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Give Technology of Denville Gifts Technology to the Community

by Steve Sears obert Boyle and Jennifer Faliveno both knew that, when older laptop computers are committed to scrap heaps, there’s possibly more use in them. So, they formed Give Technology, where used laptop computers are donated and refurbished for others to use. “I’ve been in technology for my entire life,” Boyle says. “Even before I was even a teenager, I was working with computers. I’ve always kind of helped people who needed help with old computers. I’ve donated them to people, or found homes for old computers that clients are getting rid of, but never as a formal entity. It was all just kind of helping people out.” The story continues with Faliveno, who has been teaching at Denville’s Valleyview Middle School for 22 years, and five years ago started doing more online classes. She noticed there was a big disparity as far as kids who had the ability and technology to work from home and those who didn’t. “She found that a number of families just didn’t have computers at home or didn’t have internet,” Boyle says, “and so she would ask me, ‘I have this kid in my class who doesn’t have a computer. Do you

have an old computer that I can give them?’ At one point, we started to kind of collect them and gather things from clients and from just people we knew in the community.” Shortly thereafter, Give Technology, a 501c3, was officially formed. Per Boyle, who is also CEO of Newton -based Planet Networks (Faliveno is an Education Technology Specialist at the same company) there are three parts to the Give Technology program. “One is, from an environmental standpoint, we’re keeping older computers from being dismantled and destroyed. The best thing from an environmental standpoint to certainly an economic standpoint is to reuse something rather than recycling. That’s one side of it. The other is we’re helping people who need access to technology to work or to be able to go to school or just learn

about it, and doing that in a way that there’s no cost to any of the recipients.” The third benefit is to the giver. “A lot of people who are more well off than most of our recipients have an extra computer in a closet or have some old laptops in desk drawers. They got a new computer and they threw the old one in the drawer and it just sits there. We’re putting that stuff to use, and either preserving the data for the people and giving them back the drive, or we’re destroying the data so that they know that their stuff isn’t falling into the wrong hands. At the same time, we’re teaching kids - sometimes adults, but mostly kids - how to work on computers and how to repair and replace things to kind of get a longer service life, and also to give them some useful skills that they can use to either supplement their income in college or potentially have this as a career.”

In addition to laptops, Give Technology has also received networking equipment like servers, switches, routers and more, and older desktop computers, which normally aren’t as useful as laptops, and therefore wind up being recycled. “But a laptop,” Boyle confirms, “even an older laptop, like something that has Windows 7 on it, is still quite useful.” Recipients of the refurbished laptops indeed do benefit, but Give Technology as the middle guy and the giver do so as well. “It’s really a great symbiotic relationship where everyone benefits from it,” Boyle says. “There’s really no downside to any part of it, which is nice. It just a requires a lot of coordination and a lot of time, but you’re helping people, so it’s worth it.” For more information, visit www.givetechnology. org.

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Denville Good Scout Awards Dinner Honors Dave Sipple

n describing our Dave Sipple, we thought it would be appropriate to utilize the latin name “Horulanus Tulipa’, translation.... Our Tulip Gardener. Dave is most deserving of the award for Denville Good Scout. He certainly epitomizes all the tenets contained in the Boy Scout Pledge. Downtown Denville is blessed to have Dave involved with many of our projects. He is friendly, courteous and helpful in bringing together many volunteers to create stunning visual displays. His kind and cheerful manner adds to the ease of working on many downtown projects. We appreciate his thrifty ways in providing materials for our projects. His love of discounts is legendary! He is so trustworthy that we are assured that he will always get us the most for the least.

One of the other elements of the Boy Scout Pledge is cleanliness and Dave, through his dedication of providing all these beautiful plants and trees throughout Denville, provides for a clean and healthy environment. We see his bravery up close as he hangs the lights for our Clocktower display, all while being up 20 feet in the air in a bucket truck! His reverence for doing the job to the highest standards shows his obedience to the laws of nature. His loyalty to his volunteers has manifested in long standing, dedicated individuals and new members eager to join. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors and Staff, we wish to commend Dave Sipple on receiving the 2021 Denville Good Scout Award.

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The 200 Club of Morris County Awards Committee Announces 50th Golden Celebration Plans

By Janet R. Rapisardi he 200 Club of Morris County has listened to your concerns, and the Board has rescheduled our 50th Awards Event to better suit your requests! The Awards Committee has recently met to plan a spectacular evening event to honor our 50 years in support of Morris County first responders from Fire, local Police, New Jersey State Police departments and Emergency Medical Technician services on Thursday, May 5th, 2022 on Route 23 in Pompton Plains at the grand Legacy Castle, President Jim Rizzo presiding. Valor and Meritorious awards will be presented to our heroic First Responders. President Rizzo facilitated the first of many meetings by generously providing the hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, pizzas, and assorted platters at The Godfather of Morristown, while Cambridge Wines graciously donated beverages. The 200 Club is a not-for-profit founded in 1971. Its Mission helps to provide financial support for spouses and dependents of Morris County heroes who have lost their lives in the line of duty while valiantly responding and protecting Morris County

citizenry. To date, the Club has disbursed over $5 million dollars for this worthy cause. Scholarships are also awarded to qualified dependents of our Morris County first responders on a merit basis and are anonymously assigned a number for the selection process. Our first responder family has met the challenges of recent tougher times, more so than ever before, and their stakes are more real than ever. We’ve recently seen firefighters evacuate residents from homes and overturned cars due to unexpected flood waters, State and local police working in tandem to ensure our safety, and EMS working tirelessly overtime to swiftly address any medical necessity. Join us in acknowledging these First Responders and their daily risks in knowing they may not make it back home. Your ticket purchase, sponsorship and donation will make a world of difference to the spouses and dependent children of Morris County’s finest! And your membership is a commitment to our family of like-minded members while supporting Morris County’s heroes! Be our 200MC+1 today! 50th Golden Celebration Co-chairs Janet

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What to Know Before Installing Built-ins

fter purchasing a new home, buyers often want to put their own fingerprint on the property. Homeowners anticipate the day when their homes are transformed into spaces that reflect their style and not the preferences of previous owners. When deciding how to renovate interior spaces, homeowners will make some relatively temporary changes, but they also may consider some permanent adjustments. Built-ins fall into the category of permanent adjustments, and while realty professionals note that built-ins tend to provide a good return on investment, homeowners can learn more about builtins before deciding if they want to install them in their homes. What are built-ins? Realtor.com defines built-ins as any feature that is built into the interior of a home. The term “built-ins” may immediately conjure up images of bookshelves, but built-ins also include benches and entertainment centers. Why install built-ins? Built-ins can be both utilitarian and

aesthetically appealing. Built-ins are functional because they provide storage space that homeowners may otherwise find hard to create. Built-ins are embedded in walls that may otherwise be useful only to hang artwork. This can provide muchneeded storage space in homes with limited square footage. Professionally installed built-ins also can transform rooms, making them appear more organized. Customized built-ins also can give homes their own unique character, though it’s important to note that prospective buyers may or may not appreciate that uniqueness. Are there disadvantages to built-ins? The permanence of built-ins may not appeal to some buyers. If buyers don’t like built-ins at all or are not fond of the look of customized built-ins, that may be enough to convince them to walk away from a property. However, Realtor.com notes that functional built-ins, like built-in bench seats with storage capacity, appeal to modern buyers and their preference for as much storage space as possible. Permanent built-ins also can be costly. The home remodeling resource Fixr.com

notes that built-in entertainment center installations can cost between $8,000 and $9,500. Built-in seating and bookshelves are not as costly, but such projects still cost more than simply buying premade furniture. Some buyers also may see built-ins as limiting what they can do with a space. That can be a major disadvantage as more

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The Road to Recovery Continues After Cancer Treatment Ends

he American Cancer Society reports that the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined that were diagnosed between 2009 and 2015 was 67 percent. That’s a noteworthy and encouraging statistic, though global figures compiled by Ourworldindata.org indicate that five-year survival rates following diagnosis are significantly lower in poorer countries. In addition, the road to recovery for cancer patients typically does not end when treatments are completed. The National Cancer Institute notes that many cancer survivors have indicated that information and support was abundant during their treatment. However, once treatment stopped, a new wave of questions and uncertainty soon emerged. For example, the NCI points out that many cancer survivors recognize that life after treatment is less about “getting back to normal” than it is about discovering the new normal. In fact, the Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center reports that most people indicate it takes between six and 12 months after they complete chemotherapy before they truly feel like themselves again. Follow-up care also is a vital part of recovering from cancer. The NCI notes that

cancer survivors typically return to the doctor every three to four months during the first two to three years after treatment. After that, survivors may see their doctors once or twice a year. Follow-up care is vital for cancer survivors, as it provides their doctors an opportunity to determine if patients are experiencing any side effects from treatment. These appointments also allow doctors to determine if the cancer has returned or spread to other parts of the body. In addition, follow-up visits provide an opportunity for cancer survivors to bring up any symptoms or questions they might have. Patients can ask about ways to reduce their risk of cancer recurrence and seek advice on getting back to normal, including how quickly they can begin exercising and how to approach new fitness regimens if they were inactive prior to diagnosis. The road to recovery from cancer may be filled with uncertainty. But cancer survivors should recognize that millions before them have survived the disease and gone on to live full, happy lives. A patient approach to recovery can help cancer survivors overcome any obstacles they may encounter along the way.

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Best Practices in Breast Health

By Mark J. Bonamo r. Motria Ukrainskyj, Medical Director of Breast Surgery at Saint Clare’s Health, remembers the moment in American culture when the critical need for the early detection of breast cancer symptoms prevailed over the embarrassment many women felt when faced with the onset of the disease. “Back when we were kids, you didn’t talk about cancer. However, when Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller went public with their breast cancer diagnoses, all of a sudden, it became acceptable to talk about it,” said Dr. Ukrainskyj. She was referring to the moment in the 1970s when the First and Second Ladies of the United States respectively went public with their breast cancer diagnoses, helping to remove the stigma many felt regarding the disease. Dr. Ukrainskyj added, “Kudos to those brave ladies.” Dr. Ukrainskyj at Saint Clare’s Health is now leading the way in helping women bravely face the uncertainty and fear many feel when dealing with breast health problems. By providing exceptional medical guidance, combined with state-of-the-art technology and compassionate navigation through the entire process, Saint Clare’s has found a way to help women fight back against breast cancer using the most advanced treatment options available. At the same time, Dr. Ukrainskyj and the rest of the breast surgery team at Saint Clare’s strives to maintain a community-based approach and ethos that has only grown increasingly needed as New Jersey continues to forge its way through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic The baseline age for when women should begin regular screening exams for breast cancer is 40 years of age, according to Dr. Ukrainskyj. However, she points out that this baseline number could change depending upon certain factors. “Women should at a minimum get their first mammogram at age 40 and have an annual breast care checkup if the patient has no family history of breast cancer, or any other risk factors for breast cancer,” Ukrainskyj said. “But if you are a member of a higher risk group - for example, if your mother or any other member of your family developed breast cancer at a young age - then you want to get your first screening 10 years earlier than the youngest member of the family diagnosed with breast cancer, but no later than age 40. Following this simple guideline is one of the best ways to stay safe in terms of early detection, which is critically important when it comes to breast health.” If there is a finding of some sort of abnormality after a breast cancer screening, patients have many more options, and therefore less reason to worry, than they did when Dr. Ukrainskyj began studying to be a doctor at New York Medical College. “I remember when I started my training in the mid1980s, when most of the breast cancer patients who came in had palpable lumps. Nowadays, because of the better screening modalities, including digital mammography and tomosynthesis, mammograms increasingly have become

more accurate at detecting lesions at the earliest stages, while at the same time the push for increased breast screening and early detection grew and continued,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. “And because women are now much more aware and attuned as to what to do if they think that they have breast cancer, malignancies are being found even when they are not immediately felt, making it much easier to take care of them because they are caught at an earlier stage.” A key component in detecting breast cancer early is through technological advances in digital mammography. These improvements include the invention of tomosynthesis, or “3D” mammography. Tomosynthesis is a new type of digital x-ray mammogram, which creates 2D and 3D-like pictures of the breasts. This tool improves the ability of mammography to detect early breast cancers, and decreases the number of women “called back” for additional tests for findings that are not cancers. Dr. Ukrainskyj called tomosynthesis a critical component of breast care at Saint Clare’s. “We the ability to take patients from mammograms, through testing and biopsies, and then all to way to surgery, if necessary,” she stated. “At Saint Clare’s, we only offer the most advanced 3D tomosynthesis technology. As I explain it to our patients, the breast is three-dimensional. A mammogram is a twodimensional image. With digital tomosynthesis technology, the radiologist is not only seeing two views of the breast, but they are also able to move visually in and out of the breast view. It’s like a photo flip book in terms of technology,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. It is especially helpful for patients who have dense breasts “Our use of tomosynthesis technology at Saint Clare’s Health enables us to detect cancers that may not otherwise be seen with regular digital mammography.” To help patients effectively deal with the multiple impacts of a breast cancer diagnosis, Saint Clare’s offers the Nurse Navigator program as a way to impart important medical information, as well as offer vital personal support during what is a daunting process for anyone facing a medical crisis. “Our Nurse Navigators are individuals with nursing backgrounds who are interested in helping patients through the process and who have received special training to guide and support the patients in the best way possible,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. “If a patient has a finding on a mammogram that will require a biopsy, the Nurse Navigator will then bring the patient into her office and explain the biopsy process what’s being done, why it’s being done, and how it’s going to be done.” Dr. Ukrainskyj underscored the psychological, as well as practical benefits of Saint Clare’s Nurse Navigator program. “Sometimes, the patient just needs reassurance and guidance throughout the process. By the time patients have a procedure, they have seen the Nurse Navigator at least once or twice. If the patient has questions, they have the nurse’s number so that they can call and ask whatever they need to know. If need be, the nurse will even hold the patient’s hand to get them through whatever they need to get through,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. “They are your guardian angels.”

Dr. Motria Ukrainskyj

We all need guardian angels these days as the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives. Dr. Ukrainskyj pointed out how the very natural fear generated by the pandemic has affected breast healthcare. “We encourage patients to go get their testing done. It’s a matter of risk versus benefit. The risk of getting your mammogram is smaller than the risk of not detecting breast cancer. “Some patients had a lump at the start of the pandemic, and they were too fearful to go into a hospital for testing, so they delayed getting their diagnosis and treatment. “Physicians began to see women with breast cancer in later stages, because they delayed their care,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. She also noted that Saint Clare’s Women’s Health Center never closed during the COVID crisis, even when many other similar facilities had shuttered. “As physicians and as healthcare providers at Saint Clare’s, we emphasize that we are taking every precaution possible, as well as living up to our fundamental duty of care, to make certain that everyone here is as safe as possible.” Going forward through these challenging times, Saint Clare’s Women’s Health Center continues to serve its patients and the public in line with the community service traditions established since the hospital’s inception in 1895. “Saint Clare’s Health has always had a focus on community. It’s the idea of neighbors helping to heal neighbors. We always essentially view our patients as family. That’s something that I’ve done my entire career,” Dr. Ukrainskyj said. “You’re working with a patient who has a disease that has such an emotional impact on them. You can’t help to get to know them well. I can’t tell you how many photos I’ve seen of graduations, weddings, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren, all of which show that patients can live and thrive after a breast cancer diagnosis. “As a physician, I am committed to providing exception patient care, supported by advanced technology, and to treating each of my patients as if they are my own family. In fact, the entire staff at Saint Clare’s Health is dedicated to individualized, quality care. That’s what Saint Clare’s Health does so well. You are never a number, but a unique person. That’s what we do every day.” Dr. Ukrainskyj proudly states. For more information, please visit www.saintclares.com or call the Saint Clare’s Women’s Health Center at 973-5375665. Dr. Ukrainskyj at 973-537-5600, both located at 400 West Blackwell Street, Dover, NJ 07901.

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The Theater Project Presents Play About the Nuremberg Trials

nspired by the experiences of the chief interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, The Interpreter (Part 1), a work of theatrical fiction, will be presented by The Theater Project November 4 – 14. The play explores the complex relationship between Hermann Goering – Reichsmarschall of Germany and leading Nazi on trial for war crimes – and his young Jewish U.S. Army interpreter. The Interpreter (Part 1) is the result of Denville playwright Joseph Vitale’s research into the trials of 1945-46, as well as the remembrances of Richard Sonnenfeldt, the chief interpreter. The Theater Project production represents the first part of a longer work, which may be produced at a later date. The play depicts a fictional Pvt. Richard Rosen and his interactions with the cunning Goering. It also pits Rosen against his superior officer, the antisemitic U.S. Col. Erickson, who demands that Rosen pry from Goering the whereabouts of other Nazis on the run as well as the location of art treasures he looted. Because of Erickson’s blatant bigotry, Rosen is caught in an emotional and philosophical tug-of-war between the two men. “We think this is an important play for this moment,” said Mark Spina, The Theater Project’s artistic director who will direct the play. “Bigotry is again, unfortunately, on the

rise including heinous acts of antisemitism. Nuremberg was one of the only times in history when evil beliefs such as these were put on trial, demanding an accounting by those who held them and who perpetrated unspeakable acts in their name.” Vitale, a 30-year-resident of Denville, is an award-winning playwright and recipient of a 2021 fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. His play, Murrow, ran Off-Off Broadway in 2016. In addition to Rosen, Goering and Erickson, the characters include Lt. Jimmy Cosgrove, an All-American boy from Idaho who befriends Rosen despite their religious and cultural differences; Goering’s lawyer,

Dr. Otto Stahmer; and Dr. G.H. Gilman, the Army psychiatrist who has asked permission to perform psychological studies on the Nazis to understand the reason for their atrocities. Gilman is based on the real-life Dr. G.M. Gilbert. “The play is about the Nuremberg trials, but it also about ourselves,” said Vitale. “At the same time the Allies were trying Nazis for crimes against humanity, prejudice and intolerance were rampant on our side. What The Interpreter does, I hope, is to remind us that the virus of hatred lies at the heart of humanity itself. By recognizing that fact, and giving voice to it, perhaps we can assure

that unspeakable acts won’t someday be perpetrated in our name as well.” The Interpreter (Part 1) will be presented in a virtual production November 4 to 14, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students. An audience talk-back with the playwright, director and actors will follow. For more information, group pricing and to reserve tickets, visit www.thetheaterproject. org or call 908-809-8865. The Theater Project, founded in 1994, is an award-winning professional company based in Union, NJ.

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Randolph Man Continues to Learn and Raise Bees

By Steve Sears andolph resident, Ken Hartman, who is entering his fifth year as owner of iKenBee apiaries, which are located at Denville’s Union Hill Farm and Randolph’s Little Brook Farm, is always ready with a bee story. He calls the following a funny story. Well, now it is, but his introduction to bees almost 40 years ago wasn’t pleasant. “I have been deathly afraid of bees ever since I was a kid. I did a stupid thing: we threw rocks at a hornet’s nest one day when we were little and, not knowing that the bees can follow the air path of something that attacks them, they followed the stream of the air from where we were throwing the rocks, and a bald-faced hornet landed on my upper lip and went backwards up inside my nostril. It was stinging me inside of my head.” He laughs, then continues. “I can tell you that, at age 51 - and I think I was about 11 or 12 when that happened - I still can feel it and see it as if it happened 10 seconds ago, and I’m sure my poor mom probably can, also.” It taught Hartman respect for bees. “It definitely taught me never to mess around with the bees, because even though they’re small insects, they have a significant amount of power. I had no clue about the intricacies of bees until I started to literally immerse myself into learning about them five years ago.” After seeing that neighbors had gotten into beekeeping, Hartman jumped in, facing his fear head on. He bought some hives and connected with master beekeeper and owner of Morristown’s Eco Bee Supply, Mike Banker. “He and I got to be close,” Hartman says, “and I just literally immersed myself into reading, studying, watching every video that I could on the internet, buying every book that there was available about bees, and just literally took on the

task of learning it myself.” Hartman raises several varieties of Apis Mellifera. “In my aspect, I felt like it would be great to try to put bees in two different locations,” Hartman says of his two separate apiaries which are four miles apart, “to see if I could get sort of different versions of honey and see how that would collect from one town versus another. And then I did some experiments, like keeping some bees where I did some treatments on them to fight away some of the disease and mites, and then I did some experiments on not doing any treatment.” Per Hartman, there are two types of beekeepers, treatment and treatment-free. “Unfortunately, treatment free did not work for me because New Jersey is a tough place for bees to live.” Hartman feels that perhaps the number one issue for beekeepers in New Jersey are fighting pests like Varroa mites (which bring disease, viruses, and potential decimation of a hive) and predators. “Keeping predators and humans away, that’s a big challenge. I think that beekeeping brings upon a curiosity, but also is a direct snack for our biggest predators, the bears, and some other different types of animals that like to make their way to the apiaries.” Thus far, the iKenBee apiaries and the resident bees have been untouched by intruders. For Hartman, who sells his gathered honey at Dash of Thyme in Denville, it’s a continual learning process which he loves. “The number one main facet that my master beekeeper went over with me, is my passion is to do this to help the bees. The honey is a bonus. But I leave a significant amount of honey on the beehive so the bees can survive, and it’s about finding that right mixture of human interaction

Ken Hartman near one of his iKenBee apiaries. Photo courtesy of Ken Hartman and iKenBee apiaries

and inspections of the hives - the treatment of the hives and maintaining them - but also giving the bees their freedom to go out and do what they do, because they’ve been doing it for millions of years.” For more information about iKenBee apiaries, visit www. ikenbee.com.

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I Remember Dad: The Beloved Scoutmaster

By Richard Mabey Jr. erving as a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 170, was one of my beloved father’s cherished ministry. Dad firmly believed in the saying, “it is better to teach a boy morals, than to rehabilitate a wayward man.” My dad unselfishly served as Scoutmaster for 28 years. Ten thousand memories, of Dad’s years as Scoutmaster, haunt the fibers of the weave and tapestry of the chambers of my heart. Dad had this old coffee can, that he kept hidden on a shelf of his basement workbench. Dad would put his spare change in that old coffee can, every Saturday morning, after breakfast. He would cash in the coffee can of change, once a year to pay for one or two scouts to attend summer camp. Dad called it the Campership. If a scout’s family was having a tough time, Dad would tell them about the Campership. All these years later, I can tell you that the Council Campership really didn’t exist. Dad’s accumulated spare change was the financial source of the Campership. The only ranks that Dad ever gave to scouts was that of Tenderfoot and Eagle Scout. Mr. Jack Floyd, Troop 170’s Assistant

Scoutmaster, pinned the Eagle Scout medal on my scout uniform, because Dad wanted to stand beside me as my father and not my Scoutmaster. But I remember how Dad used to say to a new Tenderfoot scout, “in a few years, I hope I’ll be presenting you with the Eagle Scout award. When I look back at it all, I amazed at how many young lives my dad touched. Dad loved scouting. He believed in the Scout Law and the Scout Oath. He took every word of those sacred promises of scouting, very seriously. I never once heard my dad say a bad word. I remember sitting in church one Sunday morning and the minister made a comment, disparagingly of truck drivers. The minister said, “oh, that fella swore like a truck driver.” I remember looking over to my father and seeing the hurt look on his face. My father never took a chemistry class in his life. Yet, he taught hundreds of boys a most basic chemistry lesson, that we breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide oxide, and a tree absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Dad used this lesson for a two-fold purpose. First, to show evidence of a Supreme Being and secondly to teach the scouts to respect

nature. My father taught hundreds of scouts how to tie knots, tie lashings, how to use a map and compass, to apply basic first-aid skills, and to deeply respect all of nature. He taught the scouts to respect one another. To be good citizens. To find their God given talents. To be leaders. One of the most cherished memories of my father’s service as Scoutmaster, are centered upon the religious services that he and Mr. Donald Talbot, Assistant Scoutmaster, would lead on Sunday morning campouts. They would show the boys examples in nature, that showed the evidence of a Supreme Being. Boys of all faiths, would sit on fallen trees, boulders, and the hard earthen floor, and listen to the gentle and kind words of these two fine scout leaders. My father received many awards in scouting, including the coveted Silver Beaver, the highest award a volunteer scout leader can receive. But Dad’s most cherished award was a slice of a maple log, wherein the boys used a woodburning tool to carve in Dad’s name and title him “The Beloved Scoutmaster.” Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer.

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Top Tips to Stay Safe This Halloween Season

uch like Christmas, Halloween is no longer relegated to a single day. A number of Halloween enthusiasts now begin decorating at the start of October. Hijinks and autumn revelry fill the air as individuals eagerly count down to the end of the month. Though the lightheartedness of Halloween festivities, such as costumes and candy, garner the bulk of celebrants’ attention, it’s important to take safety into consideration as well. According to the Mayo Clinic, children are twice as likely to be hit by a car on Halloween as other nights of the year. Cuts and burns also are more common on October 31. A good Halloween scare should come from costumes, not accidents or injuries. This Halloween, consider these safety measures, courtesy of Safe Kids Worldwide, the Mayo Clinic, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Make sure you’re visible when trickor-treating. Reflective tape, glow sticks, flashlights, or camping lanterns can make pedestrians more visible to motorists. • Pedestrians should walk on sidewalks if

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The Role of Staging When Diagnosing Breast Cancer

cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, and people who receive such news may be flooded with a wide range of emotions. When delivering such a diagnosis, doctors share vital information about their patients’ disease. Those details can go a long way toward easing patients’ concerns. Staging is an important component of cancer treatment. The National Cancer Institute notes that stage refers to the extent of the cancer, including how large the tumor is and whether or not it has spread, or metastasized. Learning the stage of the cancer, which is typically expressed on a scale of 0 through IV, helps doctors understand how serious the cancer is and the patient’s chances of survival. Staging also is used to plan treatments and potentially identify clinical trials that may serve as treatment options. The American Joint Committee on Cancer oversees the breast cancer staging system and utilizes the TNM system. Breastcancer.org notes that three clinical characteristics, referred to as “T, N, and M,” are used to calculate the stage of the cancer: • the size of the tumor and whether or not is has grown into nearby tissue (T) • whether the cancer is in the lymph nodes (N)

• whether the cancer has spread, or metastasized, into other parts of the body beyond the breast (M) Additional characteristics were added to the AJCC’s TNM breast cancer staging system in 2018. Though this has made determining the stage of breast cancer more complex, Breastcancer.org notes that it’s also made staging more accurate. That improved accuracy increases the likelihood that doctors will choose the most effective treatment plan for their patients, which should ease those patients’ concerns as they begin treatment. Staging is complex, and patients should know that staging alone does not dictate prognosis. The following breakdown, courtesy of the NCI, is a brief description of the five stages of cancer (stages O through IV). A more detailed description of breast cancer stages can be found at https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/ diagnosis/staging. • Stage 0: This is diagnosed when abnormal cells are present but have not spread to nearby tissue. Stage 0 is also called carcinoma in situ, or CIS. CIS is not cancer, but it may become cancer. • Stages I through III: Cancer is present in these stages. The higher the number, the larger the tumor is and the more it has spread into nearby tissues. • Stage IV: The cancer has spread into distant parts of the body. Staging plays an important role in treating cancer. Recognizing the role of staging can help patients better understand their disease and the direction of their treatments. More information about staging is available at www.cancer.gov.

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Not All Headaches are Created Equal

lmost everyone has experienced a headache, at some point in their life, to varying degrees. In fact, roughly 45 million Americans suffer from Headaches each year. In today’s world, most people reach into the medicine cabinet for one of the various pain relievers to alleviate their head pain. But what happens when that doesn’t work? Or, the headaches become more frequent and more painful? Some get headaches so often and so painful, they even take prescription drugs with side effects and no avail. But have you ever stopped to think, “What is causing my headache?” Headaches and more severe headaches, known as Migraines, can be caused by various triggers including foods, chemicals or preservatives in foods, allergens in the environment, chemicals in cleaning products or herbicides/pesticides, sinus congestion, tension in the neck or jaw, lack of sleep, dehydration, stress, and the list goes on… Sometimes the cause is completely unknown and with no relief the patient can be left hopeless, debilitated and in pain. An assessment by an Acupuncturist can often identify and treat imbalances (that are causing the headaches) that are unknown to the patient previously. In Chinese Medicine not all headaches are created

equally. Rather, during an assessment, we evaluate the individual patient on many levels to determine their exact symptoms (i.e Is the headache frontal? One sided? Behind the eyes? Is there nausea? Frequency and intensity of pain?....) and if there are any triggers. We take a whole body approach and assess the patient’s physical condition as well as their constitution, emotional health, diet and lifestyle. Unlike the blanket treatment western medicine offers which is typically some type of pain reliever, Chinese Medicine finds a specific treatment for each patient based on their individual symptoms. Five patients suffering “headaches” may receive five completely different treatments. By addressing the root cause, Acupuncture can be a safe way to prevent and treat various types of headaches, without the unwanted side effects of medications. Based on the individual assessment and diagnosis, tiny needles are inserted into various points on the body. Depending on the case, small electrodes can be attached to specific needles that elicit a small electrical current. The feeling of the electric stimulation on the needles is a comfortable sensation that generally elicits a feeling of tingling, tapping or heaviness. The electric stimulation en-

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A History of St. Francis:

From Job Allen’s Iron Works, to John Heyward Glover’s Summer Home – from Slavery, to one of Baseball’s Founding Father – from Protectory to Sanitarium to Senior Living

by Vito L. Bianco* he recent announcement of the sale of St. Francis, its pending closure, and probable demolition has shocked and alarmed the greater Denville community. The potential destruction and loss of this iconic facility, will be the most dramatic alteration to Denville’s beaucollic landscape since the burning of the Wayside Inn in 1953. Few Denville properties can boast such historic significance as St. Francis. Its origins date to the very founding of Denville itself, culminating with the establishment of St. Francis in 1895, which it has been ever since. For decades beginning in 1974, thousands of Denville residents answered the call of the Sisters of St. Francis to assist in raising funds at the annual Harvest Festival for St. Clare’s Hospital, which they once owned. Selfless volunteers happily endured many months of planning, manned the food tents, concessions, and keyosks, directed traffic, sold raffle tickets, and then cleaned it up only to begin the whole process all over again for the next year. What must those people be feeling today?

The Denville Historical Society has spent the past 50 years trying to save what’s left of our historic places. To our credit, we’ve had a number of successes, but also, regretably, many losses. Afterall, we’re just 17 volunteers with limited resources. Often, our Township government and the public have been very supportive. Never has there been a greater need for all Denville interests to ban together and stop this potential assualt on our heritage. Together we must Save St. Francis! In September 1827, with his reputation in the community never higher, Col. Glover was nominated for seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. In his faith, he was a liberal supporter of the church, holding a pew in the north-east corner of the old church at Rockaway, and he had great esteem for Rev. Barnabas King. At times, however, Col. Glover showed a much different side. He once whipped Jacob Mann, the editor of The Palladium of Liberty, a Morristown newspaper, for some offensive article in its columns. Glover was sued by Mann for “trespass for an assault and battery.” The case was tried at the Morris circuit in the

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month of March 1832. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Jacob Mann for the sum of $1,800 (more than $50,000 today). Then there was the issue of slavery. “[S] lavery is not just a stain on the American south, but a deep wound on New Jersey’s history that extends from its original

settlement, well after the American Revolution and right up through the end of the Civil War.” The Glover family in South Carolina held a significant number of slaves; John Heyward Glover, alone, was recorded in 1830 as an absentee owner of 302 slaves continued on page 21

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A History of St. Francis...

continued from page 20 in South Carolina. When the Glovers arrived in Denville, they came with a retinue of slaves. Slaves often traveled with their masters across states. Some made annual pilgrimages with their owners to vacation spots and summer homes. During the early part of the 19th century, slavery was not uncommon in New Jersey, and there were slaves in Denville even before the Glovers’ arrival. Like the Glovers, Denville farmers and businessmen Abraham Kitchell (1736-1807), John Hinchman, William Hinchman, and John F. Peer were also known to own slaves. On November 11, 1805, Flora, a female slave “belonging to Abraham Kitchel [sic]” gave birth to “a male Child Named Ben Stephen.” Kitchell’s estate inventory included “1 black servant Man; 1 black servant woman; [and] 1 black servant boy at 4 yrs. Old.” It would have been common for the Glovers to bring slaves with them during their vacations and/or residence in New Jersey. Under a law entitled An Act Concerning Slaves, passed March 14, 1798, slaves traveling temporarily to New Jersey, or relocating permanently to New Jersey was legal. By 1830, when the Glovers were permanent residents of Denville, their Rockaway Farms contained one male slave and one female slave, both between 24 and 36 years of age, along with three “free colored” boys between 10 and 24 years old. Compartments located in the basement of what was once the Glover Mansion, still visible today, may have very likely been quarters for slaves and free blacks who traveled and later relocated with the Glovers to New Jersey. While the Glovers and several other Denville families were slave owners, it should also be noted that, as early as 1696 the Quakers of New Jersey united with those of Pennsylvania to discourage the importation and

employment of slaves. To that end, it was through the early efforts of local Quaker settlers that many underground railroads for the escape of slaves were operated through Denville. At these underground railroad locations, escaped slaves from the South stayed hidden by day as they moved North toward Canada by night. While the data on the underground railroad in this area is quite limited, many old-time residents of Denville have related stories that the Canal House on Morris Avenue was one such location. It contains an enclosed tunnel in the cellar where fleeing slaves were reputed to be hidden by day. An ad placed in a local newspaper by Aaron Ball, Jr. of Westfield, N.J. offered “Five Dollars reward” for the return of a runaway “Mulatto Boy, named George,” who was last seen “at Denville, and at Rockaway.” Perhaps George found his way to freedom through Denville’s underground railroad. “There was always a price on the head of a runaway slave ranging from $50 to $500 depending on the value of the slave as a chattel. There were bounty hunters and ‘conscientious’ constables so the move was always a dangerous one for the night rider and the conductor but particularly for the slave who was beginning to taste the hope of freedom having escaped the bloodhounds of the South and moved this far toward his final destination. The fear of punishment if returned to his master was a fear greater than death.” The phrase, “[n]o man is so good as to be free from all evil, nor so bad as to be worth nothing,” seems to describe the conflicted life of John Heyward Glover; on the one hand a pillar of the community, on the other a slave owner. His death at the age of 43 was described as “a loss of no ordinary severity to his family, to his friends and acquaintances, to

his neighbors and to society.” He died on September 17, 1832, but the circumstances and location of his death have spurred some controversy and contradiction. One published account indicates that Col. Glover died of bilious fever at his residence at Denville. Another account claims that Col. Glover died, allegedly as the result of a gunshot wound sustained in a duel he fought over one of his daughters. Still, a third account suggests that Col. Glover died down South during a visit to market Matthias Kitchell’s apple whisky. While the cause of John Heyward Glover’s death remains a matter of some debate, it seems likely that he died in or near Denville, given that the Rev. Barnabas King of Rockaway officiated at his funeral. Just before Col. Glover’s death, the Rockaway Presbyterian Church erected a new building so perhaps his funeral service was the first conducted from that edifice. After Col. Glover’s death, Eliza and the children returned to South Carolina with his remains; he was interred in the Fontainbleau Plantation Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.

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innertime dishes loaded with nutrients help keep loved ones connected while refueling after busy days spent at work and school. Dairy foods – key ingredients in many at-home meals – provide nutrients for people of all ages to grow and maintain stronger bodies and minds. However, some bodies are unable to break down the sugar found in milk, known as lactose, which causes an upset stomach and a heavy, bloated feeling. Rather than avoiding dairy and missing out on beneficial nutrients, people with lactose intolerance can enjoy real dairy products that are naturally low in or don’t contain lactose without the stomachache with foods like: Lactose-free milk, which is real milk with the same 13 essential nutrients as regular milk Hard and aged cheeses, such as cheddar, colby, Monterey Jack, Parmesan and Swiss Yogurt with live and active cultures,

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Are There Diﬀerent Types of Breast Cancer? days or even hours. That underscores the importance of seeking prompt treatment should any symptoms present themselves. Metastatic breast cancer Metastatic breast cancer may be referred to as stage IV breast cancer. When a woman is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, that means the cancer has spread, or metastasized, into other parts of the body. The NBCF indicates that metastatic breast cancer usually spreads to the lungs, liver,

bones, or brain. Symptoms of metastatic breast cancer vary depending on where the cancer has spread. For example, if the cancer has spread to the lungs, women may experience a chronic cough or be unable to get a full breath. These are not the only types of breast cancer. A more extensive breakdown of the various types of breast cancer can be found at https://www.breastcancer.org/ symptoms/types.

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illions of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, more than 2.3 million women across the globe were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. The BCRF also notes that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide. Breast cancer statistics can give the impression that each of the millions of women diagnosed with the disease is fighting the same battle, but breast cancer is something of an umbrella term. In fact, there are various types of breast cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and metastatic breast cancer. Learning about each type of breast cancer can help women and their families gain a greater understanding of this disease. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) DCIS is a non-invasive cancer that is diagnosed when abnormal cells have been found in the lining of the breast milk duct. The National Breast Cancer Foundation notes that DCIS is a highly treatable cancer. That’s because it hasn’t spread beyond

the milk duct into any surrounding breast tissue. The American Cancer Society notes that roughly 20 percent of new breast cancer cases are instances of DCIS. Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) IDC is the most common type of breast cancer. The NBCF reports that between 70 and 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses are instances of IDC. An IDC diagnosis means that cancer began growing in the milk ducts but has since spread into other parts of the breast tissue. This is why IDC is characterized as “invasive.” Though IDC can affect people, including men, of any age, the ACS notes that the majority of IDC cases are in women age 55 and older. Inﬂammatory breast cancer (IBC) The NBCF describes IBC as an “aggressive and fast growing breast cancer.” Breastcancer.org notes that IBC is rare, as data from the ACS indicates that only about 1 percent of all breast cancers in the United States are inflammatory breast cancers. Many breast cancers begin with the formation of a lump, but Breastcancer. org reports that IBC usually begins with reddening and swelling of the breast, and symptoms can worsen considerably within

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By Richard Mabey Jr. one of us have a written guarantee of tomorrow. When the sun sets tonight, it will be the last sunset for many, many people who share this planet with us. None of us know when the time will come when our Divine Soul will depart our body. It is the very serious responsibility of each and every one of us to find the diamond of truth, that is sometimes hidden within the lump of coal. I am not a theologian by trade. For the most part, I have earned my weekly paychecks in the arena of being a wordsmith, a writer, at times a proofreader and editor. I find myself torn at times, between maintaining a certain sensitivity toward all paths to the Divine One and sharing the golden truth granted unto me by all so many good people. This is a true-life story of one of the last endearing opportunities that my beloved mother had to share the love of Christ with the children living in the neighborhood of my church. At my church of Grace Baptist Church, it is a tradition to hold the infamous “Trunk or Treat” event for both, the children of my church and the children of the neighborhood. This Halloween event is usually held on Halloween night or the night before Halloween. It is generally well attended by both parents and children. It is such a fun evening. The children come dressed as

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their favorite super-hero, a monster of some kind, an astronaut, or some other television character. There are usually a good two dozen cars parked in the big parking lot, parked so that the car trunks are facing the path that the costumed children and parents walk to collect their goodies. Each open car trunk is decorated with a unique theme. It is such a fun time and everyone has such a wonderful time. At the time of the Trunk or Treat event of 2019, Mom had been enduring severe chest pains from her damaged Aortic Valve. Mom was scheduled for heart surgery in early November. My sister, Patti, and I were concerned that the Trunk or Treat event might have been too much of a strain on our dear mom. But Mom insisting on going to the Trunk or Treat event. I was amazed by Mom’s devotion to the children who came to our Trunk or Treat car site. Sitting in her wheelchair, Mom had a basket of little candy bars on her lap. Mom chose not to simply throw the little candy bar into the child’s Halloween bag, but rather hand a candy bar to each child. As Mom would hand the little candy bar to a child, she would simply smile and say to the child, in a loving voice, “Jesus loves you.” Mom would hold the child’s hand for a moment or two as she shared these three words with

the little boy or girl. It is important to note that the “Trunk or Treat” event was clearly marketed and advertised as a Christian event, sponsored by a Christian church. So, there was no problem of Mom’s words being in conflict with a family’s belief system. It was made clear as the crack in the Liberty Bell, that Grace Baptist Church was sponsoring a Christian event. Parents were clearly told this when they registered a child for the Trunk or Treat event. For a few hours, that night, Mom forgot about her intense pain. It would be the last time that my dear, sweet mother would have the chance to share such an endearing moment with all so many children. I know it meant a lot to my beloved mother. Mom did have her heart surgery in November. Sadly, she had a stroke in the latter part of the middle of December. My heart broke when my mom went Home to be with the Lord, just two days before Christmas Day of 2019. In the last days of her life, before Mom had her stroke, she would often talk about the wonderful time she had at the Trunk or Treat event. In looking back, I am very grateful to my beloved Minister, Pastor Rocky Culpepper, for spearheading the wonderful Trunk or Treat event. None of us have any guarantee that we

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will be here, in this physical body on this earth, when tomorrow comes. Each and every one of us have to find the golden truth of the existence of a Divine One. I have read the Holy Bible, cover to cover, several times. However, I am far from being an academician of the Bible. But I do know for sure, each and every one of us needs to sincerely seek the golden truth of the existence of a loving Divine Being. For truly, tomorrow knows no guarantee. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail. com. Please put on the subject line: My Life Publications.

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NJStarz NJ Starz: Martino Cartier Hometown: Sewell, NJ

By Steve Sears one of it was easy for Martino Cartier. Nor is it still, but when asked to pick a word or phrase that aptly describes him, Cartier says, “A Jewish word, ‘bashert,’ which in Yiddish means, ‘It’s meant to be.” He then pauses, then says, “There’s two things I remember when I’m up against a challenge. These days, I still lose my temper, I still panic, and then I pray. I’ve come to the realization that when you’re on the cliff, he’s either going to keep you from falling or, when you fall, he’s going to give you wings. So that’s really pretty much what it comes down to.” Cartier has a formidable wingspan, and amid all the pain in the early part of his 46 years, all the challenges that he battled with, a higher power kept him aloft. Cartier, who owns Martino Cartier Salon in Sewell (Washington Township), New Jersey, is also the founder of Wigs & Wishes, a wonderful annual event that provides women who lose their hair during cancer battles with a wig at no cost, and also grants wishes to children suffering with childhood cancers. The next Wigs & Wishes event will be held on October 23, 2021 at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia. “It’s going to be quite a spectacular event, because we kind of got robbed of our 10th anniversary last year, so this year we’re doing it big,” says Cartier. “We’re going to have an 18-minute firework show right on the Delaware (River), right in front of the event center, and the Coast Guard is going to block off the Delaware and they’re bringing in a barge - it’s going to be pretty cool.” Popular singer Paula Abdul, whose support Cartier has wholeheartedly, will attend. “She comes every year,” says Cartier, who was born, adopted, and lived in the Garden State prior to his family moving to the Florida Keys when he was five. There’s a special adoption story here as well. When little, Cartier’s adoptive mom, Joann Maguire, would always call him “Marty Special.” “She instilled in me that I was special because they chose me and they got to pick me,” says Cartier fondly. “Being just as tenacious then as I am now, I said to her at that young age, ‘What if my birth mother is looking for me?’ And she said, ‘Well, one day when you grow up, I’ll help you find her.’” The fortunes of he and his family turned when he was age 6 and they lost everything, and his adoptive father became mentally, physically, and verbally abusive. In 1986, the movie American Tale was released, it about a tiny mouse who loses his family and tries to find them. James Ingram’s “Somewhere Out There” served as the movie’s theme. “At that time in my life,” explains Cartier, “I suffered from depression at the age of 11. My mother felt so bad, and she said, ‘I promise you when you turn 18, I will help you find your birth mother.’ Because at that time, being young and confused, and feeling unwanted and not worthy, I thought that if I found my birth family that I would be complete. At that time, being adopted was what defined me.” While in Florida in elementary school he got bullied, and when his

family moved back to New Jersey and Williamstown when he was 13, he was targeted again. Seeking safer pastures for their son, during his freshman year in high school the Maguires moved to Glassboro. The move was significant, with leadership at the school and the school system ensuring his well being, and encouraging him to attend a local vocational school for half the day. His VicePrincipal suggested he study cosmetology, Cartier being the only male of 34 students. “I went,” he recalls, “and I realized that it was all about being creative, and about making people feel good, so I started learning quickly as these senior citizens would come in and get curls and rollers. You made them feel so good and, in return, you felt good. That’s when things started to kind of change a little bit.” At age 18, the same Vice-Principal and his guidance counselor promised to take Cartier to get his birth records, and the latter drove him to Journal Square in Jersey City to do just that. “We walk in, and the same man who signed my birth certificate was still there. I couldn’t believe it. And he gets out this old book - a big old book. We just gave him my name, date of birth, and my social security number, and he thumbs through the book, he sticks his finger down, and he says, ‘You didn’t tell me you were adopted? Those records are sealed,’ and he closed the book. It was just like a bomb went off because, again, my brain kept telling me, ‘When you find out where you came from, you will be complete and you’ll be able to move on with life.’” “It was horrible,” he says, “and my relationship with my father was just getting more and more toxic.” He had reached bottom – almost. Shortly thereafter, he drove his mother’s car into the woods, put a hose in the muffler, and attempted suicide. However, a park ranger found the car, broke the window, called 911, and Cartier woke up in the hospital, his mom crying over his bed. He was a survivor for the first time, but it wouldn’t be the last. He started working at salons, but none were suited to him, and he still couldn’t kick his depression. Finally, while working at a salon in Cherry Hill, he gave up again. “I remember one day, it was a Friday, and I just said, ‘I can’t do this,’ and I left, and Cherry Hill is near Camden, and I drove around Camden, until somebody came up to my window and said, ‘What are you looking for?’ I had just cashed my paycheck, it was $33, so I bought 33 dime bags of cocaine.” He drove north on the New Jersey Turnpike to New York state, opened every bag of cocaine, emptied the contents into a Tupperware dish, and, in his words, “did the entire thing. Three days later, I woke up in the hospital, bruises on my chest, burn marks - the whole nine - and the paramedic that brought me there came to check on me, and he said, ‘You’re lucky to be alive.’” Realizing that he had a bigger purpose in life and that someone or something else was in control, Cartier opened his own tiny hair salon in Pitman in 1998. A woman one day entered his salon with her son, and he did her hair. Six months later, the woman returned, she telling Cartier her son was suffering with a rare form of brain cancer and had

a year to live. He asked how he could help, and the woman said she’d just like not to work, but spend all of her life with her terminally ill son. Cartier’s wheels turned: he planned a cut-a-thon to help her. “The day came,” he recalls, “I did the cut-a-thon, and then a couple of other hairdressers in the area heard about it, and they came and helped a little bit. The goal was $5,000. It wound up going on for two days, and I remember the second day my hands hurt so bad, but we were getting close to $20,000.” The cut-a-thon raised over $22,000, and it paid for the woman’s mortgage for exactly 24 months, and her son lived another 24 months. “I mean, I’ve told this story 1,000 times,” he says, “and I still get chills when I share it. But that was just another validation, like, ‘Okay, this is your purpose. Understand that I gave you a gift. You have to use this gift the right way. Quit saying, ‘Woe is me.’ What defines you is not your adoption; what defines you is what you do with your time, your talent and your treasure. This is a final warning.” He let go of the notion to try and find his birth family, but the universe wouldn’t release its grip. It was 2005, he had a nice salon and great clientele, and he also one night had a dream. Cartier explains. “On June 5, 2005, I have a dream that I’m in Egypt. There was a woman in the dream that was not at all how I pictured her. I could smell where I was, I could continued on page 27

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NJ Starz... continued from page 26 see it, I knew that this was my birth mother. So, I went up to her and I said, ‘Were you in America in 1975?’ And she said, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘Is your name Miriam?’ And she said, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘Baby boy Ayad.’ And she cried, she screamed, and she said, ‘I named you Ayad because it’s my last name. Put it together and you’ll find me!’” Cartier woke up in a pool of sweat. He went to work, canceled all his clients that day, and called Trenton, and after giving his information, got a call back on a Friday at 5 p.m. The woman on the other end asked him to go somewhere quiet. Cartier starts crying at the recollection of the rest of the conversation. “I thought she was calling to tell me that she had passed away,” he says of his birth mom, “but she was calling to tell me that, ‘Your mom has been looking for you since 1998.” He also learned that she was still alive, her name was Miriam Ayad, and she lived in Jersey City. Cartier headed to Trenton, where a letter from his birth mom had previously sat in a sealed file. Cartier tried to read it. “The letter started, ‘My son…’ and I just couldn’t do it,” Cartier said, handing the letter back to the woman, who had read the letter from Miriam Ayad explaining everything a few times. It closed with the words, “I will wait for you…“ He drove to Jersey City with his mom, knocked on the door of his birth mom, and at 6’ 1”, was looking at nothing when the door opened. “And I looked down (at my birth mom), and I started to laugh and said, ‘There’s no way I came out of you.’ It just broke the ice.” Miriam Ayad had diphtheria as a baby, which stunted her growth. The fever that she developed as a toddler caused all her health problems, so she was very sick and almost died many times before Cartier

found her. “In fact, she was having heart surgery the next day, so they postponed it a few days in case something went wrong so we could spend time together.” Cartier’s mom took care of his birth mom for the last 16 years of her life, and they spent every holiday together. ‘My mother and her were inseparable.” Cartier’s non-profit foundation, initially called FriendsAreByYourSide is now known as Wigs & Wishes. It is entering its second decade. Says Cartier (whose motto is, “You don’t know how to live if you don’t know how to give”), “We are a true nonprofit. We don’t have any paid employees, we are run by nearly 200 volunteers, and we never turn anyone away, and there’s zero red tape.” Always thinking of others, Cartier has new projects as well, one a nifty petting zoo. Zoo Hoo is located on a farm on

his property in Sewell on Salina Road. “At the petting zoo,” says Cartier, “we can have a safe haven for kids that have lost their hair.” He’s also planning on having his own reality show on a network like Lifetime or A&E or Hallmark. “I want something that people can be inspired by, can see the lives that are being changed everyday across the country through our efforts.” Cartier is also planning a book project. Martino Cartier Salon is located at 304 Hurffville Crosskeys Road in Sewell. For more information about Wigs & Wishes, visit www.wigsandwishes.org.

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Tips to Carve the Perfect Jack-O’-Lantern

ack-o’-lanterns are one of many indelible symbols of Halloween. It’s hard to pinpoint the precise origins of jack-o’-lanterns, but many historians trace the tradition to 19th century Ireland. In fact, this instantly recognizable staple of Halloween decor actually gets its name from an Irish folktale character named “Stingy Jack.” Jack-o’-lanterns are ubiquitous in October, but a refresher course on carving one can help those who haven’t dusted off their carving skills since last fall. • Don’t carve too early. Though it can be tempting and fun to carve a jack-o’-lantern once the calendar turns to October, it’s unlikely the finished product will make it all the way to October 31. Horticulturists indicate that jack-o’-lanterns have a shelf life of roughly five to 10 days, though an especially cold October could shorten that life expectancy even further. If you want your jack-o’-lantern to greet trick-ortreaters on Halloween, wait to carve it until a few days before the big day. • Use a dry-erase marker to outline the design. It’s easy to make mistakes when carving a jack-o’-lantern, especially if this

is your first time using a carving knife since last year. Use a dry-erase marker to trace the design onto the pumpkin before you make a cut. • Avoid severing the stem. When many people envision jack-o’-lanterns, the image in their minds is one in which the top of the pumpkin is removed so candles or lights can be effortlessly placed inside. However, the custom pumpkin carving experts at New York-based Maniac Pumpkin Carvers note that removing the top cuts off the vine, which supplies the pumpkin with nutrients and moisture, even after it’s been cut. A whole in the back of the pumpkin can provide easy access when placing candles or lights inside, and cutting here won’t cut off the nutrient and moisture supply a pumpkin needs to avoid drying out. • Scoop everything out. The interior of a pumpkin will be loaded with seeds, which can be removed and later roasted to make a savory snack. In addition to removing the seeds, be sure to get all of the pulp out. Pulp left in the pumpkin will soon get moldy and that can shorten the lifespan of the jacko’-lantern. In addition, when removing the interior, try scraping the front inner wall of

the pumpkin thin, which may make it easier to carve. • Avoid candles when lighting the interior of the jack-o’-lantern. Candles might seem like the most authentic and even spooky way to light the interior of the pumpkin, but the heat produced by a burning candle

can shorten the life expectancy of the jacko’-lantern. An LED light won’t give off much heat and will provide ample illumination. A few simple tips can help Halloween celebrants ensure their jack-o’-lanterns make it all the way to the big day at the end of October.

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Help Make Halloween Safe for Unvaccinated Children

ack-o’-lanterns are lit on front porches, neighborhood streets are blanketed in colorful leaves, mulled apple cider is simmering on the stove, and children are putting the finishing touches on costumes and trickor-treating routes. It’s Halloween season once again, but with COVID-19 still a part of life in 2021, how can children who are not yet vaccinated safely enjoy Halloween? Although fewer children than adults have been infected with COVID-19, children can become infected with the virus and become sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that children also can unwittingly spread it to others. As of August 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was the only vaccine given emergency use authorization for children ages 12 and up. Moderna was still waiting for such authorization, having applied for it in June 2021. Both pharmaceutical companies launched trials of their vaccines for kids under 12 in March, and results regarding EUA were expected in the fall. Johnson & Johnson plans to initiate its first study of its COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the fall, according to Macaya Douoguih, the head of clinical development and medical affairs for Janssen Vaccines and Prevention B.V. Considering only a fraction of children, which comprise roughly 20 percent of the United States population, are vaccinated, families are still looking for safe ways

for young people to enjoy everyday activities, which include gatherings and holidays like Halloween. Much like last year, when vaccines were not yet available, young trick-ortreaters will have to take precautions. • Mask-wearing protocols were lifted in much of the country or considered voluntary by early summer. However, unvaccinated individuals should still think carefully about donning a mask. This is particularly true when indoors in public or in outdoor areas with crowds and in areas of potentially high transmission. • Do much of your celebrating outdoors, as transmission of any virus is largely mitigated by being outside with more space between people and lots of fresh air flowing. Skip indoor parties and stick to trick-or-treating only. • Reduce the spread of germs by placing

individually wrapped treats on a table for trick-ortreaters to grab themselves. Contact by directly handing candy to children could needlessly increase the risk of transmission. • Make a paper or fabric mask part of the costume, ensuring it covers the nose and mouth. • Avoid participation in trunk-or-treats, where candy is handed out from trunks in parking lots. These events force crowds to congregate in small areas. • Consider a reverse Halloween setup wherein costumed children stand in their own yards and neighborhood participants drive around tossing candy to them on the lawn. COVID-19 vaccines have returned some semblance of normalcy to millions of people’s lives. However, unvaccinated children still need to be on guard as they navigate events such as Halloween.

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6 Special Ways to Celebrate Grandparents

sk anyone to recall their most treasured childhood memories, and you’re likely to hear tales about time spent with loved ones, grandparents in particular. As an adult, you may find yourself wondering how to help your kids create those magical moments with their grandparents. However, strengthening their bond with a beloved grandparent may be easier than you think. Take a trip back in time. Asking your grandparents about the good ol’ days may seem cliche, but it’s a wonderful way to discover new reasons to appreciate your elders as unique individuals with intriguing perspectives. Encourage your kids to ask their grandparents what life was like during their youth or how they imagined life in the 2020s would be. They can compare notes on their bucket lists; they might even find something to cross off the list together. If you share a love of history, talk through the family tree and capture all the stories that define your family through the years. Share a meal or dessert. It may seem like a small gesture but making a point to share a meal or dessert with a grandparent, especially one who lives alone, can have a marked impact. In a comfortable, family setting like Cracker Barrel, you can gather

together over authentic homestyle cooking while using the time for your kids to catch up with their grandparents and share stories. End the night with a classic, kid-friendly favorite like a Dirt Cup Dessert. Spar with spoons and hunt for all the gummy worms hiding in the delicious cup of cookie crumble “dirt.” Hit the road together. It’s often said that there’s no better way to get to know a person than to travel together. Pick a new place and make it an adventure to remember for your kids and their grandparents. Map out the route together as a family, choosing the landmarks, activities and pitstops you want to make along the way. Be sure to document the journey as a precious keepsake for yourself and your kids, and package those memories in a photobook or scrapbook as a gift for the next birthday or holiday. Create a care package. If distance keeps you apart, you can still find creative ways for your children to spend time with their grandparents. Assemble a package with some of their favorite treats, mementos, activities or games from your local old country store and plan to open the package together virtually on a phone call or video chat. Relax in a rocker. Settling into a comfy

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How Physical Activity Can Help in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

reast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease. Exercise benefits women in myriad ways, and that includes lowering their risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that researchers are increasingly linking exercise to a reduced risk for breast cancer. Though the reasons behind that link remain unclear, some theorize that the positive effects of exercise on body weight, inflammation, hormones, and energy balance could be why regular physical activity helps women reduce their risk for breast cancer. Body weight and breast cancer The National Cancer Institute reports that being obese after menopause can significantly increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer. In addition, the ACS attributes the rise in hormone receptor-positive breast cancers to an increased prevalence of excessive body weight. Routine exercise is a highly effective way to lose weight and keep weight off, which in turn could lower women’s risk for breast cancer. Being sedentary and breast cancer

Exercise is a not a sedentary activity, and that could be another reason why women who are physically active have a lower risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that more than one study has linked sitting time to a higher risk of various diseases, including breast cancer. Researchers with the ACS analyzed data from 77,462 women, who they followed for an average of 15.8 years. None of the participants had cancer when the study started, but researchers found that women who sat for six or more hours per day during their free time had a 10 percent greater risk for invasive breast cancer than women who sat for less than three hours per day during free time. Does physical activity really reduce breast cancer risk? The human body is complex, and a host of factors, including those like age that women have no control over, can affect cancer risk. However, engaging in routine physical activity seems to be an effective way for women to reduce their risk for breast cancer. In fact, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation estimates that one-third of all breast cancer cases could be prevented with positive lifestyle choices that help women maintain a healthy weight, including exercise. Routine physical activity can be a significant weapon in women’s arsenal as they continue their efforts to prevent and overcome breast cancer.

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Navigating a Dynamic Work Environment with Children if your job requires being onsite, it is still a good idea to explore your options to find out what level of support your employers can provide. As you advocate for yourself and your family, look at what similar businesses offer their employees in terms of flexible schedules and paid leave for child care needs. Determine what kind of child care arrangement works for your family. As many families learned amid the pandemic, caring for children at home while also trying to work can be challenging. Even enrolling your children in part-time care could alleviate some stress and give them opportunities to spend time with their peers. If you’ll be working a hybrid schedule, splitting your time between two centers – one close to home and one close to work – could also be a solution that fits your family’s needs and schedule. “The silver lining to the pandemic is it gave many working parents opportunities to spend more time with their children,” Wyatt said. “According to our research, 65% of working parents say they’re able to be more involved in their children’s lives because their work schedules are more flexible. Parents don’t want to return to their previous schedules and commutes and give up all that precious time with their families, so they’ll be looking for innovative ways to balance family time with work time.” To explore part-time child care options that support hybrid work schedules, visit kindercare.com. (Family Features)

efore the pandemic, the choice for most families looking for child care was relatively simple: they either found a center close to work or close to home. As employers share their return-to-work plans, many parents are re-evaluating their child care arrangements and trying to find solutions that support their family’s unique needs. Some are returning to the office full time while others have the flexibility of hybrid work schedules, splitting time between the office and remote work. “Our Parent Confidence Report found 62% of working parents have or are considering taking a job that pays less but has more flexibility so they can be more available for their children,” said Tom Wyatt, CEO of KinderCare Education. “That’s why we’re increasing our part-time care offerings. We know how vital flexible schedules are to parents and how important consistency is to young children. By staying with the same provider, even if their time is split between two locations, children can still benefit from a consistent classroom routine and curriculum, which leaves them free to focus on learning and growing.” Consider these tips to help choose a flexible child care solution for your family: Know the research and advocate for yourself. According to Accenture and Forbes, more than 63% of high-growth companies already use a “work from anywhere” model and more than 83% of workers in the United States said they prefer the flexibility to work both from home and the office, which means “hybrid work” is here to stay. Even

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By Peter Zablocki osiah Hall stood motionless, darkness around him. From atop Beacon Mountain he could see for miles. He knew this land. The hills, the plains, and the farms with homes resembling dark specs on an otherwise flawless canvas. It was the night of June 23rd, 1780, and around him was his hometown, Denville. He strained his eyes but did not see what he was looking for. News of a battle waging in nearby Springfield had arrived in the town that morning. Below the hill upon which Mr. Hall and his compatriots labored, many locals anxiously awaited his signal. As Josiah looked towards distant Springfield, he was startled by an excited dispatch rider galloping his horse up the hill towards him. And then he saw it himself. A dull red glare lighting the sky in the distance. He instantly ordered the prepared stack of brush in the shape of a pyramid to be set ablaze. As young men hurried around him throwing wet leaves on the fire to facilitate bigger smoke, Mr. Hall resumed his watch. Only the presence of two fires meant victory, and to his dismay, Josiah was still merely seeing one. “Morris County’s proudest boast is that no redcoat ever stepped on her soil ex-

cept as a prisoner of war,” said one-time Supreme Court Justice, Mahlon Pitney. That does not mean that the British never tried. In fact, the inhabitants of this area had a good reason to worry. In Denville Township alone, there were four known forges before the Revolutionary War, one each at Shongum, Ninkey Pond, Cold-Rain and Franklin, all on the Den Brook. Most of the iron ore also came from nearby Mine Hill and Rockaway’s Hibernia. This supply of iron essential for cannon balls, together with the powder plants at Chatham and Mt. Tabor, were all very tempting for the British. As such, and because of the lack of proper means of communication,

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

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