January 30, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Mahwah Minutes Chamber hosts networking events The Mahwah Chamber of Commerce will host two networking events in February. All are invited. Chamber membership is not required. All new attendees will be invited to introduce themselves and their businesses to the group. A Business After Hours event will be held Feb. 13. This event is being sponsored by Infoaxis and will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the company’s headquarters, 300 B Route 17 South in Mahwah. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. Advance registration is preferred; an additional $5 processing fee will be charged if paid the day of the event. Refreshments will be served. On Feb. 28, the Chamber will host a Free Breakfast Meet & Greet sponsored by Sharp Electronics Corporation. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at One Sharp Plaza in Mahwah. Chamber members and new attendees are encouraged to bring their promotional materials and literature to display on the event’s information table. There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is encouraged. Refreshments will be served. For reservations and other information, call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566, visit Mahwah.com, or join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Free emergency response training offered Community Emergency Response Team training will be offered at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah beginning Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. This training provides residents with basic skills and information on what to do before, during, and after a disaster to aid themselves, their families, and the community. There is no cost to participate in the CERT training course. Classes are held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and will run for seven weeks. An additional five-week extender option is now available for those wishing to complete the Bergen County Animal Response Team training. At the completion of the program, basic CERT safety equipment will be issued to each participant. Class size is limited and early registration is encouraged. For more information and a course application, Mahwah residents may visit www.mahwahcert.org or contact Allan Becker at (201) 960-1932. Mahwah CERT is an all-volunteer organization comprised of residents who are trained to support professional first responders, police, fire, and EMTs in all types of emergency situations while serving the community in other ways during non-emergencies. CERT is part of the national Citizen Corps Program and is organized locally under the auspices of the Mahwah Office of Emergency Management. Sunday concert schedule announced The Mahwah Public Library, located at 100 Ridge Road, hosts free concerts on Sunday afternoons. The 2 p.m. programs are free and tickets are not required. Seating is available on a “first come” basis. On Feb. 3, the Guthrie Brothers will present “Scarborough Fair: A Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel.” The brothers will recreate the sweet harmonies of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel as they perform classics including “Homeward Bound,” “Scarborough Fair,” “Mrs. Robinson,” and “The Sounds of Silence.” Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Mahwah Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 10 as Dr. Dubious performs a jazz concert at 2 p.m. This group has been performing jazz in the New Orleans and Chicago styles since 1998. Dr. Dubious has performed at First Nights in Teaneck and Montclair and at numerous public, corporate, and private events, including benefit performances to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. The Adelphi Chamber Ensemble will be featured on Feb. 24. The ensemble includes pianist Debra Lew Harder, violinist Sylvia Rubin, violist Sarah Adams, and cellist Suji Kim. The program will include Bach’s “Italian Concerto,” Britten’s “Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48,” and Brahms’ “Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C Minor.” The Adelphi Chamber Orchestra is the oldest chamber orchestra in Bergen County and northern New Jersey. The group has lived up to its statement of purpose “to foster good music” since its first concert on May 23, 1953. In the event of inclement weather, call (201) 529-7323 for library closing information. Church sets reflection service On Feb. 5, the Church of the Immaculate Conception will host a Lectio Divina program at 7:30 p.m. Participants will focus on what it means to be a true disciple. Lectio Divina is an ancient practice of quiet prayer and contemplation of the scriptures. The church, which is located at 900 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah, practices Lectio Divina monthly. The program is open to the general public and there is no cost. For more information, call (201) 327-1276 or contact Jennifer.EdwardsICC@gmail.com. ‘Love is in the Air’ at the library To celebrate Valentine’s Day, vocalist Laura Hull will present some of the greatest love songs from Frank Loesser, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter on Saturday, Feb. 9. The 2 p.m. concert, “Love is in the Air,” will be held at the Mahwah Public Library. Hull’s distinctive vocal interpretations create a signature sound of music drawn from an extensive repertoire of American jazz and popular songs. Since 2006, she has recorded and produced three CDs, won several songwriting awards, and performed at a variety of venues across the country. This concert is free. No tickets are necessary. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. In the event of inclement weather, call (201) 529-7323 for any schedule changes. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Technology Tuesday features ‘It’s in the Cloud’ PC teacher Betsy Coyne will present “It’s in the Cloud” on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Mahwah Public Library. Coyne’s 7 p.m. program will cover what the cloud is, and the various resources and free file storage options that are available on the Internet. Coyne has been training individuals and staff in public school districts and corporations since 1987. “It’s in the Cloud” is free and registration not necessary. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For more information, call (201) 529-READ. Family Matinee Movie announced The Mahwah Public Library will host a Family Matinee Movie on Saturday Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. The feature presentation will be “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.” Join Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman, who are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. As they journey through Europe, they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent Madagascar style. The film is 93 minutes, and is rated PG-13. This program is free and no tickets are necessary. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For more information, call (201) 529-READ. Learn to make healthy food choices The Mahwah Public Library will offer a program for adults on making healthier food choices for a longer and happier life on Wednesday, Jan. 30. This program, which begins at 7 p.m., will be presented by the Robin DeCicco Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Participants will learn some simple tips about how to make better choices at the supermarket and how to prepare easy and nutritious meals. Tickets for this program are not necessary; seating is available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529-READ. Pipeline (continued from page 3) Swamp Road. TGP has offered condemnation amounts of $2,000 to the Greene family for 1,200 feet of Sun Valley Farm property, $500 to their neighbor for 100 feet of land, $500 to Camp Yaw Paw for 500 feet of land, and $3,000 to Bergen County Green Acres Program. The Greenes questioned if TGP ever had the right to use the Bear Swamp Road over private lands, claiming the road has had a gate of one kind or another since the 1920s when Yaw Paw was founded. According to the Greenes, there are at least three other roads to the TGP intersection with the Algonquin Pipeline in the mountains and all are on existing pipeline rights of way. One is from Skyline Drive in Oakland, another from Ringwood, and a third from Stag Hill Road in Mahwah. They claim if those routes can be used for construction vehicles equipment to build the pipeline there is no reason that hazardous and heavy material vehicles cannot also use them to remove the hazardous materials away from the preserved land, forest, streams, residences, and the camp. The Greenes maintain that TGP wants to use Bear Swamp Road because it is cheaper to run back and forth on Route 202 than on their existing easements. But they maintain that using TGP’s existing legal accesses along their pipeline would be the safest, most sensible way to move hazardous material and high volume traffic during the anticipated two years of construction. The matter has recently been heard in Federal District Court in Newark where TGP is seeking court approval to use Bear Swamp Road restricted only by the load capacities of the bridges on that road. The Greenes are seeking a restriction on the types of materials that would be transported over that road in order to protect the environment.