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By Maryanne Christiano-MistrettaThe football fields at Hanover Parkand Whippany Park high schoolswere in need of repair.

Superintendent of Schools Carol Grossisaid the fields were overused and difficultto maintain. Since the fields were con-stantly used so much – for physical educa-tion classes, high school athletics, and townrecreation youth and adult programs –theyresulted in unfavorable and unsafe playingconditions for the athletic teams. Over the years the Hanover Park Re-

gional High School District had been doingeverything possible to extend the life ofboth high schools’ fields and tracks, she ex-plained. But with the fields constantly beingused, as a result, the grass didn’t get enoughtime to generate. Repairs had become morecostly and a considerable amount of moneyhad been invested to make the districts’ fa-cilities safe. Grossi said, “We applied for a grant with

the Jets and the NFL in October. Some-where in March we were notified. It’s amatching grant. We have to come up withthe other half of the money.” Through the Jets Foundation and NFL

Foundation’s Field Grant program, the JetsFootball team, who has trained in Florham

Park since 2011, were able to provide criti-cal funding to help complete athletic com-plex renovation projects at both highschools. The NY Jets presented two $250,000

checks donation to Hanover Park RegionalHigh School District for two football fields– Hanover Park and Whippany Park. Theofficial donation was made on April 20 atthe Hanover Park Regional High SchoolDistrict Board of Education meeting in EastHanover. The generous grant totaling $500,000

will support the district’s Athletic Fields’Project, enabling the district to give stu-dents two state of the art, organic cork-filled multi-purpose fields, as well ascontributing to other athletic and field en-hancements. Jesse Linder, NY Jets director of Com-

munity Relations, said, “I had known aboutissues; they [the board of education] let meknow they were looking for funding. I toldthem about the grant program. We workedtogether on the application. They reachedout to us late summer, early fall. “They were looking for a place to play

high school games; their fields were notplayable,” he continued to explain. “Theylooked at our facility in Florham Park

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according to Grossi. She said, “Whippanyis just about done. Hanover Park is sched-uled to start next week laying the turf.”

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With the help of 52 enthusiasticMountview Road School third-graders, Hanover Township and

school officials observed Arbor Day on Fri.,April 29, with the planting of a tree in Vet-erans’ Memorial Park.Mayor Ron Francioli presided, kicking

off the ceremony by reading a proclamationfrom the Township Committee formallydesignating “Arbor Day at Veterans’ Me-morial Park” and speaking to the studentsabout the importance of trees. In addition to using the township’s offi-

cial golden shovel to place soil around thenew planting and holding up the “Tree City

USA” banner, the children charmed thosein attendance with their acapella perform-ance of “Inch By Inch,” a spirited songabout the growth of trees. Equally engag-ing were the readings done by three stu-dents, who shared essays they had writtenabout trees.The kids’ most spontaneous contribution

during the ceremony occurred after thetownship’s Forester/Arborist Rich Wolow-icz spoke and asked the third-graders tothink of a name for the new tree. Amidshouts of “Bob!” and “Redneck!” anotheroption the students threw out resonatedwith township officials – “Mountview

Mayor Ron Francioli and Forester/Arborist Rich Wolowicz look on as a Mountview Road Schoolthird-grader Joyce Hwang uses the township’s golden shovel to help plant the new tree at Veterans’Memorial Park.

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Dawn,” a clever grafting of words from thename of their school and the new tree’sspecies, a Dawn Redwood. Members of the public who visit Veter-

ans’ Memorial Park will find “MountviewDawn” growing and gracing the center is-land of the parking lot across from the ballfield.

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On the Friday before Easter, childrenwere dreaming of finding eggs andother goodies, while some adults

were hunting things their neighbors left be-hind 300 years ago. Those hunters foundevidence and artifacts of an early Iron Forgenext to the Whippany River. History teaches that Whippany was the

home of the first forge in north central NewJersey, “100 rods west of the WhippanongBurying Yard.” This historic gem needs,and may soon receive some long-deferredattention, but still, it is a wonderful startingplace to search for history. The forge oper-ated for 50 years. It made many tons ofiron, using ore mined from “Succasunna”and places later named Mine Hill, MountHope, Hibernia, and even Randolph’s

Motor Vehicle Inspection Station. Cars andtrucks following Route 10 have replacedthe horses and mules that carried heavy, rawmaterial from the west and ingots to themarkets in the east. Members of the Landmark Commission

hunted for the 301 year old iron-workswhose Tricentennial was honored in 2015.Area-resident, historical-treasure-hunter,Pete Schichtel joined them. As the jokegoes, no good deed goes unpunished, so theearly spring day rewarded the three intrepidexplorers with an unexpected deluge ofsoaking rain. This, they joked, only addedto experience of trying to find, uncover, andunderstand what may be the earliest colo-nial site in the town’s history. Their journey back in time led to the em-

300 Year-Old First Iron Forge Artifacts Foundbankment of the Whippany River at the in-tersection of Whippany Road and Route 10.Climbing down to the river was tricky, par-ticularly carrying buckets, shovels, andother tools. Along the river, they foundthick overgrowth, debris from floods, andclear evidence that a forge had operatedthere.The banks of the river yielded prizes

many would not value. The biggest haulwas slag, including some football-sizedpieces. These are the waste material fromthe smelting process. They are what ore be-comes after the iron is extracted. The ex-plorers found pieces of iron ore andfossilized charcoal. This was used to heatthe forge to almost 1,500 degrees. Therewere even some bits of black glass – not theresidue of broken bottles, though there wasenough of that – but sand, transformed bythe heat. This all proved a forge workednearby.These manufactured remnants from the

past were hidden in plain sight. Some speakclearly when discovered; others remainmute, and do not provide any answer to ex-actly where the furnace was located.Two mills, Hanover’s Cotton and its

Paper, built the dam next to the WhippanyRoad Bridge. The giant Eden Paper millhad its own, further west. Both dams blockheavy materials from traveling downriver,even during a flood. Pieces of slag and orewere found downriver, to the east, so theforge was between the lower dam andWhippany Road, exactly as is described inthe historical accounts. Ground penetrating radar or careful ex-

cavation may show the spot where the fiery

heat baked the ground beneath for so manyyears. The team wonders if the anvil mightbe there, too. It might be hidden beneathalmost three centuries of floods, the con-stant bombardment of fall leaves, and what-ever bulldozers have pushed atop them.There is reason for this hope. The anvil ofthe Troy Forge – one of the six HanoverTownship forges – remains where it wasused, easy to see to those who know whereto look.The mystery of the first forge’s exact lo-

cation has another component. What hap-pened to its dam? Where did it stand? Itwould have raised the water level to turnthe waterwheel needed to power the bel-lows. The explorers think they found evi-dence of an old rock dam.One thing is certain. There is no one liv-

ing to ask about these mysteries. This sitepredates both NJ and the U.S. It is the heartof what came to be the industrial center ofMorris County. Some who rest in theWhippany Burying Yard worked at theforge, and birthed the nation.The hunt for the forge is part of the effort

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By Jason CohenMark Roddy grew up with dreams ofplaying football, but on April 14,he was sworn in as the Hanover

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he took out a book from the library aboutbeing a policeman and forgot to return it.

“I didn’t envision myself being in law en-forcement ever,” Roddy told the HanoverNews.Roddy, 51, was raised in Portsmouth, Va.,

but moved around a lot because his father,Daniel Roddy Jr. was in the Navy. He livedin such places as South Carolina, Florida andMississippi. While he began playing football at a

From Football To Police Chief, Hard Work Pays Off For PD Headyoung age, part of him wanted to enlist in themilitary. However, his dad didn’t want himto follow in his footsteps. So, Roddy went to the University of New

Haven in Connecticut, where he played foot-ball. After being cut from the Dallas Cow-boys in 1987, he soon realized the gridironwas not his calling. He moved back to Virginia and worked at

the Norfolk Naval Ship Yard. In 1989, heventured north to Hanover, where he was inthe wedding party of his friend Paul Kelly. Itwas there where Kelly mentioned Hanoverwas looking for police officers. “I applied for the job in Hanover and

didn’t think much of it,” he said. “I kept hear-ing back from them and I ended up gettinghired.”Now, he has been there 27 years, which is

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and progressed his way through the rankings. Roddy joined the department in 1989. He

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tenant in 2003. He is a graduate of the WestPoint Leadership and Command School andthe FBI’s National Academy for Police Lead-ership.With nearly 30 years on the force, he has

witnessed numerous things change in the po-lice department; two of them being technol-ogy and relationships with schools. When hestarted, there were no cell phones, or camerason cars or the new body cameras. “I don’t think it’s (technology) made it

easier,” the chief explained. “I guess thingsare more transparent.”With school shootings occurring far too

often, communication between schools andlaw enforcement is crucial, he stressed. He isthe liaison between the schools and the policeand takes it seriously. “I want to stay very proactive with the

schools,” he remarked. Looking ahead to the future, he is proud

to be the chief of police and sees good thingson the horizon in Hanover. “I worked hard for it,” Roddy said. “I was

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Life of Their Own."The Spring Luncheon is set for Wed.,

June 8, at 11:30 a.m. at Hanover Manor inEast Hanover. Members are $12; non-members, $32. Entertainment by LindaIpanema and her Dixie Cats with music"Old and New, Wild and Blue.”

On Tues., March 29, the MemorialJunior School Environmental Clubcrafted an exhibit in the Quiet

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dents completed at Memorial Junior Schoolthis year, the club members filled the dis-play case with information about rain gar-dens and how they help reduce the amountof contaminants that find their way intocatch basins. Water running toward stormdrains can pick up excess fertilizer, oil, salt,pesticides, herbicides, sediment, leaves, petwaste and litter that eventually flow intolakes, rivers and streams. By capturing andredirecting rainwater to the plants in therain garden that can absorb it, these gardenshelp reduce the amount of pollutants thatcan find their way into our bodies of water. The Memorial Junior School Rain Gar-

den project was funded by a grant awardedto the Whippany River Watershed ActionCommittee (WRWAC) by Hanover Town-ship business neighbor 3M. The collabo-rative effort brought together MemorialJunior school students, faculty, and admin-istration working hand in hand with RutgersCooperative Extension on the project. Inaddition to tying in the science and environ-mental concepts of watersheds, storm watermanagement, soils, native plants and horti-culture, the program sparked students’ cre-ativity by giving them the opportunity toartfully design rain barrels and flyers aboutthe initiative.Members of the public are invited to

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By Lynn AdamoMaybe John Sette’s admonitionthat “we’ve had problems withcivility” struck a chord, or candi-

dates themselves just needed a break fromthe cantankerous tone, but May 9’s debateamong Morris County’s Republican free-holder and sheriff candidates likely wasn’tthe fireworks display some anticipated.Spectators hoping to hear the kind of in-

cendiary comments that have punctuatedportions of this year’s race might’ve beenleft wondering what happened during whatwas, by this cycle’s definitions, a tame de-bate at The Chandelier at Flanders Valley,formerly known at Flanders Valley Wed-ding & Banquets.The evening was sponsored by Republi-

can clubs in the Chesters, Mendhams, Mt.Olive and Washington Township and at-tended by about 125.The Republican primary is Tues., June

7.Sette, chair of the county’s Republican

Committee, urged candidates to observe alevel of decorum during the discussion, andthe nine participants largely obliged.“I’ve been doing this 34 years, and I’ve

never seen anything like it,” he said in hisintroduction. “We need to talk about issuesand do the right thing for Morris County.”The evening began with moderator Guy

Gregg, former state assemblyman for NewJersey’s 24th District, posing questions tothe two Republicans, both residents ofBoonton Township, seeking to replace out-going Sheriff Edward V. Rochford, whotook office in 1993.James Gannon spent 33 years in law en-

forcement and global security, including asdeputy chief of investigations at the MorrisCounty Prosecutor’s Office, the FBI's JointTerrorism Task Force and Novartis. He co -authored the “Morris County Counter Terrorism Task Force Manual,” which un-derscores one philosophical divide with hisrival.John Sierchio, endorsed by Rochford,

served 27 years in law enforcement inEssex County Sheriff’s Office and policedepartment, and as detective sergeant withthe Bloomfield Police Department. He alsoserved as chair of the state’s Police andFireman’s Retirement System and is amember of the Boonton Township Board of

Education.Their divisions on homeland security,

the sheriff’s salary and their own pensionscame into focus, as did respective plans forthe Morris County Correctional Facility,which the freeholder board assumed re-sponsibility for last September. Previously,it had been the sheriff’s, but escalatingovertime and other costs prompted thetakeover.Gannon said he would look closely and

thoughtfully at proposed salary increases atthe facility, which will “go through labor,legal and administrative review first. We’renot going to be arbitrarily signing con-tracts.”Sierchio suggested his place “on both

sides of the table” offers a unique perspec-tive. “We need to sit down with the unionsand see what’s needed, what’s deserved,”he said. “Dialogue first — I’ve always beena firm believer in that.”The pair disagreed on the county’s

homeland security responsibilities, withSierchio believing responses to terroristicthreats or attacks rest with the federal gov-ernment, not the sheriff’s office.“We don’t have the resources to re-

spond,” he said. He pledged greater focuson fighting the county’s heroin epidemic.Gannon countered that “a multidiscipli-

nary response” and close collaboration be-tween the county, sheriff’s and prosecutor’soffices, Office of Emergency Managementand FBI is required to combat terrorismclose to home and is a greater threat thansubstance abuse.“I can connect the dots very simply,”

Gannon said.Both agreed collaboration and shared

services are important for police forcesacross the county.Freeholder hopefuls debate Morris ViewThe seven Republican freeholder candi-

dates agreed deciding the fate of MorrisView Nursing Home, which has chronicallyoperated at less-than capacity and is one ofa handful of county-owned facilities of itskind in the state, is crucial in the comingterm.“We didn’t wake up this morning and

say, ‘My God, what happened at MorrisView?’ This has been going on for quitesome time. The can keeps getting kicked

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down the road. ‘Let a successive freeholderboard deal with it.’ We’re ready to deal withit,” Randolph Township Mayor Roman Hir-niak said of himself and running matesLouis Valori and Peter King. “We need tomaintain Morris View for those individualswho can’t afford private care,” Hirniakadded.Incumbent Kathryn DeFillippo balked at

the charge she and other freeholders haven’ttaken time to study the issue. “We’ve beenliving this for years,” she said.“To suggest we have not done our home-

work is a joke. We have to find the right fit”and ultimately, she stated, “It’s not forsale.”Douglas Cabana, running with fellow

freeholders DeFillippo and Thomas Mas-trangelo, was equally adamant. “There willalways be a Morris View for the residentsof Morris County,” Cabana said, addingthat the sitting board received findings of astudy it ordered in February and will make“a definitive decision” on the facility by theend of 2016.Former Freeholder John Krickus, run-

ning independently, emphasized “there willalways be a need for indigent residents ofMorris County to have a facility to go to”and “we need to ensure that that need ismet.”Krickus and others suggested close

study of the three models county adminis-trators have already recommended, includ-ing outright sale of the facility, leasing it orleasing it while managing on-site services.Adult day care is one program to considerexpanding to fill unused portions of the fa-cility, King suggested.

Union influence debatedGregg asked candidates to outline

unions with whom they’d met, and whilecandidates acknowledged sitting down withteachers and other labor unions, CarpentersLocal 254 seemed the evening’s biggest po-litical lightning rod.King and his running mates did not sup-

port Local 254’s apprenticeship programbecause “it took away a municipality’s, andin this instance, the county’s right to nego-tiate with smaller businesses,” he said. “Itconflicted with the contracts law that wantsas many people (possible) at the table.”“No matter which four points of the

compass of this county you visit, this ap-prenticeship program is identified as some-thing that will destroy business and isreviled by Republicans,” Hirniak said.Krickus, who said he hadn’t met with the

carpenters — “My invitation must’ve got-ten lost in the mail” — pointed out that theunion’s political director, AnthonyAbrantes, was recently appointed to an al-ternate’s position on the county planningboard, a board upon which DeFillippo alsoserves. Valori and Hirniak deemed the ap-pointment “quid pro quo.”The Edison-based union represents

4,000 carpenters across the state and re-quires five years of combined on-the-joband school training. It has endorsed Ca-bana, DeFillippo and Mastrangelo in thecoming primary “because we support eco-nomic development,” Cabana said.After a round of debate on the topic,

Gregg asked the field to signal if they’d ul-timately pledge to reject the union’s appren-ticeship program, to which each candidateraised a hand.

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By Cheryl ConwayRunning for sheriff was always in John Sierchio’sradar once he retired from law enforcement, but theBoonton Twp. resident admits that having a stand-

off against the current sheriff was out of the question.“I’ve always respected his career,” Sierchio says about

Sheriff Edward Rochford who has been sheriff since 1993.“This year he didn’t announce it,” early on if he would berunning for a ninth term. “This guy’s an icon; he’s doing agreat job. I was waiting to see what the sheriff would do.”At the same time, “I said if he’s not going to run, I’m goingto run.”Then Sierchio received a phone call from Rochford who

told him he would endorse him as the next sheriff if he ran.Rochford told him, “This is my family here; these are mybabies. I don’t trust them with these other people. You fightwith what you believe in.”Sierchio’s response was, “If you endorse me, I’m in.

There’s no better endorsement than from someone who’shad the position for 24 years. When I do something, I divein; I don’t just put my toe in.” In a press release, Rochford says, “With 24 years of ex-

perience as sheriff, I know exactly what it takes to protectthe safety of Morris County residents and the wallets oftaxpayers. I also know this: there is no one better qualifiedthan John Sierchio to fight for the families, seniors, andtaxpayers of Morris County as our next sheriff, and that’swhy I’m proud to endorse his candidacy today.”After 27 years of working in law enforcement, Sierchio,

52, retired in June 2014. A republican, he faces Jim Gannonin the June election for Morris County Sheriff.“I think I can do a good independent job,” says Sierchio.With “my law enforcement experience, I didn’t work

behind a desk; I worked on the street with the people,” saysSierchio. “I understand the problems; I know how to dealwith them.”Combatting the heroin crises in Morris County, increas-

ing community outreach and improving moral betweencommunity leaders and the sheriff’s office, while being fis-cally responsible, are Sierchio’s key points in his campaign.“I’ve always been a big proponent of community out-

reach,” says Sierchio. “To let these people know we arethere to help them.”Sierchio says that “perception of police needs to be

changed.” More than 80 percent of the time “it’s going tobe negative.” Only time it is really positive is when policecome to a resident’s house to help with a medical call.Parents are always telling their kids ‘police are going to

arrest you if you don’t stop,’ he says.As a police officer, “that was my job, locking people

up,” he says. But the best part of his job was when he wasable to help people “in a positive light,” like going to char-ity events, community outreach events or helping peopleby raising money for families when they needed it.

Combatting the heroin crises in Morris County is on thetop of Sierchio’s goals if elected sheriff. He had just at-tended a heroin summit-one woman from Rockaway stoodup and spoke how she just buried her son “37 days ago.”Another woman from Denville shared how her daughterhas been in jail for five months, was in and out of jail foreight years, and then will be off to rehab.“Why don’t they bring rehab into the jail?” Sierchio

asks.While the prosecutor’s office has a task force to deal

with the heroin crises, Sierchio says “the hard thing to dois solve the problem. I want committees,” he suggests, in-cluding community leaders, law enforcement, counselorsand former addicts.He also suggests seminars “on what to look for” when

it comes to heroin; and a hotline in the sheriff’s office thatwould keep callers anonymous. Parents, who feel that theirson or daughter is using heroin, can call the hotline. “Wewill put you in touch with a counselor. We want to pointthem toward counseling.”Many parents are afraid to call police as they “fear” their

child will be arrested then they’ll need an attorney.“We want to leave it out of the judicial system,” says

Sierchio. “We are not going to put them in the judicial sys-tem; we are going to put them in counseling.”For those who are in jail, Sierchio suggests that inmates

attend classes while in jail such as anger managementclasses for those charged with domestic violence crimes.“There’s so much grant money out there,” says Sierchio

to offset costs for such classes for those in jail.Having a hot line for child abuse, spouse abuse and sen-

ior abuse as well as a separate committee dealing with thoseissues is another idea so people can seek the help they need.“They are afraid to call the local PD,” says Sierchio.

“People are afraid of being labeled; towns are so small, theyare embarrassed.” Promoting the Project Lifesaver program that the county

does offer is also on Sierchio’s to do list. Used as a GPSsystem, users wear bracelets so authorities are able to findindividuals who can get lost if they have dementia,Alzheimer’s and other conditions. Bringing back the moral between the sheriff’s depart-

ment and the Morris County Freeholders is an obstacleSierchio knows he needs to face if elected.“You got to work the problem out,” he says. “I’m a firm

believer in diologue.”Sierchio says, “I want to bring in the real aspect of the

sheriff’s department,” that being community outreach.“The people have had enough. They want to be part of it.They are tired of being told what to do. They want to beheard. They want to sit at the table.“I’m not going to be that career politician,” he adds. “I

want to be working with the people. I want to be the com-munity outreach sheriff; I want to be the people’s sheriff.

Community Outreach And Combatting Heroin Crises Leading Issues For Sheriff Contender

I’m their guy, I’m one of them.”Sierchio points to his background, work experience and

volunteering that have shaped him to being an ideal sheriff. “I got the law enforcement experience we need and the

fiscal conservative we deserve.”Sierchio, who grew up in Bloomfield, started his law en-

forcement career in 1986 with the Essex County Sheriff’soffice.“I always wanted to go into law enforcement; always

wanted to go into FBI,” he says. He had an uncle who wasa Newark police officer and a cousin too who served as rolemodels. He chose local police rather than FBI, as “I reallywanted to stay close to my family,” he says.He attended Montclair State University for criminal jus-

tice and when he was 22 started his career at the EssexCounty Sheriff’s department, where he stayed until 1989.“I wanted to get on the street, so I went to Essex County

police department. I worked in Newark; the experience Igot in Newark in two and a half years, you won’t see inMorris County.”In 1991, he moved over to Bloomfield Police Depart-

ment and worked the “4 to 12 shift for 20 years.” He was aunion representative for 12 years, vice president of theBloomfield PBA Local 32 for two years and PBA State del-egate for 15 years until promoted to sergeant.In 2001, he ran for the Police and Firemen’s Retirement

System Pension Board of Trustees, a non-paid position, inwhich he served for 12 years. In his four-year role as chair,he saved millions of dollars for taxpayers and protected the

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By Cheryl ConwayHe walked the local beat, investi-gated and solved major crimes,mentored newer detectives and

traveled the world in a head security job fora top pharmaceutical company- the time isnow for Jim Gannon to top off his career asthe next sheriff of Morris County.As a life-long resident of Morris County

with 33 years working in law enforcementand global security, Gannon has laid out hisplans to confront current challenges facinglaw enforcement and to lead Morris Countyfamilies into a safer future. Two republicansrunning for the seat which had been takenby Sheriff Edward Rochford since 1993,Gannon will face John Sierchio in the June7 election. Confident that he has what it takes to

wear that sheriff’s badge, Gannon, 54,points to his leadership, education and“heart” for being the best candidate for theposition.“I have the leadership, the integrity, the

education and the heart to be the next Mor-ris County sheriff,” says Gannon, who re-sides in the Town of Boonton. “I’ve walked the walk,” he says from a

local beat cop in his hometown of Boontonand Boonton Twp., deputy chief of Investi-gations at the Morris County Prosecutor’sOffice, FBI’s elite Joint Terrorism TaskForce and then global head of Security Riskfor Novartis Pharmaceuticals. “Thirty threeyears of experience, that is very unique. Thetime is now for that leadership. It’s an ex-citing time to take the Morris County Sher-iff’s Office to the next level. The time isnow to do that.”Regarding his leadership, Gannon says

“I came up the ranks in Morris County; Iwas born here,” 1961 in St. Claire’s Hospi-tal in Denville. “I was educated here; Iworked here. I know the county like theback of my hand.”Not only did Gannon work his way up

through the ranks, but he was introduced tolaw enforcement as a young child since hisfather worked as a NYPD detective for 32years specializing in Missing Persons in-vestigations.“My father would take me to work

sometimes,” he describes. “I found it in-triguing. I saw it up close and personal,”since the age of seven, teaching him “thingsat a young age.”

When Gannon turned 18, he started toget involved with the Boonton Police De-partment and after college graduation, offi-cially began his career in law enforcementas a patrolman. He received his associate’sdegree in law enforcement from the CountyCollege of Morris in 1981; bachelor’s de-gree in criminal justice administration fromWilliam Paterson University in 1983; and amaster’s degree in administrative sciencefrom Fairleigh Dickinson.Gannon has been involved in so many

cases over the years, from sex crimes, tochild abuse, narcotic and domestic vio-lence. He was also commander of the Fun-coLand Homicide Task Force and theWalter Contreras Homicide Task Force. While he says he had a “spectacular ex-

perience” working eight years at Novartis,“very lucky” and “blessed” in that positionwhich allowed him to travel the world, heretired Jan. 1, and decided that “I just wantto circle back into government” in order “togive back. We are in tough times. We are indangerous times in America.” His plan is to “bring a modern approach”

to the sheriff’s post which provides a lot ofservices to Morris County such as Canine,Bomb Services, Crime Scene Investiga-tions, SWAT and even security at the courthouse. He says “people should be able topresent their case in court without intimida-tion.”In the courthouse, “The mission should

be to keep people safe,” says Gannon.“There’s a real responsibility there. Youhave to develop a plan to deal with risk,”like knowing which cases are going on thecourtroom during the day. “The more wecan improve on the levels of communica-tion the better we will be.”Gannon questions, “How is the security

in the sheriff’s office? Are we doing every-thing we can to keep people safe? These areall plans that need to be developed.” Creating partnerships with police, sher-

iff’s office and prosecutor’s office is a goodplace to start. “You can do tremendousthings.”Security goes outside the courthouse

into schools and the community, and mak-ing the county safer is one of Gannon’s keypoints. "We live in extraordinarily dangerous

times, where even places like MorrisCounty can become a target for violent

Keeping People Safe Top Priority For Sheriff Candidate

crime and acts of terrorism,” says Gannon.His idea is to “work with local, county, stateand federal law enforcement and publicsafety communities to keep MorrisCounty’s neighborhoods, schools, and busi-nesses safe and secure, and to strengthenthe county’s preparedness in light of the in-creased threat of terrorism. “We live in a great county, but vigilance

and preparedness are absolutely essential tokeeping us safe and secure,” Gannon says.“I have the experience – both foreign anddomestic – to work with law enforcementat all levels of government to protect ourcitizens.” Gannon’s next goal is to “promote pro-

grams that help seniors identify and avoidconsumer fraud, keep children safe, crackdown on gangs, and combat the use andsale of illegal drugs.“Heroin, it’s a real issue in Morris

County and throughout the state,” saysGannon, with more than 700 people dyingfrom usage last year in NJ. “The scourge of heroin and other pow-

erfully addictive drugs are a constant threatto our children and families,” he said. “Weneed to aggressively attack gangs and drugdealers, while helping those who becomeaddicted get help and treatment.” Gannon says, “we have a jail; we have

great services here and great police officers;no reason why we can’t develop a betterplan.” Creating partnerships with local,

county, state and federal law enforcementshould be part of that plan.“We need to strengthen relationships and

stance on preparedness,” he says. “We haveto train together; first time meeting shouldnot be at the scene. We’ll be able to do thatunder my watch; building bridges.” Protecting seniors is also a stronghold

for Gannon. “They are constantly being tar-geted by unscrupulous criminals trying toseparate them from their life savings,” hesays. “I will work to educate our seniorsand pursue punishment to the fullest extentof the law for fraudsters out there trying toprey on innocent people.” Another part of Gannon’s plan as sheriff

is “to restore a productive and respectful re-lationship with the freeholder board, andrecommit the sheriff’s office to financial ac-countability and responsibility in thesechallenging economic times.

“We all need to work together; peoplewant that; they don’t want the banter. Dowhat’s right for the people of MorrisCounty. That’s what I will do.”He says, “People are sick and tired of

elected officials fighting with each otherand worried more about scoring politicalpoints than solving problem. I will run anindependent sheriff’s office in line with myconstitutional obligations, while at the sametime working with the freeholders and otherduly elected representatives throughout

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savings of law abiding citizens by exposingfraudulent pension claims.“In 2007, I was calling for pension re-

form. It wasn’t popular with the unions butit was the right thing to do,” he says, asthere was a 20 billion dollar pension systemat that time. “I was calling for pension re-form. There’s more than just a fundingissue; there’s abuses.”When Chris Christie was elected gover-

nor, he named Sierchio to serve on his Gu-bernatorial Transition Team. In Nov. 2009,Sierchio was appointed to serve as a mem-ber of his Law and Public Safety Subcom-mittee to review and providerecommendations regarding reforms to thedivision of NJ State Police, Highway Traf-fic Safety and Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Sierchio has received dozens of awardssuch as a proclamation in recognition of hiscourageous work as a volunteer at GroundZero; a proclamation from the Newark CityCouncil for saving lives of several residentsby entering a burning building before firedepartment arrival; named “PBA Officer ofthe Year” by the Essex County Conferenceof PBA’s in 2004.“No one has a background like me,”

says Sierchio, who is serving his seventhyear on the Boonton Twp. Board of Educa-tion. “Seventeen years on labor side, 19years on administrative side. Very rarelyyou get someone like me.”Married to Lisa and raising four chil-

dren, Ashley, John, Jordyn and Teresa- Sier-chio currently works in medical sales andpension consulting.

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Morris County to ensure that governmentanswers to the will of the people, not polit-ical bosses and special interests who try topull strings from behind-the-scenes.”As far as being fiscally responsible,

Gannon plans to do his part.“It’s not about the money for me,” says

Gannon, who plans to forego his policepension as Morris County sheriff. “Myheart is in it. It’s an important position. Wecan do good things. I’m the protector of thepeople. I’m for the people. That’s where we

need to go. Need to do it without a drain onthe taxpayer.”He has also given back to the commu-

nity as current president of the 200 Club ofMorris County and adjunct professor atCentenary College teaching Death Investi-gation, among other involvements.Gannon was married for 26 years to his

wife, Lisa, who died in 2010 after battlingMultiple Sclerosis. They have one daughter,Kate DeSantis, who is expecting to bringGannon’s first grandchild into the worldthis summer.

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By Cheryl ConwayMany more have heard her criesfor help, and although wonder-ful, the need in affording a stor-

age place to house all of the generousfurniture donations is that much greater.Founder and Director Sandra Ramos of

Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS) has found avacant store at 1621 Hamburg Turnpike inWayne and has a vision of opening a store

there to keep all of the furniture donationsmuch needed by the women she sheltersthrough her organization. The 6,000square foot space used to be a florist shop,she says.“It’s a great location; has a lot of room;

it’s long,” says Ramos of Ringwood. “Weget so much stuff that we have to turn itdown. We have nowhere to keep it.”Since her call for help a few months

Pioneer For Battered Women’s Shelter Finds Creative Ways To Carry On Her Missionago seeking contributors to help pay forthe mortgage at a lower interest rate tokeep SOS afloat, Ramos has receivedclose to 30 calls from people who havefurniture donations. “Some of it we took,”she says. If donations continue to come in,Ramos says “we could sell it” at the storeand help support SOS.Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sis-

ters - the first shelter for battered womenin North America- the community-basednon-profit organization changed its nameto Strengthen Our Sisters and has sincegrown to eight houses, two day care cen-ters, a food pantry and a thrift store.Through SOS, Ramos provides hous-

ing for 155 women and children in shel-ters located in New Foundland, Wanaqueand West Milford.The store in Wayne would be rented to

her for $5,000 per month, she says. Withideas already sprouting, she has creativeways to use the space in addition to furni-ture storage.She was thinking it could be used as a

jazz café to feature some students who

perform; or even as a craft store, as aplace for the women in her shelter to showoff their many talents such as artistic abil-ity and sell items for profit.“We have so many women with talents

who are living poverty stricken,” saysRamos. “We have women who are artistic.They can make dolls and pictures, hand-made clothes and ceramics.” One of herhouses is for older women and “theyowned businesses,” she says.“We want to be economically inde-

pendent rather than dependent,” she adds.“The women can become economicallysufficient.”Ramos’ experience in working 15 years

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By Michele GuttenbergerThe hallmark of every successful businessman is toown a family mansion and to have a state of theart garage. Thomas Edison had both.

His Glenmont estate home in West Orange that he pur-chased in 1886 was the decorating and design concept ofthe former owner Henry C Pedder. However, Edison’sgarage was his own innovative design and creation thathe built in 1908. Edison oversaw the construction himselfbecause it was an entirely new creation in building con-struction.Building his private garage helped him to launch his

new business venture – a patented technique of construct-ing mass-produced, poured-cement houses using ironmolds. His garage and the original Yankee stadium be-came the same cement poured by his own Edison Port-land Cement company.Since Thomas Edison was in the vehicle battery busi-

ness, he owned electric cars. And in 1908 his garage in-cluded battery charging stations for them. Edisoninvented the alkaline storage battery in 1901 and spentyears perfecting it for use in automobiles. Edison alsohad a gasoline filling pump in his garage for his 1922Model T Ford – a gift from his good friend Henry Ford.The awesome custom feature of Edison’s Garage is

the car turntable to help park his vehicles. A hand crankrotated the resting car to a desired parking position. Thedriver never had to struggle backing the car into a spot,the turntable did the navigating.The garage helped turn Edison into an involved family

man too. The garage gave him the liberty to tinker withhis sons Theodore and Charles on home built motorizedprojects. At the age of 10, Charles Edison, future gover-nor of NJ, built with his dad a workable vehicle from atwo cycle marine engine and a drive belt.Today the garage houses a 1911 Detroit Electric, a

1914 Detroit Electric, a 1922 Ford Model T, a 1908 Lo-comobile and a 1936 Brewster. The garage is availablefor public viewing by reservation.The Glenmont Estate is also part of the National His-

toric Park in West Orange accessible by visiting the fac-tory Lab visitor center for the schedule and reservationcar and ticket passes. It is located inside the private res-idential Llewellyn Park community. Visit website formore info https://www.nps.gov/edis/planyourvisit/ba-sicinfo.htm.Those who are fascinated by this legendary man and

his garage can participate in a fundraiser hosted by theFriends of Thomas Edison National Historic Park –“Your Spring Tune Up Cocktail Party” which is set for

Thomas Edison – His Hallmark Of Personal Success – A Super Garage

Thurs., May 19, at the garage. For further informationand to purchase online tickets please visit websitehttp://www.foedison.org/your-spring-tune-up.html.


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