PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany United Methodist Church at 903 S. Beverwyck Road will host a Community Blood Drive on Sunday, June 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Bloodmobile will be parked in the parking lot and walk-ins are welcome.
You can call (201) 251-3703 for an appointment (10:30 to 11:30 is a particularly open time). All donors will receive a complimentary cholesterol screening.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School held their senior class prom on Thursday, May 31 at The Manor, West Orange.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School’s “Lip Dub” first started back in the spring of 2016.
Around that time, Mt. Olive High School released their Lip Dub and the response to it was overwhelmingly positive.
Students in Jessica Brosnan’s 11th grade British Literature course asked her to view it and then asked if she thought the administration would approve this type of endeavor at the Hills.
After getting clearance from principal Michael DiSanto, Mrs. Brosnan formed a committee of the soon-to-be seniors to help lead the coordination efforts while she served as the Dub’s official director.
They were joined by T.V. Production teacher Andrew Nicholes — the Producer of the Lip Dub — and his television production students who served as the tech crew. The first year’s Lip Dub was a single-shot style music video which wove through the hallways of the Hills, capturing the enthusiasm of the clubs, sports teams, teachers, administrators and staff as they lip synced to tracks ranging from Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” to Walk the Moon’s “Shut up and Dance with Me.”
This year, the Lip Dub took a different approach to filming, straying away from the single shot and towards multiple shots that were woven together over a ten-song soundtrack that pulls from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. The soundtrack itself was crafted based on student voting that took place back in October. Each sports team and club was given the opportunity to take over a section of the soundtrack and choreograph their own “skit” to the given lyrics. These skits were then filmed and edited together to the final product. The tech crew students really believed in this idea from the start and were eager to produce a video with a fresh approach. They put in hundreds of hours between December to May in order to achieve our desired video for this year.
Exchange students visiting from France were also excited to be a part of the video. After watching the previous year’s video with their student hosts, they wanted to know if they could be a part of this piece as well. The committee figured out a way to give them a scene so that they could be a part of this video.
It’s a wonderful example of both the creativity and school spirit that runs through the students and staff of Parsippany Hills High School.
PARSIPPANY — Two former associates of Parsippany based Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services were each sentenced to 21 months in prison for their roles in a test referral bribery scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services was located at 181 New Road.
Cliff Antell, 43, of Rumson, and Craig Nordman, 39, of Whippany, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler to informations charging each with one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal Travel Act and one count of money laundering. Judge Chesler imposed the sentences in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Nordman was a BLS employee and the CEO of Advantech Sales LLC – an entity used by BLS to make illegal payments. Antell was an associate who used an entity – Brown’s Dock Consulting – to disguise the bribe payments to doctors.
The investigation has resulted in 53 convictions – 38 of them doctors – in connection with the bribery scheme, which its organizers have admitted involved millions of dollars in bribes and resulted in more than $100 million in payments to BLS from Medicare and various private insurance companies. It is believed to be the largest number of medical professionals ever prosecuted in a bribery case. The investigation has recovered more than $15 million through forfeiture. On June 28, 2016, BLS, which is no longer operational, pleaded guilty and was required to forfeit all of its assets.
In addition to the prison terms, Judge Chesler sentenced Antell to three years of supervised release and fined him $10,000. Nordman was sentenced to one year of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark; inspectors of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Acting Inspector in Charge Judy Ramos; IRS–Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Bryant Jackson in Newark; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Scott J. Lampert, with the ongoing investigation.
The government is represented by Senior Litigation Counsel Joseph N. Minish; Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Alfonzo Walsman, Co-Chief of the Public Protection Unit; Jacob T. Elberg, Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care and Government Fraud Unit in Newark; and Senior Litigation Counsel Barbara Ward of the office’s Asset Recovery and Money Laundering Unit.
PARSIPPANY — Carol (nee-Barrett) Carifi, 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 29 at her home in Parsippany.
Carol was born and raised in Brooklyn. She lived in Parsippany for over 43 years.
Carol worked at Chubb Life Insurance Company as a Customer Service Agent in Parsippany for many years before retiring.
She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary District 3 Fire Department for over 40 years.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years. Paul; her sons: Paul Jr. and Laura and James and his wife, Julie; her brother, Albert; her sister, Gloria Nodell and her four grandchildren: Justin, Jaclyn, Jonathan and Tyler.
Her visitation will be on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Road.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Road. Cremation: Private.
In lieu of flowers please make donations in Carol’s memory to, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 300 Memphis, TN 38148.
SOUTH ORANGE — Seton Hall University welcomed its baccalaureate class as the newest group of alumni on May 21, including eight scholars from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program.
Reverend Forrest Pritchett, director of the program, said, “We create an environment where students can deliver quality programming on campus, as well as design programs for elementary and middle school populations that motivate, give vision and agency to the children’s futures. We are pleased that we are producing MLK Scholar graduates that conform to this and other statements of Dr. King’s on education. We build hope by developing critical analysis of current rhetoric and we build new paradigms for progress. As Rev. Dr. King stated, ‘To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education.’ ”The MLK Leadership Program was established in 1970, and is the oldest and most prestigious servant leadership program at Seton Hall University, as well as one of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States. It provides participants with tuition scholarships, leadership and management skills, and opportunities for community service and research involving values and social justice. They also participate in the Martin Luther King Scholarship Association (MLKSA), an award-winning honor society on campus.
Students selected for this program currently maintain a GPA average of 3.5, and work to embody Seton Hall’s mission of service and leadership in their everyday lives.
Parsippany resident Maria Mangru graduated with a B.S. from the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Biology, Cum Laude, and will continue in the dual degree 3+3 program to receive a D.P.T. in Physical Therapy through the School of Health and Medical Sciences. She is a 2014 Graduate of Parsippany Hills High School.
Her Organizational Involvements included: MLKSA (2014-2018); Member of Biology Society (2014-2017); Member of American Chemical Society (2016-2017) and Organization of Physical Therapy Students (2017-2020).
She belonged to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scholarship Association: Class Representative 2014-2015; Secretary 2015-2016; President 2016-2017 and Class Representative 2017-2018.
Her Organization of Physical Therapy Students included Class Representative Summer and Fall 2017; Recording Secretary Fall 2017-Spring 2018 and President Summer 2018 – Spring 2019.
Seton Hall Leadership Fellows Program 2017-2018
Volunteer Achievements: Completed 162.5 hours from Freshman to Junior year. She currently has completed 100 hours.
During her senior year, she received the Bronze Presidential Service Award for completing a total of 108 hours in an academic year.
Maria’s Awards/Honorary Societies include: Dean’s List: Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017; MLKSA Scholar of the Year Award: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; 2017 Seton Hall Student Leadership Awards: Community Impact Award.
2018 Seton Hall Student Leadership Awards: Leadership Fellows Program Honors: Cum Laude.
During the Summer of 2014 she had an Internship at SportsCare Physical Therapy. After completing the internship, she was hired as a part time physical therapist aide. She has worked there every semester since freshman year. Senior year, and was recognized in Seton Hall Leadership Fellows Program.
Her great work as an MLK Scholar has been working on the executive board from 2015-2017. During that time on the executive board, she was able to plan two educational scholar trips, which she is very proud of. During the Spring of 2016, she was able to take scholars and students to Boston, Massachusetts. During this trip, they visited the African American History Museum. During Spring 2017, and were able to expand our travels to Washington D.C. where they were able to take two buses full of scholars, faculty, alumni, students, and family members. During this trip, they visited the newest Smithsonian venue, the National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument. Planning these trips was not easy but she is glad that the hard work payed off. She hopes these two trips will inspire the organization to continue to plan educational spring trips, which can eventually be expanded.
Maria’s post-graduation plan is to continue in the Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate program at Seton Hall University. Her future plans involve working in an outpatient setting and eventually branching off into the private practice setting. She also wants to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS).
One of the country’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall has been developing students in mind, heart and spirit since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous academic programs, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Seton Hall embraces students of all religions and prepares them to be exemplary servant leaders and global citizens. In recent years, the University has achieved extraordinary success. Since 2009, it has seen record-breaking undergraduate enrollment growth and an impressive 93-point increase in the average SAT scores of incoming freshmen. In the past decade, Seton Hall students and alumni have received 24 Fulbright Scholarships as well as other prestigious academic honors, including Boren Awards, Pickering Fellowships, Udall Scholarships and a Rhodes Scholarship. In the past five years, the University has invested more than $150 million in new campus buildings and renovations. And in 2015, Seton Hall launched a School of Medicine as well as a College of Communication and the Arts. A founding member of the Big East Conference, the Seton Hall Pirates field 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports teams.
The University’s beautiful main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles from New York City — offering students a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. Seton Hall’s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark. The University’s new Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) campus in Clifton and Nutley, N.J. will open in the summer of 2018. The IHS campus will house Seton Hall’s College of Nursing and School of Health and Medical Sciences as well as the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University.
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PARSIPPANY — Christine Pan of Parsippany is among the 101 high school seniors from Newark Academy in Livingston who will receive her diploma at Commencement Exercises on Sunday, June 10. Pan is graduating Newark Academy as an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate.
Recently, the Parsippany Board of Education approved a Senior Project proposal from Christine Pan. Ms. Pan has been working during the month of May with Mr. Aguanno, Central Middle School Chorus Teacher, so that she can immerse herself in the experience of teaching chorus. She is required to complete 50 hours to complete her project.
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at New York University and Neurobiologist Dr. Thomas Carew will deliver the keynote address. He is a distinguished teacher, researcher, and educational leader whose research interests center on the behavioral, cellular, and molecular analyses of learning and memory, and information processing in identified neuronal networks.
Founded in 1774, Newark Academy has a rich history as an independent, coeducational school, for grades 6-12, located on a beautiful 68-acre campus in northern New Jersey. The mission of Newark Academy is to “contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit.”
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PARSIPPANY — Memorial Day in the United States is a time for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. A beautiful spring morning drew a crowd of over 50 people who gathered at Veterans Memorial Park Monday to mark Memorial Day with a solemn ceremony.
The ceremony began 10:00 a.m., and was emceed this year by VFW and American Legion member, Councilman Michael dePierro.
As customary, members of the VFW and American Legion, conducted a “Laying of the Wreaths” ceremony in front of the Veterans Memorial statue; the VFW Rifle Squad saluted and Taps was played by Anthony Paterno, Parsippany High School, Boy Scout Troop 173.
The special guest and keynote speaker was Siobhán Fuller-McConnell, mother of Derek McConnell. Siobhan is an American Gold Star Mother.
Derek Tra McConnell was injured in Afghanistan on July 23, 2011, was called to eternal rest on March 18, 2013. Derek suffered amputations of both legs, the left leg from the hip, traumatic injury to his right arm leaving him with limited function, as well as other injuries. Derek did not let his injuries get him down. His sense of humor, never quit attitude, and passion for life were infectious. Derek graduated from West Essex High School in North Caldwell in 2008, and moved to Parsippany in August 2009. He enlisted in the US Army in January 2010, and was stationed at Fort Drum, NY. He deployed to Afghanistan in March 2011.
Parsippany High School Choir sang the “National Anthem” and “Amazing Grace”. The Color Guards of American Legion Post 249 and VFW Post 10184 participated in the ceremonies.
“The ceremony was very touching. To hear Sergeant Derek McConnell’s mother Sibohán speak brought tears to my eyes and reinforced for me the reason for this annual ceremony: to remember those who have fought for our uniquely American values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I am the mom of a son and cannot fathom such sacrifice. I am thankful to Sgt. McConnell and all of our soldiers and I hope the day brought many families a sense of honor from our town,” said Councilwoman Emily Peterson.
“It’s very important to keep them in our hearts and minds. And honor them with services like this,” said Robert Peluso, President Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.
PARSIPPANY — Memorial Day is a time to remember the brave military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation, while also honoring those who serve today.
The sidewalks along North Beverwyck Road were lined with residents who came out to thank the men and women who have fought and continue to fight for our Freedom.
The parade started at 12:00 Noon at North Beverwyck Road at Katherine Drive and ended at the reviewing stand on North Beverwyck Road at Volunteers Park.
Memorial Day is not all sunshine, car clearance sales, department store sales, vacationing at the shore or hot dogs — it’s a day for remembrance. It was originally called Decoration Day.
To honor the deceased, soldiers would decorate graves of their fallen comrades with flowers, flags and wreaths. Hence Decoration Day. Although Memorial Day became its official title in the 1880s, the holiday wouldn’t legally become Memorial Day until 1967.
Dear Editor,
It is my great pleasure to give my strongest endorsement to the Freeholder ticket of John Cesaro and Aura Dunn.
John and Aura are two of the finest, most experienced professionals serving in the public arena today. The taxpayers of Morris County will be well-served by electing them as their representatives on the Freeholder Board. If Integrity and Honesty count for something, then the choice is clear – Cesaro and Dunn.
I urge every Morris county voter to head to the polls on Tuesday, June 5 and vote for John Cesaro and Aura Dunn.
Senator Joseph Pennacchio
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