PARSIPPANY — Paul Breslauer was honored by Par-Troy West Little League President Frank Neglia at the opening ceremonies of the 2019 season.
The plaque read “In recognition of your many years of volunteer service to Par-Troy West Little League. We Thank you for your selfless acts. Your dedicated assistance and always being there to help the kids and the league.”
Councilman Michael dePierro, Councilwoman Loretta Gragnani, Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., Paul Breslauer and Par-Troy West Little League President Frank NegliaCandi DeRoos Breslauer, Paul and JD Breslauer
PARSIPPANY — Miracles USA Taekwondo celebrated the achievements of its elite competition team at the Pennsylvania State Taekwondo Championship held in Downingtown, PA, on Saturday, April 13. The competition team earned more than 20 medals in a variety of Taekwondo disciplines.
Miracles USA Taekwondo thanks Master Kim’s Taekwondo Institute of Rochester, NY, and KIMA of Hershey, PA, for their collaboration with the Miracles team. Congratulations to their athletes for their medal-winning Poomsae performances with the team.
The Miracles USA Taekwondo competition team has now qualified to compete at the 2019 USA National Taekwondo Championships to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in July.
The following athletes were awarded medals:
Gold Medals
Kyra Kozar, Liana Gonsalves, and Lura Xu – World Class Senior Division Poomsae – Team
Destinie Nodarse, Erin Block, Laura Rossi – World Class Junior Division Poomsae – Team
Jerrick Li, Jaden Mach, and Ezekiel Gonsalves – World Class Cadet Division Poomsae – Team
Thalia Peck and William Estey – World Class Senior Division Poomsae – Pair
Destinie Nodarse and Isaiah Gonsalves – World Class Junior Division Poomsae – Pair
Destinie Nodarse – World Class Junior Division Poomsae – Individual
Isaiah Gonsalves – World Class Junior Division Poomsae – Individual
Alexia Rae Kouletsis – World Class Cadet Division Poomsae – Individual
Kyra Kozar- World Class Senior Division Poomsae – Individual
Jerrick Li and Alexia Rae Kouletsis – World Class Cadet Division Poomsae – Pair
Bronze Medals
Jerrick Li – World Class Cadet Poomsae – Individual
The Miracles USA Taekwondo is located at Parsippany Shopping Plaza, 374 Route 46.
MORRIS COUNTY — Senator Joe Pennacchio marks the 46th anniversary of the brutal murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster, by Joanne Chesimard who fled to Cuba for asylum where she remains today. Pennacchio sponsors legislation calling for her extradition.
Chesimard was convicted of murdering Trooper Foerster and sentenced to life in prison, but subsequently escaped and has been living under the protection of political asylum in Cuba ever since. Senator Pennacchio has long-sponsored a bipartisan resolution calling for her extradition to the United States.
“Our hearts go out to for the Foerster family as they continue to cope with this unimaginable loss. No child should blow out a birthday candle, graduate, or walk down the aisle without their father by their side. Trooper Foerster was a pillar of strength for his family, and his brothers and sisters in arms at the State Police. That pillar crumbled 46 years ago today when Joanne Chesimard pulled the trigger.
“That convicted killer belongs in jail, and justice will not be served until we bring her back to serve out her sentence. Clearly, we cannot count on Cuba to take action. We must do the right thing and demand her extradition now.
“We owe it to the Foerster family, and all of the State Troopers serving bravely today to stand united in this call for Chesimard’s immediate return to the United States. I can think of no better time to schedule a hearing on my bill then today, as we mark his untimely passing for the 46th time. I hope a vote will be called as soon as possible. The Foerster family has waited far too long already.”
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Nicholas Ricciotti and Timothy Palazzolo assisted detectives from the Morristown Bureau of Police and Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in identifying and apprehending a 21-year-old man suspected of hiding an imitation handgun under a bush minutes before his appointment with a Morris County Probation Officer.
The investigation began on Wednesday, May 1 when the Morris County Sheriff’s Office contacted Morristown Police to advise that a witness reported seeing what appeared to be a black-colored handgun under a bush on Court Street, by the Morris County Administration and Records Building.The witness reported to police that the suspected handgun was gone when he checked a short time after he first spotted it. The witness made the observation on Tuesday, April 30 and reported it on May 1.
Entrances to the Morris County Courthouse and Administration and Records Building are heavily monitored by surveillance cameras and Morris County Sheriff’s Officers, who operate metal detectors that expose all weapons, real and imitation.
Detective Ricciotti reviewed surveillance footage of the area around the Administration and Records Building and observed a man, later identified as Morristown resident Maurice J. Bates, remove a black object from his pocket and place it under a bush near the front entrance to the Administration and Records Building on Tuesday, April 30.
Mr. Bates was observed on the surveillance video entering the Administration and Records Building and walking to the Probation office around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. Around 2:30 p.m., as the videotape shows, Mr. Bates was seen, allegedly retrieving the black object from under the bush, putting it in his pocket, and walking away.Detectives Ricciotti and Palazzolo gathered information identifying Mr. Bates and his residence. Morristown Police Detectives Scott Pino and Scott Weaver had integral roles in the investigation, including preparing search and arrest warrants that received judicial approval before being executed.
Detectives from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Morristown Bureau of Police and Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Enforcement Unit conducted surveillance on Mr. Bates’s home on Wednesday, May 1. Detectives verified that Mr. Bates was at home. With the assistance of the Morris County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT), officers entered Mr. Bates’s apartment and arrested him before conducting a search that revealed a black imitation handgun.
Mr. Bates was charged on Thursday, May 2 by Morristown Detective Scott Pino with possession of a weapon, an imitation firearm, for an unlawful purpose. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to detain him in the Morris County Correctional Facility while the charge is pending.
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon and Morristown Public Safety Director Michael Corcoran commend the detectives for the thorough and timely investigation.
“There are aggressive, proactive security safeguards in and around the Morris County Court Complex and Administration and Records Building. People who bring illegal weapons to the area will be caught,” Sheriff Gannon said.
Editor’s Note: An arrest or the signing of a criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officer David Ribaudo responded to a residence at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 on Longport Road for a reported burglary to a vehicle.
Upon arrival, he spoke to the victim who advised him that their CCTV camera observed an unknown suspect come up their driveway at approximately 4:40 a.m.
The unknown suspect was able to gain entry into one unlocked vehicle, but was unable to enter the second vehicle which was locked. The male then fled the area to a waiting vehicle.
This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Police Department Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officer D. DeMuro responded to a residence on Califon Road for a reported stolen motor vehicle on Wednesday, May 1 at 8:15 a.m.
Upon his arrival, he spoke to the caller who stated his 2000 BMW 323 was stolen from his driveway overnight. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the owner left the stolen vehicle unlocked with the keys inside.
This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Police Department Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officer D. DeMuro responded to Califon Road for a reported disabled vehicle in the roadway at 4:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1.
Upon his arrival, he found a 2000 Jeep Cherokee parked in the roadway with its ignition removed. Upon further investigation, Officer DeMuro found that the vehicle was reported stolen by Newark Police Department.
This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Police Department Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Police Department’s Communication Center received a phone call from a vehicle owner on Mara Road who stated his parked vehicle was struck and the driver of the vehicle appeared to be intoxicated at 4:40 a.m. on April 27.
Upon arrival of responding officers, Officer Z. Koch attempted to wake Mr. Colin West, 53, Lake Hiawatha, who was asleep in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche. It took Officer Koch several attempts to get Mr. West to wake up by knocking on the window.
Once Mr. West rolled down the window, the officer could smell the odor on an alcoholic beverage emanating from him. While speaking to Mr. West, the vehicle began to roll backwards and was quickly stopped by the officers and placed into park.
After a brief investigation, Mr. West was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated and transported to Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Headquarters for processing.
While there, he was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
He was released on his own recognizance pending his court date.
Editor’s Note: An arrest or the signing of a criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany celebrated the 43rd years a Tree-City USA on Monday, April 29. James Walsh, Superintendent Parks and Forestry Department welcomed the crowd of residents, teachers, students and township employees.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township was named a 2019 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. More information on the program is available by clicking here.
Parsippany has thirty one parks throughout the Township. The park system has preserved over 800 acres ranging from the .032 acre Lake Hiawatha Park to the 352-acre Knoll Park. The total surpasses the nationally recognized standard of having one acre of park land for every 100 residents. The goal has been to provide recreation within walking distance of every resident.
Senator Richard Codey presented James Walsh with the official “Tree City USA” banner during the event.
Mayor Soriano reading the Proclamation
James Walsh, Superintendent, Parks & ForestryMayor Michael SorianoEastlake Elementary School Second Grade Class recited the “Lullaby” poem“Let it Grow” from the Lorax Song and Dance was sung by Intervale Elementary School Second Grade ClassSenator Richard J. Codey and Mayor Michael Soriano
PARSIPPANY — The iconic $1 Neighborhood Drink of the Month that started it all is back and nope, that’s not the tequila talking, it’s still only ONE dollar. Applebee’s® Neighborhood Grill + Bar is celebrating all month long at participating locations with the “OG” and America’s go-to Cinco de Mayo cocktail, the DOLLARITA. Applebee’s is located at 1057 Route 46, Troy Hills Shopping Center.
“The DOLLARITA taught America that $1 is an unbeatable price for a cocktail. Where else can you find a good Margarita for only $1, all day, every day?” said Patrick Kirk, vice president of beverage and innovation at Applebee’s. “Some might say this is too good to be true, but to them I say, margaritas never lie.”
Served in a 10-ounce mug with tequila and a classic Margarita mix, you’ll be ready to make a toast to the drink that started it all.
Price, participation and availability of the Neighborhood Drink of the Month may vary by location, and guests must be 21-years old or over to enjoy responsibly. Void where prohibited.
As always, Applebee’s reminds you to please drink responsibly.
Established in 1985, Doherty Enterprises, Inc. is recognized as the 59th largest privately-held business in the New York Metro area by Crain’s Business and the 15th largest franchisee in the United States as ranked in the Restaurant Finance Monitor, operating six restaurant concepts including: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Panera Bread, Chevys Fresh Mex, Quaker Steak & Lube and two of its own concepts, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub and Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas. In 2018, Nation’s Restaurant News ranked Doherty Enterprises as the 77th largest Foodservice revenue company in the United States. To date, Doherty Enterprises owns and operates over 150 restaurants in northern, southern and central New Jersey, on Long Island, as well as locations throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and sections of Florida and Georgia. The Doherty vision is to be the “Best Food Service Company in the Communities We Serve” and its mission is to “Wow Every Guest Every Time, Wow Our People, Wow Our Communities and Wow Our Suppliers.” For more information click here.
In response to Council Vice-President Janice McCarthy letter to editor Dated April 26, 2019 “The Financial Harm the 2019 Budget Causes.”
Where were you, mayoral candidate Michael Soriano and Councilwoman Emily Petersen for the eight years in which the former administration skimmed off the $9.4 million from the utilities surpluses? The skimming was not a subterfuge or hidden surreptitiously in the budget, it was in plain sight.
The only residents that can hold their heads high in confronting this mismanagement of public user funds are Pat Petaccia. and the undersigned. Together we spoke publicly at council meetings, wrote letters to the editor, and held a petition signing at town hall. Janice go back and read the articles printed in Parsippany Life by journalist Cindy Forrest for background if you still have them.
The undersigned contacted the appropriate government agencies in Trenton regarding the circumventing of the 2% budget cap instituted by Governor Chris Christie. Their response: “We do not like it but there’s nothing we can do.”
Most of your facts you presented are fairly accurate however again where were you when the skimming and ZERO budget increases in election years by the prior administration were being presented? You were a resident of Parsippany and had been involved in politics- having previously run for office. Why weren’t you, Janice, and Mayor Soriano at those council meetings speaking out against those budgets?
Now this Democratic administration is heaping blame on the previous administration – and rightfully so – but also failing to take responsibility for its contribution to the deficit by continuing to skim the utilities surpluses in the amount of $5.8 million in the last two years AND INCREASING UTILITY RATES.
Doesn’t that qualify as a “LEGALIZED PONZI SCHEME?”
Janice if you honestly want to place blame where it is due then you also would have spoken out about Mayor Soriano’s clown car administration bringing in high-salaried political appointments and adding job positions that the town has operated without for years.
Yes, I agree with you the town has been financially mismanaged. In the fall of 2017 I asked mayoral candidate Soriano if he knew what he was walking into. Instead of beginning a cycle of repair the mayor has added to Parsippany’s financial crisis.
Amongst the residents I have spoken with since the public inception of the 1515 project PILOT application your name always comes up as the lone NO VOTE and they appreciate that vote and will not forget.
However, do not sugar coat this administration’s wanton mismanagement of taxpayers money to benefit the Democrat party.
PARSIPPANY — Meet Paco, an 11-year-old Schnauzer mix coming in at just 39 pounds. Don’t let his age fool you though, he’s ready to go for walks, play, and snuggle up with you!
This senior cutie is well-behaved, potty-trained, and looking for a retirement home to spoil and love him for the rest of his days. He loves to play with toys, run around in the yard, and is very intelligent.
Paco has previously lived with other dogs and children and is living with dogs right now. He’s very friendly and happy! We think he would be happy in a home with other pups and children 10+.
If you’re interested in adding Paco to your pack, apply today!
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PARSIPPANY — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President Karen DeChristopher presented Frank Cahill with a “Gift of Kiwanis Award” issued by Kiwanis International.
“I am pleased to present you The Gift of Kiwanis Award for inviting new members into our organization. You qualify for Gold level distinction,” said DeChristopher.
“Congratulations and thank you for sharing the gift of Kiwanis. Through your efforts, we are providing opportunities for new members to engage in what Kiwanis is all about-serving the children of the world. I am pleased to present you The Gift of Kiwanis Award for inviting new members into our organization. You qualify for Gold level distinction. With your invitation to join Kiwanis, you reinforce my firm belief that 1 + 1 = 3. When we come together and work together under the umbrella of Kiwanis, what we can achieve greatly exceeds what we can do individually. You have helped others discover the fun, fellowship, service and fulfillment that comes from being a Kiwanian. Your community is benefiting from an average of 37 hours of additional service from each new Kiwanis member. Your club succeeds because of people like you who share the mission of Kiwanis service. Thank you for your commitment to make the world a better place!” stated Kiwanis International President James Rochford (2017-2018).
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany donates to Parsippany Food Pantry, Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, Parsippany PAL Youth Center, Parsippany High School Scholarship Program, Parsippany Hills High School Scholarship Program, Parsippany Child Day Center, Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey, Camp Nejeda, NJ Sharing Network, Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts of Parsippany, Parsippany Project Graduation, Jersey Battered Women’s Services, Family Promise of Morris County, Parsippany Little League West and Parsippany Little League East to name a few.
For more information on Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany click here.
PARSIPPANY — A new proposal by Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce would eliminate the Schools Development Authority and transfer its responsibilities to the Department of Treasury’s Division of Property Management & Construction.
“We have an existing branch of state government that can effectively perform the duties of the SDA with more efficiency and accountability,” said DeCroce (R-Morris, Essex, Passaic). “It will provide executive branch oversight and governance controls over hiring and spending practices.”
The SDA, which manages the construction and improvement of schools in 31 of the state’s poorest communities, is being investigated by the attorney general’s office for its hiring practices and recent allegations of employee file tampering. The authority has been accused of creating a patronage pit by hiring unqualified but personally-connected staff.
This week, DeCroce sent letters requesting support from Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblyman John Burzichelli (who is prime sponsor of bill S3268 that folds the SDA into the Economic Development Authority).
She wrote, “Placing the SDA into a department will make it more accountable to the administration and legislature while also making their budget more transparent.”
DeCroce is against moving the SDA into another authority like the EDA that is “in shambles independently.” The EDA is also at the center of controversy. The comptroller issued an audit that revealed the authority may have improperly awarded billions in tax incentives.
“Moving the SDA to the Division of Property Management & Construction] is the right strategy because it is critical that we ensure the services provided by the SDA are offered in a professional and transparent manner,” wrote DeCroce.
The division oversees the procurement of construction contracts for public works buildings for state agencies, leases for office and warehouse space, and the operation and maintenance of state-owned facilities.
Under DeCroce’s legislation, which she plans to introduce at the next quorum, the EDA would retain its responsibility for financing school construction projects.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany High School Environmental Club organized and hosted the annual grounds cleanup: Slam Dunk the Junk-Keep Morris County Litter Free, on April 25.
This is a state-wide campaign and held by the New Jersey Clean Communities Program and sponsored by the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority.
PHS Environmental Club advisors Nancy Lennon and Kelly Garbarino, club President Caitlyn Ford, Vice President Winterlyn Curley, Secretary Hannah Webber, and many PHS students collected trash from the school grounds for over two hours. In the end, many bags of garbage and recyclables were collected and properly disposed of. Refreshments for the effort were supplied by the PHS PTSA and were very much appreciated.
The PHS Environmental Club will be receiving a $500 grant for participating in this campaign and will use the money to buy necessary equipment to further the recycling program at PHS.
PARSIPPANY — Little Vikings Cheerleaders Won First Place in National Competition earlier this year. Parsippany IHOP invited the Cheerleaders for a complimentary breakfast to congratulate them on their win.
MORRIS PLAINS — Chick-fil-A has selected Drew Blind as the local franchise owner of the chain’s Morris Plains restaurant as hiring of up to 125 new Team Members is under way in preparation for the projected June grand opening.
When Blind’s stand-alone Chick-fil-A location opens at 1711 Route 10 East it will be a homecoming for the New Jersey native who is relocating from the chain’s location inside Garden State Plaza in Paramus.
Blind, who grew up in Morris County, is excited to return to his hometown where numerous family members reside and where his Chick-fil-A career began. A Team Member at the chain’s location in Howell, Blind worked at Chick-fil-A as a teen and during breaks while attending college at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania.
After graduating with a degree in business management, Blind and his wife, Colleen, moved to South Carolina where he worked on the leadership team at a Charleston Chick-fil-A restaurant until his wife’s career brought them back to Pennsylvania.
Blind knew early on that Chick-fil-A’s focus of freshly prepared food, genuine hospitality and having a positive impact on the communities it serves matched his entrepreneurial goals. Blind became director of operations at the chain’s location in Nazareth and began his pursuit of owning his own restaurant while also serving on corporate teams helping open new locations around the country. His dream of owning his own restaurant was realized when he was selected to operate Paramus location in 2015.
Drew Blind
The new 4,700-square-foot Chick-fil-A location in Morris Plains will offer indoor seating for 102 and patio seating for 20 as well as a two-story playground for children. The interior will feature the chain’s heritage restaurant interior design that showcases handmade, authentic materials for a vintage-inspired interior, including subway tiles, large windows to let in natural light and a large gathering table made from reclaimed wood. A single drive-thru ordering lane will divide into two lanes for ordering to enhance the chain’s award-winning drive-thru service before merging back into a single lane for pickup. The new restaurant will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Like all Chick-fil-A restaurants, it will be closed on Sunday.
Blind has begun hiring as many as 125 Team Members as he builds his Morris Plains staff. He is filling full-time and part-time positions in all areas of the restaurant, including leadership development, hospitality, catering, training, and marketing. Each position will include benefits such as scholarships for continuing education. In addition, Chick-fil-A restaurant team members appreciate having Sundays off, flexible schedules, and the family atmosphere fostered at the restaurant.
Named one of the “best places to work” by Glassdoor, Chick-fil-A is known for hiring and retaining talent and offering a supportive workplace with opportunities for leadership development, respect for work-life balance and competitive wages.
Chick-fil-A Team Members are eligible for the chain’s initiative, Remarkable Futures. In 2019, more than 6,000 Team Members will be awarded with $15.3 million in scholarships, one of the highest unrestricted per employee scholarship investments in the industry. Team Members, who are beginning or continuing their higher education, are awarded scholarships in the amount of $2,500 or $25,000 which can be applied to any area of study at any accredited institution. In addition, Team Members have access to tuition discounts and other educational benefits at more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. Devoted to serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants operate, and known for its original chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A serves freshly prepared food in more than 2,428 restaurants in 47 states and Washington, D.C. Chick-fil-A reported more than $10 billion in revenue in 2018, which marks 51 consecutive years of sales growth. A leader in customer service satisfaction, consumers voted Chick-fil-A, Inc. fourth in Harris Poll’s annual corporate reputation survey, ranking the company fourth out of 100 in 2018. Chick-fil-A was also recognized for customer experience again in the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings survey, was named “Best Franchise Brand” in 2018 by Airport Revenue News and was named one of the top 100 best places to work by Glassdoor in 2017. Continuing its founder’s legacy of generosity and service, in 2019 Chick-fil-A’s Remarkable Futures initiative awarded $15.3 million in scholarships to restaurant Team Members nationwide. In 2018 the company’s philanthropic Chick-fil-A Foundation awarded $1.23 million to 22 not-for-profit organizations across 18 states through the True Inspiration Awards. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com.
MORRIS COUNTY — Two County College of Morris (CCM) freshmen won top prizes at the 16th Annual New Jersey Undergraduate Mathematics Competition (NJUMC) recently held at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg.
A total of 84 participants from two- and four-year colleges across the state competed individually and as teams. Sofiia Shvaiko, of Livingston, won the highest-ranking individual score overall and the highest-ranking female score. Her teammate, Gabriel Lukijaniuk, of Hackettstown, won third place in the individual competition. Together, they won first place for the highest-ranking team from a two-year institution.
Shvaiko is an international student from Kharkiv, Ukraine and has competed in several math competitions in Eastern Europe. Still, the computer science major was not certain she could win the top spot in the NJUMC. “My family was proud of me that I proved my knowledge outside of my country and had the skill to compete,” she says. When she graduates from CCM, she hopes to complete her bachelor’s degree at Rutgers University and become a software developer.
“Winning at the competition was strange,” Lukijaniuk says. “I wasn’t sure how I compared to other people who majored in math and had the same passion and studying habits as me. So I was actually quite surprised when I had found that I placed that high.”
Like his teammate, he prepared for the competition by going to the NJUMC website and taking tests from past competitions. He says the tips and techniques he learned from his math classes at CCM gave him an edge. He hopes to complete his bachelor’s degree at Rutgers University. His ideal job would be a combination of math professor and math researcher.
“Our thanks go out to the entire mathematics faculty for supporting these students throughout their academic journey, as well as to Don Phelps, director of Campus Life, and the Math Club for funding the competition,” says Associate Professor Kelly Fitzpatrick, advisor to the team. “These wins are truly impressive results.”
Following the competition, students enjoyed the day viewing poster presentations, listening to student talks and hearing from major companies about job opportunities for math majors in actuarial science, analytics and data science.
MORRIS COUNTY — Boys and girls in grades K-4 who are not yet Cub Scouts are invited to the Robert Tunnell Memorial Fishing Tournament at Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway on Saturday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration fee is $5.00 per youth in grades K-4 and $30.00 for older youth and adults.
Prizes will be awarded. Bagels at 7:30 a.m. and hamburger/hot dog lunch is included. A limited number of camp boats are available or bring your own boat. Only row boats with oars or electric motors are allowed.
Attendees will receive information for joining the Cub Scout pack in their town.
Winnebago Scout Reservation is at 102 Timberbrook Road.
To register, contact Patriots” Path Council, BSA membership executive Al Thomas, al.thomas@scouting.org by noon on May 9.
PARSIPPANY — At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department’s Communication Center received a 911 call reporting an officer accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range.
The injured officer from the Department of Human Services Police Department, received immediate medical assistance from fellow officers and academy staff.
Par-Troy EMS arrived on scene and transported the officer to Morristown Medical Center with minor non-life threatening injuries.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officers who also responded to the incident were advised that the officer was in the process of completing weapons qualifications when his weapon fired causing a minor injury to his thigh. No other injuries were reported.