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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A town of northern New Jersey west-northwest of Newark. The Continental Army encamped here during the winters of 1776–1777 and 1779–1780.

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  • noun a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters

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  • MORRISTOWN - A judge ruled today that accused killer Jonathan Zarate will be allowed to use a so-called diminished capacity defense when he goes on trial in Morristown for the murder of Randolph teenager Jennifer Parks.

    Latest News 2008

  • MORRISTOWN - A judge ruled today that accused killer Jonathan Zarate will be allowed to use a so-called diminished capacity defense when he goes on trial in Morristown for the murder of Randolph teenager Jennifer Parks.

    Latest News 2008

  • Elizabeth Marsac was a native of Orange, N.J., and a 1944 graduate of the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J. Her husband of 43 years, Daniel F. Dobson, died in 1996.

    Elizabeth Dobson, church member Post 2010

  • He chastises Roger for his "selfishness" and "irresponsibility," especially for a man of his age, before giving them the info for a man in Morristown who can do the deed for $400.

    Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help! Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • Two self-admitted skeptics who rigged highway flares to weather balloons to create a UFO hoax are now facing misdemeanor charges in Morristown, New Jersey for endangering public and air traffic safety. (via Posthuman Blues)

    Morristown in the News « Gerry Canavan 2009

  • Quick stop for coffee in Morristown, N.J. When he leaves country roads for the highway, his car 's energy gauge reads 92%.

    Have Battery, Will Travel 2010

  • He chastises Roger for his "selfishness" and "irresponsibility," especially for a man of his age, before giving them the info for a man in Morristown who can do the deed for $400.

    Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help! Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • As Joan watches the lady, aka Maureen from Center Stage (Susan May Pratt), sit with her 17 year old daughter at the abortion office in Morristown, Joan feels her age, her biological clock, and a dash of shame when Maureen asks "how old is your daughter?" assuming she couldn't be there for herself, that no one that old gets an abortion.

    Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help! Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • As Joan watches the lady, aka Maureen from Center Stage (Susan May Pratt), sit with her 17 year old daughter at the abortion office in Morristown, Joan feels her age, her biological clock, and a dash of shame when Maureen asks "how old is your daughter?" assuming she couldn't be there for herself, that no one that old gets an abortion.

    Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help! Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • The Daily Show visits the site of a tea party protest in Morristown, New Jersey, approximately five minutes from the house I grew up in.

    The Daily Show Goes to Morristown « Gerry Canavan 2009

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