Wyckoff August 31, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 As the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack draws near, the Wyckoff Township Committee has put out a call for more Community Emergency Response Team volunteers to help protect their neighbors in case of any future man-made or natural disaster. “The events of Sept. 11 will never be forgotten,” said Wyckoff Emergency Management Coordinator David V. Township seeks more volunteers for CERT program Murphy. “Also not forgotten is how the spirit of America was awakened that day and citizens came forth to volunteer their services.” President George W. Bush harnessed the spirit of volunteerism with the Citizen Corps Program, of which CERT is a part. Murphy is now looking for more volunteers to be The Wyckoff Board of Education has selected Chris Della Pietra as its newest member. Della Pietra will fill the seat vacated by Diana Sobin when she resigned in July. Della Pietra, 43, is an attorney with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and a law degree from Fordham. He and his wife have two children and have resided in Wyckoff for six years. Della Pietra was one of two members of the community who stepped forward during the second attempt by the Wyckoff Board of Education to have residents apply for appointments to the board. The first round received no applications. The appointment of Della Pietra took place at a special public meeting of the board of education on Aug. 25. Della Pietra named to board of education Sobin, who resided in Wyckoff for 15 years before her family moved to the United Kingdom earlier this summer for a business opportunity, had been appointed in 2010 when not enough candidates filed for the 2010 election to fill all the available seats on the board. One of the leaders of Friends of Wyckoff, Sobin had sought township office as a maverick Republican not endorsed by Republican regulars, but had not been elected. Wyckoff schools receive high marks for academic performance: Coolidge Elementary School was recently declared the tenth best public school in the state by a website that has no official standing but is respected by many parents. The Eisenhower Middle School has been declared a Blue Ribbon School. J. KOSTER ShopRite opponents (continued from page 5) a privately-held family business and is the owner-operator of Shop-Rite of Ramsey. “Inserra is proposing a modern-day supermarket, not a ‘big-box’ store as some have called it,” Jaworski said. “It has been planned and designed to fit into the surrounding community and accords with the zoning setbacks and buffers required from nearby residential neighborhoods.” trained to serve as emergency workers. CERT members might be called upon to respond to a large-scale accident or other widespread emergency. Wyckoff had to mobilize police and township committeemen as volunteers during extreme snow conditions last winter, and has also experienced two tornado-like wind storms that knocked out electrical power to large portions of the township. In the case of emergencies, Murphy explained, CERT volunteers might assist in the evacuation of schools, help with shelter operations such as those set up for older people during a snow emergency, or with issuance of medical supplies during a bioterrorism incident. CERT volunteers might also aid the Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps during a mass casualty incident or help law enforcement officers with traffic control. CERT volunteers are trained at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Complex on Campgaw Road in Mahwah for two hours a night for eight nights. There is no charge for the training. Members must be at least 18 years old, and must possess a valid driver’s license. Graduates will receive a “ready bag” that includes a helmet, reflective vest, gloves, and a flashlight. This year’s classes will begin on Oct. 12 and will run through Dec. 7. The course includes basic training in first aid, disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical assistance, and psychology. Light search and rescue operations, team organization, and terrorism are also covered. Program participants will learn the hazards that most affect them at home, their roles in an immediate response, and how to suppress solid-based and liquid-based fires, to maintain respiration of injury victims, and how to search buildings and remove debris. For more information, contact Police Lieutenant David Murphy at (201) 891-2121 or e-mail Murphy at LTMURPHY114yahoo.com to obtain an application.