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Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary on Feb 8th

The Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating their 100th anniversary on Feb. 8. The scouts, alumni and their families will be gathering at the Montville Township Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m. for a candle lighting ceremony, being held simultaneously all across America. They will be joined by the Township Committee and other dignitaries. All scouting alumni are invited to attend as well as all others. For more information, contact George Barnard at 973-331-9070 or jkiaia@aol.com.

Looking to save

Options for decreasing the 2010 municipal budget were proposed at the Montville Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Furloughs, layoffs, and outsourcing were among the most discussed items.

Township Administrator Frank Bastone described possible furloughs for the police department, which might result in the department being completely shut down for a whole day. Police salaries are the largest portion of the budget.

Mayor Jim Sandham prepared a list of days the committee should consider, most being Mondays or Fridays around a holiday; a four-day weekend might be better received by employees.

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Nominations are being sought

Montville Township High School Hall of Fame Committee is seeking candidates for possible induction in the high school’s Hall of Fame.

Since 2001, over 50 outstanding individuals or teams have been recognized for their significant achievements and contributions.

The committee would appreciate being informed of Montville Twp. High School graduates and retired staff member who should be considered for induction.

Monthly Chamber Meeting/Luncheon to be held on February 9

The Guest Speaker will be Charlotte Goode, Executive Director of the US Chamber of Commerce.
TOPIC: What is the government doing to small businesses and how can we stay In business?   Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m., Columbia Inn (Second Floor), Route 202, Montville
Price per perosn: Members $18.00 – Nonmembers $20.00.  Advance Reservation and payment requested.  Register online at www.montvillechamber.org. 

Download Chamber of Commerce Luncheon 02-9-2010

Dining to Donate for Hero Campaign on Feb. 9

The Montville Twp women's club is sponsoring the attached dinner coupon at Applebee's  - regular menu, regular price, but when you use the coupon they will make a donation to the HERO Foundation - this is a group which encourages Designated Drivers, and was introduced to us by Sheriff Rochford - and good food, too!!! You must present the attached coupon Download DiningtoDonate.

Conturso's Pizza Fridays thru February

Conturso's Market & Fine Catering Pizza Menu & Coupon Below!
 
Conturso's Market Pizza Menu
Personal Pizza $6.99
Large Plain Pie $11.99
By the slice $1.75
Personal Margarita $7.99
(with fresh mozzarella, fresh tomato & basil)
Large Margarita $17.99
(with fresh mozzarella, fresh tomato & basil)

“Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe” at St. Pius X School

Students in prek-3, prek-4, kindergarten, first and second grades of St. Pius X School were delighted on the morning of January 22, 2010 with the production of “Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe.”  The program was an entertaining re-telling of Mother Goose rhymes presented by Young Audiences of Princeton, a premier provider of arts-in-education services.  

The St. Pius X students were captivated by the storytelling as they interacted with the performers through well-orchestrated hand movements and finger-plays.  Seventeen Mother Goose rhymes and songs were presented,  demonstrating how simple nursery rhymes can work together to create an entirely new story -- which in turn can be linked to an important lesson in today’s world.  Not only did the fun-filled performance promote mutual respect among children, but it also furthered other learning goals and satisfied several core curriculum content standards for teaching, such as active listening and the use of non-textual information. 

Students testing their math skills while raising funds for hospital

On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Valley View School held its eighth annual kick-off school-wide assembly to help raise money for the St. Jude’s Children's Hospital. Over the past eight years, the school has surpassed a combined fundraising total of $60,000, which qualifies Valley View as an "elite" donor school — one of the top 20 elementary schools in the entire United States in terms of Math-A-Thon contributions to St. Jude's.

Today, more than 4,900 children are living at the hospital and surrounding facilities due to the donations and help of schools like Valley View. More than 30 years old and considered America’s largest education-based fundraiser, Math-A-Thon is also a supplemental math education program for grades K-eight that serves as the primary fundraiser for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Nashville, TN.

St. Jude’s has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world. The facility is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance.  Continue Reading NorthJersey.com.

State issues report on schools’ progress

The New Jersey Department of Education recently announced that almost 64 percent of the 2,222 New Jersey schools in which tests were administered in the spring of 2009 met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards mandated under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

State officials said that the decline in the number of New Jersey schools making AYP – 1,554 in 2008 versus 1,420 in 2009 – was essentially due to two factors: first, an increase in the percent of questions that must be answered correctly to achieve proficiency, and second, increases over the last two years in the percentages of students in every subgroup who are required to achieve proficiency on the tests in order for the school to make AYP.

Assistant Commissioner for Student Services Barbara Gantwerk noted that New Jersey students consistently are among the nation’s scoring leaders on the NAEP (National Assessment for Educational Progress) tests, the only assessments for which state-by-state comparisons can be made.

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“Love n Bake” will Help the Animals

Nothing fills a home like the aroma of something yummy baking in the oven.    Since we want only the finest ingredients going into our baked items: PASS (Parsippany Animal Supporters Society), along with Love n Bake, will be sponsoring a fundraiser from January through April.

You will receive 20% off your individual orders and PASS will receive 20% of the total amount sold.  The website is easy to follow and your order will be shipped to your home.
Please visit the website at www.lovenbake.com and see all the wonderful ingredients there are to order, great recipes and a history of the company.

Join PASS in celebrating SPAY DAY USA

ENTER THE SPAY DAY ONLINE PET PHOTO CONTEST!
To support Spay Day, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International host the Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest, presented by VISA and Zazzle—a great opportunity to celebrate our pets, raise funds for spaying and neutering, and win great prizes!

Entering the contest is easy and free—simply upload a digital photo of your pet and tell a little about him or her.   Pick Parsippany Animal Supporters Society as your charity of choice.  Ask your friends to vote--you can win prizes by having the most votes OR by having your photo selected as one of the top entries by a team of judges. 
 
We all want to see your pets!  Post yours now.  Enter your pet's photo into the 2010 Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest.

Metro Pet's February 2010 Flyer!

Metro Pet Supply - Your Neighborhood Pet Store!  Free Local Delivery Wednesdays with $25 purchase.  Call 973-3335-2616 for more information.  Coupons are in attached flyer for use through March 14, 2010. 

Download Feb flyer.

Montville refusing a settlement from PSE&G

Mayor Jim Sandham announced that Montville will not accept the settlement offered by Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) to change their position on the 45-mile, high-voltage powerline proposed by the
company.

Residents Charles Fisher and John Alexander, who had prepared to urge the council not to accept the settlement, instead thanked the committee for a job well done, and urged them to stick to this decision regardless of future offers.

"They're trying to buy your compliance," Alexander said. It is the belief of many that the project will adversely affect both property values and the environment.

Mayor Sandham noted that "this is not necessarily just a monetary issue."

The committee also discussed pending improvements and changes to the intersection at Bloomfield and Chapin Road due to the construction of Lowe's. Further traffic study is needed.

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Montville Township Police Explorers 3rd annual Tricky Tray needs your support!

The Montville Township Police Explorers are sponsoring their third annual Tricky Tray on Thursday, April 8, 2010.  This event is completely dependant upon the generosity of business owners for contributions and donations. We would appreciate any gift or financial donation that you are willing to give in order to help continue this wonderful project.  Due entirely to community support, our event will be a huge success and we will be able to continue to finance our Explorer Post programs and offer our youth the best exposure to Law Enforcement. If you wish to support us, please download the attached form.  Download Montville Township Police Explorers.  We thank you in advance for your support and look forward to hearing from you.

If you wish to attend the event, please see attached - Download TrickyTrayFlyer-MontvilleExplorers-2010

Montville Real Estate Transfers

57 Changebridge Road, Da Han, Ting Liu, $313,000 (Deborah Kane)

6 Eckhardt Circle, Artemisa Dos Santos, $428,000 (Frances Wong)

See Daily Record.

Be Counted on Census Day!

It is important to be counted!  Census data is used in a number of important ways.  For example, Census information affects the number of seats your state occupies in the U.S. House of Representatives.  It is also used to establish funding criteria for federal grants and many other causes.  Please take a moment to explore the 2010 Census Fact Sheet and the official 2010 Census website. For more information see the attached. Download Census Fact Sheet

Lincoln Day Dinner on February 12

The Morris County Women’s Republican Club will hold a Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, February 12 at 6:30 pm.  Senator Joe Pennacchio will present “A Chat About Lincoln”.  The dinner will be held at George & Martha’s, 67 Morris Street, Morristown, NJ.  Price is $50 per person which includes dinner & dessert.  Cash bar available.  See attached flyer for reservations. Download Lincoln Day Dinner

GFWC Montville Township Women’s Club to hold meeting on Feb. 15

The GFWC Montville Township Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, February 15, 2010. – Senior House, 356 Route 202 (Main Road), Montville, NJ.  PROGRAM:  “How to Deal with People who Push Your Buttons” presented by Nationally Renowned Author, Janet Pfeiffer.  Ms. Pfeiffer is a specialist on Anger and Women’s Issues.  Her books and CD’s are popular.  The meeting is open to all friends and neighbors in Montville Township and surrounding areas.

Montville Township Women’s Club meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month.  New members are welcome.  Please telephone Rene Chirico, Membership Chair – at 973-668-1004 if interested in membership.  Don’t forget to visit us at our website – www.mtwc.org

Friday: Full Body Scans to Double as Annual Checkups

Solution to Airport Security, Health Care Woes

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) In what some in the White House are calling a "win/win" solution to the nation's airport security and health care reform problems, starting next month U.S. airports will begin conducting full body scans that will double as annual physical checkups.
President Obama announced the breakthrough solution, telling reporters, "With this all-purpose exam, we will be able to find everything from a hidden weapon to a spot on your lung."
After scanning a passenger, Mr. Obama said, "We will either give you a clean bill of health or wrestle you to the ground."

 

Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen - The Week Just Past

The Week Just Past-January 22, 2010 

 

“President Obama, Senator Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi should immediately abandon their efforts to craft a partisan, expensive health bill that is fueled by job-killing tax hikes and $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.  Instead, they should ‘start from scratch’ and adopt an incremental, bipartisan approach to health care reform that reduces costs and expands insurance coverage without raising taxes or adding to the national debt, rationing care or putting the government between patient and doctor.”

Mayor Sandham: Montville stays on fiscal course

Long-term financial planning has kept the township fiscally sound over the last four years, and officials plan to continue reducing debt in 2010, incoming Mayor Jim Sandham said at the organizational meeting of the Township Committee.
Sandham was appointed mayor and Tim Braden deputy mayor by the five-member committee, while new Committeeman Donald Kostka was sworn in to his first term. Kostka ousted the committee's sole Democrat, Jean Bader, shaking up the committee's makeup.

While the governing body in 2010 has only Republicans, the goals remain the same as in the past few years, Sandham said.

The township has reduced its debt by $12 million since 2005 and plans to reduce debt another $18 million over the next six years while still investing more than $15 million in infrastructure and open space, Sandham said.

Continue Reading Daily Record.  See also Sandham facing 'many tough decisions'.

New Jersey Reagan Day 2010 to be on Feb. 19

New Jersey Reagan Day 2010 will be held on Friday, February 19, from 6 to 8pm at the Zeris Inn in Morris County (doors open at 5:45pm) .  As always, the event features speeches, displays of classic Reagan memorabilia, video tributes, and even a jelly bean guessing contest to recall Reagan’s favorite snack.  
 
This year’s keynote speaker will be Edwin Meese III, a prominent leader, thinker, and elder statesman in the conservative movement — and America itself.  For 21 years, Mr. Meese dedicated his  life to working with Ronald Reagan, through Reagan’s two terms as President and two terms as Governor of California.

Tickets are $40 per person and include a full buffet, dessert and cash bar!  Download Download 2010 Reagan Day Invitation to obtain tickets.  For more information, go to www.njreaganday.com.  Hosted by Assemblyman Jay Webber, Chairman NJ GOP.

Montville's Duka goes No. 8 in Major League Soccer draft

Dilly Duka is much happier with a soccer ball at his feet than standing in front of a podium. As Duka heard his name boom over the loudspeakers at the Philadelphia Convention Center, he felt more anxious than he had expected.

Duka had been selected by the Columbus Crew with the eighth overall pick in Major League Soccer's SuperDraft on Thursday afternoon. His professional soccer career was finally about to begin. But first, the 20-year-old from Montville had to say a few words to the coaches, executives, and raucous fans.

See Daily Record.

Nielson looks back on her term as Montville Twp.'s mayor

 A new year in Montville Township has brought some changes to Town Hall. Former Deputy Mayor James Sandham, Jr. now takes over the duties of mayor from Deborah Nielson and Don Kostka joins the five-member Township Committee (TC) in the seat formerly held by Democrat Jean Bader, making this an all-Republican governing board.

While her time as mayor may have come to an end, Nielson remains a member of the TC. She took a moment, at Neighbor News' request, to reflect back on her two years as the township's 53rd mayor.

Her term coincided with one of the roughest economic time periods of recent memory, a situation which continues into the foreseeable future.

Continue Reading The Neighbor News.

Morris County Republican Committee to hold Annual Spring Fundraiser on February 22

The Morris County Republican Committee will hold its Annual Spring Fundraiser on Monday, February 22.  This year there are Republican Congressional, Freeholder and Sheriff candidates up for election.  Your support is needed. 

The event will be at the Grand Café, 42 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ from 6 to 8 pm.  Any question, please call Alan Zakin at 973-966-5544.  Download the attached flyer for reservations. Download MCRC Annual Spring Reception