ROXBURY — A 68-year-old man died early Saturday morning after a single-vehicle crash on Route 80, State Police said. Saim Gul, of Parsippany, was traveling west on Route 80 at about 4:16 a.m. when he failed to maintain directional control of his 2012 Ford Transit van and swerved off the left side of the road near…
Two car accident on North Beverwyck Road
PARSIPPANY — Ms. Tracy Amato, 45, Parsippany was stopped in the South bound lane of North Beverwyck Road attempting to make a left turn into the Shell Gas Station, when a vehicle driven by Ms. Sohaib Ahmed, 18, Lake Hiawatha was attempting to navigate around Ms. Amato’s vehicle and struck the passenger side rear of the vehicle.
Ms. Amato was driving a 2015 Honda Odyssey and Ms. Ahmed was driving a 2008 Nissan Sentra. Ms. Admed’s vehicle was towed from the scene by Corigliano Towing.
No summons were issued at the time of this article.
UPS Store under new management
PARSIPPANY — The UPS Store in Lake Hiawatha is under new ownership. Recently, Parsippany resident PJ Thurkauf purchased the franchise.
Twenty years ago PJ Thurkauf started as a part-time employee at the Lake Hiawatha location when it was called Mail Boxes Etc.
After working in the store for a number of years here in Lake Hiawatha, the owner of the franchise location purchased the Morristown location as a second store, and I moved over to the Morristown store as the General Manager.
A year later in 1999 I purchased the store in Morristown from him, and have been the owner there. The franchise changed it’s name from Mail Boxes Etc to The UPS Store in 2003.
Thurkauf was raised in Lake Hiawatha, graduated from Parsippany High School and spent a number of years as both a volunteer firefighter with Parsippany’s District 5 Fire Dept and as an EMT with Rockaway Neck First Aid Squad.
A UPS Store franchise location offers a full array of print and business services. They offer custom packaging and shipping solutions including UPS, the United States Postal Service, freight services and soon they will be offering DHL service for more international options.
They maintain a fully digital copy and print center that can produce anything from flyers to business cards to banners and more.
The UPS Store also provides graphic design. They offer secure mail receiving services with their large selection of mailboxes. It’s great for small offices and home based professionals to have a secure place to receive mail and packages outside the home.
They have a solution for just about every business need; they’re more than just shipping, they’re United Problem Solvers.
The UPS Store is located at 144 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha.
Kiwanis Club hosted Ecumenical Breakfast
PARSIPPANY — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany hosted it’s Annaul Ecumenical Breakfast on Thursday, May 7.
Rev. Donald Allen Bragg, Parsippany Presbyterian Church, Rev. Janas Caruncho, Chinese Christian Church, Rev. Jeff Edwards, United Methodist Church of Parsippany, Rev. Susan Sica, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church and Rev. Dr. Stacie Turk, Parsippany Baptist Church participated in the breakfast meeting.
Kiwanis goals that inspired the Ecumenical Breakfast “To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life, and to encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
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Inserra Supermarkets Marks 61st Anniversary Honoring Associates for a Combined 3,650 Years of Service
Inserra Supermarkets recently marked its 61st anniversary by honoring more than 600 of its ShopRite associates at an award celebration. The honorees were recognized for their milestone anniversaries, ranging from 5 to 55 years of service at the Mahwah based company’s 22 stores located throughout communities in New Jersey and New York.
Among them are Morris County residents:
- Parsippany: Julio C. Trivelli, 5 years
- Boonton: Donna L. Hemner, 25 years; Charles J. Paglino, 20 years; Saul E. Figueroa, 10 years
- Ledgewood: Slavko E. Profaca, 20 years
- Wharton: Madeline Barone, 10 years
“Our distinguished honorees tonight have a collective – and tremendously impressive – 3,650 years of service,” said Ron Onorato, president and COO of Inserra Supermarkets. “On a daily basis, these honorees bring Inserra’s mission of customer service and quality excellence to life and serve as the foundation for our company’s continued success and growth.”
Established in 1954 by Patsy Inserra as a privately-held family business, Inserra Supermarkets remains true to its roots as a family-owned grocery chain. In 1980, under the entrepreneurial guidance of the late Lawrence Inserra, Sr., the company grew to eight stores and experienced a banner year in 1981, growing to 14 stores. Today, the company owns and operates ShopRite supermarkets in Bayonne, Emerson, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Hillsdale, Hoboken, Jersey City, Lodi, Lyndhurst, New Milford, Northvale, North Bergen, Palisades Park, Ramsey, Wayne and West Milford in New Jersey and in Rockland County, N.Y., in Garnerville, New City, Stony Point, Tallman and West Nyack, as well as a PriceRite store in Garfield.
As one of the region’s largest employers, Inserra Supermarkets provides full- and part-time positions to more than 4,000 associates. The company is also widely acknowledged as a good corporate citizen dedicated to improving the lives of local residents, and supports numerous non-profits, including Community Food Bank of New Jersey and Table to Table, the first food rescue program serving Northern New Jersey.
Aarin Feliz crowned “Mr. PHS 2015”
PARSIPPANY — Senior Aarin Feliz was crowned “Mr. PHS 2015” on Thursday, May 7, at the Parsippany High School Auditorium.
Feliz was one of the three finalists, including Zach Kovacs and Brian Rodrigues.
The judges included Dr. Denis Mulroony, Ms. Aimee Doyle, Ms. Guilture, Assistant Principal Ms. Lynn Burek and Ms. Cabezas.
PHS Science Teacher Keith Bush and Senior Vice President Maya Rudolph were the Master of Ceremonies.
The other contestants included Andrew Massefski, Mike Michalik, Malik Francis, Samir Gandhi, David Patracuolla, Joe Kloss, Nick Grinvalds,
The money raised during this event will help offset the senior prom and other senior class events.