Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member: Cinépolis USA

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Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member: Cinépolis USA

PARSIPPANY — Cinépolis USA recently joined the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce. Welcoming Committee Chairman Dr. Pat Selimo visited with Cinema Manager Tahir Williams and presented Cinepolis with their membership plaque.

Cinépolis USA, a leading world-class cinema exhibitor, announced it will transform its existing Cinépolis Parsippany theater, located in the heart of Parsippany, into a “Cinépolis Luxury Cinema,” the exhibitor’s upscale movie-going concept enjoyed by movie aficionados. Cinépolis is located in the Morris Hills Shopping Center, 3165 Route 46.

Among the first theaters to be acquired during Cinépolis USA’s recent expansion into the Northeast, the forthcoming 12-screen Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas marks the exhibitor’s first luxury theater in the region. Its introduction serves as the sixth theater to join Cinépolis USA’s existing portfolio of dedicated luxury cinemas located in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California.

“Cinépolis USA’s growth has been tremendous and we are delighted to introduce our luxury category in the Northeast with this momentous renovation,” said CEO of Cinépolis USA, Adrian Mijares Elizondo. “Parsippany is a wonderful community, and we look forward to offering an unparalleled cinema experience to this extraordinary new audience.”

The theater’s transformation will create a destination unto itself with a new lobby area, designed for mingling with friends and loved ones; enhanced concessions with twists on theater favorites; renovated auditoriums complete with fully reclining leather seats; and in-theater dining service with stealth-like waiters delivering gourmet meals and full bar options via the touch of a button.

For more information about Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, click here.

Annual Morris County 4-H Fair Set For July 19-23

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Annual Morris County 4-H Fair Set For July 19-23

MORRIS COUNTY — The annual Morris County 4-H Fair, a fun celebration of the work of 4-H youths from across Morris County, mixed in with a car and motorcycle show, hot air balloons, fireworks, and amusement rides and games, will kick off a five-day run on Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 23 at Chubb Park in Chester Township.

A wide variety of family-friendly activities are planned, including pony and hay rides, petting zoos, watermelon eating and cake decorating and dress-a-pet contests, animal shows, archery, a tricky tray, and even “cow pie bingo’’ and “goat yoga,’’ to go with the live entertainment and delicious food.

“The 4-H Fair is a showcase of the wonderful achievements of 4-Hers from around the county. It is great opportunity for everyone to come out for wholesome family fun,” said Kathy Murarik, Morris County 4-H Program Associate.

Goat Races

“This is a great family friendly event that is centered around the hard work done by these great 4-H kids, who represent some of the best young people, and who are future leaders of their communities and our county,’’ said Morris County Freeholder Doug Cabana, who will participate in formal opening ceremonies at the fair this week.

“We invite all county residents, from Butler to Long Hill to Long Valley, to visit the fair.’’

There is no admission fee for the fair, but a parking donation of $5.00 per vehicle is requested. On Friday evening, in preparation for the fireworks, parking will be $10.00, which includes 3-D fireworks glasses.

A special $10.00 pay-one-price for all kiddie rides is scheduled for Friday, July 21, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., and a $25.00 pay-one-price for all amusement rides will be offered on Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday from 11:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.

For a full schedule of events click here.

Here are just a few highlights:

  • Wednesday, July 19
    • Fair open 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Amusement rides, music, some food options
    • Chelsea Carlson and the student acapella group
  • Thursday, July 20
    • Fair open 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Opening ceremonies, talent show and egg judging
    • Amusement rides, music, food, and 4-H activities
  • Friday, July 21
    • Fair open 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Community Blood Drive from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (RSVP online)
    • Rizzo’s Reptiles, ask a vet, and cow pie bingo
    • Fireworks show in evening (rain date: Saturday)
  • Saturday, July 22
    • Fair open 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Watermelon eating, goat races, Denville String Band
    • Car & Motorcycle Show from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (rain date: Sunday)
    •  from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (weather permitting)
    • Tricky Tray tickets on sale at 5:30 p.m., drawing at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 23
    • Fair open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    • Open pet show, cake decorating, agility dog show
    • Amusement rides, music, food, and 4-H activities

Dogs may be brought to the fair, but they must be on a 6-foot leash.  Retractable leashes are not allowed in the park.

For more information about the 4H Fair, including the fair schedule, or about becoming a 4-H volunteer, visit the 4-H Fair, click here or call (973) 285-8301.

Art Displays at the Parsippany Main Library

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Art Displays at the Parsippany Main Library

PARSIPPANY — Name the Book contest for children ages 5-10. Stop by the large display case in  the Main Library’s lower level and see if you can guess the titles of the books represented! The contest ends on July 31, 2017.

Two children with correct answers will each receive a trophy. All materials and trophies have been donated by the Hills of Troy Neighborhood Association. The displays were created by Warren Singer with assistance from Alexa Lynch. Warren Singer retired from teaching in 2004. Since retirement he has been keeping active by teaching science lessons, on a voluntary basis in several classes in different school districts. During this time he has also (as a volunteer) written science curriculum, created science learning centers, and designed Interpretive Nature Trails along with accompanying brochures..

Paintings on Canvas by Devansh Barot

Devansh Barot, a high school student, son, brother, friend, cousin and an artist. Loving art, he is able to devote a large portion of his free time to creating and coming up with ideas to make new projects. Balancing school, social and creative life is a job all in itself. He creates paintings to express his views, feelings, observations and himself in various ways. This journey started by watching a couple of videos on YouTube of artists creating works of art and with a feeling of “I want to do this too.” His expedition begun with one very small and simple painting but as time progressed, he made a plethora of paintings with various sizes and levels of complexity. His wish is to one day put every possible aspect of life on canvas and convey it through his art. He continues to learn new ways to paint and uncover new secrets in the vast world of art. He creates artwork keeping in mind one of the foundations of all art regardless the medium, as stated by the legendary artist Edgar Degas- “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

Clay and Crochet Creations by Saanvi

Vavilala Saanvi Vavilala is 12 years old and loves arts and crafts. Whenever she has time she likes to sculpt clay and make figurines of a variety of things. She also enjoys crocheting that her “wonderful” mom taught her!

 

CCM Student on a Mission to Increase Organ Donor Awareness

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CCM Student on a Mission to Increase Organ Donor Awareness

PARISPPANY — A County College of Morris (CCM) graduate, who has returned to the college as a part-time Nursing student, is using his experience as an organ transplant recipient to help others.

Cameron Wohl, of Parsippany, earned his associate degree in Exercise Science from CCM in 2010, received part of his older brother Jared’s liver three years ago. Since then, the brothers have worked together to produce a documentary about that experience. The documentary, called “65 Percent,” can be seen on their website, The Wave Set – www.thewaveset.com – which is part of a campaign to raise awareness about organ donation.

“More than anything, I felt here I was faced with circumstances out of my control, but that wasn’t necessarily going to define me,” says Cameron, 28. “What would define me is how I would react to it. So many people are faced with situations they can’t necessarily control. We felt we could definitely help with that.”

After researching organ donation, the brothers decided to focus on raising awareness about organ donors, including living donors like Jared.

“We realized that education and awareness are key to helping with this. Through our experience, we knew the best way to show what it’s like for people going through this, where one family member is in need of an organ-saving transplantation, was to invite them into our experience and show them firsthand,” says Jared, 31, of South Orange.

The title “65 Percent” refers to the percentage of his liver that Jared donated to his brother. The liver, the brothers had learned, has the ability to regenerate.

The two also speak to community groups on the topic and have raised funds to support their campaign.

A Labor Day weekend golf tournament at Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston will be the latest fundraiser to help support the brothers’ awareness campaign.

The organ donation process helped them become experts on the subject. For one thing, they learned that the number of Americans who die every day from an inability to receive an organ transplant has risen from 18 when Cameron got his transplant three years ago to 22. Another statistic they learned is that there are almost 120,000 people currently waiting for an organ transplant with a new person being added to the list every 10 minutes. They also realized that when it came to available information, there are not many awareness campaigns about living donors or ones geared towards people their age. The Wave Set aims to address all those issues.

“We’re hoping that by creating this buzz around the topic and doing so in a positive manner that we can help,” says Cameron. “Hopefully this will get people to open up and talk about it while they can.”

NJ Blood Services seeks volunteers

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NJ Blood Services seeks volunteers

NEW JERSEY — NJ Blood Services, which supplies blood to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers, to work blood drives.

The blood mobile volunteer is an integral member of the blood collection team whose task it is assist donors with registration, perform canteen duties and make appointments for their next donation.

Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs as needed and have the willingness to follow the rules.

For additional information contact, Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Manager of Community Relations & Volunteer Services Jan Zepka at (732) 616-8741.

Parsippany PAL presents a “Grand Tasting” Event

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Parsippany PAL presents a “Grand Tasting” Event

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany P.A.L. presents a “Grand Tasting” event sponsored by Joe Canals Discount Liquor to be held on Saturday, July 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

There will be over 25 vendor tables with tastings of the finest in craft beers, fine wines, and unique spirits and appetizers included.

Industry experts will serve you samples of their, newest, best and most special products.

Like discovering new wine, beer and spirits? Like to enjoy a summer afternoon with great people and to raise money raise some cash.

The Grand Tasting event will be held at Knoll East Country Club Parsippany, 12 Knoll Road.

All proceeds go to the Parsippany Police Athletic League.

Purchase tickets for $50.00 each at Parsippany PAL Youth Center, 33 Baldwin Road or Joe Canals, 799 Route 46 East.

Britcher Leone provides backpacks for Campers attending YSC Summer Camp

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Britcher Leone provides backpacks for Campers attending YSC Summer Camp

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Britcher Leone Founding Members E. Drew Britcher, Esq. and Armand Leone, Esq. have led a project that has donated more than 100 backpacks for campers heading off to Youth Consultation Service’s (YCS) Summer Camp in Blairstown. Each filled with a pair of flip flops, swim goggles and with the camper’s own personalized name tag, the backpacks were supplied to more than 100 campers attending the two-week sleepover camp.

“For more than a decade, Britcher Leone has supported various YCS projects, and we are very excited to have been able to receive the financial support of our colleagues to give these special children a small gift as they headed off to camp, many, for the first time,” explained Britcher.

YCS Summer Camp is for YCS children who have suffered trauma, either through chaotic or abusive childhoods, or from severe autism or other developmental disabilities, and as a result, have been removed from their homes. YCS Summer Camp is for many, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, boating, swimming, camp arts and crafts, nature walks, camp songs and more.  For two weeks, campers take part in activities that encourage teamwork and confidence and offer them exciting experiences in a caring and safe environment.

“Drew Britcher and Armand Leone are true champions of the children of YCS.  We are so grateful for their support of YCS Summer Camp, as well as their amazing generosity throughout the year,” said Francis Spiegel, assistant vice president of development for YCS Foundation.

About YCS
Founded in 1918, Youth Consultation Service (YCS) provides mental health, education and social services, healing hearts and renewing hope for over 1,700 NJ children each day. YCS makes a real difference in the lives of those who have suffered at the hands of abuse and neglect, have developmental disabilities, or face mental health challenges and intervenes at a time of intense crisis in a child’s life to provide clinical care, health, social services, education, and love. YCS residential programs include group homes, shelters and foster care. Its special education and autism schools welcome children from YCS and from the community. YCS outreach includes home visitation and family preservation programs designed to help children and their families regain their emotional strength without disrupting their lives any further.

About Britcher Leone, LLC
Britcher Leone is a law firm specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice, with offices in Parsippany and Glen Rock. The firm is also focused on such matters as serious/catastrophic injury, birth injury, vehicular accidents, product liability, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and defective drugs and medical devices. For more information click here.

Update: Target; CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks will replace Pathmark

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Update: Target; CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks will replace Pathmark

PARSIPPANY — As reported on Parsippany Focus, Monday, July 10, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board voted unanimously to approve the application for preliminary and final site plan and related “C” variance approval. The property is located at 1123 Route 46, designated as Block 729, Lot 7 on the official tax map of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills. A tentative March 2018 opening date is planned.

 

Site plan of Target

CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks will be inside of the Target store, using the same entrances as Target, similar to their Fairfield and East Hanover locations.

Starbucks, which is under construction at the former Burger King is less than one mile away. CVS, which opened last year at the corner of Cherry Hill Road and Route 46 is approximately three miles away.

The Property is located in the B-1 Business District. The property located on the corner of Route 46 and South Beverwyck Road has approximately 19 acres and contains a total of 211,000 square feet of retail, food establishments and banks.

Federal Realty proposes to lease approximately 65,000 square feet of the Shopping Center formerly occupied by Pathmark to Target. CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks will be located inside of the Target.

Target plans to renovate the existing façade of the building by removing an existing 3,168 square foot canopy and by constructing a new 514 square foot building addition and 493 square foot canopy.

The renovation will result in a net reduction in building coverage of approximately 2,165 square feet.

Target also proposes a major renovation of the interior of the store, which consists of approximately 65,106 square feet.

The renovated interior space will include approximately 7,845 square feet of grocery space.

Because the proposed renovation of the interior space includes grocery space, the required number of on site parking spaces will be decreased from 1,371 to 1,275.

Federal Realty previously obtained a variance to permit the Shopping Center to be served by only 1,040 parking spaces.

Current tenants located in the Troy Hills Shopping Centerinclude Michaels, Dollar Tree, Smashburger, Sport Clips, Subway, Petco Supplies & Fish, Sprint, Sally Beauty Supply, Massage Envy Spa, Cups Frozen Yogurt, Pro Hair Cutters, Convenience Liquors, Chipotle Mexican Grill, L.A. Fitness, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, McDonald’s, Wells Fargo Bank and Panera Bread.

To view a complete site plan of the shopping center click here.

In addition to the former Pathmark space, there are two other vacancies in the center. One vacancy measures 1,538 square feet and the second measures 2,018 square feet.

Pathmark closed in November 2015, after The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, parent company for A&P and Pathmark, announced on Monday, July 20, 2015 that it has filed for bankruptcy.

On Wednesday, July 5, Waterview Marketplace broke ground to contract a new shopping center on Waterview Boulevard just off Route 46. This location is less than three miles from the proposed Target. Originally it was rumored that Target was planning on opening a larger box store in Waterview Marketplace, but the size of the project was reduced, and the maximum size of the stores was limited.

The center will be anchored by a new Whole Foods Market that will occupy 48,000 square feet of the 150,150-square-foot center set to open in 2018. This Whole Foods Market store is set to become the third location in Morris County, and will feature indoor and outdoor dining space for customers.

EagleMania to perform on Thursday during Parsippany Summer Concert Series

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EagleMania to perform on Thursday during Parsippany Summer Concert Series

PARSIPPANY — EagleMania – The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band, will be performing on Thursday, July 13 during Parsippany’s Summer Concert Series. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 1839 Route 46 East.

EagleMania has dedicated themselves to faithfully reproducing the music of The Eagles. Since their inception, EagleMania has been thrilling audiences all over the country with their stunning five part harmony and their uncanny ability to emulate the unmistakable sound of The Eagles. Their show consists of the Eagles’ greatest hits, as well as some of the solo work of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh. If you like The Eagles you will love EagleMania!

For more information on the Summer Concert Series, click here.

Oh deer … These two deer hang out at the Board of Education building

Frank L. Cahill
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Oh deer … These two deer hang out at the Board of Education building

PARSIPPANY — These two deer has been hanging out at the Board of Education building located at 292 Parsippany Road. On numerous occasions Parsippany Focus has seen these deer on the front lawn. On Sunday, we just had to stop by and take some fun pictures. We know this is not breaking news, but the deer actually posed for these pictures. I guess it was a real slow news day!

The pair are walking on the lawn on the side of the Board of Education building
The deer at the Board of Education building
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