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East Hanover’s Bob Lang Celebrates 31 Years as a Deacon

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EAST HANOVER - East Hanover’s Bob Lang was ordained a Deacon of the Archdiocese of Paterson on May 24, 1991, and those 31 years have been a blip. “It seems a lot shorter,” Lang says. And when asked how many Masses he’s served at and the number of homilies he’s delivered over the years, he claims it’s impossible to tell. Lang served first at Saint Rose of Lima in East Hanover until 2007, and since then, the parishioners of Saint Peter the Apostle Parish in Parsippany have benefitted from his spiritual wisdom. Lang was always involved in various church functions. “I became one of the lectors, and then I became one of the first extraordinary ministers – and this was all at Saint Rose of Lima Parish in East Hanover. There was an older Deacon there, an older fellow who was from the second class of Deacons. He used to come to me all the time and say, ‘Why don’t you join the Diaconate?’ And I

used to say to him, ‘When the Lord wants me to, he’ll let me know.” At that time, Lang’s son was still at home and the two spent much time together. His pastor, however, also encouraged him to join. “I just felt that as time went on, a call could happen. It got stronger and stronger, and at some point, it was obvious that that I was being called. That’s the way it all came together. My son was a senior in high school at that point approaching his graduation year, so it was appropriate in that sense, too.” Lang, as with all Deacons, normally preaches a homily once per month. He describes the process or preparation. “When I know I have a preaching coming up, I will look at the scriptures for the weekend,” he says. “I have the lectionary that has all of the readings and so forth in it. I read everything in the beginning of the week, and then I don’t do anything for the next day or two, other than think about it and pray about it. And then, probably

about Wednesday or Thursday, I take some papers out and I start looking at what it is I want the message to be. Once I understand a bit about how I want to put this together, to have some kind of a message, then I start to do two things. One, I start to look into things on the computer that might give me some inspiration. Sometimes I’ll have a subject in mind, like Baptism or the Holy Eucharist. I’ll look those up and I’ll see what people are saying about all those different things, and many times what it does is it triggers something in my mind that fits. Then I sit down finally and start to make some notes, and normally I do not type my homilies because I’m a one finger-typer. I do my whole homilies from handwritten pages, and every homily is different in the sense that I don’t follow any guidelines. I always write my own, with thoughts from other people sometimes. My goal with my homily is to leave something in people’s minds to take home; some final

HANOVER PARK - The counselors in the Hanover Park Counseling Department are the unsung heroes of our school. They wear many hats and their responsibilities vary from col-

lege planning, scheduling, test proctoring, mentoring, counseling, advising, etc. Ultimately, what makes the Hanover Park Counseling Department special and unique is the per-

sonal connections that they make with the students which go a long way in promoting success and motivation in the students. This personal connection is essential in mapping a

thought. So, I look for that, and that usually takes the longest to put together, to come up with something that people can put in their pocket and take home. That’s the goal.” Lang’s Catholic life of service is a full plate. He has been involved in many key aspects of Diaconate ministry. He has worked part-time for LIFENET, a pro-life ministry, and has been involved in Project Rachel, a post-abortion program. Lang also often speaks to groups regarding other key areas, including chaste living and pornography, end-of-life issues, and stem cell research. In addition, Lang has other duties at Saint Peter Parish, like setting up schedules for the Deacons for Mass. “I also take care of the Extraordinary Ministry, the ministers that go up to distribute the host, and I run a bible study every other week,” Lang says. “Also, I’m usually the guy who takes the initial information for Baptism. I fill out the form with the parents - the other Deacons do some,

Deacon Bob Lang (courtesy of Bob Lang)

too, and we have a lot - but I get them started in a Baptism preparation direction. Each of the Deacons, about once every two or three months, runs a Baptism preparation evening with the people who are due to have Baptism, and their godparents.” Lang celebrated 58 years of

marriage with his wife Judy on July 11, and he turned 85 on July 8. “I got my wife for my birthday. That’s what I always tell her,” he says. The couple has three children, Robin, Jennifer, and Bob. The Langs have 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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student’s career in high school and beyond in order for a counselor to get to know a student’s interests, a student’s strengths, a student’s background, etc. This information, then, helps a school counselor mentor and guide a student in what courses to take, in what co-curricular activities to join, in what athletic teams to join, in what possible career endeavors to pursue, and in even simply how to advocate for oneself when asking a teacher for a college recommendation, for help, or when interacting with other peers and adults. We are proud of the Hanover Park Counseling Department as their role is not an easy one. The school counselors work with students on many facets of their lives: from social, to academic, to personal and family concerns. They do scheduling, college planning, writing letters of recommendation for colleges, coordinating awards and scholarships, and assisting with career building, jobs, and internships. Like in many other high schools, Hanover Park’s post high school planning and scheduling process remains a critical piece of ensuring success for all our students. Furthermore, a role of a school counselor spans beyond the items mentioned prior and also delves into building the selfworth of a student which ultimately helps the students thrive and become successful. For ex-

ample, school counselors have many conversations and model actions that encourage growth mindset, grit, and resilience. They promote the importance of mindfulness, a healthy outlook, and social emotional learning in their students. The Counseling Department is staffed by a district supervisor, five school counselors, one wellness coordinator, and two administrative assistants. The counseling staff have varied backgrounds, which include clinical counseling and teaching experience. This multitude of perspectives come together to benefit the students and staff of Hanover Park, as their various strengths and attributes provide many forms of assistance to staff, students, parents, and the community. TheWellnessCoordinatorisanewdistrictpositionthisschoolyearandhasproven to be a valuable resource and support for the

students, staff, and community. The Wellness Coordinator, Dr. Lisa Allgaier, has conducted many optional student groups covering topics ranging from managing anxiety, social skills, promoting wellness, and practicing yoga and has presented to parents and staff on similar topics. Patience, empathy, care, and diligence are qualities that every single staff member of the Hanover Park Counseling Department possess. Whether the task is testing, scheduling, college planning, mentoring, coordinating, the Counseling Department is ready to listen, to act, and to help anyone and everyone navigate through their high school career. So, please join us and say “thank you” to the Hanover Park Counseling Department and let them know that they are making a difference.

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East Hanover Baseball Writer’s ‘Labor of Love’

BY ALEXANDER RIVERO STAFF WRITER

EAST HANOVER - For writer Ronald A. Mayer of East Hanover–author of shelf’s worth of baseball history books, including his most recent book of poems, Baseball Memories– baseball is more than a game; it is his single-most consistent companion of his 88 years of life. The process of going from amateur player to scholar to baseball historian has been a life’s work, a process he says he would joyously repeat. Mayer’s father, an avid Yankee fan, taught him the game as a young boy, filling his childhood with stories of baseball’s golden days during the early 20th century. He grew to regard the game as more than just men in pajama-looking uniforms playing on a dirt patch. Baseball, for Mayer, was its own mythology, and like any rich mythological tradition, it was filled with powerful gods: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earl Combs, Bill Dickey. These are only a few of the names that for Mayer represented different versions of the player he hoped to one day become: part speedster, part power hitter, part graceful outfielder, part contact hitter. Needless to say, he sought, at a very early age, to

play professionally. He spent his high school days playing in the northern and southern divisions of Hudson County, scootering around Union City and Jersey City and leading his league in hitting during his senior year. “Every ball I hit that year had eyes,” he recalls, referring to the fair share of good luck a hitter has to have to lead any league in batting average in a given year. A friend of his father’s who had familial connections to Major League Baseball umpiring talked to him about furthering his play and increasing his skill set. At that stage of his life, Mayer had no room in his future plans for anything other than becoming a professional ball player. He recalls this gentleman advising him to proceed to the college level, to do his absolute best, to leave it all on the field, and that if he had anything that would take him on to the majors, to rest assured that it would certainly come out. Not too long into his college career, while playing center field for Montclair State University, Mayer immediately noticed key differences between college play and high

school play. The movement on breaking pitches was sharper than anything he had seen until that point, and the velocity on the pitches was a few miles per hour above what he had faced at the high school level. The one time high school batting title holder saw his average sink to levels he had never before seen, and the harder he tried to correct his mistakes and maintain sound mechanics in the batter’s box, the more he struggled. “I couldn’t hit, so that was the end of my career,” he laughs over the phone. “But I certainly tried. And after all of that, I never, ever, lost a shred of love for the game itself. In fact that’s when a new chapter opened up for me, shall we say.” Indeed, it was at about this time where Mayer went from aspiring major leaguer to budding scholar on the game he loved. He began to supplement his already impressive knowledge of the game and its history with a voracious reading habit, one he sustained for the rest of his life. Today, in his home in East Hanover, the writer basks in the glory of a 3,000-plus book

baseball library, one he has ransacked over and over again over the years for research on whatever baseball-related subjects he happens to be writing about at any given time. He has written historical biographies on pitchers Carl Hubbel and Christy Mathewson, histories of the 1923 and 1932 New York Yankees, a history of the 1937 Newark Bears, and most recently, he has tried his hand at a volume of poetry. “All of this is a labor of love for me, obviously,” Mayer says. “I don’t have a big-name reputation among writers, and I’ve never made a living off of my book sales. I simply go to smaller book publishers with completed manuscripts of books I write, and I do so–the whole process–out of the joy of

writing and researching them.” Mayer’s most recent book of poems is called Baseball Memories: A Collection of 101 Poems Celebrating Immortal Players, Classic Games, and Whacky Events of the National Pastime.

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around the world, and have a good time doing it. The Rotary is an inclusive organization that provides humanitarian services and welcomes members regardless of race, creed, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation or national origin. Breakfast meetings are held every Friday morning from 7:47am - 8:50am. The meetings are hybrid, i.e., atten-

dance is in person at the Florham Park Diner and via Zoom. Visits by local residents and businesses are welcome. To learn more about Florham Park Rotary, one can check the website at www. ﬂorhamparkrotary.com or call Membership Chairman George Gregor at 917-848098.

Simone Campbell Sworn in as New Florham Park Rotary President next year’s Rotary Scholarship for Florham Park seniors in high school for exemplary volunteerism in the community, and will be hosted by the Rotary and by Pets Supplies Plus. The Florham Park Rotary brings together men and women of all walks of life who join together for projects that benefit humanity both locally and

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FLORHAM PARK - The Florham Park Rotary Club has a new President. Simone Campbell was officially sworn-in during the club’s recent weekly meeting on Friday, July 15. Performing the honors to fulfill the role was Past District Governor Shelby Rhodes. Also in attendance was Mayor Mark Taylor. Campbell first got involved in Rotary 21 years ago when she was invited to the Kingston Jamaica Rotaract Club –

the junior arm of the Kingston Rotary Club. She joined the Florham Park Rotary Club in 2005 with her sponsor Karen Zeigler, the late District Governor, by her side. “I chose Rotary because of my desire to serve my community and assist in nurturing and caring the needy,” Campbell said. “I believe my contribution of service will assist the effort to eradicate some of the problems that have plagued our global community.” She served as the club’s

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Ridgedale Middle School in Florham Park Unveils New Auditorium

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BY STEVE SEARS STAFF WRITER

FLORHAM PARK - Florham Park’s Ridgedale Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8, recently had its auditorium totally renovated. Ridgedale Middle School was opened in the early 1930s, and a first full renovation was done fifty years later in the early 1980s. “Nothing had been done since,” says the school’s Theater Advisor, Michaela Harris. After a referendum that was voted on and approved two years ago, and stalled work on the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the auditorium was finally completed in early summer after the 20212022 school year. Eagerness fills the air as a possible initial theater production will be performed inside the newly renovated space this fall. “As part of the district’s Long Range Facility Plan, which identifies all district Cap-

ital Projects of need, the Ridgedale auditorium was cited for lighting, sound, mechanical systems, and HVAC components, thus leading to a total renovation,” says John Csaltos, Business Administrator for the Florham Park Public School District. “Asbestos abatement, sound, lighting, stage lighting, mechanicals, HVAC, ﬂooring, stage refurbishing, and seating have been completed. “ The final cost, including soft costs (architect, engineering, bonding, etc.) is $2,345,000. Florham Park School Superintendent, Steven Caponegro, and Csaltos we’re both very, very determined to restore the auditorium to its original glory. “That was part of the goal,” Harris says. “And what I can see with the painting and whatnot, I’m at a loss for words. It’s gorgeous. It is restoring the design to the original appearance.” Csaltos conferred with Har-

ris during the initial stage of planning. “Before anything even started, just to get my input,” Harris said. “That really stood out to me, because he didn’t have to do that. They had their plans, but he came and looked for my input, and told me some of the things he was thinking about. I felt like that right there was sort of proof about how important the arts are here in Florham Park. I just feel so lucky to be in a school district where it’s not just words. There’s active and real support of the arts.” Joanne Holmes has two daughters, Abby and Sydney, who benefitted from the school’s theater program. “I’m a parent and I wanted the school to be approved and renovated,” she says. “My daughters are heavily involved in the drama program. They love it and love to perform.” Sydney, who is in 7th grade, will experience the excitement of performing

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on the new stage, while Abby now moves on to Hanover Park High School and its drama program. Harris explains further some of thee work that transpired. “It was one of those things where there were a lot of items on the list, including just a general upgrade in the electrical end, but with that came lighting. They moved from the more traditional lighting to now mostly LED, and the sound system could only manage eight or nine of the headset microphones. Now my understanding is that it can handle more. And just the acoustics, they moved the speakers and put speakers in the walls. A lot of the renovations also detail things just to take away dark spots that

were on the stage. Taking photographs or video was always difficult because there were so many dark spots, so part of it (the renovations) was to eliminate that, and part of it was to make the sound better, so that there was no echo, no feedback.” Csaltos adds, “There are many people to thank for their time and input above and beyond the generous investment of the local community. Ms. Eleanor Weis for her book “Saga of A Crossroads - Florham Park”, which I received when I began in 2001. Ms. Suzanne Herold who, as Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, provided further insight and access to documents showing the original

auditorium. The Board of Education, former Board Member Ms. Linda Rozek, Mr. and Mrs. Hupcey, Former RMS Principal Mr. Mark Majeski, Ms. Michaela Harris and others whose love for the arts and the history of Florham Park inspire people.” In the end, there’s one special group that will benefit the most. “The kids already look at the theater as a home away from home, but now it’s really going to feel like it,” Harris says. “The seats are all new, the carpeting is new, and they’ve refinished the stage. A lot of money went into it, but also a lot of thought went into the design of it, which I really appreciated.”

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For East Hanover Audiobook Producer, Its Been and Still Is a Busy Career

BY STEVE SEARS STAFF WRITER EAST HANOVER - Paul Fowlie, Owner and Executive Producer of Common Mode, an award-winning digital audio recording and post-production facility in East Hanover, and an industry-respected producer of audiobooks, couldn’t resist telling the story of a west coast vacation where he and his daughters visited a used bookstore. “There were all these audiobooks there, and I’d recorded a bunch of them,” Fowlie says. “So I was telling my girls, ‘I recorded this one, and I recorded this one,’ and this person standing next to us was looking at me like, ‘Why are you lying to your daughters?!” We just smiled and walked away. The person thought I was making stuff up that I’d worked on all

these audio books, but I actually had.” Common Mode has been in business since 1984, and they’ve recorded audiobooks for quite a few big names. George H. Bush, 41st President of the United States, and his wife and First Lady, Barbara Bush, have benefitted from the Common Mode expertise, as has Hillary Clinton, whose book It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us was a Grammy Award winner. “We’ve done a bunch of Stephen King books. Those were highlights for Simon & Schuster,” Fowlie adds. And when asked who a dream author or authors might be, he says, “I don’t know whose book I’d like to do. They just keep on coming.”

“I was working for NPR, and also for WGBO,” Fowlie says of the early 1980s. “I was doing a live music program with them on location. Then, Simon and Schuster started their audio department and I became a consultant for them, and then just as they expanded, we grew with them. A lot of people who I started out with are in charge and making major decisions, and they know about me because we’ve worked together for so many years. So most of our work comes to us from our reputation, because they know well that if they assign it to us, they don’t have to worry about it anymore.” Fowlie also speaks about a newer area of the audiobook business. “Authors are now able

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AREA - In September of 1966, I began the eighth grade at Chapel Hill School in Lincoln Park. It was a most magical and enchanting time for me. Once again, I was able to walk to school in the early morning. There was the chirping of the song birds, the scurrying of squirrels climbing up and down the trees that adorned Main Street. There was a certain joy and happiness of once again walking to school with the old gang. For just a few months ago, I had been recovering from a full-year battle with dreaded Rheumatic Fever. And, all through seventh grade, I had tutors. For that entire year, my feet never touched the ground. But in that year, something very special happened in my life. From both, my hospital bed at times and my bed at home, I began to write feature stories for the old Lincoln Park Herald. Mr. Nicholas Marino, the Editor-in-Chief of the old Lincoln Park Herald, took an interest in my writings. While I was battling Rheumatic Fever, I would write stories about Boy Scout Troop 170. My mom would type them up and hand deliver them to Mr. Marino at his little newspaper office, located close to my home. During my year-long fight with Rheumatic Fever, I wrote dozens of little news and feature articles for Mr. Marino. And, he graciously printed them all. But if it wasn’t for my mom, typing them up for me, I would have never had my start in life as a writer. I do not think that I ever chose to be a writer. I think God called me to be a writer.

There were way yonder too many coincidences in my journey to find success in the writing arena. I was to write news articles and feature stories for the Lincoln Park Herald, for many years. Mr. Marino was a tough editor, but he also had a heart of gold. He was an old school editor, all the way. Now at 68, I look back at the people who helped me in life. For the most part, most of them have gone on to be with the Lord. It’s too late to tell them thank you. I guess that’s one of the side effects of growing old. If there’s someone who has

reached out a helping hand to you, please do consider letting them know just how much you appreciate their kindness. The sands of the hourglass are forever ﬂowing, the clock is always ticking, the pages of the calendar get torn away far too quickly, and the years pass in a seemingly blink of an eye. Appreciation and thankfulness are virtues that are more precious than gold. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@ hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: More Precious Than Gold.

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AREA -No one goes through life with a wound that could range from a scape to a surgical wound, and a host of factors can affect the successful healing of these wounds. While Wound Care is not as wellknown as other medical specialties, Dr. Edward McManus, Medical Director of the Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine Department at Saint Clare’s Health, notes that this hospital is uniquely prepared to help patients heal the most challenging wound. “Wound care is a very broad area, and we’re very fortunate to have best in class physicians in this field at Saint Clare’s Health Wound Care Center,” Dr. McManus said. “We take an interdisciplinary approach to cover all of the aspects involved to assure that our patients are given the best care

possible.” When it comes to Wound Care, both time and quality of care are significant factors in determining outcomes. “Most wounds, whether they’re from trauma or surgical, should heal within two weeks. If you have any wound that persists longer, you should consult your physician to discuss what’s inﬂuencing the duration of the wound and what remedies are available,” Dr. McManus said. “Beyond that, we recommend that any wound that has been present for longer than four weeks should be seen in a wound care center.” The first visit at Saint Clare’s Health Wound Care Center is very comprehensive. “Underlying health is an important factor in the treatment of wound care. We comprehensively review all of your

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sive dressing is required, with regular applications of a wound gel such as Medihoney. The bandage that covers a wound should be changed daily. Major wounds can be addressed at the hospital using various options. Commonly known forms of treatment, such as plastic or vascular surgery, are also another point of consideration in caring for wounds. Saint Clare’s also offers the advanced technology alternative that is the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in which patients are placed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. “Inside the chamber, patients are breathing 100 percent oxygen, which delivers a lot of oxygen to the wound. Increasing oxygen in the bloodstream helps to improve healing,” Dr. McManus said. “For a more serious wound, patients undergo four to six weeks of daily treatment, with each treatment lasting approximately 90 minutes. In total, it takes about eight to twelve weeks for a complicated wound to completely heal.” Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is pain-free, safe and effective, with few to no side effects. During treatment, patients recline in a see-through atmosphere-controlled chamber that allows for freedom of move-

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BY STEVE SEARS STAFF WRITER

New Artistic Director is Bringing Excitement to Florham Park’s New Jersey Ballet

FLORHAM PARK - Maria Kowroski has crossed the Hudson River from New York City into New Jersey. On October 17, 2021, she retired from the New York City Ballet and, just a few weeks later, was named new Artistic Director of the New Jersey Ballet. “Since Carolyn (Clark, New Jersey Ballet founder) has been inactive for quite some time, I think the company just needed a new energy, almost like a rebirth. When I interviewed for the job, I didn’t really know much about the company. I’d actually never seen the company perform.” Her goal was to breathe new life into the New Jersey Ballet. “Bring in some new repertory, hire some new dancers, and get the community excited about ballet again,” Kowroski says. “I think the pandemic obviously didn’t help any arts institution, which is unfortunate, and I think we suffered the most. I think it’s about rebuilding and trying to get people back in the theaters in a safe way, obvious-

ly. A ballerina or a ballet dancer’s life is so short, these years are so precious, that you want to make sure that people are actually still wanting to come to the ballet and be moved. My years at New York City Ballet, I learned so much from the different choreographers. It’s a huge institution, so I’m trying to incorporate some of the things I’ve learned but obviously in a much smaller scale.” Kowroski, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a former Principal Ballerina with the New York City Ballet. She started to learn ballet at the age of 5, eventually entered the School of American Ballet in Lincoln Center, and in 1994, at the age of 17, joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice. She became a soloist in 1997 and a principal dancer in 1999. The Mayo Performing Arts Center will serve as the resident stage for the New Jersey Ballet. “When I saw the theater for the first time during the Nutcracker, I said to myself, ‘Oh my gosh, this is ador-

able.’ We’re super excited by that collaboration,” Kowroski says. “I’m glad that we have this with MPAC. Eventually I’d like to build and have even more dates. We want to make sure that there are people who are coming to see our performances with all this exciting new stuff that we’re doing, and making it an equal opportunity for them as it is for us.” On Saturday, November 19, 2022 is the New Jersey Ballet’s opening night. “As I’m still trying to learn the audience of New Jersey, I wanted to bring in ballets that were exciting, a little bit of everything.” Titled New Direction, the mixed bill will feature George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Hallelujah Junction by Peter Martins, and a world premiere performance by New York City Ballet principal dancer, Harrison Ball, with costumes designed by fashion designer, Zac Posen. The New Jersey Ballet’s annual performance of the Nutcracker will return to MPAC from December 16 until De-

“When I joined Opera at Florham,” says Del Giudice, “there were enough interested people in the university to hold concerts all over the campus grounds. When I joined they had an opera in the theater— opera in concert form, that is. But we don’t perform opera even in edited form now because it is just so much work and money. If people only knew the effort it takes to put on an opera. The lighting, the choreography, scenery, etc. It’s exhausting, wonderful work.” What Opera at Florham does do is concerts—four of them each year to be precise— and a famed vocal competition, which has drawn talent from all across the country since 1987. Violetta DuPont, a local singer and mother of five, cofounded the competition in the late 1980s after discovering that the demands of a career in opera would have simply been too overwhelming while raising her children and helping to run

a household. “She knew there was a great deal of talent out there,” says Del Giudice of DuPont, “and that many of those talented singers were unable to afford voice lessons, which have always been rather expensive.” So DuPont founded the competition and personally gave out the monetary prizes—$5,000 top prize, $3,000 second prize, $1,500 third prize, and a string of honorable awards to help encourage participants to continue to hone their craft. She lived in Watchung, says Del Giudice, and was “instrumental in the organization until the moment she died in 2012 at the age of 100.” Other individuals Del Giudice cites as instrumental to the running of Opera at Florham include: Marty Jeiven, a philanthropist who runs a pharmaceutical consulting firm, who cofounded the venue with DuPont in 1987. Jeiven still contributes to the organization, and is still very much up to date on the comings and goings within it throughout the year. Mary Pinto, opera coach and accompanist, says Del Giudice, is someone “without which we would not be able to function as an organization. She’s an artist, a director, a planner of concerts and performances, and, as an accomplished and classically trained pianist and singer, she has access to a world of talent we rely on to sustain our

Maria Kowroski (courtesy of the New Jersey Ballet)

cember 27. The New Jersey Ballet will present two Saturday evening programs in addition to New Direction, as well as three Sunday matinee story ballet performances for its annual Family Series. “I think I feel like we’re kind of under the radar right now,” Kowroski says. “I think it’s really important for us to get out there and really show what we’re doing here. We

have a whole new marketing plan coming up. We did a shoot for marketing, and we shot around New Jersey. Because we are the New Jersey Ballet, we’ve tried to pick really nice locations in New Jersey to showcase what we’re encompassing. And I think the hardest thing right now is not having the word of mouth, not having us out there as much as we’d like. So we’re trying to kind of

actually go in a lot of different avenues, trying to put the word out there.” “When I go to a performance,” Kowroski says, “I want to be moved, and that’s what I want the audience to feel after they watch the New Jersey Ballet.” For more information abut the New Jersey Ballet, visit www.njballet.org.

network. She gets the singers, provides the scenes, plays at the events themselves. People always ask me why don’t we just have a concert exclusively to see her perform. And they’re right. She’s wonderful. She’s our backbone.” Del Giudice also wishes to thank its working staff, its large network of dedicated volunteer workers that give so generous-

ly of their time and effort, and the family of Violetta DuPont, who so generously remain active within the organization and assure the continued ability of Opera at Florham to award cash prizes to its contestants. “This is an active organization, and we meet regularly and with great enthusiasm,” says Del Giudice. “It’s all about the love of the art form for us.”

To keep up to date on upcoming events at Opera at Florham, purchase tickets (including to its upcoming 40th anniversary concert and dinner), or to make a donation, please call 973-443-8620 or visit the organization’s website at operaatﬂorham.org. Opera at Florham is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Storied Madison Opera Venue, Headed by Lifelong Aﬁcionado, Celebrating 40 Years in September

BY ALEXANDER RIVERO STAFF WRITER

FLORHAM PARK - Joan Del Giudice is the president of Opera at Florham, an opera venue which, for the past 40 years, has offered low-cost, top caliber opera performances to the community from its location on the Fairleigh Dickinson University campus in Madison. Del Giudice, in her eighth year as president, has worked for the venue for twenty years, and before that had spent much of her professional life working within the opera industry in New Jersey. It was the decline and eventual dissolution of state- and privately-funded programs such as the New Jersey State Opera, which for decades, with the help of FDU music department chairman and founder Charles del Rosso, Ph.D, brought a rich opera tradition to garden state residents, that prompted Del Giudice to come aboard Opera at Florham. Opera at Florham is in residence at the FDU campus and surrounded by lush gardens designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. It has a reception room that can comfortably seat over 200 guests, a beautiful Steinway concert grand piano. Events take place in Lenfell Hall, a former music room in the mansion located in the center of campus. The building itself is a 125-year-old Gilded Age masterpiece, complete with large marble fireplaces, high ceilings, and beautiful winding staircases.

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Hanover Park High School Class of 2022 Spotlight

HANOVER PARK - The 65th graduating class of Hanover Park High School celebrated their commencement and received their diplomas on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Many great accomplishments were achieved in their four years at Hanover Park and this, their senior year, was no exception. This class can be recognized for its outstanding college acceptances, multiple athletic championships, accolades in music and theater, and recognition for its efforts in character education, positive school culture, and service. Under the leadership of this class, the Hanover Park Regional High School District was once again honored as a National District of Character and the Anti-Defamation League recognized Hanover Park High School as a No Place for Hate School with its most prestigious Gold Star Award for the 7thstraightyear. MembersoftheClassof2022wonconferencechampionshipsin girls cross country, wrestling, and boys lacrosse. The Girls Soccer Team, Wrestling Team, and Softball Team

won the North II Group II State Sectional Championship, with the Girls Soccer team and the Softball team advancing to the Group 2 state finals. There were also a number of individual titles in wrestling, swimming, and track and field, with many students placing in the county and state tournaments. In addition, the Future Business Leaders of America club and the Forensics and Debate team excelled in local, regional, and state competitions, with two members of the Class of 2022 being crowned FBLA state champions and advancing to FBLA Nationals in Chicago, Illinois. The Academic Decathlon Team placed 2nd in the Regional Competition and moved on to place 5th in the State Competition. Members of the Class of 2022 also excelled in music and the arts. Sold out productions of The Addams Family and Grease were performed on the HP stage along with entertaining live concerts by our instrumental music and choral programs. Additionally, many talented artists from the Class of 2022 had

their work displayed in various art shows throughout Morris County and the State of New Jersey. The Class of 2022 was very strong academically. 115 members of this class were inducted into the Barbara Bradshaw Chapter of the National Honor Society. 6 members of the class were recognized as National Merit Scholars for their outstanding PSAT scores, placing them in the top 5 percent of all college bound seniorsinthecountry. 20membersofthisclasswererecipientsofthePresidential Academic Award for Excellence. Graduates of the Class of 2022 will be moving on to this country’s finest institutions of higher learning. 156 students will be attending a 4 year college or university, while 23 students will be attending a 2 year college. Members of this class will be attending such colleges as American University, Brown University, Boston College, the University of Michigan, Northeastern, Villanova University, Penn State, Rutgers, and TCNJ to name a few. 3 students will be

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active service and veterans, and will provide a safe place for all veterans to communicate and engage with other veterans on a level that is simply not possible in most social networking environments. A Warrior’s Welcome gathering encourages informal discussions on a wide range of interests – from problems they are dealing with, local community concerns, uplifting stories and humor and other topics as the group determines as favorable at the time. Quite often the discussions are about

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BY HENRY M. HOLDEN STAFF WRITER

The second ﬂoor of the F.M. Kirby Gallery has a small [portion of the photographic history of Morris County. (Credit Henry M. Holden)

AREA - If we open the window of history into the Morris County of the 1920s, we will see images of smartly dressed people, ﬂappers, jazz bands, and speakeasies. Fast cars, pleasure-seeking adults, energetic stock markets, and the birth of Hollywood’s “golden age” are also in this window of history. In fact, Morris County was a microcosm of America. But there is another side to the story. The decade started on a positive note with the end of the Great War and the worldwide pandemic that had combined killed millions of people. But it also ended with the economic turmoil unleashed by the 1929 stock market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the shadows of another world war. But what happened between the beginning of the decade and its end? James Thomas, Depart-

ment Head of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center at the Morristown & Morris Township Library, and his team have put together an outstanding photo exhibit that explores life in Morris County during the “roaring 20s” “It took about 27 hours to set up this exhibit,” said Thomas. “It is the first exhibit I’ve been part of where we focused on just one decade. We have a great team here and we worked long and hard on the exhibit. I learned more about the 1920s in Morris County than I knew before we put the exhibit together. I was reminded of the important changes in society in the 1920s. This is our first onsite exhibit in three years,” said Thomas. “We began the research on the exhibit last summer (2021).” Captioned on many of the photographs are histories that have been forgotten. For exam-

ple, Lou Gehrig, of New York Yankee baseball fame, played in Morristown under an alias, “Lou Long, “and “Lou Bush.” As a student athlete at Columbia University, Gehrig was banned from playing in any pro or semi pro capacity. However, the young Gehrig managed to sneak away and spend the 1922 season playing for the Morristown Colonials, at Collinsville Field. With the end of World War I, Morris County and all of America would begin to witness the great military industrial power put to civilian use. A ﬂedgling auto industry at the beginning of the war was now capable of producing thousands of automobiles for civilian use. And it did. America soon became mobile, driving to vacation and tourists’ destinations and homes in the now-growing suburbs like Morris County. The explosion of automobile

With the changing dynamics of the 1920s, women had less domestic drudgery thanks to labor-saving devices like the electric laundry. (Credit: Morristown & Morris Township Library)

ownership affected not only the daily lives of residents but also strongly changed the character of neighborhoods and downtowns. The developing middle class resulted in a residential building boom and greater discretionary income. There was a new form of advertising introduced during this decade. Two hallmarks of America’s 1920s corporate culture were the emphasis on bureaucratic standardization, and managerial hierarchy to maximize productivity and profits. Retailers embraced customer focused sales practices to indulge the public’s comfort and desires, whether in extravagant downtown department stores or the dry goods stores on Main Street. Store owners began to allow customers to inspect and handle goods unsupervised, as opposed to the traditional method of keeping products safely behind a counter under a clerk’s supervision. On January 16, 1920, one year after its ratification, the enactment of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale,

and transportation of intoxicating beverages. However, it did not prohibit the private possession or consumption of alcohol, which allowed legal loopholes for consumers possessing alcohol. The exhibit explores the role of local governments as they attempted to enforce unpopular Prohibition laws while battling corrupt officials. Several illicit clubs operated in Morris County with relative impunity, and where corrupt officials squared off against reformers. “On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified which guaranteed women the right to vote,” said Thomas. “Voting rights allowed more women to enjoy new careers and less domestic drudgery thanks to labor-saving devices.” People enjoyed new entertainment choices thanks to the many fads, films, and radio programs of the era. Radio also played a role in the formation of American society. From music to mystery, to “breaking news” the radio became a must-have household appliance.

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Q: Is the actor who plays Officer Leaphorn in the AMC drama “Dark Winds” the same actor who played another police officer in “Longmire”? That was one of my favorite shows. -- W.M. A: Good eye! Yes, that’s actor Zahn McClarnon starring in the new AMC detective series “Dark Winds.” He played the chief of police of the Cheyenne Reservation on the A&E series “Longmire” and later went on to play Akecheta on the HBO series “Westworld,” before landing a starring role on “Dark Winds.” In 2017, the actor suffered a fall in his home, incurring a head injury devastating enough to land him in the ICU. Fortunately, he recovered, and his career continues to flourish. “Dark Winds” is co-produced by Robert Redford and based on a series of books by Tony Hillerman. It’s about two Navajo tribal police officers in the 1970s, played by

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Blast from the Past: Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center – A Legacy of Education

BY HENRY M. HOLDEN STAFF WRITER

AREA - The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center opened in 1998, and is home to a permanent collection of photographs and artifacts that document the inspirational life of the winningest player in baseball history, Lorenzo (Lawrence) Pietro Berra, but known to everyone as “Yogi” Berra. “Yogi Berra cared so much about education,” said Eve Schaenen, Executive Director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. “We built a site that would honor Yogi and his emphasis and caring about education.” “Yogi, and his wife Carmen, had this idea to educate kids using baseball as a vehicle for learning,” said Schaenen. “If I had to distill the work that we’re doing now it would be to make sure that we are saving his legacy by promoting the values that he stood for. The values are written all over the museum’s walls, as part of the permanent collection. They are teamwork, respect, determination, and humility. These were the qualities that deﬁned Yogi as a human being, not just on the ballﬁeld but throughout the course of his life and they really inform all the education that we do.” The museum is home to various objects, including the mitt Yogi used to catch the only perfect game in World Series history. “We are using Yogi and all

Above: A bronze statue of Yogi greets visitors outside the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. (Credit: Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) Left:This 1953 photo of Yogi Berra as a player. He later went on to be a coach, and a manager. (Credit: Public Domain)

that goodness in those values to teach kids everything from language arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, (STEM)”. There are four topics listed on the website, Race, Immigration, Women in Sports and Financial Literacy. These are virtual ﬁeld trips. The program on race grew out of an exhibit from the Negro leagues in Kansas City. “It’s the story of the Negro Baseball leagues, and the play-

ers” said Schaenen. “It’s also about taking aspects of their lives and using it as a way to talk about structural racism. The program talks about the Negro leagues in such a way that allows us to get into the social justice issues.” ‘The program has seen a lot of success locally. Every seventh grader in the school district has seen it. It’s very gratifying to see the success of this program, and the fact that we’re reaching as many stu-

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United States Equestrian Team Foundation and Hamilton Farm Have Bred Champions

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

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

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

Olympic Dressage silver medalist Adrienne Lyle (left) and Olympic Dressage bronze medalist Kasey Perry-Glass (right) accept their awards at the 2017 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions which was held at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey. Credit: By Annan Hepner, courtesy of USET Foundation

Gladstone: 49 Olympic and Paralympic medals, 103 World Championship medals, and 100 Pan American Games medals. A brief history. The Gladstone location dates back to 1911, when New York ﬁnancier James Cox Brady bought the ﬁrst 180 acres and started

construction later that same year. Cox’s Hamilton Farm would eventually grow to 5,000 acres, and the ﬁrst stables were constructed were in 1916 and 1917. The USET was formed in 1951, and Arthur McCashin, a Gladstone resident and a 1952 Olympic rider, brought

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success in international competition during his tenure here.” Prior to 2003, the USET did train at the Gladstone site and selected athletes and teams for competitions. “The USET oversaw the sport side and fundraising of our high-performance teams,” says Jenkins. “Athletes did do training here, and there were National Championships here.” The Federation has some staff and ofﬁces at the facility today, but teams don’t have a permanent training center at Hamilton Farm as in the past. “Athletes really all have their own stables and farms and businesses,” Jenkins continues. “If they are selected for a team, they (Olympic and Paralympic teams) come together and they may do some pre-export training and quarantine together before they leave the country to go off for an international tour. But they largely all have their own businesses and are at different places throughout the country, training and competing.” One rider who trained at Hamilton Farm was Michael Page, who competed and won medals at both the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In fact, Page met his wife at Hamilton Farm. “They’ve had a very long and loving life together, and stayed in the horse business,” Jenkins says. “We have a commemorative gift naming program where individuals can name a stall in honor of a spe-

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BY JANET R. RAPISARDI GUEST WRITER AREA - President Dr. Robert D’Emidio of The 200 Club of Morris County announces the Clubs’ First Responder Day to be held at Whippany Park High School, 165 Whippany Road, Whippany. The event will be on Saturday, September 24th from 11:00am till 5:00pm and is open to the general public.

Rain Date: Sunday, September 25th. Admission is free as you enter the grounds to enjoy Live Music by Scoot on Down, John & Rocky, and the Whippany Park High School band! Lots of competitive fun for First Responders, Families and Friends await you! First Responder

competitors are encouraged to register with The 200 Club of Morris County for our Home Run Derby and Corn Hole Championship by September 6th. Spouses/Partners – you’re covered as well, with a Spouse/ Partner Corn Hole Championship just for you. Kids can ‘Touch a Rig’ to

Blast from the Past... FROM PAGE 4 such a position.” There is a one-week summer baseball camp where kids learn the fundamentals of baseball on a ball field and is located on the campus of Montclair State University. “For the rest of the year, we have both in-person and remote field trips.” Yogi was a son of Italian immigrants who grew up in an immigrant neighborhood on “The Hill,” in St. Louis. He had a typical mid-20th century immigration story, where the family was important. “It’s very rewarding to see the response from schools about immigration as well,” said Schaenen. During World War II, Berra served in the US Navy as a gunner’s mate on the attack transport USS Bayfield during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. He received several commendations for his bravery. During an interview on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, Berra confirmed that he was also sent to Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion. Berra earned a Purple Heart, a Distinguished Unit Citation, two battle stars and a European Theatre of Operations ribbon. “He came back, to play baseball and raise a family,” said Schaenen. “We use that as a way of accessing other immigrant stories. That unit really

addresses the immigrant experience, and everybody has an immigration story.” While playing in American Legion baseball team, Berra received the nickname “Yogi” from his friend Jack Maguire. After seeing a newsreel about India, Maguire said that Berra resembled a yogi from India whenever he sat around with arms and legs crossed waiting to bat or while looking sad after a losing game. “The Financial Literacy subject came out of feedback from educators. We found that some young people have very limited exposure to ideas of ﬁnancial literacy. This course is a way of getting into that. We created a board game that kids can play that allows them to map out what it would feel like to be a rookie ball player making a certain salary. It allows them to think about how they would spend money. We try to create these topics in such a way that they would be appealing to young people.” Women in sports is now front-page news. “The women’s soccer team is now earning equal pay as men. That is progress,” said Schaenen. “And women are on the front page of every newspaper lately regarding the gender issues around competitive swimming. It’s addressing some of the in-

equalities in sports. Billie Jean King’s advocacy is one reason why women are getting paid in sports. We try to make sure that we are not just talking about an isolated moment in history. By using Yogi’s full story, we are able to shed light on all sorts of topical issues today.” Yogi is also famous for his “Yogi-isms” aka malapropisms. “You can observe a lot by just watching,” “We made too many wrong mistakes,” “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and perhaps his most famous one, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” “In 1972, Berra was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame,” said Schaenen. “But the legacy of Yogi Berra extends beyond the playing ﬁeld. We encourage people to come to the museum and that view Yogi not only as a Hall of Fame great but as a Hall of Fame human being.” Berra was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has his picture on a US postage stamp on July 1, 2021. Berra passed away in his sleep, at the age of 90, on September 22, 2015. For more information, visit yogiberramuseum.org/visit. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 12-5pm, Closed to the public Mondays & Tuesdays.

see what working on one is really like, watch ﬁrst responder demonstrations, and smile during Face Painting while Paw Patrol is keeping watch. There’s lots to eat from an assortment of food, ice cream, popcorn, and other goodies while you listen to the music. Of course, we’ve got Swag, and it’s all for a good cause. “It takes a special person to run toward danger in a moment’s notice. It requires having compassion for others along with highly specialized training. These are the heroes we believe in and trust in to keep our families safe,” says President D’Emidio. “This inaugural First Responder Day has been planned by The 200

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Club, Hanover Township and many town and local volunteers who support all our first responders from Emergency Medical Technicians to Fire, Police, New Jersey State Police and Office of Emergency Management responders. This special day of thanks will create happy memories for First Responders, all families, and the public in making this an annual tradition in Morris County!” The 200 Club of Morris County is a 501c3 not-for-profit charitable organization in its 51st year of providing first responders and their families with emotional support and financial assistance. Annual scholarships to qualified students of responder families and surviving death benefits to the family

of ﬁrst responders who have given the ultimate sacriﬁce in the line of duty has surpassed $5,000,000 in our history. Sponsorship Opportunities are available for the First Responder Day event, and donations are always welcome. Help us to help our Heroes! First responder competitors–Sign-up today! https://www.200clubofmorriscounty.com Sponsorship and Donation Opportunities are available see hyperlink: https://www.200clubofmorriscounty.com/first-responder-day-sept-24-2022. Call Administrator Lori Richmond: 973-630-7933 and mention ‘FRD”. Bring the family for an unforgettable event that you can’t wait to come back to next year!!

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