PARSIPPANY — Andrew Stalgaitis, of Mount Tabor, has been named to Millersville University of Pennsylvania’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. The 1,506 students named to Millersville University’s Fall 2015 Dean’s List earned a semester grade-point-average of 3.50 or higher and attempted at least 12 credits of course work.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a top-ranked, public university located in the northeast region of the United States. It is committed to offering students a high quality, comprehensive university experience of exceptional value.
Dedicated to providing nationally recognized programs that embrace the liberal arts, Millersville offers academic opportunities that are supported by outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and practitioners.
Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville University is one of 14 universities within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
PARSIPPANY —Anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma at Community Blood Services’Parsippany Donor Center on Sunday, January 31 or Lincoln Park Donor Center on Saturday, January 30 or will receive a complimentary gift card good at one of several restaurants as a thank you for their lifesaving donation.
“We need the help of our volunteer donors to build up the blood supply during the winter months. Last weekend’s predicted snowstorm resulted in canceled drives that negatively impacted the supply,” said Karen Ferriday, director of community affairs at Community Blood Services. “We continue to need platelet donors, as well as types O negative and positive blood donors. Donors who take time out of their busy schedules to donate at one of these centers on those days will get a gift card good at Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill or the Bonefish Grill as our thanks.”
Donors can donate at the Lincoln Park center, 63 Beaverbrook Road, Suite 304 on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or on Sunday at Parsippany, 1259 Route 46 East, Building #4E, Suite 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
To make an appointment to donate, donors can call (201) 251-3703. Walk-ins are also welcome but an appointment is needed to donate platelets. Whole blood donors may be 16-75 years of age (16 and 17 year olds need parental permission) and weigh at least 110 pounds.
“Want to help save even more lives in your community? Call and ask about making a donation using our automated technology,” Ferriday suggested, noting if a donor is eligible he or she can donate more than one unit or blood product at a time.
“This helps us better target and meet the needs of patient in our local hospitals,” she explained.
Community Blood Services is a not-for-profit organization that provides blood and blood products to more than 20 hospitals in New Jersey and New York, including Atlantic Health System hospitals.
TRENTON — Attention, New Jersey’s kids and teenagers: You can now legally offer to shovel your neighbor’s driveway when a snowstorm is set to hit. And it comes just in time, with a massive storm predicted to wallop the Garden State this weekend. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law Tuesday that would block towns…
Ashley Burroughs and Madeleine Waltman. Photo from FaceBook
PARSIPPANY — Susquehanna University student Ashley Burroughs studied in England during the fall semester.
Providing all students with a cross-cultural experience is an integral part of a Susquehanna education. Susquehanna is distinguished by its Global Opportunities (GO) program, which requires all students to spend at least two weeks off campus, immersed in a culture different from their own. Currently, Susquehanna students can choose from study-away programs ranging from a few weeks to as long as a full semester semester, in Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, Europe, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., among other options. For more information on Susquehanna’s GO program, click here.
Burroughs is a communications and business administration major in the Class of 2017. A 2013 graduate of Parsippany High School, she is the daughter of Don and Arletha Burroughs.
Susquehanna University is a selective, residential liberal arts college that provides a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as professional experiences. Students develop critical thinking, writing, teamwork and communication skills which, combined with internships and research opportunities, prepare them for a lifetime of personal and professional success. The university is recognized nationally for its commitment to off-campus study through the Global Opportunities program. Small classes enable faculty members to serve as mentors, as well as teachers. Ninety-four percent of Susquehanna students are employed or in graduate or professional school within six months of graduation.
HOPATCONG — Charles John Sanfilippo, 53, passed away January 17, 2016 after a long and heroic battle with cancer.
Charles was born in Brooklyn, New York and resided in Hopatcong with his wife and four dogs. He worked as a Vice President of Business Development at the Dale Group, Florham Park and was a member of Grace Church on the Mount, Netcong.
Charles was a huge Mets fan and enjoyed all sports, movies, travel and his job at the Dale Group. Charles was a member of the New Jersey Umpire Association and member of Grace Church on the Mount in Netcong, where he also volunteered prior to his illness.
He is survived by Laurie, his loving wife of 15 years; mother Victoria Plancher; and father Charles Sanfilippo and his wife Estela. He is also survived by beloved in-laws Rose Raimo, Michelle and Tony DiCerbo, Joseph, Barbara and John Raimo.
Visitation Monday, January 25, 2016, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph (www.tuttlefh.com).
Funeral Service Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 10:30 a.m. also at the funeral home. Interment to follow at Stanhope Union Cemetery, Stanhope.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his memory to Grace Church on the Mount, P.O. Box 35, Netcong, New Jersey 07857, and/or Eleventh Hour Rescue, P.O. Box 218, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866.
How much time is left before every house in Parsippany is either a boarding house or over occupied?
ANSWER: VERY SOON
This problem did not start on Mayor James Barberio’s watch but he has allowed this situation to get much worse. A week after winning the Mayoral election in November 2009, he was quoted in the Star-Ledger that over-occupancy would be his first priority. He should have stated that his first priority would be to run Parsippany into the ground.
Our town has gotten filthier, ordinances are not being enforced and the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment has allowed every conceivable structure and rezoning to occur.
Examples:
32 townhouses in Intervale neighborhood originally zoned single family
Apartments rezoned from commercial property
Religious structures in residential neighborhoods etc,etc,etc.
Fellow residents your home property values have decreased and soon will plummet. Residents have said to me that they are afraid to let their children play in their backyards, get their mail and the disrespect from the occupants that live in these over-occupied homes to their neighbors. I want to see action.
The Mayor receives a paycheck and related expenses of approximately $200,000.00 per year.
I requested a meeting with the Mayor the week of Christmas 2015 today is January 19, 2016 and not a phone call from Mayor James Barberio.
PARSIPPANY – At approximately 12:45 p.m., on Tuesday, January 19, a tractor trailer collied with an electrical pole before hitting a traffic light pole on Parsippany Road in the area of Allentown Road.
Officers from the Parsippany Police Department are directing traffic at this time and the New Jersey Department of Transportation has been notified and will be responding to make the neccessary repairs, which include the replacing the effected poles.
Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce, who owns ERA Gallo & DeCroce, located at the corner of Allentown Road and Parsippany Road stated “This is the third time the pole has been hit in the last two weeks.”
Try to avoid this area if at all possible because delays are expected into the evening hours.
Parsippany Road is a major road that connects Route 46 to Route 287. The road is maintained by Morris County.
A tractor trailer struck an electrical pole on the corner of Allentown Road and Parsippany Road
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany residents are reminded that all dogs in the township are required to be licensed each year. The deadline for licensing your dog, seven months or older, is January 31. According to state statue a dog must be registered within ten days of such acquisition or age attainment.
Click here to download an application to apply for a dog license.
Licenses may be obtained in person at the office of the Township Clerk, 1001 Parsippany Boulevard from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Licenses may also be requested by mail, addressed to the Township Clerk, at the above address, by enclosing the proper fee, current rabies vaccination certificate and/or prior year’s license, and a self-addressed, stamped return envelope.
The fee for spayed/neutered is $15.00 and non-spayed/neutered is $18.00.
All licenses expire on December 31 and must be renewed in January of each year. Licensed renewed after January 31 require a $5.00 late fee.
There is no fee required for Seeing Eye dogs. According to Township Ordinance potentially dangerous dogs the fee is $150.00. If you need a replacement registration tag the fee is $2.00. To transfer registration tag (optional) is $2.00. The turn-in fee for sick or unwanted dogs up to 20 pounds is $25.00; Twenty-one pounds to 50 pounds is $45.00 and over 50 pounds is $65.00.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a breakfast networking seminar on “Promoting your business networking event… Radio? Newspapers? Internet? On Tuesday, February 23 starting at 8:00 a.m. The event will be held at IHOP, 792 Route 46, Parsippany.
Representatives from WDHA/WMTR, Parsippany Life, Parsippany Focus, Page Link and other companies will answer questions and offer advise on how to promote your business.
Members $10.00 and non-members $15.00 includes breakfast and coffee or tea.
After a virtually snowless start, winter is getting a little interesting here in New Jersey. On Sunday, most of the region got its first taste of winter, with snow coating the ground in central and southern counties and making some highways slick. And now, the Garden State could be in the path of a coastal storm…
PARSIPPANY — This dog was abandoned at the Parsippany Animal Shelter this morning. This poor dog was left tied to our gate between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The dog was tied to the fence at Parsippany Animal Shelter
Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrol Officer Jeffrey Williams found him while conducting property checks and put him in his patrol vehicle until Animal Control Officers could respond.
He was left with his food, a bowl of water that was frozen solid, and a toy. Does anyone recognize him?
He has a black collar, red leash, is not neutered, and is not microchipped.
Any information please call (973) 263-7083.
The Parsippany Animal Shelter is located at 1069 Parsippany Boulevard. For more information click here.
PARSIPPANY — Dominick DeIntinis wrestling for Central Middle School at 123 pounds, Nate Camiscioli wrestling for Brooklawn Middle School at 116 pounds, both are now 2-Time Morris County Middle School Champions.
The two are Great Friends and are Team mates on the Parsippany-Troy Hills Wrestling Club. They won the Top Title on January 16, 2016, at Memorial MS who hosted the County Championships.
20 Players have signed from the event over yhe years
BRIDGEWATER —The Somerset Patriots will hold open player tryouts for the team at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, April 9 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
There will be an administration fee of $40.00 to tryout, with the proceeds benefiting the Somerset Patriots Children’s Educational And Sportsmanship Foundation, which donates to various charities supported by the Somerset Patriots.
Players are to report to TD Bank Ballpark between 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to register. Participants must be high school graduates and at least eighteen years of age. All those present should provide their career statistics and must supply their own wooden bats and baseball gloves.
All participants will be required to sign a release form before trying out for the team.
Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie and his coaching staff will be on hand to evaluate the players at the ballpark.
TD Bank Ballpark is located at One Patriots Park, Bridgewater.
PARSIPPANY — The Rutgers University Dance Marathon is a student-run philanthropic event (the largest one in the state of New Jersey) that unites the Rutgers community in an effort to raise money and increase awareness for Embrace Kids Foundation. It is a university-wide tradition comprised of volunteers who champion a commitment to service, leadership development and fun. It’s all FOR THE KIDS! The dance will be held on April 1 and April 2.
Dancers must raise a minimum of $350.00 and Volunteers must raise a minimum of $100.00 by March 7 in order to be confirmed as participants for RUDM 2016!
Dancers, this year we have restructured the format of the event into two 12-hour sessions, allowing RUDM to expand to new heights, be more inclusive of the entire Rutgers community, and be more flexible with your schedule. More information about submitting your session preference will be sent to you after you are a confirmed Dancer!
To create a legacy of service, caring and community involvement at Rutgers University
To foster a relationship between Rutgers University’s organizations and patients and families served by Embrace Kids Foundation
To raise funds and awareness for the patient families served by Embrace Kids Foundation
To make a donation click here. All donations are tax deductible.
So far the group raised $692,046,67 last year, raised over $4.9 Million since 1999. 100% of money raised went to Embrace Kids Foundation.
Ryan Sheehan
Coordinated by Parsippany High School Class of 2012 graduate Ryan Sheehan, and Class of 2016 Rutgers, he is the of Captain of Theta Delta Chi’s Dance Marathon Team.
Hundreds of families in New Jersey and thousands nationwide are confronted each year with the terrible news that their child has cancer, sickle cell disease or some other serious disorder.
Embrace Kids Foundation offers unique programs and services that deliver a comprehensive and compassionate method of delivering care to families when they need it most. Embrace Kids Foundation exists to lighten the burden and improve the quality of life for children with cancer, sickle cell and other serious disorders in the New Jersey/New York City metropolitan area
Rutgers University Dance Marathon (RUDM) is the largest, student-run philanthropic event in New Jersey. RUDM’s mission is to provide emotional and financial support for children who are a part of Embrace Kids Foundation. RUDM participants dance to help raise funds and awareness that goes towards Embrace Kids Foundation’s mission to support the non-medical needs of children with cancer, sickle cell, and other serious disorders.
Ankur Choski a participant in 2015 Dance Marathon said “It’s a great organization and it helped me meet amazing people that were all for an amazing cause. This year by allowing dancers from one of two opportunities to dance at the marathon, Dance Marathon has expanded to new and better heights, they have shown that Dance Marathon is more inclusive of the entire Rutgers community and it is more flexible with my schedule.”
RUDM is not limited to one weekend in Spring. It is a year-long effort to raise funds and awareness for children with cancer and blood disorders. Children and their families who are a part of Embrace Kids Foundation are paired with fraternities, sororities, and organizations across Rutgers University. The pairing ensures children and their families have a support system at the University, and feel as they are a part of the Rutgers community.
For more information on the Dance Marathon, click here.
Rutgers University Dance Marathon is not just another event at the University. It’s a tradition that has far-reaching effects into the community. It’s a tradition that brings the Rutgers community together. It’s a tradition that benefits a marvelous cause. It is a tradition that we hope you take part in.
Rutgers University Dance Marathon is located at 11 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick.
Zoning Board Attorney Peter King swears in new member Aida Visakay
PARSIPPANY — On Wednesday, January 13, The Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment held its annual reorganization meeting.
New comer Aida Visakay was sworn in as a regular member for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2016. Visakay filled the seat vacated by Loretta Gragnani. Gragnani was sworn in as a Councilwoman on January 1.
Nancy Snyder and David Kaplan were also sworn in as a regular member for a four-year term ending December 31, 2019.
Davey Willans was appointed by the Township Council to a two-year term as an alternate member. His term will expire on December 31, 2017. Willans was not present at the meeting and will be sworn in at the next meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 20.
Robert J. Iracane was voted unanimouslyto serve as Chairman and member Jonathan Nelson was also voted unanimously to serve as Vice Chairman.
Former member Brian Kelley was not reappointed by the Township Council.
Parsippany Attorney Peter King was reappointed as Board Attorney; John T. Chadwick, IV was reappointed at Board Planner and Keller & Kirkpatrick of Parsippany was appointed as Board Engineer.
Gordon Meth of the RBA Group was not reappointed as Board Engineer by the committee.
Other members of the Board of Adjustment include Mr. Bernie Berkowitz, Mr. Scot Joskowitz, and Mr. Sridath Reddy.
Sridath Reddy and Board Of Adjustment Attorney Peter J. King, Esq.Board member David Kaplan being sworn in by Peter J. King, Esq. while Tyler Kaplan holds the bible.Nancy Snyder being sworn in by Peter J. King, Esq.
PARSIPPANY — Littleton Elementary School PTA parent Katherine Ferrante decided to set up a free little library at Three Brooklawn Drive. She currently only advertises on her Facebook page and through the Littleton School PTA.
The concept is simple. Just go to the “Little Library” drop off a book and then take one to read. When you are finished reading the book, drop off that book and take another one. The books have been circulating since she started the concept a number of weeks ago.
Some of the books available at the “Free Little Library” are:
The Husbands Secret – Book by Liane Moriarty: Australian author Moriarty, in her fifth novel (after The Hypnotist’s Love Story), puts three women in an impossible situation and doesn’t cut them any slack. Cecilia Fitzpatrick lives to be perfect: a perfect marriage, three perfect daughters, and a perfectly organized life. Then she finds a letter from her husband, John-Paul, to be opened only in the event of his death. She opens it anyway, and everything she believed is thrown into doubt. Meanwhile, Tess O’Leary’s husband, Will, and her cousin and best friend, Felicity, confess they’ve fallen in love, so Tess takes her young son, Liam, and goes to Sydney to live with her mother. There she meets up with an old boyfriend, Connor Whitby, while enrolling Liam in St. Angela’s Primary School, where Cecilia is the star mother.
This is the selection to choose from. The books change daily as residents take one and replace it with another.
Trace by Patricia Cornwell: Dr. Kay Scarpetta, having left Richmond, Virginia five years ago to become a freelancer, is asked to return at the request of her replacement, Chief Medical Examiner Joel Marcus. A young girl has been murdered, but very few clues are available. In parallel her niece Lucy is investigating an attack on her companion Henri. Henri has been sent for analysis and safe keeping to stay with Benton Wesley, Scarpetta’s partner. Scarpetta’s investigations are hampered by Marcus’s ineptness and the disarray of her former lab.
The Town That Started the Civil War – Book by Nat Brandt: Anyone interested in nineteenth-century Lorain County history, who has not read Nat Brandt’s The Town that Started the Civil War, should immediately head to the “Free Public Library.” It is a marvelous account, and for someone like me who wants to understand what daily life in Wellington was like during the 1800s, it is a vivid snapshot in time.
Get Out Of Your Mind and Get Into Your Life – by Steven C. Hayes: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying to control painful experience were the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can devastate your quality of life? The ACT process hinges on this distinction between pain and suffering. As you work through this book, you’ll learn to let go of your struggle against pain, assess your values, and then commit to acting in ways that further those values.
The Parsippany Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for Summer Program Staff.
We are looking for applicants to fill these openings:
Volunteer positions – children who will be completing 8th grade June 2016 and entering ninth grade in September 2016. Approximately four hours max per day.
Paid Positions – applicants who are ninth grade 2015-16 and above. Full Time & Part Time Positions.
Director & Assistant Director Positions – Adults with previous child care or teaching experience. Part Time and Full Time Positions.
PARSIPPANY — Eastlake students and staff showed an outpouring of support and well wishes for former student, Alex Gallego, as he fights to recover from recent devastating injuries, on Friday, January 15.
They were a sea of blue and white to honor Alex and his love of his former college, Penn State. Through generous donations from the Eastlake families and the staff, they raised a total of $1,250 to help Alex’s family with his recovery.
Alex suffered injuries and is in the ICU fighting to get better. He and his family will undoubtedly have innumerable medical bills and any support that we can give, especially this time of year, will never be forgotten.
Fire started in the bedroom of a two story home in Lake Hiawatha
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Police Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire at 64 Midvale Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, at 3:47 a.m. on Friday, January 15.
Multiple Parsippany Police Officers, along with the Lake Hiawatha Fire Department District #4, Rockaway Neck Fire Department District #5, Rockaway Neck First Aid Squad, and the Town of Boonton Fire DepartmentRapid Intervention Crew responded to the scene.
Upon arrival of Patrol Sergeant Earl Kinsey and Patrol Officer Michael Sprung, along with Deputy Fire Chief of District #4 C. Cleary they found one resident, 23 year old female, outside the house, who reported the other resident, a 61 year old male, had just entered the structure.
Shortly after learning the male entered the residence, he emerged from the structure. The residents advised the Officers that three cats and three birds were still inside the residence. Due to the heavy smoke responding Officers were unable to enter the residence to locate the pets.
The responding Fire Departments were able to bring the fire under control and extinguish it. The fire was contained to one bedroom, but the rest of the interior of the house sustained heavy smoke damage. Rockaway Neck First Aid Squad evaluated both occupants, who refused further medical treatment.
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery arrived at the scene to fill air bottle, and to board up the house.
Three of the resident’s birds and one cat perished in the fire. Parsippany Animal Control responded to the scene and took control of the two surviving cats.
The structure is uninhabitable and the Red Cross was contacted and responded to assist the victims.
Morris County CIS responded to the scene and processed the area. This incident is still under investigation by Fire Investigator Det. M. Czajka.
If anyone has any information about the fire, they are asked to call the Investigative Division at (973) 263-4313.