Round About

Congresswoman Mike Sherrill recently presented Passaic County officials with a check for the McBride Avenue/Browertown Road Mini-Roundabout, which was funded in the Congressional omnibus bill. The project will remove the dated triangle that is there now. The new circle will allow for a left turn from Browertown onto McBride allowing vehicles to head toward the commercial district. This will eliminate much of the cut-through traffic through Dowling Estates to get to the shopping center and the schools. The circle will also create a safer intersection for motorists and pedestrians. No plans have been made yet for the road project to begin.

Mayor Keith Kazmark and the Woodland Park Borough Council recently hosted the first annual Women’s History Month at a WP Seniors Club meeting. Club member Jennifer Tiritilli Ranu was honored for all the work she has done in the Woodland Park community and in the City of Paterson and a special thanks was also given to Mary Ann Iaconio, president of the senior club. Born and raised in Paterson, Ranu lived in Woodland Park from 1969 to 2012. She currently lives in Wayne. Over her career, she served as a teacher at School No. 27 in Paterson, a science teacher at John F. Kennedy and Passaic Valley High Schools, science supervisor in Elmwood Park, and as an adjunct at Montclair State University. She also served as a substitute teacher at Beatrice Gilmore and Memorial School in Woodland Park. She is an active member of the American Legion Post 238, Ladies Auxiliary, the WP Seniors, and also organizes an essay contest sponsored by the WP Seniors for eighth grade students at Memorial Middle School. Ranu is the author of “Skatekey,” “Italians of Greater Paterson,” and “Colorful Journey.” She served as a storyteller and volunteer at the Paterson Great Falls Historical Park and volunteer at the Paterson Museum. Ranu is mother of Jeff Ranu and grandmother of Giuliana Ranu and Karolina Ranu.