MONTVILLE, NJ - Featuring a "Cast of Thousands" -- or nearly 100 students from grades 6, 7 and 8 -- the musical "Bugsy Malone JR." will be performed by the Robert R. Lazar Middle School Theatre Company on Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Performances will be held in the Montville Township High School auditorium. MTHS is located at 100 Horseneck Road. A FREE Senior Citizen performance will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m.
"Bugsy Malone JR." is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Roaring Twenties. Lazar's action-packed production of non-stop choreography, eye-popping costumes, brightly designed sets, and classic comic characters, features flappers and fedoras, and the show's score and lyrics by 6-time Oscar-winner Paul Williams. The musical "Bugsy Malone JR." is based on the 1976 film "Bugsy Malone" written and directed by Oscar-nominated Alan Parker ("Fame," "Evita," "Come See the Paradise"). The music of this classic show highlights characters with names like: Ritzy, Knuckles, Tallulah, and Sam.
At its heart, "Bugsy Malone JR." is a love story on the scale of "West Side Story." In a fictitious city, populated only by children who are in a rivalry of Capone-ian-like standards, a one-time boxer, Bugsy Malone, discovers the love of his life: Blousey. Dandy Dan and his group seem to have the upper hand in the rivalry, but Fat Sam thinks Bugsy holds the key to winning. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with Blousey...but that just doesn't seem to be in the cards.
The principal cast includes: Bugsy Malone: Max Davis (Grade 7), Blousey Brown: Chelsea Adest (7), Fat Sam: Reid Quinn (8), Dandy Dan: Benjamin Mason (8), Tallulah: Kelsie Faherty (8), Lena Marelli: Rebecca Neadel (7), Ritzy: Aadit Tembe (7), Tallulah’s Quartet: Mateya Pereski (7), Sethu Arunachalam (8), Marissa Mathew (8), Vivienne Palmiero (8), Knuckles: Vasileos Sakkos (8), Fizzy: Julie Choi (8), and Oscar DeVelt: Issac Bedell (8).
"Bugsy Malone JR." is produced by Special Education teacher Rebecca Friedman and, and co-directed by Friedman and Choral teacher Jordan Green. Green is also the Musical Director. Leala Mills is the Choreographer, Lighting Designer is Mal Hoeland, and Sound Design is provided by Audio, Inc. Set design is led by Lazar Science teacher Karin Wardell with Likhila Tummala serving as the Junior Set Designer. The Stage Manager team is led by Timothy Faherty with Assistant Stage Managers Ryan Cortes and Nicole Londono. Junior Stage Managers Alyssa Leff and Brielle Cuccia round out the Creative Team.
For eight years in a row the Montville Township Public Schools, a pre-k to grade 12 district, have been awarded the national designation of "Outstanding Communities for Music Education" by the NAMM foundation.
Don't miss this live production of "Bugsy Malone JR." the musical. Performances by the Robert R. Lazar Middle School Theatre Company will be held on Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or in advance at: www.montville.net/bugsy.
A FREE Senior Citizen performance will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m.
A VIDEO promo of the upcoming production of “Bugsy Malone, JR.,” by videographer Lauren Moran, can be viewed at the Montville Township Public Schools YouTube Channel.
All three performances will be held at Montville Township High School, 100 Horseneck Road, Montville, NJ.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ – Township Attorney Fred Semrau further explained the Rachel Gardens affordable housing ordinance that the Montville Township Committee passed at their March 12 meeting.
“This ordinance was adopted by the governing body to address 168 affordable units at Rachel Gardens that were going to expire,” Semrau said at the meeting. “And throughout the state, every community lets them expire because they were 30-year commitments. Our office and the governing body looked at this and said, ‘Well, reading the law, it’s not abundantly clear, we think that the governing body can extend the controls on all 168 affordable units. We’re going to adopt an ordinance and try to do that.’”
Semrau said that Rachel Gardens filed suit because they were going to have to honor an affordable housing obligation that had expired. The litigation lasted four years, and the resolution is that 42 of the units would be extended. Second, all of the residents in the 168 units can stay as long as they qualify. Third, the township also receives 100 affordable housing credits for the next round.
“That’s 500 market units the township doesn’t have to find going forward,” Semrau pointed out.
“In essence, the planning that the Township Committee has done for the third round [of housing obligation negotiations] and to complete the third round started years ago,” added Mayor Matt Kayne. “A big part of what we’re doing here is to protect individuals living at Rachel Gardens who should not be forced out of their property and we’re very pleased that we have preserved those rights for those residents of Montville Township. Some of those residents received notices that their rent was going to triple.”
The Township Committee passed a cap bank ordinance to allow it to increase the budget to 3.5%, which is above the 2.5% cap.
When asked about the increase, Township Administrator June Hercek told TAPinto Montville, “This ordinance is essential in maintaining the CAP bank that is so very important in times where inflation far exceeds the state’s CAP laws. It is done every year as an insurance policy to maintain our cap bank and exceed the appropriation cap if need be. The cap law authorizes a municipality to increase expenses from prior year by the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) not to exceed 2.5% unless an ordinance is passed to go up to 3.5%. Because the law limits COLA to 2.5% but the CAP Bank Ordinance authorizes an increase to 3.5%, the difference of 1% is allowed to be ‘banked’ for use in future years. The CAP Bank allows the municipality to have more room in available appropriations in case of unanticipated increases above 2.5%.”
The actual new tax levy increase will be announced at the April 9 Township Committee meeting.
Kayne said the committee will be meeting with JCP&L next month regarding power outages and Altice “in a couple of months.” Emergency communication and the response will be on the agenda “among other things,” Kayne said.
“We have worked hard to have good relationships with both utilities – JCP&L and Altice/Optimum – and both utilities know that we are watching and not afraid to speak up,” Kayne said. “In the case of the emergency response from both firms it is my belief that there is work to do. Our residents deserve better communication at times of crisis from both firms.”
Other News
The new speaker and recording system in the council chambers will be installed probably June 5, Hercek announced at the meeting.
Ray Giordano resigned from the Zoning Board.
The next regular meeting will be March 26 at 7:00 p.m.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Women’s Club, a non-profit organization, would like to share that the Dance & Donate event on March 14th to celebrate Women’s History Month resulted in 283 prom gowns donated to benefit the non-profit project, Self-Sufficiency’s “Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop”.
The club members would like to sincerely thank all of our friends, family members and those in our community who generously donated dresses and accessories.
We would also like to acknowledge and thank our partners in this project, The Rosenberg Real Estate Group, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Margaret Miller, Esquire, Salon I Am and Pine Brook Dry Cleaners. Their support, concerted efforts and expertise led to the successful accomplishment of this project.
]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The NJDEP has lifted the system-wide boil water advisory for Montville Township, effective Saturday, March 16.
Two days earlier, the Township issued a notification to all residents on asking them to boil their water until further notice because of a water main broken by a contractor installing water lines on Cheryl Road which caused widespread effects on the water system.
As such, on March 14 the NJDEP required a system-wide boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution.
]]>MONTVILLE, NJ – Township administrators have found themselves fielding many questions about the water boil advisory in effect for the township, so they released the following information to answer the questions they have received:
1.What parts of the water system are affected?
All parts of the Montville Township water system are affected, including Montville, Towaco and Pine Brook.
2. Why does this involve the whole town?
Montville Township has one water system. The severity of this break did have an impact on the entire system, therefore, the NJDEP required a system-wide notification.
3. If I have a well am I impacted?
No, you are not.
4. When will the Boil Water Advisory (BWA) be lifted?
Not until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) allows the BWA to be lifted. Water samples have been collected and sent to the lab for testing. The results will be reviewed by the NJDEP. The earliest the BWA could be lifted is mid-day Saturday, March 16. All efforts to expedite the process will be utilized.
5. How will I know the water is safe?
There will be a Nixle alert and the message will be posted on our Township website and other social media.
6. Why is the NJDEP involved?
All water activities are overseen by the NJDEP. The BWA is a mandated procedure under certain events. The process for handing a water main break is strictly prescribed by the NJDEP.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Water Department issued a notification to all residents on Thursday asking them to boil their water until further notice because of a water main broken by a contractor installing water lines on Cheryl Road which caused widespread effects on the water system.
"A water main break has occurred at Cheryl Road between Brittany Road and Demoray Court which has caused customers within our service area to experience a significant loss of pressure," the notice said. "A potential or actual threat to the quality of water being provided to you currently exists."
As such, on March 14 the NJDEP has required a system-wide boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution.
What should I do? What does this mean?
Effective immediately and until further notice, customers within the Montville service area are instructed to bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow the tap water to cool before using or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking; preparing foods; mixing baby formula, food, juices or drinks; washing vegetables and fruit; cooking; making ice; brushing teeth; and washing dishes until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
The following measures are also recommended:
Residents are being asked to continue to boil their water or use bottled water until they are notified that the water quality is satisfactory.
This advisory will remain in effect until repairs are completed and testing shows the water quality to be safe.
"We are anticipating the NJDEP will be able to lift the Boil Water Advisory by late Friday," the notice said. "We are working as quickly as possible to restore your water quality."
If customers have any questions, they are asked to contact
Water Department/David Kirkham at (973) 331-3330.
MONTVILLE, NJ – The township will be holding a free paper shredding and electronics recycling event on Saturday, April 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Municipal Building parking lot. Please note the ending time change.
The event is rain or shine, and is open to all township residents and businesses. Proof of residency/business in town is required.
NOTE: While the township would like to accommodate every resident/business owner and all of their shredding needs, based on demand, they are limiting the number of boxes per vehicle to a maximum of 10.
ALSO NOTE: The Morris County Sheriff’s Office will also be providing a prescription medication drop off.
Paper shredding guidelines:
All types of paper such as financial and legal documents, receipts, and tax and medical records are acceptable. Papers with staples, paper clips, and small butterfly clips are acceptable. Spiral notebooks, three-ring binders, hard metal, and plastic are not acceptable. If documents are stored in plastic bags and cartons, the contents will be recycled but the plastic bags and cartons will be returned.
Electronics recycling guidelines:
Acceptable items include: computers (desktops, laptops, tablets), servers, scanners, printers, ink/toner cartridges, computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, speakers, webcams, microphones, etc.), LED/LCD monitors, LED/LCD plasma televisions, microwaves, toaster ovens, copy machines, fax machines, typewriters, telephones and answering machines, smart phones, cell phones, pagers, PDAs, battery backups, GPS units, audio equipment (receivers, amplifiers, radios, boom boxes, CD players, ipods, MP3 players, Pro Audio), video equipment (VCRs, Blu-ray players, DVD players, soundboards, projectors), network equipment (modems, switches, hubs, routers), telecommunication equipment, medical equipment, laboratory equipment, electrical & testing equipment, circuit boards (all grades), cables, wires, power cords, power strips, rechargeable dry cell batteries, sealed lead-acid batteries, and ballasts (non-PCB).
Non-acceptable materials include: alkaline batteries, mercury-containing devices (thermostats, medical devices, thermometers), scavenged CRTs (cathode ray tube) TVs & monitors (containing broken glass or broken housing), household hazardous waste, materials containing liquids, radioactive materials, PCB containing materials, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, and light bulbs (LED, CFL, incandescent, etc.).
The Municipal Building is located at 195 Changebridge Road.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The Morris County Sheriff's Office recently had several concerning calls from residents who were targeted in a phone scam, police said.
"Callers posing as Sheriff's Officers tell the would-be victim that they need to deliver money or they will face immediate arrest," police said in an alert to the community. "The scammers use actual Morris County Sheriff's Officer names and the victim's caller I.D. is manipulated to appear to be coming from the Morris County Sheriff's Office."
Montville Chief Andrew Caggiano and Sheriff James Gannon want to remind residents to NEVER provide sensitive personal information, money, or access to their assets to any unknown individual. Also, they advise residents to discuss this scam with family members who may be vulnerable to this type of crime.
Police ask residents with any questions about this reminder or in need of further guidance on these types of matters to contact the Morris County Sheriff's Office at 973-285-6600 or the Montville Township Police Department at 973-257-4300.
]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville bowling team finished off a perfect season with the Group 3 state championship on Feb. 27.
The Mustangs, which went 26-0 in matches this season, knocked off Roxbury for the North 1, Group 3 sectional title on Feb. 24, before defeating Woodbridge in the Group semifinals and then Toms River East in the final at Bowlero-North Brunswick.
It marked Montville's second state title in three seasons and third all time, with the first title coming back in 2014. The team finished as the No. 2 ranked team in NJ.com's end-of-season Top 20.
After dropping the first game to Toms River East, 963-855, Montville rallied to win the final two games and the title. It won by scores of 979-925 and 988-887, with senior Eli Kaufman rolling a 655 series, along with the high game of 247. Senior Jesse Kirschner rolled a 627 series, with a 230 in the final game- which included three strikes in the final frame to seal the title.
Kaufman and Kirschner were the only two seniors on Montville's roster, and they led the way after the team graduated three seniors from a year ago.
“The expectations coming in were pretty high, especially after losing three seniors," Kaufman said. "I feel like we’ve lived up to those expectations, if not surpassed them. Especially with our state ranking and our record, we haven’t lost a game this year."
Prior to the state tournament, coach Rick Crescente was very high on his team's chances for a deep state tournament run. It took on strong competition just prior to the state tournament, as it defeated state-ranked opponents in Seton Hall Prep and Warren Hills in the final week of regular season play.
"Trying to keep the team as fresh and busy as possible so we stay sharp," Crescente said. "Anything but a Group 3 State Championship would be a disappointment for us. It's up to the team now. We have entered almost every tournament available and bowled a ton of matches so I am excited to see us compete with the best in the state."
The team also included sophomore Dylan Kaufman (196.99 average), junior Logan Lorent (182.83 average), and sophomore Jake Schneider (206.63 average) who had major roles this season.
The most impressive individual performance came in a match on Feb. 1, when Kaufman rolled the first 300 game of his career. He had only done it in practice and not in an actual match, which he likened to "getting a hole-in-one when nobody's watching."
He had come very close on several occasions, with his closest call being a 299 in a Jan. 3 match against Kinnelon.
“It was very relieving. A lot of weight off your shoulders," Kaufman said. "It’s something I’ve strived for since sophomore year when Tyler Polachek did it. I was like man, I have to do that, that’s so cool. It was nice.”
Kaufman became the fifth bowler in Montville history to reach the 300-mark.
"Eli has been on fire all season," Crescente said. "It was just a matter of time before he got his 300. He had a 299 (earlier in the season) and he was so mad, because all he wanted to see was his name on our banner in the gym. So, I knew he was going to be locked in and go after it again. Eli is the fifth Bowler since the team's inception in 2013 to roll a 300 and the third since I have been the coach. They are all the same! That last shot is super intense and the anticipation is awesome."
The squad had two qualifiers for the state individual tournament in Kaufman and Kirschner. Kaufman finished in seventh in the individual tournament with 1270 (599-671), while Kirschner finished 14th with 1146 (589-557).
]]>MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County Sheriff, James Gannon; Hanover Township Mayor, Thomas “Ace” Gallagher; East Hanover Mayor Joseph Pannullo; Florham Park Mayor, Mark Taylor; Parsippany Mayor, James Barberio, Morristown Mayor, Timothy Dougherty; Morris Plains Mayor, Jason Karr; Morris Township Mayor Donna Guariglia and the 200 Club of Morris County are proud to announce that Law Enforcement Night is coming back to Mennen Arena in March.
The event will take place on March 15th at 7pm with doors opening at 6:30pm.
The NJ Coalition for Education and Positive Choices has become well known in Morris County for the many initiatives they have introduced and the facts and information they have supplied to the public in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse. The Coalition supports introducing kids to new activities and promoting substance-free events because these are means to uphold a child’s self-esteem. The Coalition is a pro-active team comprised of elected officials, law enforcement, educational leaders and concerned citizens who are up to date on the latest crazes and abuses that are plaguing our children.
Officers and police departments from all over the state will be at the Coalition’s Annual Law Enforcement Night. It is at this event that youngsters get to see firsthand how law enforcement officers are positive influences in our community. Law Enforcement Night has been known to introduce and further develop these relationships, often providing career opportunities for teens who might not have ever considered such a path. Too often people only interact with law enforcers and first responders on our worst day. This is a great opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers and first responders on a very good day.
The equipment on display at this event is known to even awe adults. Never will one see such an array of machinery like this at one location. Kids are able to see the Morris County Hope One Van, peruse ambulances, emergency vehicles of every shape and size, wear riot gear, try on handcuffs and comingle with the law enforcement community in a fun atmosphere.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township Public Library welcomed citizens to attend a Ramadan Celebration on March 9, which consisted of craft making, a chocolate guessing game, food, word searches, books, and creative posters for attendees to read and learn about Ramadan.
This year Ramadan started on March 10 and will go through April 9. Written in a tri-fold at the Ramadan Celebration, the holy month is described as “a month of blessing marked by prayer, fasting, and charity. Ramadan focuses on self-sacrifice and devotion to Allah (God).”
Ninety-five citizens signed-up to join the celebration, but many more ended up attending. Crafts at each table were led by the library’s Teen Advisory Board, and were suitable for all ages to enjoy, including; paper stained-glass in the shape of the Rub el Hizb, or octagram shaped Islamic symbol, making prayer bead bracelets, creating tissue paper mosaics, decorating lanterns, coloring and painting, and temporary tattoos.
Children and adults had the opportunity to bring home their own masterpieces in time for Ramadan.
Ramadan Mubarak!
]]>REGULAR MEETING OF MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AGENDA **FINAL** for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Statement of Open Public Meetings Act Compliance
Roll Call
Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance
CLOSED SESSION - 6 p.m.
Resolution authorizing Closed Executive Session to discuss the following matters as permitted pursuant to NJSA 10:4-12:
PUBLIC SESSION - 7 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION
REPORTS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS - None
PUBLIC PORTION
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2024-CA05
RESOLUTIONS
REVIEW OF MEETING ACTION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting: March 26, 2024 at 7 p.m.
View the full March 12, 2024 meeting agenda with links to Ordinances and Resolutions via the Montville Township website HERE.
]]>MONTVILLE, NJ – Despite outages at six out of seven Montville Township schools, instruction continued, according to notifications sent out to parents. Only Woodmont Elementary did not lose power. High winds were responsible for outages across the township according to Montville Police. Police believe the problem is at the substation level, and trees were down all over the township. Power was restored to the schools just before 2 p.m. and all after school activities, including MEDLC, will take place as usual this afternoon, according to another alert.
Stay tuned to this continuing story. Police are urging residents not to call them to report power outages, but instead to call JCP&L's outage hotline at 1 888-544-4877.
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]]>MONTVILLE, NJ – The Montville Township Committee introduced an ordinance to continue the affordable housing status of 171 units in Rachel Gardens at the Feb. 27 meeting.
“In any other township, they would have expired,” said Township Attorney Fred Semrau. “But not in Montville Township. Based on litigation and adopting an ordinance to extend these controls, it was resolved between Rachel Gardens, Fair Share Housing, it was approved by the court, where the township is not only going to extend in this ordinance, which hasn’t happened before, each of the 171 unit holders who qualifies gets to stay at the affordable rate. On top of that, Montville Township will get 100 affordable housing units in the next round. That’s significant. That’s about as much as the township would get with a development the size of Avalon Bay. […] This is not giving a break to Rachel Gardens, this is something that’s very important and is unique.”
The ordinance will be voted on at the March 12 meeting.
An ordinance in the township had “raised concerns that individual flow studies and infiltration/inflow remediation required are causing different standards and quality of work to the infrastructure of the township’s sanitary sewer system,” so the Township Committee passed an ordinance repealing a portion of it so that the township “will conduct an infiltration/inflow study or studies of the system in certain sections of the township, and following the study or studies, the township will undertake capital improvement projects to address the areas of concern and such costs will be considered as part of the connection fee for future users who connect to the system.
A resolution was passed to make improvements to Chapin Road.
The meeting was deemed to be for essential business only, and Committee Member Frank Cooney called in. Mayor Kayne and Committee Member Conklin were absent, excused. The next regular meeting will be held March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
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