Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills to hold Meeting

PARSIPPANY — Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills General Meeting will hold its next General Meeting on November 28 at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting is at the Lake Parsippany Rescue & Recovery Building, 100 Centerton Drive.

This is one of their favorite meetings of the year! Once the business meeting ended members filled containers with cookies and hard candies that are distributed to local nursing homes.

For more information email womansclubofpth@gmail.com or call Ginny at (973) 887-0336.

Congratulations Parsippany Hills High School Senior Jonah Lance

PARSIPPANY — Jonah Lance was selected by Coach Dave Albano and Athletic Director Todd Ricker to receive a 2022 Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Plaque. 

This award is presented to one individual from each member school who demonstrates a selfless commitment to his community, his school, his teammates, and his peers.

These individuals have set the bar high, and the Super Football Conference is proud to present them with the 2022 Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Plaque.

Each candidate will be honored at a New York Jets game, and they will have the opportunity to be selected as the 2022 Steve DiGregorio Man of the Year for the entire conference and will be recognized at the Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Press Conference at Met Life Stadium.

Reprinted from Parsippany Focus Magazine, November 2022. Click here to view.

Kiwanis Key Club Held “Halloween at the High”

PARSIPPANY — The Key Club hosted another successful “Halloween at the High” on Friday, October 28.

Joshua Marks and Alexander Thurkauf

Students from various clubs, including, Key Club, were dressed for Halloween and supervised the games, face painting, or just handed out candy to the children.

Witches, Dragons, Mirabel Dresses and Disney Encanto were among the costumes children of all ages walked the hallways and rooms of Parsippany High School. The classrooms and gym were packed with games for the children to play.

Salma Majid

Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, and Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

Felipe Schuck, Joseph Croat, Key Club Member Lucas Craig and Alex Leone

In addition to hosting Halloween at the High for children in the community, reads to Parsippany elementary school students in the SKIP program, assists at a local daycare center, and much more.

The Parsippany High School Key Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany.

Connor Dombrowski, 10, Hope Dombrowski, 3, and Social Studies Special Education Teacher Lindsay Hulin
Key Club members Ananya Mukherjee and Stevani Grosso handing out candy to the children

 

Community Healthy Living Series

MORRIS COUNTY — Healthy Living Movement classes and lectures help you discover how to live well and equip you with the tools needed to improve your life. All classes are free and are open to Y members and non-members as well. No registration is needed for the series; just drop in. Bring a friend and share in this informative series, which takes place on the following Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.:

Thursday, November 10: Total Mobility
Healthy Living Director Darlene Kievit leads you through movements that focus on taking your joints through their full range of motion. Dress in comfortable clothes.

Thursday, November 17: Nervous-System Regulation
Integrative Yoga Health Coach Ivette Desai hosts this program on learning how to manage stress and anxiety using nervous system regulation tools such as rhythmic breathing and meditation.

For more than 100 years Lakeland Hills Family YMCA Y has been the leading community organization serving thousands of people, with its focus on Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. For more information on Lakeland Hills Family YMCA please visit their website by clicking here or email Kelly Horvath at kellyh@lhymca.com. No one serves the community as powerfully as the Y does every day.

Lakeland Hills Family YMCA is located at 100 Fanny Road, Mountain Lakes.

Market Street Mission Hosts 32nd Annual Coat Giveaway

MORRIS COUNTY — As the weather begins to get colder, the Market Street Mission in Morristown is preparing for its 32nd annual Coat Giveaway event. On Saturday, November 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. they will be handing out free winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves on the Morristown Green.

Men’s, women’s, and children’s coats will be available, and anyone in need of winter gear is free to join us.

As they lead up to the giveaway, they are collecting new and gently used winter coats, as well as hats, gloves, and scarves, from now through the end of October. Winter gear can be dropped off at our thrift store at 25 George Street, Morristown. Donation hours are Monday to Saturday (except Wednesdays) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Our Coat Giveaway is a great opportunity for community outreach, and are expected to serve hundreds of people on Saturday, November 5. They are grateful to everyone who donates and participates to make sure families have what they need to stay warm this winter!

For more information on our coat collection and giveaway event, please visit their website by clicking here.

The Market Street Mission and its Jersey Shore Rescue Mission location are an experienced organization with a proven method of helping to fight alcoholism, substance abuse, hunger, and homelessness in northern and central New Jersey. As a private non-profit we rely on the charitable support of compassionate donors to provide more than 110,000 meals and 30,000 nights of shelter per year. For more information on our emergency services, free addiction recovery program, community counseling services, and thrift stores please visit by clicking here.

Nest Chiropractic Donated to Parsippany Police on First Responders Day

PARSIPPANY — Nest Chiropractic donated bagels to the Parsippany Police Department in honor of National First Responders Day.

National First Responders Day on October 28 recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes.

Dr. Dan is originally from West Orange. He earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life University in Marietta, Georgia. Prior to that, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from The Catholic University of America. Dr. Dan is proficient in multiple chiropractic techniques including Diversified, cox flexion-distraction, activator Sacro-occipital technique, and Gonstead as well as being Webster certified. He comes from a family of chiropractors – his father, two aunts, an uncle, and a cousin are all currently in practice. When he is not helping others achieve their optimum health through chiropractic, he is an avid sports enthusiast and faithfully follows the Yankees and Giants.

Nest Chiropractic is located at 341 Smith Road, Parsippany. The Nest Chiropractic is a member of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

Parsippany-Troy Hills Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1.

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.

Click here to download the agenda.

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 prior to the meeting date. Please call (973) 263-4351 to make a request for an auxiliary aid.

Click here to download the 2022 agenda schedule.

Mayor and Council

Mayor James R Barberio
Council President Michael J. dePierro
Council Vice-President Loretta Gragnani
Councilman Paul Carifi Jr.
Councilman Frank Neglia
Councilman Justin Musella

Blood Drive to be held at Parsippany PAL

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany PAL Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Parsippany PAL is located at 33 Baldwin Road.

To schedule an appointment click here.

Save the date for the next Parsippany blood drives: Tuesday, December 20, and Tuesday, January 3.

Whole blood donors are eligible to give every 56 days/8 weeks
Double Red Cell donors are eligible to give every 112 days/16 weeks

Township of Parsippany Annual Rabies Immunization Clinic for Dogs and Cats

PARSIPPANY — Immunization Clinic for Dogs and Cats will be held on Saturday, November 12, at the Office of Emergency building, at the Recycling Center, 1 Pumphouse Road.

Dogs and Cats

  • No charge for dogs and cats (11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
  • Dogs must be restrained on a leash and accompanied by an adult
  • Cats must be restrained in carriers or similar carrying devices

Any questions please call the health department at (973) 263-7160.

Letter to the Editor: I am supporting Andy Choffo, Jack Raia, and Yvonne Ferise

Dear Editor:

I am supporting Andy Choffo, Jack Raia, and Yvonne Ferise for the Parsippany School Board. I am honestly disgusted by what the State Department of Education is doing with the health education curriculum.  Under the title of health education, schools are required to teach:

     .  First-grade children (age 6), in explicit terms, the names and uses of male and female body parts.
     .  Second-grade children (age 7) gender identity means that boys can be girls and girls can be boys.
     .  Graphic illustrations of male and female body parts.
 
I support teaching our kids material that is controversial and thought-provoking. I just think that should be taught at the right age. I do not believe that kids as young as 6 and 7 years old can understand concepts like gender identity and gender fluidity. Their brains simply do not think in those terms.
 
From what I have seen and read, Alison Cogan, Kendra VonAchen, and Michelle Shappell are in support of the updated healthcare curriculum. They appear all too willing to acquiesce to the state mandates that are overreaching and sexualizing our kids.
 
The only candidates running for election to the Parsippany School Board that have spoken out against the sexualization of our children are Andy Choffo, Jack Raia, and Yvonne Ferise.  I want someone who will fight for the fundamental right of parents and what the school district is teaching them. I know I will vote for Lines 1, 2, and 3 –  Andy Choffo, Jack Raia, and Yvonne Ferise on November 8th.
 
Antoinette Bilotti