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Wayne Scout Troop Donates to Wayne Interfaith Network Food Pantry

ongratulations to Scout Troop #108 of Wayne who donated over 80 bags of food and $560 in supermarket gift cards to the Wayne Interfaith Network Food Pantry last month. Their annual spring food drives have become very important in helping the pantry re-stock their shelves in preparation for the busy summer months when school is out. Thank you for making such a big difference in the community! For more information about the WIN Food Pantry and to see what food donations are needed the most, visit www.winfoodpantry. org.

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Pequannock Brothers Win Wrestling Championships

arch 10, 2019 marked a historic day in New Jersey Wrestling and Pequannock Township wrestling. This was the first time ever in the State of New Jersey that 3 brothers all won NJ State Wrestling Titles together on the same day. Vincent Anello - NJ State Champion 60 lbs. Jack Anello - NJ State Champion 50 lbs. Michael Anello - NJ State Champion 41 lbs. While doing so, the Anello Brothers also known as the A Team, achieved wrestling’s ultimate goal finishing with a perfect 19-0 combined record. Over the 19 matches they competed in (which included the NJ State Qualifiers and NJ State Championships), they did not allow a single point scored on them. Not only did the brothers make history in NJ Wrestling, they also made Pequannock Township history by all becoming our first and only 2X NJ State Champions to date. Over the past four seasons, the A Team has captured a combined 6 New jersey State Wrestling Titles representing Pequannock with class and excellent sportsmanship. The 3 brothers are coached by their father, Vince Anello Jr., co-owner of Freedom Fence in Pompton Plains, NJ. Congratulations to Vincent, Jack and Michael on all your outstanding success. Keep making Pequannock Township proud!

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Wayne Furniture Landmark Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary

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Documentary Filmmaker Paul Bastante Doing His Part to Capture Essence of Wayne

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“So that when people leave our film in November they say, ‘I’ve lived all my life in Wayne; I’ve never heard of Laurelwood Arboretum,” he says. “I find that shocking (because) if you went and saw the place you’d be like, wow, you’d want to know about it.” town’s profile,” he says. The filmmaker pinches himself sometimes that he gets to do this everyday. “You’re right, there aren’t any companies out there doing historical township documentaries and when you think about it that’s important work on a local level to have documentation of your town’s history,” he says. According to Bastante, who owns Silk City Films, producer of “Hills and Valleys: A Journey through Wayne,” the town profiles all started in 2018 when the mayor of Bloomingdale asked if he would be interested in making a video for their town, then Pequannock’s mayor got wind of it and also wanted one. “This kept snowballing into Wayne wanting to do something similar,” he says. Bastante does all his films in sections and then features within the films. “If I was to tell somebody about something in Wayne that maybe nobody knows about, like the best kept secret — that would be a place called Laurelwood Arboretum, near Pines Lake, a 30-acre nature preserve dedicated to rhododendrons and over 200 native (plant) species dating back to the revolution.” And its well-known history also comprises when it was a com-

mercial nursery run by Dorothy and John Knippenberg. “They donated the property to the town for it to become a park but in order to maintain it with all the beautiful plantings that were already there; we formed the Friends of the Laurelwood Arboretum,” says president Alice Moskowitz. According to Bastante, they’ve documented the Arboretum from the sky using drone technology and recording from the air topography. “We’re drone mapping the entire township of Wayne so that we can provide a birds-eye view to the public that perhaps they’ve never seen before.” “So that when people leave our film in November they say, ‘I’ve lived all my life in Wayne; I’ve never heard of Laurelwood Arboretum,” he says. “I find that shocking (because) if you went and saw the place you’d be like, wow, you’d want to know about it.” Since its inclusion in the film, Moskowitz says they are very pleased that people will get to know about the Arboretum and come see what they’re missing. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful place and we really do a lot of different things for the community, in addition to having these beautiful grounds that are just lovely for jogging, walking, sitting and wonderful views.”

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Wayne encompasses 27.54 square miles — and Bastante says they’re covering it all from the Mountain View section. “Which was back in the day notable for the iron industry (and) the brick industry was there,” the filmmaker says. “Many buildings architecturally in the North Jersey area are built using bricks from that area.” The YMCA also plays a prominent role in the film. “The thing about the Y is not so much that it’s a hidden gem,” Bastante says. “It’s more that people have a perception of it that perhaps is not accurate because they think it’s an ethnic or religious thing, where it’s not; anybody can join.” Silk City Films goes into depth on the Y from 1844 when George Williams came on the scene as a young drapery expert in some of Europe’s precursors to department stores. “Him and 11 other guys came together to start the Y as a diversion from the streets at the time,” Bastante says. “It’s evolved from that point all the way to America and George Williams in 1894 won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work doing that and it caught on like wildfire.” Then it comes to Wayne in 1976 when they open that location. “People will leave our film knowing the back story of YMCA and how it came to be and the important people up to the players of today like Laura Tiedge, the director there now and Rick Gorab, the Metro Oranges leader of the YMCA.” Tiedge says the Y was thrilled that Bastante acknowledged them as an entity that’s contributed to the township over the last 40 plus years and to it being a great place to live. “When the Y took over in 2011 we wanted to make it a point that we’d become the community cultural center of Wayne and it’s nice to be recognized that way,” she says. “We had a great conversation with Paul; I just love the fact that he’s taken this really positive take on it,” Tiedge says of the film. “The town has so much to offer, such a rich and storied history. He’s a very thorough documentarian, you can feel his passion.” Other notable people can call themselves Wayne natives, including Cecil B. DeMille, Queen Latifah and Nabisco’s principal food scientist, Sam Porcello, who created the Oreo cookie filling and held five patents related to his work on the Oreo. “You’ll have to watch the movie to see all the notable people, that’s definitely something we cover in all the films,” Bastante says. According to the filmmaker, people are ready to come together at a community event to check out the history of their town un-

fold before their eyes on the giant screen. “That’s all well and good; we enjoy that,” he says. “But what I enjoy more than anything else is the journey from when we start filming because I actually become like the mayor of that place, no offense to Mayor Vergano.” Vergano himself says he is thrilled that “Hills & Valleys” is being produced about the great history of their township. “I have had the opportunity to meet with the producers of this film on many occasions and have seen them filming various events and at many locations throughout the community,” the mayor says. Bastante echoes that sentiment — saying that’s how they get to know everybody because he remains accessible and transparent about what they are doing and people see him and Silk City Films all over the place. “And we do previews on a daily basis on our Facebook page promoting the film and Wayne itself,” he says. “We do so much filming and so many hours and so many interviews, we’ll interview upwards of 75 people for the Wayne film,” he says. “It is all just non-actors, real people. What ends up happening for the politicians and civic leaders is when they appear in this they almost appear for the rest of time for that particular area.” Not all of the things and not all of the things they say in their interviews actually make it into the movie itself but end up in (those) previews, the filmmaker says, adding that he likes interacting with the public and responding to their questions. Even longtime Wayne residents may not know about the system of government that the township uses. “I think that they would be surprised to learn that it’s called the Faulkner Act,” Bastante says. “It only applies to about 10 percent of municipalities in the state of New Jersey, of which there are 551.” According to the filmmaker, when it comes to Wayne — he says the main theme there is that they sometimes need to stop and smell the roses. “When I say that people don’t understand the context of it,” Bastante says. “I’m referring to the people here are so busy; it’s a very hustle bustle working class town and they’re so concerned with the activities of day-to-day life that perhaps they don’t see some of the more great things and beautiful things about

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to bring it to the people free of charge their place.” and three - the support of the local The filmmaker, currently lives in Butgovernment, meaning access to their ler, grew up in Pequannock and went to people — the mayor, the governing ofelementary school in Wayne. ficials, the departments.” In 2020 he will release four films At the end of the day, the filmmakand those include his first documentaer says they invested upwards of 1,000 ry, “Bloomingdale: An American Small hours into this Wayne film in terms of Town,” for their 100th anniversary, shooting, editing, writing, researching, “Before a Nation: The Story of Pequandiscovering and basically doing the nock,” which celebrated a March prebusiness of “Hills and Valleys.” miere, “Parsippany: All Roads Lead Ultimately, Bastante says the movHere” and due out this summer, “Patie will be released online on YouTube, erson: My City.” Vimeo and all their social platforms He says not only does Silk City Films with the proper hashtags to ensure do towns, they cover other subjects as that when future generations Google well. Wayne this film will come up as some“For 2021 we have another docuthing positive. mentary in the works called, ‘The Ger“And they’ll get an accurate portrayman-American Bunds,’” Bastante says. al of a fantastic town,” the filmmaker “We’re doing a documentary on that says. “It’s a pretty major undertaking organization which was here in New Laurelwood Arboretum founding member, Nancy and it’s been about nine months in the Jersey and all over the nation in the Fadynich with Paul Bastante, of Silk City Films. making so far.” 30s and into the early 40s before it was The mayor says the township’s rich history will be included in raided by the FBI as a German propaganda army group.” In order for Silk City Films to be able to do a documentary on a the film. “Along with the many activities and businesses that make town, the filmmaker needs compelling content and more. “There should be some interesting story there to tell,” Bastante Wayne a great place to live, work and raise a family.” says. “Two - a business community there to support it and help

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Image Makers Printing and Sign Celebrates 35 Years in Business

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Saturday (except Labor Day) June 1 through Oct. 19, from 10am to 1pm. “The parking lot for the municipal building (475 Valley Road) is quite big so we do have ample parking to accommodate everybody,” Roetman says. The Y has every intention of making the market a longterm success for Wayne and the Passaic County community at large. Goordman, a yoga teacher at the Y for more than 10 years and an active part of the Wayne community, jumped at the chance to take the helm of the market. “For most of the time I’ve been in Caldwell (where she lives) I’ve always gone to the Montclair Famers Market, so I was really excited when I saw that the YMCA was going to start one in Wayne. I raised my hand and it worked out to be a good fit.” And the farmer’s market is close to Goordman’s heart, since the Ohio native still has some dear friends who are farmers. She says Caldwell has CSA (community supported agriculture)

and it is her understanding that Wayne has one too in Packanack Lake. “You buy a share of a farmer’s produce,” the market manager says. “You pay x amount of dollars for the entire season — and they bring a weekly share of the produce to you.” She says people typically load up on the vendors — but her focus has been the farmers. In terms of vendors, Roetman says it’s fluctuated a little bit each week. They started with 13 on the first week, and now they are up to more than 20. You can find a little bit of everything there. “Fresh fruits and vegetables to locally grown honey, fresh farm eggs, there’s a maple syrup vendor, natural nut vendor, we have a couple of vendors selling beauty products such as homemade soaps and candles,” the director says. Another vendor is selling hand-carved wood products, and don’t forget to visit the food vendors; Corbett’s Cookie

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Bar, Cactus Pete’s Beef Jerky, Picklelicious (Teaneck). “And we’ll have a pottery vendor, Rimi Studios (Washington, NJ) that’ll be attending,” Roetman says. Jim Rimi has been showing his artistic pieces at farmer’s markets for a decade and he only has favorable things to say about the new Wayne market. “Great market, people are great — Jill does an awesome job, really good feel,” Rimi says. “It’s a nice, fun atmosphere, everybody’s really cool, vendors are all good.” The artist says his first time out at this market there was a good response to his functional handmade pottery and fine art photography. “A real welcoming crowd,” Rimi says of the Wayne Township residents. And for those who haven’t seen his pottery and other creations yet, the artist recommends everyone come down to the farmer’s market when you have a moment and check out his work.

According to Roetman, market pricing varies depending on the product but he says it’s definitely on par with other markets of similar nature. The vendors come from all around the region - not just Wayne. “To be honest, it would be impossible to run the market just trying to get Wayne vendors,” the director says. There aren’t that many active farmers left in Passaic County and Wayne actually has two. “We bring Hazelman Farms, an egg farmer out of West Milford and also Humor Me Farms, which is an Alpaca and angora rabbit farmer (Newfoundland, NJ),” Goordman says. “They were two of our first people to sign on board because they were so excited to have something in their own county.” There could be any number of reasons why the farmer’s markets are lacking in Passaic County but it’s hard to pin down. “I really am not clear as to why.” the market manager says. “Either there’s not a community desire for it, there isn’t communi-

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ty space for it or maybe there just isn’t anybody in those communities looking for it or organizing it within the communities.” According to Roetman, so far the reaction to having a farmer’s market in town has been positive. “This week was exceptionally busy; the last couple of weeks have been a little less busy than the first week, but that’s to be expected. It’s kind of settled into a very nice consistent crowd throughout the course of the market,” he says. And there’s different forms of entertainment weekly to keep the market exciting and encourage return patrons. “Jill’s got music some weeks; there’s been vendors like a bounce house the first week, a balloon maker the second week so they have some different stuff.” Goordman echoed that sentiment, saying they’ve had magic shows and many musical acts planned. “The Y was recently awarded another small grant to underwrite some entertainment from Farm Credit East, which supports local agriculture,” she says. One weekend there’s going to be a Touch-aTruck and another weekend ‘Christmas

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in July.’ “We’re really trying to make an event every Saturday that people can come to with their families, relatives and friends” says the market manager. “In addition, they get the opportunity to get some fresh, local produce and artisanal products made by people from the area.” Nothing could be better than that vision, the Y’s organizing committee believed. “Tim Roetman and Rosemary Acampora, the Health and Human Services Director, in conjunction with Cathy Scutti, of the Y — she’s our fitness & wellness director — worked together to set (the market) up,” Goordman says. They went to multiple farmer’s market meetings, reached out to other farmer market managers, began compiling lists of farmers and vendors in the area. “And they really started it,” the market manager says. “Came up with the idea; where was it going to be and what are we going to fill the spaces with and how are we going to go about this.” Then in late March 2019 they brought Jill on board to recruit all the farmers, set up the vendors and run the maintenance of it every week. “The YMCA is technically the grant holder,” Roetman says. “It’s Jill’s responsibility to interact with the vendors, oversee the market on the weekends, and do all the publicity for the market.” The best part is bringing folks together. “It’s really nice to just be able to see the community have a place to congregate,” Roetman says. For people to see old friends — but also to be able to pick up healthy, fresh vegetables and fruits.” According to Goordman, she’s looking for the farmer’s market to move forward. Whether it’s the egg guy, meat farmer, micro greens farmer, orchard farmer, produce farmer, alpaca and angora farmers — mushroom farmer, along with the bee keeper and maple syrup harvester, the market manager wants you to connect with the people who grow your food. Farmer John Schweiniger, of New Jersey Mushrooms (Hawthorne) primarily serves the restaurant community selling directly to chefs. “Wayne is the first market I started with and I really started because Rocky Hazelman, the president of the Passaic County Board of Agriculture asked me if I would be interested,” Schweiniger says. According to the mushroom farmer, he considered doing markets but says he doesn’t have a huge farm with a lot of employees so it was tough to commit a full day when he has other responsibilities. “With the Wayne market only being a three-hour market, I was able to work out my production issues around that,” Schweiniger says. “The folks in Wayne seem highly receptive to taking advantage of the local food producers that they might not otherwise have been aware of in their own county.” And so far, the farmer says the response to his mushrooms has been very good. People have been very open to the concept of welcoming these good fungi into their kitchens. “I wasn’t sure how much volume I would push out and what varieties people would want,” Schweiniger says. “I didn’t know if they would want something that they’re familiar with or if they’d want something more exotic.” Turns out for him, the things they weren’t as familiar

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with were the things that piqued their interest and sold out most quickly. “Mostly sold out the first market I did,” he says. “I brought a lot of Shiitake mushrooms, which are more typical and familiar to folks. I think that was the only one I had any material leftovers of.” Schweiniger says people don’t seem to understand that not all mushrooms are grown in soil or on dirt or in compost. “My farm is strictly a woodland mushroom farm,” he says. “They come much cleaner. A lot of the compost based farms they’ll use chicken manures and things like that. You certainly want to at least brush them off and definitely want to make sure you cook them well to get rid of any pathogens. That’s not going to be an issue with the type of mushrooms I grow.” According to Schweiniger, there’s many more health properties with mushrooms that are grown on wood. Depending upon which strain of mushroom it is there’s a whole slew of information on what benefits they provide. “I try to educate the public a little bit about that as they come up if they ask questions,” he says. “The only thing I think that some people are a little unfamiliar with is how to prepare some of the more exotic strains of mushrooms they haven’t seen. They’re not the typical cap and stem type mushroom.”

There are things like Lions Mane, it’s literally called a pom pom. “It looks like a big white puffball,” Schweiniger says. “People don’t know exactly what to do with it so you have to give them a little tutorial on how it’s best prepared, what it’s taste and flavor profiles would be like and what they should expect from texture perspective.” The mushroom farmer says he is planning on being at the Wayne market every Saturday going forward and looks forward to sharing his knowledge of these toadstools — as we sometimes call them. It’s a lovely time of year to connect with nature, the local bounty and your Wayne neighbors; and Goordman sees the market’s potential. “It’s easy to have a big opening day and a great couple of opening weeks because it’s new and the community’s excited about it,” she says. “But we’re really trying to make it a community event because we’d like these farmers to be supported every week.” And they’re happy to work with the folks who make the pickles, cookies, brownies and those kinds of products. “To keep people coming in to support the farmers,” Goordman says. “Because for me, that’s what it’s about. For our market, it’s farmers first.”

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that will enable his betterment in both. Speaking of “endeavors,” Freestone, 34, will be headed to Sao Paulo, Brazil from May – August 2020 after applying and being awarded a Fulbright Scholarship Grant to both develop, test, and teach a new experimental design, graduate-level science course to study how animals learn time intervals. The host institution is Universidade Federal do ABC, and Freestone will be working at the Center for Mathematics Computation Freestone was a double major in History and Cognition. and Psychology at Rutgers University in New The above is both Brunswick, and he loved both, and had his eyes a testament to WPU, on going to graduate school to be a professor. as well as Freestone himself, to whom it is suggested he teaches “on a mountain” and also self-educated himself on one (he grew up in High Point, the site of New Jersey’s highest peat at 1,803 feet), often visiting that state park and nearby Stokes State Forest, studying specimens of various kinds of life. “Oh yeah,” he says, excitedly recalling his youth. “It’s beautiful there.” Freestone explains the process of attaining the grant, start to finish. “I have a friend of mine (Marcelo Caetano) – we went to grad school together – who became the Chair of a department (at

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“Science is one of those ways. If you’re not thinking about science at all, you’re missing one of the interesting ways of thinking about life.”

teresting if we could take some of the ideas we’ve had here and talk about them there, and what if we could get ideas from them and bring them here?’ So that’s the teaching component. What I’ll be doing is teaching a Cognitive Science graduate seminar. They are perfectly capable of doing a very good Cognitive Science program, but I have some expertise that they don’t, and they have some expertise that I don’t. Coming together, I think we can create a better class than you’ve ever seen.” What he does, and what he will be doing during his trip, are very important to Freestone for two reasons. “First is, it’s just interesting,” he says with a huge smile. “How brains work and how they give rise to this really complicated world is absolutely fascinating. On that level it’s just kind of curiosity, but I’m really interested in how it works. I kind of take an engineering approach to it, which is, ‘How would you build a system that does that?’ I just find that an absolutely fascinating problem to work on. In order to solve that problem, I think we can get our cues from anywhere that will help. I think learning is the key to it all, and I think being open to different views on the learning is the

way to answer it, the way to get at it.” When not in the classroom, Freestone, who often writes journal articles and feels it would be fun to tackle a future book project, often reads in his field, and he encourages all to read something on the topic of science. “If they (the reader) don’t find it interesting – and I’m a little bit bias,” he adds with a chuckle, “I wonder if it’s because they haven’t found the problem in science that’s interesting. You need to develop a fascination with it or an interest in it. There are really interesting Science books written for a non-scientist, that give you just enough information to be interested in the topic. And then as you’re reading more, you want more information, and you dig in deeper and deeper.” He then thinks for a moment, and concludes with, “Yeah, I guess my overall approach is that life is an interesting place and that there are a lot of ways of thinking about it.” “Science is one of those ways. If you’re not thinking about science at all, you’re missing one of the interesting ways of thinking about life.”

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Realty Executives Recognizes Top Realtors®

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ealty Executives Wayne Branch Office Manager Annmarie DeGeorge is pleased to announce that the following Agents were recognized for their outstanding achievements for the months of May and June. The office Top Agents in May were Broker Associate Todd Behnken and Realtor® Associates Michael Aldi and Kathy Van Dine. In the month of June, the office Top Agents were Broker Associates Todd Behnken and Lauren Shaw and Realtor® Associate Joan LaGreca.

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Wayne Racquet Club Hosts AFTA for 3rd Annual Friendly Match

or the third year in a row, the Wayne Racquet Club invited the American-Filipino Tennis Association (AFTA) of Bergen County to their club for a 4-hour round of friendly tennis matches, food and fun. Both groups brought food items and drinks for the event, which were enjoyed by all after playing some friendly tennis matches. Throughout the year, AFTA sponsors tennis tournaments among its members and competes with other amateur tennis organizations during the summer season. For the past two decades, AFTA has nurtured and mentored its young players to be the best High School varsity tennis players. Among those representing AFTA at this event was Daniel Espiritu, a top

tennis player from Bergenfield High School. The American Filipino Tennis Association (AFTA) is a not-for-profit tennis organization located in Bergen County, NJ. The association was founded in 1997 and is open for membership to all tennis players regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, or skill level. To contact AFTA for more information, call 973 932 3130 or email Joeyrizal1948@ gmail.com. The Wayne Racquet Club is a private not-for-profit organization where members enjoy six Har-Tru courts (four with lights) for open play as well as social events, tennis programs and lessons from USPTA Pro Kim Carter. To contact the WRC for more information, call 973-616-1000 or email wayneracquetclub@gmail.com.

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Giving Homes A Face Lift:

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home is much more than a house. It is much more than four walls, a foundation, and rooms. Much more than just a place to eat and flop down for the night, homes are often an extension of the people who live in them. At their best, homes can be a place for family dinners, a place to bingewatch favorite shows, a hub for sociability, or just a comforting oasis away from the world. Homes are an investment, literally and figuratively. It is often said that people do not own their homes--their homes own them. Even though the saying is often uttered off the cuff, there is a nugget of truth in it. The best homes give off good vibes. Everyone strives to make their home be a place of comfort, a place that is both restful and pretty. They aim to make their home a place where they can enjoy their solitude as well as the company of others. It is a fact that, invariably with time, homes will deteriorate. As every homeowner knows, there will be wear and tear on them; they will need improvements, renovations, and refurbishments. In time, people may decide to do a home makeover, or even make improvements to sell it. In all of these instances, their homes will need a kind of face lift. When this happens, people need to put their house and home into the hands of trusted professionals to rejuvenate it for whatever purpose they need. Magnolia Home Remodeling Group is just such a business. Founded in 1995, Magnolia Home Remodeling Group is a New Jersey Home Remodeling & Home Improvement Contractor. Located at 1640 Vauxhall Rd in Union Township, these hard workers seek to help their customers make their home its best. Whether customers would like their homes to go the nip and tuck route, or

seek to have a showstopper of a home, Magnolia Homes strives to make them as pretty as a magnolia and several times as strong. Serving areas in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties, Magnolia Home can do it all. They specialize in both interior and exterior remodeling in the New Jersey area. With over 25 years of industry experience, they are a licensed New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor. This family owned business was founded by brothers-in-law and partners, Vic Fiore and Chris Fontana. For this close-knit staff, family pride and reputation is everything. At Magnolia Home Remodeling Group, they take pride in their work as well as their business. Fully insured and licensed, Magnolia Home Remodeling is a full-service business. They specialize in installing vinyl siding, roofing, and windows, as well as kitchen, bathroom, and basement remodeling. They also offer porch remodeling, decks, masonry, patios, additions, levels and more. Additionally, they offer a variety of affordable product choices to fit any budget. They facilitate affordable, no-hassle financing to help their customers. They also offer custom options to cap off the look of the home to make it unique to homeowners. Offering the best in customer service, Magnolia Home seeks to make their customers feel comfortable and satisfied with their progress throughout the home projects. They stress communication, workmanship, professionalism and so much more. According to Fiore, “We describe this business as family owned and operated. I chose to work in this industry because I enjoy working with people. Every home project is so different that it makes every day new and exciting,” he says. The same sentiment is echoed by Fontana, “I didn’t want to be stuck behind a desk all day, I wanted to work with people. They have their own personalities and the work is different every day.” It’s all paramount at Magnolia Home. They ask that all homeowners be present at the consultation so everyone is on the same page, and will have confidence in Magnolia and the job they are doing with their home.

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“We give the personal touch to each job,” Fontana says, “We sit down with everyone so that nothing gets lost in translation. We are always available for our customers.” Knowing that a home improvement job can be scary for their clients, Fontana explains that they strive to make their customer’s experience a positive one. “That includes taking pride in the level of workmanship and transparency, having a real relationship with the customers and making sure that the customers have trust in the project,” he tells. “The customers in turn, appreciate what we do.” For the owners of this family contracting business, having respect, professionalism, and consistency is key. Not only for their customers, but to build a stellar reputation as well. For them, it is all in the details. Even something as simple as cleaning up when the job is finished creates a positive and lasting impression on homeowners. With consistent five-star ratings, Magnolia Home Remodeling Group has even been named a Super Service Award Winner for several years running from Angie’s List. They have many repeat customers as well. The reason for that lies in their customer service and desire to make homeowners happy. When a question needs answering, or someone has a concern, it is guaranteed that they will speak to an owner. “I’d use them again,” is something people say over and over again. Magnolia Home Remodeling Group fervently believes in giving back to the community as well. The company was even featured on TV’s George to the Rescue on April 27th, when they lent more than a hand to Union County’s Munt Family. The family suffered a terrible tragedy on Thanksgiving in 2017 when husband and father, 46-year-old Alex Munt passed away suddenly from a heart attack. The community quickly rallied around the family doing all they

could to help, and that included George to the Rescue and Magnolia Home Remodeling Group. They jumped right in to help the family with their home improvements by giving the house a total makeover. Magnolia Home not only donated construction supplies and labor for the project, they were the lead contractor as well. “We are proud to be able to do this,” Fontana enthuses. “To take the worry and the risk out of a job for our clients. It is an honor.” Fontana mentions they have also worked on projects for the Make A Wish Foundation and in South Jersey helping a disabled child. They also work on a regular basis with police, firemen, and first responders to use their talents and skills to make their lives a little better. That’s what it’s all about for the owners of Magnolia Home. Perhaps nothing demonstrates this more than a memory Fontana shares. “There was a widow whose husband had just recently passed. Her house needed work, and her money was understandably tight. She had been suspicious and hesitant to work with us at first because she’d had a bad experience with another contractor.” Undaunted, Magnolia Home Remodeling set out to help. “We worked with her,” Fontana explains. “Starting out, she had been very affected by her previous experience. We understood that, took everything into consideration, and went above and beyond to change it for her.” Check them out on Yelp, Angie’s List, Better Business Bureau, or their list of references. Taking pride in their family and business reputation, Magnolia Home Remodeling Group puts their heart in customer’s homes. Giving homes the face lift they deserve; they make homes as beautiful as their name implies. For further information, details, or a free estimate, call 855624-6655 or visit www.magnoliahomeremodeling.com.

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NJStarz Stephane Wrembel Hometown: Maplewood, NJ

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By Mike Cobb

tephane Wrembel is widely regarded as a world expert on gypsy jazz guitar and Django Reinhardt. He is perhaps best known for “Bistro Fada,” the theme song from the 2011 Woody Allen Oscar-nominated movie, Midnight In Paris. Born in Fontainebleau, the home of Impressionism and Django Reinhardt, he began studying classical piano at the age of four, discovered Pink Floyd in his teens, and was smitten by the music of Django soon after. To gain experience with “Sinti style” guitar, he spent extensive hours playing in gypsy camps in rural France. In 2000, he enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston, from which he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and moved to New York City in 2003. Looking for gigs, he called “every single restaurant and club in New York.” His persistence paid off, and he is now recognized as the local authority on Django’s style, and one of the finest guitarists in the world. He currently lives in New Jersey and runs Django A Go Go, a music festival and camp for people passionate about gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt’s style. Influences Music was always an important part of Wrembel’s life. His mother insisted that he get a musical education “whether he liked it or not.” He grew up on the pop music of the 1970s & 80’s, though he is a fan in particular of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. About Gilmour’s style Wrembel says, “I don’t really have the words to describe it, but for me when he plays, it makes me vibrate. But I like all kinds of music. You like a band because there is something that resonates within you. For me music is an irrational experience; it’s the feeling that’s most important.” Later, Wrembel discovered jazz, world music, and soon Django Rheinhardt. Growing up in Paris, the spirit of Django loomed large. “In Fontainebleau, there was a strong presence of him in the background. I went to the Django Festival, bought my first Django record, and just felt that I had to do it.” Gypsies But learning Django’s unique playing style required more than just listening. Wrembel immersed himself in the music by living amongst Sinti gypsies outside of Paris. About that experience Wrembel says, “In the camps, you play

all day long, nonstop. You don’t learn technical things. The culture doesn’t use names for things; they just practice melody. By playing constantly you become entranced. The music just comes by itself. This is the way I learned. It was a completely oral tradition with them showing me, just playing for hours and hours. You soak it in, and the information becomes part of you.” A much-maligned ethnic group, he found kinship as well as great learning amongst the Sinti. Wrembel states, “The Gypsies have a very different culture than western culture. There are many misconceptions about them. We don’t understand them because we’re trapped within our own worlds, which is unavoidable. But the fact that I really wanted to play it made it easy to access.” Many believe that to play gypsy music, you have to be gypsy. Wrembel says, “There is some truth that if you’re not Sinti, there’s always going to be something missing because you’re not expressing your Sinti identity. Maybe if you marry in you can assimilate somewhat, but most likely you’re going to get their style integrated into your style. For us as non Gypsies, you get to go into that world, but you can’t express what’s not your identity. It’s better to learn from them and expand. Just be what you are.” The history of gypsy music and culture is fascinating and complex. Legend has it that gypsies originated in India and were driven out centuries ago. Most went west, eventually splitting paths north or south of the Mediterreanean sea. The 1994 documentary Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif is an excellent crash course. The film has no narration, but is highly effective in telling the story via incredible cinematography and fantastic music. Today gypsy music and culture are well known throughout the world. Spanish Flamenco is typified by percussive guitar, hand clapping called “palmas”, castanets, dance, and mournful singing, for example. “In France the Sintis are unique because of Django. The “Roma” have Romanian style (typified by fiddle and brass). But this is a very simplified explanation,” admits Wrembel. What Makes Django Unique As to what makes Django’s particular style unique, Wrembel expounds, “You have the French music waltzes, which was primarily accordion music, the Sinti influence, which has Roma roots, and there is of course the influence of Debussy and Ravel, who are known as the modern or romantic composers. And then you have jazz, which arrived to Paris in the 20’s, so all of

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that colors his music. But Django is special because he did things that no-one else in the history of music has done. You have Django festivals all over the world. Other composers will be featured in programs, but it’s strange to have so much focus on one guy. It’s irrational. There was something about him, I don’t know what it is. It can be played at Carnegie Hall, in a small club, or around a campfire. It’s danceable, listenable, there is composition, virtuosity, there is everything in it. It’s a very strange crossover of things. I like to say that Django might be the first real world musician.” When Wrembel played India and Korea “People were crying.” As to why, he says, “This is where it becomes irrational. The more you try to put names to it, the less you can describe it. But there is something that is so human. It’s part of being joyful, it’s like being with friends. You know sometimes you’re in a moment that’s magical. You hold it for a moment because you know it’s going to disappear. If you try to analyze it, you lose the magic of it.” In terms of what Django invented musically and stylistically in his playing, he adds, “No-one has understood it yet. No-one uses his rhythms or solos. You can reproduce it, but you cannot pretend you’re him. There is something in his playing that no-one has found yet.” Recording Wrembel has taken his knowledge and passion for Django’s music to record four studio records and one live album in a series called The Django Experiment. About this project he states, “I don’t want to be a cover band. We do his sound but with other influences as well. The Django Experiment was born in the studio, and this is something I want to do every year.” These excellent albums are available on Wrembel’s website through his label Water Is Life, and a portion of the profits go to water conservation projects around the world. “I gave a lot to Water For People, which is a great organization. At some of our shows we have donation boxes, and the money goes to them. There are other great causes, but I chose one. You have to pick your battles.” Working with Woody Allen Regarding his work with Woody Allen, Wrembel remembers, “It was very quick. He asked, and I did it. You prepare for years so that when something like this comes, you are ready. To compose and record Bistro Fada took me three hours from start to finish. He called me at nine and at noon they had it. And they kept the original version. The only guidelines they gave me was wanting a Parisian waltz. In a way it was vague and in a way precise because they knew I’d know what they were talking about.” Performing Wrembel is also known for organizing concerts at venues like Carnegie Hall with some of the world’s greatest guitarists like Al Di Meola, who is both an inspiration and a contemporary. He has also performed with bluegrass guitarist Larry Keel and mandolin

master David Grisman. As to the connection between Sinti and Americana, Wrembel says, “The arrangements and instrumentation are different, but the feeling is similar. I went to a bluegrass festival where people were jamming around a fire under the moon, and it was a similar sensation to gypsy camps.” When asked how audiences throughout the world react differently, Wrembel says, “In France people are very polite and quiet, which can be disturbing because I don’t know if they like it or not. In America it’s the opposite. People are louder and shout things when you’re playing, a question or something. But they all love music. We’re all human beings. We do a human being thing for other humans. It’s like eating. If you eat a good bucket of French Fries or a crepe, you’re going to like it whether you’re French, American, Indian, etc.” Teaching Cycling back to the importance of music education, Wrembel teaches at Django A GoGo, a music camp based in Maplewood that focuses mainly on the musical style of Django Reinhardt. Students learn in intimate small group settings and workshops. The camp is limited to 30 students with three groups of 10 students and has classes on rhythm and improvisation with guest teachers and a concert in the evening. Teaching is important to Wrembel. He says, “It’s a big part of my life, and I’ve been doing it for over 20 years. The Buddha said that ‘teaching is a miracle.’ I like that. Someone teaches you something and you change; and then you teach someone and they change. I think it’s an act of love and freedom to teach and be taught. The idea behind the camp is to bring the greatest players in the world so that students can be transformed in a miraculous way.” Living in the USA Compared to France Wrembel says, “The US has a lot of freedom. It’s a very liberal country by French standards; it’s very open. There’s not much of a social structure, there’s a lot of space for the individual. And people are trying to figure out how to put rules to this. In France it’s the opposite; the state comes first. In the US, you have more freedom but also more responsibility, whereas in Europe you have more protection, for example from the socialized systems, but it’s very sleepy and takes a long time to get things done. I don’t say one is better than the other; they’re two different places.” The Final Word As to the future Wrembel says, “I believe the best thing you can do is to do what you love best. I don’t have any plans. I’ve found my group and my voice and I just plan to keep composing. You bring some light and some love into this world and that’s all you can do. I believe in bringing a positive action to this world. A free act of love.” To find out more about Wrembel and hear his music, go to www.stephanewrembel.com.

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Honor History and Its Lessons

he reasons for understanding the past are plentiful. Historical knowledge may illuminate the moments that shaped a loved one’s life or simply satisfy a curiosity about events and people that occupied a different place in time. A look into yesteryear can help make sense of the world today or even foreshadow happenings well into the future. Whatever the basis for your interest in looking back in time, there are many ways you can honor and develop a deeper understanding of history. It’s just a matter of finding the method that fits your interests best. Visit a museum or historical monument. These locations are rife with information, and often artifacts, that bring the past to life. You can find museums for all types of topics and interests, some with broad information about an event or subject and others that tell a story from a particular vantage point. Monuments offer a similar glimpse at the past, but they generally serve as physical markers of a particular place or event. This means you can stand exactly where the nation’s forefathers stood as they fought for liberation from British soldiers or take in the same sights as the pioneers who ventured west along a wagon trail. Explore written accounts of history. Historical books lend a diverse perspective on history, from factual accounts of times and places to personal narratives that let you experience exceptional moments through the eyes of someone who was there. For example, “Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery” from publisher Harper Collins paints an inspiring portrait of Arlington National Cemetery’s elite Old Guard unit, as well as telling the story of U.S. Senator Tom Cotton’s time as a platoon leader there. America’s oldest active-duty regiment, dating back to 1784, The Old Guard conducts daily military honor funerals on the 624 rolling acres of Arlington. Readers have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the honor and the challenges of duty at the nation’s most sacred shrine.

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Learn more or order online at HarperCollins.com. Let elders tell their tales. Though much of recent history is heavily documented, there’s no comparison to hearing firsthand how a person felt and thought as those historical moments unfolded. War stories, memories of childhood, tales from the first time driving a car – these are all experiences that looked very different a generation or two ago. Use special occasions and family gatherings to encourage the elders in your life to tell their stories and make notes or record those memories to cherish years into the future. Research your family tree. No history is as personally relevant as your family tree. Your ancestors hold the answers to exactly why you look like you do, and maybe even why you act certain ways. Online services make it easy to begin piecing together relations that date back generations. Visit a cemetery. You may think of a trip to a cemetery as purely a chance to pay your respects to the departed. While visiting grave sites of loved ones you’ve lost and leaving flowers or other trinkets are common practices, you can also learn a great deal from a cemetery. Looking for surnames you recognize may alert you to members of your family tree you never knew or seeing dates etched in the stones may help you piece together bits of family history. Digging into the past may be entertaining, insightful, inspiring or all of the above. You may be surprised by all you can uncover once you get started. (Family Features)

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Ease Kids Back into School with Confidence

here’s nothing like a major milestone in a child’s life to test a parent’s confidence. Big changes like a new school or classroom can be trying for kids and adults alike, but tackling the transition a little at a time can make it easier on everyone. Most parents agree that being confident is important, but only about 1 in 3 parents feels confident on a typical day, according to KinderCare’s Parent Confidence Report. However, experts say your own feelings can impact youngsters. Whether your child is making a big change like stepping up from pre-K into kindergarten or entering a new grade in the same building, there’s likely to be some trepidation. However, each child is different, which means reactions to change can vary. Some kids show up ready and raring to go, eager to explore and meet new friends, while others can be a little clingy, tearful or even refuse to look at the teacher or take a step through the door. If you think your child might have trouble making the transition, consider these strategies from the experts at KinderCare to help ease both of you into a more comfortable place and build confidence for a successful school year. Set up classroom visits before school starts. Sometimes fear comes from the unknown. By visiting ahead of time and seeing firsthand, your child can become familiar with the layout of the classroom, meet the teachers and know what to expect, which can help alleviate some of the anxiety and jitters. Talk with your child’s teacher about the transition. Your child’s teacher should be your partner, so be open and honest from the start. Talk about how your child handles change, what causes stress or what behaviors the teacher

might expect. Don’t be afraid to call and ask for updates on your child to see how things are going. Set up regular check-ins over the next few weeks to talk about any additional support your child may need. Avoid sneaking away from your child at drop-off. Talk about what will happen ahead of time and create a consistent and predictable drop-off ritual, such as two high-fives, a hug and a wave from the window, to ensure your child feels secure and safe. Continue this routine every day to help your child get used to the classroom environment and make sure the process is a quick, happy one. While you’re typically welcome in most classrooms, lingering too long can make it harder on your child once you do leave. Be enthusiastic. Just like laughter, excitement is contagious. Rather than focus on nerves or uncertainty, share your own memories from school including how you felt at the beginning of a new school year and the excitement of learning and meeting new friends, which can help your child get hyped up, too. Set up a work station at home. Creating a designated space at home for your little learner to do homework, read, write, draw and complete art projects can help set him or her up to develop good study habits. Stock this station with colored paper, crayons and markers, pencils, glue sticks, scissors, books, stickers and other necessary tools, and leave room for stowing a backpack. Encourage your child to spend time working on educational endeavors in the space each night. View the full Parent Confidence Report and find more advice to help ease your child’s way into the school year at KinderCare.com. (Family Features)

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How Much Exercise Does a Person Need? that most healthy adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, or a combination thereof, every week. Try to engage in strength training for all major muscle groups at least two times per week. The Mayo Clinic says a general goal for most people is to aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day. Health experts say that this exercise needn’t all occur at once, either. If a 30-minute walk is not possible, split that up into a few 10-minute walks throughout the day. Any activity is better than doing nothing at all. For those with specific fitness goals, it could be wise to speak with a trainer or a doctor about which types of exercises (and durations) are effective. Physicians may be able to map out a fitness plan that works.

xercise is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Exercise helps people maintain healthy weights, improves mood, reduces the risk for various health ailments, and much more. But how much exercise is necessary for optimal health? Research indicates that the answer to that question depends on the person and his or individual health goals. According to David Bassett, Jr., PhD, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, having a clear set of exercise goals can help a person determine just how much exercise he or she needs, particularly if a person is exercising to control his or her weight or reduce his or her stress. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends FREE, Please

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This Design Trend is Coming Back

esign trends come and go, but some have a funny way of resurfacing years after they first became popular. Homeowners who may have been considering renovating their home to remove a design element they believe to be passé might want to see if that feature has experienced a resurgence in popularity. In fact, one of the more derided home decor trends of yesteryear has slowly crept back into style, albeit in moderation. Wood paneling is back and better than ever, advise many design professionals. It’s the formerly ugly duckling that filled homes starting in the 1950s, creating drab dens and faux-wood family rooms. Paneling had long been an element of choice because it is relatively easy to install and can camouflage problem walls in a home, like those covered in boisterous wallpaper prints. Wood paneling reach the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and since then homeowners have been tearing down these faux offenders for years or masking them in paint to brighten up spaces. However, the experts at Apartment Therapy report that wood paneling in shades of brown are making a comeback in cozy spots such as dens or studies. The warm tones of wood paneling elicit a retro vibe. But unlike their fake predecessors, today’s pan-

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NJ REALTORS® 2002-2017 Circle of Excellence Award® NJ REALTORS®

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WAYNE $449,000 FRENCH HILL ESTATES

2,636 sqft 3/4 Bedroom Townhome. Eat-in kitchen w/ granite, formal DR, large LR w/fireplace, deck, 2 car garage. Close to schools, shops & transportation.

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CLEANING SERVICE

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