$25,000 pledged for bandshell project Nine days after Councilman Patrick Rizzuto called for the council to approve construction of a bandshell at Maple Grange... Local News 16 Jan 2023 | 06:08
Outgoing Vernon Township Council President Patrick Rizzuto said two people have promised a total of $15,000 for the bandshell project. Rizzuto urges funding for bandshell Outgoing Vernon Township Council President Patrick Rizzuto called for the council to budget $300,000 to build a bandshell... Local News 08 Jan 2023 | 11:03
Howard Burrell is Vernon’s third mayor to be directly elected. Committee to consider change in Vernon’s form of government The Vernon Township Council approved the creation of an ad-hoc committee to investigate a possible change in the township’s... Local News 25 Dec 2022 | 12:45
Barbara C. Rizzuto Barbara C. Rizzuto, age 79 of Glenwood, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at the Morristown Memorial Hospital. Of all... Obituaries 29 Nov 2022 | 12:21
Vernon Council’s broken promises Way back in the year 2021 – exactly 13 months ago, from the date of this letter – current Vernon Council Members Natalie... Letters to the Editor 28 Nov 2022 | 02:21
Vernon Township Business Administrator Charles Voelker sits at a Vernon Township Council meeting in 2018. ( File Photo) Vernon council postpones meeting to discuss business administrator The Vernon Township Council on Oct. 24 tabled a resolution that would have provided notice to Business Administrator Charles... Local News 31 Oct 2022 | 09:48
Harry Shortway Shortway resigns from Vernon council Vernon Township Councilman Harry Shortway on Oct. 15 officially resigned his position due to health reasons. Shortway, whose... Local News 17 Oct 2022 | 05:00
Vernon Council reverses course, approves cannabis retail license The Vernon Township Council on September 12 reconsidered its opposition to an application for a cannabis retail establishment... Local News 16 Sep 2022 | 02:04
A previous Vernon Township Council meeting, viewed virtually. Vernon Council pass virtual attendance restrictions The Vernon Township Council on August 22 approved an ordinance that will limit the number of times council members can attend... Local News 26 Aug 2022 | 01:50
Dried cannabis. Vernon Council rejects another cannabis license The Vernon Township Council on August 22 declined to support a cannabis retail license application by Indoveda LLC. Council... Local News 26 Aug 2022 | 01:40
The Vernon Township Council’s August 8 meeting via Zoom. Vernon Council resolves security issues with compromise Vernon Township Councilmen Harry Shortway and Mike Furrey returned to the dais on August 8 after Mayor Howard Burrell posted... Local News 11 Aug 2022 | 01:28
Vernon Councilmen Mike Furrey and Harry Shortway attend the July 25 meeting remotely. Vernon councilmembers butt heads over meeting safety request Both Councilmen Harry Shortway and Mike Furrey announced on July 25 that they would return to the council chamber when Council... Local News 29 Jul 2022 | 02:33
Vernon Township Council meeting, as seen virtually, on July 11, 2022. Virtual or in-person? Vernon Township Council Debates future of hybrid meetings At the July 11 town council meeting, Vernon Council President Patrick Rizzuto brought up the topic of hybrid council meetings,... Local News 27 Jul 2022 | 09:09
Vernon Mayor Howard Burrell and the rest of the Vernon Township Council debate a new ordinance. ( Laura J. Marchese) Vernon Council approves water reimbursement measure for mutual aid calls Sussex County Fire Marshal Virgil R. Rome, Jr., attended the Vernon Council meeting on July 11 to discuss a mutual aid agreement,... Local News 18 Jul 2022 | 03:49
Vernon approves limit on cannabis cultivators The Vernon Township Council on June 27 approved an update to its cannabis ordinance limiting the number of cannabis cultivators... Local News 04 Jul 2022 | 12:02
