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A Word From Our Publisher

Frank L. Cahill We are living in a very difficuly time. Who ever thought in 2020 most of our population would be quarantined?

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by COVID-19. With that being said we had to make a tough decision. Parsippany Focus Magazine has been published for six months. The magazine is paid for utilizing advertising revenues paid from our advertisers. Most of these advertisers have agreed to a committement of many months to receive reduced rates and support our publication.

Most companies are forced to close and employees are forced to work from home. Restaurants closing and laying off thousands of employees.

This is the harsh reality for small business owners across the country now that the novel coronavirus has upended life as people know it. More than 50% of small business owners in the U.S. say they will only be able to keep operating for a short period of time under the current conditions, according to a new Goldman Sachs survey of more than 1,500 small business owners. Almost all owners, 96%,

We made a decision to publish the April edition, but only with a digit version. We will not print this issue, saving us thousands of dollars.

We also made the decision of not charging ANY of our advertisers for this issue, since most of their (Continued on Page 10)

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Publisher Frank Cahill discusses the harsh times for small businesses

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At the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Anthony Paterno and Christopher Meumann held recently at the Montville Senior Center,Anthony and Christopher were presented with the highest advancement of Boy Scouts, the “Eagle Scout.”

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Taniya Varghese, a Parsippany Hills High School graduate, received the June Black Memorial Scholarship.

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Family and Community

Mayor Michael A. Soriano “Families are held together by choice. Members are alike and unalike. Yet there is comfort in the sameness, and excitement in the differences. When we respect and relish both conditions, we can call ourselves family.”

–Maya Angelou

It’s often said that “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” With family, we share our laughter, our tears, our memories, and our traditions year after year. There’s continuity and comfort in tradition, and knowing that family will always be there, through thick and thin, no matter what. We share in that joy, love, and unending bond of family.

And yet, all too often, we find ourselves undervaluing family. We tend to overlook the importance of those we love and cherish the most. The hustle and bustle of daily life, our insatiable drive to read the latest updates on our phones, and falling into daily routines; it almost forces family to be taken for granted for the very same reason – family will always be there.

In many ways, our community is an even bigger family. Family can give you strength, and community can give you identity.

I remember going to Boy Scout jamborees in my youth. The joy of being with fellow scouts and embarking on new experiences, sharing in the excitement, trepidation, and resilience when faced with an obstacle or challenge that tested our resolve. We worked together like a family, reminded that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Community, like family, builds strength, and helps us overcome any challenges, great or small.

I would like everyone to take a moment and think about what truly makes your family and your community special. What joys do family and community bring you? How can you help members of your family, and where can you make a difference in your community?

As we embark on ever-changing times, there are a few things that remain constant – our love for our family, and our bond to our community.

And I am so proud to be a part of this community and family.

As we’ve all come to learn through recent events, now more than ever, we are reminded of the importance of family. These moments allow us to take to heart the things that truly matter. It’s not the numbers, dividends, reports and endless clickbait news. It’s the people we can hold, the bonds that we cherish, and the joys of being in a family.

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Brianne Partington Participates in NYC Chamber Choir Trip

Brianne Partington, of Mount Tabor, is one of 12 Lebanon Valley College students who recently performed at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Partington, a graduate of Parsippany Hills High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in music business at Lebanon Valley College.

The students participated in a festival chorus conducted by Dr. Lynda Hasseler and organized by Manhattan Concert Productions, who invited the LVC students to participate because of the strong reputation of the LVC choral program.

Learn more about the College’s music program at www.lvc.edu.

The festival chorus, comprised of six different choirs, performed Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem complete with chamber orchestra on the historic stage. The students prepared for weeks leading up to the trip, which also included visiting the sites of the city and attending Broadway musicals.

Dr. Kyle Zeuch sponsored the trip and traveled with the students over spring break.

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IN OUR SCHOOLS

Message from the Publisher Buy a gift card Business owners say they appreciate the gesture both as a sign of customer loyalty and for the immediate infusion of cash that gift cards provide.

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businesses are closed and they are aborbing fixed operating costs and didn’t want to place another burden on their shoulders.

I been in the publishing business all my life and have been publisher of Parsippany Focus for over thirty years, and obviously I am not in it for the quick buck, for the many years of relationship that I have created.

Please support your local business. Remember, when you needed them to support your school baseball team, football teams or donated to your organization, they were there for you. Please be there for them.

For small business owners suddenly deprived of customers, such support from patrons can spell the difference between surviving the pandemic and closing their doors forever. Here are some ways to help make sure your favorite local business is still around when the crisis abates.

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Order food from restaurants that still offer pick-up and delivery services. Shop for other merchandise, like t-shirts and souvenirs, too.

Take a virtual fitness class Gyms around the Parsippany area are forced to close to contain the coronavirus. Many fitness clubs are streaming workouts online that people can join from home or do outside on on their own.

Consider donating to an online fundraiser or starting one on behalf of a business whose sales have been wiped out. A great GoFundMe page to donate is https://www.gofundme.com/f/hrwnbfeed-the-front-line?utm_source=customer&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1.

This local group is making sure the Parsippany area front line volunteers are being fed during these times.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Two area residents honored during “Eagle Scout Court of Honor” At the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Anthony Paterno and Christopher Meumann held recently at the Montville Senior Center, Anthony and Christopher were presented with the highest advancement of Boy Scouts, the “Eagle Scout.”

The Eagle Scout Award is Scouting’s highest rank and among its most familiar icons. Men who have earned it count it among their most treasured possessions. Those who missed it by a whisker remember exactly which requirement they didn’t complete. Americans from all walks of life know that being an Eagle Scout is a great honor. The award is more than a badge.

It’s a state of being. The Eagle Scout may have received the badge as a boy, but you earn it every day as a man. In the words of the Eagle Scout Promise, they do your best each day to make their training and example, their rank and their influence count strongly for better Scouting and for better citizenship in the troop, in their community, and in their contacts with other people. And to this they pledge their sacred honor.

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The pathway to Eagle can be described as a steep trail leading up to three peaks, the highest being that of Eagle Scout. Officially, the trail starts with the Tenderfoot rank and continues through Second- and First-Class ranks. Then, the mountain climbing begins.

The path is marked with merit badges, leadership responsibilities, service projects, and the practice of Scouting skills and ideals.

The first peak reached is that of Star Scout, the second is Life Scout, and, finally, Eagle Scout.

Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than two million young men. Only 5% of the Boy Scouts actually earn this rank.

Anthony Paterno Anthony began his Scouting career in Cub Scout Pack 142 with his Den Leader, Carrie Sack. In Cub Scouts he enjoyed the Pinewood Derby, Whittling, and rocket launches.

Anthony earned his Arrow of Light Award, crossing over to Troop 173 in 2013.

Anthony remembers his great first year with Troop 173 led by Scoutmaster Les Wu and

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Two area residents honored during “Eagle Scout Court of Honor�

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Senior Patrol Leader Danny Metcalf, one of his favorites being the West Point camping trip. He has made many special memories including summer camp at Camp Winnebago earning the Engineering Award, completing the Mile Swim, earning Winnebago Firewatch Badge, and winning four Greased Watermelons. Other camping memories included poker night at Iron Chef, eight hours of football at Stokes, the broken front wheel at Klondike Derby, Turkey in a Can in the snow, letting everyone use his stove to cook their hash browns, and countless hours of cards. Anthony has a total of 68 camping nights with Troop 173.

As a member of Troop 173, Anthony has earned awards including the Pope Pius XII Religious Award, two Gold Service awards, a Bronze Service award, and a National Outdoor award for camping. In his time with the Troop, he participated in 132 community service hours.

Anthony has been Instructor, Librarian, Troop Guide, Den Chief, and Bugler in Troop 173. He is most proud to have been the Bugler of Troop 173 for the last six years. As a bugler, Anthony has

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represented Troop 173 at Troop meetings, Courts of Honor, Eagle Ceremonies and many community events including Parsippany’s Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day observances, Lake Parsippany’s Opening Day, Elks Lodge’s Flag Day, and at American Legion Ceremonies.

For his Eagle Project, Anthony reconstructed the instrument storage shelves in the band room at Brooklawn Middle School. It was a much-needed renovation that meant a lot to him. As a student of the music program in the Parsippany schools, he felt that it was his way to give back to the program that gave him so much.

Anthony is thankful for all the support from Troop 173, his friends, and family. He would especially like to thank Bruce Benson his Eagle Coach; Keith Porcelli for his carpentry expertise; Mike Catapano, Scoutmaster; David Franz, Assistant Scoutmaster; Jim Bonner at Cerbo Lumber & Hardware; Dr. Barbara Sargent, Parsippany Troy Hills School District Superintendent of Schools, for all of her support; and all of his fellow Scouts who volunteered countless hours to help him out with his Eagle Project.

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Anthony is a Senior at Parsippany Hills High School.

In addition to Scouts, he is a member of the Hawthorne Caballeros, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Wind Ensemble, All-State Band, All State Chorus, Musical Theater, Math Team, Tri-M Music Honor Society and National Honor Society.

He attends Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Parish where he does community service as part of the music, service, and Antioch ministries in addition to Operation Appalachia where he helps repair houses for those in need. Anthony plans to attend college in the fall to study Mathematics and Music.

Troop 173 has brought Anthony friendships and memories that will last him a lifetime; grateful for the life skills that he has learned along the way. It is an honor for Anthony to share his Eagle Ceremony with his friend Chris Meumann. Anthony would like to dedicate his Eagle Award to his grandfather, the late James Xavier Paterno, Eagle Scout Class of 1952 .

Anthony earned 31 total Merit Badges. Because he earned 10 additional merit badges beyond the 21 required for Eagle, he also earned the Bronze and

Christopher Meumann, Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano and Anthony Paterno

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Two area residents honored during “Eagle Scout Court of Honor” (Continued from Page 16)

A Merit Badges in Athletics, Architecture, Bugling, Collections, Disability Awareness, Electricity, Engineering, Fingerprinting, Geology, Kayaking, Metalwork, Music, Scholarship, Space Exploration, Sports, Rifle Shooting, Theater, and Wood Carving.

Christopher Meumann Christopher began his Scouting experience in Cub Scout Pack 142. With guidance from his Den Leader, Mrs. Carrie Sack, he earned his Arrow of Light and crossed over into Troop 173 in February 2013. Progressing through the Scouting he took on the positions of Den Chief (for Pack 142), Librarian, Instructor, and Troop Guide. As a Den Chief he was recognized with the Den Chief Service Award. As Troop Guide where he mentored fellow Scouts and worked to mentor Troop newcomers. Chris loved this position the most as he assumed a leadership position where his most important responsibility was to spread knowledge and kindness to others in his Troop. Christopher is grateful to his past and

present Scoutmasters, Mr. Michael Catapano and Mr. Les Wu, for the life skills that he learned along the way.

Some of Christopher’s greatest memories stem from his time at Camp Winnebago. While there, he earned many of his merit badges, both required and other ones he enjoyed. Chris was proud, winning the “Greased Watermelon” for his Troop two years a row, as well as the Camp Triathlon. During the 2020 Klondike campout, he was part of the first Senior Sled in Troop 173 history to win 1st place in the competition. Christopher received the National Outdoor award for camping and three gold community service awards, participating in over 190 hours of service.

In 2017, Christopher received the Scout Scholar Athlete award, recognizing Scouts who have participated in high school sports at the Varsity level, have a strong academic record, and live by the Scout Oath and Law every day.

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Two area residents honored during “Eagle Scout Court of Honor” (Continued from Page 18)

One of Christopher’s greatest accomplishments was his Eagle Scout Project. His goal was to build a gazebo at the Glacier Hills Association parklands.

After getting his proposal for the project approved, Chris raised $2,400 for materials and led over 20 volunteers, Boy Scout associated as well as friends, in the construction of the pavilion. The gazebo was a nice addition to the parklands, becoming an enjoyable rest area as well as shelter for anyone spending time by the horseshoe and gaga pits.

Chris’ Eagle coach, John Worthington, was important to his success as he guided Chris throughout the entirety of his Eagle journey.

Thanks also to Russ Tappen (Project Sponsor) and John Anzul (District Eagle Advisor) for their important guidance during his Eagle Scout Project.

Christopher is currently a senior at Parsippany Hills High School. He played as a starter for the Varsity Football and Lacrosse Teams and was elected Lacrosse Captain this year. In addition, he loves skiing with his family in Killington VT. As a junior

he was inducted into the National Honor Society for excelling in his academics, service, and leadership. He now spends time helping others as a tutor. Christopher plans to attend College in Fall 2020, pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Business.

Christopher earned 26 merit badges. Because he earned 5 additional merit badges beyond the 21 required for Eagle, he also earned the Bronze Palm award.

The Eagle required Merit Badges are Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Cooking, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Lifesaving, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, and Swimming.

In addition to the required badges, Christopher earned Merit Badges in Basketry, Canoeing, ElectricityKayaking, Leatherwork, Music, Photography, Pioneering, Rifle Shooting, Rowing, Shotgun Shooting, Small Boat Sailing and Snow Sports.

Chris Meumann Family, Parsippany-Troy Hills Superintendent of Schools Dr. Barbara Sargent and Anthony Paterno.

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PARSIPPANY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Member of the Month

Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Board Member Dr. Pat Selimo, Committee Chairperson Barbara Freda, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Parsippany Board Member Frank Cahill, Doreen Brennan, Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Peluso and Board Member Alan Golub, Esq.

Doreen Brennan – Mary Kay Products Honored PACC Member of the Month Every month, the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce honors one of its own by selecting a Member of the Month. Members are selected for a variety of reasons. Some are businesses celebrating special anniversaries. Others are honored forlong-time service to the community or their great charitable work. And still others are simply deserving of special recognition for being an active member of our ever-growing Chamber family. If you or someone you know is a prime candidate for Chamber Member of the Month, please fill out a nomination form available by clicking here, or contact Board Member Alan S. Golub, Esq. via e-mail at agolub@feinsuch.com.

PACC Member of the Month Doreen Brennan Mary Kay Products Independent Sales Director Parsippany, NJ 07054 (973) 945-2380 doreenb67@aol.com (Continued on Page 22)

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Doreen Brennan – Mary Kay Products Honored PACC Member of the Month survivors, and countless other initiatives to improve the lives of women and their children across the globe.

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Doreen Brennan is the epitome of the ideals we try to promote on behalf of the Chamber. The story of how she joined the Chamber tells you pretty much all you need to know. Executive Board Member Frank Cahill invited Doreen to attend a couple of Chamber events for free – a “try before you buy” courtesy that us Board members commonly use to show off some of the benefits of membership.

Doreen accepted, and at her first event she was impressed right off the bat with the number of people she met and the general “spirit” of the attendees, which was to meet other good people and have a good time.

Doreen’s second event was one of our now famous “Juice Up Your Morning” networking events. Not only was the turnout phenomenal, but Doreen was surprised to come away with more than just a few great business leads – she was able to convert a simple meet-and-greet opportunity into actual sales of her fabulous Mary Kay products!

Then and there, Doreen signed up as a Chamber member. As Doreen tells it, “I had to! Frank was good enough to invite me to attend for free, and here I was already getting business out of it! It didn’t seem right to take without giving back, so I signed up right away and I’ve been a member ever since.”

Since then, Doreen has been a terrific advocate for the Chamber, encouraging non-members to join and existing members to be active and give back to the community. Her approach to making the most out of her Chamber membership is not far removed from the core values of Mary Kay, the company she has worked for for over 15 years. Not only is Mary Kay an iconic global brand name, but it is a true pioneer in ways you already know about, and in a few that may surprise you: • Launched in 1963 by founder Mary Kay Ash with help from her son, the Mary Kay brand has a long history of promoting and empowering women in business, offering women not only a shot at financial independence, but an opportunity to excel in business at a time when women were denied access to many job opportunities. Through its Pink Changing LivesSM program, today Mary Kay continues to empower women and transform lives around the world, providing lifesaving surgeries, food donations, support for domestic abuse 22 l Parsippany Focus Magazine

• Mary Kay was one of the first cosmetic companies to embrace environmentally sound science, manufacturing, and product packaging practices and procedures to reduce the strain on our planet’s resources. The company’s Pink Doing GreenSM initiative is Mary Kay’s “promise to create and maintain sustainable business practices, while also partnering with organizations whose mission is to preserve and beautify our communities globally.” Among other things, Mary Kay has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to launch a Time For Trees campaign that is committed to planting 100 million trees in forests and communities around the world by 2022, in time for the 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day! • Guided by Mary Kay Ash’s dream to enrich the lives of women everywhere, The Mary Kay FoundationSM raises and distributes funds to: (i) invest in breakthrough cancer research to find a cure for women-related cancers; and (ii) put an end to bullying and domestic violence. Since 1996, the Foundation has contributed more than $80 million to organizations aligned with these two important missions in the United States. In addition, the Foundation supports awareness initiatives, community outreach programs, and advocates for legislation to ensure women are healthy and safe.

The company’s core values are clear: to make people’s lives better. To provide value and service with passion and integrity. To give back to the communities it serves.

Much like the company she works for, all of these super-positive characteristics can also be said of Doreen herself, who is always looking to give back to Chamber members and the local community. For example, Doreen currently volunteers at all of the Chamber’s “Juice-Up” morning networking events, helping set up and break down the room, and staffing the entrance to check everyone in. You may also have met Doreen and the Chamber’s Taste of Parsippany event at the Hilton Hotel.

For her amazing and tireless efforts on behalf of the Chamber, and for sharing Mary Kay’s inspirational values and commitment to making the world a kinder place, Doreen Brennan is our PACC Member of the Month!

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Interested in volunteering?

Contact Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany President Frank Cahill for details. (862) 213-2200 or email flcahill@parsippanykiwanis.org.

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BUSINESS NOTES

DeZao Named 2020 AIOPIA’S 10 Best For Client Satisfaction The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of New Jersey’s Personal Injury Attorney James C. DeZao, Esq. as 2020 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Personal Injury attorneys in each state.

Mr. DeZao is dedicated to building a family atmosphere at the Law Offices of James C. DeZao. He wants everyone who walks through the door to feel like family. He takes pride in representing clients in their time of need, helping them protect their rights and recover compensation when injured in any type of accident.

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Attorney James C. DeZao has a wife and four children. The Parsippany injury attorney enjoys boating, fishing, scuba diving, and camping. He is a very hard working individual and prides himself on helping others and their families. When he can’t be found on the water with his family, Mr. DeZao can be found studying the changes in the law and fighting for the rights of his clients.

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