QuickChek Lake Hiawatha to close on Friday, November 2

Frank L. Cahill
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QuickChek Lake Hiawatha to close on Friday, November 2

PARSIPPANY — It’s official. Quick Chek, 480 North Beverwyck Road, will be closing its doors for good on Friday, November 2 at 11:00 p.m. Earlier this year they cut the hours from the normal 24 hour store to 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The Lake Hiawatha QuickChek opened in 1977 and has been a staple in the area for 41 years and will be missed by many. The Lake Hiawatha location was outdated compared to the newer millennial-friendly concept stores.

All store team members in the Lake Hiawatha store were transferred to or offered positions in other QuickChek store locations.

Hanover Township, on Route 10, Cedar Knolls on East Hanover Avenue are just two of the newer millennial-friendly concept stores to open locally in the past year.

QuickCheck has over 150 stores throughout New Jersey and New York has been expanding with its new “millennial-friendly concept.”

On Tuesday, October 2, a QuickChek convenience store and gas station opened at the Somerville Circle in Raritan. The Raritan location is the company’s sixth new store to open in the past eight months.

It offers a new design to meet the needs of today’s fast-casual shopper with more than 50 percent of the store dedicated to fresh food and beverages, according to the corporation. Most of the newer stores feature over 5,000 square feet and a full service gasoline station.

QuickChek stores provide local one-stop shopping, offering a wide variety of grocery and market items
Extensive display of freshly-made QuickChek grab-and-go food and market items

“We feel this new store design provides a better showcase for our high-quality, great tasting fresh food and beverage menu items as we continue to meet the ever-changing shopping and dining habits of today’s consumer,” said QuickChek CEO Dean Durling, whose family-owned company was named the 2016 National Convenience Store Chain of the Year by Convenience Store Decisions magazine in part due to its dedication to customer needs.

New millennial-friendly concept stores include features:

  • Sleek open concept layout features earth tone colors, cleaner sightlines and spacious stand-alone food displays with consumer-friendly expansive aisles for added convenience when customizing food and beverages as well as selecting prepared items
  • Extensive display of freshly-made QuickChek grab-and-go food and market items
  • Fresh QuickChek baked goods made in-store
  • Large stand-alone soup station offering a daily rotation of freshly-prepared, never-frozen QuickChek soups
  • New food service menu features handcrafted restaurant-quality 6-inch subs and 9-inch premium original recipe sub sandwiches served on crispy artisan rolls, all made with the finest ingredients and freshest quality meats and cheeses
  • A wide selection of fresh healthy snacks and fresh cut fruit perfect for snacking anytime
  • Embracing the dining habits of today’s millennial consumer, indoor seating counters offer phone and laptop charging stations and free WiFi
  • Self check-out registers

For more information on QuickChek, click here.

QuickChek stores provide local one-stop shopping, offering a wide variety of grocery and market items

 

Halloween Fun at the Parsippany Libraries

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Halloween Fun at the Parsippany Libraries
Family Pumpkin decorating at the Lake Hiawatha Branch Library on October 16. Pumpkins donated by Shoprite of Parsippany.
Family Pumpkin decorating at the Lake Hiawatha Branch Library on October 16. Pumpkins donated by Shoprite of Parsippany.
Teens making Halloween Slime, Parsippany Main Library and Lake Hiawatha Branch Library, October 18 & 20
Teens and Halloween at the Library
Costume Swap at the Parsippany Main Library, children’s department, October 17
Costume Swap at the Parsippany Main Library, children’s department, October 17
Stella and Rosemary

Authorities Announce Origin and Cause of Fire in Dover

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Authorities Announce Origin and Cause of Fire in Dover

MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Investigations Stephen F. Wilson Jr., and Dover Police Department Deputy Chief Anthony Smith announce that the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire that occurred in the Town of Dover on Monday, October 22, has been completed.

After conducting a systematic fire investigation, consisting of interviews, photo documentation, fire scene processing and the examination of heat, smoke, and fire patterns, it is the opinion of the fire investigators that the cause of this fire is “Undetermined.”

The fire is deemed not suspicious at this time.

The area of origin for this fire was located on the first floor of 19 West Blackwell Street. All natural and incendiary causes have been ruled out. The fire investigation is complete, however the overall investigation remains ongoing.

The investigation into the origin and cause of the fire was conducted jointly by the Dover Police Department, Dover Fire Prevention Bureau, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Fire/Environmental Unit, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the NJ Division of Fire Safety Fire Marshal’s Office.

Designer Purse Bingo and Mini Tricky Tray

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Designer Purse Bingo and Mini Tricky Tray

PARSIPPANY — Northvail Elementary School PTA is hosting their first Designer Purse Bingo and Mini Tricky Tray on Thursday, November 15 at the PAL Youth Center, 33 Baldwin Road.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with Bingo starting at 7:00 p.m.  Admission is $30.00 and includes ten games.  The event is open to people 18 years and older and is bring your own food and drink.  You can place pre packaged food orders up to the night before with Parsippany’s Best Pizza.

Other games at the event include 50/50 and door prize.

You can register individually or with tables of ten.  Please contact Diana Mazzarella at di1725@hotmail.com for more information.

 

Delta Dental received Best Practices Award

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Delta Dental received Best Practices Award

PARSIPPANY — Delta Dental of New Jersey (DDNJ) received a Best Practices Award from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and COMMERCE Magazine. Kathleen Fennell, DDNJ’s VP of human resources, accepted the award from CIANJ President Anthony Russo. It honored DDNJ CEO and President Dennis Wilson’s best practice of empowering employees so they can become leaders, innovators, brand ambassadors and effective team players. The Best Practices Awards were presented at the 5th Annual Best Practices Conference on September 20.

Nurses praise Bucco’s dedication of in-home health care at awards ceremony

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Nurses praise Bucco’s dedication of in-home health care at awards ceremony

MORRIS COUNTY — Bayada Nurses presented Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco with its Champion Award last week for his support of in-home nurses and the patients who rely on them.

Bucco was honored for his work to raise reimbursement rates for personal care assistants and private duty nurses, and supporting a recently signed law providing parking placards that ease access for home health-care providers.

Professionals and advocates praised Bucco’s dedication and hard work at the organization’s annual awards ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton Township on Thursday, October 25.

“When someone like Tony Bucco changes our lives the way he does, and puts his life and family aside as a public servant, it is not always going to be easy to put our lives aside to help other people and to honor them,” said Christina Cerza, a home-care advocate and mother of a patient. “That’s why I’m here today. This man made a huge impact on our lives and he needs to know that.”

In December 2016, Bucco visited Cerza and her daughter Carly Zukowsky in their home in Bernardsville with Christine Rios, the director of the Bayada pediatrics office in Morris Plains. The 17-year-old Zukowsky was diagnosed with a recessive genetic disorder after her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck during birth. She receives full-time nursing care and is a sophomore at Bernards High School.

When the family needed additional nursing hours, Bucco negotiated with their insurance company to get more nursing coverage for Zukowsky.

“You are not just an assemblyman by title, you are walking the talk, and you are making it happen, and we are so grateful for you,” Cerza told Bucco.“He is always available and listens to the concerns of home health care and what we go through as providers and as clients,” said Marlana Follett, a pediatrics director for the northern New Jersey area, while introducing Bucco. “He has attended several family meetings and roundtables with our employees.”

“I can tell you that my life changed the day I walked into the home and met Christina and Carly,” Bucco explained. “Every once in a while I get a photo of Carly going to the prom or out at school and those are the days you say to yourself: ‘I’ve got to keep doing this.’”

Parsippany Town Hall Council Regular Meeting from (10/30/2018)

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Parsippany Town Hall Council Regular Meeting from (10/30/2018)

Parsippany Town Hall Council Regular Meeting from (10/30/2018) – Part 2

Helping Kids Cope After Another Mass Shooting and Other Scary Events

Frank L. Cahill
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Helping Kids Cope After Another Mass Shooting and Other Scary Events
PARSIPPANY — The anti-Semitic massacre at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue Saturday that claimed 11 lives. Nine sick children dying from infection at a Passaic County health facility. A blaze in Dover that left 80 people homeless and destroyed six businesses. Back-to-back hurricanes that decimated communities in the Southeast. Mail bombs.
The onslaught of bad news is not only causing angst in adults, it’s affecting children — even young ones. That feeling of helplessness can be magnified in children, but parents have the power to help reduce the impact of trauma their kids are exposed to or actually experience.
“Children on the whole are resilient when they feel loved and cared for,” said Mary Vineis, NewBridge Services Director of Community Response and Education and coordinator of the Morris County Traumatic Loss Coalition. “One of the most important things parents can do is to assure their children that they will keep them safe.”
Parents should process an event before speaking to their children about it so they can role-model coping skills, Vineis said. “If you tell your child ‘everything is OK’ but your behavior expresses fear and powerlessness, your child will pick up on that,” she said.
Keep it Simple
It’s best to start a conversation by asking a child what he’s heard. (Hopefully the parent will be the first to inform her child.) “Encourage them to ask questions, listen for their fears and concerns, and gently correct any misinformation they have,” Vineis said. Keep the explanation simple, especially for little children. More specifics can be provided to older children, but it will take them time to process the information, and may lead to follow-up questions. 
Limit Media Exposure
NewBridge Chief Operating Officer Michelle Borden, a licensed clinical social worker, urged parents to limit their children’s media exposure; television news often shows graphic images repeatedly, which can be very disturbing. Borden suggested parents screen news accounts first, whether they’re on television, in print or online. “That gives you more control about what your child is exposed to,” Vineis said.
“Let your children know that it is normal to feel upset about what happened,” Borden said. Parents should also express empathy for the people affected and talk about the heroes, including first-responders, who helped save lives.
Take Action
Parents should reassure their children that they are safe and the risk of such events happening to the family is very low, Borden said. Many families find solace in taking action such as donating money to a cause or volunteering, or participating in a community vigil.
Be Patient
Expect that children may very well show signs of stress. They may be irritable, have trouble sleeping, and change their eating habits, but those reactions should subside within two or three weeks. “Give your children extra patience, care and love,” she said.
If those behaviors don’t subside or if they appear weeks after the event, parents should seek professional help. Call NewBridge at (973) 366-9333 or click here.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides an age-by-age guide for parents and other caregivers on how to talk with children in the wake of a traumatic event. Click here.

. Here are some tips:
Preschool children, through age 5:
  • Give these very young children a lot of cuddling and verbal support:
  • Take a deep breath before holding or picking them up, and focus on them, not the trauma.
  • Get down to their eye level and speak in a calm, gentle voice using words they can understand.
  • Tell them that you still care for them and will continue to take care of them so they feel safe.
Children ages 6 to 19:
  • Nurture children and youth in this age group:
  • Ask your child or the children in your care what worries them and what might help them cope.
  • Offer comfort with gentle words, a hug when appropriate, or just your presence.
  • Spend more time with the children than usual, even for a short while. Returning to school activities and getting back to routines at home is important too.
  • Excuse traumatized children from chores for a day or two. After that, make sure they have age-appropriate tasks and can participate in a way that makes them feel useful.
  • Support children spending time with friends or having quiet time to write or create art.
  • Encourage children to participate in recreational activities so they can move around and play with others.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides tips on how to talk to children about hate crimes and anti-Semitism.

Littleton School K-Kids decorated pumpkins

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Littleton School K-Kids decorated pumpkins

PARSIPPANY — Littleton School K-Kids decorated pumpkins and placed them around the outside of the school to dress up the area for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

There are 41 students that are members of the Littleton School K-Kids.

Littleton School K-Kids decorated pumpkins
Littleton School K-Kids decorated pumpkins

K-Kids’ mission is to teach children leadership through service. Planning and taking part in service projects is a great way for club members to gain leadership skills and make a difference in the community. There are service needs all around your community and even in local schools or organizations. Some of the programs K-Kids’ perform are Hands-on service: Members roll up their sleeves and provide direct service within the community; Fundraising and philanthropy: Members raise money for an organization or cause and Awareness-building: Members make others aware of an issue and encourage them to take action.

To learn more about K-Kids’ click here.

Friends of the Parsippany Library Offer Book Bargains by the Bag

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Friends of the Parsippany Library Offer Book Bargains by the Bag

PARSIPPANY — The Friends of the Parsippany Library will be holding their bag sale starting this Thursday, November 1. The sale will run through Sunday, November 11 at the Parsippany Main Library, 449 Halsey Road.

Shoppers will be able to fill a bag (provided) with books for just $7.00. There will be a wide assortment of popular fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, DVDs, CDs, and more available. Supplies will be restocked throughout the sale period so shoppers are also encouraged to check back for more great finds.

Members of the Friends of the Parsippany Library are invited to the Members Only Preview Night on Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Memberships can be purchased in advanced by clicking here or purchased at the door.

The sale then will open to the general public starting on Friday and will run during the library’s normal hours.

This year, the Friends are also supporting the town’s efforts to move away from plastic bags by offering shoppers the option of purchasing a reusable tote bag from Boon Supply (another Friends fundraiser) and receiving a special deal to fill the tote with sale items. There will also be a table with more valuable or collectible books that will be of interest to collectors and book dealers.

All proceeds from the sale will be donated back to the library for the purchase of materials and programs to benefit our community. To learn more about how you can contribute to the growth of Parsippany’s libraries and community, visit the Friends of the Parsippany Library website by clicking here.

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