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Vol. 25 No.1 October 2014

25 YEARSOF FOCUS

Councilman Michael dePierro, Council Vice President Robert Peluso, Parsippany Focus Photograher Nicolas Limanov, Parsippany Focus Publisher Frank Cahill, Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., Councilman Lou Valori and Councilman Brian Stanton presents the proclamation to Parsippany Focus.

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Judge Rules Parsippany Focus, Publisher Protected by Shield Law

P A R S I P P A N Y— Morris County Superior Court Judge Jared Ho-nigfeld, sitting in Morris-town, has ruled against a recent motion made by the Township of Parsippany Troy-Hills and it’s attor-ney, the firm of Inglesino, Wychiskala, & Taylor, LLC. The Township of Parsippany and attorney Denis Driscoll of Ingles-ino, Wychiskala & Taylor recently sought to compel Parsippany Focus publish-er Frank Cahill to appear at it’s office to be deposed and to divulge unpub-lished information and the source(s) concerning the case of Parsippany-Troy

Hills vs. Carifi, et.al. Cahill sought to quash the subpoenas and invoked New Jersey’s shield law which pro-tects a “newspaperman’s privilege” or sources. Judge Honeigfeld ruled in part that Parsip-pany Focus falls “within the definition of ‘news me-dia,’ and information pub-lished on the Focus’s web-site constitutes ‘news’ and that “Cahill is a creden-tialed newsperson” Fur-thermore, the judge ruled that Parsippany Focus “is dedicated to disseminating information regarding the political activities of the Township” and is satisfied

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that Cahill has overcome the threshold issue of whether he and Focus are parties that may be entitled to the protection of the Shield Law.” The Subpoena stems from May 2, when Cahill began researching a story and obtained various Court documents via public filings related to a lawsuit filed by the Township against retired Police Captain James Carifi. On May 6, Focus published an article titled “Carifi’s attorney relieved by Court; hires new attorney” and on July 13, “Barberio and Inglesino accused of Bribery and Official Misconduct. AGAIN!” Cahill also filed multiple requests for Township records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Upon hearing of the recent court decision, Former Councilman Jonathan Nelson, a vocal critic of Township Attorney John Inglesino, stated, “everyone in the world believed Focus

would prevail in quashing the subpoena. Everyone, but the Township Attorney and whoever it was in Town Hall who authorized the filing. The residents of Parsippany demand to know how much this recent legal escapade and personal vendetta have cost the taxpayers.” Damian C. Shammas, the attorney who represented Cahill and Focus said, “Based on the law and the facts, the Court arrived at the proper result. As the Court observed in its decision, the Shield Law is designed to ‘protect a vital component of our society.’ Both Mr. Cahill and Focusmet the establishedstandards for protection under the statute. This is a victory for the long-established safeguarding of re-porters’ activities in gathering facts andreporting the news.”At the most recentTownship Council meeting, Cahill

and Focus received a proclamation from the Council celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary, and proclaimed October 1, 2014 as Parsippany Focus Day. The Proclamation in part states that “Parsippany Focus has provided a news publication that adheres to high ethical and professional standards and has focused primarily on those events occurring within Parsippany Troy-Hills. Requests for quotes from Township Attorney pany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio, and Township Clerk Wazirmas went unanswered.

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Township Council proclaimed October 1, 2014 as “Parsippany Focus Day” October 1, 2014 is Parsippany Focus Day. The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council presented Frank Cahill, Publisher of Parsippany Focus with a proclamation at the Council meeting of Tuesday, September 23. The proclamation read:PROCLAMATION HONORING

25 YEARS OF PARSIPPANY FOCUS

WHEREAS, Frank Cahill began publication of Parsippany Focus on October 1, 1989, and WHEREAS, Parsippany Focus has promoted readership of Parsippany’s current events and issues, thereby fostering better citizenship, and WHEREAS, Parsippany Focus has provided a news publication that adheres to high ethical and professional standards and has focused primarily on those events occurring within Parsippany Troy-Hills, and

WHEREAS, Parsippany Focus has provided web sites that provide news archives and community resources, such as Woman’s Club of Parsippany Troy-Hills, American Legion Post 249, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, Parsippany Area Visitor Center, Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, and Employment Outreach, and WHEREAS, Parsippany Focus has encouraged community service and has recognized that the more they are involved with the community, the better they will be able to understand and serve it. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, The Township Council of Parsippany Troy-Hills do on this day, September 23, 2014, hereby honor and Congratulate Frank Cahill and Parsippany Focus on their 25th Anniversary and do hereby proclaim October 1, 2014, Parsippany Focus Day.

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Focus receives “Joint Legislative Resolution” to honor 25th Anniversary P a r s i p p a n y Focus received a “Joint Legislative Resolution” by Senator Pennachio, Assemblyman Webber and Assemblywoman DeCroce. The resolution was signed by President of the Senate, Stephen M. Sweeney and Speaker of the General Assembly, Vincent Prieto. The resolution stated: WHEREAS, The Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey are pleased to honor and congratulate the Parsippany Focus, a highly esteemed organization within the Morris County community, in recognition of its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary; and, WHEREAS, The Parsippany Focus was first published on October 1, 1989, as a free, monthly newspaper mailed to every house in the municipality before becoming a weekly subscription newspaper in 1992, and it currently operates as an

online publication, receiving approximately seventy thousand hits each month; and, WHEREAS, Under the superb leadership of Publisher Frank L. Cahill, the Parsippany Focus has continued to chronicle the lives and times of countless Parsippany-Troy Hills individuals, families, businesses, athletes, and newsmakers; and, WHEREAS, The Parsippany Focus is renowned as the official newspaper of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills and of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce; and, WHEREAS, The strength and success of the State of New Jersey, the vitality of our communities, and the effectiveness of our American society depend, in great measure, upon concerned and dedicated organizations such as the Parsippany Focus; and, WHEREAS, It is altogether proper and fitting for this Legislature to salute

the Parsippany Focus as an important and praiseworthy news organization in New Jersey, and to acknowledge its significant anniversary; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: That this Legislature hereby honors and congratulates the Parsippany Focus in recognition of its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, commends its quarter-century of service to the publishing industry and the people of Parsippany-Troy Hills, and extends best wishes for continued success and vigor; and, Be It Further Resolved, That a duly authenticated copy of this resolution be signed by the Senate President and the Assembly Speaker and attested by the Senate Secretary and the Assembly Clerk.

Office of Emergency Management speaks at Kiwanis ClubBy: Frank Cahill Members of the Office of Emergency Management joined the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany during a recent breakfast meeting to speak about Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (R.A.C.E.S) and the role of Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) in the community. Parsippany OEM is a overseen by the Parsippany Police Department, Chief Paul Philipps is the coordinator of OEM. Deputy

Coordinators are Eric Hubner and Jay Geiger. The Office of Emergency Management is a local version of Homeland Security & FEMA – the federal folks who deal with disasters – hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, floods, terrorism etc. Each state, county and town has an OEM to help better protect the community. Several members of OEM are equipped with pagers for responding to emergencies by request of the Police Department. Some of the details is to provide cones and barricades for flooding,

car accidents, road closures, assisting Police Department in traffic control. Several members are part of the HazMat team which responds to fuel spills and other hazardous situations. The OEM also monitors weather conditions and plans for emergencies and helps recover after emergencies. They also backup other emergency services when requested. Parsippany R.A.C.E.S. role is to operate and maintain Amateur, Public Safety, and other communication systems,

to assist government officials in the protection of life and property during emergencies. Parsippany R.A.C.E.S. has fifteen active members, four inactive members, all licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Happy Twenty-Fifth AnniversaryTo Parsippany Focus and to Frank Cahill

As a Township Councilman, I supported efforts to make Parsippany Focus a legal newspaper of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills when it converted to a weekly subscription newspaper in the early 1990’s.

Since Parsippany Focus became an on-line publication, Parsippany’s past events, current events and up-coming events are right at our fingertips in real time. Rely on Parsippany Focus to keep informed.

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Kiwanis Club holds Installation Dinner Sworn in on Tuesday, October 7, by the Kiwanis Lt. Governor, Steve McKinley, were the incoming President Mimi Letts and President Elect, Connie Keller, along with Treasurer, Steve Dickens and Secretary Karen Gajewski. Outgoing President Carol Tiesi served honorably in 2013-2014 and is credited with bringing numerous projects to the active community service organization. Mimi presented out-going President Carol Tiesi with a gift, and then she spoke to the members and presented her visions for 2015. Mimi said “You know I didn’t run again for office because I didn’t want to make any more speeches. But here I am making a speech.” “I was pretty much enjoying retirement, when charming Charlie Galiker and asked me to be

president elect which would lead to being President. I was a little hesitant. I liked my free time with Howard, traveling, visiting our kids/grandkids and spending time at the Jersey shore. But after a few talks with Charlie, I said that I would be honored and happy to do it.” She agreed because she knew how important service organizations are to the community. They are the glue that holds a town together, they recognize needs and respond, they provide camaraderie and foster community pride. There are many examples of terrific things that our local volunteers have done that I could cite, but there are two that I think especially show the value of our volunteer service groups. “The first has to do with the monument at Veterans Memorial Park. Once the news circulated that

the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills had bought the old Brookwood Swim Club property to be used as a park and that it was going to be called Veterans Memorial Park, the VFW and American Legion came forward to say that they wanted to erect a monument as a tribute to all veterans. They insisted that they select the monument and that they pay for it. And they did. They sold bricks, got the bricks etched and selected a beautiful and meaningful monument that all of us can be proud of. All the town did to help was provide a truck and a little manpower for transporting the bricks,” she said. Mimi continued “The second example of the importance of our volunteers goes back to 1999. The town was planning a big Millennium celebration and looking

for community help. Someone mentioned that Kiwanis might be looking for a project and that we should contact former Mayor Joe Weisberg. Which Barbara Ievoli did and Doctor Joe got Kiwanis on board. The Millennium celebration, many forget, was not only the street fair, but there was a light show in the evening at PHS football field followed by a dance at the Knoll. And throughout the day we had a special guest of honor, our Astronaut Garrett Reisman.” “Kiwanis helped with all the planning and took over responsibility for the street vendors, finding them and assigning them and the non-profits places and marking out the street,” she said.

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Continued from Page 8Kiwanis “The street fair was such a success that it was decided to continue it as the Fall Festival the fol-lowing year and then for many years after. And Ki-wanis continued to help to make it a success ev-ery year,” she continued. “These are two ex-amples of the many that demonstrate the role that our service organizations play and why I am en-thused about helping to

lead my favorite service group, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany this coming year,” said Mimi. Some of the things that she hopes to focus on this year: She is excited about helping Camp Nejeda and am so pleased with their enthusiasm for Kiwanis. She would like to estab-lish a working relation-ship with them for our other funding projects.

• She learned at the recent Kiwanis district con-vention about the Robot project that the Kiwanis Club of Washington Town-ship in Warren County did in conjunction with the Warren Hills School Dis-trict to help autistic chil-dren. I want to pursue this for Parsippany schools. • She wants to find new Mission Partners. This is a great way for us to raise funds and she com-

mend Davey Willans for developing this program. Bringing our businesses in as contributors not only provides funding for our projects but it also helps to foster a sense of communi-ty among our businesses. • And of course she wants to grow our club. She will be looking to see if we can make our meet-ings more convenient and advertise the club more locally so the community

is aware of Kiwanis and all the good that it does. Our very own Kiwanis Governor elect has put forth some ideas that we can pursue. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets every Thursday at 7:15 at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. For more information visit us at parsippanykiwanis.org.

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The new officers: Connie Keller, President-Elect, Steve Dickens, Treasurer, Mimi Letts, President and Karen Gajewski, Secretary with Steve McKinley, Kiwanis Lt. Governor

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The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms celebrates 25th Anniversary The Stickley Mu-seum at Craftsman Farms has been celebrating its 25th anniversary through-out the year. Founders Day, the finale of this yearlong celebration, will be held on Sunday, October 19 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m., and will feature free admission, open houses in the Log House and North Cottage, and spotlight talks by volun-teer docents. This day will also include the launch of a new book about Craftsman Farms history, authored by the museum’s former exec-utive director, Heather Sti-vison, who will be on hand to sign books from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Parsippany res-idents are especially invited to join us for this special day. In celebrating our 25th anniversary, we’ve been looking back at Crafts-man Farms’ history over the years, from its begin-nings as the home of Gus-tav Stickley, who called it his “Garden of Eden,” to its rescue from develop-ment in 1989, to its pres-ent-day transformation into a National Historic Land-mark and active museum. The story of Crafts-man Farms began in 1908, when Gustav Stickley pur-chased 650 acres of woods and pasture land in Morris Plains (now Parsippany). His dream was to establish a home, school, fully-func-tioning farm and commu-

nity built on the ideals of Arts and Crafts philosophy. Though today Gus-tav Stickley’s name is syn-onymous with furniture, he was the father and voice of the American Arts and Crafts movement. The Arts and Crafts movement first emerged in England as a re-action against rampant in-dustrialization. The Ameri-can movement is associated with home furnishings in the style often called Crafts-man or Mission style, but the movement was about more than furniture. It pro-moted a total lifestyle fo-cused on the value of work-ing with your hands, living in harmony with nature, and establishing a life, par-ticularly a home life, cele-brating beauty, utility and simplicity. The ideas and products of the American Arts and Crafts movement addressed, reflected and in-fluenced some of the most critical concerns in 20th century American society and art, and these concerns remain ever relevant today. Arts and Crafts philosophy and the quiet, contemplative feel of the Arts and Crafts home interior still captures the public’s imagination. The movement is alive and well, and Craftsman Farms, the only home Gus-tav Stickley designed and built for his own use, is the ideal place to experience it. Gustav Stickley re-

sided at Craftsman Farms from 1910 to 1917, the year the United States entered World War I. His vast home furnishing and publishing empire had gone into bank-ruptcy in 1915 and in 1917 Craftsman Farms was sold to New Jersey conserva-tionist Col. George Farny. The property remained in the Farny family un-til 1989, when Parsippany residents overwhelmingly approved a referendum to establish an Open Space Trust Fund and with a loan from the state’s Green Acres Fund, purchased Craftsman Farms. Following many meetings between May-or Frank Priore, Township residents and preservation-ists, The Craftsman Farms Foundation was formed and charged with the re-sponsibility of managing the property and direct-ing all restoration efforts. The property, today known as the Stickley Mu-seum at Craftsman Farms, was granted National His-toric Landmark status in 1990. The Stickley Museum, Gustav Stickley’s home, also called the Log House, is the centerpiece of the property.

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Craftsman Farms, the former home of not-ed designer Gustav Stickley, is owned by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills and is operated as The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms by The Craftsman Farms Foundation, Inc. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of New Jersey. Restoration of the National Historic Landmark, Craftsman Farms, is made possible, in part, by a Save America’s Treasures Grant administered

by the National Parks Service, Department of the Interior, and by support from Morris County Preservation Trust, The New Jersey Historic Trust, and individual members. The Craftsman Farms Foundation received an operating grant from the New Jersey His-torical Commission. The Craftsman Farms Foundation gratefully acknowledges a grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust. Edu-cational programs are funded, in part, by grants from the Arts & Crafts Research Fund.

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The role of R.A.C.E.S. is to provide communications when communications is lost or limited. Parsippa-ny R.A.C.E.S. meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Parsippany OEM of-fice at the end of Water-view Boulevard. Parsip-pany R.A.C.E.S. is always looking for new members. Parsippany C.E.R.T. trains residents to be better prepared to deal with emer-gency situations for them-selves and their families. CERT members can also

give critical support to first responders, provide imme-diate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT is part of a nation-wide Citizens Corp pro-gram. Parsippany C.E.R.T. will be holding classes in the upcoming months. For more information email c e r t @ p a r s i p p a n y. n e t . C.E.R.T., R.A.C.E.S. and O.E.M. also provide assistance at events such as Fourth of July Fire-works, Township Con-certs, Parsippany Fall Fes-

tival and other township events. They also provide mutual aid if requested. September marks the eleventh annual Na-tional Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency in the

US Department of Homeland Security. The goal of Home-land Security is to edu-cate the public about how to prepare for emergen-cies, including natural di-sasters, mass casualties, biological and chemical

threats, radiation emergen-cies, and terrorist attacks. Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany meets every Thursday at the Empire Diner at 7:15 a.m. For more information vis-it parsippanykiwanis.org.

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Multi-Organ Transplant Group Meets The Morris County Multi-Organ Transplant Group is holding their next monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Parsippany Po-lice Station, 3339 Route 46.

Their meeting for December is sched-uled for Wednesday, De-cember 3. For more in-formation on the group, contact Nick at (973) 984-6966 or e-mail mcor-gangroup@gmai l .com.

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Free Citizen Emergency Response Team Training Parsippany Emergency Management Coordinator Chief Paul Philipps announces Parsip-pany’s 9th Community Emergen-cy Response Team training class.Classes will be held on will be held Friday, October 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Satur-day, October 25 and Sunday, Oc-tober 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Parsippany Police Head-quarters located at 3339 Route 46. The classes are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will include instruction on top-ics such as fire suppression, first aid, search and rescue, team or-ganization and response to ter-

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Rare Samuel Smith New Jersey History Books Exhibit The Morris Coun-ty Historical Society offers an opportunity to view an original, first edition of Samuel Smith’s Histori-cal Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey, as well as Smith’s book New Jersey Associa-tion for Helping the Indi-ans, as part of a joint ex-hibit with the Morristown National Historical Park.

Available now through No-vember 30 in Acorn Hall’s Library, Smith’s Histori-cal Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey, is one of the earliest works on the settlement, improvements, and events of New Jersey prior to 1721. Also on view is Smith’s New Jersey Association for Helping the Indians, which uniquely recognizes New

Jersey’s diversity; a theme highlighted by NJ350, in celebration of the 350th anniversary of New Jer-sey’s founding in 1664. These exhibit items are on loan from the Morristown NHP’s rare book collection.Dr. Jude Pfister, the Chief of Cultural Resources at the Morristown National Historical Park, installed

this special mini-exhibit, which is based on a reseach project completed by Mor-ristown NHP intern, Alys-sa Vorbeck from Messiah College. More information about Samuel Smith and Historical Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey can be found on the Morristown NHP’s blog. The MCHS looks for-ward to future collabora-

tions with the Morristown NHP. Acorn Hall is open for tours and exhibit view-ing on Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Wednes-days and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To view the exhibit, only, is one-half of the admission. For more information, please call (973) 267-3465.

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Over the past 25 years the Foundation has worked with the Township to identify key restoration and preservation needs. With initial “seed grants” from the Township, the Founda-tion has been able to pursue significant pres-ervation/restoration grants from other sources including the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Morris County Preservation Trust. These grants, totaling more than three million dollars, have been used to transform the Log House from an empty, water-damaged structure to one of the finest historic house museums in the Unit-ed States. The grounds are an oasis off of Route 10, ideal for walking or enjoying a picnic lunch. Aside from the Log House, the Founda-tion has been able to preserve and/or put into adaptive re-use other structures on the prop-erty, including the North Cottage, one of three original cottages at Craftsman Farms. The North Cottage houses the museum’s “touch-able” collection. Visitors to the North Cottage are invited to handle and have a direct experi-

ence with its Stickley furnishings. The North Cottage is often a part of special tours, like “The Craftsman: Mr. Stickley’s Vision,” a tour developed in conjunction with New Jersey’s 350th anniversary, and used for programs, like bi-lingual Storytime during our Spring Fami-ly Fun and Games Day. The Education Build-ing, most likely an open-air pavilion in Stick-ley’s time and enclosed apartments during the Farny era, is in active use today for a wide va-riety of year round programs, from the muse-um shop’s annual holiday Trunk Show to our annual graduate Emerging Scholars Sympo-sium to Girl Scout workshops on most Satur-days from January to June. Another original building, most likely a garage for the family’s automobiles, is administrative offices today. Since the formation of its partnership with the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills 25 years ago, the Foundation has endeavored to work closely and effectively with Mayors and Council Representatives to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship. We are proud to serve and be part of the Par-sippany-Troy Hills community. We hope that our efforts to make the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms into a world-class muse-

um will, in turn, make our neighbors proud. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is committed to enriching the lives of all visitors as we preserve and interpret the leg-acy of Gustav Stickley and Craftsman Farms. The museum pursues its own operational funds and with a staff of 8, plus more than 50 volunteers, welcomes visitors from all over the world, serving 11,000 people each year. We hope Parsippany residents will join our 25th Anniversary celebration by at-tending Founders Day on October 19, but we also invite residents to enjoy the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms all year round. Tours are available from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk. Why not stop by for a tour, a lecture or to shop? Introduce out-of-town guests to Craftsman Farms over Thanksgiving weekend, our busiest weekend of the year. Join us for one of our popular Fam-ily Days, plan a tour for your club, volun-teer as a shopkeeper, bring your Girl Scout troop for a badge-earning workshop or en-joy a Candlelight Tour during the holiday season. We’ll be delighted to welcome you!

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Woman’s Club Celebrates 60th Anniversary The object of the Woman’s Club of Par-sippany-Troy Hills is a non-political, non-sec-tarian organization, shall be to provide a common meeting ground and bring together the women of the community for fellow-ship and service and to study and take appropri-ate action in any endeav-ors which have for their objectives the educational, cultural and civic better-ment of the community. The Woman’s Club of Parsipany-Troy Hills is a dynamic group of women of all ages and walks of life committed to volunteerism and service to our commu-nity. The club is involved in charitable, philanthropic, educational and recreation-al activities and has made many contributions to Par-sippany and to our state. They meet on the fourth Monday of each month, September to May at 7:00 p.m. at the Parsip-pany Rescue and Recov-ery Building, 100 Center-ton Road. Please call (973) 856-4433 to confirm dates. Some of the proj-ects include Scholarships for Parsippany-Troy Hills high schools; Christmas stockings for the troops overseas; School supply drive for Jersey Battered Women’s Services; Day of Service; Gilda’s Club; Book donations to Parsip-pany-Troy Hills Library; Christmas Cookie Program for seniors in area nursing hoes; Heifer International;

Girl’s Career Institute at Douglas College; Dona-tions to local food banks; Garage sale fundraisers; Support of domestic vio-lence shelters; citizenship awards, hero campaign; literacy programs; con-servation; autism aware-ness and the support of local rescue squads, fire departments, hospitals and other charitable or-ganizations. To join visit www.parsippanywoman-sclub.org or email [email protected].

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The presidents — The current President, Joyce Garrow, The future pres-ident, Marilyn Marion, A Former Co-President, Cathy Cerbo and past President Jane Bebko. Ms. Bebko served from 1988 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2002, and also served as District Vice President in the 80’s.

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PHS Field Hockey raises money at ShopRite Members of the Parsippany High School Field Hock-ey teams, Freshman, JV and Varsity were at Shop Rite raising funds for their team. On Monday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Jannarone Park, 345 Walsh Drive, come and watch the team play against Parisppa-ny Hills High School. Head coach is Rebecca Lilienthal.

Bingo Comes To Parsippany Bingo is mak-ing a comeback and it’s happening at the Parsippany PAL Youth Center, located at 33 Baldwin Road. Beginning on Wednesday, October 22, bingo will be held every Wednesday eve-ning with up to $3,000 in prizes awarded each night. Doors open each Wednes-day evening at 5:45 p.m. with an early bird game at 7:15 p.m., and the regular action be-ginning at 7:45 p.m.. It’s a great way to en-joy some fun that’s close to home. Please note all participants must be 18 years of age. For more infor-mation please visit the PAL’s website at www.parsippanypal.org or call (973) 335-0555.Bring your friends and get ready to shout, BINGO!


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