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Eleven Hour Rescue Virtual Auction

by Elsie Walker t’s an auction for a great cause and you don’t even have to leave your home to participate. It’s the annual winter Eleventh Hour Rescue auction which features a variety of items being auctioned off to help animals. There’s no overhead to the auction; all auctioned items are donated so all the money will go to the veterinary bills of the rescue, which in 2024 were $526, 000. Recently, Jeannie Patsarikas, of Long Valley, tricky tray/ auction team lead, and Kathy Dolce of West Caldwell, sponsorships and grants, talked about the auction and the work of the rescue. Its adoptable pets can be seen on its website at www.ehrevents.org The virtual auction opens on February 15th at 9am and runs to Friday, February 21st at 4pm. It is held via a Facebook Group. To join the Facebook group for the auction, people access it once the auction starts through a link on an Eleventh Hour Rescue webpage: https://www. ehrevents.org Once in the Facebook group, people will see pictures of each item and a description of it plus the opening and incremental bid for it. In the comments area, a person puts their bid. Those who bid are notified if someone else puts in a higher bid. After the auction closes, items won can be picked up at the organization’s Roxbury Thrift Store and Adoption Center in the Roxbury Mall on either February 23rd

Penny, a dog Eleventh Hour rescued and cared for and who found a forever home.

Mack and a friend, two long-time residents at Eleventh Hour waiting to ﬁnd forever homes.

from 12pm – 3pm or on February 26th from 6:30 – 7:30pm. While items are still coming in, Patsarikas noted those that have come in so far. They include a Bradford Portrait and Overnight Stay at the Opus Westchester (a $5000 value), $1000 Gift Certificate towards a 10+ day Regent Seven Seas Cruise, $200 Gift Certificate towards a 7+ day Royal Caribbean Cruise, 60 Minute Treatment at any Massage Envy, four tickets to the Sterling Hill Underground Mine Tour, a Kindle, Amazon Gift Cards, Longhorn Restaurant Gift Card, Clinique Makeup and Skincare, appliances (Ninja Air Fryer, Blender, Coffee Maker, Chopper), four Zipline Course Passes ( includes over 30 ziplines). wine and liquor, one- year Black Card Membership to Planet Fitness (valued at $300), and family fun games and activities (e.g., Pickleball Set). Also, donations of auction items are still being taken. Patsarikas

shared, “folks who want to donate can email me at trickytray@ehrdogs.org. Then, I can work with them individually as to how they can get their donation to us. [Also,] here is our Amazon wish list link: https://www. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ l s / 2 N E 4 B 1 C S 1 H B 0 T/ ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2. Their order will be mailed directly to me. “ Patsarikas noted the pictures of the items shown during the auction and shared, “David Warner [of David Warner Photography at www. davidwarnerphotos.com] donates his time and talent and photographs all our auction items. He does a beautiful job! “ Patsarikas notes that she enjoys “watching the bidding wars” during the auction while Dolce enjoys “participating in the bidding wars.” Patsarikas noted that she also enjoys seeing people bid higher than an item’s stated worth because they want to support the rescue and “working with the [auction] team”. She

also noted that the auction is “ lots of work”. Of course, the bottom line is that the auction will be helping the animals rescued by 11th hour rescue. In 2024, the organization found loving homes for 14 small animals, 655 cats and 755 dogs. The latter includes Penny, whose story Dolce shared. “We discovered after she came to us that she had a heart condition called Pulmonary Valve Stenosis that caused her to pass out with even minimal activity. She required extremely costly surgery, so we turned to social media to get the word out and Penny found a life-saving benefactor. She has since been adopted and is living her best life,” Dolce shared. Dolce noted there are some long-term residents of the rescue waiting years for a home, like Mack. “Mack has been with us six years-a volunteer favorite. The kennel has about 30 longerterm resident dogs who have a team of dedicated continued on page 2

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Coming in 2025: Denville Township Schools to Host a Community Study of “The Anxious Generation” By Author Jonathan Haidt

This Bestselling Book Explores Teen Mental Health and Provides Optimistic Suggestions to Support Student Success

ll members of the Denville Township Community are invited and encouraged to join the Denville Township School District for a Community Study of the book “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt as well as a meaningful discussion on overall student health. “‘The Anxious Generation’ is a research-based investigation into the impact that smartphones and social media have on the mental health of students, families, and the community-at-large,” said Superintendent Dr. Steven A. Forte. “Additionally, this book explores suggestions that are designed to support student success and mental health.” “‘Student Success,’ ‘Caring Culture,’ and ‘Family and Community Connections’ are three of the four Strategic

Planning Goals the Denville Community identified and directed the Board of Education and administration to implement and focus on for the 5-years between 2023 to 2028,” added Denville Township School District Board of Education President Won James Kim. “‘The Anxious Generation’ is a resource that opens up a new perspective on how we, as a community, a board of education, and the district’s administrators, can reexamine the challenges students face in the 21st century. These challenges are unique and different from anything that has come before. This community-wide activity has the potential to enhance our understanding, as a community, and the potential to guide this community as we examine those unique

challenges – and, as we identify and implement initiatives that support student success and all of the district’s important strategic goals.” Details of the Community Study of “The Anxious Generation,” hosted by The Denville Township School District, will be available following the district’s holiday break. Community members who are interested in participating are encouraged to keep an eye on the Denville Township Schools Facebook page and Superintendent Dr. Steven A. Forte’s X (formerly Twitter) feed, @DenvilleSchool. Full details will also be posted on the district’s website, www. denville.org in mid-January 2025.

Eleven Hour Rescue Virtual Auction continued from front page volunteers who do everything they can to shower them with love and make sure they get daily attention. We recently added two rooms in the kennel that are just like the room in a house to let them decompress and get ready to live in a real home,” she said. Some animals come to the rescue from dire situations. One such situation Dolce says still haunts many of the rescuers at Eleventh Hour. It was the discovery of 90 living and dead dogs packed into a truck and left at a New Jersey shopping mall. The neglect and cruelty were some of the

worst the rescue has ever seen. Eleventh Hour rescue and others in New Jersey mobilized and Eleventh Hour took as many is it could and fed, cleaned, veted, and socialized them before finding them forever homes. “We still get updates on the Hampton animals and we’re happy to report that they are thriving and loved,” Dolce said. Eleventh Hour Rescue is made up of 275 active volunteers. Dolce noted that, “ 2024 was our 20th anniversary. Reflecting on their work at the rescue and why they do it, Patsarikas, who has been a volunteer for eight and a half

year and got her five cats from Eleventh Hour said, “I do it to save the animals’ lives.” She noted that it is heartbreaking to see the cruelty that some humans have done to animals. Dolce has been a volunteer for three years and has an Eleventh Hour dog and is a long-time foster of one. She noted that the rescue has very little overhead, and “donations go where people want them to go” Patsarikas noted two other upcoming fundraisers that the rescue is holding: Murder Mystery at Vasa Park on March 29th and Barkfest at Horseshoe Lake on June 7th.

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Performing for Positivity Beneﬁt Concert supporting Denville SPARK

n Friday, December 20th at the Church of the Saviour the Performing for Positivity Benefit Concert supporting Denville SPARK was held. The night featured 38 Performers from 19 different towns as well as a performance by the Morris Knolls High School Chorale! Through the help of 300+ audience members, and several kind donors, the event was able to raise $5,000 for Denville SPARK. Students from the Morris Knolls High School Chorale perform “Good King Kong” under the direction of Morris Knolls Student, Erin Dawson (Class of 2026)

Ryan Peters (left), from Jeﬀerson, NJ, Morris Knolls High School Class of 2025, and Ren Miskimon (right) from Rockaway, NJ, Morris Knolls High School Class of 2025 perform, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

Susan Reinhardt (left), Head of Denville S.P.A.R.K and Macey Hyatt (right), Founder of Performing for Positivity, welcome an audience of over 300 to The Church of the Saviour to kick oﬀ the concert!

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Denville Township Board of Education Says Thank You to Dr. Arunajatesan as He Completes His 3-Year Term

r. Venu Arunajatesan received a gift of thanks at the Monday, December 16, 2024, Denville Township Board of Education meeting. A dedicated BOE member, Arunajatesan will complete his 3-year term on December 31. BOE President Won James Kim presented a clock to the outgoing board member. “It has been an honor and a pleasure serving on the Denville Township Board of Education for the past four years with Dr. Venu Arunajatesan,” Kim said. “Venu will be missed. His kindness and enthusiasm have been inspiring. Additionally, he possesses very specific organizational and planning skills. His expertise and endless dedication have been valuable assets to this

Dr. Venu Arunajatesan received a gift of thanks at the Monday, December 16, 2024, Denville Township Board of Education meeting. A dedicated BOE member, Arunajatesan will complete his 3-year term on December 31. BOE President Won James Kim presented a clock to the outgoing board member. Photo by Dr. Steven Forte

board and this community. I hope you will think of us, Venu, each time you look towards this clock. Thank you for your time and commitment to the

students of the Denville Township School District.” Venu began his term on the Denville Township Board of Education in 2022.

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ELF: Buddy Returns in a Raucous

the comical store manager (Kalen Allen) to the no nonsense Mr. Greenway (Sean Astin), who owns Greenway publications, (Astin also plays Santa) they are all either put-off by Buddy at first sight, or they think he is mentally unfit. His father, Walter Hobbs (Michael Hayden) wants him out of his families life. Whereas the movie focused more on Buddy and his half brother, the musical

By Robert M. Massimi. lf” at the Marquis Theatre is the best show on Broadway this season! Although the plot has varied a little from the movie, the laughs and thrills remain the same. What makes this show so great is the blend between the music, songs and the pace of the musical. “Elf” is never slow and the songs only enhance this raucous comedy. The musical entertains the adults and the children alike; it never favors one age group or the other. Grey Henson as Buddy the elf has such a great presence on stage, his delivery and energy is very much a main attraction onstage; in fact, all of the characters in this two hour show are fantastic. This falls squarely on superb direction by Philip WM. McKinley and brilliant choreography by Liam Steel. The combination of the two keep the audience

locked in tight throughout the evening, and makes the entire production fun to watch! “Elf” is what a big musical should look like. With its massive staging (Tim Goodchild- he also did the costumes), great glam lighting by Patrick Woodroffe, resonating and booming sound by Gareth Owen/ Peter Fitzgerald and wonderful orchestration by Doug Besterman. Bob Martin for the most part did an excellent job with

the book; Matthew Sklar’s music and lyrics by Chad Beguelin complemented this behemoth musical. The only problem with “Elf” was the projection at times. In the many backdrops of the production, the projection was out of focus leaving us to try to focus in on the different parts of the north pole as well as various parts of New York City. The story too had some different spins from the movie, sometimes the changes were engrossing,

and sometimes they didn’t work so well. Even with these mild flaws, “Elf” is a must see for children of all ages. As Buddy goes through his blissful life like Will Ferrell did in the movie, Henson too spreads his goodwill on his fellow man. Realizing he is not an elf, but a human, he seeks out for his natural father (his mother died after he was born). His innocence makes even the hardest of New Yorker’s soften their tone around him. From

brought the many great actors here to the forefront. To me, this was brilliant because it opened the show up for more comedy options... the store manager, the hot dog vendor and the policemen. Henson had a great blend with all the characters, but I thought that he was at his best with Santa, his new found love, Tiara, the store manager, the saleswoman and the fake Santa.

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On Eagle’s Wings: The Swimming Lessons

By Richard Mabey Jr. his is a condensed chapter of the book that I am presently writing, about my journey to earn scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. This is a true story, however I changed people’s names. In June of 1969, at the age of 15, I had just completed my sophomore year at Boonton High School. I began taking classes for the Swimming Merit Badge. I had had Rheumatic Fever when I was 12, and up till that time my Cardiologist, Dr. Martin Rosenthal, felt strongly that my heart was not yet strong enough for the strenuous challenge of the Swimming Merit Badge classes. The classes were held at a docking station of the Rockaway River in Boonton Township. The beach area was owned by a Scout Commissioner, who loaned out the use of his large dock for the scouts to have an aquatic center. It was known as the Boonton District Aquatic Merit Badge Center. I was not as strong and coordinated as the other boys were. My Swimming Merit Badge Counselor, Mr. Taylor, was quite a tough man. He was stern and strict. He had a continuous facial expression that seemed to convey that he was always upset about something. We met three evenings,

every week, in the pursuit of earning the Swimming Merit Badge. In mid July, the first class of that summer’s Swimming Merit Badge classes had completed. There were about 25 scouts in the class. I was the only scout who failed the course. But, there was good news, another class was going to begin the next week. My biggest challenge was swimming upstream. You see, we would be required to swim quite a distance downstream, then turn around, and swim upstream to return to the large riverside dock. It was during the swim upstream that I fell woefully behind the other scouts. Sadly, Mr. Taylor once again failed me for the Swimming Merit Badge classes. A fury burnt in my heart. Fire filled the marrow of bones. I was more determined than ever to earn the Swimming Merit Badge. I was not going to let Mr. Taylor defeat me. That night, after being told that I failed the Swimming Merit Badge classes for the second time, I prayed and prayed and prayed for God to help me earn this most coveted merit badge. The long and short of it was that the Swimming Merit Badge was one of the required merit badges to earn the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. So, in mid August, I began taking the

Swimming Merit Badge classes for a third time. It was during these classes that Mr. Taylor’s anger toward me took on an even greater height. It was in early September, when I turned 16 and began my junior year at Boonton High School, that my third attempt at passing the Swimming Merit Badge classes concluded. Once again Mr. Taylor failed me. But it wasn’t enough that Mr. Taylor failed me for the third time. With anger in his voice, he told me that I was wasting his time, taking the Swimming Merit Badge classes. Mr. Taylor’s last words to me, as I

walked away from the big riverside dock to the driveway, where my mom was waiting for me in her car, were these words. “Mabey, you’ll never make it to Eagle Scout!” As the tears flowed down my cheeks, I got into Mom’s car. Mom asked me what happened. I simply replied to my dear mother, “I failed again.” To be continued. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has had two books published. He hosts a YouTube Channel titled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.

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Be This Destiny, Guided By God’s Loving Hand

By Richard Mabey Jr. n the basement of the old Mabey Homestead, my father had a little three by five card stapled to the wall of his workbench. It simply read, “better to teach a boy the moral way, than to rehabilitate a wayward man.” My father believed in that philosophy, that purpose, with all of his heart, mind and soul. Dad took his role as Scoutmaster very seriously. In September of 1971, I turned 18, began studying at County College of Morris and working part-time at the A&P Grocery Store in Whippany. My father asked me if I would stay on with Boy Scout Troop 170 and help him with the scouts. At that time, there was only two other Assistant Scoutmasters, Mr. Floyd and Mr. Talbot. Mayor William Dixon was our Troop Committee Chairman. Deep in my heart, I knew my Dad really did need my help. I agreed to stay on with Troop 170.

I think that scouts and church kept me on the straight and narrow. I had all so many of my friends, who were getting lost in drugs and alcohol and the wayward life. The saying, “there but by the grace of God, go I,” is no joke. Now at 71, I deeply realize that I could have easily fallen into the mud and mire of the wayward life. I lost all so many friends, during that era of coming of age. My dad taught me the beauty and splendor, hidden in the forest trail. To appreciate the beauty of the whitetailed deer. To respect the elm, the oak, the maple, the pine. To see the simple beauty that abounded in God’s little creatures. To just see the poetry in a squirrel hopping from one tree branch to another. I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t think of some moment that Dad and I shared in being scout leaders of Boy Scout Troop 170. Reverend Kenneth Baer was Troop 170’s Institutional Representative. Reverend Baer was the Minister of Saint

Andrew’s Episcopal Church, which sponsored Boy Scout Troop 170. Reverend Baer was a very positive influence upon my life, when I was in those painful years of leaving boyhood to become a young man. To fulfill the community service requirement of my earning Eagle Scout, I had mowed the lawn, raked leaves, and did odd jobs for Saint Andrew’s Church, for one full calendar year. This included painting all of Thorpe Hall and all of the Sunday School classrooms. It was during that time period that I got to see Reverend Baer on Saturday mornings. We would talk for only a few minutes, in each of our meetings. But in those few minutes, Reverend Baer would share insights with me, on the sacred teachings of the Holy Bible. A gift that to this very day, I deeply appreciate. I was a painfully shy young man. I was blessed to have continued on page 11

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time to time, I will receive an email letter from a former scout. Those scouts have no idea what their letters mean to me. Now at 71, in the midst of the fight of my life, in facing the painful and frequent chest pains of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, I quite often read the letters that I have received from former scouts of Troop 170. I cherish each and every one of them. They bring hope and comfort to my heart, that I did something worthwhile in my life, in being a scout leader.

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Yours truly, during the beard stage, with some of the former scouts of the great Boy Scout Troop 170.

I know that scouting has gotten a bum rap in the past few years. I stand firmly against child abuse. But still, in light of it all, I do think that scouting does offer a boy the chance to gain a love and respect for nature. Life is not always fair. We cannot always understand why we are put through certain tests in life. To fully understand it all, would be like explaining Einstein’s

Theory of Relativity to an ant. Our human understanding of things in life, is just a drop in the vast ocean of God’s infinite wisdom. Here’s the bottom line though, God loves you more than you will ever know. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has had two books published. He hosts a YouTube Channel titled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.

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Rosemarie D’Alessandro: Author and Advocate for Children

By Evan Wechman osemarie D’Alessandro does not believe in quitting. She didn’t believe in it as a child and still doesn’t believe in it today. D’Alessandro has lived in New Jersy her entire adult life. She has stayed in the small town of Hillsdale, New Jersey through several decades of intense difficulty. As a mother, she has endured more pain and heartache than most people would be able to handle. But she is not like most people. D’Alessandro, who is now in her senior years, gives thanks to her faith and her inner fortitude for her ability to thrive even in the darkest situations. “I’ve always been a fighter even when I was little,” she said. “All my experiences have made me stronger.” D’Alessandro has survived the worst thing that can happen to a mother. Her wonderful daughter Joan, whom she affectionately refers to as Joanie, was murdered when she was seven years old back in April of 1973. Joanie was a girl scout and a loving, trustful child. On April 19, 1973, which was Holy Thursday, she said good-bye to her mother as she went to deliver some boxes of girl scout cookies to her neighbor, three houses down from where she lived. Everything should have gone well, especially since the gentleman she was dropping the cookies off to was a Tappan Zee High School chemistry teacher named Joseph McGowan who worked about ten miles away in Rockland County, New York. McGowan was entrusted with mentoring and assisting young students almost every weekday. But Joanie was betrayed. She was sexually molested and murdered on that Holy Thursday. Her body was found three days later on Easter Sunday buried in a space between rocks in Harriman State Park, in nearby New York State. This would have been too much for almost any mother to handle. But D’Alessandro, over 50 years later, has remained steadfast in making sure such atrocities don’t occur to other parents. In her powerful book, The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness, which was published last year, D’Alessandro honestly recounts what transpired during the nearly five decades of pursuing justice for her daughter. In this stunning account, D’Alessandro briefly details what occurred 20 years after the loss of her daughter. At that time, she fought back against the legal system, which was allowing the killer, McGowan to come before the parole board seeking reentry into the community. D’Alessandro wanted to protect other children who may face McGowan upon release. She tirelessly collected over one hundred thousand signatures opposing his parole. Such efforts led to keeping her daughter’s killer behind bars and enacting laws in her home state and on the federal level allowing more rights for victims of such crimes. One of her proudest moments was in April of 1997 when Joan’s Law was signed by Governor Whitman. This said that anyone in New Jersey who murdered a child under 14 years of age in conjunction with committing a sexual crime will never be granted parole, nor see the light of day. A federal version was signed by President Clinton in1998. She also rallied her supporters once again in 2000 to help pass a law in New Jersey eliminating the statute of limitations for wrongful death actions brought in murder, manslaughter, and aggravated manslaughter cases allowing victims to sue their perpetrators if they come into money after the crime. A New York version of the bill was signed by Governor Pataki in 2004 in Harriman State Park, the site where Joanie’s body

was found. Though these laws are noted in the book, the real pain and misery are detailed in the letters that D’Alessandro provides between McGowan and a pen pal he corresponded with for many years while in prison. She was given these letters by a family member of the woman who corresponded with McGowan, who eventually died in jail in 2021. The book is unflinching as D’Alessandro not only reveals the horrifying letters but details her own emotional responses to reading the words of her daughter’s killer. Though she received these letters shortly before his death, she couldn’t bring herself to read them until after he died. D’Alessandro explains that the letters were painful because it showed how little significance he gave towards the death of Joanie. “When he died, I read the letters even though it was hard. I said these letters must get out there. When I read the first letter, it was so despicable. It was so hard to see what the attitude was going to be of these letters, and so I got sick”, she said. According to her, he wrote about her daughter’s death in the same vein someone would write about the weather. He had absolutely no remorse for his actions. Several months after the book was published, filmmaker Vanessa Martino transformed the book into a harrowing documentary, Daughter of Mine, which has since won numerous awards. It won “Best Documentary in the New York Shorts International Film Festival”, and more recently won the “Audience Award for Best Short in the Teaneck International Film Festival of 2024.” At most of these film festivals, D’Alessandro usually delivers a brief but strong speech which accompanies the film. Though many people may consider this constant reminder of her daughter’s death to be immensely difficult, D’Alessandro believes that it is all a “tale of victory.” For D’Alessandro, it’s about helping victims of abuse and their families. In the last several years, she has organized a non-profit organization, called The Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation. Through this entity, D’Alessandro can not only push for more stringent laws for abusers, but even works with schools throughout the area to inform teachers of possible signs of abuse in their students. More recently, D’Alessandro has been volunteering her time with parents who have gone through the tragedy of learning their child was subjected to abuse. She spends much of her free time counseling and mentoring parents who have lost their children due to such senseless violence. She connects with these mothers and fathers either inperson or virtually throughout the nation. Though such work can be difficult, she credits all of it to her late daughter Joanie, who continues to inspire her. “I have a relationship with her every day,” she said. “Her spirit is living and helping other people.” Of course, D’Alessandro acknowledges she wishes she had a more typical relationship with Joanie where she could visit her every day and see her grow up, but there is still a strong bond. “She (Joanie) inspired me. She wasn’t concerned about impressions and what people were going to think of her. But she had a presence and that was beautiful. She would come into a room, and you would notice her. She would be all smiles and as happy as can be.” D’Alessandro said her daughter’s spirit of love and willingness to stand up for other people during her short life helps her work for others even today.

Rosemarie at Harriman State Park, the site of where her daughter was buried. Courtesy of Rosemarie D’Alessandro.

Rosemarie’s daughter as a child. Courtesy of Rosemarie D’Alessandro.

She often thinks back on the significance of her daughter’s actions and how it touched others. For instance, she was reminded many years ago when she heard from one of her daughter’s childhood friends about how special a person her daughter genuinely was. The friend told D’Allesandro about how when she was a child and excluded by other children during recess, Joanie stood up to her friends and included her in all their activities. “I didn’t know it happened at the time but she(the friend) called me 20 years ago and said Joanie would watch the children play and invite me to play with everyone too, and it didn’t matter what her friends thought because she made sure the girl played with them and her friends would say why are you doing that, and she would say oh no, she can come play with us. She was a leader,” D’Alessandro said. “She was the kind of person who would change the world without being fake,” she added. According to D’Alessandro it would have been easy to give up after the tragedy she endured. She could have just stayed in bed all day, and not fought for herself and others. But her attitude, her faith’s belief in serving others, and her wonderful daughter’s spirit have allowed her to help others. Not only is she helping to change laws that give victims and their families more rights, but she is helping pass on this courage to other mother’s going through the grief process. “A lot of people don’t come to me. They are afraid. They feel uncomfortable and I think you’re not going to have change if you do that. You have to go through the uncomfortable and that is why even this whole story is a victory because here is a story of a person going through all the uncomfortable things and going through all the terrible parts and taking all the risks and that is how you change things, D’Alessandro said. She understands the pain these grieving mothers are going through and how hard it is to stand up for themselves. But that is exactly why she is coaching them forward. “You’ve got to deal with the uncomfortable and that is how you are going to stand up for what is right. You’re going to stand up for yourself and you’re going to stand up for others and you are going to deal with grief because grief is something you have to deal with. But you have to get out of the uncomfortable and if people need help getting out of the uncomfortable, I can coach them.” Donations to the Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation can be made directly at https://gofund. me/78d81653.

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FAQ about Chinese New Year What is the signiﬁcance of animals in relation to Chinese New Year? Jade Emperor is an important deity in traditional Chinese religion, and the reason behind animals’ connection to Chinese New Year relates to a race organized by Jade Emperor. All animals in the world were invited to partake in the race and help establish the Chinese Zodiac. But only 12 animals showed up on the day of the race, and how they finished would determine

the years on the calendar named after them. Each animal in the Chinese Zodiac has its own unique characteristics, and some believe people take on the traits of the animal associated with the year they were born. So those born in 2024 may have the attributes associated with the Dragon, which is believed to bring good fortune. Chinese New Year is a unique cultural tradition with a lengthy and interesting history.

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Shakespeare Theater Looks Back on an Impressive 2024 and Ahead to 2025 Humble Origins Evolve Into An Impressive Presence

By Jeff Garrett ven the state’s most keen theater buffs may not know that the Shakespeare Theater of Madison began many moons ago in Cape May. Its initial production was “The Taming of the Shrew” and the entire theatrical company was named, “The Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey.” It ran until the early 1990’s. Many of the actors and actresses who performed for the company were involved in productions along the east coast when not performing directly for the Festival. The 1960’s proved a challenging time for the Company. Harsh weather brought damage to the theatre’s building but was offset by some noteworthy Media attention from the likes of The New York Times, Time Magazine and The Daily Variety. Struggling to find a home since its theatre was in ruins, the Company persevered and found a new home in the Hotel Lafayette when it looked like vital federal funding would be wiped out. Challenges off-stage and achievements on stage marked the 1970’s and 80’s. The Festival held together and would unknowingly head north in New Jersey. New leadership came about in 1991 when Ms. Bonnie Monte was hired. Monte came from Massachusetts where

she was an artistic director for another well-known theatre. In the 1990’s Monte made over the NJSF, found a new office and administration headquarters, elevated the Company’s prominence have awarded a new home for plays, titled, “The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre” at 36 Madison Ave. Madison – many miles north of Cape May, after a successful capital campaign in 1998. Fast forward 27 years and the Theatre company is a small mecca for outstanding entertainment and inspiring on-stage education. On-stage, the Shakespeare Theatre company enjoyed a robust 2024 with its Short Shakespeare productions, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Julius Caesar.” In June, the theatre produced “As You Like It,” (performed at St. Elizabeth University’s Summer Stage in Florham Park) followed by “The Book of Will” in July, both of which garnered many playgoers last Summer. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” and Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” helped illuminate a great calendar. In the Fall, “MacBeth” ran for almost a month before Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” rounded out the year. While all productions performed are not written by

William Shakespeare as the case has been for decades, complementary acts abound at NJSF. 28-year employee Brian Crowe took over as Artistic Director in June 2024 while Monte moved to become Artistic Director Emeritus. Crowe directed “As You Like” and “MacBeth.” He seeks to broaden the Theatre’s Classical Theatre Market while continuing to strengthen educational offerings. He realizes the road ahead will be tough but that the lure of the live stage can compete with so many other forms of entertainment in the modern world after its experienced. The F.M. Kirby Center’s impact on students remains indelible by continuing to educate hundreds of students a year. From student matinees at the center to In-School Education to the Shakespeare Corps during the Summer, opportunities await in 2025 for young actors and actresses to become better. Adult Education classes continue this year while those who work behind the scenes to make it all happen – technicians, administrators and early school artists can also hone their skills at NJSF. For more information on The Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey, logon to www.shakespearenj.org or phone 973-408-5600.

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he traffic light, an indispensable tool for regulating road traffic, has a history rooted in the 19th century. The concept was first introduced by J.P. Knight, a British railway engineer, who adapted railway signaling principles to roadways. In 1868, he installed the first known traffic signal outside the British Houses of Parliament in London. Knight’s system used semaphore arms during the day and red and green gas-lit lamps at night to indicate “stop” and “go.” However, this early traffic light design was shortlived. In 1869, the gas light exploded, injuring a police officer, which led to its abandonment. The next major development in traffic lights came decades later in the United States, as the growing number of motor vehicles created new challenges for urban traffic management. In 1914, Cleveland, Ohio, introduced the first electric traffic signal, designed by James Hoge. This device, installed at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street, was a significant improvement over the earlier gas-powered system. It used red and green lights, controlled by a switch inside a nearby control booth. This traffic signal also had an audible buzzer to notify drivers when the lights were about to change, which marked a crucial step toward modern traffic control. While Hoge’s system laid the

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