PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department held their second “Coffee with a Cop” event.
This event helps the police to continue to build upon their current community policing efforts and foster stronger relationships with the residents of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
Office of Emergency Management member Al Goldberg and Officer Remo D’Alessandro
With the large turnout during the event they addressed topics from simple hellos and introductions to more pressing issues such as traffic concerns and crime around town.
The Parsippany Police Department would like to thank the Parsippany Library for coordinating the event, along with Mayor Barberio and Council President Louis Valori for attending and their continued support of the Police Department.
Police Chief Paul Philipps and Morris County Prosecutor Frederic Knapp with Parsippany residents
Also in attendance today was Morris County Prosecutor Frederic Knapp and Parsippany Police Chief Paul Philipps.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Adjustment will be hearing an application for Kingston Commons, 171 Kingston Road, Block: 245 Lot: 18.1 Zone: B-4. The location is the current site of Lake Parsippany General Store.
The applicant is seeking a “C” and ”D” variance along with Preliminary and Final Site plan to construct a mixed use consisting of two buildings, five units in each and a retail store.
Case#16:44 will be heard on Wednesday, December 7 at the Parsippany Municipal Building, 1001 Parsippany Boulevard. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is collecting new donated toys for Zufall patients in need.
Please drop off new toys at Morris County Records and Administration Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown or Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Legal Services Section, 560 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown by December 13.
Any questions please contact Undersheriff William Schievella at (973) 285-6672 or email by clicking here.
Zufall Health is the medical and dental home for the underserved with sites in north, west, and central New Jersey. As a fully licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), they provide high-quality, affordable, compassionate medical and dental care to patients in Morris, Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren, Somerset, and Essex counties. Zufall Health welcome patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors, regardless of income or insurance status. They offer a broad range of primary care and support services delivered in the comfortable, healing environments of our eight offices as well as on the Highlands Health Van, our eco-friendly mobile medical unit. Recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Zufall is committed to working closely with patients to coordinate their care so they have direct access to all the services they need for optimum health and well being.
For more information on Zufall Health visit 85 Washington Street, Morristown or call (973) 998-7310. To visit their website, click here.
PARSIPPANY — The staff at Parsippany Focus has chosen three winners in our “Halloween Story Contest” for young readers.
Mrs. Vittorio’s, Julia Bruggeman and Frank Cahill
The first winner is a student at Knollwood Elementary School; Julia Bruggeman, 11 years old, in the fifth grade. Julia received a plaque from Parsippany Focus, lunch for Julia, her parents and her teacher and a $25.00 VISA gift card.
Frank Cahill, Publisher and Nicolas Limanov, Photographer, visited Knollwood Elementary School and congratulated Julia.
The Ghost Phone
by Julia Bruggeman
Natalie was in her house, ready for school. She closed the door and hurried out, but she heard a voice. “Come with me to the Lost Woods. Come with me to the Lost Woods.” Natalie stopped, turned around, and screamed her head off. There wasn’t anything there. So, she walked into what seemed to be the woods that her parents wouldn’t let her into. When she walked in, it wasn’t a normal forest. There was a blast of light and everything changed. Instead of light shining down through the trees, the trees were covered with gigantic cobwebs. It smelled like dust and mold. Natalie, who was filled with fright, looked around. She was lost, but she was in luck. A small payphone that looked like it was from a million years ago was right in front of her. She called her mom, but it sounded like someone else.
“Hi the voice said. “To request this caller, press one.”
Natalie thought this person must be very famous to have a great voicemail like that, so she pressed one. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH” Natalie screamed. “Don’t yell. It’s okay,” said a ghost figure that slowly began to appear. “Hi, fm Marcie!” Natalie was surprised about this.
“How do I get home?” she asked.
“Just come with me and you will see.”‘ So, Natalie followed Marcie into an immense stone castle that seemed bigger inside. “This,”‘ Marcie said “This is the Castle of Ghosts! Natalie thought this was crazy. Inside, was a golden throne, surrounded by terrifying ghosts. Soon, a ghost with a gold crown with rubies on it came out. “I am King Ghost,”‘ he said “If you want to go home, you have to defeat me in a battle. Marcie, you know what to do.”‘ Marcie went through Natalie’s ear and into her body to give her powers. ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! Natalie and King Ghost battled until Natalie had one blast left inside her. ZAP! She did it! Marcie· can now show Natalie the way out, but Marcie told her something important. “I’m your sister, Natalie. I died when you were little.”‘ Natalie’s jaw dropped, but she didn’t have time to think because Marcie already blasted her back home, where she belongs.
PARSIPPANY — The staff at Parsippany Focus has chosen three winners in our “Halloween Story Contest” for young readers.
The second winner is a student at Knollwood Elementary School; Alexa Strain. Alexa received a plaque from Parsippany Focus, lunch for Alexa, her parents and her teacher and a $25.00 VISA gift card.
Frank Cahill, Alexa Strain and Mrs. Seib
Publisher Frank Cahill and School Photographer Nicolas Limanov visited Mrs. Seib’s fifth grade class and announced the winner to the students.
What was in the basement?
by Alexa Strain
Behind the door Kacy heard a voice. One dark and gloomy night, Kacy was home alone. Her parents had to take her little brother to his soccer game. Kacy was watching T.V. when she heard a noise come from the basement. In Kacy’s house she had a frightening basement that nobody ever used. She wondered who could have been down there.
SLAM! Kacy got scared. What was that Kacy thought. It could have been just the wind so she ignored it. Stomp, Stomp! “Who is that”? Kacy screamed! Kacy called the police and they found nothing. That night she went downstairs to see if anybody was there.
All of a sudden, she saw something. She called her parents immediately., and right when they got down there, it was gone. She stayed in the basement because she knew something was down there. She saw it again. “Who are you?” Kacy said. “I am a ghost and I want to kill your whole family.” “Why?” Kacy yelled. “Every Halloween I like to kill one family, so I decided to kill yours this year” said the ghost. “That’s not nice” Kacy said. Finally after an hour of talking Kacy convinced the ghost never to bother them again and become a nice ghost. That night she told her parents. They didn’t believe her but she knew that she saved her family and that’s all that mattered.
PARSIPPANY — The staff at Parsippany Focus has chosen three winners in our “Halloween Story Contest” for young readers.
Frank Cahill, Sapana Dhakal and Ms. Wrightson
The third winner is a student at Knollwood Elementary School: Sapana Dhakal. Sapana received a plaque from Parsippany Focus, lunch for Sapana, her parents and her teacher and a $25.00 VISA gift card. Publisher Frank Cahill and photographer Nicolas Limanov visited the class and awarded Sapana with her winnings.
Scary Story
by Sapana Dhakal
Sally strolled down the dusty dirt path, her hands clamped to her dog’s leash. Her dog, Cookie, trotted beside her, wagging her tail. The shadowy trees leaned into them, their coarse branches reaching for their heads. Wet grass poked through the mud, and crickets chirped. It was getting dark, and Sally was heading home. Suddenly, Sally slipped into a mud puddle, her arms flailing. She slid past her dog and let go of the leash in panic. Sally was drenched in wet mud and water. There was chunks of the mud in her hair and it was smothered on her clothes.
“Woof!” Cookie leaped into the dark forest after a squirrel, barking excitedly. Sally gasped, jumping to her feet. She swiped at her brown hair, letting the mud drip onto the floor.
“Cookie!” Sally cried. Without a second thought, she sprinted into the woods. Sally breathed hard, sprinting past trees. She lost her balance, and tripped over a branch. Her body fell to the ground. Sally lay still, stifling her whimpers. She heard the sound of snapping twigs and crunching leaves. She lay still. “Cookie?” There was only silence. Sally leaped to her feet, turning around.
In between two trees, there stood a monster. The monster had black fur, and was almost melting in the shadows. It’s eyes were red, with repulsive yellow pupils. Sally’s heart stopped in her chest. She was paralyzed with fear. Boom! Thunder shook the sky, sending buckets of rain, piercing her skin like daggers.
Sally stumbled through the trees, weeping. The rain stopped, along with Sally. She dropped to her knees, whimpering in fear. A chill tingled through her spine as she looked in horror at the sight behind her. She could smell the putrid scent of rotting meat as the entity breathed over her. Yellow saliva dripped onto the ground. Sally let her tears run down her face, unable to move. Slowly, it let its arms wrap around her, lifting her off the air. “No!” Sally screamed. She wrestled her way out of the monster’s grip, shrieking and shouting. She escaped, crying furiously as she stumbled through the forest. Sally swiveled around just as the monster arrived. Sally took a stick and whacked the monster with fierce strength. The monster responded in shock, but soon anger. It swiped back angrily, hissing. Sally threw a punch on the monster’s stomach. In a flash of light, everything melted into darkness.
Sally’s eyelids fluttered open as she sat up, dazed and afraid. Everything was just a dream. The dog, the monster, everything. Just then, she heard the snapping of leaves and twigs, and a low growl from behind her …
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Police Department’s Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a robbery that had just occurred at 799 Route 46 East, Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet on Sunday, November 27 at 4:47 p.m.
Multiple officers responded to the scene and spoke to the victim. They were advised by the victim that an unknown male entered the establishment and proceeded to the register where he passed the cashier a note demanding the money in the register.
After receiving the money the male fled the area on foot. Parsippany Police Department Detective Ted Anderson, Morris County Sheriff’s Department K9 and CIS units responded to the scene to assist in the investigation.
The surrounding area was check for the suspect, but he was not located. No weapons were displayed during the incident and no injuries were reported. The male is described as a white male, wearing a mask, dark sweatshirt, dark baseball cap, gloves, blue jeans, and a red undershirt.
This incident is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.
ROBBINSVILLE — Don’t even think about tailgating at any of the 23 high school football sectional finals that will be played this weekend around New Jersey. The New Jersey State Interstate Athletic Association issued a ban on parking lot festivities at the four sites hosting championship games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In a statement issued Monday…
PARSIPPANY — On November 7, 2016, United States Court of Appeals found Mayor James Barberio and Township Attorney John Inglesino’s expert witness, (in the Captain James Carifi lawsuit), Matthew Ferrante “Not Credible” and ordered to pay Douglas Ferguson $371,594.34. This particular lawsuit was between Aurora (Matthew Ferrante) and a former business partner named Douglas Ferguson.
The three Judges for the second circuit Court of Appeals, Pierre N. Leval, Robert D. Sack and Reena Raggi all ruled in favor to uphold New York Southern District Court Judge Valerie Caproni’s decision finding Aurora Information Security & Risk and Matthew Ferrante liable for fraud.
Aurora Information and Security Risk founder Matthew Ferrante
As listed in the Judges’ “Summary Order” under “Liable for Fraud” they stated “By contrast, the District Court found much of Ferrante’s testimony not credible. See e.g. id at 19 (Observing that Ferrante was “Largely not credible” in that he adhered to “An implausible narrative,” and his demeanor “Bespoke a witness who had predetermined what testimony he thought would be favorable and was resolved to provide it, without regard to whether it was true”).
The District Court ultimately concluded that “Ferrante” told Ferguson whatever Ferrante thought he wanted to hear in order to persuade him.”
Aurora Information Security & Risk and Matthew Ferrante were hired by Township Attorney John Inglesino with Mayor Barberio’s approval to investigate Captain James Carifi the day after his brother, Paul Carifi Jr. announced his candidacy for Mayor in January 2013.
This was also, two days after Councilman Louis Valori secretly tape recorded (click here to listen to audio) a Sunday night (January 13, 2013) meeting at Parsippany Municipal Building where Valori accused Mayor Barberio and John Inglesino of bribing him with a job offer for $50,000 a year. The matter was investigated by Somerset County Prosecutors Office and no charges were filed.
Parsippany Focus previously reported that Aurora Information Security & Risk was suspended by the State of New Jersey and was not allowed to do business with any municipality while suspended. (Read previous article by clicking here)
However, Mayor Barberio and John Inglesino continued to work with and pay Aurora during this suspension time. The suspension time for Aurora Information Security & Risk as per the State of New Jersey was from January 16, 2014 to May 13, 2015. (Click here to view State of New Jersey official document.) It was also reported that none of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Council members approved the services Aurora Information Security & Risk.
Township Attorney John Inglesino has billed Parsippany over one million dollars alone in fees Aurora Information Security & Risk has charged for investigating Captain Carifi.
To view the published opinion of the Court of appeals No: 15-3323-cv (2d Cir. Nov. 7. 2016) click here.
MORRIS COUNTY — Family Promise of Morris County (FPMC), is closing out November Homelessness Awareness Month by receiving a Proclamation from Assemblyman Bucco acknowledging its work to end homelessness in the county.
Ally on the floor reading with child
At the request of Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, the proclamation is bestowed to commemorate Homeless Awareness month, raise awareness of the issue and to recognize FPMC for their positive contributions to the County of Morris and it’s residents. Assemblyman Bucco urged all citizens to recognize and raise awareness of the issue of homelessness in our community.
Baby Boy
“The recognition of National Homeless Awareness month provides an opportunity for us to tell the story of each and every person we help and the impact that has on our community,” said Joann Bjornson, Executive Director, Family Promise of Morris County.
“Regardless of age, race or religion, we work to ensure dignity and a path to self-sufficiency is provided to all those who seek it. I have to thank our volunteers and community members who give their time, talent and resources to support our shared mission of ending homelessness.”
In 2015 Family Promise of Morris County mobilized a volunteer workforce of over 1600 from 87 congregations to provide services to the county’s most vulnerable citizens with funding from grants, foundations and primarily private donors. 93% of FPMC donations go directly to support families in programs.
Last year, The Family Promise of Morris County organization provided:
4,438 bed nights
A 94% Success rate of emergency shelter clients getting and keeping housing
Over 6,000 hours of Case management to this in shelter and community
Through Our Promise Drop In center (opened July 21, 2015), provided clinical case management in 1-on-1 private sessions, having served 18,000 face to face meetings and organized and managed over 6,000 pieces of mail for over 500 individuals.
About Family Promise of Morris County Family Promise of Morris County is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending the crisis of homelessness faced by Morris County residents by partnering with other public and private agencies, religious congregations and community volunteers to provide shelter, case management and mentoring services leading to self-sufficiency.
In 2015, FPMC had a 94% success rate of shelter clients getting and maintaining housing. 93% of every dollar FPMC receives directly supports children and their families. FPMC is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. To donate or support FPMC click here.
Aurora Information Security & Risk and Matthew Ferrante were hired by Township Attorney John Inglesino with Mayor Barberio’s approval to investigate Captain James Carifi the day after his brother, Paul Carifi Jr. announced his candidacy for Mayor in January 2013.
