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Access to homes on Newtown Road within the project area will be available from either Cedar Hill Avenue or the intersection of Newtown Road and Henry Place, but not both. Commuters using public transportation located in the work zone are encouraged to contact their bus company to determine alternate pickup locations during the road closing. Audition for FLOW Follies Anyone who would like to be part of the March 2014 FLOW Follies production is invited to audition on Nov. 12, 13, or 14. Auditions will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria at Indian Hills High School, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. The organization is seeking performers and volunteers to help behind the scenes. Assistance is needed with e- blasts and newsletters, administrative duties, graphic design, and more. For over 25 years, FLOW Follies has awarded schol- arships to graduating seniors by writing, producing, and performing shows. Last year, over $40,000 was given away to graduates. This year, FLOW Follies will present a need-based scholarship. Eligible students must fill out an application detailing community service and adhere to all the require- We thank the Eastern Christian School and Saint Eliz- abeth’s Church for their food donations. We are planning our Fourth Annual Bash, which will be held March 7, 2014. Please contact us if you want to be involved. We need help getting corporate sponsorships, donations of sports tickets and memorabilia, and ads for our journal. Meet Vanessa: Vanessa is a pretty 11-year old girl who has leukemia. Since her initial diagnosis two years ago, she has been on continual intensive treatment. She ini- tially lost her hair to chemotherapy, but now it has grown back and she is responding well to treatment. In spite of her condition, she is very active and is involved in activities in church, school, and at home. She enjoys going to school and reading books. She also takes delight in doing her school projects. Vanessa likes to help her mother with little chores in the house such as cleaning up after meals and keeping the kitchen in order. Recently, the family had a housing problem and had to live temporarily with an extended family member for sev- eral months. Fortunately, the family now has a new home and Vanessa is very happy to have her own room. She is very happy with her new school, and is making friends and adjusting well to her new environment. Unfortunately, the living room of Vanessa’s new home is virtually empty as the family is unable to afford fur- niture. The bedding in the house needs to be replaced because of bed bugs. Donations of gift cards to Target, Kmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, or Walmart would be appre- ciated. Our goal is to help the family so they will be able to truly celebrate the holidays this year. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of specialized services at no charge to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. We do not raise money for cancer research. We provide direct in-home care to our families. Many ECF families do not have the financial or emo- tional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer, so our primary focus is providing families with counseling by a professional caseworker, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliv- eries), and emergency financial assistance. These individ- ually tailored services are critical in helping families get through the crisis of pediatric cancer. ments of the Ramapo/Indian Hills Scholarship Com- mittee. A financial aid supplement must accompany the application. For more information, visit www.flowfollies.org or call Jennifer Wilkes at (201) 895-8400. Rotary attends Comedy Tribute to Gilda Radner The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary Club invites mem- bers of the community to attend the Comedy Tribute to Gilda Radner on Nov. 3. The event will feature Brooke Shields, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Piscopo, and other stars. The tribute will be held at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Bergen Academies, 200 Hackensack Avenue in Hacken- sack. Gilda’s Club’s mission is to help families living with cancer take control of their lives as they learn to live with this new reality. Gilda’s Club is dedicated as a place where people can come to share, and to learn how to help them- selves by helping others. Tickets range from $29 to $59. Those who purchase tick- ets through the Rotary will receive a $5 per ticket discount. To order tickets, e-mail Bob Traitz at bobtraitz@verizon. net. Free hearing workshop set Total Hearing Care, located at 600 Godwin Avenue, Suite 7 in Midland Park, invites the community to a spe- cial hearing workshop on Nov. 7 and 8. Attendees will receive a free hearing screening and a demonstration of the new Sonic Bliss hearing device by Total Hearing Care’s certified staff members. To make a reservation, call the Midland Park office at (973) 939-0028. Center hosts children’s music programs YWCA Bergen County’s Early Learning Center will host “Music and More,” a special program offering par- ECF does not receive any government funding. We rely on donations from the community, such as financial support, in-kind donations, and volunteer time. Call the Northern Regional Center at (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to see how you can help. • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speaking drivers are in particularly high demand. • We are collecting Thanksgiving baskets for our fami- lies. Please consider making a Thanksgiving in a box for us. You provide the non-perishable sides and we provide the turkey. This is a great idea for a family project or a Scout troop. • Turn your event into a fundraiser and collect checks or gift cards to donate to our families. • Get the kids involved, too. Many have held sales or events and donated the proceeds to ECF. • Is your office looking for a community service proj- ect? Hosting a drive for our food pantry would be a tre- mendous help. • Is your Scout looking to earn badges? This is a great way to get creative and have fun while learning about phi- lanthropy. Did you know that the Emmanuel Cancer Founda- tion is celebrating 30 years of providing services? If you would care to make a contribution to honor this milestone, imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! Does your company have a charitable giving program? If so, please let us know! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer. Members of the community are also invited to just stop by and meet, take a look at our food pantry, and see what ECF is all about. The North- ern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Our storage space is limited, so please check with us before leaving any items at the center. For more information, visit www.emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! ents the opportunity to share the joy of singing and playing music with their children. Two 45-minute classes, featur- ing singer/songwriter Rockin’ Rhonda, will be held on Nov. 9 and 16. Classes will meet at the Upper Saddle River center at 98 Pleasant Avenue. The cost is $15 per parent/ child per program. Advance registration is required. The “Parent/Child Sing Along” for children ages three and under will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Youngsters ages three and up are invited to “Mini Musi- cians” from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Attendees will play a variety of instruments and will sing with their parents. To register, contact Diane Eide at (201) 236-3126. Take steps toward better leg health Millers Pharmacy in Wyckoff will hold a free leg health screening on Thursday, Nov. 7. Anyone who suffers from tired legs, spends a large part of the day sitting or stand- ing, is pregnant, or suffers from swollen legs is invited to learn about leg health. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Miller’s certi- fied staff will demonstrate the shop’s compression stock- ings. To make an appointment, call (201) 891-3333. Millers is located at 678 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. West Bergen sets parent workshops The Asperger’s Services Department at West Bergen Mental Healthcare will present a series of monthly work- shops for parents of children and adults on the spectrum. The support group will explore the challenges of parent- ing individuals with Asperger’s and related disorders and allow participants to share and process their own experi- ences within their families. The fee is $20 for one or both parents per session. Parents are encouraged to attend ses- sions together. Participation is limited and pre-registration is required for each session. Preparing for the Holidays will be held on Nov. 11 and Tools for Success will meet on Dec. 2. Workshops will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at West Bergen Counseling Group, 615 Franklin Turnpike, 2 nd Floor in Ridgewood. To register or to receive information about upcoming work- shops, contact Kelly Doyle at kdoyle@westbergen.org or (201) 857-0080. West Bergen is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of psychiatric and counseling services for all (continued on page 20) October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Midland Park Two incumbents run unopposed New judge Attorney Richard Brady, right, is sworn in as Midland Park’s new municipal judge by Superior Court Judge Harry Car- roll, a former judge in Midland Park. Brady, previously the borough prosecutor, replaced longtime judge Charles Ryan, who retired. Republican incumbents Nancy Peet and Jack Considine are running unopposed in the Nov. 5 election for the two available seats on the Midland Park Borough Council. Peet said she is seeking her fifth term “to continue working with the council, borough administration, resi- dents, and Midland Park School Board to make sure we provide the best service possible to our community.” She said that during her past term she had listened to residents about their concerns regarding the school system’s needs and issues; she initiated the Community Citizens Safety Advisory Committee in order to address issues such as pedestrian safety, street safety, and traffic control; she introduced the Tax Card program; and she strengthened the relationship and liaison role between the council and the board of education. She said some of her goals would be continued fiscal responsibility, providing effective and efficient services, and maintaining borough property and infrastructure. “I hope to achieve this without cutting any services and to keep our local government affordable. The economic conditions most Americans face are still prevalent, and taxpayers have tough decisions that must be made. “Continuing to work with the administration on grant availability is another area I hope to focus on. Midland Park currently shares numerous services with its neighbor- ing communities, Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus. I believe we have additional opportunities that should be explored with our board of education. Considering these shared services would be cost-saving and beneficial to all. I feel it would be worth investigating,” she said. A lifelong borough resident and a Registered Nurse, Peet is currently Vice President and Director of Risk and Claims Management for William H Connolly & Co., LLC. Considine, running for his first full three-year term after filling a one-year term, said he wants to continue implementing the effective operational and fiscal policies “that keep our town a great place to live and work.” He said he shares residents’ basic American values, such as “earning your own way, paying your bills on time and not running up debt” and families lining the streets to watch baseball players and veterans march on Memorial Day. “We have a council and mayor that reflect those values, and although there are some differing views, the majority of Midland Park residents want to hold fast to the policies that have served the community well for many years,” he said. Considine noted that over the past 10 years, the munici- pal government’s share of the borough’s tax receipts has decreased consistently, from 26 percent to 23 percent, while services to the community have increased. The total debt for the municipality is less than $50,000, one of the lowest in the entire state. “These facts have led some to question why it’s impor- tant to keep debt low. Why not borrow and spend more? Loosen up a little! Lots of people in town can afford to pay more, right? “Well, the economy during the past five years has been a disaster for many of our residents. Many lost jobs that never returned, and those retired and counting on bond and Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Franklin Lakes Middle school selected to hold PARCC Field Test by Frank J. McMahon The Franklin Avenue Middle School has been selected to participate in the 2014 PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Field Test in eighth grade English language arts in both the performance based assessment and the end of year assessment. Superintendent Frank Romano said he agreed to participate in the field test after speaking with Principal Joseph Keiser and the three teachers whose classes would take the assessment. “I consider it an honor and an oppor- tunity to have been selected for the 2014 PARCC Field Test,” Romano said, “and I’m grateful to our middle school principal and our three language arts teachers who are willing to take part in the field test because it will serve our schools and stu- dents well. It’s a great experience for both the students and the teachers because we’ll get a sense of what these PARCC tests are going to be like.” The students taking the field test will also take the NJ ASK test this year, but in the 2014-15 school year, all students will taking the PARCC test, which will replace NJ ASK. A student will participate in the field test by either taking both the performance based and end of year assessments in one content area, or taking either test in one content area. No student will participate in the entire PARCC assessment and most students will take only one component in one content area, which will help the dis- trict manage time during the field test. “One of the factors we had to weigh heavily was the additional time away from normal instruction this field test would require,” Romano added, “and would that outweigh the value of taking the PARCC Field Test. All the teachers and the prin- cipal agreed that it would indeed have a greater value than the instructional time we would lose.” Romano provided information about the PARCC test pointing out that New Jersey is developing new generation assessments with other states and the District of Colum- bia as part of the PARCC consortium. He said that assessments in English language arts/literacy and mathematics based on Common Core State Standards are being developed and will be used in all states in the consortium. In preparation for the first admin- istration of the PARCC assessments in the 2014-15 school year, Romano said a PARCC Field Test will be administered in the spring of 2014 to more than one million students across the PARCC states. According to Romano, the primary purposes of the PAARC Field Test are to examine the quality of the items in the test so PARCC can build assessment forms for the 2014-15 school year, to test assessment administrative procedures, and to give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the administration of PARCC assessments. Romano said the assessments will be comprised of two components. The per- formance based assessment in English lan- guage arts/literacy will be administered at any time between March 24 and April 11, 1014 and will involve literature analysis, narrative writing, and research simula- tion tasks. Students will read passages and write several pieces to demonstrate they can read and understand sufficiently com- plex texts independently, and write effec- tively when using and analyzing sources. The performance based assessment in mathematics is also scheduled to be administered within the same time period, and will involve tasks requiring students to demonstrate they can solve problems involving key knowledge skills, express mathematical reasoning and construct mathematical arguments, and apply con- cepts to solve and model real world prob- lems. The end of year assessments in both language arts/literacy and mathematics are scheduled to be administered between May 5 and June 6, 2014 and will involve tasks requiring students to demonstrate their content specific acquired skills and knowledge. The English language arts/literacy assessment will require students to demon- strate their ability to comprehend a range of sufficiently complex text, including litera- ture, literary nonfiction, and informational text from history/social studies, science, and technical subjects; engage in the read- ing of texts that require them to draw con- clusions; interpret the meanings of words and phrases and technical vocabulary; and compare, integrate, and synthesize ideas presented in texts. The mathematics assessment will require students to demonstrate their abil- ity to solve multi-step problems concep- tual questions, applications, and carry out substantial procedures. The end of year assessments will include extended tasks, including innovative item types, but unlike the performance based assessments, all responses will be scored by machine. Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 Area Conference focused on making positive choices More than 100 middle school students from Glen Rock, Ridgewood, and Midland Park recently attended an Eighth Grade Leadership Conference at Ramapo Col- lege. The conference, hosted by The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources, a program of Children’s Aid and Family Services, and sponsored by the Yaw Paw Camp Association of Ridgewood, focused on drug and alcohol prevention, coping with peer pressure, and anti-bullying. High school students from Midland Park and Ridgewood helped plan the conference and served as mentors to the middle school students. They made a video about bullying that featured a high school girl being “slushied” by other teens; this is when bullies throw slushies or iced drinks at their victims. They made two versions of the video, with one featuring a bystander who didn’t get involved and the second version showing a bystander helping the victim. “There’s a lot of talk about bullying in elementary school, but it still happens in middle and high school,” said Caitlin Shannon, a student at Midland Park High School. “We wanted to show that if you see bullying happen, you should get involved; talk to the bully and report what hap- pened to an adult.” Shannon is also part of Midland Park High School’s Drug and Alcohol Prevention, which holds events for stu- dents in grades 7-12, such as movie, ice cream and trivia nights, as an alternative to parties. “We want teenagers to know you can be popular, drug- free, successful, and happy,” Shannon said. Cameron Hoo of Ridgewood High School helped lead Cameron Hoo Caitlin Shannon a presentation on drug and alcohol prevention. “We want to empower middle school-aged kids to make the right decisions,” Hoo said. “Taking drugs is a time waster. There are so many natural highs, such as making someone’s day better, reading a good book, play- ing a sport, going to the theater, and listening to music. We want to create lasting change in the community and (continued on page 15) Rudy Boonstra to run unopposed Mayor Rudy Boonstra, a Republican, will be the only candidate on the ballot for Wyckoff Township Committee this November. Appointed to fill an unexpired term, then elected to a full term, Boonstra has served on most local boards and served for many years as a volunteer firefighter. He some- times serves as chaplain, leading prayers at the beginning of each meeting. Wyckoff Township Committee members serve for three- year terms and confer every Jan. 1 to select one committee member to serve as mayor. J. KOSTER October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 Midland Park Medical building proposed for 1 Godwin Avenue An architect’s rendering of the proposed medical building. A new medical building is being proposed for 1 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. The property is adjacent to the Wendy’s restaurant. Matthew Frasco, a Mahwah developer who purchased the Danbee Investigations building last year, proposes to tear down the existing building down to its foundation and replace it with a new structure of equal size. Frasco said new construction will be more economical and better suited for the proposed use than remodeling the existing masonry block building, which is antiquated and difficult to adapt. Joseph Spellman, a resident of the apartments to the south of the site who said he represented the owners of the 59 adjoining condo units, questioned whether the basement would be used either initially or at a future date. Frasco said the basement would only be used for storage of files and equipment and utilities. Dr. Garrick Cox, an orthopaedic surgeon with offices in Wayne, would be the sole tenant of the new build- ing. Cox proposes to use part of the building for medical offices with five examination rooms, and part for physical therapy. He anticipates a total staff of 11, he said, including up to four surgeons and two therapists. No surgeries would be performed on site, he said. Architect Charles Dietz of East Hanover the proposed building would be a modern facility with numerous win- dows to provide natural light and an open interior. Included in the 29-ft. height at the peak, which is within the 35 ft. maximum height allowed, will be a 4-ft. synthetic stucco band to hide the mechanical units on the flat roof. A canopy will cover the patient entrance, which will be from the parking lot rather than from Cottage Street. Handicapped spaces will be moved to that side of the building as well. Engineer Bruce Rigg said the parking lot will be regraded because it is too steep to meet ADA standards, and the ramp will be built against the building. He said 74 spaces would be provided, which is less than the 115 required by ordinance for a medical use but more than the 71 now in place. He said the town’s streetscape concept would be extended to the Godwin Avenue sidewalk and wrap around to the Cottage Street side. Spellman asked that a buffer zone and guard rail be provided between the condo units’ and the Frasco site’s parking lots and that the dumpster area be relocated away from the apartments. Board members agreed, noting that the board might be willing to grant a greater parking variance to accom- modate buffers against the residential properties and other traffic flow improvements. Dr. Cox said 68 spaces would be the maximum he could foresee using as his practice grows, though he said he only needs 40 spaces for the pro- posed use now. “We want this building to be friendly to the neighbors,” said board member Mark Braunius. The applicant was instructed to reconfigure the site plan to provide for the additional buffers and present it to the board at its November meeting. October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Franklin Lakes K-8 election has contest; regional race does not by Frank J McMahon The Franklin Lakes Board of Educa- tion has three trustee positions available in this year’s K-8 school board election. The candidates for those seats include an incumbent, one former board member, and two new candidates. Eight candidates had originally filed nominating petitions, but four withdrew before the deadline and will not seek election to the board. Incumbent Christine Christopoul and former board member and board presi- dent Kathie Schwartz remain in the race, along with Ralph R. Valvano and Anthony Zolfo, both of whom are newcomers. Christopoul has lived in Franklin Lakes for 14 years. She holds a BS in financial decision systems and an MBA, both from SUNY Albany. She has been involved in community volunteerism, including serving as a trustee of the Franklin Lakes Board of Education for the past three years. As a trustee, she has served on the Curriculum, Community Relations, Operations, and Legislative committees. She has also served as the board’s vice president. “I am running for reelection because I want to preserve and improve the high quality of the Franklin Lakes school Voters asked to endorse council representatives Franklin Lakes voters will be asked to endorse borough council candidates Ann Swist and Joseph Cadicina in the Nov. 5 general election. Both are Repub- licans. Cadicina is an attorney and manag- ing member of the law firm of Laufer, Dafena, Cadicina, Jensen & Boyd, LLC in Morristown. He is a member of several county, state, and national bar associations, and he has served on the planning board and zoning board in Saddle Brook. He previously served on the board of education in Garfield. Swist holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and is a retiree of Bristol Myers Squibb, where she was the direc- tor of strategic information and compet- itive intelligences reporting directly to the senior vice president of licensing and acquisitions. Her political involvement includes being a member of the County Committee representing District 2, and being membership chair of the Repub- lican Club of Franklin Lakes, where her husband, Peter, serves as president. system and our community as a whole,” Christopoul said. “My business back- ground combined with the knowledge and experience I gained while serving my first term on the board provides me with the unique opportunity to benefit the community I love and in which I have chosen to raise my children. “Additionally, I want to be a good role model for my kids by demonstrating the importance of both a good education and giving back to the community.” Schwartz has been a Franklin Lakes resident for 15 years, and has three chil- dren who attend Franklin Avenue Middle School. She has a BA in accounting from Rutgers University and an MBA in finance from NYU Stern School of Business. She spent 13 years in the bank- ing and finance industry, with her most recent position as a managing director with Deutsche Bank’s private client and asset management group. Having previously served four plus years on the board, Schwartz was the board’s president for two years, vice pres- ident and chair of the Finance Committee for one year, and served on all of the other board committees. She was the Franklin Lakes Education Foundation representa- tive for the board for two years and the Woodside Avenue School PTA liaison for one year. She has also been active in the community on the executive board of the Franklin Lakes Newcomers and Neigh- bors Club, a Meals on Wheels driver, and a member of the FAMS PTA and Valley Hospital Auxiliary. “I am running for the board of edu- cation again because Franklin Lakes deserves to be a top tier and model school district,” Schwartz said. “I want to bring experience back to the board’s table and work with the board to direct its focus on setting the vision for our schools, hiring (continued on page 15) Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 Wyckoff Wanderings Voters reminded of new polling locations Wyckoff officials remind residents of their new polling locations. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 5. Residents in Districts 1, 5, and 10 will cast their ballots at the Cedar Hill Reformed Church at 422 Cedar Hill Avenue. The polling location for voters in Districts 2, 3, and 6 is the Wyckoff Public Library at 200 Woodland Avenue. Those in Districts 4 and 8 will vote at the Dairy Barn at Faith Community Christian Reformed Church at 530 Sicomac Avenue. Those in Districts 7 and 9 will vote at the Larkin House at 380 Godwin Avenue. For details, call (201) 891-7000, extension 101. Auxiliary plans fundraiser Giovanni’s Restaurant, located at 637 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff, is sponsoring a week-long fundraiser to benefit the Wyckoff Branch of The Valley Hospital Auxiliary. The restaurant will donate a percentage of the sales from all dine-in, takeout, and delivery orders from Tuesday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 17. To participate, mention the Valley Hospital Auxiliary before ordering. The auxiliary’s pledge is to raise $1.5 million for the expansion of the hospital’s Breast Surgery Program at the Luckow Pavilion and to support Valley Home Care’s But- terflies Program, a palliative care and hospice program for children. Y hosts NYC theater trip Join the Wyckoff Family YMCA on Wednesday, Nov. 20 to see the 8 p.m. performance of Harold Pinter’s time- bending, three person drama, “Betrayal,” starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Rafe Spall. Tickets are for front mezzanine seating and are $160 for members and $170 for non-members. These prices include coach transportation, which will be leaving the Y at 4 p.m. To reserve tickets, call Nancy at (201) 891-2081. The Y is located at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Korazim to speak at temple The 2013-14 Food for Thought Distinguished Speaker Series at Temple Beth Rishon will begin on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 9:45 a.m. with a talk by Dr. Rachel Korazim. Dr. Korazim, a freelance education consultant on cur- riculum development for Israel, has been involved with Jewish education worldwide, creating educational materi- als, counseling, and teaching. She will present “Connec- tions to the Land: Windows into Israeli Society through Literature.” The program cost, which includes a breakfast buffet, is $15 for temple members and $20 for non-members. RSVP to the temple office at (201) 891-4466. For more informa- tion, visit www.bethrishon.org. The temple is located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. Yiddish theater trip set Join Temple Beth Rishon on a trip to see the National Yiddish Theatre production of “Lies My Father Told Me” on Sunday, Nov. 10. The 2 p.m. performance will take place at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City. Tickets are $38 and may be reserved by contacting Cantor Ilan Mamber at (201) 891-4466 or cantor@bethrishon.org. For further information, visit www.bethrishon.org. 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. “Big” (1988) will be featured Nov. 4. This film also stars Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia. When a boy wishes to be “big” at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body. Hanks’ perfor- mance in this Penny Marshall film made him a star. “Big” is rated PG and runs for 104 minutes. On Nov. 7, the feature will be “Apollo 13 (1995). This film will be held at 7 p.m. and also stars Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. Three astronauts must devise a strategy to return to Earth safely after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage. This is a Ron Howard production of the biography of Astronaut Jim Lovell. The movie is rated PG and is 140 minutes long. “Philadelphia” (1993) will run on Nov. 11. The movie includes Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward. Hanks won his first Oscar for this poi- gnant portrayal of a lawyer fired by his conservative firm after the partners find out he has contracted AIDS. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 125 minutes. On Saturday, Nov. 16, there will be a 3 p.m. showing of “Toy Story” (1995), an animated film that features the voices of Hanks, Tim Allen, and Don Rickles. A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy’s room. This groundbreak- K-8 election is uncontested The Wyckoff K-8 Board of Education election will feature three candidates -- two incumbents and a newcomer -- for the three available seats on the school board this year. Christopher Della Pietra, an incumbent, and Samir Taneja also an incumbent, will seek re-elec- tion and Nicholas Mamola will seek a first term on the Wyckoff board. Della Pietra is an attorney and Taneja is a physi- cian. J. KOSTER ing Pixar film was the first computer-animated feature, but Hanks gave life to Woody and created a character that is still popular. The film is rated G and is 81 minutes long. “You’ve Got Mail” (1998) will be shown Nov. 18. Hanks stars with Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear in this Nora Ephron romantic comedy remake of the Jimmy Stewart classic, “The Shop around the Corner.” The film is rated PG and is 119 minutes. The series will end Nov. 25 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 minutes. Trunk or Treat at Cedar Hill Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church will host its third annual Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. The activity will be held in the parking lot of the church located on Cedar Hill Avenue. All are welcome to participate in games and costume contests, and enjoy the cake walk and treats. For more information, call (201) 652-4277 or visit www. cedarhillchurch.org. We welcome press releases from our readers. Items may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednes- day at noon the week prior to publication. October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Midland Park Construction department merger on the table by Jennifer Crusco Ho-Ho-Kus and Midland Park have been discussing the possibility of merging the two boroughs’ construction departments, and the Ho-Ho-Kus Council could approve the shared-service legal agreement at its Nov. 12 combina- tion work/public session. Midland Park’s approval would follow. Last week, the Ho-Ho-Kus Council approved a resolu- tion authorizing Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Attorney David Bole to prepare the shared-service legal agreement in conjunc- tion with Midland Park Borough Attorney Robert Regan. According to that resolution, the agreement would be up for “consideration by and approval of the governing body of Ho-Ho-Kus at the mayor and council meeting of Nov. 12, 2013.” A Ho-Ho-Kus official said the merger was being pur- sued in the interest of economy and efficiency, but declined to provide any detailed information. The Ho-Ho-Kus resolution states that all New Jersey municipalities, particularly those with fewer than 5,000 residents, have been authorized and encouraged to enter into shared-service agreements. In addition, the resolu- tion notes that the annual Best Practices Survey that is distributed to New Jersey municipalities asks if municipal officials have actively negotiated and entered into at least one new shared-service agreement – “a negative answer to which could result in a reduction in state aid.” The document further states, “(T)wo municipalities within the NW Bergen Shared Services Group, of which the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus is a member, approached Ho-Ho- Kus with the proposal of a merger of construction depart- ments, initiating an investigation into such a possibility by the borough administrator and the chief financial officer and…a review of this possibility was conducted in depth over a period of many weeks with the Borough of Midland Park, with which the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus already has two inter-local agreements (the purchase of gasoline/diesel fuel from Ho-Ho-Kus by Midland Park, and Midland Park Construction Department services for the elected officials of Ho-Ho-Kus), and after a number of discussions with the mayor, chief financial officer, borough administrator, construction official, and construction department techni- cal assistant of Midland Park, a shared-service agreement based upon improved economy and efficiency seems quite feasible.” In September, Ho-Kus Borough Administrator Don Cirulli said officials from multiple municipalities had con- tacted Ho-Ho-Kus concerning proposals for shared service agreements. The outreach came after a state-level offi- cial stressed that New Jersey is encouraging municipali- ties to pursue inter-local service agreements that involve departmental mergers that will result in reduced costs and increased efficiency. Cirulli said he had spoken with New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Director of Shared Services Nancy Malool, who was addressing a joint meeting of mayors and administrators from the 13 municipalities that belong to the Northwest Bergen Shared Services Group. In addi- tion to Ho-Ho-Kus, that group includes Allendale, Frank- lin Lakes, Glen Rock, Mahwah, Midland Park, Oakland, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, and Wyckoff. In his September report to the Ho-Ho-Kus Council, Cirulli said the director “spoke to us in no uncertain terms about the need to create new shared service agreements on an ongoing basis.” When he told Malool that Ho-Ho-Kus currently participates in 17 shared service agreements, the director clarified that the state is referring to departmen- tal mergers. Cirulli further noted that Malool remarked that “the state feels that no municipality with a population under 5,000 or so should even exist if it is unwilling to create some meaningful inter-local agreements as she had just described.” Former resident pleads not guilty Mark J. Spatucci of Waldwick has entered a not guilty plea in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Mary Greff, also of the borough. Spatucci was arrested Oct. 24 and arraigned Friday in Superior Court. Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi ordered that Spatucci must have no contact with his nine-month-old son. Spatucci has also been charged with abusing and neglect- ing his son by depriving the child of a mother. Assistant County Prosecutor Wayne Mello charged Spatucci with destroying evidence. Spatucci, formerly of Midland Park, was charged with allegedly strangling Greff in her Mary Lane home in the early morning hours of Oct. 23. Their nine-month old son, Mark, was found unharmed in his crib in the bedroom where the body was found. According to County Prosecutor John Molinelli, the investigation revealed that on Wednesday evening, Oct. 23, Spatucci drove to the Greff residence where the victim lived with her parents and her infant son and entered the house through a second floor window. Once in the victim’s bedroom, Spatucci and Greff argued. It is believed the baby and Greff’s parents were sleeping. The argument apparently turned violent, and Spatucci is alleged to have killed Greff and left her lying on her bed. Spatucci then left the Greff residence in the same manner that he entered, unnoticed by the victim’s parents, Molinelli said in a statement. Unaware of the incident, the next morning the Greffs went out and upon their return at 10:50 a.m. found their daughter’s body and called police, the prosecutor said. (continued on page 13) Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 Obituaries Henry Amos Henry Amos of Midland Park died Oct. 19. He was 75. He owned and operated the Hen’s Roost in Oakland for 38 years. He was a life member of the Midland Park Fire Department, where he served as chief. He was a life-long member of Faith Reformed Church, where he served as deacon and elder. He was a member of the Panther Creek Rod and Gun Club. He is survived by his wife Lois, his children Donna Riemersma of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Jim Amos of Midland Park, and Jodi Koment of Lewisville, North Carolina. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his sister Barbara Stegink. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432 or the Eastern Christian School Foundation, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Patricia Larson Patricia Larson, nee DePreker, of Midland Park died Oct. 21. She is survived by her brother Augie of Rochelle Park, and her nieces Jenifer Post of East Brunswick and Amy Beth DePreker of Hackensack. She is also survived her friend John Fiorilla. She was predeceased by her hus- band Richard, and her parents Mary and Augie DePreker. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to Juve- nile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mid-Jersey Chapter, 28 Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 180, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816. James ‘Jim’ Patrick Lowry Jr. James “Jim” Patrick Lowry Jr. of Wyckoff died Oct. 18. He was 71. He was a U.S. Army veteran where he worked at Brookhaven Labs on the Apollo Moon Project. He was a systems analyst for MetLife for 40 years until he retired. He is survived by his wife Kathy, and his daugh- ters Elizabeth Lowry of San Francisco, California and Eileen Lowry of Scarsdale, New York. He is also survived by his siblings Patricia Maadi, Kathleen Sirois, and Peter Lowry. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Brian P. McCabe Brian P. McCabe of Wyckoff died Oct. 23. He was 60. He was an electrician for Eagle Rock Utility Services in Lake Hopatcong for 20 years. He attended the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. He is survived by his mother Eleanor (Emerick) McCabe of Wyckoff, and his siblings Susan Lewis of San Jose, California, Kevin McCabe of Gainesville, Florida, and Maureen McCabe of Wyckoff. He is also survived by two nieces. He was predeceased by his father James T. McCabe. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA. 22312. Ernest Muhlback Sr. Ernest Muhlback Sr. of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 24. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he worked as a well driller/elevator construction with Rulon & Cook in Trevose, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Local #5. He was a member of the Franklin Lakes Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Dolores Muhlback (nee Sweetman), and his chil- dren Doreen Muhlback-Baruffaldi and Ernest Muhlback Jr. He is also survived by one grandchild and his broth- ers Albert Muhlback and Edwin Muhlbeck. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Soodsma of Wyckoff. She is also survived by 13 grandchil- dren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her sister Louise Lamb of Lavalette. She was predeceased by her brothers Thomas and William Van De Veen. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508 or Bethany Christian Services, 12-19 River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Franklin Lakes Scribe Raimondo Reggio of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ridgewood, died Oct. 21. He was 89. Raised in Italy, he lived in Canada before he moved to Ridgewood. Before retiring in 1988, he was vice president/treasurer for Home Line Cruises, Inc. in New York. He is survived by his wife Yvonne Reggio (nee Zalloni) of Franklin Lakes, and his children Christine Selim of Oakville, Ontario, Robert Reggio of Oakland, and Corinne Connelly of Franklin Lakes. He is also survived by six grandchildren, one great- grandson, and his sister Rita Edizel of Toronto. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. John Mitchell to speak The Franklin Lakes Republican Club will meet on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:45 p.m. in the Franklin Lakes Ambu- lance Corps Building on Bender Court. Freeholder John Mitchell will be on hand to discuss key campaign issues and to answer questions from the audience. Light refresh- ments will be served. The club is a non-profit organization established to rep- resent the Republican Party in Franklin Lakes. The group is devoted to the cause of community improvement and good government through the medium of an organized Republican Party and the support of candidates for public office who will best represent the interests of the residents and taxpayers of Franklin Lakes. Call Pete Swist at (201) 337-5140 for more information. Helen Bromley Shelly of Pearland, Texas, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 9. She was 92. She was active in the Wyckoff School PTO, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Wyckoff Reformed Church. She is survived by her children William, Steven, and Susan Kazda. She is also survived by six grandchildren, and her sisters Roslyn Arters and Ber- nice Heath. She was predeceased by her husband William R. Shelly and her parents Frank and Helen Bromley. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (www. alzfdn.org) or the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org). A memorial service will held on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. at the Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Seniors plan events The Franklin Lakes Seniors will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The group will gather at the firehouse on Franklin Avenue and Bender Court. Karyn Burrafato of Terrie O’Connor Realtors will present a program about real estate and reverse mortgages. Refreshments will follow. On Dec. 18, the seniors will host a Holiday Party at the Brownstone in Paterson. The event will feature entertain- ment and a sit-down luncheon. The cost for members is $25. Membership in the seniors’ organization is open to resi- dents age 55 and older. Annual dues are $5. For more infor- mation, call Linda at (201) 891-5927. Raimondo Reggio Helen Bromley Shelly Jean Soodsma Jean Soodsma, nee Van De Veen, of Midland Park died Oct. 19. She was 89. Before retiring in 1988, she was employed by National Community Bank. She was a char- ter member of the Irving Park Christian Reformed Church. Most recently, she was a member of Faith Community Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff. She was a member of the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat Auxiliary and the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. She is survived by her hus- band Herb Soodsma of Midland Park, and her children Beverly Ten Kate of Wyckoff, Debra Veenstra of Green Pond, Cathy Lagerveld of North Haledon, and William Spivack to address Tea Party Loren A. Spivack, the “Free Market Warrior,” will be the guest speaker at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Franklin Lakes Tea Party. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Frank- lin Lakes Ambulance Corps Building on Bender Court. Spivack will present “Economic Literacy: The Dump- ing of Keynes” and stress the importance of understanding and rejecting the economic construct that has been running the United States for 80 years. A dynamic, well-known national speaker, Spivack devotes his time teaching con- servative groups about free market economics. The com- munity is welcome and admission is free. Refreshments will be served. Learn about the Jewish holidays This November, the Chabad Jewish Center of NWBC’s Rosh Chodesh Society will launch “A Reason to Celebrate: Illuminating Our Lives through the Jewish Holidays.” The class will meet monthly on Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon for seven consecutive months beginning Nov. 5. Topics to be discussed include the relevance of Judaism in a modern age, understanding and coping with pain and suffering, living a wholesome life despite internal frag- mentation and conflict, Judaism’s view of femininity, dis- covering and actualizing one’s personal mission in life, the true meaning of freedom and how to attain it, and timeless wisdom encoded in the Ten Commandments. The seven sessions -- designed for women at all levels of Jewish knowledge -- will draw from a broad spectrum of mystical, classical, and contemporary Jewish texts, pro- viding intellectually stimulating and inspiring sessions for women of all ages and walks of life. The Rosh Chodesh Society is part of an international Jewish sisterhood that aims to empower and inspire women through Jewish learning. For more information and to reg- ister, visit www.roshchodeshsociety.com/courses or call Mimi Kaplan at (201) 848-0449. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 Park Windmill 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 pro- cess. 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 col- lege search process and their parents are invited to this free talk. RSVP to (201) 444- 2390 or at the front desk of the library. VFW hosts Veterans Day Dinner Midland Park-Wyckoff VFW Post 7086 will host its 16th Annual Veterans Day Dinner on Friday, Nov. 8. The dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Casa DiCalabria, 78 Barbour Street in Haledon. The cost is $25 per person and the community is invited. To purchase tickets, contact Commander Bruce Strengberg at (201) 447-4382. Chamber of Commerce to meet The Midland Park Chamber of Com- merce will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Columbia Bank located at 60 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. New Chamber President Dr. Lori Nuzzi stresses that attendance is fundamental as the orga- nization works toward revitalizing the busi- ness community. At this meeting, the group will discuss new proposed by-laws and dues in addition to an upcoming calendar of events to include a business card exchange for the holidays. Chamber officers in addition to Dr. Nuzzi are Ester Vierheilig, vice president; Maria Vazques, treasurer; Rebecca Abma, secretary; Dr. Dawn DiMuro, director of scholarships; Lisa Plasse, director of events and Drew DeGrado, director of marketing. Call Dr. Nuzzi at (201) 447-2570 for fur- ther information. Church hosts Vendor Sale The Booster Club at the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, will hold its Vendor Sale on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church. For more information, call the church office at (201) 445-4260. Essay contestants sought The Midland Park/Wyckoff VFW Post 7086 is again sponsoring the VFW’s annual Patriots Pen Essay Contest. The essay con- test is open to all Midland Park and Wyckoff students in grades six through eight. This year’s theme is, “What Patriotism Means to Me.” Essays must be no less than 300 words and cannot exceed 400 words. Submissions should be mailed to 28 Faner Road, Midland Park, NJ 07432, along with the completed Patriot’s Pen entry form. Essays and entry forms may also be dropped off at the Faner Road address. The deadline is Nov. 1. Entry forms and all contest information are available at http://vfw.org/Community/ Patriot-s-Pen. Girl Scout Troop 4829 holds Baby Bundles Drive Midland Park Girl Scout Troop 4829 is Not guilty plea (continued from page 11) Spatucci was located late Wednes- day afternoon in Midland Park and taken into custody for questioning. He was later charged with murder, felony murder, bur- glary, endangering the welfare of a child and hindering apprehension. He is cur- rently lodged in the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on $2,000,000 bail. The cause of death, believed to be by asphyxiation, is currently under investi- gation and pending the final result of an autopsy being conducted by the Bergen County Medical Examiner. The manner of death is expected to be homicide. The prosecutor explained that further investigation revealed that Spatucci and Greff began a dating relationship approxi- mately two years ago. Greff gave birth to her baby in February of this year. The couple lived together at the Harrison address for a short period of time, but then Greff returned to her parents’ residence to live with the baby. According to the family, Greff had full custody of the baby, and Spatucci had court-ordered custody visitation. AP program expanded Midland Park High School has expanded its Advanced Placement (AP) program. This year the school added three new AP courses: AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art, and AP Psychol- ogy, bringing the number of AP courses offered at MPHS to a record high of 14. AP courses are also offered in Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, Statistics, English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, French Language, Spanish Language, U.S. Government and Politics, Macro- economics and U.S. History. The AP Program is a nationally recognized program with far-reaching academic and college benefit. Since the rigorous course content is simi- lar to college, it prepares students for college=level work. In addition, stu- dents who successfully complete an AP course and receive a 3 or higher on the AP exam are viewed favorably by col- lege admissions boards and may also be eligible for college course credit. In essence, by taking AP courses students can complete college requirements while in high school, thereby reducing their tuition costs, according to MPHS holding a Baby Bundles Drive during the month of October. The Baby Bundles campaign is a com- munity effort to help local babies get a good start. New and unused baby items are wel- come. Collection boxes are located at the Mid- land Park Public Library, the Highland and Principal Nick Capuano. Each year, the AP Scholar Awards recognize high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. Last year, 13 students from MPHS were named AP Scholars. One student was named AP Scholar with Honor, which is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Four students were named AP Scholar with Distinction. This designa- tion is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. “At MPHS, we recognize the vital role the AP Program plays in many students’ academic success and col- lege profile. That is why we are eager to continue this trend of adding more AP courses to our curriculum in the future,” Capuano said. He added that the school is currently conducting a pilot program that offers AP Government to tenth graders, one year ahead of when those courses are traditionally offered. Godwin schools, and Midland Park High School. Baby items needed include diaper oint- ment, wipes, diapers, clothing, bibs, infant toys, pacifiers, baby wash, baby lotion, nursing items, washcloths, bowls, and spoons. Please note: Glass items cannot be accepted. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 30, 2013 When high school was Homer’s ‘Iliad’ The Duke of Wellington probably never said, “The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.” Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington, spent most of his time reading and playing the violin and had no real taste for rough-and-tumble sports. Like most great military leaders, he was a detached observer and not a rampaging bully. The war in Vietnam, however, was probably protracted at my old high school and many like it, where random, point- less violence was such a way of life that nobody questioned why we were buying into a used colony of France until we go stuck there at the eventual cost of 58,000 American lives, the largely wanton death of two million Asians, and our national reputation for victory in righteous causes. This discovery came to me as I got together with a high school buddy who served in Vietnam as a door gunner on transport helicopters and as a perimeter guard at helicopter bases. I never got to Vietnam. I enlisted despite three possi- ble waivers -- height, eyesight, allergies -- passed the IQ test for OCS, volunteered for Airborne, and got injured in train- ing to such an extent that I qualified for a medical discharge under honorable circumstances for purely anatomical rather than psychological reasons. I felt bad about this for years. My high school buddy offered me expiation. He told me I was better off not going there and wished that he had not done so. The two of us had recently heard from a third buddy, a genuine war hero who was decorated for valor saving a buddy’s life at the risk of his own. He concurred. The concession was the military was full of people who could not think their way out of a paper bag and that we had all been exploited by the same sort of politicians, two generations removed, who gave us the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and the recent federal shutdown. How did two guys who ultimately acquired multiple col- lege degrees with an emphasis on mathematics and logic, and a published author who can poke his way through seven languages with a good dictionary, get conned into that kind of war? Two words: high school. The high school we all attended was a place where vio- lence was taken for granted. The metaphor of the bully in the schoolyard expanded into fighting people who were no threat to the United States and better left alone. My buddy remembered his first big fight. He squared off with another guy who always had a chip on his shoulder. “He wasn’t as strong as I was, but he was really quick,” my buddy said. The upshot of the instinctive switch from boxing to wrestling was that they fell against the windshield of a teacher’s parked car and broke the glass. The teacher looked at the shattered windshield, shook his head, and put the whole thing down to “boys will be boys.” There was no psychological counseling. This sort of thing was normal at that school. The same two guys went at it in the chemistry room two years later. Blood was spilled and a male teacher physically intervened. Nobody called in a shrink. “We had a lot of really bad teachers,” my buddy observed. Our mutual buddy, the decorated war hero, was the king of the brawlers by the time he was a junior. His most cele- brated fight took place behind the public library, the usual field of honor. I was in detention that day and missed it. He squared off with a guy who claimed to have a black belt in judo. They sparred and the black belt hit him four of five times. Our buddy then let go a punch so hard that it became a school legend. “I was there and the guy literally did a 360: He flipped over in midair,” my other buddy said. “We couldn’t believe it. Some of us thought he might be dead.” Compared to these other guys, I was a preposterously bad fighter. When I was a sophomore, a guy who had been left back three times punched me in the stomach for no reason whatsoever. I doubled over and I was so woozy that I was unable to retaliate. A week later, I came down with appendicitis and required emergency surgery. Six months after that, the guy who hit me was arrested for grand larceny. He went to where he belonged as opposed to high school. I later fought another guy over a causal and random insult to the point where we were both streaming blood from our faces and fists. We settled the fight by mutual apology and got a week’s detention. My only own claim to glory came in my junior year. A guy who spent all his time lifting weights told me he what he was planning to do to me. When he stepped too close, I caught him just right with a punch full in the face. His mentor, one of the teachers, told him that this would teach him to leave straight people alone. The betting odds had been against me in this fight, and the fact that I was an uncontested winner elevated me from victim to villain. I became a sort of guardhouse lawyer for the hoods, neck- and-neck with the jocks as the favored faction in social life and dating. I sometimes drank more than was good for me, but I never had to fight more than one guy at a time after that -- except once. A few days into the year-end holidays, while it was snowing, I bumped into some guys who hated be because I was intelligent and they were not. The leader of this gang started to slap me around so I got in another lucky punch and he hit the snowy ground. He got back up with foam on his lips, because he was epileptic. After that, I lost big time. While he was trying to stomp on my head, I rolled into the street, through the traffic, made it to the other side after some frantic honking, and shouted that I would be back. I was taking my semi-automatic rifle off the rack at home when my father caught me and took it away. I lucked out in the end. The two main perpetrators soon went up for first degree murder and I had no plausible targets left who were worth a prison sentence. Deprived of their leader- ship, their gang fell apart. The third member of the team squealed on his buddies to avoid prison and was told to join the Army instead. He died young, but not in combat or in the service. The hangers-on encountered a couple of members of my own faction. They were left unconscious and upside-down in trash receptacles with their feet stick- ing up. Now for the last battle: Two former friends and another punk, jealous because I was headed for college and they were not, provoked me and then out-ran me. I shouted after them that we would settle up in school the next day. “Did you hear Koster is going to fight three guys by himself?” a hanger-on asked the future Marine, the “bad- dest guy” in school. “No he isn’t,” the baddest guy said. “He’s going to fight one of them and I’m going to fight the other two.” We cornered them and they were so scared (probably not of me) that they started to beat up on each other. We finished the job for them. When you went to a school like this, your buddies were not the main thing -- they were the only thing. Points of honor required you to slug people, and if they stayed on their feet you lost points. This, more than anything else, explained why two of us volunteered and the third did not employ any of his considerable intelligence and guile to avoid combat once he was drafted. That was not how we grew up. Guys who ran out on their country were like guys who ran out on their buddies, and that was not right. Only after experience in college and life showed us what a farce our high school years had been, from the nonsense of hating other towns because of school spirit to the use of bullying to avoid being bullied, did we begin to develop sane values and see personal or national violence as an extreme last resort and not a glamorous and desirable first option. The degrees that landed all three of us in professional or managerial jobs were not fostered in high school. We acquired those educations away from high school, usually after military service which woke us up to the fact that it was not cool to be dumb. I found that both my buddies were proud of their children’s educations, sometimes read serious books or watched documentaries in their spare time, had absolutely no use for national politicians of either party, and strongly advised their children against any con- tact with the U.S. military short of an invasion of the West- ern Hemisphere. Our high school was like Homer’s “Iliad.” The violence started out as vainglory and sometimes ended in tragedy. The rest of life was more like the “Odyssey” -- getting home to the wife and kid(s) was the main goal. The mon- sters, while lurid, were mostly imaginary, so eventually we all made it home to ethics if not to Ithaca. Letters to the Editor Correction The following disclaimer was inadvertently left off of Shirley O’Reilly’s letter to the editor last week: “The state- ments in this letter reflect my personal opinion and do not represent the official position of the Franklin Lakes School Board.” Villadom TIMES regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Urges support for Schwartz Dear Editor: As an 11-year resident of Franklin Lakes and a parent of an elementary school-aged daughter, I am both delighted and relieved that Kathie Schwartz is running for the Franklin Lakes Board of Education again this year. Her commitment and dedication toward the public education system of our town speaks volumes as to her character. Kathie is a level-headed, caring individual, and an asset to our community in many, many ways. Her track record while on the board speaks for itself. While serv- ing as president of the BOE, Kathie has supported and approved numerous positive changes to our schools and the curriculum, all the while maintaining fiscal responsi- bility and spending prudently. I came to know Kathie personally through our mutual involvement at Woodside Avenue School, the Franklin Lakes Newcomers and Neighbors Club, and our volun- teer work with Franklin Lakes Meals on Wheels. When I watch Kathie in action, I see a person who truly cares about our children and the citizens of this community. I see a person who really wants to make a difference. She is a person of utmost integrity, and a person I fully trust to fairly represent all those who are impacted by her deci- sions and actions on the BOE and beyond. I thank Kathie for all her hard work, and I look for- ward to her return to the BOE so that she may continue her efforts towards excellence in education. She possesses the experience, commitment, and sound character the BOE so needs in order to positively impact our school system. She will be getting my vote on Election Day. Please cast your vote for Kathie Schwartz, as well. Marianne W. Krantz Franklin Lakes Pledges to serve students, taxpayers Dear Editor: On Nov. 5 the residents of Franklin Lakes will go to the polls to choose a governor, lieutenant governor, and various other elected officials, including trustees for the Franklin Lakes Board of Education. Board of education elections are different than most because voters often know one or more of the candidates personally. We are all friends and neighbors and that certainly comes into play when choos- ing a candidate. While I am enormously appreciative of the support I have been shown by my friends in town, I hope that those who vote for me will do so not out of friendship, but instead, because I am the right person for the job. During my first term on the board, I have proven I am a trustee who values high student achievement, insists on using our financial resources wisely, and is willing to answer difficult ques- tions. I have demonstrated an understanding of our school systems and taken the initiative to learn more when needed. Finally, I have demonstrated that I am willing and capable of engaging in respectful and productive dialogue with my fellow board members and the administration. Please watch the PTA sponsored candidate interviews, look at my website at www.christopoulforflboe.com, visit (continued on page 15) October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Letters to the Editor (continued from page 14) my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ ChristopoulforFLBOE, and ask me any questions you might have. After doing so, it is my hope you will agree that I am the right choice for our town and will cast a vote for Christine Christopoul for BOE. It would be my honor to continue to represent the stu- dents and taxpayers for a second term. Christine Christopoul Franklin Lakes (The opinions represented in this letter are Ms. Christopoul’s and do not reflect those of the board of education.) BOE needs Kathie Schwartz Dear Editor: After a brief hiatus, it is time for the voters of Franklin Lakes to welcome Kathie Schwartz back to her seat on the board of education. Kathie has shown an unwaver- ing commitment, regardless of which side of the table she was positioned - as a board trustee or as a parent. Unfortunately, over the past year, our board of education has been characterized by turmoil and partisan- ship. To use the New Jersey catch phrase, we must now rebuild. Kathie Schwartz possesses the qualities a board of educa- tion trustee should embody. She is logical, objective, responsible, and dedicated. It is a pivotal time in our schools, imple- menting both the new Common Core Stan- dards and new teacher evaluation models, which come with higher expectations of both our children and teachers. The bar is steadily rising, and I would like to have Kathie on the BOE to help us navigate and meet these new challenges. We will also be hiring a new superin- tendent - a crucial decision that requires a sound, balanced, experienced board that will work together to make the right choice for our students and our community. I sincerely hope you will join me and vote for Kathie Schwartz on Nov. 5. We need her back in her seat. Michele De Luccia Franklin Lakes Offers experience and leadership to BOE Dear Editor: During my four years on the Franklin Lakes Board of Education, we kept tax increases very low, we kept class sizes low, we added and improved programs for our students, we made difficult decisions about employee benefit plans, we planned strate- gically, and we proactively explored ways to achieve operating efficiencies to maxi- mize our return on our tax dollars. Your schools were very well run and I am very proud of the great things that were accom- plished. Right now we have a relatively inexperi- enced board working to rebuild our admin- istrative team, in the midst of critical state education mandates. Let’s get back on track. The board needs knowledgeable, experienced board mem- bers who understand the role of a board member, and who make fact-based deci- sions about our district with a vision and plan for the future. I am passionate about Franklin Lakes as a top tier and model school district, both for my own children and those who come behind mine. In my four years on the board, every decision I made supported that vision of building great schools in which our entire commu- nity can have pride. If I am elected in November, I will continue to advocate for rigorous curricu- lum that exceeds state standards, prudent spending with an eye toward long term and strategic investments, and attracting and retaining the best and the brightest talent for our district. It is in all of our best interests to have informed voters go to the polls in Novem- ber. If you have a question as to where I stand on a particular issue, please ask! I am happy to share my thoughts and I would like to hear yours. All of my contact information is listed on my website: www. vote4prideinourschools.com. I would be honored to represent you on the board of education again. Kathie Schwartz Franklin Lakes School board elections (continued from page 9) strong leadership, and making decisions that are strategic, well focused, and trans- parent.” Valvano grew up in the Shadow Lakes area of Franklin Lakes and attended the Woodside Avenue School and the Franklin Avenue Middle School. He graduated from Ramapo High School. He now has two sons at the Franklin Lakes Middle School and a daughter in kindergarten at the High Moun- tain Road School. He is a certified public accountant, having earned a BS degree in accounting from William Paterson University and an MS degree in taxation from Fairleigh Dick- inson University. He is chief financial offi- cer of Flowers National Bank. Valvano is an assistant coach of the 13U and 11U Franklin Lakes War Eagles baseball teams and coaches in the town’s recreation basketball program. Previously, he served as president and was a riding member of the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Zolfo was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Franklin Lakes in 1999. He has three children, including a daughter at the Franklin Avenue Middle School and twin eight-year-old sons at High Mountain Road School. He earned his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University and his law degree from the University of Miami. He began practicing corporate law in 1986 and has worked for various Fortune 100 companies during the span of his 27 year career, the last nine with Express Scripts Inc in the borough. RIH Regional School Board The candidates for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Edu- cation are Lynn Budd and Thomas Bun- ting, both of whom represent Wyckoff, and John Butto, who represents Franklin Lakes. There no open seats for Oakland represen- tatives on the board this year. Budd was appointed to the RIH Board of Education in 2009 to fill the unexpired term of Kathy Scarpelli. Budd was elected to the board the following year. She has served on every board committee during her tenure, and has chaired several of those committees. She has also been the board representative to the APTS from 2009 to the present and has served as the board’s county representative and liaison to the Wyckoff Board of Education. She was elected vice president of the board in 2012 and as board president in January 2013. Currently a managing partner in a small software development company, Budd was previously employed by IBM for eight years in several areas, including human resources, compensation, and executive development. During that time, she developed a separate and unique program with Syracuse Univer- sity to enable IBM executives to complete their undergraduate degrees in short, inten- sive residential programs. Budd holds a Ph.D. in comparative Renaissance literature from Fordham Uni- versity. Prior to working for IBM, she spent seven years as assistant dean of students at Fordham, where she had previously taught undergraduate English for three years. Bunting grew up in Haledon and grad- uated from Manchester Regional High School. He has been a resident of Wyckoff since 1996, when he graduated from Susque- hanna University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He has worked in the insurance industry and has managed an investigative unit for an insurance company. Bunting’s children have attended the public schools in Wyckoff and Ramapo High School. He has been active in Wyck- off’s recreation programs for years, having been a football coach and the township’s travel basketball director. Butto joined the regional high school board this year to fill the unexpired one- year term of Wayne Peterson, who repre- sented Franklin Lakes on the board. Butto received 22 write-in votes, the highest number of the eight people who received write-in votes to fill that position for which there were no official candidates in the school board election. Butto has lived in Franklin Lakes since 2003. He grew up in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Corpus Christi Elementary School and graduated from Bergen Catholic High School. He has been the senior financial manager for the Beyer Automotive Group and has been in the automotive industry for 28 years. Conference they learned to their peers.” The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources provides community and school-based education programs about alcohol and drug abuse and advocates for responsive prevention and treatment ser- vices. The center’s offices are located in Hackensack and its services are available throughout Bergen County. Children’s Aid and Family Services is a leading nonprofit human services orga- nizations 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, when needed, provide families. For more information about Children’s Aid and Family Services, call (201) 261-2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org. (continued from page 6) let these kids know they have the power to take positive action.” The high school students worked most of the summer to prepare for the confer- ence, with the guidance of Jamie England, a prevention specialist with The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources. “I’m proud of the high school students and their commitment to mentoring the younger students,” England said. “They are passionate about making the commu- nity better. We want the eighth grade stu- dents to be role models to the rest of the school and bring the important messages Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & II • October 30, 2013 ‘The Fifth Estate’ is patchwork that never hits its mark by Dennis Seuling Movies about real personalities and events run the risk of becoming weak approximations of the real thing. Some- times, they register in cinematic terms as reasonable, even fairly accurate inter- pretations. The recent “Captain Phillips,” for example, falls into the latter category. With the benefit of enthusiastic perfor- mances, that movie was suspenseful and gripping. “The Fifth Estate” is less successful. On the surface, it is the story of Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who created WikiLeaks, the online website dedicated to publishing the unedited, unadulterated truth, and an examination of the morality of publishing sensitive documents. The subject matter that direc- tor Bill Condon (“Gods and Monsters,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Parts 1 and 2”) tackles should make for an exciting movie. Assange, after all, has been called a terrorist, anarchist, freedom fighter, traitor, and hero, depending on the source. He is a complex figure. The movie should be able to explore why this man is so obsessed with his self-imposed mission of making public potentially embarrassing or life-threatening docu- ments in the interest of truth, no matter the result. Unhappy with the mainstream media of the world, which fail to use their resources to delve, question, and probe, Assange sets up the WikiLeaks website and guarantees whistleblowers anonym- ity if they provide information. The plan Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate.’ works, and much of the information he puts online does reveal abuses and cor- ruption, affecting political leaders, gov- ernments, big business, crooked banks, and so on. WikiLeaks knows no borders. Its reach is worldwide. Cumberbatch has captured Assange’s physical appearance, with his trademark flowing blonde hair, but the script has left the actor adrift in pinning down the man’s character. Assange is an elusive figure who is constantly moving from country to country. There is a half-hearted attempt to reveal some of his early life, but view- ers never get a handle on the man. Daniel Bruhl co-stars as Daniel Berg, an associate of Assange, who initially does lots of legwork to verify informa- tion and track down leads, but ultimately breaks with Assange over a key issue. Berg is the adoring acolyte who becomes disillusioned when he sees his mentor in a disturbing light. The plot point is familiar and even cliché. Bruhl has one basic expression: anxious enthusiasm. He always looks as if he is late catching a train. Structurally, “The Fifth Estate” is a mess. Condon’s attempt to create an immediate, tense style through quick cutting and superimpositions of newspa- per headlines to connect Assange’s work with its results becomes irritating once viewers see that the picture is just piling on one event after another without com- ment or examination. Cinematically, it looks like the work of a first-time film student showing off all the tricks he has learned. This is not Condon’s finest cinematic hour. “The Fifth Estate” never comes to life. It just plods along. His intended cli- mactic scenes revolve around the release of 250,000 diplomatic cables from U.S. embassies to countries around the world. At the very least, these scenes should sparkle and elevate the movie from unin- spired docudrama. That never happens. Instead, Condon moves ahead rapidly until a final few on-screen bits of infor- mation attempt to tie together the loose ends of this flawed production. Rated R, “The Fifth Estate” is strictly TV-movie caliber. The viewer never fully understands Assange’s motivation: Is it entirely selfless, or instead moti- vated by the celebrity he acquires? As a cable movie or better still, a mini-series, WikiLeaks could be explored in greater depth, highlighting in detail its dramatic evolution. October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • Page 17 Complete collection of Martin Celebrity Roasts released Dean Martin (seated) and James Stewart share the dais in one of the shows featured in the box set, ‘The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Complete Collection.’ by Dennis Seuling “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Complete Collection” (Star Vista/Time Life) is a 25-disc box set containing 54 celebrity roasts originally broadcast between 1974 and 1984. Their subjects comprise many of the 20th century’s most famous and accomplished actors, come- dians, athletes, and politicians, including Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, George Burns, Don Rickles, Kirk Douglas, Danny Thomas, Hank Aaron, Wilt Chamberlain, Joe Namath, Muhammed Ali, Ronald Reagan, and Martin himself. “The Dean Martin Show” had been an NBC staple since 1965. In its final season, it was redesigned and introduced a new feature: the “Man of the Week Celebrity Roast,” patterned after the roasts held at the New York City Friars Club. The weekly roasts quickly became a favorite with TV audiences, and eventually evolved into a network series, “The Dean Martin Celeb- rity Roasts.” The series began with comedy legend Bob Hope on Halloween 1974, and ran for the next 11 years. Included in the set are newly taped inter- views with 34 former roast participants, including Don Rickles, Carol Burnett, Ruth Buzzi, Tony Danza, Abe Vigoda, Angie Dickinson, Ed Asner, Jimmie Walker, Rich Little, Shirley Jones, Tim Conway, and Florence Henderson. There are also 11 fea- turettes covering the history of the roasts, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, home movies featuring Martin and friends, Martin spe- cials not seen since their original broadcast, a44-page collector’s book filled with photos and production materials, and a limited edi- tion handcrafted Martin figurine. “Monsters University” (Disney), avail- able as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, is a prequel to 2001’s animated “Monsters, Inc.” Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little mon- ster, he dreamed of becoming a scarer, and he knows better than anyone that the best scarers come from Monsters University. However, during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are upset when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. “Sulley” Sul- livan (voice of John Goodman), a natural- born scarer. Their over-the-top competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the uni- versity’s elite scare program. To make mat- ters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right. Extras are abundant, and include the theatrical short “The Blue Umbrella,” audio commentary, digital copy, art gal- lery, deleted scenes, and several featurettes focusing on story and production details. “The Heat” (20th Century-Fox) reteams director Paul Feig with Melissa McCarthy, star of “Bridesmaids.” McCarthy plays loud, obnoxious Boston cop Shannon Mul- lins, who is assigned to partner with but- toned-up FBI agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) to bring down a drug lord setting up shop in town. If Sarah succeeds, a long- sought promotion awaits. The two women are total opposites and resent having to work together, but as they dig into the mys- terious identity of their target, they develop a mutual respect and friendship. McCarthy and Bullock are the basis of a very funny buddy film, the kind of picture tradition- ally headed by male actors. McCarthy is fearless in what she will do to get a laugh and her broad antics in contrast with Bull- ock’s ladylike demeanor contribute serious laughs. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack con- tains bloopers, deleted and alternate scenes, digital copy, audio commentary, and several behind-the-scenes featurettes. “Hanging for Django” (Raro Video) is a 1969 spaghetti Western from director Sergio Garrone. Rich, evil Mr. Fargo (Ric- cardo Garrone) runs the highly immoral, (continued on Crossword page) Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • October 30, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) but profitable business of illegally smuggling poor Mexi- cans across the Texas border. Once he collects the small amounts of money these people have, he sadistically dumps them into a ravine. The large list of notorious outlaws he works with lure two different bounty hunters to town: Johnny Brandon (Anthony Steffen) and Everett “Preacherman” Murdock (William Berger). These two have completely different personalities, but their guns are equally fast and deadly. As they plan to hunt down all the wanted crimi- nals together, Brandon defends the human rights of the immigrants while Preacherman is simply interested in the rewards. With ample gunplay, several plot twists and double crosses, the film seldom bogs down, but the central characters lack the impact of Clint Eastwood or Franco Nero from the original “Django.” In Italian with English subtitles, the Blu-ray release contains a new Hi- Def transfer from a 35-millimeter negative print, the doc- umentary “Bounty Killer for a Massacre,” new English subtitles, and an illustrated booklet. “The Beauty of the Devil” (Cohen Media Group) is a retelling of the Faust legend directed by Rene Clair. Retiring after 50 years as an alchemist in a circa-1700 university, Henri Faust (Michel Simon) despairs at still knowing nothing of the true secrets of nature. He makes a bargain with the Devil (Gerard Philipe) that will give him youth, fame, and riches in exchange for his soul. This allegorical fantasy is both whimsical and tragic. Clair became fascinated with what he believed was a struc- tural defect in the Faust legend. He felt the beginning and end of the story were perfect but the middle section was weak, even silly. He also wondered what would happen if the Devil were to ask for nothing up front and simply assume Faust would sign the contract later. This twist and an engaging performance by Simon make this 1950 film an interesting variation on a classic tale. In French with English subtitles, the Blu-ray edition contains a behind- the-scenes featurette and the original French trailer. “Embrace of the Vampire” (Anchor Bay), a direct-to- video horror film, stars Sharon Hinnendael as Charlotte Hawthorn, a timid and sheltered teen who has just left an all-girl Catholic school for a new life at a co-ed uni- versity. An ancient evil has followed her, tormenting her with disturbing nightmares and tempting her with a thirst for blood and other forbidden desires that can only be satisfied by sensual pleasures of the flesh. It is a battle for her soul, and one she is losing, but Charlotte is a fighter. The chaos and torment threaten to unleash her own inner beast, and those close to her may find them- selves confronting their own horrific fate. The plot keeps the viewer guessing as to the identity of the vampire of the title, and there are several graphic sequences that will induce squirms. Though Hinnendael is effective as a naive young woman cast into grim circumstances, the circumstances never convince. They are too contrived and not developed adequately for viewers to suspend dis- belief. Also available from Anchor Bay is the 1995 film of the same name starring Alyssa Milano. Both Blu-rays contain no extras. October 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • Page 19 ��������������������������� 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. 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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. MD RELIGIOUS Prayer to St. Jude cont. from preceding page 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. MD 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. DMR Prayer to St. Peregrine Prayer to St. Clare O great St. Peregrine, you have been call “The Mighty,” “The Wonder- Worker,” because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you. For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancer- ous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the ower of man could do no more. You were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His cross to heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you. 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This way, chil- dren or adults with damp coats or pants will not ruin the cushions when they sit down. If space is limited, a simple stool tucked into a corner provides a place to sit. Stow a few wicker storage bins under the bench. These can be assigned to each member of the family and be used to hold backpacks, gloves, hats, and sports gear. If there is not much room beneath the bench, pur- chase inexpensive boot trays that can keep wet shoes from leaving puddles right on the floor. Well-placed wall hooks can tidy up a mudroom or foyer quite easily by creating a place for just about everything. These hooks can be used to keep coats until they are dry enough to hang in the closet. Hooks can hold hats and tote bags. To make the space look more like a home and less like a locker room, think about adding a few hooks that simply hold artwork to break up the utility of the space. A table or shelf right inside the door can be a place to store mail and keys. 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Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • October 30, 2013 Time-saving cleaning tricks to try at home House cleaning is a chore few people relish. House cleaning can be monotonous and time-consuming. But ignoring cleaning tasks may leave you with a much larger mess to tackle. Cleaning does not have to be such a difficult job. There are a number of time-saving strategies to keep the mess to a minimum and keep weekends free from all-day cleaning marathons. Do the dishes after every meal. A sink full of dishes can make the kitchen look like a mess, and letting dishes pile up increases the risk of insect infestation. Although it may seem like a chore, keeping on top of dishes actually reduces the workload. If you have an automatic dishwasher, load dishes directly into the dishwasher instead of putting dirty items into the sink. Protect the microwave. The inside of the microwave tends to get dirty quickly. Heating up snacks or quick meals may result in spills or splatter. 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Winter weather can be harsh, and it can be difficult for fresh air to make its way into a home once the warmer temperatures of summer and fall give way to the cold days of winter. Poor indoor air quality can cause multiple problems. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, poor indoor air quality can increase a person’s risk of developing pneumonia, and it may aggravate existing respiratory con- ditions such as asthma. The EPA also notes that long-term exposure to indoor air pollution can increase a person’s risk for heart disease, respiratory diseases, and cancer. Because indoor air pollution can be so devastating, many homeowners look for ways to improve indoor air quality, especially before the arrival of winter, when residents of the home figure to spend such a significant amount of time indoors. Fortunately, homeowners can take many steps to do just that. Clean with soap and water. Soap and hot water can still clean a home effectively, and this age-old combina- tion might be the healthiest way to clean. Many household cleaning products contain potentially harmful ingredients that can introduce toxins and irritants into a home. Avoid such cleaners and solvents when cleaning a home. If stains prove too stubborn for soap and water, be sure to open win- dows when using potentially harmful cleaners indoors. Purchase an air filtration system. Air filtration systems vary significantly in size, cost and function. Some systems are designed to remove specific pollutants, and may not be effective at removing additional indoor air pollutants. Larger models tend to be most effective at filtering pol- lutants like dust, but such units are more expensive than smaller units. If your home is especially dusty, a large fil- tering system may prove a worthy investment. Open windows and doors when possible. Introducing outdoor air into a home is a great way to improve indoor air quality. Of course, opening windows and doors might not be feasible in the middle of winter, but take advantage of any such opportunities when they present themselves. For example, after cooking a big meal, open the kitchen exhaust fan to allow fresh air into the home. Such fans are not large enough to cause a significant temperature drop in the home, but they can directly remove contaminants from inside the home, like those that might be emitted from gas stoves. Insist that guests and residents remove their shoes. Chemicals can find their way into a home in a variety of ways, and you and your fellow residents or guests may be tracking them into your home on your shoes. Keep a door- mat inside all entryways, and insist that guests and resi- dents remove their shoes before entering your home. This reduces the amount of potential pollutants brought inside and makes cleaning the home that much easier. Break out the mop. Vacuum cleaners can be effective at picking up pollutants inside a home, but they also can leave things behind. When a vacuum cleaner seems to be leaving some dust behind, take out the mop and, with just a little water, address the areas where dust is still lingering. Water should be enough to do the trick, and, unlike some cleaning products, water won’t be introducing any additional harm- ful pollutants into the home. Smoke outside. Smoking inside a home is inviting trou- ble, especially during those times of year when the win- dows cannot be opened. Secondhand smoke is a significant source of indoor air pollution, as cigarette smoke is known to contain more than 4,000 chemicals. Smoking indoors, whether an area is well- or poorly-ventilated, can be dan- gerous. Exposure to secondhand smoke puts adults and children at risk of several diseases, including asthma and cancer. 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