MORRIS COUNTY — Former Riverdale Councilman Gary Mastrangelo has endorsed Veteran, Educator, and Republican Leader William Felegi of Lake Hopatcong in the Republican primary for Morris County Freeholder. Prior to moving to the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Township in 2016, Felegi lived in Riverdale, where he served on the Republican County Committee and as a member of the Riverdale Public Library Board of Trustees.
“I am proud to support my good friend William Felegi for Morris County Freeholder because I know he’s a principled, hard-working, and honest leader who will put Morris County first. During his seven years as a resident of Riverdale, Will brought energy and enthusiasm to our local Republican Party and served our community as a member of the Riverdale Public Library Board of Trustees,” Mastrangelo stated.
Mastrangelo also praised Felegi’s commitment to public service.
“Whether it was as a Sergeant in the National Guard or spending countless hours volunteering to support Riverdale’s library, Will has demonstrated a true commitment to service above self. It’s that belief in service to others that will make him an extraordinary Freeholder,” he declared.
Felegi thanked Mastrangelo for his endorsement and said he looks forward to earning the support of Morris County voters.
“I am extraordinarily honored and grateful to receive the endorsement of my friend Gary Mastrangelo. I also thank Gary for his years of service on the Riverdale Borough Council. I look forward to earning the support of residents in all of Morris County’s thirty-nine municipalities,” he said.
BOONTON —When the federal government capped state and local tax deductions at $10,000, small business owners, whose revenue is passed through as personal income, took a huge hit. In response, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco helped propose a new plan that would allow small business owners to deduct their income from federal taxes, protecting them from the SALT cap’s blow to their bottom-line.
“The federal $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions took a toll on property-tax payers,” said Bucco (R-Morris). “And it also took a toll on many small business owners that file under the state income tax. New Jersey is already the most expensive and unforgiving place to own a business. We need to do all we can to help.”
The bill (S3246), which cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee today, helps S corps and limited liability companies with a tax credit to shift tax obligations from the owners of the business to the business itself.Owners would calculate their share of profit and multiply it by the tax rate they would pay on that profit; 5.25 percent between $1 and $250,000, 6.37 percent between $250,000 and $1 million, 8.97 percent between $1 million and $3 million, and 10.75 percent on income over $3 million. The credit would equal 100 percent of each owner’s taxed share of revenue.
“We should be making every effort to make New Jersey small-business friendly, and this change will provide much needed relief for many of New Jersey’s job creators,” said Bucco.
The tax change is retroactive to January 1, 2018. It passed the Appropriations committee today 9-0.
MORRIS COUNTY — Each year, Morris Arts offers two scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors who have exhibited artistic excellence in dance, drama, music, or visual arts and plan to pursue post-secondary studies at an accredited institution or acknowledged arts school or fine arts program. The Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship, in the amount of $5,000, and The Eugenie Coladarci Arts Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500, were created to recognize artistic excellence, encourage the artists of the future, and to celebrate the value of the arts to the human experience.
Morris County high school seniors graduating in June 2019 who are currently attending public, private, or parochial school or who are home schooled in New Jersey were eligible. Applicants must also (a) be Morris County residents, (b) plan to pursue post-secondary studies at an accredited institution or acknowledged arts school or fine arts program, and (c) have demonstrated artistic excellence in any one of four arts disciplines: dance, drama, music, or visual arts.
The Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship was established in 2002 in memory of Elaine Ehlers (1953-2001), a health-care administrator by profession, who had a voracious appetite for all things artistic and musical. She derived intellectual and emotional sustenance from the arts and supported programs at many museums and musical institutions. By establishing this scholarship, an enduring legacy has been created to reward those who possess artistic talent and who plan to further their arts education.
This year’s Ehlers Scholarship winner, dancer Leah Suskind , is a graduating senior at the Morris County School of Technology/ Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and, next fall, will pursue a Bachelors of Fine Arts as a Dance Major at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. A Finalist Winner for the National Dance Education Organization Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award, a three-time winner at the Teen Arts Festival (County College of Morris) and winner of numerous scholarships, overall awards and judges’ awards for competition dance, Leah received scholarships from Rutgers Pre-College Dance Conservatory, Ballet Forté, and the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble. Additionally, she has pursued training at the highly competitive Summer Intensives / Programs at Juilliard, NYU Tisch Summer High School Dance Program, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, RIOULT, the Rockettes, Bailar Al Sol Dance Festival, West Side Dance Center, NextStep Dance Company and has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. One recommendation cited Leah’s “command of multiple genres” and her “creativity and technical skill in dance” while another stated, “As a dance professional for over 30 years, there have only been a few students whom I would highly recommend for seeking a dance career and Leah is one of them.” For her application, she performed both “competition” style work and her original work, Illuminate. She choreographed Illuminate “in honor of one of my younger brothers who was recently a victim of an anti-Semitic hate crime at our synagogue’s Holocaust Remembrance Service late April.” The work eloquently communicated Leah’s “sadness for the past and hope for the future” and the panel found her performance deeply moving, technically demanding, artistically mature and exquisitely executed.
The Eugenie Coladarci Arts Scholarship was first awarded in 1999 in memory of Eugenie R. Coladarci, who was Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Chase Manhattan Bank and an active member of Morris Arts for eleven years. She was completing her first term as Board Chair when she passed away in 1997. As a statewide champion of the arts, Genie encouraged the development of young artists and believed in the value of the arts to the quality of life. The idea of a scholarship to assist talented young people wishing to continue their study in the arts was very important to her.
Sophia Grace Donelan
This year’s Coladarci Scholarship winner is soprano Sophia Grace Donelan, a graduating senior at Villa Walsh Academy, who hopes to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at a major conservatory and, eventually, to become a professional opera singer With extensive training in voice, acting and dance, Sophia qualified for the 2018 summer Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Vocal Program where she studied voice, music theory, music history, diction, movement/bodywork and art song recitals, sang the role of Frasquita in the “Card Trio” from Carmen, soloed in the West Side Story Medley, sang for the Master Class with Mezzo Kelly O’Connor and performed with the BSO Chorus under John Williams. A National Semi-Finalist in the High School Division/Classical Singer Music Vocal Competition, she was also a National Finalist in the New York Lyric Opera Vocal Competition (High School Division). One recommender stated “I believe this lovely young lady has the beautiful instrument, musical intelligence and emotional fortitude to become a great singing actor.” Another states, “In my forty plus years of teaching and conducting, I can say without reservation that Sophia is truly exceptional!”…The panel felt Sophia was far more advanced and well trained than most singers her age. Impressed by her refined and skilled performance of challenging repertoire in three languages, panelists noted her beautiful tone quality, accurate intonation, clear diction, breath control, well-shaped phrasing, wide dynamic range as well as her understanding of and ability to expressively convey the meaning of the texts she sang.
The panel also felt strongly about awarding an Honorable Mention to acknowledge the accomplishments of multi-instrumentalist, prize-winning composer and outstanding bassoonist, Matt Wisotsky, who is a graduating senior at West Morris Mendham High School. According to one recommendation, “he has proven to be one of the finest young musicians I have encountered in over forty-five years of teaching.”
The winners were introduced at the Thursday, March 14 opening reception for the new exhibit, seeing the unseen, featuring works by ten outstanding artists and guest curated by Greg Leshé, in the Gallery.
Morris Arts, located in Morristown, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1973 dedicated to building community through the arts. Using the arts to inspire, connect and engage, Morris Arts serves as a resource for Morris County with a special focus on arts programming in the schools and in the community, arts advocacy, creative placemaking and support of the Morris Area community of artists and arts organizations.
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, Senator Scutari, and Assemblywoman Quijano announced an agreement on the broad outlines of legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana in New Jersey.
“Legalizing adult-use marijuana is a monumental step to reducing disparities in our criminal justice system,” said Governor Murphy. “After months of hard work and thoughtful negotiations, I’m thrilled to announce an agreement with my partners in the Legislature on the broad outlines of adult-use marijuana legislation. I believe that this legislation will establish an industry that brings fairness and economic opportunity to all of our communities, while promoting public safety by ensuring a safe product and allowing law enforcement to focus their resources on serious crimes.
“This plan will allow for the adult use of cannabis in a responsible way,” said Senate President Sweeney. “It will create a strictly regulated system that permits adults to purchase limited amounts of marijuana for personal use. It will bring marijuana out of the underground market so that it can be controlled, regulated and taxed, just as alcohol has been since the end of Prohibition. This plan will also advance important social justice reforms to help reverse the discriminatory impact that drug laws have had on diverse communities.”
“The agreement reached to legalize adult-use cannabis is the result of incredibly hard work by many people over many months,” said Speaker Coughlin. “Getting to this point wasn’t easy. We talked and we negotiated in good faith, but most importantly, we listened. I want to thank Governor Murphy and Senate President Sweeney for their tireless efforts and willingness to compromise so we could put forth the most responsible legislation possible. I believe this new, regulated industry will help boost our economy, but I’m particularly proud of the critical social justice components included in the bill.”
“The prohibition on marijuana has long been a failed policy,” said Senator Nicholas Scutari. “This plan will bring an end to the adverse effects our outdated drug laws have had on the residents of our state. As a regulated product legalized marijuana will be safe and controlled. It is time to legalize adult use marijuana in New Jersey and this is a well crafted legal reform that will advance social policy in a fair and effective way.”
“After months of discussions and debate, I am proud that we have come to an agreement on a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis,” said Assemblywoman Annette Quijano. “We learned from stakeholders and listened to opponents. The final product is fair, responsible and focused on social justice. I want to thank Speaker Coughlin for his leadership in the Assembly and express my gratitude to Governor Murphy and Senate President Sweeney for partnering with us in this daunting endeavor.”
Under the terms of the agreement, adult-use marijuana will be subject to an excise tax of $42 per ounce, which will be imposed when marijuana is cultivated. In addition, municipalities that are home to a cultivator or manufacturer will receive the revenue from a 2% tax on the product within their jurisdiction. Municipalities that are home to a wholesaler will receive the revenue from a 1% tax on the product within their jurisdiction, while municipalities that are home to a retailer will receive the revenue from a 3% tax on the product within their jurisdiction.
Adult-use marijuana will be governed by a Cannabis Regulatory Commission, composed of five members. Three members will be appointed by the Governor, with the Governor’s initial appointments to serve terms of at least four years and not be subject to Senate confirmation. Two other members will be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendations of the Speaker and Senate President. The Commission will promulgate all regulations to govern the industry and will oversee the applications for licensing of adult-use marijuana dispensaries.
Provisions in the bill establish an expedited expungement process for individuals convicted of low-level marijuana offenses, and a virtual expungement process that will automatically prevent certain marijuana offenses from being taken into account in certain areas such as education, housing, and occupational licensing. Additionally, there are a number of provisions that aim to ensure broad-based participation in the industry for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs), low- and middle-income individuals, and disadvantaged communities across the state.
Final text of the legislation will be released in the coming days, subject to pending technical edits.
PARSIPPANY — Meet Charlie and Max, six-year-old Golden Doodles! These giant lovebugs can’t wait to find their forever home together!
Max
Charlie and Max have a bit of extra “fluff” right now and weigh 120 and 128 lbs each. Their size matches the size of their hearts though as these guys are full of love to give!
They were born into the same litter and purchased together by their previous owner who could no longer care for them. We are so happy they are with W.A.R. now so they can find their real forever home!
They are both potty trained and know some basic commands.
They are very strong on the leash and will need someone who can work with them on this.
Charlie
They have lived with dogs of all sizes and are suitable in a home with children 13 and up due to their size.
Charlie and Max love running around playing, as well as snoozing on top of you on the couch!
If you’re looking for double the love, apply to adopt Max and Charlie today!
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MORRIS COUNTY — The maker movement in the United States isn’t just a hobby; it’s having a significant impact on school curriculum development and growing local economies. To celebrate making and maker culture, residents throughout New Jersey will come together on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, in libraries, schools, museums, colleges, makerspaces, businesses, and other community locations.
NJ Makers Day is designed to be a statewide event that celebrates, promotes, and in many cases may introduce maker culture, as well as the values associated with making, tinkering and STEM-based learning. In 2017, NJ Makers Day drew over 85,000 individual attendees to more than 300 participating sites across all 21 counties in the state. Participating locations included schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, and other educational organizations.
Makerspaces across the state are having a significant impact on education and job skills development by providing access to people, information, resources, and tools that facilitate making to a wide variety of skill levels. NJ Makers Day allows communities to share hands-on programming opportunities, demonstrations and displays, and the expertise of the individuals and organizations that make, create, and develop right in their own backyards.
“We are ecstatic to be able to bring this type of programming to the Morris County community,” said Mark Sutherland, Manager of Morris County Park Commission Historic Sites. “We are committed to finding ways to help people learn new skills and to work collaboratively on exciting hands-on projects.” Cooper Gristmill in Chester Township and Historic Speedwell in Morristown are proud to be participating sites for New Jersey Makers Day on March 22 at the Cooper Gristmill, and March 23, 2019 at Historic Speedwell! Community members of all ages are invited to attend for two exciting days filled with activities focusing on maker culture.
At both sites, visitors will have the opportunity to use their critical thinking and decision making skills to bring their bright idea to the real world. At Historic Speedwell, participants will be given startup (fake) money to buy resources to make their invention, as well as create marketing for it.
At Cooper Gristmill, participants will have a similar experience, however, instead of marketing, they will complete a patent for their invention based on the current US Patent Office application requirements. Using Legos, Lincoln Logs, K’nex, pipe cleaners, and other building supplies, participants can form whatever idea they wish to bring to life!
For more information, please contact Maressa McFarlane at (973) 285-6537 or visit www.morrisparks.net. Cooper Gristmill is located at 66 Route 24, Chester. Historic Speedwell is located at 333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown.
MORRIS COUNTY — Rainbows For All Children is a peer support program for children who have experienced grief through a death or divorce in the family. Spring registration is now being accepted.
Sessions are being offered and continue every Tuesday through April 30.
The meetings are held at Saint Francis Residential Community Center from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m, 122 Diamond Spring Road, Denville.
Small groups are formed for children ages four years and up. There are no fees to parents.
Call Diane Thormann at (973) 627-2134 or Wendy Spector (973) 625-3352 for registration information or click here.
MORRIS COUNTY — Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to New Jersey! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout your area in May 2019.
AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on History.
The hit show follows Mike and Frank, two of the most skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them. As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, Mike and Frank are on a mission to recycle and rescue forgotten relics. Along the way, the Pickers want to meet characters with remarkable and exceptional items. The pair hopes to give historically significant objects a new lease on life, while learning a thing or two about America’s past along the way.
Mike and Frank have seen a lot of rusty gold over the years and are always looking to discover something they’ve never seen before. They are ready to find extraordinary items and hear fascinating tales about them.
Mike and Frank
AMERICAN PICKERS is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855-OLD-RUST. facebook: @GotAPick
PARSIPPANY — Without a winner for Saturday’s Powerball drawing, the jackpot has climbed to $550 million ($335 million cash value), the 8th largest in Powerball history. There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched five of the five white balls drawn for the Saturday, March 16 drawing winning the $1,000,000 second-tier prize. If that ticket had been purchased with Power Play, it would have multiplied the prize to $2,000,000. The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at Baldwin News & Food Store, 138 Baldwin Road.
In addition to the second-tier prize winning ticket sold, there were four New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. One of those tickets was purchased with the Power Play Multiplier option, multiplying the prize to $100,000. The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at the following locations:
Monmouth County ($100,000): Stop & Shop #2812, 160 Village Center Dr., Freehold;
Atlantic County ($50,000): Main Petroleum Corp., 864 N. Main St., Pleasantville;
Bergen County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #39556, 100 W. Madison Ave., Dumont; and
Passaic County ($50,000): Nana Pena Grocery Deli Market, 276 Trenton Ave., Paterson.
The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 16 drawing were: 30, 34, 39, 53 and 67. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Multiplier number was 02. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $550,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, March 20 at 10:59 pm.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library will be holding classes on U.S. Citizenship from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Monday, March 18; Monday, March 25; Monday, April 8, Monday, April 15 and Monday, April 29.
You are encouraged to attend these sessions if you have applied or are in the process of applying for US Citizenship; you are committed to attend all five sessions, and have a current library card.
Please register at www.parsippanylibrary.org or call (973) 887-5150 ext. 209.
This program is offered in partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Morris County.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Main Public Library is located at 449 Halsey Road.
MORRIS COUNTY — Discover all that County College of Morris (CCM) has to offer at the college’s “An Open House for Everyone” on Saturday, April 13.
Whether you’re a high school student looking to earn a college degree or seeking to gain the qualifications you need for quick entry into a field such as engineering or IT, or an adult desiring to improve your career opportunities, CCM has a pathway to meet your goals.
This year, the college is revamping its traditional open house by featuring two showcases: The College Showcase, tailored to prospective students and their parents, and the Career Showcase, where adults can learn about the training and resources to get a job, get a better job or become more effective at the job they are in.
The Open House takes place 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., starting in the Health and Physical Education building, 214, Center Grove Road, Randolph.
There will be three introductory sessions on the college offered at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. Tours and workshops will take place throughout the day. Park in Lots 7, 8 or 9.
t the College Showcase, students and their families can meet with faculty and professional staff to learn about academic programs, student services, financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and gain insight into the admissions and application process. Any student who attends and applies to CCM at the Open House will have the $30.00 application fee waived.During the Career Showcase, adults looking to improve their career opportunities can learn about employment needs in the Morris County area and beyond. Workshops also will be offered on creating a resume suited for today’s job market, searching for jobs in the digital age, creating an outstanding LinkedIn profile.
Also offered will be the do’s and don’ts of job interviews.Campus tours will be given every 15 minutes, so visitors can explore the college’s state-of-the-art equipment, facilities and labs, meet with current students and enjoy CCM’s beautiful surroundings.Reserve a spot for the “An Open House for Everyone” event by clicking here to register.
For more information on the Open House, contact the CCM Office of Admissions at admiss@ccm.edu or (973) 328-5100.
PARSIPPANY — Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Company District 2 served its annual fish and chicken fundraiser dinner on Friday, March 15. Food was prepared by the famous Argyle Restaurant from Kearny and was cooked fresh on location.
The Rescue and Recovery Boys: Josh Levine, Andrew Ludwig, Dave Favata and Deputy Chief Paul AndersonThe two Paul Carifi’s enjoying the fish and chips: Paul, Jr., and Paul, Sr.Joey Reeber Annual PictureAlyssa Reeber serving the fish and chipsPaul and Elise Caitlin AndersonStacey Reeber and Jennifer VealeyStacey Reeber and Liz NardiJosh Levine
MORRIS COUNTY — United Way of Northern New Jersey is pleased to announce three new members to its Board of Trustees: Meghan Hunscher of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, Ednan “Eddie” Rizvi from Rutgers University and Kimberly Sacramone of HLW.
United Way serves the five-county region of Morris, Somerset, Suburban Essex, Sussex and Warren counties. The new board members further broaden and strengthen the range of expertise reflected on the 18-member board, said United Way of Northern New Jersey CEO John Franklin.
Meghan Hunscher
As President and CEO of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, Hunscher manages and leads the business association, which has more than 800-member companies. Prior to this new role, Hunscher served as executive director for the Morris County Economic Development Corporation.
There, she increased membership and funding for the organization while collaborating with other entities on economic development initiatives.
A licensed professional planner, Hunscher serves as president of the New Jersey Association of Planning and Zoning Administrators.
Ednan “Eddie” Rizvi
Since 2015, Rizvi has served as an emergency services employee at Rutgers University. In his new role as emergency services lieutenant, Rizvi administers first aid and life support care, coordinates and supervises emergency services staff and liaisons with outside agencies for campus-wide safety and security. He is also a volunteer firefighter with the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.
As a volunteer for various international non-governmental organizations, Rizvi has provided medical services in Haiti and the Philippines and worked extensively with refugees on the Greek Island of Lesvos.
Sacramone is the principal and managing director of HLW’s New Jersey office. In her 25-year career with the international architecture and interior design firm, Sacramone has played a key role in shaping the culture and business direction of the firm’s New York City headquarters. She also spearheaded the opening of HLW’s Madison office.
Kimberly Sacramone of HLW
Along with her new role as board member, Sacramone has also been involved with United Way as a member of the United Way Commercial Real Estate Network Steering Committee where she helps plan an annual luncheon that recognizes the commercial real estate industry.
Throughout its five-county footprint, United Way is working to improve the lives of families and individuals who are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) or in poverty. United Way research shows that 38.5 percent of New Jersey households are in poverty or are ALICE — living paycheck to paycheck, unable to afford necessities.
“We are extremely proud that United Way continues to attract the highest caliber board members who are passionate about serving in their communities and helping all our residents achieve their greatest potential,” Franklin added.
For more information about United Way of Northern New Jersey click here.
United Way of Northern New Jersey is a nonprofit organization fighting to improve life for families and individuals in our five-county footprint who are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) or in poverty. We believe when those who are struggling to afford the basics can succeed, all communities win. By focusing on Education, Financial Stability, and Health, we are helping ALICE now and in the long term. We do this through our initiatives that fill gaps in services, community partnerships, public policy work, and volunteer efforts. United Way of Northern New Jersey serves Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties as well as portions of suburban Essex County including the Caldwells, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Millburn-Short Hills, Montclair, Roseland, and Verona. To learn more, call (973) 993-1160 or click here.
PARSIPPANY — Brianne Partington of Mount Tabor will tour Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. with Lebanon Valley College’s Concert Choir. Partington, a graduate of Parsippany Hills High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in music business at The Valley.
The 83rd Annual LVC Concert Choir will bring their program, “Be Well: Body, Mind, and Spirit,” to the Washington, D.C. area March 22-24. The songs to be performed include Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus” and Lotti’s “Crucifixus” to more contemporary pieces “The State of Emptiness” by Catherine Dalton and Jake Runestad’s “Please Stay.”
The program also includes a wide variety of literature including a traditional Pennsylvaina Dutch piece, “Reide, Reide, Geili,” and an arrangement of the spiritual “Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down.”
The traditional LVC Concert Choir pieces “Vela Vela” and Lutkin’s “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” will round out the concert. It is our hope that this combination of pieces will encourage audiences to reflect on their own wellness, or at least, accept the concert as some respite from the busyness of our daily lives.
The Lebanon Valley College Concert Choir is one of two auditioned mixed choral ensembles at LVC. Concert Choir has toured each year, primarily in the Northeast, since 1936. In addition, the choir has been heard on more than 30 national radio broadcasts including National Radio Pulpit and Great Choirs in America. The choir has performed with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and holds standing invitations to appear at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York City.
Other non-tour appearances have included the Lighting of the National Christmas Tree, the Festival of Lights at the Washington, D.C. Temple Visitor’s Center, performing with the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, and appearances before the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the Music Educators National Conference Eastern Division Convention in Washington, D.C.
The choir has toured internationally to Eastern Europe (1973), Great Britain (1999), Italy (2001), Central Europe: the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary (2007), and Norway and Denmark (2011.)
83rd Annual LVC Concert Choir Spring Tour Itinerary Friday, March 22 CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. at Bel Air United Methodist Church
21 Linwood Drive – Bel Air, MD 21014
Saturday, March 23 CONCERT – 9:30 a.m. at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue – Washington, D.C. 20017
Sunday, March 24 CONCERT – 11:00 a.m. at Bethesda United Methodist Church
8300 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
CONCERT – 4:00 p.m. at Miller Chapel Lebanon Valley College
101 North College Avenue – Annville, PA 17003
Concerts are free admission and open to the public. A free-will offering will be collected at each concert to benefit local charities.
Lebanon Valley College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts and humanities, business and communications, education, health professions, social sciences and psychology, and science, technology, engineering, and math. Advanced health professions degrees include a master of athletic training, a master of speech-language pathology, and a doctor of physical therapy. Online and graduate programs include an MBA with four concentrations and a general option offered on-campus or partially or fully online, a Master of Science in STEM Education, an Integrative STEM Education Certificate, a Master in Music Education, and a Modern Band Certificate. In 2018, the College was listed as #1 in the country for graduate job placement by the career guidance site Zippia.com, using federal data. The 357-acre campus is in Annville, Pa.
PARSIPPANY — Kaitlyn Holler, a 2018 graduate of Parsippany High School, has been named to the Ramapo College Dean’s List for the Fall 2018 Term. Kaitlyn is Freshman majoring in Elementary Education, a member of the Choir, and a member of the Competing Cheer Squad. She was also accepted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society for achieving academic excellence in her first semester of college.
Full-time students who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher at the end of the term are placed on the Dean’s List at Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College is consistently acknowledged through numerous rankings, awards and accolades. Ramapo has been named among the top three (after Princeton and Stevens Institute of Technology) and Number One among the public institutions in New Jersey in College Choice’s ranking for 2018. This is the 12th consecutive year Ramapo College is listed in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” The College also is ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Regional Public Universities North category, is a Top College for the value by Money magazine, and is listed by the Princeton Review among its “Best in the Northeast.” The John Templeton Foundation named the College to its Honor Roll for “Character-building Colleges,” which recognizes institutions that emphasize character development as an integral aspect of the undergraduate experience.
PARSIPPANY — National History Day (NHD) is a program that allows students and teachers to have the opportunity to engage in historical research. This year the club has grown to over 30 members and also including students from Parsippany High School. After spending months on project research and preparation, the students presented their projects at the NJ History Day Celebration at Central Middle School on Thursday, March 7. Students also competed in the regional competition at Kean University.
With the help and guidance from the NHD advisors, the students worked diligently over the past school year analyzing primary sources and secondary sources related to this years’ theme, “Triumph and Tragedy.” Students created websites, exhibits, presentations and documentary films for their specific topic.
The club advisors for the Central Middle School History Day club are Maria Elisa Glatz, Maria Hatzipetros and Susan Kalb.
Some topics researched were Alexander the Great, Iran Hostage Crisis, Alfred Nobel and Dynamite, Salt March in India, Salem Witch Trials, Battle of Marathon, Russian Revolution, Spanish Influenza, Fall of Rome, London Fire and Diseases, and British Rule over India. Students also completed a process paper and an annotated bibliography as part of the project requirements.
The great news is that two groups were chosen to continue to compete at the State level competition on May 4 at William Paterson University. The groups that will be going to the state level competition are:
Life in London: Flames and Diseases by Priya Savani, Deeksha Rajiv, and Divya Loganathan (6th graders)
The Banning of DDT: The Chemical of Miracle and Monstrosity by Romila Deodhar and Ria Sharma (8th graders)
History Day is not just a day, it is an experience!”
Salem Witch Trial: Maass Hysteria of 1692- Anusha Jonnalagadda and Srija BodduLife in London: Flames and Diseases – Regional Winners Deeksha Rajiv, Divya Loganathan, Priya SavaniThe Spanish Influenza: by Katherine Blair and Justin Chen (not pictured)Gandhi’s Salt Act – Ashwin Vaithiyalingam, Priyanka Sunkara and Vickie Xiang
PARSIPPANY — Berta Carmo of Parsippany was among the 34 University of Scranton Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students who presented research at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sectors Meeting in Washington, D.C., in January. The students conducted the research and made the poster presentations with seven physical therapy faculty members, who served as their advisors.
Carmo, along with D.P.T. students Omer Amer, Scotch Plains, New Jersey; Dannylyn Manabat, Long Beach, California; and Jonathan Mayes, Dublin, Pennsylvania, presented “The Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy on Physical Performance in Adults as Compared to Standard Physical Exercise and Control Groups: A Systematic Review.” Their research was conducted with faculty advisor Peter Leininger, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy.
Photo Caption: Peter Leininger, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy, and his students were among the 34 students who made poster presentations at the American Physical Therapy Association’s national conference in Washington, D.C., in January. From left: Dr. Leininger and D.P.T. graduate students Berta Carmo, Parsippany; Omar Amer, Scotch Plains; Jonathan Mayes, Dublin, Pennsylvania; and Dannylyn Manabat, Long Beach, California.
MORRIS COUNTY — Graduates from County College of Morris (CCM) are once again raving about the quality of their education and the college’s ability to provide them with a solid foundation for success.
The most recent survey of graduates, this time from the Class of 2017, shows unequivocal satisfaction with the preparation they received at CCM. The Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education has conducted a survey of graduates annually since 1971. As in past surveys, the vast majority of respondents from the Class of 2017 – 99 percent – rated their CCM experience as “excellent” (83 percent) or “good” (16 percent).
“Great experience,” said one former student. “I learned so much being at CCM, both in my classes and extracurricular activities on campus.”
This year’s survey represents 70 percent, or 923 graduates, from the Class of 2017. Of those students, 81 percent have furthered their education by transferring to a four-year school to earn their bachelor’s or enrolling in other continuing studies. Of those, 98 percent described their preparation for those programs as “excellent” or “good.”
Almost 70 percent of transfer students have stayed in the Garden State to continue their education. The most popular choice for those students is Rutgers. Others in the top 10 include Montclair State University, William Paterson University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Ramapo College and Kean University. Out-of-state institutions include Columbia University, the Culinary Institute of America, Penn State, Savannah College of Art and Design, and the University of San Diego.
The vast majority of CCM graduates who earned degrees focused on immediate job entry or certificates – 74 percent – reported that they are working in fields related to their major. Of those graduates, 97 percent rated their preparation for their jobs as “excellent” or “good.”
“Human resources told me that they love CCM grads,” said one survey respondent. Another said, “CCM really prepared me for my career.”
CCM alumni from the Class of 2017 are working as registered nurses, landscape managers, teachers, bankers and designers, among many other careers. Employers include ADP, Arconic, Atlantic Health System, Chase Bank, Ernst & Young, National Hockey League, New York Police Department and Oracle.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority free Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off events for 2019 will be held on Saturdays May 11, June 8, September 14 and October 19. All events will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine.
May 11 and September 14: Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany.
June 8: County College of Morris, parking lot #1, 214A Center Grove Rd., Randolph.
19: Pequannock Valley Park, Marvin Road, Pompton Plains.
For questions, contact the MCMUA at (973)829-8006 or click here.
IMPORTANT E-WASTE and LATEX PAINT NOTE: E-Waste (used consumer electronics) and latex paint will not be accepted.
For Electronic Waste information, click here or call (973) 829-8006.
The list of acceptable hazardous materials at the upcoming MUA drop-off events include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, pool chemicals, and darkroom chemicals.
Also accepted are aerosol cans (not empty), propane and helium cylinders, small quantities of asbestos (wetted, double bagged and sealed with duct tape-100 pound limit), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid.
For an exhaustive list of acceptable materials click here.
Latex paint is not considered hazardous, so it is not accepted. Latex paint should be dried out and disposed of in the trash. Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted.
It is important to note that these events are for residential household waste only, and not for business disposal.
Visit the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority website for information and directions click here.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Volunteer Fire Department held their 20th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 at the Old Bloomfield Avenue Firehouse. The Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner was cooked and served by the members.
The annual event attracted many residents, firemen, politicians and friends who enjoyed a delicious cooked corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes and carrots dinner. There were even hot dogs for the kids, as well as homemade cupcakes and cookies.
Patrick Calabrese and his son Patrick at District 5 St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef DinnerVincenzo Sarrecchia serving the trimmings to the Corned Beef DinnerAlways good to see Papa Joe at events. Here is is pictured with his son, Joseph Resciniti