Turf Field Reactions, FDU Ribbon Cutting Top Local News

Turf Fields Get Mixed Reaction from Residents

Residents from Hanover Township, East Hanover and Florham Park had mixed feelings on a proposal by the Hanover Park Regional Board of Education to send a $19 million referendum to voters for athletic improvements to the high schools.

Andrea Fornelos still hasn't woken up since the morning of Sept. 27 when her Volkswagon Golf crossed the double-yellow line and crashed head-on into a Sierra GMC pickup truck, police said.

FDU 'Downtown' Sparked by Million-Dollar Donation Opens

At a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for the new Monninger Center, a learning and research center sparked by a million-dollar donation from John and Joan Monninger, the provost for Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham said the building shifts the campus' center of gravity to what will be the campus' intellectual hub.

New East Hanover Street Signs Almost Ready for Bid

East Hanover is preparing bid specifications for the installation of new street signs, and will be soliciting bids on the project in the next couple of months, the township administrator said Tuesday.

High School Field Renovations to Have Public Hearing

Before the Hanover Park Regional Board of Education approves the final plans for new artificial turf fields at Hanover Park and Whippany Park high schools, the board will hold another public meeting.