May 29, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 17 Ramsey Review Ramsey Farmers Market to return The Ramsey Farmers Market’s fourth outdoor season will begin with the annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 2 at the Ramsey Main Street train station. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. rain or shine. Complimentary strawberry shortcake will be served by the Woman’s Club of Ramsey. The market includes over 35 local farmers and food purveyors with organic and traditional produce and products, including farm fresh vegetables and fruits, artisanal breads and cheeses, local honey, homemade pasta, sauces, chili, exotic mushrooms, fresh fish from the Hampton Bays, and much more. The market will feature entertainment and special events each Sunday through Nov. 24. Visit www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org or call (201) 6756866 for a listing of vendors, musical guests, and additional information. The Ramsey Farmers Market is sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association and the Borough of Ramsey Church announces special events The First Presbyterian Church in Ramsey will present its Bible School Teacher Appreciation and Attendance Awards during the 10 a.m. worship service on June 2. Following the worship service, the Church Picnic will be held on the back lawn of the church located at 15 Shuart Lane. On June 9, the Bible School will conclude its year with a Sidewalk Art program. On Father’s Day, June 16, the church will celebrate fathers and graduates during the worship service. Summer Sundays will begin June 16. The congregation welcomes children from the nursery class through fifth grade to Awesome Adventures: God’s Amazing Son. This program will be held during the 10 a.m. service from June through August. Register at the church office. On June 30, the members of First Presbyterian Church will join Highlands Presbyterian Church for a joint service at Crestwood Lake in Allendale. For more information, call the church office at (201) 327-2905. Club plans Relay for Life participation On June 7 and 8, the Junior Woman’s Club of Ramsey will participate for a sixth year in the annual Relay for Life, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Last year, the club’s relay team raised over $9,000, which was among the top team donations in Ramsey. The club welcomes support from the community. Participation can involve purchasing a luminary in honor of a loved one, making a donation to the team, and/or coming out to the event and cheering on the team. To make a donation to the club’s team, visit the Ramsey Junior Woman’s Club fundraising team page at http://main.acsevents.org/ goto/RamseyJuniorsRelayTeam. The Junior Woman’s Club of Ramsey welcomes new members. For details, visit www.ramseyjuniors.com. Leisure Club plans events The Ramsey Leisure Club will host a luncheon at the Ramsey Country Club on Tuesday, June 11. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. For information and reservations, call Ginny Naugler at (201) 327-6712. The group will visit the New York Botanical Gardens on Thursday, June 27. The garden visit will include a narrated tram tour. Afterward, the group will lunch at Amelia’s Restaurant on Arthur Avenue. There will be time for shopping and sightseeing on Arthur Ave following lunch. The bus will depart from Redeemer Lutheran Church parking lot at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $59 for members and $64 for non members. For information and reservations, call Fran Mahon at (201) 995-9486. The Braille group, which assembles books for the blind, will take a break for the summer. Anyone who would like to volunteer in the fall may contact Dot Holmes at (201) 934-9865. Ramsey residents who are over the age of 55 are invited to attend Leisure Club meetings. Sessions are held at 11 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lutheran Church. The next meeting is scheduled for May 28. Councilman Joe Verdone will address the group. The church is located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue, Ramsey. ‘Broadway on Main’ slated Saint John’s Memorial Episcopal Church will bring Broadway to Main Street in Ramsey on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. “Broadway on Main” will begin with a complimentary hors d’oeuvres reception at 7 p.m. The program will begin at 8 p.m. The 100-year-old church located at 301 East Main Street in Ramsey will be transformed into theater, complete with a professional sound system, lighting, and simple sets. Even though Saint John’s is a relatively small parish (with fewer than 150 parishioners), director Carolyn Greenberg has assembled a cast, crew, and pit band comprised of 30 talented parishioners, along with a handful of members of the local community, who will perform classic musical theater hits such as “Luck Be a Lady” from “Guys and Dolls,” “Lullaby of Broadway” from “42nd Street,” “You and Me, But Mostly Me” from “Book of Mormon,” selections from “Annie,” and more. This show has been choreographed by professional dancer Elkie Beninati. Tickets are $20 and $15 for students and seniors, and must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets, call the church office at (201) 327-0703. For more information about church activities and programs, visit www.stjohnsramsey.org. Saint John’s weekly worship schedule includes Sunday Services at 8 and 10 a.m. plus a Celtic Mass on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Robert W. Peterson Garden dedication set On Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m., the Ramsey Library Trustees will dedicate the Robert W. Peterson garden on the grounds of the Ramsey Free Public Library. The event will also mark the dedication of two garden benches, one in honor of Peterson, and the second in the memory of Pat Huot, both of whom were former library trustees. The public is invited. A reception will follow in the library program room. The library is located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. Call (201) 327-1445 or visit http://www.ramseylibrary.org. Learn about the ‘Wildflowers of New Jersey’ Nancy Bristow from the New Jersey Botanical Garden will present a program on the wildflowers of New Jersey on Thursday, June 6. The program will be held at 2 p.m. at the Ramsey Public Library at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. Bristow will share pictures of native wildflowers, including rarely seen plants, and will discuss how to recognize them. A question and answer session will follow. Registration is requested. To register, call (201) 327-1445. Special needs housing (continued from page 5) similar to the one on Franklin Turnpike in Allendale called Orchard Commons. Campion also advised that the township plans to provide some type of permanent recognition of Webster as part of the project. Bergen County United Way President Thomas Toronto, Madeline Corporation Executive Director Shari DePalma, Mahwah Mayor William Laforet, Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola, and Judith Webster’s daughter Linda Webster-Cennerazzo met to witness the demolition. The project has been reviewed and approved by the township’s planning board, and the site plan shows a driveway access to the site from Ramapo Valley Road leading to a turnaround area for parking which would contain a circular planter at the center and two one-story special needs housing structures located along the Strysko Avenue and Ramapo Valley Road side of the property with a courtyard separating the two buildings. The special needs housing is expected to contain six units with 10 beds and the two-story senior housing building, which is to be located behind the turnaround parking area, is expected to contain 12 one-bedroom apartments. The senior housing building is not expected to be constructed until after the special needs housing is completed and the funds for the senior housing building become available. The budget for the total project is $2.3 million. According to Campion, the township intends to use about $1,250,000 in development fee funds that are in the municipality’s affordable housing trust fund and will add $125,000 to that amount to prepare the site for the senior housing building. Campion explained further that the United Way will obtain additional funding from other sources, county and state grants, and additional monies may become available to spend on the project from developers’ fees.