JLC Bayt Yeladim offers alternative education for ‘changing’ families Barrie Halpern insists that JLC Bayt Yeladim is not in competition with area synagogues’ supplementary schools and hopes families who come to her school will eventually join congregations. Photos by Johanna Ginsberg Deb Marcus with her daughters and their finished hallah loaves. Halpern and one of the…
Have a heart for Brian “Mouse” Bramley fundraiser
PARSIPPANY – A fundraiser for Brian “Mouse” Bramley, 49 will be held at Mount Holleran Town Tavern to help pay for his recovery from open heart surgery.
Bramley had open heart surgery on July 31. He’s doing well and will continue to be out of work for several months as he recovers.
Friends and well-wishers are invited to stop by Mount Holleran Town Tavern at 450 North Beverwyck Road on Saturday, September 26 between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to support Bramley and have fun with his family.
The event asks a suggested donation of $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for children between 15 and eight years old. Children under seven years old are free.
The “Have a Heart for Mouse” event will feature free food and 50/50 and basket raffles.
Event organizers are accepting donations for basket raffles.
For any questions or to donate items, people can contact Jim Torsiello at (973) 941-5654, John Bramley at (862) 268-1326, or Cheryl Shuck at (973) 727-7626 or email by clicking here.
Mount Holleran Town Tavern is located at 450 North Beverwyck Road.
Additional monetary donations for Bramley can be sent through PayPal to xmas2567@verizon.net.
Death In Mt. Olive Township Poses No Danger To Community
MT. OLIVE — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Mt. Olive Chief of Police Mark Spitzer announce an investigation into a death in Mt. Olive Township.
On Monday, August 31, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office was contacted by officers of the Mt. Olive Township Police Department regarding a 911 call concerning an unresponsive person.
Officers arrived at the location on Bartley Road, in Mt. Olive Township and a joint investigation was commenced involving the Major Crimes Unit and the Special Enforcement Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mt. Olive Township Police Department and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.
The identity of the individual as well as the cause and manner of death is being withheld as this remains an active investigation. No further information will be released regarding this matter.
It does not appear at this time that there is any risk to the general public.
Any inquiries can be directed to Morris County Deputy Chief of Investigations Denise Arseneault at (973) 285-6262 or darseneault@co.morris.nj.us.
Two PHHS Football Players among MSG Varsity Top 125
PARSIPPANY — Jared Salgado and Nick Verducci, were among the MSG Varsity “Top 125 Players Football to Watch in North Jersey.”
Salgardo a senior at 5’11’, 220 pounds. He plays running back and linebacker for the Vikings.
Verducci, a quarterback and defensive back, is a sophomore, 5’11’, 175 pounds.
The Parsippany Hills Vikings football team has their first game of the season away at West Morris Central on Friday, September 11.
PHHS Vikings are Division 2, Group 3, State Final Champions in 2014, having crushed Cranford into cranberries, final score Vikings, (20) vs Cranford, (13) at MetLife Stadium on December 7.
Their 2015 schedule is:
| 09-11 | at West Morris | West Morris HS | ||
| 09-18 | Vernon | Parsippany Hills HS | ||
| 09-24 | Pope John | Parsippany Hills HS | ||
| 10-03 | at Morris Hills | Morris Hills HS | ||
| 10-09 | High Point | Parsippany Hills HS | ||
| 10-17 | at Montville | Montville HS | ||
| 10-24 | at Sparta | Sparta HS | ||
| 10-31 | Chatham | Parsippany Hills HS | ||
| 11-06 | Roxbury | Parsippany Hills HS |
New Jersey Updated Child Restraint Laws goes in effect today
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that amended New Jersey’s child restraint law, on May 7, 2015. This new law takes effect today, September 1, 2015.
We know that legal jargon is very confusing so here is the updated carseat and booster seat law in plain English:
Children under the age of 8 (through age 7) are legally required to ride in the back seat* as follows:
- Under age 2 (0-23 months) and weighing less than 30 pounds are required to use a rear-facing carseat with a 5-point harness. This means a convertible used in the rear-facing position or an infant seat. (Note: Most babies will outgrow an infant carrier before their second birthday and will need to transition to a convertible seat used in the rear-facing position. Unless you start off with a convertible seat from birth and then there is no need to transition to a bigger rear-facing seat.)
- Age 2 through age 3 (24-47 months) secured in a carseat with 5-point harness either rear-facing (until reaching the weight or height limit) or forward-facing. Having a 3-year-old in just a booster seat is not legal unless they weigh more than 40 pounds.
- Age 4 through age 7 (48 months until 8th birthday) and less than 57 inches tall (4’9″) secured in a forward-facing carseat with 5-point harness or a booster seat. There is no weight requirement in this updated law – only age and height requirements. (Note: If you have an older child who weighs more than 80 pounds. and you’re having a hard time finding a booster seat that they actually still fit in – consider a Safety 1st Incognito Kid Positioner. It’s specifically designed for bigger, older kids.)
- Age 8 through 17 shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt.
Exceptions: If there are no rear seats (e.g., standard cab pickup truck), the child shall be secured in a carseat or booster in the front passenger seat except that no child shall be secured in a rear-facing carseat in the front seat of any motor vehicle which is equipped with a passenger-side airbag that is not disabled or turned off.
Full text of the new law can be found by clicking here.
March of Dimes presents plaque to Kiwanis for their active participation
PARSIPPANY — Angela Debrot, Community Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the March of Dimes, is shown with President Mimi Letts at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany presenting a plaque to thank the Club for its active participation in the March for Babies.
The New Jersey Chapter held its annual March for Babies fundraiser this past April in Florham Park. The Kiwanis Club has been an active supporter of the March, not only with financial contributions, but with volunteer staffing service since the Kiwanis Club was founded nearly 25 years ago.
The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The foundation, headquartered in White Plains, NY, has 51 chapters across the U.S., including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The March of Dimes provides mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age with educational resources on baby health, pregnancy, preconception and new motherhood, as well as supplying information and support to families affected by prematurity, birth defects, or other infant health problems.
The March of Dimes, founded in 1938 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had fighting polio as its original mission.
For more information on Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, click here.
New center to focus on Lyme disease and its long-term consequences
BALTIMORE — Antibiotics have been so effective in wiping out all traces of Lyme disease infections that doctors haven’t always believed people who said they still suffered for months or even years. Many chafed at the idea of “chronic” Lyme disease because they believed patients no longer had it. But the scientific community has been coalescing…
Hot, sunny weather in Parsippany for next few days
The 90 plus degree weather that began Sunday is expected to continue on Monday. Highs reached 91 at Newark Liberty International in mid-afternoon and are expected to reach 93 there today, according to the National Weather Service. The final day of August will be sunny, as will Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The mercury each day will…
Red Hawks traditional football motorcade rolls on
PARSIPPANY — If you were driving around the east side of Parsippany on Saturday, August 29 and you saw a motorcade of Firetrucks, ambulances, police cars, school buses, rescue and recovery and a dozen convertibles, then you witnessed the Parsippany High School Football team motorcade.
The motorcade started at the High School on Baldwin Road and went to fourteen different homes picking up the seniors until it finished on Roosevelt Avenue and then the motorcade continued back to the High School to celebrate with a picnic near the football field.
Lake Hiawatha Volunteer Fire District 4, Parsippany Volunteer Fire District 5, Rockaway Neck Ambulance Squad, Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, Parsippany Police Department all participated in the motorcade.
Express check-in? Vehicle crashed into hotel lobby windows
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department responded to the Fairfield Inn Suites, Route 46 and Cherry Hill Road on Saturday morning after a vehicle crashed into two lobby windows near the entrance to the hotel.
The accident occurred some time after 10:00 a.m. at the hotel. A Parsippany police officer responded to the scene along with a Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance squad.
A hotel employee said two window panels were damaged. No one was injured.
Pictured: A hotel employee blocking off the two windows damaged by the vehicle.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals donates to fire department
PARSIPPANY — Ferring Pharmaceuticals donated money to the Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Department #2 to purchase equipment needed for firefighting operations.
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day
PARSIPPANY — Mark Saturday, September 12 on your calendar as the day to get rid of all of your unwanted hazardous household products and old electronic equipment that has been accumulating in your basement or garage.
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority’s free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-off event will be held on Saturday, September 12.
It will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany, at the border of Morris Township.
Morris County residents can drop-off, at no charge, unwanted hazardous materials and electronic devices, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines and televisions from their homes.
The list of acceptable hazardous materials 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), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid. Latex paint will not be accepted.
Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted. For information about safe disposal of explosive or reactive material, call (973) 631-5109.
It is important to note that this event is for residential household waste and electronics. Businesses are not permitted to attend this disposal event. For information on business disposal, call (973) 631-5109
For more information about these events, call (973) 285-8394, or visit the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority website, www.MCMUA.com\
Another Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-off event has been scheduled for Sunday, October 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Department of Public Works garage.
The MUA holds several disposal days each year at the County Academy and other locations around Morris County. For more specific information, click here.
Search for Applicants for the CCM Board of Trustees has been Expanded to Four Seats
RANDOLPH — There are now four seats on the County College of Morris Board of Trustees to be filled by the Morris County Board of Freeholders this fall due to a recent trustee resignation.
Morris County residents interested in serving on the CCM Board of Trustees are invited to send their resumes to a special trustees’ search committee of the Morris County Freeholders.
The committee will review all of the applicants and then submit recommendation to the freeholders, who will make the appointments this fall.
Three four-year terms of freeholder-appointed trustees expire at the end of October, while the recent resignation of Trustee William Schievella has resulted in a two-year vacancy that also must be filled. The three sitting trustees also must reapply by the September 6 deadline if they wish to be considered for reappointment.
To qualify for consideration by the search committee, a candidate must be a resident of Morris County for at least four years, and may not hold a current elected office in Morris County or be an employee of Morris County government or CCM.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate independent judgment, distinction in their profession, knowledge of higher education, and a firm commitment to serving the college. A candidate must be willing to commit at least 15-20 hours a month to his or her duties as a college trustee to be considered for appointment.
Duties of trustees include appointing, supporting and evaluating the college president; clarifying and, if necessary, revising the college’s mission statement; ratifying long term plans; approving the college’s educational program; insuring fiscal viability; and maintaining the college’s physical plant.
The CCM search committee requests that resumes be accompanied by a background statement from each applicant outlining why he or she wishes to serve as a trustees and what specific skills the applicant would bring to the board.
Applicants are asked to send eight copies of their resume and that brief background statement to the Office of the Morris County Counsel, County of Morris, P.O. Box 900, Morristown, N.J. 07963-0900.
The County College of Morris Board of Trustees is composed of eleven Morris County residents from business, education, law and other professional fields, who volunteer their services in four-year terms.
By statute, eight members are appointed by the Morris County Freeholders and two members are appointed by the Governor. The Morris County Superintendent of Schools is also a member of the Board by statute. One non-voting CCM graduate member is elected for a one-year term by each year’s graduating class. In addition, the CCM President serves as an ex-officio member.
The Board of Trustees sets policy and has final authority over budgets and expenditures, and the President is responsible for internal administrative operations.
For more information on CCM, click here.
For more information on the Board of Trustees, click here.
Who has the lowest gas prices in Parsippany?
PARSIPPANY — In recent weeks we noticed the price of gasoline dropping, so Parsippany Focus decided to survey some of the gas stations around Parsippany to check on their prices. All of our photographs were taken on Saturday, August 29.
The current national price of regular gas is $2.486 per gallon; The price in Parsippany averages $2.05 per gallon, with the Raceway on the corner of Littleton Road and Halsey Road being the lowest at $2.01 per gallon.
The New Jersey average prices in August 2014 was at $3.27 per gallon.
For a complete list go to GasBuddy.com
Note: Some prices do not include surcharges for use of credit or debit cards.
Have an overdue book at the Library? Donate food to pay for fines
PARSIPPANY — Owe money to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Library? The Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library encourages you to take advantage of the library’s effort to help restock the Township’s food pantry.
Today, Saturday, August 29 is the last day the library will accept non-perishable grocery to pay for fines on Parsippany Library items. This does not include payment for lost items, but covers overdue charges on books, DVDs, and other library materials that were returned late.
Bring the food for the pantry to your local Parsippany Troy Hill Library location to settle up your bill.
The main library is located at 449 Halsey Road and is open until 5:00 p.m. today; Lake Hiawatha branch located at 68 Nokomis Avenue is open until 1:00 p.m. and the Mt. Tabor branch located at 31 Trinity Park is open until 5:00 p.m. today.
Parsippany weekend weather: High pressure system brings higher temperatures
Much of the Garden State can expect temperatures in the mid-80s to low 90s this weekend as a high pressure system becomes more centered offshore. Temperatures are expected to warm Saturday afternoon through early next week, but humidity will remain on the low side, according to the National Weather Service. According to Accuweather, this pattern is…
33rd Annual Lead East returns to Parsippany
PARSIPPANY — The 33rd Annual LEAD EAST, World’s Biggest 50’s Party and New York/New Jersey Metro’s Biggest Old Car Event will be held from Wednesday, September 2 thru Sunday, September 6 at the Hilton Hotel, One Hilton Court.
Thursday admission: Adults – $20.00, Senior – $15.00 and Junior $10.00.
Friday, Saturday or Sunday Admission: Adults – $30.00, Seniors – $25.00 and Juniors $20.00
“Adult” – 18 to 65 years old
“Junior” – 12 to 17 years
“Senior” – 66 yrs and older
“Children” – 11 and under
Children 11 and under admitted FREE to car show when accompanied by adult.
Children need a ticket for Saturday and Sunday Night Oldies Concerts; and Friday Night Dance Party.
Click here for discount coupon.
Weekend Adult Wristband: $65.00; Senior Wristband $55.00 and Junior Wristband $55.00.
The schedule of events includes:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Plan A Cars with Wed. night hotel reservations at Hilton/Hampton Inn pick up their Plan A 2015 credentials on entry road and check into hotels.
Noon to 6:00 p.m.
VIP Early 2016 hotel reservations and 2016 Old Car Registration and Plan A Car parking reservations available in Hilton Lobby for those guests staying in the Hilton / Hampton Inn Hotel Wednesday night.
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
KICKOFF PARTY in the Hotel Ballroom with D.J. LIL’ JIMMY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Plan A’s checking into Hilton/Hampton Inn Thursday pick up their Old Car Registration at Hilton entry road. Only Plan A cars admitted to the event on Thursday.
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
VIP Early 2016 hotel reservations and 2016 Old Car Registration and Plan A Parking Spot Reservations available for those guests checking into the Hilton and/or Hampton Inn. This is a golden opportunity to renew your existing room.
8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
WELCOME PARTY with Band THE JERSEY SHORE ROUSTABOUTS from Toms River in the Hotel Ballroom.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
OUTDOOR MOVIES at the ACE DRIVE-IN Theatre: A quadruple-headed double feature: Two movies skillfully edited together by our video whiz Bob Byers, THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972) starring RAY MILLAND and ex-NFL Ram ROSIE GRIER, spliced together with THE INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT (1971) with BRUCE DERN and CASEY KASEM. Second feature: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) with WALTER PIDGEON, ANNE FRANCIS and LESLIE NIELSEN. plus a third feature DRAG STRIP GIRL (1957) with FAY SPAIN, TV TOMMY IVO, FRANK GORSHIN and STEVEN TERRELL. We’ve had Drive-In movies every year for 33 years!
11:00 p.m.
CURFEW FOR KIDS (into hotel rooms or leave the property)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
9:00 a.m. to Midnight
LEAD EAST Open to the Public. Tow vehicles and trailers park in Campus 6 parking lot.
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
50’s COLLECTIBLES SHOW in Rear Ballroom and Ballroom Pre-Assembly area: Juke boxes, vintage clothes, Elvis, Marilyn, and James Dean memorabilia, and lots of other goodies for sale!
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Old Car Registration for Plan A’s from Friday morning on, will take place in a new location (to be announced).
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Reserved seat tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday Oldies Concerts on sale in Main Hallway, just inside from the revolving door. Prom Tickets on sale here, too.
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Outdoor D.J. JERRY “WOLFMAN” BURST spins platters, does requests, dedications, and announcements. Tune your radio to 88.1 FM for our low-power broadcast from his outdoor HQ tent in the Rear Hilton Lot near HAMPTON INN entrance.
12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m.
BACK AGAIN! Free SHAG DANCE LESSONS by great dancers and teachers TONY & SUZY ELDRETH from Pfafftown, NC. 3 day lessons recommended. The SHAG is the Carolinas’ dance craze! In the Heritage Room.
12:00 Noon to Midnight
50’s KARAOKE and Open Mike presented by PAT FERANTE in Hotel Lobby Atrium. Plenty of chairs for people to sit down all weekend!
3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Plan B OLD CAR REGISTRATION: The B lot (7 Campus) opening time TO BE ANNOUNCED (subject to property owner’s approval). ONLY Pre-Registered Plan B cars with reserved parking spot in Campus 7 (Kraft) Lot may pick up credentials Friday afternoon. Pre-Registered B cars with or without a reserved parking spot in Diiachi Lot pick up credentials at 5:00 p.m. Diiachi Lot opens after 5:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
COOLEST CRUISER CONTEST. Be a star in your car by the Outdoor Stage – while Wolfman makes comments!
5:00 p.m. throughout the Weekend
HANDICAPPED PARKING: Located in the Campus 9 parking lot off Hilton Court, immediately adjacent to our Main Spectator Ticket Booth. We do not have use of these Spectator Parking Lots until 5:00 p.m. Friday. When you enter the property, ask the Parking Attendant to direct you to HANDICAPPED Parking Area.
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On-site Non-Pre Registered Plan B’s: Do not come to Car Registration until 5:00 p.m., then park in Daiichi Lot. Because this is a business complex operating during the week, please don’t bring your B cars Friday morning and expect to get into the event or find a place to park before Registration opens to B cars.
7:30 p.m.
NEW! FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY!
Come dance your socks off with the rockin’ 5-piece band THE GREYHOUNDS from Poughkeepsie, NY, teamed with the always dynamic GOLDEN GUP from Denville, and THE WHIPTONES from Whippany for good measure! $10.00 for anyone already inside the event, or $10.00 plus General Admission for anyone not inside the event.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
“SENIOR” SOCK HOP at our Outdoor Stage (largest dance area) with THE RAVE ON BAND. a great BUDDY HOLLEY and ROY ORBISON Tribute band from Union, NJ. DJ’d by LIL’ JIMMY from Peabody, MA. Enter the Best Dancer Contest Preliminaries, where three couples will be selected for Saturday night’s DANCE OFF.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
OUTDOOR 50’s MOVIES at the ACE DRIVE-IN. Tonight is “Weird Chicks from Another Planet Night” featuring CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON (1953) starring SONNY TUFTS, VICTOR JORY and MARIE WINDSOR, plus DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS (1954), a British flick starring nobody you ever heard of. Third feature: STANLEY KUBRICK’s acclaimed 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) starring KEIR DULLEA. “Open the pod bay door, Hal.” Eleven-minute light show at the end where acid heads would sit in the front row of the theatre to watch on the big screen. Bring lawn chairs.
8:45 p.m.
Best Jr. Bobby Soxer, Jr. Greaser, and Jr. Nerd CONTESTS in Lobby Atrium
10:45 p.m. (time approximate)
DANCE CONTEST PRELIMINARIES by Outdoor Stage
11:00 p.m.
CURFEW FOR KIDS (into hotel rooms or leave the property)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
8:00 a.m.
Old Car Registration opens in GAF Parking Lot off Campus Drive. In previous years the event was Sold Out for Old Car Entries (i.e. FULL) by 10:30 a.m. Saturday, so we suggest if you did not Pre-Register your old car as a Plan A or Plan B, get there early! Pre-registered and on site One Day Saturday cars welcomed again!
9:00 a.m. to Midnight
LEAD EAST Open to the Public. 1,800+ 1972 and earlier Cars, Hot Rods, Street Rods, Rat Rods, Stock Restored Cars, and other Custom Cars on display in three parking lots.
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
50’s COLLECTIBLES SHOW in Rear Ballroom and Ballroom Pre-Assembly area: Juke boxes, vintage clothes, Elvis, Marilyn, and James Dean memorabilia, and lots of other goodies for sale!
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Outdoor D.J. JERRY “WOLFMAN” BURST spins platters, does requests, dedications, and announcements. Tune your radio to 88.1 FM for our low-power broadcast from his outdoor HQ tent in the Rear Hilton Lot near HAMPTON INN entrance.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
All of the remaining unsold Hilton and Hampton Hotel rooms for LEAD EAST 2016 will go on sale in the Hilton Lobby. You need to book a four-night stay (Thursday through Sunday) and Credit Cards will not be accepted. A one night’s stay deposit in cash or check is required. At the past several events, all rooms for the following year were SOLD OUT at the event. Expect the same thing to happen for the 2016 LEAD EAST event.
10:00 a.m. to ??
Hear Teenaged Doo Wop Group THE WHIPTONES, all over the place, singing great four- and five-part harmony.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Strolling A Cappella Group MIXED COMPANY performing indoors and outdoors, continuing the old LEAD EAST tradition of wandering indoors and out, popping up and singing great four- and five-part harmony.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Is your old car broken? Go see the nice guys from MEADOWLANDS STREET ROD ASSOCIATION in their HOT ROD REPAIR SHOP in the Hilton Lot. They also conduct free NSRA Safety Inspections.
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reserved seat tickets for Saturday and Sunday Oldies Concerts on sale in Main Hallway, just inside from the revolving door. Prom Tickets on sale here, too.
11:00 a.m.
Register to compete for the two-hour DOO WOP IDOL Competition with Rob and Laura Albanese in the Lobby Atrium. Those who don’t sign up may be worked into the schedule.
11:00 a.m. to Noon
Free BASIC 50’s DANCING LESSONS at Outdoor Stage presented by LOU VINCI and MICHELLE LEOTTA.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to Midnight
50’s KARAOKE and OPEN MIKE directed by PAT FERANTE in the Hotel Lobby Atrium. Pat provides the recorded music for the KARAOKE. He is authorized to supervise the KARAOKE & OPEN MIKE event. Pat will flip-flop back and forth from KARAOKE to OPEN MIKE for you to get up and perform. The best part of it is the high quality performances of a big percentage of those participating!
12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m.
SEMINAR on HOW TO DRESS 50’s STYLE, presented by KAT BUNKER in Morris Room #9.
12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m.
BACK AGAIN! Free SHAG DANCE LESSONS by great dancers and teachers TONY & SUZY ELDRETH from Pfafftown, NC. Multiple lessons recommended. The SHAG is the Carolinas’ dance craze! In the Heritage Room.
12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
PUZZLE CONTEST and TWO HOUR MODEL CAR CONTEST by Outdoor Pool. Two categories: 17 and younger, 18 and older. We supply the models. All models will be the same. Only the parts supplied can be used. No parts can be pre–assembled. 1/24 or 1/25 scale kits.
12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
A LEAD EAST tradition, killer Rockabilly band, the always wicked RAZORBACKS featuring KENNY DUDA, perform on the Outdoor Stage. Dancing is encouraged, in fact it’s mandatory!
12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m.
MAKE-A-WISH Foundation Charity Raffle. Free Children’s Activities (face painting, etc.) in Main Hall near Hotel Ballroom, inside revolving door. Last year’s 50-50 winner took home $19,725.00!! Make A Wish has raised over $170,000.00 in the 11 years they have been doing the 50/50 at LEAD EAST. This resulted in more than 20 WISHES being granted!
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
DAY #1 of DOO WOP IDOL in Lobby Atrium. Any amateur individual or group can sign up, get on stage, and perform one song in “IDOL” competition. Judges select one winner for $300.00 cash prize. Today’s winner will also perform one song on stage in Hotel Ballroom in Saturday night Oldies Concert. One year, five finalists each got an opportunity to perform on stage at the Saturday night Concert.
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Day #1 of A Cappella Doo Wop Show with four groups in the Hotel Ballroom. Fabulous five-part harmony, a vocal art form. No extra admission charge for anyone inside the event. Saturday’s groups include SENTIMENTAL REASONS, THE MAGIC TOUCH, MIXED COMPANY and MEMORIES OF YOU.
7:00 p.m.
GOLDEN OLDIES CONCERT in the Hotel Ballroom starring CLEVELAND STILL & THE DUBS (“Could This Be Magic?”), WILLIE WINFIELD & THE HARPTONES (“Sunday Kind of Love”), THE JARMELS (“A Little Bit or Soap”), plus great young a cappella group from the next town of Whippany, NJ THE WHIPTONES. Also one song by Saturday’s DOO WOP IDOL Winner. With intermission. Reserved seat tickets available online, by calling (908) 876-9100, or at the event.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
Outdoor movies at the ACE DRIVE IN Theatre. 3D triple feature: RETURN OF THE CREATURE (1955 sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon) with JOHN AGAR, plus ALFRED HITCHCOCK’s DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) starring RAY MILLAND, GRACE KELLY and ROBERT CUMMINGS. And third, the first 3D color stereoscopic feature BWANA DEVIL shot in “Natural Vision” starring ROBERT STACK, BARBARA BRITTON and NIGEL BRUCE. Bring lawn chairs. We hand out FREE 3D glasses!
8:30 p.m. to 12:00 Midnight
THE GOLDEN GUP and the RHYTHMHANCERS perform on Outdoor Stage. A LEAD EAST tradition – the asphalt will rock, jump, and wiggle! Absolutely one of the most rockin’ scenes at the event. Bring your lawn chairs.
9:00 p.m.
DANCE CONTEST FINALS in Lobby Atrium. Three finalist couples compete for $300 cash prize.
11:00 p.m.
CURFEW FOR KIDS (into hotel rooms or leave the property)
1:00 a.m. (approx.) until it ends (sunrise?)
The GOLDEN GUP’s officially sanctioned late night Rhythm n’ Blues PARKING LOT PARTY with his jukebox-powered, shockingly pink “JUKEBUG.” No other car event on this planet has activities scheduled ’til dawn! At previous LEAD EASTs they went ’til sunrise!!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
8:00 a.m.
Old Car Registration for Sunday One-day 1974 and earlier vehicle participants; parking in Daiichi Lot.
9:00 a.m. to Midnight
LEAD EAST Open to the Public. Tow vehicles and trailers park in Campus 6 parking lot. See 1,800+ 1974 and earlier Cars, Hot Rods, Street Rods, Rat Rods, Stock Restored Cars, and other Custom Cars on display in four parking lots.
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
SUNDAY CHAPEL SERVICE at the outdoor Gazebo with Event Director JIM CRAIG. Bring lawn chairs & blankets. (Rain location: Hotel Ballroom)
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
50’s COLLECTIBLES SHOW in Rear Ballroom and Ballroom Pre-Assembly area: Juke boxes, vintage clothes, Elvis, Marilyn, and James Dean “stuff” for sale!
10:00 a.m. until ???
Strolling Teenaged Doo Wop Group, THE WHIPTONES continue the LEAD EAST tradition of wandering indoors and out, popping up and singing great four- and five-part harmony.
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
MAKE-A-WISH Foundation Charity Raffle. Free Children’s Activities (face painting, etc.) in Main Hall near Hotel Ballroom, inside revolving door. Last year’s 50-50 winner took home $19,725!! Make A Wish has raised over $170,000 in the 11 years they have been doing the 50/50 at LEAD EAST. This resulted in more than 20 WISHES being granted!
10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Reserved seat tickets for Sunday Oldies Concerts on sale in Main Hallway, just inside from the revolving door. Prom Tickets on sale here, too.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If your old car needs a repair to get home, try the MEADOWLANDS STREET ROD ASSOCIATION’s HOT ROD REPAIR SHOP in the Hilton Lot. They also conduct free NSRA Safety Inspections.
10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
NEW! TRI-FIVE CHEVY MINI-MEET: On Sunday we will hold a “Show within a Show” just for 1955, ’56 and ’57 Chevrolets (cars and trucks). The cars will park in a special roped-off area of the Daiichi lot. There will be judging and awards for Best Stock Restored and Best Modified for each year.
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Outdoor D.J. JERRY “WOLFMAN” BURST spins platters, does requests, dedications, and announcements. Tune your radio to 88.1 FM for our low-power broadcast from his outdoor HQ tent in the Rear Hilton Lot near HAMPTON INN entrance.
10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
AWARD WINNING CARS ON DISPLAY near Ace Drive-In screen
11:00 a.m. to Noon
Free BASIC 50’s DANCING LESSONS at Outdoor Stage, presented by LOU VINCI and MICHELLE LEOTA.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to Midnight
50’s KARAOKE and OPEN MIKE directed by PAT FERANTE in the Hotel Lobby Atrium. Pat provides the recorded music for the KARAOKE. He is authorized to supervise the KARAOKE & OPEN MIKE event. Pat will flip-flop back and forth from KARAOKE to OPEN MIKE for you to get up and perform. The best part of it is the high quality performances of a big percentage of those participating!
12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m.
SEMINAR on HOW TO DRESS 50’s STYLE, presented by KAT BUNKER in Morris Room #9.
12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m.
BACK AGAIN! Free SHAG DANCE LESSONS by great dancers and teachers TONY & SUZY ELDRETH from Pfafftown, NC. The SHAG is the Carolinas’ dance craze! In the Heritage Room.
12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Rockabilly band, THE RAZORBACKS, perform on the Outdoor Stage. Another Lead East tradition – it is universally agreed that these guys are a rockin’ band that always pleases the crowd!
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
DOO WOP IDOL Day #2 in Lobby Atrium. Any individual or group (amateurs only) can sign up, get up on stage and perform one song in “IDOL” competition. Judges will select one winner for a $300.00 cash prize! The winner also earns the right to perform one song on stage in this evening’s Oldies Concert in the Hotel Ballroom.
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Day #2 A CAPPELLA DOO WOP SHOW with four groups in Hotel Ballroom. Fabulous five-part harmony you won’t find many other places on Earth. Seats are not reserved in afternoon. Today’s groups include CLASSIC SOUNDS, ECHOS OF TIME, DESIRE and PARTY OF FIVE.
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS for TOP CUSTOMS, plus Special Awards presented to the BEST STREET ROD, BEST STOCK RESTORED, BEST MUSCLE CAR, and WORST RAT ROD at the Outdoor Stage. Plus, drawing of $100.00 cash prize to those who filled out survey form at the admission gate.
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The 29th Annual SENIOR PROM in the Elements Ballroom, with Master of Ceremonies/D.J. LIL’ JIMMY from Peabody, MA. Crowning of Prom Queen 2015. Must be properly attired: no jeans, t-shirts, shorts, or sneakers. Gals must wear dress or skirt; guys must wear jacket or suit – tie optional. Prom Tickets are $20/couple, on sale in Main Hallway, just inside from the revolving door.
7:00 p.m.
GOLDEN OLDIES CONCERT in Hotel Ballroom starring JIMMY GALLAGHER & THE PASSIONS (“Just to be With You”), MILTON LOVE & THE SOLITAIRES (“Walking Along“), THE DANLEERS (“One Summer Night”) and one of the area’s top a cappella groups CLASSIC SOUNDS. Also one song by Sunday’s DOO WOP IDOL Winner. Reserved seat tickets available online, by calling 908-876-9100, or at the event. Drawing at 9:00 p.m. onstage for the MAKE-A WISH 50-50 Winner after intermission. Last year the winner took home $19,725! Winner does not have to be present.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight
DRIVE-IN MOVIES: Triple feature: SILENT RUNNING (1972) starring BRUCE DERN; SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN (1951) with GEORGE REEVES. You’ll love the cheap special effects when he catches the body falling from the wall, and check the two-tone paint job on the car in the scene where the Mole Men brandish their vacuum-cleaner Ray Gun. Third feature THE CHOPPERS (1961), a gang of hot rod teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts. Bring lawn chairs.
11:00 p.m.
CURFEW FOR KIDS (into hotel rooms or leave the property)
Hurricane Katrina dog thriving in Baltimore, 10 years after the storm
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Sun reports about one of thousands of dogs who ended up homeless in the wake of Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago. According to the article, Dizzy, who today is thriving, endured a 2 month journey from the Gulf Coast to Baltimore. He spent time in makeshift shelters until the Maryland SPCA transported 189 dogs and cats to its facility.
According to the article, the storm left more than 100,000 pets homeless in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Breaking news: Car Fire on Route 80
PARSIPPANY — A car fire on Route 80 West, at approximately 2:15 p.m. in the Express Lanes near mile marker 45.6. is slowing down traffic and causing major delays.
Cars are exiting in Montville on Route 46, and the traffic is backed up for miles. In addition, the bridge on Bloomfield Avenue from Montville to Parsippany is closed to major road paving.
As soon as additional details are available, Parsippany Focus will update this article.
Third Annual Morris County Public Safety Youth Academy Graduates 30
MORRIS COUNTY — Youths from 13 Morris County towns were among the graduates of the third annual Morris County Public Safety Youth Academy this month, after facing an intensive week-long course that immersed them in a hands-on host of public safety programs and exercises.
The 30 high school students who participated in the unique and free program, sponsored by the Morris County Board of Freeholders, ranged in age from 13 to 17 and entering grades 9 to 12 this fall.
Graduates came from Boonton, Chester, Long Hill, Mendham, Montville, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mount Olive, Randolph, the Rockaways, and Roxbury, Washington Township, plus Wayne in Passaic County.
The program was five days long and lasted eight hours each day. The cadets were exposed to an intensive program that featured a multi-faceted approach to public safety, including but not limited to law enforcement, emergency medical services, firefighting, and emergency management.
Students also get a taste each day of the public safety academy-style physical training
For a first-hand look at the 2015 Youth Academy, and to give potential 2016 applicants a look at what they might experience, view this comprehensive video:
“This program is like none other offered in this in the area. Cadets are exposed to all facets of the public safety profession,’’ said Scott DiGiralomo, Director of the Morris County Department of Law and Public Safety. “Our goal is to aid young adults in making a potentially life-changing professional commitment that could benefit themselves and their community.”
“The Youth Academy provides high school students with exposure to the field of public safety. At such an important time in a young adult’s life, when they are making decisions about their future, the academy affords them a hands-on opportunity to better understand and consider the field of public safety,” said Freeholder Doug Cabana, who is the county governing board’s liaison on law and public safety.
Most youth academies focus strictly on law enforcement. The Morris County program aspires to provide cadets with relevant and appropriate hands-on experience, allowing them to make an educated decision on their futures.
To achieve this goal, the cadets are exposed to police, fire, and EMS. By allowing them to participate in so many aspects of public safety, the cadets can realize an interest in a field previously unfamiliar to them.
The 2015 academy graduation occurred on August 7. The following is a list of graduates:
Roxbury: Michael Aemisegeo, Anthony Calabrese, Walter Chavarria, Michael Kovach, Jonathan Rheinhardt and Ben Smith;
Montville: Alexander Benno, Gregory Frieland, Joshua Lee, Samuel Rosensweig, and Jaden Vnencak;
Morris Plains: Christopher Brisson, Alyssa Chellaraj, Juhi Desai of Morris Plains;
Randolph: Stephen and Andrew Zenes, Danielle Buccelli, and Jordyn Bolan;
Mendham: Jenna Graff and John Herrlin III;
David Chen of Rockaway, Ryan Howard of Chester, Jonathan Johnson of Rockaway Township, Elizabeth Kaufman of Wharton, Sienna Madera of Mount Olive, Gianna Mitchell of Morristown, Kyle Mullaney of Boonton, Nina Tenten of Long Hill, Ryan Turse of Washington Township, and Christopher Paulison of Wayne.
