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Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 • Airport Service Locally & Worldwide • Nights on the Town • Sporting Events • Sedans, SUV’s, Limos, Vans, Buses 5 Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • November 20, 2013 Early deadline notice Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for the Dec. 4 edition of Villadom TIMES will be Tuesday, Nov. 26 at noon. All press releases and photos must be received by that deadline. The staff wishes our readers a safe and enjoyable holiday. Villadom Happenings Gingerbread Creation Contest announced The McFaul Environmental Center in Wyckoff invites the community to join its Gingerbread Creation Contest. Individuals and groups may enter a gingerbread house or make something entirely different. Entries will be judged by “People’s Choice.” Ribbons and certificates will be awarded in various age group categories. Registration, along with a $5 registration fee, is required by Nov. 25. Visit www.wildlifecenter@co.bergen.nj.us. Gingerbread entries may be dropped off at the environ- mental center between Dec. 2 and 8, during regular office hours. Group size is not to exceed eight members. The maximum base size for the gingerbread entries is 18”x18.” Excluding the base, the entry must be edible. Foil wrapped candies are acceptable. Voting will take place from Dec. 8 through 29. The James A. McFaul Environmental Center is located at 150 Crescent Avenue in Wyckoff. Lauretta’s to host Shop & Nosh benefit Sal Lauretta for Men in Midland Park will host its second Shop and Nosh Night on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. The men’s clothing shop will donate 18 per- cent of the evening’s proceeds to Jewish Family Service of North Jersey. Customers are invited to enjoy previews of new designer collections, update their personal wardrobes, or find a holiday gift. The shop is located at 621 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-1666. Village Menorah Lighting set The Village of Ridgewood and the Jewish community will hold its first Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Van Neste Square on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature music and refreshments. All are invited to this free event. The park is located on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Fyke sets meeting, Christmas Bird Count Fyke Nature Association will meet on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. The group will gather at the Allendale Municipal Building located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allen- dale. The association will host its 62nd annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 14. Teams will cover a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Lake Erskine. At least eight teams will be in the field from dawn to dusk. The count is part of the nationwide 114 th Christmas Bird Count organized by the National Audubon Society. All Seasons Chamber Players announce 33 rd concert season The All Seasons Chamber Players’ 33 rd season will begin with “The French-Russian Connection,” a set of cello pieces by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Faure, and Tchaikovsky performed by cellist E. Zoe Hassman. These pieces will be followed by the light-hearted “Musique de Cour for Flute, Violin, and Piano” by Jean Francaix. The second half of the program will feature the powerful and romantic Arensky “Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano.” The “French-Russian Connection” will be performed at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road. Performers are professional musicians who also play for major area orchestras, Broadway shows, and summer music festivals. All Seasons includes flutist Brenda Sakofsky of New City, New York, violinist Robert Law- rence of New York City, cellist E. Zoe Hassman of New York City, and pianist Jean Strickholm of Demarest. The ensemble will be joined by Guest Artist Jacqueline Schil- ler-Audi of Paramus and Associate Artist Ron Levy of Teaneck. Co-director Robert Lawrence will introduce each musical selection to the audience with personal pro- gram notes. The ensemble’s upcoming programs will include “From Marais to Martinu” in January, and “Fantasy!” in March. To join a team, call Stiles Thomas at (201) 327-3470. For more information, contact John at (201) 327-1483 or jbro29@optonline.net. John Fell House hosts Holiday Tea On Dec. 10, the Fell House Tea Committee will host its Annual Holiday Tea. This event will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Fell House, 475 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. The event will feature a three course luncheon in the historic house, which will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. The cost is $45 per person and reservations are required. Call Theresa Salameno at (201) 825-2840 or e-mail lschropp@optonline.net. Proceeds from the event benefit the John Fell House. The John Fell House is owned, operated, and maintained by the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the preservation of the house as a self-sustain- ing community center through grants, fundraisers, and pri- vate donations. For more information about the John Fell House and the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, e-mail thefellhouse@gmail.com. Special hours announced for railroad exhibit The Mahwah Museum has announced special holiday hours for the Donald Cooper Railroad. The railroad – a 15 Small Business Saturday rewards consumers, businesses on Nov. 30 Small Business Saturday is slated for Nov. 30 and area residents are invited to participate in this special event, which highlights the benefits of shopping locally. Local business people are an integral part of the com- munity and deserve support. These businesses are always there to help the many organizations that rely on their gen- erosity for the success of their events. On Small Business Saturday, everyone will have the chance to thank these businesses by shopping locally. Start your holiday shopping early this year. Not only will you find unique items for everyone on your gift list, you will also save gasoline and enjoy the personal service of folks who are friends and neighbors. You might even decide to buy yourself a special treat as you support small businesses: the backbone of the community. Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to discover all the great, convenient shopping local businesses have to offer. Shoppers can look forward to some great deals. Those who use their American Express cards at participat- ing locations will receive a special discount. Be sure to look through this newspaper’s Nov. 27 edition for specials from the participating businesses. Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving -- one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. First observed on Nov. 27, 2010, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. In 2010, the holiday was conceived and promoted by American Express via a nationwide radio and television advertising campaign. All Seasons Chamber Players The public is welcome. For more information, call (201) 768-1331 or visit http://www.allseasonschamber- players.org. x 20 foot HO scale model – will be open on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. A special holiday treat for children, this railroad operates 10 trains, including Thomas the Tank Engine. Youngsters delight in the realis- tic subway that runs at their eye level. The model contains street fairs, a skateboard park, a subway system, construc- tion sites, and a replica of the Great Falls of Paterson. The Donald Cooper Railroad is also open on weekends from (continued on page 22) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Ramsey Bridge project closes road; businesses still accessible D.R. Mullen Construction Co. Inc. recently began its work on the bridge near Napolitano’s Pond on Lake Street in Ramsey. The project is being carried out by Bergen County, and is expected to last for up to one year – news that is causing con- cern within the local business community, which is working to get out the word that Ramsey’s businesses are still accessible. “As many of you are aware, they have begun construction on the Lake Street over- pass. This is going to cause a lot of aggrava- tion getting to Main Street off of Route 17 North for folks (who) do not know this area very well,” Ramsey Chamber of Commerce President Rob Tilton said in a recent e-mail. “I am suggesting that you use all forms of social networking to communicate this to your customers, friends, et al. (Facebook, Instagram, e-mail, etc.).” According to information provided on the borough’s website, Lake Street will be closed to all but local traffic between Frank- lin Turnpike and East Crescent during the duration of the project, that began Nov. 4. “While there will be local access, due to the work zone at the bridge, there will be no through traffic at that section, so local traf- fic. . .will need to enter Lake Street from the appropriate side of the bridge – either Frank- lin Turnpike or East Crescent Avenue,” the website states. The detour routes are posted on the affected streets. Last week, Ramsey Borough Adminis- trator Bruce Vozeh told Villadom TIMES that an earlier set of detours has since been updated. The new routes, which are posted on Ramsey’s website, include: • Motorists who are traveling north on Route 17 and want to exit on Lake Street for travel to East Main Street should con- tinue on Route 17 North to the Spring Street exit. Make a left at the exit and go back over Route 17 and enter Route 17 South. Take the first exit at Franklin Turnpike going straight and heading south. Then turn right onto East Main Street. • Those traveling west on Lake Street from the east side of Route 17 should exit Lake Street at the traffic signal before the Route 17 overpass, following signs for Route 17 north to Spring Street and follow the directions above. • Motorists who are traveling east from Main Street on Lake Street to get to Route 17 will be diverted north on North Frank- lin Turnpike for both Route 17 North and southbound traffic. • Those traveling east from Main Street and want to continue on Lake Street past the Route 17 overpass will be diverted north on North Franklin Turnpike for Route 17 South. They should then exit Route 17 South at the Lake Street exit (immediately after the overpass) and travel over Route 17 and continue on Lake Street eastbound. According to the borough’s website, there will also be electronic signs regarding the road closure and detour routes. “Due to this road closure, the Ramsey Police Department is advising that residents allow for additional travel time within the borough, particularly during opening and dismissal of schools,” the websites states. For additional information regarding the closure of Lake Street, visit www.ramseypd. org, www.ramseynj.org, or follow on Twit- ter at @ramseypd and on Facebook. The Ramsey Chamber of Commerce will meet Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. meeting will be held at the Ramsey Golf & Country Club at 105 Lakeside Drive. The cost is $15 per person. RSVP to rtilton@ramseychamber.com. Chamber to host meeting Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 20, 2013 Mahwah Library offers free streaming media service The Mahwah Public Library is the first library in New Jersey to offer “Hoopla,” a streaming media service that allows library members to enjoy popular movies, television programs, music, and more on their computer, tablet, or smartphone. Mahwah Library members can download the free Hoopla digital mobile app on their Android or iOS device or visit hoopladigital.com to begin enjoying thousands of titles available to borrow for instant streaming or tempo- rary downloading to their smartphones, tablets, and com- puters. There are thousands of titles, including selections from major Hollywood studios, record companies, and publishers, and all titles are available all the time – no more waiting for items on hold. “We’ve seen a tremendous demand for technologies that allow library members to borrow movies, music and other items on-the-go through their PC or mobile device,” said Library Director Kurt Hadeler. “We hope our patrons will love the new service and how easy it is to use the hoopla app. There is no waiting period for popular titles and Hoop- la’s automatic return means no late fees. It doesn’t get any easier than that.” Once a title is checked out on one device, it is auto- matically available on all of the member’s devices with the Hoopla digital app and/or via PC Web browsers and begins streaming immediately. Downloaded content can also be viewed offline at a later date. Videos can be borrowed for 72 hours, music for seven days, and audiobooks for 21 days. All content can be viewed or listened to as often as desired during the checkout period and can be returned early. To learn more about this new offering, visit www.mah- wahlibrary.org or contact the library at (201) 529-7323. Mahwah Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 903 invites chil- dren to make a Gingerbread House on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Scouts are offering two sessions: 4 to 5:30 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m. Workshops will be held at Ramapo Ridge Middle School at 150 Ridge Road. The cost is $11. (Snow date: Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.) In addition to the gingerbread project, each child will receive a snack and a fun patch. Children who attend Lenape Meadows School and sign up for the early session may be walked to Ridge School by the Scouts. RSVP to GStroop903@gmail.com or (201) 248-0125 by Nov. 29. Proceeds will support the troop’s Gold Award projects. Gingerbread House workshops set November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 Ramsey School district reports launch of e-newsletter The Ramsey School District has announced the launch of the Ramsey Review, a bi-weekly electronic newsletter that will be published under the direction of the district’s superintendent, Dr. Matthew Murphy. Dr. Murphy invites interested Ramsey and Saddle River community members, organizations, and businesses to join the list of newsletter recipients. Extended family members are also encouraged to sign up. All families with a current e-mail address in the Parent Portal will automati- cally receive these communications. A press release sent by the district notes, “We appreciate the support and involvement of our community and would like to share the many noteworthy programs, improve- ments, changes, goals, and accomplish- ments in the district in a concise manner.” The signup link is available on the dis- trict’s home page under site shortcuts at http://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us. The Ramsey Review will be produced bi-weekly and sent on Monday mornings via Constant Contact. Highlights from the newsletter will also be featured on the district’s website and will ultimately be available in e-Newsletter archives. Those who sign up for the electronic newsletter are greeted by the following mes- sage, “The Ramsey Board of Education is committed to improve the communication between the school district and community. In addition to our website, the electronic Ramsey Review and Ramsey e-Newsletter is another way the district is using tech- nology to be both financially prudent and efficient in communicating the many won- derful things taking place in our schools. Please let your friends and neighbors know of this new and exciting way to receive the latest and most accurate information from the district.” Rotary seeks new members New members are always welcome at the Bergen Highlands-Ramsey Rotary Club’s weekly meetings on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. Meetings are held at Houlihan’s in Ramsey. The Bergen Highlands-Ramsey Rotary Club is a member of Rotary International and sponsors activities that benefit both the local community and international public service projects, including a school, clinic, and orphanage in Haiti. The club provides extensive support locally for the Center for Food Action and Habitat for Humanity, and scholarships for local students. Members also participate in Ramsey Day, Upper Saddle River Day, and Mahwah Day, with all proceeds going toward the club’s charitable activities. For more information about club activities or becoming a member, call Bob Baron at (201) 934-7441, e-mail bob@baronpoolservice.com or visit www. bergenhighlandsrotary.org. Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 20, 2013 Area Trustees expected to approve Leo Club for school This week, the Upper Saddle River Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to establish a Leo Club for the seventh and eighth grade students at Cavallini School. (At press time, the school board’s vote was scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18.) The school club would be sponsored by the Lions Club, and the Cavallini chapter would be a companion organiza- tion to the Leo Club recently established at Northern High- lands Regional High School. Like Lions Clubs, Leo Clubs welcome male and female members. “We are most appreciative of the generous donation from the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. We look forward to using the money to establish a Leo social service club in our middle school and hope to impact our greater commu- nity in a positive manner,” USR Superintendent of Schools Dr. Monica M. Browne told Villadom TIMES. Saddle River Valley Lions Club President Jerry Michota explained that the Lions would be providing a stipend for the teachers who run the proposed club. “We’re trying to get a sense of community with the kids so they understand the importance of collecting for chari- ties such as Center for Food Action, or hosting other events to help the community,” Michota said. “We hope they will continue through the high school level, and when they get older, perhaps they will become Lions and continue that way.” Dr. David Verducci, Upper Saddle River School Board trustee-elect and chairman of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club’s Leo Committee, explained that the Lions’ effort at Northern Highlands was facilitated by Superintendent John Keenan. Verducci, the recently-retired superintendent in Glen Rock, and Keenan worked out the details to lay the groundwork for the club. When the regional school board approved the group’s establishment, teachers Bernice Rees- beck and Kim Hayes stepped up to serve as advisers. At this time, Verducci said over 20 students have signed up for the Highlands-based Leo Club and another 10 are involved in the application process. Alexandra Lesnik is the current club president, Clau- dia Carollo is vice president, Stella Wang is treasurer, and Samantha Wei is secretary. In January, the students will make a presentation to the SRV Lions Club regarding their current projects and their plans for the future. While conducting additional research into the Leo Club through Lions International, the local Lions learned that Leo Club members can be as young as 12. “We asked the Upper Saddle River Board of Educa- tion about establishing a club at the middle school, and the Saddle River Valley Lions approved it this month,” Ver- ducci said last week. If the board approves the establishment of Cavallini’s club, Verducci noted that its members would be able to “drop right into the high school club.” He added, “They will have built-in friends and sponsors at the high school.” Club members have a good deal of flexibility in their projects, Verducci said. “We (the Lions) don’t dictate what the projects are,” he said. The hope is for sight- or health- related projects, but students are encouraged to improve their local communities by meeting specific needs. “Our goal is to facilitate and encourage the value of ser- vice,” he added. He said teens do not attain instant adult- hood when they turn 18. As a result, he said students need early exposure to opportunities to made good decisions. According to the Lions Clubs International website, the Leo Club was launched in December 1957 by Lion Jim Graver, a baseball coach at Abington High School in Penn- sylvania. Graver worked with his fellow club member, Wil- liam Ernst, to get the club started at Abington High. The organization’s members created the Leo acronym, which originally signified leadership, equality, and opportunity. Equality was later changed to experience. A decade after the original Leo Club was formed, Lions Clubs International adopted this school-based community service effort as an official association program. Michota reported that there are now Leo Clubs in 139 countries. Last year, the SRV Lions Club was able to donate $80,000 to sight-related and other charities, Michota said. He explained, “Most of our money goes to St. Joseph’s School for the Blind in Jersey City and other sight-related organizations.” In April 2014, the local club will hold a celebration in honor of hitting the $2 million mark in donations since it was founded in 1958. For more SRV Lions Club information, visit www.srv- lions.org. The Saddle River Valley Lions Club serves five communities: Mahwah, Ramsey, Allendale, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Doubletree Hotel, 180 Route 17 South in Mahwah. New members are welcome. Simpson receives Paul Harris Award The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club recently presented Rotary’s Paul Harris Award to Pete Simpson of Mahwah. The award was presented to Simpson by Rotarian Bob Baron. Simpson is a past president of the Bergen Highlands/ Ramsey Rotary Club, and has served as a leader and active participant in many of the group’s projects over the years. Simpson is a resident of Ramsey. Paul Harris, in whose honor the prestigious award is given, was one of the founders of Rotary International when, in 1905, he invited several business colleagues to join him in charitable work. The Paul Harris Award is the (continued on page 17) Pictured: Pete Simpson (left) receives the Paul Harris Award from Bob Baron. (Photo courtesy of Tom Grissom.) Mahwah November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Township sells lots for special needs development The Mahwah Township Council has approved an ordinance that paves the way for the sale of three lots on Ramapo Valley Road for the purpose of constructing spe- cial needs housing. According to Ordinance 1733, which was approved unanimously (with Councilman Charles Jandris absent from the session), the township will transfer the property to the United Way of Bergen County/Madeline Corporation, for $1 in accordance with the provisions of all applicable laws and legal standards. The acquisition will include, but will not be limited to, all easements, rights of way, lease- holds, and other states in and to the property. The mayor, township clerk, business administrator, and township attorney are authorized and directed to execute all the documents necessary to effect the sale, including a contract that will be prepared or approved by the municipal attorney. The sale involves Lots 106, 107, and 108 in Block 40, located at 92 and 98 Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202). The parcel was donated to the township last year. In the spring, the GL Group, Inc. of Bloomingdale tore down an aban- doned house that was located on the site. The house was on one of three lots fronting on Ramapo Valley Road and consisting of about 1.5 acres of land at the corner of Strysko Avenue. The property, currently assessed at $589,200, was donated from the estate of Judith Webster at no cost to the township. Mahwah Township Administrator Brian Cam- pion previously reported that the Webster family made the philanthropic donation to the township in Judith Webster’s memory. The developer plans to design and build affordable hous- ing improvements on the site 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 Free- holder Maura DeNicola, and Judith Webster’s daughter Linda Webster-Cennerazzo met to witness the demolition. The construction 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 lead- ing 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 court- yard separating the two buildings. The special needs housing is expected to contain six units with 10 beds and the two-story senior housing build- ing, which is to be located behind the turnaround parking area, is expected to contain 12 one-bedroom apartments. (continued on page 15) Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 20, 2013 Ramsey Physician addresses students; accepts donation Dr. Shahid Aziz, a physician at Rutgers University, recently visited Ramsey High School. He spoke at the invi- tation of The RHS Interact Club, which has been raising funds for his charity, Smile Bangladesh (www.smileban- gladesh.org). During his trip to Ramsey High School, Dr. Aziz pre- sented a lesson on cleft palates, palate formation, and cor- rective surgery for cleft palates to Mrs. Stephanie Marulli’s anatomy and physiology class. After the lesson, Dr. Aziz shared information about Smile Bangladesh, including success stories with pictures from his travels. Corby Williams, president of Interact, presented Dr. Corby Williams presenting the check to Dr. Aziz. Dr. Aziz (center) with Mrs. Marulli’s anatomy and physiology class after the lesson. RHS Principal Dr. Thumm and Mrs. Marulli are pictured at far right. Aziz with a check for $720, money that was raised by Inter- act to assist with two surgeries. For $360, Smile Bangladesh can perform a surgery for a person suffering from a cleft palate. The surgeries are life changing. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 Local police chiefs host drug awareness program by John Koster Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox, Franklin Lakes Police Chief Joseph Selten- rich, and Oakland Police Chief Edward Kasper have teamed up to present a drug awareness program to parents from the FLOW area on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The pro- gram will be held at 7 p.m. at Indian Hills High School, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. The community is invited. The chiefs’ informative program will assist parents in understanding how severe the use of heroin and prescription pain killer drugs is in the FLOW community. Parents will learn how quickly a child can become addicted to prescription pain kill- ers, and then move on to heroin, a cheaper alternative. “Parents will learn how their child can quickly become addicted to prescription pain killers, and then move on to heroin use because of the cost of the pills,” Chief Fox said last week. “While the situation is not unique to Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff, it’s here. Many of our children are addicted and parents need to know what to watch for to protect their children.” A drug expert from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office will provide be on hand to discuss how teens who are addicted will do anything to get drugs. “Parents will hear (the expert) say how teenagers who get addicted to these drugs will do anything to get drugs,” Chief Fox said. “When he says anything, he means it.” In recent months, a number of teens and people in their early 20s have been arrested for pain killers and heroin -- a drug that has become more widely used in recent years. “We did some research for the Munici- pal Alliance about drug arrests over the past 10 years and over the last three or four years the increase in heroin arrests has been just staggering,” Chief Fox told Villadom TIMES. “It went from the point where 10 years ago we never saw heroin to the point where heroin now accounts for the majority of drug arrests.” Towns outside the Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Oakland nexus have had simi- lar issues. In Glen Rock, a student at Glen Rock High School was recently arrested for his second attempt to sell heroin to an undercover officer. Students in a number of schools say heroin is readily available and relatively cheap. “Don’t be a parent who puts his or her head in the sand and says ‘Not my child,’” Chief Fox added. “Way too many parents of teenagers who are deeply involved in this problem have said ‘I never would have believed that my child would get messed up with this.’ Locally, we have had students with straight A grades and scholarships dealing with addiction. It is destroying lives.” November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 11 Blue Moon event to support Wyckoff Meals on Wheels Members of the community are invited to Blue Moon Mexican Café’s Dec. 1 Community Night. Proceeds from this event will benefit Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Those who wish to participate in this fundraiser are invited to visit Blue Moon’s Wyckoff location at 327 Franklin Avenue (in the Boulder Run Shopping Center) on Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch, dinner, take- out and delivery orders, catering, and gift cards purchased that day will help support Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Members of the community who wish to participate in this benefit must present the café with the Community Night flyer, which is available online at www.bluemoon- mexicancafe.com. Twenty percent of the receipts from Community Night (excluding taxes and gratuities) will be donated to Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. For over 32 years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has been delivering food to township residents in need. Run by a corps of about 40 volunteers, this service is available to all residents regardless of age or income. The mission of Meals on Wheels is to fulfill a need for balanced nutri- tion for people who may be unable to prepare meals for themselves. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organiza- tion. The group does not receive any national or local government funding. Over the years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has received generous gifts from the community, some- times in memory of former clients. These donations have allowed this group of dedicated volunteers to continue its service. Recently, the group was running low on funds, and had to consider the possibility of doing away with add- on services, such as the well-received Birthday Baskets. These baskets filled with muffins and other goodies from the Market Basket are delivered to clients who are cel- ebrating their birthdays. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels also provides deliveries of food staples that help tide people over during weather related emergencies. Items include juice, soups, and other shelf-stable foods that can easily be pulled out of the pantry for a quick, nutritious meal. This group of volunteers never rests. Weekday meal deliveries continue year-round – even on holidays. Christ- mas Day 2013 and New Year’s Day 2014 both fall on Wednesdays, and Wyckoff Meals on Wheels volunteers will be delivering both days to ensure that their clients have everything they need to enjoy well-balanced meals on those holidays. For more information on receiving this service, to volunteer, or to make a donation, contact Alma Mader at (201) 891-4840. For further information regarding the upcoming Com- munity Night at Blue Moon, call Kathy Scarpelli at (201) 891-1820. Guest speaker Jay Vidockler from the Wyckoff Chamber of Com- merce addressed the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary Club on the value for local businesses in being part of the Chamber. Both the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club pro- vide excellent opportuni- ties for residents to engage in the local community and beyond. Pictured are Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce Pres- ident Jay Vidockler (left) and Rotary Club President Tom Madigan. (Photo courtesy of Peter Brannigan.) Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 13 Historic home hosts Holiday Open House The community is invited to the annual Holiday Open House at the VanVoorhees- Quackenbush-Zabriskie House in Wyckoff. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The home is located at 421 Franklin Avenue. The Open House, which has been held nearly every year since 1976, will show- A view of the VanVoorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House case the house decorated for the holiday season, complete with wreaths and gar- lands of fresh greens designed specifi- cally for this occasion by volunteers of the Wyckoff Area Garden Club. Built in 1730 and added onto in 1824, the Zabriskie House is one of the finest examples of American architecture in northern New Jersey. Antique-filled rooms reflect the Dutch colonial heritage that dominated this region during the 18 th and early 19 th centuries. Although it was used as a home by the VanVoorhees, Quacken- bush, and Zabriskie families, the structure was also used as a village store, tavern, candy store, hotel, and ballroom. Today, the house and gardens represent the Grace Zabriskie home, her gift to the Township of Wyckoff in 1964. The Zabriskie House, which is man- aged by a board of trustees, underwent repairs late in 2012. During the Holiday Open House, visi- tors are welcome to enjoy self-guided tours. Cookies and mulled cider will be served in the home’s lovely period dining room, and holiday music will add to the festive atmosphere. All area residents are invited to this special event. Students who are studying New Jersey history this year may espe- cially appreciate the experience of being in a local historic home during the holiday season. There is a fee of $5 for adults; $3 for senior citizens and children under the age of 12. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 20, 2013 The hero under the fading whitewash At one great moment in history, John F. Kennedy may have saved the world from a nuclear catastrophe. Unknown to the American public, a U.S. pilot named Rudolph Anderson had been shot down and killed over Cuba by Soviet hot-heads. Some of Kennedy’s advisers - - the same sort of people who bombed Germany and Japan into rubble when the issue was no longer in doubt and killed thousands of French and Korean civilians -- urged a massive air strike on Cuba. Kennedy, an independent thinker who used his advisers as advisers and not as mentors, decided to keep talking. He brokered a deal with the Soviets that got the Soviet missiles out of Cuba and caused them to lose some face. (He quietly took our own missiles out of Turkey, but nobody knew about it while he was alive.) The alternative Kennedy wisely rejected -- a bomb- ing that could easily have gone nuclear -- would not have destroyed America, just the major American cities at a cost of tens of millions of American. Check out some photo- graphs of what Germany and Japan looked like in 1946 to imagine what it would have looked like. European Russia and urban China, however, would also have been totaled and the nuclear fallout would have contaminated the entire Eurasian continent. Russian joke: “When the sirens sound, go to the subway and take your bed sheets. There is sure to be a shortage of shrouds.” Kennedy may have saved world civilization. He deserves a hero’s honor for that. The rest of his career consisted of bold bungles long covered by a coat of whitewash thick enough to plaster the fossilized bones of a tyrannosaurus rex. We need to remember that. The four-hour broadcast of “JFK” chips off some large bits of the whitewash and leaves others in place. Advance warning: Evan Thomas is one of the writers brought in as a talking head, and since we worked at the same newspa- per 40 years ago and his books sell a lot better than mine, my dark blue eyes may occasionally flash green with envy. Having read his books while glowering and sulking, I grudgingly admit that Evan never deliberately distorts facts. He just makes more money than I do, and that, of course, is unforgivable. Now let us chip some whitewash. Joe Kennedy comes off as ambitious, but his ambition is somewhat normalized by PBS. He is shown as being anti-interventionist when some people argue that he was anti-British. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took him off the case as ambassador to the United Kingdom because he objected to FDR’s moves to get the U.S. into the war. It was worse than that according to Sey- mour Hersch, who reports that when anti-Nazi Germans asked for American political support to overthrow Hitler, Joe Kennedy betrayed the German anti-Nazi group to their own government. This would have been a death sentence, except that Joe Kennedy reported them to the Abwehr (military intelligence), which was also involved in plotting against Hitler. The anti-Nazi Germans were spared for four more years until they tried to kill Hitler and were hanged. Did Joe cost us a chance to get rid of Hitler without getting into another war? That should have been mentioned. The show tells us that John Kennedy’s first willful col- lege choice was Princeton, but his father insisted on Har- vard. JFK actually started Princeton, but could not cut the academics. My daughter, an honors graduate of Princeton, says everybody there knows the real story. JFK’s father then wangled his son’s way into Harvard. FDR also attended Harvard. According to Thomas Fleming, FDR thought our enemies were the Prussian militarists -- the same people who wanted to bump off Hitler, and the same men Hitler later hanged. PBS skipped that one. JFK, under his father’s wing, wrote a book called “Why England Slept,” which praised Neville Chamberlain for buying time by knuckling under to Hitler at Munich. Bogus! In 1938, the Germans would have gotten a very bloody nose had they attacked the Czech border fortresses if Britain and France rallied to attack Germany in the West. Instead, the best “German” tanks used to invade France two years later were Czech-made, while the German-made tanks could not stand up to the much better French tanks. Militarily, the Germans should have lost the Battle of France. They won because the Hitler-Stalin Pact turned the French Left against their own government and because the French ultra-Right was anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi. Blather about mighty German tanks is a useless cliché. The best World War II tanks were Russian, then French. The heroic personal aspects of JFK are amply and accu- rately covered. He was a sickly boy who made himself worse by taking all sorts of medications that further under- mined his health, but he had tremendous courage in the face of pain and the prospect of an early death. While more people than we care to remember lied to get out of World War II, JFK lied to get into the Navy and then passed up a safe job in military intelligence to seek out combat. PT-109 got some mild paint chipping. PBS shows PT- 109 in combat. Kennedy’s actual combat before that awful night when the boat was rammed was almost nil. The narra- tor, however, questioned Kennedy’s seamanship in getting a small 70-knot PT boat rammed by a big 40-knot Japanese destroyer, but appropriately honored his courage and initia- tive in saving most of his crew with an arduous three-mile swim. A fair assessment would be that Kennedy was a bun- gler before the ramming of PT-109, but a hero afterward. He got two medals for clumsily losing a boat and two men, but saving 10 others. This may have started a pattern ful- filled during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Kennedy’s political career was marked by the same courage. He had to climb stairs by putting first one foot, then another, on the same step, while his back hurt terribly, but he shook hands from dawn to dusk running for Con- gress. He collapsed in the street at the Bunker Hill Parade, but was on his feet the day after and won the Democratic primary, then easily carried the Congressional election. He was 29. PBS left out the part about the Kennedy family’s intense admiration for Senator Joseph McCarthy, the accused witch hunter of communists in the U.S. government. Bobby Ken- nedy was one of McCarthy’s top legal advisors. Many, if not most of the people McCarthy accused, were actually guilty. JFK was absent from McCarthy’s censure hearing, as Lyndon Johnson pointed out. This was no accident, nor was it sheer laziness. By this time, JFK had been diagnosed with Addison’s disease, an adrenal failure associated with low energy and early death, but when his jealous rival for the White House, Johnson, had this reported, the documentary hon- estly reports that the Kennedy family lied about it, and the American people fell for it. Joe Kennedy, meanwhile, brought in Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. -- one of FDR’s sons -- to proclaim that he and JFK were both five-year service veterans during World War II while Hubert Humphrey was, at least by implication, a World War II draft dodger. Things like that mattered in the 1950s. Humphrey, who had a fine record on labor rights and civil rights, lost out. The PBS show mentions that Chicago and West Virginia were close in the election and that Kennedy won by one- quarter of one percent. In fact, Joe Kennedy put the fix in with the Chicago Mob and West Virginia crooks and that is probably why Jack got elected. This has been reported many times and confirmed. Nixon might have won on a recount in 1960, but passed up the chance. The show honestly reports that JFK was not much inter- ested in civil rights except as the violent mistreatment of African Americans played into the hands of Soviet pro- pagandists, PBS implies that the credit he received for the Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps overstated: Khrushchev had already turned back the Soviet blockade-buster ships when JFK reached out to make a deal. The fact that JFK instinctively declined to invade Cuba when the Russians had 43,000 soldiers and tactical nuclear weapons there is clearly to his credit. That shining moment cannot be taken from him, nor can his enormous physical courage in push- ing his sickly body through what must have been absolute torture. His last year as president saw progress in civil rights and a sanctioned coup in Vietnam that led to a war where 58,000 Americans later died and Johnson and Nixon -- who actually brought the civil rights legislation onto the books -- got to take the all the blame for Vietnam and little or none of the credit for ending segregation. The American Experience “JFK” is a whole lot more accurate and responsible than the Oliver Stone feature film of the same name, where Kennedy is murdered with the complicity of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, corporate war con- tracts, Cuba exiles, and a segment of the gay community. The American Experience, in fact, simply shows Jack and Jackie taking a second honeymoon in Dallas followed by the news of his death, and the assessment that he might have been a great president had he not been murdered. Tune in next week to find out who probably killed him. Letters to the Editor Grateful for donations Dear Editor: On behalf of Ramsey Responds, I would like to thank everybody who so generously participated in our Winter Coat Drive, which was held this year on Nov. 2. Through the tremendous outpouring of support, we were able to provide Ramsey families in need with winter coats, boots, sweaters, scarves, mittens, bedspreads, blankets, comfort- ers, and other needed items. Thank you all who contributed to making our drive a success and bring a little warmth to families in need in our community. We particularly would like to give thanks to Saint Paul’s Church for opening its doors to allow us to use its premises for our drive, the Ramsey schools, our corporate partners -- like Minolta -- for their wonderful donations, and each and every person in the community who so generously donated. We look forward to continuing to be able to serve those members of the community who may be in need of assis- tance and your support and donations make it all possible. Thank you again. We wish you a happy holiday season. Harris Recht, President Ramsey Responds Vets seek donations Dear Editor: The American Legion Posts of the Bergen County American Legion organization have voted to spearhead a fundraising project to purchase a new bus for the Paramus Veterans Home. The home presently has three buses which are used to transport the residents to off-premise affairs hosted by the Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks, and other organizations. These buses are old and in constant need of repairs. In fact, during the past six months at least two and sometimes all three have been in the repair shop, and the residents of the Paramus Veterans Home have been denied the pleasure of attending numerous events. The Veterans Administration has this issue on its radar and will be replacing the existing buses over time, but even the three buses that are up and running are insufficient. The Legion Posts of Bergen County have started a fund- raising effort and the goal is to raise $80,000 in order to buy a fourth bus. This bus would be new, and therefore more reliable, and would supplement the existing buses until they are replaced, which will be over a period of time. We are asking that you help by making a donation. We are a regis- tered 501(C)(19) organization. Please send donations payable to Bergen County Ameri- can Legion, c/o Bob Salvini, 54 Thiem Avenue, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 and include in the memo line that it is for the Paramus Vets Home Bus. This will help improve the social life and spirits of our less fortunate comrades. All organizations donating $1,000 or more and any individual donating more than $500 will be included on a plaque (that will be donated by BCAL and not come from funds raised for the bus). Thank you in advance. Should you have any questions, please reach out to me at bobsalvini@att.net. Bob Salvini, Commander Bergen County American Legion November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 15 Mahwah Minutes Holiday Tree Lighting announced The Township of Mahwah’s Annual Tree Lighting Festi- val will be held Sunday, Dec. 1 in the senior center located in the municipal building, 475 Corporate Drive. The festiv- ities will begin at 4:30 p.m. The schedule of events includes a performance of holiday tunes by the Joyce Kilmer Choir at 4:45 p.m., the arrival of Santa at 5 p.m. to light the tree, a magician, and face painting. Refreshments will be served and Santa will have gifts for all his little friends who come to meet him. Town Hall Menorah Lighting set The community is invited to the Mahwah Town Hall Menorah lighting and Chanukah Celebration on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. In addition to the menorah lighting, there will be enter- tainment, hot Chanukah refreshments, glow-giveaways, and Chanukah crafts for children in the senior center. Mayor Bill Laforet and local officials will be participating in this free program. For more information, or to become a sponsor, contact Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www.chabadplace.org. College ensembles perform concert Ramapo College vocal ensembles CantaNOVA, Sky- lark, and Take12 will perform “An American Holiday Spirit of Appalachia” on Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Mahwah Public Library. The 2 p.m. concert, under the direction of Lisa Lutter, will feature pianist Itay Goren. The college’s vocal ensembles have received inter- national acclaim for their innovative programming and diverse repertoire. CantaNOVA’s accolades include a 2010 feature con- cert at Bohemian National Hall sponsored by the United Nations. Skylark, an all female group, has delighted audi- ences since 2007 with their mix of jazz and contemporary music. The men’s group, Take12, performs classical and new arrangements, including music that showcases their falsetto ranges. The Ramapo College ensembles have performed in Vienna, Prague, Costa Rica, Guam, the Philippines, and just returned from a 2013 summer concert tour to Finland, Estonia, and Russia. In competition with choirs from South Africa, China, Russia, and throughout Europe, the Ramapo choirs entered seven program categories and won medals in each, including a gold medal for Take12. This concert is free. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Family Thanksgiving events set The Mahwah Public Library, located at 100 Ridge Road, will hold two programs for families during Thanksgiving weekend. The programs are free and seating will be avail- able on a “first come” basis. On Friday, Nov. 29, a screening of “Monsters Univer- sity” (2013) will be presented at 2 p.m. Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) are inseparable, but that wasn’t always the case. When these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn’t stand each other. The film is rated G and is 104 minutes long. Movie snacks and drinks will be provided. Ron Sopyla will present a feast of stories on Saturday, Nov. 30. “A Thanksgiving Feast: Shadow Puppetry and Storytelling” will begin at 3 p.m. On the menu will be a tale of an old woman who ate and ate, and then faced a tiger who wanted to eat and eat; an Eskimo boy who ate a whale and then drank up the ocean; a goat who ate a whole garden; and old Mr. Ogre who wants to eat a little boy who loves to eat. Seniors invited to see ‘Cinderella’ The Mahwah Senior Center will host a trip to see Rod- gers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” on Broadway on Wednesday, Dec. 11. This production has been delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. The performance features an orchestra, the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and some surprising new twists. Tickets are $61 per person. The bus will depart from Mahwah at 10 a.m. Group members will be on their own for lunch. Tickets, call (201) 529-5757, extension 213. Painting party Members of the National Civilian Community Corps and a local Mahwah family made preparations for a Home Depot- sponsored paint project. The home belongs to the family of a U.S. Air Force veteran. Special needs (continued from page 7) The senior housing building is not expected to be con- structed until after the special needs housing is completed and the funds for the senior housing building become avail- able. The budget for the total project is $2.3 million. 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. The United Way will obtain additional funding from other sources, county and state grants, and additional monies may become avail- able to spend on the project from developers’ fees. This article includes reporting by F.J. McMahon. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 20, 2013 Obituaries Donald E. Brooks Donald E. Brooks of Wyckoff, formerly of Gutten- berg, died Nov. 12. He was 62. He was a certified public accountant for PriceWaterhouse Coopers in New York and a partner of the firm for many years. Along with his wife Gina, he was the owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses on the East Coast. He is survived by his wife of Gina (Cicioni) Brooks and his sons Gregory B. Brooks of New York City, Steven A. Brooks of Wyckoff, and David J. Brooks of Baltimore, Maryland. He is also survived by his mother June Gold of Lake Worth, Florida and his brother Raymond Brooks of Sebring, Florida. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to Turning for Home Inc., P.O. Box 300, Bensalem, PA 19020. Ophelia D. Farnsworth Ophelia D. Farnsworth, nee Vuono, of Ridgewood died Oct. 14. She was 90. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, where she was a Eucharistic minister and an honorary member of the Rosary Altar Soci- ety. She is survived by her children Priscilla Farnsworth of Ridgewood and Craig Farnsworth of Saratoga Springs, New York. She is also survived by two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Alpheus Farnsworth. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Bergen County Animal Shelter, 100 United Lane, Teter- boro, NJ 07608 or to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Leonetta M. Kachadurian Leonetta M. Kachadurian, nee Canonico, of Waldwick and Florida died Oct. 15. She was 83. She attended Saint Luke’s School in Ho-Ho-Kus and Rutgers University. Prior to moving to Florida in 1972, she and her husband owned and operated Lexington Cleaners in Glen Rock. She also worked part-time as a bookkeeper for Kilroy’s Wonder Market and was a real estate sales associate for over 35 years. She is survived by her sons Richard J. and Thomas H. Jr. and two grandsons, all of Lakeland, Florida. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas H. Kachadurian Sr. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Lynette F. Corsale Lynette F. Corsale, nee Vivino, of Mahwah, formerly of Paterson, Wayne, and Upper Saddle River, died Nov. 8. She was 68. She was a member the Upper Saddle River Woman’s Club and of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, which she served as treasurer for two years. She also helped sup- port battered women and visited Bergen Pines with gifts for the aged. She was a parishioner of Church of the Presen- tation in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her hus- band Stephan O. Corsale and her children Francine Moran of Park Ridge, Stephen V. of Mahwah, and Brian of Alam- eda, California. She is also survived by two grandchildren and her siblings Candice Vivino of Florida, Melissa Vivino Corso of New York City, Alfred Vivino of Maryland, and Arthur Vivino of Lincoln Park. Arrangements were made by Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton. Bertram J. Kersen Bertram J. Kersen of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ber- genfield and New Milford, died Nov. 10. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Dwight Morrow High School and Long Island University. He was the publisher of the Hudson Dispatch and Paterson News and was in the magazine and distribution business for the Hudson County News, Metropolitan News, and the New York Times. He is survived by his wife Beth M. Kersen and his sons Law- rence, Lowell, and David Kersen. He is also survived by three grandchildren and his sister Sorie Hecht. Arrange- ments were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Doris E. Landre Doris E. Landre of Ridgewood, formerly of Wyckoff, died Nov. 6. She was 90. She was a U.S. Navy WAVES veteran of World War II. She was a graduate of Barnard and earned a master’s degree from Smith. In a 30-year career at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, she rose to the position of secretary to the board of commissioners, the highest ranking woman in the agency. She was a member of West Side Tennis Club, the Skating Club of New York, the Ridgewood Woman’s Club, the Garden Club of New Jersey, and the College Club of New Jersey. Memorial donations may be sent to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Dorothy M. Ledden Dorothy M. Ledden, nee Magarelli, of Ho-Ho-Kus, formerly of Ridgefield, died Nov. 10. Before retiring, she was employed by Unilever of Englewood Cliffs. She is survived by her husband Ronald K. Ledden Sr., and her daughter Dorothy Ledden-Henry. She is also survived by three grandchildren and her sister Angela Lanzalotto. She was predeceased by her son Ronald K. Ledden Jr. and her sister Octavia Carabellese. Arrangements were made by A.K. Macagna Funeral Home in Cliffside Park. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 2151 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38101-2151. Marie Tina Moroni Marie Tina Moroni of Mahwah, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, died Nov. 7. She was 92. She is survived by her daughter Louise Moroni of Hasbrouck Heights and her sisters Mildred Sonzogni of Oradell and Virginia Michel of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Elio Moroni. Arrangements were made by Hennessey Heights Funeral Home in Hasbrouck Heights. Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Mras Elizabeth “Betty” Mras, nee Givone, of Midland Park died Nov. 8. She was 73. She was the office manager for Care Chiropractic for over 20 years. She was a parishio- ner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her sons Thomas C. of Midland Park, and Christopher T. Sr. and Douglas T., both of Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is also survived by six grandchildren and her siblings Linda Morrison of Westwood, Joyce Salvi of Wyckoff, Robert Givone of Belvidere, and Michael Givone of Byram Township. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas S. Mras. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Thomas J. Watts Thomas J. Watts of Pompton Lakes, formerly of Mid- land Park, died Nov. 11. He was 61. He was employed at Mack Boring & Parts Company in Union. He is survived by his partner Deborah L. Morone and his siblings Jenni- fer Kearny, Betsy Miller, James Watts, Charles Watts, and Clifford Watts. He is also survived by five nieces and neph- ews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Edwin J. Weaver Edwin J. Weaver of Mahwah died Nov. 7. He was 81. He was born in Mahwah. He was the owner of the Com- munity Shoppe, “Weaver’s,” until he retired in 1988. He is survived by his wife Betty (Kelly) Weaver and his children John Weaver of Little Silver, Richard Weaver of Georgia, Laura Mattson of Mahwah, and Beth Peterson of Cape May. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his brother William Weaver of Florida. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Mahwah Fire Department Company #1 or the National Parkinson’s Foundation. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 17 Award (continued from page 6) the highest the organization presents to its members. The award is accom- panied by a significant donation from the recipient’s Rotary Club to Rotary’s worldwide anti-polio campaign and to Rotary Foundation grants. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club has been supporting edu- cational and charitable needs in Allen- dale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River since 1952. The club provides college scholarships for local students and funding for local causes such as the Center for Food Action. Members run the children’s rides at Ramsey Day and Mahwah Day, with proceeds going toward the club’s charitable activities. As part of Rotary International, the club also raises funds to support educational, medical and sanitary facilities in Nicaragua , India and Haiti. Rotary International is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders who provide humanitarian ser- vice, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build good- will and peace in the world. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club holds its weekly meetings on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. at Houli- han’s in Ramsey. For more information about club activities or becoming a member, call Bob Baron, member- ship chair, at (201) 934-1222, email bob@baronpoolservice.com or visit bergenhighlandsrotary.org. MHS Club to present ‘The Philadelphia Story’ The Mahwah High School Drama Club will present “The Philadelphia Story” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21, 22, and 23, and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 24 at the high school located at 50 Ridge Road. A special free showing for senior citi- zens will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. Dana Carl, Max Mucha, and Kyle Dubiel star in this story of Tracy Lord and her prestigious, well-to-do family as they get ready for Tracy’s wedding. A merry mix-up at the house is just the beginning. Two reporters are sniffing around for an exposé on the lifestyles of the rich and well-bred. To complicate matters, Tracy’s ne’er-do-well first husband has moved next door. The bride tries to find her way to a normal life, and the audience gets to see how it all works out in the end. Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $12 for adults and $8 for stu- dents. For more information, e-mail mah wahdramaboosters@gmail.com. Above and left: Scenes from ‘The Philadelphia Story.’ Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 Latest ‘Thor’ picture puts action above clarity by Dennis Seuling “Thor: The Dark World” is the God of Thunder’s third appearance on the big screen, following “Thor” (2011) and “The Avengers” (2012). Chris Hemsworth, with bulging muscles and a voice so deep it could make boulders trem- ble, is back in the title role, complete with magical hammer and red cape. One wonders if this garb is necessary or just a reminder that most self-respecting superheroes wear capes. Wardrobe issues aside, Hemsworth is the perfect human incarnation of a comic book character. This time around, someone or something has unleashed the Aether, a red-hued, floating, liquid substance that looks like a combination of Twizzlers and Christmas tree bunting -- a nasty fluid that can invade the bodies of those unfor- tunate enough to come in contact with it. To make mat- ters worse, the Nine Realms are coming into alignment, a rare occurrence that will create portals from one world to another, allowing Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and his band of Dark Elves the chance to attack Asgard, to avenge a thousands-year-old feud. Meanwhile, on Earth, scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Port- man), who has not seen Thor for two years, toils with her assistant Darcy (Kat Dennings) and eccentric head scientist Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard). That does it for the muddled premise. There are so many missteps in this movie that it is hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the plot, such as it is. Director Alan Taylor starts off with an exposition-filled prologue that includes a lot of information -- some of it crucial, some of it not -- while the viewer eagerly awaits the first appearance of Thor. Not a terribly imaginative director, Taylor relies on plenty of action in the form of numerous battles, lots of hammer scenes, and a panoply of mayhem, making the film merely a carbon copy of many superhero films that have gone before. The uniqueness of Thor is lost. Now there are modern weapons blazing, hand grenades, and anti-aircraft guns rat-tat-tatting at low-flying aircraft. Is this a story of the Norse god or a “Star Wars” installment? Back once again with highfalutin pronouncements, usu- ally filmed from a low angle to lend him god-like stature, is Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father. Looking pretty goofy with an eye patch and Santa Claus beard, Hopkins is hard to take seriously since his interpretation is worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit rather than a major motion picture. Thank goodness there is one redeeming feature in this mess of a movie, and that is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. This actor absolutely commands the screen, and he does it with a minimum of pizzazz, relying on sheer talent and a pierc- ing look to convey the enigma that is Thor’s crafty brother. Often, it appears that Hiddleston has lost his way from a far better movie. He is definitely an oasis in a desert of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in ‘Thor: The Dark World.’ mediocrity. Not your standard villain, Loki is textured. One never really knows what is going through his mind. He assesses developments as they occur and constantly shifts his plan, like a computer processing information. The film is in 3D. Predictably, Thor’s hammer and other assorted weapons come flying at the audience again and again. The 3D glasses darken the screen image, which might be appropriate for a movie subtitled “The Dark World,” but the technique is used less to enhance the storytelling than to allow theaters to add an extra $5 to the admission price. Save money and, if you must, see this in the standard 2D version. Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, “Thor: The Dark World” is a busy, noisy, muddled movie that places action above clarity and reduces its title character to a pawn in an unimaginative undertaking. Cook Up Some Business! Advertise your restaurant in The Villadom TIMES. You’ll reach over 47,000 households. 201-652-0744 www.villadom.com November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 19 Phony family attempts drug smuggling Will Poulter, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Emma Roberts pretend to be a family in order to smuggle drugs in ‘We’re the Millers.’ by Dennis Seuling “We’re the Millers” (Warner Home Video) is a road-trip comedy that takes its cue from “The Hangover” by offering lots of R-rated gags and preposterous situations that lead to sitcom-type dangers. David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer who prides himself on the fact that he will not sell to kids. When he is robbed of his stash and cash, he is left in serious debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). To make good -- and assure his own health -- David must become a big-time smuggler by bringing Brad’s latest shipment to the U.S. from Mexico. To give himself cover as a normal family man, he convinces his neighbors to pre- tend to be part of his family. His neighbors include stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and tattooed and pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts). The film’s premise is an interesting one, and several of the gags land, but a lot of opportunities are squandered on predictable bits “borrowed” from other movies. Anis- ton is very funny, but Poulter steals every scene he is in with spot-on comic timing. Be sure to watch all the way through the end credits; there are some neat surprises. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains an extended cut of the film, outtakes, deleted scenes, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Col- lection” (Cohen Media Group) marks the 100th anniversary of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh’s birth with four Brit- ish films that convinced David O. Selznick cast her as Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind.” In “Fire over England” (1936), Leigh portrays Cynthia, a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, who catches the eye of English spy Michael Ingolby, played by Leigh’s future husband, Laurence Oliv- ier. “Dark Journey” (1937) is a romantic thriller that takes place in Sweden during World War I. Leigh is Madeleine, a spy assigned to learn the plans of a German officer (Conrad Veidt). In “Storm in a Teacup” (1937), a newspaper reporter (Rex Harrison) assigned to do a story on a local politician finds himself falling in love with the politician’s daughter (Leigh). “St. Mar- tin’s Lane” (1937) is a comedy co-starring Charles Laughton as a street performer who spots young pickpocket Libby (Leigh) and brings her into his act. Bonus features on this two-disc Blu-ray release include two featurettes with Vivien Leigh biographers and original theatrical trailers. “Russian Ark” (Kino Lorber) is remark- able in that it consists of one unbroken 96- minute tracking shot through the halls of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The film is shot from the point of view of an unseen narrator as he explores the museum and travels through hundreds of years of Russian history, from encoun- ters with Catherine the Great to a sumptu- ous recreation of the last Royal Ball held in the White Palace in 1913. Special features on this Blu-ray release include a making-of documentary including cast and crew inter- views. “JFK 50 Year Ultimate Collector’s Edi- tion” (Warner Home Video) is a five-disc box set containing the Blu-ray edition of (continued on Crossword page) Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Oliver Stone’s provocative motion picture “JFK.” On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) was arrested for the crime and subsequently shot by Jack Ruby (Brian Doyle-Murray), who claimed to have been avenging Ken- nedy’s death. An investigation concludes that Oswald and Ruby each acted alone, but Louisiana District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) remained skeptical. Assem- bling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducted his own investigation, bringing about a backlash from power- ful government and political figures. The impressive cast includes Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, and John Candy. Special features include a new documentary, “JFK: To the Brink,” a segment from Stone’s “Untold History of the United States,” the re-mastered documentary “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” deleted and extended scenes, commentary by Stone, and the feature film “PT 109.” “Planes” (Disney) is clearly Disney’s post-“Cars” attempt to franchise all forms of transportation into the world of animation. Dusty is a crop duster with dreams of a once-in- a-lifetime chance to take on the world’s fastest fliers in the greatest air race ever. Dusty is well-intentioned, but has two major problems: He is not built for speed and he is afraid of heights. His courage is put to the test as he aims higher than anyone ever imagined. Plot points between “Cars” and “Planes” are similar, with the primary difference being that the animation artists in the latter take their talents skyward in a number of razzle-dazzle mid-air soaring and swooshing effects. Voice talent is provided by Dane Cook and Stacey Keach, who don’t bother to give a distinguish- ing touch to their characters. Extras on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include deleted scenes, a mini-documentary on the world’s most famous aviators, and two behind-the- scenes featurettes. “All the President’s Men” (Warner Home Video) is being released during the 40th anniversary of Watergate. Based on the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the movie deals with the Watergate burglary and the investigation that ultimately brought down Presi- dent Richard Nixon and his administration. Nominated for four Academy Awards, the film has lost none of its origi- nal power. Director Alan J. Pakula led an impressive cast of Oscar-winners Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards in a gripping, procedural drama that made journalism look exciting, dangerous, and essential. Bonus features on the two-disc Blu-ray release include the new documentary “All the President’s Men Revisited,” com- mentary by Redford, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “Ambushed” (Anchor Bay) looks at the dark, seductive underbelly of Los Angeles from the point of view of two of its seedier denizens, mid-level drug pushers Eddie (Gianni Capaldi) and Frank (Daniel Bonjour). They want a chance to hit the big time. Unfortunately, their attempt to achieve their goal by ripping off their middleman in a murderous bid sets off a dangerous chain of events involving a ruthless crime boss, a dirty cop, and the federal agent chasing them all. This direct-to-video flick is far from the caliber one expects from a theatrical feature. 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Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. kr Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. kv RELIGIOUS Thank You St. Jude cont. from preceding page Prayer to St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. 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The event will fea- ture shopping from 6 to 10 p.m., appetizers, a cash prize contest, and prize baskets. The $10 entrance fee includes a tote for shopping pur- chases, a contest ticket for vendor giveaways, and appetiz- ers provided by JWC. The Junior Woman’s Club of Ramsey serves and sup- ports the community through volunteering, fundraising, and hosting social events. For more information, visit ramseyjuniors.com. Register for the New Park ‘N Play Registration for The New Park ‘N Play’s 19 th season is under way. The play center will be open through Feb. 20, 2014. The fee for the season is $150 per family. This non-profit organization run by volunteer parents provides a creative indoor play center for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The center is located at 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey (inside the First Presbyterian Church). For more information, visit www.thenewparknplay.com, e-mail info@thenewparknplay.com, or call (201) 760-8767. Thanksgiving Food Drive set On Friday, Nov. 22, Ramsey Responds will hold its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to provide food and gift cards to community members in need. Food donations may be brought to the Senior Citizen Center in Ramsey’s Finch Park from 2 to 4 p.m. The organization is seeking frozen turkeys, stuffing, gravy, canned vegetables, roasting pans, supermarket gift cards, and other traditional foods for Thanksgiving dinner. Please do not donate foods in glass containers. Anyone who cannot make the 2 to 4 p.m. drop off sched- ule may contact Cathy Calabria at (201) 661-3122. Ramsey Responds welcomes new members. For more information about the organization, or to arrange for assis- tance, call (201) 312-4843. Parade participants sought Preparations for the Ramsey Fire Department’s annual Home for the Holidays parade and festivities are under way. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. The department invites community groups, including schools, civic groups, houses of worship, neighborhoods, sports teams, and Scouts to enter floats in the parade. This year’s theme is “Red” for the holidays. Contact the Ramsey Fire Department through rsterbinsky@ramseyfd. com to register. Information is available daily on Facebook: RFD Home for the Holidays and Ramsey, New Jersey Volunteer Fire Department. Club to discuss ‘Elizabeth Street’ Connections Book Group at the First Presbyterian Church in Ramsey will discuss Laurie Fabiano’s “Elizabeth Street” on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The group will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Metzger Room. Fabiano offers an entrancing story of the Italian immigrant experience at the beginning of the 20 th century. Copies of the book are available at the Ramsey Public Library at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. All are wel- come. Recital, education program announced The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey, will host an organ recital on IV • Page 23 Sunday, Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. Guy Dobson will perform music featuring songs of thankfulness and praise. The concert is free and open to the public. On Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m., the church will hold an adult education session that will include a conversation on the Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber’s book “Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint.” Bolz-Weber is a Lutheran pastor in Colorado. Those who plan to attend are encouraged to read the book prior to the discussion. Call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey. org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Seniors plan Christmas Luncheon Registration for the Ramsey Seniors’ Christmas Lun- cheon is under way. The noon luncheon, which will be held Dec. 3 at the Ramsey Country Club, will include music by Ron Dellapina, door prizes, and a cash prize contest. The cost to attend is $30 per person. This event is open to Ramsey seniors only. Residents who do not drive may call (201) 825-3400 to arrange a van ride at the cost of $1 round trip. Sign up at Ramsey Borough Hall, 33 North Central Avenue. Adorno Fathers announce contest The Adorno Fathers in Ramsey are sponsoring a spe- cial 1,000 Club Fundraiser. Just 1,000 tickets will be sold at $10 each. Three cash prizes will be awarded. If all the tickets are sold, the first place winner will receive $2,500, the second place winner will be awarded $1,500, and the third place winner will receive $1,000. The winners will be announced on Dec. 10. To purchase tickets, contact Diane at (201) 694-6978. Proceeds will benefit the Adorno Fathers’ Seminary in Ramsey. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013