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Denville Playwright is Enjoying a Rewarding Career

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By Steve Sears enville’s Joe Vitale has enjoyed and continues to enjoy a wonderful writing career.

His latest play, The Interpreter, will be a part of The Theater Project Playwrights Workshop in Union, with whom he’s been affiliated for about 10 years and has been on the Board of Directors for about four years. “The Interpreter is a play that had a reading over Zoom. What The Theater Project does is, in addition to producing professional plays, they also have a reading series for playwrights. So, as we begin to develop our work in the workshop – and there’s about eight of us now in the workshop - we have access to a live audience via a relationship with the Cranford Community Center. Back in the old days, when you actually had lots of in-person theater and would gather, we would do these readings monthly at the Cranford Community Center. Right now, via Zoom, we can still have our script readings and then we get audience reaction. You get audience feedback, which is important, and then you take that feedback and you incorporate and you continue to work on your script and make changes and do that sort of thing. That’s where we are right now. We’re hoping, with The Theater Project’s Artistic Director, Mark Spina, to get a professional, full production of the play, later in the year, maybe in the fall.”

Vitale, 69, who has been married to his wife, Barbara, for 42 years, has worked as a journalist, and was a magazine editor for about 10 years. “I went to the Columbia Journalism School in the early 1980s. I graduated in ‘82. I worked at the Bergen Record for a while, and then I went to work as an Assistant Managing Editor of something called United Features Syndicate, a news feature syndicate. I was an Associate Editor of Channels Magazine in New York - it was a media magazine - and then I ended my journalism career with New Jersey Monthly. I was Executive Editor at New Jersey Monthly in the late ‘80s - early 90s.” He has been an adjunct professor at Drew University since 2018.

Vitale was born in Newark and attended Newark Rutgers. “I was involved in the theater program there, and wrote a play for my senior year. In the mid 1970s, I took two playwriting courses -- one with playwright Dick Longchamps and the other with playwright Bill Packard -- at The HB Studio in New York. So I’ve been writing plays off and on for a while.” His play, Murrow, about the famed newscaster, has gotten the most attention. “That ran off Broadway. It is now with a producer in Texas who’s looking

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at possibly mounting a production later this year in the Dallas area.”

A Dramatists Guild of America member, Vitale is the recipient of a 2021 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship in playwriting. His play, Dragons in the Crease, which premiered at New York City’s Hudson Guild Theater in September 2020, was a finalist for the Joanne Woodward\Paul Newman Drama Award. Vitale has also been a semifinalist at the Eugene O’Neill Theater\ National Playwrights Conference in 2012, and one of his productions, a one-act play titled The Monster Under the Bed, garnered “Best Play” awards in both Indiana and New Jersey.

His success being what it is, for Vitale it’s the creation that matters most. “Oh yeah, it’s the creative experience.

The most exciting thing is to write words on paper, and see what you’ve imagined in real lights and real time. To see something that you’ve written in one dimension, so to speak, on a piece of paper, be given the life and dimension on a stage with real people - it’s extremely exciting.”

For more information about Joseph Vitale and his work, visit his website at www.josephvitale.net.

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Alzheimer Disease: What Every Loved One Should Know

By, Chris Bauer MD re you having difficulty with memory and recall as you age? Is a member of your family having more difficultly with memory and getting thru the activities of daily living as they get older? If so, then you could be suffering from Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Disease is common in New Jersey. The Alzheimer Disease Association of New Jersey reports that 68% of NJ residents know someone with Alzheimer Disease. It has been reported that Alzheimer Disease accounts for two thirds of all dementia cases in the United States. June 2021 is Alzheimer Disease and Brain Awareness month.

Alzheimer Disease is a form of dementia that impacts thinking, behavior and memory. Dementia is not a normal part of the aging process and significant lapses in memory and mental functioning need to be evaluated. The most common symptom of Alzheimer Disease is memory impairment.

Memory lapses and difficulties with short term memory recall are some of the most common early symptoms of Alzheimer Disease. Multitasking and organizational skills are also significantly affected by Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease is a degenerative brain condition that some believe is cause by the buildup of protein plaques in the brain. As the disease worsens people eventually have trouble completing

their activities of daily living. The average age of someone with Alzheimer Disease is in their mid-sixties but there is a small minority of people who are diagnosed at much earlier age.

To confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease there is a specific evaluation that needs to be done. If someone is concerned that they may have Alzheimer Disease, they should be seen by a physician for testing. At the physician’s office a series of tests will be done testing different aspects of memory, executive functioning, and problem solving.

A basic memory test that is used asks a patient to recall a series of objects at five and ten minutes. Memories of recent events and testing of current events can also reveal memory deficits that are present in Alzheimer Disease. Often people with early-stage Alzheimer Disease have a decreased ability to recognize memory impairments. Interviewing a person’s family members and spouse about their memory deficits can be an essential tool in getting the complete picture about a person’s cognitive state. After the neurological assessment has been concluded an MRI or another form of brain imaging is recommended in the diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease.

Other causes of dementia such as vascular stroke, normal age-related memory changes, and dementia need to be also ruled out as possible causes of the dementia in the workup.

The disease progression of Alzheimer Disease can vary significantly from person to person. Most patients will have motor dysfunction. This may happen later in the course of the disease. Problems with sleeping, seizure activity, and changes in a person’s sense of smell are also quite common features of Alzheimer Disease. Most patients can live with Alzheimer Disease for 8-10 years. However, there are reports of patients living for 20 years or greater if the disease state is adequately managed.

Despite the profoundly serious nature of Alzheimer Disease there are many different treatments that exist to lessen the symptoms, improve quality of life to extend lifespan. Several different medication classes exist that slow the build up of protein plaques that cause worsening of the disease. These medications are best used as early as possible in the course of the disease so that a person’s intellectual ability can be preserved for the longest possible time. Exercise programs and occupational therapy have also been found to be useful in treatment in slowing down the progression of the disease.

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hat has boxes and boxes of tissues, rolls and rolls of toilet paper, and dozens of containers of shampoo? No, not your local supermarket. It’s the Denville Social Services food pantry!

The Rotary Club of Denville held a Paper Goods and Toiletries Drive on Saturday, May 15th at the Municipal Building, and it was a resounding success.

Club members gathered at 9:00 am and helped donors unload their vehicles throughout the morning. By noon, when the drive ended, the walkway to the Municipal building was covered with over 75 shopping bags of donations.

Due to the overwhelming giving spirit of Denville residents, who continue to answer the call to help the community, the Denville

Denville Rotary Hits the Mark with Paper Drive

food pantry is now well stocked to meet local needs.

“On behalf of Denville Rotary, I extend my thanks

to the Denville residents who never disappoint in their generosity”, says Club President Patricia Agliata.

“And to our members, thank you for your Service Above Self. We had a great day embracing the

opportunity to serve.”

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St. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School Fundraises for Good

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By Steve Sears t. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School in Parsippany, working with its 6th grade student council, has succeeded in some very encouraging fundraising for the 2020-21 school year.

Donna Saric had been teaching art only at the school for 11 years, but this year she added 4th, 5th, and 6th grade reading to her resume.

“And this year, I also took on being advisor for the Student Council,” Saric says. She then explains, “We started off the year without the Student Council, and then in reading class I chose the book “A Long Walk to Water. It’s a true story. It just kind of looked like a good first read. So, we read it together as a group and the story is just incredible.”

Reading the book with her seven 6th graders, who became the Student Council, inspired Saric, the class, and the school itself to join the Iron Giraffe Challenge, a fundraiser which helps provide finds for drilling for wells, hygiene education, and training for the people of South Sudan.

Further interested in the Water for South Sudan organization, founded by Salva Dut (whose story inspired “A Long Walk to Water”), the school’s initial goal was to raise $1000 for the organization.

The families of St. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School did better, collecting more than $3700, all of which was donated to Water for South Sudan.

However, since the deadline for the Iron Giraffe Challenge wasn’t until April, the school wanted to do something for the holidays, and they did. In December, organized was a school-wide fundraiser to collect gift cards for the New Jersey Battered Women’s Services of Morris County. “One of my students suggested that we do a fundraiser for JBWS, because her mother had done some things with them,” explains Saric. “I contacted them and asked them if there was any type of holiday drive that they could use or need. And they have a

Holiday Shop for Families.” JBWS also mentioned to Saric that they were overrun with toys for kids, but also that older children were also part of the equation, and they suggested gift cards. “We did a gift card drive where we asked each classroom - we have a large early childhood program and then we have our elementary program – so this was something for the entire school. My student council went to each classroom to explain what this was for and the importance of giving. And in a week and a half, because we were a little late to start and they needed it before the holidays, we raised almost $2,300 in various gift cards.”

The Iron Giraffe Challenge was kicked off in February.

The Student Council created a PowerPoint presentation, again visited each classroom to explain why they were doing the challenge, and the initial kind of motivator for each classroom was called a “Loose Change Challenge,” and that there would be a winner among the early childhood and elementary classrooms where the class that raised the most money would get a dress down day.

The school collected a total of coins and also bills in the amount of $3,776 for Water for South Sudan, which well exceeded the school’s initial goal of $1,000. The latter amount when reached entered St. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School in a prize drive, one being a private audience video call with “A Long Walk to Water” author, Linda Sue Park, which they won and had on Monday, April 23.

For Saric and the school, however, it wasn’t about the win, but the giving. “I really encouraged my students that winning that was not at all the point. I said to them, ‘We far surpassed what we set out to do and, and so we need to really remember that that’s why we did it, and we didn’t do it for a prize.’”

For more information about St. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School, visit www. stelizabethschool.com.

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Assumption College for Sisters Holds Commencement Exercises

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n Friday, May 7, Assumption College for Sisters held Commencement Exercises at St. Mary Church, Denville, NJ at 2 PM. Rev. Martin Glynn, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Rev. Richard Tartaglia, Parochial Vicar, and Rev. Joseph Nguyen, pastor of Most Precious Blood Church, Collingswood, NJ, concelebrated Mass. It was followed immediately by the Commencement Exercises and a reception in the Riverview School Annex.

The 2021 graduates are: Associate in Arts Degree Sister Maria Marleni Abu Lelo, SDV Sister. M. Jesca Lucy Alitubeera, IHMR Sister Maria Hoa Bui, SPP Sister Maria Yen Cao, SPP Sister Emilia Din, SDV Sister Fransiska Leja, SDV Sister Donatha N. Gerard, FSSB Sister Yosari Magdalena Menjivar Diaz, OMO Sister Agnes Atai Ongodia, IHMR Associate in Religious Arts Degree Sister Emeline Sevinyuy, SST In addition, four students were awarded Certificates in Theological Studies. They are: Sister Brithany Gutierrez Bustillo, FMA Manuela Guimarães, SCC Sister Natasha Roig, FMA Sister Anne Weis, FMA Dr. Jo Anne Sylva delivered the Commencement address.

Jo Anne Cammarata Sylva is a first-generation Italian American who grew up in Caldwell, New Jersey.

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from William Paterson University, a Master of Arts from Montclair State University, and a Doctor of Letters from Drew University. She has taught at William Paterson University and Caldwell

University. She has been a board member of the American College in Leuven, Belgium, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City. For eight years, Dr. Sylva was a past member of the ACS Board of Trustees, and she has been an instructor of both ESL and College English here at ACS since 2006.

Dr. Sylva is the author of How Italy and Her People Shaped Cardinal Newman: Italian Influences on an English Mind. She has lectured to religious congregations on Loss and Gain in Consecrated Life and in November, 2019, presented her paper on “How Italy and Her People brought Newman to a New Holiness” at the Blessed John Henry Newman Symposium at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York. In addition, Dr. Sylva has given radio and newspaper interviews on Newman and the Italians

and has published articles on rehabilitation options for persons with spinal cord injuries. But she feels that her most rewarding professional experience continues to be here at Assumption College where she has the privilege to instruct these women religious from Asia, Africa, and Central America.

Each year the College takes a retrospective look at alumnae.

The 2021 the Alumna of the Year award was presented in absentia to Sister Dativa Mukebita, FSSB, class of 2003 and Foundress of the Village Angels of Tanzania.

Introducing Sister Dativa were Sergio and Johanna Burani, co-chairs of the Board of Village Angels.

Accepting the award in her stead, was graduate, Sister Donatha, member of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Bernadette and member of the 2021 graduating class.

A highlight of ACS’ continued on page 11

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Assumption College for Sisters... continued from page 10 graduation program each year is a brief talk by one of the graduates who reflects on her class’ experiences during the three years of study at the College. This year’s presentation was given by Sister M. Jesca Lucy Alitubeera, IHMR, native of Uganda and member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix congregation.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, Mayor Thomas Andes of Denville, issued a proclamation to each graduate, declaring each graduate an honorary citizen of

Denville.

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A not-for-profit founded in 1971, the 200 Club’s Mission helps to provide financial support for spouses and dependents of Morris County heroes who have lost their lives in the line of duty while valiantly responding and protecting Morris County citizenry. To date, the Club has disbursed over $5 million dollars for this worthy cause. Scholarships are also awarded to qualified dependents of our Morris County first responders on a merit basis and are anonymously assigned a number for the

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Given events of the past year, our first responder family has tougher jobs than ever before, and their stakes are more real than ever. Join us in acknowledging their daily risks in knowing they may not make it back home. Your ticket purchase, sponsorship and donation will make a world of difference to the spouses and dependent children of Morris County’s finest!

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Not All Headaches are Created Equal

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lmost everyone has experienced a headache, at some point in their life, to varying degrees. In fact, roughly 45 million Americans suffer from Headaches each year. In today’s world, most people reach into the medicine cabinet for one of the various pain relievers to alleviate their head pain. But what happens when that doesn’t work?

Or, the headaches become more frequent and more painful? Some get headaches so often and so painful, they even take prescription drugs with side effects and no avail. But have you ever stopped to think, “What is causing my headache?” Headaches and more severe headaches, known as Migraines, can be caused by various triggers including foods, chemicals or preservatives in foods, allergens in the environment, chemicals in cleaning products or herbicides/pesticides, sinus congestion, tension in the neck or jaw, lack of sleep, dehydration, stress, and the list goes on… Sometimes the cause is completely unknown and with no relief the patient can be left hopeless, debilitated and in pain. An assessment by an Acupuncturist can often identify and treat imbalances (that are causing the headaches) that are unknown to the patient previously.

In Chinese Medicine not all headaches are created equally. Rather, during an assessment, we evaluate the individual patient on many levels to determine their exact symptoms (i.e Is the headache frontal? One sided? Behind the eyes? Is there nausea? Frequency and intensity of pain?....) and if there are any triggers. We take a whole body approach and assess the patient’s physical condition as well as their constitution, emotional health, diet and lifestyle. Unlike the blanket treatment western medicine offers which is typically some type of pain reliever, Chinese Medicine finds a specific treatment for each patient based on their individual symptoms. Five patients suffering “headaches” may receive five

completely different treatments. By addressing the root cause, Acupuncture can be a safe way to prevent and treat various types of headaches, without the unwanted side effects of medications.

Based on the individual assessment and diagnosis, tiny needles are inserted into various points on the body. Depending on the case, small electrodes can be attached to specific needles that elicit a small electrical current. The feeling of the electric stimulation on the needles is a comfortable sensation that generally elicits a feeling of tingling, tapping or heaviness. The electric stimulation enhances the release of specific neurochemicals which aids in the treatment of headaches. The needles are typically retained for 20-30 minutes, during which the patient is left to relax and take a nap.

Acupuncture is known to be effective and can offer long standing results, but it is not always a quick fix. Especially if the headaches are chronic, several treatments may be required to achieve the full result. Again, this is because it is addressing the root cause and not just covering up symptoms like other treatments.

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Denville Honors St. Clare’s Nurses

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our organizations collaborated to show their appreciation for the nurses of St Clare’s. Together we purchased 100 $25 gift cards to the various shop, services, and professionals which make up the Downtown Denville Business Improvement District. The groups were

represented by Robin Gershaw, Susan Banks of Denville Cut and Sew, Michael Andersen of Denville Strong, Patty Agliata and Betsy Roberts from Rotary and Danielle Grayson of Downtown Denville.

They worked with Judy Farrell and Jan Bednar at Saint Clare’s.

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Reimagining Authentic Learning During a Pandemic

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By Jennifer Skomial here is no doubt that distance learning has led to many unique challenges for educators, however, it has also provided an opportunity for students in the Academy for Education and Learning at Morris County School of Technology to explore new ways to engage in authentic learning activities. While teachers navigated how to modify their in-person lessons to fit a virtual format, students were experiencing firsthand how quickly educators could adapt to and overcome those unforeseen challenges. What better way for high school students to experience what it would be like to teach during a pandemic than for them to create their own materials and resources for young learners? Immediately, I reached out to the educators I had been collaborating with over the last few years and we started finding creative ways to connect my future educators with elementary-aged children across the state. As teachers often say, “it was a teachable moment!”

The first project was for students to record themselves while they read books for elementary children. Many found books that they still had at home and started recording themselves with such enthusiasm, it was as if the children were right in front of them!

Other students found on-line versions of their favorite children’s books and read them

while recording the pages on their screens.

The students selected texts that were on grade level of the classes with which they had been matched.

Next, we connected with another teacher whose school had been focusing on social-emotional learning this year. What better way to get high schoolers to better understand the importance of incorporating social-emotional learning into their future classrooms than to have them develop motivational videos for other students? One student recorded herself creating a calendar and scheduling out their assignments and activities. She talked them through how to plan out a week so they wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Another walked them through a guided meditation with music and breathing exercises. I was so impressed with all of the ideas they recorded and with the professionalism in which they did so!

Most recently, the freshman class has been learning how to teach a variety of subject areas to preschool and elementaryaged children. They started creating “busy bags” to share with children at a neighboring school as a way to demonstrate their knowledge with an authentic audience.

The “busy bags” contain various activities, including matching numbers and identifying letters. The sophomores created “SEL Sacks” to incorporate social-emotional learning

activities, such as identifying emotions, practicing communication skills, and celebrating personal growth. Even though the future educators were unable to make their usual site visits to local schools and nonprofits this year, these activities have provided students with a way to connect with children, even if they couldn’t be in the same room as them.

Despite the challenges that all students have faced during the last year of virtual and hybrid learning, there is no doubt that the future educators in the Academy for Education and Learning have made a positive impact on elementary learners in New Jersey. The skills they have honed will follow them into any career path they pursue.

The Morris County Vocational School District (www.mcvts.org) provides vocational and enrichment programs that inspire and prepare students to succeed in today’s world and pursue tomorrow’s opportunities. The Academy for Education & Learning, located at the Morris County School of Technology in Denville, is a four-year, full-time high school program that provides students with an introduction to the field of education.

Eighth-grade students who are eligible to attend a Morris County high school may apply to the Academy for Education and Learning during the open application period (September – November). For more

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Retiring Single: 5 Strategies to Consider

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4. Prepare key documents. According to Caring.com, lanning on retiring single? You aren’t alone. more than half of American adults don’t have estate Nearly 22 million Americans age 65 and older planning documents such as a will or trust. Don’t wait. were unmarried in 2019, according to the U.S. Even if you’ve put some documents together, they may Census Bureau, representing 41.5% of those in that age not ensure your wishes are carried out. Here are the category. And for women, it’s more likely to be the case. key documents forming the foundation for most estate According to the Administration on Aging, 54% of older plans: women are unmarried, as compared to 30% of older • Will men.

• Power of attorney (POA) for financial matters “Retirement planning can be especially challenging • Durable power of attorney for health care for singles, who need to prepare without the decision• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act making and income support of a partner,” says Scott (HIPAA) release authorization Pedvis, financial advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors.

• Living will For those setting a course for solo retirement, Wells • Revocable living trust Fargo Advisors offers these five tips: To prevent confusion and misdirected bequests, 1. Create a fallback plan. Retirees commonly discover carefully designate beneficiaries of IRAs, employera gap between what they thought they’d need for sponsored retirement plans, insurance policies and retirement and what’s actually needed. And if you’re (c) Szepy / iStock via Getty Images Plus annuities. Lay out clear directions for the distribution of single, you may not have a second income stream to rely on should finances become unexpectedly disrupted. Periodically review your investment remaining assets. Also, don’t forget about digital assets and accounts. Will your executor portfolio and build backup plans. Such contingency planning could involve more emergency or trustee have proper authority to access and manage those items? Talk to your attorney savings and more robust disability and long-term care insurance protection than couples. You about keeping digital planning secure and up-to-date.

5. Plan for change. Entering into a committed relationship could mean making adjustments. could also choose to take a part-time job for extra income.

2. Build a network of advisors. With autonomy sometimes comes a reluctance to seek Look at your insurance coverage, emergency fund and future income plan. Think about advice. Consider forming a team of trusted professionals, including a financial advisor, having a frank discussion with your new partner about how you’ll divide assets in the event of divorce or death. If ex-spouses or children are in the picture, consider managing finances accountant, attorney and healthcare providers.

3. Count on loved ones—to a point. Friends and family can be a lifeline in good times and and estate plans separately. With the assistance of your financial advisor and estate-planning times of need. However, ensuring they don’t take advantage of your independent status or attorney, you can establish a basic estate plan, and, as appropriate, discuss other strategies create serious financial burdens for you is essential. For example, you should take extreme for preserving wealth.

For more expert retirement guidance, visit wellsfargoadvisors.com. care before turning over financial matters to others. Stay actively involved and work with “Planning for retirement is part of the financial journey. Key planning strategies can help a trusted team to help make decisions in your best interests. Evaluate the possibility of you feel confident as you approach your golden years solo,” says Pedvis. (StatePoint) engaging a corporate trustee to manage finances, should you become incapacitated.

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he pinnacle of birthday celebrations, if there’s no piñata to break open, is when the birthday cake comes out and party attendees serenade the guest of honor. The song everyone harmonizes to is among the most widely recognized and well-loved tunes in the world. The “birthday song,” also known as “Happy Birthday to You,” is in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. The song originally was penned as a classroom greeting song titled “Good Morning to All,” written by sisters Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill. Both were educators and developed unique teaching strategies to assist students. The song was composed by Mildred and the lyrics were written by Patty to be used in kindergarten classrooms.

It is unclear who changed the lyrics and turned the song into a birthday ditty, as none of the earliest references to the song included credits or copyright notices.

Two tales circulate regarding the eventual copyright of the song. One has The Summy Company registering a copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R. R. Forman. The other says Jessica Hill, sister to Mildred and Patty, who was working with publisher Clayton F. Summy Company, copyrighted and published “Happy Birthday to You” in 1935. Eventually Warner Chappell bought the company that was originally The Summy Company, and argued the birthday song was under copyright until 2030, making performances of the song illegal without paying royalties.

However, a federal judge ruled in 2015 that Warner Chappell’s claim to a copyright on the song was not valid. The judge ruled its registration only covered a specific piano version, not the melody and lyrics. Therefore, “Happy Birthday to You” can be sung both privately and publicly without being subject to royalties or other restrictions.

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“Brighde Reborn” The Amulet Series is Your High School Fantasy Redux

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By Jillian Risberg t’s the stuff teenage dreams are made of — high school heroine (Bridget) out to save the world, cute new guy, summer love and a bygone family secret; it all unravels in Denville’s own Leslie and Janice Sommers new young adult novel, “Brighde (pronounced Breed) Reborn” The Amulet Series.

“About a girl who discovers she is a descendent of Scottish weather goddesses and it’s a race to find the weather controlling amulet before the other side of the family can get their hands on it,” says Janice.

According to Leslie, her father is the true inspiration behind this story.

One summer night the author was washing dishes and her dad was reading something in the newspaper — when he suddenly became irate and stood up.

As his mood darkened, she saw the sun shrouded by a black cloud and it looked like it was going to pour.

“In a minute, my dad calmed down as the cloud disappeared. It felt like he was controlling the weather based on his moods. Inspiration struck and I started writing the book that night,” Leslie says.

The first-time authors spent up to six hours a day writing during the concept phase, and it took them a year and a half to finish the original draft of the book.

“When I pulled Mom into working with me on it, we had a rhythm down where we would discuss the scene, I’d write it, and then she would review it,” says Leslie. “If there was something that needed to be changed or added, we’d discuss it.”

They definitely felt anticipation of ‘will it be published, will people like it and will it be well-received,’ according to Janice.

“I mainly felt a pressure to meet my own deadlines and then the deadlines of the editors and publishers to return the corrections,” Leslie says. “Once the book was sent off after final approvals, I could finally feel the excitement of completing our first novel.”

It was released on November 30, 2020.

And they are just getting started. Leslie says expect two more books within this series.

“After that, who knows,” she says. “We have a ton more novels we want to share.”

The mother-daughter authors have always been wordsmiths, Janice has been writing since she was in middle

Janice and Leslie Sommers

school.

“I caught the bug when I was about six-years-old,” says Leslie. “I had to write my spelling words in a sentence, but I was bored with the homework. Mom suggested I write the words into a story, and I never looked back.”

She must have been around 11-yearsold when she learned that words shape

people.

“Rumors were spread around school and I watched how people could turn on their friends based on a lie,” Leslie says.

“We know that language has power but when you witness it, it really sticks with you.”

The author has a BA in English with a continued on page 19

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continued from page 18 concentration in creative fiction writing from Montclair State University and Janice holds a BS in education from Seton Hall University. She passed her passion for books on to the next generation of her family.

So when they sit down for a good read, “Angel Light” by Andrew Greeley is a fav for Janice. And Leslie likes Kate Forsyth’s “The Witches of Eileanan” Series.

Releasing their own 233 page novel means the world to the authors.

“We were working on this for at least two years and trying to get it picked up by a publisher for longer than that,” Leslie says. “To finally have it shared with the public, it’s a dream come true — literally.”

They have high hopes

that people will connect with the book.

“I hope people feel they were a part of Bridget’s world, a feeling of happiness, and anticipation for the next book,” says Janice.

Leslie agreed. “I hope they find Bridget relatable and can picture themselves as one of the characters.”

To purchase the book, visit Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

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Brian Finestein, Chief Executive Officer of Saint Clare’s Health, Named New Jersey Biz 2021 Icon Honoree

rian Finestein, Chief Executive Officer of Saint Clare’s Health, a member of Prime Healthcare, was named one of New Jersey BIZ 2021 ICON Honorees.

Recognized for his notable success and strong leadership within the healthcare industry, Mr. Finestein will be honored along with other Garden State ICON leaders during an awards ceremony to be held on June 22.

Brian Finestein, F.A.C.H.E. was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Saint Clare’s Health in 2015, having served in multiple executive management capacities over the course of his 35+ year career in the healthcare industry. His appointment was made at a critical time for Saint Clare’s Health, a financially struggling network of hospitals and healthcare facilities, including Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Center in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imagining Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations.

As a newly acquired Prime Healthcare facility, Brian Finestein’s visionary leadership ushered in a new era for Saint Clare’s Health by providing stability and resolve during the transition in a competitive operating

environment. He successfully recruited highprofile physicians and executive talent, as well as fostered transparency throughout the organization. Simultaneously, he launched the new oncology, urology, robotics, bariatrics, and neurosurgery service line programs, and implemented strategic capital plans with significant investments in cardiac and imaging services, as well as upgraded facilities infrastructure. Saint Clare’s has earned numerous awards under his leadership, including six year running Leapfrog Grade A for Patient Safety.

Today, Mr. Finestein has exceeded expectations and elevated the reputation and brand of Saint Clare’s Health as a respected, trusted, and financially viable healthcare facility.

Most importantly, the credit to its financial growth and stability can be attributed to Brian’s dedication to maintaining the core beliefs upon which Saint Clare’s was founded. As exemplified throughout the recent pandemic, Mr. Finestein provided the leadership to physicians, clinical staff, and employees which strengthened their endurance and resiliency, supported

an environment of innovation and collaboration, and always sharing messages of gratitude and hope.

He continuously communicated through the newly established COVID-19 Task Force and expanded the Management Forum, the Executive Leadership Team, and shared heartfelt video messages, all keeping the spirit of hope ever-present for everyone who walked through Saint Clare’s doors. Focused on providing local communities, accurate information on COVID-19, its impact to health, and the safety of vaccines, Brian emerged as the trusted voice launching a series of bi-weekly discussions, including a Spanish-only presentation, with physicians, “Let’s Talk Health” with the public submitting their concerns and questions for discussions.

Brian is most known to the staff as the CEO who daily walks through each unit to greet every staff member by name and inquire, “How are you today?” or “How can I help you?” Known as Brian to all, he deeply cares for the staff and patients reflecting the values of Saint Clare’s Health, a community hospital that cares for each other and their patients as they would their own family.

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Little Free Library Boxes

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By Sally Barmakian n the curb of a house in a quiet neighborhood is a thick, wooden post with a small house on top stained to enhance the natural wood color. It looks like a large birdhouse with a peaked roof, but the house has a glass door, displaying shelves of books. This little structure is a Free Library,

sharing books to anyone who cares to borrow.

Many people donate books to public libraries for their used books sales or share their books with friends and family, but this unique idea shares books with the neighborhood or anyone who stops their car, to try a book.

Maybe you are walking your dog or just taking a

healthy walk. The little wooden box, stained and sturdy, may have a book for you. It may say, “Take one, leave one” painted near the top.

In some neighborhoods, books are put out specifically for neighbors who may need to read about an issue and just need a nudge. It could help a reluctant reader who delights in the surprise of

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the next book put in the little box. Of course, you can return the book when you are done reading it or donate one of your own.

Some books have intriguing Post-Its on them: Surprise Ending! Lots of twists and turns! Funny and captivating! Others are wellworn favorites waiting to be shared.

Look for some Little Library Boxes in your area or you just may come upon one by chance. They are popping up all over the world! On my recent visits to some local Free Libraries, I found one with a riddle written on the side panels as an added fun feature. Each library had a variety of books: paperbacks, hardcovers, children’s books and even bookmarks!

Little Free Library structures can be purchased or it could be fun to build one of your own- a great DIY family project – Kids can

even help paint it!

It is best to check with your town for any zoning restrictions and to use Littlefreelibrary.org to guide you in how to register your library. Then you will become a charter member with an official library.

Now you are the steward or caretaker of your library.

Think of neighbors who

may not be able to get to a library or a way to give away the books you have stored for so long but do not want to discard in the trash. Neighbors will be sure to support and enjoy your library. We can all share in simple cost-free ways. What could be better than sharing a book?

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The Benefits of Robotic Surgery

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By Steve Sears or most people, the thought of having surgery is quite frightening with concerns about pain, blood loss, infections, long hospital stays and time away from work and daily life. However, these fears can now be put at ease with state-of-the-art robotic surgery offered at Saint Clare’s Health.

Close to home, Saint Clare’s Health began its robotic surgical program in 2007 with only four urologic surgeons. Fast forward, this high tech method is now utilized for an array of procedures, including gynecology urogynecology, gynecological oncology, and general surgery for kidney, gall bladder, colon, GI surgeries, cancers, hernias, bariatric and thoracic surgeries.

Robotic surgery is computer-assisted surgery in which the surgeon controls the robot’s every move. The robot provides the surgeon with increased levels of dexterity and vision. According to Dr. Gregg Zimmerman, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery at Saint Clare’s, “Surgeons for many years had one option which was open surgery. The next advancement was when laparoscopic surgery was born, however, there are limitations. Laparoscopic instruments are straight inflexible instruments, and surgeons did not have the level of control as in open procedures. So, the challenge for surgeons became one of how do you span that gap?”

“Robotic surgery spanned that gap,” stated Dr. Ih-Ping Huang, the President of the Medical Staff at Saint Clare’s Health, who practices general and minimally invasive surgery. “Through advanced instrumentation, we can perform the same surgery as we would with open surgery.”

Huang added, “Through robotics, we now have minimally invasive surgery combined with the control of the open surgical technique, thus providing the surgeon and the patient a dramatic advantage.”

Using the da Vinci Xi, the most advanced and the latest robot, surgeons have increased and precise 3D, high definition vision with a 10 times magnified view. Patients appreciate that surgeons can make smaller incisions, usually about five to eight millimeters.

Dr. Huang continues, “It’s been one of those revolutionary and disruptive

approaches to medicine. Laparoscopy was the grandfather of this, in the late 80s to early 90s, and then the robot was developed in the late 90s. Since its inception in the early 2000s, the da Vinci robot has been consistently evolving.”

Through the robotic program at Saint Clare’s Health, patients and their surgeons have an opportunity to choose the most cutting-edge technology that is available anywhere. World-class patient care, delivered by exceptional physicians.

Zimmerman exclaims, “We have the latest and greatest robot – the XI - and we have upgraded our model several times already.”

Both Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Huang share their enthusiasm for Saint Clare’s robotic surgical program.

“The benefits for the patient using robotics are significantly improved from the past,” Dr. Zimmerman elaborates. Robotic surgery is less invasive, requires less pain meds, reduces infection rates, allows for smaller incisions, less blood loss and shorter hospital stays, and a faster recovery to return to work and daily life.

For example, open surgery for prostate cancer (prostatectomy) would typically require a three to five-day hospital stay.

In comparison, with robotic surgery, the patients are discharged from the hospital the next day.

Patient Michael Chirichella of Jefferson Township who recently underwent robotic surgery enthusiastically exclaimed, “I was terrified to have prostatectomy. However, I was simply amazed that with robotic surgery I experienced less pain and had a faster recovery. Dr. Zimmerman is an exceptional and high-skilled surgeon, and the care I received at Saint Clare’s Health from the entire medical staff and radiation team was unsurpassed! I would highly recommend Saint Clare’s Health.”

Robotic surgery also has benefits for the surgeons themselves. “Classically surgeons stand at an operating table for hours on end,” Zimmerman says, “which can overtime cause back, neck and hips issues, depending on your posture. When performing robotic surgery, surgeons are seated at the console which is tailored for their preferred seating

Photo credit for da Vinci XI robot: 20/20 Solutions, Inc.

position. For example, when Dr. Huang is seated at the robot console, he selects ‘Dr. Huang’ and the console adjusts to his individual settings.”

Per Huang, “We offer the unique combination of cutting edge technology delivered with compassionate care. We want the community to be aware of the advantages of Saint Clare’s Health, and the exceptional care we provide to our patients through well-respected physicians using state-of-the-art technology.”

Patient Chirichella adds, “Saint Clare’s Health offers world class care to their patients, and I could remain close to home for my surgery and post-operative treatments. It was reassuring to me that my family did not have to travel into the city or far from home to visit and care for me.”

In addition to having the opportunity to provide their patients with state-ofthe-art care, Dr. Zimmerman points to the benefits of practicing at Saint Clare’s Health.

“The comradery that Dr. Huang and I have resonates throughout the hospital, among the surgeons and medical staff and, this

in turn benefits the patients. We often collaborate with one another.”

Saint Clare’s Health is known as the caring and compassionate hospital, treating every patient as a member of their own family. It is high-touch, and also high-tech. “We choose to practice here having trained at major academic universities. We can bring the depth and breadth of our experience, use the latest technology available anywhere, and deliver compassionate care all in one place at Saint Clare’s Health. This unique combination offers unparalleled benefits to our patients.” stated Dr. Huang.

Zimmerman sums up the experience, for both physician and patient. “The experience of Saint Clare’s is positively different. Saint Clare’s Hospitals in Denville and Dover are both patient and physician supportive. This means that it’s a very comfortable place to receive care and to work. We have a very tight knit group with open lines of communications and a very collaborative staff. And that’s key as it attracts and encourages top notch physicians and continued on page 23

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continued from page 22 clinical staff to join Saint Clare’s. Unquestionably, that translates to the highest level of patient care delivered by exceptional staff, resulting in significantly better patient outcomes!”

Zimmerman added, “When a patient chooses Saint Clare’s, they are treated as family and never feel like a number, you’re a name. From the nursing care, to the operating room, to the recovery room, to the floor, it’s very tailored to what we would want it to be for our own family. I believe the experience here at Saint Clare’s, it’s not just about, ‘Do we have robotics and do we have the most advanced technology?’ Other hospitals offer that as well. But if you were to ask me where you’re going to have a better experience for robotics and all areas of patient care, it’s

Dr. Gregg Zimmerman and Dr. Ih-Ping Huang. Photo credit Saint Clare’s Health.

clearly here.”

“High quality care,” adds Dr. Huang. “A very well-trained staff. I bring my own family here. I can’t put it any better. I feel comfortable; they’ve had surgeries and procedures here. Everyone here on staff knows each other well, we

know where everyone has trained. We’ve trained in big academic centers and we bring our experiences to the community at Saint Clare’s Health.”

Saint Clare’s Health is located at 25 Pocono Road in Denville. Visit www. saintclares.com.

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By Peter Zablocki he success story of Denville’s Diamond Spring Water Company once located on River Road [now Diamond Spring Road] began in the late 18th century Newark. One would be hard pressed not to notice the handbills posted throughout the city asking people to boil their water and take precautions against drinking from the municipal supply which came from polluted streams in and around Newark. As the death rate grew, one Aaron Ward, who together with his sons was the proprietor of a great deal of Newark’s businesses, initiated a drive to bring in clean water to the people of his city. With their initial 50 delivery wagons, the businessmen began seeking spring water access points throughout the state.

By 1896, the much-expanded endeavor was shipping thousands of gallons of water into Newark. One of its biggest suppliers was a small company located in the heart of Morris County, New Jersey – the Denville Diamond Spring Water Company, owned and operated by James W. Miller.

Miller’s interest in geology and nature peeked before he turned 18-years-old. By

Denville’s Diamond

adulthood it was his entrepreneur spirit which forced him to look at nature from a completely different angle. According to his writings, later published by the Citizen newspaper, young Miller saw in nature untapped potential and wealth, “In earth, air, and stone there is enough riches for all – we need not feel poor – we need not be poor, for with wealth of body and brain, all that is required to place this wealth within our reaches is science, united with energy and industry, which now and ever on will penetrate Nature’s obscure recess, reveal its secrets, and open up its hidden treasures to enrich and to bless the great brotherhood of life.”

It was in the early 1880s that James Miller made enough money in his jewelry business to purchase a country place of his own. His choice – a few dozen acres on River Road in the Denville section of the Township of Rockaway, New Jersey. He called his place the “Diamond Spring Farm,” named so for the crystal clarity of the water which he encountered on his new property.

While the talk of the Northwest regarding the quest for the purest water was already

zeroed in on Maine and its “Poland Spring,” Miller would not be deterred. Believing his water to be of equal or greater quality, the new farmer had his water tested and analyzed by Austin and Wilber Analytical and Consulting Chemists. He even had the results compared to the more famous Northern spring. His initial assumption

proved to be correct, his property was indeed sitting on some of the purest water this side of the Mississippi, “perfectly clear, colorless, tasteless, and without odor.”

Before applying for a trademark on August 29, 1885, the “Diamond Spring Water,” was tested by the State Geologist continued on page 25

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Denville’s Diamond... continued from page 24 for New Jersey. Professor Cook would go on record saying that in his opinion, “the source of the spring was far underground and might be as far away as 50 miles.”

Miller did not need any further convincing.

According to a newspaper article written about the history of Miller’s endeavor, the Diamond Spring Water Company was officially granted its trademark in the Fall of 1885. The diamond shaped label read: Pure Water from Diamond Spring, Denville, N/J, J.W. Miller Prop.

Within a year’s time, the newly trademarked water was being marketed to Newark as the purest water in New Jersey.

In a 1970s interview with the Citizen, an aging Denville resident Charles Minard recalled his job of pumping the water into barrels, each with five spigots. The water would then be transferred into big glass jugs called “demijohns” which would then be loaded onto horse-drawn-wagons and moved to the Lackawanna Railroad station for their eventual trip to Newark. According to Minard’s recollection, once winter came, it was necessary to continuously load and unload the wagon shipments to avoid freezing. “Several times there were delays on the railroad due to blizzards and the whole shipment of 225 demijohns costing then about $2 each were smashed,” the elder man would later recall.

With the Diamond Spring Water Company’s output of approximately 500 barrels a day, its water – which maintained a year-round temperature of 54 degrees – became Newark’s salvation in a time of need. In 1896, nearly 2,300 gallons of the Denville water were shipped to the city, with the process continuing until 1900.

It was then, at the turn of the twentieth century when Newark finally completed its

Pequannock River supply system. As later reported, the city changed overnight from having the worse possible potable water supply in the country to one of the best. As great as this was for the City of Newark, it all but ended James Miller’s water enterprise, which by then came to rely almost solely on selling its water to Newark.

With his contracts expiring, Miller and his family embarked on a new endeavor and opened the Diamond Spring Inn. The resort and hotel were marketed as a summer country getaway and operated successfully for a few decades until it burned down in the 1920s. After being rebuild and converted into a residence, the property and its acreage would be sold to the New Jersey Foundation for the Blind in 1955, with the main Diamond Spring Inn residence – which still stands to this day as a private home– sold as separate real estate.

Today the well that once put Denville on the map stands all but abandoned on the street that now bears its name. Near its overgrown walls and collapsing roof is a single historic marker placed in the late 1970s commemorating its once rich history.

As is often the case with historic markers and structures of yesteryear, it suffers from a modern ailment – indifference.

For more stories like these, and to learn more about the Diamond Spring Road Inn and the Diamond Spring Water Company, come into the Denville Museum located on Diamond Spring Road. Open every Saturday 10 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Admission is free.

Peter Zablocki is local historian, author, and co-host of a “History Teachers Talking Podcast” available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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NJStarz Brian Hanlon Hometown: Holmdel, NJ

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rian Hanlon was on his way back to a Pennsylvania hotel to do this “NJ Starz” interview, but he didn’t rush.

Instead, he took the back roads through state parks, admiring the beauty in the trees and nature.

“I was coming from the (Washington) D.C, area, because I was visiting with Dominique Dawes, a great. great individual.”

It was the next assignment for the popular sculptor. But the fact that a guy, who creates such nice, prominent sculptures as an end result - although as he’s creating, he sees the beauty as he goes along – saw many trees as he took those back roads, all of which started with a seed, just as his creations start in a way with a seed, well…that’s pretty cool. “It was beautiful,” he says.

‘She is,” he says, speaking again about Dawes, the 1996 Olympics Gymnastics Gold medalist, “a special human being. A really unique person.”

And so is the 60-year-old Hanlon, a Garden State, Middlesex County guy raised in Holmdel. The list of folks that he’s sculpted figures of is like a “Who’s Who” of his realm of the art world. Evander Holyfield, Yogi Berra, Shaquille O’Neal are some of the biggies.

And the places, too, are a “What’s What.” He’s the Official Sculptor of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl, the Denver Broncos Ring of Honor, and some of his work is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Hanlon loves his family, loves his work, loves New Jersey, loves telling stories through his art. The passion, the excitement, rings out as he speaks.

“I’m a (class of) ‘79er from Holmdel,” Hanlon says. Speaking of sculpture and maybe even architecture, his stomping grounds were the early days of the former Garden State Arts Center. “Oh my gosh – when there was that four-foot fence we used to jump and get chased by the state troopers? At least a half dozen shows,” he claims, while laughing.

“I’m proud that I grew up in Holmdel, it’s really my connection to nature. I mean, the town was so undeveloped back in the ‘70s. Every day was an adventure walking in the woods, you know?”

Hanlon had a pretty normal childhood. “Playing sports and playing outside almost every day; different than today, no technology,” says Hanlon, who was born in Jersey City. “Pick up games in the neighborhood, no play dates. I was never a part of a play date.

I was a part of pickup games, though, and playing organized sports, I mean every season.

Definitely a three-season guy.”

He stuck to track and field and cross country, and his attraction to art started at Holmdel High School. “I had a great art teacher in high school, and a good teacher can really make a difference, and I was lucky to have that, really.” Her name was Barbara Fehres. “She was a great ceramic artist, and she really introduced me to my love of clay. And then Brookdale (Community College) was part two where I had a teacher who really helped me understand clay as a three-dimensional form. So it really goes like this: Holmdel High School, Brookdale Community College, Kean College for a short time while I was an iron

Photo credit: Michele Hanlon

worker and a teamster, and went on to Boston University full-time at age 25.” Tony Glaser was the BCC prof. “He just retired. He was a most revered professor there, he really was.”

Hanlon has created over 500 art pieces for private and public spaces since 1986, so he celebrates an anniversary of 35 years since his first official project, which can be seen at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.

The “Involved Student” lounges on the back lawn of the campus while reading a book, a gym bag behind her head, soccer ball under her legs. The model, the former Michele Adamkowski, is now Michele Hanlon. “It’s Erlanger Garden,” Hanlon says.

“That was literally one of the first three things I ever made, period.

I think that’s the beginning of - I don’t know if genre is the right literary word - my way of telling stories through sculpture, which is what I do as opposed to other artists who sort of maybe decorate a landscape. The “Involved Student,’ it’s a concept. It’s a story of as a student, if you don’t get involved, you miss the experience of college. She (Michele) actually was not just the model; she was ‘living’ it. She was an athlete, and an RA, and she was a very good student. So, this statue is someone reading in between class and practice. She has always been a grounding source for me. She is my best friend, and best source for humility and being grounded.” The couple has been married since 1991 and they have five children. “My oldest is Molly, who’s a Rutgers grad, and my second is Maggie, who’s a Monmouth grad. And my third is Luke, and he is a first responder, my son Declan is a student at Penn State, and then May is an eighth grader.”

The Hanlon Sculpture Studio, where bronze sculptures, granite monuments, and trophies are created, is located in Toms River, and it is there that Hanlon does waterbased clay sculptures known as American Realism. “My motivation for art is to tell a story,” he explains. “And I think the backstory of the sculpture is more interesting than the sculpture, usually. All of these people I sculpted have wonderful backstories and have contributed to our intellectual and spiritual landscape in a profound way.” He refers to Dominique Dawes again. “She is not just an athlete. This is a shining example of the pursuit of excellence, and that will be the theme of the statue. Medals from the Olympics, and a national championship all around (1994) which is the ultimate thing to do as a gymnast. Instead of retiring into the sunset, she opens up two gyms in her hometown.”

“And that’s the point, to give back. I love that. So that’s a good example of why I’m motivated to build these. I think these historical markers should be out there to educate and inspire the viewer.”

Each work of art takes him approximately 8 months to complete, and he normally does 8 to 10 projects a year. What’s the key, the most important thing? “My biggest, my continued on page 27

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the one of Michele at Monmouth. I mean, that means the world to me. Certainly, the Protectors of Freedom Monument in Toms River. If you get a chance to visit it, it is nothing short of extraordinary.

It is I think the best municipal tribute to veterans in our whole country. It’s a really special monument.”

Nationwide, it’s the Rose Bowl site and the Broncos project. “I have about 50 busts on the property on portent steel pillars,” he says of the latter. At the Rose Bowl, there’s three. “Jackie Robinson as a football player; Keith Jackson as the monumental announcer he was, a beloved man; and the ‘99ers, the women’s’ World Cup soccer team and it’s Brandi Chastain sliding in the grass.”

And who’s to come? Who would he like to do as a statue? He doesn’t hesitate. “Maybe someday I’ll pay tribute to New Jersey’s greatest artist. That would be Bruce Springsteen. I think he’s New Jersey’s greatest artist. Oh my god, the guy is amazing. And the sculpture would not be for him, but about him and about New Jersey music.”

While understanding what he does is very important to himself and others, when asked what’s really tops in his life at this moment, again he doesn’t hesitate. “Oh, family. Always family, first and foremost. That’s a no brainer.”

For more information about Brian Hanlon and his work, visit www.hanlonsculpture.com.

initial feeling is, ‘I better get his likeness right.’ I mean, I feel really good about the things I’m making and have made but, you know, it’s mostly the responsibility part like, ‘Wow I better get this likeness right because, you know, this is a big responsibility.’ And I want this sculpture to make people feel good when they see it, too.”

One thing Hanlon enjoys is visiting a figure he has sculpted at its site, and hearing others nearby comment on it without them knowing his hands were the creator of it. “It’s good,” he claims, “it’s affirmation, which is a positive fuel for anyone’s soul.”

Hanlon isn’t thinking about retiring. What he does isn’t a job, but a lifestyle. It’s a huge part of him. “No, I think I’ll keep going.” And he’s got works in progress “down the shore.” “I will be putting in the ground a sculpture of a very successful basketball coach named Leon Barmore. That’s from Louisiana Tech, and his winning percentage upon retirement was the highest in NCAA history: .869. It’s women’s basketball.” He then adds, “I’m doing a project for Purina right now to celebrate the 4H tradition. It’s a farm girl and farm boy.”

For Hanlon, it’s difficult selecting a favorite among his work in New Jersey and nationally. In addition to sports figures, Hanlon has also done Pope John Paul II, firefighter memorials in Delaware and Massachusetts, college mascot statues and more. “In the state, I have

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By Peter Zablocki osiah Hall stood motionless, darkness around him. From atop Beacon Mountain he could see for miles. He knew this land.

The hills, the plains, and the farms with homes resembling dark specs on an otherwise flawless canvas. It was the night of June 23rd, 1780, and around him was his hometown, Denville. He strained his eyes but did not see what he was looking for. News of a battle waging in nearby Springfield had arrived in the town that morning. Below the hill upon which Mr. Hall and his compatriots labored, many locals anxiously awaited his signal. As Josiah looked towards distant Springfield, he was startled by an excited dispatch rider galloping his horse up the hill towards him. And then he saw it himself. A dull red glare lighting the sky in the distance. He instantly ordered the prepared stack of brush in the shape of a pyramid to be set ablaze. As young men hurried around him throwing wet leaves on the fire to facilitate bigger smoke, Mr. Hall resumed his watch.

Only the presence of two fires meant victory, and to his dismay, Josiah was still merely seeing one.

“Morris County’s proudest boast is that no redcoat ever stepped on her soil ex-

cept as a prisoner of war,” said one-time Supreme Court Justice, Mahlon Pitney. That does not mean that the British never tried.

In fact, the inhabitants of this area had a good reason to worry. In Denville Township alone, there were four known forges before the Revolutionary War, one each at Shongum, Ninkey Pond, Cold-Rain and Franklin, all on the Den Brook.

Most of the iron ore also came from nearby Mine Hill and Rockaway’s Hibernia.

This supply of iron essential for cannon balls, together with the powder plants at Chatham and Mt. Tabor, were all very tempting for the British. As such, and because of the lack of proper means of communication,

even were transported to a place designed to hide them safely until the threat had passed. The “Hog Rock,” or “Hog Pen” was located near “Rockaway Valley,” with many kids still finding corn cobs, dishes, and pieces of iron in the area nearly two centuries later. Once moved to the secret location, the people and animals would stay there for several days until a dispatcher would arrive with the news that it was safe to return. The Beacon Mountain (today “Hill”) managed throughout the war by Captain Josiah Hall – a Denville resident and the Colonists devised a plan an officer in the American in which they used the old Revolution – was selected Native American system of as one of the 23 beacons for fire and smoke beacons to its easy visibility. This was transmit information. When regardless of it not being British forces advanced the tallest peak in the vicintowards the area, twen- ity. ty-three mountain peaks Josiah’s men lit the beawould light up one by one con and waited, staring at all across the state in warn- the sole light coming from ing. Their smoke and fire a distant mountain. Then a would be seen for miles. second glimmer grew and On that June night, the flamed on the peak. A big were Denville of citizens smile lit up Mr. Hall’s face. frightened. It was well He did not need to give the known that the British and order to light the second Hessian forces advanc- beacon, his assistants were ing towards them through already at it. Down below, Springfield were quick to many people exhaled. Their steal, plunder, and burn homes would be safe after wherever they went af- all. But it was not time to ter the conclusion of each celebrate just yet. The fires battle. Following an estab- at Beacon Hill grew bigger lished protocol, Denville’s continued on page 11 hogs, sheep, cows – and

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