Local resident, Mahat Jalan, stars in “Tehravin”

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Local resident, Mahat Jalan, stars in “Tehravin”

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany resident, Mahat Jalan, is the lead role in a short American film made recently on “depression.” The film “Tehravin” is about the mourning death of a relationship. Directed by Kartik Swaminathan.

Mahat Jalan, son of Pramodbhai Jalan, an insurance agent had left his professor job in an Ahmedabad college and came to Parsippany in search of finding an emotional space for himself as a budding actor.

This short film had been featured in the New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2020.

Jalan studied in GD Arts college Palanpur and Mehsana and later came to Ahmedabad and was a professor in a college. Teaching hardly engrossed him. Restless he knew there was more to him than merely teaching others. He wanted to be an actor that was bubbling in him and trying to gain prominence. So he left Mehsana for foreign shores to showcase his talent. After studying for a while the genre of American films he knew he could express his emotions.

Mahan Jalan is the lead actor in the film “Tehravin”

After seeing his zeal for acting two youths one from Mumbai and another from Israel Jalan came forward to produce this film on “depression” and Mahat seemed to fit the lead role.

His role is simply to express his depression of losing his wife without speaking a word. And he does that very appropriately.

The film is based on the Hindu ritual where twelve days of mourning is common following death. This same theme brings out the best in Mahat when his wife leaves with her boyfriend after divorcing him.

For twelve days he keeps putting a cross on the calendar for each day of showing his sadness. On the 13th day, he comes out of depression despite having lost his wife to another man and is relieved of his misery as the future awaits him.

This short film has been hugely welcomed in social media and then it got pride of place in New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2020.

The film is written, edited, and directed by Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman.

Get Saucy with Applebee’s® This National Chicken Wing Day

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Get Saucy with Applebee’s® This National Chicken Wing Day

PARSIPPANY — Calling all wing lovers! This Wednesday, July 29, is all about you with the arrival of National Chicken Wing Day. To make sure you celebrate in style, Applebee’s® is offering guests a Buy One, Get One Free for To Go, or Delivery on any of our mouth-watering wing options in honor of National Chicken Wing Day. Valid for online orders only, you can head to Applebees.com or order via the Applebee’s mobile app (iOS, Google) for Carside To Go® or Applebee’s Delivery® where available*.  But you better get to it quickly, because the offer is for one day only.

You heard that right – that’s two orders of wings for the price of one! Choose two orders of boneless, two orders of bone-in – or one order of each. Plus, whether it’s for To Go or Delivery, we got you covered – just add your choice of wings to your cart and enter the coupon code WINGDAY at checkout. Applebee’s wings are served with ranch dressing and celery on the side and are tossed in your choice of mouthwatering sauce – Classic Hot Buffalo, Sweet Asian Chili, or Honey BBQ. And you can customize sauce by wing order. So guests could get an order of Boneless Wings in Classic Hot Buffalo and one of Double Crunch Bone-In Wings in Sweet Asian Chili, or even two orders of Boneless Wings with one in Honey BBQ and the other in Classic Hot Buffalo. The choice is yours!

“We know that for real wing fans, every day is chicken wing day, but we are excited to give our guests an excuse to celebrate our most popular menu item,” said Joel Yashinsky, chief marketing officer at Applebee’s. “And with two times the wings for the price of one, you can’t beat this deal!”

While this deal is for Delivery and To-Go only, if you are planning a visit to your neighborhood Applebee’s restaurant, more details on Applebee’s safety-first dining experience can be found by clicking here. To find your local restaurant click here.

*Offer valid only on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, until 11:59 p.m. EST, excluding taxes and fees. Not valid for dine-in or through third-party delivery marketplaces. Limit one per person. Account sign-up required. Fees, taxes, and gratuity apply. All deliveries subject to availability.

Battle Mosquito Infestation in Morris County

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Battle Mosquito Infestation in Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY — With so many residents spending a lot more time in their backyards, decks, and patios this summer due to the COVID-19 crisis, county mosquito experts have important advice to offer to prevent mosquito breeding.

Please remove standing water in and around your property during this current hot spell, when frequent summer shows can create pools of water for mosquito breeding.

Mosquito professionals are working to control the tiny biting pests in parks and forests for hikers, walkers, and bikers. In recent days, they have sprayed infested areas in the Chathams, Hanover and Morris Townships, and Parsippany. (Click here for up-to-date spraying info). But you have the power to deal with mosquitoes in your own back yard by eliminating stagnating water — the place that mosquitoes breed.

“If everyone would take steps around their own homes to eliminate standing water, it could reduce the number of mosquitoes by many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, where you live,’’ said Morris County Mosquito Division Superintendent Kristian McMorland.

Residents can take the following steps to protect themselves and their families:

• Empty water from flowerpots, pet food, and water dishes, birdbaths, swimming pool covers, buckets, barrels, and cans once or twice a week.
• Clear clogged rain gutters.
• Remove containers or trash that may be difficult to see, such as under bushes, homes or around building exteriors.
• Dispose of unused tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, or similar water-holding containers on your property.
• Drill holes in the bottom and elevate recycling containers left outdoors.
• Repair and clean storm-damaged roof gutters, particularly if leaves from surrounding trees clog drains. Roof gutters can produce millions of mosquitoes each season.
• Turn over plastic wading pools and wheelbarrows when not in use.
• Avoid allowing water to stagnate in birdbaths.
• Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish. Water gardens become major mosquito producers if they stagnate.
• Use EPA-registered insect repellents when outdoors and wear protective clothing.

Also…

• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, including those not in use. An untended swimming pool can result in neighborhood-wide complaints. Be aware that mosquitoes may develop in water that collects on pool covers.
• Stay in air-conditioned places or rooms with window screens that prevent access by mosquitoes.
• If a mosquito problem remains after taking the above steps, call your county mosquito control agency for assistance. There are larval habitats that only a mosquito control program can properly address.

Click here for contact information if you have questions about mosquito control products or practices. For basic on Morris County’s Mosquito Control operations click here.

3 charged after cops break up 700-person Airbnb Mansion Party

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3 charged after cops break up 700-person Airbnb Mansion Party

JACKSON — Three people have been charged with violating the governor’s executive order limiting gatherings after police spent hours breaking up a mansion party in Jackson Township that grew to over 700 people Sunday night and clogged neighborhood streets with traffic, authorities said. Police said they started receiving complaints from nearby residents about a disturbance around 8:30 p.m. After arriving and seeing the large crowd, offices contacted the homeowner, 40-year-old Jackson resident Yaakov Weiss, who told them he had rented the property on Airbnb to a group that was hosting a party and he had lef…

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PHS Class of 2020 Enjoys Senior Prom at Legacy Castle

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PHS Class of 2020 Enjoys Senior Prom at Legacy Castle

PARSIPPANY —  Parsippany High School Senior prom had originally been scheduled for May 28 but was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The prom was rescheduled at the last minute with parents sponsoring the night.

Upon arrival graduates stood in front of a device that took their temperature before entering Legacy Castle; plenty of hand sanitizing stations and the staff was all masked and gloved. The staff enforced mask-wearing indoors at all times, and the main event was outdoors on the terrace. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, the staff was very attentive and really sweet.

Your landlord can’t lock you out in N.J., even when federal protections expire

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Your landlord can’t lock you out in N.J., even when federal protections expire

While the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Saturday, tenants in New Jersey are still protected until early October, the Department of Community Affairs said.The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act, provided a temporary moratorium on some evictions across the country when it was signed in March, but that reprieve will end when funding runs out at the end of the month. If it lapses, it will leave almost a third of U.S. renters vulnerable to eviction, according to the Urban Institute. But New Jersey renters are protected until at least Oct. 5, or 60 day…

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24 LBI lifeguards positive for coronavirus after attending social gatherings together

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24 LBI lifeguards positive for coronavirus after attending social gatherings together

Officials on Long Beach Island say more than 20 lifeguards have tested positive for the coronavirus after being together at a recent event.The lifeguards are from Harvey Cedars and Surf City, neighboring boroughs on LBI just north of the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge, which links the Ocean County mainland to the barrier island.Mayor Jonathan Oldham of Harvey Cedars said the borough clerk had been informed of the COVID-19 cluster on Thursday by the director of the Long Beach Island Health Department, a regional health office that operates independently of the Ocean County Health Departme…

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We hope to finally repeal mandatory minimum sentences this summer | Opinion

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We hope to finally repeal mandatory minimum sentences this summer | Opinion

By Sandra Cunningham and Nellie PouWhile the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer sparked outrage throughout the country and spurred a national discussion on police reform and the future of policing, New Jersey has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform for more than a decade and is poised to take the next step.This summer, the Legislature will take up a package of reforms to New Jersey’s criminal sentencing laws that will finally repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent crimes, including drug offenses, that have disproportionately af…

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Christie’s new lobbying firm rakes in $240K from N.J. companies seeking to influence fed stimulus

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Christie’s new lobbying firm rakes in $240K from N.J. companies seeking to influence fed stimulus

Former Gov. Chris Christie’s new lobbying firm was paid $180,000 in the last three months by three New Jersey hospital chains on stimulus legislation approved by Congress in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Senate filings show.Christie’s firm, Christie 55 Solutions LLC, was paid $60,000 apiece by Atlantic Health System, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health between April 1 and June 30, filings show.Christie and Rich Bagger, his former chief of staff, were hired to lobby on the $2 trillion stimulus law known as the CARES Act and the federal paycheck protection program, which of…

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Bagged salads sold under store brands including Walmart, Aldi, ShopRite recalled after more than 600 get sick

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Bagged salads sold under store brands including Walmart, Aldi, ShopRite recalled after more than 600 get sick

Bagged salads mixes sold under multiple store brand names including Walmart, Aldi and ShopRite been recalled in 31 states after more than 600 people have been sickened by parasites in 11 of those states, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration.The salads made by Fresh Express, which is based in Illinois, are contaminated with Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause an intestinal illness after being ingested.The outbreak has affected 641 people in 11 states, with no cases reported in New Jersey, since the first FDA alert was issued in June. Thirty-seven people have been hospitalized…

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