Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • February 5, 2014 Villadom Happenings Traffic circle changes planned As of Feb. 4, Bergen County will be making modifica- tions to the traffic circle at the intersection of Franklin Lake and High Mountain roads in Franklin Lakes. Plans call for the traffic circle to be designated as a four-way yield. The speed limit on the approaches will be reduced to 25 miles per hour, and the flashing signal will be turned off. Motorists are encouraged to proceed with caution. Exhibit celebrates New Jersey The Hermitage will celebrate New Jersey’s 350 th Anni- versary with its new exhibit, “Footprints: 350 Years at the Hermitage.” The opening will be Sunday, Feb. 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission to the exhibit is free and light refresh- ments will be available. The museum is located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. The historic home will be open for tours at $7 per person. For more information, visit www.thehermitage.org or call (201) 445-8311, extension 101. Opening day activities are especially geared for young visitors to experience an informal yet substantial overview of New Jersey’s local history. A working replica of “The General,” an 1855 Lionel O gauge model train (the origi- nal was built in Paterson) will be running throughout the event. The exhibit includes seven historic scenarios starting with arrowheads from Native Americans who lived in the surrounding area and pipes and pottery shards discovered during a recent archaeological dig on the property. Informa- tion about colonial settlers, General George Washington, Aaron Burr, Governor William Paterson, the Rosencrantz family, and photographs of the 1847 renovated home and 1972 restored museum complete the exhibition. The Hermitage, a National Historic Landmark, incorpo- rates a stone structure that was visited during the Revolu- tionary War by George Washington and was the site where Aaron Burr met and married Theodosia Prevost. Today, the historic house’s furnishings reflect the late Victorian life- style of the members of the Rosencrantz family, who owned and lived in the home from 1807 to 1970. The Friends of the Hermitage received an operating sup- port grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The Friends of the Her- mitage, Inc., a non-profit membership organization, man- ages The Hermitage, a New Jersey State Park. Funded by The Friends of the Hermitage Partners Fund, “Footprints” may be viewed through Sept. 30. Bergen offers flexible start dates Students who missed the most recent opportunity to reg- ister for upcoming classes at Bergen Community College now have additional options with the school’s flexible start dates. The Spring II slate of classes will begin Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Spring III will begin Tuesday, March 25. Classes are held in three locations: 400 Paramus Road, In the swim The Wyckoff Family YMCA Sharks get a last minute pep talk at the Wyckoff Winter Invitational Meet held at the Wyckoff Family YMCA. For more information on the Sharks Swim Team, visit www.wyckoffymcasharks.com. Paramus; 1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst; and 355 Main Street, Hackensack. Many general education courses are offered at all sites. For more information, call (201) 447-7218. To register, visit my.bergen.edu, Room A-128 at the college’s main campus, Room 116 at the Lyndhurst location, or the lobby of the Hackensack location. Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 17,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack, and Bergen Commu- nity College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The college offers associate degree, certificate, and continuing educa- tion programs in a variety of fields. Church hosts ‘Word on Fire’ series Saint Luke’s Church in Ho-Ho-Kus is hosting a faith for- mation program on Wednesdays through March 12. From 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 7:30 to 9 p.m., attendees will view and discuss Father Robert Barron’s “Word on Fire” documen- tary series about Catholicism. Attendees will learn what Catholics believe and why, while being immersed in the art, architecture, literature, beliefs, and practices of the Catholic tradition. Father Barron, author, theologian, and podcasting priest from Chicago, is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Min- istries. The free program will be held at the church at 340 North Franklin Turnpike. Participants may attend all or some of the sessions. All are welcome. To register, call (201) 444- 0272. For details, visit www.churchofstluke.org. (continued on page 26)