Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • March 24, 2010 Waldwick Twelve-year-old Connor Martel recently became a hero for his nine-month-old sister, Chloe. When a piece of plastic became lodged in Cloe’s windpipe, Connor took quick action. The children’s mother, Elizabeth Austin of Waldwick, described the situation. “He immediately ran the baby to the room I was in…Chloe was uncontrollably foaming at the mouth and her skin had a bluish tint. I had no idea what was happening. Connor handed me the baby and without a second thought, dialed 911.” Local youth takes action to save younger sister’s life has this situation under control,” Austin added. “I was able to dislodge a small piece of plastic that Chloe had been choking on. Her breathing resumed and her color returned to normal. The police and paramedics arrived within minutes of our 911 call and were relieved to see Chloe stabilized and breathing normally. When they received the details of what had transpired prior to their arrival, they were extremely impressed with Connor’s abilities and they commended him highly for stepping up to the plate in a big way.” Connor explained that he had learned how to react in an emergency due to training he received at Ramapo Ridge Middle School in Mahwah. Austin contacted the school and thanked Vice Principal Van Echt for giving Connor the skills to handle the situation with competence and courage. Connor told the emergency operator what was happening, as Austin tried to help the baby to breathe. He listened carefully to the directions he received from the 911 operator, and dutifully relayed them to his mother. “At 12, Connor was the individual who took charge and BEST PRICES...BEST SELECTION OF 2010 WEBER GRILLS Connor Martel and his sister, Chloe. 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Assembly with WEBER Grill Purchase Mon-Wed 7:30-6, Thurs & Fri 7:30-8, Sat 8-5, Sun 9-3 VT FREE (With Grill Purchase) With coupon only. VT Standard Delivery of Any Grill of $599 or More On March 31, The Hermitage History Roundtable will present Carol Wehran Greene, president of the Friends of the Hermitage. Greene will discuss her new book, “The Ramapough Chronicles: A 300-Year Histoy of Mahwah, New Jersey and Its Surrounds,” at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will be held at the Hermitage, 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus. The Ramapough Chronicles begins with the story of a small 1713 settlement (present-day Mahwah) near the New York/New Jersey boundary in the ancient Ramapough region. With the boundary in dispute until 1769, Mahwah and Suffern, New York were part of the same civil area. This close association of two communities and two states lasted long after the dispute was settled. By the 19th century, the early settlement had grown into a thriving rural hamlet with farms, grist and saw mills, a distillery, a nearby tavern, essential trades, and a centrally located church: the Ramapough Meeting House, which was built in 1798. The church, known today as the Ramapo Reformed Church, diligently saved all its records of important religious and public events and minutiae of everyday life. The interpretation of these records forms an important part of The Ramapough Chronicles. Historic roads through Mahwah and its surrounds have made the township a crossroads since the 1700s. Those roads include Ramapo Valley Road (or Route 202, one of America’s oldest roads), Island Road (the Kings Highway, 1703), Franklin Turnpike (chartered 1806), the Erie Railroad (1848), and the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company inter-urban trolley (1908-1929). Today, those roads include Routes 17 and 287, and the I-87/New York State Thruway. The story of these roads is a dynamic unfolding of the development of Bergen and Rockland counties and the nation. Technology continually changed roads, transportation, and the landscape. Mahwah’s transformation from a rural, 20th century farming community into a modern suburb reflected the same changes taking place elsewhere in northern New Jersey. “The Ramapough Chronicles,” an 850-page book with 1,600 illustrations, is a 26-year labor of love, bringing the author’s personal knowledge of Mahwah to an ambitious work of scholarship that puts many wonderful, rare, and even obscure items into the public domain, with a smoothflowing interpretation. Greene’s book will be available for sale and signing. For more information, visit hermitageroundtable@gmail.com or phone (201) 445-8311. Author to present history of Mahwah 3-24-10 Ester/Janine HomeHardWeberSpringColor4x9(3-24-10)