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Morristown
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Good morning, Morristown. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 22nd of January.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Morris County will host its annual Project Homeless Connect at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (70 Maple Ave.) in Morristown on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The free event starts with a 9 a.m. opening ceremony and runs until 2 p.m., offering health screenings, food, housing resources and more. WRNJ Radio
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Teen entrepreneurs from Morris County schools won seed grants at 2025 PitchNJ, hosted at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where the first-place winners from Morris County School of Technology introduced a Teddy Bear Clinic to ease children’s medical fears & other teams proposed ideas to improve moving services and wellness monitoring. WRNJ Radio
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ At Sundance Film Festival, local filmmaker Raman Nimmala’s 13-minute short O'Sey Balamma will be shown alongside films by Montclair native Kate Renshaw-Lewis and Woodbridge resident Hossein Keshavarz. The festival – running today through Feb. 1 – also presents two features with New Jersey scenes. Daily Record
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ The New Jersey Lottery announced Millionaire for Life, a multi-state game replacing Cash 4 Life and Lucky for Life that launches Feb. 22. The $5 game offers nine ways to win with a top prize of $1 million a year for life plus a cash option of $18 million. Daily Record
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State DOT officials treat roads by applying an environmentally friendly brine & other supplies one or two days before a snowstorm, helping keep roads clear and urging drivers to pack safety kits in their cars. Daily Record
- ➤ Morris County Prosecutor's Office honored Detective Supervisor Stephen Carro and Program Coordinator Carrie Totten for decades of service - Carro’s walkout ceremony was held on Dec. 29, 2025 and Totten’s on Dec. 23, 2025, with officials praising their commitment. WRNJ Radio
- ➤ A new law signed Tuesday eases CPA licensing standards by letting candidates with bachelor's degrees + two years of work experience take the exam and allowing out-of-state CPAs to work with a valid license and one year of experience to help fill local accounting jobs. WRNJ Radio
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The best time to negotiate something is when you don't need it.
~ Michael Benoit
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