Patriots' Path Development Meeting Scheduled As Death Is Investigated

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown officials have organized a virtual meeting for the public to discuss the future of Patriots' Path, a trail on which two dead bodies were found in the past year.

On Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m., the public is invited by the town, the Morris County Parks Commission, and the Trust for Public Land to "help shape the vision for the trail and the green space."

The meeting comes a week after a dead man was found on Patriots' Path across from Coal Avenue in Morristown.

The man was only identified as a 43-year-old homeless man known to frequent the Morristown area. His cause of death has not been determined, but there is no indication of foul play, and no concern for public safety at this time.

This man's death comes nearly a year after another man, Stanley M. Robinson, 65, of Dover, was found bludgeoned to death on Patriots' Path last summer.

The primary suspect, identified by authorities as R.E., was found dead the next day in a rundown Hanover residence.

Two individuals said to be present at the scene of the crime were charged with not helping Robinson. Read more here — Morristown Homicide Update: 2 Arrested, Victim Identified

Patriots' Path contains more than 70 miles of hiking, cycling, and riding trails, following the corridors of the Whippany and Black Rivers and the South Branch of the Raritan River.

Scan the QR code on the flyer below to learn how to access the virtual meeting: