Week in Review: You Spoke, And We Listened

Sunday, March 20 marks the first day of spring, and Long Valley had a nice taste of the weather to come during the final week of winter. As always, it was a news-filled week at Long Valley Patch, and there was plenty of information to take note of. In case you missed it, here’s our week in review.

Long Valley Patch began the week with its standing Monday column, Moms Talk Q&A. This week’s question asked, ‘What age is it OK for a child/teen to have a cell phone?’ Washington Township parents posted their views on the topic and made their voices heard. Go .

Construction on the began on Tuesday. The bridge replacement project, which is expected to end on or around May 2, has shut down East Valley Brook Road to through traffic during that time. Go .

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week, Practical Spirit columnist MaryLynn Schiavi reached out to local faith organizations to see what help, if any, they were providing to those in need on the small island country. To read more and see how you can help, .

The Washington Township Committee held its monthly work session and discussed the introduction of a resolution that would urge individual school districts to merge into one regional district. Those districts include the West Morris Regional High School; Washington Township K-8; Chester Township K-8; Chester Borough K-8; Mendham Township K-8; and Mendham Borough K-8. To find out more, .

Finally, Long Valley Patch began a new daily video column this week, titled You Said It. Long Valley Patch goes out and speaks to Washington Township residents, asking a new question each week regarding a topic in town. So if you see us walking around with a video camera, feel free to say hello and give us your thoughts! To see the first week’s installment, go here.

It was another great week in Long Valley, and we hope you enjoyed it.