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Florham Park Junior Girl Scout Troop Serves the Community

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laudia Ciasullo, Leader of Junior Girl Scout Troop #96218 of Florham Park and mom to member, Emma, speaks to the continuity and sisterhood of the group.

“Over the years it’s always been a troop of 14, and 90% of the group has been together since kindergarten.” That group of dedicated girls is Olivia Franco, Francesca DeFillippes, Juliana Piano, Maria Adesso, Tessa Olivieri, Stella Roberts, Camryn Sward, Maeve Flaherty, Bella Rossi, Emma Ciasullo, Tory Henning, Megan Murphy, Chloe Mazzarella, and Katie Paige. “These girls started together as Daisies, and they were little in kindergarten, some were only 5 and 6 years old. It really started to teach them what Girl Scouts is about and how to be sisters. That’s the whole motto of being Girl Scouts, that you’re sisters to each other even though you’re not related by blood, but you’re related in this community and sisterhood. They’re friends, they’re a wonderful group of girls. As they grew togeth-

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er, they stayed together. I keep saying, ‘This might be the last year,’ and they get upset about it because they just love being together and doing these things.”

The girls especially love when they do service projects when they’re helping people. “My troop truly enjoys doing services for other people. That’s what they like to do,” Ciasullo adds.

One such event that the 4th graders took part in was Friday evening, March 22. Lovingly called the “Pizza Making Sundae Special”

by Ciasullo, the group met at Madison’s new ice cream shoppe, Main Freeze, to make their own pizza and ice cream sundaes as part of helping to get the word out about the new establishment. “We were there for about an hour and a half,” says Ciasullo. “When our pizzas were done baking, we were able to enjoy our creations and box any of our leftovers to enjoy later on. Then we each had a choice of a scoop of ice cream or soft serve and then we had several toppings available at our table to top our ice cream. They even had Vegan ice cream available. Each girl was creative and made delicious sundaes with

all the different toppings including cereal toppings which was a sweet added twist to the regular ice cream toppings and the girls loved the many different toppings.”

Ciasullo’s family has frequented Main Street Subs, and one evening her husband and daughter were inside getting dinner. The proprietors were telling both how they were planning on opening up an ice cream section of the store. Another Troop mom, co-leader Denise Adesso, randomly mentioned to Ciasullo about the ice cream store opening, and that the store wanted to have Girl Scouts there because they were going to be making pizza and visiting the ice cream bar. “And that’s right up my girls’ alley,” thought Ciasullo. “They’re social butterflies. They love being together and eating, and doing these fun things together. We continue to do community service projects around the area and learn about different businesses.”

Upon arrival, each Girl Scout had a place set for them at the long table where they were able to all sit together. Each girl had a freshly baked pizza pie crust in front of them with a bowl of delicious sauce, shred-

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ded cheese and pepperoni slices for an extra topping if desired.

Each girl used the provided utensils to make their own pizzas.

“We thank Jeannie for inviting us to her new Main Freeze Ice Cream Parlor & Cereal Bar,” says Ciasullo.

Jeannie is Main Freeze owner Jeannie Artigliere. “I loved loved loved having the girls there. It was so amazing to see how excited they were to make their own pizzas and sundaes. They were so excited that they started eating their pizzas before they even got cooked!” She then adds, “I do plan on working again with the troop. I plan on creating different events that would go along with their badges. That way each time they come it would be a different experience.”

Ciasullo says the afternoon was a success. “This troop is a hands-on troop. They are independent and strong, so they were so excited to be in charge and create their own pizza to their liking and they knew exactly what to do. They are all so smart and funny and love being together especially when we can all eat together and have fun conversations together.”

Ciasullo also says that, since the event took place on a main road (Route 124), passersby also took interest. “In addition to pizza and ice cream, Main Street Subs is also a busy popular deli so there were many customers coming in and they were admiring how our troop was making their own pizzas and then their own sundaes after we had our pizza. Main Freeze is a new addition to Main Street Subs, so I was talking to a few of the patrons that were asking me if we were Girls Scouts and what we were doing

there. I was sure the tell them we were there to help spread the word about Main Freeze and our most gracious host Jeannie Artigliere.”

Artigliere explains the Main Freeze concept. “Main Freeze is your old-fashioned ice cream parlor with a twist (errr…maybe I should say swirl!). You can come in with your grandmother and get her favorite hot fudge sundae or an egg cream (milkshake with seltzer) then your children can get their ice cream swirled and blended with their favorite cereal. Or you can just get a bowl of cereal!! We currently have 14 signature swirls. Michael (my fiancé and self-proclaimed “BlendMaster”) is the one behind majority of our signature swirls. Our most popular is C is for Cindy (named after my mom) & The Cereal Killer. Both of those were created by me. We are always ready to try anything new and welcome the community to submit ideas for their favorite swirl or sundae combinations to expand our menu.”

Artigliere and Main Freeze, who enjoy doing parties and would love to have more events and parties at their location, also offers a very special something. “We are very excited to share with the customers our Roots Frozen Dessert. It’s derived from coconut milk and all flavors are completely plant based, dairy free, gluten free, and Vegan friendly and is made in New Jersey. We are the first ice cream parlor in Morris County to provide this frozen dessert to the masses. We also make ice cream pies, saucers, gluten free cookie sandwiches & have a few more things up our sleeves for the months ahead.”

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In addition to their school work and their extracurricular activities, Junior Girl Scout Troop 96218 also does charitable works during the year. Each year they participate in the Thanksgiving food drive which is coordinated by the Florham Park PTA. All three schools collect food donations for the food pantry at Holy Family Parish. “Our Girl Scout troop then sorts all the food and stocks the pantry so that families can go shopping for their Thanksgiving meals,” says Ciasullo. Other service projects include making fleece blankets for children in the hospital, where the girls prepared supplies to make sleeping mats for the homeless and learned about the Seeing Eye Dog Program in Morristown and helped with a pet supply donation. “We had a first aid lesson to learn how to care for wounds and made our own first aid kits and recently learned about CPR and first aid at the Florham Park First Aid squad house.” In December, the troop made arrangements to sing Christmas carols at the assisted living and each girl made several snowflake ornaments so that each resident had ornaments to hang on their door or to put in their rooms. “We also assist the PTA with fun night events for the younger grade levels.”

In addition to the service projects, Ciasullo’s goal is to have the girls meet once a month, sometimes twice. “Our Girl Scout year

starts in October and pretty much ends in June because it’s more or less just through the school year.” Mommy & Me activities are planned for April, and in May would be a special day for girls and their dads. “We try to keep it close knit and do social-type events. That’s the way my troop is, they like to do things like that.”

Also, the young ladies would again enjoy events of the Main Freeze type. “Absolutely!” exclaims Ciasullo. “My troop loves these types of events and they enjoy their time together. We typically have snacks at all of our meetings, so they enjoyed being able to eat what they made. We are a large troop, so we had a great time with Jeannie who was so kind and accommodating to all of our girls. We will definitely go there again, and we highly recommend Main Freeze to everyone. We are looking forward to the warmer weather, so we can enjoy our sweet treats in their outside seating area. The staff was so accommodating and friendly and Jeannie takes great pride in her business and we know her store will be the popular place to go to for great ice cream and a fun time!”

“It’s a wonderful troop, they’re good girls, and they’re good to each other, which always makes me happy. They always take care of each other.”

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Superintendent Carol Grossi Announced Her Retirement

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arol Grossi, superintendent of the Hanover Park Regional High School District has announced her retirement as of June 30. In her statement which was sent to the Staff, Administration and the Board of Education, Ms. Grossi thanked her leadership team, support staff, faculty, students and parents for being dedicated and hard working to help shape the district as one of the top in the state.

Dr. Gerard Freda, Board President said, “We will all miss Carol, she was an incredible leader. Her tenacity and ‘out of the box thinking’ was paramount in propelling our district to a top ranking one in the state. Her shoes will be hard to fill, but I’m confident that her legacy has built a core foundation for our district and will help us lead it into the future and beyond”.

The Hanover Park Regional High School District includes both Hanover Park High in East Hanover and Whippany Park High School in Whippany. The district includes the sending towns of East Hanover, Florham Park and Hanover Township.

She has been Superintendent of Schools for Hanover Park Regional High School district for eleven years and Hanover Park Regional High School District Superintendent Carol Grossi. over 43 years of working in the education field.

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American Gold & Diamond Buyers Celebrates 35th Anniversary and Five New Locations

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100 Years and Still Going Strong: Cedar Knolls Fire Dept. Marks Milestone Anniversary

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By Jillian Risberg rom their humble beginnings in September 1919 to the day they received their charter on September 11, 1990, the Cedar Knolls Fire Department has a long and storied history of firefighting.

It dates back to their first piece of equipment, a twowheeled handcart that used baking soda and vinegar to generate pressure and kept readily accessible in firefighter’s homes. The antique is currently on display at the retired Fireman’s Home museum in Boonton.

Other equipment followed: on March 14, 1934 they signed the contract for a 24-foot American LaFrance/Ford V-8 top mounted Pumper, the “Model T” of its time, and there was also a 1910 Webb truck.

With all this equipment and increased need for service, the department felt a new building was in order.

“Around the mid 30s they built a firehouse — we were basically working out of a barn on Mountain Avenue, which is actually the parking lot of the existing firehouse,” Chief Joe Martin says.

“They went to the government under the WPA to try to get a loan but it was only for municipal organizations. It was at that point that they decided to form a fire district.”

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municipal fire tax. Anyone who lives within Fire District 3 (Cedar Knolls) pays a separate fire tax that goes towards the operation of the fire department (fuel, apparatus, maintenance on the vehicles).

‘We have career personnel since the mid to late 80s, so that takes care of their salaries, upkeep on the firehouse, utilities,” he says. “The fire company is a completely separate entity, which has nothing to do with the operations of the fire department. They deal more with collecting funds for training, equipment and uniforms.”

He says once the district came in existence, they took over all the operations of the fire department.

“It’s the fire department of the district that’s celebrating the 100 years,” Martin says. “Prior to the district, it was just the fire department. Up until they started hiring career people it was strictly volunteer.”

But fire departments everywhere are having trouble recruiting volunteers, which is the reason they started hiring career personnel.

“People are working longer hours, more than one job, they just don’t have the time to be trained. And even if they get through

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There’s a lot of involvement to being a volunteer firefighter; 100 years ago it was a different story.

“They decided whether they wanted you or not and if they wanted you, it was basically you learned as you went along.

There weren’t things like the NFPA or OSHA,” Martin says. “Those places didn’t exist at the time. There was no real standard for fire training. The requirements have gotten pretty stringent in this field.”

If an individual is able to get through all that — then there’s an initial application they need to complete, undergo a background check to make sure there’s no felony arrests and get fingerprinted.

“Once they come back with all the documents and pass the background check, clear a medical physical, then we get them signed up to attend the academy,” the chief says.

The academy only runs classes in the spring and fall on the volunteer side — they do a five-week program Monday through Friday in June, which most people can’t take that time off

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from work to do.

“Typically in that program we get the younger kids who have some time in between high school and starting their college classes,” says Martin. “At 16 we can put them in a junior fire fighter program, which they’re allowed to do pretty much everything except operate saws.”

According to Martin, they have to give them a saw test once the volunteer turns 18. Once they pass, the department sends a letter to the academy acknowledging completion of that area of instruction and then they receive their certificate. A copy of that goes off to the Division of Fire Safety.

Those 18 years and older operate whatever it is they need to operate. They go right through and upon graduating they get their certificate.

“Once they clear everything, they have to be appointed by a board of commissioners — which is really a resolution that’s signed accepting them as a member,” the chief says. “They have a year from the date they’re appointed to complete the Fire 1 program. If they don’t complete it within that year, we have to let them go.”

They really haven’t had anyone who hasn’t gotten it done, he says. Those that come in who can do it, who want to do it, genuinely want to do it. They make the effort to follow through.

“From a volunteer perspective, you’re getting people from all walks of life.”

Martin says. “People that own their own businesses, people that are working two, three jobs to make ends meet. It’s difficult in today’s economy.”

They get young kids who say, ‘this is all I’ve ever wanted to do’ and eventually move into career fire departments where this is what they’re doing for the rest of their lives.

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I want to volunteer, I want to help my community and I thought maybe the fire department would be a good fit for me,’” the chief says.

When it comes to demographics, the volunteers fit into a certain age bracket.

“We’re seeing a lot of people over 50 or kids that are younger than 25 who aren’t married, work Monday through Friday, still live at home, ‘I can make the commitment’ — those are the ones that are coming in,” the chief says.

Martin was born into a family of firefighters, so this is all he’s ever known.

“I’’ve been doing this 36 years now, among many other things,” he says. “I’ve been involved in all three emergency services — police, fire and EMS.” The Cedar Knolls Fire Department is all in the family too, with nearly everyone connected somehow.

One of the department’s senior career guys, his wife just got promoted to the assistant chief of EMS (she’s been there 35-plus years) and their son is a firefighter.

“We have father/sons, father/daughters, mothers/sons, brothers/sisters, brothers and brothers, sisters and sisters, like we’re pulling from the same pool,” the chief says. “Chief Davidson, the former career fire chief — both his daughters were here, so you have the father/daughter/daughter and there’s me and my son.”

Currently they have three engines, a tower and a utility, plus two ambulances.

So many things have changed over the past 100 years.

“When you look at technology, 1934 had a 300-gallon truck, which means it could pump 300-gallons. Apparatus today you can get an engine that can pump 2,000/2,500 gallons,” Martin says, adding that even with water tanks, a 500-gallon water tank on an engine was standard for a long time, now they have 750-gallon tanks as well as 1,000, 2,000 and 2,500 tanks.

The chief says when he rewinds and sees the kind of obstacles facing guys fighting fires 100 years ago, compared to what we have now, we’re really spoiled.

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“The difference is we’re in a world where there’s a lot more synthetics than there were 100 years ago,” he says. “Things burn a lot hotter and a lot quicker.”

According to the chief, even 50 years ago a small room-andcontents fire wouldn’t burn as fast and as quickly as now.

“It’s all lightweight wood construction, which is another obstacle that we have to deal with in today’s world of firefighting that they didn’t have 50 to 100 years ago,” he says.

“Now they cut down on the wood, still costing more but it’s all about saving trees. Which I get, however — lightweight wood construction cannot withstand a load, whether it’s a dead load, meaning your furniture plus whatever’s burning, plus us putting water on it as an older structure can.”

And the chief says back then the firefighters used dimensional lumber, not nominal lumber — which means that a 2x4 was two by four inches. That is not the case today.

“When you look at the statistics, we’re losing more and more firefighters — not only in fires but also due to cancers because of the stuff that we’re exposed to with all the synthetic products that are in the house,” he says. “When that stuff catches fire or heats up to a condition point; it burns very rapidly and very violently.”

That’s why firefighting in this day and age is extremely dangerous and another reason why people shy away from it, according to Martin.

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it’s time to get out, but sometimes things just happen so quickly — guys get caught and unfortunately they lose their lives,” he says.

When it comes to the career versus volunteer aspect of it, fire doesn’t discriminate.

Still, he comes back year after year.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie in fire service,” says the chief. “Everyone’s always there for each other. There’s a certain degree of togetherness; you have the working aspect, the social aspect.”

Then there’s the excitement and adrenaline rush.

“Thirty-six years later — I don’t know if it’s just because I’ve been doing this for so long,” Martin says. “For me, it’s still hard to ramp down a little bit. But it depends on the call.”

They go to hundreds of accident scenes, but he says when you receive a report of smoke or fire in someone’s house — there’s a sense of urgency to get there and put it out and do what you can to save that person’s life and property.

“For me, it’s being there to help someone,” the chief says. “In my opinion, if you were to ask any of these other guys (firefighters) they’d tell you the same thing.”

And they’re all looking forward to the centennial celebration on September 7.

“A hundred years of dedicated service to this community is a milestone,” Martin says. “Between EMS and the fire department we’re doing probably about 1900 runs a year. It’s a 24/7 operation.”

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She was an influential opera patron and avid supporter of aspiring opera singers and Opera at Florham was honored to have her serve as a jurist for several of our International Vocal Competitions.

Sopranos Mia Pafumi and Amber Daniel perform selections from some of her famous and favorite roles. They will be joined by baritone Matthew Ciufitelli and tenor Frederick Schlick, with piano accompaniment by Mary Pinto.

Lou Barrella will provide an audio-visual presentation highlighting Licia’s life. He is joined by Aldo Mancusi, friend of Licia and founder of the Enrico Caruso Museum, who will relate personal stories and display items from his Licia Albanese memorabilia collection.

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First Presbyterian Church of Hanover Celebrates 300 Years and Continues to Move Forward

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he tiny church on the hill. So much history contained within the walls of the church building and the adjacent graveyard.

First Presbyterian Church of Hanover celebrated its 300th anniversary with a special celebration in October 2018, but the church building that hosts its many inspirational, faithfilled services as an active church for worship was actually built in 1835 from the meeting house that housed the community, as well as nearby tree timber.

At that time, Andrew Jackson was serving as the 7th President of the United States.

“It’s a simple church inside,” says Judith McCandless, Moderator of the Deacons, “but it’s simply beautiful. We still have the little doors on our pews – it’s just a beautiful church.”

“The compliments seem to be bifocal,” adds the Pastor, Reverend Jin Han. “There is a welcoming spirit from the people of the church, and everyone is always warmly received. Also, when visitors hear something about the history of the church and its building, all intertwined with the history of our nation, the people are mesmerized.”

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Formed in Whippany in 1718, the congregation and church building are located on Old Mount Pleasant Avenue, the rear of the structure pointing towards Route 10. Home of the oldest congregation in Morris County, First Presbyterian Church of Hanover sits on acreage where Lenape Indians once trod. Reverend Jacob Green was the first Pastor, and he celebrated services for 44 years. A student of law, medicine and theology, he helped draft New Jersey’s first constitution and served in the Militia. Thomas Edison’s great grandfather, John Edison, married Sarah Ogden in the church on October 10, 1756. During the Revolutionary War, the church served as a hospital. 52 years after the current church was built, twenty-two houses, a general store, blacksmith and wagon shops, a school, and two cemeteries dotted the landscape however, making First Presbyterian Church the community anchor. East Hanover remained a rural agricultural community until Route 10 emerged in 1910. Eventually, the community yielded to development as builders purchased farmland and began the construction

of many office buildings, and Route 10 was widened.

Farmers’ Almanac founder David Young is buried in the adjacent cemetery, as are five ministers, 38 Revolutionary War soldiers, three soldiers from the War of 1812, eight who fought in the Civil War, one from World War I and two from World War II. Aaron Kitchell, a blacksmith and patriot from Hanover Neck, who represented New Jersey in both the House of Representatives and Senate, is also buried here.

A detailed history of the church can be found at www.firstchurchhan.org.

“The day of the celebration witnessed the fruit of the long ministry of the church,” says Rev. Han of the 300th anniversary festivities. “The church families that were now living elsewhere came back and shared their memories as well as what they heard from past members. The sharing of the current members on what we do today may have led some to imagine this is a sizeable church, but in reality, the people in this small church manage so many projects efficiently.”

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McCandless details the few ways the church gives back to the community. “All of our charities try to stay within our own community. We do reach out to the county in some instances, such as the food pantry. We have about five basic charities that we give to each year. Some get it every three or four months, the food pantry we do twice a year, the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter - we do that, too. Hanover Park High School has a “Kids for Us” program, and they’re for children that come from single parent families or families that can’t afford to but things such as sneakers, so we donate to them twice a year.” The church also gives gift wrapped toys to the Salvation Army at holiday time. “It all comes from our church family.”

“We will continue to value and cherish the practice of honoring traditions and singing good ol’ gospel songs,” says Rev. Han. “ As a small church, we have rediscovered the value of caring for everyone closely. We are concerned, but not troubled, for having a big church is not our primary calling. We recognize that we are called to be faithful in the sharing of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the caring of the people in the community. We also recognize that the dwindling of mainline churches is a global phenomenon, for which we pray and on which our leaders work diligently. Stay open, and change will come. Meanwhile, it is important to note that at first there is a sense of stability with the steady presence of worshippers, even if the number is small (roughly 50).”

Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen presented the church with a flag that had flown over the Capitol building in honor of the 300th birthday. The Congressman also presented the church with

a certificate from Capital Architect verifying this fact, and also himself sent a note of congratulations. The anniversary mentioned in Congress and there is now a permanent Congressional record of the 300-year church history, in a leather-bound book with a statement. Governor Phil Murphy also sent a leaflet framed with a congratulatory letter, and Mayor Joseph Pannullo attended along with the five town council members.

The 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Helms, Company, saluted those who entered for the October 7, 2018 service.

Following the service, a luncheon was held at Hanover Manor.

“It was lovely,” adds McCandless. “We had a bigger turnout than we anticipated, so that was very encouraging. A lot of the people that belonged to the church as children came back, so that was nice.”

Sandra Mackowiak, Worship & Music Chairperson for First Presbyterian Church of Hanover, and also an Elder on the Board of Session which administers for the church, was significant in preparing the 300th anniversary celebration. “The 300th was a success and all enjoyed it. I received lots of cards, phone calls and face to face compliments. Even God was with us by giving us a perfect sunny day!”

Rev. Han sums it up. “For the local community, we offer a place that they can visit whenever they are in need to feel God’s presence. We will always be ready to be a church home for those who decide to begin their journey of faith.”

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his is for you,” people say this all the time when they give a gift to someone else. A gift can do so much; it can make a person smile, laugh, and create the best of feelings; just the small gesture of giving one touches people, creates connection, and makes others feel uplifted. Whether the gift is small or large really does not matter, it communicates the tangible message to someone else that says, ‘I’m thinking of you.’

Sometimes, even in the darkest most dire of circumstances, even something as small as receiving a gift can make an amazing difference.

People give gifts for all kinds of reasons; for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baptisms, for showers, and for every occasion. Perhaps one of the best occasions to give a gift is for someone who is ill-- visitors will bring food, flowers, balloons, trinkets. It’s done to show they’re caring for the person who is suffering, to wish them well. And the benefits of gift giving are tremendous; it gives the receiver a boost, an instant uplift; just knowing that someone has thought of them instantly cheers people up.

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Shockingly, each year in the United States there are approximately 15,780 children who are diagnosed with childhood cancer. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the United States will be diagnosed before their 20th birthday.

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Realizing that cancer affects so many children, and seeking for a way to brighten their spirits, Project Glow Gold was the inspiration of Hanover resident and former Roxbury high school student, Jessica Bartelloni along with her sister Victoria Bartelloni and friend Kim Hughes.

No stranger to helping others, Bartelloni was obtaining her Emergency Medical Technician certificate at the same time, as well as volunteering at her first aid squad.

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It was a simple, lovely, common-sense idea for Bartelloni, realizing that sometimes something as simple as receiving a gift can put the shine on a bad time for the person who receives it.

“I’ve gone through hard times myself, and I found it’s the little things like kindness from others-- even small things like presents-that get you through,” she discloses.

Founded with the mission to give hope, love and strength to children fighting cancer, Project Glow Gold seeks to find the child within the diagnosis, concerned with their well-being and spirit of these young people battling cancer, wanting to do something to help and make them smile.

Since its inception, Project Glow Gold has been helping thousands of patients battling pediatric cancer.

For these volunteers, little things mean a lot. Project Glow Gold creates baskets and care packages for children battling cancer just to make them feel better and give them a pick me up.

These presents are then given to children 18 years and younger who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments. For Bartelloni and members of Project Glow Gold, their primary goal is to give these brave fighters something to brighten their days, giving them something positive and uplifting to look forward to.

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ni, holds approximately nine or more baskets and care packages. “Each care package is different, depending on the ages and genders of the patients,” she explains.

Baskets and care packages will contain a myriad of items, all chosen with care to help children and teens to occupy them, have fun, raise morale, and aid them as well. Some items include enjoyable ones such as toys for both boys and girls; such as Barbie dolls, action figures, and toy cars and trucks. They will also include coloring books, crayons, playdough, colored pencils, markers, paints, stickers, crosswords and word searches, books, card and board games, stress balls and more. For teens, often included in the baskets are things like nail polish, makeup and cosmetic bags, or headbands and Lokai Bracelets--anything to uplift them.

Additionally, care packages will hold necessary practical items such as lip balm, gum, fuzzy socks, and anti-nausea wrist bands.

“They are just some items to help them through their chemo treatments. Helping these kids and teens is a cause close to my heart,” Bartelloni shares.

When asked what items are favorites for the patients, she mentions a classic, “The coloring books, definitely”, she says. “It’s something I include in the baskets all of the time. They just love them.”

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Bartelloni shares that she takes approximately 70 boxes to each hospital.

Now in their second year, Project Glow Gold hopes to collect an impressive 5,000 items for the patients this year, hoping to surpass last year’s total of 4,287 items collected. Any donations will be appreciated, although it is asked that people do not give perfume, lotion, stuffed animals/dolls.

Raising money through a GoFundMe Page as well as collection drives, Bartelloni asserts that she is expanding her collection drive through Whippany as well as Roxbury this year.

As they had last year, Roxbury High School will have a drop box at their school for donations. Drop box locations will also be at Palermo’s in Whippany and Kids Pediatric Dentistry in Cedar Knolls.

Palermo’s is located at 891 Route 10 and Kids Pediatric Dentistry is located at 218 Ridgedale Avenue in Cedar Knolls.

Coming soon, drop off box locations are slated to be at System One in Parsippany and REMAX in Landing.

While it just was formed by Hughes on February 20th, already Project Glow Gold’s GoFundMe Page has raised $380.00 for supplies, shipping costs, and transportation costs and is still trending. So far to date, their highest donation has been $200.

Everyone can glow gold from the inside, and that’s the message that Project Glow Gold helps to bring to others. Not only is it inspiring and empowering to the patients themselves, but to everyone who hears it. Recognizing the battles that these plucky fighters endure on a regular basis fighting cancer she discloses,

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”‘Be Bold, Glow Gold’ is a phrase I’ve been pushing since I started my pediatric cancer project,“ Bartelloni asserts. “We believe in everything these children do every single day. With strength, hope and faith, they battle for their lives daily.”

The public has rallied around Project Glow Gold with tremendous support.

“Everyone has been great,” Bartelloni enthuses. “People just love it, and they have been great about donating items for this worthwhile cause. A lot of people give me stuff.”

While she is unable to distribute the packages to the patients personally due to hospital regulations, due to the reception she has received from the staff, she is sure that the Glow Gold gifts will make the patient’s smile, and the response to Project Glow Gold has been amazing for Bartelloni on a personal level as well. “Some of the families email me, send me letters,” she shares. “I’m even very close with one of the families.”

For her, the charity is all about making a difference, and taking action to do so. She relates a moment about attending a St. Baldrick’s head shaving cancer awareness fundraiser (to make money to end childhood cancer) that really resonated with her, doubling her own ambition for Project Glow Gold. “Seeing all those shaved heads really stood out for me,” Bartelloni discloses candidly. “So many people took direct action to help these kids. It was very affecting.”

For Bartelloni and the rest of the members of Project Glow Gold, making a difference for these kids starts with a little kindness, and a gift from the heart. “It’s the extra little things in life that make someone so happy. These kids are so worth it,” she shares.

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he Garden State Yacht Club on Lake Hopatcong will offer a US Coast Guard-sanctioned boating safety course on Sat. May 4. Given in one day, students are eligible to receive the NJ Boating Safety Certificate at the completion of the course and passing the exam. All boaters are required by New Jersey law to have this certificate. Students do not have to be a member of the club to take the course. The fee for the course is $75 which covers materials, the exam, and lunch.

Sign in at the GSYC Clubhouse, 33 Point Pleasant Road, Hopatcong at 7:30 a.m. The class runs from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Register online at f.federico@att.net. Or call 973-398-0022. Visit www.GSYC.org for further details.

The Garden State Yacht Club is also hosting an open house at their clubhouse on Lake Hopatcong for prospective members on Sun. April 28 and Sat. June 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tour the facilities, including heated pool, playground, fire pit, tennis and pickle ball courts and docks. (A boat not needed for membership). Club members will be in attendance to talk about the extensive summer and year round activities. Some of these include dining, dancing, parties, trips and entertainment that are available to Garden Sate Yacht Club members.

For more information and to reserve a spot at the open house, please call 973-398-0022 or visit www.GSYC.org.

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A Fascinating Look at Railroad History at Whippany Railway Museum

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By Steve Sears

he Whippany Railway Museum (1 Railway Plaza, Route 10, Whippany) is 54 years old.

However, when you stand inside the 1904 freight house building that houses the museum, and see the old station bells, signs and more, you’ll swear you hear voices from the past, well beyond the museum birth date of 1965. Closing of your eyes will invite imagining yourself back to yesteryear and traveling on one of the trains stationed (pun intended) outside, maybe even aiding a conductor as he looks out from his cupola in one of the cabooses outside on the many yards of track.

There is a fascination with trains among a good portion of the public. Why? Mike Dodge, a volunteer at the location, offers his opinion. “I think for many people it’s the idea of being able to be taken somewhere, and this time they’re into because it seems so much simpler and calmer compared to the way most people travel. It’s a touchstone to earlier days, because nowadays when you’re traveling it always seems like rush-rush, and go to this line, and that doesn’t even get into the screenings which can almost make is seem like a cattle-call. This harkens back to a period when you were traveling, you went down to the station, you had a little more room, you could move around a bit, if you were traveling a long distance you had the sleepers, you could go to the dining car and sit down and have a civilized meal prepared for you on the train.”

Also, per Dodge, it harkens back to a time when you were traveling and getting to the destination was as enjoyable as what you were planning to do when you got there. “The other thing, for those that didn’t travel, (there was) just the idea that, if they lived near the tracks, here’s something (the train) that started who knows where and is going who knows where, and it just has

possibilities. Generally, too, some of the sounds and such, like a steam whistle, you can hear it echoing through the woods and hills. It just puts you in a different kind of a mood. A lot of people kind of enjoy the fact that it’s all kind of symbolic of this whole big world that’s out there, and here’s a way to get to it.”

“That’s the lure for a lot of people.”

“Originally this building was located across the tracks next to the station,” says Dodge, explaining a bit of the history, beginning with the freight house. “In 1965 Earle Gil Sr., who was a local Morris County resident, had this vision of starting a tourist railroad powered by steam locomotives. Steam locomotives had basically disappeared from railroad service about 15 years or so prior to that. He thought that there would be a market for people who either remembered steam locomotives or were young and didn’t, who would want to ride behind one.” Gil obtained a steam locomotive from a short line In Virginia (Virginia Blue Ridge Railway), which is the No. 385-steam locomotive outside the museum. It was refurbished, and put it into service, the line opening as the Morris County Central. It was the genesis of the museum. “Along with that, he and other people associated with the Morris County Central had collected railroad artifacts, and they opened up a display of them in a small shack that originally was located on the other side of the tracks.”

The attraction proved to be a popular one, so two years later, the Morristown & Erie Railway decided to change the development of the property and no longer needed the freight house. It was offered to and gladly accepted by the Morris County Central, and it was rolled across the tracks to its present location. It then, in 1967, became known as the Morris County Central Railroad Museum. The Morris County Central relocated to Newfoundland in 1973, and in 1974 the museum went with it, living in a converted refrigerated railroad car, it now being called the Pequan-

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nock Valley Transportation Museum.

The Morris County Central last ran in 1980 and went out of business, but the museum continued and, in 1983, sought a new home. The original freight house museum was the place, and after members of the Passaic Valley Transportation Museum requested permission to rebuild it from the Morristown & Erie Railway, it was renamed as the Whippany Railway Museum and reopened in the fall of 1985.

Visitors to the Whippany Rail Museum have specific reasons for trekking to the Route 10 location, and that depends on interest and age range. Older folks may recall fondly their youth; the sight of a caboose was commonplace with freight trains, and the museum has a few stationed outside. When younger, many folks while watching the train go by might garner a friendly wave from the conductor from the caboose. Visiting the museum and seeing the cabooses will enhance recollection (“A pleasurable memory,” says Dodge). For current youngsters, it’s like a huge toy to see, and introduction to trains from shows like Thomas the Tank Engine have piqued curiosity. “Then they come out,” Dodge says with a smile, “and here’s the real thing.” The museum, when rides (better known as Excursion Train Rides) are in session, permits children to sit in the engineer seat of the locomotive, and they hook up a horn which the child can sound, much like an engineer would, or climb up into the caboose cupola like a conductor did in yesteryear. “It’s a chance for them to experience what they’re watching in a real way.”

Most of the items on display are historic original (there are reproductions in case an original could not be located). “For example, the lanterns,” says Dodge, pointing to the display, “ they’re historic, some of them dating over 100 years old. The headlights are from actual operating locomotives. The bells are from Morristown & Erie steam locomotives. These particular items were saved when the locomotives were scrapped, and they’re historically tied to the site because these locomotives were the ones used by the railroad that went through Whippany up until the 50s.”

The most popular indoor attraction for kids is the O scale layout model railroad. When the museum is open, the trains are running, children fascinated by the model train in motion around the tracks. Other items or interest are original steel milk cans, which were used up until the 1960s when many creameries shipped milk via train. “They are not specifically a railroad item, but they are tied to what the railroad did,” Dodge explains.

A visit to the museum will afford folks the opportunity to view trains that are in good shape for their age, although some need

restoration and are possibly being restored. The normal practice is to have volunteers do restorations that they can do where their skills apply.

However, if there is a job that requires skills not attributed to a volunteer, the museum will hire help to perform the function.

In the end, it provides a top notch, fun exhibit right off of busy Route 10.

Normal fees for the museum, which is open Sundays April to October, are $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. If train runs are scheduled, the museum admission fee is included in the excursion fee.

On Sun. April 7, Sat. April 13, Sun. April 14 and Sat. April 20, the 27th Annual Easter Bunny Express, a 10-mile, 45-minute round trip excursion from Whippany to Roseland takes place with the Easter Bunny onboard. Departure times are 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., rain, snow or shine, and fare is $17.00 for adults, $12.00 for children under 12, and infants 1 year and under are free.

For tickets and more information on the events and general information about the Whippany Railway Museum, visit www.

WhippanyRailwayMuseum.net or call (973) 887-8177.

The Whippany Railway Museum is always looking for volunteers, and no special knowledge of railroads is required. “A volunteer,” says Dodge, “ has to be willing to undertake the task.

We have some people who come to us with a background in railroads and such, and we have other people who have never really set foot on a railroad, but they have an interest in trains.

We have a couple of people that all they’re interested in doing is helping in trying to maintain the equipment. We have other people, they don’t want to help out with the equipment but want to help out on ride days. That’s fine, too.”

The museum, when open, also has an outdoor garden railroad, which is a larger G scale model railroad. “These are about twice as a big or maybe a little more than that (the inside O scale model). When they’re made, the thought is they’re going to be run outdoors. The track is larger and usually they get abut three or four (trains) going at the same time. The kids love watching these run back and forth.”

For Dodge, he echoes the true drive to what makes the Whippany Railway Museum a great place to visit. “A family should come here because it is a very good way to spend a little time to connect with each other, take a bit of a trip, have a chance to see a bit of history, learn a little it about the way things were – which can maybe help you appreciate how we got to the way things are (in modern railroading) – and have a chance to disconnect from some of the stresses from the other things that put a lot of pressure on families these days.”

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European Wax Center Joins the Fight Against the Pink Tax

uropean Wax Center (EWC) is a brand that empowers confident women every day. EWC first launched its #AxThePinkTax campaign in 2018 to raise awareness surrounding the often-overlooked Pink Tax: the extra amount of money women are charged for everyday products and services throughout their lives. The “tax” is present everywhere from baby bottles and personal care products to clothes, canes, and more. As the Clio award-winning campaign enters its second year this April, EWC will take the campaign to the next level by not only continuing to raise awareness through education but also by providing people with tools to take action and ignite a movement. The Pink Tax is absurd, and EWC is taking action.

“As multiple studies have confirmed, The Pink Tax is real. It affects not only the millions of women who come to our centers, those who work at EWC locations, but all women, everywhere,” says Sherry Baker, President of Marketing and Product Development for European Wax Center. “Due to The Pink Tax, the average woman is charged an extra $1,351 each year for basic goods and services, which is money women will never get a say in how to spend and money that will never get invested, donated, or used to fund a passion project or business. We know that women know their worth, and we are going to help them claim it.”

In addition to the 2015 landmark New York study: From Cradle to Cane: The Cost of Being a Female Consumer*, a new 2018 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office** on gender-related price differences revealed that while they acknowledge that the Pink Tax exists, not enough people speak up about it because the price differences are difficult for consumers to identify and therefore, many of them continue to be unaware that it exists. As a result, the government has assumed a status quo stance with no plans to take action. With this insight, EWC will amplify its efforts to raise awareness about this unfair pricing practice to help create a consumer outcry to inspire change.

The #AxThePinkTax campaign will kick off its second year with a new look and feel, calling out the absurdity of The Pink Tax with eye-catching and overtly strong visual assets. From the AxThePinkTax landing page, to Instagram, to print ads in magazines and on digital media, the campaign will reflect a new bold and fierce look. EWC will engage women and men throughout the U.S. this April with a robust 360 campaign that includes media partnerships, live events & activations, street art & wild postings, Starter P.AX (digital toolkits to help people take action), in-center visual takeover and programming, social media, an Influencer program, and an updated website.

The multi-faceted campaign includes: Media Partnerships: EWC will partner with Popsugar on a custom content series and Bustle Digital Group on an Instagram story/ad series. The message will also be spread through advertising on Hulu with a comedian video, and in Marie Claire magazine’s “Power Your Purpose” April edition, as well as podcast

reads.

Live Events & Activations: The #AxThePinkTax campaign will hit the road in April to reach different audiences across the country. EWC will partner with fashion and lifestyle website, Man Repeller for a three-city comedy tour, to highlight the absurdity of the Pink Tax in New York City, Chicago and Houston. And, in partnership with Ladies Get Paid and the Ellevate Network, both organizations that help to close the pay and leadership gap for women through career development, EWC will host panel discussions focused on education and how to “Ax The Pink Tax.” The Ladies Get Paid panels will take place in Atlanta, D.C. and Boston, while the Ellevate Network’s panel event will be in New York City, moderated by Sherry Baker, and livestreamed through the Ellevate Network.

Street Art, Out of Home & Wild Postings: Female street artists have been commissioned to create #AxThePinkTax murals in highly trafficked areas around Miami, L.A., and Houston. Each mural will depict a set of pink and blue wings, with a price disparity, highlighting the price differences in men’s and women’s products to create must-share Instagrammable moments. To further level the playing field, in addition to their quoted rates, each female artist will be compensated an extra $1,351 for the money that they have lost due to The Pink Tax in 2019. Inspired wild postings will be seen around New York City as well.

Starter P.AX: Packaged as a digital kit called a «Starter P. AX» for download on AxThePinkTax.com, the packs include information on how to post proof on social media, pre-written e-cards, shareable graphics, and more.

EWC Centers: Throughout April, each EWC center in the U.S. will echo the messaging, look, and feel of the national campaign with #AxThePinkTax window clings, lobby posts, front desk and product wall assets, suite signage, mirror clings, shopping bags and Pink Tax buttons that associates will wear. Guests will have the opportunity to win Pink Tax swag, service and product discounts, and loyalty points with percentages all related to The Pink Tax, through EWC’s “Wax On, Tax off” peel-off cards. EWC will also provide “Pink Tax Free” window clings for all EWC locations and will offer the clings to other businesses that demonstrate Pink Tax-free practices.

Social Media & Influencers: EWC social media content will bring attention to the Pink Tax through videos and other content that displays the absurdity of gender-related price differences and #AxThePinkTax giphy stickers will be accessible through Instagram to help followers show their frustration. A curated group of Influencers will leverage their voices to bring awareness to this cause and urge their followers to take action.

AxThePinkTax.com: AxThePinkTax.com provides educational resources and tips on how to take action on The Pink Tax including the 2015 and 2018 gender pricing studies, a calculator tool to learn how much women have lost in their lifetimes to The Pink Tax, downloadable Starter P.AX, EWC›s philanthropic partnerships, and more.

To learn more, visit www.AxThePinkTax.com.

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Self-Watering Planters

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Home Safety and Fall Prevention

n Mon. April 29 at 2:00 p.m. in the Whippanong Library, join the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey and learn to identify potential hazards, modify your home for increased safety, and reduce your risk of falls. Must

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Whippany Fire Co to Host 5th Annual 5K Walk/Run

he Volunteer Members of the Whippany Fire Company is proud to present its 5th Annual 5K race/walk on Sun. May 5th. The Whippany Fire Company is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

The race starts and ends at Bee Meadow Park. Race time is 8:30 a.m. Same day registration starts at 7:00 a.m. at the park.

Entry fees are $25.00 if registered by April 22nd, $30.00 after and day of the race. Students 19 and under, Active Military and USATF-NJ registration will be $23.00, $30.00 after and race day. We do offer on line registration at http://register.compuscore.com/ whippany-fire-company-5k/. Awards will be presented at the park after the last runner crosses the finish line.

Our course is certified by USATF and the event is sanctioned, course is on township roads, flat, hill, and incline. A water station is at the halfway point. We offer the New Balance Grand Prix. Our scoring is done by Compuscore using Chronotrack BTag Timing.

We are reaching out for Sponsors and runners/walkers. We are accepting Sponsors from business, civic groups, sport groups, in memory or in honor of a loved one. We have participants from all over the area taking part. We hope you would be interested in becoming a sponsor for the event. A 100% of the funds raised from this event will go to the Whippany Fire Company so we will be able to continue serving.

We offer several levels of Sponsors: our Title Sponsor Level is $2,000.00 has been fulfilled, Deputy Chief Level $1750.00, Assistant Chief Level $1500.00, Battalion Chief Level $1250.00, Captain Level $1000.00, Lieutenant Level $750.00, Interior Firefighter Level $500.00, Exterior Firefighter Level $250.00 and Friend of the Race $100.00. All sponsors starting at the Exterior Firefighter level your company logo will be on the race shirt.

Any informational flyers for your company will be included in the runners give away bag. For more information and to see what is included at each level go to www.whippanyfire.com and click on the 5k link.

If your company will have 20 or more employees/family that will take part we are offering a corporate rate $25.00 per person till April 23rd and $30.00 after that date.

If you are a member of a Fire Department, we have a category just for you, firefighter running in gear (no SCBA). Medals will be presented to the top 3. This is a fun way for friendly competition within your department engine company vs truck company or station vs station. Several firefighters have done this in memory of a fallen brother firefighter.

Visit www.whippanyfire.com/5k for more information. If interested, please contact Dale Cowley at 973-332-2630 or dcowley@whippanyfire.com, Hope to see on race day.

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Morris County Releases Municipal Profiles Countywide and statewide data was also compiled, to allow residents and businesses to compare and contrast across Morris, as well as with the rest of New Jersey.

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By Kimberly Redmond hat’s your town’s unemployment rate? Or the average commute length of people who live in your community? Or how many residents are over the age of 65?

The answer to those questions – and many more – are at your fingertips, thanks to the Morris County Economic Development Corporation and Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation.

In a press release announcing their newly-completed initiative, the agencies said they compiled profiles for all 39 towns in Morris County “for marketing purposes as part of its continuing effort to bring new businesses and jobs to the county or help keep existing employers here.”

Each four-page profile includes sections on demographics, land use, school district enrollment, housing, economic indicators, education and crime. Data was pulled from various sources, such as the U.S. Census, County Health Department and New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, according to the sheets.

The sheets can be accessed by visiting www.planning.morriscountynj.gov/data and scrolling down to “Municipal Profile Sheets.”

Countywide and statewide data was also compiled, to allow residents and businesses to compare and contrast across Morris, as well as with the rest of New Jersey.

Just a few of the key numbers reported include: Morris median housing price: $438,100 State’s median housing price: $321,100 Morris average residential property tax: $10,262 State average residential property tax: $8,960 Morris median household income: $107,034 State median household income: $76,475 Morris average commute length: 30.9 minutes State average commute length: 31.5 minutes Morris percentage of residents below poverty level: 4.6 State percentage of residents below poverty level: 10.7 Morris total crime rate: 8.8 percent State total crime rate: 17.9 percent Percentage of Morris County residents who use public transportation: 5.4

Percentage of New Jersey residents who use public transportation: 11.5 Morris average family size: 3.19 people State average family size: 3.22 people Other Morris numbers of note Of the county’s 257,135 member workforce, about 57 percent work in Morris. About nine percent travel to Essex County everyday, 5.5 percent to New York City and 5.2 percent to Bergen County.

Of that number, 80 percent commute using their own car each day. Some of the lengthiest commutes are made by residents in Chatham Borough (39.3 minutes), Chester Township (39.8 minutes), Jefferson (37 minutes) and Mount Arlington (37.6 minutes).

The county’s top employers include Picatinny Arsenal, with 6,400 full-time employees, followed by Atlantic Health System with 6,350 employees and Novartis, with 4,607 employees.

Of the county’s 347,344 residents age 25 and older, 106,544 have earned bachelor’s degrees, making Morris one of the most educated places in the state. Of that number, 76,125 have received a master’s degree or higher.

Within Morris, towns with the highest concentration of residents with master’s degrees include Denville, Madison, Montville, Morris Township, Morristown, Parsippany, Randolph and Rockaway Township.

The county’s population has grown from 492,276 in 2010 to 499,693, a 1.5 percent increase. Towns that reported gains include: Hanover (6.9 percent), Mountain Lakes (4.4 percent), Mount Arlington (16.2 percent), Mount Olive (4.0 percent), Riverdale (19.3 percent) and Rockaway Township (5.5 percent).

Population declines were reported since 2010 in Victory Gardens (-0.3 percent), Pequannock (-0.8 percent), Parsippany (-0.1 percent), Mine Hill (-1.6 percent), Mendham Township (-0.4 percent), Mendham Borough (-0.1 percent), Lincoln Park (-0.5 percent), Kinnelon (-0.3 percent), Chatham Township (-0.2 percent), Chatham Borough (-0.4 percent) and Netcong (-0.1 percent).

The county’s birth rate, like the statewide one, has also generally declined since 2007. In Morris, the 2017 birth rate was 4,680, down from 5,501 a decade earlier. The most births that year occurred in Dover, Jefferson, Morristown, Rockaway Township, Mount Olive and Morris Township.

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