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A secondary article (shopmorriscounty.com) citing B08301 2020-2024 reports 14.2% by commuter rail specifically. Census Reporter density 4,014.5 uses ACS pop." }, "madison": { "pop2020": 16937, "pop2010": 15845, "popAcs": 16447, "medianAge": 38.2, "households": 5614, "hhSize": 2.65, "income": 171471, "perCapita": 89692, "poverty": 3.2, "bachelors": 74.1, "white": 73.4, "hispanic": 13.3, "asian": 6.3, "black": 1.5, "other": 14.1, "foreignBorn": 14.8, "otherLanguage": 18.3, "homeValue": 943200, "rent": 2253, "owner": 63.8, "commute": 27.6, "transit": 8.01, "wfh": 27.7, "area": 4.31, "density": 3927, "sources": [ { "t": "www.census.gov", "u": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/madisonboroughnewjersey" }, { "t": "censusreporter.org", "u": "https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US3442510-madison-nj/" }, { "t": "datausa.io", "u": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/madison-nj" } ], "notes": "Transit/WFH from Data USA (drove alone 51.2, WFH 27.7, public transit 8.01)." }, "morristown": { "pop2020": 20180, "pop2010": 18411, "popAcs": 20453, "medianAge": 34.2, "households": 9069, "hhSize": 2.21, "income": 121340, "perCapita": 73143, "poverty": 7.8, "bachelors": 58.1, "white": 51.1, "hispanic": 32.9, "asian": 4.2, "black": 7.5, "other": 24.2, "foreignBorn": 22.5, "otherLanguage": 36.3, "homeValue": 567600, "rent": 2274, "owner": 36.7, "commute": 23.9, "transit": null, "wfh": 18.8, "area": 2.91, "density": 6937.1, "sources": [ { "t": "www.census.gov", "u": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/morristowntownnewjersey/PST045224" }, { "t": "censusreporter.org", "u": "https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3402748300-morristown-town-morris-county-nj" }, { "t": "datausa.io", "u": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/morristown-nj" } ], "notes": "Data USA top modes: drove alone 62.2, WFH 18.8, carpooled 9.47; transit not shown." }, "dover": { "pop2020": 18460, "pop2010": 18157, "popAcs": 18563, "medianAge": 39.8, "households": 6661, "hhSize": 2.76, "income": 73737, "perCapita": 34245, "poverty": 14.2, "bachelors": 17.3, "white": 12.8, "hispanic": 76.4, "asian": 2.1, "black": 5.8, "other": 23.2, "foreignBorn": 50.5, "otherLanguage": 76.9, "homeValue": 366700, "rent": 1825, "owner": 46, "commute": 26.4, "transit": null, "wfh": null, "area": 2.68, "density": 6898.4, "sources": [ { "t": "www.census.gov", "u": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/dovertownnewjersey,morriscountynewjersey,NJ/PST045223" }, { "t": "datausa.io", "u": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/16000US3418070" } ], "notes": "ACS pop and median age from Data USA (Census Reporter profile would not load). Data USA top modes: drove alone 65.8, carpooled 11.1, other 9.39." }, "mount-arlington": { "pop2020": 5909, "pop2010": 5050, "popAcs": 5935, "medianAge": 48.1, "households": null, "hhSize": null, "income": 92264, "perCapita": null, "poverty": 4.87, "bachelors": null, "white": null, "hispanic": 14.4, "asian": null, "black": null, "other": null, "foreignBorn": 15.1, "otherLanguage": null, "homeValue": 422900, "rent": null, "owner": 75.2, "commute": 36.5, "transit": null, "wfh": 21.1, "area": 2.14, "density": 2761.2, "sources": [ { "t": "datausa.io", "u": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/mount-arlington-nj" }, { "t": "en.wikipedia.org", "u": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arlington,_New_Jersey" } ], "notes": "QuickFacts and Census Reporter pages could not be fetched. ACS fields from Data USA (2024 = ACS 2020-2024 5-yr); owner_occupied_pct is Data USA 'homeownership rate'; Data USA households shown only as rounded '2.8k' so left null. Census counts, land area and 2020 density from Wikipedia infobox (cites 2020/2010 Census); not verified on census.gov. Data USA top modes: drove alone 71.5, WFH 21.1, carpooled 3.25." }, "netcong": { "pop2020": 3375, "pop2010": 3232, "popAcs": 3659, "medianAge": 45.1, "households": 1814, "hhSize": 2, "income": 83958, "perCapita": 50788, "poverty": 7.7, "bachelors": 37.3, "white": null, "hispanic": 27.7, "asian": null, "black": null, "other": null, "foreignBorn": 26.5, "otherLanguage": null, "homeValue": 346100, "rent": null, "owner": 57.8, "commute": 29.3, "transit": null, "wfh": 17.8, "area": 0.83, "density": 4053.1, "sources": [ { "t": "censusreporter.org", "u": "https://censusreporter.org/profiles/95000US3411190-netcong-borough-school-district-nj/" }, { "t": "datausa.io", "u": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/netcong-nj" }, { "t": "en.wikipedia.org", "u": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "t": "www.citypopulation.de", "u": "https://www.citypopulation.de/en/usa/newjersey/morris/3450130__netcong" } ], "notes": "Borough profile pages on QuickFacts/Census Reporter would not load. ACS fields from Census Reporter's Netcong Borough School District profile (ACS 2024 5-yr), which is the same area: its population, income, poverty, home value, commute and foreign-born figures match Data USA's Netcong place profile exactly. Census Reporter shows household size rounded to 2 (±0.2). Hispanic %, homeownership and WFH from Data USA. Census counts, land area and 2020 density from Wikipedia (citypopulation.de also gives 2010 = 3,232). Data USA top modes: drove alone 70.6, WFH 17.8, carpooled 11. Wikipedia 2020 Census race (not ACS): White 68.8, Black 4.7, Asian 3.5, two+ 10.0, Hispanic 24.2." }, "mount-olive": { "pop2020": 28886, "pop2010": 28117, "popAcs": 29149, "medianAge": 39.8, "households": 11197, "hhSize": 2.6, "income": 117394, "perCapita": 59099, "poverty": 4.3, "bachelors": 48.8, "white": 60.1, "hispanic": 18.2, "asian": 9.1, "black": 9, "other": 11.9, "foreignBorn": 21.6, "otherLanguage": 27, "homeValue": 487100, "rent": 1697, "owner": 60.9, "commute": 31.7, "transit": null, "wfh": null, "area": 29.62, "density": 975.3, "sources": [ { "t": "www.census.gov", "u": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mountolivetownshipmorriscountynewjersey,morriscountynewjersey,NJ/PST045219" }, { "t": "censusreporter.org", "u": "https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3402749080-mount-olive-township-morris-county-nj" } ], "notes": "Poverty: QuickFacts 4.3%, Census Reporter 4.4% (±1.4). Mount Olive is a township (county subdivision), not a Census place, so it has no Data USA place profile and commute-mode data were not found." } }, "schools": { "chatham": { "district": { "name": "School District of the Chathams", "grades": null, "enrollment": 3548, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "11:1", "ela": 75.3, "math": 70, "grad": 96.3, "absent": 5, "hs": "Chatham High School (grades 9-12)", "note": "Chatham Borough and Chatham Township (regional PK-12 district; voters took up the merger in November 1986, and Chatham High School was formed in 1988-89 from the two former high schools)", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-0785.pdf", "perPupil": 20717, "perPupilLabel": "Budgetary per-pupil cost, 2024–25 actual (NJ DOE budget summary)", "perPupilSrc": "https://www.nj.gov/education/budget/ufb/2627/reports/27/UFB27_0785.pdf" }, "public": [ { "name": "Chatham High School", "grades": "9-12", "enrollment": 1205, "ratio": "11:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-0785-010.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Chatham Middle School", "grades": "6-8", "enrollment": 846, "ratio": "11:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-0785-030.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Lafayette Avenue School", "grades": "4-5", "enrollment": 499, "ratio": "9:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-0785-050.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Milton Avenue School", "grades": "PK-3", "enrollment": 307, "ratio": "12:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-0785-060.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Washington Avenue School", "grades": "K-3", "enrollment": 299, "ratio": "10:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-0785-070.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Southern Boulevard School", "grades": "K-3", "enrollment": 392, "ratio": "10:1", "note": "Located in Chatham Township; 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Name, ages, capacity and license # are from childcarecenter.us, which cites NJ DCF Office of Licensing; the site gives no data date. Street addresses are shown only where read on a source." }, "madison": { "district": { "name": "Madison Public Schools (Madison Borough School District)", "grades": null, "enrollment": 2485, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "11:1 (2023-24)", "ela": null, "math": null, "grad": null, "absent": null, "hs": "Madison High School (grades 9-12)", "note": "Borough of Madison, PK-12; Harding Township high school students attend Madison High School under a sending/receiving relationship (an eighth board trustee represents Harding)", "src": null, "perPupil": 20921, "perPupilLabel": "Budgetary per-pupil cost, 2024–25 actual (NJ DOE budget summary)", "perPupilSrc": "https://www.nj.gov/education/budget/ufb/2627/reports/27/UFB27_2870.pdf" }, "public": [ { "name": "Madison High School", "grades": "9-12", "enrollment": 816, "ratio": "11.5:1 (2023-24)", "address": "170 Ridgedale Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940", "note": "Schooldigger shows a 91.1% graduation rate with no year given, so it was omitted.", "src": "https://plainschools.com/city/new-jersey-madison", "year": "NCES data" }, { "name": "Madison Junior School", "grades": "6-8", "enrollment": 557, "ratio": "11.2", "src": "https://plainschools.com/city/new-jersey-madison", "year": "NCES data" }, { "name": "Central Avenue School", "grades": "PK-5", "enrollment": 516, "ratio": "10:1", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-2870-060.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Kings Road School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 295, "ratio": "11:1", "address": "215 Kings Road, Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-2870-080.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Torey J. Sabatini School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 292, "ratio": "10.2", "src": "https://plainschools.com/city/new-jersey-madison", "year": "NCES data" } ], "private": [ { "name": "St. Vincent Martyr School", "grades": "PK-3 through 8 (Private School Review: PK-8)", "enrollment": 378, "affiliation": "Roman Catholic, St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Diocese of Paterson", "founded": 1848, "address": "26 Green Village Rd, Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://www.mdwiki.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_Martyr_School_(Madison,_New_Jersey)" } ], "nursery": [ { "name": "Central Avenue School (district PK-5)", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-2870-060.pdf" }, { "name": "Madison Montessori School", "type": "Licensed child care center; Montessori (accredited per listing)", "ages": "2.5-6 yrs", "capacity": 46, "address": "19 Green Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "Rainbow Montessori Madison", "type": "Licensed child care center; Montessori (PreK and kindergarten; founded 1981)", "ages": "2.5-13 yrs", "capacity": 64, "address": "4 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "Madison Cooperative Nursery School", "type": "Licensed child care center; cooperative nursery", "ages": "0-6 yrs", "capacity": 49, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "Madison Community House Nursery School", "type": "Licensed child care center", "ages": "2.5-13 yrs", "capacity": 32, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "The F.M. Kirby Children's Center", "type": "Licensed child care center (infant through school-age; subsidized care accepted)", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 335, "address": "54 East St, Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "Drew University Acorn Academy (carelookup: Acorn Academy LLC)", "type": "Licensed child care center (university-affiliated by name)", "ages": "0-6 yrs", "capacity": 90, "address": "24 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" }, { "name": "The Child Development Center at Giralda (Private School Review: Bright Horizons at Giralda Farms)", "type": "Licensed child care center (employer/corporate campus)", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 160, "address": "5 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940", "note": "The two sources give different names for what appears to be the same Giralda Farms site.", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/07940_childcare" } ], "colleges": [ { "name": "Drew University", "founded": 1867, "address": "Madison (wooded campus near downtown)", "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_New_Jersey" }, { "name": "Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus", "address": "Campus bridges Florham Park and Madison; former Twombly estate 'Florham'", "src": "https://www.fdu.edu/campuses/florham-campus/about-florham-campus/" } ], "privateNearby": [], "collegesNearby": [ "Saint Elizabeth University" ], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": null, "nurseryNote": "Name, ages, capacity and license # are from childcarecenter.us ZIP 07940 (cites NJ DCF Office of Licensing; no data date). All entries are labeled 'Center' (licensed child care center)." }, "morristown": { "district": { "name": "Morris School District", "grades": null, "enrollment": 5644, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "12:1", "ela": 58.5, "math": 38.8, "grad": 87.7, "absent": 9.4, "hs": "Morristown High School (grades 9-12)", "note": "Town of Morristown and Morris Township (regional PK-12). Morris Plains students attend Morristown High School for grades 9-12 under a sending/receiving arrangement. The district was regionalized in 1971 by order of the NJ Supreme Court, combining the Morristown and Morris Township districts.", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3385.pdf", "perPupil": 21186, "perPupilLabel": "Budgetary per-pupil cost, 2024–25 actual (NJ DOE budget summary)", "perPupilSrc": "https://www.nj.gov/education/budget/ufb/2627/reports/27/UFB27_3385.pdf" }, "public": [ { "name": "Morristown High School", "grades": "9-12", "enrollment": 1833, "ratio": "13:1", "address": "50 Early Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-050.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Frelinghuysen Middle School", "grades": "6-8", "enrollment": 1044, "address": "West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-075.pdf", "year": "2023-24", "note": "Inside-Morristown location not confirmed (may be Morris Township)." }, { "name": "Alexander Hamilton School", "grades": "3-5", "enrollment": 250, "ratio": "8:1", "address": "24 Mills Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-060.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Sussex Avenue School", "grades": "3-5", "enrollment": 339, "ratio": "11:1", "address": "125 Sussex Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-105.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Thomas Jefferson School", "grades": "3-5", "enrollment": 300, "ratio": "10:1", "address": "James Street & Ogden Place, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-110.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Normandy Park School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 361, "ratio": "10:1", "address": "19A Normandy Parkway, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-100.pdf", "year": "2023-24", "note": "Inside-Morristown location not confirmed (may be Morris Township)." }, { "name": "Hillcrest School", "grades": "K-2", "enrollment": 277, "ratio": "11:1", "address": "160 Hillcrest Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-090.pdf", "year": "2023-24", "note": "Inside-Morristown location not confirmed (may be Morris Township)." }, { "name": "Alfred Vail School", "grades": "K-2", "enrollment": 328, "ratio": "11:1", "address": "125 Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-065.pdf", "year": "2023-24", "note": "Morris Plains address, outside Morristown." }, { "name": "Woodland School", "grades": "K-2", "enrollment": 298, "ratio": "10:1", "address": "51 Johnston Drive, Convent Station, NJ 07961", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-115.pdf", "year": "2023-24", "note": "Convent Station address, in Morris Township." }, { "name": "Lafayette Learning Center", "grades": "PK only (public pre-K)", "enrollment": 119, "ratio": "7:1", "address": "31 Hazel Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-085.pdf", "year": "2023-24" } ], "private": [ { "name": "Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary School (Assumption School)", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 419, "affiliation": "Roman Catholic, Diocese of Paterson", "founded": 1850, "address": "63 Macculloch Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" }, { "name": "The Red Oaks School", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 210, "affiliation": "Independent (Montessori and International Baccalaureate programs)", "founded": 1965, "address": "21 Cutler Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" }, { "name": "The Peck School", "grades": "K-8", "enrollment": 374, "affiliation": "Independent day school", "founded": 1893, "address": "247 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "note": "Inside-town location not confirmed.", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" }, { "name": "Cheder Lubavitch", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 228, "affiliation": "Jewish (Chabad-Lubavitch)", "address": "226 Sussex Av, Morristown, NJ 07960", "note": "Inside-town location not confirmed.", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" }, { "name": "Shepard Preparatory High School", "grades": "8-12", "enrollment": 50, "affiliation": "none listed (special education school)", "address": "8 Columba Street, Morristown, NJ 07960", "note": "Inside-town location not confirmed.", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" }, { "name": "Fusion Academy Morristown", "grades": "6-12", "affiliation": "none listed (one-to-one instruction; listed average class size 1)", "address": "182 South Street, Suite 4, Morristown, NJ 07960", "note": "Inside-town location not confirmed.", "src": "https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/zip/07960" } ], "nursery": [ { "name": "Lafayette Learning Center (Morris School District, PK only)", "address": "31 Hazel Street, Morristown", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3385-085.pdf" }, { "name": "Children's Corner", "type": "Licensed child care center (active)", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 200, "address": "475 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 (provider also notes a newer site at 125 South Street)", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/childrens_morristown_nj" }, { "name": "Children on the Green", "type": "Licensed child care center", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 87, "address": "50 South Park Pl, Morristown, NJ 07960", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Morristown Neighborhood House Child Care", "type": "Licensed child care center", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 290, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "The Salvation Army Day Care Center", "type": "Licensed child care center (Salvation Army, faith-based)", "ages": "0-6 yrs", "capacity": 85, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Cradles to Crayons", "type": "Licensed child care center", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 120, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Cradles To Crayons Childcare-Morristown", "type": "Licensed child care center", "ages": "0-6 yrs", "capacity": 140, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Presbyterian Church in Morristown Nursery School", "type": "Licensed child care center; church-affiliated (Presbyterian)", "ages": "2.5-6 yrs", "capacity": 64, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Temple B'nai Or Pre-School", "type": "Licensed child care center; synagogue-affiliated", "ages": "2.5-6 yrs", "capacity": 120, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Primrose School of Morristown", "type": "Licensed child care center (franchise)", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 239, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Rabbinical College of America (child care)", "type": "Licensed child care center; Jewish (Chabad)", "ages": "0-13 yrs", "capacity": 165, "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "The Learning Experience", "type": "Licensed child care center (franchise)", "ages": "not listed", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/new_jersey/morristown_nj_childcare" }, { "name": "Shalom Yeladim Nursery School", "type": "Nursery school (listed by childcarecenter.us; details not read)", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/childrens_morristown_nj" }, { "name": "HeadStart Community Program of Morris County, Inc.", "type": "Head Start (listed; details not read)", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/childrens_morristown_nj" }, { "name": "Success for All Family Programs at St. Peter's", "type": "listed provider (details not read)", "src": "https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/childrens_morristown_nj" } ], "colleges": [ { "name": "Rabbinical College of America", "note": "Street address and municipality not verified Described as 'one of the largest Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic yeshivas in the world', located in Morristown", "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_New_Jersey" } ], "privateNearby": [ "Delbarton School", "Morristown-Beard School", "Villa Walsh Academy", "Academy of Saint Elizabeth" ], "collegesNearby": [ "Saint Elizabeth University" ], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": "All of these have Morristown NJ 07960 mailing addresses from Private School Review. Enrollment is as listed there (site label 2026-27). 'municipality_verified' is true only where a source stated 'Morristown' and the address is in the town core. Wikipedia's Morristown article lists Peck, Delbarton, Morristown-Beard and Villa Walsh among 'Morristown' schools, so it does not settle Town vs Township.", "nurseryNote": "Licensed providers with mailing city 'Morristown' (ZIP 07960 includes parts of Morris Township). Name, ages, capacity and license # are from childcarecenter.us (cites NJ DCF Office of Licensing; no data date). Its Morristown page showed page 1 of 25, so the list may be incomplete. Street addresses only where read." }, "dover": { "district": { "name": "Dover Public School District", "grades": "PK-12", "enrollment": 3610, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "13:1", "ela": 37.5, "math": 23.2, "grad": 86.6, "absent": 11.7, "hs": "Dover High School", "note": "Mine Hill Township students in grades 7-12 attend Dover schools under a sending/receiving relationship. Victory Gardens students in grades K-12 attend Dover schools under a consolidation in place since 2010.", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf", "perPupil": 21720, "perPupilLabel": "Total spending per pupil, 2023–24 (NJ School Performance Report)" }, "public": [ { "name": "Academy Street Elementary School", "grades": "PK-6", "enrollment": 509, "ratio": "12.3:1", "perPupil": 15080, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf" }, { "name": "East Dover Elementary School", "grades": "PK-6", "enrollment": 411, "ratio": "10.9:1", "perPupil": 15369, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf" }, { "name": "North Dover Elementary School", "grades": "PK-6", "enrollment": 640, "ratio": "10.5:1", "perPupil": 16289, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf" }, { "name": "Dover Middle School", "grades": "7-8", "enrollment": 481, "ratio": "11.0:1", "perPupil": 15910, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf" }, { "name": "Dover High School", "grades": "9-12", "enrollment": 1143, "ratio": "12.7:1", "perPupil": 12614, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-1110-040.pdf" } ], "private": [], "nursery": [ { "name": "Dover Public Schools full-day pre-K", "type": "Public pre-K", "ages": "Preschool (PK)", "note": "352 full-day PK students in 2023-24, at Academy Street, East Dover and North Dover elementary schools", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-1110.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "HeadStart Community Program of Morris County, Inc. (Dover Site)", "type": "Licensed program; federal Head Start", "capacity": 269, "address": "18 Thompson Avenue, Dover, NJ 07801", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/115300", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-05-21" }, { "name": "Imagine and Learn Childcare Center", "type": "Licensed", "capacity": 28, "address": "15 1/2 McFarlan Street, Dover, NJ 07801", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/115295", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "Dover Child Care Center, Inc. Infant/Toddler and Pre-School", "type": "Licensed child care center", "capacity": 90, "address": "50 N Morris Street, Dover, NJ 07801", "src": "https://daycarescan.com/daycare/nj/dover/dover-child-care-center-inc-infant-toddler-and-pre-school", "year": "DCF list via carelookup 2026; capacity from HIFLD via daycarescan (undated)" } ], "colleges": [], "privateNearby": [], "collegesNearby": [], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": "No operating private or parochial K-12 school was found in Dover Town. Sacred Heart Elementary School (Dover 07801) is listed as closed in 2006.", "nurseryNote": null }, "mount-arlington": { "district": { "name": "Mount Arlington Public School District", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 363, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "8:1", "ela": 65.9, "math": 43.1, "grad": null, "absent": 14, "hs": "Roxbury High School (Roxbury School District, Succasunna)", "note": null, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3410.pdf", "perPupil": 24680, "perPupilLabel": "Total spending per pupil, 2023–24 (NJ School Performance Report)" }, "public": [ { "name": "Edith M. Decker Elementary School", "grades": "PK-2", "enrollment": 133, "address": "446 Howard Blvd, Mount Arlington", "perPupil": 22424, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3410.pdf" }, { "name": "Mount Arlington Public School", "grades": "3-8", "enrollment": 217, "address": "235 Howard Blvd, Mount Arlington", "perPupil": 23654, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3410.pdf" } ], "private": [], "nursery": [ { "name": "Mount Arlington public pre-K (Edith M. Decker Elementary School)", "type": "Public pre-K", "ages": "4 years to 4 years 11 months", "address": "446 Howard Blvd, Mount Arlington", "note": "14 PK students in 2023-24 (10 full day, 4 half day)", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3410.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "AlphaBEST at Mt Arlington PS", "type": "Licensed before/after-school program run at the public school", "address": "235 Howard Blvd, Mt Arlington, NJ 07856", "src": "https://carelookup.net/state/new-jersey/county/morris", "year": "DCF-derived list (carelookup, 2026)" } ], "colleges": [], "privateNearby": [], "collegesNearby": [], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": "No private or parochial K-12 school was found in Mount Arlington.", "nurseryNote": null }, "netcong": { "district": { "name": "Netcong School District", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 296, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "9:1", "ela": 49.1, "math": 37.2, "grad": null, "absent": 8.8, "hs": "Lenape Valley Regional High School, 28 Sparta Road, Stanhope (Sussex County)", "note": null, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3520.pdf" }, "public": [ { "name": "Netcong Elementary School", "grades": "PK-8", "enrollment": 296, "note": "Only school in the district, so district enrollment equals school enrollment", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3520.pdf" } ], "private": [], "nursery": [ { "name": "Netcong public pre-K (Netcong Elementary School)", "type": "Public pre-K", "note": "38 full-day PK students in 2023-24", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3520.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "Stepping Stones Montessori School", "type": "Montessori; licensed child care center", "ages": "6 weeks to 12 years (Winnie); care.com shows price bands for ages 2-11", "address": "17 Maple Ave, Netcong, NJ 07857", "src": "https://winnie.com/netcong-nj/child-care-centers", "year": "2024 (care.com license check)" } ], "colleges": [], "privateNearby": [], "collegesNearby": [], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": "No operating private K-12 school was confirmed in Netcong. A Trulia listing for 'St Michael Elementary School' turned up, but its operating status could not be verified, so it is left out.", "nurseryNote": null }, "mount-olive": { "district": { "name": "Mount Olive Township School District", "grades": "PK-12", "enrollment": 4838, "year": "2023-24", "ratio": "11:1", "ela": 61.6, "math": 48.3, "grad": 94.9, "absent": 9.8, "hs": "Mount Olive High School", "note": null, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf", "perPupil": 21596, "perPupilLabel": "Total spending per pupil, 2023–24 (NJ School Performance Report)" }, "public": [ { "name": "Mount Olive High School", "grades": "9-12", "enrollment": 1495, "perPupil": 20692, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3450-010.pdf" }, { "name": "Mount Olive Middle School", "grades": "6-8", "enrollment": 1139, "perPupil": 19565, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/School-Detail/27-3450-040.pdf" }, { "name": "Chester M. Stephens Elementary School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 696, "address": "99 Sunset Drive, Budd Lake", "perPupil": 17301, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf" }, { "name": "Mountain View Elementary School", "grades": "PK-5", "enrollment": 565, "address": "118 Cloverhill Drive, Flanders", "perPupil": 23873, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf" }, { "name": "Sandshore Rd. Elementary School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 409, "address": "498 Sandshore Rd, Budd Lake", "perPupil": 22829, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf" }, { "name": "Tinc Rd. Elementary School", "grades": "K-5", "enrollment": 449, "address": "24 Tinc Road, Flanders", "perPupil": 22378, "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf" } ], "private": [], "nursery": [ { "name": "Mount Olive public pre-K (Mountain View Elementary School)", "type": "Public pre-K", "note": "149 PK students in 2023-24 (148 half-day, 1 full-day)", "src": "https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/27-3450.pdf", "year": "2023-24" }, { "name": "BRIGHTPATH Budd Lake", "type": "Licensed child care center", "capacity": 103, "address": "30 Old Budd Lake Road, Budd Lake, NJ 07828", "note": "privateschoolreview lists 'Little Learners' (PK-K, 46 students) at the same address", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/115212", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "International Children's Academy", "type": "Licensed child care center", "capacity": 117, "address": "150 Clark Drive, Budd Lake, NJ 07828", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/114829", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center", "type": "Licensed", "capacity": 110, "address": "150 Wolfe Rd, Budd Lake, NJ 07828", "note": "privateschoolreview lists PK-K, 26 students (2026-27 page)", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/114929", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "The Goddard School (Flanders)", "type": "Licensed child care center", "capacity": 120, "address": "244 Rte 206 S, Flanders, NJ 07836", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/114169", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "Bright Horizons at Mt. Olive", "type": "Licensed", "capacity": 153, "address": "101 Route 206 South, Flanders, NJ 07836", "note": "privateschoolreview still lists 'Kiddie Academy of Mt. Olive' at this address", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/115286", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" }, { "name": "Flanders Valley Country Day School", "type": "Licensed", "capacity": 60, "address": "6 Bartley Chester Rd, Flanders, NJ 07836", "src": "https://carelookup.net/facility/nj/114177", "year": "DCF data updated 2026-03-21" } ], "colleges": [], "privateNearby": [], "collegesNearby": [], "vocational": "Morris County School of Technology (Denville, grades 9–12)", "privateNote": "No private or parochial K-12 school was found in Mount Olive (Budd Lake / Flanders). privateschoolreview lists only daycare/preschool entries there, covered under nursery.", "nurseryNote": null } }, "projects": [ { "name": "Parkview Business Center (Accordia industrial campus)", "location": "Lenel Road, north of I-80 Exit 28, directly off US 46 at North Frontage Road", "municipality": "Roxbury Township (adjacent to Mount Arlington / Netcong area)", "nearStation": "mount-arlington", "road": "Rt 46 / I-80", "type": "warehouse/logistics", "size": "503,841 sq ft in two buildings (A: 322,842; B: 180,999) on 106.48 acres", "developer": "Accordia", "status": "under-development", "when": "Approved: Roxbury approval in October; Accordia announced approval Feb 10, 2025", "summary": "Two-building industrial campus approved by Roxbury. Status as of 2025-02-13: approved, groundbreaking targeted for Q3 2025. A later construction status was not found.", "source": "https://njbiz.com/roxbury-clears-500k-square-foot-industrial-campus/", "sourceDate": "2025-02-13" }, { "name": "1879 Route 46 warehouse (ICE purchase)", "location": "1879 Route 46", "municipality": "Roxbury Township (Ledgewood/Landing area)", "nearStation": "mount-arlington", "road": "Rt 46", "type": "warehouse (federal acquisition / proposed change of use)", "size": "474,000 sq ft warehouse", "developer": "Seller: Dalfen Industrial; buyer: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement", "status": "proposed", "when": "Purchase announced February 2026", "summary": "A newly built warehouse bought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for conversion to a detention center. Roxbury Township, which had opposed a detention center by unanimous resolution, said it would challenge the purchase in court. Later coverage describes a continuing dispute; check current reporting.", "source": "https://www.townshipjournal.com/news/local-news/after-days-of-confusion-roxbury-officials-say-ice-bought-warehouse-XC5598660", "sourceDate": "2026-02-24" }, { "name": "NJDOT Route 10, Route 46 to Hillside Avenue (CR 619) pavement reconstruction", "location": "Route 10 mileposts 0.1/0.41 to 0.93, from the Ledgewood Circle (Rt 46) east to Hillside Ave", "municipality": "Roxbury Township (Ledgewood)", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Rt 10", "type": "road project", "size": "~0.5–0.8 mi; $6.1M construction (STBGP-Flex)", "developer": "NJDOT (DBNUM 23386)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Funding: construction programmed in FY2026–2035 STIP", "summary": "Pavement reconstruction to improve condition, ride quality and structural capacity. Programmed for construction; start date not confirmed.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stip2635/sec3/pdf/routes/rt10.pdf", "sourceDate": "FY2026–2035 STIP (document undated)" }, { "name": "NJDOT Route 10, Hillside Ave (CR 619) to Mt. Pleasant Tpk (CR 665)", "location": "Route 10 mileposts 0.93–7.20", "municipality": "Roxbury Township and Randolph Township", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Rt 10", "type": "road project", "size": "~6.3 mi; $28.9M construction (NHPP)", "developer": "NJDOT (DBNUM 11339)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Funding: construction programmed in FY2026–2035 STIP", "summary": "Pavement reconstruction and resurfacing, concrete rehabilitation, scour reduction at the Indian Brook culvert, and intersection changes for traffic flow.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stip2635/sec3/pdf/routes/rt10.pdf", "sourceDate": "FY2026–2035 STIP (document undated)" }, { "name": "WoodBrook at Randolph", "location": "8000 Crescent Circle, off Route 10 just west of Dover Chester Road", "municipality": "Randolph Township (adjacent to Dover)", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Rt 10", "type": "apartments", "size": "199 units (97 mid-rise flats + 102 townhome-style)", "developer": "Woodmont Properties and Canoe Brook Development", "status": "built", "when": "Opened April 2026", "summary": "Rental community off Route 10. It opened in April 2026, and NJBIZ reported it nearly 80% leased.", "source": "https://njbiz.com/199-unit-luxury-apartments-randolph-80-percent-leased/", "sourceDate": "2026-04-15" }, { "name": "NJDOT Route 46, Pequannock Street to CR 513 (West Main Street) safety improvements", "location": "US 46 mileposts 38.26–39.85", "municipality": "Dover (Town) and Rockaway Township", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Rt 46", "type": "road project", "size": "~1.6 mi; $13.6M construction (HSIP-VRUS)", "developer": "NJDOT (DBNUM 16318)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Funding: construction programmed in FY2026–2035 STIP", "summary": "Safety improvements along Route 46 through Dover. The funding source (HSIP-VRUS) targets vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stip2635/sec3/pdf/counties/morris.pdf", "sourceDate": "FY2026–2035 STIP (document undated)" }, { "name": "NJDOT Route 80/Route 15 Interchange", "location": "I-80 mileposts 33.04–34.07; Route 15 mileposts 1.53–2.95 (Exit 34)", "municipality": "Wharton Borough and Rockaway Township (adjacent to Dover)", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "I-80", "type": "road project (interchange)", "size": "$159.5M construction; part of a $100–500M project", "developer": "NJDOT (DBNUM 93139)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Funding: construction programmed in FY2026–2035 STIP", "summary": "Adds the missing Route 15 to I-80 ramp and improves ramps, merges, weaving and an intersection to reduce congestion and improve safety. The construction start date was not confirmed.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stip2635/sec3/pdf/counties/morris.pdf", "sourceDate": "FY2026–2035 STIP (document undated)" }, { "name": "I-80 Wharton sinkhole / abandoned-mine repairs", "location": "I-80 in Wharton near Exit 34 (Route 15)", "municipality": "Wharton Borough (adjacent to Dover)", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "I-80", "type": "road project (emergency repair)", "size": "Both directions; cost not stated in source", "developer": "NJDOT", "status": "built", "when": "Sinkholes opened: December 2024 (eastbound shoulder); March 2025 (median); Westbound reopened: June 14, 2025", "summary": "Emergency stabilization of I-80 over an abandoned mine shaft after sinkholes caused months of closures and detours through the Dover/Wharton area. All lanes reopened June 21, 2025.", "source": "https://abc7ny.com/post/80-sinkhole-repairs-complete-wharton-nj-reopened-traffic/16808800/", "sourceDate": "2025-06-21" }, { "name": "Mt. Arlington Town Center / Station Square Orchards (residential addition)", "location": "181 Howard Boulevard (also 111 Howard Blvd parcel), adjacent to I-80 Exit 30, walking distance to Mount Arlington station", "municipality": "Mount Arlington", "nearStation": "mount-arlington", "road": "I-80 / station area", "type": "apartments + retail", "size": "80 units in two 5-story buildings next to ~38,000 sq ft retail (NYREJ); the leasing brochure says 84 units (47 Phase I + 37 Phase II) and 42,554 sq ft of retail", "developer": "Not named (G.S. Wilcox client); redevelopment agreement transferring to Mt. Arlington Town Center (Nov 2025)", "status": "under-development", "when": "Redevelopment plan: Ord 02-2021 (Mar 2, 2021); Amended site plan: LUB Res 24-002, Feb 28, 2024", "summary": "Apartments being added to the shopping center at I-80 Exit 30, beside the Mount Arlington NJ Transit station. A construction loan closed in Sept 2026.", "source": "https://nyrej.com/print/58629", "sourceDate": "2026-09-08" }, { "name": "Naughright & Sand Shore Road Highlands Redevelopment Area", "location": "US 46 at Sand Shore Rd / Naughright Rd (Block 8300 Lots 5–11.01; Block 8100 Lot 38; Block 8400 Lot 1)", "municipality": "Mount Olive Township (Budd Lake)", "nearStation": "mount-olive", "road": "Rt 46", "type": "redevelopment plan (warehouse/flex + retail expansion)", "size": "47.61-acre redevelopment area", "developer": "Not named (end user unknown)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Highlands Council approval October 16, 2025", "summary": "The NJ Highlands Council approved a Highlands Redevelopment Area designation on Route 46, with conditions. No site plan has been approved.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/njhighlands/about/calendar/2025/10_october/2025_22.pdf", "sourceDate": "2025-10-16" }, { "name": "Continental Crossing (Mount Olive Grove)", "location": "Continental Drive, near the Netcong–Stanhope border and the International Trade Center (I-80/US 206 area)", "municipality": "Mount Olive Township", "nearStation": "mount-olive", "road": "I-80 area (Continental Dr)", "type": "apartments/affordable housing", "size": "478 units (378 market, 100 affordable), reduced from 494", "developer": "Mount Olive Venture SPE, LLC", "status": "under-development", "when": "Phase 1 approved 2023 and under construction; Phases 2–4 approved September 2026", "summary": "Multi-phase residential project near Netcong. Phase 1 is under construction; the Planning Board approved updated plans for Phases 2–4.", "source": "https://jerseydigs.com/?p=101009", "sourceDate": "2026-10-23" }, { "name": "Mountain View at Netcong (St. Michael's site)", "location": "Block 26, Lot 6 and part of Lot 10", "municipality": "Netcong", "nearStation": "netcong", "road": "In town, off corridor", "type": "townhouses + senior affordable", "size": "76 units (64 market-rate townhouses + 12 senior affordable rentals)", "developer": "Not named", "status": "under-development", "when": "Redevelopment plan: Aug 2023; Approved: 2024", "summary": "Approved inclusionary redevelopment listed in Netcong's 4th-round housing plan. Construction status was not stated.", "source": "https://netcong.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Netcong-HEFSP_June-2025.pdf", "sourceDate": "2025-06" }, { "name": "Block 15 Redevelopment (Main St / Maple Ave)", "location": "East side of Main Street, north side of Maple Avenue (Block 15, Lots 29–33), within the 1/2-mile Transit Village area", "municipality": "Netcong", "nearStation": "netcong", "road": "Station area", "type": "mixed-use apartments", "size": "Up to 50 units (8 affordable family rentals) with ground-floor commercial", "developer": "Not named", "status": "under-development", "when": "Approved: 2024", "summary": "Approved downtown mixed-use redevelopment in Netcong's transit-village area. Construction status as of 2025-06 was not stated.", "source": "https://netcong.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Netcong-HEFSP_June-2025.pdf", "sourceDate": "2025-06" }, { "name": "Netcong Station Area Redevelopment Plan (amendment planned)", "location": "Portions of Block 19 bounded by Flanders Rd, Bank St, Main St and Route 46, adjacent to the NJ Transit station", "municipality": "Netcong", "nearStation": "netcong", "road": "Station area (fronts Rt 46)", "type": "redevelopment plan", "size": "Not specified (2016 amendment anticipated 25 affordable units, not built)", "developer": "None", "status": "proposed", "when": "Prior amendment: 2016; Planned amendment: per the 4th-round housing plan (June 2025); not yet adopted", "summary": "The borough plans to amend the station-area redevelopment plan to make it viable. No approved project as of June 2025.", "source": "https://netcong.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Netcong-HEFSP_June-2025.pdf", "sourceDate": "2025-06" }, { "name": "Meridia Dover 63 (Bassett Highway)", "location": "63–105 Bassett Highway (also cited as 71 / 90 Bassett Hwy), Block 1201 Lot 6, beside the Rockaway River and Dover Sportsplex", "municipality": "Dover", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Station area (downtown edge)", "type": "apartments + retail", "size": "640 units in three phases", "developer": "Meridia Dover 63 Urban Renewal, LLC (Capodagli Property Co.)", "status": "under-development", "when": "Planning Board hearings Feb–Apr 2026; approval reported July 15, 2026", "summary": "A three-phase, 640-unit apartment complex on Bassett Highway. WRNJ reported its approval on July 15, 2026.", "source": "https://wrnjradio.com/luxury-apartment-retail-development-approved-for-downtown-dover/", "sourceDate": "2026-07-15" }, { "name": "80East", "location": "80 East McFarlan St. at Passaic St., downtown Dover, within walking distance of the train station", "municipality": "Dover", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments", "size": "90 units (9 affordable)", "developer": "Crossroads Cos. and CrownPoint Group", "status": "built", "when": "Groundbreaking: Oct 2023; Completed: Announced July 2026", "summary": "Six-story rental building on a long-vacant downtown site, completed and welcoming residents by July 2026.", "source": "https://morrisfocus.com/2026/07/29/90-unit-apartment-building-transforms-long-vacant-dover-site/", "sourceDate": "2026-07-29" }, { "name": "NJ Transit / Lot B / Lot C Redevelopment Plan", "location": "Downtown Dover: Block 510 Lot 6 (NJ Transit yard), Block 1213 Lots 2 & 4, Block 1219 Lots 4–6 (Lot C), Block 1803 Lot 11 (Lot B), Block 1804 Lot 13", "municipality": "Dover", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Station area", "type": "redevelopment plan (TOD)", "size": "Up to 155 units/acre; minimum 38 affordable units (13 Lot B, 13 Lot C, 12 NJT yard)", "developer": "None designated", "status": "proposed", "when": "Study resolution: Res. 124-2025 (Apr 22, 2025); Plan version: Oct 27, 2025", "summary": "Transit-oriented redevelopment plan for NJ Transit and municipal parking lots. It permits multifamily, retail, restaurants and offices with a 0.8 space/unit parking minimum. A redeveloper must be designated before any site plan.", "source": "https://www.dover.nj.us/documents/RDP%20Town%20of%20Dover%20-%20NJ%20Transit%20Lot%20B%20Lot%20C%20Redevelopment%20Plan%20-%202025-10-27%20(new%20AH%20unit%20distribution).pdf", "sourceDate": "2025-10-27" }, { "name": "Towpath Square Redevelopment Plan", "location": "Block 1205 Lots 1, 2, 10–13; Block 1206 Lot 16 (incl. 17–19 W. Blackwell St / 7–9 N. Warren St), downtown Dover", "municipality": "Dover", "nearStation": "dover", "road": "Station area", "type": "redevelopment plan", "size": "Not stated", "developer": "Not stated", "status": "proposed", "when": "Planning Board review: Aug 20, 2026", "summary": "Two downtown redevelopment plans on the Dover Planning Board's Aug 20, 2026 agenda. Details were not published on the agenda.", "source": "https://www.dover.nj.us/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18878", "sourceDate": "2026-08-20" }, { "name": "Morristown Station (One Lackawanna Place)", "location": "1 Lackawanna Place, triangular lot between Lumber St, Lackawanna Pl and Lafayette Ave, just east of the train station", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments + retail", "size": "89 units (13 affordable), about 5,111 sq ft of retail", "developer": "Lackawanna Place Morristown Urban Renewal LLC (Bijou Properties per ROI-NJ)", "status": "under-development", "when": "Approved January 2025; financing January 2026", "summary": "Apartments at the Morristown station, ending a dispute of nearly two decades. A $40 million construction loan closed in January 2026; a groundbreaking date was not confirmed.", "source": "https://njbiz.com/morristown-station-tod-40m-construction-loan/", "sourceDate": "2026-01-07" }, { "name": "The Metro (22 Lafayette Avenue)", "location": "22 Lafayette Avenue (former Staples strip mall), near the train station", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments + extended-stay", "size": "126 rental units; ROI-NJ also mentions 100 extended-stay units (unclear if included)", "developer": "Morristown Associates", "status": "under-development", "when": "Approved: January 2025", "summary": "Mixed-use project approved by the Planning Board with One Lackawanna Place. Status as of 2025-01-28: approved.", "source": "https://www.roi-nj.com/2025/01/28/real_estate_development/two-large-mixed-use-developments-approved-for-morristown/", "sourceDate": "2025-01-28" }, { "name": "NJ Transit Morristown station joint development (two parcels)", "location": "Two NJ Transit parcels adjacent to Morristown station", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area", "type": "TOD (office/residential/retail/parking)", "size": "Not specified", "developer": "V Fee Lafayette Realty, LLC", "status": "proposed", "when": "Exclusive negotiating agreement: October 2026", "summary": "NJ Transit signed an exclusive negotiating agreement. Potential uses are Class A office, multifamily, ground-floor retail and parking. Pre-development due diligence is underway.", "source": "https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-continues-advance-land-plan-and-governors-housing-strategy-transit", "sourceDate": "2026-11-05" }, { "name": "M Lofts (Spring Street)", "location": "35 Spring St. (Spring Street tract between M Station and Bethel A.M.E. Church)", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments", "size": "150 units (30 affordable); $78.3 million", "developer": "SJP Properties and Scotto Properties", "status": "under-development", "when": "Approved October 2025", "summary": "Final phase of the M Station / Spring Street redevelopment, approved in October 2025. A groundbreaking date was not confirmed.", "source": "https://sjpproperties.com/news/morristown-oks-78-million-m-lofts-project/", "sourceDate": "2025-10-24" }, { "name": "M Station West (Sanofi U.S. flagship office)", "location": "Morris Street (reported as 100 Morris Ave/St), between the train station and the Morristown Green", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area", "type": "office", "size": "260,000 sq ft; $130M; ~2,000 employees relocated from Bridgewater", "developer": "SJP Properties and Scotto Properties", "status": "built", "when": "Opened May 22, 2025", "summary": "Phase 2 of M Station opened as Sanofi's U.S. flagship office in May 2025.", "source": "https://njbiz.com/sanofi-130m-morristown-flagship/", "sourceDate": "2025-05-23" }, { "name": "North Park Place / Washington Street redevelopment (SJP)", "location": "~3 acres, 11 lots on North Park Place and Washington St (incl. former Century 21 bldg at N. Park Pl & Speedwell Ave), plus 2–10 Washington St", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area (downtown)", "type": "mixed-use (apartments/office/retail)", "size": "~214 units total (~160 + ~54); 100,000–120,000 sq ft office", "developer": "SJP Morristown Green LLC (conditional redeveloper)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Conditional designation: Aug 18, 2026 (90-day exclusive negotiation)", "summary": "Council conditionally designated SJP to redevelop properties along the Green.", "source": "https://sjpproperties.com/news/morristown-conditionally-selects-sjp-for-two-major-redevelopments-near-the-green/", "sourceDate": "2026-08-19" }, { "name": "Speedwell Avenue redevelopment, Phase 3 (settlement)", "location": "Speedwell Avenue from Speedwell to Clinton Place", "municipality": "Morristown", "nearStation": "morristown", "road": "Station area (downtown)", "type": "apartments + retail", "size": "70 units (11 affordable), up to 8,800 sq ft retail, 88 parking spaces", "developer": "Paul Marshall or designee (Speedwell LLC / Speedwell Associates LP)", "status": "proposed", "when": "Lawsuit filed: 2021; Settlement approved: Late Jan 2026", "summary": "A court-approved settlement requires the town to amend the Speedwell redevelopment plan to allow this project.", "source": "https://morristowngreen.com/2026/01/30/settlement-ends-years-long-speedwell-redevelopment-battle-in-morristown/", "sourceDate": "2026-01-30" }, { "name": "The Forum at Madison", "location": "Madison (street address not stated in sources); described as within walking distance of downtown", "municipality": "Madison Borough", "nearStation": "madison", "road": "Station area (downtown vicinity)", "type": "affordable housing", "size": "44 affordable family units (Passive House / Zero Energy Ready)", "developer": "RPM Development Group with Madison Housing Authority", "status": "built", "when": "Ribbon cutting: May 28, 2025", "summary": "All-affordable family rental building (Passive House / Zero Energy Ready). Ribbon cutting in May 2025.", "source": "https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/Commissioners-Join-Ribbon-Cutting-Ceremony-for-The-Forum-at-Madison", "sourceDate": "2025-05-30" }, { "name": "Madison Mall Apartments (Madison Mall on Main) expansion", "location": "286–296 Main St, downtown Madison, near the train station", "municipality": "Madison Borough", "nearStation": "madison", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments", "size": "+40 units (64 existing; 104 total), at least 10 affordable per 2022 approval", "developer": "Madison Mall Apartments, LLC", "status": "built", "when": "Approved: June 2022; Completed: listed as completed in the Mar 3, 2026 housing plan; leasing Feb 2026", "summary": "Downtown apartment expansion. Madison's Round 4 plan lists it as completed. Exact opening date not stated.", "source": "https://library.njcourts.gov/files/civil/affordable-housing/morris/madison-boro/20260303MadisonAmended4thRoundHEFSPAdopted.pdf?VersionId=ISFZUH7uUi2f2l2FGR15Td2Lb_HHaVIR", "sourceDate": "2026-03-03" }, { "name": "31–33 Kings Road rezoning (Round 4 site)", "location": "31–33 Kings Road, Block 2801 Lots 1 & 2, ~750 ft from Madison NJ Transit station", "municipality": "Madison Borough", "nearStation": "madison", "road": "Station area", "type": "apartments (rezoning)", "size": "13 units (3 affordable) at up to 18 du/acre", "developer": "Not named", "status": "proposed", "when": "In adopted housing plan: Mar 3, 2026", "summary": "Proposed multifamily rezoning near the station in Madison's adopted Round 4 housing plan.", "source": "https://library.njcourts.gov/files/civil/affordable-housing/morris/madison-boro/20260303MadisonAmended4thRoundHEFSPAdopted.pdf?VersionId=ISFZUH7uUi2f2l2FGR15Td2Lb_HHaVIR", "sourceDate": "2026-03-03" }, { "name": "1 Giralda Farms residential conversion", "location": "1 Giralda Farms (Block 3303 Lot 2, 24.2 acres), Madison Ave corridor", "municipality": "Madison Borough", "nearStation": "madison", "road": "In town, off corridor", "type": "apartments/affordable (office-to-residential)", "size": "281 units (planning board approval); housing plan credits 52 affordable/supportive units at 1 Giralda", "developer": "Not stated in sources", "status": "under-development", "when": "Planning Board approval: Nov 3, 2025", "summary": "Former corporate office campus approved for housing. It is listed for context because it is outside the station area.", "source": "https://groundnews.lakegeneva.lib.wi.us/article/madison-planning-board-approves-281-units-at-giralda-farms-calls-outcome-a-compromise", "sourceDate": "2025-11-04 (original: New Jersey Hills)" }, { "name": "River Road Gateway I & II Redevelopment Plan (draft)", "location": "River Road / Watchung Ave area south of The Ivy (2 River Road)", "municipality": "Chatham Borough", "nearStation": "chatham", "road": "Station area (River Rd district)", "type": "redevelopment plan", "size": "Not stated in fetched materials", "developer": "Not named", "status": "proposed", "when": "Visioning workshop: June 27, 2024; Draft plan: April 2026; revised draft posted June 1, 2026", "summary": "Draft redevelopment plan filed with Chatham's 4th-round affordable housing ordinances. The plan contents could not be retrieved, so units are unknown.", "source": "https://chathamborough.org/government/news/820-june-1-2026-revised-draft-river-road-gateway-i-ii-redevelopment-plan-may-2026-v2", "sourceDate": "2026-06-01" }, { "name": "311 Main Street inclusionary townhouses", "location": "311 Main Street (Block 85 Lot 9), center of downtown, NJ Transit rail line to the south", "municipality": "Chatham Borough", "nearStation": "chatham", "road": "Station area", "type": "townhouses", "size": "9 townhouses (1 affordable + in-lieu payment)", "developer": "Not named", "status": "proposed", "when": "In adopted housing plan: June 18, 2025 (Planning Board); June 23, 2025 (Council endorsement)", "summary": "Proposed downtown inclusionary site in Chatham Borough's 4th-round housing plan.", "source": "https://www.chathamborough.org/forms-documents/forms/affordable-housing/2985-25-06-18-chathamboro-4throundhefsp-adoptedfinal/file", "sourceDate": "2025-06-18" }, { "name": "Business-Affordable Housing Overlay (B-AHO)", "location": "Block 49 Lots 1–3; Block 129 Lots 1, 3, 4 (B-3/B-5 business zones with office uses)", "municipality": "Chatham Borough", "nearStation": "chatham", "road": "In town, off corridor", "type": "zoning overlay (apartments)", "size": "Up to 206 units (41 affordable) on 9.7 acres at 21.1 du/acre", "developer": "None", "status": "proposed", "when": "In adopted housing plan: June 18, 2025", "summary": "Proposed overlay zoning in Chatham's 4th-round plan. Distance to the station was not stated.", "source": "https://www.chathamborough.org/forms-documents/forms/affordable-housing/2985-25-06-18-chathamboro-4throundhefsp-adoptedfinal/file", "sourceDate": "2025-06-18" }, { "name": "61 Rooney Road (former Our Lady of the Lake School) redevelopment", "location": "61 Rooney Road, Block 17 Lot 18", "municipality": "Mount Arlington", "nearStation": "mount-arlington", "road": "In town, off corridor", "type": "redevelopment (use not stated on borough page)", "size": "Not stated", "developer": "Alfa Investments", "status": "under-development", "when": "Redevelopment plan: Ord 04-2023 (Jul 11, 2023); Land Use Board approval: Res 24-003", "summary": "Borough-designated redevelopment of a former parochial school. A PILOT/financial agreement was approved in Dec 2025. The use and unit count were not published on the borough page.", "source": "https://mountarlingtonnj.org/redevelopments/", "sourceDate": "2025-12-16" } ], "stories": { "chatham": { "identity": "A Passaic River crossing that renamed itself in 1773 for a British champion of colonial rights.", "incorporated": 1897, "area": 2.34, "facts": [ { "text": "In 1906 The New York Times reported that Chatham planned to raise its crosswalks five inches above the road to slow automobiles, saying \"Chatham is the first place to put it in practice.\" It is cited as one of the earliest recorded uses of a speed bump.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedbump" }, { "text": "The settlement was called John Day's Bridge until 1773, when it was renamed for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a British advocate for the colonists' rights.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "In 1779 Shepard Kollock set up a printing press in Chatham; his New Jersey Journal was the third newspaper published in New Jersey.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "In 1781 French General Rochambeau built a large bakery in Chatham, which helped mislead the British about his plans while his troops marched toward Yorktown.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "George Washington wrote 17 letters while staying at a homestead in Chatham.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The town's name for its annual festival, Fishawack, comes from the Lenni Lenape name for the Passaic River, which runs along the borough's eastern edge.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Europeans first settled the area in 1710, and the community grew up around a shallow crossing of the Passaic River.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "5 in.", "label": "Height Chatham planned to raise its crosswalks in 1906 to stop speeding", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedbump" }, { "value": "9,212", "label": "Residents, 2020 Census", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Borough,_New_Jersey" } ] }, "madison": { "identity": "The Rose City: a former rose-growing center that once sent tens of thousands of blooms to New York by early-morning train.", "incorporated": 1889, "area": 4.32, "facts": [ { "text": "Madison was originally called Bottle Hill. In 1832, 420 of the village's 500 residents belonged to the Madison Total Abstinence Society, and many found the old name offensive, so it was changed in 1834.", "source": "https://madisonnjhistoricalsociety.org/madison-history" }, { "text": "The first name proposed to replace Bottle Hill, at an April 2, 1834 meeting, was \"Jefferson\"; it was dropped because another New Jersey post office already had it, and \"Madison\" passed narrowly on August 30, 1834.", "source": "https://madisonnjhistoricalsociety.org/madison-history" }, { "text": "On March 1, 1889, the Madison Eagle reported that 40,000 to 50,000 roses a day were going into New York City on the early-morning train.", "source": "https://njskylands.com/history-madison-roses" }, { "text": "Madison's rose industry peaked in 1950, when one million rose plants were growing in and around the town.", "source": "https://njskylands.com/history-madison-roses" }, { "text": "After buying the Slaughter greenhouses in 1908, Joseph F. Ruzicka turned twelve miles of steam pipes into planting tables for 165,000 rose bushes.", "source": "https://njskylands.com/history-madison-roses" }, { "text": "Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge commissioned the Hartley Dodge Memorial, Madison's municipal building, in 1927 in honor of her son; it was finished in 1932.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The name of the Florham estate, now Fairleigh Dickinson University's campus, combines the first names of Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Giralda Farms, an office development on the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate, must keep 85% of its land undeveloped, with almost all parking underground.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_New_Jersey" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "1,000,000", "label": "Rose plants growing in and around Madison in the peak year of 1950", "source": "https://njskylands.com/history-madison-roses" }, { "value": "420 of 500", "label": "Residents in the temperance society in 1832, two years before Bottle Hill became Madison", "source": "https://madisonnjhistoricalsociety.org/madison-history" } ] }, "morristown": { "identity": "The place where the electromagnetic telegraph was first shown to the public, and home of the nation's first national historical park.", "incorporated": 1865, "area": 3.01, "facts": [ { "text": "Morristown National Historical Park was created by legislation President Herbert Hoover signed on March 2, 1933. It was the nation's first national historical park.", "source": "https://www.nps.gov/morr/learn/news/morristown-celebrates-90-years.htm" }, { "text": "Washington's army spent the \"hard winter\" of 1779–80 encamped at Jockey Hollow, and that winter remains the coldest on record for New Jersey.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_National_Historical_Park" }, { "text": "The first public demonstration of the Morse electromagnetic telegraph took place at Speedwell Ironworks on January 11, 1838; the site became a National Historic Landmark in 1974.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwell_Ironworks" }, { "text": "Speedwell Ironworks provided most of the machinery for the SS Savannah.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwell_Ironworks" }, { "text": "By 1896 an estimated 54 millionaires lived in the Morristown area, and by 1902 there were at least 91.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The Seeing Eye was incorporated on January 29, 1929, moved to New Jersey in 1931, and has made more than 18,000 guide-dog matches; it keeps a training center in downtown Morristown.", "source": "https://seeingeye.org/about-us/our-history/" }, { "text": "Morristown Medical Center, with 5,500 employees, is the town's largest employer.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_New_Jersey" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "1,711 acres", "label": "Morristown National Historical Park, the first national historical park in the U.S.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_National_Historical_Park" }, { "value": "20,180", "label": "Residents in 2020, the town's highest census count ever", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_New_Jersey" } ] }, "dover": { "identity": "An iron and canal town where the Army's Picatinny Arsenal began as the 'Dover Powder Depot,' and where the overhead wires end; trains west of Dover run on diesel.", "incorporated": 1869, "area": 2.68, "facts": [ { "text": "On September 6, 1880, the War Department established the Dover Powder Depot; four days later it was renamed Picatinny Powder Depot, today's Picatinny Arsenal.", "source": "https://home.army.mil/picatinny/about/history" }, { "text": "Iron ore at the nearby Dickerson Mine was so plentiful it could be collected off the ground. John Jackson's Dover forge made it into bars for Paterson, until the British Iron Act bankrupted him in 1753.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" }, { "text": "Dover was a port on the Morris Canal. The canal's boat basin was filled in and is now JFK Memorial Commons Park.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" }, { "text": "On June 12, 1905, a Central Railroad of New Jersey train crashed into a canal boat passing through Lock 7 East in Dover; no one was injured.", "source": "https://canalsocietynj.org/morris-canal/" }, { "text": "Dover's train station, designed by Frank J. Nies and opened in 1901, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980. It sits where the line's electric service ends.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "text": "In 2020, 77.0% of Dover residents were Hispanic or Latino, up from 25% in 1980. In 2000, 11.27% identified as Colombian American, the second-highest share of any U.S. municipality.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" }, { "text": "Hurd Park was donated in 1911 by John Hurd and holds a 1922 \"Spirit of the American Doughboy\" statue.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" }, { "text": "Metallica played their first New Jersey show at Showplace in Dover on April 16, 1983.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "77.0%", "label": "Share of residents who are Hispanic or Latino in the 2020 Census, up from 25% in 1980", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" }, { "value": "52", "label": "Contributing buildings in the Blackwell Street Historic District", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_(NJ)" } ] }, "mount-arlington": { "identity": "A Lake Hopatcong resort borough, incorporated in 1890 after a grand hotel drew summer residents.", "incorporated": 1890, "area": 2.14, "facts": [ { "text": "Work on the Hotel Breslin began in 1886, designed by architect Frank Furness. It grew to 300 rooms with running water in every room, elevators, steam heat and electricity, which was a first for the lake.", "source": "https://morriscountyhistory.org/five-star-history/" }, { "text": "Summer homes built around the Breslin, including one for stage star Lotta Crabtree, led to calls for Mount Arlington to incorporate as its own borough in 1890. The hotel was renamed the Alamac in 1918 and destroyed by fire in 1948.", "source": "https://morriscountyhistory.org/five-star-history/" }, { "text": "Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, with more than 50 miles of shoreline, and is shared by four municipalities including Mount Arlington.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Hopatcong" }, { "text": "By around 1900, more than 35 hotels had been built on Lake Hopatcong.", "source": "https://morriscountyhistory.org/taking-the-waters-a-brief-history-of-lake-hopatcongs-resort-past/" }, { "text": "Bertrand Island Amusement Park in Mount Arlington opened in 1910 and closed in 1983, and its land became townhouses in 2001. A 1985 film with Jeff Daniels and Mia Farrow shot a scene at the entrance to its Wildcat wooden roller coaster.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Island_Amusement_Park" }, { "text": "In winter, more than a thousand men worked the ice harvest on Lake Hopatcong; the Mountain Ice Company took its last harvest in 1934.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Hopatcong" }, { "text": "The Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club was founded in 1905 on Bertrand Island. Its Adirondack-style clubhouse, completed in 1910, was added to the National and New Jersey historic registers in 1999.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arlington,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The borough is named for Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arlington,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Mount Arlington station began service on January 21, 2008, with nearly 300 parking spaces at the Howard Boulevard interchange of I-80.", "source": "https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-celebrates-opening-new-mount-arlington-station" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "23.3%", "label": "Share of the borough's area that is water", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arlington,_New_Jersey" }, { "value": "35+", "label": "Hotels built on Lake Hopatcong by around 1900", "source": "https://morriscountyhistory.org/taking-the-waters-a-brief-history-of-lake-hopatcongs-resort-past/" } ] }, "netcong": { "identity": "A one-square-mile railroad borough named for the Musconetcong River, and for years the end of the line.", "incorporated": 1894, "area": 0.84, "facts": [ { "text": "Netcong takes its name from the Musconetcong River, a Lenape name; one meaning given is \"clear stream place.\" The village was first called South Stanhope, and the post office adopted \"Netcong\" in 1889.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Netcong was the end of the line until late 1994.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "text": "The current Netcong station was rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 using bricks from nearby Port Murray. The first station there opened on January 16, 1854.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong_station" }, { "text": "Less than one-tenth of a mile of Interstate 80 runs through Netcong, yet NJDOT uses \"Netcong\" as a control city on highway signs as far away as the George Washington Bridge.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "AT&T built an underground facility in a 47-foot-deep hole in Netcong, designed to withstand a nuclear attack and keep operating for as long as three weeks.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "In 1950, Netcong's John Giannantonio set national high school records, including 754 rushing yards in one game against Mountain Lakes, which still stood as of 2016.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The Musconetcong River was dammed at Stanhope in 1845 to make a water supply for the Morris Canal. The result, first called Stanhope Reservoir, is now Lake Musconetcong.", "source": "https://canalsocietynj.org/morris-canal/" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "754", "label": "Rushing yards in one game by Netcong's John Giannantonio in 1950, a national high school record", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" }, { "value": "0.96 sq mi", "label": "Total area, the smallest of the seven towns", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong,_New_Jersey" } ] }, "mount-olive": { "identity": "The largest of the seven towns by area, home to New Jersey's largest naturally formed lake and the source of the Raritan's South Branch.", "incorporated": 1871, "area": 29.62, "facts": [ { "text": "Budd Lake, at 374 acres, is described by the New Jersey Natural Lands Trust as New Jersey's largest naturally formed lake.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Lake,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Budd Lake was once called Hattacawanna Lake. It takes its current name from John Budd, who acquired 1,300 acres in the area in 1714.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Lake,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Budd Lake is a glacial lake at 933 feet elevation and is the headwaters of the South Branch of the Raritan River.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Lake,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The township is named for Benjamin Olive, who donated land for churches built in the area.", "source": "https://wikiwand.com/en/articles/Mount_Olive,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "The International Trade Center, a former BASF site until 2004, is a foreign trade zone and houses facilities of companies including Bosal USA, Vistar and Robertet.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Trade_Center_(New_Jersey)" }, { "text": "Turkey Brook Park covers 267 acres and had its grand opening on July 19, 2003.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Brook_Park" }, { "text": "The Pax Amicus Castle Theatre on Budd Lake was built in 1970 to look like a medieval castle.", "source": "https://wikiwand.com/en/articles/Mount_Olive,_New_Jersey" }, { "text": "Vasa Park was established in 1936 on a former 126-acre farm. Mount Olive Academy dates to 1837, and the Mount Olive Baptist Meeting House to 1855.", "source": "https://wikiwand.com/en/articles/Mount_Olive,_New_Jersey" } ], "numbers": [ { "value": "31.24 sq mi", "label": "Total area, larger than the other six towns combined", "source": "https://wikiwand.com/en/articles/Mount_Olive,_New_Jersey" }, { "value": "374 acres", "label": "Budd Lake, New Jersey's largest naturally formed lake", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Lake,_New_Jersey" } ] } }, "history": [ { "year": "1835", "event": "The Morris and Essex Railroad is chartered on January 29, 1835.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "year": "1836", "event": "The first section, Newark to Orange, opens on November 19, 1836. Horses pull the cars until 1837.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1837", "event": "The first passenger train reaches Chatham and Madison on September 17, 1837. Regular service starts September 28.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1838", "event": "The line reaches Morristown on January 1, 1838.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "year": "1848", "event": "The first train reaches Dover on July 31, 1848.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1854", "event": "The extension to Hackettstown opens on January 16, 1854, with stations at Drakesville, South Stanhope (now Netcong) and Waterloo.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "year": "1863", "event": "Trains reach Jersey City through the Erie’s Long Dock Tunnel; regular service begins October 14, 1863.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1868", "event": "The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western leases the Morris and Essex in 1868 and buys it outright in 1945.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_%26_Essex_Lines" }, { "year": "1876", "event": "The Morris and Essex opens its own tunnel to a new Hoboken waterfront terminal.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1901", "event": "Dover’s new station opens on November 1, 1901.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1903", "event": "Netcong’s brick station is completed on June 14, 1903, during the Stanhope Cut-Off project.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcong_station" }, { "year": "1907", "event": "The current Hoboken Terminal is completed, replacing a terminal that burned on August 7, 1905.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1911", "event": "The Lackawanna Cut-Off is built from 1908 to 1911: 28.5 miles from Port Morris to the Delaware Water Gap line.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1913", "event": "Morristown’s station, designed by Frank J. Nies, opens on November 3, 1913.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_station" }, { "year": "1914", "event": "Chatham’s rebuilt, elevated station is completed on June 19, 1914.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1916", "event": "Madison’s station, also by Frank J. Nies, is completed in April 1916.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1930", "event": "Thomas Edison is at the controls of the first electric train on September 3, 1930. Regular electric service to Morristown starts December 18.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1931", "event": "Electric service reaches Dover on January 22, 1931.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_station_(NJ_Transit)" }, { "year": "1942", "event": "Mount Arlington’s passenger station closes on November 8, 1942, merged with Lake Hopatcong.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arlington_station" }, { "year": "1960", "event": "Waterloo station, in today’s Mount Olive, closes on April 24, 1960.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olive_station" }, { "year": "1970", "event": "Passenger trains on the Lackawanna Cut-Off beyond Lake Hopatcong end.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "year": "1979", "event": "The Lackawanna Cut-Off goes out of service in April 1979. Its rails are removed in 1984.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1980", "event": "Morristown’s and Dover’s stations are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.", "source": "https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/MORRIS.pdf" }, { "year": "1984", "event": "The line is re-electrified at 25 kV AC. Madison’s station joins the National Register on June 22.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "1994", "event": "Service is extended west from Netcong to Mount Olive and Hackettstown on November 5, 1994.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olive_station" }, { "year": "1996", "event": "The Kearny Connection opens on June 10, 1996, creating Midtown Direct service to New York Penn Station.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "2003", "event": "Secaucus Junction opens as a transfer station.", "source": "https://lackawannacoalition.org/index.php/history" }, { "year": "2008", "event": "Mount Arlington gets a new station on January 21, 2008.", "source": "https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-celebrates-opening-new-mount-arlington-station" }, { "year": "2026", "event": "The Portal North Bridge cutover sends weekday Midtown Direct trains to Hoboken from October 11 to November 14. The regular schedule is scheduled to resume November 15, subject to safety testing.", "source": "https://www.njtransit.com/portalcutover" } ], "lineFacts": [ { "text": "The Morristown Line runs 57.4 miles. Its predecessor, the Morris and Essex Railroad, was incorporated on January 29, 1835, and opened its first section, from Newark to Orange, on November 19, 1836.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "text": "On September 3, 1930, Thomas Edison was at the controls of the first electric multiple-unit train to leave Hoboken Terminal, opening electric service to Gladstone, Montclair and Dover.", "source": "https://transportationhistory.org/2019/09/03/1930-the-wizard-of-menlo-park-helps-launch-a-fleet-of-electric-trains-for-a-major-railroad" }, { "text": "The Lackawanna Cut-Off ran 28.5 miles west from Port Morris, at the southern tip of Lake Hopatcong. Its Paulins Kill Viaduct, completed in 1910 at 115 feet high, was the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world at the time, and its Pequest Fill has been called the largest railroad fill in the world.", "source": "https://njskylands.com/tour-lackawanna-cutoff" }, { "text": "Until 1970, passenger trains on the line continued past Lake Hopatcong to Scranton, Binghamton and Buffalo.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "text": "Midtown Direct service to New York Penn Station began on June 10, 1996.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_Line" }, { "text": "The Morris Canal, which passed through Dover and Port Morris, climbed and fell a total of 1,674 feet using 23 lift locks and 23 water-powered inclined planes; its summit basin was at Port Morris.", "source": "https://canalsocietynj.org/morris-canal/" } ] }