PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Rescue and Recovery members went to Ajaco Towing, who donated vehicles and space to freshen up skills using the HURST Jaws of Life extrication tools and Paratech Fire & Rescue Equipment Rescue Struts.
For the first evolution, personnel stabilized the vehicle and then performed several different displacement and disentanglement operations, including full sidewall removals using hydraulic cutters and spreaders, dash rolls using traditional and modified methods using rams and spreaders, and finished a full roof removal, for the second evolution members worked on stabilizing a side resting vehicle traditionally with opposing struts and a tension buttress system. After stabilizing the vehicle, squad personnel performed a roof flap using the cutters and a modified dash push using spreaders and ram in the center console.
Rescue and Recovery
Members conducted the second of our regularly scheduled monthly rescue drill with a rolling response to a Motor Vehicle Crash with Rollover and Entrapment. Members performed side wall removals and driver’s and passenger’s side dash rolls to extricate simulated trauma patients in a vehicle resting on all fours. On the side, resting vehicle members stabilized with struts and performed a roof flap.
Members of Parsippany Rescue and Recovery at Ajaco Towing
Our most common rescue operation is motor vehicle extractions; regular drills help stay proficient. Parsippany Rescue drills at least twice a month on various rescue disciplines. No matter how comfortable personnel is with an operation, there is always an opportunity to learn new techniques and cut down the time it takes to perform so that a patient can be carefully and quickly extricated and transported to definitive care as rapidly as possible. With severe trauma patients, minutes matter.
For a membership application to join Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, click here.
PARSIPPANY — Spring into sustainable savings at the Morris Hills Shopping Center with an upcoming consignment sale for budget-conscious parents.
Just Between Friends, a pop-up marketplace for families to buy and sell gently used children’s, baby, and maternity clothing and gear, has announced its spring consignment sale dates and times.
As families prepare for spring cleaning and inflation continues to wreak havoc on personal finances, the pop-up consignment sale is a resource to save and make money.
The upcoming Just Between Friends sale will be held at the Morris Hills Shopping Center from Thursday, April 13, to Saturday, April 15.
The presale will be open from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, and will be limited to sellers, ticket holders, and their special guests. The sale will officially begin at 4:00 p.m. and run until 9:00 p.m.
Admission to the consignment sale is free with an online ticket or $3.00 at the door, and everyone is welcome.
Just Between Friends will hold a 50 percent off sale on the final day of the pop-up event, with many of their remaining items discounted. The event will be open on Saturday, April 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 9″:00 p.m.
“We are thrilled to be offering the parents in our community an affordable and sustainable option,” said Ashley Elmer, owner of Just Between Friends Skylands. “Additionally, we are excited to partner with Norwescap Traditions Family Success Center during our sale, where sellers can choose to donate their unsold items, which then get distributed into the local community for free.”
At a Just Between Friends sale, parents and grandparents can save 50 to 90 percent off retail prices on baby and children’s shoes, toys, clothing, maternity, and baby equipment.
As consignors, residents can sell gently used items and earn 60 to 70 percent of the sale price.
Families can shop for everything they need, from toys and books to maternity clothes. Items that no longer fit children can be upcycled rather than discarded, Elmer said.
Just Between Friends ensures that all products purchased and sold comply with all applicable safety regulations.
Staff members are kept up-to-date on current recalls and will ensure no recalled items are available at the sale. The company has a product safety specialist who ensures that all items, including essential baby gear like strollers and car seats, are safety tested to meet current standards.
Just Between Friends is North America’s largest and most successful pop-up consignment community marketplace for children’s and maternity items.
The event began in 1997 as a sale among a few mom friends, including the former CEO, co-founder, and brand ambassador Shannon Wilburn, which has grown into a nationwide phenomenon with over 151 franchises in 31 states.
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morris Township Police Chief Robert Shearer, Madison Police Chief John Miscia, Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando, and Saint Elizabeth University President Gary Crosby confirmed an investigation into a reported threat that prompted a lockdown on Tuesday, April 4 had identified no suspects.
At about 10:30 a.m., the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office was notified that a bystander walking at the Saint Elizabeth University campus and near Convent Station encountered a man who had threatened violence and was potentially armed. The bystander reported the incident to the authorities.
As a precaution, Saint Elizabeth University was placed into lockdown.
The initial Morris Township Patrol Units, later joined by responding officers from theProsecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, and additional mutual aid from surrounding municipal police departments, secured the scene.
Following a thorough response, which included a building-by-building response, investigative efforts did not identify a subject as described.
Once the campus was cleared by law enforcement, the lockdown was later lifted at 3:30 p.m.
Contrary to social media reports, there is no confirmation of a subject possessing a firearm.
PARSIPPANY — April 1 is the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany started the campaign by setting up pinwheel gardens and displays, with the first at the Parsippany Town Hall. Followed by several other displays around town to help raise awareness in our community by turning your attention to the importance of ensuring great childhoods for all children because our children are our future. In addition, Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio will be issuing a Proclamation at the Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 4, designating April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month.”
Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio presents Karen DeChristopher, Kiwanis Director of “Young Children Priority One,” with a proclamation designating April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month.”
While Child Abuse Prevention Month is underway, Kiwanis highlight the importance of ensuring great childhoods for all children because our children are our future. The theme of the 2023 campaign is “Growing a Better Tomorrow for All Children, Together.” The community garden metaphor reinforces the message that “Every day, we help families and children thrive.”
All throughout April, you will see pinwheels on display around the Parsippany and Lake Hiawatha areas as the symbol of this very thought…that all children deserve a great childhood because they are our future.
And while the pinwheel can do many things — bring smiles, lift spirits, call for healthy starts for all children — the one thing it cannot do is move on its own. Be the force that makes it move, bringing about real change for children in the United States. Protecting our children is everyone’s job…it’s your turn to make a difference!
Since 1983, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse. As we look upon the faces of the many children in our communities and think about all of the children worldwide that suffer at the hands of others, let’s remember that April may be child abuse prevention month, but unfortunately, abuse happens every day. That is why every year, during April, communities across the country come together to focus on this startling issue and the need for widespread prevention and public awareness campaigns to reduce the number of children who are abuse victims. Sadly, there were 3.6 million cases of child abuse reported in the US. Approximately five children a day die every year in the US due to child abuse or neglect. Out of those 1825 children that died as a result of abuse or neglect, 45% are younger than one year old, 31% are from ages 1-3, 11% are 4-7, 6% are ages 8-11, 5% ages 12-15 and 2% are aged 16-17.
Karen DeChristopher, Kiwanis Director of “Young Children Priority One” programs, said, “As an organization that continues to focus on children, there is one goal that we are looking to achieve…to raise awareness of the many ways people can get involved in the fight against child abuse: First, we can get educated, so you can learn to recognize the signs of child abuse, so you can be that one person with the courage to step up for these children and report abuse when you suspect it. Secondly, you can volunteer or support your child advocacy centers (Prevent Child Abuse-NJ) by calling to determine how you can support them because every children’s advocacy center can benefit from your support for the programs and services they provide to child victims of abuse and neglect. And lastly, but most importantly, we must help break the silence surrounding child abuse by raising awareness and spreading the word. These children deserve a voice because this problem has been overlooked for far too long, and you can open the doors to this crime of secrecy because we can all make a difference for these children.
To learn more about what you can do to help prevent child abuse, contact Pamela Stalcup, Director of Development & Communications for Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey, at (732) 246-8060 or visit them on the web at www.preventchildabusenj.org.
Olivia Santana, Ava Arthurs, Lydia Yu, and Aurora Santana holding pinwheels at
Parsippany-Troy Hills Town Hall
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council Agenda Meeting will be held on April 4, 2023.
Regular Township Council Meetings will commence at 7:00 p.m. All meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings. Council meetings are held at Parsippany Municipal Building, 1001 Parsippany Boulevard. Formal action may or may not be taken at all scheduled meetings.
Any individual who is a qualified disabled person under the Americans with Disabilities Act may request auxiliary aids such as a sign interpreter or a tape recorder to be used for a meeting. Auxiliary aids must be requested at least 72 hours before the meeting date. Please call (973) 263-4351 to request auxiliary aid.
Mayor James R Barberio Council President Loretta Gragnani Council Vice-President Michael J. dePierro Councilman Paul Carifi Jr. Councilman Frank Neglia Councilman Justin Musella
PARSIPPANY — Scouts BSA is an amazing way for kids and teenagers to learn skills for the real world, like responsibility, cooking, interview skills, organizational skills, outdoor survival skills, and much more. Luckily Parsippany has had its troop in town for almost 70 years, Troop 72. The troop welcomes both boys and girls from Parsippany and surrounding towns. Troop 72 has helped serve our town in many ways, like trash clean-ups, food drives, and, most recently, working with Liquid Church to pack meals for Rise Against Hunger.
Along with the life skills that you learn, you also earn merit badges. Merit badges are awards earned by youth in the troop based on activities within the study area by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. Some of the different merit badges you can earn are Communications, Citizenship in Society, Citizenship in the Community, Cooking, Fingerprinting, Rifle Shooting, Art, Photography, Genealogy, and a lot more. When you complete the merit badge that you have chosen, you earn the badge at your troops’ next Court of Honor. A Court of Honor is a ceremony where the scouts in the troop earn the ranks that they have finished, any merit badge that they have finished, and any other award that they might have earned. There are seven ranks in the Scouts BSA. The first is Scout Rank and the seventh is Eagle Rank.
There are so many amazing parts to scouts, so I could not choose just one thing that is my favorite part of Scouts BSA, but I narrowed it down to my three favorite parts of Scouts BSA are the memories you make, the skills that you learn, and the friends that you make.
Parsippany’s own Troop 72 will have an open house on April 12, 2023. We will have a lot of activities that will show you just a little bit of all the amazing things you do in Scouts BSA. The open house will be in the back of All Saints Academy in the Cafeteria at 7:00 p.m.
PARSIPPANY — Two men from Parsippany are accused of trying to steal $109,000 from an elderly Yarmouth, Massachusetts, woman in a computer virus scam.
Yarmouth police said it started on Friday, March 24, when the 78-year-old woman called a tech support number about a problem with her computer.
Investigators said Nikit Yadav, 22, and Raj Vipul Patel, 21 demanded money to remove “unwanted items from her computer.”
When the two men went to her house Monday evening to collect the money, they were arrested, police said.
The men are charged with conspiracy and larceny over $1,200 by false pretense.
According to police, they were held overnight at the Yarmouth Police Department before being transferred to court for arraignment on Wednesday.
The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information about Yadav and Patel is asked to contact Yarmouth police at (508) 775-0445.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the juveniles are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School takes us on a journey to France as we wrap up our Flavors Around the World promotion. The French Club helped us brush up on our French as we dined on popular French cuisine.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Senior Community Center pool tables are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The center is available to all Parsippany senior citizens at 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha.
There is no joining fee to the center, so come by for a visit to shoot a game or two. If you want to play more frequently, a $2.00 annual fee is all that is requested.
Call Parsippany Office on Aging at (973) 263-7351.
MORRIS COUNTY — Residents of Morris County should be aware of a recent election law change regarding unaffiliated voters.
The change in law, N.J.S.A 19:23-45, states that unaffiliated voters who automatically receive a mail-in ballot for all future elections will not receive a mail-in ballot for the Primary Election. Voters must affiliate themselves with either the Democratic or Republican Party, stated the clerk’s office.
The deadline to declare a party, Democratic or Republican, is Wednesday, April 12.
The letter sent to all unaffiliated voters:
NOTICE TO UNAFFILIATED VOTERS
You are receiving this notice because you have been identified as an unaffiliated voter, meaning a voter who is not affiliated with any political party, has requested a mail-in ballot, or is listed as receiving mail-in ballots for all future elections. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:23-45, an unaffiliated voter shall not receive a mail-in ballot for a Primary Election unless that voter declares a political party affiliation. To vote in the Primary Election of the Democratic or Republican Party by mail-in ballot, you must be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican Party and not remain an unaffiliated voter.
To receive a mail-in ballot for the 2023 Primary Election, please declare your affiliation with either the Democratic or Republican Party by completing, signing, and returning the enclosed political party affiliation declaration form found on the other side of this letter to the Board of Elections County Commissioner of Registration or your Municipal Clerk. The political party affiliation declaration form must be completed and returned by April 12, 2023, to receive a mail-in ballot for the Primary Election. If you do not declare a party by April 12, 2023, you will not receive a mail-in ballot and will remain unaffiliated.
Finally, please be advised that an unaffiliated voter may still vote in a Primary Election by voting in person during the Early Voting period or on Election Day for either the Democratic or Republican Party. After an unaffiliated voter votes in-person in the Democratic or Republican Party Primary Election, the voter will be affiliated with that political party.
The completed form can be returned to us via:
Online: www.voter.svrs.nj.gov/register
Email: elections@co.morris.nj.us
Fax: 973-285-5208
Mail: Morris County Board of Elections PO Box 900 Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
In Person: Morris County Board of Elections Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; 10 Court Street – 2nd Floor Morristown, NJ 07960
Pool Tables Now Open at the Senior Center