“The Pressured Child” is, in fact, a presentation for “pressured parents” who have forgotten what school is actually like. It is for parents who are gripped by worries and misapprehensions about their children’s life in school. There are three kinds of children in school: 1) those whose journeys are characterized mostly by success, 2) those whose journeys are characterized by a chronic but manageable struggle, and 3) those whose journeys are characterized by fury and despair. Each journey has its own different pressures. The event will be on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Chatham High School Auditorium.

The following wellness wheel exercise will help you get a picture of your overall health and well-being. Satisfaction in almost every area of life, including career finances, and relationships depend on your physical and mental health.

Free tax assistance will be available again to all Parsippany Senior Citizens and low income or disabled persons by experienced and trained AARP-IRS Tax Aides. Sessions will begin Tuesday, February 7, 2012, and will continue every Tuesday through April 17, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12 PM, at the Parsippany Community Center, 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha.

People who wish to use this service should bring copies of their completed 2010 Federal and State income tax returns. Bring all information concerning all sources of income such as social security, pension, wages, interest, dividends, capital gains, stock sales and their original cost, medical expenses, property taxes, mortgage interest, and charitable contributions. Tenants should know the amount of rent paid in 2011. When you receive the Property Tax Reimbursement booklet (PTR 1 or 2) from the state, bring the Homeowners Verification form to Town Hall Tax Department to be filled out and stamped, then bring the booklet and form with you to your tax appointment.

Please call Lynne or Colleen for an appointment at (973) 263-7351 or 7352.

The Recycling and Sanitation Department announced this month that they have instituted Single Stream Recycling. 

This means that, from now on, you can put all of these materials together into the same recycling bin(s):

-Aluminum Cans

-Junk Mail

-Chipboard

-Newspapers

-Steel (Tin) Cans

-Plastic Containers

-Glass Bottles

-Magazines

-Cardboard Boxes*

*If corrugated cardboard boxes are too big to fit in bin(s), flatten, fold and stack them into one cardboard box and place box next to bin(s). Excess cardboard will be picked up on your districts recycling day.

New Items to Recycle!
These items are now acceptable in the recyclable program:

-Clean aluminum pie plates, trays and foil

-Plastic containers (bottles and non bottles with certain symbols on the bottom. Please click on additional information below for examples of the symbols.)

-Boxes/cartons which contained liquid and frozen food, such as soup boxed, drink boxes and milk/juice cartons

-Cardboard

Please review the new guidelines.

Back by popular demand, the Morris County Partners in Substance Abuse Prevention is hosting an evening of ice skating, fun, and prizes for Morris County families. It will be on Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. It will take place at Mennen Sports Arena, 161 East Hanover Avenue Morris Township.

Dear Middle and High School Students,

Unleash your creative side for a chance to win!

You are invited to participate in the 2012 Natural High T-Shirt and Poster Design Contest. If you wish to participate, create an original design and/or artwork to capture the theme of Natural Highs--something fun you enjoy doing that is substance free (examples: sports, fine arts, writing, cooking, your choice!) You may also create a design/artwork illustrating why you would choose a Natural High over a Chemical High (examples: drugs, alcohol, etc.). Again, be creative.

Please submit a poster and/or a T-shirt design. Both will be judged separately by The Morris County Partners in Substance Abuse Prevention and the Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris (CCSHM). The T-Shirt contest winner will receive a prize and have their T-shirt design made into an actual T-shirt that will be distributed at the 2012 Natural High Skating Event on March 22, 2012 at the Meenen Arena from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The poster contest winner will receive a prize and have their poster displayed at the Natural High Skating Event and at various locations in Morris County.