February 1, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23
Franklin Lakes Scribe
Freeholder to address Republican Club Bergen County Freeholder Robert Hermansen will speak at the Feb. 6 meeting of The Franklin Lakes Republican Club. The meeting will begin at 7:45 p.m. in the Bender Court Ambulance Corps Building. Hermansen will discuss the impact of the county’s budget on local residents along with key issues facing Bergen County in 2012. He will also offer information on the functions of county freeholders. The Franklin Lakes Republican Club is a non-profit organization established to represent the Republican Party in Franklin Lakes. The club is devoted to the cause of community improvement and good government through the medium of an organized Republican Party and the support of candidates for public office who will best represent the interests of the residents and taxpayers of Franklin Lakes. All meetings are open to club members and registered Republicans. For more information, or to join the club, call Ann Swist at (201) 337-5140. Learn to shop on eBay The Franklin Lakes Library will offer a Feb. 9 program about shopping on eBay. Those who attend this 11 a.m. class will learn how to create an account, search eBay listings, bid, and pay for items. Registration has begun. All are welcome. Upcoming classes include a Feb. 16 session about selling on eBay, and a Feb. 22 class about Google. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Raftery to discuss generational differences Anne Raftery will address the Valley Hospital Auxiliary on Monday, Feb. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the Franklin Lakes Public Library, 470 DeKorte Drive. Raftery will discuss “Current Generational Differences in the United States,” covering profiles of four generations based on events they have experienced. Raftery is vice president of human resources for the Valley Health System. She is also a corporate director for
employee development at Lee Hecht Harrison, and serves as chair of the York Street Project, which provides integrated housing, education, and child development services for homeless women and children to break the cycle of poverty for both generations. Non-members are invited to attend. For more information, contact Heidi at (201) 337-8735. Seniors plan Florida trip The Franklin Lakes Seniors will host a seven day Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida May 6 through 12. The theme park is a re-creation of ancient Jerusalem, and includes street markets, temples, music, entertainment, and a reenactment of the life of Jesus. The trip will feature an Arabian Nights dinner show, and sight-seeing. The cost of the trip is $539 double occupancy, or $708 for a single. The trip is open to non-members. For more information, or to reserve a spot on the trip, call Al Mangano at (973) 657-1868. Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the music room at the Franklin Lakes Middle School, 755 Franklin Avenue. OEM offers newsletter to residents The Franklin Lakes Office of Emergency Management is offering a newsletter that includes information about the borough’s emergency management plan and Community Emergency Response Team training. Residents are invited to visit www.franklinlakes.org and select “Emergency Services” and “Office of Emergency Management” to access the newsletter.
The Franklin Lakes Lions Club recently donated $30,000 to groups and charities. The money was raised through fundraisers, including the circus the club brought to town, the club’s booth at the Franklin Lakes Town Fair, a Wine Tasting Night, and the carnival the club co-hosted with the Wyckoff Lions Club. Proceeds benefitted The Turning Point, Paterson Memorial Day School, Franklin Lakes Meals on Wheels, Camp Marcella, Lions Eye Bank, Lions Eye Research, Saint Joseph’s School for the Blind, ARC, Center for Food Action, Children’s Heart Fund, Christian Health Care Center’s Pathways Program, Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Eva’s Village, Fair Lawn Opportunity Center, Oasis, Paterson Habitat for Humanity, Saint Joseph’s Hospital Children’s Foundation, YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Make a Wish Foundation, and Ramapo College Foundation. The Lions Club is an international service organization whose main focus is to help the blind and those less fortunate. Comprised of local men and women, the Franklin Lakes chapter meets twice a month. New members are welcome. Planning for the club’s March 30 Wine Tasting Night is now under way. The event will be held at the Indian Trail Club. For more information, to attend a meeting, contact Dr. Robert Warsak at (201) 891-6065 or e-mail drrobertwarsak@verizon.net.
Lions Club donates to local charities
Limits on pets
(continued from page 7) degrade the environment and quality of life in the borough. Among other limitations, the Montvale ordinance prohibits any person from keeping more than four cats and/or dogs over the age of six months in any household in any single family residence, including any and all accessory structures located on property in that borough. The ordinance also prohibits keeping more than three cats and/or dogs over the age of six months per household in any multifamily residence in the borough. A fine of $50 is assessed every day the ordinance is violated.
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(continued from page 3) the renovation of the sleeping quarters, including an exterior exit. The high priority projects at the ambulance corps building include a diesel exhaust system. Top priority projects at the fire department headquarters on Bender Court include the roof, an exhaust system, expansion of the bays, repair of the water damage in the ceiling tiles, and replacing the gutters. At the south side firehouse, the high priority projects are the roof, an exhaust system, and the expansion of the bays. The high priority project at the recreation building is the expansion of the parking lot. Projects of lesser priority at that building include fixing the water fountain, providing upkeep for the bathroom, and adding sound panels in the multi-purpose room. Other projects Bivona identified as having lesser priority are providing public bathrooms at Memorial Field, making the bathroom at the tennis courts on Old Mill Road barrier-free, replacing the surface of the tennis courts, updating the electrical panel and the software system for the gas pumps at the DPW, and taking down the paneling and painting the mayor’s office.