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Local Artist Takes Denville By Storm, Showcasing His Talents Through His Artwork

By Ashley McCann ver since he was three years old, 28-year-old Colorado native Jacob Below has been fascinated by art. His love for drawing began when he started watching animated movies and television shows and grew interested in the artwork behind them. “When I was six years old, I watched documentaries on how certain animated movies were made, specifically the Disney classics,” Below said. “And when I learned how much drawing was behind them, I was inspired, and that’s when I knew drawing was a direction that I wanted to take with my life.” Below attended Colorado Community College, where he studied animation and filmmaking, and graduated with an associate degree in graphic design in 2014. Shortly after graduating, he moved to Denville to attend the Joe Kubert School of Graphic Design, where he would continue to develop his craft. While Below enjoys cartooning and animation, he also has a love for landscapes. He has traveled to more than 30 different countries, where he was able to study and draw all of the beautiful architecture and scenery he saw. Once he finished school, he decided to stay in New Jersey because he felt right

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at home in Denville. It was there that he began doing commissions and making money off his artwork. He took several caricature gigs, including one at a local mall and another for the Red Hat Society, and knew this would be a great way to start building contacts for a career in drawing. He hopes to continue doing commissions, but is open to working for a larger company one day. Nevertheless, wherever his career takes him, his love for art will never fade. “Art reaches people in ways they never expected and in ways they didn’t know that they needed in their lives,” Below said. “I really look up to what art can do in general because

it’s full of surprises, both as an art itself and as a way that it connects with people and brings them together.” Below is currently doing illustrations for Stories To Grow By, a collection of short stories for children. One of his most notable works for them was illustrations for “Will Little Roo Ever…?,” a story that follows a little girl named Ruby, who isn’t developing as quickly as other children. Below felt drawn to this particular story, since he himself is on the autism spectrum. He feels that having autism is a gift and that one of the great advantages it provides him with is attention to detail, which is a valuable skill needed for drawing. “It’s a gift that I feel can be

put to good use, and I strive to do everything to prove that even autism, which is classified as a disability, isn’t something that is going to hinder my ability to succeed in the world,” Below said. “It’s going to help shape me as a person but it isn’t going to define me as a person.” Below is currently accepting commissions, and since he is skilled in a variety of tools and techniques, both digital and non-digital, he can do just about any type of art piece that a client might need. If interested in hiring Below for artwork, send him an email at jacob@ jacobbelow.com. To learn more about him and see his portfolio of artwork on his website, visit www. JacobBelow.com.

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Denville Beauty Queen Doing it All

By Alexander Rivero few years ago, a letter arrived for then 14-year-old Denville resident McKenzie Hegarty from the National American Miss Organization, inviting her to consider competing. She glanced at the brochure, her eyes stopping on the part describing the talent portion of the competition. Already an amateur singer interested in theater work, the brochure offered the teen exactly what she needed, and wanted: a larger crowd for which to showcase her budding skills. Now a seasoned vet of the pageant stage, Hegarty’s overall professional portfolio has widened and deepened in the years since she received that brochure. Her recent crowning as Miss North Jersey, a win that will allow her to compete for the title of Miss New Jersey in June of 2022, is only one pot bubbling on her busy stove. The others include her full-time course load as a Business major and Journalism minor at the University of Delaware; her charitable organization, Homeless Not Hopeless, which runs toy and coat drives, puts together bundles of food and essentials, and participates in local food kitchens feeding those in need; and the continued honing of skills in singing, dancing, acting, and public speaking. Sound like a lot? It can be, even for her at times. “I sit on my bed and listen to music a lot,” laughs Hegarty, who has taken a liking to country music and true crime books to wind down. “Being in this industry can be stressful at times, but there’s no question that what pushes me to work this hard is the love for what I do.” There is a common misconception about pageant work, says Hegarty, mainly that it focuses squarely on physical appearances and is much less nuanced than it actually is. “It’s a lot of hard work for everyone involved, at levels that many people don’t fully appreciate

because so much of the work occurs away from the stage.” She points out that her persistence in honing her abilities in song, dance, acting, and public speaking require a steady focus throughout the year, and have not only strengthened her as a pageant contestant, but as a candidate for employment, university admission, and all other instances in life that require us to present ourselves in the best possible light. That is not to say that Hegarty isn’t having fun as she works. She has been Irish step-dancing since she was a third-grader, which warmed her up to the stage at a very young age and awoke in her a love for the atmosphere itself. Playing Dorothy in a youth production of The Wizard of Oz in the fifth grade opened a new door in her growing love for stage work—that of musical theater. She has been singing ever since. In 2018, she signed up with Elen’s Kids, a Raritan-based kids’ modeling and talent agency, and landed a role on the Netflix movie Alex Strangelove. The part, although small, allowed her to see the process of making a movie up close. “The experience inspired my current interest in journalism,” she points out. “I liked the lights, the cameras, the professionalism of the crew and staff, the whole atmosphere really, and saw myself capable of working under similar circumstances, maybe in a journalistic capacity, in the future.” Hegarty identifies her 96-year-old great-grandmother Josephine, who raised seven children alone while her husband was off fighting in World War II, as her primary source of inspiration in her life. She also draws inspiration from Tony Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth for her artistic versatility on the stage, one Hegarty is well on her way to manifesting in her own unique way.

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Accidental Author Brings History to Life

By Damian Veazey e calls himself an accidental author, but his success is no accident. Peter Zablocki, named “Mr. Z” by his history students, is a high school history and advanced placement research teacher. He is also vice-president of the Denville Historical Society. During the pandemic his personal and professional interest in researching history turned into a successful book-writing career. “I started doing research for the historical society about World War II to try to create an exhibit at the local museum,” said Zablocki. “I started meeting with a lot of older residents in the county and came across a murder that happened in town in the 1950’s. Then, COVID happened which gave me more time to write and research which led to me writing my first book which was published last year called Denville 13.” The book sold really well which led to him writing the book Denville in World War II and then writing another book called Terror Over Elizabeth New Jersey which was published last November. “If you had told me a year and a half ago that I was going to be an author, I would probably have chuckled.” You can probably tell by now that Zablocki loves history and is passionate about doing research. He has a white board in his oﬃce and writes down topics that spark his

interest. Inspiration for his most recent book, Terror Over Elizabeth New Jersey, came when he was doing research on local history and read about three plane crashes that happened 58 days apart. “There was nothing really written about it, there was a fiction book about it, but no history book on it, so I decided to write about it,” said Zablocki. Even more interesting is that the crash sites of these three planes were within a mile and a half radius of each other. The crashes occurred during the winter of 1951-1952 making this winter the 70th anniversary of the events. All three planes were large aircraft that fell from the sky around Newark airport onto the town of Elizabeth. All three crashes resulted in the destruction of buildings and numerous passenger deaths. Area residents lived in fear as planes would fly over the town just 300 feet above, shaking their homes and causing TV sets to go off. Zablocki has written fascinating accounts of all three crashes detailing the heroics of the pilots to try and save lives, and people on the ground who assisted with crash survivors and victims. There is also an interesting historical account of Newark airport including ownership changes, how the U.S. military used it, and how Newark became one of the nation’s largest airports.

“It’s like no one ever talks about this, because it’s been so long ago,” said Zablocki. “About a month ago I actually drove to the spots where these 3 planes crashed and there’s nothing, not even a plaque, there’s nothing. There’s an ice cream shop at the site of the 2nd crash and there’s a school soccer field at the spot of the 3rd crash.” Zablocki says it’s interesting how quickly we forget history and he hopes by writing this book it will interest people, but also have people think about their own surroundings and mysteries their towns hold. There is one more neat aspect of Zablocki’s research and journey into becoming an author. His teaching career and writing career ended up benefitting each other. “I started using my research into these crashes to show my students how to research and how to pull information from newspapers and memoirs,” Zablocki said. “It became a lesson plan for me and then a lesson plan that became a book. It was my students that suggested that I should publish this. So, it was a very fun way to share with my students what I was teaching them how to do, turned into a book.” By the way, Zablocki is reaching out to community leaders in hopes of putting up some type of permanent markers to recognize the three plane crashes. The

author has more books in the oven including one titled, Bullets That Changed America, which is about 13 fired bullets that altered the course of American history. He is also planning yet another book set during the American Revolution called The Morristown Ghost, who scammed wealthy people to give him money. Zablocki’s books are for sale at all major book retailers.

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Help Morris County Document the History of its Vietnam Veterans

orris County is inviting the public to assist in documenting the history of its Vietnam veterans by helping to build an on-line collection of names, service narratives, historical information and photographs being compiled by the Office of Planning and Preservation. “In Morris County’s continuing efforts to capture the history regarding the military service rendered by her citizens, the next list of veterans will be posted in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29, 2022,” said Jan Williams, a cultural and historic resources specialist with the county. Her office has reached out to the public in the past to build webpages memorializing Morris County residents who served in our nation’s armed forces. An accounting of Civil War men of color affiliated with Morris County was initially launched in 2018 and the office continues to update its list of more than 3,000 residents who were part of The Greatest Generation – Morris County in WWII. A page dedicated to veterans of the Spanish-American War and Philippine War was launched a week ago. The Office of Planning and Preservation has created on-

line collections of other historical aspects of Morris County residents, including railroad workers, canal workers and the county’s history of changing street names. The project lists may be found on the Oﬃce of Planning & Preservation projects website. For the Vietnam page, a Vietnam veteran who was born in Morris County or has been a resident of the county for ten years is welcome to be recognized by submitting his or her information. “For the families of Vietnam vets who have passed on, you may submit their information. If a veteran has retired out of state, they qualify for listing, too,” said Williams. “If you are a Morris County veteran who would like a buddy remembered, you may include the buddy’s name and it will be listed with yours,” Williams said. The type of information needed for the project includes the names of the Vietnam veterans, their Morris County municipality, their service branch, battles or incidents participated in, and awards or citations issued. Of course, photographs are always appreciated. Information may be forwarded to Jan Williams at jwilliams@co.morris.nj.us.

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Denville Model Ship Builder’s Latest Creation Now in Norway

By Steve Sears enville’s Doug McKenzie loves the Brigantine Leon. “It’s beautiful,” McKenzie says. “It’s one of the most beautiful sailing ships that’s ever been on the water.” The Brigantine Leon was designed and built by Colin Archer in Norway in 1880, and its life ended in 1915 when it took on water and sank. It rests now at the bottom of the sea. After two years of meticulous study and craftsmanship, McKenzie recently completed a model of the ship, which was scheduled to arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on December 6. It will be permanently on display at the Tollerodden Foundation building in Larvik, Norway. The initial idea for the model, and McKenzie’s fondness for the Leon, date back to 1960. McKenzie, then 12, took two years to construct his first boat model, his ultimate goal of the Leon always on his mind. He also, from 2007 to 2009, built an actual squarerigged model of the Leon, one that he could actually sail. The ship itself, which he called “Little Leon”, was a total of 22’ long and five feet wide. “I built her in two and a half years,” he says. After sailing it occasionally, he on a whim sold his boat to a young couple in Kansas. “And when I did that, there was

nobody - except maybe my wife - who said, ‘I get it.’ What everybody said was, ‘How could you do that? How could you spend two and a half years on something and then just basically give it away?” His purpose, his love really, was in the building (and eventual sailing of) it. When that pleasure was gone, it was someone else’s to enjoy. His Leon model would undergo a like voyage. When embarking on his model project after his 2017 retirement, McKenzie reached for two books on his bookshelf to companion him. “Harold Underhill, ‘Ship Modeler Extraordinaire’, my moniker for him,” he says of the author. Plank-On-Frame Models and Scale Masting and Rigging (volume one – Hull; and volume two - Masting and Rigging) were the titles. “My folks gave them to me as a Christmas present in 1969. That was only 11 years after the first edition.” Underhill’s offerings, unfortunately, did not aid him in the full with his project. McKenzie sought to do something different: use for his model the same construction methods that were used on the actual ship. “A lot of it (in the book) is based on common practice. But each one of these ships is a little unique, and I had very little unique information. I should also mention

that there’s probably hundreds of models of Leon built, and the reason is because of that (Underhill’s) book. So, all of these models have the same problem that I ran into, which is they only know what’s in the book - and that’s not really Leon. That’s common practice.” “So that was the motivation: I wanted to go beyond common practice.” Seeking to find more information, especially about the Leon builder, McKenzie went investigating, writing three emails to different organizations in Larvik. “I got an email back that said, ‘I have no information for you, but there’s a gentleman that I’m sending your email to, because he may.” McKenzie was connected to Jeppe Jul Nielsen, whose prime interest was in Colin Archer, the Leon creator 141 years ago. Nielsen had written much about Archer and his famed ship, and McKenzie had found his gold mine. “He said he would help, and he’s the one who actually identified all the documents that we now have access to.” The project then took off, and bore the lasting fruit that McKenzie wanted. As McKenzie - his hard work again completed to satisfaction - sent his model overseas, the comments flowed again. “With this model, the same thing,” McKenzie says. ‘The comments that I get are, ‘You’ll

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enjoy Leon for many years.’ Well, that’s not actually true, because she’s going away. And people say, ‘How can you do that?’ The answer is that it’s the project that I value, not the product. The hard work. It’s by far the most complex model I’ve ever built. In the case of the model Leon, my pleasure was in building it the way the ship was built.”

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CCM Trustee Jeﬀrey Advokat Presented with Trustee Spotlight Award

long-time and highly influential member of the Board of Trustees at County College of Morris (CCM), Jeffrey M. Advokat, Esq. recently was presented with a Trustee Spotlight Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) for his expansive service on behalf of the state’s and nation’s community colleges. Inscribed on the glass award, Advokat is commended for being, “A True Advocate Nationally and in New Jersey – Supporting the Mission of Community Colleges.”

“The New Jersey Council of County Colleges was honored to present the Trustee Spotlight Award to Jeff Advokat in recognition of his tireless service and strong leadership as a trustee of County College of Morris,” said Aaron Fichtner, president of the NJCCC. “Jeff is an active member of the Council of County Colleges, helping to guide the work of the state’s network of community colleges. Jeff is an innovative thinker who is committed to improving the lives of students and strengthening our communities and is incredibly deserving of

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statewide recognition.” “Jeff ’s service to County College of Morris and community colleges nationwide has been expansive and profound,” noted Dr. Anthony J. Iacono, president of CCM. “CCM is now a nationally recognized college, which Jeff helped us to obtain through his guidance, commitment and direction, as he also has assisted trustees across the United States with his knowledge and passion. The CCM community takes great pride in the contributions Jeff has made to strengthen not only CCM but also community colleges across the country.” “I am honored and deeply moved to have been presented with this award,” said Advokat. “I am a strong believer in the power of community colleges to transform lives and it is an honor and privilege to serve CCM and assist other trustees.” A member of the Board of Trustees at CCM since 2002, Advokat now is serving as chair of the board for the third time. He also is an active member of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), serving on its Communications and Education Committee and frequently lecturing on the topic of board ethics for ACCT members and assisting with training new trustees in the intricacies of their role. He also actively participates in the NJCCC, serving on

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is about the maintenance and promotion of good health, especially in light of ongoing improvements in medical technology. “Medicine began to acquire more advanced screening technologies in the late 20th century, but we used it to focus primarily on disease. The technology toolbox was used mostly to attack problems,” Freeman said. “In first two decades of the 21th century, there has been a shift to focus increasingly on wellness, which means maintaining and promoting good health before disease progresses and becomes a significant problem.” The screening process includes the utilization of various technologies that assists the physicians to detect the earliest stages of disease in patients who may be asymptomatic, or having no symptoms. Early detection provides opportunities for treatment at the earlies of stages before the disease significantly manifests itself. A common example is a blood cholesterol test. “People come in for a general checkup who feel well, and have blood testing, which includes cholesterol levels. Based upon results, your physician will advise you if you’re at an increased risk for heart disease. This is the point where the doctor and the patient can be proactive together. They outline the necessary steps that patients can proactively take, such as dietary, lifestyle,

and medications to decrease their health risk,” Freeman said. “That’s quite different to someone coming to the emergency department with chest pains due to advanced cardiovascular disease, possibly a heart attack. Unfortunately, at this point, the cardiac damage is already done. Clearly, you can understand the advantages of screening.” The more precise goals of screening are risk stratification - which determines if someone may or may not be a higher risk for a particular disease - and early detection - where the early onset of a disease can be treated much more effectively. Advances in imaging technology have played a major role in the increased use of screening across the board. Mammography is the largest screening program that exists. It is estimated that 40 million Americans undergo screening mammography annually. The American College of Radiology recommends that annual mammograms should begin for women at age 40 and continue until age 74. “Again, if breast cancer is detected early, women have a much greater chance of survival,” Freeman said. “Through mammography, we can detect cancers that are as small as a few millimeters, and therefore patients can experience much continued on page 11

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There’s More to Tell About St. Francis – and It Changes Everything!

By Vito Bianco, President of the Denville Historical Society hen news of the imminent sale and possible demolition of St. Francis broke earlier this year, the Denville Historical Society wanted the public and the purchasers to know the extensive history of the property and its importance to Denville’s heritage. To that end, Denville Life was gracious to publish this series on the history of St. Francis. The public response to the series has been tremendous. What we have learned so far, is that the property has not oﬃcially changed hands, and the purchasers have not submitted any specific plans for the site. It has not been decided as yet, which structures, if any, will remain or be razed. We will continue to monitor the situation. When our research on St. Francis was submitted for publication, it was believed that there was nothing further to tell. But, as I have found time-and-again over my nearly 35-year involvement with the Denville Historical Society, there’s somehow always more to the story; a missing fact of history that was, by chance or design, forgotten, overlooked, ignored, and/or erased from memory over time. That, we have recently discovered, is the case with the history of St. Francis. A new revelation has come to light that changes our understanding of the history of the property, and of Denville, forever. The Historical Society has always had a long and fruitful relationship with the sisters of St. Francis. It was no surprise to us when they generously donated a number of artifacts to the museum, as they prepare to vacate the property. Among those items was a book about the history of their religious order. It contains various chapters outlining the histories of the several sites they operated around the country, including St. Francis in Denville. As I read the section on St. Francis, there was the expected mention of the Glover family and the mansion they built in Denville in the early 19th century. As I continued to read, however, I came across something I have never seen or heard before. According to the sisters, at some time after the Glovers sold the property, it was purchased by a man who claimed to be “Cuban but was really a Negro,” a former slave who himself was a slaveowner. An African-American man, a former slave, wealthy enough to own the Glover mansion in Denville before the Civil War! How could this have possibly gone un-noticed! We knew that the mansion had changed hands numerous times between 1840, when it was sold by the Glover family, and 1862, when it was acquired by Louis Fenn Wadsworth, one of the “Four Fathers of Baseball” (see Nov. 8, 2021 issue of Denville Life). That narrowed our time-period to begin our search of the census records.

Nothing was found in the 1840 census, but the 1850 census contained a curious entry; the Glover mansion was owned by a man born in the West Indies with an estimated wealth of $5,000 (a hefty sum in those days) – his name was Jeremiah G. Hamilton. His race was not listed as “black” in the census; and the fact the race category was blank typically meant the person was “white.” A quick internet search revealed that Jeremiah G. Hamilton was indeed “black.” But not just any black man; according to his biographer Shane White in “The Prince of Darkness,” Hamilton was the first AfricanAmerican Wall Street millionaire, in fact, the wealthiest back man in America, worth in today’s dollars at the time of his death, about a quarter of a billion dollars! According to Shane White, Hamilton was quite a controversial figure in his day, not only among his Wall Street contemporaries Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor and the like, but also among other AfricanAmericans as well, who were critical of his business ventures with white robberbarons who profited from slave labor. Never accepted by the Wall Street establishment of his day, Hamilton was as ruthless in business as any of his white counterparts. He was undeterred by the prejudices he faced; he learned to play and win at a financial game controlled by the white majority. And, although shunned for his race, his white contemporaries were more interested in” the color of his money than the color of his skin.” Hamilton was an evasive character who told a different version of his origins depending upon whom he was talking to. He often held himself out to be a Spaniard or Cuban. To that end he shaved his head and wore a wig in the style of a Spanish man’s hair of the time. Hamilton acquired the Glover mansion in August of 1845 in a spurious transaction. He was married to a white woman and together had several children by the time they moved from New York to Denville. Two more children are born in Denville. This inter-racial union would have been scandalous in the society of the day, and illegal under the laws of many states. Despite his efforts to conceal his race, the local birth certificate of Hamilton’s son born in Denville in 1849, indicates the child was “colored.” Denville’s black population in 1850 consisted of about 45 individuals, eight of whom were slaves. Only one man is listed as having a trade; the rest of the men are listed as farm laborers, all of modest means. Hamilton would have been an anomaly among Denville’s black population in 1850. The census listed Hamilton as a farmer, but his son’s birth certificate lists Hamilton as a merchant. The census lists the value of his Denville estate at only $5,000 when it was worth more than three times that. Previous

Jeremiah G. Hamilton (1807-75) around the time he lived in Denville.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an admirer of Jeremiah G. Hamilton.

to learning about Hamilton, the richest person in Denville in 1850 was believed to be Silas S. Palmer worth about $11,000. It seems that Hamilton’s title to the Glover mansion was called into question in an 1850 lawsuit to dispossess him of the property. According to local newspaper accounts of that trial, the Glover mansion was leased or owned by a man named Dominick F. Rice. Rice, however, was said to have been of unsound mind, and he transferred his interest in the property to Hamilton for a fraction of its true value. When Rice died, rightful possession should have gone to his daughter Florence. When Florence died, a court battle ensued claiming that her father was insane when he transferred the property, and that Hamilton had defrauded Rice. A jury ruled in favor of Rice’s interests and Hamilton was dispossessed of the Glover mansion. Hamilton and his family returned to New York, ending his five plus year residence in Denville.

To learn that the wealthiest AfricanAmerican in the country, and the first millionaire of his race is part of the history of St. Francis and Denville is quite a stunning revelation. Trying to find local accounts of this elusive figure has been a challenge. Both the Sisters’ history and Hamilton’s own obituary claim he was once a slave. Whether Hamilton was himself a slave owner is still a matter of debate. Despite his many contradictions, he succeeded in an arena long precluded to any man of his race. And the level of his success is staggering by any measure. Cornelius Vanderbilt (17941877) counted Hamilton among a select few he respected. Unlike most contemporaries, Hamilton was unafraid to take on the likes of Vanderbilt and “give him a dose of his own medicine,” to borrow a phrase. Hamilton’s unprecedented story, and his unique place in American and Denville’s history, are all the more reason we must do what we can to save St. Francis.

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I Remember Dad: The Ghost of the White-Tailed Pony

By Richard Mabey Jr. have been all so reluctant to write about this little chapter of my dad’s life. Well, not so much just of my dad’s life, but of a legend, a most haunting and eerie legacy of the Mabey family. As most of you know, my dad was born and raised in the home that his father built at the end of Mabey Lane. There was once a large, open meadow lying between the home at the end of Mabey Lane and the old Mabey Homestead facing Route 202. My grandfather crowned this beautiful open field as “Earl’s Meadow.” For it was the very land upon which Grandpa’s brother, Earl Mabey, was planning on building a home upon, when he came home from fighting in World War I. Sadly, Great Uncle Earl was killed in action in France. Growing up in Lincoln Park, my dad and his brothers had a most wonderful blessing in their childhood. They owned a pony! How the pony came to be the prideful property of my dad and his brothers had many legacies to it. My grandfather often told the story that his eldest son, Bud, had won the pony in a poker game. My cousins and I would sit at Grandpa’s feet, as he would tell this story, complete with animation and dramatic voice flexion. This story would always infuriate my grandmother because she was dead set against gambling.

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Then there was a legendary story that Grandpa simply bought the pony from one his cousins who lived along the Mabey Lane in Towaco. Still another, more haunting and eerie family legacy, is that one day the pony simply walked out from the woods at the end of Mabey Lane and took a strong liking to my dad and his brothers. Everything in my heart and soul tells me that the story that Grandpa simply purchased the pony from one of his cousins, is the core truth. Here is where the story takes on a most eerie and haunting twist. My great grandmother, Dora Mabey, owned and managed a little ice cream parlor at the corner of Route 202 and Mabey Lane. In 1959, Dad added on a few rooms to the old ice cream parlor, and it became the home of his brother Dave and wife Sue, and their two children, young Dave, and Kathy. Sadly, the “Little House” as everyone called it, no longer stands. Great Grandma Dora would often fondly talk about the white-tailed pony. I remember as a young child, sitting on the front porch of the old Mabey Homestead, with my sister and my cousins. My great grandmother would tell us about the white-tailed pony. How she simply loved that little pony and how it would walk up Mabey Lane, on its own, two or three times a day to get the

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gift of a carrot from her. Sadly, the pony passed away in 1944. My grandmother, Bertha Storms Mabey, often said that the pony simply died of a broken heart. That it missed my dad and his brother, Edward, so very much while they were away, serving their country during World War II. Grandpa simply accounted for the precious pony’s passing to old age. For nobody really knew how old the pony really was. At any rate, here is where the story gets to be a bit of a Twilight Zone tale. Great Grandma Dora often told the story that she would be sitting on the front porch of her ice cream parlor, and she would hear the distinct cadence of the pony walking up Mabey Lane, even after the beloved pony passed away. Even my dad hinted that after he came home from World War II, from time to time, he heard the clip clop of his endearing white-tailed pony walking up Mabey Lane. And, yes, even my grandfather told stories that he had also heard the clip clop sound of the ghost of the family pony, walking up Mabey Lane. From the time I was 10 years old till I was about 13, my pals and I would often sleep out in my backyard, along Mabey Lane, during the summer months. I don’t know if it was just my vivid imagination, but I did

My beloved great grandmother, Dora Mabey, standing beside her old ice cream parlor.

hear the clip clop sound of the white-tailed pony walking up Mabey Lane as I looked up at the canvas roof of my old tent, before continued on page 15

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continued from page 14 falling deeply into sleep. Some of my buddies also attested to hearing the sound of the ghostly pony’s hoofs, in the midst of the summer nights. Is it possible that a pony’s love for its family, brought its specter form back from the grave? Can the love between an animal and a person ever be limited? Does love ever die? Who among us can say for certain, that there is not an ethereal world that lies between earth and Heaven’s Gate? I really don’t know the answers. But I do know that my family truly loved the white-tailed pony. That it brought great joy to all of their lives. Hold dear and true the faith of a life beyond this physical world. Try to see life as a most unlimited thing that cannot be boxed in, in any way, shape, or form. Love knows no limitations. It is a force, an essence, a spirit that abounds in heart, mind, and soul. For love has infinite possibilities. Can science really understand the wonders, the power, the infinite possibilities of the loving heart? Is there a tie between people and animals that will never be truly, fully understood by the human mind? For truly, love is the greatest gift a person can give to another living being. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hot-

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A New Year’s Day Story

By Richard Mabey Jr. rom the days of my early childhood on through my senior year of high school, we would always spend a good portion of New Year’s Day at my maternal grandparents’ home in Boonton. The home was a two-story, yellow brick farmhouse that proudly stood on the 600 block of Boonton Avenue. A stone wall proudly stood on the edge of the entire front yard, just about a foot from the sidewalk. It was a most majestic stone wall with a level, concrete top. I so dearly remember the big feasts of New Year’s Day at my maternal grandparents’ home. My mom was the youngest of nine children. The house would abound with aunts and uncles and cousins. It was a joyous time, a time of innocence. It was a time when most people still had black and white television sets, there were no microwave ovens, no laptop computers, and no cell phones. Grandma, Mom, my sister Patti, my aunts, and my girl cousins would all somehow manage to fit into Grandma’s kitchen and would be busy cooking the big New Year’s Day feast. The men would be huddled around Grandpa’s little black and white television set, watching football games. I know how chauvinist this all sounds, but it was just the way it was back in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The timing of the feast was always a bit of a puzzling thing to me. We would all eat at about 3:00 in the afternoon. So, the big feast was either a late lunch or an early supper, depending upon how you looked at it. Grandpa Kemmerer and I had a most wonderful and

magical bond. We were both drummers. I had started playing the drums when I was in fourth grade. I was in my school band from fourth grade on through all of my time at Boonton High School. Through the years, I had quite a few of drum teachers and band leaders. But, I learned the most about the art of being a fine percussionist from my Grandpa K. There comes a moment in time, in everyone’s life, when they look at the things, the places, then nooks and crannies that they have looked at a million and one times, but in one solitary moment see in an entirely different array of colors, meanings, and abounding depth. Such a moment came to me when I was 14 years old and in my freshman year at Boonton High School. Unbeknown to me, Grandpa K had gone to a football game at Boonton High, with a few of his fellow volunteer firemen. Grandpa saw me play the big bass drum during the half-time show. It was in the midst of New Year’s Day of 1968, that Grandpa K shared a sacred moment with me. It was New Year’s Day 1968. As Grandpa K sat in his easy chair, surrounded by his sons, sons-in-law, and grandchildren, he took a look at his watch. The football game on the old black and white television had mostly everyone hypnotized. “Well, here it is two o’clock in the afternoon. I better check on old Mickey,” Grandpa announced to everyone. Old Mickey was Grandpa’s beloved beagle, who had a most elaborate pen and doghouse in Grandpa’s backyard. I remember this moment all so well. Grandpa continued on page 17

My grandfather, Edmund C. Kemmerer, and myself when I was a boy, standing on the sidewalk, just outside of the old Kemmerer Homestead on Boonton Avenue.

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A New Year’s Day Story... continued from page 16 unceremoniously arose from his comfortable chair, walked into the kitchen, and came out with a big aluminum bowl, filled with dry dog food. Grandpa looked down at the dry dog food as if it were tea leaves left at the bottom of a teacup, filled with fortune telling properties. “Richie, you wanna help me feed Old Mickey?” Grandpa called out to me. “Sure thing, Grandpa,” I responded. Grandpa and I put our coats on, walked out the side door of the old Kemmerer Homestead and began the walk down the gravel driveway to Old Mickey’s doghouse. I think that Old Mickey had the most elaborate setup that any dog could ever imagine. It was a large, gated area, with a big shed in one corner of the gated area. Grandpa had cut out a little doorway for Old Mickey to come in and out of the shed. A piece of canvas hung over the little opening, so that the cold air would not intrude upon the warmth inside Old Mickey’s walk-in doghouse. Old Mickey’s tail wildly wagged as he saw Grandpa and I walk down the driveway. Grandpa opened up the gate door, we walked into Old Mickey’s domain. Dear Old Mickey jumped wildly onto Grandpa, until Grandpa put down the metal bowl and Old Mickey begin eating his early supper. Grandpa petted Old Mickey, then began walking to Old Mickey’s shed. I followed my beloved grandfather. To my surprise, Grandpa grabbed a big, oversized bass drum mallet. He looked at the drum mallet with a certain sad reflection pouring from his eyes. The big, pot belly stove

in the middle of the shed, warmed us both. “Richie, I’ve had this old bass drum mallet more years than I can recall. I want you to have it,” Grandpa gently told me. I was lost for words. I could tell that the old bass mallet meant a lot to my dear grandfather. I thanked my grandfather for the endearing gift. I held the drum mallet in my hand, holding back my tears. For I knew, deep in my heart that my grandfather had just passed on something to me that he dearly cherished. As we walked out of the shed, Grandpa heartily petted Old Mickey. We walked out of Old Mickey’s big, gated area and began our walk up the long driveway to the side door of the endearing Kemmerer Homestead. Smoke ascended from the brick chimney atop the roof of the yellow brick home. “You’re a good drummer,” Grandpa said to me. Holding back my tears, I clenched the handle of Grandpa’s precious bass drum mallet with my right hand. “Thank you, Grandpa,” I simply replied. Over 50 years have come and gone since that wonderful, memorable New Year’s Day of 1968. Now at 68, I return in memory to that little, modest home atop Boonton Avenue. I would give everything I own to go back in time, for just one hour, to relive those precious and endearing memories. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: My Life Publications. Grandpa K and his charming smile, that I remember, oh so well.

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NJ residents scramble to get last Walking Liberty Rolls NEW JERSEY - Once New Jersey residents got wind that New Jersey State Restricted Bank Rolls filled with Silver Walking Liberties dating back to the early 1900’s were being handed over, there was a mad dash to get them. That’s because some of these U.S. Gov’t issued silver coins are already worth hundreds in collector value. “It’s like a run on the banks. The phones are ringing off the hook. That’s because everyone is trying to get them before they’re all gone,” according to officials at the National Mint and Treasury who say they can barely keep up with all the orders. In fact, they had to impose a strict limit of 4 New Jersey State Restricted Bank Rolls. So, if you get the chance to get your hands on these State Restricted Bank Rolls you better hurry because hundreds of New Jersey residents already have and you don’t want to miss out. You see, the U.S. Gov’t stopped mint-

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Last State Restricted Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls go to New Jersey residents New Jersey residents get first dibs on last remaining Bank Rolls loaded with U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties dating back to the early 1900’s some worth up to 100 times their face value for the next 2 days STATE DISTRIBUTION: A strict limit of 4 State Restricted Bank Rolls per NJ resident has been imposed NEW JERSEY - “It’s a miracle these State Restricted Bank Rolls even exist. That’s why Hotline Operators are bracing for the flood of calls,” said Laura Lynne, U.S. Coin and Currency Director for the National Mint and Treasury. For the next 2 days the last remaining State of New Jersey Restricted Bank Rolls loaded with rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties are actually being handed over to New Jersey residents who call the State Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s newspaper publication. “National Mint and Treasury recently spoke with its Chief Professional Numismatist who said ‘Very few people have ever actually seen one of these rarely seen Silver Walking Liberties issued by the U.S. Gov’t back in the early 1900’s. But to actually find them sealed away in State Restricted Bank Rolls is like finding buried treasure. So anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Bank Rolls had better hold on to them,’” Lynne said. “Now that the State of New Jersey Restricted Bank Rolls are being offered up we won’t be surprised if thousands of New Jersey residents claim the maximum limit

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Morris County Commissioners Present 2022 Capital Spending Plan

he Morris County Board of County Commissioners unveiled a $67,242,800 capital spending plan last night that expands educational programs at the Morris County School of Technology, while aggressively investing in improvements to county roads, intersections, bridges and culverts. The board’s Capital Budget Committee, which includes Commissioner Director Stephen H. Shaw, Commissioner Thomas Mastrangelo and Commissioner Tayfun Selen, outlined the plan during a work session, additionally pointing to funds earmarked for public safety, public health, parks and improving information technology. “This capital plan contains $14 million to resurface 25.6 miles of roads in 15 towns, $2.8 million to improve key intersections and dedicates nearly $7 million so that Morris County will continue to lead the state with its bridge and culvert upgrades,” said Commissioner Director Shaw. “This plan also makes good on the commitment our board made this past summer for a 30 percent expansion of the Morris County Vocational School with a new Career Technical Education Center, as well as an investment in the continuing expansions and improvements at the County College of Morris,” Shaw added. The 2022 Capital Spending Highlights Include: Improving Our County Road Network $2.8 in Intersection Upgrades, including: Flanders Netcong Road and Main Street Intersection with Route 206, Mount Olive

Boonton Avenue at Taylortown Road, Montville Township Guide Rail Upgrades and Installations throughout the County $14.0 million for roadway resurfacing, including: 2.2 miles of Fairmount Road in Washington Township 2.2 miles of Green Pond Road in Rockaway and Jefferson Townships 2.5 miles of Park Avenue from Columbia Turnpike to Route 124 in Madison, Florham Park and Morris Township 2.5 miles of Village Road in Harding Township $6.83 million for bridge and culverts projects, including: Dickson’s Mill Road Bridge in Harding Township Pleasant Hill Road Bridge in Mount Olive Hurd Street Bridge in Mine Hill Township Commitment to Education $25.3 million for the School of Technology’s construction of its new Career Technical Education Center at the County College of Morris and Science Lab upgrades with $18.8 million coming from a State Grant $5.2 million at the County College for facility accessibility upgrades and Academic Complex roof replacement Other 2021 Capital Spending Highlights Include $1.9 million for Information Technology Upgrades and Improvements $1.7 million for the Morris County Park System $4.1 million for 451 new voting machines to comply with new voting laws $1 million for Public Safety Enhancements

$550,000 for County Owned Railroad Upgrades $366,000 for Health Management and Mosquito Control The slide-show presented by the Capital Budget Committee may be viewed by clicking here. The $67.2 million plan reflects a commitment of $36,875,294 million by the county, which will be offset by an anticipated $30,367,506 million in grants. Morris County government has a massive and diverse inventory of responsibility, ranging from the Morris County Administration Building in Morristown, to Human Services and Law & Public Safety complexes in Morris Township and Parsippany. The infrastructure includes: 287 miles of county roads in all 39 Morris County municipalities 1,000 bridges and culverts throughout all Morris County municipalities 3 Freight Railroads 1,185 vehicles and or pieces of equipment used by various county agencies 3.3 million square feet of buildings and structures The County of Morris also is responsible for: Maintaining all trees within county road rights-of-way Facilities required by the Judiciary, Sheriff, Law and Public Safety Mosquito Control services throughout all Morris County 20,197 acres of Parkland

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