Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 20, 2013 Local history items sought The Waldwick Public Library has part- nered 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, newspa- per clippings, event pamphlets, and other memorabilia for items regarding Wald- wick’s past. Memorabilia may be brought to the following locations: Waldwick Public Library, 19 East Prospect Street; Waldwick Middle School and High School, 155 Wyckoff Avenue; Crescent School, 165 Crescent Avenue; and Traphagen 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 pro- cess of opening of the library’s local his- tory room. Two programs will be produced from one set of historical information. Items to be added to the digital col- lection 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 proj- ect rolling. They ask that residents bring historical items to one of the four drop off locations by Jan. 15, 2014. Tub grinder will be leased The leaf tub grinder sitting idly at the Waldwick recycling center will be leased, netting the boroughs of Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus, which own it jointly, $500 a month each. RVH Mulch Supply of Wyckoff , which now runs Waldwick’s leaf compost facil- ity, will lease the equipment for the next three years. The company maintains a veg- etative waste transfer station and compost sales operation on the property behind the Boston Market off Wyckoff Avenue. “It’s would just sit there doing nothing for three years,” said Borough Adminis- trator Gary Kratz. “Lack of use is no good for it.” “We asked for more, and they said no,” explained Councilman Don Sciolaro. He said the company will operate, maintain and insure the equipment. The two municipalities have no need for the tub grinder since RVH took over the leaf dump last year. RVH pays Waldwick a rental fee and transports free of charge the borough’s leaves and yard debris to an approved state facility for disposal. Ho- Ho-Kus gets a reduced price for the dis- posal of its leaves. It may also utilize the site for the disposal of its vegetative waste other than leaves at a cost less than what RVH Mulch Supply normally charges its other customers.