Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive for PHHS Wrestling Team

Frank L. Cahill
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Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive for PHHS Wrestling Team

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Hills High School Wrestling Team is conducting a clothing drive this week, March 12- March 17.

The drive will help raise funds for the team to attend training camp at The College of New Jersey this June. They are partnering with NJ Clothing Drive, the fundraising division of Millennium International Textile, Inc for this event.

As spring approaches it is a great time to clean out your closets as well as support a good cause. Items being collected are gently used clothing, shoes, belts, hats, handbags, backpacks and purses. Fabric items such as curtains, bedding, towels, blankets, sheet and comforters. Also stuffed animals, small toys (under 14 inches), CD’s, DVD’s in cases and Bikes (no flat tires).

Items may be bagged in kitchen-sized trash bags and dropped off anytime by noon on Saturday, March 17, at 4 Hastings Road, Morris Plains. Or if you prefer, donations can be picked up at your house by our team members. Please contact PHHSWrestlingTeam@gmail.com to make arrangements. All donations are tax deductible and a receipt will be provided upon request.

Brianne Partington Will Participate in Annual LVC Concert Choir Tour

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Brianne Partington Will Participate in Annual LVC Concert Choir Tour

PARSIPPANY — Brianne Partington will tour Pennsylvania and New York with Lebanon Valley College’s Concert Choir. Partington, a graduate of Parsippany Hills High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in music business at The Valley.

The theme for the 2018 LVC Concert Choir tour is “Welcome to the Family,” and includes music from around the world that celebrates the bonds of family that we forge with each other. The core of the program features works about mothers and fathers, such as an arrangement of Lars Jansson’s Latin-jazz work, To The Mothers of Brazil; Matthew Erpelding’s setting of Rudyard Kipling’s poem of fatherly advice in If-; Ilyas Iliya’s haunting setting of the Lord’s Prayer (“Our Father”) in Aramaic; a new hymn to the Holy Mother in Ola Gjeilo’s Second Eve; and Papa Loko, a Haitian prayer and celebration to the Vudou spirit of healing and all things green.

The program also celebrates the newest additions to our families, as in Stacey Gibb’s spiritual, Ain’t That a-Rockin’, and Carol Barnett’s adorable arrangement of Malcolm Dalglish’s Little Potato. Families often change, and are represented in the program by pieces like Kyla Vuotti Uutta Kuuta, a Finnish wedding song; and Only in Sleep, a reflection on childhood memories in our old age.

Perhaps most importantly, the entire program is rounded out with other works that celebrate our non-blood families-those we create for ourselves in our daily lives, like our friends, our coworkers, our classmates, and in our case, those with whom we have the privilege to sing.

The Lebanon Valley College Concert Choir is one of two auditioned mixed choral ensembles at LVC. Concert Choir has toured each year, primarily in the Northeast, since 1936. In addition, the choir has been heard on more than 30 national radio broadcasts including National Radio Pulpit and Great Choirs in America. The choir has performed with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and holds standing invitations to appear at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York City.

Other non-tour appearances have included the Lighting of the National Christmas Tree, the Festival of Lights at the Washington, D.C. Temple Visitor’s Center, performing with the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, and appearances before the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the Music Educators National Conference Eastern Division Convention in Washington, D.C.

The choir has toured internationally to Eastern Europe (1973), Great Britain (1999), Italy (2001), Central Europe: the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary (2007), and Norway and Denmark (2011.)

82nd Annual LVC Concert Choir Spring Tour Itinerary
Sunday, March 18
CONCERT – 3:30 p.m. at Pine Street Presbyterian Church
310 North 3rd Street – Harrisburg, PA 17101

Friday, March 23
MORNING WORKSHOPS with choirs at Conrad-Weiser High School
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS with choirs at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Fine Arts
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church
2344 Center Street – Bethlehem, PA 18017
Featuring guest performers from Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Fine Arts

Saturday, March 24
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS with choirs at Susquehannock High School
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
140 North Beaver Street – York, PA 17401
Featuring guest performers from Susquehannock High School

Sunday, March 25
CONCERT – 3:00 p.m. at Miller Chapel Lebanon Valley College
101 N. College Avenue – Annville, PA 17003

Concerts are free admission and open to the public. A free-will offering will be collected at each concert to benefit local charities.

Lebanon Valley College is a private, coeducational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The College offers 41 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations, and pre-professional options, as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science in STEM education, and speech-language pathology.

The College has 1,624 full-time undergraduate students and 118 full-time faculty. Students can choose from more than 95 clubs and organizations, and 19 study abroad programs. LVC awards generous academic scholarships to those whose high school records demonstrate a commitment to challenge and achievement. Learn more click here.

Annville is 15 minutes east of Hershey and 35 minutes east of Harrisburg; Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are within two hours.

Letter to the editor: Resident praises Mayor; Tom Jones and Nicolas Limanov

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Letter to the editor: Resident praises Mayor; Tom Jones and Nicolas Limanov

parsippany focusDear Mayor Soriano:

When you came to our door with our friend, Ken Dolsky, I knew that you were “The Man!” Little did i know how true my first impression of you fit!

Between what I’ve read in the newspaper, heard from employees and am a recipient of an act of kindness bestowed on our family, Parsippany, has been blessed to have you as our Mayor!

In particular, I am referring to the OEM program. My daughter spoke to one of your staff members, Tom Jones, and miraculously, Nick Limanov, the kindest, most responsible “One in a Million” man dug us out of the snow so that my husband could get to his Chemotherapy at St. Barnabas.

What a wise decision it was to hire a person of Mr. Jone’s caliber and personality to speak with the public and assure people that he personally will take care of matters! He gets the “ball rolling” and also follows through with a call.

Mr. Jones always speaks with dignity and respect and has a perfect personality. It is obvious that Mr. Jones loves his job and does it to the enth degree. Surely, you know your team by now, but everyone deserves a pat on the back … especially since the weather has probably made everyone working for the town have frayed nerves, to say the least.

Not enough words can be said about this program and the selflessness of Nick Limanov. He is our personal hero!

Once again, Mr. Mayor, thank you for caring so much about disabled seniors. It is so reassuring to know you have our “backs” and Parsippany cares!

Sincerely
Jan Altman
Harvey Altman
Laurie Altman

P.S. The animals also thank you.

Letter to the editor: Thank you Mayor Soriano

Frank L. Cahill
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parsippany focusDear Editor:

Temple Beth Am would like to thank Mayor Soriano and the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills for allowing our congregation to use the town hall meeting room to hold our worship services this past Friday evening.

During the most recent storm, our building on Beverwyck Road not only had lost power but the road was closed preventing access to the building.  Additional thank you to the Parsippany Police Department who were able to escort us into the building to retrieve our prayer books and Torah.

Our congregation came together last Friday evening and was able to hold a beautiful worship service despite the impact of the storm.  A very special thank you to Mayor Soriano for his help.

Marcia Geltman, President
Rabbi Estelle Mills

 

Owner loses “Key Fob;” Car stolen from residence

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Owner loses “Key Fob;” Car stolen from residence

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officer Jaime Mendez responded to a residence on Stafford Road for a reported stolen 2017 Hyundai Sonata. Upon his arrival, the owner stated he last saw his vehicle at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 when he left his house.

The victim stated that he lost or misplaced his spare key fob during the evening of Monday, February 26. While on scene conducting his investigation, Officer Mendez was advised that the vehicle was recovered by the East Orange Police Department.

This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Police Department Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.

2017 Audi Q7 stolen from Wynwood Drive residence

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2017 Audi Q7 stolen from Wynwood Drive residence

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrol Officer Ernest Ebanks responded to a residence on Wynwood Drive for a stolen 2017 Audi Q7. Upon his arrival the victim advised him that she parked her vehicle at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27 outside her residence and noticed it was missing at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28. The victim advised that her purse and keys were left inside her vehicle.

The vehicle was recovered in Newark on Wednesday, February 28 at 9:52 p.m.

This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Police Department Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.

Mayor Soriano: I want action by Verizon today

Frank L. Cahill
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Mayor Soriano: I want action by Verizon today

PARSIPPANY — On Sunday afternoon, March 11, we received word from the Parsippany Department of Public Works (DPW) that Mayor Soriano said if Verizon wasn’t in Parsippany cleaning up their downed wires he would personally go inspect the areas with DPW and clean up the wires so that streets can open before the Monday morning commuter and school traffic. Soriano, being an experienced electrician would cut the wires himself, and have the DPW remove them.

Parsippany Focus contacted Mark Bocchieri, Verizon’s director of external affairs, to advise him of the Mayor’s intentions.  He said “We are currently in storm practices; We want to make sure the wires are not live and safe for area residents and our employees; We were waiting on the power company to notify Verizon so we can take action.  He also stated his managers were reaching out to the power company for an update.”

Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano

Mayor Soriano said “I will continue to work and put the pressure on until Parsippany is 100% restored.”

Parsippany Focus made a tour of some of the closed streets remaining in Parsippany.

We found East Halsey Road at Jefferson Road, not touched by Verizon at all, and actually the area worsen since we took our first set of photographs on Thursday afternoon. Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department had the entire area blocked off. (Editors Note: after we published this article, we received information from Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department that Verizon crews are currently on scene making repairs. After they are finished Cablevision will have some repairs to do.)

South Beverwyck Road – Verizon was on the scene at 5:30 p.m. repairing the downed lines and road will be open shortly. (We aren’t sure of the exact time they arrived at the location, but when we visited the location at 5:30 p.m. they were hard at work and almost completed the removal and replacement of the downed wires). There were Parsippany workers at the scene waiting to clear the snow and ice from the road so the road could reopen. (Editor’s Note: We were informed after publishing this article, that the road is now open to traffic).

Verizon trailers carrying telephone pole to the area of South Beverwcyk Road
Verizon trucks at the scene on South Beverwyck Road

Park Road: Crews are on the scene attempting to repair the remaining of the cable and/or telephone wires and the area should be open sometime this evening or early Monday morning. Mt. Tabor School is located at 140 Park Road. (Park Road between DeHart Drive and Geoffrey Drive is closed).

In a Facebook post, Mayor Soriano said “I know from personal experience that the men and women of JCP&L who are spending 16-hour shifts restoring power deserve a great deal of praise. Working in winter conditions is far from easy, and I believe I speak for all Parsippany residents in thanking them for providing a service that is, frankly, life-threatening. The president and field managers of JCP&L have been working closely with me to restore Parsippany’s power grid. However, their board of directors and stockholders have made virtually no progress upgrading our power infrastructure or building resources for major disasters since the devastation of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. This lack of vision and planning is what has put us in jeopardy.”

“The fact is that we are still using the same type of utility poles dating to the Morse Code lines of the 1840s, despite the widespread availability of 21st century technologies. Telecommunications companies such as Verizon and Optimum also share the blame in the antiquated state of our electrical and communications infrastructure. The electrical, telephone and cable utilities must begin to coordinate their recovery efforts, and stop squabbling over jurisdictional issues while residents languish in the dark and cold,” he continued.

“I stand with Governor Murphy in his call for an investigation into the practices of New Jersey’s utility companies, and look forward to sharing with the broader public the disgrace of the response to this storm in Parsippany specifically. I also look forward to closely monitoring the progress that JCP&L and the other utilities make in sharply increasing their preparedness procedures. Anything less than a complete overhaul is unacceptable. To this hour, three major roads in our township remain closed. The reality of the situation is this: another storm of this magnitude, or even larger, will come. It may be this year, or the year after; it is coming. Major storms, hurricanes and other disasters are a fact of life, something that our state has extensive experience with and something that we must be more prepared for. We thought that was going to happen after Hurricane Sandy. It did not. I now stand not only with our Governor, but also with the leaders of hundreds of other communities in our state, in saying this to the public utilities: this must not happen again, and we are watching you with a laser focus,” said Soriano in his Facebook post.

If you are one of the 214 households without power please make sure you re-report your outage directly to JCP&L.  It is reported from the Parsippany Police that most outages will be restored by the end of today. According to the JCP&L outage map, the remainder should be restored by the end of the day tomorrow.

 

Registration for Mount Tabor Music Camp

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Registration for Mount Tabor Music Camp

PARSIPPANY — Mount Tabor Music Camp will be celebrating their 65th year when the door opens on Monday, July 2.

During the camp, held at Brooklawn Middle School, children can learn a new instrument or improve existing skills.  Classes are held weekday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. Students will receive lessons on their instrument(s) of choice and then come together for full band or ensemble rehearsal.  The camp runs through the month of July and concerts are giving during the final week.

Students from any district are welcome to attend.  To be eligible for registration, the youngest students must have completed the third grade and the program welcomes students up through senior year of high school.  Classes offered include a jazz program, guitar program and music theory classes, as well as instrumental lessons.

For online registration click here. Discounts are given for pre-registration before Monday, April 30 as well offering discounts for multiple family members enrolled in the program.

Email your questions to tabordirector@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook.

Councilwoman McCarthy and Peterson drafting a resolution to investigation public utilities

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Councilwoman McCarthy and Peterson drafting a resolution to investigation public utilities

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Councilwoman Janice McCarthy and Emily Peterson spent the last week working with the Mayor Michael Soriano administration to get streets plowed and power restored to our residents as quickly as possible.

As we move towards the next township council meeting, we are drafting a resolution supporting the Phil Murphy administration’s investigation into NJ public utility companies and requesting that Parsippany be able to participate fully in those investigations and the public hearings that will be held.

The fact that so many of our residents were (and in some cases remain) without power for several days is unacceptable and we look forward to working with other communities to make sure we have a more robust and effective storm response.

John Murphy leads Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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John Murphy leads Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade

MORRIS COUNTY — Although the weather was chilly and crowds were thinner than usual, it was a great, great day for the Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade route extended from Town Hall on South Street, around the Morristown Green, to Morristown High School on Atno Avenue.

This year the Grand Marshall was John Murphy was born and raised in Morris County. In his early years, John grew up in a section of Morristown called Little Dublin which is in the shadow of Assumption Church, the parish his family belongs to today. His parents, Michael and Bridget, were both born and raised in Ireland. His father hails from County Kerry and his mother from County Clare. After independently immigrating to the United States as young adults, Mike and Bridie met in New York City and decided upon their marriage to make Morristown their home.

Grand Marshall John Murphy and wife Jennifer

In 1997, John was elected to the Morris County Freeholder Board (county commissioner) where he served for 15 years.

He joined the Morris Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1982, where he is still one of its most active members.

John has received numerous Leadership and Achievement Awards from organizations including the first Alex DeCroce Leadership Award by Governor Christie in 2012.

He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Morris Township with their four children. John is a Financial Advisor at Private Advisor Group in Morristown.

Brief History of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade

St. Patrick was born in Wales, when it was part of the Roman Empire. He was kidnapped at about age 15, sold as a slave and taken as a slave to Ireland. There he learned to pray to God and experienced a conversion. After a time he escaped to France. Having loved the Irish people, he returned to Ireland as a missionary, the first Bishop of Ireland, around 432.

20 years later, most of the Irish were Catholic. There is much reverence and honor for St. Patrick as the Patron of Ireland to this day. He is very much a part of true Irish Culture today.

March 17, 1780 – After the long hard winter of 1779-1780 in Jockey Hollow, Morristown NJ, George Washington, in recognition of the support of his Irish militiamen, and there were plenty of them, gave them the day off and thus began the first St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in the United States. The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade then was in Morris County occurred in 1780:

    • March 17, 1979, thanks to the Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey (IAANJ), the first official modern day Morris County St. Patrick’s in Morris County, was held in Wharton, NJ. Parade marchers paraded down a one mile stretch of Main Street, Wharton, to the cheers of hundreds of spectators.
    • In 1981, while on a trip to Ireland, the president of IAANJ commissioned the nuns of the Carmelite Monastery, Tallow, County Waterford, Ireland to produce a hand-painted banner of St. Patrick and this exquisite work of art has led all Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parades since then.
    • From 1979 through 1990, the parade became larger and larger as it grew in popularity. More and more groups joined the parade and more and more spectators came out to enjoy it. By 1983, there were 48 units in the parade.
    • By 1988, there were 56 units in the parade with over 1500 marchers and over 4000 spectators.
    • In 1990, the parade in Wharton had its largest parade with greatest number of spectators ever marching down Main Street, It was clear that the parade had outgrown Wharton, a small and gracious community that hosted the Parade.
    • In November 1990, IAANJ teamed up with the Friendly Sons of St Patrick (FSSP) of Morris County and began working with the Morristown administration to bring the parade to Morristown. It was a perfect place for the parade. It is the county seat; has a terrific and safe environment for a fun-filled family day for all residents of Morris County to enjoy; has adequate parking for parade participants and spectators; plus, Morristown has a rich history in Irish culture going back to the Revolutionary War.
    • January 18, 1991, a Certificate of Incorporation for Non-Profit Organization, was issued for St. Patrick’s Day Parade of Morris County, Inc., and a Board of Trustees was formed for the new non-profit organization. It was formed to run the parade, to pay parade expenses, and most importantly, to provide charitable contributions to promote Irish culture and support various local children’s and other organizations that benefit Morris County.
    • March 16, 1991, the annual Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade stepped off in Morristown for the first time with 3000 marchers, 13 bands and several floats and fire companies. There were thousands of spectators there to enjoy the day. It was a great day for everyone and has been ever since.
    • From 1991 though 2014, the parade has grown to over 120 diverse groups, including over 20 bands, with over 4000 marchers with 50,000 to 80,000 spectators enjoying the Parade each year depending on weather.
    • In 2000, the Morris County Parade history was submitted by Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen to the Library of Congress and was. featured in the Library of Congress Local Legacy Program, a high honor and tribute to the efforts of parade organizers and volunteers. Our parade got national recognition. Today, it takes over 75 volunteers puttiing in in excess of 2500 hours each year to put on the Parade.
    • In 2006, to accommodate the parade’s growth in size and popularity the Parade route was extended three blocks by going around the Green instead of just passing through it.
    • Since 1991, the Parade has voluntarily donated over $250,000 to the Town of Morristown as part of the Parade’s good neighbor policy to keep the parade from costing taxpayers anything.
    • Since 1991, the Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. has donated almost $350,000 to local charitable organizations in keeping with the mission of our Non-Profit organization.
    • Since 1991 Parade Day has begun with Mass at Assumption Church at 10:00 a.m. The Mass is a special celebration of Irish Culture in honor of St. Patrick.
    • In 2012, the Parade added Pre-Parade events to entertain spectators around the Green while waiting for the Parade to start.
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