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New Jersey Hills Media Group $695 OurOur TownTown Informational Directory 2018-20192020-2021 Chester Chester Twp. Harding Twp. Mendham Mendham Twp. Washington Twp. Observer-Tribune PAGE 2 Our Town newjerseyhills.com MENDHAMS VIGIL Residents from Mendham and Mendham Township gather to hold a candlelight vigil supporting the Black Lives Matter movement at Brookside Community Church on Sunday, June 7, 2020. The vigil was conducted by pastors from both Brookside and the First Presbyterian Church, and followed the May 25 death of George Floyd, an African American at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Floyd’s death led to protests and rioting. WHAT’S INSIDE Chester Borough .........................6-7 Our Town Chester Township ...................... 8-9 is published annually as a supplement to its newspapers Community Groups ................. 28-32 by New Jersey Hills Media Group, Education ............................... 24-26 Suite 104, 100 S Jefferson Road, Whippany 07981 Golf Courses ................................ 27 PUBLISHERS Harding Township .................. 10-11 Elizabeth K. Parker and Stephen W. Parker Health Care ........................... 39-41 Mendham Borough ............... 12-13 OUR TOWN COORDINATOR Mendham Township ................ 14-15 Jacob Yaniak, [email protected] Morris County ............................... 5 New Jersey Hills Media Group ....... 4 Parks & Recreation ................. 20-21 Executive Editor Elizabeth K. Parker Vice President of Sales and Marketing Public Libraries ............................ 18 Business Manager Stephen W. Parker Jerry O’Donnell Places of Worship ................... 33-38 General Offices Manager Diane Howard Advertising Designers Public Safety ................................ 18 Assistant Executive Editor Philip Nardone Toni Codd and Sally Harris Pubic Schools .......................... 22-23 Washington Township ........... 16-17 New Jersey Hills Media Group newjerseyhills.com Our Town PAGE 3 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Latest figures show the Essex-Hunterdon-Morris-Som- the longtime resident. In it you will find brief histories of our erset area served by The New Jersey Hills Media Group communities, listings of service clubs and organizations, with more than 220,000 residential households, including health care facilities, schools, places of worship, libraries single- and multiple-family dwellings. and the key people to contact for any of those organizations. The area is a diversified one inhabited by high-level cor- You will also find listings of the key players in munic- porate executives, middle management, and trade and ser- ipal government. Not sure of the name of the president vice employees in all fields. Schools are ranked with some of the local Board of Education? You can find it in this of the best in the state and cultural offerings are plentiful. book. Want to contact the chairman of the Planning Residents can enjoy music, art, theater and other en- Board? You can find it here. deavors as spectators or participants. Recreation opportu- The map at the top of this page shows the entire area nities abound with many playing fields, bikeways and oth- covered by the New Jersey Hills Media group, the name er sites for the active. Scenic parks beautify the area for the of each newspaper and the area it covers. passive. Community service clubs and other organizations You can browse through Our Town, download the pdf are plentiful, forming the lifeblood of our communities. file, and print out key pages. Our Town is a guide for both the newcomer to the area and Refer to it often. New Jersey Hills Media Group PAGE 4 Our Town newjerseyhills.com NEW JERSEY HILLS MEDIA GROUP Our Staff Business Manager: Stephen W. Parker [email protected] Executive Editor: Elizabeth K. Parker [email protected] STEPHEN ELIZABETH W. PARKER K. PARKER Asst. Executive Editor: Philip J. Nardone Publisher Publisher [email protected] (908) 766-3900 ext. 220 New Jersey Hills Media Group is a family-owned print and online V.P. of Sales and Marketing: media company that publishes 15 Jerry O’Donnell weekly newspapers and web sites [email protected] covering 57 municipalities in Som- Morris County Entertainment (908) 766-3900 ext. 230 erset, Morris, Hunterdon and Essex Chatham Courier Out & About Classified Advertising: counties. The newspapers and the Chatham Borough, Chatham Twp. The company’s entertainment section Thea Giardina municipalities each covers are: appears online and as a separate [email protected] The Citizen section that is included monthly in (908) 766-3900 ext. 243 Denville Twp., Dover, Rockaway the company’s newspapers. Special To place an ad call (800) 624-3684 Essex County Borough, Rockaway Twp., Boonton, sections on a variety of topics also Boonton Twp., Montville and Moun- Circulation: The Progress are included. tain Lakes. Cassie Fillebrown Caldwell, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North [email protected] Caldwell, Roseland and West Caldwell. Echoes~Sentinel Classified (908) 766-3900, ext. 242 Long Hill Twp. (in Morris County), Advertising Representative: Warren Twp. and Watchung (in Som- A separate classified word for Hunterdon County Heather Holzwarth erset County). word section including automotive, [email protected] Hunterdon Review real estate, help wanted, for sale, Florham Park Eagle (908) 766-3900 ext. 234 Califon, Clinton, Clinton Twp., High Florham Park. work wanted and many more list- Bridge, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon Twp., ings are carried in all New Jersey Real Estate Advertising: Readington Twp., and Tewksbury Twp. Hanover Eagle Hills Media Group newspapers and Marc Liloia East Hanover Twp., Hanover Twp. web sites. Today in Hunterdon [email protected] Clinton, Clinton Twp., Flemington, Madison Eagle (908) 766-3900, ext. 256 Franklin Twp., Lebanon Borough, Rar- Madison. Office Address Observer~Tribune Editor: itan Twp., Readington Twp. Morris NewsBee Phil Garber Morris Plains, Morris Twp., Morris- New Jersey Hills Media Group [email protected] town. Suite 104, 100 S Jefferson Road, (908) 766-3900 ext. 251 Somerset County Whippany 07981 Observer~Tribune Out & About Editor: The Bernardsville News Chester Borough, Chester Twp., Hard- Web site: P.C. Robinson Bedminster Twp., Bernards ing Twp., Mendham Borough, Mend- newjerseyhills.com [email protected] Twp., Bernardsville, Far Hills and ham Twp. and Washington Twp. Peapack-Gladstone. Phone: Sports Editor: Mount Olive Chronicle (908) 766-3900 Amit Batra Echoes-Sentinel Mount Olive Twp., which includes [email protected] Warren Twp. and Watchung (in Fax: Budd Lake and Flanders. (908) 766-3900 Somerset County), Long Hill Twp. (in (908) 766-6365 Morris County). Randolph Reporter Staff Writer: Randolph Twp. and Mine Hill Twp. Mark Kitchin [email protected] Roxbury Register (908) 766-3900 ext. 254 Mount Arlington Borough and Rox- bury Twp. New Jersey Hills Media Group newjerseyhills.com Our Town PAGE 5 Morris County: A Rich History Centrally located in the Highlands region 2020 Morris County The park system attracts about 3.5 mil- in northern New Jersey, Morris County lion visitors annually, encompass more blends natural landscapes, a history span- Board of Freeholders than 18,800 acres, 150 trail miles and 38 rec- ning the Colonial era though the technolo- reational, historical, horticultural and en- logical breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st Deborah Smith vironmental facilities. These include the Centuries, with charming communities Director, Denville Patriots Path hiking trail network, which and impressive corporate campuses. includes accomodation for the seeing im- Situated about 30 miles from New York Stephen Shaw paired; active and passive recreation fields, City, Forbes Magazine described Morris Deputy director, Mountain Lakes four award-winning golf courses, picnic County as “… a suburb of the New York sites, gardens, camping, cross-country ski- area which reaps the benefits of the big ing, and lakes. Some notable locations in the city’s financial industry.” Forbes also rated Tayfun Selen, Chatham Twp. county park system include, Fosterfields Morris as one of the top 10 wealthiest coun- Kathy DeFillippo, Roxbury Twp. Living History Farm, the Frelinguysen and ties in the country. Between 2015 and 2019, Thomas Mastrangelo, Montville Willowood Arboretums, Mennen Sports Money Magazine has selected several com- Doug Cabana, Boonton Twp. Arena, Central Park of Morris County, His- munities in Morris County as being among John Krickus, Washington Twp. toric Speedwell Village, and Lee’s County ‘The Best Places to Live.’ Park Marina on Lake Hopatcong. U.S. News and World Report in 2019 named Morris County as one of the top 30 Education counties in the nation. And Morris County tune 500 companies, several with their cor- Education in Morris County commands was ranked as the healthiest county in N.J. porate headquarters located within the a leading role, with outstanding public and in 2019 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foun- county’s border. private elementary, secondary and high- dation. Morris County is rich in history and er educational facilities. The Morris Coun- Morris County was incorporated on home to more than 150 historic sites listed ty School of Technology in Denville offers March 15, 1738/1739, from portions of Hunt- on New Jersey’s Register of Historic Plac- high school students and adult learner’s erdon County. The inconsistency in the year es, with most also being included on the Na- vocational