PARSIPPANY — On Thursday, June 25 and possibly Friday, June 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Northbound lane of Littleton Road, East of the Parsippany Boulevard intersection will be closed due to construction. The following access is affected:
1) Traffic traveling East from 202 will NOT be able to continue through the Parsippany Boulevard intersection.
2) Traffic traveling South on Parsippany Boulevard will NOT be able to make a left turn onto Littleton Road.
3) Traffic traveling North on Parsippany Road will NOT be able to make a right turn onto Littleton Road.
Please use Route 46 East to the Littleton Spur which is located between the gas stations prior to Smith Road. This will direct you to the intersection at the District 6 Firehouse near the Route 287 North on-ramp. Thank you for your patience.
Customers who bought the 24-ounce size of Wish-Bone ranch dressing distributed by a Parsippany firm are in for a surprise: In some cases, what’s inside is blue cheese dressing. For some folks, that will be nothing more than a disappointment. For people with an allergy to eggs, however, it could be highly dangerous. For that reason,…
PARSIPPANY — Delta Dental of New Jersey has raised nearly $58,000 at its 25th Annual Golf Classic benefiting Special Olympics New Jersey (SONJ). The event was held at Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman.
SONJ golf coach Bob Benjamin; SONJ athlete Derrell Phinney; SONJ athlete Paul Butera; SONJ Director of Corporate Sponsorships Beth Conover; DDNJ President/CEO Dennis Wilson; SONJ special friend Pete Samahas
To date, the Delta Dental Golf Classic has raised more than $1 million for SONJ. In addition to celebrating the ongoing partnership between the two organizations, this year’s milestone event also honored the memory of Diane Belle, who managed the Golf Classic for 24 years.
This is a major event and high point each year for Delta Dental of New Jersey. Golfers, sponsors, and volunteers all take part in making the Golf Classic a success, allowing thousands of Special Olympics Athletes to participate in individual and team sports. Funds were raised by sponsors, Delta Dental’s management team, golfers, and raffles.
“Delta Dental of New Jersey is a longtime supporter of Special Olympics New Jersey, and a Premier Sponsor. The Golf Classic is not only an event that greatly benefits our athletes, but one that members of our organization really enjoy,” said Diane M. Paraskevas, Senior Director of Corporate Development, SONJ.
DDNJ President/CEO Dennis Wilson says a few words to honor the memory of former colleague, Diane Belle, who managed the Golf Classic for 24 years
Dennis Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey added, “This year we celebrated the thriving 25-year partnership Delta Dental of New Jersey has with Special Olympics New Jersey, and we honored the memory of our friend and colleague, Diane Belle. I think Diane would be very proud of what we accomplished at this year’s event – raising $58,000, which will support and allow thousands of athletes to participate in sports training and competitions year round.”
Delta Dental of New Jersey’s affiliation with Special Olympics began in 1990. Since that time, the company has gone from being a Bronze Sponsor to a Premier Sponsor.
Special Olympics New Jersey is a nonprofit organization that provides sports training and competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. To learn more about SONJ and how to get involved, or to make a donation, contact Heather Andersen at (609) 896-8000 or HBA@sonj.org.
About Special Olympics New Jersey
Special Olympics New Jersey provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in 24 Olympic-type sports for more than 24,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, completely free of charge, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Visit www.sonj.org for more information.
About Delta Dental
Delta Dental of New Jersey is New Jersey’s leading dental benefits company, providing or administering coverage to more than 1.5 million people through contracts with groups in New Jersey and Connecticut. In Connecticut, Delta Dental Insurance Company writes dental coverage on an insured basis and Delta Dental of New Jersey administers self-funded dental benefit programs. For more information, visit www.deltadentalnj.com.
David Islinger, Jackson Lewis, P.C.; DDNJ Senior Account Executive, Sales & Marketing, Allan Berkin; DDNJ President/CEO Dennis Wilson; Stew McClure, SONJ Board Member and Lakeland Bank
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education and its senior administration announced a number of administrative additions and changes designed to advance the district’s many programs and opportunities for the students it serves.
Mr. Gary Borges, currently serving as Principal at Central Middle School, has accepted the appointment to serve as Coordinating Principal for Athletics/Physical Education and Health Supervisor K-12/East. In addition to Mr. Borges’ many years of experience in service as a building principal, he will bring to this new assignment a strong background in sports and athletics including his earning of an M.A. in Sports Administration; experience and certifications as an athletic trainer with Major League Baseball Organizations; and state certifications as Principal, Athletic Trainer and Physical Education/Health Teacher.
Mr. Mark Gray, currently serving as Principal at Eastlake Elementary School, has accepted the assignment to serve as Principal at Central Middle School. Mr. Gray will enjoy a homecoming at CMS of sorts, having previously served CMS both as Assistant Principal, Language Arts teacher for 11 years and Lead Teacher of Language Arts for eight years.
Ms. Marisa Rosa will be joining the district as its new Principal at the Knollwood Elementary School. Ms. Rosa most recently served as Principal of the Charles Olbon Elementary School in Woodland Park, NJ. She joins the Knollwood School as our district bids a fond farewell and best wishes to Mrs. Susan Raymond who is retiring after many years of dedicated service as Principal at Knollwood.
Mr. Evan Totka and Mr. Michael Nicosia have both accepted assignments to serve as Middle School Dean of Student Affairs. Mr. Totka, to be assigned to serve that role at Central Middle School, has more recently served as Physical Education and Health teacher at Brooklawn Middle School. Mr. Nicosia will serve in the same role at Brooklawn Middle School, having most recently been assigned as a Mathematics teacher at Parsippany High School.
Ms. Michele Neal, who has served the district for almost fifteen years as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant generally assigned to teams supporting secondary students, has accepted the assignment to serve as Supervisor of Special Education/Secondary Programs Grades 6-12. Ms. Neal will partner with Ms. Bernadette Flaherty, currently assigned as the sole Supervisor of Special Education K-12, and who will be reassigned in that role to provide service exclusively to students in grades preK-5. Ms. Neal’s addition will allow our district to provide greater time and attention to our 1,100 plus special needs students currently enrolled.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education honored Parsippany Hills High School Academic Decathlon students.The Advisors are Elizabeth Mejia and Jaclyn Bevacqua. PHHS took Third Place Team Regional Competition State Competition.
The students honored at a Parsippany-Troy Hills Board Meeting held on Tuesday, June 23 were:
Board Member Alison Cogan, Kristin Chin and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Kristin Chen received recongition forRegional Competition: First Place-Music, Second Place-Mathematics, Science, And Super Quiz; Third Place Overall Decathlete For Scholastic; Honorable Mention-Language /Literature, Highest Scoring Scholastic Parsippany Hills High School Decathlete, Most Valuable Team Member; State Competition: First Place-Music; Honorable Mention- Language /Literature And Speech; Highest Scoring Scholastic Parsippany Hills High School Decathlete.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Peter Chin and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Peter Chiu received recongition for Regional Competition: Honorable Mention-Social Science.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Ananya Iyengar and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Ananya Iyengar received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Interview; Honorable Mention-Essay, Language/Literature And Speech. State Competition: Second Place-Speech; Highest Scoring Honors Parsippany Hills High School Decathlete; Most Valuable Player- Highest Overall Scorer.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Tara Kakkaramadam and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Tara Kakkaramadam received recongition for State Competition: Second Place-Science.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Saketh Nibhanupudi and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Saketh Nibhanupudi received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Science.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Rahul Shah and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Rahul Shah received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Science; Third Place Social. Science
Board Member Alison Cogan, Vanessa Ting and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Vanessa Ting received recongition for Regional Competition: First Place-Social Science; Second Place-Art.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Annie Wang and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Annie Wang received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Mathematics, Third Place-Interview; Honorable Mention-Science And Speech; State Competition: Third Place-Mathematics.
Also receiving recognition was Michael Tran for Regional Competition: Second Place-Speech; Honorable Mention-Economics; Highest Scoring Honors Decathlete For Parsippany Hills High School and Alezander Wu received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Interview And Honorable Mention-Essay; and Karoline Xiong received recongition for Regional Competition: Second Place-Mathematics; and Joseph Yao received recongition for Regional Competition: Honorable Mention-Interview, Highest Scoring Varsity Decathlete For Parsippany Hills High School; State Competition: Highest Scoring Varsity Decathlete For Parsippany Hills High School. (not pictured).
DECA Emerging Leader Honor Awards
John Pico, Advisor
The purpose of the DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award is to provide recognition of graduating DECA members studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management for being an academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leader through participation in DECA. Receiving DECA awards were:
Board Member Alison Cogan, Ashley Bostek and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Ashley Bostek received recongition for State Finalist; Regional Honorable Mention For Entrepreneurship.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Eva Cavanaugh and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Eva Cavanaugh received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Principles Of Finance.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Mattew Eng and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Matthew Eng received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Financial Services.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Victoria Eng and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Victoria Eng received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Principles Of Finance.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Daphne Gao and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Daphne Gao received recongition for National Role Play Regional First Place; State Second Place Regional First Place For Principles Of Hospitality.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Rohan Gupta and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Rohan Gupta received recongition for Regional Second Place For Sports Marketing.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Nilam Kalawadi and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Nilam Kalawadia received recongition for State Second Place And Regional First Place For Principles of Business.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Mark Lalo and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Mark Lalo received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Automotive Services.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Anthony Kfoury and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Anthony Kfoury received recongition for State First Place; Regional Honorable Mention For Business Law and Ethics.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Danielle Lee and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Danielle Lee received recongition for State Finalist; Regional Honorable Mention For Hospitality Sales.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Austin Li and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Austin Li received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Marketing Management.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Harshkumar Patel and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Harshkumar Patel received recongition for State Finalist For Financial Services.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Riya Patel and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Riya Patel received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Hospitality Sales.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Alexa Porter and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Alexa Porter received recongition for State First Place; Regional Honorable Mention For Business Law and Ethics.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Matthew Thomas and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Matthew Thomas received recongition for State Finalist; Regional Honorable Mention For Financial Decisions.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Vanessa Ting and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Vanessa Ting received recongition for State First Place For Virtual Hospitality; Regional Honorable Mention For Human Resource Management.
Yasmine Ashour received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Principles of Accounting; and Katherine Demottie received recongition for State Finalist; Regional Honorable Mention For Hospitality Professional Sales; and Carlyn Griscti received recongition for State Finalist; Regional Second Place For Apparel and Accessories; and Nina Indyke received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Human Resource Management; and Rachel Karger received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Principles of Business; and Alice Liang received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Professional Sales Event; and Raj Patel received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Business Financial Services; and Chintal Shah received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Quick Serve Restaurant Management; and Neha Shah received recongition for State Second Place For Human Resource Management; and Ammer Soliman received recongition for Regional Honorable Mention For Business Financial Services.
Math Team
Advisors – Eric Berkowitz And Catherine Driscoll
Second Place Morris County New Jersey Mathematics League
Kristin Chen, Rohan Gupta, Jonathan Leung, Timothy Lin, Justin Lu, Eshan Saran and Ammer Soliman.
Eileen Wang received recongition for Third Place Individual Winner; Association Of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey.
Board Member Alison Cogan, Kristen Chen and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Board Member Alison Cogan, Rohan Gupta and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Board Member Alison Cogan, Eileen Wang and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
Board Member Alison Cogan, Eshan Saran and Board Vice President Frank Neglia
PARSIPPANY — Safilo Group, the fully integrated Italian eyewear creator and worldwide distributor of quality and trust, has announced today the intent to relocate its North American headquarters which is currently co-located with a Distribution Center at 801 Jefferson Road.
This follows the decision to simplify and streamline operationally its US Logistics and Distribution network, which will be run entirely out of its existing Distribution Center in Denver (Colorado). Following a carefully planned operational transition, the Parsippany Distribution Center will close by mid next year.
A relocation study for the Group’s future North America headquarters has been launched involving an employee taskforce to identify the most attractive HQ location closer to New York City and better connect with Safilo’s Fifth Avenue showroom. The study will conclude by this fall, and the move is anticipated within 2016.
“Safilo’s business in North America is strong and growing. We start here with the worldwide simplification of our Logistics and Distribution network as per our 2020 Strategic Plan,” comments Luisa Delgado, CEO of Safilo Group. “North America’s leading eyewear retailers, trend setting design and innovation, and our Solstice Sunglasses shopper lab, offer important inspiration for our Group worldwide. We are also opening here our fourth global Design Studio, co-located within our NYC Showroom. A new North American headquarters offers further unique opportunity to re-invent ourselves and attract additional talent to build North America’s future business growth.”
The DC consolidation into Denver leverages Denver’s already important track record in delivering customer service across the region. All Distribution Center employees in Parsippany are being offered the choice to relocate to Denver or alternatively to receive transition and outplacement support.
Safilo has been present in the US since 1986, and has been located in Parsippany since November 1997.
As Tuesday afternoon potentially destructive storms bear down on New Jersey, here’s a few tips for what to do before and during severe weather events. RELATED: Concern mounting this afternoon as N.J. quickly becoming fertile ground for severe weather If you hear thunder, the National Weather service advises people to get inside. Wait until 30 minutes…
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