PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township cleanup has been scheduled for Saturday, August 6, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
There is something to do for all participants so bring your friends, neighbors, family, civic group members and anyone else who is dedicated to helping to create a debris-free Rockaway River. Volunteers will meet at River Drive across from the Lake Hiawatha Swim Club.
The rain date for this event will be Saturday, August 13.
For additional information, please call (973) 263-7273.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP – For the 14th year, Morris County’s Annual National Night Out event was held on Tuesday, August 2 at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morris Township.
The local take on the national event was held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. offering a variety of free attractions, including food, drinks, live entertainment, ice-skating, and giveaways.
Fire, police, and rescue personnel were on hand to demonstrate a range of skills and equipment used in helping protect Morris County residents.
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery Chief Louis Yuliano, Morris County Park Police Chief Gabriel DePetro with Parsippany Rescue and Recovery member Joseph Bellardino
“This is a perfect event to bring together our police, fire and county rescue teams with county residents, to have them explain what they do, talk about important community crime and safety efforts, and also to have a good time at the ice rink on a hot summer night,’’ said Morris County Freeholder Douglas Cabana in a statement.
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery along with local firefighters extricated a vehicle as part of a demonstration.
The Morris County Park Police offered registration for their Child ID cards, an initiative launched in 2000 that has registered more than 1,000 children annually.
Mennen Arena is located at 161 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township.
Jersey Central Power and Light employees invited children to explore their bucket truck and equipment Photo courtesy of JCPL
National Night Out, which began in 1984, is an annual nationwide communituilding campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer and better places to live. It provides an opportunity to bring police and residents together in a positive setting, while promoting a countywide sense of community.
The event is meant to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, neighborhood watch and other anti-crime programs.
Neighborhoods across the nation host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel and exhibits.
The National Night Out event in Morris County had a special focus on families, and the police, rescue and emergency services available to them.
Visitors were able to investigate the essential equipment of police, fire, and emergency teams, including motorcycles, ambulances, all-terrain vehicles, fire engines, and squad cars.
New Jersey Transit Police Officers at Morris County National Night Out
“The Morris County National Night Out for the past seven years has received national recognition because it offers a comprehensive array of participating agencies to educate the public on available community services,” said newly appointed Park Police Chief Gabriel DiPietro.
Each year since 2007, the National Association of Town Watch has named the Morris County’s National Night Out event a national award winner.
The Park Police Department currently patrols park facilities in cars and on motorcycles, bicycles, all-terrain vehicles, and horses to ensure public safety.
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The organizers of the QuickChek Festival of Ballooning clarified their refund and ticket replacement policy after the rainy weather forced the early closure of the festival on Sunday, with many events postponed or canceled.
“For all of our guests who experienced challenges due to this weekend’s unprecedented weather, we appreciate your feedback,” the festival wrote on their Facebook page. Heavy rain on Saturday forced the evacuation of the festival ground at Soleburg Airport in Readington. The festival opened as scheduled on Sunday but closed after 11:00 a.m because of soggy conditions.
General admission ticket holders are being offered tickets to next year’s festival but not straight refunds. You can review the information on their website, by clicking here.
Those customers holding general admission tickets that were not used will be able to get a ticket by presenting the body of the ticket, the bar code, and the ticket stub that includes the area to write your e-mail address. If the 2016 unredeemed ticket does not contain all three parts it is ineligible for 2017 tickets.
Hard ticket holders who went to the festival but were asked to leave because of the weather and didn’t return, should mail their ticket no later than August 16 to QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, Attn: Festival Director, 363 Route 46, Suite 200, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004. A note should be included as to when you entered the grounds.
Those with unused tickets ordered online and printed at home should e-mail their order numbers to information@balloonfestival.com to receive a replacement ticket for the 2017 Festival. This includes Groupon orders. For those that went to the festival but were forced to leave, an email should be sent with the order number to receive an equal number of tickets to the 2017 festival.
Concert ticket holders will also be offered tickets to next year’s concerts. The KC and the Sunshine Band concert was performed but those who were asked to leave the festival can email the festival their order number. Those ticket holders will pick a concert in June 2017.
The John Kay/Steppenwolf/Foghat concert was not performed on Sunday and reserved concert ticket holders will automatically get a refund by August 5. Replacement tickets are not being offered for the Pop Sensation concert with Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan, as it was performed as scheduled.
The weather also stopped most of the balloon rides with Saturday night and all Sunday rides canceled. Ticket holders will be automatically refunded.
Runners in the canceled Running with the Balloons 5K will automatically be entered in the 2017 race and will receive two tickets to the 2017 festival.
Festival of Ballooning, Inc., is located at 363 Route 46 West, Suite 200, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education has entered into agreement with Source4Teachers, a leading provider of educational managed service solutions for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade school districts, to manage the substitute and paraprofessional program in its entirety.
The partnership requires Source4Teachers to recruit, screen, train, hire and manage applicants looking to be part or full-time substitutes in Parsippany-Troy Hills. This is Source4Teachers’ first partnership in Morris County.
Those interested in joining Source4Teachers, including both current Parsippany-Troy Hills substitutes and those looking to serve for the first time, may apply online by clicking here. Additionally, there will be multiple hiring events in August. The dates, time and locations will be available by clicking here.
“As a school district, our primary responsibility is to our children and we’re confident that they’ll be the biggest beneficiary of the District’s partnership with Source4Teachers,” said Dr. LeRoy Seitz, interim superintendent of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. “We did our homework and took this selection process very seriously so we’re confident that Source4Teachers is the right partner. We’re pleased that they’ll be deepening the talent pool of available substitute talent-which helps to ensure a seamless and meaningful education to the children of Parsippany-Troy Hills.”
“Source4Teachers is pleased to be working with The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District and eager to serve the students, parents and community of Parsippany,” stated Andy Hall, chief operating officer, Source4Teachers. “This relationship will improve the delivery of a quality education to students and cut down on the administrative burden associated with managing the substitute process. Perhaps most significantly, we’ll be helping the district to avoid unwelcome costs.”
Recognized with several awards for its entrepreneurial vision and growth, Source4Teachers has become a leader in the educational services space. To become a substitute employee in the Parsippany-Troy Hills township schools, applicants must have a valid New Jersey Standard CEAS, CE, or Substitute Certificate, a valid New Jersey Criminal History Approval Letter and a tuberculosis test reflecting negative results obtained within six months of initial employment.
About Source4Teachers
Established in 2000, Source4Teachers is a leading provider of educational-managed solutions. The company recruits, hires, trains, places and manages qualified substitute teachers, substitute paraprofessionals and educational support staff throughout the U.S. Each day, the company fills more than 6,000 daily and long-term school vacancies for more than 230 clients.
PARSIPPANY — The community youth group of India Culture Foundation aka Parsippany Indian Association held a food drive event on July 23 at ShopRite of Parsippany.
The purpose of the event was to give back to the community and make a difference to those who are not as fortunate as we are. It was also a character building exercise for children. The youth group’s goal was to collect and donate at least 1,000 items but they far exceeded their goal.
Donations collected during the food drive and support from local businesses (Radio Chai 1310AM, ShopRite of Parsippany, Parsippany’s Best Pizza, Patel Brothers and Deep Foods) they were able to donate over 2,500 items to the Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center of Morristown.
As part of character building exercise this event brought out the best in children. This event has helped children develop morals. Values and effective leadership that is necessary not only to excel in school, but also in their personal life.
This event would not have been possible without the enthusiastic participation from the dedicated members of the youth group (Prisha, Riya, Maahi, Dhairya, Dhara, Kush, Drasti, Richa, Heta, Sahil, Pruthvi, Raj, Shreya, Rushil, Darsh, Nishil and Shivam) and support from their parents and Youth group mentor, Mr. Rajiv Kunderan (Executive Committee member of India Culture Foundation).
The community youth group of India Culture Foundation aka Parsippany Indian Association held a food drive
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Chief of Investigations John Speirs of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Chief Robert Treiber of the Florham Park Police Department, Chief Stanley J. Hansen of the East Hanover Police Department and Chief Mark D. Roddy of the Hanover Township Police Department announce the arrest of Colin Bolger, 19, of Florham Park, on numerous charges of Sexual Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, related to allegations involving two underage females.
Colin Bolger has been charged in four separate complaints from conduct alleged to have occurred in three different municipalities. Each complaint charges him with one count of Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(4), a crime of the second degree, and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1), a crime of the third degree.
In late June 2016, the mother of a 15 year old female reported to the East Hanover Police Department that her daughter had been sexually assaulted by Mr. Bolger when she 14 years old. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement determined that various acts of sexual penetration had allegedly been committed upon the female in both Florham Park and East Hanover between September 2015 and April 2016.
Subsequent investigation revealed that a separate 14 year old female had also allegedly been sexually assaulted by Mr. Bolger when she was 13 years old in both Florham Park and Hanover Township between September 2015 and April 2016.
Bail was set by the Honorable Catherine I. Enright, J.S.C. at $50,000 no 10%, cash bond or property, with a Nicole’s Law Restraining Order as to each victim.
Prosecutor Knapp would like to thank the Florham Park Police Department, specifically, Detective/Sergeant Scott Bartell, the East Hanover Police Department, specifically Detective Frank Franco, the Hanover Township Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit, specifically Detective/Supervisor Marshall Wang.
Anyone with information related to Colin Bolger and/or these allegations is asked to contact Detective Marshall Wang of the Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200, Detective Scott Bartell of the Florham Park Police Department at (973) 377-5441 or Detective Frank Franco of the East Hanover Police Department at (973) 428-3053.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Lakeland Hills Family YMCA will be hosting their first annual 5K run on Saturday, September 24 and everyone is invited! “5K for a Cause” will begin and end at Briarcliff School in Mountain Lakes and all proceeds will benefit the Y’s financial assistance program.
This is a USATFNJ 500 point, certified event and it’s on a stroller-friendly course. Registration and packet pick up starts at 8:00 a.m. with the race start time of 9:00 a.m.
Free t-shirts for all pre-registered participants.
Awards for the top three in all categories. Register now for the event online by clicking here.
PARSIPPANY — The Children’s Librarians at the Lake Hiawatha branch created a Science Olympiad as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program – Exercise Your Mind – Get Ready, Get Set Read!
The 2016 Science Olympiad was held at the Lake Hiawatha branch library of the Parsippany Library System on Saturday, July 16.
Students in grades 2-8 created science projects and experiments based on categories:
Creativity in Approach – colorful, creative presentation and layout.
Use of Scientific Method – hypothesis, observations, conclusions
Thoroughness of Investigations and Research
Clarity of Expression in Presentation – good verbal skills
Ideas had to be submitted by June 30. Eleven students entered with a variety of science projects. Topics included: electromagnets, bean plant experiments, simple circuits, the universe, aerodynamics, ice fishing and salt, and air pressure.
The four categories were judged by four teen volunteers who viewed each project, asked a variety of questions to the students about how the their project was assembled, and listened to what each student had to share about what they learned during the process.
The winners of each of these four categories won a $5.00 gift card to the The Dairy at Lake Hiawatha (donated by The Dairy at Lake Hiawatha) in addition to a prize. Thanks to the generosity and support of the Lake Hiawatha Dairy for this special event, each “young scientist” received a coupon for one free ice cream cone.
The purpose of the event was to give back to the community and make a difference to those who are not as fortunate as we are. It was also a character building exercise for children. The youth group’s goal was to collect and donate at least 1,000 items but they far exceeded their goal.
