WELCOME TO DENVILLE - THE HUB OF MORRIS COUNTY!!!
Schools: Grammer schools grades K-5 - Riverview and Lakeview (public), St. Mary's (private); Middle School 6-8 - Valleyview; High school - Morris Knolls Regional High School (public), Morris Catholic (private), St Elizabeths (privet), Morristown-Beard (private), Villa Walsh (private); Nearby colleges - Drew University, Fairleigh Dickenson University, Morris County College.
Programs and activities: HUB Soccer, PAL Softball & Baseball, many adult activities. Activities take place at several venues including: Gardner Field; Veterans Memorial Park (Zeek Field); and many of the public school field and gyms.
Golf Courses: Rockaway River Country Club; Peace Pipe; The Knoll East; The Knoll West; Mt. Tabor Country Club
Hospitals: St. Clare's of Denville; St. Clare's of Dover; Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Denville Lake Communities: Indian Lake; Rainbow Lakes; Cedar Lake; Lake Estling; Cook's Pond; Holstein Lake.
Transportation: Denville was given it's nickname of the Hub of Morris County because of its central location in the county. With easy access to anywhere, New York City commuters can take the NJ Transit, NY direct trains, directly to Penn Station, Manhatten from the Denville Train Station or Mt. Tabor Station. There is also bus transportation on the DeCamp Line. Major highways and byways includes Rtes. 80, 287, 46, 53, and 15 that will take you to Sussex and Passaic Counties ,and Pennsylvania and other points west; New York City and further points east; and "the Jersey Shore". You are also close to Morristown Airport, Lincoln Park and Caldwell Airports are within 20 minutes and Major international airports, Newark-Liberty International Airport, JFK Airport, and LaGuardia are all within easy drive to.
Government & Community info.: Mayor Ted Huusa heads the town government and Chief Christopher Wagner, the Police Department in the architectural award winning Town Hall. For more information please visit www.Denville.gov
Shopping: There is plenty of shopping in nearby Rockaway Mall, (Macys, JC Penney, Sears, Lord & Taylor, Verizon, Target, Walmart, and much more) and The Shoppes of Union Hill (Ann Taylor, The Gap, Joseph A. Banke, +) as well as down the Mayberry-esque Bloomfield Avenue and Main Street Shopping District featuring many al-fresco dining establishments, other specialty shops (Bridges, Denville Smoke Shop, Spiess Photography, +) as well as nationally recognized stores like Walgreens. Supermarkets and specialty food shops in town include: A & P Market Fresh, Foodtown, Sergios; Anthony Breads; Village Bakery, and several others.
Eating & Drinking: Al-fresco and indoor dining can be found at a variety of locations and cuisines. Heritage Grill, Hunan Taste, Sojo, Rattlesnake Ranch Cafe, Bensi, Qdoba; Alexis Diner; Cornerstone, Denville Dairy,Mara's, Cafe Metro, Starbucks, Smartworld Coffee, and Doc's to name a few. As well as a short distance to Morristown pubs, bars and restaurants.
Entertainment: There is plenty to do without traveling a long distance including the Mayo Community Theater in Morristown; AMC and Clearview Movie Cinemas; Morristown Museum, and Childrens Museum (Dover); Liberty Science Center (Jersey City); Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn); George Street Playhouse and The State Theaters, in (New Brunswick); NJPAC & Prudential Center (NJ Devils), Newark; Continental Arena (NJ Nets), Giants Stadium, and Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford; Broadway, Madison Square Garden (Knicks & Rangers), Yankee Stadium and CitiField (Mets); and Atalntic City are never too far away.
Local & Regional Newspapers: Daily Record; Star Ledger; New York Times; Wall Street Journal; Village Voice; Neighbor News;
OUT OF THE LOOP? Visit: www.DailyRecord.com for up-to-the-minute Morris County News
SITES TO VISIT
http://nj.gov/nj/gov/county/localgov.html
http://nj.gov/nj/things/
http://nj.gov/nj/education/
http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/index.html
www.walkscore.com
www.city-data.com
