HILLSDALFS FOURTH OF. JULY. :-.

"Operatian Welcome Home'". Welcome to a fun-ffW dBy hb July 4th. [Rah July 5thh

The HllWbg Wwmi and I@omrnunity Twk F- Commitbw has planned a spir t l l cd&wiQIt)Qn this Independence Day to pay tribute to the men and women who served in the armed forces during the war in the Persian Gult

Come join us outdoors at Beechwoad Pa& -- picnic if you like, while music is playing and tm%frardr waterm&h U e m * , popcum, ma& packs .and hot dogs.

All even& statt and end 3 &?chwood Park excgpt for the Fireworks which will take place at the PaaWk Vdlley High Schaef. A11 servicemen and women, veterans as well as those on active duty, are invljed &join in a Victory March before the Fireworks Msplsy.

Start your holiday Tuesday night, Juty 2, at the Ekwchwood Park Concert. "The Ramapo Fauft String Band" will play ragtim~~fiddlie tunes and songs of the past Shew time lo EJ:W P.M. Eking lawn chairs or

Fallawing i8 the program for July 4th at Beech- wood Park:

MORNING BE00 A.M. Sign up for 5K run for walk if you wish).

Tee shirts wiH be distributed to Htiisdah participants. The route is mClosed in this Newsletter. (Free coffee/tee)

&45 A.M. Salute to the Flag Singing of National Anthem -- The Star Spangled- Banner (Leader in song -- Christina Fanelli)

'0 say! can you 91ee, by the dawn's early tight, What so proudly we hait'd at the twilighfs last" gleaming,

Whose broad Wped @rPsif br'fght t&&rs, thro' the pepiltrus RgAZ War%$ watchl;d wen so @lantly strgmrningl A &' red @&re, t h ~ bombs burretlng In air, Bawe proof thro' the night that

say, dogs that Star- O'erthe hnd of the free

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(Words and Musk' 6 NatlonaJ AnNrm By A

1OOO A.M. 6K Run KWu-oil (& l 'mb ) r i:m &M. ~ianic m'tna . .

Free Lemonade -- &i~.by'mm.

Donated by Shop-Rlte Free Popcorn Music by CartWright Group Playing and Singing to 12.W Noon

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1280 Face Pa ,-,::,Pb ,I q;, ( Naon Children" raczes, Grades 1-6,

Wheelbarrow race, sack race, 3-legged race, bflm raw, 40 yard dash. Rlbbuns for all partlcfpants. C a n e prtree for winners.

,-' 12:30 P.M. Muslc by Black Jack

Playing and Singing to 1:W P.M. 1:00 P.M. Free Moon Walk 2:OO P.M. Free Pony Rides

Music by The ModTones Playing and Singing to 4:00 P.M.

4 a P.M. End of Beechwood Park planned acti- vities.

Stay and picnic if you like! (FOR EVENING FIREWORKS PROGRAM PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 4)

Hillsdale Res~aents on Hctlve Dutg ' during the war in the Persian Gulf Lt. Colond Charles N. Min. Cha~iain Office of the Sbff Chaplain Chapel 10 Fort Lewis. WA 98433 . - ( H m e addr6ak.94 Baylbr

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APO §tam FlanCiscu, GA 963B&0006 (Home address $6 Oak Stmet, Hillsdale) &~rgeant Dinn G. Too#mnIbrl~143-7Q-9182 Operation Desert Shibld , 1 9th AREFW Deployed P.O.' Box 8 APO New York 09697 (Home address: 62 Kinderkamgck Road, Hillsdale)

LIBRARY NOTES .

$New Hours New Children's Program Emt i * June 17th the HilWale Free Publlc Library will be open Monday, TuWay .and Wednesday from 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. and on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday is the only evening the Children's Roam wlll be open. Weekend ,tiours have been suspended' fol. the summer and 4111 not coinmend ag&n until September 7, the weekend after Labor Day:

Children's "Storytime",, a. program far pre- schoolers, will beginon Wednegday, July 10and continue every Wednesday until August 21. ,

The summer.rscnding program for schodl-age Children begins July 1 and continues until August 23. This year's theme is "Castle Readmore". All participants will read and report on ten books of their choice. At the end of the program certificates of accomplishment will be awqded.

Registration begins June 21. Call the library for ail details at 358-5073.

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- Hillsdale ~ecreatioF?Sets

Day Camp Dates Please Note Changes

&pe tb bark being done at the Srnifh &hc#51 U k loW$on for regijtratir~n dPrr all carnpementgrlng Grakts 1 throrJgh 0 '

has been ahanged. It will be held at the & E O W WHITE SCHOOL CAFETORIUM on Monday, July 1, from ROO ,

A.M. until 12:OO Noon.

The cost of registration Is $40 per cam.br, ftfir includes a T-shirt, swimming at Stonybrook and the necessary insurance. Campers and their paren& @I require proaf of Grade (report eard)mdproof of xd#dt@Ry (driver% liwnse) &I orrler to register. . . . ,

The camper season bsglns ~ u k d a ~ , idy 1, and csnt(rrueeatndugh Thursday, August 1 (Camp dosed July 4 and 5). The camp meets Wnday, Wednesday and Friday at the W r g e Whits Scboal Cafstoriurn from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Stonybrook Swim Club from 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. The Camp Director will be Robert b w n i n g . For additional infcrmatibR ptlease call 86$-3!308.

Fbr7th and 8th grader's Wo tden dances wlll be held at the Sonybrook Swim Club on Friday, June 28, and Frlday, July 26 at 7 P.M. Admission is free and th-esrtack bar will be open. The DJ will play from 8 to 10 P.M. and the pool will be open for swimming.

For further information p l m m call Rich Curran at 684-201 6.

JW? *The Manor Section a4 100 Years of Hillsdale History Hillsdale - one borough but a community of communities, founded by developers over the past 120 years. The Manor section, commonly recognized as the north central area of town, is distinctive for having two histories after the farming era.

In 1892, the area delimited by Knickerbocker Ave. on the south, Lincoln Ave. on the north, Broadway on the west and Wooddale Park on the east was bought by the Hillsdale Manor Improvement Co. (34 Park Row, New Yorkj. It absorbed Hillsdale Terrace, subdivided in 1890 along Clinton Ave., and in 1900 added land westward to Pascack Brook. In anticipation and encouragement of development, the Hillsdale Manor station of the railroad was built in 1893,.with a small park to the east, recently developed as Broadway Plaza. All the present streets were

< , laid out, cleared, praded and curbd. & . . 5'--̂ .: d A -2.k -. . *--7 :.

"All lots are 25 x 100 feet, and am sold subject to restrictions against nuisances, so that Hillsdale Manorwill continue to be a most desirable place of residence ... The price9 vary from $100 to 5200 per lot. .. We will carry you there free on WE0NESDA.Y or SATURbAY AFTERNOON by our special trains ... bring your wlfe, examine our fine property with its superb views of ,the cats kill^, the Palisades, the Ramspo Mountains and the Highlands of Northern New Jersey" advertised the lmprovement Co.

Many invested but few built; properties reverted for hxes. One of HillryiaJ.lg's oldest houses was moved from Broadway up to Vincent St.; a couple of houses now on the

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"Our Town" Curnmit.JIee - , .

a fund of tion Enacted by ordinance, the"OurTown" Committee provides new residents with non-comfn@rcial, non-partisan, non- political information about the Borough of Hillsdal~ -- its structure, its agencies, the facilities and services available, the names of those serving in local government and the names of the chairmen and department heads of ita municipal departments. In addition, it is responsible for posting the calendar of local events on the Town Bulletin Woard located in Mem~rial Park in the center crf town.

Unlike the Welcome Wagon, the Cummlttee does not offer gifts from local merchants; however, for the con- venience of all residents, it maintains an updated classified %sting of every retailer and all m-al mm&es qvail- me in the Borouqh.

In its welcominglektter rmwbd byalknew Wpm!yer& the Committee offers b send an InformWm Pwket to those wishing detailed information. The committee mem- bers stand ready to hand-deliver the desired in&arw&w~ . . tb all residents as well as newcomer&, and to hswar 'ah~ questions.

Bob Hewit4 chairman of .!b "Our TQM~" Committea, encourages 1-1 ~ d e n t r ' w h o are s e l n n ~ their h u m to be' sure tb notify We canimMee of the ,names and arrival dates elf the new homeowners 80 that t h y may have full bsnerrt of the Infomatlon @bout Hllladarle at the earliest uppmullity.

Chairman Hewitt 8$0 minu wt Bat #MI informsqon avallaMe frarq "Ow T&nW .may be axtremdy hstpful to present resident8 as well a$ to newcomers

"It's all avlcilable by ccmfaafl~@ this cammlttm, or it may be pickeel up r t Borough Hall," he mid.

Current memhrs of && CT;ornm~'a~'R4bsrt W. Hewi$ Chakwn (W-M)63k FlorencetMrsprrl(664-a24); Jo Ann Hayden ($64-1210); Suzanne Adrian (W84BQ1); Sharon lntllli ($64-521 8).

Safety Tips Far Your Swimming Pod

1.. The -1 abmM h ct9mpWely fm9d i n with df- daaring, sgM-ming

P M w dl furniture awsy f r m f m q a rn #hat children oanW usa St b dmb lnta #Pa.p l a m . . 3: N&W I m children unaltmded in a pool area. Your PISQ- 43lehrr~pod~. +.

4. Running and raugh play should ba pr~hibited in the PI- S. Maq iqW ntobove-ground pools and pools hat Imck proper &$#@ mn rasult in tragedy.

& to d b W ~ - ~ ~ ~ b l R d ~ 1 8 IQ'W l)ww WiWFEC.. ,

pulley or m ~ v d to prevent uwtut8 WIe Walk wRbn he pool is not in u r n

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TPlrr HiUsdAe Baard of Health and the Northwest Wgen Regis)RQI MaaMh Garrwr~isdwi wishes everyone a healthy and safe r w m w .

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Hillodqde Faces thsproblern . uf d a a ~ i $ n ~ k e s e

On June 11, the Mayor and Council took the an within hs power to stam the p o d by ths cwttlnulng Idhm

" W k t cnpIy&9 d s n " t u n d p n k a n d z " - ~ ~ ~ EMw mi& .''& W~,~he@ these wild birds ere fed by IocQt

Hillsdale. But instead of hedlhp

& m , ~ # niadw! @&&& g ~ ~ l l ~ i ~ 10 @UF

krwne a ~ m ~ # y ~ @ l u " r h p rf!$*oBsfng$4@m mt jW u n h M @ buf .Cwm. tp, ,wnh/n. mrtsud'd beauttfui wMd they haw h o r n s &wsting p W a

"'Be~susr all rrMef&urE wa @rMwWd by-Pdi#@M MigWoty Irwrs, Bmm#h @&w&nnbsnl. Ban h wry /&tk to control the problem. Ho waubJ; w9 ark a l d n ~ the on& thing we Fan @. Thk readutiw uqes every mident to @tap d- T)i. Qir)NI La fh'm return to t W natural elunanf where they can mintein thalr 7uiMnsw'endtheir health. , , --

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do -- and we need your coopsration~ ha raid. .4 . . .

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ATTENTION: Pool P~chiiyeys , .. . * ..

Any HiWJak reddent plamhotis pumMs4 (B swim#!%' posrl, -gmynd Q1. Frly-, mud plawmtb Wm both (he~Coll~ct9'm h#w

Many pool compln[es inform thdr cu-merr that they ., w r f u b ~ . a ( C ~ ~ . ~ - ~ e v e r , the ul#matw rwpmdbi#tr tsr mwdng these permits rests with tho. holrnorw, n d the p@ol curnpany, and if your pool installer o m s to apply for these pennits make sure that he has done so end that UM p w m b hawe besn mued prior& beginning any in86alCalion. Or, to be en the we, gide, the reddent may come to Borougjh Hall a$ apgtly for the,

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Qi gewnita can r w l t in '.,&@ ,such ar the payment of heavy finma, or even thk, pwIM1ty qf Wng forced to haw the pool removed.

OUR EVENING PROGRAM Fourth of July Highlight -- Fireworks!

(Rain Date - July 5)

The Borough of Hillsdale is sponsoring the Fireworks Since parking is limited at the high school, residents Display to pay special tribute to the men and women who who live in the Pascack Valley High School area are served in the armed forces during the war in the Persian requested to walk to the high school field. The Pascack Gulf. The display will be held at the Pascack Vglley High Bible Church and the Meadowbrook School have given Sehml Athletic Field and is open to Hlllmiak resldent8 their approval to use their parking lots for resldent parking. and their hdlday gwsOtr anfy. Each Hillsdale homeowner Bring blankets or lawn chairs for lawn seating in the *Ould havereceivedfour(4)c0mp~imentaryticketsvia~e event the bleachers become full. The entire fireworks Hillsdale Fire can display is aerial and will be in full view ofthose seated on be purchased at the gate for $4.00 each. Proceeds from the behind the bleachers. KT:, the day's activities will be shared by the Fire Department Y:. I

and the Hillsdale School and Community Task Force. The The High School itself will NOT be Open for use during Task Force and the Local Assi$@nce Board members are the fireworks display. Portable toilet facilities will be working together on th@ "Hillsdale Helping Hilldale" available for everyone attending. NO SMOKING AND NO program which sponsors local children to participate in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES are permitted on Pascack various local recreational activities. Valley High School property.

EVENING PROGRAM (rfW P.M. 43atea open at Pebcack Valley High 8chool

fw fbw Fireworks Program. Glow R- - Wid by Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Sewice Soda - Sold by Hillsdale Sport Associations I c e C m m - S M 'by Pliendly's

1 . W Dave43isc Jockey begins entertainment of hsidents and guem (continues to 9:4$ P.M.)

WN? P.M. "Opration Welcome, Home" Ceremony - . W s l a m by Mgyor Elder

Salute to the Flag

Singing of National Anthem Veterans names read by Borough Clerk Elizabeth F. RoWr Color Guard: Hillsdale Boy Scout8 and Girl Scouts Vlctory March - Veterans - Serviceman and women march around Pasmck Valley High School Athletic Field.

9:lSP.Y. FlREWORKSD18PUYI (Garden State FIR-RKS Co.1

That's it folks -- have a great July 4th one and rll.

The Manor Section ... fConffnu4d horn page 2)

..??. County Historic survey were built, and the American wwal years Thq @mml G l o w Dytmsty (a-Bull d YJ?.'. Legion "Hut*' gave name to its sheet. But between the Bar) rrtaurfmt w u built as a hotel; another. WW 17 ' :sk: streets. the woodlands rnostl~ remained; I remember it so. rooms and a bowlin. alley, was adiacent to the station on T 1

Loretta St. for 40 yea-rs. A baseball bark west of the tracks -$bzJ However* there was Other enterprise' For 30 yeam -8 very active. By the Depression* Hillsdale Manor was k.>d-+:

factory near the Brook and the silk factory, earlier de- Century, the second history.

- I there was a grocery story near the station, a cigar box moribund, to revive in solid growrth Zhh k.l( & ha +;/$ - 1

scribed in the Newsletter, near St Mary St. A wire factory and a (arw lumber yard with a rail aiding flowiMe4 for (Abstracted frorn PmcackHi?oricalSw* -'Ram?

-Stan Nan& &opm Historian

w w ' POSTAL CUSTOMER LOCAL Hillsdale, New Jersey 07642.

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