Jets Helipad Proposal Withdrawn, 'Butt-Dialing' Pot User Tops Local News

NY Jets Helipad Application Withdrawn

An application to build a helipad at the New York Jets training facility in Florham Park has been withdrawn, the Florham Park Planning Board secretary said Thursday.

A hearing on the plan was expected to be on the agenda for the Florham Park Planning Board meeting next week, after having been postponed since May, but Florham Park received a letter from the applicant's attorney Wednesday saying the proposal was being withdrawn, board secretary Marlene Rawson said.

'Butt-Dialing' Pot User Accidentally Calls Cops

Florham Park Police arrested Andrew Macfarlane, 22, of Florham Park with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after Macfarlane pocket-dialed the police on himself.

Parent Allowed Dozens of Teens to Drink at House Party, Cops Say

A 52-year-old Florham Park woman was charged with letting underage minors consume alcohol in her home after police raided a party on June 29, according to Capt. Robert Treiber of the Florham Park Police Department.

Basketball Team Gets Messy to Fund Chance of a Lifetime

If you have a car that needs washing and a hankering to support local athletes, the Hanover Park High School basketball team wants you.

The team is trying to get to the 2013 KSA Events Holiday Tournament at Disney World this December, but to get there they have to fund their own way, to the tune of about $1,500 per athlete.

Outgoing School Chief Named Citizen of the Year

The New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) named Dr. Joseph Ricca, the superintendent of the East Hanover Township School District, their 2013 Citizen of the Year.