MORRIS COUNTY — Rocky is an eight-month old Beagle Pug mix, also known as a Puggle. He currently weighs 23 pounds and will not be much bigger.

It doesn’t get more perfect than Rocky! Along with his cute, squeezable wrinkles, he has the sweetest personality! He loves to give kisses to everyone he meets! He enjoys being the center of attention and receiving lots of pets!

Rocky LOVES to play and explore! He is up for any activity involving the great outdoors, but is just as happy playing indoors as well! Some of his favorite hobbies include chasing tennis balls and proudly carrying his collection of toys around the house.

He would make a wonderful companion for an active family who will keep him entertained. When he is not busy playing, he enjoys lounging on the couch watching television, ideally snuggled up next to you.

Because Rocky is still a puppy, he needs a home that will provide him with proper obedience training and structure. He is working on crate training and potty training and has been improving day by day. He is very quiet and rarely barks. He does amazing with other dogs and can live with children 13 and up! Especially when they will play ball with him!

Rocky can’t wait to find a forever family to spend the rest of his days with!

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Wise Animal Rescue (W.A.R.) is a 501c3 non-profit organization, located in Parsippany, is dedicated to the well-being of dogs of all breeds. We are comprised of a network of caring people with a grassroots approach working towards a world where no dog is neglected, abused, or homeless.

W.A.R. is dedicated to rescuing dogs of all ages and breeds from places where they are no longer wanted or are not being properly cared for. By partnering with veterinary practices that support our work, we are able to save dogs’ lives and restore them back to health.

Central to our mission is to ensure that all dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, and microchipped. Prior to adoption, all of our dogs are placed into responsible loving foster homes to be socialized and trained rather than put in a shelter environment.

MORRIS COUNTY — Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, the New Jersey State PBA and the Morris County Police Chiefs Association came together to celebrate the collection of hundreds of stuffed bears for juveniles that law enforcement personnel encounter in the line of duty.

The “Feel Better Bears” program helps children feel better during emergencies, giving them brand-new toys to hug during a time of need.

“It seems most fitting that it is today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, that we celebrate such a special program,” said Bucco (R-Morris). “In addition to the daily acts of heroism our police officers perform, they also comfort these innocent children in very difficult situations. It really helps underscore what makes these men and women so special.”

NJ State PBA President Patrick Colligan is enthusiastic over the difference the donations will make on the lives of children that receive them. “When dealing with emergency situations where a child is involved, having these toys will help an officer make a child feel safe. I couldn’t be more proud to be involved with the program.”

“The community support for this project was tremendous,” said Gannon. “I want to thank all the people that contributed to the program. I’m sure these bears will make a difference in the lives of a lot of children.”

“In situations like these, our officers are aware that there’s more to being a public servant than upholding laws. We are a part of the community, and always strive to make a difficult situation easier on children,” said Rockaway Police Chief Conrad Pepperman.

“As president of the Morris County Chiefs of Police Association, I am honored that Assemblyman Bucco has chosen to partner with our organization and our endeavors to support the Feel Better Bear Program,” said Chief Ciro Chimento. “Since this program directly affects our most innocent little ones, we appreciate Assemblyman Bucco’s compassion. We are happy to collaborate and know that this program will provide comfort to the children of Morris County.”

MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Library is offering new Pop-Up Libraries that will offer folks in waiting rooms at four county government locations and at a homeless shelter for families a chance to access the library’s e-book collection on their smartphones or tablets.

Visitors to the Morris County Jail, Juvenile Detention Center, Youth Shelter, Family Justice Center and the Homeless Solutions shelter will be the first in line to be able to access and download library e-books, even if they are not card-carrying County Library members.

With the support of the Morris County Board of Freeholders, the County Library has invested $13,000 in the small mobile devices that are being installed at these five locations, allowing for access to a portion of the County Library’s e-book collection.

Morris County is the first library system in the state to employ Pop-Up Libraries, using innovative technology provided Baker & Taylor publishing company, which is the product distributor.

“This is an interesting use of new technology that can benefit our residents and visitors to county government by allowing them to read while they wait,’’ said Freeholder Heather Darling, the county governing board’s liaison to the County Library. “I commend our library team for their efforts to bring this technology to our county.’’

“The modern library is no longer constrained by brick and mortar.  The idea of ‘bringing the books to the people’ – instead of the other way around – is the best way to foster a lifelong love of reading while emphasizing the social need for public library services,” said Morris County Assistant Library Director Darren O’Neill.

The Pop-Up Library system allows individuals to access e-books within direct proximity, or about 40-feet, of a small device (about the size of a deck of playing cards) that generates its own Wi-Fi signal. Once connected, smart phone users can visit a website, which serves as the catalog, and download the e-content.

Not to worry, once a user leaves one of the connected Pop-Up Library locations she or he can continue to read the book. The e-content can be saved in the user’s cache for access outside the perimeter of the Pop-Up Library device for a period of about two weeks

The Morris County Library, in partnering with Baker & Taylor, initially will make about 335 titles (in English and Spanish) available for sharing. The e-content periodically will be refreshed.

For security reasons, the Wi-Fi signal generated by the device can only access the website for the e-content. It cannot connect to sites such as Google or others. Also, these devices will not interfere with any of the other Wi-Fi connections supported by the Morris County Office of Information Technology.

In connection with this new initiative, the County Library has purchased ten easy to use Kindle Fires for on-site use at the five initial Pop-Up Library locations for persons without smartphones or tablets.

MORRIS COUNTY —Here’s some sound advice on how to spend a midwinter Sunday afternoon: Stop by the Morris Museum to see the exhibit called “Trumpets Weird & Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum,” followed by a fabulous concert by the Hanover Wind Symphony at the museum’s Bickford Theatre at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 10. The HWS concert is called “And the Trumpets Shall Sound.”

The Morris Museum, which opens at noon on Sunday, and the Bickford Theatre are located at 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown.

Says HWS music director and conductor Matthew Paterno of Parsippany, “This concert promises to be a wonderful complement to the museum’s ‘Trumpets, Weird and Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum’ exhibit. We are proud to feature professional trumpet/cornet player Michael R. Baker as well as some great band literature that highlights the HWS trumpet section.”

The Hanover Wind Symphony “And the Trumpets Shall Sound” program will include:

* Galactic Fanfare by Randall D. Standridge
* At Morning’s First Light by David R. Gillingham
* Concerto for Trumpet and Symphonic Band by Alexander Arutiunian, with a solo by Michael R. Baker on the trumpet
* Danzon by Leonard Bernstein, with associate music director and conductor Kurt Zimmermann of Rockaway conducting
* Ride by Samuel R. Hazo, with Richard Barriers conducting
* Willow Echoes by Frank Simon, with a solo by Michael R. Baker on the cornet
* Gabriel’s Oboe by Ennio Morricone, arranged by Robert Longfield, with a solo by Michael R. Baker on the piccolo trumpet
* The Falls by Rossano Galante

HWS soloist Michael R. Baker began his studies on the cornet at the Salvation Army with Derek Smith at the age of nine. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied trumpet with Philip Smith, Mark Gould and Edward Treutel. Besides his second trumpet position with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, he is a busy freelance musician in the New York area, playing with the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. He has also performed in the orchestra of several shows on Broadway. Baker is also a member of the prestigious Brass Band of Battle Creek.

He can be heard on many recordings of the New York Philharmonic, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and both the Montclair Citadel Band and the New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army. The guest soloist teaches trumpet at William Paterson University in Wayne. Baker has performed as a soloist in America, Japan, Australia, the UK, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Korea. In 2014, Baker was a guest soloist at the International Trumpet Guild Conference.

The Hanover Wind Symphony is a unique extension of the great American tradition of adult music performance. One of only a handful of outstanding community-based adult wind bands in New Jersey, the Hanover Wind Symphony delights audiences of all ages by giving a contemporary twist to traditional favorites. The large orchestra, made up exclusively of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments, embraces as its mission bringing “music to people and people to music.”

For more than 30 years, the Hanover Wind Symphony has played to enthusiastic audiences. HWS members are volunteers who share a love for music and a passion for enriching the cultural fabric of the community with the thrill of live wind band performances.

By day, HWS members are accountants, engineers, teachers and executives. They come together to connect musically with others, share the enjoyment of music with live audiences, and help mentor the next generation of wind musicians.

Tickets to “And the Trumpets Shall Sound” are $25.00 general admission; $20.00 for seniors, Morris Museum members and Theatre Guild members; and $15.00 for students (18 and under or with a valid college ID). Call (973) 971-3706 for reservations. For an additional $3, concert attendees can tour the museum’s exhibit called “Trumpets Weird & Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum.”

For further information about the Hanover Wind Symphony click here.