PACC hosts “Staples Small Business Showcase”

Frank L. Cahill
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PACC hosts “Staples Small Business Showcase”

PARSIPPANY — On Saturday, August 8, Parsippany Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Eye Level participated in “Staples Small Business Showcase,” sponsored by the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.”

Parsippany OEM members Nicolas Limanov, Al Goldberg and Robert Beck were distributing literature, demonstrating ham radio equipment and answering questions from the public.

Parsippany OEM was recruiting new members during the event. If any one is interested in joining OEM, please email Eric Hubner, director, at cert@parsippany.net.

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Center Director, Jean Charte, participating in Staples Small Business Showcase.

In addition, Eye Level of Morris Plains, was distributing information about the education center and had give-a-ways to all the children.

Frank Cahill, Executive Board Member, said “This is a great opportunity for chamber members to display their goods and services to the customers of Staples and to increase their brand awareness.”

This monthly event, “Staples Business Showcase” is available to all PACC members and local non-profit groups.

For more information on “Staples Small Business Showcase” please contact Frank Cahill at (973) 402-6400 or email flcahill@parsippanychamber.org.

 

Investigation into Barberio, Inglesino moves forward

Frank L. Cahill
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Investigation into Barberio, Inglesino moves forward

MORRISTOWN — Parsippany Mayor James Barberio and the Township Council were back in court this morning for oral arguments in the case Township Council vs. Mayor James R. Barberio.  At issue was whether the Township Council is permitted to hire its own attorney to assist in an investigation of Mayor Barberio, Township Attorney John Inglesino and the billing practices of his law firm.

In April 2014, the Council voted to retain attorney Wilfredo J. Ortiz, II from the law firm of Dario, Albert, Metz & Eyerman to provide legal assistance in its investigation.  When Mayor Barberio refused to authorize the contract, the Council sued.  Mayor Barberio counter-sued, arguing that the Council had over-stepped its authority and that two Council members were conflicted from voting, thereby rendering the original resolution null and void.

During a conference in Superior Court in Morristown on July 10, Assignment Judge Stuart Minkowitz asked both sides to meet with their respective lawyers to come up with a list of attorneys that might perform the investigation.  Judge Minkowitz recommended that Barberio provide a list of three possible candidates that the Council would chose from.  The Council agreed, as did Mayor Barberio in comments made to the Star Ledger at the time.

Ultimately, Barberio refused to the compromise which led to oral arguments in front of Judge Minkowitz this morning.

After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Minkowitz relied primarily on a 2005 case which landed in front of the NJ Supreme Court, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK v. SHARPE JAMES. In that case, the Newark Council had attempted to hire its own attorney without mayoral approval.  The Supreme Court ruled in favor of James stating that the Council had over-stepped its authority under the Faulkner Act.

Judge Minkowitz ruled today that Parsippany’s Council did not have the authority under the Faulkner Act to unilaterally chose its own attorney, but he also noted that the Township Council required legal representation and had the legal authority to approve or disapprove of any attorney Barberio may put forward to the Council.  In his decision, Judge Minkowitz ordered the mayor to provide the Council with an attorney and should the Council not approve his selection, the mayor must continue to put forth a name until the Council agrees.

Under the Faulkner Act the powers vested with the Township Council include:
a.  The override of a veto of the mayor;
b. The exercise of advice and consent to actions of the mayor;
c. The conduct of legislative inquiry or investigation;
d. The expression of disapproval of the removal by the mayor of officers or employees;
e.  The removal of any municipal officer for cause;
f. The adoption of rules for the council;
g. The establishment of times and places for council meetings;
h. The establishment of the council as a committee of the whole and the delegation of any number of its members as an ad hoc committee;
i.  The declaration of emergencies respecting the passage of ordinances;
j. The election, appointment, setting of salaries and removal of officers and employees of the council, subject to any pertinent civil service requirements and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within the general limits of the municipal budget;
k. Designation of official newspapers;
l. Approval of contracts presented by the mayor;
m. Actions specified as resolutions in the “Local Budget Law” (N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.) and the “Local Fiscal Affairs Law” (N.J.S. 40A:5-1 et seq.);   and
n. The expression of council policies or opinions which require no formal action by the mayor.

 

Monica Kaden named Trustee of the Healthcare Foundation

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Monica Kaden named Trustee of the Healthcare Foundation
Monica Kaden
Monica Kaden

PARSIPPANY —  Monica Kaden, MBA, ASA, Director, Marks Paneth LLP, was recently named a Trustee of The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. 

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey has an endowment of $170 million and grants between $7-$8 million to healthcare organizations in Newark and Essex and Morris counties.

“It is a great pleasure and honor to be a trustee for this prestigious foundation that works hard to improve the healthcare of vulnerable populations,” states Ms. Kaden.

Every year the trustees of the Foundation have the responsibility to evaluate grant applications from not for profit health care organizations, meet with grantees, and then make decisions regarding the allocation of grant funds. 

According to Ms. Kaden, ” this Foundation does great work and last year donated almost $8 million to programs for veterans, children, those with disabilities, and more.”

Ms. Kaden is an accredited senior appraiser (“ASA”) with the American Society of Appraisers. She has been performing business valuations for two decades and has focused her valuation practice in the healthcare industry. She specializes in valuing medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers and other health care entities, and has been qualified as a healthcare valuation expert. Her articles have appeared in various business and trade publications and she is a frequent presenter at accounting, legal and other professional organizations.

Ms. Kaden’s practice provides services to hospitals, physicians, free standing ambulatory centers, and other entities that must comply with health care regulation.

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, originally called The Beth Israel Foundation, was established in 1996, when Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) was sold to the Saint Barnabas Corporation after a proud history of providing quality care and a humanistic environment to people of all backgrounds in greater Newark who came to the hospital for treatment or for employment. The Foundation attempts to enhance and provide a new perspective on healthcare and health-related problems and, where appropriate, seeks to provide leadership in identifying problems and in seeing that such problems are studied.  The Foundation seeks collaborations with organizations and institutions in both the Jewish and general communities to study problems, develop solutions, and provide funding to make those solutions a reality.  To achieve these ends, and to ensure that Foundation funds are used as effectively as possible, the Foundation has developed and from time to time refines standards for the consideration of proposals and the evaluation of results. Flexibility is key: not only to respond to developments in healthcare with appropriate grants, but to identify new areas of concern and different approaches to improving the health of vulnerable populations and create funding initiatives to meet those new concerns.

Overnight Route 80 Ramp Closures due to paving

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Overnight Route 80 Ramp Closures due to paving

PARIPPANY —  Due to paving on Route 80 between 9:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, and 5:00 a.m. Saturday, August 8 the following ramps will be closed. Please follow detour signs.

  • Smith Road to Road 80 Eastbound
  • Route 287 Northbound to Route 80 Eastbound
  • Route 80 Eastbound Express to Route 80 Easebount Local Cross over Ramp at Mile Post 44.0
  • Route 80 Eastbound Local Exit 45 to Beverwyck Road

CVS drops Viagra, other drugs from coverage

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CVS drops Viagra, other drugs from coverage

CVS is dropping more than two dozen drugs from its prescription plans including Viagra, according to reports. The chain pharmacy store will remove 28 drugs in total from its CVS/Caremark insurance coverage, narrowing the list of approved drugs to lower costs for companies that pay for its employees’ benefits, CNN reports. “For those drugs that are…

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Report: Defense attorney says man arrested near movie theater had guns legally

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Report: Defense attorney says man arrested near movie theater had guns legally

MORRISTOWN — The defense attorney for the man who was arrested for allegedly carrying concealed guns near a movie multiplex in Morristown said he possessed the guns legally, according to a report in the Daily Record. The family of defendant Andrew Pfitzenmayer, 26, of Peapack-Gladstone, has retained Montville attorney Frank Pisano to represent him, according to…

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Kiwanis Club donates to The Women’s Theater Company

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Kiwanis Club donates to The Women’s Theater Company

PARSIPPANY — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany made a donation to The Women’s Theater Company on Thursday, August 6.

Kiwanis Club president Mimi and Kiwanis Club Foundation President Carol Tiesi presented Barbara Krajkowski a check to help the theatre in maintaining quality performances while keeping ticket prices very reasonable.

Kiwanis President Mimi Letts said “Kiwanis Is pleased to help the Women’s Theater Company that performs at our local Parsippany Playhouse. The company provides quality, affordable theatrical productions making it possible for so many of our local residents to be able to enjoy live theater.  Barbara Krajkowski, the company’s director, strives to maintain quality while keeping ticket prices very reasonable.  We are happy to help keep live theater here in Parsippany.”

The Women’s Theater Company, which is located at the Parsippany Playhouse, 1130 Knoll Road, will kick off its new season in November 2015 presenting “Love, Loss And What I Wore.”

The Women’s Theater Company mission is to provide a fertile environment for the advancement of professional women theater artists and to provide quality theater for the community at large.

Through the main stage, educational outreach, and new works development programs, the Women’s Theater Company supports the development of new women artists, promotes new works in the American theater, and provides entertaining and enriching productions for growing audiences.

Originally performing only original works by women, they have broadened the mission to produce plays that also offer important roles for women and men. Additionally, they have provided dramaturgic services and presented many new works for emerging playwrights.

For more information on The Women’s Theater Company, click here.

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets weekly at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. Visitors and members of other clubs are welcomed.

New Jersey Career Fire Chiefs Host Charity Softball Tournament

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New Jersey Career Fire Chiefs Host Charity Softball Tournament

EAST HANOVER — Step up to the plate and be a hero by registering as a potential lifesaving bone marrow stem cell donor at the annual charity softball tournament to be held Saturday, August 15 by the New Jersey Career Fire Chiefs Association to benefit the Be The Match® bone marrow registry.

Up to 12 teams will battle for the championship at the charity tournament to be held 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Lurker Park on Ridgedale Avenue and Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover. If it rains on August 15, the tournament will take place Sunday, August 16. 

All proceeds of the tournament will go to the Be The Match national registry which finds blood cancer patients the marrow transplants they need, helps patients overcome financial barriers faced during transplant, and funds lifesaving research. Be The Match representatives from The HLA Registry at Community Blood Services, based in Montvale, will also be at the event to register new potential marrow donors and to answer any questions regarding the registration process and how to host a marrow and/or blood donation event.

To kick off the event, 5-year-old Delaney of Wood-Ridge, will throw out the first pitch at the softball game. At three months old Delaney was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma and needed numerous platelet transfusions during her cancer treatments. Her own uncle, Denis Zamora, who is a police officer in Wayne, registered with Be The Match and recently donated his stem cells for a patient in need of a marrow stem cell transplant. Delaney is the president of Delaney’s Clubhouse, a club for platelet donors at Community Blood Services and she and her family support other patients by hosting marrow and blood donations events. Her mom Kaitlin sponsors blood and marrow drives at Montclair State University.

Every day thousands of adults and children like Delaney are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia and other serious diseases that eventually require stem cell transplants as a cure. For patients with such life-threatening diseases a cure exists – a marrow transplant. But approximately 70 percent of those patients will not find matches within their own families and must turn to the Be The Match registry to find their donors.

The National Marrow Donor Program’s Be The Match registry leads the fight to advance the science of transplant, support patients at every step of their journeys and empower people to give the greatest gift of all – the gift of life. It costs approximately $100 to add each new member to the registry and much more to help patients through their transplant process.

If you cannot make the tournament but would still like to register you can register online at www.bethematch.org using the code “HLAREGISTRY”.  You will be asked to complete a registration form online and your cheek swab kit will be mailed to your home.

For more information on how to register or schedule a marrow or blood donation event go to www.communitybloodservices.org or contact The HLA Registry at 1-800-336-3363.

 ABOUT THE HLA REGISTRY
The HLA Registry at Community Blood Services (HLA stands for human leukocyte antigens, the genetic information encoded on white blood cells) is a member of the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Be The Match Registry. The registry is dedicated to finding compatible unrelated donors for lifesaving bone marrow transplants. Based in Montvale (NJ), it is one of the largest non-governmental donor centers in the U.S. and has registered more than 230,000 potential donors in the NMDP’s data base.

 

N.J. fisherman recounts 4-hour fight for survival in Atlantic before Coast Guard rescue

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N.J. fisherman recounts 4-hour fight for survival in Atlantic before Coast Guard rescue

Coast Guard rescues man 44 miles off Cape May, Aug. 2, 2015 A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Atlantic City hoists a 45-year-old man aboard the aircraft from a recreational vessel, which had picked him up after he tread water for four hours. The unidentified man was transferred to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City…

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Maccarella disqualifed on run for Board of Education seat

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Maccarella disqualifed on run for Board of Education seat

PARSIPPANY —  The deadline for filing a nominating position for the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education has been over for weeks. At the time of the deadline four residents filed with the Morris County Clerk to fill three seats that will become available December 31, 2015. The seats are for a term of three years.

Susy Golderer, Louis Maccarella, Judy Mayer and Frank Neglia, Jr. filed their petition with the Morris County Clerk for the three expiring seats.

A representive of the Morris County Clerk’s Office confirmed today that Louis Maccarella did not qualify and his name has been removed from the ballot.  To qualify you must submit 10 registered voters signing your petition. He submitted 11, but three were disqualifed because they were not registered voters.

The three remaining candidates will be running unopposed.

Frank Neglia, Judy Mayer and Michael Pietowicz terms expire on December 31, 2015. Mayer and Pietowicz was appointed unanimously in February 2015 to fill the seats vacated by James Carifi and the late Dr. Frank Calabria.

 

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