Wifflemania XXXI raises $1,600 for local charities

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Wifflemania XXXI raises $1,600 for local charities
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Kevin Friedhoff from Ballbusters – Parsippany

PARSIPPANY —This year the Wifflemania teams raised approximately $1,600 which 100% is donated to The Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Valerie Fund and The Parsippany Food Pantry.

The games were played on Saturday, June 20 at Manor Park.

Recap of the games:    

Congratulations to Greg Cleary, Vinnie “Veal” Marchese and Jeff Cleary from Two N’ Out on capturing their fifth and third consecutive Wifflemania Title in an epic, extra inning final over The Big Kahunas 13-6.  

Down 3-2 going into the top of thefifth, Two N’ Out rallies back to take a 4-3 lead. The Kahunas tie it up in the bottom of the fifth, leaving the winning run at second to force extra innings. Two N’ Out explodes for nine runs in the top of the sixth. Kahunas only managed two runs in the bottom of thesixth as the record crowd of 85 fans mobbed the field.

Jeff Cleary was named the tournament’s MVP as he played solid defense and was the team’s most consistent hitter all day.

New Era’s, Austin DeCotiis wins the HR Title win 4 bombs.

Wifflemania XXXI Official Records:

Two N’ Out 5-0
Big Kahunas 4-1
Ballbusters 3-1
Wrestlers 5-2
Perforated Punishers 4-2
Mudhens 3-2
Misfits 3-2
Beer Nuts 3-2
Bangers 2-2
Wise Guys 2-2
The Colonials 2-2
War Pigs 2-2
New Era 2-2
Manginas 2-2
Boobi’s Bombers 1-2
Billy Batts 1-2
Home Plate Bullies 1-2
Bad News Beesr 1-2
Gardenhosers 0-2
God Speed 0-2
Blaster Plastic 0-2
All Day 0-2
Jager Bombers 0-2
Stictly Business 0-2
Barnyard Bombers 0-2
The Awards
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Free Podiatry Clinic for Senior Citizens

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Free Podiatry Clinic for Senior Citizens

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Health Department offers free Podiatry Clinics to senior citizens.

This is particularly helpful to those with diabetes.

For more information and to obtain an application and appointment with the Podiatrist for Friday, July 24 clinic, please call (973) 263-7160 and ask for our nurse, Carmela.

Space is limited.

 

Greystone demolition as seen by a drone high above

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Greystone demolition as seen by a drone high above

As work continues on the demolition of the historic Kirkbride building at Greystone Hospital in Parsippany, this drone captures the progress from above.  Preserve Greystone, the grassroots organization which has fought to save the building, plans a protest at Livingston High School on Tuesday when Governor Christie plans to announce his candidacy for President.

Freeholders Support “Parents Who Host The Most Lose The Most” Campaign

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Freeholders Support “Parents Who Host The Most Lose The Most” Campaign

logo-parents-who-host-large-copyMORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Freeholders have announced their strong support for a Drug-Free Action Alliance program aimed at curbing underage drinking, especially focusing on adults who may look the other way when it comes to alcohol use by older teens – sometimes to tragic effect.

The county governing board recently issued a proclamation in support of the “Parents Who Host Lose the Most’’ campaign, aimed at discouraging the use of alcohol by those below the legal age of consumption, 21, and to urge all county residents to refuse to provide alcohol to underage youth.

“Adults who provide alcohol to those below the legal drinking age of 21 are placing those youths at risk for health, safety and legal problems,’’ said a proclamation issued by the freeholders to the Municipal Alliances of Morris County. “Alcohol use by young people is dangerous, not only because of the risks associated with acute impairment, but also because of the threat to their long-term development and well-being.’’

“Adults have the authority and responsibility to our youth to deal with this issue responsibly,’’ said Freeholder Director Kathy DiFillippo.

The “Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking” public awareness campaign was developed by Drug Free Action Alliance in 2000 to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties and to increase awareness of and compliance with underage drinking laws.

Since the program began, it has been requested for replication in all 50 states, Canada, Japan, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. While laws vary from state to state, the campaign’s message is a universal one: It is illegal, unsafe and unhealthy for anyone under 21 to drink alcohol.

Sunny, pleasant start to 4th of July week

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Sunny, pleasant start to 4th of July week

The countdown to July 4th weekend begins with a pleasant, sunny Monday across New Jersey. Highs will be mainly in the upper 70s and low 80s across the Garden State as clear, dry conditions will dominate, according to the National Weather Service. If you’re headed to the beach, the water temperature off Belmar will be about…

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Net Access Teams with Lightower to Deliver Carrier-Class Connectivity

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Net Access Teams with Lightower to Deliver Carrier-Class Connectivity

PARSIPPANY — Net Access, a leading provider of hybrid data center solutions, today announced that Lightower Fiber Networks, a premier provider of custom, high-capacity network services, has completed a build into their Parsippany II data center, located at 200 Webro Road.  Net Access’s colocation, cloud and managed services customers located in that facility now have access to Lightower’s complete suite of all-fiber networking services and over 8,500 commercial service locations. Lightower’s customer base gains direct access to the Net Access platform of FLEX services.

The 120,000 square foot Net Access Parsippany II data center is located at 200 Webro Road, and features high-density colocation capabilities, diverse and redundant  2(N+1) electrical systems, innovative heat chimney cooling with three factor biometric security and 24×7 on-site support.  The facility offers a 100% uptime SLA with a variety of space options, from private suites and cages to cabinets, and is fully compliant, meeting PCI DSS 3.0, SOC, SSAE and HIPAA requirements.

Lightower provides state-of-the-art networking solutions, including dark fiber, Ethernet and wavelengths to 100G, Internet access, video transport, and private networking. Their unique and diverse all-fiber network is comprised of than 20,000 route miles and is engineered for big bandwidth, performance, and reliability.

“Fast, high performance network services are the backbone of today’s data centers,” said Raul Martynek, CEO of Net Access. “We are seeing increasing demand from our customers for high bandwidth data center connectivity to support their colocation, cloud and managed service solutions, and bringing Lightower on-net at our Parsippany II center gives them even more options.”

“Combining the Lightower Network with Net Access’ Parsippany II data center offers customers a powerful and reliable data center networking option in the critical New York/New Jersey market,” stated Doug Turtz,  SVP of Sales at Lightower, “Their next-generation facility offers mission-critical services to industry verticals which are closely aligned with Lightower’s customer base. We look forward to continuing to grow our partnership with Net Access.”

“The speed, diversity and resiliency of the Lightower network is a perfect match for our hybrid colocation and cloud services,” stated Scott Palsgrove, Net Access VP of Direct Sales. “We recently expanded the capacity of Parsippany II by 2,000 cabinets, so the timing of this build is ideal for both companies.”

ABOUT NET ACCESS: For enterprises and organizations who depend on the 24x7x365 availability of their vital IT infrastructure, Net Access provides a single-source for the highest-quality, most innovative and reliable technology services and solutions. Unlike traditional enterprise technology vendors, we are inherently curious and passionate about constantly identifying, proving and delivering better ways to help clients manage their evolving technology needs. Learn more about our company history, our people and just what makes us different… and better by visiting www.nac.net .

ABOUT LIGHTOWER:  Lightower Fiber Networks is the premier, all-fiber provider of custom, high-capacity network services that ensure optimal application and business performance. Serving enterprise, government, carrier and data center customers, our comprehensive suite of fiber-based solutions is delivered across a robust, dense and highly-reliable network. The company offers over 20,000 route miles of network, providing access to over 8,500 service locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Chicago Metro with connectivity to critical international landing sites. Lightower Fiber Networks is headquartered in Boxborough, MA. For more information, please visit www.lightower.com or call 1.888.LT.FIBER

Preserve Greystone plans protest at Christie presidential announcement

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Preserve Greystone plans protest at Christie presidential announcement

LIVINGSTON — The group hoping to save the closed Greystone Park Psychatric Hospital will protest outside Livingston High School on Tuesday morning as Gov. Chris Christie announces his presidential candidacy. Preserve Greystone will be joined by the Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy organization, both confirmed Monday. The groups said they hope to draw national attention to…

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Parsippany Fire Departments Expand Training to Encompass New Challenges

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Parsippany Fire Departments Expand Training to Encompass New Challenges

PARSIPPANY — The days of fire departments only responding to fires is a thing of the past. Today, fire departments are adapting to the community that they serve to ensure they are ready to respond to any emergency that may occur at a moment’s notice.

All six Parsippany Fire Districts have taken that challenge head on and are beginning to bring their plans to a reality.

After Hurricanne Irene and Superstorm Sandy, Parsippany-Troy Hills saw some of its worst flooding ever with numerous streets under feet of water. Immediately departments that were directly affected started the process of preparing themselves to respond at an even higher standard than they did then.

Districts 4 and 5 purchased Military Surplus vehicles that are now used as high water rescue vehicles. These vehicles can drive into flood waters to assist in performing rescues of flood victims. These vehicles staffed with trained personnel ensure the community that Parsippany firefighters are ready to respond to any emergency that is presented to them.

In addition to purchasing vehicles, members of Parsippany Districts 4, 5, and 6 have begun the process of certifying approximately 25 members to be trained in Swift Water Rescue. Many firefighters in Parsippany have received training to the awareness level. These 25 firefighters have attended the Operations level class during the past six months and will attend the Technician level training in September.

Plans are also in the works to certify additional firefighters from Parsippany in the upcoming year, as well creating a fire department swift water rescue team for oour community.

The Swift Water Operations class was a two day, 16 hour class that was broken up into two parts. Day one consisted of testing to ensure the participants were able to meet the requirements necessary for the class. The remainder of the first day was then utilized for classroom based lecture that covered all topics needed for this level of training and then a hands on portion that prepared the participants for the practical day that followed. On the second day, participants had the opportunity to put the skills they learned in the classroom portion to use in a day of hands of training in Southern New Jersey. Participants faced numerous stations that tested their swimming capabilities as well as potential life threatening scenarios for both responders and potential victims.

Our firefighters have committed to the residents of Parsippany to be able to respond to any emergency that may arise. The Swift Water Rescue Team is just one step to ensuring the continued safety to the residents that they serve. Parsippany firefighters will continue to train and work together to provide the highest level of service to the residents of Parsippany.

Potheads play gotcha with Parsippany Police and lose

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Potheads play gotcha with Parsippany Police and lose

PARSIPPANY — A pair of self-professed legal experts on New Jersey’s Pot laws have been visiting local police departments this year.  The duo video tape their encounter and try to make even seasoned officers appear silly; that is, until they met their match with Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Lieutenant Yvonne Christiano.  According to those present, this clip was heavily edited from the actual verbal smackdown the Lieutenant gave these two stoner videographers.

Warning.  This video contains language not appropriate for some viewers.

Parsippany Allstate Agent Ben Michalik Recognized for Outstanding Volunteerism

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Parsippany Allstate Agent Ben Michalik Recognized for Outstanding Volunteerism
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PARSIPPANY — Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company agency owner Ben Michalik on Parsippany Road, received the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to helping others. With this award came a $1,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation for the John Paul II Polish School in Parsippany.

Allstate New Jersey agents and employees have a proud history of putting their good hands to work in supporting New Jersey communities, promoting volunteerism and providing financial resources to enable local organizations to help others.

The Agency Hands in the Community Award celebrates the spirit of service. “Commitment to our communities is a part of what we do every day – protecting people and making their lives more secure,” said John Kane, President of Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company. “With support from The Allstate Foundation, Ben and John Paul II Polish School are making their communities stronger.”

John Paul II Polish School has a primary goal to teach the Polish language, as well as the traditions and culture of the Polish nation, to young people that live in a multilingual American society. They are also striving to reach the highest level in pedagogical work, by awakening and solidifying the national pride of the youth, and to prepare them to be loyal and creative members of Polish-American society.

The Allstate Foundation awards more than $1 million every year to nonprofit organizations across the country in honor of dedicated Allstate agency owners who give back. To be eligible for nomination, Allstate agency owners must volunteer, mentor or lead a nonprofit of their choice.  

About The Allstate Foundation
Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL). Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country, The Allstate Foundation brings the relationships, reputation and resources of Allstate to support innovative and lasting solutions that enhance people’s well-being and prosperity. With a focus on teen safe driving and building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, The Allstate Foundation also promotes safe and vital communities; tolerance, inclusion, and diversity; and economic empowerment. For more information click here

About Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company
Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company services more than 450,000 households throughout New Jersey. Widely known by its slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®,” Allstate branded insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services are offered through Allstate New Jersey agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives. As part of Allstate’s commitment to strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, and the corporation provided more than $370,000 in 2013 to local nonprofit organizations across New Jersey.

 

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