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The Boy Scouts ofTroop 156 ofFanders along with

their leaders assisted withthe Feed the Need event inClinton, NJ on SundayMarch 30th. The Scoutspackaged meals for impov-erished children inNicaragua as part of a twohour shift at South RiverCommunity Church. TheScouts packaged 45 cases ofmeals which translated to1,620 total meals. Theevent, which ran for fivedays, exceeded the goal of1,000,000 meals by com-pleting 1,029,000 meals forthe children.

Scouts Help to Feed Others

Pictured from left to right are: Max Rieder, Nicholas Grippaldi, Shane Jones, Ryan Welsch, BrandonShields, John Cowap, Patrick Salazar and Jason Cartier.

By Cheryl ConwayCome May, there will be no need to farm hop for thefreshest produce and flowers.

Just one hop to the parking lot at the Mt. Olive TownshipMunicipal Building in front of the SeniorCenter in Flanderswill do to select from an array of vegetables, fruits, organicchoices, fresh flowers, plants, specialty items and crafts atthe new Mt. Olive Recreation Community Farmer’sMarket. Supported by the Rockefeller Group DevelopmentCorporation, the market will be open on Saturdays, fromMay 10 to Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Having a community farmer’s market will allow cus-tomers who frequent farms in and out of Mt.Olive to sup-

port all nearby small farming businesses.“It’s great,” says Mt. Olive Twp. Mayor Rob

Greenbaum. “It helps out the local farmers; helps them toconnect with residents in Mt. Olive Township. It also givesresidents fresh from the farm as an outlet.”

Laura Rimmer, marketing director of Mt. OliveRecreation, says “New Jersey is, after all, the GardenStateand we would like to encourage Mt. Olive residents to buylocal thus supporting small businesses and family farmoperations in our immediate area.”

A bunch of residents got a taste of a local farmers mar-ket last year at the Fall in Love with MountOlive weekend,when Mt. Olive Recreation hosted a one day Farmer’s

MO Farmer’s Market Opens Stands Next Month

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Evening Hours Available • Call 908.850.6161Please join us on Sunday, April 27thfrom 1:00pm to 3:00pm for an egghunt and crafts at the Mt. Olive

Public Library. This program is for theentire family and is co-sponsored by the

Mount Olive Lions Club and the MountOlive Public Library.

No registration is required.For further information call the Youth

Services Department at 973-691-8686.

The Knights of Columbus, Council5410, Blessed Mother Seton,Flanders, New Jersey, is sponsoring

a Pre-Mothers Day ‘All you can eat’Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 4, 2014from 7:30AM to12 Noon. The location isthe Council Hall, 3 Schmitt Lane, Flanders,NJ; across the railroad tracks from theFlanders Fire Company, off Main Street.

This is no ordinary pancake breakfast!

The breakfast will include: Pancakes,French toast, Eggs any style, fresh breakfastSausage, Donuts, Muffins, Coffee (Reg. andDecaf), Tea, Milk, Hot Chocolate andOrange juice. Donation: Adults $6.50, chil-dren 6 thru 12 $4.00, 5 and younger are free.

Proceeds are used for Knights ofColumbus charity programs.

For additioal information call Pete Grice(973) 610-1308.

We are so pleased to share thatMount Olive, NJ’s Relay forLife’s Team “Pennies From

Heaven,” will be hosting an AmericanCancer Society’s BARK FOR LIFE onSaturday May 31, 2014 (Rain Date –June1st). This event is a family friendly programand is a non-competitive walk event fordogs and their owners, raising funds andawareness in the fight against cancer Inaddition to the walk and demonstrations, we

will have a variety of vendors at the event,selling their wares!

Event Details: United PresbyterianChurch of Flanders, located at 58 DrakedaleRd, Flanders on Saturday, May 31st (Raindate: June 1st) from 10:00am to 1:00pm /Registration begins at 9:30 am (Rain datetimes: 1 – 4 pm / Registration at 12:30 pm)Cost: $15 / per dog up until May 24th and$20 /per dog after May 24th. $10 Donationfor spectators without canine companions.

The Flanders Boy Scout Troop 156will be holding a fundraiser YardSale at 16 Hillside Avenue, Flanders.

Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 8am - 3pmand Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 8am - 3pm.

There will be an assortment of items -furniture, clothes, household items, etc. -something for everyone. Come and supportour Troop. For information call: Mike 973-927-0260

Mt. Olive Bark for Life�Pre-Mothers Day ‘All You Can Eat’Pancake Breakfast

Boy Scout Troop 156 Yard SaleFundraiser

Spring Fling

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Join Wendy Miller on Thursday, May 1 at10:00 am at the Mount Olive PublicLibrary as she weaves storytelling with

practical techniques to take home and useimmediately. In this fun-filled morning, youwill learn: • Simple techniques for out-smart-ing kids who argue, backtalk and beg • Howto set and enforce limits • Tips for guidingkids to think creatively and solve their ownproblems, and more!

Love and Logic® techniques are easy-to-learn, time-tested and work with children ofall ages, toddlers through teens.

Register Now! Registrants are entered intoa drawing for a gift: “Love and Logic MagicWhen Kids Drain Your Energy” CD

Wendy Miller is an IndependentFacilitator of Parenting the Love and LogicWay™, a series of parenting classes devel-oped by the Love and Logic Institute. Theseries focuses on empowering adults witheffective, easy-to-learn skills that address theneeds of family life. * This program is not forchildren, but parents with young children areinvited and may bring them!

The First Presbyterian Church ofHackettstown will hold its annual Fish& Chips dinner (provided by

Tastefully British) on Friday, April 25, 2014from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinners areserved on a first come – first serve basis.Take-out dinners will also be available withtickets purchased in advance.

Location: The Chapel building at 291

Main Street (Rt. 46 West) opposite the FirstPresbyterian Church.

Tickets cost $13.00 (adults) and $8.00(kids under 12). To purchase tickets or forfurther information, call Vicky at (908) 813-3418 or Barbara at (908) 852-3025 day orevening. Advance purchase of tickets is rec-ommended as tickets sold at the door are lim-ited.

Without Breaking a Sweat

Garage Sale Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd from8:30am-2pm. Loads of kids toys and books, baby items,

household goods and more! 44 Vista Drive, Flanders

Garage Sale!

Fish & Chips Dinner


Mt. Olive Township residents canhave their well water tested forcommonly occurring bacteria,

nitrates and other contaminants. TheTownship Environmental Commission andthe Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA)are sponsoring reduced-cost well tests. Abasic test for coliform bacteria and nitratescosts $60. Other testing options are avail-able for additional costs.

The well-testing kits contain easy-to-fol-low instructions. Kits may be purchased on

Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at theMunicipal Building between 9:00 a.m. and12 noon. Payment is by check only, to RHA.

The water samples must be dropped offon Tuesday, May 6 at the MunicipalBuilding between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

For more information, contact RHA at908-234-1852, ext 401 or [email protected]. For detailed informationabout what to test for and how to take thesamples visit the RHA website at raritan-headwaters.org.

Drakes Brook Park will be the futurehome of The MT. Olive Jr. LacrosseClub, hosting players from KG-8th

grade boys and girls.Mt. Olive Junior Lacrosse are selling

DRAKES BROOK t-shirts, they range from$10.00-$12.00! Available in short sleeveand long sleeve, the colors are black andgrey.

Find Mt. Olive Junior Lacrosse onFacebook for upcoming fundraisers withinour community... such as our CAR WASHon Saturday, May 10th from 9am to 3pm atthe local McDonalds in Flanders on Rt. 206North.

Ritas Italian Ice, Flanders in June and

Panera's at ITC in May.If you own a local business and would

like to purchase a banner please contactSusan Meo 201-362-9055. Your bannerwould be displayed all season at our TurkeyBrook lacrosse field.

Please come and support our players forthe 2nd Annual Mt.Olive Lacrosse Classicon May 31st all day at Turkey Brook!

Mt Olive Junior Lacrosse is acceptingdonations on our website or checks can bemailed to P.O Box 743, Flanders, NJ go towww.mojlc.org and check us out, any onewith questions can send them to [email protected]!

Mt. Olive Junior Lacrosse

Well Testing for Mt. Olive Residents


An organized home is a comfortableplace where you are able to findwhat you need and can feel proud.

A place where all items are meaningful anduseful. Disorganized spaces and clutter leadto feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxiousand antsy. Conversely, the feelings peoplehave when they are in a tidy, unclutteredenvironment are those of happiness, calm,balance and peace.

It is so important for our wellbeing thatwe pare down our belongings, only buyingwhat we need and love, and re purposingand donating what we don’t need. As anorganizer, my goal is to help people attain asense of balance with their things.

Think about what you can pare down.Select a room to start with, and begin theprocess of decluttering. If you are holding

on to items for emotional reasons, recognizethat the memories themselves will alwaysstay with you. For items that serve animportant function in your life, celebratethem by finding a worthy spot for them inyour home. Continue this process through-out the room and then proceed to the rest ofthe spaces in your home.

Everyday Organizing Solutions bySherry provides sympathetic and nonjudg-mental Professional Organizing andDecluttering services to residential andbusiness clients, as well as helping femaleadults with ADD get their physicalspace/time management in order and help-ing children and teens to get organized.Sherry can be reached at:[email protected] or 908-619-4561

Finding Organizing Bliss For Spring

Ironia Free Methodist Church Hosts Garage Sale

The Ironia Free Methodist Church,located at 298 Dover Chester Road,Randolph (2 blocks from the ironia

Elementary school), is hosting a Garage

Sale on April 5th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m. Vendors welcome. For info call 973-229-5391.

LeTip of Northwest Jersey, would likeyou to join us to explore a new net-working opportunity in Randolph.

We are a small group of business men andwomen and small business owners whosepurpose is to refer business to each other.We will be hosting an open breakfast meet-ing to invite prospective new members onThursday, May 8, 2014 at 7 a.m. Guests will

have the opportunity to exchange businesscards, learn more about the group, meet fel-low area business people, and have anopportunity to expand their client base.

Breakfast is complimentary and there isno obligation to join.

Please RSVP by May 2 [email protected].

Local Networking Group Seeking New Members

Next Issue Date May 20, 2014, Deadline May 7thCall Joe for info. 973-809-4784


The Peggy Karr Glass Outlet Store isfully stocked for all your springtimegift-giving and entertaining.

Whether it’s a Mother’s day present or aspecial something for that June bride, you’llfind just the perfect piece at a price you canafford. For over 25 years Peggy Karr Glasshas been the nation’s Premier Fused GlassStudio providing the finest glass creationsusing their unique dry enamel process. Inthe Outlet Store, located adjacent to the fac-tory in Randolph, NJ you’ll find a myriad ofpatterns including florals, whimsical catsand dogs, gourmet and holiday designs. Allof the pieces are food and dishwasher safe

making them the perfect match for all yourentertaining needs.

Springtime is the best time to brightenyour home with these sparkling glass cre-ations. In addition to serving pieces you’llfind free standing decorative pieces as wellas a variety of clocks and sun catchers.Look for our ad in this newspaper to save20% on your next visit. The Outlet Store islocated at 100 Washington Street inRandolph, just off South Salem St. and nearRoute 10. It is open Wednesday throughFriday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm andSaturday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Peggy Karr Glass Ready For Spring!

Roxbury Fire Station #1 at 122 Main Street in Succasunna is hosting theirfourth annual Fish and Chips Fundraiser on May 9th from 4:30 to 7:30 PM.Tickets will be sold at the firehouse every Tuesday night and at the door on

the night of the event. Chicken finger plates and take-outs are available. Adults are$16 and children are $10. For more information call Jerry at 973-945-9423. Stopby and support your local fire and EMS volunteers!

Annual Fish and Chips Fundraiser

Don’t throw these items away hats,belts, shoes, handbags, linens,stuffed animals any and all clean

wearable clothing, donate them to BoyScout Troop 249.

Please place these items in a plastic bagand bring them to:

St. Jude Church Parish Center, located at17 Mt. Olive Rd., Flanders, on the follow-ing Saturdays/Sundays in April 12th and13th, April 26th & 27th between the hoursof 9:00a.m. and 1:00p.m.

Questions? Call Joe Gates (973) 214-4332.

Boy Scout Troop 249 Annual SpringClothing Collection to Start!


Market in the Town Hall parking lot.“The intent was to determine if there was an interest

amongst our audience for a market and to highlight all ofthe local farms and providers here in the greater Mt. Olivearea,” says

Rimmer. The market saw an audience of over 200 atten-dees on that one Saturday, thus prompting us to move for-ward with plans to instill a full season market for 2014.”

The idea for a Farmer’s Market grew out of the Mt.Olive Recreation Department “as we continue to developand implement programming that meets the needs andrequests of our constituents,” says Rimmer. After the suc-cess of the Fall in Love one day market in the Fall of 2013,Rimmer along with Jill Daggon, Mt. Olive Recreationsupervisor, joined the Northern New Jersey Farmer’sMarket Association.

“Through this organization we have learned a great dealabout how to run a successful market, whom to incorporateas a vendor and what policies to put into place, ensuringeveryone’s success,” says Rimmer.

Recreation officials chose the area in front of the SeniorCenter as the location because “This will allow us to maxi-mize the parking in the remainder of the Town Hall lot anduse the Mt. Olive Public Library for overflow if necessary,”says Rimmer. It was also a good choice since “Mt. OliveTown Hall is centrally located between Budd Lake andFlanders.”

Rimmer anticipates at least 15 to 20 vendors throughoutthe 24-week season each Saturday.

“The goal is to have a set group of vendors who are thereweekly,” says Rimmer. Every third Saturday, other vendors

including area crafters, artisans and artists will be invited toreserve a spot to feature and sell their work.

As of March 1, seven full season vendors registered toparticipate with three more awaiting paperwork. RH Farms,Mini Mac Farms, Lazy Susan’s Granola, Honey Bee Farms,Flying Alpaca Farm, High Mountain Pasta and a pickle ven-dor have already signed on to the full season.

“There is no deadline to join our market,” says Rimmer.“We have Full season spaces (24 weeks), Half season earlyspaces which are from May 10 – July 26, or Half season latespaces which are fromJuly 26 - Oct. 18 depending on thetype of product or produce the vendor has to offer and it’soptimal harvest time.”

Recreation’s goal is to allow more of the local vendorsfrom Mt. Olive and surrounding counties to participate.

“We are only allowing vendors in Morris County, SussexCounty and Warren County to participate in our market sothat we foster a sense of community and connect Mt. Oliveresidents with the producers who are right here in their‘backyards.’” says Rimmer.

The choices will be endless.“We are developing the market to be a hearty mix of pro-

duce, plants and flowers, honey, dairy products, organicpoultry, meat and eggs and other specialty food products,”says Rimmer.

The market will promote healthy choices with naturaland organic food, representing farms and vendors that prac-tice sustainable and natural means of production.

The closest market is the Farmer’s Market in Sparta,which is also a member of the Northern New JerseyFarmer’s Market Association. “They and their market man-agers have been very helpful to us in developing our mar-

ket,” adds Rimmer.Recreation hopes that the Farmer’s Market, which will

be held rain or shine, will be a success so they can continueit annually.

The Mt. Olive Recreation Farmer’s Market will open onSat., May 10, with a special Mother’s Day Tea Celebrationsponsored by JCP&L. All mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers and mothers-to-be are invited to join that morningfor some shopping, a relaxing cup of complimentary tea ina special tent and a small gift. The May 10 market willinclude produce, flowers, meat, eggs and a host of artisansselling craft wares.

Throughout the season recreation will offer special pro-motions featuring cooking demonstrations, themed week-ends and educational opportunities that will foster “opencommunication” to highlight how various produce can becooked and prepared in the healthiest way.

Proceeds from the Farmer’s Market will cover its ownoperating costs.

“All of our program fees and sponsorship levels aredesigned to cover the Recreation Department’s costs foroperating those programs and events,” says Jill Daggon,recreation supervisor. “This includes the operational logis-tics of the 24 weeks of the Farmers’ Market, and all theresearch, development, marketing, signage, recruitment,etc. needed to make this program successful.”

Funds to run the market will not be subsidized throughthe municipal budget or resident’s tax dollars.

“The Recreation Department does not receive tax dollarbased funding to subsidize our operation or programming,”explains Daggon. “This is a unique arrangement for a

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municipal government. By operating as aUtility, it also allows us to be more quicklyresponsive to our community’s interests andneeds and to interact with our local busi-nesses, service organizations, schools andclubs.”

Greenbaum says, “The town doesn’tfund any recreation event, including salariesof the employees, kind of unique in MorrisCounty. The taxpayer doesn’t fund recre-ation. It’s all user fees. If you want to partic-ipate, you pay.

We have one of the most active recre-ation departments,” adds Greenbaum. “Therecreation utility benefits everyone. Itallows recreation to work outside of a fixedbudget. They can plan their own events; itallows them to be more creative and offer abreath of programs.”

For more information on the Farmer’sMarket or to reserve a vendor’s space, callDaggon at 973-691-0900, ext. 7263; or goto www.mountolivetownship.com/recre-ation.html.

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Mt. Olive Child Care & LearningCenter, a nationally accreditedschool, that has been servicing

the community for the past 38 years, will behaving an Open House and Art Show at 150Wolfe Road, Budd Lake on Tuesday, April22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Children’sart work will be displayed.

On the same day, we will be holding the

first of many Parent Cafés which will focuson topics about which many parents haveexpressed interest. The Café Kick OffSession will be held in the evening from6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Child care and lightdinner will be available to all parents andchildren signed up to attend. For furtherinformation, please call 973-426-1525.

Mount Olive Public Library hasmany fun and free programs forchildren planned for April.

Preschool Play, Mother Goose, Storytime &Library Fun begin the week of now throughthe week of May 4th. Dates and times aresubject to change as needed.

Preschool Play: 2 through 6 years old,Tuesdays at 10:00am. No registrationrequired.

Mother Goose: Infants 6-23 months,Tuesdays at 11:15am. No registrationrequired.

Storytime: 2 through 6 years old,Wednesdays at 10:00am. No registrationrequired.

Library Fun: 2 through 6 years old,

Thursdays at 10:00am. No registrationrequired.

Special ProgramsJoin us to make a craft celebrating our

Earth! Grades K-5, Tuesday, April 22nd at7:00pm. Registration requested.

Pajama Time: A nighttime story time &craft for families. Children, wear your paja-mas! Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:00pm.Registration requested.

Lego Club: We pick the theme, you takethe building challenge. Grades K-5,Saturday, April 26th at 2:00pm.Registration requested.

For further information call the YouthServices Department at 973-691-8686.

Open House, Art Show & Parent Café atMt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center

April 2014 Youth Services Programs


Get ready, get set, and GO! To theAll-County Garage Sale as itreturns by popular demand to

Mennen Sports Arena, in Morris Township,on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Last year, over 3,000 people attended thesale; many satisfied shoppers left withdesigner handbags, interesting antiques,delightful home goods, unique collectables,and so much more. Take the travel time outof shopping and find a variety of wonderfulgoods, at bargain prices, in one convenientlocation. Don’t miss this amazing opportu-nity; it’s a one-day shopper’s paradise!

All proceeds from the All-CountyGarage Sale benefit the Historic Speedwelleducational programming and historicpreservation projects. The Factory Building,located on the Morristown site, is a NationalHistoric Landmark featuring a brand new,hands-on, interactive exhibit on the tele-graph and the development of modern com-munications.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniorsand students, and children 12 and under areadmitted FREE. For more information onattending, or becoming a vendor, please call973.285.6534.

Find Unique Treasures and Antiquesat the All-County Garage Sale


By Cheryl ConwayThe new online shopping service offered at the newWeis Markets in Flanders has opened up a world ofconvenience for shoppers.

Shoppers not only have moresupermarkets to choose from inMt. Olive with the opening of WeisMarkets in Flanders last month,but they also have more choiceswhen it comes to how they want todo their shopping. Customers canenjoy a 24-hour ordering serviceselecting all of their groceriesonline and then reserve a pick up attheir Weis store. Orders must beplaced four hours in advance atparticipating stores to allowenough time for trained associatesto shop for the freshest productsand arrange the order.

With lives as busy as they are, couples working full-timeor multiple jobs, children in many sports and activities- gro-cery shopping is that one extra chore that must get done tokeep the household going. The online shopping service is agreat solution to those juggling time, new moms strugglingto transfer babies from car seats to shopping carts, and indi-viduals with disabilities.

"It's a great convenient way" to do shopping, says PaulBerkle of Flemington, project manager for Weis OnlineShopping. "It's a service that definitely has a demand from

our customers."Customers today are busier than ever," says Berkle.

"They are working more hours. Customers are looking forservices that save them time out of their busy schedule. It's

a growing demand in the econo-my we are in. We wanted to offerour customers a convenient serv-ice. We wanted to take the hassleout of grocery shopping. If wecan save them an hour wanderingaround our store, that's a greatoption to our people."

The online shopping service iscurrently available in 17 Weislocations, with all stores in NewJersey offering the service.Berkle says the company is look-ing to triple that number in twoyears.

"It's something we are quicklyexpanding," says Berkle. "Customers are thrilled with theconvenience stand point."

Weis Markets is a chain of supermarkets based mostly inPennsylvania, with stores also in Maryland, West Virginia,New York, and NJ. Locations in NJ include Flanders,Hackettstown, Hillsborough, Newton and Franklin.

Other grocery stores do offer online shopping but cur-rently none of them are located in Mt. Olive other than theWeis store. The price for the Weis service is amazinglyaffordable.

Weis Markets Offers Customers To Add To Cart Online

For $4.95 customers can go online 24 hours a day andorder their groceries without stepping foot out of their car.Customers can try it out for free for their first on-line pur-chase. Instructions are simple.

Go to Weis Markets.com/onlineshopping; select a loca-tion for pick-up; review the circular on line, click on itemsfor purchase and add to cart. Customers can browse by cat-egory, by canned vegetables, or they can browse by usingsearch options to identify specific items. They also selectthe quantity, and can provide special instructions like "yel-low bananas verses green bananas;" For meats customers

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LeTip of Northwest Jersey, would like you to join us toexplore a new networking opportunity in Randolph.We are a small group of business men and women and

small business owners whose purpose is to refer business toeach other. We will be hosting an open breakfast meeting toinvite prospective new members on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at7 a.m. Guests will have the opportunity to exchange businesscards, learn more about the group, meet fellow area businesspeople, and have an opportunity to expand their client base.

Breakfast is complimentary and there is no obligation tojoin.

Please RSVP by May 2 to [email protected].

Local Networking Group Seeking New Members

can specify weight; ripe verses less ripe."You can add notes to any item," says Berkle.All items are available online, frozen, fresh, hot prepared

foods like chicken or pizza."We just need to time it," says Berkle, as they pick up

their orders, so "hot items are fresh and hot for customers,"and frozen items remain frozen.

All weekly sale prices are included. As an added bonus,the website saves past orders so customers can add, deleteor modify from their list.

Customers can also select the items all at once or goback to their list during the week to add items to their order.

Once they complete their order, they select the day andtime for pick up in half-hour increments. There are 22 dif-ferent time slots offered between the service time from 9a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. There is no maximum orminimum order required.

Upon arrival at the store, the customer pulls up to one ofthe three designated parking spots reserved for the onlineshopping service.

With the online shopping service, a "customer never hasto get out of the car," says Berkle. "We greet them, loadtheir car, take payment. They pull into the space. There's acall box there."

Payment options include Pay Pal online, or any mobilepayment from their car such as credit or debit. The associ-ate will have a mobile payment machine on hand for cus-tomers to make their payment, and associates will returnback to the store if change is needed for payments receivedin cash. Coupons will also be accepted and scanned at the

car."We keep everything in proper refrigeration," says

Berkle, when associates are gathering customers' orders."We grab it out of refrigeration with payment device. Forfresh items, we wait as close as possible when people shopthem."

One concern about online shopping has been entrustingothers to do their shopping.

"There's a certain personalized way that a customer doeshis shopping," says Berkle. "Our biggest obstacle is to getcustomers to try it for the first time. People are very skepti-cal; do I allow someone to pick out my items for me?"

At Weis Markets, "we have specially trained associatesin each department," says Berkle that know "how to handselect items in that department. They hand select each item.They are taught and trained to select those items as if shop-ping for their own household family. We're going to pickout the shiniest apple. We're going to pick out the milk withthe latest expiration date."

Berkle says, "Our associates are specifically trained ineach department to pick out the best of what we have. Somelike to handpick their things. We take special pride in hand-picking what we have to make sure it's the freshest of whatwe provide. They do take special care. Our associates shopthe order as if it's for their own family."

"The service has been extremely well received," saysBerkle. "It's been great for customers with kids; it's such ahassle for them to go into the store, unload them from thecar seat, and worry about them crying in the store." All themom has to do "is pull into the space.

"Double households can pick up their order on their way

home from work. It's one less thing you have to worry aboutduring the day. It's a great, convenient way to save theirtime throughout the day, between cooking dinner, gettingchildren to bed, that gives me ten minutes of time to myself.Any time we can save for our customers is a win for us.

"It's something our customers are loving," concludesBerkle. "It's something we want to continue with verystrongly." It is "quick, convenient and easy."

To try Weis Online Shopping, MJ Media Group readerscan use an exclusive promo code to save $20 off theironline order of $150 or more at any New Jersey WeisMarkets location. Just type in the promo code MJMEDIA20when checking out online for savings. The offer expires onMay 10, 2014.

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The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce will behonoring two of the region's leaders at its AnnualAwards Dinner on June 10.

Jerome Hagedorn, Site Head for the Siemens HealthcareDiagnostics Flanders facility, has been chosen as theBusiness Person of the Year while Norman Worth of WRNJhas been selected as the Humanitarian of the Year. The din-ner will be held in the Presidents Circle at the LacklandCenter at Centenary College from 6-9 p.m.

Peter King, President of the Chamber, indicated that thebusiness group received many nominations. "There were anumber of truly qualified people," he said. "The committeereally had to work hard to narrow down the choices as somany people bring so much to the area."

As part of his role as Site Head, Hagedorn has a leader-ship role for the Siemens Performance System (SPS) acrossthe Operational Services Group and for both the SiemensGraduate and Leadership Development Programs.

Additionally, Hagedorn continues to actively serve asthe Community Outreach Coordinator for the Flanders site.In this role, he supports such programs as Habitat forHumanity, Mount Olive Robotics Club, Mount OliveEmergency Preparedness, and local police, fire, and emer-gency units via the Siemens Caring Hands program.

From January 2010 to February 2014, Hagedorn was Sr.Director and Head of Manufacturing at the Flanders site. Inthis role, he was responsible for instrument manufacturingand site logistics. Overall responsibilities included financialresults, inventory, manufacturing, facilities, procurement,process engineering, product engineering, and manufactur-ing quality. In February he was named Site Head.

Prior to joining Siemens, Hagedorn held a variety of sen-ior-level positions with his career in manufacturing opera-tions spanning 20 years and includes Director,Manufacturing, Bayer Healthcare, Mishawaka, IN;Director, Lean Manufacturing, Invensys, Columbus, OH;Manager, Automated Manufacturing, Siemens ElectronicComponents, Juarez, Mexico; and Manager,Manufacturing, Siemens Electronic Components, Marionand Franklin, KY.

Hagedorn, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps,is also a member of Toastmasters International, Associationfor Manufacturing Excellence, and Knights of Columbus.

Worth, Managing Partner of WRNJ, has a long reputa-tion as being involved in numerous non-profits andfundraisers. Personally and through his popular radio sta-tion, Worth has helped to raise millions of dollars over theyears. Last year, in fact, WRNJ exceeded the million dollarmark in funds raised for the Arc of Warren after twodecades of annual Radiothons. Through Worth's direction,WRNJ has helped raise funds for many other organizationsand individuals, as well, including Hackettstown RegionalMedical Center, NORWESCAP Food Bank, Big BrothersBig Sisters and Habitat for Humanity.

In 2010 Worth was selected to the inaugural WarrenCounty Hall of Fame class in recognition of his manyefforts in the county and throughout the region. In 2013 hewas presented with an Honorary Doctorate from CentenaryCollege.

On a personal note, though, what may be most importantto Worth is his title of "Kidney Donor." Last September hetook part in a kidney transplant chain at St. BarnabasHospital to ensure that his 24 year old son Armando wouldget a new kidney. "It's very important to spread the word

Mount Olive Chamber to honor Jerome Hagedorn, Norman Worth at Annual Awards Dinner June 10

about kidney donations and how the chains work," he said."Without the chains many thousands of people will die eachyear because of kidney failure."

In addition, Worth has been honored by a host of othergroups over the years. Among them: NJ HospitalAssociation, "Trustee of the Year", 2001; Boy Scouts ofAmerica, "Good Guy" Award 1992; Hackettstown AreaChamber of Commerce Humanitarian Award 1998, ARC ofWarren County, Humanitarian Award 1999; Big BrothersBig Sisters of Warren County "Leadership Award" 2003;and Centenary College "Golden Dome" Recipient 2012. Hetwice has participated in the Trinity Methodist Church ofHackettstown's Haiti Mission Team.

The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, alongwith many other area organizations and towns, presentedWorth and WRNJ with well-deserved citations for being alifeline to area residents during the traumatic days follow-ing Super Storm Sandy in 2012.

Over the years, Worth has served on many differentboards. He is currently on the Board of Directors for FultonBank of New Jersey, Hackettstown Regional MedicalCenter, and Centenary College. And for over 30 years,Worth has served the community as a member of theHackettstown Rotary Club.

For more information about the awards dinner, vis-itwww.mountolivechambernj.com.


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For more information, call MelissaO’Mara at (803)-81-InAwe Tickets must bepurchased in advance at: http://www.inawe-foundation.org/view-the-anonymous-peo-ple-movie/,

April 23 from 12:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. InAwe Foundation will be holding a compli-mentary Addiction Awareness workshop atMetropolitan Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity campus in Teaneck, NJ in theStudent Union Building.

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By Cheryl ConwaySome send flowers, others send cards,but one local woman is hosting a newprogram in honor of her friend who

recently passed away.Fraida Shusterman, co-director of the

Chabad of Northwest NJ in Flanders, hasstarted a new program - Torah & Tea forWomen - in honor of her dear friend, RashiMinkowitz of Atlanta, Ga, who died sudden-ly at the age of 37 on Tues., March 11.Minkowitz was a beloved mother of eightyoung children, a wife, and co-leader of aChabad in North Fulton, near Atlanta, Ga.

Organized in Mt. Olive for a decade thisyear, the Chabad of Northwest NJ holds vari-ous events annually, such as High Holidayservices, Hebrew school, and Torah portionservices for men- but as far as studying Torahfor women- this is a first.

“I definitely wanted to start this,” saysShusterman. “I didn’t have a Torah class forwomen. We did baking in the past, maybebecause it was more exciting. Now, withRashi gone, I felt I have to do something forher.”

With a larger family of her own,Shusterman admits, “it’s not so easy, but Isaid ‘I have to do this.’

My primary focus is my family. I wasnever pushed” into having a class for women,“But this was something so tragic. She was inmy age group. I have to make this world abetter place; you don’t think twice, I said ‘I’mgoing to try. I’m going to learn Torah for

Rashi.’ I feel privileged I can do this. I feel it’san honor to do something in her memory.”

Shusterman started Torah & Tea onMonday, March 24, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.,inviting about 30 women in the community tojoin her to study that week’s Torah portion.The idea of her program coincides with aTorah & Tea program that her friend Rashiled every week for women in her own com-munity.

Twenty years ago is when Shusterman metRashi as they spent two years together asclassmates at Bais Chaya Mushka Seminaryin Montreal, Canada, a teacher’s college.Over the years, the two friends kept in touchthrough social media. It was on the What’s-APP when Shusterman saw the post about herfriend’s sudden death.

“It was just heart breaking, “saysShusterman, who drove out that week to NewYork with her husband to pay their respects toRashi’s family.

“Ten minutes before 8 p.m. [on March 11],my wife Rashi sat at the head of the beautiful-ly set dining-room table waiting for women toarrive for her weekly [Tuesday-night] class inour home called ‘Torah and Tea,’ ” writesRabbi Hirshy Minkowitz, director of Chabadof North Fulton, as reported on the Chabadwebsite.

Just before the first guest arrived, Rashi,went to her room to rest from a bad headache.She never woke up. She was buried the nextday.

Shocked by the news, Shusterman says

Chabad Leader Hosts Torah Sessions For Womenshe felt like she had to do something in herfriend’s honor.

“The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught us that wemust turn pain into action,” says Shusterman,who is not alone in her mission.

She joins hundreds of her fellow Chabadleaders in launching a weekly women's class,Torah & Tea as “an everlasting tribute toRashi.” In more than 150 locations—fromAustralia to Mexico—“Torah and Teas” arebeing formed in Rashi’s memory.

“Rashi was a real powerhouse,” explainsShusterman. “She was incredibly dynamic,personable, warm and generous, and sheimpacted thousands of people worldwide

with her love and acceptance. In addition tocreating a vibrant, growing Jewish communi-ty, building and running a beautiful Mikvah,directing a very successful summer camp andHebrew school and other programs, Rashitaught a weekly women's class which shecalled "Torah & Tea". Rashi was bright andintelligent and taught Torah to hundreds ofwomen throughout her 15 years of living inAtlanta.”

Rashi, who coincidentally lost her grand-mother at the same age of 37, ran a veryactive Chabad inNorth Fulton, with lots ofkids, and had plans to build a new building



with a Hebrew school and pre-school.Six months ago, when Rashi’s aunt died,

Rashi ironically wrote “about how to stopcrying, how to continue on with suchtragedies; to move on and do what we have todo; don’t just buckle down, and to continuewith joy,” says Shusterman.

Ten ladies participated in Shusterman’sfirst Torah & Tea session.

“It’s amazing to me that deep down wewant to learn more about Judaism,” saysShusterman. “We women want to learn. Wewant to know how Torah works for us. I’m soinspired by everyone else.”

Shusterman’s first lesson concentrated on

that week’s Torah portion, in which the ladiesread some of the portion, discussed the mean-ing behind it, and came up with a conclusionand how it affects them as women.

“It was very interesting,” saysShusterman. “There are so many topics wecan learn,” from prayers, to a Jewish homeand the life cycle. “Women are intrinsicallyspiritual. We can understand it differentlythan men.”

Learning in a group setting as opposed toreading the Torah by oneself is effective,explains Shusterman, because “learning as agroup makes it so much more exciting, it’sricher. More questions and answers come upwith different points of view.

Shusterman also stresses the importanceof why women need to learn the Torah.

“Women are the most important part ofJudaism,” says Shusterman. “She is raisingher children, her generations to come. Ifwomen learn the Torah, we can impact ourfamilies,” put them in a different directionand empower them to lead more meaning intotheir lives.

Shusterman’s goal is “to learn to spreadTorah, to learn together, to grow together, toreally make this world a better place. Whenwe finished we all felt good. We’re going totake this energy and do something good.We’re enriching our lives by studying Torah.It’s emptiness; we’re all trying to find a wayto deal with our spiritual world. Some turn to

drugs, alcohol, psychologists- Maybe we justneed Torah.”

For more information about Torah & Teawith Fraida, call Fraida Shusterman at 973-927-3531. Hour long sessions are held mostMondays. Registration is required.

In Mt. Olive since 2004, The Chabad ofNorthwest NJ aims to build a strong unitedJewish presence in Mt. Olive, WashingtonTwp. and Warren County and to enrich thequality of Jewish life through education, spir-itual, cultural and social needs of all Jews inthe area.

For more information about the ChabadJewish Center, visitwww.mychabadcenter.com.



By Cheryl ConwayImagine designing and flying a kite or amachine then getting it to work, blastinga rocket into the air or programming a

robot to talk.Students in grades first through eighth do

not have to imagine anymore and can expe-rience these real life hands-on-activities atthe Innovation Station Mt. Olive STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering andMath) Camp being offered for two weeksthis summer at the Mt. Olive MiddleSchool. The camp, unique in Mt. Olive andthe surrounding area, is being offeredthrough the Mt.Olive Twp. School District.

Camps are nothing new to kids who usu-ally sign up for sports camps or day campsto keep their summers rolling. But a sciencecamp to provide fun, interactive learningexperiences to elementary and middleschool kids is a way to get them ready andexcited about the scientific-world thatawaits.

“We really want to ramp up our scienceeducation,” says Peter Hughes, director ofcurriculum and instruction for Mt. Oliveschools. Having a camp in the summer is a“good opportunity to be exposed to reallyhigh curriculum in the summer” while hav-ing lots of fun. “The idea is to extend theschool year for the kids with an amazingopportunity.”

The goal of the camp is “to build anawareness of science, technology, math andengineering in the young community,” saysValarie Moore, camp director of STEM.“Science is fun, it’s discovery and it’s excit-ing. It’s our future. STEM is current, it’s thefuture. It’s where jobs are headed.”

The MO STEM Camp is set to run fortwo weeks from July 28 to Aug. 1; and Aug.4 to Aug. 8, from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two ses-sions per day, with one in the morning andone in the afternoon, with different topicswill be offered. Campers can sign up for oneor two weeks. Cost is $200 per week andincludes lunch, as well as free transporta-tion for Mt. Olive residents. Students do nothave to live inMt. Olive to enroll.

Campers will be broken up by gradelevel with first/second graders; third/fourthgraders; fifth/sixth; and seventh/eighthgraders. The activities will be geared totheir grade level, with older kids experi-menting with rockets while the youngerones will experiment with gardening.

The modules offered include: KiteFlying, in which campers will design andfly their own kites; Inventions and RubeGoldberg, in which campers will designmachines to perform simple tasks; SummerSprouts, for first and second graders to visitthe Mt. Olive Community Garden to samplepond water, and observe organisms, icky

Students To Dive Into Science At Summer Campworms, soil and light; and Spy Science, inwhich campers will solve crime scene mys-teries with high-tech spy equipment andforensic tools.

The older kids in grades third througheighth will choose from: Drones, FlyingSaucers and UFO’s, giving students hands-on-experience with aerial robots and flyingmachines; Rocketry, which involves build-ing rockets and launching; Robotics, teach-ing campers to program robots to performsimple tasks; and On The Trail, which willinvolve hikes, survival and shelter buildingskills.

Hughes says he is hoping to enroll about400 campers, with about 25 students perclass. Certified teachers with a sciencebackground in either science, technology,math or engineering are being hired to helprun the camp and teach the students.

“For every 100 students we will enroll,we will need four teachers,” says Hughes. “Iwant to make sure every kid can get some-thing out of it,” stresses Hughes.

The district offered camp five or sixyears ago, but then recreation took overwith planning camps throughout the town-ship According to Hughes, the district feltthat the best way to offer a camp that focus-es on science was to follow district curricu-lum guidelines. “We could do it betterbecause of our resources. The idea originat-

ed by a very supportive board of educationand superintendent,” as part of the district’splan- Pathways to Excellence.

“The district’s plan is to implement newSTEM oriented ideas,” from robots to newscientific ideas, explains Dr. LarrieReynolds, Mt. Olive Twp. superintendent ofschools.

“We wanted to really emphasize the ideaof innovation,” says Hughes. “All of theactivities we design get the kids to a higherlevel of innovation and science to make itmore hands on.”

One of the goals of the board of educa-tion and administration is to increase aware-ness of STEM careers,” says Hughes. “Webelieve that is the future of a lot ofAmerican industry. We want to make sureour kids are on the forefront.”

The district does not intend to make aprofit from the camp. All proceeds will beused to run the camp such as the cost forsupplies, teachers, transportation and use ofthe school building.

The district is getting four new robots touse for its regular curriculum and will beallocating $50,000 in robotics for thecampers to utilize.

“We thought it would be great foryounger ones to be excited about robots,”



says Hughes.The idea is “to help younger ages to like

science, to think of it as fun and inspirecuriosity,” explains Reynolds.

“The kids will be able to make the con-nection of science and how it will help themin everyday life,” explains Moore, who hastaught high school level science to specialeducation classes for the past 12 years. “Wewant to build that connection. The campwill introduce them to STEM. It’ll peaktheir interest; it’ll make them more excited;it’ll cause them to want to explore moreconcepts, more technology, more engineer-ing.”

Moore says “if we introduce STEM tothem at a young age they will be able tolook at it with a positive mind. They’ll lookat it as something exciting, something fun.If we can get them interested in science,they might choose this as a career.”

The camp is not designed for high schoolstudents since they are already beingexposed to STEM, robotics and an exten-sive curriculum at the high school.

“The things we have now at the highschool can help kids to be innovators andinventors,” says Hughes.

Science was the chosen area to explore

for the camp because with sci-ence, engineering and mathe-

matics, students require that extra time forhands-on activities. “We don’t have toomuch time during the school year as anenrichment program,” says Reynolds, to flyrockets and go on hikes.

Moore adds, “Kids love lab when itcomes to science. This is like being in a sci-ence lab all day long. You don’t get a lot ofchances to make rockets and blast them inthe air; to program robots to do what youwant them to do, to obey your every com-mand; to go in the wilderness and learnwilderness skills. It will instill a love in a lotof things kids don’t get to experience all thetime.

“There’s a camp out there for every sportin the world,” says Moore, “but not manyfor science.”

Reynolds concludes, “We’ve startedbeing a cutting edge” school district. “We’dlike to set a mark to be the very best,” to be“leaders” who are “forward thinking andinnovative.”

For more information on the InnovationStation Mt. Olive STEM Camp, gotowww.mtoliveboe.org/summercamp.Campers must register by May 15.

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Morris County has undertaken anaggressive program to fill the pot-holes left behind on county-main-

tained roads by Old Man Winter.The county’s Roads, Bridges and Shade

Tree Division has six crews out in forcealong the 300 miles of county roadways,locating and filling potholes.

To assist the workers and to reduce thehazardous driving conditions potholes cre-ate for motorists, the Morris CountyFreeholders added $75,000 to the 2014 cap-ital budget for the purchase of two HotBoxes to add to the two others purchased bythe county in 2013.

A Hot Box keeps the asphalt used to filla pothole heated at the right temperature toensure a better, longer-lasting repair.Without such equipment, a pothole is filledwith asphalt from the rear of a pickup truck,with the material losing heat as it is trans-ported.

The county advises residents whoencounter a pothole on a county road toreport it via e-mail [email protected] orto call the county garage in HanoverTownship at 973-285-6763.

The county’s pothole repair campaign ispart of the Freeholder Board’s 2014 capitalbudget, which contains $775,900 more thisyear to repave county roads than it did lastyear.

The Freeholders increased county spend-ing for road repaving from the 2013 level of$1.4 million to $2.2 million. Another $3.9million will be coming from the state and$1.16 million will come from the federalgovernment.

While the Freeholders continue an over-all reduction of capital projects from previ-ous spending levels to reduce the county’sdebt, they continue to invest in infrastruc-ture maintenance and improvements.

Aggressive Pothole Repair CampaignUnderway In Morris County


On Saturday, April 26th Turkey Brook Park will be verycolorful as Mount Olive Recreation hosts the 1st eventin the Motion Kia Prescription for Healthy

MOmentum series, the GBW Insurance Do or Dye 5K FunRun/Walk, a 3.1 mile course where participants get blastedwith various colors along the route. We encourage families tocome out and participate together, as this event is open to allages and abilities, but make sure you wear as much white aspossible so you can really soak in the fun!

Pre-registration will remain open onlinewww.MountOliveTownship.com/recreation.html untilWednesday, April 23rd. Registration will also be available onsite the morning of the race, opening at 8:00am and closingpromptly at 8:45am in time for the 9:00am event start.Participants who registered before April 1st were guaranteedan event t-shirt. Registrations after April 1st will receive t-shirts as supplies last.

Beyond being the most vibrant Mount Olive event of theyear, the Do or Dye Fun Run/Walk will serve as a fundraiserand public awareness campaign for the American CancerSociety. Participants in the Do or Dye Fun Run/Walk will beasked to please raise monies to donate directly to theAmerican Cancer Society the morning of the event.Fundraising sheets and instructions can be found online atwww.mountolivetownship.com/recreation.html. Additionalevent information can also be found online.

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By Cheryl ConwayThe science/technology team at Mt.Olive Middle School is on a role thisyear completing yet another compe-

tition with successful results.Almost a dozen trophies were won

Friday, March 26, by MOMS students whocompeted at the Technology StudentAssociation NJ State Conference at theCollege of New Jersey in Ewing. About 20students have been working hard all year onvarious problem solving, critical thinkingand research hands-on and group activitiesfor the MOMS Science Olympiad/TSATeam.

After placing fourth overall at a recentScience Olympiad Regional Tournament inNewark, the team now brings home 11 tro-phies from the TSA conference. Their advi-sors/coaches are very proud.

“The energy at the award ceremony wasincredible with the kids cheering and high-fiving their teammates,” says Beth Cohen,Synergistics/Robotics Club/TSA advisor.“Seeing the excitement on the faces of ourstudents when they heard their namesannounced was very rewarding to us ascoaches. It was nice to see all the time andeffort they had put into their projects finallypay off.”

Led by Cohen and her co-advisor NickCutro, 20 MOMS students- with 10 eighthgraders and 10 seventh graders- competedagainst 17 other middle schools in variousSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math) events at a very competitive TSAconference.

Out of those events, 11 trophies werebrought home from the MOMS studentsplacing in their events.

Aash Bhuva and Aum Bhuva took sec-ond place in the Agriculture andBiotechnology event in which participantshad to conduct research on a contemporaryagriculture or biotechnology issue of theirchoosing, document their research and cre-ate a display.

Maddie Jordan, Brandon Mai, JustinMickus and Varshitha Devagiri won firstplace in the Challenging Technology Issuesevent in which the students had to prepareand deliver an extemporaneous debate stylepresentation with team members explainingopposing views of a current technologyissue.

Eli Gabriel and Brandon Mai took homea second place trophy for the ConstructionChallenge in which they had to submit adisplay that documents the use of their lead-ership and technical skills to fulfill a com-

munity need related to construction.Dana Faustino won third place for

Digital Photography in which he had to pro-duce an album of color or black and whitedigital photographs that represent or relateto a chosen theme and place the album on astorage device for submission.

Eli Gabriel, Justin Mickus andAlexandra Szewc won first place for theEnergy Sources event requiring them to

conduct research on an energy sourceselected from one of three areas and devel-op marketing pieces that will be used tohelp convince their local government offi-cials and citizens to make strides to imple-ment the energy source.

Aash Bhuva and Aum Bhuva got thirdplace for Geospatial Technology to exploreand gain an understanding of how geospa-

Trophies Stacking Up For MOMS Science Team



tial data and related technology are used toprepare a profile of a geographic area ofinterest and solve a problem in a spatialcontext.

Jean Nie and Alexandra Szewc won thirdplace for Medical Technology Issues inwhich they had toconduct research on acontemporary medical technology issue oftheir choosing, document their research andcreate a display.

Justin Mickus won second place for thePrepared Speech event in which he had todevelop and deliver an oral presentation thatreflects the theme of the current year’snational conference.

Aum Bhuva, Kyara Chaparro and ViktorNakev won third place for Tech Bowl,requiring them to complete a written objec-

tive examination to qualify for the oralquestion/response, head-to-head team com-petition phase of the event.

Aash Bhuva and Aum Bhuva won thirdplace for Technical Design, and had todemonstrate the ability to use the technicaldesign process to solve an engineeringdesign problem.

Brandon Mai, John Nguyen, ViktorNakev and Stephen Shenassa won thirdplace for Video Game Design. They had todevelop an interesting, exciting, visuallyappealing and intellectually challenging E-rated, interactive game that focuses on thesubject of their choice.

The MOMS team’s next goal is to com-pete against teams from across the nation atthe TSA National Conference inWashington, D.C. from June 27 to July 1.

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By Cheryl ConwayMt. Olive has scored a big home runjust in time for baseball season.

Up at bat, 227 age restricted single fam-ily homes; first base, 57 apartments foraffordable housing; second base, 112 acresannexed to the township; third base,improvements to a sewer plant building,installation of a traffic light, and cleanup ofan annoying drainage problem; homerun,more ratables for the town to offset tax dol-lars without overcrowding schools.

Maser Consulting Co., an engineeringfirm, received final approval by the Mt.Olive Twp. Planning Board Thursday,March 20, to move forward with its planson 248 acres of land in the township that itpurchased five years ago. Located acrossthe street from the Flanders Valley GolfCourse, the major subdivision is known asMarveland Farms, and to township officialsthe plans are simply marvelous.

Besides providing more housing oppor-tunities to seniors and those with moderateincomes, Mt. Olive benefits greatly by get-ting 112 acres of “useable property.” Aswith any land purchase in the township,“fifty percent has to be turned over to thetownship,” as specified in a Mt. Olive Twp.Zoning ordinance, explains Howie Weiss,chair of the Mt. Olive Twp. Planning Board.

“Amazingly great” for the township toget 112 acres of land dedicated to them,says Weiss, and “The property is perfectlyflat,” requiring “minor work from the town-ship. It is beautiful land that can be used forrecreational purposes.”

Usage for this land can be endless withideas floating around from recreation fields,to a state-of-the- art equestrian center tomaybe a public swimming pool.

This is a “wonderful opportunity,” saysWeiss, the “best opportunity since 20years,” when Continental Properties builtFlanders Crossing in 1993, giving the landacross the street to the township, whichallocated that space for Flanders Park.

“We oftentimes get land donated to us,but nothing as significant as we are gettinghere,” agrees Mt. Olive Twp. Mayor RobGreenbaum. “It creates a lot of opportuni-ties for the township for future recreationalneeds. It’s not often that we get that proper-ty that has that potential.”

Joe Nicastro, vice president of the Mt.Olive Twp. Council, says “The overall proj-ect is a win win for the township. The 100plus acres, the township can use for all res-idents while keeping open space, makes MtOlive such an attractive place to live.”

In moving forward with the project,Maser Co. will actively pursue sale of theproperty, and within a year a developer willwork with the township engineer for adeveloper’s agreement.

Maser approached the planning boardfive years ago and received preliminaryapproval for its acquisition of 248 acres offarmland near Flanders Valley Wedding andBanquets. Since then, the engineering firmhas gone through the “state permittingprocess” requiring 17 permits dealing withthe state, environmental protection,Highlands council and other agencies. Sixof those acres are encumbered by wetlandsor steep slopes, says Weiss.

On the existing land sits a horse farm,and a horse training facility- known asMarveland Farms- that ceased operationabout 10 months ago. Still standing remainsa white house, three structures, three barns,an indoor training center and a one-milesports track. The white house and its threestructures will be removed, says Weiss.

The plan calls for 227 age-restricted,detached dwellings plus a 4,500 square footclubhouse recreation area, swimming pool,bocce courts, tennis court and a gated frontentrance.

There will also be three, three-storybuildings containing 57 apartments whichare reserved for low and moderate-incomehouseholds under the Council of AffordableHousing (COAH), which will include asmall park and passive recreation area alongwith a walking path to connect to FlandersPark.

According to Weiss, the state requiresthat 20 percent of a residential developmenton a major subdivision must be reserved foraffordable housing.

The remaining 112 acres, which includessome wetlands to not be developed, will goto the township.

“This land will be turned over to thetownship before they put a shovel in theground,” says Weiss, “before any distur-bance begins.”

As an added bonus, Maser has agreed tosome improvements such as fixing up theCloverhill Sanitary Sewer Plant on Route206 in Flanders, says Weiss.

Maser engineering also agreed to installa traffic signal at the four-way intersectionof Pleasant Hill Rd., Ironia Rd., Main Streetand Flanders-Bartley Rd., located nearFlanders Crossing and the Flanders ValleyGolf Course.

Maser has also come up with a solutionto improve a drainage problem that has beenflooding the backyards of some 34 homesnear Mt. View School in the Cloverhill sec-tion of Flanders. The builder plans to takethe water from the existing Rosewood Ditchand divert it onto his property into a newlystorm water management system, explainsWeiss.

In looking at the whole project, officialsare excited.

“We’ve been very supportive of theapplication,” says Greenbaum. “It’s going

Twp. Officials Share Marvelous News with Land Acquisitionto create a ratable for the township that’s notgoing to cause an overcrowding of theschool system. It’s an attractive piece ofproperty because of its location across fromthe golf course and its proximity to theshopping centers. We’re happy it’s movingforward.”

Nicastro says, “This is a win win for allas it will generate significant revenue to thetownship with very low impact to our infra-structure. What I really like about it is that itallows residents of Mt Olive, who are think-ing about downsizing, the ability to stay inMt Olive and belong to an active adult com-munity. I know, speaking for myself withmy last child heading to college, this affordsme the option to downsize and stay in MtOlive. Plus the fact that it will be an activeadult community will be a benefit to all wholive there.

“This is a huge benefit to the town,” get-ting 112 acres, adds Nicastro.

“Formally nothing has been discussedbut having the ability to use that property tobenefit the residents in some fashion will begreat,” says Nicastro. “There can be manyoptions for the administration and council tolook into and I am sure in the comingmonths we will take into considerationmany ideas and listen to what the needsmight be before making any decisions. We

have a very qualified staff in town that willlook over the property and make some rec-ommendations on what is the best use forthe property and the building that currentlyoccupy that property.”

There has been some general discussionamongst sporting groups to use the land.

“We will look at the budget to see if thetown has an interest or if sports clubs wantto take an interest in that property,” saysGreenbaum.

“There is always a need for more fields,”says Nicastro. “With the growing sportsprograms in the township and limited fieldswe can always use more space. With theamount of children that participate in somany sports from soccer, baseball, football,lacrosse, basketball, volleyball and otherswe can always use more fields as thedemands increases and more children par-ticipate.”

Although excited about the additionalland to provide opportunities to develop,Greenbaum says “whether it’s recreational,I don’t know yet. We’ve adequately provid-ed for all sporting in the town. Right nowwe’re not looking to develop any additionalfacilities,” because of cost and need, “Untilwe decide there is a need and a will todevelop it financially.”

On Good Friday, April 18th at 7pm,the Port Morris United MethodistChurch will have a service of music

and meditation. All are welcomed to attend.The church is located at 296 Center Street.

Additional parking is available in the lotbehind the church, on Main Street. Formore information, please call: 973-347-0381.

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By Cheryl ConwayTypewriters, payphones and the shoe-repair guy may be long gone, but somethings like newspapers, paper books,

encyclopedias... and even the milkman…arestill hanging on fighting for survival.

Frank O’Brien, co-owner of Long ValleyDairy, still delivers farm-fresh milk to homesas well as other products every day after 25years of being in the business. Although theyshare expenses, his brother, Jim O’Brien,started a similar but separate business,Shamrock Dairy in Hackettstown one yearlater.

The two brothers of Hackettstown are thelast of the few remaining old-fashioned milk-men delivering fresh milk right to thedoorstep. The key ingredients that have kepttheir businesses alive have been the conven-ience, dependable service and the freshestproducts.

“In today’s society, most couples are bothworking,” says Frank. “They’re running,dropping kids off at school, they’re runningaround. If he doesn’t have to go to the store,it’s a convenience, especially if you haveyoung children and you need milk.

“It’s more about convenience and serv-ice,” says Frank, who has run the small fami-ly-owned home delivery and commercialbusiness with his wife Laura since 1989.“People’s lives are hectic. We’re trying to

make life a little easier. It’s one conveniencethey like. We put a box on their porch. Mostwant the convenience of knowing there’sfresh milk sitting outside,” especially in themorning as they are trying to feed their kidsand get them off to school.

The brothers admit that their milk maycost “a little more” than most stores, but cus-tomers are not only paying for the milk, withthe option of glass bottles, but the conven-ience.

“It may be a little more expensive than thestores, but it’s a dedicated reliable service,”says Jim. “When you order something, itshows up. When you order milk, you alwayshave it. They go out to their milk box andtheir milk is there no matter what.”

Franks agrees, “We don’t try to competewith the price. We compete with the conven-ience and old fashioned nostalgia.”

At one point, back in the 1950s and 1960s,“Everyone got their milk by home delivery,”says Frank. Now, only one percent to two per-cent of residents use a milkman. When bigsupermarkets started coming in and cornerstores, “Everyone was going to the supermar-ket. It’s a dying breed,” with less than 10 leftin NJ selling and delivering milk bottles rightto the door.

“We had a milkman,” recalls Frank. “Wehad an old fashioned milk box. We never sawhim. We’d get up in the morning and saw the

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milk.”With a degree in business from

Bloomsburg University in Pa., Frank knew hewanted to own his own business one day. “Hehad been working in the corporate world for15 years and realized “I didn’t want to be inthe rat race anymore.” At the same time, hismilkman was looking to retire after being inbusiness for 20 years, so Frank, at the age of35, decided to buy his business in 1989.

He brought his brother, Jim out here fromWilkes Barre, Pa, to deliver his second run,

and then they decided that Jim should openup the other business, Shamrock Dairy.

When Frank first started out, he was oneof 41 independent contractors/distributorsgetting their products from Welsh Farms inLong Valley, which had been in businesssince 1891. “They had a very good product.”

That worked out well until Welsh Farmsclosed its doors in 2000.

Frank switched to Byrne Dairy in NewYork, a small family owned business since



Old Fashioned Milkmen...the 1930s that was unique since it sold itsmilk in glass bottles. “No one in New Jerseywas doing that,” says Frank. “We would havea unique product.”

For each customer, the brothers put out aninsulated porch box, in different sizes, forcustomers to store the milk for a number ofhours until they can get to it.

With the glass bottles, customers returnthe rinsed bottles to the porch box, whichFrank then returns to Byrne Dairy to be sani-tized and then reused.

The bottle concept fits right into today’sworld with the push for keeping green andrecycling.

“It hits both generations,” says Frank,about the bottle concept. The older genera-tions like that it is “old fashioned” while theyounger generations who are more environ-mentally conscious support the reused glassbottles.

One of the benefits of having milk broughtright to your door is to avoid the grocerystore.

“Some just go to the grocery store to get agallon of milk which is all the way in the backof the store but you come out spending a $100in other stuff,” says Frank. “In the grocerystore, the milk is always in the back right cor-ner which forces you to walk through thewhole store to get to it.”

Frank and his brother have about 500 cus-tomers, or 250 each, between their two busi-nesses. With their own territories, Frank serv-ices most of Long Valley while his brotherdelivers to the other side of the mountain.

The O’Brien brothers share the expensesof their home delivery/commercial servicebusinesses, such as refrigeration, combinedbulk pricing from supplier and some trucks,but they operate under separate entities eachkeeping their own profits.

In addition to home deliveries, they sell tosmall businesses, with more than 50 whole-sale accounts.

“Small self-employed people that ownbusinesses love the bottle concept,” saysFrank. The whole sale companies such asAshley Farms in Flanders and DonaldsonFarm in Hackettstown charge their customersa deposit for the glass bottle so they returnthem to the farm.

Their customer base for homes and busi-nesses accompany most of north westernNew Jersey, in Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex,Somerset and Morris counties, stretchingfrom Green Township, toSparta andBedminster.

They sell farm-fresh milk, dairy products,juice, water, eggs, coffee, teas, bread, bacon,yogurt, creamers, cheeses and more, right totheir customer’s door.

Each home is provided with an insulated

milk box near the front door, in sizes of extralarge, large and small/medium. The extralarge box can hold up to four bottles of milk,eggs and butter.

“We serve a quality product,” says Frank.“When they taste it, it’s a very good product.Our milk does not have hormones.” Farmerssign a pledge that forbid them from injectingcows with hormones, he says.

Customers can attest to the taste, qualityand excellent service.

“It’s always fresh, really good dates, hebuys exactly what we order,” says Aimee

Ashley Myers, market manager of AshleyFarms in Flanders, a customer of Long ValleyDairy for the past ten years. “We like ByrneDairy products,” with its no growth hor-mones. The service is amazing.”

A fourth generation family-owned farmbusiness since 1948- that raises turkey, veg-etables and runs a retail farm market- AshleyFarms orders a half tractor trailer load fromLong Valley Dairy. All of its milk, in bothplastic and glass bottles, as well as its butter,cream cheeses, whipped cream and cottage




cheese come from Frank.It “costs more to buy from Frank,” says

Myers but she prefers the “quality. The milkin the glass is better, stays fresher, stays cold-er. It’s delicious. It’s been a good partnershipfor both of us; As a small business, if you cansupport a small business. It’s great service.It’s just a really good working relationship.He takes the orders and he delivers the milk.It’s a one-man show. He just always knows.It’s really personal stuff; he knows what weorder; he knows where to put it.”

Deliveries are early morning, weekdays,from 4 a.m. until about noon, concentratingon a certain area each day. After their deliver-ies, they sort through their orders to preparefor their next day’s deliveries. They eachaverage about 50 home deliveries daily, plustheir wholesale accounts, and make the deliv-eries themselves except when they hire part-timers when they vacation.

For the most part- it’s a one man show.Frank’s wife Laura has helped with the billingand keeping the books, and his three kidshave helped throughout the years.

“It’s not easy,” says Frank. “Any smallbusiness owner, you have to put the time in.It’s hard work. I’m a small businessman. I’man army of one. I wear many hats. We’ve hada lot of ups and downs, hard stuff, but wewere able to survive.”

Days off are rare.“I haven’t missed a day off of work in 25

years,” says Jim, even when laid up in bedafter having his wisdom teeth pulled and arecent bout of the flu. “It’s just me. “You justhave to get out of bed and go. You gotta get itdone. You are the only one to do it. You gottapush through.

“It’s a reliable thing,” says Jim. “They signup for the service, when they order some-thing, I’m there.”

Franks says, “We go out in snowstorms.We are better than the mailman,” adding thathe hadn’t gotten mail in two days this winterwith the heavy snow, “but we still madedeliveries. We are very reliable, very conven-ient. You are dealing with mom and pop. Weare self-employed; Bigger is not better.”

There are few sick days for Frank. “Onetime when the kids were small,” Frank hadthe flu, “we got a babysitter, I was drivingwith my dead over the steering wheel andLaura would run and make the deliveries.”

There was another time, back in 2005,when Frank hurt his hip and could not makedeliveries for a year with the required heavylifting, so his eldest son, also named Frank,took a year long break from school to help hisdad with the business, and then returned toget his degree in criminal justice.

“We did a lot of things over 25 years tosurvive,” says Frank.

His youngest son, Michael, a high schoolsenior, also helps out when he can, even whenit was football season after his practices; aswell as his 30 year- old daughter, Caitlyn ofJersey City, a new mom who helps takeorders and keep spreadsheets.

“It’s a family run business, always been,”says Frank, and with that he prides himself inteaching his children valuable lessons aboutmanaging their time, conversing with adultsand building relationships.

Although the work is hard, Frank says, “Ilike what I do. I know all of my customers; Ilike interacting with them. I’ve seen whentheir kids are born and now they’re going offto college.” He has seen them switch fromwhole milk as kids to two percent asteenagers. “When I pass the bus stop, theyknow who I am. That’s a good feeling.”

Frank, who has been delivering productsto some customers for 20 years, says, “Mybusiness is not based on price; it’s service,convenience and relationships.”

He recalls back in the day when he tookhis son Frank with him to make deliveries, hisson would get angry since it would take them10 or 11 hours, rather than eight hours, to fin-ish because of all the talking that his fatherdid with his customers.

Frank’s business motto has been “youhave to converse with people, you have to

talk. I can knock this out in eight hours,”admits Frank, “but two hours is building rela-tionships. I enjoy this job because you haveall of these relationships. I know they don’thave to buy from me but they like the rela-tionship.”

He realizes, as a businessman “I’m notmaking a million bucks (like the guys on WallStreet), but I’m happy with what I’m doing.”

To receive the home delivery service, cus-tomers must have a minimum order of $15per delivery. All products are fully guaran-teed. Customers receive an itemized invoiceevery two weeks and 99 percent of the cus-tomers pay by credit card.

“Everything is about convenience,” saysFrank.

With advances in technology, customerscan email or text with any order changes 24hours in advance, says Frank, who now has asmart phone as opposed to when he first start-ed out with his “classic answering machine.”

For more information about Long ValleyDairy go to www.longvalleydairy.com. Forquestions about delivery or billing, call 908-850-3270 or via email at [email protected].

For more information on Shamrock Dairy,call Jim O’Brien at 908-852-8678; or gotowww.shamrockdairy.nj. com.

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Arrest - Disorderly Conduct / Under the InfluenceDate: 4/4/2014

Location: Super 8 Motel - U.S. Highway Route 46Investigated by: Officer Michael Carletta

Involved: (A)- Juvenile - Flanders NJ - 16-MOn April 4, 2014 at 10:30pm Officers were dispatched tothe Super 8 Motel located on Route 46 for a suspiciousactivity complaint. Officer Carletta and Sergeant Masearrived on scene and observed a male subject lying on theground at the bottom of a retaining wall. Officer Carlettaand Sergeant Mase approached the male subject and hebecame combative and upset towards the officers. PatrolUnits on scene spoke with witnesses and learned that themale subject was a 16 year old township resident who washigh on acid. Sergeant Mase attempted to speak with thejuvenile and at this time the juvenile moved to his feet andcharged police. Sergeant Mase was able to escort the juve-nile to the ground and Officer Carletta and Officer Barrierhandcuffed the juvenile. The juvenile was taken to a localhospital for treatment for the effects of the C.D.S. in his sys-tem. The juvenile was charged with Disorderly Conduct andBeing Under the Influence of C.D.S. The juvenile wasreleased to a parent/guardian and he has a pending courtappearance.

Arrest - Trespassing • Date: 4/5/2014Location: Overbrook Road

Investigated by: Officer Phil RyanInvolved: (A)- Jorge Medina-Arias - Dover NJ - 19-M

On April 5, 2014 at 7:30am Officer Ryan was dispatched toa residence on Overbrook Road regarding a male subjectentering a house without permission and falling asleep onthe couch. While en route to the residence dispatch advisedthat the homeowner was able to wake up the subject and heleft the residence. Officer Ryan arrived on scene andobserved the male subject standing in the front yard. OfficerRyan was able to identify the male subject as Mr. JorgeMedinas-Arias who appeared to be highly intoxicated.During the investigation Officer Ryan learned that Mr.Medina-Arias was staying at a friend's house and whileintoxicated he entered a nearby residence and fell asleep onthe couch. Mr. Medina-Arias was subsequently arrested andtransported to police headquarters. At headquarters Mr.Medina-Arias was charged with Defiant Trespass. He wasreleased on his own recognizance and he has a pendingcourt appearance.

Arrest - Aggravated Assault • Date: 03/24/2014Location: Eagle Rock Village Investigated by: Officer

Matthew Carlson

Involved: (A)- James Cannizzaro - Budd Lake NJ - 54On March 24, 2014 at 12:19pm Officers were dispatched tothe area of buildings 33 and building 34 in the Eagle RockApartment Complex for the report of two males engaged ina physical altercation.Upon patrols arrival units observed the two males that wereinvolved in the incident. The victim, a 56 year old townshipresident was laying on the ground with injuries to his face.The second subject involved, identified as Mr. JamesCannizzaro was detained by police for questioning. Patrolunits learned that the two subjects began to have a verbalargument over parking spaces in the apartment complex.The argument became more intense and the two began tofight. During the fight Mr. Cannazzaro struck the victim inthe face causing injury. Hackettstown EMS arrived onscene torender medical aid to the victim who was transported to alocal hospital for treatment. Mr. Cannizzaro was subse-quently arrested and transported to police headquarters. Atheadquarters Mr. Cannizzaro was charged with AggravatedAssault and bail was placed at $5,000 with a 10% option.Mr. Cannizzaro posted bail and was released with a pendingcourt appearance.

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Coming Home Rescue, a 501(c)3 non-profit dog res-cue organization, will host a Pet Photos with theEaster Bunny event at Rockaway Garden Center,

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Here are Betty and Wilma from Eleventh Hour Rescue whoare 3 year old hound mix sisters. They belonged to an eld-erly man who could no longer properly care for them. Afamily took the dogs in and then to their surprise discoveredthat they were both pregnant. The dogs delivered and thepups were adopted, but the Moms were left behind. Bothdogs are now fully vetted, spayed and micro-chipped andare ready to go. They do not need to be adopted together.Both dogs are housebroken and very sweet natured, andhave now learned to walk on a leash. If you are interestedin these lovely ladies, please read more about them and fillout an application by visiting: www.ehrdogs.org or call:973-664-0865.

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By Cheryl ConwayEmotions can run high for youngergirls but a new program beingoffered in Mt. Olive will help them

keep up the pace with their maturing mindsand bodies.Girls on the Run is a new program beingoffered through Mt. Olive Recreation forgirls in grades third through fifth. Thenationally known program will run for 10weeks for its spring season from Aprilthrough June at Turkey Brook Park in BuddLake.

Besides training their bodies to competein a 5K race, participants will be engaged ina life-changing, character development pro-gram that will empower them in years tocome, building their self-esteem and leader-ship skills.

The program “gives them great tools todeal with everyday challenges,” says LauraDonath of New Providence, Morris Countydirector of Girls on the Run. “It’s a veryspecial program,” says Donath, that “focus-es on a physical thing, sports, nutrition, butit also helps on the inside stuff, emotional-ly.”

Established in 1998 as a running pro-gram that would empower girls, Girls on theRun consists of more than 140 chapters

throughout the United States and Canada.The program came to New Jerseyin 2001,and in Morris County shortly after. The NJEast Chapter consists of about 680 girls inUnion, Essex and Morris counties. InMorris County, 10 towns now participate inGirls on the Run with more than 200 girlscurrently enrolled.

Planned in Mt. Olive is a spring seasonand fall season with girls meeting twiceweekly for 70 minutes at Turkey BrookPark with trained coaches. Meeting timeshave been set for Wednesdays from 5 p.m.to 6:15 p.m.; and Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to10:15 a.m.

The program will follow a curriculumwith three sessions: Self Care/SelfAwareness/Knowing Themselves; HealthyRelationships; and Empowering. Whileeach session will include running, the girlswill be so engaged with games, activities,stretching, thinking that the “running” is“kind of disguised,” says Donath, who hasserved as a coach for Girls on the Run since2002.

“There’s something engaging them men-tally,” she says. Life lesson topics are dis-cussed to deal with emotions and empowerthe girls. In one lesson, girls learn how to bepositive when they “are feeling down or

feeling blah,” explains Donath.“We do talk about self respect, healthy

living, girls stuff,” Donath explains as towhy the program is only for girls. “There isa greater need for girls to be empoweredwith a sense of self-awareness and sense ofself achievement, to be strong, to be confi-dent. Girls lack some of those qualities.”

The idea of separating the girls from theboys in this club is so “they feel comfort-able,” says Donath. It’s a “girls club withoutjudgment. They are very emotional beings.Girls have very specific needs.”

Although there are other programs outthere for girls that do deal with social, emo-tional health, Donath says they do not touchon the physical aspect as well. “This focus-es on the whole person,” like a Yoga class,which is “not just a workout,” says Donath,who also teaches kids Yoga. With Yoga, par-ticipants are learning physical breathing,meditation, and physical thinking. “You arenot just treating the physical body. WithGirls on the Run, it’s not just about thephysical body.”

The lessons encompass social, mental,emotional and physical health, she stresses.

At the same time, “It’s building the girls’stamina to do a 5K at the end of the pro-gram.”

At the end of the 10 week session, thegirls will join hundreds of other girls andcompete in a regional 5K in Florham Parkhosted by the Jaycees.

The program is “Great for that sportygirl,” says Donath. “It’s a great complimentto that girl who does a lot of sports, but it’salso great to that girl who is not involved insports.”

Surprisingly, it is the less sporty girls“who are the ones you really see bloom” bythe end, says Donath. “You see them comealive because they become so proud ofthemselves that they can finish. The onesthat are saying ‘I can’t’ are saying ‘I can.’”

While running is more of an individualsport, with Girls on the Run, the girls run asa team.

“Running can be an individual sport,”says Donath, “but the lessons encourageplaying games together, bonding together.We encourage them to be interactive witheach other.”

“They are encouraging each other,” saysDonath. “They’re supporting each other. Inthe program we encourage that, we rewardthat. The girls transform into a really awe-some team.

“Some fall in love with running,” want to

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do more races, run track or join other sportsteams like lacrosse or soccer, says Donath.

The program is offered to girls beforethey get in to middle school “to give themtools,” says Donath. At that age, “they’restill interested and impressionable enoughto learn the specifics to make good choic-es.” Parents are given a guide that explainsthe lessons being taught so they can be sup-portive at home.

A sister program, Girls on Track, forgirls in grades sixth through eighth, alsoexists. Donath says she wants to get off theground first with Girls on the Run andmaybe form Girls on Track in the nearfuture if there is an interest.

Cost to participate is $185 for the tenweek session. Scholarships are offeredthrough monies raised by fundraising.

Sole Mates Fundraising is an adult char-ity running program that recently participat-ed in a race inMorristown and pledgesraised were allocated to the NJ East Chapterof Girls on the Run.

The girls also participate in a communi-

ty project of their choice at the end of eachsession to raise money for a cause or for theprogram. Projects have varied from bakesales with proceeds going to an animal shel-ter, writing letters to soldiers and communi-ty service to clean up a park.

The lessons learned from the programhave been remarkable.

“They’ll come away from the programchanged,” says Donath. “We inspire girls tobe healthy, joyful, confident, respectful toeach other. Many parents have said they’veseen a change in their daughter. This issomething for that age range that canencourage girls to not be that mean girl. Wereward being supportive of each other.”

College graduates who had participatedin the program when they were young comeback and say “they’ve used what theylearned in the program their whole life,”says Donath. “Be kind, thoughtful, berespectful of others, in addition to beingstrong and physical.”

For more information or to register, go towww.girlsontherunnj.org; or contact LauraDonath [email protected].

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The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey,located in the Historic Palace Theatreon Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey

is proud to present the final main stage showof their 32nd season, KNUFFLE BUNNY: ACAUTIONARY MUSICAL from April 19ththrough May 18th with performances Fridayevenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sundaymatinees at 4:00 PM. We will have a specialopening day performance on Saturday, April19th at 1:00PM. Based on the belovedCaldecott Honor-winning picture book byMo Willems, this musical features script andlyrics by six time Emmy Winner Mo Willemsand music by Grammy Award-winning com-poser Michael Silversher. KNUFFLEBUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL isunder the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks,The Growing Stage’s Executive Director withMusical Direction by Laura Petrie,Choreography by Jillian Petrie and BlackLight Bunraku-style Puppetry created by theGrowing Stage’s Artist-in-Residence, PerryArthur Kroeger.

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARYMUSICAL follows Trixie, her father, and herfavorite stuffed bunny on a trip to the laun-dromat. The trip brings wonder, excitementand joy to the lively toddler, until she realizesshe has left her Knuffle Bunny back at thelaundromat. Trixie does everything in her

power to make her father understand theemergency, but her father fails to see the issueat hand. Throw in adventure, song and danc-ing laundry into the mix and you have theperfect show for a family friendly outing.

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARYMUSICAL features the talents of six profes-sional equity performers in the cast. EmilyCara Portune of Jersey City, who played thetitle role in our production of Pinkalicious,returns to our stage as Trixie; J.D. Kellman ofQueens, NY, last seen in Diary of Worm,Spider and Fly, plays Father; Jerielle Morwitzof Randolph, NJ, who recently played LanaSlomonsky in The Secret Life of HubieHartzel, plays Mother. Rounding out the castare Jane Keitel of Dumont, BrandonHightower of Jersey City and Dorothy Jamesof Manhattan, NY as Puppeteers.

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He had shared everythingwith them. In turn, they hadcome to realize that Jesuswas something other thanjust a carpenter fromNazareth. He was muchmore, perhaps even theMessiah. However, thatwas all about to change andvery quickly. The discipleshad no idea that they wereabout to have their last sup-per with Him…or that evenmore shockingly, one ofthem would betray him intothe hands of death The LastSupper will come to life onThursday, April 17th at7:30pm at the StanhopeUnited Methodist Church.All are invited to attend thisfree drama. The church islocated at #2 Route 183 inNetcong.

A tradition for many

years, members of thechurch’s United MethodistMen’s group and theirfriends will take on the rolesof Jesus and His disciples.

For years, Bruce Bristol,of Landing, has played thedisciple, John.

“As John, I have beenpart of Jesus' inner circle,sharing his trials and victo-ries. I have come to under-stand and convince manypeople that by believing inJesus you will not perish,but have everlasting life.Come so that you canunderstand why webelieve.”

Rounding out the cast arelocal area residents:Angelo Benincasa (Jamesthe Lesser),

Randy Schrader(Matthew), Jayson Daniels(Nathaniel), Steve Wootton(James), Jim Oscovitch(Andrew), Fred Eckert(Thomas), Scott LeFurge

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(Judas), Orson Gale(Phillip), Rick Munoz(Thaddeus), JasonWorthington (Simon theZealot), Fred Samson(Peter) and Tony Reis(Jesus).

As each disciples comes

to the table, he reflects onhis relationship with Jesusand asks the agonizingquestion, “Is it I Lord?”

Following the drama,communion will be cele-brated. Rev. Tom Kinter,pastor of the church, said

that the communion is opento all who want to partake init. Kinter also reflected onthe drama:

“When you sit and watchthe Last Supper Drama, aseach disciple comes into theroom and takes his place at

the table, the words of thescriptures come off the pageand become real. You are inthe room with Jesus and hisdisciples, the breaking ofthe bread and the sharing ofthe cup become real.”


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While most people think about slow cook-ing for staples like chili and stew, it’s alsoperfect for center-of-the-plate feasts — likean Easter ham.

Using the slow cooker, you can mini-mize both prep time and cleanup time, leav-ing plenty of room in the day for church,hunting eggs and enjoying time with yourloved ones.

Ham is a tradition for many families thistime of year, and because it pairs well witha multitude of ingredients, you can create aunique dish every time.

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If you’re a man who likes to sing in theshower or the car, or if you’ve sung in aschool chorus, a community theater

musical or your church choir, now you canturn your love of singing into a great hobby.

The Morris Music Men will teach youhow. “Give us six Tuesday evenings,” saysthe group’s musical director, Nate Barrett,“and we’ll give you the skills you need toexperience all the fun of solo or groupsinging.”

The course, called “Ready, Set, Sing!” istaught by Barrett. Both beginning and expe-rienced singers are welcome and all learn-ing materials are free. Advance registrationis recommended.

The next series of free Ready, Set, Sing!classes will take place on Tuesday eveningsfrom May 27 to July 1 at 7:45pm at GloriaDei Lutheran Church, 300 Shunpike Road,Chatham.

“You don’t even need to be able to readmusic,” director Barrett explains. “We’llteach you everything you need to know to

sing richly and resonantly and produce ear-pleasing harmony. You’ll soon be enjoyingthe ringing of beautiful a cappella chords,the company of a great bunch of fellowsingers, and the thrill of performing forenthusiastic audiences.”

Registrations are being accepted now. Toregister, or to learn more, call Mike Yodiceat 848-459-6783 or email him [email protected]

The Morris Music Men are a chapter ofthe 26,000-member Barbershop HarmonySociety. The chorus meets Tuesdayevenings at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church,300 Shunpike Rd. in Chatham and alwayswelcomes new singers. Learn more aboutthem at www.morrismusicmen.org.

Funding has been made possible in partby funds from the Arts Council of theMorris Area through the New Jersey StateCouncil on the Arts/Department of State, aPartner Agency of the National Endowmentfor the Arts.

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