Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • April 17. 2013 Glen Rock Roundup Annual Silver Tea announced The Glen Rock Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary will hold its Annual Silver Tea on Monday, April 22 at the municipal annex on Maple Avenue. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. New members Janet Besser, Ines Del Gaudio, Susan Falcione, Marilyn Colton, and Pamela Hans will be recognized. Members are reminded to bring items for the club’s “Robinhood Table.” For more information, contact Fran MacKnight at (973) 427-4191 or franmack127@verizon.net. Boy Scout Troop 13 welcomes newcomers Glen Rock Boy Scout Troop 13 welcomes new members. The troop, which is open to boys ages 11 through 18, offers an engaging, activity-based experience with the goal of building character, citizenship, and healthy living development based on friendship, civic responsibility, and leadership. The 2013 schedule of activities include skiing, snowboarding, tubing, archery, zip-line aerial adventure, hiking, camping, summer camp, whitewater rafting, wilderness high-adventure, Hudson River sailing, and West Point football. Boy Scout Troop 13 of Glen Rock, founded in 1954 and chartered by the Community Church of Glen Rock, carries on the tradition of advancement with a focus on the Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared.” Troop 13’s focus on the Boy Scout motto is exemplified through fun and engaging Troop activities and outings, consistent advancement through Eagle, and parent participation. Troop 13 meets Sundays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Church of Glen Rock School at 354 Rock Road. The group is active in Boy Scout Summer Camp and High Adventure, and is supported by BSA-trained and certified adult leaders. For more information, visit www.glenrocktroop13.org. Learn about orchids Margaret Bridge will present a program about orchids at the Glen Rock Garden Club’s April 16 meeting. The group will meet at 7:45 p.m. at the Glen Rock Municipal Annex Building at 678 Maple Avenue. Bridge regularly presents classes on orchid culture and related topics because her mission is “to share the wonder of orchids with the world!” Her wholesale and retail orchid business shipped 3,500 plants to the New York Botanical Garden for the 2011 orchid show, a contract that was renewed for the 2012 show. The club’s meetings are open to the community. There is no charge, and refreshments are served. For further information, call (201) 447-6099. Club sets April activities The Activities Club will meet on Tuesday, April 16 at the Community Church, 354 Rock Road in Glen Rock. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Glen Rock Councilwoman Mary Jane Surrago will present a demonstration on CPR; she will be assisted by Diane Herrlett. Both women are members of the Glen Rock Ambulance Corps. On April 18, the club will launch its 2013 golf season at the recently renovated Meadows Golf Course in Lincoln Park. The men play on Thursday mornings through October. For information about the golf group, contact Hal Corney at (201) 447-4228. On April 25, members will celebrate the club’s 25th Anniversary with a luncheon and dance at the Brownstone in Paterson. The noon luncheon will be preceded by a one hour open bar. A DJ will provide music from the ‘50s and ‘60s for dancing. For membership or luncheon information, contact Frank Gasper at (201) 670-7379 or Steve Beiter at (201) 447-1830. To learn more about the club, visit theactivitiesclub.org. New GRTV programs available Glen Rock TV’s newest programs are available on FiOS Channel 32, Cablevision Channel 77, and online at www. glenrockTV.com. Anyone interested in submitting a program or volunteering at the station may visit www.glenrockTV.com. Zero-increase budget predicted (continued from page 7) as 1.5 percent based on an exemplary performance evaluation. The council also voted to defeat the version of the two ordinances long on the table because the maximum performance increase was stated as 1.9 percent, rather than 1.5 per cent. Riche voted “no” on the introduction, which passed 31, and explained that he objected to exempting Gabbert from any possible merit increase as the sole exception. “I am not in favor of the ordinance,” Riche said. “This ordinance specifically eliminated one person, and that is the village manager, so I will be voting no.” Aronsohn asked Gabbert if he was opposed to the ordinance as introduced. “When the council is ready to evaluate me, I’ll be looking forward to it,” Gabbert retorted, also smiling. “I’m comfortable with not being included in the ordinance.” The previous council, headed by Mayor Keith Killion and with Riche and Walsh as members, had voted Gabbert a 12 percent increase against the objections of Aronsohn, who was then a council member. Several members of the public from the audience also objected. Mayor Killion had argued that Gabbert deserved the increase because his negotiations had saved Ridgewood hundreds of thousands of dollars and because, as a new hire, Gabbert’s salary was considerably lower than that of the previous manager, Jim Ten Hoeve. The objectors argued that granting Gabbert a 12 percent increase when 34 Ridgewood employees were being laid off or encouraged to take early retirement was a bad idea. The council seated at the time voted 4-1 for the 12 percent increase. Aronsohn, who had been seen as a running mate of Killion and of the late Anne Zusy in the nominally nonpartisan election, made the 12 percent raise a campaign issue. Aronsohn won election handily, as did Pucciarelli. The third member of their ostensible slate, Hauck, edged Killion by eight votes. Gabbert’s ouster was rumored elsewhere earlier this year, but never took place. The present council is committed to working with him for the next several months.