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Grand Opening of AFC Urgent Care in SuccasunnaPhoto Credit: AFC Urgent Care

Grand Opening of AFC Urgent Care in SuccasunnaPhoto Credit: AFC Urgent Care

By O'George Chima

PublishedMarch 22, 2023 at 9:13 AM

American Family Care Opening New Urgent Care in Roxbury Township

State-Of-The-Art Facility Will Deliver Affordable, Quality Health Care to Morris County, NJ

Succasunna, NJ. – (Grand Opening March 24, 2023) – American Family Care (AFC), the nation’s leading provider of urgent care and occupational medicine, continues to expand its national care network with the Grand Opening of the latest AFC urgent care center in Succasunna, NJ.

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The new state-of-the-art facility will start seeing patients seven days a week at 278 NJ-10 West on March 27, 2023.

The new AFC urgent care center provides a comprehensive suite of medical services that save families time and money. The center is staffed with skilled medical professionals who are deeply committed to providing outstanding medical care.

O’George Chima who serves as an executive director at the center stated, “We are very excited about opening a location in Morris County and being part of the Roxbury and Succasunna community.” According to him, “Like our other centers in the surrounding areas, this new clinic will fill a significant void. We look forward to providing urgent care to families who live and work nearby.”

AFC Urgent Care - Roxbury Township Services

Urgent care is a convenient, economical alternative to visiting a hospital emergency room. Our staff at AFC can treat everything from cuts, bruises and fractures, to colds and flu and other illnesses. “Patients choose AFC because we have proven to be part of the community we serve and we care deeply about keeping them healthy,” says Dr. Chima.

For more information, visit us at www.afcurgentcare.com/roxbury-township/.

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ROXBURY, NJ – Members of the Weiss family of Ledgewood, left homeless by an April house fire, expressed gratitude Sunday for the way people in Roxbury and beyond have come to their aid.

Their expressions of appreciation came at a fundraiser by the Roxbury High School Interact Club and the Roxbury Rotary Club, an event that raised about $4,000 in money and donated goods.

"I was overwhelmed by the generosity of the town and how so many people we didn't even know gave their time and money to help our family," said Claire Weiss. The home she and her husband, Joe, own on Emmans Road was ruined by an April 6 fire caused by an early-morning power surge due to windy and rainy weather.

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Her mother, Jean Neilson, said she was touched by the way the high school students displayed so much benevolence and generosity at Sunday’s fundraiser. "Seeing all these young people from the Interact Club show up today gives me such hope for the future," she said.

Many volunteers flooded the Horseshoe Lake Pavilion in Succasunna to show support for the Weiss family. Lawn games from the Roxbury Library were packed with participants. The Rotary grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and sold cases of water for $25.

"The event for the Weiss family surpassed what i hoped it would be," said Roxbury Rotarian Steve Alford. "So many Rotarians giving their time to cook and so many Interact students in their pink staff T-shirts giving up their Sunday to support a cause for complete strangers was emotionally overwhelming. As I try and teach my Interact kids every day, sometimes in life half the battle is just showing up and show up they did. I am so proud to live here."

A highlight of the day: The Roxbury Fire Company 1 firefighters who responded to the Weiss house fire competed in a whipped cream pie eating contest.

The Weiss family said they were extremely thankful with the way the firefighters tried to limit the damage to their property by covering furniture, saving precious photos and protecting so many of their possessions.

Attending the fundraiser was Roxbury Deputy Mayor Jaki Albrecht, herself a victim of a house fire. "Our town is like no other,” she said. “When there is trouble, we are here."

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ROXBURY, NJ – The members of the North Jersey Street Rod Association spend countless hours polishing their beautiful cars, vehicles that tend to be kept garaged on rainy days.

But that’s not stopping the club from stressing that the annual Father’s Day Rod Run charity event, at Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna, will take place rain or shine.

There’s a good reason: The June 18 event is the club's biggest charity fundraiser each year. This one will raise money to help Gabriel Latimer, a Parsippany 18-year-old fighting leukemia.

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“Last year we had nice weather,” said North Jersey Street Rod Association President Tom Harvey. “We had a little over 300 cars and about 3,000 people came.”

Although the annual show in Roxbury is the club’s main fundraiser of the year, the car enthusiasts also raise money from several other shows and at their weekly summertime “cruise nights” at Roxbury Mall.

Last year, the club raised $22,500 for Jonas Carvalho, a 3-year-old boy diagnosed with Wilms Tumor, a childhood cancer.

Harvey noted he helped Latimer’s sister, Mercedes, create a GoFundMe page to help her brother. As of today, the page was getting close to the $5,000 goal that was set.

The Father’s Day Rod Run will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 per spectator with children under 12 allowed to enter for free.

Car owners who want to show off their vehicles can enter the show for $20 per vehicle.

All who attend are asked to bring canned goods to support the Roxbury Food Pantry.

Activities will include valve cover racing for children, 50/50 and door prizes, gift card raffle, NSRA Inspection, pin striping, auction at noon "and lots of beautiful cars and trucks to check out," promised the club.

Food and beverages are also available. Alcoholic beverages and pets are not permitted.

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SUCCASUNNA STARBUCKS WORKERS VOTE TO UNIONIZE Fifth Store in New Jersey

Succasunna, New Jersey – With a 17-4 vote, workers at the Succasunna Starbucks store, located in Morris County at 401 Route 10, in the Succasunna and Ledgewood sections of Roxbury, voted to unionize, making it the fifth store in the State to do so.

Under the leadership of Starbucks Workers United, four other locations in New Jersey have also unionized, including: Hopewell, Hamilton, Summit and Montclair.

“Congratulations to the Succasunna Starbucks workers and partners, we commend their efforts in calling the Starbucks company to begin bargaining in good faith,” said Albert Arroyo, Co-Manager of Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United, SEIU. “We support their cause and encourage the public and legislators to join us in the unionizing of Starbucks workers.”

Starbucks partners at unionized New Jersey shops request quality training and quality health care benefits, consistent scheduling and protection of benefits.

“As a partner who has worked at Succasunna for over 2 years, I can say that management has undermined our needs, solely focusing on corporate demands,” said Rouen Nelson, Succasunna Starbucks worker. “We have survived understaffing and illegal union busting practices form our ever-changing managers, our success this week ensures that our voices will be heard, and our workplace environment will be a welcoming one. Can not wait to see what we can accomplish in the future.”

Background The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is currently prosecuting the company for failing to bargain in good faith with workers. So far, in 15 favorable decisions out of 16, NLRB judges have found that Starbucks committed 161 federal labor law violations, including 19 unlawful discharges. The federal government is currently prosecuting Starbucks for approximately 75 complaints, encompassing over 200 charges and alleging over 1300 violations, including 77 discharges. This makes the Coffee Giant the worst violator of labor law in modern U.S. history.

Starbucks Workers United, formed by Starbuck workers, has taken the labor movement by storm. Since December 2021, over 8,000 workers in 320 Starbucks stores in 38 states and the District of Columbia have successfully unionized, making it the company with more new unions than any in the 21st century.

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Starbucks Workers United represents over 320 locations accounting for nearly 8,000 workers in the country. The LDFS Joint Board Workers United is a proud member of the SEIU NJ State Council, composed of unions representing around 15,000 service workers in the state.

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ROXBURY, NJ – Several names come up repeatedly when people talk about the businesses they’d like to see at the Ledgewood Commons shopping center. A Whole Foods Market is on many wish lists. So is a Trader Joe’s grocery store and Chick-fil-A eatery.

Few, if any, people are likely to have an Optimum store on their wish-list.

Nevertheless, Optimum is the newest tenant at the 450,000-square-foot outdoor mall on Route 10. The Internet, cable television and phone company is opening a new retail store at Ledgewood Commons in the building that also houses the America’s Best Contacts and Eyewear store.

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“The store is currently under construction and is expected to open this year,” said Altice USA Communications Manager Raffaella Mazzella.

She said the store will allow people “to explore the complete line of Optimum connectivity offerings, register for service, pay bills and receive assistance from a retail associate.”

The Ledgewood Commons presence will bring convenience to Roxbury's Optimum customers, who now must drive to Randolph to return equipment and conduct other in-person business with the company.

Mazzella said there are “no plans to sunset” the Randolph store, situated on Route 10 about five miles east of Ledgewood Commons. She said the company has 21 retail stores in New Jersey and is continuing to expand its number of storefronts in the state.

Mazzella did not say how many employees will be working at the new Ledgewood store, but she promised “the store will offer a modern and interactive in-store experience where customers will be able to explore the complete line of Optimum connectivity offerings, including internet, Smart Wi-Fi 6, mobile, TV and home phone services.”

The Optimum store is in a spot that was going to become home to a Quest Diagnostics office. Jared Minatelli, director of asset management at Advance Realty, did not return a message seeking information on the change.

Although an Optimum store might not cause for celebration by those yearning for Whole Foods Organic Chili Cheese Flavored Corn Chips, Trader Joe’s Mochi Rice Nuggets or a Chick-fil-A Egg White Grill Breakfast Sandwich, at least one Roxbury official is pleased.

“I’m very happy, in general, with the way that shopping center filled up during a very difficult time,” said Roxbury Councilman Bob DeFillippo. “And it continues to grow.”

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