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Traditional acupuncture is based on the belief that the body is controlled by a flow of energy, referred to as qi, and pronounced "chee." According to ancient texts, qi travels through pathways in your body called meridians. Acupuncturists believe that interruptions with energy flow in these meridians are responsible for modern ailments.
Acupuncture improves your body's functions and helps boost its self-healing processes through anatomic site stimulation - usually called acupuncture points. To stimulate acupuncture points, professionals typically insert fine, sterile needles you're your skin. Most patients feel little-to-no discomfort as the needles are applied. Typically, needles are left in the skin anywhere from five to 30 minutes. After their session, patients often report an incredible feeling of relaxation.
While some practitioners still adhere to traditional acupuncture philosophies, modern acupuncturists take an integrative approach. Today, professional acupuncturists use the therapy to stimulate the body's natural healing and pain-fighting processes. When coupled with personalized chiropractic care and physical therapy, patients can find real relief from painful physical conditions.
At Denville Medical, your licensed physical therapist's goal is to maximize your body's structure and increase its overall function for long-term health. To accomplish this, our physical therapists combine traditional and innovative techniques focused on increasing muscle strength and improving the body's range of motion. Our goal is to discover the root cause of your pain or mobility problems. That way, we can address the true reason why you need physical therapy, and work towards achieving long-lasting relief.
Of course, we understand that every patient is different. Your doctor can provide expert care in an encouraging environment by creating a customized treatment plan for you using modern, evidence-based research.
Professional acupuncture treatments can be incredibly helpful for patients suffering from a wide range of disorders. When paired with personalized chiropractic care and other medical treatments, acupuncture is even more effective.
With a systematic treatment plan, patients can find help for painful symptoms like:
Professionals practicing acupuncture in Boonton Township, NJ, use several techniques to achieve overall patient wellbeing, from Cupping and Gua Sha to Needling and Facials.
Made popular by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, most acupuncturists describe cupping as giving an inverse massage. Rather than using pressure to release tight muscles, acupuncture cups create a suction effect. The suction pulls on muscles and fascia to relieve tension and improve blood flow. Like a massage, cupping is very relaxing for patients. Most people describe it as enjoyable, although the suction cup markings may look painful to friends and family.
Acupuncture cups are made using various materials, including glass and plastic. Cupping applications also vary - some clinics go the traditional route with cotton balls, rubbing alcohol, and fire. Other applications include manual placement with silicone suction points. Usually, patients receive one of two cupping styles. The first uses stationary cups, which remain for about 10 minutes. The second uses moving cups, supplemented with massage oil to let the cups glide over painful areas.
Also called "dry needling," chiropractors and acupuncturists often use this technique to reduce trigger points within soft tissues and muscles. In this application, acupuncturists use a sterile needle and insert it into the trigger point, which fosters a feeling of "release" that helps reduce muscle tension and pain while boosting mobility.
Trigger points are hypersensitive, irritable skeletal muscle areas formed in rigid bands of muscle fiber. Trigger points lead to neuromuscular dysfunction and manifest in painful symptoms, increased stress, and lower overall functionality. During an acupuncture session, these needles are applied to trigger points, which cause a twitch, essentially releasing and restoring proper muscle function.
Gua Sha is the practice of using tools to scrape the skin and apply pressure to painful areas of the face and body. A Gua Sha is a flat, hard tool, usually made of stone. Recently, Gua Sha has taken the skincare world by storm, but the technique has been providing relief for centuries. It is one of the oldest forms of Chinese medicine used to boost blood circulation and energy flow.
In traditional Chinese, Gua means to press or stroke, while Sha refers to redness. Gua Sha usually causes small red spots or bruises to form, which are also called microtrauma spots. When using Gua Sha on microtrauma areas, your body elicits a response that can help break up tough scar tissue. When paired with professional chiropractic care, Gua Sha can be quite effective, even for moderate injuries.
At Denville Medical, we aim to serve you with long-lasting quality of life through personalized acupuncture treatments in New Jersey. The path to a pain-free life begins with a friendly, informative appointment, where one of our doctors develops a customized treatment plan tailored to your body's needs. It starts with your first evaluation, where our experts learn about your medical history, diagnostic tests, current condition, and overall health goals. From there, we'll create your plan and help you hit your milestones until your quality of life is improved.
With treatments like needling, cupping, Gua Sha, and acupuncture in Boonton Township, NJ, included in your scope of treatment, musculoskeletal relief is right around the corner.
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Trust Fund Review Board Recommends $3.6 Million in GrantsThe Morris County Board of County Commissioners was asked last night to approve $3.6 million in grants from the county’s Preservation Trust Fund to help restore, preserve and further protect 23 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.Most of the funding recommended by the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board, about 88 percent, is directed toward construction grants for ...
Trust Fund Review Board Recommends $3.6 Million in Grants
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners was asked last night to approve $3.6 million in grants from the county’s Preservation Trust Fund to help restore, preserve and further protect 23 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.
Most of the funding recommended by the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board, about 88 percent, is directed toward construction grants for 17 of the projects. Roughly 12 percent is being recommended for non-construction activity at six other historic sites. Those grants would support design and specification work for future construction on four sites, preservation planning for one site, and research and development necessary to submit a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for one other site.
View photos from a May 13 Review Board Visit to Recommended Sites
“I want to commend the staff and all the volunteers. They do a phenomenal job evaluating these applications and making recommendations on how to invest our dollars. People often thank the Commissioners for the money, but it ultimately comes from the taxpayers, who always overwhelmingly support these programs and it’s fortunate that they do,” stated Commissioner Stephen Shaw, liaison to the Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board.
To date, Morris County has awarded 512 grants amounting to nearly $46 Million to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of 122 historical properties since 2003, when grants were first issued for protecting historic sites through Morris County’s Preservation Trust Fund. The sites are in 34 towns around Morris County.
“For our application review process, the county’s historic preservation consultant, who is independent, reviewed 23 applications to make sure they conformed to the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. These are very important federal guidelines set during the historic acts that have been passed since the 1960s, with antecedents going back even further than that. We want to be at the highest level with tax dollars,” said Larry Fast, Chair of the Review Board.
“Twelve of the 23 projects received full funding requested for the projects,” Fast added.
View the PowerPoint Presented to the Board of Commissioners
He also noted that sponsors of different sites often file for new grants year after year to cover costs incurred for different phases of a preservation effort, from planning a restoration to completing the work.
See the Full List of Projects Considered This Year by the Review Board
Among the projects recommended for approval by the Commissioners are:
Obadiah LaTourette Grist & Saw Mill, Washington Township
The circa 1750 Mill represents an example of early industrial architecture and an important contributing resource to the register listed German Valley Historic District. The Mill is a vital component of the local economy having provided a market for farm products and a business/meeting place for much of its history. The recommended grant of $470,500 will provide for stabilization of the stone foundation including installation of a cofferdam and micropiles underneath the foundation with a new concrete cap to help control the impacts of the river flowing against the mill’s anterior foundation walls for nearly three centuries.
Darress Theatre, Boonton Township
Located in downtown Boonton, the Darress Theatre opened in 1921 as a silent film and vaudeville theatre. The building is certified as contributing to the Boonton Main Street Historic District and was purchased by the Town of Boonton in December of 2020 with the intention to renovate the theatre to become a regional performing arts center. The recommended grant of $44,400 will provide for an update of the 2022 Master Plan to meet Preservation Plan requirements including identifying historic features, preservation philosophy, methodology and treatment approach.
The Commissioners anticipate taking action on the recommendations provided at the next work session meeting scheduled for July 12.
Photos
Photo 1: Members of the Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board during their May 13th visit to the Kountze Mansion, currently an educational and administrative building for the Delbarton School.
Photo 2: Riverside view of the Obadiah LaTourette Grist & Saw Mill in Washington Township.
Photo 3: Street view of the Darress Theatre in Boonton Township.
After public comment at meetings in Parsippany and Boonton, the project was announced in 2018 and moved forward the following year. |Updated Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 11:04 am ETPARSIPPANY, NJ — The lengthy process of creating public open space around the Boonton Reservoir has advanced once more, this time by going before the township planning board for a courtesy review.After two years of site investigations, designs, and engineering work, progress is being made on the plan for a 7.7-mile trail in Parsippany and Boon...
|Updated Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 11:04 am ET
PARSIPPANY, NJ — The lengthy process of creating public open space around the Boonton Reservoir has advanced once more, this time by going before the township planning board for a courtesy review.
After two years of site investigations, designs, and engineering work, progress is being made on the plan for a 7.7-mile trail in Parsippany and Boonton.
On Monday, June 5, the Parsippany Troy-Hills Planning Board met with a representative from the Open Space Institute and the project engineer to undergo a courtesy review hearing on the highly anticipated Boonton Reservoir and Trail Project.
The effort to renovate Jersey City's 700-acre reservoir in Morris County has been ongoing for over two years, and the project is still on paper despite a $600,000 federal Community Project Grant secured by U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill last year to facilitate the project.
Since 1904, the facility, which is located in the towns of Boonton and Parsippany-Troy Hills, has served as a utility and Jersey City's primary water supply.
The project, which was announced in 2018, will be built in four stages. The centerpiece of the project is a 7.7-mile natural-materials hiking trail complete with trail signage, three parking areas, and a new pedestrian bridge trail across the reservoir's massive dam outfall.
Peter Karis, the Vice President for Parks and Stewardship for the Open Space Institute, said that they are currently at the tail end of the pre-development process of the project.
Officials claim that once the overall project is completed, the Boonton Reservoir will be more secure for all residents. The extra green infrastructure is meant to reduce stormwater runoff, and the loop trail will become a regionally significant recreational destination for the Parsippany community.
The trail will have two main entry points, one on Greenbank Drive and the other planned for right off of Parsippany Boulevard, Karis said.
"It is a four-phase project. Phase one includes a trailhead at Greenbank Drive and about 3.2 miles of trail running along the eastern edge of the reservoir at the southern end. It's essentially an existing maintenance road around the reservoir through phase one," Karis said.
The Greenbank Drive trailhead will have space for approximately 40 cars, as well as an entry gate, kiosks, and scenic overlook areas with signage explaining the reservoir's history and ecology.
Phase two will see the construction of the second trailhead, which will lead to two distinct sections of the trail. One section will head north to a specific lookout point, while the other will head south to another "prominent" lookout point overlooking the reservoir.
According to Karis, phase two will also be ADA-accessible, while phase one won't.
"Phase one will be universally accessible, although not ADA," Karis said.
The third phase will go around the dam, including the replacement of a 120-foot historic bridge on the dam's down slope side. According to officials, the bridge will connect phases one and two.
"Phase four on the western slope is the most remote and the most rugged. It includes four pedestrian bridges and the vast majority of the water protection areas that are included in the project. There are several inputs into the reservoir from the 287 corner that are unmitigated from a stormwater management perspective," Karis said.
Although the construction of the parking lots will necessitate the removal of trees, the project engineer clarified that all removed trees in the surrounding areas would be replaced in order to maintain the tree canopy.
“This project has been in the works for some time, and it is very near and dear to my heart,” Mayor James Barberio said. “The opening of this recreation area will be enjoyed by so many of our residents and those of other towns for years to come.
Barberio anticipates that this project will generate a lot of traffic near the reservoir because the trail's opening will be the first time the reservoir is officially open to the public.
"I can't tell you how many residents are looking forward to this coming to fruition," Barberio said.
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Fire companies from 16 districts and three counties responded Sunday to extinguish a blaze that severely damaged a Boonton Township home and displaced the family living there.No one was injured in the incident on Miller Drive, initially blamed on a fire that started on a tractor under a deck attached to the home. The cause of th...
Fire companies from 16 districts and three counties responded Sunday to extinguish a blaze that severely damaged a Boonton Township home and displaced the family living there.
No one was injured in the incident on Miller Drive, initially blamed on a fire that started on a tractor under a deck attached to the home. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to the Boonton Township Fire Department.
"The occupants got out safely," the department said on Facebook.
Firefighters were dispatched to the home at 2:15 p.m. and found "a working fire, and with a huge plume of smoke seen across the valley," prompting a second alarm, the department stated. More support was summoned as conditions worsened and flames emerged through the roof.
Despite an "aggressive interior attack," the fire took about 90 minutes to extinguish. The house was deemed uninhabitable, the township said. Still, the department said, "The house is not a total loss and the owners can rebuild.
A GoFundMe account has been established to help the occupants, identified in the account as Kambiz and Ann Saadat. Tax records show them as the owners and occupants of the 2,577-square-foot house, built in 1965 on 2 acres of land.
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Responders to the scene included fire companies from Boonton, Parsippany, Kinnelon, Rockaway, Mine Hill, Mount Arlington, West Milford, Budd Lake, New Vernon, Butler, Montville and Morris Plains.
Also responding were the Morris County Regional Fire Coordinator and Passaic County Fire Coordinator, Boonton EMS and the Morris County Office of Emergency Management.
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Nearly $50 Million Spent on Preservation Efforts Since 2003The Morris County Board of County Commissioners allocated $3.6 million in grants from the county’s Preservation Trust Fund to advance significant initiatives to help revitalize, preserve and protect 23 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.Including this grant disbursement, Morris County has awarded nearly $50 Million on preservation efforts at 122 historic locations since 2003, when awar...
Nearly $50 Million Spent on Preservation Efforts Since 2003
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners allocated $3.6 million in grants from the county’s Preservation Trust Fund to advance significant initiatives to help revitalize, preserve and protect 23 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.
Including this grant disbursement, Morris County has awarded nearly $50 Million on preservation efforts at 122 historic locations since 2003, when awards were first issued for protecting historic sites through Morris County's Preservation Trust Fund. The properties have benefited through 535 grants, with some properties receiving multiple grants over the years to conduct planning, acquisition and construction projects.
“The staff and volunteers do a phenomenal job evaluating these applications and making recommendations on how to invest our dollars. People often thank the Commissioners for the money, but it ultimately comes from the taxpayers, who always overwhelmingly support these programs and it’s fortunate that they do,” stated Commissioner Stephen Shaw, liaison to the Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board.
See the Full List of Projects Approved for 2023
The Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board recommended the sites approved, with most of the funding -- around 88 percent -- designated toward the construction and refurbishment of 17 projects. The remaining funds will support a range of essential non-construction activities, including design and specification work for future construction on four sites, preservation planning for one specific site, and research and development needed for another property to submit a nomination to the renowned National Register of Historic Places.
A non-construction grant of $44,400 will provide first-time funding for the Darress Theatre in Boonton Township.
Located in downtown Boonton, the Darress Theatre opened in 1921 as a silent film and vaudeville theatre and is certified as contributing to the Boonton Main Street Historic District. The Town of Boonton purchased the property in December 2020 with plans to convert it into a regional performing arts center.
A grant for $470,500 will support the preservation of the Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill in Washington Township.
Funding will provide for stabilization of the Mill’s stone foundation, which includes installing a cofferdam and micropiles underneath the foundation with a new concrete cap to help control the impacts of the South Branch of the Raritan River flowing against the anterior foundation walls for nearly three centuries. The circa 1750 mill represents an example of early industrial architecture and is on the New Jersey and the National Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the German Valley Historic District. The site was a vital component of the local economy providing a market for farm products and a business/meeting place for much of its history.
Application Review Process
The review board received 23 applications for consideration in 2023, amounting to nearly $5.9 million in grant requests. They were initially reviewed for their conformance to the U.S. Secretary of Interior’s “Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties,” which promote historic preservation best practices.
“These are very important federal guidelines set during the historic acts that have been passed since the 1960s, with antecedents going back even further than that. We want to be at the highest level with tax dollars,” said Larry Fast, Chair of the Review Board.
View photos from a May 13 Review Board Visit to Recommended Sites
Site visits were conducted by the review board to assess the properties up for consideration. After a final presentation was made by the grant applicants, the review board deliberated on the funding recommendations. Twelve of the 23 projects received full funding requested for preservation purposes.
Photos
Top right: Members of the Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board during their May 13th visit to the Kountze Mansion, currently an educational and administrative building for the Delbarton School.
Center left: Street view of the Darress Theatre in Boonton Township.
Bottom right: Interior view of the Obadiah LaTourette Grist & Saw Mill in Washington Township.
Christian Angelillo, with more than 25 years of experience in education, said he looks forward to joining the Ocean City community.Patch StaffOCEAN CITY, NJ — The search is over, and the Ocean City School District has appointed its new superintendent.Christian Angelillo, who has more than 25 years of experience in the education field, will serve as the new superintendent, the district announced Friday morning.Angelillo's career has spanned working as a social studies teacher, assistant principal, principal...
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OCEAN CITY, NJ — The search is over, and the Ocean City School District has appointed its new superintendent.
Christian Angelillo, who has more than 25 years of experience in the education field, will serve as the new superintendent, the district announced Friday morning.
Angelillo's career has spanned working as a social studies teacher, assistant principal, principal at both elementary and high school levels and superintendent in New Jersey. His latest roles are being superintendent and principal at Boonton Township School District, and an adjunct professor at Centenary University in Hackettstown.
And he has experience outside of the classroom too. Angelillo has also worked as a head varsity track and field coach, head freshman football coach and a varsity football coach. He said he looks forward to working with the OCSD to continue the success of students and staff and build strong relationships with the school community and broader community.
“I look forward to becoming a part of the fabric of the Ocean City community and forging lasting relationships that will help remind us to celebrate our past accomplishments, while working together to achieve future successes that will make us all proud,” said Angelillo.
Angelillo is involved with multiple professional affiliations such as the New Jersey Association of School Administrators and the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association. He earned an Ed.D. in K-12 Administration from Seton Hall University, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Supervision from Montclair State University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Philosophy from Fordham University.
“The Superintendent search generated over fifty applicants. With this large pool of interested educators, the Board had the opportunity to review and eventually interview several finalists for the position,” said Terrence Crowley, OCSD’s interim superintendent. “Dr. Angelillo presented himself as an experienced and qualified individual who would contribute to and lead the Ocean City School District as it provides an outstanding education for our students. He will bring to the district a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm.”
When not at work, Angelillo is an avid reader and fisherman who enjoys spending time with his family. He is a college football enthusiast and a devoted New Jersey Devils fan.
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