Board of Public Utilities to hold hearings regarding JCP&L Storm Events

Frank L. Cahill
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Board of Public Utilities to hold hearings regarding JCP&L Storm Events

PARSIPPANY — The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 12 at Parsippany Town Hall regarding the Matter of the Board’s Review of Major Storm Events of March 2018.

The purpose of this hearing is to solicit public comments regarding the state of preparedness and responsiveness of the electric distribution companies prior to, during, and after the March 2018 winter storms.

“BPU has officially begun its thorough investigation into the recent power outages, as ordered by Governor Murphy,” said NJBPU President Joseph L. Fiordaliso. “We applaud Governor Murphy for making power restoration improvements a priority and BPU will do everything we can to ensure New Jersey residents experience significant improvements during future storms.”

President Fiordaliso convened a meeting of his senior staff in which he directed them to begin the investigation immediately.

New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy

The series of meetings comes after Governor Philip Murphy promised an investigation into utility companies’ handing of the outages.

Additional hearings will be scheduled and details will be provided in separate notices. Each hearing will focus on service provided by the State’s electric distribution companies.

Members of the public are invited to attend as many hearings as they wish.

The hearing will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers located at
1001 Parsippany Boulevard.

Written comments may also be submitted via email to board.secretary@bpu.nj.gov or in writing to Aida Camacho-Welch, Secretary of the Board, Board of Public Utilities, 44 South Clinton Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 314, Post Office Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0350. Please reference March 2018 Winter Storm Events comments -Docket Number-EO18030255 in the subject matter for emails and in the heading of any written correspondence.

Comments will be accepted until May 31, 2018, pertaining to these hearings.

In addition to hearings, the Board will closely review the more than 100 utility storm protocols it implemented following Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene to assess whether these protocols were followed during the recent storms and where improvements should be made. In particular, the BPU will be reviewing mutual aid assistance protocols to ensure New Jersey utilities make restoring power in New Jersey their first priority.

There is also another public hearing planned for Thursday, April 5 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Byram Intermediate School, 12 Mansfield Drive, Stanhope.

Lauren Astor Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Frank L. Cahill
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Lauren Astor Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

PARSIPPANY — Lauren Astor was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Astor is pursuing a degree in Digital Media at Ithaca College. Lauren was a graduate of Parsippany Hills High School Class of 2015.

Astor is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Since its founding, 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi. Some of the organization’s notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Each biennium, Phi Kappa Phi awards $1.4 million to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, click here.

Parsippany Town Hall Council Regular Meeting 03/20/2018

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Parsippany Town Hall Council Regular Meeting 03/20/2018

The meeting was videoed taped in two parts. Here is the second part

Parsippany Town Hall Council Agenda Meeting (03/13/2018)

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Parsippany Town Hall Council Agenda Meeting (03/13/2018)

During the public session resident Kenneth Dolsky discussed “Request that thoughtful analysis of opposing marijuana before a decision is made.” Mary Pruzski also discussed negative impact legalization of marijuana. Julia Peterson said local government should make moral decisions about marijuana and to make the proper decision. Barbara Seaman discusses “killing the seed” regarding addiction.

Nicholas Homyak discusses “Physical and social mechanisms that attribute any individual to addiction, and equate marijuana with opioids, and also discussed Aurora was found to be a fraudulent company and didn’t have a license to operate and can’t believe what they say. Beverly Casper says we need a plan to have Jersey Central repair street lights. Pat Petracca would like to thank the departments as they did a good job during the snow storms.

This meeting has two parts. Here is the second part.

https://youtu.be/OPGAd3bKaog

DeCroce wants Murphy to audit education before increasing taxes and spending  

Frank L. Cahill
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DeCroce wants Murphy to audit education before increasing taxes and spending  

PARSIPPANY — Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce called for an immediate audit of education spending before Governor Phil Murphy continues with his plan to raise taxes by $1.7 billion and increase spending by eight percent. Approximately $30 billion is expected to be spent on education next year from state and local taxes.

“Whatever anyone thinks is wrong with our education system, the problem isn’t a lack of money,” explained DeCroce (R-Morris, Essex, Passaic).  “Murphy should order an audit for education just like he did for NJ Transit and the EDA.”

New Jersey spends $18,235 per student, the fourth most in the country and about $7,000 more than the national average.  Murphy has proposed spending $14.9 billion on education next year, a 6.2 percent increase.

“The data on school spending shows taxpayers are doing more than their fair share to support education,” said DeCroce. “We need to relieve the property tax burden on families and businesses, especially the suburban homeowners who pay up to eighty percent of their local school costs.”

New Jersey residents paid $15.1 billion in school taxes as part of their property tax bills last year, according to the state Department of Community Affairs.  School taxes also accounted for 62 percent of property-tax hikes and 53 percent of the average bill.

“Fixing school funding is a logical step toward decreasing the tax burden that is driving people out of New Jersey,” concluded DeCroce.  “The state should look more deeply into how our education dollars are being spent to make the system more equitable.”

Medical marijuana is now available for chronic pain, anxiety, migraines

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Medical marijuana is now available for chronic pain, anxiety, migraines

Effectively immediately, doctors in New Jersey can recommend their patients use medical marijuana to treat anxiety, various forms of chronic pain, migraines and Tourette’s syndrome. The conditions have been added under the first stage of a wide-ranging expansion of the medicinal marijuana program announced Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy . Patients will also pay less to…

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IHOP holds a Grand Re-opening Ribbon Cutting Celebration

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IHOP holds a Grand Re-opening Ribbon Cutting Celebration

PARSIPPANY — International House of Pancakes, 792 Route 46 underwent extensive renovations recently with a complete new interior design, tables, floors, ceilings, walls and decorations.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano and Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Robert Peluso President cuts the ribbon celebrating the renovation.

Joining the owners in the celebration, Mo Abdelhadi and Sobhy Abdelhady, were Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Board Member Ildiko Peluso, Board Member Nicolas Limanov, Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board member Adam Kandil, Parsippany resident Al Goldberg among many friends and employees.

Parsippany resident Al Goldberg, Co-owner Sobhy Abdelhady, Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano, Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Advisory Board Vice-Chairman Frank Cahill, Chairman Robert Peluso, Co-owner Mo Abdelhadi and Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board member Adam Kandil. The Economic Development Advisory Board presented the brothers with a plaque thanking for their continued support in Parsippany-Troy Hills as well as being an employer for many residents.
Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Board Member Nicolas Limanov thanking DJ Jay Cee for playing the music for the event
IHOP Employee Nicholas Lopez holding the ribbon
Complete renovations of the premises
All old tables and booths were removed and replaced with new modern styles
Complete renovations of the premises
Carpenters working on the new floor

Kiwanis Club cooks at Homeless Solutions

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Kiwanis Club cooks at Homeless Solutions

PARSIPPANY — The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany cooked dinner for the clients of Homeless Solutions on Saturday, March 24.

The Kiwanis Club has been providing meals to Homeless Solutions for the past eleven years and have served over 7,000 meals. Members volunteer their time to shop, cook and serve the dinner.

This month, volunteers Dr. Susan Elbin, Greg Elbin, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Clerk Khalid Madin and Monica Madin, Esq., prepared a nice hot delicious dinner.

Delicious vanilla cheesecake for the guests

The dinner consisted of the traditional tossed salad, fruit salad, baked ziti, meatballs, rolls, and vanilla cheesecake. Prepared Iced Tea and Coffee was also served.

Greg Elbin getting ready to make Ice Tea for the guests
The delicious fruit salad
Dr. Susan Elbin stirring the pasta
Monica Madin preparing tossed salad

Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany purchases all the food used by the volunteers.

The group of volunteers meet at Homeless Solutions to start preparing dinner for the guests in the transitional housing program. The group prepared a fresh fruit salad, tossed salad with numerous dressings, baked ziti with meatballs and rolls and served chocolate cake for dessert. They also served iced tea and coffee. Other volunteer groups such as St. Ann’s Church, Kiwanis Club of Morristown, prepares dinner for the shelter on other days of the month. Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany has been providing meals to Homeless Solutions for the past eleven years.

Interested in learning more about the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, contact President Frank Cahill, by emailing flcahill@parsippanykiwanis.org.

Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. Join us for breakfast to learn more about our group of volunteers.

The mission of Homeless Solutions is to offer shelter, services, and supportive housing to homeless and low-income people. For the homeless and working poor in our community, hope begins at Homeless Solutions, Inc. Homeless Solutions is a private, non-profit organization, helping those in need for past 30 years. In 2012, they served 267 people by providing emergency shelter and transitional housing. Their case managers offer the support needed to help the guests rebuild their lives and successfully return to independent living. They also develop permanent supportive housing that is energy efficient for very low, low, and moderate income families and individuals. They provided homes people can afford to 119 people in 2012. By supporting HSI through financial donations or volunteering, they are making a tangible difference in the lives of those most in need in our community. For more information on Homeless Solutions, click here.

Three Reason to Donate to Homeless Solutions:

When you donate to Homeless Solutions, you make a tangible difference in the life of someone in need in our community. Your donations –

Buy milk for children living in shelter.
Pay for childcare so a single parent can work.
Pay for gas for our shelter vans that take guests to public transportation to get to work and to medical appointments.
Click here to make a donation to Homeless Solutions.

Easter Bunny visits Parsippany Town Hall

Frank L. Cahill
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Easter Bunny visits Parsippany Town Hall

PARSIPPANY — The Easter Bunny visited the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills on Saturday, March 24, at 10:00 a.m at the Municipal Building, located at 1001 Parsippany Boulevard.

The Easter Bunny greeted and visited with children. Parents had the opportunity to take their child’s photo with the Easter Bunny and then the children received a coloring book, crayons, a chocolate bunny and assorted candy given out by Mayor Michael Soriano.

3-year old Heili Patel with Mayor Michael Sorianoy
3-year old Rani Chandni with the Easter Bunny
4 1/2 year old Ryhi Kemr sits on the lap of the Easter Bunny at Parsippany Town Hall
Robert, Robert Jr., Ildiko Peluso, Mayor Michael Soriano with the Easter Bunny at Town Hall
Amy Franco with her daughter Adriana and John Willeski

While the dates for Christmas and Valentine’s Day are fixed and easy to remember, Easter and the associated Bank holidays can fall anytime between March 22 and April 25. This year Easter takes place from Good Friday on March 30 until Easter Monday on April 2 – making Easter Sunday fall on April 1, which is also April Fool’s day.

The death of Jesus occurred around the Jewish Passover, which is traditionally held on first full moon following the vernal equinox.

As the full moon can vary in each time zone, the Church said that they would use the 14th day of the lunar month instead – the Paschal Full Moon – and host Easter Day on the following Sunday.

Once the date of the moon is known, Easter Day and the Easter holidays can be determined.

Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms renews PACC membership

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Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms renews PACC membership

PARSIPPANY — Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms renewed their membership in the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.

Pictured with Dr. Patrick Selimo, Membership Chairman is Vonda Givens, Executive director at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms receiving their membership plaque.

PACC is a service organization for businesses, merchants, residents, and volunteers that provides education, information, and networking opportunities to the Parsippany Area. We work with our local and county governments and stand ready to pursue any matter that can make our community a better place in which to live, conduct business, and make a living. We promote a healthy and more prosperous economic climate.

Craftsman Farms was founded in 1908 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, by noted early 20th century designer Gustav Stickley as a farm and school for the Arts and Crafts movement.

In 1917, Major George and Sylvia Wurlitzer Farny purchased the property in the bankruptcy sale and their descendants lived on or owned the property until 1989.  After Stickley left Craftsman Farms, the Farny family maintained the farm in Stickley’s tradition, adapting certain interior features for modern family life.  In the intervening years they also sold some of the property, but maintained the core area.  When the property was threatened with development for 52 town houses, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, with the encouragement of community groups and others interested in the importance of the site, obtained the property through eminent domain.

Today, Craftsman Farms consists of 30 acres located in and owned by and located in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills and it has been designated a National Historic Landmark.  The Craftsman Farms Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization, was formed in 1989 to protect and preserve the property.  The Foundation operates the site as the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.

The 30 park-like acres include meadows, wooded areas, walking trails, a pond and stream, and several support buildings including a massive stone stable, three cottages, a calf barn, and the ruins of a dairy barn.  The Log House has been largely restored to its 1910-1917 appearance and is open to the public for tours.  Work on the historic landscape has begun as well.  We invite you to join us… step into the Garden of Eden and experience the Stickley family’s home.

Restoration of the National Historic Landmark, Craftsman Farms, is made possible in part, by a Save America’s Treasure’s grant, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and by support from Morris County Preservation Trust Fund, the New Jersey Historic Trust, and individual members.  The Craftsman Farms Foundation received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.  The Craftsman Farms Foundation gratefully acknowledges a grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust.

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is located at 2352 Route 10 West.

 

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