Week in Review: Money and Muggles Come To Town

As the summer continues on and the sun beats down on Long Valley, the news continues to grow and as usual, Long Valley Patch is there to cover it. For a full list of news you may have missed from this past week, go here. For a quick sampling of our top stories from the past seven days, continue reading.

The week began with coverage of an event that took place along the Musconetcong River, where the early settlers–Lenni Lenape Indians–were honored in a dedication by various groups. Patch contributor MaryLynn Schiavi was there to see the event, which can be .

The ongoing topic of school and municipal consolidation continued, as mayors and vice mayors from Washington Township, the Chesters and Mendhams came together to discuss their thoughts on which direction the entities should go in. For more on what took place at the meeting, .

Speaking of school news, we learned this week that the Christie Administration approved more financial aid to school throughout the state, including the Washington Township and West Morris Regional districts. To see how much they’ll be receiving, . For further analysis of the situation,.

Long Valley lost a neighbor this week in a tragic motorcycle accident in Mendham Township. Peter Hagen, Jr., died after losing control of his bike on Roxiticus Road Monday night. For more information on the incident, . If you’d like to share your thoughts and memories of Hagen, please email jason.koestenblatt@patch.com.

As the week continued on, it was learned that the Washington Township Committee will . The vote will take place on Monday, July 18 at the governing body’s regular meeting.

Long Valley Patch editor Jason Koestenblatt spent some time with the Washington Township Fire Department this week, and learned one aspect of the group’s training regimen. The event is documented in the first part of a series titled A Day in the Life. .

Long Valley received a new crosswalk this week between Long Valley Village and Valley Professional Centre on East Mill Road. Photos of the project can . Morris County Engineering will complete the project by adding signs for pedestrians and drivers in the near future.

To cap off the workweek, the final Harry Potter movie made its way to theaters at midnight Thursday (into Friday morning). Patch photographer Karen Fucito headed over to the Clearview Cinemas in Hackettstown to see the muggles and wizards taking in the show.