FOSTERFIELDS DRIVE THRU FARM TOURS Take a drive-thru tour of the farm from the comfort and safety of your vehicle! See your favorite Fosterfields animals including Hobbes, the retired Belgian draft horse, sheep, including our newest Shropshire breed, the Jersey cows, and of course, Carl the ox! See the vegetables growing in the gardens, the architectural features of the Willows, and enjoy special demonstrations that may include corn cracking, butter churning, clothes washing, and more! Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes and admission is by preregistration only. Click here to get your tickets!
A host of towns across Morris County have been named as some of the safest places to live and work in the nation, ranked in the top 100 safest communities in an annual national security review unveiled this week.
The SafeWise report listed six Morris County towns among the top 50 safest places to live in the U.S., and seven in the top 100 Safest Cities in America. Morris County had the most New Jersey counties in the top 100 list.
Towns include:
#12 Mount Olive Township
#24 Washington Township
#28 Jefferson Township
#33 Randolph Township
#40 Roxbury Township
#46 Denville Township
#69 Morris Township
Some border towns in neighboring counties also made the list, including Berkeley Heights, Bernards and Warren townships, based on their populations and reports of violent and non-violent crimes.
“This is just another example of why Morris County is the Number One County in New Jersey,” said Freeholder John Krickus, who lives in Washington Township (#24 on the list). “Safety is part of the high quality of life that our residents and people who work and visit can expect here in Morris County.”
By analyzing 2018 FBI crime reporting statistics and population data, security experts at safewise.com compiled their Safest Cities list. According to their reporting, for the second year running, New Jersey stands out with over 25 percent of the the top 100 list. Bergenfield, in Bergen County, was ranked Number 5.“This is an opportunity to recognize police officers, city officials, and neighborhood watch leaders for their efforts. It’s a great chance to shine a light on a municipalities continuing commitment to public safety,” said Safewise Communications Manager Sage Singleton.
SafeWise has been conducting a comprehensive study of safety in the U.S. and putting out an annual ranking for six years.
Farmer Justin introduces the new baby ducks and geese at Fosterfields. Both the Cayuga Ducks and the African Geese are heritage breeds, dating back to the time of Charles Foster.
Wishing to preserve her beloved home and give future generations the chance to experience the sights, smells, and sounds of rural life, Caroline Foster in 1972 donated Fosterfields to the Morris County Park Commission, to be preserved as a ‘living historical farm,’ the first in New Jersey. Not a replica, Fosterfields is a working farm, using the tools, techniques, and materials of a turn-of-the century farm.
The property has been a working farm since 1760, when it was owned by Jonathan Ogden. It was purchased in the mid-1800s by General Joseph Warren Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, who built the impressive Gothic Revival home, The Willows. Charles Foster purchased the farm in 1881, changing its name to Fosterfields, and it was here that Caroline Foster lived 98 of her 102 years. As she wished, Fosterfields offers an incomparable opportunity for everyone to learn about our agricultural heritage, providing through its living history programs and tours a fascinating look at the life in the late Victorian era.
The Morris County Park Commission is dedicated to representing the life at the site that existed from 1880 to 1930, with the primary focus being 1918 to 1925.
Personal Care Services to Resume on Monday, June 22, 2020 !!
Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 154 allows personal care service businesses to reopen on Monday, ,June 22, 2020 with first appointments allowed as early as 6 a.m.
The Morris County Tourism Bureau will be offering their free public reading of the Declaration of Independence online this year due to COVID-19 restriction on gatherings.
Thanks to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, a throwback attraction that got its start in the Garden State is enjoying a resurgence in popularity: the drive-in movie theater.
In addition to the state’s lone permanent venue, the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland, a couple pop-up sites are poised to deliver some vintage-style entertainment as families look for safe entertainment options. Following is a breakdown of the drive-in movie theater locations in New Jersey as well as movie times and dates:
Photo courtesy of NJ Advance Media
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Boxcar will include nights for local bands and rent parking out to food trucks. The food trucks can make their menus available on phone apps for no contact ordering. The food brought to cars old car hop style. Bring in port a pottys that are changed out nightly and install hand sanitizer stands. Virtually little infrastructure needed.
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