April 18, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 15 Mahwah Minutes Church-wide Garage Sale set Fardale Trinity Church, located at 73 Chapel Road in Mahwah, will hold a Church-wide Garage Sale on April 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will include many items bargain prices, baked goods, and a café sponsored in part by the Culinary Institute of America. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Haiti Youth Mission trip and Hosean International. Free clothing available The Clothing Closet Ministry at the Ramapo Reformed Church has free clothing available. Seasonal clothes for infants, tots, children, and adults are currently in stock. Choose from a variety of T-shirts, shorts, jeans, shirts, blouses, dresses, sneakers, shoes, and more. For a referral, call the Mahwah Department of Human Services at (201) 529-5757. Participants need not be Mahwah residents. An appointment will be made with volunteers of the Clothing Closet. The Clothing Closet is located at the rear of the Ramapo Reformed Church’s education building at the corner of Island Road and West Ramapo Avenue in Mahwah. Donations of seasonal clothing are accepted Wednesday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Republican Club to meet The Mahwah Republican Club will meet April 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mahwah Senior Center at 475 Corporate Drive. New members are welcome. Call Rob Hermansen (201) 376-4332. Chamber holds networking event The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event for Chamber members and non-members at Oritani Bank on Wednesday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. Oritani Bank is located at 161 North Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. Refreshments will be available. Oritani Bank is a community bank with over $2 billion in assets that has been serving customers for over 100 years. Headquartered in Washington Township, Oritani has 25 branches throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties. The event is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. Prepaid registration is required; an additional $5 processing fee will be charged if paid the day of event. To register, visit mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. Donations sought for Used Book Sale The Ramapo Reformed Church is seeking donations of used books for the sale scheduled for Saturday, April 28. The sale will include a large selection of fiction, travel, and cookbooks. There will be books for children and adults. Donations will be accepted until Thursday, April 26. Books may be dropped off at 100 Island Road. Call (201) 529-3075 or visit www.ramaporeformedchurch.org. Adult softball registration set On April 25 and May 10, Mahwah Recreation will hold registration for newcomers to the adult softball program. Registration will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the recreation building located at 70 East Ramapo Avenue. Players must be at least 21 years of age, provide proof of residency, and remit a $25 fee. The season will begin June 18. Men will play on Mondays and Wednesdays, and women will play on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Library holds Book Sale The Mahwah Public Library will hold a Book Sale through April 21 at the library located at 100 Ridge Road. The sale will feature a large selection of fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children. Large print books for adults will also be available. Hardcover books are four for $1 and the paperbacks books are eight for $1. For details, call (201) 529-READ or visit http://mahwahlibrary.org. Pool offers reduced rates for early subscribers Registration for the Township of Mahwah Municipal Pool will open in April. Reduced membership rates are available to those who register by April 30. Application forms will be mailed to all residents and former pool members the first week in April. Additional applications are available at the municipal building at 475 Corporate Drive. The Mahwah Pool welcomes non-residents, who may call the pool for application forms or pick them up at the municipal building. The pool facilities, which are located at 700 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah, will open for the 2012 season on May 26 at 11:30 a.m. For information, call (201) 529-4949. Chamber hosts Taste of the Region event The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of the Region & Business Showcase event will return on April 24. Participants will have the chance to sample many of the area’s finest foods and wines. The Taste of the Region & Business Showcase will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center at 3 Executive Boulevard in Suffern, New York. The hotel is the event’s platinum-level sponsor. Taste of the Region will include many restaurants, caterers, and beverage distributors. Attendees will also be able to make connections with area companies that are part of the business showcase. Tickets are $50 in advance; $65 at the door. Visit mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. Trust fund (continued from page 9) the trust fund monies was caused by Governor Chris Christie’s plan to transfer about $200 million from the state’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund that was being stored in municipal escrow accounts to the state’s general fund to help balance the state’s budget. He had set a date of July 17, 2012 for any money in those escrow accounts to be transferred if plans for the commitment for the expenditure of those funds for affordable housing are not submitted to the state by that date. Christie had also moved the state’s Council on Affordable Housing to the Department of Community Affairs. However, in March, a state Appellate Court ruling reinstated COAH and its control of the affordable housing trust fund. As a result, the governor may not be legally able to use that money in his budget, which must be approved by July 1. The governor is expected to appeal the recent ruling in the New Jersey Supreme Court.