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Faculty, staff andstudents at Blair Acad-emy in Blairstown have
banded together to
support the Season ofHope toy drive, acommunity-wide effortwhich aims to gather10,000 new andunwrapped items forchildren of all ages.The gifts will bedistributed to familiesin Sussex and NorthernWarren Counties thismonth. Toys can bedropped off at ProjectSelf-Sufficiency, 127Mill Street, in Newton,or at any drop-off sitelocated throughout thearea.
"Every year thestudents and facultydecorate the dining hallon the first Mondayafter Thanksgiving,"explained Cassi Gerd-sen, Director ofCampus Photographyat Blair Academy."This year, we decidedto decorate under thetree, too, by doing a toydrive. It's very nice tosee the children gettinginvolved in the com-munity, and it's nice toknow that the toys arestaying right here in
this area."Toys for SussexCounty children of allages are needed for theSeason of Hopeholiday toy drive,which is a joint effort
by Project Self-Sufficiency, Pass itAlong, the New JerseyHerald, Clear Channel
Radio, Mugs Media,Sussex Honda andIntercar MercedesBenz. In addition to
new and unwrappedtoys, the donation ofgift cards, wrapping
paper, gift bags, giftboxes and stockingstuffers are alwaysappreciated."We have worked
worked with ProjectSelf-Sufficiency formany years, and thestudents have alwaysresponded very enthu-siastically. We like ourstudents to get out andgive back to the com-munity," added KayeEvans, Coordinator of
Community Service atBlair Academy.Gift items can be
dropped off at ProjectSelf-Sufficiency, whichis located at 127 MillStreet in Newton,Monday - Thursday,from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00
p.m., Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.; additionaldrop-off sites arelocated throughout thearea. Donations arerequested by December16th in order to allowample time for theitems to be distributed
to needy families.For information aboutthe Season of HopeHoliday Toy Drive, callProject Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500 or visitwww.projectselfsufficiency.org.
On Wednesday,December 4th, Blair-stown ElementarySchool participated intheir annual, "EmptyBackpack" Food DriveDay. On Tuesday nightall students were given anight off from home-work. On Wednesdaythe students brought
back their backpacksfilled with cannedgoods, cereal, pasta,detergent, paper prod-ucts, etc. Fifth gradestudents from the Inter-act Club helped the
younger students unpackand organize the items.It was a very successfulday. Almost 100 boxeswere filled and given toour local food pantry. Inaddition to food, mon-etary donations weregiven by students, ateacher dress-down dayon Friday, and moniescollected from, "Photoswith Santa" on Saturday.The total amounted to$500.00, and will also begiven to the local food
pantry to purchase addi-tional items, as needed.
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December MonthlyObservancesWorld Aids Month,Bingo's BirthdayMonth, NationalDrunk & DruggedDriving, (3D) Preven-tion Month, National
Write A BusinessPlan Month, NationalTie Month, Quinceand WatermelonMonth, Root Veg-etables and ExoticFruits Month, SafeToys and GiftsMonth, SpiritualLiteracy Month,Tomato and WinterSquash Month,Universal HumanRights Month, World-wide Food ServiceSafety Month`
Warren County
Soil ConservationDistrict is happy toannounce that localhoney is still availablefor purchase through-out the holiday seasonat the District office,
224 W. Stiger St.,Hackettstown. Sizesinclude one, two, andfive pound jars atreasonable prices.Call 908-852-2579 forinformation and officehours.
Need extra cash forholiday shopping?Come join the Friendsof the Warren CountyLibrary and MobileGold for "cash on thespot" for broken,mismatched or simply
The following is a listof books added to theWarren County Librarycollection this pastweek.The Gifts of Imperfec-
tion: Let Go of WhoYou Think You'reSupposed to Be andEmbrace Who You AreBy Brene Brown. FromHazelden Publishing.Life Inside the Bubble:
Why a Top-Ranked
Secret Service AgentWalked Away from ItAll By Dan Bongino.From WND Books.The Official SAT
Study Guide, 2ndedition By The CollegeBoard. From CollegeBoard.Cloudy with a Chance
of Meatballs 2(+UltraViolet DigitalCopy) From Sony.Blue Is the Warmest
Color (Criterion Collec-tion) (Blu-ray) ByExarchopoulos. FromCriterion Collection.Coreyography: A
Memoir By CoreyFeldman. From St.Martin's Press.My iPad (covers iOS 7
on iPad 2, 3rd/4thgeneration and iPadmini) (6th Edition) ByGary Rosenzweig.From Que Publishing.Best Kept Secret
(Clifton Chronicles)By Jeffrey Archer.From St. Martin'sPaperbacks.Picture Me Gone By
Meg Rosoff. FromPutnam Juvenile.Scientific Progress
Goes 'Boink': A Calvinand Hobbes CollectionBy Bill Watterson.
From Andrews McMeelPublishing.The Hen Who
Dreamed She CouldFly: A Novel BySun-mi Hwang. FromPenguin Books.Simplifying Design &
Color for Artists: Posi-tive Results Using
Negative Painting Tech-niques By Linda Kemp.From North LightBooks.Bargain Fever: How to
Shop in a DiscountedWorld By MarkEllwood. From Portfo-lio Hardcover.The Rescue By Nicho-
las Sparks. From GrandCentral Publishing.Lotus Lane #4: Mika:
My New Life (ABranches Book) ByKyla May. From Scho-lastic Inc..Shadow of the Hege-
mon (Ender, Book 6)By Orson Scott Card.From Tor Books.The Blue Zones,
Second Edition: 9Power Lessons forLiving Longer From thePeople Who've Livedthe Longest By DanBuettner. From
National Geographic.Treasure Hunt By
Andrea Camilleri. FromPenguin Books.
unwanted gold andsilver jewelry coinsand watches. Come tothe Headquartersbranch of the WarrenCounty Library inWhite Township onSaturday Dec. 14th
between 10:30 amand 1:30 pm for apersonal consultation.
The Chester LionessClub will meet at6:30 PM on Thursday,January 9th, 2014 inthe LamplighterRestaurant, 190 WestMain Street, Chester,N.J. 07930. TheHonored Guest thisevening will beNancy Jakubczyk,District Governor of16E New Jersey.
The Acoustic solsticeSessionsDecember21st ath 8pm. Theevent will be hostedby the ShermanTheatre on Main St.Stroudsburg,
The Sherman AllDecked out Festival :Home for the Holi-daysThe event is onDecember 21st at3pm.
The Press Newspaperstaff wishes everyonesafe travels and avery Merry Christmasthis year!
We love hearingfrom you! Send your
tidbits of informa-tion to:
The PRESSPO Box 430Blairstown, NJ
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Stocking Stuffer Fun For The Whole Family(NAPSI)More and
more shoppers aretrying to stuff somefamily time into theirChristmas stockings.How? With games.
They are an inexpensivegift that gives back tothe family.
Gathering around thetable with a fast-pacedgame is a perfect
prescription for happierholiday memories.Some of the best new
board games dont evencome with a board-they come with thingslike action-packed diceor playful letter tiles.Todays games are oftendesigned for speed of
play and versatility, andhave something for
players of practically all
ages.Some are also made to
be played on a smart-phone against others soyou can stay connectedand turn those holidaylaughs into ongoing funfrom afar. Two of thelatest are Square Shoot-ers and Dabble.Shake Things Up With
Cards On DiceIf you love card games,
Square Shooters is agame that shakes up theaction. It features theworlds first deck of
playing cards printed onnine dice. This awardwinner is fun enough inits basic formplayersvie for points by rollingthe dice to match pokerhandsbut what makesit special are the endless
possibilities. Playerscan try a dice version ofalmost any card game,from poker to rummy.The game is available atWalmart, Walgreens andTargetand free on theiPhone.Bring Generations
Together With A NewWord GameWant something every-
one in the family canenjoy? ConsiderDabble, an award-winning game thatsgreat for children andadults. At the core of the
game lies a fast-pacedword game that willhelp children developmany useful skills-including vocabulary,spelling and quickthinking. Each playergets 20 tiles, and thefirst player to make five
words using his or her20 tiles wins. You canlearn how to play inseconds yet bechallenged for alifetime.To learn more, visit
www.squareshooters.com or dabblegame.com.
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Gift a Book! Cath-erine DicksonHofman Branch willbe accepting new orlike new children's
books (preschool toteen) through Decem-ber to distribute asgifts for children inneed in the Blair-stown area.
Warren CountySoil ConservationDistrict is happy toannounce that localhoney is still availablefor purchase through-out the holiday seasonat the District office,224 W. Stiger St.,
Hackettstown. Sizesinclude one, two, andfive pound jars atreasonable prices.Call 908-852-2579for information andoffice hours.On December 28 at
1:00 the WarrenCounty Library,located at 2 ShotwellDrive, Belvidere,presents WinterHoliday Fun withMad Science! JackFrost, Frosty theSnowman, and an elfnamed Eggbert jointhe Mad Scientistfrom Mad Science ofWest New Jersey tobring you a fun-filledwinter-themed showperfect for the wholefamily! Includesaudience participa-tion. Sign up atwww.warrenlib.org.
Make your Chris-mas Eve extraspecial. St. John's
UMC is again hostinga Christmas Eveservice in an actualbarn, complete with alive nativity, carols,and hot cocoa after-
ward. Dress warmlyand be prepared for avery moving experi-ence that will refreshyour Christmas spirit.
The service starts at7:30PM and will beheld at Cullen's Barn,49 Lime Kiln Road,Columbia. Any ques-tions, please call theChurch at 908 459-5759.
The Chester Lion-ess Clubwill meet at6:30 PM on Thursday,January 9th, 2014 inthe Lamplighter Res-taurant, 190 WestMain Street, Chester,
N.J. 07930. The Hon-ored Guest thisevening will be NancyJakubczyk, DistrictGovernor of 16E NewJersey.
Hope RecreationFitness ClassesStarting January 6,
2014M, W, F 9:30 to
10:30 varied classes;Friday 10:30-11:30ZumbaT, Th 7:30am-
8:30am varied classes;T, Th 7pm-8pmZumbaPlease call Ellen at
908-229-3981 or youcan contact the HopeMunicipal Building
for more informationor registration forms
The BlairstownHose Co. #1 will behosting Cookies andMilk with Santa onSaturday December21 from 10am untilnoon. Event will be at
the Mohican BanquetHall 12 MohicanRoad Blairstown, NJ.Admission is free, butwe are asking for anon perishable food
item for the foodpantry. All arewelcome.Annual Fashion
Show Look for more
details soon, but savethe date! The Hopat-cong Womans ClubAnnual Fashion Showwill this year behosted by PeronaFarms and the datewill be April 27th,2014H o p a t c o n g
Womens Club Gen-eral InformationThe Hopatcong
Womans Club meetson the third Wednes-day of each month
(next meeting,Wednesday, Decem-ber 18) at the Hopat-cong Senior Center onLakeside Blvd. at10:30am.
Food Collection-Food Banks are incontinuous need ofnon-perishable fooditems and theWomens Club hasfour Hopatcong loca-tions at which dona-tions are currentlybeing accepted: TheHopatcong PostOffice, Borough Hall,Skylands MedicalGroup, and SovereignBank (no glassplease). We wouldlike to thank the localcommunity for theover 3,125 lbs. of foodthat has been collectedby November, andlook forward toproviding for those inneed throughout theupcoming Holidayseason through the
West Side MethodistChurch. A big thankyou to (member)Carolyn and TomLynch for their untir-ing efforts in support-
ing this worthy causethroughout the years.H o p a t c o n g
Womans Club getscultural lessons from
Hawaiian native TheHopatcong WomansClub was treated to anenjoyable and infor-mational talk on theislands of Hawaii byMahaelani (goes byGail Small in the US),a native of the islandof Oahu, following theNovember regularmeeting at the SeniorCenter in Hopatcong.While it is bitterlycold outside here inNJ, members and
guests were trans-ported via slideshowand artifacts, to thehistory, beauty andculture of a muchwarmer climate.Discussion of the fourmajor islands: Oahu,Maui, Kauai, andHawaii (the bigisland) was followedby a Hawaiian-themedluncheon, and mostmembers wore theirbest Hawaiian cloth-ing, including somegrass skirts and coco-nuts! At the conclu-sion, Ms. Small did atraditional Hawaiianhula dance, completewith an explanationand interpretation ofevery hand and bodymovement, which wasa special treat.Mahaelani can bereached through herWeb sitewww.hawaiianislandlectures.com.
The Press wishes
everyone a safe
and Merry
Christmas!
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( N A P S I ) A sAmericans strive toeat healthier and addmore fruits andvegetables to theirdiets, a recentlyconcluded market
basket study has asimple message forconsumers: thinkfrozen.In partnership with
the Frozen FoodFoundation, a not-for-profit organiza-tion dedicated tofostering scientificresearch, public
awareness and educa-tion regarding thenutritional value offrozen foods, the Uni-versity of Georgiarecently conducted aunique study compar-ing the nutrientcontent of eight com-monly purchasedfrozen and fresh fruitsand vegetables.The study mimicked
consumer purchasingand storage habits of
bluebe rri es, strawber-ries, corn, broccoli,cauliflower, green
beans, green peas andspinach. To accountfor variables such asgrowing conditions,country of origin andtime in the supplychain, compositesamples were
prepared from fre shand frozen fruits and
vegetables purchasedfrom six independentgrocery stores.Each fruit and
vegetable wasanalyzed under threeconditions: frozen;fresh (on the day of
purchase) ; and f resh-stored (after five daysof storage in a kitchenrefrigerator). Ameri-cans may, on average,store perishable fruitsand vegetables for upto five days or more,
based on biweeklygrocery shopping
habits, according to
the Food Mar-k e t i n gInstitutes U.S.Grocery Shop-
per Trends.The study
results revealthat the nutri-tional value ofmany frozenfruits andvegetables aregenerally equalto that of theirfresh counter-
par ts. In fac t,the study foundthat the nutri-tional value-namely the
amounts of vitaminA, vitamin C andfolatesof somefrozen fruits andvegetables is greaterthan that of fresh-stored produce. Thisdetermination likelyowes itself to thenutrient degradationthat occurs in fresh
produce dur ing sto r-age.Our research shows
that frozen fruits andvegetables are nutri-tionally equaltoand in some cases
bet ter thanthei r
fresh counterparts,said University ofGeorgia AssociateProfessor Dr. RonaldPegg, who led thestudy. In particular,vitamin A was greaterin frozen fruits andvegetables than selectfresh-stored fruitsand vegetables.Frozen fruits and
vegetables are pickedand frozen at their
peak ripeness, lock-ing in the nutrientvalue at the point offreezing.Frozen fruits and
vegetables can playan important role inhelping Americanseasily add more fruitsand vegetables totheir diets to meetdaily recommenda-tions, said Producefor Better HealthFoundation Presidentand CEO Dr. Eliza-
beth Pivonka. Freez -ing is natures pause
but ton. It is a natura land effective way to
pre serve food nutri-tion and quality. Formore information,visit www.frozenfoodfacts.org.
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(NAPSI)Dont forgetyour best friends thisholiday season. Even thosewith four legs deserve aspecial present under thetree. Fortunately, accord-
ing to DIY expert BritMorin, you can spoil yourpets without spoiling yourbudget.
Every December, Morincombines her crafting
skills and creativity tomake homemade gifts forher adopted dog, Hoover.
This year, shes teamingup with PetSmart Charitiesto share her tips on how topamper your pets. Imexcited to team up with
PetSmart Charities toteach pet parents creativeprojects to do for their petsthis holiday season, saidMorin, founder of Brit +Co. Having pets myself, Ilove giving ideas on howto show adopted pets howspecial they are in simpleand affordable ways.
Five Holiday DIY IdeasFor Pet Lovers
1. DIY Pet Pillows: Turn
Fidos photo into a decora-tive pillow for yourhome-all you need is iron-on transfer paper, fabricand a sewing machine. Ifyoure not up for thesewing task, you can ironthe photo onto an existing
pillow or pillowcase tospruce up his bed or crate.2. Paw Print Stamps: You
can turn your pets pawprint into art by stampinghis or her print on a posteror wrapping paper. Turn aplain pattern into a master-piece sure to please anypet lover on your holidaygift list.3. DIY Photo Ornaments:
Make your pet the star of
your tree this holiday. Startwith a clear ornament andprint out a card-stockphoto of your pet toinclude. Adorn withconfetti for a festivetouch.4. Homemade Holiday
Treats: Every dog or catdeserves a yummy treat,and you can bake somewith love. A deliciousrecipe for Pumpkin PeanutButter Dog Treat is atwww.brit.co/pumpkin-peanut-butter-dog-treats/.They even make a greatstocking stuffer.5. Etched Glass Treat
Jars: Make a personalizedgift your cat or dog will
love by etching his or hername onto a clear treat jarfull of his favorite goodies.You can see the full
projects atwww.petsmartcharities.org/holiday-happy-home.How Else Can You Help
Give Homeless Pets AHappy Home?Adopting: If youre ready
to love and care for a pet,you can help save a life.Pet adoption opens upspace at local shelters,allowing room for morepets to come in and staylonger, giving them abetter chance of finding ahome. If youre consider-ing adoption, PetSmartCharities adoptable petslocator can help you findyour perfect match nearby.Visit www.petsmartcharities.org/adopt--a-petto learn more.Donating: Donations to
PetSmart Charities helpsupport lifesaving adop-tion, spay/neuter andemergency reliefprograms. For the 10thyear in a row, PetSmartCharities earned four starsfrom Charity Navigator(the highest rating) andremains in the top 1percent of all charitiesranked.A donation can make an
easy and meaningful giftfor yourself, a fellow petlover, a relative or some-one special who has it all.Just $25 saves a pets lifeby subsidizing vaccina-tions that the pet receiveswhile waiting to beadopted.
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The Christie Adminis-tration congratulated 14graduates of an inten-sive 13-week employ-ment training programdeveloped by the NewJersey CommunityCollege Consortium,the New Jersey Busi-ness and Industry Asso-ciation and the stateDepartment of Laborand Workforce Devel-
opment, noting theprogram has a high rate
of success in landingcandidates into jobs.The 14 graduates
were formally salutedat the Bergen Commu-nity College, wherethey were the sixthclass to receive instruc-tion under a metalfabrication programthat is designed toprovide workers withmanufacturing skills
and hands-on experi-ence. Approximately
89 percent of the 56people who haveundergone the trainingin five previous classesover the past two yearshave landed jobs.This Fabricated
Metal Product/ CNCManufacturing pro-gram is successfulbecause it focuses onthe needs of NewJersey employers. With
industry sectors identi-fying the skills they
need in their employeesto be competitive in anever-changing market,we are able to givejob-seekers the trainingthat makes them valu-
able assets to employ-ers, said Labor Com-missioner Harold J.Wirths. AssistantCommissioner JeffreyStoller, who spoke atthe graduationceremony, credited theprograms success tothe involvement ofbusinesses in the train-ing process and itsfocus on teaching skillsidentified by employ-ers.The Fabricated Metal
Product/CNC Manu-facturing Program,
which also supportsmanufacturing in NewJersey, teaches manu-facturing skills relatedto cutting, bending andtransforming metal intofinished products orparts for assembly.Each graduate mustpass the National Insti-tute for MetalworkingSkills (NIMS) Certifi-cation Exam for Mea-surement, Materials,and Safety Level I.Previous training
programs wereconducted at Bergen
Community College,Camden County
College, MiddlesexCounty College,Passaic County Techni-cal Institute and theNew Jersey Institute ofTechnology. The train-ing initiative hasinvolved the statesAdvanced Manufactur-ing Talent Network,which works to incor-porate employers intothe educational andtraining curriculumsaround New Jersey togive people the skillsthat are in demandamong the GardenStates major indus-tries.For more information
about the FabricatedMetal Product / CNCMachining Manufac-turing TrainingProgram and admissionrequirements please goto www.njwor-kforce.org.
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The B.D. Lenz Triobrings its distinct jazzsound to the Inn atMillrace Pond thismonth as the Inncontinues its WinterJazzz series. NancyReed appears in Janu-ary and GroverKemble is scheduled
for February.Scheduled for thethird Thursday ofevery month, theWinter Jazzzz showstake place from 6:30to 9 p.m. with manyof the region's top
jazz acts. B.D. Lenzand his trio are slatedfor Dec. 19.The B.D. Lenz Trio
offers a smooth soundthat is a delight andwill make for a
perfect pre-holidayevening of entertain-
ment and fun. Hailed
as one of the top 20"up and coming" jazzmusicians of NewJersey by the Star-Ledger, and featuredin the New YorkTimes, guitarist Lenzleads an original bandwhich has beendescribed as "a spir-ited mixture ofsounds in the contem-
porary vein, rangingfrom the sprightly tothe hard-wailing" byCurt Yeske of the TheTrenton Times. Lenz's eight CD's
feature originalcontemporary jazzwhich fuses virtuosomusicianship withexpert songwritingand his band hastoured throughout theU.S. and U.K. Inaddition, you've
probably heard hismusic as its beenfeatured in hundredsof TV shows interna-tionally (mostrecently in the hits"Breaking Bad" and"Catfish").The Inn, which
offers live musicmost every Fridaynight and pianodining Thursday andSaturday nights, alsoschedules severalspecialty nightsduring the year.The music charge is
just $8 and the menuoffers a wide choiceat reasonable prices.You can also justcome for drinks,coffee & dessert, orenjoy a completedinner. The musiccharge is $5 after 8
pm.The Inn at Millrace
Pond is a historic bed(17 beautiful rooms)and breakfast andrestaurant just min-utes from Route 80,Exit 12. The Inn islocated in the heart ofHope at 313 Johnson-
burg Road by Route519. For more infor-
mation about the Innat Millrace Pond, tomake a reservation inthe restaurant"upstairs" or in the"Fireside Tavern"downstairs, call 908-459-4884 or visitwww.innatmillracepond.com.
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Continuing the ChristieA d m i n i s t r a t i o n scommitment to GardenState veterans and theirfamilies, Lt. GovernorKim Guadagno joinedLabor Commissioner
Harold J. Wirths, Briga-dier General Michael L.Cunniff, the U.S. Cham-ber of Commerce and theAmerican Legion inHolmdel for another in aseries of Hiring OurHeroes job fairs. Themission of the program isdesigned to encourageand assist veterans inobtaining employment.
The Christie Adminis-tration has participated inevery one of the HiringOur Heroes eventshosted in New Jersey,deploying our veteran
representatives on eachoccasion to assist ourmilitary people and theirfamilies," said Lt. Gover-nor Guadagno. "We havejoined and hosted dozensof other veteran careerfairs, connecting ourformer service memberswith employers who areserious about hiringthem. We will not waverin our commitment tohelp veterans and theirfamilies transition backinto civilian life. The state Department
of Labor and WorkforceDevelopment (LWD)
and the state Department
of Military and VeteransAffairs (DMAVA)staffed the Hiring OurHeroes event, whichwas organized andsupported nationally bythe American Legion and
the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce with localpartners. The Holmdelevent was open to veter-ans, active duty military,members of the NationalGuard and reservecomponents, andmilitary spouses.Employers began screen-ing and interviewingcandidates from 10:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m., follow-ing a 9:00 a.m. session inwhich veterans were ableto obtain interviewtraining and employmentcounseling.
Its fitting that we areat the Vietnam Memorialtoday because we havenoticed that many of theveterans who haveattended our career fairssearching for employ-ment or a change of jobshave been from that era.Whether they are older oryoung veterans, employ-ers should know they aregetting the best employ-ees possible, people whoknow how to show up ontime, who dedicate them-selves to a job and see itthrough, said LaborCommissioner Wirths.
The companies offering
positions at the job fairranged from large corpo-rations to smallbusinesses. Toyota andSAP were key sponsorsof the fair in Holmdel,which also was
supported by the NewJersey Employer Supportof the Guard andReserve, New JerseyAMVETS, the U.S.Department of LaborVeterans Employmentand Training Service(DOL VETS), the U.S.Department of VeteransAffairs, the New JerseyState Parole Board, NBCNews, and other localpartners.
"It is important that weconnect our veteranswith employers who arelooking to hire," said
Brigadier GeneralMichael Cunniff, theAdjutant General, NewJersey Department ofMilitary and VeteransAffairs. "This dynamicpartnership betweenNew Jersey's Depart-ment of Military andVeterans Affairs andDepartment of Laborwill match patrioticemployers with a pool ofcandidates that will makeoutstanding employ-ees." We are very grateful
and pleased that we againhave the support of the
Christie Administration,
especially Lt. GovernorGuadagno, Commis-sioner Wirths, AdjutantGeneral Michael L.Cunniff, and ParoleBoard Chairman JamesT. Plousis at this our 14th
Hiring Our Heroes jobfair since 2011, saidBob Looby of the Ameri-can Legion. Mr. Looby, Past State
Commander of theAmerican Legion,Department of NewJersey, cited the LWDveteran representativesand the Jobs4Jersey.comemployment assistantwebsite as helpful toolsfor veterans seekingwork. These U.S. Chamber
of Commerce sponsoredevents, along with
national partners, TheAmerican Legion, ESGRand the U.S. DOL, wouldnot be the most positivein New Jersey withouttheir support," said Mr.Looby. "The successcould not be possiblewithout the support ofthe New Jersey Depart-ment of Military andVeterans Affairs, theState Parole Board, andLWDs value-addedresources with theiremployees, massivelabor expertise, programs(jobs4jersey.com) andveterans job seekers data
base. We thank them for
the entire veterancommunity!The Christie Adminis-
tration has joined andsupported Hiring OurHeroes events fromToms River, Flemingtonand Somerville to Tren-ton, Camden and EastRutherford. LWD has astaff of nearly 50 repre-sentatives, many of themveterans, who assistformer military person-nel at the states 34 One-Stop Career Centers on adaily basis.Since May, the Christie
Administration also hasbeen using part of a$15.6 million NationalEmergency Grant (NEG)used to create temporaryclean-up and recoveryjobs in the aftermath ofSuperstorm Sandy toemploy veterans andother unemployedresidents for restorationprojects at the NationalGuard Militia Museum
of New Jersey in SeaGirt.Governor Christie has
launched several initia-tives to assist veterans,military personnel andtheir families, fromsupporting scholarshipsto expanding facilitiesfor homeless veterans.The Christie Administra-tion also has co-sponsored employmentfairs and conferencesdesigned to help employ-ers connect with veteranservices.The Holmdel hiring
event followed several
other veteran focusedevents conducted overthe past several weeks inNew Jersey to assistveterans, including atwo-day Stand Downin Morristown attendedby CommissionerWirths. The Departmentof Labor partnered withthe New Jersey FallenSoldiers Foundation and
the Community of Hopeat the National GuardArmory in Morristown toaid former service mem-bers who are homelessand in-need of assistanceto become self-sufficient.The two-day eventassisted about 300 veter-ans.The Christie Adminis-
tration also assisted in theHire Our Heroes jobfair held in Morristowntoday, where the U.S.Chamber of Commerce,the American Legion andothers connected veter-ans to employment
opportunities at theMorristown Armory. The state Labor
Department is currentlyworking to assist 18,000veterans through itsveteran representatives atthe many One-StopCareer Centers. Veteransseeking employment areencouraged to contact theState Veterans ProgramCoordinator MichaelLaun [email protected]; call 609-292-2468; or visit veteransstaff at the nearest One-
Stop Career Center.
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The planning commit-tee for the Relay ForLife of North Warren iswell underway in their
preparation for Relay,2014. Unfortunately,almost everyone's liveshave been touched bythe life altering diseaseof Cancer, but you canhelp, by joining or form-ing a Relay For Life of
North Warren team. Thekickoff dinner for nextyear's event is beingheld at the Brook WoodWinery on Rt 94.
Columbia, NJ, on Sat.,Feb 22, 2014 from 6-9PM. All wine bottles
purchased that evening,will generously donate$5 toward the Relay, anAmerican Cancer Soci-ety fundraiser. Pleasemark the date for thisupcoming event!! Thereis no fee for attendingthis event. There will bean opportunity to learnmore about whathappens at a Relay, plusan opportunity to signup a team to participate,or as a Cancer Survivor,
to register forthe complimentarydinner held on June 8th,2014.Relay For Life of
North Warren is anovernight event beingheld at North WarrenRegional High School,
Noe Rd, Blairstown, NJon Sat., June 8, 20144PM to Sun., June 9,2014: 7 AM. Relay,honors all cancer survi-vors fromdate of diagnosis and
urges them to come tothe event for a compli-
mentary dinner, give-aways and surprises.Caregivers are alsorecognized for thevital role they play and
help start the event,along with the survi-vors,with the first walk
around the track.Team members then
take turns alternatingwalking the track whileraising money for theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety. While cancer neversleeps, we don't either,that evening. However;
campers line up theirtents, canopies and RV'sin the hopes of catchinga nap. Throughout thenight you will be enter-tained by a DJ, music,food, live bands, andmany various activities,which, help make this
annual, local commu-nity event fun, emo-tional, rewarding andsuccessful year afteryear. Last year our localRelay raised close to$40,000., much ofwhich stays in the
county area to fundeducation awareness,cancer prevention andassistance to localcancer patients.The Relay Event holds
three ceremoniesthroughout the night,which help theparticipants, Celebrate: those still with us,Remember: those wehave lost, and FightBack: against thisdisease.Sponsorship Opportu-
nities are available to
interested Companies,Groups or Individualsand there is recognitionand advertising thatgoes along with your taxdeductible donation atRelay. There are manyavenues to help sponsorthis event and pleasecontact us for morespecific information.Luminaria's which are
bags lit by candles, andlined along the track allnight, help us to honorsurvivors or rememberthose we have lost tothis disease. They are
available for a $10donation to ACS. Youmay design your bags
personally or have us doit for you.Our next planning
committee meeting isbeing held on Mon.,Dec., 16th from 7-9PMat the Ascenzia Well-ness Building on Rt 94,next to the DoghouseDeli.All are welcome to
attend and find out whatvolunteer opportunitiesare available. Thefollowing month's meet-
ing will be held onWed., Jan., 15th in theconference room at theLibrary on Lambert Rdfrom 7-9PM.To help eradicate
cancer and help peopleto celebrate more birth-days: Please consider
joining our planningcommittee, forming aRelay Team,signing up for the kick-
off dinner, or survivordinner.For More Information,
please contact, TraceyDePano, Special Events
Director, AmericanCancer Society, at 973-285-8025, email her [email protected],
Or Susan Wilson, EventCo-Chair, at 973-583-8866. Please visit ourwebsite atRelayForLife.org/NorthWarrenNJ, Also pleaselike us on our FacebookPage at Relay For Lifeof North Warren, tocontinue getting
personal updates onupcoming fundraisers.
Warren County Com-munity College's AlphaUpsilon Rho Chapter ofPhi Theta Kapparecently inducted 60new members to itsorganization at a specialceremony on campus in
November. Phi Theta Kappa
International is thehonor society for 2-yearcolleges. Membership is
based upon academicachievement.The following
individuals wereinducted:Hackettstown:Nicole
Creedon, TiffanyDeMattia, PenelopeGriffin, Lisa Harris,Kristy O'Donnell,Obiageli Onyekaba,
Alexander Pruitt,Olenka SandovalWashington: AnaCoello, Kailtyn Domin,Elizabeth Mercer,Brielle Pettinheo,Bonita Seymour,Monika Szabo, LuisZamora Phillipsburg:Brooke Baker, DeanBerrigan, KellyDalrymple, CassandraFortuna, Karen Frank-lin, Ian Hayden, CaseyJankowski, EbenLoudin, Megan Murray,Lauren Porcelli, Kait-lynn Reasoner, Melanie
Sulla, Adeia Thomas-Belvidere: Jared Allen,Kristen Bergenback,Deborah Bonamo,Robert Lunden Blair-stown: Alexandra Eck,Kestra Forest, MamtaJoshi, Kimberly VanGrouw Oxford: AlyssaAlpaugh, Olga Brenich,Jennifer Dolan, Lindsay
Tichenor Great Mead-ows: Joan Kimmel,Kimberly Nicholls,Katherine Paterson, JeanPecheur Stewartsville:Jake Bloodgood, Rose-marie England, NicoleGilbert, AnthonyMarchetta, BradleyPolizzi, Adrianne VergaAndover: Mark BellAnnandale: NataliePeluso Asbury:BridgetPierson Clinton:EllaineQuiminianoHampton:Renee DiNizio Hopat-cong: Kathleen SimonLafayette:Brendan McCabe Milford: JessicaCooper, JonathanStettler Riegelsville: Shana LanceAs members of the
organization, these
students are eligible toapply for Phi ThetaKappa Transfer Scholar-ships offered by over600 4-year colleges anduniversities locatedthroughout the UnitedStates.WCCC has been
serving Warren Countysince 1981, providing anaffordable, high qualityeducation in a broadrange of fields of inter-est. For more informa-tion about WCCC andits degree and non-degree programs, visit
www.warren.edu.
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By Maria CascarioDanielle Pergola, 14,
daughter of Amy andPatrick Pergola, ofBlairstown, NJ, ha thedistinction of winningTHIRD PRIZE in theJuly, 2013, CricketLeague photographycompetition. Danielle,a freshman at NorthWarren Regional HighSchool, became inter-ested in photographywhen she was twelveyears old and cameupon the works of SallyMann.Danielle said, This
lead to my admirationof other photographersand inspired a passionfor taking photo-graphs.Amy said Shes been
the family photogra-pher ever since!
This pursuit wasrewarded by CricketMagazine when theyran a contest askingeach entrant to submitan original photo of asummer adventure.Danielles winning
photograph was of theEiffel Tower, taken onher vacation to Paristhis past summer withher family.Danielle was ecstatic
when she won thecontest. She had noexpectation of winning.She has been an avidreader of CricketMagazine.Cricket Magazine
features short stories,poems, and articles bythe worlds finestchildrens authors andis illustrated by artists
here and abroad.
United Way of North-ern New Jersey is
pleased to announcethat Chief ProfessionalOfficer and WomensLeadership Council
Director Sarah Brelviwas recently appointed
by the state SupremeCourt to serve on theDistrict XIII EthicsCommittee.The district ethics
committees investigateand prosecute ethicscases involving NewJersey attorneys.Brelvi, of Allamuchy,was appointed to servea three-year term onthe committee oversee-ing Hunterdon, Somer-set and Warren coun-ties. The committeesare made up of attorneyand public members.Brelvi was recom-mended by N.J. Supe-
(NAPSI)If you findthat the holidays cansometimes be too muchof a good thing, theresactually some goodnews. There are anumber of simple stepsyou can take to stay incontrol of your sociallife. Here are some tips: Start by saying no.
Some are surprised tolearn that it really is
possible to attend toomany parties. To avoidholiday burnout, deter-mine which events youreally want to go to andwhich ones you have to
go to, and send yourregrets to the rest. Stay close to your
diet. If you want toavoid revelers remorse,dont use your holidaywhirl as an excuse foreating and drinking allthe treats you usuallyavoid. Think pie orcake, not pie and cake.Or skip the pie and cakeand go for the freshfruit. If you overdo it, keep
your remedy simple.Fortunately, if you dooverindulge, there are anumber of simple things
you can do to get backon the right track.For example, if you
wake with a touch ofnausea from stress ortoo much food anddrink, theres a low-cost,clinically proven, drug-free alternative treat-
ment for the control ofnausea and vomitingthats showing up every-where from collegecampuses to airportlounges.Called Sea-Bands, they
are acupressure bandsthat fit around the
patients wrist just like asweatbandwith a
pressure stud sewninside. It works byapplying pressure on the
Nei Kuan acupressurepoint on each wrist bymeans of a plastic stud.Because the bands do
not use drugs, they donot cause any of the sideeffects associated withanti-nausea drugs andcan be worn on eachwrist whenever you feelnauseous. They are
suitable for adults andchildren.A University of Pitts-
burgh Medical Centerstudy found that usingSea-Bands acupressure
bands on post-oppatients reduced theincidence of nausea to10 percent-a reductionof two-thirds.The bands have also
been used to relievemotion sickness, morn-ing sickness and cancernausea and vomiting.They become effectivewithin five minutes-even if nausea hasalready startedandcan be worn continu-ously.Sea-Bands are made of
mixed fibers and arelatex-free. They are soft,comfortable, fit all wristsizes and can be reusedif washed in a gentlecycle. They have anunlimited shelf life withno special storageconditions.Sea-Bands are avail-
able in all major drug-
rior Court Judge Kima-rie Rahill.I am honored to have
been chosen to servethe court and help toinsure the integrity ofour judicial system,Brelvi said.Brelvi, a longtime
resident of WarrenCounty, is an activevolunteer in her
Warren County com-munity. She serves onthe Warren CountyChamber of Com-merce, Warren CountyHuman ServicesAdvisory Council, is a
Centenary CollegeAcademic Liaison andmember of ExecutiveWomen of NewJersey.
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"We are here to awakenfrom the illusion of our
separateness..." ~ ThichNhat Hanh
I know we all wish toget back into shapeafter the holidays, butyoga is much more thana physical practice. Thevery roots of yoga speakto the morals and ethicsthat we live by each andevery day. What betterway to begin the newyear than by comingtogether in practice,community and spirit?In keeping with the
ethics of yoga and tocontinue last year's
tradition, the BreathingRoom Center, 735 Rt94, Frelinghuysen, willhost an open-level yogaclass to support theCommunity SupportedGarden at GenesisFarm. Classes will beheld in two rooms, so
bring your friends andfamily, your yoga matsand giving hearts. Thiswill be a donation-based
offering, with allproceeds going directly
to this non-profit organi-zation.Since 1988, the Com-
munity SupportedGarden at Genesis Farmin Frelinghuysen has
provided an opportunityfor a community of
people to take responsi-bility for supporting alocal farm. It is becom-ing increasingly moreevident that the presentstate of farming in theUnited States andaround the world is inserious jeopardy. Agri-
business, with its
chemical-intensive,industrialized methodsof crop production isreplacing agriculture,with its small human-scale and diversifiedcharacter and its com-mitment to source andcommunity.The Community
Supported Garden atGenesis Farm providesthe opportunity for
people to take greaterresponsibility for their
social and communityrelationships by mutu-ally supporting theirown farm. In turn, thefarm supports them and
provides not only nutri-tious, chemical-freefood, but an opportunityto grow in friendship,mutual support and acommitment to restorethe soils, air and waterthrough their choicesand decisions. Thedirect link betweenmembers and farmers
puts the "culture" backin "agriculture," recon-
necting us to the earthand to each other.Breathing Room
Center, LLC, is adiverse cooperativespace offering classesand workshops to thecommunity for all ages,interests, and levels ofability. FMI, please visitwww.breathingroomcenter.com orcsgatgenesisfarm.com.
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