Tuesday, April 24, 2012
78-year-old has served more than 50 years with Mt. Tabor Fire Department.
For Mount Tabor resident and volunteer firefighter Thomas Scerbo, life is all about helping others. For more than 50 years, he's been a member of the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department, fulfilling a dream he had since childhood. The dream began when Scerbo was 3 years old and moved with his family from Morristown to Parsippany's Mount Tabor neighborhood. His father was district attorney for Morris County, serving in the role for 13 years. Scerbo told Patch that even at a young age, he knew he was destined to serve the public in a different fashion. “As I was growing up, the fire department was the pinnacle of the community," he said. "Most everything that happened in the community was, in some way, sponsored by the fire department or …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Parsippany soldier and former councilman rarely avoids an opportunity—however difficult— to serve.
Jim Vigilante likes praise as much as any other guy, but the man wearing camouflage gear isn't suited up in his Air Force Reserves uniform and collecting Valentine's Day cards from students at Eastlake Elementary School in early February to garner compliments. "That is all about the veterans," he said, referring to the ultimate recipients of the students' creations. "The ones still out there, the ones in the hospital [including wounded Parsippany vet Derek McConnell]... they are the ones we should be thinking about." He is equally determined to send glory into another direction when men and women throughout Parsippany offer their thanks for his 2011 five-month stint loading and unloading military planes in Afghanistan. When given a …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Volunteer makes biggest contribution by teaching others to give back to the community.
Parsippany resident Mary Ann Forrest doesn't want you to see her as a great person. She wants you to see that helping your neighbors and your community is the greatest thing that you can do with your life. "I'd be happier not to have my picture in the paper. I am not what matters here," she said. "What matters is everyone doing their part and lending a helping hand when someone is in trouble." And that's what Forrest does as a matter of routine. Recently, she stepped up in the wake of Hurricane Irene, spearheading a campaign to collect and distribute clothing for families affected by widespread flooding. "A few people I know were affected by Hurricane Irene so I contacted [Township Council Vice President] Brian Stanton [who volunteered to …
karl langman
7:25 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013
George Langman (my Dad) served on the fire department back in the 1950's. I believe he also knew and worked with your Dad. Many a good memory of a one room school house and the park near our home. God bless, Karl Langman. more ›