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Denville Astronomer Obsessed with the Lives of the Stars (and Nebulas, and Galaxies)

By Alexander Rivero evin Conod wants you to know that what you think of as “outer space” really isn’t as “outer” as you might assume. “When people visit the planetarium,” he says, “we try to get them to understand that there’s a lot going on out there beyond our atmosphere, and that all of that activity is not as ‘far away’ as they might feel.” The planetarium in question, of course, is the Longo Planetarium, a state-of-the-art portal into the cosmos located at the County College of Morris (CCM) in Randolph. Conod teaches astronomy at CCM, a subject he is quick to assure us has immediate effects on our everyday lives. “The things that occur beyond the realm of our atmosphere have a very real impact on our daily lives,” he says, “and it’s a shame that modern society is so disconnected from that reality as to think that these things occur in some sort of vacuum, separate from our own lives.” Central to Conod’s fascination with the infinite nature of the unknown universe is the fact that outer space, as it relates to us, is only about 50 miles away, straight up through our atmosphere. “Many of us live closer to space than to our own relatives,” says Conod. Conod’s interest in outer space traces its roots back to when he was a young boy growing up in Fair Lawn. He says he was fortunate enough to have a planetarium in his school district back then, and still recalls his first exposure to it in the third grade. “It was an absolutely magical experience, mindaltering,” he recalls. “I still remember that first time looking up and losing myself in the sheer possibility of it all. I was lucky enough to come back on various field trips after that, each of which added to the initial experience.” He graduated from Stony Brook University in Long Island with a degree in astronomy, and found a parttime position at the Newark Museum’s planetarium right out of college. Wave upon wave of kids, parents, grandparents, and groups of all sizes would fill the museum each day, especially during the weekends, and Conod helped the staff express the otherwise inexpressible mystery of the cosmos to an audience hungry for it. It was a job he held for 30 years, before

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having to depart as a result of the COVID-19 closures. “It was a great run,” Conod says in reference to his time at the Newark Museum. “I miss being under the dome.” Out looking for work, he remembered that CCM had its own planetarium and decided to apply. “I came across the right people over at CCM, and before I knew it, I was helping out with the planetarium on a daily basis while they were doing some repairs.” Before long, he started teaching an astronomy course, and when the planetarium was ﬁnally ready to receive the public once again, he took his classes to it as often as he could. It is a difﬁcult task to get Conod to identify what fascinates him most of outer space. The question itself prompts him to let out an audible sigh, and he laughs at what he describes as the impossibility of reducing his wonder to a neat, itemized list of categories. continued on page 4

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Danceworks Celebrates 30 Years of Dancing in Denville!

anceworks, located at 469 East Main St. (Route 53) in Denville will celebrate its 30th season this fall. Families at Danceworks enjoy a recently renovated and enlarged waiting area complete with viewing monitors for weekly class observance. Additionally, Danceworks offers many options for class times to accommodate working parents’ busy schedules. During open registration, new and returning students can make an appointment to meet with Danceworks staff, see the studio, hear about classes and ask questions. You may also purchase dancewear and shoes in the office. The studio is on the ground floor with plenty of private parking and two large dance rooms with state-of-the-art sprung flooring specially designed to protect dancers’ joints. Danceworks also offers viewing monitors into each dance room so that family members can watch class every week. Danceworks has implemented many strategies in order to operate throughout the pandemic. The HVAC system has been outfitted with a UV light air purifying system. The studio is also using environmentally-friendly, covidapproved sanitizing cleaner in an Ultra-Low Volume sprayer between every class throughout the day. This cleans the air and all surfaces in the room between each group of dancers. Danceworks has been offering quality, affordable dance education to the community since 1993 and is proud to celebrate its 30th year in Denville. Director and founder, Christine Kohler is certified to teach dance by Dance Masters of America and Associated Dance Teachers of New

Jersey. Danceworks’ instructors are trained professionals with backgrounds in performing and teaching at all levels. Danceworks was honored as Business of the Year in 2014 by the Denville Chamber of Commerce for its outstanding service to the community and dedication to our area’s youth. At Danceworks, your child will enjoy a high-quality dance education in a supportive atmosphere. Qualified instructors provide personal attention to every student. Danceworks’ non-competitive environment allows each dancer to develop his or her own creative personality and fosters a love of dance and fitness that extends into adulthood. Director Christine Kohler’s conservative approach to today’s dance trends is respectful of the developing dancer. Classes are offered in mommy and me, preschool dance, tap, ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, modern, and hip hop. The studio also offers classes for adults. Dance with Me, Danceworks’ exclusive program for ages 2-3 years and an adult companion, will be held on Wednesday or Saturday mornings at 9:15am this fall. Classes will run in an 8-week session and are economically priced. Dance with Me will begin in late September. Call or email the studio today to reserve your spot in this popular program. During the regular fall season, which begins September 10th, Danceworks will offer a variety of classes for preschool through high school aged dancers on weekday afternoons, evenings and Saturdays. Danceworks is mindful of the continued on page 4

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Denville Astronomer... continued from front page “I mean, without question the nebulas, star clusters, galaxies–some of which are light years away from us– are all fascinating beyond expression, and each worth a lifetime of study in their own right.” Conod quickly shifts gears. “The James Webb Space Telescope is something people should deﬁnitely know about,” he says, referring to the fact that outside of the storied Hubble Telescope, which is still in full operation after having been launched into lowearth orbit in 1990, few people even know about the Webb Telescope. “It is a larger space telescope and was launched Christmas Day of last year,” says Conod, “and now it’s ready to release its images.” As for how one might learn more about the universe beyond earth’s

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atmosphere, Conod suggests joining a local astronomy club. Morris County has two: the Morris Museum Astronomical Society, and the Sheep Hill Astronomical Association, which is being renovated. When asked if there are any specific astronomers he admires or looks up to, Conod mentions the big names, namely Newton, who himself was quick to point out how indebted he was to his predecessors. “After Newton, though,” he says, “I have to express my amazement at what all of those ancient astronomers were able to accomplish without any of the technology we have today, without even being able to imagine the type of tools we have at our disposal today. They literally mapped the sky, succeeded in figuring out the shape of the earth, deduced simple measurements, mathematics. And here we are, reaping the benefits.”

continued from page 2 working parents’ busy schedule and offers evening and Saturday classes for many age groups including preschool. Adults can also get in on the action with two levels of tap, an adult ballet program and an adult hip hop program this fall. For seventeen years, Danceworks has been proud to present its youth performance company, The Moving Company. The Moving Company was established in June of 2004 in order to provide students with additional opportunities to improve their dance skills and perform for the community. The company brings dance to audiences at community events, nursing homes and retirement communities, and nonprofit organizations. The Moving Company has collected items and raised thousands of dollars for charities such as the Red Cross,

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Hope House, and Denville Social Services. Many students at Danceworks have gone on to major in dance at the university level and now enjoy careers performing and teaching dance. Former Danceworks students have majored in dance at the University of Maryland, Montclair State University, Rutgers/Mason Gross, Adelphi, Hofstra and many other prestigious programs. Danceworks will be offering free trial classes for new students ages three to five this August. Please visit Danceworksdenville.com to reserve your spot or to make an appointment to see the studio and talk about which classes may be right for your dancer. For best availability, you may also register by emailing the studio at Info@danceworksdenville.com.

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From the Mayor’s Desk

u n i c i p a l purchasing is highly regulated by State law, specifically the NJ Local Public Contracts Law. Depending upon the dollar threshold or the type of product or service being sought, the regulations and restrictions become more and more specific and often cumbersome. Additionally, bids for municipal garbage contracts have their own set of highly regulated rules, which include a minimum 60-day bid advertisement period. The Township’s last garbage contract bid experience in 2019 was unlike anything ever experienced by anyone on our staff. Where historically we would receive three or more bids, remarkable only one bid was submitted on a contract from our current

supplier Gaeta Recycling. The value of the contract averaged approximately $1 million per year. We accepted a threeyear option with Gaeta then spent the better part of the next 2 years investigating the experiences of our neighboring communities and reaching out to other refuse collection companies on how to better formulate a bid proposal, all in an attempt to make our 2022 Garbage Bid more attractive to other garbage companies and ultimately stimulate competition. In full compliance with the NJ Local Public Contract Law, the Township of Denville conducted a public sealed bid opening on June 16, 2022 for garbage collection and recycling collection/

disposal services. Despite advertising statewide and taking other measures in an attempt to solicit multiple competitive bids as mentioned above, the Township once again only received one bid. The bid results for a 5-year garbage collection contract saw an increase from $106 per ton in 2022 to approximately $186 per ton in 2023, a 75% increase. The recycling collection and disposal rate saw a small year-over-year decrease of 15%. Without the ability under the NJ Local Public Contracts Law to negotiate or even reject the lowest responsive bid, the Township was left with virtually no alternatives other than to award a 5-year contract to Gaeta Recycling at its public meeting held on July 12, 2022. As good stewards

of the Public trust, when receiving only one bid on such a well-paid contract we naturally report it to the proper State authorities. As a result of the new garbage and recycling contract, the Township is required to increase its residential refuse collection fee. Denville residents will see the new rate reflected in their November 2022 utility bill, with the new refuse collection rate of $115.50 per quarter. This rate covers the cost of garbage collection and disposal, recycling collection and disposal, vegetative waste collection and disposal and the operational cost of the Denville Recycling Center. In a survey of other Morris County municipalities who recently conducted

public bid openings for garbage and/or recycling services, the results were similar with an alarming lack of competitiveness and increases normally exceeding 50%. Furthermore, in comparing our new rates with the current rates for two of the neighboring municipalities that have a subscriptionbased garbage collection service, the 2022 rates in Rockaway Township and Boonton Township are $117 per quarter and $115 per quarter for twice weekly garbage collection for Waste Management and Tassielli Disposal, respectively. It should be noted these rates for Rockaway Township and Boonton Township are strictly for garbage collection and do not account for the additional

costs associated with recycling collection/ disposal or vegetative waste collection/disposal, which are all incorporated into Denville’s new rate. Denville has been able to keep its refuse collection rate unchanged since April 2010. However, the new 5-year contract will create an estimated $750,000 annual deficit in our refuse fee collections as compared continued on page 7

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continued from page 6 to our associated refuse cost obligations. As such, the Township was required to implement a rate increase, which will be reflected in your November 2022 utility bill. Based upon our cost projections, Denville is confident the new rate will enable us to meet our refuse collection obligations throughout the 5-year life of our new contract, which expires on December 31, 2027. Based upon our annual tonnage and even with the $106 per ton rate being paid under our current contract with Gaeta Recycling, which expires on December 31, 2022, we noted the garbage account was experiencing a shortfall and knew an increase was going to be required even if the bid price was the same as the 2019 bid. However, as disheartening as this increase may be, we are locking ourselves into a rate comparable to the current 2022 subscription rate of our neighboring communities are paying for TRASH ONLY and we feel confident that we can maintain this rate for the 5-year contract period, where they have seen annual increases in these neighboring municipalities. We

now have 5 full years to evaluate, plan, negotiate and decide if Denville would like to take control of our own destiny, pick up our own garbage or share a service with another community with garbage pickup. It is not going to be an easy or inexpensive decision as 2 or 3 garbage trucks, manpower, workmen compensation insurance costs and dumping fees are all very expensive and big decisions that should not be made in hast. On a final note, the Township Administration is keeping a careful watch on our finances during these inflationary times. The good news is all municipal departments are operating within budget and our anticipated revenues are meeting or exceeding projections. As of now, our costs associated with road resurfacing has increased by more than 20% as asphalt is heavily tied to the cost of petroleum and our natural gas budget is another concern as natural gas prices have nearly tripled since January 2022. However, into the second half of 2022, we are in an overall good position as we move forward toward our 2023 budget cycle.

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The Challenges of Wound Care

By Mark J. Bonamo o one goes through life with a wound that could range from a scape to a surgical wound, and a host of factors can affect the successful healing of these wounds. While Wound Care is not as well-known as other medical specialties, Dr. Edward McManus, Medical Director of the Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine Department at Saint Clare’s Health, notes that this hospital is uniquely prepared to help patients heal the most challenging wound. “Wound care is a very broad area, and we’re very fortunate to have best in class physicians in this field at Saint Clare’s Health Wound Care Center,” Dr. McManus said. “We take an interdisciplinary approach to cover all of the aspects involved to assure that our patients are given the best care possible.” When it comes to Wound Care, both time and quality of care are significant factors in determining outcomes.

“Most wounds, whether they’re from trauma or surgical, should heal within two weeks. If you have any wound that persists longer, you should consult your physician to discuss what’s influencing the duration of the wound and what remedies are available,” Dr. McManus said. “Beyond that, we recommend that any wound that has been present for longer than four weeks should be seen in a wound care center.” The first visit at Saint Clare’s Health Wound Care Center is very comprehensive. “Underlying health is an important factor in the treatment of wound care. We comprehensively review all of your medical history because many factors can play a role,” said Dr. McManus, noting that even a smaller wound that ulcerates and doesn’t heal can be a sign of illnesses, such as heart disease or diabetes. “Wounds are also very dependent on an immune reaction, such as an inflammatory response. For example, if you have

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a condition that limits your inflammatory response, or are taking medication that influences your response such as steroids, you’re not going to heal as well.” “Most physicians don’t have the expertise or even training in wound care. Even physicians who practice in fields where they create the wounds surgically, are not trained to treat surgical wounds that are stalled in their continued on page 9

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Wound Care... continued from page 8 healing,” Dr. McManus added. “At Saint Clare’s Health, offered advanced care for all wounds. An added benefit is that we’re not going to work in isolation, but with other doctors to help you get the care you need.” The wound care team at Saint Clare’s Health teaches patients and caregivers the important basic components of treatment. Minor wounds should be washed with soap and water daily. A moist inclusive dressing is required, with regular applications of a wound gel such as Medihoney. The bandage that covers a wound should be changed daily. Major wounds can be addressed at the hospital using various options. Commonly known forms of treatment, such as plastic or vascular surgery, are also another point of consideration in caring for wounds. Saint Clare’s also offers the advanced technology alternative that is the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in which patients are placed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. “Inside the chamber, patients are breathing 100 percent oxygen, which delivers a lot of oxygen to the wound. Increasing oxygen in the bloodstream helps to improve healing,” Dr. McManus said. “For a more serious wound, patients undergo four to six weeks of daily treatment, with each treatment lasting approximately 90 minutes. In total, it takes about eight to twelve weeks for a complicated wound to completely heal.” Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is pain-free, safe and effective, with few to no side effects. During treatment, patients recline in a see-through atmosphere-controlled chamber that allows for freedom of movement. During the hyperbaric oxygen treatment, the patients are monitored

at all times by a trained technician. Most patients listen to music, watch TV, or even nap during their treatment. “If anyone is nervous about getting in the chamber, we can easily arrange a tour,” Dr. McManus said. “A preemptive visit can address any worry a patient may have and show them that they have nothing to worry about.” Dr. McManus also pointed out that while a certain amount of time is required to thoroughly heal a serious wound, the staff at Saint Clare’s Health understand that their patients’ time is important, especially in terms of work and family. “We work with people to make sure that what needs to get done gets done, while respecting their daily schedules,” Dr. McManus said. “We’ll fit in treatment time before and after work to accommodate the responsibilities of their jobs. We also do this to make sure that patients get all the time that they need with their families, which helps boost their morale while they go through treatment.” Also critical for the morale of wound care patients at Saint Clare’s Health is the unique patient- focus of the hospital. For generations, Saint Clare’s Health has provided care that is located around the corner from your home, but is still ahead of the curve, providing the same technological advances and advantages that can be found in the larger hospitals in New York or North Jersey. Dr. McManus points out how Saint Clare’s Health philosophical focus on the people they serve helps the practical aspects of giving their patients exactly what they need. “At Saint Clare’s Health, our patients received individualized high-quality care, delivered by exceptional physicians, all close to home.”

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Morris Knolls Twins Graduate Together with Highest Honors

By Steve Sears naliese Haag had just been named Morris Knolls High School 2022 Valedictorian, and she knew her best friend – her twin sister Grace – was up next. “We’d known our class ranks for a while,” says Analiese. ‘We knew we were up there. And my guidance counselor said that for the Valedictorian and Salutatorian they usually call them down to the office. We didn’t know when, but we thought maybe around the end of the third quarter.” The young women were in Spanish class when Analiese got called down to the office first, was informed she was Valedictorian, and when she returned with her news, she started hitting her sister. I said, “Grace – that was the call! That was the call!’ But they also told me, ‘We’ve never had twin sisters be Valedictorian and Salutatorian.’ And I said to Grace, ‘They’re going to call you next!’ And sure enough, the phone rang and Grace was called down.” And named Salutatorian she was. Both Analiese and Grace were in the Morris Knolls High School International Baccalaureate program. “Morris Knolls has a great program that mainly starts junior year, and then it revs ups and gets really intense during senior year when you’re preparing for all the tests,” says Analiese, who was born three minutes before her sister. “In our program, there was only 12 of us in total, so it was a really close-knit group that we took most of our classes with. That was definitely helpful because you have that supportive community and you are close with all your teachers.” It also helped that she had a special study partner. “To achieve Valedictorian and Salutatorian, the big thing for me was just having my sister to study with. That really pushed me, because if I was doing an assignment, and I saw her doing it very well, I’d say to myself,

‘I should be doing that well, too.’ Not that I wanted to do better than her, but just looking at her, it made me excited to learn, Also, the projects weren’t a hassle, they became a fun thing to do. School was fun and that definitely helped. Studying wasn’t a task; when I did it with my sister, it was always a fun thing to do.” Grace adds, “Studying together was a big help because you can make fun memories, and then you have memories to go along with the stuff you’re trying to learn. And we also created a lot of songs,” she says with a laugh. “Yeah, we created a lot of songs,” says Analiese. “I don’t remember any of those anymore. Just a lot of fun, little tunes to go along with studying.” She then pauses, then adds. “Grace is my best friend. I could not imagine a life without her. We live in the same room, bounce off each other, watch movies together. We just hang out, and every day is almost like a sleepover with your friend. I always have her. When I’m happy, I can talk to her about that, and when I’m sad, I can speak to her. With anything, I can have someone to support me or to share my emotions with, and it’s really the best thing ever.” “It can be cool sometimes because we would be in class, and we didn’t sit next to each other in every single class,” says Grace. “For psychology, we were on the opposite sides of the room, and then we’d just sort of mouth things or do little hand motions, and people would ask, ‘What are you doing?’ We’re just ‘talking’ to each other, so that’s a cool part of it, too.” “She has a great understanding of me,” says Analiese. “It’s just easy to communicate with her.” The Haag twins will now head to Rutgers University in New Brunswick for Honors College, and both are seeking to

Grace (l) and Analiese (f) Haag (courtesy of the Haag family)

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NJ Starz: Terri Carr Hometown: Cedar Knolls

By Steve Sears errie Carr of WDHA 105.5 FM radio in Cedar Knolls branded herself years ago just by her love of music and the caring life she lives. Still, what a quote! “Music is the closest thing to time travel that we will ever have in our lives,” Carr says. “It takes us back to places in our lives that we wish we could go to again, as well as places that we never want to go to again, but it’s the closest thing to time travel that we have. And I think that’s why it really connects with people so much.” And Carr has the world’s best job. “I’m a program director of a radio station, and I run a brand. My job is about two things, and that’s ratings and revenue. It’s a business, so I consider myself first and foremost a music lover, but I’m a businesswoman, and you have to be a businesswoman to be successful in the business.” When you speak with Carr, who is also on air from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays, and listen to the passion she has for music and radio, you know she was destined for her field since she was young. Carr, who attended William Paterson University in the mid 1980s for a brief period prior to leaving for a radio stint, promised her dad that, if the job fell through, she’d head back to school. It never happened. “I was very fortunate to have the most supportive parents, because they were very artistic; they were music lovers themselves, and they could not have supported what I wanted to do more. They were always super supportive of my career,” she says. Carr’s love for radio started when she was a child. “I thought the radio was the most seductive thing, because there was always a great air of mystery about it,” she recalls. “I wanted to know who those people were, where they were, and who let them talk on the radio. I was a very big fan as a little kid, because as I said my parents were very musical. They loved music: Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Beatles. Everything was always playing in the house. I loved listening to WABC, Harry Harrison,

Ron Lundy – all those deejays I grew up listening to. It’s funny, I used to take my dad’s car keys and go sit in the car and put the radio on, and my dad would say, ‘No, the battery is going to run out!’” Carr started in AM radio with WRAN of Dover. “I went in for the first time - I worked on Christmas actually - and I just kind of babysat a reel-to-reel player that was playing Christmas songs, and I grabbed the microphone every so often and said, ‘You’re listening to a Holiday Festival of Music,’ and I thought it was the greatest thing that had ever happened to me.” She then worked at WRNJ in Hackettstown, and then headed to WPST in Philadelphia. “It was an awesome place for me,” she says of the latter location, “being a really young, on-air personality. I wasn’t even old enough to drink in bars, and here I had a full-time radio show. That was really exciting.” WDHA, however, held a special place in her young heart. She started there initially in December 1989. “It was the music that I loved, it was the station I grew up listening to,” Carr says. “When I was able to meet Curtis Kay, he was a person that I grew up listening to, that was very exciting for me. So, DHA was always sort of like the prize for me, because I had such a passion for the station even before I got here.” Carr, an only child, felt radio was good company for her, and some of that company included Alison Steele, The Nightbird. “I couldn’t believe there was a woman playing rock music on the radio,” Carr says. “She was so mysterious, and she had the wind chimes, and she would say, ‘Come fly with me, Alison Steele, the Nightbird.’ I remember my dad told me that Jimi Hendrix wrote a song (“Nightbird Flying”) about her, and I thought, ‘Wow, Jimi Hendrix wrote a song about this deejay.’” Carr then also tuned in often to another radio legend, WPLJ’s Carol Miller. “They (Steele and Miller) were two of the women that were on the radio, but they weren’t reading the news or traffic or a weather report. They were actually ‘in the music’ like the rest of the men were, and there weren’t many.” She then describes

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being “in the music.” “You sort of feel like when you’re on the air that you are kind of one with the music you’re playing, because everything is all together. You’re together with the music and you’re presenting the music, so you become kind of one with the music, and that’s what really becomes your radio show.” Carr’s first run with WDHA ended in 2005, and then she landed at Sirius Satellite Radio for a year, where she did Rolling Stones Radio, and she also had stops at MTV Network, WXAQ Q104.3, and WHTG GROCK prior to heading back home to ‘The Rock of New Jersey” in 2010. Did she ever feel she’d return? “I always thought that I would, I truly did,” she says. “I’ve always felt that DHA for me was a home. And I worked at different radio stations, but there was always something special about this station, and about this station’s listeners and advertising community, and people in the community that I just loved.” One of Carr’s most popular WDHA features was “Box of Rock,” interviews with rock stars which has morphed into a

webisode series called “Reconnect with Rockers.” She explains. “It’s a 20–30-minute Zoom hang, so they’re like little mini-TV shows. I’ve had everybody on from Nancy Wilson of Heart to Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick to every great guitar player, like Steve Vai, and Michael Anthony from Van Halen. Everybody has been on with me - we’re probably about almost 300 webisodes in, and it’s been awesome. We update it every week with new artists. It’s been amazing. I’ve had the chance to speak to some of my idols, like Suzi Quatro.” Very close to Carr’s heart is her work with “Rock ‘N Ruff,” a feature that she started at another radio station, where she encourages pet adoption and finds homes for cats and dogs who need them. “We do a lot of work with the rescue community,” Carr says. “There was a statistic that somebody once gave me where they said something like two million dogs and one million cats at the time were euthanized every year through no fault of their own and they were highly adoptable animals. continued on page 13

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Captioned on many of the photographs are histories that have been forgotten. For example, Lou Gehrig, of New York Yankee baseball fame, played in Morristown under an alias, “Lou Long, “and “Lou Bush.” As a student athlete at Columbia University, Gehrig was banned from playing in any pro or semi pro capacity. However, the young Gehrig managed to sneak away and spend the 1922 season playing for the Morristown Colonials, at Collinsville Field. With the end of World War I, Morris County and all of America would begin to witness the great military industrial power put to civilian use. A fledgling auto industry at the beginning of the war was now capable of producing thousands of automobiles for civilian use. And it did. America soon became mobile, driving to vacation and tourists’ destinations and homes in the now-growing suburbs like Morris County. The explosion of automobile ownership affected not only the daily lives of residents but also strongly changed the character of neighborhoods and downtowns. The developing middle class resulted in a residential building boom and greater discretionary income. There was a new form of advertising introduced during this decade. Two hallmarks of America’s 1920s corporate culture were the emphasis on bureaucratic standardization, and managerial hierarchy to maximize productivity and profits. Retailers embraced customer focused sales practices to indulge the public’s comfort and desires, whether in extravagant downtown continued on page 15

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By Henry M. Holden f we open the window of history into the Morris County of the 1920s, we will see images of smartly dressed people, flappers, jazz bands, and speakeasies. Fast cars, pleasure-seeking adults, energetic stock markets, and the birth of Hollywood’s “golden age” are also in this window of history. In fact, Morris County was a microcosm of America. But there is another side to the story. The decade started on a positive note with the end of the Great War and the worldwide pandemic that had combined killed millions of people. But it also ended with the economic turmoil unleashed by the 1929 stock market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the shadows of another world war. But what happened between the beginning of the decade and its end? James Thomas, Department Head of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center at the Morristown & Morris Township Library, and his team have put together an outstanding photo exhibit that explores life in Morris County during the “roaring 20s” “It took about 27 hours to set up this exhibit,” said Thomas. “It is the first exhibit I’ve been part of where we focused on just one decade. We have a great team here and we worked long and hard on the exhibit. I learned more about the 1920s in Morris County than I knew before we put the exhibit together. I was reminded of the important changes in society in the 1920s. This is our first onsite exhibit in three years,” said Thomas. “We began the research on the exhibit last summer (2021).”

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continued from page 14 department stores or the dry goods stores on Main Street. Store owners began to allow customers to inspect and handle goods unsupervised, as opposed to the traditional method of keeping products safely behind a counter under a clerk’s supervision. On January 16, 1920, one year after its ratification, the enactment of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating beverages. However, it did not prohibit

the private possession or consumption of alcohol, which allowed legal loopholes for consumers possessing alcohol. The exhibit explores the role of local governments as they attempted to enforce unpopular Prohibition laws while battling corrupt officials. Several illicit clubs operated in Morris County with relative impunity, and where corrupt officials squared off against reformers. “On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified which guaranteed

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women the right to vote,” said Thomas. “Voting rights allowed more women to enjoy new careers and less domestic drudgery thanks to labor-saving devices.” People enjoyed new entertainment choices thanks to the many fads, films, and radio programs of the era. Radio also played a role in the formation of American society. From music to mystery, to “breaking news” the radio became a must-have household appliance. “We haven’t used QR Codes very much in the past,” said Thomas. “But for this exhibit we used two. One is on John Pinkman, an early historian. Pinkman’s love of history led to his appointment as Morristown’s official historian, where he meticulously documented its African American community. The other QR Code is of Buster Keaton, the silent screen actor. Keaton’s first independently produced film, “One Week,” (a 19-minute silent film) was one of the 1920s top grossing releases.” The exhibit also discusses the second rising of the Ku Klux Klan. “There was much Klan activity in Morristown and the surrounding area,” said Thomas. “The first Ku Klux Klan formed in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War; however, increased law-enforcement greatly

diminished its activities.” However, there was also a resurgence of the Klan in the 1920s. Much of the recruiting was done in secret at fraternal organizations in Morris County. The Klan sought to preserve the status quo for establish citizens and particularly those of white native-born Protestant Americans. The Klan targeted African Americans, immigrants, Jews and Catholics with racist and xenophobic rhetoric, and ideology. “Despite numerous public meetings and reported cross burnings around Morris County, the Klan had a difficult time gaining traction in many parts of New Jersey. This was especially true in Morristown,” said Thomas. “This is mainly due to the large percentage of foreign-born and Black residents that made up the population.” The twenties also witnessed a rising Black middle class and entrepreneurial working class in Morris County that exercised its newfound economic strength by starting successful businesses and constructing new homes. The Twenties: Big Business, and Daily Life in Morris County, 1920-1930, is on view on the second floor of the F.M. Kirby Gallery of the Morristown & Morris Township Library, through December 2022.

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Boonton’s St. Thérèse Shrine Attracts the Faith-Filled

By Jillian Risberg t. Thérèse Shrine in Boonton draws vast numbers of people, especially in these trying times. According to Carol Bsarany — it is a peaceful place of miracles. “Many believers have had their prayers answered,” says the Saint Mary’s Denville parishioner. “There are dozens and dozens of roses laid on her altar. St. Thérèse, ‘The Little Flower’ is known for her roses. This is their way of giving thanks.” St. Thérèse Feast Day is October 1. “My mission –- to make God loved -- will begin after my death. I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses,” St. Thérèse once said. Countless lives have been touched by her intercession, and millions imitated her ‘Little Way.’ She has been acclaimed the “Greatest saint of modern times.” Everywhere in the world her roses continue to fall. Bsarany’s devotion to her is unceasing. The parishioner has been dedicated for more than 30 years. It all started when she was stricken with cancer in 2007 and going through chemo. A visit from her friend, Pat Anderson, changed everything. “She took me to the Shrine. Since then, I never left. St. Thérèse helped me through my cancer journey.” And she is not the only one. “A man who was terminally ill/medically could not be cured — his faith brought him to his knees asking for a favor, and he was miraculously cured,” says Bsarany. “Never worry about a medical report, as God has the last say.”

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Boonton’s St. Thérèse Shrine... continued from page 16 why they pray outside by the cross for refuge from their everyday lives. The history of St. Thérèse represents the gratitude of its founder, Achille Arci and a promise he made and kept back in the 1920s. When Arci fell ill and was told by physicians that he was incurable, he didn’t want to accept that prognosis, so he prayed fervently to St. Thérèse for help. He promised that if he was cured, he would build a shrine in her honor and visit her home in France to pay his respects. Apparently, St. Thérèse liked that idea, because after a five-year battle with his illness Arci was suddenly and miraculously cured. Keeping his promise required the help of friends so he formed a small society of devout Catholics to build a modest shrine to St. Thérèse. The group solicited donations and volunteered labor to make it a reality and in 1933 was erected on what was then Arci’s property. In October 1952, Arci traveled to Lisieux, France to visit St. Thérèse’s home. When he returned, he continued tending to the shrine until his death in 1957. This was his second promise to St. Thérèse . “I am a fervent believer in this beautiful saint and continue to visit her Shrine daily,” says Bsarany. “While being there, I felt strongly in my spirit the question, ‘Why are you here praying alone,’ so I contacted Lori Testa, administrator of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

(OLMC), in Boonton, who is responsible for the beautiful renovations of the Shrine, if she would object to a weekly Rosary prayed outside by the cross.” Testa loved the idea. “In June 2021, we had seven people on the first day. Our last prayer service (December 2021) we had over 100 people praying together,” Bsarany says. According to the parishioner, after Mr. Arci’s two daughters died, OLMC assumed property ownership of The Shrine and thanks to a very generous donation, it received a lot of love and attention while closed for the winter of 2022. New improvements, which will protect the Shrine — include security cameras, heating and cooling system, exterior gutters with rain barrel collection. The ministry begins with the Novena to St. Thérèse , then a prayer for our nation (‘the Memorare’) and ends with the Rosary. They meet every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 54 Rock Lane, Boonton. On Tuesday, November 1, they will (again) move to St. Catherine of Siena Church in Mountain Lakes. The last prayer service is Tuesday, December 21 and resumes at the Shrine in May 2023. The everlasting impact of The Shrine has inspired Bsarany and others for years. “Once again — FAITH,” she says. “People realize when all else fails, it’s time for divine intervention.” For more information, call Carol Bsarany, 973-271-9252.

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United States Equestrian Team Foundation and Hamilton Farm Have Bred Champions

The main riding ring at Hamilton Farm, which is pictured here in 1919, remains in the same location on the property today.

By Steve Sears hen Bonnie Jenkins, Executive Director of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, enters the facility at historic Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, a special thought often comes to mind. “Just the facility itself harkens back to a time of equestrianism in Somerset Hills when the very best horses and riders were here,” Jenkins says. “Still, to this day, I think when you drive in here, you feel that tradition, the legacy of some of the greatest riders to ever represent the United States on the world stage in the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Championships.” “There are two distinct things here,” Jenkins says. “One is this amazing facility, Hamilton Farm, as it’s referred to in the equestrian community of Gladstone and the sport, and our efforts now as a foundation to support our athletes and our teams. They’re both critically important.” The United States Equestrian Team (USET) transitioned to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation in 2003. “Its responsibility was and still is the philanthropic partner of our national governing body, the United States Equestrian Federation,” says Jenkins. “We raise money for our international teams and the development programs that prepare our riders up through the pathway, so they can hopefully one day ride on the Olympic team.” A total of 252 medals have been won by riders and their horses who trained in Gladstone: 49 Olympic and Paralympic medals, 103 World Championship medals, and 100 Pan American Games medals. A brief history. The Gladstone location dates back to 1911, when New York financier James Cox Brady bought the first 180 acres

and started construction later that same year. Cox’s Hamilton Farm would eventually grow to 5,000 acres, and the first stables were constructed were in 1916 and 1917. The USET was formed in 1951, and Arthur McCashin, a Gladstone resident and a 1952 Olympic rider, brought the USET to Hamilton Farm. Bertalan de Nemethy in the mid 1950s was named coach of the USET show jumping discipline, and in 1961, the horse stable and many acres were leased to the USET. After de Nemethy’s retirement, Chrystine Jones Tauber took over. “She was a show jumping rider that rode on a several international teams,” says Jenkins. “When she finished her riding, she became the Director of show jumping for the United States Equestrian Team and managed the Olympic and Pan American teams that represented the United States.” Jack Le Goff was hired as USET Eventing coach in 1970. “He was a key person,” says Maureen Pethick, Communications Coordinator of USET Foundation. “He was big in the event game, and he really wanted the riders to be good horsemen and horsewomen. I think the event riders had a lot of respect for him. He refined the Eventing program in the United States, and I think he revolutionized the program. There was an era where there was a lot of medals and a lot of success in international competition during his tenure here.” Prior to 2003, the USET did train at the Gladstone site and selected athletes and teams for competitions. “The USET oversaw the sport side and fundraising of our high-performance teams,” says Jenkins. “Athletes did do training here, and there were National Championships here.” The Federation has some staff and offices at continued on page 23

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continued from page 19 the facility today, but teams don’t have a permanent training center at Hamilton Farm as in the past. “Athletes really all have their own stables and farms and businesses,” Jenkins continues. “If they are selected for a team, they (Olympic and Paralympic teams) come together and they may do some preexport training and quarantine together before they leave the country to go off for an international tour. But they largely all have their own businesses and are at different places throughout the country, training and competing.” Celebrating 50 Years

One rider who trained at Hamilton Farm was Michael Page, who competed and won medals at both the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In fact, Page met his wife at Hamilton Farm. “They’ve had a very long and loving life together, and stayed in the horse business,” Jenkins says. “We have a commemorative gift naming program where individuals can name a stall in honor of a special horse. Page made a very generous gift to name a stall after the horses that he rode in the Olympic Games. He brought his whole family back for the dedication of the

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stalls. It was really magnificent. It speaks to what Gladstone means to some of these athletes that really did live and train here many years ago.” Hamilton Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “While fundraising to support our country’s highperformance athletes is the organization’s primary mission, it also takes funding to maintain the facility annually and to make current and future capital improvements,” Jenkins says. “It’s one thing that we want to make sure that we are able to do, but it’s largely when you have to look for generous people in the community who really want to see Gladstone’s Hamilton Farm continue to be part of this community and in really top shape so that we can continue to have competitions, training sessions, and community events here,” Jenkins says. “It really lends itself nicely to a whole host of wonderful types of events that can be part of this community, and the equestrian community.” For more information about the Hamilton Farm, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, and how to donate, visit www. uset.org.

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Bertalan “Bert” DeNemethy was an influential figure in the development and success of United States Equestrian Team (USET) in show jumping. He was a cavalry officer in Hungary before he immigrated to the U.S. in 1952 where he later became the show jumping coach for the USET, a position he held from 1955 until 1980. He’s pictured here riding in the main arena at Hamilton Farm.

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hese unprecedented times are only getting more concerning and contributing to a higher level of anxiety, particularly among our Veteran population. The constant streaming of mostly discouraging news, along with a reduced ability to freely mingle with others to keep spirits up, makes it difficult for many military and veterans to maintain their morale. A Warrior’s Welcome, Transitioning and Remembering, is a military and veteran’s community, wanting to help those who have given so much. A new secure place for Veterans to come together to help each other through issues they are having, is being launched by Project Help. “The meetings will be facilitated by Reno Schwind, a Marine Corp veteran and resident of Sussex County,” said Sandy Mitchell. During a veteran’s military service, their base, ship or shore station is a place to call home – a safe haven to share in the company of some of the finest men and women with a mission in common. A Warrior’s Welcome aims to create that same spirit of brotherhood at its weekly gatherings. A Warrior’s Welcome will consist only of active service and veterans, and will provide a safe place for all veterans to communicate and engage with other veterans on a level that is simply not possible in most social networking environments. A Warrior’s Welcome gathering encourages informal discussions on a wide range of interests – from problems

they are dealing with, local community concerns, uplifting stories and humor and other topics as the group determines as favorable at the time. Quite often the discussions are about issues these warriors are trying to handle. With a number of members suffering from combatrelated and other health issues, AWW’s weekly network support gatherings provides a safe environment where veterans can discuss the situations they face each day. As deemed necessary and desired, there will be experts in the field join the meeting. Once every other month there will be a webinar that is open to all to help with issues, answer questions and bring in experts to supply real answers to the problems faced by our warriors. In support of the Military/Veteran community at this difficult time, they invite you to join A Warrior’s Welcome via the following link: https://projecthelp.us/warriorswelcome/ AWW will quickly evolve into a hybrid event, meaning it will be virtual and live at the same time, so more service men will be able to participate. This networking group is for men only. There will, in time, be a group for women only. All questions can be directed to Reno Schwind at renoschwind@gmail.com or Sandy Mitchell at Sandy@ ProjectHelp.us. Need an urgent response? Call

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