Monday, February 11, 2013
Here's a look at what's happening in Parsippany over the next week.
Expect a big turnout when testimony resumes on the controversial Waterview development proposal before the Parsippany Planning Board. The meeting takes place at Parsippany High School, 309 Baldwin Road, Monday at 7:30 p.m. Free tax help will be available to all Parsippany senior citizens and low-income or disabled citizens by experienced and trained AARP-IRS Tax Aides. Sessions begin this Tuesday and continue every Tuesday through Apr. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Parsippany Community Center, 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha. You must make an appointment in advance: Please call Lynne or Colleen to set a day and time and find the documents you will need at 973-263-7351 or 7352. The Cheerleading Parent Association at Parsippany Hills High …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Here's a sampling of the goings on in the township this week.
We're in love and we love love, so it's never too early to get Valentine's Day events going, if you ask us. Clearly the Parsippany Free Public Library agrees: Its Mt. Tabor branch at 31 Trinity Park presents Pre-Valentine Events Monday at 4:30 p.m. featuring opportunities to create holiday cards and other meaningful crafts for loved ones and for folks within Parsippany health care facilities. How lovely is that? The event is free. We've lost too many men to prostate cancer, among them singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, composer Frank Zappa, actors Bill Bixby and Charlton Heston, tennis legend Bobby Riggs and too many regular guys to count. Do your part to save men's lives. Fighting the deadly disease is the focus of Parsippany Night Out, a …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Here's a look at what's happening in Parsippany this week.
Our new year weight loss adventure is going well. If you're finding the need to try something new to get fit, here's an idea: The Atlantis Sports Club & Spa, inside the Sheraton Parsippany at 199 Smith Road, is offering one free Zumba With Diana class to give people a chance to see if the Latin-influenced dance workout is their cup of salsa. The free class with Diana runs Monday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. To register for the free class, go to the club's website. Lance Armstrong and juiced-up baseballers aside, there are still revered sports heroes worthy of honor. And you can find collectible cards and memorabilia paying homage to them on display Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at a weekly Sport Card Show at the Parsippany Police Athletic League, 33 …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Parsippany happenings coming up over the next seven days.
If you've started a new fitness regimen for the new year, here's a cool way to burn some calories: The Atlantis Sports Club & Spa, inside the Sheraton Parsippany at 199 Smith Road, is offering one free Zumba With Diana class to give people a chance to see if the Latin-influenced dance workout is their cup of salsa. The free class with Diana runs Monday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. To register for the free class, go to the club's website. Election day arrives in Parsippany again with the Tuesday Board of Education referendum. Voters will decide whether to support the body's $7.7 million plan for athletic improvements at Parsippany and Parsippany Hills high schools. Find election details of the effort to bring Fields of Dreams to Parsippany here. See…
Monday, January 14, 2013
What's doing in Parsippany-Troy Hills between Monday and Sunday
The Woman's Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills is declaring Jan. 14 Make a Difference Monday. On this Monday, the service group is sponsoring a fundraiser to benefit the New Jersey Sharing Network in support of organ donation awareness. To take part, head to Gourmet Cafe after 11 a.m.: A percentage of each meal purchased that day, dine in or take out, will go to the organization. For more information on the MOMS Club, call Lora at 973-856-4433. Journalist and Patch contributor William Westhoven is also a Parsippany resident who, like many, found himself stuck at home during Superstorm Sandy. He put the time to good use: He wrote a book, Superstorm Sandy: A Diary in the Dark. All royalties from book sales are pledged to the Hurricane Sandy NJ …
Monday, January 7, 2013
What's going on in Parsippany over the next seven days
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board starts 2013 with its annual reorganization meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at Parsippany High School, Baldwin and Vail roads. The reorganization will be followed by a continuation of testimony regarding the controversial plan to bring Whole Foods Market, other merchants and a townhouse development to Waterview Plaza. For additional information, call Peggy Mader at 973-263-4286. Sports card collector? Check out the notable cards on display starting Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at a weekly Sport Card Show at the Parsippany Police Athletic League, 33 Baldwin Road. A huge assortment of cards and collectible items will be available for sale—perfect if you have a sports fan on your holiday gift list. Admission is $1. …
Monday, December 24, 2012
What's happening in the township over the next seven days.
Heavenly peace could be the subtitle for the coming week in Parsippany. Christmas comes Tuesday, which means a number of usual happenings will remain dark this week. But the big holiday certainly does not mean an end for all activities this week. Certainly there are holiday observances: The Parsippany Christian Church at 205 Vail Road offers a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Monday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. United Methodist Church of Parsippany, 903 S. Beverwyck Road, presents a candlelight Christmas Eve communion service Monday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. For info, call 973-887-4657. St. Peter the Apostle Church, 179 Baldwin Road, features a Christmas Eve Children's Mass Monday at 4 p.m., a Christmas Eve Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m. and a 10 p.m. pre-…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Happenings in the township over the next seven days.
The Municipal Alliance Committee, a township advisory committee dedicated to preventing drug and alcohol abuse and destructive decisions holds its monthly meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Parsippany Police Athletic League at 33 Baldwin Road. This week, the group is expected to go over ideas for combatting drug abuse in the township suggested by town leaders at last week's Drug Prevention Leadership Summit. The Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board holds its December General Business Meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The agenda may discuss the controversial proposal to bring Whole Foods Market, other merchants and a townhouse development to Waterview Plaza. Sports card collector? Check out the notable cards on display starting …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Lots of events in the township over the next seven days
Sports card collector? Check out the notable cards on display starting Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at a weekly Sport Card Show at the Parsippany Police Athletic League, 33 Baldwin Road. A huge assortment of cards and collectible items will be available for sale—perfect if you have a sports fan on your holiday gift list. Admission is $1. For more info, call Jose De Barros 732-306-9401. Neighbors-Helping-Neighbors, a free peer-led volunteer support group for people actively looking for work meets Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Library, Lake Hiawatha Branch at 68 Nokomis Ave. in Hiawatha. The Parsippany Township Council sets the plan for its Dec. 18 session at an agenda meeting Tuesday at Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Among the items to…
Monday, December 3, 2012
Here's a look at what's happening in Parsippany.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board holds its December Workshop Meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The agenda is expected to focus on the controversial proposal to bring Whole Foods Market, other merchants and a townhouse development to Waterview Plaza. Neighbors-Helping-Neighbors, a free peer-led volunteer support group for people actively looking for work meets Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Library, Lake Hiawatha Branch at 68 Nokomis Ave. in Hiawatha. PSGMC peer support group for job seekers meets Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Free Public Library at 449 Halsey Road to hear guest speakers well-versed in all facets of career search and development. The Parsippany Free Public Library has…
Annie
9:51 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Regarding the 700 Mountain Way proposal, I have heard that townhouses and condos go against the town's Master Plan. This is one of the many issues with the Waterview proosal, they want to build 72 townhomes, selling in the range of 450 to 500K, that overlook the rooftop of the stripmall containing Wholefoods, some other "to be determined (Target?)" and possibly a drive through retsuarant or gas … more ›