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TheHanover TownshipLandmark Commis-sion gathered on the

last day of winter in thetown’s old, colonial buryingyard. They came to find, un-cover, discover, and preservefallen headstones that lie on,and underground.

The project included ex-cavating fallen, broken, andburied stones and placingthem onto concrete blockbeds. Work that is more ex-tensive is being planned toameliorate the effects of timeand the elements, includingplanting a hedgerow toscreen the noise and exhaustpollution from Route 10.

Hanover is proud of itsrich history and plans to cel-

ebrate the Whippany Bury-ing Yard Tercentennial in2018. In preparation for this300th anniversary, Hanoverintends to make the historic,two-acres into a touristshowplace. Hanover seeksthe help of the MorrisCountyHistoric PreservationTrust to make this a reality.

The Whippany BuryingYard is rightly called a“Burying Yard,” because itpredates the use of the word“Cemetery.” It is the oldestcolonial graveyard in MorrisCounty, in fact the oldest inall of north central New Jer-sey. The first schoolhouseand first church in whatcame to be Morris Countystood here, long before NJ or

Ancient Headstones Uncovered In Township Burying Yardthe United States ofAmericawere founded.

Many settlers rest in theWhippany graveyard. Theylived, worked, and birthedour nation. Their number in-cludes SchoolmasterRichards, who bequeathedproperty along the bank ofthe Whippanong River. Hesleeps in the first markedgrave of our region. His1718 headstone is our oldestsettler relic. Many Revolu-tionary War heroes and no-table political figures alsorest in the Whippany Bury-ing Yard.

Members of the Land-mark Commission that ac-tively participated in theproject included Chair MikeCzuchnicki and membersHinck, Petrillo, Blumenfeld,Loughlin, Sieka, Polo, Conteand Fariello.

While working the rearcorner of the yard, the ladiesnoticed a few square inchesof brown sandstone and anhour of carefully excavatingsod revealed an old, forgot-ten headstone. They calledall the Commissioners forthe unveiling. The excite-ment of the Commissionmembers at uncovering theinscription was exhilarating.Hinck helped Fariello care-fully flip the stone to display– for the first time in how-many-years – the 214 year-old inscription, “…died in1802…” Many stones werefound in pieces and carefullyuncovered and pieced to-gether like pieces of a puzzleto reveal their identity, but

unfortunately, some of theoldest, long-buried, eigh-teenth century brownstoneshave lost their epitaphs andtheir history is now lost for-ever.

If interested in learningmore, visit the WhippanyBurying Yard and take a self-guided tour; park at JR To-bacco and cross the woodenbridge.

The Whippany BuryingYard Restoration Project isenriching the soon to be re-leased “Journey throughHistory,” the path throughHanover Township fromNewark to Morristown. Itpasses through what Czuch-nicki describes as the“Whippany Historic TownCenter.” In 500 yards, adozen of these historic sitesspan 300 years of history,more if including the earliestresidents, the Lenape Indi-ans.

The Whippany BuryingYard is between the Whip-pany River and NJ Route 10.Beyond the Yard’s fence,cars unthinkingly follow theold Indian Trail along theWhippany River valley.

Fifteen thousand yearsago, a half-mile thick glaciercovered the area. The gla-cier receded and formed An-cient Lake Passaic. A vastremnant of the ancient lakeskirts Hanover Township –“Black Meadows” (wherethe Morristown Airport is lo-cated) and “Troy Meadows”from Route 10 north acrossTroy Road, to Routes 80 and280; south is the GreatSwamp.

Whippany is rich in in-dustrial history. The riverdrops 65 feet in just a halfmile, so waterpower madeWhippany a mill town andthe industrial hub of MorrisCounty. Industry began in

1715 with the “Ye Olde IronForge.” It smelted iron orefrom the hills for delivery tothe market cities to the east.Bell Labs’ inventors sawNYC from atop the rise,leading to television’s firstbroadcast, between Whip-pany and New York City.

The Hanover LandmarkCommission, plans severalmore “enrichment” projects,beginning with re-creatingthe old forge and waterwheelnear its original site along theriver, and to opening a walk-ing tour along one of our for-gotten railroad spursbetween the old Hanovermill raceway and the Whip-pany River.

The Hanover TownshipLandmark Commission islooking for more volunteersto help with the many his-toric projects it is undertak-ing throughout HanoverTownship.

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township roads. Start and finish at Bee Meadow Park.Entry fee is $25 if pre-registered by April 21; $30 after

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Hanover Township Community Shred Day is setfor Sat., April 30, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 10Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls.

A limit of 30 lbs. of paper per resident/municipal em-ployee will be shred for free while one waits. Home busi-nesses are not eligible. Larger quantities and Hanoverbusinesses will incur a .50 cent/lb. fee and will not beshred while one waits.

A Book Bin is available on site for donations of usedbooks, CDs and DVDs. No Encyclopedias, VHS tapes,or water damaged items please.

Items that will be accepted include personalpapers/documents from residents and municipal employ-ees. Place documents in paper shopping bags or card-board boxes only. Documents must be free of paper clips,rubber bands, metal and other “non-shreddable” materi-als. No wet paper, newspapers, cardboard, magazines,books or other bound items.

For questions or more information, contact Maria Flo-rio at 973-538-8822 ext. 240 or [email protected].

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By Jason CohenLike most children, Michael Waskowanted to be a professional athlete.While his love for sports never

faded, his true love is educating children.The man who was a member of the 1988

U.S. Olympic men’s four-man bobsledteam that finished .002 seconds out of the

medals is now about take over as superin-tendent of the Hanover Township K-8School District.

Wasko, 51, who is the principal at Me-morial Junior School Principal in Whip-pany, was appointed superintendent by theBoard of Education on March 1 with a four-year contract, taking over for Interim

Wasko Connects With Kids As New Hanover Superintendent Schools Superintendent Robert Mooney.He will begin in his new role starting July1.

“I always seemed to take the road lesstraveled,” he said.

Wasko grew up in Sayreville, raised byhis mother Joan, who was a nurse in Bay-onne and his father, Mickey, a boilermaker.He loved football, baseball and basketballand dreamed winning the Heisman at theUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Still eager to pursue athletics, he wantedto join the 1988 Olympic track team as ahurdler, but instead switched to a fastercolder sport, bobsledding. Even after he al-most won a medal, he knew he had to havea “plan B” and start a career.

“I can’t become a billionaire bobsled-ding,” he said.

So, in 1990 he made the transition fromthe field to the classroom. He started outteaching business education classes at Man-chester Regional High School and fouryears later, joined Paramus High School.

His life as an educator began to take

shape when he was hired as the assistantprincipal for Memorial Junior School inWhippany in 1998. The man, who spent hisdays wanting to be on the gridiron, nowdoesn’t think twice about his career change.

Working with students is one of the bestdecisions he has ever made, he said. Formore than a quarter of his life he has im-pacted and molded young minds and he isready for the next step forward.

“Hanover Township is an outstandingcommunity,” Wasko said. “One of thethings that make me who I am is having theability to make connections with kids.”

As he looks ahead to his duties as super-intendent, he feels the district is in a goodplace. The only major challenge is findinga way to keep the budget at or below thetwo percent cap. Otherwise, the parents andteachers really want what’s best for thekids, he stressed.

“I’m very happy that I’m able to takeover,” he said. “Very few careers provideyou with the opportunity that you can makea difference in a child’s life.”


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Actor-Singer-Songwriter Lou Vanariafrom the 1990s movie favorite “ABronx Tale” will emcee and perform

at the fourth annual “Rock Out Lung Can-cer” event on Sun., April 24 at Calandra’s IlVecchio Cafe in Caldwell. Vanaria will head-line an all-star North Jersey lineup that in-cludes A Cappella Group “Cool Change;”Singing Police Officer Tommy Scala from“America’s Got Talent;” and local favoriteSinger/Songwriter John Monnecka.

“Lung cancer isn’t just a Bronx tale,” Va-naria said. “From Manhattan to Long Island,Staten Island to New Jersey, lung cancer isblight on all our communities. It is an honorand privilege to come together with all thesegreat musicians to lend our time and talentsin the fight against this dreadful disease.”

Rock Out Lung Cancer is the inspirationof Prelude to a Cure founder and West Cald-well resident Claire Mattern, a cancer sur-vivor and classically trained pianist whowanted to combine her love of music withher strong desire to help other cancer pa-tients.

“We are incredibly excited by the amaz-

ing array of musical talent that will performat this year’s event,” Mattern said. “From acappella, to Rock n’ Roll, to classic crooning,there will be something for everyone.”

In addition to the musical talent, the funand food-filled event, which will run from 2p.m. - 6 p.m. will include a large silent auc-tion, a sumptuous buffet and a number ofspecial, surprise guests.

“It is incredibly gratifying how the buzzaround Rock Out Lung Cancer has increasedevery year,” Mattern said. “Great fun, greatfood and a great cause – you can’t beat that.”

The one thing that has not changed overthe four years of Rock Out Lung Cancer isthe deadliness of the disease. According tostatistics from the National Cancer Institute,lung cancer is the leading cancer killer byfar—killing more than 160,000 people eachyear, three times more than any other cancer.

“The lung cancer statistics really struckhome this year, as the Prelude family lost amajor source of courage, hope and inspira-tion last summer,” Mattern said. “Lung can-cer survivor Bonnie Walsh, who has spokenso well and poignantly at our past Rock Out

Lou Vanaria From A Bronx Tale Headlines Annual Rock Out Lung Cancer Benefitevents, lost her valiant fight against this hor-rible disease last August. Those who heardher speak will never forget her courage,warmth and conviction. We fight on in hermemory.”

“As Bonnie reminded us year after year,there has been tremendous progress in thelung cancer fight,” Mattern said. “But lungcancer research remains incredibly under-

funded. We can change that. The reality isthat the more dollars we raise for research,the faster the progress toward a cure. Prel-ude was founded to address the tremendousshortfall in research funding and to supportthe search for promising new treatments.”

Mattern said that 100 percent of the pro-ceeds from Rock Out Lung Cancer 2016 will

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go to support groundbreaking research atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center inNew York, one of the country’s leading in-stitutions for cancer research, diagnosis andtreatment.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for$50 at www.preludetoacure.org or for $60 atthe door.

“Every year at this time, I am remindedof the line sung by the late, great Englishsinger and musician Joe Cocker, who, ironi-cally enough, died of lung cancer in 2014 –‘We get by with a little help from ourfriends,’” Mattern said. “We hope all ourfriends, new and old, will join us on April 24and offer a little help in the fight against thisall-too-common and devastating disease.”

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Runners and walkers, of all ages, areencouraged to participate in the Di-abetes Foundation, Inc.’s (DFI)

eighth annual “Run the Palisades” 5K &10K Run/Walk/Kids Fun Run on Sun., May15. Beginning at the Fort Lee CommunityCenter, this USATF certified course travelsthrough Fort Lee and Cliffside Park.

Run the Palisades originated in collabo-ration with the late Gerald Calabrese,mayor of Cliffside Park for 50 years, whowas committed to helping residents dealingwith diabetes in New Jersey. Calabrese en-listed the assistance of Fort Lee MayorMark Sokolich, who willingly agreed tosupport the cause.

Awards will be given in all age cate-gories and all participants will receivegoody bags and refreshments. Additionalactivities include health screenings: bloodpressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, diabetes

risk assessment, and vision; massages;healthy cooking demonstrations; diabeteshealth education; and fitness assessments.

Groups and individuals interested in par-ticipating in Run the Palisades can registerby visiting www.runthepalisades.org orcalling 201-444-0337. For additional in-formation about services and programs Di-abetes Foundation, Inc. offers throughoutthe year, visit www.diabetesfoundation-inc.org.

Since 1990, the Diabetes Foundation,Inc. (DFI) has been dedicated to servinglow-income, uninsured, and underinsuredNJ children and adults with diabetes. DFIimproves patient care and quality of life byfocusing on four main areas of support:medication and medical supplies assistance,patient support services, diabetes public ed-ucation, and Camp Nejeda scholarships.

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By Cheryl ConwayGrateful for some monetary and furniture donations inher last call for help, the founder of a batteredwomen’s shelter organization continues her search

for a hero to hold the mortgage.Sandra Ramos of Ringwood, a pioneer advocate for bat-

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 shelterfor 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 donatefurniture. 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. “Wedon’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 “thousandshave 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,” saysRamos. “No one else takes these people from social services.”

With two hotline numbers, Ramos has made herself avail-able to help others- women who could have been forced tolive on the streets facing prostitution, living in cars, some hav-ing epilepsy or breathing disorders, she describes.

Ramos started her first shelter in 1970 in her three bed-room home in Hackensack. She had three small children atthe time, was facing divorce after ten years of marriage andwas in need of a roommate, she explains. One roommateturned into 23 women in her house at one point, she admits.

Over the years, in 1977, her initiative became Shelter OurSisters. The mission of SOS is to break the cycle of domesticviolence, poverty and abuse by restoring balance and har-mony through individual empowerment.

To support her organization, Ramos receives some moneyfrom 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 theshelter 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 andin May plans to host a 3K run/walk and later that month, aMother’s Day fundraising event. For more details about theseevents and SOS, go to http://www.strengthenoursisters.org/.

To make a donation or to help, email [email protected] call Ramos at 973-831-0898 or 973-831-6156.

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By Cheryl ConwayWhile they are not being rewarded fi-nancially for their time, it pays tovolunteer at least to those students

needing someone who will listen. There are 30 students within the Liv-

ingston School District who have been meet-ing once a week with a trained adultvolunteer to share concerns in their life. Theprogram called Listen To Children is spon-sored by the Jewish Family Service (JFS) ofMetroWest, with funding from LivingstonMunicipal Alliance Committee (LMAC) andthe Township of Livingston.

The program was brought to Livingston13 years ago and involves students in the dis-trict’s five elementary and two middleschools, explains Suzanne Berman, directorof Volunteer Services of JFS of MetroWest.

"The program was adopted from the stateof Florida in 2003 to give Livingston studentsan opportunity to meet with a trained volun-teer in a non-judgmental environment to ex-press their concerns of family and school lifeand other feelings they may have," organizersexplain.

The listen program pairs a warm accept-ing older adult volunteer with a school agedchild on a one-to-one basis. The Child-Lis-tener friendship allows a child to share con-versations, joys, experiences and evenconcerns.

Students can sign up for the programthrough their teacher or guidance counselor.Each is matched with a trained volunteer whothen meets with the student for one hour dur-ing recess or lunch “to share their feelings ina safe environment,” says Berman, whoworks closely with each guidance depart-ment.

“They refer student to me; they describetheir personality,” she says. “I try to make thematch with my volunteers.”

Volunteers go through a selection processinvolving a criminal background check, threereference letters, interviews and training ses-sions, says Berman. A social worker thenholds bi-monthly training sessions with thevolunteers to discuss different topics such asloss of a pet or siblings leaving for college.

Currently there are 19 volunteer listenersin the Listen To Children program, saysBerman. The majority of the listeners are re-tired teachers. “Some work part-time andwanted to do something meaningful.”

The goal of the volunteer is to problemsolve, model positive behaviors and give in-dividual attention to the child, she says.While issues these students are dealing withare not “serious issues,” students benefit by“having positive role models in their lives,”says Berman.

Some children signed up for the program

because they do not have a grandparent;some have working parents who are not al-ways around to listen.

Through the program, “they are gettingextra attention and encouragement,” she says.

Some listener activities include develop-ing a friendly and supportive relationshipwith participating students; planning activi-ties that will lead to increased communica-tions; listening to the student’s thoughts,feelings and ideas without judgment.

Bob Gebroe of Livingston has been a lis-tener volunteer since 2006.

“Listeners quite often are reminded at ourmonthly meetings what an impact we haveon the students that we meet with on aweekly basis,” says Gebrow. “From time totime, parents or teachers have thanked me forthe job that we do with their kids. Recently,while I was meeting with a student, he toldme that he really looks forward to getting to-gether with me each week and it helps himget through his day. I was so taken back bythe thought of hearing it directly from a stu-dent. I will never forget that experience."

The greatest challenge faced by the pro-gram is the need for more volunteers, saysBerman, adding that JFS is currently accept-ing applications for the next school year formore volunteers.

Some people turn away from volunteeringbecause “it’s a lot of paperwork” with re-quired background checks and references“but it’s necessary,” she says. Volunteers arealso required to be available for most of theschool year since each volunteer is matchedup with a student.

“Consistency is crucial for the students,”Berman explains. Some retired individualslike to go away for three months at a timeduring the year, which “is not fair to the stu-dent.”

Berman says, “One week vacation is fine.Students look forward to their time together.”

To get involved in Listen To Children,volunteers should contact Berman at [email protected] or call 973-637-1747. Applications are requested by Aug. 15to be matched with a student by Sept.

Parents wanting to sign their child up forthe program should contact their teacher orguidance counselor.

JFS is always in need for other volunteers,such as assisting seniors who live independ-ently with tasks such as reading mail or pay-ing bills, through its Friends AdvocateProgram; delivering holiday packages tohomebound seniors in Essex and Morriscounties; and other programs for teenagersand families.Go to jfsmetrowest.org for other volunteeropportunities.

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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 forrecyclables 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 ChristineMyers, 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 contestfor 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. In2015, 15 schools participated, but in 2014, 21 schools werepart of the contest.

During the cleanup portion of the Litter Free initiative in2015, 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, getcut off and become brittle, birds and fish ingest them,” shesaid.

Clean Communities also works with the Morris CountyMosquito 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 fromSweedy at 973-285-8393.

Students Help Keep Morris County Litter Free

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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 ofMorris 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 ValorAward; those who go beyond the call of duty are awardedthe Meritorious Award.

“We’re very lucky to have individuals like these keepingus 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 fromcrime, 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 anda 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 bya 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.

200 Club Prepares Its Awards Dinner And Continued Growth In Membership And Purpose

Each member pays $200 in annual dues, thus, the 200designation.

The first 200 Club developed in 1952 in response to thefatal 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 havebeen 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, the200 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 theirlife 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 alsoawards 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 Clubof 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 toaward 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 helpfirst 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 aPower of One program in which each mem-ber is encouraged to bring in one new mem-ber.

A member for 15 years, Nisivoccia andhis 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 MorrisCounty 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 incrashes, 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 the200 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 goodcharacter” 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,” saysGannon of the club members. “We are ableto do good and meet people. It’s really aneat group to belong to.”

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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 memberof 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 Ivetteand 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 theU.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 theRandolph 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 electedmember 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 theNew 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 attorneywho 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 councilwomanin 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 SUNYNew 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 encouragementby 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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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 than27 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 ofthe 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 bythen 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 amember 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 forelected 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 Terror-ism Task Force Manual,” and has lecturedand trained fellow professionals, and con-ducted investigations, in places like Russia,Ukraine, South Africa, Hungary, Thailandand Uzbekistan, uniquely preparing him forthe day-to-day battle to protect MorrisCounty citizens from terror attacks by rad-ical groups like ISIS.

Gannon grew up in large Irish and PolishCatholic 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.

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

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Krickus To Run Again For Freeholder


Women, come on out to build for Morris Habi-tat for Humanity!

This years’ Morris Habitat for Humanity’s WomenBuild Week is set for Tues., May 3 through Fri., May 6and it is open to the public. Groups of women will beformed to work at the Harding Avenue, Dover build site.In the morning there will be a workshop to teach neededskills and then they will work at the site for the remainderof the day.

Women Build aims to be the model program for en-gaging volunteers and partners to address challengesfaced by women and children — lack of opportunity,training and education are three examples — close tohome and around the world. In the United States, WomenBuild promotes the involvement of women in the con-struction of Habitat houses. About 450 Women Buildprojects a year provide an opportunity for 40,000 womento learn construction skills in a supportive environment,empowering them as they address the problem of sub-standard housing. Additionally, Women Build brings to-gether women from all walks of life to advocate foraffordable housing and safer, stronger communities.Globally, the Women Build program equips female heads

of household with business skills, helping to stabilizetheir finances and ensuring they have decent, safe placesto live.

Last year the response to this special day, the first timeMorris Habitat has participated in Habitat International'sNational Women Build, was overwhelming where workwas done at the Hazel Street, Morristown build site. Notonly were all the slots available filled, in fact, there were15 women who were placed on a waiting list. It was avery spirited and lively group and Morris Habitat hopesto see many of them back volunteering again this year.

When asked how she felt about this “Women Build,”Stephanie Buonarota, director of Volunteer Services, said"Fantastic! These women showed you don't have to havebrawn and muscle to build. They all came together...dif-ferent ages...different walks of life...all united in onegoal, to build a home for a family in need. This yearwe’re even more excited and look forward to a wonderfulweek."

For more information about the Women’s Build con-tact [email protected]. To learnmore about Morris Habitat and to help, go to www.Mor-risHabitat.org or call 973-891-1934.

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Clothing and fashion accessories formen, women and children will becollected as Employment Horizons

plans to hold its annual spring clothing driveApril 20 – 22. The spring clothing drive of-fers an opportunity to get a fresh start for fallwhile helping to raise money to assist peoplewith disabilities.

Items to be collected also include stuffedanimals 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!

Bags may be dropped off at EmploymentHorizons, Inc. at 10 Ridgedale Avenue inCedar Knolls April 20 - 22, between thehours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Donations are tobe placed in a box truck marked “ClothingDrive” located in the Employment Horizonsrear parking lot. Items may not be droppedoff until Wednesday.

Employment Horizons also has an on-sitebook bin to drop off books, text books, CDs,DVDs, and video games. No encyclopedias,magazines, VHS tapes or water damageditems.

Employment Horizons is a local not-for-profit organization which serves individualswith disabilities, empowering them to earn apaycheck and live as productive citizens inthe greater Morris County area. For more in-formation, contact Maria Florio, director ofCommunity Relations at 973-538-8822 ext.240 or at [email protected].

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8 ounces thin green beans2 beets, thinly sliced4 mini zucchinis, thinly sliced1 egg white, beaten until slightly foamy

Heat oven to 350 F.On well-greased baking sheet, arrange

one puff pastry sheet. Crumble chevre across pastry. Lay tomato

slices then green beans, zucchini and beetsover chevre, leaving a 1-inch border aroundall edges. Crumble second half of chevre ontop.

Lightly wet edges of pastry. Slice four 1-inch strips of second sheet of pastry and layover edges of bottom sheet. (Optional: createbasket-weave pattern with remaining pastrydough).

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Pinot Noir Rosemary ButterRecipe courtesy of Erin Kennedy of MyThirty Spot Blog

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Mother’s Day is a time for wining,dining and celebrating momseverywhere. Make this Mother’s

Day one to remember by hosting a specialbrunch get-together for the special ladies inyour life.Although quality time together is the truepurpose of the day, you can add some specialtouches to help create a one-of-a-kind brunchto share old memories while you make newones.Plan your tablescape. Colorful, fragrant flow-ers and luxurious linens make your everydaytable shine. Use plates in complementingshades and sparkling glassware for an eleganttouch. If you have room, add personaltouches to the centerpiece, such as memen-toes from shared trips or small picture frameswith pictures of the two of you through theyears.

Prepare a sophisticated menu. Give a nodto the importance of the day with dishes thatare a step above standard brunch fare. Arichly flavored entree such as this SpringVegetable and Chevre Tart looks elegant butis surprisingly easy to make. For a cohesivespread, remember to give the basics a boost,too, such as a homemade flavored whippedbutter.

Offer a gift with meaning. To truly elevatethe occasion, serve (or gift) your mom witha deliciously meaningful wine, such as Cam-bria Benchbreak Chardonnay or Pinot Noirfrom the famed Santa Maria bench in SantaBarbara County. Cambria is a family-ownedwinery that believes in honoring women

across the United States and globally. Eachyear, the winery gives $100,000 to womenmaking a difference in their communitiesthrough their Seeds of Empowerment pro-gram.

For more recipes and ideas to enhanceyour celebrations, visit cambriawines.com.

Spring Vegetable and Chevre TartRecipe courtesy of Courtney O’Dell of SweetC’s Designs1 package (2 sheets) puff pastry1 cup chevre, divided1 large beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced

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Easy Brunch OmeletMakes: 4 portionsToppings: mushrooms, chorizo, bacon orham, cherry tomatoes, spring onions, herbsOmelet:8 eggs, 8 tablespoons water or milk salt and pepper, to taste2 tablespoons butter8 slices Jarlsberg Cheese8 slices ham

Prepare toppings. Fry mushrooms andchorizo, bacon or ham; cut cherry tomatoesand spring onions.

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Heat frying pan on medium heat and meltbutter. When butter is bubbly, add about one

quarter of the egg batter. This will make oneof four omelets. When batter starts setting,move hardened parts toward the middle, en-abling the rest to get direct heat as well. Usea gentle hand to avoid scrambled eggs. Whenbatter starts to look cooked, add cheese andmeat and flip omelet over. The omelet shouldbe slightly golden on fried side and a littlerunny and soft in the middle.

Finally, put omelet on plate and add gar-nish before serving.

Puff Pastry SwirlsMakes: 4 portions4 ready-rolled puff pastry sheets1 cup grated Jarlsberg Cheese2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped & pepper

Heat oven to 400 F. On lightly flouredwork surface, roll out pastry sheets into 8-by-

4-inch rectangles. Mix grated cheese, rose-mary and pepper. Spread mixture over puffpastry. Roll up each pastry rectangle fromshort end. Press edges firmly together to sealroll.

Slice each roll into 2-inch thick slices.Place face down on baking sheet and bake for15-20 minutes.

Cheesy Bacon QuicheMakes: 4 portionsCrust: 1 cup butter, 1 cup flour, 2 tablespoonswater and saltFilling:1 cup bacon, cut into 1/2-inch cubes1 leek4 eggs1/2 cup Jarlsberg Cheese, plus additional fortopping, grated

3 tablespoons parsley4 tablespoons cream

Heat oven to 400 F.In large bowl, mix butter, flour, water and

salt together. Knead thoroughly to make firmdough. Pack dough in plastic wrap and letrest in refrigerator for 20 minutes. Pressdough into full surface of pie plate and coverwith aluminum foil. Prebake in oven 10 min-utes, then remove aluminum foil and bakeanother 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in frying pan on mediumheat, saute bacon. Add leek at end of cookingtime.

In bowl, whisk eggs and cream togetherand add grated cheese, parsley, bacon andleek. Pour filling into crust and top withgrated cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, or untiledge is golden brown and center is set.


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United Way of Northern New Jersey isencouraging those who fall below theALICE line – households earning above thepoverty level, but less than what it takes toafford the basics – to take advantage of thisfree service this tax season. ALICE standsfor Asset Limited, Income Constrained,Employed. There are some 100,000 fami-lies in Morris, Somerset, Suburban Essex,Sussex and Warren counties who fall belowthe ALICE line and could benefit fromusing MyFreeTaxes.

“For households struggling to survive,every dollar counts,” said United Way Man-ager Monica Conover. “Trying to come upwith the average $200 that tax preparers

charge is not an option for ALICE, whichis why MyFreeTaxes is a welcomed op-tion.”

With free English and Spanish tax sup-port, MyFreeTaxes offers a simple processthat includes free telephone, email and on-line chat supports from IRS-certified spe-cialists. MyFreeTaxes is sponsored byUnited Way Worldwide and uses tax filingsoftware provided by H&R Block.

In addition to MyFreeTaxes, area resi-dents who are struggling to make ends meetalso have the option of free in-person taxpreparation. United Way, in conjunctionwith local partners and the IRS, offers a freetax preparation program at various sitesthroughout the region. Residents meet one-on-one with IRS-certified volunteers whoprepare and file both state and federal re-turns for free.

“Residents who are living paycheck topaycheck have two free, high-quality op-tions when it comes to filing their taxes, al-lowing them to save their hard-earnedmoney,” said Conover.

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

ing drives are scheduled:Sun., April 17, White Meadow Lake

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 PresbyterianChurch, Whippany, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sat., April 23, Mountain Lakes VolunteerFire Department, Mountain Lakes, 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m.

Mon., April 25, St. Vincent DePaulChurch, Stirling, 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Mon., April 25, Knights of Columbus,Netcong, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tues., April 26, Senior House, PomptonPlains, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thurs., April 28, Morris Minute MenEmergency Medical Services, Morris Plains,2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey Blood Services, a division ofNew York Blood Center (NYBC) is askingfor help to maintain an adequate supply ofall blood types, but especially O-negative –the “universal” blood which can be trans-fused into anyone in an emergency. In addi-

tion, hundreds of additional blood drivesneed to be scheduled to meet projected hos-pital demand. Current inventory of severalblood types is running below the desired tar-get level.

“It’s simple: hospital patient demand forblood often outpaces our best efforts to re-cruit donors and schedule blood drives,” saidNYBC Executive Director of Donor Re-cruitment Andrea Cefarelli. “There are al-ways reasons but we have to overcome thatfor the sake of hospital patients who needus.”

“This is one of the toughest times of theyear,” Cefarelli added. “We’re asking forour dedicated supporters to roll up theirsleeves to make sure we’re able to provideour hospital partners with whatever theyneed to take care of their patients.”

Blood products have a short shelf life –from five to 42 days, so constant replenish-ment is necessary. Each and every day thereare patients who depend on the transfusionof red blood cells, platelets and plasma tostay alive. But blood and blood productscan’t be manufactured. They can only comefrom volunteer blood donors who take anhour to attend a blood drive or visit a donorcenter.

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Local Blood Drives OfferedTo donate blood or for information on

how to organize a blood drive call 1-800-933-2566; visit: www.nybloodcenter.org.

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Willing HeartsCon s i gnmen tShop, sponsored

by The Rotary Club of theCaldwells, has recently beenreorganized to better servethe community. Under theleadership of new co-man-agers, Susan Skalsky andSusan McIntosh, with thesupport of Rotarians, theshop is enjoying renewedsuccess.

Staffed solely by volun-teers, the shop is providingbetter service with new andstreamlined systems. Newinventory by consignmentand donation arrives daily.Consignment is scheduledfive days per week and isavailable by appointmentand walk-in.

All the proceeds are dis-

Rotary ClubConsignment Shop Reorganized

persed by the Rotary Clubfor a variety of charitableprojects. The shop is located

at 491 Bloomfield Avenuein Caldwell. Go to willing-hearts.com for more details.

Select Chamber Singers from Harmo-nium Choral Society plans to presenta full concert program at 3 p.m., Sun.,

April 24, at Grace Episcopal Church inMadison.

The concert, titled “Music of ourMuses,” features Benjamin Britten’s Hymnto St. Cecilia and an encore performance ofVelo Tormis’ dramatic and seldom-per-formed Curse Upon Iron, which the Cham-ber Singers performed at Harmonium'sMarch concert "Why Do the NationsRage." The concert is rounded out with an

array of works from Josquin, Peter Schick-ele, Marenzio, Hatfield, and more. The 20-member Chamber Singers are a selectsubset of the acclaimed Harmonium ChoralSociety, conducted by Dr. Anne Matlack,who is celebrating her 25th anniversary asmusic director at Grace Church.

General admission tickets are $25 and$20 for students and seniors.

To purchase tickets, visit https://harmo-nium.yapsody.com/; email to [email protected]; or call 973-538-6969 for moreinformation.

Harmonium Chamber Singers PresentMusic Of Our Muses

New Jersey Blood Services, a divi-sion of New York Blood Center,which supplies blood products

and services to 60 hospitals throughoutthe state, is in need of volunteers at blooddrives. The blood service volunteer is anintegral member of the collection teamwhose task it is assist donors with regis-tration, escorting and canteen duties, and

to watch for post donation reactions. Vol-unteers should have the ability to relate tothe public, be able to perform differentjobs as needed and have the willingness tofollow the rules. For additional informa-tion contact, Manager of Community Re-lations, R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 [email protected].

Volunteers Needed

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