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The Forgotten Dynasty of Bridgewater-Raritan High School Football
The B-R East football team was led by George Greiner who had been an assistant football coach at B-R West. Photo/Dennis Moore By Bruce Doorly Only those who lived through it would know that Bridgewater-Raritan once had a powerhouse football program. The football team from 1968-1971 amassed a 34 game unbeaten streak, however, there are no trophies for them displayed in the trophy cases at the high school, and on the Internet, there is barely a mention about this team. They are the “Forgotten Dynasty” of Bridgewater-Raritan High School football. The streak began back in 1968. They were from Bridgewater-Raritan High School “East” located off Foothill Road; the team name was the Minutemen. At the time they
were the “new” high school as the disadvantage as there was no senior school had just opened in 1966. The class enrolled at the school. The Minutemen of East were natural riteam did manage to hold their own vals with the other older high school that year landing a 4-4 record. Howon Garretson Road which was then ever, this was in a conference for known as “West.” (West had opened smaller schools such as Middlesex in the late 1950s.) East was led by an and Manville. inspirational coach, George Greiner, In 1968, East finally had a full who had been an assistant football enrollment of all grades 9-12. This coach at West. When B-R East first put them into the tougher division opened, Coach Greiner decided to transfer to East to be the head coach. He recalled others warning him that it would be a mistake to change schools. The good football was already at West. A new program would be a difficult undertaking – and East didn’t even have their own stadium. They played their home games at Basilone Stadium which was West’s stadium. But Greiner took on the In 1969 Bridgewater East with new quarterback challenge. To get Steve Havran (above) along with running back started, he had to Bruce Hennemuth led the team to an undefeated recruit players at season, 9-0. Photo/Dennis Moore the school to play on the team. He did this by appeal- with larger schools including local rivals Somerville, Immaculata, ing to their sense of school pride. In 1966, the new school only had and Bridgewater West. Not many 9th and 10th graders, so the football thought the football program at East would do well in their first season in team only played a J.V. schedule. In 1967, while they played a var- the competitive division. Continued on page 12 sity schedule, they were at a big
January 2012
Wishes Come True as Santa Pays a Visit to Raritan
Unusually mild weather and extremely excited children greeted Santa Claus as he made his way to Raritan on December 4th. Children stood in line anxiously awaiting their chance to tell Santa their Christmas wishes. The fun-filled afternoon included free photos with Santa Claus. Children and adults enjoyed hot cocoa donated by Bagelicious and cookies donated by Quick Chek of Raritan. Everyone received gift bags filled with goodies donated by TD Bank, PNC Bank, Gaetano’s Beauty Salon, and EmbroidMe. Balloons, donated by Scott’s Florist, were handed out by Raritan’s Youth on Main Street. Santa’s visit and the culminating tree lighting ceremony were organized by Guy Izzo, Greg Lobell, Mike DiBianco and Angela Perone of the Raritan area Chamber of Commerce. The tree was lit by Kathryn and Pat Mastice of Raritan.
Sabrina Chen (age 6) of Raritan tells Santa her Christmas wishes.
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Paknis - Whitehead Kevin and Patricia Whitehead of Bridgewater are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Whitehead, to Brett Paknis of Morristown. He is the son of William and Gloria Paknis of Harding Township. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Bridgewater and graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, where she received her undergraduate degree in Apparel and Textile Merchandising. She is employed as an Assistant Buyer by Toys R Us Corporate in Wayne. Her fiancé is a graduate of Madison High School in Madison and graduated from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale with a degree in Media Arts and Animation. He is employed as a Sales Representative for State Electronics in East Hanover. An August 2012 wedding is planned. Sixth grade Bridgewater resident, Shannon Hobby, was one of over 500 cheerleaders from across the country to perform with the Varsity All-American Group in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade. Shannon tried out for the Varsity All-American Team during a cheerleading camp with the Universal Cheerleading Association last summer. Hobby was required to learn a routine that she performed with the other cheerleaders during the parade.
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Left to right: Arc Board President Eric Mandelbaum with Angels Among Us Award winners Celeste Cirillo-Penn (Bridgewater-Raritan High School) and Megan Chan (Immaculata High School), and Arc Executive Director Lauren Panarella. On November 18th, The Arc of Somerset County held its annual Arc Angel Gala, “Achieving Together.” The Arc was honored to present awards to a group of individuals that have each worked to support and grow the mission of the agency. Event honorees included Angel Among Us Award recipient Celeste Cirillo-Penn and Megan Chan. Angel Among Us Award recipient Celeste Cirillo-Penn of Bridgewater-Raritan High School volunteers with the Somerset County Department of Therapeutic Recreation by working with children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Also receiving an Angel Among Us Award was Megan Chan of Immaculata High School. Megan has given generously of her time to a variety of organizations that provide services to individuals with disabilities. A remarkably dedicated volunteer, she hopes to complete 1,000 service hours by the time she graduates this year. The Arc of Somerset County is a nonprofit organization serving over 1,000 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Somerset County. To learn more, visit www.thearcofsomerset.org.
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Bridgewater Teen Invited to Play in Junior Academic All-American Game
Matthew Alesandro (age 13) will play in the 2012 Junior Academic All-American Game in Phoenix, Arizona on January 2nd.
De Boer - Paitakes Tanya Paitakes of Denville, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Paitakes of Raritan, was married to Garry De Boer of Denville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhart De Boer of Colonia, on September 24, 2011. Reverend John Theodosion officiated the ceremony held at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Randolph. A reception followed at The Skylands of Randolph. The Koumbara (Greek Orthodox Matron of Honor) was Christina Van Antwerp, sister of the bride. The maid of honor was Jennifer Freier and bridesmaids were Diane Szabo, Kathryn Reczek, and Jennifer Shadiack, friends of the bride. The best man was Stephen Boyle, friend of the groom. Ushers were Bill Bolger, Jay Chokshi and Peter Motsch, friends of the groom. After meeting at Seton Hall University and obtaining their Bachelor’s degrees in Business, they went on to Fairleigh Dickinson University where Tanya graduated with her MBA and Garry obtained his Masters degree in Accounting. Tanya is currently employed as a Marketing Coordinator with Rider Insurance and Garry is employed as an auditor with J.H. Cohn. After a honeymoon in St. Lucia, the couple resides in Denville.
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Monday, January 9 MOMs Club of Bridgewater Central-East is hosting a Preschool Open House from 10:3012 at the Bridgewater library. Many local preschools will be on hand to provide info about their schools and answer questions about the enrollment process. Meet other moms from your area and learn about playgroups, field trips, community service projects and MOMs Night Out. Crafts and nut free snacks will be provided. All ages are welcome for this free event. Email Katie at momsclubofbwc@yahoo.com for more info on this or our other FREE events!
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Monday, January 16 3-D Movie at the Raritan Library - All ages are welcome to view the 3-D movie “The Lion King” at the Raritan Library, 54 East Somerset Street, Raritan from 6:30-8:30 pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided for the movie. Seating and glasses are limited; please reserve early by calling (908) 725-0413. There will be a second showing for ages 9 and up at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24 Bridgewater Garden Club - Prepare for an “Elegant Garden Party” with Chris Ondrak of Flemington’s Gilded Lily at 10:30 at the Bridgewater Library, Vogt Dr, Bridgewater. Ondrak, trained by master designers from around the world, had also taught floral design at the NY Botanical Garden and for Hunterdon County Adult Education. Join us for this special out-ofseason event.
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State SPCA Adds Forensic Vet to its Law Enforcement Division
The NJ State SPCA added forensic vet, Dr. Ernest Rogers of Bridgewater, to its law enforcement division. The NJ State SPCA Humane Police, recently announced the addition of Bridgewater resident Dr. Ernest Rogers, of the Maplewood Animal Hospital, as its law enforcement division’s first Forensic Veterinarian. Veterinary Forensic and Animal Crime Scene Investigation is a new burgeoning specialty in veterinary medicine. Animal abuse takes many forms from failure to provide basic sustenance, to dereliction of veterinary care, to poisoning, shooting and stabbing of domestic companion animals (dogs, cats, and
Bridgewater Softball & Baseball Open House An Open House for the Bridgewater Softball and Baseball programs will be held on Thursday, January 19th, from 7-9 pm at the Field House on Prince Rodgers Road. Learn about our programs, register your child, meet the board, coaches and managers. Light refreshments will be served The Bridgewater Softball League offers girls in grades 1-8 the opportunity to serve as leaders in a competitive yet friendly environment. Softball provides total body conditioning, improves self-esteem, teaches teamwork and develops leadership skills. The program is open to residents of Bridgewater, Raritan and surrounding towns. The Bridgewater Baseball League is also available for girls and boys ages 5-18. Both programs offer clinics, training, competitive, and noncompetitive programs. Registration is now open. Visit www.bridgewaterbaseball.com
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Kitten Adoption Events
The Cat Adoption & Pet Information Center (CAPIC) of Raritan will be having kitten adoptions on the third Saturday of each month at Cherrybrook in Bedminster in the Kings Plaza from 11am-3pm. Saturday, January 21st is the next adoption day at Cherrybrook. Adoptions are also held at Belle Mead Animal Hospital, 872 Route 206, in Hillsborough. The adoption day for this location is Saturday, January 14th from 1:30-5 pm. Donations of towels, new bedding, cat food dry and wet and money are greatly appreciated. Since May, CAPIC has rescued over 100 kittens. Please visit www.capiccats. com for additional information.
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Snap Fitness Celebrates Anniversary, Expansion on January 7 Contests and Prizes from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Snap Fitness Branchburg, Somerset County’s first 24 hour fitness center, will celebrate its one year anniversary and its recent expansion on Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 11 am to 2 pm. Snap is a private health club available to members 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The club offers true month to month memberships without contracts. Memberships feature high quality cardio and strengthtraining machines, free weights, group fitness classes, personal training, nutrition counseling, private showers and changing rooms and babysitting. There will be contests, demonstrations, free group fitness classes, prizes and food. One lucky attendee will win a year’s membership to Snap. To help local residents get off to a healthy start in 2012, Snap will offer free enrollment (a $30 value) all day to new members. Snap Fitness Branchburg is located in the Shop Rite Plaza, 3150 Route 22, Branchburg, NJ 08876. Information about Snap is available by phone 908-363-1160, email branchburgnj@snapfitness.com or on the web www.snapfitness.com/branchburgnj. Members of Raritan’s Youth on Main Street (L-R): Alexandra Esposito, Nick Carra, Tiffany Carra, Victoria Carra and Nicole Lobell pack care packages for OJC to send to our troops overseas. Raritan’s Youth on Main Street (YOMS) Group is seeking volunteers. The YOMS Group is committed to creating a beautiful and welcoming town where people can experience Raritan culture and history by working
Last Chance to Buy Project Graduation Raffle Tickets - Raffle Ends on Jan. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan High School Project Graduation (PG) helps keep our kids safe on graduation night and every night. PG has started an educational effort, working with experts on substance abuse to empower our students with knowledge. Not only do we raise funds to send our senior students to an all night event on graduation night, we aim to educate all grade levels on the effects of drugs and alcohol. This coming spring, we have targeted students during health classes with a powerful presentation on alcohol abuse and its effects, both short and long term. We need the support of the community to continue our efforts to give our students the knowledge to make decisions for themselves based on important current information and the experiences of those who have failed. The Project Graduation 50/50 Raffle to raise money for this important cause is now in full swing! Tickets are $10/each. Prizes are as follows: 25% goes to the top winner, 15% to the second place winner, and 10% to the third place winner. Neighboring high schools have run raffles like this and have raised over $14,000, so the prizes could be substantial! The more tickets purchased, the higher the jackpot, so get your tickets now! The raffle is open to all who want to participate. Please visit our web site for raffle information and tickets: http://www.brrsd. k12.nj.us/HighSchool - choose Project Graduation from left hand menu. Winners will be drawn on January 11th. Get in it to win it!
with various pre-established organizations, doing their part in cleaning the town, and showing they care. Recently, the YOMS group packed care packages for Operation Jersey Cares to send to our troops overseas. The group also helped out with the Santa Comes to Town event in Raritan. If you are in 8th-12th grade and a Raritan resident and looking to make a difference in your community, please contact Lynne Bray at zkbray@aol.com.
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December 8, 2011 the Raritan Library celebrated its 50th anniversary with an Open House. Pictured above is the library staff: Seated is Librarian Mary Jane Paese; (L-R) Sammi Sherwin, Teresa Bezek, Donna Lapadula, Jess Wells, and Jessica Bauer. Photo/Ron Rispoli
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Toys for Tots Drive Makes Season Brighter for Local Children Bridgewater-Raritan schools and local businesses collected toys for the USMC Toys for Tots toy drive. Schools participating in the drive were Hamilton School, B-R Middle School, B-R High School, and JFK. Local businesses participating included Uneeda Appliance, Agway of Raritan, and Dr. Julianne Kane DMD. Joni Holland of Raritan organized the toy drive and collected all of the toys from each venue on December 13th along with Armand Mazuch of NJ Paver Restorations, who generously donated the use of his truck for the day. Armand’s son Shane is currently stationed in Okinawa. Hundreds of toys were donated by B-R families, which will be distributed to children in the surrounding area. Top Right (L-R): Joni Holland, Maschio’s Staff; Sue Rogalsky, PTO CoPresident; Daniel Fonder, Principal; and students Alex Rogalsky, Polina Rogalsky, Ivan Rogalsky, Ryan Cooke, Liliana Swierad, Grayson Moore, Jack Bolka, and Alison Lehberger are ready to load up the truck with toys donated by the Hamilton community.
Photo Above (L-R): Megan Vernak, JFK PTO President; Stefanie Gara, PTO Volunteer and Raritan Councilwoman; Nayna Jhaveria, Breakfast with Frosty Chairperson; Jo-Ann Liptak, Raritan Mayor; and Joe Walsh, JFK Principal; stand alongside the hundreds of toys donated by families of students at John F. Kennedy School in Raritan. Photo Left (L-R): Armand Mazuch; B-R Middle School PTO Co-President Maggie Renna; and student Lee Wilde get ready to load donated toys from B-R Middle School onto the truck. Photo/ Dawn Wilde
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Decking the Halls - Surrounded by pine cones and bows, Som-
erset County 4-H clubs and the 4-H Association, got in the holiday spirit by hand decorating approximately 2,500 wreaths on November 30th. Beginning each year on October 1st 4-H Members, 4-H Leaders, and 4-H Association Members take orders for the wreaths. Profits from the sale help pay the costs of operating the 4-H Center and keep the 4-H Fair free for the public. A 4-H wreath is a 12” ring with double-faced balsam that makes the wreath 22” - 24” across the middle and they cost $12.00. A decorated 4-H wreath costs $15.00 and includes 3 groups of 3 pinecones and a ribbon. Above photo: The Crazy Frog Hoppers (a double dutch jump rope club) show off the wreaths they decorated.
Oh Christmas Tree - The annual 4-H Festival of Trees fund-
raising event was held on December 10th at the Ted Blum 4-H Center in Bridgewater. Many 4-H Clubs, local merchants and private donors set up a variety of trees with many items for sale. Santa Claus was there to listen to the children’s Christmas wishes. The money raised from this event will go to support the 4-H Fair. Please consider joining in the fun next year for the 4th annual Festival of Trees. Above photo: 4-H members and their families get into the spirit of the season at the annual Festival of Trees. Photo/Abner Mathews
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Scouts ‘Rake In’ Good Will - On November 19th, twenty
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Celebrating the Marine Corps Birthday with Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer - On November 10th,
Gene Kirkwood Sr. (on left), inactive Captain of US Marines and also Managing Trustee of The Michael Bruce Fund, celebrated the Marine Corps birthday with Sergeant Dakota Meyer USMC, a recent recipient of the Country’s highest award - The Medal of Honor. Gene discussed with Dakota the mission of The Michael Bruce Fund which is assisting those who are injured or wounded and as a result are paralyzed. Meyer voiced his enthusiasm for this effort having seen the horrors of war and at times the tragic result to our warriors.
Raffle to Raise Money for The Michael Bruce Fund - On December 7th, The Michael Bruce Fund held a raffle
drawing for its annual fund raising event to raise funds to assist those who are injured and as a result are paralyzed. Above photo: Trustee George Schofield assisted Carol Juth in this drawing. We thank Carol and the Washington Valley Library for affording us their library facilities. The Michael Bruce Fund thanks everyone who participated for a successful effort.
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Preschoolers Collect Food for S.H.I.P. - The children of
the JCC Blaustein Early Childhood Center in Bridgewater collected food to donate to S.H.I.P (the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program based in Somerset County). The children collected an impressive amount of food while having fun and learning valuable lessons about helping others and upholding ethical behavior. The school’s current project is a Chai Lifeline toy collection. The children are collecting new unwrapped toys for sick children, from infants to teenagers. The preschool families want to teach their children how important it is to help others. For further info, contact Linda Weiss, Early Childhood Director at 908-725-6994 x208. Photo/JCC
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Local Teacher Honored as Humanitarian
Donna Villanova (left) received an award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service from Tina Lisa, fellow teacher at St. Ann School and member of the Sgt John F. Basilone Chapter of the Columbiettes.
Donna Villanova, a 1st Grade teacher at St. Ann School in Raritan, was recently honored by the NJ State Supreme Council of the Columbiettes for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. She was nominated by members of the Sgt. John Basilone chapter in Raritan. For many years, Villanova has dedicated herself to helping the sick and disadvantaged. She is a parishioner of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church in Bridgewater where she serves as a Eucharistic Minister and had served as a CCD teacher for over ten years. She is active in the Interfaith Hospitality Network providing meals to the homeless and serves as a Eucharistic minister visiting the homebound. She has donned her sneakers for the CROP Walk, a fundraiser that benefits local food banks, and raised a hammer to support Habitat for Humanity. Firmly believing that “education eliminates the cycle of poverty,” Villanova worked with others to found the “New Moms, New Expectations,” a non-profit organization in Bridgewater that supports new mothers & their babies. The program offers free child care for infants of new mothers so they can pursue high school, college or vocational training. In addition, the new moms are also given monthly classes and training in parenting and life skills. Principal Sister Gloria Caglioti, commented on her recognition stating, “Mrs. Villanova is a living example of our school mission, ‘Enter and Learn, Leave and Serve.’ We are blessed to have such a wonderful role model for our children. She is so dedicated to her students and the love and patience with which she interacts with her class is nothing short of inspiring.”
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On November 19th, The Provident Bank announced that Richard Ryan of Bridgewater was the grand prize winner in its “Give Thanks & Share the Wealth” sweepstakes. The sweepstakes was hosted by Provident to give a financial boost to consumers and charities alike, and awarded more than $28,000, including a $5,000 grand prize with a $5,000 matching donation from Provident to a charity. Ryan was notified a week earlier by Provident that he was a sweepstakes finalist. On Saturday morning, he attended the ceremony at Provident’s admin-
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The Bridgewater United Piranhas U13 Girls Travel Soccer Team players are: Standing (L-R) Jordyn Kowal, Samantha Palatta, Cara Becker, Melissa O’Brien, Leanne DeRosa, Alexa Comune, Kaitlyn Muessen, Gianna Todaro; Kneeling (L-R): Emily Pribula, Brianna Crovelli, Jezelyn Jimenez, Ashley Ventura, Sydney Yankowicz. Not pictured Sarah Dimock. Submitted photo The Bridgewater United Piranhas, a U13 Girls Travel Soccer Team that plays in the National Division of the Jersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS) League, recently participated in and won the U13 Elite Division of the Columbia Fall Challenge Soccer Tournament in Columbia, Maryland. The tournament was held over the weekend of November 19th and 20th. On Saturday, the Piranhas beat the Alliance SC Dynamite 5-0 then lost the afternoon game 2-0 to FC Casa 98 Royal. In a must-win game on Sunday morning, the Piranhas beat the Lutherville-Timonium Lightning 1-0. The win was hard-fought against a highly-ranked team. The win allowed the team to move on to the finals against the “home team”, Soccer of Columbia United. In the finals, the Piranhas went down 1-0 on a Columbia goal in the last minute of the first half, despite dominating play. Unshaken, the Piranhas tied the game 10 minutes into the second half. Still dominating play, and with the added energy from having tied the game, the Piranhas scored the go-ahead goal less than a minute later. The Columbia team never recovered and the Piranhas held on for the 2-1 win and the Tournament Championship. After continued training and participating in a Futsal league this winter, the Piranhas will again be playing in the JAGS League in the spring of 2012. The Piranhas are always looking for high quality players to join the team. The team can be contacted at buscpiranhas@gmail.com.
On December 4th, approximately 200 volunteers of all ages attended a holiday packing event held at the Operation Jersey Cares facility next to Stop & Shop in Raritan. Operation Jersey Cares is a volunteer organization whose mission is to help our troops overseas as well as returning Soldiers and Marines who have been wounded in combat. The holiday packing event resulted in the shipment of 757 boxes totaling 30,280 lbs of supplies for our brave men and women in uniform stationed in Afghanistan. These packing events are held several times a year, but the holiday events seem to be the largest. Volunteers included OJC members, local families, as well as servicemen who have been past recipients of the care packages. Operation Jersey Cares ships items including food, personal care items, clothing, blankets, handmade quilts and pillows, phone cards, DVDs, stationery, magazines, paperbacks, and more. Thank-you letters and holiday cards are also included in the boxes. Items are donated by individuals, businesses, and through drives held regularly at local supermarkets. For this particular packing event, Promotion In Motion
The holiday packing event resulted in the shipment of 757 boxes totaling 30,280 lbs of supplies for our brave men and women in uniform stationed in Afghanistan. Companies Inc. contributed 23 pallets of M&M’s and Juiceful candies totaling 23,000 lbs. Michael Rosenberg, President & CEO of PIM Companies, Inc. was recognized by OJC along with Mary Jo Zrinko and Jim Finelli from PIM Brands, LLC for their valuable contributions to our troops overseas. Another major contributor to this packing event and involved with OJC for the past five years was Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares. Andrea Kopon and Celeste Amann were onsite and recognized for their outstanding support of OJC. Operation Jersey Cares is also dedicated to helping wounded soldiers who have returned home to be with their families. Army Serviceman Brendan Marracco sustained severe, permanent and life changing injuries while serving in Iraq. Brendan had to have both arms and both legs amputated. Brendan’s father, Alex, was on hand at the packing event to share his son’s story. He said, “Brendan may have lost his arms and legs but he never lost his will to live and has maintained an extremely positive yet realistic attitude about his recovery and life after recovery.” You can help Brendan by supporting the Trust that was created in his name. The Trust will
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In his three year varsity career, Bruce Hennemuth (#41) scored an even 300 points, and all three seasons averaged over five yards per carry. Photo/Dennis Moore 1968 - The Streak Begins After losing the second game of the season 19-6 to Somerville, which was the top team that year, they played against North Plainfield. Their opponent had an impressive record the season before and East was not favored to win. In fact, no Bridgewater football team had beaten North Plainfield in 8 years. In this game, North Plainfield scored first on a 10 yard pass. But the extra point was partially blocked by East and the ball went wide of the upright. This would prove decisive. Later in the game East scored a touchdown that was set up when quarterback Charles Santora completed a 26-yard pass to Gary Debes to put East on the four-yard line. A couple of plays later running back Steve Haretel ran in for the touchdown. An extra point by kicker Jeff Fielder gave them the lead 7-6. The game ended with that score. The players on East did not know it then, but every player would never lose another high school football game. The team that year went on to win their next five games before a showdown with their rival Bridgewater-Raritan West. On Thanksgiving Day of 1968, B-R East and B-R West played football against each other for the first time. It was a major local event with 6500 spectators attending to see if this East team was really as good as its record. West was 6-2 going into the game and thought East had been playing over their heads. A hard fought game ended in a 14-14 tie. A game could end in a tie in those days. So the battle to see who had the best football team in Bridgewater would remain unsettled for another year. 1969 - First Undefeated Season In 1969 Bridgewater East with new quarterback Steve Havran
along with running back Bruce Hennemuth led the team to an undefeated season, 9-0. There were no playoffs in high school football in the early seventies. This season East defeated West in the Thanksgiving Day game 20-14. The last touchdown by East (which proved to be the margin of victory) was a testament to their coaching staff as they scored on a fake punt from mid field. Punter Bob Latorra threw a perfectly executed screen pass that Bruce Hennemuth ran in for a touchdown. Forty-two years later Hennemuth still recalls that play, “We practiced the fake punt for days - Greiner was always thinking about surprises. Bob Latorra threw a good pass and it was pretty much clear sailing with all the downfield blocks.” That game was the first win over West and it capped off a perfect season. It was one of the highlights of East quarterback Steve Havran’s career. Today when Steve was asked about the one game that stands out from the rest he replied, “The 1969 East-West game stands out for a lot of reasons. Mainly though, it was the last game to complete a perfect season. I remember specifically our second offensive play. We were basically a ball control running team. Coach Greiner really surprised me when he called for a play action pass on that second play. As it turns out Gary Debes had beat his man and we scored a touchdown. The team and crowd went crazy. At the end, it seemed like the clock stood still, as our defense had to make a big stand, and they did hold, saving the perfect season. It was an unbelievable feeling.” 1970 - The next season, 1970, the team again proved dominant over their competitors. Only one game was within a touchdown – a 14-12 victory over South Plainfield. They
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Bridgewater Veteran’s Story Honors Those Lost at Normandy
Frank DeVita enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1944. By Pam Laughlin Frank DeVita, 86, of Bridgewater, graduated high school six months early so he could enlist in the Coast Guard to fight in World War II in 1944. He says, “Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, everybody was gung-ho to defeat the enemy. It was the patriotic thing to do. Fifteen of my classmates enlisted on the same day. We lost two men, but the rest of us came through unscathed.” He feels part of his good fortune was the fact that he was onboard the famous Coast Guard boat called the USS Samuel Chase. He reveals, “The USS Samuel Chase was nicknamed the Lucky Chase because we went under torpedo attack, bombing attacks, two kamikaze attacks and through all of this we came through unscathed.” The Samuel Chase, a Coast Guard-manned ship, received five battle stars and several awards and decorations for its World War II service. The campaigns in which it was involved included the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942; the Sicilian occupation in July 1943; the Salerno Gulf landings in September 1943 for the invasion of Italy; the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944. At Omaha Beach, the Samuel Chase crew made 15 trips to the beach under constant fire. And while every one of the ship’s crew made it back safe, the ship took on its share of the wounded and dead. While there are memories Frank would rather not dwell on, he felt it important to tell his story in honor of the many men who died at Normandy that day. His recount is in support
of those men who died and were unable to tell their story. In Frank’s words: Home base was in Glasgow, Scotland. We’d sail along the coast, passing by German guns, past Africa or Italy. We’d go back and forth so when the invasion came they thought it was just another maneuver. June 5th, 1944 was the day of the original landing, but the water had gotten very rough. There was a big storm coming up and they postponed the landing until June 6th. On June 6th the day of the invasion, we had to board our ship – the big red one, with 1200 men. We loaded the boat and circled the ship and went into France. The first wave was a disaster. Originally, I was a gunner’s mate but at the last minute they took the guns off and I got the job to drop the ramp so the soldiers could run down. During the invasion there was so much noise - between the guns going off, the roar of the engines, and people screaming that the first time the coxswain (captain of the
We lost six boats from our ship on the first wave. Each boat carries thirty-one soldiers and a crew of three. We thought that we lost eighteen men, but thank God for the Lucky Chase, because they all ended up in the water. We pulled sixteen of them in and brought them back to the ship. Two of the boats got impaled on the obstacles on the beach, two swamped with the waves, and two of them got hit with cannon fire and sunk. We rescued these men, but two of them we couldn’t rescue and they went on shore. They found two guns from dead soldiers and they fought. We didn’t get those two men back for three days. They were on shore fighting the Germans with the army troops. When we went back to the ship after the first wave we had many deaths. I saw a white hospital ship with a red cross on its side. We aimed for the hospital ship and unloaded the dead and wounded. Then we went back to our ship and reloaded another 31 men and went in for the second wave.
Frank DeVita on the Samuel Chase, a Coast Guard-manned ship. little boat) told me to drop the ramp, I didn’t hear him. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and told me to drop the ramp. I could see that machine gun fire was hitting the ramp. If I dropped the ramp it wouldn’t be hitting the ramp - It would be coming into the boat. But then the captain said –God damn it DeVita, drop the ramp! When I dropped the ramp three men out of thirty-one got off the boat. The rest landed in the water, or were dead or wounded. We pulled up the ramp and went out for the second load.
The second wave was bad but not as bad as the first one. An army sergeant told me that when the Germans fire their guns for a length of time, they’ll have to change the barrel. When they take the old barrel out and put a new barrel in it takes about three minutes. I waited for those three minutes before dropping the ramp. Maybe we saved some troops on the second and third waves doing that. The later troops went in to pick up the dead and wounded. We got them out of the water and back to
started seeing the men move forward like ants. Little by little they started taking the German positions. It was almost eight o’clock at night and we had done everything that we could do. Our captain, Captain Fritzsche, told us we were going home. When I got aboard the ship all the other crew members went down Frank DeVita lives in Bridgewater with his to the chow room to wife Betty. get something to eat, have a cup of cofour ship. While we were taking fee, or smoke a cigarette and talk them back there was an LCI 85 (bigabout what actually happened. But I ger ship than our boat) and he took couldn’t. I wanted to be alone and fifteen hits, killing most of the men went to the stern where my guns and the troops on board. He came were. I felt at home with my guns next to our ship and unloaded the and I started to cry uncontrollably dead and the wounded. After about and couldn’t stop. Then behind me I fifteen minutes he pulled away and saw all the dead soldiers on the bulksank with the ship. head, right behind me. They were Between the LCI 85 and the bodstacked like a cord of wood, one on ies we took off the beach we had 304 top of another. I couldn’t stop crydead army soldiers. To put it into ing and I finally fell asleep. When I perspective, on the whole beach that woke up we were pulling into harbor day 1000 men died and 304 ended to unload the dead and the wounded up on my ship. before heading back to Glascow. We made fifteen trips that day. You know, it was only by chance Most of the later trips involved that I ended up on that particular taking the dead and the wounded ship. They took us to an island off onto our ship. We had a hospital of North Carolina with a bunch of on board with two doctors caring sailors, each waiting for a ship. I for the wounded. My friend, John was there two weeks, and they said Olha, had the terrible job of putting DeVita - you’re going on the Chase. the dead into body bags. John told I didn’t even know what the Chase me he had nightmares for years. was and I ended up on the most The bottoms of the boats were famous ship. We were very, very filled with blood and vomit. Every lucky. soldier got seasick, but they fought When I went back years later with courageously whether they were my wife and looked up at the mounseasick or not. We were covered (the tains on that beach, envisioning the crew) with vomit and blood. Germans on high ground with the After five or six waves all of the soldiers exposed on the sandy beach troops were pinned down and no- it was a miracle they came out body was moving inland. The Geralive. It shows the tenacity and the mans had the high ground and were courage of the American soldiers. firing down and killing them. The God bless them! captain told us not to bring any more I think of the troops more than troops in. Then we heard fire from myself – those poor kids and what behind us. A Navy destroyer captain, they went through. They conquered McCook, saw what was happening. that beach and I don’t know how. If I He almost beached his destroyer belive to be 1000 years, I won’t be able cause he wanted to get as close as to figure out how they conquered possible so he could open fire. that beach, but they did. Little by little he took out the maFrank DeVita, lives in Bridgechine gunners and pillboxes. Five water with his wife Betty whom he other destroyers saw what he was met in kindergarten. They have been doing and pulled alongside him married 63 years and have three and opened fire. Once these naval children, 6 grandchildren, and 5 destroyers started taking out the great grandchildren. machine guns and pillboxes, you Tues-Sat 11am-10pm Mon. 11am-9pm Sun. 12-9pm
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BFL Junior Panthers Finish Season Undefeated
The Bridgewater Football League 5/6th grade Junior Panthers are the first Bridgewater “travel team” to ever finish the season undefeated. On November 19th, the 2011 Bridgewater Football League (BFL) 5/6th grade Junior Panthers became the first Bridgewater “travel team” to ever finish the season undefeated when they defeated the Hillsborough Jr. Raiders 20-14 to win the Jr. Skyland Football Conference Finals JV Division. The Championship Game was played at the historic 106 year old Maloney Stadium at Phillipsburg High School. The team finished 9-0 and was led by David Usewick with two (2) touchdowns as the Jr. Panthers came back from a 14-0 first quarter deficit. The Hillsborough Jr. Raiders came out after the opening kickoff, drove down the field and scored on their opening drive. After a three and out by the Jr. Panthers, the Jr. Raiders struck again as Matt Moore hit Jackson Parham in full stride down the sidelines for their second touchdown and a 14-0 lead. After the ensuing kickoff, the Jr. Panthers settled down and drove down the field to score their first touchdown on a David Usewick 5 yard run and cut the lead to 14-6. After the touchdown, the Jr. Panther defense began to settle down and control the line of scrimmage. There was no scoring the rest of the first half and Hillsborough went into the half ahead 14-6. Bridgewater came out of the historic locker room fired up and took the opening drive to pay dirt on a sweep by David Usewick and cutting the Hillsborough lead to 14-12. On the ensuing Hillsborough possession, the Panthers defense began to take over the game and held the Raiders to three and out and took possession. The Panthers again took the ball and went down the field and Cal Henderson took it in and this time, Kyle Nickel hit the extra point to give the Panthers a lead they would not relinquish. The rest of the game, the Panther defense, led by a secondary of Cal Henderson, Tyler Ball, Daniel McKinney and Christian Conklin shut down the passing lanes while linebackers Cole Chirichello, Andrew Castellon, Abi Somenhali, ends David Usewick and Isiah Black and linemen Anthony Wood, Danny McNulty and Erik Laputka shutdown the potent Hillsborough running game by creating multiple turnovers to seal the game. The offense was led by running backs David Usewick, Tyler Ball, Cal Henderson and Andrew Castellon, quarterback Cole Chirichello, ends Daniel McKinney and Christian Conklin and Erik Laputka and linemen Alec Miseo, Danny McNulty, Ryan Salvatore, Matt Perez and Isiah Black. While the starters carried the load for the team, the team would not have gotten their ultimate goal without the reserves on the team and the work they made the starters go through who included Teddy Lubliner, TJ Schneider, Connor Delay, Aiden Perry, and Justin Scorese. The Jr. Panthers were led by coaches Jeff Usewick, Rick Salvatore, Jim Henderson, assistant head coach Josh Keister and head coach Craig Stires along with special assistant coach Kyle Coulter who contributed his talents and time despite playing for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School team at the same time. - Submitted by Craig Stires
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Bridgewater-Raritan Marching Band A Season and Decade of Historical Accomplishments
The Bridgewater-Raritan Marching Panthers concluded their season with a performance during the half-time show at the Jet’s game on December 11th. Submitted Photo By AnnaRene Jeremiah The 2011 season for the Bridgewater-Raritan Marching Panthers has been historic. They completed a great season with a final performance during the half-time show at the Jet’s game on December 11th. This year also concludes a full decade of excellence and growth as a band program. In 2011 the band went undefeated in their class for both the USSBA and Band of America competition circuits. This is an all-time first accomplishment for a NJ marching band in the 35 year history of both circuits. The season and decade highlights are captured below. The overall success of the band, is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the musicians, the band directors and the staff. 2011 Season Highlights: The band medaled at both BOA Regional Championships. On September 24th at the Pittsburg BOA Regional, the band swept all caption awards and won class AAAA (large schools). BRHS placed 2nd overall in the entire show. This particular contest featured bands from 7 different states including OH, PA, SC, NC, MD, NY, and NJ.
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On October 15th, the Panther Band was crowned Grand Champion at the Yamaha Cup held in East Rutherford, NJ at Met-Life Stadium. In all, there were 57 bands in this competition. The BRHS band won this show by an unprecedented spread of 2 points over every other competitor including the best bands in NJ, NY, PA and CT. On October 22nd the band travelled to the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional held at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University. The band once again medaled and won the most competitive class (AAAA Large Schools). This contest was set-up in a prelims and finals format. There were 27 bands in the prelims and only 10 were invited to make the cut to perform in the finals. BRHS was third overall in the contest. Bands from GA, VA, MD, NC, NY, NJ, PA, and OH were present at this contest. Overall, the band was 92-0 against USSBA bands and 41-3 vs. BOA Bands including winning “two class championship titles/medals.” The band is also most proud of having an undefeated season in music performance.
Decade of Excellence 20022012: Since 2002 the BRHS band has accomplished the following: 8 Wind Ensemble appearances at NJ State Gala (’04, ’05,’06,’07, ‘09,’10,’11); Wind Ensemble was the best band at NY Wind Band Festival held in Carnegie Hall 2008; 7 NJ USSBA State Marching Band Titles - (’02,’04,’05,’07,’08,’09,’10); Three Yamaha Cup Titles held at Giants Stadium. (‘04, ‘05, ‘11); Four BOA Regional Class Championships: ‘06 Youngstown, ‘10 Towson, ‘11 Pittsburg, ‘11 Towson; One USSBA Northern States Grand Champion Title 2009; Jazz I NJAJE State Champions 2006 & 2007; Jazz I State Finalists Appearances (‘02,’04,’05,’06,’07 ,’08,’09,’10,’11); Jazz II State Finalist (‘04,’05,’06,’07,’08,’09 ’10,’11); Winter Guard: MAIN Circuit AA Champions 2004; USSBA AAA Champions 2011
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The owners of Milano Grille, Sherry and Alex Askander, are ready to treat you to a fine dining experience. By Dave Doheny This restaurant’s unassuming exterior doesn’t come close to hinting at the tasty Italian fare inside at Milano Grille. Upon entering we were quickly seated at a table for two in a cozy corner of the restaurant. A welcoming basket of fresh bread was set on the table and the bottle of wine we brought was immediately uncorked and poured. Alex Askander and his wife, Sherry, became the new owners of Milano Grille in September of 2010. Alex and Sherry are there to greet you when you arrive and their friendly, attentive and warm demeanor make you feel like family from the minute you walk in the door. My wife and I began our dining experience with a pair of delicious appetizers, a regular menu item and a special. Fried calamari with a fresh light mari-
nara for dipping and four-cheese stuffed mushrooms with cognac sauce. The cognac sauce also made a nice gravy for the bread. Before dinner we each enjoyed a fresh salad. For the main course my wife had a seafood combination special of mussels, shrimp, scallops and tilapia in a white wine sauce over linguini. I had a surf and turf veal chop with grilled shrimp and scallops. Both meals were perfect in quality, quantity, aroma and flavor. For dessert we had the tartufo and chocolate lava cake along with a cup of cappuccino. The perfect ending to an enjoyable meal. Regular menu items include appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, chicken, veal, beef, vegetarian, and seafood dishes. Prices for entrees range from $15.95 - $28.95. A children’s menu is available with choices
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December 10th Adamsville School celebrated the holidays by having their annual Breakfast with Frosty and Holiday Gift Shoppe, provided by the Adamsville PTO. Over 200 children and their families enjoyed breakfast and having their pictures taken with Frosty. Throughout the morning the children watched holiday movies and made wintry crafts such as picture frames and snowmen. The next event that will be held by the Adamsville PTO will be the Family Bowling Night on January 14th. Above photo: Adamsville School 4th grader Nina Sullivan with Frosty.
Somerset Valley Orchestra to Perform Winter Concert on January 22
Bridgewater-Raritan H.S. senior, Catherine Heiba, will perform with the Somerset Valley Orchestra on January 22nd.
The Somerset Valley Orchestra will be featuring clarinetist Catherine Heiba, a senior from Bridgewater-Raritan High School, in their January 22nd concert at 3:00 p.m. in the Bridgewater-Raritan High School Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door for $5/each. Catherine has been first chair in regional band and at All State
for the past two years and is planning to pursue a degree in musical performance. She will be playing the Clarinet Concert #1 in F minor by Carl Maria Von Weber. Under the baton of Larry Markiewicz, the community orchestra has taken on new challenges. They will also be performing Beethoven’s First Symphony, as well as Three German Dances by Mozart and “In the Steppes of Central Asia” by Borodin. The Somerset Valley Orchestra has grown in both membership and talent. However, Mr. Markiewicz is still looking for a few more Cello, Bass and Viola players to join the orchestra’s ranks. Markiewicz said, “As of right now the wind section is full, but we are also looking for at least one more percussionist.” Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more information on the January 22nd concert or on joining the orchestra, check out the website: www.somersetvalleyorchestra.com.
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Raritan Mayor’s Message Happy New Year! May this New Year be one filled with happiness, prosperity, and most importantly good health. We anticipate another busy year with the Borough Council and the administration here in Raritan. One major change to the physical plant at Borough Hall is that the doors will now have keypads with a set code for entrance after hours. During normal business hours (8:15 to 4:15) the doors will be unlocked. The Police Department 911 dispatch has been transferred to Somerset County and you should not even notice the change. The dispatchers that work for the county are well trained to handle all emergencies and they know the streets and the layout of the borough. The Police Department will be staffed during the usual business hours but after 5 p.m. the call box outside the police department door should be used if you are at borough hall and need a 911 operator. This special phone will connect directly to the County 911 dispatch center. We are also installing a lift in the building near the PD entrance to make the building handicapped accessible. Please remember that all motor vehicles must be removed from the roadways when at least two inches of snow cover the road. Many people have taken advantage of the NIXLE alert system either on your computer and or cell phone www.nixle.com. NIXLE will alert you when to remove your cars and for any other emergency that should arise within the borough. Remember that bulk pick up will resume in March. We will continue to hold our Council meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday with the first meeting of the month being a workshop session and the second meeting a general meeting. Public comment is welcome at both meetings. You are all invited to our Reorganizational Meeting that will be held at Noon on Monday, January 2nd in the Council Chambers. We are always in need of volunteers and if you’d like to volunteer to serve the borough please stop by the borough hall and pick up a volunteer form. Once again, the Borough Council and I wish you all a very Happy New Year! Jo-Ann Liptak Raritan Borough Mayor
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Volunteer Opportunities for National Golf Championship at Neshanic Valley Golf Course The Somerset County Park Commission and the United States Golf Association (USGA) are seeking volunteers to support the 2012 U.S. Woman’s Amateur Public Links Championship that will be contested from June 18 to June 23, 2012 at Neshanic Valley Golf Course, 2301 South Branch Road, Neshanic Station, New Jersey. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and are needed to serve as on-course marshals, support for scoring and trans-
portation, and other functions throughout the six-day championship. Individuals volunteering are required to purchase official uniform shirts at $25/each or a shirt and hat for $30. The official shirt must be worn while on duty, matched with the individual’s own khaki slacks, Bermudastyle shorts, or skirts. Volunteers who work a minimum of three 6-hour shifts during the course of the week will be invited to play in the “Supporters and Volunteers” outing
that will take place at Neshanic Valley during the week following the Championship. The mail-in volunteer application is available on the Park Commission web site at www. somersetcountyparks.org. The event code is “volunteer.” Questions regarding the volunteer needs and procedures may be directed to Gary Wendorf, Green Knoll Golf Course 587 Garretson Road, Bridgewater, gwendorf@scparks.org or 908-722-1301.
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Students from John F. Kennedy School Share Their Wishes Students from Miss Kritzar’s 4th grade class at John F. Kennedy School in Raritan recently answered the question, “If a genie could grant you one wish, what would you wish for and why?� Their answers appear below.
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The BR Pop Warner Jr. Midget cheerleaders completed their 2011 season at the Nationals held at Disney World in Florida. Photo/Dawn Wilde Congratulations to the Bridgewater Raritan Pop Warner Jr. Midget Girls on their successful 2011 season. Their accomplishments include: MVC Champions at the Mountain Valley Competition; 1st Place Champions at the State Qualifiers; 2nd Place finishers at Regionals earning them the chance to compete at Nationals held at Walt Disney World in Florida. For most of the team, this is the 5th consecutive year competing at Nationals, placing in the Top 3 for four of those years, and finishing as a National Finalist this year. They are dedicated, hard working, committed athletes and true champions in the hearts and minds of their parents, families, coaches and the Pop Warner organization. – Submitted by Karen Hawkins
“I wish‌â€? “This better be reasonable,â€? the genie said. “Fine,â€? I thought, “I wish for all beings to be immune to all diseases.â€? The genie nodded, “Why do you choose this wish?â€? “Because they’re deadly,â€? I said. That was the hardest question of my life.
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of nowhere. “I will grant you one wish,� he said in a deep dark voice. “I wish for world peace, no more wars and no more fighting.� “Why?� he said. “Because I don’t think it’s right. We should all have peace and friendship.� “Very well,� Poof! The wish was granted.
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Woosh-clunk! The window flung open and I stood with a start, running to close it. Before I knew it, there was a genie in my room. “I will grant you one wish,� he said with a transparent grin. So I wished, “I wish to be an Olympic swimmer!� The genie listened carefully and soon – Poof! I was at the Olympics.
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Have you ever found a genie that gave you one wish? Well that happened today. Clink, clink, clink as I rubbed a lamp in Egypt. A huge genie as big as a mountain and as strong as rock appeared. “What is your wish,� he asked. I thought for a minute. My wish would be to be rich because I would help people.
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If a genie could grant me one wish, I would wish to be a writer when I grow up. I love writing. It is so much fun to me. I love writing poems, haikus, and making super long stories. So that is my wish.
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Rub, rub, rub‌I was rubbing a golden lamp. Poof! There was a floating man in my sight. I knew it was a genie. So, I made a wish. My wish was to have a sister who would play with me all day and become my best friend. That’s my special wish.
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Whoosh! Out came the genie from a deep, deep sleep. He said, “Did you wake me up?� “Yes, because I would like a wish granted,� Tommy said. Tommy was scared because the genie was as big as an elephant. Tommy told the genie, “My wish is to have the best life ever!�
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Panther Perspective There’s a Chill in the Air by Rachel Jandak
Cub Scouts Hit the Trails - On December 11, 2011 Cub
Scout Pack 64 of Bridgewater, along with their siblings and parents, attended their monthly Hiking Club. This month they hiked the Red Trail of Watchung Reservation, near the Watchung Nature & Science Center, in Mountainside, NJ. The first hike earns the Cub Scout a patch. Once a scout hikes 10 miles with the club, he receives an official hiking stick. Last month’s hike was at Hacklebarney State Park in Long Valley, NJ. Prior to that, was Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge. Boys in grades 1-5 are eligible to join Cub Scouts. The boys meet monthly at Adamsville School on Friday evenings. For more information contact jennfe@gmail.com or visit www.beascout.org. In the picture: Scouts from Adamsville Primary & Hillside Intermediate Schools in Bridgewater. – Submitted by Jill Tarbell
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- Irene Zaczek (left) and Helen O’Neill prepare food baskets at the Bridgewater Senior Center to provide a Thanksgiving meal to seven needy families in the area. The seniors collected food items and money donations, and Wegman’s provided turkeys for distribution to the families. Several times a year the Senior Center, through the generosity of its attendees, supplies much needed items to area families.
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Bundled up against the cold, Bridgewater-Raritan High School students face the winter weather. Since the October snow storm and all the problems that resulted from it, this year has seemed like one big wake-up call to many students. Perhaps the most eye-opening is the recent demonstrations of teachers in the High School, and across the Bridgewater-Raritan school district. On Friday mornings, teachers have been wearing black to represent their displeasure in not having a contract to work by, although they have been trying to negotiate one for months with
the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education. Teachers are not coming into the school until 7:10 am, on the dot, which is according to previous contract which stated teachers did not have to report to work until 7:10. Usually many come in far earlier to assist students with extra help and to begin to set up for the day. “I think that it’s a good thing that they’re standing up for their rights. It might be difficult for students to get extra help now, but that’s the point of them coming in at that time,” Jean Thompson, a freshman this year at BRHS commented. “It was a big shock to me and my friends
thinking that our teachers have to fight just to be heard. I really hope things get resolved soon.” Many students share Jean’s view, and although the demonstrations might alarm some students, far more find the display of rights justified. “It’s a sign of the times, really.” Jean Thompson continued. “Things are harder around Bridgewater, we’re not perfect, you know?” As the winter months advance, there is no doubt that the students and teachers of BRHS will feel the biting wind of changing times, and hunker down for a long, cold winter.
NASA/MIT Names Local Robotics Team as Finalists in Satellite Competition A team of students from Branchburg based Storming Robots were selected as finalists in the ZeroRobotics Competition held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA. One hundred and forty-nine teams entered the competition from the USA and Europe. The teams were tasked with writing software to control experimental mini-satellites used aboard the International Space Station (ISS). All finalists are invited to travel to MIT in January to watch a live video feed from the ISS Space Station where their programs will be loaded onto the satellite and run in real time. The refereeing for the competition will be performed by one of the ISS astronauts. This competition is an intensive engineering/physics/ programming centric program where teams design software to automate small satellites aboard
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teams were selected to enter the ISS Final. Storming Robots’ alliance team ranked 3rd among US teams. In the final competition, the Storming Robots’ program will run a volleyball-sized spherical satellite inside the International Space Station’s cabin. Each satellite contains its own power, propulsion, and computing and navigation equipment. An astronaut will run the final robotics competition aboard the ISS and will interact with participating students via a live video broadcast at MIT. The team consists of five members: Avery Katko, 17; Matthew Goldman, 17, Matthew Sicottes, 16, Ben Brown, 17, and Nikhil Shah, 16. To learn about Storming Robots, visit www.stormingrobots. com. To learn about the Zerorobotics program, visit zerorobotics.mit.edu.
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PANTHER SPORTS
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Left: The girls swim team defeated Ridge 119-51. Senior Lauren Saperstein (foreground) was the anchor for the 400 yard free relay. Her relay team finished first with a time of 4:27.83. Sophomore Emily He (background) also anchored for B-R.
Boys Basketball - The Panthers have hit the court strong with a
3-0 start with sound victories against Immaculata, North Hunterdon, and Ridge. Senior guard, Sal Vitello leads the team so far with 31 points and is on pace to reach 1,000 points for his entire high school career, which is only a feat that Jon Katz and James McNally have reached. Seniors, Scott Bieda and Steve Danyluk are also threats to score offensively and Senior, Joe Leotta is well known for his impeccable shooting from beyond the arc. BR may be undersized, but the group displays great fundamentals and effort which will carry them far under Coach McAteer.
Girls Basketball - The girls have a 2-1 record with their lone lose
to nationally ranked North Hunterdon. Senior Denisha Petty Evans is quickly becoming a force on the court and is the Panthers leading scorer. The team is also strong on the glass with senior Christine Tress and junior Hannah Brophy. Eunice Abogado and Sarah Brophy have also been factors on offense.
Ice Hockey - Bridgewater-Raritan is off to a profound beginning
of the season, slated at 6-0-1 under Coach Patrick Alvin. The group is led by David “The Golden Boy” Monahan who is notorious for burying pucks into the back of the net. Seniors, Eric Leutters, Aaron Golding, Anthony Mandraccia, Nick Lewis, and Tom Madzey are also significant players on the ice for the Panthers. Juniors, Tom Darby and Ted Sweeney have also racked up points. Junior goalie Bobby Esposito has done a remarkable job between the pipes additionally.
Boys Swimmimg - The talented squad is 1-0 with a big win over
Ridge. Victor Luo, Dylan Savi, Jason Tan, and Jesse Novak hold down the 200 Medley Relay and the Panthers are also strong at the 50 Freestyle with Brandon O’Brien and the 100 Backstroke with Senior, Kyle Surrette.
Right: Stevie Danyluk prepares to make the first of four crucial free throws to put the Panthers up for good in their win over Immaculata in the season opener. Final score: Panthers 47 - Spartans 40.
Girls Swimming - The lady Panthers are lead by seniors Dana Yu, Lauren Saperstein and Bonnie Lisk. Junior standouts Kimi Manalo and Emma Sommers have also contributed to the Panther’s success. Sophomores Eileen Blood, Noelle Buckley, Christine Egan and Lauren Hall are also giving great performances for the team. The girls have a 3-2 record going into the holiday break.
Above: Captain David Monahan faces off in the win over Watchung Hills. Monahan had a hat trick and passed the all time scoring record with 92 career goals for BridgewaterRaritan High School Boys Hockey.
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Boys Basketball 1/3 1/5 1/10 1/12 1/14 1/17 1/19 1/21 1/24 1/26 1/31 Girls Basketball 1/3 1/5 1/10 1/12 1/14 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/26 1/28 1/31 Ice Hockey 1/3 1/6 1/11 1/15 1/21 1/23 1/25 1/27 Swimming 1/3 1/5 Boys 1/7 Girls 1/7 1/10 1/12 1/20 Wrestling 1/4 1/7 1/11 1/14 1/18 1/21 1/25 1/28 Winter Track 1/7 1/11 1/13 1/21 1/28
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Germaske Contributes in Debut Campaign at Muhlenberg College
Freshman Christine Germaske of Bridgewater made a good first impression for the Muhlenberg College field hockey team. Photo/NJSportPics.com Christine Germaske started 15 games at forward for the Mules. She recorded her first career points with a goal in an overtime battle against Drew, which resulted in the first win for the Mules of this season. She also contributed an assist. Muhlenberg ended with a 5-12 record in 2011, a three win improvement from the previous season.
Brown Bag Lunch Project - As part of the school’s Stew-
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Page 22 Raritan - Gary G. O’Neill, 59, died November 6, 2011. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Lillian L. “Ivy” Ramhorst Davis, 81, died November 8, 2011. Lillian was born and raised in New Brunswick and resided in Bridgewater since 1957. She was employed at Baker and Taylor in Bridgewater and at the Raritan Bowlarama for many years. She was a member of the Bradley Gardens Reformed Church, the Hunterdon Hiking Club and the Bradley Gardens Fire department Ladies Auxiliary. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Jule Petruzziello, died November 9, 2011. Jule owned and operated Lady Fair Beauty Salon in Newark for many years. She also helped her late husband operate the family restaurant businesses, The Half Way House, in Mountainside and Rib and Bib Inn in Berkley Heights. She was an avid golfer and past president of the Miami Shores Golf Association. In her spare time, Jule did volunteer work for the American Cancer society. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bound Brook - Josephine M. “Mimi” (Buono) Rotunnom, 99, died November 10, 2011. Mimi was born in Bound Brook and was a lifelong resident. She was employed as a seamstress for Giblings, in Bound Brook for many years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Bound Brook. Mimi was a member of the Sons of Italy and enjoyed cooking, sewing and was an avid bingo player. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Somerville - Grace L. (Palmer) Kersting, 81, died November 13, 2011. Grace was employed as an accountant for American Cyanamid for several years then worked for her husband at Robert M. Kersting CPA, retiring in 2001. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Somerville - Diego J. Barreros, 26, died November 16, 2011. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. North Plainfield - Diego J. Barreros, 26, died on November 16, 2011. He was a graduate of Hillsborough High School where he played on the varsity soccer team. Diego graduat-
ed from NJIT with a B.A. degree in architecture. While attending NJIT, he played soccer at the collegiate level. He recently was employed as a freelancer for various architectural firms. Arrangements handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Edward (Ed) Jaeger, 87, of Bridgewater, passed away November 17, 2011. Ed was a United States Naval Service veteran of World War II, where he served as Pharmacist’s Mate First Class on the U.S.S. Maryland, as well as other Naval Stations. He was awarded Good Conduct Ribbon; Victory Ribbon; Philippine Liberation (2 stars); Asiatic & Pacific (6 stars); American Theater Ribbon. He was Honorably Discharged from the Navy on January 10, 1946. After his tour in the Navy, Ed graduated from Washington University in Saint Louis with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Ed enjoyed following his daughters’ athletic careers, and became a swimming official, starting and judging competitions ranging from local summer swim meets to NCAA and AAU National Championships. He was elected President of the NJ Swimming Officials Association. Arrangements were handled by Branchburg Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Michael D. Pfeifer, 60, passed away peacefully November 18, 2011. Michael was employed in manufacturing for Ethicon Inc. in Bridgewater for 38 years. He was a member of the North Branch Reformed Church. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Dayton, NJ – Jagadish Mehta, 85, died on November 18, 2011. Jagadish was a Chemist for May & Baker Co. in Mumbai, India. Arrangements were under the direction of India Funeral Services. Bridgewater - Florence G. Swink, 92, died November 20, 2011. Florence was employed as a school teacher for the Westfield Board of Education for over 20 years, retiring in 1974. She graduated from New Jersey College for Women in 1939 with a BS degree and from Montclair State in 1976 with a Masters degree. Arrangements handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Monmouth Junction – Jashbhai Patel, 88, died on November 21, 2011. Jashbhai owned and operated a Pharmacy in India. Arrangements
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Bridgewater - Carol Jean Richards, 52, passed away November 28, 2011, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Somerville on March 30, 1959 to Paul C. and Elizabeth G. Richards, Carol spent her entire life in the Bridgewater area. She attended Bridgewater-Raritan schools and went on to work in the Customer Service field at two local transportation and distribution companies. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home.
Branchburg - Roger E. Homm, 82, died peacefully November 29, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. Roger was employed by Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp in Raritan as a research scientist for 32 years, retiring in 1988. He received his BS Degree from Muhlenberg College in 1950 then served two years in the US Army Medical Corps during the Korean War. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - William R. (Bill) Stalker, 88, died November 30, 2011. Bill was employed as an engineer for Research Cottrell and Belco Pollution Control and retired in 1992 from Foster Wheeler in Clinton. He graduated in 1945 from Rutgers University with a BS Degree. He was a WWII Navy veteran. Bill was a member of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church, the Colonel Henry Rutgers Society at Rutgers University, the Somerset County Office of the Aging and the ASME Organization. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home.
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Middlesex - Mary Helen Gabrielski Spieczny, 99, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2011. Mary worked as a secretary for the Bound Brook Welfare Society and later for the William Clark Agency in Middlesex. In 1937 she married Theodore Spieczny of Bound Brook and they were married for 63 years until his death. Arrangements handled by Bridgewater Funeral Home.
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Bridgewater - Carolyn Deanna Blew, 73, passed away on November 27, 2011. Carolyn married her childhood sweetheart William (Bucky) Blew on April 20, 1957 in Somerville and they were happily married for 54 years. She started her career in Electronics in 1957 at RCA where she was employed for 24 years. She began as a technician, and continued her education, earning her GED, Associates degree, as well as several awards and certificates in Management. She spent a few years at Harris industries and at Microwave Semiconductor until acquiring a position at Anadigics in Warren. She was quickly promoted to Supervisor and retired in 2005. Arrangements were handled by Bridgewater Funeral Home.
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Bound Brook - Michael Rodomski, 81, entered eternal rest peacefully on November 28, 2011. Michael was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. Michael was an electrician. He worked for Ethicon in Bridgewater having retired in 1991. He then worked part-time in the club house of the Green Knoll Golf Course in Bridgewater. He was a Communicant and Eucharistic Minister at St. Mary’s Church in Bound Brook, a member of the St. Mary’s Leisure Club and the Bound Brook Senior Citizens. Arrangements were handled by Bridgewater Funeral Home.
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and a former resident of Scotch Plains, she resided in Neshanic Station since 1999. Mrs. Bertolotti was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church in Three Bridges. Arrangements were handled by Branchburg Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Helen F. Hartrum, 83, died December 5, 2011. Helen was born in Raritan on March 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ella and Henry Boyer. She was formerly of Branchburg before moving to Bridgewater in 1956. She was employed at the Somerset County Office of the Aging for over 11 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Somerville, the Bridgewater Senior Citizens and the American Legion Post 12 Ladies Auxiliary. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Marcella McGlynn, 77, Died December 5, 2011. Marcella was born and raised in Hazelton, PA and was formerly of Raritan before moving to Bridgewater over four years ago. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater - Gail P. Alston, 71, died December 6, 2011. Gail graduated from Trenton State College with a BA Degree. Gail started her career as a business education teacher, working for Piscataway, Bridgewater and Franklin School districts. She then worked as a real estate agent for Weichert Realtors in Warren and at AT&T in Bedminster as an Executive Secretary. Gail ended her career as a medical receptionist at Cardiology Associates in Bridgewater, retiring in 2010. She was a member of the NJEA and the NEA. Arrangements handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Somerville - Anna Chomuik, 89, died December 6, 2011. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bedminster - Catherine H. Bitting, 76, died December 7, 2011. Catherine was employed as a nurse’s aide for Somerset Medical Center in Somerville for over 42 years, retiring in 2010. Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home. Bridgewater- Walter “Wally” A. Magill Jr., 88, passed away at home on December 08, 2011. Wally was an orderly at Somerset Medical Center, then went on to be a pump operator at Elizabethtown Water Company in Bridgewater. Later, he worked for George Schofield Construction in Bridgewater where he was a truck driver. He also spent some time working as a weigh master for Millington Quary, and lastly a Courier for American Express, where he retired at the age of 65. Arrangements by Bridgewater Funeral Home.
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More Photos from Santa’s Visit to Raritan
Carlos Alvarado and his son Bryan (age 3) of Bridgewater pose for a photo with Santa.
Arber Vuceta (age 6) and his sister Fiona (age 3) of Raritan are the first in line and wait anxiously for Santa to arrive. Fiona Vucetaj (age 3) of Raritan gets her chance to sit on Santa’s lap.
Mariah Valverde (age 4) of Raritan holds the balloon she received courtesy of Scott’s Florist of Raritan.
Joanna Riddell (age 4) and brother Landan (age 2) of Raritan enjoy the cookies donated by
Briana Soto with puppy Penelope and Rachel Salardino have their picture taken with Santa.
Matthew Lomastro and son John visit with Rudolph.
Siena Albanese (age 3) and sister Angie (age 1 1/2) enjoy dancing with Frosty.
Pat and Kathryn Mastice of Raritan have the honor of lighting the Christmas tree.