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Morris Catholic Girls Basketball Ranked #1 Nationally After Undefeated Season

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By Megan Roche t’s been a dream season for the Morris Catholic Lady Crusaders. From Mia Pauldo’s selection to compete in the McDonald’s All American Games, going undefeated through the regular season and postseason, head coach Rahim Huland El has had it made.

But, it didn’t come without hard work, dedication, and literal blood, sweat, and tears.

Huland El, who played basketball at Randolph High School in the late 1980s, has always loved coaching. With stints as coach in Randolph rec ball and the AAU circuit, the head coach at Morris Catholic reached out to inquire if Rahim would be an assistant coach at the school.

“I had been offered high school jobs, head coaching jobs in the area for a number of years. I turned them down because I really wanted to focus on watching my kids play and raising my family.

Billy Lovett, a good friend of mine, was offered the job at Morris Catholic just before the 2018 season. He likes to say that he accepted the job and 10 minutes later he called me and told me that he needed me to be his lead assistant,” Huland El said.

Huland El served as the assistant until Lovett’s resignation ahead of the 20242025 season, when he was hired as the head coach.

“Our goal from day one was to make it a national program,” Huland El said.

The Morris Catholic Girls Basketball Team earned the national championship during the 2024-2025 basketball season, topping the MaxPreps national rankings at the conclusion of the season. (Photo courtesy of MaxPreps)

During the 2024-2025 season, Huland El helped the team amass a perfect 28-0 record.

“We always seek to play the most competitive schedule that we can. We want to challenge the girls with strong opponents, but also making sure that we’re helping them along the path of earning a spot to play college basketball. My coaching philosophy is that I take it one game at a time. We knew where we wanted to end up, we had a goal of winning a national championship, and while we didn’t dwell on it, we knew that if we took care of every game, one game at a time, it would ultimately build where we would be able to put ourselves in the position to be a county champion, a state champion, and eventually a

national champion,” Huland El said.

After winning the county championship against a stacked Chatham team, the girls began the hunt for another NJSIAA Non-Public A State title. With wins against Paramus Catholic, DePaul Catholic, and Pope John, the team’s final road block would come against Paul VI Catholic High School.

Huland El spoke to the girls prior to the state title game about success.

“I always stressed to the girls that we only define our success or failures by the people who are in the gym with us during practice. We really make sure we don’t get too caught up in reading the positive things about us and we don’t get too negatively impacted by something that is less than posi-

tive. I always tell them that it’s about controlling our controllables. You cannot control what other people write about you and their impressions of you, but you can control how hard you work in this next game. I told them that if they focused on those things consistently, the outside stuff will take care of itself,” Huland El said.

The state championship trophy found its way back to the Morris Catholic trophy case after their victory against Paul VI Catholic High School. When the final tally was counted, including games against East New York Family Academy (NY), St. Frances (MD), Archbishop Mitty (CA), DME Academy (FL) and Albertus Magnus (NY), those wins ultimately led to enough points in the continued on page 2

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American Civil War Comes to Dover

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By Henry M. Holden ounded in 1722 by John Jackson with the construction of an Iron forge, in Dover, the Iron industry instantly became the backbone of its growth. It was formally established as a town in 1869.

With the attraction of iron, Dover quickly grew into a bustling community with the addition of a railroad and later the prestigious Baker Theater. In 2025, the forge is gone but both are still attracting people.

The Civil War (1861 – 1865) greatly changed New Jersey with over 88,000 men volunteering or conscripted to the Union Army forces. More than one fourth were part of the Army of the Potomac. Generally, soldiers from New Jersey fought in eastern areas of the war. About 6,300 of these soldiers died during the war. The overall casualties for both sides is estimated to be in excess of 698,ooo (2/3 from disease).

According to historical records, “the rapid increase of the population between 1860 to 1870 was due to the iron industry, which was never so prosperous as during the Civil War.” Dover saw an increase in banking needs, hotel and housing needs, more stores, shops, blacksmiths, etc. Most of the activity in this section was centered around Dover.

At the time it was said, “all roads lead to Dover.” (Still true today.) Dover residents, like most of the population in the north supported the war effort.

Harriet Breese, as a little girl, lived at the corner of Blackwell and Morris Streets and she remembered attending the Hilltop Seminary School on Prospect St. and making “comfort bags” for the soldiers on the front line. Each bag, besides the usual needles, pins, thread and buttons, there was a letter from the kids back home. Harriet also published a paper called “The Union” which carried all the replies from the troops of Dover. (No copies of these letters or papers have ever been found.)

There was once an embarrassing moment in William Young’s Bakery Shop on Dickerson St. One day, Aunt Polly came running in all excited about a letter she had gotten from her son on the front line, following a battle in which

Undefeated Season... continued from front page rankings to earn the girls the National Championship.

“We’ve been ranked in the top ten on most of the polls for most of the season. We knew that it was a possibility, but we had some really big games where there was no assumption that we were going to win,” Huland El said.

After all was said and done, Coach Huland El couldn’t contain his pride in his team.

“As a proud coach and someone who can recognize the amount of hard work that these ladies have put in, our seniors have been at it for four years, I was just thinking about how amazing this was going to be for them. This is something that nobody will ever be able to take away from them, the idea that they are number one in the country. I was so proud and happy for these young ladies for the achievements that they’ve accomplished,” Huland El said.

After taking a few weeks off, Coach Huland El and the Morris Catholic girls basketball team is already busy gearing up for the 2025-2026 basketball season. For more information on the Morris Catholic basketball team, visit www.morriscatholic.org.

he appeared to be well. Asking Mr. Young to read the letter with several friends and neighbors standing about, it read he, (her son) “had crawled into a ditch when the bullets began to fly and remained there until the enemy “stopped ceasin’.” The room fell silent. Mr. Young was a very generous likable man and would often offer baked goodies to students who achieved high scores on tests. During the Civil War he helped feed the families of many of the soldiers who had gone off to the war effort.

During the Civil War years there were several large patriotic rallies held in and around Dover and one of them in Port Oram (Wharton) was held on June 1, 1861, on the same day of the Battle of Bull Run. Several dignitaries were on hand as well as Dover’s Rev. B. C. Megie of the First continued on page 4

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Morris County Academy for Performing Arts Sophomore Wins Third Place at NATS Eastern Region Singing Competition

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By Stefanie Sears orris Knolls High School sophomore Abby Teagan is a very serious performer. She recently placed third in the second year she participated in the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Eastern Region Singing Competition this past March at Rutgers University through Madison’s Sellwood Studio of Performing Arts. She competed in the Lower High School Musical Theater category and chose three songs to show off her vocal range: “Take Me or Leave Me” from Rent, “You Oughta Be Here With Me” from Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and “Children of Eden” from Children of Eden.

Teagan attends the Morris County Academy for Performing Arts, which is an elective at Morris Knolls High School. Being a sophomore, she attends this class in the second block of her day for an hour and a half, and every other day is a a different class. Right now her classes are Playwriting and Directing (for which they are producing an original play set to be presented in May) and Scene Study.

In addition to singing, Teagan is also an avid actress, a dream role of hers being Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors. She will be playing Chloe Valentine in the upcoming

Theater Leadership for Change (TLC) musical production of Be More Chill at The Chatham Playhouse from June 26 to June 28.

Teagan finds that such roles as Chloe Valentine and Audrey give her the opportunity to have an emotional impact on her audiences. She had one memorable moment last year while performing as Emma Nolan in a TLC production of The Prom.

“I had this scene at the end of Act One where I was crying and I could hear audience members crying too. I could hear them sobbing in the audience. That’s insane to me, that I can make someone cry just from what I’m doing on stage.”

Teagan got her start by performing in a children’s theater performance with her friends at the YMCA, but what really gave her the theater bug was portraying Jack in Stephen Sondheim’s classic Into the Woods when she was nine for the Spotlight Kids Company in Madison. From that point on, she started auditioning more and expanding her horizons. Now she does about two or three shows per year and has even been participating in the Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory: New Voices Concert since 2022.

“I think that there should be more positive environments for especially young performers, because I know that I myself have had a few negative experiences with theater companies and shows, but when you get to a company that has a positive, nice environment, it just changes the tone entirely. You’re more invested in the show, you’re more eager to collaborate with your fellow performers, and it just uplifts the performer. So I think that if you’re a theater company, something that you should always prioritize is having that positive environment.”

Teagan has voice lessons with Tom Sellwood every Tuesday and she credits Sellwood for her being the performer she is today. Her current vocal goal is to improve her head voice. Head voice is more operatic and lighter, whereas chest voice is more like someone yelling and is a lot louder.

“I wouldn’t be at the level I’m at today without Tom Sellwood. He has made me realize things about my voice and myself as a performer that I never would have discovered. He is just incredible at what he does. He’s an incredible voice teacher and person. He’s great.”

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American Civil War... continued from page 2 Presbyterian Church. As the older citizens were showing their patriotism, the school children of Dover were also fired up with patriotism and expressed their feelings by singing long and loud, the popular Civil War song “John Brown.” The school master of The Dover Institute on Orchard Street disapproved of the singing and ordered the kids not to sing inside the school. Now, kids being kids would only obey instructions as little as possible.

When school was let out for the day at 4:00 pm. the first boy to reach the lobby would begin to sing “out loud” with “John” and each boy and girl that followed would join in until they reached the doorway and then would sing at the top of their lungs, ….“John Brown’s body lies a-moldering’ in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-moulderin’ in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-moulderin’ in the grave, but His soul is marching on. Glory Glory Hallelujah! Glory, Glory Hallelujah! Glory, Glory Hallelujah!

His soul is marching on.”

The Underground Railroad in Dover supported the war effort even though several business owners supported the rights to own enslaved people. In many instances,

businessmen in the north believed there had been a long-time rumor in Dover of an underground tunnel that ran beneath the streets of Dover and out to the fields and woods of Randolph. This has never been proven, except for the existence of a large water tunnel under the old Opera House.

As a matter of fact, one newspaper account reported that if a business owner in Dover learned of a fleeing enslaved person, most likely that incident would have been reported to the authorities. The closest any underground railroad activity that may have occurred in the Dover area would have been at the Friends of the Quaker Church, in Randolph.

However, the real attitudes of all northerners changed when the fear of the south invading the north and reached a fever pitch when the Confederate troops approched Washington D.C.. Now even high school kids were quitting school and feeling that it was their patriot duty to sign up and help fight the war.

The Southern economy was heavily reliant on slave labor, particularly in agriculture, and the threat of abolition was seen as a direct attack on Southern way of life.

The South sought to expand slavery into

the Western territories, while the North opposed this expansion, leading to further tensions and ultimately, war.

During the war, one outstanding Dover student was Octavius L. Pruden. Born into a prominent Dover family, young Octavius gained the talent of outstanding penmanship which was highly valued at the time by all. At the time, letters were the main source of communications between individuals. When the war broke out Pruden enlisted in the 11thRegiment of the N.J.

Volunteers. The recruiting clerk immediately noticed Octavius’s excellent penmanship and assigned him to clerical duties. He was assigned to the War Department, in Washington and remained there until after the war when President Grant appointed him to one of the principal clerkships in the White House.

Photo The Dover train station where when things slowed down in the 1990s a modest restaurant was created to occupy some of the unused interior floor space.

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n Saturday, May 17th at 2:00 p.m. we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of St. Therese the Little Flower of Lisieux canonization. We will celebrate at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 10 North Pocono Road, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Our beloved Saint was canonized on May 17th, 1925 so it will be exactly 100 years TO THE DATE on May 17, 2025.

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25th Anniversary of Christian Drama School Good Friday Cross Carry

n Good Friday, April 18, 2025, the Christian Drama School of New Jersey had a cast of 18 performers who took turns carrying a 12 foot long cross on a 3.5 mile route through downtown Morris Plains, New Jersey, walking barefoot for one and a half hours. The group was followed by 126 women, men, teens, and children who represented an ecumenical community led by three ordained pastors, Rev. Don Brown, Rev. Heather Valosin, and Rev. Kim Padfield Urbanik. The group was escorted by generous Morris Plains Police.

Here is a link to a one minute video edited by Emma Worrall plus two attached photos taken by Heather Long.

Youtube Link: 25th Anniversary of Christian Drama School Good Friday Cross Carry This one minute video was shown on the big screen at the Presbyterian Church of Morris Plains where Christian Drama School led both the morning and the evening Good Friday worship services thanks to church leaders. We also celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Christian Drama School’s Good Friday Cross Carry.

Rev. Kim Padfield Urbanik, founder and director of the Christian Drama School, offered two sermons: “I See You” (in the morning) and “Catch a Glimpse” (in the evening).

Rev. Kim’s morning sermon was how we carry the cross - to know why Jesus died - to show how Jesus died - to

walk with Jesus -to cry beneath the cross - and to see the face of God. Rev. Kim also introduced her new Christian Drama School Spring Play called “I See You”- about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. She gave examples of times when Jesus saw people who were overlooked or excluded by society. She said, “Jesus gave people self-worth by seeing them and including them. Jesus often called them by name. Jesus told 10 lepers to show themselves to the Jewish priests, and while the lepers were on their way to gaining social acceptance for being themselves, they were healed.” They were accepted The Good Friday evening sermon was about the five Christian theories of atonement, Helen Keller, and a Biblical character named Zacchaeus, the tax collector. Jesus sees Zacchaeus up in a tree, and calls him by name saying, “Zacchaeus, I’m coming to eat at your house today.”

The crowd is not pleased with Jesus. The crowd doesn’t like tax collectors, but Zacchaeus was immediately transformed by the kindess of Jesus. He pays his debts and gives most of his wealth away to the poor.

Rev. Kim then used Helen Keller’s own words to express how Helen knew God and felt God before she learned any words to describe her faith. Helen makes it clear that blind people may be cut off from images of the continued on page 7

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Join the Spectrum Circle city of light and that by walking there, she continued from page 6 A Social Group for High-Functioning material world, but they have vision with- has known joy that has conquered darkin their minds such that they can more di- ness.

Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum rectly experience a spiritual world that is Dear friends from the past and gradumore wonderful than the physical world they are not capable of seeing. According to Helen Keller, the blind inhabit a world of images, but there are internal images that in a sense are more living or alive than are those of the seeing world. Helen writes that the teachings brought her to God’s

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by Elsie Walker ith 21 classes of cars, music, food vendors, craft and other vendors, a raffle, and the smiling faces of the M&Ms gang looking down, the 29th annual Memorial Motor Madness car show offers a day of fun while benefiting 44 local charities.

The show is put on by Hackettstown Rotary, and the sponsors of the show are John Johnson Auto Group, Mars Wrigley, Warren

Community College, WRNJ and Edward Jones Financial Advisors. The event is being held rain or shine on Sunday, May 25th from 9am to 3pm (gates open to cars at 7:30am) on the grounds of Mars Wrigley, 800 High Street, Hackettstown. Spectator admission is $5, but children under 12 are free. No alcohol or pets are allowed. Recently, Jill DeMonti, Hackettstown Rotary Secretary continued on page 10

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Memorial Motor Madness... continued from page 9 and co-chair of the show and volunteer coordinator, and Norman Worth, long-time Hackettstown Rotary member, talked about the upcoming event.

“Forty-four local charities benefit from Memorial Motor Madness, such as Abilities, ARC of Warren County, seven local food pantries, Centenary Stage Company and Entrepreneurship, Family Promise, Hackettstown sports teams and scholarships, Operation Chill-Out, HMC Foundation, Alina Lodge, DASACC,” shared DeMonti. Worth added “Every penny raised goes back to the community.

There are no administrative costs. “ Worth noted that the show appeals to a wide variety of people. “Motor heads, car enthusiasts, young people and families, and those who like to look at a flash from the past.

So many young people and families come…kids love it,” said Worth. He added, “Just a great family day and affordable.”

Twenty-one classes of cars will be on display and judged.

Among them are antique cars, mustangs, corvettes, muscle cars, street rods, VW Beetles, Camaros, Firebirds and antique trucks. Trophies are given in every class. The show’s “founding fathers’ are Ed Hagaman and Larry Middleton, who ran it for the first few years; then, about 25 years ago, the Hackettstown Rotary took on the show. The Best In Show award is named for Hagaman: the Ed Hagaman Memorial Trophy for Best in Show. Advance Vehicle Registration (ends 5/18/25) is $20 and the day of the show, it is $25. There are dash plates for the first 400 entries.

Besides the cars, there are food vendors, vendors selling such items as car care products, jewelry, crafts, etc., a 50-50, and music. Music is provided by S.C.3. entertainment run by Chris Schmidt who will be there throughout the day. Worth also noted, “Every year there are a few surprises.”

Also, the significance of the holiday weekend is not

forgotten. “It is just a really fabulous patriotic day,” shared DeMonti. She noted that people come wearing red, white, and blue.

The star-spangled banner is played at noon and there’s a moment of silence. Then, that is followed by a “rev-up”, the cars’ loud tribute to our fallen soldiers.

Worth noted the contribution of Mars Wrigley to the event and Jennifer Bongiovanni of Mars Wrigley has been coordinating that. “Mars Wrigley provides us with tremendous support including space, maintenance, and tremendous product (candy is given out at the show). But for them, we wouldn’t be able to do this,” said Worth.

For more information about Memorial Motor Madness including car registration and being a vendor or sponsor, visit Hackettstown Rotary’s website at https://www. hackettstownrotary.org

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A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith

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By Megan Roche n A Warrior’s Story, you’ll meet and learn about all the sides of Jamie Smith. Smith was a West Morris Central (WMC) High School graduate who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving as a US Army Ranger during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. You’ll hear from Jamie’s former teachers, his Army Ranger battle buddies, and how his legacy still lives on to this day in the halls of WMC. This series will be an ongoing feature in the month’s ahead.

West Morris Central, 1990.

A young man is with his graduating class, walking the halls for one of the last times as a student. But before he leaves the halls of West Morris, he must pass all his classes, including a law class taught by history teacher Dennis O’Connell.

“Jamie was a spirited fellow. He played three sports. The thing about Jamie that was contagious was that he had this great grin and a really good sense of humor. He always had questions in my law class,” O’Connell recalls.

In that law class, Smith struggled with the required readings and was easily falling behind. O’Connell had a conversation with Smith about his struggles, highlighting other sources and easier readings.

“It became obvious that he just wasn’t getting it that way and I knew he was taking the Computer Aided Design (CAD) program. I came up with the idea of him designing a police station for Washington Township,” O’Connell said.

Smith bought into the project and ultimately created a design for a police

station. O’Connell even took the project a step further and had Smith present the concepts to the township.

As a senior, Smith was also considering his posthigh school options. College?

Not for Jamie Smith. Smith, whose father served in the military and lost his leg in Vietnam, had his eyes set on becoming an Army Ranger.

“There was this expectation in the Smith family that you would serve your country. He was a very good athlete, he played football, wrestled, and played lacrosse, but I think his mindset was always ‘I’m going into the Army,’” O’Connell says.

O’Connell, who taught history at West Morris Central until 2005, kept his eye on military conflicts throughout the years. After a visit from Smith before his deployment in 1993,

O’Connell knew where Jamie was ultimately headed.

After war lords began starving the Somali people, a war incited. The Rangers, who were originally in Somalia to help lead the humanitarian effort, immediately switched to a military mindset.

On October 3, 1993, one of the bloodiest battles in

U.S. military history began.

It was a battle that would ultimately make Jamie Smith a household name on the world stage.

A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith will continue in the June 2025 issue, where you’ll meet Lt. Larry Perino who was right by Jamie’s side in Mogadishu.

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Dover Police Chief Refuses to Stand Down

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By Henry M Holden t was public knowledge that there were unlawful activities in the Dover police department. The department had men doing their jobs lawfully, and it was believed that the unlawful activities were going on at the highest level. Most of the public knew what was going on but could do little since they did not have any sort of removal mechanism. That was left up to the Police Committee of four who did have such power.

On February 14, 1898, the City Council of Dover acting on the ,recommendation of the Police Committee, voted 3 to 1 to oust police chief Charles W. Bowlby from office.

After a long and cautious investigation of the behavior of the chief, the committee recommended that Bowlby be removed from office for the following reasons (1) willfully neglecting to obey the orders of the City Council after refusing to purge from the police docket certain derogatory and libelous entries concerning a fellow officer. (2) Neglecting to patrol certain parts of the city (3) spending most of his time sitting in the police headquarters. (4) Using nearly a whole day, taking a prisoner to Morristown, and returning and (5) disrespect of the Police Committee, to a night watchman, and other officers.

According to a spokesman for the report, “We the Committee, are satisfied that the current incumbent (Bowlby) should be removed for the welfare and benefit of Dover.”

Meanwhile, Bowley had at least one supporter who came to the defense of the chief. Councilman Strumpf didn’t agree.

“I don’t see why you should find so much fault with Chief Bowlby. He has always done his duty and yet, you are harassing him all the time. You should be going after the real criminals.”

Rather than facing his accusers, the next day Chief Bowlby wrote the following reply: “I feel compelled to notify you whereas the term of my appointment has not expired and as I have not been removed from office by any legal proceeding. I hereby notify you that I absolutely decline to consider myself removed from office.

Yours, very truly C.W. Bowlby, Chief of Police.”

The city forced the issue at a town meeting on March 14, 1898, where the following resolution was approved, “Whereas Chief Charles W. Bowlby, who refuses to resign has exercised the office

of chief of police after being verbally removed from office and acting chief until a replacement could be found.” After the reports, nothing more was said.

But the committee knew it needed a replacement following so-called removal.

“A vacancy has existed in the office of chief of police for Dover, the name, James Hagan a former federal officer is placed in nomination to be the next chief of police.”

Bowlby used the newspaper’s opinion to continue to operate as if he were still the chief, patrolling the streets, making arrests and carrying on the duties of a chief.

The town of Dover could not wait to remove the unscrupulous chief and allow him Due Process, a right he had under the Constitution. Due Process would introduce further delays and a final outcome.

At a town meeting on April 11, 1898, two police reports were read into public records, one from former chief Bowlby and the second from Officer McElroy who had been a real acting chief until a replacement could be found. The replacement was found nine days later.

The following resolution was read.

“Whereas Chief Charles W. Bowlby, who has willfully ignored the previously resolution after being removed from office until a replacement could be found. After the reports, nothing more was said.

Meanwhile, an editorial in the Dover’s Iron Era newspaper quotes a town ordinance, “The Chief of Police shall have the power “with written consent of the mayor to appoint special officers to serve upon special occasions when the regular force may be deemed inadequate.”

The New York Tribune said that Mayor Pierson was right about Bowlby.

The Tribune also said, “Perhaps there are in existence statutes that permitted counsel to remove him, but if so, they should be declared unconstitutional.”

Mayor Pierson repeated his refusal to sign such an appointment feeling the former Chief Bowlby’s removal from office had been illegal since no subpoena had been issued, Meanwhile, the New York Tribune, piped in and stated, “The Mayor was right about Bowlby. Perhaps there are in existence statutes that permitted the council to remove him, but if so they should be declared unconstitutional.

“Higher than any mere statutory enactment is the unwritten law,” said the editor “that no governing body shall do

injury to the interests committed to its care, and it is a sorrowful fact that in firing Bowlby, the Council did great damage to Dover’s reputation.”

Charles W. Bowlby finally conceded and was removed by the City Council. He cleaned out his desk and handing over his badge. The committee allowed him to keep his firearm since Bowlby had made some serious enemies.

His major crime was the gross disregard for lawful crimes such as theft and insubordination for failing to remove entries from the police docket that reflected poorly on special officer Wm. Byram, despite being directed to do so. Bowlby felt he was on solid grounds with some endorsements from prominent citizens and law makers speaking out for him. But in the end all his “friends” seemed to disappear’ Regardless, Bowley was removed permanently from his position by the city council.

The primary accusation against him involved failure to remove certain entries from the police docket that negatively impacted special officer Wm. Byram,

despite directives from the city council to do so (as reported by newspapers).

After leaving Dover, Bowlby seems to have disappeared until he was appointed the night watchman of the jail in Morristown, by Sheriff Whitfield Gillen in February 1914. He resigned later that same year and faded into obscurity.

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New Branding Could Bring Tourists to this Gem of an Area

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By Jaime Julia Winters esults of a survey conducted by North Star Place Branding and Marketing concluded that the Highlands region of New Jersey is often overlooked as a tourism destination but offers a “delightful surprise” for the nature and history lover away from the crowds, contrasting with New Jersey’s typical reputation.

The Highlands Branding Committee hopes to market the New Jersey Highlands Region – consisting of seven counties and 88 municipalities – to those seeking a peaceful getaway filled with nature and history, less than 3 hours away from the Philadelphia and New York areas.

The New Jersey Highlands Council began the branding effort initiative in spring of last year by awarding a contract to North Star to develop a unique brand and marketing plan for the region.

Those who live there al-

ready appreciate the area’s assets – its watersheds supply 70% of New Jerseyans with clean drinking water, is also a hub for agriculture and rich with historic sites and recreational opportunities.

But the region’s historical, cultural and natural resources are often overlooked by outsiders. The Highlands offers a diverse landscape with both rural and densely developed areas, Highlands Council Planning Manager Maryjude Haddock-Weiler, who is leading the effort on staff, said.

In a press release announcing the initiative last summer, the council noted some enticing reasons to visit – the vistas from Wyanokie High Point in Norvin Green State Forest, the Columbia Trail spanning Morris and Hunterdon counties, shopping downtown Chester and Clinton and the myriad of farms offering delicious fresh local produce, and corn mazes and haunted hayrides.

Rich in assets, the Highlands is also missing a clear identity.

“A regional approach to tourism enriches rural and urban communities by pooling resources and expertise.

It allows for cohesive strategies to develop a compelling tourism offer, sustainable growth and local economies,” according to a presentation given in January to the Highlands Council by North Star. “Regional collaboration maximizes potential, making rural areas more attractive and viable for residents and visitors.”

Other assets include Morristown National Park where Washington and the continental army spent the winter of 1779, Flemington Historic Walking Trail giving the history of the area spanning four centuries, Beneduce Wineries and Beer Trail Passport highlighting the wines and beers brewed in New Jersey, and Phillips Farm offering pick your own produce and

famer’s market.

Branding and a designated tourism board will promote history, nature, agritourism, culinary destinations, festivals, and events of the area, North Star suggests.

Highlands Council Executive Director Ben Spinelli said the council wants people, both inside and outside of the region, to know “this vital part of New Jersey.”

He points to the Highlands Act, passed 20 years ago, as acknowledging the importance of the region. In 2021, the New Jersey Highlands Economic Sustainability Plan was created citing the need to develop a Highlands brand that could be used to support region-wide growth across a variety of industries.

Last summer, members of the North Star team held focus groups and conducted one-on-one interviews gathering information and opinions from key populations including residents, farmers, business owners, local officials, and more, so that the final branding product captures the essence of what makes the Highlands so unique.

A survey conducted by North Star closed in November with 253 individuals completing it.

Key points of the survey: Residents highly value the nature and overall peaceful environment that the Highlands offers, but that the area could benefit from more tourism.

Most of the people sur-

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veyed (70%) were familiar with the region and its boundaries. Fewer people were familiar with the Highlands Act. Critics of the act primarily cited stunted economic opportunities and a perceived lack of state support / compensation for Highlands communities.

Most of the respondents were from the Philadelphia area and Gloucester and Camden counties in New Jersey. The others were from New York City and Hudson County in New Jersey.

In the report, North Star stated visitors to the region most often come to see friends or family. To further tourism, “local advocates [that are] good hosts and highlight the peaceful setting of the Highlands and its benefits to food production and outdoor recreation are paramount.”

North Star recommended the creation of the NJ Highlands Tourism Alliance (NJHTA) with representatives from tourism agencies

across the seven Highlands counties to promote lodging, attractions, restaurants, historic sites, and outdoor recreation. It also recommends a paid tourism coordinator funded by either the council’s general budget or from contributions by NJHTA members.

A final plan with implementation will be the next step and is due to be released this summer.

Highlands Council Chairman Carl Richko said his hope is that a wider audience will begin to discover what makes the region “so special and why it deserves thoughtful planning and enhanced protections to safeguard its future.”

The Highlands Council is a regional planning agency established in 2004 with the passage of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act and charged with implementation of the Act. More information is available at www.nj.gov/njhighlands.

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New Jersey, First in Flight

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By Henry M. Holden oday, in the jet age, people barely give balloon flight a passing nod. But back in the eighteenth century lighter-than-air flight was a giant step for humans. Humans could leave the surface of the planet and fly over church steeples raging rivers and tall hills.

French balloonist, Monsieur Jean Pierre Blanchard arrived in Philadelphia on December 9, 1792. He was excited to bring his pioneering balloon flights to America.

Blanchard made all the arrangements for the flight and staged his first one on January 9, 1793. This attracted the attention of President George Washington. Washington would be among the crowd to witness the first flight in America.

Aerial ballons were invented by the Montgolfier brothers 0f France in the early 1780s. The first flights were met with excitement, and astonishment. When one balloon came down a French villager thought the moon had fallen from the sky.

Montgolfier brothers were prosperous paper manufacturers (a high-tech industry at the time), experimenting with lighter-thanair devices after observing that heated air directed into a paper or fabric bag made the bag rise. After several successful tests, the brothers decided to publicly demonstrate their invention. It took some time before people did send a human into the air since it was doubtful that anyone could breathe at

that height.

Doctors wanted to be sure ballooning was safe so they asked Blanchard if he would help with the experiment’s He agreed. In Europe, it was considered a bold experiment. when a balloon was launched in Paris with a duck, sheep, and a rooster on board. Speculators were delighted when they found that when the balloon came down all the animals had survived.

After 44 successful balloon flights in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland, Blanchard set his sights on the American continent. He had arrived in Philadelphia in December 1792, to begin promoting his first flight in America.

Any 18th century adult, even the most worldly would have called themselves lucky to have witnessed such a sight.

On January 9, 1793, Jean Pierre Blanchard traveled from Philadelphia over the swiftly running Delaware River to New Jersey, accompanied by a small dog. What made this trip worth remembering was Blanchard flew a balloon to an altitude of 5,852 feet (more than a mile) and landed safely in Gloucester County initially scaring a farmer upon landing. He made this flight 110 years before the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903.

Even the majestic eagles that glided over the countryside of New Jersey were dwarfed by this apparition that skimmed the treetops and gently settled down into a pasture.

To cover the cost of his trip Blanchard began charging five dollars apiece, an astronomical sum of money in those days.

However, on the day of his trip, speculators crowded into the nearby space to watch the event unfold.

As this huge round ball with a wicker basket hanging below the balloon approached the Earth the farmer below must have been shacking in his boots at the shear terror he was feeling. He dropped his tools and rushed across the field through thickets and brambles toward the landing spot.

Blanchard was no stranger to balloons.

His best-known accomplishment to date was t0 be the first ever to fly across the English Channel in 1785. The quest to conquer the channel continued through the early days of flight. When powered flight became popular several men attempted to cross the English Channel and lost their lives. French man Louis Bleriot was the first human to survive such a flight in 1909. He was followed by Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly the Channel, in 1912.

In the morning right after a typical American breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, corn bread and black coffee Blanchard headed for the takeoff point, he was ready to fly.

Blanchard began preparation for his hot air balloon ascension. Throughout the morning cannons were fired. As they approach the takeoff hour a band began to play.

A large crowd had gathered in the yard of the Walnut Street prison, in Philadelphia.

Since Philadelphia was at the time the capital of the newly formed states, and President George Washington was present.

One of the reasons to hold the ascension inside the prison walls was to give the paying customers a front row seat and keep the unpaid people away from this event. The French ambassador was also present for the historic event. Washington wrote a note and handed it to Blanchard in the prison yard. The crowd was excited to see not only Blanchard but the President as well to watch a great event. The letter the American said was a note to whom ever Blanchard first came across upon landing.

As his balloon rose, Blanchard could see the swiftly running Delaware river below him and he must have both wondered and concerned that below him was either fame or a bad outcome. He also wondered at the beauty of the countryside below him.

Washington’s letter of guarantee of safe passage seems to have vanished. Too bad.

The first air mail in American history would have been worth a fortune to collectors.

As the balloon rose, he began the tasks that the scientist had requested. The scientist wanted samples of air, the use magnets for testing and capturing air in the bottle, and recording his pulse. Less than an hour

later (41 minutes) the balloon, encouraged by friendly breezes landed in a pasture in Deptford County, New Jersey.

It was a moment that even this uneducated farmer could recognize as history-making.

As he watched the huge covering atop the basket began settling to the ground. While Blanchard tugged on the guy wires, his little black dog ran around barking in excitement.

The farmer was later to confirm that the event actually did happen. The daring young Blanchard the French balloonist who had just completed the first manned flight in the western hemisphere.

It was a delicate moment. The balloonist shouted a welcome in a foreign language. The farmer did not understand, and Blanchard showed him a letter which he might just as well not have seen in any language because the farmer could not understand.

No such event could have gone unnoticed in this tiny community of Deptford, where he landed. Within minutes the two were joined by neighbors. The people were curious, and more neighbors rushed to the scene.

Suddenly a man showed up waving a pistol.

But there was no violence. Fortunately. the armed man had the ability to read and write and he triumphantly announce that the letter was from none other than President George Washington.

In Blanchard’s handwriting in his journal, he wrote a description of the moment. “‘In the midst of profound silence, it was read with a loud and audible voice. How dear the name of Washington is to these people. With such eagerness they gave me all possible assistance in consequence of his recommendation”.

The welcome party learned that the balloonist had traveled from Philadelphia, more than 15 miles away, and in less than an hour. The dangerous trip would have taken three or four hours by carriage or horse back through to the rushing Delaware river.

After his record-setting flight the diminutive Frenchman was able to support himself and his family using his fleet of balloons for the next eight years. Blanchard had triumphed in America with his first ever flight to New Jersey, but frustration followed.

He was never able to raise enough money to support another flight in America and he decided to go back the France.

While on a flight over Paris, tragedy struck, in 1808. Blanchard suffered a heart attack in flight and fell unconscious in his gondola. His balloon landed roughly on its own and amazingly, Blanchard was uninjured in the fall. But his health declined rapidly after the attack, and he died in Paris on March 7, 1808.

The place where Jean Pierre Blanchard landed near Bib Tinder Creek in Deptford Township, is marked by a bronze plaque which proclaims that his epic aerial voyage in 1793 brought the age of flight to America and the Garden State.

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What Makes Magic, Magic?

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By Henry M. Holden ill Wisch is a 52-year-old professional, magician, artist, lecturer, teacher, and inventor, from 1971 to the present.

He practices his art by remembering “Misdirection is true when they believe what you do and then follow you.”

“I was a Navy musician for four years, and one of our tours took us to the Mediterranean for five and a half months at the end of 1969. During a liberty visit to the island of Malta with some fellow sailors, we encountered a street performer engaging in a game of three-card Monte. At the time, I had no idea what the game entailed. I noticed several sailors betting money and some even winning. Intrigued, I watched closely and thought I could identify the card with a slight bend on its edge. Convinced I could win, I decided to join the game.

I placed a 20-pound bet, (about $48.00) confident I had identified the correct card. To my dismay, when he turned it over, it was the wrong one. Just then, the cops appeared, causing everyone to scatter. Much to my surprise, the perpetrators had donned sailor uniforms to blend in with us.

This experience captivated me. After leaving the Navy in 1971, I visited a magic shop in New York City and recounted my tale. The shopkeeper educated me about three-card Monte and sold me a book on the subject. My newfound intrigue led me to the library, where I delved into more books on magic, eventually incorporating these stories into my library presentations.

In 1973, Wisch began studying sleight of hand with Tony Slydini in New York City. Slydini is considered by many magicians to be one of the two finest 20th-century performers, lecturers and creators of artistic sleight-of-hand

magic; Dai Vernon is the other.

In 1976, Slydini wrote a personal authorization letter to all magic societies and associations in North America, sponsoring his protégé, Bill Wisch, to represent him and take his place introducing, demonstrating and marketing his long awaited, two-volume, book sets, The Best of Slydini and More and The Magical World of Slydini, both written by Karl Fulves.

“These two book sets are must-read standard classics in magical literature”, said Wisch.”

“When I give my presentations on “What makes magic, magic?” I emphasize five key elements: Mystery, Action, Gratification, Possibility, and Sound, abbreviated as MAGPS. “These are the elements I use during presentations to corporate audiences. I would attend meetings and teach people how to incorporate showmanship into their work.

When I looked up the word “showman” in the dictionary, it lacked the definition I required. I remember people advising me to add more showmanship, but there wasn’t much information in the library on the topic. The existing world defined showmanship in terms of horses, suggesting one should dress up their horse and make it look good..

One person even adopted the definition Wisch had created for himself. “Nowadays, my definition is used in the dictionary: Showmanship is the quality of performance that creates and sustains dramatic interest. I used to dress up as P.T. Barnum because he was one of the greatest showmen.

I read books about Muhammad Ali, P.T. Barnum, and other influential figures to understand their methods of creating showmanship.

“I’ve had many memorable performances over the years,

including for the Mets and Yankees in their locker rooms, in 1986.

Wisch lectured on Slydini’s methods and techniques, along with his own, to thousands of magicians across 74 cities in the United States and Canada between 1976 and 1978.

Wisch is the only person Slydini authorized to lecture on his original routines and techniques. Their close relationship has been celebrated and documented extensively within the magic community.

“The Slydini Legacy” is a series of detailed articles by Wisch that not only showcases Slydini’s magic but also highlights Wisch’s unique bond” with his friend, teacher, and mentor. continued on page 21

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Magic... continued from page 20 “From 1997 to 2005, I co-founded The International Conservatory of Magic (ICOM). One of my contributions to the site was “Slydini - The Legacy,” a series of thirtyfour monthly articles published from September 1997 to December 2000.”

Slydini was a magician known for close-up artistry. His public performances and lectures to other magicians inspired Doug Henning, Dick Cavett, and Bill Bixb, and other magicians.

Showmanship is the quality of performance that creates and sustains dramatic interest I read books about Muhammad Ali, P.T. Barnum, and other influential figures to understand their methods of creating showmanship.

“I’ve had many memorable performances over the years, including for the Mets and Yankees in their locker rooms in 1986.”

Wisch studied with Slydini for seven years, taking more than 120 lessons during that period.

“After 120 lessons with Tony, I developed a profound love and admiration for him, not only as a magician but also as a person and friend. It is an honor for me to present his lectures and share what I admire most about Tony Slydini.”

Wisch is the only person Slydini allowed to lecture on his original routines and techniques. Their close relationship has been celebrated and documented extensively within the magic community.

“The Slydini Legacy” is a series of detailed articles by Wisch that not only showcases Slydini’s magic but also highlights Wisch’s unique bond with his friend, teacher, and mentor.

From 1997 to 2005, I co-founded The International Conservatory of Magic (ICOM). One of my contributions to the site was “Slydini - The Legacy,” a series of thirtyfour monthly articles published from September 1997 to December 2000.

“Now, 22 years later, I am opening them up to the broader magic community. Over the coming months, I will be posting selected installments for you to read. As Slydini’s only officially authorized student to lecture or teach his magic, I am excited and thrilled to bring this to the magic audience.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them. ​Wisch is a recognized pioneer in the study of showmanship.

He spent three years researching the careers of P.T. Barnum, George M. Cohan, Muhammad Ali, and Harry Houdini to discover what made them such great showmen. He developed and applied their common success principles into a one-man show, “The Magic Word is Showmanship,” which he presented throughout the 1980s to sales and marketing divisions of many Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, Pfizer, M&M Mars, Minolta, Minwax, Delta, and Johnson & Johnson.

Wisch has since performed thousands of shows for parties, project graduations and corporations and lectured over 600 times all over the United States and Canada. He performs regularly in the New York “Approaching a person to do close-up magic is an art.

When you are a hired performer (as many who read these blogs currently are and aspire to be) it is your job to approach the spectator.”

Magician-author Karl Fulves wrote that Slydini was the most influential figure in 20th-century Close-Up Magic. His

theories, use of psychology, and misdirection created natural magic of the highest order, making his performances akin to real magic. “That sentiment,” said former television talk show host Dick Cavett, “is the one most commonly expressed by anyone having the opportunity to actually see this great magician perform. ​“During my 52-year career, I have had the honor of lecturing more than 600 times for my fellow colleagues in magic. I am always thrilled to share something they might be able to use in their routines, development, or learning.

Wisch is the only person Slydini gave permission to lecture on his original routines and techniques. Slydini’s close relationship with Wisch has been widely written about and lauded within the magic community.

The Slydini Legacy is a series of in-depth articles written

by Wisch that highlights the magic of Slydini and his special relationship with the man who was his friend, teacher, and mentor.

“When performing on a stage or platform, one of the biggest challenges is looking confident and feeling comfortable simultaneously. Beginner performers often overlook the importance of effectively using their legs and feet. There is nothing more disheartening than realizing too late during a performance that you haven’t spent enough time considering how to stand and move. This is a sobering experience, and I know because I’ve been there!

Check out Wisch’s detailed explanation of the proper use of leg and foot placement on his website. Magician New Jersey Magician NJ|Bill Wisch Magicians New Jersey Magicians NJ NY

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My Greatest Failure, Led To My Greatest Success

By Richard Mabey Jr. graduated from the first class of Sherman College of Chiropractic in September of 1976. By June of 1977, I had passed the West Virginia Chiropractic Board of Examiners written and practical exams. I had secured a license to practice the art and science of chiropractic. I opened up a store front office in Squirrel Valley (I changed the name of the town). Squirrel Valley was a very small town located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

Back in 1977, in small town West Virginia, putting out a shingle that read “Chiropractor” may just as had the words “Witch Doctor” written on it. Please do take my word on it, the public image of chiropractic has changed dramatically from 1977 till now. Even more so, in rural West Virginia.

I was living in the back room of my office. It was a tough time for me. I confess that I only had five or six patients. I had sold my stamp collection and my comic book collection to get some of the money to open up my office. Dad gave me some money. But, it wasn’t like I had this big bank account to fall back on.

I met this young woman, Cindy, at church. She lived alone with her dad. Her mother had passed away when Cindy was very young. Cindy was the youngest of a rather large family.

All of Cindy’s siblings had moved away. Her dad was ailing and he was not well at all. Most of our dates were spent watching television with Cindy’s dad. Which was really fine with me.

After six months of being in practice in Squirrel Valley, I came down with the most dreadful sore throat that led to strep throat. I returned home to Lincoln Park to heal.

But, sadly, my strep led to my second time developing full-

blown Rheumatic Fever. I successfully fought my first case of RF, when I was 12 years old. Now at 24, I ended up with a month-long stay in the hospital, being intravenously fed with penicillin.

After I came home and healed from my battle with RF, I began writing for the old Lincoln Park Herald. Mostly scout news, church events, engagement and wedding announcements and that kind of thing. Well meaning relatives, fellow church members, neighbors and friends told me that I needed to go back to West Virginia and continue being a chiropractor. They did not mean to do this, but they made me feel very guilty.

The bottom line is that God had a plan for me. God had chosen me for a ministry, separate from being a chiropractor.

Simply put, my pulpit was my pen and paper. I remember, as a young man, praying for God to show me my true purpose in life, my ministry, my calling. Time and time again, God brought me back to the humble work of putting words down on paper.

I did not know it, but God was honing my skills to become a writer. I returned to college and took a number of courses that focused on writing, from creative writing to the elements of poetry to business writing. I began ferociously reading the books of Thomas Wolfe, Earl Hamner Jr., Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck. I was finding my way.

Despite all my efforts to make a living as a chiropractor in West Virginia, God had a different plan for me.

Perhaps you may be finding yourself completely unhappy in your present job. Something deep inside your heart and soul is calling you to an entirely different career route. At first, you might ignore this calling. But in time, it will become

Dad and I, back in 1979, after I fully recovered from my second bout with Rheumatic Fever.

more and more clear to you, what your true purpose in life really is.

You’ll come to realize the path God is calling you to take.

It’s not an easy decision to make. To leave one career path to begin the walk in an entirely different endeavor. It will take courage, perseverance and a deep faith in God. But in the end, God will guide you to find your true purpose in life. And when you do find your true calling, with God’s helping hand, you’ll shine like a diamond.

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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