Last Friday the Morristown High School Swim Team held it’s annual “Van Laskos” Memorial Scholarship Fund Swim a Thon.  This is the 6th year for the event and the swimmers raised over 13,000.00.  The event and prize honor a former Colonials swimmer that died of acute lymphocyte leukemia in 2005 just before his graduation. 

The first swim a thon raised $3500.00 for the Valierie Fund Childrens Center at Morristowns Memorial Hospital where Laskos received treatment.  The following year nearly $15,000.00 was raised to help the family cover medical expenses.

The Laskos Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior of the swim team who best embodies Lasko’s Spirit.  The recipients are chosen by the other members of the team.  Last year Katie Browne and Dillion Pasepone received the scholarship.  Last year was the first time there where 2 athletes where selected. 

You got to love a school  where its students stand up to honor on of their own.  Good Job Colonials.

The Market in  Morris Plains, Morris Township and Morristown area is beginning to pick up.  The absorption rate is still on the high side. Morris Plains is at 8 months the Township is at 6 and Morristown is at 14.  The sale to list price ratio is still around 95%.  Things will pick up again as the buyers come back into the market.  Madison is already back to 4 months.

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