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New Gym Takes MetLife Field
Photo Courtesy: Michael Cohen
Special push-ups were part of the Functional Movement Systems exercises on the
MetLife Field in East Rutherford.
A dynamic partnership
between a hospital, a gymand the New York Giants
was introduced to the pub-
lic during a spectacular
health and wellness fair at
MetLife Stadium in East
Rutherford on Oct. 19.
The new HackensackUMC
Fitness & Wellness Powered
by the Giants, a state-of-the-
art tness and medical cen-
ter, is scheduled to open on
Jan. 1, 2014 at 87 Route 17North in Maywood, the for-
mer home of Velocity 17.
BY MICHAEL COHEN
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Karen Lewis, the Middle-sex County educator who was
recently selected as the Hack-
ensack public school districts
new superintendent, attended
the Oct. 8 school board meet-
ing where she met leaders
from the sending districts of
South Hackensack, Rochelle
Park and Maywood.
Lewis, currently the assis-
tant superintendent at High-
land Park, was selected for
Hackensacks top post back in
September and is expected to
take over next month. She said
she attended the joint school
boards meeting at Hackensack
High School to show her sup-
port for her new students.
I think education has many
challenges with the mandates
from the state, so I think with
the world changing we haveto keep the educational pro-
gram focused on what the
world needs, Lewis said.
Lewis will replace Interim
Superintendent Joseph Abate,
who has overseen plenty of
positive changes during his
two-year tenure. These in-
clude the stepping up of secu-
rity measures at all schools.
In what has become a tradi-
tion at joint meetings among
the districts, Hackensack
showcased an innovative pro-
gram that has not only piqued
the interest of students, buthas given them the tools to
a better future. The Career
Technical Education program
includes courses in Web de-
sign, power/auto mechanics,
carpentry, computer-aided de-
sign and welding.
We have to get our stu-
dents to understand that they
are not just competing with
kids from other towns and
states. They are competing in
a global marketplace. There-
fore, CTE courses are im-
perative, Hackensack High
School Principal James Mon-
tesano told the audience.
CTEs goal is to arm stu-
dents with professional skills
so they can make an easier
transition to the workplace
and a successful career. With
high unemployment ratesacross the United States, the
key to resolving the nations
woes is to hire employees
with industrial skills to suc-
ceed in certain businesses,
Montesano said.
In the past, Hackensack
High School offered courses
such as workshop and me-
chanics as electives for se-
niors. These courses are now
a major part of the curriculum
all four years. For example,
freshmen take a daily period
of a career program such as
metal work/welding. Bysophomore year, the students
are taking two periods of ca-
reer courses.
At the joint meeting, stu-
dents representing each of
the CTE programs spoke to
the audience about their proj-
ects. These included building
a barn that was actually pur-
chased to working on cars and
designing the schools Web
sites, which are student-run.
I think they have repre-
sented themselves very well,
Abate said. The purpose of
these meetings is to show-
case what Hackensack High
School offers for students. I
know that before I came, we
highlighted the AP courses,
and last year, the ne arts, and
this year, the CTE program.
Its a comprehensive highschool with a huge curriculum
and something for everyone.
Lewis was impressed with
the presentation.
Im excited to see that
Hackensack High School
has invested in a quality pro-
gram because so many high
schools have abandoned them
and Hackensack continues it,
which is an asset to the dis-
trict.
The Hackensack CityCouncil is exploring the idea
of closing its welfare ofce
and transferring the current
cases to the county level. The
shift would result in the loss
of four jobs and potentially
save Hackensack approxi-
mately $400,000 in salaries,
benets and related expenses.
However, Agatha Toomey,
director of the citys Human
Services Department, said
what the city stands to lose is
worth much more than that.
You cant make all of the
social services we handle
disappear from Hackensack,
entirely, said Toomey, who
has spent 38 years in the de-
partment and has been serv-
ing as director since 1985.
We are on call 24/7, acces-
sible via phone, e-mail or of-ce walk-ins. We have been
essential in assisting the
elderly and with providing
relocation and food pantry
services.
Toomey also addressed the
amount of cases Hackensack
is given because it is home to
the Bergen County Housing,
Health and Human Services
Center.
Many of our clients come
from other towns, but end
up at the BCHHHS. Typi-
cally, they want to remain in
Hackensack, and we have the
housing for them, so they be-
come part of our caseload,
she said. If services are
taken out of the city, this will
have a denite impact on our
police, building and health
departments.Although she may be un-
employed soon, Toomey said
she was planning on retiring
shortly any way. What both-
ers her most, however, is
the way the matter is being
handled. Neither she, nor the
Local Assistance Board, was
part of the information gath-
ering that went into the de-cision to transfer services to
the county. Toomey said she
rst ofcially heard about the
city councils decision to look
into closing the citys welfare
when it was discussed at the
council meeting on Sept. 30.
City ofcials had already
met with the Bergen County
Board of Social Services in
Rochelle Park about the pos-
sibly of transferring the citys
general assistance cases.
Why were the statistics of
the Human Services Depart-
ment acquired through other
sources and not through me,
at least to verify their valid-
ity and correctness? Toomey
asked in a report she provided
the council at its Oct. 8 meet-
ing. The fact that the discus-
sions between the city and thecounty were held in secrecy,
informally and behind closed
doors, is indicative that this
decision would not be made
in the best interest of the city
and its residents.
In September 2013, there
were 90 open cases; 39 new
applications accepted; six
approvals; 16 denials; and
17 pending cases in Hacken-
sack.
Alex Morales, interim
management consultant for
the BCBSS, said that the
Hackensack cases would not
have a signicant impact on
the workload already being
handled at the county level.
He explained that if the
services were transferred to
the county, clients would no
longer have to go from placeto place for what they need.
Most of Hackensacks clients
already go to the Rochelle
Park ofce for assistance
with food stamps and Medic-
aid. This service would be at
no cost to Hackensack.
It would enable families
to go to one place for all of
their services, he said.According to Hackensack
City Manager Stephen Lo
Iacono, there is no ofcial
date for shutting down the
Human Services ofce, but
council has asked him to be-
gin the process of exploring
the civil service procedures
required for closing the of-
ce.
We shouldnt lose all
control of these services. It
doesnt do our residents jus-
tice, Toomey said. Did they
even explore sharing these
services with a neighboring
town instead of handing them
over to the county, which
is already overburdened?
I dont see how our clients
would get equal or better ser-
vice from there.
Dawn Chaplain, seniorwelfare investigator in the
Hackensack Human Service
Department, said her clients
benet from the personal at-
tention the Department of-
fers and in having one group
handle their cases from start
to nish.
At the county level, you
can have ve different peo-
ple working on one case,
handling different aspects
and certain details may fall
through the cracks, Toomey
added.
Hackensack is one of the
12 municipalities in Bergen
County with its own local
welfare ofce. The others
are Edgewater, Fairview,
Fort Lee, Hillsdale, Mont-
vale, Park Ridge, Ridgeeld
Park, Rutherford, Westwood,Woodcliff and Wood-Ridge.
In addition to Toomey and
Chaplain, the other two posi-
tions on the chopping block
are a secretary and a welfare
investigator.
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Hackensack Schools UpdateBY MICHAEL COHEN
Welfare Ofce May ShutBY JOY BELGIOVINE
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Before a large audience
gathered at the Oct. 22
Hackensack City Coun-cil meeting, school board
members, parents and stu-
dents complained about
the absence of a school
resource ofcer at Hack-
ensack High School. The
group demanded a speedy
resolution as the school
has been without an of-cer since the beginning
of the school term in Sep-
tember.
The lack of a resource
ofcer is the result of a
disagreement between the
council and the Hacken-
sack Board of Education
over whose responsibilityit is to pay the ofcers
salary and benets.
The city contends that
the board has failed to
pay the $1 mil lion owedin back salary and bene-
fits since 2006. However,
the board maintains that
city officials had never
sent the school district
an invoice or any type
of bill for the past seven
years.
Tensions ran high as
some residents suspected
that the large contingent
of students at the meet-
ing was the result of y-
ers distributed at the high
school suggesting that the
school was unsafe. In the
words of resident Steven
Gilroy, the students were
being used as political
props.
Two Hackensack High
School students, Ryan
Cloughley and Alexandria
Kowal, urged both parties
to resolve the situation as
soon as possible. Whileeach one spoke, the other
held up a poster which
read, Our safety isnt
about dollars and cents,
its common sense.
Kowal put to rest the
notion that she was some-
how politically motivated.
Im here by my own
free will about the respon-
sibility for the issues go-
ing on guarding the school
and the safety of my peers.
Safety, rather than money,
should be your top prior-
ity.
The board has offered
to pay 66 percent of the
future bills, arguing that
other school districts do
not contribute at all fora resource ofcer. Both
sides plan to meet in thenear future to try to re-
solve the situation but the
stumbling block may be
the $1 million the council
says the board owes the
city.
Everybodys in favor
of a SRO. The question
is, who pays for it? said
Hackensack Mayor John
Labrosse. Millions of
dollars for an SRO were
never invoiced. Its to-
tally irresponsible, citing
neglect on the part of the
previous administ ration.
There was a little
give and take between
Labrosse and school board
Trustee Frank Albolino,
who asked why the school
cant have an SRO imme-
diately. Labrosse said thata resource ofcer needs to
be trained and he wasnt
sure if there were any of-cers currently available on
the force who are trained.
Albolino said that Detec-
tive Luis Furcal was the
resource ofcer last year
at the high school and was
still on the force.
Police Director Michael
Mordaga tried to allay
some fears by reminding
the public that while the
school has not had an of-cer inside the building,
outside police patrols
have been beefed up since
September.
Since the rst day of
school, there has beena police ofcer at the
school, he said. Our of-
cers are equipped to step
in from the outside in the
event they are needed.The irony of the situ-
ation is that the Hacken-
sack district was the rst
in New Jersey to have an
SRO in 1982 and retired
Detective Kenneth Mar-
tin, the longtime SRO,
was nationally recog-
nized.
Martin attended the
council meeting to urge
both sides to be reason-
able and come to a swift
resolution of the problem.
Im asking for the
SRO to be put back in the
school, he said. The in-
side of the school is more
important than the out-
side.
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Hackensack MerchantsSocialize Over Breakfast
Photos Courtesy: Gail Vachon
Hackensack Chamber President Anthony Ursillo with guest speaker Dave Farrow;
Farrow with Wendy Richmond and Ursillo with outgoing president Donald Perlman.
The Hackensack Region-
al Chamber of Commerce
hosted its annual Member-
ship Breakfast on Oct. 16
at Maggianos Little Italyat the Shops at Riverside.
The General Member-
ship Breakfast is held in
order to provide informa-
tion to businesses and cre-
ates an atmosphere where
business leaders can make
new contacts, said Dar-
lene Damstrom, executive
director.
The morning included
the installation of the or-
ganizations ofcers by
Hackensack Mayor John
Labrosse. This years in-
coming president is Antho-
ny Ursillo of Ursillo Real-
ty. Joining him on the board
are First Vice President
Diane Some (representedat the breakfast by her son,
Jason); Second Vice Presi-
dent Paul Ragusa; Record-
ing Secretary Meryl Sur-
gan; and Treasurer Larry
Eisen. Damstrom will con-
tinue leading the club for
another year. The outgoing
president, Donald Perlman,
was presented a plaque in
appreciation of his service
to the organization.
Guests heard presenta-
tions by guest speakers in-
cluding Wendy Richmond,
a chamber member and
chairwoman of the Mar-
keting Committee, who
spoke about memory and
later quizzed the audienceon what she had just said.
Dave Farrow, who holds a
Guinness World Record for
memory, discussed recent
changes in the advertising
and marketing elds. He
spoke about social media
and Web sites as well as
traditional marketing tech-
niques.
The breakfast was co-
sponsored by Hilton Has-
brouck Heights and Mag-
gianos.
High School Students DemandResource OfcerBY PAUL HUMMEL
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Alison Michele Wolfer,
a Paramus High School
student, has been selected
as a member of the 2013
National Association for
Music Education All-Na-
tional Honors EnsembleMixed Choir. Alison will
join more than 670 of the
most musically talented
and skilled high school
students in the United
States to perform at a
gala concert on Oct. 30 in
Nashville, Tenn.
These students will
prepare challenging mu-
sic and perform under the
baton of four of the most
prominent conductors in
the nation: Dr. Peter Boon-
shaft, Miriam Burns, Rol-
lo Dilworth and Rodney
Whitaker.
With vocal strength
and expertise matched by
her strength of character,
Alison is a music teachers
dream. How thrilled I am
for her to be a part of this
fne event, said Stevie
Rawlings, choir director
Being selected to per-
form in the All-National
Mixed Choir with students
from all over the United
States is an experience of a
lifetime, and I am honored
to be sharing my voice
with others who are just as
passionate as I am about
vocal art, said Alison, an
Alto 1.
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Letter to Editor
Zavinsky: We Must Vote YesIn 1957, I moved into Rochelle Park. I attended Midland
School and graduated in 1961. The school was a great place
then and still is now. However, as we all know, buildings
and their operating systems need to be repaired and up-
graded. In addition, security measures put in place over the
past several years also need to be improved and modern-
ized. If the Rochelle Park School District qualies, several
millions of dollars will be provided to help us accomplish
these much needed improvements. I am sure every one of
us wants our children to have a structurally sound and safe
school to learn in.Please vote yes on these school repairs and improvements
on Election Day, Nov. 5.
Richard Zavinsky
Former Rochelle Park Police Chief
Nashville, Here Comes Alison
Photo Courtesy: Paramus High School
1,500-Pound Giant Pumpkin
Photo Courtesy: Lauren Zisa
Sorce Companies, a real estate development rm located at 414 Essex St., in Hack-
ensack, is once again displaying a giant pumpkin outside its ofces in celebration of
Halloween. The 1,500-pound pumpkin hails from Ohio where it won an award at the
Giant Pumpkin Festival.
Hackensack High School
may have been named one of
Americas best high schools
byNewsweek,but it has also
been deemed by the state
Department of Education as
a Focus School. This means
that it has room for improve-
ment in areas that are spe-cic to the school.
Other schools in Bergen
County that were listed as
Focus Schools are Midland
School in Rochelle Park,
School 6 in Cliffside Park,
Elmwood Park Middle
School, Dwight Morrow
High School in Englewood,
George G. White Middle
School in Hillsdale, Leonia
Middle School, East Brook
Middle School in Paramus,
David E. Owens Middle
School in New Milford and
Saddle Brook High/Middle
School.
Focus Schools comprise
about 10 percent of schools
with the overall lowest
subgroup performance; agraduation rate below 75
percent; and the widest gaps
in achievement between dif-
ferent subgroups of students.
Hackensack High School
has a signicant student
achievement gap in both
language arts and mathemat-
ics, according to the 2012
High School Prociency As-
sessment (HSPA). The gap
exists between the generalstudent population and two
of its sub-populations; those
students who are not pro-
cient in the English language
and those in special educa-
tion.
As part of the statewide
accountability system devel-
oped through No Child Left
Behind waivers, the state is
allowed to invest more heav-
ily in its lowest-performing
schools (Priority Schools);
supply support in certain ar-eas for schools with specic
concerns (Focus Schools);and recognize schools that
have accomplished their
goals and shown achieve-
ment in the past three years
(Reward Schools).
Hackensack has imple-
mented a School Improve-
ment Plan with the goal of
closing the achievement gap
for these students by pro-
viding targeted instruction
through tutorials scheduledduring the regular school
day, after school and during
the summer.
Principal James Monte-
sano did not return repeated
calls for comment.
High School Needs Improvement
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Hometown Hose Down
Photo Courtesy: Justin LoVecchio
The Rochelle Park Volunteer Fire Department hosted a spectacular Hose Down at
the West Passaic Street re house on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Van Flips on Route 80
Photo Courtesy: Hackensack Fire Department
At 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Hackensack Fire Department reported to a
three-car motor vehicle accident on Route 80 West near Exit 64. The crash involved
a NJ Transit bus and a van, which had overturned. One person was injured and
transported to St. Josephs Medical Center in Paterson, ofcials said. There was
also a fuel spill on the roadway.
Hackensack Firefighters Rescue WomanHackensack reghters
were called to a re at a sixth
oor apartment at 130 Over-
look Ave. at 2:14 a.m. on Oct.
21. As they made their way up
to the home, they detected the
smell of smoke. Once insidethe apartment, the men faced
a heavy smoke condition. As
reghters began searching
the home, they located an
unconscious woman on the
oor.
The men quickly moved
her onto the hallway and car-
ried her down a ight of stairs
to the fth oor elevator. Once
at the lobby, emergency medi-cal technicians began rst aid.
In the meanwhile, reght-
ers contained the re to the
apartments mattress and had
it under control within 15
minutes. The second alarm
blaze brought in help from the
Teaneck, Englewood, Ridge-
eld Park, Bogota and Ber-
geneld re departments.
The victim was transportedto HackensackUMC for fur-
ther evaluation, and the re
remains under investigation.
Overturned Vehicle Snarls Trafc
Photo Courtesy: Hackensack Fire Department
At 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 22, Hackensack reghters responded to an accident involving
an overturned car on Route 80 West on the Hackensack River Bridge. Trafc was
backed up for more than two miles on the highway as a fuel spill was cleaned up.
The State Police is handling the accident investigation.
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The Ring 10 Veteran
Boxing Foundation of NewYork recently honored the
late Steve Gink Belloise
and his brothers at an ex-
travaganza at Marina Del
Rey in the Bronx. Belloise,
who passed away in 1984,is the father of Hackensack
resident Stefani Pedone,
who serves as a secretary
for the New Jersey Boxing
Hall of Fame.
Belloise fought in 111professional bouts, winning
95 of them and racking up
59 knockouts. He enlisted
in the U.S. Navy and fought
in World War II in the Pa-
cic and then served 34
years in the Reserves. After
World War II, he won the
European Middleweight
Championship. During his
professional career, Bel-
loise fought such boxing
greats as Sugar Ray Rob-
inson.
After retiring from box-
ing, Belloise kept active
by teaching the sport to
youngsters in hopes of
keeping them off the streets
and out of trouble. Bello-
ise also enjoyed a movie
career, appearing in The
Godfather, The ValachiPapers and Crazy Joe.
His largest role was in Re-
quiem for a Heavyweight.
Boxing Great Feted at Dinner
Photo Courtesy: Stefani Pedone
Stefani Pedone of Hackensack with actor Tony Aiello
and her sister, Virginia Hotte, attending a dinner to
honor Stefani and Virginias father.
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Gary Reidy, founding
partner of the Princeton-
based Fitness & Wellness,
said the Maywood gym will
be a one-stop shop for those
who want to remain healthyand t.
We took the No. 1 hospi-
tal and No. 1 sports team and
put it under one roof. If you
are an athlete or if you are in
a wheelchair or our average
member, you will not do iton your own, he said.
Reidy said that each per-
son who walks into the new
facility will be welcomed
to six studios that will in-
clude 200 weekly classes
such as yoga and Zumba, an
eight-lane pool, sports
training, a Kids in Mo-
tion program and elite
personal training. The
facility will also employ
more than 250 employees.He estimated that the aver-
age member will be 48 years
old.
Most people are not fa-
natics. They wont train on
their own, he said. When
you take the person and liter-
ary hold their hand through
the process, and change the
program, they will get the
results and continue with the
program.
The gym will also include
35,000 square feet of medi-
cal services run by Hacken-
sackUMC.
At the stadium event,
tness center represen-
tatives offered the more
than 1,300 guests a pre-
view of coming attractions.
There were group exer-
cise classes, a dozen healthscreenings and informa-
tion tables spread out across
the MetLife eld and just
outside the entrance. Ac-
tivities included martial
arts, Zumba, tug of war,
battle ropes, kettle bells,
sit-ups and push-ups and
a kids zone with obstacle
courses and races. There waseven a Punt, Pass and Kick
event in the end zone.
Experts were also on
hand to check bone density,
cholesterol, diabetes risk,
blood pressure and body fat.
Sharon LaForge,who works as a t-
ness manager for Fitness
& Wellness in Hamilton,
one of the nine branch loca-
tions, manned the Functional
Movement Systems test
area, which was located on
the 20-yard line. Guests test-
ed their balance on wooden
beams and checked shoulder
and knee mobility. Func-tional Movement Systems isa test that pro athletes, re-
ghters and police ofcers
use to prevent further injury.Its also benecial for those
who have had knee or shoul-
der surgery.
We do these exercises
to test for tight muscles and
joints, she said. If we
see a functional problem,
we diagnosis it and help
people x the problem.
Steven Baker, the former
New York Giants wide re-
ceiver best known for his
touchdown catch in Super
Bowl XXV against the Buf-falo Bills, was on hand to
meet fans.
Its very cool to always
be remembered. Its been
20-something years and
people still remember me
as The Touchdown Maker.
Its awesome, said Baker.
With Hackensack Fit-
ness &Wellness, this is a
great day because we get
the community involvedin health and wellness. Im
49, but I feel like Im 32
because I keep healthy.
Baker, along with fellow
Giants alumni including Bart
Oates, Lee Rouson, Ottis
Anderson, Billy Taylor and
Curtis McGriff signed auto-
graphs and even took part in
the Zumba class on the eld.
The Giants had an inter-est in being involved with a
wellness program in the com-
munity. We talked to them
about ve years ago. They
already had the relationship
with HackensackUMC, and
the three of us got together
about the center in May-
wood, said Bruce Traub,
partner, Fitness & Wellness.
To learn more about the
center stop by the enroll-ment center located at 87
Route 17 North, Maywood
right after the Essex Street
exit or call 201-843-4422.
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Main Street in Hack-
ensack has been bustling
with growth this past year.
From restaurants to retail-
ers, unique stores and eater-
ies have opened their doors
to local residents. Heres a
look at some of the newest
members of the shopping
district:
Maris Market
Maris Market, 331 Main
St., is a Mediterranean
grocery store right in the
heart of Hackensack. The
husband-and-wife team of
Marie-Rose and Davit Ara-
kelian moved their shop to
Hackensack after running
a similar market in River
Edge for more than 13 years.
This past year has beenamazing! Everyone has
been warm and welcom-
ing, said Marie-Rose
Arakelian. Residents and
people who work in the area
have become our regulars
and friends.
Maris Market custom-
ers travel from as far as
South Jersey and Upstate
New York to purchase the
products representing the21 countries that surround
the Mediterranean Sea in-
cluding Italy, France, Spain,
Greece, Turkey and Leba-
non to name a few.
Maris Market sells deli-
cacies such asBasturmaandSujuk, dried cured meats;
medjool dates; whole grains
such as bulgur; lahmajun,
opened face meat pies; awide selection of olives,
Greek feta cheese and other
cheeses from Bulgaria and
France.
The market offers a huge
array of canned and jarred
spreads, honeys, cookies,teas, dried fruits, pastries
and the favorite -baklava.
Tandori Dragon
Tandori Chef (260 Main
St.) has enjoyed a loyal fol-
lowing of Indian food lov-
ers since 2006. In July, the
same owners - Amit Bhaiya,
Fathajeet and Bobby Singh
- opened Tandori Dragon
(258 Main St.) right next
door. The Dragon special-
izes in Indo Chinese food
a spicy fusion of Indian
and Chinese avors with-
out the addition of pork or
beef. Cows are sacred India
so beef is not an option and
pork is rarely eaten. Entrees
include Peking Gobi, crispy
cauliower tossed with
shredded chilies and plum
sauce. There are Chicken orLamb Manchurian Dump-
lings cooked in an aromatic
hot spicy sauce and Mongo-
lian Shredded Lamb in chili
sweet bean sauce.Kids Rule Parties
Kids Rule Parties (157A
Main St.) is a new indoor
play center which offers the
kids birthday parties, open
play and a place to host a
play date. Kids Rule offersseveral unique themes such
as Disco Baby, Tumble &
Ride and Meet the Charac-
ter. Clients may also cus-
tomize the more than 2,000
square feet of walls with
any theme they desire. Kids
Rule guests have their pick
of interactive games such
as human bumper balls,
photo booths with unlim-ited pictures and custom
DVDs for each guest, UV-
responsive airbrushed tat-
toos only be visible at the
event, Velcro dodge ball for
up to 300 people and a giant
silly string battles where allguests get sprayed.
Legea Shop
Legea Shop (168 Main
St.) is one of the very few
exclusive American dis-
tributors of the Italian sports
clothing manufacturer Le-
gea, the ofcial wardrobe
sponsor for many profes-
sional soccer teams around
the world. Legea was found-
ed in 1988 in Italy and re-
mains one of most popular
brands among Italian ama-
teur soccer teams. Located
next to Battleground, a spe-
cialty sneaker store, Legea
Shop offers everything from
soccer balls to jerseys to
training gear to uniforms.
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New Kids on the BlockBY NOELLE FRIESON
Main Street Comes Alive
Photos Courtesy: Upper Main Alliance
The eighth annual Hackensack Street Festival, spon-
sored by the Upper Main Alliance, the City of Hack-
ensack and Wells Fargo, was held on Oct. 5 on Main
Street, between Atlantic and Passaic streets. Thou-
sands spent the day enjoying a variety of foods, shop-
ping and listening to live music. The day featured kids
entertainment, free giveaways from various merchants
and live demonstrations.
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Teaneck ConservancyPresents Awards
Photo Courtesy: Caroline Bligh
The Teaneck Creek Conservancy hosted its fth annual Sustainability and Environ-
mental Excellence Award ceremony on Oct. 24 at the Knickerbocker Country Club
in Tenay. Honorees included Ronald Kistner, director, Bergen County Department
of Parks; Don Torino, president, Bergen County Audubon Society; and Carl Haus-
man, eco-artist and volunteer. They were selected for their signicant contributions
to the vision of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy. Pictured: Don Torino, Ronald Kist-
ner and Carl Hausman.
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Maywood Fall Fun Festival
Photo Courtesy: Justin LoVecchio
The second annual Maywood Fall Festival was held at Memorial Park on Oct. 6.
There was face painting, the New Jersey Mobile Hall of Fame, Bergen County Sher-
iffs Ofce K-9 Unit and Mounted Unit, food representing local restaurants and
clubs, live entertainment and games, a petty zoo and pony rides. Vikki Healey of
Vikki Healey Properties sponsored the fairs hayrides.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Photo Courtesy: Michael Jordan
Calling All Maywood VeteransThe Maywood Board of
Education is inviting all bor-
ough residents who are mili-
tary veterans to a Veterans
Day ceremony at 2 p.m. at
Maywood Avenue School on
Nov. 11. The school, led by
its student council, will honor
all men and women who have
served in the U.S. armed forc-
es and also launch the Alive
Heroes Challenge. This initia-
tive was created by two high
school students in Ridgewood
and honors todays heroes
through the sale of wristbands
emblazoned with the namesof veterans currently suffering
from Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder or any other form
of battle-inicted injury. All
proceeds will go to the Bob
Woodruff Foundation. Any
veteran wishing to attend
should either e-mail Super-
intendent Michael Jordan, at
Mjordan@maywoodschools.
org or call 201-845-9110.
Maywood Avenue School
celebrated Respect Week
with a party on the after-
noon of Oct. 9. The gym
was lled with games such
as ping pong and basket-
ball, and the guests were
able to create banners cel-
ebrating respect and the
pillars of character.
Vikki Healey Properties
Celebrates Five YearsI never thought that real
estate would become such
an important part of my life,
however, Im thrilled I chose
this path, said Vikki Heal-
ey, broker-owner of Vikki
Healey Properties, an indi-
vidually owned real estate
rm based in Maywood.
Although Healeys of-
ce is now celebrating itsfth year, she has been in
real estate for almost 30
years. There are currently 12
agents on staff and Healey
is now recruiting more full-
time professionals.
Our agents tend to come
to us. We have been very
lucky with respect to nding
talent, she explained. We
provide a high level of sup-port to our agents in terms
of professional development
and technological training.
They know that the print and
Internet marketing advertis-
ing that our ofce provides
for its clients offers a great
sales advantage for them and
is the best in the industry.
Healey says its the sup-
portive ofce culture and per-
sonalized service that sets herbusiness apart from others.
We really do care about
our clients, she said. Real
estate is very personal, and
we keep our clients best in-
terest as our guiding light.
We consider ourselves a
boutique real estate rm, of-
fering specialized and per-
sonal service at a level that
is second to none. Building
relationships is the best part
of my job. As a realtor, I get
to know my clients in a veryreal and personal way. They
allow me into their l ives and,
in many instances, I see my
clients and their families
grow. It is a true privilege,
and I am grateful for such an
opportunity.
A member of the local
chamber of commerce and
supporter of local schools,
civic and youth athleticteams, Healey is actively
involved in the community.
Most recently, Vikki Healey
Properties sponsored the hay
ride at the Maywood Fall
Festival.
When looking toward the
future of the real estate mar-
ket, Healey is very optimis-
tic.
Right now, buyers are
able to take their dreams offof hold and move forward
with purchasing power,
based on interest rates that
are still low and prices that
have risen only slightly,
she said. Real estate cycles
have run in approximately
10-year intervals. We are al-
ready seeing the beginnings
of trends that are expected to
continue like the normalizing
of inventory, the selling off ofshadow inventory, gradually
rising prices, and increasing
home equity that will support
a move-up market.
She also believes that
changing laws, social media
and technology will contin-
ue to have profound impacts
on the real estate business.
Vikki Healey Properties is
located at 25 West Pleasant
Ave.. For more information,call 201-881-7900 or visit
http://www.vikkihealey.com.
Photo Courtesy: Vikki Healey
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Bergen Families Bike Together
Photo Courtesy: Maureen McCormick
Edwin and Gladys Tavarez, Larissa and Jhovanny Ro-
driguez and Gianna and Edwin Tavarez, all of Hack-
ensack.
The 18th
annual Ber-gen Bike Tour was heldon Sunday, Sept. 29 at
Darlington County Parkin Mahwah. Hundredsof riders, sponsors, vol-
unteers and families par-ticipated in the event thatsince its inception has
raised more than $1 mil-lion to support the pro-grams of the Volunteer
Center of Bergen Countyand Tomorrows Chil-drens Fund of Hacken-
sackUMC.
Unilever Helps Boys, Girls Club
Photo Courtesy: Joseph Licata
On Sept. 28, Unilever sponsored the Making Strides for a Billion Better Lives 5K
run/walk in Palisades Park. All proceeds beneted the Boys and Girls Club of Lodi/
Hackensack. Pictured: Unilever representatives presenting a $4,300 donation to the
club, which will use the funds for two of its after-school youth programs, Kids Caf
and Project Learn. Pictured: Michael Nardino, Debbie Winka, Alison Gagne, Jo-
seph Licata, Lauren Moran and Nicole Maione with the children.
In a dominant perfor-
mance by Hackensack High
Schools defense, the Com-
ets crushed the Clifton High
School Mustangs 29-0 dur-
ing their Friday night varsity
football game on Oct. 18, im-
proving to a 4-2 season re-
cord and securing a coveted
playoff spot.
I didnt imagine shutting
them out, said HackensackCoach Benjie Wimberly. A
shut-out is always nice.
While they are typically a
ground-and-pound team that
averages 232 yards per game,
Wimberly sensed that his
boys would have better luck
passing. So, Quarterback
Jalen Wheeler fed the ball to
his three senior receivers, Eli-
jah Johnson, Kenny Jimenezand Deandre Christmas,
throughout the game. The
three of them found holes
in the defense and caught
almost each and every ball
thrown their way.
Hackensack jumped out to
a quick 7-0 lead after Wheeler
connected with Jimenez over
the middle with seven min-
utes left in the rst quarter.
The ferocious defensive linethen made its presence felt in
tackling Clifton quarterback
Malik Mouzome for a safety.
In the blink of an eye,
Hackensack was up 9-0 in
hostile enemy territory on the
road. Then, on the rst play
from scrimmage, running
back Aaron Guzman ran 60
yards for a touchdown, in-
creasing the lead to 15-0.
Hackensack pressured
Mouzome the entire game
and never let Clifton near theend zone. With 1:30 remain-
ing in the second quarter,
Wheeler found Johnson for
a 30-yard pass, which helped
set up Jimenezs second
touchdown of the night. The
Comets led 22-0 at half.
Our game plan was to play
hard, Johnson said. I tried
to look for the players weak-
nesses. We knew if we came
out and played we could havea good offensive day.
Clifton was unable to
move the ball in the second
half and looked completely
lost. As punts and penalties
mounted in the third quar-
ter, Jordan Mills picked off
Mouzome, which led to a
touchdown by running back
Asante Dyer.
I was nding open men all
game, Wheeler said. They
gave me the looks and they
were running perfect routes.It feels good. We should have
been better, but were in the
playoffs so Im happy about
that. With a lot of underclass-
men, it was a great victory.
Wimberly said he couldnt
have been prouder of his
players. Although there were
several penalties called on
them, they worked hard, won
and made it look easy, he
said. If they continue to playlike this they can go far in the
playoffs, he said.
The Comets next game is
at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 at
Passaic High School.
Photo Courtesy: Jason Cohen
Clifton High School Mustangs (in maroon) were un-
able to score on Hackensack.
BY JASON COHEN
Hackensack Wallops Clifton, 29-0
Photo Courtesy: Altagracia Medina
Hackensack High School students made great strides against breast cancer by joining a
cancer walk at Overpeck Park on Oct. 20. Altagracia Medinas health students, school
alumni and their parents and friends joined breast cancer survivors in raising aware-
ness for breast cancer research.
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Remembering Loved Ones Lost
Photo Courtesy: Justin LoVecchio
Vander Plaat Memorial Home of Paramus hosted its fourth annual Light of Re-
membrance non-denominational service on Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Church of the
Annunciation in Paramus. Regardless of faith, anyone who wished to remember
a deceased friend or family member was welcome to pay their respects. The after-
noon featured a candle-lighting ceremony and the release of a ock of doves outside
the church, symbolizing hope for those whose loves ones have passed away.
Sunset Club Donates $500
Photo Courtesy: Andy Curshen
Rotarians Boost Food CenterDuring a meeting on Oct. 2,
Tom Shea, president of the
Sunset Rotary Club of Glen
Rock, Paramus and Ridge-
wood, presented a $1,000
donation to Jim James, site
manager of the Center for
Food Action in Mahwah.
Frank Ramsay, a founding
member of the club, made
an additional $2,000 dona-
tion to Patricia Espy, thecenters executive direc-
tor. The club has helped
support the Center for Food
Action.
Volunteer Center Seeks Donors
The Volunteer Center of
Bergen County is looking
for companies, religious andcivic groups, chambers of
commerce and other com-
munity organizations, as well
as individuals and families,
to participate in its annual All
Wrapped Up Holiday Giving
Program.
The program benets
needy children and families,
troubled youth, lonely seniors
and disabled adults, who may
be passed over this holidayseason unless generous do-
nors come forward to offer
assistance.
Information for potential
donors wishing to make con-
tributions can be found at
www.bergenvolunteers.org;
click on Holiday Programs.
Registration is open now; do-
nor-client matching will begin
Nov. 1.
We are asking groups of
all kinds to step up and help
those in need. Weve already
received a record number of
requests from social service
agencies for their clients.Groups can collect gifts or
raise funds to help others
nd some joy in the holiday
season, says Janet Sharma,
executive director of the Vol-
unteer Center.
All Wrapped Up has two
components: Adopt-a-Family
and Heart to Heart.
For Adopt-a-Family, the
Volunteer Center regularly
receives gift requests for morethan 800 families, ranging in
size from two to seven people.
Donors will be given a fam-
ily prole, with specic gift
requests that could include
clothes, toys or household
items. Donors should plan
to spend about $50 per fam-
ily member. Donors may also
provide gift certicates to
stores or supermarkets.
Donors with limited bud-
gets or those who would like
to focus on one needy per-
son may help an individual
through the Heart-to-Heart
program. The Volunteer Cen-ter regularly receives up to
1,000 requests for assistance
which are submitted for se-
niors, lonely or disabled
adults and children. Donors
are asked to provide super-
market gift certicates, cloth-
ing and gifts for the individual
they select and should plan to
spend approximately $50.
Non-prot agencies are
currently submitting prolesof needy individuals and fam-
ilies to the Volunteer Center.
The Volunteer Center, in turn,
is compiling lists of groups
and individuals willing to
help. Donors will have no di-
rect contact with individuals
or families; all gifts will be
delivered to and distributed by
the non-prot organization.
For more information, call
Debbie Emery at 201-489-
9454, ext. 118.
During an Oct. 9 meet-
ing, Irwin Kramer, Sunset
Rotary Club member and
resident of Hackensack,
presented a $500 dona-
tion to Lt. Paul Valverde
of the Salvation Army. Theclub has been active in the
region for more than a de-
cade, raising funds and
organizing food drives for
local charities, and serv-
ing Thanksgiving meals
and summer barbecues to
Hackensacks homeless.
Photo Courtesy: Andy Curshen
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Eunice Bustillo, a
stroke survivor and ac-
tive member of the Adler
Aphasia Center of May-
wood, recently presented
the center with a gener-
ous donation that willbe matched by founders,
Elaine and Mike Adler, as
part of the center s New
Initiatives Fund.
The fund was launched
with a lead gift from the
Adlers and the goal of
the campaign is to raise
$250,000 as a match to
the Adlers pledge. Gifts
toward the New Initia-
tives Fund will enable theAdler Aphasia Center to
engage in cutting-edge
research and program ex-
pansion to promote the
ongoing development of
the Adler Centers unique
approach to long-term
therapeutic support for
people with aphasia .
Bustillo, of River Edge,
was just 40 when shesuffered a stroke and de-
veloped aphasia, a dev-
astating communication
disorder that affects ones
ability to express lan-
guage as well as reading
and writing. She started
attending group sessions
in life skills twice a week
at the Adler Aphasia Cen-
ter to improve her speech
and boost her confidence
to speak in public again.
With the same creative
passion she displ ayedin her work before her
stroke, she began to de-
sign jewelry at the cen-
ter. Bustillo soon began
teaching other members
with aphasia how to de-
sign and create handcraft-
ed pieces. She realized
that her speech was im-
proving as she pract iced
her communication regu-
larly in her role as jew-
elry teacher.
Bustillos family is
among the first of thecenters participants to
donate to the New Initia-
tive Fund.
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Photo Courtesy: Joseph Appio
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Rochelle Park Township Update
During the Rochelle
Park Township Com-
mittee meeting on Oct.
16, Jennifer OBrien, a
teacher at Midland Park
School, thanked the town-
ship for supporting the
rst 5K Run/ Walk which
took place on Sept. 29 and
benet ted the districtskids.
She also expressed grat-
itude to the volunteers,
who helped with the fund-raiser.
Every portion of the
township that could have
been helpful was in every
possible way, she said.
You guys were there to
support us from the start.
Mayor Joseph Scarpa,
who handed out medals
at the race, congratulat-
ed OBrien and her col-leagues on having the ini-
tiative to organize the 5K.
We feel it was a great
event, Scarpa said.In other business, the
committee approved reso-
lutions to apply for state
grant for improvements
on Lincoln Avenue and to
create new rules regard-
ing membership with the
Rochelle Park First Aid
Squad.
The next Township
Committee meeting isscheduled for Nov. 13 at
7 p.m.
BY JASON COHEN
Bergen County hosted its
annual Italian ag-raising
ceremony on Oct. 11 in cel-
ebration of Italian-Ameri-
can Heritage Month in New
Jersey and Columbus Day.
This years keynote speakerwas Clelia Di Rienzo, con-
sulate of Italy, Newark.
Other speakers included
County Executive Kath-
leen Donovan and Ralph
Contini, chairman, UNICO
National Columbus Com-
mittee.
Stroke Survivor Gives Back
Photo Courtesy: Elissa Goldstein
John, John Dylan and Eunice Bustillo along with
Woody, the family dog.
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Autumn on Display
Photo Courtesy: Larry Calenda
Students at West Brook Middle School in Paramus re-
cently welcomed fall with a little help from Amoroso
Tree Service, which donated the autumn display. Pic-
tured: Principal Carla Alvarez with sixth grade stu-
dents Shlok Patel, Christina Chalmers, Lily Amoroso,
Zachary Rogalski and Vice Principal Larry Calenda.
Force =Mass x Acceleration
Photo Courtesy: Marianne Papaccioli
FMA Live!, a traveling multi-media science educa-
tion program named for Isaac Newtons second law,
recently visited West Brook Middle School of Para-
mus. Students from East Brook Middle School and
West Brook Middle School participated in interactivescientic demonstrations about Newtons laws of mo-
tion and gravity. FMA Live! is a collaboration between
Honeywell and NASA.
Paramus TeensHigh Score
Photo Courtesy: Daura Schucker
Adriana Hemans, a Paramus High School senior, re-
cently scored in the top 3 percent among more than
160,000 African-American students who took the Pre-
SAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Acorns, Conesand Twigs
Photo Courtesy: Anna Tormey
Students in Mary Ellen Bakers and Nicole Snyders
kindergarten classes at Memorial School in Paramus
are studying trees as part of the science curriculum.The children have enjoyed nature walks to notice the
changes in color, variability among tree species and
more. Students later placed acorns, pine cones, fallen
leaves and twigs in plastic baggies.
Parkway Joins Nation
Photo Courtesy: Carolyn Condon
Students at Parkway School of Paramus recently em-
barked on a mission to set a world record by partici-
pating in Jumpstarts Read for the Record. With the
help of Maria Bonner, the schools media specialist,the kids joined millions of others across the nation by
reading Otis by Loren Long during the programs an-
nual celebration on Oct. 3. Parkway added 250 stu-
dents toward the 2013 goal. Last year, a total of 2.3
million children read simultaneously.
East BrookShows Respect
Photo Courtesy: Marianne Papaccioli
East Brook Middle School of Paramus launched its Re-
spect Week celebration on Oct. 7. Students and staff
members all wore the schools team colors to show re-spect for their team and East Brook.
Stop, Drop, Roll
Photo Courtesy: Janine Teel
The Paramus Fire De-
partment visited Stony
Lane School on Oct. 10
to teach students in kin-
dergarten through second
grade about re safety.
There was even a specialstop by Sparky the Dog.
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AT THE LIBRARIES
JOHNSON LIBRARY
Library closed: Nov. 28, 29.
GALLERY AND CASES: Hackensack
Art Club
FAMOUS PIANISTS INFLUENCE
ON PIANO TECHNIQUEwith Diane
Battersby on Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Please
pre-register.
EASY STRATEGIES FOR DISASTER
PREPAREDNESSOrdinary People
Everyday Prep with Michelle Reynoso on
Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Please pre-register.
AN EVENING WITH THE
RIVERKEEPERNov. 12 at 7 p.m.
with staff attorney Christopher Len and
Operations Director Mary Knight. The
Truth About CSOs a lm by Scott Morris
and Turning the Tide a lm by Bob
Szyter. Please pre-register.MAKING A WEB SITE FOR
DUMMIESNov. 13 at 7 p.m. Please
pre-register.
GENEALOGY WORKSHOP:
WHERE TO START AND HOW TO
VALIDATE WHAT YOU THINK YOU
KNOWNov. 19 from 11 a.m. noon with
Randi Koenig. Please pre-register.
MEET WITH CONGRESSMAN
GARRETTS REPRESENTATIVE
every third Thursday from 9:30 11:30
a.m.
NEIGHBORS HELPING
NEIGHBORS Fridays from 10:30
noon for peer-led volunteer job search and
networking. Membership is open to anyone
in career transition, including unemployed
and underemployed individuals and recent
college graduates. Call 201-3423-4169 ext.
22.
PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS
Nov. 4 at 7:15 p.m. AIM Workshop
presents a hands-on series for beginners
and playwrights with works-in-progress.
Writers should bring scenes or scripts-in-
progress with them.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPNov. 16
at 10 a.m. at Javas Brewin. The book will
be The School of Nightby Louis Bayard.
Call 201-343-4781.
JUST THE FACTS: A NON-FICTION-ONLY BOOK CLUB held Nov. 23 at 11
a.m. at Javas Brewin. The book will be
What Money Cant Buy: the Moral Limits
of Marketsby Michael Sandel. To register,
call Kate at 201-343-4169 ext. 36.
TEEN BOOKS FOR ADULT
READERSNov. 2 at 2 p.m. The book will
be The Mockingbirdsby Daisy Whitney.
INSPECT YOUR GADGET Every
Thursday morning from 11 noon for
smart phones, tablets, nooks, kindle and
more. Bring the device and the manual and
they will help you use it more efciently.
Hackensack residents only.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
MOVIESNov. 15 at 2 p.m. Call the
library for lm information.
BOOKFEST HACKENSACKNov. 9
from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. with a free book
giveaway for kids of all ages (and some
adults).
TEEN TUESDAYS free and open to
students Grades 7 12 for video games,
Internet and board games from 3:15
4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. No
advance registration necessary and weekly
attendance isnt required. Nov. 5, Nov. 12.
Special Event Nov. 19, A Day in Paris with
students from Sheavon Masons French
class at Hackensack High School. Prizes.
Nov. 26, Rainbow Loom Bracelet Making.New participants are always welcome.
Bring your library card for Internet use.
Seventh graders need a red permission dot
on their card.
PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Program of stories, videos and crafts for
ages 3 5. Pre-registration required.
MOTHER GOOSE TIME Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 11:15 a.m. Rhymes,
nger plays, songs, a game and a story for
children under age 3 and their caregivers.
Pre-registration required.
SPECIAL NEEDS STORY HOURNov.
16 at 1 p.m. Registration required.
DROP-IN VIDEO GAMES Wednesdays
at 3:30 p.m. for grades 4 6 only.
TECH TIMENov. 18, 22 at 3:30 p.m.
for grades 3 5 with Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, basic computer skills and
more. Must attend both sessions and pre-
registration required.
CHESS CLUBNov. 12, 26 at 3:30 p.m.
for beginners and intermediate players.
Pre-registration required.
ROBOTICSNov. 15 at 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration required.
ARTS AND CRAFTSNov. 21, at 3:30
p.m. for Indian Corn Pin Crafts for grade
2 and up.
MEET THE ORCHESTRA Thursdays
at 2 p.m. for children and their caregivers.
Pre-registration required.
SUPERHERO DAYNov. 7 at 2 p.m.
design your own cape and be a superhero
for a day. Kids in kindergarten through
third grade. Registration is required.
COMPUTER ASSISTANCEfor
individual assistance or tutoring with one
of the librarians. Hackensack residents
only. Call 201-343-4169 ext. 22.
LEARN ENGLISH OR SPANISH
USING ROSETTA STONEfor
Hackensack residents only. Ages 14 and
up. By appointment only. Call 201-343-
4169 ext. 34 or e-mail.
COMPUTER AND ESL WORKSHOP
at 10 a.m. Learn beginning computer skills
and English as well.
ENGLISH CONVERSATIONEvery
Monday from 6 7 p.m.; Wednesday 10
11 a.m. and Saturday 11:30- 12:30 p.m.
Group classes are being offered for high-
intermediate or advanced levels in English.
No registration required. Space limit to
rst ve people who come. Hackensack
residents only.FREEGAL, FREADING AND VIDEO
GAMESoffers free music, free new
e-books and video games available from
the Hackensack.bccls.org Web site. Also
borrow a Kindle. Contact Catherine Folk-
Pushee for complete information. Borrow a
Kindle offered to Hackensack members.
Library board meeting dates 2013, Nov.
12, Dec. 10. Meetings will take place at
274 Main St. at 4 p.m.
Library hours: Adult: Monday -
Thursday from 9 a.m. 9 p.m. Friday
and Saturday from 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
Junior Department: Monday Tuesday
9 a.m. 9 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday
9 a.m. 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9
a.m. 5 p.m. Registration is required
for all special programs. Facebook.
com/JohnsonPublicLibrary. Call 201-
343-4169 ext. 14 or visit Hackensack.
bccls.org.
MAYWOOD LIBRARY
GIFT A BOOK FUNDRAISER dedicate
and donate a childrens/young adult book
or books. All books are $5. Each patron
will be allowed and is encouraged to write
a dedication page that will be included in
the book.
FAX 24 Public Service Fax Machine is
located in the lobby and accepts debit andcheck cards: Visa, Master Card, Amex
and Discover. $1.50/rst page, $1/each
additional to USA, Canada and Caribbean.
International rates: $4.95/rst page, $3.45/
additional pages.
iPADS available for checkout to Maywood
residents with valid library card.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIENov.
10 at 2 p.m. Hitchcock.
YOGA SATURDAYS Free one-hour
beginner classes for ages 16 and older on
Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Must be 16 and up.
Registration required.
NEIGHBORS HELPING
NEIGHBORScareer support group on
Thursdays at 1 p.m.Also available are
computer training classes and job readiness
workshops. COMPUTER TRAINING
AND MS SUITE CLASSES. Call to
register and for dates and information.
ADULT BOOK CLUB second Friday of
the month at 11 a.m. Book title, schedule
and registration available at the front desk.
Book club is led by Louise Feulner.
VAST FOREIGN COLLECTION to
accommodate the 38 percent of residentsin Bergen County who speak a language
other than English. Come visit the library
and explore the books and DVDs on hand
and to request additional language books
ask a staff member at the library.
YOUNG ADULT EXHIBITORS
WANTED to display art work. All art is
welcome. Contact Jenna at 201-845-2915.
MAYWOOD LOCAL HISTORY
ROOMby appointment only. For group
tours call Carol Dass at 201-845-8830 or
visit maywoodhistory.com.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from
10 a.m. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday
from 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Saturday from
10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from
1:30 4:30 p.m. Call 201-845-2915.
PARAMUS LIBRARY
ACTIVITIES open to Paramus residents
only. Registration required unless other-
wise noted.
MOVIE SCREENINGNov. 11 at 1 p.m.
of Parkland. Open to the public with rst
come seating. Light refreshments will be
served.
STORYTIMES: for Paramus residents at
Main Branch: Little Bookworms for birth
-18 months with caregiver Tuesdays at 10
a.m. Teeny Time for ages 18 - 30 months
with caregiver, Wednesdays and Thursdaysat 9:45 a.m. Tell Me a Story for ages 2.5
3.5 with caregiver on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Picture Book
Parade for ages 3.5 5 on Tuesdays at 11
a.m. and Thursdays at 1:15. Pajama Sto-
rytime Nov. 26, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. Sing-a-
Long Storytime Dec. 3 at 10:30 a.m. Reid
Branch: Tell Me a Story for ages 2 3.5
with caregiver on Tuesdays or Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. Picture Book Parade for
ages 3.5 5 on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Reg-
istration required by phone or in person at
main Library. Registration is not required at
Reid library.
AFTER-SCHOOL ADVENTURES at
main library on Thursdays for grades K-4
at 4 p.m.
PAGE TURNERS BOOK CLUBat main
library on Nov. 12 and Dec. 17 for grades
2-3 at 4 p.m.
RAVENOUS READERS at main library
on Nov. 4, Dec. 2 for grades 5 and 6.
BETWEEN PROGRAM at main library
Nov. 19, Dec. 17 for grades 5 8. After-
school crafts and cooking program.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARDat main li-
brary on Nov. 5, Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BOOK CLUB at in the
high school media center on Nov. 19.
HOW TO MAKE APPLE PIE at mainlibrary Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m. for teens grades
5 12.
THRILLING THURSDAYS at main
library on Nov. 21, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. for
ages 2.5 5.
FALL PROGRAMS AT THE MAIN
LIBRARY Bergen County Zoo: Wild Pets,
Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m. for grades K-4. Movie
Matinee, for all ages on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m.
Garden Arts of Kids, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m.
WINTER WONDERLAND OPEN
HOUSE to transform the library with
crafts, food, stories, games and fun for all
ages on Dec. 6 from 5:30 7 p.m.
HOLIDAY CRAFT WORKSHOPS
Pom-pom for preschool Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
Luminaries for grades K-4 Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.
Gingerbread House for grades K-4 Dec. 13
at 4 p.m.
WINTER READING CLUB Dec. 20
March 3. Stickers for every book you read.
10 stickers earns you a prize from the trea-
sure chest. Over 10 books enters you into
the grand prize rafe.
HOLIDAY CRAFT for grades 5 and up
on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. Registration required.HOLIDAY PROGRAM Lionheart Pup-
pet Co. presents The Reluctant Dragonon
Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. Register by Dec. 8. For
ages 4 grade 4.
REID BRANCH AFTER-SCHOOL at
3:30 p.m. Mondays: Wii Days. Tuesdays:
Movie Days. Thursday: Arts and Crafts.
Fridays: Picture Bingo.
REID BRANCH TEEN ACTIVITIES
Cooking Club on Nov. 6 and Teen Craft on
Nov. 6.
REID BRANCH DECEMBER PRO-
GRAMS FOR GRADES 5-8 Register one
week in advance. Gingerbread House, Dec.
4 at 3:30 p.m. Origami Workshop, Dec. 11
at 3:30 p.m. Cupcake Cooking Club, Dec.
18 at 3:30 p.m.
REID BRANCH DECEMBER PRO-
GRAMS Pre-School Stories and Crafts on
Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11, 18 at 10:30 a.m.
for 3 5 years old. Holiday Gift Special, for
grades K-4 on Dec. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Origami
Festival, for grades K-4 Dec. 12 at 3:30
p.m. Gingerbread House, Dec. 19 at 3:30
p.m. Register one week in advance.
ESL Intermediate Classes Open to All
Bergen County Residents offered Mon-
days and Thursdays from 7:30 9 p.m.
starting. Free with Paramus residents hav-
ing priority. Registration required. Call 201-
599-1305.Main Library at 116 E. Century Rd.
Monday Thursday, 9:30 a.m. 9 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m.
and Sunday 1 5 p.m. The Reid Branch
at 239 W. Midland Ave. Monday 1 9
p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
Call 201-599-1300 or visit paramusli-
brary.org.
ROCHELLE PARK LIBRARY
CLOSING INFORMATION Nov. 11,
Veterans Day. Nov. 27, Closing at 3 p.m.
Nov. 28, 29, Thanksgiving.
TODDLER TALES PLAY AND STORY
TIME Every Friday at 10:30 a.m. for chil-
dren 5 and younger. Through Dec. 13.
SAMMY AND THE WRECKING BALL
PROGRAMNov. 9 at 11 a.m. with author
Marguerite Sansone who will read and play
guitar.
FAMILY MOVIENov. 16 at 11:30 a.m.
Epic rated PG.
TEEN BOOK CLUB Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.
the book will be Code Name Verity by
Elizabeth Wein.
BOARD GAME NIGHTNov. 14 at 5:30
p.m. for game lovers of all ages although
children under 10 must be accompanied by
an adult.
BINGO NIGHTNov. 18 at 6 p.m. all ages
welcome although children under 10 mustbe accompanied by an adult. Prizes.
ADULT BOOK CLUB meeting Nov. 25
at 6:30 p.m. This meeting is to decide the
books for the forthcoming months.
KNIT AND CROCHET GROUPNov. 4
at 4 p.m. All experiences including novices
welcome.
MOVIE TUESDAY FILM SERIES held
at 1 p.m. for adults. Nov. 5, no movie due to
general and school board elections. Nov. 12,
The Heat. Nov. 19, Hitchcock. Nov. 26,
Much Ado About Nothing.
Monthly Evening Movie, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
Denitely Maybe. Rated PG-13.
Rochelle Park Library is located at 151
West Passaic St. Call 201-587-7730.
AT FLAT ROCK BROOK NATURE
CENTER
HIKES WITH TYKESNov. 3 from 2
3:30 p.m. for families with children 4 9.
Register by mail or online. Family cost $5/
members, $8/non-members.
HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS Mon-
days for ages 5 7 and 8 12. Nov. 4, 18
from 1 3 p.m. Supplement your sciencecurriculum and meet other homeschooled
families. Space is limited. $80/members,
$100/non-members.
Flat Rock is located off Route 4 at 443
Van Nostrand Ave., Englewood, NJ
07631. Call 201-567-1265 or visit at-
rockbrook.org.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Monthly TENAFLY
JCC on the Palisades Seeks Artists to Ex-
hibit for monthly shows featuring work of
painters, photographers, digital artists and
other creative designers for wall art at the
JCC Waltuch Art Gallery. Prepare a brief
bio, an artists statement and 3 4 high reso-
lution jpegs of your work for consideration
Now through Dec. 4 PARAMUS
Sandy: Artists Respond to a Once and
Future Superstore at theGallery Bergen
at Bergen Community College through
Dec. 4. Curators Tours on Thursday, Nov.
7 from 12:20 1:30 p.m. Lecture by Julie
Reiss, Global Connections: Artists at the
Venice Biennale Address Climate Change
Nov. 12 from 12:20 1:40 p.m. Visit Ber-
gen.edu/gallerybergen.
Nov. 1, 2, 3 FAIR LAWN
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texaspre-
sented by Old Library Theatre at Fair LawnRecreation Center, 10-10 20thSt. on Friday
and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Call 201-797-3553 or visit oldlibrarythe-
ater.net.
Nov. 2 TEANECK
Bergen Philharmonic Brahms Violin
Concerto with the musical artistry of vio-
linist Joseph Morag. Other works by Glazu-
nov and Verdi. Held at Benjamin Franklin
Middle School, 1315 Taft Rd. at 8 p.m.
Adults/$25, seniors/$20, students/$10. Call
201-837-1980 or visit bergenphilharmonic.
org.
Nov. 8 SPARKILL, NY
Guitar Magic Celebrates Bob Dylan
presented by Arts Rock at the Union Arts
Center, 2 Union Ave. at 8 p.m. $20/advance,
$25/at the door, $15/students. Wine served
only to those 21 or over. Call 855-278-7762
or artsrock.org.
Nov. 8 PARAMUS
Cissy Houstonpresented by Bergen Com-
munity College in the Anna Ciccone The-
atre at 7:30 p.m. General admission $35.
Call 201-447-7428.
Nov. 10 NYACK
Milk and Cookies Playhouse Aesop
Bops! at the Nyack Center, 58 Depew
Ave., at 2 p.m. $12/in advance, $15/day of
performance, Free/children under 2. Visit
artsrock.org.Nov. 10, 11 LEONIA
Auditions forRacepresented by the Play-
ers Guild at the Civil War Drill Hall Theater,
130 Grand Ave on Nov. 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m.
and Nov. 14 for call backs. Call 201-947-
9606 or visit [email protected].
Nov. 16 TENAFLY
Concert for Caring presented at Tenay
Middle School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Ben-
eting Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital,
for pediatric cancer research. Must notify
two weeks in advance if bringing children.
Call 973-907-6373 or concertforthecar-
Nov. 22 SPARKILL NY
Guitar Magic Celebrates Jerry Garcia
and the Deadpresented by Arts Rock at the
Union Arts Center, 2 Union Ave. at 8 p.m.
$20/advance, $25/at the door, $15/students.
Wine served only to those 21 or over. Call
855-278-7762 or artsrock.org.
Nov. 30 Dec. 22 ORADELL
Aladdin presented by the Bergen County
Players at the Little Red Firehouse Theatre,
298 Kinderkamack Rd. Call about single
or season tickets at 201-262-0515 or visitbcplayers.org.
Dec. 1 MAYWOOD
Holiday Happenings at Twin Door Tav-
ern featuring The Bobby Byrne Holiday
Show at The Maywood Inns Twin Door
Tavern, doors open at 1 p.m. for dinner.
Show starts at 2 p.m. $60. Call 201-843-
8022.
Dec. 9 NYACK
New York Philharmonic Brass Quintet
presented by ArtsRock at Temple Beth
Torah, 330 North Highland Ave., at 7:30
p.m. $25/GA, $20/temple member, $15/
students. Visit artsrock.org.
Dec. 9 MAYWOOD
Holiday Happenings at Twin Door Tav-
ern featuring The Radio City Christmas
Show meeting at The Maywood Inns Twin
Door Tavern, doors open at 5 p.m. for din-
ner. Show at 8 p.m. Transportation by Mo-
tor coach. $115. Call 201-843-8022.
Dec. 12 MAYWOOD
Holiday Happenings at Twin Door Tav-
ern featuring Holiday Lights Tour of NYC
meeting at The Maywood Inns Twin Door
Tavern, doors open at 5 p.m. for cocktails.
Bus departs at 6 p.m. Transportation by
motor coach. $65/adults, $40/children.
Includes Bryant Park, Snowake Show at
Time Warner, holiday windows and Rock-
efeller Center. Call 201-843-8022.Dec. 12 MAYWOOD
Holiday Happenings at Twin Door Tav-
ern featuring Bryant Park Experience
meeting at The Maywood Inns Twin Door
Tavern. Bus departs at 12:30 p.m. Arrive
by noon. Transportation by motor coach.
$65/adults, $40/children. Includes Bryant
Park skating (bring your own skates), 125
Christmas kiosks and Rockefeller Center.
Cocktail party back at the Inn. Call 201-
843-8022.
Dec. 13 - 17 FAIR LAWN
A Christmas Carolpresented by the Sky-
line Theatre Company at the George Frey
Center in the Fair Lawn Community Cen-
ter, 10-10 20thSt. Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Dec.
17, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. $28/adults, $20/
seniors, $18/students. Call 1-800-474-1299.
Dec. 20 PARAMUS
Bergen Sinfonia Holiday Concert pre-
sented by Bergen Community College in
the Anna Ciccone Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
General admission $35. Call 201-447-7428.
Dec. 28 NYACK
The Bossy Frog Band at the Nyack Center,
58 Depew Ave., at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.$12/
in advance, $15/day of performance, Free/
children under 2. Visit artsrock.org.
BUSINESS AND NETWORKING
Every Thursday HACKENSACK
Hackensack Rotary Club meets at Ru-dys, 107 Anderson St. Thursdays at 12:15
p.m. Focus on community service and in-
formation through weekly programs. Visit
hackensackrotary.org. Contact Amanda
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School Outfts Show Strength
Photo Courtesy: Linda Broek
During Red Ribbon Week at Ridge Ranch School, staff
and students participated in clothing-themed days. Red
was worn in honor of Red Ribbon week. Sweats were worn
because Living drug free is no sweat. On the third day,
crazy socks were worn for Sock it to Drugs Day. On the
fourth day, the kids donned their favorite hats for Hats
off to a drug free school. Finally, there was sports jersey
day because the kids are part of a team to ght drugs.
Fivesome EarnsStar Rank
Photo Courtesy: Joe Shuler
Five members of Boy Scout Troop 5 of Hackensack
recently received their Star rank during a Court of
Honor ceremony at the former Holy Trinity Schoolgym. The rank is the third highest award in Scouting.
Pictured, front row: Paul Delvechio, Mark Martinez,
Jonathan Outen, Pierre Mascetti and John Romines;
and back row, Scoutmaster J.P. Mascetti and Assistant
Scoutmaster Paul Adams.
Bus Safety Tips
American IdolEncounter
Photo Courtesy: Stefani Pedone
Serana Pedone (center) of Hackensack recently en-
joyed the opportunity to meet Kree Harrison (left) and
Candice Glover (right) at New York-Presbyterian Hos-
pital. They appeared on the 12thseason of American
Idol where Glover was crowned the winner.
Looming Ranchers
Photo Courtesy: Linda Broek
In honor of Octobers Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
third grade students at Ridge Ranch School of Paramus
sold pink and white Rainbow Loom bracelets. A total of
$425 was donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Photo Courtesy: Linda Broek
Students at Ridge Ranch
School of Paramus re-
cently learned the impor-
tance of bus safety from
Kelly Ribeiro, their physi-
cal education teacher.
Engineer Leads Class
Photo Courtesy: Pamela Jones
Mark Love, a civil engineer with a background in highway
design and transportation planning, visited West Brook Middle
School in Paramus on Oct. 16 to present a workshop to eighthgraders as part of the Engineers Teaching Algebra program.
Love began the 90-minute session by displaying drawings of
the entrances and exits of a supermarket that he designed in rela-
tion to a main road. After giving students some guidelines and
data outlining the ow of trafc, Love challenged the budding
engineers to develop a safe and efcient phasing plan for the
trafc light at the intersection.
Tie a Red Ribbon
Photo Courtesy: Anna Tormey
Students at Memorial School in Paramus celebrated
Red Ribbon Week during the week of Oct. 21 to raise
awareness about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, tobacco
and violence. Students also decorated trees outside the
school with red ribbons. Pictured: Debbie Cassellas
students.
LoonAuthor Shares Story
Photo Courtesy: Debbie Pagano
Virginia Cassarino-Brown, author of The Tangled Loon,
recently shared her story, inspired by true events, with
the students of Visitation Academy of Paramus. Cassa-
rino-Brown explained how she was moved to write the
childrens book when she learned of a loon being saved
from a shing net on a lake in Maine.
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Missey, membership chairwoman, at 201-
281-8587 or amissey@bergenvolutneers.
org.ENGLEWOOD
Rotary 90th Anniversary Dinner held at
Double Tree Hilton on Route 4 in Fort Lee
on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. E-mail jill@jillabbott.
com.
Every Thursday MAYWOOD
Maywood Rotary Club meets at
Maywood Inn for lunch on Thursdays.
Nov. 5, MRC Pancake Breakfast at
Maywood Avenue School cafeteria from 8
a.m. 1 p.m. Call 201-843-8763.
Every Wednesday TEANECK
Teaneck Rotary Club meets for lunch at
Vitales, 293 Queen Anne Rd., at noon. Cost
of lunch only, kosher meals available in ad-
vance. Call 201-837-8600. Visit Web site
for guest speakers. 201-843-2169.
HACKENSACK
Business Volunteer Council Events:
Nov. 13,6-8 p.m.Business Volunteer Con-
nect after-hours networking at Chakra, 144
Route 4 East, Paramus. Fifth Fridays at
Stony Hill Inn: November 22. $35. For in-
formation on all events call 201-489-9454
or visit bergenvolunteers.org or nnjbvc.
org.
HACKENSACK
Regional Chamber of Commerce
Nov. 4 Fall Networking Event hosted by
Columbia Bank, Broadway and Saddle
Brook Branches at Broadway, Fair Lawnfrom 5:30 7:30 p.m. Call 201-880-1898.
Nov. 13 MegaNet. 201-489-3700 or visit
hackensackchamber.org.
MAHWAH
Mahwah Regional Chamber EventsNov.
6, Taste of the Region at the Crown Plaza
Hotel Suffern, NY from 6 8 p.m. Nov.
13, Mega-Net at Maggianos Little Italy for
5:30 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Super Community
Spirit Showcase at Sheraton Mahwah from
5:30 8:30 p.m. 201-529-5566 or visit
Mahwah.com.
MEADOWLANDS
Meadowlands Regional Chamber Nov.
6, Annual Meeting and luncheon.Nov. 8
Small Business Council. Nov. 13, Alterna-
tive Sources of Funding: With Kickstarter.
Nov. 21, November Monthly meeting. Nov.
22, Bergen LEADS Fifth Friday. Nov. 24,
Basket Brigade Relief for Local Families.
Visit meadowlands.org.
Nov. 22 HACKENSACK
Fifth Friday (this time it is the fourth)pre-
sented by Bergen Volunteers at Stony Hill
Inn from 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Must RSVP by
Nov. 12. Special guest speakers Brigid Cal-
lahan Harrison and Peter Woolley. Call 201-
489-9454 ext. 119 or bergenvolunteers.org.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND CHIL-
DREN
Mondays HACKENSACKCitizenship Classesatthe Johnson Library
from 10 11 a.m. Call 201-343-4169 ext.
21.
HACKENSACK
Internet Classes offered by the Johnson
Public Library. Hackensack residents only.
Call for details. 201-343-4781.
Saturdays TEANECK
Salsa Aerobic Dance Classes with dancer/
choreographer Donay at ClubFit, 444 Ce-
dar Lane, from noon 1 p.m. For men and
women, no partners required. $10/person.
Call 201-894-0138.
Fourth Sunday MAYWOOD
Square Dancing presented by Maywood
Recreation and FAD (Fun at Dancing) held
at the Maywood Senior Recreation Center
from 7:30 9:30 p.m. Free. Children rst
grade and older may attend with an adult.
Call Jim at 201-712-1853 squaredance2@
yahoo.com.
HACKENSACK
YMCA Fall registration includes classes
in dance, arts, wellness, sports basketball,
martial arts, indoor soccer, indoor T-ball,
tennis and volleyball. Teens may sign up forteen leaders or teen movie nights. Call 201-
487-6600 or visit ymcagbc.org.
Fall LYNDHURST
Meadowlands YMCA classes 15-week
fall tness classes held at the Lyndhurst
Parks and Recreation Community Building,
250 Cleveland Ave. Zumba, Yoga, Pilates,
Piloxing, Body Sculpting, and Belly Danc-
ing. Call 201-955-5300.
Fall ENGLEWOOD
First Presbyterian Church of Englewood
classes and programs, 150 Palisade Ave.
for adults and children. Middle School
Youth Group skit and promotion of UNI-
CEF on Nov. 3. Fall Church School for
children and Scripture Study for youth of-fers classes for all age groups and special
needs children. Adult Bible Study at 10 a.m.
Coffee and Conversations after the 11 a.m.
worship. Child Care available every Sun-
day, 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Call 201-568-
7373 ext. 307 or visit englewoodpres.org.
Through Jan. 15 TOWNSHIP OF
WASHINGTON
Classes at JCC Bergen County 605 Pas-
cack Rd. Imagination in Motion from 4:15
- 5 p.m. for teens and young adults $260/
members, $330/non-members. Bear With
Me: Adaptive Martial Arts for ages 6 and
up on Wednesdays from 3:30 4:15 p.m.
$245/members, $305/non-members. Call201-666-3310 ext. 5810 or visit yjcc.org.
Nov. 16 - 23 HACKENSACK
American Red Cross Lifeguarding
Courses held at the YMCA of Greater Ber-
gen County Saturday Nov. 16, 23 from 10
5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 5 p.m.
Pretest $10, $350 non-refundable course fee
after pretest approval. Visit ymcagbc.org.
Nov. 19, 24 TEANECK
Tai Chi Workshop for adults presented by
the Teaneck recreation Department in the
Dance Studio of the Richard Rodda Center
on Nov. 19 from 7:30 8:25 p.m. and Nov.
24 from 2-2:55 p.m.
Dec. 2 - 19 HACKENSACK
American Red Cross Lifeguarding
Courses held at the YMCA of Greater
Bergen County Monday Thursday,
times to be announced. Pretest $10, $350
non-refundable course fee after pretest ap-
proval. Pretest Nov. 5 from 7 8 p.m. Visit
ym