Maureen Byrne, Council Liaison for Public Works & Engineering
MADISON — For the third year in a row, the Madison Environmental Commission is encouraging residents to go green by hosting individual yard sales on one common date at one common time. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
“The Town-Wide Yard Sale is a great way to meet your neighbors and shop in an environmentally friendly way,” says Councilwoman Maureen Byrne, Borough Council liaison to the Environmental Commission. Because of COVID-19, she explains that all yard sale participants are being asked to “wear masks, make hand sanitizer available at their tables and set up their sales to facilitate social distancing.”
MADISON — September kicks off Library Card Sign Up Month at the Madison Public Library. This year, we are hosting a giveaway for the children and adult patrons. For every new card signed up and for each current card use, patrons will receive an entry into our raffle baskets of Madison Public Library goodies.
The library is currently open by appointment only and for a curbside pickup but there are plenty of library resources you can use from home to read, watch, and research. The library offers Hoopla, Kanopy, Creativebug, and RBdigital for entertainment resources such as ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and tv shows, crafting, and concerts. Kanopy offers a number of educational movies and documentaries, Hoopla offers ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, and tv, and movies and RBdigital proudly offers AcornTV.
If you are looking to do research, databases such as Consumer Reports, ReferenceUSA, Mometrix, HeritageQuest, and Rosetta Stone are easy to use options for learning.
Please call (9730 377-0722 or email [email protected] if you have any questions on the resources offered
Madison 9/11 memorial in James Park on Condourso Way, between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
MADISON — The Borough of Madison specifically honor and recognize the six Madisonians that never returned home; James L. Crawford, Timothy R. Hughes, Patrick McGuire, Donald Peterson, Jean Peterson, and Peter West.
We invite you to visit our 9/11 memorial in James Park on Condourso Way, between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue to pay your respect.
Madison 9/11 memorial in James Park on Condourso Way, between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
MADISON — The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce has honored seven local businesses with Business Achievement Awards for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Hat Shop Madison, 18B Main Street, Outstanding Window Display. Pictured: owner, Monika Stebbins
The Chamber’s usual Annual Award Dinner that is held every June was canceled this year to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Snooki Shop, 32 Main Street, Best New Sign. Pictured: manager Gina Cecala & owner, Nicole Polizzi
The Snooki Shop was awarded Best New Sign for its impactful and attractive sign at its new location at 32 Main Street. The Hat Shop Madison, 18B Main Street, was awarded Outstanding Window Display for its creative and innovative window design. The Pink Pear received the Outstanding Merchandising Award for its innovative retailing both online and at its boutique at 28 Waverly Place.
The Chamber honored Sunday Motor Co. for Best Complete Renovation for creating a modern café in a 1950’s gas station building at 27 Kings Road; PC Problems, 50 Main Street, was awarded the Outstanding Interior Renovation Award for a multi-week renovation that created modern and customer-friendly retail space.
PC Problems, 50 Main Street, Outstanding Interior Renovation Award. Pictured owner Carmen DeRosa
Re-upholstery & Restoration, 2 Central Avenue, was awarded the Outstanding Patriotic Display Award for hanging an array of flags and banners on its facade for many years. BuckleBath, 877-567-BATH, which is based in Madison, received the Outstanding Business Concept Award for creating innovative, mobile service business.
Winners were recently presented with framed certificates at their business locations.
“The accomplishments of this year’s winners show there no end to the creativity and care of Madison’s business owners,” said John Morris, president of the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’re very proud of our members’ continuing accomplishments.”
The Pink Pear, 28 Waverly Place, Outstanding Merchandising Award. Pictured owners, Christine & Paul Kosakowski
The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., is an independent, non-profit business league that was founded in 1943. Its mission is to promote its dues-paying members and Madison as a great place to shop, dine, work, and live. Membership is open to organizations and people who want to see Madison thrive.
Re-Upholstery & Restoration, 2 Central Avenue, Outstanding Patriotic Display Award. Pictured: Agnes Lendvai-Lintner, owner, Johnny Thomas, Wiston Alexander
MOUNTAIN LAKES — Mountain Lakes Borough Council Meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, at 7:30 p.m. Remote Meeting via Zoom.
The agenda for the Borough Council meeting includes:
1) Discussion – Reassessment Schedule Update;
2) Discussion – Goals Update;
3) Attorney’s Report – Ordinance 3-20;
4) Introduction of Ordinance 11-20, Authorizing a Special Emergency Appropriation in the Sum of $125,000.00 to Abide the Cost of a Real Property Tax Re-Assessment Program Approved by the Morris County Board of Taxation Together with Related Necessary Expenses and to Authorize the Financing of the Same by the Issuance of “Special Emergency Notes” Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-55 Should the Same be Required;
5) Introduction of Ordinance 12-20, Amending Chapter 111 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Mountain Lakes and Revising the Fee Schedule;
6) Re-Introduction of Ordinance 3-20, Authorizing Chapters 40 and 245 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Mountain Lakes (East-Bound Rt. 46 Ordinance).
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief Christoph Kimker, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Detective Supervisor Patrick LaGuerre
MORRIS PLAINS — To honor the memories of the nearly 3,000 people lost on September 11, 2001, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, Acting Chief Christoph Kimker, and Detective Supervisor Patrick LaGuerre attended the annual Morris Plains September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the borough’s 9-11 Memorial on Route 53.
Joining the ceremony were Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morris Plains Mayor Jason Karr, members of the Morris Minute Men, and Watnong VFW Post 3402 members, Morris Plains firefighters, police officers and EMTs, and Morris Plains school administrators and students. Speaker Borough School Principal Andrew Kramar recounted how he was fortunate to have escaped the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and the importance of continuing to recognize 9-11 and remember the lives lost, including 64 from Morris County.
Speaker Alison Crowther, the mother of Wells Remy Crowther, spoke of her son’s heroism that day, and the “Man in the Red Bandana Project,” which seeks to turn his life story into an enrichment program for children. Her son died heroically at the World Trade Center after saving countless lives of his co-workers.
Prosecutor Knapp said, “We all remember September 11, 2001, in vivid detail even after nearly two decades. Consistent with the theme of this remembrance program, we mourned all who perished that day, especially the 64 innocent souls from Morris County. We shall never forget.”
Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief Christoph Kimker, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp
NEW JERSEY — Governor Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy, along with national, state, and local leaders, attended the 2020 Commemoration Ceremony for the 19th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. United States and New Jersey flags were lowered in tribute to the victims of the attacks.
“The September 11th terrorist attacks occurred nineteen years ago, but the pain and sorrow are still fresh,” said Governor Murphy. “We will never forget the lives cut short that day, and the first responders who selflessly saved so many more from perishing.”
MORRIS COUNTY — Please join Morris County – in person (please follow CDC guidelines) or via live stream – for a remembrance ceremony as we honor those lost on 9/11 at the memorial on West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany, on Sunday, September 13, 6:00 p.m.
This year’s guest speaker is Greg Manning, a Hanover Township native. He is a 33-year veteran of Emergency Services and a 20-year member of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). Mr. Manning was assigned to Engine 69/Ladder 28/Battalion 16 on 9/11. He worked at Ground Zero for several months following the attack, which took the lives of 343 fellow firefighters.
BOONTON — Brandon Vance is one of 45 resident assistants (RA) at Lebanon Valley College this academic year. Vance, a graduate of Jefferson Township High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in business administration and accounting at The Valley.
LVC selects resident assistants (RAs) from the student body who live in the residence halls and serve as mentors and role models. An RA oversees a floor or wing in a residence hall, serving as a resource for residential students and providing a residential environment conducive to the overall development of students.
A residential college, LVC offers a range of housing options. For the first two years, students live in traditional residence halls, allowing them to learn about themselves, meet a lot of people, and make friends. Most upperclassmen live in more independent environments, including small houses, rooms clustered as suites, or apartment-style housing.
Lebanon Valley College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts and humanities, business and communications, education, health professions, social sciences and psychology, and science, technology, engineering, and math. Advanced health professions degrees include a master of athletic training, master of clinical mental health counseling, master of science in exercise science (three tracks), master of speech-language pathology, and a doctor of physical therapy.
PARSIPPANY — Rosemary Becchi, candidate for Congress (NJ-11) introduces the Bill of Rights for All Individuals with Disabilities policy initiative.
“While Washington politicians focus on partisan bickering and putting politics ahead of New Jersey families, our most vulnerable citizens are being left behind during this pandemic, said Becchi. “In Congress, I will always fight for the most vulnerable. That’s why one of the first pieces of legislation I will sponsor is a Bill of Rights for All Individuals with Disabilities.”
“Rosemary Becchi is a champion for people with disabilities. Rarely has there been a leader who is willing to fight for the rights of underserved and marginalized populations. She will be a game-changer in Congress.” said Dr. Steven Perlman, Global Clinical Director and Founder of Special Olympics Healthy Athletes.
Upon the release of the initiative, Rosemary Becchi stressed the goal to protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of children and adults living with a disability. “I am a fighter- I have personally advocated for resources and fairness for my family and now I want to continue this fight on a broader level for the people of New Jersey.”
The Bill of Rights strives to raise awareness, fight discrimination, and foster respect for the rights and dignity of those marginalized individuals.
The Bill of Rights For All Individuals with Disabilities focuses on 7 major pillars:
Community: Access to in-home, community, and mobility support services so that those with disabilities may live independently.
Accessibility: Providing a means for those with disabilities to access the world around them.
Employment: Providing an equal right to seek employment in the public and private sector with reasonable accommodations, while also promoting entrepreneurship.
Education: Providing inclusive, primary and secondary education, vocational training, adult education, and lifelong learning.
Healthcare: Eliminating current barriers to health and wellness services, while providing the disabled with facilities within their residential communities that ensure quality and affordable healthcare.
Advocacy: Affording disabled individuals the right to support and protect their own best interest or having a family member/caregiver protect their rights on their behalf.
Awareness: Providing public awareness campaigns designed to promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness, while promoting their contributions as well.
“Too often individuals with disabilities experience discrimination and barriers that prevent them from participating in everyday life. These individuals are exposed to a greater risk of exploitation and restrictions of obtaining a full life. Rosemary Becchi recognizes the need to protect the civil, social, and economic rights of all individuals with disabilities by pursuing the establishment of the bill of rights for all individuals with disabilities.” Ashley Moore, BCBA Director.
Becchi has a daughter and nephew with disabilities, making this topic a personal one for her and she has made this initiative a cornerstone of her campaign.
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