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Table of Contents

Other Side of the DeskMath Teacher Melissa Ayers, CHS 2010

Check the Medicine CabinetAddiction Can Begin in Your Home

Don’t Give Up on SummerPicnics, Street Fairs & Fall Fun

Paying Scented Tribute...Murals of Shulton get Second Life

Dutch Hill’s Birthday FairyLaura Byrouty, The Confetti Foundation

Nation’s Best FranchiseTop Honors for Clifton’s Muscle Maker

What’s Inside?

9/11’s Twin HeartachesSandy Grazioso’s Loss is Doubled

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Clifton’s Kahuna!Ride Those Waves, Michael!


Thanks to theseMustangs who on

Aug. 14 worked withus to get this photoand the one you see

on our cover.

Clockwisefrom left rear:Marisa Ale,

Stephen Lazorchak,Elissa McMahon, Kamila Ivashka,Samantha Wang,

Alaa Khalil,Carlos Skerrett

an kneeling in frontTiani Hibbert.

Turn to page 50 formany more picturesof these seniors andtheir teammates in apreview to the fall

sports season.50Mustang Sports


Teacher Feature

For Melissa Ayers, this year’s Back to School

season marks the start of her career as a high

school math teacher. It also represents a per-

sonal full-circle moment as she will be on

the other side of the desk at CHS, her

beloved alma mater.

By Michael Gabriele

Ayers was the number-eight ranked memberof the CHS Class of 2010 and� attended

Woodrow� Wilson� Middle� School� and

School�16.�She�did�her�student�teach-

ing�in�Bloomfield�and�received�a

Bachelor� of� Science� degree� in

Mathematics� at� Montclair� State

University,�graduating�Summa�

Cum�Laude�last�spring.

She’s�not� sure�how� the� first�day�of� the�new�school

year�will�hit�her�when�she�walks�through�the�doors�of

CHS�as�a�teacher.��“I’m�back�where�I�started,�but�it�will

be�different,”� she�said.�“It�wasn’t� that� long�ago� that� I

was�a�student.�It’s� the�same�hallways,� the�same�class-

rooms.�This�is�my�hometown.�I�went�through�the�school

system�here.�There�is�a�level�of�comfort�in�that.�It�will

be�interesting�to�see�what�happens�when�I’m�a�teacher

and�I’m�on�the�other�side�of�the�desk.”

Aside� from� its� reassuring� familiarity,� Ayers� was

drawn�to�work�at�CHS,�in�part,�because�of�her�involve-

ment�with�the�Mustang�Marching�Band.�In�addition�to

serving� as� a� math� teacher,� her� responsibilities� will

include�being�an�assistant�band�director,�working�with

the�new�director,�Cody�Holody.�

Last�season,�while�still�at�Montclair�State,�Ayers�was

an� assistant� band�director� for�Robert�Morgan� and� the

Mustang�Marching�Band.�An�alto�sax�and�flute�player,

she�was�a�member�of�the�band�while�a�student�at�CHS,

and� had� the� responsibility� of� being� the� quartermaster

during�her�senior�year.

Going�forward,�music�will�remain�a�vibrant�part�of

her� life� outside� of�CHS� as�Ayers� is� a�member� of� the

Clifton�Community�Band,�led�by�Morgan,�and�the�choir

at�St.�Philip�the�Apostle�Parish,�on�Valley�Rd.



Entering� her� first� year� of� college,�Ayers� originally

had� plans� to� become� a�music� teacher,� but� eventually

decided�math�provided�a�more�sustainable�career�path.

“Most�people�I�know�say�math�was�their�least-favorite

subject� in�high�school,”�she�said�with�a�smile.�“I�was

the�whiz�kid�in�math�class.�I�liked�math�and�was�always

good�at�it.”

Becoming an Equal with the MentorKathie�Brach�was�Ayers’�favorite�high�school�math

instructor.�“She�was�my�pre-calculus�teacher�during�my

senior�year.�The�quality�I�admired�most�about�her�was

her� passion� for� teaching.� It’s� easy� to� see� if� teachers

enjoy�what� they�do.�She�always�had�a� smile�and�was

willing�to�share�a�laugh�with�her�students.”

Brach�appreciated�Ayers’�performance�as�a�student,

but� also� saw� potential� for�Ayers� as� a� teacher.� Brach

spotted�Ayers’� willingness� and� ability� to� assist� other

students�with�the�academic�rigors�of�math.�“I�helped�the

other�kids�and�their�grades�improved,”�Ayers�recalled.

“I� think� that’s�what� really� impressed�Ms.�Brach.� She

told�me�teaching�is�a�rewarding�career,�and�that�if�I�ever

changed�my�mind�about�music,�I�should�become�a�math

teacher.�That�conversation�stuck�with�me.”

Visiting� CHS� during� her� junior� year� of� college,

Ayers�stopped�in�to�say�hello�to�Brach.�“I�told�her�I�had

changed� my� major� to� Mathematics.� I� think� that� was

music�to�her�ears.”

In�addition�to�being�inspired�by�Brach,�Ayers’�mom,

Linda,�was� also� a� role�model.�Linda�Ayers,� for�many

years,�has�been�an�accounting�teacher�and�department

supervisor�in�the�Wallington�school�district.�Obviously,

proficiency�with�numbers�runs�in�the�Ayers�family.

As�a�math�teacher,�Ayers’�goal�is�to�make�the�subject

matter�come�alive�for�students—admittedly�a�daunting

task.�As� a� first-year� teacher� at�CHS,� her� courses�will

include�Algebra�One�for�freshman;�Geometry�for�soph-

omores;�and�Computer�Science�for�all�grades.�Her�mis-

sion�will�be�to,�quite�literally,�go�beyond�the�numbers.�

“It’s�important�to�understand�how�and�why�you�get

an�answer�to�a�certain�problem,”�she�explained.�“Math

becomes�more�interesting�when�you�apply�it�to�the�real

world.�Math�is�‘out�there’—not�just�in�text�books.�Math

is�its�own�language.”�

These�days,�besides�teaching,�the�“hot”�job�for�math

majors�coming�out�of�college�is�being�a�certified�actu-

ary,�a�career�that�involves�the�study�of�risk�management

in� the� financial� world.� Mathematicians� also� are� in

demand�in�a�variety�of�research�settings.�

For�example,�Ayers�said�math�majors�are�needed�in

the�field�of�healthcare,�developing�statistical�models�to

determine�how�to�best�control�the�spread�of�disease�by

weighing� population� data� and� medicine� distribution

strategies�to�project�various�outcomes.

Teacher Feature

At her CHS 2010 graduation Melissa Ayers, with hermom Linda, her brother Rob, and her dad Bob.


Teacher Feature


The Art of PedagogyIn�addition�to�being�astute�in�math,�Ayers,�during�her�years�at

Montclair� State,� also� learned� the�mechanics� of� teaching.� She

said�her�university�mentors�gave�her�high�marks�for�her�pres-

ence�in�the�classroom—how�she�was�able�to�engage�with�and

challenge� students.�Her�mentors� lauded� her� ability� to� respect

and�differentiate�the�learning�capabilities�of�individual�students

in�any�given�class,�and�then�adjust�accordingly.�

For�teachers,�this�is�a�skill�set�that�demands�a�considerable�level

of�homework,�dedication�and�preparation�in�order�to�master�the�art

of� communicating� and� connecting� with� students.� “This� is� the

‘other�side’�of�teaching,”�Ayers�explained.�“This�is�the�part�of�the

job�that�most�people�don’t�fully�appreciate.�You�not�only�have�to

know�the�subject�matter;�you�also�have�to�learn�how�to�teach.”

Ayers� is� describing� the� field� of� pedagogy—the� science,

methods�and�underlying�philosophies�of�teaching�in�an�academ-

ic�setting.�The�goal� is� to�develop�programs� that�help�students

think�critically�and�learn�how�to�learn.�It�requires�educators�to

absorb�and�apply�the�“best�practices”�for�tests�and�homework,

lesson�plans,� special�projects,�and�classroom�discipline.�There

are� also� modules� on� how� to� approach� students� with� various

physical�or�learning�disabilities.

Melissa Ayers, with alto sax in hand, is pic-tured as Mustang Marching at the 2009 NYCColumbus Day Parade. Stepping along FifthAvenue, she met Christopher Columbus.

On Labor Day and during the month of

September, I want to honor workers and

the labor movement here in New Jersey.

Unions, by fighting for higher standards for

workers, businesses, families, the environ-

ment, and public health and safety, have

helped to build the middle class and make

sure the economy works for everyone.

Assemblywoman

Sheila Y. Oliver

Proudly Serving Assembly District 34...

Clifton, Orange, East Orange & Montclair

15-33 Halsted St., Suite 202 East Orange, NJ 07018973-395-1166 • [email protected]

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Teacher Feature


The Creative ClassroomThere�is�no�single�strategy�and�Ayers

said� teachers�must� be� flexible� in� their

efforts.�Aware�of�the�challenges�at�hand,

she�will�attempt� to�“hook”�students�on

math� during� the� first� days� of� the� new

school� year.� “Students� must� invest� in

their�own�education,”�Ayers�declared.�“I

believe�in�maintaining�mutual�respect�in

a� classroom.� It’s� my� job� to� train� stu-

dents�for�the�real�world.”

Ayers�is�ready�to�embrace�a�new�per-

spective� on� going� “back� to� school,”

returning� to� the� friendly� confines� of

CHS�and�launching�her�career.

“I’m�not�considering�the�first�day�of

school� as� my� first� day� of� work,”� she

said.�“I’m�(still)�calling� it� the�first�day

of�school�because�I�enjoy�what�I�do.�My

students�will�be�learning�from�me�and�I

will�be�learning�from�them.�This�is�one

of� the� unique� things� about� being� a

teacher.�I�hope�to�inspire�students�the�same�way�that�I

was�inspired�by�so�many�of�my�teachers�at�CHS.”

On�a�professional�level,�she’s�eager�to�reinvent�rela-

tionships�with�familiar�faces�and�aware�that,�early�on,

there�may�be�an�awkward�moment�or�two.�

“Being�a�colleague�with�the�people�who�inspired�my

career�choice�is�almost�surreal�and�certainly�makes�this

whole�experience�come�full�circle.�One�of�the�more�dif-

ficult�things�for�me�will�be�acknowledging�that�my�col-

leagues�aren’t�my�teachers�anymore,�and�that�I�can�call

them�by�their�first�names.”

Most� likely,�Ayers’� initial�challenge�will�come�dur-

ing�her�lunch�break�on�the�first�day�of�school,�when�she

enters�the�cafeteria�and�sits�at�the�same�table�with�her

former� teacher,� Kathie� Brach.� However,� considering

her�track�record,�it’s�a�safe�bet�Ayers�will�pass�the�test

—and�may�even�have�an�apple�for�her�former�teacher.

A few years ago... CHS’s top ten of 2010. From top left:Colleen Reynolds, Melissa Ayers, Justyna Felusiak, JankiPatel, Christina Kata, and Jake Wilson. Front, from left:Gabriela Koziol, Emily Urcioli, and Michelle Ferrara.Missing from the photo is Laurence Singh.


Floods and Hurricanes?Doesn’t it seem like a 100-year flood occurs

more often? The truth is the term’s misleading,according to the U.S. Geological Survey, becauseit’s really a statistical designation, and very largefloods can occur several years in a row.

The Passaic River is known for chronic floodingproblems during periods of heavy rainfall orsnow-melt—and it is not just upcounty that gets hit.Many Clifton neighborhoods are getting soaked.

Flooding can happen for reasons other thanrainfall, including hurricanes, sheet flows andseiches. Whether or not you live in a flood zone,you should take precautions to help prevent flooddamage to your home.

And if you implement flood damage preventa-tive measures, tell your insurance agent so youcan take advantage of any applicable premiumcredits or discounts.

ElectricityDon’t stand in water and turn off electrical

switches. Even if flood waters are not reachingelectrical outlets, the risk of electrical shock tosomeone working in a flooded area is highbecause of electric motors in the furnace, freezer,washer, dryer and other appliances. If the groundis still dry, shut off electrical breakers or unscrewfuses. If wet, contact the power company to havethe electrical supply disconnected.

SewersInstall check valves in sewer traps to prevent

floodwater from backing up into the house drains.

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ances up on wood or cement blocks to keep themotors above the water level.

• If large appliances can’t be moved, wrapthem in polyethylene film, tying the film in placewith cord or rope. The water may still get in, butmost silt will be blocked.

• Move hazardous materials to higher loca-tions – including paint, oil and cleaning supplies.

• Move tax records, insurance policies, photosand other important items off the bottom shelves inthe lower level of your home.

BarriersIn areas where water is not expected to rise

above the slab or floor level, have materials onhand to quickly construct barriers (sandbags, lev-ees, beams, flood walls) to stop floodwater fromentering the building.

SeepageIn basements or crawlspaces, seal the walls with

water-proofing compounds to avoid seepage.

We’ve prepared the essay below regarding potential insurance risks and liabilities. If you want moreinfo, give us a call and we’ll mail a booklet or make the time to sit and talk over your policies.

At Hanson & Ryan, we are property owners who live locally.So we are aware of the damages past storms have caused.

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As senior class president,�Meghan�Sekanics�is�the�chief

advocate�for�the�approximately�800�seniors�at�CHS�who

will� graduate� in� 2015.� She� is� their� representative�who

will�sit�with�CHS�Principal�Tony�Orlando,�class�advisors

and�others�to�discuss�issues�important�to�her�classmates.

First�on�her�agenda?��Lowering�the�cost�of�prom�bids

so�more� students� can� attend.� � Next?� � Being� a� Clifton

booster.�“The�best�thing�about�CHS�is�that�it�has�so�much

to� offer,”� she� said� of� the� sprawling�main� campus� and

Annex� on� Brighton� Rd.� which� together� houses� over

3,000�students.�“There�are�clubs� to� join,� sports� to�play

and�events�to�attend.�It�is�an�extremely�active�school�that

consistently�inspires�kids�to�get�involved�in�new�and�dif-

ferent�activities.�We�are�lucky�for�that.”

Known�for�her�helpful�and�outgoing�personality,�this

Mustang�lives�up�to�her�reputation�as�a�tough�defender

on�the�soccer�pitch�and�the�lacrosse�field�as�well�as�being

an�engaged�student�in�the�classroom.

So�how�does�an�average�Mustang�get�to�be�in�such�a

position?�Sekanics�found�great�mentors�on�life’s�path.

“I�really�have�to�thank�my�5th�grade�teacher�at�School

9,�Mrs.�O’Leary,�for�inspiring�me�at�such�an�young�age,”

she�recalled.�“She�saw�more�in�me�than�I�saw�in�myself.

Our�conversations�gave�me�the�confidence� to� look�far-

ther�than�tomorrow...to�understand�that�hard�work�today

will�achieve�greater�things�later.”

“During�sophomore�and�junior�years�I�ran�for�Student

Council� and� served� as� the� corresponding� secretary,”

Sekanics�recalled.�“This�year,�I�was�elected�senior�class

president�and�I�am�also�part�of�the�Athletic�Training�Club

and� head� of� Mustang� Teen� Institute-Students� Against

Destructive�Decisions.”�MTISADD�was�formed�within

the�past�year�and�focuses�on�creating�demonstrations�and

activities�to�spread�awareness�and�prevent�drunk�driving.

Sekanics�has�also�been�a�member�of�the�French�Club

since�sophomore�year.�Her�favorite�subject,�however,�is

math�and�she�credits�Frances�Chin�with�helping�her�find

a�new�appreciation�for�the�art�of�numbers.

“It�provides�me�with�a�new�challenge�every�day,”�she

said.�“Mrs.�Chin�helped�me�understand�the�lessons�and

made�the�subject�easier�for�me.”

Athletics�offer�the�senior�further�challenges.

“I�fell�in�love�with�soccer�at�the�age�of�5�and��began�to

play�travelling�when�I�was�in�third�grade�and�I�haven’t

stopped�since.�Although�my�entire�soccer�career�began�at

the� recreation� level,� I� tried�out� for� travel� soccer� teams

and�became�a�team�member�of�the�Clifton�Stallions.”

And�she�is�pretty�good.��She�has�been�on�the�varsity

squad�since�freshman�year�and�now�serves�as�team�cap-

tain.�As� a� junior,� she� also� started� playing� lacrosse.� “I

picked�up�lacrosse�due�to�friendly�peer�pressure�and�will

play�defense�again�senior�year,”�Sekanics�said.�

Perhaps�due�to�Mrs.�O’Leary’s� inspiration,�Sekanics

is�also�involved�in�the�community�and�her�church.��She

has� volunteered� at� Safety� Town,� a� camp� that� teaches

basic� safety� rules� to� Clifton’s� preschool� students.

“Seeing� the� kids� smiles� as� they� road� their� bikes� and

learned�about�the�‘firehouse’�or�‘airport’�made�me�wish

the�camp�was�longer�than�two�weeks,”��she�said.

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Class President

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She�is�also�active�in�St.�Philip’s�RC�parish,�which�is

on�Valley�Rd.��“I’ve�been�a�team�leader�for�St.�Philip’s

Antioch� and� What� is� Seven� retreats,� which� help

teenagers� gain� a� positive� and� appreciative� attitude

towards�life.�I�have�truly�enjoyed�every�moment�of�the

retreats,�especially�seeing�everyone,�including�the�lead-

ers,�go�through�a�positive�enlightenment.”

Sekanics�said�her�best�experience�at�CHS�was�in�jun-

ior�year�when�she�and�two�other�students�were�chosen�by

the� Clifton� Rotary� Club� to� attend� the� Rotary� Youth

League�Award�leadership�program.�

“This�helped�me�grow�as�a�person�to�sharpen�my�lead-

ership� skills,”� she� recalled.� “The� week� long� trip� had

many�activities�which�forced�me�from�my�comfort�zone

to�work�with�other�student�leaders�from�northern�Jersey

whom�I�have�never�met�before.�I�got�the�chance�to�meet

and�exchange�ideas�and�opinions�and�learned�from�them

as�well�as�the�counselor�members.�This�was�a�once�in�a

lifetime�experience�and�all�the�memories�and�lessons�will

carry�with�me�forever.”

So�as�she� juggles�a�full�academic�schedule,�a�heady

soccer� season.� working� at� DeFeo’s� Deli� &� Grill� on

Market� St.� and� being� the� head� honcho� for� her� senior

class,�Sekanics�also�has�some�decisions�to�make.

“College-wise� I� am� extremely� interested� in� the

University� of� Delaware� and� hope� to� have� the� chance

attend,”�she�said.�“While�in�college,�I�plan�on�studying

human�development�and�family�studies,�as�well�as�psy-

chology.�I�hope�to�land�a�job�directly�out�of�college�in�the

psychological�field.�However�my�main�goal�is�to�main-

tain�a�positive�attitude�toward�life�and�be�happy�with�the

life�I�choose�to�pursue.”

Apart� from�college,�Sekanics�hopes�her� experiences

during�her�years�at�CHS,�both�academically�and�other-

wise,�will�serve�her�well.

“Throughout�the�years,�I�have�attended�many�soccer

tournaments� and� it� has� made� me� truly� appreciate� the

experience�of�traveling�to�new�places,”�she�said.�“I�am

always� ready� to� conquer� the� challenges� that� life� may

bring�and�I�am�willing�to�put�my�in�all�into�something,

whether�its�helping�out�a�friend�with�personal�problems

or�a�school�project.”

Any�advice�to�the�Freshman�class?�It�is�simple:��join,

get� involved,� care� and� be� respectful.� Sekanics� said

because�of�the�diversity�of�our�area�and�the�size�of�CHS,

students�have�opportunities�they�won’t�even�find�at�some

colleges�so�she�encourages�younger�students�to�be�active

from�the�first�semester�at�CHS.


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Some 357 grants and 16 years later,the�Clifton�Education�Foundation�con-

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the� funding� of� creative� programs� and

special�projects�that�cannot�be�support-

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Heroin addiction is a blight that is too

often associated with the more urban

cities in northern New Jersey. But it’s a

very real issue in middle class

communities just like Clifton.

And the gateway to this drug

epidemic might just start in your

medicine cabinet.

“Oxycodone and OxyContin

(brand name oxycodone),

they’re basically the most popu-

lar street drugs out there,”

explained John Alexander, a

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

(LCSW) and certified drug and

alcohol counselor who counsels

with many individuals from all

walks of life but primarily those

aged 18 to 27.

“Street pharmaceuticals are

very accessible, and it’s easy

and very conducive to addic-

tion,” he continued. “In other

words, it’s not a socioeconomic

deal. It’s not like one kid grow-

ing up in a school yard in pover-

ty using drugs. A lot of times we

associate drug addiction with

the inner city. This is infiltrating

middle class families with a history of addiction.”

Medicinally and legally, these synthetic opioids are

used as robust pain killers.

However, recreational users prize this pill for its poten-

cy, and the lack of social stigma that comes with heroin

and morphine—two other powerful opioids—or other

strong drugs that must be injected, snorted or smoked.

And unlike other street drugs that are

diluted with chemicals that could be

potentially fatal, oxycodone tablets are

pure and each dosage is labeled.

“If I give you a pill at a party,

it’s a lot easier than going into

the ghetto and saying, ‘Here’s a

needle, here’s a match book,”

said Alexander, who received his

LCSW Master’s from Rutgers

New Brunswick, and has been

practicing for two decades.

“Ironically, that’s where many

end up.”

But just like heroin, oxy-

codone carries life-altering side

effects: crippling addiction, sick-

ening withdrawls and a physical

dependency that can influence

the user to go to desperate meas-

ures to get a fix.

It is this dark side of the pre-

scription pain killer addiction

that drives an infrequent user to

its much more dangerous cousin,

heroin.

“With the street’s ebb and

flow, sometimes (oxycodone) is

available and sometimes’s it’s

not. And it’s expensive. You can spend up to $160 a day

on the habit,” explained Alexander. “What happens is

kids can no longer get the drug, they go into Newark to

use heroin, and get three or four dime bags to alleviate

their withdrawal symptoms.”

“Ironically, it is cheaper to shoot dope. And when a kid

gets desperate, he goes and does it,” he continued.

Drug Prevention

John Alexander, a licensed LCSW

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Drug Prevention

“It’s easy to graduate to street heroin. It’s in Clifton,

Nutley, Bloomfield—it’s definitely a middle class prob-

lem.”

Even if the individual has the support and the

resources to seek out professional

help, the road ahead is anything but

smooth.

“Oxycodone, heroin and then

Suboxone (an opioid blocker given

to addicts). I’d say I see that about

60 percent of the time.”

“Most people are a combination

of alcohol and other drugs,” he

said. “The alcoholic is not as com-

mon as it once was because of all

the drugs out there.”

Another issue that has changed

since Alexander began his career is

how addicts receive help following

discharge from rehab.

“With today’s insurance, treatment stays vary,” he

explained. “They can be a five day detox on one end of

the spectrum to four months of intensive outpatient treat-

ment on the other end of the spectrum.”

“Here is a typical scenario: You’ve got a 23 year old

kid addicted to street pills, narcotics, and he goes through

a four or five day detox at Bergen Regional and is refered

to intensive outpatient treatment that may last up to four

months,” explained Alexander.

The patient then gets group thera-

py, counseling and psychiatric

help. “Then he is discharged and

that’s where the problems begin.”

“You have an average of three

and a half months of structured

help and then you’re on your

own,” he said. “You’re expected

to find a therapist like me—if you

have the resources. As a part of

the continued recovery, you’re

expected to bond with Narcotics

Anonymous to build contacts

within that self help group but

that doesn’t always work out.”

Alexander explained that the issue is that for many

patients, integrating into an NA session with complete

strangers without the aid of the drug they’ve given up is

difficult socially.


Drug Prevention

Furthermore, many of those who

have gone through rehab also seek

treatment for psychological issues,

which further hinder social interac-

tions. Alexander estimated that

some 25 percent of patients have

dual diagnosis—they are addicted

to a drug and suffer from some form

of a mental disorder.

“This is where the treatment gap

comes in for a lot of people. It’s not

a given that they make this connec-

tion with the NA or AA,” he said.

“And it’s not always the client’s

fault. We tend to blame the client if

they’re not going to meetings, not

following structure. But we’re dis-

charging people that are neurologi-

cally vulnerable. They haven’t

learned how to cope without

drugs.”

Alexander said that it takes up to

12 months for a patient’s brain to be

able to function normally without a

dependancy for drugs.

“The problem here is we don’t a

year. In a year’s time, you really get

to know a person,” he said. “In

three months, the only thing that

you’re getting is a person that is

barely learning to come with life on

life’s terms.”

Alexander is in the process of

developing a plan with peers in his

community to assist those who need

help outside of rehab.

He hopes to organize group ther-

apy sessions, which, unlike NA and

AA meetings—that Alexander

stresses are beneficial to many—are

moderated by a trained professional

and in a steady, familiar environ-

ment. He said continuity makes the

difference in reaching to those who

won’t reach out.

“For NA to work, you have to

become part of that culture,” said

Alexander. “I’m not criticizing

NA—it’s a beautiful thing—but

some people cannot make that leap.

It’s not necessarily group therapy.

It’s more like group sharing.”

“We need counselors like me

who work independently, we need

to start thinking creatively,” he said.

“Groups need to be reasonable and

cost effective, taking into consider-

ing the myriad of issues facing

young adults.”

“People who are straight for a

year, about 77 percent of them will

do for the rest of their lives,” he

said. “Those who don’t follow up

after treatment, your odds are

around 33 percent. No treatment at

all, we’re looking at 7 to 10 percent

recovery rate. Those numbers are

pretty much across the board for

most drugs.”

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TWINHeartacheSandy Grazioso lost both of her sons on September 11

Story by Jordan Schwartz


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He was always busy

working. In fact, when

Sandy tried to call her son

the next morning to thank

him for dinner, she was told

he was out of his office at a

meeting. Too bad that meet-

ing didn’t last a little longer.

Tim Grazioso, who

would have turned 43 the

following month, worked

for Cantor Fitzgerald and

was the chief operating offi-

cer for over-the-counter

trading and chief Nasdaq

trader for Cantor Fitzgerald Securities. He worked on

the 104th floor of Tower One at the World Trade Center.

Grazioso had just returned upstairs after his meeting

shortly before the first plane struck at 8:46 am.

In On Top of the World by Tom Barbash, a book about

the 700 Cantor employees who perished on September

11, workers in the company’s L.A. office detail a chilling

phone conversation with Grazioso.

“Then all of a sudden I hear in the speaker, ‘Hello!

Hello!’ And it was Timmy. Timmy Grazioso. We yelled,

‘Get the hell out of there! Get out of there!’ He says,

‘We can’t; we’re trapped.’

“Timmy said, ‘Call for help! Tell them we’re under

the desk!’ Then the last thing he said was, ‘You guys

have no idea how desperate this is.’” Minutes later, the

building collapsed and Tim was gone, along with his

brother, John, 41, who worked on the 105th floor as a

salesman for the Cantor Fitzgerald subsidiary, eSpeed.

The last time Sandy saw John was the previous

Saturday. She babysat her grandchildren in Middletown,

while her son played golf. The following Tuesday morn-

ing, Ms. Grazioso was out running a couple errands for

the lawyers she worked for at Walter Tencza in Passaic,

when she decided to go to Macy’s to pick up a birthday

gift for her beau, Ed Sudol.

“I started back and heard

about it on the radio,” she

said of the terrorist attacks.

“I walked into work and

one of the girls said

everybody was calling. We

stayed there most of the

day making telephone calls

to hospitals.”

It took about a week for

Grazioso and her ex-hus-

band, Henry, to accept the

fact that their sons were

dead. “We thought they

might be somewhere,” she

explained. “Deep down, I think I knew, but you don’t

want to give up.” Nearly 1,400 people attended Tim and

John’s memorial service at St. John Kanty Church on

Oct. 4. The place was so packed that they had to set up

a television downstairs and speakers outside. Sandy said

it felt good to see all the support.

The brothers grew up on Lisbon St. and both played

varsity football before college, getting married and

settling down with their new families out of town.

Despite the fact that John moved to Middletown and Tim

to Gulf Stream, Fla. (he commuted by plane every week),

their lives had deep roots in Clifton.

Their great-grandfather, Gustave Fornelius, who

emigrated from Sweden around 1900, was one of the

founders of Athenia Steel and later became a city

councilman. When he died in 1935, he was the

superintendent of the steel firm.

Tim left behind his wife of 14 years, Deborah, and

their twin daughters, Lauren and Briana. John was sur-

vived by his bride of 10 years, Tina, and their three chil-

dren: Kathryn, Kristen, and Michael.

Sandy Grazioso, who was a legal secretary for 50

years, attended the first three 9/11 memorial ceremonies

in New York and even participated in the reading of

names in 2004.

On September 10, 2001, Tim Grazioso took his mother Sandy out to din-

ner for her birthday at Bella Napoli in Clifton. They couldn’t get togeth-

er on her actual birthday four days earlier because Tim had to work.


Twin Heartache

From left, Tim (CHS ’76), Carolee (’80), John (’78).


But after that, her daughter,

Carolee Azzarello began inviting

people over to her house in Green

Brook to celebrate her brothers’

lives rather than mourn their deaths.

In 2005, Sandy also started

speaking about the tragedy to seniors

at PCTI in Wayne. “It’s to keep

them informed of what happened and

they ask questions,” said the 1953

CHS grad. “Some of them come up

and give me a hug and a kiss.”

The pain still lingers 13 years

after her sons passed away, but she

never minds talking about her boys.

Grazioso belongs to a support

group that includes six women who

all lost their sons on 9/11. They

meet once a month at an Applebee’s

in the Livingston Mall.

“We talk and sometimes we’ll

cry, sometimes we won’t,” she said.

“They’re all wonderful people. It’s

a blessing. I never miss a meeting.”

Grazioso, who now works part-time

at Shook Funeral Home, has experi-

enced more than her share of loss in

her life. As the middle child in a

family with four sons and three

daughters, Sandy was just 17 when

her 19-year-old brother, George

Fornelius, was killed while serving

with the Marines in the Korean War.

“I was working in Passaic and the

phone rang and I knew it was for

me,” she recalled. “It was my moth-

er and she told me to come home.”

Grazioso remembered how horri-

ble it was to watch her parents suffer

through that pain, but no one ever

asked her how she was dealing with

it. “Even with my daughter, she

took it horribly,” Sandy said about

Carolee’s reaction to losing her

brothers.

“She was very close with them.

They used to fight but they would

stick up for her.” Azzarello’s hus-

band, John, is a lawyer who was a

member of the 9/11 Commission.

Carolee, herself, testified at the trial

of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only per-

son convicted for his role in the

attacks. Sandy said she feels no

anger towards the terrorists respon-

sible for killing her sons, only sor-

row. “I just can’t imagine why

someone would do something like

that,” she said.

But Grazioso chooses not to focus

on the bitterness; instead, she

remembers the good times with Tim

and John. “They were a lot of fun,”

she said. “You would sit at a

Thanksgiving table and just laugh.

You never get back to normal.

There’s not a day that I don’t wake

up in the morning and say, ‘Good

morning, boys,’ and go to bed at

night and say, ‘Good night, boys.’”

The Roll Call of Cliftonites

As Tim and John Grazioso’s day at theoffice became a nightmare, Cliftonite andPort Authority Police Officer John Skalawas called to do what he did best, helpothers. Usually stationed at the LincolnTunnel, Skala (inset) was ordered toreport to the World Trade Center shortlyafter the first plane hit the north tower.

As he was known to do, Skala ran tothe place where lives were in danger.The 31-year-old had the chance toescape harm but entered the TwinTowers in an attempt to help the injured.

One of his co-workers reported that Skala emerged from the TradeCenter, grabbed a first aid kit and re-entered the burning building. Hewas the only one of his unit not to escape the wreckage.

Skala’s life ended the way he lived: taking care of other people. In fact,when he wasn’t on duty as a policeman, Skala was a paramedic, with thePassaic/Clifton Mobile Intensive Care Unit. Spending time with his familyand friends was his other passion.

In total, Clifton lost nine sons and daughters on September 11. The other six were Edward C. Murphy, Kyung Cho, Ehtesam U. Raja,

Edgar H. Emery, Zuhtu Ibis and Francis Joseph Trombino.


Sandy Grazioso and Ed Sudol.

Twin Heartache


On 9/11, some 1,654 American Flags will be flownon the grounds the Clifton Municipal Complex. One year

after the September 11th attacks, community members

started ‘planting’ flags around City Hall. Since then, the

display has grown to be among the largest in the nation.

Each flag represents a living or deceased Clifton mil-

itary veteran. Citizens can honor a veteran by purchas-

ing a flag with a donation of $110. This fee pays for the

flag, pole, sleeve, name plate and ground socket.

Five times a year volunteers raise and lower the flags,

said organizer John Biegel. Other holidays on which the

flags are displayed are Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth

of July and Veterans Day.

If interested in setting up the display on 9/11, be at the

city hall complex before 6 am. Help is also needed to

break down the display that day, well before dusk.

Year round, volunteers are also needed to do behind-

the-scenes prep work that gives Clifton this beautiful dis-

play. Flags must be put together, caps painted and the

grounds generally maintained. The display would not be

possible without Bill Van Eck who is in charge of the

upkeep of the flags, poles, caps, trolley carts and general

upkeep of the flag areas.

For more info, call Biegel at 973-519-0858.


Summers that once were three months long are nomore. Modern summers have been cut down to eight,

even seven weeks. Modern summers just buzz by.

Yet the summers that were long and lazy are the ones

many of us still remember. Those are the summers that

live on in our souls.

School buildings did not have air-conditioning, so

kids were let out before mid-June. No one went back

until after Labor Day. August was always hot, hot, hot.

Those were the endless summers.

It Starts Down the Jersey Shore... Of Course“As a kid, I spent all my summers down the shore. My

mom picking me up last day of school,” reminisced

Michael Corbo, of Corbo Jewelers in Styertowne

Shopping Center, “and coming home and she’d ask me

‘OK, got everything you need?’ and she would have

almost everything for me packed already and I’d say

‘Yeah’ and we’d get into the car and drive down to

Chadwick Beach. I would take off my sneakers when I

got there. I would put them in my closet. I wouldn’t put

on a pair of shoes or sneakers all summer long.”

For Michael Corbo, endless summer meant lack of

limits, cheerful freedom, hot sand, salt air, the glinting

sun off water that looked like dancing diamonds, the gem

central to his family’s life.

Corbo spent those months running in and out of the

water and when he was older, lifeguarding at Ocean

Beach. He learned to surf during those summers and still

surfs today. The Brancato boys– Billy, Chris, Jimmy, DJ

– lived a few houses away from the Corbos in Chadwick

Beach. Now with AGL Welding and Supply Company,

Billy Brancato was Corbo’s surfing buddy all those

years. Like Corbo, he still rides the waves.

For the past three summers, Corbo and his wife Roe,

who is not a surfer, but loves the beach, have been

going to Belmar. Fortunately Belmar, unlike his child-

hood playground of Chadwick Beach, was not too beat

up by Sandy.

Corbo has surfed in California, Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Surfing year round is one of the ways he keeps his New

Jersey summers going. As a kid, Corbo did compete as

a surfer, in the mid-1970s, in Seaside Heights. He surfed

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however, was bragging rights with

the girls.

The Original Extreme SportAccording to Corbo, many peo-

ple who are now involved in

extreme sports consider surfing to

be one of the original extreme

sport. Today’s extreme sports are

more recognized because they are

easily televised, he noted.

“Surfing is too raw, it doesn’t make for good theater.

Sometimes the waves are flat, sometimes so big you

can’t see the surfer. It’s hard to televise. However, the

world’s best surfers are very much admired in the world

of extreme sports. There’s a level to the sport where you

can die. And people do die. I have great respect when I

see somebody paddle out into waves that are 15, 20 feet.

I know if they take a spill, and inevitably, they will, I

know they are in for a rough ride.”

Corbo is still tight with his surfing buddy Bill

Brancato and the connection between the Corbos and the

Brancato families is deeper than just the beach. Their

fathers were also friends, as well as business partners.

“My father was good friends with Joe Brancato, Bill’s

father” said Corbo, “and we would buy our gas from

AGL Welding. We still do because we have a shop back

here, and some of our torches. We’ve been doing busi-

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A Clifton Risk that Paid OffThat was 61 years ago, in 1953. Styertowne

Shopping Center was brand new. Corbo remembers his

father saying that at the time that there was nothing like

Styertowne — all retail was in downtowns — down-

town Rutherford, downtown Passaic, Main Ave. in

Clifton or Botany Village — and shopping centers with

parking lots were still a novelty. Choosing to locate in

Styertowne was a bit of a risk.

Corbo’s great-grandfather Alfonso started the fami-

ly jewelry business when he immigrated from Naples

to America at the end of the 19th century.

A watchmaker by trade, he began selling door-to-

door in Newark, followed by his son, also named

Michael and Corbo’s grandfather. The family lived in

the Ironbound, which was all Italian back then, and

opened a store in Bloomfield Center in the 1940s.

Not long after Corbo’s father, Alan, graduated the

University of Pennsylvania, he convinced an elderly

jewelry store owner who already had leased a space in

Styertowne to sell to the Corbo family. Alan Corbo was

betting on the age of the automobile to bring him suc-

cess to a location that was pretty much in the middle of

nowhere back then. He was right. The 1950s and 1960s

were a boom time for Clifton. Styertowne Shopping

Center the region’s first strip malls and it became a

popular shopping destination.

The youngest of four siblings that included two

brothers and a sister, Corbo grew up when the family

jewelry business was rapidly expanding. “The econo-

my was fantastic for many years after my father opened

this store. He was very successful.”

Translated to Italian...BlackbirdThe shop was busy and Corbo began to help when he

was a teenager. “I don’t know that I ever said ‘I want to

be in the jewelry business’ but it was our family busi-

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said. According to Corbo, “There was a time, before

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Competition from the ComputerThose days, Corbo understands, of 30-40 customers at

a time, will not return. Electronic shopping, even for

expensive jewelry, has had an impact on the business.

While older customers still want personal service, he

sees from his own three children, Michael, Dylan and

Katy, that the younger generation feels completely com-

fortable with making purchases, even expensive ones,

online. Personal service is not expected.

“I tell my children that when I came into the business,

all I really had to do was sell, not even sell, but help cus-

tomers choose. Today it’s harder, you have to be more

professional. Corbo Jewelers was always more than mer-

chandise pushers, we were always professionals, we all

became gemologists, master jewelers, we do sophisticat-

ed appraisals, we have a shop that offers high-quality

repairs, but now even more so we must do this in order

to survive, we must be top notch professionals. That is

what will give us the edge over the internet.”

People are attached to their jewelry, added Corbo, to

their grandmother’s ring that needs to be reset or father’s

watch that needs to be repaired and this is the aspect of

the business that will still require a personal relationship.

Corbo, which means blackbird in Italian, is proud of

the family legacy, and notes that some of the original

gift boxes from decades ago had a crest that incorporat-

ed a blackbird into the design. The classic family logo

for Corbo Jewelers is still the original. And while the

store in Clifton is 60 years old, the

family business, which includes four

locations other than Clifton, is more

than 100 years old. Continuing the

tradition is a fifth generation as

Corbo’s middle son Dylan, a recent

graduate of Rutgers University, is

being trained as a jeweler.

Say “I Love You”Jewelry is a happy business. So

while Corbo is pessimistic about the

future of retail stores in general, he is

more optimistic about his family’s

jewelry business.

“Jewelry is always given as a spe-

cial gift. There is a story behind each

piece of jewelry. A husband gives his

wife a piece of jewelry as congratula-

tions for the birth of their child, a par-

ent gives a child a graduation present.

Any celebration is an opportunity for

a gift. Jewelry is given as a thank you.

Jewelry is not a selfish gift, it is not

practical – it is simply beautiful. The

gift helps communicate your message

of love. When you love someone, you

can say many words, or buy a card,

but when you spend thousand on a

ring that is simply beautiful, the mes-

sage is clear. As my mother would say

‘no appliances please’ only gifts that

say I love you.”




So what if Labor Day has come and gone? That’s no

reason to be glum. September in Clifton means summer

goes a second round. A packed month of outdoor activi-

ties and festivities will keep you feeling sunny well into

the first days of fall.

Now in its 31st year, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian

Catholic Church Festival and Zabava will start at noon

on Sept. 21 at 217 President St, near Botany Village. A

day of delicious food, traditional Ukrainian music,

games and raffle prizes will wrap up with a zabava in

the evening. Zabava means “to play” in Ukrainian and

play they will with singing and dancing into the night.

And while in the area, pay a visit to the Botany

Village ‘Fair in the Square’ Outdoor Market on Sept. 21,

from early morning to 3 pm. The Outdoor Markets are

held in the historic district the third Sunday through

December. Call Joe Nikischer at 609-731-5454.

To see pros perform the difficult leaps and whirlwind

twirls that are the signature moves of Ukrainian folk

dance, join the audience at the Festival of Traditional

Ukrainian Folk Dance and Music on Sept. 14 at the

Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral at 635

Broad St. The festival starts at noon, and among

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ISKRA, as well as the youth ensemble SUM-Passaic.

Admission is three dollars.

St. Andrew’s Carnival is loads of fun each year with

more than 230 volunteers already signed up to help at the

four-day event that will be held on parish grounds bor-

dered by Mt. Prospect Ave. and St. Andrew’s Blvd. Start

time is 5 pm, Sept. 3 and the carnival will run each

evening until close at 8 pm on, Sept. 7. Thousands attend

the festival, famous for the carnival-style rides and

games and live music.

Plan to eat dinner there each night; Stop by Chief

Lou’s Pasta and Meatball Stand, which is being spon-

sored by the Passaic-Clifton UNICO in honor of the late

Lou Imparato who, write his friends on Facebook, “was

the anchor of every food stand we ever had.” Visit sas-

carnival.com for times and info.

After three days at the carnival, try something differ-

ent and visit Saint John Kanty Parish Picnic on Sept. 7,

from 1 to 10 pm, at 49 Speer Ave. Admission is $3 and

children under 12 are free. All are invited for a day of

games and raffles, Polish specialties by the plateful, fol-

lowed by music and dancing to burn off those calories.

More information at 973-779-4102.

Another way to burn off some calories is to tee off at

the Clifton Against Substance Abuse (CASA)

Foundation Golf Outing on Sept. 23 at the Black Bear

Golf Club, Route 23 in Franklin Lakes. Registration is at

7 am and tee time is 8 am. CASA works with the com-

munity to increase awareness about the dangers of sub-

stance abuse and to combat addiction among the youth.

Contact Tom Whittles at 973-800-2938.

If you’re a fan of volleyball, the Clifton Department

of Recreation is accepting registrations for the Grass

Volleyball Tournament in Robin Hood Park Sept. 13 and

14 from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Women's and Men's Doubles,

as well as Co-ed Quad teams are invited to participate.

All are invited to come and view. Prizes will be awarded

to 1st and 2nd place winners in all categories. To register

or for information, call 973-470-5956. The Weather

Hotline for day of tournament is 973-470-5680.

The Clifton Rec Department will continue Walk &

Talk Thursdays, a great way to walk, talk and meet

friends. The group meets Thursdays in front of City Hall

beginning at 5:30 pm for a two-to-three mile stroll

Pat DeLora and Angela Montague of DowntownClifton. Angela has a Facebook page called Clifton, NJEvents, a one click spot for a list of all non-profitevents in the city of Clifton. Don’t miss the DowntownClifton Street Fair on Oct. 18.



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through town. There is plenty of sun

to enjoy in the September evenings,

so get fit, get healthy, get moving.

The program is free.

Since free is good, then take time

to enjoy two free Friday Night

Concerts that have been added to the

music series in Botany Village.

On Sept. 5 Mark Russomanno

will take the stage and Sept. 12 will

feature The Victoria Warne Band.

Both performances begin at 6:30 pm

in Sullivan Square in the center of

Botany Village. Bring a chair and

your dancing shoes!

Also free, are more than 30

Clifton parks. How many can you

name? Visit Dudiak Park at 25

Stony Hill Road simply because you

have never been there. Play tennis,

softball, basketball, toss a frisbee to

your dog, playgrounds for the kids,

enjoy the warm evenings. Go to

cliftonrec.com for a list.

While you probably can’t name

more than ten Clifton parks, one of

them should have been Morris

Canal Park and Jack W. Kuepfer Sr.

Nature Preserve at 1115 Broad St.,

part of North Jersey’s Morris Canal

Greenway.

This is just a part of the original

107-mile canal that operated in the

19th century and stretched from the

Delaware River to the Hudson. The

Morris Canal paralleled Broad St.

and passed through what was once

open farmland. Now it is a cool and

quiet spot to relax. To learn more

about the history of the canal, join

the Morris Canal Greenway Hike

on Sept. 14 from noon to 3 pm that

begins in Riverside Park in Wayne.

Contact Jason Simmons at 973-

569-4045.

Besides athletics, Clifton’s parks

are home to events such as the semi-

annual Dutch Hill Flea Market on

Sept. 6, from 9 am to 4 pm in Weasel

Brook Park (rain date Sept. 13).

Have something to sell? Contact

George Silva at 973-470-0679 or

Maryann Miksits at 973-365-2577.

The Boys & Girls Club of Clifton

Benefit Car Show displays at The

Allwood Atrium at 2-4 Brighton Rd.

on Sept. 7 (rain date Sept. 14). Free

spectator admission to view the

more than 200 cars that will be on

display. For details, call John

DeGraaf of the Boys Club at 973-

773-0966 ext 111 or email him at

[email protected].

Fire! Bricks! Focused! That’s sensei Jim Meghdir of Clifton Martial ArtsAcademy and he’ll be doing this live at the Van Houten Ave. Street Fair inAthenia on Sept. 14. If it rains, the Fair will be held on Sept. 21.


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As part of the Van Houten Avenue Street

Fair, at least 50 classic cars will be on display at

the 2nd Annual Shook Funeral Home Car Show

on Sept. 14. To register a classic car, call Roy

Garretson at 973-471-9620.

Close out the month at the 23rd Annual

Cadillac Club of North Jersey Car Show on

Sept. 28 (rain date Oct. 5) in the parking lot at

660 Van Houten Ave., across from Shook’s.

Details at cadillacclubnj.org.

Classic cars will not be the only things on

display at the 12th Annual Van Houten Avenue

Street Fair on Sept. 14 (rain date Sept. 21)

from 11 am to 5 pm. Athenia’s main avenue

will be transformed into a giant block party, a

pedestrian marketplace with art exhibitors, food ven-

dors, a petting zoo, pony rides, live entertainment,

demonstrations by the Clifton Martial Arts Academy, a

performance by the Mustang Marching Band, and

sword fights by Medieval Times. Call 201-410-1686,

or 973-778-7837, or e-mail [email protected].

The Municipal Complex is not just for building per-

mits and public hearings. The grounds at the intersec-

tion of Clifton and Van Houten Aves. are also home to

the Clifton Arts Center and Sculpture Garden. With

some 24 acres of relatively flat, park-like land, visitors

will find a variety of sculptures between several former

historic buildings once usedto quarentine animals being

imported into the United States.

Take an extra hour before visiting the gallery to

stroll through the surrounding Sculpture Garden.

You’ll find about 30 pieces on display, which are on

loan from the artists. Next time you go to pay your

taxes, don’t just drive in, park, drive out. Take a walk.

Although not a Clifton park, but open to the public

are the chapel and grounds of the Holy Face of Jesus

Monastery above Route 3, off Grove St. and Vincent

Dr. Opened in 1953 by a community of Silvestrine

Benedictine monks, the location is a serene place for

meditation and reflection, a perfect spot for a quiet, late

summer picnic lunch, or contemplation. For informa-

tion and hours, call 973-778-1177.

Not enough time in September to complete summer?

Roll the sunny warmth into October.

Look for the Clifton Street Fair on Oct. 18, the 14th

Annual Cure for Brain Injury Walk-a-thon on Oct. 20;

the Fred Torres Memorial 5K that begins on Garrett

Mountain on Oct.19; and the 7th Annual John Samra

Scholarship Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 12 (register

by Sept. 20).

Then pick your pumpkin at Ploch’s Farm at 148

Grove St. Once you have picked your Halloween pump-

kin, then that’s it. That’s when summer really ends.

Vendors at the annual Saint Andrew’s Carnival.



Searching for their first playoff berth since 2008 and

first winning season since 2011, the Mustangs are a hard

team to figure out. Recently, some of their best cam-

paigns have come in seasons when they had little name

recognition entering the fall. Still, there are some that

believe it is playoffs or bust for Clifton.

Fourth-year head coach Steve Covello won’t be quite

that blunt, but he recognizes that there is truly only one

satisfactory ending to this regular season.

“We need a winning season,” he said. “It’s a necessi-

ty to have more wins than losses. After back-to-back

losing seasons—and I will take full responsibility for

those—it has made us work harder as a staff.”

Under center will be junior quarterback Chris

Boneparte, a program player who has studied for two

seasons behind now-graduated Malik Mouzone. Lauded

for his athleticism, Boneparte has impressed Covello

with his progression in grasping the Clifton offense.

“He has materialized, and he threw some good balls

at Wayne Valley [in a recent scrimmage],” said Covello.

“He is in the process of gaining confidence. He has got-

ten better scrimmage by scrimmage and comes to prac-

tice everyday working hard. He is doing a good job.”

His primary wide receivers will be senior Kevin

Varsity Fighting Mustangs from left front: Joseph Casperino, Chris Bonaparte, Kevin Davis, Otto De Leon, StephenLazorchak. Second row: Josiah Belfield, Freddy Guiran, Jose Quintero, Daniel Parra, Ahmed Jamhour.


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The 2014 season will be a turning point for

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Davis and junior Maurice Greene. As Boneparte works

to shore up his fakes, drops and overall fundamentals,

the running game will carry a greater load.

Junior Joziah Belfield will now carry an expanded

role after playing exclusively

defense a year ago. A tough, smart

player, he embodies the gritty per-

sona of Clifton football.

“Joziah came into the weightroom

in January and worked hard,” said

Covello. “He is filling in the role

very nicely and understands the

offense and what we expect of him.”

Belfield will be spelled at times

by senior Jose Quintero, as well as

fullback Otto DeLeon.

Clifton’s offensive line will be led

by four-year starting left guard Steve

Lazorchak, who will be joined by

tackles Joe Casperino and Ervin

Sokoli (both seniors), center Adam Miranda and right

guard Jacob Abill (sophomores).

Defensively, Clifton’s front four will consist of Davis

and Greene at the ends and Casperino and senior Daniel

Parra on the inside. Lazorchak (team-high 88 tackles

last year), Belfield and De Leon form an impressive

linebacking contingent.

In the secondary, Quintero will play strong safety,

and will be backed up by sophomore

Luis Lantigua. Juniors Gerard

Moquillaza and Maher Maheisan will

fill the cornerback slots, with the free

safety job still subject to a competi-

tion.

Despite some inexperience, the

Mustangs have gone from seemingly

hapless in their first scrimmage to far

more polished in their most recent.

Covello attributes some of that to

pride, and some to the rapid maturity

of a group that knows the task in front

of it on Sept. 12 against Fair Lawn.

“They know what’s at stake,” he

said. “The seniors know what has

happened on opening day the last four years (four

straight losses). They have to take these losses personal-

ly. They know that if you win week one, it could make

or break your season.”

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In many ways, they are the hardest-working athletesin CHS. Between football, basketball and competition

seasons, the Mustang cheerleaders are seemingly always

demonstrating their talent and athleticism.

This fall, they will be led by head coach Alyssa Bono,

who will oversee the squad after two years as an assistant.

The Mustangs have had a highly successful 2014 cal-

endar year, having earned four first-place finishes in com-

petitions in the winter—including the GottaCheer and

JuST Cheer competitions at CHS, and the Big North

Liberty competition at Paramus Catholic.

They will have a strong senior presence on the side-

lines this fall, with eight veteran varsity cheerleaders:

Breanna Calderon, Christine Castillo, Gianna Cordi,

Tiani Hibbert, Courtney Licata, Katherine Morales, Tania

Reyes and Samantha Valentin

“It is a great thing as a new coach, and really as any

season goes,” said Bono.

“Having a lot of leaders who have expectations and

know what to expect, they can set the example. The

underclassmen have a lot of girls to look up to and model

their behavior and their skills after.”

Varsity senior cheerleaders include Breanna Calderon, Christine Castillo, Gianna Cordi, Emelyn Henriquez, Tiani Hibbert,Courtney Licata, Katherine Morales, Tania Reyes, Gabriela Rodriguez, Bianca Perdomo, Raquel Prada, Samantha Valentin.

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MUSTANG SPORTS Boys Soccer

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Front from left, Gianfranco Barrientos, Matthew Ferko, Mark Glodava, LucasLech, Luis Bravo, Lenny Contreras. Back: Angel Fuentas, Steven Leal, NickBonafede, Brian Semorile, Brian Pariona, Raymond Rodriguez, Nelson Leon,Kevin Gonzalez, Arden Lembryk. (Missing is Nelson Pusquin).

For a short while, there was clear discontent in the world of Clifton boys

soccer. The 14-6-1 record the Mustangs achieved in 2013 clearly was not

good enough.

But that discontent didn’t last long. In February, the Mustangs got a new,

homegrown head coach in Stan Lembryk, whose enthusiasm and knowledge

of the game gave Clifton fans optimism that their team would be right back

in the sectional championship hunt.

“I think the first thing is to establish the way we want to play—the way

in which a lot of our fans and alumni are accustomed to seeing us play—with

a lot of passing, pressure and attacking,” said Lembryk, a CHS Athletic Hall

of Famer who is a disciple of the legendary Fernando Rossi. “Letting the

players think on their own and instilling the confidence in these guys is crit-

ical. They have a lot of ability and now it’s a matter of just bringing all the

parts together.”

Defense is always the name of the game on a Lembryk-led squad, and

Mark Glodava will be the player assigned the task of keeping opposition off

the board. The senior goalkeeper will also be a key element of the Clifton

offense, as he’ll be asked to take part in the buildup of its attack. He will be

backed up by junior Alexis Juarez.



There are about 12,000

podiatrists in the United

States, according to the

Department of Labor, and

Clifton podiatrist Thomas

Graziano is one of only six

who hold both a Doctor of

Podiatric Medicine

(D.P.M.) and a Doctor of

Medicine (M.D.) degree. Thomas A. Graziano,

MD, DPM, FACFAS

Blame improper toenail trimming, snug soccer cleats and

repetitive kicking for a soccer player’s ingrown toenail

problem, says foot & ankle surgeon Thomas Graziano,

DPM, MD, FACFAS.

“Plus many kids wear hand-me-down cleats that don’t

fit,” he adds. “And older children like tighter cleats. They

believe it gives them a better feel for the ball and the field.”

Prevention is key to avoid the pain, says Dr. Graziano.

First, teach kids how to trim their toenails properly—in a

fairly straight line—and don’t cut them too short. Second,

make sure cleats fit properly. “A child’s shoe size can

change within a season.”

If a child develops an ingrown toenail, soaking their foot

in room-temperature water and gently massaging the side

of the nail fold can reduce inflammation.

“If ingrown toenails show signs of infection, it’s time to

seek medical care,” says Dr. Graziano, who can remove a

child’s ingrown toenail and prevent it from returning with a

10-minute surgical procedure.

He’ll numb the toe and remove the ingrown portion of

the nail.“Most kids experience a little pain,” says Dr.

Graziano, “but resume activity the next day.”

Snug soccer cleats andhand-me-downs, can lead to

Ingrown Nails


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“Mark has been very open-mind-

ed to playing a different role, as not

just a keeper, but as someone who

takes a big part in organizing our

system,” Lembryk said. “He has

responded well to that.”

Supporting Glodava is a deep

defensive unit, headed by seniors

Brian Pariona, Nelson Pusquin and

Lucas Lech—who has emerged as

leader from a technical standpoint

and vocally. Among the slew of

other key players in the rotation will

be juniors Bruno Frascolla and

Romario DePalmer.

In the midfield, Clifton will be

bolstered by the return of senior

Brian Semorile, who is returning to

high school competition after a year

of academy play.

“A lot of our scheme will go

through Brian,” said Lembryk. “He

is very technical and calm with the

ball, and makes good decisions.”

He will be joined by classmates

Luis Bravo and Steven Neal, as

well as skilled juniors Yunis

Aubuiut, Matt Miller, Frankie

Salensky and Freddy Talavera.

Offensively, the Mustangs pos-

sess a group with great athleticism

and versatility. Ray Rodriguez is the

senior member of that corps, while

juniors Peter Blazon and Boris Diaz

bolster the attack.

Ultimately, the new-look

Mustangs look very little like a

team rebuilding, and a lot more a

squad poised to flourish under a

proud alum-turned-head coach.

Lembryk is brimming with confi-

dence, and he believes his transition

from the girls squad to the boys will

be smooth.

“I always say this, there is no dif-

ference in coaching or playing boys

and girls,” he said. “That is what

makes it very unique. Coaching the

girls were some of the greatest

moments of my career. The only

difference here is, coaching a team

you played for obviously gives a lit-

tle different feeling. I hope I can be

a good mentor to a bunch of young

guys the way Coach Rossi was for

so many of us.”



MUSTANG SPORTS Girls Soccer

Stan Lembryk loves the CHS girlssoccer program—so much that he

wouldn’t have felt right turning it

over unless his successor was just

the right fit.

Enter Konrad Kruczek, a former

Mustang soccer player who played

for former boys coach Joe

Vespignani in 2002, and developed a

relationship with Lembryk during

the latter’s time as an assistant at

Kean University in 2002. Kruczek’s

knowledge of the game and cerebral

approach as a player gave Lembryk

the reassurance that if Kruczek was

selected as his successor as head

coach for girls soccer, the program

would be in good hands.

And Kruczek has no intention of

letting him down. “When I got

offered the job I was very excited,”

Kruczek said. “Obviously, the expec-

tation is to continue the excellent job

Coach L has done with this team. One

of the expectations is to continue to be

at the highest level with the girls. I am

striving to get back to the [county

final] and win it.”

Starting in goal for the Mustangs

will be junior Carly Egyed, a player

who has strong fundamentals and has

played in the goal before. Backing her

up will be sophomore Mollie Slonina,

who Kruczek has coached in the pro-

gram at the junior varsity level.

“They’ll both play,” said Kruczek.

“Carly is very good technically. She

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Sept 13 Passaic 12pm

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Sept 22 @Eastside Paterson 4:30pm

Sept 25 Union 11am

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Oct 14 Bergen Cty Tech 4:30pm

Oct 16 @Passaic 4pm

Oct 21 PCTI 4:15pm

Oct 28 Eastside Paterson 4:30pm

Oct 30 @DePaul Catholic 4:15pm

Mustangs

Girls Soccer

Varsity Mustangs from left front:Karolina Kot, Meghan Sekanics, MarisaAle, Paola Ossa. Second row from left:Nicole Roncancio, Mariana Jaramillo,Tamara Pavlovic, Cory Montiel.


MUSTANG SPORTS Girls Soccer

played a few games in the goal and did a

good job. Mollie was a freshman last

year, and when I took the team over

I wasn’t sure if Carly would be

goalkeeper so we prepared Mollie

to play there, as well.”

The defense will be led by a

seasoned veteran in senior

Meghan Sekanics. A four-year

starter, Sekanics is a true field gen-

eral who can act as a coach on the

field for her new head coach.

“She has started every game since she

was a freshman,” Kruczek emphasized. “Her

dedication and talent and vision of the field are outstand-

ing. She will be a great model for the young players

coming into the program.”

The rest of the defensive unit will consist of senior

Nicole Roncancio and juniors Catherine Jordan and

Sharon Garcia.

The midfield is fairly young, but possesses a great

deal of talent in juniors Brittany Morales, Kelly Agular,

Olivia DeMuro and sophomore Daniella LoBue. The

group will be bolstered by the addition of senior Mariana

Jaramillo, who joined the team after pre-

viously living in Colombia. Jaramillo

will likely crack the starting lineup

as she further acclimates herself to

the team. Senior Nicole Rzekic,

an important contributor, was

recently lost for the season to a

torn ACL.

Clifton’s primary offensive

weapons will be the senior duo of

Marisa Ale, who started every game

last season, and Paola Ossa.

Talent and skill are no doubt strong

points for the Mustangs, but the smooth tran-

sition between old head coach and new is unquestion-

ably advantageous for a squad that would rather contend

than rebuild. Clifton is used to competing, and thanks to

the continuity and cooperation of two head coaches who

share a love for CHS soccer, both squads will.

“It is one big program,” Kruczek stated. “I have

been very close with Coach L, and I have the same phi-

losophy as he does: this is a ‘soccer program,’ not just

a boys program and a girls program. I am confident in

what we can achieve.”


Aug 29 Nutley 10am

Sept 5 Mount St Dominic 4pm

Sept 6 @Madison TBD

Sept 9 @McNair Academic 4pm

Sept 11 @Bergen Cty Tech 4:15pm

Sept 12 @Ramapo 4:15pm

Sept 16 Passaic 4pm

Sept 18 @PCTI 4:15pm

Sept 19 JFK 4:30pm


Sept 24 @Immaculate Heart 4:15pm

Sept 30 Holy Angels 4:15pm


Oct 3 @Union City 4pm




Oct 14 @Passaic 4pm

Oct 16 PCTI 4:15pm

Oct 17 @JFK 4pm


Oct 23 @DePaul Catholic 4pm

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Volleyball

MUSTANG SPORTS Volleyball

Outside their homecourt, Varsity Mustangs from left: Kristen Kakascick, NicoleMontague, Kelly Douglass, April DiAngelo, Christie Louer, Katherine Fraczek.Second row from left: Nialah Smith, Chelsea Barile, Sarah Rosenthal, JamieMarchioni, Elissa McMahon, Dhiti Kapadia, Eleanor Espejo, Brittany Guzman.

In two years as the head coach of Clifton girls volleyball, Nick Romanak

has compiled an impressive 32 wins. But in his mind, the Mustangs could

have had more.

Despite an 18-4 record a year ago, Romanak is hoping an extra year of

maturity and growth will allow his squad to have an even better 2014.

“I’d like to see us play more consistent than last year,” he said. “I think

the games that we won last year, we should have won. A few that we lost

could’ve gone either way, but we just didn’t finish strong. I’d like to fight for

every game, every point more so than last year.”

The defending Big North Liberty Division champs will be led by senior

middle hitter Kelly Douglass, who figures to be the team’s biggest offensive

weapon. In addition, senior setter April DiAngelo brings a veteran presence

to the floor, and has a truly well-rounded arsenal of skills.

“Kelly is probably our most athletic player, and she has definitely gotten

stronger since last year,” Romanak noted. “April sets from the back row and

has a good strong armswing to hit from the right side with when she comes

up front.”

Senior outside hitter Nialah Smith will be another key returnee, while the

Mustangs figure to get contributions from some of their younger players, as

well. Junior middle hitter Nicole Montague, junior outside hitter Brittany

Guzman, Sophomore setter Christie Louer and freshman Kristen Kakascick,

will all likely see significant time on the court.



CHS girls tennis has gotten a bit younger, but that doesn’t mean it will

be a rebuilding season for the Mustangs. Head coach Chad Cole is excited

about the young talent on his roster, and believes his team has the potential

to surprise some people in 2014.

“We’ve got some players who are really capable on the court,” he said.

“I was pleasantly surprised by the progress I’ve seen already.”

There is, however, a bit of experience at first singles, as senior Malika

Radjapova will return to the lineup. Radjapova played well in doubles last

season, and has played quite a bit in Europe this summer while visiting

family. Cole has been impressed with how seriously she is about constant-

ly improving.

Junior Kamila Ivashka will occupy one of the other singles slots, with

the third likely being filled by one of two freshmen—Heena Patel or

Prianka Kunadia. Patel is a transfer from Passaic with great ground strokes

and a load of potential, while Kunadia is a skilled all-around player who

Cole also believes can be very good. Which ninth-grader does not play sin-

gles will be a key doubles player. The lineup will be rounded out newcom-

ers in four seniors—Emily Yuasa, Joohi Rana, Roaa Hamzeh and Helly

Patel—and junior Sharmitha Yerneni.

Sept 5 Bayonne 4:15pm

Sept 9 @Kearny 4pm

Sept 11 @Bergen Cty Tech 4pm

Sept 16 Passaic 4pm

Sept 18 @PCTI 4pm

Sept 19 JFK 4:30pm


Sept 30 Holy Angels 4:15pm



Oct 8 Kearny 4pm



Oct 14 @Passaic 4pm

Oct 16 PCTI 4pm

Oct 17 @JFK 4pm


Oct 23 @DePaul Catholic 4pm

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MUSTANG SPORTS Tennis

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MUSTANG SPORTS Cross Country

Mustang Harriers from left front: Joshua Stanford, Brandon Lopez, Jay Pathak,Bhargav Desai, Rory Houston; Second row: Neil Shah, Michael Zavaleta,Summer Zheng, Aakash Lad, Ryan Mendoza, Cameron Hebron, Carlos Skerrett.

For the 31st year, John Pontes will lead the Clifton cross country squads

into competition. And just like every year, they will go into the season look-

ing to bring home titles on both the boys and girls side.

In 2013, the Mustang boys took second in Passaic County while the girls

finished fourth. Both won the Big North Liberty Division. Repeating and

improving on their impressive years will be tough, but with Pontes at the

helm, you can be sure the Mustangs will have the grit and perseverance to

make a run—pun intended...

“Most of the team is new to this level,” Pontes admitted. “We graduated a

lot. I think we may be ‘rebuilding’ by our standards, but we will still be a con-

tender. Our league is very balanced this year, but we will be in the mix.”

The girls are led by senior Sofiya Nedelcheva, a four-year runner at the

varsity level. Nedelcheva is healthy after being injured throughout 2013, and

is in top shape according to her head coach.

“Sofiya toughed it out last year,” he said. “She has worked herself back and

she leads our team by example.”

Sophomore Meghan Jozefczyk will be another key contributor, and has

shown that despite running the 400 and 800 in the spring, she can do distance

Sept 6 @Passaic 11am

Sept 8 Eastside Paterson 4:15pm

Sept 13 TBA (Invitational) 9am

Sept 15 JFK 4:15pm

Sept 19 TBA (Invitational) 3pm

Sept 27 TBA (County Meet) 9am

Sept 29 Bergen Cty Tech 4:15pm

Oct 4 TBA (Invitational) 9pm

Oct 6 Union City 4:15pm

Oct 11 TBA (Invitational) 9am

Oct 17 TBA (Div. Meet) 3:30pm

Oct 24 TBA (County Meet) 4pm

Oct 30 Woodbridge 4pm

Nov 8 TBA (State Sectional) 10am

Nov 15 TBA (State Meet) 11am

Nov 22 TBA 11am

Mustangs

Cross Country

MUSTANG SPORTS Cross Country


Rounding out the Cross Country squads, Mustang girls from left: Yasmine Helwani, Samantha Abdelslame, Alaa Khalil,Olivia Rosenberg, Krysta Astengo, Ally Wohr, Hailey Fusaro, Sonia Shastri.

running without any problem. Among the other

Mustangs expected to lead the way are juniors Ewa

Oldziej and Megan Davey and seniors Samantha

Abdelslame and Olivia Rosenberg.

The boys, meanwhile, will be bolstered by a strong

senior presence, beginning with Carlos Skerrett. A third-

year varsity runner, he provides both leadership and work

ethic to the squad. Rory Houston is new to the cross coun-

try scene, but excelled in spring track. Jay Pathak,

Bhargav Desai and Joshua Stanford are other seniors that

will be in the lineup, while sophomore Carlos Polanco

(the 2013 county freshman champion) will provide some

youth. Despite the inexperience on both rosters, the

Mustangs are confident that they can stay in the hunt in

both the Big North and Passaic County.

With Pontes and veteran assistant Mike Rogers guid-

ing them, there is no reason to think they can’t.

“Passaic and Passaic County Tech will be good [on the

boys side],” said Pontes. “It’s the same for the girls, and

Bergen Tech will be in it, too. We have potential, but

we know that sometimes ‘potential’ but that is a dan-

gerous word. But our kids know that we work hard.”


Clifton has not been known as agymnastics powerhouse in recent

years. Still, new Mustangs head

coach Brittany Gaccione is enthusi-

astic and optimistic about what her

team can achieve this fall.

After one year as an assistant,

Gaccione took over upon the depar-

ture of former coach Amy Glenn,

and is determined to bring the best

out of Clifton because, as a 2007

CHS grad, Clifton is who she is.

“I am proud to be a Mustang and

I take pride in everything our

school does,” she said. “It’s my

alma mater. I want to be able to say

that I brought some pride to the

program and gave back to CHS.”

The Mustangs took third place in

the North Jersey Gymnastics

League Division B last year, and

will look to improve behind a ter-

rific junior class.

Leading the way is Samantha

Wong, a standout who took second

in Passaic County in all-around

competition as a sophomore.

Kristen Wong, also a junior, fin-

ished sixth all-around in the county

last spring, and will also return.

Valentina Rincon is one of the

leaders on the Clifton squad, com-

peting in vault and beam, while

Francine Choy and Ayanna Eryin

will contribute in floor and uneven

bars, respectively.

Overall, numbers are up for the

team, and young talent like sopho-

mores Cindy Hernandez, Leann

Kievit, Melanie Wong and Kristen

Garcia, and freshmen Rita DuBois

and Cindy Fejzullah give Gaccione

even more reason to believe this

squad could be a special one.

“We have a good turnout and the

younger girls are showing a lot of

promise,” she said. “And I would

really like to see us continue to

improve camaraderie and make

gymnastics a major source of

Mustang school spirit.”

From top left: Kristen Garcia, Leann Kievit, Valentina Rincon, Naomi Paulino,Shania Moncada, Cindy Fezjullah, Samantha Wong. Middle (left: Melanie Wong,Ayanna Eryin, Maria Benitez, Giselle Sequera, Vanessa Castillo, Rita DuBois,Stephany Ayala, Bottom left: Kristine Carillo, Kristen Wong, Briana Valdez,Mariel Buscar, Cindy Hernandez, Renuka Rupee, Francine Choy

Sept 16 @Ridgewood 4:30pm

Sept 18 @West Milford 5pm

Sept 23 @Randolph 5:30pm

Sept 29 Ramapo 4:30pm

Oct 2 @Wayne Hills 4:30pm

Oct 7 Wayne Valley 4:30pm

Oct 10 Pascack Hills 4:30pm

Oct 16 Passaic Valley 4:30pm

Oct 23 @Butler 5pm

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Gymnastics

MUSTANG SPORTS Gymnastics



Marching Mustangs

Drum Majorette Dana Drobenak (facing page, top

photo, top row, third from left) will lead the Marching

Mustangs this year as the Showband of the Northeast

performs on football fields and along parade routes.

Pictured on these pages are many of the senior mem-

bers of the Marching Mustangs as they worked to per-

fect their music and high stepping during the annual

band camp during mid-August.

The other senior class member pictured on these

pages include: Brianna Labanich, Lacey Loughlin,

Gabriela Barcelona, Paul Bury, Jamie Loughlin, Slavka

Simic, Samantha Declet, Janelyn DeJesus, Jessica

Goldberg, Samantha Zalewska, Lovely Mercado,

James DeJesus, Rachel Plaskon, Michael Bondonna,

Tayler Szabo, Kevin Biernat, Thomas Barile, Shea

Harris, Nathaniel Santelli, Daniel Herrara, Arth Patel,

Ryan Giust, Francis Ledesma, Karleigh Davila, Nikola

Kamcev, Fred Wiles and Joel Cicarella.

After the retirement of Bob Morgan, the Marching

Mustangs are now under the direction of Cody Holody.

He will be assisted in corralling this group by Korinne

Kensicki, Melissa Ayers, Brian Cox and Joe Seider.

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Arts & History

The Modern Artists Era is the second part of a

groundbreaking exhibition at the Clifton Arts Center

that focuses on selected works by Louis Bouché and

other contemporary Woodstock artists of his time.

The exhibit showcases additional large scale

mural sections that once hung in the lobby of

Shulton, the former Clifton cosmetic company

which was located on Colfax Ave near Route 46.

The company manufactured items such as

Old Spice and other national scents, fragrances

and cosmetics for men and women. The land on

which it stood is now home to a condo develop-

ment called Parkwood at Cambridge Crossings.

These murals were painted by Bouché

between 1946-1948 and were titled Womanhoodthroughout the ages pays scented tribute to Venus,Goddess of Beauty.

His work includes the cosmetics, hair-dos

and costumes of various periods, as the mural

section here illustrates. The American artist,

muralist and decorator grew up in Paris and

died on Aug. 7, 1969 in Pittsfield, Mass.

In conjunction to the mural sections,

the Woodstock (NY) Art Association and

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lection. The Art in Embassies

Program from Washington, DC is

also loaning the 1948 painting of

Spring in Park by Bouché while

Ted and Jane Boyer of Princeton

are loaning art from their private

collection of Woodstock artists.

The exhibit opens on Sept. 17

and is displayed through Oct. 25. A

reception, open to the public, is on

Sept. 20 at 4 pm. Admission $3 is

for non-members. The Clifton Arts

Center & Sculpture Park is at 900

Clifton Ave. Info: cliftonnj.org.

On these pages, segments of the murals once displayed in the corridors ofthe former Shulton Plant on Colfax Ave. as seen above. Also pictured arebottle of Old Spice, once manufactured there, and a photo of Louis Bouché.

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Arts & Music

The Garden State Opera(GSO) launches its fall sea-

son with Mozart’s L’Impresario on Oct. 12 at 4

pm at the Allwood

Community Church, Lyall

Rd., Clifton. Tickets are

$10. The performance is

staged with piano accompa-

niment and the opera will be

sung in German with English

subtitles. On Oct. 26, at the

Caldwell University Student Center Auditorium

(120 Bloomfield Ave Caldwell,) the GSO will pres-

ent Puccini’s Le Villi and Mozart’s L’ Impresario.The performance is staged with orchestra and LeVilli will be sung in Italian while L’ Impresario will

be sung in German. There are English supertitles

for both operas. There will also be a matinee per-

formance of L’ Impresario at Caldwell University

at 11 am on Oct. 25 for middle and high school stu-

dents. For info, call 973-685-9972. or go to

www.gardenstateopera.org.

Maestro FrancescoSantelli, GardenState Opera.

Pancakes, Patties and Pies...the History of the Silk City

Diner Company of Paterson is the subject of an exhibit

at Lambert Castle, home of the Passaic County

Historical Society, at 3 Valley Rd., at the

Clifton/Paterson border.

The exhibit is displayed through

Oct. 6 and will focus on the history

of the old Silk City Diner

Company, a prolific New Jersey

diner manufacturer that was a divi-

sion of the Paterson Vehicle

Company. The Silk City business

ran from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Clifton resident Michael C.

Gabriele is the author of TheHistory of Diners in New Jersey,

and the co-curator of the Lambert

Castle exhibit.

At a Sept. 21 reception, and

Gabriele will give a talk on New Jersey diner history.

Lambert Castle visitors can see the exhibit Wednesday-

Sunday. Go to lambertcastle.org for hours and admis-

sion, or call 973-247-0085.

Michael Gabrieleis also a frequentcontributor to this

magazine.



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The Clifton Rec Departmentpresents an afternoon of free

‘music and magic’ at Main

Memorial Park on Sept. 21 at 3:15

pm. The show opens with magician

Joe Fischer who has the perfect

blend of magic, audience participa-

tion, comedy and excitement. Then

the rockin’ duo Presley and Melody

presents a concert to get partici-

pants to rock out on guitars, shake

maracas and other props as they

perform pop music. No pre-regis-

tration is required. For info, call

973-470-5956.

The Coalition for Brain InjuryResearch (CBIR) has two events in

October. Their beefsteak dinner is on

Oct. 3 at the Clifton Boys & Girls

Club, 181 Colfax Ave., at 6:30 pm.

Enjoy comedy by Uncle Floyd, and

a chance to win great prizes. Tickets

are $50; proceeds benefit the search

for a brain injury cure. The 14th

annual “Cure for Brain Injury Walk-

a-thon” begins at 9 am on Oct. 20 at

City Hall. Come help renew hope for

victims and their families. Contact

Dennis Benigno at 973-632-2066 or

email: [email protected].

Uncle Floyd Vivino with Kim Benigno with at last year’s annual CBIR beek-steak dinner. Uncle Floyd will be performing again at the Oct. 3 event.



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Laura Byrouty is a birthday fairy—just read her shirt. She is the

Clifton advocate for the Confetti Foundation, a national group of volun-

teers who help families shift focus from their child’s hospitilization to a

30 minute party to celebrate the child’s birthday. And she’s asking

Cliftonites to help support her cause.

A party kit, which Byrouty is holding, costs $22. Her group is an

approved 501(c3) charity so you can simply mail a check. Or you can

join her fundraiser at noon on Sept. 12 at FunTime Junction, 400

Fairfield Rd., Fairfield. The party place is donating 20 percent of its prof-

its to the Confetti Foundation so come and help Clifton’s birthday fairy

put smiles on the faces of hospitalized children—and their families.

Clip and present this story at FunTime Junction if you go on Sept. 12.

Or make checks to the Confetti Foundation and mail to 143 DeMott

Ave., Clifton, NJ. 07011. Call Laura Byrouty at 973-224-3608 or visit

confettifoundation.org for more details.

The Clifton Democratic Club will meet on Sept. 8 at

the Allwood Library, 44 Lyall Rd. at 7 pm. For info, call

Club President John D. Pogorelec Jr. at 973-778-1604.

The Paul VI Class of 1974 40th Reunion is Oct. 11, from

6-10 pm at Calandra’s Mediterranean Grill in Fairfield.

Cost is $65 and a cash bar will be available. Send a check,

payable to Paul VI 1974 Alumni Committee, to Mark

Murray, c/o SST Corporation, 635 Brighton Road, Clifton,

NJ 07012. Find them on Fb at Paul VI Class of 1974

Reunion or write to [email protected].

St. John’s Lutheran Church Thrift Shop, 140

Lexington Ave. Passaic, is on Sept. 6, 9:30 am to 1 pm.

Gently used clothing for the family, household items,

toys and books will be sold. To vend or for more info,

call 973-779-1166 or 973-777-0322.

Clifton Stallions U 8 Girls Travelling Team has its

inaugural game on Sept. 7 at 9 am at the Athenia Field

Sports Complex. Coached by Esly Panduro, the team

will compete in the Northern Counties League. For info,

write to [email protected].


The CHS Class of 1974 40 year

reunion is Oct. 11, 6 pm at the

Bethwood in Totowa. For tickets,

call 973-818-7209, Fb at CHS

1974 Alumni Page or email

[email protected].

Dennis Sprick, CHS 1974, per-

forms “My Top 40 of 1967” at 8

pm on Oct. 10 at

School 3 auditori-

um, Washington

Ave., as a prelude

to the CHS 1974

reunion the next

evening. Tickets

are $20 at the door,

cash only. Email

[email protected].


reunion is on Nov. 8 at the

Parsippany Sheraton. Tickets are

$89 for the buffet dinner, and

there’s a cash bar. For further info

go to: reunions-unlimited.com, or

check out the CHS Class of 1984

Facebook page or email John

Amorison: johnamorisonlaw.com.


reunion is Nov. 29, 7 pm at the

Empire Club, Little Ferry. Tickets

are $80 and include dinner, open

bar and entertainment. Details on

the Clifton High School Class of

1994 Facebook group page. Or

email [email protected].


reunion is at 7 pm on Nov. 28 at the

Brownstone. Details are still being

worked out but look for Clifton

Class of 2004 on Fb or write to

Class President Tom Garretson at

[email protected]

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The Clifton VeteransDay Parade steps off at 2

pm on Nov. 9. The parade

is tentatively set to begin

at Huron and Van Houten

Aves. and continue

through Athenia to Clifton

City Hall and the Avenue

of Flags. “Join us as a vet-

eran or have your group

march in the parade,” said

Cahir Keith Oakley. “We want scout troops and social organizations as part

of the event. Our goal is to honor those who have served and by participat-

ing we do that as a community.” To participate, donate or for details, call

Oakley at 201-774-6666 or write to him at [email protected].

September Events


The Dutch Hill Flea Market is on Sept. 6 at Weasel

Brook Park on Paulison Ave. Set up for vendors begins

at 6 am; the market is open from 9 am to 6 pm. The rain

date is Sept. 13. Info, call 973-365-2577.

Young at Heart Senior Club meetings are on the first

and third Tuesday of every month at the First

Presbyterian Church, Maplewood Ave. The next meet-

ing is on Sept. 16 at noon. Call 973-779-5581.

The North Jersey Elks Developmental DisabilitiesAgency (NJEDDA) presents a Beefsteak Dinner and

Tricky Tray on Oct. 24 at 6:30 pm at the Boys & Girls

Club, 181 Colfax Ave. Formerly the Passaic County

Elks CP Treatment Center, the annual fundraiser offers

prizes, a 50-50 raffle, music and dancing with DJ Joey,

with catering by Nightingale’s. Tickets are $40 - all

proceeds benefit the NJEDDA Children’s Benefit Fund

& Adult Training Center. Call 973-772-2600.

PRAISE (Parents Requiring Action

and Information for Special

Education) is a non-profit support

group for parents raising children

with special needs. Meetings are at

the Allwood Library, 44 Lyall Rd.

The next is on Sept. 22 at 7 pm. Visit

their Facebook page or write to

[email protected].

St. Paul Church’s Rosary Society’sChicken Dinner is on Sept. 9 from 5

to 7 pm in the church hall, 124 Union

Ave. Catered by Tastefully British,

tickets are $15 or $7 for children

under the age of 12—tickets will not

be sold at the door. To purchase in

advance, call 973-478-2605.

The Mental Health Association inPassaic County (MHAPC) presents

a Trivia and Fajita Friday fundraiser

on Sept. 26 at 7 pm at the Wayne

PAL Tickets are $40 or $300 for a

team of 8. Go to mhapassaic.org, for

more details or call 973-478-4444, or

write [email protected].

The North Jersey Chamber ofCommerce will host a Leads-N-

Lunch Networking Roundtable event

at the Barnyard & Carriage House in

Totowa on Sept. 12 from noon to 2

pm. Over 200 professionals will

attend so bring business cards and a

lot of energy. Call 973-470-9300 to

make reservations.



Helping Neighbors

The St. Phillip’s Knights of Columbus Council is hosting the 3rd

annual Colin Michael Jones Dinner, Tricky Tray and Live Auction.

The Oct. 18 is in the St. Phillip the Apostle Auditorium at 797

Valley Rd. at 7 pm. Colin suffers from Hypoxic Ischemic

Encephalopathy (HIE), and proceeds will support his needs and

expenses. Tickets are $35 prepaid, $40 at the door. For information,

donations, or to volunteer, call Carlos Roco 973-272-8776 or

Dennis Fitzpatrick 973-271-9577 or visit colinmichaelfund.org.

The Jones and Lil families with Colin at right and above with his mom.



The Paulison Avenue ShopRitehosts Partners in Caring to raise funds

to fight hunger and benefit local food

pantries. Cuellar Family Markets

owner, store managers and employ-

ees are ramping up activities to bring

awareness to the cause. Patrons can

participate by purchasing goods bear-

ing the Partners in Caring shelf tag

and a portion is donated to the fund.

Kristine Dehais and others at the

store are organizing charity events,

including a beefsteak on Sept. 12.

Shook Funeral Home’s 2nd Annual

Car Show is at the Sept. 14 Van

Houten Ave. Street Fair. Register at

[email protected] for the

car show or call 973-471-9620. The

fair will start at 11 am and end at 5

pm. Raindate is Sept. 21.

The Cadillac Club of NorthJersey will host its 23rd annual

Fall Car Show on Sept 28 from 9

am to 3 pm in the Municipal

Parking Lot, 660 Van Houten

Ave., in Athenia. Prizes will be

awarded so pre-register cars by

Sept 14. Call 201-888-8727 or

visit cadillacclubnj.org for details.

Free admission, no rain date.

At the Paulison Avenue ShopRite planning for the Partners in Caring event:Felix Morales, Joe Russa, Emily Pi, Jerry Trester, Stephanie Pose, RafaelCuellar, Kristine Dehais and Guillermo Garcia. Get involved: 973-471-0868.

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7th annual Beefsteak Benefit Dinner on Sept. 16

at the Brownstone. Tickets are $60. The 200 Club

is an organization that raises money to aid the

families of fallen police officers, EMT workers

and fire fighters. Call 201-450-1271 to purchase

tickets or go to www.pc200club.org.

Bernie Kerik the former Police Commissioner of

the City of New York who also served as the

Passaic County Jail Warden, will be the featured

speaker at the Clifton Republican Club meeting at

7:30 pm on Sept. 9. He will be speaking on

counter terrorism issues and his role on 9/11 dur-

ing his tenure in NYC. Open to all, the event is at

VFW 7165 on Valley Rd. For info, write to

[email protected].


Passaic County Technical Insitute received a 2014 Golden

Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations

Association in school communications and engagement. The ini-

tiative reminds drivers to avoid the temptation and risk of operat-

ing cell phones while driving. “Reject the Text” street signs were

designed by PCTI’s Communication Arts students and made pos-

sible by the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the

Public Works Committee.

The Clifton Recreation Department offers a Readiness and

Learning Pre-K Program at the Community Recreation Center,

1232 Main Ave. All children must be age four or five by Oct. 5

to participate. Classes are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

from either 9:30 to 11:30 am, or 12:30 to 2:30 pm. To register at

the Clifton Rec. Dept. office in City Hall, fill out a registration

card (available in office), and bring the child’s birth certificate,

and a fee of $145 for residents, $175 for non-residents. Tuition

rates are $120 per month for residents, $150 per month for non-

residents. Call the Clifton Rec Dept. at 973-470-5956.


Back to School

PCTI graduates Devin Broughton of Clifton and AnthonyGonzalez assist members of the Passaic County EngineeringDepartment in installing the “Reject the Text” sign on theHamburg Turnpike in Wayne.

Clifton High School offers prep courses for the Nov. 8

and Dec. 6 SATs, and the Oct. 15 and Oct. 18 PSATs.

The Sept. to Nov. package, (geared toward the Nov. 8

SAT), includes: Course 101, which meets on Saturdays

from 8 am to noon, begins Sept. 13 and ends Nov. 1.

Course 102 meets on weeknights from 7 to 9 pm, begin-

ning on Sept. 16, ending on Nov. 5. The Sept. to Dec.

package, (geared toward the Dec. 6 SAT), includes:

Course 101, on Saturdays from 8 am to noon, starting on

Sept. 27 and ends on Nov. 22. Course 102 meets on

weeknights from 7 to 9 pm from Oct. 7 to Dec. 4. Each

package is $340. Registration forms are in the CHS main

office, or at clifton.k12.nj.us. For more info and dead-

lines, call Louise Iuele at 973-470-2310.

The Back2School Bookbag Outreach program, spon-

sored by the Power of One Christian Coaching and

Outreach Ministries, annually prepares backpacks filled

with school supplies for underpriviledged children, K-8.

Attend the pack and sort party on Sept. 5 from 4:30-7:30

pm at School 12 (165 Clifton Ave.) to help fill 800 back-

packs. Visit powerofoneccom.org/outreach.

The Fred Torres Memorial 5K is Oct. 19 at 8:30 am on

Garrett Mountain. Torres was an avid supporter of the

Mustang community of runners. His memory is kept

alive with a memorial scholarship for CHS Harriers.

Register at eliteracingsystems.com.

North Jersey Woodworkers Association is reaching

out to amateurs or professional woodworkers interested

in attending their meetings on the third Monday of every

month. Held at the Allwood Community Church, 100

Chelsea Rd., meetings begin at 7 pm. Dues are $50 per

year but attend your first meeting with no obligation. On

Nov. 17, the group will hold its first NJWA “Open House

and Exhibition.” More info at njwa.dreamhosters.com.


Abundant Life Chiropractic Center organized aBackpack and School Supplies Drive to benefit thechildren of St. Peter's Haven. Over 50 backpacks filledwith school supplies were donated by patients of thepractice and members of the Passaic-Clifton LionsClub. Pictured: Dr. Vincent Malba and Pamela Liptak.

The Fred TorresMemorial Scholarshipswere created to benefitCHS Cross Country andTrack & Field team mem-bers. To qualify, appli-cants must have compet-ed in all three seasons(Cross Country, Indoorand Outdoor Track andField) at CHS for fouryears and will be compet-ing in college. The first recipients areCassidy Cardone, JeremyHernandez and MariaBarbieri who are picturedwith Mustang CoachJohn Pontes and mem-bers of the Torres family.

Clifton residents Adrianna Oliver and ChristopherPeltyszyn are eighth-graders of St. Nicholas Ukrainian

Catholic School who scored in the 96th- 99th per-

centiles nationally in Math, Reading, and Language

Arts on the COOP exams earlier this school year. Both

eighth-graders have attended St. Nicholas Ukrainian

Catholic School since Pre-K. They will be attend

Immaculate Heart Academy and CHS, respectively.

Tapan Naik has graduated

from SUNY Farmingdale

with a degree in Aviation

Administration. “I originally

wanted to become a pilot, but

quickly found that staying on

the ground is better for me,”

said the Marrion St. resident

who graduated CHS in 2007.

“I turned to land-side airport

operations and become an air-

craft dispatcher, which is

basically the same as an air-traffic controller, but with

less responsibilities. I recently started working with

Prime Flight at Newark Airport.”

Passaic County Clerk Kristin M. Corrado and

Veterans Officer John Harris will be at the Clifton

Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave., on Sept. 22 from 5

to 7 pm and Clifton City Hall, 900 Clifton Ave. on Sept.

25 from 11 am to 2 pm They will process Passport

applications, issue Notary Oaths and Veteran Photo ID

cards. The Clerk will also be in Clifton on the fourth

Thursday of each month through the end of the year

from 11 am to 2 pm. For info, call 973-225-3690.


Back to School

At. St. Nicholas UCC School on President St., top scor-ing 8th graders are Geovanni Guerrero, ChristopherPeltyszyn, Adrianna Oliver and Nataliya Miklosh.



By Irene Jarosewich

Growing up in Clark, Tom Buckley was a jock. LittleLeague since he was eight, then on to football in high

school, more baseball, as well as track and field, where

he excelled in shot put.

Decades later, he remains a jock. On his half-a-week

summer vacation down at LBI, Buckley took his basket-

ball and tennis racket with him, rented a bike, swam in

the ocean, and went to the gym. To relax, Buckley does

not sit. He moves.

He moves 80 hours per week to make his Muscle

Maker Grill location in Styertowne Shopping Center the

busiest Muscle Maker location throughout all of New

Jersey. Each morning he opens the doors, closes them

each evening and in between, serves customers, man-

ages staff, prepares food.

As one of the newest restaurant chains in America,

the New Jersey-based Muscle Maker Grill was estab-

lished with the goal of providing healthy food with deli-

cious taste that was served quickly.

Buckley, 42, opened up his Muscle Maker Grill fran-

chise in February 2012, on the main level of Styertowne

next to Bertelli’s Fine Wines. His grand opening, he

said, was low key. On purpose.

“Many restaurants open with a bang, with a ribbon-

cutting ceremony, balloons, a visit from the mayor. I

wanted to do it differently. I chose to go slow and steady,

just kind of opened my doors, to give me time to get my

staff trained, to work out the kinks, make sure that our

food prep was under control, so that customers would be

satisfied on their first visit and would come back.”

At America’s best Muscle Maker Grill: Kelly Arroyo, franchise owner Tom Buckley (with trophy) and Diva Henriguez.

Nation’s BEST MMG inStyertowne Shopping Center



The strategy of a winnerThe strategy worked. In March 2014, just two years

after he opened, Buckley was given the Muscle Maker

Grill Franchisee of the Year Award for 2013, top in

sales, top in customer satisfaction and top in growth

among the more than 200 Muscle Maker Grill locations

nationwide.

“I banked on the overall reputation of Muscle Maker

when I chose to open this franchise. I go to gyms, body-

building shows and offer free samples of food. I do

print, internet, social media promotion. But word of

mouth and taking care of your customers is how to keep

business. There is no better sales strategy for a restau-

rant than good customer service and good food.”

Although Buckley had confidence that his great loca-

tion and the Muscle Maker Grill’s great reputation

would bring him success, he was still surprised that it

happened so quickly.

“In March, in Edison, they had a banquet. But I did

not know it was a banquet,” said Buckley with a grin.

“For some reason I thought it was a regular operations

meeting. They didn’t tell me that I was going to win an

award, except that my district managers kept hinting

‘you’re going to be there, right?’”

“So I get there and I’m in my work clothes. At the

restaurant, I had just finished cutting up chicken, got

into the car and drove down. I walk in and everybody is

in a suit and tie, sitting at the bar, having a drink. I look

at them. They look at me. I ask them, ‘hey, what’s going

on?’ They say ‘hey, it’s an awards banquet’. I say, ‘for

who?’ They say, ‘for you.’”

Buckley laughs.

“I was completely surprised. As part of my award,

they gave me a trip for two to Las Vegas. I asked them

‘who’s going to run my business, the number one loca-

tion, while I’m gone?’ Then they laughed at me.”

A business born of frustrationBuckley has known about Muscle Maker Grill since

the business first began as a storefront in December

1995, in Colonia, close to where Buckley lived.

The franchise founder, Rod Silva, was frustrated with

having no good options for quick, healthy food that

would give him the balanced nutrition he wanted in

order to stay in shape. At first, he opened a small shop

that sold protein shakes. Then he began to prepare dish-

es for customers that were low fat, low sugar, fresh food

with no additives or preservatives, with lean protein and

complex carbs. His storefront evolved into a restaurant

and lean meats, complex carbs, fresh vegetables became

the building blocks of the Muscle Maker menu. Based

on his success in Colonia, in 2007, Silva sold the first

Muscle Maker franchise.

“Great food with your health in mind” is not just the

Muscle Maker Grill slogan, said Buckley, this is the phi-

losophy of the restaurant chain.

“I choose this franchise because of the philosophy to

make food healthy and to make healthy food easy. If he

(Silva) did not begin to expand, I would have started

something like this on my own.

“The original location was two miles from my house.

I would work out and go there to eat. It’s always a strug-

gle to find something to eat after a great workout. You

don’t want to fill your body with junk food. You just had

this great workout. But you also want something quick.

That’s where Muscle Maker comes in.”

According to Buckley, healthy does not mean wheat-

grass and tofu. Muscle Maker makes a point of serving

healthier versions of foods people typically eat.

“It’s what we call ‘the food you love with a healthy

twist,’’’ said Buckley. “Pasta, but it is whole wheat, the

rice is brown, the breads and wraps are whole grain, the

food is grilled, not fried and no processed food allowed,

only fresh.”

Besides serving healthy, the second goal is to serve

quickly. From the time you order to the time you are

served should be five to seven minutes.

Seeking future customersBuckley concedes that the original target audience

was, and to a large degree continues to be, men between

the ages of 18-35 who work out and are health-con-

scious. Buckley wants to expand that target group to

include more women.

“Muscle Maker Grill. I know. The name can be off-

putting to women. It sounds kind of macho guy. Some

people think it’s a sports bar, or maybe a gym. Others are

not sure what it is. So I focus on the healthy food. Healthy

food is for everyone. This will appeal to women.”

Buckley notes that he’s pleased that his location gets

all different types of people. Lots of foot traffic at lunch.

People from the nearby LA Fitness on Route 3.


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Now that he’s won a top franchisee award, he is

striving to double sales. Right now, the location is at

max capacity for lunch, he said. “Between 11:30 to

1:30, we’re cruising. So, I want to push for the dinner

crowd. And to attract more women who also want a

healthy meal after a workout at the gym, or simply for

lunch or dinner.”

Soon, Buckley will be using an additional strategy

towards doubling sales: meal plans. Customers can call

in or order meals online to be delivered or picked up

five, six or seven days per week, one, two or even three

meals per day.

“I’m hoping that this, in particular, will appeal to

women. People are very busy. With a meal plan, you

don’t have to cook, or prep or shop, all you have to do

is heat and eat. And if you order through a meal plan,

several meals at once, the price per meal is lower.

“The planned price point is seven dollars per meal.

For that, you get fresh, healthy food – never frozen and

processed – you can pick up daily or we can deliver.

When you calculate the cost of your time for shopping,

cooking and clean up, for wasted food, this is a bargain.

We can deliver to office or home. Besides being deli-

cious and good for you, the meal plans will simplify

your life.”

The meal plans, he thinks, will be particularly effec-

tive for lunch. Seating and serving more people in the

restaurant during the peak lunch hours would be hard,

even carry out lines would get too long, but the service

of pre-ordered deliveries can expand.

“The original positive reputation for Muscle Maker

Grill was word of mouth,” noted Buckley. “Guys found

out about it at the gym, then they would go there to eat,

then they would want to have it for lunch, then their

coworkers would ask them what they were eating and

would want to get some, and so on. There are a lot of

offices here in Clifton, a lot of professionals, all of them

have to eat lunch. There’s plenty of room in Clifton for

growth.”

As an additional incentive to try their menu, Muscle

Maker Grill in Clifton offers 10% discount to those with

gym card, as well as anyone with a Mustang ID.

From left, Tyler Hughes, Chris Rizzuto and Trevor Steinfeldt of Plaza Bagels at 850 Van Houten Ave. which we missed inour August dining edition. Also, Leandro's Pizzeria moved to 754 Clifton Ave. (973-928-6020); Smashburger, is at 700 Rt3 West, (973-777-3600) Wize Guys Brick Oven Pizzeria is at 353 Crooks Ave. (973-772-3535). And don’t miss A Taste ofClifton, the food fundraising event to benefit the Boys and Girls Club on Monday evening, Sept. 29. About three dozen food,wine and entertainment vendors are participating, allowing you to sample from a wide variety of food. For tickets, whichare selling out fast, call John DeGraaf at 973-773-0966 ext 111 or write to him at [email protected].



Birthdays & Celebrations - September 2014

Mnohaya lita! God grant you many years Frances Stek who will turn 91 on Sept. 22. Frank Hahofer celebrated his 101st birthday on Aug. 7. Dorothy Knapp has a birthday on Sept.12.

Happy birthday to Nick Hawrylko who will be 19 on Sept 12. Margot and Gino Villanova celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary on Sept. 18.

Michael Capwell ...............9/1Allison Di Angelo ..............9/2Liam Robert Martin ............9/2Bill Federowic ...................9/3Dave Gabel ......................9/3Jennifer Martin ..................9/3Sharon Holster ..................9/4Joseph Shackil...................9/4Eric Wahad ......................9/4Linda Ayers.......................9/5Christy Gordon .................9/5Mohammed Othman..........9/5

Ana Stojanovski ................9/6Darren Kester ....................9/7Greg Martin .....................9/7Helen Albano....................9/8Eddie Bivaletz ...................9/8Shannon Carroll ................9/8Liz Tresca .........................9/8Geoff Goodell...................9/9Annamarie Priolo...............9/9George Andrikanich ........9/10Nicole Moore .................9/10Dolores Wyka.................9/10

Ronnie Courtney..............9/11Andrew Orr ....................9/11Andrew Shackil ...............9/11Lee Ann Doremus ............9/12Wayne Funke..................9/12Naoma Martin ................9/12Thomas Wayne ...............9/13Sarah Bielen ...................9/14Anthony Dorski................9/14Jayde Gouveia-Hernandez..9/14Emily Duchnowski ............9/15Manny Monzo ................9/15Stacey Corbo..................9/16Nancy Ann Eadie............9/16Joe Genchi .....................9/16Jaclyn Scotto ...................9/16Cindy Murcko .................9/17Kathleen Gorman ............9/18Amanda Meneghin..........9/18Dawn Smolt ....................9/18Daniel Smith ...................9/18Gloria Turba ...................9/18Mickey Garrigan .............9/19James Graham ................9/19Rickie Ojeda...................9/19Louis DeLeon...................9/20Sara Gretina...................9/21Lynne Lonison..................9/21Annamaria Menconi ........9/21Peter Skoutelakis..............9/21

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Valerie Carestia...............9/22Beverly Duffy...................9/22Ryan Gorny ....................9/22Timothy St. Clair..............9/22Keith Myers ....................9/23Brian Salonga .................9/23Brian Engel....... ..............9/23Pam Bielen......................9/25Deanna Cristantiello ........9/25Donato Murolo................9/25Corey Genardi................9/26Saverio Greco.................9/26Richard Van Blarcom........9/26Kenneth Chipura .............9/28Barbara Mascola.............9/29Thomas E. Moore ............9/29Mary Perzely ..................9/29Lauren Hrina ...................9/30Ryan Lill..........................9/30

Allwood’s Russell Kay Carey &Lillian (Ferguson) will be married

60 years on Sept 25.

Daniela Santos celebrates her18th birthday on Sept. 5.

Happy 14th anniversary to Greg& Margaret Nysk on Sept. 17.

Arlene & Villeroy Hard will bemarried 56 years on Sept. 14.

Walter & Claire Pruiksma aremarried 68 years on Sept. 18.


November 4 Election

Seven City Council members, three Board of EducationCommissioners and various county, state and federal offi-

cials are up for election on Nov. 4.

The City Council election was moved from the second

Tuesday in May to the November cycle and it seems to have

opened the field. Additionally, incumbent Matt Ward

declined to run so that opens it up a bit too.

The council candidates are: James Anzaldi, Joe Cupoli,

Peter Eagler, Bill Gibson, Steven Goldberg, Matt

Grabowski, Steve Hatala, Joe Kolodziej, Lauren Murphy,

Bharat Rana, Beatrice Rybak-Petrolle, Mary Sadrakula, John

Salierno, Norman Tahan and Joseph Yeamans.

City Council members serve four year terms and are paid

$4,000 annually or $4,500 if selected by their colleagues as

Mayor, plus health benefits. Terms begin on Jan. 1, 2015.

Board of Education Commissioners receive no compensa-

tion nor benefits and serve three year terms, which begin on

the BOE meeting following the election. Candidates include

Arlene Agresti, Judi Bassford, Jeff Camp, Lucy Danny and

Andy White.

Passaic County Freeholder and Clifton resident Bruce

James is up for reelection for one of three available seats.

Passaic County Clerk Kristin Corrado, Congressman Bill

Pascrell and US Senator Cory Booker also face opponents.

Our Oct. 2012 cover featured Joe Cupoli andLauren Murphy, both of whom are running in the

Nov. 4 Clifton City Council election.

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