Area October 31, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 On Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., the Mahwah Museum Lecture Series will present “American Civil War Medicine” by Bill Gent. The lecture will be held at Ramapo Reformed Church Educational Building at 100 Island Road, Mahwah. The lecture will provide a look at Civil War period medicine and practices, the education of physicians, and the transportation and care of the wounded during A Civil War soldier receiving medical attention. the war. Medical tools and period bottles and The Mahwah Museum, located at cases will be on display, and Gent will talk about the devastating casualty sta- 201 Franklin Turnpike, features exhibtistics of the war. its “Les Paul in Mahwah” and “New A Jersey City resident, Gent has been Jersey Fights in the Civil War,” and is a historic lecturer since 1997 and has open Wednesdays and weekends from 1 attracted audiences in five states and to 5 p.m. Washington, D.C. Reservations for the The museum also features the Donald Nov. 8 program are recommended. To Cooper Railroad, which has reopened reserve, visit www.mahwahmuseum. after extensive maintenance. Hours are org or call (201) 512-0099. Admission on weekends from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information about the is $3 for non-members. Members and veterans will be admitted free of charge, museum and its events, visit www.mahand refreshments will be served. wahmuseum.org. Gent to present lecture West Bergen event (continued from page 9) select a variety of wines for the occasion. To help celebrate Russo as honoree, there will be an additional selection of special wines to taste. Music for the evening will be provided by Modern Jazz Trio, which will perform classic standards and Broadway favorites by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and others. Sponsoring this year’s event is Boiling Springs Savings Bank. Reservations for A Fall Night of Fine Dining can be made on the new website, www.afallnight.com, or by contacting Carol Cohen, director of development at West Bergen Mental Healthcare, at (201) 444-3550. Tickets are $150 per person and are tax deductible. Seating is limited. West Bergen is a non-profit organization providing a wide range of psychiatric and counseling services for all age groups with various levels of need. For further information about West Bergen, call (201) 444-3550 or visit www.westbergen.org. Zoning revision (continued from page 4) Minimum lot area is to be one acre, maximum lot coverage by above-grade structures is limited to 20 percent of the lot, and maximum improvement coverage is limited to 65 percent of the lot. The maximum building height is set at 45 feet. Front yards are set as the same for residential uses, side yards as the height of the building or 40 feet, whichever is greater, and rear yards at 50 feet or the height of the building, whichever is greater. Minimum yard setbacks for accessory buildings are set at the same distance as the zone requirement for residential buildings. Side yards are set at the height of the building or 15 feet, whichever is greater, and rear yards at the height of the building or 15 feet, whichever is greater. Side and rear yards for playgrounds are 25 feet, with the front setback the same as for residential housing in the particular zone. Buffers of at least 10 feet are required at the common boundary on all sides, consisting of screening vegetation and a solid fence. The decision to remand the draft of the ordinance to the planning board was unanimous and ended objections from the public.