PARSIPPANY — For 24 hours straight, from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 23 until 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, volunteer members of the Office of Emergency Management’s RACES team will defend their title in a National Amateur radio contest, known as Field Day.
24 hours of contacting other radio stations across the country and overseas to test emergency radio practices. Last year the team took first place in the division.
The public is encouraged to attend and learn more about the team and other Emergency preparedness plans. This year the RACES Field Day team will be led by former OEM Radio Officer Mike Hartmann. Hartmann retired after 10 years of service to the OEM, where during his tenure swelled the ranks of radio operators to 17, upgraded radio capabilities in the Emergency Operations Center and Mobile FIELD COMMUNICATIONS van, launched the first Emergency Service Drone team, and led the OEM team to Divisional first place in the ARRL National Field Day contest in 2017.
Succeeding Hartman as R.A.C.E.S. Officer, is Lake Hiawatha resident Brian Donlin. Donlin has served as Assistant Radio Officer and a Team Leader on C.E.R.T., the Community Emergency Response Team. Mr. Donlin has previously been a certified EMT and has been a member of the Emergency Rescue team for the Iselin First Aid and Rescue Squad.
The Office of Emergency Management is spearheaded by 50 dedicated volunteer in the Community Emergency Response Team and R.A.C.E.S. team. Free training to all interested persons in the fall of this year. There is no cost to individuals for this training. The R.A.C.E.S. team is also always looking for new members interested in Emergency Communications and Drone operation. All other training will be provided by the OEM.
Contact Eric Hubner at ehubner@parsippany.net for more information in serving your community.
PARSIPPANY — In 2016 Noah suffered sudden Cardiac Arrest while at Central Middle School.
Sadly, this could happen to any kid at any time. It’s how people respond in emergencies like this that make a difference.
The teachers were just amazing lifesaving respondents that day who continue to be instrumental in their support throughout Noah’s journey.
Let’s rally to recognize these amazing teachers and to raise funds for Noah’s physical therapy which has been so instrumental in his ongoing progress. Noah is an inspiration to Parsippany as a community but also to the surrounding area.
Supporting Noahs Comeback will be held on Saturday, June 23 from 4:00 p.m. to closing at the Mule Tavern Bar and Grill, 450 North Beverwcyk Road.
They will be holding a 50 / 50 Raffle and Tricky Tray. Evening entertainment from PM Ryder
Delicious Price Fix Menu (10% of Proceeds will be donated)
PARSIPPANY — One of the legacies of the Barberio administration and the former Township Council was declaring that 1515 Route 10 was an area in need of redevelopment.
Currently the site of two vacant office buildings, Stanbery Development of Ohio had originally proposed a mixed use of of approximately 100,000 square feet of retail along with approximately 250 apartments on the 11 acre site.
An early artists rendering of the project originally shows retail and restaurants with such names as ‘Inglesino Wood Fire Grill’ (John Inglesino is the former township attorney who drafted the redevelopment ordinance) and ‘Garofalo Chop House’ (Robert Garofalo is an attorney representing Stanbery).
According to Stanbery’s website, (click here) the project size has increased to 500 upscale apartments to go along with the 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurants.
Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., said “The plan we were presented last year called for 246 apartments. I have no idea where Stanbery is coming up with 500. This is the first time I am hearing this and in no way would be in favor of that many apartments.”
Final approval will still be needed by the Township Council. At this time there is no date set.
Parsippany Focus reached out to Council Members for comment as to whether or not they are in favor of the project. We will update this story as we receive comments.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Correctional Facility has modernized its inmate classroom to offer the technology needed to allow for a more proficient environment for inmates to further their education.
With the installation of new computers and software, inmates can take General Educational Development (GED) preparation classes in a more efficient manner, and provide the educator with quantifiable results regarding student progress.
“This is an excellent upgrade to our corrections facility, one that will give inmates a chance to improve their education so they will have a better chance after incarceration of getting jobs and leading productive lives,’’ said Morris County Freeholder Director Doug Cabana.
With this modernization, the inmate instructor can get a snapshot of the cumulative time spent by students on each educational area. The instructor also can obtain a complete history of students’ scoring percentages to determine their readiness to take the state GED test.
When students are fully prepared, they can apply to take the test and receive a high school equivalency diploma upon successful completion of the test.
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To foster support post-incarceration success, inmates who have not completed their GED while in the correctional facility will have the ability to make a seamless transition to outside educational establishments, which offer similar GED programs, to complete the process.
“It is my position that there are four components imperative to inmates’ success upon release from a correctional facility; Housing, Education, Employment, and Aftercare Support Services,” said Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon.
“I am very impressed with the upgrades within the correctional facility and also with the continuity of educational services an inmate will receive post-incarceration. I am confident that a higher level of education will yield a lower level of recidivism within our jails. This is a great step in the right direction to support a productive life style within our community.”
For more information on the Morris County Correctional Facility click here.
PARSIPPANY — On behalf of the students, parents, and staff members involved with Project Graduation for the Class of 2018 they would like to thank the supporters for their continued support to this activity. All contributions are used to defray the costs of supplies, rental fees, and entertainment.
It is because of your continued support that Project Graduation in Parsippany is a success. The parents, students, and staff of the Class of 2018 thank you for your continued support!
PARSIPPANY — Wifflemania XXXIV will be held at Smith Field B on June 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This is an annual charity Wiffleball Tournament which donates 100% of the proceeds to local charities such as The Valerie Fund, Autism, Operation Sunshine, MDA and others.
$100.00 donation includes two game guarantee (Double Elimination Format), Equipment, Food and Soft Drinks, Giveaways, Trophies: Championship Cup to winner; 2nd Place; HR Champ and MVP.
Find us on Facebook “Wifflemania” For additional information, email: Freddiea66@aol.com.
Established in 1984 in Joe Bernard’s backyard on Ser Del Drive, WIFFLEMANIA has grown to be the most established Wiffleball tournament in New Jersey. All of the proceeds go to charity from this great day. With a fun time of playing wiffleball, people fly in from all over the country to play, drink and eat while catching up with old friends. Our Commish, Fred Amato, pulls out all the stops to make sure everyone enjoys the day every year!
PARSIPPANY — Do you love Lucy as much as we love Lucy? Lucy is the sweetest 2-year old Tabby. She is playful and loving!
She is quite the active cat and easily entertained by toys. She enjoys being wherever people are and receiving an infinite amount of pets! Lucy’s foster mom says Lucy is her shadow and never leaves her side!
She is quite the snuggle bug and loves to lay next to you on the couch. Lucy will do anything if treats are involved! She is very intelligent and highly trainable. She does well with dogs and will actually try to play and cuddle with ones on the smaller side! Lucy is litter box trained and does well with other cats after proper introduction. She does great with all people, including kids! Are you Lucy’s purrfect home?
If you are interested in adopting the most loving companion, please fill out an application by clicking here.
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W.A.R.’s goal is to find the perfect family dynamic and place our dogs and cats in a loving, safe and permanent home. All of our cats available for adoption are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots and microchipped.
Our adoption process starts with filling an application, meet and greet and then finalizing with an adoption contract and fee.
PARSIPPANY — On Monday June 18, the two sides of town battled for the annual Mayor’s Cup at the Par-Troy West Little League complex.
Matthew Parker pitched a great game for PTE and Jake Depetris from the Par-Troy East team threw out a player at home. Nick Yorlano for Par-Troy West pitched a great game only giving up one run. Nick also hit a two run home run out of the park. The game ended during the fourth inning because of the rainstorm with a final score of 6-1. Manager of the PTW team Binsky and Snyder is Joe Yorlno and coaches Chris Maass, Devon Moore and Keith Hanenberg. The team has won 12 of the last 13 games. The boys believe in each other and have supported one another all season.
PARSIPPANY — The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany held it’s 7th Annual “Touch-a-Truck,” an interactive, hands-on event at which children and their families can see emergency and construction vehicles close up. The event was held on Saturday, June 16.
Four year old Justin Mackinson sitting in the tire of a bucket loader
Touch-a-Truck creates a learning experience for kids, allowing them to look, see, touch, ask questions of the operators of the trucks, and it gives them the opportunity to meet some of Parsippany’s first responders. From big rigs to emergency vehicles, children of all ages were encouraged to explore and investigate.
This year there were Police Cars, Fire Trucks, Ambulances, State Police Helicopter, Tow Trucks, Cranes, Garbage Trucks, Cement Mixers, Taxi’s and so much more… Dogs, Face Painting, a balloon artist and music.
The food truck was staffed by volunteers of Rose House. All money earned at the food truck is going towards improving the lives of adults with developmental disabilities.
IHOP of Parsippany and Cedar Knolls prepared fresh pancakes and crepes for the volunteers and all of the guests. IHOP also supplied coffee, orange juice, soda, water, bagels, muffins and donuts for all the volunteers working the event.
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Balloon figures were supplied by IHOP
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Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., and his twin boys, Jonathan and Tyler
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Kids had fun putting out the fire using a real hose from a fire truck
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DJ Jay Gee kept the music going during the event
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The warm day created lines at Kona Ice
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Rose House was selling hot dogs and assorted food items
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Caravella Demolition
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ParHigh Redbots Robotics Team
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Eight Year old Marvelo Parks having fun inside a vehicle
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Brownie Troop 97446 was selling delicious cookies
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Alexis Pfefferkorn at Touch-A-Truck
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Tanis Concrete
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Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Remo D'Alessandro and Touch-A-Truck Committee Chairman Nicolas Limanov
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Five year old Joey Estok posing as a Police Officer
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Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller was giving out tickets to the children, redeemable for a free ice cream cone the Dairy at Lake Hiawatha
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Jonathan Vargas
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Mt. Tabor Volunteer Firefighters Matthew Roca, Jonathan Keller and Brendan Skennion
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Jack Yang, 2, with his dad, Jason Yang and Parsippany Rescue and Recovery member Josh Levine
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Parsippany CERT members
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Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire District 6
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Nicolas and Edward Limanov with Nero
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Jacob Paniccia at Kiwanis Club Touch-A-Truck
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Sean Kaiser, 6, inside a Caravella Demolition truck
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Lester Baldwin, Ashley Bell and George Tokarski from Caravella Demolition
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Seven year old Mason Strain at Touch-A-Truck
Two-and-a-half year old Walter Barragueiro
Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter - Rich Seguine and John Carrano
JCP&L worker Keith Paine
Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Peluso and his son Robert
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President-Elect Karen DeChristopher and Kiwanis member Ron Orthwein
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Olivia Farinhas and Christopher Farinhas sitting inside of a crane
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Josh Levine, Parsippany Rescue and Recovery
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Ethan and Cole Paniccia holding the firehose putting out the fire
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IHOP Parsippany was serving free pancakes and crepes to the volunteers and all of the attendees
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Edward Limanov taking a break sitting in the bulldozer
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Jacob Paniccia sitting on the motorcycle
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Paul Miller Auto Group had a number of vehicles on display for the parents to examine
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Inside camera watching the Touch-A-Truck event - Morris County Command Center
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Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President Frank Cahill with new member Rama Jonnalagadda
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Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Peluso and his son Robert
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George Eslin, from Enslins Car & Taxi Service
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William Schievella,
Bergen County Sheriff's Office and Touch-A-Truck Committee Chairman Nicolas Limanov
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Mitchell, Daniel, Leah and Debbie Henderlong came from Alabama to attend Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Touch-A-Truck
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JCP&L
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New Jersey State Police Helicopter
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New Jersey State Police Helicopter
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Tanis Concrete
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This years chairman Nicolas Limanov said “It was a wonderful day watching all the children having fun, asking questions and taking pictures. I was happy to add many new vendors including the State Police Helicopter, and the committee expects to add even more for next year. I want to thank all the committee members who helped making this event very successful.”
When the children arrived, they received a “goodie” bag from Jersey Central Power and Light which contained items such as napkins from New Jersey Sharing Network, a free children’s meal compliments of IHOP, among other items. When the children left, they received a bottle of “bubbles.”
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Every child received a goody bag full of surprises including a free child’s meal at IHOP, and more.
When the children visited the Parsippany Police Department they received a badge from Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Dave Cavaliere. Patrolman Dave Cavaliere and Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller also gave the children a “TICKET” which summoned them to the Dairy at Lake Hiawatha for a free children ice cream cone.
Aside from being a great time for the family, this event helps support our major initiatives. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Parsippany based group supports and sponsors many community causes.
The Touch-A-Truck committee would like to thank The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department and 1515 Parsippany, LLC (owners of the property) and all of the below participants:
IHOP – Parsippany and Cedar Knolls
DJ Jay Cee
Face Painting- Joanne Rich
Parsippany’s Video-on-the-Go
Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire District 6
Parsippany High School Key Club members
Parsippany Hills High School Key Club members
Mt. Tabor Volunteer Fire Department District 1
Rainbow Lakes Fire Department District 2
Lake Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department District 3
Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire District 5
Parsippany-Troy Hills Rescue and Recovery
Parsippany Office of Emergency Management (Cert and RACES)
Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance
Rockaway Neck Volunteer Ambulance
New Jersey Sharing Network
The Dairy at Lake Hiawatha
Boiling Springs Saving Bank
NJ State Police Aviation Unit
NJ State Police Tactical Unit Troop B
Morris County Office of Emergency Management
Morris County Park Police Disaster Response Team
Enslins Car & Taxi Service
Paul Miller Auto Group
Kona Ice of Central Morris County
The Rose House
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library
Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter
Umbrella T-shirts
Buffalo Wild Wings
Parsippany High School Redbots
Parsippany Brownie Troop 97446
Ajaco Towing & Recovery
Jordon Transportation
Caravella Demolition
Tanis Concrete
JC Construction Inc.
Hearty Crane
Jersey Central Power and Light
Denis Limanov- International Motorcycle
Parsippany Department of Public Works
Parsippany Parks & Forestry
Special thank you:
Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano
Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Works Director Greg Schneider
Parsippany-Troy Hills Parks & Forestry Director James Walsh
PARSIPPANY — The Friends of the Parsippany Library is continuing its art sale fundraiser following its opening during their recent Bollywood Night. Guests had the chance to view and purchase prints of original mandala designs by Deepa Vavilala at the opening held on Friday, June 8 at the Parsippany Main Library. From each purchase, fifty percent of the sale price will go to the Friends of the Parsippany Library and back to the library for purchases of materials and programs. The sale will be taking place through Monday, June 25.
Deepa Vavilala
Deepa Vavilala is a current resident of Parsippany. Throughout her life, Deepa has always enjoyed arts and crafts. It was about a year ago that she stumbled upon mandalas through her daughter’s art competition. She started experimenting with creating her own versions of these symmetric and intricate drawings in pen and ink. She is a self-taught artist who draws her inspiration from nature and everyday objects around her.
As a way to give back to the library system, she approached the Friends of the Parsippany Library with the idea of selling her prints, an idea they were happy to implement.
Priced at just $10.00 to $20.00, the sale allows the public easy access to original artwork as well as a way to support the library system.
Library visitors can view a display of the pieces for sale on the first floor of the Parsippany Main Library and place their order at the front desk, with cash only being accepted. Those interested can also browse and order online at Mrs. Vavilala’s Etsy store, ArtbyDeepaV by clicking here.
All orders will be available for pickup at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Main Public Library, 449 Halsey Road.
The Friends of the Parsippany Library’s funds come from book sales, revenue from “The Book Nook” (the Friends’ used book store) and various fundraisers. The remainder of the budget is made up of annual dues paid by the membership (whether individual or corporate), donations, and grants.
To learn more about how you can contribute to the growth of Parsippany’s libraries, visit the Friends of the Parsippany Library website by clicking here.
