PARSIPPANY — Santa Claus will make a visit to the Parsippany IHOP located at 792 Route 46 on Saturday, December 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Santa will be giving out candy canes and children will have the opportunity to tell Santa what they would like for Christmas! Be sure to bring your camera and take lots of pictures to catch that special time you spend on Santa’s lap!
PARSIPPANY — Employees of Marks Paneth, a nationally ranked accounting firm with an office location in Parsippany, spread holiday cheer to Morris County children through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. The employees’ donated holiday gifts were distributed to local families through the Salvation Army in Morristown.
Marks Paneth is located at 8 Campus Drive in the Mack-Cali Business Campus.
NORTH JERSEY — New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced a traffic shift on I-280 westbound to allow for construction to advance, as part of the I-280 over Passaic River bridge deck replacement project in Essex County.
Beginning at 9:30 p.m. Monday, December 18, until 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, NJDOT’s contractor, Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc., is scheduled to close the existing temporary lane on the right shoulder of I-280 westbound bridge over the Passaic River to restripe the roadway and reposition construction barriers. Traffic will be shifted from the right shoulder onto the newly constructed left lane of the I-280 westbound bridge. The new temporary configuration is expected to be in place for several months.
Two lanes of I-280 will continue to be maintained in each direction by use of the temporary crossover. During the removal and reconstruction of the westbound bridge decks, the I-280 eastbound bridge over the Passaic River between East Hanover, Morris County and Roseland, Essex County is temporarily maintaining two lanes of eastbound traffic and one lane of westbound traffic by using the median as a crossover.
The $7.2 million federally-funded project, which started construction in July 2017, will demolish and replace existing structurally deficient bridge decks. NJDOT has coordinated with local officials throughout the design and construction process. The project is being accomplished in stages and is expected to be completed in spring 2018.
Variable message signs are being utilized throughout the project limits to provide advance notification to motorists of all traffic pattern changes associated with the bridge deck replacements project. Throughout the project, NJDOT will provide information before upcoming road closures.
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info.
PARSIPPANY — Northvail Elementary School students collected canned goods and other food items for our annual winter food drive organized by Mrs. Vento a fourth-grade teacher, and members of the Student Council. Two carloads of bags and boxes of goods were dropped off at The Food Pantry in Lake Hiawatha, which helps to feed hungry children and families. Mrs. Vento said, “At Northvail, we like to expose students to community service and the act of giving back.”
Our second-grade classes organized by Mrs. Hedden, participated in a Pajama and Book Drive sponsored by Scholastic Book Club. Twenty families donated new pajamas. The pajama drive is a great reminder of how important a bedtime storybook can be. The national program provides children who live in shelters, group homes, foster care and other at-risk children with a pair of pajamas and a bedtime storybook.
We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. Joy comes from helping others to better their lives. Thank you to everyone who donated!
RANDOLPH — The County College of Morris (CCM) Library is offering a free workshop on research tools for small businesses on Tuesday, January 9.
The workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center, Room 205, on CCM’s Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. Attendees can park in Lot 7.
The purpose of the workshop is to help small business owners find information to help their business grow.
During the session, small business owners will learn about a variety of databases, including Reference USA, Business Source Elite, Regional Business News, Small Business Reference Center and others provided through the New Jersey State Library.
The workshop is free but registration is required. Call (973) 328-5300 to reserve a seat.
PARSIPPANY — Centenary University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS) is coming up to its one year anniversary at its new location at the Mack-Cali Professional Building at Seven Campus Drive. New classes are starting soon in January. SPS offers many different programs including a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
This program was developed as a result in growth in the Accounting field and the resulting job demand. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 10 percent from 2016 to 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Globalization, a growing economy, and a complex tax and regulatory environment are expected to continue to lead to strong demand for accountants and auditors. The continued globalization of business may lead to increased demand for accounting expertise and services related to international trade and international mergers and acquisitions.
“This program was created as a result of that demand,” says Frank Longo, Assistant Professor of Accounting at SPS. “It is our goal to fill that need to for this highly sought after profession.”
The accelerated classes, which are completed in eight weeks rather than the traditional 15, are held in Parsippany. Classes run 3.5 hours in the evening and are taught by professionals in the field. Students participate in courses in-person or can connect remotely.
“This is conducive to accommodating the needs of an adult learner who is juggling many responsibilities,” says Professor Longo. “These students also have an advantage of having the ability to complete a Bachelor’s degree in much less time than the traditional timeframe of four years.”
In addition to the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree, other programs that are available starting in January include an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Management and Social Media Marketing, a Master in Business Administration degree with concentrations in Management, Marketing, Leadership and Health Administration. In addition, we offer certificates in Social Media Marketing, Leadership and Health Administration.
First established in 1999, Centenary University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS) provides an entrepreneurial approach to the educational experience by offering professional studies to an adult population, allowing students to select the modality most conducive to their busy lifestyle. Students can take classes in a variety of formats: one-night-per-week, completely online or through a blended approach, which combines online and in-class methods.
The curriculum combines theory and practical experience, allowing students to apply knowledge acquired immediately. Having conferred thousands of A.A., B.S.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees, the School of Professional Studies serves as an inclusive and collaborative learning community dedicated to preparing adult students to progress further in society and to contribute directly to the state’s economic engine.
For more information about SPS offerings click here.
Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary University’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.
Centenary University’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County). Centenary’s School of Professional Studies offers degree programs in Parsippany, as well as, corporate sites throughout New Jersey.
PARSIPPANY — The neighbors in Sedgefield gather around the home of President Carlos Guzman, and trimmed the tree, ate delicious cookies and donuts, drank hot chocolate and coffee waiting for the arrival of Santa.
Santa arrived by the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department and joined the crowd, greeted the children and posed for pictures.
The history of Sedgefield:
In the late 40″s Justus Nienaber purchased a 200 acre tract from Peter Freylinghuysen Jr. This was formerly the Ballantine Estate and included a beautiful two-story white colonial mansion, complete with gazebo, creek, pond and other outbuildings.
In 1949, he started to develop Sedgefield with a group of builders. The name was taken from a charming and peaceful Carolina resort hotel, The Sedgefield Inn, which is surrounded by a development of gracious homes.
The name Sedgefield itself is derived from two Anglo-Saxon words: secg (a sword), its popular meaning – any course, grass like herb, growing in damp places; and feld – a cleared piece of land.
Carrying on with the Anglo-Saxon Association, all the streets bear the names of English towns, villages or locations. The three entry streets are Sherwood, Sedgefield and Dartford. All streets between Sedgefield and Dartford are in alphabetical order. All streets between Robinhood and Friar are of English origin but are not in alphabetical order.
Development in Sedgefield can be determined by the type of roads in the area. The first section contained ranch or single story homes built on streets with no curbs. The second section contained ranch, split-level and two-story colonials built on streets with concrete curbs. The third and final section contained two-story colonials or split-level homes built on streets with Belgian block curbing and sidewalks.
Long time residents can remember when Littleton Road (US 202) was a two-lane tree-line road with very little traffic. It passed Rusty’s Hardware Store, the old St. Christopher’s Church (which was housed in the Blue Swan Inn) and a goat farm that used to be in the area of the Littleton Road bridge over Route 80. Alderney Dairy had a barn and pasture where Gatehall is now located. Cows and deer used to wander into Sedgefield along Robinhood Road. A few deer still visit us on occasion.
Back then, the Morris Plains Shopping Center had a Two Guys from Harrison store. Sip and Sup was located at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 10 where one could enjoy food and dairy products in a leisurely manner and watch the few cars going through the intersection. The area now covered with commercial buildings (Campus Drive, Sylvan Way and Dryden Way) contained dairy farms and was used by the Civic Association for picnics and fireworks.
In the 1970s, Sherwood Village (the section around Sherwood, Friar, Robinhood and Littlejohn Roads) was included as part of Sedgefield. Crawford Road was the last area to be developed.
The last home in Sedgefield was erected in 1988, a two-story colonial manufactured in Pennsylvania. This was the 295th home in Sedgefield.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Town Hall Council Agenda Meeting (12/05/2017).
PARSIPPANY — Santa was escorted on the firetruck throughout neighborhoods located in Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire Department district with members of the department on Sunday, December 17.
PARSIPPANY — Santa made a visit at the Learning Experience on Saturday, December 16.
The children had breakfast with Santa before they had the opportunity to sit on his lap, take pictures and tell Santa what they want for Christmas. There was a surprise visit from Bubbles the Elephant. Bubbles played and danced with the children.
The Learning Experience for more than 30 years, the founders of The Learning Experience®, the Weissman family, have been positively impacting the lives of children by developing and implementing ground-breaking care and early education programs throughout the country. Starting in 1980 with a single location in Boca Raton, FL, the unique and proprietary programs that the Weissmans developed quickly caught on and expansion soon followed.
The Learning Experience is located at 1159 Parsippany Boulevard. For more information call (973) 607-3577.
The Learning Experience offers:
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