Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • May 14, 2014 Villadom Happenings May is Eyeglass Recycling Month For over 90 years, Lions Clubs across the United States have dedicated themselves to the preservation of sight and the prevention of blindness. As part of this initiative, May is Eyeglass Recycling Month. The Midland Park Lions Club collects used eyeglasses at the Midland Park Library at 250 Godwin Avenue, and in a Lions Eyeglass Box in front of Le Chein, 26 Central Avenue in Midland Park. Residents are urged to deposit any used or unwanted eyeglasses at either of these locations. The Lions will collect the used eyeglasses and arrange transportation to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Trenton. Any type of eyewear will be accepted, including regular glasses, bifocals, trifocals, sunglasses, progressive lenses, and tinted lenses. The donated glasses will be cleaned, repaired, and put to good use by someone who will now be able to see clearly – sometimes for the first time. Hazardous waste collection announced The Bergen County Utilities Authority will hold a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, May 17 at the Campgaw Mountain Reservation, 200 Campgaw Road in Mahwah. The collection will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items to be collected include paints, automotive products, pesticides, aerosols, and flammable materials. For a complete list of hazardous waste and other details, visit www.bcua.org or call (201) 807-5825. Veterans invited to student presentation Veterans from the community are invited to a May 22 student presentation to honor their service and sac- rifice. This 7:30 p.m. program will be held at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 335 North Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood. American Legion Post 53 will present the color guard. Veterans are encouraged to wear a post cap or some other attire indicating their branch of service. Spa celebrates anniversary Massage Envy Spa in Waldwick is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a full week of giveaways and events for members and guests. On Thursday, May 15, the spa will host a Murad® Healthy Skin event featuring the Environmental Shield® Vitamin C Facial, complimentary in-depth skin analyses, and other activities. Anyone interested in attending the Murad® event may call (201) 689-8400. The spa is located at 26 North Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. Chamber hosts networking cruise The Mahwah Chamber of Commerce, along with the Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey, Newark Regional Business Partnership, and Hudson County and Meadowlands Regional chambers of commerce will host a dinner and networking cruise on “The Spirit of New Who will pay for sewer hookups? The Waldwick mayor and council want to make sure that any expansion of the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority is funded by the towns benefiting from the hook ups, not the present authority members. Franklin Lakes and Oakland are in the process of con- necting into the system. Last week the Waldwick governing body went on record expressing its concerns in a letter to Executive Director Howard Hurwitz. Waldwick want to know how is the financing being handled and what is being done to assure additional customers don’t exacerbate the odor problems near the treatment plant, which is located in Waldwick. “The letter drives the point home and gets us on the record,” said Councilman Don Sciolaro. At a previous meeting he had commented that any additional odor problems caused by an increase in users in essence becomes Waldwick’s problem. The letter questions the following: • Will Franklin Lakes and Oakland be financing Jersey” on Tuesday, May 20. Boarding time is 5 p.m. for dinner and networking. The boat will leave Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken at 6 p.m. and return to dock at 7:30 p.m. The event includes a dinner buffet, cash bar, DJ, and dancing. Free parking is available across the street from the dock. Sponsored by Sharp Electronics Corporation, this net- working event gives participants the chance to meet with local business people while enjoying spectacular views of New York City and New Jersey’s waterways. Seating is limited and will be sold on a first-come, first- served basis. Pre-registration and payments are required. The cost is $60 for Chamber members and $85 for non- members. For more information and to reserve space, call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566, or visit Mahwah.com. Employment workshop scheduled Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Career Resources Ministry, in its continuing effort to provide help to people seeking employment, will present the last of a four-part series of workshops on Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m. The work- shop will be held in the meeting room in the lower church and is open to anyone seeking employment and those who anticipate possible unemployment. The workshops are free and parish membership is not required. Workshops are presented by the Career Resources Min- istry, whose members are dedicated to helping those seek- ing employment. Professionals in the field will present the workshop and will be on hand to give advice. This work- shop topic is “Interview, Cultivate Offers, and Negotiate.” Participants should bring a recent resume or job experience information. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Tom Lewis at (201) 445-1864 or the feeder system into the authority’s trunk lines as the original municipalities had to do when the authority was established? • Will Franklin Lakes and Oakland have to pass man- datory connection ordinances before significant invest- ment occurs? • What are the authority’s plans to recapture some of the original construction costs from the connecting municipalities and from individual customers as they hook up? • What is the payback time from the new Franklin Lakes users to fully amortize the capital costs incurred by the expansion into that municipality and eliminate the subsidies being paid by the existing contributory members? The letter also requests current plant capacity and actual flow and what these numbers would be if the authority’s expansion plans come to fruition. “We are looking at the future,” said Borough Admin- istrator Gary Kratz. “We want the proceeds from those connections to offset future increases for us.” Carol Shea at (201) 447-4215. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 1 Passaic Street in Ridgewood. BVMI hosts Game On! Northern New Jersey game aficionados are invited to Game On! This afternoon of games and fun is set for Thursday, June 5 at the Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne. A luncheon and dessert bar will be open at noon followed by duplicate bridge, social bridge, canasta, mah- jongg, Scrabble, and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Men are wel- come and non-players are invited to come and socialize. Tickets are $75 and proceeds will benefit the Bergen Vol- unteer Medical Initiative. A separate room will be devoted to duplicate bridge players. Capri O’Hara, noted local bridge instructor and bridge director at the Bridge Table, will be on hand. ACBL Master Points will be awarded. For details, contact Kathleen DiGiulio at (201) 518-8487 or kdigiulio@bvmi.net. BVMI is completely dependent on contributed income (continued on page 28)