JCP&L: Winter Weather Update and Tips for Morris County Residents

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JCP&L: Winter Weather Update and Tips for Morris County Residents

MORRIS COUNTY — Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is closely monitoring the developing weather conditions associated with the predicted snow storm. JCP&L is prepared to activate its storm response plan should power outages occur.

In the event outages occur, customers without power are encouraged to call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) to report their outage, or click the “Report Outage” click here.  In the event of severe weather, customers should immediately report downed wires to 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), or call their local police or fire department.

JCP&L reminds customers to stay away from downed wires, even if they believe they are no longer carrying electricity.  Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled with trees or other debris.  Motorists are cautioned to treat intersections with inoperable traffic signals as four-way stops.

JCP&L customers can subscribe to email and text message alert notifications to receive weather updates in advance of major storms, restoration updates when they have reported their power outage and more.  Customers can also use two-way text messaging to report outages, request updates on restoration efforts and make other inquiries about their accounts.  More information about these communication tools is available by clicking here.

Follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL or online at www.jcp-l.com.

Parsippany closings – Thursday, February 9

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Parsippany closings – Thursday, February 9

PARSIPPANY — As of Wednesday evening, the Morris County Office of Emergency Management released the following statement “The weather team informs us that we may experience snowfall rates of 1-3″ per hour is possible on all surfaces during the morning rush. Heavy snow will gradually become lighter during the late morning before ending in the afternoon. We can expect the snow to start around 12:00 a.m. Thursday. The heaviest snow will fall from 6:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., with total snow accumulations of 10-13”. Major impacts are likely.”

Parsippany Focus, in the past, has kept the public aware of closings.  Our list is updated frequently, so we suggest you check back.  As of now the following events / buildings will be closed on Thursday, February 9.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Schools

Parsippany PAL Youth Center

Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany – breakfast meeting cancelled

State of New Jersey – all non-essential offices are closed.

Morris County Court House – all non-essential offices are closed.

Morris County Offices – all non-essential offices are closed.

Township of Parsippany – all non-essential offices are closed.

 

To have your organization listed, please email news@parsippanyfocus.com

 

Hazardous weather outlook for the pending storm

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Hazardous weather outlook for the pending storm

PARSIPPANY — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the pending storm scheduled for Thursday, February 9.

The current forecast suggests that we will experience significant snowfall amounts which have the potential to cause travel delays on Thursday morning and afternoon. The data indicates a wintry mix is expected to approach the area between midnight and 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, which is expected to change over to snow shortly after.

In addition, the data suggests that snow will become heavy and continue through mid-morning with snowfall rates over 1” per hour, with the possibility of 2-3” per hour, depending on the storm track. Current data shows that snow will diminish between 12pm-2pm on Thursday. We continue to see varying snowfall totals depending on which model you look at. However, the ranges are between 4-10” depending on your location within Morris County. This data may change as we get closer to the event.

We will continue to monitor the storm as we receive updated information!

Inglesino’s law firm donates $10,000 to nonprofit

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Inglesino’s law firm donates $10,000 to nonprofit

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany law firm Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor has donated $10,000 to Community Access Unlimited (CAU) for general support of the agency’s programs, services and members. This is the second year the firm has made this donation. Partner John Inglesino is Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Attorney. 

Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor is located at 600 Parsippany Road.

Community Access Unlimited (CAU), a statewide nonprofit providing support programs and services to adults with disabilities as well as youth served under the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to enable them to live independently in the community, providing supports in areas including housing, vocational skills and life-skills training, education, advocacy and recreation.

“We support the great things Community Access Unlimited does,” said Lisa Taylor, a partner in the firm. “I don’t think the agency can have a better name. Community Access provides people with disabilities with access to housing, employment, life-skills training, advocacy and more so they can live meaningful lives in the community.”

Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor is a boutique law firm providing legal services in a variety of areas, including litigation, municipal law, real estate, land use and redevelopment, healthcare law, property tax appeals and aviation.

Taylor became familiar with CAU through her work with the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities, a coalition of provider agencies in the social services sector that works to improve the lives of individuals with multiple physical and developmental disabilities through early intervention, special education, Medicaid, workforce development, support coordination and affordable and accessible housing.

“Community Access is increasingly supporting other nonprofits in the community,” she said. “It’s really about an organization and its people supporting other organizations and people who are doing such great things. The opportunities are unlimited.”

Sid Blanchard, CAU executive director, said the firm’s donation will support the agency’s mission.

“At Community Access Unlimited we believe in community,” he said. “That means enabling people with disabilities to live fully integrated lives in the community, living and working in and contributing to the community, as well as helping other organizations so collectively we build an even healthier community.

“This donation from Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor will go far toward helping us continue to improve the lives of our members through our array of programs and services. We can’t say thank you enough.”

About CAU
Community Access Unlimited (CAU), celebrating its 38th year in 2017, supports people with special needs in achieving real lives in the community. CAU provides support and gives voice to adults and youth who traditionally have little support and no voice in society. CAU helps people with housing, life skills, employment, money management, socialization and civic activities. CAU also supports opportunities for advocacy through training in assertiveness, decision-making and civil right. CAU serves more than 8,000 individuals each year. CAU has previously signed a $2.5 million line of credit with TD Bank and a $2.5 million line of credit with Santander to support the agency’s supports and services. For more information about CAU and its services, contact us by phone at (908) 354-3040, click here for their website or by mail at 80 West Grand Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202.

Dining to Donate!  Woman’s Club Fundraiser at Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill

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Dining to Donate!  Woman’s Club Fundraiser at Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill

PARSIPPANY — Please join us in supporting the Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills (WCPTH) by enjoying lunch or dinner at Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill, 167 Main Street, Denville, on Thursday, February 16.  Hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The offer is also valid for to-go orders. Diners must present the attached flyer for WCPTH to get a portion of the proceeds. Click here to download flyer.

The Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs of GFWC (NJSFWC), which is the largest volunteer women’s service organization in the state, providing opportunities for education, leadership training, and community service.  The next General Meeting, which is open to area women, will be held on Monday, February 27 at 7:00 pm at Lake Parsippany Rescue & Recovery, 100 Centerton Drive.   For more information call Cathy at (973) 984-0758, e-mail the club at womansclubofpth@gmail.com or visit their website by clicking here.

Meeting schedule is subject to change.  Please contact Cathy (Membership Chairman) if interested in attending a meeting or to confirm date and time.

 

Cold blast continues into weekend

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Cold blast continues into weekend

The skies may be sunny to start out this Super Bowl weekend in New Jersey, but that certainly won’t translate into warmth, forecasters say. A frigid blast of cold air moving through the region this weekend is going to make otherwise moderate temperatures feel brisk, courtesy of wind chills, the forecasters say. Saturday starts out sunny…

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Parsippany High School Class of 1967 planning 50th Reunion

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Parsippany High School Class of 1967 planning 50th Reunion

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany High School Class of 1967 is planning for their 50th reunion. They are trying to locate all 379 graduates. As part of the planning group, Joe Blitman has located about 95% of the graduates and would like assistance on locating the remaining 5%.

Please take a look at the below names and if you have any current contact information or even an old address, college attended, names of siblings or spouse, or married name for any of the women, please email Mr. Blitman, by clicking here, or you can find him on Facebook.

The graduates missing are Kathryn Diane Bradshaw, Tim Cooper, John Elliott, Leslie Haag, Grace Elizabeth Hand, Cheryl Ann Hess, John Edward Hill, Jim Johnson, Richard Jones, Janice Jullich, William Michael Kelly, Suzanne LaBarr, Donna Meierdierck, Janet Laraine Peterson, Stephen Pomerantz, Connie Russell, Janet Joan Schwertfeger, Nancy Seaman, Robert Slutzky and John Henry Thomas.

Also additional information of any of the following classmates is also being sought: Dan Corizzo, Richard E. Fanning, Bruce Alan Mason, Carol Lynn McCarthy, John Joseph Metelski, Valerie Helen Sanders, Patricia Mary Spameni and James Young.

Parsippany Warriors Spring Basketball Clinics

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PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Warriors Spring Basketball Clinics will be held on Monday, February 20 and Monday, March 20 at the Parsippany PAL Youth Center, 33 Baldwin Road.

Individual session cost is $40.00 or $65.00 for both sessions. The clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and is open to boys and girls, third grade through eighth grade. Clinics will be divided up by grade: Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders and Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Graders.

All areas of basketball will be covered: Shooting, Dribbling, Rebounding, Passing, Court Vision, Skills and Drills. Contests and prizes – knockout, free throws and 1 on 1.

Click here to download a mail in registration form. Forms are also available by clicking here.

Make checks payable to Parsippany Basketball Academy and mail to Post Office Box 5122, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054.

Man wanted for 1994 murder in Parsippany reportedly found in Finland

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Man wanted for 1994 murder in Parsippany reportedly found in Finland

MORRISTOWN — Authorities are in the process of extraditing a Jordanian man who fled the United States with his two young children 23 years ago after he murdered his estranged wife in her Parsippany apartment, according to the Daily Record. Mohammed Abequa, now 68, confessed in Jordan to strangling his estranged wife, Nihal Gussal Abequa, 40,…

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Kyle McGinley named to Dean’s List at Ohio State University

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Kyle McGinley named to Dean’s List at Ohio State University

PARSIPPANY — Kyle McGinley, a 2015 Graduate of Parsippany Hills High School has been named to the Dean’s list for the past two semesters at Ohio State University.

Kyle was one of the team captains for the Parsippany Hills High School Vikings winning the State Championship in North 2, Group 3.

Kyle is currently a sophomore at Ohio State University studying Pre-Med.

For 144 years, The Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus has been the stage for academic achievement and a laboratory for innovation. It’s where friendships are forged. It’s where rivalries and revelry are born.

The university’s main campus is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive. As Ohio’s best and one of the nation’s top-20 public universities, Ohio State is further recognized by a top-rated academic medical center and a premier cancer hospital and research center. As a land-grant university, Ohio State has a physical presence throughout the state, with campuses and research centers located around Ohio.

 

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