PARSIPPANY — Firefighter Andy brought a Lake Parsippany firetruck to visit Carousel of Learning Childcare Center, on Friday October 7. The children have been learning all about fire prevention this week. It was great that Firefighter Andy brought the truck, explained some fire safety rules, showed the children how he looks with all his gear on, and let them squirt water from a real fire hose. It was the best visit ever! Thank you so much firefighter Andy!
Carousel of Learning Childcare Center is located at 244 Kingston Road.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany’s Annual Rabies Immunization Clinic for dogs and cats will be held Saturday, November 5 at the Office of Emergency Management Building at the Recycling Center. There will be no charge for dogs and cats.
Times for the clinic will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for dogs and 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. for cats.
All dogs must be restrained on a leash and accompanied by an adult. Cats must be restrained in carriers or similar carrying devices.
Additional questions please call the Parsippany Health Department at (973) 263-7160.
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Township has scheduled its “Annual Trunk or Treat” for Monday, October 31, starting at 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Families are invited to participate in the annual Trunk or Treat.This event provides a safe and fun place for Parsippany children to trick or treat from trunk to trunk, instead of door to door.
Residents are encouraged to decorate their vehicle and head over to Veterans Memorial Park for the celebration. Participating children will be given a wristband so they can collect candy trunk to trunk.
There’s no fee to participate in Trunk or Treat, but parents or guardians are asked to bring at least one bag of candy containing at least 50 individually factory sealed treats per child. This ensures every child gets a fair share of candy. Due to the high demand of participants last year, any participant that arrive without the candy will be asked to leave and come back once they have the candy.
The event check in will take place from 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Vehicles will not be allowed in after 3:45 p.m.
To register your vehicle, visit the Recreation Department Office or sign up online. All vehicles must be registered by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 27.
Parking will be provide behind Houlihan’s ONLY. There will be no “Trick or Treaters” parking within Veterans Park. Please follow “Event Parking” Signs. Handicap Parking will be provided at Veterans Park. Please proceed to the entrance of the Park and have your State Issued Handicap Parking Placard visible and staff will direct you to the correct lot. Trick or Treaters will walk down the path from event parking lot, cross the bridge into the park and hand in candy, receive wristband and walk to the lot to participate.
PARSIPPANY — A beefsteak fundraiser was held at All Saints Academy Gymnasium, 189 Baldwin Road, to raise funds for Noah on Saturday, October 1. The fundraiser was organized by local friends, Gapo and Loida Guzman.
Loida Guzman, Tim, Gapo Guzman and Jennifer
On Thursday, March 3, what started out as a normal school day for 13-year old Noah suddenly turned tragic.
During gym class, Noah excused himself to the locker room. While in there, his heart went into an arrhythmia which ultimately led to cardiac arrest.
A friend found him unresponsive and contracted his teacher who immediately began CPR. The school nurse and EMT’s were summoned to help and administer an AED to get his heart started again.
Noah was rushed to nearby Morristown Medical Center. On the evening of March 3, he was transferred to Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian in New York City and was in the cardiac intensive care (ICU) for almost three weeks. The doctors conducted a successful ablation procedure on Noah and shortly thereafter he left ICU.
However, his fight is not over. Even after five months in the hospital, Noah is expected to have a long road of rehabilitation ahead. Everyone is hopeful that Noah will recover from the trauma so you can hear his voice and see that infectious smile.
All proceeds will go to help the Lorencovitz family as they continue to tackle this difficult situation. They are part of our community and members of Saint Peter the Apostle Church. Noah and his father, Tim, have been part of the CYO basketball program since Noah was in the fifth grade. Let’s all come out together and continue to give support and prayers for Noah and his family so NOAH can wear his #4 jersey on the basketball court with his team mates very soon.
Tim and Jennifer Lorencovitz, Ildiko Peluso and Council Vice President Robert Peluso
There were over 100 gifts to raffle raffled at Noah’s fundraiser. The baskets were collected and wrapped by Loida Guzman, Danielle Desalvo, Julie Washington, Sandra Bongiovanni Memoli, Maria Pantaleo, Candi DeRoos Breslauer and Gina Fania. Friends, family and local businesses contributed towards the donations.
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Police Department’s Communication Center was contacted at 4:23 p.m. on October 6 by ShopRite loss prevention personnel, 808 Route 46, who advised that they had stopped a shoplifter who had just exited their store.
Upon arrival of Patrol Officers P. Kolln and J. Williams they spoke to ShopRite loss prevention personnel along with the accused shoplifter, identified as Amanda Morton, 29, Montville.
After a brief investigation it was determined that Mrs. Morton left the store after paying for a few items in her possession and failing to pay for numerous pieces of merchandised that she concealed in a bag.
She was then placed under arrest for shoplifting and transported to Parsippany Police Department Headquarters where she was processed and issued a summons for Shoplifting.
She was released on her own recognizance pending her court date.
PARSIPPANY — While conducting traffic control duties at a construction site at the intersection of Route 46 east and Cherry Hill Road, Patrol Officer S. Abrusci observed a vehicle, later identified as a 2016 Lexus, drive through the traffic cones blocking the roadway on the Route 46 west and Bloomfield Ave side of the intersection at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4.
The vehicle then proceeded to crash into the posted road closed sign positioned behind the traffic cones. Patrol Officer Abrusci exited his patrol vehicle and signaled to the driver, identified as Kevin Ellingham, 41, Parsippany, to stop, at which time the driver briefly stopped before fleeing down Route 46 East. Responding units located the vehicle in the parking lot of 3379 Route 46 and made contact with Mr. Ellingham.
After a brief investigation Mr. Ellingham was placed under arrest by Patrol Officer J. Hughes for Driving While Intoxicated and transported to Parsippany Police Headquarters for processing.
While being processed he was issued summons for Driving While Intoxicated, Refusal to Take a Breath Test, Revocation for Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test, and Reckless Driving.
He was released on his own recognizance pending his court date.
MOUNTAIN LAKES — On Wednesday, October 5, Lakeland Hills YMCA held a successful Chamber of Commerce Networking Event.
The Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, Boonton Main Street, Denville Chamber of Commerce and Montville Chamber of Commerce members and guests were invited to this free event.
Community Relations Director, Rosemary Linder Day, introduced the members of the audience and explained the event purpose.
For more information on Lakeland Hills YMCA, click here.
RANDOLPH — Elizabeth Hoban, of Newton, coordinator of Health Services at County College of Morris (CCM) and author, recently was named one of two finalists in the Declaration of Independents Audiobook Contest for her book “The Final Mission: A Boy, a Pilot and a World at War.”
Elizabeth Hoban
The contest was sponsored by The Writer magazine to provide a winner with the opportunity to have his or her book fully produced as an audiobook. More than 3,000 entries were submitted.
“While I did not come up with the winning prize, it is an honor to have the book I authored with my father recognized by The Writer magazine,” said Hoban.
Hoban’s book, which was co-authored with her father Col. Henry Supchak, details his courageous actions as a World War II pilot to save an Austrian village and a shepherd boy’s decades-long search to thank him. Published by Westholme Publishing, the book has been described by Col. Christopher Gruber, commander of the Western Regional Medical Command, as a “remarkable story of sacrifice, honor and life-long redemption that provides a rare glimpse into the true drama of human experience.”
PARSIPPANY — A motor vehicle crash with injuries has closed three lanes of traffic Wednesday morning, state transportation authorities said. The state Department of Transportation reported on 511nj.org the closure of three westbound right lanes on Route 80 approaching Exit 47A for Route 280 as of 9:09 a.m. Motorists should plan an alternate route as delays…
PARSIPPANY — Upon further investigation on Tuesday, October 4, School Resource Officer Detective Lenahan, was able to identify the juvenile that was wearing the clown mask. It was determined that this was a misguided prank and no threat to the community exists. No charges have been filed as of this release. Because the “clown” was a juvenile the name will not be released to the public.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department is addressing the large number of rumors circulating through social media and by word of mouth in the schools.
The rumors of clowns coming to the schools, possible school lockdowns, or any other incident are all rumors based on no factual information.
If you do have any factual information or screen grabs of posts of people threatening anything, please contact the Parsippany Police Department (973) 263-4300.
