Morris County Library: County life

Cost of living, housing, taxes, etc.

Community Fact Book, Morris County, from NJ Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research
2007 State of the County, Morris County Planning Dept.
Cost of living: Regional information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics--Most Requested Series includes CPI
Regional labor market review and outlook, 2005-2006 (NJ Dept of Labor) also available in .pdf
"Real Cost of Living": self-sufficiency standards, Morris County, from the NJ Poverty Research Institute.
Money needed for housing, food, transporation, health care, taxes, miscellaneous, child care, for families of various sizes.
Housing: Low and moderate income housing NJ counties
Housing: US Housing and Urban Development, NJ Office-- single and multi-family homes, foreclosure sales, mortgage lenders
Housing: Property values--including tax appeal information
Taxes: NJ Dept. of Taxation & NJ Saver Rebates
Unclaimed Property (NJ) --other states
Child care around the county and the state
Daily Record--the county paper of record
The towns of Morris County
Newspapers of Morris County
The history of Morris County
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Business

Morris County Visitors Center
Community Theatre, Morristown--dance, theater, music (classical, folk and contemporary)
Morris Museum
Arts Council of the Morris Area--includes schedules of local music and theatre
Festivals.com--festivals and celebrations in NJ
First Night Morris--largest New Year's celebration in NJ
NJ Performing Arts Center--schedule of performances and more!
County Parks Commission--parks, historic sites, concerts
- County Arboretum--includes programs for children and families
Morris Land Conservancy
New Jersey Calendar of Events--includes the Meadowlands Sports Complex
Field trips around NJ! including locally [area code is 973]
- Washington's Headquarters (the Ford Mansion) & Jockey Hollow, Revolutionary War winter encampment
- County Historical Society at Acorn Hall
- Craftsman Farm, home of Gustav Stickley
- Historic Speedwell, site of early work on the telegraph
- Fosterfields, farm owned by Paul Revere's grandson, Civil War General Joseph Warren Revere
NJ Shakespeare Festival
Papermill Playhouse
Morris Center YMCA, Harding, Morristown/township, Hanover, East Hanover, Mendham, Chester
West Morris YMCA, Randolph, western Morris
Madison area YMCA, Madison, eastern Morris
New York City Calendar of Events--from the Visitors & C onvention Bureau

NJ 211--a directory of health and human services in northwestern NJ
Human Services Morris County government
Red Cross: Northwest NJ (Morristown office)
Red Cross: Southeast Morris (Madison office)
Where to donate...used books, cars, cell phones, clothing/furniture, computers...
Volunteer opportunities: VolunteerMatch & Volunteer Management Center
Jewish Family Services of MetroWest
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Saint Clare's Hospital (Denville)
Saint Clare's Health Services [Self Help Clearinghouse]
United Jewish Federation of MetroWest