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Honoring the Fallen: Scenes from the 2019 Morris Plains Memorial Day Parade
The 34th annual Morris Plains Memorial Day Parade was scheduled for today, Saturday, May 23, 2020. It took a pandemic to cancel this grand event. We look forward to future springs, when we all may...
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December scenes from some Morristown sharpshooters
Morristown has many gifted photographers, and we are thrilled to share their gifts with you. It’s great to hear from Katharine Boyle again. And Nancy Helterman captured this evocative scene over the...
View ArticleWarm scenes from Meet Me in Morristown
The second and final Meet Me in Morristown of 2021 was a warm one — temperature-wise, and socially, too. People looked genuinely happy to be together Thursday at an event that felt summery and –dare...
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Choosing music: Fans come out in pandemic for 10th annual Morristown Jazz &...
Early in his rollicking set with The Witnesses, Louis Prima Jr. gazed at the sea of people bobbing on the Morristown Green and smiled. “God, I missed this for 18 months!” he told Saturday’s crowd at...
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‘Morristown is back’ : Festival on the Green draws young and old
What a difference a year makes. The pandemic squelched the 2020 Morristown Festival on the Green. But vaccines and the great outdoors proved a winning combination on Sunday, as a big crowd that...
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Pounding the pavement: Verizon 5K blazes through Morristown
On a warm Thursday night in Morristown, 1,635 runners crossed the finish line at the Verizon Corporate Classic 5K. Katharine Boyle’s keen photographic eye captured the excitement; check out her...
View ArticleScenes from Meet Me in Morristown, July 2022, and MPAC Bryan Hansen concert
Three down, one to go. Hard to believe, but Thursday marked the third monthly installment of Meet Me in Morristown, the summer sidewalk fair presented by Morris Arts and the Morristown Partnership....
View ArticleMeet Me in Morristown ends summer on a sunny note, with friendly competition
Meet Me in Morristown, the monthly summer sidewalk fair, ended the 2022 season Thursday evening the way it started in May– sunny and warm. But there was something new this time: Friendly...
View ArticleMorristown Jazz & Blues Fest brings surprises to the Green
The historic Morristown Green was full of pleasant surprises on Saturday. Clarinetist Dan Levinson did justice to a mouthpiece that belonged to the late, great Benny Goodman. Bria Skonberg surprised...
View ArticleWhat’s that white stuff on the ground?
You didn’t think we would skate through winter without snow, did you? But you must admit, it looks pretty. Especially through the lenses of Katharine Boyle and Bill Lescohier. Slideshow photos by...
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Don’t rain on our parade: Luck of the Irish prevails in Morristown
By Louise Witt Rose Foley didn’t let winter storm warnings deter her from attending Saturday’s Morris County St. Patrick’s Parade, even though she lives in Fairfax, Va. The 40-something hit the road...
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Pet-pourri in Morristown celebrates therapeutic benefits of friendly creatures
Heavy rain did not dampen Sunday’s celebration of National Animal Therapy Day in Morristown. National Therapy Animal Day in Morristown, April 30, 2023. Photo by Katharine Boyle. The nonprofit...
View ArticleSkip the Mother’s Day flowers–Moms Demand Action rallies in Morristown for a...
By Beth Carroll On Mother’s Day, children across the country give their moms cards and flowers and breakfast in bed. This Mother’s Day, members of Moms Demand Action have a different request. “We...
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‘Matilda’ punches above her weight, at MPAC
Roald Dahl’s Matilda, The Musical, the Mayo Performing Arts Center’s ninth annual community production, offers many things to captivate the young and old this weekend in Morristown. There are...
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Seeing the Light in Morristown
What, exactly, was Sunday’s Theatre of Light in Morristown? “Like Christmas!” suggested Luz Elena of Dover. “Light for everything!” chimed her friend, Henry Moreno. Mia Munoz, 12, sings with the MPAC...
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Legends of country rock ring true at MPAC
By Lawrence Bataille Country rock is a genre with roots in the 1960s, when rockers started infusing country themes and instrumentation into their music. Richie Furay and Firefall, MPAC, Nov. 18,...
View ArticleSo that’s what snow looks like!
It’s been awhile since Greater Morristown has seen a real snowfall. Tuesday’s storm dumped just over nine inches in Morris Plains; Randolph reported 11.5 inches and Madison, 7.8 inches, according to...
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These girls spell Treble for Morristown Onstage, Feb. 29
By Marion Filler The Treble Girls — Taylor Donnelly and Maggie McDermott of Morris Plains — have been friends since childhood. Individually and together, they sang their way through kindergarten...
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‘It’s Irish’: Damp drizzle was no match for bright green St. Patrick’s parade...
By Chip O’Chang By 11 a.m. on Saturday, South Street already was buzzing– not with the usual brunch crowd, but with 10,000 shades of green. Heather Hughes of Belvidere with Bernie, her Bernedoodle,...
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Muslim prayers in a Methodist church, Amazing Grace at MPAC: Just your...
Morristown is an eclectic place. Where else can you start your Friday night with a Muslim call to prayer in a Methodist church, and end it with Amazing Grace from Irish goddesses in an entertainment...
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