April 16, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Park Windmill Have coffee with the mayor Midland Park Mayor Bud O’Hagan will host his monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” on Saturday, April 19. O’Hagan will welcome the public at 10 a.m. in the second floor con- ference room at borough hall. Residents are encouraged to stop by and discuss any items of interest in this informal setting. Borough hall is located at 280 Godwin Avenue in Mid- land Park. Learn about the ‘New Dangers of Heroin’ The Bergen County Drug Task Force and Prosecutor’s Office will present a program about heroin on Wednesday, April 30. The program will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Midland Park High School, 250 Prospect Street in Midland Park. Borough residents and members from surrounding com- munities are welcome. Heroin use and deaths are on the rise. This year alone, there have been more than 10 deaths from heroin overdoses in Bergen County, including youths from Ramsey, Frank- lin Lakes, and Allendale. Today’s heroin is easy to purchase, since today’s deal- ers deliver and one dose can cost as little as $5. Heroin is easy to use: Since the drug is so pure, most users start with snorting. It is also easy to conceal, since there is no smell, no paraphernalia needed, and no erratic behavior at first. Heroin leads to easy addiction. It only takes a few tries for a user to become seriously addicted. The drug is also easy to die from, since heroin has never been so pure and so lethal. Library board plans meeting The Midland Park Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, April 24. The board will gather at 7:30 p.m. at the library located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Theater workshop announced The Midland Park Players Summer Theater 2014 Work- shop is set for July 14 through July 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be held in Memorial Hall at Midland Park High School located at 250 Prospect Street. E-mail Laurie Kamp at rkamp6@aol.com for workshop details and an application. Volunteers Midland Park Cleanup Day set for May 10 Volunteers are sought to assist in the Borough of Mid- land Park Cleanup Day on May 10. Individuals and com- munity groups are welcome. Contact Joe McElwain at jmmcelwain@verizon.net to sign up for this event. Library hosts children’s programs Registration is under way for the April book clubs for children at the Midland Park Memorial Library. Clubs are open to children of any age or grade, and meet at 3:15 p.m. Copies of the books are available at the library at 250 Godwin Avenue. The Early Chapter Book Club will discuss “Knights of the Kitchen Table” by Jon Scieszka on Monday April 21. On April 24, the Chapter Book Club will discuss Lois Lowry’s “The Giver.” The library’s Tuesday Night Drop-In Programs begin at 6 p.m. and do not require registration. A Love Your Library Celebration story time and craft for all ages will be held on April 15 in celebration of National Library Week. On April 22, children, ages four and up are invited to plant flowers for Earth Day. Attendees will plant flowers and decorate pots. Youngsters are invited to a superhero craft for all ages on April 29. Children will make eye masks, arm cuffs, and capes to transform themselves into superheroes. Attendees will need to bring an old or new T-shirt to be turned into the cape. All other materials will be provided. The Chess Club will meet at 3:15 p.m. on April 17. This is a change from the regularly scheduled meeting on the third Thursday of the month. The club is open to children age six and older. During the month of April, children are encouraged to submit poems and funny stories for display in the library. Submissions may contain illustrations. We welcome press releases from our readers. Items may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednes- day at noon the week prior to publication. Mary Heck, a student from Wyckoff who attends Bergen Academies supervises distribution of bags and gloves at Team Up to Tidy Up. (continued from page 4) video display of the documents being shredded. The 260 residents who dropped documents took about 9,400 pounds of paper out of the waste stream and turned them into four- and-a-half tons of shredded recycled paper. According to the United States Environmental Protec- tion Agency, every ton of paper that is recycled and re- directed into recycled paper production saves 17 trees from being felled for paper pulp. Wyckoff officials urge residents to continue the work of Team Up to Tidy Up throughout the year. They are urged not to throw litter on the ground and they are reminded that cig- arette butts are litter and should not be discarded on public or private property. Bringing reusable cloth bags to stores instead of using paper or plastic bags is also advised. Wyckoff aims to reach the goal of Nifty Fifty -- a 50 percent rate of recycling of all disposable commodities -- for further financial advantages. The rate for February, the most recent month calculated, is 37.19 percent.