MORRIS COUNTY — The 200 Club of Morris County’s Scholarship Committee cordially invites you to celebrate the achievements of our 2019 Scholarship Recipients. Join us as we present scholarships to these outstanding high school seniors who have shown extraordinary dedication to their studies while also serving the communities in which they live and work.
Samantha Anne Bednarz | Morris Knolls High School
Jeffrey Brodhecker | Roxbury High School
Jaclyn J. Carifi | Parsippany Hills High School
Ava Downs | Morristown High School
Grace E. Flanagan | Morristown High School
Adam R. Hasba | Morristown High School
Michael S. Kovach | Roxbury High School
Matthew Lin | Parsippany Hills High School
Christina A. McMahon | Morris County School of Technology
Rajvi M. Patel | Morris Hills High School
Bradley Rindos | Chatham High School
Raymond J. Ryerson, III | Boonton High School
Patrick D. Salazar | Morristown Beard School
Sabina A. Schuele | Whippany Park High School
Blagorodna Spaseska | Montville Township High School
Markus Truumees | Mountain Lakes High School
Nicole R. VanNiekerk | Kinnelon High School
Samuel E. Weinstein | Montville Township High School
Abigail R. Wilson | Parsippany Hills High School
Corinne J. Worts | Morristown-Beard School
The 200 Club of Morris County scholarship program began in 1982 to provide college, post-high school education or vocational school assistance to children. Scholarship eligibility is limited to high school seniors serving in a branch of public safety within Morris County, or whose parent is actively serving with or retired from a Morris County public safety department, or whose parent is actively serving with or retired from the New Jersey State Police.
These scholarships were awarded on a one-time basis for the students’ 2019-20 academic year. Award criteria includes academic performance, community service, extracurricular activities and family financial need. The scholarship committee reviews applications impartially with no knowledge of the applicants’ identities.
The students will receive their scholarships at a dinner on Monday, May 13 to be held at The Zeris Inn, 372 Route 46, Mountain Lakes.
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$48 per person; Seats must be reserved in advance (no walk-ins). Payment must be received by Monday, May 6. They accept checks only
Cocktails and Conversation (Cash Bar) from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.; Buffet Dinner and
Awards Ceremony from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
MORRIS COUNTY — County College of Morris (CCM) will be holding “An Open House for Everyone” on Saturday, April 13, providing attendees with opportunities to explore degree and certificate programs, a range of career opportunities and to take part in workshops on successful job searching strategies.
Career workshops will be provided on information technology, manufacturing and engineering, hospitality and culinary arts, criminal justice, health care, early childhood education, music recording, exercise science and personal training, and human services. The workshops will cover salaries, job demand and what requirements are needed to seek employment.
Sessions also we offered on financial aid, career services, transfer opportunities and programs for high school students to earn college credit.
For job seekers, workshops will be offered on “Creating a Resume for Today’s Job Market,” “LinkedIn: What’s in Your Profile?” “Nailing Your Interview Do’s and Don’ts” and “Job Search in the Digital Aid.”
All sessions will be offered multiple times during the course of the day. Campus tours also will be provided, so visitors can explore the college’s state-of-the-art equipment, facilities and labs, meet with current students and enjoy CCM’s beautiful surroundings.
The Open House takes place 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., starting in the Health and Physical Education Building, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. There will be three introductory sessions on the college offered at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Park in Lots 7, 8 or 9.
Whether you’re a high school student looking to earn a college degree or seeking to gain qualifications for quick entry into a field such as engineering or IT, or an adult desiring to improve your career opportunities, CCM has a pathway to meet your goals.
Reserve a spot for “An Open House for Everyone” by clicking here to register.
For more information, contact the CCM Office of Admissions at admiss@ccm.edu or (973) 328-5100.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — On Sunday, April 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., hundreds of teens will come together at the Alex Adekman Family Jewish Community Campus to participate in a day of service in learning as a part of J-Serve, BBYO’s international day of community service. Teens and local community partners have planned and will lead an all-day program with 12 wide-ranging service and educational options for participants to choose from.
These programs include a first-aid instructional program led by the American Red Cross, a domestic violence simulation led by Jewish Family Services, and a Holocaust remembrance event, where teens will connect with Holocaust survivors and will decorate candle holders for a candle-lighting ceremony.
In addition to these educational programs, teens will participate in multiple community service events. These include creating care packages for the homeless, playing games and constructing arts and crafts with adults with special needs, spending time with patients at a local children’s hospital, and working with seniors to decorate pots and plant flowers.
The event will be bookended by opening introductions by teens and a closing ceremony which includes a service reflection and closing speeches by teen leaders.
All events are open to press and coverage is invited.
BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement with hundreds of chapters across the Globe.
Alex Adekman Family Jewish Community Campus is located at 901 Route 10, Whippany.07981
Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Hanover Committee Chair Barbara Freda, Adams Direct and Media Services Dawn Donohue, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill, and Dr. Pat Selimo, Chairman Ambassadors committee
MORRIS COUNTY — Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member Frank Cahill presents a membership plaque to Dawn Donohue, Adams Direct and Media Services. Joining in the festivities were Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Hanover Committee Chair Barbara Freda and Dr. Pat Selimo, Chairman Ambassadors committee.
The year was 1965 – a First Class stamp cost 5 cents, and Lyndon B. Johnson was President. The world was still just dreaming about space flight, but in East Hanover, Allan and Lillian Adams already had a vision and a goal: To establish the best direct mail service, and become the premier marketing solutions provider in their field. Through years of hard work and dedication, both the vision and the goal became a reality!
Starting in a 2,400 square foot facility, the company continuously expanded and in 1998 moved into their brand new 35,000 square foot state-of the-art building with over 60 employees. None of this growth would have happened had the Adams’ not held tight to the highest of standards in marketing solutions for their clients.
Today the company uses cutting edge technologies, best-in-class equipment, and boasts a staff of committed marketing specialists who believe “good” is not enough and “better” is always possible. Offerings have expanded to include integrated Cross Media Marketing solutions that maximize Return on Investment (ROI). Management now includes son, Keith W. Adams, and son-in-law, William A. James III, who continue to keep the vision and dream of Lillian and Allan alive and well.
Adams is the choice for all your Cross Media Marketing Solutions, Variable Data Printing, Digital Printing, and Mailing needs.
Adams Direct and Media Services is located at 39 Farinella Drive, East Hanover and can be reached by calling (973) 887-3409. You can also click here for their website.
PACC is a service organization for businesses, merchants, residents, and volunteers that provides education, information, and networking opportunities to the Parsippany Area.
PACC works with the local and county governments and stand ready to pursue any matter that can make our community a better place in which to live, conduct business, and make a living. They promote a healthy and more prosperous economic climate. For more information on PACC, click here.
EAST HANOVER — Carli Williams was among the University of Scranton students inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society in economics. The University’s chapter of the honor society was established in 1969.
Williams is a senior majoring in accounting and finance at the Jesuit university.
BOONTON TOWNSHIP — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Jessica Torch a 2018 graduate of Mountain Lakes High School has been recognized by the ECAC following a successful month of March.
Jessica Torch
Torch, the Softball Rookie of the Month, is Rensselaer’s leading hitter with a .460 average, including team-bests of 29 hits and 20 runs. A starter in all 18 games, she has a 1.045 OPS and a school-record 24 stolen bases. In March, the utility player went 27 for 60 for a .450 average. She scored 19 runs with nine batted in and 23 stolen bases. She was also perfect on all 25 fielding chances while picking up three assists. Torch was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Monday after hitting a team-best .714 (10 for 14) with a double, six runs, two runs batted in and 10 stolen bases in four games last week.
Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America’s oldest technological research university. For nearly two centuries, the Institute has been a driving force behind breakthroughs in engineering and science in virtually every arena-from transportation and infrastructure to business, medicine, outer space, and cyberspace.
As it approaches its bicentennial anniversary, the Institute continues to define The New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for teaching, learning, and research that uses advanced technologies to enable fresh collaborations across disciplines, sectors, and regions, in order to answer the global challenges of our day.
Four year old Justin Mackinson sitting in the tire of a bucket loader
PARSIPPANY — The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany will be hosting its annual Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, June 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1515 Route 10 East,Parsippany (Just before Dryden Way). The price is $5.00 per person or $20.00 maximum per family. In 2018 over 1,100 children attended the event.
Kids had fun putting out the fire using a real hose from a fire truck
Touch-a-Truck is a fundraising event to benefit the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany. Children of all ages can have a hands-on experience with all kinds of vehicles and interact with community support leaders like police officers, firemen, first aid squad volunteers, sanitation workers and many more!
Every child will receive a goody bag full of surprises including a free ice cream cone and much more.
New Jersey State Police Helicopter
Aside from being a great time for the family, this event helps support our major initiatives. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Our Parsippany based group supports and sponsors many community causes.
Kiwanis Club is looking for additional vendors to participate in this great event, as well as sponsors.
For more information click here, or contact Touch-a-Truck Chairman Nicolas Limanov at Ndlimanov13@gmail.com or (917) 499-7299. Interested in a sponsorships please contact Barbara Freda at (973) 769-5310.
Stephanie Berek (left), president of the Student Film Association at CCM, and Alexa Metro, vice president, in the college’s Media Center
MORRIS COUNTY — The Student Film Association at County College of Morris (CCM) will be presenting its first student-run film festival, “Screening Under the Stars,” showcasing the work of local high school students.
High school students are encouraged to submit their work by clicking here. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 10.
The festival takes place Friday, April 12, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Davidson Rooms in the Student Community Center, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. The event, free and open to the public, provides an ideal opportunity to view the creativity of high school students as evidenced in their films.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and pillows for floor seating (actual seats and tables will be available for those who prefer them) and to wear pajamas.
At the festival, the films will be screened and then judged by a panel, including two college professors and a high school teacher. First, second and third place winners will be selected and presented with gift certificates.
“We wanted to create this event to showcase the abilities of high school students,” said Stephanie Berek, president of the Student Film Association. “We hope that this festival will allow the contestants to network with other film students and encourage them all to pursue their passion of film.”
“Having an audience watch your movie is the end goal for all film majors,” said Alexa Metro, vice president of the Student Film Association. “For many of the high school students attending ‘Screening Under the Stars’ will be the first time a large audience will view their film, and we think that is very exciting.”
Representatives will be at the festival to provide information on CCM’s media programs. Hot food, snacks and drinks will also be available for purchase. For more information, please contact filmfestival.ccm@gmail.com.
MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office on April 3, 2019, announced the launch of the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI), an expansion of Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon’s hallmark Hope One mobile substance abuse recovery and resource vehicle whose two-year anniversary coincides with the start of PAARI.
The launch of PAARI and expansion of Hope One in Morris County is made possible through receipt of a $332,658 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that was applied for in 2018 by Morris County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Erica Valvano and Sheriff’s Office Trends and Analysis Team Analyst Jane Recktenwald.
Expanding on its commitment to help wrest individuals from the grip of addiction and, for some, stop the cycle of crime associated with substance abuse disorders, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office is the first law enforcement agency in Morris County to launch PAARI and the only Sheriff’s Office in New Jersey to embark on the initiative that draws municipal police departments and non-profit agencies into a partnership to help individuals fight the ravages of addiction.
Under PAARI, individuals who walk into participating police departments and request help for their addiction will be screened, and in most cases connected with a certified peer recovery specialist who will guide the individual to treatment options and resources. Daytop-NJ, a premier substance use facility based in Mendham, is the Sheriff’s Office’s partner in providing the peer recovery specialists.
Individuals who self-initiate the treatment process by going to police headquarters must surrender any drugs or paraphernalia and will not be criminally charged with possessing contraband, under a directive to police prepared by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. As participation is voluntary, the individual can elect not to continue seeking assistance.
Separately, police can use their discretion in approaching individuals they encounter on the street to determine whether they are open to meeting with a peer recovery specialist. However, the PAARI program exclusively applies to people who ask for help and cannot be used in lieu of charges or arrest.
“With opioid and heroin addiction consuming the lives of family members, neighbors, classmates and friends, and often leading them to break the law to finance their addictions, we all have a stake as human beings to try to stop the scourge,” Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said.
“Police officers who are familiar with vulnerable populations in their communities are well-suited to start the process of helping people connect with treatment services in a compassionate, non-judgmental style,” Sheriff Gannon said.
Daytop-NJ President and CEO Jim Curtin
Daytop-NJ President and CEO Jim Curtin said of the PAARI partnership, which builds upon the non-profit’s relationship with Hope One: “We commend Morris County Sheriff Gannon for implementing the PAARI program, and are honored to provide Daytop’s trained peer counselors as a first line of defense and a choice for people with substance use disorders.”
“The PAARI program recognizes that addiction is a disease, not a character flaw or a crime, and implementing PAARI in police stations throughout Morris County is a critical step in saving the lives of those suffering from this devastating disease,” CEO Curtin said.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp noted the array of care programs aimed at ending the disease of addiction.
“The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office looks forward to partnering again with the Sheriff and our municipal law enforcement partners on this life-saving initiative. As with Operation Helping Hand and Narcan 2.0, under the leadership of Attorney General Grewal, we and Morris County law enforcement agencies have sought to stem the tide of the horrific opioid and heroin epidemic. PAARI is another innovative effort by Sheriff Gannon towards preventing the needless loss of lives experienced during this plague which has engulfed many of our residents,” Prosecutor Knapp said.
“Expanding upon the concept of Hope One and the addition of Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT) at our County Correctional Facility, the innovative work of the Sheriff’s Office has taken the lead in New Jersey towards reducing overdose deaths and we join in this effort today and going forward,” Prosecutor Knapp said.
On April 3, about 50 police chiefs and officers from 20 municipal police departments around Morris County participated in four hours of instruction on their obligations under PAARI, at Morris County’s Public Safety Training Academy in Parsippany. Police chiefs and superior officers from the Butler, Mount Olive, Montville, Dover, and Morristown Police Departments are part of an advisory group that met in February to plan the PAARI launch.
Morris County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Erica Valvano, coordinator the Hope One-PAARI program
“The PAARI program helps local law enforcement tremendously because it delivers certified peer recovery specialists out to meet directly with the person who is suffering from addiction, either on the street or right in our municipal police stations. As a result, we can offer real help,” said Butler Police Chief Ciro Chimento.
Police department participation in PAARI is voluntary and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office hopes to make the program available at all police departments in the future. To activate their police department’s participation in PAARI, governing bodies in the respective municipalities have to pass resolutions.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office has signed on as a venue to receive walk-in requests for help from individuals battling substance abuse, after the Morris County Board of Freeholders in March 2019 approved a resolution of support.
The freeholder resolution commends the Sheriff’s Office “for taking a leadership role in creating a positive impact on individuals and their families struggling with addiction, thus, providing a clear path to recovery.”
PAARI was launched in 2015 in Massachusetts as a constructive alternative to incarceration for people battling substance abuse and about 430 law enforcement agencies in 33 states have signed on.
PAARI USA Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade was present for the April 3 launch and said of the movement:
“We are delighted to be present as the Morris County Sheriff’s Office joins PAARI and launches the Hope One-PAARI Program. They are joining a growing movement of nearly 500 law enforcement agencies nationwide that are using non-arrest strategies to address the mounting opioid epidemic.”
“As we have seen with other PAARI initiatives across the country, this program will create a pathway to treatment and recovery, which will ultimately prevent overdose deaths and improve community safety and well-being. We are grateful to all the partners involved for the dedication and leadership, and we are thrilled to have the Morris County Sheriff’s Office as partners in this important effort,” Executive Director McDade said.
Hope One, which travels twice a week to communities in Morris County where drug overdoses and narcotics arrests are occurring, has logged more than 6,400 contacts with individuals since April 3, 2017, and 1,636 people as of March 31, 2019, were trained by Hope One staff in how to administer Narcan to a person who is overdosing. Hope One has verified that at least 32 lives have been saved by people administering Narcan provided to them on their visit to Hope One.
Lewis Cherville, Steven Negro, Amber Bragg, Jenny Pinto, Mayor Ron Francioli, Tim Lockwood, Township Committeeman Brian Cahill, Deputy Mayor John Ferramosca, Sarah Young, Justin Bis, and Preston France. (Center row) Megan Doherty and Carol Donnelly.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — On Friday, March 29, Wegmans’ store manager Tim Lockwood accepted a trophy presented by Mayor Ron Francioli on behalf of the Township Committee for the store’s soft ball victory over Bayer during the first “Hanover Township Annual Charity Classic” held last fall.
Employees of both business neighbors stepped up to the plate for seven innings of friendly, competitive fun for a great cause – a $5,000.00 donation from each company to support the work of the Interfaith Food Pantry. Members of the Wegmans’ softball team and Township Committeemen joined Lockwood and Francioli for the presentation.
