October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 13 Schoolhouse (continued from page 7) 650 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, will find displays of a Lenape Indian corn grinder and arrowheads on one side and a Dutch Bible, craft tools, and pairs of wooden shoes to commemorate the two oldest groups of residents, often represented in museum shows. But the new show includes a display of a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe and communications between members. Brogan said the local Klan was at its strongest during the resurgence from 1923 and 1926, a time when homes in the area were generally sold to “people who look and think like us,” meaning European white Protestants of Anglo-Ger- manic, Dutch, or French Huguenot ancestry. She said the decision was made to focus on four groups that did not fit this traditional Ridgewood mold: the Afri- can-Americans, who always had a small presence; the Irish, now the largest population group; the Jews, once discouraged from buying houses, but now a major force in business, education, and politics; and the Koreans, the most visible Asian presence in Ridgewood today. In 1965, Ridgewood churches supported civil rights with protests and vigils. Church groups also raised $75,000 to prevent the eviction of 18 long-term black families. Rabbi David Fine, president of the Ridgewood Interfaith Counsel, loaned the nuseum his shofar and other articles. Irish heritage is celebrated with musical instruments and a colorful dress for Irish caeli dancing. The Korean cultural exhibit includes two traditional full-skirt dresses, wooden ducks, and other accessories. The section on liberty includes military uniforms and field kit from the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, with Red Cross nurses’ uniforms from both world wars and a women’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary uniform. Innovation is covered by Ridgewood Gilbert & Sul- livan Opera Company, the oldest performing group in Ridgewood, the Joe Jefferson Players, Orpheum, and post- ers from performers who live or lived in Ridgewood. J. KOSTER International event Members of The First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey observe World Wide Communion each year with the recitation of The Lord’s Prayer in many languages. Dozens of flags created by member Judy Grief adorn the sanctuary for the occasion. Judy has more than 100 flags in her collection. Pictured at left (front row): Mike Peri (Italian), Grace Kim (Korean), Sue Sili- tonga (Indonesian), Maha Audi (Arabic), and Jack Greenshields (Russian). Back row: Paul Talarico (French), Jan Cooper (Spanish), Kathleen Treni (American Sign Language), Mee Lon Yee (Chinese), and Celia Sagullo (Filipino). Pictured at right is Judy Grief in front of one of her flag displays. Crossroads ruling (continued from page 5) In his decision affirming the rezoning ordinance, Carver ruled that there was no conflict of interest involved in the decision to adopt the rezoning ordinance because, while DaPuzzo’s wife served as the township’s recreation director, her responsibilities only included the scheduling of fields for athletic events and did not include legislative or policy making components, and she had no contact with the township council and is not part of the township’s rec- reation committee. Carver also found that the circumstances under which the retail rezoning ordinance was adopted presented no cognizable conflict of interest that would serve to invali- date the adoption of the ordinance. DaPuzzo agrees with Carver and reacted to the appeal, saying, “I don’t feel there was any conflict of interest due to the fact that there was no financial gain or even the pos- sibility of a financial gain. The only thing that building an additional recreation facility in the town would do is give my wife more work for no additional salary.” DaPuzzo also pointed out that many applicants before planning and zoning boards make donations to a lot of charitable organizations and he said if those donations were ruled conflicts, that would have a chilling effect on those donations, and he had no personal gain from the donations made by Crossroads to the Mahwah Schools Foundation.