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By: Megan Roche s winter comes to an end, people are itching to breakout those lawn chairs and blankets, longing for days of sunny weather and blue skies. On May 3 (raindate: May 17), head out to Roxbury’s Horseshoe Lake for a day of fun that benefits the greater community of homeless veterans. Rich Goldberg, the mastermind behind Vetfest, was looking for a way to continue his efforts in helping the state’s homeless veteran population. Through his work volunteering for Community Hope, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Goldberg has come to know many veterans throughout the area who have simply fallen on hard times. With a passion for music as well, Goldberg combined the two and decided on a concert to benefit them. The first ever Vetfest was held in 2019 and was a major success, raising over $24,000. On May 3, beginning

at 12:00 noon, Horseshoe Lake at Succasunna will be grooving, all for a good cause. Vetfest has the best of food trucks and talent coming together to help New Jersey’s homeless veterans. Goldberg is encouraging families to come and spend the day, with lawn chairs and blankets in tow. “Hang out for the day, there is going to be so much there to do for kids and adults. This is all about our veterans. The important thing is to give these

vets who have given so much for us, we want to give them a great day, all while raising money to support them. To be able to give them a great afternoon, just like anyone else coming out, that’s what we ultimately want to do.” Goldberg stated proudly. At the time this article was written, bands were still signing up to come and donate their time with a performance. Currently scheduled are The Frontiers, a Journey tribute

band, A Brothers Revival, an Allman Brothers tribute band, Sensational Soul Cruisers, a Motown and R&B band, The Best of the Eagles, an Eagles tribute band, and New York State of Mind, a Billy Joel tribute band. “I’ve gotten to know so many of these veterans throughout our area. These veterans are humble people and grateful people. All they want to do is get back on their feet, and if we can give them a little step up, a little assistance, that’s really what it’s all about. They did their job and went out and served and did everything for us, and now what I ask people to do, is just to come out and have a fun day.” Goldberg said. Food trucks include; the Empanada Truck, Cubano X-Press, Kona Ice, Jersey Rollz, Clubhouse Dogs, Cas’s Polish Food, Thai Food Addict, Bearded One BBQ, and Wood Fired Pizza. There will also be free entertainment for the kiddies in the family with bounce continued on page 12

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A VIEW FROM THE RIGHT

A VIEW FROM THE LEFT

Supply and Demand, Hoarding, Price Gouging -- and the Coronavirus

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ttention readers: Mark Shields is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Veronique De

Rugy. As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would add, “and anti-price gouging legislation in times of crisis.” Yet price increases in the face of sudden shortages are an important impetus to restore supply and demand market conditions that are closer to normal. As many of us have experienced in the past few weeks, buying toilet paper, hand sanitizer and face masks has become more difficult and more expensive. The reason, of course, is that unusually large numbers of people are rushing to buy these and other products that might prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It’s normal for people to stock up on supplies during crises. The immediate results are empty store shelves, soon followed by higher prices. When this happens, politicians around the globe demand an end to the price hikes. The goal is to improve consumer access to the products now in higher demand. In New Jersey, for instance, at least 10 retailers have received warnings from the government to stop their so-called price gouging. Similarly, the French government announced that it won’t tolerate such price increases and will soon decree a price ceiling on face masks and hand sanitizers. In a move guaranteed to worsen and lengthen the shortages, French officials are even going so far as to appropriate stocks of masks. Just this week, the Department of Justice threatened to act against “bad actors” who raise prices during this time of panic. The list goes on and on. While well-intentioned, such heavy-handed intervention is a mistake on many levels: First, the rise in prices conveys nothing more than the unusually intense surge in demand for these products. Consumers

Mark Shields value these products more now than they did just a few weeks ago, which is reflected by the higher prices. But here’s another reality: If prices are kept artificially low, there’s little incentive for shoppers not to buy as much as they can. Of course, only those shoppers lucky enough to get to the stores first can do so. Their hoarding then leaves nothing for shoppers in line behind them. The fact is there’s no better means of slowing the rising demand -- and, especially, reducing excessive hoarding -- than allowing the very price hikes that governments are trying to prevent. But price hikes have another important advantage: They create the necessary incentives for entrepreneurs to shift resources toward activities that increase the supply of these goods. The higher prices encourage higher levels of production for goods like masks and hand sanitizers, which then increases supply. Even some companies that couldn’t afford to produce these goods in the past will be prompted by high prices to now do so. The Japanese electronics giant Sharp started to use its TV factories to make surgical masks when the domestic continued on page 6

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think I’m where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak: -Concerned but not panicked. -Calm but not apathetic. -Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly “best experts” here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease). Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, secrecy, mission creep and shady alliances with both social justice causes on the left and private corporations on the big business right. The “deep state” of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC. The unelected elites who’ve occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets. Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens’ well-being and freedom. And, yes, many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump. It’s a brazen lie that President Donald Trump “slashed” CDC funding, which is being used as an excuse for the agency’s coronavirus unpreparedness. Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week’s Democratic debate that these purported “Draconian cuts” put Americans at risk. But Trump’s budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted, and Congress increased funding, instead. At nearly $7 billion, CDC’s annual budget is more than 200% larger than it was two decades ago. On top of that, a shady big business lobbying group called Corporate Friends of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars -- which raises serious conflict-of-interest

Michelle Malkin issues. In 2007, Sen. Tom Coburn’s fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a “safe-sex” event with a porn star, CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant, and $45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes, protests and beach parties. Despite the flood of money, the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak. They squander untold millions on other health threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses (TV violence, helmet laws, video games, anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education, for example). CDC has one primary job -- Disease Control -- but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures. Let me remind you of some of the CDC’s long history of royal screw-ups: -The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money; Congress obliged and nearly 45 million Americans were unnecessarily jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready. The vaccine continued on page 6

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continued from page 4 resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome -- leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. -In 1999, the CDC misspent $22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome

and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $13 million on hepatitis C research. -In 2000, the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the deadly hantavirus. “Instead,

Supply and Demand... continued from page 4 supply went dry. Manufacturer FoxConn did the same in China to protect its employees who assemble iPhones. Government officials (and pundits) never seem to learn (or remember) that in times of crisis, naturally rising prices are necessary to guarantee that goods, services and inputs are used to maximum social advantage. When governments prevent price hikes, they unwittingly (SET ITAL)create(END ITAL) shortages of vital supplies. Unfortunately, such government intervention makes it harder for people to recover from disasters or, today, to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Think about it. Without price fluctuations to provide a signal to manufacturers, how will they know by how much or how quickly they need to increase production? If prices are kept artificially low, factory owners have no way to know for sure that actual demand (and not just hoarding) has risen enough to justify a change in their production schedules. Second, if governments keep prices from adjusting upward, the additional demand for masks might not result in enough

revenue to cover the extra costs of producing and shipping more masks. The bottom line is that by keeping prices artificially low, governments around the world encourage artificially high demand, from hoarders, for example. Necessary increases to the supply chain will also be discouraged, which results in unnecessary shortages, long lines of desperate customers, empty shelves and black markets in dark alleys. Aren’t we better off when products are actually on the shelves and available for purchase, even if only at higher prices? When no such products are to be found, except by the politically and socially connected, ordinary citizens lose out. Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

apparently without asking Congress, the CDC spent much of the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more,” The Washington Post disclosed at the time. The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices. -In 2009, the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests. -In 2012, the CDC’s main building housing infectious anthrax, SARS and monkeypox gases was discovered to have been leaking deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system. -In 2014, the CDC’s lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Patient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill -- exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease. Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse. -For the past few years, the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular flu shots (formulated based on guesswork) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is “no evidence” to support the CDC’s assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of

potentially deadly complications. -Just this week, the Informed Consent Action Network reported astonishing results from its lawsuit against the CDC to obtain scientific documentation for the agency’s claim that “vaccines do not cause autism” -- specifically for the first seven vaccines given to your child in their first six months of life. CDC had stonewalled, and then finally produced 20 studies -- 18 of which were irrelevant to ICAN’s public records request and two of which suggest that vaccines may indeed cause autism. In other words: The CDC is lying while continuing to smear vaccine critics as “conspiracy theorists” and public health threats. As if to underscore my point about this agency’s misdirected priorities and rank political pandering, the CDC director this week found it more urgent to condemn Republicans as racist for accurately describing the origins of the virus from Wuhan, China, than to do his job. Informed diagnosis: The “best people” -- who have now been rewarded with more than $8.3 billion in new “emergency funding” -- are not in charge. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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I Remember Dad:

Reflections of Dad’s Camp Meeting Sermons

By Richard Mabey Jr. ost people know that my Dad was a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 170 for over 25 years. And, most people know that my Dad served as Vice President of the Beavertown Historical Society for over 10 years. But, very few people know that my Dad served as a Lay Leader of the Boonton United Methodist Church for nearly 20 years. Dad was also served with a Christian outreach group that presented evangelistic meetings for Methodist churches throughout the USA. Dad, with Mom’s supporting help, would present sermons for weekend camp meetings, mostly along the eastern seaboard. In time, my Dad developed a very sincere and earnest quality in his sermons. To clarify, Dad would not be the only speaker on the agenda for the weekend evangelic camp meetings. A good dozen or so individuals would present sermons for the weekend meetings. Dad took this job very seriously. I was so very proud of him for his wholesome, down-to-earth, heartfelt stories that he would share during his Christian presentations.

Dad would draw upon his recollections of his years as a Scoutmaster, the people he met along his travels as a long-distance truck driver, his memories of serving in the Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II, and of course his role as a husband and father. I was always impressed with the time that Dad spent studying and preparing for one of his sermons. This was an era before home computers. So, my Dad had to study his Bible the old-fashioned way, without the benefit of Internet cross referencing. Dad loved the Gospel of John. He also often referred to the Book of Psalms and the Book of Proverbs, a lot of times in his Christian talks. I remember that there was a distinct meter to my Dad’s sermons. Dad was not an emotional speaker. He did not raise his voice. He simply spoke in a most steadfast, compelling manner that rang with a truth of sincerity and a poetic earnest quality. I was always, all so proud of my Dad for all of his hard work to bring truth to the people who came to the camp meetings. continued on page 12

My Dad spent many, many hours writing and reviewing his Christian talks for the big evangelical weekend camp meetings. Dad touched the lives of many individuals with his sincere and earnest presentations.

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continued from page 8 Now, that I’m 66 years old, I find myself reflecting more and more of all of my Dad’s wonderful accomplishments in his life. I so deeply regret that I never videotaped any of Dad’s sermons. They were often simple stories of life lessons and would have a Biblical reference. My father touched the lives of hundreds of hundreds of people with his camp meeting sermons, his many years of volunteer service as a Scoutmaster, his dedicated service to the Beavertown Historical Society, and his friendly spirit that flowed from his heart in his many journeys cross country in his job as a long-distance truck driver. I’d give an eyetooth to talk with my Dad again, for just five minutes. If your Dad is still on this side of Heaven’s Gate, please do consider giving him a phone

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Dad, in his younger years, giving a Christian talk at one of the big evangelical weekend camp meetings.

call tonight, or visit him in the next few days. If your Dad is living a considerable distance from where you are, please consider getting pen and paper and write him an old-fashioned letter to send off in the mail. None of us have a guarantee on how much time we have left upon this old earth. Please

don’t put off for tomorrow, what you can do today, when it comes to letting family members know that you love and appreciation them. Till next month, I’ll say fare-thee-well. Keep a good thought and a smile upon your face.

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zations present on the day of the event to offer insight and information so bring as many questions as you’d like. “My dad taught me that when you see someone in uniform, you thank them. My son is 16 and he will not see a servicemember without walking up to them and saying thank you. I wish everybody would teach their kids to respect and honor them because without them, we have nothing.”

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ivingston Vacuum, located at 599 S. Livingston Avenue in Livingston, has been selling and repairing all makes and models of Vacuums, Central Vacs and other products for home and residential carpet and floor cleaning for over 60 years. The Company is family owned and operated for 3 generations. Carmen Scap ran the business, and now his son and nephew Ron and Jon are responsible for the management. Carmen’s grandson & Ron’s son Ronnie has come into the business recently. In addition to Livingston Vacuum they have another location, Madison Vacuum. Their goals are to provide their clients with expert service and the best cleaning equipment and supplies available. They are honest, knowledgeable and reliable. Their technicians strive to exceed your expectations by giving you their undivided attention and expertise to every machine that is brought in for repair and service. Since they are a Factory Authorized Warranty Dealer you can depend on them for the best service. They provide 1 Day Vacuum Service, so you do not have to be without your vacuum for a long time When it comes to the purchase of a

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ll people, all churches, all ages are invited to worship and walk together on Good Friday. Students of the Christian Drama School of New Jersey will present their 20th annual Good Friday worship service on Friday, March 10, 2020 starting promptly at 10:00 a.m. at the Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church. Tim Johnson, a senior at Morris Knolls High School, will play the role of Jesus. Forty teens and children will lead worship by performing scenes from Good Friday scripture with music and dance under the direction of Rev. Kim Padfield Urbanik. After worship (roughly 11:15 a.m.) the teens in Biblical costumes will carry a 12 foot long cross 4 miles from the Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church in Boonton Township to the Denville Community Church in Denville. At the church, Pastor Heather Valosin will bless the cross and ev-

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He’s Back: Chris Golinski Proudly Rejoins Denville Town Council

By: Megan Roche familiar face once again graces the dais of the Denville Town Council. After a successful campaign, Ward 2 councilman Brian Bergen has departed and joined the NJ State Assembly. With a large void to fill, the current elected officials unanimously voted to bring back Chris Golinski to the council. “I had thought about it in the back of my mind, and when Brian won, I asked my wife if she’d mind if I got back into being on the council and she didn’t. I tossed my name in the ring and it all came together,” Golinski said. Golinski attended the University of Virginia, where he earned a degree in physics. He also holds an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. After moving to Denville in the 1980s after he was married, Golinski and his wife Darlene, who are high school sweethearts, became active volunteers in their new town. He has served as a Scout leader for over 20 years and enjoys kayaking and bike riding in his spare time. He is an active member of Saint Mary’s Parish, was the food chairman for the Saint Francis Fall Festival and has been involved in coordinating the annual Rockaway River clean up as well. Golinski first served on the council from 2010-2017. He spent much of his time advocating for the fire department, a service in town that he holds very near to his heart. While he isn’t a firefighter himself, he vows to work his hardest for those that save the lives of Denville’s residents every day. “I really missed working with the fire department. Those guys work so hard and I want to be able to help them in any way possible. However, I’m not ready to go through all

the training and waking up in the middle of the night to help them put out fires, but I am willing and able to help them with support from the council as much as possible,” Golinski said. Always positive, Golinski truly enjoys what the spirit and people of Denville bring to the table. He remarked about how the people of Denville truly make the Morris County municipality like one big family. “Denville has such a strong sense of pride and community. To stroll Downtown Denville and bump into so many friends and acquaintances is special. We have so many great people and volunteers in this town. We have so many good people in our town who are willing to help and do their part, it’s just about finding the right project for them,” Golinski said. There are many issues that face Denville, including flooding, overdevelopment, and downtown parking, but Golinski is looking forward to defending the rights of his constituents when it comes to the battle of affordable housing. “I’m really concerned about protecting us from the ramifications of affordable housing. That’s the thing that I’m really concerned about, but I also think it’s important to have people who look at things in a balanced way. I want to keep us out of the court system, while we have the ability to control our own destiny,” Golinski said. After he finished his second term in 2017, he knew he wanted to be back. After two years, he’s looking forward to just getting back to his volunteer roots of truly helping as many people as he possibly can. “I really want to just keep my energy up and still do my

best for all my constituents and be as available as I can be,” Golinski said. Golinski will serve as liaison to the fire department, the library, Morris County School of Technology, and the Rockaway River watershed. The residents of Ward 2 can rest assured that he truly has their best interests at heart.

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24 Hour Dance Marathon Praises God & Helps Others poverished children in Africa through the Heart for People Foundation. “We dance to heart pounding music from all the Christian shows we have performed in 20 years.” She added, “Our marathon is really a 24 hour prayer that worships God in crazy fun ways to help others.” View “Christian Drama School of New Jersey Dance Marathon” on YouTube. Dancers raised funds by gaining sponsors and support from local churches especial-

elevision’s “Happy Days” theme song “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets played 24 times to kick off each hour of the Christian Drama School’s 24 hour Dance Marathon which started on January 10, 2020. A total of 72 dancers and 21 helpers raised $22,451.82 to support students in New Jersey and Uganda, Africa. Funds are now being used to build a new school and home for 400 children in the Nansana community near Kampala, Uganda. The 72 dancers were divided into nine

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teams. Each team included one Red Shirt dancer, four Blue Shirt dancers, and three Orange Shirt children. All nine Red Shirts succeeded in dancing for all 24 hours with help from their teams. Red Shirts included Chloe Chinnadurai, Mark Urbanik, Autumn VanBuskirk, Dante Sinatra, Emma Worrall, Mia Hollstein, Timmy Johnson, Sarah Harrs Beckham, and Rev. Kim Padfield Urbanik. This was Rev. Padfield Urbanik’s 10th time dancing for 24 hours to raise funds to help others. Previous marathons helped victims of hurricanes in New Jersey and im-

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ly the Denville Community Church, Christ the King, and the Bible Fellowship Church. The marathon was divided into 8 themes (3 hours each) including: Africa Mission Possible, Western What Would Jesus Do?, Jesus Sports Spectacular, Spaced-Out Pirate Odyssey, Famous Christian Battles, Christmas Shows & Vacation Bible School, Storms & Floods, and Kingdom of God. Dancers “rocked around the clock” marking each hour with letters from the alphabet.

A Taste of Home: A Fundraiser to Benefit St. Peter’s Orphanage

t. Peter’s Orphanage is thrilled to announce Chef Tim Schafer will be hosting “A Taste of Home” Monday, April 20 at the Madison Hotel in Morristown. St. Peter's Orphanage is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization established in 1864, to care for children left homeless following the Civil War. Over time, the orphanage transitioned to a residential treatment home for adolescent boys, whose parents, for a variety of reasons are unable to care for them. The atmosphere is truly non-institutional, and more like a large family. The exceptional quality of care our young men

receive would not be possible without continued support from our community. Please join us and over 20 of the finest local eateries who will be showcasing their succulent fare, while our guests enjoy live entertainment and peruse tricky tray baskets. All proceeds will benefit the young men who call St. Peter's Orphanage home. We hope you will join us for a savory and meaningful evening. To purchase tickets or for more information please contact us directly or visit our website www.stpetersorphanage.org.

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Morris County Vocational School District Academy for the Performing Arts Dance Program Celebrates 20th Year

By Steve Sears he Morris County Vocational School District Academy for the Performing Arts Dance program is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special concert on May 15. The event will be held at County College of Morris in Randolph. MCVSD head Dance instructor, Lisa Peluso, has been working hard to combine the artistry of seasoned alumni and professional artists to make the special production in May happen. The well thought out and planned, 12-piece program should last about two hours. Ruth Clark, the program’s founder back in 2000, will also attend that evening and speak about the program’s history. Peluso herself was a student of Clark’s while the latter was a professor at Montclair State University. “I’m excited about it,” says Peluso, who has been at MCVSD since 2015 and is in charge of planning the May event. “I’m having a good time because I get to bring all the partners together that’s helped the program grow obviously the founder, Ruth Clark - and a lot of the guest artists who are performing who have their own companies and who have worked with the students, they’re performing.” Regarding collaboration with the three companies - 10 Hairy Legs (the first guest artist to work with the program), Freespace Dance, and Von Howard Project - she says, “They’re all really New Jersey-based dance companies, all professional, and all three have been around I

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think for over a decade.” The evening also highlights current students, dance program alumni (some from the initial graduating class in 2004), and the County College of Morris Dance program. Peluso also knows many of the alum who will take part, because she was a guest artist near the pro-

gram’s 2000 inception. Krystal Beck is Morris Hills Regional District Supervisor of Social Studies and Supervisor Academy for the Performing Arts. “The Academy for the Performing Arts is a full-time, comprehensive high school program that offers students a unique high school experience combining focused and comprehensive academics with Career and Technical Education classes in the respective career area” she says. “The Morris County Academy for the Performing Arts is housed at Morris Knolls High School and is open to any student in Morris County through a competitive application process and audition. Students apply in the fall of their eighthgrade year and have a choice among three majors: dance, theatre, and vocal performance.” She then speaks to the attraction of the program. “Students have the opportunity to fulfill their graduation requirements while following their passion to develop their craft. Being a part of the academy affords students the unique opportunity to enroll in rigorous course work, work in state-of-the-art facilities, participate in master class workshops, and work with seasoned professionals from each field.” The Academy for the Performing Arts Dance Program is tailored to prep students who seek careers right after high school or perhaps take up the same in college. Also, completion of the course often prepares the students for other careers outside of dance, like technical theater, nutrition, continued on page 17

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T 10 Hairy Legs: 2019 Commissioned Work, Larry Keigwin’s “Cruise Control”, Photo: Nina Wurtzel @Hudson Valley Dance Festival

and other related careers the department touches on in its curriculum. “What I noticed that they leave with which is great,” says Peluso, “is a lot of leadership skills, because their sophomore and junior year they get to choreograph their own pieces.” Students schedule auditions, research their piece, music and costume choices, hold an audition, then finally cast their piece. “They see it from the beginning all the way to the end,” Peluso adds with satisfaction. Peluso says of May 15, “Hopefully it will be a great way to honor dance that’s been here in this county, at the Morris County Vocational School District. I think we a lot of the time put a lot of focus on non-arts things, and I think it’s really nice to do something. I’ve been here for 20 years, and it’s been supported.” For more information, visit www.mcvts.org.

Denville School District Awarded for Outstanding Financial Reporting

he Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is pleased to award Denville Board of Education the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE). ASBO International’s COE recognizes districts that have met the program’s high standards for financial reporting and transparency. The school district earned the Certificate of Excellence for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended 2019. “The COE’s mission is to promote and recognize excellence in financial reporting, specifically through a district’s CAFR,” ASBO International Executive Director David Lewis says. “The CAFR informs stakeholders about the financial and economic state of the district, making it an important

communications tool for building trust and engaging with the school community.” By participating in the COE program, school districts demonstrate their commitment to financial transparency. Applicants submit their CAFR for review by a team of financial professionals, who provide feedback to improve future documents. If the CAFR meets the requirements of the program, the document may receive the Certificate of Excellence. A district’s participation in the COE program can facilitate bond rating and continuing bond disclosure processes. The COE is proudly sponsored by ASBO International Strategic Partner American Fidelity.

Grassroots Natural Market Celebrates 15th Anniversary

n April 15, 2005, Grassroots Natural Market opened its doors and over time it has evolved into a business that specializes in organic foods, vitamins, beauty aids and an all-natural deli. The produce department is completely organic, which both surprises and pleases his customers. Grassroots Natural Market is a definite plus and a big draw for the town of Denville, bringing in people from several different areas. Paul, the owner has said proudly, "Grassroots may be small, but it is mighty.”

The employees at Grassroots are like a large family, everyone is very knowledgeable, very helpful and polite. Several of the staff have been there for over 12 years. Walk into the store and someone will greet you with a hello, and make you feel welcomed. Grassroots Natural Market, is open 7 days a week, located at 20 First Avenue in Denville. Visit www.grassrootsnaturalmarket.com or call 973-627-5440. Stop in and wish Paul and his staff a Happy 15th Anniversary!

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Denville Native’s Classical Music Series a Hit in his Hometown

By Jillian Risberg ost classical pianists start training at about five, but Daniel Colalillo didn’t begin playing until the ripe old age of 15. “I took a few lessons as a kid, retained nothing — had no interest and was more interested in drums,” Colalillo says. “So I was a drummer in a punk rock and death metal band through high school.” Then he started listening to a lot of classical music. “After that, I started self-teaching; six months later I started studying formally,” says the New York based concert pianist, adding that his start was very unconventional compared to most professional performing classical musicians. Once at conservatory, Colalillo says everyone had 10 years on him. “But it didn’t matter because I really had a passion and love for music and no-one had to tell me or force me to practice,” the classical pianist says. Connor Larkin grew up in Denville with Colalillo and has always appreciated his friend’s raw talent. “When he and I both started getting into music, he was the one that introduced me to so much of this wonderful (classical) music,” says Larkin, a member of Nina & The Boyz and cover band, The Carni-Vores. Colalillo graduated in 2014 with a Masters in Piano Performance from Mannes School of Music at the New School, also received a Bachelor of Music from Purchase College: The Conservatory of Music and additional studies

with MacArthur Fellow, Jeremy Denk. When his band disbanded, he thought he’d just play the drums on his own — but it was limiting. “Something the piano was not,” Colalillo says. “There’s endless amounts of standard repertoire for piano and it’s a solo instrument so you don’t have to rely on others necessarily.” So in 2017 he recorded his debut album, “Mostly Scriabin.” This year marks 250 years since Beethoven’s birth and the composer is still relevant. “There’s concert halls around the world that are continuing this tradition of classical music and Western music,” the pianist says. “(In that vein) I wanted to start a four concert series in Denville — one solo recital and three chamber music recitals in small ensembles.” Of Colalillo, a Denville resident thinks the concert pianist is very talented and found the first three concerts he attended very pleasant. “He has some very good qualities and very good potential,” the resident says. You can catch the artistic director of Classical Keys in his series finale on April 25 at Denville Community Church, 7pm with a Beethoven - Clarinet Trio (piano, clarinet and cello). “I wanted to bring the performing arts and high-end performances to somewhere like Denville, a smaller community that maybe doesn’t have as much exposure or access— compared to New York City, where there are 30

concerts a night,” Colalillo says. "And create a (vibrant cultural) scene." Larkin thinks it’s fantastic that his friend is sharing his gift with their hometown. continued on page 19

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Classical Music Series... continued from page 18 “As an owner of The Original Music School in Morristown, I have noticed that a lot of younger musicians don’t seem to have any real awareness of classical music,” says the songwriter/musician. “People like Dan are giving people the opportunity to learn and experience this rich and deep musical history.” Colalillo has given solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Bargemusic, Symphony Space, Columbia University and Princeton University; as well as in major cities, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Nashville, Toronto, Montreal and more, and done work at Manhattan School of Music, Mannes, The Juilliard School, and for Astral Artists in Philadelphia. “No one really has to be into classical music to go to the concert, just go with an open mind,” the pianist says. “I don’t just play, I really engage the audience and talk about maybe the historical significance of the piece or something that’s interesting to listen to.” According to Colalillo, if he could transition from punk rock/death metal music to classical music, then someone with more mainstream taste in music would probably be interested.

As a musician, he says the biggest fear one has in starting a concert series is having no-one show up because they don’t see the preparation work that goes into it. “Especially with chamber music you have to practice individually before rehearsal, then have a bunch of intense rehearsals — and then hopefully on that day you’re both playing as well as possible,” Colalillo says. “So the risk is kind of part of the excitement and that’s what’s great about live music.” Another township resident loves that the concert pianist is bringing chamber music to Denville. “It’s our thing,” she says. “So for us it’s not new but we travel for music and here it is close by and it’s very low-key and you can speak with him and the artists.” She says everyone in the audience is really rooting for him. “A lot of family members, a lot of friends and each week that we go there are more people coming to listen,” the resident says. “The selection of music is very accessible and he’s (Colalillo) just a lovely young man. We hope that he can make a go of this because it’s a wonderful experience."

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It Happened in Our Town: The Town that Almost Wasn’t

By Peter Zablocki, Denville Historical Society on’t you just love going to Lakeland Dairy on Broadway during the hot summer days to get some ice cream? Or Edenville’s Hardware on 1st Ave when you need that last-minute box of nails because once again you misjudged how many you had left before you started fixing those flower boxes. And let us not forget Denbrook Pizza on Diamond Spring Road, or rather River Road, as it was called back in 1931? Normally when one turns 18, it is a sign of maturity and embarkment on a journey to adulthood; in Denville’s case it was a year it nearly ceased to exist. At least, in its name. As reported by Denville Herald, on August 6, 1931, the post-office department at Washington was anticipating the change of the name of Denville, N.J. to some other name not so easily confused with similar names elsewhere. The news from D.C. was that Denville mail found its way to Downsville, N.Y., and the several Danvilles in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois. The National Postal Service had decided that since Denville N.J. was the newest addition to the group, and presumably also quite small in relation to the others, a change of name would not affect it as much as it would its older and larger cousins. The Denville Herald formalized the discussion that was abuzz in the town, by creating an editorial section designed to hear out the citizens’ suggestions on the issue. And thus, as the Denville Municipal Offices worked behind

the scenes to reject the Federal proposal, the views of people of the quaint town began to appear in the paper in the weeks that followed. There was uproar, anger, but also if the change was indeed unavoidable, a mature discussion. On the suggestion of the newspaper, the new name needed to be short, easy to distinguish and pronounce, and one that would attract people either by its descriptive quality or its sweetness. Some suggested “Edenville” which was quickly dismissed as a cheap play on “Denville.” Another suggestion, “Lakeland” was seen as too similar to “Lakewood.” For a while, the suggestion to simply become “Lake Arrowhead” was discussed, but it was quickly squashed by the residents of the other lake communities. One citizen went even as far as calling “Denville” a “hick” name and suggested “Meadowbrook.” Others were a little more creative, with one suggesting the name “Uncas,” the name of the Indian tribe that formerly occupied these lands. “Denbrook” was not deemed as being very expressive. And the suggestion by one zealous scribe from a neighboring Dover paper suggesting that the name of “Denville” be changed to “East Dover,” was quickly contested with lots of angry editorials. In the end, the most favorable suggestion was for “Denville” to be called… “Denville.” While arguments were given both for and against the change, those against it seemed to be in the majority. Some of the citizen responses can only be described as angry while others attempted continued on page 21

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to come up with logical justifications for keeping the name intact. One reader called out Rockaway as a town that should have to change its name next as there are plenty of Rockaways in the nation. Another, self-proclaimed long and loud protester, expressed that mail goes to different towns all the time. Adding that unlike towns such as the Oranges or even Rockaway, Denville, N.J. was the only town by that name on the map. He was not wrong, as could be proven by looking through Postal Guides and Railway Official guides from the time. One real estate dealer whose business was located in the center of town pointed out the stark reality that if the name was changed it would wipe out in a single moment, years of advertising and the town’s healthy growing commerce; be it from the various lakes or the numerous town center businesses. After all, the name of Denville was already widely and favorably known. This was further addressed by yet another citizen who pointed out that the town had more signs on main highways than Dover, Morristown and lots of other bigger places. By August 13, 1931, barely a week after the news that shook the small town appeared in the paper, Mr. Vanderhoof, the Denville Postmaster, exclaimed that he had not officially heard anything about the proposed change of the town’s name. He was able to confirm that the postal service did receive a bulletin from Washington that was issued to all mail clerks in the nation, advising them to use care in routing mail to Denville N.J. And just like that, the

town that almost wasn’t, could grow old and learn from the mistakes of its youth. That maybe a rumor that seems too farfetched to be real, is just that, a rumor. Come visit us at the Denville Museum located on Diamond Spring Road, next to the Denville Public Library to learn more of our town’s fun history. Until then enjoy some ice cream, or some pizza; or get that extra box of

nails you need for your next project. And feel safe that when you walk into those places in town, you will find a familiar name looking down at you from their awnings. One that is perhaps, short, easy to distinguish and pronounce, and one that attracts people by its descriptive quality and/or its sweetness…Denville.

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Remembering a Great Team, a Great Man and Coach, and “the Helmet”

By Steve Sears his is part the story of a great football team, the 1965 Morris Knolls Golden Eagles. More so, though, are the life lessons that they were taught by their coach that lives on in them today, and of “the Helmet,” which traveled cross country twice courtesy of two former players and a fan of the team who was a few years younger, so that every member of that team could sign it and it could be returned to the school on Homecoming 2015, the 50th anniversary of that glorious season. “I didn’t know anything about them really,” says Rich Luttenberger, who produced the brilliant 27-minute documentary, Return of “the Helmet”: A Team, A Journey, And the Man Who Inspired Them All, that tells the story. What Luttenberger has provided, with lots of help from former players and community, is vivid memory of something and someone very special in photos, newspaper clippings, and interviews about that club - some of them

losing just one game while freshman and sophomores at Morris Hills High School, then being split up by the development of the new Morris Knolls High School - that outscored its opponents, 240 points to 40, (that’s 24-4 per game), going undefeated and winning the Iron Area Conference

title, and the story of how their Head Coach, Frank Marino, saved a life. It took three years to complete the documentary, which was unveiled in November 2019 and is available for viewing on You Tube. “There’s just so much pride from that group continued on page 24

Garden State Yacht Club to Host Boating Safety Course and Two Open Houses

he Garden State Yacht Club on Lake Hopatcong will offer a US Coast Guard-sanctioned boating safety course on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Given in one day, students are eligible to receive the NJ Boating Safety Certificate at the completion of the course and passing the exam. All boaters are required by New Jersey law to have this certificate. The cost of $75 covers materials, the exam, and lunch. Sign in at the GSYC Clubhouse, 33 Point Pleasant Road, Hopatcong, NJ at 7:30am. The class runs from 7:45am to 5pm. Register on line at f.federico@att.net.

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Local Novelist Publishes First Book for Foodies

By Steve Sears ocal novelist Mark Vogel has reached back into his days as a culinary student, chef, and food and wine columnist, and released a new book for foodies. Mark Vogel’s Food for Thought is described on his website (www.markvogel.info) as featuring “159 chapters with a wealth of food history and science, cooking techniques, and over 250 recipes, well-researched, 159-chapter compilation of ingredients & classic dishes, and the technical know-how to master them.” “Those articles (in the book) are part of the column (Food for Thought) that I wrote over a span of 16 years – 400 of them – so I culled 159 of them and made this book out of it,” says Vogel. “Of course, I had to go over all of them and rewrite them, and tweak them, and retest some of the recipes.” The process took about two years. “Many people don’t appreciate how much work goes into writing a book. How many times you read it over and over and over and tweak it and edit it…you know, you could read it a million times, and the million and oneth time, you’ll find something you missed the first million times.” Vogel, who works full-time as a Clinical Psychologist at the Lyons VA Medical Center in Somerset County, gives occasional seminars on wine, and is often a featured lecturer, authored three novels within the past four years prior to his latest offering. His first work was titled Crestwood Lake, The Ripper’s Time the second, and Crestwood Lake 2 Satan’s Revenge, the sequel to Crestwood Lake, is his third. He explains the brief sojourn from his novelistic creating. “I had done two horror novels and one historical fiction of Jack the Rip-

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and in their school and in Coach Marino and that generation,” says Luttenberger. “There’s such humility, such pride in what they’ve accomplished and have been able to keep together for 50 years – it was really impressive.” “the Helmet,” a 1965 Morris Knolls team helmet, was in James Souvay’s possession, which he knew he had to unearth as a special tribute to that 1965 club. The Phoenix based artist Souvay, teammate Greg Francis, and a fan of the team, Art Baggot, made sure it traveled across the country (it did so twice), each former player signing it, holding a placard with their uniform number, taking a photo with it, and sending it on to the next person on the list. If the player they passed it to had passed away, their family members signed the helmet and posed with it. Frank Marino, who passed away in 2011, coached Morris Knolls for three seasons, then went on to an illustrious 42-year coaching career at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. He had a 54-40-6 record in 10 seasons as a gridiron coach, is the All-time winningest Muhlenberg football coach, and was named MAC Coach of the Year in 1976. He also coached Volleyball for seven years, going 124-81, and is also the school’s winningest coach in that sport. Their 27 wins in 1992 is a school record for all sports. Marino also coached men’s and women’s lacrosse, and the football field at the school is named after him. His record being impressive, it was what Coach Marino taught on and off the field that has endured. His rules for his players were ethical and profound: don’t celebrate in front of or embarrass or show up the opponent; keep your head down, shuffle your feet; be humble. Souvay, now 70, was on his way to quitting school, a leather jacket his garb of

choice. “I was flunking everything, even gym class.” Souvay, who called himself “a foul ball,” was approached by Marino in the hallway, who saw potential in him. “He got me out in the hallway, and he said, ‘If you listen to me, I’ll get you on the football team, I’ll get you a varsity jacket, and I’ll get you into college.’” Souvay was incredulous. “I asked him, ‘So, what do you want from me?’ And he said, ‘I want that leather jacket.’ Souvay played halfback and placekicker that 1965 season, and when it ended, Marino one day yanked him out of a class, told him to get his leather jacket out of his locker and put it on, and Marino and some senior squad members marched him to the middle of the football field to the 50 yard line, where there was a big box of varsity jackets. Marino pulled out Souvay’s brand new one, a #10 on it, gave it to him, and then asked the latter for the leather jacket. The trade was made, for Marino had kept his word. Souvay eventually even went on to the University of Minnesota. Carroll Brown Marino, Frank Marino’s wife, says of Souvay and her husband, “I know my husband used to say he was happy to catch that kid at just the right time that it made a difference.” And that special day in 2015, when she and Souvay walked the field with “the Helmet,” attending members of the 1965 team touched it, as did the current Golden Eagles, until eventually Bill Regan Jr. (whose dad, famed Delbarton coach Bill Regan Sr., was great friends with Marino) was handed the historic helmet by Souvay. “It was hard to believe that that much time had gone by,” she says. “I just kept reveling that 50 years had gone by! Here I was, on the field, with Jimmy and Bill Regan, thinking about his father and Coach and all that happened here. Sheer time, effort, work, caring, involvement, connecting - all those things were right there in front

of me.” She was present at the coin toss as well. “All of this flashed through my mind. Goodness gets goodness gets goodness. Coach made every effort to make sure Morris Knolls got off on the best foot it could get off on because he knew that how you start a picture, a situation, a team, you start on the best foot, and it will grow in that positive best direction.” “That’s why that man’s photograph its right here (in his home office) next to a photo of my grandmother,” says Souvay. “The man meant so much to me, he made me think I could do anything.” Marino also kept the leather jacket in his attic and used it as a recruiting tool, relaying the story to high schoolers for inspiration. Souvay adds, “May I relate to you what occurred the last time I saw my friend. In 98' Muhlenberg dedicated and named their football field after him. As he accepted his significant award on the field, I was aware of an emotional wave rolling over me. I had to go below the bleachers to compose myself. Tears were coming out of my head. ‘What was this?’ Not understanding had me confused. But then the explanation came as a rush. It was pride, happiness. A great amount of it. I never told Frank, or anyone else. ‘Pride’. The good kind. So, there you have it, I am still quite proud of everything about my friendship with that man.” He also states

that Marino asked him that day if he wanted the jacket back. “I said, ‘No, are you kidding me? That never comes back to me. That belongs to you.” The fact that her late husband lives on in his former players and others who knew him is most important to Carroll Brown Marino. “There’s so many of these incidents that are tied to Morris Knolls, Muhlenberg, and New Jersey, that he planted without knowing all of these seeds that just keep giving back to me. But those seeds were not planted just for me; it was how he thought he had to live his life. All of that has grown and has come back to me and has made my life so full, even though there is such a big hole in it since Coach isn’t here with me. But it’s been just incredible.” She then further reflects. “His own father died when he was 9. He wanted so much for his players to have a strong, male figure in their lives. His ability to supply for them a strong role model and value and intelligence and commitment – he wanted (all) that for his players.” Souvay, who is a cancer and, of course, life survivor, chokes up when asked what he’d say to Marino today. “I’d tell him I love him.” The story didn’t stop in 1965. It lives on. And “the Helmet” is back where it belongs.

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Sergio & Co. and The Pasta Shop: Fine Food Brothers at Home in Denville

By Steve Sears or Sergio Sciancalepore, it’s about longevity, people, and Denville. “I’ve been working in Denville for 20 years; it’s been my home,” he says. “It’s like one big family, we all know each other, and that’s what makes Denville so great. It’s still very much a community.” Sciancalepore is owner of Sergio & Co. Italian Specialties (28 Broadway, Denville, www.sergioandco.com, 973-627-1043), his gourmet Italian deli and catering store, which is entering its third decade, and The Pasta Shop (13 First Avenue, www.thepastashopdenville.com, 973-253-4143), the nifty, open kitchen, 36-seat eatery featuring made-from-scratch specialties and woodfired Italian American classic dishes which just celebrated its second anniversary. Sciancalepore co-owns the latter with Tommy Pollio, whom he speaks of fondly. “Tommy started to work with me when he was a young kid, about 14 or 15 years old, and then the past 15 or so years went out and has been working really hard to become a great chef and a great businessman. He came back into my life, and he showed me a few things, taught me a lot, and said, ‘All I ask in return is that someday we do something together.’ And that’s how The Pasta Shop idea came up, and I saw his talent, and I said, ‘Absolutely. This is something we have to do.’” Both Sergio & Co. and The Pasta Shop benefit from being in Denville. Yes, it’s the warmth and cooperation amongst all in the community, but it’s also about location.

Routes 10, 46, 53, 80, 202, and 287 are a vehicles “jog” away. That means as word spreads (and it has) about the worth of both locations, clientele find the most convenient path to trek to this area of Morris County. “The cool thing? Tommy grew up in Denville,” says Sciancalepore, who lives in Randolph. “Denville is definitely the only places I can ever see myself. It’s been the best thing I’ve ever done in my life. We love the people and I’m very grateful.” Sergio and Co., per Sciancalepore, is an evolution. “It’s taken 20 years to get ‘here;’ it wasn’t like that since day one. You just get better and better every year, and The Pasta Shop – the same thing – it just keeps getting better and better. But with Tommy, it was 15 years of hard work to be able to create something like that. He had a lot of knowledge going in.” Sciancalepore also mentions that Gina D'Alessandro, who started working at Sergio & Co. when she was 14, is now his Catering Manager. For Sergio & Co. and The Pasta Shop, used are the finest ingredients, but also time is employed to make sure each and every item is superb. There’s no haste here; rather patience and proper food prep. “It’s just very simple,” Sciancalepore says. “It’s how you treat it. With the love, you put the time in, and it’s that slow cooking that we do, even at The Pasta Shop, that makes it so good. We put the time in that most people don’t to get those flavors to do what’s necessary to bring out the best in the product.” Encouraged at the restaurant is putting a fork into and savoring two of Chef Tommy's

dishes, Pappardelle Bolognese or Cauliflower Parmigiana. Also, although The Pasta Shop is a BYOB, Old York Cellars of Ringoes, New Jersey due to the eatery’s popularity - allows The Pasta Shop to feature their wine by the bottle. “And that’s a great compliment for what we do,” says Sciancalepore. Ownership, in addition to fine cuisine, perhaps most importantly values great customer service as part of a hospitality operation. “That’s a great point,” Sciancalepore exclaims when told his Sergio & Co. team is ultra-courteous when someone visits. “That’s what makes us so strong. Not only do we want to provide something great in our food, but we also have to do outstanding personal service as well along with fair pricing. It just makes it a great experience

from the start to the finish. You walk in the door, you get the ‘hello,’ you get the greeting, you get the choice of what foods you need, ‘goodbye and thank you,’ and you go home and finish your experience by eating something good. With The Pasta Shop, it’s the same thing. You’re going to be treated like you’re the only person in the restaurant. Sit down and enjoy your meal from the start to the finish. You can’t beat it.” “That’s what I’m really proud of.” Sergio & Co. is open Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and is closed Sunday (except for catering upon request only) and Monday. The Pasta Shop is open Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sundays for private functions only, and is closed Monday.

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5 Tips for Better Home Safety this Spring

s people become more active during the warmer months, keeping home safety top of mind can sometimes go by the wayside. However, when it comes to fire and carbon monoxide safety, you can never be too prepared. Whether you are just beginning to take a stronger safety-first approach or looking to upgrade existing home safety equipment, keep these tips in mind as you spruce up your home for the season. Don’t Just Check Batteries, Check the Alarm It’s a good idea to review your safety equipment and ensure everything is in good working order at least a couple times each year. For example, every type of smoke alarm must be completely replaced every 10 years whether it’s hardwired into your home or operates on a battery. New smoke alarms commonly come with builtin 10-year batteries, meaning no battery changes, but it’s a good idea to test the units regularly. In fact, most manufacturers recommend weekly. You can also use this time to double-check the gauge on your fire extinguishers, replace batteries in flashlights, test security systems and replenish first-aid kits. Inspect and Repair Outdoor Areas Set aside time to evaluate any dam-

age or potential hazards as the weather warms. For example, fallen tree branches and leaves can become trapped in gutters and pose a fire hazard. Shutters and fences can also weaken over time. To make sure they’re in good working condition, check that they are securely fastened. Take Advantage of Smart Technology According to the National Fire Protection Association, 40 years ago people had an average of 17 minutes to escape a home fire, but today the average has decreased to about 3 minutes due to synthetic materials used in modern-day home furnishings. To get the earliest warning of a home fire, install wire-free interconnected battery-powered combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. When one alarm senses a hazard, all alarms throughout the home sound in unison. Features like color-coded status rings and built-in 10-year sealed batteries make Kidde’s Wire-Free Interconnected Alarms a smart solution for optimal protection. They offer simple setup and operate without the hassle of hardwiring or a Wi-Fi connection. Check Appliances While going through your spring home safety checklist, take time to check your appliances or schedule an annual maintenance check for your stove, oven, heating

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Dr. Matthew Whelan is Named Next President of Caldwell University

he Board of Trustees of Caldwell University has chosen Dr. Matthew Whelan as the next president of the Catholic Dominican university. A native of New Jersey, Whelan will become the ninth president of Caldwell and the first male lay president in the history of the institution, effective on July 1. Dr. Whelan is currently Vice President for University Enrollment Strategy and Relationship Development at Stony Brook University which serves undergraduate, graduate and professional program students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 2006, he has held key leadership roles at Stony Brook in undergraduate and graduate admissions, financial aid, registrar, enrollment management, student services, fundraising, facilities and strategic planning for several campuses. He previously served as the Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Stony Brook. Laurita Warner, chair of Caldwell University’s Board of Trustees, said that following a national search, the board is pleased to welcome Dr. Whelan. “I speak for all the trustees who are excited and invigorated by the skills, experience and passion Matt will bring to Caldwell University. We value his commitment to our Catholic Dominican tradition and are confident in his ability to innovate and further our upward trajectory of success at Caldwell.” “I’m delighted to be joining the team at Caldwell University. As a first generation, Pell eligible college student who attended Catholic schools, early on I developed a love for small Catholic colleges and their commitment to reaching out to deserving students, especially the underrepresented in higher education, and teaching others to serve and give back,” said Dr. Whelan. He has expansive experience leading administrative and faculty teams at Catholic and public higher education institu-

tions including St. John’s University, Hofstra University, William Paterson University and Mercyhurst College. Dr. Whelan has held a number of positions on national higher education boards and associations, presented nationally and internationally on issues impacting higher education, coached a women’s soccer team to a NCAA Division II Final Four appearance, and taught graduate students in higher education administration. He holds a master’s from William Paterson University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Dowling College in Shirley, New York. Michael A. Bernstein, Ph.D., interim president at Stony Brook University, congratulated Dr. Whelan and the entire Caldwell University community. “While at Stony Brook University, Matt has provided exceptional stewardship of strategic planning, institutional research and effectiveness, enrollment management and intercampus operations. He has been a key part of efforts that have secured historic improvements in student retention and graduation rates, the socio-economic mobility of our alumni and the enhancement of the Stony Brook student experience. All of us in the "Seawolf Family" wish Matt every success in his new leadership role.” Born and raised in Denville, New Jersey, in a family of eight children, Dr. Whelan attended St. Mary’s school and Morris Catholic High School in Denville and Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Whelan is familiar with the Caldwell area. When he and his wife Kathy were first married they had an apartment in Caldwell while Kathy taught fourth grade at Washington Elementary School in West Caldwell. “We are looking forward to returning to Caldwell and immersing ourselves in the life of the university, the work of the Sisters of St. Dominic and the greater Caldwell community.”

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5 Innovations that are Making the World a Better Place

ith new technologies and innovations improving many aspects of daily life, humanitarian work should be no different. Saving and protecting children for decades, UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency, has been implementing new ways to reach families more quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. In honor of World Creativity and Innovation Day, meet five innovations that are making 2020 the start of a decade of good: 5. A cryptocurrency fund for game-changing ideas Blockchain increases transparency, security and efficiency, as transactions are publicly visible and do not have to be converted into other currencies for immediate use. A first for the United Nations, the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund is able to receive, hold and distribute donations in ether and bitcoin. The fund is helping accelerate and grow social good projects such as Prescrypto, Atix Labs, Utopixar and GIGA, which work in the areas of prescription tracking, investor-matching, community engagement tokens and bringing internet connectivity to schools around the world. 4. An inclusive period tracking app There are more than 200 period-tracking apps; most are targeted to Western adult women and provide information that can

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of four football fields, the Copenhagen, Denmark warehouse is equipped with enough health kits, vaccines, rescue gear and more to support 200,000 people at any given time. The warehouse is also home to an innovation lab that tests, designs and produces new and improved products needed in the field. In 2018, the supply network procured nearly $3.5 billion of goods and services for children in 175 countries and territories. In 2020, UNICEF expects to respond to around 300 emergencies and assist 95 million people with support. To learn more about and support these lifesaving innovations, visit unicefusa.org/ decadeofgood.

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DENVILLE SEAFOOD Celebrating Our 69th Year!

Fresh Seafood Market • Fresh Fish Daily From The Fulton Fish Market In NY

SPRING IS COMING! We will have a full selection of fish, shellfish, and specailties.

Stop By For Some Fresh Lobster, & Then Create A Delish Meal With This Easy Recipe!

Lobster Mac and Cheese Ingredients: • 1/2 pound cooked lobster meat • 1/4 stick of butter • 2/3 cup heavy cream • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese • 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese

• 1 1/2 cups precooked mini shells • 1/2 cup baby spinach (optional) • 1 sprig fresh parsley • Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation: Cut lobster into bite size pieces. Heat butter in a large skillet over low heat. When butter is melted add the lobster, heavy cream, cheddar cheese, and Romano cheese. Increase the heat to medium and stir until it starts to thicken. Once it starts to thicken, reduce heat to low, add the spinach and salt and pepper, stir and cover for about 1 minute. Add the cooked mini shells, mix well, garnish with parsley and serve. Serve with garlic bread. Serve 2.

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