New Jersey Transit Rate Hike Hearings - Morristown

Take Action!

Where are the hearings? Morristown will be at:

MORRISTOWN
Morristown Town Hall - Senior Community Center (3rd Fl.)
200 South Street, Morristown, NJ
on March 26, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

March 25, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Paterson, Newark, Trenton, Manalapan

March 26, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Secaucus, Morristown, Camden, Long Branch, New York City

March 27, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Hackensack, Atlantic City, East Brunsick.

Attend a hearing: Get details on hearing times and places.

Speak out online: Comment on NJ Transit's plan (Use the Online Comment Form link).

We hope that you can join us at the hearings! State decision makers need to hear that this unfair plan will cause financial pain and make it harder to get around the state. We understand that taking time out from your day to speak at a hearing is a big commitment. Transit officials and politicians recognize this too, which is why attending hearings can make a big difference. Just ask New Yorkers-their transit agency just canceled a slew of planned service cuts after thousands of people spoke out.

Especially heinous are the cuts that will eradicate almost all NJ Transit Morris County buses. These buses provide the only transportation that some people are able to afford to get to college, work, social service agencies, food banks, abused women's shelters, the Morristown Hospital and their doctors. Please protest these service cuts.

If you can't make it, you can comment on NJ Transit's website until Monday, March 29.

Please help us send a message by attending a hearing or by speaking out online!

Thank you!

Frelinghuysen Arboretum - Garden Art Swap and Lecture

Program: Garden Art Swap and Lecture
Date: Sunday, April 25
Time: Noon – 4 pm
Location: Haggerty Education Center
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ
Cost: $3.00

Garden Art Swap and Lecture

Everyone has some kind of unwanted decorative garden object and the Garden Art Swap is the place for them. Objects can include decorative containers, pottery, garden signs, statues, etc. And yes, pink flamingoes but nothing over 40 pounds, please! Swap items will be accepted from Noon - 1 pm at which time you will be given Trading Points.

At 1 pm, Pegi Ballister-Howells, author and radio host, will give a talk on “Four Seasons of Color”. From 2 pm - 4 pm you can exchange your Trading Points for others’ gently used treasures.

To learn about other events at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, please visit their web site at www.arboretumfriends.org.
Horticulture Education Programs or http://www.MorrisParks.Net

Morris County Local buses Discontinued!

The following Morris County Local buses operated by private carriers will be discontinued as of May 1, 2010:

-- MCM 1: Morristown to the Willowbrook Mall

-- MCM 2: Morristown to County College of Morris

-- MCM 3: Morristown, Morris Township to the Livingston, Short Hills malls

-- MCM 4: Dover to Honeywell campus, Morris Twp.

-- MCM 5: Morristown to Rockaway Townsquare mall

-- MCM 7: Milton to K-mart Plaza on Route 10, Victory Gardens

Three Morris/Warren Minibuses — 966, 973, 967 — will also be discontinued.

This is absolutely unfair to seniors and workers in the Morristown area. I am wondering if this is blowback from NJ Transit to Christie for the NJ Transit cuts. As usual, seniors and the working poor suffer. Here is the bus schedule and areas covered for these buses.

Morris Habitat plans to send shelter kits to Haiti

The Morris Habitat ReStore is leading a campaign to collect at least $2,500 from local residents to pay for 10 emergency shelter kits for the people in Haiti affected by the devastating earthquake that struck on January 12. You can contribute now by clicking the “Pay Now” button to send a secure online credit card donation via PayPal.

March Concerts at the Morris County Library

Concerts take place at the Morris County Library Saturday, March 6th and 13th:

Serenata Trio (flute, guitar and violin), Saturday, Mar. 6th, 3PM, play a program of Italian composers, Fera Italia

Sospiro Winds, string ensemble, peform March 13th, Saturday, 3PM.

Free Morris County Libary Movies - February and March

Friday Films, 2PM
films are free and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis [public meeting room]

February: Black History Month
Amistad 1998, R, 2hrs, 35m
Lady Sings the Blues 1972, R, 2hrs, 24m
Cry the Beloved Country 1995, PG-13, 1hr 51m
Ali, 2001, R, 2hr 37m

March: Irish Films
The Boxer 1997, R, 1hr, 54m
Veronica Guerin 1972, R, 1hr, 38m
Far and Away 1995, PG-13, 2hrs 20m
Good Will Hunting, 2001, R, 2hrs 2m

Morris County Library - Walk and Talk

Greystone Then and Now
Tuesday January 26 at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
presented by Preserve Greystone

Geri Silk facilitator

Interactive Gallery tour based on the photography on display in the library's second floor gallery, followed by audience participatory discussion.

TOR Books

Morris Museum's Model Trains Gallery REOPENS!

Winter Festival
Model Trains Gallery Opening
Sunday December 27 Noon - 4 p.m.

Enjoy a day of winter fun for the whole family at the Morris Museum’s Winter Family Festival. The festival is included with museum admission, and is free for museum members.

Train enthusiasts of all ages can experience the romance of the rails in the reopening of the Morris Museum's Model Trains Gallery. This permanent exhibition, All Aboard! Railroads Real and Imagined opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon.

Children and adults are invited to visit the Model Trains and to participate in special activities:

Explore hands-on activities in our new, permanent Model Train gallery
Make a train picture frame
Design a railroad
Make your own snowflake
Create a snowman
Decorate a sleigh bell
Enjoy a performance by the Brightest Star Carolers
Listen to a 'train conductor' read the holiday favorite, The Polar Express

Also on 12/27, The Bayer Children’s Theatre Series at the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre presents Santa Claus Meets the Wicked Wizard. This fun-filled musical comedy is a holiday treat for the whole family.
Shows at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. All tickets: $8

Toys For Tots at the Morris County Library

The Morris County Sheriff's (for the Marine Corps) Toys for Tots drive starts at the Morris County Library on Monday, runs through 12/11.