MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Board of Freeholders will hold its annual public reorganization meeting for 2019 on Friday, January 4 at 6:00 p.m., in the public meeting room of the county’s Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown.
Recently re-elected Freeholder Deborah Smith of Denville, and her running mates (former Freeholder) John Krickus of Washington Township and former Mountain Lakes Mayor Stephen Shaw will take oaths of office for three-year terms on the county governing board.
County Clerk Ann Grossi will be sworn in for a second term.
Also, Freeholder Doug Cabana of Boonton Township is expected to be formally selected as Freeholder Director for a third consecutive year, Heather Darling of Roxbury is expected to be the new Deputy Freeholder Director.
Other members of the 2019 Freeholder Board are Kathy DeFillippo of Roxbury and Tom Mastrangelo of Montville.
There will be a reception for the public at about 7:00 p.m., following the reorganization event. County residents are invited to attend.
Public parking for the event is available in the Schuyler Place garage, one block from the county administration building, and nearby public lots on Cattano Avenue, plus street parking.
Cabana is the longest serving member of the Board of Freeholders, having joined the board in April 1997. He is a former freeholder director who was elected by his colleagues to that post in 2000 and 2001. He served as deputy director in 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2012, and has been director in 2017 and 2018.
A past president of the New Jersey Association of Counties, it was under his leadership in 2006 that the association became an initial driving force behind the now popular concept of “shared services.” Cabana will continue in 2019 as Morris County’s representative to that statewide association, a role he has held since 1999.
Cabana was mayor of Boonton Township for six years and a member of the township’s governing body for 11 years. He is a member of the 200 Club of Morris County and a former president of the Morris County League of Municipalities.
Freeholder Cabana is an attorney who received his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. He also has a degree in business management from Ithaca College.
The IFP provides over 1 million pounds of free groceries every year to Morris County residents in need through their distribution sites in the Central Park section of Parsippany and downtown Morristown. Two years ago, they launched the IFP Healthy Choices Mobile Pantry, which delivers food, particularly fresh produce, to people in need who can’t make it to the pantry by partnering with smaller pantries and low-income senior housing located in areas further away from their current sites.
SUMMIT — The Admission Office at Kent Place School, an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls and young women, with a coed Preschool, announces its Curriculum Panel for prospective families on Tuesday, January 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The panel will feature Kent Place faculty, college advisors, young alumnae and will be moderated by Julie Gentile, Kent Place Director of Studies.
Between skate rental and admission to a full Friday night skate to the music of DJ Earl, the total cost is $7.00 per person, discounted from $12.00. The rink is open for skating from 8-10:00 p.m. The box office opens at 7:30 p.m. Mennen Sports Arena also has a snack bar and video games which are not included in the admission price. To get the discounted rate, visit the table staffed by New Jersey Coalition for Education & Positive Choices in the arena lobby. The program is open to Morris County kids of all ages and their families. You don’t have to be a member of the coalition to participate.