Warm temperatures follow the snow and fill the Morristown streets with green.
A beautiful day greeted tens of thousands of revelers to the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Morristown Saturday afternoon. People in green garb lined the streets and circled the Morristown Green to witness a grand tradition. Along the route, the crowd was deep to watch the bands, performers and firetrucks come by.
Readers picked the River Road restaurant in Chatham, while Poor Herbie's was tops in Madison.
River Grille has been declared the winner of Chatham Patch and Madison Patch's Readers' Choice contest this week for the best place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Here's what some of our commenters had to say about the winner. Rich Raymond said, Food-Service and Fun. River Grille hands down. Chris L. said, River Grille! Great people, food, and fun! Chef Eric Moody does an excellent job in the kitchen. Nice outdoor dining option, and a real local feel to the joint with numerous regulars. Winners are chosen based on the number of votes they received in our poll, plus the number of comments in favor of their business on the article and reviews on their Patch Places page. Poor Herbie's in Madison was a close second and the top vote getter in …
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Where is the best spot in Madison and Chatham?
What area bars get your vote for celebrating St. Patrick's Day? This week, our Readers' Choice column asks the residents of Madison and Chatham to tell us which local bar makes feel like kicking your heels on March 17: What do you like about your favorite local watering hole? Is it the staff, the beverage menu, the atmosphere? Tell us in the comments what makes it so special and be sure to write a review on the business's listing. Voting in the poll below is open until Friday at 9 a.m. We will announce the winner Friday at noon. Editor's note: Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, comments and ratings and reviews …
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12:12 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
River Grille! Great people, food, and fun! Chef Eric Moody does an excellent job in the kitchen. Nice outdoor dining option, and a real local feel to the joint with numerous regulars. more ›
As part of the festivities, a scholarship was awarded to one 7th grader.
St. Patrick's School in Chatham Borough celebrated the feast day of their patron Thursday with a series of activities for students, parents and teachers. Dr. Marian Hobbie, the principal at St. Patrick's, said that each year they bring in bagpipers to play as children arrive for school on St. Patrick's Day. After school begins, the bagpipers walk through the school building. "The children really enjoy it," Hobbie said. Meanwhile, parents gather in the Parish Center for coffee and green bagels. Some of the parents also put together a separate reception for the teachers to enjoy as well. Then the school and parents meet for morning Mass. This year at the Mass, Pat Van Arsdalen announced a scholarship in memory of her mother, Agnes Lunetta, a…
Everything necessary to know this March 17.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Suggestions on where to go to celebrate on this day when everybody's Irish are coming later today, but for now, let us take you through the Five Things You Need to Know Today. For other information worth knowing, see the Chatham Patch events calendar and announcements section — and if you've got something the community should know, don't forget to make a post of your own in one or both of those site sections. Chatham Patch would like to wish all of our readers a Happy St. Patrick's Day and remind you to celebrate responsibly.
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After heavy rain and wind forced postponement of St. Patrick's Day Parade last year, some anticipate crowds this year to be biggest yet.
William "Willie" Quinn, a member of the Rory O'Moore Band, knew trouble was brewing in the sky last year as the annual Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade was about to begin marching at exactly noon, as it does every year. Quinn, who is this year's Grand Marshal for the event, said it would be an absolutely last minute decision to cancel the parade. "I was lined up with my band when we got called into the Town Hall and found out at that stage they were going to cancel," he said in his noticeable Irish accent. "By the time I had made it back out to the band, they had marched halfway up the street. "We knew we could march in the rain," Quinn said. "But, the wind was too severe that it caused a public safety issue." With partly cloudy …
The congregation of St. Patrick Church celebrated the holiday of their patron saint early this year.
The congregation of St. Patrick Church dressed in green and celebrated the feast day of their patron saint on Friday. Eileen and Meg Moran, 16 and 15 respectively, delighted those present with their Irish step dancing, which they learned at the Marie Moore School of Irish Dance in Scotch Plains.
Debbie Gendrau
9:27 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
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