BALTIMORE — Antibiotics have been so effective in wiping out all traces of Lyme disease infections that doctors haven’t always believed people who said they still suffered for months or even years. Many chafed at the idea of “chronic” Lyme disease because they believed patients no longer had it. But the scientific community has been coalescing…
Hot, sunny weather in Parsippany for next few days
The 90 plus degree weather that began Sunday is expected to continue on Monday. Highs reached 91 at Newark Liberty International in mid-afternoon and are expected to reach 93 there today, according to the National Weather Service. The final day of August will be sunny, as will Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The mercury each day will…
Red Hawks traditional football motorcade rolls on
PARSIPPANY — If you were driving around the east side of Parsippany on Saturday, August 29 and you saw a motorcade of Firetrucks, ambulances, police cars, school buses, rescue and recovery and a dozen convertibles, then you witnessed the Parsippany High School Football team motorcade.
The motorcade started at the High School on Baldwin Road and went to fourteen different homes picking up the seniors until it finished on Roosevelt Avenue and then the motorcade continued back to the High School to celebrate with a picnic near the football field.
Lake Hiawatha Volunteer Fire District 4, Parsippany Volunteer Fire District 5, Rockaway Neck Ambulance Squad, Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, Parsippany Police Department all participated in the motorcade.
Express check-in? Vehicle crashed into hotel lobby windows
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department responded to the Fairfield Inn Suites, Route 46 and Cherry Hill Road on Saturday morning after a vehicle crashed into two lobby windows near the entrance to the hotel.
The accident occurred some time after 10:00 a.m. at the hotel. A Parsippany police officer responded to the scene along with a Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance squad.
A hotel employee said two window panels were damaged. No one was injured.
Pictured: A hotel employee blocking off the two windows damaged by the vehicle.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals donates to fire department
PARSIPPANY — Ferring Pharmaceuticals donated money to the Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Department #2 to purchase equipment needed for firefighting operations.
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day
PARSIPPANY — Mark Saturday, September 12 on your calendar as the day to get rid of all of your unwanted hazardous household products and old electronic equipment that has been accumulating in your basement or garage.
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority’s free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-off event will be held on Saturday, September 12.
It will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany, at the border of Morris Township.
Morris County residents can drop-off, at no charge, unwanted hazardous materials and electronic devices, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines and televisions from their homes.
The list of acceptable hazardous materials include, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, pool chemicals, and darkroom chemicals.
Also accepted are aerosol cans (not empty), propane and helium cylinders, small quantities of asbestos (wetted, double bagged and sealed with duct tape), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid. Latex paint will not be accepted.
Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted. For information about safe disposal of explosive or reactive material, call (973) 631-5109.
It is important to note that this event is for residential household waste and electronics. Businesses are not permitted to attend this disposal event. For information on business disposal, call (973) 631-5109
For more information about these events, call (973) 285-8394, or visit the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority website, www.MCMUA.com\
Another Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-off event has been scheduled for Sunday, October 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Department of Public Works garage.
The MUA holds several disposal days each year at the County Academy and other locations around Morris County. For more specific information, click here.
Search for Applicants for the CCM Board of Trustees has been Expanded to Four Seats
RANDOLPH — There are now four seats on the County College of Morris Board of Trustees to be filled by the Morris County Board of Freeholders this fall due to a recent trustee resignation.
Morris County residents interested in serving on the CCM Board of Trustees are invited to send their resumes to a special trustees’ search committee of the Morris County Freeholders.
The committee will review all of the applicants and then submit recommendation to the freeholders, who will make the appointments this fall.
Three four-year terms of freeholder-appointed trustees expire at the end of October, while the recent resignation of Trustee William Schievella has resulted in a two-year vacancy that also must be filled. The three sitting trustees also must reapply by the September 6 deadline if they wish to be considered for reappointment.
To qualify for consideration by the search committee, a candidate must be a resident of Morris County for at least four years, and may not hold a current elected office in Morris County or be an employee of Morris County government or CCM.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate independent judgment, distinction in their profession, knowledge of higher education, and a firm commitment to serving the college. A candidate must be willing to commit at least 15-20 hours a month to his or her duties as a college trustee to be considered for appointment.
Duties of trustees include appointing, supporting and evaluating the college president; clarifying and, if necessary, revising the college’s mission statement; ratifying long term plans; approving the college’s educational program; insuring fiscal viability; and maintaining the college’s physical plant.
The CCM search committee requests that resumes be accompanied by a background statement from each applicant outlining why he or she wishes to serve as a trustees and what specific skills the applicant would bring to the board.
Applicants are asked to send eight copies of their resume and that brief background statement to the Office of the Morris County Counsel, County of Morris, P.O. Box 900, Morristown, N.J. 07963-0900.
The County College of Morris Board of Trustees is composed of eleven Morris County residents from business, education, law and other professional fields, who volunteer their services in four-year terms.
By statute, eight members are appointed by the Morris County Freeholders and two members are appointed by the Governor. The Morris County Superintendent of Schools is also a member of the Board by statute. One non-voting CCM graduate member is elected for a one-year term by each year’s graduating class. In addition, the CCM President serves as an ex-officio member.
The Board of Trustees sets policy and has final authority over budgets and expenditures, and the President is responsible for internal administrative operations.
For more information on CCM, click here.
For more information on the Board of Trustees, click here.
Who has the lowest gas prices in Parsippany?
PARSIPPANY — In recent weeks we noticed the price of gasoline dropping, so Parsippany Focus decided to survey some of the gas stations around Parsippany to check on their prices. All of our photographs were taken on Saturday, August 29.
The current national price of regular gas is $2.486 per gallon; The price in Parsippany averages $2.05 per gallon, with the Raceway on the corner of Littleton Road and Halsey Road being the lowest at $2.01 per gallon.
The New Jersey average prices in August 2014 was at $3.27 per gallon.
For a complete list go to GasBuddy.com
Note: Some prices do not include surcharges for use of credit or debit cards.
Have an overdue book at the Library? Donate food to pay for fines
PARSIPPANY — Owe money to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Library? The Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library encourages you to take advantage of the library’s effort to help restock the Township’s food pantry.
Today, Saturday, August 29 is the last day the library will accept non-perishable grocery to pay for fines on Parsippany Library items. This does not include payment for lost items, but covers overdue charges on books, DVDs, and other library materials that were returned late.
Bring the food for the pantry to your local Parsippany Troy Hill Library location to settle up your bill.
The main library is located at 449 Halsey Road and is open until 5:00 p.m. today; Lake Hiawatha branch located at 68 Nokomis Avenue is open until 1:00 p.m. and the Mt. Tabor branch located at 31 Trinity Park is open until 5:00 p.m. today.
Parsippany weekend weather: High pressure system brings higher temperatures
Much of the Garden State can expect temperatures in the mid-80s to low 90s this weekend as a high pressure system becomes more centered offshore. Temperatures are expected to warm Saturday afternoon through early next week, but humidity will remain on the low side, according to the National Weather Service. According to Accuweather, this pattern is…