WEST ORANGE — A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a multi-vehicle wreck on Route 280 Friday afternoon, State Police said. Matthew Kachurak, of Mountaintop, Pa., was driving a white BMW westbound near mile-marker 7 at about 11:12 a.m. when his vehicle crashed into a construction vehicle, State Police spokeswoman Trooper Alina Spies said. Kachurak lost…
Boy Scouts releasing Parsippany troop’s ‘perversion files’ after blockbuster court ruling
HACKENSACK — Four former Boy Scouts suing the Boy Scouts of America over alleged abuse by their troop leader have won the release of secret “perversion files” kept by the organization, The Record reported. The ruling, from a state judge in Hackensack, is an apparent first in New Jersey and will provide thousands of records the…
Kiwanis Club to hold Golf Outing
PARSIPPANY — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany is hosting its 22nd Annual Golf Outing, on Friday, September 25 at Knoll County Club, Parsippany.
Golfers will enjoy a day of golf, golf cart, lunch and dinner for $150.00 per player.
Check-in and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., and shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.
Prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive and par 3 hole in one.
Contact Joe O’Neill for additional information at (973) 335-3131, email jaoneill@garofalopa.com, or download more information on the golf outing.
For more information on Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany visit www.parsippanykiwanis.org.
Knoll Country Club is situated on 360 beautiful wooded acres in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, the Knoll Golf Club consists of two 18-hole golf courses, the Knoll East and Knoll West. Conceived in the Roaring Twenties by a few extremely wealthy men who wanted a superb private course for their personal pleasure, the 339-acre Knoll Golf Club West is today one of the finest golf courses in the state of New Jersey. The Knoll Golf Club West was established in 1929 as a champion course designed by Charles H. Banks. It is a par 70 course playing 6,752 yards from the blue tees and 6,479 from the white tees. This course is semi-private. Over the years, The Knoll Golf Club West has grown to more than 900 members strong and while it has gone through some minor alterations, the course remains virtually unchanged since its beginning.
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Parsippany Town Council adopts 2015 budget
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council adopted the 2015 municipal budget on Tuesday, July 14, a month after the budget had been approved on first reading.
The 2015 budget contains a slight decrease in total anticipated revenue at $93,194,939.93, and an increase of $363,784.69 in total Appropriation for Service (i.e. general government, land use administration, public safety, health and human services).
With regards to total property taxes, the estimated amount raised by taxes is $196,504,780.63. Last year’s total tax levy was $193,896,015.39.
Of assessed property values, those properties deemed taxable, including vacant land, residential, farm, commercial and industrial properties, a total of 15,450 parcels of land for a total assessed value of $7,160,610,050. The largest assessed value stemmed from residential housing, $4.3 billion.
Personnel cost totaled $43 million, while health benefits for local employees and retirees came to $9,501,800. Elected officials did not get budgeted in heath benefits. Lastly, the gross debt for the year of $167 million, minus deductions, came to a net debt of $75,303,289.47.
Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., said “Again I am proud to say that myself along with Councilman Valori as part of the finance Committee recommended cuts to the Mayors budget this year to the rest of the council and Council Vice President Peluso and Councilman Stanton agreed with these recommendations. These cuts saved the town hundreds of thousands of dollars and did not affect a single service to the residents of our town. I will always continue to do my do diligence for each and every resident of our town.”
Councilman Valori told Parsippany Focus that he was “very pleased that the Council was able to cut over $1,000,000 from the mayor’s budget while maintaining all the services our residents deserve.”
To view a copy of the final budget, click here.
Delightful weather to stick around Parsippany for most of weekend
The pleasant weather New Jerseyans have enjoyed the past two days isn’t going away quite yet. The forecasts for Friday and Saturday are nearly identical. A chance of rain could complicate outdoor plans for Sunday, though. In the meantime, the next two days are expected to be sunny with highs in the mid 80s, according to…
New photo of Pluto Dazzles in False Color
New Horizons scientists use enhanced color images to detect differences in the composition and texture of Pluto’s surface. When close-up images are combined with color data from the Ralph instrument, it paints a new and surprising portrait of the dwarf planet. The “heart of the heart,” Sputnik Planum, is suggestive of a source region of ices. The two bluish-white “lobes” that extend to the southwest and northeast of the “heart” may represent exotic ices being transported away from Sputnik Planum.
Four images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. The images, taken when the spacecraft was 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) away, show features as small as 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers).
Union City Mayor voted most effective mayor; Parsippany’s Barberio near bottom of list
PARSIPPANY — Political insiders across New Jersey look to the Observer Media Group owned website PolitickerNJ.com for daily insights on what is happening in politics across the Garden State. PolitickerNJ recently created a list of 13 well known mayors and asked it’s readers who they thought was the most effective mayor of the group.
Mayor Brian P. Stack of Union City overwhelming won the vote with 30% of the vote with Mayor Jon Hornik of Marlboro coming in a distant second.
Parsippany’s own Mayor James Barberio came in tenth place with 2.12% of the vote just edging out Mayor Vauss of Irvington, and Mayor Guardian of Atlantic City.
For the entire results, click here.
Meadowlands waterpark would dwarf the massive one proposed in A.C.
A proposal to redevelop the former Atlantic Club casino includes a plan to build what would be one of the biggest indoor water parks in New Jersey. The project in Atlantic City by an affiliate of the Pennsylvania-based Endeavor Property Group, which received preliminary and final site plan approval this week, calls for building a roughly…
Truck hits utility pole; down wires and closes North Beverwyck Road
PARSIPPANY — Mr. Nicolas Baskinger, 19, Fairfield, was driving a 2006 Ford LCF (Low Cab Forward) Box Truck, and attempted to park in front of 88 North Beverwcyk Road, when he stuck a utility pole, causing the pole to split in half and brought utility wires down, and spread over the truck and North Beverwyck Road. This incident occurred on Wednesday, July 22 at approximately 5:00 p.m.
Police investigation revealed the driver was at fault for driver inattention. The investigation was conducted by Parsippany-Troy Hills Officer Gian Cacioppo.
The truck was owned by American Jersey Improvement.
There were no injuries reported, and at the time of this article no summons were issued.
The road was closed until JCP&L removed the wires from the truck and the street.
Stacey Slaughter Made Ramapo College Dean’s List
PARSIPPANY — Stacey Slaughter, currently a senior at Ramapo College of New Jersey made the Spring 2015 Dean’s List.
Ms. Slaughter is majoring in Social Work with a Minor in Substance Abuse. She is a graduate of Parsippany High School class of 2011.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work.
In addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers eight graduate programs as well as articulated programs with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
Undergraduate students choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools with more than 539 course offerings and 36 academic programs. Ramapo College boasts an average student/faculty ratio of 18:1 and average class size of 23, affording students the opportunity to develop close ties to the College’s exceptional faculty.