BOONTON — The 28th Annual Boonton Fire Department Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, November 26 starting at 1:00 p.m. (Rain date, Sunday, November 27).
The parade starts at 816 Main street (Upper Plane Street Parking Lot and ends at 124 North Main Street (at Santa Land).
Participation is open to everyone. Enter a float (First Place $200, Second Place $200, and Third Place $100).
You can also join for free festivities at Santa Land, including activities and treats, ending with a raffle at 3:00 p.m. One wristband per child and winners must be present at the time of the drawing.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Amanda Cosentino (201) 400-7850 or Terry Corigliano (973) 769-5349.
Donations accepted. Contact Amanda and Terry by emailing. [email protected].
Morris County Commissioner Director Tayfun Selen, Boonton Town Council Member Elect Ward 4 Benjamin Weisman, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Jordan DeCosta, Boonton Council Member Ward 1 Cy Wekilsky, Council Member Ward 2, Marie Devenezia, Senator Anthony Bucco, Council Member Ward 3 Joseph E. Bock, Jr., and Town of Boonton Sergeant Daniel Mondino cut the ribbon at Allegiance Football Training
BOONTON — Allegiance Training, 1210 Cedar Street, Boonton, held a grand opening on Saturday, November 12.
Owner Jordan Torres DeCosta cut the ribbon as Senator Anthony Bucco, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morris County Commissioner Director Tayfun Selen, Boonton Council Member Ward 1 Cy Wekilsky, Council Member Ward 2, Marie Devenezia, Council Member Ward 3 Joseph E. Bock, Jr., Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, Board Member Nicolas Limanov, Boonton Town Council Member Elect Ward 4 Benjamin Weisman, Council Member Elect Ward 3 Daniel “Zeke” Balan and Town of Boonton Sergeant Daniel Mondino, all joined in.
Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, DeCosta, and Boonton Council Member Ward 3 Joseph E. Bock, Jr.,
Jordan has been a Boonton resident for 13 years. He attended John Hill School and Boonton High School. He played multiple sports including Ran Track, Football, Basketball, and Baseball.
Allegiance Training provides personal training and sport-specific training.
Jordan DeCosta and Boonton Council Member Ward 1 Cy Wekilsky
“The type of client I look for is one who is interested in personal fitness and sports training. Success to me is athletes turning into young adults on and off the field. Doing the right thing when no one is watching being responsible and respectful at all times,” said Jordan.
He continued “My purpose is to work hard to give these kids the best opportunities for their future and build their footsteps toward their goals. You never know how far the road is until you take it. In life being a risk-taker is throwing all the chips on the table and doing what it takes to have success. There is no greater feeling than knowing that you have impacted someone’s life whether it be on the field or off the field. I strive to have a positive impact on everyone so that they can accomplish their own goals.”
Allegiance Training transforms athletes from good athletes to elite on and off the fieldAllegiance Training provides speed and agility training, strength training
Allegiance Training transforms athletes from good athletes to elite on and off the field. They implement the importance of veracious biomechanics to all of their clients in order to prevent injury and excel in performance.
Allegiance Training provides speed and agility training, strength training as well as sport-specific training to ages 6-18 and older.
They provide classes that are held in small groups of 4 to 10. Athletes guarantee a productive session and stimulate team character. Workouts consist of Specific Sports of the Athlete, strength, speed, and agility movements.
Allegiance Training is located at 210 Cedar Street, Boonton. Hours are by appointment only.
MORRIS COUNTY — In an impressive display of strength and party unity, the team of Sen. Joe Pennacchio and Assemblymen Jay Webber and Brian Bergen announced just days after the 2022 General Election that they have already lined up support from more than 80% of the Morris County Republican Committee who will decide the Morris County Republican Committee endorsement in the 2023 primary. Even as the 26th Legislative District Team continues to gather support, their early announcement of those endorsements shows that Pennacchio, Webber, and Bergen start the ’23 election cycle with tremendous momentum.
The nominating petitions, with signatures of 224 county committee members, were submitted Monday to the county committee to be considered for party support in the upcoming 2023 legislative primary and county selection process.
The endorsements included five towns (Denville, East Hanover, Hanover, Morris Plains, and Lincoln Park) with unanimous support and the two largest towns Montville and Parsippany with 89% and 70%. Of the remaining five towns, there are only eight signatures outstanding to be at 100% across the board and the team expects that could happen within the next week.
The team dubbed “the most conservative group of legislators in the state” has been amassing support while working statewide to help candidates win elections last Tuesday. From financial support to grassroots groundwork, the 26th Legislative District team helped make a difference in 2022 and will lead the state’s fight to win the legislature’s majority in 2023.
“We are a great team who works well together in Trenton and in the district,” said Senator Pennacchio. “Jay, Brian, and I represent the type of bold leadership that our party needs right now. To have over 80% of the Republican Morris County Republican Committee endorse our reelection is a validation of the hard work and effort that we have done in our district. It is also an expectation that those efforts are to be continued. ”
“Our Legislative District is a tremendous place to represent, and we’re grateful for the overwhelming support the county committee members have shown us already. I look forward to working with the county committee and our team to secure victories top to bottom next November,” said Assemblyman Webber.
“I am excited to be running together with such an amazing team,” said Assemblyman Bergen. “With our hard work and strong support, we are the right team at the right time to get the job done. I look forward to working across the district and the state to secure Republican victories in 2023.”
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Clerk, Ann F. Grossi, strongly refutes the highly partisan, uninformed, and defamatory remarks published by the Morris County Democratic Committee Chair.
The Clerk’s Office now provides you with fact, rather than fiction.
The paper order in question was ordered by the printer for the new ES&S XL voting machines (“XL voting machine) and was not the wrong size. The 17-inch ballot cards were ordered directly from ES&S, the manufacturer of the new XL voting machines. These ballots can only be ordered from ES&S and they offer several sizes specifically to be used with the XL voting machine. The 17-inch ballot cards are one of the available options and the size does not affect the efficiency. To say that the County Clerk purchased the wrong size ballot cards is patently false.
The issue in Mendham Township regarding discrepancies with voters placed in the wrong congressional district was caused by the programming of the electronic poll book. The poll books maintenance and programming are solely the responsibility of the Board of Elections, and/or their designee. The County Clerk does not have anything to do with the electronic poll books.
There were no fundamental mistakes made by the County Clerk concerning the length of time voters had to wait to cast their vote in Mendham Township. There simply were not enough XL voting machines to handle the number of voters. The number of voting machines at the polling locations is solely the responsibility of the Board of Elections.
The County Clerk had absolutely nothing to do with the purchase of the XL voting machines, including the number of machines purchased. The XL voting machines were purchased by the County and these voting machines were the voting machines that the Board of Elections wanted.
The voting machines, the number of voting machines purchased, poll workers training and deployed to the polling locations, the number of machines and electronic poll books at each location, maintenance, storage, and delivery of the poll books and voting machines are solely under the purview of the Board of Elections, not the County Clerk.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Hanover Township District Board of Education (Grades K-8) candidates Christine Egbert, Gina Johnston, and Gregory Skiff won the three available three-year seats in the Tuesday, November 8 election, according to unofficial results released by the Morris County Clerk’s Office
The three candidates, who ran together on the “Hanover Education First” campaign slogan, will start their first terms in January.
There were seven candidates which otherwise consisted of incumbents Patricia Mattia and Kathryn McSorley, as well as challengers Evan Markensohn and Timothy Cullen.
in Morris County, there was a total of 181,864 (45.75%) votes cast out of 397,485 registered voters.
Christine Egbert
2,644
18.31%
Gina Johnston
2,468
17.09%
Gregory Skiff
2,414
16.71%
Evan Markensohn
1,902
13.17%
Patricia Mattia
2,298
15.91%
Kathryn McSorley
2,058
14.25%
Timothy Cullen
597
4.13%
Write-in
62
.043%
Total Votes Cast
14,443
Unofficial results. Early Voting results & Mail-In Ballots received prior to the close of polls are included.
Timely postmarked Mail-In Ballot results are pending.
Provisional Ballot results are pending.
Results are updated as they become available and are subject to change until all ballots are counted.
Hanover Township Public Schools” serves the Communities of Whippany and Cedar Knolls.
Hanover Township Board of Education is located at 61 Highland Avenue, Whippany.
Memorial Junior School is located at 61 Highland Avenue, Whippany.
Bee Meadow School is located at 120 Reynolds Avenue, Whippany.
Mountview Road School is located at 30 Mountview Road, Morris Plains.
Salen Drive Elementary School is located at 29 Salem Drive, Whippany.
MORRIS COUNTY — The three Republican Candidates for Morris County Commissioners received the majority of the votes in Tuesday’s election. Current Commissioner Kathryn A. DeFillippo decided not to run for re-election.
The total ballots cast was 181,864 (45.75%) and there are 397,485 registered voters in Morris County.
Thomas ‘T.C.’ McCOURT
Democrat
72,353
14.26%
Judith HERNANDEZ
Democrat
74,708
14.72%
Baramdai ‘Alicia’ SHARMA
Democrat
72,094
14.21%
Doug CABANA
Republican
95,478
18.82%
Christine MYERS
Republican
96,798
19.08%
Tom MASTRANGELO
Republican
95,640
18.85%
Write-In
348
0.07%
Total Votes Cast
507,419
Early Voting results & Mail-In Ballots received prior to the close of polls are included
Timely postmarked Mail-In Ballot results are pending
Provisional Ballot results pending
Results are updated as they become available and are subject to change until all ballots are counted
Results don’t become official until Morris County Clerk Ann Grossi certifies them.
If you requested a mail-in ballot, it is not too late to return it! You can return it one of the following three ways:
Mail: It must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. Election Day and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day.
Secure Ballot Drop Box: Place it in one of your county’s secure ballot drop boxes by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Secure Ballot Drop Box locations
Board of Elections Office: Deliver it in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. County Election Officials
If you need information about how to vote or if you are encountering any problems while voting, please call the voter hotline at 1-877-NJ-VOTER (1-877-658-6837).
TOWN OF BOONTON — The town of Boonton Health Department hosting a Blood Screening Clinic on November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Boonton Senior Center, 126 North Main Street.
Please call (973) 402-9410, ext. 631 to register.
Please remember to fast for one hour prior to the test. Water is allowed.
CBC test: Red and White blood cells, hemoglobin, and platelets
Chem test: Electrolytes, blood sugar, and kidney function
T4 test: Thyroid function
Lipid test: Cholesterol levels
PSA test: Prostate cancer screening (males only)
Chief Warrant Officer Jack Ambrose, Sheriff James M. Gannon, Sergeant Travis Somerville,
Detective Lieutenant Tracy Medwin, Detective Sergeant Greg Lukaszyck,
Chief Sheriff’s Officer Kelley Zienowicz, Undersheriff Mark Spitzer, Undersheriff Richard Rose
MORRIS COUNTY — Sheriff James M. Gannon is pleased to announce the promotions of three members, Detective Lieutenant Tracy Medwin, Detective Sergeant Greg Lukaszyk, and Sergeant Travis Somerville.
Detective Lieutenant Tracy Medwin was hired by the Sheriff’s Office in December of 2000. She has previously been assigned to the Protective Services Division, the Research and Planning Section of the Administration Division, and the Process Section of the Legal Services Division. She will assume command of the Community Outreach and Planning Section of the Office.
Detective Sergeant Greg Lukaszyk joined the Morris County Sheriff’s Office in January 2008 and attended the 71st Basic Police Academy Class. He spent the first 12 years of his career in the Protective Services Division, with additional assignments to the Marine Patrol Unit and as an agency firearms instructor. During these years, He also served in the NJ Army National Guard until retiring, at the rank of Sergeant First Class, with 22 years of service in 2018. In September 2020, he was selected to become a Detective in the Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab, with special emphasis on Ballistics and Firearms Examination. Detective Sergeant Lukaszyk has since attended the New Jersey State Police Forensic Investigations Course, along with numerous firearms training and armorer courses. With his current promotion, Detective Sergeant Lukaszyk will supervise the new Ballistics and Firearms Section within Crime Scene Investigation Services.
Sergeant Somerville earned an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice and went on to study at the College of St Elizabeth where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in 2012. He was hired by the Morris County Sheriff’s Office in July 2013. He successfully completed his police academy training in December 2013. After his academy graduation, Sergeant Somerville was assigned to the Protective Services Division, working in Criminal Courts and Holding until April 2016 when he was reassigned to the Community Outreach and Planning Section. While assigned there, his responsibilities included the Explorer Program, Project Lifesaver, Crime Stopper, and the agency’s CALEA Accreditation function. He is also a member of the Marine Patrol Unit and agency Search and Rescue Operations. With his current promotion, Sergeant Somerville will now supervise the Community Outreach and Planning Section.
Chief Sheriff’s Officer Kelley Zienowicz stated, “I am so proud of these three stand-out members. They bring experience and knowledge to their well-deserved new ranks and will continue to be a benefit to the agency in their new roles.” The Morris County Sheriff’s Office recognized these individuals and their accomplishments in a promotional ceremony held in the historic courtroom at the Morris County Superior Courthouse this Monday, November 7, 2022. Sheriff Gannon said, “It is my honor to promote Detective Lieutenant Tracy Medwin, Detective Sergeant Greg Lukaszyk, and Sergeant Travis Somerville today. I’ve witnessed each of these great leaders professionally serve the citizens of Morris County every day. I am very confident in their collective knowledge, skills, and abilities to further advance the goals and objectives of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.” These promotions will enhance the professionalism of the Community Planning and Outreach Section and the Criminal Investigation Services Division of the Sheriff’s Office.
