July 17, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Wyckoff Wanderings New traffic pattern announced Wyckoff’s recreation roadway and parking lot on Woodland Avenue between Demarest Avenue and the Wyckoff Public Library will be designated a one way Monday through Friday from 8 to 8:45 a.m. and noon to 12:45 p.m. through Aug. 2. Traffic will flow from Demarest Avenue near the tennis courts toward the library. Residents who wish to visit the recreation office or the recreational facilities during these times will be required to enter via Demarest Avenue. Monday at the Movies slated The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland Avenue, presents free screenings of movies on Mondays at 2 p.m. A screening of “Julie & Julia” (2009) is set for July 22. The film tells the story of Julia Child’s start in the cooking profession and her creation of the revolutionary “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 attempt to cook all 524 recipes in the book. This film stars Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Stanley Tucci, and is 123 minutes long. On July 29, the feature presentation will be “The Bucket List” (2007). Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman portray two terminally ill men with seemingly little in common who escape from a cancer ward and head off on a wild road trip with a wish list of to-do’s before they die. The movie is 97 minutes long. Folk Rock Shabbat service set Temple Beth Rishon will host its semi-annual participatory folk-rock musical service, Shabbat Tzavta (Together), on Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m. The musical service will include selections from contemporary and classical repertoires and folk rock melodies. The service will feature liturgical selections written by Sol Zim, Jeff Klepper, Shlomo Carlebach, Debbie Friedman, Craig Taubman, Leonard Cohen, Rick Recht, Noah Aronson, and Max Janowski, and traditional motifs (nusach), Israeli melodies, and synagogue melodies from Argentina. This musical participatory service will be led by Cantor Ilan Mamber with Irwin Tessler and Mark Kantrowitz on guitars, Cantor Mamber on guitar and harp, Josh Leifer on bass guitar, Len Stern on trumpet, Jasmine Barash on clarinet, Jacob Niederman on saxophone, and Jimmy Cohen on Percussion. A dessert and coffee reception will follow. For further information, contact the temple office at (201)891-4466 or visit bethrishon.org. Seniors plan events The Wyckoff Seniors meet at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Larkin House at 380 Godwin Avenue. The group has planned several events for the coming months. The seniors will visit Doolan’s in Spring Lake for lunch and show on July 23. The cost for non-members is $44. On Aug. 20, the group will hold its annual picnic at the Larkin House. A trip to the Westchester Theater to see “Kiss Me Kate” is set for Sept. 19. The cost for Wyckoff seniors who are not members of the club is $57. For more information, call Lorraine at (201) 891-2344. Residents sought for focus group The Wyckoff Public Library is seeking residents ages 45 to 65 to participate in a one- to two-hour focus group about the Wyckoff Public Library. The group will meet at the library, 200 Woodland Avenue, at 7 p.m. on July 25. Library nonusers are especially needed. Snacks and a modest financial incentive will be provided. To sign up, contact Mary Witherell at witherell@bccls.org or (201) 891-0656. Township provides text messages The Wyckoff Police Department and Wyckoff Office of Emergency Management have begun using text messaging to provide important and timely information in emergencies. Residents are welcome to sign up for the service at www.nixle.com. This new service will be used in addition to Wyckoff’s two other emergency notification programs: Reverse 911 telephone calls and e-mail messages from the township’s ”Be Storm Informed” program. Residents are urged to sign up for all three notification programs to obtain important and timely information during emergencies when electric power may be interrupted. Letters to the Editor (continued from page 18) taxes, I wanted to highlight some of the many items in this budget. I am proud to have been a sponsor of this bipartisan budget that continues to promote New Jersey’s economic revival while maintaining spending priorities to provide tax relief to middle class families. Here are some of the highlights of our fiscal year state budget: * Protects our most vulnerable citizens: Expanding health care access through Medicaid will save taxpayers $227 million this year. The budget also increases support for uninsured children, homeless veterans, senior citizens, and increased funding for nursing homes. * Supports education: This budget sets a state record by spending nearly $9 billion in state aid to fund schools. * Invests in higher education: In an effort to continue to keep our best and brightest students in New Jersey, this budget increases tuition aid grants by $17 million to nearly $353 million in financial assistance for college students. * Protects employee retirements: After enacting pension and benefit reforms that will save taxpayers $120 billion, this makes the single largest pension contribution in our state’s history. During these four years under Governor Christie, New Jersey has contributed more into our pension fund than any governor over the previous 15 years. We have been able to meet these priorities and many more while spending less than Governor Corzine’s 2008 budget, preserving a responsible budget surplus and reducing our reliance on one-time budgetary gimmicks. Our job is not complete; my goal for the fall will be to work with Governor Christie and my Democratic colleagues to enact real tax relief for middle class families by passing an income tax cut. It is imperative that we never lose sight of the fact that this is your money and deserve to keep more of it in your pocket. Senator Kevin J. O’Toole District 40