1 ZO N E FR MID W Y A LA CK N N O K D F LI N PA F LA R K K ES �� � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � �� � �� ISSN 2161-8208 ISSN 2161-8194 www.villadom.com Copyright 2013 �� � � � � � � �� �� � � � � � � � � ��� ��� �� � � � � �� �� � � � � �� � � � � ��� � �� � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � �� � � � �� � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � �� �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Vol. 26 No. 44 SERVING THE HUB OF NORTH-WEST BERGEN November 20, 2013 40¢ ☺ What’s News- Midland Park No go Highlands not interested in pursuing send/ receive concept with Midland Park. 3 Franklin Lakes The ball’s rolling Council approves agreement, introduces zone change ordinance for golf course. 5 Area Priority service Troubled areas will be given priority treatment during water meter conversion. 9 Wyckoff Support sought Wyckoff Meals on Wheels program announces upcoming Community Night fundraiser. Climb every mountain 15 Glen Rock Activities Club hiking group members Pete Pantina, Lee Cunningham, Andy Curshen, Bill Gilligan, and Walter Murphy recently completed their November hiking excursion through Campgaw Mountain Reservation in Mahwah. “The ������������������������������ Best Deal In Town” your residential 64 on Franklin Avenue Tpke. 190 ������������������ Waldwick, Ridgewood, loan. mortgage NJ NJ ����������������� For information contact: ������������ • • CUSTOM DRAPERIES CUSTOM DRAPERIES • • UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERY • • SHUTTERS SHUTTERS 201-444-7100 ��������������� www.asbnowmortgage.com Offices in Bergen, Morris & NML#737325 Passaic Counties 3-6-13 Karen/Janine 12-1-10 Karen/Janine Consignment Boutique AtlanicStewardshipFrPg Designer Clothing • Shoes AtlanicStewardshipFrPg 20 20 E. E. Main St., Ramsey NJ Main St., Ramsey NJ 201-327-4900 201-327-4900 Handbags • Jewelry • Accessories Is Your Insurance Premium Increasing? Voted best Consignment Shop by the readers of (201) Magazine Call Allen & Allen 38 Oak St., Ridgewood 201.389.6900 SavvyChicConsignment.com Representing over 10 companies 201.891.8790 www.Insurance4NewJersey.com Fairway Estate Landscaping of Hawthorne • Wood Floor Refinishing • Area Rugs/Remnants • In Home & Area Rug Cleaning 1030 Goffle Rd. @ Rt. 208 973.427.7900 www.buyabbey.com Beautiful Green Lawns “Reducing pesticides, one lawn at a time.” You Can Help! Call Us Today 201-447-3910 Midland Park What’s Inside Never worry about a POWER OUTAGE again! Schedule a FREE in home estimate today! 201-436-3728 Lic # 13VH07716400 Classified.......33 Restaurant.....31 Opinion.........26 Crossword.....32 Obituaries......28 Entertainment..30 2-20-13 Janine FairwayEstateFrPg(2-20-13) Kim...from Janine • AbbeyCarpetFrPg(7-17-13) Airport Worldwide Locally & Rev1 Service TownGeneratorFrontPage10-30-13 Janine • Nights on the Town Rev2 Free Estimates Fully Insured 201-444-0315 • Sporting Events • Sedans, SUV’s, Limos, Vans, Buses 81 Franklin Tpke., Mahwah, NJ 201-529-1452 P.O. Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 Total Window & Wall Fashions Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • November 20, 2013 Early deadline notice Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for the Dec. 4 edition of Villadom TIMES will be Tuesday, Nov. 26 at noon. All press releases and photos must be received by that deadline. The staff wishes our readers a safe and enjoyable holiday. Villadom Happenings Gingerbread Creation Contest announced The McFaul Environmental Center in Wyckoff invites the community to join its Gingerbread Creation Contest. Individuals and groups may enter a gingerbread house or make something entirely different. Entries will be judged by “People’s Choice.” Ribbons and certificates will be awarded in various age group categories. Registration, along with a $5 registration fee, is required by Nov. 25. Visit www.wildlifecenter@co.bergen.nj.us. Gingerbread entries may be dropped off at the environ- mental center between Dec. 2 and 8, during regular office hours. Group size is not to exceed eight members. The maximum base size for the gingerbread entries is 18”x18.” Excluding the base, the entry must be edible. Foil wrapped candies are acceptable. Voting will take place from Dec. 8 through 29. The James A. McFaul Environmental Center is located at 150 Crescent Avenue in Wyckoff. Lauretta’s to host Shop & Nosh benefit Sal Lauretta for Men in Midland Park will host its second Shop and Nosh Night on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. The men’s clothing shop will donate 18 per- cent of the evening’s proceeds to Jewish Family Service of North Jersey. Customers are invited to enjoy previews of new designer collections, update their personal wardrobes, or find a holiday gift. The shop is located at 621 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-1666. Village Menorah Lighting set The Village of Ridgewood and the Jewish community will hold its first Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Van Neste Square on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature music and refreshments. All are invited to this free event. The park is located on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Fyke sets meeting, Christmas Bird Count Fyke Nature Association will meet on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. The group will gather at the Allendale Municipal Building located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allen- dale. The association will host its 62nd annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 14. Teams will cover a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Lake Erskine. At least eight teams will be in the field from dawn to dusk. The count is part of the nationwide 114 th Christmas Bird Count organized by the National Audubon Society. All Seasons Chamber Players announce 33 rd concert season The All Seasons Chamber Players’ 33 rd season will begin with “The French-Russian Connection,” a set of cello pieces by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Faure, and Tchaikovsky performed by cellist E. Zoe Hassman. These pieces will be followed by the light-hearted “Musique de Cour for Flute, Violin, and Piano” by Jean Francaix. The second half of the program will feature the powerful and romantic Arensky “Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano.” The “French-Russian Connection” will be performed at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road. Performers are professional musicians who also play for major area orchestras, Broadway shows, and summer music festivals. All Seasons includes flutist Brenda Sakofsky of New City, New York, violinist Robert Law- rence of New York City, cellist E. Zoe Hassman of New York City, and pianist Jean Strickholm of Demarest. The ensemble will be joined by Guest Artist Jacqueline Schil- ler-Audi of Paramus and Associate Artist Ron Levy of Teaneck. Co-director Robert Lawrence will introduce each musical selection to the audience with personal pro- gram notes. The ensemble’s upcoming programs will include “From Marais to Martinu” in January, and “Fantasy!” in March. To join a team, call Stiles Thomas at (201) 327-3470. For more information, contact John at (201) 327-1483 or jbro29@optonline.net. John Fell House hosts Holiday Tea On Dec. 10, the Fell House Tea Committee will host its Annual Holiday Tea. This event will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Fell House, 475 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. The event will feature a three course luncheon in the historic house, which will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. The cost is $45 per person and reservations are required. Call Theresa Salameno at (201) 825-2840 or e-mail lschropp@optonline.net. Proceeds from the event benefit the John Fell House. The John Fell House is owned, operated, and maintained by the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the preservation of the house as a self-sustain- ing community center through grants, fundraisers, and pri- vate donations. For more information about the John Fell House and the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, e-mail thefellhouse@gmail.com. Special hours announced for railroad exhibit The Mahwah Museum has announced special holiday hours for the Donald Cooper Railroad. The railroad – a 15 Small Business Saturday rewards consumers, businesses on Nov. 30 Small Business Saturday is slated for Nov. 30 and area residents are invited to participate in this special event, which highlights the benefits of shopping locally. Local business people are an integral part of the com- munity and deserve support. These businesses are always there to help the many organizations that rely on their gen- erosity for the success of their events. On Small Business Saturday, everyone will have the chance to thank these businesses by shopping locally. Start your holiday shopping early this year. Not only will you find unique items for everyone on your gift list, you will also save gasoline and enjoy the personal service of folks who are friends and neighbors. You might even decide to buy yourself a special treat as you support small businesses: the backbone of the community. Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to discover all the great, convenient shopping local businesses have to offer. Shoppers can look forward to some great deals. Those who use their American Express cards at participat- ing locations will receive a special discount. Be sure to look through this newspaper’s Nov. 27 edition for specials from the participating businesses. Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving -- one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. First observed on Nov. 27, 2010, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. In 2010, the holiday was conceived and promoted by American Express via a nationwide radio and television advertising campaign. All Seasons Chamber Players The public is welcome. For more information, call (201) 768-1331 or visit http://www.allseasonschamber- players.org. x 20 foot HO scale model – will be open on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. A special holiday treat for children, this railroad operates 10 trains, including Thomas the Tank Engine. Youngsters delight in the realis- tic subway that runs at their eye level. The model contains street fairs, a skateboard park, a subway system, construc- tion sites, and a replica of the Great Falls of Paterson. The Donald Cooper Railroad is also open on weekends from (continued on page 34) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Midland Park Board back at square one with send/receive options The Northern Highlands Regional High School Board of Education has put a stop to any further discussion of a send/ receive relationship with Midland Park High School. In a brief email sent to Midland Park Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Cirasella following a Northern High- lands board meeting on Nov. 11, High- lands Superintendent John Keenan said his district’s board “has decided that a send/receive relationship with Midland Park is not something we wish to pursue.” He noted that he and the board had been following articles in area publications regarding Midland Park’s interest in the shared arrangement. “As you know, in addition to the overall number of students, there are many issues involved with such a relationship,” Keenan said in his eight-line note to Cirasella. “I want to thank Mr. Keenan and the NHRHS Board for taking the time to meet with us,” commented Midland Park Board President William Sullivan. “As both boards knew, there are many issues involved with a send/receive agreement of this magnitude, and I believe they gave it the same serious consideration that our board did.” The previous week, Midland Park trustees had themselves voted not to com- mission a feasibility study exploring a joint arrangement with Highlands, saying that they have no interest in closing Mid- land Park High School or even exploring options. The school has 330 students in grades 9-12. Class size ranges from a low of two students per class in French to a high of 30 in physical education. Band has 54 students and chorus has 43. “The Midland Park Board of Ed. must move on and continue to address our own facilities issues,” said Sullivan. “At this time, no other districts have expressed an interest to receive our high school students. We do however, have an exciting Share & Grow pilot program that we’re working on with the Waldwick Schools, and we continue to look at opportunities that could put Midland Park in a position to receive students from another smaller district,” he added. The board president had indicated pre- viously that one district had inquired a while back about sending its students to MPHS but nothing had come of it. North Haledon’s efforts to pull out of the Man- chester Regional district and send its high school students to Midland Park in the early 2000s were thwarted when the NJ Supreme Court ruled that dismantling Manchester would alter the racial and ethnic balance at the more urban school, harming the students’ education. Concern about the need for facilities upgrades in the district, Sullivan had pur- sued a study at the urging of residents who cited additional educational offer- ings and co-curricular activities, better athletic fields, and cost savings as reasons for exploring options. Residents expressed similar reasons in person at a packed Mid- land Park Board of Education meeting earlier this month, but failed to persuade the board. Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Midland Park Bolger to donate $5M to create high school Ridgewood Philanthropist David F. Bolger is donating $5 million to the Children’s Therapy Center (CTC) and challenging the non-profit organization to raise an addi- tional $2.5 million to build a high school for children with disabilities. The challenge grant would allow the CTC to create a much-needed program serving children up to 21 years of age. The announcement of the potential high school pro- gram brought cheers and tears from the families attending the two recent back-to-school nights. “We are beyond overjoyed. We know that high school is still a long way off for our son, Jude, but given his needs, we cannot imagine him anywhere else but the CTC. All we can say is thank you, Mr. Bolger!” said CTC parent Denise O’Brien. The Bolger Foundation Challenge Grant would ulti- mately lead to a combined school program – the CTC Upper School and a high school – providing the best pos- sible educational and therapeutic services for the students while also providing support to their families. The Children’s Therapy Center has a long history with its Ridgewood benefactor and friend. Thanks to Bolg- er’s generous donations through The Marion & Silfred DePhillips Foundation and The Bolger Foundation, The Children’s Therapy Center has been able to expand its programs and facilities twice. The center expanded into its Midland Park facility, at the former St. Thomas More School at the Church of the Nativity, in 2009. That expansion came about as a result of a plea from center parents to continue services for their children at the Fair Lawn facility past eight years of age. Bolger heard that plea and helped the center reach its goal of expanding its services to age 13. Bolger was already thinking about a high school in 2009 and even broached the subject at the Midland Park groundbreaking - proving his commitment and dedication to the children and families of the CTC for the long-term. Bolger’s son, J.T. Bolger, trustee and treasurer of The Bolger Foundation, and the foundation’s other trustees have also been supportive and receptive to the needs of the families, working closely with the CTC Board of Directors and Executive Director and Fair Lawn Principal Marvin Leiken to put together the challenge grant. The CTC provides educational and therapeutic services for children with severe developmental disabilities. Stu- dents, who range in age from 18 months through 13 years, all need very specialized services as a result of major medical issues, genetic disorders, neurological problems, and chromosomal abnormalities. For more information on The Children’s Therapy Center or The Bolger Foundation Challenge Grant, contact Audra Hoffman, director of development, at (201) 797-7440 or e- mail ahoffman@thechildrenstherapycenter.org. Softball association to meet this week The Midland Park Softball Association will meet on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the media center at Highland School. The agenda will include introducing the 2013-14 board members and plans for the 2014 recreation and travel season. Families of girls interested in the pro- gram are welcome to attend. The MPSBA program is open to girls who reside in Midland Park or attend the borough’s schools. The pro- gram begins with a clinic and tee-ball division for chil- dren who are five and six years old. Franklin Lakes November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Council supports Eagle project; approves ordinances by Maja Britton Fences, fees, firearms, and a veterans’ memorial shared the spotlight with at the regular meeting of the Franklin Lakes Borough Council on Nov. 12. The meeting began with a presentation by Eagle Scout Steven Miccio, who introduced a project to create a vet- erans’ memorial at the intersection of Pulis and Franklin avenues. Based on suggestions by Mayor Frank Bivona and Steve Vreeland, commander of VFW Post 5702, Miccio’s plan consists of a six-foot tall memorial behind the existing bench. Two steel I-beams will be welded into a V shape, mounted on a post and accompanied by a plaque display- ing the Veterans Creed. In response to questions by the council, Miccio noted that the beams will be bronzed and powder-coated to pro- tect them from the elements. He advised the council that he had raised the $2,700 required to execute the project, and estimated that it would take about two weeks to install and complete, including restoration of the landscaping at the site. After a brief discussion, the council approved the proj- ect and Mayor Bivona commended Miccio, saying the council would look forward to seeing the new memorial take shape. The council then turned to the passage of several new ordinances and additions to existing laws. Each had already made its way through all required channels and was slated for final approval at last week’s meeting. Ordinance 1575 permits the use of opaque (solid) fences in rear yards of houses abutting Route 208, Route 287, or land being used for non-residential purposes. Councilman Charles Kahwaty proposed the resolution for adoption and it was unanimously accepted. An amendment to the borough code regarding the dis- charge of firearms near houses or public streets was next on the agenda. The new addition to the existing code, Ordi- nance 1576, prohibits the discharge of arrows within 150 feet of a residence. This measure was also unanimously passed. Also approved without objection was a supplementary ordinance (1577) to the vehicles and traffic’ section of the borough code. The mayor noted that this addition, which prohibits stopping and standing on the portion of Fieldstone Court closest to Franklin Avenue, is intended to make the area safer for the many schoolchildren who are often pres- ent at the nearby Franklin Avenue Middle School. Ordinance 1578 established a fee for participants in the travel competitive cheerleading program. With a motion to accept by Councilman Kahwaty and a second by Council- men Joseph Kelly, the ordinance was passed into law. The council also approved a series of consent resolu- tions, including a performance bond reduction for Mill Brook Estates, the McCoy Road redevelopment plan, (continued on page 35) Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Midland Park High school’s assets highlighted at joint meeting The range of academic and enrichment offerings avail- able to students in grades 7-12 at Midland Park High School was highlighted at a joint elementary and high school PTA meeting last week. More than 75 parents and 20 teachers attended the meeting at which Midland Park High School’s top administrators explained the variety of courses avail- able and their plans for the school’s future. “We have grown. We are going places, but we are not there yet,” said high school Principal Nick Capuano, enu- merating the many new programs and offerings available to students. The presentation was geared to the parents of elementary school children as they prepare them for their high school years. Midland Park High School has 180 stu- dents in seventh and eighth grades and 330 students in grades 9-12. Representatives of the various parent organizations explained their role in the school as well, enumerating the performing arts options, sports, and other extracurricular programs that are part of a child’s overall educational expe- rience. Music Parents Association President Stephanie Cop- pola spoke of the program’s competitive performances, fund raisers and scholarship program. High school PTA President Mary Keenan and Boosters President John Mul- ligan also spoke about their fundraisers, which help both students and teachers. Speaking for the Education Foundation, Laurie Kamp pointed proudly to the association’s contributions to the schools, including teacher grants, a computer lab, updated broadcast studio, cultural trips and weight room improve- ments and the construction of a greenhouse spearheaded by the Rotary Club’s Interact group. “We were excited to have such a large turnout. We tried to give our vision and focus of where we have gone and (continued on page 27) A way to leave a mark Suzanne Petkus Becker, at right, a personal historian, was the featured speaker at the annual covered dish luncheon of the Midland Park Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. Becker spoke on writing a narrative on a person’s life, which she illustrated with samples of personal biographies, and answered questions on how to write about one’s own experiences. Members offered their own experiences as well. Becker’s company can assist with the process of interviewing, writing and producing a printed book. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Franklin Lakes Council approves mediation agreement for golf course The Franklin Lakes Council has approved a mediation agreement to resolve differences regarding future devel- opment of the High Mountain Golf Course. The agree- ment concerns the borough, and the property owners. Borough Administrator Gregory Hart noted that the agreement has been reviewed and approved by both Bor- ough Attorney William K. Smith and the Affordable Housing Attorney. Smith explained that the mediation considers how to meet Franklin Lakes’ affordable hous- ing requirements in the development of the 131-acre golf course property by Toll Brothers, Inc. Mayor Frank Bivona inquired what protections the agreement would provide to the borough. Smith responded that it would ensure that any plan finally enacted would be built as presented by the developer, though it could still be subject to objections by third parties challeng- ing, for example, the density level of the planned housing development. Upon the council’s unanimous approval of the media- tion agreement, the Council moved on to introduce Ordinance 1579, which concerns the amendment of the borough’s code to establish a PRD-2 planned residence district-2 zoning district. In the course of more than a year of negotiations, the council has rejected two previous development proposals for the golf course property. At its Nov. 7 work session, the governing body heard from several expert witnesses and agreed to consider a revised third proposal. To do so, the council moved to introduce Ordinance 1579, which would amend establish the PRD-2 zone for the golf course parcel. The introduction of this ordinance puts the plan on the table for review. The proposal will be forwarded to the planning board, which has 35 days to consider and hold public hearings on the proposed new zoning. If approved by the planning board, the ordinance would return to the council for further consideration and adoption before the site could be developed. Ordinance 1579 states that the purpose of the PRD-2 District is to “provide standards that will support the bor- ough’s growing demand for a variety of housing types in a manner that is sensitive to the environmental features in the district. Additionally, development in this district is intended to assist the borough to meet its affordable housing obligation and to implement the affordable hous- ing/COAH Mediation Agreement for lands within the district.” Principal permitted uses allowed in the PRD-2 District would include detached single-family dwellings, townhouse dwelling units, multi-family affordable dwell- ing units, municipal buildings and uses, recreational uses, pump/lift stations and utility structures, and storm water management facilities, including detention ponds. Franklin Lakes Boy Scout Troop 34 of Franklin Lakes will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning Nov. 30. The nursery grown trees will be sold at the Franklin Lakes United Methodist Church at 454 Pulis Avenue. Wreaths and roping for the holiday season will also be available. The sale will con- tinue through Dec 22. by Maja Britton Boy Scouts hold Christmas Tree Sale Administrator Hart announced that the full text of the ordinance, the mediation agreement, and support docu- ments would be available to the public on the borough’s website. A residential mix of 60 single-family detached homes on half-acre lots, 160 carriage homes with garages, and 55 affordable housing units without garages, totaling 275 dwellings, is being tentatively planned for the High Mountain Golf Course property. The plan has been the subject of discussion between borough officials and the contract purchaser of the prop- erty since March of 2012, when the sale of the golf course was made public by the current owners. The Galenkamp Brothers Partnership and High Mountain Club, Inc., which includes about 75 sharehold- ers, some of whom are members of the McBride family, are the current owners. The lease of the property for use as a golf course does not expire until the end of the 2014 golf season. The property is currently zoned for one-acre lots, which could produce about a 100 homes, but the devel- oper wants higher density on the site and the reason the borough would agree to higher density is to avoid going to court and having a judge require even a greater density than has been tentatively agreed to at this time. Bivona previously pointed out that there is already an instance in the borough where eight units to the acre has been required by a court and, if that were imposed on this site, it could result in 1,000 dwelling units. Tentative plans call for one road weaving through the housing complex from Ewing Avenue to Franklin Lake Road with no other entrances or exits. The buildings would be no more than two-and-a-half stories and 40 feet high. This article includes reporting by F. J. McMahon. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Area Troubled areas get priority in water meter conversion Ridgewood Water is aggressively trying to accomplish the system-wide conversion to wireless meter reading and expects to complete the project by late in 2014 or early 2015, according to Dave Scheibner, Ridgewood Water’s business manager. “The utility is prioritizing meter changes at locations where we are not currently get- ting actual meter readings due to technical or administrative issues,” Scheibner said in a recent letter to Midland Park Council- man Nick Papapietro. The councilman had requested an action plan from Ridgewood Water when Scheibner appeared in front of the Midland Park Mayor and Council in September to respond to complaints about estimated billing practices. Scheibner said that the largest share of complaints is coming from homes which were configured for telephone-based automatic reading in the late 1990s and their telephone services have since been updated to incompatible technologies. He explained that as a result of phone com- pany deregulation, people changed to car- riers other than Verizon and didn’t realize that the change affected the reading of their water meter. By the time the utility realizes the change two or three billing quarters later, there is not enough staff to process the actual meter reading and back billing quickly. He said that Ridgewood Water has not had a meter reading staff in place since the late 1990s, when the tele- phone system was implemented. “Ridgewood Water uses every incident of contact with customers as an oppor- tunity to arrange for a meter change,” Scheibner said. One of the most common reasons for customers to contact the util- ity, he said, is to request a final reading for a sale of property. Ridgewood Water can change the meter at the time of final read- ing. There is no charge for the conversion. Scheibner noted that there are many customers who are unaware of the techni- cal meter reading issues who also do not notice that their water bills are estimated. “Our staff has lists of these custom- ers and attempt to gain admittance for a meter change. If they are not successful, they leave a notice requiring the cus- tomer to contact the utility. If there is no response within two weeks, a second attempt is made to gain entrance. If the second attempt is unsuccessful, another notice is left,” Scheibner explained, noting that most customers respond to the first or second notice left at the premises. Scheibner said that about 60 percent of the system’s 20,000 customers have been converted to date, with the staff doing 325 to 400 installations per month. He said that the locations where the tele- phone reading system is still reading water meters successfully will be changed last. He added that the rate at which staff is able to change meters is similar to the pace at which connectivity with the old system is being lost. Shredding event scheduled The Bergen County Utilities Authority mobile on-site residential document shred- ding equipment will be at the municipal building parking lot at 280 Godwin Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All personal documents with or without paperclips, staples, and paperboard binder covers will be shredded on site. Hardcover books, magazine, newspa- pers, photographs, plastic binder covers, and X-rays cannot be accepted for shred- ding. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Area Children’s Aid & Family Services honors supporters Bernadette and Michael Davis and Carol and Jim Whaley were honored for their dedication to Children’s Aid and Family Services and the community at “An Eve- ning of Wine and Food,” held at the Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes. The event, which was organized by Chil- dren’s Aid and Family Services, benefitted several services provided by the organiza- tion, including the Baby Basics program, which supplies free nutritional formula, diapers, and other essentials to low-income families with babies and toddlers; thera- peutic foster care; and community homes for children with severe autism and other special needs. As a special tribute to the honorees’ long- standing commitment to vulnerable chil- dren, Children’s Aid and Family Services’ pet therapy program has been renamed The Davis-Whaley Pet Therapy Program. “We have therapy dogs that regularly visit our children in foster care and those with severe autism,” said Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children’s Aid and Family Services. “The children love these visits and get great joy from the dogs. We could think of no better way to honor Michael, Bernadette, Carol, and Jim than to name this program for them.” Event sponsors included Prestige, TD Bank, Atlantic Stewardship Bank, Con- nectOne Bank, Investors Bank, Marion and Bob Jones, OritaniBank Charitable Foun- dation, PNC Wealth Management, Sobel & Co., TD Bank, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub, Town News and Ridgewood News, United Water, and Valley Hospital. Children’s Aid and Family Services is a leading nonprofit human services orga- nization serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect, and pro- vide families, when needed. Motivated by compassion and in partnership with the community, the organization makes posi- tive, lasting differences in the lives of those it serves. CA&FS provides high quality, innovative services to children and their families that advance social, educational, and emotional development and well-being. For more information, call (201) 261-2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org. Clockwise from top right: An Evening of Wine and Food Event Committee: (Standing) Mari- beth Lane, Barbara Hyslop, Sue Kelly (chair), Lisa Garvey, and Barb Masarky. Sitting: Joanne Delaney, Susan Havilland, and Jan Lee Lescroart; Ridgewood residents John and Anne Oros; Honorees Michael and Bernadette Davis; Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children’s Aid and Family Services; and Carol and Jim Whaley; Ridgewood residents Bruce Brady, chair, Chil- dren’s Aid and Family Services Board of Trustees; Barbara Brady. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Midland Park Rebecca Rabeiro gets full basketball scholarship Rebecca Rabeiro’s hard work and perseverance on the basketball court have paid off big time for the Midland Park High School senior. Last week the 17-year old signed on to play basketball for Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY, where she will get a four-year, all expenses paid scholarship from the Divi- sion II college. “I’m very excited and very grateful to be going for free. I’m looking forward to playing and doing great things for them,” Rabeiro said, adding that she has a good chance to start right away as a point guard. She is as yet undecided on her career goals, but said she is interested in business and administration, communication and broadcasting, and sports involvement, such as a trainer or sports inter- viewer. Rabeiro said she selected Dominican College because she loved the school and the team and also liked the fact it is close to home so her family can attend her games. Her mother, Linda, and sisters Stephanie, Allison and Kimberly are her greatest supporters. Though she is only 5 ft. 5 in. tall, Rabeiro has amassed an enviable record. She reached her 1,000 mark as a junior, and garnered 263 steals. “I’m proud of Rebecca, and I think Dominican is a good choice for her. She is the most talented basketball player from our school in a very long time,” commented head coach Sean O’Connor. “As a teammate you couldn’t ask more of her. She helps the younger players and does what she can to put her stamp on the program,” he added. Rabeiro has been playing basketball since she moved to Midland Park when she was in first grade, playing in the in-town and Nativity programs, and the traveling leagues. An all-around athlete, she also played soccer, did track and cross country and played softball in seventh and eighth grades. Seated: Sister Stephanie Cohen, mother Linda Rabeiro, Rebecca Rabeiro, sister Allison Cohen. Standing: Head Basketball Coach Sean O’Connor, Athletic Director Michael Gaccione and IYB trainer Ben Allen. Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Area Local police departments report recent activity Franklin Lakes On Nov. 2 at 1:05 a.m., Franklin Lakes officers respond- ing to a large fight at a William Paterson University frater- nity house located on Tice Road arrested five individuals and charged them with maintaining a nuisance. Sergeant Carmine Pezzuti and Officers Donald Wilson, Robert Smith, and Francis O’Brien investigated. As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Avenue at 11:58 p.m. on Nov. 2, a 49-year-old Oakland man was arrested and charged with DWI, resisting arrest, refusal to submit to a breath test, reckless driving, failure to observe a traffic signal, and failure to maintain lane of travel. Officer Francis O’Brien investigated with assistance of the Oak- land Police Department. On Nov. 4 at 11:24 a.m., as a result of a motor vehicle stop, a 30-year-old Pompton Plains man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. Officers Denny Knubel, Robert Grassi, and Nicholas Klein investigated. On Nov. 5, a Lynn Drive resident reported receiving a telephone call from an individual posing as a representative of Verizon who informed her that her Verizon account had been suspended. She was told to place $500 on her account to restore service and she provided her AMEX credit card number. She later discovered that the call was a scam and that several fraudulent purchases were made using that account. Detective Anthony Pacelli investigated. A 23-year-old Fairview man was arrested on an out- standing warrant emanating out of the Haledon Municipal Court, as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Nov. 9. Officers Robert Grassi and Dennis Hill investigated. On Nov. 6, the Stop & Shop Supermarket located on Franklin Avenue reported receiving a counterfeit $100 bill over the weekend. Items were purchased with the bill by an unknown female. The incident has been forwarded to the detective bureau. Officer Mark McComes investigated. As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Nov. 11, a 31-year- old Elizabeth man was arrested on an outstanding warrant emanating out of the Westfield Municipal Court. Bail was posted and the man was released. Officers Denny Knubel and Francis O’Brien investigated. On Nov. 12 at 11:16 a.m., as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Colonial Road, a 41-year-old Hackensack man was arrested on three outstanding warrants emanating out of the Chesterfield, Deal, and Englewood municipal courts. Bail was posted and the man was released. Sergeant Car- mine Pezzuti and Officer Denny Knubel investigated. On Nov. 14 at 1:54 a.m., as a result of a motor vehicle accident on Breakneck Road, a 22-year-old North Haledon man was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, and DWI. Officers Gerard Gansel, Robert Grassi and Dennis Hill investigated. Midland Park On Nov. 1, a Midland Park resident reported to Officer Jason Tillson that he was a victim of a fraud. He said a man called him and stated his granddaughter was arrested and incarcerated in New York City due to being involved in an accident while under the influence of alcohol. The caller said the subject should wire-transfer $1,408 for her bail to an individual in the Dominican Republic. After following the instructions given to him, the victim telephoned his grand- daughter and found out none of the alleged events occurred. The incident was referred to the detective bureau. As the result of investigating a report of a motor vehicle crash on Godwin Avenue on Nov. 2, Officer Steven Vander Pyl arrested a 42-year-old female resident of Old Bridge for driving while intoxicated. The female subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was transported to headquarters for processing. She was issued two summonses and is sched- uled to appear in the Midland Park Municipal Court. Offi- cers Christopher Birch and Thomas Bedoe assisted. On Nov. 8, a business owner reported to Officer Vander Pyl an antique sign displayed outside his business was dis- covered missing. He stated the sign, valued at $300, was taken sometime the previous day. The incident was referred to the detective bureau. Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Franklin Avenue and Logan Drive on Nov. 10. The vehicle crashed into a stone retaining wall and a utility pole. In investigating the crash, Officer Kevin Van Dyk discov- ered two airbags deployed and shattered windows. When asked where the passenger was, the driver stated he fled the scene. The individual was later found walking on Vree- land Avenue. In speaking with the driver, Officer Van Dyk detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person, and initiated field sobriety tests. Subsequently, the 45-year-old male resident of Ridgewood was arrested for driving while intoxicated and transported to headquar- ters for processing. He was issued three summonses, and is to appear in the Midland Park Municipal Court. He was released into the custody of his wife. Sergeant Noah Van Vliet, Officer Kenneth Junta, and officers from neighbor- ing towns assisted in the investigation. Wyckoff Sergeant Michael Ragucci stopped a vehicle for speed- ing on Route 208 on Nov. 3 at 2:40 a.m. A 29-year-old Pat- erson man was arrested for DWI. Following a breath test he was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driv- ing, and speeding. He was released to a family member and is scheduled to appear in municipal court on Dec. 5. Wyckoff Police responded to a home to investigate a domestic violence incident on Nov. 3 at 9:16 a.m. The investigation determined that a 27-year-old Wyckoff man had become involved in an argument with his father, and during a physical confrontation he pushed his father, who fell and sustained a broken ankle. The man was arrested, charged with assault, and released on his own recogni- zance. Patrolmen Thomas Tully, Peter Goodman, and Kyle Ferreira investigated. Patrolman Ryan Noon stopped a vehicle for speeding on Route 208 on Nov. 6 at 2:40 a.m. Following the traffic stop, (continued on page 35) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Dear Readers: The months of October, November, and December are incredibly exciting as fall colors paint the landscape, the weather turns colder, and the days get shorter. These months are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also the busiest and most important part of the year for our busi- ness community. For the past three years I have been proud and delighted to serve as the president of the Wyck- off Chamber of Commerce. It has been nothing short of a pleasure getting to work with the incredible merchants, leaders, and members of our community. The Wyckoff Chamber Commerce is a unique orga- nization that supports and promotes local business here in town. Many larger towns have paid employees and a Chamber of Commerce that is a business entity unto itself, but the Wyckoff Chamber has always been made up of dedicated business owners who donate their time in support of important town events and community proj- ects. Over the past few months, the Wyckoff Chamber’s meetings have featured diverse speakers such as Mat- thew Goerke, who is one of America’s leaders in memory development; Chief Librarian Mary Witherell; Superin- tendent of Wyckoff Schools Richard Kuder; The Climate Mama, Harriet Sugarman; and several law enforcement and township officials. A yearly tradition continues every January with the Wyckoff mayor giving his State of the Township address at the Blue Moon Café. Our organization also sponsors community events such as our yearly Halloween event, which due to an early snowstorm and Hurricane Sandy was cancelled over the last two years. Fortunately, this year’s event made up for the cancelled ones with the best attendance of children in costume Wyckoff has ever seen. Members of the Santa Comes to Wyckoff Commit- tee are now finalizing plans for the “big guy” and his wife to visit Wyckoff on Friday, Dec. 6. The elaborately dressed Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be riding a fire truck with a police escort. Each year, this event is a thrill for many of our younger residents. Please remember to bring your cameras for personal pictures. These memo- ries will certainly last a lifetime. Our Chamber has had a very successful year with all the events we have participated in and realize we could not go forward without the support of our beloved community. The only way we can continue to thrive and grow as a Chamber is by having residents who care as much as we do about the great town of Wyckoff come out and support the local merchants this holiday season. Please check out our new membership listing brochure that is available at town hall, banks, and real estate offices around town. Visit www.wyckoffcham- ber.com anytime for more member information, events, and Chamber news. Feel free to ask any local merchant or professional about joining our organization. There is strength in numbers. Together, we can help Wyckoff flourish and continue to be the community of which we are so proud. Jay Vidockler, President Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Blue Moon event to support Wyckoff Meals on Wheels Members of the community are invited to Blue Moon Mexican Café’s Dec. 1 Com- munity Night. Proceeds from this event will benefit Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Those who wish to participate in this fundraiser are invited to visit Blue Moon’s Wyckoff location at 327 Franklin Avenue (in the Boulder Run Shopping Center) on Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch, dinner, takeout and delivery orders, catering, and gift cards purchased that day will help sup- port Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Members of the community who wish to participate in this benefit must present the café with the Community Night flyer, which is avail- able online at www.bluemoonmexican- cafe.com. Twenty percent of the receipts from Community Night (excluding taxes and gratuities) will be donated to Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. For over 32 years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has been delivering food to town- ship residents in need. Run by a corps of about 40 volunteers, this service is avail- able to all residents regardless of age or income. The mission of Meals on Wheels is to fulfill a need for balanced nutrition for people who may be unable to prepare meals for themselves. Chamber plans last meeting for 2013 The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce will hold its final meeting of the year on Thursday, Nov. 21. This breakfast meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at Aldo’s Restaurant, 640 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Members of the Wyckoff business community are welcome to attend and promote their busi- nesses. This month’s guest speaker will be Doug Struyk, president and CEO of the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. Struyk will discuss the independent senior living proj- ect, The Vista, planned for the Christian Health Care Center. To attend the Nov. 21 breakfast, RSVP to wyckoffchamber@gmail.com. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organization. The group does not receive any national or local government funding. Over the years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has received generous gifts from the community, sometimes in memory of former clients. These donations have allowed this group of dedicated volunteers to continue its service. Recently, the group was running low on funds, and had to consider the possibility of doing away with add-on services, such as the well-received Birthday Baskets. These baskets filled with muffins and other good- ies from the Market Basket are delivered to clients who are celebrating their birthdays. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels also provides deliveries of food staples that help tide people over during weather related emer- gencies. Items include juice, soups, and other shelf-stable foods that can easily be pulled out of the pantry for a quick, nutri- tious meal. This group of volunteers never rests. Weekday meal deliveries continue year- round – even on holidays. Christmas Day 2013 and New Year’s Day 2014 both fall on Wednesdays, and Wyckoff Meals on Wheels volunteers will be delivering both days to ensure that their clients have every- thing they need to enjoy well-balanced meals on those holidays. For more information on receiving this service, to volunteer, or to make a donation, contact Alma Mader at (201) 891-4840. For further information regarding the upcoming Community Night at Blue Moon, call Kathy Scarpelli at (201) 891-1820. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Police chiefs invite parents to drug awareness program by John Koster Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox, Franklin Lakes Police Chief Joseph Seltenrich, and Oakland Police Chief Edward Kasper have teamed up to present a drug aware- ness program to parents from the FLOW area on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Indian Hills High School, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. The com- munity is invited. The chiefs’ informative program will assist parents in understanding how severe the use of heroin and prescrip- tion pain killer drugs is in the FLOW community. Parents will learn how quickly a child can become addicted to prescription pain killers, and then move on to heroin, a cheaper alternative. “Parents will learn how their child can quickly become addicted to prescription pain killers, and then move on to heroin use because of the cost of the pills,” Chief Fox said last week. “While the situation is not unique to Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff, it’s here. Many of our chil- dren are addicted and parents need to know what to watch for to protect their children.” A drug expert from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office will provide be on hand to discuss how teens who are addicted will do anything to get drugs. “Parents will hear (the expert) say how teenagers who get addicted to these drugs will do anything to get drugs,” Chief Fox said. “When he says anything, he means it.” In recent months, a number of teens and people in their early 20s have been arrested for pain killers and heroin -- a drug that has become more widely used in recent years. “We did some research for the Municipal Alliance about drug arrests over the past 10 years and over the last three or four years the increase in heroin arrests has been just staggering,” Chief Fox told Villadom TIMES. “It went from the point where 10 years ago we never saw heroin to the point where heroin now accounts for the majority of drug arrests.” Towns outside the Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Oak- Guest speaker land nexus have had similar issues. In Glen Rock, a stu- dent at Glen Rock High School was recently arrested for his second attempt to sell heroin to an undercover offi- cer. Students in a number of schools say heroin is readily available and relatively cheap. “Don’t be a parent who puts his or her head in the sand and says ‘Not my child,’” Chief Fox added. “Way too many parents of teenagers who are deeply involved in this problem have said ‘I never would have believed that my child would get messed up with this.’ Locally, we have had students with straight A grades and scholarships dealing with addiction. It is destroying lives.” Jay Vidockler from the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce addressed the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary Club on the value for local businesses in being part of the Chamber. Both the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club provide excellent oppor- tunities for residents to engage in the local community and beyond. Pictured are Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce President Jay Vidockler (left) and Rotary Club President Tom Madigan. (Photo courtesy of Peter Brannigan.) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Historic home hosts Holiday Open House The community is invited to the annual Holiday Open House at the VanVoorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House in Wyckoff. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, A view of the VanVoorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The home is located at 421 Franklin Avenue. The Open House, which has been held nearly every year since 1976, will showcase the house decorated for the holiday season, complete with wreaths and garlands of fresh greens designed specifically for this occasion by volunteers of the Wyckoff Area Garden Club. Built in 1730 and added onto in 1824, the Zabriskie House is one of the finest examples of American architec- ture in northern New Jersey. Antique-filled rooms reflect the Dutch colonial heritage that dominated this region during the 18 th and early 19 th centuries. Although it was used as a home by the VanVoorhees, Quackenbush, and Zabriskie families, the structure was also used as a village store, tavern, candy store, hotel, and ballroom. Today, the house and gardens represent the Grace Zabriskie home, her gift to the Township of Wyckoff in 1964. The Zabriskie House, which is managed by a board of trustees, underwent repairs late in 2012. During the Holiday Open House, visitors are welcome to enjoy self-guided tours. Cookies and mulled cider will be served in the home’s lovely period dining room, and holiday music will add to the festive atmosphere. All area residents are invited to this special event. Stu- dents who are studying New Jersey history this year may especially appreciate the experience of being in a local historic home during the holiday season. There is a fee of $5 for adults; $3 for senior citizens and children under age 12. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Chamber announces: Santa will return to Wyckoff The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce’s Santa Comes to Wyckoff and Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 6. (Rain date: Dec. 9.) All are invited to enjoy this special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and to share the magic of the tree lighting ceremony. The event will include be refreshments and holiday music. Santa and Mrs. Claus will travel through Wyckoff on a fire truck, meeting and greeting children and their families at various locations. Santa’s first stop will be at the Cedar Hill Plaza at 4 p.m. He will be at the Wyckoff Shopping Center at 5:15 p.m., Main Street at 5:45 p.m., and the May- flower Shopping Center at 6 p.m. He will travel through the Wyckoff Square Shopping Center at 6:45 p.m. and then make stops at the Rock Ledge Plaza at 7 p.m. and at Boul- Mr. and Mrs. Claus with friends at a previous event. der Run Shopping Center at 7:15 p.m. Santa’s last stop of the evening will be at Wyckoff Town Hall for the tree light- ing ceremony at 7:45 p.m. Please note: Santa will not be getting off the truck at Main Street, Wyckoff Square Shopping Center, or Rock Ledge Plaza stops. Be sure to bring cameras to record this festive annual event. For more event information, visit www.wyckoffcham- ber.com. Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Cross country champ John Prizzi of Wyckoff, a junior at the University of New Hampshire, topped all in the America East Men’s Cross Country Championship with an 8K time of 24:55.22. Prizzi’s title-winning time shattered the previously standing course record of 25:29. He is pictured above flanked by his coaches Jim Boulanger (left) and Robert Hopper. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Finders Keepers already under way in region Devon Fine Jewelry has brought the popular Finders Keepers jewelry giveaway back to the region. The event, which began Monday, Nov. 18, will continue through Saturday, Nov. 23. This year, Devon’s “elves” will be giving away 26 bags – each one filled with a special piece of jewelry from DFJ. The elves then wait nearby to see that each bag is found. Nancy Schuring, owner of Devon, began this annual treasure hunt as a way to thank area residents for their loyalty and support. DFJ is now celebrating 34 years in business. The bags are being hidden in plain sight in 12 com- munities, including Mahwah, Oakland, Ramsey, Ho-Ho- Kus, Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park, Allendale, Waldwick, Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, and Hawthorne. Images of all of the gifts are available on Facebook. Once again, DFJ is providing clues to the hiding places. Clues are available on Facebook, Twitter, and via a spe- cial e-mail list. E-mail sara@devonfinejewelry.com to be added to the list. A few years ago, Finders Keepers caught the atten- tion of the New York media and suddenly TV chan- nels ABC, NBC, CBS, NJ News 12, and FOX Business network were carrying the story. Radio stations such as 1010 WINS and CBS News Radio also followed the progress. Because of the dramatic amount of media cov- erage Finders Keepers got, the store was inundated with phone calls and lots of people stopped in to ask for clues. By the end of the week, the bags were being discovered in an average of just three minutes. Here are a few stories from a prior Finders Keepers event: • After one elf put a bag in front of the Waldwick Wal- Nancy Schuring and Julie greens, Peggy slammed on her brakes and leapt from her car to pick up a 14kt yellow gold, diamond and sapphire bracelet worth $1,300. • Ellen, a waitress at Kinchley’s in Ramsey, got what must have been the best tip of her career when she found a bag containing a $600 emerald ring. • A young couple from Midland Park finished their visit to Ramsey Route 17 Shop Rite with a bang. They walked out the store, she spotted the white and gold Devon bag, and found herself the new owner of a dia- mond ring worth $600. • Sharp-eyed Mike spotted a gold and white bag on the fancy bench outside the Franklin Lakes Market Basket. He reached inside and found a $1,500 gold and diamond necklace. His wife was thrilled. • A bag containing a pair of $1,000 diamond earrings was put outside a Wyckoff Dunkin Donuts. The woman on her lunch break from her bank job who found them could hardly believe her luck at the discovery. • James works across the street from Home Hardware in Waldwick. He'd just picked up a small item when he spotted the white bag on a storage chest just outside the store. He couldn't stop smiling when he realized he was the new owner of an18k yellow gold three stone blue topaz ring worth $600. • In Oakland, a young man stopped by at a Starbucks, spotted the white and gold Devon bag, and was almost too shy to pick it up. The elf persuaded him that he was the proud owner of a 14kt white gold diamond pendant. With all the elves having so much fun, Schuring decided she had to put one last piece out herself. She chose the most valuable item; a $3,000 sapphire and dia- mond ring to place at Zabriskie Pond because it is the iconic symbol of Wyckoff. Sneaking through the woods around the pond, she put the white bag on a fence post near the covered bridge—where it was quickly menaced by a large black crow. A young man riding by noticed the bag and crow and pulled over—but he also saw Schur- ing in the woods. He asked if the bag was hers. She said, “No, it’s yours.” He told Schuring that he had a feel- ing that she would put a bag there, he just didn’t know when. Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Wyckoff Wanderings Wyckoff Town Hall Menorah Lighting set The Wyckoff Town Hall Menorah Lighting and Cha- nukah Celebration will be held Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. In addition to the menorah lighting, there will be Chanu- kah refreshments, glow-giveaways, and a special contest. Mayor Rudy Boonstra and local officials will be participat- ing. This program is free. For more information, or to become a sponsor, contact Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www. chabadplace.org. Military Bridge Night announced Coolidge School PTO will host its annual Military Bridge Night on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Eisenhower School cafeteria on Calvin Court in Wyckoff. Tickets are $10. Attendees are welcome to make up tables of four people or fewer. To purchase tick- ets, e-mail DDM657@aol.com, sallysinocchi@gmail.com, or jra412@hotmail.com. Auxiliary holds Plant Sale Wyckoff Branch Valley Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its annual Christmas Plant Sale. The sale features red, white, or pink poinsettias, cyclamen, and Christmas cactus and red amaryllis. Plants will be available on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Advent Lutheran Church, 777 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. To order, contact Judy at (201) 447- 3216. The deadline for orders is Nov. 25. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Valley Hospital Auxiliary’s pledge to raise $1.5 million for the expansion of the hospital’s breast surgery program at the Luckow Pavil- ion, and to support Valley Home Care’s Butterflies Pro- gram, a palliative care and hospice program for children. Town Hall announces holiday closings Wyckoff Town Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving. The municipal offices will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. The township recycling center will also be closed Nov. 28 and 29, and will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. The center will be open until 3 p.m. Curbside garbage pickup will be suspended on Thanks- giving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28. Those who usually have Thursday pickups will have their garbage collected on Friday, Nov. 29. Collections of metal and household appliances will be suspended during November and Deccember. Residents may bring their household appliances to the recycling center on West Main Street, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the year. To schedule a metal item/household appliance collection after Jan. 1, 2014, call (201) 891-7000, extension 101 before plac- ing the item at the curb. For more information, visit www.wyckoff-nj.com and click on the Recycling & Trash link, then click on Refer- ence Table for a complete list of garbage and recycling items and the proper method of disposal. Learn about digital photography Professional photographer Jon Sienkiewicz will discuss digital photography on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyckoff Public Library located at 200 Woodland Avenue. Registration is required. Call (201) 891-4866, extension 2 or e-mail roberta. knauer@bccls.org. Knights set Wine Tasting & Dinner The Saint Elizabeth Council of the Knights of Colum- bus will sponsor its seventh annual Wine Tasting Benefit on Nov. 22. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Brick House located at 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The event will include appetizers, a buffet style dinner, dessert, and a sampling of fine wines. There will be an opportunity for guests to purchase the wines. Tickets are $65 per person and may be purchased at www.kofc13678.org or by calling Phil Genovese at (201) 407-6672, Tom Van Lenten at (201) 248-7207, or Len Giuliano at (201) 819-2718. The deadline for tickets is Nov. 16. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Knight’s charitable activities. Church sets Holiday Fair The Wyckoff Reformed Church will hold its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 to 4. The fair will feature handmade items, home-based business shop- ping, gifts, attic treasures, books, CDs, and baked goods. Those who attend may purchase homemade desserts soups and breads for Thanksgiving dinner. There will be a special basket fundraiser at 1 p.m. and lunch will be available. Events for children will include games and photos with Santa. Movie series features Tom Hanks The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland Avenue, presents free movie screenings in the Shotmeyer Room at 2 p.m. on Mondays. In November, the library will be showing some of Tom Hanks’ hits. On Nov. 25 the series wraps up with “Forrest Gump.” This 1994 film features Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Sally Field. Forrest has accidentally been present at many historic moments and led quite an interesting life. This Best Picture winner also brought Hanks his second Best Actor statuette. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 142 min- utes. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers meals five days a week to residents who are unable to shop or cook for themselves, regardless of age. The meals, prepared by the Christian Health Care Center, are delivered by volun- teers. Special diets and a sliding scale for payments can be accommodated. For more information, contact Alma Mater at (201) 891-4840. PIPs seek volunteers The Wyckoff Partners in Pride organization is seeking volunteers to assist with watering planted garden tubs and pocket gardens in Wyckoff this summer. This non-profit civic association is dedicated to beautifying the township. To volunteer, contact Jill Rousseau at (201) 891-4231 or Jbuddr1@aol.com. 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 emergen- cies. 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 emergen- cies when electric power may be interrupted. Motorists must yield to emergency responders The Wyckoff Police Department reminds motorists to be alert when emergency personnel are responding to a call. Firefighters and ambulance corps members answer emergency summonses in their personal vehicles, which are equipped with flashing blue lights. Time is critical in emergencies, and drivers must yield to an approaching blue light vehicle by pulling over to the curb. Failure to yield can result in a motor vehicle summons with fines of $85 and points on an individual’s driver’s license. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Pet licensing announced The Township of Wyckoff will begin licensing dogs and cats in December. The process will continue through January 2014, with a $10 late fee for animals not licensed before Feb. 1, 2014. Dogs and cat owners must have proof of their pets’ inoculation against rabies when the owners appear to pay for the 2014 licenses at the municipal clerk’s office at Wyckoff Town Hall. The clerk’s office is open from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday except for legal holidays and will also be open from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. starting Dec. 1. The fee for an altered pet is $11 and the fee for an unaltered pet is $14. Replacement tags may be purchased for $5 for a pet that was already licensed. Replacements are available at any time of the year. Wyckoff’s free annual rabies prevention program will take place on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Department of Public Works Garage at 475 West Main Street. Following an epizootic about 20 years ago, rabies, especially among raccoons, declined. In the past few years, however, the number of reported cases appears to be on the rise again. People are advised to stay away from any wild or domestic ani- mals that appear to be sick of behave in an aggressive manner because those animals may be rabid. Inoculation of dogs and cats is seen as a screening maneuver against further explosions of rabies in Northwest Bergen County. J. KOSTER Annual Coat Drive in progress Grace Nursery School in Wyckoff is collecting gently-used coats for Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children in Pater- son. The school is also asking for donations of hats, gloves, and mittens. Donations may be brought to the school at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The drive will be held through Dec. 13. Oasis was founded on the belief that every woman and child deserves the oppor- tunity to reach his or her fullest potential. The organization serves over 65,000 meals annually and provided education and sup- port services to 600 women and children daily. For more information, call the school at (201) 891-4895. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 Chasing the chill away Girl Scout Troop 215 of Wyckoff is collecting new and gently-used coats for its annual Operation Chill Chaser program. Coats may be dropped off at the Wyckoff Family YMCA at 691 Wyckoff Avenue now through Dec. 1. Boxes for the coats will be located at the front entrance. Scouts will deliver the coats to the Father English Community Center in Paterson. Pictured are Girl Scouts Marisa Trezza and Nina Harris. Generous gift 074ATE1, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Wyckoff, whose mission is to raise funds for breast cancer awareness, education, research, and local support, recently received a $1,000 donation from Koko FitClub, located in Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff. The donation was given in support of 074ATE1’s work. Koko FitClub donated $10 for each person who joined during the months of May and June. Pictured are Karen LaCorte, vice president of 074ATE1; Jessica Panicucci, treasurer of 074ATE1; Lynn Murphy, president of 074ATE1; and Debra Curcura, owner of Koko FitClub. (Photo courtesy of Koko FitClub.) Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 The hero under the fading whitewash At one great moment in history, John F. Kennedy may have saved the world from a nuclear catastrophe. Unknown to the American public, a U.S. pilot named Rudolph Anderson had been shot down and killed over Cuba by Soviet hot-heads. Some of Kennedy’s advisers - - the same sort of people who bombed Germany and Japan into rubble when the issue was no longer in doubt and killed thousands of French and Korean civilians -- urged a massive air strike on Cuba. Kennedy, an independent thinker who used his advisers as advisers and not as mentors, decided to keep talking. He brokered a deal with the Soviets that got the Soviet missiles out of Cuba and caused them to lose some face. (He quietly took our own missiles out of Turkey, but nobody knew about it while he was alive.) The alternative Kennedy wisely rejected -- a bomb- ing that could easily have gone nuclear -- would not have destroyed America, just the major American cities at a cost of tens of millions of American. Check out some photo- graphs of what Germany and Japan looked like in 1946 to imagine what it would have looked like. European Russia and urban China, however, would also have been totaled and the nuclear fallout would have contaminated the entire Eurasian continent. Russian joke: “When the sirens sound, go to the subway and take your bed sheets. There is sure to be a shortage of shrouds.” Kennedy may have saved world civilization. He deserves a hero’s honor for that. The rest of his career consisted of bold bungles long covered by a coat of whitewash thick enough to plaster the fossilized bones of a tyrannosaurus rex. We need to remember that. The four-hour broadcast of “JFK” chips off some large bits of the whitewash and leaves others in place. Advance warning: Evan Thomas is one of the writers brought in as a talking head, and since we worked at the same newspa- per 40 years ago and his books sell a lot better than mine, my dark blue eyes may occasionally flash green with envy. Having read his books while glowering and sulking, I grudgingly admit that Evan never deliberately distorts facts. He just makes more money than I do, and that, of course, is unforgivable. Now let us chip some whitewash. Joe Kennedy comes off as ambitious, but his ambition is somewhat normalized by PBS. He is shown as being anti-interventionist when some people argue that he was anti-British. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took him off the case as ambassador to the United Kingdom because he objected to FDR’s moves to get the U.S. into the war. It was worse than that according to Sey- mour Hersch, who reports that when anti-Nazi Germans asked for American political support to overthrow Hitler, Joe Kennedy betrayed the German anti-Nazi group to their own government. This would have been a death sentence, except that Joe Kennedy reported them to the Abwehr (military intelligence), which was also involved in plotting against Hitler. The anti-Nazi Germans were spared for four more years until they tried to kill Hitler and were hanged. Did Joe cost us a chance to get rid of Hitler without getting into another war? That should have been mentioned. The show tells us that John Kennedy’s first willful col- lege choice was Princeton, but his father insisted on Har- vard. JFK actually started Princeton, but could not cut the academics. My daughter, an honors graduate of Princeton, says everybody there knows the real story. JFK’s father then wangled his son’s way into Harvard. FDR also attended Harvard. According to Thomas Fleming, FDR thought our real enemies were the Prussian militarists -- the same people who wanted to bump off Hitler, and the same men Hitler later hanged after they tried to kill him. PBS skipped that one. JFK, under his father’s wing, wrote a book called “Why England Slept,” which praised Neville Chamberlain for buying time by knuckling under to Hitler at Munich. Bogus! In 1938, the Germans would have gotten a very bloody nose had they attacked the Czech border fortresses if Britain and France rallied to attack Germany in the West. Instead, the best “German” tanks used to invade France two years later were Czech-made, while the German-made tanks could not stand up to the much better French tanks. Militarily, the Germans should have lost the Battle of France. They won because the Hitler-Stalin Pact turned the French Left against their own government and because the French ultra-Right was anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi. Blather about mighty German tanks is a useless cliché. The best World War II tanks were Russian, then French. The Anglo- Saxons, the Italians, and the Japanese were in a four-way tie for worst place. The heroic personal aspects of JFK are amply and accurately covered. He was a sickly boy who made him- self worse by taking all sorts of medications that further undermined his health, but he had tremendous courage in the face of pain and the prospect of an early death. While more people than we care to remember lied to get out of World War II, JFK lied to get into the Navy and then passed up a safe stateside job in military intelligence to seek out combat. PT-109 got some mild paint chipping. PBS shows PT- 109 in combat. Kennedy’s actual combat before that awful night when the boat was rammed was almost nil. The narra- tor, however, questioned Kennedy’s seamanship in getting a small 70-knot PT boat rammed by a big 40-knot Japanese destroyer, but appropriately honored his courage and initia- tive in saving most of his crew with an arduous three-mile swim. A fair assessment would be that Kennedy was a bun- gler before the ramming of PT-109, but a hero afterward. He got two medals for clumsily losing a boat and two men, but saving 10 others. This may have started a pattern ful- filled during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Kennedy’s political career was marked by the same courage. He had to climb stairs by putting first one foot, then another, on the same step, while his back hurt terribly, but he shook hands from dawn to dusk running for Con- gress. He collapsed in the street at the Bunker Hill Parade, but was on his feet the day after and won the Democratic primary, then easily carried the Congressional election. He was 29. PBS left out the part about the Kennedy family’s intense admiration for Senator Joseph McCarthy, the accused witch hunter of communists in the U.S. government. Bobby Ken- nedy was one of McCarthy’s top legal advisors. Many, if not most of the people McCarthy accused, were actually guilty. JFK was absent from McCarthy’s censure hearing, as Lyndon Johnson pointed out. This was no accident, nor was it sheer laziness. By this time, JFK had been diagnosed with Addison’s disease, an adrenal failure associated with low energy and early death, but when his jealous rival for the White House, Johnson, had this reported, the documentary hon- estly reports that the Kennedy family lied about it, and the American people fell for it. Joe Kennedy, meanwhile, brought in Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. -- one of FDR’s sons -- to proclaim that he and JFK were both five-year service veterans during World War II while Hubert Humphrey was, at least by implication, a World War II draft dodger. Things like that mattered in the 1950s. Humphrey, who had a fine record on labor rights and civil rights, lost out. The PBS show mentions that Chicago and West Virginia were close in the election and that Kennedy won by one- quarter of one percent. In fact, Joe Kennedy put the fix in with the Chicago Mob and West Virginia crooks and that is probably why Jack got elected. This has been reported many times and confirmed. Nixon might have won on a recount in 1960, but passed up the chance. The show honestly reports that JFK was not much inter- ested in civil rights except as the violent mistreatment of African Americans played into the hands of Soviet pro- pagandists, PBS implies that the credit he received for the Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps overstated: Khrushchev had already turned back the Soviet blockade-buster ships when JFK reached out to make a deal. The fact that JFK instinctively declined to invade Cuba when the Russians had 43,000 soldiers and tactical nuclear weapons there is clearly to his credit. That shining moment cannot be taken from him, nor can his enormous physical courage in push- ing his sickly body through what must have been absolute torture. His last year as president saw progress in civil rights and a sanctioned coup in Vietnam that led to a war where 58,000 Americans later died and Johnson and Nixon -- who actually brought the civil rights legislation onto the books -- got to take the all the blame for Vietnam and little or none of the credit for ending segregation. The American Experience “JFK” is a whole lot more accurate and responsible than the Oliver Stone feature film of the same name, where Kennedy is murdered with the complicity of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, corporate war con- tracts, Cuba exiles, and a segment of the gay community. The American Experience, in fact, simply shows Jack and Jackie taking a second honeymoon in Dallas followed by the news of his death, and the assessment that he might have been a great president had he not been murdered. Tune in next week to find out who probably killed him. Letters to the Editor Concerned about basic curriculum Dear Editor: Common Core State Standards is a basic curriculum proposed to be identical in all schools in the United States that goes beyond the education of our students. Only 15 percent additional curriculum may be added to the man- dated program. It is disappointing that the public was not notified about this major change in the curriculum of the Wyckoff schools that was presented to the board of education. The Common Core State Standards initiative is devel- oped by non-governmental organizations and unelected boards outside of New Jersey. It is financed by private foun- dation funds and is therefore influenced by private interest. It violates privacy laws by requiring storage and sharing of private student and family data without individual consent. It over-relies on student test scores to evaluate teachers in New Jersey. It violates constitutional and federal law by granting to the United States government, powers which the Constitution reserves for the states or to the people. The New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate have introduced legislation to further investigate the principals of The Common Core Initiative. A4197 and S2973 establish a Common Core State Standards Evalua- tion Task Force and delay use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until the task force submits its final report. Despite these aforementioned concerns and pending legislation, the Wyckoff Board of Education and the K-8 administrators have decided to implement Common Core on an accelerated basis. This is the same board and administration that has over- seen the rankings of the Wyckoff schools, as measured by the ASK tests, drop in all schools from 2011 to 2012 -- in one case by more than 100 points. Anyone who is interested in improving the Wyckoff schools should come out and oppose the one size fits all Common Core Curriculum. Susan and Joel Winton Wyckoff Vets seek donations Dear Editor: The American Legion Posts of the Bergen County American Legion organization have voted to spearhead a fundraising project to purchase a new bus for the Paramus Veterans Home. The home presently has three buses which are used to transport the residents to off-premise affairs hosted by the Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks, and other organizations. These buses are old and in constant need of repairs. In fact, during the past six months at least two and sometimes all three have been in the repair shop, and the residents of the Paramus Veterans Home have been denied the pleasure of attending numerous picnics, pig roasts, (continued on page 27) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 27 Franklin Lakes Scribe Menorah Lighting planned The community is invited to the Franklin Lakes Bor- ough Hall’s Menorah Lighting on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. Mayor Frank Bivona and local officials will be par- ticipating in this free program. Following the ceremony there will be entertainment, hot Chanukah refreshments, glow-giveaways, and Chanukah crafts for children in the ambulance corps building on Bender Court. For more information, or to help sponsor the event, con- tact Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www. chabadplace.org. Christmas Tree Lighting announced The annual Franklin Lakes Christmas Tree Light- ing hosted by Franklin Lakes Public Library and Public Events Committee, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. The event will be held on DeKorte Drive between borough hall and the police department. Franklin Lakes Mayor Frank Bivona and council members will be on hand to assist, along with the students from the Franklin Avenue Middle School Chorus, and a special visitor from the North Pole. Following the tree lighting, the festivities and refresh- ments will be available at the library. This event will be held rain or shine. Christmas Boutique and Luncheon set The Auxiliary of the Little Sisters of the Poor will spon- sor a Christmas Boutique and Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at the Indian Trail Club, 830 Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes. In addition to the boutique and luncheon, the event will include prizes and contests. Proceeds will benefit Saint Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa. Tickets for the event are $50 per person. Checks and the names of those attending may be sent to Carol Lewis, 271 East 19 th Street, Paterson, NJ 07524 by Nov. 29. For more information, call Ethel Raap at (201) 666-9764, Elaine Abbate at (973) 345-6200, or e-mail elaine.abbate@hotmail. com. PBA holds Coat Drive The Franklin Lakes Police Department PBA Local 150 will hold its Annual Coat Drive on Nov. 23 and 24. Members of the community are asked to donate gently-used coats for the needy. Donated items may be dropped off at the Frank- lin Lakes Police Department at 490 DeKorte Drive. Last year, the coats were distributed by Saint John’s Letters to the Editor (continued from page 26) dinner events, fishing events, trips to Atlantic City, etc. The Veterans Administration has this issue on its radar and will be replacing the existing buses over time (we all know how long this could be), but even the three buses that are up and running are insufficient to handle the number of veterans who would like to attend events. The Legion Posts of Bergen County have now started a fundraising effort and the goal is to raise $80,000 in order to buy a fourth bus. This bus would be new, and therefore more reliable, and would supplement the existing buses until they are replaced, which will be over a period of time -- not overnight. We are asking that you help by making a donation to this project. We are a registered 501(C)(19) organization. Please send donations payable to Bergen County Ameri- can Legion, c/o Bob Salvini, 54 Thiem Avenue, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 and include in the memo line of the check that it is for the Paramus Vets Home Bus. Your generos- ity is truly appreciated. Please remember that this will help improve the social life and spirits of our less fortunate com- rades who reside at the home. All organizations donating $1,000 or more and any individual donating more than $500 will be included on a plaque (that will be donated by BCAL and not come from funds raised for the bus) recognizing their donation, so the residents using the bus will know who helped provide it. I thank you in advance. Should you have any questions, please feel to reach out to me at bobsalvini@att.net. Bob Salvini, Commander Bergen County American Legion Baptist Church in Paterson. Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The 8 p.m. meeting will be held in the music room at Franklin Lakes Middle School, 755 Franklin Avenue. The public is welcome. Teen programs available The Advisory Council for the Community by Teens and for Teens will meet at the Franklin Lakes Library on Nov. 20 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Franklin Lakes students in grades six through 12 who want to promote teen services at the library and organize local or global community service pro- grams are invited. No registration required. Refreshments are served. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Teens are invited to drop in the Teen Room every Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. for a drop-in craft. Franklin Lakes high school students are invited to become homework helpers. This program is held on Tues- days and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. in the children’s department. Volunteers assist children in kindergarten through grade five with their homework assignments. Helpers receive community service hours. To volunteer, contact Donna Kurdock or Sara Tobias at (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. ‘Thanksgiving Magic’ announced Domino the Great will present a magic show at the Franklin Lakes Library on Thursday, Nov. 21. The show will begin at 4 p.m. Domino the Great has performed his magic all over the world, including at the White House. “Thanksgiving Magic” is a family friendly program. To register, call (201) 891-2224 or visit the library at 470 DeKorte Drive during regular hours. To register online, visit www.franklinlakeslibrary.org and select “calendar of events.” Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. High school’s assets highlighted (continued from page 6) where we are going,” said Capuano. He said the school’s focus is three-fold: to expand course offerings; to recog- nize the importance of co-curricular activities in the life of a well-rounded student; and to keep up with the latest technology advances. He said an important component at Midland Park is that the school’s hearing impaired program adds diversity while being integrated into the regular class- room. Capuano said that in the past three years, five new elec- tives had been added to the curriculum, many offered on alternate years based on student interest. Other efforts to expand the academic program include a pilot program to share courses with Waldwick High School, and internship program that can lead to college credits, and even offering online classes for credit. “All is driven by student interest. We find what the stu- dents like, and then they achieve,” the principal said. “It gives the kids the opportunity to find their own niche,” said Director of Curriculum June Chang. He added that every challenge has a solution and presents the oppor- tunity for success. “We work academics to the highest point level,” he said. Capuano said the co-curricular program includes 36 clubs, has a no-cut policy at the high school level, and thrives on flexibility. It also allows for middle school stu- dents to avail themselves of some high school clubs, and provides tutoring for struggling students through the honor society. “What we do, we’re good at,” said Capuano referring to the competitive edge often held by the band and some sports. “Education is not quantity; it’s the quality that counts,” he concluded. The principal said any parent with questions may check the district’s website, mpsnj.org or contact him directly at 201-444-7400 to set up an appointment. Page 28 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Obituaries Frances T. Birch Frances T. Birch, nee Houlihan, of Ho-Ho-Kus, for- merly of Teaneck, died Nov. 9. She was 82. She was a homemaker and a parishioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her children Joseph Birch of Memphis, Tennessee, Patrick Birch of Los Ange- les, California, Mary Ann Dunn of Las Vegas, Nevada, Kathleen DeAngelis of West Milford, and James Birch of Ridgefield Park. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph F. Birch and her brother Walter Houlihan. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 55 Sycamore Avenue, Ho- Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 or West Milford Township First Aid Squad, 619 Ridge Road, West Milford, NJ 07480. Donald E. Brooks Donald E. Brooks of Wyckoff, formerly of Gutten- berg, died Nov. 12. He was 62. He was a certified public accountant for PriceWaterhouse Coopers in New York and a partner of the firm for many years. Along with his wife Gina, he was the owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses on the East Coast. He is survived by his wife of Gina (Cicioni) Brooks and his sons Gregory B. Brooks of New York City, Steven A. Brooks of Wyckoff, and David J. Brooks of Baltimore, Maryland. He is also survived by his mother June Gold of Lake Worth, Florida and his brother Raymond Brooks of Sebring, Florida. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to Turning for Home Inc., P.O. Box 300, Bensalem, PA 19020. Ophelia D. Farnsworth Ophelia D. Farnsworth, nee Vuono, of Ridgewood died Oct. 14. She was 90. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, where she was a Eucharistic minister and an honorary member of the Rosary Altar Soci- ety. She is survived by her children Priscilla Farnsworth of Ridgewood and Craig Farnsworth of Saratoga Springs, New York. She is also survived by two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Alpheus Farnsworth. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Bergen County Animal Shelter, 100 United Lane, Teter- boro, NJ 07608 or to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Leonetta M. Kachadurian Leonetta M. Kachadurian, nee Canonico, of Waldwick and Florida died Oct. 15. She was 83. She attended Saint Luke’s School in Ho-Ho-Kus and Rutgers University. Prior to moving to Florida in 1972, she and her husband owned and operated Lexington Cleaners in Glen Rock. She also worked part-time as a bookkeeper for Kilroy’s Wonder Market and was a real estate sales associate for over 35 years. She is survived by her sons Richard J. and Thomas H. Jr. and two grandsons, all of Lakeland, Florida. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas H. Kachadurian Sr. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Lynette F. Corsale Lynette F. Corsale, nee Vivino, of Mahwah, formerly of Paterson, Wayne, and Upper Saddle River, died Nov. 8. She was 68. She was a member the Upper Saddle River Woman’s Club and of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, which she served as treasurer for two years. She also helped sup- port battered women and visited Bergen Pines with gifts for the aged. She was a parishioner of Church of the Presen- tation in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her hus- band Stephan O. Corsale and her children Francine Moran of Park Ridge, Stephen V. of Mahwah, and Brian of Alam- eda, California. She is also survived by two grandchildren and her siblings Candice Vivino of Florida, Melissa Vivino Corso of New York City, Alfred Vivino of Maryland, and Arthur Vivino of Lincoln Park. Arrangements were made by Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton. Shirley T. Dahlin Shirley T. Dahlin, nee Frawley, of Waldwick, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died Nov. 10. She was 85. Before retir- ing, she was a receptionist at West Bergen Mental Health Center in Ridgewood. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park where she also served as a Eucharistic minister. She was a member of Saint Luke’s Senior Group. She is survived by her children Gary P. Dahlin, Teresa Montag, Richard F. Dahlin, Thomas M. Dahlin, William J. Dahlin, and Mary Penczek. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Richard W. Dahlin. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ameri- can Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231. Spencer Ainsworth Jones Spencer Ainsworth Jones of Ridgewood, formerly Springfield, died Nov. 11. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran of World War II. He attended Rutgers University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He had worked for the Chubb Corporation for 35 years, retiring in 1983 as the treasurer of the corporation and vice president of Chubb & Son, Inc. While with Chubb, he participated in the company’s bowling and golf leagues. Prior to his long career with Chubb, he was a CPA with Arthur Young & Co. He is survived by his first wife Claire, and their sons Christopher G. Jones of Brooklyn, New York and Robert B. Jones of Ridgewood. He is also survived by his half-brother William II of North Carolina. He was pre- deceased by his wife Rose and his siblings Richard, Wil- liam, Margaret, and his half-brother Carlberg. Memorial donations may be made to Children’s Aid and Family Ser- vices, 200 Robin Road, Paramus, NJ. Bertram J. Kersen Bertram J. Kersen of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ber- genfield and New Milford, died Nov. 10. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Dwight Morrow High School and Long Island University. He was the publisher of the Hudson Dispatch and Paterson News and was in the magazine and distribution business for the Hudson County News, Metropolitan News, and the New York Times. He is survived by his wife Beth M. Kersen and his sons Law- rence, Lowell, and David Kersen. He is also survived by three grandchildren and his sister Sorie Hecht. Arrange- ments were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Doris E. Landre Doris E. Landre of Ridgewood, formerly of Wyckoff, died Nov. 6. She was 90. She was a U.S. Navy WAVES vet- eran of World War II. She was a graduate of Barnard and earned a master’s degree from Smith. In a 30-year career at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, she rose to the position of secretary to the board of commission- ers, the highest ranking woman in the agency. She was a member of West Side Tennis Club, the Skating Club of New York, the Ridgewood Woman’s Club, the Garden Club of New Jersey, and the College Club of New Jersey. Memo- rial donations may be sent to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Dorothy M. Ledden Dorothy M. Ledden, nee Magarelli, of Ho-Ho-Kus, for- merly of Ridgefield, died Nov. 10. Before retiring, she was employed by Unilever of Englewood Cliffs. She is survived by her husband Ronald K. Ledden Sr., and her daughter Dorothy Ledden-Henry. She is also survived by three (continued on next page) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 29 Obituaries (continued from previous page) grandchildren and her sister Angela Lanza- lotto. She was predeceased by her son Ronald K. Ledden Jr. and her sister Octavia Carabellese. Arrangements were made by A.K. Macagna Funeral Home in Cliffside Park. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 2151 501 Saint Jude Place, Mem- phis, TN 38101-2151. Marie Tina Moroni Marie Tina Moroni of Mahwah, for- merly of Hasbrouck Heights, died Nov. 7. She was 92. She is survived by her daughter Louise Moroni of Hasbrouck Heights and Religious Notes Tree of Memories ceremony set The community is invited to Feeney Funeral Home’s Tree of Memories Cer- emony on Monday, Dec. 2. The service will be held on the front lawn of the funeral home located at 232 Franklin Avenue in Ridgewood. Attendees are invited to bring an ornament that symbolizes the life a loved one to be placed on the tree. Anyone who knows someone who might benefit from being at the ceremony is encouraged to invite him or her. After the commemorative service, cookies and coffee will be served. For details, call (201) 444-7650. Remembrance Tree dedicated The Vander Plaat Funeral Home of Wyckoff and Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park will hold the annual Tree of Remembrance ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2. The service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church located at 422 Cedar Hill Avenue in Wyckoff. The eight-foot tree will be decorated with ornaments personalized with the names of the deceased. Family members are invited to take the special ornaments home follow- ing the service. Preceding the dedication there will be a community outreach workshop, “Grief and the Holidays,” from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. The workshop will be held in Fellowship Hall at the church. All are welcome. Thanksgiving service set The community is invited to a Commu- nity Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. The service will be held at the Christian Reformed Church located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. Other Midland Park churches will also be partici- pating. All are invited. Fellowship and a dinner will follow. Attendees are encouraged to bring a cov- ered dish to share. Monetary donations will benefit CUMAC and the Midland Park Love Fund. For more information, contact the church at (201) 445-4260, churchoffice@mpcrc. org, or pastor@mpcrc.org. her sisters Mildred Sonzogni of Oradell and Virginia Michel of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Elio Moroni. Arrangements were made by Hen- nessey Heights Funeral Home in Hasbrouck Heights. vived by 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grand- children, three nephews, and one niece. She was predeceased by her husband Frank and her daughter Irene Sansalone. Arrange- ments were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider- Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Elizabeth “Betty” Mras, nee Givone, of Midland Park died Nov. 8. She was 73. She was the office manager for Care Chiro- practic for over 20 years. She was a parish- ioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her sons Thomas C. of Midland Park, and Christo- pher T. Sr. and Douglas T., both of Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is also survived by six grandchildren and her siblings Linda Mor- rison of Westwood, Joyce Salvi of Wyckoff, Robert Givone of Belvidere, and Michael Givone of Byram Township. She was pre- deceased by her husband Thomas S. Mras. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Thomas J. Watts of Pompton Lakes, for- merly of Midland Park, died Nov. 11. He was 61. He was employed at Mack Boring & Parts Company in Union. He is survived by his partner Deborah L. Morone and his siblings Jennifer Kearny, Betsy Miller, James Watts, Charles Watts, and Clifford Watts. He is also survived by five nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Mras Mary J. Pisciotta Mary J. Pisciotta, nee Silvestro, of Upper Saddle River died Nov. 8. She was 97. Fol- lowing an early career at the New York Rehabilitation Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York, she was a homemaker. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Presenta- tion in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her children Mary Lee Mannes, Judy Uzzo, and Joanne Johnston. She is also sur- Thomas J. Watts Edwin J. Weaver Edwin J. Weaver of Mahwah died Nov. 7. He was 81. He was born in Mahwah. He was the owner of the Community Shoppe, “Weaver’s,” until he retired in 1988. He is survived by his wife Betty (Kelly) Weaver and his children John Weaver of Little Silver, Richard Weaver of Georgia, Laura Mattson of Mahwah, and Beth Peterson of Cape May. He is also survived by six grand- children and his brother William Weaver of Florida. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Mahwah Fire Department Company #1 or the National Parkinson’s Foundation. Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Latest ‘Thor’ picture puts action above clarity by Dennis Seuling “Thor: The Dark World” is the God of Thunder’s third appearance on the big screen, following “Thor” (2011) and “The Avengers” (2012). Chris Hemsworth, with bulging muscles and a voice so deep it could make boulders trem- ble, is back in the title role, complete with magical hammer and red cape. One wonders if this garb is necessary or just a reminder that most self-respecting superheroes wear capes. Wardrobe issues aside, Hemsworth is the perfect human incarnation of a comic book character. This time around, someone or something has unleashed the Aether, a red-hued, floating, liquid substance that looks like a combination of Twizzlers and Christmas tree bunting -- a nasty fluid that can invade the bodies of those unfor- tunate enough to come in contact with it. To make mat- ters worse, the Nine Realms are coming into alignment, a rare occurrence that will create portals from one world to another, allowing Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and his band of Dark Elves the chance to attack Asgard, to avenge a thousands-year-old feud. Meanwhile, on Earth, scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Port- man), who has not seen Thor for two years, toils with her assistant Darcy (Kat Dennings) and eccentric head scientist Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard). That does it for the muddled premise. There are so many missteps in this movie that it is hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the plot, such as it is. Director Alan Taylor starts off with an exposition-filled prologue that includes a lot of information -- some of it crucial, some of it not -- while the viewer eagerly awaits the first appearance of Thor. Not a terribly imaginative director, Taylor relies on plenty of action in the form of numerous battles, lots of hammer scenes, and a panoply of mayhem, making the film merely a carbon copy of many superhero films that have gone before. The uniqueness of Thor is lost. Now there are modern weapons blazing, hand grenades, and anti-aircraft guns rat-tat-tatting at low-flying aircraft. Is this a story of the Norse god or a “Star Wars” installment? Back once again with highfalutin pronouncements, usu- ally filmed from a low angle to lend him god-like stature, is Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father. Looking pretty goofy with an eye patch and Santa Claus beard, Hopkins is hard to take seriously since his interpretation is worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit rather than a major motion picture. Thank goodness there is one redeeming feature in this mess of a movie, and that is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. This actor absolutely commands the screen, and he does it with a minimum of pizzazz, relying on sheer talent and a pierc- ing look to convey the enigma that is Thor’s crafty brother. Often, it appears that Hiddleston has lost his way from a far better movie. He is definitely an oasis in a desert of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in ‘Thor: The Dark World.’ mediocrity. Not your standard villain, Loki is textured. One never really knows what is going through his mind. He assesses developments as they occur and constantly shifts his plan, like a computer processing information. The film is in 3D. Predictably, Thor’s hammer and other assorted weapons come flying at the audience again and again. The 3D glasses darken the screen image, which might be appropriate for a movie subtitled “The Dark World,” but the technique is used less to enhance the storytelling than to allow theaters to add an extra $5 to the admission price. Save money and, if you must, see this in the standard 2D version. Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, “Thor: The Dark World” is a busy, noisy, muddled movie that places action above clarity and reduces its title character to a pawn in an unimaginative undertaking. Cook Up Some Business! Advertise your restaurant in The Villadom TIMES. You’ll reach over 47,000 households. 201-652-0744 www.villadom.com November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 31 Phony family attempts drug smuggling Will Poulter, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Emma Roberts pretend to be a family in order to smuggle drugs in ‘We’re the Millers.’ by Dennis Seuling “We’re the Millers” (Warner Home Video) is a road-trip comedy that takes its cue from “The Hangover” by offering lots of R-rated gags and preposterous situations that lead to sitcom-type dangers. David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer who prides himself on the fact that he will not sell to kids. When he is robbed of his stash and cash, he is left in serious debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). To make good -- and assure his own health -- David must become a big-time smuggler by bringing Brad’s latest shipment to the U.S. from Mexico. To give himself cover as a normal family man, he convinces his neighbors to pre- tend to be part of his family. His neighbors include stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and tattooed and pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts). The film’s premise is an interesting one, and several of the gags land, but a lot of opportunities are squandered on predictable bits “borrowed” from other movies. Anis- ton is very funny, but Poulter steals every scene he is in with spot-on comic timing. Be sure to watch all the way through the end credits; there are some neat surprises. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains an extended cut of the film, outtakes, deleted scenes, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Col- lection” (Cohen Media Group) marks the 100th anniversary of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh’s birth with four Brit- ish films that convinced David O. Selznick cast her as Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind.” In “Fire over England” (1936), Leigh portrays Cynthia, a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, who catches the eye of English spy Michael Ingolby, played by Leigh’s future husband, Laurence Oliv- ier. “Dark Journey” (1937) is a romantic thriller that takes place in Sweden during World War I. Leigh is Madeleine, a spy assigned to learn the plans of a German officer (Conrad Veidt). In “Storm in a Teacup” (1937), a newspaper reporter (Rex Harrison) assigned to do a story on a local politician finds himself falling in love with the politician’s daughter (Leigh). “St. Mar- tin’s Lane” (1937) is a comedy co-starring Charles Laughton as a street performer who spots young pickpocket Libby (Leigh) and brings her into his act. Bonus features on this two-disc Blu-ray release include two featurettes with Vivien Leigh biographers and original theatrical trailers. “Russian Ark” (Kino Lorber) is remark- able in that it consists of one unbroken 96- minute tracking shot through the halls of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The film is shot from the point of view of an unseen narrator as he explores the museum and travels through hundreds of years of Russian history, from encoun- ters with Catherine the Great to a sumptu- ous recreation of the last Royal Ball held in the White Palace in 1913. Special features on this Blu-ray release include a making-of documentary including cast and crew inter- views. “JFK 50 Year Ultimate Collector’s Edi- tion” (Warner Home Video) is a five-disc box set containing the Blu-ray edition of (continued on Crossword page) Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Oliver Stone’s provocative motion picture “JFK.” On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) was arrested for the crime and subsequently shot by Jack Ruby (Brian Doyle-Murray), who claimed to have been avenging Ken- nedy’s death. An investigation concludes that Oswald and Ruby each acted alone, but Louisiana District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) remained skeptical. Assem- bling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducted his own investigation, bringing about a backlash from power- ful government and political figures. The impressive cast includes Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, and John Candy. Special features include a new documentary, “JFK: To the Brink,” a segment from Stone’s “Untold History of the United States,” the re-mastered documentary “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” deleted and extended scenes, commentary by Stone, and the feature film “PT 109.” “Planes” (Disney) is clearly Disney’s post-“Cars” attempt to franchise all forms of transportation into the world of animation. Dusty is a crop duster with dreams of a once-in- a-lifetime chance to take on the world’s fastest fliers in the greatest air race ever. Dusty is well-intentioned, but has two major problems: He is not built for speed and he is afraid of heights. His courage is put to the test as he aims higher than anyone ever imagined. Plot points between “Cars” and “Planes” are similar, with the primary difference being that the animation artists in the latter take their talents skyward in a number of razzle-dazzle mid-air soaring and swooshing effects. Voice talent is provided by Dane Cook and Stacey Keach, who don’t bother to give a distinguish- ing touch to their characters. Extras on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include deleted scenes, a mini-documentary on the world’s most famous aviators, and two behind-the- scenes featurettes. “All the President’s Men” (Warner Home Video) is being released during the 40th anniversary of Watergate. Based on the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the movie deals with the Watergate burglary and the investigation that ultimately brought down Presi- dent Richard Nixon and his administration. Nominated for four Academy Awards, the film has lost none of its origi- nal power. Director Alan J. Pakula led an impressive cast of Oscar-winners Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards in a gripping, procedural drama that made journalism look exciting, dangerous, and essential. Bonus features on the two-disc Blu-ray release include the new documentary “All the President’s Men Revisited,” com- mentary by Redford, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “Ambushed” (Anchor Bay) looks at the dark, seductive underbelly of Los Angeles from the point of view of two of its seedier denizens, mid-level drug pushers Eddie (Gianni Capaldi) and Frank (Daniel Bonjour). They want a chance to hit the big time. Unfortunately, their attempt to achieve their goal by ripping off their middleman in a murderous bid sets off a dangerous chain of events involving a ruthless crime boss, a dirty cop, and the federal agent chasing them all. This direct-to-video flick is far from the caliber one expects from a theatrical feature. The only name of con- sequence in the movie is Dolph Lundgren (“Rocky IV”), who turns in a respectable performance as the DEA agent, but can’t elevate this otherwise sloppy picture. There are no bonus features on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack release. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 33 ��������������������������� SERVICE MART HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES FRANKLIN LAKES Get your license in 2.5 weeks. Start earning money with the busy & bustling Franklin Lakes Weichert Office offering the best training & support in the industry. Call Tamar Joffe, Manager at 201-891-6900 WEICHERT, REALTORS Hairdresser - Busy shop, Allendale area. Some fol- lowing pref. 201-747-1496 Hair Stylist - Are you looking for a change? We are a friendly, professional busy salon & we have a station available for you! Preferable with a follow- ing. Come join our team. Health benefits avail. 201- 251-1234. Call for appt. MP area. Teenager great with PC. Call 201-444-6555 Phone Interviewers-Ramsey NO SALES. 201-986-1288 PT Day/Eve/WE $9.00 Bilingual $11.00-Spanish Education: Upper Saddle River Schools has an opening at Reynolds School for (1) Lunch Aide, hours 10:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Send cover letter and resume to Dr. Monica M. Browne, 395 W. Saddle River Road, USR, NJ 07458 or fax (201)934- 4923 ASAP. NO PHONE CALLS. EOE/AA Dead- line: Open until filled. SITUATION WANTED Live out nanny/lite hskeep for children. Have exp. with multiples. I am a retired social worker. Patient and loving. Flexible, full or part time, Permanent position $15 to $18 per hour. Con- tact Lisa at 201-783-8925 for references and criminal background check. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Looking to run your own business? Opportunity for independent massage therapist, skin care/esthe- tician or electrologist. Room available for busi- ness minded entrepreneur. MP area. 201-251-1234 ACCOUNTING GIFT BASKETS Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll. Exp’d, reasonably priced. Call 201-873-7263 CHRIS QB/Quicken/AP/AR/PR Personal/Business Call Lucille 201-803-5439 ������������ CLEANING SERVICE ����������������������������� ���������������� Affordable Low Rates. Apt $50.00, House $75.00 Insured/refs.201-385-2271 Bergen Home off cleaning Great Refs. 20 year exp. Esther 201-410-7145 CLEAN OUTS MITO’S RUBBISH REMOVAL JAMES LANDSCAPING INC. �������������������������������� ������������������������������ �������������������������������� BOOKKEEPING Housecleaning - Home, Apt, Office. Free Est. Call Barbara 973-779-1546 LANDSCAPING & LAWNCARE � ���� �� ������� � ���������� �� ������ GUTTER CLEANING AFFORDABLE CLEANING/REPAIRS ������� ���������� ��������������� ��������������� ������������ GUTTER CLEANING PAINTING Interior/Exterior Complete House Clean Outs ROOF REPAIRS & We Will Clean: SIDING Attics • Basements • Garages ������������������� Call Edgar Please Demolition Work: Ramsey, NJ 201-788-8471 Pools • Shed • ������������������ Deck Removal We Will Haul Everything Away Fully Insured • Free Estimates IT PAY$$$ 201-803-0787 TO ADVERTISE IN THE VILLADOM TIMES COUNTERTOPS LAWN SPRINKLERS PIANO LESSONS LAWN SPRINKLERS Spring Start Up New Installation Service • Winterization Children’s Piano Teacher Call ��������������������� Moe 201-612-3293 ��������� Classical Suzuki & ����� Traditional Music 201-857-8700 Certified Suzuki Piano Teacher LIGHTING Holiday & Christmas lighting installed. 973-207-0863 MASONRY ������������� ���������������� ������������������������ ���������������������� Complete Maintenance DINING OUT? Shrub & Tree Pruning, Restaurant Guide Check ���������������������������� our Seasonal Clean Ups, Drainage, 1 col x 1 Midland Park jonscustomcontractors@gmail.com MikesClass1x1.5(4-1-09) GIO’S HANDYMAN Repair/Maintenance/Install 1 DRAPERIES col x 1.5” Painting int./ext. Wood JonsCustom1x1.5(A) floors & laminate. No Job Too Small. Fully Insured Custom Draperies For issue of 9-18-13 201-264-2124 by Cindy For 25 Karen from Allison YEARS EXPERIENCE Window Treatments, Bedding, etc. your fabric or mine FREE ESTIMATES • PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED 201-445-7812 All Work Guaranteed DRIVEWAYS Driveways • Pavers • Asphalt Patios • Belgium Block Sebastian Construction Hardscaping • Landscape Design Plantings • Masonry Sealcoating • Stoops “ONE STOP SHOPPING” 201-934-4055 - free est. LIC. #13VH04009600 ELECTRICAL All-Phases Electrical LLC No Problems, Just Solutions NJ Lic # 15529 Full Service Electricians Insured, Bonded, Free Quotes 201-888-8656 All-PhasesElectrical.com DUAL ELECTRIC LLC All electrical work Lic # 17002. 201-739-5671 HOME IMPROVEMENT Bergen County Home I mprovem ent s .Small repairs to remodel. Will beat any prices. 201-264-2103 HOUSECLEANING Professional cleaning at reasonable. prices. Call Arleta 973-614-0117/201-425-8450 Housecleaning - 2 polish women. 18 years exp. Call Christina 973-462-8401 ������ ������������������������ ����������������������� ������������� ������������������������ ���������������������������������������� ������������������������������������� �� � � � � � � ������������������ �������������������������� ���������������� Larry Rogers Plumbing For all your plumbing and heating needs. 201-847- 1737. NJ Lic. # 6980 Mahwah area & surrounding towns. ���������������������� ���������������������� POWERWASHING PLANNING ON Quality & Dependability Since 1979 Lawn Maintainance. Fall lawn renovation. Landscap- YOUR Karen from ing, Mulching, Pruning, Low 6-2-10 HOMETOWN Janine NEWSPAPER Voltage/Holiday Lighting, EdgarClassified1x1(6-2-10) Sod, Seed Lawns. Drainage, HANDYMAN Free est. 973-207-0863 Bill’s Handyman Service Water damage repair Wall board repair. Painting �������������������� interior/exterior. Deck repair/ ����������� maint. No job too small ������������ & 4-1-09... Karen....From . Lic. Janine ins. 201-447-6962 PLUMBING/ HEATING RM Plumbing - Heating Sebastian Construction LLC Shower Leaks. Boiler/ Pavers*Masonry*Stoops Water heaters. Low Rates Hardscape*Stonework*Walls 201-522-2058. Lic # 12019 201-934-4055. Res./com. ������������������������������� for the Finest Brush & Stump Cleanup ���������������������� ���������������������� Dining 201-848-9147 PAINTING & ���������� Fall Clean ups. Complete PAPERHANGING � �� � � � ����� � ���������� �������� ���� HOUSE FOR SALE Lowest price in Wyckoff $379,000. 3BR/2FB. Call 201- 790-5544. ReMax Properties. RENTAL AGENT NJ Rental Queen No fee to landlord-FREE! I Qualify All Tenants 201-790-5544. Call Allison 9-28-11 Karen/Janine FOR SALE G.R. Goris 3-21-12 KAREN/JANINE & Heating, Plumbing ������������� PianoLessonsMoe1x1 LLC. ������������������������ FIREWOOD 1 x1 NJ Plumbing KenSteenstraLawn1x1Class(3- Lic 12147 ������������������������� 201-995-1380 FOR SALE ��������������������� 21-12) Family trade since 1927 � ��� �� ���� �� �� � ����� �� ������� � ��� �� ������ � ������������������ ��� �� � � ����� �������������������������� 10-30-13 ������ � � Karen from Janine ������������ � ���������� ChrisJames1x1.5Class(10-30-13) ������ 1 � � �� col �� �� x �� 1.5 �� � �� � �� �� � ������������ Methods R E A L E S T AT E PERFECTION PLUS Professional Painting & Paperhanging Interior & Exterior Finest Quality Reas. Rates (201) 447-8836 Est. 1983 perfectionpluspainting.com Mr.Clean Pressurewash Decks Sidewalks Houses Reliable, Responsible Reasonable.201-818-0742 RUBBISH REMOVAL Complete clean-outs Basements/garages Shed & pool removal Free est. SAME DAY SERVICE 201-447-5887 SNOW REMOVAL Snow Removal Seasoned Firewood $150.00 per cord/delivered 201-954-3164 Firewood-seasoned/delivered $225/cord. $125/half cord. All oak. 201-316-6453 Seasoned firewood, burn ready. $200/cord. $145/ half cord. 201-397-0767 SEASONED SPLIT FIREWOOD $200/cord. $125/half cord delivered. 201-538-3738 WANTED WANTED TO BUY Paintings-Prints-Jewelry Books. All Objects of Art or Historic Interest. 201-891- 6931 * 201-838-7728 PAINTING Complete Tree Care 1-23-13 karen/janine ext. BRUSHWORKS Bergen Cty int/ for Serving 201-857-8700 201-397-0767 20yrs. Allendale PrestigeClass1x1(1-23-13) 201-264-2103 FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR 1x1 TREE SERVICE Bobcat & Backhoe Service 10% OFF CONSTRUCTION LABOR (MAX $500) New customers only with this ad. Free Estimates • Fully Insured Justin’s Landscaping Fall cleanups * Leaf vacuum pick up svc * Lawn maint. Plantings*trimming 201-848-9220 Free est. Love in Bloom LLC Leaves blown to street. Seed lawn ASAP. 201-891-3043 CMH Painting Interior/Exterior. Clean & Reliable. Free Quotes Call Chris 973-349-4826 Painting - Winter Special Complete home makeover Special base price, Limited space. Call now! 201-818-0742 Galapagos Painting Ext/Int-PW-Serving 15yrs Reliable-Neat & Clean Work Call us now! 201-995-7472 PSYCHIC/MEDIUM CINDY MUNI 3-14-12 KAREN/JANINE Psychic Medium EJL Landscaping LLC Do You Have Questions KenSteenstra1x2Class(3-14-12) Decisions Fall Clean ups, Snow About Business Removal 201-981-1991 or Relationships? 1 x 2” Are You Wondering Dan Hook About Your Spiritual Property Maintenance Mission or What *Fall/Spring clean ups Your Future Holds? *Weekly maint.*Mulching Call 201-707-5236 *Plantings *Powerwashing. *Seasoned Firewood PARTY SERVER Call Dan for a free est. 201-954-3164 Exp’d personal server for Classifieds Work! Place your ad in The Villadom Times small parties in your home. References available. Call Kim 201-681-6950. � ���� �� ������� � ��� �� ������ � ������ ��������� ����� ������� ������������ � Academy Arborcare Complete Tree Service Insured/Free est. 43 yrs exp. 201-397-0767 ����������������������� TUTORING ���������������������� Math Tutor - 20 yrs+ exp. All levels - All grades - SAT Call Steven 201-925-9303 HS Honor Student will tutor your child, help with homework. References available. 201-681-6950 Spanish/English Instructor 201-779-1563 WINDOW CLEANING AFFORDABLE-Insured Est. 40 years 201-385-2271 continued on next page Page 34 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 CLASSIFIED RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in virtue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. kr Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. kv RELIGIOUS Thank You St. Jude cont. from preceding page Prayer to St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publi- cation must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. jw Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. js CLASSIFIED Up to 3 lines .............................. $12.00 $12.50 Each additional line ................... $2.50 Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City/State/Zip _________________________________ Phone _______________________________________ (25 Characters per line including spaces and punctuation) Carefully check your advertisiment the day it appears since we can not be responsible for errors of any kind in subsequent editions of the same ad. Corrections and changes, however, will be gladly made. MAIL TO: CLASSIFIEDS-VILLADOM TIMES P.O. Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432 Be sure to enclose your check or money order. ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY 12 NOON FOR AD HELP, CALL 201-652-0744 Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in virtue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. mr Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. nb Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. cd ANNOUNCEMENTS Medical Alerts for Seniors- 24/7 monitoring. FREE Equipment. FREE Ship- ping. Nationwide Service $29.95/Month. CALL Medi- cal Guardian Today 877- 827-1331 All Things Basementy! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing? Fin- ishing? Structual Repairs? Humidity and Mold Control FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1- 866-589-0174 CAR DONATIONS DONATE YOUR CAR- FAST FREE TOWING 24 hr. Response - Tax Deduc- tion UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION Providing Free Mammo- grams & Breast Cancer Info 866-945-1156 FOR SALE SAFE STEP TUBS. Enjoy safety, comfort and thera- peutic relief from the best walk-in tubs made in the USA. Call 1-888-734-4527 for FREE information and SENIOR DISCOUNTS! DirecTV-Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sun- day ticket free!! Start sav- ing today! 1-800-352-7157 MEDICAL/HEALTH Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90 percent on all your medica- tion needs. Call today 1- 800-254-4073, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping LOTS & ACREAGE GETAWAY CABIN-5 ACRES $59,900. 3,000 ac State Land, snowmobile trail, 2 hrs NY City, 1/2 hr Albany! Add’l land also avail! NO CLOSING COSTS! Call (888) 738-6994 or www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT! 60 acres - $99,900. G’teed income, adjoins State Land, nice views, stonewalls, 2 hrs NYC, 1/2 Albany! NO CLOSING COSTS! Call 866-495-8733 or www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com CATSKILL MTN MINI FARM! 35 acres - $149,900. Farmhouse, barn, pond, stream, springs, gorgeous views! Near Delhi, less than 3 hrs NYC! Owner terms avail! Call 888-479-7997 or www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME. 6-8 weeks. ACCREDITED. Get a Diploma. Get a Job! No Computer Needed. Free Brochure. 1-800-264-8330. Benjamin Franklin High School www.diplomafromhome.com Villadom LOTS & ACREAGE 25,000 SQUARE SAVE on Cable TV-Inter- net-Digital Phone-Satel- lite. You’ve Got A Choice! Options from ALL major service providers. Call us to learn more! CALL Today. 866-766-6459 Happenings FOOT BARN-15 ACRES (continued from page ONLY 2) $89,900! Bring your 1 horses-it’s from September through June. to 4 p.m. ready to go! The Donald with beau- Level open land Cooper Railroad was the IS gift to the museum HOW BUSINESS? Need by tiful Renee Darboe, a 60 Mahwah resident, whose late husband, views! Add’l ac more customers? Adver- next avail a dis- Donald door Cooper, at collected over tise to cars and million locomo- 700 over 4 70 homes count! Call his 495-8733 and is the devoted work tives during (866) lifetime. The layout businesses throughout of Mid-Atlantic Region a newyorklandandlakes.com group of railroad volunteers who the spend many hours each HELP WANTED week to wire the tracks, maintain for and the one cars price and with the online tracks, print advertising. Visit and 2012 keep Federal railroad Posi- good condition. macnetonline.com the Postal in The meticulously www. detailed - scenery, largely handled 800-450-7227 Starlene Van by volunteer tions NOW HIRING! Dunk, is changed according to the season. $13.00-$36.50+/hr., Full The Mahwah Museum, Benefits/Paid Training. No located at 201 Franklin Turn- Experience/Call the 1- pike, also features Today! exhibits “Neighborhoods of Mahwah: 800-593-2664 “Les 1913-2013” and x141. Paul in Mahwah.” Admission is $5. Proflowers-Send Bouquets Members and DIABETICS are admitted free of charge. For children ATTENTION for more Medicare. Get a call (201) 512-0099 Any Anniversary www.mah- or Occasion. or Birth- visit with information, FREE day, Just talking meter and wahmuseum.org. diabetic Because! Take 20 percent testing supplies at NO COST, receives your order over $29! Go from The Mahwah Museum off operating support to FREE home delivery! the plus New Jersey Historical Commission in the Department www.Proflowers.com/Bril- of all, meter elimi- liant or call 1-888-718-0394 of Best State. painful this finger pricking! nates Call 866-955-7746 Thanksgiving Craft Show set The annual Thanksgiving Craft Show will return to LOTS ACREAGE Paramus & High School on Sunday, BUSINESS from TO 10 a.m. to Dec. 1 5 25,000 The SQUARE is FOOT at 99 BUSINESS Road. The p.m. school located East Century show is - sponsored by ONLY BARN 15 ACRES Project Graduation and promoted by ADVERTISING WORKS P.J.’s Promotions. Over your 100 quality G exhibitors - R - O from L I N four $89,900! Bring TO ETHE N E horses states will - it’s be ready to go! at the AND PRINT. crafts, us art, a call and participating show with Give Level open photography. land with to market your business to beautiful views! Add’l of 60 Oradell over will 4 million showing hand Maral Kachichian be households ac next door avail at dis- for price in will painted Call ornaments, and Julie Askins just of one Hillsdale publica- be count! (866) 495-8733 tions like Lauretta our selling her jewelry. Floral designer Fran this as well of as Haw- newyorklandandlakes.com thorne and Andy Coyle of Haledon online w.mac displaying inlaid will classified sites. Visit be netonline.c om ww wood cutting boards. Fiber artist and Erin call Holmqvist of Park 800-450-7227 for ABANDONED FARM 60 Ridge and $79,900 Beautiful Gundlah details. potter Catherine more of Paramus will also acres - be trout participating. awesome stream, The sponsors be valley views, quality will hard- serving a breakfast and lunch AUTOS WANTED wood Admission is $3. menu. timber, great hunting! For more information, call (201) Below 666-1340 or market www.pjspromotions.com. visit price! CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Call (888) 738-6994 newyorklandandlakes.com PayMAX pays the MAX! call TOP Women singers One invited gets you Any a year/ DOLLAR offer! 1-888-PAY- Women singers who want to be make/model. a unique chorus part of are REAL ESTATE/ the list for MAX-5 Ridgewood Choral’s invited to join The (1-888-729-6295) Holiday FOR SALE The Winter Ensemble of the Ridgewood LAND Musicale. Choral, the women’s chorus celebrating its 86 th season of 20 and FREE! presents song ACRES service, Buy 40- annual LOTS & ACREAGE seasonal entertainment Get 60 Acres. with refreshments $0-Down for Back prospective new members and other $168/mo. Money LENDER ORDERED SALE! invited guests. NO This CREDIT musicale, directed by Certified year’s Guarantee 5 acres - $19,900. Marjorie Vandervoort Beautiful Susan LaFever organic piano, will Views, with Views. at the farmland! be held CHECKS. Road/Surveyed. Near El Friday, Dec. 6 at the Ridgewood fields, woods! Just 125 off North Public Library, Ny Paso, Avenue in Ridgewood at 1 State To Thruway! an Terms! Maple Texas. 1-800-843-7537. p.m. receive invita- wwwsunsetranches.com tion to the musicale or for further Call NOW! (888) about joining information 905-8847 upstateNYland.com the MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS- chorus, call Becky Bruce at (201) 784-7686. Rehearsals for the 86 th FLUTE, CLARINET, VIO- annual Spring Concert will begin CARD AD Jan. 3. Trumpet, Trombone, for April BUSINESS information Homes 11. For about LIN, The concert is set SPECIAL! 500,000 Guitar the Amplifier, Fender anniversary season of only music performances, choral’s 86 th for $500. You choose $70. socials, ea. & Many others projects, visit www.ridgewoochoral.org. service at sim- the area of coverage in free ilar savings. 516-377-7907 community papers...we do the nominations READERS & MUSIC Jersey seeks rest. Call 800-450-7227 VSA New LOV- or visit macnetonline.com ERS. 100 Greatest Nov- Jersey, a els VSA New books) ONLY statewide nonprofit organization (audio dedicated (plus to s promoting the creative Cash for of people junk power with $99.00 h.) Includes Top your MP3 Player disabilities, & is Accessories. applications Running the or 2014 Dent accepting for car. not. Arts BONUS: 50 Awards. VSA Achievement Classical Music New repairs. 201-951-1810 of the Jersey is a member Works & Money Back Guar- VSA Affiliate Today! 1-877- a program of the John F. Kennedy Network, antee. Call Center for the Performing Arts. 407-9404. The annual VSA/NJ Arts Achievement Awards include the ABANDONED Arts FARM. 60 Student Excellence Awards, presented to stu- dents with disabilities who are MISCELLANOUS classified (mainstreamed, acres-$79,900. Beauti- inclusion, stream, awesome classes or activities), 14-21 years ful trout self-contained GET HIGH-SPEED INTER- old, not views, exceed 12 hard- grade level, who show at outstanding valley to quality th NET Starting $19.99 a wood timber, achievement in, great hunt- and commitment month. an Bundle form; up and to the to, art & get a ing! Below in market Arts Awards, presented to outstanding price! Education the $100 Visa Gift Card! Order Call (888) administrators for establishing high qual- 738-6994 educators and Now 800-614-9150 newyorklandandlakes.com ity arts programs for classified students. The awards also recognize individuals who have HOME IMPROVEMENT CASH demonstrated outstand- trucks ing commitment to arts education for classified students. We Call for the distinguished Empire Today® to Not! Award recipients become candidates schedule FREE in-home NJ POLE BARNS Garage kits in Arts Education. a on The Carpeting & Call: Governor’s Awards application estimate and pole is Jan. deadline barns, we 23, manufac- 2014. Flooring. Call Today! 1-800- ture, For we applications and registration information, contact Wanted ship direct, you save. 955-2716. Strips $22 w w w.apmbuil dings.c o m VSA New Jersey at 703 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, By Mail 888-261-2488 NJ 08901, (732) 745-3885, 745-3913 (TTY), TO or BUY info@vsanj. WANTED org. Wanted all motorcycles pre 1980.Running or not. Japa- nese, British, American, European. Top cash paid, free pick up, call 315-569-8094 CASH pired November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 35 Park Windmill Students hold Rake & Run Midland Park High School’s Interact Club will hold a Rake and Run activity on Nov. 23. Interact Club members will rake leaves to the curb for elderly residents in need of assistance. To arrange for a visit by the students, or if you know someone who could use some help with their leaves, e-mail Nderitter@mpsnj.org or kamprussell@gmail. com or call Russ Kamp at (201) 675-8797 with the name, address, and a phone number of the resident in need of leaf assistance. Cookie Walk announced The Midland Park United Methodist Church’s Annual Cookie Walk will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event will feature homemade cookies and holiday treats that can be purchased by the pound. The sale will be held at the church at 269 Godwin Avenue from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – or as long as supplies last. Call (201) 445-3787 for details. PAPS announces Theater Arts Fundraiser Midland Park High School Performing Arts Parents will hold a fundraiser to benefit the high school’s theater arts programs. Three prizes will be awarded. The first place winner will receive an iPad mini valued at $350, the second place winner will receive a 19-inch LCD HD TV valued at $150, and the third place winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. Tickets are $5 and are being sold by cast, crew, and family members of the drama and musical programs to help offset production costs. To obtain tickets for the fundraiser, contact Donna Hal- liwell at Dhalliwell@mpsnj.org. Lions invite vets to join The Midland Park Lions Club is offering local U.S. vet- erans a special opportunity to serve the community. The “Involve a U.S. Veteran Program” offers qualified U.S. vet- erans an entrance fee waiver when joining a local Lions Club. Eligible veterans include retired U.S. military per- sonnel or honorably-discharged members of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, Navy, or Reserves. Those currently serving in the National Guard or Reserves are also eligible. Contact Jack Romano at (201) 444-8601 or zip6104@yahoo.com for information. The Midland Park Lions Club meets on the second Tues- day of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the headquarters of Hori- zon Pest Control, 45 Cross Avenue in Midland Park. Learn about the college admission process Join certified school counselor Deborah Shames for a Nov. 19 discussion of the steps and timelines of the college admission process. This program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Midland Park Memorial Library, 250 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. High school students who are beginning the college search process and their parents are invited to this free talk. RSVP to (201) 444-2390 or at the front desk of the library. MPCE hosts excursions The Midland Park Continuing Education Program is offering a variety of exciting day and overnight trips. Pro- grams and trips are open to adults from Midland Park and the surrounding communities. Some of the offerings include trips to: Bethlehem – The Christmas City, Dec. 7; Yuletide Happenings in Morris- town, Dec. 11; Radio City Christmas Show, Dec. 12; Pitts- burgh Express, April 30 through May 2; Cape May, May 20 through 22; Nashville Show Trip, June 8 through 14; Ottawa & The Thousand Islands, Aug. 15 through 19; Bilt- more Estate & Ashville, North Carolina, Sept. 21 through 26; and France – Paris, Loire Valley & Normandy, Oct. 10 through 19. For the complete brochure, call (201) 444-2030 or visit www.mpsnj.org. Volunteers sought for crisis team The Midland Park Police Department and the Bergen County Department of Human Services, Division of Alter- native to Domestic Violence are recruiting volunteers for a regional team that will respond to victims of domestic vio- lence at police departments in Bergen County municipali- ties. Volunteers from the community are trained to offer necessary information and referrals to victims when they need it most. The Midland Park Police Department is now accepting applications for vacancies for the county’s Domestic Vio- lence Crisis Response Team. Applicants will be required to consent to a criminal background check, urine test, and fingerprinting and must attend a 40-hour training program. Anyone interested n applying may contact BCDH/ADV at adv@co.bergen.nj.us or (201) 336-7577. Recycling center update The Midland Park Recycling Center is now accepting commingled materials. Items may be placed in the blue bin located at the center located at 20 Greenwood Avenue. New hours for the center are: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday hours are noon to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Caregiver Support Group to meet Children’s Aid & Family Services’ Eldercare Program assists caregivers through its Caregiver Support Group, which is facilitated by eldercare social worker Sheila Brogan. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at the Northwest Senior Center at 46-50 Center Street in Midland Park. Caregivers who attend the group are given opportuni- ties to explore and share feelings, examine their coping skills, and learn about community resources available to provide assistance. The positive and supportive aspects of this support program help caregivers to better manage the stresses and strains of care-giving and to respond to their own needs and those of the person for whom they care. For more information, call Sheila Brogan at (201) 447-5695 on Tuesday or Wednesday or e-mail sheilabrogan@optonline.net. Residents encouraged to register for Swift 911 The Midland Park Office of Emergency Management reminds residents with Optimum, Vonage, and other non- Verizon phone services that the county’s new Reverse 911 vendor may not have their phone listing. As a result, those residents may not receive emergency messages. Residents with non-Verizon phones should register their numbers at bcoem.org under the “SwiftReach” category. Multiple numbers can be registered at this site. For more information about Reverse 911, or emergency management, including how to join the Community Emergency Response Team, e-mail certmp@yahoo.com. Midland Park residents may also stay informed through E-Notices. Sign up at mpnj.com. Property owner alert The Borough of Midland Park reminds property owners to carefully trim shrubs and trees located along the prop- erty line. For the safety of pedestrians and motorists, side- walks and roadways must be easily passable. Eagle project (continued from page 5) authorization to sign a developer’s agreement with GS Realty Corporation, budget transfers, a contract award for special needs housing, the Alpert/HDC Bergen County HOME Application, and tree removal on Wooded Trail. Two other resolutions regarding facilities use permits for English Pro Soccer and the Atlantic Coast Football League were tabled until the December meeting at the request of Borough Administrator Gregory Hart, who cited several open questions on both issues. During the council session, Mayor Bivona paused to acknowledge Frank McMahon, the Franklin Lakes/ Mahwah reporter for Villadom TIMES, who collapsed at a recent meeting. The mayor said he had spoken with McMahon, who is now on the mend, and expressed appre- ciation to those who had offered assistance at the time. After the meeting adjourned, Councilman Kahwaty said, “Frank’s the greatest guy. He even apologized for interrupting the meeting—to have such presence of mind is extraordinary. We all wish him well.” The sentiment was echoed by the Mayor, who com- mented, “Frank is a professional in every sense of the word. He epitomizes great reporting that is meaningful to residents. He’s a pleasure to deal with, and we look for- ward to having him back reporting in Franklin Lakes.” Police Report (continued from page 12) a 25-year-old Paramus man was arrested for DWI. Follow- ing a breath test, he was charged with driving while intoxi- cated, reckless driving, and speeding. He was released to his father and will appear in municipal court. A resident of Godwin Avenue near Wyckoff Avenue called police on Nov. 8 at 2:15 p.m. and reported some- one was attempting to break into her home through a rear window. The woman reported that a black male had rung her doorbell and she chose not to answer the door. The man then walked to the rear of the home, smashed out a window, and attempted to enter the home. He then heard the woman in the house, and fled in a two-door black Honda that he had parked in her driveway. Wyckoff officers and police departments in surrounding towns searched for the vehicle; it was not located. Sergeant Jack McEwan and Patrolman Kyle Ferreira investigated. Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox advises residents that this is a typical method for burglars. They ring door- bells to ascertain whether anyone is at home. If nobody answers the door, they break in. If someone does answer the door, they will pretend to be lost, looking for a cer- tain street, or perhaps make up a last name and ask if you know that person on the street. A resident who encounters someone at their door asking such questions should contact police immediately. Page 36 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013