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Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 31, 2013 Villadom Happenings State Fair coming to Sussex County The New Jersey State Fair, the largest agricultural fair in New Jersey, will run from Aug. 2 to 11 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. The fair offers something for everyone in the family, including six barns of livestock, a milking parlor, and hands-on activities such as scarecrow making and a scavenger hunt. Families can get up close to the animals participating in best of breed shows. The family entertainment area features acrobats and jugglers, a petting zoo, diving dogs, chainsaw artists, and racing pigs. An outdoor entertainment area features mon- ster truck rides, demolition derbies, bull riding, and horse show tournaments. Horse show classes run day and night in the area’s three rings. The carnival area comes to life every day at noon. Fair hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 through 10 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 11. For admission pricing and schedules, visit www.njstatefair.org. Swim team announces tryouts Tryouts for the Ridgewood YMCA Breakers competi- tive swim team will take place Aug. 5 and 7 at 4 p.m. at the YMCA located at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Tryouts are open to all swimmers ages six and up. Additional try- outs will be held Sept. 3, 4, and 5. The Breakers Swim Team encompasses all ability levels, providing participants the opportunity to acquire the skills, self-discipline, confidence, and physical conditioning to become the best swimmers they can be. Instruction, train- ing, and competition are provided as swimmers learn to improve their skills and to value teamwork and sportsman- ship. August and September tryouts are for the short course season, which runs from September through October. For details, visit www.ridgewoodymca.org/break- ers or contact YMCA Swim Team Coach, Bud Rim- bault at (201) 444-5600, extension 319 or e-mail brimbault@ridgewoodymca.org. Singles plan Potluck Dinner Christian Singles of North Jersey will host a Barbecue Potluck Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 3. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Faith Community Christian Reformed Church Barn at 530 Sicomac Avenue in Wyckoff. Attendees may bring a favorite main dish, salad, soup, or appetizer to share (to feed approximately six people). Desserts, coffee, tea, soda, and snacks will be provided. The cost to attend is $4. For more information, call (201) 337-7492. Survivors welcome to HealingSPACE HealingSPACE at YWCA Bergen County, formerly the YWCA Rape Crisis Center, offers free and confidential group counseling as part of its support program for sur- NJBG to hold Summer Craft Fair Shoppers enjoyed the beautiful array of craft items and the splendid surroundings at last year’s Craft Fair at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden. (Photo courtesy of NJBG.) New Jersey State Botanical Garden will host a Summer Craft Fair at the garden on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food and beverages will be available. The fair will feature jewelry, pottery, sculpture, photography, art, kids’ stuff, and many unusual good- ies. The crafters from The Craftique have a reputation for excellence and it shows in their many fine prod- ucts. Visit thecraftique.com for details. Attendees are invited to view the beautiful, for- mally planted gardens or take a leisurely walk in the shady woodlands. Admission is free for the Craft Fair and the garden. There is a $5 per car state park parking fee. The New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Sky- lands, which appears on both the state and national registers of historic places, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the year. Admission to the garden vivors of sexual assault. Two therapist facilitated support groups are available: Survivors of Abuse and Rape for adult women who have experienced sexual abuse as chil- dren and/or sexual assault as adults; and the Men’s Group for adult male survivors of child sexual abuse. Both groups are held in Bergen County. A phone screening and intake are required prior to joining a group. For more information, call (201) 881-1733. As the county’s only sexual violence resource center, HealingSPACE offers a free and confidential 24/7 hotline -- (201) 487-2227 -- to survivors of sexual abuse/assault, their family and friends. Help is available to anyone who has experienced sexual violence, whether it happened (continued on page 20) is always free. Parking is also free in the fall, winter, and spring. NJBG/Skylands is located on Morris Road in Ring- wood. For an event schedule, membership brochure, directions, or more information, call (973) 962-9534 or visit njbg.org. In 1966, the State of New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands, a former country estate and the state’s first acquisition under the Green Acres preser- vation program. Governor Thomas Kean designated the central 96 acres surrounding the manor house as the state’s official botanical garden in 1984. Since 1976, NJBG/Skylands Association, an incor- porated, member-supported non-profit organization, has worked with the state to preserve and protect Sky- lands and its historic structures. NJBG sponsors vol- unteer gardeners, educational programs, concerts, and events throughout the year. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Mahwah Affordable housing ordinance gains approval by Frank J. McMahon The Mahwah Council has adopted an ordinance that authorizes the township to acquire any affordable housing units that are no longer under affordable housing con- trol and are put up for sale. The township’s housing commission recommended this move, and the council decided that such units should be acquired in the public interest in order to reinstate and extend the affordability controls on those units. The township, state, or an eligible non- profit organization can purchase affordable housing units on which the affordability controls have expired within 90 days of the date they are put up for sale. The ordinance is intended to give the township the ability to make those acquisitions on an individual basis to continue to make affordable hous- ing available to qualified persons. According to the ordinance, the munici- pality can acquire units as they become available for sale and use the funds in the township’s affordable housing trust fund to purchase those units at the maximum per- mitted price then applicable under the law. The council decided to adopt this ordi- nance in light of the hundreds of affordable housing units in the township that were purchased 25 years ago under contracts that required those units to remain afford- able housing for a 25-year period. It has been reported that there could be up to 500 affordable housing units in the township with contracts designating them as affordable housing units that will expire beginning in August. The owners of those affordable housing units, many of whom bought them 25 years ago, were under the impression that they would be able to sell their units at the current market value when the affordable housing designation expired. In 1994, however, the Council on Afford- able Housing in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs amended the sec- tion of the administrative code known as Uniform Housing Affordability Controls. The amended law gives a municipality the option of buying the units within 90 days after they are put up for sale at the maxi- mum allowable restricted sale price at the time of the first sale after the controls on affordability have expired. The municipal- ity can then resell the units at that price in order to return that money to its affordable housing trust fund and keep the units in the affordable housing inventory. If the township, state, or an eligible non- profit organization does not purchase the unit within 90 days, the property owner may sell it at market value. The amended law, however, also includes the “95/5 Rule.” That rule allows the owners of affordable housing units, on which the affordable housing restriction expires and which have not been acquired PBA 143 plans Golf Outing Mahwah Policemen’s Benevolent Asso- ciation Local 143 will sponsor a Golf Outing on Sept. 16 at Apple Ridge Country Club in Mahwah. The PBA is seeking golfers, and dona- tions of goods and services to be used as prizes. Sponsorships are available. Proceeds will benefit the PBA’s scholarship program, assistance to injured or disabled members and their families, and local charities. Contact Eric Larsen at (201) 519-2359, Kevin McCombs at (201) 741-5378, or the Mahwah PBA at (201) 529-1000, or e-mail mahwahpba143@yahoo.com. by the township, state, or an eligible non- profit organization, to sell their units at market value and keep the increase in the value up to the current value of the unit established by COAH. However, they have to return 95 percent of any amount over and above that COAH-established current value to the township’s affordable housing trust fund while keeping just five percent of that amount. When the owners of the units on which the affordable housing control will expire in August learned of the 95/5 Rule by virtue of a letter from the township in May, they voiced strong objections to the township’s housing commission and have threatened to go to court to challenge the legality of the state’s rule and the right of the township to enforce it. According to Mahwah Township Administrator Brian Campion, the town- ship’s affordable housing trust fund cur- rently has approximately $2,275,000 in it, $1,375,000 of which has been committed to the construction of special needs hous- ing on donated property on Ramapo Valley Road. That leaves approximately $900,000 available for these unit purchases, adminis- trative costs, and assistance. The funds that would be available for the acquisition of the expiring units would be part of a revolving fund that would be used to purchase the units and then return those funds to the affordable housing trust fund when the unit is resold. Under this ordinance, the Mahwah Council will decide by individual reso- lution if the township will purchase any affordable housing unit that is put up for sale. That decision will be based on a rec- ommendation by the township’s housing commission. Upon the passage of a resolution, the township’s mayor, clerk, business admin- istrator, and attorney will be authorized to execute all the documents necessary for the acquisition of the property, which will include all easements, rights of way, lease- holds, and “other estates” (or other people’s rights) in and to the property.” Campion advised the township council that neither the sale by owner or acquisition of the affordable housing units by the town- ship would affect the township’s first two rounds of affordable housing obligations previously set by COAH. If a unit owner decides to sell a unit at market value and return 95 percent of the residual profit to the township, the unit would no longer be counted in the township’s affordable housing inventory. However, if the township purchases an affordable hous- ing unit and resells it at that purchase price, Campion advised that it could be counted toward the township’s latest obligation for affordable housing units. “The loss of a unit does not create an affordable housing obligation,” Campion explained, “but if we create a new unit (by acquiring a unit and reselling it) that unit could apply to the township’s latest COAH affordable housing obligation.” |
Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 31, 2013 Area Girl Scout earns Gold Award recognition Lauren Richardson of Allendale recently received her Gold Award by organizing a Book Drive for school chil- dren in New Orleans. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn and requires the completion of a leadership project of at least 80 hours. Each girl must address an issue, connect with experts and community members, and take action to effect positive change. Pursuit of the Gold Award promotes leadership, career exploration, and community service. After visiting New Orleans on a youth mission trip last summer, Richardson was inspired to help the local chil- dren, who are still suffering from the devastation of Hur- ricane Katrina. “After discovering how limited their resources were and Lauren Richardson with some of the books she collected for children in New Orleans. being a very avid reader myself, I wanted to expose the chil- dren to more books and an awareness of the world around them,” Lauren said. “The books will aid in both education and entertainment and the citizens of New Orleans should enjoy them for generations to come.” Richardson set up collection sites at the Hillside and Brookside schools in Allendale. She spoke with local com- munity groups and made posters and flyers to advertise her collection. Richardson has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten and is a member of Troop 94126. This fall, she will be a senior at Northern Highlands Regional High School, where she is a member of the marching band and the varsity swim team. Within Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 12 percent of eligible girls earn their Girl Scout Gold Award, com- pared to the national average of six percent. Girl Scouts is the premier leadership development pro- gram for girls. In Girl Scouts, girls discover themselves, connect with others, and take action to create positive change. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey serves 20.5 percent of girls ages five through 17 in 160 municipalities, including all of Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex coun- ties and the northern half of Warren County. There are currently 33,968 girl members and 17,463 adult members. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 Mahwah Bergen County Tax Board sets 2013 tax rate by Frank J. McMahon The Bergen County Board of Taxation has set the 2013 total tax rate for the Township of Mahwah at $1.664 per $100 of assessed valuation. This rate represents an increase of 3.8 cents. The owner of a property assessed at the township’s aver- age value of $470,000 will now pay $7,821, a $179 increase in the total annual property tax. A property owner’s tax obligation is determined by mul- tiplying the property’s assessed value in hundreds of dol- lars by the tax rate. The township’s total tax rate includes Bergen County’s tax rate of 24.7 cents, which represents an increase of three tenths of a cent; the county’s open space tax rate of three tenths of a cent and a municipal open space tax of one cent, neither of which changed; the school district’s tax rate of $1.009, which reflects an increase of 2.5 cents; a library tax of 3.6 cents, which is one cent lower than last year; and the municipal tax rate of 35.9 cents, which reflects an increase of 1.1 cents. In May, the Mahwah Council adopted a $35,605,815 budget for 2013. That budget represents a $749,012, or 2.2 percent, increase over the 2012 budget and was expected to increase the local tax levy for municipal purposes above the two percent state-imposed tax levy cap. Brian Campion, the township’s administrator, explained at the time, that the local tax levy is in excess of the cap because the levy includes cost increases that are allowed to be excluded from that cap. Examples include the $270,000 increase for health insurance and $135,000 in an allowable debt service cost increase. This budget represents a $44,288 net reduction of the $35,650,103 budget that Mayor William Laforet presented to the council in January. That spending plan would have raised the tax rate from 34.8 cents to 36.5 cents. According to Campion, one of the major causes of the tax rate increase is the decrease in the net valuation of the overall township, which is used to calculate the municipal- ity’s tax rate. The current net valuation of the township is $5,663,744,555, which is down $37,867,222 from last year. The budget included a wage freeze on all township employees even though there is an increase of $330,900 in the amount appropriated for salaries and wages. The increase in the salaries and wage line of the budget, Campion said, was caused by the contractual 2.5 salary increase granted last year to the township’s union employ- ees. Because that increase became effective July 1, 2012, last year’s budget only contained a half year of that increase while this year’s budget includes the full year’s expense, even though no employees will receive further pay increases this year. The third quarter tax bills, which will be based on the new rate, are due Aug. 1. The grace period extends until Aug. 20, after which time interest will be charged back to Aug. 1. |
Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 31, 2013 Ramsey Perfect Peach Pie Contest set The Ramsey Farmers Market will host the New Jersey Council of Peaches’ first “Perfect Peach Pie Contest” on Aug. 11. The Ramsey Farmers Market was chosen as one of only two northern New Jersey markets to host the contest. The second contest will be held in Jersey City Heights. Pastry chef Michael Volpe, chef and owner of L’Arte della Pasticceria, will be the judge on the local level. The winner of the local contest will go on to submit his or her pie for a chance at the grand prize: dinner and an overnight stay for two in either Atlantic City or Cape May. Official rules and contest forms are available at www. ramseyfarmersmarket.org. Ramsey’s weekly market features a bounty of local produce and products from over 35 vendors, and includes organic and traditional fruits and vegetables, artisanal breads and cheeses, gluten-free baked goods, granola, pre- pared foods, local honey, organic maple syrup, homemade jams, local wine, free trade coffee and teas, many varieties of hummus, free range eggs, and much more. Each market day includes music, free children’s crafts, chef demos, and a surprise featured vendor. The Ramsey Farmers Market will be open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ramsey Main Street train sta- tion parking lot through Nov. 24. For more information, call (201) 675-6866. Driver hospitalized after collision A collision on Route 17 South near Lake Street in Upper Saddle River sent the driver of an Audi sedan to a local hospital by ambulance after his vehicle rolled over when it collided with a tractor trailer. Traffic on Route 17 was slowed in both directions as emergency personnel from Ramsey and Upper Saddle River worked at the scene. Paramedics from The Valley Hospital also responded. The Audi was removed by flatbed tow truck. (Photo courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.) |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Ramsey Council awards contracts for pool renovations The Ramsey Council has approved two contracts related to the renovation of the municipal pool. The successful bid- ders are Stoneridge, Inc. of Pennsylvania and RJR Engi- neering of Califon, NJ. According to a council resolution, the specifications for the project provided for the award of two contracts: Con- tract 1 for construction and Contract 2 for pool lighting construction. Stoneridge, Inc. will handle the work associ- ated with Contract 1, which includes the base bid and mul- tiple alternates, such as water features and other elements. That contract was approved in the amount of $1,956,500. Contract 2, which was awarded to RJR, totals $99,000 and concerns the overall lighting of the pool property. The pool project drew several bids, which were received on July 9. The proposals were reviewed by the recommend- ing authorities, and Stoneridge and RJR were deemed the lowest responsible bidders. Both contracts were awarded at last week’s council session. “We’re pleased that the contracts have been awarded to responsible contractors and that the bids came in accor- dance with our estimates,” Ramsey Mayor Christopher Botta said last week. “We’re looking forward to the work getting started in September and having the newly-reno- vated pool open for business next spring. I think it’s going to be a great project and a real asset to the community when completed.” Located on East Oak Street, the municipal pool is now nearing 50 years of age. Earlier this year, borough officials decided to pursue a major upgrade of the facility. Plans call for construction to begin after Labor Day weekend, when the pool will close for the season. Officials hope to com- plete the project in time for the 2014 opening, which is usu- ally around Memorial Day. The move to undertake the pool upgrades stemmed from a 2010 report from the Pool Commission to the borough council. That report indicated that several items would need to be addressed, or there would be a risk of pool clo- sure in the next few years. Plans call for a pool that will comply with the Ameri- cans with Disabilities Act and will consist of a regulation six-lane, 25-meter section for swim meets, practices, and open swim. A zero entry toddler area with age appropriate water features, a shallow entry area with water features, new water slides, and other amenities are also included. A rendering of the proposal for the new municipal pool. This drawing does not include the diving boards that will be part of the plan. Plans also call for the contractor to deepen the pool in one area where two diving boards are to be added. Council President Ken Tyburczy, the governing body’s liaison to the Pool Commission, previously told Villadom TIMES that the borough had held a Regional Build a Pool conference conducted by USA Swimming that was paid for by the Bergen Barracuda Swim Team. After consultations with various pool experts, the borough opted for a redesign rather than a fix that would have been equally expensive, he said. The goal, he added, was a new pool with the proper amount of programming to benefit families for another 50 years. He pointed out the importance of the pool in terms of providing a facility where residents can exercise, and learn how to swim and how to prevent drowning. During that interview, Tyburczy noted that many pool users are looking for new features and programming, expanded hours of operation, and a modernized pool. He also said borough officials anticipate a significant increase in membership once the project has been completed. Non-residents are invited to join the Ramsey Pool. |
Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 31, 2013 Mahwah Regional Chamber announces August events The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce has sev- eral activities planned for the coming weeks. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Chamber will host a Business After Hours networking event from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening is sponsored by Eastwick College and will be held on the college’s campus located at 10 South Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. All first-time attendees will be able to introduce themselves and their businesses. “An after-hours gathering at a local business like the Eastwick College makes it a pleasure to come out and network. It’s one of the many ways the Mahwah Regional Chamber works to bring local businesses together,” said Andy Sulzer, the MRCC’s vice president of membership. The cost to attend the Aug. 1 event is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. Advance registration is required; an additional $5 processing fee will be charged if paid the day of the event. Refreshments will be served. The Chamber’s August Luncheon is set for Aug. 15 at Restaurant L located at 9 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. The event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Members and non-members will have the opportunity to meet and network with other businesses while enjoying a delightful lunch. Restaurant L is known for its innova- tive “New American” cuisine. Those who attend will have a choice of entrée at this luncheon. Members are invited to bring their promotional materials for the Chamber’s media table. The cost of the luncheon is $35 for Chamber mem- bers and $50 for non-members. Advance reservations are encouraged. On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Chamber will host a free Morning Meet & Greet. This networking event, sponsored by Sharp Electronics Corporation at One Sharp Plaza in Mahwah, will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The Meet & Greet offers members and non-members an opportunity to network with other businesses and learn what is new and exciting with the Chamber. Attendees are invited to bring their promotional material and literature for display on the event’s information table. There is no cost for Chamber members or non-members; pre-registra- tion is encouraged, but is not required. Refreshments will be served. “The Mahwah Regional Chamber is always working to help our regional economy grow, and what better way than to create a venue where local businesses can get together?” Sulzer added. Founded in 1957, the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce is a dynamic organization representing mem- bers from over 90 communities in the region. The Cham- ber’s membership includes retail, professional, service, and corporate businesses, both large and small. The group’s primary objective is to advance the general welfare and Having a blast! prosperity of the greater Mahwah region so its citizens and its business community may prosper. Particular attention and emphasis are given to the business, social, civic, cul- tural, and educational interests of the region. The Chamber is based at 65 Ramapo Valley Road, Suite 211 in Mahwah. For reservations and information, con- tact MRCC Executive Director Sharon Rounds at (201) 529-5566. The Chamber may also be contacted at www. mahwah.com and info@mahwah.com. Members of Mahwah Cub Scout Pack 258 earned their astronomy belt loop during a ‘moon mission’ at the Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center in Airmont, NY. The Scouts built rockets at the center and launched them later that afternoon. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 Mahwah Hike raises funds for future headquarters This month, Mellonie Sanborn successfully completed a hike of over 22 miles to benefit the restoration of the New York/New Jersey Trail Conference’s future headquarters at the Darlington Schoolhouse in Mahwah. Sanborn was joined by three other NY/NJ Trail Confer- ence members and volunteers: Ed DiSalvo from West Mil- ford and Irene and Gary Auleta from Franklin Lakes. Chris Above: Irene and Gary Auleta, Chris Norris, Ed DiSalvo, and Mellonie Sanborn at the start of the hike at the Darlington Schoolhouse in Mahwah. Right: The hikers at the end of their journey in New York. Norris from Norwood and Trail Conference Development Director Don Weise supplied water, snacks, and words of encouragement for two-thirds of the group’s hike. On July 20, the hikers started out at 7:15 a.m. from Dar- lington Schoolhouse on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Despite temperatures that reached into the 90s, Sanborn and crew hiked to the Senator Frank Lautenberg Visitor Center in Sterling Forest State Park in New York in 10.25 hours to complete their through-hike, ending at the visitor center at 5:30 p.m. This hike to benefit Darlington Schoolhouse has raised $1,680 so far. The NY/NJ Trail Conference is still collect- ing donations toward the benefit hike. To donate to this cause, visit www.nynjtc.org/donatedarlington. Be sure to type “Go Mellonie!” in the special instructions box. The NY/NJ Trail Conference is planning to restore and expand the schoolhouse, and is currently working to raise $1 million by Nov. 1 as part of a challenge from Ridgewood philanthropist David Bolger. If the NY/NJ TC raises the funds by the November deadline, Bolger has pledged a $500,000 grant from the Bolger Foundation toward the res- toration project. The total cost of the renovation work has been estimated at $2.5 million. As of June, $1.2 million of that total had been raised. The conference engages thousands of trained volunteers to maintain trails in 20 counties in New Jersey and New York. Each year, those volunteers donate 70,000 hours working with public agency land managers to protect public open space and make it accessible. |
Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 31, 2013 Mahwah Minutes Reading groups now in progress The Mahwah Public Library’s Summer Reading Clubs are under way. Mahwah children, teens, and adults are log- ging their summer reads on their Reader Rewards Cards. This year, 45 adults have entered the SummerRead con- test. The program offers patrons the opportunity to win some great prizes just for visiting the library. Each day a cardholder visits the library to borrow a book, magazine, DVD, or CD, he or she will receive a stamp on his or her Reader Rewards card. Prizes for the program include car magnets, T-shirts, mugs, and tote bags for every 10 stamps received. After receiving 10 stamps, participants earn a ticket for the contest to win a new Kindle eReader. The Reader Rewards program will run until Labor Day. The Mahwah Public Library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For more information call (201) 529-READ, or visit mahwahlibrary.org. Outdoor Movie Night scheduled The Mahwah Recreation Committee will feature “Escape from Planet Earth” at Movie Night on Tuesday, July 30. The event will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Commodore Perry Field on a 25-foot screen. (Rain date: Aug. 1.) Community members are invited to arrive at 8 p.m. for family games and prizes. This event is open to Mahwah residents and admission is free. The refreshment stand will be open for business. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. Library to present ‘Henry V’ The Mahwah Public Library will present an abridged version of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” on July 30 at 7 p.m. This live performance by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Next Stage eNSemble concerns the coming of age story of a new king and his nation. The young and inexperienced Henry of England, threatened by rebellious nobles and the military might of France, leads a ragtag band of soldiers in a desperate attempt to save his throne and consolidate his power. Shakespeare’s play is a stirring commentary on patriotism, courage, and the qualities that make a great leader and nation. No tickets are necessary. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. Latecomers will be seated during appro- priate breaks. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For more information, call (201) 529-READ. Scout sponsors science sessions Girl Scout Ariel Murphy of Troop 903 is offering a series of Summer Saturday Science Workshops at the Mahwah Public Library as part of her Gold Award requirements. The program is open to students in grades two through five and runs from 11 a.m. to noon. On Aug. 3, the program will be Chemistry Kids. Par- ticipants will use invisible ink and make oobleck to take home. On Aug. 17, participants in Better Buildings will build a structure from newspaper and tape, testing height and strength principals. Participants will also experiment with the physical properties of buoyancy. Space is limited. Register at the library at 100 Ridge Road or send an e-mail to tempestsprite@yahoo.com. Vacation Bible School registration begins Set Sail on another Vacation Bible School Adventure this summer at Fardale Trinity Church. The program, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5 through Friday, Aug. 9 will meet from 9:15 a.m. to noon at the church located at 73 Chapel Road in Mahwah. Registration forms for “Jesus is the Treasure” are avail- able at www.fardaletrinitychurch.org. On Aug. 9, VBS participants are invited to the Bon Voyage Party. “Good grub and grog” will be served on the church grounds from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome. Holy Cross to host camps, school registration Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Nursery School, located at 125 Glasgow Terrace in Mahwah, will host a Summer Camp program for children ages two-and-a-half to five years. The camp will be held at the church through Aug. 9. Extended day programs include Lunch Bunch and enrichment. Registration for 2013-14 is now in progress at Holy Cross Lutheran Nursery School. The school offers classes for children ages two-and-a-half to five years of age. A Mommy and Me class is available for children ages 16 months through two-and-a-half years. To make an appoint- ment to see the school, call (201) 529-2117. Emergency service group seeks members Mahwah Emergency Medical Services, Inc. is seeking members to staff its lifesaving team. Membership is open to anyone who is 16 years of age or older. Training and cer- tification are provided. For more information about joining the team, call (201) 529-9301 or (201) 327-2252 and leave a message, or e-mail JoinMahwahEMS@gmail.com. Nursery school offers summer program Pinnacle Learning Center Preschool will hold its summer program through Aug. 23. Children ages two through six are invited to attend. The program features theme days, arts and crafts, and water play. The school is open from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Registration for 2013-14 is under way. Call (201) 512-3313. Mahwah Museum closes for summer The Mahwah Museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike, is now closed for the summer months. During the past year, the museum has hosted gallery talks, auctions, lectures, a ben- efit concert, and a Les Paul Birthday Gala. The museum will reopen on Sept. 7 with the new exhibit “Neighborhoods of Mahwah: 1913-2013.” This display will highlight the history, changes, and developments of Mahwah Township during the last 100 years. “Les Paul in Mahwah: A Tribute” will be downsized and will join the Donald Cooper Railroad as a permanent exhibit. The Mahwah Museum is open September through June, weekends and Wednesdays, from 1 to 5 p.m. Other museum venues include The Old Station Museum and 1929 Erie Caboose, located at 1871 Old Station Lane, which is open to visitors on Sundays, June through October, from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free for museum members and children. For more information about exhibits, events, membership, and volunteer opportunities, visit www.mahwahmuseum. org or call (201) 512-0099. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES 11, III & IV • Page 11 Council mulls options as Gaeta seeks reinstatement Midland Park officials remained silent on the issue of reinstatement for police officer Joseph Gaeta. Gaeta was suspended without pay in 2011 after pleading guilty to driving an all-terrain vehicle while drunk. The inci- dent took place in Wyckoff. On July 17, the appellate division overturned Gaeta’s sen- tence and remanded the case to municipal court in Hackensack. That court found that his sole penalty should be a fine of $150. The officer is now seeking reinstatement. “We fully expect and hope he will be quickly reinstated and continue his career,” said Joseph Rem Jr., Gaeta’s attorney. Rem characterized the 2011 incident as a minor offense. Gaeta reportedly had been involved in DWI training at the Law & Public Safety Institute on Dec. 15, 2011, and volunteered to drink beer and undergo field sobriety tests performed by trainees. Four hours later, when Gaeta was off-duty, he had an accident with an ATV. He was reportedly driving the ATV along Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff, and turned onto Greenhaven Avenue, where the ATV overturned and crashed. Gaeta’s blood alcohol content was mea- sured at 0.135 percent. The state’s legal limit is currently 0.08 percent. Wyckoff police filed various charges, including DWI. In municipal court, Gaeta noted that this was his first DWI offense, and requested that his sentence only involve a fine. At that time, Gaeta was fined $306, and compelled to pay court costs and surcharges. His driver’s license was sus- pended, and he was sentenced to a dozen hours at the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center. The sentence, however, remained on hold while Gaeta pursued an appeal. In his appeal, Gaeta claimed that, because he was driving an ATV and not a car, truck, or similar motor vehicle, the penalties were illegal. At the time of his offense, New Jersey law limited the penalty that could be imposed to only a fine of up to $200, Gaeta said. In ruling in Gaeta’s favor, the appeals court found that the stricter statute adopted in 2009 had not yet taken effect in 2011, and opted to reverse the original sentence. “We are waiting for the administrative wheels to grind together,” Rem said last week, noting that Gaeta looks forward to returning to his work in Midland Park’s police department. “I have no doubt he will be quickly reinstated,” Rem concluded. Borough officials, however, declined to comment on what action might be taken in this case. Midland Park’s labor attorney, Ray Wiss, said Gaeta had initially been found guilty of DWI, conduct unbecoming a police officer. Had the charges been upheld, Wiss noted, Gaeta would have lost his driver’s license and, therefore, could not have fulfilled his duties as a police officer. Wiss noted that Police Chief Michael Marra would be responsible for making the recommendation as to whether Gaeta should return to the department. Gaeta joined the Midland Park Police Department in 2006. |
Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES II, III & IV • July 31, 2013 Legends owner buys Pete’s Corner building One of the owners of Legends Steakhouse in Midland Park purchased the former Pete’s Corner Luncheonette building in the Wortendyke section of town in a Sheriff’s sale last week. Legends closed in December following a lease dispute with the landlord and needed a location in town to reactivate its alcoholic liquor license. “It’s a homerun for us,” said Robert Corcoran Sr. of the purchase. “Now we won’t have to deal with a greedy landlord ever again.” He said the new business will lease the space from him. Corcoran said plans call for opening a liquor store and small bar with some tables for light fare but no full service restaurant. He said it is up to the zoning officer to decide exactly what will be allowed. The site is zoned for retail business, and the restaurant use is an existing non-con- forming operation there since at least the middle of the last century. The parking adjacent to it is owned by the town, with the driveway used as the access to the playground and the NJ Transit parking lot behind the building. Corcoran said the building, which has a couple of apartments on the second floor, will be gutted and remod- eled, and the new business, which will likely be known as Legends Pub & Spirits, should be ready to open before the holidays. Pete’s Corner closed unexpectedly in March after the business’ owner at the time failed to reach an agreement on purchasing the property with the finance company that held the $600,000 note on the building, which was in fore- closure. The luncheonette was popular with residents of all ages who patronized it, not only to eat, but also to see friends, share the latest gossip, or conduct business. On hearing of Corcoran’s purchase of the building to use for liquor sales, one regular Pete’s Corner patron said, “I hope they’ll also serve coffee.” Work begins on new office building in Wortendyke Work started last week on the construction of Atlan- tic Stewardship Bank’s new office building at the corner of Godwin and Myrtle avenues in Midland Park. Though approvals for the building were obtained in 2008, bank officials said the project is getting underway at this time because the bank has outgrown its commercial lending facility on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne. The 6,390 sq. ft. building, which is in the B-1 business zone district, will be entirely occupied by the bank. The bank will relocate its commercial lending division and loan processing department to the new site. “We are pleased to bring more of our associates to the Borough of Midland Park, endorsing our commitment to the borough and its immediate surrounding commu- nities,” said Paul Van Ostenbridge, Atlantic Stewardship Bank president and CEO. “The new professional build- ing will enhance the neighborhood by complementing the row of like structures located at the northern section of Godwin Avenue,” he added. The two-story brick structure at 612 Godwin Avenue has been designed to match the bank’s corporate head- quarters next door, though the brick color will be slightly darker. A third level will be used for storage only under a deed restriction. The main entrance and parking lot will be located at the rear of the building, with the entrance driveway from Myrtle Avenue. A total of 25 parking spaces are pro- vided. Landscaping will be provided along the front line of Godwin Avenue, with a double row of planting along Myrtle Avenue and trees and shrubs interspersed through- out the parking area. A decorative windmill may be erected at the property similar to the one currently along- side the bank’s main office. The sidewalk will continue the streetscape design. Mechanical equipment will be located in the attic, and the building will be sprinklered. Atlantic Stewardship Bank originally received borough approval for a slightly larger building in January, 2007. The proposal failed to get Department of Environmental Pro- tection approval, however, due to the building’s proximity to the brook, so a brand new application was required. The structure now under construction was reduced in size and relocated closer to the front of the property, which resulted in the shift of most of the parking to the rear. |
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Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 31, 2013 Obituaries Memorial donations may be made to the New Jersey Sym- phony. Matthew J. Certosimo Eileen C. Lisi, nee Ruddy, of Mahwah died July 24. She was 63. She is survived by her husband Vincent, her son Michael of Airmont, New York, and one grandson. She is also survived by her siblings Pat, Nancy, and Charlie. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Matthew J. Certosimo of Mahwah, formerly of May- wood, died July 22. He was 80. He was a U.S. National Guard veteran. He was a semi-pro football player. He was president of the Maywood Boys Club and founding member of its football program. He was a registered architect and began his career in New York at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. He later he founded his own architectural firm, designing award-winning buildings and plants worldwide. He was a member of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church in Mahwah, where he served as a lector and on committees including the parish council. He is survived by his children Julie Kyle of Greenwood Lake, New York, Chris Certosimo of Mahwah, Gwenn Hendrick of Warwick, New York, Lori Mech of Mahwah, and Suzan Waldron of Harrisville, Rhode Island. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Mar- garet Certosimo (nee Zigray). Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Rhode Island or the Musella Foun- dation for Brain Tumor Research and Information, 1100 Peninsula Boulevard, Hewlett, NY 11557. Joan Freeman Joan Freeman, formerly of Mahwah, died July 21. She was 70. She was a retired sixth grade science teacher at Eric E. Smith Middle School in Ramsey, where she taught for 39 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Glassboro State College in Glassboro and received a master’s degree from William Patterson University in Wayne. She is sur- vived by her husband Robert W. Freeman and her children Brett of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, and Jessica of Drums, Pennsylvania. Arrangements were made by Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. in Drums, Pennsylvania. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org or Big Cat Rescue, www.bigcatrescue.org. Vera E. Gosda Vera E. Gosda, nee Permien, of Mahwah died July 22. She was 79. She was born in Pinneberg, Germany. In her teens she worked as a housekeeper. After moving to Eng- land, she served in the household of Sir and Lady Black- well. Along with her husband, she came to America in 1955, where she served the Yates of Englewood until 1965. She was the garden chair of the Mahwah Woman’s Club for nearly 40 years. She was a patron of the New Jersey Symphony for 30 years. She is survived by her husband Dieter Gosda of Mahwah, her daughter Kirsten Gosda of Hainesport, and her granddaughter Christina Brooks. She was predeceased by her daughter Karin Brooks and her brother Arno Permien. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Mahwah. Eileen C. Lisi Isabelle Jeanne Monk Isabelle Jeanne Monk, nee Mauriello, of Wyckoff, for- merly of Wayne and Livingston, died July 23. She was 94. She attended Orange High School and graduated from Berkeley Secretarial School in 1939. After graduation, she was employed in the offices of Bamberger’s in Newark. She reentered the business world in the early ‘60s and spent a number of years as a secretarial supervisor at the Data Corporation in Orange. She later had a position as adminis- trative assistant at the Sunshine Biscuit Corporation in Pine Brook and worked there until her retirement in 1984. She was a member of the Wayne United Methodist Church. She is survived by her children Sharon Sevean, Betsy Rieder, Kathleen Stolz, and William Monk III, eight grandchil- dren, and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William Monk Jr. Arrangements were made by Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home in Wayne. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. 07481. Elisa Tavoso Elisa Tavoso of Ridgewood, formerly of Tenafly, died July 24. She was 101. She was born in Italy. She is sur- vived by her son Roger of Mahwah, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Claire Marie Uher Claire Marie Uher of Ridgewood, formerly of Midland Park, died July 18. She was 83. She is survived by her chil- dren Susan Lazzari, Gary Uher, Craig Uher, and Laurie Katasipis, and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Richard L Uher. Arrangements were made by the Cremation Society of New Jersey. Vera Urgo Vera Urgo, nee Marinelli, of Ramsey, formerly of Queens, New York, died July 5. She was 94. She is sur- vived by her daughter Joanne Lehr, four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her hus- band Sal and her daughter Lynn. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. John William Verhovnik Senior John William Verhovnik Senior of Upper Saddle River died July 22. He was 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He graduated from Purdue University and worked at ITT, Hazleton, Western Union, and Chemical Bank. He is sur- vived by his children John William Jr. of Upper Saddle River, Neva Juanita Verhovnik of Mansfield, Texas, Justin of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Melissa Jo Sterner of Castle Rock, Colorado. He is also survived by five grand- children. He was predeceased by his wife Neva Juanita Verhovnik (nee Wanderone) and his sister Johanna Pavcic. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777. John A. Weber John A. Weber of Allendale died July 18. He was 92. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring in 1974, he was a sales engineer with Westinghouse Elec- tric International in New York City for 29 years. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. He was a member of the I.E.E.E. and the American Marketing Association, both in New York City. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and his cousin Geraldine Stiefel. He was predeceased by his wife Kath- erine (nee Rodden). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to MaryKnoll Mission, Department for Mission Education and Promotion, P.O. Box 301, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0301 or the Oblate Missions, P.O. Box 659432, San Antonio, TX 78265-9432. Vito Bernard Zinzi Vito Bernard Zinzi of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Bogota and Little Ferry, died July 23. He was 90. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a financial planner and life insurance agent for New York Life Insurance Co. in Saddle Brook for 50 years. He is survived by his daughters Jo Ellen Zinzi of Huntington Station, Long Island, New York, and Julie Zinzi and Lydia Zinzi Kennelley, both of Franklin Lakes. He is also sur- vived by two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Marion (nee Nicholson) Zinzi. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Columbia University Medical Center, Office of Development, Attention: Tania Cruz, 100 Haven Avenue, Suite 29D, New York, N.Y. 10032. Checks may be made payable to “Trustees of Columbia University – Dr. Smalls Research”. Joan Zuidema Joan Zuidema, nee Hommes, of Lincoln Park, formerly of Midland Park, died June 22. She was 74. Before retiring, she was a clerk with A&P food stores working at several of their locations, including Midland Park. She was a member of Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church in Pequannock for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband Robert W. Zuidema and her children Lynette Leegwater, Paul, and Steven. She is also survived by five grandchildren and her brother Harry Hommes. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to Christian Health Care Center 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 074814. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 15 When America’s history becomes popular history I recently saw the Ken Burns PBS special, “Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery,” which was splen- didly filmed. The narrative, written by Dayton Duncan, was largely based on the book “Undaunted Courage” by Stephen E. Ambrose. My envy of the amount of money Ambrose made writing popular history has to be consid- ered a factor in the following analysis. Other historians who teach for their subsistence, however, tend to agree with me. Ambrose, who died in 2002, was perhaps the most pop- ular historian in the United States during the last decades of his life. That title carries a lot of baggage. While some people are interested in being told what really happened, most people want to be told that what they want to have happened actually happened. Americans are no more culpable than other people. For example, the mainland Chinese desperately want the Japa- nese army to have killed 300,000 people after the fall of Nanking in 1937. The fact that the population of the city was about 200,000 at the time and that most of the people survived, some eating Japanese-issued rations, doesn’t shake the Chinese from that number. Some Japanese want there to have been no atrocities. They obfuscate. They also say that one key witness, John Rabe, was a Nazi and another, Harold Timperley, was a paid Chinese propagandist. The Germans want Nanking to have been a second Holocaust, but not by them. They have made six movies about it featuring good Germans and many Europeans who saw the aftermath. Their final numbers justify a death count of about 26,000, most of them Chinese sol- diers killed in battle or shot when they were caught out of uniform. Burial squads report that only 1.2 percent of the 26,000 people they buried were women or children. Bad as that is, comparison of Nanking to the premeditated mass murders in far greater numbers by Mao, Stalin, or Hitler is in bad taste. But it’s a great justification for a U.S. mass area bombing that killed 800,000 Japanese civilians. It’s also a great way for the modern Chinese to stir up opposi- tion to modern Japanese rearmament, which is supported by all Asians except the Chinese because the rest of Asia thinks we are about to flop on them or sell them out. Speaking of Hitler, does anybody remember the “Hitler Diaries”? These were supposedly rescued from a World War II plane crash in a cow pasture and preserved by a covert Hitler admirer until, in 1983, he brokered them to a couple other covert admirers, who sold them to “Der Stern,” a West German news magazine. The renowned British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper said, “I am now satisfied that the documents are authen- tic. . . and that the standard accounts of Hitler’s writing habits, of his personality and even, perhaps, of some public events, may in consequence have to be revised.” The West German historian Gerhard Weinberg, a German Jewish Holocaust fugitive who later returned to West Germany, said, “On balance, I am inclined to con- sider the material authentic.” But the 60 books of the diary offered the world a kinder, gentler Hitler who was never told about the Holocaust. This flunked the sanity test. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who won the Iron Cross serving in an anti-aircraft battery with the Wehrmacht, said he thought the diaries were fakes. Incredibly, it was David Irving -- an Englishman dis- missed by leftists and liberals as a right-wing nut -- who said the diaries were forgeries. Irving was, as they say, “right” in both senses of the word. The pages had been aged with tea stains and the handwriting was not Hitler’s. The two crooks who forged the diaries got four years apiece in prison. Then both retired and did well on their notoriety. Conversely, I remember reading a French textbook some 50 years ago that reported: “France won the second world war with the help of her allies.” The South Korean textbooks say they could have beaten Japan without our help. Quite. America has also seen some wild departures from peer-reviewed history. The smoking pistol in the Ambrose version in “Undaunted Courage” is the one that killed Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose says the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition undoubtedly committed suicide due to depression brought on by heredity and by ingratitude. He cites Thomas Jefferson as accepting the suicide and that, as they say, is that. In fact, the majority of contempo- rary scholars understand that Lewis was almost certainly a murder victim. James Dillon, who wrote the best biogra- phy of Lewis in the 1960s, summed it up. “Was Meriwether Lewis murdered? Yes. Is there proof of his murder? No. The Burns version has Lewis (and Clark) in 1804 very much at odds with the Lakota -- the Sioux as the narra- tive calls them -- and portrays the tribe as powerful, scary, arrogant, sometimes obnoxious, and definitely treach- erous. Francis Parkman, who lived with the Lakota 40 years later described them as powerful and arrogant but also generous, honest, immensely hospitable, and reliable. Parkman was not unduly fond of Indians in general but he rated the “Sioux” as an exceptional people, not the scowl- ing villains Ambrose and Burns serve up. The biographer Dillon, who was not quoted in the documentary, leaves viewers with one fact: In 1811, Lewis got along so well with the Lakota that, when they were approached by British agents before the War if 1812, they remained committed to Lewis and to the United States. Had the Lakota fought for the British in 1812, the Ameri- cans would have done about as well as Custer did 50 years later. Among the people who wanted Lewis dead, the Brit- ish government deserves at least a nod. That, however, is conspiracy theory. The more prob- able criminal suspects include John Pernier, Lewis’s ser- vant; James Neelly, agent to the Chickasaw Indians; or the Grinder family, who operated a roadside inn where Lewis spent his last night – Oct. 10-11, 1811. Lewis owed Pernier money, and when Lewis was dead, Pernier helped himself to Lewis’s coat and, quite possibly, the $120 Lewis was known to have been carrying. Lewis was found with sixpence in his pocket. Pernier committed suicide with laudanum a year after Lewis died. Neelly, a sometime rival, supplied most accounts of Lewis’s despondency in the days before his death -- and helped himself to Lewis’ prize rifle and pistols. Neelly had worked as a subordinate of Lewis, and the Indians he supervised -- who respected Lewis -- asked for Neelly’s dismissal, which was granted. One version has Neelly get- ting Lewis drunk and then deliberately leaving so some- one else could do the dirty work while he had an alibi. The Grinders seem to have come into some money right after Lewis died, and moved soon afterwards. The Natchez Trace, the road where Lewis died, was a known haunt of road and river pirates. Significantly, expedition co-leader Willam Clark, a close friend who named his son after Lewis, first accepted Lewis as a suicide but later believed he was murdered. Vardis Fisher, who authored “Murder or Suicide: The Strange Death of Meriwether Lewis” in 1962, said almost nobody since the 19 th century accepted Lewis’ death as sui- cide. Dillon believed the killer or killers were anonymous rogues and that the name-brand suspects and the landlady simply failed to take good care of a friend, employer, or guest while he was in his cups. Nobody admits to seeing Lewis shoot himself once in the abdomen and once in the forehead. Mrs. Grinder heard the shots, but did not help until Lewis crawled out into the yard. The forehead and abdomen are odd targets for suicide, and Lewis had been around guns all his life and knew something of anatomy. Reports indicate he was also heavily slashed with a knife or straight razor. There was no formal autopsy and nobody who was not a suspect ever saw the body. Requests for a modern autopsy by James Starrs, a retired professor at George Washington University have been approved by Lewis’ collateral relatives -- and rejected by the National Park Service. Ambrose mentioned Pernier, but never questioned his conduct. He also mentioned Neelly as being off looking for a lost horse when Lewis was killed -- and beyond sus- picion. The disappearance of Lewis’ personal property was not mentioned. The possibility of murder was brushed off with no discussion of the odd facts of the “suicide.” But besides Lewis -- a real hero for most of his life as Ambrose says -- the other hero of all of Ambrose’s books is “the American people” and their great leaders, which is why his books are so popular. Ambrose dismissed the allegation that Jefferson kept a black slave girl as his mistress. DNA has since proven that Sally Hemings’ children were fathered by Thomas Jeffer- son or his brother -- and the brother wasn’t around when the children were conceived. Ambrose dismissed George Armstrong Custer’s affair with a captive Cheyenne girl named Monasetah as a rumor. Read Custer in “My Life on the Plains” or Elizabeth Custer in “Following the Guidon,” or the account by Monasetah’s aunt, which is explicit. That rumor also appears to have been a fact. These parts of Jefferson’s and Custer’s lives would not have played well with Ambrose’s perceived Middle Amer- ican audience. The idea that a great and worthy Ameri- can like Lewis could have been murdered by “common man” types -- anonymous thieves, a greedy servant, a crooked Indian agent, or a frontier couple running a road- side tavern -- reflects badly on the population as a whole. Ask a “Sioux” about Indian agents or about stalwart fron- tier families of the early 19 th century. Those who ask will get a view of history that is a little different from that of Ambrose. Area Community may attend summer entertainment at Kasschau Shell Summer entertainment “Under the Stars” at Ridge- wood’s Kasschau Shell includes a variety of programs. Concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. On July 30, Mack Brandon and The Connectin will present a concert of popular gospel. Daily Treat Family Tradition and The Village of Ridgewood are the sponsors for this show. Group Therapy will offer the best of rock and soul on Thursday, Aug. 1. Sponsor for this concert is Boiling Springs Savings Bank. Under the Stars wraps up on Aug. 6 with a jazz concert featuring Rio Clemente and Friends. This event is spon- sored by Boiling Springs Savings Band and the Village of Ridgewood. This year marks the 55th Anniversary of the Frank Kasschau Memorial Shell. Each week, a variety of family enterainment is offered. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Restrooms are wheelchair accessible. The Kasschau Shell is located in Ridgewood’s Veterans Field behind the Ridgewood Public Library at 125 North Maple Avenue. Parking is free. For taped rain site information for July and August, call (201) 444-1776 after 7 p.m. The Kasschau Shell operates under the auspices of the Village of Ridgewood in cooperation with the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation. In addition, many local organizations and businesses provide the funds to support these programs. |
Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • July 31, 2013 Housing crisis affects family in ‘The Conjuring’ Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga) examine unexplained occurrences in a newly purchased house in ‘The Conjuring.’ by Dennis Seuling “The Conjuring” is based on a true story, specifically a case investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), parapsychologists who made a career of examining and finding reasons for otherwise unexplainable occurrences. They have also participated in exorcisms. Carolyn and Roger Perron (Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston) have just moved into a new house with their five daughters. Initially thrilled with their large home, they gradually dis- cover that all is not right with it. Creepy noises abound, a series of bruises appear on Carolyn with no apparent cause, one of the daughters has conversations with a new, unseen “friend,” and birds dive, kamikaze-like, into the windows and walls. Concerned for the safety of their family, the Per- rons seek out the Warrens, pleading with them to visit the house and see for themselves what is happening. The Warrens sense an evil presence and agree to help Carolyn and Roger clean house. With their assistant Drew (Shannon Kook), and loads of cameras, microphones, tape recorders, and movement-sensors, they stake out the numerous rooms of the house. It doesn’t take long for ever more dramatic incidents to transpire. Does the plot so far sound suspiciously like “Polter- geist”? It is. The film is essentially a haunted house tale given an interesting spin by its basis in fact. The tendency of a viewer, even a fan of horror, is to be skeptical until a movie establishes suspension of disbelief. This never quite happens in “The Conjuring,” but direc- tor James Wan definitely knows how to build suspense and take his time developing tension. The Perrons are a normal family -- no wife beaters, ax murderers, or telekinetic kids among them -- so viewers can identify with them fairly quickly as Wan unfolds the beginning of what turns out to be an unforeseeable living nightmare. The fact that there are so many children in the household amps the stakes. Is the house possessed or are dark forces targeting this family in particular? Often, a haunted house film is greeted with the apt criticism, “Why don’t they just leave?” This question is addressed in one exchange of dialogue. Roger tells the War- rens that the family does not have the financial resources to go to a hotel and, when asked if they could stay with friends, asks, “Who’s going to take in a family of seven indefinitely?” The two female leads provide standout performances. Taylor’s Carolyn is a caring mother with a great relation- ship with her kids and husband. As incidents and danger within the home escalate, she seems to be especially sin- gled out by whatever is tormenting the house and family. She morphs from protector to victim and vividly projects the abject terror she feels. Farmiga, so excellent as the crazed mother on TV’s “Bates Motel,” turns in the kind of nuanced performance seldom seen in horror movies. Her Lorraine is intelligent, devout, and dedicated to helping others. Her clairvoyant ability makes her a valuable colleague for Ed, but the work has taken its toll in the past and the current case promises to be one of the most dangerous of their careers. As horror films go, “The Conjuring” depends more on psychological terror and growing tension than monsters, gore, and gross-out images. The story commands full attention and envelops viewers in its carefully woven web of eeriness, the other worldly, and human vulnerability as it builds to a climax, at which point director Wan pulls out the stops to shock the audience with startling images and the characters’ reactions. Despite a climactic scene that con- tradicts rules established earlier, the movie is a powerful exploration of the supernatural. Rated R for some violent scenes, “The Conjuring” is the latest in the creepy old house sub-genre of horror films, without many of the clichés. There is no ominous stranger warning the family away, nothing trapping the family within the house, no monsters, and no last-minute natural explanation of seemingly supernatural events. Instead, this is a thoughtful picture with solid characters who act intel- ligently despite encroaching terror. |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 17 ‘Lord of the Flies’ depicts the original ‘lost boys’ by Dennis Seuling “Lord of the Flies” (The Criterion Col- lection) is Peter Brook’s adaptation of the William Golding novel, a staple of high school English classes. The film is the first of two big-screen versions, this one in black and white. A color version was made in 1990, but the Brook version is defini- tive. A plane crashes near a deserted island and all the adults die. A group of English schoolboys, ages 10 to 12, survive and hope to be rescued. They establish a make- shift but initially workable government that soon degenerates into anarchy. Tribal strife occurs based on class differences and a power play ensues as the boys evolve from decent kids to savage survivalists. Director Brook strived for a documen- tary look and selected for his cast mostly British boys who had grown up with structure, parental guidance, and societal law to reflect the characters in Golding’s novel. On location without parents, the boys loosened up. A lot of the action was improvised. The film metaphorically illustrates what happens when civilization breaks down and man’s true nature is revealed. Because the boys are stranded in a tropi- cal paradise, they have plenty to eat, fresh water, and a temperate climate, so the dis- Piggy (Hugh Edwards) and Ralph (James Aubrey) are among a group of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island in ‘Lord of the Flies.’ solution of morality is planted squarely on human flaws and frailty and the lack of moral leadership rather than solely on environment. The Blu-ray edition contains audio commentary by Brook, audio recordings of Golding reading from his novel, a 2008 interview with Brook, never-before-seen footage, and a booklet featuring a critical essay. “The Bronte Sisters” (Cohen Media Group) is a bio-drama nominated for the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Director and co- writer Andre Techine achieves an authen- tic depiction of the bleak, lonely existence of the Victorian-era Bronte sisters, Emily (Isabelle Adjani), Charlotte (Marie-France Pisier), and Anne (Isabelle Huppert). The young women live in a Yorkshire village under the stern eye of their minister father (Patrick Magee, “A Clockwork Orange”), and also must deal with their troubled, opium-addicted brother, Bramwell (Pascal Gregory). While all four siblings have artis- tic ambitions, their dreams are thwarted by romantic disappointments and tragic ill- ness. However, against all obstacles and using pseudonyms, the sisters publish their poetry and novels. Through beautiful cinematography and highly atmospheric music by Philippe Sarde, Techine contrasts the sisters’ hum- drum lives with the wildly romantic fantasies they created in such novels as “Wuthering Heights” and “Jane Eyre.” Blu- ray extras include a 60-minute documen- tary featurette and audio commentary. The film is in French with English subtitles. “Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Fourth Season” (Paramount Home Enter- tainment), new on Blu-ray, offers deeper character development than earlier sea- sons, making this season one of the best. The six-disc set contains all 26 episodes, beginning with the Season 3 cliffhanger, “The Best of Both Worlds (Part 2),” an exciting episode in which Riker (Jonathan Frakes) is promoted to captain and com- mands a fleet of starships to confront the Borg. Filled with neat visual effects, rous- ing music, phaser fights, and outer space (continued on Crossword page) |
Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • July 31, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) battles, this installment often looks more like a big-screen motion picture than a TV show. Other notable episodes include the “Manchurian Can- didate”-inspired “The Mind’s Eye;” the comedy-laced “Data’s Day;” and the creepy “Night Terrors,” in which the Enterprise crew finds the missing starship Brittain and discovers that the crew members murdered each other. Special features include the multi-part documen- tary, “Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation,” a gag reel, deleted scenes, archival mission logs, and audio commentary on two episodes. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount Home Entertain- ment) finds the G.I. Joes successfully fighting terrorist forces around the world. Led by Duke (Channing Tatum), the team emerges from many of its battles unscathed. The team, however, is betrayed by the government, and Snake Eyes (Ray Park) is framed for the death of the Pakistani president. After an intense attack on the G.I. Joes, the surviving soldiers -- Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), and Flint (D.J. Cotrona) -- must find out who has betrayed them and retaliate for the murder of their comrades. Their investigation leads them all the way up to the president of the United States (Jonathan Pryce). Based on a series of toys, the film is more a living comic book than a feature picture, with action abound- ing, muscled heroes proliferating, and a streamlined plot geared to discourage too much thought. It seems aware of its own silliness and geared to 10-year-old boys or anyone who values mayhem over plot. The two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains behind-the-scenes featurettes and director and producer commentary. “The Demented” (Anchor Bay) follows six college friends meeting for a carefree weekend in a beautiful home in Louisiana. A terrorist missile attack on the Gulf Coast infects many of the townspeople with a deadly virus that induces rabies-like symptoms with devastat- ing consequences. The area is quarantined as the mad- ness spreads. Ravenous and fast-moving, the infected, rage-crazed townspeople turn their sights on the vacation home where the friends are now barricaded. Despite a slow opening geared to offer some background, the main characters are hardly engaging, largely because the actors are wooden. With so many zombie films being turned out, a director should put a unique stamp on his, but Chris- topher Roosevelt, who also wrote the screenplay, resorts to one cliché after another, though he does know how to handle the action and gore sequences. There are no extras on this film, which is available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats. |
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July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 21 Ramsey Review Band Nights announced This August, the Junior Woman’s Club of Ramsey and the Ramsey Municipal Pool will present two Band Night performances at the town pool. The concerts will begin at 7 p.m. The Knightcrawlers will perform Aug. 9. Mary’s Basement will appear Aug. 23. The cost of tickets for adult pool members is $10. Tickets are $15 for adults who are not pool members. The cost for children is $5, regardless of their pool membership status. Tickets will be sold at the pool. Those who attend are encouraged to bring chairs, blan- kets, and food. For more information, visit www.ramsey- juniors.com. Proceeds from these events will benefit the Ramsey Pool. Church to host events On Aug. 25, the members of First Presbyterian Church will join Highlands Presbyterian Church of Allendale for a joint service and picnic at Crestwood Lake, 360 West Cres- cent Avenue in Allendale. The service will begin at 10 a.m. and the picnic will follow. From Sept. 8 through 15, First Presbyterian will host families from Family Promise. The church is seeking vol- unteers to assist with the overnight guests, and to provide food and welcome. The Family Promise program provides hospitality to the homeless and strives to keep families together in times of crisis. For more information, or to volunteer, e-mail pjsimpson@aol.com. Redeemer sets Vacation Bible School The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey, will host a Vacation Bible School Aug. 12 through 16. Children who will be four years old by Oct. 1 through students in grade four are invited to attend Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong for God! Infants through three-year-olds are welcome to join “My Grown-Up & Me” with a parent or guardian. Vacation Bible School will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Snacks will be served. The fee for the program is $15 for one child, $25 for two children, or $30 for three or more children. Space is limited. Registration forms, available in the church office, are due by July 22. For more informa- tion, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey. org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Leisure Club plans trips The Ramsey Leisure Club will travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania Nov. 19 through 20. The trip will include a tour of Gettysburg, the American Music Theatre’s show “The First Noel,” and more. Space is limited. For reserva- tions and details, call Connie at (201) 327-4170. Ramsey residents who are over the age of 55 are invited to attend Leisure Club meetings. Sessions are held at 10:30 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lutheran Church. The church is located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. VBS features ‘Operation Overboard’ The First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey and Highlands Presbyterian Church of Allendale invite children from age three through fifth grade to Vacation Bible School, which will be held Aug. 19 through 23. Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep with God will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon at First Presbyterian Church located at 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey. Participants will explore and experience God’s underwater universe. Adventures will include regu- lar Deep Sea Voyages into Bible fun and creative crafts, hands-on mission work, water science, and great music. The cost to attend is $20 per child. Call (201) 327-3879. Teens available for employment YES (Youth Employment Services) has a roster of Ramsey High School teens who are available to babysit, pet sit, carry out snow removal, and perform computer and office work and a host of other jobs. Call (201) 785-2300, extension 21983 or e-mail YES@ramsey.k12.nj.us. Register for hockey Registration for the Ramsey Hockey Association’s 2013/2014 fall/winter ice hockey season is under way. Application forms are available at www.ramseyhockey. com/registration. The first 10 new Atoms players who reg- ister will receive free fall tuition. Contact Steve Diamond at (201) 394-3731 or sdiamond@ramseyhockey.com. Braille Bible group seeks volunteers Braille workers are invited to volunteer at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. The church hosts groups that meet to press and collate Braille Bibles and Christian publications. All fin- ished books are sent free of charge to the blind and visually impaired in more than 120 countries around the globe. For details, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey. org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Daisy Troops seek new members Ramsey girls are invited to join the local Daisy Troops. All girls who will be entering any Ramsey kindergarten program, or who reside in Ramsey, are eligible to join. Reg- istration forms are available in the children’s department of the Ramsey Library, located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. Com- pleted application may be mailed to: 237 West Oak Street in Ramsey or e-mailed to travelgav@yahoo.com. |
Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • July 31, 2013 Nine ways to improve indoor air quality own domain. Often, people do not realize how polluted the air in their homes and businesses can be. Cigarette smoke, radon, carbon monoxide, lead-laden dust from old paint, dirt-filled carpets, household cleaners, and furniture made with wood glue containing formaldehyde are all sources of indoor air pollution. Even cooking on a gas stove may introduce high levels of nitrogen dioxide into the air, causing respiratory problems. The National Safety Council says that Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, so poor air quality can greatly affect personal health. There are several steps that can be taken to improve the quality of indoor air. • Open the windows and let fresh air circulate. It is important to change the air inside of the home several times a day to prevent the buildup of pollutants. Even opening windows a crack can help. • Change the filters on home heating and cooling sys- In April 2012, a wildfire broke out in a compost pile in an area on Staten Island, New York, that formerly housed the Fresh Kills Landfill. Residents across the island wor- ried if the billowing smoke rising into the sky was toxic in nature as a result of the years of trash that had been buried in the soil. While it is understandable to worry about contami- nants that could be polluting outdoor air, it is also impor- tant to consider indoor air quality. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, air inside people’s homes can be two to five times more polluted than air outside the home. Although the EPA regulates the quality of outdoor air and monitors poten- tial contaminants, the air inside one’s home is his or her tems as the manufacturer suggests. • Routinely clean the exhaust vents in kitchens, bath- rooms, and laundry rooms. • Consider the installation of an air purification system in the home. Or purchase in-room HEPA filters. • Routinely clean bedding used by pets and groom animals to remove fur that has been shed. • Avoid the use of toxic cleaning products. Thor- oughly cleanse the air by opening windows after doing any cleaning. • Use natural pest control procedures inside when possible. • Introduce more houseplants, which naturally filter air. • Use detectors to test for radon and carbon monoxide in the home. If there are high levels present, go outside and investigate ways to identify the problem and remedy the situation. Bob Malgieri, tree and shrub care manager at Borst Landscape & Design in Allendale, recently received a cer- tificate of accomplishment in natural turf and landscape management from Rutgers University. Only a select few in the state are certified. Malgieri attended several different Rutgers University continuing education courses in order to receive this certi- fication. The courses were taken over a three-month period and included organic pest management and landscape turf, reducing pesticide impacts and exploring organic options for sports turf, and integrated pest management. Borst Landscape & Design is an award-winning, full- service landscape design/build firm specializing in large- scale residential and commercial projects throughout northern New Jersey. Founded in 1989, the company has received recognition from numerous national and industry organizations including the New Jersey Landscape Con- tractors Association, the Associated Landscape Contrac- tors of America, and Landscape Management magazine. Borst Landscape & Design is also the Grand Award winner of 40 th Annual Environmental Improvement Awards from PLANET (Professional Landcare Network). The landscaping firm focuses solely on “green” practices with Borst Organic ® . This private-label line of organic products for lawn, tree, and shrub care avoids synthetic fertilization and harsh chemicals. The holistic approach promotes opti- mum growing conditions and natural resistance to pests and diseases. For more information, visit www.borstland- scape.com or call (201) 785-9400. Bob Malgieri Malgieri earns honor from Rutgers |
July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 23 Stay safe when using candles in the home Candles add aroma and ambiance to a home. Scented candles are just one compo- nent of the larger science of aromatherapy, which is an alternative treatment that uses scents to alleviate physical and psycho- logical disorders. Nurses and doctors at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston offer classes in aroma- therapy to deal with cancer and other ail- ments. Certain scents can make a person feel more alert, while others may reduce stress and relax a person. It is estimated that candles are used in seven out of 10 American households and that people annually spend around $2 bil- lion on candles, according to the National Candle Association. Candles can be used for aromatherapy or to make a room feel more cozy. People who are anticipating a weather event that may knock out electrical power also rely on candles as an alternative light source. Although using candles can lead to fires, the NCA reports that candle-related fires have dropped to their lowest level in roughly 10 years. Data shows candle fires dropped by nearly 50 percent between 2001 and 2010. That is due, in part, to the indus- try’s safety standards and consumer educa- tion efforts. According to a Home Candles Fires report issued by the National Fire Protec- tion Association, there were approximately campaign have been pivotal in reducing candle fires.” While candle fires tend to peak during the holiday season, when candles are an integral part of holiday decorating, candles are widely burned throughout the year, including during outdoor gatherings in the summer. To reduce the risk of fire when using candles, consider these guidelines from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. • Trim the wick to 1/4 inch each time before burning. Long wicks can cause uneven burning, dripping, or flaring. • Use a candleholder specifically designed for candle use. It should be sturdy and heat-resistant. • Avoid drafts, vents, or air currents 9,600 accidental candle fires in 2010, the latest year for which figures are available, compared to a peak of 18,900 in 2001. The statistics are based on data reported by the federal government’s National Fire Incidence Reporting System and NFPA’s survey of fire departments. “We are extremely pleased that candle fires are continuing to drop,” said NCA executive vice president Carol Freysinger. “We believe there’s no question that the industry’s safety standards and educational that can cause rapid or uneven burning and excessive dripping. • Never leave a burning candle unat- tended. • Do not burn candles by or on anything that might catch fire. • Keep candles out of the reach of chil- dren and pets. • Follow the manufacturer’s recommen- dations on burn time and proper use. • Don't touch or move a burning candle or when wax is liquefied. • Discontinue burning a candle when just two inches of wax remain. • Always keep a candle within sight. • Extinguish all candles before bed or if you feel sleepy. Most candle fires occur in the bedroom. |
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