Local News for Morris County, NJ

Photo, blog help pooch find his forever family

Mar 19, 2010 5:53 pm

Today in DailyRecord.com's Paw Prints blog, we share the good news of a pooch named Tiger, who found his forever family after appearing in our "Rescue Me Morris!" photo gallery. Page through...

Under budget pressure, Parsippany schools ask unions for help

Mar 19, 2010 5:49 am

Officials in Parsippany's K-12 school district met Wednesday with the leaders of three unions representing teachers, secretaries and administrators and asked all to consider reopening their contracts,...

Towns in Morris hit harder than most by state cuts

Mar 19, 2010 5:45 am

Morris County municipal governments would lose, on average, more than one-fifth of their state funding under Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget. Story and town-by-town breakdown after the link.

Feeling the squeeze, Morris schools ask teachers for help

Mar 19, 2010 5:43 am

School officials in at least three Morris County area school districts are asking teachers to make wage concessions in light of unprecedented cuts in state aid proposed by Gov. Chris Christie.

Some roads still closed, even as Morris dries out

Mar 19, 2010 5:30 am

Several roads in the flood prone areas of Morris County remain waterlogged, as the rivers have yet to fully recede from last weekend's punishing Nor'easter. Photo gallery after the link.

Butler firefighter, 2 cops injured in grease fire

Mar 19, 2010 3:48 am

Two Butler police officers and a firefighter suffered smoke inhalation while responding to a grease fire at the Butler Ridge Apartments, police said.

Overtime up at NJ Transit and Turnpike Authority

Mar 19, 2010 3:39 am

Two state transportation agencies both relied heavily on increased overtime spending to move the masses last year,

East Hanover library might use its savings to renovate or expand

Mar 19, 2010 3:21 am

The library Board of Trustees voted at its most recent meeting to hire an architect to show how the East Hanover Library could use its savings to renovate and possibly expand, library director Gayle C...

Butler couple among those suing for gay marriage in New Jersey

Mar 19, 2010 3:11 am

A Butler couple is among 13 plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Thursday seeking to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey.

Chester makes plans to move borough hall to Lucent building

Mar 19, 2010 3:11 am

Chester officials are readying plans to relocate the borough's cramped headquarters on Main Street to a sprawling office building at the former home of Lucent, on North Road.