October 2, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 21 Mahwah Minutes Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Mahwah Municipal Building located at 475 Corporate Drive. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Library hosts Movie Series The Mahwah Public Library presents weekly movies on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. These films are free. Popcorn and a drink are provided. No tickets are necessary. During the month of October, the film series will feature movies that were recently released on DVD. The schedule will include “Amour” (2012) on Oct. 3. Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musi- cian, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack, and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested. This film was nominated for six Oscars, and was winner of Oscar for Best Foreign Film. The film is in French with English subtitles and is rated PG-13. “Amour” runs for 127 minutes. On Oct. 10, “What Maisie Knew” (2012) will be pre- sented. The film is a contemporary New York City version of the Henry James novel by the same name. It revolves around unwitting seven-year-old Maisie, caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Susanna (Julianne Moore), an aging rock star, and her father, Beale (Steve Coogan), a major art dealer. The movie is rated R for some strong language and runs for 99 minutes. “Kon-Tiki” (2012) will be the feature presentation on Oct. 17. The film highlights legendary explorer Thor Hey- erdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft in 1947. Heyderdal wanted to prove it was possible for South Americans to have settled in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. Nominated for an Oscar, the film is Norwegian with English subtitles. “Kon-Tiki,” rated PG- 13, is 118 minutes long. On Oct. 24, there will be a screening of “Much Ado about Nothing” (2012). This is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance. The film, directed by Joss Whedon, is rated PG-13 and runs for 109 minutes. A showing of “Iceman” (2013) will be held on Oct. 31. This is the true story of Dumont resident Richard Kuk- linski, the notorious contract killer. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession. The movie is rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, and some sexual con- tent. The film is 140 minutes long. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529- READ or visit http://mahwah.bccls.org. Sunday concerts continue The Mahwah Public Library, located at 100 Ridge Road, hosts free concerts on Sunday afternoons. The 2 p.m. pro- grams are free and tickets are not required. Seating is avail- able on a “first come” basis. On Oct. 16, the dance band, 3D Ritmo de Vida, will per- form. Led by drummer Michael Tate, the band is a Latin tropical mix of funky salsa and Caribbean soul with New York attitude. “Que Siga La Rumba,” the group’s new CD, has been heard on commercial and public radio TV, and venues worldwide. Members of 3D have recorded for Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Sony Records. For more information, call (201) 529-7323. Schoolhouse fundraiser (continued from page 3) New Jersey and New York. Those volunteers donate 70,000 hours annually working with public agency land managers to protect public open space and make it accessible to the public. The Darlington School- house will serve as an indoor and outdoor training center and a gateway to the vast network of accessible trails, according to Goodell, who said it will help serve more than one million people who rely on the trail conference for maps and other services. An artist’s rendering of the renovated schoolhouse. The Mahwah Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a use variance and with additional parking at the Ramapo Reservation. The several waivers from the requirements of the township’s use of the building will be limited to the daytime until zoning ordinance, along with a site plan, to permit the trail additional parking is available either at the parking lot at conference to renovate and expand the Darlington School Ramapo College when Bergen County installs sidewalks along Ramapo Valley Road, or at the adjacent Continental House building. Parking spaces for 27 vehicles will be provided on site Soldiers Park by way of a boardwalk through the woods. Breast cancer (continued from page 13) What are the risk factors for breast cancer? Some risk factors for breast cancer are beyond a person’s control. You can’t stop aging, you have no way of changing your family history, and there is nothing you can do about your own medical history. However, there are risk factors for breast cancer that are within your control. Alcohol consumption: Alcohol can affect a woman’s ability to control blood levels of estrogen, which can increase her risk for breast cancer. Studies have indicated that the more alcohol a woman consumes, the greater her risk of breast cancer becomes. Diet: Researchers often cite diet as a risk factor for vari- ous cancers, and breast cancer is no exception. There are no specifics as to which foods increase a person’s breast cancer risk, but studies have shown that eating a lot of red and/or processed meats may increase a person’s risk of developing breast cancer. Low-fat diets that include lots of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing many diseases, including breast cancer. Exercise: How often a person exercises may increase or decrease his or her risk of developing breast cancer. Stud- ies have indicated that exercise can reduce breast cancer risk, and the ACS recommends that both men, who are not immune to breast cancer, and women get between 45 and 60 minutes of physical exercise five or more days per week. Weight: Being overweight is a significant risk factor for breast cancer, especially for women after menopause. Higher estrogen levels increase a person’s risk of breast cancer, and estrogen levels increase when a person has more fat tissue. Maintaining a healthy weight pays vari- ous dividends, not the least of which is reducing the risk of breast cancer.