Tuesday, December 4, 2012
New Providence Council approved resolution, ordinance. Summit Common Council to vote on both tonight. Are you in favor of shared dispatch center? Vote in our poll below.
New Providence and Summit are moving closer to a shared dispatch center, which would provide emergency police, fire and EMS services for residents in both communities. Last week, New Providence Council approved a resolution and an ordinance to move forward with this shared service. The identical resolution and ordinance is on the Summit Common Council’s agenda for their meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. If approved, this agreement will lay the groundwork for how both towns will bring the proposed “New Providence & Summit Emergency Services Dispatch Center” to fruition. Summit acquired two federal grants that total $1.6 million, which would provide this joint venture with state-of-the-art equipment and technology, said Doug Marvin, New …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Mayor Hern, Councilman Robinson say there's substantial interest in first New Providence license. However, due to $400,000 minimum price tag, Murray Hill Inn will not place a bid.
Interest surrounding the first liquor license in New Providence, which is up for bid right now, continues to spark interest around the borough but not from the Murray Hill Inn & Suites. Kerry Lee, the Inn’s General Manager, penned a letter on Nov. 8 to Borough Clerk Wendi B. Barry, stating that the Inn would not be bidding on a liquor license at the established minimum of $400,000. “The minimum bid price being set by the Borough is significantly higher than what we had anticipated,” Lee stated in the letter, which was included in the Council’s Nov. 26 meeting agenda. “Please realize the our decision has been made with significant difficulty." But Mayor J. Brooke Hern said the borough is still receiving substantial interest in the first …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
NJ Transit will provide update about resumption of service after test runs on Friday. Test trains will ensure systems are operating as intended, remove rust build-up.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
NJ TRANSIT announced on Wednesday that repairs to the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines will be completed on Friday, Nov. 30, with test trains scheduled to begin operations at that time. NJ TRANSIT will provide an update that day regarding the expected resumption of service. “While every NJ TRANSIT rail line sustained damage as a result of Sandy’s wrath, the Gladstone line was particularly hard-hit, with the heavy damage and unique challenges making repairs more timely and more difficult,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein. “I would again thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this difficult time.” The test trains are needed to ensure all of the systems are operating as intended and to…
Monday, November 26, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
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Monday, November 26, 2012
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16: http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/newprovidence Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is …
Patch is here to stay for the communities of New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside, but we are making some changes we'd love to share with you. Please, read on!
It's been quite a journey for New Providence-Berkeley Heights Patch. About two years ago, New Providence Patch was launched to the community and has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. Then, in March of 2012, Berkeley Heights-Mountainside Patch merged with New Providence Patch and made for an even better hyper-local news and information site for the residents of New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside. In that time, it has been a wonderful privilege to serve as your editor. But the times they are a-changin'. We're mixing things up at Patch this week, but don't worry — New Providence-Berkeley Heights Patch is here to stay. Instead, I will be hopping over to the hilltop we all lovingly know as Summit and taking over Summit Patch…
Friday, November 23, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. According to the American …
Monday, November 19, 2012
The collection began on Nov. 12 and will continue for the next two weeks.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
The following information is published on the borough's website, newprov.org. To view all information on brush and debris collection, click here: http://www.egovlink.com/newprovidence/faq_info.asp?faqtype=RUMORMILL&id=2651 Residents are asked, where possible, to use the regular Monday Brush Collection program, which will continue through Dec. 3. Brush should be no larger than 4 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter and either bundled or put in containers at the curb for collection. A special pick up for storm related debris (branches, logs and stumps) too extensive for containers or bundling will be provided beginning on Monday, Nov. 12. The following guidelines must be followed for collection to occur: ● Debris must be placed neatly at …
Friday, November 16, 2012
This Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight, you can mention St. Andrew's when placing your order at Prestige Diner and a portion of your check will be donated to the school.
For the fourth year in a row, New Providence’s very own Prestige Diner is hosting a fundraiser to help out St. Andrew’s Nursery School and Kindergarten. This Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight, you can mention St. Andrew’s when placing your order at Prestige Diner and a portion of your check will be donated to the school. “It has grown to be a great event for both us and the school. It’s a win-win situation for everybody involved,” said Jimmy Vardas, co-owner of Prestige Diner. “The customers get their breakfast, lunch or dinner at the diner and we contribute part of the proceeds to the school. We plan on having our best event ever. Everybody in the community looks forward to it.” Throughout the last three years, the diner has …
Free shuttle bus service to Liberty State Park and Summit beginning Monday from New Providence, Berkeley Heights.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
The following information is from NJ Transit: Gladstone Branch Bus Shuttle/Ferry Option (to Lower Manhattan) Starting Monday, Nov. 19, free shuttle bus service will operate weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. between Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Lyons, Berkeley Heights and New Providence stations and Liberty State Park (LSP), where free ferry service is available between LSP and Battery Park (Lower Manhattan). New Gladstone Branch Bus Shuttle to Train Option (to Midtown Manhattan) Starting Monday, Nov. 19, free shuttle bus service will operate to meet trains departing from Summit on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. and returning to Summit for trains departing Penn Station New York from 4 p.m. to 8:02 p.m. between …
Scouts distributed bags to New Providence residents last weekend. This Saturday, Nov. 17, scouts will collect bags from residents who wish to donate food. Details below.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
The following information was submitted to Patch: This past Saturday, Nov. 10, the Boy Scouts from Troop 1 and Troop 63 and the Cub Scouts from Packs 99, 263 and 363 distributed paper bags to residences throughout New Providence in order to assist the Faith Lutheran Church and the Community Service Association with their annual food drive. The paper bags were donated by Shoprite, A&P, Kings and Stop& Shop. This coming Saturday, Nov. 17, the boy scouts and cub scouts will collect these paper bags from all residents that wish to contribute donations of food. Bags with canned or boxed food (tuna, peanut butter, chili, rice, soups, canned meat, fruits and vegetables, beans, pasta, cereals, cake mixes, frosting and stuffing), paper goods…
Shane Ronan
9:17 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Why not take advantage of the County dispatch center which already exists and provides services to other towns in the County rather then building new? more ›