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August's Most-Read Stories on Parsippany Patch

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A Parsippany mother was killed and her 12-year-old daughter was seriously injured in a head-on accident in upstate New York on Aug. 19. Kim Lynn, 41, a nurse and volunteer assistant coach for Little Vikings Cheerleaders was remembered at her Aug. 29 funeral in Ringwood. Daughter Cassie continues to recover from her injuries at Westchester Medical Center.

Since losing his wife in 2010, Parsippany father Richard L'Ecuyer has struggled to give his children what they need and now faces what may be his toughest fight.

CNN/Money Magazine ranks the township as No. 15 in the nation and No. 1 in New Jersey on its list of America's best small cities and number.

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The Par-Troy East 11/12 All-Stars took the Mid-Atlantic Regional crown, giving them a ticket to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The team ended their run after losing Game 3 of the series, but came home to a hero's welcome that continues.

Another bank robbery has taken place in Morris County and Parsippany, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. A man who did not fit the description of the "Dapper Bandit" who reportedly struck the Indus American Bank at Pathmark early in the month allegedly brandished a handgun during the incident at Provident Bank on Smith Road Aug. 27, the prosecutor's office said. 

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The conflict between Parsippany's administration and the municipal clerk enthusiastically hired in May 2011 has been resolved. In a unanimous vote at its Aug. 14 agenda meeting, the Township Council agreed to approve a legal settlement with Elesha Johnson to have her drop her lawsuit against the town for $200,000. 

Claiming "harassment" at the hands of Superintendent of Schools LeRoy Seitz, Board of Education member Michael Strumolo on Aug. 16 asked Gov. Chris Christie to hold a Town Hall meeting in Parsippany to address numerous allegations he has against fellow board members.

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The  held a special public session Aug. 1 devoted to athletic improvements at  and . Superintendent of Schools LeRoy Seitz outlined $11.5 million in options. Later in the month, the board picked $6.8 million of the available improvements—turf fields, sewage treatment system, tracks, lights and restrooms—to be reviewed by the state Department of Education for s January referendum.

Residents near Parsippany's Route 202 are expressing anger over the New Jersey Department of Transportation's $73 million major Interstate 80 roadway rehabilitation project.


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