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Marking a sweetmilestone, theWarren County

Board of Chosen Freehold-ers honored the 75th birthdayof a ubiquitous confectionproduced in the county byproclaiming March as

M&M’S Brand ChocolateCandies Month in WarrenCounty.

Mars Chocolate NorthAmerica has its national of-fice and plant in Hack-ettstown, and FreeholderDirector Jason J. Sarnoski

Freeholder Director Jason J. Sarnoski, Regina Evans of Mars Chocolate, Freeholder Edward J.Smith and Freeholder Richard D. Gardner proclaim M&M’s Brand Chocolate Candies Month.

Warren County Salutes M&M’S 75th Birthdaynoted it is one of WarrenCounty’s largest employers.The company has “a greatproduct and great people,which we are proud to havein Warren County,” Sarnoskiremarked.

The company employs1,200 in Hackettstown and1,700 throughout New Jer-sey at four facilities, accord-ing to companyrepresentatives.

Invented in 1941 and firstproduced as military rationsduring World War II, thebite-sized pieces of chocolatein a colorful candy shell havebecome instantly recogniza-ble all over the globe. Inkeeping with its legacy as asupporter of the military,Mars will donate $750,000worth of product to Opera-tion Gratitude for inclusionin military care packages, ac-cording to the freeholderproclamation.

Freeholder Richard D.Gardner recalled how hetraveled to South Americaabout 16 years ago on an ed-ucational trip and decided to

bring Warren County’s mostfamous export as a gift to therural area he was visiting,only to find that M&M’swere already available there.

Freeholder Edward J.Smith noted that wherever heis traveling, he alwayschecks his bag of M&M’sand is happy to see the Hack-ettstown name printed there.

“It’s one of the things thatputs Warren County on themap, and Hackettstown as

well,” Smith remarked.“Congratulations on 75

years,” Gardner said. “That’sa major milestone, and let’shope it’s another 75 yearsand beyond.”

Sarnoski said WarrenCounty as part of its eco-nomic development effort ispromoting how the county isa great place to do business,and noted that Mars Choco-late recently was named oneof the nation’s best places to

work. That distinction, headded with a smile, is “partlybecause it’s in a great county.We’re going to take somecredit for that.”

Regina Evans, the com-pany’s People and Organiza-tion Manager, said she was“very pleased” to accept thefreeholder proclamation onbehalf of Mars Chocolate.“We look forward to a long-term relationship with thecounty.”

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As part of Autism SPLASH!, a series of informa-tional and awareness-raising events in April, na-tional Autism Awareness Month, Abilities of

Northwest Jersey is hosting autism informational openhouses on April 26, from 9 a.m.-noon, and April 28 from4 p.m.-6 p.m. at Abilities’ Washington site.

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La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to providing sup-port, encouragement, information, and education to

women who want to breastfeed. LLL of Hackettstownserves the area around northwestern NJ. All moms whohave questions about breastfeeding their babies, or need

some support or encouragement are welcome to attendmeetings held on the first Tuesday of each month in thefirst floor meeting room of the Northeast Branch WarrenCounty Library in Hackettstown.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/LLLofHackettstown/or email [email protected] for more information.

The Caregiver Support Group is open to Heath Vil-lage residents, family members and communitymembers. It is held on the second Wednesday of

each month from 11 a.m. to noon in the Heath House BoardRoom in Hackettstown. The next meeting is Tues., May 11.

The group will be an open discussion format for atten-dees to talk about their experiences related to caregivingfor a loved one with dementia or any other medical condi-tion. Director of Social Services Danielle Pangallo will fa-cilitate. For more information, call 908-684-5236.

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Heath Village RetirementCommunity Offers Caregiver Support

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Friends of the Hackettstown Library, Inc., plans tosponsor a used book sale inside the library Thurs.,April 28, and Fri., April 29, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.;

and Sat., April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. A wide variety

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The Graduate Counseling Society ofCentenary College plans to host a"My School Color Run" Mothers

Day 5k event on May 8 at 10 a.m.Bring the whole family to this

FUNdraiser Run, which benefits the

Wounded Warrior Project.Early registration ends April 22. Register

at centenarycolorrun.eventbrite.com.Questions, contact Christina Gallin at

(908) 852-1400 x2635 or at [email protected].

Centenary College Hosts Color Run Fundraiser

Pet Adoption League’s sixth annualPasta Dinner is set for Fri., April 22,from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Panther

Valley Ecumenical Church in Allamuchy.Price includes a pasta dinner, $12 for adults;$6 for kids under six. For those who can’tmake the dinner, but would like to make adonation, send to PAL, P.O. Box 206, Hack-ettstown, NJ 07840.

For more information, visitwww.palpets.org; email at [email protected];or call 973-584-0095. All proceeds go to-wards helping homeless animals in our area.

The PAL plans to hold a yard sale on Sat.,April 23, and Sun., April 24, at The GroveDeli in Hackettstown, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Visit www.palpets.org for more information.

Sunday Breakfast at MusconetcongLodge in Budd Lake is set for May15 from 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Start Sunday morning right with an en-joyable buffet-style breakfast that won'tbreak the bank, including pancakes, waf-fles, Texas French toast, homemade straw-berry topping, with whipped cream,scrambled eggs, bacon, pork-roll, sausage,

home fried potatoes, toast bread, milk, cof-fee, tea, chocolate milk, O.J., tea and applejuice.

Fundraiser breakfast every third Sundayof the month. Located at the corner of U.S.46 and S. International Drive. Call 973-347-2036.

Pay at the door, adults $8; seniors, $7;children, $4 and under five are free.

PAL Hosts Pasta Dinner And Yard Sale

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This year, Centenary College in Hack-ettstown welcomes members of thecommunity to its Ninth Annual cele-

bration of Earth Day Sat., April 23, on thefront lawn of the College and in the FrontParlours of the Edward W. Seay Administra-tion Building. This family-oriented eventwill appeal to children of all ages.

Admission to this event is free and willkick off at 8 a.m. with “Breakfast with theBirds.” Dr. Terry Master, Biology professorat East Stroudsburg University, will lead a na-ture walk/bird watching stroll at the CharlesO. Hayford State Fish Hatchery, located nextto the campus. Master’s research interests in-clude Avian Ecology and Behavior and he di-rects the Avian Ecology and Behavior Lab atEast Stroudsburg University. Those whoplan to attend the walk should R.S.V.P toKrassi Lazarova at 908-852-1400, ext. 2252.

The Earth Day Celebration main eventswill begin at 10 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m.

“We are thrilled to be able to host this an-nual event to celebrate Earth Day in this man-ner, and we hope to continue to generate agreat deal of community interest,” says Dr.

Krassi Lazarova, associate professor ofphysics, at Centenary College. “We are of-fering various activities for attendees of allages to enjoy. We have brought back some ofour activities from past years, but will beadding new event highlights, as well. Don’tmiss the opportunity to participate in this funand educational event.”

The Earth Day Passport Program willonce again be incorporated into the festivi-ties. Attendees can check into the Informa-tion Booth and receive a Passport Booklet forthe Earth Day event. By completing activi-ties and visiting vendors, attendees will col-lect stamps and stickers on their passport,which can then be redeemed at the Informa-tion Booth for a free goodie bag while sup-plies last.

Other highlights of this fun-filled day in-clude various children’s activities, such asflower pot painting, an educational ocean dis-play and a crab habitat. In addition, there willbe a fashion display of recycled-materialclothing by Centenary College’s Fashion De-partment as well as a fashion show at noon.

Music and entertainment, vendors and

Centenary College’s Earth Day Celebration Scheduledfood will be provided.

Abilities of Northwest New Jersey willalso accept electronic recycling from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. on Jefferson Street. Please refer tothe website below for more information re-garding items that will be accepted.

Vendors, interested sponsors and individ-

uals whowould like to sign up for “Breakfastwith the Birds” should contact Lazarova at(908) 852-1400, ext. 2252, [email protected]. For moreinformation and to download the vendor orsponsor forms, visit the website at www.cen-tenarycollege.edu/earthday.


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.

Storage Place And Low Interest Mortgage Needed To Save Shelter


Soroptimist International of Hack-ettstown plans to hold its AnnualTricky Tray on Sat., April 23, at the

Independence Firehouse in Great Meadowsfeaturing 150 baskets and items displayed.Everyone 18 years of age and older is in-vited to attend. The doors open at 6:30p.m. and the drawings will start after 7:30p.m. Welcome are donations of baskets,merchandise, gift cards and monetary giftsto help make this event successful.

The funds raised will benefit Hack-ettstown and surrounding communitiesproviding Youth Citizen Awards, grants,education and training awards, holiday

gifts and baskets to DCPP. Soroptimist In-ternational of Hackettstown works to im-prove the lives of women and girls throughprograms leading to social and economicempowerment. Grand specials includedestination vacations, dining out extrava-ganza and designer handbags. Food andbeverages will be available for purchase atthe firehouse.

Please visit the Soroptimist Interna-tional of Hackettstown Facebook Page formore information and to purchase pre-saletickets and bundles. Questions [email protected] or call Jen 201-952-3732.

Tricky Tray Planned To Benefit Hackettstown Area

Parkinson's Support Group at Heath Vil-lage Retirement Community in Hack-ettstown is set for Tues., April 19.

The Parkinson’s Support Group is open toHeath Village residents, family members andcommunity members. It is held on the thirdTuesday of each month from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

in the Heath House Activity Room. The pur-pose of the group is to provide support andinformation to those who would like to knowmore about Parkinson’s and how to cope withthe effects of the disease. Valerie Perry, HeathVillage dietitian will facilitate. For more in-formation, call 908-684-5202.

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Two convenient Dates & Locations to choose from! Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Hyatt House in Morristown at 7pm

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Skylands at Randolph in Randolph at 7pm

Free Dental Seminar: Dental Implants & Why Teeth BreakCome spend an evening with two dental experts: Dr. Ira Goldberg will discuss common questions regarding

dental implants and Dr. Raj Upadya will talk about the truth and misconceptions as to why teeth chip and break. Visit the websites listed below for more information.

Topics to be covered by Dr. Goldberg:• Single & multiple tooth replacement

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Topics to be covered by Dr. Upadya:• The 2 real reasons why teeth break or fail• Why understanding the difference can save you from a mouth full of dentistry• What can be done to minimize the amount of dental work you have done over your lifetime• Why teeth are sensitive• Why do some root canals, bridges, braces, and implants not work?

Registration is absolutely required. Walk-ins will not be allowed. Space is limited.

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Friends and neighbors: Please join infor the third Annual Tom KitchenMemorial Scholarship 5K Run set

for Sun., June 5, at 10 a.m., at the Field ofDreams in Independence.

Kitchen was a valued resident of theHackettstown Community and was a verycaring and selfless man. He served in theUnited States Navy, and was a member ofthe American Legion. He was a formerChief of the Hackettstown Fire Dept., co-founder of the Tiger Athletic Association,started the Girls’ Fast-Pitch SoftballLeague in 1993 and coached softball andfootball for many years. He was a securityguard at the high school and ran the Hack-ettstown DPW for more than 20 years be-fore becoming the Warren County Roadsupervisor. Sadly, Kitchen lost his battlewith cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer,in Oct. 2013.

The course is now certified as a USATFcourse. Last year, approximately 230 par-ticipants combined with both walkers andrunners. Proceeds funded two $2,500scholarships to deserving Hackettstown

High School students this past June andwill be giving two more at the awards cer-emony this year at Hackettstown HighSchool.

It is the hope to honor Kitchen’s mem-ory by presenting scholarships to deservingindividuals for many years to come. Pre-registration is $25 and will be accepted

Annual Run Awards Scholarships To Remember Valued Resident through May 15; the day of the run is $30from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

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contact Allison at 908-303-5176 oremail@[email protected].

St. James’ Episcopal Church of Hack-ettstown plans to hold its eighth annualGolf Outing on Mon., June 27, at Farm-stead Golf & Country Club in Lafayette.The money raised will be used to help carryout the ministry and mission of St. James’.This has included supporting local food-in-secure children with supplemental foodthrough a Backpack Program, sending ateam of teens to help repair houses in Ap-palachia, and opening parish hall as awarming and food center in times of need.The church also hosts literacy tutoring, theNorth Porch Center for mothers and new-borns, and grief counseling servicesthrough the Joseph T. Quinlan Bereavement

Center. The cost per individual is $125. This in-

cludes golf, cart, box lunch, event gifts, andbanquet dinner afterward, as well as doorprizes, and eligibility for the on-course con-tests: longest drive and closest to the pin,etc. Registration and box lunch begin at 11a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. featuringa four-person scramble format.

The Farmstead Golf and Country Cluboffers many picturesque views and mani-cured fairways and greens. For questions,to register, or inquire about sponsorship op-portunities, contact the Golf Committee at:[email protected]. Registrationis requested by June 13.

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gus the “joy of spring” in much the waysome celebrate fall with apples. Keeping theGerman tradition, the Black Forest Inn inStanhope is holding its first Sparglefest onSat., April 23, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Spargleis the German word for asparagus.

On this night, Chef Heiner Aichem will

devote a menu to asparagus with a variety ofcreative offerings.

“We'll serve fresh asparagus in as manydelicious ways as we can think of,” addsAichem. He notes that their interest in Spar-glefest comes through a direct tie with hisfamily in Germany where Aichem’s father,Heinz, was born and worked before estab-lishing the Black Forest Inn in 1978. To thisday, the elder Aichem oversees and works in

World Apostolate of Fatima Shrinein Washington, plans to host arenowned author/speaker An-

drew Apostoli, on Sat., May 7, who willspeak on “You, at least, try to console me.”He will explain the Five First Saturdays,leads the Holy Rosary with 15 minute med-itation and celebrates Holy Mass; 10:30a.m. confessions; 11:30 a.m. Holy Rosary

with15 min. meditation; noon Holy Mass;1 p.m. Benediction; 2 p.m. Holy House:Confessions continue; “Last Vision of Fa-tima” talk; Movie: “The Day the SunDanced:” 3 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet. Allinvited.

For more information, go towww.bluearmy.com; 908-689-1700.

A Celebration For Asparagus Lovers Is Coming To Black Forest Innthe restaurant’s kitchen.

Asparagus is so popular in Germany dur-ing spring that festivals were created manyyears ago called Sparglefest. Celebrationshappen in all states of Germany but evenmore so in the areas where the asparagusfarms are located.

As an added feature to Sparglefest at theBlack Forest Inn, there will be live music

with Don Bitterlicht, a local German musicentertainer who used to be an NFL player forthe Seattle Seahawks. Bitterlicht kicked thefirst field goal in the expansion Seahawkshistory, also the first points ever scored by aSeahawks player.

Reservations can be made at www.Black-ForestInn.com or by calling 973-347-3344.The Black Forest Inn is located in Stanhope.

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By Cheryl ConwayWith roots to Warren County that date back to thelate 1800s when his grandfather from Hungarystarted his farm just two miles away, Charlie

Makatura of Belvidere is seizing the opportunity to keepingthe county safe by running for its next sheriff.

Born and raised in White Twp., Makatura has lived in fiveof the 22 townships within the county’s border where he hasattended school through college; raised a family with hischildhood sweetheart, Beth, married 39 years with their threechildren and seven grandchildren who reside in WarrenCounty; worked professionally for 13 years at one of thecounty’s largest employers; and serves as a council personfor the Belvidere Town Council since 2013.

Wearing that sheriff’s badge for a county he refers to as“New Jersey’s last frontier,” would be the ideal way forMakatura, 60, to continue his career in law enforcement andutilize all of his skills, experience and knowledge of the areato be an even safer place for all those who live there.

“My legacy is Warren County, not only for my childrenbut my grandchildren,” says Makatura. “I have a strong in-terest to keep it secure and safe. I think I have a lot to offerthe residents. It would be a great legacy for my family.”

On Jan. 5, Makatura, a retired lieutenant with the New Jer-sey State Police, formally announced his plan to run as a re-publican for sheriff, as soon as he found out that two-termSheriff David Gallant would not seek another term. He facestwo other republican candidates, James McDonald of Hack-

ettstown, who recently retired as Washington Township policechief; and Jim Simonetti of Frelinghuysen Township, who re-cently retired as Roxbury Township police chief.

Makatura’s desire to run for sheriff had been around forfew years, he admits, but he did not want to run against hiscolleague who he had worked with as a state trooper.

“As soon as I found out he was going to retire, I went topick up my petition,” to run for sheriff, he says.

The motto for his campaign is to “keep Warren Countysafe for your family and my family for future families tocome,” says Makatura. He held a fundraising event Feb. 23at Luigi’s Rancho in White Township with about 123 sup-porters.

The qualities that make a good sheriff, according toMakatura, include communication skills, loyal, honesty andintegrity. “As you look through my past I feel I exhibit allthose qualities,” says Makatura, “loyal to my family, dedi-cated to my job.”

Makatura, who helped lead the information technologybureau in Trenton, mentions that his IT skills will come intoplay as he will be able to use the latest methods in technology“without putting any expenditures on our taxpayers.”

Organized with his plans, Makatura has several goals ifelected to serve as the next Warren County sheriff.

His first goal is to start a consortium with nearby towns,counties and police departments. With Warren County havingthe smallest sheriff’s department in the state in regards to itspersonnel and budget, its 10 police departments and 22 mu-

nicipalities could greatly benefit from shared services.“What services do you have; what can they contribute;

what is that one piece we don’t have?” he mentions. One mayhave a drone, another a sniffing dog.

“If everyone shares those resources, we don’t have to buyeverything,” he says. “The case is to share the services andshare expenses. We need to rely on everybody. Consortium

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idea is a great way to save money.”Another idea of Makatura is to use a county-wide records

management system. In Warren County he says there arethree different systems used throughout the police depart-ments.

“We need one centralized system,” he says. This will alloweveryone in law enforcement, whether local police, sheriff’sdepartment and prosecutor’s office, have access to data “tomake sure we are communicating with each other.”

Makatura would also encourage the use of more socialmedia, not only alerts but posts on Facebook and Twitter, tohelp identify fugitives, runaways or people in hiding. Thesheriff’s department should have a page on its website withfaces of people being sought.

“There’s no expense to the taxpayers and the awards aretremendous,” says Makatura about expanding social mediausage.

Spreading more awareness and marketing of Project Life-saver is another goal of Makatura. Project Lifesaver is a na-tional GPS Tracking System that helps locate in less than 30minutes persons with cognitive issues such as Alzheimer’s,dementia, autism or Down syndrome.

“It’s taking advantage of today’s resources,” as opposedto police officers driving up and down streets looking formissing persons. “Virtually everyone I talk to doesn’t knowthat this exists,” says Makatura, adding that the WarrenCounty Sheriff’s Department is engaged in the system. For

$15 a month, and available grant money, families can helpsave a loved one through Project Lifesaver. Interested partic-ipants can visit the sheriff’s webpage for an application.

Lastly, Makatura says he would like the sheriff’s depart-ment to do a better job in securing grant money for equipmentand programs.

“We need to partner with other county agencies,” he says.“With 24 staffing members in the sheriff department, I don’tthink you can do it all, but if you partner with other agencies?We are not Bergen County; we don’t have 400, 500, 600members but it doesn’t mean we can’t protect our citizens aslong as we have the services.”

If elected, Makatura would also want to fill in appointedpositions, not only by state police, but municipal police aswell.

“Gallant brought in nothing but state police but there’ssome great men and women who are municipal officers,” hesays. “We need to have representatives of our demographics,”he says, which would “bring in a lot of knowledge.”

Makatura’s desire to get involved in law enforcementstems from his childhood years.

The first in his family to get into the field, Makatura says“I always had aspirations to be a state trooper,” although hedidn’t start there.

A graduate of Belvidere High School, Makatura attendedCentenary College in Hackettstown earning a bachelor’s inbusiness administration and management.

Makatura worked 13 years for M&M Mars in Hack-

ettstown, with the last ten years developing skills in Informa-tion Technology. In 1988 he left to follow his desired careerpath in Law Enforcement and joined the New Jersey StatePolice. He has also served in the United States Air Force andNJ Air National Guard earning an honorable discharge.

After graduation from the State Police Academy,Makatura served the citizens of Warren County for 10 yearsas a road trooper at Washington, Hope and Sussex stations.During that time he gravitated towards the field of conductingcriminal investigations.

In 1998, he reported to the NJ Police Division headquar-ters in West Trenton, where he stayed for 12 years, rose to therank of lieutenant, and held the position of assistant bureauchief within the Information Technology Bureau.

At the age of 55, Makatura was required to retire from theNJ State Police in Feb. 2011, but he still kept busy. He ranfor Belvidere Town Council in 2013 and serves as court liai-son and police commissioner. He also works as a freelanceprivate investigator for attorneys on a national and interna-tional level, and serves as armed personnel for Division ofYouth Family Services.

Spending time with his grandchildren, ages one to eight,has been his greatest blessing.

“We are on cloud nine,” says Makatura. “It doesn’t get anybetter than this. We see them every day,” adding that his threekids stayed in Warren County to raise their families, and twoof his son-in-laws are police troopers. “We’ve been extremelyblessed.”

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By Miguel DiazThe Skyland’s Songwriters Guild(SSG), based out of Ledgewood, iscelebrating its newfound status as a

nonprofit organization. This recentlyachieved status, dating back to the end ofJanuary, will allow them to accept dona-tions and sponsorships to fund upcoming

events. SSG started approximately six years ago

by the organizations founder’s Renee andClark Paddock, who are both musicians.The Paddocks wanted the organization tofocus on the education aspect of songwrit-ing and performing original pieces.

Prior to becoming a nonprofit organiza-tion, the Paddocks spread the word of the

SSG Co-Founders Clark Paddock, left, and Renee Paddock bask-ing in the sunshine and music at the 2015 Groove in the Grove

Skyland Songwriter’s Guild Receives Nonprofit Statusidea of SSG around throughFacebook and other socialmedia outlets. Word ofmouth was also used whichturned out to be a great toolto use to get them discov-ered by their community.

The Paddocks writeIndie and acoustic songs,but are willing to open up toother genres of music.However, the idea has yet tobe introduced.

SSG holds workshops inorder to boost the confi-dence of members throughcritique and the exchange ofdifferent techniques andsongwriting styles.

“This is to try to helppeople hone their skills,”Public Relations Coordina-tor Dorie Whittenburg said.“Once we provide the cri-tique session, it would bemuch more informal ses-

sions. It wouldn’t be just tosubmit your songs- the cri-tiques would only be forthose involved in the work-shop. If we have a specialguest speaker, we wouldhave them provide feed-back.”

Whittenburg said the

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The SSG does have events and venuesthat members can perform their originalpieces in front of live audiences such astheir Groove in the Grove event, which isits largest event, primarily held in Vasa Parkin Mt. Olive. The event has performancesby local and regional songwriters.

Other events to be expected from SSGare the Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme Con-cert Series/Open Mic Night (RRR), andalso the Monthly SSG Member Gather-ing/Open Mic Night. The RRR gathering isheld on the second Saturday of the month,with a $10 suggested donation, starting inSeptember and ending in May. TheMonthly SSG Member Gathering/Open

Mic events are held every third Thursday ofthe month at Enzo’s Pizzeria in Budd Lake.There is a $5 cover charge with adult bev-erages and food available.

According to a press release by the SSG,the Groove in the Grove event has beenaround since 2011, and will be held thisyear on June 11 from 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. atVasa Park. The afternoon will be perform-ances by singers and songwriters and theevening will consist of live bands on an out-door stage. There will be adult beveragesavailable. Adults are charged $15, studentspay $10, and children 12 and under are free.

“It’s an all afternoon and into theevening event,” said Whittenburg. “At theend of the evening there is a feature fullband performance, but the performanceshaven’t been finalized yet.”

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This year’s Springfest of Music, pre-sented by the Warren County Com-munity Singers will be the weekend

that ushers out April and welcomes in May.The first concert is set for Sat., April 30,

at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, inPhillipsburg. The second will be Sun., May1, at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Churchin Washington.

The singers are a non-audition group ofadults, high school age and above, from allaround the county and its environs. They aredirected by Hunter Chadeayne. Associate Di-rector/Accompanist is Ann Hoyt.

The concert also features the Children’s

Chorus of Warren County under the directionof Mariah Thomspon. Laura Rader is accom-panist. The children are age seven throughmiddle school age with unchanged voices.

Springfest features show tunes, popularmusic and other genres.

Community Singers do two concerts ayear, in the spring and the first weekend inDecember, and also perform at other venuesthroughout the year. New members will beaccepted for the fall semester in early Sep-tember. The Children’s Chorus is sponsoredby the Singers. Fund comes, in part, from theWarren County Cultural and Heritage Com-mission.

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By Anastasia MarcheseIn 2013, Dave Hickey presented his church family at GraceChurch on the Mount in Netcong with a new ministry,“Run for God.” This twelve week walk/run program fol-

lows the book “Devotions: Finding God in a Runners Space”by Mitchell Hollis. “Run for God” is a national ministrywhich shows the parallels between principles of the Bible anda running in a physical race.

When Hickey made his presentation, Steve and AggieBeede were on stage at the church, leading worship with thepraise team. “We looked at each other and without sayinganything we knew we needed to do it,” said Aggie. “We wereoverweight and out of shape. We started from zero, no expe-rience whatsoever. We were feeling guilty, but not doing any-thing about it.”

Steve and Aggie joined the first “Run for God” class thatGrace Church organized.

“It teaches you how to eat healthy, what kind of shoes youshould wear, and how to avoid injury,” says Aggie. “You learnhow to stretch, all the basics to be a good runner/walker.” Itdoesn’t only address physical health though, but focuses onthe connections between the physical race that the participantsare preparing for and the spiritual race of life- “let us lay asideevery weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, andlet us run with patience the race that is set before us, Lookingunto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith,” from Hebrews12:1-2pp.

“We learn to love God and understand his ways,” saysAggie. “We have a half an hour of bible study.” After the biblestudy the class goes on to learn something health related, fol-lowed by a walk/run. The goal of the first twelve weeks is tocomplete the Roxbury 5K Run. “It is the graduation race. Theprogram goes slow, so by then you are ready,” Aggie says.

Completing their first 5K wasn’t the end for the Beedes,but just the beginning of their journey towards continuedhealth and fitness. In the three years since, “Steve has alreadyrun two marathons and I have run three half marathons, andthis year I am ready to run the New York Marathon.” Aggieis excited to share the life changing effects this program hashad in her family. When asked what kept her and her husbandmoving forward as runners after they accomplished their firstgoal, Aggie was enthusiastic, “You see changes in your bodyand your bad habits. You accomplished a goal. You think,‘What’s next? Let’s keep going!”

Aggie is clear that she doesn’t attribute these life changesto herself alone, “When it is hard, we focus our eyes on God.We say ‘God carry me on.”

Another part of the Beedes continued commitment to run-ning and healthy living, has to do with the great friendshipsthat are cultivated through the “Run for God” program.

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By Cheryl ConwayHandbags from Lucy’s Gift in Morris-town carry much more weight thana wallet, checkbook, lipstick and

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Spagnoletti opened Lucy’s Gift boutiquein Morristown in Oct. 2015 and donates 100percent of the proceeds to honor her late hus-band Maurice Spagnoletti, a prominent NewJersey banker tragically killed in June 2011,while working in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

As the founder of Lucy’s Gift, as well asthe Maurice J. Spagnoletti Foundation(MJSF), the former Florham Park widow hasmade it her mission to help children in need,victims of crime and honor those who serveand protect others.

Named after their 10-year old daughter,Lucy, Spagnoletti says “Lucy’s Gift is ourgift back to the world. It’s just what I wantedto do. It has grown beyond my dreams. Idon’t have a website or a Facebook page. Ihave emails from people all over the coun-try,” and plans to open a second boutique ina “major retail strip mall.”

With a background in sales marketing-brand management, Spagnoletti had workedas a marketing director for Crowe Horwathaccounting firm in New York for 13 years,but when her husband was killed, her worldchanged.

Her business “started haphazardly” be-cause of her husband’s death. It began fromhelping a small charity and blossomed intoa non-profit business.

Maurice had been good friends with theirdaughter’s doctor, John Connor. It wasthrough that friendship that Maurice came tosupport the Children of China PediatricFoundation (CCPF), a charity Dr. Connorsupports by performing free surgeries for or-phans.

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those who sent donations after her tragicloss, Spagnoletti directed donations be sentto the CCPF in her husband’s memory.

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cally disabled and post-surgical orphans in his honor – theMaurice Journey of love support and hope J. Spagnoletti Re-habilitation Program. After three years, when she got backon her feet, Spagnoletti supported these efforts by holdingsmall handbag auctions.

In 2012, “I started doing handbag events; women in largenumbers started buying handbags,” she says. By 2014, thisgrew to a sold out crowd. This led to an annual event in June,raising tens of thousands of dollars for charity.

After setting enough money aside, Spagnoletti decided toopen Lucy’s Gift to sell handbags on a regular basis for char-ity.

“My idea for selling handbags for charity has exploded,”says Spagnoletti. “I put the seed money in for the boutique,”in hopes to get money back to cover her salary and healthinsurance. After that, all proceeds will go toward helping oth-ers.

“I don’t have wealth,” explains Spagnoletti. “I created abusiness where all the net profits will go to the foundation,which go to our charities.”

Inside her boutique, Spagnoletti decorated using pink,blue and purple hues. She explains the pink represents chil-dren in need; blue for the victims of crime; and purple forthe purple heart.

Through her foundation, MJSF has expanded its charity

to children with special needs at P.G. Chambers School inCedar Knolls to support children in need; is helping victimsof crime by supporting domestic violence and sexual assaultsafe houses such as SAFE in Hunterdon; and aid charitiesthat support the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whoseagents – and families – “inspire Marisa with their heroic ef-forts to protect us domestically,” as explained in the MJSFmission statement.

“When you buy something, you want to know where yourmoney is going,” she explains.

Spagnoletti selected P.G. Chambers as a charity recipientafter meeting one of the mothers who sends both of her kidswho are in wheelchairs to the school, which provides themost comprehensive education and therapy programs forchildren with disabilities.

“We met by chance,” says Spagnoletti about AnnabellaRossi, the mother of the two students at P.G. Chambers. “Atthat moment she was having a bad day; I was having a badday.”

Out of the 35 volunteers at MJSF, Rossi became hereighth volunteer.

“She started coming to my house; we became friends.”Spagnoletti honored Rossi in 2013 when she presented herwith the Maurice Spagnoletti Foundation Caregiver Award.“Annabella is a role model to me.”

Every year, Spagnoletti presents the caregiver award to

an individual, a teacher, mother or nurse. In June 2015, shegave the award to a woman named Tiffany who created apark for disabled children near the Jets Training Facility.Tiffany’s daughter also attends the P.G. Chambers School.

Lucy’s Gift specializes in mostly handbags, and jewelry.Featured are 200 handbags on display varying in color, priceand function, from popular name brands like Gucci, authen-tic lines, fake leather to unheard labels. Prices of bags rangefrom $50 to $2,000.

“Handbags are my life,” she says. “The sky is the limitfor us; we even carry men’s wallets,” and bags for men.“Within two months, we were able to triple our inventory.”

Customers can also find unique costume jewelry piecesand accesories, ranging from $18 to $350, as well as distinctunique items such as a wine tote, her number one sellerfound in a Texas boutique.

“I travel the country and find really neat boutiques,” shesays, bringing back those rare items, such as a little mirrorthat attaches to an iphone, to resell.

“When you come to my boutique, everything is sacred,”says Spagnoletti. “Our dream is to bring luxury to all women.I grew up lower income; I didn’t have money to spend. I al-ways dreamed I’d be able to provide fashion to everyone.”

Instead of a bow or ribbon, every bag or purchase isadorned with a barrette.

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To her surprise, Spagnoletti’s mission is taking off. Con-cert-singer Naomi Miller, who was singing in Italian on thestreets in Morristown, attended her grand opening; Spagno-letti has been getting emails of support from around thecountry; and she recently appeared on the NBC Today Showwith Al Roker.

“After five years, I’m finding peace. My husband wasbrutally assassinated. Honoring him was my life mission.The FBI is still investigating the case, she adds.”

A prominent banker for Doral Financial, Maurice wasshot and killed at the age of 57 by unknown assailants, June15, 2011, while sitting in his car in traffic on the highway.Employed with the company for just one year, he had beenassigned to work in Puerto Rico in Jan. 2011, says Spagno-letti.

“Justice is coming I believe that. The people who killedmy husband will be brought to justice. We seek justice forall. Hope is something we have and something we have towork for. Hope with positive action prevails. The men andwomen I’ve come to know are beyond extraordinary; theyare the real heroes. ”

Part of Spagnoletti’s mission is to put an end to violence.“My husband was everything to me,” says Spagnoletti.

“You don’t heal from violence. It is prevention, awarenessand treatment that will lead to end violence. In my very small

way I’m going to make an impact. It’s my mission to end vi-olence and I will. I want my husband’s memory honored.Nothing brings my husband back; my daughter needed herfather.”

She says, “My husband died a hero.” To honor him, MJSFplans to award a $1,500 Future Hero scholarship to a juniorcollege student in need from Morris County who aspires acareer in preventing or stopping violence. Eric Mohberg,whose fiancé was brutally murdered 26 years ago, joined herMJSF board and is helping her create the scholarship.

At last year’s annual Handbag Auction held in June at theHanover Manor in East Hanover, $30,000 was raised for thecharities. Participants paid $75 for all “you can eat,” dancing,raffles, silent auction of handbags and other items, and pre-sentations by charity organizations.

Through her mission, Spagnoletti has rechanneled heranger to provide a healthy environment for her daughter. Sheexplains, “I can only focus on positive so she can grow upand be positive.”

“It’s amazing what could be done for the memory of onehero. Through all of this I’m really finding peace. I was solow and so sad, but now I’m back. If I’m working 24 hoursa day, it’s not work, it’s what I love to do. I know I never lethim down. I feel my husband smiling when I can do thingslike this. I do my little part in helping them; every year I feel

like I’m doing more.”On her boutique wall hangs a framed poem titled “Life

Does Not Frighten Me At All.” A girl that Spagnoletti metone year ago at P.G. Chambers School read her that poem.“Honestly they teach me more,” she says. Since then, Spag-noletti has adopted a class there and “I go and visit her. Noth-ing frightens this little girl who has all these issues. I wouldsell my life for her.”

Spagnoletti has come up with a program in which com-panies pay people to volunteer.

“Corporations can give not to the foundation, but to theP.G. Chambers School. For that donation, we will train thatstaff. Let’s get people to commit to volunteer work.”

As a way to market and add new revenue source for herboutique, Spagnoletti recently started Lucy’s Gift TreasureChest, in which she provides non-profits, fair priced trickytray or auction items. Her idea came about after she gave ahandbag to a church who asked her for a tricky tray dona-tion.

Lucy’s Gift is open Tues. and Wed., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.;Thurs., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Sun. 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.

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