FLORHAM PARK — Music of the bustling 1920s will be performed by singer Christine DeLeon at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 13 at the Florham Park Public Library, 107 Ridgedale Avenue, in the Akhoury Room.
DeLeon will be performing beloved Jazz Age songs from the Roaring 20’s, such as “Ain’t She Sweet” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” as well as providing insightful discussion about music and musicians of the time.
Ain’t we got fun!?! Come learn about the American Culture and significant musical icons of the 1920s. Dance The Charleston and sing along with many treasured “Jazz Age” songs.
Audience members are encouraged to sing along and are invited to join in a spirited “Charleston” dance session. The Akhoury Room seats 75 people.
MADISON — American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Courses for new and recertification students will be held late this Winter through the Spring at Drew University in Madison. Courses will be held in February, March, April, May, June, and July.
The courses are open to the general public. Successful completion of the program will result in certifications of Lifeguard Training, CPR/AED (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator), and First Aid.
Re-certification programs also are available for lifeguards who need to recertify in either Lifeguarding, CPR/Professional Rescuer, or First Aid.
For a listing of programs, dates and times please click here.
Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce swearing in new Freeholder Stephen Shaw
MOUNTAIN LAKES — Former Mountain Lakes Mayor Stephen Shaw received the oath of office performed by Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce at the Morris County Freeholder Reorganization meeting held on Friday, January 4, 2019. Shaw will serve on the Morris County Freeholder board for a term of three years.
He is serving his first term on the Freeholder Board, and is a member of the Capital Budget Committee and liaison to the Office of Planning and Preservation, and Public Works.
Shaw served as Mayor of Mountain Lakes for three years and as a councilman for twelve years. He was a member of the Mountain Lakes Planning Board for seven years, and was named “Mountain Lakes Police Citizen of the Year”.
He was Vice Chair of the Morris County Open Space Committee and a member of the New Jersey Regional Intergovernmental Transportation Study Commission. Shaw has served as President of the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) and President of the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey. Shaw is currently Chairman of the Mountain Lakes Republican County Committee. In addition, he served several terms as the Senior Warden for the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Mountain Lakes as well as other civic and community leadership positions.
A fifty-one year resident of Morris County, Shaw has lived in six communities – Montville, Boonton Township, Denville, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Rockaway Township and Mountain Lakes. Shaw owns and operates Shaw Built Homes, a forty-five year old family owned business. His extensive background in land use and planning, economic development, infrastructure consulting and repair in addition to his extensive federal, state and municipal relationships, are skills he feels will help to lead the county as it grapples with the new challenges it faces with the changing economic and community landscape.
Shaw is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, and in 2006 was named their “Outstanding Alumnus”. In addition, he is a licensed NJ Real Estate Agent, a licensed private pilot, is married, has two adult children and one grandson.
Freeholders Stephen Shaw, Deborah Smith and John Krickus
Shaw will be the liaison for the following committees:
Capital Budget/Facilities Review Committee (Chair)
Economic Development (MCEDC/Chamber/Tourism) (Alt. Liaison)
Rob Zwigard, Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano, Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board Attorney Scott Carlson, Morris County Freeholder Deputy Director Heather Darling, Freeholder Tom Mastrangelo, Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, Mount Arlington Mayor Michael Stanzilis, Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips, Councilman Pompton Lakes Councilman Ekamon Venin and Joseph Bock, Esq.
MORRIS COUNTY — The law offices of Kaufman, Semeraro & Leibman, LLP opened its second North Jersey office at 90 East Halsey Road, Parsippany, this year and held it first Morris County Open House Holiday Party, which was very well attended.
The firm’s practice focuses on land use law, employment law, personal injury law, business law, as well as local and county governmental law.
In attendance were Senator Anthony Bucco, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, Jr., Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips, Freeholders Tom Mastrangelo, Deborah Smith and Heather Darling, Freeholders Elect John Krickus and Stephen Shaw, as well as a number of local government officials, which included Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano and Parsippany Planning Board attorney Scott Carlson.
The firm has a long list of accolades and successes throughout Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Sussex counties, which in just the last two months, included settling one employee rights lawsuit for $1,750,000.00 and one plaintiff’s personal injury lawsuit for $2,300,000.00
Mark Semeraro said, “we look forward to being a part of and serving the Morris County community.”
Joseph Bock, Esq., Lisa Ciavarella, Mark J. Semeraro, Esq., Scott Fahrney, Esq, and Rose Brescia, and John Visconi, Esq.
2019 Hall of Fame Inductees: George Castellitto, Patrick Foley, Doug Gabel, Jim Maguire, and Ralph Tillinghast
HANOVER — Over 450 people gathered to honor our 2018 Eagle Scout Class and our 2019 Eagle Scout Hall of Fame Inductees at the Boy Scouts of America 2019 Eagle Scout Recognition & Reunion Dinner at the Hanover Manor on Friday, January 4. Congratulations to our 404 Patriots’ Path Council Eagle Scouts who achieved the rank in 2018 and to our 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees: George Castellitto, Patrick Foley, Doug Gabel, Jim Maguire, and Ralph Tillinghast, who continue to give back to the Scouting program.
Other highlights from the evening included: celebrating and highlighting Eagle Scouts from the past 20 years; our keynote speaker, Greg Johnson, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships, National Boy Scouts of America; check presentation to the ESAA Scholarship Recipient, Stephen Rozek; and honoring our “most experienced” Eagle Scouts in the room who achieved the rank in 1952!
Thank you to the sponsors, supporters, and event staff that made the event a huge success for our Eagles! It was a wonderful celebration to kick-off 2019.
MORRISTOWN — Preschool Advantage was honored once again to be the recipient of The Peck School fundraiser, “Pasta for Preschool.” Generous members of the Peck community purchased raffle and dinner tickets to attend a delicious family style pasta buffet organized by community- minded Peck seventh graders and their advisers. The fundraiser raised $11,130.71 in all — enough to send two children to preschool. Molly Dunn, executive director at Preschool Advantage, said “the commitment of all the students, faculty and parents was truly inspirational and our continued partnership with The Peck School invaluable.”
At the event, Yana, a Preschool Advantage parent, shared her daughter’s preschool experience. When Yana’s daughter entered preschool, she was not verbal, had no playmates, and knew only the Russian language. After a month in preschool, the three year old began to speak in English and is now a confident and chatty six year-old! Yana credits the preschool experience with instilling confidence in her young daughter, and she is grateful for the tuition assistance the family received from Preschool Advantage.
Preschool Advantage is a non-profit organization with the vision that all children should have access to high quality early education. Since its inception over 20 years ago, almost 1,500 tuitions have been paid, and it is the organization’s goal to fund 100 tuitions in 2019. Applications are now available for the 2019 – 2020 academic year with priority funding given to those who apply by February 28, 2019. To learn more about Preschool Advantage or to obtain an application call (973) 532-2501 or click here.
MORRIS COUNTY — In light of reports that Governor Phil Murphy is making headway on advancing marijuana policy, Senator Joe Pennacchio is urging everyone not to ignore the wealth of evidence demonstrating the dangers of legalizing the drug for recreational use. According to NJ.com, Governor Murphy is scheduled to meet with certain legislators on January 10 to discuss the legislation.
Senator Joe Pennacchio
As Governor Murphy prepares to meet with legislators to discuss marijuana, Senator Joe Pennacchio is urging everyone not to ignore the dangers of legalizing the drug for recreational use.
Sen. Pennacchio noted that just this week, Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter, released an editorial highlighting the medical risks of legalization: “What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know: The wave toward legalization ignores the serious health risks of marijuana.”
“When it comes to public safety policy, legalizing marijuana for recreational use is hands down one of the most irresponsible and dangerous laws we could pass in 2019,” Pennacchio (R-26) said. “It is absolutely shocking to see people who have taken an oath to serve the public ignore organizations like the American Medical Association and the New Jersey Police Chiefs, who continue to oppose this policy. I am also astounded by my colleagues’ blatant refusal to acknowledge the myriad of medical studies showing the detrimental health impacts of legalizing marijuana.
“I have been speaking out against this for years. I remain staunchly opposed to legalizing marijuana because I believe that our number one responsibility as elected officials is to protect our constituents from harm.
“Peer-reviewed studies have consistently shown that marijuana can increase the risk of catastrophic mental illnesses. Certain Democrats are obsessed with completely ridding New Jersey of cigarettes, by banning smoking in all public spaces, and yet the leaders of their State party want to legalize a drug that could drastically increase the risk of schizophrenia. Marijuana also slows cognitive development in innocent children, who will undoubtedly have more access to this drug if it becomes legal. How can anyone, in good conscience, ignore these statistics?
“As I’ve previously highlighted, marijuana will also make our roadways more dangerous, and police officers simply don’t have the tools or resources to stop that from happening – there is no breathalyzer test for marijuana. Legalization could also lead to an increase homelessness and an uptick in crime. All of these harmful consequences are already happening in states where the drug is legal. Governor Murphy: Don’t let it happen here.”
MADISON — Madison Rotary welcomes Brian Davis as the newest member. Brian lives in Madison and is a pilot for Solarius Corporation and mostly flies business charters.
He is interest in providing service for others. A quote from his membership application is “it is not about me, it is about we”. His interest in the club include technology, working with youth, leadership development and community service projects. Thank you Brian for being a part of Rotary. Carmela Moeller is his club sponsor.
For more information regarding participating in Madison Rotary, contact Barry Kroll at barrykroll@aol.com.
PARSIPPANY — Congresswoman Sherrill (NJ-11) announced her district office location at 8 Wood Hollow Road. Congresswoman Sherrill will open the office to the public on January 14 and constituents can start “Monday with Mikie” that morning.
“An accessible, centrally-located district office is incredibly important to me and my staff,”said Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. “I am looking forward to welcoming residents to their New Jersey office and continuing an open dialogue with the community.”
DISTRICT OFFICE DETAILS:
LOCATION: 8 Wood Hollow Road, Suite 203, Parsippany, NJ, 07054 OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday PUBLIC TRANSIT: The NJ Transit bus stop on Smith Road at Wood Hollow Road is a block away from the office. It is served by the 874 and 79 NJ Transit Bus Routes. BY CAR: Accessible via Routes 287, 202, 80, and 46. PARKING: There is on-site parking at 8 Wood Hollow Road.
“MONDAY WITH MIKIE” DETAILS:
WHAT: Rep. Sherrill kicks off district office opening for NJ-11 residents WHEN: Monday, January 14 WHERE: 8 Wood Hollow Road, Suite 203, Parsippany, NJ, 07054 TIME: 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — The Hanover Township Committee is looking to appoint residents who are interested in serving on one of the many Volunteer boards, commissions and committees which make up an important part of the Township’s local government.
The Township wants to attract residents who are genuinely interested in rolling up their sleeves and actively participate in the decision making process. No particular skill or qualification is needed-only a willingness to devote one’s time and energies.
The boards, commissions and committees listed below have vacant positions:
Two vacancies exist on the Township’s Cultural Arts Committee. Both unexpired three year terms of office end on December 31, 2020
Three vacancies exist on the Township’s Community Farm & Garden Advisory Committee
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please send a letter of interest and resume to Joe Giorgio, Business Administrator explaining your interest and why you believe you should be considered for the position. The e-mail address is: jgiorgio@hanovertownship.com
