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Parsippany Express Cross Country September 17 Race Results

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Albin Mullan, Kira Chebishev, Tyler Rhinesmith, Amanda Hoffman. (front row) Eesha Vavilala, Chase Kosovich. Photo by Sara Chebishev

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Parsippany Express Cross Country (PECC) runners proved their versatility during week two. Cross country running is a sport that embraces the changing seasons, and the runners on this team proved their merit, braving increasing humidity and a muddy path. In fact, despite Mother Nature’s challenges, 28 runners achieved personal best times!

In all, 55 PECC team members raced this past Sunday, in the 18 team strong Lakeland Junior Cross Country League that meets weekly at Morris County’s Central Park. Parsippany boasted 6 Top-20 finishers, and set a new PECC record, as 4 runners made the league’s weekly top 10.

The results below include: Runner, Place, Mile Pace, Final Time

Girls 13/14

6 Hoffman, Amanda 13:07.89
23 Kondru, Sneha 15:40.59
25 Vavilala, Saanvi 15:53.95
28 Zhang, Stephanie 16:51.11

Boys 13/14

43 Hoffman, Justin 13:34.39
72 Cukrow, Brandon 16:31.77

Girls 11/12 2977 Meter Run

36 Sisco, Riley 8:17.1 15:19.48 (Personal Best time by 0.26!)
39 Galarza, Leila 8:19.6 15:24.03 (14:43.69 week 1)
49 Sadowski, Anya 8:54.1 16:27.85 (15:33.29 week 1)
78 Marsh, Rebekah No time

Boys 11/12 2977 Meter Run

10 Mullan, Albin 6:41.5 12:22.72 (Personal Best by 26 seconds!)
40 Barbrack, Gavin 7:36.7 14:04.83 (13:34.80 week 1)
63 Varughese, Nate 8:38.6 15:59.21 (Personal Best by 65 seconds)
68 Gajjar, Ishan 8:44.1 16:09.50 (Personal Best by by 12 seconds)
74 Leander, Zach 9:00.2 16:39.26 (15:34.22 week 1)
77 Chidella, Anish 9:02.6 16:43.64
81 DeMarco, Dominick 9:04.2 16:46.52 (16:38.06 week 1)
94 Liu, Larry 9:59.5 18:28.9 (Personal Best by by 91 seconds)
96 Tracey, Frankie 10:10.7 18:49.58 (18:01.54 week 1)
112 Parlapall, Tanish 11:45.7 21:45.27 (20:19.42 week 1)

Boys team placed 9th with 180 points. Team time 1:15.15.52

Girls 9/10 2027 meter run

4 Chebishev, Kira 6:54.5 8:42.04 (Personal Best by 11 seconds)
14 Richardson, Madison 7:18.7 9:12.55 (Personal Best by by 10 seconds)
22 Duffy, Elizabeth 7:28.9 9:25.33 (Personal Best by 20 seconds)
37 Metz, Meghan 7:53.7 9:56.61 (Personal Best by by 20 seconds)
51 Sisco, Callie 8:16.8 10:25.74 (10:23.51 week 1)
62 Harmon, Madeline 8:30.7 10:43.20
74 Voto, Elaina 8:51.8 11:09.71 (Personal Best by by 7 seconds)
79 Henderson, Zoe 9:02.3 11:23.02 (Personal Best by 11 seconds)
82 Pierce, Kelly 9:10.6 11:33.39 (Personal Best by by 81 seconds)
85 Wheelock, Jillian 9:26.7 11:53.77
86 Maroldi, Carina 9:30.2 11:58.16 (11:47 week 1)
103 Negi, Shreeya 10:09.5 12:47.58 (Personal Best by 13 seconds

Girls team placed third with 95 points and a new team record time of 47:42.27

Boys 9/10 2027 meter run

9 Rhinesmith, Tyler 6:40.4 8:24.20 (Personal Best by 35 seconds)
25 Duffy, William 7:03.9 8:53.85 (Personal Best by 45 seconds)
26 Metz, Brian 7:08.4 8:59.55 (Personal Best by 2 seconds)
32 Becher, Christopher 7:13.9 9:06.49 (Personal Best by 36 seconds)
74 Kosovich, Mason 8:21.7 10:31.82 (10:00.74 week 1)
86 Parlapall, Pranav 9:01.0 11:21.29 (Personal Best by 31 seconds)
101 Neito, Alec 9:50.0 12:23.12 (12:20.95 week 1)
105 Masaldan, Aryan 10:42.6 13:29.26 (Personal Best by by 5 seconds)
106 Rhodes, Silas 10:43.3 13:30.14 (13:21.06 week 1)
107 Naik, Ishaan 10:44.1 13:31.15 (Personal Best by by 29 seconds)
113 Rigor, Ryan 11:59.0 15:05.49 (14:25.11 week 1)

Boys team placed 5th with 127 points one point behind Long Valley and 4 points ahead of Randolph. There team time of 45:45.91 beat their time last week by 6 minutes and 7 seconds.

Girls 7/8 1561 Meter Run

20 Vavilala, Eesha 8:05.4 7:50.76 (7:47.49 week 1)
24 Thormann, Kaylee Ann 8:09.1 7:54.38 (Personal Best by 8 seconds)
42 Vavilala, Medha 9:10.5 8:53.97 (8:42.39 week 1)
44 Mullan, Anina 9:13.9 8:57.26 (Personal Best by 38 seconds)
53 Duff, Ciera 9:30.7 9:13.54 (9:02.04 week 1)
66 Gaviria, Clara 11:16.0 10:55.68 (10:52.77 week 1)

Girls team placed 5th with 93 points. Their team time of 42.49.91 is a new team record.

Boys 7/8 1561 Meter Run

14 Kosovich, Chase 7:30.2 7:16.67 (7:09.28 week 1)
21 Kaplan, Tyler 7:46.3 7:32.22
32 Whelan, Desmond 8:20.3 8:05.20 (Personal Best by by 28 seconds)
42 Kondru, Sohan 8:49.6 8:33.64 (Personal Best by 19 seconds
69 Novitskie, Frankie 10:33.0 10:13.95 (9:08.25 week 1)
72 Kulkami, Vihaan 10:48.8 10:29.26 (Personal Best by 20 seconds)

Boys team placed 6th with 154 points only 4 points behind Madison. Their team time of 41:41.68 is a new team record.

Students inducted into Phi Zeta Kappa and Phi Omega Epsilon honor societies at FDU

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Fairleigh Dickinson University students who have been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa and Phi Omega Epsilon honor societies for the Spring 2017 semester.

Brianna Leuzzi of Lake Hiawatha, a 2014 graduate of Parsippany High School, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Omega Epsilon honor society. Eligibility for membership in the University’s senior honor society is established by completing at least 90 earned credits toward an undergraduate degree with a CGPR of 3.50. Of these 90 credits, the last 58 must have been taken at the University, and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 112 credits. Transfer students who are unable to fulfill the prerequisite 58-credit requirement will be able to establish eligibility if they have taken at least 32 credits prior to the accumulation of 112 credits and if they have maintained a CGPR of 3.50 during their entire career at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Nizam Songun of Parsippany, a 2014 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Omega Epsilon honor society. Eligibility for membership in the University’s senior honor society is established by completing at least 90 earned credits toward an undergraduate degree with a CGPR of 3.50. Of these 90 credits, the last 58 must have been taken at the University, and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 112 credits. Transfer students who are unable to fulfill the prerequisite 58-credit requirement will be able to establish eligibility if they have taken at least 32 credits prior to the accumulation of 112 credits and if they have maintained a CGPR of 3.50 during their entire career at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Alexandra Cancino of Lake Hiawatha, a 2015 graduate of Parsippany High School, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa honor society. Eligibility for membership in the University’s junior honor society is established by completing at least the first 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree. Of these, 44 must have been earned at Fairleigh Dickinson and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 80 credits toward the undergraduate degree.

Mitchell Folan of Parsippany a 2015 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa honor society. Eligibility for membership in the University’s junior honor society is established by completing at least the first 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree. Of these, 44 must have been earned at Fairleigh Dickinson and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 80 credits toward the undergraduate degree.

Jinchin Yuan of Parsippany, a 2015 graduate of Parsippany High School, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa honor society. Eligibility for membership in the University’s junior honor society is established by completing at least the first 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree. Of these, 44 must have been earned at Fairleigh Dickinson and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 80 credits toward the undergraduate degree.

Devoted to the preparation of world citizens through global education, Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey’s largest private university and features more than 100 liberal arts and professional degree programs, two international campuses, dozens of partnerships with internationally renowned institutions and special programs and status within the United Nations. For more information, click here.

Household Hazardous Waste and Compute/TV Drop Off Event on Saturday

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority has scheduled two free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-Off event this fall, with the first to be held this Saturday, September 23; from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Morris County Public Safety Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue.

The goal is to provide a safe and convenient method for residents from all 39 Morris County municipalities safely and properly discard unwanted hazardous household products, and recycle electronic equipment that has accumulated in their homes.

The event is rain or shine.

“The event is designed to provide county residents with a free and relatively easy opportunity to properly dispose of items that can be harmful to the environment, and which should not find their way into the regular trash disposal stream,’’ said Morris County Freeholder Christine Myers

“We are pleased the MUA provides free drop-off programs for Morris County resident to make getting rid of household hazardous waste and E-waste is safe, convenient and free,” added Myers, who is the county governing body’s liaison to the MUA

Morris County residents who are in the midst of late summer and early fall cleaning projects 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 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.

For additional information, click here.

Also accepted are aerosol cans (not empty), propane and helium cylinders, small quantities of asbestos (wetted, double bagged and sealed with duct tape-100 pound limit), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid.

Latex paint is not considered hazardous, so it will not be accepted. Latex paint can be disposed of in the normal trash after drying out the paint by mixing an absorbent such as kitty litter in the can.

Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted.

It is important to note this event is for residential household waste and electronics only. The event is not open to businesses.

Money Magazine releases annual “Best Places to Live” in America

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Craftsman Farms

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Parsippany-Troy Hills was ranked by the magazine as being among the top 50 best places to live in the country. The Morris County town was ranked 33rd, down from #5 last year. It was the one of three New Jersey towns, and only Morris County town to make the list. North Arlington, ranked #8; and Saddle Brook ranked #24.

Money Magazine reveals the 2017 Best Places to Live in America, its annual ranking of the towns and cities where affordability meets quality of life. For this year’s list MONEY evaluated 2,400 places on eight categories: cost of living, economy, education, housing, crime, convenience, cultural and recreational amenities, and an overall sense of pleasantness. For the first time MONEY teamed up with Realtor.com to leverage its rich data and understanding of housing markets. Fishers, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, tops this year’s list at number one followed by Allen, Texas and Monterey Park, California.

Boating is popular on Lake Parsippany

According to Annie Nova at Money Magazine “Just 35 miles away from New York, Parsippany-Troy Hills sits within a scenic network of rivers and streams—and job opportunity. Unemployment is low, and many major corporations are headquartered here, including Actavis, Jackson Hewitt, and Wyndham Worldwide. There’s plenty of greenery—roughly one acre of parkland for every 100 residents, and some 25 separate parks, including Craftsman Farms and Hills of Troy Park. At the Parsippany Rock House, people can check out 3,000-year-old glacial boulders. The art scene is also vibrant, with art galleries like Art Ristocrat and Lakeside Art School and Studio. There’s the 25-year-old Women’s Theater Company, an acting advocacy organization, and the annual Parsippany Fall Festival Street Fair, with food, entertainment, and rides.

Population  53,223
Median Home Price $ 397,341
Projected Job Growth 2.2%
Median Household Income $ 87,057
Clear Days per Year  205
Average Commute Time 25 minutes
High School Graduation Rate 97%

Beautiful day to celebrate Parsippany Fall Festival

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PHS Volleyball team: Nina Falivene, Shakhzoda Rakhimova, Stephanie Hill (with her goldfish named Marty), Laila Sharafi, Jazmin Lee (with her goldfish named Gert), Gabrielle Blo, Lauren Vuolo, Mariah Caponigro, Meghan Byrne and Tyton. Attendees paid $2 for the chance with five balls to get one in a cup to win a goldfish

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — An estimated 10,000 attendees came out on this day beautiful “Indian Summer” day to celebrate and enjoy Parsippany Fall Festival. Attendees crowded around “The Sons of Italy” booth to enjoy delicious homemade sausage and pepper sandwiches, cotton candy, Italian Hot Dogs, French Fries and more.

On the south end of North Beverwyck Road, near Quick Chek, Overboard performed greatest hits from Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Bruno Mars and Guns N Roses. Many groups offered games to the children and awarded prizes. Parsippany High School Key Club was placing removal tattoos on the children. Parsippany High School Volleyball team was offering five throws for $2.00 and you could win a goldfish.

Parsippany Rescue and Recovery “Wives” was preparing freshly squeezed lemonade and cotton candy.

There was live entertainment with people dancing in the streets, rides for the children, and other attractions that brought out thousands of people to the event.

 

Where do you live? Lake Parsippany or Lake Parisppany?

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This sign is on Route 202 (Littleton Road) near the Route 80 East ramp

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The thousands of cars that travel Littleton Road everyday sees a sign installed by New Jersey Department of Transportation that directs motorists to “Lake Parisppany.”

Parsippany Focus contacted the New Jersey Department of Transportation and spoke to Mr. Anthony Sytko, Regional Manager.  He stated he was unaware of the misspelling in Parsippany and will contact the engineering department for verification and will update Parsippany Focus at a later time.

 

 

Fall Family Day at the Stickley Museum draws large crowds

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Six-year old Sidh Nisar proudly paints a pumpkin

PARSIPPANY — The weather was beautiful for the traditional 11th Annual Fall Family Day. The event is the museum’s biggest family program of the year and was held to continuous visitors throughout the day on Saturday, September 16.

Fall Family Day featured seasonal fun with hayrides around the grounds of Craftsman Farms, pumpkin painting and walking on tin cans.

There was an indoor and outdoor scavenger hunt to encourage children to explore the landscape that was once the Stickley family’s home and farm. Craft activities and handicraft demonstrations exercise young minds and hands.

Inside Stickley’s Log House, tours were suspended for the day and families are invited to stroll through the museum Open House at their own pace. 

The annual event began at 12:00 Noon and ended at 4:00 p.m.  Admission prices covered all activities. The site is the  former estate of Gustav Stickley, now a National  Historic Landmark and operated as a museum, just off Route 10 West.

Parsippany Fall Festival: What You Need To Know

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Payton Saltenberger, 6, and Sydney Strumolo, 5, enjoying coloring at the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany display

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Fall Festival is today, Sunday, September 17 and should be better than ever. Here are some things you should know to plan your day.

The 12th annual festival starts at 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m. at North Beverwyck Road. It’ll feature rides, food, giveaways, vendors, crafters and other street fair favorites.

Dogs, Civilian Drones, Bikes, Roller Blades/Skates, Skateboards Etc. are not permitted.

Shuttle busses will run from Parsippany High School, 309 Baldwin Road, and the commuter parking area located on the corner of Route 46 and South Beverwyck Road to the festival area. Shuttles run from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parking on side streets will be restricted, so drivers should plan to park near shuttle busses.

Pets, skateboards and bikes are not permitted on North Beveryck Road during the festival.

The Parsippany Police department shared this information about road closures and detours:

North Beverwyck Road (from Vail Road through Longview Avenue) will be closed to all traffic from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m. Traffic will be detoured around the area.

People needing access to Foodtown or the Quick Chek shopping area should take Rockaway Place to Condit Avenue to Crescent Drive to Claudine Terrace. Signs will be posted.

A number of intersections on North Beverwyck road will be closed between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.:

    • Longview Avenue
    • Onedia Avenue
    • Iroquois Avenue
    • Chesapeake Avenue
    • Hiawatha Boulevard
    • Minnehaha Boulevard
    • Lake Shore Drive
    • Claudine Terr (Access limited to vehicles travelling to the shopping center)
    • Condit Avenue
    • Vail Road
Kiwanis member Steve Dickens at the 15th Annual Parsippany Fall Festival Street Fair

Vikings attack Cougars, 41-12

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — During Friday evening Vikings Varsity Football game ten-year old Sean Ries shook hands with the Chatham football team’s captains and flipped the coin to start the game. The Cougars called tails, won the toss, and elected to receive.

The Parsippany Hills varsity football team won the home conference game against Chatham by a score of 41-12.

Parsippany Hills Vikings are now 2-0. Next Friday, September 22 Vikings play an away game at Roxbury starting at 7:00 p.m.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Chatham
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Parsippany Hills
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  • 1st: Parsippany Hills: Nick Verducci 1 run (Anthony Memoli kick)
  • 1st: Parsippany Hills: Nick Verducci 3 run (Anthony Memoli kick)
  • 1st: Parsippany Hills: EJ Comerford 55 pass from Nick Verducci (Anthony Memoli kick)
  • 1st: Parsippany Hills: Nick Verducci 33 run (kick failed)
  • 1st: Parsippany Hills: Wilson Done 14 run (Anthony Memoli kick)
  • 2nd: Parsippany Hills: Tyler da Silva 10 pass from Nick Verducci (Anthony Memoli kick)

Prevention Through Family Support group meets

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Alliance Committee in collaboration with High Focus Centers is pleased to announce “Prevention Through Family Support.”

“Prevention Through Family Support” will provide ongoing support for friends and family members struggling with addiction. This group is free to Parsippany residents.

The group meets every Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at High Focus Centers, 1259 Route 46, Building 4B. For more information call (973) 299-9919.

Walk-in are welcomed.

 

Uninsured Individuals to Receive Free Cataract Surgery by Local Surgeons

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EAST HANOVER — On October 27, doctors at the River Drive Surgery and Laser Center of Elmwood Park; an AMSURG Partner, will perform FREE cataract surgery for the ninth straight year during Vision Harvest 2017, for those that are uninsured and can’t afford to pay for the procedure. East Hanover ophthalmologist, Cary M. Silverman, M.D. is the Founder of Vision Harvest and organizes this now annual event. “Our goal is to make sure that any vision impaired person without insurance or financial resources learns about this remarkable program.”

Over the next few weeks, participating eye physicians will be evaluating prospective cataract patients and scheduling them for their free procedure. Eligible patients will have all eye examinations, testing, medications, and surgery provided to them free of charge.

Participating ophthalmologists in previous year’s Vision Harvest program include:

• Adrian W. Jachens, M.D.- EyeCare 20/20, East Hanover

• Cary M Silverman, M.D.- EyeCare 20/20, East Hanover

• Kenneth Miller, M.D.- Laser Vision Center of New Jersey, West Orange

• Michael Farbowitz, MD- Short Hills Ophthalmology, Short Hills

For more information, interested patients should call (973) 200-8250 to set up a free evaluation to determine their candidacy.

Cataracts are a progressive condition that cause the eye’s lens to become cloudy, and eventually opaque leading to a progressive dimming of your vision. The exact cause of cataracts is unclear, but they occur in everyone as they age. Cataracts may be the result of a lifetime of exposure to ultraviolet rays, and other factors such as cigarette smoking, diet, and alcohol consumption. Cataracts can also occur at any age as a result of other causes such as eye injury, exposure to toxic substances or radiation, certain medications or as a result of other diseases such as diabetes.

About Vision Harvest: Founded by East Hanover ophthalmologist, Cary M. Silverman, M.D., Vision Harvest is a 501c3 non-profit for those that are uninsured and can’t afford to pay for cataract surgery.

River Drive Surgery and Laser Center; an AMSURG Partner, was created as an ophthalmic ambulatory surgery facility dedicated to providing patients with excellence in eye care in a warm and caring environment. The center is designed as a facility which is planned and administered to render a safe, comfortable, effective environment for patients and personnel, and to give assistance to the medical staff in meeting certain restorative health needs of patients without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

Help Spread Holiday Cheer to Our Troops Overseas

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In 2016 a storage container was filled with over 1200 stockings filled by the various Women’s Clubs in NJ. Fr left: Ora Kokol - Woman’s Club of Woodstown, Barbara Cook -Suburban Woman's Club of Pompton Plains, Elaine Hossfield -GFWC Vernon Township Woman's Club and Bernadette Cicchino - Woman's Club of Parsippany Troy Hills
Filled stockings with list of items attached

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — For the fourteenth year, the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs from around the state are sending Christmas Stockings to those serving our country overseas.  Boatsie’s Boxes is a wonderful way to bring a little piece of home to the men and women serving overseas and brighten their holiday. This is one small way to show how much we appreciate their service and their protecting us here at home. For more information on Boatsie’s Boxes click here.

Members of the Woman’s Club of Parsippany Troy-Hills (WCPTH) will once again be filling Christmas stockings with an assortment of toiletries, games, candy, cleaning wipes, telephone cards etc that soldiers want and need.  Each stocking will also include a personal greeting to show appreciation to each soldier. Club members also attach $2.00 to each stocking to help with shipping costs.

This year WCPTH is hoping the public will contribute to make this the most successful holiday season yet.  If you wish to fill a stocking please contact the club by emailing for instructions and a list of suggested items for filling the stockings.   WCPTH is also accepting donations of needed items or money to purchase items. Club members will arrange the pick-up of the stockings or donations.   Just let WCPTH know how you can help.

Filled stockings will be delivered to the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters in late October.  WCPTH will need your stockings and or donations by October 12.

The Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, which is the largest volunteer women’s service organization in the state, providing opportunities for education, leadership training, and community service.  For club information call Cathy at (973) 984-0758, e-mail the club at womansclubofpth@gmail.com, or click here to visit website, or on the club’s FaceBook page.

PHS Cheer Booster Club held car wash

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PHS Cheerleaders Car Wash (File Photo)

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — PHS Cheer Booster Club held a car wash on Saturday, September 9 to raise funds for various activities throughout the school year.

Swab for Owen; Owen is seeking a life-saving marrow donor

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EAST HANOVER — Meet Owen, a shy, perceptive six-year who loves the cartoon Wild Kratts and the Harry Potter and Geronimo Stilton books. He roots for the Tottenham soccer team with his Dad and watches Caribbean Premier League cricket with his Nana. He’s a protective big brother to a two year-old who shadows his every gesture and every mischief. Owen is his family’s fulcrum and their light.

He was recently diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia and is in need of a matching life-saving marrow donor. Since there is no match in his family, Owen will have to rely on the generosity of a stranger as donor.

Owen is of Indo-Caribbean and English ancestry. His best chance of finding a match is among people who are, like him, multiracial. All you need to do is register as a donor to help Owen and thousands like him in search for a matching donor and donate if you come up as a match.

Registration is painless, quick and easy! 18-44 years old and in good health.
Registration form takes five minutes. Cheek swab takes one minute. Smile! You’re done in a few minutes!

Donate cells by peripheral blood stem cell donation or marrow harvesting when you come up as a match for any patient!

You can visit The MAX Challenge, 136 Route 10, East Hanover on Saturday, September 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to register.

Click here to contact SAMAR to conduct registration events for Owen.

Click here to download a brochure for more information.

Accel Learning celebrates with grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Accel Learning is officially open in Parsippany.  Located at 131 New Road, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce representatives cut the ribbon in celebration of their new location.

The founder, Amish Bhavsar, along with his wife, Khevna, are joint owners and were the first business to have a grand opening with the Parsippany Chamber of Commerce’s new inaugural red scissors.  Joining the Bhavsar’s were Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Peluso, Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Board Members Ildiko Peluso and Nicolas Limanov along with Parsippany resident Al Goldberg.

Accel Learning believes in making learning fun and has programs in subject tutoring, standardized test preparation, technology education, fine arts, music and also yoga.

Their offer of standardized test preparation includes high school student courses that help students prepare for PSAT/SAT/ACT.

Residents can register for a free class at the Parsippany Location. Select from Math Tutoring (any grade), English Tutoring (any grade), Music – Piano, Drums, Guitar, Computer Programming – Scratch; Android / IOS Game Application Development, Lego Robotics, Fine Arts, Yoga, SAT / ACT Test Prep, COOP / HSPT / ISEE Test Prep, Math Olympiad and Kangroo Math. Click here to register for the free class.

For more information call 1-844-4ACCELL or click here for their website.

Board member Ilidko Peluso presenting Mr. Amish Bhavsar with his plaque joining the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce
Accel Learning is part of the Greater Parsippany Rewards program

Blood Reserves Challenged by Patient Demand O-Negative Blood a Constant Challenge

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center (NYBC) is asking for help to maintain an adequate supply of all blood types, but especially O-negative – the “universal” blood which can be transfused into anyone in an emergency. In addition, hundreds of additional blood drives need to be scheduled to meet projected hospital demand. Current inventory of several blood types is running below the desired target level.

The local blood drive will be held at Parsippany Town Hall, 1001 Parsippany Boulevard, Parsippany on Wednesday, October 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

“It’s simple: hospital patient demand for blood often outpaces our best efforts to recruit donors and schedule blood drives,” said NYBC Executive Director of Donor Recruitment Andrea Cefarelli. “There are always reasons but we have to overcome that for the sake of hospital patients who need us.”

“This is one of the toughest times of the year,” Cefarelli added. “We’re asking for our dedicated supporters to roll up their sleeves to make sure we’re able to provide our hospital partners with whatever they need to take care of their patients.”

Blood products have a short shelf life – from five to 42 days, so constant replenishment is necessary. Each and every day there are patients who depend on the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets and plasma to stay alive. But blood and blood products can’t be manufactured. They can only come from volunteer blood donors who take an hour to attend a blood drive or visit a donor center.

To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive please call Toll Free: 1-800-933-2566 or click here.

If you cannot donate but still wish to participate in bringing crucial blood products to patients in need, please ask someone to donate for you, or consider volunteering at a local blood drive.

Any company, community organization, place of worship, or individual may host a blood drive. NYBC also offers special community service scholarships for students who organize community blood drives during summer months. Blood donors receive free mini-medical exams on site including information about their temperature, blood pressure and hematocrit level. Eligible donors include those people at least age 16 (with parental permission or consent), who weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, are in good health and meet all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People over 75 may donate with a doctor’s note.

Established in 1964, New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the largest independent, community-based blood centers in the country. Each year, NYBC provides approximately one million blood products to nearly 200 hospitals in the Northeast. NYBC also provides a wide array of transfusion-related medical services. NYBC is also home to the world’s largest public cord blood bank, which provides stem cells for transplant in many countries, and a renowned research institute, which – among other milestones — developed the Hepatitis B vaccine and innovative blood purification technology.

Three Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The National Merit® Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Three Parsippany students were Karan S. Chauhan,  Rakshay Z.  Kanthadai, both from Parsippany Hills High School and Ellen Xu, from Parsippany High School.

The program does not measure the quality or effectiveness of education within a school, system, or state. For more information about the competition, please visit NMSC’s website by clicking here. Semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit® Scholarship Program (Evanston, Illinois) Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title. NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 420 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

Girl Scouts Troop 95091 Overhaul Playground field

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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The fifth grade Mount Tabor School elementary students, the girls of Troop 95091 proposed and unanimously agreed to overhaul the playground ball field, last December. Grass had grown over the baselines and the girls felt that by improving the field it would add to the beauty of the school, enhance the experience of playing softball, baseball and kickball as well improve safety when running the bases.

The girls set to work, making a presentation to the school principal, Mrs. Toomey, and with the help of parents got permission from the Parsippany BOE to proceed. The troop is grateful for the help they received from the PTWLL (donating the much needed clay) and Tom Gaveglio and Bill Crane from the BOE Buildings and Grounds department, who helped to plan out the process.

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p class=”p1″>The girl scouts, along with some help from their parents, spent many days and weekends raking out the clay, pulling weeds and planting new grass. The project was often delayed due to the excessive rain we had in the spring, but the girls persevered knowing that it would not be done in time for them to enjoy the results of their efforts. The troop finished this last Sunday, placing the bases down and a ribbon on the back fence, just in time for the first full week of school. The troop also received word that this field will now be added to the list of fields that the BOE regularly maintains in the spring, leaving a legacy behind and earning them the Girl Scout Bronze award.

Parsippany Town Hall Council Agenda Meeting September 12, 2017

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Parsippany Express Cross Country September 10 Race Results

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Featured in photo are PECC'S Top 20 finishers for Week 1. Back row left to right. Coach Hoffman, Amanda Hoffman, Kira Chebishev, Coach Metz. Bottom row: Eesha Vavilala, Elizabeth Duffy, Madison Richardson, Chase Kosovich, Front-Kaylee Thormann. Photo by Sara Chebishev

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Parsippany Express Cross Country (PECC) began the season with a record number of teammates – 69! The new year brought a new running course at Morris County’s Central Park, where the team practices and races. The building structures have been taken down, and in their place are new, challenging hills and a winding course.

56 PECC runners attended the season opening race, as one of 18 teams in the Lakeland Junior Cross Country League. PECC had a record 9 runners place in the Top 20 for their age groups.

Head Coach Tom Metz said, “I am so proud of everyone! All the kids should be proud of themselves! The hard work in practice produces the results in the races.Now we need to keep working hard during practice to improve on our times and team places.”

The results below include: Runner, Place, Mile Pace, Final Time

13/14 Girls 2977 Meter Run

Amanda Hoffman 4th 6:51.2 12:40.56

Sneha Kondru 26th 8:12.3 15:10.65

Saanvi Vavilala 29th 8:24.6 15:33.42

Stephanie Zhang 30th 8:28.6 15:40.66

13/14 Boys 2977 Meter Run

Justin Hoffman 27th 7:03.1 13:02.64

Brandon Cukrow 64th 8:37.6 15:57.44

11/12 Girls 2977 Meter Run

Leila Galarza 18th 7:57.7 14:43.59

Riley Sisco 28th 8:17.2 15:19.74

Anya Sadowski 31st 8:24.6 15:33.29

Rebekah Marsh 70th 13:22.8 24:44.92

11/12 Boys 2977 Meter Run

Albin Mullan 18th 6:55.3 12:48.21

Gavin Barbrack 31st 7:20.5 13:34.80

William Lanza 48th 8:00.8 14:49.34

Tommy Allen 53rd 8:12.0 15:10.08

Zach Leander 63rd 8:25.1 15:34.22

Ishan Gajjar 75th 8:50.4 16:21.11

Dom Demarco 82nd 8:59.6 16:38.06

Nate Varughese 88th 9:14.0 17:04.81

Jake Matheis 94th 9:41.3 17:55.19

Frankie Tracey 96th 9:44.7 18:01.54

Larry Liu 109th 10:48.2 19:59.07

Tanish Parlapall 110th 10:59.2 20:19.42

Boys team placed 6th out of 12! 175 points beating Montville by 1 point. Way to go team! Team record 1:11.56.65

Girls 9/10 2027 Meter Run

Kira Chebishev 4th 7:03.7 8:53.66

Madison Richardson 10th 7:26.5 9:22.29

Elizabeth Duffy 20th 7:44.5 9:44.99

Meghan Metz 35th 8:09.6 10:16.60

Callie Sisco 38th 8:15.1 10:23.51

Isabella Parada 46th 8:35.0 10:48.66

Elaina Voto 59th 8:57.4 11:16.82

Zoe Henderson 70th 9:11.4 11:34.43

Carina Maroldi 79th 9:21.4 11:47.00

Kelly Pierce 92nd 10:14.6 12:54.06

Shreeya Negi 95th 10:19.9 13:00.69

Girls Placed 3rd out of 12 teams with a score of 99 points! Only 7 points behind 2nd place. Team record time of 48:41.05.

Boys 9/10 2027 Meter Run

Tyler Rhinesmith 25th 7:08.3 8:59.40

Brian Metz 26th 7:09.9 9:01.36

William Duffy 46th 7:39.0 9:38.13

Chris Becher 49th 7:42.4 9:42.34

Mason Kosovich 57th 7:57.0 10:00.74

Pranav Parlapall 102nd 9:25.4 11:52.13

Alec Neito 113th 9:48.3 12:20.95

Silas Rhodes 117th 10:36.0 13:21.06

Aryan Masaldan 119th 10:54.5 13:34.36

Ishaan Naik 121st 11:07.3 14:00.42

Ryan Rigor 125th 11:26.9 14:25.11

Boys team finished 7th out of 12 with a score of 158 points and a team record time of 51:52.57

Girls 7/8 1561 Meter Run

Eesha Vavilala 14th 8:02.3 7:47.49

Kaylee Thormann 19th 8:17.5 8:02.51

Medha Vavilala 37th 8:58.6 8:42.39

Ciera Duff 43rd 9:18.9 9:02.04

Anina Mullan 53rd 9:53.7 9:35.83

Clara Gaviria 64th 11:13.0 10:52.77

Kanu Singh 65th 11:21.9 11:01.36

Girls team placed 5th out of 6 with a total score of 94 and a team record time of 43:10.56

Boys 7/8 1561 Meter Run

Chase Kosovich 8th 7:22.6 7:09.28

Desmond Whelan 37th 8:49.9 8:33.96

Sohan Kondru 45th 9:09.5 8:52.94

Frankie Novitskie 58th 9:25.3 9:08.25

Vihaan Kulkami 73rd 11:09.6 10:49.48

Boys placed 8th out of 10 teams with a score of 195 points, 3 points behind 7th and 3 points ahead of 9th. They had a team record time of 44:33.91,

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