August 11, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Mahwah Minutes Chamber plans networking breakfast The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking breakfast on Wednesday, Aug. 18 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Kingsbridge Diner, 44 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah. Attendees may network with area business owners while having a breakfast of choice. New members will offer a brief introduction to their business. The cost is $25 for Chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. Prepaid registration is required. An additional $5 processing fee will be charged the day of event. For reservations, register online at www.mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. The Chamber welcomes the following new members: Alltek Security, Greenwood Lake; Chocolates with Love, Ramsey; Glenmark Generics, Mahwah; Green Lion Digital Marketing, Wyckoff; Paragon Federal Credit Union, Mahwah; SCORE, Paramus; Volunteer Center of Bergen County, Hackensack; and WSI Internet Consulting LLC, Mahwah. After-hours business card exchange set The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a business card exchange for members and non-members on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Capital One Bank, 13400 Route 17 North, Ramsey. Come after work and enjoy refreshments while networking with other regional business people. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. Prepaid registration is required. An additional $5 processing fee will be charged the day of event. For reservations, e register online at www.mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. Book groups discuss Gold novel Both the Morning and Evening Book Discussion groups at the Mahwah Public Library will discuss Glen David Gold’s “Carter Beats the Devil.” The Morning Book Group will meet Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. The Evening Book Group will meet Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. The Mahwah Public Library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Cather novel to be discussed Not by Bread Alone, a spiritual book discussion group sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah will meet on Aug. 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. at Panera Bread, 1300 State Route 17 in Ramsey. This month’s selection is “Death Comes for the Archbishop” by Willa Cather. Cather’s story of the missionary priest Father Jean Marie Latour begins as he arrives in 1851 in the territory of New Mexico, newly acquired by the United States. What he finds is a vast desert region of red hills and tortured arroyos that is American by law but Mexican and Indian in custom and belief. Over the next four decades, Latour works gently and tirelessly to spread his faith and to build a soaring cathedral out of the local golden rock while contending with unforgiving terrain, derelict and sometimes rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. For information, contact Jennifer at (201) 327-1276 or paicc@yahoo.com. Photographer exhibits at library During the month of August, the Mahwah Public Library will exhibit “Creative Impressions by Marilyn,” the photographs of Mahwah resident Marilyn C. Laurino. Born in New York, Laurino moved to Wyckoff in 1972 and to Mahwah in 1994. She has been interested in photography since she was nine. The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours, Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Mahwah Public Library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Day trips offered to seniors The Mahwah Senior Activity Center is offering a day trip to the King Tut Exhibit in New York City on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Attendees will view the legendary treasures of the boy king and the splendors of the ancient Egyptian world’s possessions unearthed from King Tut’s tomb, along with antiquities representing his family and his contemporaries. The world of the pharaohs will be exhibited in 10 galleries, which hold 130 artifacts. The cost for the trip is $67 per person and includes deluxe motor coach transportation, admission to the Discovery Times Square Exposition, a guided tour of the New York Library, and lunch at Carmine’s. The trip departs at 9:30 a.m. For further information, contact Rosalie Giudice at (201) 529-5757, extension 277. How many households will your advertising message reach? Compare before you buy: The Villadom TIMES.......................56,300 Suburban News .............................. 35,539* The Ridgewood News......................5,828* The Town Journal ............................. 6,783* Glen Rock Gazette ........................... 4,293* Total Circulation 100% US Mail Partial US Mail Partial US Mail Partial US Mail Partial US Mail *from US Postal Service Statement of Ownership & Circulation, October 1, 2009 Input (continued from page 3) the measure is introduced. He said his position is supported by the state’s municipal land use law and by case law. He pointed out that a public hearing allows petitioners to come before the council with a plan that can be reviewed in terms of traffic so the public can get the full flavor of the plan. “It is most appropriate to do it after introducing the ordinance,” Burgis said, “otherwise it can become a free-forall.” Councilman John Spiech offered an alternate view, saying that when an ordinance is introduced people think it is a done deal. “Why can’t the owner come forward with a conceptual plan?” He added, “We can straw poll it and let people speak out about it. If they don’t show up, then it’s obvious they don’t care.” Councilman John Roth emphasized that the introduction of the ordinance would provide an opportunity for the township’s residents to come out and have a chance to provide input about the plan. After listening to the debate, he suggested that the introduction of the ordinance be postponed while the property owner is invited to present his idea for the proposed use of the property at the beginning of a public meeting. “If nobody shows up, then the meaning is clear,” Roth said. Receive the most coverage for your advertising dollar. 100% by US Mail Call The Villadom TIMES and get your circulation going! 201-652-0744 YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSPAPER