Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 27, 2010 MP Election (continued from page 5) “I believe that change for the sake of change isn’t necessarily a good thing, but often times with a new candidate comes a new perspective on what is important to them, and a new relevance to an entirely different set of people from town,” he said. Kruis said that he is also running because he feels he is better informed to deal with recreation issues confronting the council since he has children involved in the recreation programs. “For me what is important is that there is a representative on council that has children in the school system, kids involved in the recreation department programs, and someone who is raising a family in our town,” he said.” O’Hagan is a Realtor with Terrie O’Connor Realtors, Allendale office. He is an active member and past president of the Midland Park Lions Club and served as chairman of the Midland Park Board of Adjustment for many years. The current council president, he is seeking his eighth term on the council. He heads the council’s Police and Fire Committee and is the borough’s representative to the Joint Insurance Fund, a cooperative venture with other municipalities which manages the town’s insurance policies. O’Hagan also sits on JIF’s executive board. He and his wife, Janet, reside on Meda Place and have two sons and two grandchildren. Peet, a lifelong borough resident, is a Registered Nurse and is currently area vice president of claims and risk management for Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services. A council member since 2003, she is a past president of the Midland Park Board of Education, on which she served for 18 years. She was also chairwoman of the Midland Park Board of Adjustment for seven years and is currently a member of the Midland Park Planning Board and the Board of Health. She chairs the council’s personnel committee and serves as liaison to the board of education. Peet, who is widowed and lives on Hill Street, has a son and a grandson. Kruis is president of Air America Air Conditioning and Heating Company in Midland Park, which he founded with two partners in 1997. A graduate of Eastern Christian High School, he has taken college and other courses. He is a member of Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff and has served two three-year terms on the elder board since 2002, and one year as chairman. He served on the Midland Park Board of Recreation from 2002 to 2005, and has coached several recreational basketball teams, with plans to coach a high school level team and an eighth grade travel team this winter. He and his wife, Theresa, have five children and live on Payne Avenue. Goosey Night (continued from page 9) “During my 33 years as a police officer in this community, I have responded to many calls from residents on Goosey Night because they had a problem at their home,” Fox said. “A few years ago, I went to a house after the resident heard someone outside, only to find their carved jack-o-lantern smashed in the street…Well, it’s NOT ‘just a pumpkin.’ While speaking with the parents, they had their daughter with them. She was probably about five or six years old. She was crying. She was crying because the pumpkin that she picked out, the pumpkin that her mom and dad helped carve and was proudly lighted in front of their home was now smashed in the street by some kids who thought it was funny. Well, it’s NOT funny.” Fox also commented that residents are forced to remove toilet paper from their trees, wash eggs off their cars before the paint becomes stained, and fix their knocked down or damaged mailboxes. “None of these residents think that what happened to them is permissible just because it is the night before Halloween,” he added. “I appeal to parents to say NO to your children about going out and walking the streets on the evening of Oct. 30. It’s a Saturday, and not a school night, so that may make it more difficult. Find something for them to do. Perhaps get some friends together making sure that they all stay in the house. While we all believe that our child would not do anything wrong, why take the chance? By allowing them out on the streets that evening, they just might get caught up in what others are doing and perhaps actually participate. Perhaps they may get accused of something because they are there with a group that caused some mischief or damage. There are no free passes on Goosey Night. If someone commits an act of criminal mischief, they get arrested and charged just as they would any other day of the year. Parents of a child who commits property damage are responsible for financial restitution. While I realize the control of older children may be more difficult, especially those who drive…take this opportunity to talk to them about respecting the rights and property of others. “As your chief of police, I assure you that the police department will do everything necessary to protect your homes and property on the day before Halloween, as we do every day. With the assistance of each and every parent to control the actions of your children during this Halloween season, we can make Wyckoff a community even more special than it already is. “Halloween should be all about having fun. It should have nothing to do with the destruction or damage to property.”