EAST HANOVER — You may be busy raising your family or serving as a caregiver for relatives and regret not having the time to help improve your community. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany has a solution to that dilemma. On Thursday, October 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., you can help improve the lives of others and have fun while doing so by attending the Kiwanis annual wine tasting at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover. This wine Tasting is the Kiwanis Club’s largest fundraising event with the goal of supporting programs that benefit children and youth.

The local programs funded by the Kiwanis Club include: sponsored youth programs in the Parsippany Troy Hills school district, such as Key Clubs in both high schools, Builders Clubs in the middle schools, and K-Kids Clubs in all of the elementary schools; Parsippany Day Care Center; Parsippany Library; the Stickley Farms family fun day and numerous other 501(c)3 organizations that serve children and families. In addition to this financial support of children’s leadership development and service initiatives, the club meets the basic needs of the less fortunate families in our community by providing food and food cards, toiletry items, and blankets through a partnership with the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Community Center. The Club also supports state and national organizations that serve the needs of children and their families.

Joe Canal’s is a co-sponsor of the wine tasting event. The event includes silent and live auctions; delicious hot and cold buffet; wines and liquors; and an opportunity to help raise money and do good for others.
Tickets are only $65 each. Kiwanis is a 501(C)3 organization and your contribution is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

This year, Kiwanis Club is partnering with Sons of Italy #2561.

If you would like to purchase tickets, visit kiwaniswinetasting.com, or call Frank Cahill (862) 213-2200.

MORRIS COUNTY — With Scooter, it is guaranteed that he will ride his way into your heart! He is a two-year old Boston Terrier who is a fun-loving boy with a stellar personality.

Besides the hysterical snorts and snoring, Scooter will never fail to entertain you with his goofy antics. Whether it involves doing ‘zoomies’ in the backyard or being clumsy, he will bring a smile to your face every day.

Just as much as he is a goofball, Scooter is also a total sweetheart. There is nothing like coming home from work and seeing Scooter’s entire body wiggle with joy. He then wants nothing more than to cover your face in kisses!

Looking to get in shape? Scooter will happily be your workout buddy! He would love to go hiking, jogging, or take long walks in the neighborhood!

He is housebroken and crate trained. Scooter wouldn’t mind living with other dogs as long as there is a proper introduction! He takes some time to get comfortable with their presence but once he does, he is more than happy to play and lounge with them. Scooter is working hard on his leash training and looks forward to working on it every day. Scooter would be fine living with kids above the age of 16.

Scooter needs a home that will provide him with proper structure and exercise which will allow him to thrive. He is a very loving dog but needs guidance to turn him into the perfect gentleman that we know he can become.

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MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker announce the arrest of Lynneann K. Groves (a/k/a Lynne K. Groves), 37, of Franklin, on Forgery and Perjury related charges.

On March 8, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part received documents, filed on behalf of the defendant, Lynne Groves.

The defendant provided these documents as an attached Exhibit to the Defendant’s Certification in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Modification Application and in Support of Cross-Application that her attorney was filing on behalf of the defendant in the pending Family Part matter.

The documents were allegedly medical invoices totaling $2,800.00 and were attached as Exhibits to the defendant’s submission to the Court.

The investigation revealed that the documents submitted by the defendant to the Court as Exhibits were fraudulent. The investigation also revealed several alterations to the original invoices and that the amounts claimed on several of the invoices were greater than actually billed by the medical provider. The Certification signed by the defendant certified that the foregoing statements made by her were true and accurate and she was aware if any statement was willfully false that she was subject to punishment.

The defendant has been charged with the following offenses:

• One count of Forgery, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1a(1), a crime of the Third degree;
• One count of Perjury, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-1a, a crime of the Third degree; and
• One count of Falsifying Records, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4a, a crime of the Fourth degree.

Prosecutor Knapp would like to thank the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Specialized Crimes, Fraud Unit; the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part whose efforts contributed to the investigation of this case.

Editor’s Note: An arrest or the signing of a criminal complaint is merely an accusation.  Despite this accusation, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker, and Chief Martin McParland, Jr. of the Rockaway Township Police Department announce that John P. Daley, 50, of Flanders, has been charged with one count of Invasion of Privacy, a crime of the third degree, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9b (1), and Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, a crime of the fourth degree, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3B (1).

The defendant was employed as a bartender in the Clubhouse Bar at the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse in Rockaway Township.

On September 8, Mr. Daley is alleged to have used a device to photograph or record a female patron who was utilizing the restroom at the Clubhouse and then destroying evidence relating to the act.

The defendant was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility upon his arrest and subsequently released in accordance with Criminal Justice Reform.  He is pending a court date of October 15.

Anyone with information relating to this or any related incident is asked to call Detective Michael Rossi of the Rockaway Township Police Department at (973) 625-4000.

Editor’s Note: An arrest or the signing of a criminal complaint is merely an accusation.  Despite this accusation, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

MORRIS COUNTY — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) participated in the Pentagon’s September 11th Observance and released the following statement on the 18th anniversary of the 2001 attacks:

“For eighteen years, we’ve celebrated and mourned the members of our community we lost in 2001, and the bravery of the first responders who ran towards the burning buildings in Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and Shanksville — into immeasurable and unknown danger.

“I spoke with a firefighter yesterday in my community who went to the pile at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the attacks. It does not get any easier for the survivors and families, but with our passage of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund this summer, we can give them some peace of mind that they will receive the support they need.

“At today’s memorial at the Pentagon, I was surrounded by survivors, family members, and active duty personnel. It was a reminder of the sacrifice made by brave men and women, and I strongly felt the memory of those lost from Flight 77 and the Pentagon.

“There is now an entire generation of Americans born after September 11th. We owe them principled leadership, both at home and abroad. We must ensure that the lesson of September 11th is that we double down on our values in the face of attacks on our country, not run away from them.”

Representative Mikie Sherrill is a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Norfolk at the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters during the September 11, 2001, attacks.