Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-December 1, 2010 Issue

Ho-Ho-Kus December 1, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Captain Wanamaker named ofﬁcer in charge by Jennifer Crusco Ho-Ho-Kus Police Captain John Wanamaker has been named officer in charge of the borough’s police department. The council resolution, which was approved at last week’s public meeting, indicates that the assignment will take effect Dec. 1 and will remain in effect until a successor to out-going Police Chief Gregory Kallenberg is officially appointed. Kallenberg stepped down from his post Nov. 30 after three decades in law enforcement. Wanamaker, a 26-year veteran of the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department, was promoted to the rank of captain in May. Originally hired as a dispatcher, Wanamaker later became a patrolman. He became a sergeant in 2000, and remained in that position until 2002, when he was promoted to the lieutenant’s post. During his service to the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department, Wanamaker has received two Life-Saving Awards: one for assisting a man who was experiencing cardiac arrest while working out at Wanamaker’s gym, and another for assisting in the armed standoff on Hollywood Avenue last fall. Wanamaker has also received a number of commendations, multiple physical fitness awards, the END DWI Award, and numerous letters of gratitude from those he has assisted over the years. The structure of the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department allows for the positions of chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, and patrol officer. The captain’s post, the chief’s second-in-command, had been vacant since Harold “Bud” Minchin left the department several years ago. Wanamaker has been in charge of the Ho-Ho-Kus Traffic Bureau for approximately 10 years. He has also served as Terminal Access Coordinator, a post that has since been assumed by Officer M Mosca. Wanamaker handles in-service training for the department’s personnel, schedules classes for Ho-Ho-Kus officers who wish to attend courses at the Law & Public Safety Institute, and schedules all shifts for the department. Wanamaker is a graduate of Waldwick High School, where he met his future wife, Meg. The two have been married for 20 years and still reside in Waldwick. They have two sons, a seventh grader and a sophomore. When he is off duty, Wanamaker coaches the local lacrosse program. A life-long resident of Midland Park, Kallenberg attended the local schools and graduated from Midland Park High School in 1974. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Navy’s submarine service. He left the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer. Kallenberg later joined the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, working in the jails and as a bailiff in the courts. Former Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Robert Re hired Kallenberg, who entered his service to the borough’s department as a patrolman. Kallenberg advanced through the ranks, and has been the department’s topranking officer since 2001. The Ho-Ho-Kus Council, which generally meets on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month, will hold only one meeting in December. That session will December meetings to be consolidated PLEASE TAKE MY HUSBAND ! Need someone to help tackle the honey-do list ? Mature local resident can work on anything from cars to faucets. No job too small. If you are looking for a responsible individual to help you around the house … Pictured are are out-going Police Chief Gregory Kallenberg and Captain John Wannamaker at the May ceremony. be held on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at borough hall. Sessions are held at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. �� PLEASE CALL MIKE AT 201-327-3255 �� Visit Our Photo Gallery @ WWW.PWSOFBC.COM 40 Feet Capability Richard A. Cutler, CFP® Craig R. Cutler, CFP® 48 South Franklin Turnpike Suite # 301, Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-934-6400 www.lpl.com/cutlerfinancial craig.cutler@lpl.com richard.cutler@lpl.com No Discounts on Uggs Allowed �� 201-218-1644 Christmas Light Installer Insured! See our website for coupons-��