February 22, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Franklin Lakes Scribe Addresses must be clearly marked The Franklin Lakes Police Department reminds borough residents and business owners that they are required to have address numbers that are clearly displayed and visible from the roadway. This public safety measure helps to ensure the borough’s police, fire, and ambulance services can accurately identify buildings, and increase response time in the event of an emergency. Numbers should be posted on or adjacent to the doorway on the side of the building facing the road, or adjacent to the driveway, such as on a mailbox. Computer course offered to beginners Franklin Lakes Public Library will offer a Beginners’ Computer Class in four sessions beginning Wednesday, March 7. Residents are invited to learn the basics of how to use a personal computer. No experience is necessary. Classes will be held at 11 a.m. on March 7, 9, 21, and 23 on the second floor of the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Franklin Lakes residents may register now. Non-resident patrons may join the waiting list; they will be contacted is space is available. Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. This meeting will be held at Woodside Avenue School, 305 Woodside Avenue. Paws for Reading returns The Paws for Reading program will return to the Franklin Lakes Public Library this spring. The program allows students in grades one through six to polish their reading and public speaking skills by reading aloud to well-behaved therapy dogs. Students will be invited to read aloud for 10minute intervals, and must register to do so. Paws for Reading will be held beginning at 4 p.m. on March 5 and 19, April 16 and 30, and May 14 and 21. Registration may be completed by calling the library at (201) 8912224 or by visiting the library, 470 DeKorte Drive, during regular hours. Smith to share true crime story Adults are welcome to participate in the Franklin Lakes Public Library’s free programs. On Feb. 28, Don Everett Smith Jr. will share the story of Judge John and Jane Van Winkle’s murder on Goffle Road in 1850. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Smith will discuss the mystery of the murder and its connection to the presidencies of McKinley and Roosevelt. A question and answer session will follow. Smith will be available to sign copies of his new book, “The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County.” The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Call (201) 891-2224 for more information. Autobiography workshop available Registration is under way for two eight-week autobiography workshops with Janice Rubin. The program will be held on Tuesdays or Thursdays at Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes, 730 Franklin Lake Road. The Tuesday workshop will begin March 13, and the Thursday workshop will begin March 15. Classes meet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuition is $104. Rubin, author of “Looking Back, Moving On” and “Four Lives,” provides new students with a 19-page syllabus to guide them as they write at home and share their stories in class. To register, visit www.autobiowrkshp.com or call (201) 337-6478. Merliss presents sing-a-long Teri Merliss will offer her five-week music program for children ages three and up at the Franklin Lakes Public Library. Participants will listen to imaginative stories and sing original songs. This family special is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The program will be offered on Fridays at 11 a.m. on March 9, 23, and 30, and April 20 and 27. Space is limited. Registration for residents is now open. Non-residents may register on March 7. Register by calling (201) 891-2224, visiting www.franklinlakeslibrary.org, or stopping by the library during regular hours. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Library board to meet The Franklin Lakes Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Local History Room of the Franklin Lakes Public Library, 470 DeKorte Drive. The meeting is open to the public. For further information, call (201) 891-2224. creating damage to their properties,” the chief wrote. The Knox Boxes set up prominently outside the building must contain keys to enter the building and keys to mechanical and boiler rooms, elevator controls, and any fence or secured area. Each box must also contain the name and telephone number of the emergency contact person responsible for the building or unit. Violation of the ordinance as adopted carries a fine of $100. Knox Box approval (continued from page 8) confidence knowing that the small investment in a Knox Box will allow us to respond and investigate emergencies at their properties without having to potentially force entry, thereby November election (continued from page 4) a way to save money on the election and to provide a more expansive voter input on the running of the school district. The change to the November election, which will remain in effect for at least four years, will also encourage trustees to keep the budget within the state cap and help control school spending, which generally accounts for two-thirds to three-quarters of a homeowner’s total property tax bill. Glen Rock opted for a November election a few weeks ago. Other local districts that have made the change include Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Northern Highlands Regional, and Mahwah. At press time, Midland Park, Ramsey, and Ridgewood had opted to retain an April school board and budget election. The Wyckoff Board of Education also agreed to expand from a half-day kindergarten five days a week to a kindergarten that convenes for three full days and two half days starting in September. School officials said the change will “support the board of education’s vision for its youngest learners.” In other business, the board appointed Dyana Brown as a grade three replacement teacher at the Washington School, at step 1 of the salary guide with a BA. Brown’s salary will be $48,656. J. KOSTER owned buildings and to formulate the selection criteria for such actions and to report back to the board with a recommendation. When the school board voted to name the building after Saxton, Cheryl Piccoli, the president of the board at that time, said, “The board wanted to show its appreciation of Paul Saxton for his outstanding service and accomplishments to our district by renaming the district board of education administrative office building to the Paul J. Saxton Administration Building. “Over his tenure he has brought the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District to a much better place.” Piccoli pointed out that he ended the Franklin Lakes Split, the 26-year-old policy of splitting Franklin Lakes pupils between the two high schools in the district, and made sure the $43 million Horizon construction project was a success. She said Saxton ensured that the district’s University Programs became another educational opportunity in which students could excel, and he eventually brought full choice to the FLOW (Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff) district. “No superintendent has ever accomplished more in our district during their tenure than Paul, and I doubt any future superintendent will ever come close,” Piccoli said at the time. Building name (continued from page 7) Superior Court. The resolution that was added to, but then withdrawn, from the last week’s agenda, would authorize and direct the district’s business administrator to take any and all necessary actions to remove of the former superintendent’s name from the building’s façade. The resolution claims that the school board action in 2008 was taken without a policy or any uniform criteria to guide the board in its consideration and possible selection of candidates for naming a building, and that the current school board has reconsidered its earlier action and has concluded that it is in the best interest of the district and the community to ensure that the naming of district-owned buildings is effectuated, if at all, only after careful consideration guided by appropriate selection criteria and procedures. In addition, the resolution requests that the Policy Committee consider whether it is in the interest of the district and the community to permit district-owned buildings to be named after individuals and to determine what actions or measures may be considered to ensure uniformity in the future implementation of naming district-