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By J. L. Shively

The story of Bentley, a Cavalier King Charles Spanieland beloved pet therapy dog, is sure to warm the heartsof animal lovers everywhere.

Written by local animal author, Loren Spiotta-DiMare and

collaborated with Bentley’s owner and Cavalier King CharlesSpaniel breeder, Diane Zdrodowski, the children’s picturebook “Because of Bentley” explores the special life of a smalldog who made a big difference.

Spiotta-DiMare grew up in Short Hills and was sur-rounded by animals such as a dog, a few rabbits, some para-keets and goldfish. Spiotta-DiMare even recalls ponies nearher local school stating, “I often ran through the woods tovisit them.”

Beginning to take riding lessons at age seven and thenowning her first dog at age 10 it is no wonder that Spiotta-DiMare began publishing her works about animals even as

young as 19. “Bentley” author recalls her favorite authors asa child were dog and horse stories written by authors such asMarguerite Henry, author of classics such as “Misty of Chin-coteague” and Walter Farley, famous for his “Black Stallion”series.

Now living in Tewksbury, Spiotta-DiMare draws her in-spiration from her own menagerie at home, including her lov-ing quarter horse, Elwood, who appeared on the cover of herbook “Therapy Horses.” With all the animals that surroundher it is no surprise Spiotta-DiMare has stated in a press re-lease that “there’s no lack of inspiration around here.”

“Bentley” is the story of Zdrodowski’s journey with herBlenheim (chestnut red and white) spaniel when she firstbrought him home knowing “from the beginning there wassomething special about Bentley,” as stated in the opening of the book.

The story of how Bentley was trained hands on withZdrodowski and eventually taken to pass a test for therapy

Author Loren Spiotta-DiMare with a Cavalier King Charles

Spaniel of Gladstone who works as a pet therapy dog like Bent-

ley.

Animal Author Rolls Over New Children’s Book About Pet Therapy Dogwork unfolds, colorfully illustrated by Jude Delaney.Zdrodowski is stated in the book as saying, “Bentley seemedtowant tobe a therapy dog – not all dogsdo.”

Indeed Bentley touched the hearts of many as his legacyis told of helping children from a sick girl inspired to draw

again to a young boy speaking his first words in months toBentley, all because of the awesome love Bentley showedthem all.

The inspiration for Bentley’s story arose whenSpiotta-Di-Mare was doing research for a reference book on CavalierKing Charles Spaniels. In her research, Spiotta-DiMare metBentley’s owner, Zdrodowski, who was an established Cav-alier breeder by that time. Spiotta-DiMare recalls that whenher research was complete for the reference book she andZdrodowski “wanted to work together again and decided towrite a children’s book about her first Cavalier, Bentley.”

Bentley, the dog who inspired this true story, lived a long

and full doggy life but has since passed on. During his life-time however,Bentley wasrecognized with many awardsin-cluding Cavalier Therapy Companion Award, Therapy Dogof the YearAward from the NJ Veterinary Medical Associa-tion as well as awards in agility and obedience.

Zdrodowski continues to own, breed and train Cavaliersbut is stated in the biography in “Bentley” as saying “owningand breeding champion dogs is great,but nothing is more in-spiring and magical than seeing a smile on a sick child’s face”and all because of a dog like Bentley coming to visit.

“Pet therapy is becoming quite common and Bentley ob-viously enjoyed his job,” says Spiotta-DiMare. “He bright-ened the lives of many people throughout his career and Ienjoyed telling his story.”

“Bentley” is Spiotta-DiMare’s seventeenth book, having

written a number of other adult and children’s books all onher favorite subject: animals. “Bentley” was published by J.Pace Publications and is available to be ordered through theauthor’s website at www.LorensReadingRoom.com for $18.

The Millburn Free Public Library has several upcom-

ing events planned for teens.

On Wed., Feb. 24, at 3:30 p.m., make Paracord Survival

Bracelets for US Troops Paracord. “Survival Bracelets” aremade of braided paracord known as parachute cord, which

can hold up to 550 pounds. These bracelets not only look

cool, but can also be unraveled in an emergency situation

to provide 7.5 feet of super strong rope or string if needed.

The meeting will be held in Meeting Room B. Pizza willbe served!

Study, Snack & Relax Teen Café and Study Hall! Come

study or relax with friends and enjoy free snacks! Mon.,

Feb. 22, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., in Meeting Room B.

Gaming Afternoon Wed., Feb. 17, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Come play Wii U games including Mario Kart, SuperSmash Bros., and Just Dance as well as Apples to Apples,

Risk, Trouble, a life-sized edition of Sorry, and much more!

Teen programs are generously supported by The Friends

of the Millburn Library.

Questions? Call or email Jen at [email protected] stop by the reference desk.

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By Cheryl Conway

Ayear has come and gone since I have taken the

reins as editor of New View Media Group News-

papers and what a positive journey it has been.

Being part of a company that has doubled in size, from

eight monthly papers to 17, has been so exciting but thegreatest joy for me has been being on the forefront of so

many wonderful stories that surround us every day. Most

other newspapers will fill their pages with police stories,

obituaries, car accidents, suicides, murders, disasters, law

suits, political battles and controversial issues that busy mu-

nicipal governments and school boards.While every journalist craves that news breaking story

or that shocking incident for that hard-nose reporter to cap-

ture all those details whether gory or devastating, there isnothing quite refreshing or satisfying than covering a feel

good story that tugs at heart strings and puts a smile onone’s face.

My days this past year have surrounded me with stories

about the kindest people who have given their time, mind

and spirit to help others in need; who have gone above and

beyond in their endeavors or jobs; who have put other peo-ple’s lives before theirs; or about events that bring joy to

the community or raise needed funds or supplies for a par-

ticular issue or charity; and even about communities and

school districts that continue to work together to improvetheir surroundings through new programs and resources; as

well as businesses that continue to keep hard workers em-

ployed while providing the best services to customers.

While New View Media Group is an unaffiliated paper,

meaning it remains untied to any particular religion or po-litical group, it upholds similar virtues and ethics like being

kind to others, helping thy neighbor, giving tzedaka or char-

ity, doing a mitzvah or kind deed, volunteering time and

sharing generously and unselfishly with those in need.

Looking back through the twelve months of 2015, so

many stories of genuine kindness fill my mind that it wouldbe wrongful of me to not reminisce before jumping in to

share the positive moments unfolding for 2016.

For Millburn and Short Hills News readers, the storiesthat took center stage since the first issue came out in April

2015, included two eighth graders host catwalk to raisemoney for pediatric cancer; Short Hills woman established

an organization to raise funds for organ donation awareness

and scholarships to students who are organ donors or re-

cipients; Millburn clock ticked in ten years as iconic meet-

ing place; Short Hills resident partnered with twoLivingston friends to provide comfort to cancer patients at

Saint Barnabas Medical Center; NCJW hosted children

shop to disadvantaged youth in need of school supplies and

clothes; Andrew’s Cookie Cup was held at Millburn’s Tay-lor Park to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer;

Millburn schools welcomed new superintendent; Millburn

High School ranked number one in state for having best

teachers in NJ and scored in top 15 for best schools in the

country; non-profit resale shop in Short Hills supportedeyewear for needy; Millburn High School Disability

Awareness Group held a cycling event to raise awareness

to autism and other disabilities.

The positive stories are endless and contagious really.

Shared each month to inspire, motivate, reflect and channel

others to get involved, donate, give back, participate oreven just turn negative energy into one filled with optimism

and hope, each community stands stronger and united

knowing that there are people out there who do care andare making a difference every day.

Nothing wrong with being humble, but do not let thatstop you from contacting New View Media Group to share

your contribution of how you helped to make the world a

brighter place. There is nothing wrong with shining and

patting yourself on the back for some well-deserved recog-

nition.Send your press releases and story ideas to me at edi-

[email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you

in 2016…until then happy, healthy New Year to all readers.

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Soccer season will be kicking in again soon and with thatmore cases of kids getting hit with head injuries due toheading the ball, running into posts or even another

player.Measures have been taken by the United States Soccer

Federation to create a policy to limit head balls by youth play-ers. The new guidelines which may begin in the fall of 2016are expected to prohibit players 10 years old and youngerfrom heading the ball. The regulations also aim at reducingheaders in practice for players who are between the ages of 11 and 13.

Soccer organizations are not alone in taking initiativeswhen it comes to concussion, whether it involves minimizingor placing greater awareness on the impact a concussion can

have on an individual, especially if the brain is not allowedenough time to rest.Dr. Catherine Mazzola, the director of Pediatric Neuro-

logical Surgery at Morristown Medical Center and Dr.Richard Servatius at the Rutgers’ Stress and Motivated Be-havior Institute (SMBI) are conducting a study to understandhow head injury affects brain functions such as attention,learning and memory.

“Every year we see hundreds of kids with traumatic braininjury (TBI),” says Mazzola, who has been treating childrenwith TBI since 1995.

Several young patients have come in to Mazzola’s care

that were concussed from heading a soccer ball or injuredduring the game. Restricting head balls to younger playersmay protect those young brains, she agrees.

“I think that’s a good thing,” says Mazzola. “You onlyhave one brain; it’s a good idea to take care of that brain.”

The safety initiatives were brought on as a resolution froma class-action lawsuit filed by parents and players in 2014against U.S. Soccer, FIFA and the American Youth SoccerOrganization regarding negligence in treating and monitoringhead injuries sustained from playing soccer.

According to that case, nearly 50,000 high school soccerplayers sustained concussions in 2010- more players than inbaseball, basketball, softball and wrestling combined, accord-ing to a New York Times article.

“That kind of contact with a ball can do damage to the

brain tissue,” says Mazzola, and may only be apparent on amicroscopic level.One of the main obstacles in dealing with concussion is

that doctors can not diagnose a concussion based on a catscanor MRI, says Mazzola. A person may have no signs of a frac-ture or bleeding, but that does not mean a child’s brain hasnot suffered an injury.

Mazzola says more attention has been given on the issueof concussion than it has in the past based on more studieson the impact that concussion can have on a person’s brain,especially when not given enough time to heal or rest.

“We didn’t realize how much damage is done when you

have multiple concussions,” says Mazzola. “We have moreawareness of long-term effects of concussion.” A child witha concussion will almost show signs of slow processing. Aftertime their cognitive performance will function.

“We’ve realized how important and damaging, how repet-itive or mild, brain damage is on the young brain,” she ex-plains. “Mild brain injury can affect that child’s cognitivelong-term outcome. The younger the child, the more vulner-able because the brain is not fully developed yet.”

Younger children who head a soccer ball also have neckmuscles not as strong as older children and can therefore facesome whiplash, she adds.

“The younger they are the more they are at risk for injury,”says Mazzola, co-founder of the New Jersey ConcussionCenter.

With the implementation of the ImPACT Test, a mini IQtest that can be taken online to measure a person’s perform-ance in certain areas - such as visual memory, auditory per-formance, accuracy and speed of processing information-specialists are more accurately able to realize if a person’sbrain is healed enough to return to an activity.

All high school athletes are required to complete an Im-PACT test online, usually before their season begins so if someone gets a concussion while playing a school sport theycan retake the test and measure any improvement over time.Players are not supposed to return to play “until previous

Specialists Step Up Concussion Study As Players Ready To Hit Soccer Pitch Under New Head Rules

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score is within 10 points from baseline,” explains Maz-zola.

“It’s a timed test,” Mazzola explains. “You can seesometimes that people have a problem with visual

learning,” or verbal skills, reaction time can be slower.Then in two months, when they retake the test, the in-dividual may improve.

Five to ten percent of kids do not get better after con-cussion, Mazzola says, and therefore need cognitive re-mediation, which requires them so seek a specialist formonitored care. Students can experience learning prob-lems after faced with a concussion, especially if thebrain is not given enough time to heal.

“There is a period of rest and rehabilitation for thosewith concussion,” says Mazzola. That message needsto get out to teachers, parents and coaches that these in-dividuals need to be given adequate time to rest.

“You have to give your body and brain time to heal,”says Mazzola. “Coaches would say ‘you just gotdinged,’ but people are really realizing that even mildbrain injury is important. It’s just as important as havingan ankle injury or arm injury.

“They may look alright but they may not be actingalright,” she continues. “When in doubt sit them out,”and have them be seen by a medical doctor or concus-sion specialist. “If you have any question, best thing isto pull them out and let them rest no matter what youdo.”

Putting a child back in a game puts the player atrisk of having a “second impact injury” which “can belethal” in some cases, says Mazzola.

To measure when a child is ready to go back into agame, players must complete a Return To Play (RTP)

protocol to make sure their balance and coordinationare up to par; that they are cognitively performing well,brain is performing well; and to make sure they areheadache free, she says.

Some students, however, do not play a sport andmay miss the opportunity of having a baseline ImPACTTest conducted. Mazzola is offering this supervisedtimed test for free through her office at the NJ PediatricNeuroscience Institute for any child who has had a con-cussion within the past six months.

Testing began in July 2014 and will continuethrough Nov. 2016. The approved study will then beused to determine how quickly children recover from

concussion and how their response time improves afterconcussion.

Participants can also get a copy of their test resultsto share evaluations with teachers and coaches so theycan understand if a child needs more time for brain rest.

Anyone interested in participating in the RutgersConcussion Study and wants a free ImPACT Test,should call Mazzola’s office at 973-326-9000. The testis being offered to youth between the ages of 11 and 18.

For more information on concussion, go to www.nj-conucssioncenter.com.

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in its 19th Annual New Jersey HighSchool Student Choral Composition Con-test.

The contest is open to all students en-rolled in grades nine through twelve in anypublic or private school in NJ. It is alsoopen to all students who are legal residentsof NJ participating in home schooling at thehigh school level. Student composers areencouraged to submit their original choralcompositions to Harmonium no later thanMarch 15. Compositions must be five min-utes or less in length and based on selected

texts found on the contest website.The winning compositions will be se-

lected by a panel of judges consisting of professional musicians, composers andmusic educators. All contestants receivewritten comments from the judges.

The Grand Prize winner will receive acash prize of $1,000 and $250 will be

awarded to a runner-up. In addition, thesponsoring teachers of the winning studentcomposers will receive a monetary award.The winners will be notified by late Marchor early April. The winning compositionswill be performed and recorded live duringthe Harmonium June concerts "Magic andMysteries,” Sat., June 4, and Sun. June 5,both at 7:30 p.m., at Grace EpiscopalChurch in Madison.

The concert presents an eclectic selec-tion of choral works from around the world,from the sacred and mystical to the secular

and magical.To view the list of texts, guidelines and

additional contest materials, visithttp://www.harmonium.org/contest.shtmlor contact contest coordinator Crary Brooksat [email protected].

High School Students Invited To Enter Choral Composition Contest

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For those who agree “it’s better to give

than receive,” there is an opportunitybanging on the door of a shelter or-

ganization that could help hundreds of women and children who may be left on the

street if the mortgage is not paid.

Secret Santas may be long gone, but

there has to be an angel out there willing tohold the mortgage of Strengthen Our Sis-

ters, a grassroots, community based non-

profit, program serving homeless/battered

women and children for more than four

decades. Faced with mortgage conflicts, theshelter has to come up with $30,000 by Jan.

15 to avoid foreclosure.

Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sis-ters - the first shelter for battered women in

North America- the organization changed

its name to Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS)and grew to eight houses, two day care cen-

ters, a food pantry and a thrift store. The

properties’ value a total of $2.5 million,

with just under $600,000 left to be paid.

With restricted monies coming in, the or-ganization is at risk of closing its doors to

hundreds of women and children with no

other safe place to go.

“I don’t know what would happen tothese people,” says Sandra Ramos of Ring-

wood, founder and executive director of SOS. “If we don’t get help with the mort-

gage people will be on the street. If some-

one wants to be an angel and save our

mortgage that would be great.”Ramos explains “if we had the $30,000

it would be the drop down money if some-

one could give it.”

Rialto Capital Management Advisors in

Florida, the company that is holding themortgage bridge loan, did not return phone

calls to New View Media Group as of press

time. Valley National Bank had sold themortgage to Rialto when SOS’s funding

was reduced, says Ramos.“During this year and one half, they

have seen our reliability and commitment

to avoid foreclosure by paying $30,000

every three months, which is directly ap-

plied to the principal, along with a monthly

payment of $7,000,” says Ramos. “SOS hasdone this faithfully, although it has been

challenging.”

Ramos, a pioneer advocate for battered

women, started her first shelter in 1970 inher three bedroom home in Hackensack.

She had three small children at the time,was facing divorce after ten years of mar-

riage and was in need of a roommate, she

explains.

“I wanted a roommate,” says Ramos, soshe put the word out that she wanted to

share her house. “The ones who came to me

were the ones who got battered,” says

Ramos. “Women called to say ‘I can’t stay

in my house.’”One roommate turned into 23 women in

her house at one point, she admits. Her chil-

dren would sleep with her in her waterbed;there would be some guests on the floor, in

the bathtub, in the basement.“I would get a call and say ‘I’m sorry I

have no room.’ But it was difficult to turn

people away who would say ‘I finally got

the courage to leave; if you don’t take me I

will die.”’

Ramos says, “My neighbors said theydidn’t want battered women on their block,

and I told them, ‘they are already here, the

question is do you want them living with

pain, suffering and horror or do you wantthem living with peace, dignity and re-

spect?’”When the town found out that Ramos

had too many people at her house they

“threatened to put me in jail,” she says. The

town cited her for “overcrowding” becauseshe had three or more unrelated people liv-

ing together.

“I told the town ‘If you want a place for

them you have to drag them out kicking and

screaming;’ so they put them in a motel,”Twin Lakes Motel in Paramus.

Ramos did not turn her back on them

and instead continued to help them.“We would have to pick them up and

take them to look for housing, counseling,”says Ramos. “They [the town] didn’t give

them food or services, counseling.”

The Catholic Church would bring food

and battered women would work together

to help other women.

Over the years, in 1977, her initiative be-

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came Shelter Our Sisters. She moved out of her house to

Bergen County in a house located on a church’s property

in Bogota. About 10 to 15 women in children lived there.

Her organization grew, and established a board of direc-tors, but after a disagreement, the board fired Ramos in

1986.

Ramos separated and formed SOS a year later. With her

children grown, she moved to her house in Ringwood “and

people started calling me. I let some people stay in my

house. We knew we had to get a shelter.”

They opened a thrift store in Haskell. “We raised more

money,” and even the board from her first organization

would send her people to help.

With a state regulated budget of up to four million dol-

lars, Ramos was able to manage her organization but as

state regulations got stricter, operations got tougher such as

paying the mortgage.

“I’ve always been an advocate for women and children,”

says Ramos, who teaches social issues and dynamics of do-

mestic violence at Ramapo College in Mahwah as an ad-

junct professor. “Everybody has been touched by domestic

violence in one way.

“One woman was going to be killed by a gangster guy,”

explains Ramos. Other women and children she brought

into her shelter were rich but their husbands were “moles-

ters and child abusers. No one would take them. We reach

out to people who need help. We help a lot of pregnant

women and children.”

Through her shelter program, Ramos says “thousands

have been saved” during the past 46 years. With two hotlinenumbers, Ramos has made herself available to help others.

The mission of SOS is to break the cycle of domestic vi-

olence, poverty and abuse by restoring balance and har-

mony through individual empowerment.

She currently helps 155 women and children in seven

shelters located in New Foundland, Wanaque and West Mil-

ford; two daycare centers in Wanaque and West Milford; a

thrift store in a church; and one food pantry in Wanaque.

To support her organization, Ramos receives some

money from the Passaic County Dept. of Human Services,

private donations, counties and social services, “but not

enough to keep it going. We have a transportation grant but

they took it away. We have five vans; we need help. We’ve

been running for three and a half years with a non-paid

staff,” down from a paid staff of 55 that were let go when

SOS lost funding, she says.

Ramos says she currently has 17 non-paid volunteers

who drive the shelter residents to look for jobs, to court,

doctor appointments, social services, schools; they fix

things, watch children.

“They are exhausted but they believe in the shelter,” says

Ramos, just like she does.

“I have seen women that have come to me and their lives

are a wreck, depressed, suicidal,” she says.

“People are still calling,” continues Ramos. “Every day

I get four or five calls. We take almost everybody. We takepeople who no one else will take. We take people without

welfare vouchers. We don’t want to see them killed, beaten

or frozen to death.

“Yesterday, a 70-year old woman had no heat, we took

her,” adds Ramos. She also took in another woman with

five children, “who would be out in the street forced to live

with child molesters.”

One of her houses is for all older women, some in

wheelchairs, others with oxygen. “Nobody will take them.”

Many of the women and children her organization helps

“don’t have families,” are on section eight, have families

or friends “who don’t like them; who don’t want to help

them. We have a lot of dysfunctional families.”

Ramos explains, “I see them heal, get strong and get

their lives together. We live in a violent society; there’s a

lot of violence. The work I’m doing I feel it’s a mission but

right now I need an angel. I just need someone to pay off

the mortgage or hold it. We just really need someone to

help.”

To make a donation or to help, call Ramos at 973-831-

0898.

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well University 8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 18, in

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with jazz improvisations, creating an excit-

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classical pianist and composer. “It gives fa-

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own deeply musical connections.”

Concert series director Laura Greenwald

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The jazz group is known for fusing the

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As music director at Union Congrega-tional Church in Montclair, Olsen has con-ducted and performed many staples of the

classical choral literature and leads a jazz

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General admission for most concerts is

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