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By Elsie WalkerHalloween! It is the time of the year for the scary toappear. However, it is sometimes those things thatwe build up in our minds that prove to be the most

frightening of all. Just ask the Queen of Superstitions,Chester Township resident and horror author, CarlottaHolton.

Appropriately this month sees the release of Holton’s lat-est work, Grave Matters. Recently, she talked about thebook and a trip she took to Europe last spring, whichincluded visiting a site that many may find quite macabre.It includes the skeletons of 40,000 – 70,000 people, artisti-cally arranged.

So, what is her latest work, Grave Matters, about?“It is a collection of 24 short stories based on ethnic

superstitions, traditions and beliefs. Each tale explores thepsychological control superstitions continue to hold overmany of us,” explained Holton.

The book was inspired by both her family and her job asa features writer. Holton explained that she grew up amongmany superstitions perpetuated by her family. As her workstarting taking her aboard, she began asking the people ofthe countries she visited about their superstitions.

“Their avid enthusiasm about talking about, and believ-ing, their own superstitions was inspiring. I knew my fam-ily wasn’t alone in perpetuating some of these stories. Ithink the ‘horror’ is all based on the fear that these supersti-tions instill in us. We are anxious about not continuingthem ‘just in case’,“ Holton shared.

The author stressed that the horror of her books is psy-chological in nature. She noted it is the “seed” of fear whichauthors like Edgar Allan Poe and John Saul plant in theirreaders that she finds more frightening than the slasher orblood and guts form of the horror genre.

“ I am always impressed with the workings of the humanmind and how easily some can be persuaded to change theirthinking. One of my favorite quotes by John Lily from his

book, The Center of the Cyclone is ‘In the province of themind what is believed to be true, is true or becomes true,within limits to be found experientially or experimentally…within the province of the mind there are no limits’,”Holton said.

However, sometimes reality does come up with some-thing more macabre than the mind could ever imagine.This past spring Holton travelled overseas. While there, shevisited the town of Kutra Hora. Part of the Czech Republic,located about an hour way from Prague, the town is the siteof a famous ossuary, which is visited by about 200,000 peo-ple each year. An ossuary is a final resting place for humanskeletal remains. In this case, that resting place is made of40,000-70,000 human skeletons used to create a variety of

Chester Township Carlotta Holton Has Some Grave Matters To Tell

Author Carlotta Holton's latest work is Grave Matter.

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In early September, the Chester LionsClub on behalf of the LionsEye/Earmobile Foundaton of New

Jersey, helped to coordinate vision screen-ings for a number of urban schools, operatedby the 'Leaguers Inc.' the Leaguers providefree pre-school/Head Start programs forlocal families in Newark and Irvington, NewJersey.

The screenings, which were conducted bythe Commission for the Blind and VisuallyImpaired (CBVI), began on September 9thand were completed on September 23, 2014.Over the course of 6 sessions, 355 childrenwere screened, most of whom were in the 3to 4 year old range. Additionally, it is impor-tant to note that NO COSTS WEREINCURRED by either the Leaguers or the

United Methodist Church, 116 E.Washington Avenue in Washington,will be hosting 2014 Family

Workshop - The 50/50 Rule - on Tuesday,November 11, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Adult siblings will find practical solutionsand ways to develop open discussions

between their adult siblings in an effort tohelp improve communication skills, team-work, and decision making to better care foraging parents. Workbook provided andrefreshments served. RSVP recommended.Please call Home Instead Senior Care Officeat 908-835-1400.

Chester Lions Club Coordinated Vision Screening For ChildrenLions. The CBVI does the work gratis as astate agency, and encourages organizationsto contact them for such screenings.

Both the NJ Commission for the Blindand Visually Impaired and the Leaguers werevery pleased with the outcome of the screen-ings and send their thanks to the ChesterLions Club and the Eye/EarmobileFoundation.

The Chester Lions Club would like tothank lion members Jaime Goodrich, HarryGorman, Jack Wolfe, Arline Rossi, and

Denis Rossi for volunteering their time and abig thank you to Stan Pukash for workingwith the Leaguers and the CBVI to not onlyorganize the visit but for attending all the ses-sions and making sure the experience wentsmoothly.

Lions Clubs or schools looking to getinvolved by setting up screenings are encour-aged to contact the Lions Eye/EarmobileFoundation of New Jersey or contact theChester Lions Club atChesterlionsclubnj.comUnited Methodist Church Hosts

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Garage SaleWest Morris Central High School Project Graduation Garage Sale is

October 25th 9 AM to 3 PM Rain or Shine. This is a town wide GarageSale to support Project Graduation. For a list of participants go online to

http://wmchs.org/ under project graduation section

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There is a good reason thatManhattan colorist RosarioDeMeo's customers have followed

him throughout the years. FromManhattan, Bergen County, South Jersey,they come because DeMeo is not just a hairstylist: they consider him an artist.

And now, he is bringing his acclaimedwork to a new location, Rosario Boutique,in Chester, NJ. DeMeo has helped createcustom color formulations for televisionand magazine advertisements for topcelebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker,Beyonce Knowles and Andie MacDowell,as well as highly renowned models.

To celebrate his new beginning inChester, DeMeo will be hosting a GrandOpening and Open House at his shop onSun., Oct. 26, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Theribbon cutting will take place at 2:30 p.m.,with light refreshments and entertainmentthroughout the day. The shop is located at54 Main Street, Suite 2, in the VillageSquare. Anyone is welcome to attend theevent and see what all the talk is aboutwhen it comes to DeMeo and his careerwith hair.

"I truly care what goes out the door ofmy shop," said DeMeo. "I 'read' hair like adoctor would check your health. I'm not

about getting it done and goodbye. I amnot greedy. I want to make sure my clientsare happy with the work. I'm like an artistand hair is my canvas."

DeMeo, who was one of the key playersin the development of hair color for Matrixand L’Oreal Paris, first meets with a clientfor a free consultation where he and theclient agree on what needs to be donegoing forward.

"I'd rather have a client happy in thelong run than in the short run," he said."We can achieve anything that a womanwants, but I do want to make sure it's not aquick fix."

DeMeo's formulas are still used in someof the best salons in the world. In fact,L’Oreal considers him a member of theTop 10 percent of colorists in the UnitedStates.

He brings with him a level of expertiseand attention to detail that is nearlyunmatched. “I develop a unique color for-mula for each and every client I work on,taking into consideration everything fromeye color, to skin tone, to the shape of theface for the cut,” DeMeo explained, notingthat he has eight different categories ofhair coloring using an array of differentlines.

Manhattan Colorist Rosario DeMeo, Hair is a Work of ArtThis attention to every aspect of the

hair’s look and health has made him one ofthe most sought after master colorists inthe industry. He’s been featured at elitemodeling events, in Elle magazine, andrepresented L’Oreal Paris at the famousVanity Fair suite at the Golden GlobeAwards.

DeMeo is not just a master colorist; he’salso a classic hair cutter, preferring thetimeless styles that he perfected in New

York salons. "It’s not just about the color,it’s about the integrity of the hair," saidDeMeo.

He is proud of his roots, having startedhis career at the famous Beth MinardiSalon in Manhattan. "Beautiful hair coloris achieved through consistency," saysDeMeo. ”I love working with hair, and cre-ating the perfect look for someone."

For further information about the shop,call 908-888-2113.



An ossuary Holton visited in the Czech Republic this past Mayfeatured bone arranged as artistic works.

artistic pieces such as gar-lands and a chandelier ofbones, which consists ofevery bone in the humanbody.

“I wanted to see formyself what happens whennecessity and creativityemerges, for that is exactlyhow the ossuary was createdand what is there today.

The necessity transpiredbecause in the mid 14th cen-tury during the Black Death,many thousands of bodieswere buried in the abbeycemetery, so it had to beenlarged. Around 1400, aGothic church was built inthe center of the cemeterywith a vaulted upper leveland a lower chapel used asthe ossuary for mass gravesunearthed during construc-tion. It was necessary tomake room for new buri-als,” said Holton.

She explained that a littleover a hundred years later,

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the task of placing the exhumed skeletonsand stacked bones in the chapel was givento a half-blind monk.

“Eventually, around 1870, the boneheaps were placed into the design now pres-ent; hence the creative, albeit macabre,aspect,” she said.

Holton noted that while the trip did notinspire her to write about the church, aghost tour in Prague involving the kidnap-ping of a young boy by gypsies, will proba-

bly feature in something she writes “downthe line”.

Meanwhile, Holton appears monthly as aguest presence with Jack Evans on WMBS-CBS. She is also an educator/interpreter atHistoric Waterloo Village.

For this author, the spirit of Halloween isnot a yearly thing, but something she keepsall year round. Her previous books DeadlyInnocence and Vampire Resurrection andother works are available on Amazon.com.



By Ejvind BoccoliniStories of ghost sightings and relatedfolklore have been enticing local resi-dents to attend the Ghost Tour in

Chester recently, with curator Andre Verge.The Ghost Walk, which began in August, isbeing held every Friday and Saturday fromnow on until the end of October, from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm.

It has been a fun and interesting event forChester residents and beyond, and there hasbeen a great response, said RecreationDirector Maxine Finney.

“The Ghost Walk tours offered byChester Borough Recreation have been verypopular for folks residing in town as well asvisitors coming to town. We have had greatparticipation and even hosted a birthdayparty on the ghost walk and are reservingspecial nights for girl and boy scouts to goon the tour. The tour features strange and funfacts about Chester and the surroundingcommunity, local folk lore, and of courseaccounts of paranormal activity and sight-ings.” Any questions can be emailed to therecreation director [email protected]. To purchase a community pass forthis event, visit http://register.community-pass.net.

In more serious, but hopeful news, thewaterline installed to provide fresh water toParker Road residents has been completed,and “folks should be hooked up by the endof the year,” said Chester Township MayorWilliam Cogger.

The project was funded by the EPA at nocost to the taxpayers of Chester Township.

Water supply is being provided by theWashington Township Municipal UtilitiesAuthority, and Cogger called it a “great ben-efit to the folks in that section of town.”

The waterline runs the full length ofParker Road, which was also repavedrecently.

There is a great deal of history behindthis, and according to the epa.gov websitefor the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA), the EPA addedthe Combe Fill South Landfill site in Chesterand Washington Townships, New Jersey tothe Superfund National Priority List onSeptember 1, 1983 because hazardouschemicals were found in the soil and groundwater.”

On the 115-acre land tract, which was amunicipal landfill from the 1940s to 1981,65 acres of it is considered landfill area.

In 1978, Combe Fill Corporation (CFC)

bought the landfill, and unfortunately, vio-lated many solid waste codes. The landfillwas not properly closed in 1981, whenCombe Fill Corporation went bankrupt.

“A citizen’s group sampled the ground-water, surface water, and various liquidswhich flowed from the landfill and foundthem to be contaminated,” the website reads.

“Ground water beneath the site was con-taminated with volatile organic compounds(VOCs), which are potentially harmful con-taminants that easily evaporate in the air.Approximately 170 people live within half amile of the landfill, and most of the residentsuse private wells as their source of drinkingwater. In 1986, EPA and the State selected acontainment remedy for the site.”

Short- and long-term cleanups wereplanned, several studies were conducted,and in-home water-treatment systems wereinstalled for the residents in the affectedarea.

The ground water treatment system hasbeen operational since June 1997 and a deepaquifer study is currently going on. Theinformation provided on the website wassaid to be updated last month, according tothe home page.

The Chester Township official website

has a link for the Combe Fill South LandfillRecords Collection, which is located atChester Library, located at 250 W. MainStreet. It holds the Combe Fill SouthLandfill Records and it was created by theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency andN.J. Department of EnvironmentalProtection.

The collection is from 1973-2006, and ithas water and soil analyses, site inspections,various reports and remediation documents,fact sheets, records, and maps.

The library published a detailed onlinefinding aid for the Combe Fill SouthLandfill Records Collection athttp://chesterlib.com/local-history-…s-find-ing-aid/.

Also in Chester Township, MayorCogger said the township will use a sugarbeet solution as a “pre-treatment” to besprayed onto roads before snowstorms.Washington Township (Morris County) isset to use this as well, and it seems this willbe quite a cost effective deterrent for snowyroad conditions.

It can be used in addition to road salt, andenable municipalities to not use up their sup-ply of road salt as quickly. It is also moreenvironmentally friendly than road salt.

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Earn prizes for your candy and supporta soldier! This Halloween trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy

to Cazes Family Dentistry, 358 NaughrightRoad Long Valley and receive prizes.Doctors Jay and Janice Cazes both joinedthe movement to reduce gingivitis and den-tal decay by giving away prizes and tooth-brushes in exchange for cavity-provokingcandy!

Global sugar consumption for kid’sincreases by about 2% annually and current-ly sits at 50 million tons per year, whichmeans parents need to be sure their kidsteeth are being cared for more than ever.Candy, as well as damaging children’s teethcan lead to hyperactivity and weight gain.

In some cases, the wrong types of candy canalso lead to broken and damaged braces.

Candy will be collected at Cazes FamilyDentistry 358 Naughright Road LongValley, November 4th-6th from 8:00 am till7:00 pm. The candy will then be shipped totroops overseas via UPS. Each child is eli-gible to trade in their unopened, uneatencandy for prizes, including I-tunes giftcards! Plus, we will provide paper and writ-ing utensils for anyone that would like tocreate a letter for our service members.

Drs. Jay and Janice Cazes both workhard to raise public awareness of the bene-fits of healthy eating and great dentalhygiene. For more information call 908-852-1100

Prizes For Candy - Local Dentists Take aStand Against Sweets this Halloween

Washington Township RecreationDepartment is celebrating theholiday season with their tradi-

tional Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon onFriday November 21, 2014 at 11am. Thisexciting event will take place at the SeniorCenter, 34 East Springtown Rd (RockSpring Park), Long Valley.

Our Thanksgiving entertainment is byJoseph Keppel, and the luncheon will becatered by Tony’s Luncheonette and Valley

Restaurant with a menu of Butternut squashsoup, Turkey/Stuffing, gravy, MixedVegetables, Rice Pilaf, Candied Yams,Cranberry Sauce, Dinner Rolls/Butter.

The cost of this event is a non-refundablefee of $9.50 for residents and $10.50 fornon-residents. Please send your check madepayable to Washington TownshipRecreation to: WT Recreation, 50 RockRoad, Long Valley, NJ 07853 beforeNovember 14th.

Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon


By Debi Pinelli,A&J Interiors, LLCI've been doing a lot of

consultations lately forDIY homeowners that

just need a little help figuringout which design direction totake. Many of their ques-tions are about how to dresstheir windows. In this arti-cle, I share seven designersecrets to help you createfabulous window fashions.

How do you knowwhether to choose drapes orshades? You need to decidewhat mood you want to set inthe room. Draperies tend tolook and feel a bit more lux-urious. Shades, on the otherhand, typically lend a morecasual look, their clean linesare perfect for a family room,kitchen or bedroom. Secret #1 layer window treatments -drapery panels layered overwoven wood shades, blindsor Romans - for a truly cus-tom look.

When it comes to drapery,you have two options – sta-tionary or traverse. A station-ary panel is a width or two ofpleated and lined fabric thathangs from a decorative rodand just frames the window.Traversing drapes are thosemade wide enough that theywill cover the entire windowwhen closed. The ready-made panels you see at thestore are typically made fordecorative purposes only.Secret #2 - if functionaldrapes are called for, havethem custom made to fit yourwindow - putting multipleready- mades on a rod will

never look right, no matterhow you dress them.

At one time, large puddleswere considered a sign ofdecadence and wealth.Personally, puddles don’t fitthe lifestyle of my busyclients. They have children,pets and cleaning servicesthat never “dress” the puddleonce they’re done cleaningthe floor and undressed pud-dles just look sloppy. Secret# 3 a slight break (like atrouser break on pants) canlook just as luxurious as apuddle, but without all thefuss.

For drapes to look reallygood, they need to be full.There’s nothing worse thanskimpy window treatments.Secret #4 –To determine theproper width you need,measure your window width,add 10 and multiply by 2 !(3 for sheers).

Now for the things youdon’t see. There are literallydozens of lining fabrics fromwhich to choose; make sureyou know your options.More and more ready-madesare being offered with inter-

lining…a very good thing.Interlinings give the drapesjust the right amount ofweight so that they hangnicely, provide better insula-tion and light blockage.Secret # 4 Interlining helpsextend the life of yourdrapes.

You can hide a multitudeof problems with a properinstallation. Low ceilings?Secret #5 mount the rod asclose to the ceiling as possi-ble to give the illusion ofheight to a room.

Need to hide a poor view?Secret #6 Mount a sheerpanel and layer with draperypanels or top treatments toadd color and texture whilediffusing the view.

About the Author - DebiPinelli, the owner of A&JInteriors has been dressingwindows for over 20 years.She believes that the rightpaint color, furniture, win-dow treatments and acces-sories can create a warm andinviting home, the perfectretreat from today's hecticlifestyle.

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“History of Diners in New Jersey” AuthorTalk on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm,Author and historian Michael C. Gabrielewill visit the Chester Library to discuss hisbook, “The History of Diners in NewJersey,” on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm.Friendly, familiar beacons on the GardenState’s highways, byways and downtownbusiness districts, diners play an importantrole in New Jersey’s culture and communitylife, and serve as the ultimate egalitarian din-ing experience. New Jersey is universallyrecognized as the “Diner Capital of theWorld.” Gabriele’s book gathers importantpieces of the historical puzzle (people,events, places, dates, facts and figures) andassembles them into a cohesive narrative thattraces New Jersey’s diner history. Registeronline at chesterlib.org or call 879-7612.Learn All About New Jersey Bats at theChester Library

The Chester Library invites children andadults to learn all about the New Jersey batpopulation on Saturday, October 25 at 11 am.Jackie Kashmer, Director of the New JerseyBat Sanctuary, presents an informative andentertaining talk on New Jersey bats. Inaddition, families will have the opportunityto meet two real live New Jersey bats upclose and personal.Located in Hunterdon County, the NewJersey Bat Sanctuary provides rescue andrehabilitation services for the nine species ofbats found in the state. The sanctuary alsoworks to protect wild bats and colonies fromabuse and destruction, and to increase pub-lic awareness about the benefits bats provideto the environment. Kashmer has been awildlife rehabilitator for 20 years. Six yearsago, she began to concentrate solely on bats.Register online at chesterlib.org or call 879-7612

Chester Library Happenings

The Long Valley Columbiettes presenttheir annual fundraiser An AutumnGathering featuring a fall fashion

show and trick tray. The event will be heldon Saturday, October 18 at St. Mark’sChurch 59 Spring Lane Long Valley at 6:30pm. Tickets for the fashion show are $15per person which includes refreshments

and a sheet of yellow tickets. Extra trickytray tickets will be for sale at the door.There will also be a 50/50 raffle and aMystery Prize raffle. Proceeds from thisevent will help support various local pro-grams. Please contact Jill Vitale at 908-591-3624 for more information. Thank youfor your support.

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Yoga classesWashington Township Recreation Fall

Mat Yoga classes are now forming and it isfor ages 13-99. Fall Mat Yoga is a ten weekprogram and will be held from 1-2pm onWednesday’s thru–December 10, 2014 atWashington Township Senior Center. Anon-refundable fee of $105 is due beforeSeptember 24, 2014.

Yoga is suitable for everyone, from theabsolute beginner to a more seasoned prac-titioner, and will consist of a series ofstrengthening, toning, relaxing breath andmeditation exercises.For more information contact the recre-ation office at (908) 876-5941 or email usat [email protected] or visit ourwebsite at www.wtmorris.org.Senior Holiday Party

The Washington Township SeniorHoliday Party will be held on ThursdayDecember 11, 2014, from 11am-3pm atMinebrook Golf Club, 500 Schooley’s Mt.Rd. Long Valley.

We have a delicious menu all picked outto celebrate this joyous occasion and I amsure everyone will enjoy it. Our featuredentertainment is Jerry Castaldo, LV MiddleSchool Chorus, and of course Santa. Comeout and dance and sing the afternoon away.

A nonrefundable fee of $20 for resi-dents and $25 for non- residents is duebefore November 10, 2014. To register,please send a check made payable to WTRec and mail to Washington TownshipRecreation, 50 Rock Road, Long Valley,NJ 07853. For more information feel freeto call the recreation office at (908)876-5941. Long Valley Garden club

Have you ever wanted to learn how todesign your very own floral arrangement?Then some out and join us as the LongValley Garden club will teach us how to dojust that.

The Washington Township RecreationDept. is sponsoring a Floral DesignWorkshop on Friday November 21, 2014 at5pm at Washington Township SeniorCenter. This class is limited to 12 partici-pants, so register early.

A nonrefundable fee of $5 is due beforeNovember 14, 2014. To register, pleasesend a check made payable to WT Rec andmail to Washington Township Recreation,50 Rock Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853.For more information feel free to call therecreation office at (908)876-5941. Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Washington Township Recreation is

Washington Twp. Rec. Happeningssponsoring a trip to Radio City Music Hallto see the Radio City ChristmasSpectacular on Saturday November 15,2014 for their 1:00pm matinee show. Busleaves the Senior Center, located in RockSpring Park at 10:00am and will returnapprox. 4:00pm. This will allow you sometime to walk around before the show topick up lunch or do some lite shopping.

A nonrefundable fee of $66 forResidents and $72 for Non Residents in the

1st Mezzanine seating section is duebefore October 31, 2014. Tickets are soldon a first come basis so do not wait as weonly have 12 tickets left. A trip form mustbe filled out along with your check madepayable to WT Recreation, and mail toWashington Township Recreation, 50Rock Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853. Ifyou have any questions, please contact ouroffice at 908-876-5941 or visit our websiteat www.wtmorris.org.



Mayor Ken Short said in a phoneinterview last week thatWashington Township has repaved

or oil and chipped 13 miles of roads in 2014.These resurfacing projects were inconvenientto residents, but “we made it through,” Shortsaid. He said there were thousands of pot-holes repaired as well as part of the resurfac-ing projects.

Short also said two new machines werebudgeted for and purchased by the townshipwhich will apply a water–based materialmixed with sugar to roads prior to snow-storms to help reduce slippery road condi-tions this winter. Short said the sugar “slurry”mixture will be applied 24 to 48 hours beforesnowstorms, and added that it takes about 3.5hours to apply the mixture to township roads.

Short said the township will save about 40percent on its road salt budget. Road salt willstill be used, but reduced. He added that thisis a great money savings and a great stepenvironmentally, since there will be less roadsalt runoff.

Short said this is a proactive step towardsaving money, because the township spent inexcess of $200,000 for road salt last winterand about the same amount in overtime.

“Hopefully this will be a good first step,”he said. Short said the township purchasedtwo of these machines to apply the sugary

mixture to roads, and that they were $25,000each. This was budgeted last March, and henoted that Bernards Township and Mendham,for instance, will be using the water and sugarsolution during the upcoming winter as well.

These spray machines are mounted onexisting trucks, Short said, who added that thetownship has 21 employees and 21 plows aswell.

Also in the phone interview, Short saidWashington Township has been chosen as a"model community" in New Jersey regardingtheir success with shared services. Short saidthey have effectively put several "sharing"scenarios into action, and are working oneven more with neighboring municipalities.

“It’s working smarter,” he said, addingthat there are currently 19 shared serviceswith other municipalities, including every-thing from fire protection, first aid, commonfuel tanks, and health services.

Short said the shared services are put touse in a “whole array of different areas,” andWashington Township is currently discussingthe addition of perhaps three or for more inthe near future.

Short also mentioned in the phone inter-view that township officials and departmentheads were to meet and further discuss con-tingency plans in the event of several types ofpotential emergencies or storms, and even

hazardous oil spills or biological attacks, forinstance. Short said there are very, very goodcontingency plans in place and noted thatofficials have been working for the past sev-eral years to prepare for the most effectiveresponses to such situations.

“Preparation and communication” are keyfactors, he said, adding that officials discussresponsibilities, where to go, and how tospecifically handle each situation.

Short added that he speaks with JerseyCentral Power and Light on a weekly basis,and added that there are 20 volunteer mem-bers on the Civil Emergency Response Teamin the township.

In other news, Washington TownshipPolice Chief Mike Bailey said in a statementto the Black River News early this month,that “with the current retirements of Lt. ArtAdams and Sgt. Earl Barnes the policedepartment along with the assistance ofMayor Ken Short and Police CommissionerWilliam Roehrick completed the promotionalprocess and I am proud to say that our officersin this process were a cut above the rest. Ialso gives me great pleasure to announce thecandidate that I will be asking the TownshipCommittee to promote to Sergeant isCorporal Lucas Allen, and to fill Cpl. Allen’s,Cpl. Position will be Patrol Officer MichaelHade. Wednesday, October 15th work shop

will be when this promotion will take place ifthe committee agrees.”

In Long Valley Green Market news,Saturday, October 25, is the ProjectGraduation Town Wide Garage Sale, andStudio 6 will be holding a Flea Market.October 30th is the Jack O Lantern Contest –and Carved and Painted creations welcome.(The Long Valley Village Association is host-ing a Jack O’ Lantern Display and Contest atthe Long Valley Green Market 20 SchooleysMountain Road, onThursday October 30,2014, from 5-7 pm, and winners announcedat 6:30 pm.)

Those interested can drop off their paintedor carved pumpkin between 2pm -5pm at theGreen Market, and it will be tagged and thesecreations will then be put on display.Everyone is welcome to come down andenjoy the show.

There will be specials at the market andlocal restaurants too, and for more info, theLong Valley Green Market can be followedon twitter, liked on facebook or found atwww.longvalleygreenmarket. com.

Also, on November 6th the CookingDemo from the Meal Diva will be held;November 13th, the annual Pumpkin PieContest will be held, with details on the web-site previously mentioned; and on Nov. 20th,the Health and Wellness market will be held.

Washington Township Has Winter Safety Plans, Noteworthy SharedServices, And Exceptional Police Promotions


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Most families who earn $75,000 or moreand own a home assume they are not eligi-ble for financial aid. However, most fami-lies with income over $100,000 are actual-ly eligible for some types of “need based”financial aid. They simply need to knowhow to get their fair share.

According to Newell, there are severaleasy things parents can do to substantiallyincrease the amount of money they getfrom colleges. For example, “There areseveral schools that historically give betterfinancial aid packages than others,” saysNewell. “If families do proper income andasset planning before filling out the forms,they can increase eligibility by thousands ofdollars.”

Newell offers a few simple tips to par-ents with college funding problems. “If a

parent has only half an hour to end theircollege funding problems, I would suggestthe following:

1. Make sure they do not over-valuetheir home on the financial aid forms

2. Try not to save money in the child’sname as it weighs more heavily than theparent’s savings

3. Don’t be afraid to negotiate with acollege for a better financial aid package.

Newell offers New Jersey parents withcollege funding problems a free bookletthat explains the 9 most common collegefunding problems and solutions. Freecopies will be distributed at the seminarlisted below.

Mr. Newell will be conducting a freeone-hour seminar for parents of collegebound high school juniors and seniors at thefollowing location: The WashingtonTownship Public Library on Tuesday,November 25, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Reservation only! Seating is limited.Reserve your seat today by calling toll free1-800-928-8464.


The Council on InternationalEducational Exchange would liketo announce that Mary Fretland,

daughter of Vivi and Erik Fretland, ofChester, NJ, completed CIEE’sLeadership Academy program this sum-mer in Amman, Jordan.

Mary is an outstanding junior at WestMorris Mendham High School and trav-eled, together with other U.S. studentsand a program leader, to Jordan for a fourweek service program. While in Amman,students lived with Jordanian host fami-lies and participated in daily communityservice at local schools, health clinics andwithin impoverished neighborhoods.They enjoyed peer to peer interactionswith local teens and daily cultural activi-ties such as; dabke dancing, cooking les-sons and visiting a Palestinian refugeecamp. The program culminated in theirfinal week abroad comparing landscapesas they traveled outside of Amman andvisited Ajloun Nature Reserve, the DeadSea and Shoubak Castle.

Mary had this to say of the summerprogram with CIEE: “The Leadership

Academy introduced me to a number ofnew friends from Jordan as well as theU.S. It opened my mind to an entirely dif-ferent culture than I’m used to and helpedme begin to learn a new language.”

Each year, CIEE runs a variety of HighSchool Summer Abroad programs whichfocus on service, language immersion andcultural understanding in countries allover the world, including; China,Dominican Republic, France, Ireland,Italy, Japan, Germany and Spain. Theseprograms allow students from all over theUnited States and world to immerse them-selves in the culture of their host country,advance their foreign language skills,explore new educational interests, andgain maturity.

CIEE is the leader in InternationalEducation. Founded in 1947, CIEE isdedicated to its mission: to help peoplegain understanding, acquire knowledge,and develop skills for living in a globallyinterdependent and culturally diverseworld. CIEE is located in Portland,Maine. www.ciee.org/high-school-study-abroad.

Chester Student Serves Underprivileged Youth in Amman,

Jordan over Summer Break


The Musconetcong Lodge, Located atthe corner of US 46 and S.International Drive 07828 at the

intersection were you turn to go into theTrade Center Mall, 973-347-2036, runs aSunday Breakfast every 3rd Sunday of themonth fundraiser.

Come out and enjoy a really good BuffetStyle Breakfast Sunday.

Pancakes, waffles, french toast, home-

made strawberry topping, with whippedcream, eggs, bacon, pork-roll, sausage,home fried potato's, toast bread,

milk, coffee, tea, chocolate milk, OJ., teaand apple juice.

Breakfast starts at October 19, 2014from 8:00am and ends at 11:30am.

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The Morris County Historical Societyat Acorn Hall is pleased toannounce that it is a recipient of a

2014 Capital Preservation Grant from the1772 Foundation, in cooperation with theNew Jersey Historic Trust. The grants areavailable to nonprofit organizations forrepair and restoration projects, and requirea one-to-one-match from the recipient. TheMCHS plans to use this grant to updateand upgrade its existing alarm system,

including upgrades to intrusion, fire, andwater alarms. Founded in 1946, theSociety's mission is dedicated to the dis-covery, preservation, promotion, and inter-pretation of Morris County history throughevents, programs, exhibits, and preserva-tion advocacy. The Morris CountyHistorical Society is a member-supported,501 (c)3 non-profit organization. It islocated at Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue,Morristown, NJ 07960.

Morris County Historical SocietyAwarded Grant from The 1772Foundation, NJ Historic Trust�

Ladies Auxiliary of the Budd Lake FireDept. is hosting a Holiday Shopping Bazaarat the Budd Lake Fire House on Saturday,Nov. 1st, 2014 from 9:00am to 3:00pm.Contact Lisa Kennedy 973-229-9112 formore info.Crafters, Vendors and Independent Sales

Representatives from various companieswill be present.Crafts & Vendors Include: Jewelry,Clothing, Scarf's, Handbags, Toys, Candles,Photography, Pins, Paintings, Blankets,Hair Accessories, Cosmetics, Stationary,Scrap Booking, Soaps and more!

Holiday Shopping Bazaar

Have A Safe & Happy Halloween!



In conjunction with Veterans Day, theSports Management AFC class and thePhi Alpha Honor Society for Social

Work at Centenary College are teaming upwith Operation Chillout to host a 3KRun/Walk at 11 a.m. on November 8, 2014near the David and Carol Lackland Centerparking lot. All members of the communi-ty, as well as Centenary students and staffare welcome to participate in this event.Proceeds will benefit homeless veterans.

Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite,President of Centenary College will beattending the event to welcome the com-munity and participate in a ribbon cutting.A flag ceremony will also take placebefore the race. Cub Scout Pack 222 ofMansfield, N.J. has been invited to partici-pate with local veterans.

“I am absolutely thrilled about thiscommunity event and its outreach effortsto homeless veterans,” says MargiePavlichko, Director of Veteran Services atCentenary College. “This opportunity willbe a great day outdoors and it will benefita very worthy cause.”

The David and Carol Lackland Centerparking lot is located at 715 Grand Ave,Hackettstown, N.J. Registration will begin

at 10 a.m.; Children, students and veteranswill pay $5 or $3 when they register priorto the event. Adults pay $8 or $5 when theyregister prior to the event.

“I am especially excited for this eventbecause it gives our Sports Managementstudents a chance to interact with PhiAlpha Honor Society for Social Work andOperation Chillout,” says David Perricone,Assistant Professor of Sports Managementat Centenary College. “It is an opportunityfor the students to demonstrate theirinvolvement with the community, as wellas a way of saying thank you to those whoserved our country.”

Phi Alpha Honor Society for SocialWork provides a closer bond among stu-dents of social work and promotes human-itarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fostershigh standards of education for socialworkers and invites into membership thosewho have attained excellence in scholar-ship and achievement in social work.Centenary’s chapter advisor is ProfessorTerri Klemm, Associate Professor ofSocial Work and the BSW ProgramDirector.

Operation Chillout is a grassroots inter-faith coalition founded in the year 2000 by

Members of the Public are Invited to a Veterans Dayconcerned volunteers to help a group ofhomeless Vietnam veterans living in theopen under a railroad trestle in northernN.J. They provide emergency supplies andsurvival gear to the most vulnerable mem-bers of the community and bring care to allhomeless people without regard to their

religious affiliation, ethnic heritage or stateof life.

For more information, please contactAshley Eisenstein at [email protected] or Dave Perricone at(908)-852-1400, ext. 2357 or at [email protected].

The Morris County Historical Societyat Acorn Hall is pleased toannounce that it is a recipient of a

2014 Capital Preservation Grant from the1772 Foundation, in cooperation with theNew Jersey Historic Trust. The grants areavailable to nonprofit organizations forrepair and restoration projects, and requirea one-to-one-match from the recipient. TheMCHS plans to use this grant to updateand upgrade its existing alarm system,

including upgrades to intrusion, fire, andwater alarms. Founded in 1946, theSociety's mission is dedicated to the dis-covery, preservation, promotion, and inter-pretation of Morris County history throughevents, programs, exhibits, and preserva-tion advocacy. The Morris CountyHistorical Society is a member-supported,501 (c)3 non-profit organization. It islocated at Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue,Morristown, NJ 07960.

Morris County Historical SocietyAwarded Grant from The 1772Foundation, NJ Historic Trust�

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Victorian Cameos have a timelessquality that distinguishes themfrom other jewelry. The Morris

County Historical Society offers insightinto Victorian cameos and their allure dur-ing a special lecture on Sunday, October 26starting at 1:30 p.m. at Acorn Hall. Duringthe lecture, guest speaker Nancy Cooper, aMCHS volunteer and former Board mem-ber, shares her extensive knowledge ofVictorian cameos, and will display exam-ples of cameos from her personal collec-tion. Wearing cameos as an accessory waspopularized by Queen Victoria. Then asnow, cameos are appreciated for their beau-ty, and admired for their art and craftsman-ship. Cameo art originally came from anancient tradition of carving a relief image

of contrasting color into semi-preciousstones. A selection of hand-crafted cameopieces are available for purchase after thelecture, in the Society's Oak Leaf GalleryGift Shop. The cost to tour Acorn Hall andattend the lecture is $6 for adults, $5 forseniors, and $3 for students. Children underage 12 are Free. The admission price maybe applied toward membership with theMCHS. Please call 973-267-3465, for moreinformation. Founded in 1946, theSociety's mission is dedicated to the dis-covery, preservation, promotion, and inter-pretation of Morris County history throughevents, programs, exhibits, and preserva-tion advocacy. The Morris CountyHistorical Society is a member-supported,501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

The Morris County Historical SocietyOffers Victorian Cameos Lecture

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Halloween is as much about candy as it is about dress-ing up in fun costumes and engaging in scare tactics.

Humans have loved their sweets for centuries. Earlyhuman beings made candy out of honey by drying it andforming a taffy-like confection, while many modern incarna-tions of candy involve dissolving sugar into water or milk toform a syrup. Candy is then made by varying the temperatureof the syrup and the sugar concentration to achieve desiredtextures. The word "candy" is derived from the Arabic "quan-di," meaning "made of sugar."

Candy also often refers to chocolate bars and other treatsthat people find so delectable. Ancient Mayans and Aztecswere the first to experiment with the cocoa bean, the corner-stone of chocolate confections, in the 1500s. However, theirchocolate drinks were bitter and not the sweet delights we'vecome to associate with chocolate. It wasn't until the 19th cen-tury that innovators began mixing cocoa with sugar to createchocolate bars. Joseph Fry is credited with making the firstchocolate bar in 1847, using bittersweet chocolate. Milkchocolate came later, in 1875, when it was introduced byHenry Nestlé and Daniel Peter. Milton Hershey began pro-ducing sweet chocolate in 1894.

Hershey bars, Nestlé bars and many other original candiesare still in production today. Tootsie Rolls and CharlestonChews are other classic candies still produced. Good &Plenty debuted in 1893, making it the oldest branded candyin America. NECCO company Wafers were officially brand-ed in 1901 and are another classic treat consumers can stillfind in the candy aisle of their nearest grocery store.

Smarties is another candy that's bound to show up in trick-or-treat bags this Halloween. Smarties have been owned andoperated by the same family since 1949. The Ce De CandyInc. factory opened up in August 1949 in Bloomfield, NJ, andproduced a candy that would not melt in the heat. Smartiesare a favorite all over North America and elsewhere. Whendemand is too high for the NJ factory, particularly aroundHalloween, Smarties are also produced in a Canadian facto-ry in Newmarket, Ontario. Smarties imported to the UnitedStates are still called Smarties. However, Smarties sold inCanada are known as "Rockets," as another candy sold inCanada already bears the Smarties name.

Halloween wouldn't be nearly as sweet without troves ofcandy treasures. Children are urged to have their candy sort-ed and inspected by parents prior to eating to avoid any dan-gers, such as food allergies or tampering.

Sweet, Sweet Candy History

The tradition of jack-o'-lanterns began in Ireland andScotland, and pumpkins were not the first gourd ofchoice to use as lanterns. Turnips and rutabagas were

often used because of their availability. When Irish immi-grants migrated to America, they brought their jack-o'-lanterntraditions with them. Turnips were not as prevalent on thisside of the Atlantic, so carvers turned to pumpkins, whichwere larger and easier to carve. Jack-o'-lanterns get theirname from Irish folklore, particularly a character namedJack. Jack liked to drink and couldn't pay his pub tab, mak-ing a deal with the Devil for his soul to cover the pub fee.

Jack agreed, but he tricked the Devil to get away with his souland captured the Devil. Jack agrees to free the Devil if hemakes a new deal that the Devil can't ever have his soul.Years pass and Jack eventually dies. Because of his poorlifestyle, he is not material for heaven, and Jack is once againreunited with the Devil. Because the Devilremembers he can-not have Jack's soul, Jack is forced to roam the twilight worldforever as a lost soul. The Devil gives Jack a few embers toburn to light the way, which Jack stores in a hollowed-outturnip. Eventually these lanterns, used to keep scary spirits atbay, were called jack-o'-lanterns.

The legend of Jack-o'-lanterns


Morristowns' annual Festival on the Green was a rousing success once again. The down-town festival attracted several hundred local businesses and tens of thousands ofvisitors.One booth belonging to the Morristown Car Wash / Morris County Hand Wash wasmobbed throughout the afternoon handing out thousands of coupons and giveaways. Thebooth also sported a prize wheel where participants won hundreds of free car washes.Owner Paul Ritter said this was the best festival yet and is looking forward to next year.


By Kate HalseFlanders resident Millene Michelknows what it's like to battleagainst breast cancer, from the time

of diagnosis through the various treatmentoptions and recovery. For Millene, StudioDirector of Theater Dance Center, herinspirational blog called "The Trials of aWoman with Breast Cancer," has helpedher become a 2014 Industry DanceAward's "Circle of Hope" recipient.

The "Circle of Hope" charity campaignfund provides dancers who are currentlybattling or who have survived breast can-cer a chance to share their courageousjourney and inspire others to keep the hopealive. Millene was one of eight total recip-ients to receive this year's "Circle of Hope"award. The award is specifically dedicatedto cancer survivors within the dance com-munity who are working to create aware-ness, save lives, raise money, and fightcancer in any way possible.

For Millene, the life-altering news

came in the late summer of 2014, when itwas revealed that she had breast cancer. Asa long-time mentor to young teenagers anda teacher to many, she began to reach outto encourage other women to help themunderstand the importance of preventionand to be proactive in the fight againstbreast cancer.

After starting dancing at the age of

Flanders Resident Receives Circle of Hope Award After Blogging about Battle with Breast Cancer

three and being a professional dancer for10 years, Millene opened the TheaterDance Center in 1991 along with businesspartner Mary Ellen Volz. Part of their busi-ness includes running a competition team,which began a benefit performance to takea stand against cancer in 2010. Just onemonth after the benefit was started,Millene received her breast cancer diagno-sis, followed by a double mastectomy in2010 and chemotherapy treatment in early2011.

From the time of her diagnosis throughthe treatment and recovery phases, Millenereceived lots of support from fellowdancers, including her own students.Ultimately, the dance team raised thou-sands of dollars to help Millene withhealth-related expenses.

Her dedication to stressing the impor-tance of being proactive in terms of healthand starting a blog related to her experi-ences battling cancer led Millene to earn

the award. She explained, "Being a breastcancer survivor, I wanted to help otherwomen diagnosed with breast cancer,whether it was through counseling, being ashoulder to cry on, giving advice about myexperiences and sharing what it's like to gothrough the process." Millene notes thather constant work with teen girls was espe-cially useful in reaching out to a youngeraudience. "By having this experience, I amable to turn it into a positive situation bytrying to influence other young women tobe proactive and maybe even avoid havingto undergo a mastectomy or chemotherapyfollowing a breast cancer diagnosis."

Although she could not attend theawards ceremony held on September 10 inLos Angeles, Millene was humbled toshare the honor with other standout cancersurvivors. Making the ceremony evenmore noteworthy was the appearance ofHollywood celebrities such as PaulaAbdul, Shane Harper and Olivia Holt.


You might want to use this particularmonth as a useful reminder to takeaction on what could be one of your

most important financial goals: leaving ameaningful legacy.

A legacy isn’t simply a document or abunch of numbers — it’s what you will beremembered for, and what you have leftbehind that will be remembered. It’s essen-tially your chance to contribute positively tothe future, whether that means providingfinancial resources for the next generation,helping those charitable organizations whosework you support, or a combination of both.

To create your legacy, you’ll need to dosome planning. And you can start by askingyourself a couple of key questions:

What are your goals? When you thinkabout leaving a legacy, what comes to mind?First and foremost, you may well want toleave enough money to help your own grownchildren meet their financial goals. After that,you probably have other things you’d like toaccomplish. Perhaps you want to provideresources for your grandchildren to attendcollege? Or set up a scholarship at your ownalma mater? Give financial support to a cul-tural, social, religious or scientific group? Bythinking about your goals and putting themon paper, even in an informal sense, you’ll betaking the important first step in leaving the

legacy you desire.How can you turn your goals into reality?

If you don’t take some concrete steps, yourlegacy just won’tmaterialize. And the mostimportant step you need to take is to create acomprehensive estate plan. Your estate plancan be quite involved, because it may involveseveral legal documents, such as a will, livingtrust, health care power of attorney, and so on.In creating these materials, you will need towork with your legal and tax advisorsbecause estate planning is definitely not a“do-it-yourself” endeavor.

You probably shouldn’t wait until you aredeep into retirement to take action on yourestate plan because developing the necessarydocuments and arrangements can take a fairamount of time — and you’llwant to makethese preparations when you’re in good men-tal and physical health. Also, the longer youwait to set up your estate plan, the less likelyit will be that you’ve communicated yourwishes clearly to your family members, whomay end up unsure about what you want andwhat their roles are in carrying out your plans—and that’s an outcome you certainly don’twant to see.

In fact, clear communications are essentialto developing a successful estate plan. Youshould not only tell your family members —and anyone else affected by your estate plan

Your Legacy Is in Your Hands— what you are thinking of doing but alsoinform them about the professionals withwhom you are working and the locations inwhich you are storing any vital documents,such as your will.

By identifying your goals, working withthe appropriate professionals to create aneffective estate plan, and communicating reg-ularly with your family members and other“key players” in your life, you can go a longway toward leaving the legacy you desire.

So, do what it takes to launch that legacy.This article was written by Edward Jones foruse by your local Edward Jones FinancialAdvisor.Edward Jones, its employees and financial

advisors are not estate planners and cannotprovide tax or legal advice. You should con-sult your estate-planning attorney or quali-fied tax advisor regarding your situation.

Edward Jones, Dawn O'Malley invites youto a Free Seminar on "Estate Planning"with Local Attorney Milton Hunter Esq.

and Dinner at La Strada Resturaunt, 1105Rout 10 East, Randolph, NJ Thursday,

October 23rd at 6pmEdward Jones, Dawn O'Malley invite you

to The Jefferson Library for a free Seminar"Rules of the Road to Investing"

at 1031 Weldon Road, Jefferson, NJ onWednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7 pm

Dealing with End of Life Issues(Hospice and Advance Directives)will be discussed at the October 27,

2014 Lunch n Learn at the Washington Twp.Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd, LongValley, NJ 07853 starting at noon.

Michele Cameron, MA, RN, BSN, ofAtlantic Home Health Care and Hospicewill talk about End of Life issues. Planningfor the end of life can be difficult. But bydeciding what end-of-life care best suits

your needs when you are healthy, you canhelp those close to you make the right choic-es when the time comes. Our speaker willcover some of the options what are availablethat will help make these difficult choices alittle easier to manage. Complimentaryluncheon is served. Space is limited so onemust register by calling the library at 908-876-3596 or register at www.wtpl.org.Sponsored by the Senior Resource Center,50 Rt. 24, Chester, NJ 07930.

Dealing with End of Life Issues


FALL SPORTS EXPO to be held on Saturday, Nov. 8,2014, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kozak Sports Center, 6Middlebury Blvd., Randolph.

Open to all, the Area 3 Special Olympics Fall SportsExpo will showcase the athletic skills of more than 100Special Olympics athletes from Morris, Sussex & Warrencounties. Among the skills on display: soccer, volleyball,bocce, and golf. The mission of Special Olympics is to pro-vide year-round sports training and athletic competition ina variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adultswith intellectual disabilities, giving them continuingopportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstratecourage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts,skills and friendship with their families, other SpecialOlympics athletes and the community. For further informa-tion about Area 3 Special Olympics, including volunteeropportunities, contact [email protected] or 917-697-7013.

Area 3 Special Olympics

The Morris Educational Foundation (MEF) hasannounced it will continue its community volunteerprogram at Frelinghuysen Middle School (FMS)

for the 2014-2015 school year. Leadership at both themiddle school and the foundation are excited aboutincreasing the impact of the program targeted to sixththrough eighth grade students. The Morris EducationalFoundation is pleased to invite members of our communi-ty who are interested in tutoring to participate. In additionto those who are able to tutor language arts, the MEF is

Morris Educational Foundation Continues Partnership with Frelinghuysen Middle School for Community One-On-One Tutoring Program

making a special request for those who can tutor math.Last year, over thirty tutors worked with approximate-

ly 50 children in both language arts and mathematicsinstruction. This is the fourth consecutive year of the pro-gram.

FMS Principal David Thompson shared, “The supportthat tutors provide is invaluable in helping our studentsimprove their academic skills, which translates into over-all increased academic success. The tutors represent pos-itive and successful role models who encourage our stu-dents to establish high expectations and meaningful goalsfor themselves. “ He added, “It is heartwarming to see theexcitement in our students when they know that a neigh-bor in the community really cares about them.”

The MEF is now enrolling additional tutors in prepara-tion for fall training sessions and is accepting applications.Those interested in applying to tutor language arts and/ormath, should email the foundation at [email protected].

The Morris Educational Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) thatseeks to attract private resources to support a variety ofeducational programs and initiatives in support of theMorris School District. Through effective solicitation anddistribution of funds, the Morris Educational Foundationhelps enable the District to continue to be the model ofvisionary social and educational leadership it has beensince its inception. For more information, visit the web-site at www.morrisedfoundation.org.

The Mt. Olive Township School’s Student AssistanceProgram has partnered with the Attorney General’sOffice and Morris County’s Prevention is Key to

present: "The Perfect Storm: Battling the PrescriptionDrugs and Heroin Epidemic" FREE Parent AwarenessProgram on Oct. 23rd, MOHS PAC 6:30 pm.

Are You Prepared? According to the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism

and Drug Abuse, NJ has experienced a dramatic surge inheroin and opiate abuse, particularly among youth.

Tragic & startling statistics confirm the need to takeaction in response to the emerging epidemic!

Join us to learn about the efforts that have been taken,and the specific steps that we propose.

Know how to identify risk factors associated withPrescription Drug & Heroin abuse and learn about localresources available to help you to respond and access serv-ices.

Don’t miss out on this free program and the chance tolearn valuable information from experts in the field.

The Mt. Olive Twsp. School’s Student AssistanceProgram has partnered with the Attorney General’s Officeand Morris County’s Prevention is Key to present:

"The Perfect Storm: Battling the Prescription Drugs andHeroin Epidemic"

Free Parent AwarenessProgram: The Perfect Storm:

Battling the PrescriptionDrugs and Heroin Epidemic


County College of Morris (CCM)recently learned that it will be receiv-ing a fifth year of funding through the

U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices to provide qualified low-incomeindividuals with free educational opportuni-ties and support services to pursue a careerin health care.

Known as the Northern New JerseyHealth Professions Pathway, the programoffers free tuition to qualified individuals in12 healthcare fields: Certified Home HealthAide, Certified Nursing Assistant, CertifiedMedication Aide, Certified Medical Billingand Coding Specialist, Emergency MedicalTechnician, Clinical Medical Assistant,Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician,Certified Assisted Living Administrator,Pharmacy Technician, Dental RadiographicTechnician and Certified Alcohol and DrugCounselor.

More than 300 people have completedtraining through CCM’s program over thelast four years.

“I am now in a career that I sincerelylove,” says Samantha LaSalandra, whofound employment at Franciscan OaksLong-Term Care Center shortly after shecompleted the Certified Nursing Assistant

program. “My future was looking so bleakuntil I heard about this grant. I was recentlyable to turn a lifelong dream of buying ahouse with my now fiancé into a realitythanks to my new career and this grant pro-gram.”

The program is open to individuals whoare recipients of Temporary Assistance toNeedy Families (TANF) or GeneralAssistance, or whose annual income fallswithin 125 – 185 percent of the povertyguidelines established by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.

CCM is a partnering college of theNorthern New Jersey Health ProfessionsConsortium (NNJHPC). The NNJHP con-sortium is a cross-county partnership, cover-ing the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson,Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic,Sussex, Union and Warren, to strengthenand expand healthcare training. Along withcommunity colleges in those counties, theconsortium includes county social andhuman service organizations, and state andfederal agencies.

For more information on the program,contact the CCM grant hotline at 973-328-2490, email [email protected], or visitwww.ccm.edu/nnjhpc.

Free Healthcare Training Continues at County College

with Fifth Year of Funding


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Are you one of the 40 million Americans affected byGAD? If so, Acupuncture can be a powerful treat-ment, both for anxiety and depression. Anxiety

seems to affect twice as many women as it does men. InWestern medicine GAD is characterized by excessive anxi-ety and worry about everyday life events with no rhyme orreason for the worrying. People suffering from GAD seemto always expect bad things to happen and typically rumi-nate about such things as their health, their children’s safe-ty, work, school and money. People who suffer with GAD,the anxiety is often unrealistic for the situation. Hence, lifebecomes a constant state of fear, anxiety, worry and dreadultimately interfering with their daily functions.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), GAD is viewednot as a brain disorder, but more as an inner organ dysfunc-tion or imbalance. TCM holds that each of the 5 majororgan systems (Kidney, Heart, Spleen, Liver and Lung)plays a vital role in the emotions. Emotions and organ sys-tems health are intimately connected. These organs candevelop imbalances and dysfunctions due to dietary,lifestyle, environmental and hereditary factors. For exam-ple, worry, dwelling too much on a particular subject andexcessive mental work are symptoms of a Spleen systemdisorder according to TCM. Lack of enthusiasm and vital-ity, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia and despairare symptoms of a Heart system imbalance. Symptomsassociated with a liver imbalance will manifest as anger,frustration, resentment, irritability, and flying off the han-dle. Lung imbalances typically manifest more as grief, sad-ness, melancholy and detachment. Lastly, with an imbal-ance of the Kidneys, a person may be very fearful, insecure,and aloof, isolated and have little to no willpower.

The heart in TCM is said to store the spirit or Shen andin all anxiety cases, the Shen is disturbed. The heart “hous-es” the Mind and the state of Mind relates to the emotionsof the Heart. Therefore, calming the Shen or Spirit will be afundamental part of any anxiety treatment. Treating theHeart/Shen system addresses emotional turmoil, therebyrestoring balance, calmness and tranquility to both thephysical and mental aspects of health. TCM classifies the

cause of GAD based on the extent to which individualorgan system or systems demonstrate signs and symptomsof disturbance and how their Qi (life force/energy) is affect-ed. In anxiety, the most common injured organ systems arethe Heart and Spleen. According to Chinese Medicine, anx-iety is differentiated into the following types:

1. Heart and Spleen Qi deficiency: Pre-occupation,obsessive thinking (ruminating), aversion to speaking, inap-propriate laughter, depression, palpitations, chest tightness,difficulty falling asleep, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominaldistention, teeth marks and or a red tip on the tongue, paletongue, and a weak pulse.

2. Kidney Qi deficiency: pre-occupation, feeling offear and dread, and may be accompanied by low back andknee pain or weakness, low libido, frequent urination, coldhands and feet, difficulty staying asleep, tinnitus, a paleand/or swollen tongue and a weak pulse.

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4. Lung Qi deficiency: pre-occupation, rapidlychanging moods, sadness, and easily feeling grief and loss,inability to “let go”, aversion to speaking, shortness ofbreath, weak cough, sweating easily on exertion, throat dis-comfort, and a pale tongue and thin pulse.

Acupuncture therapy, according to TCM, believes thathealth is dependent on the smooth flow of Qi – which whenin good health moves in a smooth and balanced waythrough a chain of 14 major channels or meridians. Byinserting fine, painless needles into specific acupointswhich belong to different meridians and organ systems, thebody’s energy (Qi) is stimulated to start the healing process.

For the best results of anxiety treatment I always recom-mend lifestyle and dietary changes in addition toAcupuncture and Chinese herbal formula treatments to helpbalance the Mind and Shen. In addition, learning yoga and

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)meditation on how to control and relax the mind is extreme-ly helpful. Combining these arts, dietary changes and reg-ular Acupuncture treatment will provide a medication freealternative treatment for those who suffer from general anx-iety disorder.

Deborah Waddell completed her Master’s leveldegree from the Eastern School of Acupuncture in Mont-clair, NJ. She received her Acupuncture Certificationfrom the New Jersey Board of of Medical Examiners(C.A.) and from the National Commission for theCertification of Acupuncturists (Dipl. Ac.). Deborah alsohas a degree in Biology and Chemistry with summa cumlaude Honors from Felician College.-

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By Elsie WalkerFor some, the thoughtsof ghosts and paranor-mal activity only occur

around Halloween.However, for the New JerseyGhost Hunters Society(NJGHS) , studying the para-normal is something doneyear around.. The NorthJersey Division of theNJGHS meets monthly at theHackettstown CommunityCenter. The founder/direc-tor of the NJGHS is L’AuraHladik Hoffman of

Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania,who is the author ofGhosthunting New Jerseyand Ghosthunting New YorkCity (both at Barnes andNoble). The team leader ofthe North Jersey division ofthe society is Dina Chirico ofBelvidere.

“Since I was a child I hadexperienced things thatseemed ‘out of the norm’,which I only found out later.I thought everyone experi-enced this stuff. As I had got-ten older, my thirst foranswers became more, andso I met L'Aura in 1998 andbegan attending NJGHSmeetings and it just grewfrom there. I am alwayslearning and studying,” saidChirico in explaining whatdrew her into paranormalinvestigation.

The NJGHS researchesand documents paranormalactivity in hopes to have abetter understanding of the“other side” and to haveproof to back up that under-standing. Hoffman

explained that the group ishappy to have opportunitiesto go into people’s home toinvestigate “other worldlyactivity” and there is nocharge for their investiga-tions.

Chirico noted that she hasbeen on hundreds of suchinvestigations:

“…everything from pri-vate residences,[to] publicestablishments/ businesses,public events, private events,personal investigations andmore. One case that immedi-ately comes to mind was anapartment above an antiquestore in Morris County.There were both positive andnegative occurrences,according to the residents.There were shadow people,full body apparitions, itemsbeing moved, name calling,doors closing, residual activ-ity and much more. Not tomention a full length mirrorthat served as an active por-tal. I had a few personalexperiences which could notbe explained by organic

Known as the "ghost chick",L'aura Hladik Hoffman is thefounder of the New JerseyGhost Hunters Society.

Hackettstown’s Ghost Huntersmeans and we returned tothis place several times.”

As for memorable localinvestigations, those includea 2006 Ghost Conferencewas held in Hackettstown.That night both Chirico andHoffman investigated therestaurant, Charlie Browns (now Bea McNally's). Therewere various versions of thestory of a drowning in a bath-tub when the structure was ahotel. Although there was nosignificant activity recordedthe night they were there,Hoffman noted that she wastold that the exact location ofthe bathtub was not usuallyreadily disclosed, for fear ofspooking the busboys wholived there.

Chirico also shared, “I’veinvestigated a few privateresidences and a dorm roomin one of the newer halls atCentenary College. In refer-ence to the dorm room, thestudent had been experienc-ing some significant activity,such as physical manifesta-tions (i.e. getting hit/

punched), temperaturechanges and movement.”

For these paranormalinvestigators, “ghost hunt-ing” is not a once a yearexperience. However, whatdoes a ghost hunters societydo for Halloween?

"The NJGHS alreadykicked off the hauntedHalloween season with agroup tour of Eastern StatePenitentiary's 'Terror Behindthe Walls' haunted house onSeptember 20 inPhiladelphia……several pre-sentations are scheduled forthe month of Octoberthroughout New Jersey. Infact, ‘Ghosthunting NewJersey and New York City’will be held at the WarrenCounty Library in Belvidereon October 30 at 7:00 pm.Details and presentationschedule are on the web siteat www.njghs.net/presenta-tions.html The monthlymeeting held inHackettstown on October 21will host guest speakerJennifer Wood presenting the

Crystal Skull's energy mys-teries and meditations,”shared Hoffman

While ghost hunting maysound exciting, Hoffmanshared a few cautions tothose considering going outon their own:

“Please ghost huntresponsibly. Never go aloneand always get permissionbefore investigating a ceme-tery or grave yard. TheNJGHS has protocols inplace to safeguard its mem-bers, the home/businessowners whose places weinvestigate, and the evidencecollected.

And please learn to pro-tect yourself in whateverways feel comfortable, suchas prayer, shielding, energy orother ways. Provoking spiritsis never a good idea and nei-ther is inviting them homewith you, since you really donot know who, or what, willaccept your invitation.”

For more information onthe NJGHS visit its websiteat www.njghs.net


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WTReport: K-8 BOE has a contested race..vote youth!

Thomas Lotito reporting...Dateline-Oct. 2014, Washington Twp. For thefirst time since the Washington Twp. K-8Board of Education (BOE) voted to end the

spring BOE election and take away your vote on theschool's budget, there is a contested race.

Eliminating the budget vote from the public aslong as it stayed under two percent was a trade offfor moving the school board race to the Nov. elec-tion. The idea was to overcome the school board'sbuilt-in win for incumbent board members, and votein new candidates in the general election. It washoped that by switching the vote to November'selection the majority of the electorate would throwout the current board members and replace themwith candidates that would close a school, cutConnected and Everyday Math from the curriculumand return surplus dollars to the tax payers.

There are three seats up for election this year andfour candidates. The candidates are three incumbentboard members, Al DiGabriele, Chance Healy,Mischelle Munly, and a 23 year old LehighUniversity graduate, a mechanical engineer whoworks for Picatinny Arsenal and a native of LongValley, Marielle Pastuck.

Marrielle Pastuck; is a life-long resident of LongValley and a graduate of the LVMS and West MorrisRegional High School. Marielle has a strong, pas-sionate desire to give something back to this amaz-ing community. If elected to the Board of Educationshe will bring a technical perspective and skill setthat includes, project management, teamwork andshe will draw upon her background as a recent grad-uate in Mechanical Engineering from LehighUniversity. Marielle's ultimate goal is to ensure thatthe children of this community have a first rate edu-cation.

Al DiGabriele: was appointed in June 2014when Walt Cullen resigned. Al sees his time on theboard as a volunteer opportunity to influence andimpact a large portion of the community. "LongValley has a very strong school district, and it was a'selling point' for Mindy (Al's wife) and I to movehere 11 years ago. I want to be part of continuing tohelp evolve and shape our school district and main-tain its outstanding reputation." said Al DiGabrieleby email.

Chance Healy is a member of the BOE's financecommittee, and has served for two terms, (sixyears). Chance spoke out against moving the elec-tion to Nov. because he didn't want to give up thetax payer's the right to vote on the budget and does-n't always see eye to eye with other board members.Chance enjoys his time on the board cultivating apositive, safe, environment for our children wouldlike to be reelected in order to see that it continues.

Michelle Munley, a four year member of theBOE is a strong advocate of all day kindergartenand has been involved with beefing up securityissues and rewriting the school's curriculum.Michelle want's to be reelected because she believesthere's much more to do to improve curriculum andprotect the children.

Okay, so who do you vote for, and who getsvoted out? I believe the best three people to serve onthe BOE are, Marielle Pastuck, Al DiGabriele andChance Healy. And here's why!

Marielle Pastuck deserves to be elected. She isyoung, she is the future, she deserves the opportuni-ty and the experience to serve on the school board.Marielle will bring a student's perspective to theBOE. She has gone to our schools and her experi-ences in our schools will be valuable information tothe BOE.

She'll be able to give the BOE fresh insight intocurriculum and security. I believe her managementand teamwork will be a plus to the board becauseshe will uphold the high standards that make thiscommunity so desirable to young families with chil-dren. Marielle's election to the board will also savevaluable time and money when the BOE makesdecisions affecting our kids education and safety. Ahard working young woman with a passion to servethe community deserves a place on the schoolboard.

I support Al DiGabriele, as a new member of theBOE, he's passionate and focused about the direc-tion the BOE is going this year. Al laid out his agen-da in an email:

"I look at what lies ahead for us as a Board andI think about it in 3 main areas: 1. Continue oper-ating effectively day to day...and we need to consis-tently look at how we can drive more efficiency (eg,through technology). "Do the basics well and dothem efficiently." 2.Continue to focus on a handfulof the key issues. For example, we have madetremendous progress on school security in the past12 months, but it is not a "one and done". We needto continue to evolve our broader security plan.Another example is enrollment and the impact onfacilities. We are in a good place today, but that willcontinue to change in the upcoming years. 3. Staylaser focused on forward-thinking initiatives. Whatwill keep Washington Township Schools so highlyrecognized and regarded is our ability to thinkahead, stay ahead, and execute beyond the currentschool year. At the end of the day, our most valuableassets are our students and educators, and as a Boardmember, I will not lose focus on that importantpoint."

Chance Healy won me over when he spoke outagainst the BOE for voting to eliminate the public'sright to vote on the budget and allow increases in thebudget as long as it doesn't go over 2%. Chance andI have locked horns on many issues in the past, butseeing how's he's spoken out for the taxpayer, it'stime to support him.

Finally: Although I respect Michelle Munly'sservice on the board, I can't support her because ofa committee she headed a couple years ago to closea school. With enrollment down more almist 600kids at the time, her committee's report came backsaying there's no reason to close a school. Only oneprivate citizen attended Mrs. Munly's meetings, therest were union members who had a huge financialstake in the committee's decision. The results ofMrs. Munlys committee "not to close a school" wasvery disappointing because if a school was closed,the BOE could implement so many new programsto the students and return the difference to thealready over burdened property tax payers.

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Comfort food is a staple in everykitchen – it’s the perfect way tounwind with familiar flavors and

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Mouthwatering Pork Stew

1 large yellow onion, chopped1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into1/2-inch pieces6 cloves garlic, minced1/2 cup dry sherry or apple juice Chopped fresh cilantroSaffron rice: 2 cups long-grain white rice1 teaspoon kosher salt1/2 teaspoon crushed saffron threads

For stew, heat 2 tablespoons oil in largeDutch oven over medium-high heat. Seasonpork with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 tea-spoon pepper. In batches, without crowding(and adding more oil as needed) add porkand cook, turning occasionally, untilbrowned on all sides, about 6 minutes perbatch. Transfer to plate.

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Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer,stirring occasionally, until pork is very ten-der, about 1 1/2 hours.

Just before pork is tender, make saffronrice. Bring rice, 4 cups water, salt and saf-fron to a boil in medium saucepan over highheat. Reduce heat to very low and cover.Simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.Remove from heat and let stand for 5-20minutes. Fluff rice with fork.

Using slotted spoon, transfer pork andvegetables to serving bowl and cover withaluminum foil. Let cooking juices stand for3 minutes, then skim off fat on surface. Boilover high heat, uncovered, until cookingliquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.

Season juices with salt and pepper. Pourover pork and vegetables and sprinkle with

cilantro. Spoon saffron rice into bowls. Topwith stew, sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

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by Michele Guttenberger We are seeing a renaissance of new electric carthinking that is draws upon the past modern ageof innovative legends who were the discoverers

and champions of early 20th century zero CO2 emissionenergy

When we think about today’s global rally for zero carbonemissions and sustainable energy, Thomas Edison is includ-ed in the list of names. Thomas Edison held these sameviews on clean energy over 100 years ago. AlthoughEdison had a close friendship with Henry Ford, Edisonbelieved in electric cars. He promoted the electric car ascleaner, quieter and easier to drive than gas powered auto-mobiles. The Edison Electric Company was the batterysupplier to S.R. Bailey & Company which only manufac-tured electric automobiles. The company built these elec-tric automobiles in their Amesbury, Massachusetts plantfrom 1907 to 1915. Their showcase model was the BaileyElectric Phaeton. It was touted as a cross country vehiclewhich could drive 100 miles on a full charge under idealconditions.

The other legendary name that has been tied to today’selectric car models is Nikola Tesla. Tesla was a lead engi-neer who felt he was treated unfairly by his employerThomas Edison. Tesla quit his employment with Edisonand got his revenge with employment at his rival companyWestinghouse They may have had a great public feud overAC vs DC currents but, they both had an interest in the elec-

tric powered cars over the gas powered engines. NikolaTesla even designed his own AC motor in 1882. It is pur-ported that, Nikola Tesla’s greatest marvel in car sciencetook place in 1930. Tesla replaced a Pierce Arrow’s ICEengine with an Electric Motor. The power source he used topower this car was a mysterious black box of radio tubeshoused in the glove compartment. Mounted to the box wasa protruding antenna. Tesla manually adjusted the tuners totune into the right frequency and acquired 240 volts thatwere delivered through the air from the Wardencliffe powerplant tower near Niagara Falls NY into his car. Nikola Teslaused his own personal funds to create this free energy pro-totype car. When Tesla wanted to put his invention intoproduction and needed an investor, J.P. Morgan did not likethe idea because, you could not put a meter on this kind ofenergy. Morgan stopped funding Tesla's free energy car andthe Wardencliffe Tower was taken down and Tesla plans onthe clean free energy car also disappeared never to be foundagain.

Even before Edison’s and Tesla’s dream of clean energycars there was the fuel cell that was developed in the late1830’s by William Robert Grove who called it the “gas bat-tery”. The fuel cell has the primary qualities of a car bat-tery whose chemical fuel is constantly replenished. Today’sProton-Exchange-Membrane (PME)-hydrogen- battery iscomposed of a number of stacked cells. These cells can gen-erate enough energy to power a car engine with hydrogen asthe catalyst (the most abundant resource). This technology

basically converts hydrogen into water and in the processcreates electricity. Toyota will have a Hydrogen FuelCelled car on the public roads in 2015.

One can only wonder if we have started using the cleanenergy invented in the 19th Century by these legendaryinventors for cars of the 20th Century we would not bethinking of cars with zero CO2 emissions in the 21stCentury because we would already be driving them.

Edison’s electric cars are still working today and parkedat his home garage at Glenmont in West Orange. Visit theThomas Alva Edison Museum - NPS - Open Wednesdaythrough Sunday. Hours are 10:00am - 4:00pm. AdmissionFee is $7.00 - 211 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Visitwebsite for more details http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.ht

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