PARSIPPANY — With a mission to put the ‘Fun’ in Fundraising, Par-Troy East Little League is hosting a Comedy Night on Saturday, July 7 at the Parsippany PAL Youth Center.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the adults only show starting at 8:30 p.m.

Al Caz and Michael Dean Ester will be headlining the show.

Michael Dean Ester is first and foremost a comedy entertainer. He’s been making people laugh professionally since the early 90’s. In addition to comedy club appearances throughout the United States and Canada, he has performed internationally for Carnival, Norwegian, Crystal, and Princess Cruise Lines. Royal Caribbean International booked him for the inaugural voyage of the world’s largest cruise ship (at the time), the Allure of the Seas. He’s been featured on NBC’s late night TV and “New Joke City with Robert Klein” on New York City’s Metro Channel. He can also be heard on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

The tickets are $25.00 each and it is BYOB.

For tickets or information email Sara at fundraiser@partroyeast.com.  No tickets sold at the door.

MORRIS COUNTY — In response to Trenton Democrats various proposals to increase taxes on New Jersey’s residents and businesses by billions of dollars this year, Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) issued the following statement:

“Recently New Jersey offered Amazon 5 billion dollars to locate its headquarters in Newark. It is difficult to believe that as New Jersey offers Amazon a 5 billion dollar incentive with one hand, it is pinching their pockets and all business pockets in New Jersey with the other hand. Perhaps they were hoping Amazon would not notice.

“This type of business incentive/non-incentive insanity simply reinforces New Jersey as the least business-friendly state in the country. The billion dollars in new employer taxes proposed will wipe out any goodwill New Jersey may have earned through corporate giveaways.

“This is not a way to attract and retain businesses in New Jersey. This is not the type of government the citizens of New Jersey deserve.”

PARSIPPANY — Pinnacle Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Wish Bone House Italian Salad Dressing 15 oz. with the health and safety of our consumers as our top priority. The recall was initiated after learning from a retail customer that a limited number of bottles were mislabeled. The product contains milk and egg, known allergens not declared on the bottle. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or egg may run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. If you are not allergic to milk or egg, this product is safe to eat. No illnesses have been reported to date. The Food and Drug Administration has been made aware of this recall.

Pinnacle Foods is located at 399 Jefferson Road.

No illnesses have been reported to date, but the company is taking this action as part of its commitment to the health and safety of its customer.

The product was produced on March 19, 2018. In total, 7,768 cases of Wish-Bone House Italian Salad Dressing in 15 oz. bottles, distributed nationwide, are involved in the recall. The “Best If Used By” date can be found on the neck label of the bottle. No other Wish-Bone products are included in this recall. Specific details of the product being recalled are outlined below.

All affected distributors and retail customers, as well as the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), are being notified and the affected product is being removed from store shelves.

The recalled items can be identified by a “Best If Used By” date printed on the neck wrapper. Only products with a “Best If Used By” date of Jan 13 19 and with labeling that matches both the front and back labels attached in the press release are subject to recall.

PARSIPPANY — Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce said the new bag tax passed by the Democrat-led state legislature is just another sign that Democrats are more interested in pandering to far-left special interests than making New Jersey more affordable for working people.

The bill, now on Governor Phil Murphy’s desk, requires customers to pay 5-cents for every plastic or paper bag they use to carry their purchases.

“People still need bags to bring home their groceries,” said DeCroce.  “It will not reduce the use of plastic bags and its impact on the environment will be marginal.  It will succeed only in taking millions of dollars from consumers.”

DeCroce cited a study by Montgomery County, Md., which enacted a 5-cent tax on disposable shopping bags in 2012.  The analysis showed that the number of bags sold in the county actually went up — from 60,000 bags in 2013 to nearly 62,000 bags.

“The supporters of the plastic bag tax failed to use common sense when they created their bill and obviously do not understand how people really live,” said DeCroce.  “If a plastic bag is reused in the home as a garbage bag, doesn’t that eliminate the need for another small plastic garbage bag?”

DeCroce said the issue of plastic bag use is far larger than what people use to take home their groceries. She said consumers reuse bags for many purposes – including lining trash cans, storing food, and to clean up after their pets.

“What do the proponents of the plastic bag tax propose people do to replace the many uses of plastic bags?” asked DeCroce. “If Maryland is any example, people are going to go out and buy new plastic bags and continue to use them.”

While the plastic bag tax purports to raise money for environmental awareness, the assemblywoman predicted that most of the tax money will be eaten up by state bureaucracy.

“At the end of the day all this tax will do is take millions of dollars out of the economy  and inconvenience consumers and store owners, while failing to meet any meaningful environmental goals,” said DeCroce.

PARSIPPANY — Residents have been talking about tax increases. Recently Parsippany Focus posted an article regarding the proposed budget increase of 3.5% for municipal tax.

When Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council approves a budget submitted by the Township Administration, they only approve the municipal tax portion of your bill.

In 2017, 20.77% of your total tax bill was the municipal portion of the total tax bill. The chart below shows the origin of taxes, the percentage in each category and the amount of tax for the AVERAGE homeowner in Parsippany, based on a home value of $309,000.

In 2017, if you home was valued at $309,000 your tax breakdown would be as follows:

The Township Administration is currently proposing a 3.5% increase in municipal taxes. So based on the average home of $309,000, the increase would be approximately $64.93 per year.

The other portions of your tax bill, other than Municipal Library, has not been released at this time.