PARSIPPANY — Mayor Michael Soriano promoted Detective George Tsimpedes to the rank of Sergeant, on Thursday, May 9.
Sergeant Tsimpedes graduated from the Passaic County Police Academy in 2006 and began his career with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office. He transferred to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department in January, 2008.
He started his career in Parsippany assigned to the Patrol Division and was later transferred to the Investigative Division. While assigned to the Investigative Division, he began working with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Unit as a Task Force Officer.
Tsimpedes received numerous awards throughout his career to include the Combat Cross, Meritorious Service Award, Unit Citations, Command Citations, Lifesaver Awards, NJ PBA Valor Award, 200 Club Valor Award and the 2016 Narcotics Detective of the Year Award. He has also received numerous commendations from the New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association and Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
He received his Master’s Degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from St. John’s University. He is also a certified Alcotest Operator and has advanced training in narcotics investigations. He will return from his assignment as a Task Force Officer and be assigned to the Patrol Division.
When asked what he likes most about serving the Parsippany Community, he stated he appreciates the diversity of the residents he serves and their overwhelming support for Parsippany Police Officers.
PARSIPPANY — All news on nature isn’t bad. Looking at the enthusiasm and effort of BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019 participants, one can certainly say, there is hope.
Shivani Patel, 19, of Parsippany will be taking part in the event for the fourth time. “It’s about doing something to raise funds to plant trees and bringing awareness about the environment,” Patel said. “For the first time in human history, our environmental impacts are happening at a scale that is affecting life on Earth. It gives me solace participating in the walk and doing something about it.”
BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019
BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019 in Parsippany was an event to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy, and Carol G. Simon Cancer Center. This year, BAPS Charities supported The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to plant one billion trees by 2025 through their Plant a Billion Trees initiative. Generations of changemakers from 6-year-old first-time fundraisers to senior citizens—came together, with over 250 members of the community participating in total.
“It’s amazing and heartwarming to see how much support has been generated for the walk and how much it has grown over the years,” said Nilkanth Patel, President, BAPS Charities. “This year over 23,000 walkers in over 76 cities in North America joined the walk to help us protect our environment – for our generation and for generations. The collective actions of the community have helped plant helped The Nature Conservancy plant 61,000 additional trees in 2019. During the last four years, from 2016 to 2019, BAPS Charities Walkathons have helped plant a total of 361,000 trees.”
BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019
“It means a lot to us that your support is made possible by the thousands of BAPS Charities volunteers who believe like we do, that a healthy planet is critical to building healthy communities where both nature and people can thrive,” said Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy.”
In addition to fostering a spirit of service across generations of participants to support a cause touching the world, BAPS Charities involved young adults in high school and college in business sponsorship initiatives. The youth participants worked to secure partnerships from local businesses to support the Walkathon efforts.
BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019
Chandu J. Bhoraniya, Walk participant, said, “I was inspired to see so many teenagers participating, not just in the walk but also in the opening ceremonies, and management of the walk. Engaging the next generation is very crucial, and I am glad BAPS Charities shares that commitment.”
Gilbert Baez, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, said, “Baps Charities is really an important part again in commitment we have to community.”
Drashti Patel, event lead said, “I thank all the sponsors, the individual fundraisers and all who came out today morning to take part in this walk. We greatly appreciate your support.”
In addition to the annual Walkathon, BAPS Charities actively supports environmental sustainability efforts throughout the year through recycling projects, water conservation and utilizing solar power. BAPS Charities also organizes other humanitarian events throughout the year like Health Fair, Blood Donation Drive, Food Drive, and Children’s Health and Safety Day. The activities of BAPS Charities are centered on improving the quality of lives of individuals and their families. For additional information on BAPS Charities and its philanthropic activities click here.
Democratic Council Vice-President Janice McCarthy has said ” it’s understandable that taxpayers are angry at Mayor Soriano for raising our property taxes again.” She also indicated that she supports taxes for the upcoming years! I am very concerned about this mindset and policy taking control of Parsippany government.
Mayor Soriano and the Democrats have supported a local budget that contained significant property tax increases while blaming the previous administration for the Township’s financial position. However, the current administration has spent hundreds of thousands of additional monies creating jobs throughout the township’s government for political supporters. Also, some of the existing positions have removed qualified people and replaced them with unqualified people.
The Mayor supports the policies of his Political ally Governor Murphy. He has been committed to raising taxes which has resulted in chasing jobs out of New Jersey. People are leaving New Jersey more than any other state, and it is because of the heavy tax burdens on our residents.
Here is the bottom line. If voters elect just one Democrat to the Council in November, it will give the administration complete control of the government. Our township needs balanced government and a check on the agenda of both the Mayor and the Governor.
That is why I am proudly supporting Mike dePierro, Paul Carifi, Jr and Loretta Gragnani. They will be the Republican team that we need.
PARSIPPANY — Todd Deremer, Matheny Adult Day Habilitation Coordinator at Hillsborough, with Randy Stodard, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Delta Dental of New Jersey, Dennis Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey, and two New Jersey Symphony Orchestra musicians who performed recently for clients at Matheny’s Adult Day Center in Hillsborough. The concert was sponsored by Delta Dental of New Jersey.
Clients from Matheny’s Adult Day Center in Hillsborough are pictured with bass-player Jonathan Storck from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Dennis Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey; violinist Fran Storck from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; and Randy Stodard, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Delta Dental of New Jersey. Delta Dental of New Jersey recently sponsored a performance Jonathan and Fran gave to clients at Matheny. The Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million over the past 17 years to support Matheny’s dental center located in Peapack.
PARSIPPANY — If you’ve visited the Parsippany Main Library, 449 Halsey Road, in February, you might have seen prom dresses in the lobby or even grabbed one for a steal at the sale. There’s a great story behind the bargains, however, that the Friends want to share with the community.
This year’s prom dress sale raised over $2000 for the library’s teen programming and collections, which is especially critical in this time of mandated funding not being able to cover all of the needs voiced by the community. In order for the library to continue offering quality free programs and the latest materials, fundraising like this is essential.
In addition to local young women receiving dresses at a fraction of their retail cost, the Friends were able to connect with the Paterson Neighborhood Assistance Office. All remaining dresses were donated and were being given away at no cost to young women in the area who would not otherwise be able to afford a dress for their prom.
Since 1984, The Friends of the Parsippany Library have been committed to improving our libraries by raising funds that may be used in various ways, such as to sponsor events and programs; supplement children’s programs; and purchase books, computers, software and audio visual materials.
Funds come from book sales, revenue from “The Book Nook” (the Friends’ used book store) and various fundraisers. The remainder of the budget is made up of annual dues paid by the membership (whether individual or corporate), donations, and grants.
To learn more about how you can contribute to the growth of Parsippany’s libraries, visit the Friends of the Parsippany Library website by clicking here.
Last month, the Parsippany Township council passed a resolution objecting to Parsippany becoming a “sanctuary city,’’ which has not happened, and new state attorney general guidelines that prevent local law enforcement officers from acting outside of their jurisdiction and using department resources to enforce federal immigration law.
I am concerned that pushing to abolish these guidelines would endanger public safety. It could potentially enable officers to stop residents they suspect are undocumented, and in other cases, release them to ICE for deportation proceedings when they aren’t suspected of serious crimes. Studies have shown crimes rises in towns where undocumented residents and residents with undocumented loved ones don’t report crimes for fear of deportation.
I am also concerned that the resolution describes undocumented immigrants as “dangerous criminals” who are siphoning resources from citizens. It exploits and perpetuates fears that they are more violent and criminal than other groups. Language like this fuels hostility against immigrants, many of whom are people of color, at a time when they are demonized by the Trump administration. In contrast, undocumented immigrants of European ancestry are seldom portrayed as a threat by our president or the media. Since Trump’s election, there has been a well-documented link between rhetoric that disparages immigrants of color — including many Muslims, Mexicans and those from Africa and Haiti — and hate crimes. Parsippany Police Chief Andrew Miller supports the attorney general guidelines.
Finally, I wonder if council members are fully aware of the impact that the policies they champion could have on families in Parsippany, a town with a large percentage of immigrant residents. I’m sure the vast majority are citizens, but those who aren’t are also a part of our community who contribute to Parsippany. Many pay income and property taxes but, unlike citizens, are barred from accessing benefits they fund as taxpayers.
Undocumented immigrants in Parsippany and beyond include people who have lived and worked here for many years and have American-born children. They include the friends and classmates of our non-immigrant children and grandchildren. They are young adults who came to the U.S. as children and grew up as Americans.
They are people given temporary protection status under U.S. policy after fleeing natural disasters and violence, who have lived here for decades, under a program renewed each year by both Republican and Democratic presidents. But they are now scheduled to be deported under the Trump administration’s new regulations.
They are green card holders who may have committed a minor offense 20 years and in the past would not have been a priority for deportation. They are citizens or legal residents who may have committed no offense at all but were mistakenly caught in the system and detained indefinitely.
If Parsippany officers enforce federal immigration laws, residents who’ve harmed no one are more likely to spend months in prison-like detention centers which have been documented to be filled with mold, rotten food, cruel solitary confinement measures and lack of access to health services.
Worst of all, these Parsippany residents – and immigrants passing through town — could be separated from family members and sent back to countries they fled while seeking refuge.
For Parsippany to become complicit in this process is immoral and inhumane.
PARSIPPANY — The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC) coordinated a cleanup for congregation members of St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church at Veterans Park in April 28. The WRWAC supplied contractor bags, work gloves, hand held trash pickers and refreshments for all volunteers. Rev. Susan Sica helped organize the clean-up for her congregation located at480 South Beverwyck Road.
Among the many items removed were shoes, tires, metal pipes and a stereo boombox, as well as a bevy of aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles and bags.
The Township of Parsippany supplied containers to properly recycle/separate glass, aluminum, plastic, trash and other items found.
“THE WRWAC’s mission is to preserve, protect and maintain the land and water of the Whippany River Watershed.” states WRWAC Co-Chair Len Cipkins. “Every year we identify several locations in our watershed in need of a clean-up.”
The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee is a non-profit, grassroots organization based in Morris County, comprised of members representing thirteen municipal governments, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and other stakeholders.
PARSIPPANY — More than 160 student researchers presented their work at New York Institute of Technology’s “SOURCE” (Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression), sponsored by NYIT College of Arts and Sciences. Topics spanned the range of the university’s academic programs, including physician assistant studies, life sciences, biomedical sciences, behavioral sciences, interior design, digital art and design, and others.
The following local students shared their work at SOURCE:
Jeet Vaishnav who worked in a team on “Connexin 43 Mutations Effect Brain Myelination.”
Usman Niaz who worked individually on “Klebsiella Pneumonia.”
This year’s 16th SOURCE took place at NYIT’s New York City campus, at Columbus Circle. The all-day event featured oral presentations and poster exhibits by students from across the university, including undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Attendees also heard a keynote address from lawyer and art historian Amy Herman, on “The Art of Perception.”
Roger Yu, Ph.D., Chair of the SOURCE Committee, noted on the occasion, “Creative expression and participating in research with faculty members have become integral parts of a student’s educational experience at NYIT.”
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in more than 50 fields of study, including computer science, data, and cybersecurity; biology and biomedical studies; architecture and design; engineering; health professions and medicine; IT and digital technologies; management; communications and marketing; education and counseling; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education, NYIT welcomes more than 9,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City (Manhattan) and Long Island (Old Westbury), New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.
NYIT embraces its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, give all qualified students access to opportunity, and support research and scholarship that benefit the larger world. More than 100,000 NYIT alumni comprise an engaged network of doers, makers, and innovators prepared to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.
PARSIPPANY — On Saturday, May 4, one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing churches and recently ranked #43 in Outreach Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Churches In America, Liquid Church, stepped away from social media and modern comforts to sleep outside for a cause: To raise awareness and life-giving resources for the homeless population in New Jersey.
Over 500 participants slept outside at two locations
Homelessness has spiked in New Jersey – and today, more families, teens, and veterans are finding themselves without shelter and security. As of January 2019, nearly 10,000 people in the state experienced homelessness, which is a 9% increase since 2017 reports.
Over 500 participants slept outside at two locations, Parsippany and Sayreville o raise a grand total of $50,000 for New York City Relief
For each person who slept out overnight in Liquid’s “cardboard city,” during their Homeless Church event, Liquid will donate $30.00 to the ministry of New York City Relief in celebration of the organization’s 30th Anniversary. Each $30.00 donation will give New York City Relief the ability to provide an individual on the street with four servings of food and drink, two hygiene kits, and one metro card. They were blessed by an anonymous donor who doubled our donations, so instead of $30.00, $60.00 was given on behalf of every participant.
“Serving the poor and homeless is central to our ministry of compassion at Liquid Church. As Christians, we know it’s not enough to sympathize with the homeless…We must take action!” said Tim Lucas, lead pastor and founder of Liquid Church. “Several years back, I spent one night on the streets around Newark Penn Station in an attempt on my part to understand, in a small way, the challenges of being homeless. This experience expanded my heart for our friends living on the streets, and it’s why today, Liquid Church is committed to serving alongside incredible organizations like New York City Relief.”
The event continued until Sunday, May 5 at 8:00 a.m. with a breakfast and special service at Liquid Church.
Over 500 participants slept outside at two locations
“At New York City Relief we believe homelessness is a struggle, not a life sentence! That’s why our goal is to mobilize thousands of volunteers to compassionately serve those struggling with homelessness by providing hope and resources that lead towards life transformation,” said Juan Galloway, President & CEO of New York City Relief. “Since we were founded in 1989, we have served alongside so many churches who go the extra mile to love our brothers and sisters on the streets, and we look forward to continuing to partner with Liquid Church as they seek to catch God’s heart for the homeless on May 4.”
PARSIPPANY — March for Babies 2019 event held at the Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment on Sunday, April 28.
Parsippany Hills High School students volunteered their time to set up and serve at the refreshment tent. Creative students set up a private table in the PSEG tent for the emcee of the event. Natalie Pasquarella from NBC attended the event. Many family friendly activities were offered to keep everyone entertained.
When you March for Babies, you make a statement that you want to live in a world in which healthy moms and strong babies are a priority.
PARSIPPANY — On Sunday, May 5, the Parsippany Hills High School Wind Ensemble performed at the 2019 NJ State Band Gala, held at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
Only twelve high school bands from the state (the top four groups from each region, North, Central, and South) are invited to participate in the NJ Band Gala each year. It is a highly selective and prestigious event reserved for the absolute best bands in the state. This year marks the fourth consecutive gala appearance for the Parsippany Hills Wind Ensemble. Only four other high school bands in New Jersey have performed at the last four galas and just one other band from the North Jersey Region.
“On behalf of the executive board of the New Jersey Band Association (NJBA), it is my pleasure to congratulate the band directors and their student musicians for their dedication to excellence, which has lead to their participation in this year’s annual New Jersey State Band Gala. Their outstanding achievements serve as a model and inspiration to all of us who find great satisfaction in the fact that quality music education does reside in New Jersey. Congratulations!”
Thomas N. Connors, Executive Board Chair, NJ Band Association
Over the past twenty years, the NJ State Gala concert has highlighted the accomplishments of over 150 outstanding ensembles and this event continues to serve as a strong advocate of the instrumental music programs in the New Jersey public schools.
Parsippany Hills High School Band Directors Mike Iapicca and Michelle Christianson, along with the students, parents and community friends, wish to thank the Parsippany District administrators, Board of Education members and school staff members who actively champion music education in the school district. They also express a very special thank you to Dr. Barbara Sargent, Superintendent of Schools, and Dr. Tali Axelrod, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for joining them during this milestone Gala event.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Denville Moms Network launched on Wednesday, May 1.
Their goal is to be your go-to resource for everything in and around Denville, Randolph, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, East Hanover and Parsippany.
Their site was founded with the simple goal of saving you time and energy by providing a collection of local events and resources while building a supportive mom community.
The Denville Moms is an ever changing and growing community for moms to come for information, advice, or just a place to feel supported. They have a calendar of events, a resource guide, and general information that is helpful to local families.
The Denville Moms Network is part of The Local Moms Network, a quickly growing digital media company consisting of over 80 hyper-local platforms (like The Denville Moms) in 21 states across the country, all run for and by fellow moms.
They provide crucial resources, an updated activities calendar, introductions to talented local moms, useful guides and fun events, all with the goal of “giving moms the gift of time” as well as a sense of community.
TLMN has over 150k Instagram followers, over 125k monthly page views, and has created over 100 flexible jobs for entrepreneurial moms across the country who share the passion for their suburb.
PARSIPPANY — Mount Tabor Music Camp is celebrating their 66th year when the doors open on July 1. The camp runs from July 1 to July 26 (July 4 and July 5 off).
During the camp, held at Brooklawn Middle School, children can learn a new instrument or improve existing skills. Classes are held weekday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon. Students will receive lessons on their instrument(s) of choice and then come together for full band or ensemble rehearsal. The camp goes through the month of July and concerts are performed during the final week.
Students from any district are welcome to register. To be eligible for registration, the youngest students must have completed the third grade. This program welcomes students up through senior year of high school. Classes offered include a jazz program, guitar program and music theory classes, as well as instrumental lessons.
PARSIPPANY — For the 16th consecutive year, Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany held another very successful Trivia Night.
The Ultimate Trivia Contest was held on Friday, April 26 at the Parsippany PAL Youth Center. Friends, family, co-workers gathered for a night of fun.
The first place winners were Annette Demarest, Eddie Baldwin, Mark Peterson, Emily Peterson, T.J. Humphries, Linda Humphries, Mike Dawson and Pete Mars.
Master of Ceremonies Greg Elbin
The event was a bring your own food and BYOB. Soda, coffee, water, plates, cups, napkins, and utensils were provided.
There are a few simple rules: The use of ANY electronic device whatsoever during competition will immediately disqualify the offending team. This includes but is not limited to I-Pad’s, PDA’s, ICBM’s, drones, etc. The use of printed material such as encyclopedias, almanacs, National Geographic, and the like, is strictly prohibited and of course no tweeting!
The judges hard at work
In addition, the attendees were asked to bring an extra, non-perishable food item to donate to the Parsippany Food Bank.
You are invited to attend a meeting every Thursday morning at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46, Parsippany.
For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, click here.
MONTVILLE — Crave City held it’s official ribbon cutting Grand Opening on Saturday, May 4. Crave City is located at 6 Route 46, Pine Brook Plaza, Pine Brook.
Crave City serves Acai bowls and so much more. They combine a health shop, dessert shop and coffee shop all into The Crave City.
The store is equipped with free wifi, charging stations or you can enjoy music, watch TV, and great eats.
COOKIE MONSTER: Raihanna Shamsudin eating a Cookie Monster; Cookies and cream ice cream shake, vanilla frosting coated rim with cookie crumbles and chocolate drizzle, topped with cookie ice cream sandwich, whipped cream, cookies and chocolate drizzleTHE FIRST TWO CUSTOMERS: Joseph Stanton and Chris Leibfred were the first customers to enter the new “Crave City” on Saturday, May 4CRAVE STRAWBERRY: Robert Peluso, Fred Hakimi, Sharif Shamsudin and Deyana Shamsudin. Robert is eating a Crave Strawberry: Strawberry ice cream shake, vanilla coated rim, with rainbow sprinkles and whole strawberry, topped with strawberry shortcake stick, whipped cream and strawberry drizzle. Also pictured are two Beach BowlsBEACH BOWL: Coconut base, banana, pineapple, manga, granola, coconut flakes and NutellaTHE OPENING LINE: Customers waiting to enter Crave City on opening dayTHE RED RIBBON: Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Board Member Nicolas Limanov, Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Robert Peluso, President Robert Peluso, Owners Fred and Yuliya Hakimi, Dan Hakimi and Montville Chamber of Commerce Board Member Carl Grau cutting the ribbon on outside of the premisesCrave City is located at 6 Route 46, Pine Brook Plaza, Pine Brook.Many Parsippany High School students were on line waiting for Crave City to open
Crave City is open Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For more information call (973) 396-8899 or click here to view their website.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Hanover Township Mayor Ronald Francioli celebrated the grand opening of Pet Supplies Plus on Saturday, May 4, with owners Barbara Grobert and J.P. Altier. Grobert and Altier are both Madison residents.
Also celebrating with the owners and cutting the ribbon were Mayor Francioli, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Hanover Chairperson Barbara Freda and Board member Nicolas Limanov.
Co-Owner Barbara Grobert said “Welcome! JP and I, along with all of our team members, are super excited to be a part of Cedar Knolls and the surrounding communities! We are ready to help all of our Neighbors fulfill their Pet’s needs and desires. We offer extensive brand variety in natural and premium dog and cat foods. You will find a good selection of USA made products, toys and treats. Birds, small animals, fish and reptiles will also be in attendance. We offer a full line of supplies for these species as well. Grooming and Self-service Pet Wash are also available. Regular grooming keeps your pets looking good and is important to maintaining their good health. Self-service dog wash is $10.00 per dog, or you can purchase our Dirty Dog punch card and get five washes for $25.00. A deal that can’t be beat! The dog wash is clean and ready to go with a variety of shampoos, clean towels and dryers…all at no extra charge. When you sign up to become a member of our preferred pet club you will receive discounts and coupons. We also offer price matching. Come on by! And don’t forget, we are pet friendly so please bring in your furry friends so we can meet them.”
Pet Supplies Plus Grand Opening
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Pet Supplies Plus is now open in Cedar Knolls. The shelves are stocked with a large variety in natural and premium dog and cat foods
Camp BowWow Chris Weight and Maureen Stockfisch
Jennie Jackson, Beth Jackson, Janice Wolfe and service dog Dexter from Merlin's KIDS
A customer washing his dog in the self service pet wash
Employee Gary Orlando, Co-Owner Barbara Grobert, Hanover Township Mayor Mayor Ronald F. Francioli, Co-owner J.P. Altier, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill and Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Hanover Chairperson Barbara Freda cutting the ribbon
Co-owner J.P. Altier with Hanover Township Mayor Ronald F. Francioli
Self service pet wash
Pet Supplies Plus is now open in Cedar Knolls. The shelves are stocked with a large variety in natural and premium dog and cat foods
Pet Supplies Plus is now open in Cedar Knolls. The shelves are stocked with a large variety in natural and premium dog and cat foods
Some of the services available are Dog Wash, Grooming, Live Fish, Live Small Pets, Live Crickets and Visiting Pet Care Clinic.
Pet Supplies Plus is located at 170 East Hanover Avenue, Cedar Knolls. You can reach them by calling (973) 867-4999. Click here for more information. The store is open seven days a week, Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Grooming is available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MORRIS COUNTY — Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation.
NALC is America’s largest one-day food collection event that provides millions of pounds of food to local hunger relief agencies. To help, all one needs to do is place non-perishable food items in a bag next to the mailbox before letter carrier arrives on Saturday, May 11, and the letter carrier will do the rest. Food collected is donated to local food pantries.
In Parsippany the food will be donated to the Interfaith Food Pantry, which serves Morris County residents. Some of the items most needed are canned soup, canned fruit, canned tuna, evaporated, dry or shelf stable milk, peanut butter, pasta sauce in cans or plastic jars, canned beans, canned meats and meals, rice, pasta and cereal.
In the past 14 years more than 371,000 pounds of food from the Letter Carriers Food Drive has been donated to the Interfaith Food Pantry and distributed to Morris County families in need. “We have worked with the local etter carriers for many years and are so grateful for their hard work and for their partnership in our efforts to fight local hunger”, said Carolyn Lake, Interfaith Food Pantry, executive director. “They truly care and understand that many hardworking people still struggle with the high cost of living here in Morris County and may be one illness or car breakdown away from needing food assistance.”
The Interfaith Food Pantry is celebrating 25 years of “neighbors helping neighbors” and has been supplying emergency and supplemental food since 1994 to Morris County residents in need. Clients are low income working families, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and seniors living on fixed incomes. In 2018, the Interfaith Food Pantry helped more than 10,000 Morris County residents and distributed 1.2 million pounds of food. For more information click here or call (973) 538-8049.
MORRIS COUNTY — Local law enforcement members and representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigations held an Active Shooter Training Seminar at the County College of Morris on Thursday, May 2. Multiple members of local law enforcement including Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Lieutenant Jan Monrad, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Lieutenant Will Harzula of the Randolph Police Department, FBI Special Agents Scott Nawrocki and Matthew Richert, and County College of Morris Security Director Harvey Jackson presented on the subject. The seminar was attended by over 100 professors and administrators of the college.
The training focused on the best practices to utilize in the event of an active shooter threat on the County College of Morris Campus. A similar training was held at the County College of Morris in October of 2018. This seminar furthered the training from last year, and covered the policy and procedure of the County College of Morris, as well as the resources available to the college. Following the presentation, a question and answer session was held for the professors and administrators in attendance. These professionals pride themselves on ensuring their students’ safety, and were eager to raise any comments or concerns they had on the protocol.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, who was in attendance, said, “All of our students in Morris County deserve the right to further their education in a safe environment. These trainings are important as they ensure that the members of the faculty and staff are aware of the appropriate procedures, and have the capability to instinctively react in the event of an active shooter incident. Thanks are in order to all of the presenters for joining us today”.
PARSIPPANY — Par-Troy Little League West held its Opening Night on Thursday, April 25 and kicked off the season with a parade, opening ceremony and games. One of the highlights of the evening was Alicia DePasquale Bozza signing the National Anthem. Among the teams this year are the dePierro Defenders, Carifi’s Crusaders, Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, Soriano Sluggers, and Vigilante Vipers who are named after longtime league supporter and former councilman James Vigilante, who passed away.
Paul Breslauer was honored by Par-Troy West Little League President Frank Neglia. (Click here to read article)
Par-Troy West Little League Opening Game
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Par-Troy West Little League
Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., and the team he sponsors
Team members entering the field on opening day
Soriano Sluggers
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
Team members entering the field on opening day
JD Breslauer
Parsippany Hills Viking Baseball team
Par-Troy West Little League President Frank Neglia
Parsippany resident Alicia Bozza sings the National Anthem
Little Vikings Cheerleaders
Council Michael dePierro and the team he sponsors
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation President Frank Cahill and the Kiwanis team
Councilwoman Loretta Gragnani and her team
One of the many sponsors
One of the many sponsors
One of the many sponsors
Jimmy Vigilante - Friend of the Par-Troy West Forever
One of the many sponsors
Michael Sifonios - Director of Parks and Recreation and Par-Troy West Little League President Frank Neglia