PARSIPPANY — Senior Justin Carifi set the Parsippany Hills High School record on Saturday, February 11 for most wins in PHHS Wrestling history with his 109th win against Boonton High School.
Carifi has been a starter on the Varsity team for the past four years, since he was a freshman at PHHS.
And the season isn’t over yet.
PARSIPPANY — Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce attended the Parsippany-Troy Hills Council meeting on February 7 to honor and congratulate the team, and gave every girl a proclamation.
Parsippany Hills High School Girls Soccer team won the North 2 Group II title. The Vikings shut out No. 3 Morris Tech, sixth-seeded Madison, and No. 2 Mountain Lakes to reach the sectional final, then took down fourth-seeded Parsippany High School and North 1 Group II champ Mahwah.
After going winless in September, Parsippany Hills’ first regular-season victory was against sister school Parsippany High School on October 4, which boosted motivation to put in extra work. The Vikings defeated their crosstown rival again on November 11 to claim the North 2 Group II title.
PARSIPPANY – On Sunday, February 12, Parsippany resident Michael Soriano announced his candidacy for Mayor. Two-term Republican Mayor James Barberio’s term is up December 31, 2017.
Currently Parsippany has Republican mayor and a council that has not had a Democratic member since Councilman Jonathan Nelson lost his mayoral bid against Barberio in 2013. Nelson was the first democrat to sit on the Council in over 25 years.
Council President Louis Valori and Council Vice President Robert Peluso terms end on December 31, 2017 and both are up for re-election.
In announcing his candidacy, “I’m running for one reason, to clean up Parsippany,” said Soriano. “When it comes to these petty feuds that have been going on in town hall that, for awhile, have made Parsippany so interesting to the press, I’ll tell you this, and I’ll paraphrase a friend of mine, I want to make Parsippany boring again.”
Soriano said I am going to break it down like this “I am going to demand a dollar worth of value for every dollar worth of tax money.”
Democrats have tightened the voter-registration gap in Morris County’s largest municipality, but Republicans still lead by a margin of about 11,000 to 9,000, according to Morris County Democratic Committee Chairman Chip Robinson.
“The Democratic turnout is usually down in odd, years, but because of Democratic frustration with Trump and Christie, we think Democratic turnout is going to be equivalent or higher than Republican turnout in 2017,” Robinson said.
Robinson also pointed out that despite the Republican voter advantage, Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential vote in Parsippany over Trump, and Barack Obama won the township twice.
“A lot of you may not know this, but since 1966, every mayor except for two were Democrats in this town,” said Robinson. “One of those two Republicans (Frank Priore) resigned. And the other is going to be defeated in about 10 or 11 months.”
Robinson continued to discuss voter demographics, but concluded by saying the most important reason he feels his party can “take Parsippany back” is because “we have an exceptional candidate for Mayor. One of the things I love about our candidate is that he treats everyone like brothers and sisters. He’s a union member, so it makes sense he would do that.”
Parsippany Democratic Chairman Matt Clarkin said: “[Michael Soriano] is someone who has served as a mentor to countless youth in his profession and in this Township, myself included. I know that this is the next step for him in a life defined by service to others.”
Former Mayor Mimi Letts, Former Councilman Jonathan Nelson, Morris County Democratic Chairman Chip Robinson and Parsippany Democratic Chairman Matt Clarkin were among the many supporters who came out on this cold, rainy, icy day.
Soriano, 49, was born on a military base in Fort Gordon, Georgia to Ramon and Ada Soriano in 1967. He was raised in Queens, New York. He earned his Associate’s degree in Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
He is also an Eagle Scout.
He moved to Parsippany in 2002 and married Jennifer DeMaio the same year, and has one daughter, Eleanor. He is an Electrician by trade, currently working as a foreman and a member of IBEW Local 3. He also belongs to Veterans of Foreign Wars Community Service Award, Post 536 and Vigil Honor Order of the Arrow.
The primary will be held on Tuesday, June 6. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
You are eligible to vote if you are a citizen of the United States, are a Morris County resident 30 days before the election. You can register is you are at least 17 years of age, but cannot vote until the age of 18. You can not be incarcerated, on parole or on probation due to a felony conviction.
If you don’t know if you are a registered voter, you can click here to find out.
If you are not a registered voter, you can fill out the application form (click here), and mail a completed form to Morris County Board of Elections, Post Office Box 9000, Morristown, New Jersey 07960. You must register 21 days prior to the election which you wish to vote. Your registration will remain valid, as long as you do not move out of Morris County.
Once you are registered you will receive a ballot in the mail. If you need to find out where you go to vote, click here.
Parsippany Focus has reached out to all candidates that have filed their registrations, asking when and where they are announcing. Parsippany Focus will give equal coverage to all candidates running for office. Any candidate can contact us by sending an email by clicking here.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School Class of 2017 recruit Billy Taylor took a trip down south to Piscataway in late January for the annual junior day event.
Taylor is listed as a 6-foot-1, 225-pound long snapper and was hearing a lot from the Scarlet Knights football staff, before recently making a commitment to attend Rutgers University. Taylor is ranked No. 1 longsnapper in New Jersey and in the Atlantic Region (Rubio).
“It was a good visit, I was impressed by a lot of things,” said Taylor. “We toured the weight room while a few athletes were working out, then we went to the locker room. We were on the field for a little, and then we had lunch. We also heard a few presentations on academics and its importance to the staff. At the end, we split up into position groups.”
“I started speaking with Rutgers in the spring of last year,” Taylor said. “Recently, I’ve had coaches Jay Niemann, and coach Toby Nienas come talk to me at school. I also took two unofficial visits to Rutgers during the season to see them play Iowa and Penn State. I know right now they are looking for a preferred walk-on snapper.”
Billy Taylor was a Captain of the Par-Hills Vikings Football team and earned MVP. He was selected by Par Hills as the Football Scholar Athlete and will be receiving the award from The Greater Morris County Chapter of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame on March 16. Taylor is a five star longsnapper and is ranked 9th out of 392 in the nation by Rubio Longsnapping.
Taylor’s accomplisments:
No. 1 ranked longsnapper in New Jersey and in the Atlantic Region (Rubio).
No. 1 ranked longsnapper by STS (Special Team Solutions)
Received 2016 Longsnapper of the Year from STS
1st Team Specialist Morris Sussex Sports
3rd Team Group 3 All State
1st Team All County (OL)
1st Team All Conference (OL)
1st Team Patriot White Division (OL) 2016
1st Team Academic All Conference
This meeting has two videos. The second video appears below.
PARSIPPANY — The 1972 graduating class from Parsippany High School will be gathering for its 45th Reunion, on September 15 and 16. The two day event has been planned appealing to classmates still in the area and to entice those who travel long distances. A few classmates will be traveling from Sweden and Thailand.
Reunion activities for this gala event will include a Friday afternoon picnic, Friday night Red Hawk football game, a Saturday tour of Parsippany High School and be topped by a lively evening event at The Hanover Manor filled with period music and a multimedia presentation.
As part of the planning group, Roland Lauther has located a majority of the graduates but would like assistance locating the few remaining missing classmates. Please review the below names and if you have any current contact information, an old address, college attended, names of siblings or spouse, or married name for any of the women, please email Roland by clicking here or find him at Facebook by clicking here.
Assistance is requested to locate the following classmates from PHS 1972: Michael Bassing, Nicole Beaudoin Denee, Laura Bizub, Nancy Bollick Hope, John Boutilette, Dennis Cornish, Carmen D’intino, Jeffrey Greene, Joy Hendricks, Steve Herman, Sol Matza, Joe Roszkowski, Nancy Voulgaris Newpher, Patricia Brady Devone, Edward Daly, Gary Giordano, Stephanie Jordon, Jeff Jusko and Joanne Garde Dressel.
PARSIPPANY — The Roy Baker Annual wrestling match is named after Mr. Baker who wrestled for Parsippany High School and went on to be a state champion in 1970. Mr. Baker would go on to a career with the NJ State Troopers and in 1996 while working with a special unit, Mr. Baker would suffer near fatal gunshot wounds in the breaking up of a major drug deal. For his courage in the line of duty he received the Governor’s Award for heroism and the John Basilone Award for his actions as a NJ State Trooper.
The Parsippany High School Redhawks won the match with a score of 57-15. The winners for the Redhawks were: Ahmed Homsi, Jared Bazaral, Richie Demary, Cameron Weissberg, Sean Gentile, Dominick DeIntinis, Max Johnson, Jeff Wear, Kevin Zheng, Michael Ilic and Kyle Braen. The winning wrestlers for the Parsippany Hills High School Vikings were Justin Carifi, William Parente and Nick Bruno.
PARSIPPANY — Par-Troy Little League East is holding registration for the 2017 Spring season.
Registration is now open for children age four and up who attend or will be attending the following schools: Rockaway Meadow, Troy Hills, Lake Hiawatha, Knollwood, Northvail, Central Middle School, Parsippany High School, and All Saints Academy. Registration will run through February 28, 2017. After that time, your child will be placed on wait list and placement on a team will not be guaranteed. A late fee of $25 will automatically apply to any registrations received after February 28, 2017.
You can register using one of the following ways:
Information regarding Little League Baseball
Spring season runs from April till the end of June. Most games are held at the PTLLE complex, located in the back of Northvail School. T-Ball & Farm will play one night during week and one game on Saturday. Weekday games start at 6:00 p.m., and time varies for Saturday. Other divisions will play approximately two nights & one Saturday game. Some divisions play inter-league which will require travel to other local towns. Parents / Guardians are expected to stay at all practices & games. Managers and Coaches cannot be responsible for your child. PTE is run entirely by volunteers. Parental support is needed to maintain a safe and happy environment for your children. Volunteers who have direct contact with the children (coaches, managers, etc), must attend and pass a certified safety course (RUTGERS). A background check will be conducted on all volunteers as mandated by Little League. To receive volunteer fee back, you must complete your task, fill out a refund form and submit to the concession stand by August 1. No refunds will be given after that date. Any withdrawals after April 1, 2017 are subject to a $50.00 penalty. There will be an annual Mandatory Fundraiser fee of $30.00 per family that will be collected during registration. There is also a $50.00 Volunteer fee required for each family which is very easily earned back through volunteering for any one of the many opportunities (I.E. Concession Stand, Coaching… )
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Mazzarella by calling (973) 939-4005 option 4, or click here to email.
NEWARK — In opening arguments Tuesday in Bernard Greenspan’s federal bribery trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Walsman didn’t mince words about why the Bergen County physician was sitting at the defense counsel’s table. “This case is about a doctor who took bribes from a corrupt blood lab in exchange for an agreement to send that lab…
IPARSIPPANY — Sons of Italy Chapter 2561 will be sponsoring a fundraiser for Par-Troy Wrestling Club. The fundraiser will be held at Parsippany Volunteer Fire District 5, 180 Old Bloomfield Road on Saturday, February 25 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
A $10.00 donation for adults and $8.00 for children.
Included with the pasta dinner, cooked by the Sons of Italy members, are homemade meatballs, bread, salad and dessert.
There will be door prizes, 50/50 and kids bingo.
Click here to download a form to make reservations for the event. Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire District 5 will be donating the space for the event.
Parsippany is such a large town that its children’s wrestling programs are traditionally split into two teams – the Parsippany Redhawks and the Parsippany Hills Vikings. Both had long-established histories, successes, and victories. As strong as both teams functioned separately, coaches, wrestlers, and parents knew that if they joined forces to create one team Parsippany Wrestling would become a major squad.
This became a reality in the spring of 2010. The Par-Troy Wrestling Club was formed with the motto, “One Town. One Team.”
PTWC registers children from grades kindergarten through eighth grade and participates in a number of competitive wrestling leagues. Their function with a full Executive Board and Executive Committee Members. Their major annual fundraiser is a two-day Holiday Tournament with teams gathering from all over. Over the years PTWC boasts successes of all the kids, including:
The full roster looks forward to more success under the club’s long list of qualified coaches. The 2016-2017 season will include participation of teams in five competitive leagues and local tournaments.
For more information on Par-Troy Wrestling, click here.
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