P.c. Robinson

5 days ago | newjerseyhills.com | P.c. Robinson

It was one hot, hot, hot time at Brookside Beach in Mendham Township when the township hosted its 5th Annual Pride event on Sunday, June 22. Despite the start of a heat wave more typical of August than the second full day of summer, scores came out to enjoy the lake, cook up hot dogs and hamburgers, meet with community groups, watch a movie at dusk – it was “Ugly Dolls” and just enjoy the night. kAm%96 6G6?E :D DA@?D@C65 2??F2==J 3J E96 |6?592> %@H?D9:A #64C62E:@?

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | P.c. Robinson

BERNARDSVILLE - Maybe never, in the history of Bernards High School graduations, were words so quickly refuted when, handing out diplomas in a downpour during the Thursday, July 19 ceremony, Board of Education President Samantha Frenda urged the event to continue, confidently saying "It's just rain." Her call was followed seconds later by Mother Nature's response: a flash of lighting and rumble of thunder that sent all 198 graduates and their guests clamoring for the high school gyms, where...

2 weeks ago | newjerseyhills.com | P.c. Robinson

BERNARDS TWP. - From toddlers to the venerable, hundreds of protesters ignored incessant rain on Saturday, June 14, and instead lined Valley Road outside the U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Lyons for one of many "No Kings" gatherings nationwide to protest President Donald Trump's policies, from immigration to federal layoffs and budget cuts. That they showed up at all was an act of bravery in the eyes of U.S. Rep.

2 weeks ago | newjerseyhills.com | P.c. Robinson

MENDHAM - Just as they had in previous years, members of West Morris Mendham High School's Class of 2025 bid farewell to their alma mater in a sendoff during commencement exercises at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 6. And a warm sendoff it was, as the mid-summer-like heat, not typical for early June, prompted those on the podium and in the athletic field audience to fan themselves, a move encouraged by Superintendent of Schools Steve Ryan. kAmQ%96C6VD 2 =@E @7 72??:?8 8@:?8 @?

2 weeks ago | newjerseyhills.com | P.c. Robinson

If you were among the fortunate few hundred or so who attended any - or maybe all - of the recent high school graduations held throughout the area, then congratulations. In Observer-Tribune land, we recently covered two, the graduation ceremonies held by the West Morris Regional School District. kAm%96 7:CDE[ 2E (6DE |@CC:D |6?592> w:89 $49@@= H2D @? uC:52J >@C?:?8[ yF?6 e]k^AmkAm%96 D64@?5[ 2E (6DE |@CC:D r6?EC2= w:89 $49@@=[ H2D 96=5 E92E 27E6C?@@?]k^AmkAmpD :D EC25:E:@?[ 3@E9 6G6?ED H6C6 96=5 @?