Are you familiar with #Boonton – Sheep Hill Observatory?
They are a treasured gem in #MorrisCty!
#Boonton – Sheep Hill Observatory has open telescope night during the Lunar Eclipse. For all that were not able to brave the weather, they filmed it through their telescope:
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#Boonton – Sheep Hill Observatory
Sheep Hill Astronomical Association will be at #Boonton Day
#MorrisCty #Boonton – Lunar Eclipse Viewing Party @ Sheep Hill Astronomical Association
Preliminary info* on 2019 NJ Highlands Juried Art Exhibit
“We are putting a bigger, better Juried Art Show together for 2019. The Morris Museum has given us their biggest gallery this time for August, September and October. Reception in September. More to come, but we will include a youth section and a 3-D section.”
Criteria:
“All 2D work (paintings, drawings, pastels, watercolors, photography, etc.) will be considered as long as it features the landscapes, flora, fauna, natural, cultural and/or historic resources of the Highlands of NY, NJ, PA and CT (depictions of flora and fauna outside of the Highlands region will be accepted if those species are typically found in the Highlands). Some 3-dimensional work will also be considered” (see http://njhighlandscoalition.org/?s=juried for more details).
Photos from 2018 NJ Highlands Juried Art Exhibit
*More details will be provided by New Jersey Highlands Coalition and any questions can be directed to zac@njhighlandscoalition.org
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❤ @NJNaturalGas Conserve to Preserve Video Contest?Talented highschoolers(&one talented pup!) Great messages…Vote for your favorite by Jan31! @SJ_Schools @ValleyviewMS @RV_Rockets @LVLionsDen https://t.co/Lds5vOeuXf
— Lydia Stiles (@VV_GoGreen) January 10, 2019
Kids and Schools Can Win Cash and Prizes in Our Annual Poster and Video Contests!
Students: it’s time to get creative for a chance to win cash and cool prizes in NJNG’s Annual Conserve to Preserve® (CTP) Kids and Conservation Poster and Video Contests. Saving energy and protecting our environment is important for everyone’s future. You can do your part to help, every day. Here’s your chance to show us how!
Attention Fifth Graders!
Win your own tablet … plus your school could win an exciting, interactive Brain Show assembly plus $1,000! And, your teacher could win a $100 gift card!
Our CTP® Kids and Conservation Poster Contest is open to all fifth grade students in NJNG’s service area. Students are encouraged to use their imagination to illustrate energy-saving ideas for a chance to win. NJNG will select three winners based on content, accuracy, creativity and
overall presentation.
Click on the links below to get started. Good luck!
Attention High School Students
You Could Win:
Lights, Camera, Action! Our eighth annual CTP® Kids and Conservation Video Contest features amazing prizes in two submission categories – individual and group video. NJNG will award the individual video winner $500 and the group video winner $2,500 for their club or class.
In addition, the winning students’ schools will each receive a $1,000 contribution from NJNG toward an energy conservation or environmental project. And, finalist’s videos will be posted on app.com, where the public will vote for a Viewer’s Choice award. The winning online entry will receive $500 from NJNG.
The contest is open to high school students (13 years and older, including those who are home-schooled) within NJNG’s service area.
Click on the links below to get started. Good luck!
Don’t miss these great opportunities!
Be sure to e-mail or call us TODAY at 732-938-1035 for your complete poster or video contest kit and further details on how to enter.
This is awesome! Follow @morristourism for great tidbits about #MorrisCty.
The Schuyler-Hamilton House is where Alexander #Hamilton courted Elizabeth Schuyler, but the house also served as the home of a doctor assigned to General George Washington. Learn about Colonial-era medical practices inside the doctor’s office https://t.co/JWczpeyecn pic.twitter.com/SzvRipAGut
— Morris County Tourism (@morristourism) January 8, 2019
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Thank you for your service #MorrisCty Sheriff’s Dept.
Posted Thursday, December 27th, 2018
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office will be donating $1,500 to the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Medical Center thanks to the efforts of some of its officers who wore custom designed pink patches on their uniforms in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The pink patches personally were purchased by officers from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office to raise the $1,500. 
Similarly, in 2017, more than $1,400 was raised during the same event, bringing the combined total in two years to more than $2,900.
The Sheriff’s Office will donate the proceeds to the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center in memory of Detective Lisa di Palma Bonfiglio who lost her battle with cancer in 2009.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office joined numerous police and fire departments across the country in this annual fundraising effort to fight cancer and support breast cancer research.
Thank you officers!
Posted Friday, December 21st, 2018
Grant Applications Now Available – Workshop on January 30, 2019
The Friends Meeting House in Randolph
The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund is accepting grant applications for the 2019 funding round. A historic resource must be listed or certified as eligible for listing on the New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for a matching grant.
Eligible applicants are municipalities, qualified non-profit organizations and the county.
Application forms, rules and regulations for the 2019 grant round of the Historic Preservation Trust Fund are available at planning.morriscountynj.gov.
Please note the following schedule:
The Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation will conduct a workshop to explain the grant application process on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 7-to-8:30 p.m. at the Morris County Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Rd. (County Route 510), in Morris Township. A snow date for the workshop is Jan. 31.
Staff members from the Office of Planning and Preservation will be on hand to answer questions about project eligibility requirements, the kinds of projects that have been funded in the past, the review process and any other questions applicants may have about the Trust Fund.
According to program coordinator Ray Chang, three types of applications are available.
A 2017 historic preservation grant was awarded to the Seward House project in Mount Olive.
Applications must be returned to the county no later than Friday, March 29. Applicants must also submit a “Declaration of Intent” to the county by Thursday, Feb. 28.
The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board recommended $2.2 million in county grants from the county’s 2018 Preservation Trust Fund to help preserve, restore, or protect 21 historic sites in 16 towns across Morris County.
The recommendations, which were approved by the Morris County Board of Freeholders, included grants ranging from as little as $5,994 for construction documents for the Union School House in Washington Township to a high of $355,143 for rehabilitation of the Craftsman Farm Administration Building in Parsippany.
More information about the application process or the Historic Preservation Trust Fund may be obtained by contacting Ray Chang at the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation at (973) 829-8138 or rchang@co.morris.nj.us.
Tis the season to renew pet licenses! Are your furry friend’s up to date on their shots?
Posted Monday, December 31st, 2018
Don’t forget to get your pets vaccinated for rabies in 2019, with four towns in Morris County set to host clinics starting at soon at this Saturday, Jan. 5.
Initial rabies clinics in the county will be held:
Morris Plains, Saturday Jan. 5;
Mount Olive, Friday Jan. 11;
Kinnelon, Saturday Jan. 12.
Washington Township, Saturday Jan. 12.
Others are being set up at towns throughout the county during the coming year. Visit the county Office of Health Management site for a still-developing lists of clinics in and near Morris County. Also, reach out to your town if you don’t see it on the list.
Animal experts say you should report confirmed or suspected cases of rabies immediately to your Local Health Department.
Rabies is an infectious disease caused by the rabies virus. Animals infected with rabies display strange behavior such as aggression, and signs of neurologic impairment including vocalization, circling, and paralysis.
People who are bitten by, or have had contact with saliva from an animal should notify the local health department having jurisdiction where the animal is located and seek medical care.
A directory of local health agencies is posted at www.localhealth.nj.gov or you can contact them through your local police departments in the event of an emergency.
