New Jersey Hills Media Group $695 OurOur TownTown Informational Directory 2018-20192020-2021 East Hanover Hanover Twp. Morris Plains Morris Twp. Morristown Morris NewsBee • Hanover Eagle PAGE 2 Our Town newjerseyhills.com Photo by Manfred Saul NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP COMPOST BINS Members of the Hanover Township Green Team, the Hanover Township Environmental Commission and the Stoney Brook Com- munity Farm and Garden Committee helped Hanover Township Mayor John Ferramosca cut the ribbon on two new Earth Machine compost bins on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. From left are Department of Public Works Superintendent Brian Foran, Stoney Brook Com- munity Farm & Garden Manager Bob Hinck, Mayor John Ferramosca, Green Team Member Clare Matlin and Township Committee- man Ron Francioli. The bins were purchased by the Green Team through a portion of a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey grant paid for by the PSEG Foundation. The compost bins were donated to Stoney Brook Community Farm and Garden by The Hanover Township Green Team. Pictured from left to right are Garden Committee Member and Hanover Township Superintendent of the Department of Public Works Brian Foran, Stoney Brook Community Farm & Garden Manager Bob Hinck, Mayor John Ferramosca, Green Team Member Clare Matlin and Stoney Brook Community Farm & Garden Member and Committeeman Ron Francioli. WHAT’S INSIDE Community Groups .....................22-25 Our Town East Hanover Township ................ 6-7 is published annually as a supplement to its newspapers Education .....................................18-20 by New Jersey Hills Media Group, Golf Courses ......................................26 Hanover Township ......................... 8-9 Suite 104, 100 S Jefferson Road, Whippany 07981 Health Care Services ...................34-36 PUBLISHERS Morris County ................................... 5 Elizabeth K. Parker and Stephen W. Parker Morris Plains ...............................10-11 Morris Township .........................12-13 OUR TOWN COORDINATOR Morristown .................................14-15 Jacob Yaniak, [email protected] Movie Theaters .................................26 New Jersey Hills Media Group ........... 4 Places of Worship ........................28-33 Executive Editor Elizabeth K. Parker Vice President of Sales and Marketing Public Libraries ................................17 Business Manager Stephen W. Parker Jerry O’Donnell Public Safety ....................................21 General Offices Manager Diane Howard Advertising Designers Public Schools ..............................16-17 Assistant Executive Editor Philip Nardone Toni Codd and Sally Harris 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 STEPHEN ELIZABETH W. PARKER K. PARKER Publisher Publisher New Jersey Hills Media Group Morris County Entertainment Asst. Executive Editor: is a family-owned print and online Philip J. Nardone media company that publishes 15 Chatham Courier Out & About [email protected] weekly newspapers and web sites Chatham Borough, Chatham Twp. 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[email protected] (908) 766-3900 ext. 245 Executive Editor: Out & About Editor: Elizabeth K. Parker P.C. Robinson [email protected] [email protected] 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