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By Cheryl Conway

There is nothing quiteas cozy as cuddling upin pajamas with a

good book on a cold, wintryday. Thanks to the schoolcommunity at HudsonMaxim School inHopatcong, 111 more indi-viduals may get to do thesame.

For the past three years,the Hudson Maxim Schoolhas been participating in ThePajama Program, One

Million Good Nights, part-nered with Scholastic Books,Carters and Sprout. The goalof the program is to provideone million new pairs ofpajamas and one million newbooks to children in need.

During the month ofNovember 2013, 276 stu-dents at the Hudson MaximSchool- grades pre-schoolthrough first along withteachers and staff, collected

111 new pairs of pajamas and45 new books to help needychildren in the Sussex/MorrisCounty area. Bringing inpajamas brought smiles evento the youngest givers.

When the studentsbrought in their pajamas todonate, You could see the

Pictured below are program coordinators, Jamie Gambuzza and Cindi Parello. Also pictured are

Gingerbread Man - Ryan Daniel; Snowwoman and Coordinator - Suzanne Annette; storyteller - JerryAndrewlavage; and students from left to right: Elyana Barroqueiro, Evan Mathesius, Layla Gonzalezand Josiah Sanni.

Pajama Drive Good Fit For Local Elementary School

big smile on their face, saysco-organizer Cindi Parello,first grade teacher at HudsonMaxim School. Or whenthey brought in a book, theywould say This is myfavorite book.

Parello kept one of thecollection boxes in her class-room. You can see when thebox got filled, how excitedthey would get. Kids wouldbe so excited and say thank-you when students from oth-

ers classes would walk intoher classroom and put dona-tions in their box. Eventhree-year olds were sohappy to put pajamas in thebox.

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new heights. She is truly

passionate about teaching,

making teaching students to

read her top priority. She

spends countless hours

thinking of different ways to

help students learn to read,

as she recognizes that each

student has different needs.

On a professional level,she is what every principal

needs and treasures within a

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reading techniques and

strategies. She serves as an

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Intervention and Referral

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strives very hard to make

improvements within ourschool. It is important to

Rock Star at Hudson Maxim School

her that our staff works as a

team to improve the overall

academic needs of students

in terms of reading. She is

constantly researching dif-

ferent strategies to help both

teachers and students. She

assesses needs by using var-

ious data collection pro-grams and can produce a

report showing student

progress in seconds.

One would want to spend

hours in Mrs. Gambuzzas

classroom and sometimes

students do not want to

leave to return to their own

classrooms. Her literacy

rich classroom is filled withstudent activity, whether it

is students reading on their

bean bags chairs, videotap-

ing their reading progress,

or working one on one with

Mrs. Gambuzza using her

newly implemented pro-

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job and can be witnessed

laughing and having fun

with her students. Her

most recent effort to show

the importance of reading

included organizing a paja-

ma drive within our school.

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only about pajamas. It was

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pajamas that our school

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By Cheryl Conway

Students of Durban Avenue Elementary School in

Hopatcong are learning that, like pieces in a puzzle,

every individual is unique and important.

As part of its character education program this year, all 256

students at the school created a giant puzzle by designingpieces of their own to represent their individual characteristics

and interests. The puzzle, which measures six feet by six feet,

is permanently mounted on the wall by the main office.

This years character education program at the elementary

school for fourth and fifth graders carries a slogan, Character

Counts: Know It, Show It. Students have been participating

in various activities throughout the school year that support

kind acts and show respect for others.

We build on our Character Counts program each year,

says Dr. Donna-Jean Lynott, Durban Avenue Elementary

School Counselor for the past 20 years. Our goal is that we

form a positive school climate where everyone is accepted.Everyone is an important piece, is valued and expected to con-

tribute to our welcoming environment.

Lynott and the students have been discussing the Six

Pillars of Character as a way of life.

The Six Pillars of Character are part of a nationwide char-

acter education program published by the Josephson Institute.

The Six Pillars of Character are Respect, Trustworthiness,

Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship, says

Lynott. These pillars have been part of this years curriculum

in a variety of subjects such as Language Arts, Social Studies

and Physical Education.

At the Durban Ave. Elementary School, this character edu-cation program runs throughout the school year. Creating puz-

zle pieces is just one of the ways students have been sharing

their message. Next to the puzzle reads: Each piece of this

puzzle represents

the unique and diverse characteristics of each student at the

Durban Ave. School.

We discovered that joined together, we all belong. We arethe C.U.R.E., the Children United to Respect Everyone.

Students had been working on the puzzle pieces since

October as a kick off to the Week of Respect celebration, says

Lynott. Students decided what their individual piece would

represent. Some chose talents or interests such as sports, fash-

ion, horseback riding, cheering, music, games, cooking or

scouting. Others used personal mottos like Believe in your-

self; or Respect is a beautiful thing.

Some puzzle pieces represent heritage symbols from areas

such as Korea, Germany, Ireland, Haiti, Italy, Native

American and American. Others display values such as fami-

ly, religion, friendships, teamwork or helpfulness.The completed puzzle is now a part of the Durban Ave.

school permanently displayed and enclosed in plexus glass.

The teachers and staff at the Durban Ave. School dedicate

time to the importance of appreciating differences in others

and respecting that, although we come in all shapes and sizes,

we all fit perfectly into one great big puzzle.

According to Lynott, the school has always had a char-

acter education program. Lewis Benfatti, the school principal,

introduced the evidence based Character Counts Program last

year. The program includes standards-based lesson plans.

This year we expanded our program and decided to have

a motto, so we named the program Character Counts: KnowIt, Show It. Sections of our school are known as Respect Way,

Responsibility Ave., etc. No one gets lost; everyone is includ-

ed, because we follow the signs of good character. Large ban-

ners naming each Pillar of Character can be seen next to the

Character Street Signs.

Other activities have included Character Counts Cards in

which students wrote Prescriptions for Getting Along WithOthers. Students drew life-sized silhouettes, which line the

hallways, in action poses of children with speech bubbles

filled in with words to show respect, solve conflicts peaceful-

ly or express disagreement in a non-violent manner.

Each student created raps, songs, poems on the theme: The

Real Me Is Drug Free.

Service projects have been organized such as local com-

munity food drives; students sent cards, poems and decora-

tions to an Army Unit, part of the Forward Operating Base

Apache, in the Zabul Province in Afghanistan. The students

have been learning about citizenship in Social Studies and

have also been discussing selfless service and how it relatedto our week of respect at Durban Avenue School; Sussex

County Toy Drives; Poster contests involving a character

related focus such as citizenship.

Assemblies have been held that promote character. Officer

Dave spoke on how to promote a safe and positive lifestyle;

Seeing Eye puppy raiser, Mrs. Filak, Office ESP, spoke to pro-

mote responsibility, citizenship, trustworthiness, caring;

Dwayne West former professional football player spoke about

a Bound for Greatness.

Our commitment to building a school community that

cares initiated the program, says Lynott. Our principal, Mr.

Benfatti provides the leadership. As he would say, Its allabout teamwork.

Students Create Puzzle To Symbolize Good Character


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In addition to completing this program in

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On Dec. 16, 2013, first grade academic skills teacher Jamie

Gambuzza- another co-organizer, delivered the pajamas and

books to the Child and Family Resources center in Mt.Arlington, which then distributed the items to the local people

in need. The sizes of the pajamas were from infant to adult;and books were for readers from children to young adults.

A National program- The Pajama Program, One Million

Good Nights- was founded by Genevieve Piturro of NewYork in 2001 to help create a warm and nurturing environ-

ment for youngsters living under difficult circumstances.

Many go to bed wearing their street clothesor wearing noth-ing at all, as stated on the website.

Carters Children Stores collected for the program in

their shops donating more than 100,000 pairs of pajamas in2013; and Scholastic Books also partnered in the program

by donating hundreds of thousands of new children andyoung adult books.

Hudson Maxim School Principal Tracey Hensz says herschool participates in the program annually to support lit-eracy and support needy families around the holidays. She

likes the idea of a pajama drive because she says There is

a little bit of comfort when you are in a pair of pajamas.Students relate comfort to warmth. Students enjoy wearing

different kinds of pajamas especially when they are so lit-

tle.Teachers agree that the program is a great fit to their

youngsters.

Were always teaching our children about communityawareness, says Parello. What better way then to do that

by putting books in the hands of needy children. Were

always telling the kids to get comfortable and cozy up witha book. Kids love to stay in their pajamas. They love to get

comfortable and read. There are some kids out there that

dont have that.Giving a new pair of pajamas and a good book, two

things the children can relate to, Pulls at their heart strings

a little bit, says Parello.Its a great program, continues Parello. It supports

learning and community involvement. It helps the kids

make a connection with their community especially atChristmas time. Its about giving. Were not talking about

what were going to get but what were going to give. Ithelps build their character.

Suzanne Annette, first grade resource room teacher and

other co-organizer, supports the program for the young stu-dents and says its a great idea for them to learn that peo-

ple need help. They left feeling really good that they can

help out other children.To show appreciation to her students and reward them

for their kindness, Hensz allowed the students to wear paja-

mas on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, and were treated to a spe-cial story-time, chocolate milk with marshmallows and a

visit from a snowman and gingerbread man.Having the story-time was a thank-you to the students

for spending their money to donate. What a fun way to get

the community and the kids involved, says Parello. It alsosupports learning and what they tell the students: to read

and share a good book. By wearing pajamas to school and

reading a book. They just connect to it so much more.At the story-time, the students acted out and read

Gingerbread Man Loose in the School and Snowmen at

Night.All students gathered together, read and acted out sto-

ries, says Parello. They cuddled up with their friends intheir pajamas.

Pajama Drive...continued from front page


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The Stanhope Area Moms Club

Serving moms in Stanhope,

Netcong, Hopatcong, Byram, we are

a support group for mothers of today.

In addition to our standing once a weekplaydate, members organize events around

town and beyond.

In October we visited the Turtle Back

Zoo, Alstede Farms, and held our annual

Family Halloween Party, complete with

crafts and trick or treating for the kids.

November brought us a tour of the Netcong

Post Office and a baby shower luncheon to

celebrate an upcoming birth in the group.

We hosted a cookie exchange to share fam-

ily favorites with one another, and enjoyed

a cooking class taught by a member to learn

how to make homemade guacamole and tor-

tillas!

Our December Mom's Night Out had us

enjoying a delicious dinner at The Mohawk

House in Sparta.

We have recently welcomed 3 new mem-

bers to the club and there is always room for

more! Are you interested in finding out for

yourself what we're all about?

Contact us for more information at

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Club

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the Kittatinny Ice HockeyClub is off to a solid season

with a 3-2 win over

Arlington. Kittatinny took

the lead during the 1st peri-

od with a goal from captain

Tim Johnson. During the

second period captain

Daniel Snape scored to fur-

ther Kittatinny's lead to 2-0.

Arlington rallied to come

from behind and tied the

score, 22, at the end of the

2nd period. Kittatinny was

determined to secure the

win and did that with anoth-

er goal from Tim Johnson,

bringing the score to 3-2 in

the 3rd period. During all

three period there was a

strong net held by goalie

Nick Fallon.

The club was founded as

a way for the kids to be able

to continue to play ice hock-

ey throughout their high

Kittatinny Ice Hockey Club

school years. It is run total-

ly by volunteers, including

Head Coach, Tim Doyle.

Currently, the team is com-

prised mostly of students

from Kittatinny and

Hopatcong. Due to most of

the other schools in the are

creating school based ice

hockey teams, the team can-

not play locally. These very

dedicated players travel tot

he Hudson Valle in New

York State weekly to be able

to play a sport that they

love. The league consists of

teams from

Washingtonville/Warwick,

Orange County West, FDR,

Arlington, Cornwall and

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The students of Mrs. Strzepeks class

have been studying explorers in

social studies to expand on their

study of the world and to introduce inform-

ative essays. The class researched the

Christmas traditions of countries around the

world. The students were allowed to choose

any country they wanted. Some chose a

country to represent their heritage and oth-

ers chose countries they were most interest-ed in. In an effort to target computer litera-

cy skills along with evidence that supports

their research, the students worked hard to

research the various traditions of the coun-

tries in the computer lab. The students were

then instructed to write a three paragraph

essay and cite their sources.

The students looked up the flag of the

country they chose to include with their

report and displayed their work proudly on

the bulletin board outside their classroom.

Mrs. Strzepeks class and all of DurbanAvenue Elementary school wish both you

and your families a Happy New Year!

Durban Avenue Elementary School -Christmas Around the World


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By Elsie Walker

They say that pictures tell a story. The images in CarolBarrys banners certainly do that. However, unlike thetraditional types of banners which are fabric, these are

paintings. Barry, a Byram resident and a retired Mt. Olive

Township art teacher, has created works which recall storiesfrom the Bible as well as works which challenge people tothink about the world and faith. Barry will be showing andtalking about her works at a fundraising dinner on February1st at 5pm at Stanhope United Methodist Church at #2 Route183 Main Street in Netcong. Tickets are $5 per person andcan be obtained through program coordinator SharonRosequist at 973-527-4927 or the church office at 973-347-0247. Funds raised will benefit the church.

The banners that Carol Barry paints are a beautiful picto-rial rendition of the Bible. They are absolutely beautiful, andeach one is very unique. Each time you look at them, younotice something that you did not see before, and they are

very thought- provoking. She is a very talented artist, saidRosequist, a Netcong resident.

Barry has been painting banners for about 20 years. Shewas inspired by the artwork shed seen in small churches andcathedrals around the world. She saw the inspiration that art-work can give others and wanted to do something for herchurch, the First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope. Whatresulted was a series of banners done on a type and size ofpaper that makes it easily portable. Encouraged by others, shehas started to show her work at other churches.

Barry will be showing two of her most recent works at thefundraising dinner: What Gifts Are in Your Hands? and a

pictorial walk through the Old and New Testament.

Local Artist to Show Works at Church Fundraiser

During the February 1st art program, Byram artist Carol Barry

will share the inspiration behind her "gifts" work.continued on next page


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[What Gifts Are In YourHands] leads to a discussionabout all the gifts God givesto each one of us, said

Barry. [The one depicting] awalk through the old andnew testaments - starts withthe trinity taking part in cre-ation. It includes some of themajor stories that I also havein two other paintings, butalso highlights many otherevents. It ends with the

New Jerusalem," sharedBarry.

I set the painting up, dis-cuss the inspiration for thetheme and the design, and

then go through the images.I usually get questions andcomments during and after-wards. I love sharing mywork and especially enjoytheir reactions. I have notaggressively sought places togo, but God is opening doors.I rather leave it to Him,

Barry said.A question Carol Barry

frequent hears is, how longdid it take you to do that?Looking at Barrys artwork,

it is not surprising that peopleask, though the answer maybe more surprising.

The thought processtakes the most time, saidBarry. She notes that it maytake up to a year for an ideato become fully formed inher mind, though the actual

Local Artist to Show Works...painting takes far less time.Barry doesnt work fromsketches; the paintings them-selves form concretely inher mind.

While enjoying Barrysworks and the dinner, thoseattending will also be helpingthe Stanhope UnitedMethodist Church. Thefunds raised will go to thegeneral account of the churchto help it with its everydayoperating expenses.However, the funds are notthe only benefit.

The Rev. Tom Kinter, pas-tor of the church, shared, Afundraiser like this eventhelps the church in a coupleof ways beyond just raisingfunds. It is a time of fellow-ship and invitation for thecommunity and church tocome together. So, wealways have good food atchurch events. We have timeto just to be with people.[Its] a great time for thecommunity to join the church

in a relaxed setting and to getto know one another.

continued from previous page

During the Hopatcong Board of Education meeting on

December 16th, Mrs. Joanne Passerini was thanked for her

15 and a half years of service to Hopatcong BoroughSchools! We appreciate your dedication and support.


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by Elsie Walker

On February 1st, from 10am to 4pm,the word on eveyones lips in theMeeting Hall in Olde Layfayette

Village will be lace. It is the 29th annual

Lace Day, presented by the Lost Art Lacers ofNorth Jersey. For many people, lace is some-thing that you buy from the store, readymade,and add to items such as handkerchiefs, wed-ding gowns, and valentines to give them aspecial look. However, the lacers are keepingalive the tradition of making handmade lace.And, through Lace Day demonstrations, exhi-bitions, try me tables and workshops, theywill be sharing that tradition with childrenand adults.( Workshops will be held onFebruary 2nd as well as the 1st. Pre-registra-tion is needed for all workshops. See the links

at http://www.lostartlacers.org/events.htmfor details.) Lace making supplies may alsobe purchased at the event. The event is opento the public. Olde Lafayette village is locat-ed at the intersections of Routes 15 and 94 inLafayette.

There are many varieties of lace and manyuses for it as will be seen on Lace Day,through the work and efforts of members ofthe Lost Art Lacers of North Jersey.

Dotty Wolfe, of Stanhope, has createdpieces of jewelry and embellished collarswith her lace. Wolfe got into lacemaking atthe encouragement of a neighbor who was alacemaker and wanted to keep the tradition

alive. Wolfe has done that and quite well.She has won many ribbons at the New JerseyState Fair for her work. Much of what shedoes is tatting. Tatting is a lace made by loop-ing and knotting thread on a small hand shut-

tle.A lacemaker for about 35 years, Lee Dalyof Newton will be a jack-of-all trades on LaceDay, managing the event, teaching and demo-ing. Winner of many ribbons at the SussexCounty Farm & Horse Show including theMiriam Forbes Award for Excellence inLacemaking( twice), Daly will be showingher original design of a tulip and demonstrat-ing bobbin lace and needle lace.

Bobbin lace, also called pillow lace, isworked with bobbins which are wound withthread. Pairs of bobbins make stitches on a

pattern called a pricking and pins are insertedinto the pricking to hold the stitch until thelacemaker gets further along. The pins arethen pulled out and the design stays. Bobbinlace had also been called bone lace becausethe bobbins used to be made from bone,explained lacer Pat Morris of Franklin.

Also, exhibiting bobbin lace will be ClaraEastby of Franklin and Mary McGuinness ofDenville. A ribbon winner at past state fairs,Eastby will be showing a Tonder bobbin lacebookmark and Schneeberger silhouettes ofGerman Smokers. McGuinness will beexhibiting some pieces and demonstrating aTorchon bobbin lace pattern. She has won

ribbons at the New Jersey State Fair for thelast two years and the Miriam Forbes Awardfor Excellence in Lacemaking in 2008 andagain in 2013

For those who want to try at a hand at it,

workshops will be available for children andadults to be introduced to the art of lace mak-ing. In addition to Lee, others who will beteaching include Morris and Barbara Saltern.Saltern, from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, whowill be teaching an adult beginners class, hasbeen making lace for almost 20 years andreceived the best of show award a number ofyears ago at the Blue Valley Fair and wonthird place twice at the InternationalOrganization of Lace, Inc. convention,

Morris will be teaching a childrens work-shop (choice of making a bracelet or book-

mark) and an adult class.Flanders, Schneeburger, and Tonder may

sounds like town names, but they are alsonames of types of bobbin lace. Morris will beteaching all of them at the adult class.

All three originated in the same geo-graphic area. Flanders is a beautiful designthat looks like wicker caning and uses eightpair of bobbins to form the stitch.Schneeburger comes from a German area andis a tape lace that uses six to ten pair of bob-bins. Tonder is a Danish point ground lacewhich uses very fine thread. Tonder, an oldtown in the western part of Denmark, hadbeen a seaport on the North Sea, shared

Morris, whos been a lacer for 35 years.Like many of the lacers, Morris gets more

out of her craft than a pretty piece of lace.I love making lace. It is so relaxing and I

love demonstrating lace, the wonder andamazement in the eyes of the visitors[on LaceDay] is rewarding she said.

For more information the Lost Art Lacersof North Jersey, visit http://www.lostartlac-ers.org.

An original lace tulip design by Lee Daly of

Newton will be one of the pieces on display at

Lace Day.

Lace Day 2014


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The Morris County

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does so with expertise and

efficiency.

Undersheriff Richard A.

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Enforcement, and other

officials from the sheriff's

office met with the

Morristown News last

month, offering an insidelook at the impressive facil-

ity that they run. This story

is the second in an ongoing

series about the Morris

County Sheriff's Office, and

it highlights the Emergency

Services section of the sher-

iff's office.

Undersheriff Wall

offered a tour of the Barbara

Ridder-Irwin K-9 Facility to

start with, and it proved tobe quite clean and comfort-

able for their dogs. The

facility is equipped with

special training equipment

for the dogs, as well as aheated housing area with

heavy duty safety fencing.

Wall said the original

facility was built with no

taxpayer dollars, and Sgt.

Mark Chiarolanza said the

K-9 unit has seven officials,

with an eighth serving our

country in Afghanistan.

Ridder-Irwin, a Harding

Township resident, donated

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and/or materials toward the

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Morris.

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out in the field. They willprovide a great service to

the county by sniffing out

drugs, explosives, and fire

accelerants, and help offi-

cials secure many situationswhich would otherwise be

even more dangerous with-

out the help of their dogs.

The K-9 facility was

designed with the best prac-

tices kept in mind - many of

which were suggested by

"Seeing Eye" of Morris

Township. The K-9 facility

features an air circulation

system which keeps their

living quarters clean and inbetter condition than per-

haps what many homeown-

ers can offer to their dogs,

and it also features small

doors at one end of their

pens that allow dogs to get

outside for fresh air.

Officials can easily clean

these pens and hose down

floors when the dogs are let

outside.

In the end, the K-9 dogsget first-class treatment so

they can be at their best for

their work in the field.

Next, Chief WarrantOfficer Howard Ryan

offered a tour of the

Evidence Processing

Facility, and adjoining lab,

where intricate work is done

on crime scene materials

and evidence. Sheriff

Edward V. Rochford called

Ryan one of the greatest

crime scene investigators in

the northeast.

Ryan and his team ofexperts determine results

associated with everything

from bullet fragments, fin-

gerprints, DNA samples,blood samples, and much

more. Ryan also serves as

an educator for law enforce-

ment officials around the

nation.

This is a great benefit to

Morris County municipali-

ties, which can send their

officers to class "in county"

- instead of having to pay

for airfare and lodging so

officers can attend class onthe west coast or in the

south, for instance. Police

chiefs in Morris County

municipalities also do not"lose" their officers for, say,

a week, because they had to

travel a long distance for

such a class.

Ryan said the Morris

County facility is state-of-

the-art, and the top-notch

equipment and intricate

processes that are the norm

here, could certainly be

equally baffling and impres-

sive both at the same time to

Morris County Sheriff's Office Providing Efficient Emergency ServicesTo All County Municipalities

Sheriff Edward V. Rochford Undersheriff Joseph J. Pascale Warden Christopher Klein

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an individual not familiar with this line of work.

Det. Jamie Rae offered insight on the Mobile Command

Center and the Mobile Crime Lab, which provide sheriff's

office officials with a safe, excellent communication net-

work and portable crime lab while out in the field. TheMobile Crime Lab was funded by a grant from Homeland

Security, and allows sheriff's office officials to process evi-

dence quickly and effectively in the most pressing emer-

gency situations.

Doug Laird, who will be commander of the bomb squad

unit come March, explained how their technical equipment

helps them effectively process bomb threats, suspicious

packages, and much more. A super-heavy-duty "contain-

ment vessel" allows the squad to remotely detonate a bomb

inside it and even sample any harmful chemicals it would

otherwise emit freely into the air.

As with all facets of the sheriff's office, officials gothrough intense training to perform these duties in the field

at an expert level. Indeed, the Sheriff's Emergency

Response Team also secures hostage situations, and per-

forms high-angle rescues, just to give a few more examples

of their work.

Det. Sgt. Phil DiGavero explained the process of organ-

izing, securing and protecting every piece of evidence that

enters the evidence management facility. He demonstrated

how the state-of-the-art computer network and manual

processes ensure that each piece of evidence is document-

ed, protected and ready for official access - and only under

the most secure conditions.Det. Sgt. Michael Puzio offered insight on the different

types of warrants that the sheriff's office will process,

adding that officials in this division are out on the beat as

well a great deal of the time. Countless television shows

have mimicked the work done for real in this and other divi-

sions of the sheriff's office.

"We are the enforcement end of the warrants," he said.

Next, a tour of the Legal Services Division was offered.

This division serves legal documents, such as summons

which initiate a lawsuit. Official court documents are over-

seen and enforced within this division of the sheriff's office.

Det. Phillip Mangiafridda, offered a final glimpse ofsome of the operations within the sheriff's office: he demon-

strated the benefits of the "Faro" scanner, which can scan

and provide a superb video document of a crime scene.

The scanner is secured in a chosen corner of a room, for

instance, and it will create a high-definition visual account

of this crime scene.

When the scanner is, for instance, secured then in the

opposite end of the room, it will complete its visual account

of the crime scene.

Law enforcement officials will now have a superior and

comprehensive 3-D video document of a crime scene - one

which they can now "move through" and "view" from any

imaginable angle. This technology aids officials in solving

some of the most troubling cases - murders, suicides, and

aggravated assaults.

In last month's tour of the sheriff's office facilities, it is

evident that all if its officials are impressed with Sheriff

Rochford's high standards, thorough ways, and his desire to

constantly improve. Rochford himself is likewise impressed

with their specific areas of expertise and is proud to have

officials with the strongest of qualifications.

Be on the lookout for additional stories on the Morris

County Sheriff's Office.

Morris Co. Sheriff's Office...continued from previous page

Many pet owners enjoy taking their four-legged

friends with them when running errands. But

when the weather is especially cold and harsh, pet

owners may want to leave their pets behind in the warmth

and comfort of indoors. There are other tactics to keeping

pets safe when the winter arrives in earnest.Keep pets away from antifreeze

Antifreeze emits a sweet smell, which is often inviting to

dogs and cats. But antifreeze is lethal in small doses, so it's

best to keep pets out of your garage and away from your

driveway, where antifreeze may leak. Antifreeze can prove

especially harmful to pets if it contains ethylene glycol as

the main ingredient. There are safer alternatives, but even

the safest antifreezes can be lethal when consumed in high

quantities.

Protect their paws

Rock salt on sidewalks can effectively melt ice and

snow. But rock salt also can be very irritating to pets' paws.Remember to wipe your pet's feet when coming indoors

after walking on surfaces treated with salt or another melt-

ing agent. This will help to remove excess particles and pre-

vent your pet from getting ill when the animal licks its paws

clean.

Keep pets indoors on cold days

Don't allow pets outside when the temperature falls

below 20 F, as pets are at risk of frostbite or hypothermia

when exposed to such temperatures. Puppies, kittens andshort-haired pets may be more susceptible to the cold and

should be kept in when temperatures dip below 40 F.

Look out for animals seeking shelter

Outdoor cats and other animals may choose your car

engine as a cozy place to spend the night. A warm engine

provides enough heat to ward off the chill. You may have a

cat under your hood and not know it. Beep the horn before

starting the car to scare the animal away. Otherwise the cat

could be severely injured when the car is started.

Do not leave a pet alone in a car

It is unwise to leave a pet unattended in a parked car. It

may seem that the interior is warmer than outside, but thetemperature in the car can drop quickly. Never leave a pet

locked in a car, especially in harsh weather conditions.

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By Cheryl Conway

Candy gets eaten and flowers will die.

But a love song in ones ears will

linger in ones heart and carry on.

The Morris Music Men- Morris Countys

premier barbershop harmony chorus- will

be singing quartets in celebration of

Valentines Day. Each February the non-

profit group offers Singing Valentines as a

way to raise funds.On Thursday, Feb. 13, and Friday, Feb,

15, men from the chorus will be singing

love songs at any location throughout

Morris County. For $50, a quartet of men

decked out in tuxedos will serenade sweet-

hearts, office staffers or clients at work,

home, restaurants, or just about anywhere

in beautiful four-part harmony. The pack-

age includes a beautiful long-stemmed red

rose and a special Valentines Day card.

Singing Valentines are a unique way to

say I care! as stated in a press release.Customers will not only be sending love

through song but will be helping to support

the old barbershop style of singing.

This is one of our major fundraisers,

says Terry Scullin of Morristown, president

of The Morris Music Men. All proceeds are

allocated to the non-profit organization to

pay for expenses such as hall rental and

director fees.

Its a style of singing that we are trying

to preserve and perpetuate, says Scullin,

73. Trying to keep that sound alive is

important to all of us. Songs are delivered

in four-part harmony- tenor, lead, baritone

and base- acapella, barbershop style.

The Morris Music Men chorus and itsaffiliated quartets are part of the internation-

al 30,000-member Barbershop Harmony

Society. About 20 men throughout Morris

County meet weekly to rehearse. Most of

the men are 60 years old or older; the

youngest member is a recent college gradu-

ate.

For the Valentines fundraiser, about 12

of the men from the group will be split up

into quartets and travel throughout the

county to deliver Singing Valentines. Each

group will be singing two simple lovesongs: Let Me Call You Sweetheart and

Heart of My Heart.

Those songs were selected because

every barber-shopper in the world knows

those songs, Scullin says.

Last year, Scullin recalls traveling more

Capture Your Valentine With Love Songs By Quartet Singersthan 200 miles to sing quartets for the

Valentines fundraiser. As a group, there

were 35 requests for Singing Valentines, of

which Scullin performed 16 of them.

We can be out from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,

says Scullin, who has been singingValentines with the group since 2005. It is a

huge amount of fun doing this, and it rais-

es money to keep the chorus going.

Its a little scary at first, says Scullin,

singing with three different guys. But once

he hears the applause and sees the expres-

sion on his customers face,, his time

singing is worth every song.

One of his Valentine gigs that stole his

heart was a 97-year old woman who bought

a singing Valentine for her 92-year old com-

panion. Each lost their spouse and met eachother at a senior exercise class, describes

Scullin. While his quartet was singing to

them, the companions just held each others

hand and looked at each other.

All of this is so much fun, says Scullin,

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The Mount Olive Middle SchoolParent Teacher Association isbusy preparing for its marquee

annual fundraising event. This year, theorganization is hosting a Family Feud

style Game Show Night and TrickyTray event on Friday, February 7, 2014.Event will be held at Junction 46 at theQuality Inn Ledgewood.

We wanted to do something differ-ent and fun says Adele Perkins, 2014Event Chair. People enjoy theseevents and the opportunity to win froma vast selection of fabulous donateditems from our local businesses andfamilies. This year, we wanted to createan event that our guests can participatein. This show will require audience

participation to create our two families.It is sure to be entertaining and full oflaughsand winning extraordinary

prizes. she continues. Event willinclude a full buffet dinner, two hoursof beer and wine, great prizes to choosefrom, and the main game show event ata price of $60.00 before January 10,

2014 and $65.00 thereafter. Ticketswill go on sale very soon. Seating islimited to 220 so visit our website oftenfor dates and locations to reserve yourseat. she concludes.

If you are interested in participatingin the Event Journal or becoming adonor/sponsor, please email [email protected]. Complete details,including pricing information, are avail-able atwww.sites.google.com/site/momspta.You may also follow the event on

Facebook at www.facebook.com/mom-spta2014trickytray

MOMS HostingGame Show Night/Tricky Tray

Maple syrup is winters sugary treasure, andits not just found in Vermont. The sap isflowing and the sugaring season is under-

way at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Centerin Chatham Township. Come experience all the

sweet sights and smells at one of the MapleSugaring Demos held on mostSaturdays andSundays in January and February, from 2 p.m. to 3p.m.Experience the process from start to finish byidentifying and tapping maple trees, collecting sap,and seeing syrup made over a wood-fired evapora-tor. Think you can identify the differences betweenmaple syrups? Take a taste test of three distinctmaple syrups, a store bought syrup made from cornsyrup, a farm produced syrup made from sugarmaple trees, and the syrup made from the red mapletrees at the Great Swamp OEC. Let us know whichone you enjoy the most! Admission is $3 per per-

son.The peak of the sugaring season is celebratedwith the annual Maple Sugar Festival on Saturday,

March 1, from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. Head outside andwatch smoke billow from the evaporator andbecome entranced by the sweet smell of maplesugar as you savor a cup of hot, homemade applecider. Experience making maple cream first hand

and taste the final product. Kids enjoy a variety ofcrafts and games, and maple snow cones. Bringyour friends and family and take a fascinating guid-ed Hike Through Maple Sugaring History, to dis-cover how sugaring has changed since it was start-ed by the Native Americans hundreds of years ago.

If you are thinking of making your own syrup athome, spiles are on sale along with easy

instructions on how to get started. Purchasefresh, local, maple products from a maple sugarfarmer and treat yourself to delicious food availablefor purchase. Festival admission is $4 per person,rain or shine. For more information please call the

Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center at973.635.6629.

Maple Sugaring


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who sings tenor. Its a great, great fun thing

to do. Ive always loved music but never

been able to play anything. Im a klutz

when it came to playing piano or guitar. But

using vocals is different. Its just such a joy

to sing; to sing in front of others and get

applause, even learning the music. Its just a

great deal of fun. You are with a bunch of

wonderful people sharing a hobby.

The Morris Music Men is currently one

of the finalists in the Morristowns Got

Talent Contest. It is one of 16 finalists out of

70 acts that will be performing at the Mayo

Performing Arts Center in late February.

Other performances have been at local

assisted living places, The Cliffs in East

Orange, Morris View Nursing Home. In

August, the group gets together with otherchorus groups and sings at the Somerset

Patriots Baseball Game.

Another big fundraiser hosted by Morris

Music Men is an annual concert in October

at Drew University Concert Hall.

Scullin has been singing in the group

since 2002, when he retired as a copy writer

for BBDO Advertising agency in New

York. His participation stems from the love

of singing.

There are very few of us that are profes-

sional singers, says Scullin. I sing in theshower and sing along with the radio.

Other members of the chorus have sung in

their church choirs or in high school or col-

lege.

We are all amateurs but we all enjoy

singing and acapella harmony, he says.

Most of the members cant even read music,

says Scullin, so they learn through tapes and

CDs with words and listening rather than

reading music.

Scullin has also branched off and per-

forms in a separate organized quartet, The

Four Old Parts, which is open for bookings

to sing at birthday parties, senior or library

events. Call 973-540-1648to inquire.

To reserve a Singing Valentine or for

more information, call 973-625-2842; or

email svdavid.sipple @gmail.com.

Deadline to order is Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 9p.m.

The chorus meets Tuesday evenings at

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Chatham

and always welcomes new singers. No

experience necessary; free singing lessons

are provided. Learn more atwww.morris-

musicmen.org.

Funding has been made possible in part

from the Arts Council of the Morris Area

through the New Jersey State Council on

the Arts/Department of State, a Partner

Agency of the National Endowment for theArts.

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The second graders at Tulsa Trail par-

ticipated in a Holidays Around the

World trip on Friday, December

13th, as part of their Culture and Diversity

Unit. The students visited six different

countries to learn about the holiday customs

and traditions in that country. The students

had the opportunity to travel to Italy,

Sweden, England, Mexico, Russia and

France.

Before traveling, each student prepared

their luggage and created their own pass-

port. As the students entered each country,

they had their official passport stamped,

they used a map key to identify the country

on a map, and then learned about the special

ways that holidays are celebrated in that

country. It was a fun-filled afternoon for all

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operas both in college and after: the Mikado, Yeoman of

the Guard, Pirates of Penzance, as well as student-written

productions. After graduating from Oberlin, we sang in a

professional chamber choir at Our Lady of Mt Carmel

Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, under the direction of

William Ferris as well as singing in the William Ferris

Chorale as soloists and members. We performed in the

Mikado together for the Valley Light Opera in Amherst,

Massachusetts, and were members of the choir at Wesley

Methodist Church there. We also sang and soloed with the

Arkansas Chamber Choir in Little Rock under the direction

of John Yarrington and the choir of First United Methodist

Church in Little Rock. We have sung with the chancel choir

at First United Methodist Church of Newton for 14 years.

The sad part about performing together is that, while we

always had leading roles in shows, we rarely played oppo-

site each other as love interests because the tenor usually

gets the soprano, not the alto! said Kathleen Meredith.

A father-daughter duo will be taking the soprano and

bass soloist parts. For Molly Young, this will be the third

time that she has done the Messiah with her father, the Rev.

David Young.

I always have a great time performing with my dad. He

has a wonderful way of bringing humor to any situation and

I never get stressed out when he's on-stage with me. I grew

up listening to my parents singing together all the time, and

they've always been a huge inspiration to me as a musi-

cian, said Young

Currently living in Maryland, Young performs as a

soloist and chamber musician. Solo appearances include

Mozart's Requiem, Vivaldi's Gloria, Charpentier's Messe de

Minuit and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. She can also be

heard on the Grammy-nominated recording of Brahms' Ein

deutsches Requiem produced by the Miami-based ensemble

Seraphic Fire with the Professional Choral Institute. She

has performed with the Concert Artists of Baltimore, The

Washington Chorus, Peabody Opera Theatre and the

American Opera Theatre, most recently as the title role in

the world premiere of the staged version of Melissa

Dunphys Gonzales Cantata. She holds degrees in voice and

early music from Western Michigan University and the

Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where

she studied with soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson. Young sings

for the professional choirs of the Basilica of the National

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the National

Cathedral in Washington, DC.

Her father is pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in

Newton. David Youngs musical background includes a

Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from The College

of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, and a Master of Music in

vocal performance from The University of Maryland,

College Park. In addition to recitals and concerts, David

Young has also had leading roles in musicals such as Jekyll

and Hyde, The Secret Garden, South Pacific, and Man of

LaMancha.

Another family that loves to sing together is the Iliffs.

Both singers in the choir at First United Methodist Church

in Newton, John Iliff and grandson Thatcher Iliff will also

be together in the Messiah. John Iliff will be in the choir,

while Thatcher Iliff will be in the choir and solo on The

Trumpet Shall Sound.

I have always had a passion for singing and have audi-

tioned for various shows like The X Factor, American Idol,

and The Voice. I was voted class vocalist in high school

(Newton High School) . I have performed in many plays

throughout the years, including, but not limited

to,,Maximus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To

The Forum (Sussex County Community College), Sam in

The Wedding Singer (Sussex County Community College),

Danny in Grease (The Theater Company in Hoboken), and

The Wolf in Into The Woods (County College of Morris). I

sing with my church choir periodically. I played trumpet for

six years and have recently been trying to teach myself gui-

tar and piano, said Thatcher Iliff.

He also shared that he loves singing with his grandfather,

.My grandfather is a huge role model in my life and time

spent with him is always fun.

And so, the choir and soloists are ready and the program

must go on Sunday, January 26th at 4:30pm. The First

United Methodist Church of Newton is handicapped acces-

sible and a free will offering will be taken.

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Nothing says I love you on

Valentines Day more than heart-

shaped, homemade treats. This

year, try individual treats to make each gift

recipient feel extra special. Youll love the

fact that they are simple to create.

Though small in size, mini-treats deliv-

er a big message to all of the Valentines on

your list, said Nancy Siler, vice president

of consumer affairs at Wilton. Decorating

these treats is quick and easy thanks to

Candy Melts Candy a pantry staple forany decorating project.

With a little help from Wilton you can

bake to your hearts desire this Valentines

Day.

We Heart Valentines Day Hearts are

by far the top shape of the season. From

giant heart-shaped cookie pans to cookie

cutters to Heart Pop pans, Wilton has a vari -

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A Sweet Heart for Your Sweetheart

Create mini cakes, brownies or cookies with

the Bite Sized Heart Dessert Shell pan.

Once cooled, drizzle with red, pink andwhite colored Candy Melts candy for the

perfect personalized heart-shaped treat.

Homemade Box of Chocolates Make

your own candies using shaped Candy

Molds. Choose between hearts, lips, flowers

and more. Fill the mold with the Candy

Melts candy, color and flavor of your

choice, and watch as you melt the hearts of

your Valentines.

Give a Little Love Valentines Day is a

top gift-giving holiday. Give your made-

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On Wednesday evening, December 11, the

Hopatcong High School Guidance Office held its

annual Financial Aid Night in the high school cafe-

teria. This years guest speaker was Mr. Michael Corso,Director of Financial Aid at William Paterson College in

Wayne, New Jersey. Mr. Corso has an extensive back-

ground in financial aid, having held similar positions at

Centenary College and Sussex County Community

College. While the presentation was geared toward parents

and guardians of current seniors who plan to attend college

or trade school in the fall of 2014, the parents and guardians

of underclassmen were also encouraged to attend.

Topics covered by Mr. Corso included the definition of

financial aid, the cost of attending a post-secondary school,

the expected family contribution, the categories, types, and

sources of financial aid, and the Free Application for

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Particular attention was paid

to filling out the FAFSA. Other topics covered included

outside scholarships, payment plans, campus employment,

the CSS Profile, and additional financial aid websites. Mr.

Corso remained a good while after the presentation to

answer questions.

Admissions representatives from the following five

schools were also available before and after the presentation

to answer questions: Seton Hall University, Wilkes

College, Fairleigh Dickinson University, East Stroudsburg

University, Caldwell College

The High School Freshmen In Transition Program

(FIT) held its First Gingerbread House Making

Extravaganza. On December 12th, 2013 at 2:15 p.m.

in the High School cafeteria the FIT Leaders, which consist

of Junior and Senior volunteer mentors, hosted freshmen

and eighth graders in creating holiday gingerbread houses.The FIT Leaders helped lead, guide and assist the under-

classmen with the activity. They also created larger ginger-

bread houses which were then donated to each school build-

ing in the district for display. FIT leader Amy Fernandez

said, there was a lot of sugar and candy eaten and a lot of

houses built. In all, the First Gingerbread House Making

Extravaganza was a great success and we all had fun!

Hopatcong FIT Builds up the HolidaysFinancial Aid Night atHopatcong High School

The students and staff of Durban Avenue Elementary

are continuing their efforts to spread holiday cheer

over to our Armed Forces by sending holiday cards

with warm wishes for all the winter holidays and for a

happy new year!

Mrs. Moschellas class, back in October, worked to sendour troops Halloween baskets to bring some extra smiles

their way. In a mission to continue their support, her class

has teamed up with the classes of Mrs. Catizone, Mrs.

McConnell, Mrs. Kouris, Mr. Jayne, Mrs. Strzepek, Mrs.

Munoz, Mrs. De Salvia, Mrs. Valle-Campo, Mrs. Wolf and

Miss Amelio, to send cards along with some much needed

holiday cheer!

These cards were mailed to 3 different Forward

Operating Bases in Afghanistan. Addressed to PFC

Anthony Maniace, Mrs. Moschellas son, and Specialist

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Today there is lively debate regarding the legalization

of marijuana thats generated from the respected

authorities of our time. Thomas Edison could not

escape weighing in with his own opinion on the biggest

social debate of his day. In the final decades of Edisons lifethe Federal Government ushered in regulations prohibiting

alcoholic beverages. It was called the Prohibition - a

nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and

transportation of alcoholic beverages that remained in place

from 1920 to 1933. Edison wrote his own essay on this

issue in 1920. Besides being a great mechanical inventor,

he had a passionate knowledge in the science of chemistry.

Edisons brief essay on legislating restrictions on alcohol

was one that combined both a logical chemistry approach

and also the consideration of alcohol in societys social cus-

toms. This is the short essay of his thoughts on the issue

that has become one of the scanned document artifactsarchived and cataloged by the Thomas Edison Papers

Project at Rutgers University: I do not believe that it is

practical or even desirable to have absolute prohibition. I

think beer should be allowed but limited to 2 per cent of

alcohol + all strong liquor of all kind prohibited All the

evil effects which society is trying to eliminate by passing

prohibition laws would be eradicated for the reason that the

human stomach is limited in size and capacity + this limits

the effects of drink + still permits all to be sociable + carry

out customs which have been in vogue for centuries.

Thomas Edisons two percent alcohol reasoning was that

the stomach could not hold enough beer alcohol to make a

person grossly impaired but was enough alcohol to make

one happy. It was a theory he could prove from past work

experience. Edisons first laboratory in 1876 at Menlo

Park, NJ included a pipe organ. It was located in the back

of his lab along with his 2,500 bottles of chemicals that

were lined up on the back wall. After a 16 hour work day,his sleep deficient work team gathered by the pipe organ

for afterhours singing and beer drinking in which Edison

himself would sit down at the pipe organ and join in on the

sing along during the midnight hour. Edisons Menlo Park

beer drinking sing-along crew helped produce an incredible

variety of inventions and improvements to existing inven-

tions.

The inventions from Menlo Park were: A quadruplex

telegraph system; the phonograph; a telephone transmitter;

the electric pen and the electric light bulb. So, Edison may

have felt that reasonable quantities of beer relieved tension

that in turn helped achieve high productivity at his MenloPark lab. Perhaps, another influence in the defense of beer

drinking was that Edisons favorite music was polkas. If

Edison was alive today, it would be interesting to see what

moderate and logical argument he would make on relaxing

federal laws on marijuana. Edison died in 1931 before the

Eighteenth Amendment on Prohibition ended with the rati-

fication of the Twenty-first Amendment to repeal it on

December 5, 1933.

Please visit Thomas Edisons West Orange lab without

the pipe organ. Visit the Thomas Alva Edison Museum -

NPS - Open Wednesday through Sunday. Hours are

10:00am - 4:00pm Fee is $7.00 - 211 Main Street West

In 1920 Thomas Edison Gave His Defense For Beer Drinking

Orange, NJ 07052 Visit website for more details

http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm.









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