February 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Wyckoff Wanderings Register for kindergarten The Wyckoff School District has announced its registration schedule for children who will be entering kindergar- ten in September 2014. Registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eisen- hower Middle School at 344 Calvin Court. Children whose last name begins with A through L will register March 5. Those with last names beginning with M through Z will register March 6. School administrators and nurses will be on site to answer questions and provide information. Registration information, including residency and age requirements and health forms are available at http:// www.wyckoffps.org. Forms maybe down- loaded, printed, and completed prior to reg- istration. Registration is open to all children who will be five years old by Oct. 1, 2014. Four proofs of residency are required. Residency documents include driver’s license, proof of rent or mortgage payment, utility bill, tax bill, etc. Proof of a child’s age and identity, such as a birth certificate, baptismal or naming certificate, etc. is also required. Parents should bring their child’s immu- nization record from their health care pro- vider on the day of registration. For details, call the board of education at (201) 848-5700. WEA seeks scholarship applicants The Wyckoff Education Association plans to award two $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. One scholarship will be awarded to a student who currently resides in Wyckoff and has attended Wyckoff’s public schools. The second scholarship will be presented to a senior who is the child of a current WEA member. Eligible applicants must be plan- ning to attend a technical school or insti- tution of higher learning. Finalists will be chosen on the basis of academic achieve- ment, extracurricular activities, leadership, and community service. Applications will be available begin- ning Feb. 14 at any of the district’s public schools and at www.wyckoffwea.org. The completed application with all supporting documentation must be received at Eisen- hower School, 344 Calvin Court, Wyckoff, no later than 3 p.m. on April 1. The WEA is comprised of faculty and staff members from the Wyckoff Public Schools. Temple hosts cabaret event Temple Beth Rishon invites the com- munity to an evening of cabaret style music on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature classical music, selections from the Broadway stage, opera, contemporary compositions, jazz, classic rock, Jewish and American folk music, and a special per- formance by the Syncopated Seniors Tap Dance Troupe. Performers will include Margot Banen, Phyllis Cole, Jenna Daniels, Hannah Haas, Kerry Holder, Amy Jacobs, Mark Kantrow- itz, Robin Kantrowitz, Judy Kessler, Jane Koch, Arthur Mamber, Ilan Mamber, Noah Leibowitz, Daniel Polevoy, Ted Prosnitz, Jamie Rosenblum, Fern Wilensky, Lindsay Wyck, Jimmy Cohen, Adam Friedlander, Irwin Tessler, Sylvia Rubin, and Jacob Nie- derman. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be served. Attendees are welcome to bring their own beverages. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students. For reservations, call (201) 891-4466 by Feb. 7. For details, visit www.bethrishon.org. Miller to address gardeners Cathy Miller Cathy Miller will present “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Two Amazing Flower Arrangements” to the Wyckoff Area Garden Club on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The 10 a.m. program will be held in the Wyckoff Library’s Monroe Room. Miller has designed dried flower arrangements for the White House. She is also the author of “Harvesting, Preparing, and Arranging Dried Flowers.” During the program, Miller will create two arrangements using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and some unusual items. The arrangements will be awarded to someone in attendance. All are invited. For more information, call (201) 723-1065 or visit www.wyck- offgc.org. Caregiver support groups to meet Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff offers support groups for caregivers of loved ones. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their feelings and knowledge with others facing similar issues. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, a support group will meet at noon in the Building 1 Conference Room. The meetings are open to the public, and reservations are not required. The meeting will be facilitated by Keri Sherer, a licensed social worker. The group meets on the first Tuesday of every month. To reach the Building 1 Conference Room, use the main CHCC entrance and follow signs for Building 1, Human Resources. Support groups will also meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb 14 and at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 18. The groups are open to the public and reservations are required. These gatherings will be held in the Com- mons Conference Room. Teresa DeLel- lis, a licensed social worker, will lead the program. These groups meet on the second Friday and the third Wednesday of every month. To register, call (201) 848-5830 or visit www.christianhealthcare.org. Mardi Gras Dinner set Join the Saint Nicholas Ladies of Philop- tochos Group for their Feb. 8 Mardi Gras Dinner Dance at the Brick House, 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person and $55 for young adults. Proceeds from the event will benefit the group’s charities. For reserva- tions, contact Renate Lainis at (201) 670- 0379 or Rea Hunter at (201) 934-7659. Don Everett Smith to speak The Woman’s Club of Wyckoff will wel- come local author Don Everett Smith on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Smith, the author of “Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County” will present a program on ghost stories. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse at 176 Wyckoff Avenue. All are invited. Refreshments will be served. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Zoning board sued (continued from page 4) process, ABJC revised the plans for the development to address the comments and concerns raised by various members of the zoning board, its consultants, and the public. Kasuba describes the zoning board’s denial as arbitrary, capricious, and unrea- sonable and he has asked the court to reverse the zoning board’s decision, declare the application as approved, and return it to the zoning board to consider the site plan portion of the application. During the public hearings, extensive testimony was provided by the applicant’s professional planner, Joseph Burgis; the borough’s professional planner, Elizabeth McManus; and many neighboring residents of the site. During his testimony, Burgis pointed out that the site could not be easily devel- oped for single-family homes due to its dimensions. He also said the traffic created by the proposed plan would not be a sub- stantial detriment because it would create 13 vehicle trips during peak traffic hours, and the impact of the housing plan on the community’s school system would also not be a substantial detriment based on the local school district’s projection of declin- ing enrollment. McManus testified that her interpreta- tion of the inherently beneficial statute indicated that the proposed use would not be inherently beneficial because only five of the 24 units would be affordable hous- ing units. She said there is no case law or legislation that views market rate units as inherently beneficial. Reviewing the goals of the borough’s master plan, McManus concluded that the plan would be a detriment to the public good because of its impact on neighboring residential property. During the public hearing, the zoning board also heard comments from about 18 residents, most of whom live on Shirley Avenue. Those citizens voiced strong oppo- sition to granting the variance. Prior to seeking a use variance from the zoning board, Commorata previously asked the borough council to rezone this property from its existing A-22.5 residential zone to a LB-1 limited business zone to permit the construction of a residential style office building. The planning board, in a tie vote, effectively denied a motion to find the rezoning consistent with the borough’s master plan, and the borough council then decided not to adopt an ordinance to rezone the property.