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Special Olympics makes presentation to Kiwanis Club

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Frank Cahill
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Amy Simmons, Volunteer Director, Nicolas Limanov, Karen DeChristopher, Dr. Julie Scarano and Joanne Monaco, Sr. Field Services Manager

MORRIS COUNTY — Amy Simmons, Volunteer Director and Joanne Monaco, Sr. Field Services Manager from New Jersey Special Olympics made a presentation to the member of Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany as well as the Key Clubs of both Parsippany Hills High School and Parsippany High School.

“Special Olympics New Jersey is more than just sports. From becoming a Unified partner, coach or volunteer to participating in health, fundraising and leadership initiatives, there is something for everyone,” said Joanne Monaco, Sr. Field Services Manager from New Jersey Special Olympics.

Special Olympics has 13 areas that provide local training programs to over 25,000 athletes throughout the state. There are more than 50 area competitions each year that qualify athletes to advance to sectional and state competitions.

You can Volunteer as a Coach – Special Olympics New Jersey coaches play an indispensable role in preparing Special Olympics athletes for competition through training and education. The coaches model good sportsmanship and character. For more information on becoming a Special Olympics coach, contact Casey Henderson at [email protected].

Special Olympics New Jersey hosts sectional and state competitions from September through June where athletes who advanced from local competitions come together to compete. Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President Karen DeChristopher said “During the summer there are many volunteer opportunities at Camp Silver for our members, especially members of the two Key Clubs.”

“You don’t have to be a Kiwanis member to volunteer said Nicolas Limanov, co-chairman of Kiwanis Young Children Priority One committee, although we would love to see the over one hundred students in Key Club participate in such a wonderful organization.”

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, email [email protected].

“For those who volunteer, support, and sponsor the Games, it inspires unprecedented pride and hope for a brighter future,” said co-chair Kiwanis Young Children Priority One Dr. Julie Scarano. I have participated in the past and I will continue in the future.

Each year, the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside challenges thousands of brave jumpers from around the state. It’s a great way for everyone – individuals, teams, organizations and businesses – to get involved in supporting Special Olympics New Jersey. This year is the 26th annual Seaside Plunge so come out, have a great time and help us support the 25,000 athletes of Special Olympics New Jersey. The Polar Bear Plunge will be held on February 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 50 Blaine Avenue, Seaside Heights. Click here to register for the plunge.

The 2019 NY Giants Snow Bowl will be held March 15 to March 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at MetLife Stadium, 1 MetLife Stadium Drive, East Rutherford.

This is no fantasy football game! This official 6-on-6 flag football tournament gives the chance to play on a professional football field and hear the roar of your friends and family as you dive for the goal line!

How? Register a team to play in the 13th Annual New York Giants Snow Bowl to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. Click here to register.

If you have any questions regarding the Snow Bowl, please contact [email protected].

Special Olympics New Jersey is a not-for-profit organization that provides sports training and athletic competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Interested in learning more about the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, contact President Karen DeChristopher, by emailing [email protected].

Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. Join us for breakfast to learn more about our group of volunteers.

Payless shoe stores plans to close 2,100 locations

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Frank Cahill
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PARSIPPANY — Payless shoe stores plans to close 2,100 locations becoming the latest retailer to succumb to increasing competition from online rivals like Amazon It has over 4,400 stores in more than 30 countries and was founded in 1956.

As part of the bankruptcy process, Payless is looking for buyers for its real estate, which could include selling large blocks of stores in certain areas of the country. If it cannot find buyers, it may need to shutter the majority, if not all, of its North American stores.

The discount shoe store will close all 2,100 of its locations in the United States and Puerto Rico in the coming months, including the store located in the Morris Hills Shopping Center. There are also stores in Livingston, Rockaway and Willowbrook Malls.

The debt-burdened chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2017, closing hundreds of stores as part of its reorganization.

Payless was founded in 1956 by two cousins, Louis and Shaol Lee Pozez, to offer self-service stores selling affordable footwear.

24 Hour Fitness to join Wegman’s

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Frank Cahill
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Mack-Cali Realty Corporation announced it has signed a lease with 24 Hour Fitness at the Company’s shopping center at the intersection of Sylvan Way and Ridgedale Avenue, in the Mack-Cali Business Campus. 24 Hour Fitness will join anchor tenant Wegmans and will occupy approximately 40,000 square feet. Construction on the new 24 Hour Fitness is underway.

Headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., 24 Hour Fitness is a leading fitness industry pioneer with nearly four million members in more than 400 clubs across the U.S. The new club will feature personal training services, popular group exercise classes, and a variety of strength, cardio, and functional training equipment.

Wegmans  opened their 134,000-square-foot supermarket on Sunday, July 23, 2017.

“Mack-Cali is thrilled about bringing 24 Hour Fitness to the Parsippany/Hanover area. 24 Hour Fitness will join Wegmans as key amenities not only for our office tenants and residents in the area but also the entire community. Adding amenities like 24 Hour Fitness and Wegmans are at the core of Mack-Cali’s commitment to its tenants and the markets in which we are a part of,” said Michael J. DeMarco, Mack-Cali Chief Executive Officer

Mark Needle of Triumph Realty Group represented Mack-Cali in the 24 Hour Fitness transaction, as well as, the Wegmans deal. Pierson Commercial represented 24 Hour Fitness.

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a fully integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) providing management, leasing, development, and other tenant-related services for its two-platform operations of waterfront and transit-based office and luxury multi-family assets. Mack-Cali provides its tenants and residents with the most innovative communities that empower them to re-imagine the way they work and live.

Teens Learn About Careers in Aviation

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Frank Cahill
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MORRIS COUNTY — Young men and women, ages 14-20, who are interested in careers in aviation are invited to join Aviation Explorer Post 523 on Wednesday, February 20 at 6:00 p.m. at Morristown Airport.  The goal of the post is to help teens experience different career paths in aviation. At biweekly meetings, youth meet professionals from different areas in the aviation industry.

On February 20, they will meet with a corporate aviation flight department and one of their aviation mechanics and hangar managers.

Post 523 is chartered to DM Airports Ltd. and will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month. New Explorers are welcome and can register by clicking here.

Exploring is a worksite-based program of Learning for Life, a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America.  Exploring units, called “posts”, usually have a focus on a single career field, such as police, healthcare, law, aviation, engineering, fire/rescue or the like, and may be sponsored by a government or business entity.

For further information please contact Al Thomas, District Executive at (973) 765-9322 ext. 229, or email: [email protected].

Olivia Laurita named to Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Frank Cahill
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Olivia Laurita

FLORHAM PARK — Olivia Laurita has made the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2018 Fall Semester. She is in the medical illustration program. She is a 2016 graduate of Hanover Park High School.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.

The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.

Ricoh USA Commits to 55,893 square foot at 2 Gatehall

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Frank Cahill
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Ricoh USA leases 55,893 square feet at 2 Gatehall

MORRIS COUNTY — Electronics industry giant Ricoh USA has leased 55,893 square feet at 2 Gatehall Drive, Parsippany, announced Cushman & Wakefield. The new location will house back-office operations for the production print products, services and solutions firm.

Cushman & Wakefield’s William O’Keefe, Charles P. Parmelli, Curtis Foster, and Jerry Shifrin represented landlord Silverman Realty Group Inc., of White Plains, N.Y. in brokering the long-term lease. Drew W. Persson of Newmark Knight Frank served as broker for Ricoh USA, which will relocate to 2 Gatehall from West Caldwell.

A recently completed, multi-million-dollar renovation at the Class A office property was key in securing the Ricoh USA commitment, according to O’Keefe. “Silverman Realty Group orchestrated a comprehensive improvement program to elevate 2 Gatehall’s position as a go-to address,” he said. “This effort to attract high-end companies and build on an already impressive tenant roster is proving out.”

“The redesigned, three-story atrium lobby serves as a central common area and access point to 2 Gatehall’s offices and amenities and features a new skylight installation, an innovative, multi-purpose furniture plan and modern finishes,” stated Parmelli. This space is large enough to host town hall-style meetings and includes a technology package and workspaces, while also serving as a social gathering area with lounge-style seating and a fireplace. A new full-service café provides breakfast and lunch, offering hot and cold stations as well as catering options for meetings and events. The main dining area for the café is located off the central atrium with additional outdoor courtyard seating. Tenants also enjoy an espresso bar serving hot drinks and grab-and-go food options.

Other onsite amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center with all-new training equipment and a private yoga studio, adjacent to new locker facilities. 2 Gatehall offers raised floors designed for convenient wiring and IT infrastructure, and houses a new 600kw three-phase generator available for tenant use. An enhanced security package includes a 24/7/365 manned desk, multiple cameras, keycard access at various entryways and a centralized control panel.

2 Gatehall is located in a market populated by numerous Fortune 500 companies and corporate headquarters operations. “This is the heart of Morris County’s business corridor,” O’Keefe noted. “Within it, 2 Gatehall sits at the intersection of Routes 10 and 202, just minutes away from I-287 and I-80, providing multiple access points from both main thoroughfares and congestion-free back roads. Nearby train and bus services, retail, restaurants and hotels – including an adjacent Residence Inn – add to its appeal.”

Cushman & Wakefield currently is marketing units from 10,000 to 118,000 square feet at 2 Gatehall.

We are months away from Chick-fil-A

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Frank Cahill
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MORRIS COUNTY — The first Morris County Chick-fil-A being built in the Briarcliff Commons Shopping Center on the corner of Route 10 and Route 202 in Morris Plains.

The Morris Plains Board of Adjustment approved the application from Morris Plains Holding UE LLC to construct a 4,836 square foot, free-standing restaurant with a drive-thru window. They are expected to open in the beginning of May.

The most popular item on the Chick-fil-A menu is the waffle fry. They are arguably the tastiest way to eat a tater.

There’s no doubt that the Waffle Fries seem to be the perfect side for just about anything else on the lunch and dinner menu. Cooked with canola oil and sea salt, put simply, they are pure perfection!

There are 36 Chick-fil-A restaurants in New Jersey, six of them in North Jersey with two in Paramus, one in Union, one in Teterboro, one in Jersey City and one in Englewood.

Chick-fil-A is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the city of College Park, Georgia, specializing in chicken sandwiches. Founded in May 1946, it operates more than 2,200 restaurants, primarily in the United States. The restaurant serves breakfast before transitioning to its lunch and dinner menu.

Gregory Dietz sworn in as Florham Park Probationary Police Officer

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Gregory Dietz

FLORHAM PARK — Gregory Dietz was sworn in to the position of probationary patrol officer effective February 1.

Florham Park Police Officer Dietz recently graduated from the 91st Basic Police Class at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy as an Alternate Route recruit.

In the fall of 2014 he graduated from Lock Haven University with a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology.

Following college, he was employed for two years as a correctional officer at FCC Allenwood, Federal Bureau of Prisons.

During this time Officer Dietz received training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, as well as being presented with the Rookie Officer of the Year award from FCC Allenwood.

He resides with his Wife, In-Laws, and dog and is excited to begin as a patrolman with the Florham Park Police family.

East Hanover Police Department seeking police officers

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Frank Cahill
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EAST HANOVER — East Hanover Police Department is now accepting applications for probationary police officer. Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 1 at 4:00 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College or University by time of appointment
• Must be ages 18-35
• Must be a citizen of the United States
• Must be a resident of New Jersey at the time of appointment.

Click here for additional information.

East Hanover Health Department offers SMAC Blood Testing

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Frank Cahill
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EAST HANOVER — The East Hanover Health Department will conduct a SMAC Blood Testing Program for East Hanover residents 18 years or older on Saturday, March 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Roseland Borough Hall, 19 Harrison Avenue, Roseland.

SMAC is a comprehensive blood test that analyzes more than 20 components including total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, glucose and a CBC (Complete Blood Count.)

The Health Department’s nursing staff will provide blood pressure screening and health education brochures will also be available.

To participate in the Clinic, you must call (973) 888-6035 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for an appointment.

There is a fee of $22.00 for all participants, and appointments are available on a first come – first serve basis.

Fasting is required for the SMAC Blood Test; that is, no food or drink, except for water for 12 hours prior to the test. If you are taking medication you may continue to do so. In addition to the SMAC test, the PSA (Prostatic Specific Antigen) blood test will also be available for men age 50 and older, or for those 40 and older that have added risk factors. Those at risk include African-American men as well as men with a family history of cancer.

The cost of the PSA test is an additional $25.00.

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