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Montville Leads Fight Against Power Lines

Let us decide on PSE&G power line

Says going through BPU lets utility ignore local concerns   See Daily Record.

MONTVILLE -- Officials from three towns and several environmental groups on Tuesday claimed Public Service Electric & Gas is trying to circumvent local planning boards by seeking state approval for a power line that would cut a 45-mile swath through New Jersey.

The mayors of Montville and East Hanover, along with a Byram councilman and officials with various groups, held a press conference to call on the state Board of Public Utilities to force PSE&G to get its approvals from local governments.

"We have a number of concerns that have not adequately been addressed by PSE&G," Montville Mayor Deborah Nielson said.

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Montville Mayor Deborah Nielson and Jeff Tittell, New Jersey Sierra Club's executive director, participated in a news conference Tuesday to ask the state Board of Public Utilities to force PSE&G to get approvals for its 500-kilovolt power line from local planning boards.

Montville High School Brothers Making a Difference

When Nick and Dan Knauer learned of the book collection drive being sponsored by Montville Pet Parents in advance of a Book Sale to raise money to help homeless pets, they decided that they wanted to be a part of doing something positive on behalf of a constituency that is unable to speak for themselves.

 

Their initial plan was to place a book collection bin in MontvilleTownshipHighSchool. Although the timing to the upcoming Book Sale would only allow them to have this collection point for one week, they managed to receive over 100 donated books. Not satisfied that this collection alone was sufficient, they then came up with an additional approach to obtain more books.

 

They quickly designed and posted a flyer to some 200 mailboxes in their extended neighborhood and were overwhelmed with more than 700 additional books within days of posting this flyer. With more than 800 books collected, they boxed and delivered them, with the help of their parents, Terene and Keith, to the Montville Public Library where the sale was held on October 18.

 

Sue Goldblatt, President of Montville Pet Parents presented both boys with a letter of appreciation and making them members of this all volunteer, non-profit group dedicated to making the world a kinder place for homeless pets. Sue said "it renews the spirit to see the determination, creativity and caring that is capable of our young people to want to contribute to a worthy cause that is much bigger than themselves. We are grateful for the positive contributions Nick and Dan have made to what turned out to be a very successful Book Sale as part of our fund raising efforts to provide well care services for the homeless animals at the Montville Animal Shelter and to contribute to building a new shelter".

Nielson and Sandham easily win re-election

Township voters overwhelmingly returned two incumbents, Mayor Deborah Nielson and Deputy Mayor Jim Sandham, Jr., to office, rejecting Democrats Dan Grant and Carl DeBacco.  With 6,173 votes, Nielson led the voting, followed by Sandham with 5,998. Grant and DeBacco followed with 3,628 and 3,457 votes respectively.  Grant's defeat was his third in a row, and record eighth overall in Montville.

Nielson, a longtime resident who won her second consecutive term on the township committee along with Sandham, said the Republicans feel “vindicated” following a hard-fought campaign.

“The voters have spoken. It’s a good night for Republicans in Montville,” she said, after learning the results. “It’s a good night for Montville in general and reaffirms all the hard work that we’ve done and proves we’re on the right path towards the future.”

The re-election of Nielson and Sandham ensure a GOP stronghold on the five-member committee for the next three years with Jean Bader, who openly supported Nielson and Sandham, as the lone Democrat.  See Daily Record.

Montville Twp. High School PTC selling Entertainment Books

The Montville Township HS PTC is selling Entertainment Books to benefit all the students.  They are $25.00, which includes $20.00 in ShopRite coupons in each book.  The Morris/Sussex/Warren,  Essex/Union/Eastern Morris, and Passaic/Bergen county editions are here.  Please contact the PTC at mthsptc@gmail.com to pick one up and support the programs at the high school.   

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Blaze damages Montville home with storied past

Site had been apple barn, once served as a church; not considered total loss - A two-story Towaco home that was converted from an apple barn and once served as a church was severely damaged Wednesday morning from a fire that began in the master bedroom closet, authorities said.

The Blaier Street home, which was first built as the Bonnie View Farm 88 years ago, remains on the site of the old Bonnie View Apple Orchards, township officials said. 

In the early 1960's, the barn was converted into the original St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church before the current church was built on Changebridge Road, according to Kathy Fisher, president of the Montville Township Historical Society.  See Daily Record.

'Michael's Magicians' named for Montville boy with illness

Michael Cooney was sitting at his family's kitchen table, brainstorming with a friend on their team's name for last year's walk for juvenile diabetes. 

Together, the two boys picked a perfect moniker.

"We chose Michael's Magicians because we want to magically make a cure," said Michael, 13, who has juvenile, or Type 1 diabetes.

For the second consecutive year, the Towaco teen, joined by his fellow "magicians," took part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk for the Cure on Sunday at the County College of Morris.

Approximately 2,000 people were slated to take part in JDRF's 5K walk in Morris County, an event organized by the foundation's Mid-Jersey chapter, based in East Brunswick.

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