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Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 Total Window & Wall Fashions Kim/Janine HalliganElecFrontPage(2-26-14) rev2 Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 23, 2014 Villadom Happenings Learn to be a frugal genealogist Learn about the “Seven Habits of Highly Frugal Gene- alogists” with the Genealogical Society of Bergen County on Monday, July 28. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ridgewood Public Library at 125 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. Thomas MacEntee will present a Legacy webinar that includes key resources, and the best ways to save money while researching ancestors. The webinar will be followed by an open discussion. The society’s meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www. njgsbc.org. Hermitage hosts Second Annual Play Day Children’s Play Day at The Hermitage will take place rain or shine on Sunday, July 27 at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. The event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Mountain Laurel will present live music on the Her- mitage veranda from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for children age 12 and under and $7 for those age 13 and up. The admission price includes a guided tour of the historic house and entrance to the museum’s current exhibit “Footprints: 350 Years at The Hermitage.” Play Day is designed for children and families to take a break from electronic devices by playing games of the past, socializing with other children, and having fun learn- ing about children’s pastimes in the 19 th century. All activi- ties are supervised by the museum’s education staff, all of whom are experienced with bringing the past to life for museum visitors, especially children. The Master Gardeners of Bergen County will introduce a Children’s Garden where children are encouraged to learn how herbs were used during the Victorian era. Visitors will also have the opportunity to create a bird house made from corn husks. Games and activities will take place inside the Educa- tion Center and outdoors on the museum’s five acres of park land, weather permitting. Activities will include croquet, badminton, hopscotch, marbles, jacks, sack races, scaven- ger hunts, and arts and crafts. A variety of classic summer- time treats will be available for sale, including watermelon, ice cream, pretzels, and lemonade. The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc., a nonprofit member- ship organization, manages The Hermitage, a New Jersey State Park. The Hermitage received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a divi- sion of the Department of State. Celebrate National Dance Day The Ridgewood Conservatory is sponsoring award- winning dancer/choreographer Shawn Rawls in honor of National Dance Day, July 26. Known for his versatility and contagious enthusiasm, Rawls will begin coaching partici- pants in this year’s “Everybody Dance” routine at 3 p.m. Anyone, age eight to 80 who loves to dance is invited to learn the routine and then join in as the crowd is videotaped. The video will be sent to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and posted on YouTube. It’s all free and family friendly. National Dance Day is an annual event organized by the Dizzy Feet Foundation and “So You Think You Can Dance” producer Nigel Lythgoe to encourage dance as a fun way to maintain good health. The Ridgewood Conservatory is located off Route 17 and Midland Avenue at 409 Sette Drive in Paramus (behind Trader Joe’s). For more information, or to reserve a spot on Dance Day, call (201) 612-6686 or visit RidgewoodConser- vatory.com. Sierra Club to meet The Sierra Club North Jersey Group will sponsor a free premiere of the film “Resistance” on Thursday, July 24. The program will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Paramus Public Library, 116 Century Road in Paramus. The misuse of antibiotics in factory farm animals is leading to the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (super- bugs), a trend that threatens the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs needed to save people’s lives. According to the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States at least two million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result of these infections. Barracudas garner accolades, announce swim team tryouts Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Samu- els, a member of the Bergen Bar- racudas Swim Team, completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in June. The swim, a 28.5-mile coun- ter-clockwise swim around Manhat- tan, begins and ends at Battery Park. Samuels completed the swim in 9 hours, 54 minutes and placed 21 out of 23 for her group. MIMS is one of the three Triple Crown Open Water Swim events. The other two are the Cata- lina Channel and the English Chan- nel. Samuels will be swimming in the Catalina event in August. On Aug. 1, the Bergen Barracudas will hold tryouts for swimmers from six through 18. The tryouts will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Ramsey Municipal Pool at East Oak Street in Ramsey. (Rate date: Aug. 4.) Tryouts are also scheduled for Sept. 4 and 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the team’s home pool at Ramapo College’s Brad- ley Sports Center, 505 Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah. This not-for-profit competitive swim team has been in operation for 30 years. The team is headed by a pro- fessional coaching staff and a parent- run board of directors, and is self supported through dues and revenues from team sponsored USA Swimming swim meets. For more information, contact Nicky Decaro at (845) 721- 1786 or Nicole@bbswim.org. Charlotte Samuels swims around Manhattan as a spotter looks on. The Sierra Club North Jersey Group is joining with Food and Water Watch in urging the federal government to pass legislation that would stop the misuse of medically important antibiotics on factory farms. Food and Water Watch is kicking off its campaign by bringing this newly released and dynamic documentary to New Jersey. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. On July 29, the club will hear a presentation by Eric Nelsen as he brings the story of the Palisades to life: from fishermen’s villages to palatial estates, the epic struggle to preserve the ancient cliffs, and the thriving beaches and campgrounds of the Depression and New Deal era. This program is vital in light of the controversial plan of LG Corporation to build a towering office building over the Palisades. Efforts to stop this degradation are still under way. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Closter Nature Center, 154 Ruckman Road in Closter. The public is invited to this free event. Refreshments will be served. Gift shop to host Sidewalk Sale The de Snoep Winkel Gift Shop and Tea Room at Chris- tian Health Care Center in Wyckoff will hold a Sidewalk Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2 in the Tea Room. Many of the shop’s items will be available below cost, including baskets, seasonal gifts, garden and home decor, jewelry, and much more. Additional items inside the shop will also be on sale. The de Snoep Winkel Gift Shop and Tea Room is a full-service gift shop featuring unique gifts for all ages and occasions, Delftware, Dutch lace, florals, toys, Dutch cookies and candies, and creative products for independent living. The coffee/snack counter carries a variety of special blend coffees, fresh baked goods, and snacks. All proceeds from de Snoep Winkel benefit the residents and patients of the center. The shop is located in Heritage Manor off the Com- mons entrance of CHCC. Use the 700 Mountain Avenue entrance. Anyone interested in volunteering at de Snoep Winkel (continued on page 22) July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Midland Park Board of education proposes facilities referendum The Midland Park Board of Education last week unanimously approved asking voters for $11.35 million for improvements to the district’s school buildings as well as site upgrades. The public referendum will go up for a vote at a special election on Sept. 30, one of two dates set by the state still available in 2014. The board needs to have a funding plan in place by mid 2015 in order to receive a $2.85 million matching grant from the NJDOE’s School Facilities Grant Program for Regular Operating Districts (RODs). The grant will cover 40 percent of the $7 million in Level 1 (related to health and safety) facility projects approved by the state last year. “The board of education is to be com- mended for identifying the importance of accessing approximately $2.8 million in grant funding from the state to complete needed facility upgrades in our schools. We look forward to bringing more information with regard to the scope of the project to the public in days to come,” said Superinten- dent of Schools Dr. Marie Cirasella. According to school trustee William Sul- livan, who headed the committee charged with studying the funding options, the full scope of the work will be discussed at public presentations to be conducted after schools open in September. He said some of the items being considered include fire alarm and security lighting upgrades, interior and exterior doors, flooring and ceiling replace- ments, electrical, bathroom and plumbing Gofﬂe Road closed this week The railroad crossing rehabilitation proj- ect at Goffle Road in Midland Park is sched- uled to begin this week. Goffle Road will be closed to traffic at the railroad crossing from Thursday, July 24 at 7 a.m. through Friday Aug. 1at 7 p.m., 24 hours. The existing railroad crossing will be removed and a new concrete railroad cross- ing will be installed with continuous rails to provide a smoother ride and new asphalt approaches. Midland Park Police Chief Michael Marra said he expects some traffic tie ups due to the nature of the intersection, but said he anticipates motorists will follow the detours and there will be no problems. He said that was the case during the Sicomac (continued on page 16) upgrades, and heating system upgrades (including a new boiler at Highland). Sullivan said a turf field is not included in the proposal, but seeding, leveling and irrigation of the Sonny Santorine Athletic Field is included along with a new track. The proposal also includes new seating for MPHS Memorial Hall, along with light- ing and stage improvements. Work will be done at all three schools in the district, he said. Sullivan said that of the $11.359,807 mil- lion an approved referendum would autho- rize, about $8.5 million would be bonded over 20 years; $2,859,807 would come from the ROD grant; and between $400,000 and $500,000 would be appropriated from the board’s capital reserve account. Trustee Robert Schiffer, the finance committee chairman, said the owner of a house assessed at $392,000, the borough’s average, would see an increase of $281 a year in property taxes over the next 20 years. The district is still paying off the remaining debt on the $12.3 million ref- erendum approved in 2003, for which the board received $3.4 million in state aid. A $15.27 million referendum to upgrade facilities and athletic fields was defeated by voters in December, 2012, and many of those upgrades will be included in this latest pro- posal, Sullivan said. Some needed work has been done since then with funds from the capital budget or surplus, including secu- rity and communications upgrades. Roof replacement was completed with funds approved through a second question in the amount of $995,075 in the 2013-14 budget year, and funds from the 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 capital budgets. “I realize some people will think this is too mauch; others will say it’s not enough, but we have to take advantage of the state grant and move quickly,” Sullivan said. Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Wyckoff Court remands Aldo’s case to township’s planners by John Koster A two-judge panel of the state Superior Court remanded part of the consolidation approval of Aldo’s Italian Restaurant to the Wyckoff Planning Board so the planners could explain their decision to presume they had jurisdiction to approve the plan. The appellate court did not claim juris- diction over the decision and left the matter to Wyckoff officials. Aldo’s will remain open while the remand is in progress. Henry P. McNamara and his wife Joan McNamara and Wyckoff Shopping Center, Inc. -- property owners in the vicinity of the restaurant -- had filed complaints in May 2012 with the appellate court arguing that Aldo’s should not have received per- mission to operate two businesses, Aldo’s Italian Restaurant and Pane e Vino, in one location. Objectors argued that a use vari- ance was required, and only the zoning board of adjustment can legally grant a use variance. “Our review is severely hampered because the (Wyckoff Planning) Board decided to proceed without formal testi- mony on the jurisdictional question and never decided the issue,” Judges Carmen Messano and Garry Rothstadt said in their joint opinion. “During colloquy, some board members likened the application’s (continued on page 15) WEA awards scholarships Ramapo High School graduates Julia Perry and Timothy Sander have received the Wyckoff Edu- cation Association’s fourth annual scholarship awards for graduating high school seniors. Perry and Sander each received a plaque and a $1,500 scholarship at a recent awards program. Both students attended the Wyckoff Public Schools. Perry, daughter of WEA member Mary Beth Perry, is a competitive swim- mer and was a participant in Ramapo High School’s honors courses. She has demonstrated leadership by becoming involved in Stu- dents Against Destructive Decisions and has seen a positive result in the com- munity as a result of her (continued on page 15) Julia Perry and Timothy Sander July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Franklin Lakes Carmine ‘Dean’ Pezzuti appointed police chief by Frank J. McMahon The Franklin Lakes Council has named Sergeant Carmine D. “Dean” Pezzuti the borough’s new chief of police. Pezzuti will replace Police Chief Joseph R. Seltenrich, who is retiring at the end of July. The appointment was announced at last week’s council meeting following a closed session. Mayor Frank Bivona emphasized that the council had many good candidates for the position and Pezzuti was chosen from the three finalists. “We are lucky to have such great candi- dates,” Bivona said. “It was a tough deci- sion, but Dean is a great candidate and he will be a great chief.” Bivona pointed out, however, that while the borough is gaining a new police chief, it is losing one with 38 years of experience. “We will miss Joe,” Bivona said. “Without his leadership and guidance, we wouldn’t be where we are today.” The council agreed with Bivona, claim- ing Pezzuti will be an excellent chief. Pezzuti is a 1977 Hawthorne High School graduate. In 1981, he received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Far- Residents provide input on borough’s new logo The residents of Franklin Lakes have responded to a borough survey seeking input on two designs of a new logo for the municipality. The two designs were created by sopho- more students Shannon Petty and Fredrick Mazzelli who attend Indian Hills High School and both designs have thick oval borders with the name of the borough in white letters. One of the designs has a pic- torial of evergreen trees, mountains, and a lake in the center, while the other has a pic- torial of trees, mountains, and a lake in the center with a pictorial of a Native American looking out from the right side. According to Franklin Lakes Borough Administrator Gregory Hart, there were 848 responses to the survey and 74 percent of the respondents preferred the design without the image of the Native American. Hart advised the borough council of the results of the survey at a public work ses- sion earlier this month, at which time he said the survey results would be reviewed by the Web Team Committee, which would then make a recommendation to the coun- cil on which design should be used by the borough. The borough currently uses four dif- ferent logos on its cards and letterheads, police uniforms, ambulance squad, and fire department but each of them has a depic- tion of a Native American in the design. Recently, published articles about the logo designs have raised public awareness of them and, according to those articles, some residents want to leave the logos as they are, or want to keep the depiction of a Native American in them. The majority of residents who responded to the borough’s survey, however, preferred the design with- out the Native American image. The new logo designs were created by (continued on page 17) leigh Dickinson University in Teaneck. He graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange in June 2009 with a master’s in human resources and management and a certificate in leadership and management. A member of the borough’s police depart- ment since September 1983, Pezzuti was promoted to the rank of sergeant in March 2000. His duties have been to supervise and coordinate the daily staffing of patrol offi- cers, ensuring that procedures are con- ducted in accordance with state laws and departmental policy; to explain police operations to subordinates in order to assist them in the performance of their duties; to cooperate with court personnel and offi- cials from other law enforcement agencies and testify in court as needed; to monitor and evaluate the job performance of subor- dinates; prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates; inform personnel of changes in regulations and policies, impli- cations of new or amended laws, and new techniques of police work; and to train staff in proper police work procedures. He was also responsible for the discipline of the staff for violations of departmental rules and regulations, the development and implementation and monitoring of depart- mental policy, and the inspection of facili- ties, vehicles, and equipment to ensure conformance to standards. Pezzuti was the officer in charge of development and training for domestic vio- lence. In addition, he is a drug recognition expert, a drug recognition expert instruc- tor, a standardized field sobriety testing instructor, a certified field training officer, and a departmental outside employment coordinator. In addition, he processed grant applications, was the 911 operations coor- dinator, and the Franklin Lakes Office of Emergency Management’s public informa- tion officer. Seltenrich recently announced his plans to retire after serving the borough for 38 years. During that time, he spent 34 years in a supervisory capacity. He was appointed a probationary patrolman in December 1976, became a patrolman in January 1978, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in September 1980. He became a lieutenant in September 1989 and attained the rank of captain in January 2007. During his career, he spent 20 years as a patrol squad supervisor and 15 years in an (continued on page 14) Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Franklin Lakes New construction ofﬁcer and assessor appointed by Frank J. McMahon Franklin Lakes Mayor Frank Bivona administered the oath of office to a new construction official and tax assessor at the borough council’s last work session. John A Wittekind Jr, currently the con- struction code official in Allendale, was sworn in and will serve the borough as construction official and building sub-code official at a salary of $80,227 and zoning officer at a salary of $15,281, resulting in a total salary of $95,508. Edmund Brown was sworn in as the bor- ough’s part time tax assessor at a salary of $35,653. Brown will fill the unexpired term of Jason Cohen, the previous tax assessor who recently resigned, until June 30, 2016. In addition, Kelly Semrau was appointed the full-time accounts payable clerk, and Jean Bibbo was appointed tax assessor clerk. According to Franklin Lakes Borough Administrator Gregory Hart, the construc- tion code official enforces the current regulations of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, performs the duties outlined within state law, and manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources. The con- struction code official also plans and orga- nizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress; and directs changes as needed. The tax assessor’s office is responsible for identifying, valuing, and maintaining the tax list of all properties within the bor- ough. The office determines the theoretical selling price of all property in the borough Library hosts teen programs The Franklin Lakes Library will host a Robot Sumo Wrestling program for stu- dents in grades six and up on Wednesday, July 30. From 2 to 5 p.m., attendees will learn how to use BASIC software language to program mobile robots and participate in friendly competition. On July 16, Curt Buckler invites teens in grades six and up to Reader’s Theater. From 2 to 4 p.m., participants will use their voices and facial expressions to breathe life into a script. There are no costumes, makeup, or props. Participants do not need to memo- rize the script. Registration for both of these programs is required and may be completed online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.com or by call- ing (201) 891-2224. Registration may also be completed at the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive. The library will host a Drop in Movie on July 25. Students may visit the library from 2 to 4 p.m. for a feature length, PG-rated movie. Another Drop in Movie will be held Aug. 22. as of Oct. 1 of the pre-tax year, known as the assessing date. For all ratable property, this value is used to determine each proper- ty’s tax obligation used to fund municipal, school, and county operations. The office maintains the tax list by pro- cessing changes in ownership, subdivisions creating new parcels, and mergers combin- ing previously separate lots into larger par- cels. The office administers relief programs, defends the assessed values if appealed to either the Bergen County Board of Taxation or the State Tax Court, and determines an added assessment list for newly improved properties. Wittekind has served as Allendale’s borough’s construction code official, code enforcement official, and acting fire offi- cial since August of 2012. From April 2002 to July 2012, Wittekind was the construction official and building sub-code official for Allendale/Midland Park. Before that, he was a project manager for Signature Builders and the code enforce- ment officer for the Borough of Hillsdale. He also served on the volunteer fire depart- ments in Clifton and in Hillsdale, where he became a first lieutenant. Wittekind is a certified firefighter, fire official, and construction official. He holds fire sub-code, fire HHS, plumbing ICS, and building ICS licenses, and a Uniform Construction Code license. He attended the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Insti- tute in Mahwah and Bergen Community College. In 1999, he received the State of New Jersey General Assembly Citation of Valor award and the Heroic Life Saving Actions Award for his efforts during Tropical Storm Floyd. He led the education of the Hillsdale Public Elementary School System Fire Pre- vention Program between 1987 and 2001. He has been a head coach for boys’ base- ball, girls’ softball, boys’ basketball, and girls’ soccer since 2006. Brown has more than a decade of expe- rience as a tax assessor. He was employed by Appraisals Systems, Inc. and performed many of the duties of tax assessor for close to 30 communities in Bergen, Essex, and Passaic counties. He has extensive experience valu- ing added assessments and preparing and defending tax appeals as an expert witness, and meeting with taxpayers to discuss and explain the tax assessment process. He was the project manager for the borough’s 2011 reassessment when he valued all of the bor- ough’s properties. In addition, he assisted in the valuation of residential property during the 2007 revaluation program, inspected and valued all the added assessments for the borough in 2006, and prepared all the county tax appeals for 2008. Brown has a bachelor’s degree from Rider University, where his major was his- tory. He has been employed as a project manager for Appraisal Systems from May 2003 to 2014, and as staff appraiser for McNerney & Associates from March 2014 to the present. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 FLOW Area Students from Ramapo High explore England & France Ramapo High School students visit Buckingham Palace in London Community mourns Goodell The Waldwick community is mourning the death of Waldwick Police Officer Chris- topher Goodell, who was killed in an acci- dent on Route 17 at approximately 1:23 a.m. on July 17 while he was conducting radar checks on the southbound shoulder of the highway. “We are all in shock at what has hap- pened to one of our finest and most dedi- cated police officers,” Waldwick Mayor Thomas Giordano told Villadom TIMES. “Chris was a dedicated and professional police officer. His heart was in helping all residents of Waldwick. He was a gentle and caring person. He will be deeply missed.” Upon hearing the news, Rep. Scott Gar- rett issued the following statement, “I was deeply saddened this morning to hear the tragic news of the accident that took the life of Waldwick police officer and United States Marine Corps veteran Christopher Goodell. As both a law enforcement offi- cer and Marine, Officer Goodell displayed a deep dedication to his country and his community. Public service is a calling, and answering that call is truly a virtue. My thoughts and prayers are with Officer Goodell’s family, friends, and the Waldwick community as they mourn the loss of one of their bravest sons.” The driver of the tractor trailer that col- lided with Officer Goodell’s unmarked police vehicle has been charged criminally with one count of second degree vehicular homicide. Ryon Cumberbatch, 29, of Brook- lyn, New York was to appear in Bergen County Central Municipal Court Monday, July 21. Bail was set at $25,000. According to the Bergen County Pros- ecutor’s Office, a preliminary scene inves- tigation revealed there was no evidence of Officer Christopher Goodell pre-impact braking by the truck, a 2012 Freightliner 18-wheel tractor trailer; instead it appears from the roadway evidence that Cumberbatch left the marked lanes of travel and drove onto the shoulder, directly into the police car, without stopping or attempt- ing to stop. Investigators said Goodell’s sta- tionary, unmarked police car was entirely on the shoulder. Although his car was run- ning, Goodell’s emergency lights were not activated. Cumberbatch was charged following a cooperative investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecu- tor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit, under the direction of Chief Carmen (continued on page 23) A group of Ramapo High School students led by social studies teacher Meredith Noah spent 10 days in Europe this summer on a historical and cultural field trip. The group vis- ited England and France from July 3 through 12, said Noah, who is also the school’s Academic Decathlon coach and National Honor Society adviser. The visit to England included stops London, where stu- dents witnessed the changing of the guard, saw Big Ben and Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, took a tour of Windsor Castle, and went on the London Eye; and Canterbury, where students toured the medieval cathedral and tombs and explored the charming town. While in France, the group stopped in Normandy. Stu- dents visited the World War II Museum, the Caen Memorial, the cemetery, World War II bunkers, and Omaha Beach. The tour of France also included Rouen, where students saw the cathedral that stood as the backdrop when Joan of Arc was burned at the stake; St. Malo, a fortified medieval city, where students climbed the stairs to the top of the wall and toured the ramparts with a local tour guide. The tourists also vis- ited the beaches, went to Mont St. Michel, one of the oldest monasteries in France, and visited the Chartres Cathedral. In Paris, students visited Notre Dame, the Locks Bridge, the Louvre, Versailles, Montmartre, went up to Montparness, took a sunset cruise along the river Seine, and saw the Arch de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. The group included recent juniors Jessica Cooley, Thalia Holst, Rachel Josef, Devin Korney, Lexa Krajewski, Clay- ton Levy, Madison Nelson, Chrissy Perrone, Josh Pokorny, Hannah Scibetta, and Heather Williams; recent sophomores Collete Barca, Lizzy Jennings, Ashlyn McKenna, Matthew O’Brien, and Cassie Trudeau; and recent freshmen Salma Abdel-Wahab, Alex Munao, Michael Muller, and Jessica Per- rone. In addition to Noah, chaperones included social stud- ies teachers Athanassios Haralambopoulos, and Ruthann Inserra. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Midland Park Galasso to head Highland; Bache transferred to Godwin Both elementary schools in Midland Park will have new principals when school opens in September. The Midland Park Board of Education last week approved the transfer of Highland Principal Danielle Bache to become the prin- cipal of Godwin School and the appointment of Midland Park Junior/Senior High School Assistant Principal Peter Galasso as principal of Highland School. The appointments become effective Aug. 11. “During these times of swift and sweeping changes in New Jersey’s educational landscape, I’m very pleased to have two experienced in-district administrators in key district roles,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Cirasella. Galasso, hired in July, 2012 as MPHS athletic direc- tor/middle school assistant principal, has been the assis- tant principal at Midland Park High School for the past year, earning outstanding evaluations, according to Dr. Cirasella. He will be paid a salary of $110,000 in his new position. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as an educa- tional leader at Highland School,” said Galasso. “I was a teacher for grades 5-8 and with my assistant principalship at the 7-12 grade levels, I believe I know the skills that are necessary for students to possess when they move up to Best in Show winner Midland Park artist Carl L. Holst was awarded “Best of Show” at the Tinicum Arts Festival held in Tinicum Park, Erwinna, PA. on July 12 and 13. His painting, “Spring Lilacs”, was judged the best among oil, watercolor, pastel, photograph and mixed media entries. More than 300 artists and artisans participated in the festival. MPHS. I have a great team of teachers, and the parents and community in Midland Park support educational goals, so I am confident we will be successful. Highland already has a lot of great programs which we will look to expand, but we will also use the data we have to continually reassess where we are at, and where we want to go in terms of student achievement,” he added. A graduate of Sienna College in Albany, Galasso received his master’s in administration from Saint Thomas Aquinas College in New York. Prior to joining the staff of MPHS, he was a social studies teacher at New Milford High School for nine years, and also coached football, baseball and wrestling. “His experience with upper elementary education, including the specific challenges of the middle school grade span, offers a strong background for this position,” Dr. Cirasella said. She added that Bache and Galasso will be working together closely during August as they transi- tion to their new positions and collaborate in planning for the new school year. Bache has been an administrator in the district since 2009, serving as principal of both Godwin and Highland since she came to the district in July, 2009 until Matthew Murphy was appointed full-time principal of Godwin School in Aug, 2012. Murphy will leave next month to assume a similar position with the Glen Ridge School Dis- trict in Essex County. “Ms. Bache brings a strong record of excellent elementary principal experience to her work at Godwin,” said Dr. Cirasella. “She is excited by this new challenge and eager to begin the important work of guiding our youngest learners,” she added. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Business CHCC receives challenge grant from Bolger Foundation Above: Pictured, from left, are Tom Wells, Esq., Senior Partner and CFO, Wells, Jawroski & Liebman, LLP, and CEO and Trustee of The Bolger Foundation; Douglas A. Struyk, CPA, LNHA, Christian Health Care Center President and CEO; and JT Bolger, President, Bolger and Co., and Trustee of The Bolger Foundation. Right: Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital’s reno- vated C Wing Patient Lounge features a sky view ceiling light that depicts a bright summer sky, as well as many other amenities conducive to health, healing, and wellness. The Bolger Foundation was so impressed with Christian Health Care Center’s employees’ dedication to their patients that the foundation extended a challenge grant offering to match up to $100,000 of monies raised by the center’s first Employee Giving Campaign. Christian Health Care Center employ- ees accepted and met the challenge, and The Bolger Foundation recently presented a $100,000 check to Douglas A. Struyk, CPA, LNHA, CHCC’s president and CEO. These funds, along with all funds raised by CHCC employees, were used to renovate Ramapo Ridge inpatient medical director, and his wife hosted an employee barbecue at their home last summer, helping to raise a significant amount of money toward the Employee Giving Campaign. He shared a personal story of his mother’s experience at The David F. Bolger Post-acute Care Unit, and a plaque was dedicated in her memory, which is prominently displayed outside the renovated lounge at CHCC. “I truly appreciate the many employees who showed their support throughout the Employee Giving Campaign,” said Struyk. “Time and time again, I see and marvel at how dedicated and committed the team is to our mission and vision, and I am so grate- ful for the support of The Bolger Founda- tion, which also found inspiration from the generosity of our staff.” Ramapo Ridge employees provided valuable feedback about what would help enhance the new space. Renovations include a spa-like tiled bathroom and shower, a kitchenette so staff can provide nutritious snacks without leaving the unit, new windows that can be opened at the top to allow fresh air to circulate, and an 8-by- 10 foot sky view ceiling light that depicts a bright summer sky, a lovely view for any patient who is reclined in a geriatric chair. In addition, the staff now uses aromather- apy to aid relaxation and wellness. “The overall appearance of the new lounge is homey, warm, and welcoming, very unlike what has been historically con- structed in most psychiatric hospitals,” said Cathy Pilone, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, mental health services vice president/administra- tor. Christian Health Care Center provides a broad continuum of high-quality care, providing senior-life, short-term rehab, and mental-health services. As a non-profit organization, CHCC delivers care to the community based on the Christian prin- ciples on which it was founded more than a century ago. For more information, visit ChristianHealthCare.org. Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital’s C Wing Patient Lounge, creating a space that will be optimally conducive to health, heal- ing, and wellness. CHCC employees participated in a number of fundraising activities to meet this challenge. They sold specialty items, created a first-ever CHCC cookbook, donated auction baskets for and attended the Second Annual Beefsteak, and partici- pated in CHCC’s first Tribute in Lights, an opportunity to make a contribution in honor or memory of a loved one during the holiday season. In addition, Mohamed Elrafei, MD, BVMI secures $15,000 toward $25,000 challenge grant The OritaniBank Charitable Founda- tion and the Provident Bank Foundation have donated $10,000 and $5,000, respec- tively, to Bergen Volunteer Medical Ini- tiative to help BVMI meet the $25,000 fundraising challenge issued by the Rus- sell Berrie Foundation. The grant will be used for diabetes education and patient care. “A significant number of our patients are diabetic or pre-diabetic and this grant will enable us to further educate and treat this population,” stated BVMI Executive Director Amanda Missey. “Our Certified Diabetes Educators have found that patient education and treatment go hand-in-hand in combating this debilitating disease. We are grateful for the support from all three foundations.” The deadline for raising the remain- ing $10,000 needed to secure the Russell Berrie Foundation challenge grant is Oct. 1, 2014. Interested parties should contact Amanda Missey at (201) 518-8484 or amissey@bvmi.net. BVMI provides free primary and pre- ventive health care to low-income working adults in Bergen County without insur- ance or the means to pay for care. Last year, 65 volunteer physicians, nurse prac- titioners, nurses, social workers, dieticians and others treated 1,000 patients in over 6,000 medical visits. BVMI is completely dependent on contributed income from individuals, businesses, community groups, and foun- dations. BVMI Healthcare Center, a state- licensed ambulatory care facility, is located at 241 Moore Street in Hackensack. Call (201) 342-2478 or visit www.bvmi.org. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Villadom Sports Championship softball team honored in Wyckoff The 2014 Indian Hills High School Girls Varsity Soft- ball Team recently capped its record-breaking 34-0 season by topping Toms River North High School 8-5 to win the 2014 New Jersey Group III State Championship. Last week, the team, Coach Joe Leicht and Assistant Coaches Phil Lomenzo and Bob Alexander were recog- nized by the Township of Wyckoff. The team includes seniors Kelsey Coughlin, Devin Durando, Julia Ferraro, Nicole Leocata, Madison Levine, and Kelsey Oltmanns; juniors Shelby Allen, Gabrielle Aversa, Katelin Clancy, Julia Collins, Karley Jo Greulich, Zoe Johnson, Nicole Palin, and Amanda Shepard; and sophomores Gina DeO- liveira and Nicole Mellone. Wyckoff Mayor Douglas J. Christie’s proclamation noted that the team was the only undefeated high school team in New Jersey, and ended the season with 34 wins, the most wins ever posted by a New Jersey team. Earlier in the season, the Indian Hills team won a 5-4 victory over Immaculate Heart Academy to earn the 2014 Bergen County Softball Championship, and won the Big North Conference Freedom Division with a record of 10-0. The team was the Number 1 ranked team in the State of New Jersey by the Star-Ledger and won Team of the Year honors from The Record. The Indian Hills team was also ranked #14 in the United States by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and #13 in the country in the Max Preps National Poll. Wyckoff’s resolution states, “Now, therefore, be it pro- claimed by the Township Committee of the Township of Wyckoff, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey that the The 2014 Indian Hills High School Girls Varsity Softball Team with Wyckoff Township Committee members. Indian Hills High School Girls Varsity Softball Team, Coach Joe Leicht, and his staff are hereby extended con- gratulations on behalf of our entire community for the significant success they have achieved, and our thanks for serving as positive role models for the young athletes of our community, and for illustrating the rewards which can be achieved through commitment and diligence in pursuing excellence.” Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 �� Welcome to PROVISIONS atherine thrilled PROVISIONS Home C envisioned Freebody was a in business, and Park to open is on enjoying 1. the This independence, of and three Garden had al- at 42 Central Avenue Midland May mother ways owning creativity, David Barclay launches New Life Hearing Experience the Brain-Body Connection at Reebel Wellness Ensuring your travel is always safe! and control of being an entrepreneur. PROVISIONS carries quality mid century modern home furnishings, art, and lighting, and unique handmade accessories, gifts, and small batch food products. Catherine and her partner, Michael Serventi, have been eagerly dedicating themselves to finding treasures. Provisions is closed on Mondays and opens at noon on Friday so the pair can travel the tri-state area picking up items that speak to their aesthetic and sense of design. “We have made contact with people, purely by accident, who get excited about what we are doing and turn us on to other people and products,” Catherine Catherine Freebody remarked. “Both of us tend to be on the quiet, unassuming side,” Michael said, “but these connections we are making boost our confidence and expand our network for ‘picking.’” Catherine recently opened up a store on etsy.com (etsy.com/shop/ProvisionsNJ), a corner on Krrb.com (krrb.com/66127), and is constantly updating the store’s face- book page (www.facebook.com/provisionsnjhomeandgarden). She is currently working with a team to develop PROVISIONS’ webpage. “We love how many people enter our space and pause, look, around and say how they cannot wait to take the time to look around at everything. Vintage Pyrex is a big hit. Most everyone checks out our small batch, delicious jams made in Brooklyn, and our amazing line of vinyl floor mats that mimic vintage linoleum,” Catherine points out. PROVISIONS also provides garden and home design consultations and design services. In addition, Catherine and Michael run estate sales for area customers. They offer friendly, efficient service and take time to research and understand the value of the items available. Catherine and Michael are very pleased with the positive response from the local community. Call (201) 857-3335 or email provisionsnj@gmail.com for details. F requently forgetting names or phone numbers? Losing keys, cell phone, or glasses? Looking for ways to de-stress, focus, and exercise your brain? Reena Chawla invites the community to experience integrated body and brain fitness under one roof at Reebel Wellness. In just hour-long sessions, experience improvement in brain and body fitness through their unique five-step circuit- training for the brain. A brain injury survivor, Reena de- signed and developed cutting-edge “brain training” programs in 2005. More than 2,600 people have benefited from these programs at various venues since then. With the help of advanced research, medical professionals and par- ticipant feedback, the program offerings are constantly being improved. Reebel’s trainers and medical advis- ers have put together the right balance of modern health science and ancient practices to help you achieve measur- able benefits, and equip you with tools you can take away. This is a “gadget-free” zone for a mindful, de-stressing experience. It’s a go-to place for kids, moms, and care-givers, and a spot for the whole family to interact together! Reebel’s program benefits those who have experienced a stroke or concussion, chemotherapy, brain injury, and post-traumatic stress. Activities in- clude physical exercises and cardio, CommonSense Yoga™, breathing exercises, meditation, Zumba™, brain games, and more. The studio is complemented by a serene lounge and café. “Brains can be trained,” Reena asserts, noting that stimuli help form new neu- ral connections to help boost memory, focus, and recall. Newcomers receive a FREE basic diagnostic test to determine their learning styles and a complete wellness assessment. Over time, clients report improvements in their ability to remember information, do faster math, better overall well-being, and greater confidence and happiness. D avid Barclay is excited to finally have opened his own hearing health care practice on the border of Midland Park and Wyckoff. His practice, New Life Hearing, will provide a free, comprehensive hearing test and tympanometry (measuring the effectiveness of the eardrum and middle ear cavity) to 1,500 clients this year. Hearing problems occur in about 10 percent of the American public, and affect one of every three people over the age of 65. Hearing is the third most common health concern, yet it goes largely unchecked by the medical community. “Our hearing test is fun and full of informa- David Barclay tion,” says David. “We take the time to care- fully explain the effect of the hearing issue, and how it plays into everyday living.” The test is the first step in discovering why a client is struggling. The hearing industry fails to talk about the most basic human need affected by hearing loss: intimacy. “People require intimacy, they look for it anywhere they can, but intimacy is broken when hearing loss forces conversation to become just basic informa- tion,” David explains. Without those deep relations, people can start to feel “disconnected with a feeling of uselessness,” he says. Continued disregard can usher in depression and short-term memory loss, with an increased chance of dementia by two to four times. “I want to save people from a life disconnected and bring back a fullness of living with confidence. I want to enable flowing conversation both at distance and in noisy environments. I want to provide new life.” Take a free, discreet, online hearing test at newlifehearingservice.com, and view pictures of the New Life Hearing office by clicking on the “Instagram” button. The office is located at 700 Godwin Avenue, Suite 300 in Midland Park. There is plenty of parking and an elevator. Call (201) 444-8500 for more information or to schedule an appointment. A fter completing her Infectious Dis- eases training at Columbia-Pres- byterian Medical Center in New York City and working her private practice for 16 years, Jacqueline M. Vierheilig, M.D. saw the need to help ensure area residents have a safe and healthy jour- ney while traveling abroad. She decided to blend her interests in medicine and world travel and launched an enterprise that lends medical support to the travel- ing public. New Jersey Travel Clinic, LLC offers travelers pre- and post-trip medi- cal advice, preventive care, and immuni- zations according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations. Jacqueline M. Vierheilig, MD “I am so fortunate to work in a field where I can combine two loves: infectious diseases and travel. My parents gave me the gift of travel at a young age, and I have never looked back,” says Dr. Vierheilig, who has traveled extensively in Latin America, Europe, China, and Australia. The northern New Jersey area is home to people who travel for business, pleasure, study abroad, volunteer work, and to visit friends and relatives around the globe. New Jersey Travel Clinic is one of the area’s few authorized Yellow Fever vaccination centers, making it a destination for many world travelers. People who are “on the go” are welcome to make an appointment on the clinic’s user-friendly website. After you buy your airline ticket and reserve your hotel room, contact Dr. Vierheilig to help ensure your travel will be safe. For more information, visit www.njtravelclinic.com or call (201) 345-4550. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 �� Digital Marketing Revolution with Green Lion Digital With the right partner, it’s possible to build your business in any economy. Be- cause a company’s Internet presence and customer engagement make a significant impact on success, Tom Murphy of Green Lion Digital helps his clients succeed through innovative techniques utilizing the latest technologies tailored for their business goals. Green Lion Digital provides: • Responsive website design and development. “We have been building all of our sites in a way that responds to the device you are viewing it on,” says Tom. “With the rise of mobile traffic and smartphone use, the user’s experience is enhanced with responsive de- velopment techniques that improve on-site conversions.” • Green Lion Digital’s search engine optimiza- tion program is one of the best in the industry. “We work with you to identify relevant key Tom Murphy phrases that drive traffic; then we continue to build those phrases month after month to dominate your market,” Tom adds. • Custom mobile application development helps engage and reward loyal custom- ers while increasing sales and customer service. • Green Lion Digital has revolutionized the delivery of large amounts of data or “big data” through GLD Reports, a portal and proprietary technology. This busi- ness intelligence reporting tool allows businesses to effectively share data to large user groups, eliminating the internal overhead and licensing expenses. “Everything I do is about improving business results. A website, mobile app, or digital marketing strategy must achieve the goals defined by the business and de- liver a measurable return on investment.” Tom, a 20-year resident of Franklin Lakes, holds a BS in finance from The Ohio State University and earned his MBA in e-Commerce and finance from Rutgers University. Green Lion Digital is located at 633 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. To learn more, call (201) 891-0700 or visit www.greenliondigital.com. Dr. Elizabeth Ellen - Orthodontist D r. Elizabeth Ellen is a third generation orthodontist. Her grandfather and father both enjoyed 40 years of orthodontic practice, and she carries on the tradition of helping patients keep teeth healthy and functional for a lifetime, along the way improving the self conﬁdence that comes from a beautiful new smile. Her professionally trained, highly capable ofﬁce staff works as a team to assure their patients’ progress and success. Their approach is personal, developing warm relationships with their patient families during and after treatment. This relation- ship begins with a simple ofﬁce visit for an examination and evaluation to determine if and when orthodontic treatment is in order. Dr. Ellen received her undergradu- ate degree at Tufts University, and spent a year at the Harvard School of Public Health before resuming her studies at the University of Pennsylvania Dental School. She completed a clinical clerkship in the Department of Oral Surgery at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and received her Orthodontic degree from the Univer- sity of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Ortho- dontics at Columbia University and is a member of the Craniofacial Team at St. Dr. Elizabeth Ellen Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She often speaks to children in grade schools about oral and dental health topics. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Pressman, a Livingston dentist, have a daugh- ter, 15, and a son, 12. They live in Franklin Lakes. Dr. Ellen explains that the majority of patients are ready to begin orthodontic treatment between the ages of 7 and 12 years. With the increasing popularity of adult orthodontics, Dr. Ellen enjoys treating many adult patients in her practice. Dr. Ellen offers a variety of budgeting options and makes every effort to maxi- mize the insurance beneﬁts to which clients are entitled. Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Dr. Ellen has ofﬁces at 808 High Mountain Road in Franklin Lakes (201-891- 4606) and at 659 Valley Road in Wayne (973-694-8082). Visit online at www. drellenortho.com Tutor Me After 3: A brighter future is just around the corner I current curriculum. Because Tutor Me After 3’s teachers are from the local districts, they are familiar with the core curriculum changes and are up-to-date with everything being taught in the Ashley hires teachers who are currently employed local classrooms. “All of our teachers have master’s within the local school districts to provide one-on- one tutoring and enrichment that supplements the degrees and are certified in Orton Gillingham, a specialty reading program that uses a multi-sensory approach,” Ashley explains. “It is a tough certification to attain, and it is a very successful program. It can cut the amount of tutoring needed in half.” n November of 2013, Ashley Benanti launched Tutor Me After 3 at 372 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff with the goal of customizing the tutoring experience. This Wyckoff native and graduate of the local school district welcomes students from kindergarten through those preparing for the SATs. Ashley working on phonics with kindergartener Isabella Marcos. Exterior of 372 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff NJ She says she has watched students who arrive at in court twice to defend students whose scores have Tutor Me After 3 struggling with their work leave improved exponentially. with a newfound sense of confidence and love for In September, TMA3 will launch a preschool learning. program and kindergarten enrichment for students “We go above and beyond,” she adds, “This is who attend half-day kindergarten. There will be not just tutoring. We put our heart into each child two sessions: one in the morning and one in the with customized programs and integrate tools for afternoon, which both model after Wyckoff’s academic success.” kindergarten schedule. Ashley holds two master’s degrees and has been During the summer, the teachers work on tutoring privately for over 12 years. Her specialty is SAT preparation. She has developed her own program enrichment projects for the upcoming school year based on years of experience, and has hit upon a so they will be ready for the fall. Get the 2014- recipe for success. In fact, her students have been 15 school year off to a great start! Learn more at so successful that Ashley has been asked to appear tutormeafter3.com or call (201) 891-8100. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Perspective is everything The time between July 4 and 14 was highlighted by an event that caused a certain amount of consternation in some quarters and jubilation in others. In World Cup action, the German soccer team reduced the hapless Bra- zilians to tears and defeated Argentina in the final game, provoking the Argentineans to injure 20 policemen. This was brought home to me while I was driving up the road and saw a black car coming the other way with a large German flag displayed on a side-post. The car was American-made, which is always great news. This flag is not one displayed very often in the United States, but the colors are unmistakable. In 1919, The Weimar Republic voted to haul down the Imperial German flag and replace it with the flag flown over the various German-speaking states in 1848-49 until the unification movement talked itself out of doing anything. The Imperial flag was based on the colors of the two North German states: black and white for Prussia, red and white for Hanover. These were the two large North German countries which had fought as allies of Britain against Napoleon. Prussia then gobbled up Hanover, which is probably why the red stripe got on the German national flag and definitely why the last king of Hanover, George V, lost his job. The south German states fought mostly for Napo- leon and when flag-making time rolled around, they got stiffed. When Weimar succeeded the Kaiser, the gold band succeeded the white band, which may have been an insult to both Prussia and Hanover. Prussians and Hanoverians noted that this was the perfect choice for liberal Germany’s new flag. The gold stood for the past. Goethe and Schiller were long dead and Wagner and Brahms were more recently dead. The red was for the present. Communists took over the North German seaports and Munich and had a try at Berlin. The black stood for the future. I was somewhat interested in the soccer showdown, but not enough to lose much sleep over the game. I learned that Germany had won in a 1-0 match against Argentina, which did not surprise me much, and that some Argen- tine fans had rioted, which did not surprise me at all. Two events had preoccupied me far more than the World Cup. The day before, I had seen a dead squirrel two blocks from my house, and I was concerned that it might have been the tenant of our garage. The garage squirrel is, I think, a third-generation hometown resident and he frequently shows up at breakfast time to see how things are going and amuses me, as did his grandfather before him. I was relieved, shortly afterward to find that the garage squirrel was still alive and the victim was, in a manner of speaking, somebody else’s squirrel. The death of any harmless wild creature is sad, and they contribute to a more symbiotic world by turning man-made and nat- ural scrap food into organic fertilizer. They also provide amusement in idle moments. I wish people would drive more carefully. The other major event of the weekend was the death of Lorin Maazel. PBS took some note of the soccer match: They played 20 minutes of Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal” in honor of Germany, and a two-minute tango in honor of Argentina. I found that slightly condescending. PBS certainly spent more time on Maazel than they did on the soccer match, and rightly so. Maazel was born in France while his American Jewish parents were studying music. His grandfather, Isaac Maazel, was a violinist with the Metropolitan Opera for several decades. Lorin -- “Little Lorin,” as they called him - - was a child prodigy on the violin and the piano, and later shifted to conducting. At the age of 30, in 1960, Maazel became the first American and the youngest conductor to conduct at Bayreuth, the Wagner Memo- rial in Bavaria. He also served as chief conductor of the Berlin Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, at the New York Phil- harmonic, and at the Munich Opera. He conducted the PBS New Year’s Concert from Vienna, a broadcast heard around the world eight times, most recently in 2005. Maazel and his wife, the German actress-musi- cian Dietlinde Turban, operated a foundation where they fostered young American artists and introduced Rappahannock County, Virginia, to German classi- cal music and some of the more progressive Broadway shows. People hope it continues. Maazel’s one opera, based on George Orwell’s “1984” was not a success, but he worked on one film opera that was unforgettable: the film version of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” that featured Maazel as the conductor, Julia Migenes as the fiery and dangerously fickle Carmen, and Placido Domingo as the hapless Don Jose. This is the perfect introductory film for ado- lescents who think opera is a snore where men wear silk stockings and powdered wigs and young women twitter and chirp instead of screaming. I remember a guy once twitted me about opera as not being a fit topic for he-man husbands and fathers like ourselves. Then he told me that I had to give a really strong pull on the door of his rusty old pickup truck. I ripped the door off the hinges and handed it to him. I wish I had a movie of that. Maazel also composed a 75-minute collation called “The Ring without Words” in which he condensed Wagner’s 18-hour cycle of four operas about lust, greed, and murder into an hour and a quarter. “The Ring of the Nibelung” captures the dramatic mood without ref- erence to the plot, yet it is in no way condescending. Maazel knew about Wagner’s shady character and about the very shady characters who co-opted his music. He also knew Wagner was the greatest musical genius of his era, though it was not politically correct to say so until the World Cup final. Maazel was an international cultural treasure, and his departure made a much greater impact on me than an international sports event. He was even bigger than the Olympics. His talent and his vision were both for real and not for sale. So it is all a matter of perspective. Rooting for national soccer teams is rather like worrying about your own garage squirrels. They mean a lot to you, but nobody else much cares. The collective concern of both Brazil and Argentina should perhaps be saving the rain forests, which are of concern to the whole world. Global warming is a much bigger deal than the World Cup. Brazil has a surprisingly good record on indigenous Indians. The Argentineans exterminated theirs, just as the Americans, Australians, and Chileans exterminated the harmless Indians of California, one of history’s least remembered genocides. The environment, the particu- lar concern about civil rights, not just for the Indians, and the need for civility at international events, should be more important to any lucid person than who won a sports event. So should the lives of people who foster apolitical respect and appreciation for great art and great music, which help to bring people together instead of prompting them to throw rocks at policemen. Letters to the Editor Finds extrapolation bogus Dear Editor: John Koster has written “Can history survive the flag wavers?” for his July 16 article. A better title would have been, “Can history survive John Koster, Wikipe- dia, and PBS?” Extrapolating from the Sultana to all of history and behavior and conflicts and humanity -- broad, but bogus. We surely owe every one of those soldiers in the U.S. armed forces a great debt. And yes, without our armed forces (members of the greatest generation), the survi- vors of World War II in the U.S. would be speaking Japa- nese or German. Stephen Struk Wyckoff Pezzuti appointed police chief (continued from page 5) administrative capacity as the department executive officer. The previous police chief, Irving Conklin, served in that position from 2000 until July 2010, when he retired. In a cost saving effort, the borough then agreed to rehire Conklin as a part-time public safety director six months after he retired, which would comply with the state’s pension requirements. Seltenrich served as acting police chief for six months after the previous chief retired in July 2010, and during those six months Conklin was the borough’s part-time public safety director, a position he held until he again retired in February 2012. Seltenrich was then named police chief. Seltenrich said he takes pride in seeing that his department has grown and improved over the past 38 years. He claims the department is now what he con- siders to be one of the best police departments in New Jersey. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Franklin Lakes Scribe Trustees to meet at new time The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, July 22 at a new time: 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Franklin Avenue Middle School at 755 Franklin Avenue. The public is invited. Audition for Frite-Nite Franklin Lakes teens in grades six and up are invited to audition for the library’s Frite-Nite Spooktacular. Audi- tions will be held Thursday, July 24 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the library at 470 DeKorte Drive. Frite-Nite will be held Oct. 24. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Bible Camp registration under way High Mountain Presbyterian Church, located at 730 Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes, invites children in pre-K through grade six to its Vacation Bible Camp, “Weird Animals.” From Aug. 13 through 15, the free camp will meet from 9 a.m. to noon and will feature crazy crit- ters, games, music, snacks, and more. Pre-registration is required. Visit pcfl.org. Students who will be entering seventh grade in the fall through adults are welcome to volunteer with the program. Contact Patricia Pastás at (201) 891-0511 or patpastas@msn.com. Nature Day Camps available Lorrimer Sanctuary in Franklin Lakes is hosting a vari- ety of Nature Day Camps. Programs are designed to foster environmental awareness and an appreciation of the natu- ral world. Camps will feature direct experience with the natural world through hands-on activities, games, crafts, and nature exploration. Children ages four through six are invited to attend Tadpole Camp. Tadpoles will meet for one-week sessions. The last session will be held the week of Aug. 18. Junior Naturalists, who are ages seven through 11, may attend camp the week of Aug. 11. Those in the Tadpole and the Junior Naturalists camps will spend most of the day outdoors on the sanctuary’s 14- acre property. Both of these camps will meet from 10 a.m. WEA awards scholarships (continued from page 4) initiative. Perry will attend Lehigh University in the fall. Sander, who attended Lincoln School and Eisenhower Middle School, will be headed to the University of Virginia in late August, where he will continue his involvement in marching band. He plays tuba and other instruments. He served as a section leader in the Ramapo High School Marching Band and was captain of the school’s Academic Decathlon team. He completed numerous honors and Advanced Placement classes, and began a tutoring busi- ness that helps many Wyckoff students review and master key math skills. The WEA is a professional organization comprised of faculty and staff of the Wyckoff Public Schools. Court remands Aldo’s case (continued from page 4) proposed use to existing businesses elsewhere in the municipality, but the record is surely ambiguous. Even if the retail sale of alcohol is considered ‘incidental’ to the operation of a restaurant, we cannot assess whether it is ‘customary’ in the township...We also note that the ordi- nance does not specifically define ‘restaurant’ or ‘tavern’ and both are included in the schedule of permitted uses in the CBD (central business district)...We are compelled...to reverse and remand the matter to the (Wyckoff Planning) Board, which shall determine whether it has jurisdiction to consider Aldo’s application. We leave the conduct of the remand hearing to the board’s discretion, and we do not retain jurisdiction.” The judges, however, concurred that the Wyckoff Plan- ning Board members were within their rights to permit off-street parking by variance for Aldo’s after five local hearings in Wyckoff. “We...rejected Wyckoff (Shopping) Center’s claims regarding the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by the ordinance...The board concluded that the principal use of the property was as a restaurant, and as such, the parking requirements for that use dictated the minimum number of necessary spaces and the formula for calculating same. As to restaurants, the ordinance included all ‘tables, bar seats, and parking needs gener- ated by employees’ within the one parking space per three seats ratio. We reject these additional; arguments made by Wyckoff (Shopping) Center concerning the meaning of the ordinance.” The hearings at which the popular restaurant requested Wyckoff Planning Board approval were attended by a number of residents wearing T-shirts that said “We Love Aldo’s.” Wyckoff officials said privately that they were glad the parking decision had been confirmed by the appel- late court and are now awaiting the review as to whether the Wyckoff Planning Board had clear jurisdiction in the matter of permitting Aldo’s Restaurant to sell both wine and dinners. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday in weekly sessions. The fee for each session is $295. There will be a Reptile and Amphibian Camp for youngsters age eight through 12. Campers will spend the week traveling by van to a different natural area each day in search of slimy, scaly friends. No stone will be left unturned. Field trips will include Ramapo Lake, the Celery Farm Natural Area, Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, and Campgaw Reservation. This program, led by Sanctuary Director Patrick Scheuer, will meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions will be held the weeks of July 21 and Aug. 11. The cost for each session is $360. The camps are inspected and certified by New Jersey State Board of Health. To register, call the sanctuary office at (201) 891-2185. New Jersey Audubon’s Lorrimer Sanctu- ary is located at 790 Ewing Avenue in Franklin Lakes. Summer Reading Club set Readers and pre-readers of all ages who live in Franklin Lakes are welcome to join “Fizz Boom Read!” the library’s summer club. Club members are encouraged to keep a record of how many books they have read on the library’s official Read- ing Log, and check in with the library weekly to receive a prize. To join, visit the children’s department to sign-up in person anytime during regular library hours. All members of the club receive a prize just for joining! Registration may also be completed online at www.franklinlakeslibrary. org. The program will run through Aug. 18. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Car wash fundraiser set The Franklin Lakes 12U War Eagles Travel Baseball Team is traveling to Cooperstown in July. As part of the team’s fundraising efforts, the boys are selling tickets for car washes at Urban Auto Spa. Tickets may be used at both spa locations: 827 Franklin Avenue in Franklin Lakes and 785 Route 17 in Ramsey. The auto spa will donate 50 per- cent of the proceeds from the ticket sale. Tickets are $20, and entitle the bearer to a “silver wash special.” A book containing tickets for five car washes is available for $100. Contact Laura at sjmomma@optonline. net to purchase tickets. Teens invited to join reading club The Franklin Lakes Library’s “Spark a Reaction” read- ing club for teens is under way. During the summer, par- ticipants will be encouraged to keep a log of what they read and visit the library each week to win prizes. Readers who write book reviews may post their comments at franklin- lakeslibrary.org. Each time a review is submitted, the writ- er’s name will be entered into a contest for a gift card. The winner will be announced on Aug. 22. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Correction The comments by Robert Madeiros in the overnight parking ordinance that appeared in the July 16 edition of Villadom TIMES have been clarified as follows: Mr. Madeiros said he hoped that enforcement will be pursued by the zoning officer because in the past, it has been neigh- bor versus neighbor, and usually a formal complaint on the part of a neighbor had been required before any enforce- ment or action ever took place. He clarified his comments further saying that the trailer or vehicle is never a problem for the resident who has it because, if he or she isn’t selling or moving, it’s not the resident’s problem, it’s only a prob- lem for the neighbors. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Obituaries Frank Carcione Sr. Frank Carcione Sr. of Wyckoff and Naples, Florida died July 12. He was 86. Born in New York, he grew up in Sicily and Torino. He spent his youth fighting with the partisans in northern Italy along with the Allies in World War II and received a special commendation for bravery. He retired in 1993 from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as a civil engineer. He was the past presi- dent of UNICO in Park Ridge and a member of the Soci- ety of Civil Engineers. He is survived by his wife Rose Carcione, his children Yvonne A. Connors and Frank Car- cione Jr., D.M.D., and five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Arthur ‘Ed’ Cederstrom Arthur “Ed” Cederstrom of Hawthorne, formerly of Wyckoff and Elmwood Park, died July 17. He was 93. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was truck driver for Allied Chemical. He was a member of the Marines Gooney Birds and a member of Hawthorne Gospel Church of Hawthorne. He is sur- vived by his grandchildren Sarah Sless of Hawthorne, Beth Antoci of North Haledon, Gary Sless of Hawthorne, Rebecca Gravina of Hillsdale, and Louis Perno of Geor- gia. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Helena (nee O’Haus) Ced- erstrom and his daughter Charlotte Sless. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Haw- thorne. Muriel Andersen Fielding Muriel Andersen Fielding of Glen Rock, formerly of Wyckoff and Oradell, died July 11. She was 82. She attended Furman University in Greenville, South. She was a member of Salute to Women in the Arts, the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, and the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library. She is survived by her children Andrew T. Fielding of Austin, Texas and Megan L. Field- ing of San Francisco, California and one granddaughter. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Art Center of Northern New Jersey, 250 Center Street, New Milford, NJ 07646. Christopher Goodell Christopher Goodell of Waldwick died July 17. He was 32. He graduated from Waldwick High School in 2000 and served in the United States Marine Corps for the next six years. He was a member of the Borough of Waldwick Police Department, and was president of PBA Local 217 in Waldwick and Allendale. He is survived by his parents Mark E. Goodell and Patricia J. (nee Flynn) Goodell of Waldwick, his sister Nicole Priestner of Midland Park, and his fiancée Jillian Voss of Waldwick. He is also survived by his niece Patricia Dille and his nephew Brian Priestner. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. at Saint Luke’s R.C. Church, 340 Franklin Turn- pike in Ho-Ho-Kus followed by interment in the church cemetery. Salvatore Isgro Salvatore Isgro of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Mahwah, died July 16. He was 77. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was born in Barcellona, Italy. Before retiring in 1998, he was an electronic engineer with Raytheon Company in Mahwah. He was a parishioner of Saint Ann Melkite Cath- olic Church in Woodland Park. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 11 in Livingston and of the Franklin Lakes Senior Group. He is survived by his wife Stella (nee Eid-Sabbagh) Isgro of Franklin Lakes and his children Carl Isgro of West Milford and Vera Tice of Carlisle, Mas- sachusetts. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his siblings Fortunata Santangelo of Riverdale, Annette Vogt of Wanaque, Luciano Isgro of Little Ferry, Arturo Isgro of Ringwood, and Tindero Isgro of Melbourne, Flor- ida. He was predeceased by his parents Carlo and Venera (nee Alesci), his brother Joseph Isgro, and his nephew Ralph Santangelo. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. June W. Jasper June W. Jasper, nee Worrell, of Wayne, formerly of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes, died July 14. She was 94. She was a member of Wyckoff Reformed Church. She is survived by her daughter Nancy Simcox of Franklin Lakes, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She was predeceased by her daughter Judy Moritz. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Bernard J. Levine Bernard J. Levine of Wyckoff died July 16. He was the owner of Plaza Pharmacy in Closter and had been a phar- macist since the age of 19. He was the youngest registered pharmacist in New Jersey at the time. He is survived by his wife Dr. Seyma Levine (nee Ocko) and his children Wayne Levine, Esq. and Dr. Susan Levine Kahane. He is also survived by five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus. June R. Marlow June R. Marlow of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Wyckoff, Midland Park, and Ridgewood, died July 11. She was 90. Her husband, Richard Marlow, was one of three children of Marlow Pumps’ founder Alfred S. Marlow, and he operated the manufacturing businesses in Mid- land Park prior to his retirement. She is survived by her children Joan Miller of Upper Saddle River and Robert Marlow of Annandale, and one granddaughter. Memorial donations may be made to Sunnyside Foundation, 5201 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, FL 34232. Services will be held at Sunnyside Village Chapel in Sarasota, Florida at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 Theresa R. Pontrelli Theresa R. Pontrelli, nee Quaranta, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Point Pleasant Beach, died July 13. She was 88. She graduated from Highland Park High School, Dou- glass College at Rutgers University, and Katharine Gibbs in New York. She was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her children Teresa Fitzsimmons of Scottsdale, Arizona; Donna Pontrelli and Gina Pontrelli, both of Hawthorne; Carol Bernard of Fairfield, Connecticut; Monica Guy of North Carolina; and Christopher Pontrelli of Franklin Lakes. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brothers Dr. Frank Quaranta and Samuel Quaranta. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Good Counsel Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 6068, Hoboken, NJ 07030 or Animal Friends of Franklin Lakes, c/o of Frank- lin Lakes Animal Hospital. Donald G. White Donald G. White of Paramus, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 15. He was 76. Before retiring, he was a toll col- lector for the Garden State Parkway for over 40 years. He was a Mason with Lodge 194 in Richfield Park. He is sur- vived by his wife Cheryl (nee Wilson) of Paramus, his son William Glen White of Mammoth Lakes, California, and his sister Marilyn Holt. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to The Make a Wish Foundation, 1034 Salem Road, P.O. Box 4028, Union, NJ 07083. William Williams III William Williams III of River Edge, formerly of Mid- land Park, died July 14. He was 62. He earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Rider College, and began his career at National Bank of North America in New York as a real estate loan officer. He earned an MBA from Har- vard Business School and was employed by BF Goodrich in Akron, Ohio in financial analysis and marketing. Later, he joined the pharmaceutical distribution industry work- ing at Harris Wholesale in Solon, Ohio and Neuman Dis- tributors in Moonachie as a vice president of sales and marketing. He was also vice president of industry and professional affairs for the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association in Washington, D.C. for many years. He is survived by his children Shanna M. Williams and Derek C. Williams, his mother Janet E. (nee Norris) Williams, and his brother Wayne B. Williams. He was predeceased by his father William E. Williams Jr. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the West Side Presbyterian Church Youth Program. Gofﬂe closed (continued from page 3) and Newtown Road construction over the past couple of weeks and said he has had no complaints. Traffic will be detoured using Rock Road and Lincoln Avenue. The traffic detour is being coordinated with the local police departments. Right turns will be allowed during construction traveling from Wyckoff Avenue to Goffle Road, and left turns will be allowed traveling from Goffle Road to Wyckoff Avenue. All other turning movements at Wyckoff Avenue and Goffle Road will be prohibited by the road closure. The construction will impact NJ Transit commuter bus operations. It is anticipated that the same stops will be made along Goffle Road, but times may be affected. Residents whose commute includes accessing public transportation located within the work zones should con- tact their bus company to determine the alternate pick-up location during the road closing/detour. All schedules are tentative and subject to weather con- ditions. Access to the A&P supermarket, Kuiken Bros. Lumber and other businesses adjacent to the intersections, as well as pedestrian traffic, will be kept open when fea- sible. The work, which has already been completed at New- town Road and Sicomac Avenue, is a joint project between the NJ Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway Corp. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Wyckoff Wanderings Preschoolers welcome at camp Camp Little Feet at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff still has openings for its pre- school summer program. Camp will be in session through Aug. 22. For more infor- mation, visit bethrishon.org or call Debby Landesman at (201) 891-6074. Temple Beth Rishon is located at 585 Russell Avenue. Blood Drive set The Wyckoff Public Library will host a blood drive on July 29. The drive will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. at the library facility at 200 Woodland Avenue, All types of blood are needed, espe- cially types O- and O+. Any healthy indi- vidual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donat- ing and must bring identification showing signature. To schedule an appointment in advance, stop by the reference desk or call (201) 891- 4866, option 2. Walk-ins are welcome. The drive is being held in conjunction with Community Blood Services, which supplies blood products to more than 20 hospitals in New Jersey, including 100 per- cent of the blood used at Hackensack Uni- versity Medical Center, Bergen Regional Medical Center, and St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Temple plans Folk Rock Service Temple Beth Rishon, located at 585 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, will host a Shabbat Tzavta, a participatory folk-rock musical service, on Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. This upbeat service will include selec- tions from contemporary and classical rep- ertoires and folk rock melodies. The service will feature liturgical selections written by Sol Zim, Jeff Klepper, Shlomo Carlebach, Debbie Friedman, Craig Taubman, Leon- ard Cohen, Rick Recht, Noah Aronson, Max Janowski, and Joshua Nelson and tra- ditional motifs, Israeli melodies, and syna- Young stamp designers honored Wyckoff Postmaster Alison James personally congratulated the winners of the Abraham Lincoln School’s 2014 “Heroes” Stamp Design Competition, held annually among the third grade classes of teachers Mary Butter, Eileen Russell, and Linda Azzollini. The competition has been jointly sponsored by the school administration and teachers since 1990, when the Stamp Club was established by then-Postmaster Thomas Vacca and now-retired Waldwick Postmaster Robert VanDerClock. Each class produced two winners and one honorable mention finalist, with a “special mention” honoring a tenth stu- dent among non-finalists. Winners for 2014 were students Emma Maguire, Leah Lorenz, Brooke Surratt, Alexandra Cahill, Renne Baavinger, and Morgan Panebianco. Emma Gold- steen, Stephanie Bachmann, and Colin Weichmann received honorable mention. The special mention finalist from Eileen Russell’s 3-R Class was Jimmy Pappas. The respective winning entries hon- ored relatives, teachers, and friends who have had a profound impact on their lives. Topics covered lifetime achievements, heroic rescues, battles against disease, mentoring, and special friendship. The awards assembly was hosted by School Principal Dr. Mary Orr with Postmasters James and VanDerClock. Attending classes and teachers were joined by many of the finalists’ parents and family members, who were secretly notified of the honors for the respec- gogue melodies from Argentina. The service will be led by Cantor Ilan Mamber with Mark Kantrowitz on guitar, Cantor Mamber on guitar and harp, Jane Koch on keyboards, Jacob Niederman on saxophone, Jimmy Cohen on percussion, and other guest musicians. Dessert and coffee reception will follow the service. For more information, call (201) 891-4466 or visit www.bethrishon.org. New borough logo (continued from page 5) the Graphic Design II students at Indian Hills, who are taught by Kimberly Batti. They worked on developing a logo for the borough since December 2013, when Hart asked them to create a new one for the bor- ough. Batti explained that, in this design chal- lenge, her students experienced the entire design process a professional designer would have to work through. The graphic design classes met with Hart, researched the history of Franklin Lakes, and collab- oratively brainstormed before sketching a series of images that would be developed into a polished logo. Each student worked through the creative process to present the borough with professional designs and two student proposals were then selected by the Franklin Lakes Web Team to be further developed, revised, and refined over several months and based on feedback provided by the team. Their efforts were rewarded on June 5, when the Franklin Lakes Mayor and Coun- cil unanimously agreed to approve one of the two designs as the new Franklin Lakes logo after receiving feedback from the public. “One of the many challenges of develop- ing a successful logo design is that the logo must have visual impact and identify the brand within a limited space,” Batti said. “In addition to the technical restrictions of a logo design, students must also please the client by adapting the designs to meet the needs of the client. This is no small task and, at times, the creative process can feel quite frustrating, but the final product is worth the process.” Petty, the designer of one of the logos said, “It was a great experience to work on a project for a professional client because it gave us a taste of the real-world excitement of being a designer.” Batti added, “Incorporating real-world practices into the classroom environment impacts the students’ learning experiences in a very positive way. These types of authentic activities provide high school stu- dents with strong motivation to take their work to new heights, and graphic design projects challenge students to research, develop, and refine visual designs by com- municating an intended meaning through image and text.” F.J. MCMAHON 2014 “Heroes” Stamp Design Competition winners tive students, and who quietly joined the event after all students were seated in order to keep their presence a surprise until the last minute. Various USPS retail prizes were presented to all 10 finalists. Each student was individually recog- nized, after which they read their entry narrative to the audience, emphasizing how their hero of choice had inspired and positively impacted their lives and those of others, leading to the day when their hero could someday be chosen for a U.S. stamp. Postmaster James praised the “out- standing work and tremendous effort” on the part of all students who submitted entries, and indicated the extreme diffi- culty she and VanDerClock encountered in judging all the submissions. “Every single participant should be justifiably proud of what they’ve done,” James added, “and we wished we could have awarded prizes to everyone; that’s how tough this year’s contest was.” All qualifying entries will remain in the Wyckoff Post Office lobby during the summer. Area residents are invited to visit and enjoy the exhibit. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 23, 2014 New ‘Apes’ ﬁlm features conﬂict from within the ranks Caesar (Andy Serkis) is the leader of a simian community after a virus has wiped out most human life in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ by Dennis Seuling When “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” opens, it is 10 years after humans have been nearly wiped out. The apes have built a thriving community in the deep forest. The chimpanzee Caesar (Andy Serkis) has a family: wife Cornelia (Judy Greer), teen son Blue Eyes (Nick Thur- ston), and a baby on the way. Former adversary Koba (Toby Kebbell) has become an ally while aging orangutan Maurice (Karin Konnoval) mentors the young and serves as adviser to the adults. In this post-pandemic world, there are pockets of sur- viving humans. A small group, consisting of architect Malcolm (Jason Clarke), former Centers for Disease Con- trol nurse Ellie (Keri Russell), and Malcolm’s teenage son, Alexander (Kodi Smit-McPhee), hope to reactivate a deserted power plant on the apes’ turf to provide electric- ity. When they explain their mission to Caesar, he gives permission, provided all guns are surrendered. However, suspicion in both camps, betrayal, and misunderstand- ings conspire to undermine cooperation, with conflict inevitable. The film is more thought-provoking than most summer blockbusters. Director Matt Reeves incorporates messages about interspecies tolerance, diplomacy, wise leadership, and the awful toll of warfare, all tied into a terrifically entertaining movie with plenty of action. The “Apes” franchise dates back to 1968, and this latest installment proves there is still a lot of steam left in the series. The actors portraying the apes far outshine those por- traying human characters. Computer-generated images are seamlessly blended with superior makeup that enables the actors to convey emotion. The apes communicate in a form of simple sign language, translated for the viewer by subtitles. They have the ability to speak, but prefer to remain as simian as possible among themselves. These sequences are fascinating, and the apes are so expressive that the subtitles are not always necessary. Serkis (Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” films) turns in an extraordinary performance, with probably the most expressive eyes in movies today. His presence is so commanding that all eyes are glued to him whenever he is on screen. His close-ups convey exactly what he is think- ing, particularly when confronted with unanticipated problems. Caesar is a believable leader because of Serkis’ compelling work. Also amazing is Kebbell’s Koba, a creature who was tortured by humans in laboratory experiments, bears their scars, and is understandably distrustful of humans. It is hard for him to differentiate good people from bad, and it is this suspicion of their trespasses into the apes’ world that causes him to question Caesar’s willingness to work with them. Kebbell gives Koba a frightening, intimidat- ing personality that makes many of his fellow simians cower in fear. Conflict takes two forms in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” There is conflict between humans and apes, and between factions within the ape community at opposite ends of the spectrum as far as trust of humans is con- cerned. These conflicts provide complexity and give the film an interesting political overtone. Parts of the movie play almost like parable, as the apes mirror human society in both admirable and negative ways. That was the origi- nal appeal of the series and it remains a strong attraction. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” contains all the ele- ments of a satisfying movie: well defined characters, solid story, action, and first-rate performances. It will certainly be embraced by science-fiction fans and aficionados of the series, but the movie has a broader appeal. It can be enjoyed as a dramatic example of how individuals react when confronted by outside forces and by people close to them who exhibit a dark side. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is rated PG-13. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • Page 19 ‘Cesar Chavez’ depicts labor activist and his times by Dennis Seuling “Cesar Chavez” (Lionsgate) is a biopic about the 1960s labor activist and his struggles to organize Latino and Filipino vineyard laborers into a workers’ union for the first time. Director Diego Luna covers the highlights and Michael Peña portrays Chavez not as a larger-than-life historical icon, but as a simple man with deep con- viction. The movie begins in 1965 when Chavez leaves his Los Angeles office to experience firsthand the plight of the labor- ers, whose livelihood depends entirely on the growers. With wife Helen (America Ferrera) and their eight children, he heads to California farm country. There he faces not only the arrogance of the growers and a corrupt police force, but also the escalat- ing anger of the laborers as their movement seems to making snail’s-pace gains. Chavez perseveres despite costs to himself. The story of the title character’s dedi- cation and resolve to unionize the unrepre- sented laborers is well worth telling, par- ticularly in today’s environment of eroding union power and political attacks on unions. The movie serves as a reminder that there is strength in numbers. Chavez’s charisma comes not from grandstanding, but from heartfelt concern for his fellow men. Peña has usually taken supporting roles, but in this film, he is in nearly every scene and ably shoulders the production. The script is overly ambitious in that it deals also with growing estrangement between Chavez and his eldest son, Fernando (Eli Vargas). Bonuses on the Blu-ray release include a digital copy, and a making-of featurette. “Heaven Is for Real” (Sony) is based on the book by Todd Burpo about his son Colton, who claimed at age four to have met Jesus in heaven during a near-death expe- rience. Gred Kinnear plays Todd, an aver- age, pleasant guy from a Nebraska town. Todd is a sometime minister who earns his living installing garage doors. He coaches wrestling, volunteers as a firefighter, and is devoted to his wife (Kelly Reilly) and two kids. Colton (Connor Corum) nearly dies after an emergency appendectomy. While recov- ering, he begins describing angels who sang to him. He also knows what his parents were doing while he was on the operating table and says he met the stillborn sister his parents never mentioned and a grandfa- ther he never knew. Word spreads about his visions and the media get involved, causing concern for local church leaders. Though the story can be taken as either reality or hallucination, director Randall Wallace loads the deck by showing Colton’s recollections of heaven — a paradise with billowing clouds, eternally young folks, and warbling angels. This is pretty much the cliché image of heaven that literature and movies have presented for decades, so it hardly seems as majestically spiritual as might have been intended. There are fine performances from Kin- near, Margo Martindale, and Thomas Haden Church, and young Corum is moving in his nonchalant descriptions of heaven. Even though this is a theatrical motion pic- ture, it has the feel of a “Lifetime” movie of the week with its mundane production values and ordinary locations. The two-disc combo pack contains Blu-ray and DVD ver- sions, digital copy, and behind-the-scenes Michael Peña stars as the dedicated labor organizer in ‘Cesar Chavez.’ featurettes. “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn” (Lion- sgate) stars Robin Williams as lawyer Henry Altman, who has a bad day every day. Always unhappy and angry at the world and everyone in it, Henry sits impatiently in his doctor’s office until he is finally seen (continued on Crossword page) Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 23, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) by Dr. Sharon Gill (Mila Kunis). Sharon, who is going through her own tough day, reveals that Henry has a brain aneurysm. This news pushes Henry over the edge and he yells at Sharon, demanding to know how much time he has left. Retaliating against Henry’s insults, she abruptly tells him he has 90 minutes. Henry storms out of the office, shocked. Sharon is stunned by her own lapse of professional behavior and goes on a city-wide search to find Henry. Meanwhile, he struggles with his diagnosis and determines to make amends with everyone he has hurt. The strong supporting cast includes Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo, James Earl Jones, Hamish Linklater, Richard Kind, Bob Dishy, and Sutton Foster, but, despite some cool Brooklyn locations, the film never catches fire. Audiences are not used to seeing Williams as such a fiercely angry individual, and the role is an uncomfortable fit. Bonuses on the Blu-ray release include a digital copy, gag reel, and making-of featurette. “Antboy” (Cinedigm) is about a young boy who yearns to be something special and transforms into a mighty superhero. Ordinary, overlooked 12-year-old Pelle (Oscar Dietz) becomes extraordinary after he is bitten by a super- ant and inherits its abilities. Overnight, the boy no one noticed becomes a local hero and is dubbed “Antboy.” With the help of new friend and sidekick Wilhelm (Samuel Ting Graf), climbing walls and flipping cars, stopping robbers, and saving babies all become part of his new dream life. All this changes, however, when a super-villain called The Flea kidnaps a young girl, the subject of Pelle’s affec- tion, and terrorizes the citizens of Middelund. Antboy, Wilhelm, and their friend Ida (Amalie Kruse Jensen) must fight this treacherous evil, rescue the damsel in distress, and save the town. This Danish film, based on a popular Danish comic book series, owes a lot to the Spider-Man and Batman sagas. The workable gimmick is that “Antboy” stars middle-school kids. It is a serious film, not a campy spoof, though it has its share of humor. The frequent “Pow” and “Zap” that appear in frame suggest the old “Batman” TV series, but the spe- cial effects are far from state-of-the-art, which sort of adds to the charm of the film. There are no extras on the DVD release. “How the West Was Won: The Complete Second Season” (Warner Home Video) stars James Arness (“Gun- smoke”) as Zeb Macahan, a rugged mountain man who spent 10 years in the Dakota Territory before returning to Virginia, where his brother Timothy’s family was prepar- ing to make a long trek west. Shortly after they set off, the Civil War broke out. Timothy returned East and his wife Kate was killed in an accident, leaving the four Macahan children in Zeb’s care. The series, based on the 1962 Cinerama film of the same name, was filmed in spectacular settings in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and southern California. Borrow- ing from the earlier “Wagon Train” series, the TV show dealt with adventures encountered on the way out West. Zeb and company faced daily struggles — run-ins with the army and the law, and life-or-death situations. The second season cast included Eva Marie Saint and Bruce Boxleitner. Guest stars included Ricardo Montalban, William Shatner, Tim Matheson, and Lloyd Bridges. The six-disc DVD set includes all 14 parts of the 1978 season. There are no bonus features. July 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • Page 21 �� SERVICE MART HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES FRANKLIN LAKES Get your license in 2.5 weeks. Start earning money with the busy & bustling Franklin Lakes Weichert Office offering the best training & support in the industry. Call Tamar Joffe, Manager at 201-891-6900 WEICHERT, REALTORS Beauty Salon - Shampoo Asst. Busy shop, Waldwick area. 201-747-1496 ACCOUNTING HANDYMAN Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll. Exp’d, reasonably priced. Call 201-873-7263 Bill’s Handyman Service Water damage repair Wall board repair. Painting interior/exterior. Deck repair/ maint. No job too small . 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Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. MK/AK Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in virtue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. LF RELIGIOUS Prayer to the Blessed Virgin cont. from preceding page Prayer to St. Jude (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. ev Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. kv CLASSIFIED Up to 3 lines .............................. $12.00 $13.50 Each additional line ................... $2.50 Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City/State/Zip _________________________________ Phone _______________________________________ (25 Characters per line including spaces and punctuation) Carefully check your advertisiment the day it appears since we can not be responsible for errors of any kind in subsequent editions of the same ad. Corrections and changes, however, will be gladly made. MAIL TO: CLASSIFIEDS-VILLADOM TIMES P.O. Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432 Be sure to enclose your check or money order. ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY 12 NOON FOR AD HELP, CALL 201-652-0744 Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in virtue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. av Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. cd Thank You St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. 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Meet Children’s Librar- ian Miss Emily, make a craft, see the story Community mourns Goodell (continued from page 8) Martino; the New Jersey State Police, under the direction of Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes; the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Saudino; and the Bergen County Police Department, under the direction of Chief Brian Higgins. According to the Bergen County Medi- cal Examiner, Goodell died of blunt force injuries directly related to severe trauma to the head. Goodell joined the Waldwick Police Department as a dispatcher in 2008. In early 2009, he was sworn in as a probation- ary officer, and began his course work at the Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah that January. He was serving as president of the Waldwick/Allendale PBA Local 217. He was a six-year U.S. Marine veteran. After receiving an honorable discharge, he continued to serve in the reserves. He was a 2000 graduate of Waldwick High School and was employed at Home Hardware before he joined the police department. Prior to becoming a Marine, he studied at William Paterson University in Wayne for three semesters. A life-long Waldwick resident, Goodell Mourners left mementos on the entrance to the Waldwick Public Safety Building. was known as an intelligent man and a good worker. He had recently become engaged. His funeral was scheduled for 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22 at Saint Luke’s Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. First summer concert series draws a crowd About 100 residents of all ages enjoyed the first event of the summer concert series sponsored by the Friends of the Midland Park Memorial Library and the Midland Park Chamber of Com- merce last week, which featured a fife and drum band concert and historical narration (narrator shown). The series continues on Wednesday, July 23, when acclaimed Jersey Jazz Giants: drummer Matt Baranello, bassist Tony Ventura, sax and woodwind player Sam Dillion, and guitarist Randy Johnston help cel- ebrate New Jersey’s contribution to the Jazz Age. The concerts are held at 7:30 p.m. on the library lawn, 250 Godwin Avenue. Attendees will receive prizes, and all are encouraged to bring their own blankets, chairs, and picnics. On July 30, enjoy Jersey golden oldies with the 12 piece harmony-rich Epicsoul, who will play favorite Jersey hits includ- ing songs from Sinatra and the DooWop era. Concert goers should note the July time room, and take home a free “This is My Library” book. Story times for special needs children will be held on Mondays in August from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. All ages are welcome. Come to the Open House to sign up for the A drummer plays for the crowd 9 th concert cancelled for inclement weather will be rescheduled; date to be announced. August story times. Saturday special needs story times will begin in the fall. Volunteers for the special needs pro- grams are always welcome. For more information, contact Miss Emily at childrens@midlandpark.bccls.org. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 23, 2014