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Buckets of onions to

peel, slice, and dice,

bags of potatoes topeel and eye, dough to roll,

and what at times seems like

a million other things to do,keep those at the Port Mor-

ris United Methodist

Church busy.

That’s the scene at

pasties time at the church inLanding. Making and sell-

ing pasties (pronounced

pass-tees) has been a tradi-

tion at the church for wellover three decades. During

those years, not only havegenerations of members

helped to make them, but

also friends. It is a

fundraiser that keeps the

church’s doors open. Therecipe is top secret, but

every one of them is baked

with love.

Pasties are said to be of

Cornish origin. A pastry ismeat, onions, and potatoes

wrapped in a crust. That’s

all that can be shared. How-

Trays of pasties fresh out of the oven cool before being wrapped.

Pasties Baked With LoveTo Support Church And Tradition

ever, while the basic recipe

has always been followed, afew things have changed

over the years.

“We’ve gone from pat-

ties to ground round beef

and have added a sausage

pasty,” said RosemaryBoyer of Landing who coor-

dinates the pasties effort.

With pride, Boyer will saythey use the best ingredi-

ents. She noted that beef pasties sell for $7 each and

sausage for $7.50 each. The

next pasties sale is in Maywith May 8 being the last

day to order. Orders are

taken at 973-945-1043.

The origin of the pasties

at the church is debated.

While members may dickerover exactly which pastor

introduced the church to

pasties, they will agree thatis was during a time when

the church needed afundraiser to keep it afloat.

However, they may not have

imagined that it would carryon for so long, with some

jobs being passed down

from one generation to an-

other.

Landing resident Beverly

Highfield said she believesher mom and dad, Emma

and William Williver, Sr.,

did the flour donation andpreparation from the begin-

ning. Later, she joined them.

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Highfield said, “I did help them with the measuring and

sifting preparation for a long time and I took over com-

pletely once dad passed away; mom was 80 by then. Port

Morris United Methodist Church is a very small church so

each of us does whatever we can to insure it is here for thecommunity. I just do my part. “

Echoing Highfield’s sentiments is Karen Ripatrazone of

Landing. She has been helping since about 1980 and re-

members having her son Michael, then an infant, in a

playpen watching everyone work. Ripatrazone said, “I’vedone a little of everything [needed to make pasties]. I do

whatever is needed.”

Ripatrazone’s mother, Rosemary Boyer, has seen the

next generation stepping up as her grandsons help her hus-

band, Rich Boyer, Sr., when he goes for supplies by doingthe lugging, lifting, and loading.

But not only do members help, but also friends lend ahand, too. Most notable is Malcolm Todt of Connecticut.

The brother-in-law of a retired pastor who had served at the

church, Todt comes to help and brings doughnuts to the

workers.However, not only are there loyal volunteers, but loyal

customers, too.

One such customer is Bette Jaegar of Stanhope who said,

“they're delicious, I even buy [some] to take out to my

sons in Pennsylvania. who also enjoy them. [They’re] good

to have in freezer for those cold nights that I don't feel like

cooking- very filling.”

Amanda Rush, and her mother Marion Rush, of Netcong

have been buying pasties for many years. Amanda Rush

said, “We love them. My Mom puts maple syrup on them,me just a little margarine and salt. There's always enough

for two dinners as we split them in half and have one the

night we purchase the pasties and eat the other another

night. When you go through Port Morris you can smell the

onions cooking on Pasties Day, and it makes my stomachhungry. Kudos to those who make them. It's a lot of work,

but a worthwhile fundraiser for the church.”

Boyer echoed those sentiments in reflecting on the work

it takes her to not only coordinate making the pasties, but

in taking the orders. She said, “I will do them until I can’tdo them anymore. If the church closes its doors, I’ll have

done all I could by doing the pasties.”Making pasties is a three day process that flows like a

well-oiled machine. There’s onion day, potato day, and final

preparation and pick-up day with other chores mixed in.

The volunteers work hard, but there’s pride and smiles inthat work.

The church’s pastor, Nick Petrov, who helps prepare the

potatoes, said, “Here in the Port Morris area, we are famous

for our pasties, which we bake on-site and sell four or five

times a year. Proceeds from pasty sales benefit ministries

and missions of the church. If you’ve never tried our home-

made pasties, you definitely want to get an order in. In ad-

dition to raising funds, the church pasties preparation is a

social event. Despite the long hours of work, participants

speak of these activities both as enjoyable and as an effec-tive way to give your time as a service to the church and the

larger community.

“Here I would like to publically say a big ‘thank you’ to

every one of our church family members and friends for all

the love and support they give to our Pasties Days,” con-cluded Petrov. “Each one of you is an important part and

your efforts help to keep our church financially stable and

well equipped for mission and service.”

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There was a chill in theair, but that did notdeter the children and

parents as they walked down

Main Street in Landing.Watching their childrenswinging baskets and buck-ets, while following a largewhite bunny, many parentscould remember the dayswhen they did the “parade tothe eggs.”

A 28 year old tradition,the hunt is now seeing itssecond generation of huntersas well as welcoming newones. Not only that, but it

has grown from an egg huntto an afternoon of egg hunt-ing, games, puppet show,and piñata break. This year,the event, sponsored by thePort Morris UnitedMethodist Church, was heldon March 19.

All 28 years, the “EasterBunny” has never changed.

Baskets With Eggs And A Bunny Fill The Fun At 28th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Donning bunny ears, this little hunter posed for a picture with the Easter Bunny at the 28th annual egg hunt held in Landing.

The same bunny who wasthere for some parents whenthey were children, is nowthere for the next generation.

“I’ve had parents comeup to me and tell me that theybrought their children to the

event because they wantthem to meet ‘their’ EasterBunny,” said the Bunny.

For many families, thehunt is an important tradi-tion. For example, JessicaNotari, from Pennsylvania,

drove two hours to attend this year’s eventwith her children Tony, age three and Madi-son, age 10 months. Notari hunted eggs as achild and was a helper at the event starting asa teen.

“I have been doing the egg hunt since Iwas at least 10 years old, maybe longer,” saidNotari. “In that time frame of 22 years, I onlymissed two years. My grandmother, who

passed away this year, was the reason I gotinto it. By making sure my children are there,for me, is keeping a piece of her alive and thatmeans the world to me. I will try to be thereevery year, if I can, until it is no longer a pro-

gram at the Port Morris United MethodistChurch.”While it started as just an egg hunt and

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piñata breaking, the annual event took on afew new dimensions once puppeteer andchurch member “Miss Tina” Berchak, of Stanhope, started putting on programs. As the

audience settles in for the puppet show, itgives the bunny a chance for some lastminute prepping and to make an entrance.Also, Berchak added the element of gameswhich the children return to after picking upeggs.

Jenn and Ron Kasilag of Hopatcongbrought their four year old son, Daniel to thisyear’s hunt.

“We have attended in previous years andhave enjoyed ourselves,” said Jenn Kaislig.“This year, Daniel had a great time partici-pating in the many indoor activities such as

plastic puddle fishing and the all-time fa-vorite, the piñata. Miss Tina’s puppet showwas also a highlight this year with one of thechildren, Antonio, assisting, which was ab-solutely adorable. Then of course, the excit-ing, much anticipated visit from our fluffy,friendly Easter Bunny who led us all on amarch down Main Street. On our march wewere able to greet some longtime neighbors.Then, after the march and the egg hunt,where the children filled their baskets with

goody-filled eggs, the Easter Bunny wasavailable for photos with the children. It wassuch a delight to see all of the children famil-iar and new alike, enjoying such a joyfulday.”

A highlight of this year’s event was thepicture corner. There, children could donbunny ears, a bunny nose, or other accessoryand pose for a picture with the Easter Bunny.That newest addition joined other popular ac-tivities such as egg rolling races, jelly beanguess, and face painting. All the children leftwith the eggs they’d found, candy from thepiñata, plus a balloon and goodie bag.

The pastor of Port Morris UnitedMethodist Church, Nick Petrov said, “I amso thankful that each year, the Port Morriscongregation sponsors the Easter Egg Hunt

for the children of the community. TheEaster Egg Hunt is a very important traditionfor Port Morris UMC. We try to serve thecommunity in a number of ways. Throughthe Easter Egg Hunt, we hope that kids andparents will see the Christian love we striveto have here. I believe these types of fun-filled, family- friendly events are importantif the Christian church wants to presentJesus’s love to neighborhoods and commu-nities.”

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By Cheryl Conway

He is the new police

chief in town, but

Roxbury is far fromnew to the lifelong resident

who locals recognize as agreat neighbor, family man,

friend, coach and school

alumni.Marc Palanchi, 49, of

Succasunna is honored to

have been selected to serve

as the township’s new chief

of police. Offered the job

March 17 out of three lieu-tenants considered, Palanchi

officially began his new role

March 31, when James Si-monetti officially retired as

police chief since 2011.The Roxbury Township

Council held a public swear-

ing in ceremony for Palanchi

and other officers April 5.

After serving 22 years on theforce, Palanchi moves onto

his next role with great expe-

rience, knowledge and con-

fidence to continue to pro-vide the best service to his

hometown community.

“It was an honor,” says

Palanchi to be chosen to leadthe police department. This

is “an awesome responsibil-ity. You are being entrusted

with the well-being of an en-

tire township; to protect

those people; serve those

people. Roxbury Townshipis a tremendous community.

The people in the commu-

nity support each other.”

Recently retired Roxbury

Police Chief James Simon-etti says, “I have had the op-

portunity to see Chief

Palanchi grow as a leader of

the Roxbury Police Depart-

ment. He is a driven leader

who will do what is best forRoxbury Township. I also

know Chief Palanchi on a

personal level too and his is

a great family man. What is

best about Marc is that if youknow him, he is not just a po-

lice officer. He is friend,

great teammate, and a per-

sonable man.”Besides living in Mt. Ar-

lington for three years, Inde-pendence for one year and

time spent in Pennsylvania

during his college years,

Palanchi has lived in Succa-

sunna most of his life. A1985 graduate of Roxbury

High School, Palanchi went

onto to Wilkes University of

Pa. to get his bachelor’s in

political science in 1990.After college, Palanchi

worked for management at

Madison Square Garden in

NYC for two years, a posi-

tion he enjoyed minus the

commute. His desire was toget into law enforcement, a

dream he had since he was a

child, but “policing was

frozen when I got out of col-

lege,” he says. “It was a deadperiod,” from 1990-1993.

When Florio was governor,

our economy was terrible

and our economy froze. Noone was hiring for so long.”

As the economy im-proved, Palanchi tested with

the state police at the end of

1993, and then in May 1994

with the Roxbury PD. Out of

398 people who took thewritten test he was the only

one hired.

“The competition is so

great,” he says, about getting

into a police department. Be-tween a written test, back-

ground check, physical and

interview, getting hired as a

police officer is not easy.

Palanchi entered the po-

lice academy and on Aug. 1,1994 he started his career

with the Roxbury police as a

patrolman. In 1997, he got

moved to traffic; to sergeant

in 2002; back to traffic in2004; and promoted to lieu-

tenant in 2010, a position he

held until being named chief.

From 1995 to 2013,Palanchi served on the Rox-

bury SWAT team, until thatbecame a shared service, MC

Swat. He is also on SERT,

Sheriff Emergency Response

Team.

Having family involvedin law enforcement, his role

model was his older cousin

Harry Brady who worked for

the DEA, and knowing “a lot

of police officers growingup,” Palanchi says he knew

early his top career choice.

“I had friends who were

state troopers; who were

Roxbury officers. They all

really loved their jobs.”“I’m not an inside desk

person,” adds Palanchi. “I

saw myself more out and

doing hands-on-stuff,” rather

than selling or being behind

a desk. With police work,“you are out and about and

it’s constantly changing. It’sthe unknown; every shift is

different. Someone is going

to call; you are going to go

from one thing to anotherthing.”

Another factor in his ca-

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“I like to help people.

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There’s people out there who can’t help

themselves. It’s rewarding.” It’s not always a

victim of a crime but can be an “elderly per-

son” he helps. Like when somebody falls,

“We do a lot of lift assists,” for that “someonewho has no one to call. Sometimes it’s a cou-

ple of minutes of help. There’s people out

there who need a little bit of help. Some call

when there’s a pipe break; why not call a

plumber? We will give them suggestions. It’sstill help and they needed you.”

It was in 1995, when Palanchi was there

for an infant who was not breathing.

“I happened to be right in front of her

house when the 911 call came in,” saysPalanchi about his most significant moment

in his career. “An infant on Hercules Road

stopped breathing. When I got there she was

blue. I initiated CPR; when other guys

showed up, as a team, we saved her.”

Palanchi has stayed in touch with this vic-tim, Jaime Katzenberger, all these years.

“To be part of that 19 years ago, I was the

first one there. She played sports with my

kids; we are like family. When you save an

infant’s life, you keep in touch with her.” A

2015 graduate of RHS, Katzenberger played

for the school’s soccer and basketball teams

and currently attends UConn as a freshman.

Having worked under two great police

chiefs during his 22 years at Roxbury PD,Palanchi knew he wanted to be chief some-

day. He worked under former chief Mark

Noll for 17 years and Simonetti for more than

four years.

“To have that opportunity is an honor tofollow guys like that,” says Palanchi: “to con-

tinue what they’ve established.”

As the new chief, Palanchi plans to do just

that. He did not go in with the mindset for

change, he stresses.“A lot of chiefs takeover in a bad regime,”

says Palanchi. “That wasn’t the case here; it’s

really good here. I want to continue what

they’ve done.

“There’s not a lot of changes that need to

be made here,” he adds. “It’s continuing thetradition of what we’ve had here. Great work

environment, great police officers. We’ve

hired really good officers here. We have 42

really, really good police officers here and re-

Hometown Police Depart...ally good people in the community working

for them.”

With the last two chiefs’ direction, “we’ve

been on the front end of all the curves,” he

says. “Those guys had great vision. They’ve

always been good at anticipating.”Palanchi says he wants to continue to be

“proactive, to look out into the horizon” to

see what’s coming; “to have that foresight.”

With trauma kits recently given to each

school in the district thanks to Simonetti’s ef-

forts, Roxbury is the first school district with

these kits ready for any unforeseen situations.

“We saw it as an opportunity to be proac-tive,” says Palanchi. “We don’t want to wait

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for someone to lose a limb; don’t wait for it

to happen; be prepared for it.”

Continuing with community policing and

relations is important, says Palanchi. “We’ve

had community service,” with police walkingthrough schools in the younger grades. “They

spend time with kids in a relaxed environ-

ment. The kids humanize with the police.”

The food drive with the schools invitedstudents to the police station for a tour. “It

built relations,” exposing kids to the police.

While his goal is to continue what has

been in place, Palanchi’s challenge is “how

do we stay on top of things; how do we get

better? We have an awesome mayor, towncouncil and administrator who make things

easy on the police. We have a mayor and

council who let us run our police depart-

ment.”

One of his greatest issues is the trafficcongestion in town. “There’s too many peo-

ple and not enough road,” says Palanchi.

With all the development west of Roxbury,

“those people work east of us,” and come

through Roxbury- whether on routes 10, 46,

80 or 206- to commute, eat and shop.

“You can improve intersections,” he says,

but “in the end you have roads not meant for

the volume of the cars. Keeping traffic mov-ing safely is a big challenge.”

Another issue is the “bad economy,” saysPalanchi, which leads to “a lot of police”

dealing with shoplifting, burglaries, drug use,

domestic violence issues, mostly created

from stress from more people out of work notable to pay bills.

During a bad economy “You have people

doing things they normally wouldn’t be

doing,” he says. “You are dealing with people

that you normally don’t deal with.”While Roxbury has some challenges, like

all towns do, there is no other place Palanchi

would want to live, work and raise a family.

“Roxbury has everything you could want

growing up,” says Palanchi. “We have a fan-

tastic school system,” where his wife, Kristinteaches, and their four kids attend school.

“Recreation programs are second to none.”

Services from garbage, parks, Horseshoe

Lake; “if you want to shop you have every-

thing.”


Hometown Police Depart...continued from page 12 Besides all that, “there’s really good peo-

ple in Roxbury; it’s a really good town to livein; to have kids in; to have friends in. You

have the total package here. The teachers

have been fantastic. Even coaches, they gen-

uinely care about those kids. There’s not

much more you can ask for than what you

have in Roxbury. You are surrounded by

good people; it makes everything better.”Outside of his police work, Palanchi’s

been a wrestling coach at RHS for nine years,

where he too wrestled back in his day, and

continues to coach youth lacrosse for his third

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By Jane Primerano

Roxbury Township School personnelare preparing locations for newtrauma kits donated to the school by

recently retired Police Chief James Simon-

etti and the Roxbury Rotary Club.

The 24 units are more sophisticated than

a simple first aid kit, High School Principal

Jeffrey Swanson said in a telephone inter-view.

In spite of their complexity, “they are

very user friendly,” he said. “There are in-structions on each piece of equipment, with

illustrations. They come with training

videos we will show the staff and some of

the kids.”

Swanson said the units at the school willbe installed where people congregate, such

as the cafeteria. The cabinets will be

alarmed to discourage someone opening

Trauma Kits At Hand At All Roxbury Schoolsthem as a prank, in the same way theportable defibrillators are alarmed.

“We’re waiting for the cabinets,” he

said.

He said the kits are small, just a 10” cube

but they contain equipment to help staunchsevere bleeding and for burns, eye injuries

and other serious trauma.

“We hope we never have to use them,”

Swanson said, but he is glad to have themin case of an accident in the wood or metal

shop, chemistry lab, cafeteria or with some-

one doing maintenance on the building.

Swanson noted the kits would come in

handy in a situation involving a perpetratorof some sort, “but we’re not training specif-

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school is used very often for evening meet-

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other youth groups. He noted someone in-

jured in a car accident in one of the parkinglots or on a nearby road could also be

helped by the proximity of the kits.

A number of teachers and a few students

have advanced first aid or EMT training,

Swanson said. Of course, coaches, theschool nurse and the school trainer have ad-

vanced training, he noted. Superintendent

of Schools Laura Radulic said one student

has had experience with the kits and

reached out to her as soon as he heard aboutthem.

Trauma kits were donated to all seven

public schools: the high school, Eisenhower

Middles School, Lincoln-Roosevelt,

Franklin, Jefferson, Kennedy and Nixon,

and the area private schools including the

American Christian School and St.

Therese’s, both in Succasunna. The dona-

tion was made on Fri., March 25 at Rox-

bury High School.

The cost was $7,000 for 24 kits. Somefunding was provided by individual busi-

nesses, including Kodak Jewelers and Sig-

narama, according to Steve Alford,

president of the Roxbury Rotary Club. The

donations from the Rotary Club helped putkits in the township library and the recre-

ation department building at Horseshoe

Lake as well, Swanson said.

Radulic said her district is the first in the

country to have these trauma kits.They are made by Griffin Logistics in

Anderson, S.C. Simonetti was working on

getting them for some time and the presen-

tation to the schools was his last gesture as

chief before retiring.

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C

raig P. Heard of

Succasunna is run-

ning as a Republi-

can in New Jersey’s 7thCongressional District.

Heard’s campaign is built

upon a lifetime of accom-

plishment in business, edu-

cation, community service,

charitable fundraising andan unwavering commitment

to Conservative values.

For 34 years, Heard has

forged a successful business

career in the outdoor adver-

tising industry. In 1989,after nine years as CEO and

President of Winston Net-

work (now CBS Outdoor),

the Heard family purchasedGateway Outdoor Advertis-

ing of Pittsburgh, PA., now

based in Long Valley with

offices in eight cities servic-

ing clients throughout the

U.S., with advertising

media on transit, bus, bus

shelter, trolley, rail, bill-boards and the largest con-

venience store advertising

networks.

While building a busi-

ness and raising a family,

Heard immersed himself inRepublican fundraising and

supported Conservative

candidates. His personal

and corporate commitment

always has been to be in-

volved with importantcauses that support educa-

tion, advocate for military

and veterans, help fight

Drug Abuse, aid missing

and exploited children andreduce taxes for residents

and seniors.

His commitment to im-

proving education includedseveral years on the Board

of Trustees at County Col-

lege of Morris in Randolphand as its chair was in the

forefront to upgrade the

campus and curriculum to

make it one of the most re-

C

o n g r e s s m a n

Leonard Lance cur-rently represents

New Jersey’s Seventh Con-gressional District and is

running for reelection on a

platform of smaller govern-ment, less spending and real

reform in Washington

Called a, “leading low-

tax, limited government

conservative from New Jer-

sey” by Americans for TaxReform, Lance has consis-

tently stood up for conser-

vative Republican

principles like defunding

Obamacare, stopping Presi-dent Obama’s lawless exec-

utive actions and promoting

fiscal and personal respon-

sibility.

Having been involved in

running a small family law

practice with his twin

brother Jim, Lance under-stands first-hand the impor-

tance of eliminating redtape and regulations bur-

dens on small businesses.

He has been endorsed byleading business groups for

championing policies that

encourage economic

growth, job creation and a

less intrusive federal gov-

ernment.As the only NJ Republi-

can on the House Energy

and Commerce Committee,

Lance has voted to take full

advantage of the nation’senergy potential, supporting

the Keystone Pipeline bill,

ending the ban on oil ex-

ports and stopping the

Obama Administration’s

unprecedented regulatory

attack on affordable and re-liable electricity.

Lance currently serves

as co-chair of the Republi-

can Israel Caucus where he

has been a staunch sup-

porter of Israel and one of the leading opponents of the

Heard, Business Owner, Community Leader, Runs For Congress

Lance Running For ReelectionFor Congress

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help manage the financial burden during this difficult time.

The current benefit is $30,000.The 200 Club of Morris County also awards an annual

benefit to each eligible child of the public safety official in

an effort to help ease the financial concerns created by the

loss of their loved one, as stated on the website. At present,

the annual benefit is $10,000 per child per year until age

18. Should the child continue onto college, the benefit isincreased to $15,000 per year until age 23 or graduation.

Since its inception in 1971, the 200 Club of Morris

County has distributed more than $4.3 million in survivor

benefits and scholarships to families. For 2016, the club is

nearing $1,100 that will be awarded in college scholarshipsto high school seniors serving in a branch of public safety

or whose a parent is actively serving or retired from a pub-

lic safety capacity in Morris County.

The scholarship committee voted to award 20 scholar-

ships of $5,000 each. The scholarship awards dinner willbe May 16 at 6 p.m. at the Zeris Inn.

The 200 Club is supported by membership dues and pri-

vate donations.

“Every year that money goes out to help first respon-

ders,” says Lou Nisivoccia of Randolph, previous president

of the 200 Club. “If we can recruit more members, we canincrease the money given to those lost in the line of duty.

We’ve been slowly increasing the membership. We need to

get the word out.”

Last year, Nisivoccia implemented a Power of One pro-

gram in which each member is encouraged to bring in onenew member.

A member for 15 years, Nisivoccia and his wife support

several charities and with the 200 Club “We are helping

our neighbors right here in Morris County. I want to takecare of those people who take care of me every single day.”

In March, the 200 Club of Morris County started its$15,000 Billboard Campaign for the Move Over law, in an

spected institutions of higher learning in the state. For hisaccomplishments, Heard received the Community Col-

lege Northeast Trustee of the Year Award.

He has also served on the Roxbury Board of Education,

the Board of Directors for Anna Marie College, MA, and

he is a Life Member of the NJ State Parent-Teacher Asso-ciation. Over the years, Heard has led and supported

fundraising campaigns to help the homeless, children’s hos-

pitals and veterans.

Heard’s charitable and community work has gained the

recognition and praise of U.S. presidents, cabinet members,governors and a long list of national and state charitable or-ganizations.

Born and raised in NJ, Heard said that he owes his com-

mitment to helping his community to his mother, a single

mom, who raised him and his four siblings.

Heard is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University,with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and mater’s in tax-

ation and finance. He resides in Succasunna with his wife,

Madeline. They have three children and one grandchild.

President’s dangerous nuclear deal with Iran.

Lance was raised in Hunterdon County, where he at-tended public schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree from

Lehigh University; a law degree from Vanderbilt Univer-

sity; and a master’s degree from the Woodrow Wilson

School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton Uni-

versity.Prior to coming to Congress, Lance served as a member

of the NJ State Senate where he took on Gov. Whitman

over borrowing without voter approval. He is the authorof the 2008 Lance Amendment that prohibits further state

borrowing without voter approval.Lance is married to Heidi A. Rohrbach and they have a

son, Peter Frank.

Lance...continued from previous page

continued from previous page

Heard...

By Cheryl Conway

Recruiting new members, spreading the word about

the club and protecting lives of those who help oth-

ers are some of the current goals of the 200 Club of Morris County.

Established 45 years ago in Morris County, the 200 Clubof Morris County is gearing up for its 44th Annual Valor

Meritorious Awards Dinner set for Thurs., April 28, starting

with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by awards and dinner

from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Birchwood Manor in Whip-

pany. Advance registration is required.

At this year’s fundraising dinner 39 first responders of Morris County, whether volunteer or professional, will be

200 Club Prepares Its Awards Dinner And Continued Growth In Membership And Purpose

recognized and honored for their bravery by the 200 Club,

an organization of individuals that support public safetyprofessionals. Firefighters, police and emergency medical

providers risked their lives in 11 incidents involving fires,car accidents, gas-filled homes and other emergencies in

Morris County towns.

First responders who put their lives at risk earn the ValorAward; those who go beyond the call of duty are awarded

the Meritorious Award.

“We’re very lucky to have individuals like these keeping

us safe here in Morris County,” said James M. Gannon,

president of the 200 Club, in a press release. “It’s an honor

to recognize their good work.”When citizens are in Morris County “running away from

crime, these first responders are running toward the fire,”

says Gannon during an interview with New View MediaGroup. “It’s time to put them on a pedal stool and say

‘thanks’ for what they are doing.”Each recipient will be recognized, receive a plaque and

a 200 Club Bar to wear below their badge on their uniform,

explains Gannon, a member for the past eight years.

With 37 different police departments in Morris County,

submissions can be numerous. A review committee of the200 Club meets to determine who is worthy of a valor

award or meritorious award.

“People selected are the cream of the crop,” says Gan-

non of Boonton Twp. The Morris County Chief’s Associa-

tion, Medical Service Alliance and State Police providecandidates to the 200 Club for consideration.

The 200 Club of Morris County was formed in 1971 by

a group of 19 concerned business and political leaders; the

group doubled by the end of the year and today involves

more than 1,100 members. The Morris County club was an

outgrowth of the Essex County Club, which was the first200 Club in NJ that began in 1967.

Each member pays $200 in annual dues, thus, the 200

designation.

The first 200 Club developed in 1952 in response to the

fatal shooting of Arthur Meyers, a Detroit, Michigan policeofficer, according to the club website. Following the shoot-

ing, a local businessman, William Packer, asked his friends

to donate to a fund in memory of the fallen officer and met

with the officer’s widow to support her finances and setup

an education account for their unborn child.

Since that time, 118 of these clubs have been establishedin 28 states with additional clubs in Puerto Rico and Central

America. There are currently 18, 200 Clubs in NJ.

A non-profit, 501c3 organization, the 200 Club of Mor-

ris County supports local police officers, fire fighters, first

aid squad members, and NJ state police serving MorrisCounty who die in the line of duty.

When a public safety official loses their life in the line

of duty, the Action Committee of The 200 Club of Morris

County reaches out to the widow to offer emotional support

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Hirniak, Valori And King Run As Team For Morris County Freeholder

Agraduate of SetonHall University,with a doctorate in

education, Lou Valori of Parsipanny retired from the

Parsippany-Troy Hills Po-lice Department in 2012 asa Detective Sergeant. Val-ori also served on the Par-sippany Board of Education, and is currentlycouncil president in Parsip-pany.

He serves as a memberof the Morris County ParkCommission and the Mor-ris County Human ServicesCouncil on Aging, Disabil-

ities and Veterans.Valori served with dis-

tinction in the U.S. ArmyReserves for 28 years and

retired as a LieutenantColonel. He was deployedin support of Operation En-during Freedom and Oper-ation Iraqi Freedom.

He is married to Ivette

and has three daughters. Heis a member of the NotreDame of Mount CarmelChurch in Whippany.

Agraduate of LaSalle University

and Benjamin Car-

dozo Law School, Peter

King, of Denville, is a

partner in the King and Pe-tracca law firm in Parsip-pany, focusing primarily in

municipal law. The firm

serves as the municipal

prosecutor for Morris

Plains Borough, Morris,Randolph and Rockaway

townships.

A former Captain in the

U.S. Army, King was in

active combat during thePersian Gulf War, earning

various medals for his

service, including the

Bronze Star.

He is married to Catha-rina and has two daughters.

King is a member of The

Assumption of The

Blessed Virgin Mary

Parish in Morristown and a

life member of the VFWand the National Rifle As-

sociation.

Agraduate of Mar-quette Universityand The John Mar-

shall Law School, RomanHirniak is a vice president

and senior counsel with San-tander Bank, N.A. An activeparticipant in the community,he is a member of the Ran-dolph Rotary Club, attendsSt. John the Baptist Ukrain-ian Catholic Church inWhippany and serves as aPedagogical Advisor to theUkrainian EducationalCouncil.

Hirniak was elected to theRandolph Township Council

in Nov. 2012, after havingserved two terms on thePlanning Board and one termeach on both the RecreationAdvisory Committee and theTraffic Advisory Committee.During calendar year 2015,he was the Township’s

Deputy Mayor and currentlyserves as Mayor of RandolphTownship.

Hirniak is also an electedmember of the MorrisCounty Republican Commit-

tee, representing Randolph’s10th Voting District. His sonis a freshman at Rutgers Uni-versity, studying biomedicalengineering and his daugh-ters are a junior and a fresh-man at Randolph HighSchool.

Freeholders Cabana, Mastrangleo And DeFillippoVie For Another Term On Freeholder Board

Douglas R. “Doug”Cabana is the

longest serving

member of the Board of

Chosen Freeholders, hav-

ing joined the board in

April 1997.

He is a former free-

holder director who was

elected by his colleagues

to that post in 2000 and

again in 2001. He served

as deputy director in 1998,

1999, 2011 and 2012.

A past president of the

New Jersey Association of

Counties, it was under his

leadership in 2006 that the

association became an ini-

tial driving force behind

the now popular concept of

“shared services.” Cabana

has served as Morris

County’s representative tothat statewide association

since 1999.

Cabana was mayor of

Boonton Township for six

years and a member of the

township’s governing body

for 11 years. He is a mem-

ber of the 200 Club of

Morris County and a for-

mer president of the Mor-

ris County League of

Municipalities.

Cabana is an attorney

who received his law de-

gree from Seton Hall Uni-

versity School of Law. Healso has a degree in busi-

ness management from

Ithaca College.

Kathy DeFillippo cur-rently serves on thefreeholder board and

is in her second year as free-holder director.

She was a councilwomanin Roxbury Township from2006 through Dec. 2013.She served as mayor in 2009and deputy mayor in 2012-13 and was also a member of the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.

DeFillippo has a long his-tory of public and commu-nity service. She is a pastpresident of the RoxburyArea Chamber of Commerceand is currently on the boardof the NJ Metro Chapter of the National MS Society.She was the driving force be-hind bringing the Walk MSto Roxbury in 2006 and hasraised tens of thousands of dollars to help find a cure

and to raise awareness forpeople afflicted with thisdevastating disease.

A graduate of SUNYNew Paltz with a bachelor’s

in education and special ed-

ucation, DeFillippo is a re-tired Certified VocationalRehabilitation counselor.She was the director of asheltered workshop for phys-ically and mentally handi-capped adults in New Yorkbefore working in the insur-ance industry in the Wash-ington, D.C., area, providingmedical management andvocational rehabilitationservices to injured workers.

Kathy and her husband,Bob, have lived in Roxburysince 1994 with their threechildren, Scott, Laura Jeanand Rob.

Thomas (Tommy) J.Mastrangelo of Montville has a stellar

career as an executive insales and leadership manage-ment experience in the infor-mation technology industry.He is recognized as a top ex-ecutive sales leader in IT andis president of an IT consult-ing firm based in Parsippany.

Through encouragementby family and friends, Mas-

trangelo ran for his first pub-lic office as a candidate forMorris County Freeholderand did so as a “property tax-payer advocate” to reducetaxes and government spend-ing with the goal of provid-ing taxpayer relief for hisfellow Morris County. Mas-trangelo was elected in Nov.2010 and re-elected in Nov.2013. For two consecutiveyears, Mastrangelo was

elected as director of theMorris County Board of Chosen Freeholders by hissix Freeholder colleagues.

Under Mastrangelo’s di-

rection and leadership,

county property taxes andspending have been reducedand in 2014 implemented afive-year $ 60 million debtreduction plan, while at thesame time, maintaining thegood quality of life in MorrisCounty to live, work andraise a family. As a Free-holder, Mastrangelo is amember of the budget sub-committee, chair of theBoard of School Estimate at

CCM Vo-Tech, liaison toCounty Clerk , Board of Elections, Superintendent of Elections, Rutgers Coopera-

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With nearly three decades of law

enforcement service and provenexperience as a fiscal conserva-

tive who has saved millions of taxpayer

dollars, John Sierchio is uniquely qualified

to protect the families and taxpayers of Morris County as its next sheriff.

Sierchio of Boonton Twp. has more than

27 years of law enforcement experience as

both an officer and supervisor of his peers.

He served in the Essex County Sheriff’s Of-fice, the Essex County and Bloomfield po-

lice departments. During his time on the

Bloomfield Police Department, Sierchio

served in the Patrol Division, Emergency

Medical Service Unit, and Detective Bu-

reau before being promoted to sergeant, anassignment he continued until reassigned to

the Internal Affairs Division.

Sierchio has received dozens of merito-

rious awards during his service in law en-

forcement. He volunteered at Ground Zeroduring the aftermath of 9/11 and received a

proclamation from the Los Angeles, Cali-

fornia City Council in recognition of his

courageous work. Sierchio received a

proclamation from the Newark City Coun-

cil for saving the lives of several residentsby entering a burning building before the

arrival of the fire department. He also re-

ceived a proclamation from the Bloomfield

Township Council for his work in appre-

hending a suspect wanted for murder.In 2004, he was named “PBA Officer of

the Year” by the Essex County Conference

of PBA’s. In 1995, Sierchio was elected to

represent the PBA as the vice-president of Bloomfield PBA Local 32, a position heheld until he was elected as State Delegate

in 1997, a role he served for nearly 15 years

until his promotion to the rank of sergeant.

He has served as a member of the Board

of Trustees for the Police and Firemen’s Re-tirement System in 2002. In his role as

chair, he saved millions of dollars for tax-

payers and protected the savings of law

abiding citizens by exposing fraudulent

pension claims.

In Nov. 2009, Sierchio was asked bythen Governor-Elect Chris Christie to serve

on his Gubernatorial Transition Team. He

was appointed by Governor Christie to

serve as a member of his Law and Public

Safety Subcommittee and was assigned thetask of reviewing and providing his recom-

mendations regarding reforms to the Divi-

sion of NJ State Police, the Division of

Highway Traffic Safety, and the Division of

Alcoholic Beverage Control.Sierchio is serving his seventh year as a

member of the Boonton Township Board of

Education; is active in many clubs and or-ganizations and is a life member of the Na-

tional Rifle Association. He is married to

Lisa and they have four children: Ashley,John, Jordyn and Teresa.

The growing momentum behind Re-

publican Jim Gannon’s campaign forMorris County Sheriff is driven by

his unmatched law enforcement and secu-

rity experience, overwhelming support

from Morris conservative and Republicanleaders, and a fiscal reform agenda that puts

taxpayers first.

Before ever considering running for

elected office, Gannon of Boonton Twp.,

enjoyed a 33 year career in law enforce-ment and global security, starting as a pa-

trolman in Boonton and Boonton

Township, followed by tenure as Deputy

Chief of Investigations at the Morris

County Prosecutor’s Office, the FBI's elite

Joint Terrorism Task Force and MorrisCounty¬ based Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

During his decorated career, Gannon

also served as commander of the Fun-

coLand Homicide Task Force and the Wal-

ter Contreras Homicide Task Force, formedthe Morris County Cold Case Unit, co-au-

thored the “Morris County Counter Terror-

ism Task Force Manual,” and has lectured

and trained fellow professionals, and con-

ducted investigations, in places like Russia,

Ukraine, South Africa, Hungary, Thailandand Uzbekistan, uniquely preparing him for

the day-to-day battle to protect Morris

County citizens from terror attacks by rad-

ical groups like ISIS.

Gannon grew up in large Irish and PolishCatholic family in Boonton Twp. with two

brothers and one sister. His passion for law

enforcement came from his father, who was

NYPD detective. Gannon graduated Boon-ton High School where he played multiplesports and also was a member of the Boon-

ton Township Fire Service.

Gannon earned his associate’s degree in

law enforcement from County College of

Morris in 1981 and his bachelor’s degree in

criminal justice administration fromWilliam Paterson University in 1983. After

graduation, Gannon started out in his career

in law enforcement as a patrolman in his

hometown.

Gannon has given back to the surround-

ing communities as current president of the200 Club of Morris County; adjunct profes-

sor at Centenary College; life member of

the NJ State PBA # 327; co-founder of the

Morris County Chapter of the Emerald So-

ciety of the State of NJ; and as a drummajor in the Police Pipes & Drums of Mor-

ris County.

Gannon was married to his wife, Lisa,

for 26 years before losing her in 2010 after

a courageous battle against Multiple Scle-

rosis. Jim and Lisa had one daughter, KateDeSantis who, along with her husband

Matt, are expecting their first child and

Jim’s first grandchild this summer.

Gannon Runs For Morris County SheriffIn June Primary

Sierchio Enters RaceFor Morris County Sheriff

tive Extension Service, Office of Information Technology,Labor Relations , Economic Development and a votingmember on the New Jersey Association of Counties.

Mastrangelo holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall

University, a master’s in business administration from Fair-leigh Dickinson University, and a Juris Doctorate of Lawfrom Seton Hall University School of Law.

Mastrangelo is a member of the Sons of Italy and is amember of the NRA.

Mastrangelo is married to Debbie and has three children,Christopher, Brittney, and Michael.

John Krickus of Long Valley is runningfor Morris County Freeholder.

He served as mayor and committee-per-

son in Washington Township for 12 years

and served a three-year term as MorrisCounty Freeholder, during which time he

had a zero tax increase policy, reduced

county debt, and championed a policy

which doubled the miles of county roads

repaved.

A product manager and former CPA,Krickus is a Madison native who served in

the Marine Corps Reserves at Picattiny Ar-

senal. He received his bachelor’s degree

from Drew University and his master’s in

business administration from Lehigh Uni-versity.

Krickus and his wife, Carolyn, have two

daughters in college, Kelly and Casey. Car-

olyn, Kelly and Casey are all volunteer

members of the Long Valley First Squad.

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effort to protect public safety individuals

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vehicles need to move over one lane “so

people don’t get struck by your car,” says

Gannon.

Highway workers, those helping in

crashes, tow truck drivers, “these people

need to be protected too,” says Gannon,

who is running for Morris County Sheriff

after retiring from a 33 year career in lawenforcement and global security. The proj-

ect consists of 13 billboards going up on

major roadways in the county to raise

awareness of the Move Over Law “to get

people to slow down a little bit.”Gannon says, “It’s a dangerous, danger-

ous job in the public safety world. We don’t

want to be giving benefits to widows and

widowers. Our mission is that we save the

lives of these emergency public employ-

ees.” The public safety community,

“These people are really important to us,

these highway workers. It’s nice to keepthem safe on the roads.”

Information about membership in the

200 Club and its various programs is avail-able by calling 973-630-7933 or by clicking

on http://200clubofmorriscounty.com.A member must be a “person of good

character” whether subject-matter experts,

business person, finance, media, retired po-

lice officers or firefighters to name a few.

“It’s a passionate group of people,” says

Gannon of the club members. “We are ableto do good and meet people. It’s really a

neat group to belong to.”

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Grateful for some monetary and furniture donations inher last call for help, the founder of a batteredwomen’s shelter organization continues her search

for a hero to hold the mortgage.

Sandra Ramos of Ringwood, a pioneer advocate for bat-tered women who has sheltered and strengthened women andchildren for more than four decades is reaching out to othersto help save the shelter at risk for foreclosure.

The founder and director of Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS)is looking for someone to hold the mortgage at a lower inter-est rate so she can continue to provide housing for 155women and children in shelters located in New Foundland,Wanaque and West Milford. SOS is a grassroots, communitybased non-profit, program serving homeless/battered womenand children since 1977.

“They are working with us,” says Ramos about Rialto

Capital Management Advisors in Florida which currentlyholds the mortgage bridge loan. She says she has six moremonths to raise $15,000 to avoid a foreclosure.

Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sisters - the first shelterfor battered women in North America- the organizationchanged its name to Strengthen Our Sisters and has sincegrown to eight houses, two day care centers, a food pantryand a thrift store. The properties’ value a total of $2.5 million,with $580,000 left to be paid.

A woman from Chatham recently donated $2,500; others

gave holiday baskets and furniture.“Lots of people donated food and Easter baskets but if they

don’t have a place to live where are they going to keep theirEaster baskets?” she asks. The same holds true with the fur-niture donations.

About 20 people recently have called offering to donatefurniture. Although grateful for all of the donations, Ramossays the next hurdle is trying to find or afford a storage placeto hold the furniture.

“People called to donate furniture,” says Ramos. “Wedon’t have room to store the furniture. We need a storageplace. People donating beautiful furniture.”

Ramos says the furniture “will come in handy for women”when they are able to move into an apartment or a place of their own to live.

Through her shelter program, Ramos says “thousandshave been saved” during the past 46 years. Many of the

women and children her organization helps “don’t have fam-ilies,” are on section eight, have families or friends “whodon’t like them; who don’t want to help them. We have a lot

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