October 28, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 21 Mahwah Minutes Election Day Pasta Buffet set An Election Day Pasta Buffet will be hosted by Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 125 Glasgow Terrace, Mahwah on Nov 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. This buffet style dinner will include two pastas, meatballs, salad, and dessert. Tickets cost is $7 per person; children under age three will be admitted free of charge. Call the church office at (201) 527-2117 to reserve a ticket. Tickets will also be available at the door. Proceeds will go to support the church’s outreach activities. Bereavement support group forming A seven-week bereavement support group will be forming on Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah. The program is open to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, contact the parish office (201) 327-1276. The Church of the Immaculate Conception is located at 900 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah. Church hosts Pizza, Pasta & Pastry Dinner Immaculate Conception Church, 900 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah, will hold its Fourth Annual Pizza, Pasta and Pastry Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the church gym. Dinner will be catered by Mahwah Pizza & Pasta. The menu will include several pasta courses, pizza, salad, bread, beverages, and assorted desserts. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children and are available by calling the parish office at (201) 327-1276. Halloween Parade planned Celebrate Halloween at Commodore Perry Field on Saturday, Oct. 31. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a parade through the Haunted House. All Mahwah children and their families are invited. Prizes and treats will be available. Commodore Perry Field is located on East Ramapo Avenue in Mahwah. Local businesses to network The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a business card exchange on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Bergen Mental Healthcare, 120 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood. All are welcome. WBMH provides comprehensive mental health services to the local community. Networking and refreshments are provided by WBMH. Be sure to bring an extra business card for an opportunity to win a prize. Cost for Chamber members is $15; $30 for non-members. Prepaid registration is required. An additional $5 processing fee will be charged if paid the day of event. For reservations, register on-line at www.mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. New York museums trip offered to seniors The Mahwah Senior Center is hosting a trip to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and the Merchant’s House Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Departure will be at 10 a.m. from the senior center’s lower parking lot. The cost for the outing is $50 and includes deluxe motor coach transportation, guided tours of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and the Merchant’s House and Museum, and lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen. Payment is due at sign up. Please note: The tour takes place on the second floor of the museum. Participants will be required to climb two flights of stairs as there is no elevator. Contact Suzanne Small at (201) 529-5757, extension 213 for information. Seniors plan Atlantic City trip The Mahwah Senior Center is planning a trip to the Atlantic City Tropicana to see the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on Monday, Nov. 2. The trip includes round trip motor coach transportation, all you can eat buffet, ticket for the show and an $18 cash bonus. The cost of the trip is $46 per person, which is due at of signup. Departure will be at 9 a.m. from the Senior Center lower parking lot. For more information, call (201) 529-5757, extension 213. Updike novel to be discussed The Mahwah Public Library Evening Book Discussion Group will meet Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. to discuss John Updike’s “The Witches of Eastwick.” An Updike classic written in 1984 and brought up-todate in 2008 in the “Widows of Eastwick,” “The Witches of Eastwick” begins the story of Jane, Sukie, and Alexandra, three witches living in the Rhode Island hamlet of Eastwick. Their happy little coven takes on a new and malignant life when dark, burly, and apparently wealthy stranger Darryl Van Horne arrives in town. The action consumes a year during the national nightmare of the Vietnam era. Both the morning and evening adult book discussion groups are looking for new members. Call (201) 529-READ or visit the library at 100 Ridge Road for information. Boosters plan Pancake Breakfast Mahwah High School Sports Boosters will hold a Pancake Breakfast on Sun. Nov. 15 to benefit Mahwah High School’s sports programs. The breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at Chili’s on Route 17 North in Ramsey. Tickets are $5 per person at the door, and include pancakes, bacon, juice, coffee, and tea. Mahwah Sports Boosters will receive 100 percent of the proceeds. For additional information, contact Judy at (201) 848-1165 or Debbie at (201) 825-2773. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Highlands plan (continued from page 3) under the Highlands plan. Phyllis Stewart of Blue Ridge Lane said she thought it would be good to opt into the Highlands plan. “I don’t want to see mountains raped by developers,” Stewart said. “If we opt-in, it gives us some protection against unscrupulous developers.” John A. Spiech, a member of the township’s planning board and environmental commission, said he thought it was a good idea to opt-in as long as the township has the option to opt-out in the future. But he voiced the concern that if the township opts-in and then turns down a developer who wants to develop a site such as the Sheraton Crossroads property at the northern end of the township, that developer could sue the municipality for denying its development plan. Burgis responded that it is his understanding that if the township opts-in to the Highlands plan, the Highlands Council would protect the township from such a lawsuit. Before the non-binding straw poll of the council, DaPuzzo said, “COAH scares me more than the Highlands Council, so I am for opting-in.” Mayor Martel said he would like more time to consider the action, although he had no objection to eventually opting-in to the plan. Martel advised the council that he had talked to two municipalities that were not opting-in because they found the Highlands Regional Master Plan too restrictive for residential properties. 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