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By Cheryl Conway

An idea for new uniforms or gear for any sports team tocelebrate an anniversary is way cool, but for the Mt.Olive High School Ice Hockey team to win the first

Haas Cup Championship in the schools history after 40 yearsis ice!

Established in 1973, the MOHS Ice Hockey team won the

Haas Cup on Sat., Feb. 22, at the Mennen Arena in MorrisPlains. It beat Madison High School 3-2 in overtime.

Although the team had competed in the finals of both theHaas Cup and New Jersey state tournaments in previousyears, the MOHS Ice Hockey team can now say it hasachieved its highest goal in school history.

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Champions On Ice - MOHS Hockey Team Wins Haas Cup

Weis Markets opened its newest store in Flanders,the Official Grand Opening ceremonies occurredon Sunday, March 2 with a ribbon cutting cere-

mony and $10,000 in donations to local organizations.Weis donations include: Mount Olive Baseball and

Softball Association $600; Mount Olive High School $600;

Mount Olive High School Band $800; Mount Olive Food

Pantry $1,000; Flanders Fire and Rescue Squad $2,000;Budd Lake Fire Department $1,000; Budd Lake First Aidand Rescue Squad $1,000; Mount Olive Carnival $1,000;Mount Olive Park Project (Mount Playmore) $1,000;Mount Olive High School Robotics Team, $500; and MountOlive Public Library $500.

From left Manny Brito, District Manager; Greg Stewart, Mt. Olive Chamber of Commerce; Dave Dellecker, store manager; Mayor Rob

Greenbaum; and Jimmy Daly, Regional Vice President Weis Markets.

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Wednesday, March 26,2014: 6:30

8:00PM

Power Over Diabetes

This class will cover what you need to know

about diabetes, how to reduce the risk and

manage the disease.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014: 6:30 8:00PM

Health and Flavor in the Kitchen

This class teaches you how to prepare

healthier foods and about correct portion

sizes.

Wednesday,April 9, 2014 6:30 8:00PM

Keeping the Whole Body HealthyThis class will teach us how diabetes can

complicate all parts of the body including

the eyes, feet and mouth and how to avoid

this from happening.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:30 8PM

Healthy Mind

In this class, we will learn how mood can be

affected by diabetes and vice versa. A relax-

ation activity to deal with stress ends the

session and the series.

All workshops will be held at:The Mt Olive

Township Library

Registration is required by calling Helen

Giles, RN at 973-691-0900 x7353Email: [email protected]

Workshops at Mt. Olive PublicLibrary Spring 2014

From Tupperware to jewelry, an assort-

ment of gifts, crafts and other goods

will be on display at the Flanders

Firehouse, 27 Main St., Flanders, from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 11.

The Vendors Night features such

organizations as Tupperware, Origami Owl,

Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple and Pampered

Chef. Admission is $2.

This is a great opportunity to stop down

the firehouse, shop for some unusual gifts and

support your firefighters and emergency

medical responders, said Firefighter Susan

Scribner, chairperson of the event. Well

also have information on how to join the firecompany.

Exhibitors can still reserve tables by call-

ing Ms. Scribner. The eight-foot table costs

$30.

More information is available on

Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/

238162309641372/ or by calling (201) 841-

Flanders Firefighters Offer Opportunity To Shop for Gifts, CraftsAt Vendor Night on April 11

8372 or (973) 584-7805.

The Flanders Fire Company and Rescue

Squad No. 1 provides fire protection and

emergency medical services to residents andbusinesses in Flanders and, through mutual

aid, surrounding towns. It is made up of about

75 members, all of whom receive training in

fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials

response, homeland security issues and emer-

gency medical services.

The fire company operates two fire

engines, one tower truck, one heavy rescue, a

brush-and-foam truck, two ambulances, a

multiple-casualty unit and a mass decontami-

nation unit.In addition, the fire company offers public

education services including lectures, demon-

strations, training and a trailer that safely sim-

ulates a smoke-filled home. For information

about membership, donations or public edu-

cation, call (973) 584-7805 or click on

www.flandersfire.org.

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he Township of Mount Olive is spon-

soring a Free Child Health Exam &

Vaccines for resident children of

Mount Olive, Netcong, Mount Arlington,Wharton or Dover who do not have health

insurance. A licensed Pediatrician will per-

form physical examinations and update vac-

cinations. At this time, we also have some

free baby food and products in our Pantry

for those who need it.

The Child Health Exams will be held on

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 from 8:30am-

11:00am in the Mount Olive TownshipHealth Department, 204 Flanders-

Drakestown Road, Budd Lake 07828.

Appointment required, call 973-691-0900

ext. 7353.

Free Child Health Exam -Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Mount Olive Township will offer a

SMAC blood screening test on

April 5th, 8:00am - 11:00am at

the Mount Olive Township MunicipalBuilding Health Dept. at 204 Flanders-

Drakestown Road. This fasting blood test

includes a Complete Blood Count,

Chemistry (sodium, fasting glucose, potas-

sium, bun, gfr, iron, ast, alk, etc.) and

Cholesterol (LDL, HDL).

$25.00 for Mt. Olive, Netcong and Mt.

Arlington, Dover & Wharton residents

(18+). $12.00 for Senior Citizens age 60+

Additional tests:

- CRP (C-Reactive Protein) and

Homocysteine: + $38.00

- Hemoglobin A1-C to monitor glucosecontrol: + $23.00

- PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen): +

$26.00

For registration, please call the Public

Health Nurse at 973-691-0900 extension

7353. Please bring two stamped envelopes

addressed to your physician and yourself for

results.

Mount Olive Township Blood TestScreening - Saturday, pril 5th

St. Therese Rosary Spring Bazaar will

be held on Saturday, April 26 from

11:ooam to 7:00pm at the St. Therese

School Gym, located at 135 Main Street,

Succasunna.

Craft & Vendor Market, 50/50, Silent

Auction, Bake Sale, Face Painting, Cash for

Gold & Silver Jewelry. Refreshments will

be available for purchase. Proceeds will

benefit student scholarships.

Craft & Vendor setup is 9:00am to

11:00am. Tear down to be completed by

8:00pm.

SpaceRental shall be the greater of $25

for 1 space; 2 spaces for $45, or 10% of the

gross sales.

Table and 2 chairs will be provided for

each space. You provide your own table

covering and any additional side tables.

Free coffee and bagels to vendors & vol-

unteers during setup.

Reservation deadline is April 22, 2014.

For applications or more information

contact Eileen at 201-317-8691, stthere-

[email protected]

Crafters & Vendors Needed

for St. Therese Rosary Spring Bazaar

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Blue & Gold Awards Dinner

This Webelos den is graduating from Cub Scout Pack 47 and moving on to Boy Scout Troop 156.

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by Jen Nelson

D

unkin Donuts Franchisee VBCE

Group-North Jersey, saw an oppor-

tunity to help the Budd Lake FirstAid and Rescue Squad (BLFARS), and the

community, at the same time.

Meeting with Phyllis Gentile, President

of the Budd Lake First Aid and Rescue

Squad at the Dunkin Donuts franchise next

to the squad building in Budd Lake, last

week, Kalpesh Patel spoke about his work

with Dunkin Donuts.

With six stores in the Morris/Warren

County area of New Jersey, Patel and the

VBCE Group are an integral part and start

of the day for many residents who travel thecommuter corridors to work, each day. Its

common knowledge and experience that

many commuters start the day with a cup of

coffee, and the television and print ads stat-

ing that the country runs on Dunkin

Donuts reflects this countrys focus on

keeping up with a busy society and work-

force.

Whether customers sit and enjoy a light

meal, or take their coffee with them to go,the traffic at this location is constant and

cheerful. Whether its bus drivers, families,

friends sharing an ice coffee on a hot sum-

mer day, or a hot chocolate during a recent

snowstorm, they meet at this place that

hums with energy that is palpable and wel-

coming. One can sit and observe the coming

and going of many people who pass through

here from all walks of life, and, outside the

side windows, watch the frequent activity of

the first aid and rescue squad next door.

Patel said that he, too, has watched as themembers of the squad raced out to emergen-

cies around Budd Lake, and admired their

volunteerism and dedication to the people

of this town.

Gentile, active in the community in sev-

Left to right: Mini Patel, Manager, Mount Olive Dunkin Donuts Kalpesh Patel, Director of

Operations for VBCE Phyllis Gentile, President, Budd Lake First Aid and Rescue Squad. Photo by

Jen Nelson.

The Budd Lake First Aid and RescueSquad Runs on Dunkin Donuts

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eral groups, proudly spoke to Patel of the

first aid and rescue squad that has grown

over the years with dedicated members who

receive thorough training in all aspects of

EMS and Rescue operations, in weeklydrills, monthly training and constant

response to emergencies in town Gentile, a

member of 20 years, invited Patel to visit

the squad building, where he learned about

the planning, training and quick response

time of members to approximately 900 calls

received every year. Operating with three

ambulances, a fully-equipped rescue truck,

and the township mass incident truck, the

squad also trains and operates a water res-

cue boat.Patel saw and understood the need for

newer computers to maintain the squads

challenging administrative business finan-

cial records, donations received from the

public, correspondence, record keeping

and the technical reports, such as tables,

First Aid and Rescue Squad...

etc., related to the operation of the squad

based on first aid and rescue response calls,

training, and membership.

An advocate and staunch supporter of

community involvement and outreach, Patel

gathered up his resources and responded to

the squads call for help. Patel states, I

wanted to reach out to this fine community

group, and offered to donate new comput-

ers to help meet the needs of a busy and crit-

ical service to the community.

Patel is no stranger to community out-

reach, having supported other organiza-

tions, such as the American Red Cross

Blood Drive, held in a mobile bus parked in

the Dunkin Donuts parking lot in Budd

Lake, on February 19th. Patel also proudly

hung up framed recognition saying,

Dunkin Donuts of Budd Lake Supports

the Mount Olive Junior Marauders.

When presented with two brand new HP

Desktop PC 110-210, Windows 8.1 models,

Gentile thanked Patel for the generous

donation, saying that it will help them keep

and sustain their records more efficiently, a

very valuable tool in their busy day-to-day

operation.

Budd Lake will continue to run and

answer critical first aid and rescue calls on

Dunkin Donuts, thanks to a good commu-

nity and business partnership forged over

morning coffee, appreciation and outreach.

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Most families who earn $75,000 or more

and own a home assume they are not eligi-

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lies with income over $100,000 are actual-

ly eligible for some types of need based

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asset planning before filling out the forms,

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Newell offers a few simple tips to par-ents with college funding problems. If a

parent has only half an hour to end theircollege funding problems, I would suggest

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1. Make sure they do not over-value

their home on the financial aid forms

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parents savings

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college for a better financial aid package.

Newell offers New Jersey parents with

college funding problems a free booklet

that explains the 9 most common collegefunding problems and solutions. Free

copies will be distributed at the seminar

listed below.

Mr. Newell will be conducting a free

one-hour seminar for parents of college

bound high school sophomores and juniors

at the following location: The Mt. Olive

Public Library on Tuesday, April 22, 2014

at 7:00 p.m.

Reservation only! Seating is limited.

Reserve your seat today by calling toll free

1-800-928-8464.

Spaghetti Dinnner at the First

Presbyterian Church of Stanhope, at

the Fellowship Hall, on March 29,

2014 from 4:30pm -7:00pm

Prices: Adult $12.00, Children 4-11 $5.00,

Under 5 FREE. Take-out Available.

Spaghetti Dinnner

The Kittatinny Ice Hockey Club will

be hosting a breakfast fundraiser at

Applebee's Restaurant in Newton.

Proceeds from the breakfast will help to pay

for ice time and other costs associated with

keeping our program running. Please come

out and enjoy a delicious breakfast and sup-

port our team.

Breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's Restaurant

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Mt. Olive Chamber recently held its

February Marketing in TheMorning Meeting at Rt 46 Chevy

in Budd Lake.

Since February was American Heart

Month why not dress in red but also drive in

red with a 2014 Corvette! Visit www.moun-tolivechambernj.com for more information

on the Chamber events.

Save the date! The 8th Annual Taste of

Roxbury is set for Monday May 19,

2014 from 6:30-8:30 at Junction 46

inside the Quality Inn. Its a great opportu-

nity to taste and enjoy unlimited samples ofdelicious food from local restaurants. There

will also be door prizes, giveaways and a

DJ. Participating restaurants will be listed

on www.RoxburyNJChamber.org. Tickets

are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. A

cash bar will be available for beverages.

Tickets will be sold at Investors Bank

(Succasunna), Roxbury Recreation Dept

(Succasunna), Fulton Bank (Succasunna

and Landing), Holiday Inn (Mt Arlington)

and online at

www.RoxburyNJChamber.org/taste. Formore information email

[email protected] or

call 973-770-0740. The event is sponsored

by the Roxbury Area Chamber of

Commerce and the Roxbury Economic

Development Committee. All proceeds are

donated back to the community.

8th Annual Taste of Roxbury

The Youth Fellowship Group at the

Succasunna United Methodist

Church will be sponsoring a

Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, March 22.

The cost for adults is $10, children 3-10years old are $5 and under 3 are free.

Seating for dinner is at 5:00 pm or 6:15 pm.

Take out is available from 4:30 pm 5:00

pm. The proceeds of this event will benefit

the Christian Outreach Project.

For reservation information contact LoriHollis 973/598-1988

Spaghetti Dinner

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Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning

Center is currently accepting appli-

cations for a Full Time Toddler

Teacher. Applicants must have a minimum of

an AA in Early Childhood Education and

experience working with children.

Competitive Salary and Benefits Package

offered. Please send cover letter and resume

to lsturgeon@ mtolivechildcare.org

Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center

is currently accepting applications for a Full

Time Infant Caregiver. Applicant must have

experience working with children; a CDA is

preferred. Please send cover letter and resume

to [email protected]

Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center

is now accepting applicants for an Office

Assistant. Position requires customer service

skills; computer expertise (Word and Excel in

particular); organizational and multi-tasking

skills; typing and proofreading; experience

working in a school a plus. Full time tempo-

rary to permanent. Send resume to lstur-

[email protected].

The Full-Day Kindergarten class of Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center collected more than 175

milk jugs from family and friends in order to create an indoor igloo. They researched how to build

the igloo and how the shapes would fit together. They also learned about living in extremely cold cli-

mates. Pictured from left to right are: Maraya Osson, Mateo Valverde, Ava Dilzer, and Ryan Sanon.The teacher is Suzann Smith, not shown.

Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning CenterAccepting Applications

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Compass Speech Therapy, LLC, a private practice

new to Mt. Olive Township, is owned and directed

by Mt. Olive resident Lindsay Bach Smith. Lindsay

is a New Jersey licensed speech-language pathologist who

has extensive experience in the school setting while work-

ing with children, ages 2-21. She brings a wealth of knowl-

edge about articulation, phonological, receptive, and

expressive language disorders, which enables her to provide

clients and families with recommendations, diagnoses, and

prognoses for an individuals communication skills.

Compass Speech Therapy is looking to bring awareness

to communication disorders in the Mt. Olive area and pro-

mote treatment that could have a positive impact on the

lives of those who are impacted by communication disor-

ders. If you are a parent that is concerned about your infant

or toddlers speech, your teenagers difficulties with read-

ing and writing in school, or your childs lack of social

skills in everyday social situations, to name a few, then this

would be the optimal time to receive feedback on any ques-

tions or concerns you may have.

Mt. Olive and neighboring residents will have the

opportunity to receive a free speech-language screening

provided by Compass Speech Therapy on Saturday, April

12, from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Mt. Olive Public Library.

For those who are interested in bringing your child to the

screening, it is recommended that you sign up in advance

for the benefit of selecting your time slot and having the

screening specifically tailored to your concerns. Each

screening will last for approximately 20 minutes, which

includes a post-screening consultation with the childs par-

ents to review the results. You can sign up in advance by

emailing [email protected]. Walk-ins

will also be accepted.

It is important to know that early intervention is the key

to addressing any communication deficit. Every child

develops at their own pace; however, there are general time

frames in which children are expected to meet certain mile-

stones. If you are unsure about whether or not your child is

meeting those milestones, a speech-language screening

would serve the purpose of helping you understand how

your child is currently functioning and if your childs com-

munication skills are appropriately developing.

For more information on Compass Speech Therapy,

please vis it www.CompassSpeechTherapy.com.

Compass Speech Therapy To Provide Free Speech-Language Screenings

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By Cheryl Conway

Tweeting, texting, emailing and linking may be the in,

but nothing compares to the face to face networking

with a solid handshake and an exchange of a busi-ness card.

Marketing in the Morning is a premier event of the Mt.

Olive Area Chamber of Commerce (MOACC) and has been

the best tool to connect businesses and share ideas. Held

once a month, every third Wed. from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m.,

Marketing in the Morning celebrates its third year anniver-

sary next month in April.

The in-person business marketing meeting is open to all

businesses and attracts atleast 50 businesses per meeting.

The program allows businesses to network with other local

businesses in a relaxed atmosphere to share ideas and meth-

ods of improving their service.Its all about building the network, says Greg Stewart,

past president of the MOACC. We want folks to know

what people do. We go out and meet with people. We try to

promote businesses doing business together.

Stewart says, We do push the fact of getting to know the

people from other businesses rather than communicating

through an email. Business owners swap cards at the

Marketing in the Morning Program so they can connect and

find ways to work together, talk about businesses and them-

selves.

You dont have to be scared to network, says Stewart,

with the loose but formal atmosphere of Marketing in theMorning program, which is at a different location every

month. We try to break down the walls; dont be afraid;

networking can be a good thing.

The MOACC was formed in the 1950s and has grown

in its membership and programs. What began with 15 mem-bers involved in Marketing in the Morning three years ago,

has grown to 50 members.

We are now over 100 members, says Stewart. The

MOACC is one of the largest in the state, incorporating

the greater Mt. Olive area as well as drawing in members

from three other counties including Morris, Sussex and

Warren.

Four years ago, MOACC leaders changed focus to our

members, explains Stewart. Its all about bringing value to

the members.

MOACC President Peter King says, the shift came and

we looked at it as a business, came up with ideas andthrough that came the growth. The whole attitude

changed, What can we do for you? Thats how you should

run life. How can we help? Its going to come back to you.

If you are going to help others, its going to come back to

you.

The MOACC turned its focus on how it can help the

small businesses, start-up companies and larger corpora-

tions.

Based in Mt. Olive, the Chamber then pushed out to

reach businesses in Long Valley and Chester.

A monthly Lunch and Learn business education series,

held every fourth Tuesday, was added two years ago to dis-cuss issues such as taxes and social media.

A young Professionals Group began last year and is held

monthly every second Thursday to help those under 40 to

establish their business network.

The MOACC found out what the larger employers need-ed and thus last year established the Business Executive

Council, which is held quarterly for larger business execu-

tives to discuss businesses and projects, such as waste man-

agement, recycling, ride sharing and community service

projects.

Other events include an annual Breakfast with the

Mayor; Annual Awards Dinner to recognize business person

and humanitarian of the year, and present $1,000 scholar-

ship to an outstanding Mt. Olive High School senior in the

business program, set for June 10, at Centenary College in

Hackettstown; Legislative Dinner with congressman and

state senators in Sept.; and Holiday Dinner in December.While other local area chambers do exist, Stewart says

the MOACC offers more events.

Our focus is different, says Stewart, owner of Nexben

Management business consulting firm in Mt. Olive. We

have a wide variety of events. We work together as a busi-

ness community. We work together business to business.

We are small business owners and we try to promote that.

Competitors could be complimentary, says Stewart.

They could be of value to you. Web developers have part-

nered up to do business together; they refer to each other.

As an all volunteer chamber, the MOACC volunteers its

time to make it happen, says Stewart. We dont charge alot of money to be a member, with basic membership costs

Local Businesses Make It their Business to InterconnectWith Area Chamber of Commerce

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of $100.

The challenge with volunteers is to

make it succeed and continue on that path,

says Stewart who chairs the MOACC

Executive Business Council. The work the11 board members put in is a little hidden;

all that volunteer time that goes unrecog-

nized.

Goals are to continue the growth of

Young Professionals, attract larger busi-

nesses, sustain membership and increase

from 100 members to 140, says Stewart,

who has been involved with the MOACC

for seven years, and the Morris County

Chamber of Commerce for nine years.

Although Stewart says, Im giving up

business time to make this successful, allof his volunteer time with the MOACC has

been worth it.

Stewart had started his business in

Morris Township and says I didnt know

the talent we have in my backyard. He says

he has found a very effective network

through MOACC, and its now become a

primary resource. There are some outstand-

ing people out here that without having a

chamber I wouldnt have known about it.

There are so many great folks I can partner

with out here.With Marketing in the Morning busi-

nesses within the Mt. Olive area are finding

business in the Mt. Olive area, and are tag-

ging up to build web sites and enhance pub-

lic relations, says King. You think you are

working in a bubble. The recognition we get

when we go outside, has been worth all the

effort.

Weve always been a member of the

town, says King, Director of Marketing at

Paragon Village in Hackettstown. Being

involved in the MOACC, gives us another

avenue to reaching into the town.

As president, King says the plan for the

MOACC is to continue the growth and the

strength and tweak what we need to tweak.People want to learn what they dont know,

what they dont know, they want to find

out.

The next Marketing In the Morning

Program is set for March 19 at the Corner

Pub in Flanders, and April 16 at the

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. To

get involved with the MOACC, go to

Mountolivechambernj.com or visit the

group on Facebook or linked-in.


Business to Interconnect...

Spaghetti Dinnner at the First

Presbyterian Church of Stanhope, at

the Fellowship Hall, on March 29,

2014 from 4:30pm -7:00pm

Prices: Adult $12.00, Children 4-11 $5.00,

Under 5 FREE. Take-out Available.

Spaghetti Dinnner

T

he Kittatinny Ice Hockey Club will

be hosting a breakfast fundraiser at

Applebee's Restaurant in Newton.

Proceeds from the breakfast will help to pay

for ice time and other costs associated with

keeping our program running. Please come

out and enjoy a delicious breakfast and sup-

port our team.

Breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's Restaurant

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by Elsie Walker

In 1789, a church was founded in

Flanders. That church is the Flanders

United Methodist Church on Park

Street. Celebrating its 225th anniversary

this year, the church is marking the event by

celebrating its connections to the communi-

ty. A recent event that highlighted one such

connection was its Scout Sunday held last

month.Flanders United Methodist Church,

charters our scout organization. They have

given our scout groups support for over 40

years, such as meeting facilities, leadership

and coordination. We are very happy to

have this important relationship with our

chartered organization and especially this

year [as they] celebrate their 225th anniver-

sary, said Mike Welsch, Cubmaster of Cub

Scout Pack 47 in Flanders.

Members of Cub Scout Pack 47, BoyScout Troop 156, and Venture Crew 156, al l

On Boy Scout Sunday in February, the Flanders United Methodist Church marked its special rela-

tionship with local scout troops.

Flanders Church Marks Scout Sundayof Flanders, shared in the February service

with the congregation. That service includ-

ed a message by the District Superintendent

of the Skylands District (of the United

Methodist Church), the Rev. Steven

Bechtold, a skit , A Purpose in Life , doneby church members Peter Herbst and

Antoine Gayles and the song, I Wont

Take Less Than Your Love; sung by Ray

Winch, who heads the churchs Sacred Bean

Coffeehouse music ministry, There was a

flag presentation. The scouts presented

their charters and did scripture readings.

In talking about the scouts, the churchs

pastor, Meekyung Kim, noted that the

scouts have helped the church through vari-

ous Eagle Scout projects and have been rec-

ognized for that.

The John Wesley service award is

awarded to those who did an Eagle Scoutproject [at] the Flanders United Methodist

Church; several projects have been done by

Boy Scout Troop 156.

A recent project was done by Nick

Maldarelli , Troop 249, who made an

entrance ramp to the church. The project

included breaking up a cement stoop and


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replacing it with a 20 foot state of the art

entrance, fully compliant with the American

Disabilities Act (ADA), said Kim.

Past Eagle Scout projects have included

remounting the iron cemetery gate, recon-

structing the thrift shop fence, building the

thrift shop shed, and building a walkway to

the west wing. There are many other proj-

ects that have been done including trimming

thrift shop shrubs, and moving 1,500 items

from a storage tent to the basement for the

churchs annual Christmas boutique

In reflecting on what it means to have the

church be able to open its doors to the scout

troops it supports, Kim shared, I am grate-

ful to serve the Boy Scouts and their lead-

ers. I have noticed the tremendous work

and efforts of the troop leaders. I hope and

pray their efforts will be fruitful. She

added, I would like to encourage young

people to come to church so that they can

feel at home in the church and to nurture

them to serve the community. The church

needs to open the door to young people and

support them as much as we can. We need

to give opportunities for them to feel their

dignity as God's children and help them to

transform the world,

continued from previous

On Sunday, February 16, the United

Presbyterian Church, Flanders

installed its new church officers.

Each year Presbyterian churches elect,

ordain and install Elders and Deacons cho-

sen from among the congregation to lead,serve and guide the congregation for terms

of up to three years. The name 'Presbyterian'

derives from the New Testament word 'pres-

buteros', meaning 'Elder'.

The United Presbyterian Church is located

at 58 Drakesdale Rd. in Flanders, a congre-

gation where God's House is Home for All.

Visit us on the web at www.unitedpcf.com.

Local Church Installs New Officers

Pictured above, left to right: Elder Diane Halper, Elder Linda Broder, Youth Deacon Ryan Tom, Elder

Lois Steward, Youth Deacon Paige Revelle, Moderator of D eacons Robin Thompson, Youth Elder

Emily Silkowsky, the church's pastor and Moderator of Elders the Rev. Rick Oppelt, Elder Lisa

Silkowski, Elder Kathy Hinds-Banfe, Deacon Larue Berry and Elder Linda Hoffman. Deacon Kathy

Dzurina was not able to make the ceremony and will be installed at a later date.

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Fusion Pilates Class being offered at

Knights of Columbus, 2 Schmidt

Lane, Flanders, NJ.

Join us for this whole body workout.

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that

helps build flexibility and long lean mus-cles, but also concentrates on strength,

endurance, and coordinating in the legs,

abdominal, arms and back. It puts emphasis

on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to

relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen

flow to muscles for a strong core. It also

improves coordination and balance. Pilates

flexible system allows for different exercise

to be modified in range from beginners to

advance. Intensity can be increased over

time as the body conditions and adapts to

the exercise. No muscle group is under or

over trained.Fusion Pilates jointly blends cardiovas-

cular and strength training in a workout.

The class is for ages 15 & up.

Classes are starting now, Monday &

Thursday Nights from 6:30 pm 7:45 pm.

Call Marie Calvo, ASFA Certified, for more

information at 203-530-7067.

CS Gymnastics Shadows Team flex their muscles at States March 15-16.

Pictured are: Lucas, Vedh, Scott, Ryan, Jack.

CS Gymnastics Shadows TeamFusion Pilates Class Offered

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By Cheryl Conway

After 20 minutes of swimming laps,the Mt. Olive High School Swimteam raised enough money to pur-

chase a park bench for Mount Playmore

playground being built at Turkey BrookPark in Budd Lake.On Jan. 30, 52 students from the MOHS

Swim Team swam laps during their regularpractice time at County College of Morris inRandolph for its Third Annual Swim-A-Thon. From the monies raised, the swimteam donated $500 to Mt. Olive Recreationto sponsor a park bench for the new play-ground.

The MOHS Swim Team has held a mainfundraising event for the past three years tosupport its booster club, then allocates a

portion to one main cause each year. Theteam captains decided that they wanted to

support a more local charity this year.We just wanted to keep it in town, says

senior Kayla Hamilton, 17, of Budd Lake,one out of six captains on MOHS Swimteam. Mount Playmore will be such a great

thing for young ones in town. Giving to theplayground, in which kids will be using fora long time, is something from the kids tothe kids, she says.

I think it was a great idea, says LindaNemeth, treasurer of the MOHS SwimTeam Booster Club. The captains decidewhere they want to donate the money. Theydecide on Mount Playmore. I liked the ideaof keeping it more in town, and its a wayfor kids to promote fitness especially thosewho have younger siblings.

As part of the $500 sponsorship for a

bench, the MOHS Swim Team will get aplaque engraved on the bench that will say

MOHS Swim Team Buys A Bench For New Playground

MOHS Swim Team.For this years fundraiser, swimmers

raised pledges based on the number of lapsthey could swim in a 20 minute-time period.Most of the swimmers completed 40 to 69laps, with various contributions from 1 centper lap to a $1 per lap, or flat donationsfrom friends, family and teachers.

It was a continuous swim, describesHamilton, who has been swimming sinceshe was seven years old. Participants canchoose whatever stroke, even the doggypaddle. Hamilton, a freestyler swimmer

who swims the 500, swam 55 laps duringthe swim-a-thon.

As part of the swim team for the pastfour years, Hamilton says her graduatingclass started the idea of allocating a portionof their fundraising to charities three yearsago.

We decided its so much fun, its for agreat cause each year, says Hamilton. Itsa great thing to go back to our town with.

Last year, the team captains decided tocontribute a portion of their proceeds to the

Wounded Warrior Project since one of the

senior swimmers on the team was headingto the Naval Academy for college. The pre-vious year, the team gave to Progeria tosponsor Teen Zoe who had the rare geneticdisorder that causes accelerated aging inchildren.

The swim team decides on a set portionto donate based on the amount raised fromits annual swim-a-thon. After reviewing theoptions to support the playground, theydecided on the bench purchase.

Mt. Olive Recreation has put together aPlayground Component Sponsor Form so

individuals or groups can contribute toMount Playmore. Sponsorships include a$50 engraved picket; $100 garden shrub;$200 memorial tree; $250 attached bench;$350 game table; $500 free standing bench;$700 activity board; $1,000 table; $1,500gazebo; and $2,000 component sponsorsuch as swings, slide or monkey bard.

For information on fundraisers forMount Playmore, contact Laura Rimmer atMt. Olive Recreation, at 973-691-0900 x7263 or email her at lrimmer@mto-

livetwp.org.

Icant believe it is

already March and the

winter is almost over,

maybe. What a winter it has

been. It feels like the movie

Groundhog Day. As I sit

here writing this article(February 28th), I am yet

waiting for the next storm

(expecting a foot) and a

storm after that. Enough

already, storm after storm,

no salt, complaints about

roads and potholes. I prom-

ise you we are doing the

best we can with the

resources we have. I for one

am ready for spring and

summer.The cost to the Township

of overtime and materials

related to this years winter

has forced me to add

$300,000.00 back into the

budget to make sure we

have sufficient funds to

make it through March,

October, November and

December. Fortunately, we

are in great shape financial-

ly and having to add money

back into my budget will

not result in any change on

my pledge to have no

municipal increase in taxes

this year.Talking about Spring, I

am really excited about all

of the upcoming recreation

events, but the 5k color run

recreation is sponsoring this

year is most exciting.

Sounds like a great family

event. Due to the weather,

Mount Playmore plans have

been pushed back a bit but I

am really excited for the day

that the playground is com-pleted. It is sure to be a

great addition to Mount

Olive.

One additional project

we started looking at again

from a feasibility prospec-

tive is a boardwalk adjoin-

ing a portion of Budd Lake.

If we can accomplish the

improvement, it is my hope

that it will help spur rede-

velopment along the lake

portion of Route 46.

I would personally like

to thank all of the DPW and

other Town Hall employees

who have worked so dili-gently over these past few

months. I look forward to

next months article reflect-

ing on the conclusion of

winter and warmer tempera-

tures. Until then, stay safe

and warm.

Sincerely,

Rob Greenbaum, Mayor

Mount Olive Township.

From the Mayors Desk

Succasunna United Methodist Church,

located at 91 Main Street,

Succasunna, is hosting its Annual

Easter Egg Hunt on Palm Sunday, April 13,

2014 at 10am. All are welcome.

This is a free event with crafts, games,

and an Easter Egg Hunt for ages up to 6th

grade. Refreshments provided. Join Us For

Palm Sunday Service before the fun

Contemporary Service @ 9am or after it all

Traditional Service @ 11am.

For more information please contact us:

Succasunna United Methodist Church, 91

Main Street, Succasunna, 973-584-7349

[email protected]

United Methodist ChurchsAnnual Easter Egg Hunt

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continued on page 4

Join us for Dover College Clubs Vendor

Night on Friday, April 4, 2014 from

5:00pm -9:00pm at the North Dover

Elementary School in Dover.

Vendors, 50/50, American Gold Buyers,

refreshments.

All proceeds benefit Dover College

Clubs Scholarship Fund.

For more information: contact Philly at

201-230-9750 or [email protected]

Eleventh Hour Rescue will be hosting

a Dine to Donate event at every-

ones favorite family restaurant,Little Shanty, located at 14 Mt Bethel Rd,

Warren, NJ, 07059 (Kings Shopping

Center). Little Shanty is famous for great

food at a great price along with friendly and

efficient staff catering to your every need.

Come and enjoy a delicious burger and fries

with all the extras.

Little Shanty is automatically donating a

generous 10% of your total sale (not includ-

ing tax or tip) to Eleventh Hour Rescue

every Monday for the entire month of

March. This includes both Lunch andDinner too every Monday in March!

Reservations are not needed, so come as

often as you can. Check out the full menu

and the extensive topping selections from

the Burger Bar at:www.littleshantyfries.com or call: 908-

546-7095. All you have to do is come, eat a

wonderful meal, and you will automatically

be saving the lives of pets in need.

Eleventh Hour Rescue is a 501(c) non-

profit organization that saves dogs and cats

from high kill shelters in New Jersey, NYC,

and around the country. They provide hous-

ing, food, medical attention and lots of love

until they place the pet in their forever home

through their extensive adoption network.

Eleventh Hour Rescue does not discrimi-nate based on breed, age or health and every

dollar raised goes directly to saving lives of

Little Shanty and Eleventh Hour Rescue Team Up to SaveHomeless Dogs and Cats Every Monday in March

animals in need. Visit their web site at:

www.ehrdogs.org or call: 973-664-0865 for

more information.

Please join us every Monday in March,

at Little Shanty to enjoy amazing food, and

automatically donate to this worthy cause!

Like to Shop?

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By Cheryl Conway

Members of the Sandshore

Elementary School community

are jumping for joy after raising

more than $6,000 recently for the American

Heart Association.

Sandshore school students, in grades

Kindergarten through fifth, jumped rope on

Wed., Jan. 29, in the 35th anniversary of

Jump Rope for Heart. Run by the American

Heart Association, this was the second

annual Jump Rope for Heart event at the

school.

Money raised through donations from

the program goes to the American Heart

Association towards research and education

awareness of heart attack and stroke. Since

students at Sandshore jump in January any-

way as part of its fitness curriculum, why

not raise money for a good cause while

jumping?

January is jumping month, says Kit

Thompson, physical education teacher at

Sandshore. Jump rope is an important part

of our program; a natural fit for our curricu-

lum.

During the month of January, students

learn jumping techniques, different skills

with jumping and tricks with using a jump

rope.Held on the last Wed. in January as the

culminating jump rope activity for the

month, students wore red for heart day as

part of a week long Sandshore School Spirit

Week.

On that day, each grade reported to the

gym during its 46-minute special and partic-

ipated in activities at various stations. The

school nurse had a station to educate the

students about the heart and how to listen

the heart. Students also learned different

jump rope techniques such as long jump,individual and partner rope tricks, vertical

jump, standing broad jump and agility jump

patterns.

Students got to set their personal best

in their own personal number of jumps

rather than making it a contest, says

Thompson.

As part of the program, students in

grades third through fifth had the option to

collect donations for the American Heart

Association by creating online accounts.

Students created e-cards with a picture ofthem jumping and sent them to family and

friends asking for donations. Some jumped

in honor of a loved one who has been a vic-

tim of a heart attack or stroke.

You could jump in honor of someone

who is dealing with heart problems or is

recovering, or in memory of someone who

died from heart or stroke, says Thompson.

So many people know someone who

has relative with a heart issue, or has a heart

attack or stroke, says Thompson. Its a per-

fect fit for what were doing. It just reach-

es so many people.

Thompson even participated and collect-

ed donations in honor of her late mother

who had survived three heart valve trans-

plants. I raised money in honor of my

mom, who died much later at the age of 88.

Through their efforts, the Sandshore

School community raised $6,263 in this

years Jump for Heart. The highest contrib-

utors were two students that each raised

$300. Last year, only fourth and fifth

graders asked for donations raising $2,042,

says Thompson.

In appreciation for its efforts, the

American Heart Association gave

Sandshore School lesson plans for its teach-

ers as well as resources, jump ropes, t-shirts

and collectible ducks for a small donation.

Students who raised $5 receive a red,

white and blue duck- Quack, the life saving

duck to remind them of the warning signs of

heart attack and stroke; a black Ninja duck

if more than $5 is raised on-line; and a Mr.

Cool duck wearing a shirt that says I love

PE if more than $75 is raised.

We had duck days, says Thompson,

who only handed out the popular ducks one

day a week to the students.

Although students are practicing their

jump roping skills in January, the core of theprogram is education of the heart.

We are learning how the heart works,

how to keep the heart healthy, says

Thompson. A jump Rope for Heart coordi-

nator even comes in to teach Thompson and

the nurse hands only CPR with just chest

compressions and counting without the

breathing segment.

Jumping rope is also a great cardio exer-

cise that keeps the heart strong, builds

bones and improves agility.

We learned that if you jump five toseven minutes, that equals running a mile,

says Thompson.

While January is set for jump roping,

Sandshore students do jump all round as

part of their warm-ups for activities and fit-

ness.

Students seven to 12 need to build their

bones, need to do that with weights, says

Thompson. You want to build your bone

bank early. One way to do that is by jump-

ing rope. Jump roping is weight bearing,

building muscle strength and the bone bank,endurance, cardio, timing and a great respi-

ratory work out with very little equip-

ment.

Thompson says, It takes timing and

coordination. Kids dont jump rope. I have

to teach them how to jump. Ive developed

different techniques to get them up and

jumping.

On Mon., Feb. 24, Thompson attended a

Jump Rope for Heart seminar at the New

Jersey Conference for the Alliance of

Health at the Convention Center in Long

Sandshore Students Jump To Raise Money For Heart & StrokeBranch, and learned new ideas to incorpo-

rate in the jump rope program.

I learned how to get into Double Dutch

jumping - which is jumping while two

ropes are turning at the same time. You

need a good set of turners and jumpers.

Jumping and turning are two different

skills.

The fifth graders are learning how to

Double Dutch jump now and the new tech-

nique will be incorporated in next years

event, says Thompson.

The current record for longest jump rop-

ing at Sandshore School is 20 minutes for

fifth graders, and 16 minutes for fourth

graders, says Thompson. In June, the fourth

and fifth graders will have their Jump Rope

competition as part of their end-of-year

field day.

Jumping rope even improves reading

skills.

Kids are developing jump rope rhymes

to help them develop their reading, says

Thompson.

All you need is a jump rope, says

Thompson.

Spiritmouth Caf celebrates music. It

brings together very talented folk

musicians from the tri-state area,

almost all of whom have their own CDs. It

is the brainchild of Dennis Paradise, a noted

folk artist himself, and half of the duo Plus

One with Robin OReilly. Spiritmouth

meets on the first Saturday of each month,

November thru March. Admission and

refreshments are free. There is a good will

offering for the artist of the evening.

Family friendly. For more info, go to

www.redeemeronline.net/spiritmouth.

The season finale will be Sat. Apr. 5,

2014, celebrating Dave Murphy and

Friends! Please contact Scott at

[email protected] for more info.

Spiritmouth Caf Celebrates Music

Attention Schools, Churches, Organizations

Send Your Press Releases to [email protected]

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By Cheryl Conway

Eyes, ears and a cell phone is all one

needs these days to help solve crimes

in Morris County.

In existence since 1986, Morris County

Sheriffs Crimestoppers recently added

anonymous texting and a submission form

so witnesses can have even easier access to

report a crime while remaining unidentifi-

able. The information gathering agency

through the Morris County Sheriffs

Department works with law enforcement,

the public and media to solve various

crimes.

While some nearby towns were recently

ranked as one of the safest communities in

New Jersey, law enforcement can not be

alone in crime reporting. Partnering withcitizens can only raise the bar on maintain-

ing safe communities.

There are 487,000 sets of eyes and ears

in Morris County that can help law enforce-

ment, says Greg Moses of Dover, commis-

sioner of Morris County Sheriffs

Crimestoppers. Law enforcement cant do

it alone. Information is the only thing that

helps to solve crimes.

Involved with the program since Morris

County started using it 28 years ago, Moses

says Crime never goes away. Each lawenforcement agency can only do so much,

yet crimes keep occurring. This to me is a

very important asset into keeping the com-

munity safe.

Crimestoppers began in 1976 in

Albuquerque, New Mexico, when a young

detective faced with several unsolved cases,

especially one that involved the murder of a

college student, believed information to

solve the crime was available from someone

other than the criminal.

The local community, media and lawenforcement publicized the first Crime of

the Week and offered a cash reward to

individuals that provided anonymous tips

that would lead to the arrest.

A call received resulted in the arrest

within 72 hours of three men involved in the

homicide of the young college student that

had occurred four months earlier, according

to Crimestoppers USA.

Crimestoppers has grown world wide

with programs in the United States, Canada,

Caribbean, Latin America, Europe,Australia, and the South/Western Pacific.

Morris County was the first in NJ to start

a Crimestoppers program, says John Sette

of Morris Twp., chair of the Morris County

Sheriffs Crimestopper board who helped

establish the local agency with former

Sheriff John Fox in 1986.

Fox had been approached with the idea

of Crimestoppers in 1985, by another coun-

ty official whose daughter was attacked in

her apartment while attending school in the

northwest. Two days after her attack, the

crime was solved through Crimestoppers.

Through Crimestoppers, the media will

publicize information about a crime and

someone can place anonymous tips with the

most secure methods whether through

phone call, texting or an online submissionform. Participants will be given a code

number which is their only connection to

the case.

Texting was added two years ago to keep

up with the advancement in technology.

Were constantly reinventing how we

get out to the public, says Sette. We are

trying to upgrade through the internet. Now

you can text, call or email. As technology

changes, we are evolving. Our intent every-

day is to get more and more people to par-

ticipate. If you see a crime, you can report acrime without getting involved.

Once received, tips are then turned over

to law enforcement, says Moses, who creat-

ed the Crimestoppers website in June 2010

to help spread the word about the local

Crimestoppers program. We work with

county, state and local agencies, prosecu-

tors, chiefs of police, federal agencies,

secret service and FBI. Information is all

we give them and then they turn it into an

investigation.

Submitters may be entitled to a $1,000cash award, say officials, and at the same

time do not have to fear being identified.

Not one persons identity has been com-

promised in the last 26 years, says Moses.

The phone calls are transmitted through

a one wire telephone with no electronic

devices whatsoever, Moses explains.

Texting goes through an encryption of mil-

itary grade and the submission form goes

through 47 random servers. Theres no

way to track it back. Its very secure.

Sette says, When you call us, its total-ly anonymous. We give you a code num-

ber.

The only person to know the identity of

the caller or texter is the reward deliverer,

Sette himself.

Less than one half want the reward,

says Moses. They just want to solve

crime.

About 20 percent claim the reward, says

Sette. All monies are raised through

fundraisers sponsored by Crimestoppers,

with no tax dollars involved. Its mainfundraiser a cocktail party at the

Birchwood Manor in Whippany every

December- attracts about 500 people with

$25,000 raised annually.

People need to know that we are here,

says Moses, so when they see something

they can call or text and not worry about

repercussions or going to court.

In Morris County alone, there have been

2,000 arrests through tips received by

Crimestoppers, says Sette.

There have been a tremendous amount

of arrests that wouldnt have happened if it

werent for Crimestoppers, says Sette. Its

a great program. The bad guy is always

looking for police, rather than looking to

see if citizens are around.

The program has been well received.During its first year, when Roxbury High

School was bombarded by bomb scares in

1986, Morris County Sheriffs

Crimestoppers received an anonymous

phone call that led them to the arrest of the

bomb-threat caller, describes Sette.

Another crime reported through the local

Crimestoppers involved the arrest of a high

school student who set fire to the Sizzlers

Steak House in Rockaway years ago. The

fire had been deemed electrical until the

anonymous call was received with the realcause of the fire, says Sette.

Most of the crimes reported, about 60

percent, in Morris County through

Crimestoppers have been drug related

crimes, officials say, but have run the gamut

from locating fugitives, to theft and coun-

terfeit money.

We generally receive cases involving

the use or sale/use of controlled dangerous

substances, says Det. Sgt. Lou Sanchez,

Investigations Division of the Mt. Olive

Twp. Police Department. On occasion we

also receive cases involving theft and driv-

ing while intoxicated.

Sanchez says Mt. Olive receives approx-

imately six to eight Crimestopper tips a

year. Morris County Sheriff's Crimestopper

program also has been pro-active with Mt.Olive in the past, such as with bank rob-

beries, says Sanchez. They will send out a

special Crimestopper upon our request and

we then receive an influx of tips on that par-

ticular request.

Most recently, Crimestoppers provided

information through its program that assist-

ed Mt. Olive with a theft investigation. The

investigation was subsequently closed by

arrest, says Sanchez.

Mt. Olive has benefitted from the pro-

gram right from its inception, says Mt.Olive Police Chief Mark Spitzer, a past

president of the Morris County Police

Chiefs Association.

As a police chief I believe the intelli-

gence information garnered from the pro-

gram is important and valuable, says

Spitzer. The program is of benefit especial-

ly because the sheriff is sure to advertise its

existence in many ways. Everyone from

Morris County knows of the system because

Ed Rochford and the commissioners of the

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program spread the word regularly.

Spitzer says the community can call police directly if

they feel more comfortable but by calling into

Crimestoppers the informant is assigned a number, as they

advertise "no one will ask your name" and often the tipsteris given a reward for their help.

They have the option, says Moses. They can be

socially responsible and they dont have to be involved.

They are helping the community. Its a very good partner-

ship. Its absolutely perfect.

Call Crimestoppers at (973) Cop-Call or 1-800-Sheriff to

place an anonymous tip; or go to copcall.org to submit a

secure submission form or send a text. If the information

leads to the arrest or indictment of the responsible individ-

ual(s), up to a $1,000 cash reward will be received.

Crimestoppers is a non-profit corporation in cooperation

with the Morris County Prosecutors Office, Morris CountyChiefs of Police Association, and the Morris Sheriff's

Office.

In emergency cases, always call 911 and not

Crimestoppers.

Monetary contributions can be sent to Morris County

Sheriffs Crimestoppers, P.O. Box 192, Convent Station,

NJ, 07961. All contributions are tax deductible.

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AT, SPAY, LOVEAND EAT SOME MORE

Join us for Eleventh Hour Rescues 2nd Annual

Spay-Ghetti Dinner and enjoy carbs and comfort

food for a great cause!

Attendees will feast on spaghetti, meatballs and other

treats prepared by Eleventh Hour Rescues volunteer chefs.

The proceeds for this important fund raising event will help

raise much-needed funds to cover the costs of spaying and

neutering for the thousands of rescued animals Eleventh

Hour Rescue has under their care each year. The Spay-ghet-

ti Dinner will also be an opportunity to promote the impor-

tance of spay and neuter to the local community. This is a

people only event so leave the 4 legged family members at

home.

Each ticket includes delicious, unlimited salad, bread,

spaghetti, and meatballs. Due to the regulations at the

venue, all beverages, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, are

available for additional cash purchase each. Delicious

home-made desserts too will be available for additional

cash purchase as well. In addition to the scrumptious meal,there will be a 50-50 raffle, an extensive tricky tray assort-

ment to place your bids, and more for your enjoyment.

Winners need not be present.

This important event will be held at the Lake Hopatcong

Elks Lodge, 201 Howard Blvd, Mt Arlington, NJ 07856, on

Sunday, March 16, 2014. There will be 3 separate seatings:

2:00pm, 4:00pm, and 6:00pm. Advanced ticket purchase is:

$15 per adult and $10 per child 12 and under. Tickets pur-

chased at the door are: $20 per adult and $15 per child 12

and under.

Advanced Ticket Purchases can be made conveniently

online at: www.ehrdogs.org

2nd Annual Spay-Ghetti Dinner Presented byEleventh Hour Rescue

The Sussex County

Arts and Heritage

Council is pleased to

announce a new exhibit

called Celebrate New

Jersey at the NewtonJudicial Center. It includes

Celebrate New Jersey Exhibit at theNewton Judicial Center

works of art from several local artists in a

variety of media such as watercolor, pho-

tography, etching, and pastel.

New Jersey, with its rich colonial and

Revolutionary War history, turns 350 years

old this year having begun in 1664. It sportscities, suburbs, ocean access, rivers, farms,

forests, and, in Sussex County, more black

bears per square mile than in Alaska. It is a

state rich in history as well as cutting edge

fine arts, great schools and universities. It

offers a wide range of culture from the

beginning of our country to modern time.

Come celebrate this wonderful anniversary

and see firsthand an artistic interpretation of

our glorious state.

Celebrate New Jersey Exhibit will run

from now to March 25, 2014. You can visit

the exhibit, located on the 2nd floor of the

Public Gallery at the Newton Judicial

Center during normal business hours. It islocated at 43-47 High Street, Newton NJ.

For more information about this and

other events, please contact the Sussex

County Arts and Heritage Council at 937-

383-0027, visit scahc.org or visit the

gallery/office at 133 Spring Street, Newton,

NJ, The Councils hours are Tuesday

through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and

Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

When was the last time you walked

through the woods after the sun-

set? An entirely new world

awakens in the woods after the park gates

close each night. A host of rarely seen noc-

turnal creatures come out for their nightly

errands: flying squirrels glide between tree

trunks, choruses of frogs sing from pools

and marshes, bats and owls hunt on silent

wings, and moths flutter around dimly

glowing like white flowers.

Bring a flashlight and hit the trails just asthe night life wakes up at the Great

Swamp Outdoor Education Centers Night

Hike Adventure on Friday April 11 in

Chatham Township. Join a naturalist for an

unparalleled experience with hands-on

activities that demonstrate the amazing

adaptations of nocturnal animals. Learn to

listen for the wildlife and differentiate the

unique sounds. Perhaps you will spot an

owl flying nearby, or a raccoon peering

down from a tree. Adults and kids ages 5

and older can sign up for a time slot

between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on this fun,

educational, guided walk in the woods. This

easy-level walk over flat trails and board-

walks cost $6 per person, and is approxi-

mately one hour.

The staff of Pyramid Mountain Natural

Historic Area in Montville invites you to a

Full Moon Hike on Tuesday, April 15 at 7

p.m. Experience the full pink moon of the

spring, named

by the Native Americans for the wild

ground phlox flowers in bloom at this timeof year. Explore the trails in the diminishing

light before the rising of the full moon. This

moderate level hike is suitable for ages 7

and older. Approximately two hours in

length, each hike costs $5 per person. Dress

for the weather, bring water, and a flash-

light. Space is limited, so advance registra-

tion is required. For more information or to

register, please call 973.635.6629 for the

Night Hike Adventure of 973.334.3130 for

the Full Moon Hike. Visit us at mor-

risparks.net.

Nighttime Family Adventures

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By Cheryl Conway

Township officials may be switching up their to do l ist

with their improvement projects in Mt. Olive, plac-

ing the Budd Lake Beach Boardwalk and

Redevelopment Zone as a priority over Flanders Park.After the discussion came up at the Feb. 25 Mt. Olive

Twp. Council meeting, most officials were favorable of the

idea. If approved, monies from the township budget will be

moved from Flanders Park renovations to the Budd Lake

Beach Boardwalk plan and Redevelopment Zone.

In order to move forward wit the project, monies will be

required to conduct an engineering study and expenditure

analysis to determine if the idea of a Boardwalk at Budd

Lake Beach is feasible. The conceptual idea with the budg-

et would be to use funds that were geared toward Flanders

Park Renovations, says Mt. Olive Twp. Mayor Rob

Greenbaum.

We need to do our homework, says Greenbaum, to dis-

cover if there are any deeds or obstacles to prevent the con-

struction of a boardwalk. We need to determine the cost on

how to do it.

Councilman Alex Roman who serves on the Mt. Olive

Twp. Open Space Committee brought the suggestion to the

council to take the next steps by approving an engineering

study and cost analysis for the boardwalk concept.

Roman suggested that the council move the money allo-

cated for improvements at Flanders Park to get the beach

ball rolling on the Budd Lake boardwalk concept.

Flanders Park has been in need of better fields, further

trail development and an upgraded swing set, officials have

agreed, but that project may be put on hold for now.

The township already got over its first hurdle by receiv-

ing approval some time ago from the Highlands Council for

redevelopment along the corridor of Route 46. The idea is

for a boardwalk to stretch along Route 46, which is alongthe Highlands Zone, explains Greenbaum.

Since the area is a Highlands Redevelopment Zone, the

boardwalk may be limited to Only one-third of a mile,

says Roman. Stretching the boardwalk to one mile would be

ideal, but officials agree that any type of sidewalk construc-

tion along that area would improve its appearance and

usage.

The boardwalk would be a wooden platform on the lake-

side of Route 46, similar to that of Lake Mohawk in Sparta,

describes Greenbaum. Its purpose would serve as a beau-

tification issue that would spur redevelopment on the

westside of Route 46 and the dock area around Budd Lake,

he says.

Beautifying the area could attract new businesses to

open on Route 46, officials say.

New businesses coming into Budd Lake will make the

lake an area where people want to go rather than a pass

thru, says Greenbaum.

Building a boardwalk would attract more businesses,

agrees Roman. We have a lot of vacant properties. If we

build, they will come.

Some improvements near the beach would include a

paved parking area near the club house to make it more

attractive, accessible and easier to visit the beach, says

Roman.

Providing a boardwalk would be a nice addition to those

residents who want to utilize the beach but without touch-

ing the water or sand.

Most people dont want to go into the water or on the

beach, says Roman. I can easily see people walking downthe boardwalk or fishing off the boardwalk. If the board-

walk can be stretched to one mile, people may be even able

to jog it, he adds.

At the same time, we dont want to take away from the

businesses by too long of a boardwalk, says Roman. We

are in the basic starting stages. We may have to change the

Redevelopment Highland Zone to see if its feasible and

how long it would take.

The council approved the Mount Olive Highlands

Preservation Area Land Use Ordinance in Dec. 2013 to

adopt that zone since it is a Highlands Preservation Area.

By the Highlands Council allowing Mt. Olive officials to

use the redevelopment zone, we can make the property

more valuable, concludes Roman.

Officials Get Beach Ball Rolling For Boardwalk in Budd Lake

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By Ejvind Boccolini

New Morris County Clerk Ann F.

Grossi was surprised when she

learned about a job opening forcounty clerk, but her ability to successfully

earn this title was no surprise, due to her

great legal and management experience.

In an interview with the Morristown

News recently, Grossi, who is serving a

five-year term as clerk until Dec. 31, 1018,

said she did not know that previous clerk

Joan Bramhall (who served from 1999 to

2013) was going to retire, but instead

thought that Bramhall may serve another

five years as clerk.

Grossi previously thought about the pos-sibility of serving as county clerk, but noted

that she had plans to run for freeholder

again a job which she enjoyed very much.

But when Bramhall retired, Grossi noted

that the opportunity presented itself and

came out of left field.

Now, Grossi thanks her helpful and

impressive staff for its efficiency, and will

continue to offer strong, and excellent pub-

lic service. Grossi also wants to bring the

clerks office to a new level of technology

and open a satellite office perhaps in the

Rockaway Townsquare Mall.

Grossi said the clerks office is deposito-

ry for legal documents - deeds, mortgages,

trade names, and maps. It also issues pass-

ports, county ids, and veteran ids.

Grossi herself has a strong legal back-

ground, having worked as an attorney with

a private practice, and was a freeholder for

3 years in Morris County, on council in

Parsippany, and served as council vice pres-

ident.

Grossi also worked for the state as Chief

Morris County Clerk Ann F. Grossi Brings Strong Management,And Excellent Legal Background To County

of Enforcement of the New Jersey

Department of Law and Public Safety, over-

seeing 5 offices and also 3 satellite offices.

As an attorney, she is very well-versed incivil service, and union contracts negotia-

tion and arbitration. She also served as

counsel for several libraries in Morris

County.

As a freeholder in Morris County, she

said the position gave me a full back-

ground for what the county does.

Now, she has 34 individuals on staff not

including the deputy.

Grossi notes that the county performs a

myriad of functions for its residents, some

of which may be unknown to its communi-ty members. The many departments operate

in a most effective way, working to keep

matters in balance at all times.

Things get done because the county

gets them done, said Grossi, adding that

sometimes not everyone knows that tasks

are being successfully completed and that

it is the county officials and employees that

achieve this for its residents.

I have a great staff here, Grossi said,

thanking her officials and employees.

Grossi noted that she wants to enhance

and automate, within reason, more facets of

the county.

She also wants the community to know

they are open for business. The hours are8 am to 4:30 pm, Mondaythrough Friday,

with Registry recording offered until 4 pm.

There are hours on Wednesday until 7 pm

for passports only, and the location of the

County Clerks office is the first floor of the

Administration and Records Building on

Court Street in Morristown. Residents of

any New Jersey county can use the passport

service.

Grossi said there are many ancient docu-

ments on file in the clerks office, and gave

an example by showing the 1906 MorrisCounty Manual. It lists towns, legislative

districts, county offices, commissions, and

newspapers.

I think a lot of people call us about

passports, she said, adding that the office

collects recording and filing fees. She said,

through our fees the state gets the lion's

share, and added that the clerks office

receives a fee for every document they file.

In 2012, the clerks office generated $36

million, and in 2013, $50 million. The



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county received about 7 or 8 million dollars

in 2012, for example, and that is one tax

point.

The clerks office also has an online doc-

ument research facility, in which communi-ty members can perform an official records

public search, and Grossi said the clerks

office is launching facebook page.

Grossi said she wants to move the clerks

office into a new level of technology, and

this will include electronic transmissions

with respect to additional services that the

clerks office offers.

The clerks office is not yet ready to do

deeds with e-filing, but otherwise the

clerks office is operational with respect to

e-filing.

Were looking forward to getting that

done, Grossi said, referring to the e-filing

of deeds.

Grossi also wants to have a satellite

office in, perhaps the Rockaway

Townsquare Mall, and wants to implement

outreach passport services. They will look

to have a caravan schedule advertised, in

which there will be a mobile unit out in the

field where people can take advantage of

the services.

Grossi said the clerks office was estab-

lished in 1739, and is one of three constitu-

tional offices (county, sheriff and surro-

gate). It is established by statute, meaning

that it is in the N.J. Constitution. As clerk,

Grossi also performs weddings, and the

clerks office tabulates the results of the

election process.This is tradition, as is the way they

decide what order the names of candidates

within a given contest will appear on a bal-

lot. They have a "hat box in which they put

the name of each candidate (written on a

piece of paper) inside its own tiny glass

container. Containers are handpicked, ran-

domly, and the first one handpicked gets on

the ballot first, and so on.

Visit website www.morriscountyclerk.

org/ and residents will notice that the top

paragraph of the page conveniently listssome important services that are offered.

There are clickable links in blue type to

direct community members to the proper

destination to get all the information they

need.

The paragraph reads: Visit our office to

get a passport, record and file land transac-

tions, apply to become a Notary Public, get

a County ID Card, or during election time,

vote in person. Our goal is to continue the

excellent public service youve come to

expect from the Morris County Clerks

Office.


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By Cheryl Conway

In an effort to clean up the appearance ofMt. Olive, local officials have introducedan ordinance that will control the use and

placement of clothing bins scattered around

town.The first reading of the ordinance was atthe Feb. 25, Mt. Olive Twp. Council meeting,and the second reading with public commentand a vote was set for March 11. If approved,clothing bins will only be allowed onapproved municipal property and must meetcertain restrictions such as size, material,proper identification and regular clothing col-lections.

With a proliferation of clothing binsthroughout Mt. Olive, township officials wantstricter rules on their placement and use, but

atleast one official disagrees saying it limitsthe rights of business owners to control theuse of their property.

My administration has been working toimprove the way it looks in Flanders andBudd Lake, says Mt. Olive Twp. Mayor RobGreenbaum. To have all of these boxes allover the place, was not coinciding with thetowns plan to clean it up. We had no ordi-nance for appropriate standards.

The issue of limiting the placement ofclothing bins to municipal properties had

been brought up twice by the Mt. Olive TwpZoning Officer prior to the introduction of the

proposed ordinance. Greenbaum says there isa proliferation or a lot of bins in Flandersand Budd Lake dropped off wherever.

Made out of different materials and somewith writing all over it, became really an eye

sore, says Greenbaum. Some bins wereplaced in inappropriate places, could be dan-gerous in the way in which they are struc-tured, have an overflow with clothing hang-ing out of them or are surrounded by bags leftoutside the box, or have become deposito-ries for discarded items or other uncollectedrefuse, as stated in the proposed ordinance.

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