MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker, and Chief Mark DiCarlo of the Morris Township Police Department announce an investigation into a deceased person found in Morris Township, New Jersey.
On November 26, law enforcement received information regarding a deceased male in a wooded area near 25 Lindsley Drive, Morris Township. Investigation confirmed that a deceased male’s body was located in the woods. The cause and manner of death are pending and the investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the individual will not be released at this time.
If anyone has any information related to this investigation, they are encouraged to call the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200, or the Morris Township Police Department at (973) 539-0777.
It does not appear at this time that there is any risk to the general public.
MORRIS COUNTY — Senator Joe Pennacchio welcomed word that changes would be made to legislation that had threatened to devastate the State’s thriving gig economy and the workers who rely on it.
Proposed legislation (S4204) threatened to reclassify independent workers as employees. After statewide reaction to possible devastating consequences, the Senate President announced his intention to amend the legislation to limit the impact on freelancers.
“A lot of hard-working people dodged a bullet here. I commend the Senate President for listening to the pleas of service providers, ranging from delivery drivers to highly skilled professionals, who enjoy the freedom, autonomy, and opportunity of working when they want, where they want.
“It’s not the American Way, or the role of the New Jersey Legislature, to interfere with the people’s rights to determine what type of career or work they can pursue. The astounding growth in jobs is proof the gig economy is working, and in a State known for mistreating business, it’s best that Trenton keeps its hands off.
“We have the least business friendly state in the nation, and things like this are why we are ranked 50th out of 50, and why so many people are moving out of the New Jersey.
“As this measure evolves and moves through the Legislature, we must remain vigilant to ensure independent contractors are protected.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — The First Presbyterian Church of Whippany Youth Group will hold an “All You Can Eat” Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, November 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meal includes all you can spaghetti with marinara sauce or homemade meat sauce, bread and butter, salad, tea, coffee, juices and assorted desserts.
The proceeds support the mission trips. The group goes to the poorest countries in the US and help build and restore homes while spreading faith and friendship.
The First Presbyterian Church of Whippany is located at 494 Route 10, Whippany. For more information email [email protected].
The new Assemblywoman of Legislative District 25 with Boonton Alderman-elect Joseph Bock, Esq.
MORRIS COUNTY — During a special election to elect a successor to the Assembly seat vacated by Anthony M. Bucco in Legislative District 25, Aura Dunn was chosen by the committee.
Having won the special election for the seat, Dunn will run next November to complete the unexpired balance of the term. If she wins next year, she will run for reelection to a full, two-year term in 2021.
Dunn joins the Legislative District 25 team of Assemblyman-elect Brian Bergen and Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25).
Dunn was endorsed by Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, LD 26, Mayor Mary Jane Canose, Bernardsville, Mayor Janet Hoven, Chester Borough, Mayor Marcia Asdal, Chester Township, Mayor Chris Glassner, Mendham Borough, Mayor Matt Murello, Washington Township and Mayor Sam Morris, Mine Hill.
Statement from Aura Dunn, Mendham Borough
Aura Dunn
A Republican Willing to Fight for you in Trenton! Control Taxes & Spending; Safer Schools; Fairness in School Funding Formula; Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Professional Experience:
• U.S. House of Representatives — District Director and Domestic Policy Advisor, Veterans’ Affairs Committee
• U.S. Senate — Appropriations Committee Budget Analyst on Education Policy
• Vice President, Sesame Workshop, MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD, and Jumpstart for Young Children
• Community Liaison and Compliance Officer for Au Pair in America
• President, AKD Government Relations
• Master of Public Administration (MPA), the George Washington University
• Mediation Certificate, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
Community Service:
• Morris County Habitat for Humanity Board Member
• Morris County Mental Health Addictions Services Advisory Board
• Planning Board, Borough of Mendham
• Fresh Air Fund, Host Family (10 years)
• Jersey Battered Women’s Service Crisis Response Team (Mendham Police Department)
• Religious Education Teacher (9 years)
• Founder of “Boogey for Books” Library Fundraiser
• Mendham Public Community Access Television Board
• Former Delegate, County Council of Parent Teacher Associations
• Board Member, Alternative House for Abused and Homeless Children’s Refuge
MORRIS COUNTY — Get started on your college education, finish the degree you started years ago or stay on track to graduate by registering for the Winterim and Spring 2020 semesters at County College of Morris (CCM).
By registering early, students are presented with the best opportunity to enroll in classes that take place on the days and times that best fit their schedules.
Enrolling in Winterim classes is a great way to earn some college credits quickly. Two Winterim sessions are offered, a four-week session that begins on Thursday, December 19, and a two-week session that begins on Monday, January 6, 2020.
The Spring 2020 Semester begins on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Several mini-term sessions are also offered during that semester.
At CCM, students are able to select from 50 associate degrees and a wide range of certificate programs taught by a faculty of experts in their fields. In addition, the college holds more than 150 transfer agreements to make it easy to go on and earn a bachelor’s degree. Many associate degrees also prepare students for immediate entry into rewarding careers, such as in engineering, information technology and radiography.
To get started, review CCM’s degree and certificate programs click here. To view what courses are being offered on what days and times, click here, select the semester you would like to review.
To apply to the college click here or visit the Admissions office in the Student Community Center, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. Once your application is completed, you will be notified by email on how to register for classes.
The Madison Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Team
MADISON —The 2019 Madison Loyalty Rewards Card, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 49 Main Street, is available for purchase and is a wonderful gift for anyone, including teachers, coaches and babysitters.
The card offers a whole year’s worth of savings.
Owners of a Madison Loyalty Rewards Card are entitled to unique discounts or incentives at participating businesses. Best of all, the card can be used an unlimited amount of time by the cardholder. The list of businesses and their offers can be found on the Chamber’s website by clicking here. The offers are also printed on the front and back of the card.
For added convenience, the 2019 card is paired with a key tag so its users can be assured to receive their savings every time they visit a participating business.
“The Madison Loyalty Rewards Card is a simple and fun way for our community to support the local merchants and a great vehicle for our businesses to reward our loyal customers.” said John Morris, owner of Stewart Morris Awards, Gifts, & Flags, 71 Kings Road. John is also the Chamber’s President.
The Madison Loyalty Rewards Card can be purchased for $10.00 at The Madison Pharmacy, 66 Main Street.
For more information please contact The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce by phone at (973) 377-7830 or by email at [email protected].
Hanover Township Officials, Public Works Employees, Fire Department personnel, and Whippany River Watershed Action Committee members join Barclays employee volunteers for a photo near the boat pulled out of the Whippany River during the November 5th cleanup collaboration
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — The section of the Whippany River bordering Central Park in Hanover Township and surrounding areas are significantly cleaner following a November 5 community service project that saw the municipality, Barclays, the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, and Hanover’s Green Team work together to remove 2.12 tons of debris from the water and nearby land. The Chiefs from the Township’s two fire districts and members from their respective departments were also present to give a safety briefing during the kickoff and lend support throughout the event.
Working for an hour and a half, sixty Barclays’ employees accessed the river by boat and walked the banks, paths, wooded areas, and roadways bordering the park to remove litter. The plastic bottles, cardboard, wrappers, and tires they collected came as no surprise. However, other items were not expected and intrigued the volunteers. These included a plastic bucket, a doll, a boat, an automobile fender, a two-foot Easter egg, and a rusting metal safe.
The land and water teams were led and assisted by members of the Township’s Department of Public Works (DPW) who had previously cleared areas for safe boat and pedestrian access to areas of litter within and around the river. Len Cipkins, Chairman of the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC), lauded the DPW’s prep work and the role of all the participants. “It takes a team effort to successfully conduct a river cleanup,” stated Cipkins. “Our team included Barclays’ enthusiastic employees, Hanover’s skilled DPW employees in coordination with Fire and Safety departments positioned in strategic locations to deal with any potential issues.”
During the kickoff Cipkins, Green Team member Dennis Fashano, and Mayor Ron Francioli thanked Barclays. “Hanover is proud of the work we’ve done in the past to eliminate pollution in the Whippany River,” noted Francioli. “We’re grateful to our community-minded businesses like Barclays and our civic groups for helping us keep the river healthy and the ecosystem it supports, thriving.”
In addition to the project’s aesthetic and environmental benefits, the collaboration will provide stormwater management points Hanover is mandated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to achieve within a calendar year and credits toward the Township’s “Sustainable Jersey” certification. “It’s a win/win for us,” Francioli commented, “and a perfect example of what we can get done when we partner with our community.”
A Barclays volunteer picks up debris near the Whippany River bordering Central park during the collaboration among the Township of Hanover, Barclays, the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee and the Hanover Green Team on November 5th that resulted in the removal of 2.12 tons of debris from the river and surrounding land
If your business or non-profit is interested in exploring a community service project with Hanover Township, and/or would like information on how to contact the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, please email Robin Dente, Hanover Township Community Affairs/Public Policy Coordinator at [email protected].
MORRIS COUNTY — The GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton has set up two Holiday Wish Trees this holiday season.
Wish tree items can be picked up at 46 West Hair Studio, located at 929 Main Street and the Boonton Library.
The deadline for all gifts to be returned to those locations is Friday, December 13.
Please support a local family and child in need this holiday season.
The trees are sponsored by the GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton, a community service organization, and member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) of GFWC. The club is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others, one project at a time, and is always looking for new members to support their mission.
MORRIS COUNTY — The County College of Morris’ (CCM) Art Gallery is pleased to announce the latest exhibition, “Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair,” featuring the works of two New Jersey artists, Alaine Becker and Gail Winbury.
The exhibition runs from November 25, through January 27, 2020. The CCM Art Gallery is located in the Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center on CCM’s Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. A reception, free and open to the public, will be held Thursday, December 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The CCM Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Alaine Becker: Don’t Say That, 2017, 60″x 43″; soft pastel and white oil pastel on paper.
“Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair,” examines and dissects the artists’ personal stories and traumas. Becker and Winbury create a new world in which bodies and emotions, spaces and memories are fragmented, chopped up, and reassembled into a new milieu that exists between real experiences and imagined scenarios. The world they portray is the world of women, their wrestling with aging and death, as well as discrimination, stereotype, body image and sexuality.
Most of the pieces in “Fragile Attachments and the Space for Repair” are works on and with paper, unframed and fragile. Either executed in human scale or as intimate deconstructed and flattened dioramas, the works are pinned to the wall and left to hang. These delicate pieces are contrasted with large, bold canvases. This formal duality bleeds into the conceptual complexity of the works. The pieces effortlessly shift between figurative images and pure abstractions that resemble organic forms. Whichever technique the artists decide to utilize, Becker and Winbury use it with appropriate combination of scientific precision and intuitive gesture.
Becker holds a BFA from The State University College at Purchase. She has been awarded The New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship and a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship. She attended a residency in the Vermont Studio Center and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Among other venues, Becker exhibited in Ben Shahn Gallery at William Paterson University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Sussex County Art Gallery, the Pierro Gallery in South Orange, The Drawing Rooms in Jersey City, The Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit and Seton Hall University Law School in Newark.
Gail Winbury: They Took Her Sweater Away, 2019, 60″x48″; oil, cold wax and charcoal on canvas
Winbury holds a Psy.D. from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and studied painting at the School of Visual Arts. She attended a residency at the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan and a Visual Art Fellowship at the Bau Foundation in Otranto, Italy. Winbury received an Artist Residency in Arad, Israel from the Jewish Federation and a Castle Hill Center for the Arts residency in Truro, Massachusetts. Her work has been seen in both the Jersey City and Trenton City Museums. She also has exhibited at the Village West Gallery, Drawing Rooms, Bethune Center and St. Peters University, The College of St. Elizabeth, William James College in Newton, Massachusetts and OTA Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico and other venues. Her work is collected in the United States and Europe.
For information on the academic programs offered through the Art and Design department at CCM click here.
A $15,000 Major Grant from The Provident Bank Foundation was presented to NewBridge Services to support NewBridge Jobs Plus’ technology initiative. Amy Sheppard, NewBridge Jobs Plus Program Supervisor; Jonna Marie Cappuccio, NewBridge Jobs Plus student; Robert L. Parker, NewBridge CEO; Jane A. Kurek, Executive Director of The Provident Bank Foundation; Mercedes Covert-Muzio, AVP Banking Center Manager, Provident Bank; and Victoria Hess-Lower, NewBridge Director of Development
MADISON — NewBridge Services announced it received a Major Grant of $15,000 from The Provident Bank Foundation to support the technology initiative at NewBridge Jobs Plus, the longest-serving alternative education and jobs program in Morris County.
The grant will be used to upgrade the computer lab at NewBridge Jobs Plus, which since 1983 has helped young adults who dropout of high school get a second chance at success. NewBridge Jobs Plus participants will use new computers and related equipment to complete assessments, prepare for testing to earn their high school diplomas, build skills, and conduct job and career research.
“We are grateful to The Provident Bank Foundation for investing in the NewBridge Jobs Plus technology initiative,” said NewBridge CEO Robert L. Parker. “With that support, young people can change their lives and become contributing members of their communities.”
Provident Bank Foundation Executive Director Jane A. Kurek presented NewBridge with a check at NewBridge Jobs Plus in Parsippany.
“The Provident Bank Foundation is honored to help further initiatives that are making a difference in the lives of residents in our local area,” Kurek said. “We are pleased to support organizations that contribute to a sense of community and offer a diverse set of programs that make people healthier, happier and safer.”
The goal of the Major Grant is to support organizations that have identified an immediate need in the community and for the individuals they serve. The Provident Bank Foundation’s funding directly supports efforts to enhance the quality of life in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities served by Provident Bank through three Funding Priority Areas: Community Enrichment, Education, and Health, Youth & Families.
For more information about NewBridge Services click here.
MORRIS COUNTY — The GFWC Woman’s Club of Boonton has set up two Holiday Wish Trees this holiday season.
