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Midland Park History comes alive Members of Company B, 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers will stage a Civil War Encampment on the grounds of the Hermitage National Historic Landmark, 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus, on Jan. 18 and 19. There will be firing demonstrations of military rifles and a mortar from the period, and special activities for children. Entry to the encampment is included with regular admission to the museum. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. both days. Museum admission on those days also includes guided tours of the inside of The Hermitage. 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Events will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and will include snowman bowling, snowball toss, penguin water play, making snow scenes in the art room, parachute snow- ball games, and a visit with Frosty. Parents can take part in the Book Drive and fundraiser baskets. Attendees are encouraged to consider buying a book or bringing a new or gently-used one to donate to the center’s library. Admission to the event is free. The center provides full time and part time infant and toddler care, nursery school, pre-school and pre-K for chil- dren ages six weeks to six years, and is open weekdays and most holidays from 6:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. The center offers state-certified teachers, an onsite nurse, and art studio and library, and indoor and outdoor play areas. To register, con- tact Diane Eide at (201) 326-3126. Princeton Glee Club to perform The Princeton University Glee Club will perform in the West Side Concert Series at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood, on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. Founded in 1874, the glee club is made up of about 75 men and women, and is the largest choral body on Prince- ton’s campus. Distinguished both nationally and overseas, the choir’s diverse repertoire embraces everything from renaissance motets and madrigals to 21st century choral commissions and the more traditional glee club fare of spirituals, folk music, and college songs. Admission to the concert is free. There is babysitting for preschoolers, and there is free parking across the street from the church. FLOW Follies holds event, seeks alumni FLOW Follies alumni are invited to the Winter Won- derland event planned for Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. The evening of food and festivities will be held at the Elks Club, 33 Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland. For ticket informa- tion, contact Cheri at (201) 247-7485. FLOW Follies invites alumni to get back on stage this March with the group’s annual production. For information and tickets, visit www. flowfollies.orgke or contact Cheri at (201) 247-7485. FLOW Follies is a volunteer organization that raises funds for scholarships for local students. Interact Club hosts Fashion Show The Midland Park/Wyckoff Interact Club will host a Fashion Show on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Brick House, 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. and will feature prom and special occasion fash- ions and hairstyles and casual attire for teens and adults. Rich Flynn to discuss Skylands The Magnolia Walk is part of the formal Italianate garden in the New Jersey State Botanical Garden. The two photos show them when they were first planted and today. (Photos courtesy of NJBG.) Skylands, the New Jersey State Botanical Garden in Ringwood, is a unique botanical and architectural gem. This former country estate features elegantly land- scaped grounds, historic buildings, and a vast collection of unusual plant species from around the world. What many people do not know is that Skylands is also home to New Jersey’s only State Botanical Garden. Those interested in learning more are invited to join Head Landscape Designer Rich Flynn on Jan. 18, when he presents “Landscape Design at Skylands: A Histori- cal Perspective.” This 10 a.m. program will be held in the Carriage House at the NJBG. All are welcome; a $5 donation is requested. Tickets are $45 for adults and $35 for students. Tick- ets may be purchased at Family Hair Care, 222 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, or by calling (201) 652-8130. Proceeds from the event will benefit the clubs scholar- ship and leadership programs. Course information available Coinciding with the release of its winter/spring 2014 catalog, the Bergen Community College Division of Con- tinuing Education, Corporate and Public Sector Training will host two informational sessions on its popular inte- rior and fashion design certificate programs. The interior design session will take place Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. The fashion design session will be Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. Both will meet in the Technology Education Center at Bergen’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus. New courses as part of the winter/spring schedule include “Write Your Own Memoir,” “Introduction to Cal- ligraphy,” “Pet First Aid” and “Lunch & Learn,” which In 1922, Clarence McKenzie Lewis, an investment banker and trustee of the New York Botanical Garden, purchased the property from the estate of Francis Lynde Stetson, who founded Skylands in 1891. Italian landscape designer Ferruccio Vitale (1875-1933), who developed his reputation through important civic commissions such as the National Mall and the National Gallery of Art, created the country-estate landscape of Skylands. Most of the trees now framing the house were planted by Lewis and his crew of over 60 gardeners NJBG/Skylands is located off Morris Road in Ring- wood. For more information, call (973) 962-9534 or visit www.njbg.org. focuses on healthy eating. Visit Bergen.edu/continuinged for a full list. To register, call (201) 447-7488. (continued on page 30) January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Midland Park Board awaits final ruling on school’s OPRA violations The Midland Park Board of Education is awaiting a final order from the Court before deciding whether to appeal a Superior Court judge’s decision forcing the board to include all attachments with its meeting agendas. The board would have 45 days from the final entry of judgment to file its appeal. Board President William Sullivan said the board was waiting to receive “the order of conformity” setting the specifics, but had meanwhile it had included 140 pages of attachments and support material documents with the electronic agenda for its Jan. 7 meeting. He said that quite a few interested groups have reached out to the district expressing their concern with Judge Doyne’s decision. Following oral arguments presented on Dec. 23, Judge Peter Doyne agreed with a 2009 Appellate Division deci- sion, that the Open Public Meeting Act (OPMA) “creates a strong presumption of access to the meetings of public bodies, allowing the public to view all meetings ‘at which any business affecting the public is discussed or acted upon in any way.” “I think the court has vindicated the public’s right to participate fully in local government. I hope the board will now move forward towards a more open and productive relationship with the public,” said Midland Park resident David Opderbeck, who filed the complaint against the board last November . Opderbeck is a law professor at Seton Hall University Law School and the principal of The Opderbeck Law Firm. “As the court found, ‘[t]here exists a significant public interest in ensuring the open, transpar- ent, and public review of matters discussed by the Board consistent with the legislative intent pursuant to OPRA, OPMA, and the common law right of access,” Opderbeck pointed out. “Against this strong policy in favor of access, defen- dant has been unable to articulate any persuasive reason- ing why the attachments should not be posted with the agendas prior to Board meetings. The only justification offered is the lack of relevant case law and a prior opinion of the Attorney General. These attachments are already produced in electronic form for the Board members and are necessary for the public to understand the agenda. The public cannot be ‘overloaded’ with information concerning the workings of their governmental and municipal entities. While cognizant exemptions or privileges may apply to certain attachments, absent the same, the public has a right to know and receive the full agenda prior to any meeting,” Judge Doyne opined. In his complaint, Opderbeck claimed that the board’s past and continued refusal to provide the public with attachments to its meeting agendas prior to board meetings violated the Open Public Meetings and Public Records (continued on page 24) Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 FLOW Area Regional school board supports budget extension by Frank J. McMahon The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education has passed a resolution that supports the pas- sage of legislation that would extend the budget submis- sion date for districts with November elections. The 2011 state law permitted school districts to move their elections to the November general election date in return for keeping their budgets at or below the state-man- dated cap (currently two percent) and 90 percent of all school districts have chosen to make that change. The current school budget submission calendar has not been changed, however, to reflect the fact that the majority of school districts no longer have April budget votes. “The districts that no longer have an April budget vote would benefit greatly by having more time to prepare and submit their budgets to the county offices for review and approval,” the Ramapo Indian Hills resolution states. “The proposed legislation recognizes that benefit by extending budget submission dates for those districts with November elections.” There are two identical bills in the New Jersey Legisla- ture that address this issue: A4300 was passed by a 78-0-0 vote in the NJ Assembly and S2877 was recently amended by the NJ Senate. The proposed legislation states that a school district with an annual school election in November would have until March 20, instead of March 4, to adopt and submit a budget that provides for a thorough and efficient educa- tion to the executive county superintendent and the public hearing on that budget would be extended from between March 22 and March 29 to between April 24 and May 7. Frank Ceurvels, the business administrator for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, wanted the budget submission date extended further, saying, “I was personally hoping it would be extended a bit longer, but anything is better than March 4 if we’ll continue to receive state aid figures the last week in February.” Ceurvels explained that, under the current timing, the office of the executive county superintendent only has about two weeks to review budgets. Under this revision, the office would have about a month. Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D-18 Middlesex County), Troy Singleton (D7 Burlington County), and Shavonda Sumter (D35 Bergen Passaic) are the primary sponsors of the Assembly bill, which was introduced on June 24, 2013. On Nov. 25, a statement was issued by the Assembly (continued on page 6) Trustees elect new BOE president The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education has elected school board member and Wyckoff representative Thomas Bunting to be its president for 2014. The board reorganized on Jan. 6. Elizabeth Pierce, an Oakland representative on the board, was elected the board’s vice president, while Lynn Budd, a Wyckoff representative who was the board president for the past year, will remain on the board as a member. The meeting began with the swearing in of recently re- elected trustees Bunting, Budd, and Franklin Lakes repre- sentative John Butto. Bunting was then nominated by board member Kenneth Porro, a representative of Wyckoff, to be the board’s president and he received the paper ballot votes of all the school board members present. Sadie Quinlan, an Oakland representative, was not present at the meeting. Pierce was then nominated by Budd to be the vice presi- dent and was elected 5-2. The two dissenting votes were cast by Butto and Oakland representative Jane Castor, who had nominated Quinlan. Porro abstained from the vote for Pierce and Quinlan. The meeting dates of the school board for the year 2014 were approved and Frank Ceurvels, the school district’s (continued on page 31) January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Wyckoff McMansion ban, revitalized Zabriskie House eyed by John Koster Wyckoff’s new mayor, Doug Christie, spoke at his inauguration on Jan. 1 to announce plans for an ordinance to control the proliferation of McMansions -- oversized houses on undersized lots -- and the revitalization of the historic Zabriskie House as a local history resource for K-8 students in Wyckoff’s schools. Christie, a contractor, life-time Wyckoff resident, and long-term volunteer firefighter, spoke without reading from notes. He had consulted some highlights on a card in his breast pocket before the speech, and his eloquence in the largely off-the-cuff speech drew applause from the packed audience at the reorganization meeting. Brian Scanlan, the committee’s lone Democrat and the designated hitter to bring the venerable Zabriskie House back into the mainstream, voted with the Republican major- ity at the first meeting of the year. Christie had praised Scanlan, along with Kevin Rooney, this year’s deputy mayor, for their critical work in bringing the Russell Farms property into Wyckoff’s system of municipal parks a few weeks before. The McMansion ordinances, which Christie promised for the first quarter of 2014, would create side-yard set- back requirements so developers cannot buy older homes, demolish them, and construct incongruous houses in resi- dential neighborhoods. Young families, Christie said, would be able to buy houses they could afford in Wyckoff, but if they wanted bigger Wyckoff homes for growing families they would have to shift their addresses rather than file for variances for lateral expansions. After the meeting, Scanlan said he is already working to help make residents aware of the role Wyckoff and Frank- lin Lakes had played in the American Civil War. He and Rooney, son of a U.S. Marine Corps general, will pursue grants and loans to make the expansion of Zabriskie house hours and operation painless to taxpayers while Wyckoff Township Committeeman Haakon Jepson, the liaison to the Wyckoff K-8 schools, works with the schools to enable stu- dents to use the 18 th century Zabriskie House as a resource for local history studies. “I don’t need a written speech,” Mayor Christie said. “I didn’t need to write anything down. Wyckoff is an abso- lutely wonderful town...What makes Wyckoff so special is the people. We don’t treat each other as citizens; we treat each other as neighbors.” (continued on page 24) Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Franklin Lakes Mayor reports at borough’s reorganization meeting by Frank J. McMahon Mayor Frank Bivona presented his annual address to the borough at the Frank- lin Lakes Council’s reorganization meeting held on Jan. 1. “Franklin Lakes is a great community with residents who care and unselfishly give of their talents,” the mayor said. He congratulated Ann Swist and Joseph Cadicina, the two new council members who were sworn in at that meeting, and praised Nathalie Lota and Frank Pedone, who are leaving the council after six and three years, respectively, for their work on behalf of the borough’s residents. He also congratulated Councilwoman Paulette Ramsey, who was nominated and selected to serve her sixth term as council president. Bivona praised the council and empha- sized that the members of the council respect each other and, while there are healthy debates on issues, the council is always driven by doing what is right for the borough. The mayor also read proclamations to Ambulance Corps Captain Laurie Burnette; former Mayor G. Thomas Donch; Lillian Turano, RN, BSN; Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry; and Patrolman Francis O’Brien to recog- nize them for their heroic actions and their professionalism and caring during a recent successful effort to save the life of a person who suffered a cardiac arrest at an October council meeting. During his speech, he recognized Bor- ough Administrator Gregory Hart, Borough Clerk Sally Bleeker, Borough Attorney William Smith, and Borough Engineer Kevin Boswell for guiding the council through their busy schedule with great expertise. In addition, he acknowledged the borough’s volunteers who “give of their time and talents so that others can benefit,” and described them as “the backbone of our borough” while recognizing the borough’s employees and professionals who “make this borough tick.” Bivona named several accomplishments during 2013, including providing a broad array of essential services and an increased level of quality of life services to residents and taxpayers, improving school safety and security, successful management of the budget and limiting the borough’s tax increase to under two percent, maintaining Budget extension (continued from page 4) that indicated that the Assembly Educa- tion Committee reported favorably on the Assembly bill. It pointed out that, under current state law, a process was established to allow the annual school election to be held in November rather than April, and pursuant to these laws, districts in which the annual school election is held at the time of the general election in November must adhere to the same budgetary time- lines as other districts. According to this statement, these bills would extend the time for accomplishing these tasks in those districts in which the annual school election is in November. The bill does not, however, alter the May 19 date by which time districts must certify to the county board of taxation the amount of money to be raised for school purposes. the borough’s surplus, and reducing debt by over $500,000 in 2013 and almost $3 mil- lion over the last three years. He highlighted the increased capital spending for key infrastructure projects and the new sewer line in the business dis- trict at no cost to the taxpayers; he noted the award the borough received from the NJ League of Municipalities for its commu- nications effort; the effective management of the zoning change for the development of the High Mountain Golf Club; and the work of the planning and zoning boards and the environmental and shade tree commis- sions. Bivona pointed out that the borough has purchased property where special needs housing is planned, and said the parks and recreation facilities have been improved. He also emphasized that the borough held recreation and sports programs for over 3,000 participants and added activities to the borough’s wellness programs. His goals for 2014 include reducing costs while maintaining services, look- ing for innovative ways to share services with neighboring towns, keeping the bor- ough’s tax rate among the lowest in Bergen County, and protecting the borough’s natu- ral beauty through aggressive management of affordable housing obligations. His goals also include developing a capital plan with a funding plan that is feasible; develop- ing recreation fields, facilities, and parks through partnerships, funding grants, and fundraising; working closely with the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Author- ity to provide for voluntary service hookups to the sewer system; and developing and tracking the borough’s customer service performance. Bivona also took the time to thank the families of the elected officials serving the borough. “I thank you for supporting us and coping with the added attention associated with being the family of an elected official or volunteer.” The oath of office was also adminis- tered to Fire Chief Ryan Dodd, Assistant Fire Chief Ronald Meyers Jr, and Captain Thomas Pianettini of the borough’s fire department; and Captain Burnette of the borough’s ambulance corps along with First Lieutenant Carolyn Zimmerman, Second Lieutenant Marc McKeon, and Third Lieu- tenant Jim Vinci. Bivona announced his appointments of the council’s standing committees for 2014, naming Councilwoman Paulette Ramsey chair of the Public Safety Committee, Councilman Joseph Kelly as chair of the Recreation and Parks Committee, Swist as chair of the Environmental and Community Committee, Cadicina as chair of the Public Works Committee, Kahwaty as chair of the Planning and Development Committee, and Councilman Thomas Lambrix as chair of the Finance and Administration Commit- tee. In addition, Bivona announced several reappointments of professional and staff personnel and members of the borough’s planning and zoning boards and commis- sions. The mayor’s full address is available at www.franklinlakes.org. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Mayor O’Hagan takes a look back In his state-of-the-borough message last week, Mid- land Park Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan looked at the bright side of 2013, calling it a good year for Midland Park, starting with the fact that the borough was “spared from disaster storms.” Pointing to completed capital projects, such as the reconstruction of Parker Place and other street improve- ments, he called capital projects “the by-products of good budgeting and the avoidance of large bonding.” “We will continue using this approach of maintain- ing and improving our infrastructure thereby avoiding major reconstruction necessities,” he commented. He thanked town employees and volunteers for their ser- vice, calling them “the backbone of our community.” Looking to the year ahead, the mayor welcomed the new shared services agreement for building department services with Ho-Ho-Kus, which not only will result in additional revenue but it will also give both boroughs credit from the state for creating additional shared ser- vices. A new recycling contractor should also provide better recycling collection services as well, he said. Regular meetings between town and school officials “affording us the luxury of easy communications and cooperation when needed,” meetings on safety concerns between residents and Councilwoman Nancy Peet, and monthly Saturday Morning with the Mayor sessions will also continue, according to the mayor. O’Hagan appointed the following council members to standing committees (first named is chairman): Finance, Councilman Scott Pruiksma, Councilman Nick Papapietro; Public Safety-Police, Papapietro, Prui- ksma; Public Safety-Fire/Ambulance, Councilman Jack Considine, Councilman Bernard Holst; Public Works, Holst, Councilman Mark Braunius; Personnel, Coun- cilwoman Nancy Peet, Holst; Recreation, Braunius, Considine. Peet will serve as liason to the board of education; Papapietro to the board of health; Considine to the Municipal Alliance and the O’Hagan to the JIF Fund. Rudy Gnehm, the Department of Public Works superintendent, will serve as the recycling coordinator. Reappointed professionals were: Donohue, Gironda and Doria as auditors; Capital Alternatives as grants consultants;Stantec Engineering as borough engineer; Robert T. Regan as borough attorney; Burgis Associ- ates as borough planner; and Charles F. Heidt, Inc. for risk management services. The interlocal agreements with Ridgewood for court video conferencing and with Waldwick for court admin- istrator services will continue into the new year. Papapietro heads borough council Midland Park Councilman Nicholas Papapietro was elected borough council president by his peers during last week’s reorganization meeting. He succeeds Coun- cilwoman Nancy Peet. “I’m honored to have been selected as council presi- dent for 2014,” said Papapietro. “I look forward to work- ing with the rest of the council and the administration.” Starting his 12 th year on the governing body, Papa- pietro chairs the council’s Public Safety/Police Com- mittee and serves as liaison to the Board of Health. He previously headed the council’s Finance Committee. Born and raised in Midland Park, Papapietro has lived in the borough for over 45 years. He is Director of Invest- ment Operations for the Joint Industry Board of the Elec- trical Industry. Previously, he was employed by Bankers Trust Company and Deutsche Bank as a vice president in the institutional trust and custody business for 26 years. His volunteer/community service includes member- ship in the Midland Park Lions Club and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), treasurer of Mid- land Park Republican Club and a former member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. In appreciation John Meeks, outgoing president of the Midland Park United Republican Club, receives a plaque from Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan during a recent club meeting in appreciation for his years of service. Meeks stepped down from the position last month after heading the club for five years. Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 I am pleased to report steady prog- ress in the reorganization of the Midland Park Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, a nine-member executive board of directors was appointed, the Midland Park Cham- ber of Commerce’s bylaws were revised and adopted, monthly meetings were held in October and November, and the year ended with an energizing Holiday Networking Party. The executive board and I are pleased with the progress of the reorganization and attendance of new and existing Chamber members. Now it is time to focus on the busy year ahead. The Midland Park Chamber of Commerce’s executive board wasted no time in approving the design con- cept for the MPC logo and website. The design and progress of the new website will be presented to the full membership at the Jan. 15 meeting at Columbia Bank at 7:30 p.m. Membership benefits will be at the forefront of the MPC 2014 agenda. Midland Park Chamber businesses will be promoted through special events, a Business Expo, Community Day, website business highlights, professional lectures, community education, and much more. We expect the event calendar to grow throughout the year. The MPC meeting schedule for 2014 will be released at the Jan. 15 meeting. After gathering feedback from our members, monthly meetings will alternate Wednesday evening and Thursday lunch. We hope this change will accommodate more businesses. Mem- bership is currently being accepted and applications can be obtained through the executive board members or at the next monthly meeting. Future MPC notices, membership applications, and a schedule of events and meetings will be posted on the MPC website, which is expected to launch mid- to late February. I am excited to be part of reorgani- zation of the Midland Park Chamber of Commerce and I am confident we will serve as a platform for those businesses and individuals of Midland Park and the surrounding community interested in connecting, serving, and growing together. Please join us and help keep our small business community “healthy.” Dr. Lori A. Nuzzi, President Midland Park Chamber of Commerce January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Highland lot traffic better following restrictions Midland Park Highland School parents are adhering to new guidelines to be fol- lowed when picking up school children after school. Safety concerns prompted Highland Principal Danielle Bache to send out an email before the holidays urging parents to drive into the municipal lot and park in the designated spots when picking up their children. Bache said that she has had no new reports of problems since the email was sent and parents seemed to be abiding by the “pick up only” signs along the grass area. Borough Administrator Addie Hanna said police would keep an eye on the lot, and if problems return, officers will ask drivers to move along. She said vehicles should not be waiting on any of the through aisles nor on the drive that connects the municipal lot with the library lot. Bache said the problem was occurring during pick up because parents were stop- ping/standing on the parking lot’s drive- way and along the grass in the municipal lot. That created a traffic back up and unsafe conditions, Bache said. Students were darting between cars, and vehicles were pulling out randomly in front of pedestrians. Drop off of students on Highland Avenue and in the municipal lot is still permitted, since that practice did not create any traffic problems. Have coffee with the mayor Midland Park Mayor Bud O’Hagan will host his monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” on Saturday, Jan. 18. O’Hagan will welcome the public at 10 a.m. in the second floor conference 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 Midland Park. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Midland Park New Vander Meer painting on display at ASB An acrylic on canvas painting of Mid- land Park baseball legend Johnny Vander Meer is on display in the lobby of Atlan- tic Stewardship Bank’s main office at 630 Godwin Ave. in Midland Park. “The bank is proud to display this paint- ing which is an important part of Midland Park’s history, where Atlantic Stewardship Bank has its headquarters and is an integral part of the community,” said ASB Admin- istrative Officer Diane Kerner. Painted by Wyckoff artist and sculptor Brian Birrer, the painting is on loan from children’s author Robert Skead, to whom Birrer gifted the work of art last month. “I was blown away by the gift,” said Skead, who plans to hang it in his Wyckoff home office after a road show of several months in area libraries and other public venues. The two men met at the Yogi Berra Museum in Montclair, and developed an easy friendship when Birrer found out that Skead had been informally charged with “keeping Johnny Vander Meer’s memory alive,” by the late Dick Jeffer, the player’s lifelong friend. Skead features Vander Meer in his “Batboy Stories” children’s book and has created a website: www.johnnyvander- meer.com. Birrer had heard of Vander Meer from his father, who had grown up in the Wortendyke section of Midland Park. Birrer said he used as his model Vander Meer’s famous photograph at the point of delivering a pitch at Ebbets Field during the first night game played there. Vander Meer Pictured at the bank following the painting’s unveiling are, from left: Diane Kerner of ASB, Brian Birrer, Robert Skead and Tina Basile of ASB. achieved fame by pitching back-to-back no hitters in June, 1938, a feat which has not been duplicated.. Birrer is best known in the area for his historically accurate, solid wood life-size sports statues, which have included Babe Judge Ryan honored Former Midland Park Municipal Judge Charles Ryan, Esq., pictured at right, was recognized last week for his contributions to the Midland Park community. Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan presented Ryan with a plaque thanking him for his service during the mayor and council’s reorganization meeting. Ryan served as municipal judge from January, 2002 until his retirement in August. He retired from private law practice last year. “It is only a rumor, but it has been said that if Judge Ryan sentenced a person to a death sentence, the prisoner would have said ‘thank you’ and walked off with a smile knowing he or she was dealt with fairly,” quipped the mayor in presenting the plaque. A decorated Marine Corps veteran who served two years in Vietnam, Ryan is a member of both the American Legion and VFW posts and served as VFW Post Commander. For 25 years he served on the Memorial Day Committee and was the emcee at Memorial Day ceremonies in Midland Park and in Wyckoff. Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson. Each hand crafted and painted one-of-a- kind museum quality piece takes from 600 to 700 hours. His latest, Mickey Mantle, is nearly finished, he said. They may be viewed on his website:www.birrerart.com. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Wyckoff Man pays bail after chase on icy streets A 21-year-old Wyckoff man paid $25,000 to avoid being sent to Bergen County Jail after he briefly evaded appre- hension due to icy road conditions on Jan. 3. He also tempo- rarily avoided arrest due to a Ridgewood homeowner, who was also charged. Patrolman Kyle Ferreira attempted to stop a vehicle that was being driving erratically on Wyckoff Avenue at 1:07 a.m. on Jan. 3. The driver failed to stop for the flashing lights and siren and the police officer terminated the chase due to icy road conditions and adverse weather. Police report that the 21-year-old driver took shelter at the home of a female friend and her mother on Walthery Avenue in Ridgewood. The 53-year-old female homeowner told police that the man and her daughter were inside, but refused to bring them out, even though police warned her that the driver was wanted for criminal and traffic offenses. Police then requested and received a search warrant, entered the house, and charged the driver, who was not there, with multiple motor vehicle offenses, eluding a police officer, and for contempt of court for removing an interlock device installed on his vehicle following a driv- ing while intoxicated conviction. He later turned himself in at police headquarters and made $25,000 bail rather than go to Bergen County Jail. The Ridgewood woman was charged with hindering the apprehension of a wanted fugi- tive. She was served with a complaint and released on her own recognizance. In an unrelated incident on Dec. 31, Sergeant Joseph Soto observed two vehicles in a remote area of the park- ing lot of the Cedar Hill Shopping Center after all the stores were closed. He spotted two men sitting in one of the cars, and when he approached he detected the odor of marijuana. The investigation disclosed marijuana, narcot- ics paraphernalia, a digital scale used in drug transactions, and a bag containing psilocybin mushrooms, a controlled dangerous substance. The two 20-year-old men from the two cars, one from Franklin Lakes and one from Montclair, were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of narcotics paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and were released on their own recognizance. Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Area Students demonstrate college-level achievement Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey has announced that 45 of its students have been recognized as 2013 Advanced Place- ment Scholars in three categories of achievement. The College Board Advanced Placement Program is a nationally recognized program that enables high school students to pursue college-level studies with the opportu- nity to earn credit or advanced placement. “The Advanced Placement Program provides motivated high school students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and academic behaviors necessary for success,” said Don Bosco Prep Principal John Stanczak. “We are proud to recognize the achievements of our AP scholars, who have demonstrated that they are ready for the challenges of higher education.” Thirteen of the school’s seniors have been recognized as 2013 AP Scholars with Distinction. This designation is granted to students who receive scores of 3.5 or higher (on a 1-5 scale) on five or more AP exams. The students who have been recognized are: Isaac T. Abraham, West Nyack, NY; Youngil Cho, Norwood; Andrew Dawd, Carlstadt; Anthony T. Delzotto, Woodcliff Lake; Mike Q. Gaffey, Glen Rock; Alexander S. Gulati, Township of Washington; Daniel A. Jacobini, Ridgewood; Corey W. Meyer, Totowa; Brendan T. Mullen, Totowa; Damian O’Sullivan, Suffern, NY; Mat- thew W. Owens, Pearl River, NY; David E. Rameau, New City, NY; and Michael W. Sielski, Wayne. (continued on page 31) Front row: Kang Woo Kim, Kevin Quimbo, and Joseph Chung. Middle row: Adam Ramos, Kevin Ramos, Patrick Piza, Michael Lennon, Charles Raboli, and Steven Seeberger. Back row: Dylan Amador, Dylan Magee, Eric Cole, Justin DeVuono, Timothy Marcotte, Joseph Pellicano, Jack Baines, and Don Bosco Prep Principal John Stanczak. Grants available for repair, restoration of historic sites The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard E. Constable III recently announced that the New Jersey Historic Trust and the 1772 Founda- tion are making Capital Preservation Grants available for a 2014 grant round. Applicants may request up to $15,000 for eligible repair and restoration projects. The grants require a one-to-one match. Guidelines and applications are now posted on the website of the New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the NJDCA, at www.njht.org. Applications are due electronically by April 1, 2014 and will be considered during the July board meeting of the 1772 Foundation. “Historic preservation adds greatly to New Jersey’s tourism industry spurs the type of economic development the Christie administration deems essential to revital- izing the state’s economy. I am pleased that in 2013, the 1772 Foundation approved $290,000 in grant awards to 27 worthy projects in 14 New Jersey counties,” Constable said. “Preserving New Jersey’s historic landmarks is an impor- tant way to remember who we are as a people and where we’ve come from.” Nonprofit organizations that have ownership/legal stewardship of the historic property are eligible to apply. Schools and religious congregations are not eligible. Eli- gible projects include exterior painting, finishes, and sur- face restoration; fire detection, lightning protection, and security systems; porch, roof, and window repair/restora- tion; structural foundation and sill repair/replacement; and chimney and masonry re-pointing. “The Historic Trust is pleased to partner for the fourth consecutive year with the 1772 Foundation to provide capi- tal preservation grants to worthy preservation projects,” said Dorothy P. Guzzo, executive director of the New Jersey Historic Trust. “These matching grant awards have a high reward for small to medium historic sites that benefit from the completed preservation work.” To demonstrate the sustainability of historic sites, appli- cants may be required to submit a cyclical maintenance plan, condition assessment, restoration plan, or stewardship plan that has been prepared or updated within the last five years. If an appropriate plan does not exist, the foundation will consider providing support for development of a plan on a case-by-case basis. Prospective applicants may contact the Historic Trust staff for additional information and technical assistance in completing the application. Call the Historic Trust office at (609) 984-0473 or email njht@dca.state.nj.us. Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust, a DCA affiliate, advances historic preservation in New Jersey for the ben- efit of future generations through education, stewardship, and financial investment programs that save heritage and strengthen communities. For more information, visit http:// www.njht.org. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Valley NICU nurse is March of Dimes Nurse of the Year The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce that Joann LaBounty, RN, a nurse in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit has been named a Nurse of the Year by the New Jersey March of Dimes. Through the Nurse of the Year Awards, the March of Dimes recognizes nurses who demonstrate exceptional patient care, compassion, and service. Whether serving as a health care provider, educator, researcher, or chapter vol- unteer/advisor, these nurses have played a critical role in improving the health of New Jersey’s mothers and babies. The Nurse of the Year Awards celebrate the nursing profes- sion and create an awareness of the recent strides made in this growing field. “It is no surprise to me that Joann received this presti- gious recognition,” said Ann Marie Leichman, vice presi- dent of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Valley. “She is an outstanding nurse who not only always puts the needs of her patients and families first, but also makes significant contributions to the profession of nurs- ing. We are so pleased she was honored for her work.” A resident of Wyckoff, LaBounty was honored in the neonatal category for her dedication as a NICU nurse. The New Jersey March of Dimes honored 17 outstanding local nurses at a gala held in December. Joann LaBounty, RN January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Healthy living for the new year: Keeping it simple This year, let’s keep it simple. It’s time to get back to basics and stop overcomplicating everything. That might be a way for all of us to accomplish our goals and “to do” lists. Let’s also plan to not let anyone stop us by making the simplest of things into major issues. Let’s face it: Life and health are really very basic con- cepts. We need to eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, and sleep when tired. It doesn’t get much more basic than that, unless we make it more complicated. Here are a few basic recommendations: Eat clean, whole foods in their most natural state. When- ever possible, skip the processed, boxed, reprocessed, and preserved foods. Eat less white flour and sugar. Drink a lot of water. Drink more than you want to and add an extra glass for every caffeinated beverage you drink. Get your body moving and stop making excuses. We are all creative human beings and we can find a way to get moving even when it’s below freezing. De-stress yourself as much as possible. Consider prayer, meditation, or yoga. Maybe even say “no” a few times just to open up your schedule. Anything that slows you down periodically each day is good for you. Sleep, even when you tell yourself you are not tired. Your body needs good quality sleep for at least six to eight hours a day. If you want to set goals and work at something specific, find a support system to help buoy you and to help hold you accountable. Remember to throw in some daily random acts of kind- ness and gratitude. A little goodness and thankfulness can go a very long way. This article was submitted by Health Coach Eva Cono- ver, AADP of eva@evasfresh.com. Quick facts about cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease. Though often mistaken as the same thing as a heart attack, cardiac arrest is not the same. Heart attacks can cause cardiac arrest and even lead to death, but the cause of heart attack and cardiac arrest are different. According to the American Heart Association, heart attacks are caused by a blockage that stops blood from flowing to the heart. Though heart muscle tissue dies because of this lack of blood supply, heart attacks do not always result in death. Cardiac arrest is caused by an electrical malfunction of the heart, which suddenly stops working properly. This can be arrhythmia, a condition that occurs when the heart beats irregularly or abnormally. Once the heart has stopped during cardiac arrest, death can occur within minutes. However, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, can reverse cardiac arrest. A defibrillator will be used to shock the heart, which can restore it to a normal rhythm in just a few minutes. Because cardiac arrest is so sudden and strikes with- out warning, it is imperative that men and women who are with someone they believe is in cardiac arrest take action immediately. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Digital gym can help with keeping resolutions This New Year, tens of millions of Americans made res- olutions. At least a quarter of them resolved to lose weight or exercise more, but fewer than 10 percent will wind up keeping their resolutions. Koko, the world’s first digital gym – now in 28 states – is offering a new way for Americans to stick to their fit- ness resolutions using the very latest digital technologies. Starting in January 2014, anyone can receive a free guest pass to visit the Koko FitClub Northern New Jersey locations in Franklin Lakes & Wyckoff for a complimen- tary fitness assessment and workout session on Koko’s innovative exercise equipment. They can also participate in a 15 day, no-obligation trial to have the full Koko digi- tal gym experience. Visit franklinlakes.kokofitclub.com or wyckoff.kokofitclub.com and download the pass or stop by the club. Koko is a leader of the digital fitness revolution. Most fitness gadgets passively monitor body movements, heart- beat, and other basic information. Koko created the first truly digital fitness club, a place where challenging cardio and strength workouts are based on the latest exercise sci- ence and guided by the most sophisticated digital tools. Every workout is tracked and analyzed in the cloud, with the user’s data accessible 24/7 on all their devices. Koko has the highest member-retention rate in the U.S. fitness industry. While two-thirds of all gym memberships go unused, 67 percent of Koko members have worked out in the last 30 days. Since the first club opened, Koko mem- bers have completed over five million workout sessions, lifted 18.1 billion pounds, and burned 834 million calo- ries. “The Koko experience is radically different from everything in the history of fitness,” said Koko CEO Mike Lannon, “Our mission is simple. We’re using the most pow- erful technologies of our time to make it easier for people everywhere to lead healthy, happy lives.” Koko FitClub, founded in Boston in 2008 as the world’s first digital gym, has more than 125 company-owned and franchised clubs in 28 states. Koko’s patented Smartrain- ing™ system uses advanced digital technologies to offer a completely new fitness experience, providing all the ben- efits of a 90-minute workout in 45 minutes. Koko recently made Entrepreneur magazine’s coveted “Franchise 500” list. A local Wyckoff family, with roots in the community, obtained the club development rights and opened these two locations in April/May 2013. Additional locations are in development. Koko FitClub of Franklin Lakes is located in the Frank- lin Crossing Shopping Center at 820 Franklin Avenue. Call (201) 847-0056 or visit franklinlakes.kokofitclub.com. Koko FitClub of Wyckoff is located in the Boulder Run Shopping Center at 319 Franklin Avenue. Call (201) 848- 5600 or visit wyckoff.kokofitclub.com. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 How to enjoy an outdoor winter workout Winter is here, along with the tempta- tion to curl up on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa all season long. Chilly tem- peratures deter many from exercising outdoors, and while some prefer to head to the gym to keep up their fitness rou- tines, seasonal activities can also offer great full-body workouts, according to experts from TOPS Club, Inc.® (Take Off Pounds Sensibly®), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization. Con- sider the following activities to stave off winter weight gain. Ski across a winter wonderland: Build strength while enjoying nature’s beauty. Cross-country skiing works both the upper and lower body, sculpting shoul- ders, arms, back, chest, abs, buttocks, and legs. A good round of cross-country skiing can burn more than 500 calories per hour. Fun with family and friends: Take advantage of a fresh snowfall and have a snowball fight, make snow angels, and build snowmen. All count as exercise and burn 200-300 calories per hour for a 150-pound person, depending on inten- sity. Researchers at Vanderbilt Univer- sity Medical Center have also found that laughing burns calories, so be silly! Shovel snow (carefully): Choose this task over using the snowblower to burn around 300 calories per hour. However, if you have a history of back or joint prob- lems, heart problems, high cholesterol, or are a smoker, proceed with caution. Push the snow, instead of lifting it out of the way, to ease pressure on the back. If lift- ing is necessary, be sure to lift from the legs and not the back, and pick up small amounts of snow at a time. Remember to take frequent breaks to allow the heart rate to level. Skate your way to slim: Ice skat- ing rinks, both indoors and out, offer a change of pace from the usual routine. Depending on intensity, a skater can burn up to 500 calories per hour. This activity has a relatively low impact on the joints, and helps strengthen the body’s core. Zoom down the hills: Have fun in the snow with the entire family while work- ing off calories by climbing to the top of a hill and sledding back down. Get a great leg workout and burn nearly 400 calories per hour. Keep safety in mind: Remember to dress warmly and in layers; stay hydrated; keep hands, feet, and head warm with outerwear; and keep an eye on the weather forecast for snow and wind chill warnings. Sunscreen is important in the winter, too. Using an SPF of 15 or higher will help protect skin from sunburn that can occur when exercising in snow or high altitudes. Eat a light snack an hour or two before working out to add energy and prevent distracting hunger pangs. Ideal snack options should be low-fat and can include fruit smoothies; a few handfuls of nuts; hard-boiled eggs; and fast-digesting, high-glycemic fresh fruit like water- melon, grapes, pineapple, and bananas. Founded more than 65 years ago, TOPS is the only nonprofit, noncommer- cial weight-loss organization of its kind. TOPS promotes successful weight man- agement with a “Real People. Real Weight Loss®” philosophy that combines sup- port from others at weekly chapter meet- ings, healthy eating, regular exercise, and wellness information. TOPS has about 150,000 members – male and female, age seven and older – in thousands of chap- ters throughout the United States and Canada. Visit www.tops.org or call (800) 932-8677 to learn more. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 How to make your exercise routine eco-friendly Daily exercise is a great way to stay healthy and improve one’s quality of life. Studies have shown that men and women who include exercise as part of their regular routine have a lower risk for a host of ail- ments, including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Exercise can benefit the planet as much as it can benefit people. The following are a handful of ways men and women can make their exercise routines more eco-friendly. Start riding a bicycle. Riding a bicy- cle isn’t just for kids, as cycling has been linked to improved cardiovascular fitness and shown to be a great low-impact exer- cise for men and women with joint condi- tions. In addition, riding a bicycle is a great way to burn calories, even when riding at a leisurely pace. According to the experts at NutriStrategy, a 205 pound adult can expect to burn 372 calories during a 60-minute leisurely bike ride (less than 10 miles per hour), while the same person will burn just 233 calories during a slow walk for the same period of time. Cycling benefits the planet, too. Riding a bicycle to the gym or to work each day saves fuel and can add years to the life of one’s car, reducing the costly toll of produc- ing and transporting new vehicles. Cycling has even become safer in recent years as more and more people have embraced cycling as a healthy and eco-friendly mode of transportation. For example, bike lanes have become the norm in heavily trafficked New York City, where the bustling metrop- olis’ transportation department reported a 289 percent increase in cycling from 2001 to 2011. So cycling is not only healthy and environmentally friendly, but it is also becoming safer. Avoid bottled water. Bottled water might seem more convenient in a pinch, but the personal and environmental costs of that convenience is considerable. Bottled water is more expensive than tap water, and those who prefer bottled water because they think it’s healthier than tap water should know that 70 percent of the bottled water produced in the United States never crosses state lines for sale, which means it’s exempt from oversight by the Food and Drug Administration. So there is no guarantee that bottled water is any different from the water coming from the tap. Bottled water also hurts the environ- ment, producing more than a ton of plas- tic waste each year. According to Food & Water Watch, a watchdog organization that works to ensure the water we consume is safe, the plastic used in water bottles requires 47 million gallons of oil per year to produce. A reusable water bottle is a far more eco-friendly way to stay hydrated while you exercise. Wear recycled gear. Athletes have numerous options at their disposal with regard to apparel. But not all apparel is cre- ated equal. According to Athletes for a Fit Planet, a vast majority of technical apparel is created from polyester, a material derived from petroleum. Many clothing manufacturers now pro- duce apparel and gear made from recycled polyester apparel, and labels typically list whether a given product is made from such recycled materials. Athletes who want to go the extra mile regarding their apparel can recycle their used items when they are no longer up to snuff. Contact a local recycling center to learn about local programs or visit an ath- letic apparel retailer and ask for their help. Making exercise a part of one’s daily routine is a great way to stays healthy for years to come. Making such a routine as eco-friendly as possible can ensure the planet stays healthy, too. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Caution is necessary when using saunas Many people enjoy sitting in a sauna after particularly grueling workouts. This is especially true for those who suffer from chronic pain, as heat has long been used as a remedy for muscle aches and pains, with some studies indicating that warm, moist heat can raise endorphin levels in the brain and nervous system while simultaneously decreasing stress hormone levels. Though some dispute the health benefits of saunas, many agree that saunas are safe for many people. Harvey Simon, M.D., a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, advises that those with poorly controlled blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, unstable angina, and advanced heart failure or heart valve disease stay cool and avoid saunas. In addi- tion, pregnant women, who risk raising their body temperature and suffering from faint- ing spells or heat exhaustion when spend- ing time in a sauna, and children should avoid saunas entirely. Those uncertain about sauna use and the potential impact of such use on their health should consult their physicians before using saunas. But even sauna users without preexisting medical conditions must exercise caution when making use of saunas. The following are a few tips sauna users should employ to ensure their next steamy sauna session does not produce any unwanted consequences. Stay hydrated. It’s easy to become dehy- drated when spending time in a sauna, and dehydration can lead to heat stroke if sauna users don’t replenish themselves with liquid. This is why it’s important for sauna users to stay hydrated when using a sauna and to drink several glasses of water after each sauna session. Many people like saunas because they feel they sweat out any toxins or heavy metals within the body while in the sauna. Though some evidence exists to support that theory, the body is not only losing those harmful things like toxins and metals while in the sauna, but also lots of water. This is why it’s important to immediately rehydrate with several glasses of water after leaving the sauna. Steer clear of the sauna if you are on medications or if you have consumed alco- hol. Alcohol and certain medications can impair sweating, increasing a person’s risk of overheating before and after a sauna ses- sion. Men and women on such medications may already be at risk of overheating even before they enter a sauna, a risk that only increases significantly when they get in the sauna. Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning the more alcohol a person consumes, the more likely that person is to urinate and lose water as a result. Water in the body is essential for men and women using a sauna. Without sufficient water in their bodies, men and women won’t be able to produce adequate sweat and will put themselves at risk of overheating. This is why it’s also benefi- cial for men and women to avoid saunas the morning after they consume alcohol, when the body might still be mildly or even significantly dehydrated from the previous night’s alcohol consumption. Allow the body to cool down after using the sauna. Many people do not have saunas in their homes and therefore only use public saunas, such as those in gyms or spas. When using a public sauna, men and women may prefer to take a hot or warm shower imme- diately after exiting the sauna. However, the body needs to cool down gradually after it’s been in a sauna, so men and women must resist the temptation to jump right into a cold shower after exiting the sauna. Instead, men and women should put on a robe when they leave the sauna and allow their bodies to cool before taking a shower. Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Area Local police involved in busting counterfeiters by John Koster Counterfeit bills passed at a Wyckoff Walgreens store led to the arrest of two accused counterfeiters, both of whom were committed to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $57,500 in bail. FLOW Notes Fundraiser announced Ramapo High School is hosting a special fundraiser contest to benefit the school’s Project Graduation program. The prize, a family vacation to Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for up to four people, includes a $2,000 voucher toward airfare, transportation to and from the airport and hotel, and $1,500 in hotel cash. The winner will be announced at the Ramapo Reality Runway event set for March 19. Contest tickets are $50, and only 290 tickets will be sold. To purchase a ticket, send a check made out to Proj- ect Graduation and mail it to: Rose Stone, 890 Woodfield Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Project Graduation is a nationwide program designed to keep students safe and substance free on graduation night. Umbrella Sale under way Ramapo High School is holding an Umbrella Sale to raise funds for Project Graduation. The students are offer- ing green and white golf umbrellas for $21 each. Each 60- inch bumbershoot has a metal shaft and wooden handle. A 36-inch telescopic folding version is available for $16. Both sport the Ramapo Raiders logo. To purchase an umbrella, contact Laura Policastro at laurapolicastro464@gmail.com or (973) 271-4056. The 29-year-old woman and the 31-year-old man, both residents of Paterson, were arrested by a task force of police from Wyckoff, Midland Park, Paterson, and the United States Secret Service on Dec. 23. They were found to be in possession of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit money, equipment to make counterfeit bills, heroin and hypodermic syringes, and gift cards they had apparently purchased with the counterfeit money. They were charged with counterfeiting U.S. currency, producing forged docu- ments, and theft. The investigation was triggered when an alert clerk and a store manager at the Wyckoff Walgreens reportedly found counterfeit bills of different denominations mixed with the cash receipts. A separate Wyckoff Walgreens had spotted the passing of bogus bills on Dec. 13, and when the staff was examin- ing the money the woman who was attempting to pass it fled from the store and escaped. She was recorded on the store’s video camera. The same woman and her accomplice had reportedly passed counterfeit bills in the denomina- tions of $5, $10, and $20 in other stores in Midland Park and Wyckoff. They typically made small purchases to get change. The couple was tentatively identified and Paterson police were notified and detained them. Wyckoff Police Sergeant Daniel Kellogg and a Midland Park police officer went to Paterson and arrested them. Wyckoff Detective Sergeant Joseph Soto obtained a search warrant for their apartment and Wyckoff Lieutenant David Murphy and a Midland Park officer joined Paterson and federal police and conducted a thorough search, where they turned up the counterfeiting equipment and other evidence including heroin. Additional charges from Wyckoff and other locations are possible. Chief late for oath due to fire call Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Chief Louis Graglia missed his oath of office at the annual reorganization meeting, but was praised by new Mayor Doug Christie for not being there. Graglia was heading a mutual response to a serious Mid- land Park house fire. The alarm came in and the Wyckoff trucks left just before the annual reorganization meeting convened at noon on Jan. 1. Mayor Christie noted that about half the fire department was absent because they were fighting a fire in a neighboring town -- a dedication Christie praised as one of the things that make Wyckoff an admirable community, along with an excellent police force, a devoted Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and a highly effective Environmental Committee which earned Wyckoff the only silver medal for environmentalism issued by the state in Bergen County last year. “There are no gold medals yet,” Mayor Christie added. The fire engines returned as the reorganization meeting was breaking up, and Graglia and the other fire officers waited at the Volunteer Fire Company #1 headquarters for the elected officials to turn out for the annual fete following the reorganization. Chief Graglia took his oath from Township Clerk Joyce Santimauro with his wife Susan present, standing in front of one of the fire engines that had just returned from Mid- land Park. He had been appointed after Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Rose, still an active firefighter, stepped down as chief because he had moved outside the community. Timothy Brock took the oath as assistant chief. Deputy chiefs include Scott Fisher of Co. #1, Brian Hendrickson of Co. #2, and Andrew Forsythe of Co. #3. J. KOSTER Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 The Gospels & Josephus The Village of Ridgewood recently changed its policy and allowed Van Neste Square Park to display a menorah for Chanukah and a Nativity scene for Christmas, joining a number of other communities in honoring both holidays on public property. Last month, All Saints Episcopal Church in Glen Rock held an ecumenical concert by four-year-olds in the nursery school. The program featured Christmas carols, Chanukah songs, and standard songs about Frosty the Snowman. My son, daughter-in-law, and “co-grandfa- ther” enjoyed the celebration along with people of many different races, ethnicities, and religions. We will all need cooperation among all groups in the United States as we struggle to cope with the great unspeakable: The United States is no longer the world’s only economic superpower and may remain the world’s only military superpower only as long as we avoid being perceived as the biggest bully on the block. Starting to understand our neighbors’ religions could be a good start. Most religions have more in common than some tenden- tious people like to acknowledge. The need to help those in need, and the need to avoid senseless violence are two common threads. During the 20 th century, the world forgot this, first under the influence of Marxism -- a perhaps unconscious blasphemy in which Karl Marx, spoiled brat and failed poet, declared himself the Messiah, as some of his contemporaries like Nikolai Bakunin pointed out. The world also forgot under the influence of Darwinism and its first cousin, eugenics, especially as applied on a racial rather than an individual basis. Fredric Wertham pointed out the irony in “A Sign for Cain.” When certain Europe- ans believed in Christianity, they built the cathedrals and took care of harmless mentally ill patients under church auspices. When they switched over to Darwinian-style eugenics, they built the concentration camps and murdered the people they saw as unfit. The most prominent religions of the Western world, Christianity and Judaism, now being celebrated in parks around northwest Bergen County, have an intermediary who deserves to be better remembered: Josephus, a first- century Jewish writer who never wavered in his own faith but provided some solid evidence about the founding gen- eration of Christianity, not to mention some testimony of great interest to all biblical archeologists. Flavius Josephus, as his Roman audience called him, wrote his own works essentially confirming versions of the Old Testament and much of the New Testament for a Roman audience. The single most famous passage in Josephus is in “Antiquities of the Jews,” Chapter III, Section 3. “Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at first did not for- sake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and 10,000 other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Chris- tians, named for him, are not extinct to this day.” Skeptics have argued that this passage was added many years later by a pious Christian. The section, however, is integral based on a manuscript of Josephus discovered as recently as the 1970s by Schlomo Pines in a Syriac ver- sion. The passage also fits with several other events cov- ered in the Gospels. Herod “the Great,” mentioned at the beginning of the Gospels and extensively in Josephus, is a power-made murderer in both sources. Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, more thoroughly described in Josephus than in the New Testament, is described as headstrong, arrogant, and insecure politician. One of Pilate’s outrages against the Jews is also recounted: When the Jews objected to the Roman attempt to build an aqueduct into Jerusa- lem, apparently funded by money looted from the temple, perhaps also because the aqueduct “did work” on the Sab- bath, the Jews staged a massive but peaceful demonstra- tion. Pilate sent his soldiers among the demonstrators with daggers concealed under their clothing. At a given signal, the soldiers pulled out their weapons and killed or wounded the noisy protestors and the peaceful spectators with impartial fury. This event was mentioned in the Gospels: At the begin- ning of Luke XIII, “Now it came at that very time some who brought him word about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.” Josephus also supplies us with the story of John the Baptist, which parallels the Gospels, and gives us the name of the princess who danced for his head. Salome, in this context, is not mentioned by name in any of the Gos- pels, only in Josephus, who lists her in a genealogy as the daughter of Herodias, but does not mention her role in the execution-style murder of John the Baptist, revered alike by many Jews and by the first Christians. Josephus also mentions Simon Magus, a magician who tried to infuse his act with religious overtones and was rebuked by Peter in the New Testament, specifically The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter VIII hen he tried to buy the power of the Holy Spirit. One allusion that no one else may have noticed is from “Wars of the Jews,” Book VII, Chapter II. Simon, son of Gioras, one of the defenders of the doomed city of Jeru- salem in AD 70, was trapped in the ravaged city after the Roman siege, but attempted to escape so he could fight again. Josephus tells us that after hiding in a mine tunnel near the wall, “Simon, thinking he might be able to astonish and elude the Romans, put on a white frock, and buttoned upon him a purple cloak, and appeared out of the ground in the place where the temple had formerly been. At first, indeed, those that saw him were greatly astonished, and stood still where they were; but afterward they came nearer to him and asked him who he was. Now Simon would not tell them, but bid them to call for their captain...” Simon was arrested and reserved for the triumphal parade in Rome, which was generally followed by execu- tion. Notice that Simon attempted to astound the Romans by wearing a white coat (frock) and a purple cloak. Jose- phus does not point this out, but coming out of the ground dressed as Jesus had been at the time of the crucifixion sounds as if Simon were trying to astound the Romans with a counterfeit resurrection, in which he only narrowly failed. The Gospels report that the darkness at noon and the earthquake at the crucifixion had frightened the Romans. The events must have been well known. Skeptics used to argue that the Gospels were written hundreds of years after the events, but in the late 20th century, superior scholarship based on the fixed styles of ancient scribal penmanship and the place names used in the Gospels, which had changed by the end of the first century substantially confirm that the Gospel texts were written by people who saw what they described -- just as they said they had in the texts. Tolerance of other religions and the appreciation and understanding of the cultures they developed pose no threat to anyone who understands the basic beliefs of his or her own faith. The Roman historians Tacitus and Sueto- nius, writing in the second century, mention Jesus by name and describe the early Christians, though the Roman writ- ers did not evince any approval or understanding such as Josephus offers. Advanced knowledge today predicates that some sort of religious belief is not only possible, but pretty much man- datory: Pim van Loven, a Dutch researcher, recorded a few years ago that 135,000 people had seen themselves from the outside when they were “dead” or dying and generally returned as more enlightened and more tolerant individu- als. I have met some of them. One had two degrees in engi- neering and one had two degrees in biochemistry. They were not making this stuff up. Improved and more comprehensive radio-carbon dating of the Shroud of Turin now reports that the cloth was woven at a date that would have made it available for the Resur- rection, and the attempts to produce an image by natural means have turned up a couple of preposterous fakes, but nothing convincing. The story is all there for anyone who wants to believe it. So is the story of how the Maccabee brothers defended a sane and moral religion against a blas- phemous tyrant. The truth is the common property of all humanity. ECF’s signature fundraiser, the Fourth Annual Bash, will be March 7. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. We need volunteers to help get corporate spon- sorships and donations of sports tickets and memorabilia. We also need people to help sell ads for our journal. Proceeds from this event go directly to providing coun- seling and financial assistance to 70 families in northern New Jersey. Tickets are $75. The event will be held at the Brick House in Wyckoff, and includes food, drinks, dancing, an auction, and a spe- cial guest speaker. E-mail laura@emmanuelcancer.org for tickets or to help. Thank you to the “Irish Mafia Bridge Group” from Ho- Ho-Kus. This group helped make a special Christmas for some of our families. Meet the Scoop family: This family decided to make a big change in 2011. Mom, dad and their four children packed up their things and moved to South Carolina, while they rented out their home. When they arrived, their son, Mark, who was five at the time, was diagnosed with leu- kemia. They started him on treatment right away. They tried to come back to New Jersey, but had nowhere to stay because of the renters. So they ended up living in a Ronald McDonald House, where they remain today. Their lives now consist of multiple trips back and forth between South Carolina, where Mark’s treatment is taking place, and New Jersey, where he has follow-up appoint- ments. To make matters worse, they have lost their place in South Carolina, and must stay in a hotel while they are there. The Scoops have been paying multiple medical bills and find themselves struggling to pay for normal day-to-day things. Their car needs a new transmission so they can’t drive to South Carolina. They are in need of airplane miles to help them get back and forth. They are trying to find a place to rent there and could use gift cards to Lowes or Home Depot to get things for the apartment. Throughout all of this, the family is looking ahead and patiently waiting until their lives become “normal” again. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to pro- vide a variety of specialized services, at no charge, to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. We do not raise money for cancer research. We provide direct in-home care for our families. Our primary focus is providing counseling by a professional case worker, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries), and emergency financial assistance. These individually tailored services are critical. ECF does not receive government funding. We rely on donations from the community, including financial support, in-kind donations, and volunteers’ time. Call the North- ern Regional Center at (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to see how you can help. Here are a few ideas: • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to fami- lies in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speaking driv- ers are in particularly high demand. • Turn your event into a fundraiser for ECF, and collect checks or gift cards for our families. • Kids are welcome to get involved. Proceeds from sales and other activities help make a difference. (continued on page 25) January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Park Windmill Friends welcome new members The Friends of the Midland Park Memo- rial Library will meet on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the library located at 250 Godwin Avenue. New mem- bers are welcome. The group’s mission is to promote the Midland Park Library and provide extra materials and programs that are not in the library’s regular operating budget. Through fundraising efforts, the group makes it possible for library patrons to enjoy a wider range of materials, special programs, and equipment, such as the Wi- Fi coverage of the entire building that was completed last month. The group plans to assist in enhancing other technological offerings, purchase additional best-selling books, and bring in special programming throughout the year. For more information, e-mail MPLibraryFriends@gmail.com. Chamber plans meeting The newly reorganized Midland Park Chamber of Commerce will hold its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The group will gather at the Columbia Bank, located on Godwin Avenue. All business and professional per- sons are welcome. Register for softball In-person registration for the Midland Park Softball Association 2014 Recreation League will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Highland School gym. Deadline for registration is Feb. 15. Fees for participation are $80 per player with a maximum of $140 per family. Reg- istrations made after Feb. 15 will incur a $50 late fee. Those who sign up late are not guaranteed a roster spot. Forms are avail- able at www.midlandparknj.org on the recreation department page found under “Community.” Church hosts Out to Lunch The Midland Park United Methodist Church located at 269 Godwin Avenue will host its Out to Lunch program on Saturday, Feb. 1. (Snow date: Feb. 8.) A soup and sandwich lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church will accept a free- will offering and invites the community to bring a friend. For more information, call (201) 445-3787. Library board plans meeting The Midland Park Library Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, Jan. 16. The board will gather at 7:30 p.m. at the library located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Blue Jean Ball, super fundraiser set The Midland Park Public Education Foundation will host its Blue Jean Ball on March 1 at Saint Leon’s Church, 12-61 Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn. The event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. and will feature food and the music by DJ Jeffrey Christopher. Tickets to the ball are $60 per person and may be purchased by contacting Linda Herlihy at MPPEFBJB@gmail.com or by mailing a check made out to MPPEF to 114 Highwood Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. During the ball, the winner of the MPPEF’s Super Fundraiser will be announced. The grand prize is 25 percent of the proceeds, second prize is 15 percent, and third prize is 10 percent. The Midland Park Public Education Foundation is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that enhances and supports new curriculum initiatives and enrichment opportunities within Midland Park’s public school system. For more information, visit www.mppef.org. Registration for baseball under way The Midland Park Baseball Association will accept applications for its recreation baseball program through Jan. 18. Applica- tions may be found at http://www.leaguel- ineup.com/welcome.asp?url=mpba. Boosters plan Beefsteak Dinner The Midland Park High School Boosters Club will hold its annual Beefsteak Dinner to support its student athletes on Saturday, Jan. 25. The dinner will be held at the Mid- land Park Firehouse on Witte Drive from 7 p.m. to midnight and will feature enter- tainment by Midland Park’s own Midnight Ramblers. The evening will include games, special fundraisers and prizes. Tickets are $50. To reserve tickets or a table, contact Kim LiPuma at (201) 652- 4482 by Jan. 17. Checks should be made payable to MPHS Athletic Booster Associ- ation. Proceeds from the event will benefit the MPHS athletic program. The MPHS Athletic Booster Associa- tion is a parent volunteer organization that works to support the students and athletic program of MPHS. Lions host Eye Bank representatives The Midland Park Lions Club will host representatives from the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey at the Midland Park Library, 250 Godwin Avenue, on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. This discussion will focus on the work of the Eye Bank, corneal transplanta- tion, and the preservation and restoration of sight. This event is open to the public and is free of charge. The Midland Park Lions meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 45 Cross Avenue. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome. Formed in 1951, the Midland Park Lions Club includes local residents and business people dedicated to the Lions motto, “We Serve.” The mission of the Lions is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by provid- ing voluntary service thorough community involvement and international cooperation. Midland Park’s club supports this effort through fundraising activities and dona- tions to community-based organizations including, but not limited to, the Emman- uel Cancer Foundation, The Midland Park Ambulance Corps, and The Midland Park Volunteer Fire Company. The club also provides support for large print books at Midland Park Library, food baskets and gift cards for Northwest Bergen Social Services in Ridgewood, an annual eyesight mailing, Pancake Breakfast, and food drives. The club has also sponsored the naming rights to two puppies though The Seeing Eye of Morristown. Its first puppy, Jeter, is work- ing as the eyes of a blind person in Canada. Hank, the club’s second sponsored puppy, is currently starting his socialization train- ing as his first step to becoming a full- fledged Seeing Eye dog. The Midland Park Lions maintain a cabin at Camp Marcella, a summer camp sponsored by Lions Inter- national for blind and/or visually impaired children. For further information about the Mid- land Park Lions Club, contact Lion Jack at (201) 444-8601 or at mrzip6104@yahoo. com. Memorial Library announces Tuesdays with TED Midland Park Memorial Library’s new Tuesdays with TED (technology, entertain- ment, and design) program will begin Jan. 28. The short videos include engaging sto- ries of insight in a wide arrange of fields will be shown at 11 a.m. Speakers include artists, CEOs, scientists, and authors. Refreshments will be provided. The pro- gram will run for six weeks. The library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Children’s programs set The new story time session at the Mid- land Park Library still has available spaces. Children are invited to meet the new chil- dren’s librarian, Miss Emily. To sign up for story time, call (201) 444-2390. On Jan. 31, children ages two through five are invited to make a Chinese New Year craft at 11 a.m. Youngsters ages six and up may drop in at 3:15 p.m. Registra- tion is not required. The library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Education Hall of Fame nominees sought The Midland Park Board of Education is seeking nominees for the Education Hall of Fame. The hall was established in 2008 to recognize key contributions made by past school staff members. The Education Hall of Fame is open to all former Midland Park employees who have made significant contributions to the improvement of the Midland Park schools in their own special ways over at least a five-year period of employment. Candidates must have been retired for at least three full years prior to their nominations. Individuals nominated should be those whose past contributions are still well- recalled, very evident, and much appreci- ated. A nomination requires the submission of at least two separate letters endorsing the person’s candidacy. The letters should focus on the ways the nominee made a special contribution to the school system during his/her time of active association with the district. Nominations should be at least one page in length, but can be longer. Nominations must be submitted by Feb. 2. There will be no more than three individ- uals selected for membership in the Educa- tion Hall of Fame each year. The winners will be announced at a board of education meeting in April and their pictures will be placed in the Hallway of Fame at the high school. Nominations should be sent to: Office of the Superintendent of Schools, 250 Pros- pect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Warm clothes wanted The 2013 Coat & Warm Clothing Drive is in progress and will continue through the end of January 2014. The community is urged to help those in need to stay warm this winter. Donations of clean used/new coats, mittens, gloves, warm socks, etc. can be dropped off at borough hall, 280 Godwin Avenue; the library at 250 Godwin Avenue; or the DePhillips Center, 50 Dairy Street during operating hours. Recycling center update The Midland Park Recycling Center is now accepting commingled materials. Items may be placed in the blue bin located at the center located at 20 Greenwood Avenue. New hours for the center are: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday hours are noon to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 Obituaries Eileen Cobb Eileen Cobb of Wyckoff has died. She was honored as “The Holistic Nurse of the Year” in 2008. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Brendan Charles Cole Brendan Charles Cole of Allendale, formerly of Mid- land Park, died Jan. 4. He was 22. He was a 2009 graduate of Bergen Catholic High School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Richmond. He is survived by his parents Brian and Gail (nee Feldner), and his brothers Connor and Colin. He is also survived by his grandparents Eleanor Cole and George Feldner and his wife Patricia. He was predeceased by his grandmother Gloria Feldner and his grandfather Lewis “Chick” Cole. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to Bergen Catholic High School, Attention: Joe Branciforte, 1040 Oradell Avenue, Oradell, NJ 07649. Shirley Cook Shirley Cook, nee Clayton, of Pequannock, formerly of Wyckoff, died Dec. 31. She was 90. She was a graduate of Eastside High School. She was a member of High Moun- tain Golf Club. She is survived by her children Robert, David, and Pamela Devine. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and her siblings James H. Clayton and Norma Watson. She was prede- ceased by her husband Robert J. Cook. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, 169 Fairmount Road, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or the Residents Care Fund, 4 Cedar Crest Drive, Pequannock, NJ 07444. Randy L. Davis Randy L. Davis of Franklin Lakes died Jan. 4. He was 58. He graduated from Union High School in 1973 and from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was the founder and owner of M.D.R. Pneumatics for 30 years. He attended Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his wife Margaret (nee Mytych) Davis of Franklin Lakes and his children Jared and Mya Davis. He is also survived by his parents Lynette W. Davis of Union and Norman L. Davis Jr. of Gainesville, Florida, and his siblings Norman L. Davis, III of Menlo Park, Danny N. Davis of North Carolina, John M. Davis of Iselin, and Kathleen L. Cacchiola of Union. Arrange- ments were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Anthony Gusta Anthony “Tony” Gusta, formerly of Waldwick and Midland Park died Jan. 8. He was 71. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring in 2005, he was a supervisor with the Waldwick Department of Public Works where he served the town for 41 years. He had been a member of the Waldwick Fire Department since 1964. He is survived by his wife Daya in North Carolina, and his daughter Jeanette. He is also survived by his stepson Richard, two grandsons, and his brother Thomas. Anthony E. Heerse Anthony E. Heerse of Wyckoff died Jan. 5. He was 93. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He retired from Nabisco in 1986. He is survived by his chil- dren Glenn Heerse of Colorado, Linda Cronk of Wayne, and Karen Sherwood of Kentucky. He is also survived by three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Mil- dred, and his siblings Gerard Heerse, John Heerse, Julia Richardson, and Janette Van Eeuwen. Memorial donations may be made to Veteran Affairs at http://www.volunteer. va.gov /apps/VolunteerNow. Jose L. Sanchez Jose L. Sanchez, 71, of Waldwick died Dec. 31. Born in La Coruna, Spain, he lived in Queens, New York for 17 years before moving to Waldwick 28 years ago. He was a printer for Westbury Press until he retired. He is survived by his loving wife Marina, his son Joe and daughter-in- law Rachel of Las Vegas, Nevada and his daughter Betty and son-in-law Ron Phillips of Wood-Ridge. He is also survived by his sisters Manuela Diaz, Pura Castro, and Esperanza Suarez. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Marion M. Walter Marion Walter (nee Meyer), 92, of Wyckoff, died Dec. 30. Born in Hawthorne, she resided in Wayne for many years before moving back to Hawthorne. Before retir- ing, she was a bookkeeper for Waldwick Auto Service Center. She was a member of Hawthorne Gospel Church, and served on the planning committee of S.O.W.E.R.S (a group for widows and widowers). She worked with Serv- ing Hands, an organization that helps missionaries. She also volunteered at de Snoop Winkel Tea Room for 12 years. She volunteered at Heritage Manor Nursing Home and at Preakness Hospital, where she served for 20 years. She was a member of Pines Lake Garden Club. She was predeceased by her husband Louis A. Walter. Survivors include her son Louis D. Walter and his wife Karen of Bushkill, PA. She is also survived by three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Missionary Fund, 2000 Route 208 North, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. John Vander Wiele Jr. John Vander Wiele Jr. of Midland Park died Dec. 28. He was 85. Originally from Hawthorne, he resided in Mid- land Park for 55 years. He served in the Army Air Corps, 9th Photo Recon as crew chief. After returning home from the Army Air Corps, he worked in the family coal truck- ing business and then owned and operated Vander Wheel Truck Service, later partnering in Vander Wiele Construc- tion, then to be joined by his five sons. He is survived by his wife Cathy (nee Petty) Vander Wiele; children Bev- erly Everett and her husband Jim, John Vander Wiele III, David Vander Wiele, Joyce Sinclair, Paul Vander Wiele and his wife Donna, Stephen Vander Wiele and his wife Deborah, and Andrew Vander Wiele and his wife Bar- bara. He is also survived by 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Kenneth Vander Wiele and sister-in-law Helen, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Beverly (nee Strang) Vander Wiele, brothers George and Larry, sister Lillian, father John Vander Wiele, and mother Jennie. Arrangements were made by Browning and For- shay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church Benevo- lent Fund. Mary J. Zmuda Mary J. Zmuda, nee Spadavecchia, of Wyckoff, for- merly of Fair Lawn, died Jan. 4. She was born in Italy and settled in Fair Lawn 20 years ago. She was a parishioner of Saint Anne’s R.C. Church in Fair Lawn and a member of its Rosary Society. She was a member of the Fair Lawn Live Wires and the Elmwood Park Senior Center. She is survived by her children Nicholas Zmuda , Michael Zmuda, Steven Zmuda, and Catherine Steimle and eight grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister of Ann Murach. She was predeceased by her husband Edward Zmuda, and her siblings Clara Ciuffini and Nicholas Spa- davecchia. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. OPRA violations (continued from page 3) acts. He said that when his wife requested the agenda attachments for a May 28, 2013 meeting at which a number of issues relating to school activities in which their chil- dren were engaged were scheduled to be discussed, she was told that attachments to the agenda are not made avail- able to the public until after the meeting is concluded and only pursuant to a written request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The board contended that some supplementary agenda items can not be made public prior to meetings because they may contain protected or confidential information. The judge’s opinion found the board’s rationale in not pro- ducing the documents “unclear,” noting that privileged items could be redacted or not provided at all. “Your position makes no sense whatsoever,” said Judge Doyne at the hearing. McMansion ban (continued from page 5) He noted that half of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Depart- ment was absent from the noon oath-taking ceremony because they were called to a serious house fire in Midland Park, which ultimately led to two Midland Park residents being taken to Valley Hospital for treatment and to an arson investigation. “They, too, are our neighbors,” he said of Midland Park. Christie is a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church and serves as chaplain of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department. Rudy Boonstra, the 2013 mayor, was sworn to his second elected term as a member of the township committee. Former Wyckoff Township Committeeman Thomas Madigan was appointed as a member of the zoning board of adjustment, and Democrat Brian Hubert, who lost several bids for a seat on the township committee, was appointed as zoning board alternate number 1. The inauguration was very much a family affair for Christie as his daughter Rachel led the flag salute, his daughter Sara offered the invocation, and his niece Erin Hope sang “God Bless America” as the audience sang along. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 Wyckoff Wanderings Revaluation meeting set Township residents are invited to a Jan. 15 public infor- mation session regarding New Jersey’s mandated revalua- tion program. This meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Wyckoff Library’s Shotmeyer Room at 200 Woodland Avenue. The session will be offered again on a Saturday and on a weeknight. Dates for these meetings will be announced shortly. Military Bridge Night slated Lincoln School PTO will host its annual Military Bridge Night on Thursday, Jan. 23. The event will be held in the school gym located at 325 Mason Avenue. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the game will follow at 7 p.m. Tick- ets are $10. Interested players are welcome to make up tables of four people or fewer. To purchase tickets, e-mail rojenco@gmail.com or call (201) 887-0215. Christmas tree collection under way Wyckoff’s Christmas tree collection is now in prog- ress. The second and final round is tentatively scheduled to begin this week. Residents may also bring their Christ- mas trees to the recycling and conservation center on West Main Street between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Trees should not be wrapped in plastic nor placed in plastic bags. In the event of snow, the tree collection will be sus- pended. Mah-jongg Game Nights begin The Wyckoff Public Library invites the community to play mah-jongg on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Begin- ners and experienced players are welcome. For more infor- mation, or to sign up, contact Diane Ulrich of the Friends of the Wyckoff Library at (201) 891-8275 or dianeulrich@aol. com. Parent care series continues The Wyckoff Board of Health, in concert with the Christian Health Care Center, Van Dyk Health Care, and the Wyckoff Family YMCA, will present the third in the series, Care Conversations: Our Aging Parents, “When Care at Home is Not Enough” on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. The program will be held in Room PR5 on the lower level of the Wyckoff YMCA at 691 Wyckoff Avenue. (Snow date: Jan. 21.) The panel of experts will present information on the difference between nursing home and assisted-living care; options including respite care, home care, short-term reha- bilitation, dementia care, and hospice; finding and evalu- ating care options; understanding payment sources; and planning tools for a smooth transition. Pre-registration is required. Register at www.ourag- ingparents.eventbrite.com or call Cindy at (201) 891-7000 Welcome to Wyckoff! Midland Family Dental Care of Wyckoff recently had its Grand Opening. Pictured at the ribbon cutting are Antoinette Puccio, Ruth Tokosh, Vincent Puccio, Angela Vitamia, Madelyn Vitamia, Councilman Rudy Boonstra, Karen Puccio, Vin- cent Puccio, Marissa Puccio, and Dr. Fred Puccio. The office is located at 243 Morse Avenue in Wyckoff. (Photo courtesy of Eugene Emre.) extension 304. Attendees are encouraged to provide spe- cific questions or topics at the time of registration to ensure that the panel addresses the topics most pertinent to the audience. DePalma to discuss objectivity in news Join veteran New York Times reporter Anthony DePalma on Jan. 16 as he discusses varying objectivity in the reported news. The program will be held at the Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Woodland Avenue, at 7 p.m. DePalma will offer information to help discern subtle biases in reported news. During his 22 years as a reporter and foreign correspon- dent for The New York Times, DePalma served as bureau chief in Mexico and Canada. He contributed 100 of the profiles in the Times’ series, “Portraits of Grief,” which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book, “City of Dust,” was the basis for the award-winning CNN documen- tary “Terror in the Dust.” In 2008, DePalma became writer in residence at Seton Hall University. He also teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. This program is being co-sponsored by the North Jersey Public Policy Network. To register, call (201) 891-4866, option 2 or e-mail wyckref@bccls.org. Monday at the Movies planned The Wyckoff Public Library located at 200 Woodland Avenue presents free screenings of movies on Mondays at 2 p.m. January’s theme, “Snow Going,” features characters who must dig deep within themselves to find a hidden res- ervoir of courage. On Jan. 20, see “Frozen River” (2008) starring Melissa Leo and Misty Upham. Two single mothers faced with des- perate circumstances are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen surface of the Saint Lawrence River in upstate New York. The film is rated R and runs for 97 minutes. There will be a screening of “March of the Penguins (2005) on Jan. 27. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film chronicles the annual journey of Emperor penguins to their traditional breeding ground on the desolate Antarctic ice brings severe hardships no other species could endure. The movies is rated G and is 84 minutes. ‘Tween’ and teen activities set The Wyckoff Public Library is offering teens and tweens between the ages of 11 and 16, a variety of programs during the month of January. A teen/tween Zumba class will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear loose, comfortable clothing. Games: Plugged and Unplugged will meet on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. There will be a discussion of Meg Rosoff’s novel, “Pic- ture Me Gone,” on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The group will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Copies of the book are avail- able to at the circulation desk. On Thursday, Jan 30, there will be a screening of “Mar- vel’s The Avengers” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Popcorn will be served. Emmanuel Asks... (continued from page 22) • Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts can earn badges for their effort. • Is your office looking for a community service proj- ect? Collecting items for our food pantry would be a tre- mendous help. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation has been providing ser- vices for 30 years. We welcome donations in honor of this milestone. (Imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader!) If your company has a charitable giving program, please let us know. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Because storage space is limited, please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. For more information, visit www. emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: Emmanu- elCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is cautionary tale by Dennis Seuling “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a major studio film with an A-list star and an A-list director. It also contains some exceptional supporting performances and an ambitious screenplay. Its positioning as a late-Decem- ber 2013 release indicates that the industry regards it as an important film. Its sense of self-importance and bloated running time, however, make it an example of the excess it depicts. Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) works his way up to become a stockbroker on Wall Street. His first day in that position coincides with the 1987 market crash and he is soon out of a job. When he finally gets another, it is in a strip mall office staffed by guys who look more like bookies than stockbrokers. They sell junk stocks that pay huge commissions, often as high as 50 per- cent of the sale price. Jordan quickly makes a fortune in commissions by talking aver- age, middle-class folks into buying crummy stocks, all of which is perfectly legal. Jordan is still not satisfied. He covets rich clients who have far more money to invest. Jordan develops a system to gradually build up their confidence by making them some money with blue chip stocks before pushing the junk. Along the way, he meets Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), a guy eager to get rich no matter the means, and together they create a mini-empire of brokers all deter- mined to reap financial rewards with little concern for their clients’ interests. Director Martin Scorsese and DiCaprio team up for the fifth time in this movie, based on the memoir of Long Island penny stockbroker Jordan Belfort. DiCaprio has always shone in pictures helmed by Scors- ese and this is no exception. Belfort is the smooth-talking, good-looking fellow who is so rich he lights cigars with $100 bills. As in his previous role in “The Great Gatsby,” DiCaprio embodies the charm that is the cornerstone of his character’s building a fortune, first legally and then in shadier fashion. Belfort and his crew are making money so fast that there need be no limit to their hedonism, whether it involves call girls, cocaine, exotic sports cars, or yachts. They can have whatever money can buy. As Donnie, Hill continues to rack up an impressive series of sidekick roles, includ- ing the statistics expert in “Moneyball” and Channing Tatum’s undercover partner in “21 Jump Street.” Hill started in broad comedies and, while he uses his comic talents to advantage in the role of Donnie, his performance is a true characterization, transcending caricature, and makes for an interesting contrast to DiCaprio’s Belfort. The supporting cast adds to the film’s luster. Matthew McConaughey has a brief scene as Belfort’s mentor, a man with a rather distinctive playbook for success. Rob Reiner plays Belfort’s father, Jean Dujar- din (“The Artist”) plays a crooked Swiss banker, Kyle Chandler is a persistent FBI agent who sets his sights on nailing Belfort, and Joanna Lumley is Aunt Emma, who becomes crucial in hiding huge sums of money from the government. There is a major problem with the film, however, and it is that Scorsese goes over- board in illustrating the characters’ unbri- dled lifestyle to the point of repetition. Scorsese may have intended to underscore his characters’ growing decadence, but the Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’ ultimate effect is to make viewers impatient with this extravagance. There are moments when it even seems as if the actors are ner- vously carrying on with a scene that should have ended far sooner. It’s surprising that these scenes were not trimmed in the edit- ing process, when a movie is given its final shape and pace. The atmosphere of Scorsese’s films is always significant, and the director does an excellent job recreating the excitement of Wall Street in the ‘80s and ‘90s with its conspicuous consumption, disdain of mod- eration, and feeling of invulnerability. The Bernie Madoff case comes to mind, since both Madoff and Belfort became hugely wealthy at the expense of those they duped. Rated R, “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a cautionary tale of the power of money to corrupt and the ability of the corrupted to rationalize their immoral and illegal activi- ties. Despite its excesses, the film keeps viewers involved in Jordan Belfort’s drug- fueled rollercoaster ride. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 27 ‘Fruitvale Station’ is tale of New Year’s Day shooting by Dennis Seuling “Fruitvale Station” (Anchor Bay) is based on the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a young black man who was shot and killed early on New Year’s Day 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, California. The movie opens with actual footage, but rather than focus on the legal ramifications of the trag- edy, director Ryan Coogler follows Grant on the final day of his life as he drops his child off at day care, shops for a gift for his mother’s birthday, tries to get his grocery store job back, and weighs the pros and cons of selling marijuana to help his sister pay her rent. Having revealed Grant’s fate at the start, Coogler keeps viewers involved with Grant’s personal story so he emerges as a flesh-and-blood, flawed individual who can be thoughtful, desperate, selfish, and infuriating. This is not a movie about a martyr who dies for a great cause, but a tale about the senseless death of an everyman. As Oscar goes about his day, his encoun- ters with others create dramatic tension and an added level of meaning. Many scenes foreshadow the tragedy to come, and a sense of sadness and despair emerges as his encounter with a police officer on the station approaches. Melonie Diaz turns in a moving, spirited performance as Grant’s girlfriend, Sophina, and Octavia Spencer is effective as his stern but loving mother. Bonuses on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include a Q&A with cast and crew and the featurette “Fruitvale Station: The Story of Oscar Grant,” which at 22 minutes is more a gussied-up promotion for the movie than a detailed look at the life of the real Oscar Grant. “Throne of Blood” (The Criterion Col- lection) is Akira Kurosawa’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” set in feudal Japan. The Macbeth character takes the form of the samurai Washizu (Toshiro Mifune). The film opens with Washizu and his friend Miri riding through misty, rain- soaked pine forests before encountering a magical old woman spinning in a forest. This is Kurosawa’s rendition of the three witches in “Macbeth.” The movie switches from a deathly still- ness to moments of violent action, drawing not only from the original play but also from conventions of Noh drama. The mask-like Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) and girl- friend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) work at smoothing out a troubled relationship in ‘Fruitvale Station.’ white face of Asaji (corresponding to Lady Macbeth) appears to make her a ghost well before she is driven into madness. A flock of birds and a funeral procession advancing toward the castle prophesy Washizu’s inevi- table doom. Kurosawa eliminates many of Shake- speare’s minor characters and depends on striking visuals to create atmosphere. The cinematography is among the most beauti- ful of Kurosawa’s black-and-white features and the dialogue is streamlined. The movie is hardly subtle, beginning at a near-fever pitch and staying at that level through- out, with Mifune’s eyes serving to paint a crazed, murderous warlord. Extras on the dual-format edition Blu-ray/DVD include a making-of featurette, two alternate subtitle translations, and a booklet containing an essay on the movie. “We Are What We Are” (E One), based on a Mexican horror film of the same name, takes place in the backwoods of upstate New York, where the Parker family runs a trailer camp and otherwise keeps to themselves. When the family matriarch, Emma (Kassie DePaiva), has a seizure and drowns, father Frank (Bill Sage) assigns his oldest daughter, Iris (Ambyr Childers), to take over Mama’s role in the annual family ceremony. The ceremony relates to the “monsters” little brother Rory (Jack Gore) encounters in the cellar, noises the neighbor Marge (Kelly McGillis) hears, a 200-year- old journal, and a rash of missing persons around the area. Director Jim Mickle draws upon ele- ments of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in serving up its horror. The film has its share of gruesome scenes, which will not disap- point genre fans, but it is the underlying theme of blind tradition that makes this film more than just another horror flick. It (continued on Crossword page) Page 28 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) is well acted, and director Mickle spends time on the family members, portraying them as sadly tied to a cer- emony that sets them apart from the average American family. Bonuses include interviews with cast and director, cast and crew audio commentary, and a making-of fea- turette. “Don Jon” (20th Century-Fox) marks the directorial debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also stars as its central character, Jon Martello, a confident, sexually promiscuous guy whose one-night stands are less satisfying than the pleasure he regularly gets from pornography. Two women who come into Jon’s life have an effect on his addiction. The first is Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), who differs from the kind of women Jon usually finds himself with. The other is Esther (Julianne Moore), a mature stu- dent in an evening course Jon attends. Though the script is certainly at least as good as, or even better than, that of many films that hit movie theaters, it suffers from confused identity. Is it a romantic comedy? Maybe, but it is unlike a typical one. Is it a serious drama about a man coming to terms with relationships? Yes, it is that, too. Gordon-Levitt makes his character believable. Johansson’s Barbara appears to be the girl of Jon’s dreams, but she manages to show facets that are not initially appar- ent. Moore delivers in an offbeat kind of role. Her Esther is more complex than Barbara, and it is the influence of the two women that eventually causes Jon to think in differ- ent terms about relationships and satisfaction -- sexual and otherwise. Tony Danza offers a memorable portrayal as Jon’s blue-collar dad. Bonuses on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include featurettes on the making of the film, its ori- gins, and an examination of its themes and variations. “A Single Shot” (Well Go USA) stars Sam Rockwell as John Moon, a hunter who accidentally shoots a young woman while illegally hunting deer. As he watches the woman die, he discovers a box full of cash near her body. The early part of the film shows Moon dealing with frus- trated, soon-to-be ex-wife, Moira (Kelly Reilly), who left him and took their son the day after he lost his job. Taking a page from “A Simple Plan,” “A Single Shot” builds its drama when dangerous people enter John’s life because they want the money he has taken. Rockwell is one of the best underrated actors in movies. He always turns in exceptional performances in color- ful supporting roles. Here he has the chance to exercise his dramatic chops, and he does not disappoint. The sup- porting cast is strong, with William H. Macy as a sleazy lawyer and Jeffrey Wright as one of Moon’s few friends. Bonuses on the Blu-ray release include interviews, theat- rical trailer, and a making-of featurette. The film is also available on DVD. January 15, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 29 �������������������������� SERVICE MART HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES FRANKLIN LAKES Get your license in 2.5 weeks. 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Seniors hold luncheon meeting The Franklin Lakes Seniors will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the firehouse on Bender Court. The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. Incoming officers will be sworn in and a luncheon will follow. Information on the 2014 meeting schedule and trip and activity plans will be available. Mem- bership dues of $5 will be collected. The club is open to residents age 55 and up. For details or a membership application, call Linda at (201) 891-5927. Library offers programs for adults The Franklin Lakes Public Library, located at 470 DeKorte Drive, offers programs for adults. The programs are free and registration is not required. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Anna Abma and Daniel Ballister of Creative Financial Group will present “Conserving Your Estate and Transferring Wealth at 1 p.m. The seminar will provide information about setting and prioritizing goals, strategies to ensure heirs are taken care of, and tips to help minimize impact of federal estate taxes. All are welcome. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Pianist Eric Clark and violinist Artur Kaganovskiy will perform “Winter Journey in Music” on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. Author Jeanne Buesser will discuss apraxia on Tues- day, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Buesser, author and president of the Apraxia Network of Bergen County, will share portions of her writings and her experiences working with individu- als who have this speech disorder. The program will be followed by a discussion and a book signing. Buesser has authored several books, including “He Talks Funny.” For details, call (201) 891-2224, extension 104. Oliver exhibits at library Roberta Oliver is the Franklin Lakes Library’s Artist of the Month for January. The Franklin Lakes resident was born and raised in Morris County, and has been drawing and painting since she was very young. Her love of hiking, nature, and animals inspired her to paint subjects from her natural surroundings. Her years in Florida strongly influ- enced her seascapes in watercolor. Oliver’s work has received numerous awards, including first place in Florida at the Anna Maria Island Art League and an Award of Excellence for her work in the 2013 Essex Computer class for beginners announced The Franklin Lakes Library will offer computer classes to beginners on Jan. 15, 17, 22, and 24 at 11 a.m. Attendees will learn the basics of how to use a personal computer start- ing with the mouse and the keyboard. The four-part class will include information on what is needed to navigate the Web, and how to search for pages and create documents. Participants must be able to commit to all four classes. No experience is necessary. To register, call (201) 891-2224. Non-residents will be put on a waiting list and contacted if space is available. Achievement (continued from page 12) Four Don Bosco students have been recognized as AP Scholars with Honor, a designation granted to students who receive scores of 3.25 or higher on four or more AP Exams. The students who have been recognized are: Jonathan B. Bochicchio, Montebello, NY; John A. Brunner, Mahwah; Eric Cole, Fort Lee; and Anthony Gallo, West Nyack, NY. The AP Scholar designation is awarded to students who receive scores of 3.0 or higher on three or more AP exams. Twenty-five Don Bosco Prep students have received this recognition, including Dylan J. Amador, Ringwood; Jack T. Baines, Mahwah; Joseph C. Chung, Fort Lee; Justin V. DeVuono, West Nyack, NY; Michael D. Forlini, West Nyack, NY; Tristan J. Hollenbaugh, Stony Point, NY; Kang Woo Kim, Paramus; Michael J. Lennon, Lincoln Park; Michael Leone, Glen Rock; Joseph F. Luongo, Lodi; Dylan P. Magee, Chestnut Ridge, NY; Timothy J. Marcotte, Monroe, NY; Robert E. Matts, Oakland; Cameron R. McMath, Paramus; Anthony G. Orosz, East Rutherford; Joseph M. Pellicano, Park Ridge; Patrick A. Piza, Bloomfield; Kevin P. Quimbo, Woodcliff Lake; Charles P. Rabolli, Mahwah; Adam W. Ramos, Franklin Lakes; Kevin A. Ramos, Franklin Lakes; Thomas P. Whittam, Allendale; Brian D. Zied, Glen Rock; Andrew Scerbo, Oakland; Steven R. Seeberger, Airmont, NY; Robert D. Smith, Paramus; Kevin C. Teel, Monroe, NY; and Albert H. Wunsch, Englewood Cliffs. Don Bosco Prep, founded in 1915, is a private, Catholic college preparatory high school for young men. Adminis- tered by the Salesians of St. John Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, Don Bosco Prep is solidly founded on Catholic philosophy. Accredited by The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Don Bosco Prep is a member of The Association for Supervision and Curricu- lum Development, The National Catholic Education Asso- ciation, The National Association of Secondary School Principals, The National Honor Society, The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, and The North- ern New Jersey Interscholastic League. BOE president (continued from page 4) business administrator, was reappointed as board secre- tary for 2014. He was also authorized to award contracts on behalf of the school district that are in the aggregate less than 15 percent of the bid threshold, which is $5,400, without soliciting competitive quotations. When contracts exceed that 15 percent, but are less than the bid threshold of $36,000, he is authorized to seek competitive bids. The business administrator was also authorized to renew the contract with Lerch, Vinci, and Higgins, LLP to audit the books and records of the school district for the 2013-14 school year as a professional service. In addition, Ceurvels was designated as the school dis- trict’s custodian of records for Open Public Records Act requests for 2014. Julie Browne, executive secretary to Interim Superin- tendant Ernest Palestis, was appointed as the board sec- retary pro tempore for any board meeting Ceurvels is unavailable to attend. The board also reappointed John Colaneri as the school physician. The existing policies and bylaws of the school district were readopted and the school district’s curriculum was approved. The law firm of Fogarty & Hara was reappointed as the district’s law firm, and the school board president and secretary were authorized to execute the agreement with the law firm. The board secretary was directed to publish a notice of this award in the official newspaper of the board, which was designated as the Record or the Star-Ledger. The law firm will provide legal services at no increase in cost to the school district. The hourly rate is $165 for partners and $145 for associates. F.J. MCMAHON Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • January 15, 2014