Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • March 20, 2013 he Math Place+ is a learning center for students in grades 2-12. Kevin and Barbara Cheslack-Postava operate the center full time. Area residents since 1976, their six children attended local schools. In 2008, Kevin and Barbara opened their learning center to offer others what they had given their own kids: a challenging supplement to school math programs and an alternative to the tutoring culture pervasive in this area. “We help kids with school subjects, offer homework help, and preparation for tests – as do others -- but we go further,” Kevin and Barbara explain. “We want each student to become an independent learner and doer -- curious and informed enough to ask difficult questions and willing to seek answers by attacking hard problems. We encourage them to ask ‘Why?’ or ‘Why not?’ rather than ‘How do I do it?’ or ‘Will that be on the test?’ We coach students to be curious, capable, and confident when challenged so they can be in charge of their futures in all things mathematical. Kids respect and enjoy these high expectations.” Area schools work best for students who need substantial help or those who excel. Real Math, Serious Fun Barbara and Kevin say they have seen what they consider a disturbing tendency to place students in a low expectation course sequence as early as sixth grade. Some schools seem to discourage “average” students from challenging courses, and offer “math-lite” that allows good grades, but little serious preparation for future academic and real world challenges. “We are the supplement for kids who don’t want mediocrity,” they assert. “We welcome anyone to visit, see what we do and discuss how kids can be led to do ‘real math’ and have serious fun.” The Math Place+ is located at 36 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. Call (201) 444-0063 for details. This learning center is easily accessible from Allendale, HoHo-Kus, Midland Park, Paramus, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, and Wyckoff. CUS on WALDWICK Businesses The Math Place+ challenges students Minuteman Press T F Suzanne and Don Seise on and Suzanne Seise are 15-year residents of Waldwick, but recently became co-owners of the Minuteman Press in Ho-Ho-Kus. “Our mission is to help businesses grow,” they say. “We are a full-service printing and marketing design company with a full array of services, including advertising, printing, and direct mail services. Though we produce a lot of business cards, envelopes, and letterhead, we also produce specialty promotional items from pens, bottle openers, stuffed plush toys with logos to golf balls and silk-screened and embroidered shirts.” Their EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) program enables postal zone focused mailings with postage as low as 16 cents per piece -- versus first class postage of 48 cents. Don and Suzanne are excited to be members of both the Waldwick and HoHo-Kus chambers of commerce. They are also proud sponsors of the Waldwick 5K race and the Taste of Ho-Ho-Kus event. Minuteman Press is located at 19 Sheridan Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. For more information, call (201) 444-0236. Please visit their website at www.hohokus.minutemanpress.com. Check out the “Advertising Specialties” for promotional items. The site also enables direct uploads to our server for your convenience. D aldwick Pharmacy is a modern-day pharmacy with all the conveniences and services of an old-fashioned apothecary. One of the oldest continuing running businesses in Waldwick, it has been serving the area’s needs for over 60 years, and its owners are grateful to the customers who have made it possible to remain independent. Independents such as Waldwick Pharmacy are more than Pictured from left: Naresh Kanani, Gus Carpio, William a neighborhood pharmacy; D. Brown and William B. Brown. they are part of the fabric of the community. They provide services the chain stores don’t, such as compounding drugs and creams and delivering prescriptions. Pharmacists also take the time to talk with customers and get to know them. You don’t get treated like this in chain drug stores. Despite the competition, Pharmacist/Manager William D. Brown said he hopes Waldwick Pharmacy will be around for a long time. “I have the most wonderful clientele in the world. I have no plans on retiring. Our plan is to hang in there as long as we can,” he said. ”Our personalized service is what we bring to our customers. With us you have a pharmacist who knows you personally. The independent pharmacist is able to do some things that the larger pharmacies can’t. It is a ministry – it is what is in your heart to do. Sometimes we go out of way to do things that another pharmacy might not be able to,” Brown added. A full service drug and health supply store, Waldwick Pharmacy specializes in hard to find or not commonly carried medications. It is a Medicare provider so it can also fill customers’ needs for home medical supplies and equipment as well. All prescription insurance plans are accepted. Refills may be ordered by iPhone or android apps. Delivery and pick up are free. Waldwick Pharmacy is located at 16 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call 201-445-1100 or visit www.waldwickpharmacy.com. Waldwick Pharmacy dispenses care and service too W Villadom TIMES Sales Representative Michele Bonacorte ast month, Villadom TIMES welcomed Michele Bonacorte, the newspaper’s newest sales representative. Michele’s extensive territory includes Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, and Waldwick. Although Michele is new on the job, she understands hometown businesses. She explains, “My mother owned a boutique in Hasbrouck Heights for 20 years, so I’ve experienced the owneroperated lifestyle.” She added, “I shop locally anyway, but now I get to meet even more people in my neighborhood. I see myself as a liaison between the business community and the newspaper.” Michele is a graduate of Montclair State University, where she received a BA in fine art; which fostered her portrait photography business. She later received an MA in communications from Montclair. She and her husband, Charles Fritsch, have two sons and reside in Waldwick. The family previously lived in Allendale. Michele describes herself as a civic-minded person who believes “it takes a village.” At her son’s school (Crescent School in Waldwick), she runs the Pumpkin Fair Michele Bonacorte and the Plant Sale. Commenting on her experience at Villadom TIMES over the past month, Michele says she appreciates the warm atmosphere within the office. “I like the fact that this is the last independently owned newspaper in our area,” she adds. “It’s about as hometown as you can get – and it works. This paper has heart!” To contact Michele, call (201) 652-0744 or e-mail Michele@villadom.com. L