MORRIS COUNTY — Get started on your college education, finish the degree you started years ago or stay on track to graduate by registering for the Winterim and Spring 2020 semesters at County College of Morris (CCM).
By registering early, students are presented with the best opportunity to enroll in classes that take place on the days and times that best fit their schedules.
Enrolling in Winterim classes is a great way to earn some college credits quickly. Two Winterim sessions are offered, a four-week session that begins on Thursday, December 19, and a two-week session that begins on Monday, January 6, 2020.
The Spring 2020 Semester begins on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Several mini-term sessions are also offered during that semester.
At CCM, students are able to select from 50 associate degrees and a wide range of certificate programs taught by a faculty of experts in their fields. In addition, the college holds more than 150 transfer agreements to make it easy to go on and earn a bachelor’s degree. Many associate degrees also prepare students for immediate entry into rewarding careers, such as in engineering, information technology and radiography.
To get started, review CCM’s degree and certificate programs click here. To view what courses are being offered on what days and times, click here, select the semester you would like to review.
To apply to the college click here or visit the Admissions office in the Student Community Center, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. Once your application is completed, you will be notified by email on how to register for classes.
The Madison Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Team
MADISON —The 2019 Madison Loyalty Rewards Card, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 49 Main Street, is available for purchase and is a wonderful gift for anyone, including teachers, coaches and babysitters.
The card offers a whole year’s worth of savings.
Owners of a Madison Loyalty Rewards Card are entitled to unique discounts or incentives at participating businesses. Best of all, the card can be used an unlimited amount of time by the cardholder. The list of businesses and their offers can be found on the Chamber’s website by clicking here. The offers are also printed on the front and back of the card.
For added convenience, the 2019 card is paired with a key tag so its users can be assured to receive their savings every time they visit a participating business.
“The Madison Loyalty Rewards Card is a simple and fun way for our community to support the local merchants and a great vehicle for our businesses to reward our loyal customers.” said John Morris, owner of Stewart Morris Awards, Gifts, & Flags, 71 Kings Road. John is also the Chamber’s President.
The Madison Loyalty Rewards Card can be purchased for $10.00 at The Madison Pharmacy, 66 Main Street.
For more information please contact The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce by phone at (973) 377-7830 or by email at MadisonChamber@gmail.com.
Hanover Township Officials, Public Works Employees, Fire Department personnel, and Whippany River Watershed Action Committee members join Barclays employee volunteers for a photo near the boat pulled out of the Whippany River during the November 5th cleanup collaboration
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — The section of the Whippany River bordering Central Park in Hanover Township and surrounding areas are significantly cleaner following a November 5 community service project that saw the municipality, Barclays, the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, and Hanover’s Green Team work together to remove 2.12 tons of debris from the water and nearby land. The Chiefs from the Township’s two fire districts and members from their respective departments were also present to give a safety briefing during the kickoff and lend support throughout the event.
Working for an hour and a half, sixty Barclays’ employees accessed the river by boat and walked the banks, paths, wooded areas, and roadways bordering the park to remove litter. The plastic bottles, cardboard, wrappers, and tires they collected came as no surprise. However, other items were not expected and intrigued the volunteers. These included a plastic bucket, a doll, a boat, an automobile fender, a two-foot Easter egg, and a rusting metal safe.
The land and water teams were led and assisted by members of the Township’s Department of Public Works (DPW) who had previously cleared areas for safe boat and pedestrian access to areas of litter within and around the river. Len Cipkins, Chairman of the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC), lauded the DPW’s prep work and the role of all the participants. “It takes a team effort to successfully conduct a river cleanup,” stated Cipkins. “Our team included Barclays’ enthusiastic employees, Hanover’s skilled DPW employees in coordination with Fire and Safety departments positioned in strategic locations to deal with any potential issues.”
During the kickoff Cipkins, Green Team member Dennis Fashano, and Mayor Ron Francioli thanked Barclays. “Hanover is proud of the work we’ve done in the past to eliminate pollution in the Whippany River,” noted Francioli. “We’re grateful to our community-minded businesses like Barclays and our civic groups for helping us keep the river healthy and the ecosystem it supports, thriving.”
In addition to the project’s aesthetic and environmental benefits, the collaboration will provide stormwater management points Hanover is mandated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to achieve within a calendar year and credits toward the Township’s “Sustainable Jersey” certification. “It’s a win/win for us,” Francioli commented, “and a perfect example of what we can get done when we partner with our community.”
A Barclays volunteer picks up debris near the Whippany River bordering Central park during the collaboration among the Township of Hanover, Barclays, the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee and the Hanover Green Team on November 5th that resulted in the removal of 2.12 tons of debris from the river and surrounding land
If your business or non-profit is interested in exploring a community service project with Hanover Township, and/or would like information on how to contact the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, please email Robin Dente, Hanover Township Community Affairs/Public Policy Coordinator at Rdente@hanovertownship.com.
MORRIS COUNTY — The GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton has set up two Holiday Wish Trees this holiday season.
Wish tree items can be picked up at 46 West Hair Studio, located at 929 Main Street and the Boonton Library.
The deadline for all gifts to be returned to those locations is Friday, December 13.
Please support a local family and child in need this holiday season.
The trees are sponsored by the GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton, a community service organization, and member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) of GFWC. The club is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others, one project at a time, and is always looking for new members to support their mission.
MORRIS COUNTY — The County College of Morris’ (CCM) Art Gallery is pleased to announce the latest exhibition, “Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair,” featuring the works of two New Jersey artists, Alaine Becker and Gail Winbury.
The exhibition runs from November 25, through January 27, 2020. The CCM Art Gallery is located in the Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center on CCM’s Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. A reception, free and open to the public, will be held Thursday, December 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The CCM Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Alaine Becker: Don’t Say That, 2017, 60″x 43″; soft pastel and white oil pastel on paper.
“Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair,” examines and dissects the artists’ personal stories and traumas. Becker and Winbury create a new world in which bodies and emotions, spaces and memories are fragmented, chopped up, and reassembled into a new milieu that exists between real experiences and imagined scenarios. The world they portray is the world of women, their wrestling with aging and death, as well as discrimination, stereotype, body image and sexuality.
Most of the pieces in “Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair” are works on and with paper, unframed and fragile. Either executed in human scale or as intimate deconstructed and flattened dioramas, the works are pinned to the wall and left to hang. These delicate pieces are contrasted with large, bold canvases. This formal duality bleeds into the conceptual complexity of the works. The pieces effortlessly shift between figurative images and pure abstractions that resemble organic forms. Whichever technique the artists decide to utilize, Becker and Winbury use it with appropriate combination of scientific precision and intuitive gesture.
Becker holds a BFA from The State University College at Purchase. She has been awarded The New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship and a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship. She attended a residency in the Vermont Studio Center and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Among other venues, Becker exhibited in Ben Shahn Gallery at William Paterson University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Sussex County Art Gallery, the Pierro Gallery in South Orange, The Drawing Rooms in Jersey City, The Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit and Seton Hall University Law School in Newark.
Gail Winbury: They Took Her Sweater Away, 2019, 60″x48″; oil, cold wax and charcoal on canvas
Winbury holds a Psy.D. from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and studied painting at the School of Visual Arts. She attended a residency at the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan and a Visual Art Fellowship at the Bau Foundation in Otranto, Italy. Winbury received an Artist Residency in Arad, Israel from the Jewish Federation and a Castle Hill Center for the Arts residency in Truro, Massachusetts. Her work has been seen in both the Jersey City and Trenton City Museums. She also has exhibited at the Village West Gallery, Drawing Rooms, Bethune Center and St. Peters University, The College of St. Elizabeth, William James College in Newton, Massachusetts and OTA Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico and other venues. Her work is collected in the United States and Europe.
For information on the academic programs offered through the Art and Design department at CCM click here.
A $15,000 Major Grant from The Provident Bank Foundation was presented to NewBridge Services to support NewBridge Jobs Plus’ technology initiative. Amy Sheppard, NewBridge Jobs Plus Program Supervisor; Jonna Marie Cappuccio, NewBridge Jobs Plus student; Robert L. Parker, NewBridge CEO; Jane A. Kurek, Executive Director of The Provident Bank Foundation; Mercedes Covert-Muzio, AVP Banking Center Manager, Provident Bank; and Victoria Hess-Lower, NewBridge Director of Development
MADISON — NewBridge Services announced it received a Major Grant of $15,000 from The Provident Bank Foundation to support the technology initiative at NewBridge Jobs Plus, the longest-serving alternative education and jobs program in Morris County.
The grant will be used to upgrade the computer lab at NewBridge Jobs Plus, which since 1983 has helped young adults who dropout of high school get a second chance at success. NewBridge Jobs Plus participants will use new computers and related equipment to complete assessments, prepare for testing to earn their high school diplomas, build skills, and conduct job and career research.
“We are grateful to The Provident Bank Foundation for investing in the NewBridge Jobs Plus technology initiative,” said NewBridge CEO Robert L. Parker. “With that support, young people can change their lives and become contributing members of their communities.”
Provident Bank Foundation Executive Director Jane A. Kurek presented NewBridge with a check at NewBridge Jobs Plus in Parsippany.
“The Provident Bank Foundation is honored to help further initiatives that are making a difference in the lives of residents in our local area,” Kurek said. “We are pleased to support organizations that contribute to a sense of community and offer a diverse set of programs that make people healthier, happier and safer.”
The goal of the Major Grant is to support organizations that have identified an immediate need in the community and for the individuals they serve. The Provident Bank Foundation’s funding directly supports efforts to enhance the quality of life in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities served by Provident Bank through three Funding Priority Areas: Community Enrichment, Education, and Health, Youth & Families.
For more information about NewBridge Services click here.
Red, white, pink, burgundy and assorted bi-colored poinsettias are available from the LHT annual sale. Photo by Brian Oleksak
MORRIS COUNTY — The Landscape and Horticultural Technology (LHT) Program at County College of Morris (CCM) will be holding its annual Holiday Poinsettia Sale in early December.
Red, white, pink, burgundy and assorted bi-colored poinsettia, both large and small, will be available in 4.5 inch to 7.5 inch pots, along with various hanging basket arrangements. Prices range from $3.00 to $16.00 and bundles are available for multiple purchases. Proceeds from the plant sale benefit the educational activities of the CCM Landscape Club.
The sale takes place Monday, December 2, and Tuesday, December 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the LHT greenhouses. The greenhouses are located near Parking Lot 1 on CCM’s Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road.
For more information, contact (973) 328-5363 or boleksak@ccm.edu. To learn more about the LHT degree and certificate programs at CCM click here.
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Senator Anthony M. Bucco, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury
MOUNTAIN LAKES — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Senator Anthony M. Bucco, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Lakeland Hills YMCA CEO Dr. Vik Joganow, and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury, presented on how the heroin and opioid epidemic is affecting New Jersey residents.
The program was held at the Lakeland Hills YMCA in Mountain Lakes on November 19. Representatives from Morris County Sheriff’s Office’s Hope One, Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health and other substance abuse recovery providers were onsite providing information and education. About 30 audience members attended the presentation, including local high school students.
Prosecutor Knapp stressed that this epidemic does not escape any community, and insight imparted to attendees is intended to start community conversations in their households and upcoming Thanksgiving tables. The epidemic touches everyone, according to the Prosecutor.
Senator Bucco discussed the need for additional state funding to fight addiction and to secure more treatment facilities.
Sheriff Gannon discussed his Office’s Hope One program, a mobile recovery access vehicle which offers support for persons struggling with addiction, and medically-assisted treatment programs available at the Morris County Correctional Facility. Twice a week, Hope One travels to locations throughout Morris County with a Sheriff’s officer, a licensed clinician, and a peer recovery specialist to recovery services.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seabury noted that since 2014, at least 342 people in Morris County have lost their lives to heroin or prescription drug overdoses. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seabury discussed the Overdose Prevention Act and Drug Court program, criminal justice measures to treat and not just incarcerated individuals suffering from substance abuse disorders.
Kate Garrity provided the audience with a heartfelt, firsthand story of how the Epidemic has affected her life. She shared the tragic story of her son who passed away in 2016 from an overdose, as a way to both keep his memory alive and to help inform the community that it can happen to their children whether they believe it will or not.
Prosecutor Knapp said “The heroin and opioid epidemic continues to be a scourge on the citizens of New Jersey. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with other stakeholders, will continue to combat this epidemic through our various initiatives and our strong focus on educating the public.”
Paul Ho-Sing-Loy, 2020 Meadowlands March for Babies Chair, tours the NICU at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital. Photo: March of Dimes
MORRIS COUNTY — Business and community leader Paul Ho-Sing-Loy, Chief Information Officer for Lakeland Bank, has been named Chair of the 2020 Meadowlands March for Babies.
Paul knows how important it is to fight for the health of all moms and babies. “As a father and grandfather, I can’t think of a more important cause,” he says. “When you March for Babies, you make a statement that you want to live in a world in which healthy moms and strong babies are a priority for us all.”
Recently, in recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month this November, Paul participated in a tour of the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Hackensack. He was joined by Greater NY/NJ Board of Trustees member, Eli Manning, members of his Executive Leadership Team, Josh and Brett Lurie of Wilmington Paper Corporation and other community leaders. Paul states, “There is no better way to fully understand the impact of premature birth then to see it first hand and meet the families affected.”
“When you participate in a March for Babies, you’re helping to tackle the biggest health threats facing moms and babies, such as those these families have experienced,” says JoAnn Bartoli, Associate Executive Director for March of Dimes. “We’re thrilled to have Paul serve as our local March for Babies chair. He shares our commitment to moms through every stage of the pregnancy journey, even when everything doesn’t go according to plan. Moms and babies are facing higher risks than ever before. March for Babies is a day for everyone to help change that by coming together and participating nationwide.”
March of Dimes gives 4 million babies born each year the best possible start. Nearly half a million of them are born prematurely or with birth defects. Premature birth and its complications are the largest contributors to infant death in the U.S. and pregnancy-related death has more than doubled over the past 25 years.
Paul Ho-Sing-Loy is asking local businesses and community leaders to join him in support of March for Babies. “Near 200 babies are born prematurely each week in New Jersey and that is not acceptable,” He says. “March of Dimes empowers families with programs, knowledge and tools.”
Last year Meadowlands March for Babies raised more than $460,000 in North Jersey and Paul Ho-Sing-Loy wants to surpass that in 2020. He has made the commitment to surpass the event goal of $500,000. Every March for Babies participant can make a huge difference for families. Anyone interested in joining a walk near them or the virtual walk can register by clicking here.
MORRIS COUNTY — Rodney Frelinghuysen has endorsed Aura Dunn, his former aide, tor the state Assembly seat vacated by Anthony Bucco.
Frelinghuysen who left the political scene since his departure from Congress in January, sent a letter dated November 14 endorsing Dunn to replace Anthony M. Bucco in the District 25 seat.
Dunn is one of six candidates vying for the seat at a GOP convention Thursday, November 21 at County College of Morris. (Click here for related article).
MORRIS COUNTY — The GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton has set up two Holiday Wish Trees this holiday season.
