Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • June 26, 2013 Villadom Happenings Paving projects planned in Wyckoff Motorists should expect road milling and paving on Wyckoff Avenue and other adjacent roads through the end of June. Milling and paving will stop between June 28 and July 7 and will resume in the second week of July. Motorists should anticipate delays and plan alternative routes or follow detour routes while the work is in progress. The areas to be resurfaced include Wyckoff Avenue between Spring Meadow Road and Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue between Francis Place and Franklin Avenue, the intersection with Cedar Hill Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue, Newtown Road near Cedar Hill Avenue, and Franklin Avenue between Woodfield Road and the border of Franklin Lakes. Public Service Electric & Gas will be conducting the work to cover roads that had been excavated for new gas mains. Band opens Summer Concert Series The Waldwick Band will begin its Summer Concert Series on July 2 at the Waldwick Circle Amphitheater at the corner of Hopper and West Prospect Streets in Waldwick. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. There are seats along the walls of the amphitheater, but This month, a group of Atlantic Stewardship Bank employees once again participated in the Paterson Habitat for Humanity Annual Corporate Challenge. This is the eighteenth consecutive year the bank has sent a team of volunteers to this event. Approximately 750 volunteers from 21 companies took part in this year’s program. Participating companies send teams of employee volunteers to build homes and make corporate donations to Paterson Habitat for Humanity. This is the 19th year this event has been held. The Corporate Challenge is based on the simple concept of teams of employees working at the construction site on a specific day for four-hour shifts. During the daily lunch provided by Habitat, volunteers, incoming families, and Habitat staff share their stories. For more information regarding Paterson Habitat for Humanity, visit www.patersonhabitat.org. Meeting the ‘Habitat’ challenge Standing: George Schaaf, Laura Pochatko, Bob Vliet, Wanda Coles, David Boone, Barbara Bergman, Joe Shabrack, Scott Hagedorn, Doug Olsen, and George Kotevski. Seated: Justin Ruffing, Michelle Albert, Kristen Sawey, Francesca Avella, and JoAnn Avella. concert-goers may also bring lawn chairs and blankets. There is no admission for this performance, which is being sponsored by the Waldwick Department of Recreation. Concerts are scheduled for July 2, 9, 16, and 23, and Aug. 30. Each will feature a mix of light classics, marches, Broadway melodies, musical novelties, and a soloist. This year, the band is also featuring music from the 1860s in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. Among the soloists appearing with the band this summer will be Lew Archer, alto saxophone player; Natalie McCarter, clarinetist; Ana Partridge, piccolo player; and the clarinet duo of Natalie McCarter and Naomi Freshwater. Performances are directed by Edmund A. Moderacki who is celebrating his 35th year as conductor of the band. The Waldwick Band will appear in the Glen Rock and Ridgewood parades on July 4. For more information about the band, visit www.waldwickband.org. (continued on page 22) Valley dedicates new Paramus facility John H. Bolger, trustee, The Valley Hospital Foundation; Audrey Meyers, chairman and CEO, The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; John Albohm, Esq., secretary, The Valley Hospital Board of Trustees; Victor Viggiano, chairman and CEO, The Okonite Company, Inc.; David F. Bolger, president, The Bolger Foundation; Douglas H. Dittrick, chairman, The Valley Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees; James D. Cornall, M.D., Ph.D., president, The Valley Hospital Medical Staff; and Richard LaBarbiera, mayor of Paramus. The Valley Hospital and The Valley Hospital Foundation recently dedicated the new Bolger Medical Arts Building, formerly the Community Blood Services building in Paramus. The building will house the Okonite Medical Research Laboratories and outpatient services after interior and exterior renovations are completed. Ridgewood philanthropist and long-time Valley supporter David F. Bolger and the Bolger Foundation assisted in the building purchase with a donation of $5 million. The Okonite Company of Ramsey, led by Chairman and CEO Victor A. Viggiano, has also committed $5 million to sponsor translational research initiatives in the building’s existing laboratories. “This facility is a tremendous opportunity for Valley to consolidate all our research capabilities and build a worldclass facility dedicated to advancing medicine and discovering novel medical and surgical approaches to diagnosing and treating heart disease and cancer,” Audrey Meyers, president and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley (continued on page 22)