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Parsippany
Morris County's most populous municipality is a
business center with a strong community flavor, boasting 19 parks,
14 public schools and 25 years as “Tree City USA.â€
The township -- the only one in Morris County with
a full-time, paid mayor -- is located at the crossroads of Routes
46, 80, 280 and 287 on 25 square miles.
Volunteerism is synonymous with the 73-year-old
town, with six all-volunteer fire districts. A growing Asian Indian
population is evident by the Hindu temples and Indian restaurants.
2002 POPULATION: 50,649.
GOVERNING BODY: Township council. Mayor Mimi
Letts. Council members Thomas Russo, president; James Vigilante,
vice president; Rosemarie Agostini; Jamie Barberio; Michael dePierro.
Meets first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. for agenda meetings,
and second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.m. for regular meetings at
the municipal building, 1001 Parsippany Blvd.
E-ACCESS: www.parsippany.net.
SCHOOL BOARD: Violet Schicke, president;
Harold C. Feintuch, vice president; Frank A. Calabria; Alan Gordon;
Judy Tiedemann; John J. Montefusco Jr.; Joanne Mancuso; Saul S.
Goodman; Robert A. Perlett. Meets twice a month at varying times
and locations, on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
E-ACCESS: www.pthsd.k12.nj.us;
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SUPERINTENDENT: Eugene Vasile, 577 Vail Road,
(973) 263-7200.
SCHOOLS: Parsippany High School (9-12), 309
Baldwin Road, (973) 263-7001, Principal Anthony Sciaino; Parsippany
Hills High School (9-12), 20 Rita Drive, (973) 682-2815, Principal
Richard Konet; Brooklawn Middle School (6-8), 250 Beechwood Road,
(973) 428-7551, Principal Angelo Guiliana; Central Middle School
(6-8), Route 46, (973) 263-7125, Principal Rita Maggio; Eastlake
School (K-5), 40 Eba Road, (973) 428-7583, Principal Robert F. Otnisky;
Intervale School, (K-5), 60 Pitt Road, (973) 263-7075, Principal
Christopher Waack; Knollwood School, (K-5), Knoll Road and Glenwood
Avenue, (973) 263-7060, Principal Susan Raymond; Lake Hiawatha School
(special/adult education), 1 Lincoln Ave., (973) 263-4344, Principal
Betty Lou Bionde; Lake Parsippany School (K-5), Kingston Road, (973)
428-7572, Principal Kenneth Graham; Littleton School (K-5), Brooklawn
Drive, (973) 682-2847, Principal Olga Hrycak; Mount Tabor School
(K-5), Route 53 and Park Road, (973) 889-3361, Principal Nancy Maglione;
Northvail School (K-5), 10 Eileen Court, (973) 263-7070, Principal
Jeffrey Martens; Rockaway Meadow School, (K-5), 160 Edwards Road,
(973) 263-7308, Principal Thomas Jordan; Troy Hills School (K-5),
509 South Beverwyck Road, (973) 428-7588, Principal Angelina Martino.
PARKS: Volunteers Park, Smith Field Park,
Rockaway Neck Park, Rainbow Lakes Park, Powdermill Park, Normandy
Park, Mountain Way Park, Manor Park, Park Road Park, Lake Parsippany
Tot Lot, Lake Parsippany Park, Lake Hiawatha Park, Knoll Park, Hills
of Troy Park, Forest Drive Park, Crestview Drive Park, Druid Hill
Park, Chief Hiawatha Park (Lake Hiawatha Respite Park), Governor
Livingston Park (under construction).
LIBRARY: Parsippany Branch, 292 Parsippany
Road, (973) 887-5150, Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday
and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. except
July and August; Lake Hiawatha Branch, Nokomis Avenue and Hiawatha
Boulevard, (973) 335-0952, Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mount Tabor Branch, 31 Trinity
Park, Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
RECREATION: Year-round activities for all
ages, including Mommy and Me Club, bowling, soccer clinic, men's
and women's volleyball, skiing, men's and women's softball. (973)
267-7257, or the activities line at (973) 334-3610.
SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES: Three senior-living
developments: Brookside (federally subsidized), Baldwin Oaks and
Vail Manor (private). Ten senior clubs have activities at the Community
Center at 1130 Knoll Road and sponsor trips to New York City and
Atlantic City, (973) 263-7351.
TEEN FACILITIES: Police Athletic League building,
Baldwin Road, hosts teen athletic leagues, (973) 335-0555.
POLICE: Non-emergency phone, (973) 263-4300,
Chief Michael Filippello.
TOWNSHIP SERVICES: Animal removal, pet adoption,
free buses, rabies clinic, fire inspections.
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