Macculloch Hall Museum, Morristown, puts its Oriental rugs on exhibit
During the month of August, 2010, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, has rare Oriental rugs from the museum’s collection on exhibit.
Morristown suspect in slaying of immigrant spoke of racial harmony last summer
Nigel Dumas, the Morristown teen accused of fatally beating a Salvadoran immigrant in Summit on July 17, told MorristownGreen.com last year that he was glad to see signs of racial harmony in Morristown.
Nigel Dumas, 19, of Morristown, has been charged in connection with a fatal beating in Summit.
“It’s really good to see all kinds of people getting along,” he said at last summer’s Community Integration Festival, a multicultural event on the Morristown Green hosted by the Centro Biblico church.
Authorities have charged Nigel Dumas, 19, and two others with felony murder and robbery in the fatal beating of Abelino Mazariego, a 47-year-old dishwasher from Salvador.
The father of four was relaxing on the Summit Promenade after work when he was assaulted by at least three teens during a bungled robbery, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
From the prosecutor’s web site:
At some point . . . the suspects teenagers entered the park and several of them began to speak with Mazariego and according to the investigation, several of the teenagers hatched a plan to steal cash and property from the victim.
According to the investigation, [suspect Khayri ]Williams-Clark stood behind the victim and held a white tee shirt over the victim’s head while the 17-year-old punched Mazariego with brutal force. Dumas then punched the victim a second time.
On Thursday, a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old also were charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit robbery, and robbery and aggravated assault, according to the prosecutor’s statement.
Nigel Dumas is being held on $300,000 bail. He was a Morristown High School student when he attended the Morristown festival last August.
Centro Biblico Pastor David Silva said he had no recollection of Nigel Dumas.
On that day last summer Nigel Dumas was accompanied by a friend from Summit, who said the festival was “making the community strong.”
Union prosecutor: Morristown teen punched Summit man in jaw during fatal robbery
The Morristown teen charged with murder in the July 17 beating of a Summit dishwasher punched the victim in the jaw twice, as part of scheme to rob the man, reports the Daily Record.
Morristown resident Nigel Dumas, a.k.a. Robby Guarantee, faces a murder charge in Summit.
At a press conference today, Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said Nigel Dumas, 19, of Morristown, played a key role in the fatal beating of Abelino Mazariego, 47, who had been relaxing around 9 p.m. at the Summit Promenade after a long day of work.
From the newspaper account:
Dumas punched Mazariego, 47, in the jaw after another teen who sat next to Mazariego punched him. Dumas then punched Mazariego in the same spot, Romankow said. Dumas and the teen punched the victim after another man, Khayri Williams-Clark, 18, of Summit, covered Mazariego’s face with his shirt.
The victim, an immigrant from Salvador who had four children, died at Overlook Hospital on July 20.
The three teen suspects have been charged with murder and robbery. Nigel Dumas, a 2010 Morristown High graduate who used the stage name Robby Guarantee for his rap career, is being held on $300,000 bail. Another teen who videotaped the attack has not been charged.
A nurse at the hospital–subsequently fired– has been charged with stealing more than $600 from the victim’s wallet while the man was hospitalized.
Hundreds of people placed flowers on the Summit Promenade this week during a memorial gathering for Abelino Mazariego.
Weekend gig: Bill Griese to give free concert Sunday in Morris Plains
Bill Griese, the man with the velvet voice, can help you wind down your weekend in style. The singer-songwriter, who impressed listeners at this spring’s Festival Earth show, is playing a free concert at Roberts Garden in Morris Plains at 6 p.m. Sunday.
And there’s still time to use Bill’s song, “Out in the Moonlight,” in your video for the Third Annual MorristownGreen.com Film Festival. Hurry–the deadline to enter is Monday!
The song, and the details, are at:
http://morristowngreen.com/about/the-2010-morristowngreen-com-film-fest/
The Film Fest is on Aug. 20, on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Bill Griese performs Sunday at Roberts Garden in Morris Plains. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
August 2010 Family Biking Events
We’ve now gotten used to having these nice long days, but they won’t last forever. Savor this last long month of summer outside enjoying this full calendar of family riding events.
New study aims for better destination signs in Morristown and Morris County
Finding your destination in Morristown is one thing. Finding reasons to linger afterward is another.
A new study aims to make it easier for travelers to find their way around Morristown and Morris County. Area tourism officials and businesses are hoping better signs–maybe with some digital enhancements– might persuade visitors to stay longer.
“The system now is primarily for the vehicular network. We want to make it more pedestrian-friendly, with local kiosks,” said Leslie Bensley, executive director of the Morris County Tourism Bureau.
The bureau has hired a Philadelphia consulting firm, MERJE, to perform an $80,000 “wayfinding” study to recommend ways to make destination signs more legible and visually appealing. The money includes a $50,000 grant from the Garden State Historic Trust Fund; the rest was raised by the bureau at an April gala.
George Fiore, executive director of the Morristown Parking Authority, discusses signage issues with consultant John Bosio, whose firm is starting an $80,000 "wayfinding" study for the Morris County Tourism Bureau. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Representatives of government, business and cultural organizations met with MERJE’s John Bosio at the Morristown Club this week to share their frustrations with the present sign system, which dates to 1999, and to suggest improvements.
John Bosio of MERJE, a Philadephia consulting firm, will study how to improve destination signs around Morris County. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Morristown Councilwoman Rebecca Feldman said visitors have a hard time finding Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Some 18,000 babies are born there every year, she said, and that means parents must venture to Morristown’s town hall for birth certificates.
Better signs might encourage these people, and other hospital visitors, to explore Morristown while they are here, she said.
Morris County is among three sections of the state identified for a possible pilot project under the state wayfinding master plan, which was created by the nonprofit group Celebrate NJ.
Such a project would implement proposals from the MERJE study, and would require a second round of funding.
“This is about how people get from point A to point B, but in a broader sense it’s about creating a brand and identity for the community,” said John Bosio, who has done signage studies in Newark, Jersey City and Camden.
At this week’s meeting he showed examples of signs in Asheville, N.C.; Augusta, Ga., and Fredericksburg, Va., places that have a blend of historical and natural attractions similar to Morris County.
Leslie Bensley, executive director of the Morris County Tourism Bureau, has secured a grant to study how to improve destination signs across the county. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
The MERJE study, expected to finished by next spring, also will examine how websites, mobile applications and interactive signs might be incorporated into a pilot program, John said.
Kiosks in Tampa, Fla., list special phone numbers. When you send a text message to those numbers, you receive a reply with information specific to that location, he said.
Butler County, Ohio, has an easy-to-navigate cell phone application with information on destinations, including driving directions.
“It’s all about the experience people have when they come here, and helping them find their way–whether it’s a mobile app or a website,” John said.
“We’re not just running around putting signs up. We may come out of this and say that the thing they should do is update the (tourism) website.”
Organizations represented at the meeting included the Morristown Partnership, the Morristown Parking Authority, Morristown’s Community Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Stickley Museum, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the National Park Service, Acorn Hall, the Morris Museum, the Morris County engineering department, AAA and Morristown Airport.
Brandi Carlile wins a fan at Morristown’s Community Theatre
You gotta like someone who can shift gears from “Over the Rainbow” to “Folsom Prison Blues” to “The Story” without missing a beat.
Brandi Carlile did all that, and more, during a 75-minute show that left jubilant fans shouting for more at Morristown’s Community Theatre last night.
Brandi Carlile at Morristown's Community Theatre, July 29, 2010. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
The Seattle native has a rock and roll attitude, and the pipes to pull it off, with some help from a band that includes twins Tim (guitar) and Phil (bass) Hanseroth.
Those boys can raise the roof or inspire reverence, as they showed with a soft take on Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.”
(A “creepy” song, in Brandi’s words.)
Another highlight: Brandi recalled opening for Chris Isaak in a prior Morristown show, at which the audio system malfunctioned. So Brandi and the band gave an unplugged performance of “Dying Day.” It has been a staple of her tours ever since.
Things got off to an energetic start last night with openers Good Old War, a hard-charging Philadelphia trio.
To sum up, we’re not sure how Brandi Carlile avoided our radar until now. (Granted, it’s a pretty old system.) She won’t pass through here undetected again, that’s for sure.
Honeywell to stay in N.J. after Gov. Christie proposes boosting tax credits for businesses
Sarah Rice/For The Star-LedgerHoneywell Global Headquarters in Morris Township. Gov. Christie spoke today at the company’s headquarters about keeping N.J. businesses in-state. MORRIS TOWNSHIP — Soon after taking office, Gov. Chris Christie heard Morris Township-based Honeywell International was considering fleeing…
‘Why you are not getting a job – how to overcome the obstacles,’ Morristown talk by Gail Miller, Aug. 9
On August 9 from 9-11 am, the Morris County Career Network group has a very exciting program featuring Gail Miller, an experienced human resources consultant.
Her talk is titled: “Possible reasons why you are not getting a job — how to overcome the obstacles.”
Gail Miller
It’s free to the public, in the Great Hall of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, on 70 Maple Ave. in Morristown. The networking group is geared toward professionals in transition; it meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month.
Gail Miller has 16 years of strategic staffing experience with corporate and consulting organizations in all corporate disciplines. She takes a progressive, consultative, no-nonsense approach to staffing, with an emphasis on relationship building and networking.
Gail provides coaching for those that are in transition, and she has placed thousands of candidates in jobs with Fortune 500 companies. She currently is a VP of staffing and business development at Consultnetworx.
Previously, Gail worked for Taratec, CegedimDendrite and Sony Music. She has a BA from New York University, and is president of the Human Resources NJ Networking Linkedin Group.
Honeywell CEO announces firm to stay in N.J.
file photoHoneywell International Inc. in Morris Township. MORRIS TOWNSHIP — Honeywell International’s chief executive says the technology and manufacturing company will keep its headquarters in New Jersey despite an offer to move. Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote said today…
