December 5, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 25 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Adzieska exhibits at library Ita T.C. Adzieska is the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library’s December artist of the month. Her exhibit will include 12 oil paintings in the impressionist style. Adzieska has been painting for over 20 years and has exhibited her artwork in the Balkans, London, New York, and New Jersey. Her work may be viewed at http://itanyc. wix.com/itatcartist. A reception with the artist is planned. Contact the library at (201) 445-8078 for details. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Council to meet once this month The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will hold a combination work session and public session on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Police accept Reverse 911 updates Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief John Wanamaker reminds residents who are not currently on the borough’s Reverse 911 list to call the police desk at (201) 652-1700 to have their contact information added. Anyone with a change of information or a new phone number is invited to call. The borough’s Reverse 911 system allows the municipality to relay important information to residents via telephone. While many residents’ home numbers are listed as part of the Reverse 911 system, citizens also have the option of registering their cell phone numbers so they may receive messages when they are away from home. Story time program expanded The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library, located at 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, has added a 3:15 p.m. Thursday session to its children’s story time program. This new story time will be held in addition to the programs scheduled on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m. The program is recommended for children ages three and up. Registration is not required. For more information, call (201) 445-8078 during regular library hours. ‘Treasures from Ho-Ho-Kus’ for sale The Contemporary Cub of Ho-Ho-Kus is offering its “Treasures from Ho-Ho-Kus” cookbook for $20. This edition is a revision of the 1975 “Ho-Ho-Kus Hostesses” cookbook. The updated version contains favorite recipes, some of which are over 100 years old, from residents, past and present U.S. Presidents, the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, and the Hermitage. Proceeds from the sale will benefit various charities. To obtain a copy, call Sandra Alworth at (201) 447-1438. Copies are also available at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue. Club plans Bridge Marathon The Ho-Ho-Kus Woman’s Club invites bridge players to take part in the club’s Bridge Marathon. Games are held at the Ho-Ho-Kus train station on the second Monday of each month through May. The $25 entry fee supports the club’s many charities. For more information, call Emma Lou Sayers at (201) 652-5086. Senator O’Toole hosts meeting (continued from page 9) church for eight hours, unaware that the building was being used as a shelter. These examples, the mayors said, pointed out the need for crews to report to one designated person in each town to determine those priorities. “DPW units, police and fire departments were readily available to provide the necessary backups and tools that would have made the work crews more efficient. We have knowledge of our road systems. We have emergency lighting and power tools and heavy duty equipment that would have lightened the workers’ tasks,” O’Hagan said. Giordano said he felt reassured after the meeting that Hanna knew the situation at hand and how to correct it for future incidents. “It was good he admitted where the problems lay,” he said. Wyckoff Mayor Chris DePhillips strongly urged the BPU president to conduct full public hearings to assess the inadequate performance of the utilities during the hurricane, and elicited from Hanna assurances that hearings will be held around the state, including in Bergen County. “Only through a full public investigation can the utilities be held to account for their disorganized, uncoordinated and needlessly slow response to the storm,” said DePhillips. “As the regulatory agency overseeing the utilities, the BPU should shine a bright light on the utilities’ inability to respond not just to Hurricane Sandy, but the other major storms we have experienced since 2010. Only after a full public airing can there be any meaningful chance that the utilities will finally reform their practices,” he added. Each of the mayors is expected to be contacted for additional comments and suggestions based upon input from their respective Emergency Management Systems Coordinators and first responders. “The underlying message is communication, and cooperation goes both ways - from the top down and the bottom up,” O’Hagan said. The mayors’ suggestions may also lead Senator O’Toole to propose legislation to help in future disasters, including allowing DPW workers to be trained to recognize live wires, thus enabling them to clear the roads in a timely manner. The expenses associated with the training could be offset by billing the utility companies. Senator O’Toole’s practice of hosting periodic meetings between state agency heads and elected officials was also praised by Mayor Bivona. “The senator and his team continue to work very hard for constituents. He puts relevant top key officials in front of mayors on a regular basis where we exchange thoughts and ideas which will enable us to govern better,” Bivona said.