PARSIPPANY — As results were called into the Campaign Headquarters, we tabulated the unofficial results. From our tabulations:
Republican
| Barberio | 2,748 |
| Peluso | 2,368 |
| Valori | 2,200 |
| Ferrara | 1,924 |
| Parikh | 1,739 |
| Stanton | 1,671 |
| Martino | 1,485 |
Democrat
| Soriano | 2,217 |
| Fulco | 259 |
| Peterson | 1,968 |
| McCarthy | 1,966 |
| Cassidy | 488 |
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Focus has received a new Summons filed against Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Parsippany Municipal Court. The charges filed by William Brennan against James Barberio state “Within the Jurisdiction of this Court, commits an act related to his office, but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official function, knowing that such act is unauthorized, with purpose to obtain a benefit for another, did unlawfully hire Ramona J. Ortiz, to the title Keyboarding Clerk I above the salary range provided within Ordinance 2016:22. The value of the benefit obtained by defendant on behalf of Ramona Ortiz exceeds $200.00, contrary to an in violation of 2C:30-2A.
2C:30-2 states. Official misconduct: A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another or to injure or to deprive another of a benefit: a. He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized or he is committing such act in an unauthorized manner; or b. He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office.
Official misconduct is a crime of the second degree. Under New Jersey’s Official Misconduct law, N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2, a public servant can be prosecuted for acts committed in their official capacity and, if convicted, imprisoned for up to ten years.
Click here to view a copy of the complaint.
On May 25, Pequannock Township Municipal Judge John A. Paparazzo failed to find probable cause on the criminal charges filed against Mayor James Barberio and Business Administrator Ellen Sandman, stating that Mr. Brennan should have filed a hearing with the Civil Service Commission. The original charges were filed under a different statue.
At the time, Mr. Brennan stated “The judge didn’t do any favors for the defendants because he created a new paradigm in which fourth-degree crimes have to be processed by an administrative agency.”
“But if he wants to do that, then all the elements of official misconduct are met by their charges, and I’m just going to go back and charge him with official misconduct for violating the municipal ordinance. I was trying to be decent to them. I didn’t want to put them in jail for five years. But if the judge doesn’t want this big fourth-degree crime, then he’s related them to a five-year mandatory minimum.”
At this time it is unclear if the same charges were filed against Business Administrator Ellen Sandman, or if an additional charge was filed for the hiring of Eugene Natoli, in December 2016.
Parsippany Focus will update this story as developing details are released.
Read previous stories:
Judge denies probable cause in criminal charges against Barberio: click here.
Criminal Complaints filed against Barberio: click here.
RANDOLPH — This is Corey! Corey is about 13-14 weeks, weighs about 15 pounds and so very sweet!
Corey and his brothers were rescued from St Maarten. St Maarten is beautiful, but life can be difficult for dogs. Fresh water is hard to find as well as food. FHDR heard about Corey and brothers and we were able to transport them to the US to live in foster homes.
Corey’s mom says…..’Corey is friendly, sweet and playful!! He loves everyone and he is a very happy puppy! Corey enjoys playing with all toys, especially tennis balls and he loves belly rubs.. Corey is so funny when he sleeps…he loves sleeping on his back and spreading out! haha! Corey likes going for car rides and he walks nicely on the leash. He spends his days playing with our dogs and he is very well behaved. Corey is a smart puppy who loves to please. He barks to go out, he already knows the command “no”, “sit”, “drop it” and “leave it” Corey is such a good boy! And he has such a cute personality!”
If you are interested in adopting Corey, please email FHDR@att.net for an adoption application. You can see more photos of Corey and our other rescue pups by going to www.FHDR.petfinder.com.
PARSIPPANY — This year Relay for Life of Central Morris County will be held on Saturday, June 10 with registration starting at 2:00 p.m. and continues through Sunday, June 11 at 6:00 a.m. at Veteran Memorial Park, 1839 Route 46 at Vail Road, Parsippany. Cancer touches us all in one way or the other. Western Pest Services is sponsoring the event.
Relay for Life of Central Morris County encompasses support from eight towns Parsippany-Troy Hills, Denville, Rockaway Borough, Wharton, Mountain Lakes, Rockaway Township, Dover and Randolph Township.
As the nation’s largest fundraising event, Relay For Life of Central Morris County rallies families, friends, businesses, schools, hospitals, service and faith-based organizations in communities throughout Morris County and beyond and is asking you to participate in the event by: starting or joining a team, making a donation, sponsoring the event, purchasing a track sign or just coming out to show your support to those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and by providing an opportunity for everyone to fight back against the disease. They are also looking for survivors and caregivers, as we would love for you to join us so that we can celebrate and honor you during our special Survivor activities and dinner, as well as during the Luminaria Ceremony.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. With the support of thousands of volunteers like you, the American Cancer Society is helping save more than 500 lives a day. Please join us and take action against a disease that has taken too much!
For more information about getting involved, making a donation, sponsoring the event and/or purchasing a track sign, contact Karen DeChristopher, Event Co-Chair, at karen.dechristopher@gmail.com. Visit their website by clicking here or like their Facebook page for event details.
The American Cancer Society is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
MONTVILLE — The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey State Police are seeking any information related to a fatal crash that occurred last Friday, June 2, on Route 80 Westbound in Montville Township near Mile Marker 47.5.
At approximately 6:52 p.m., the New Jersey State Police were notified of a motor vehicle crash that ultimately resulted in a fatality.
The investigation revealed that a black 2014 Nissan Rogue struck a white 2013 Suzuki Burgman motor scooter. The Nissan Rogue was being operated by Michelle Perez, 42. The Suzuki Burgman motor scooter was being operated by Ismail Iqbal, 32, who was fatally injured in the crash.
Perez was charged by way of a criminal complaint with second degree Death by Auto, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5, and Driving Under the Influence, in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police are asking anyone with information regarding this fatal crash to contact the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (973) 285-6200.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Dear Editor:
With the Primary election only a day away (Tuesday, June 6) the Parsippany Republicans have a choice to make. There are two candidates running for Mayor and its our duty to vote for who we feel will best represent the taxpayers of Parsippany in November and for the next four years.
Mayor Barberio has been in office now for eight years. During this period he has created a lot of controversy within our township. Remember Waterview? The question we must answer now is can we afford another four years?
Things to consider:
1) 0% municipal property tax increase for 2017. In order for Mayor Barberio to accomplish this he used $3,800,000.00 of surplus and reserve money (2,500,000 sewer/ 700,000 water/ 600,000 township reserve). 0% increase is politics 101 during an election year. However, this could hurt us in the future the 2% saved in 2017 can be used in 2018 allowing up to 4% increase. We’ll have to wait and see.
2) Township ordinances are being ignored by Mayor Barberio (ex. Township vehicles and White Collar Salary Ranges). Township attorney John Inglesino has stated on record that “ordinances are more guidelines than laws”. I ask you, if they are just guidelines why do we pay Mr. Inglesino to prepare them? Why do they have to go before council three times be voted on and adopted
3) Mayor Barberio has made it a habit of using surplus monies to help balance his budgets over the years. Mayor Barberio has drained more than 8 million dollars in surplus for this purpose. The water/sewer utility is being used as a piggy bank by the Mayor. The water/sewer utility is a self-sustaining facility and surplus should be used for the needs of the facility only.
4) Job postings in town hall under Mayor Barberio’s watch have changed. Per OPRA request I was advised that the only jobs that are posted are jobs that civil service refer to as open-competitive. This is a big change from previous administrations that followed the employee handbook policy and posted job opportunities on bulletin board giving township employee’s a chance for advancement if they desired. Is it possible Mayor Barberio may be hindering the advancement of some township employee’s?
6) Transparency is still lacking. Only what Mayor Barberio wants residents to know.
7) Aurora Information Security is being paid a monthly fee for storage of materials related too James Carifi’s case. Is this not ridiculous? The township doesn’t have a place to store this stuff? More taxpayer dollars being wasted. As of March 1, 2017 a total of $68,820.83 has been paid. When will this end?
8) James Carifi lawsuit – this witch hunt/vendetta that Mayor Barberio created is costing the taxpayers of Parsippany dearly. Millions have been spent (our hard earned dollars)in the last four years and we can expect millions more in the future. The only one benefiting from this is Mr. Inglesino the township attorney. I believe its time Mayor Barberio resolves this major issue the taxpayers of Parsippany can no longer afford to have this witch hunt continue.
9) Attorney fee’s- Mr. Inglesino’s 1099 for 2016 totaled $701,985.21. When does it stop?When do we say enough is enough?
Parsippany residents, we have a decision to make come Tuesday, June 6. Do we want/need another four years of Mayor Barberio or do we want a new leader to step up and make change? New leadership with fresh ideas would be a welcome relief in my eyes. So, once again I urge you to go out and vote. No matter what you think your vote does count. For new leadership vote Peluso.
Pat Petaccia
Dear Editor:
The truth is our NJDEP under the present Christie administration is bought out and weakened in the name of a false economy that separates good land use from water issues; this of course is impossible; but “economically”convenient” for market speculation sprawl development. This form of economy to nowhere injures and negatively impacts water sources. When private economic interest “trump” the science and needs of the common ignoring long term accumulative impacts and cost avoidance scenario’s we have pirates and politicians, not statesman and enlightened scientist administerings our life. When ecology becomes an obstacle rather than an friend of the way of living, humanity dooms itself through the body of alleged economic job stimulation for short-term land consumption in the name of property, not Earth, life and all things in it.
Our economy becomes the body of the dinosaur we move further further from real values and closer to senseless existence away from organic links to life itself into artificial class separations. Plastic, asphalt and ugliness replace not only gods nature but our souls…Water is Life. Somehow money makes us think oil and water mix. This is the extreme that the financialization of life itself has brought us…
We must think green, real life itself; our planets future on every level in this election. In the richest nation on earth, how can, why is money a problem? If one does not know this, one knows No-thing, and can easily believe water and oil do mix…
There is plenty of work for a society in tune with itself organically linked to the real world outside the pages of money magazine; from infrastructure, clean energy to keeping up with the trash. Vote human, vote common sense grounded in nature and man as part of not apart from.
Nick Homyak
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034
PARSIPPANY — Matthew Luther, Mount Tabor, has been named to the Bucknell University dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2016-17 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.
Matthew a 2014 Graduate of Oratory Prep in Summit where he has participated in Soccer, Swimming and Lacrosse. He has also been a member of the Robotics Club, Photography Club and the Campus Ministry team. He has been designated a Carleton Fellow to mentor and assist new students at the school.
Matthew X. Luther was honored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts’ highest honor, on Sunday, September 29, from Parsippany Troop 173.
Located in Lewisburg, Pa., Bucknell University is a highly selective private liberal arts university that offers majors in the arts, engineering, humanities, management, and social and natural sciences, along with broad opportunities outside of class, to its 3,600 undergraduates. Graduate programs are available in select disciplines. Students benefit from a small student-faculty ratio of 9:1, personal attention from faculty, leadership opportunities, and excellent graduation rates and career outcomes.
HANOVER — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Hanover Township Police Chief Mark Roddy announce that Blaine Holley, 34, with a last known address in Hillside and formerly of Irvington, has been charged with crimes related to the September 2016 death of Eric Decter, 31, in Hanover.
Holley was charged Thursday by Warrant-Complaint with the first-degree crime of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, and the third degree crime of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substances (Heroin and Cocaine). The charges were authorized by state Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Taylor, in Morristown. Holley was arrested on these charges on Friday in Newark. He was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings.
On the evening of September 19, 2016, law enforcement responded to the America’s Best Value Inn, 1255 State Route 10 East, Whippany on a report of an unconscious male suffering from an apparent narcotics overdose. The male, who was pronounced as deceased at the scene, was later identified as Decter, 31.
Through a subsequent investigation, it is alleged that Holley distributed various narcotics to Decter on multiple occasions, including on September 19. It is further alleged that the ingestion of the narcotics distributed by Holley to Decter resulted in Decter’s death.
Holley has been charged with Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9. This statute provides that any person who manufactures, distributes or dispenses any of a number of controlled dangerous substances is strictly liable for a death that results from the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of that substance. This is a first-degree crime, which is punishable by up to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison and is subject to the 85 percent parole ineligibility requirements of the No Early Release Act.
Members of the Hanover Police Department, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Special Enforcement Unit, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Criminal Investigation Section, and the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office have contributed to this investigation.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
PARSIPPANY — E. Martin Rosen, 89, passed away at home on June 3, 2017.
Born in Newark, Mr. Rosen began his married life, living in Union, for ten years before moving to Parsippany in 1964 with his wife and two sons.
A graduate of Seton Hall University with a degree in marketing, Mr. Rosen had a 30-year career with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1948 to 1978. A veteran of the Korean War, he participated in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir and earned a Purple Heart.
He retired with the rank of gunnery sergeant. He worked for Lawson Products for 25 years and was a part-time crossing guard in Parsippany after his retirement.
He was on the Parsippany First Aid Squad for fifty years and was president emeritus.
He belonged to the L/Cpl Robert J. Slattery Marine Corps League of Whippany and was a member of The Chosin Few.
A funeral service will be held at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 5 at Bernheim Apter Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston.
Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Iselin.
Mr. Rosen was the beloved husband for 63 years of Marlene Rosen; loving father of Seth Rosen (Lisa) and the late David Rosen (Cheryl); devoted grandfather of Belinda Mitchell (Matthew), Rick Rosen, Alex Rosen, and Sam Rosen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad and the Wounded Warrior Project.
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