Provident Bank donates to Summer Concert Series

PARSIPPANY — Provident Bank donated to sponsor “Time Machine” on Thursday, August 25 as part of the Summer Concert Series.  The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Park, Route 46 and Vail Road.

Ylka Padilla, Vice President, Market Manager Provident Bank and Mercedes Covert-Muzio, Assistant Vice President, Banking Center Manager Provident Bank presented the check to Mayor James Barberio. Business Administrator Ellen Sandman and CFO Ann Cucci joined the Mayor in accepting the check.

Mayor James Barberio said “I am grateful for the generosity and community spirit that Provident Bank continues to demonstrate.”

One of the most well known and most sought after bands in the tristate area, Time Machine is comprised of top musicians and performers giving you unmatched showmanship and professionalism. With so many all-star performers, their show will be like listening to a human jukebox. Constantly changing styles and vocalist during the course of the concert will keep your audience entertained and awe struck all night.

Special Summertime Barbecue Presented by Shop Rite of Parsippany / Sunrise Kitchens starts at 5:00 p.m. and all proceeds will be donated to the Parsippany PAL.

 

Parsippany man arrested for possession of marijuana

FLORHAM PARK — Florham Park Police Officers observed a white vehicle with blue license plate lights traveling on Route 24 westbound, at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 19.

The vehicle was stopped for having unapproved equipment, the blue license plate lights. While stopping the vehicle the officers were able to detect the odor of burnt marijuana in the air.

As they approached the vehicle they observed smoke coming from the vehicles interior and detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana.

The driver, an 18 year old male from Parsippany, was removed from the vehicle and questioned about the smoke.

He indicated to the officers that his passenger was in possession of marijuana.

After an initial denial of using or possessing marijuana a subsequent search and investigation revealed the passenger to be in possession of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The driver was issued a motor vehicle summons for unapproved equipment and was released at the scene.

The passenger was charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger was processed and released pending a Municipal Court date.

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.

Man said he was getting cigarette when he killed three on Route 80

MORRISTOWN — A 24-year-old Mountain Lakes man, accused of killing a Kentucky family of three in a drunken crash on Route 80 a year ago, told police he was getting a cigarette and took his eyes off the road when he hit their car from behind, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Bhavuk Uppal, who…

Toddler burned on shoulders and back by spilled teapot

PARSIPPANY — A 1-year-old boy suffered burns Sunday evening when a hot pot of tea spilled on him, police said. The boy was burned on the shoulders and back at a residence on Van Wyck Road in Parsippany, said Parsippany Patrolman Brian Conover. Police received a call at 9:39 p.m. and two patrolmen went to the…

Morris County Courthouse closed due to power failure

MORRISTOWN — It has been reported that the Morris County Courthouse closed today due to a power failure.

Jersey CentraMorris-County-Courthousel Power and Electric estimates the power will be restored by 4:30 p.m. and the courthouse will open at 8:00 on Wednesday, July 6.

The Court House is located at 56 Washington Street, Morristown.

Let Freedom Ring: Parsippany Celebrates America’s 240th Birthday

PARSIPPANY — The threat of rainy weather didn’t stop the locals from flocking to Parsippany Hills High School field for the annual Fourth of July fireworks festivities.

The crowds watching the concert
The crowds watching “The Trip” perform

Families spread out on the lawn, armed with glow sticks and frisbees as they spent time together for America’s birthday. Among entertainment, a performance by the band The Trip began at 7:00 p.m. and played upbeat songs to get the crowd ready to celebrate.

Fireworks were moved up and began at 9:15 due to the inclement weather. Despite the rain, it was a great night!

Steve Fazio, Steve Bonino, Erik Johnson, Mike Lewis and new front man Seth Romano of The Trip – California Cover Rock Band, traveled from Laguna Beach, California to Parsippany for this special event. It was definitely a high energy, genuine rock concert that takes you on a fun-filled musical journey through the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s … as well as today’s MODERN AND TOP 40 rock hits.

From The Beatles to Bruno Mars, Journey to Pink Floyd, AC/DC to Led Zep, Maroon5 to The Eagles, they do it all! They are one of the most popular booked bands in California, have won multiple “Top Rock Cover Band” awards, and were voted best cover band by CBS. They have performed for some pretty famous clients.

At the main entrance, Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad was selling a hotdog, drink and snack for $1.00 each and Parsippany Rescue and Recovery wives were selling their famous lemonade. The Snowball Factory was selling snow cones, and all proceeds were donated to the Mount Tabor Fire Department.

Parsippany Ambulance Squad
Parsippany Ambulance Squad
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery had the best seat in the house. They participated in the Montville and Morristown fireworks earlier in the weekend
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery had the best seat in at the fireworks and concert. They participated in the Montville and Morristown fireworks earlier in the weekend.

Parsippany High Class of 2016 ends school year at Project Graduation

PARSIPPANY — A night of fun at Woodbridge Community Center …. Swimming, basketball, karaoke, ice skating, roller skating, volley ball, paddle ball, photo booths, casino tables, pool, a huge Arcade game room were all part of the event held for the graduating class of Parsippany High School on Thursday evening, June 23, at Woodbridge Community Center for an all night Project Graduation Party.

The primary aims of Project Graduation activities are to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking, drugging and driving and to reduce the number of youth involved in alcohol and other drug-related highway crashes. Across the country, Project Graduation and the chemical-free celebrations it inspired are the new tradition for graduating seniors.

The students, staff and volunteers wish to thank the following residents and businesses for their support in such a fantastic wonderful event:

Acorn Home Improvements, Inc.
Advocare
Parsippany Pediatrics
Aires Jewelry
Allstate Can Corporation
All-Ways Advertising
Anthony & Sons Bakery
Anthony Francos
Anthony’s Pizza Morristown
Any Excuse for a Party
Applebees
Arthur’s Tavern of Morris Plains
A’Viance Hair & Nail Salon
Bagel City Grille
Baldwin Bakery and Bagels
Baldwin News & Food Store
Baldwin Pizzeria & Restaurant
Bel Paese Pizza
BJ Wholesale of Ledgewood
Blink
BowTie Cinema
Buffalo Wild Wings
Kafé Mozart
Caggiano Orthodontics, LLC
Cerbo Lumber & Hardware
Chipotle of Parsippany
Christine J. Karpack, State Farm
Class Act Embroidery
Custom Decorators Workroom, LLC
Cutting Edge Landscaping of NJ, LLC
D & B Chinese
Denville Dairy
DePasquale The Spa
Dunkin Donuts – Lake Hiawatha
Eastlake School
Eclipz Salon
Empire Diner
Family Vision Associates, LLC
Fazzolare’s Restaurant
Foodtown
FRWD Logistics, LLC
Fuddruckers
GAF
Golden Age Club of St. Peters Inc.
Gripp Plumbing & Heating, LLC
Habit Burger
Harley Davidson
Garden State
Hart Personnel, Inc.
Hills of Troy Neighborhood Association
Home Depot of Rockaway
Houlihan’s
Howard’s Bagels
Hunan Taste
I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 102
IHOP
Incentive Gourmet
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Joy Nails
Kabab Paradise
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation, Inc.
Knollwood School PTA
Lakeland Hills YMCA
Long Horn Steakhouse
Loretta A. Gragnani
Maddy’s Mexican Restaurant
Mancino’s Pizza
Marco’s Pizzeria
Massage Envy
Eccola
Councilman Michael J. DePierro
Morris County Building Trades
Mount Holleran Towne Tavern
Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning
Northvail School PTA
Outback Steakhouse
Par Troy Council of PTA’S
Parsippany Foot & Ankle LLC
Parsippany Troy Hills Board of Education
Parsippany Troy Hills Mac Foundation
Parsippany-Troy Hills Elks Lodge No. 2078
Partridge Run Apartments, Inc.
Pep Boys
Photo Zone
Plaza Nails
ProHaircutters
PTF Sports
Public Works Management LLC
Pure Restaurant
Qdoba
Randy A. Spector, Family Medicine of Morris
Red Stone Tavern
Retro Fitness
Robert J. Iracane
Rockaway Meadow School PTA
Memorial Radiology Assoc LLC
Rotary Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills
RPA Insurance Services
Saint Peter the Apostle Church
Sal’s Haircutting Salon
Shop Rite of Greater Morristown
St. Christopher R.C. Church
Staples
Stephen J. Priola, Priola Funeral Service, Inc.
Stop & Shop
Sunrise Shoprite of Parsippany, LLC
Super Scoops
Susan J. Kroeger
Suzi’s Salon Morristown
Tabor Pizzeria
Tabor Road House
TGIF’s
The Arena’s at Woodbridge
The Great Wazu
The Michael Konner Corporation
Thom-Mist, Inc.
Tilcon New York Inc.
Trophy King of Parsippany
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 10184
Victory Nails
Virginia A. Hendrickson
Zinburger

 

Parsippany Police issues safety precautions for Annual Independence Day Concert and Fireworks

PARSIPPANY — The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will be holding its annual Independence Day concert and fireworks display on Monday, July at the Parsippany Hills High School, 20 Rita Drive.

 A performance by the band The Trip will begin at 7:00 p.m. with fireworks after dark.

In order to insure the safety and welfare of all in attendance, the following safety measures will be in effect:

  • Alcoholic beverages, pets, fireworks, smoking and bicycles are strictly prohibited at the event. Those individuals found in possession of prohibited property will be ejected from the event and possibly receive a summons.
  • THE USE, LAUNCHING, OR LANDING OF DRONES OR OTHER TYPES OF REMOTE AIRCRAFT IS PROHIBITED
  • Intoxicated persons will be denied entry
  • Security Checkpoints will be located at all entrances to the event.
  • All bags, coolers and packages brought to the event will be subject to inspection by law enforcement.

All traffic exiting the event by way of Rita Drive will be directed to Littleton Road (Route 202) north bound.

All traffic exiting the event from Brooklawn Drive to Littleton Road (Route 202) will be directed onto Littleton Road (Route 202) south bound.

Fieldcrest Road is closed to all through traffic from Atlantic Drive to Littleton Road in both directions from 9:45P p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Littleton Road (Route 202) will be closed to all through traffic from Halsey Road to Park Road in both directions from 9:45 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Due to the heavy volume of traffic, any vehicles found parked in a normally prohibited area or in a marked emergency prohibited parking zone will be subject to summons and possibly towed and impounded. There will be no parking permitted on Brooklawn Drive or Rita Drive.

Additional parking will be permitted at Littleton School as well as Brooklawn Middle School. Shuttle buses will NOT be provided.

Handicapped parking will be made available on a first come/first serve basis at the Glencove Road entrance to the school. Golf cart service will also be made available from this area for individuals with disabilities.

The fireworks display will begin at dark.

Parsippany Police promotes two

PARSIPPANY — Lieutenant Paul Schulze and Sergeant Michael Sprung were both sworn in Tuesday, June 28 to their new positions after successful tenures on the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department.

 Lt. Schulze has been with the squad for 17 years after working as a Morris County Corrections Officer. He’s been honored with a Life Saving Award, three Exceptional Duty Awards, two Command Citations, and two Unit Commendations. Schulze will now take over as Lieutenant of Internal Affairs.

Sgt. Michael Sprung has been on the force for nine years and is a United States Marine Corps combat veteran.

Sprung has been awarded six Life Saving Awards, one Command Citation, three Unit Citations and one Letter of Commendation. He is a trained crash investigator, firearm instructor, rifle instructor, and ALCOTEST operator. He’ll continue with the patrol division as a supervisor.

PHHS Graduates celebrate at Project Graduation

PARSIPPANY — The graduating class of Parsippany Hills High School celebrated on Thursday evening, June 23, at MetLife Stadium for an all night Project Graduation Party.

The primary aims of Project Graduation activities are to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking, drugging and driving and to reduce the number of youth involved in alcohol and other drug-related highway crashes. Across the country, Project Graduation and the chemical-free celebrations it inspired are the new tradition for graduating seniors.

Parsippany Hills High School went to MetLife Stadium (Giants Stadium) arriving at 10:00 p.m. and left around 4:30 a.m.

The students, staff and volunteers wish to thank the following residents and businesses for their support in such a fantastic wonderful event:

Acorn Home Improvements, Inc.
Advocare
Parsippany Pediatrics
Aires Jewelry
Allstate Can Corporation
All-Ways Advertising
Anthony & Sons Bakery
Anthony Francos
Anthony’s Pizza Morristown
Any Excuse for a Party
Applebees
Arthur’s Tavern of Morris Plains
A’Viance Hair & Nail Salon
Bagel City Grille
Baldwin Bakery and Bagels
Baldwin News & Food Store
Baldwin Pizzeria & Restaurant
Bel Paese Pizza
BJ Wholesale of Ledgewood
Blink
BowTie Cinema
Buffalo Wild Wings
Kafé Mozart
Caggiano Orthodontics, LLC
Cerbo Lumber & Hardware
Chipotle of Parsippany
Christine J. Karpack, State Farm
Class Act Embroidery
Custom Decorators Workroom, LLC
Cutting Edge Landscaping of NJ, LLC
D & B Chinese
Denville Dairy
DePasquale The Spa
Dunkin Donuts – Lake Hiawatha
Eclipz Salon
Empire Diner
Family Vision Associates, LLC
Fazzolare’s Restaurant
Foodtown
FRWD Logistics, LLC
Fuddruckers
GAF
Golden Age Club of St. Peters Inc.
Gripp Plumbing & Heating, LLC
Habit Burger
Harley Davidson
Garden State
Hart Personnel, Inc.
Hills of Troy Neighborhood Association
Home Depot of Rockaway
Houlihan’s
Howard’s Bagels
Hunan Taste
I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 102
IHOP
Incentive Gourmet
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Joy Nails
Kabab Paradise
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation, Inc.
Knollwood School PTA
Lakeland Hills YMCA
Long Horn Steakhouse
Loretta A. Gragnani
Maddy’s Mexican Restaurant
Mancino’s Pizza
Marco’s Pizzeria
Massage Envy
Eccola
Councilman Michael J. DePierro
Morris County Building Trades
Mount Holleran Towne Tavern
Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning
Northvail School PTA
Outback Steakhouse
Par Troy Council of PTA’S
Parsippany Foot & Ankle LLC
Parsippany Troy Hills Board of Education
Parsippany Troy Hills Mac Foundation
Parsippany-Troy Hills Elks Lodge No. 2078
Partridge Run Apartments, Inc.
Pep Boys
Photo Zone
Plaza Nails
ProHaircutters
PTF Sports
Public Works Management LLC
Pure Restaurant
Qdoba
Randy A. Spector, Family Medicine of Morris
Red Stone Tavern
Retro Fitness
Robert J. Iracane
Rockaway Meadow School PTA
Memorial Radiology Assoc LLC
Rotary Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills
RPA Insurance Services
Saint Peter the Apostle Church
Sal’s Haircutting Salon
Shop Rite of Greater Morristown
St. Christopher R.C. Church
Staples
Stephen J. Priola, Priola Funeral Service, Inc.
Stop & Shop
Sunrise Shoprite of Parsippany, LLC
Super Scoops
Susan J. Kroeger
Suzi’s Salon Morristown
Tabor Pizzeria
Tabor Road House
TGIF’s
The Arena’s at Woodbridge
The Great Wazu
The Michael Konner Corporation
Thom-Mist, Inc.
Tilcon New York Inc.
Trophy King of Parsippany
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 10184
Victory Nails
Virginia A. Hendrickson
Zinburger