PARSIPPANY — St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center will be running a pet adoption on Saturday, October 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Cerbo’s Parsippany Greenhouses, 440 Littleton Road.
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals. We believe in and provide services that support the human-animal bond and seek to foster an environment in which people respect all living creatures.
FLORHAM PARK — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Borough of Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando confirm an active investigation into a bank robbery that occurred on Monday, October 1 in Florham Park.
At approximately 10:17 a.m., law enforcement received a report of a bank robbery that occurred at the Bank of America, located at 186 Columbia Turnpike.
The subsequent investigation has revealed that a male entered the bank branch and demanded money. Various surveillance photographs from the interior of the bank have been obtained.
A review of the photographs reveals a suspect who be further described as a black male, who has a black goatee, and was wearing eyeglasses and a baseball hat. The suspect was also wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with black lining and grey colored sweatpants. Upon exiting the bank, the male fled from the scene. A still image of the suspect is attached below. Numerous law enforcement agencies have responded and are currently investigating this incident, including the Florham Park Police Department, the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Anyone with information about this incident, including the identity of this male, is asked to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office – Major Crimes Unit at (973) 285-6200, the Florham Park Police Department at (973) 377-2200, or Crimestoppers at (973) 267-2255.
PARSIPPANY — Hi, my name is Gunner and I am a 1-1/2 year-old Black Lab mix!
Unfortunately, the family I had my whole life could no longer care for me and had to surrender me to the rescue. While I am very sad, I am mostly happy because now I get to find my forever family!
I am a happy-go-lucky guy who loves to play and run around. One of my favorite things is to take walks around my foster’s neighborhood. I am potty and crate trained! I do get a little shy when meeting new people but I warm up quickly.
I am SUPER smart! I know basic commands like “sit,” “down,” “stay,” and “come” and also respond to my name! I am happy to bring you my ball to play catch. I even bring the ball back and “drop” at your feet! When play time is over, I come right up next to you for a sweet nap with my head in your lap.
I do well with other dogs and children above the age of 10. At this time, I cannot live with any cats. My foster describes me as the perfect mix of “love, loyalty and play all rolled into a beautiful friend for life.”
Please fill out an adoption application if you’re interested in adopting me! I can’t wait to meet you!
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TRENTON — The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) announced that it will suspend enforcement of the “Special Ruling” issued on September 21 regarding limited brewery licenses. The suspension will provide ABC with the opportunity to engage in further conversations with stakeholders, including craft breweries and other alcoholic beverage license holders, about the impact of the Special Ruling. In addition, ABC will work with state legislators to determine whether new legislation is needed to update the 2012 law that gave rise to the Special Ruling.
“We want to make sure that we get this right,” said ABC Director David Rible. “We are committed to supporting the state’s growing craft beer industry, while also balancing the concerns of other stakeholders and ensuring compliance with state law.”
In 2012, the Legislature amended state liquor laws to promote the craft beer industry. The amendments created limited brewery licenses designed to help the growing industry, but they also restricted when and how breweries can serve alcohol on site. The Legislature never intended the limited licenses to give craft breweries the same privileges of a consumption venue, such as a sports bar or restaurant. In recent years, however, a growing number of craft breweries began serving alcohol well beyond what the limited licenses allowed or ever envisioned. This resulted in complaints of unfair competition from bars and restaurant owners who hold licenses allowing full retail privileges.
In response, ABC engaged a variety of stakeholders on these issues. Among others, it consulted with the New Jersey Brewers Association, the Brewers Guild of New Jersey, the New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association, and the New Jersey Restaurant Association. Thereafter, on September 21, 2018, ABC issued a Special Ruling that clarified the privileges of limited brewery licenses, and attempted to strike a balance between the interests of full retail license holders, such as restaurants and bars, and the craft brewing industry. It allowed limited breweries to hold up to 25 on-site events per year and up to 12 off-site events per year, subject to authorization by the ABC. It also allowed a maximum of 52 private parties to occur on the premises of a limited brewery. Consistent with the law, the Special Ruling prohibited a limited brewery from selling food, but allowed consumers to bring their own food into the tasting room of a limited brewery for their own consumption.
Following this announcement, ABC will confer with the same stakeholders it previously consulted and invite other parties, including those craft breweries most affected by the Special Ruling, to further understand their concerns and ways to address them within the confines of the existing legal framework and limitations set by the limited brewery licenses. At the same time, ABC will share these concerns with legislators and work with them to determine whether further amendments to the state’s limited brewery licensure program are needed.
PARSIPPANY — Kelly E. Nagle, Executive Director of the Susan G. Komen North Jersey Affiliate and Mayor Michael Soriano, Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, kicked off October National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Town Hall on Tuesday, October 2.
Nagle and the Mayor tied the first pink ribbon as a symbol of their partnership in the fight against breast cancer. Komen North Jersey is a new resident of Parsippany; the Affiliate moved to 4 Campus Drive in September after 21 years in Summit.
There will be an Open House on Thursday, October 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; all are invited to come help them celebrate their new home.
For more information on the Open House, call (908) 277-2904 or email cure@komennorthjersey.org.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Modell’s located in the Arlington Shopping Plaza, 780 Route 46, is closing. A spokesperson at the Parsippany store stated they expect to be open through the holiday season, closing in January.
Founded in 1889 by Morris A. Modell, the first Modell’s store was located on Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan, NYC. Four generations of the Modell family have developed the family business into a chain of over 150 stores throughout the Northeast.
Through the years, it has remained a family owned business, passing through four generations of the Modell family. While best known as a sporting goods retailer, Modell’s also operated a chain of “full-line” discount retailers in the New York-metro area known as “Modell’s Shopper’s World” (and for a short time as “White-Modells”) from the mid-1950s up until 1989, when the company decided to focus on its sporting goods operations partly due to increased competition in the discount retail market.
You can still shop at other local stores, which are not closing: The Livingston store, located approximately six miles is at 112 Eisenhower Parkway; The Rockaway store is located at 301 Mt Hope Avenue.
MORRIS COUNTY — A free screening of INTELLIGENT LIVES, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib, will take place at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Monday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, a Q/A discussion will be held with Richard Feldman and Janice Fialka, parents of one of the subjects of the documentary. Tickets are available at MayoArts.Org.
The free screening at MPAC is made possible by the generous support of Bruce and Ilene Jacobs.
INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer, and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of intelligence testing in the U.S.
“People with intellectual disabilities are the most segregated of all Americans,” says Daniel Habib, the film’s producer and director. “Only 17 percent of students with intellectual disabilities are included in regular education. Just 40 percent will graduate from high school. And of the 6.5 million Americans with intellectual disability, barely 15 percent are employed.”
INTELLIGENT LIVES is a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America.
Rich Feldman is a longtime activist, retired UAW International Staff Member, author, speaker and father of disability activist, Micah Fialka-Feldman. He works with the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership in Detroit and facilitates tours of Detroit titled, “From Growing our Economy to Growing our Souls.” With his wife, Janice Fialka, he co-produced the TASH award-winning documentary, Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College about his son’s university experience. With his family, he conducts workshops for families with children with disabilities; is a contributing author to What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love (which chronicles Micah’s fully inclusive life); participated in the ADA Legacy Tour celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act; and was awarded the Family Voices Life Time Achievement Award for Disability Advocacy.
Janice Fialka, LMSW is a nationally recognized speaker, author, mother, award-winning social worker and advocate on issues related to disability, family-professional partnerships, inclusion, and raising a child with disabilities. She has co-authored the chapter, “Student and Family Perspectives” in Think College; the book, Parents and Professionals Partnering for Children with Disabilities: A Dance That Matters; and the award-winning DVD, Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College. Her most recent book (2016) chronicling her son’s fully inclusive life is titled, What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love. In 2015, Janice joined the ADA Legacy Tour celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act. She is highly sought-after presenter and was named Social Worker of the Year by NASW-Michigan Chapter and the recipient of the Parent/Family Award of the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council or Exceptional Students. For more information, visit www.danceofpartnership.com.
Dan Habib is the director and producer of INTELLIGENT LIVES, and the creator of the award-winning documentaries Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS and many other films. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. His films have been broadcast internationally, nominated for Emmy awards and translated into 17 languages. Habib gave the TEDx talk, “Disabling Segregation” and received the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2018-2019 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.
MORRIS COUNTY — Mikie Sherrill participated in a Tele-Town Hall hosted by AARP. With more than 1,300 participants calling in, Mikie Sherrill answered questions from residents across the 11th Congressional District on the future of Social Security, protecting Medicare, and other issues of concern for our seniors.
“Our seniors have contributed to Social Security and Medicare throughout their lives, and rightly want to know that those earned benefits will be there so they can retire with dignity,” said Mikie Sherrill after the event. “From housing, to retirement, to keeping New Jersey affordable so they can retire near their families, Congress must do more for our older residents.”
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents 50-plus Americans and their families. With 38 million members, AARP promotes healthcare security, financial security, and helps Americans transition into retirement.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Barbara Sergeant presented the “2018-2019 District Goals Presentation” at a public board of education meeting on Thursday, September 27, 2018.
PARSIPPANY — Howard Gordon, Former Lieutenant Governor District 9 Kiwanis Club of New Jersey read the oath of office to Karen DeChristopher as President of Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany at it’s annual installation dinner held on Monday, October 1.
The new officers serving the Kiwanis Year 2018-2019 are: Karen DeChristopher, President; Dr. Susan Elin, President-Elect; Joseph Weisberg, Vice President; Connie Keller, Treasurer; Karen Gajewski, Secretary; and Frank Cahill, Immediate Past President and President of Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany.
Outgoing Club President Frank Cahill said “At the beginning of this new Kiwanis year, remember why you joined Kiwanis and why you remain a member today. Remember Kiwanis moments throughout the year. Remember the smiles of the kids you are helping. Kiwanis clubs all around the world give children opportunities for success. We do this because every child deserves the right to thrive, prosper and grow.”
“Now that my term is over, I am pleased that I served such a wonderful organization and was able to make a different in our community. I have met so many wonderful people, made so many friends and enjoyed every minute of it. I promise that I will continue to work with our new President, Karen DeChristopher. Thank you for allowing me to be your President. Remember, Kids need Kiwanis,” said Cahill.
In accepting the gavel from Frank Cahill, new club President Karen DeChristopher said “First, I would like to thank all of you and our special guests for attending tonight’s installation dinner honoring our new officers and directors. I am truly honored and humbled to serve as your President for this coming year. One of the great things I have gotten from this club over the years is the opportunity to be surrounded by so many outstanding individuals and creating lasting friendships, all while continuing with the legacy of this great Club.”
“I look forward to an exciting year, I can tell you that my vision for the new year is one that I did not think about lightly…I asked myself some important questions in order to form my goals…I thought where do I want this club to be in the future, how it will be regarded, and what impact will it have on the community …a successful club not only brings in new members but also inspires them to become a united group of service minded people. Our kids and community need Kiwanis…and who better than this club to show them how it’s done. As most of you know, we sponsor ten Elementary School K-Kid Clubs, two Middle School Builders Clubs, two High School Key Clubs, an Aktion Club, and a Seton Hall Circle K Club. All of these clubs and their programs support several hundred of our community’s young leaders, some of whom may very well become members of this club some day,” she continued.
“I want to Inspire you to get involved in our service projects, help in our efforts to raise awareness on important issues, participate in club fundraisers, and learn what our kids clubs are doing. It is important to not only help our community but can also to steer our future leaders in the right direction. I would like this us to impact the
She continued “My vision for the 2018-2019 Kiwanis year is to “Inspire Members Through Unity & Service.” I would be remiss if I didn’t thank my friend, our Past President, and newly elected Foundation President, Frank Cahill for his leadership, guidance and support, in his year as President. On behalf of the club, I would like to present you with this gift in appreciation of your outstanding service and leadership to our club.”
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