1 ZO N E FR MID W Y A LA CK N N O K D F LI N PA F LA R K K ES �� ISSN 2161-8208 ISSN 2161-8194 www.villadom.com Copyright 2014 �� SERVING THE HUB OF NORTH-WEST BERGEN Vol. 27 No. 10 March 19, 2014 40¢ ☺ What’s News- Franklin Lakes Preview provided Proposed 2014 municipal budget detailed at borough council’s work session. Wyckoff Golden opportunity 3 Township of Wyckoff receives gold-level safety award from Joint Insurance Fund. Midland Park Budget revisited 4 Council expresses second thoughts about budget, will revisit proposed spending plan. FLOW Area Change eyed Masters of marketing Allendale Mayor Vince Barra cuts the ribbon to officially open the TREP$ Marketplace held last week at Allendale’s Brookside School. The marketplace featured more than 25 tables filled with products and services that were developed, marketed, and sold by Brookside students. 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The event will be held at 7:15 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. Attendees will be introduced to the club’s program. During the meeting, members and guests will have the opportunity to introduce their businesses and skill sets to others, while practicing the art of self-promotion in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Attendees should bring business cards. Light refreshments will be served. For over 50 years, Park Toastmasters, a local chapter of Toastmasters International, has been helping its mem- bers to speak with confidence and encouraging personal growth. The organization meets on the second and fourth Friday of each month at 7:15 p.m. Guests may attend at no charge. For more information, visit parktoastmasters.org or e-mail parktoastmasters@gmail.com. Senator to discuss state benefits Van Dyk Health Care invites the public to a Town Hall with State Senator Bob Gordon on Wednesday, April 9. The program will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Van Dyk Park Place, 655 Goffle Road in Hawthorne. Senator Gordon will discuss the state budget and how it affects seniors, programs available to seniors, how much funding is in the budget for seniors, and what changes can be anticipated. A question and answer session will follow, and attendees will receive a copy of “Statewide Benefits for Older Persons.” To reserve a seat, visit www.vandykcares.com/gordon or call (973) 636-7000. Studio offers pottery classes Wortendyke Pottery Studio, located in the historic railroad station in Midland Park, will start its spring pot- tery classes on March 31. The 12-week program will con- tinue through June 28. The studio offers intermediate and advanced classes for adults and children. Call (201) 652- 5882 or visit wwwwortendykestudio.com. Paramus High School Craft Show announced The Paramus Spring Craft Show will be held March 30 from 10 to 5 at Paramus High School, 99 East Century Road in Paramus. Over 100 quality exhibitors from five states will offer a large selection of handcrafted items, art, and photography. The show is sponsored by Project Gradu- ation and promoted by P.J.’s Promotions. Items will include handcrafted pottery, jewelry, inlaid wood cutting boards, fiber items, upscale women’s apparel, decoupage, origami, ceramics, paper art, lighted glass blocks, handmade pine benches, theme picture frames, quilted items, knits, batik, designer hair accessories, painted glass, soaps, homemade chocolates, spring florals, American Girl doll items, designer birdhouses, and much more. The sponsors will provide food in the café throughout the day. Admission is $3. Strollers are allowed. For further information, visit www.pjspromotions.com or call (201) 666-1340. IRA distribution planning seminar set Investment Services at Atlantic Stewardship Bank will host an IRA Distribution Planning Seminar in conjunction with Putnam Investments. The March 19 workshop will be held at the Atlantic Stewardship Bank branch at 1111 Goffle Road in Hawthorne. The seminar will begin at 5:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be provided. Lindsey T. Crilly, vice president, regional marketing director with Putnam Investments, will present “Shifting into Retirement: Turning IRA Assets into Income.” Financial Consultant Michael Maglio with investment services at Atlantic Stewardship Bank will also be avail- able to provide information and answer questions regarding retirement planning. Anyone age 55 or older will not want to miss this infor- mative seminar. Seating is limited. For more information or to RSVP, contact Tonni von Schaumburg, AVP market- ing, Atlantic Stewardship Bank at (201) 444-7100 extension 7159 or tvonschaumburg@asbnow.com. Putnam Investments, Investment Services at Atlantic ‘Women on the Move’ lecture set Left: Alice Huyler Ramsey and eager companions in the touring car. Right: Blanche Scott amazed the crowds with her spectacular stunt flying. The Hermitage Roundtable will continue its explora- tion of New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary themes with a March 26 presentation of “Women on the Move: Tales of Bicycles, Bi-planes, and Big Cars.” This 7:30 p.m. pre- sentation will include a lecture and fashion show featur- ing vintage clothing. Lindsey Barrett and Carol Greene will present a pro- gram showing pioneers such as Alice Huyler Ramsey of Hackensack, the first woman to drive coast-to-coast in 1909; Blanche Scott, who flew solo in 1910, became a stunt pilot, and flew at Teterboro Airport; the extraor- dinary Beryl Markham, a contemporary of Amelia Ear- hart, who flew the Atlantic in 1936; and spectacular race Stewardship Bank and LPL Financial are not affiliated. Securities are offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Insurance products offered through LPL Financial or its licensed affiliates. Not FDIC insured. Not bank guaranteed. May lose value. Not insured by any federal government agency. Not a bank deposit. Race for the Cure at Campgaw Mountain Komen North Jersey – Race for the Cure, will host an Invitational Benefit Giant Slalom Race -- Ski & Snowboard at Campgaw Mountain on March 22. (Inclement weather date: March 23.) The event will feature an open downhill GS race for U8 to U18, a fun race for adults, and a Coaches Challenge for area teams. The entry fee is $28 per racer. A special snow pass for non-racers is $15. Fifty percent of the race entry fee will benefit Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure. Some of the other events planned for the day include: Pink Out, a one run challenge; best time; and “most pink.” For non-skiers there will be a most creative and most pink get up judged by Komen volunteers. For more information and to register, visit www.ski- campgaw.com or call (201) 327-7800. Campgaw Mountain is located at 200 Campgaw Road in Mahwah. Pocketbook Bingo benefit set Companion Animal Advocates will hold its annual Pocketbook Bingo fundraiser on Friday, April 25 at the Wayne P.A.L. located at One P.A.L. Drive in Wayne. The event will benefit the Operation Feed-A-Pet Program. The doors will be open at 6 p.m. and the games will begin at 7 p.m. The event will feature 15 games of bingo. Winners will receive designer handbags from Coach, Michael Kors, Brighton, and more, as prizes. There will also be a prize basket fundraiser and a cash prize contest. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance. Tables of 10 are available. To purchase tickets, visit Com- panionAnimalAdvocates.org, e-mail janel@CompanionA nimalAdvocates.org, or call (201) 961-3109. Chris Herren offers talk on substance abuse Former Boston Celtic and high school basketball legend from Fall River, Massachusetts, Chris Herren will pres- car driver Hellé Nice. Barrett and Greene will provide insights into these heroines of their day, and will exhibit the type of motoring and flying costumes worn in their exciting pursuits. By the late 1800s and early 1900s, a transportation revolution had begun to transform the world. Bicycles brought independent mobility, particularly to women. Automobiles and airplanes challenged daring individu- als to risk their lives as they competed with one another setting time and distance records. The Hermitage is located at 335 North Franklin Turn- pike, Ho-Ho-Kus. Call (201) 445-8311 for additional information. ent “Standing up to Substance Abuse” for parents and the public on Wednesday, March 19. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Don Bosco Prep’s Immaculata Hall gym at 492 (continued on page 22) March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Franklin Lakes Proposed municipal budget detailed at work session by Frank J. McMahon Franklin Lakes Mayor Frank Bivona announced the results of the borough coun- cil’s work on the 2014 budget at a recent work session. According to Bivona, the amount pro- posed to be raised by taxation is $11,233,414, which is up $214,415 (1.95 percent) from 2013, but the proposed tax levy is under the maximum allowable state levy cap by over $1.4 million. The borough’s tax rate, including the library tax, will increase by 0.0038 of a cent to 0.2732 cents, which will cause the municipal/library portion of a resident’s tax bill on an average home assessed at $1,030,000 to increase by $39 to $2,814 per year. The borough’s property owners must remember, however, that increase must be added to the tax increases for the local and regional school districts, Bergen County, and the Bergen County Open Space tax, to determine their total tax increase for 2014. Gregory Hart, the borough adminis- trator, advised that the notable line items included in the borough’s 2014 budget of $16,342,354 are: salaries and wages of $5.24 million, debt service of $1.42 million, Homework Helpers available The Franklin Lakes Public Library offers Homework Helpers for children in kinder- garten through grade five on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. Volunteer high school students are paired with the elemen- tary school students to assist with home- work assignments at the library. There will be no Homework Helpers sessions during school and library holiday closings. Registration is required. To regis- ter a child, call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. health insurance at $1.57 million, manda- tory municipal library support at $1.41mil- lion, pension contributions at $910,000, and garbage and recycling collection and disposal at $750,000. Hart said the proposed budget includes total budget appropriations of $16.34 mil- lion, which is a decrease of 1.14 percent from 2013. The key increases in the budget as opposed to the 2013 budget are: plow- ing and salt costs, which rose $160,000 as a result of increased snow removal this winter; and the borough’s health insurance costs, which rose by $98,125, but represent what Hart described as a relatively modest 6.65 percent increase from last year. All other appropriations decreased by over $445,000, Hart said, adding that the proposed budget includes $33,390 from the library’s return of excess funds and that money will be used to decrease taxes. According to Hart, the proposed budget meets the borough’s goal of stabilizing the use of surplus. “Once again, in 2013, the borough was able to regenerate more surplus than it had budgeted, resulting in an increase in its fund balance as of year’s end,” Hart said. “The borough is meeting its goals as stated in its fund balance and use of surplus policy.” The borough also managed to keep the tax increase in 2014 to a minimum, Hart said, and under the tax levy cap which is two percent. In addition, the borough decreased its overall debt in 2013 by $260,000. “Since 2008, the borough’s authorized debt has decreased by nearly $2.5 million, or nearly 15 percent,” Hart emphasized. “In this year’s proposed budget, the bor- ough will, once again, look to fund recur- ring capital expenditures by funding over $550,000 of capital projects within the operating budget.” Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Wyckoff Township wins award for safety incentive program by John Koster The excellent safety record posted by Wyckoff’s munic- ipal employees has earned the township a Gold Safety Award from the Joint Insurance Fund. The award is the 21 st commendation Wyckoff has received from the regional organization since the inception of the program. This year, the township received a dividend the Bergen County JIF in the form of lower insurance rates. The his- tory of compliance is said to have saved Wyckoff $647,491 since the program was instituted in 1995. The award was presented last week because Wyckoff has sustained very low lost time frequency and had achieved 100 percent completion of the Joint Insurance Fund’s 2013 Safety Incentive Program. “The everyday little things they do add tremendous value to the taxpayers of Wyckoff,” Mayor Douglas Chris- tie said of Township Administrator Robert Shannon and the other members of Safety Committee. “For example, the (Wyckoff Department of Public Works) crews are very cognizant of safety and it is reflected in their daily func- tions. Safety seminars are conducted to implement work skills for employee safety as well as limit insurance costs (continued on page 23) Three individuals get prison terms Two men who beat a 19-year-old Ridgewood man with an iron pipe and a baseball bat in Wyckoff’s Lincoln School parking lot two years ago each received four years in state prison. A third party to the planned assault who turned himself in was given non-custodial probation. The man given pro- bation had not taken part in the beating. The Wyckoff woman who set up her former boyfriend to be beaten by a new boyfriend and a buddy got a one- year prison sentence in the Bergen County Jail for the same crime by Bergen County Superior Court Judge Edward Jerijian. The Ridgewood victim told police that the Wyckoff woman had invited him to meet her at the Lincoln School parking lot after 10 p.m. in July of 2012 to drive around in her new car. But while they were walking around the darkened parking lot, the Ridgewood man and the Wyckoff (continued on page 23) March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Midland Park Council wants to revisit 2014 budget proposal Midland Park Borough Council mem- bers want to revisit the municipal budget introduced last month prior to its adoption on March 27. Councilman Nick Papapietro said he does not support the budget in its present form and suggested additional discussion. Other council members agreed. At issue is the amount of money set aside in the capital budget for the future purchase of a new pumper for the fire department. The council puts funds into a capital reserve account at the end of each budget year towards the future purchase of large ticket items so as eliminate or greatly reduce the amount that has to be bonded to make the purchase. The proposed 2014 budget includes a $150,000 set aside, which Papapietro wants reduced to $100,000 so as to decrease the amount to be raised by taxation this year. The reduction would result in an $18 savings to the proposed tax increase for municipal purposes only of $110. “If we reduce the capital budget reserve by $50,000, we would be keeping the tax impact lower without using any surplus,” Papapietro said during last week’s mayor and council meeting. He noted that in pre- vious years the set aside has been only $50,000, so keeping $100,000 is already a 100 percent increase. Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan explained that previous set asides had been predicated on a cost of $500,000 to $600,000 for a new truck. That number is expected to be considerably higher this time around, he said, necessitating build- ing up a larger reserve so as not to incur large financing costs. “Given the rising costs, $18 does not make a big difference . I’d rather put more money aside for the purchase than go into greater debt. I am certainly sensitive to keeping the taxes as low as possible, but our residents expect us to put funds away for things that are coming up,” said Coun- cilman Jack Considine. “And our seniors are already protected with the tax freeze,” he added. Councilwoman Nancy Peet said she’d rather spread the capital reserve differ- ently. “We should considerer other needs: additional sports fields, improvement of our facilities for youth that seniors can avail themselves of, the property on High- wood Avenue,” she said. “But we should start with public safety,” said Considine. O’Hagan noted that cutting the budget now would have cap implications down the road, making it difficult to meet rising mandated costs. He said the auditor should be consulted before any changes are made. The mayor said this year the municipal budget was held to a cap of 1.4 percent, not the 2 percent allowed by state law. Borough Clerk/Administrator Addie Hanna said should the council decide to make changes to the budget before the public hearing, it could still be adopted because the line item change would be less than 10 percent. Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & II • March 19, 2014 Know Your Neighborhood Businesses: MAHWAH & RAMSEY Eden Medical provides personalized medical care in the comfort of your own home D r. Jyoti Mathews welcomes the community to Eden Medical, her personalized, home-based medical practice that focuses on preventive lifestyle medicine. “This is a new and different way to practice medicine,” Dr. Mathews says. “Instead of just focusing on diagnosing signs and symptoms, I will investigate what is the actual cause of their dysfunction. I then teach and treat patients about nutrition, exercise, and the environmental factors affecting their health.” Eden Medical is a concierge medical practice that provides personal care by one physician. This allows Dr. Mathews to focus on individual patients and spend time with them in their homes and via “video visits.” Through an electronic medical record, patients can make appointments online and communicate with the doctor through secure messaging. Because the doctor trav- els to her patients, there is no need for them to spend their time in a waiting room. “The focus is on lifestyle medicine, especially nutrition counseling, since nutri- tion is such a huge part of good health,” the Jyoti Mathews, M.D. doctor notes. Her goal is to help patients reduce the number of medications they use, stay out of the hospital, and enjoy their lives. Dr. Mathews is a graduate of New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed her family medicine residency at Hunterdon Medical Center. She is a board certiﬁed family physician. She trained under Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a noted nutritional physician and author. Dr. Mathews is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), which focuses on personalized medicine that takes into account a person’s genetic background, lifestyle, and environ- mental exposures. She is a graduate of the AFMCP -- Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice. She is also a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Christian Medical & Dental Association. For additional information, call (201) 783-8527 or visit EdenMD.com. Doctor Evangel offers state-of- the-art chiropractic care A pioneer in his ﬁeld, Dr. Evangel was the ﬁrst chiropractor in the tri-state area to use the Pro-Adjuster, which analyzes and adjusts the spine with gentle percussive waves (thumps) without twisting the spine. The technology was developed by NASA to check for metal fatigue on the Space Shuttle and provides information to deter- mine speciﬁcally which vertebrae to adjust. Dr. Evangel was featured demonstrating the Pro-Adjuster on many television news programs including Fox TV’s “Good Day NY” since he began working with the instrument in 200l. He now has the “grandson” of the Pro-Adjuster, The Ultralign G2, which brings comput- erized chiropractic a quantum leap past its predecessor. The doctor uses Spinal Reju- venative Therapy, a form of spinal Dr. Evangel decompression that can reduce disc herniations. He also advocates appropriate exercise and nutrition. Cold laser therapy is also part of treatment. Dr. Evangel explains that red and infrared light accelerate healing by improving mito- chondrial function. His newest therapy is the ZenPro 5900, which is whole body vibration therapy that improves bone density, tones muscles, releases endorphins, improves balance and coordination, enhances blood ﬂow and oxygenation, and lowers the stress hormone cortisol. Dr. Evangel’s credentials include being a police defensive tactics instructor and holding a 7th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He received a BA in biology, teaching certiﬁcation in the sciences, and an MA in environmental studies from Montclair State University. He received his doctor of chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College in 1985 and has been in private practice since 1986. Dr. Evangel is located at 56 North Central Avenue, Ramsey. Call (201) 447- 3800 or visit http://www.drevangel.com for additional information or to link to his Facebook page. Mention this article for a complimentary Ultralign Evaluation. Ramsey Golf & Country Club: A great place to eat, meet, & play golf! N estled near the heart of Ramsey and located off Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey Golf & Country Club encompasses over 220 acres of land that are home to a delicately manicured 18-hole golf course, an expansive pool, paddle tennis courts, and a stone castle clubhouse with both public and private dining facilities. Ramsey Golf & Country Club strives to provide resident and associate members the opportunity to enrich their lifestyles by participating in dynamic social events, active golf leagues, and recreational activi- ties, including paddle tennis throughout the winter and pool programs in the summer. Over the past 70 years, Ramsey Golf & Country Club has become known for its superior catering services. The clubhouse features three main dining rooms to host specials events, ranging from the newly renovated Grand Ballroom to the famed Abbey dining room that overlooks Mirror Lake and the Bradford Room, which is per- fect for intimate family parties or business luncheons. Featuring seasonal menus, signature dishes, and an unbeatable view of the golf course and Mirror Lake, the Lakeside Grille & Bar is open to the public year round Ramsey Golf & Country Club serving lunch, dinner, and a lavish Sunday brunch buffet. Known for homemade burg- ers, fresh seafood specialties, and a family friendly atmosphere, the Lakeside Grille is the perfect setting for young families seek- ing a relaxed meal or ﬁne diners enjoying a night out. For more information about Ramsey Golf & Country Club, please call (201) 327- 0009 or visit their website www.ramsey- countryclub.com. March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 FLOW Area Virtual learning may eliminate snow days by Frank J. McMahon The Ramapo Indian Hills School District is partici- pating with the New Jersey Department of Education in considering the possibility of conducting virtual learning days when the weather requires the schools to be closed. The use of virtual learning days -- days when teach- ers would conduct classes by using laptop computers to communicate with their students using laptops at home -- became a possibility when the district launched the 1 to 1 Laptop Initiative. Through this initiative, the school district provided all students with their own laptops to use in school and at home. Beverly Mackay, the regional district’s director of cur- riculum, advised recently that she has been in touch with the NJDOE since Hurricane Sandy about the prospect of conducting virtual learning days. “My first communication with Susan Sullivan, New Jersey director of technology education, was on Nov. 8, 2012, just after the hurricane, during which I requested that our district be permitted to use 21 st century learning through technology so students do not miss school due to inclement weather,” Mackay explained. On Feb. 12, 2014, Mackay again requested permission to use a virtual learning day, but her request to have an e-day on Feb. 13, when meteorologists predicted a large storm, was denied. Mackay pointed out that the Pascack Valley/Hills School District recently conducted a virtual learning day even though it was not approved, and now the NJDOE is putting together a committee to develop guidelines to begin the work to change the policy and the code at the state level. “Since Hurricane Sandy, the RIH School District has continually been working at setting high standards for our teachers and students in our 21st century classrooms,” Mackay said. “Our Ramapo Indian Hills School District is thrilled that the state is finally moving toward the real- ization that virtual learning days may help us to reduce the number of snow days that closes the schools.” Evo Popoff, the NJDOE chief innovation officer, recently sent an invitation to Mackay and about 17 offi- cials in other schools in the state to visit Trenton on March 12 to assist in that effort. Chamber offers three scholarships The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce will award three scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to further their education. Two awards of $1,000 each will be awarded to Wyckoff residents. The third scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, will be awarded to a dependent child of a Wyckoff Chamber member or a child of an employee of a Wyckoff Cham- ber member, regardless of residency. Applications are available at local high school guidance offices or may be downloaded from www.wyckoffchamber.com. Applica- tions may be mailed to: Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce President Jay Vidockler, Wyckoff Chamber of Com- merce, P.O. Box 2, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Attention: 2014 Scholarship. The application deadline is April 17. For more information, call (201) 468-1999 or contact Bob Meneve at bob@menevegroup.com. In the invitations, Popoff asked those officials to take part in a project at the NJDOE headquarters in Trenton, or a nearby location, to explore the potential use of vir- tual learning days instead of using snow days or other emergency closing days. “New Jersey school officials have grappled with an inordinate amount of snow and cold weather this winter, which has inevitably led to questions from both districts and the public about the possible use of virtual learning days to reduce the number of snow days that a district takes,” Popoff stated in her invitation. “As you are aware, the language in New Jersey law presents challenges to a district’s ability to use days learning either in lieu of snow days or to make up snow days,” Popoff continued. “These legal challenges are not necessarily insurmountable, but if there is to be a change in state law, it will be necessary to develop a proposal that encompasses not only necessary changes in statute and regulations, but one that also takes into account issues of instructional equity and rigor. “We believe it is an important initiative to explore and we also believe it is best done in collaboration with local school officials who have already considered virtual learning as an alternative to snow days.” Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Time your relocation right to save money Buying a new home is the most expensive purchase a person is likely to make in his or her lifetime. It also can be one of the more stressful. The Employee Relocation Coun- cil states that moving is the third most stressful event in life, following death and divorce. However, a well-timed move can reduce stress and save money. Moving during certain times of the year can result in considerable savings. Moving during the summer, when children are out of school and the weather is favorable for outdoor activity can make a move more manageable. Keep in mind that because late spring and summer are the peak moving seasons, they also tend to be more expensive. Many moving companies and truck rental agencies will charge a premium for their services during the summer. Further- more, crews may change in the summer when students on vacation could fill in for regular, more experienced movers. High prices are not only reserved for those who buy a new house during the spring and summer. Renters may find spring and summer is also the peak season for rentals. Many apartment managers can attest that the dates between June 2 and Aug. 30 are quite busy in terms of apartment turnover. College students are more likely to move as soon as the academic year ends, and many landlords plan leases to expire in the summer months to ensure that re-renting places will be easier thanks to a flooded apartment market. According to Apartment Wiz, a Houston-based apartment locating service, although there might be greater apart- ment availability during the warm-weather months, it also means greater competition among prospective tenants. That greater competition can drive up prices. Apartments are harder to fill in the fall or at the onset of winter. That is because many people do not want the hassle of moving once school has started or the weather has chilled. Landlords who are stuck paying utilities and advertising fees for vacant apartments are far more likely to negotiate rent prices, lease terms, and even security deposits during the winter in an effort to fill the apartment quickly. People sitting with homes on the market are also more likely to negotiate during cooler months when foot traffic has fizzled. That can make shopping for a home in the fall advantageous for buyers. Here are some other tips to reduce stress and save money (continued on page 17) March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Local restaurateur launches Allendale Steak House Steak entrees include options for one, two, three, or four people. “The steaks we use are USDA prime, and our porterhouse steaks for two, three, or four people are dry aged for 35 days,” Eddie explained. In addition to the porterhouse steak, choices include bone-in sirloin, filet mignon, and bone-in prime ribeye. Double- cut veal chops and Colorado rack of lamb are also available. The Allendale Steak House takes care to prepare each piece of meat to a specific Pictured at last week’s ribbon cutting are Allendale Mayor Vince Barra, Father Charlie Pinyan from Guardian Angel Church, Chef Javier Coyotl, owner Eddie Veseli, and staff members (at right) and remodelers (far left). Restaurateur Eddie Veseli, a veteran of 27 years in the industry, welcomes the community to experience Allendale Steak House, his newest venture at 95 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. This brand new restaurant was the brainchild of Veseli and his friend Chef Javier, formerly of the famed Peter Luger’s, who has 23 years of experience. Ron Veseli is the restaurant’s manager. While awaiting their entrées, Eddie welcomes diners to start with an appetizer. Selections include a jumbo shrimp cocktail, jumbo lump crab cocktail, blue point oys- ters on the half-shell, fried calamari, and a seafood tower: a half lobster, crabmeat cocktail, shrimp cocktail, blue point oys- ters, and clams for two or more. French onion soup and creamy lob- ster bisque are also on the menu, as are a variety of salads that range from a Caesar salad for two to a wedge salad with creamy blue cheese and bacon. Salads also include organic greens with the chopped tomato house vinaigrette, and fresh buffalo moz- zarella and tomato with basil. degree of doneness. The menu specifies what diners can expect when they order food from rare (red 75 percent throughout the center) to well done (100 percent brown inside) and everything in between. Diners who prefer poultry may select the free range Cornish hen, which is seasoned with fresh herbs, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil. Fish dishes include a whole Maine lob- ster; sushi-grade yellow fin tuna; and wild Atlantic salmon prepared with soy sauce, (continued on page 15) Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Midland Park Panthers earn second title, post 25-3 record The girls’ basketball team at Midland Park High School recently earned its second straight title under Coach Sean O’Connor. Seniors Amanda Parker, Rebecca Rabiero, and Nicole Cartaino were instrumental in the Panthers’ 49-39 win over the second seeded Verona Hillbillies in the North 1, Group 1 championship game. Playing before a sold out crowd at MPHS, the Panthers took their 9-6 first quarter lead into a 21-15 lead at the half. Verona’s three-point shooting cut the lead to 34-29 in the third quarter, but in the fourth, the Panthers outscored the Hillbillies 15-10 to seal the win. Rabeiro finished the game with 19 points, 10 steals, and four assists. Cartaino had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Thalia Ghalam scored seven points and six rebounds, and Parker contributed five points. The win in the title match improved the team’s record to 25-2. “I’m excited for the team and congratulate them for all their hard work this year in representing Midland Park in such an outstanding way,” said MPHS Principal Nick Capuano. He added that the fans packed the gym and pro- vided the team with positive energy and school spirit. Late last week, the Panthers fell to the Shabazz Bulldogs in the Group 1 semifinal game by a score of 78-46. Shabazz now advances to the Group 1 State Championship Game that will be hosted by Toms River. Rabeiro finished this final game of her high school career with 23 points, three assists, and five steals. She will play basketball for Dominican College this fall. Cartaino scored 10 points and had eight rebounds. Parker had seven points and three steals, while Ghalam had six rebounds. In addition to winning its second straight sectional title, the Panthers tied Saddle River Day School for the NJIC Patriot Division crown. (Photos courtesy of Rich Formicola.) March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Franklin Lakes Volunteers describe ﬁre department operations By Frank J. McMahon New Franklin Lakes Fire Company President G. Thomas Donch, former president James Webb, and Fire Chief Ryan Dodd recently attended a borough council meeting to explain the operations of the borough’s vol- unteer fire department and its fire company. During the presentation, it was pointed out that the Franklin Lakes Fire Department was founded in 1924 and the all-volunteer department responds to all fire and rescue calls within the borough and provides mutual aid to neighboring communities. The department responds from two strategically located firehouses: headquarters located on the north side of town, and the Southside Firehouse, which covers the south side of the borough. The current apparatus fleet consists of three engines, one squad engine, one aerial truck, one tanker, one air and light unit, one sup- port vehicle, and two command vehicles. The fleet also includes a flat bottom rescue boat located at the south side firehouse. During 2013, the department answered 470 calls. In 2012, the department answered 570 calls, including sev- eral related to Hurricane Sandy. Donch explained that the volunteer fire department is funded by the borough’s budget, but the fire company does its own fundraising and has its own bylaws. He said the funds raised by the fire company are used to pro- vide social activities for the volunteers, such as provid- ing snacks after a weekly drill and Webb said the funds raised by the fire company pay for Santa Day and three major social events during the year, such as the depart- ment’s installation event. Webb said the borough’s budget covers everything needed to put out a fire. “It’s firematic related,” he said, adding that the bor- ough owns the firehouses and maintains them, but the fire company’s social activities are not covered by the borough’s budget. The fire department, however, is funded by the bor- ough’s budget. According to Webb, the department con- sists of junior members between the ages of 16 and 18, and full members 18 and older. New volunteers spend 38 weeks at the Law & Public Safety Institute learning how to put out a fire. Donch said they also receive additional training in rescue and laddering and they continue their training to keep up to date on how to use the fire department’s equipment. “It’s an ongoing process,” Donch said, “just like the police department and the ambulance corps.” Donch emphasized that the training provides young men who may not have a purpose in life with moral char- acter building, and they learn a lot. “It’s not a game,” Donch said. “It’s serious, and the kids learn that and respect that, and they carry that sense of responsibility with them as they become great leaders in the community.” Dodd pointed out that the fire department creates unique situations where a 16-year-old and a 92-year-old can talk about the same subject and have a friendship. “Being a fire department volunteer teaches them life skills and how to deal with different situations,” Dodd said. “We try to get them to want to be there.” Donch advised that some of the young volunteers leave home to go to college and get leaves of absence and volunteer in the fire department during the summer, or they volunteer at a fire company where their college is located. “It builds character in these young men and they respect and appreciate that,” Donch said. “It gives them a purpose to life and instills responsibility which is part of the legacy of the department.” Webb pointed out that the volunteers meet once a month at the south side firehouse on Franklin Lake Road, and Dodd explained the volunteers meet every Monday night at the firehouse to inspect the equipment and get training to meet state and borough requirements. They also conduct drills at the borough’s schools. According to Webb, years ago you had to live in the borough to be a volunteer firefighter, then you had to work in the borough, but now a lot of members do not live in town so they join in high school and the depart- ment accommodates them as they go on to college. He said many of the young people who join the fire department live at home in the borough, but by the time they reach the age of 25, they don’t live in town any- more. As a result, the department is always looking for additional volunteers. In addition, he said the depart- ment also gets fire fighting help from the Northwest Bergen Mutual Aid group of volunteer fire departments that includes Wyckoff, Midland Park, and Oakland. Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Popular and stable majors for today’s college students Many high school graduates continue their education once high school ends. Thousands upon thousands of students trade in their hall passes and senior sweat- ers for syllabi, electives and core classes in college. Recent graduates increasingly rec- ognize the importance of a college degree, as holding a degree has become essential in today’s competitive workplace. Having any advantage can mean the difference between establishing a stable career or struggling to make ends meet. Many graduates also recognize the importance of choosing a major that trans- lates well in the job market. Certain majors have historically been more popular than others among students. However, popular majors do not always make the best choices for jobs. The following are some of the popular undergraduate majors and those that present the best track record for suc- cess and financial security. Business administration: According to the National Center for Education Statis- tics, of the 1,650,000 bachelor’s degrees conferred between 2009 and 2010, the greatest numbers of degrees were given in the field of business, and those numbers remain quite steady. Business administra- tion graduates can find work in various industries. Psychology: From psychologists to school therapists, the possibilities for work in the psychology field abound, making this a popular choice for college students. Psychologists study how the mind works and what causes human behavior, but a psychology degree can land graduates work in some surprising fields, including advertising and public relations. Health: Degrees in nursing and medicine will always be in demand. Medical careers continue to be some of the most stable, and the need for doctors and nurses grows with every passing year. In addition to medical degrees in the traditional sense, biologists and molecular scientists can be employed to research diseases and operations of the body and even research the connection between humans and the environment. Education: With every generation of children comes a new crop of students who need to be educated. This makes education yet another popular career path. Communications: Holding a commu- nications degree opens up various career paths. It is a broad degree that can lead to careers in journalism, marketing, broad- casting, or television production. Computer science: Computer hardware and software continue to play integral roles in daily life. Career opportunities in computer science include working on everything from robotics to developing applications for tablets and mobile phones. Some of the more stable and well- paying college majors are not necessarily the most popular ones among students. These options include: Education: Teaching careers continue to be some of the most prevalent and stable. The field of education is essentially recession-proof, as there will always be a demand for educators in one capacity or another. Students looking for a stable, mod- erately paying career can consider earning a degree in education. Engineering: Engineers are some of the best-paid and most highly-coveted work- ers. Engineering careers cover many disci- plines. Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, general engineering, and civil engineering are just some of the careers engineering majors can pursue. Math: Math and computer science majors should also be successful finding jobs. These number crunchers hold careers that span computer coding to math profes- sors to corporate analysts. Certain majors are popular, but others translate better in the real world. Under- standing the difference can help students choose the best options when selecting a major. March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 Stay safe: Learn to ﬁt a life jacket correctly When heading out on the water this summer, whether at camp or on vacation, be sure to adhere to the rules of safety. Many people assume that simply wearing a life jacket or another personal flotation device is enough to provide adequate safety while enjoying activities on the water. But just as important as wearing the PFD is that it fit properly. Selecting a life jacket is not a one-size- fits-all scenario. Nor are all life jackets suit- able for all types of water sports and other marine activities. The amount of buoyancy the jacket provides is relative to the activ- ity and the size of the person wearing the jacket. Furthermore, it is unwise to think that children can simply wear an adult life jacket in a pinch. According to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, life jackets that are too small or too large can come off or ride up in the water. A jacket that rides up can end up rising over the mouth and nose, making breathing difficult. The proper fit of a life jacket is one where the jacket is snug, but not suffocating. All of the zippers, ties, straps, snaps, and other connection points should be correctly secured. Those who have experience in the water can test out the fit of a life jacket by walk- ing into the water up to the neck. After lift- ing up the legs and tilting the head back, the person should be able to float comfort- ably and not have to put any effort into staying above water. Furthermore, the life jacket should not obstruct the mouth. The person should also be able to swim easily on the back or side without restriction of the arms. In terms of children and life jackets or flotation vests, the Division of Boating and Oceanic Recreation of Hawaii says that fitting children with PDAs is one of the most frequently asked questions of boating safety educators. Typically, children 12 years and younger are expected to wear a life jacket at all times when in a boat or around the water. This means kids will spend significant time wearing the life jacket, so it should be comfortable and fit properly. According to DOBOR, children’s life jackets are typically designed around three sizes. An infant device is for chil- dren under 30 pounds. A small child size is appropriate for children 30 to 50 pounds. A youth size is right for children 50 to 90 pounds. Larger children may graduate to a small adult’s size. Life jackets for young children may have a flotation collar that helps to keep the head upright, as a child’s head tends to be his or her heaviest part of the body. In addition, there will likely be a strap that secures between the legs to pre- vent vest from riding up. All life jackets should be replaced when they start to fade to the color of the inside label. This might be indicating that their safety protection may have started to dete- riorate. In addition to properly fitting a life jacket, it is important to practice being in one in the water. While life jackets may keep adults and children afloat, they may not keep a struggling person face up. Therefore, it is advisable to remain calm in the water while wearing the PFD. Life jackets can save lives when prop- erly fitted and worn correctly. Also, many people prefer to purchase life jackets that are a Coast Guard approved device for added protection. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Curing the disease in the public mind Thomas Fleming refuses to write lopsided history. He insists on telling both sides. As a result, he is respected by people who value the truth and still have the mental watt- age to interpret facts, and reviled by people who want it told the way they learned in it grade school or at Memorial Day speeches often made by people who never served. Fleming’s most recent assault on self-serving mythology is “A Disease in The Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War.” The book begins with a numbers crunch. Fleming says that the deaths on both sides of the Civil War did not total 618,222, but closer to 850,000, and perhaps close to one million. This is in line with research by other historians using a method widely use to re-examine World War I and World War II. Fleming further argues that the Civil War -- usually regarded as a “good war” if ever there was one -- may also have been unnecessary. The saga of how the war began starts with an analysis of the career of John Brown and the abortive attack on Harp- er’s Ferry in 1859, which finally polarized the North and the South. Taken step by step, the attack was a fiasco that began with Brown’s partisans shooting a free black man to death by mistake, shooting the unarmed and kindly mayor of Harper’s Ferry, also by mistake, and then being over- whelmed by swarms of rather brutal citizen militia shortly augmented by Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, and the United States Marines. Brown’s steadfast opposition to slavery distinguishes him as a prescient hero. His methods, however, betray a maniac. In one incident, he captured five “pro-slavers” -- three of whom had never owned slaves or intended to own any -- and hacked them to death with artillery short swords. Some of Brown’s killers suffered from temporary nervous breakdowns, even if they were not witnesses. Brown never faltered. His political heroism was tempered or contami- nated by a lack of normal humanity that verged well into psychosis. The two vital words that Fleming explains and most Civil War historians scant are “Santo Domingo” – also known as Hispaniola, which includes the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The French called this island Saint Dominque, but Fleming used Santo Domingo. The French Revolution of 1789 had freed the slaves on the French- owned island of Santo Domingo, but Napoleon -- whose wife Josephine came from Martinique -- would have none of it. A self-educated black ex-slave named François-Domi- nique Toussaint Louverture tried to organize a multi-racial society where blacks were freed from slavery, but construc- tive French whites could retain their land and businesses and pay their free black workers real wages. U.S. President John Adams quietly sent Toussaint Louver- ture money and ammunition and urged him to declare inde- pendence from France. Toussaint Louverture accepted the help but understood that Americans also owned slaves, and he tragically retained his wary allegiance to France. Some atrocities against French settlers had taken place and this suggested to American slaves that a rebellion against slave owners might work. A Virginia slave named Gabriel organized a secret army said to number 1,000 to march on Richmond and kill all the whites except for the Quakers and the Methodists, who opposed slavery. The night attack was rained out and Revolutionary War hero, Governor James Monroe -- later a U.S. President -- called out the militia, destroyed what he could find of the slave rebel army, and executed about 30 of the leaders. He called it a narrow escape. In 1801, Napoleon, morally supported by his wife, sent an army of 20,000 Frenchmen commanded by his wanton sister’s husband to subdue the island of Santo Domingo and restore slavery. Toussaint Louverture’s courageous rebels and endemic yellow fever destroyed most of the French Army, including Napoleon’s brother-in-law and nephew. Before he died, however, General Charles LeClerc lured Toussaint Louverture to a peace confer- ence, seized him, and shipped him back to France. Napoleon was a keen student of Julius Caesar, and the black liberator of Santo Domingo went the way of Ariovistus, who was also betrayed at a peace conference (but cut his way out), and of Vercingetorix, who ended his heroic days by being strangled in a Roman dungeon. Toussaint Louverture, who had advocated peaceful coop- eration between blacks and whites for their mutal benefit, was lodged in a chilly fortress in the Jura Mountains as a common criminal and died within a year. Napoleon sent another 15,000 French troops to the money-producing sugar island to complete the conquest. The black General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint Louverture’s embittered successor, soon took a terrible vengeance for the betrayal and the attempt to bring back slavery. Having assembled all the remaining white settlers on the island at Toussaint Louverture’s old headquarters, he singled out five doctors and a visiting American, set them apart, and had the French whites killed down to the last woman and child. Other French families who had hidden away were invited to leave peacefully once they paid a ransom. When the French settlers paid the ransom, they were killed. This comprehensive massacre is seldom mentioned today, but everybody in the American South knew about it. Nat Turner, a slave, organized a similar massacre on a smaller scale: 55 to 65 white men, women, and chil- dren were killed in 1831 without any regard to whether the families had been kind or cruel to their slaves. Several black suspects were murdered in retaliation, in some cases without regard to their guilt or innocence. Other incidents were plotted and exposed. Fear of rebellion and massacre made slavery increasingly brutal. This was what Brown had in mind when he seized Harper’s Ferry. Brown never killed women or children and he may have hoped women and children would be spared. However, he was admit- tedly trying to touch off a race war where thousands of people would die. In the end, he did so. Fleming reserves some of his most biting scorn for the sheltered abolitionists who made a martyr out of Brown but panicked and fled in all directions when their financial support for an armed insurrection was exposed as his lug- gage was searched after one of his men copped a plea and was hanged anyway. Nobody who bankrolled Harper’s Ferry wanted to join the brave and arguably crazy fanatic on the scaffold and share his tragic glory. Britain, Canada, or the shelter of an insane asylum seemed more viable alternative to the abolitionist money men. Meanwhile Edmund Ruffin, a Southern pro-slavery fanatic, obtained the hundreds of pikes that Brown had ordered to be manufactured and distributed them to South- ern legislators with the clear implication that this was what they could expect for their wives and daughters if Lincoln took over as president. Given the influence of fanatics on both sides, men of good will who had argued against secession and had been reluctant to fire the first shot were taken out of the dialogue. As the good men fell mute, a handful of editors and self-serving politicians essentially made the war happen even though many southerners and most sensible northerners realized that slavery was a dying institution, which, as Lincoln said, would not outlive the century. The young men of both sides who would defi- nitely not outlive the century were victims not of the popu- lar will of North and South, but of a comparative handful of fanatics on one side or the other, or both. The idea that slavery was evil in and of itself is still a hard sell in parts of the South due to the carnage inflicted by the Civil War, though it is a no-brainer to the rest of us. Fleming, how- ever, points out that, far from being teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, the American South in the 1850s had a higher per capita income than French, the German states, or Denmark. Defeat brought poverty. Conversely, the thousands of young white officers who were killed putting down the Confederacy left a leadership gap that may have led to the Gilded Age, when honor was dead on the battle- field, money was everything, and gratuitous wars against the Indian tribes and the wanton seizure of the Philippines led to further lethal adventures for young Americans. The Civil War buff will read Fleming’s new book and be able to spot new golden nuggets of truth in the same familiar stream. The newcomer will find an explanation of that most vexing of American questions: Why would the majority of southerners, who never owned slaves, fight to defend the selfishness of the comparative handful of southerners who did? George Washington and Abraham Lincoln remain respected figures, and Robert E. Lee sub- stantially so. Other reputations take quite a beating. Talking about Santo Domingo and noting the cour- age lacking in some abolitionists may not be nice, but it is honest, factual history told by a highly readable and repu- table historian. Read this book if you want to understand America as a reality and not as a collection of myths. Letters to the Editor Expresses thanks for DPW’s commitment Dear Editor: We were very surprised to read the complaint against the Midland Park DPW in the Feb. 26 edition of the Vil- ladom Times. We have lived in Midland Park for 48 years and have always felt our DPW was the best. In winter our streets are usually cleared better than in surrounding towns, and leaf pick-up is done efficiently and in a timely manner. The few times we had problems with the street, the matter has always been taken care of. We say “thank you” to a group of hard working and conscientious men. Ern and Georgia Wiegers Midland Park March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Wyckoff Wanderings Sheriff to address Chamber Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino will address the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. on Thurs- day, March 20. This program will be held at the Larkin House at 380 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. Saudino will discuss issues facing today’s law enforce- ment officials. Questions for Saudino may be e-mailed in advance of the meeting to the chamber at www. wyckoffchamber@gmail.com. Members are reminded to bring business cards to net- work with other professionals at the meeting. RSVP to the Chamber e-mail address. A light breakfast will be served. Create an ‘easy care garden’ Kerry Ann Mendez, gardener, author, consultant, designer, HGTV personality, and lecturer will discuss “Design Tips for Easy Care Gardens” at the Wyckoff Area Garden Club’s spring fundraiser set for April 23. The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the Wyckoff Library at 200 Woodland Avenue. This funny, engaging, and entertaining speaker will welcome gardening questions and be available to sign copies of her books. The event will feature desserts and tea sandwiches, a selection of spring plants for sale, door prizes, and spe- cial contests for gardening items. For tickets and details, call (201) 560-1496 or e-mail debgfisk@aol.com. To learn more about the activities of the club, visit http://www. wyckoffgc.org. Tennis badges available Badges for the Wyckoff Tennis Courts are now avail- able at the recreation department on Woodland Avenue. Family badges for two adults and two children are $55; a single adult badge is $35; and senior citizen badges are $25 each. The recreation office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Badges are required in order to use the courts located in the municipal complex behind town hall. Guests (non- residents) will be charged a $5 fee when playing with a resident. Badges are non-transferable. Court times will be available on a first come, first serves basis. Times will be limited to one hour when other players are waiting. The recreation and parks department reminds residents that tennis courts are for tennis use only. Small children and babies are not permitted inside the courts. Wyckoff recreation sponsored tennis activities and programs have priority use of the facility. This includes spring and fall lessons and the adult tennis leagues sched- uled for Monday nights in the spring and summer. For details, contact Andy Wingfield at (201) 891-3350. Register for adult tennis teams Registration is open for the Wyckoff Recreation adult co-ed competitive team tennis program. The program is open to Wyckoff residents who play recreational tennis and are high school seniors or older. The program is designed for intermediate to expert players. New players will try out at the Memorial Field Tennis Courts on April 13. Matches will be held on Monday evenings beginning May 19. The season runs through Aug. 11. The registration fee is $65. For more information or to sign up, call the recreation office at (201) 891-3350 or e- mail wyckoff_team_tennis @yahoo.com. The deadline to register is April 3. Club hears program on floral design The Woman’s Club of Wyckoff will welcome Bonnie Fitzpatrick of Peters Florist in Ramsey on Wednesday, March 19. Fitzpatrick will demonstrate floral designs and bow tying. Club business will be discussed at 1 p.m. and the pro- gram featuring Fitzpatrick will begin at 1:30 pm. The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served. The club- house is located at 176 Wyckoff Avenue. For further information, call Nancy Thomas at (201) 891-2435. Bereavement support groups forming Beginning April 1, the Church of Saint Elizabeth in Wyckoff will hold two Bereavement Support Groups for individuals who have experienced a loss at least three months ago. The groups will meet in the Amadeus Room on the second floor of the church’s parish center on eight consecutive Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Open to men and women of all faiths, the sessions will be guided by trained, experienced leaders who have also lost loved ones. Advance registration is requested. For more information, and to register, call (201) 891-1122, extension 266. Library programs celebrates New Jersey Pushcart Players will present “Celebrating New Jersey” at the Wyckoff Public Library on Saturday, March 29. The 2 p.m. program commemorates the 350th Anniver- sary of the founding of New Jersey. The performance will trace the state’s earliest beginnings, its role in the Ameri- can Revolution, and New Jersey’s most famous sons and daughters. Seats are free, but registration is required. To reserve a seat, call the library at (201) 891-4866 extension 2. This program is suitable for children age six and older with adult accompaniment. This program is sponsored by the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival, a month-long event providing free and discount seats to theatrical performances across the state. The Wyckoff Library is located at 200 Woodland Avenue. Steak House (continued from page 9) olive oil, sesame oil, and lemon juice. The surf and turf fea- tures an eight ounce filet and an eight ounce lobster tail. Side dishes include spinach, broccoli, asparagus, mush- rooms, and sautéed onions. Potatoes are prepared in vari- ous styles from steak fries to hash browns. Eddie, who also owns Mezza Luna, noted that Allen- dale Steak House is located in the space that was previously Mezza Luna’s party/event venue. Eddie said he will con- tinue to host private parties and events at a new party room that will be opening shortly at Mezza Luna’s main location just across the street at 96 West Allendale Avenue. Allendale Steak House serves lunch Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner hours are Tues- day through Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The res- taurant is closed on Mondays. For more information about Allendale Steak House, call (201) 962-9797. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 19, 2014 Obituaries Dorothy Emma De Bruin Dorothy Emma De Bruin of Wyckoff, formerly of Fair Lawn, died March 8. She was 88. Before retiring 24 years ago, she worked as the office manager and bookkeeper for Elliot’s Jewelers in Paterson for 34 years. She attended the Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church, where she was baptized in 1925. She is survived by her nephews Robert C. and Gregory. She was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law Ted and Mary De Bruin and her sister and brother-in-law Margaret and Ray Klemm. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff NJ 07481. Lois Diebold Lois Diebold, nee Bangma, of North Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff and Ramsey, died March 10. She was 93. She was a registered nurse and served as the director of nursing at the Holland Christian Home in North Haledon from 1970 until her retirement in 1982. She was also the director of nursing at Chilton Hospital when it first opened and was a missionary nurse in New Mexico. She was a former member of Hawthorne Gospel Church. She is survived by her son William G. Brower of Jackson and her stepsons William and Allen Diebold. She is also survived by one grandchild and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 21 at 2 p.m. at the Holland Christian Home, 151 Graham Avenue in North Haledon. Gail P. Elwood Gail P. Elwood of Barnegat, formerly Waldwick, died March 8. She was 80. She had been a nurse at Valley Hospi- tal in Ridgewood and then continued as a hospice nurse in South Jersey. She was a member of Saint Mary’s Church in Barnegat, where she was a Eucharistic minister. She is sur- vived by her children Frank Elwood Jr. and Brian Elwood, both of Waretown; Karen Andronaco of Wellington, Flor- ida; Patrick Elwood of Hawthorne; and Mark Elwood of Barnegat. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and her sisters Joan Gardner of Waldwick and Marcia Cooper of Georgia. She was predeceased by her husband Frank and her daughter Susan Gail. Arrange- ments were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Paul H. Garber Paul H. Garber of Midland Park, formerly of Glen Rock, died March 5. He was 68. He was a U.S. Army veteran where he served as a medic during the Vietnam War. He graduated from Westminster College with a BA in psychol- ogy and taught at Central School in Glen Rock. He was a vocational counselor at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York and then a supervisor of training for the newly cre- ated New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation. For the next 30 years, he was with Citigroup out of New York City. Through the years, he worked as a human resources specialist and was extensively involved in training, orga- nizational development, succession planning, and staffing. After retiring from Citibank, he was involved in numer- ous consulting and training programs, and then became a licensed New Jersey real estate agent selling and leasing commercial property. In addition to his work, he received an advanced degree from New York University, and he was a member of the Community Church of Glen Rock and the Ridgewood Camera Club. He is survived by his wife years Jackie (nee Fain) and his brother Dennis. He is also sur- vived by two nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Robert and Edith. Arrangements were made by Warner and Wozniak Funeral Home in Wallington. A memorial service will be planned for early June in Glen Rock. was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Before retiring, he was chief stationary engineer at the Garden State Shopping Center Mall in Paramus. He was a member of the Warren Point Paramus Square Club, Wyckoff Masonic Lodge 287, and the Waldwick Golden Seniors Club. He was also a volunteer at the Center for Food Action in Mahwah. He is survived by his children Steven L. Sherman, Karen R. Levine, Susan L. Sherman, Neal H. Sherman, and Ellen N. Danzis. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his sister Gerti Radin. He was predeceased by his wife Carol R. Sherman. Arrangements were made by the Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Warren Point Para- mus Square Club, c/o William Flynn, 12 Jeffrey Court, West Nyack, NY 10994 or Wyckoff Masonic Lodge 287, c/o Eugene Margroff, P.O. Box 253, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Donald E. Hall of North Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, has died. He was 92. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He graduated from Penn State University in 1947. Before retiring in 1984, he worked for AT&T for 37 years. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, and was a Free Mason with Melita Lodge 295 F&AM in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Geri and his sons Dr. Robert E. Hall of Del Mar, California and Dr. Richard E. Hall of Wyckoff. He is also survived by two grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, c/o the Education Fund, 555 Russell Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at the Holland Christian Home, 151 Graham Avenue in North Haledon. Carl J. Sorvino of Ridgewood, formerly of Elmwood Park, died March 11. He was 69. He was the owner of DiMilo Industries in Passaic. He was a parishioner of Saint Leo’s R.C. Church in Elmwood Park, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society. He was also involved with the Home School Association and Boy Scout Troop 80. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann (nee DiPiazza) and his children Carl of Emerson, Jeremy of Upper Saddle River, and Joshua of Ridgewood. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his siblings Anthony, Frank, Gerard, and Vincenzia. He was predeceased by his son Frederick T. Arrangements were made by Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Inc. in Elmwood Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Lupus Foundation, 150 Morris Avenue, P.O. Box 1184, Springfield, NJ 07081 or the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. Donald E. Hall Donato Mancini Donato Mancini of Franklin Lakes died March 5. He was 85. Born in Italy, he lived in Wyckoff before moving to Franklin Lakes in 2004. Before retiring, he was an archi- tect/draftsman. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sac- rament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by wife Maria (nee Rossi) Mancini of Franklin Lakes and his children Lucia Sorhannus of Fairview, Pennsylvania and Giovanni Mancini of Franklin Lakes. He is also survived by one grandchild. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Edward S. Meyer Sr. Edward S. Meyer Sr. of New York, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 10. He was 83. He is survived by his wife Martha and his sons Edward Meyer Jr. and John Meyer. He is also survived by four grandchildren. Arrange- ments were made by the Miller Funeral Homes in New York. Louis Sherman Louis Sherman of Waldwick, formerly of Jersey City and Hasbrouck Heights, died March 6. He was 89. He Carl J. Sorvino Raymond Toms Raymond “Ray” Toms of Palm Bay, Florida, formerly of Ramsey, died Feb. 3. He was 83. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He worked as a carpenter and as a home builder throughout Bergen County. He is survived by his wife Gloria (nee Conklin) and his sons Steve Toms and Bob Toms. He is also survived by three grandchildren and his siblings Bill, Cheryl, and Joe. He was predeceased by his sister Marylou Shoemaker. James J. Van Ry James J. Van Ry of Butler, formerly of Midland Park, Pompton Lakes, and Bogota, died March 8. He was 64. He was a member of the Wine, Liquor & Distillery Workers Union Local 1-D for over 35 years, most recently at Allied Beverage Group. He is survived by his children Daryl Van Ry of Morris Plains and Tara Van Ry of Oakland. He is also survived by two grandchildren and his brother Douglas Van Ry of Florida. Arrangements were made by Browning- Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Park Windmill High school hosts free concert The Midland Park High School Band Program and the Midland Park Performing Arts Parents will host a concert featuring the New Jersey City University Symphony of Winds and Percussion on April 8 in the high school auditorium. The concert, “Hidden Treasures,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The ensemble will be under the direc- tion of Patrick J. Burns. In 2007, “Celebra- tion Fanfare” was composed by Burns in honor of the 50 th Anniversary of MPHS. He has also served many times as a guest conductor of the high school wind ensem- ble. The concert will feature works by Mal- colm Arnold, Cecile Chaminade, Edward Madden, Clifton Williams, Chaminade, Satoshi Yagisawa, and Tan Dun. The NJCU Symphony of Winds and Percussion is considered one of the premier bands in the region. For more information, call (201) 444- 7400, extension 225. Easter Egg Hunt planned Midland Park Recreation will host an Easter Egg Hunt for Midland Park resi- dents at Veterans Field on April 5. Participants will be grouped by age. Two- and three-year-olds will hunt at 1 p.m.; four- and five-year-olds will hunt at 1:30 p.m.; and six- and seven-year-olds will start at 2 p.m. Each child should bring a basket to col- lect the eggs. Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras for photos with the Easter Bunny. In the event of inclement weather, can- cellation will be e-noticed and posted on the recreation answering machine at (201) 652-27470 the morning of the event. The rain date is April 12. Town-wide Garage Sale slated The Borough of Midland Park will host its Second Annual Town-wide Garage Sale on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents are invited to participate. Maps showing the locations of partici- pants and listings of the items available at each location will be distributed through- out the town and on the website two days in advance of the sale. The event will ben- efit the Midland Park Love Fund. To be included on the map, registration forms and a fee of $20 must be received by April 23. The registration form is available at www.midlandparknj.org. Checks may be made payable to “Midland Park Chil- dren’s Love Fund” and mailed to: Borough of Midland Park Community Yard Sale, c/o Recreation Department, 280 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park NJ 07432. For more information, e-mail mprec@optonline. net. Midland Park Children’s Love Fund, a non-profit 501c3 organization, was estab- lished in 1977 to help raise funds for medical bills incurred by a very ill child in town. The fund was re-established in 1985 to aid all families with children in need at a time of crisis and continues to be a viable community organization. Yoga class available Dr. Dawn Di Muro will present an adult yoga class on Tuesday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at the DePhillips Center at 50 Dairy Street in Midland Park. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat, a large beach towel, and a water bottle. Regis- tration is required. To register, e-mail mprec@optonline.net. In lieu of an admis- sion fee, attendees are asked to bring a non- perishable food donation. This program is sponsored by the Midland Park Recreation Department. Scholarship applicants sought The Midland Park Lions Club will award two $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. High school seniors who reside in Midland Park and plan to attend an insti- tution of higher learning are encouraged to apply. Interested students may request an application by contacting Scholar- ship Committee Chairman John Meeks at MPLCScholarship@yahoo.com. Scholar- ships will be awarded based on the appli- cations submitted. The decision of the Midland Park Lions Club will be final. Applications are due May 15. Chamber scholarships available The Midland Park Chamber of Com- merce will award two $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Mid- land Park and are planning to attend a two- or four-year college. Applicants should be civic-minded and active in the community. Visit MidlandParkChamber.com for appli- cations and submission instructions. The deadline for submission is April 7. For more information, contact Dr. Dawn DiMuro at ddimuro@gmail.com. Summer Camp registration to begin Mail-in registration for Midland Park Recreation’s Summer Camp program will begin March 31. Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received. The six-week camp will run from June 30 through Aug. 8. 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Many people under- estimate the amount of time it takes to actu- ally move their belongings. Try to schedule a moving company to come very early in the morning to give you ample time to pack up the truck and unpack at your new home. 4 p.m. The program is open to children entering grades one through eight. The cost for one week for the first child in a family is $65, the cost for a second child is $50, and drops to $40 for three or more children with a maximum of $155 per week per family. Registration forms are available at www.mjnj.com. Checks should be made payable to “Borough of Midland Park” and mailed to: Midland Park Recreation, DePhillips Community Center, Attention: Kathy LaMonte, 50 Dairy Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Applications may also be dropped off at the recreation center. birth to 24 months of age. The program will meet March 19 and 26 at 10:30 a.m. The library also sponsors several Drop In programs for children that do not require registration. Those programs include Chess Club, Pajama Story Time, and Unique Creatures. Chess Club will meet on March 20 at 3 p.m. Children age six and up are welcome. Pajama Story Time for children ages two through eight on March 25 at 6 p.m. Unique Creatures for children of all ages is set for April 5 at 3 p.m. The library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Call (201) 444-2390. Lions hold Annual Pancake Breakfast The Midland Park Lions Club will hold its 43 rd Annual Pancake Breakfast on April 6. The breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Midland Park Fire House Hall at 45 Witte Drive. The menu will include pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausages, juice, coffee, tea, and bagels. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children under age 10. Tickets will be available at the door. For advance ticket sales and more information, contact Lion Jack at (201) 444-8601. At the breakfast, the club will launch its Seeing Eye Guide Dog 3 project. The Lions will also be selling cornstalk brooms for $15. Nativity hosts Passion Play “No Greater Love” will be performed at the Church of the Nativity on Sunday, April 6. This performance by the Xavier Company will be held at 4 p.m. “No Greater Love” is a musical passion play that tells the story of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in drama, song, and dance. The Xavier Company is a group of Christian performing artists in residence at Saint Francis Xavier Church in New York City. The professionally trained actors, singers, and dancers perform origi- nal works focused on themes of faith and social justice. Freewill donations will be accepted by the Xavier Company. The Church of the Nativity is located at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park. For more information contact Mary Lou at (201) 444-6362 or e-mail at mlbalog@optonline.net. Library plans programs for children Registration for children’s programs at the Midland Park Memorial Library is under way. Spring story times will begin the week of March 24. The program will continue through May 2. Two- and three-year-olds will meet on Mondays or Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Children ages four through six may come to story time on Tuesdays at 2:15 p.m. or Fridays at 10:30 a.m. The Chapter Book Club will meet on March 27 at 3 p.m. This month’s selection is “Night of the Twisters” by Ivy Ruck- man. Baby Time is open to children from MPUMC hosts dinner The Midland Park United Methodist Church, 269 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, will host a spaghetti dinner on Satur- day, March 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children. Children under three years old will be admitted free. Call (201) 445-3787 for tickets and information. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • March 19, 2014 Documentary traces life of performer Elaine Stritch by Dennis Seuling “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” is a documentary about the legendary Broadway/cabaret/TV performer as she approaches her 87th birthday and is about to leave show business after a 65-year career. Director Chiemi Kara- sawa follows Stritch through her day as she leaves her Carlyle Hotel apartment, coffee cup in hand, walking briskly as passers-by recognize and greet her. Viewers see her rehearsing for a performance of her one-woman show — singing the songs of one of her favorite com- posers, Stephen Sondheim — a grueling process as she becomes frustrated by forgetting lyrics. She is prompted by her piano accompanist Rob Bowman, who reacts to these lapses with a combination of concern and humor. No one is harder on Stritch than the woman herself. The film includes excerpts from past performances, including her one-woman hit “Elaine Stritch at Liberty” and a one-night-only show at New York City’s Town Hall. The latter is especially amazing since she is shown strug- gling in rehearsal with the lyrics to “I Feel Pretty,” but in the performance she is letter-perfect, not only nailing the lyrics but delivering them with gestures, comic empha- sis, and authority. In makeup and a becoming hairstyle, the insecure, forgetful woman from the rehearsal takes the stage as a confident performer in full control of her material. That is what makes the documentary so fascinating. Stritch is a collection of contradictions and triumphs. She had her battle with booze and now suffers from, and is terrified by, diabetes. She has been in the hospital for assorted ailments, yet she always rallies and comes out swinging. There is some behind-the-scenes footage on the set of “30 Rock,” on which Stritch portrayed Alec Baldwin’s grumpy, opinionated mother. It is apparent that cast and crew love her and love being around her. Many celebrities are on hand singing her praises. James Gandolfini, Tina Fey, Cherry Jones, Nathan Lane, Tracy Morgan, and John Turturro speak fondly — even reveren- tially — of her and comment on her straightforwardness and honesty even when this may ruffle feathers. She has gotten to the age, by her own admission, when she can get away with a lot and she takes more advantage of that than of her celebrity to get her way. Her vulnerability surfaces when she speaks about her husband, John Bay, whom she lost to cancer in 1982. She cried endlessly when he passed away and never remar- ried, but in time determined to move on. The best aspect of the movie is that it does not paint Stritch as a perfect living legend. On the contrary, the woman has her flaws, but still endears herself to fellow ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ is a documentary about the col- orful entertainer as she contemplates retiring from show business. show biz folk and connects emotionally with her audi- ences. It is hard to imagine that Stritch could ever retire from the business that is so much a part of her, yet viewers see her return to Michigan, after having lived in Manhattan for 70 years, to buy property so she can be near her family as she moves on to the next chapter in her life. Stritch is a great subject for a documentary and director Karasawa convinces viewers that we are seeing the real, unadulterated woman rather than a polished, edited ver- sion with defects eliminated. In bygone days, she might have been referred to as “a real broad.” Today, she is a show business fixture, an active performer, and a reposi- tory of wonderful, witty anecdotes. Cook Up Some Business! Advertise your restaurant in The Villadom TIMES. You’ll reach over 47,000 households. 201-652-0744 www.villadom.com March 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • Page 19 ‘Frozen’ is a homerun for Disney Animation by Dennis Seuling “Frozen” (Disney) is an animated feature film loosely based on “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen. In typical Disney manner, the company has tweaked the story and eliminated most of the dark moments. The Disney version is about two princesses. Elsa, the elder sister, has the ability to shoot ice and snow from her hands. As the girls grow up, with plenty of Broadway-caliber songs along the way, Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel) comes to realize her magical powers can be a threat to those around her, so she retreats from everyone, including her sister, Princess Anna (Kris- ten Bell). The metaphor is clear: A person’s own insecurities can freeze out loved ones. As in the Broadway musical “Wicked,” the dynamic that drives the story is the strained relationship between two girls. “Frozen” is among the best of Disney’s recent animated features. It has a power- house score by husband-and-wife team Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, including the Academy Award-winning song, “Let it Go,” performed by Menzel. The song sequences are mini-extravagan- zas in themselves, but rather than stop the action, they move the story forward. The sis- ters are distinctive and march to their own beat — a theme that crops up a lot lately in animated films. When Anna meets a hand- some mountain man (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick, she is conflicted by her attraction to this hunky, dashing guy and an at-home love interest, Hans (Santino Fontana). Comic relief is amply supplied by Olaf (Josh Gad), a Chaplin-esque anthropo- morphic snowman. The two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains deleted scenes, a Mickey Mouse cartoon, a making-of short, and a featurette showing the adaptation process from origi- nal fairy tale to screen. “Saving Mr. Banks” (Disney) is the embellished story of the uneasy collabo- ration between “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) and Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and his creative team. Disney mounts an extravagant charm offensive to secure the rights to the author’s famous creation. Travers is depicted as can- tankerous, argumentative, rigid, and highly protective of her magical nanny. She also Frozen,’ based on ‘The Snow Queen’ by Hans Christian Andersen, has earned over $1 billion worldwide. has little knowledge of the movie-making process, which becomes a difficult problem for Disney and his beleaguered staff. They are doing their best to wine and dine her, but she is wary of losing control and letting the studio turn “Mary Poppins” into just one more in a long line of animated features. Thompson and Hanks both do a fine job, though it is hard not to suspect quite a bit of Disney-fying of the characters and the story. There are long stretches in flash- back of Travers’ youth in Australia and the devoted relationship with her father (Colin Farrell), who loved to spin yarns. But life’s hard knocks have molded her into a cold, arrogant, condescending person who intim- idates and even frightens those whose only goal is to make a good movie. Disney, in contrast, is depicted as all heart. The charac- ter of Ralph (Paul Giamatti), the chauffeur assigned to Travers in California, is on hand as a humanizing influence. His soft-spoken manner and his personal burden help put Travers’ concerns about “Mary Poppins” in perspective. The Blu-ray edition contains deleted scenes, a tour of the Disney Studio, remi- niscences by Disney employees who worked with Travers, and a tribute to composer Richard Sherman with a rousing rendition of “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” by cast and crew. “The Hidden Fortress” (The Criterion Collection) takes place in a war-ravaged feudal Japan. Two peasants, Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) and Matakishi (Kamatari Fujiwara) have escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and are heading home when they encoun- ter General Rokurota Makabe (Toshiro Mifune). Rokurota tells the men he knows where a large amount of gold can be found, and enlists their help transporting Princess Yuki (Misa Uehara) to safety. With Yuki disguised as a mute farming girl and the gold hidden in bundles of sticks, the small group travels the countryside avoiding enemy soldiers except when the general is forced to take action. Director Akira Kurosawa’s primary inspiration is American films, particularly those of John Ford. “The Hidden Fortress” is different from many of the director’s films in that it is as much a comedy as an adventure movie. The story is told from the point of view of secondary characters. Tahei and Matakishi are bumbling and greedy and provide lots of the humor. According to George Lucas, these characters were the inspiration for C3PO and R2D2 in “Star Wars.” Bonus features on the two-disc Blu-ray/ (continued on Crossword page) Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 19, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) DVD edition include audio commentary, a 2003 making- of documentary, a 2001 interview with George Lucas about Kurosawa, and a booklet featuring a critical essay. The film is in Japanese, with English subtitles. “The Flesh and Blood Show” (Kino Lorber) is British director Pete Walker’s 1972 homage to the blood-splat- tered, grisly stage illusions of the Grand Guignol. In a set-up that would be repeated in “Friday the 13th” eight years later and countless horror films thereafter, a group of gathers in one place and people are bumped off, one by one. Several actors are hired to take part in rehearsals for a free-form psychedelic play at a rundown theater at the end of a seaside pier. The actors don’t realize that, back in 1944, after a production of “Othello,” the leading man, motivated by jealousy, left his unfaithful wife and her lover to die in the dark recesses of the theater. The last scene of the movie was shot in 3D and is presented in the Blu-ray edition in two 3D formats — the stereoscopic format (requiring a 3D TV) and the anaglyph system (requiring red-and-blue 3D glasses). Unfortunately, no 3D glasses are included. The sequence is also presented in conventional 2D. An interview with director Pete Walker in included. “Commitment” (Well Go USA) is about the son of a North Korean spy who decides to follow in his father’s footsteps in order to protect his little sister. After his father’s botched espionage mission, Myung-hoon (Choi Seung-hyun) and his sister are sent to a labor prison camp. To save his sister’s life, Myung-hoon volunteers to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. While attending high school in the South, he meets a pretty girl named Hye-in (Kim Yoo-jeong), an aspiring dancer, and rescues her when she is attacked. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers the plot and begins closing in on Myung-hoon while his own gov- ernment sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him. Action dominates this fast-paced melodrama with car chases, explosions, and expertly choreographed fight sequences. Myung-hoon uses his martial arts skills to confront school bullies and in his capacity as a spy. Choi Seung- hyun is a pop superstar, heading one of Korea’s biggest groups, Big Bang. It is interesting to see this sweet- faced guy playing a professional killer. The movie por- trays high school as a place where discipline is lax and gangs intimidate both students and teachers. The film is in Korean, with English subtitles. Bonus features on the Blu-ray release include a making-of featurette and theatrical trailer. March 19, 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 Cashier- FT/PT seasonal, Sat. or Sun. required. 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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. RV 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 & glorified today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Pub- lication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. RF Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in vir- tue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful interces- sor 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 prom- ise 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. cd (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 hum- bly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to suc- cor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, con- ceived 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 prob- lems, 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 con- firm 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 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immacu- late Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. jc Thank You St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. jc continued on next page Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 19, 2014 CLASSIFIED RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS 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 RELIGIOUS Prayer to St. Clare cont. from preceding page Thank You St. Jude 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. sr May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publi- cation must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. nw Prayer to St. Jude Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 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. kr Thank You St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publi- cation must be promised. 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Also on the agenda will be an update on Americans for Prosperity activities and plans for the year by the New Jersey director, Daryn Iwicki. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. Library presents ‘A Tribute to the Legends’ Linda Ipanema and Stan Edwards will perform “A Trib- ute to the Legends” at the Franklin Lakes Public Library on Sunday, March 30. This 2 p.m. concert will feature the con- tributions of great singers of yesterday -- from Al Jolson to Billy Joel, and Doris Day to Gladys Knight, the program will include singers and songs of the ‘30s through the ‘70s. All are welcome. Seats will be available on a first come basis. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Horvath mounts library exhibit Ed Horvath is displaying his oil paintings at the Frank- lin Lakes Public Library during the month of March. This art director and illustrator attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Seniors plan events The Franklin Lakes Seniors will celebrate Saint Pat- rick’s Day with a luncheon on Wednesday, March 19. The event will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the firehouse located on Bender Court. During this event, participants may make reservations for the club’s April 23 anniversary luncheon at the Brick House in Wyckoff and the trip to the Showboat Casino. Future events will include a trip to Sight and Sound The- ater in April and a show at LiGresi’s in Staten Island in May. Membership is open to residents age 55 and older. Dues are $5. Anyone interested in joining may call Linda at (201) 891-5927. School board seeks to fill vacancy The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education is seeking a Franklin Lakes resident who wishes to fill the unexpired term of Debra Strauss, who recently resigned from the board. The appointee will serve through the end of 2014. Interested community members may submit a letter of interest to Business Administrator/Board Secretary Frank C. Ceurvels at the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District Board of Education, 131 Yawpo Avenue, Oakland, New Jersey 07436 by March 20. Letters of inter- est will be reviewed by the board and an interview schedule will be established. The legal requirements for the position are as follows: U.S. citizenship and a minimum of one year of residency in the school district; no interest in, any contract with, or claim against, the board; and the ability to read and write. Candidates may not hold any other elected office and must be registered to vote in the district. The board must fill the vacancy within 65 days from Feb. 24. Dorney presents children’s art program The Franklin Lakes Public Library invites children in grades three and up to “Art Kids Rule” on Thursday, March 27 at 4 p.m. Brandon Dorney of Arts Kids Academy will present this interactive art experience. Attendees will dis- cover the waterscapes of Claude Monet and create a mas- terpiece of their own. This program is for Franklin Lakes residents. Registration may be completed by calling (201) 891-2224 or by visiting the library at 470 DeKorte Drive during regular hours. Learn about New Jersey’s film industry Walter Choroszewski will present “Cinema & Televi- sion: The New Jersey Connection” on Thursday, March 18. This 7 p.m. program will be held at the Franklin Lakes Library at 470 DeKorte Drive. Learn about New Jersey’s silent film history, the state’s recent popularity in movies and reality television, and its historic contributions to American cinema and television – from Edison’s Black Maria Studio to the numerous Jersey- born artists who have starred on the big and small screens. For details, call the library at (201) 891-2224. Computer classes available The Franklin Lakes Library will offer a class on Gmail 101 Thursday, March 20 at 11 a.m. Learn all about this popular e-mail service. The class will provide instructions for composing, formatting, and responding to e-mails and organizing messages. To participate in this class, attendees will need to have basic computer skills. Registration is required. Non-residents will be invited to join the waiting list and will be contacted if space is avail- able. To register, call the reference desk at (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Student performance announced Students at Franklin Lakes Middle School will pres- ent a production of Disney’s “High School Musical Junior Version.” Performances will be March 21 at 7:30 p.m., March 22 at 8 p.m., and March 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. To purchase tickets, contact Christine Christopoul at • Page 23 cmchristo@aol.com. This program is sponsored by the school’s PTA and Drama Club. Library board to meet The Franklin Lakes Library Board of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, March 19 in the Local History Room of the library at 470 DeKorte Drive. The 7 p.m. meeting is open to the public. For more information, call (20) 891-2224. Gallagher to perform Kurt Gallagher will entertain families and children of all ages on Thursday, March 20 at the Franklin Lakes Library at 470 DeKorte Drive. Gallagher will perform his imagina- tive, interactive program that will have the audience laugh- ing and dancing along. Registration for the 4 p.m. concert is under way. To register, call (201) 891-2224 or visit www. franklinlakeslibrary.org. Safety award (continued from page 4) to the taxpayers.” The Safety Committee’s membership includes Police Chief Benjamin Fox, Fire Chief Lou Graglia, part-time Administrative Assistant Jackie Denequolo, Chief Finan- cial Officer Diana McCleod, Municipal Clerk Joyce Santi- mauro, Court Administrator Paulette Scandone, Recreation Director Andy Wingfield, Building Inspector Thomas Gensheimer, Public Works Manager Scott Fisher, Tax Assessor Assistant Susan DeRosa, Township Engineer Mark DiGennaro, and Don and Jane Healty of the Wyckoff Ambulance Corps. Prison terms (continued from page 4) woman were approached by two young men, one carrying a baseball bat and the other carrying an iron pipe. They beat the young man, leaving injuries that required stitches and attention at Valley Hospital. The actors stole the victim’s cell phone and smashed it, and took the money out of his wallet. They left him lying on the ground. The woman then drove the assailants away in her car. She was arrested that same night on charges of robbery and theft with deadly weapons involved and was lodged in Bergen County Jail in lieu of $50,000. Wyckoff and Bergen County police work, with the help of other towns, located the three male suspects. The sentencing, which took place on March 7, followed guilty pleas by all four accused persons. J. KOSTER Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 19, 2014