PARSIPPANY – Parsippany Economic Development Advisory Committee welcomes Hogwash Car Wash, Detailing, and Lube Center to Parsippany.

Vice Chairman Frank Cahill presented the owners, Henry A. Delgado, Patrick Higgins and Andrew Dourgarian with a welcome plaque. Mayor Michael Soriano was present during the presentation.

Hogwash Car Wash, Detailing, and Lube Center is located at 1600 Route 46 West.

Hogwash Car Wash is easily reached located on Route 46 West and has been completely renovated to provide customers with the best car wash in Morris County.

Prevent dirt, road salt, and oil from permanently damaging your vehicle and it’s value. At HogWash Car Wash you can get an oil change and a car wash at the same location to keep your engine running smooth and car, truck, or SUV looking great.

PARSIPPANY — H.K. Truck Center held a Grand Opening event on Wednesday, October 16, at 11:00 a.m. During the event – located on 10 Fanny Road, Mayor, Michael Soriano conducted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company and attendees.

Clients, staff, members from the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from Hino Trucks were in attendance, celebrating with the H.K. Truck Center family and enjoying a delicious lunch that was provided by The Daily Joe, a local neighborhood tea, coffee, and delicatessen shop. Congratulations to M&J Trucks, the winner of the high definition big screen TV giveaway!

H.K. Truck Center would like to thank everyone who came out to attend the event, as well as everyone who has played a part in making this second location a reality. The Grand Opening event was an exciting, rewarding time and they couldn’t be prouder to be part of the Parsippany business community.

H.K. Truck Center, located in South Plainfield and Parsippany offers new and used commercial medium duty truck sales; commercial medium duty truck service, repair, and maintenance; a dedicated parts department with huge inventory of OEM parts; convenient truck rentals; and exceptional truck leasing opportunities through NationaLease.

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Attorney Mark J. Semeraro and associate Scott Fahrney secured a $4.9 million-dollar settlement for their client, Michael Guerrero, who sustained serious personal injuries and paralysis, evolving out of a single car, motor vehicle/dram shop accident, in the matter of Michael Guerrero vs. Andrew Roe, et al.

While defendant, Andrew Roe, who was an intoxicated driver, only had $100,000 of available insurance, Semeraro successfully secured abundant evidence that a South Jersey restaurant/bar, (which was also a defendant in the same lawsuit and whose identity was agreed to remain confidential, pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement) was negligent in over serving Mr. Roe alcohol, well past the point of noticeable intoxication.

Through the course of protracted discovery, it was proven, that Roe consumed approximately a dozen drinks within the span of an hour, was boisterous, loud, and (through video surveillance) walking unbalanced. It was also proven that Roe passed out while driving his Ford Explorer within minutes of leaving the restaurant/bar, causing the truck to flip several times and permanently injuring Mr. Guerrero.

However, the case was not over yet. Even after securing the evidence of negligent over-service of alcohol, the defendant argued that Guerrero, was not entitled to recovery, due to his failure to wear a seatbelt at the time of the accident. While Semeraro and Fahrney argued that Mr. Guerrero was in fact, wearing a seatbelt, they also proved through a toxicologist, that even if he wasn’t, it would only have been because the same restaurant/bar, also overserved Mr. Guerrero alcohol, to the point where it impaired his judgment so badly, that he could not appreciate the risk in failing to wear a seatbelt and/or that he mistakenly believed that he actually put one on. In either event, they successfully argued that Mr. Guerrero could not be held accountable for not having one on.

As a result of these persuasive arguments, Kaufman, Semeraro & Leibman was successful in negotiating an amicable multi-million dollar settlement.

“Cases such as these, are never anything to celebrate” said Semeraro. “I would much prefer that Michael be completely healed from these catastrophic and permanent injuries, but unfortunately that is outside of our control. At least with this settlement, Mr. Guerrero will have ‘the ability to pay for his future medical and supportive needs” continued Semeraro.

If you or someone you know has sustained serious personal injuries due to the fault of another, please contact Mark Semeraro at (973) 585-6254.

PARSIPPANY — Crunch Fitness opened a temporary enrollment center (next to Staples) on Saturday, October 12, and signed over 200 members the first day! The center is staffed daily to answer any questions, help with signing members up and giving previews of some equipment and views of the future club.

Crunch is remodeling the former Bed, Bath and Beyond in the Arlington Shopping Center and is planned to open January 2020.

Crunch Parsippany will have tons of Weights (heavy and light), Miles of Cardio, World renown Crunch Group Fitness Classes, The Crunch Ride studio, Spin classes, Babysitting, Saunas, Tanning and Massage Beds, the HIIT Zone (functional training area) and much more!

The first 500 to join are getting reduced rates including memberships that start at only $9.95/month and even on the “Results” membership that includes all of these
things for only $29.95/month.

Visit the enrollment center or join online by click here.

Enrollment Center Hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information call (973)
794-3652.

PARSIPPANY – Hogwash Car Wash, Detailing, and Lube Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, October 19.

Mayor Michael Soriano cut the ribbon officially opening the new car wash, detailing and lube center. Joined by Co-owners Henry A. Delgado, Patrick Higgins and Andrew Dourgarian was Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill.

Hogwash Car Wash, Detailing, and Lube Center is located at 1600 Route 46 West.

Hogwash Car Wash is easily reached located on Route 46 West and has been completely renovated to provide customers with the best car wash in Morris County.

Prevent dirt, road salt, and oil from permanently damaging your vehicle and it’s value. At HogWash Car Wash you can get an oil change and a car wash at the same location to keep your engine running smooth and car, truck, or SUV looking great.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Neighborhood Urgent Care and the Infectious Disease Center of New Jersey recently celebrated their ribbon cutting ceremony to their brand-new medical building located at 568 Route 10 West, Whippany.

Several town officials, including Hanover Township Mayor Ronald Francioli, attended the event. Robert Peluso, President of Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce and Committeeperson Barbara Freda was also on hand for the celebration.

Neighborhood Urgent Care is locally owned and is focused on individualized care for our patients in our community.

Neighborhood Urgent Care is very unique given its direct access to top Infectious Diseases and Emergency Medicine physicians and their expertise. It is equipped with an X-Ray machine, ECG machine, I-Stat machine for instant labs, and different panels of rapid testing to ensure accurate and timely diagnosis of patients’ complaints.

It also has a fully equipped infusion suite for intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and vitamin infusions. Our new medical facility provides ample parking, and spacious and well-decorated rooms aimed to provide comfort to our patients.

Dr. Manal Youssef-Bessler is the founding member and is the recipient of the Top Infectious Disease Physician Award for many consecutive years by New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Castle Connolly, Inside Jersey Magazine, Millburn & Short Hills Magazine, and New York Magazine. She is the recipient of the Physician Excellence in Health Care Award from Saint Barnabas Medical Center for her efforts in diagnosing a rare case of Lassa hemorrhagic fever in New Jersey and for her tireless collaboration with the CDC in managing complicated infection control issues with this case.

For cases that are difficult to diagnose and treat, Dr. Bessler’s expertise is routinely requested. Her areas of interests include severe sepsis and septic shock, tick borne disorders, pulmonary and intra-abdominal infections, and fevers of unknown origins. Neighborhood Urgent Care is very proud that two of our physicians have received top awards in their respective fields.

Dr. Lejla Mujic received the Top Emergency Medicine Physician Award by New Jersey Monthly Magazine for several consecutive years, and Dr. Robert Deutsch also received the Top Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Award by New Jersey Monthly Magazine for several consecutive years. We are also very proud to announce that the Infectious Disease Center of New Jersey’s Dr. Janet Lin and Dr. Marjut Kokkola-Korpela received the Top Infectious Disease Physicians Award by New Jersey Monthly Magazine for several consecutive years.

Dr. Lin’s areas of interest include infection control and nosocomial infections. Dr. Kokkola’s areas of interest include HIV, women’s health, and tropical diseases. Along with the above-mentioned physicians, both practices are well-staffed with excellent physicians, nurse practitioners, and physicians’ assistants who have invested their careers in public health. Both practices are accepting most major insurances, and work very closely with patients who have large deductibles or no insurance to provide them with excellent and affordable care. You can reach Neighborhood Urgent Care and the Infectious Disease Center of New Jersey by calling (973) 535-8355 or click here to visit their website.