News Briefs

Staff-written local alerts, briefs, notices, and quick updates for Morristown-area readers.

New Jersey fully reopens child care assistance program

April 13, 2026

All eligible families can again apply for Child Care Assistance Program benefits.

DCA awards nearly $10 million in recreation grants, with several Morris County recipients

April 13, 2026

New Jersey’s latest round of Local Recreation Improvement Grants includes multiple Morris County recipients.

Millbrook Avenue Closure in Randolph for Gas Main Installation

April 8, 2026

Millbrook Avenue Closure in Randolph for Gas Main Installation, work continues through July.

Overnight sidewalk pressure washing, no-parking zones, possible water discoloration

April 8, 2026

Overnight sidewalk pressure washing hits South Street, Speedwell Ave, Morris Street, Washington Street and Martin Luther King Avenue with no-parking zones and possible water discoloration. 

Morris Township Planning Board meeting canceled

April 1, 2026

Summary of the update: Morris Township states that the regular Planning Board meeting scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM was canceled due to a “lack of application to process.” The next regularly

Morris County forecast calls for rain and thunderstorm risk

April 1, 2026

Summary of the update: The National Weather Service forecast for Morris County indicates showers with a chance of thunderstorms, with chance of rain 90% in the day period and 80% overnight, with cooler temperatures following and

Major crash and morning closures/delays on I-80 in Roxbury Township

April 1, 2026

Summary of the update: Patch reports (citing state police) a fatal early-morning collision on I-80 west at milepost 31.7 in Roxbury Township involving a Jeep and a tractor-trailer; the incident led to “hours of

Waste collection support transition effective April 1

April 1, 2026

Summary of the update: Town public works pages provide a new phone/text number (973-868-8496) and direct residents to an online complaint form hosted by the contractor portal.  An official social post snippet additionally indicates there are no

Partial Track 2 platform closure at Morris Plains Station

April 1, 2026

Summary of the update: NJ TRANSIT reports that the west end of the Track 2 platform is closed due to ongoing repair work, while the east end remains open to access trains toward Newark Penn

Why Morristown-Area Power Outages Keep Lasting Days After Wind Storms

March 24, 2026

Why do outages from a common wind event still stretch into days, and what real accountability exists when they do?