April 3, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 Franklin Lakes Scribe Tours of the Barnert Temple IntergenBorough seeks grand marshal erational Garden will also be available. Franklin Lakes is now accepting nomiBarnert Temple is located at 747 Route nations for grand marshal for this year’s 208 South in Franklin Lakes. For more Memorial Day Parade, which will be held information, call (201) 848 1800. Monday, May 27 at 9 a.m. The grand marshal should have served in the military and Novak to offer time-saving tips received an honorable discharge. Contact On April 2, Jamie Novak will offer tips Steve Vreeland at nco.steve@gmail.com. on spring cleaning. This program, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Lakes Learn about the Days of Knights Library, will feature three simple steps to A brave knight and his trusty squire will tackle that spring cleaning checklist. Novak visit the Franklin Lakes Public Library on will provide insider tips and tricks to get the Wednesday, April 17 at 4 p.m. to present work done in half the time. Days of Knights. Children will enjoy a clasThis organizing expert and author has sic medieval tale with a few zany twists, as appeared on QVC and HGTV, and has they learn about knights and have an oppor- served as Martha Stewart’s “Whole Living” tunity to try on a real suit of armor. The home blogger. program, sponsored by the Friends of the All are welcome. For more information, Franklin Lakes Library, is open to children call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at in kindergarten through grade five. 470 DeKorte Drive. Registration is under way and may be completed by calling (201) 891-2224, by Local students honored visiting the library during regular hours, The following students from Franklin or online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.org Lakes have been named to the Dean’s List under Calendar of Events. The library is located at 470 DeKorte for the fall 2012 semester: Albina Asani, Berkeley College; Juliet Dilillo (President’s Drive. List), Tess McKenna, and Alex Spitzer, Bentley University; Peter Garrambone and Beginners’ computer class set Serena Sela, College of William and Mary; The Franklin Lakes Public Library will Amanda Schellaci and Samantha Smith, host a computer class for beginners on April Franklin and Marshall College; Christopher 10, 12, 17, and 19. The class will be held Michael Auteri, Jeffrey J. Danese, Jenna A. from 11 a.m. to noon, and will include the De Marco, Steven O. Hofmann, Heather basics of how to use a personal computer. M. Kashammer, Brooke Amanda Majka, No experience is necessary. Gabriella A. Procida, Amy Rabinowitz, and For more information, call (201) 891- Katherine Louise Riccobene, Ramapo Col2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte lege; Paul Agrapidis, Emily Deshaies, HillDrive. ary Geffner, Julie Gibli, Cynthia Glanzberg, Ross Krautman, Ross Lazerowitz, Ruoya Temple hosts Farmers Market Leng, and Harrison David Vogel, Syracuse Barnert Temple in Franklin Lakes will University; Tiffany N. Graetz, Towson Unisponsor an Indoor Farmers Market on versity; and Arielle Korner, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sunday, April 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market will feature locally produced Lisa Paterson vegetables, meats, cheeses, and honey. presents college essay tips Baked, gluten-free and homemade goods and beauty products will also be available. Former teacher and school counselor Area restaurants will offer samples of dishes Lisa Paterson will present a seminar on colmade with locally-grown ingredients. lege application essay writing on WednesThis year, Yom Ha’Adama, or Earth Day, day, April 3. This one-hour program will be at Barnert is expanding to include dozens held at the Franklin Lakes Public Library at of local vendors. There is no vendor fee to 7:30 p.m. participate. Paterson will discuss what admission Darlene Shotmeyer of Franklin Lakes has been elected to the Republican State Committee. A life-long resident of Bergen County, Shotmeyer has been a systems analyst for ABC in Hackensack and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, and a senior systems analyst at Sony Corporation of America. She is officers look for, how to fine-tune thoughts and communicate talent, and ways to polish writing skills. Paterson earned her M.Ed. and M.A. from Teachers College at Columbia University. She is the founder of “WriteThis-Way” studio in Ridgewood. This program is open to residents of all communities. Registration is required, and may be completed by calling (201) 891 2224, online at the franklinlakeslibrary.org website under Calendar of Events, or in person at the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Learn about ‘Positive Health’ On Monday, April 8, Joseph Kasper, MD will present “Positive Health” to the Woman’s Club of Franklin Lakes. The group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps Building on Bender Court. Refreshments will be served. Dr. Kasper is a board certified internist. He has been in practice for 19 years, Shotmeyer elected to state committee an active member of the Saddle River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. As state committeewoman, Shotmeyer said she plans to be an advocate for Bergen County among Republicans throughout the state. She and her husband, Chuck, have three children: Jacob, Jenna, and Cara. is a member of the Saddle River Medical Group, and is affiliated with The Valley Hospital. Dr. Kasper received his medical training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is a Healthgrades recognized doctor. RBARI partners with storage facility Access Self Storage of Franklin Lakes has become a designated pet supply donation drop-off site for the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. RBARI, a no-kill animal shelter based in Oakland, has a current wish list posted at www.rbari.org. Donors who use the Franklin Lakes drop-off site will be eligible to participate in a contest for a free month of storage. Winners will be chosen every other month. Donations may be dropped off at the Franklin Lakes location anytime during normal business hours. Access Self Storage is located at 574 Commerce Street. Call (201) 337-0099 for details. Laquidara named principal (continued from page 3) presented herself as a highly intelligent, thoughtful, and well-trained educator. Her interactions seemed genuine and confident. She will bring enormous strength and opportunity to Woodside Avenue School and to the district. Those who met her during the search process have characterized her as bright, energetic, creative, passionate, loyal, and, most importantly, as someone who cares about young adolescents and understands what it takes to provide them with the variety of services that they need to not only survive but thrive.” Romano thanked the screening team, which included school district officials; the interview committee that included parents, teachers, administrators, and a school board member; and the school board’s interview committee, which consisted of four school board members, for serving the district in helping to select a new principal. “I have enjoyed and appreciated working with you,” he told them. Romano also thanked all those community, faculty, and staff members who attended the WAS principal search portions of the Fall School Forums and contributed to the school and principal profiles. “Your work helped to frame the entire search from the ad to the screenings to the interviews to my final selection,” he said. The WAS principal position became available in August 2012, when Romano notified all the members of the Woodside Avenue School community that Dominick Rotante, who had been principal since July 1, 2004, had taken a leave of absence and resigned his position as of the conclusion of his leave on June 30, 2013. Helen Attenello, the former principal of the district’s High Mountain Road School, had planned to retire Sept. 1, 2012, but agreed to stay with the district as acting principal of the WAS. Attenello is now scheduled to retire on Aug. 1.