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By J. L. ShivelyThe National JuniorHonor Society stu-dents at East

Hanover Middle School re-cently completed their firstgroup service project as oneof the requirements for theirsociety membership.The Junior Honor Soci-

ety at the middle school isin its first year and the com-pletion of this first project isa real milestone for theschool.The honor society at the

middle school level is nowbeing offered to students ingrades seven and eight andare advised by the middleschool’s gifted and talentedteacher, Donna Kerouac. The Junior Honor Soci-

ety currently has 23 in-ducted members from bothseventh and eighth grade.To become a member of thesociety, Kerouac states thateach student was requiredto have a “90 percent aver-age in all academic areasand teacher recommenda-tion based on leadershipskills. Students who met therequirements had to com-plete an application that wasreviewed by a team ofteachers.”Kerouac explains that

the service project idea wasspearheaded by physical ed-ucation teacher, Kim Nearywho is also a consultant forthe company Thirty-One,

Student members holding the chemotherapy care bags with their advisor, Donna Kerouac and KimNeary, who spearheaded the project.

National Junior Honor Society Completes First Service Project

which sells printed hand-bags. According to Kerouac,

Neary was able to acquire23 different Thirty-Onebags for the students to use.These bags were going tobecome a huge part of thestudents’ group serviceproject. “She [Kim] reached out

to family and friends for do-nations of $25 to purchaseeach of the 23 bags,” saysKerouac.Kerouac explains that

Kim “came up with the ideafor the chemotherapy bagsbecause her friend’s momwas undergoing the treat-ment at the time.”With the bags at the

ready, the Junior Honor So-ciety students began collect-ing items to fill them up.Working from a list ofideas, students acquired theitems by asking friends andfamily for donations as wellas reaching out to othergroups and organizationssuch as their church.Beginning their project

in Feb. and completing it byearly March, the studentscollected many items suchas fuzzy socks, lip balm,gum and water bottles to beincluded in their bags.To top off their collec-

tions the students also madewarm shawls out of fleecefabric to be included withthe care bags and wrote out

get well notes for thechemotherapy patient re-ceiving the bag. The bags were donated

to Overlook Hospital inSummit around mid-March,after the completion of thecollection and project. “I feel the project was a

success because we met ourgoal of having every stu-dent complete a bag,” Ker-ouac says. “All studentswere engaged in the projectand were eager to do morethan what was asked ofthem.“Overall the kids really

enjoyed doing it,” Kerouacreflects after the project wascompleted. They went be-

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yond what was required of them, she alsonotes, stating that the group service projectreally seemed to inspire them for their up-coming individual projects.The next step for the Junior Honor So-

ciety Members will be to complete anotherservice project, this time on their own, by“choosing something that has meaning tothem,” Kerouac says. The students will berequired to choose their project, outlinetheir goals and complete it by the end of the

school year.Once the individual project is com-

pleted, students will need to show docu-mented evidence of their completed projectwhether it be by photos or an hourly log. With their first project under the belt, the

Junior Honor Society students are makingheadways for the projects yet to come,eager to leave their mark on both theirschool as well as the lives they touch withtheir various service projects.

National Junior Honor Society...continued from front pageCounty College of

Morris (CCM) plansto hold its Spring

Open House on Sat., April23, for high school studentsand their parents, students at-tending other colleges whoare looking to transfer, andadults interested in returningto school.The Open House takes

place in the Student Commu-nity Center on CCM’s Ran-dolph campus at 10 a.m. and11:30 a.m. Those who attendand apply for admission will

have the $30 application feewaived.The Open House features

academic breakout sessionsso students can explore theareas of study they are mostinterested in pursuing. A spe-cial breakout session alsowill be offered for adultswho are looking to return toschool to take continuing ed-ucation courses, earn a cer-tificate or work on anassociate degree.Faculty and representa-

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CCM To Hold Spring Open Housecial aid, career services andstudent life will be on handto answer questions. Partici-pants also can take a self-guided tour of campus.The Open House offers

the opportunity to learnabout CCM’s more than 50associate degree programs,athletics and student organi-zations. Registration is required

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animals and hard toys, such as dolls and ac-tion figures, must be below 14 inches in size;as well as household linens such as blankets,sheets and curtains. All items should beplaced in well-tied plastic bags. Shoes, bootsand sneakers will also be accepted. No singleshoes, winter coats or winter boots. All do-nated items will be distributed to needy fam-ilies overseas. The clothing will be turnedover to a company that will in turn pay Em-ployment Horizons for each pound collected.The goal is to collect 5,000 lbs!

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tered women who has sheltered and strengthened women andchildren for more than four decades is reaching out to othersto help save the shelter at risk for foreclosure.The founder and director of Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS)

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

“They are working with us,” says Ramos about RialtoCapital Management Advisors in Florida which currentlyholds the mortgage bridge loan. She says she has six moremonths to raise $15,000 to avoid a foreclosure.Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sisters - the first shelter

for battered women in North America- the organizationchanged its name to Strengthen Our Sisters and has sincegrown to eight houses, two day care centers, a food pantryand a thrift store. The properties’ value a total of $2.5 million,with $580,000 left to be paid. A woman from Chatham recently donated $2,500; others

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

don’t have a place to live where are they going to keep theirEaster baskets?” she asks. The same holds true with the fur-niture donations.About 20 people recently have called offering to donate

furniture. Although grateful for all of the donations, Ramossays the next hurdle is trying to find or afford a storage placeto hold the furniture.“People called to donate furniture,” says Ramos. “We

don’t have room to store the furniture. We need a storageplace. People donating beautiful furniture.” Ramos says the furniture “will come in handy for women”

when they are able to move into an apartment or a place oftheir own to live.Through her shelter program, Ramos says “thousands

have been saved” during the past 46 years. Many of thewomen and children her organization helps “don’t have fam-ilies,” are on section eight, have families or friends “whodon’t like them; who don’t want to help them. We have a lotof dysfunctional families.“We are the only shelter who will take people,” says

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from the Passaic County Dept. of Human Services, privatedonations, counties and social services, “but not enough tokeep it going. We have a transportation grant but they took itaway. We have five vans; we need help. We’ve been runningfor three and a half years with a non-paid staff,” down froma paid staff of 55 that were let go when SOS lost funding, shesays. Ramos currently has 17 non-paid volunteers who drive the

shelter residents to look for jobs, to court, doctor appoint-ments, social services, schools; they fix things, watch chil-dren.SOS recently held a tricky tray and dinner fundraiser and

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By Cheryl ConwayRecruiting new members, spreading the word aboutthe club and protecting lives of those who help oth-ers are some of the current goals of the 200 Club of

Morris County. Established 45 years ago in Morris County, the 200 Club

of Morris County is gearing up for its 44th Annual ValorMeritorious Awards Dinner set for Thurs., April 28, startingwith cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by awards and dinnerfrom 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Birchwood Manor in Whip-pany. Advance registration is required.At this year’s fundraising dinner 39 first responders of

Morris County, whether volunteer or professional, will berecognized and honored for their bravery by the 200 Club,an organization of individuals that support public safetyprofessionals. Firefighters, police and emergency medicalproviders risked their lives in 11 incidents involving fires,car accidents, gas-filled homes and other emergencies inMorris County towns.First responders who put their lives at risk earn the Valor

Award; those who go beyond the call of duty are awardedthe Meritorious Award.“We’re very lucky to have individuals like these keeping

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

president of the 200 Club, in a press release. “It’s an honorto recognize their good work.”When citizens are in Morris County “running away from

crime, these first responders are running toward the fire,”says Gannon during an interview with New View MediaGroup. “It’s time to put them on a pedal stool and say‘thanks’ for what they are doing.”Each recipient will be recognized, receive a plaque and

a 200 Club Bar to wear below their badge on their uniform,explains Gannon, a member for the past eight years.With 37 different police departments in Morris County,

submissions can be numerous. A review committee of the200 Club meets to determine who is worthy of a valoraward or meritorious award.“People selected are the cream of the crop,” says Gan-

non of Boonton Twp. The Morris County Chief’s Associa-tion, Medical Service Alliance and State Police providecandidates to the 200 Club for consideration. The 200 Club of Morris County was formed in 1971 by

a group of 19 concerned business and political leaders; thegroup doubled by the end of the year and today involvesmore than 1,100 members. The Morris County club was anoutgrowth of the Essex County Club, which was the first200 Club in NJ that began in 1967.

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Each member pays $200 in annual dues, thus, the 200designation.The first 200 Club developed in 1952 in response to the

fatal shooting of Arthur Meyers, a Detroit, Michigan policeofficer, according to the club website. Following the shoot-ing, a local businessman, William Packer, asked his friends

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to donate to a fund in memory of the fallenofficer and met with the officer’s widow tosupport her finances and setup an educationaccount for their unborn child.Since that time, 118 of these clubs have

been established in 28 states with additionalclubs in Puerto Rico and Central America.There are currently 18, 200 Clubs in NJ.A non-profit, 501c3 organization, the

200 Club of Morris County supports localpolice officers, fire fighters, first aid squadmembers, and NJ state police serving Mor-ris County who die in the line of duty.When a public safety official loses their

life in the line of duty, the Action Commit-tee of The 200 Club of Morris Countyreaches out to the widow to offer emotionalsupport and financial assistance in the formof a death benefit to help manage the finan-cial burden during this difficult time. Thecurrent benefit is $30,000.The 200 Club of Morris County also

awards an annual benefit to each eligiblechild of the public safety official in an effortto help ease the financial concerns created

by the loss of their loved one, as stated onthe website. At present, the annual benefitis $10,000 per child per year until age 18.Should the child continue onto college, thebenefit is increased to $15,000 per yearuntil age 23 or graduation.Since its inception in 1971, the 200 Club

of Morris County has distributed more than$4.3 million in survivor benefits and schol-arships to families. For 2016, the club isnearing $1,100 that will be awarded in col-lege scholarships to high school seniorsserving in a branch of public safety orwhose a parent is actively serving or retiredfrom a public safety capacity in MorrisCounty.The scholarship committee voted to

award 20 scholarships of $5,000 each. Thescholarship awards dinner will be May 16at 6 p.m. at the Zeris Inn.The 200 Club is supported by member-

ship dues and private donations.“Every year that money goes out to help

first responders,” says Lou Nisivoccia ofRandolph, previous president of the 200Club. “If we can recruit more members, we

can increase the money given to those lostin the line of duty. We’ve been slowly in-creasing the membership. We need to getthe word out.”Last year, Nisivoccia implemented a

Power of One program in which each mem-ber is encouraged to bring in one new mem-ber.A member for 15 years, Nisivoccia and

his wife support several charities and withthe 200 Club “We are helping our neighborsright here in Morris County. I want to takecare of those people who take care of meevery single day.”In March, the 200 Club of Morris

County started its $15,000 Billboard Cam-paign for the Move Over law, in an effort toprotect public safety individuals from acci-dents. When approaching lights, vehiclesneed to move over one lane “so peopledon’t get struck by your car,” says Gannon.Highway workers, those helping in

crashes, tow truck drivers, “these peopleneed to be protected too,” says Gannon,who is running for Morris County Sheriffafter retiring from a 33 year career in law

enforcement and global security. The proj-ect consists of 13 billboards going up onmajor roadways in the county to raiseawareness of the Move Over Law “to getpeople to slow down a little bit.”Gannon says, “It’s a dangerous, danger-

ous job in the public safety world. We don’twant to be giving benefits to widows andwidowers. Our mission is that we save thelives of these emergency public employ-ees.” The public safety community, “These people are really important to us,

these highway workers. It’s nice to keepthem safe on the roads.”Information about membership in the

200 Club and its various programs is avail-able by calling 973-630-7933 or by clickingon http://200clubofmorriscounty.com.A member must be a “person of good

character” whether subject-matter experts,business person, finance, media, retired po-lice officers or firefighters to name a few.“It’s a passionate group of people,” says

Gannon of the club members. “We are ableto do good and meet people. It’s really aneat group to belong to.”

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New Jersey Blood Services plans toconduct local blood drives whichare open to the public. The follow-

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Clubhouse, Rockaway, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m.Wed., April 20, St. Francis Health Resort,

Denville, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.Thurs., April 21, First Presbyterian

Church, Whippany, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.Sat., April 23, Mountain Lakes Volunteer

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Netcong, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.Tues., April 26, Senior House, Pompton

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The Morris County Board of Freehold-ers recently issued a resolution tohonor Morris County Veterans Af-

fairs Officer Charles Jurgensen of FlorhamPark, who planned to retire March 31 after13 years of exemplary service to MorrisCounty’s military veterans, their familiesand dependents.Jurgensen, a U.S. Marine veteran, who

served with the 4th Marine Corps ReserveDivision from 1959 to 1965, and has beenthe county’s Veterans Affairs Officer since2003, was honored by the freeholders inMorristown last month, where Jurgensenwas joined by many friends, colleagues andveterans.“Charles Jurgensen has worked tirelessly

on behalf of Morris County veterans for thepast 13 years, guiding them through militarybureaucracy to ensure that veterans, theirfamilies and dependents got the services andbenefits they deserved,’’ said Freeholder Di-rector Kathy DeFillippo.“We regret the retirement of such a ded-

icated person, and know that veterans prob-ably lament his retirement even more than

we do,’’ added Freeholder Doug Cabana, thelone remaining member of the board whoserved when Jurgensen was hired in 2003. The Morris County Veterans Services of-

ficer provides information and assistance todischarged Morris County military veteransand their families in obtaining Veterans Ad-ministration benefits and entitlements,among many duties. The officer also is re-sponsible for recording the location ofgraves of Morris County veterans. The offi-cer provides flags each year to decoratethose graves on Memorial Day. A host of veterans yesterday lauded Jur-

gensen for his hard work on their behalf,noting that he never kept regular office hourswhen it came to their needs. Last November, he received The Unsung

Hero Award for New Jersey for his above-and-beyond efforts on behalf of some 17,000veterans who sought his assistance in hisrole as veterans’ affairs officer.“Hundreds of veterans would have come

up short without the 24/7 support of Charlesand his ability to zero in on the right contactor find a way to navigate to the optimum so-

Freeholders John Cesaro, Deborah Smith, Kathy DeFillippo, with Charles Jurgensen, and Free-holders Hank Lyon Christine Myers and Doug Cabana.

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lution,’’ said George Hanley, founder of Wel-come Home Vets of N.J. “We couldn’t have done this work to help

our veterans without these dedicated peo-

ple,’’ said Jurgensen. “I have great confi-dence that our commitment to veterans inMorris County will continue in years tocome.’’


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

Agraduate of SetonHall University,with a doctorate in

education, Lou Valori ofParsipanny retired from theParsippany-Troy Hills Po-lice Department in 2012 asa Detective Sergeant. Val-ori also served on the Par-sippany Board ofEducation, and is currentlycouncil president in Parsip-pany. He serves as a member

of the Morris County ParkCommission and the Mor-ris County Human ServicesCouncil on Aging, Disabil-ities and Veterans.Valori served with dis-

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

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

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

Agraduate ofLaSalle Universityand Benjamin Car-

dozo Law School, PeterKing, of Denville, is apartner in the King and Pe-tracca law firm in Parsip-pany, focusing primarily inmunicipal law. The firmserves as the municipalprosecutor for MorrisPlains Borough, Morris,Randolph and Rockawaytownships.A former Captain in the

U.S. Army, King was inactive combat during thePersian Gulf War, earningvarious medals for hisservice, including theBronze Star.

He is married to Catha-rina and has two daughters.King is a member of TheAssumption of TheBlessed Virgin MaryParish in Morristown and alife member of the VFWand the National Rifle As-sociation.

Agraduate of Mar-quette Universityand The John Mar-

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

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

Deputy Mayor and currentlyserves as Mayor of RandolphTownship.Roman is also an elected

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

Freeholders Cabana, Mastrangleo And DeFillippo Vie For Another Term On Freeholder Board

Douglas R. “Doug”Cabana is thelongest serving

member of the Board ofChosen Freeholders, hav-ing joined the board inApril 1997.He is a former free-

holder director who waselected by his colleaguesto that post in 2000 andagain in 2001. He servedas deputy director in 1998,1999, 2011 and 2012.A past president of the

New Jersey Association ofCounties, it was under hisleadership in 2006 that theassociation became an ini-tial driving force behindthe now popular concept of“shared services.” Cabanahas served as MorrisCounty’s representative tothat statewide associationsince 1999.Cabana was mayor of

Boonton Township for sixyears and a member of thetownship’s governing bodyfor 11 years. He is a mem-ber of the 200 Club ofMorris County and a for-mer president of the Mor-ris County League ofMunicipalities.Cabana is an attorney

who received his law de-gree from Seton Hall Uni-versity School of Law. Healso has a degree in busi-ness management fromIthaca College.

Kathy DeFillippo cur-rently serves on thefreeholder board and

is in her second year as free-holder director.She was a councilwoman

in Roxbury Township from2006 through Dec. 2013.She served as mayor in 2009and deputy mayor in 2012-13 and was also a member ofthe town’s Zoning Board ofAdjustment.DeFillippo has a long his-

tory of public and commu-nity service. She is a pastpresident of the RoxburyArea Chamber of Commerceand is currently on the boardof the NJ Metro Chapter ofthe National MS Society.She was the driving force be-hind bringing the Walk MSto Roxbury in 2006 and hasraised tens of thousands ofdollars to help find a cureand to raise awareness forpeople afflicted with thisdevastating disease.A graduate of SUNY

New Paltz with a bachelor’s

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

Bob, have lived in Roxburysince 1994 with their threechildren, Scott, Laura Jeanand Rob.

Thomas (Tommy) J.Mastrangelo ofMontville has a stellar

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

by family and friends, Mas-trangelo ran for his first pub-lic office as a candidate forMorris County Freeholderand did so as a “property tax-payer advocate” to reducetaxes and government spend-ing with the goal of provid-ing taxpayer relief for hisfellow Morris County. Mas-trangelo was elected in Nov.2010 and re-elected in Nov.2013. For two consecutiveyears, Mastrangelo waselected as director of theMorris County Board ofChosen Freeholders by hissix Freeholder colleagues.Under Mastrangelo’s di-

rection and leadership,county property taxes andspending have been reducedand in 2014 implemented afive-year $ 60 million debtreduction plan, while at thesame time, maintaining thegood quality of life in MorrisCounty to live, work andraise a family. As a Free-holder, Mastrangelo is amember of the budget sub-committee, chair of theBoard of School Estimate atCCM Vo-Tech, liaison toCounty Clerk , Board ofElections, Superintendent ofElections, Rutgers Coopera-

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By Maryanne Christiano-MistrettaMoms Helping Moms Foundation, Inc., a non-profitcharitable organization has been helping familieswho face financial distress help meet their babies’

basic needs.Whether it’s providing access to essential baby supplies

or connecting moms with a variety of services to supportthem during pregnancy and the first three years of parent-hood, such as parenting support, child development educa-tion, financial literacy, and health and wellness.When founded in 2011, the idea was that no baby should

have to go without life’s basic needs.Through partnerships with community organizations,

schools, local government and others, Moms Helping Momshas collected and distributed tens of thousands of diapers,clothing, formula, nursing supplies, and countless other babyessentials to hundreds of families in New Jersey. President and Founder Bridget Cutler started the organi-

zation “by accident” when she began collecting excess babythings her friends no longer needed. Cutler said, “I had a largenetwork of friends with babies.” With an assortment of baby products stored in her garage,

Cutler began her organization. She said, “We’re like a foodbank with diapers and babies.” Six months ago Moms Helping Moms paired with Home-

less Solutions, Inc., in Morristown, which began as MorrisShelter Inc. in 1983, created as a private, not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization. It expanded to Homeless Solutions, Inc.and provides shelter for homeless men, women and families.

Homeless Solutions sends Moms Helping Moms a “wishlist” for women with children ages three and under. ThenMoms Helping Moms is able to provide the organization withdiapers, strollers, and clothing; filling in the gap of what foodstamps don’t cover. “You name it, we have it,” Cutler said. “With the exception

of car seats and cribs; both have legal issues, we’d need to dothorough inspections.” Moms Helping Moms recently obtained a $2,500 grant

from National Diaper Bank Network. They were one of 29national recipients of the inaugural Funds for Change grant.Cutler plans to use the money to re-organize their space, al-lowing for more inventory storage and to streamline their op-erational procedures. Money is always the biggest challenge, according to Cut-

ler. She said, “We’re a non-profit. We’re new. We don’t haveexperience with grant writing. Most of the money is privatedonations. We’ve gotten smaller grants here and there. Wedon’t have any full time employees on staff. It’s a constantwork in progress.” Time is another issue for Moms Helping Moms since most

of the volunteers at the organization have children in pre-school or younger. Cutler said, “To find enough people to vol-unteer has been tricky. I work two full days per week. I haveto get a sitter. We have a lot of fantastic volunteers: a volun-teer bookkeeper, a volunteer coordinator; we would love tobe open all the time, but at this time we don’t have the fundsto pay somebody full time.” Most of the operational work is done by Cutler and Megan

Pictured from left, are Kate O'Conner, volunteer; Megan Deaton,secretary of board; and Bridget Cutler, president/founder.

Moms Helping Moms Partners With Homeless Solutions Of Morristown

Deaton, who works as secretary. On Jan. 29, they had theirsecond annual Snow Ball fundraiser at Stone House at Stir-ling Ridge in Warren. Since their first diaper distribution in 2011, Moms Helping

Moms has helped provide close to 100,000 diapers, as wellas other essential baby supplies, to hundreds of families inNJ. For more information, visit: momshelpingmomsfounda-

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With nearly three decades of lawenforcement service and provenexperience as a fiscal conserva-

tive who has saved millions of taxpayerdollars, John Sierchio is uniquely qualifiedto protect the families and taxpayers ofMorris County as its next sheriff.Sierchio of Boonton Twp. has more than

27 years of law enforcement experience asboth an officer and supervisor of his peers.He served in the Essex County Sheriff’s Of-fice, the Essex County and Bloomfield po-lice departments. During his time on theBloomfield Police Department, Sierchioserved in the Patrol Division, EmergencyMedical Service Unit, and Detective Bu-reau before being promoted to sergeant, anassignment he continued until reassigned tothe Internal Affairs Division.Sierchio has received dozens of merito-

rious awards during his service in law en-forcement. He volunteered at Ground Zeroduring the aftermath of 9/11 and received aproclamation from the Los Angeles, Cali-fornia City Council in recognition of hiscourageous work. Sierchio received aproclamation from the Newark City Coun-cil for saving the lives of several residentsby entering a burning building before thearrival of the fire department. He also re-ceived a proclamation from the BloomfieldTownship Council for his work in appre-hending a suspect wanted for murder.In 2004, he was named “PBA Officer of

the Year” by the Essex County Conferenceof PBA’s. In 1995, Sierchio was elected torepresent the PBA as the vice-president ofBloomfield PBA Local 32, a position heheld until he was elected as State Delegatein 1997, a role he served for nearly 15 yearsuntil his promotion to the rank of sergeant.

He has served as a member of the Boardof Trustees for the Police and Firemen’s Re-tirement System in 2002. In his role aschair, he saved millions of dollars for tax-payers and protected the savings of lawabiding citizens by exposing fraudulentpension claims. In Nov. 2009, Sierchio was asked by

then Governor-Elect Chris Christie to serveon his Gubernatorial Transition Team. Hewas appointed by Governor Christie toserve as a member of his Law and PublicSafety Subcommittee and was assigned thetask of reviewing and providing his recom-mendations regarding reforms to the Divi-sion of NJ State Police, the Division ofHighway Traffic Safety, and the Division ofAlcoholic Beverage Control. Sierchio is serving his seventh year as a

member of the Boonton Township Board ofEducation; is active in many clubs and or-ganizations and is a life member of the Na-tional Rifle Association. He is married toLisa and they have four children: Ashley,John, Jordyn and Teresa.


The growing momentum behind Re-publican Jim Gannon’s campaign forMorris County Sheriff is driven by

his unmatched law enforcement and secu-rity experience, overwhelming supportfrom Morris conservative and Republicanleaders, and a fiscal reform agenda that putstaxpayers first.Before ever considering running for

elected office, Gannon of Boonton Twp.,enjoyed a 33¬ year career in law enforce-ment and global security, starting as a pa-trolman in Boonton and BoontonTownship, followed by tenure as DeputyChief of Investigations at the MorrisCounty Prosecutor’s Office, the FBI's eliteJoint Terrorism Task Force and MorrisCounty¬ based Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

During his decorated career, Gannonalso served as commander of the Fun-coLand Homicide Task Force and the Wal-ter Contreras Homicide Task Force, formedthe Morris County Cold Case Unit, co¬au-thored the “Morris County Counter ¬Ter-rorism Task Force Manual,” and haslectured and trained fellow professionals,and conducted investigations, in places likeRussia, Ukraine, South Africa, Hungary,Thailand and Uzbekistan, uniquely prepar-ing him for the day ¬to¬day battle to pro-tect Morris County citizens from terrorattacks by radical groups like ISIS.Gannon grew up in large Irish and Polish

Catholic family in Boonton Twp. with twobrothers and one sister. His passion for lawenforcement came from his father, who wasNYPD detective. Gannon graduated Boon-ton High School where he played multiplesports and also was a member of the Boon-ton Township Fire Service. Gannon earned his associate’s degree in

law enforcement from County College ofMorris in 1981 and his bachelor’s degree incriminal justice administration fromWilliam Paterson University in 1983. Aftergraduation, Gannon started out in his careerin law enforcement as a patrolman in hishometown. Gannon has given back to the surround-

ing communities as current president of the200 Club of Morris County; adjunct profes-sor at Centenary College; life member ofthe NJ State PBA # 327; co-founder of theMorris County Chapter of the Emerald So-ciety of the State of NJ; and as a drummajor in the Police Pipes & Drums of Mor-ris County.Gannon was married to his wife, Lisa,

for 26 years before losing her in 2010 aftera courageous battle against Multiple Scle-rosis. Jim and Lisa had one daughter, KateDeSantis who, along with her husbandMatt, are expecting their first child andJim’s first grandchild this summer.

Gannon Runs For Morris County Sheriff In June Primary

Sierchio Enters Race For Morris County Sheriff

tive Extension Service, Office of Information Technology,Labor Relations , Economic Development and a voting mem-ber on the New Jersey Association of Counties.Mastrangelo holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall

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

member of the NRA.Mastrangelo is married to Debbie and has three children,

Christopher, Brittney, and Michael.

John Krickus of Long Valley is runningfor Morris County Freeholder.

He served as mayor and committee-per-son in Washington Township for 12 yearsand served a three-year term as MorrisCounty Freeholder, during which time hehad a zero tax increase policy, reducedcounty debt, and championed a policywhich doubled the miles of county roadsrepaved.

A product manager and former CPA,Krickus is a Madison native who served inthe Marine Corps Reserves at Picattiny Ar-senal. He received his bachelor’s degreefrom Drew University and his master’s inbusiness administration from Lehigh Uni-versity.Krickus and his wife, Carolyn, have two

daughters in college, Kelly and Casey. Car-olyn, Kelly and Casey are all volunteermembers of the Long Valley First Squad.

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By Cheryl ConwaySoccer season will be kicking in again soon and withthat more cases of kids getting hit with head in-juries due to heading the ball, running into posts or

even another player. Measures have been taken by the United States Soccer

Federation to create a policy to limit head balls by youthplayers. The new guidelines which may begin in the fallof 2016 are expected to prohibit players 10 years old andyounger from heading the ball. The regulations also aimat reducing headers in practice for players who are be-tween the ages of 11 and 13.Soccer organizations are not alone in taking initiatives

when it comes to concussion, whether it involves mini-mizing or placing greater awareness on the impact a con-cussion can have on an individual, especially if the brainis not allowed enough time to rest.Dr. Catherine Mazzola, the director of Pediatric Neu-

rological Surgery at Morristown Medical Center and Dr.Richard Servatius at the Rutgers’ Stress and MotivatedBehavior Institute (SMBI) are conducting a study to un-derstand how head injury affects brain functions such asattention, learning and memory.“Every year we see hundreds of kids with traumatic

brain injury (TBI),” says Mazzola, who has been treatingchildren with TBI since 1995.Several young patients have come in to Mazzola’s

care that were concussed from heading a soccer ball orinjured during the game. Restricting head balls toyounger players may protect those young brains, sheagrees.“I think that’s a good thing,” says Mazzola. “You only

have one brain; it’s a good idea to take care of that brain.”The safety initiatives were brought on as a resolution

from a class-action lawsuit filed by parents and playersin 2014 against U.S. Soccer, FIFA and the AmericanYouth Soccer Organization regarding negligence in treat-ing and monitoring head injuries sustained from playingsoccer. According to that case, nearly 50,000 high school soc-

cer players sustained concussions in 2010- more playersthan in baseball, basketball, softball and wrestling com-bined, according to a New York Times article.“That kind of contact with a ball can do damage to the

brain tissue,” says Mazzola, and may only be apparenton a microscopic level. One of the main obstacles in dealing with concussion

is that doctors can not diagnose a concussion based on a

catscan or MRI, says Mazzola. A person may have nosigns of a fracture or bleeding, but that does not mean achild’s brain has not suffered an injury.Mazzola says more attention has been given on the

issue of concussion than it has in the past based on morestudies on the impact that concussion can have on a per-son’s brain, especially when not given enough time toheal or rest.“We didn’t realize how much damage is done when

you have multiple concussions,” says Mazzola. “We havemore awareness of long-term effects of concussion.” Achild with a concussion will almost show signs of slowprocessing. After time their cognitive performance willfunction.

“We’ve realized how important and damaging, howrepetitive or mild, brain damage is on the young brain,”she explains. “Mild brain injury can affect that child’scognitive long-term outcome. The younger the child, themore vulnerable because the brain is not fully developedyet.” Younger children who head a soccer ball also have

neck muscles not as strong as older children and cantherefore face some whiplash, she adds.

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ImPACT test online, usually before their season beginsso if someone gets a concussion while playing a schoolsport they can retake the test and measure any improve-ment over time. Players are not supposed to return to play“until previous score is within 10 points from baseline,”explains Mazzola.“It’s a timed test,” Mazzola explains. “You can see

sometimes that people have a problem with visual learn-ing,” or verbal skills, reaction time can be slower. Thenin two months, when they retake the test, the individualmay improve. Five to ten percent of kids do not get better after con-

cussion, Mazzola says, and therefore need cognitive re-mediation, which requires them so seek a specialist formonitored care. Students can experience learning prob-lems after faced with a concussion, especially if the brainis not given enough time to heal.“There is a period of rest and rehabilitation for those

with concussion,” says Mazzola. That message needs toget out to teachers, parents and coaches that these indi-viduals need to be given adequate time to rest.“You have to give your body and brain time to heal,”

says Mazzola. “Coaches would say ‘you just got dinged,’but people are really realizing that even mild brain injuryis important. It’s just as important as having an ankle in-jury or arm injury.“They may look alright but they may not be acting al-

right,” she continues. “When in doubt sit them out,” andhave them be seen by a medical doctor or concussionspecialist. “If you have any question, best thing is to pullthem out and let them rest no matter what you do.”Putting a child back in a game puts the player at risk

of having a “second impact injury” which “can be lethal”in some cases, says Mazzola. To measure when a child is ready to go back into a

game, players must complete a Return To Play (RTP)

protocol to make sure their balance and coordination areup to par; that they are cognitively performing well, brainis performing well; and to make sure they are headachefree, she says. Some students, however, do not play a sport and may

miss the opportunity of having a baseline ImPACT Testconducted. Mazzola is offering this supervised timed testfor free through her office at the NJ Pediatric Neuro-science Institute for any child who has had a concussionwithin the past six months.Testing began in July 2014 and will continue through

Nov. 2016. The approved study will then be used to de-termine how quickly children recover from concussionand how their response time improves after concussion.Participants can also get a copy of their test results to

share evaluations with teachers and coaches so they canunderstand if a child needs more time for brain rest.Anyone interested in participating in the Rutgers Con-

cussion Study and wants a free ImPACT Test, should callMazzola’s office at 973-326-9000. The test is being of-fered to youth between the ages of 11 and 18.For more information on concussion, go to www.nj-

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By Jane PrimeranoChildren who spend a few hours picking up litter ontheir school yard don’t ever think the same way aboutlitter again.

Liz Sweedy, Morris County Clean Communities coordi-nator, explained the benefit from public school litter cleanupsfunded through the Keep Morris County Litter Free grants.The school must conduct a littler cleanup on at least two acresof school property. The property may include ball fields andwooded areas. The cleanup must be held between April 15and June 6 with participation of a minimum of 20 studentswith their adult supervisors. “The students who do the cleanups are pretty grossed out,”

Sweedy said. The $500 grants may be used for outdoor receptacles for

recyclables or trash or indoor receptacles for recyclables only,according to the county’s press release. These grants areawarded after the school submits required paperwork to theMorris County Municipal Utilities Authority.The county press release quotes Freeholder Christine

Myers, the freeholder liaison to the MUA. “This is a greatopportunity to reinforce how important it is for them to carefor their own environment and will show how it also im-proves our communities and our entire county.”A second part of the Litter Free program is a poster contest

for public school students in grades six through 12, Sweedyexplained. The posters illustrate the ill effects of littering andeach school displays the posters drawn by its students, she

said. Each school chooses the two considered best and sub-mits them to the county. The four county-wide winners areduplicated on recycling containers with the students’ namesand the date of the contest. They are distributed to the schoolsof the four winners. “They are heavy-duty metal containers and they look gor-

geous at the schools,” Sweedy said, adding each winning stu-dent receives a $200 gift card.Sweedy is hoping more schools participate this year. In

2015, 15 schools participated, but in 2014, 21 schools werepart of the contest. During the cleanup portion of the Litter Free initiative in

2015, 495 students and adult supervisors cleaned up 148 acresand collected 45 bags of trash, 52 bags of recyclables, 66pounds of scrap metal and 56 pounds of construction debris. Not all litter is created equal, Sweedy concedes. Litter dumped near the headwaters of the Raritan River is

damaging to birds and fish. The Raritan Headwaters Associ-ation pulled nearly two tons of objects, mostly plastic, fromthe headwaters last year, Sweedy said. Clean Communitiesworks closely with the RHA.“Tiny pieces of plastic, plastic ties and similar things, get

cut off and become brittle, birds and fish ingest them,” shesaid. Clean Communities also works with the Morris County

Mosquito Control Department collecting tires. “Last year they collected 966 tires,” Sweedy said. Some municipalities sell stickers for tire disposal and the

Parsippany Transfer Station takes them on certain days. Butthe state tire grant is no longer in place, so many county res-idents don’t have a convenient place to get rid of them. Sometire dealers do take old tires for a small fee, but not all do, sheadded. Additional information on the grants is available from

Sweedy at 973-285-8393.

Students Help Keep Morris County Litter Free

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