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| Morris Plains Library |
MORRIS PLAINS
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| Downtown Morris Plains |
The Borough of Morris Plains is somewhat unique for a traditional suburban town in Morris County. The borough comprises a mere 2 square miles and a population of approximately 6,000. The borough retains the quiet dignity of the past in a suburban atmosphere that mixes older homes on tree-lined streets with new well-planned residential developments and wooded areas.
Borough residents benefit from the conveniences of suburban living with a local central focus. A small shopping district located along Main Street provides convenient banking and shopping facilities, while the borough's traditional suburban shopping center is found on Route 10. The facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, skating, and fishing areas.
Commuting via public transportation is easy with NJ transit's train service from its station centrally located on Speedwell Avenue to both Newark and direct service to New York's Penn Station in midtown Manhattan. The Wall Street area is also easily accessible by the trains terminating in Hoboken and transferring to the PATH train (metro) service directly to the World Trade Center.
Morris Plains maintains neighborhood schools through 8th grade while high school students attend Morristown High as part of its unique arrangement with the unified Morris School District that includes Morristown and Morris Township (all schools).
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County Library (Morris Township) |
MORRIS TOWNSHIP
A traditional suburban town, Morris Township forms the "doughnut" around the center, which is Morristown. Similarly to Morristown, it sits astride Interstate 287, which has become the Corporate Corridor Beltway around New York City, particularly with Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication, and other high tech companies. Some of these companies are located in the township. The presence of these ratables helps give Morris Township a favorable property tax rate.
Morris Township is the home of many of the county's parks. The town has two community pools, tennis courts, as well as a part of Jockey Hollow (the US Park Service's Morristown National Historic Park), the county's Mennen Arena (with 3 Ice Rinks), County Library, and Frelinghuysen Arboretum, among other sites.
Commuting via public transportation is easy with NJ transit's train service (from Convent Station) to both Newark and direct service to New York's Penn Station in midtown Manhattan. The Wall Street area is also easily accessible by the trains terminating in Hoboken and transferring to the PATH train (metro) service directly to the World Trade Center.
Morris Township schools are part of the unified Morris School District that includes Morristown (all schools) and Morris Plains (high school only). Its population is estimated at 21,000.
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