MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Board of Elections is seeking Election Day Poll workers for the upcoming Primary and General Elections.
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All in a day’s work! Every poll worker earns $200 for their services on an election day.
For more information about serving as an Election Day Poll Worker call the Morris County Board of Elections Office at (973) 285-8350 or apply online by clicking here.
Click here for a poll worker application and additional details.
Eagle Rock Executive Office IV, a 178,000-square-foot, class A office building at 120 Eagle Rock Avenue was recently sold
EAST HANOVER — Northeast Capital Group has acquired the Eagle Rock Executive Office IV, a 178,000-square-foot, class A office building at 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, from Boxer Property.
Eagle Rock Executive Office IV is located just off Interstate 280 in Morris County. Situated within a three-building office park, the three-story building is approximately 79%-leased to tenants including Prudential Insurance Company of America, Kessler Foundation and GFK. Recent renovations at the property include upgraded interior finishes and the addition of a “Tenant Center”, which features a new cafeteria, conference rooms, tenant lounge and fitness center. The property also features co-working space in approximately nine percent of the space, which has served as an incubator for tenants growing into larger units.
A Holliday Fenoglio Fowler investment advisory team representing Boxer Property included senior managing directors Kevin O’Hearn and José Cruz and senior directors Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver.
“We’re thrilled to have assisted Boxer Property with the successful execution of their business plan,” O’Hearn says. “Since we sold the property to them several years ago, they have made significant capital improvements, which resulted in an increase in occupancy, including several noteworthy tenants. Additionally, we’re happy to have closed another property with Northeast Capital and help them expand their portfolio into the office sector.”
Boxer Property also owns 90 East Halsey Road, Parsippany. Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce and Morris Focus occupies space in the Parsippany building.
MORRIS COUNTY — Dr. Louis Valori, Parsippany, has been appointed to the Morris County Republican Committee’s Executive Board, and will serve as Corresponding Secretary. He was unanimously elected by the Board this week.
Valori will be replacing Nick DeGregorio who has moved out of Morris County to Bergen County. Nick has been a phenomenal contributor and asset to MCRC and will always be part of the family.
“I am honored to be working with the Executive team of MCRC. They have been doing a tremendous job uniting the Republican party, which has not been an easy task. They are reaching out to new voters, new demographics and engaging new constituents all the time. Under MCRC’s new leadership, they have moved to a great spacious location which has been long overdue, which is always open to everyone. They have a lot of great events in the new space with many new faces attending all the time. They have reignited the Teenage Republican organization, they have exploded the digital marketing and outreach online and they are building an organization that will make Morris County the premier Republican stronghold in the State. I am especially grateful to Peter King and the MCRC Executive team who worked diligently and persistently to unite Parsippany Republicans so that we can most effectively beat the Democrats. I am excited for the future,” said Valori.
Other board member include:
Chairman: Ron DeFilippis
Vice Chair: Laura Marie Ali
Treasurer: Rob Cascone
Corresponding Secretary: Dr. Louis Valori
Recording Secretary: Stephanie Sharratt
Sergeant at Arms: Guy Gregg
Legal Counsel: Peter King
Executive Director: Senator Joe Pennacchio
Finance Chair: Craig Heard
Political Director: Dick Kamin
Director of Youth Outreach: Aura Dunn
Director of Community Outreach: John Cesaro
Director of Events: Anna Riker
Liaison to the Morris County Republican Club Alliance: Vincent Schindel
State Committeewoman: Christina Ramirez
State Committeeman: Larry Casha, Esq.
Morris County Young Republicans Chair: Sydney Ugalde
Morris County Women’s Republican Club: Angelique Scholl
Morris GOP Headquarters is located at 51 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 1D, Parsippany, and can be reached by calling (973) 998-4955 or (973) 229-1000. For additional details click here.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President Karen DeChristopher, Women's Theater Company Artistic Director Barbara Krajkowski and Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation President Frank Cahill
PARSIPPANY — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation President Frank Cahill presented a donation to Women’s Theater Company Artistic Director Barbara Krajkowski at its meeting of Thursday, March 14.
“We are pleased to donate funding from the Kiwanis Club of the Greater Parsippany to help keep theater alive in Parsippany,” said Foundation President Frank Cahill.
The Women’s Theater Company is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization operating under an Actors Equity Association contract and is a member of the New Jersey Theater Alliance. The 2019/2020 season begins the 27th year of operation. The audiences are diverse and represent a cross-section of northern New Jersey. Indications of the quality of the productions are the positive reviews we continue to receive.
Currently, The Women’s Theater Company, presents God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza. God of Carnage is two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park. They agree to meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. Starring Nancy Kutzer, Scott McGowan, Brian Parks and Andrea Prendamano.
The Women’s Theater Company, a professional theater company in Parsippany presents God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
The show runs from March 22-31, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $20.00 for seniors. To purchase tickets online please click here or call (973) 335-3038.
The Women’s Theater Company’s mission is to provide a fertile environment for the advancement of professional women theater artists and to provide quality theater for the community at large. Through their main stage, educational outreach, and new works development programs, the Women’s Theater Company supports the development of new women artists, promotes new works in the American theater, and provides entertaining and enriching productions for growing audiences. Women’s Theater Company is located at The Parsippany Playhouse, 1130 Knoll Road, Parsippany. For more information contact (973) 335-3038, or email info@womenstheater.org.
Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our members, Kiwanians, are service-minded men and women who are united in their commitment and compassion for others.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany picks their own service projects that we feel need our attention. We are all local people that volunteer our time and talents to make our community a better place to live. We, like you, are busy with making a living, church, family, and many other activities. however, we have found that Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany gives us not only a chance to give back to our community in a meaningful way, but we enjoy the fellowship, networking, and fun aspects as well.
You are invited to attend a meeting every Thursday morning at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46, Parsippany. They hope you will be able to join to learn more about Kiwanis and see how you fit into the picture. Newcomers and visiting clubs always welcome! For more information click here.
PARSIPPANY — Meet Piggy, a two-year-old English Bulldog/Staffy mix who recently got svelte for the spring, losing 15 lbs, and now weighs in at just 50 lbs.
Piggy currently resides in one of Liberty Humane Society’s foster homes and has been looking for her forever home for quite a while. We can’t understand how no one has scooped this smooshy face up yet!
She’s a gorgeous dog who loves nothing more than to be pet and cuddled with. She is very affectionate and loves to cause trouble with her toys. Food is her number one motivation so make sure you have lots of snacks in the house! Her big adorable eyes will touch your heart.
Piggy could live in a home with another, calm dog but would prefer a home without cats and children. She is truly a “golden girl” stuck in a young girl’s body. What can we say? Piggy loves her peace and quiet! She is happiest snuggled up in your lap on the couch.
To adopt or to receive more information, please fill out an application on LIBERTY HUMANE SOCIETY’S website by clicking here.
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The Women’s Theater Company, a professional theater company in Parsippany presents God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
PARSIPPANY — The Women’s Theater Company, a professional theater company in Parsippany presents God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza.
God of Carnage is two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park. They agree to meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner?
Starring Nancy Kutzer, Scott McGowan, Brian Parks and Andrea Prendamano.
The show runs from March 22-31, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $20.00 for seniors. To purchase tickets online please click here or call (973) 335-3038.
The Women’s Theater Company is located at the Parsippany Playhouse at 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha. For GPS driving directions, please enter the town of Boonton, 07005.
The Women’s Theater Company’s mission is to provide a fertile environment for the advancement of professional women theater artists and to provide quality theater for the community at large. Through their main stage, educational outreach, and new works development programs, the Women’s Theater Company supports the development of new women artists, promotes new works in the American theater, and provides entertaining and enriching productions for growing audiences. Women’s Theater Company is located at The Parsippany Playhouse, 1130 Knoll Road, Parsippany. For more information contact (973) 335-3038, or email info@womenstheater.org.
The Women’s Theater Company is proud to be a member of the New Jersey Theater Alliance Funding for the Women’s Theater Company has been made possible in part by funds for the Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Art/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
People role-playing at the STAR simulation are returned to jail for violating terms of their release or not being able to pay fines
MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County service providers, probation and police officers and high school students assumed the roles of former jail inmates Friday, March 15 to experience the biases, destitution, social and emotional challenges some inmates have upon discharge back into the community.
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon at the STAR re-entry simulation on March 15
The re-entry simulation held at the Morris County Public Safety Academy was the first public showcasing of the Successful Transition and Re-Entry (STAR) program started in October as a collaboration between Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon and the county Office of Temporary Assistance within the Department of Human Services.
Both Sheriff Gannon and Morris County Freeholder Heather Darling noted in opening program remarks that the recidivism rate of individuals incarcerated at the Morris County Correctional Facility is about 48 percent – or 48 percent of the same individuals are rearrested and returned to jail. The rate won’t drop without meaningful programs offered to inmates, Sheriff Gannon said.
“This is a holistic approach to a population that needs our support,” he said.
The event, attended by more than 100 people, was organized by STAR case managers Melissa Maney and Sierra McEniry, whose office is based at the Morris County Correctional Facility.
STAR case managers Sierra McEniry and Melissa Maney at their STAR office at the Morris County Correctional Facility
Inmates voluntarily sign up for STAR, where they are assisted, before and after discharge, with access to medical and substance abuse recovery services, housing, Temporary Aid To Needy Families, Medicaid, SNAP, jobs, identification documents, and even Vivitrol injections to help prevent relapses to alcohol or drug dependencies.
“There’s no cookie-cutter method. We’re meeting everyone where they’re at,” McEniry said.
There are 83 current and former inmates in the STAR program in Morris County.
The simulation was facilitated by Kimberlynn Reeves of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, an expert on re-entry program who has worked with the New Jersey State Parole Board on conducting four of the five re-entry simulations the Parole Board has held.
“We look to hold re-entry simulations in jurisdictions like Morris County that are very progressive and engaged,” said Parole Board administrative analyst Sherry Sandler. “We’re all re-entry stakeholders as citizens and residents of the state.”
STAR client Michael Lester, who spent several months in the Morris County Correctional Facility for his third drunk driving offense, shared a bit of his story with the crowd. He said his first DWI occurred 10 years ago after his wife died and he got another DWI charge for riding an electric bicycle while intoxicated.
Lester said he saw participants laughing and enjoying the simulation but his incarceration wasn’t a joke.
“In real life, when you go to jail, you’re not laughing,” he said. He said Maney and McEniry, the STAR caseworkers, helped him receive Vivitrol, set up dental and medical appointments, and find an apartment.
“They’re very responsive. As a matter of fact, they’re proactive. Good energy,” Lester said.
Reeves took charge of running the simulation in which participants were given “life cards” that gave them a new identity, details of their crimes and sentences, and a schedule of obligations they had to fulfill over a four-week period, including paying probation fees, restitution to victims, undergoing urinalysis, and paying for food, rent and utilities.
Role players moved between stations manned by volunteers posing as service and medical providers, landlords, court officials, pawn shop owners, and other people a former inmate may encounter. Mirroring real life, some volunteers treated the inmate role-players rudely while others were sympathetic or lenient.
Role-players at the various stations would select cards that dictated their next step, such as appearing before a judge for failing a drug test or being forced to pay rent on a room in full or face eviction.
Morris County Sheriff’s Officers played roles too at the simulation, escorting people away from stations to “jail” in a back corner of the room for infractions that included failure to pay a probation fine or speaking disrespectfully to a judge. By the time role players had reached the fourth week of trying to meet obligations, most were in jail – a reflection, Reeves said, of how easily a former inmate can return to jail without assistance.
“I think it’s a cool experience,” said Morris Hills High School senior Francis Babe. His background was as “Wesley,” who spent 10 years in federal prison for bank robbery.
Rewaida Muheisen, who works for the Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance, said the simulation gave her a glimpse of how overwhelming life may be like for a former inmate.
“We see clients all day long and now we can see the effects of what we ask of them,” Muheisen said.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp also attended the simulation, saying in opening remarks that he admires Sheriff Gannon’s initiatives to curb crime and reduce drug dependency.
“I’ve never seen innovative efforts before like Sheriff Gannon has done for Morris County,” Prosecutor Knapp said.
BOONTON — The Harmony Senior Drum Corps marched at the Morristown and West Orange St. Patrick’s Day parades.
Harmony Senior Drum Corps has been serving the Morris County area for over 130 years. It is a drum corps comprising snare drums, bass drums, trumpets, fifes, bells, and cymbals.
Anyone who is interested in playing an instrument or marching in the color guard may contact the corps by clicking here.
Practice is Thursday evenings at the Boonton Avenue Fire Department at 7:00 p.m.
ALL are welcome (9+)
No appointment necessary (Best to check if we’re on the street)
No experience needed (We will train you)
No cost to join
No membership dues
No audition to join
No instrument needed, but okay if you have your own
BOONTON — Business owners in Boonton are hosting a Fitness Crawl on Sunday, March 31 to highlight the 25+ health and wellness focused business in the 2.5 square mile town. People will be able to try out a variety of fitness classes and wellness services for only $30.00. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. and continues until 3:00 p.m.
More than 30 classes will be offered, including StretchTribe, Body Shoppe HIIT, acupuncture from Balance, Rock River yoga, Sweat Spin and discussions about skin care and detox.
In the true spirit of Boonton, many other businesses will be offering discounts on lunch, snacks, and clothing. People who sign up for the Fitness Crawl will get to enjoy all that Boonton has to offer, including samples and coupons and a chance to win memberships, services and in-demand items from popular shops.
“Crawls are one of the most popular fitness trends right now in big cities like New York and Boston,” says Mara Kimowitz, founder and owner of StretchSource. “It only makes sense to host one in Boonton where we can highlight the unique businesses that are in our own backyard.”
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. A portion of the proceeds will benefit LifeTown, a recreational, therapeutic and educational facility for people with special needs.
CEDAR KNOLLS — Celebrate the changing of the seasons with Employment Horizons. On Tuesday, April 2, Employment Horizons and Chef Eric LeVine, Chef/Partner at Mr. Crabby’s Craft Kitchen & Bar, will be hosting their annual “A Taste of Spring” event at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany. The event starts at 6:00 p.m.
This year, the tasting will feature local craft beverages as well as small plates from chefs/restaurants including Ah’Pizz, Ava’s Cupcakes, Claremont Distilled Spirits, the Columbia Inn & their Food Truck, Cosy Cupboard, Firehouse Subs, Man Skirt Brewery, Mill Six Hemp Vodka, Montclair Brewery, Ninety Acres, Perona Farms, Piattino, Pig & Prince, Playa Bowls, Poor Henry’s, Porto1fino’s, the Proper Wines, and Two Men and an Appetite. Sponsorships include Executive Chef Sponsor Mr. Daniel Collins & Mrs. Christine Conti-Collins, Beverage Sponsor Solix, Inc., and Culinary Sponsors FirstEnergy Foundation, and Mandelbaum Salsburg P.C.
Entertainment and music will be provided by WMTR/WDHA. Click here to reserve your ticket early as seating is limited! The event will feature a silent auction and a 50/50 cash raffle.
All funds raised benefit the Culinary Arts Training Program at Employment Horizons. Their mission includes provision of employment, training and job placement services to people with disabilities in the greater Morris County area.
To attend A Taste of Spring or for more information about the event or Employment Horizons, visit www.ehorizons.org or contact Lisa Montalbano at (973) 538-8822 ext. 212 or lmontalbano@ehorizons.org.
Founded in 1957, Employment Horizons, Inc. is the premier not-for-profit agency that provides high-quality competitively priced services to the business community through its commercial operations. Simultaneously, the mission, to help people with disabilities reach their career objectives, is fulfilled. To learn more click here.
BOONTON — Business owners in Boonton are hosting a Fitness Crawl on Sunday, March 31 to highlight the 25+ health and wellness focused business in the 2.5 square mile town. People will be able to try out a variety of fitness classes and wellness services for only $30.00. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. and continues until 3:00 p.m.