August 13, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Franklin Lakes Scribe Church plans Family Evening High Mountain Presbyterian Church will host a Family Evening on Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Rockland Boulders baseball game in Pomona, New York. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will assemble at 4:45 p.m. in the church parking lot at 730 Franklin Lake Road, and tailgate at the ballpark at 5:30 p.m. Contact Phil Harder at (973) 557-0765 for tickets and additional information. To contact the church, call (201) 891-0511. ‘No membership’ Hebrew School available The Hebrew School at the Chabad Jewish Center in Franklin Lakes will be available in September with no membership obligations. The curriculum covers all areas of Jewish life, cul- ture, and tradition, including Hebrew reading and writing, Jewish history, holidays, Biblical figures, Israel, ethics, and more. The hands-on learning style includes dramatics, crafts, games, and scrapbooking. Hebrew School is at held at the center’s 375 Pulis Avenue location on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon during the school year. Programs are available for children in pre- K through seventh grade. Private Hebrew School lessons and bar and bat mitzvah training are also available. For details, or to register, call (201) 848-0449, e-mail rabbi@chabadplace.org, or visit www.chabadplace.org. Teen programs planned The Franklin Lakes Library will host programs for teens throughout the month of August. Registration is required and may be completed online at www.franklin- lakeslibrary.com or by calling (201) 891-2224. Registration may also be completed at the library, which is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. On Aug. 13, learn to cook fresh with Chef Andrea from 3 to 4 p.m. Kids will be in the library’s kitchen creating fresh, tasty treats to enjoy. All materials will be supplied. The class is open to students in grade six and up. Teens in grades six and up are invited to learn how to talk to a robot on Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Learn to use BASIC software code to move robots through an obstacle course in this friendly competition. On Aug. 21, teens are welcome to make a scrapbook from 2 to 3 p.m. at Scrapbooking with Ms. Jacque. Participants are asked to bring five to 10 photos and any embellish- ments they desire. All other materials will be provided. The library will host a Drop in Movie on Aug. 22. Stu- dents may visit the library from 2 to 4 p.m. for a feature length, PG-rated movie. A Board Game Day is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 26. Teens are welcome to play board games including chess, checkers, Apples to Apples, Stratego, Life, Scrabble, cards, Bingo, and others from 2 to 4 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Teens are welcome to visit the Teen Room each Friday for a drop-in craft program. The library has a personalized reading list service for teens, Yn5 (Your Next Five). E-mail frlk.library@gmail. com with a brief description of favorite authors or books and the library will send suggestions for five new books. Dressel, students exhibit at gallery The Gallery of High Mountain Presbyterian Church is currently presenting “Teacher and Students,” its August gallery exhibit. The display features paintings by Oakland resident Peggy Dressel and her students from the Mahwah Senior Center and the Ridgewood Art Institute. The 38 paintings include watercolors, oils, and acryl- ics. The exhibit will continue through Aug. 26 and is free to the public. The gallery is located in the church at 730 Franklin Lake Road. Gallery hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (201) 337-2143. Meals on Wheels volunteers sought Franklin Lakes Meals on Wheels is seeking volunteers to assist with delivery of hot and cold meals to shut-ins and elderly residents. Drivers and deliverers of food prepared by Christian Health Care Center are needed for the first Friday of the month. Volunteers are asked to commit to one day a month, Monday through Friday, between 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact MOW Program Coordi- nator Gina Venner, RD at (201) 677-1768 or enroll by e- mail at gvenner@optonline.net. OEM offers newsletter to residents The Franklin Lakes Office of Emergency Management is offering a newsletter that includes information about the borough’s emergency management plan and Community Emergency Response Team training. Residents are invited to visit www.franklinlakes.org and select “Emergency Ser- vices” and “Office of Emergency Management” to access the newsletter. Retiring officers (continued from page 3) the borough for so many years, but it is an exciting time for them,” Bivona said. The mayor then swore in the new chief and recognized the efforts of all those who preceded him. “We’re very fortunate that even though we will have some transition due to the retirements we’re happy to wel- come new police officers,” Bivona said. Pezzuti graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange in June 2009 with a master’s degree in human resources and management and a certificate in leadership and management. He received a bachelor’s degree in busi- ness management in June 1981 from Farleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck. He has been a member of the borough’s police depart- ment since September 1983 and he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in March 2000. His duties included, in part, the supervision and coordination of the daily staffing of patrol officers, ensuring that procedures are conducted in accordance with state laws, and departmental policy. He was also responsible for the discipline of the staff for violations of departmental rules and regulations, develop- ment and implementation and monitoring of departmental policy, and inspection of facilities and vehicles and equip- ment to ensure conformance to standards. In addition, Pez- zuti was the officer in charge of development and training for domestic violence. He is a drug recognition expert.