A 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial is located in the Henry Hoebel Area of Overpeck Park next to Fort Lee Road in Leonia.
Following the attacks in which 64 people from Morris County perished, a committee was formed which included the family members of people who died, to help locate a site for the memorial, raise funding for its construction, and select a sculptor to design it. The Morris County 9/11 Me morial was constructed on county-owned property in 2003 and dedicated on September 10 of that same year during a candlelight vigil.
says Morris County Commissioner, Douglas Cabana. “Every bit of it symbolizes our grief for those lost, our resolve to con tinue living as a free nation and stand up to oppression, and our hope that future Americans will find a bright future. To this day, more than 20 years after the attacks, the memorial remains an important part of life here. Every week, Morris County tends to that memorial. We have people cleaning the walkways and the pool, replacing the flowers and wiping down the plaques. It is visited almost daily by residents and visitors from outside our county. We will never forget.”
The memorial is located at 460 West Hanover Avenue, at Morris County 9/11 Memorial Park.
The Somerset County 9/11 Memorial
Dedicated on September 10, 2013, it is comprised of a steel beam from the North Tower, and behind it is a rock with the dedication plaque with the names from the 30 Passaic County residents who died on 9/11. Bringing the beam down to the county and its placement was organized by County Commissioner Bruce James and at the time, the Director of the Police Academy, Bob Lyons. The rock with the plaque was donated by Sam Braen, owner of Braen Stone.
Bergen County
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Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memorial
147 county residents were among the almost 3,000 who died during the 9/11 attacks.
By Steve Sears
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On Sunday, October 20, 2002, the Essex County Septem ber 11th Eagle Rock Memorial was dedicated and unveiled. Added in 2009 was the Flight Crew Memorial, a tribute to the pilots and flight attendants on the four airplanes that crashed that day, and in 2011, a 7,400-pound steel and con crete artifact from the World Trade Center site and a bronze plaque recognizing the heroism of EMS personnel was add ed. In 2016, the Essex County Search and Rescue Dog Stat ue was then dedicated at the site to commemorate the role that dogs had in the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center and Pentagon after the attacks.
Morris County 9/11 Memorial
Bergen County’s 9/11 Memorial
“Everyone in Morris County came together to site, fund and build our 9/11 memorial after that terrible day in 2001,”
Essex County
Passaic County
“After the attacks, people spontaneously came to Eagle Rock Reservation to view the tragedy unfold at the Twin Towers and leave cards, letters, photos and flowers in an im promptu memorial in honor of their loved ones,” says Essex County Executive, Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. “I knew immediate ly that this was the natural location for a memorial because of the public attraction to this site and the unparalleled view of the World Trade Center from the lookout area. Our Sep tember 11th Memorial is a special place for people to come for solace and comfort because of its unique location and its powerful message of peace and hope.” The Essex Coun ty September 11th Eagle Rock Memorial is located in Essex County Eagle Rock Reservation off of Eagle Rock Avenue in West Orange.
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The 9/11 Memorial is located at the Public Safety Acade my at 300 Oldham Road in Wayne.
Passaic County’s 9/11 Memorial
Honoring Those Who Died on September 11
y Life Publications remembers and honors those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. We reached out to each county in our publishing area for information about their dedicated 9/11 memorials.
So what is the cost of an abutment? It varies greatly. A fair range to put into an article such as this would be $500 to $1,000. Keep this in mind when you are getting quotes from your dentist or if you are interviewing multiple offices! You may not be comparing apples-to-apples.
al titanium cylinder that is placed into the jawbone. Using a crude term, this is the “screw.” The “crown” or “cap” is the tooth that you see when you smile in the mir ror: its your replacement tooth. However, to connect these two parts, you need the third component: this is the abutment. You can view a diagram of these three parts on my website: go to “For Patients,” then “Patient Education,” and look for the Information Sheet, “General Info Regard ing Dental Implants.”
Now that you are familiar with they type, the category, and the materials, how does your dentist select which is appropri ate for you? There are a lot of variables,
Dental Implants
There are two basic types of abutments: stock and custom. A stock abutment is pre-manufactured by implant companies, and it is taken off of a shelf to be used. A custom abutment is fully customized by the dental laboratories. Materials can also vary. The most common is titanium, but gold and zirconia are other options. The manufacturing process is also another variable: some are milled from a block of material, some are cast from wax patterns.
Dental implant abutments can be a con fusing topic. Let’s talk about a single im plant, which would replace a single tooth. There are 3 components: the implant or fixture, the crown or cap, and an “invisi ble” connector called an abutment. The “implant” or “fixture” is the actu
About the author: Dr. Ira Goldberg has been performing implant procedures for 27 years. He is a Diplomate of the Amer ican Board of Oral Implantology / Implant Dentistry, a Diplomate of the Internation al Congress of Oral Implantologists, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Im plant Dentistry. He performs all phases of implant dentistry at his office in Succasun na, NJ. He lectures to dentists in the field of implantology. For a free consultation, including a free 3-D scan (if necessary), please call his office at (973) 328-1225 or visit his website at www.MorrisCoun tyDentist.com Dr. Goldberg is a general dentist, and also a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry.
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but the biggest ones are: location in the mouth, amount of available bone, and type of gum tissue.
Dr. Goldberg is a leading expert on dental implants. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, which is a degree held by only 1% of dentists worldwide. Whether you require a single implant or complex full-mouth rehabilitation, a free consultation with Dr. Goldberg should be considered. General & Cosmetic Dentistry Dr. Goldberg treats entire families, from toddlers to seniors. Services include cleanings, check-ups, fillings, Invisalign, dentures, cosmetics, and more! He and his staff enjoy the long-term relationships they build with their patients. Dr. Goldberg is a general dentist with credentials in multiple organizations. Please visit his website for a complete listing. Dental implants are not a recognized dental specialty. New Patient Special $149 Cleaning, Exam, Full Set of Films Regularly $362.00 Cannot be combined with other discounts Refer to New Patient Specials on our website for details Coupon must be presented, & mentioned at time of scheduling Expires 10/31/22 New Patient Special FREE Implant, Cosmetic, or General Dentistry Consultation Regularly $125.00 44 Cannot be combined with other discounts Limited to 50 minutes Expires 10/31/22
An implant in the top front of the mouth oftentimes requires a custom abut ment. The bone in this region is angled, and esthetics are critical. There is minimal room for error, and the “emergence pro file,” meaning how the tooth exits from the gum, is important. In the back of the mouth you can get away with a lot more. Although the emergence profile isn’t as important from an esthetic standpoint, it can be important from a functional stand point so that you don’t trap lots of food and have irritated gums.
ments, too. You may have a bridge, a den ture, or an All-On-Four type of appliance. These all use various types of abutments.
In summary, although an abutment is a component you’ll never see, they are im portant. Your dentist needs to choose the type of abutment that’s going to get the job done properly for you to help provide proper esthetics and function.
The information above covers abut ments for single implants. There are other situations calling for dental implant abut
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Warren County
The Union County September 11 Memorial
The memorial consists of a large steel girder from the Twin Towers, and two granite towers representing the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. On either side are black granite memorials with the names of those from law enforcement, and the firefighters and EMS personnel who died in the line of duty. There are four smaller round pillars topped with brass disks, one memorializing Flight 93, one for the Pentagon, one for the World Trade Center, and the fourth for all of the locations that were attacked combined.
Honoring Those...
The Memorial is located at 1500 State Highway 57 in Washington, on the driveway between the Warren County
Essex County September 11th Eagle Rock Memorial
Dedicated on Sept. 13, 2003, the Union County Septem ber 11 Memorial is located on a hilltop at the border of Mountainside and Springfield in Union County’s Echo Lake Park.Two girders recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center are arranged within a five-sided area representing the
40 people from Somerset County died in the 9/11 attacks on our nation, and on September 11, 2004, the 9/11 Me morial was dedicated in Somerset County. It is located on the courthouse complex lawn in Somerville at the corner of Main and Bridge streets.
Pentagon, and an Eternal Flame represents those who died in Pennsylvania along with members of the Armed Services and emergency responders. The names of the 60 deceased Union County residents are etched into the memorial.
Technical School and the Warren County Community Col lege, and near the county Public Safety Department and 911 Communications center.
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Commissioner Director Bruce James says, “The events of September 11 changed our lives as individuals, and as a nation. In the 20 years since the attack, there is so much to reflect on – the lessons we have learned and where we, as a nation, are headed. The tragic events that unfolded on 9/11 have molded us to find strength and hope in the face of cri sis.”
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According to Warren County Fire Marshal Joseph Lake, Jr., a memorial committee member, the memorial is a place of peace and rememberance.
County Surrogate Frank Bruno was able to obtain a piece steel from the World Trade Center, which is a permanent part of the memorial. The design, featuring a clock tower which reads, “Time to Remember,” was developed by county staff artist Linda Brady. The concept was converted into architec tural drawings produced by The Musial Group of Mountain side. Construction was by Skinner & Cook of Roselle Park, and Michael Mills of Ford, Farewell, Mills & Gatsch in Princ eton provided advice on the design’s relationship to the his toric nature of the courthouse green, which is on the state and national historic registers.
“It gives the residents of Warren County, particularly the ones who lost friends and loved ones, a place to go to and remember.”
The Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memo rial site was dedicated in 2011, and the monument itself was completed for September 11, 2012 in memory of the four Warren County residents who died on September 11, 2001.
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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? Be hind 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, Chi nese Medicine finds a specific treatment for each patient based on their individual symptoms. Five patients suf fering “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 medi cations.Based on the individual assessment and diagnosis, tiny needles are inserted into various points on the body. De pending 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 com fortable sensation that generally elicits a feeling of tin gling, tapping or heaviness. The electric stimulation en
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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 Head aches 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 ef fects 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 preserva tives in foods, allergens in the environment, chemicals in cleaning products or herbicides/pesticides, sinus conges tion, tension in the neck or jaw, lack of sleep, dehydra tion, 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.
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Acupuncture is known to be effective and can offer long standing results, but it is not always a quick fix. Es pecially if the headaches are chronic, several treatments may be required to achieve the full result. Again, this is because it is addressing the root cause and not just cover ing up symptoms like other treatments.
Independence Township First Aid Squad Celebrates 50th Anniversary
this year, with no signs of slowing down.
A black and white photo shows two squad members out on a call
on answering calls from In dependence and Liberty townships, and even a por tion of Mansfield Township. The squad in neighboring Hackettstown agreed to train the newly formed vol unteer unit in Independence Township in the basic and advanced Red Cross first aid
Curtin approached Bob Bonnell, former US Army medic and supply officer in Vietnam (and a former member of New York City’s
Within the next months, more and more of the town ship’s residents decided to come forward and volunteer. Among them was Dr. Law rence Mazzei, who agreed to serve as the squad’s med ical advisor. Pro bono attor continued on page 7
held in October of 1971, took place at the town ship hall. Several residents were present, including a members who sought to help out in whatever capac ity they could. Chief among these volunteers was Fran Horensky, a registered nurse, whose husband Steve
First, some history. Up until about halfway through 1971, a first aid squad based out of Hackettstown volun teered to cover the area of Independence Township, which at the time had no volunteer corps to respond to emergencies. Sam Vaia, mayor of the township at the time, approached Pat Curtin, a community resi dent, and put the plans in motion for the township’s first ever first aid and rescue squad. Curtin was a former member of Wharton’s first aid team and, having recent ly moved to Independence, was in prime position to initiate the historic change.
349th MASH Army Reserve unit), with the proposition to help him usher in the new squad. Within a few weeks, Vaia, Curtin, and Bonnell had agreed to put Independence Township’s first ever emer gency squad together.
From the beginning, the volunteers set up a system of retrieving calls that would not interfere with other squads accustomed to com ing into the area to cover emergencies. They agreed
The current day Independence First Aid Squad rig
Horensky, home babysitting the couple’s children, also wanted to join up.
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The squad’s first official organizational meeting,
tactics and procedures.
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neys filed paperwork on behalf of the newly formed unit. In addition to the volunteers, funds began to come in with greater fluidity. With the help of a local First Hope Bank, the squad was then able to secure a loan with which to purchase its first ambulance—a 1969 used Cadillac it bought from the Bask ing Ridge volunteer squad for $9,000.
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Current chief Nicholas Vazquez says that he would love to see more people come out and support the squad in whatever way they can, whether that comes by way of fundrais ing, or applying to volunteer via the squad’s online page. Ideal candidates should be en thusiastic, motivated, and fully committed to serving and helping their community within the wide range of the volunteer services.
First Aid Squad Celebrates 50th...
For more information on the Indepen dence First Aid Squad and to reach out and help, please visit their webpage at ww w.73rescue.org.
The Hackettstown squad’s role in forming the Independence volunteer squad cannot be overstated. After training the Indepen dence volunteers in first aid, the Hackett stown squad house also advised them, in detail, on what specific pieces of equipment to carry with them in their ambulance, and safety precautions to always take into con sideration while on duty. For the time being, the township had the squad park its ambu lance in one of its garages on Barkers Mill Road. By July of 1972, the Independence squad had officially assumed full responsi bilities over its agreed-upon area. That same month, they responded to their first call.
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Now in its 50th anniversary year, the squad can boast a paid staff that stands by and assists the volunteers that come in and out of the squad house with each changing shift. The squad is averaging about a 97% success rate on answering incoming emer
gency calls, at a rate of about 1,000 calls last year alone. The squad pays for its members’ training, and recently became a host agency for the NJ EMS Task Force.
Members of the Independence Volunteer Squad want readers to know that across the county, state, and even the country at large, EMS squads have taken an enormous finan cial hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is simply no longer there, and in the state of New Jersey, EMS squads are not even considered “essential”, say, in com parison to fire and police services. Putting it plainly, EMS workers—and especially volun teer units—need all the help they can get, and it is in our best interest, needless to say, to provide that assistance.
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Hackettstown’s Fourtold Band Driven by Strong Musicianship, Lyricism, and the Love of Song
“Glenn is our only bassist, of course,” says Helmstet ter, “and that love of southern rock shines through pretty continued on page 9
Indeed, Fourtold Band—with Helmstetter on vocals, Brian Piper on guitar, Glenn Dlugosz on bass, and Jim Cash on drums—is such an eclectic mix of various musical styles that it is impossible to pin it into a single category. Its song portfolio is a mixed bag of sound, with elements of southern rock, country, 90s rock, and even Irish uille ann bagpipe percussion infusing the rich lyrics.
By Alexander Rivero
The name of the band is a direct reflection of what the group is all about: four guys telling stories.
Each member of the band has developed his own pref
“I wouldn’t necessarily say I write songs based off these bands, however,” says Helmstetter.
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over that chord progression, and that line is always the first line of the song. After I write that line, I take a break and think—who would say that? Why would they say it? So then I build the song around that, usually without hav ing planned out the chorus.”
erence for music over the course of his life, and each of those preferences shines through. Bassist Glenn Dlugosz, for instance, loves southern rock.
“The reason I like the name,” says Helmstetter, “is be cause of the way I write lyrics. I don’t find the process complicated and actually enjoy it. Sometimes someone will write a hook of music, or a line they like, and they’ll build a song around it. I hear a lyric in my head and I sing
hinking back to his younger years, where he first discovered his love of music, Eric Helmstetter, lead vocalist for Hackettstown’s Fourtold Band, recalls his love of AC/DC, Van Halen, Johnny Cougar (now known as John Mellencamp), and Pearl Jam, among other groups. These bands, unbeknownst to him at the time, were his earliest influences, and they gave him and his generation a platform from which to project themselves into the world, and even into their own artistic endeavors.
The band plays a good deal over at the Stanhope House (45 Main Street in Stan hope, NJ). An iconic and intimate venue, it is an excellent place to see Fourtold Band for the first time.
Brian Piper, the bands lead guitarist, is a lover of 90s music, elements of which he brings in when he takes Helmstetter’s lyr ics and basic compositions and helps turn them into the finished products.
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The idea to form a band all started several years ago, when Helmstetter and Dlugosz, each a member of the same cov er band, decided to try writing their own original music. Helmstetter knew Cash and asked him if he would be interested in playing drums for a new group. Cash agreed, and brought along with him his friend six-string guitar player Brian Piper. Each of the members of Fourtold Band are from the Hackettstown area.
“I always have mixed feelings about it,” says Helmstetter regarding pushing the band more aggressively both in terms of marketing and visibility in high-octane venues like the Garden, or even the Stone Pony. “We’re all in our late 50s, and it isn’t very ‘rock n’ roll’ looking when we’re up on Hestage.”instead insists on concentrating all of the band’s energy on making quality music and writing real, rich lyrics.
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“We came together when we could,” says Helmstetter. “We met while in be tween jobs, and tried to write some orig inal songs. It was exciting. Still is.”
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clearly as a result of his great bass work, which amongst other things fills in a lot of space on a track, and thus influences the feel of the track to a great degree.”
Drummer Jim Cash is a lover of tradi tional Irish music, and even plays the uille ann bagpipes famous on the Emerald Isle. From the drum sets, he adds his own dash of flavor.“Jimwill throw in a lot of snare drum,” says Helmstetter, mimicking the rapid put tering of that specific drum beat.
The band has always enjoyed a good
Fourtold Band...
chemistry and easy camaraderie, which contributed to the quality of its creative output, as well as to each of its four mem bers deciding not to return to their original coverEarlybands.on, the musicians asked them selves whether they really just wanted to be another local band. Jimmy Cash sug gested giving the Asbury Park legendary music club the Stone Pony a try, and went so far as to suggest the band might even try and open for another group at Madison Square Garden—an idea that Helmstetter casts aside with a laugh.
Fourtold Band’s single, “Brother”, is available on Apple Music, Spotify, or from the Fourtold Band’s website: www.fourtol drocks.com.
ferent types of radio stations. It was a very interesting time in radio, and, of course, then everything started to change when the internet came along and you had deregulation, you had cable internet, and people were able to get their news from different sources. It became much more com petitive and got scaled down a bit, so I felt fortunate to have been able to continue for all those years.”
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“I just decided it was time to move on to an other phase of my life,” Bryant says. “A number of my friends came up along with my husband, and they came into the studio with me for the final newscast, and I just signed off for the last time. The microphone went off and they all cheered and clapped, and it was great to have them there. I always loved what I did, and was always learning something all the time. But it was like, “This has been a really good run, and now it’s time to move on.”
For Bryant, the happiest news report she delivered is when baby Jessica McClure was rescued from a well in Tex as. “We followed that story around the clock, and it was continued on page 11
and record it, and she held on to the tape.
By Steve Sears
Deirdre Bryant on air in 2015. Photos courtesy of Deirdre Bryant.
Hackettstown’s Deirdre Bryant Fondly Recalls Her Career in Broadcasting
At the end of the summer, when there was a hiring freeze and no new personnel came on board, Bryant was there to cover shifts. Also, ABC was starting to expand their affiliate radio stations, so Bryant was in the right place at the right time. “This was the 1980’s, and it was really sort of the height of radio news, because at that time stations had to carry radio news, and would usually affiliate with a network such as ABC, CBS, NBC, or Mutual,” Bryant says. “ABC created networks that catered to different radio for mats (All News, Middle of the Road, Country, Rock, etc.), and they were really tailoring news type deliveries to dif
After graduate school, she headed back to New York City and was, in her words, ‘torn between journalism and the ater,” and had also done work in television commercials. Her first job on the air was for WRNJ in Hackettstown. She back then did a Sunday week in review of the news, and was also working as producer in New York City. After eight months of doing both, she desired to be on air full-time, so she joined WHWH\WPST in Princeton. “I was there for almost two years and ABC was an affiliate, and I heard this woman, Geri Hamilton, and said, ‘There’s a woman do ing the network news. I think I can do that.’ She sent her tape to ABC, and she heard back several months later. She was told they needed a Boston based anchor, but Bryant told them she was getting married and couldn’t move to Boston. So, she was told to come to the studio New York where she was handed a script, and she read the copy on the air. They loved it, and she was offered a fill-in position for the summer only. “To me, it was a foot in the door,” Bryant said.
Bryant recalls that early November day in 2015 when she gave her final news report for ABC Radio Network, said a farewell to her listeners, and left the microphone for the last time after 34 years of delivering national news.
Bryant hails from Michigan, and attended Western Michigan University for journalism and theater. But even tually, she came to radio. Prior to starting graduate studies at Penn State University, that summer she applied at ABC, CBS, and NBC, and CBS hired her after a typing test. “They took me over to the broadcast center on 57th Street, and I walked in and someone met me at the door, and I followed him in. All of a sudden, I was standing in the middle of the CBS network newsroom.” After meeting legendary news caster, Walter Cronkite, she was interviewed by a manager and had her summer job as a billing clerk. While she toiled in the combined television and radio newsroom, she was encouraged - due to her experience of editing her college newspaper and her love of journalism – by CBS News Ra dio Correspondent, Reid Collins, to give broadcasting a try. An engineer then allowed her to write her own news script
In 1993 he launched the Hackettstown Girls’ Fastpitch Softball League to serve as a feeder program for the high school. He took special delight in working as a security guard for all Hackettstown High School sporting events.
Volunteered on the Hackettstown Fire Department and was past Chief.
We understand the past few years have been tough on many families and business es and we will continue to support the com munity, give scholarships and raise aware ness. This year’s slogan is “Tee Up For a Cure”. Please help us to honor his memory by participating in this upcoming event.
one of those moments when everyone was really glued to radio,” Bryant recalls. “When they went down there and they were able to pull her out and she survived, we were just all so elated at that point. If you look at the stories that were really devastating, one was 9/11, and then before that certain ly was the Challenger explosion.”
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Tom Kitchen Memorial Golf Tournament Slated for October
The Worth family: Armando, Deirdre, Norman, and Yoli
are holding the Tom Kitchen Memorial Golf Tournament on October 7, 2022 at Minebrook Golf Course. Those of you not familiar with our organization, we started a Scholarship Fund in Tom’s name at Hackettstown High School. Each year graduating Seniors at Hackettstown High School will be awarded money to help pay for college. Not only are we focusing on helping the community but we are raising awareness of Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). He passed away from Bile Duct Cancer in October 2013, after fighting for a little over two years. Mr. Thomas R. Kitchen Jr. was a true Hackettstonian. He was born and raised in Hackettstown. Tom was a graduate of Hackettstown High School and a three sport letter winner in Football, Wrestling and Track. Tom also proudly served his country in the US Navy from 1968-1970. He was stationed in Norfolk, VA. and served nine months in Vietnam on the USS Leary. Some of the work that Tom did for our community
Bryant Recalls Career...
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To register for the golf outing visit www. trkitchenmemorialfund.com. For questions or more information, please email Allison Kitchen at trkitchenmemorialfund@yahoo. com.
Co-foundingis: the Tiger Athletic Associa tion. Today, the Association supports youth
football, softball, baseball, wrestling, cheer leading, field hockey and basketball.
Teamed up with a friend to build the football field snack bar and donating his own time to build the softball field dugouts.
Was member of the American Legion.
University, and most recently was involved with Rutherfurd Hall, where she co-chaired a May 2022 celebration of the arts. She also does voiceovers for commercials, and has hosted fundraisers for the Hackettstown Medical Center and the ARC of Warren County.“Ihope to just continue on working in the arts,” Bryant says. “That’s really where my heart is right now. Whether it’s for me or highlighting other artists, that’s where I am right now – just really trying to enjoy my friends and enjoy life.”
Bryant has been married for 41 years to Norman Worth, and the couple are par ents of a son, Armando, and a daughter, Yoli. Always a lover of the arts, Bryant takes part in dance, has performed at Centenary
When making a new beer the brewmas ter and head brewer Dustin Sallitt combine their years of knowledge to find the next
Lager-Loving Locals and Ale Aficionados Near and Far Love Czig Meister Brewing Co.
They sell core styles, three rotating se ries monthly and 15 seasonal styles, barrel aged beers and three natural flavor hard seltzers, plus special pilot batches only sold at the tap room.
“We create and master many styles of beer. If you come in and say you don’t like beer, you have not tried the right one for you yet,” Czigler says most breweries spe cialize in four to six beers. “What makes us different is our large variety so people can experience all the beer has to offer.”
Matt Czigler bestTherecipe.past six years Czig has created more than 500, many done for special events like Stout Fest, Imperial Fest and CZeltzerfest. Their first was Prospector Amber Ale
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Since opening — the Czigler family has embraced this community by becoming active members of the Hackettstown BID, Mt. Olive Chamber of Commerce and they tirelessly worked to keep the brewery run ning and all staff members (22) employed during the pandemic.
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The brewmaster’s hand-crafted beers never go Cziglerunnoticed.wasawarded a Gold for Barrel Aged Imperial Stout at the Great American Beer Festival while working at Kane Brew ing Company and Czig Meister cleaned up at this year’s New York International Beer Competition.“We’reglad to see our hard work pay off, and many people enjoying the beers we love most,” says the brewmaster. “We also walked away with New Jersey’s Ale Brewery of the Year and New Jersey’s Hard Seltzer Brewery of the Year.”
And you get that vibe there too; since the brewery is housed in a 1900s-era Hack ettstown historical carriage house. They repurposed much of the original building, including black-iron piping, red bricks and wood
2016.Czigler says the brewery provides beer for many local festivals, including Don aldson Farms Food truck Festival, Lafay continued on page 13
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And they pump out 3000 barrels (93,000 gallons) of beer on a 15 barrel brew sys tem; that’s roughly 750,000 cans.
Their brewing process is manual; Czig’s brewers turn every valve, move every grain bag and keg by hand.
atthew Czigler has crafted his life with passion and purpose and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
With its 15-barrel brewhouse, the
“This has led to many successful events including other local businesses and brought more people to town to continue a thriving Hackettstown and surrounding area,” says brewmaster Czigler.
brewery produces 3,000 barrels, or 93,000 gallons of beer (roughly 750,000 cans).
Soak it all in and uncover the beer that speaks to you.
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2022 Huntsman/German-styleWinners: Kolsch (Bronze); Falconer/American Pale Ale (Gold); Shipwright/American India Pale Ale (Gold); Deep Sea Series/American India Pale Ale (Silver); Habonde/ Bourbon Bar rel Aged Barleywine (Bronze); Seonaidh/ Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Wee Heavy (Bronze); Tangerine CZeltzer/Hard Seltzer (Gold) and Strawberry CZeltzer/Hard Selt zerRecipe(Silver).formulation is an art.
His Czig Meister Brewing Co. is chock full of beautiful beers brewed to old-world classic perfection.
they noticed painted walls of the tasting room were salvaged from similar vintage bricks from the re cently demolished Bergen Tool factory building across the street to build-out their tasting room bar.
“Over time you learn how the hops, grains, yeast and spices work togeth er,” Czigler says.
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the University of Maine. Czigler then earned a Master Brewer certificate from Siebel Institute and Doemens Academy in Munich, Germany.
He honed his brewing skills at Adiron dack Pub and Brewery, then continued as head brewer at Kane. With a solid foun dation in hand, he was ready to take Czig Meister on the brewery scene by storm.
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tasting is a big part of Czigler’s role, starting at 8am.
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If he doesn’t have a Czig beer in hand, the brewmaster’s favorite drinks are dark rum and whiskey.
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And the brewmaster is a triple threat: with degrees in microbiology, biochemis try and molecular/cellular biology from
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“And depending on the style of beer I pair with the many great local restaurants in Hackettstown,” he says.
“Great beer, more awards,” says the brewmaster. “You may have seen our new look hit the shelves over the past few months — check out our rebranding ev erywhere you get your Czig Meister prod ucts.”According to Czigler, about a quarter of the beer they brew is sold in their tap room -- with liquor stores, restaurants and bars across the state selling the rest.
It all started when Czigler began to home brew as a hobby and family em braced his change from a potential career in medicine to open his own brewery — and the rest is history.
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“If you can’t find us locally, we home deliver to your door,” he says. “Place your order on czigmeisterbrewing.com.”
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“Owning a business is different from what I would have thought, since you get your hands in all parts — sales, tap room, self-distribution and the community,” he says.“The brewing part is exactly as I thought it wouldQualitybe.”Control
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Rocheny, who had worked with Rodriguez through TRAC, said, “It’s amazing how Lucian’s demeanor chang es as soon as he’s on a horse. It brings him a tremendous amount of happiness. It’s amazing to me that he can have memory issues, but everything about riding has become second nature to him.” Brittle agrees: “Lucian is such a true equestrian. Getting on a horse gives him so much joy and purpose that he doesn’t get anywhere else. We’re very grateful to PATH Intl. for providing support for riders like Lucian to pursue their passion and interests.”
Long Island. Kovacic said, “He feels really good after the shows, regardless of how he does. But make no mistake— Lucian wants to win.”
While praise from others is nice, Rodriguez has a single-minded focus these days: Defending his title at this year’s Hampton Classic, slated for Aug. 28 to Sept. 4 on
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horse shows. Karen is fantastic with that.”
ucian Rodriguez has overcome almost insurmountable obstacles on the road to becoming an equestrian champion. Two decades ago, the Hackettstown, NJ, resident survived a near-fatal mugging in New York City that left him unable to walk or talk. Rodriguez battled through the tough times to not only regain those abilities, but to become a multi-year winner at the Hampton Classic, one of the nation’s largest outdoor horse shows. The prestigious hunter-jumper competition includes the finals of the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities. Rodriguez has won the Beginning Independent class twice and now competes in the Advanced Independent class. Achieving that high level of success takes a lot of train ing. One day a week, Rodriguez attends TRAC (Therapeutic Riding at Centenary), an accredited adaptive riding pro gram at Centenary University that provides equine-assisted services to individuals with disabilities. Through TRAC’s vet erans programming, the University also offers the benefits of therapeutic riding to military veterans and their family members. He also trains at Freedom Horse in Long Valley, NJ, two days a “Ridingweek.isvery relaxing for me,” explained Rodri guez, who has aphasia—a disorder that affects his ability to communicate with and understand others—as a result of the mugging. “Mentally, it makes me feel good about myself. But I’m also very competitive.” His caregiver, Pa tricia Kovacic, added that TRAC Director Karen Brittle has supported Rodriguez’s goal to compete: “Lucian is a little different from the other riders because he is preparing for
With money for daily living tight, he cobbles to gether funding to pay for his equestrian training. State funding for New Jersey residents with traumatic brain in juries pays for sessions at Freedom Horse, and he was also awarded a half-tuition in-house scholarship from TRAC. When Rodriguez requested more saddle time through TRAC, Brittle stepped in to help, connecting him with Patri cia Rocheny ’22, who was completing her associate degree in equine studies at Centenary. On Rodriguez’s behalf, Ro cheny applied for and won a $1,000 participant grant from PATH International, a national membership organization that leads the advancement of professional equine-assist ed services to support more than 53,000 special needs indi viduals, including nearly 6,000 veterans, through a variety of equine-assisted services.
Centenary University and PATH International Provide Scholarships to Fund Training for Champion Equestrian With Disabilities
The church’s Friendship Hall is the meeting place for sev eral Alcoholics Anonymous groups and an Overeaters Anonymous group. Pastor Sharon noted that “the [church] community supports a food pantry whose founder Russ Swayze’s vision was to be ‘in addition to other resources to meet families’ monthly needs.’” The food pantry is open the 4th Monday (2-4pm) and the 2nd Saturday (11-1pm) of each month. Pastor Sharon said, “Please spread the word and donations are always appreciated. [Also], as the
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Hoff noted that many say, “ministry is a calling.” For her, it was like a gentle nudge. Before she was a pastor, Hoff, who goes by “Pastor Sharon”, was a software engineer. She was active in some groups and missions in church. There were always ministry opportunities, but she didn’t see them until her maturity. Then, she had mentors who encouraged her in the direction of the ministry and saw things in her that she didn’t see in herself. Now, she’s been a pastor for five years. In July, Pastor Sharon became the new pastor at Drakestown United Methodist Church, 6 Church Road in Hackettstown. She is also Chaplain at Compassionate Care Hospice, a Amedisys company, and serves Warren, Sussex and Morris counties.What Pastor Sharon loves most about the ministry is when two people, herself and another, make a connection that is just what that person needed. She’s had people tell her, “how did you know I needed a visit from you?” Al though she has an overall plan of who she will be visiting each month, it is not until each morning that she decides who she’ll see that day, “being open to hearing the direc tion from the spirit” to visit certain people.
On a personal note, Pastor Sharon shared that she is married for about 25 years; she and her husband have three children. The family has a goldfish named Jasper.
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Drakestown United Methodist Church Welcomes Pastor Sharon Hoff
Finally, Pastor Sharon reflected on Drakestown’s minis tries today and gave a look to the future.
Sharon Hoff (“Pastor Sharon”) is the new pastor at Drakestown United Methodist Church.
In coming to Drakestown United Methodist Church, Pas tor Sharon says she brings “hope, faith, leadership, and vi sion”. She explained that in the last two years, the congre gation has lost 12 people. “They are grieving; people’s faith can be challenged in grief,” she said. She’s asked them to lean on her faith as they move forward. As for leadership, she said that is about “empowering people to do what they are passionate about.” With that goes vision, in helping the church community see the direction God wants them to go and to use their spiritual gifts.
Sharon
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The pastor feels her strength in the ministry is “active, reverent listening”. She is a non-anxious presence who doesn’t fix things for people, but allows people to be heard and validated as they come to their own decisions.
[Drakestown church] community recovers from its loss and grief, they look to open an AM coffee cafe where people can stop in for a quick cup of coffee or tea or take one to go, offer community activities such as paint and pray, and offer family opportunities both educational and recreational: all this through the grounding and guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
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The pastor loves the outdoors: boating, biking and hiking.
As the church discerns its vision, Pastor Sharon says, “We welcome all, especially those who are searching, or yearning for something they’ve yet to find through work or other means.” Pastor Sharon hopes “to build a commu nity that is able to have those hard conversations, reduces stigma regarding mental health and substance abuse and provides a program that nurtures spirituality.” She would like people to come and share their ideas.
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June of 1973, at the age of 19, I graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from County College of Morris. It was a tough two years for me. But, it was also a very fulfilling time. I had been stretched like a rubber band. And, I came through it all a wiser and stronger individual.
If you’re facing a tough challenge, please do not give up. There were times, when I was in college, when I thought I wasn’t going to make it. Both at County Col lege of Morris and at Sher man College of Chiropractic. But I did my absolute best to stay tough and be posi
every minute of it.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at beronjr@hotmail.comrichardmabey.Pleaseputthesubjectline:SeptemStory.
That summer, I worked full time at the A&P. I saved every penny that I could. And, as the dawn of Sep tember became closer, I prepared myself to de part from the old Mabey Homestead. To live away from loved ones and good friends. It was an emotion
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tive. Please, if you are going through a tough time to ac complish a goal that is im portant to you, do not give up! Never, ever give up!
I took my studies very seriously and managed to make the Dean’s List, for all four semesters at CCM. I also wrote weekly columns and articles for Youngtown Edition, the official college newspaper of CCM. It was a tough time. But I enjoyed
al time, filled with a bit of sadness and yet also a time of hope for new adventures waiting to unfold.
strange how the angels will set a path for your life.
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All through my time at County College of Morris, I worked 29 hours a week at the A&P grocery store in Whippany. There were times when I worked the night shift, from 11:00 at night till 7:00 in the morn ing. I would punch out from work, climb up the stairs to the rest room, wash my face, wash up a bit and change my shirt. Then, I would buy a cinnamon bun at the A&P and drive off to CCM for an 8:00 class. I remember my class would end at 9:30. I didn’t have another class till 11:00, so I would go to the library, find an isolated corner, and put my face on my forearms on the desk and fall asleep. I kept a lit tle travel alarm clock in my attaché case, that I also car ried my books in.
days at CCM, I found it all so tough, but also very re warding.Idid practice chiroprac tic for a few years, in a small town in West Virginia. But I was not very successful at it. I will write more about that, in a future article for this newspaper. Fate and destiny called me home to become a writer. It is
I confess that I did not find chiropractic school easy. Specifically, I had a tough time with chemistry. In chiropractic college, a student is required to take one semester of inorganic chemistry, two semesters of organic chemistry, and two semesters of biochemistry.
I did get some grades of B’s on my tests, but I mostly got C’s on many of my tests. However, a few times, I ac tually did ace some of my chemistry exams.
I worked at a grocery store, during my years at Sherman College. Like my
Yours truly, from a photo taken in 1973, during my last semester at County College of Morris.
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During my time at CCM, I went to a local chiropractor to get my spine adjusted on a regular basis. My chiro practor encouraged me to go to chiropractic school, so I applied to Sherman Col lege of Chiropractic in Spar tanburg, South Carolina. I was accepted and made plans to begin chiropractic college in September.
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Wallace originally grew up in both Franklin Lakes and Oakland, New Jersey. His mom and dad, John and Barba ra, raised Jack and his two brothers, Matt and Mike, and one daughter, Colleen. “My mom actually went to Rama po High School,” Wallace says, “and then me and all my siblings, we all went to Indian Hills. It’s a great part of the country to live in. I’ve gotten the opportunity to trav el a lot. And you know, northern Jersey is a really, really unique spot, and I think it really set me up for success. Moving forward in my life, the education I got at Indian Hills got me into every college I applied for, and set me up for success at the college I eventually did go to, and that was the College of New Jersey.”
And recently, he finished 10th in the world represent ing the US National Para canoe spring kayak team at the world championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I’m very happy about that,” he says.
Like most kids, Wallace played a variety of sports grow ing up, but hockey became his favorite. “My older brother, he played hockey before I did. His idea of fun was to strap some pads on to me and throw me in a net in the drive way, so I would play goalie and he fired shots at me,” Wal lace, a diehard New Jersey Devils fan, says with a laugh at the recollection. “I played organized ice hockey for a number of years, played roller hockey in my town, and I played street hockey with my friends. It’s just kind of a perfect mix between all the different sports, but it’s still super fast. It can be unbelievably brutal, very intense, but there’s still so much finesse and skill involved. I’m biased obviously, but I do think it’s one of the best sports out there to blend all the different assets that an athlete can use at their disposal.”
or Jack Wallace, it’s been two Winter Paralympic Games Team USA Sled Hockey gold medals in a row. His first was in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, while the second was this past winter in Beijing, China, with a 5 - 0 whitewashing of Canada.
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NJ Starz: Jack Wallace Hometown: Franklin Lakes
terskiing off of the same boat. At one point, the boat came between both and he ended up getting hit by it. “The propeller struck my right leg and severely damaged it to the point where once I got to the hospital, it needed to be amputated. That was a really, really tough time in my life. But the one thing is it makes you grow up really fast. When you go through something like that as a 10-year-old kid, you start worrying about very different things. As a normal 10-year-old kid when you’re in fifth grade or sixth grade, usually you’re not thinking about all your doctor’s appointments or about insurance or all that different stuff that comes into play. When I got thrust into that situation, having to rehab, having to learn how to do so many things again, having to go through those trials and tribulations, it really kind of changes the way you think and matures you
Wallace split his time between playing goalie and de fense, and as a Devils rooter, he especially admired goalie, Martin Brodeur, and captain and defenseman, Scott Ste vens. “I looked up to those guys a lot when I was a kid,” Wallace says. “It was more like players that I wanted to meet, and since then, I have had the pleasure and priv ilege to meet both of them. So that’s pretty fantastic. I think it’s just the mentality that they have. As far as Bro deur, he kind of has that crazy style where he’ll make the save by any means necessary, no matter how he has to move his body. And then Scottie Stevens is just absolute
ly tough as nails. One of the best shutdown defensem en ever, and what a lot of people don’t talk about is how many points he had, and how often he actually scored. He was known for his really big hits and being super tough on guys and not letting anyone get through the middle, but he actually put up some pretty decent numbers for a defenseman in his day, as well as being an unbelievable leader for that team and leading them to championships.”
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Jack Wallace (credit: Joe Kusumoto/USOPC)
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It was in 2008 when Wallace suffered a life-altering in jury. He explains. “We were up in Lake George for a family vacation. It was a yearly tradition to go up there and ei ther rent a lake house, or that year what we did was we camped out. You can rent campsites out on islands in the middle of the lake. It’s fantastic, it’s so nice, and it’s such a great spot. I’ve had so many great memories, and there’s just one pretty bad one.” Wallace and his sister were wa
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Wallace’s first international competition game was against the Republic of Korea. “It was fantastic,” he re members with excitement. “I had never played interna tionally before. I was a rookie on the team, so they weren’t really sure what to expect of me and I wasn’t really sure what to expect of myself. But it was an honor and a privi lege to get out there for the first time. I had goosebumps putting on that jersey and getting on the ice with all those guys that I looked up to.”
His next big accomplishment and thrill was getting to go to the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Korea. He was in Josh Pauls’ skates eight years later. “It was the dream for a long time, and to have it come to fruition, it was al most a full circle moment for me and my family,” Wallace says. “After having gone through so much uncertainty, es pecially in those early years, it was like I finally crested that mountain; I’d finally come around. And you know, I think they (his family) knew before then that I was okay, and I was going to be fine long term, but I think that was a big old stamp now saying that that (his accident and leg amputation) no longer affects me, I’m doing what I want to do. It was great to go there and not only to win, but to be able to share it with my family. I know how rare of an opportunity that is. They were in the building when I won and I got to celebrate with them after. Unfortunately, that
In 2010, one Woodbridge Warrior member would go on to snag a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. Josh Pauls brought that medal back home and showed it to all the kids at the Woodbridge pro gram. Wallace remembers the moment. “He showed it to me and my dad, and when we were holding it, my dad turned to me and said, ‘What do you think about that? You could win one of these one day.” John Wallace’s words would be prophetic – twice. “From that point on, that kind of became the goal in the back of my mind. Once I was in high school, it became a serious endeavor to make the development team, and then make the national team.” In 2013, Wallace was selected for the first US national devel opment team, spent three years playing for them, and in
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didn’t happen in Beijing, so I know how rare of an oppor tunity that is to be able to do, especially with how large of a group that came to Korea. I know a lot of other athletes aren’t as fortunate to have such a large group of people travel across the world, so I was super honored, and it was unbelievable.”Wallacealso proudly represented the United States in the 2019 Word Championships in Hungary – where he again won a gold medal - and this past winter when he and Team USA again topped the world at the Winter Paralympics. “Going into Beijing, we were training six hours a day for almost a year straight,” Wallace says. “It was a monumental step. It went exactly according to plan. We won the entire tournament by a margin of 30 goals, and I think one team scored one goal against us. We did our job before the tournament preparing. And that was the plan: to be the most productive team there. And we certainlyWallace,were.”who enjoys playing guitar, is very happy about living currently in Nashville, Tennessee. But there are a few things this Jersey guy misses that Music City just doesn’t provide.
“The bagels and the pizza,” he says. “Those are the first two things I eat every time I come home.”
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muchNowquicker.”anamputee, he and his parents in 2009 learned of sled hockey, and discovered a place in Woodbridge, New Jersey that provided it. Wallace began playing for a club called New Jersey Freeze, and he was a member of the team Woodbridge Warriors. “It was unbelievable,” Wal lace remembers. “My mom loves to tell the story. I had a smile from ear to ear. It was always my favorite sport, and I went up to her at the end of the first practice and I just said, ‘I’m back on the ice!’ Now that’s one of her favorite things to say.”
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saucepan, add water and brown rice. Cook 45 minutes.Insaucepan, add 1 1/4
Enjoying
1 can (12 ounces) evaporat ed milk, divided
A ‘Meatless Monday’ Family Meal
1 medium onion, sliced
One trend gaining trac tion among home chefs is “meatless Mondays” in which classic dishes are made using substitutions for meat like veggies or grains. It’s a simple way to maintain nutritional value at the dinner table while putting a tasty twist on worn-out meals.
2 cups water
1 cup brown rice, uncooked
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cups evaporated milk, shredded cheese and green chilies. Cook over medium heat until cheese is melt ed and smooth. Stir 3/4 cheese mixture in with rice; set remaining cheese sauce aside.
ion mixture. Roll into burri tos and place in baking pan. Top burritos with remaining cheese sauce. Bake 20-25 minutes.Garnish with salsa and guacamole, if desired.
In medium bowl, add re fried beans and remaining evaporated milk. Micro wave 3-4 minutes.
wheat tortillas and topped with cheese, salsa and gua camole.Find more creative fami ly dinner inspiration at Culi nary.net
1 can (16 ounces) refried
Meatless Cheesy Burrito Bake
2 bell peppers, sliced
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup shredded cheddar
This Meatless Cheesy Burrito Bake can provide your family a flavorful way to skip the meat and make way for protein in the form of brown rice paired with bell peppers, onion and refried beans wrapped in
In large skillet, heat canola oil. Cook peppers, onion and cumin until ten
Lay out tortillas and lay er: refried bean mixture, rice mixture and pepper-on
1cheesecan(4 ounces) diced green chiles, undrained
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2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
NonstickSkewers: cooking spray
2Sauce:tablespoons butter
Servings: 3
Chicken Cordon Bleu Kebabs
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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,
2 chicken breasts (6 ounces each), cubed
Lactose-free milk, which is real milk with the same 13 essential nutrients as regularHardmilkand aged cheeses, such as ched dar, colby, Monterey Jack, Parmesan and SwissYogurt with live and active cultures,
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
1 cup lactose-free 2% milk
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Quick, Nutritious Dishes to Enjoy Dairy Without the Discomfort
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
These easy-to-make meals offer lactose intolerance-friendly options for families seeking to keep milk on the menu. Because they all require an hour or less in the kitch en, they provide quick solutions for those hectic schedules without sacrificing taste or nutrition.VisitMilkMeansMore.org to find more delicious dishes that fit a lactose intolerant meal plan.
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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 benefi cial nutrients, people with lactose intoler ance can enjoy real dairy products that are naturally low in or don’t contain lactose without the stomachache with foods like:
1 ham steak (6 ounces), cubed 6 bamboo skewers (8 inches)
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Thread cubed chicken pieces and cubed ham pieces onto skewers.
To make skewers: Preheat broiler to 500 F. Line broiler pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 eggs, slightly beaten
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2 cups cottage cheese
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In small bowl, combine Dijon mustard, maple syrup, black pepper, paprika and oil. Brush mustard mixture on skewers.
Spoon into greased 1 1/2-quart casse role dish. Bake, uncovered, 45-50 minutes, or until set near center (160 F). Let stand 5 minutes before serving. (Family Features)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons dried minced onion
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
sauce: In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly. Add Dijon mustard. Continue cooking 5 minutes, or until thick. Reduce heat to low and stir in cheese, whisking until melted. Add salt and pepper, to taste, if desired. Serve chicken and ham kebabs with sauce.
Servings: 4
In large bowl, combine spinach, eggs, cottage cheese, chicken, feta cheese, flour, butter, onion, oregano, salt and pepper.
Place spinach in colander. Use back of large spoon or rubber spatula to press moisture from spinach.
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
Broil about 5 minutes, flip and cook 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.Tomake
Chicken, Spinach and Feta Casserole Recipe courtesy of Marcia Stanley, MS, RDN, on behalf of Milk Means More Prep time: 15 minutes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
Cook time: 45 minutes
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the public has access to, and between 2005 and 2008, the USGA Golf Museum and Li brary added 22,000 square feet of archival storage as well as exhibit space,” Lagle says.Only about 5% of the mu seum’s inventory is actually
wing, which was added in 2015.USGA Executive Com mittee member, Chicago’s George Blossom, Jr., sug gested the idea of creating a golf museum. “At the time in 1935, there was very lit tle space to store or display the artifacts,” Lagle explains. “What they did in the 1930s and 1940s is actually dis played a lot of the artifacts
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ship, education and out reach. For the golf history buff, the facility is a treasure. Between 4,000 to 8,000 peo ple annually enter through the doors and walk the halls of the oldest sports museum in the United States. “We predate Cooperstown, the Baseball Hall of Fame, by a couple of years,” says Lagle. “When you walk into the museum, you do have the Hall of Champions, which is that beautiful rotunda where we have all of the original USGA trophies, and where we celebrate each of our champions on bronze panels circling the room. But then we also have a really nice permanent gallery that tells the story of golf here in the United States, beginning in the late 19th century to the present day.” There are also individual rooms dedi cated to golfing greats Bob by Jones, Mickey Wright, Ar nold Palmer, and the newest addition, the Jack Nicklaus
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Golf champion, Hale Irwin, and USGA Golf Museum & Library Historian, Maggie Lagle
“I get excited walking in the beautiful historic house that John Russell Pope built,” Lagle says. “His architecture is just absolutely incredible. Even just walking up the driveway, you feel very ex cited. But then, just walking in and celebrating the his tory of the game - the very rich history - not only of the game itself, but the amaz ing people that have played the game over the last 125 years.”The USGA Golf Museum and Library preserves and celebrates the history of golf, and fosters an apprecia tion of the game worldwide through collection steward
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ing to the popular sport. The USGA purchased 62 Som erset County, New Jersey acres in 1972 and relocated from New York City, and the three-story home that John Russell Pope built in 1919 is now dedicated specifically to the museum. “The main level of the museum is what
and putt, enjoying some link time.The USGA Golf Museum and Library is always looking to expand its collection. La gle explains. “Right now, our priority is to really celebrate those diverse stories, includ ing the artifacts, maybe from the United Golfers Associa tion, and black organizations and black golfers, including Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder. Also, there’s always the need and the want especially to really build up the LPGA (La dies Professional Golf Asso ciation), items maybe from
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displayed. The museum also has artifacts and items that are in a climate-controlled facility below the main floor, with well over 750,000 pho tographs and 100,000 library items – and much of it, but not all, are USGA related. “We have comic books and sheet music, we have chil dren’s books, cookbooks, a lot of really, really cool things in the library, including over 35,000 scorecards,” Lagle says. In addition, among the items below the main floor are Amelia Earhart’s golf bag. “It’s one of our really special artifacts we have in storage.”TheUSGA Museum and Library also offers its Pynes Putting Course for visitors, a nine-hole course where each hole is a par two. Mod eled after the Himalayas putting course in Saint An drews, Scotland, museum goers have the opportunity to use replica clubs and balls
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Another area Norwescap addresses is employment. Valli talked about the Career and Life Transitions Center and the Pathways 2 Prosperity program. A Career and Life Tran sitions Center helps those who haven’t been in the workforce for a while or are entering it for the first time or need to upscale. Val li noted that one example of a person who graduated the program is a woman now on the Norwescap board. “She had three kids, all of whom had special needs. Her hus band, at some point, decided that that was too much for him and he left, and then she had a struggle…[to] figure out on her own [what to do]. She had left a career in New York to raise her family and now she’s on her own, and so she didn’t know where to turn. She called her Career and Life Transitions Center, didn’t do anything for a few months, and then called again.” Valli notes that the woman, though shy at first, completed the program and built her network (through peer-to-peer sharing and support) and is now pursuing a career in corporate America. Another program, Pathways 2 Prosperity, in Sussex County, is peer-networking where a group meets once a week for dinner to work on personal and professional goals and to help each Norwescapother.also helps with financial ca pacity building, improving the financial well-being of low income individuals and families. Valli shared two of the programs that fall under that. One program, VITA (Vol unteer Income Tax Assistance), offers free tax help to low-moderate income individuals and families, including young adults, adults, senior citizens, persons with disabilities and those with limited English. Another program helps participants to open a savings account,
and nutrition is WIC. “We are the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) provider in four counties,” shared Valli. Norwecap provides supplemental nutritional assistance to wom en who are either pregnant or who have kids all the way through age five. Additional services include health screenings, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, including lactation consultant services, and referrals to health and social services. Another of
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a hard time paying for childcare can call us and apply for a subsidy,” In addition, “every licensed child care provider in our footprint gets training, technical assistance, and sup port,” shared Valli. However, it is not just the educational needs of young children that Norwescap helps. Another example of its services in the Degree Up program. Valli shared that “a good percentage of communi ty college students are struggling financially.” Norwescap provides a computer lounge, vol unteers who tutor and provide a willing ear to listen (when needed), an on-site food pan try and information on Norwescap services. Valli shared that analysis done has shown that those who participate in the Degree Up program are much more likely than their counterparts to complete their studies and matriculate. “It shows you that sometimes you really just need a little support to help you get through….. most community college kids are probably holding a job somewhere. They have other things going on, so having a little bit of support to get them through the rough patches really helps improve their out come,” said Valli.
A few of the Norwescap Food Bank staff load and oversee a large delivery. Norwescap provides about two million pounds of food per year to pantries and soup kitchens.
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woman had two cigarettes, her kid in the car, nowhere to live and didn’t know where to go. Another woman, who had left her job to be a stayat-home mom and was suddenly abandoned by her husband, needed to get back into the workforce and was looking for help. Struggling students at Sussex County Community College needed tutoring and other support, and low-income families were missing out on tax refunds because they needed guidance in completing their tax returns. These are just a few of the examples of people helped by Norwescap, a non-profit organization. Started as part of the war on poverty during the Johnson administration, Norwescap is a $22,000,000 comprehensive non-profit social service organization dedicated to serving people and moving them from a place of being in poverty, or on the verge of poverty, to the point where they and their families are thriving. It also helps people advocate for their communities and much more. Serving Hunterdon, Warren, Morris, Somerset and Sussex counties, Norwescap ’s corporate office is at 350 Marshall Street in Phillipsburg. Recently, Mark Valli, Norwescap’s CEO, talked about the organization and gave just a few examples of the services provided through the six strategic areas which Norwescap helps: education, employment, health and nutrition, financial capacity building, housing and energy service, and volunteer and civic engagement.Whilethe organization helps those in poverty, Valli noted that a large percentage of those it helps are ALICEs: Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed. That means that they are people who are working but are just one payment, one illness, one pay check away from struggling. Valli noted that though people may come to the organization with one need, their situation is such that they usually have more needs. Norwescap is not just one program but a portfolio of ser vices. About 90% of its funding comes from the government (federal, state, county, and municipal) and 10% from donors and grants. The latter helps in funding programs where participation might have been restricted by governmentNorwescaprules.offers services in the area of education with early childhood education, child care, and the Sussex County Communi ty College “Degree Up” program being some examples. “[We are] the leading early child hood education non-profit in the northwest corner of the state. We are a major Head Start provider,” noted Valli. Norwescap has Head Start centers scattered around four dif ferent counties. “[Also,] we are the childcare resource referral agency for three counties so anybody who needs childcare can call us and ask for advice. People who are having
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with Norwescap matching the funds put into it, to save for a purchase of a major asset like a home.Health and nutrition are areas many know Norwescap for. It has a food bank, which means that it is a distribution center. It supplies food to food pantries and soup kitchens in Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon counties. Norwescap provides about two million pounds of food per year. Another ex ample of what it does in the area of health
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the ways Norwescap helps is by providing education on chronic diseases and access to free cancer screenings and other healthcare resources through its Health Connections program.Afifth area Norwescap helps with is hous ing and community development. Valli said this area touches on everything to do with housing from homeless prevention pro grams to rental assistance and much more. He noted that in the borough of Sussex, Norwescap runs an 11 -unit senior housing complex. It also does housing counseling, helping people save for a home, providing them with information on how to get to that point where they’re able to purchase their own home. Also, Norwescap provides supplemental support to help those having problems paying utility bills, getting a tank of oil, air conditioning, etc.
Valli noted that for those in need, it is easy to get help. All they have to do is click on the green “Get Assistance” button the homep age of the website. Norwescap’s website is www.norwescap.org.
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is how Norwescap was able to help small businesses when they were shut down due to COVID-19. “We were able to access fund ing from the state to provide direct grants, over $500,000 in direct grants, to small busi nesses to keep them afloat…. to pay their utility bills, to be able to help pay their rent, able to help pay for PPE and other things, so we literally invested half a million dollars in small businesses …to keep them alive during COVID-19.” In addition, some of that money went to helping businesses establish an on line presence and e-commerce so they could pivot the way they were doing business. Also, Norwescap has a variety of volunteer opportunities including ones through Amer icorps and AmeriCorps seniors. People can find out more about those by looking at the Norwescap website.
“When a community is engaged, you get better health outcomes,” shared Valli as he started to talk about the last strategic area in which Norwescap offers help: Volunteer ism and Civic Engagement. “We help peo ple to advocate for themselves, advocate for their communities.” He noted that through a tax credit program, Norwescap was able to purchase a single-family home which had been an abandoned lodgings bar, renovate it and will be turning it over in a couple of months to a low income family. “So that’s taking what was a vacant home for over a dozen years in downtown Phillipsburg …on the main track, by the way, making it into a viable home, helping to improve not just the family’s asset but also to help improve the neighborhood,” said Valli. In addition, he shared, “We did more than that. We’ve been able to purchase banners and flags to help market businesses and put planters in downtown Phillipsburg.” Norwescap has also organized community get- togethers and or ganized community events. Right now, the focus has been on Phillipsburg but that will be expanded. One of Valli’s favorite stories
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since I was a child, I wanted to be a writer. I’ve been writing for different publications in New Jersey, including this one for several years. However, my dream has always been to complete a book that adds something of value to the community.
For me, the turning point came when as a young adult, my father confided in me that he had OCD and was still able to make a good life for himself. He also told me he would always love me and believed I could get better.
My father who taught at several universities through out New Jersey including Ramapo College and Saint Peters University grew up in a time when mental health was not discussed and was forced to live in silence for a great period of time. I believe our society has made significant progress, but we still have great strides to make.
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