A #Boonton Legend Honored at #MorrisCty Distinguished Service Medals Ceremony

#MorrisCty honored a local #Boonton Legend at the #VeteransDay Distinguished Service Medals Ceremony.

Arthur Lloyd Charlton, #WW2 veteran and local #Boonton author

Arthur Lloyd Charlton, a #WW2 veteran, is a local #Boonton author. Hon. Frelinghuysen added local books of history written by Arthur Lloyd Charlton to #Boonton‘s time capsule. These books are: “Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, “More Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, and “Boonton USA WW2 Stories”.

He was honored by the #MorrisCty Board of Commissioners with the Distinguished Service Medal.

#MorrisCty #Veterans Honored with the Distinguishes Service Medal
Morris County Honors Veterans

Richard D. Allen, Jr. of Washington Township

Arthur L. Charlton of Boonton

Carl “Mike” Cabanas of Morristown

Tarek Al-Aydi of Morristown

Stephen D. Reynolds of Flanders

Lawrence L. Walsh of Mendham

Timothy N. McCloe of Morristown

Brian L. Jones of Long Valley

Richard N. Jones of Morristown

George C. Marmo of Montville (honored posthumously)

Read these #Veterans full bios @ MorrisCty !

Thank you for your services!



#Denville New Live & #distancelearning from @denvillelibrary !

Alexander Clemente will be presenting a series of lectures on the Greats of History!

Monday, November 14th @ 7pm – Catherine the Great – Live and #distancelearning

Did you know Catherine the Great was not Russian? Nor was Catherine her name! Register for this lecture to learn more!

Thank you @DenvilleLibrary for programs like this!

Register @ Denville Library !



#Denville Live and #DistanceLearning ! Our own #Veteran and Historian Joel Farkas !

@DenvilleLibrary presents an historical treat from one of #Denville‘s own #Veterans and local historians, Joel Farkas!

November 1st – 7:00pm – 8:00pm – The Pilgrims & the Mayflower

Register to attend live or via #DistanceLearning

Joel Farkas, graduate of Ohio State University, Officer in the U.S. Army, volunteer with the National Park Service, docent at #MorrisCty ‘s Washington’s Headquarters, lifelong learning lecturer with Rutger’s University, lifelong lecturer with Fairleigh Dickenson University, recipient of the National Park Service Centennial Volunteer Challenge Award, and teacher and collector of history!

Sample lecture by Joel Farkas on “George Washington Slept Here (NJ)”

Thank you @DenvilleLibrary for programs like this!

Register @ Denville Library !

New homeschooling programs for our #MorrisCty children by @MorrisParksNJ

Environmental Education: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, NJ 07928 or Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave, Boonton, NJ 07005

Register here.

November 15: Lenape Life – Visit an authentic wigwam model in the forest, decorated to look like it’s lived in and discover how the Lenape Indians of NJ used nature to survive. Play the games Lenape children played, and even make one to take home! 

December 13: Fascinating Forest at Great Swamp – It’s cold out there!  How do the animals handle it?  There are many different strategies and we will explore them all.  We will even try to insulate tiny “frogs” and see if we can keep them warm in the dens we build. 

Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Avenue, Montville Township, NJ 07045 (intersection of Mars Court and Boonton Avenue) – Register here.

November 1:  Lenape Life – Visit an authentic wigwam model in the forest, decorated to look like it’s lived in and discover how the Lenape Indians of NJ used nature to survive. Play the games Lenape children played, and even make one to take home! 

December 6: Staying Warm – It’s cold out there!  How do the animals handle it?  There are many different strategies and we will explore them all.  We will even try to insulate tiny “frogs” and see if we can keep them warm in the dens we build. 


A Variety Pack designed for urban organic gardeners to grow a fall/winter garden with containers and raised beds!

New @MorrisParksNJ – Puddle Jumpers!

#MorrisCty children ages 5-7, join Puddle Jumpers with Miss Jenny to discover the natural world of @MorrisParksNJ !

November 14, 4pm-5pm:  Oh Deer! – Learn to identify all the birds that stay in NJ for the winter, and make them a tasty snack to hang outside. 

December 12, 4pm-5pm: Feed the Birds! – Learn to identify all the birds that stay in NJ for the winter, and make them a tasty snack to hang outside.

Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, NJ 07928

Preregistration is required. For more information, 973-635-6629.

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600


Fall & Winder Garden Seed Bank !

DenvilleCommunity A Virtual Downtown