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PARSIPPANY -- After stunning higher-seeded Paramus in a state tournament game, Parsippany Hills remained up and ready for its game against Chatham.
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The Vikings scored five runs in the sixth inning and registered a 6-1 victory over the Cougars in Iron Hills Conference-Hills Division softball action on Wednesday.

"This was a really good win," said Parsippany Hills sophomore first baseman Cara McNeil, whose RBI base hit broke a 1-1 deadlock. "Our spirits are high. I think we can do… Continue

PARSIPPANY -- Assault rifles and other high-powered weapons were among more than 40 guns confiscated Thursday morning from a Lake Hiawatha house after authorities raided the home and arrested its owner, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said.

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PARSIPPANY -- Rich Catania gripped the steering wheel, hit the gas and began a leisurely drive on a city street Thursday.

He failed to check his right-hand side and heard a thump.

Nobody was injured, and Randolph Police Sgt. Will Yarzab didn't arrest Catania, 18, a Randolph High School senior, for hitting a bicyclist.

Rather, Yarzab replayed the video of the driving program he hopes will enhance teenage driving skills.

The Randolph Community School now is offering its students a chance to ge… Continue

PARSIPPANY -- Voters defeated a $132 million budget proposal that would have resulted in a $306 tax increase for the average $306,343 home.

Two board members were losing in separate elections, though one race remained too close to call pending absentee ballots.

Next up, the town council will meet to determine a possible reduction in the budget plan, which had been supported 7-1 by the school board.

The budget was defeated, 1,841 to 1,268.

In a 5-way way for three, 3-year board seats, board m… Continue

PARSIPPANY -- First-term school board member Deborah Orme narrowly held off a challenger to secure the third and final three-year seat in Tuesday's board elections, municipal clerk Judy Silver said on Wednesday.

Orme, trailing challenger Aida Visakay by seven votes earlier in the evening, was leading by 9 votes -- 2,211 to 2,202 -- in the final tally from the polling locations, according to the Morris County Board of Elections.

Silver said that Orme had 35 absentee ballots to 21 for Visakay, g… Continue