Kearny Bank Awards $10K Grant to NewBridge Services

PARSIPPANY — Kearny Bank Foundation, based in Fairfield, donated $10,000 to support NewBridge Services, Inc., a community provider of counseling, housing and educational programs serving Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties. Kearny Bank Vice President Ken Baron (right) presented a check to NewBridge Director of Development Victoria Hess and NewBridge CEO Robert L. Parker on Tuesday, November 1 at the NewBridge Parsippany Center.

New Bridge is locate at 1259 Route 46.

New Bridge services include adult and family counseling, substance abuse treatment and addiction recovery, play therapy for young children, school-based prevention programs, youth employment and education services, adult day treatment programs, and outreach to the elderly. We provide a range of adult residential services that encompass group homes, supervised apartments, and supportive/affordable housing, as well as case management to integrated residential healthcare facilities.

NewBridge partners with other healthcare providers and community service resources, and one of our primary goals is to offer a positive, safe, nonjudgmental environment that respects the rights and dignity of our clients and their families.

Their services and programs are offered to private-pay individuals, with fees based on particular services, and several programs are provided at no cost. It is their policy that no client who resides within our service area be denied services due to inability to pay.

SJP Properties Signs CRC Insurance Services to 19,000 square feet

PARSIPPANY — SJP Properties announced that CRC Insurance Services has signed a new office lease for 19,000 square feet at Morris Corporate Center IV – 389 Interpace Parkway. 

 The premier headquarters location in Morris County, Morris Corporate Center offers tenants a strategic location just one-half mile from the four-way interchange of Interstates 80 and 287 and Routes 202 and 46, providing exceptional access to the area’s strong labor market. Additionally, SJP Properties – which maintains its own New Jersey offices at 389 Interpace Parkway – has created a high-quality amenity package for the building’s tenants that includes a newly renovated cafeteria, conference facilities, and a brand new state-of-the art fitness center. 

CRC Insurance, which will locate its executive offices at its new space in Morris Corporate Center, was represented in the transaction by Steve Andrews, Senior Vice President at Fischer & Company. SJP Properties was represented in-house by Senior Vice President Peter Bronsnick. 

“CRC Insurance recognized Morris Corporate Center as an ideal location for its executive offices as the complex provides a rare combination of quality, accessibility, and upgraded amenities to effectively support the company’s operations,” commented Steven J. Pozycki, CEO of SJP Properties. “Transactions such as this reflect a continued flight to quality among tenants in the market, in which companies increasingly appreciate the impact that locating in a high-quality office environment has on workplace efficiency and productivity.”

Morris Corporate Center features an open-air courtyard complete with a granite water fountain and park-like seating. Across the courtyard is a four-level parking garage for ease in commuting. Surface parking and circular driveways for visitors provide easy, direct access to the building. 

In addition to its on-site amenities, the complex is near to the Denville and Mountain Lakes train stations, restaurants, retail establishments, a 150-room extended stay Staybridge Suites hotel within the Morris Corporate Center, conference centers, daycare facilities and schools. Newark Liberty Airport is only 17 miles to the east of the campus, and Morristown Airport, used heavily by corporate executives, is just seven miles to the south.

As part of its commitment to green building practices, SJP Properties has achieved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) prestigious Energy Star recognition for 389 Interpace Parkway. The recognition signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. Commercial buildings that earn Energy Star certification use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

About SJP Properties
SJP Properties is a vertically integrated commercial and residential real estate developer, investor, asset manager, construction manager and property manager. The expertise of the company’s core in-house team of professionals encompasses the entire development process, from site selection through coordination of tenant move-in for large multi-phase office complexes as well as for individual tenant build-out projects. The company is a recognized leader in the development of build-to-suit office and mixed-use developments on behalf of a long-list of leading corporations, including Panasonic Corporation of North America, Prudential, BMW, Sanofi, Tiffany’s, Ingersoll Rand and Bayer. The company’s leadership has established relationships with many of the industry’s leading investors and financial institutions, providing unparalleled access to capital.

Halloween Fun at Northvail School

northvailsparadePARSIPPANY — Northvail’s students and teachers celebrated Halloween Monday afternoon with costumes, parades, parties and a special trip to the Troy Hills Assisted Living/Nursing Center.

Students participated in a costume parade that journeyed around the playground to the delight of a large crowd of parents who came to share in the fun.

The teachers dressed up in their favorite story book characters.

Principal Jeff Mr. Martens and Mrs. DeGeorge, a second grade teacher were the master of ceremonies who entertained everyone and kept the event moving along. The classroom parties followed the parade with parent volunteers helping to make the festivities memorable.

Northvail's Halloween Parade
Northvail’s Halloween Parade

The highlight of the day for the third graders was their trip to the Troy Hills Center. The children wore their costumes and paraded through the residents’ halls and dining areas.  They sat and engaged in meaningful conversations with the seniors as they created artwork for them. Some of the seniors were high-fiving the children as they said their goodbyes.

Northvail is a kindergarten through fifth grade school where staff and parents work together to provide a nurturing environment for our students. The school’s diverse population provides us with wonderful opportunities to learn about many different cultures, traditions and life styles.

Northvail Elementary School is located 10 Eileen Court.

What is that camera staring down at you from atop traffic lights?

Is Big Brother watching you from video cameras perched high on top of traffic signals? After recent questions about pedestrian beacons and other apparatus that readers spotted on traffic signals in various parts of the state, they asked about another piece of equipment mounted on signals. Q: What are the mysterious white tubular objects found on…

Children enjoyed Parsippany’s “Trunk or Treat” 2016

PARSIPPANY — The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills provided a safe and fun place for Parsippany children to “Trick or Treat.”

The children went from trunk to trunk instead of door to door! Families, Volunteer organizations and friends decorated their vehicle and joined in the fun with the children. There were firemen, policemen, batman and princesses roaming around Veterans Park collecting bags of candy.

Trunk-or-treat is similar to trick-or-treating and features people parking their cars in a parking lot and opening up the trunks of their cars for kids to collect candy instead of going door-to-door.

Meanwhile throughout Parsippany the traditional Trick-or-Treat was very light in areas such as Lake Parsippany and Powdermill. One resident on Lake Shore Drive stated “I had tons of candy and not one Trick-or-Treater.”

Parsippany Focus did see a number of Trick-or-Treaters in Lake Hiawatha and Mt. Tabor, areas where children enjoyed the traditional of going door to door.

LHY Volunteers Assist the Morris Habitat for Humanity

MORRIS COUNTY — As part of a new Togetherhood Initiative, the Lakeland Hills Family YMCA sent 18 volunteers to help build one of four Habitat homes in Dover on October 8. Togetherhood encourages Y members to volunteer and give back to their community and this event was coordinated by the Community Service Committee at the Y.

For more information about Togetherhood, contact BreAnne Law, Community Service Director at the Y, (973) 334-2820.

Hofstra Student DiLaura Volunteers at 2016 Presidential Debate

PARSIPPANY — Emily DiLaura served as a University Relations Office Communications volunteer during the first presidential debate between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at Hofstra University on September 26.

Along with a month-long series of panels discussions, lectures and performances on important election issues, the volunteer opportunity provided a once-in-a-lifetime educational experience that inspired students to engage in the democratic process and embrace their responsibility as citizens and voters.

Hofstra University is the only institution in the nation to host three consecutive presidential debates, and its 2016 debate was the most widely watched in American history.

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked private university just 25 miles from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention with the resources, technology, and facilities of a large university. Students can chose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering and applied science, communication, education, health sciences and human services, honors studies, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. Named to the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and the only school to host three consecutive presidential debates, Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students known for civic engagement and public service.

VTseva NJ Cancer Walk raises funds and awareness

PARSIPPANY — VTSeva Parsippany Cancer Awareness Walkathon Cancer was recently held at Central Park.

All proceeds raised at the walkathon go toward supporting cancer diagnostic camps in India. The Walkathon raised $3,500 for six cancer diagnostic camps in India.

A presentation was given by Breast Cancer Survivor Dr. Deval Gadvil which was very informative.

Local high school and middle schools students gave a poster presentations on different types of cancers.

PHHS Student Council presents “Halloween at the Hills”

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School held their annual Halloween at the Hills on Friday, October 28, sponsored by the Student Council. Elementary aged students enjoyed a night of games, trick or treating through classrooms, arts and crafts and a wide variety of activities by the Student Council.

The Student Council is responsible for the organization and execution of many school-wide events that promote spirit while also raising money for the NJASC State Charity. The advisors to the Student Council are George Clark and Elizabeth Mejia.

Key Club is a community service organization recognized not only across the nation but also internationally.

Darren Wild, Impersonating Donald Trump
Darren Wild, Impersonating Donald Trump

The Key Club at Parsippany Hills High School works to give back to all sectors of the community from kids to senior citizens.  In addition, they work with acclaimed organizations such as March of Dimes, UNICEF, and Big Brother Big Sister.

This is such a great community event and the decorations and costumes were amazing.

It was an amazing event and how PHHS students and teachers came up with such great themes for all of the rooms and dedicated so much time decorating and just making this such a special night for so many Parsippany children.

Clubs participating this year were Student Council, DECA, Drama Club, Interact, Key Club, Asian American Club, ICC, Peer Buddies, ERASE, African American Club, Sophomore Steer, FCCLA, Anime Club, French Club and HAHS.

Pizza and water was on sale in the Cafeteria and canned food was being collected by the Interact Club. The Junior Class was selling Halloween plush ghosts to raise funds.

Editors Note: A update has been made to this article, as the Student Council planned, organized and hosted this event. Previous article mentioned it was hosted by the Key Club. 

 

Parsippany Hills High School Marching Band takes first place

Parsippany Hills High School Marching Band are the Tournament of Bands Chapter 10 New York Metropolitan Region Champions, taking first place in a field of seven bands, scoring a 92.785. The band won all captions (Best Music, Best Visual, Best Percussion, and Best Color Guard).