PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Start collecting your documents! On Saturday, October 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, the Parsippany Regional Ice Hockey Team will be hosting a shredding event at the Parsippany Roller Hockey Park, 760 Parsippany Boulevard.
Bring documents to be shredded on-site by a professional document shredding company . The cost for this service is a donation to the Parsippany Regional Ice Hockey Team which is comprised of players from Parsippany High and Parsippany Hills High Schools.
Drive in, unload your papers and drive out with peace of mind. Take advantage of this event and reduce your chance of becoming a victim of identity theft!
All proceeds will benefit the Parsippany Regional Ice Hockey team.
For information please contact the Parsippany Regional Booster Club via email by clicking here.
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Approximately 400 people viewed the solar eclipse by watching a NASA live-stream at the Parsippany Library. The staff had color sheets for the children and a special display of children’s books and tapes. We distributed milky way bars donated by ShopRite in Parsippany. Mayor James Barberio stopped in to watch the live-stream and spent time talking with our young budding scientists.
Our staff felt that the day would be the culmination of an entire summer of science programs, and they were right!
People took a break from the live streaming to gather on the front patio area of the main Library. Those present shared the special glasses, used a mirror, white pin-holed paper, cereal boxes and a colander to follow the NASA viewing instructions. The good will and excitement felt almost overwhelming. All ages participated in the event and two older gentlemen as they left the Library thanked us for this once in a lifetime experience.
Viewing the Solar Eclipse at Parsippany Library
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Outside the Parsippany Library
Viewing the eclipse in front of the Parsippany Library
Sharing eclipse glasses in front of the library
An alternate way of viewing the eclipse
At the Lake Hiawatha branch , the day began with an eclipse storytime. Approximately 30 families came to the storytime and children’s Librarian, Karen O’Malley used models of the earth, sun and moon to explain what would happen during the total eclipse. One of the parents remarked to a staff member, “Ok, now I get it!”.
Library Director, Jayne Beline, was so thrilled by the planning and professionalism of her staff. Even when the Library ran out of glasses, the staff reassured people by sharing ideas about what other devices they could use, websites to check and inviting them to the live stream. Ms. Beline said” People will remember where they were when this event happened; they were at the Library!”
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The Mangal sisters, Natasha (26) and Sabrina (21), will both pursue PhDs in their respective fields this upcoming September.
Ambition fills the Mangal household, as both daughters of Mukesh and Gloria Mangal prepare to attend two of the most prestigious PhD programs in the world. Both graduates of Parsippany Hills High School (Class of 2009 and 2013), these young women now set their sights on post-grad degrees in law and nursing.
Natasha (right), has recently accepted a PhD position in Intellectual Property Law for the European IP Institutes Network Innovation Society (EIPIN IS), a consortium of the European Union’s leading research institutions aimed at fostering innovation through law. She will be conducting cutting-edge legal research funded by the European Commission, examining the future of copyright law in digital spaces. Her research will culminate into a joint PhD in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Strasbourg and Queen Mary University of London, accompanied by 3-month internships at CISAC and GEMA.
Sabrina (left), will be pursuing a PhD in Nursing at Columbia University in New York, where she will be conducting research alongside some of the most influential nurse scientists in the nation. She will be focusing her research on pediatric infectious disease prevention, where she aims to expand to a global level under funding provided by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Center for Disease Control (CDC).
“I have always tried to be the best role model and cheerleader for Sabrina,” says Natasha about her relationship with her younger sister. “We truly inspire each other through our successes.” Natasha recently completed her Juris Doctor at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and took the Illinois Bar Exam this past July. Specializing in Intellectual Property (IP) Law, she served as President of her school’s IP Law Society, Editor of her school’s IP journal, and Teacher’s Assistant for the IP section of the Legal Analysis and Research course. She also competed on her school’s National Appellate Moot Court team, where over two competitions she earned the title of semifinalist and won best brief of the competition. Through her time in law school she received two scholarships and was awarded the Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service award for over 200 hours of pro-bono legal work. Professionally, she has held numerous legal internships at the Chicago History Museum, IRI, inc., Global IP Law Group, and the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago for the Honorable Judge Daniel Patrick Brennan. Her determination through the past three years have helped to set her apart from her peers, enabling her to continue to pursue her interests in the IP law field and complete her new undertaking concerning the future of European law.
“With one of us in law and the other in medicine, we’ve got most of it covered!” Sabrina remarks on their different interests. Sabrina recently graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. During her education, she has completed over 1,600 clinical hours in world renowned hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic. Throughout her schooling she also worked as a research assistant, where she collaborated with her Principal Investigator to develop studies on managing chronic conditions in adults with neurodegenerative and musculoskeletal conditions. Through this position she was selected and funded to present her research at the Midwest Nursing Research Society’s 40th Annual Research Conference, where she won the Third Place BSN Student Poster Award. Her early exposure to research in the nursing field and her nursing externship on a pediatric Infectious Disease floor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Cleveland informed her ultimate decision to pursue a PhD that would enable her to make a difference in the healthcare field. She aims to focus on epidemiology and disease patterns on a global scale that can help to prevent diseases in minority and underserved pediatric populations. Following her acceptance to Columbia University, she was awarded the Provost’s Diversity Fellowship to use towards achieving these impressive research goals.
Their parents Mukesh and Gloria, who came from their native Guyana to the U.S in the 1980s, and could not be more proud of their daughters’ accomplishments.
PARSIPPANY — Mandelbaum Salsburg, a full service law firm in Roseland, is proud to announce that its Member, Casey Gocel, has been named as one of NJBIZ’s Forty Under 40. Winners were chosen based on their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and community service. According to NJBiz, these up-and-coming stars of the New Jersey business community have achieved professional excellence at a young age, representing the future of their industries and the state as a whole. Gocel was one of five winners in the legal category for this year’s awards. NJ Biz awarded within eight different major industries including Law, Accounting, Marketing, Banking, Real Estate, Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Gocel joined Mandelbaum Salsburg in May 2008 and has been the firm’s youngest Member since January 2016. She serves clients in two key practice areas: corporate transactions and estate planning. Specifically, Gocel focuses her practice on business mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, corporate governance, sophisticated estate and family wealth transfer planning and asset protection planning. As a result of her focus in this area, she also advises clients on special needs planning and works with exempt organizations. She regularly shares her expertise with owners of family-owned and closely-held businesses on strategic tax planning, choice of entity, general commercial relationships, complex buy-sell arrangements and succession planning. Gocel often serves as outside general counsel to her clients. She also assists in structuring medical and dental practices and related transactions.
One of Gocel’s most significant professional accomplishment was her work with TUMI, a New Jersey-based luggage company. Gocel was instrumental in completing TUMI’s IPO in 2011. Since 2008, Gocel has helped to develop standardized contracts that are now used by TUMI and its 11 subsidiary entities in over 75 countries.
Mandelbaum Salsburg Co-CEO’s Barry Mandelbaum and William Barrett agreed that, “Casey has been an integral part of the firm from her first day as an Associate and she has continued to grow and surpass expectations in everything that she does. We are both so proud of all that she has accomplished and this award is well deserved.”
Gocel serves as an important role model for her colleagues at the firm. Since 2008, she has served on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, which focuses on promoting free legal assistance to indigent clients. In 2014, she was elected the committee’s chair and in doing so became the first associate in the firm to chair a committee.
In 2015, Gocel founded “Team Mandelbaum”, which consists of attorneys and staff members committed to walking/running for the benefit of various charitable organizations. Under her leadership as chair, Team Mandelbaum has raised and donated thousands of dollars to worthy charities throughout the state. Casey’s community involvement and philanthropic efforts run deep and have had a significant and positive influence inside and outside of the firm. Gocel was selected in 2016 as a “New Leader of the Bar” by New Jersey Law Journal. She was also included by Super Lawyers, New Jersey among one of its “Rising Stars”* in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Gocel lives in Parsippany with her husband and one year old daughter, Denali. She received her Political Science B.A. in 2002 from the State University of New York in Albany before continuing on to Whittier Law School where she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Whittier Law Review. She received her J.D., Magna cum laude in 2007. Additionally Gocel holds an LL.M. in Taxation from The New York University School of Law.
MORRIS COUNTY — Representatives from more than 185 colleges and universities will share information about their programs of study, support services, campus life, housing and tuition costs at the Morris County Regional College Fair at County College of Morris (CCM).
Sponsored by the New Jersey Association of College Admission Counseling and Morris County high schools, this annual event is hosted by CCM on its Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. This year’s event takes place Sunday, September 17, from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. in the Student Community Center and Health and Physical Education building.
The fair is open to the public at no charge and there is ample parking in Lots 5 – 9.
For students who are looking for a college where they can obtain a high-quality education, earn their associate degree and then transfer to a four-year school, while saving money, be sure to visit the CCM tables in both buildings. The Admissions office will waive the application fee for attendees who apply to CCM, one of New Jersey’s top community colleges.
For additional information, contact the CCM Admissions office at (973) 328-5100 or admiss@ccm.edu.
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany is presenting a free seminar on “Prevent your Child from Being Kidnapped, Abducted, or Sexually Exploited.”
The seminar will be held on Tuesday, September 19 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, 449 Halsey Road. Space is limited, so please register by clicking here. Attendees must be over 18 due to the nature of the subject matter.
Approximately 2,000 children are reported missing each day or ONE EVERY 37 SECONDS.
Help protect your child from becoming a part of these alarming statistics by attending this program on child safety. Attendees will be provided with the tools to prevent child abduction, kidnapping and sexual exploitation as well as the safe use of technology (PCs and cell phones).Mr. Robinson will dispel common safety myths, while providing skills parents, educators and police can teach children to help prevent them from becoming a victim.
Alan J. Robinson
Our guest speaker, Alan J. Robinson has spent years with NCMEC/Project ALERT (“America’s Law Enforcement Retiree Team”), a division of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, funded by the Department of Justice and the Adam Walsh Foundation. He is a national speaker on “Measures to Prevent your Child from BeingKidnapped, Abducted, or Sexually Exploited”.
Mr. Robinson is an expert in this field and has authored numerous articles on the subject; he is a police academy instructor and provides training workshops for: the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, FBI, corporations, PTA’s and school systems.He has made several TV appearances, been the subject of many news articles, as well as the recipient of many awards for his work in this field from state governors, prosecutors, and law enforcement as well as many grateful parents and educators.
This seminar is provided by Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany and The Morris County Sheriff’s Office.
Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our members, Kiwanians, are service-minded men and women who are united in their commitment and compassion for others.
Any community need can become a Kiwanis service project, especially the needs of children. Kiwanis service projects range from efforts that help local communities to Kiwanis International’s Worldwide Service Project for the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders.
Kiwanis members dedicate more than six million volunteer hours and invest more than $100 million in service projects that strengthen communities and serve children every year.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. Join Kiwanis for breakfast to learn how you can change the world “one child, one community.”
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Parsippany residents Ken and Cristina Folan, along with two of their children, Lucas and Teresa, participated in a week-long service trip to Guatemala to build homes for families living in poverty through the organization From Houses to Homes.
Lucas Sebastián Folan with Heysell. This week Lucas was blessed enough to build a home for her and her beautiful family. Lucas was so deeply touched by their humility and especially by Heysell’s big dream of becoming a dentist and having her own practice when she grows up. She is so smart and studious (and only 5 years old!) that he knows that she will achieve whatever goals she sets for herself. Lucas has so much love for Heysell, her family, and the Guatemalan people.
This was the family’s seventh trip since 2009, and their fourth trip with a group from Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church, Cedar Knolls. This trip, the group built four homes, making it a total of twenty houses built through the Notre Dame parish since it began sending volunteers in 2014. This year, the group built in and around the town, Pastores.
Lucas is a 2017 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School and Teresa will be a Junior in the fall. Lucas will be attending Hofstra University.
The one-room cinder block houses are built over a five day work week. Volunteers are split into groups of 5-7 and work alongside two Guatemalan workers from the organization who direct the construction. During the week, volunteers also have the opportunity to visit the organization’s school, Kemna’oj, located in the town Santa Maria de Jesus, and medical clinic, located in Pastores.
From Houses to Homes is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 by the late Morristown native, Joe Collins.
In his own volunteer work in Guatemala between 2001 and 2004, Joe recognized that despite the richness of the Guatemalan country and culture, there was much to be done about the severe poverty and poor living conditions that many Guatemalans faced.
Collins developed the organization with the goal to provide housing, education, and healthcare for the communities that needed it. Since 2004, From Houses to Homes has built 1,219 homes in Guatemala.
To learn more about From Houses to Homes and how to donate or volunteer click here.
Anyone interested in participating please contact Judy Baker, the From Houses to Homes director here in New Jersey: judybaker@fromhousestohomes.org.
Photos by Cristina FolanPhotos by Cristina FolanThe one-room cinder block houses are built over a five day work week
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Shri Sanatan Mandir held their 25th Anniversary “Flavors of India” Celebration Fair on Sunday, August 13, at Veterans Park.
Many area merchants supported the event with displays of their business as well as area restaurants featuring their India favorite dishes. The event was well attended with music, dancing, a magician and more throughout the sunny afternoon at Veterans Park.
Sponsors of the event included Indus American Bank, Lakshmai Dream Foundation, Raman Abrol, CPA, Voyager Wealth Management, Jodhpuri, Mohta Family, Virender and Vidya Labroo, Kumar Patel Family, Seth Family, Vijay K. Pendse, MD OB GYN, Norad Communications and India World Foundation.
Flavors of India
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Shri Sanatan Mandir celebrating their 25th Anniversary
Sewa International
Tandoori Flames, Indian Cuisine, 1557 Route 46
Tandoori Flames, Indian Cuisine, 1557 Route 46
Artistic Kreations
Indus American Bank, Neelam Swami, Bina Shah, Assistant Branch Manger and Jhalak Kapadia, Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager Parsippany
Narad Communications
Digamber Eslampure, Media Co-convener Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janta Party
The Learning Center Parsippany
Dhiren Mathias, Owner, The Max Challenge, East Hanover/Parsippany
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Indus American Bank, 1452 Route 46 west, recently renewed its membership in Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce. Indus American Bank, slogan is “Let us grow together,” and they are doing that with the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce. Indus American Bank has been a very active member for a number of years.
Presenting Indus American Bank with their annual membership plaque is Dr. Patrick Selimo, Chairman of the Welcoming Committee. He had the honor of making the presentation to Jhalak Kapadia, Assistant Vice President and Branch manager of the Parsippany branch.
Indus American Bank is a bank founded for the South Asian American Community, from individuals to business owners, offering high quality financial products and personalized service.
Indus American Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of IA Bancorp, Inc, founded in 2004 by local businessmen and community leaders to provide superior financial products and services to its local community.
Their Mission Statement is a testament of their objectives and goals. Indus American Bank is strong and secure and is one of the first commercial bank focused on serving the South Asian community.
Headquartered in Edison, Indus American Bank operates a full service branch in Edison, Parsippany, Jersey City, Plainsboro and Hicksville (NY) and plans to expand to other cities in New Jersey and New York. Indus American Bank has been founded specifically to serve the needs of the South Asians, one of the fastest growing segments of the Asian ethnic group over the coming decade. Presently, Indus American Bank serves both the business as well as the retail customer.
Indus American Bank specializes in core business banking products for small to medium-sized companies with emphasis on real estate based lending as well as all the other products that are offered by main-stream banks.
Indus American Bank’s focus is to establish and maintain long term relationships with its customers by creating mutually beneficial relationships built on trust and integrity.
The Banks’ employees believe personal attention is of utmost importance when delivering sound, friendly and professional financial services that exceed customers’ expectations. Indus American Bank employees are empowered to think outside the box to deliver comprehensive financial services.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Park Police and police agencies covering Morris County’s 39 municipalities are gearing up for the state’s largest annual drunk driving crackdown which runs through Monday, September 4.
Police Across Morris County Participating in Impaired Driving Enforcement CrackdownThe 2017 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Statewide Labor Day Crackdown runs until September 4. During the campaign, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols targeting.
“Despite years of enforcement and public awareness efforts, too many people still make the unfortunate decision to get behind the wheel while impaired.
“Nearly 30 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities in New Jersey are alcohol related,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety. “This is a zero tolerance campaign. If drivers are caught operating their vehicle while impaired they will be arrested,” he added.
Freeholder Doug Cabana
“On behalf of the entire Morris County Freeholder Board, I am asking all Morris County residents to be responsible when you get behind the wheel of your car or truck or motorcyle. It is a safety issue for all of our residents and visitors, and I certainly don’t want to see you in my courtroom,” said Freeholder Director Doug Cabana, who also Parsippany’s municipal prosecutor.
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving through high-visibility enforcement backed up by educational activities including national radio and television advertisements, posters, banners and mobile video display signs.
The campaign looks to curtail impaired driving during the busy summer travel season, including the Labor Day holiday period.DUI Checkpoint lighter sign at night
Morris County Park Police Chief Gabe DiPietro reminds drivers: “Illegal drugs, including marijuana, and even legally prescribed pills, can lead to a charge of Driving While Intoxicated, if officers suspect a driver’s impairment is due to being under the influence of one of these substances.
“It’s certainly not just alcohol anymore, and over the past few years, we’ve seen a significant increase in Driving While Arrest charges stemming from narcotics.”
Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2017 crackdown offer the following advice:
If you plan to drink, designate a driver, someone who will not drink alcohol, before going out.
Take mass transit, a taxi or ask a sober friend to drive you home. Click here for a discount on Uber.
Spend the night where the activity is held.
Always buckle up, every ride, regardless of your seating position in the vehicle. It’s your best defense against an impaired driver.
If you’re intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive you to your doorstep.
From Houses to Homes is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 by the late Morristown native, Joe Collins. 
