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By Steve Sears or Gianna Duddy and the USA Women’s Field Hockey team, it had come down to a shootout against perhaps the toughest team in the world – a gold medal awaiting the winner.

And Duddy was in goal for the USA. “It comes down to luck on the keeper’s part,” Duddy says, “and there is some skill, but you just kind of have to you know the way the field player has her stick on the ball, and where she’s looking will give you a good indication of where the shot is going.”

And the opponent was a formidable one. “Going into that (game), Argentina was the one of the strongest if not the strongest team next to us in this entire tournament,” Duddy claims. “It was impossible for people to score on them. And you know, it came down to one of the hardest things to do and field hockey and it was just crazy.”

After the regulation ended in a 2 – 2 tie, it was shootout time, and after making a fabulous stop on an Argentinian player, Duddy watched from the loneliness of her goalmouth, squatting down trying to catch her breath, as teammate Julia Freedman scored and notched a 6 – 5 gold medal victory for the USA in the 21st Maccabiah Games in Israel.

The USA had defeated Australia, Israel, and the Netherlands to set up a rematch against Argentina, who had blanketed them, 5 – 0, in the preliminary round.

It was the first time ever the USA had won a field hockey gold. “I haven’t decided what I want to do with it,” Duddy says of her gold medal. “But I know I want to do something special.”

Duddy, who played high school field hockey for Somerville High School and currently is in her senior year at Pennsylvania’s DeSales University, attended tryouts for the Mac-

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cabiah Games on July 10 and 11, 2021 in Maryland. “They had I want to say over 100 girls there,” she recalls. “We did a two-day trial where we did a lot of skills training. For the goalie, specifically, they did some endurance and mobility work to see where we stood with that. They tested us on a bunch of different skills, and then we got one day of just solid playing. And there was a pretty good competition continued on page 4

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continued from front page of just solid playing. And there was a pretty good competition amongst the girls there.

There was some Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3 players, so they had the full spectrum of people that you could possibly have, and there was a really great skill there.”

Duddy, who has also played for the MidJersey Knights, the Rutgers University high school club team, got the nod, however.

And this for someone who didn’t start playing field hockey until her freshman year of high school. “It was definitely thrust upon me,” she says. “My best friend was on the high school team, and field hockey was a fall sport. So halfway through preseason, about the middle to end of August, I was asking her how field hockey was going, and she said, ‘Funny enough, we need a goalie.

I told the coach you would do it.’ And I said, ‘Okay, great. When were you going to tell

me?! I’d played one year of rec when I was in second grade. I really just stood there because at that level, all you do is stand there, so I never really considered that as anything. So that was my first time playing in high school. I show up and they said, ‘We need a goalie and you’re it,’ and it just kind of went from there.”

That season, she led her team to the title.

When asked when in goal if she ever wishes she could be on the offense and maybe tally a score for her team, Duddy says, “There have been times where we’re really crushing a team and I don’t even see the ball, where I say to myself, ‘It must be fun to have those moments when it’s a really close game and you do that one game winning goal, or that one time tip into the goal that changes it all.’ Sometimes I think about that. But then on the reverse end, I think I have so much more fun in my

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Mountain Lakes Police Department Welcomes Borough’s First Latina Cop

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By Jillian Risberg elanie Aguilar is setting a precedent at the Mountain Lakes Police Department, where she was recently sworn in as a police officer.

“I am extremely proud to be the first Latina police officer within the borough,” Aguilar says. “There are not a lot of female officers

in law enforcement and I am happy that I cannot only boost the number of females, but also the number of minorities.”

The officer hopes to serve as a role model and motivation for other females who wish to choose this career path.

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According to the officer, one of the best things about being part of the Mountain Lakes community is that it’s a small town where strong relationships can be built with all its citizens.

“In the short time I have been with the department I have not seen many negatives,” she says.

“However, I am sure if and when they arise I will try my best to find a solution and overcome them.”

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valuable to policing — such as being a hard worker, motivated, enthusiastic to continuously learn, humble and honest.

“What I love about this career is that I have the ability to positively impact the lives of many people and hopefully make a difference,” says the officer.

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Borough’s First Latina Cop... continued from page 5 she remains calm and cautious at all service calls, while thinking about appropriate solutions.

The same thing that has always motivated good citizens to become police officers: the ability to help their neighbors in times of trouble — to serve and protect.

That is exactly what Aguilar plans to do.

“I think the most difficult obstacle to overcome in today’s current environment for policing is the distrust and dislike for officers,” says Aguilar. “The best way to overcome this is by continually interacting with the community and showing them just what kind of people serve them.”

People who foster goodwill and help citizens get the services they need in the course of their everyday lives. The officers bridge that divide.

It’s not too late to change the narrative, so you have the capacity to make more informed decisions and grasp how your work impacts the justice system, citizens you serve and society at large.

Being a cop was always in her blood.

Ever since Aguilar was a young girl she had a strong interest in becoming a law enforcement officer. During sophomore year of college she had the opportunity to

intern at the Pequannock Township Police Department.

“At the conclusion of my time there, I had no doubt what my career choice was going to be,” she says the experiences she gathered there provided a solid foundation of what to expect once she became an officer.

In five years Aguilar sees herself hopefully being a school resource officer, where she can start building bonds with the children of Mountain Lakes and guide them in a positive path.

In her down time the officer likes to connect with her loved ones, including her family and boyfriend, while also exploring new places to eat and travel.

She also enjoys reading and working out to stay physically and mentally fit.

To anyone that wishes to pursue a career in law enforcement, Aguilar says work hard and never give up.

“Volunteer within your community, make yourself better each day in any way possible,” she says. “And I recommend anyone attempting to get into this field participate in an internship with your local police to see the daily activities and functions within their department.”

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New Jersey Ghost Hunters Share Some Paranormal Adventures investigation about four years ago. A group on Facebook called Lady GhostBusters was looking for people who had had paranormal experiences. Taylor replied about living in a haunted house. (Her family lives in her husband’s childhood home and has had experiences showing that his parent’s spirits are there.) From that connection, Taylor got involved in her first paranormal investigation. In 2019, She went to Sterling Mines in Sussex County. In the temperature-controlled

environment, suddenly there was a mist that would come up to the camera. When the mist was gone, it would return, if beckoned. The members of the group would feel a chill. The chill would move around the circle of members as though it was someone moving around them.

Taylor describes herself as “old school”.

While other investigators use a variety of technology, she uses a camera and audio playback. She recalled an investigation continued on page 9

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That society, a non-profit paranormal investigation organization which meets in Hackettstown, was founded in 1998 by L’Aura Hladik Hoffman. Recently, Taylor, Hoffman and another NJGHS member, Linda Wielkotz, of Fair Lawn, shared some of their paranormal experiences.

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Ghost Hunters... continued from page 8 of a boy scout camp. During it, she and another investigator got separated from their group when they went back to get a camera that had been left behind. After getting it, as they walked to rejoin the group, they heard growling behind them.

Thinking a bear was close behind, they ran and got to the building where the rest of the group was. They told the others of being chased by a bear, but when the others looked outside, there was no bear.

Someone mentioned that they were in an area where you don’t really see any bears.

Later, they listened to the audio playback of the incident. The growl had some distinguishable words in it: “Don’t let them get away. I want that one.” Taylor hopes she wasn’t the one they wanted.

Unlike Taylor, Wielkotz has been interested in the paranormal since her teens, Wielkotz noted that her mother would feed that interest by buying her books by parapsychologist Hans Holzer.

After her mother died in 1984, Wielkotz had experiences of her mom visiting her. That prompted Wielkotz to find an organization focused on the paranormal: she found NJGHS. Wielkotz noted that one of her most

memorable experiences was with the NJGHS during one of two investigations done at Rose Hill Cemetery in Matawan in July 2006. Wielkotz could not make the first investigation but was very intrigued when an email about the second asked for “serious ghost hunters.” When she arrived at the location, it was explained to those present that during the first investigation, stones were thrown at investigators by unseen forces. The cemetery had been checked to see if anyone was there before Wielkotz and the others came. However, those assembled were told they could leave if they were too frightened. Wielkotz stayed. She shared her account of what happened that night; “As the group walked up to the old crypt area where the attacks took place, we were there maybe two minutes when the same thing happened. Stones were being thrown from trees. Many people had experiences with Elementals (spirit ghosts) running around them feeling their energy. When we left to go back to the gate, we stopped at the crypts and a piece of metal was thrown from a bush and a rock was thrown from the top of the crypt hitting an investigator in the side of the head. Again, unseen forces. As we walked

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As for Hoffman, according to the NJGHS website, she “has been officially ghost hunting since 1993 and founded the NJ Ghost Hunters Society in 1998, which to date is the largest paranormal investigating organization in New Jersey.”

Recently, Hoffman recalled an incident around 2006/2007 when she led a team, which included their “tech guru”, Brian Sandt, in investigating the happenings at a private family house, down the shore in Spring Lake.

The residents of the home had experienced such terror that they could not sleep or live in the house and had moved into a local hotel. That investigation got off to a rather funny start.

“While we were investigating, in the dark of course, suddenly, bright lights were flashed upon Brian and I and a male voice shouted, ‘Hands in the air!’ Brian was holding his thermal scanner and to the police it appeared as a firearm, given the low light and shadows. Brian exclaimed, ‘Don’t shoot! Please! It’s a thermal scanner! Not a gun!’” said Hoffman.

Hoffman noted that’s not usually the kind of response police expect to hear.

The police turned on the room lights and checked their IDs. Hoffman and her team explained they were there checking out reported paranormal activity. Suspicious, the police contacted the homeowner who came to the home and verified who they were and their story.

After the homeowner and police left, Hoffman and her team started the investigation. They discovered a strong poltergeist energy in the house. Hoffman explained what happened next: “We experienced golf balls being

thrown at us while coming down the stairs from the second floor. We tracked unusually high EMF within the center of the living room [though there were] absolutely no electric outlets, ceiling lamps, or power source available to supply such readings! And the ‘wow factor’ of this investigation: we were gathered around the center island counter in the kitchen. I had my digital audio recorder in the middle of the counter recording our discussion. It was positioned parallel to me on the counter. Suddenly, it made a 1/4 turn and was now perpendicular to me on the counter. We all saw it move by an unseen hand! Concurrent to this movement, Brian’s EMF Meter chimed out a spike in the EMF reading. We could ‘feel’ the energy pass right through us and then we heard a loud knock come from the living room. We went to inspect and found another golf ball still slightly rolling on the floor at the foot of the stairs. Apparently, the ghost was having fun showing off its ability to move the audio recorder and hurled another golf ball.”

Besides being the founder and director of NJGHS, Hoffman is also an author and does presentations on the paranormal. On October 17 at 6:00 PM, she’ll be presenting “Ghosthunting NJ & NYC: Updated!!” at Emmaus Public Library, 11 East Main St., Emmaus, PA. On October 27th at 7pm, she’ll be at the Old Bridge Public Library, Central Branch, One Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ, presenting “Ghosthunting NJ & NYC: Updated!!”. On October 29th at noon, she will be presenting “Mysteries of the Paranormal” at the Plumstead Branch of Ocean County Library, 119 Evergreen Rd., New Egypt, NJ. For more information on the NJGHS, visit its website www.njghs.net/ njghshome.html.

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ats and dogs have long been depicted as ardent foes, consistently getting into scrapes with one another. But are those claims exaggerated?Many cats and dogs peacefully coexist in their homes, where their divergent personalities combine to make homes more interesting. Cats and dogs tend to have different body language, but that should not be mistaken for opposition.

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tween cats and dogs is to control their initial introduction. If possible, separate the animals initially, giving cats a chance to warm up to their new situation. Upon introducing the two, it may be best to have the dog on a leash so that you can control its desire to lunge. Calmness is key; do not force the cat to come to the dog or vice versa. Reward calm behavior with treats and repeat these steps until the pets appear to be used to each other.

It’s important that pet owners recognize that while cats and dogs may peacefully coexist in a home most of the time, their natural instincts may kick in every so often. Just separate the pets if they have a tiff.

Rumors abound that cats and dogs can’t share a home, but that’s simply not true. With some early socialization, patience on the part of pet owners, and an understanding of cat and dog behaviors; pet parents can ensure both cats and dogs live together in harmony.

Dr. Matthew Krupnick is the owner of the Pequannock Animal Hospital. He grew up in Kinnelon and is happy to be home – with his wife, three cats, and two dogs – to provide quality and compassionate care for pets in the community. The Pequannock Animal Hospital is located at 591 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Pompton Plains. You can reach the hospital by calling 973-6160400.

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According to Dawn Kessaris of Diamonds By Dawn “the buying show is an incredibly impactful event for our store. It enables us to stay current with industry trends while highlighting the latest innovations happening. By attending, we are able to stay competitive but pass along savings and top-of-the-line products to our customers.” Purchasing

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Glory Days: Pequannock High School 2014 Golf

Pequannock High School, NJSIAA Group I state title winners.

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By Steve Sears nthony Hanes remembers the day.

“It was one of the tougher rounds of golf I’ve ever played, I’ll say that,” Hanes says.

Travis Lubba, one of three Lubba triplets who starred for Pequannock High School golf in 2014, recalls, “I remember the course we were playing was really difficult that day.

And when we got in afterwards and were getting scores and everything, we were not very happy. We didn’t really play that great, and we thought we had no chance.”

Gregg Slaff, 2014 Pequannock High School boy’s golf coach, walked away. He didn’t want to look at the scoreboard that warm, May afternoon at the Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club in Hopewell Township.

He felt, as did his golfers, that they hadn’t played their best.

However, moments later, one of the other coaches came over and patted Slaff on the back and said, “Congratulations, Coach.”

Startled, Slaff turned and he said, “What do you mean?” The other coach replied, “You just won Group 1.”

That afternoon, Pequannock High School won their program’s first NJSIAA Group I state golf championship in history when competing in the Tournament of Champions against powerhouses Cinnaminson, Pascack valley, and Hackettstown.

Pequannock that season featured the Lubbas, Brett, Griffin, and Travis, who were in their junior year. Slaff had coached Pequannock golf since 2010. “The season was one of those magical seasons, where we played against some really good teams on our schedule,” he says. “I had seven golfers who where the core of that team in 2014.”

In addition to the triplets, Slaff had seniors Liam Kealy, Anthony Hanes, and Anthony

Law, and Brandon Davis was another junior.

Griffin recalls it all started in 2012 during he and his brothers’ freshman year, and blossomed in 2013, when the team made its first appearance in the TOC and finished third. “Sophomore year was really when we started to realize our potential and how good we could be as a team,” he says. “We went 13 -2 that year, and we beat some good teams” Pequannock in 2014 had defeated Verona High School in the state sectionals to advance to the TOC for the second consecutive year, hoping this time for a title. However, the day wasn’t going well, the individual scores below “par.” That, and an issue that came on suddenly with Hanes, put the contest in definite peril for the Golden Panthers.

“I remember it was around the second or third hole,” Hanes says. “I was standing over the ball, and all of a sudden, I noticed that my vision started to get a little weird. By the next hole, I had the worst migraine I’d ever had in my entire life. And for the rest of that front nine, I would literally hit my shot, and fall back and sit down in between shots with my head in my hands. It was horrible.”

After teeing off for the ninth hole, he was supposed to hit the next shot since his ball was the farthest from the hole on the green, but he couldn’t…yet. “I said to the rest of the golfers in my group, ‘You guys go ahead. Give me a second here.’ And I went over to the woods and I just started vomiting.”

It was a key moment. Hanes had to finish in order for Pequannock to even qualify.

Hanes was now better, and was able to continue.

Brett adds, “We needed him to finish. If he couldn’t finish the round, we would have been disqualified from the tournament. We continued on page 16

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Butler’s Gleaners Thrift Shop Offers Shoppers Good Deals While Helping Others

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by Elsie Walker display in its three paneled window welcomes fall and asks for prayers for the Ukraine and peace. The display reflects the creativity of the volunteers and the care given to the shop. This is the Gleaners Thrift Shop of the Butler United Methodist Church. Here shoppers can find a variety of items from clothing to small appliances at affordable prices while the monies received go on to help a number of good causes. “You can get some pretty good deals,” said Linda Meilan of Pompton Plains, director of the shop. Store hours are Monday from 7pm – 9pm, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 10am – 1pm.

Donations of new or gently used items can be made during store hours. The thrift shop is located at the church at 5 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler.

The shop started in 1984. The church had an empty area in its lower level and members met to see how they could use it to serve the community better. The idea of a thrift shop was born. As for its name, Meilan explained what “gleaners” are.

“Gleaners are people who gather small amounts of grains or other produce left behind by harvesters. There is a famous painting by Jean Francios Millet, painted in 1857, entitled ‘The Gleaners’. It depicts

three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest,” she said. The name, Gleaners, applies to the thrift shop in that those new gentle and lightly used items donated/left behind are gathered and put up for sale by the shop.

“God is good to us; we’re never without stock,” said Meilan. The thrift shop sells clothing (for women, men, children, and babies), housewares, jewelry, pocketbooks, shoes, small items of furniture, book, small appliances, and more. Coming into the shop have been brand names such as Talbots, Justice, and Abercrombie. Also, with the holidays coming, it has seasonal items.

The shop has over 20 volunteers. They get to know customers and Meilan noted that the volunteers love seeing people leave with a good deal. Meilan also said the volunteers have a lot of fun and joke with customers. Some volunteers have noted benefiting from the interaction with the community, being busy and being creative.

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continued from page 12 literally just needed him to physically get through the 18 holes just so we could post the team score. We certainly needed it, and we wouldn’t be here talking about that title win today if he wasn’t able to get through that.”

As team scores started to get posted, the Lubba triplets and Hanes believed they might have a chance at victory. “When it was over and we saw the final scores, I thought, ‘Oh my God, we won!’” Brett remembers happily. “We were almost like in shock and

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Nothing goes to waste at the shop. It re-donates what isn’t selling to other thrift shops or offers it for free to customers.

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A Chilly Day Dish with a Kick

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You dive in with a spoon, savoring every flavorful bite as you dip down to the bottom of the bowl searching for more to slurp up with every spoonful. Onion, red bell pepper and even corn all blended into not only a vegetarian meal but a chili-lover’s paradise. It’s got the spices to make you say, “wow” but the smoothness that reminds you of something your mom once made when you were young.

You throw your sweater to the side of the couch as your body temperature begins to rise. You start to feel your energy return as you spoon a second helping into your bowl for round two.

Not only does this recipe for Chipotle Veggie Chili hit you with a wide array of balanced flavors, but there is a surprise hint of citrus added toward the end – lime juice.

Just to add a little more texture and vibrance to this dish, it can be topped with your favorite garnishes like guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno slices and cilantro.

This Chipotle Veggie Chili is simple to make, needing just one pot throughout the entire cooking process. It simmers for about 25 minutes while you unwind from a long day.

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Sister Cities: Butler, New Jersey, Meet Butler, Missouri

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By Steve Sears utler, Missouri was laid out in 1852, a plat was filed in 1853, and it was incorporated in 1881. Butler, New Jersey, incorporated in 1901, is home to about 7,500 people, while the population of the Bates County seat is at 4,200 residents.

Butler, Missouri checks in at around 4 square miles, while its Garden State “sister” claims about two square miles of real estate. Both are home to a Butler High School, and both also have a convenient Walmart Supercenter nearby.

Corey Snead has been the Butler, Missouri City Clerk for nine years. “You would find the we have the Guinness world record for the world’s smallest tombstone here in our cemetery.” Located on Northeast State Route H is Oak Hill Cemetery, and inside its boundaries is the 4.25” long, 3” wide, and 2.5” thick marker dedicated to Linnie Crouch, who died in 1898 at age 14. The marker, set on top of a wooden base, is designed to appear like a tiny book, and is mounted on a metal rod, which allows the marker to be turned over.

On one side appears the young girl’s name, and the other reads, “Died Apr. 25, 1898.”

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its main roads. South Orange Street is the old Business Route 81, and West Fort Scott Street will get you from one end of the town to the other, driving in from the highway from Interstate 49 and all the way into the town square. Butler, Missouri is home also to Butler Municipal Park & Swimming Pool, and if nature is what you’re looking for, Snead recommends Poplar Heights Farm on North Delaware Street. A living history farm and nature conservancy, it has been restored to its 1890’s heyday and attracts many visitors.

Also, according to Snead, there are several worthy spots to have a bite to eat in town. “We have several different local little Mexican restaurants here,” he says.

“We have Tu Casa Mexican Bar & Grill (27 West Dakota Street) and then we have El Rojo Mexican & American Cocina (1104 West Fort Scott Street) here in town.” Also nearby is the Pennell Hotel & Restaurant, located in a historic 1906 building at 102 West Ohio Street. Lunch and dinner are served, and affordable rooms are available, and there is also lodging at the Days Inn

by Wyndham Butler. “And then one of the other unique things that draws people here is that we have a quilt shop (Rocking Chair Quilts, 21 North Main Street) and we have

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Sister Cities... continued from page 20 have what we call Ladies’ Night Out on our square every year. That’s a big festival that happens the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and all the shops around the square and in the community come out and get all decorated up. It’s a big shopping frenzy for all the women here in town. So that’s always a good event, it promotes our local businesses here. And then we also have our annual Christmas parade and Santa’s house that we do every year as well.”

Butler, Missouri, overall is a very nice place to visit. Snead says, “You’ll find that it’s very friendly, has a lot of things that people are looking for in small towns.

We’re also not that far away from Kansas City (about a 45-minute drive) and enjoy being in the big city. So, you can drive right up to the city, get what you might need in the big city, and then you can always come back home.”

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Bucket List Travels

Morristown resident Paul Partridge has been building a travel bucket list for years. Now he’s diving in – near and far – and shares his adventures in this column.

by Paul Partridge Swimming with Sea Lions The Galápagos Islands were everything I expected – and even more that was unexpected.

Day 1: Salvador Dalí on Mars A sunrise flight from Ecuador’s capitol city Quito brings us to Baltra Island and the waiting cruise ship La Pinta. With only 24 total cabins, La Pinta is an ideal size – big enough to have all the amenities you need/ want and small enough to provide lots of personal attention. The cabins are larger than typical cruise lines.

Within hours we’re into our first island expedition – exploring South Plaza Island.

Ten eager passengers leap into a Zodiac boat a la Jacques Cousteau (the locals prefer the name panga boat). Approaching the island, I’m expecting to see exotic wildlife, and I’m not disappointed. Sea lions, iguanas, fieryred crabs, sea turtles, albatrosses – they’re all here in abundance. But what I’m not prepared for is the strange landscape they inhabit: A cross between an Arizona desert, a Dali painting, and the surface of Mars – stunning . . . spectacular . . . otherworldly.

Seeing the Galapagos in person vs. in books is like seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert vs. reading the liner notes on his album.

Day 2: “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” I suspected it yesterday but now I’m convinced: there’s some sort of intergalactic transformation that happens in the panga ride from La Pinta to the island.

Because once again, we’ve landed on another planet. This one is called Santa Fe Island. It looks nothing like South Plaza Island – or anything else on earth. More like something created by Dr. Seuss.

We’re greeted by a welcoming committee of sea lions and Santa Fe iguanas. Like my wife’s Italian aunts, these iguanas never leave their neighborhood throughout their life.

After the hike, it’s time for snorkeling.

We’re swimming alongside so many fish and sea turtles that it makes breathing difficult. Not because our snorkels don’t work, but because we’re stopping to laugh out loud at the shear spectacle of the show.

Shrieks of, “Did you see that?!” echo across the bay.

Day 3: Swimming with Sea Lions The La Pinta guides are impressive in

Saddleback tortoises looking for food. Photo by Paul Partridge.

their knowledge of and respect for the Galapagos ecosystem. They’re happy to share as much information as we can absorb. The crew, likewise, is first-rate. They take care of everything from our wetsuits to our favorite cocktails.

Today our guide Dries takes us for a

rigorous morning hike on the eastern tip of San Cristobal Island. We’re negotiating boulders and climbing cliffs. The effort is worth it. San Cristobal evokes Utah, Nevada and Colorado crossed with Catalina Island.

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After the hike we paddle kayaks for a bit, then go for a swim. What starts off as a cooling dip turns into frolicking fun with sea lions. Curious and puppy-like, they seem as fascinated with us as we are with them. Their favorite trick is to swim right up to your face and peel away at the last second.

As my wife is snorkeling, two sea lions swim alongside and a third one jumps clear over her as if performing at Sea World. I put on my mask for an underwater view. The jumping one comes at me so fast that I leap up, startled. He glides over and sticks his head above the water. Wait – is he laughing at me? Then he playfully nibbles my leg as if to say, “Hey, don’t worry – I’m just having fun.” I’ve swum with dolphins before, but nothing matches this experience.

In the afternoon we’re back in the panga for a coastal expedition of Cerro Brujo. Then some r&r on Cerro Brujo’s gorgeous white coral beach. I hear one woman – a very experienced world traveler – say this is the prettiest beach she’s ever seen. Difficult to disagree.

As La Pinta sets sail for Isla Espanola, it’s happy hour on deck. Look off the stern. There’s an orca whale breaching.

Look west and there’s a jaw-dropping sunset over Sleeping Lion Rock. The sunset has 3 acts: Wow!... Glory be!!... and, Are you kidding me!!! as the colors intensify and burst across the sky like fireworks.

Day 4: The Blue-Footed Booby Dance Today we explore Punta Suarez on Espanola, the southernmost of the Galapagos Islands. Its flat, lava/ boulder terrain is home to many bird colonies and iguana

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– including the Christmas Iguana, named for its green and red coloring. So far we’ve seen mockingbirds, frigatebirds, albatrosses, red-billed Tropicbirds, three kinds of boobies (red-footed, blue-footed and Nazca), the Galapagos hawk, doves, gulls, and the legendary finches of Darwin fame. A blue-footed booby calling all the single boobies with a leftfoot-in, left-foot-out hokey pokey mating dance gives us a chuckle. Albatrosses doing beak-fencing is also a hoot.

Fatima, our guide, leads us to a cliff on the southern side of the island. “Wait for it!” she says. We watch in anticipation as a large wave rolls in. A loud whoosh, then a geyser of water blasts through a lava blowhole, spraying water 70 feet into the air.

More great snorkeling in the afternoon, and another chance to swim with happy-go-lucky sea lions. Schools of fish are everywhere, including yellow-tailed surgeon fish, king angelfish, sergeant majors, parrotfish, and sea turtles.

Day 5: Giant Tortoise The last day is giant tortoise day. Weighing up to 550 lbs., their huge size led 16th century Spanish explorers to apply their Spanish name to the whole archipelago. We visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, the captive rearing grogram for giant tortoises, and see these impressive creatures up close. Young tortoises are protected here until they have grown large enough to be safely released into the wild.

When septuagenarians get together, they talk about their aches and pains. I wonder what tortoise groups talk about when they reach 90 and 100 years old.

Maybe their great-great-great grandchildren. Or how fast time goes by.

[Resources] Quito hotel: www.casagangotena.com/ Galapagos cruise: www.metropolitan-touring.com

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A Most Precious and Memorable Halloween

good girl.” That evening Mom gave out candy bars to

By Richard Mabey Jr. well over 200 children. This was a very special event very Halloween, at my church, the big Trunk or that was well attended. People would come from Treat Halloween celebration is held. It is a longBelleview and from neighboring towns to have their standing tradition, filled with all so much fun for children partake of this wonderful Halloween event. children and adults alike. Every year, 20 to 30 cars fill At the end of the evening, Mom only had about a the parking lot of my church, such that the trunk of half dozen candy bars left in her big basket, that was the cars are facing the main thoroughfare. Children, earlier filled to the brim with candy. I remember Mom with their parents and sometimes grandparents, come looking down to the basket and tears flowed from her from far and wide to partake of the wholesome fun eyes. Mom took out her handkerchief and wiped the and heart-filled excitement of this grand and glorious tears from her cheeks. event.

“Well, that’s over, kind of sad,” was all Mom said Each trunk station is hosted by a church member. as she handed me a small Milky Way candy bar. Mom My mom, Janet Kemmerer Mabey, simply loved this took a Reese’s peanut butter cup for herself. We both fun-filled event. Mom cherished interacting with the ate our little candy bars. Then handed in the basket children. My mom had devoted well over 25 years and three or four left over candy bars to one of the serving as a Crossing Guard for the school children of church Deacons.

Lincoln Park, safely crossing them across the street as Less than two weeks after the big Trunk or Treat they walked to and from school.

Halloween event, Mom had heart surgery to replace The Trunk or Treat of 2019 was a most cherished memory for me. For it would become Mom’s last time A photo of Mom and I at the big Halloween Trunk or Treat of 2019, held at her Aortic Valve. Sadly, the surgery was not a full success and Mom went Home to be with the Lord, the to partake of this wonderful church event. I think, deep Grace Baptist Church in Belleview, Florida. next month, two days before Christmas Day. in her heart, Mom knew that it was going to be her last In memory, I return to that very special evening of the big Trunk or Treat Halloween of time to enjoy the presence of the enchanting faces of all so many endearing little children.

As each child came to our little station, Mom would smile at the child, with their parent 2019. Mom touched the hearts of well over 200 children that night. In all so many ways, it or grandparent standing close by. Mom would make a big deal about the child’s Halloween was Mom’s farewell to all the children to whom she had safely crossed across the street, costume. Then Mom would hand the child two or three little candy bars. Most people on their way to and from school.

Life is short. There really isn’t time for strife and arguments. Love one another. None of would simply throw the candy bars into the child’s trick or treat bag, but I remember that us has a guarantee for tomorrow.

Mom made a point to hand each child his or her candy bars.

Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail.

Then Mom would simply say to the child, “God loves you very much.” And the child would smile, and Mom would look into the child’s eyes and say, “be a good boy,” or “be a com. Please put on the subject line: Halloween Story.

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By Steve Sears tah resident, Isaiah Glen Shields, has been walking across the United States for the past 18 months, and recently arrived in New Jersey.

While passing through, he strolled the streets of some of the My Life Publications publication areas, and he met up with some very nice people and beautiful landscape.

According to his Facebook page, Shields passed through Phillipsburg, Hackettstown, Roxbury, Denville, Butler, Pompton Lakes, Riverdale, and Oakland. When contacted by phone, he was on a traffic heavy street in Norwalk, Connecticut, but he had not forgotten stepping through the upper portion of the Garden State.

Shields first entered New Jersey in September by crossing over the Route 22 bridge from Easton, Pennsylvania, and landed in historic Phillipsburg. “I think I had looked at New Jersey on the map to just sort of get the gist of what I was going to be expecting. I guess everybody has a little bit of an inkling of what places look like,” he says.

“I’ve never been to India, but when I picture India, I picture the Taj Mahal and crowded streets. I don’t think I’ve ever spent much time in New Jersey, and I saw a picture with a lot of suburban build up. But what I wasn’t really expecting to find was so much nature, and I guess ‘The Garden State’ is a slogan that people haven’t really understood well outside of New Jersey.

There’s a lot of really, really beautiful things here.”

Shields’ videos show him walking the industrial area of the city of Phillipsburg, but in contrast also strolling by serene farmlands right off of Route 57 in Washington Township prior to hitting

Isaiah Glen Shields at Donaldson’s farm in Hackettstown

Hackettstown. “No matter where I go, the sunset is visible there if you’re there at sunset, and with the people I met, there’s a lot of value in their story no matter what area it happens to be in,” he says.

“There was no major source of inspiration,” Shields says regarding his reasons to walk across the country. “Everybody has ideas that cross their mind from time to time. Some people have the idea to join a high school football team or to open a popcorn stand, restore an old Corvette in their garage. I was sitting at work one day and I had the idea, got kind of passionate and couldn’t stop thinking about it, and eventually I just left. It was pretty uncomplicated, just really pretty random and arbitrary, and sounded like something I wanted to do.” Shields’ career is what you see. His walk has become a source of revenue on social media for him. “Hopefully I can just keep doing something like this. But prior to me departing, I worked as a corporate finance analyst.”

Shields also has created a You Tube channel titled “You Do You.” “I often tell people that in order to be happy, they need to radically change their lifestyle. My core thing I kind of believe is that ‘You Do You’ is supposed to embody is just to act on those things that speak to you most deeply. I just

bought a house, graduated college, had a mortgage, and was sort of on a good path for security. But I had this idea that just kept me up at night and really, really spoke to my soul in some way.”

Shields’ ultimate destination is Lubec, Maine, the eastern-most point of the United States, and will eventually commit his travels to a book project.

Shields also discovered that New Jerseyans can be pretty congenial folks, too.

“People told me there might be some people who are less interested in my journey while I was in New Jersey, and I’ll just have a bit of an experience there,” he says.

“Really, there’s just as many people kind people in New Jersey as anywhere. I had people open their homes to me, I had people letting me stay on their property, and people inviting me in to show me their lives and their lifestyles.”

Shields met one couple who worked for M&M Mars in Hackettstown. “They met me on the streets of Hackettstown,” he explains.

“They didn’t really know a lot about me at the time, but they looked me up later.

Then, when I was in New York City, they drove out and gave me a tour of the M&M store there in Times Square. You never know what kind of opportunities are going to come when you do something like this.”

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Morris County Man Releases Book About Morristown

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By Steve Sears or Denville resident Peter Zablocki, it is always a whirlwind of activity, and if you’re a history fan – especially the local stuff – enjoy being swept up.

Zablocki’s latest offering, The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax: The Search for Lost Revolutionary War Treasure, was published by The History Press in July, and is available - appropriately - as the fall and Halloween seasons enter.

“I’m always full of ideas,” Zablocki says.

“Once I start researching because I’m curious, the research always leads to ‘Well, I want to tell that story,’ so that leads to me writing. It’s been a lot.” And it leads to more for the ardent researcher. “I always want to write, I’m always asking questions, and especially the research. You find one thing while you’re researching something else, and that gets you going, and then you kind of put it to the side, and then you come back to it.”

His readers, no doubt, are grateful for it, but partner the above with his co-hosted “History Teachers Talking” podcast, his job teaching History and Advanced Placement Research at Kinnelon High School, and also being Vice-President of the Denville Historical Society, Museum, and Research Center, he’s happily immersed in his subject matter.

Minus giving too much away, The 1788 Morristown Hoax: The Search for Lost Revolutionary War Treasure, starts in Schooley’s Mountain, where a supposed treasure was buried. “I call this one of my ‘COVID Trilogy,” Zablocki says. “I wrote it the same time, believe it or not, as I wrote Denville 13: Murder, Redemption, & Forgiveness in Small Town New Jersey and Terror Over Elizabeth New Jersey: Three Airplane Crashes in 58 Days and the Fight for Newark Airport. I almost felt like a detective to be honest with you.

I started doing this because the story of the Morristown Ghost has been told numerous times, perhaps not so much recently, but there are a lot of different books about stories of New Jersey and it’s always incorporated into those fables. It’s very much next to your New Jersey Devil.

There’s a ghost, and then so on and so forth, and there had been a reenactment of the story that was done in Morristown years ago in the 1980’s. I started looking into it and asked myself, ‘How much of it is a fable?”

Here’s the gist of it. There was local

legend that British Loyalists had buried a Patriot treasure on Schooley’s Mountain prior to fleeing as George Washington and his troops were approaching. In 1788 Ransford Rogers, a former Connecticut school teacher, led prominent Morristown families to believe that a ghost was protecting the treasure, and that he, Rogers, alone could exorcize it. His goal?

Extortion of money from the families.

“Once you start really looking into the sources,” Zablocki says, “you realize that actually, it’s not really a fable at all. It was a real event that transpired in Morristown in the 1700’s. There are court records of it. I was trying to place this story, take it out of fiction, where it kind of has been dwelling for the past couple of hundred years, and put it back into history. How did this happen? So if this happened, and I was able to find out that it did, why did it happen? Why would a group of wealthy members of Morris County, Morristown society, believe there to be a ghost?”

Did Rogers succeed? Read the book.

Zablocki has been churning out books with regularity the past few years. In addition to Denville 13 and Terror Over Elizabeth, he has also had published Bullets That Changed America: Thirteen Historic Assassinations, Duels, Misfires, and Murders, Denville Goes to War: Denville’s Story of World War I, and the follow-up, Denville in World War II. And with The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax, he is quick to recognize those who, during the pandemic, were kind enough to help when needed. “The libraries were super awesome,” Zablocki says. “A lot of different local libraries, including the Denville Library in Denville, as well as the Morris County Library or Morristown Library, were able to get me the books that I needed. I would pull up and they’d put them in my trunk. Also, the Morris County Historical Society actually opened the doors for me during the lockdown with the primary documents and files that I needed with regards to this case. I’m very thankful to local historical societies and libraries for allowing me to do research regardless of the fact that most of the world was locked down.”

The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax: The Search for Lost Revolutionary War Treasure, is available at both www.

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No Puppy Left Behind- A Woman’s Mission to Bring Safety and Shelter to Dogs

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By Megan Roche hen you talk to Jessica DonnellyKnissel, you can tell that her heart beats for any and all canines.

Rescuing dogs of all shapes and sizes is one of the things that keeps her going back for more. She’s a proud canine advocate.

“When we saved the original six, I never anticipated falling in love with them the way that I did. I ended up with a beagle and she has provided me with so much joy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and going through my own medical issues, I felt this finally gave me a reason to keep moving forward. As a human, I am able to advocate for myself and these dogs cannot. I’ve designated my whole entire being to advocating for these dogs and getting them the care they deserve,” Donnelly-Knissel shares proudly.

In February of 2022, No Puppy Left Behind was born.

“Our mission is to bring light to the public that puppy mills do exist. While we cannot save them all, we have saved 60 puppy mill survivors to date, but there are still so many more who need our help. The basic needs of the poor animals are not being met. They never know when they are going to have their food and water bowls filled, and some have serious medical concerns that need to

be treated. If we do not intervene, and get these dogs out, they will continue to suffer in silence,” Donnelly-Knissel says.

Donnelly-Knissel and her team continue to rally behind dogs, helping to bring them to safety as soon as possible.

“I have seen firsthand just how stressed out these dogs are because they are starving, or so thirsty that when I give them water, they drink the whole bucket in one sitting and get sick,” Donnelly-Knissel shares.

The No Puppy Left Behind team is actively rescuing dogs from puppy mills.

According to the humane society, puppy mills are inhumane high-volume dog breeding facilities that churn out puppies for a profit, ignoring the needs of puppies and their mothers. In most puppy mills, once a mother and father are no longer able to breed, they are often killed.

How can the public help No Puppy Left Behind? Continue to spread the word, donate toward the rescue, and even adopt one of their furry friends.

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“Their stories will literally bring tears to your eyes, as we see dogs who were once completely shut down that now open up and get to enjoy life like every dog should,” Donnelly-Knissel shares.

In the end, Donnelly-Knissel knows the dogs are grateful to be saved.

“If you can donate even $5 towards our mission, or share our fundraiser, we would

Jessica Donnelly-Knissel’s beloved beagle Violet, saved from a puppy mill

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Family History Increases Risk for Breast Cancer

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illions of people across the globe will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In fact, only certain skin cancers affect more women than breast cancer within the United States and Canada.

The World Cancer Research Fund International says breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women across the globe. Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg had the highest number of breast cancer cases in 2020, while Barbados and Fiji had the greatest number of deaths attributed to the disease. Some of these high case numbers may be attributed to women with family histories of breast cancer — something that increases risk significantly.

BreastCancer.org indicates that women with close relatives who have had breast cancer, such as sisters, mothers or grandmothers, are at considerably higher risk of developing breast cancer themselves.

Also, breast cancer may occur at a younger age in women with family histories of the disease.

Understanding breast cancer risk is vital for women’s health. The following breakdown, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can help

women from all backgrounds understand their risk for breast cancer.

• Average risk: No first- or seconddegree relatives with breast or ovarian cancer, or one second-degree female relative with breast cancer (in one breast only) diagnosed after age 50.

• Moderate risk: This is a somewhat higher risk that may not turn into breast cancer. It occurs when there is one or two first-degree or two second-degree female relatives with breast cancer (in one breast only), with both relatives diagnosed after age 50; otherwise, one or two first- or second-degree relatives with high grade prostate cancer.

• Strong: Women with strong risks have much higher chances of developing breast cancer than the general population.

Conditions like having one or more first- or second-degree relatives with breast cancer diagnosed at age 45 or younger, triple negative breast cancer, primary cancer of both breasts, and both breast and ovarian cancer in the same relative are warning signs of increased risk.

It’s important for women with increased risk for breast cancer due to family history to discuss options with their doctors. More frequent mammograms and other screening

tests may be recommended, and screening at younger ages than the standard age also may be considered. Women who are at high risk may be urged to undergo genetic counseling and testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer markers.

Breast cancer can be an especially scary prospect for women with family histories of the disease. By familiarizing themselves with their risks for breast cancer, women can take the necessary steps to protect their long-term health.

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