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Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 Total Window & Wall Fashions 6 Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • December 11, 2013 Villadom Happenings Newtown memorial to be held The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood will host an inter- faith service on Saturday, Dec. 14 to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The service, which is being held in honor of the lives lost at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, will begin at 9:30 a.m. The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood is located at 113 Cot- tage Place in Ridgewood. All are welcome. Special needs basketball offered The Upper Saddle River Basketball Association and Upper Saddle River Recreation Commission are sponsor- ing a free structured, small group basketball clinic for chil- dren with special needs. Students in kindergarten through grade six are invited to these one-hour clinics, which will be held in the Reynolds School gym at 391 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The program will meet at 11 a.m. on the following dates: Dec. 15; Jan. 5, 12, and 26; Feb. 2 and 9; and March 2, 9, and 16. Players will warm up, run drills, and play a brief game. Breaks and any other accommodations will be made. Each participant will require a parent shadow for all clinics. Children from the surrounding communities are wel- come. Contact Joe Abbatiello at (917) 744-4415 or e-mail jabbatiello@verizon.net to register or for details. Y hosts Solstice Yoga Workshop YWCA Bergen County will hold two Solstice Yoga classes for all ages and levels on Saturday, Dec. 21. Classes will be held at the YWCA, 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Intro to Yoga, a light-hearted, introductory class taught by certified instructor Colleen Fontes, will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A short break and refreshments will follow. At 4 p.m., Winter Solstice 108 Sun Salutations for regular yoga practitioners will be led by YW instructors Amy Jung and Colleen Fontes along with guest instructors. Each person who participates must bring a yoga mat. Movement@YW members may participate for free. The suggested donation for non-members is $5 per person per class. Participants should be in general good health and able to sit, stand, and lie down. For more information and to register, call (201) 444-5600, extension 351. Men’s chorus to perform Holiday Concert The Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus of Ridgewood will pres- ent its annual Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 Thank you to everyone who donated Thanksgiving food baskets. They were very much appreciated! Mark your 2014 calendar: Our Fourth Annual Bash will be held March 7. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. We need volunteers to sell ads for our journal and get corporate sponsorships and donations of sports tickets and memorabilia. You can help our families during the holidays. We are now serving 70 families in the northern region, which includes five counties in northern New Jersey. Eighteen of those families receive groceries from our pantry each month. We like to give each family a food basket for the holidays. Making a basket is a perfect way for your family to get together to help a family in need. We will need the baskets by Dec. 16 in order to give our drivers time to coordinate their deliveries. Basket items include cranberry or another type of juice, stuffing mix, gravy, bread or muffin mix, Parmalat milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cake mix, nuts, mints, and soup. Get creative, and throw in some other items, like a paper tablecloth, some festive napkins, or a $10 gift card. We are also accepting turkeys and we have a freezer to store them. Meet Margarita: In July 2011, after Margarita began to experience frequent nosebleeds, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Her chemotherapy treatments offset her diabetes treatments, resulting in frequent, lengthy periods of hospitalization. While she was supposed to be enjoying her teen years, she under went debilitating surgeries on both hips that left her bed bound for several months at a time. She and her family live in a small third floor walk-up apartment. Leaving the apartment unassisted was not an option for quite some time. Margarita was looking forward to her 18 th birthday this summer. She was thrilled that she would finally be able to return to school and see her friends. In mid- August, Margarita learned that the cancer had returned and that there are no longer any treatments that will rid Margarita’s body of the disease. Her mother is the main provider for the family and works long, exhausting hours at the restaurant near their p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood. The concert will feature “La Vergine” by Verdi, “In My Life” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, “Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heav’nly Light” by J.S. Bach, “Wassail Song,” and other pieces. Opera singer Michele Capalbo will be the guest solo- ist. This Ridgewood soprano has sung many international and domestic performances of Verdi and Puccini heroines, including Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Aida, Desdemona, and Lady Macbeth. Tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets for students and seniors purchased at the door will be $15. Tickets may be purchased at the at Daily Treat, Wine Seller, (continued on page 30) apartment. Since Margarita requires much care and is often sad and physically limited, Margarita’s mother is not able to go to work and the family is suffering tremen- dously. The family received a shut off notice for their utility bills and is unable to afford to purchase gifts for the holidays. Margarita would love to receive some warm leggings in size medium, a book bag from Deb Shops (since she is sometimes able to go to school in her wheelchair), warm sweaters in size medium, and warm bedding. Margarita often feels lonely, isolated, and restricted and would also appreciate any crafts or activities that can occupy her time while she is receiving palliative treatment or is home bound. The cold, short days really affect her ability to stay positive or hopeful. Any help that you could offer to Margarita and her family would be deeply appreciated. ECF does not receive government funding; we rely on donations and volunteers from the community. Call (201) 612-8118 or email 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-speak- ing drivers are in particularly high demand. • Is your office looking for a community service proj- ect? Holding a drive for our food pantry would be a tre- mendous help. • Does your company have a charitable giving pro- gram? If so, let us know! • Kids can help too! Is your Scout troop looking to earn badges? Ask us for creative ways kids can have fun while learning about philanthropy. • Emmanuel Cancer Foundation 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! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. For more information, visit http://www. emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: Emman- uelCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Ho-Ho-Kus Board of education accepts administrator’s resignation by Jennifer Crusco Thomas Lambe has tendered his resignation after two years of service to Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. Lambe, whose resignation was officially accepted at last week’s board meeting, had served as the K-8 district’s business administrator, board secretary, and supervisor of buildings and grounds. “I’m happy for him. We’re very sad to lose him,” Super- intendent Deborah Ferrara said. “He’s been an excellent BA here. We wish him the best.” Lambe plans to depart at the end of this month and will begin his new position in the Hopatcong schools in Janu- ary. Asked about his decision to leave Ho-Ho-Kus, Lambe explained that he had been offered an opportunity in another district that was difficult to pass up from a financial per- spective. He added that his new, larger district will allow him more chances to learn and advance in his career. “I liked working here,” Lambe said of Ho-Ho-Kus. However, he pointed out that the current two-percent cap on the tax levy has made it difficult for school districts to justify some salary increases, making it necessary for professionals to move to other districts to advance and to increase their salaries. Lambe began his work in Ho-Ho-Kus in the fall of 2011. Before he joined Ho-Ho-Kus, he was working in the High Bridge schools in Hunderdon County, where he was business administrator and of supervisor of buildings and grounds. Before he began his career in education, Lambe worked in financial positions in the corporate world. He later became a math teacher and served five years in the East Rutherford schools and another three in the Emerson schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Rut- gers, an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a master’s in educational leadership from New Jersey City University. Lambe is a certified business (continued on page 7) Master plan presentation scheduled The Ho-Ho-Kus Planning Board has completed its work on the borough’s master plan, and will deliver a presenta- tion on the updated document at the Ho-Ho-Kus Council’s Dec. 17 meeting. That session will be held at 8 p.m. in bor- ough hall, 333 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. A draft of the document is now available at borough hall, and the document will be posted to the borough’s website, once it receives final approval from the planning board. Ho-Ho-Kus Planning Board Chairman John Hanlon said last week that the updated document includes several new sections, website information and related recommen- dations, an extended history section, and recommenda- tions for a new mitigation program. The master plan also includes storm water management updates, and discussions of several recent storms and droughts. Hanlon tipped his hat to Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall staff member Ruthanne Frank, noting that Frank had volunteered her personal time to help with the plan while the board was without a regular secretary. Commenting on Frank’s ser- vice, Hanlon said, “There’s no way to thank her for all the work she’s done.” (continued on page 24) Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Waldwick A day out for seniors to network Waldwick senior residents who are part of the Waldwick Police Depart- ment’s Operation Reassurance were enticed from their homes last week and treated to lunch by the borough. Organized by Police Sergeant Frank Paccione, and coordinated by CERT Captain Jeanne Paras, the luncheon provided attendees the opportu- nity to network with other residents, and door prizes. The town’s cross- ing guards were also honored at the annual event. Pictured clockwise from top: Paras with resident Doris Wagner; some of the crossing guards in attendance; Paccione with one of the door prize winners; attendees enjoying the event. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 5 Waldwick Council to get tougher on property maintenance Waldwick Council members are fed up with financial institutions which neglect maintenance on properties subject to fore- closure, becoming a blight on the neigh- borhood, and they are considering an ordinance they hope will curb the problem. Borough Attorney Craig Bossong will pre- pare a draft for the council to discuss early next year. Bossong told the mayor and council last week that a provision in the Save NJ Homes Act of 2008 allows the town to require a mortgage company when it files an intent- to-foreclose notice with the municipality to name a local agent to handle property maintenance issues. Bossong uncovered this provision at the urging of Councilman Frank Palladino, who wanted to find a way to hold banks and mortgage companies responsible for the condition of homes in foreclosure. Borough Administrator Gary Kratz said that while there are only a handful of houses that have habitual maintenance issues, they do present a nuisance to the neighbors. He said currently, when the grass is too high on a vacant property so that it is considered a nuisance or a potential detriment, the prop- erty owner must be notified to remedy the situation. If the problem is not taken care of within a specified time, the town has the grass cut and puts a lien on the property, redeemable when the property is sold. Bossong said it often takes 18 months or longer for a final sale to go through, during which time the owner has walked away and left the house and grounds to deteriorate. “The town will have the local agency to contact to handle the property maintenance, including disrepair, roof leaks, etc. And it short circuits the current process, where you have to wait to get your money back until the house sells,” the attorney said. Bossong said the town sets the regis- tration fee to be charged the local agency, perhaps $500 or more, to cover the town’s costs. CFO Mary Ann Viviani said the pro- posed ordinance would not take care of all problems, because some unkept properties are not in foreclosure but may belong to someone in a nursing home, or vacation- ing for an extended period or be the object (continued on page 31) Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Area Waldwick to use Allendale’s lightning detection system Waldwick will piggyback onto Allen- dale’s lightning detection system at a savings to both municipalities and the Waldwick Board of Education. Waldwick Borough Administrator Gary Kratz said last week that Allendale had agreed to allow the use of its existing base station to activate the warning sig- nals at each of the six Waldwick locations identified as in need of the coverage: the Waldwick High/middle school campus, Traphagen and Sicomac schools, two at Borough Park (by the fields and by the playgrounds) and one at Veterans Park. “It’s a win win, and it’ll cost us less than Gary had anticipated,” said Mayor Thomas Giordano. Allendale would recoup half of its capital investment for the base sta- tion, $9,000 to be shared equally by the Waldwick borough and board of educa- tion. There would be no other payments and no recurring costs, since the unit is solar powered. Kratz said the idea to approach a neighboring town came about when he and John Griffin, the board’s business administrator, met with a representative from Strike Guard, the company that provides the detection system. “Would another town be able to acti- vate our system as they activate our own, we wondered?” Kratz said. Ho-Ho-Kus was also considered, but Allendale’s topography was determined to be more desirable, he said. Kratz said the second part of the equa- tion is the installation of the receivers at each of the six locations. He said this cost is estimated to be about $20,000, with the borough and the board each commit- ted to paying for the installations on their fields. He said he anticipates the units will be operational in late spring or early summer. At a mayor and council meeting in October at which the joint project between the town and the board was announced, Board of Education Presi- dent Dawn Monaco said the board would develop procedures to be followed once the warning system is operational. School and recreational coaches who use the fields would have to be trained as to when to start getting off the field and where to take the children if an emer- gency arises. She said the district would probably follow a system similar to that used now for concussion procedures, whereby coaches have to sign off that they are familiar with the rules and will follow them. Lightning detection systems, which can be mounted on schools or other buildings, continuously monitor the atmosphere’s electrostatic energy and evaluate the potential for lightning within a certain radius, providing the necessary alerts with horn blasts followed by flash- ing strobe lights. Once the system determines that the hazardous condition is past, an all-clear signal is sounded and the lights stop flashing. While impending electrical storms can be easy to detect, warning alarms go off even in instances where no signs of a storm are detected on the field. Project Medicine Drop The Waldwick Police Department has joined the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs in an effort to halt the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs. A new mailbox-style drop box has been installed in the lobby of the Waldwick Public Safety Complex. Residents are encouraged to anonymously deposit unused or expired household medications into the Proj- ect Medicine Drop Box, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This opportunity pre- vents unused medications from falling into the hands of those who might abuse them. The drop box accepts household medication only. Pills, capsules, patches, and pet medications are the only items accepted. Syringes and liquids cannot be accepted. Allendale December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 McCarthy to retire; successor Casais in training by John Koster Gwen McCarthy, Allendale’s administrative officer and municipal clerk since 2008, will attend her last meet- ing as a borough official at the end of December. Her replacement, 22-year-old Andrew Casais, is already in on the job, training to take over as the top official in Allen- dale Borough Hall in January. A graduate of Seton Hall, Casais is a council member in his hometown of Roselle Park, where he serves on the Finance Committee and is active in preparing the munici- pal budget. He is also active on Roselle Park’s First Aid and Library committees. McCarthy has received regular praise from the Allen- dale Council for her work in the borough’s administration. She filed her resignation for the purpose of retirement with the State of New Jersey six months ago. She and her husband, former Allendale Police Sergeant Al McCar- thy, are planning an extended trip to Europe. She is also completing her certification as a yoga teacher and will be volunteering as a yoga instructor of older people in the future. Born in Arizona, McCarthy received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English education from Arizona State University, and taught English at Glendale Commu- nity College in Arizona. She moved to New Jersey in 1988, and her experience in local government began in Upper Saddle River, where she served as recycling coordinator and deputy court administrator. Transferring to Allendale, she started her career in the borough as the recording secretary to the planning board and the zoning board of adjustment. She was hired as Allendale’s borough clerk in 1998. She worked under several different borough admin- istrators until, in 2008, the Allendale Borough Council decided to essentially abolish the position of borough administrator and divide the top responsibilities between the borough clerk, who would be responsible for the oper- ations of the interior staff including the tax officers and building inspector; and the supervisor of public works, who would be responsible for the road and public works employees. Despite the objections of borough and town- ship administrators from some other towns, and some Allendale residents, both McCarthy and Public Works Director Keith Cauwenberghs, now retired, were credited by the council and most residents with a seamless transi- tion and an effective operation, especially during adverse weather conditions and last year’s massive road construc- tion in the center of Allendale. McCarthy taught municipal clerk courses through the extension division of Rutgers University for five years from 2005 to 2010. She has four children and three grand- children. Board accepts resignation (continued from page 3) administrator and a certified school financial officer. He also holds a certificate of eligibility for principal and vari- ous teaching certifications. He is pursuing his doctorate in educational leadership at the College of Saint Elizabeth. During his two years in Ho-Ho-Kus, Lambe said he and Superintendent Ferrara had worked together on a number of building projects, including the new ventilation system for the gym, a partial roof replacement, stage renovations in the auditorium, and various other building repairs. Lambe is originally from Hasbrouck Heights. He and his wife, Peggy, reside in Cedar Grove. They are the parents of two sons, including a two-year-old and a six- month-old. Before Lambe was hired for the post in Ho-Ho-Kus, David Rinderknecht had been working one day a week as the district’s interim business administrator since Sep- tember 2010. Rinderknecht, who distinguished himself by serving the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District for 17 years, replaced Anthony D’Achille, who had been interim business administrator for the K-8 dis- trict since May 2010. D’Achille took over for James Davis, who left Ho-Ho-Kus to accept the post of business admin- istrator for the Oakland schools. Ferrara said she has recommended an interim business administrator to the school trustees, and she anticipated that the appointment would be announced at the board’s Dec. 17 meeting. Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Area Fire departments hold allure for Warr family Ken Warr Sr. and his son Ken Warr Jr. hold the distinction of having been the first father and son to have served simultane- ously as fire chiefs within the Northwest Bergen County Mutual Aid organization. Warr Sr. is completing three years of service as chief of the Waldwick Fire Department, and will continue to serve that organization. He explained that six genera- tions of his family have served as volunteer firefighters, beginning with an ancestor from Carlstadt. Asked about this long-standing tradi- tion, Warr said his family believes in giving back to the community. Warr’s daughter, Staci Warr, is currently a lieutenant on the Ho-Ho-Kus Ambulance Corps. During his 32 years as a firefighter, Warr Sr. has been an officer for 27 years. He is also Waldwick’s current deputy office of emergency management coordinator. Warr Sr. grew up in Hawthorne and served that borough’s fire department for the better part of two decades before moving to Waldwick. “When I became chief, I started wear- ing a wristband that reads, ‘Everyone goes home.’ When an alarm comes in, the goal is (continued on page 21) Ken Warr Sr. (second from left) and Julie Warr (right) with their daughter Staci and son Ken Jr. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 9 Remember to ‘Go Local’ when holiday shopping As shoppers budget and make their holiday shopping lists, the Independent Community Bankers of America® and Atlantic Stewardship Bank are encouraging consum- ers to “Go Local” once again this holiday season by doing either a portion, or all of their shopping, at local small busi- nesses. By doing so, consumers will be putting money back to work in their communities, just like they do every time they dine at a local restaurant or choose to bank locally with a community bank. Community banks are huge advocates and supporters of local small businesses. In fact, even though community banks comprise only 20 percent of banking industry assets, community banks with less than $10 billion in assets pro- vide nearly 60 percent of outstanding bank small business loans. Because community banks are small businesses, they are able to partner with their small business custom- ers to help them understand local market dynamics and the opportunities and challenges that small businesses in their area face. “It’s no secret that by lending to small businesses in our area, Atlantic Stewardship Bank helps our local economy thrive and flourish,” said Atlantic Stewardship Bank Presi- dent and CEO Paul Van Ostenbridge. “During the holiday season, you have the same power. I encourage everyone to take time to visit local businesses and see what products you can obtain locally and see the services these companies have to offer.” Bill Loving, chairman of the ICBA and president of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, West Virginia, added, “The holidays are all about giving, so it’s the per- fect time to give back to your community by choosing to spend your dollars locally, where it will be used to help support the local small businesses, which drive jobs and vibrancy in your local community. So go ahead and spread some holiday cheer locally this year. By doing so, you’ll be able to cross items off of your shopping list and make lots of folks happy—all the while reinvesting in your commu- nity—helping it prosper during the holidays and well into the new year.” To learn more about ICBA’s Go Local initiative and ways everyone can go local this holiday season, visit www. icba.org/golocal. To join the conversation, follow @ICBA’s hashtag #golocal. The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation’s voice for nearly 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to repre- senting the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in- class education, and high-quality products and services. For more information, visit www.icba.org. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 How to get a home ready for holiday guests Hosting family members for the holidays is a great way to spend quality time with loved ones during a special time of year. For many families, the holidays are the one time when everyone can get together regardless of where they live or how demanding their commitments to work and family can be. When families gather for the holidays, many people find themselves playing host to relatives. Accepting such hosting duties is an act that comes with many responsibili- ties, including readying the home for over- night guests. The following are a few ways hosts can prepare their homes for guests. Take inventory of linens. Overnight guests will need bed linens, blankets, and pillows. Take inventory of the linen closet now, and inspect each set of sheets to make sure they are still usable. If sheets are ragged or the blankets have thinned, purchase new linens so guests feel as if they are at home and don’t get cold overnight. If the linen closet is already fully stocked with quality linens, clean them in the days leading up to the guests’ arrival. Buy some night lights. Purchase a few night lights for the hallways and restrooms so guests can easily get around should they need to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Childproof the home if necessary. Kids can be curious, so holiday hosts without children of their own should childproof their homes before any guests arrive with kids in tow. Move hazardous materials to high shelves that kids can’t reach, and make sure any prescription medications are out of reach of youngsters. If the home has any steep staircases, consider purchasing some child gates or asking the guests to bring their own gates to reduce the risk of young kids falling down the stairs. Stock up on toiletries and other essen- tials. Replenish the supply of toiletries before guests arrive. Stock up on toilet paper, tissues, toothpaste, shampoo, condi- tioner, and lotion in the days leading up to the holidays. In addition, consider buying kitchen items like paper towels, napkins, plastic cutlery, and paper plates. Paper plates may come in especially handy, saving the trouble of having to load up the dishwasher after meals in which paper plates and plas- tic cutlery would have sufficed. Give common areas a thorough cleaning. Any common areas of the home, including the foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen, and restrooms, should be given a thorough cleaning prior to the guests’ arrival. Be sure to clean any bedrooms where guests will be staying. Less time will have to be devoted to cleaning the master bedroom or home office, but make sure these rooms are presentable. Clean the closets. If the hall closets are largely used for storing miscellaneous items, clean them out for the coming days to make room for guests’ coats, jackets, scarves, hats, and shoes. Moving these items, be it to the garage, a backyard shed, or the basement, can be temporary, but those closets must serve a more traditional purpose while guests are in town for the holidays. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Maximize time spent on holiday shopping The holiday season encompasses several weeks of fre- netic activity, as men and women look to juggle abnormally busy social schedules with holiday shopping. While there is no way to add hours to the day, there are certain measures anyone can take to make the hustle and bustle of the season more efficient. Shopping swallows up a significant amount of time come the holiday season. According to the latest Con- sumer Reports Holiday Shopping Poll, the average person will spend 15 hours shopping for presents. Women tend to spend twice as long as men, with women logging 20 hours of holiday shopping compared to the 10 hours the average male spends shopping for holiday gifts. Making the most of holiday shopping trips can free up moments and reduce overall stress. Keep a spreadsheet of your shopping list stored on a computer or smartphone so it can be easily modified year to year. Create a shopping strategy: While some shoppers get all of their shopping finished in just one day, others prefer to divide and conquer over a few weeks. Decide how to arrange those shopping trips so there will be less traveling from store to store wasting precious time. Organize the shopping list into certain categories. Then match up those categories according to the stores that cater to these items. For example, if a list mentions bedding for a new college student’s dorm room, curtains for an aunt, and a set of beach towels for a friend who will be doing some post-holiday traveling, group these purchases together and head to a store that carries all these items. Having such a plan in place can greatly cut down on the amount of time spent shopping. Shop off-hours. Consumer Reports says shoppers expect to wait in store check-out lines for an average of 3.5 to 4 hours this holiday season. Avoiding such situations can save a significant amount of time, so shop during off-peak hours. Take advantage of stores’ extended hours and shop later in the evening, when parents and their children will likely be preparing for bed and not waiting in line in stores. Some retailers entice shoppers with early bird specials and open (continued on page 23) Grand Opening will benefit YCS Talk of the Town will host an in-store event on Dec. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the new Sony store-in-store showroom at 319 Franklin Turnpike in Allen- dale. An auction that will be held as part of this event will raise funds for Youth Consultation Service, which helps children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The first 26 attendees will receive tickets to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, which will be held at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28. “We here at Talk of the Town are very excited to be partnered up with Sony and look forward to some pretty exciting times ahead. We are thrilled to be opening up a Sony store-in-store showcasing all of the latest products. Most importantly, we are extremely happy to be able to bring awareness to the Youth Consultation Service charity organization,” said Sergio Rodrigues, marketing manager at Talk of the Town. A new feature at Talk of the Town is the Sony Connected Source, a 400 square foot retail showroom highlighting the newest home entertainment technologies from Sony Elec- tronics, including 4K Ultra HD television. On display and demonstration are the new Sony Playstation 4 gaming con- sole, the world’s first curved screen LCD television, and (continued on page 21) Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Waldwick Police Department Report Waldwick Police Sergeant Troy Seifert arrested a 58-year-old Waldwick resident for theft on Nov. 1. The arrest came after an investigation into a reported theft from a business on Franklin Turnpike. On Nov. 2, Officer Chris Goodell arrested a 19-year-old Port Monmouth resident and charged her with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The defendant’s vehicle was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Route 17. Officer Brian Finale arrested a 26-year- old Harrington Park resident on Nov. 28 and charged him with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. The arrest occurred after the defendant’s vehicle was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Franklin Turnpike. Waldwick Police responded to a neigh- borhood dispute call on Nov. 28. Sergeant Frank Paccione arrested a 35-year-old Waldwick resident and charged him with disorderly conduct. A 22-year-old Mount Kisco, New York resident and a 23-year-old Teaneck resident were arrested and charged with posses- sion of marijuana on Nov. 29. Officer Jodi Zuzeck made the arrests after investigating a suspicious vehicle, which was occupied by the two defendants. Officer Brian Finale arrested an 18-year- (continued on page 31) Three cheers! The Waldwick/Midland Park Cheer Team recently competed in the UCC Fall Invitational Com- petition held at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Hackensack. The girls took home seven trophies, two of which were for first place as overall champions in the ‘Cheer’ and ‘Cheer/ Dance’ categories. Shayna O’Reilly, Katie Pare, and Bridget Coumbe received First Degree of Excellence in Triples Dance. Emily Borgese and Alyssia Pacheco received Second Degree of Excellence in Doubles Dance. Coaches are Ali Terzini and Mabelle Gomez. (Photo courtesy of Dianne Borntrager.) December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 13 Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 15 Put a stop to the battle of the holiday bulge The holiday season is dominated by parties, family gath- erings, and festive foods. Overindulgence in rich foods and drinks during the holiday season and cold weather, which can make it difficult to exercise, often lead to weight gain by January. Focusing on diet and exercise during the holi- day season can help you avoid unwanted weight gain and provide more energy as the season progresses. The following are some effective ways to sail through the season without gaining weight. Don’t scrimp and sacrifice all the time. The body is a powerful machine, but it does not always work the way we want it to. According to nutritional experts, rather than metabolizing food on a daily basis, the body is geared to work over longer periods of time. That means it is possible to balance out a high-calorie day by eating less food and/or lighter fare on the days before and after. Fill up before going out. Those who are concerned about the high-calorie foods and drinks that are often served at parties and holiday gatherings may want to eat beforehand. Hunger can cause people to overeat and fill up on the wrong kinds of foods. Instead, eat a low-calorie snack that is high in protein and fiber before leaving the house. That should make it easier to avoid the chips and dips. Get plenty of sunshine when possible. Lack of sunlight can contribute to the winter blues, which may lead some people to rely on comfort foods. Such foods are typically rich in carbohydrates, fats, and sugars. Spending time out- doors in the sun each day is a mood booster. Pick the right mix of foods. Devote more space on the plate to lean proteins, such as roasted turkey or chicken or even lean ham. Devote much of the rest of the plate to roasted vegetables and whole grains. Take only small por- tions of high-fat foods like candied yams or bread stuffing to satisfy cravings without overdoing it. Skip the spirits for the most part. Alcoholic beverages (continued on page 23) Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 17 Easy tips can help ensure influenza-free winter Spending significant time indoors in close proximity to others can make people more susceptible to the flu. As a result, winter, when people typically spend more time indoors than outdoors, is often dominated by the sniffling and sneezing synonymous with flu. However, men and women can take steps to protect themselves from the flu this season. Get a flu shot. Some people prefer to avoid getting a flu shot because they want to build up their natural immuni- ties or they believe the shots can make them sick. Most flu shots contain an inactive virus that will not make people sick, and will only trigger their immune systems’ response to a foreign invader. It can take a couple of weeks for full immunity to develop, so it is possible to still get sick even after a flu shot has been administered. Also, a flu shot does not guarantee recipients will not get the flu. People can still get the flu after receiving a flu shot, as it may be another strain of the virus. However, flu shots are largely effective. Quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes and cigars can affect the immune system and compromise the body in a number of different ways. Smoking can disable mechanisms in breathing passageways that serve as natural repellants to the flu. These include the hairs on the lungs that brush away contaminants. Smoking also can create holes in the lining of lower air passages, and such holes can make people more susceptible to illness, including the flu. Smokers who get the flu typically find that the illness further complicates their ability to breathe. Avoid sick people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with the flu can spread it to others up to six feet away. Flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets of bodily fluids expelled during coughing, sneez- ing, and even talking. Doctors recommend that anyone who has the flu should stay home from work or school until they are fully recovered. Be especially cautious when pregnant. According to Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke University Medical Center, women who are pregnant are at a higher risk of complications and even death from influ- enza. Doctors do not fully understand why, but many feel that because the flu can compromise a woman’s ability to breathe well, this makes it difficult for oxygen to be passed on to the fetus. Pregnant women should speak with their obstetricians about the safety of the flu shot. Get plenty of rest and good food. Adequate sleep and a healthy diet can bolster the immune system. It is important to stay hydrated, eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, and prioritize getting a good night’s sleep each night. Beware of homeopathic remedies. Always check with a doctor before using any natural remedies. While some sup- plements like elderberry syrup, zinc, and oscillococcinum can mitigate symptoms of the flu, there is no solid evidence that these items offer any preventative value. Homeopathic remedies can interfere with medications or may be danger- ous to a developing fetus, so do not take these substances without first checking with a doctor. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 A brief explanation of the gluten-free diet Dietary fads come and go, but the gluten-free movement is one nutritional trend that seems to have staying power. The gluten-free diet was once largely exclusive to sufferers of Celiac disease, a condition that damages the lining of the small intes- tine, preventing it from absorbing parts of food the body needs to stay healthy. That damage is the byproduct of the body’s reac- tion to gluten, a term used to describe pro- teins found in specific grains. While the gluten-free diet remains a necessity for those who cannot tolerate gluten, nowadays even non-sufferers are embracing the gluten-free diet for a variety of reasons. One such reason is non-Celiac gluten sensitivity, or NCGS. Though NCGS is not as severe as Celiac disease, research has suggested that a gluten-free diet can relieve NCGS symptoms, which include abdominal pain and headaches. Allergies are another reason some people may opt for a gluten-free diet. Unlike Celiac disease or NCGS, both of which are digestive system responses to gluten, wheat allergy is an immune-system response and, like other allergies, can be outgrown. However, until a wheat allergy is outgrown, it is best to avoid foods, includ- ing those with gluten, that might trigger an allergic reaction. While a gluten-free diet is a necessity for people with Celiac disease, NCGS, or wheat allergies, according to Michell Nacouzi, MD, a primary care physician at Duke Primary Care Brier Creek, it may provide little health benefit to those with- out such conditions. That doesn’t mean the popularity of the gluten-free diet is about to wane, though. Those without a preexist- ing medical condition who are considering a gluten-free diet should know a few things about this diet before making such a drastic change. Gluten-free is not easy. Unlike eliminat- ing sugary soft drinks or cutting back on fried foods, going cold turkey on gluten can be very difficult. Many people who adopt a gluten-free diet find it extremely chal- lenging, as gluten proteins can be found in additives, making something as seemingly simple as reading labels a lot trickier than it looks. Though labels may not list gluten among a product’s ingredients, people must be aware of all additives that contain gluten proteins in order to avoid gluten entirely. Although supermarkets are stocking more gluten-free products, shopping for gro- ceries while on a gluten-free diet can be tedious. Certain foods and drinks must be avoided. Though people considering a gluten-free diet are aware that such a diet requires some sacrifices, they may not know which foods and beverages they will need to avoid until they have instituted the diet. For example, a gluten-free diet excludes any beverages that contain barley, such as beer. Though many gluten-free beers are now on the market, beer aficio- nados may find such alternatives cannot compare to the real thing. Rye and wheat products also must be avoided, and these include products whose labels list bulgur, durum flour, farina, graham flour, kamut, semolina, and spelt among their ingredi- ents. Though there are now many gluten- free foods on the market, unless labels say gluten-free, the following are a handful of products that should be avoided: • Breads • Cakes and pies • Cereals • Croutons • French fries • Pastas • Salad dressings • Soy sauce • Soups Many doctors also recommend that those on a gluten-free diet avoid oats, as they can easily be contaminated with wheat during the growing and processing stages of production. Be mindful of the dangers of cross-con- tamination. Cross-contamination can occur during the manufacturing process when gluten-free foods come into contain with foods that contain gluten. Manufacturers typically include the phrase “may contain” on labels as a warning to consumers look- ing to avoid gluten and other ingredients. When labels include this phrase, there is a strong chance that cross-contamination has occurred, and such products should be avoided by those on gluten-free diets. Cross-contamination also can occur when gluten-free foods are prepared on the same surfaces as foods containing gluten. For example, toasting gluten-free bread in the same toaster as regular bread can easily lead to contamination. Preventing cross-contamination can be a difficult task, and that difficulty merits consideration by people who want to adopt a gluten-free diet. A gluten-free diet may lead to a vitamin and nutrient deficiency. Grains are often rich in vitamins, and avoiding grains as part of a gluten-free diet can deprive people of these vitamins, weakening their bodies as a result. When adopting a gluten-free diet, speak with a dietitian to ensure your diet has enough iron, calcium, fiber, thia- min, riboflavin, niacin, and folate. If the diet is lacking, it will be necessary to make adjustments. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 19 Tips for safe shopping this holiday season The holidays are upon us, bringing parties, family get- togethers, good cheer, and shopping. Unfortunately, this season also brings out criminals who know that holiday shoppers have money and credit cards on them, and are preoccupied with their task. There are mothers with chil- dren in strollers, seniors looking to get out of the house, and people who are in a rush to get in and out of the stores. What a cornucopia of potential victims! Keep in mind that shoppers laden with too many bags are prime targets. In addition, be sure to remember exactly where the car is parked. Most crimes don’t happen by chance. Many victims have been targeted. Just like the lion looks for the slow, old, or weak zebra, some shoppers are chosen as easy prey. Criminals are purely predatory creatures. Know this and be aware at all times. Make yourself an unappealing, unavail- able target. Do not be afraid to ask a salesperson to walk you to your vehicle. The retailer does not want to be responsible for a theft or injury of a customer, especially if the customer asked for help. Look under and around your vehicle. Are there “unsa- vory characters” watching? Be vigilant and aware of your surroundings. If something does not feel right, it probably isn’t. Those who head out to shop should keep the following in mind: • Is there a working light near your parking space? • Is the parking spot close to the stores? • Are other cars around? • Is anyone watching me? • Is there security close at hand? This article was submitted by Phil Ross, an 8th Degree Black Belt with over 39 years of combat arts experience. He is a Master RKC and former member of the State of the Art Executive Protection Agency’s Team 1. He is also the developer of the #1 rated self defense/fitness video series “S.A.V.E.” and the New Fit to Fight Self Defense and Body- weight Workshop Series. Phil Ross, center, with students • Are there other people in the area? • What is my plan if confronted? • What is my plan if I become separated from my shop- ping partner(s)? American Eagle invites members of the community to learn more about self protection and martial arts training. The school, which is located at 500 Barnett Place in Ho- Ho-Kus, provides a free handout, an introductory special, and information on YouTube. All information is available at www.philross.com. Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES Allendale Notebook Seniors plan Christmas outing The XYZ Seniors of Allendale meet on the first and third Friday of the month in Monsignor Salemi Hall at the Guardian Angel Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike in Allen- dale. On Dec. 12, the group will visit Hunterdon Hills Play- house for lunch and a Christmas show. The program is open to seniors. For more information, call (201) 962-2132. Board of education to meet The Allendale Board of Education will meet on Monday, Dec. 16. The session will be held at 8 p.m. in the Brook- side School Library at 100 Brookside Avenue. The public is welcome. Register for Mommy & Me Archer Cooperative Nursery School offers a Mommy & Me program for caregivers and children ages 18 months to two years. The once-a-week program offers children an opportunity to engage in free play, singing, crafts, and circle time. Interested parents may make an appointment to visit the school and meet with staff members. The next session will run from January through June. The school is located at 37 East Allendale Avenue in Allendale. To contact the school or to register, call (201) 327-6016, e-mail archerns@verizon.net or visit www. archernurseryschool.com. Holiday Observers host Santa On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Allendale Holiday Observers invite Allendale children in pre-K through grade eight to meet with Santa. At 1 p.m., Santa will be at the Holiday Observers Christmas Tree in the center of town adjacent to the railroad station. The event will include hot refreshments and doughnuts, entertainment by the Highlands Voices, and gifts for chil- dren. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held in the Hillside School auditorium. The organization will be collecting donations of non- perishable food to benefit the Center for Food Action. The Allendale Holiday Observers will again be send- ing holiday gifts to military personnel. The group wishes to remind U.S. service men and women of the support they have at home, and is seeking the names of current or former borough residents who are now serving in the armed forces. Friends and family of service members are invited to contact Todd Fliegel at tfliegel705@gmail. Highlands announces Christmas events Highlands Presbyterian Church in Allendale will be celebrating the Advent season with several special events. The church, located at 270 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale, invites members of the community to participate. The annual Christmas Pageant will be held on Sunday, Dec. 22 during the 10 a.m. worship service. This year, the pageant will be performed without rehearsals and is open to all who wish to participate. There will even be place- ment for those who show up on Dec. 22. The church will hold two Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24. The children’s service will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. and a Candlelight Service will be held at 8 p.m. The 8 p.m. service will be preceded by a musical celebration starting at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call (201) 327- 4466 or visit http://www.highlandschurch.net. Toys for Tots Drive under way The Allendale Fire Department is once again collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots for children of families in need. Last year, the department collected over 900 toys. The community is encouraged to place donations in the Army truck parked in front of the fire department at 1 Erie Plaza. The collection will con- tinue through Dec. 14. Fyke sets Christmas Bird Count Fyke Nature Association will host its 62nd annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 14. Teams will cover a 15- mile diameter circle centered on Lake Erskine. At least eight teams will be in the field from dawn to dusk. The count is part of the nationwide 114 th Christmas Bird Warr family (continued from page 8) to have everyone get home safely,” Warr Sr. explained. He added that the same message is shown on the inside of the borough’s fire trucks, so it is the last thing the fire- fighters see before opening the vehicle door and beginning their mission. He added that, during his service as chief, the borough had experienced nearly every type of weather emergency, including Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and various snowstorms. In Waldwick, he served as chief in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The department’s bylaws require that the chief step down after serving a three-year term. Grand Opening (continued from page 11) Sony’s newest additions to its high-resolution audio lineup. “Sony’s commitment to consumers is to deliver the finest in home entertainment experiences,” said Mike Fasulo, executive vice president, Sony Electronics Sales Operations, “and collaborating with full-service retailers like Talk of Town is critical in raising awareness and better educating consumers on the latest home entertainment technologies and how they deliver premium experiences to the home. And, even better yet, it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays and raise awareness for the wonder- ful work done by the Youth Consultation Service.” All of the proceeds from the Dec. 13 auction will benefit Youth Consultation Service. Items available through the auction include: Sony Playstation 4, 10 tickets to a Brook- III • Page 21 Count organized by the National Audubon Society. To join a team, call Stiles Thomas at (201) 327-3470. For more information, contact John at (201) 327-1483 or jbro29@optonline.net. Book Sale benefits library The Lee Memorial Library, located at 500 West Cres- cent Avenue in Allendale, holds an ongoing sale of used books in the lobby during regular hours. Fiction, non-fic- tion, children’s books, tapes, and videos are available at bargain prices. The books are priced from 25 cents to $1. The sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Pro- ceeds go directly to the library for purchase of new materi- als. Rotary Club welcomes new members The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary Club welcomes new members to its weekly meetings. Sessions are held at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays at Louie’s Place, 29 West Allen- dale Avenue in Allendale. For more information on the club contact Joseph Chinnici at joseph.chinnici@td.com or (856) 266-7647. Warr Jr. represents the sixth generation of his family to have joined a volunteer fire department. “I grew up in the firehouse with my father, so it seemed natural,” he said. Warr joined Waldwick’s fire department in 1999, and began volunteering for Saddle River in 2010. He became Saddle River’s assistant chief in 2012 and was named chief this year. He will continue to serve as Saddle River’s chief in 2014. As chief, Warr Jr. has expanded the Duty Shift Program initiated by Jordan Zales, a prior fire chief who is now serv- ing as assistant chief. The program, which began as a three- night effort under Zales, involves keeping the firehouse staffed overnight (between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.) to improve response time. “Now the program runs seven nights and Sunday during the day,” Warr Jr. explained. lyn Nets home game at Sony’s suite, Sony MDR-X05 stereo headphones, and four tickets to Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks game at the renovated Madison Square Garden. Youth Consultation Service is a private, non-profit social services agency with more than 75 programs through- out the Garden State. Each day, YCS cares for more than 2,000 children with special needs. Some of the children are separated from their loved ones and have been affected by trauma, while others have challenging intellectual and developmental disabilities that adversely affect their behav- ior. Whatever the child’s special education, mental health, or behavioral health needs, YCS staff offers individualized services to both the child and family in YCS safe havens, schools, and community-based programs. For more than a decade, scores of Sony employees have been volunteering at the YCS Holley Center in Bergen County. With the community’s support, YCS can help our children find hope, and cultivate strength and resilience for a brighter future. For additional information, visit talkofthetownvideo. com or call (210) 818-2469. Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Maybe we need Sherlock Holmes Trying to enjoy some early slumber one night, I was alerted by the patter -- actually more like the thunder -- of two pairs of little feet on the staircase. “Dad! Dad! We just discovered a detective show where the detective solves cases by using his brains instead of beating people up!” “What is the name of this newly discovered detective?” I asked suspiciously. “Sherlock Holmes!” “I think I may have heard of him.” Despite my torpor, I was elated that the kids had discov- ered the “new” Sherlock Holmes -- Jeremy Brett, in this case -- because I knew they would watch his adventures voluntarily. If Holmes had been forced on them, they would have done anything in their power, including times tables drills or piano lessons, to resist watching the shows. My logic worked. They became Sherlock Holmes buffs. Holmes seldom made mistakes, but people make mis- takes about Holmes. As portrayed on the screen by every- one from the classic Basil Rathbone with Nigel Bruce, to the Hammer Productions Peter Cushing, aided and abetted by his best friend Christopher Lee, to Jeremy Brett with David Burke as Watson -- they each sent my kids an auto- graphed photograph in response to a fan letter. Some think Holmes is the archetypal stiff-upper-lip Englishman, representing a class-conscious society. That is wrong. Arthur Conan Doyle was Irish, and the real-life characters who inspired Holmes was a Scot, Dr. Joseph Bell, who had been Doyle’s professor in medical school, and taught him how to analyze appearances while making medical deductions. While Holmes is generally shown as imperturbable, Doyle was subject to enormous inner turbulence. Raised as a devout Catholic, Doyle lapsed into disbelief, then into a sort of eclecticism, and finally into spiritualism, which he famously championed in ways that were more emotional than logical. Yet improved research into the paranormal indicates that Doyle was not on ground as shaky as some of his critics asserted. Doyle, above all, was a humanitarian and, in a racist era, he believed, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote three times in “The Song of Hiawatha,” that “Every human heart is human.” One of his least-read books today is “The Crime of the Congo,” in which Doyle documented Belgian atroci- ties against the Bantu and Pygmy peoples of sub-Saharan Africa with photographs that can still raise a shudder after a century. Holmes wrote the 45,000-word book in eight days and it influenced dignitaries including Winston Churchill, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Theodore Roosevelt -- all of whom were good friends and mutual admirers at the time -- to protest against the grisly Belgian inhumanity toward the Africans. Doyle got most of his information from Sir Roger Case- ment, later sentenced to death for his role in Irish indepen- dence, and Doyle, respecting Casement’s humanitarian work in the Congo and in South America, headed the move- ment to spare Casement the death penalty for “treason,” by which the British meant support for Irish independence in wartime. The British hanged Casement in spite of the appeals led by Doyle. Doyle had no patience with either male chauvinism or class snobbery. The only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes, in Doyle’s first magazine story, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” is Irene Adler. Adler trumps Holmes’ trickery and mastery of disguise, knocks his metaphorical block off, and comes out the winner in the case, sending Holmes a condescending farewell note. In a subsequent story, the mystery revolves around a white American woman’s attempt to hide the fact that her child by a first marriage, living with her in England, is of mixed African ancestry. “(A) nobler man never walked the earth,” the widow says of her first husband, a black man since deceased. In the end, the woman’s second husband kisses and accepts the child as his own. In another story, the presumed villains in the strange behavior of a white man presumed to be an opium addict are a “lascar” -- a lower-caste Hindu -- and a Chinese man. Neither is a bad guy when the case is cleared up. I will not ruin it for the reader. The white guy finds out he can make more money as a street beggar than as a journalist. That ruined it for me. I chose to forget the title. Doyle was not an expert on the British Empire as Rud- yard Kipling, the other most popular British officer of the era was, since Kipling grew up there and returned as a young man. In “The Sign of the Four,” Doyle offers a sinis- ter but reliable Sikh with the name “Mahomet Singh.” The last name “Singh” is given to every Sikh man. “Mahomet” -- Muhammad -- is an impossible name for a Sikh. The Sikhs organized to keep the Muslims out of central India about 500 years ago and most definitely did not name their sons after Muhammad. I once knew a Jewish man whom everybody called by a rather cute first name. I asked his wife about it. The man’s given name was Adolf. He never used it. The same prin- ciple applies. Two of Doyle’s private cases -- not as the author of Sherlock Holmes but as an expert witness -- also revolved around opposition to prejudice. A mixed-blood Indian man named George Edalji had been sentenced to seven years in prison due to maiming horses -- a particularly disgust- ing crime in which the perpetrators harmed animals to take some sort of revenge on the owners. Edalji was convicted against circumstantial evidence. He had alibis and one of the incidents took place while he was in jail. While inter- viewing Edalji, Doyle learned that the accused night stalker was virtually blind and could not have located, let alone mutilated, the livestock on moonless nights. He also found other flaws in the evidence. Edjali was released from jail, but was not formally cleared for 20 years. In another case, a gambler and pawnbroker named Oscar Slater was accused of bludgeoning and robbing an elderly widow. He was caught after he attempted to pawn a dia- mond brooch. The culprit, being both Jewish and an immi- grant from Germany, was convicted despite the fact that the brooch he tried to pawn had never belonged to the victim and that the police in the case had reportedly prompted the housemaid who said she had seen him near the scene of the crime. Slater’s common-law wife had an alibi for him but was not allowed to testify because they were not legally married. Slater spent 17 years in jail. Doyle got into the case and Slater was released with 6,000 pounds compensa- tion for time spent in prison. He thanked Doyle profusely, but later stiffed Doyle for legal costs. Toward the end of his life, Doyle was taken in by “Margery the Medium,” Minna Crandon of Boston, who bamboozled a number of Harvard professors with séance phenomena that were simple tricks. A “spirit” thumbprint she produced in dental wax in a blacked-out room turned out to be -- the thumbprint of her own dentist. Doyle took out a full-page newspaper ad attacking Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, who had realized after one sitting that Margery was a fake and the elderly professors were romantic dupes. Dr. Rhine later went on to show, after 40 years of exacting research at Duke University, that mind-to-mind communication between the living was a statistically dem- onstrated reality. Doyle had the wrong perpetrator, but his defense of people who were unjustly accused of crimes due to race or religion was definitely on the right track. Perhaps we can convince the schools to make some of his stories required reading. Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Have Breakfast with Santa The Contemporary Club of Ho-Ho-Kus will host its annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the multi-pur- pose room of the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School located at 70 Lloyd Road. The event will feature arts & crafts, musical entertainment by “Big Jeff,” and a visit from Santa. Tickets are $10 per person. For tickets and information, contact Shannon at semcg159@yahoo.com. Seating is lim- ited. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to support the club’s Food Drive to benefit families in need. Council to host single meeting The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will hold just one meet- ing during the month of December. The 8 p.m. session is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17 at borough hall, 333 Warren Avenue. Library board plans meeting The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library Board of Trust- ees will meet on Monday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome. The meeting will be held at the library, 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Hermitage sets Champagne & Candlelight Friends of the Hermitage will host its annual Cham- pagne and Candlelight evening on Friday, Dec. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening will begin inside the historic Hermit- age, 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus, with a champagne toast. The reception in Jacqua Hall will include wine, punch, and hors d’oeuvres. Guests will enjoy live music by the Bill Thoman Jazz Trio, have an opportunity to view a display of Rosencrantz Christmas ornaments, and bid on auction items. The choir of Saint Luke’s Church in Ho-Ho-Kus will welcome visitors by singing carols on the porch of the Hermitage from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This year’s theme for the decor is “Song & Verse: Christ- mas with the Rosencrantzes,” inspired by the Hermitage’s Rosencrantz family collection of sheet music and books. Festive dresses of the Victorian period from the Friends’ collection will be displayed. Holiday songs, poems, and stories cherished by three generations of the Rosencrantz family will be featured on decorated trees, wreaths, and mantles. Tickets for this opportunity to enjoy the museum during the evening are available by advance reservation online at www.thehermitage.org or by calling the museum office at (201) 445-8311, extension 36. The cost is $60 per person. After Dec. 6, tickets will be $70. Proceeds from this fund- raiser will benefit children’s educational programs at The Hermitage. This National Historic Landmark is one of the nation’s outstanding examples of domestic Gothic Revival architecture. The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc., a non-profit mem- bership organization, manages the Hermitage, a New Jersey State Park. The Friends received a general operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State. Library announces new hours, classes The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library, located at 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, will expand its hours beginning Jan. 2, 2014. The library will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library will host free knitting classes with Sally Anne in January. The eight-week free class will begin Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Registration is required, space is limited. The English as a Second Language Conversation Group will meet on Thursdays beginning Jan. 9. The one-hour sessions are open to all who wish to practice their English in an informal venue. The program will run through March 13. Registration is required. Call (201) 327-4338 to register for classes or for addi- tional information. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Saddle River Valley Notes Kindergarten orientation set The Upper Saddle River School District will hold kinder- garten orientation/registration for its fall 2014 class on Jan. 9 in the Travers Multi-purpose Room at Reynolds School, 391 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The program will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Parents of kinder- garten age children (having attained the age of five on or before Oct. 1, 2014) are invited. The program will cover a typical day in kindergarten and the curriculum. RSVP by Jan. 3 to (201) 961-6300 or cfinn@usrschoolsk8.com. Church hosts Blue Christmas service Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church will con- duct a Blue Christmas Service on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The meditative worship service is designed for those who have suffered loss and for anyone who struggles with sadness, depression, or anxiety during the holidays. The service will emphasize prayer and reflection. There will be musical selections to assist in remembering and deal- ing with losses of various types. There will be no sermon or Communion, and no offering will be taken. The worship is designed to be ecumenical and is open to anyone. Carols appropriate to the Advent season will be sung. The church is located at 314 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. Board of education to meet The Upper Saddle River Board of Education will meet on Monday, Dec. 16. The 8 p.m. session will be held in the media center at Cavallini Middle School, 392 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. Christmas Carol Sing slated The Saddle River Reformed Church will present its Second Annual Community Christmas Carol Sing at the Old Stone Church, 481 East Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The program will be held on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. Experience the joyful music of Christmas as sung by the choir of the Old Stone Church, led by Music Director Rozanne Sullivan, and featuring renowned soprano Justyna Giermola and singer/guitarist Rebecca Abma. Audience members will be invited to participate. Children of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. On Dec. 24, the church will offer two Christmas Eve services. The Family Christmas worship, held at 5 p.m. will feature carols and the Christmas story. Attendees will hear about the real Saint Nicholas and about the gifts he brought to the children in the Netherlands and New Amsterdam. He will have left some gifts for the children and grandchildren in attendance. The Candlelight Communion worship will be held at 11 p.m. The choir directed by Rozanne Sullivan and featuring Justyna Giermola, will provide carols and music. The mes- sage “Welcome Him,” will be delivered by Pastor Robert W. Fretz. Communion is open to those of all Christian tra- ditions. Visit www.oldstonechurchonline.org or call (201) 327-5242. Pet food & toy collection under way During December, the Center for Food Action and Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will receive food to help needy families feed their pets, and for homeless dogs and cats. The community is asked to remember the animals this holiday season and bring donations of pet food and pet toys to one the following drop off locations: Animal Hospi- tal of Saddle River, 171 East Saddle River Road in Saddle River; The Spotted Dog, 347 Ramapo Valley Road in Oak- land; and Woof Gang Bakery, 57 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. The pet toys will be distributed to RBARI and Teterboro shelters. Theatrical tour features ‘A Christmas Carol’ The Saddle River Youth Theater will present a Christ- mas themed house tour at the John Fell House, 475 Frank- lin Turnpike in Allendale, on Dec. 13 and 14. The theater group will perform “A Christmas Carol” within the house beginning at approximately 5 p.m. Attendees will travel with Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge by lantern-light as he visits with ghosts of the past, present, and future on his road to redemption. Guests should park at the Archer United Methodist Church parking lot at 37 East Allendale Avenue in Allen- dale and travel on foot to 475 Franklin Turnpike (approxi- mately five minutes). Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for seniors age 65 and up and for children ages eight and younger. To purchase tickets, visit www.sryt.com for tickets or call (201) 825- 8805. The event will be held rain, snow, or shine. The John Fell House is owned, operated, and maintained by the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the preservation of the John Fell House as a self-sustaining community center through grants, fund- raisers, and private donations. Press releases for this column may be e-mailed to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Shopping (continued from page 11) their doors very early, so shoppers looking to save time can make an effort to be the first person at the door when the store opens. Split up the shopping. Spouses, family members, and even friends can pool their shopping time and help others by tackling some of their purchases. Dividing the work shortens the time spent in stores, and a third party may have a keen eye for a deal or a unique gift when he or she is emotionally removed from the purchase. The average person finds time is of the essence come the holiday season. Prioritizing and organizing shopping can make the season less hectic. Holiday bulge (continued from page 15) are loaded with empty calories. Many people would rather reserve bonus calories for a piece of pie or a brownie. Those who drink can cut calories by sticking to a one drink per day limit. Exercise every day. When people are busy with holiday tasks, it can be easy to push exercise aside, but a more sed- entary lifestyle can trigger a slowing of the metabolism. That slow down can lead to weight gain. Aim for some sort of daily exercise, and try to park farther away from the stores or take the stairs instead of the escalator. Don’t relegate exercise to a New Year’s resolution. Inactivity now will only bring harder work in the future to shed those unwanted holiday pounds. Weight gain may be just another part of the holiday season for many men and women. However, individuals who are concerned about adding extra pounds can stop the pattern of gaining weight during the holiday season by making smart choices throughout the season. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Joseph Carpenito is survived by his wife Lisa (nee Marsanico) and his chil- dren David George, Julian Bertrand, George Thomas, and Marissa Jane Foley. He is also survived by his stepmother Harriet T. Foley. He was predeceased by his parents Ber- trand and Barbara Foley. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society at www. braintumor.org. Richard C. Drason Tunis Nywening of Wyckoff died Dec. 3. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a carpet installer and salesman for H. Nakashian and Sons in Fair Lawn. He was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Evangelism Committee. He is survived by his wife Gar- berdina and his daughter Karen Holmes of Wyckoff. He is also survived by two grandchildren, one great-grand- son, and his sister Violet Schanzenbach of North Haledon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to World Renew, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Obituaries Joseph Carpenito of Allendale died Dec. 4. He was 76. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife Clara (nee DeLuca), and his children Barbara and Joseph Carpenito and Denise Salazar. He is also survived by two grandchildren and his siblings Theresa Rispoli, Camille Santi, Debbie Tuminello, and Albert. He was predeceased by his parents Mildred and Albert. Arrangements were made by Vander Platt Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation-NJ Chapter, State Headquarters, 555 Route 1 South, Suite 320, Iselin, NJ 08830. Richard C. Drason of Boynton Beach, Florida, for- merly of Upper Saddle River, died Nov. 26. He was 83. He was a member the Church of the Presentation’s Knights of Columbus, where he served as financial secretary for more than 10 years and was a past Faithful Navigator of the Joseph F. Lamb Assembly of the Fourth Degree. He was a member of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club and the Upper Saddle River Fire Department, and served in the National Guard. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and his children Richard, Pamela, and Darrell. He is also sur- vived by five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Saint Anthony Mission League of Mount Vernon, New York or the Sierra Club. John J. Fischer John J. Fischer of Jackson, formerly of Waldwick, died Dec. 1. He was 86. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and attended Pace University. He worked for many years as a dispatcher for PSE&G in Ridgewood and Pompton Lakes. He was also a 42-year parishioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. He served as a coach for Little League baseball and was a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife Anne (nee Boyne) and his children John P. Fischer, Susan Staff, Eric Fischer, Guy Fischer, Tara Chemris, and Michael Fischer. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his three sisters. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, 18251 Quantico Gateway Drive, Triangle, VA 22172. Dr. Glenn W. Foley Dr. Glenn W. Foley of Saddle River, formerly of River Vale, died Dec. 3. He worked with OBGYN Associates of Bergen County for 15 years and cared for the community through his service at Valley Hospital for many years. He Tunis Nywening Bridget M. Roddy Bridget M. Roddy, nee Paris, of Ridgewood died Dec. 4. She was 80. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. She is survived by her children Patricia McDonagh, Veronica Miller, and Joseph Roddy. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and her brothers Patrick Paris and Michael Paris. She was predeceased by her husband Neil Roddy. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. David Terry Rohrbach David Terry Rohrbach of Ridgewood died Nov. 22. He was 67. He studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara Cichewicz and his parents Dorothy and Russell Rohrbach. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Henry Vanden Berg Henry Vanden Berg of Naples, Florida, formerly of Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, and Midland Park, died Nov. 30. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was the owner and president of the Henry Vanden Berg Construction Company before retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Irving Park Christian Reformed Church and the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. He is survived by his children Barbara Braunius, Henry, Ronald, Roger, and Carol Lagestee. He is also survived by 14 grandchil- dren, 21 great-grandchildren, and his siblings Henriette Belanus and Gary Vanden Berg. He was predeceased by his wife Minnie (nee Gnade) and his sister Ann Clement. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the East- ern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Albert L. ‘Al’ Van Syckel Albert L. “Al” Van Syckel of Mahwah died Nov. 13. He was 84. He served in U.S. Army Intelligence during the Korean War. He was a professional baseball player, founded a local business, and became an NCAA softball umpire. He is survived by his children Alan Van Syckel and Dawn Hamilton, and many other family members. Master plan (continued from page 3) The borough council recently hired JoAnn Carroll as the new planning board and zoning board secretary. While the planners were working on the latest master plan update, the general public was invited to contribute relevant information. Hanlon, who is also the borough’s historian, specifically asked for photographs and sugges- tions for improvements in areas that ranged from ideas for road improvements to recommendations for downtown parking. Last week, Hanlon hinted that the new history sec- tion includes a few “surprises.” Hanlon said residents will be able to read and download whatever sections they find useful or interesting. Although the master plan is reviewed by a consultant before it is adopted, the planning board does the majority of the work on the document. Father Michael Donovan, the former planning board attorney who has since become a Catholic priest, first made the suggestion to have the plan- ners work on the master plan. Donovan’s recommendation saves Ho-Ho-Kus $50,000 to $75,000 in professional fees during each revision. The State of New Jersey, which previously required municipalities to update their master plans every six years, extended that timeframe to every 10 years as of 2011. Municipalities are required to produce master plans to guide future development that will reflect sound planning and consistency with the Municipal Land Use Law. The MLUL requires that each master plan include goals and policies for the development of each community in physi- cal, economic, and social terms, and information relating to housing and recycling plans. Each master plan must include a land use element that outlines the municipality’s physical features, identifies existing and proposed locations for resi- dential and non-residential development, and must detail the relationship of the plan to any proposed zoning plan or ordinance. According to the 2007 master plan, the borough’s first comprehensive master plan was adopted in 1977. Revisions were later made in 1982, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, and 2013. J. CRUSCO Religious Notes December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 25 Bethlehem prepares for Christmas Abundant Life announces events & services The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 155 Lin- wood Avenue in Ridgewood, invite everyone to spend the Christmas season at Bethlehem. See the birthplace of Christ in a whole new way this Advent season with the Bright Star of Bethlehem weekly Advent series for traditional worship. Each week, parishio- ners will learn more about the little town where Jesus was born, and what Jesus reveals to people today. The series was written by Reverend Tim Runtsch, a recent visitor to Bethlehem. Hymns in the series include “O Little Town of Bethle- hem,” “Hark the Glad Sound,” “Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord,” and “Joy to the World.” The series will continue Dec. 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., and will conclude Dec. 29 at 9:30 a.m. Christmas Eve celebrations will begin at 4 p.m. with a Birthday Party for Jesus. Children ages three and four and their parents are invited to the church parlor for the festivi- ties. At 6 p.m., a Family Candlelight Service will be held in the sanctuary. The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 8 p.m., and pre-service music will begin at 7:30 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the Festival Service of Holy Communion will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. For more information, call the church at (201) 444-3600 or visit www.bethlehemchurch.com. Abundant Life Reformed Church, located at 475 Lafay- ette Avenue in Wyckoff, will present a Choir Christmas Cantata on Dec. 15 at 10:30 a.m. The youths of the con- gregation will perform a Christmas Program on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will be two services. A Family Candlelight Service will be held at 5 p.m., and the traditional Candlelight Service with the choir will be held at 10 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the 10:30 a.m. service will be cel- ebrated with guest Reverend Christopher L. Jacobsen. Contact Abundant Life at (201) 444-8038 or www.abun- dantlifewyckoff.org. Grace Methodist sets services Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff will host four services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Services for families will be held at 3 and 5 p.m. Children will have an opportunity to participate in a reenactment of the Nativity. Candlelight services will be held at 9 and 11 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, there will be a 10 a.m. service. Nursery care will be available. Grace United is located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information, call (201) 891-4595 or visit www.gumc.org. Nativity announces holiday schedule Church of the Nativity in Midland Park has announced its schedule of programs and services for Christmas and holy day Masses. The church will present a Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 21, there will be a com- munal penance service with individual confession available at Nativity at noon. Five Masses are planned for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The Children’s Family Liturgy for families with small chil- dren will be held at 3:45 p.m. A Mass for the differently- Celebrate Christmas at MPCR Midland Park Christian Reformed Church will celebrate the Christmas season with special services. On Sunday, Dec. 22, the church will hold a Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the worship service will be held at 10 a.m. There will be a New Year’s Service on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. The church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, offers nurseries at all services and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (201) 445-4260 or visit www.mpcrc.org. abled will be held at 5:30 p.m. The 7 p.m. liturgy will be celebrated by the Archdiocese of Newark’s new Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard Hebda. At 9:30 p.m., the choir and congregation will sing carols before the 10 p.m. Mass. For Christmas Day, Dec. 25, Masses will be said at 10:30 a.m. and noon. Church of the Nativity is located at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-6362. Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013 Dickens with music works its charms at playhouse by Dennis Seulinhg “Oliver!” -- the current production at Millburn’s Paper Mill Playhouse -- is the musical adaptation of Charles Dick- ens’ 1837 serialized novel, “Oliver Twist.” Though the orig- inal tale was a dark look at the underbelly of London with its crime, workhouses, and poverty, writer Lionel Bart has taken off some of the edge with a bright, spirited musical version that focuses on the plight of young orphan Oliver (Tyler Moran) at the hands of those who would exploit him any way possible. He is first seen at a workhouse, a dank, depressing place in which a group of raggle taggle orphan boys must labor for their meager meals of gruel. When hungry Oliver inno- cently says, “Please, sir, I want some more,” he is marked as a troublemaker by Mr. Bumble (John Treacy Egan) and Widow Corney (Jessica Sheridan), the rigidly disciplinar- ian, self-indulgent overseers of the establishment. Bumble sells Oliver to an undertaker and his wife, who intend to have him accompany the casket at children’s funerals, but he escapes and soon comes into contact with the Artful Dodger (Ethan Haberfield), a lad a few years his senior who brings him to Fagin (David Garrison), who trains a group of boys in the art of thievery. If the plot promises to be depressing, it is lightened by the music, which is wonderful. “Oliver!” made its Broad- way debut in 1963, during a golden period of musicals, and The Artful Dodger (Ethan Haberfield, right) welcomes Oliver (Tyler Moran) to a world of crime in a scene from ‘Oliver!’ the songs are peppy, funny, sad, or reflective, as required. A common complaint about recent musicals is that the music is forgettable. This is not the case with “Oliver!” Some of the songs are familiar, but even the less popular tunes sparkle. The best known song in the score is “As Long As He Needs Me,” a plaintive cry of desperation sung by Nancy (Betsy Morgan) about her brutal boyfriend, Bill Sikes (Jose Llana). Both Nancy and Sikes are part of Fagin’s nest of thieves and outcasts, and Sikes is feared by all. Morgan is outstanding as the boisterous, rough-hewn Nancy, a woman who forges on doing what it takes to survive. Her deliv- ery is big and robust, though she manages to infuse her big ballad with unrequited longing. Her other numbers, the bawdy “A Fine Life” and “Oom-Pah-Pah,” are performed with a chorus of carousers and showcase Nancy as tough woman who enjoys a good song and a tankard of ale. The two young leads really give this production its heart and charm. Both Moran and Haberfield are true stage pro- fessionals despite their youth and do a great job of selling their characters and their musical numbers. Moran’s floppy mop of blonde hair frames a baby face with rosy cheeks, giving him the appearance of a period engraving. In the ballad “Where Is Love?” Oliver longs for the affection that should be every child’s birthright, and Moran convinces as a child with no family, no home, and no one to care about him. In “Who Will Buy?” he peers from the balcony of the home of the kindly Mr. Brownlow (David Hess), who rescued him from the dangers of the streets, and joins the trades people plying the street below in a rousing anthem of optimism. Moran has a strong voice with a trace of sadness that fits the character perfectly. Tenafly’s Ethan Haberfield brightens the play as Dodger, a Cockney hooligan who fancies himself quite the gentle- man and is one of Fagin’s best young thieves. Haberfield has mastered the Cockney accent admirably with all those dropped H’s and glottal stops. With smudged face, ani- mated movements, and perky demeanor, he is a veritable dynamo on stage as he introduces Oliver to the world of riffraff. In his big number, “Consider Yourself,” he delivers an irresistible invitation to Oliver into that life and is joined by Moran and the ensemble in a rousing production. (continued on Crossword page) December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 27 Let Café Amici handle the cooking this holiday season One of Café Amici’s specialty sandwiches It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and arguably the busiest! Those who want to entertain, but need some extra help are invited to rely on the pro- fessionals at Café Amici in Wyckoff. Owners Brent Castone and George DeLuca and Executive Chef/Owner Arthur Toufayan take pride in serving “exceptional American fare with an Ital- ian heart.” Catering is available all year, including holiday time. All of the fine foods served at the café are also part of the restaurant’s catering menu. Director of Catering Edward Aboyoun offers full- service off premise catering and event planning. Ed will arrange your event, and provide supplies and a professional staff. Those who prefer to dine out are invited to call the café, which is now accepting reservations for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. A special menu will be featured on New Year’s Eve. Located at 315 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff, the original Café Amici opened its doors to the public in 2002. The décor is stylish, but relaxed and comfortable. The atmosphere and the staff members are family-friendly, and all of the café’s creative and delicious dishes are attrac- tively presented. The staff members are attentive to diners’ needs, but are never in the way. In addition to the regular lunch, brunch, and dinner menus, Café Amici features daily specials that highlight fresh local produce along with fish, chicken, meat, and pasta. Lunch options include inventive entrée-size salads, such as the spicy Thai, the quinoa arugula, and the Wyckoff chopped. Choices also include a hearty (continued on Crossword page) Page 28 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013 Café Amici (continued from Restaurant page) hamburger or turkey burger, artisanal pizzas, and the soup du jour. The dinner menu includes delectable appetizers such as the rice ball, roasted baby artichokes, and fried cala- mari. Starters also include the Caesar salad and the roasted beet salad, which is made with haricot vert, goat cheese, arugula, extra virgin olive oil, and a balsamic reduction. Entrées include ahi tuna with buckwheat noodles, shitake mushrooms, spinach, ginger, peppers, and a soy sesame reduction; herb roasted organic chicken with sautéed spin- ‘Oliver’ (continued from Entertainment page) Garrison’s Fagin is an enigmatic figure. Though he is a vile character, taking advantage of the boys under his tutelage for personal gain, Bart treats him more as comic villain than outright rogue. When he dispenses his advice to the boys in “Pick a Pocket or Two” and “Be Back Soon,” he does it with panache and some fancy footwork to under- score his words. There is one weak link in the cast and that is Llana as Sikes. Sikes is supposed to be the worst of the worst, a fear- some scoundrel whom no one dare cross. Unfortunately, despite Llana’s efforts to scowl and introduce some gravel into his voice, his sweet face and mild tenor make him an ach, mashed potatoes, and a natural pan reduction; and chicken Milanese. The kids’ menu features favorite dishes sized just for children. Desserts include cannoli, cupcakes, and cakes, and out- standing gelato. This rich, frozen treat comes in a variety of flavors. Beverages include the flavorful, unsweetened mango iced tea and the satisfying cappuccino, which is almost a dessert unto itself. For details and reservations, call (201) 848-0198. Addi- tional information is also available online at cafeamici- wyckoff.com. “Friend” Café Amici on Facebook and receive daily specials. The café is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Brunch is served on Sundays. unfathomable casting choice for a hardened, murderous monster. This production is an ideal family show during the holi- day season. The large cast of talented boys will be espe- cially attractive to children. The show’s opening number, “Food, Glorious Food,” beautifully showcases the children as they complain about the miserable, meager fare at the workhouse. Director Mark S. Hoebee has crafted a Broad- way-caliber extravaganza. “Oliver!” will run through Dec. 29 at the Paper Mill Playhouse with evening performances Wednesday through Sunday at 7 p.m.; matinees Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.; and a special Christmas Eve matinee on Dec. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are priced from $27 to $98 and may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse box office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.PaperMill.org. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 29 �������������������������� SERVICE MART HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES FRANKLIN LAKES Get your license in 2.5 weeks. Start earning money with the busy & bustling Franklin Lakes Weichert Office offering the best training & support in the industry. Call Tamar Joffe, Manager at 201-891-6900 WEICHERT, REALTORS Hairdresser - Busy shop, Allendale area. 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Great in vir- tue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful interces- sor 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 prom- ise 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. AG continued on next page Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013 CLASSIFIED RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. cd RELIGIOUS Prayer to St. Clare cont. from preceding page Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. ev Thank You St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publication must be prom- ised. Thank you St. Jude. jr 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. 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Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. jw 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. js Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. 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The session will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the borough’s administration building located at 63 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. The borough’s annual reorganization meeting is sched- uled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 in the council chambers. This session will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sports poster sponsors sought The athletic department at Waldwick High School is seeking community sponsors for its sports poster program. Funds raised will benefit athletics at the school. All American Sports Posters has been contracted to produce the posters. For sponsorship information, contact Michael Clancy, assistant principal/athletic director, at (201) 652-9000 or All American Posters at (800) 556-1380. Veterans invited to Holiday Party The Waldwick Club for Women will host a Holiday Party for veterans on Friday, Dec. 13. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 57 at 46 North Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. All veterans are welcome. To RSVP, contact Donna Pagliaro at donnapags10@aol. com or (201) 251-8670. City Winds Trio to perform The City Winds Trio will perform “An Afternoon of Chamber Music” on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Waldwick Public Library, 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. The program will begin at 2 p.m. The accomplished musicians of City Winds perform at major venues in New York City and are committed to educating children about the richness of classical music. Classic Movie Series under way The Waldwick Public Library, located at 19 East Pros- pect Street, presents screenings of classic films on Thurs- days at 2 p.m. Movies scheduled for December are: “A Christmas Carol” on Dec. 12. The films are free and open to the general public. Arrival before 2 p.m. is advised. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Post collects coats for kids American Legion Post 57 in Waldwick is collecting gently used and new coats for Paterson school children who attend kindergarten through grade three. Post mem- bers note that hundreds of children brave the cold without coats. Donations may be dropped off after 5 p.m. at 46 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. For more information, contact Commander Steve Toms at (201) 637-9189 or teamtoms@verizon.net. Cooperstown team seeks donations The 2014 Waldwick Warriors 12U Travel Baseball Team has been selected to participate in the Cooperstown Dream Park tournament in the summer of 2014. The team is seeking donations from the community to help defray the $20,000 needed to send the 12 players and four coaches. The tournament is a week-long series of games played against teams from all over the United States. The program is held in Cooperstown, New York. Memorabilia sought for local history project The Waldwick Public Library has partnered with Waldwick High School to build a digital, online archive of the borough’s local history. The library and WHS are requesting area residents to look through their scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, event pamphlets, and other memorabilia for items regarding Waldwick’s past. Memorabilia may be brought to the following loca- tions: Waldwick Public Library, 19 East Prospect Street; Waldwick Middle School and High School, 155 Wyckoff Avenue; Crescent School, 165 Crescent Avenue; and Trap- hagen School, 153 Summit Avenue. The idea for the project grew out of meetings for Waldwick High School’s 50th anniversary celebration. Erin Hummel, media specialist at Waldwick High School, and Lori Quinn, director of the Waldwick Public Library, decided to team up to collect artifacts from the borough’s past. Hummel works with students who conduct research on local history, and Quinn is in the process of opening of the library’s local history room. Two programs will be produced from one set of historical information. Items to be added to the digital collection will be returned to the owners. Memorabilia that will not be returned will be housed in the library’s local history room. This room, known as the Waldwick Heritage Room, was added to the library during the last renovation. Library staff is currently cataloging information for public use. The room is expected to open early in 2014. Hummel and Quinn want keep the project rolling. They ask that residents bring historical items to one of the four drop off locations by Jan. 15, 2014. Flu vaccines still available The Waldwick Health Department still has a limited amount of flu vaccines available. Anyone interested in receiving the vaccine may contact Public Health Nurse Carol Shepard at (201) 444-3914 or cshepard@waldwicknj. org. Shepard is available at the health center on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. or by appointment. Those individuals with Medicare Part B should bring their card, so Medicare may be billed directly. For all others, the cost is $25. The health center is located at 22 Whites Lane. Shepard is available at the health center on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. 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. Police Report (continued from page 12) old North Haledon resident on Nov. 30 and charged him with criminal mischief and unlawful possession of a weapon. The defendant’s vehicle was stopped after Officer Finale observed the driver intentionally strike and damage a pedestrian crossing sign. An unloaded rifle was found in the vehicle and subsequently seized from the defendant. Maintenance (continued from page 5) of an estate settlement where the executor lives out of the area and is unaware of the condition of the home. Kratz said another option he is considering using with habitual offenders where appropriate is awarding season contracts for lawn cutting at vacant homes. The town engages private contractors on an as-needed basis. “It would streamline the process for us. We would notify the property owner once that we would do the cutting on a regular basis, and we would issue one lien per season,” Kratz said. He said the amount of the lien would be about the same, but the neighborhood would look better and would cut down on complaints. Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013