Petey is lookin for his furever home

Frank L. Cahill
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Petey is lookin for his furever home

RANDOLPH — Petey is about 14-16 weeks old, about 15-18 pounds, and he is an Anguillian island dog.  Anguilla is a beautiful island but it can be a hard life for dogs.  Petey was wondering the streets looking for food, water, shelter and love but found none. He survived on mere scraps and on anything that smelled even slightly of food. One day Petey met a lovely person who took pity on him and took him to the shelter.

The nice volunteers there fed him and gave him affection. When Forever Home Dog Rescue (FHDR) heard about Petey they flew him to New Jersey to live in a nice foster home.

As you can see, Petey is one handsome fellow!  He has a shinny short black coat with white on the tips of his paws and white on his chest and face.  And just look at those ears!! Simply adorable!

“If I can only describe Petey in one word it would be Awesome!!!  He is a happy, playful puppy and when he plays he bounces! It’s so cute! Petey loves everyone including children and other dogs and he will settle in your arms and give everyone puppy kisses. This easy going puppy enjoys playing in the yard, playing with toys, running around the yard with my dog and going for walks on a leash. It is so funny to see him run, he runs really fast and hops! Cute, Cute, Cute! Petey sleeps through the night without accidents and he is learning house training. And, Petey knows to sit before he gets feed.”

Everybody that meets Petey say they’d take him home if they could!  We know when you meet Petey he will steal your heart!

Please note, the breeds on the island are different than in the US. So we can’t tell for sure what breed the puppy is but what we do know is the puppy is 100% sweetness.

If you are interested in adoption Petey, please email FHDR@att.net.  To see more photos of Petey or a video clip please go to FHDR.petfinder.com

Rainbow Lakes Community Club installed lights and scary balls to deter Geese

Frank L. Cahill
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Rainbow Lakes Community Club installed lights and scary balls to deter Geese

PARSIPPANY — After many geese choose the Rainbow Lakes Community Club in Parsippany as a safe place to sleep The Rainbow Lakes Community Club installed non lethal methods of geese control at swim area. The club is using lights and scary balls which have been effective and are removed when the beach is open.  

Grewal Fights Against Proposed Title X Rule Restricting Access to Women’s Reproductive Healthcare

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Grewal Fights Against Proposed Title X Rule Restricting Access to Women’s Reproductive Healthcare
TRENTON — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has joined a multi-state coalition of Attorneys General in opposing the Trump Administration’s proposal to restrict access to healthcare by imposing unconstitutional restrictions on the Title X program. The Title X program provides critical preventive and life-saving care, including reproductive healthcare, to four million women nationally. (Click here for letter)
 
Acting Governor Sheila Oliver welcomed the Attorney General’s action.
“All patients in New Jersey and across the nation deserve access to quality medical care, including access to reproductive health care and family planning services,” said Acting Governor Oliver. “The Trump Administration’s gag rule will undermine medical professionals and their ability to provide the best care possible and intrudes upon the relationship between patient and provider. Governor Murphy and I are proud to stand with Attorney General Grewal, the New Jersey Department of Health, Planned Parenthood, medical professionals, and other governors to demand the federal government rescind this harmful policy. The Trump Administration’s irresponsible decision to jeopardize women’s health care by restricting services and information available to Title X clients, many of whom are low-income and uninsured, has given our Administration no choice but to explore all avenues and legal options to prevent this disastrous rule from taking effect.”
 
“If the federal government won’t stand up for low-income women and families, then we will,” said Attorney General Grewal. “Title X provides women with basic primary and preventative healthcare services, and it’s sickening that the Trump Administration is once again attempting to weaponize federal dollars to advance an ideological agenda.” 
 
On May 22, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule that would place several harmful restrictions on the Title X program.
 
Specifically, the new Rule seeks to create barriers to women’s healthcare by:  
  • Prohibiting doctors from discussing comprehensive healthcare options, including abortion, with patients;
  • Requiring physical and financial separation between any Title X program and any facility that provides abortion: the provider must have, at a minimum, separate examination and waiting rooms, office entrances and exits, phone numbers, email addresses, educational services, websites, personnel, electronic or paper-based health care records, and workstations;
  • Undermining the standard of care by allowing Title X providers to refuse medically-approved contraceptive methods in favor of less effective methods like abstinence-only.
In a multi-state comments letter joined by Attorney General Grewal, the participating Attorneys General argue that the proposed rule does not take into account costs to women, healthcare providers, and States.  The rule’s restrictions would likely cause the closure of federally-funded family planning clinics and limit healthcare options for women. And the financial costs of care would be shifted from the federal government to states as they fill in the gaps left by the reduction in Title X providers.
New Jersey received a total of $8.8 million in Title X funding in 2017. Nine Title X sub-grantees operate a total of 48 clinics in New Jersey, and in 2017  provided treatment and services to 89,975 women.  Seventy-two percent of those women received services at clinics that provide abortions outside of the Title X program. If the proposed rule forced those clinics to close, more than 65,000 women would be harmed.
Attorney General Grewal and the other Attorneys General argue that the proposed Rule is unconstitutional because it censors speech and violates a women’s constitutional right to make her own reproductive health decisions.

Joining Attorney General Grewal in the comment letter opposing the Administration’s proposed rule on Monday were Attorneys General for lead state California, as well as Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.

Parsippany Elks is seeking donations for a new Fire Safety Trailer

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Parsippany Elks is seeking donations for a new Fire Safety Trailer

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks are raising funds to replace the existing Fire Safety Trailer to continue the education of children, families, and businesses in the Township of Parsippany for fire safety.

The Fire Safety Trailer program was started in the mid-1980s by the Lake Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department, District #3.

In 1997, the Township of Parsippany entered into a joint effort with all Township Fire Districts and purchased a new Fire Safety Trailer which, over the 21 years of service has been able to help educate over 50,000 children and families.

The Fire Safety Trailer consists of a full-size replica kitchen, living room, and bedroom with props in order to educate the specific dangers within that area. As the threat of fires continue the increase in participant numbers continues to rise, rising 31% over the past 16 years. The trailer has been used every year at 13 schools throughout the town, serving approximately 3,886 participants, as well as public outreach programs.

Currently, the Township of Parsippany is unable to utilize the fire safety trailer that has served for 21 years, due to safety concerns from the wear and tear over its lifetime.

The funds that are raised will help support the purchase of a new trailer and needed accessories to be able to continue this program.

In addition, the new trailer will serve in numerous different areas introducing specific tools for business and industrial education.

The new trailer would consist of many different hands on applications, reinforcing the “Prevention through Education” model of the Parsippany Division of Fire Prevention.

If you are interested in providing a donation for the Fire Safety Trailer, please make the check payable to Parsippany-Troy Hills Elks Lodge #2078 and mail to 230 Parsippany Road, Parsippany NJ 07054 and enclose a note stating that the donation is for the “Fire Safety Trailer”.

If you have any questions please call Joe Serrecchia at (973) 332-3480.

Susan G. Komen North Jersey is Moving to Parsippany

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Susan G. Komen North Jersey is Moving to Parsippany

PARSIPPANY — Susan G. Komen North Jersey announced last week that they will be moving their headquarters to Parsippany. Since its founding in 1997, the Affiliate has called Summit its home; they started in the basement of their founder and grew so fast that a move to a small office in downtown Summit followed quickly. Not very long afterwards, they moved into the famous gray-and-pink-shuttered Komen House on Springfield Avenue. In 2012, the North Jersey Affiliate moved to their current location at 44 Middle Avenue. This September, they will make their home at 4 Campus Drive.

Komen North Jersey’s first official office space in downtown Summit was at 447 Springfield Avenue, which was once the location of the historic Strand Theater. Photo Courtesy of Komen North Jersey

“We are deeply grateful for all the support and friendship that everyone in Summit—town officials, retailers and individuals—has given us over the years,” says Kelly E. Nagle, Executive Director of Komen North Jersey. “We couldn’t have achieved what we did without their help. But since our lease here was ending, we began to explore how and where we could continue to best meet the needs of the nine North Jersey counties that we serve. We started searching for a location that would be more centrally located, and then a wonderful thing happened. Mack-Cali learned of our quest and offered to help us by providing office space at their Parsippany campus. This incredible gesture of generosity will reduce our annual operating costs and allow us to ultimately direct more money to mission-related initiatives that will benefit our communities.”

Komen North Jersey’s new home at 4 Campus Drive, Parsippany, as of September 1, 2018
Photo Courtesy of Mack-Cali

Susan G. Komen North Jersey’s mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. Through the annual Race for the Cure®, Pink Tie Party and other events and activities, Komen North Jersey raises funds to support local community non-profit organizations that provide screening and diagnostic services, breast health/breast cancer education, treatment support, and survivorship programs for underserved women and men in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. Since its founding, Komen North Jersey has awarded nearly $19 million in local community grants and has directed more than $7 million to national research programs in pursuit of new breast cancer screening techniques, better and more effective treatment options, and ultimately, the causes and cures to eradicate breast cancer forever.

Phone number (908) 277-2904 and email (cure@komennorthjersey.org) will stay the same. For more information click here.

Sketch Related to Alleged Burglary and Shot Fired on Frederick Place

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Sketch Related to Alleged Burglary and Shot Fired on Frederick Place

MORRIS COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are releasing a sketch of the suspect alleged to have committed an armed burglary that occurred on the evening of July 29, 2018 in Morris Township.

As previously stated on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at approximately 8:15 p.m., law enforcement was notified of an alleged burglary, which occurred on Frederick Place in Morris Township.

An unknown suspect, who was armed with a handgun, had attempted to make entry into the rear of a residence.

During this attempt, the resident’s dog chased after the suspect, at which time it is believed that the suspect fired the handgun in the direction of the dog. The fired shot is believed to have entered into a portion of the home.

However, there were no injuries as a result of this event. The home was occupied by the resident at the time of the incident.

The resident of the home has assisted law enforcement in the compilation of a sketch of the alleged suspect. The sketch is attached to this release.

The resident previously provided a description of the suspect as a black male, with an athletic build, approximately 5-6” to 5-8”. The suspect is believed to be in his late 20’s or early 30’s. The suspect’s hair has been described as short on the sides, with one inch twisted braids on top.

He was further reported to be wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, and wearing a black backpack. Multiple law enforcement agencies have been actively involved in this investigation, including the Morris Township Police Department, the Morristown Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation is active and ongoing, and law enforcement is seeking the public’s assistance with information.

Anyone with any type of information is encouraged to contact the Morris Township Police at (973) 539-0777, Morris Township Detective Justin Crowell at (973) 326-7484,

Mt. Olive Man Sentenced to 8 Years in State Prison for Strict Liability Drug- Induced Death

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Mt. Olive Man Sentenced to 8 Years in State Prison for Strict Liability Drug- Induced Death

MORRIS COUNTY —  Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp announces that Kayron Jackson, aka Alkama Jackson, aka “Keys”, 38, of Mount Olive, has been convicted and sentenced for his involvement in the May 2017 death of Jennifer Ward, 35, in Jefferson Township.

Jackson was sentenced by the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, P.J.Cr. to eight years in New Jersey State Prison as a result of his previous guilty plea to the crime of first degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death.

Jackson will be required to serve eighty-five percent of that sentence before being eligible for parole pursuant to the “No Early Release Act” (NERA).

He will also be subject to a five-year period of parole supervision upon his release from prison. Jackson had previously pled guilty to this crime on June 27, 2018.

In October 2017, Jackson was charged by way of an eighteen count Indictment with various crimes, including the first-degree crime of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, and other drug-related crimes.

These charges stemmed from an investigation into the death of Jennifer Ward, who was discovered deceased in her Jefferson Township home on the morning of May 5, 2017. The investigation ultimately revealed that Jackson distributed Fentanyl to Ward in Mount Olive, New Jersey on the night before her death.

Jackson was initially charged by way of warrant-complaint in July 2017. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Troiano represented the State in this matter. The first degree crime of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9, provides that any person who manufactures, distributes or dispenses any of a number of controlled dangerous substances is strictly liable for a death that results from the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of that substance. This conviction and sentence marks the second successful prosecution by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death in the last year.

In September 2017, Blaine Holley was also sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison as a result of his guilty plea to the crime of first degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death. Holley’s conviction resulted from a fatal overdose in Hanover Township in September 2016. Prosecutor Knapp stated, “The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with other County and local law enforcement agencies, continues to investigate the distribution of controlled dangerous substances that result in fatal overdoses as a homicide.

Significant time and resources are continuously dedicated to this ongoing effort. In addition to the two convictions for Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death, there have been multiple other Defendants convicted and sentenced to periods in State Prison for their distribution of controlled dangerous substances, the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of which factored into the death of others who have fatally overdosed.” Prosecutor Knapp thanks the members of the Mount Olive Police Department, Jefferson Township Police Department, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Special Enforcement Unit, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Crime Scene Investigation, and the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office who contributed to this investigation and prosecution.

Local Students Graduate from NYIT

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Local Students Graduate from NYIT

PARSIPPANY — More than 600 students received degrees from New York Institute of Technology as fall graduates of the Class of 2018. The following local students earned degrees:

Hardik Pravinbhai Soneji graduated with a MS degree in Computer Science.

Karan Sandip Sheth graduated with a MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

NYIT (New York Institute of Technology) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 9,000 students at campuses in New York City (Manhattan) and Long Island (Old Westbury) in New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Vancouver, British Columbia; and in various programs around the world. NYIT sponsors 13 NCAA Division II programs.

NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. More than 100,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Meet two-year-old French Bulldog/Staffy mix, Honey!

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Meet two-year-old French Bulldog/Staffy mix, Honey!

PARSIPPANY Meet two-year-old French Bulldog/Staffy mix, Honey! This sweet girl recently was taken in by Wise Animal Rescue (W.A.R.) when her family could no longer care for her.

Honey is as sweet as her name suggests. She is a bit nervous right now because she is confused as to where her family is but with some reassuring whispers and gentle pets, she will be your best friend!

Honey previously lived with young children but we are waiting until she is a bit more confident to introduce her to other animals.

She is potty trained and not destructive when left alone.

For right now, she needs a quiet home where she can feel safe and comfortable. We know that once she has some time to adjust, she will be a fantastic dog ready to play and cuddle!

To foster or adopt Honey, please apply on our website:
To foster click here; To adopt click here.

Sections of Littleton Road Closed due to Motor Vehicle Crash

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Sections of Littleton Road Closed due to Motor Vehicle Crash

PARSIPPANY — Due to a motor vehicle crash into a utility pole, Littleton Road is closed at Parsippany Blvd for all southbound traffic. Southbound traffic must take Parsippany Road (which brings you towards Route 287) or Parsippany Boulevard (which brings you towards Route 46 East and West).

Littleton Road is closed at the Route 80 West on ramp near Cherry Hill Road for all northbound traffic. Northbound traffic will have to go onto Route 80 West and get back off on Cherry Hill Road which intersects with Route 46 East and West.

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