County College of Morris Unveils Campus Rebrand in Beautiful Visuals
By Steve Sears
This is part one of a two-part series about County College of Morris in Randolph’s campus rebrand.
County College of Morris (CCM), which sits amid lovely, inviting acreage just west of Route 10 in Randolph, has always been a welcoming place for both its students and the community.
And now, thanks to a grant from the Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, various areas of the school’s campus have been further enhanced by a beautiful rebrand with installed graphics in visual and print.
Adam Koppelman, owner and President of SpeedPro Imaging Services Group of Totowa, New Jersey, the group that did the work, said, “You get great projects like the one with the team at CCM that just really puts all of our different capabilities to task.”
CCM had entered The Million Dollar Community College Challenge offered by Lumina Foundation, was selected as a top 10 finalist, and received a grant which it used to rebrand their website. The school was then invited to apply for another grant for environmental branding.
Melissa Albright, CCM’s Vice-President of Marketing, Public Relations & Enrollment Management, said, “One of our faculty members (Kelly Whalen,
Chairperson for Design and Media Studies), prior to the rebranding, had come to us and proposed a different project, but it included environmental branding, and had mentioned Adam and his work.”
Discussion between CCM and Koppelman ensued.
Albright said, “We were impressed by the things he told us and taught us right from the beginning, and we felt like it was going to be a good partnership.”
It has been just that. Koppelman said further about the CCM project, “It was so smooth and seamless. It really was amazing, considering the magnitude and the number of surfaces and environments that were impacted across the campus and across multiple buildings.”
Gina Garcia, CCM’s Creative Services Manager, was the project lead, and did the planning, design, and helped oversee the installations. esign, and helped oversee the installation.
SpeedPro Imaging Services Group worked on the first and second floors of the Student Community Center, and also the Health & Physical Education building, where CCM athletic teams square up against opponents and open houses are held.
“There was a large amount of our Titan logo being put into place in those spaces,” Albright said. But that was not all. “We also wrapped our athletic and Campus Life vans, so now we have billboards that are on the road that look fantastic. We did banners through the center of campus, and we also did some pieces in our new Veterans Resource Center, and some others in Cohen Hall.”
Albright said a very interesting component of SpeedPro Imaging Services Group’s work that was unique was the area around CCM’s Office of Campus Life, where the school’s clubs and organizations meet. Koppelman’s team created large circle acrylics adorned with the faces of CCM
students.
“And the way they did it, all we have to do is replace the faces on the acrylics, and we can keep updating that space without having to redo the entire wall,” Albright said.
Koppelman added, “It has that interchangeability. This way, if for some reason they do not want to feature that one student or a series of students and they want to refresh it, it is relatively simple to do.”
Albright summed up what the rebranding means to current and future students.
“For us, all of our students are potential leaders. By creating a space where they feel connected and they feel like they are engaged in the physical environment that they are in, we are helping to motivate them to continue to be those leaders.”
Koppelman’s case study for the CCM project can be found here: https://www. speedpro.com/servicesgroup-nj/county-college-ofmorris-rebrand/
A County College of Morris van wears a “billboard for the road”: (credit: Cortney Torres Photography, courtesy of SpeedPro Imaging Services Group, Totowa, NJ)
Local dentist & implant expert, Dr. Ira Goldberg, will be holding a free public seminar on Saturday, September 20th regarding dental implants. Although it is free, registration is required. Details regarding registration can be found at the end of this article.
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expert in the field of dental implants, proven by his Diplomate status within the American Board of Oral Implantology and advanced degrees within other implant organizations. “Dental implants have always been an interest of mine. I sought out education early in my career and quickly turned into both a provider of the services to the public, and an educator to dentists who also share the interest.”
Dr. Goldberg intends to provide information regarding many implant topics: what implants are, what you can do with them, who is / is not a good candidate for implants, the treatment process, maintenance, expectations, complications, financials & financing, and more. One area he will spend time on is full-arch
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“We provide free consultations within our practice, but some people are just not at the point they are ready to move forward with their dental care. I have found seminars provide an anonymous way for people to start getting their thoughts together regarding what they know they will eventually need.”
As mentioned above, registration is required. The seminar will held at the Courtyard by Marriott located at 15 Howard Blvd in Mt. Arlington. It will start promptly at 9:30am with will last between 1 and 1.5 hours. To register for the seminar, please go to MorrisCountyDentist.com/
seminar or email patientcare.mcda@gmail.com with your first name, last name, and telephone number. ...About Dr. Goldberg / Disclaimers: Dr. Ira Goldberg has been performing implant procedures for 30 years. He is a General Dentist. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology / Implant Dentistry, a Diplomate of the International Congress
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by Jeff Garrett
WA Profile of Assumption College for Sisters
ith a mission reading, “impelled by Christ’s love, Assumption College for Sisters, through education and community, forms servant leaders who transform lives,” Assumption College for Sisters, an all-women’s college, continues a tradition begun in 1953. The College is sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity.
There’s a careful balance of work, study, prayer and community service during a student’s tenure at Assumption. Students come to practice theology and philosophy while receiving the benefits of a liberal arts education. The goal is to present a well-rounded Sister-student graduate, ready to take on the challenges of an ever-changing world while living a life of holiness as religious folks consecrated to God.
It’s not uncommon to have students take just two courses a semester since community service is emphasized. In essence, practical world experience is highlighted and academic progress is delayed some to provide chances for service work in the Church in several community apostolates. Assumption continues as the only Sister Formation in the United States.
volved in teaching at local Catholic schools by helping to form one’s faith, assisting on retreats, working in nursery schools and performing student outreach.
Diversity can’t help be seen in Assumption’s student body as students acquire experience in the ministries of their respective service areas. Such variety among lay students is one of the strengths of the College in its 72nd year. Helping to move the mission forward on a daily basis is the collective student body’s witness of their deep faith and respect of one another’s experiences.
To this end, College of Assumption awards two degrees, one of which is the Associate in Arts, the other, an Associate’s in Religious Arts.
Events which bring together the Assumption community include the “Caring Basket Gala” which is the major fundraiser for Assumption. Many students are in-
Sister Marie Pauline Demek, SCC, serves as the 7th President of ACS having been installed officially on November 18, 2023 after serving briefly as interim President. She oversees over 35 students and over 15 faculty. This past February, Assumption came up for re-accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Tuition at the College is offset by the Sisters of Christian Charity and remains reasonable at $180.00 per credit. Assumption only awards degrees to religious women and those with a religious life in mind after graduation and doesn’t look to its alumnae for direct financial support but accepts contributions from friends of the institution while running fun drives throughout the academic calendar.
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We have a seat for you! Rosh Hashanah begins Monday night September 22nd! In person and zoom options are available. Singles, couples and families of all kinds are welcome! Visit www.MAKOMnj.org
2025 Indian Lake House Tour - September 21, 11am - 3pm
Fifteen years ago, the idea of an Indian Lake House Tour was born. Magnhild Andersen thought residents of the Lake would be fascinated to visit each other’s homes, all the while raising money to support the Community Club. She believed in the natural curiosity we all have to see just what’s behind that front door down the street, to take a peek at the outcome of the renovation of an older home, or to marvel at the new construction in the neighborhood. Magnhild convinced her daughter and some friends to organize a local house tour. Now the Tour draws neighbors and friends from all around Denville, as well as surrounding towns.
The first tour in 2010 included my home on Sunset Trail.
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WAs one of the homeowners that year, we had such a wonderful experience getting the house ready and guiding visitors through our home, that I agreed to get more involved in the planning of future tours. Now, years later, I am still enjoying the process of helping other homeowners show off their hard work and beautiful properties.
Every other year, we choose homes that vary in size, style and location. Indian Lake was developed in 1924, so we have many older homes with original woodwork, windows and lots of character and charm. We always try to include a house or two from that period. Many homes in the Lake have been enlarged, so it’s fun to see how each property owner modified with second stories, additions or
8th grader Underwood Recognized for Leadership at End of School Year
ith the 2024-25 school year wrapped up, seeming miles and miles away, schools didn’t fail to honor some of their year’s most impressive scholars, athletes and leadership-oriented students at the end of the year.
Earning the coveted Morris County Superintendents’ Association Leadership (MCSA) award was Valleyview 8th grader, Ellie Underwood. Becoming selected by the awards
committee no easy task, not a from a pool of over 175 students, already carefully chosen from the county’s public middle school eighth grade classes. But the rising freshman seemed to demonstrate having the finest impact on the their school community where citizenship and leadership traits are spotlighted for the selected’s extra-curricular. community and academic activity. A dinner was held in early May where Underwood received a plaque from MCSA naming her an outstanding leader.
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This year’s House Tour includes six unique homes that surround Indian Lake on the east, north and west shores. We’re featuring a 1928 bungalow, now a modern, lakeside escape known as Villa de Day, as well as a hilltop retreat, an original a 2-family home converted to single-family residence, blending the charm of its original layout with modern comforts.
You are welcome to visit the homes on September 21 from 11 AM to 3 PM.
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By Richard Mabey Jr.
In February of 1967, I was 13 years old and in the eighth grade at dear old Chapel Hill School. It was at that time that a most wonderful and honorable title was bestowed upon me by the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 170. That honor was becoming a Warrant Officer, in the role of Troop Quartermaster. A job that I took very serious.
The role of the Troop Quartermaster was multifaceted. As Quartermaster, I was in charge of keeping an inventory of all of the troop’s tents, cooking gear and equipment. It was my job to be the leader for tent repair Saturdays that we used to have twice a year in the backyard at the old
Remembering My Days As Quartermaster
Mabey Homestead. And, it was my job to make sure that all of the tent poles were in working condition. And, that every tent had enough tent stakes in each tent’s little stake pouch.
But the truth of the matter is, that at the time, I wasn’t completely happy to be the Troop Quartermaster. Deep inside my heart, I really wanted to be the Senior Patrol Leader. That was the seemingly glorious position.
It was the Senior Patrol Leader who got to run each scout meeting. It was the Senior Patrol Leader who would lead Troop 170 in the big annual Lincoln Park Memorial Day Parade. And, it was the Senior Patrol Leader who would represent the
troop at the Saturday evening Commissioner’s Round Table Meeting at both the big District Spring Camporee and the Fall Camporee.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but God had put me in the right position to be the Troop Quartermaster. I learned all so much, in my two years serving as Quartermaster. I kept detailed inventory records of the troop equipment. I led the scouts in the Saturday tent repair days. I kept our troop closet, at Thorpe Hall at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, in immaculate condition. I learned to be very organized and to present equipment status reports at some of the Troop Committee Meetings. Being
the Troop Quartermaster was not the most grand and glorious position, but it was the very place where God planned me to be, to grow and learn, to become a good leader.
In September of 1969, as I began my junior year at Boonton High School, I became Boy Scout Troop 170’s newest Senior Patrol Leader. I soon learned it wasn’t all glory, but rather a lot of hard work. Leadership is not easy. I can honestly say that I did a fairly good job in my role as Senior Patrol Leader. But paramount to it all, I would have never really been ready for the job of being the Senior Patrol Leader, if I had not grown and learned all so very much that I did in my role as Troop Quartermaster for two years.
Sometimes, God puts us
in a position that doesn’t quite match where we want to be at the time. We dream of greater heights. But God, in His infinite wisdom, knows the best place for us to be, in order to learn and grow to prepare for the next higher step in life.
recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail. com.
A photo of the actual Warrant Officer Award presented to me by Troop 170’s Committee, back in February of 1967.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has
Sheriff Gannon Swears In New Chief Sheriff ’s Officer
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon officially swore in Chief Sheriff ’s Officer Aaron D. Tomasini to lead the bureau of law enforcement during a ceremony held in the commissioners’ public meeting room at the Morris County Administration and Records Building, where officials, law enforcement colleagues, family and friends gathered to honor his distinguished career and leadership.
“The county of Morris is fortunate to have a leader like Aaron, whose integrity, expertise and leadership skills are certain to propel the Morris County Sheriff ’s Office to new heights. His role as Chief Sheriff ’s Officer will undoubtedly enhance community relations and promote a safer environment for all residents and the Sheriff ’s Office,” said Sheriff Gannon.
Chief Tomasini began his law enforcement career with the Morris County Sheriff ’s Office in July 2005 after graduating from the Morris County Basic Police Academy, Class #66. He was initially assigned to the protective services division before transferring to the K-9 Unit, where he served the majority of his career.
Within the special services division, Chief Tomasini served as a K-9 handler and trainer, bomb technician, and tactical operator with the Sheriff ’s Emergency Response Team. Over the years, he worked with several K-9
partners, including Jax, Hydro, Sig, Kiara and Po. He has also served with the New Jersey State Police Detect and Render Safe Task Force as both an explosives detection specialist and bomb technician.
In addition to his tactical and training experience, Chief Tomasini has supervised units across the agency, including crime scene investigation, patrol, the newly formed emergency services unit and the marine police unit.
“One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is that words mean little without action. When I think about the kind of chief I’d want, it’s someone who has my back. Someone who supports me, who empowers me, who sees and hears me, and who invests in my development because I matter. With that in mind, I pledge my full support to you; my time, my energy, and my focus, to meet your expectations and help you thrive,” said Chief Tomasini, who addressed attendees following the oath of office.
“To my fellow chiefs, law enforcement partners and community stakeholders, if there’s one universal truth about leadership, it’s that it cannot exist without relationships. The partnerships we form and sustain are the foundation of our collective success. I’m reminded of the African proverb: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’ I pledge to build strong bonds and
meaningful collaborations. I look forward to seeing how far we can go -- together,” he continued.
Chief Tomasini is a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan and has served more than two decades in the New Jersey Army National Guard, where he currently holds the rank of major. He is the infantry branch chief for the Observer Coach/Trainer Group, known as “OPS Group Devil.” His extensive military education includes Ranger School, airborne and air assault courses, senior service and Command and General Staff College courses, and multiple leadership programs.
Academically, Chief Tomasini holds an
associate degree in criminal justice from the County College of Morris, two bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology and a master’s in management from Thomas Edison State University, an MBA in human resources from William Paterson University, and a doctor of education in organizational leadership from Stockton University. He is also a member of multiple international honor societies and volunteers with several community organizations.
Sheriff Gannon closed the ceremony by thanking all for attending the event and wishing Chief Tomasini all the best as he embarks in this new role and continues his service to the people of Morris County.
(l-r) Det. Captain Micheal Turkot, Chief Warrant Officer Jack Ambrose, Undersheriff Richard Rose, Chief Sheriff ’s Officer Aaron Tomasini, Sheriff James Gannon, Undersheriff Mark Spitzer and Det. Captain Walter Rawa.
By Henry M. Holden
EGeorge Washington’s Life Guard
arly in the war for Independence, General
George Washington was aware that he was an obvious target for enemy kidnappers, snipers and assassins. Washington’s capture or death on the battlefield would probably result in a power vacuum giving the enemy an unprecedent advantage in the war.
Knowing his life was in real danger George Washington formed a special unit in 1776, to guard him personally, as well as his private papers and baggage. The unit was known as Washington’s Life Guard, but it also answered to such names as His Excellencies Guard, and the Commander in Chief. The Guard’s motto was Conquer or Die, leaving no uncertainty as to their mission.
The terms of enlistment in the Guard were the same as other enlisted men however, Washington directed specifications on the selection of this corps:
“His Excellency depends upon the Colonels for good men, such as they can recommend for their sobriety, honesty, and good behavior; he wishes them to be from five feet, eight inches high, to five feet, ten inches; handsomely and well made. There is nothing in his eyes more desirable, than cleanliness in a soldier. He desires that particular attention may be made, in the choice of such men, as are neat, and spruce. They were to be a “corps of sober, intelligent, and reliable men.”
Though assigned to protect the body of the Commander-in-Chief, they were not spared during battle, playing an active role when conditions warranted. When not in action, the Life Guard’s role would be similar to what is now called
a Headquarters Security Detachment.
Since it was a unit of distinction, it was deemed necessary to represent the entire army by having men selected from each colony. Every regiment was to provide four men. The corps marched to New York with approximately fifty men, but within a year had a strength of 180 men.
During the winter of 1779-80, initially there were only 50 handpicked men in the Guard. Each had to be a native-born American. They were elite troops better dressed and better drilled for the task of providing safety for the chief. For all the prestige and responsibility, the salary of the Guard was paid the same wage as all other officers and soldiers.
The Guard’s exclusive primary responsibility, however, was to protect Washington, at any cost. When the word of possible British advance on Newark, George Washington’s elite soldiers were placed on roads surrounding Morristown.
Morristown was a town the British needed to capture and exploit. It held the routes to the thriving iron mines and forges. The British needed to stop the army from turning the iron into steel that could then be turned into weapons.
Mount Freedom, situated on the top of an 800-foot mountain part of the Watchung Mountain range was also General Washington’s headquarters, and command and control center and considered by the British to be the heart of the war.
Occasionally, as many as 300 men were posted to guard George Washington, although about 150 was more likely the average. A roaming George Washington Guard was sent
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from Jockey Hollow each day to augmented Lifeguard. The Guard arrived in Morristown, in 1779, three days after Washington who had been living in the Ford Mansion, Guard members built their own huts on the property about 200 feet south of the mission mansion. Later they cured and trimmed logs and built the walls and a roof of a new kitchen for the Ford Mansion. There is some evidence that they may also have built a log cabin; and a log office attached to the west side of the mansion.
Hercules Mulligan emigrated with his family to New York as a child in 1740. He eventually opened a tailoring business in Manhattan, where he made suits for high-ranking British officers. But behind the measuring tape, Mulligan was working for the American cause—risking his life to spy on his own customers.
Charming, clever, and completely underestimated, Mulligan had exactly what the revolution needed, access. British soldiers who confided in him, unaware that he was passing on their plans to the rebels—often through his enslaved assistant, Cato, who acted as a courier. The pair were an unlikely but critical link in Washington’s intelligence network.
Mulligan risked his life not once but twice knowing that if he were discovered he would be executed as a spy for the Colonials.
For all the responsibility of George Washington’s Life Guard they were paid the same wage as all other officers and soldiers. They were not all well-educated, and several are known to have signed their payments payrolls with an
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Many of the jobs were menial. At least six of them worked for Washington as servants. and another as a cook. Three men worked as stable hands. As many as fourteen could be assigned to pick up supplies and many worked as messengers. The commander of the Guard, Captain Caleb Gibbs, was responsible for keeping the headquarters expense accounts and overseeing the Guard’s responsibility.
Throughout the American Revolutionary War, George Washington’s personal bodyguard was an elite corps of infantry and mounted men. It was officially entitled The Commander-in-Chief’s Guard but was more commonly known as The Lifeguard.
Troop movements became dangers to Washington’s person. A surprise raid upon headquarters by colonial Tories and or British raiders became a serious possibility. A personal Guard to the Commander-in-Chief became necessary.
The Guard’s purpose was to physically protect General George Washington. However, they were also further assigned the responsibility of protecting the Continental Army’s official papers as well as the general’s baggage.
The Guard was increased to 250 while the army was stationed in Morristown, NJ, close to the British army. Its strength returned to 180 men in the spring and in the last year of its existence, reduced to 64 men. Besides officers and enlisted, there were six drummers, six fifers, and a drum major.
The Life Guard was first commanded by Rhode Islander
Captain Caleb Gibbs who bore the title of ‘Captain Commandante.’ Gibbs formed the corps with the assistance of Washington’s nephew, Lieutenant George Lewis. The other lieutenants were Henry Livingston of New York, William Colfax of New Jersey, and Benjamin Goyman of Virginia.
Under Gibbs, the guard participated in every major battle of the northern campaign. Many guardsmen were wounded while guarding Washington or detached to other regiments during the action. Gibbs was promoted to major by June 6th, 1780, when 152 guardsmen, along with the Rhode Island Regiment, held off a heavy frontal attack during the Battle of Springfield. By the end of the year, Gibbs was promoted to Brevet Lt. Colonel and transferred to the 2nd Massachusetts. William Colfax of New Jersey succeeded Gibbs as commander and towards the end of the war, he was replaced by Captain Bezaleel Howe, of the New Hampshire Battalion. Howe was destined to command the Life Guard on its last mission – seeing that Washington’s baggage and army records were transferred to Mt. Vernon, VA.
Despite the extraordinary efforts 0f today’s U.S. Secret Service to keep their charges safe; attempts on presidents and presidential candidates continues to be a seemingly endless threat. On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, followed by James A. Garfield in 1881, William M, Mckinley 1901, John F. Kennedy 1963. There have been fourteen attempted assassinations (two of which were on Gerald Ford, and two on Donald J. Trump within weeks of each other).
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith
By Megan Roche
In 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 on-going feature in the months ahead.
While current students at the school may not have walked the halls with Jamie, that doesn’t stop teachers and staff from educating the next generation of the Wolfpack family about his heroic efforts.
In 2019, during ‘A Call to Courage’ week, history and English classes focused a lesson on learning about Corporal Jamie Smith and his life and service. Clubs got involved at the school as well, with Film Club screening Black Hawk Down (a movie that was inspired by Smith’s last battle). Veterans were also invited to a roundtable discussing with students during the lunch period on Oct. 2 to give them a chance to ask any and all questions about their service. On Oct. 4 of that year a school wide assembly was held. For Principal Tim Rymer, this assembly was a chance to extend the notion to the
community that all those who walk the halls of West Morris Central are remembered, regardless of what activities they were involved in, if they were athletic, artistic, academically driven, etc.
“Leading up to our big celebration on Oct. 4, we wanted to make sure every student and every staff member knew who Jamie Smith was. We had a big school wide assembly where we had a keynote speaker, Debbie Gonzales, who was Jamie Smith’s English teacher while he was a student at West Morris and she also spoke the eulogy at Jamie’s funeral. Corporal Smith’s brothers and sister were also present to honor their brother’s life.” Rymer said.
That event in 2019 has led to an annual civics day where freshman learn about Smith and the legacy that he left behind. Phil Nicolosi and Christian Hildreth, two history teachers at the school, work to plan the civics day event each fall.
“We realized that these kids had no context for who Jamie was and no context as to why he was in Somalia. We decided to set up his legacy, we really had to talk about the Battle for Mogadishu. We talked about the concepts behind courage and bravery, and how people are remembered. That transitioned into a brief discussion around Somalia and what led to the Battle,” Hildreth
shared.
To make things even more real for the students, Hildreth and Nicolosi teamed up with Barry Buchanan, fellow WMC teacher, who was given the first ever Jamie Smith Award shortly after his passing.
For Nicolosi, to help preserve Jamie’s legacy, is incredibly important.
“Jamie Smith is just like them. He comes from their town. He sat in the same desks that they do. I always try to drive that point home to the kids. It’s the idea that Jamie embodied courage and bravery in his
everyday life. One of the big things for me, I’ve been here for a long time and you never know if there is another Jamie Smith sitting in that group of kids that is sitting right in front of you. Jamie is a history maker and we want his story to be a point of inspiration,” Nicolosi said.
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith will continue in the September 2025 issue, where you’ll learn how Smith’s legacy became recognized in the State of New Jersey.
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A banner hung in the hallway at West Morris Central during 2019’s “A Call to Courage” week.
By Henry M. Holden
It was a time when American colonist began to feel crushed with heavy and illegal taxes. Imposed by England. They felt that the heavy tax imposed on tea was illegal without physical representation in Parlement. It was unfortunate that the colonists, under the rule of Great Britain, had no means of voicing their grievances and there were 12 other colonies (States) that felt the same way.
The business of forcing tea on the American colonies had become a very serious matter. Tea was a major trading commodity, and the warehouses in London stored approximately 17 million pounds of tea. If there should be no sale to any of the American markets the outcome would be catastrophic for England.
In the pre-revolutionary war days liberty was a much wanted and needed commodity for the future United States of America. The colonist of New Jersey showed a strong desire for independence. Many were hopeful that the spirit that welcomed Philadelphia would also welcome the spirit in the hopeful and thriving inhabitants in Cumberland County.
Founded in 1675 by John Fenwick, Cumberland County, New Jersey, is older than Philadelphia, which was not founded until 1682. The hands of time had not touched Greenwich. It is much the same today as it was three hundred years ago, except the British flag is no longer flying; instead it is the stars and stripes of 50 United States of America, that are no longer Colonies.
Boston Tea Party, (December 16, 1773), was an event in
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which 342 cases of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The Americans were protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation) and the monopoly of the East India Company. The events of that day would later spark a copycat action.
Tea from England was sent to the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston; and what tea was used in New Jersey came from those places after the consignees had paid the tax.
The passage of the Tea Act (1773) by the British Parliament gave the East India Company exclusive rights to transport tea to the colonies and empowered it to undercut all its competitors. The leaders of the major cities in the colonies cancelled their orders in protest, but the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony allowed tea to arrive in Boston.
In the early winter of 1774, the quiet residents along the banks of the creek were startled by the appearance of a British brig, (a sailing ship with two masts), called the “Greyhound,” by its captain. It avoided sailing to Philadelphia and sailed about four miles up the Cohansey Creek. The brig stopped at the village of Greenwich, which was its first landing laden with a cargo of tea sent out by the East India Tea Company. The little town of Greenwich, about forty miles from Philadelphia was the principal settlement of Cumberland County in 1774.
Meanwhile, the captain of the “Greyhound” vessel car-
rying tea realized that his vessel would be seized by the British and he would have to pay a heavy tax on the tea. So, he diverted course from Philadelphia and headed up the Cohansey Creek, a navigable body of water running through Cumberland County and emptying into Delaware Bay.
On the evening of, December 22, 1774, a company of about forty young Whigs, (taking a page from the Boston Tea Party a year earlier) disguised as Indians, entered the cellar, of Dan Bowen’s house. Having found an English sympathizer, a Tory, as they were called, Daniel Bowen, allowed the Greyhound’s crew secretly stored the cargo of tea in the cellar of his home.
They took possession of the entire cargo of tea, transferred the tea cases from the cellar into an adjoining field, continued on page 14
The Legend of Tempe Wick
By Henry M. Holden
There are so many curious and unexpected things that occur during a war that greatly affect the people who live in the war zone. One event suddenly involved a young woman born in 1758 -(1822). Tempe (Probably short for Temperance) was born in Mendham on October 30, the youngest of five children in the Wick Family.
Her father, Henry, had inherited a farm from his father John and her four older brothers and sisters were born there. In 1746, her father and Nathan Cooper jointly purchased 1,000 acres of good land, bordering the Passaic River. Nathan gave his share of the land to her father two years later. By that time, the family had moved to Jockey Hollow, just outside of Morristown, where the father purchased more land, expanding the property to 1,400 acres. He built a new, large home on the farm a few years later. Their property was one of the largest farms in Morristown. It had 1,000 acres of good timber, primarily oak and walnut. The orchards contained several hundred apple trees. Tempe said they made good, hard cider from this crop. They also had acreage under cultivation where they planted barley, oats and flax. Her four siblings moved out of the home before the War of Independence began. Tempe Wick was the owner of a fine horse. Tempe and the horse had an unwritten agreement of respect for one another. and one of the legends of America’s War for In-
dependence.
The legend is one woven from equal measures of courage and ingenuity, a young woman alone and on the edge of a brutal winter, facing uncertainty with little more than her wits.
On December 21, 1780, Henry Wick died, leaving Tempe alone to care for her sick mother Mary, and her mentally ill brother. When her mother’s condition worsened, Tempe saddled her horse and rode for the home of Doctor William Leddell, who lived a few miles away. The doctor was not in, so Tempe left a message at the Leddell residence and headed home.
The Revolutionary War threw a dark shadow over the countryside, and rumors hung to the cold air like icicles on tree branches. In the muted quiet following her father’s death, the Wick homestead, in Jockey Hollow, became a fragile unbreakable dwelling and Tempe charged with care for her ailing mother and anxious brother.
But the region bristled with restless soldiers and whispers of mutiny. As Tempe was riding home from her visit to the doctor’s office, she was confronted by three mutineers from the Continental Army, demanding her horse.
Tempe’s prized mare became a target, coveted by weary men grown desperate. The threat was as real as the icy wind that whipped through the trees. Tempe understood that swift decisions might mean the difference between safety and loss, or life and death.
One of the mutineers grabbed the bridle of her horse, demanding that she give them her mount. Tempe agreed, but when the soldier released the bridle to help her down from the saddle, she whipped her horse and raced away for home. She arrived safely, but she feared the mutineers would follow her home and take the horse by force. Running away from them was not the answer and would only postpone the trouble for a short while. So, she knew she needed a different strategy. It would make no sense to ride past her house and ride on. She had no place to go. All the soldiers had to do was wait at her farm and for her to return.
Tempe road swiftly toward her home. Her thoughts continued on page 14
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and piling them together, burned them in one general conflagration.
The Tea company was undoubtedly under the impression that the conservative feelings and principles of the people of New Jersey would induce them to submit quietly to a new tax. The result showed that the temper of the people was little understood by the East India Tea Company.
However, this unusual procedure was noted by the citizens who immediately appointed a temporary committee of five to look after the matter until a county committee might be appointed.
A general committee of thirty-five was later appointed, with representatives from Greenwich, Deerfield, Jericho, Shiloh, Bridgeton, Fairfield and perhaps other places.
News of the Boston Tea Party had reached Greenwich, and the defiant example was regarded by many of the local settlers as worthy of their own contempt for the British. Fate now presented them with a ready-made opportunity to duplicate the act.
On the evening of, December 22, 1774, a company of about forty young Whigs, dis-
guised as Mohawk Indians, entered the cellar of Bowen’s house. They took possession of the cargo and moved the tea chests from the cellar into an adjoining field, and piled them and together, burned them in one general conflagration.
Thus, the patriots of Cumberland County living in Greenwich expressed their discontent by reacting to oppressive governmental measures. They had clearly taken a stand for independence and democracy.
Later, several participants in the Tea Party were brought up on charges by the representatives of the Crown. A call to every adult person for funds to help those under charges resulted in raising thousands for legal fees. However, there was never a trial because the issue was moot. The shooting war with the British had already begun.
Today, Greenwich has been granted the distinction of being one of the five tea-party towns in America, the others being Charleston, Annapolis, Princeton, and Boston. In 1908 a monument was erected to remember the original old marketplace on Ye Greate Street where the burning of a cargo of British tea first took place, on December 22, 1773.
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were galloping as fast as her horse could run. As she was closing the distance to her home she reached a conclusion 0n what to do.
She did not ride toward the barn but dashed through the gateway of the large yard and swiftly dismounted. She turned toward the road, but the men were not in sight. She knew they would eventually show up since they were without horses and would eventually find the Wick house, and Tempe, if she did nothing.
What she had decided to do was something which people never did, but it was the only thing she could think of, and she was a girl whose actions were as quick as her ideas were original. Without stopping for an instant, she took her horse to the back door and led him confidently into the house.
According to one version of the story, Tempe sprang from her horse and led the
horse into the house via the back door and hid it in a guest bedroom. She closed the shutter over the window and put a feather bed under it to muffle the sound of its hooves. She and her horse were now in total darkness. But none of the descriptions addressed the animal’s toilet needs.
In another version of the story, Tempe hid her horse in the kitchen. Claims are frequently made that a faint imprint of a horse’s shoe can be seen on the kitchen’s floor.
The soldiers arrived at her house soon after and searched the barn out buildings and woods around the house but they left empty-handed.
After the army passed Tempe’s home, she guided the horse out of the guest room and walked him back to his stall in the barn. The room in which the horse had spent so many quiet days (three weeks by some estimates} became guest quarters again.
happening in your school or organization?
By Henry M, Holden
TWomen’s Suffrage – 100 years to Victory
hese days we are locked in a national debate about whether women should have the right to obtain abortions. In the late nineteenth and early 20th century, the women of New Jersey were debating a different question. Should women vote?
In July 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. The Convention produced a list of demands called the Declaration of Sentiments. It was modeled on the Declaration of Independence; it called for broader educational and professional opportunities for women and the right of married women to control their wages and property. After this historic gathering, women’s voting rights became a central issue in the emerging debate about women’s rights in the United States.
Many of the attendees at the convention were also abolitionists whose goals included universal suffrage and the right to vote for all adults. In 1870, this goal was partially realized when the 15th amendment, granted black men the right to vote, was ratified. Woman suffragists’ were in vehement disagreement over supporting the 15th Amendment. However, it resulted in a “break” that split the women’s suffrage movement into two new suffrage organizations that focused on different strategies to win women voting rights.
During the 1850s, the women’s rights movement gathered steam, but lost momentum when the Civil War began. Soon after the war ended, the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment to the Constitution raised familiar questions of suffrage and citizenship. The women’s suffrage movement made the question of women’s voting rights into an important political issue in the 19th century.
Not everyone followed the same path in fighting for women’s equal access to the vote, and the history of the suffrage movement is one of illogical as well as collaboration.
The suffragist used two arguments: First, they said that because women constituted half the population, simple justice demanded that they have the right to vote. How unfair it would be if women were classified with criminals or the mentally ill and being denied the vote. Second, they predicted that giving women the vote would usher in a better world. The more extreme advocates claimed that women would abolish war, alcoholism and political corruption.
A woman who signed XX wrote to the Newark Evening News seems to have expressed the anxieties of many of her sisters. “Women are not prepared for the anxieties of many of her sisters and are not prepared for a women’s suffrage amendment, neither do they want the vote. Over ten percent of the women in this glorious state are dissatisfied with the men of our state and our country on what they did for us in the past. That ten percent are striving to plunge ninety percent of contented women into the political arena regardless their efficacy, their preparedness, or their desire.”
The suffragists split into two organizations. Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). The primary goal of the organization was to achieve voting rights for women by means of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and others formed the American Woman Suffrage Association (ASWA), which focuses exclusively on gaining voting rights for women through the
individual states.
Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage decided to change the dynamic and disrupted the official U.S. Centennial program at Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, presenting a “Declaration of Rights for Women.”
Anthony registered and voted for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election in New York. She was arrested, tried, and convicted in 1873. Her defense, that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment entitled her to vote, was unsuccessful.
The 15th Amendment (1869) to the U.S. Constitution read: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Note, the gender issue never arose.
In the year following the ratification of the 15th amendment, the NWSA sent a voting rights petition to the Senate and House of Representatives requesting that suffrage rights be extended to women and that women be granted the privilege of being heard on the floor of Congress.
Resentment toward the status quo had been building and an anti-Suffrage Party was organized in 1870. Many people, including prominent women, such as Ellen Sherman, wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, challenged the notion of suffrage as a “natural right,” and opposed its extension to women. In their view, women’s political participation threatened their significant roles as wives, mothers, and educators.
The second national suffrage organization was the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), founded by Lucy Stone, and Julia Ward Howe. The AWSA supported the 15th Amendment and protested the confrontational tactics of the NWSA. The AWSA concentrated on gaining women’s access to the polls at state and local levels, in the belief that victories there would gradually build support for national action on the issue.
The National Association of Black Women was formed 1880s with the goal of achieving equality for women of color. The association brought together more than 100 black women’s clubs.
A growing number of Black Women actively supported women’s suffrage during this period. They organized women’s clubs across the country to advocate for suffrage, among other reforms. Prominent African American suffragists included Ida B. Wells-Barnett of Chicago, a leading crusader against lynching; Mary Church Terrell, educator and first president of the National Association of Black Women; and Adella Hunt Logan, Tuskegee Institute faculty member, who insisted in articles in The Crisis, a publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), that if white women needed the vote to protect their rights, then black women – victims of racism as well as sexism – needed the ballot even more.
While a federal woman suffrage amendment was not their priority, an 1871 petition, asking that women in District of Columbia and the territories be allowed to vote and hold office, from AWSA leadership to Congress revealed its support for one.
In 1890, the NWSA and AWSA merged into the National American Woman Suffrage Association. It became the largest woman suffrage organization in the country and led much of the struggle for the vote.
In 1919, a year before women gained the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th amendment, the NAWSA reorganized into the League of Women Voters.
The suffragists knew the current tactics would have to go beyond petitions and memorials to Congress.
Testing another strategy, Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in the 1872 election in Rochester, NY. As planned, she was arrested for “knowingly, wrongfully and unlawfully voting for a representative to the Congress of the United States.” She was convicted by the State of New York and fined $100, which she insisted she would never pay. On January 12, 1874, Anthony petitioned Congress, requesting “that the fine imposed upon your petitioner be remitted, as an expression of the sense of this high tribunal that her conviction was unjust.”
Wealthy white women were not the only supporters of women’s suffrage. Frederick Douglass, formerly enslaved and leader of the abolition movement, was also an advocate. He attended the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
In the second decade of the 20th century, suffragists began staging large and dramatic parades to draw attention to their cause. One of the most consequential demonstrations was a march held in Washington, DC, on March 3, 1913. Though controversial because the march organizers’ attempt to exclude, then segregate women of color, more than 5,000 suffragists from around the country paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to the Treasury Building.
Many of the women who had been active in the suffrage movement in the 1860s and 1870s continued their involvement over 50 years later. In 1917, Mary O. Stevens, secretary and press correspondent of the Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, asked the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to help the cause of woman suffrage by explaining: “My father trained me in my childhood days to expect this right. I have given my help to continued on page 16
NJ Gov. Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Meets with Jewish Community
Leaders, Discusses Education, Security & Rising Antisemitism
In his first sit-down with Jewish community leaders since winning the Republican gubernatorial primary, Jack Ciattarelli visited the Rabbinical College of America’s Morristown campus on Friday, July 11, engaging in a 90-minute discussion with Chabad rabbis representing communities from across New Jersey about pressing issues facing the state’s Jewish communities.
The visit brought together Chabad rabbis from the movement’s 72 centers statewide, representing the largest Jewish organizational footprint in New Jersey. The discussion focused on education policy, security concerns, and the rising tide of antisemitism affecting Jewish communities throughout the Garden State.
“This visit displays true concern for the needs of New Jersey’s large Jewish community,” said Rabbi
Mendy Herson, Dean of the Rabbinical College of America and Director of Chabad of New Jersey, who hosted the discussion alongside Senator Anthony Bucco and philanthropist Amir Hadar.
During the visit, Ciattarelli also addressed 288 fourteen-year-old students from countries including Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, and Russia, who are participating in the institution’s Yeshiva Summer Program (YSP). The international students are in Morristown as part of their transition from eighth grade into the yeshiva high school system.
Rabbi Herson introduced Ciattarelli to the students, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement and quoting the Mishnah’s teaching to “pray for the welfare of government,” a principle central to Jewish civic participation.
“I have deep ties in the
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the agitation and worked for its coming a good many years.”
Notably, the NWP organized the first White House picket in U.S. history on January 10, 1917. They stood vigil at the White House, demonstrating in silence six days a week for nearly three years. The “Silent Sentinels” let their banners –comparing the President to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany – speak for them. Many of the sentinels were arrested and jailed in deplorable conditions. Some incarcerated women went on hunger strikes and endured forced feedings. The Sentinels’ treatment gained greater sympathy for women’s suffrage, and the courts later dismissed all charges against them.
When New York adopted woman suffrage in 1917 and President Woodrow Wilson changed his position to support an amendment in 1918, the political balance shifted in favor of the vote for women. There was still strong opposition to enfranchising women, however, as illustrated by petitions from anti-suffrage groups.
On October 19, 1915, the men of New Jersey voted in a referendum on a proposed amendment to the state constitution which would give women the ballot. The move was unsuccessful, and women did not win
Jewish community and serious concerns about the issues facing the community,” Ciattarelli told the gathering. “I chose to make my first visit with the Jewish community here at Chabad because of their extensive footprint across New Jersey – they’re in every corner of our state, serving Jews from all walks of life.” He also announced his upcoming trip to Israel.
The visit included participation from prominent Chabad leaders including Rabbi Eli Kornfeld (Chabad of Hunterdon County), Rabbi Avi Richler (Chabad Liaison of Political Affairs), and rabbis from communities spanning the entire state. Ciattarelli has maintained decades-long relationships with several of these leaders, particularly Rabbis Kornfeld and Richler.
Senator Anthony Bucco, whose family has enjoyed warm relations with the
Rabbinical College of America spanning two generations, posted after the visit: “Always enjoy visiting my friends at the Rabbinical College of America.”
The Chabad movement, known for its philosophy of reaching Jews of all levels of observance with love and acceptance, operates 72 centers across New Jersey staffed by 92 rabbinical couples, representing the state’s most extensive Jewish communal infrastructure.
While the Rabbinical College of America welcomes visits and discussions with all candidates and does not endorse candidates for office, the timing of this visit – as Ciattarelli’s first major Jewish community engagement following his primary victory – signals the importance of Jewish voters in the upcoming gubernatorial race.
The college noted that
while Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill has not yet reached out for a similar
meeting, they remain open to hosting discussions with all gubernatorial candidates.
the referendum.
But within four years women were 0n the ballot, again. Eventually suffragists won the political support necessary for the ratification of the 19thAmendment. For 42 years, the measure had been introduced at every session of Congress but ignored or voted down. It finally passed Congress in 1919 and went to the states for ratification.
In May, the House of Representatives passed it by a vote of 304 to 90; two weeks later, the Senate approved it 56 to 25.
Those against the amendment managed to delay official ratification. Anti-suffrage legislators fled the state to avoid a quorum, and their associates held massive anti-suffrage rallies and attempted to convince pro-suffrage legislators to oppose ratification. However, Tennessee delivered the crucial 36th ratification necessary for final adoption. While decades of struggle to include African Americans and other minority women in the promise of voting rights remained, the face of the American electorate had changed forever.
August 26, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of when the federal government certified states’ ratification of the 19th amendment pertaining to voting rights for women.
Rabbi Herson points out campus security features to Jack Ciattarelli during campus tour
By Richard Mabey Jr.
II Remember Dad: A Most Endearing Gift
n September of 1969, I turned 16 and began my junior year at Boonton High School. It was late September that a most traumatic event came to my life. I got a “D” on a chemistry quiz. It was the first “D” I had ever received in my life. I was deeply hurt and thought that my unbroken yield of continuing to make the Honor Roll, had come to a grinding halt.
That very night, I confessed to my father about getting a grade of “D” on my first chemistry quiz. I was very embarrassed and felt ashamed. To my surprise, my father was not upset at all. The main thing that he told me was that I needed to study my chemistry, even more. It was just that simple.
The weekend that followed, Dad and I took a ride to a little bookstore in Wayne. Dad bought me a booklet titled, “The How and Why of Chemistry.” This booklet presented the subject of chemistry in a much more understandable style than my textbook did. I read this book, from cover to cover, that weekend.
When we got home from the bookstore, that Saturday morning, Dad and I sat down at the dining room table of the old Mabey Homestead. Dad worked on scouting paperwork, which was part of his volunteer job of serving as Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 170. I remember that Dad and I spent that entire Saturday afternoon and evening sitting at the dining room table.
Dad did not know much about chemistry. But he knew that if I was going to get a good grade on my next chemistry quiz, I needed to study more than I had been studying. So, after church that following Sunday, once again, Dad and I began sharing the dining room table.
From the Autumn of 1969, Dad and I studying at the dining room table of the old Mabey Homestead.
I remember that Mr. Toomey, my chemistry teacher, gave us another chemistry quiz that following week. To my amazement, I got a “B” on that quiz.
I owe the sun and the moon and the stars to my father. He believed in me, more than I believed in myself. He would never let me give up. He would never allow me accept defeat. My father had a rare blend of being both caring and stern with me.
Now at 71, nearly 20 years have passed since my beloved father went Home to be with the Lord. I still miss him very much. A day hasn’t gone by that I haven’t thought about him. My father built a foundation in my heart and soul, that was filled with inner strength and determination. He taught me to never give up, to never ever give up.
If you’re a parent, the most wonderful gift that you can give to your child, is to teach him or her to believe in themself, to never give up, to never surrender when things get tough. For truly, love is the most powerful force in the universe.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.
A photo of a copy of the actual “The How and Why of Chemistry” book that Dad bought for me back in 1969.
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