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By Jason Cohen former U.S. Army Nike Missile Base, which is now home to an art park in Livingston, received more than a $1 million facelift last month.

On Oct. 7, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the park was the recipient of $1.1 million in upgrades.

The improvements include the installation of sidewalks and curbing, drainage systems to address flooding issues along the western section of the roadway, the repair of stairways, making sure the artists’ studios and the main exhibit building are handicap accessible, creating a designated scecontinued on page 2

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continued from front page nic overlook site that includes message boards that tell the history of the former missile base and park, updating directional, parking and building signage, updating the facades of the artists’ studios and creating a community garden that has some plots designed to allow people with disabilities the opportunity to garden.

“We’re happy to welcome the community to the newly renovated Art Park in Livingston,” said Ellen Hanauer, president of the Riker Hill Artists Association. “The improvements led by Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo have improved the facilities immensely and our visitors will have an easier time parking and walking the grounds to see works by our 30 artists.”

Hanauer told the Livingston News the old park was very sad looking and now it’s like a breath of fresh air. Also, they

are likely going to do a second phase of work in the future.

Each of the buildings has been color coded and way finding signs have been placed throughout the park.

Several public meetings were held throughout 2018 to hear public opinion and ideas about improving the park. In August 2018, DiVincenzo addressed concerns raised about traffic safety on Beaufort Avenue, the road leading into the park. Trees and overgrown brush were cut back and removed to improve sight lines and the drainage system along Beaufort was upgraded to address flooding.

DiVincenzo had proposed to make improvements to Riker Hill Art Park in 2008, but the plan was met with opposition from residents and artists who rent space in the park.

“Essex County Riker Hill Art Park is a hidden gem in our historic Parks System and the upgrades have made the facility more user friendly and encourage the public to experience

the natural beauty of the landscape and the creativity of the artists,” DiVincenzo said. “A great deal of thought and public participation went into setting the priorities for this project.”

The improvements were praised by elected officials.

“We stood here in December 2016 and the county executive promised changes would be made,” said Councilman Rudy Fernandez. “Today I want to thank him for fulfilling his promise.”

“This looks gorgeous and we appreciate all you have done for us,” Livingston Mayor Al Anthony said. “The county came through to make improvements and now the art park is better than before.”

The 42-acre park was an Army Nike Missile Base in the 1950s. Essex County purchased the property from the federal government in 1974 and converted the buildings that once housed army facilities into studio space for artists.

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The health and wellness resource Healthline.com says that, because the lips do not contain oil glands like other areas of the skin, they are more prone to drying out.

Therefore, people need to take extra steps to keep their lips moist.

Stop licking your lips - Licking your lips when they are dry is a reflex habit, and one that will only temporarily address the dryness. The Mayo Clinic says that saliva evaporates quickly, which can leave lips drier than they were before you licked them. Flavored lip balms may entice you

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Christmas trees are a staple in many homes during the holiday season. But live trees sit in stagnant water, which can be a breeding ground for bacteria and should not be ingested by your pet. Keep your pets away from this water as it could cause an upset tummy and diarrhea. A tree skirt or netting around the base of the tree may help to cover the water and keep pets away.

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Will Democrats in 2020 Again ‘Fall in Love’?

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here are large historical differences between America’s two major political parties in how they choose their presidential nominees.

Consider this: Since 1952, there have been 11 presidential elections where there wasn’t a Republican president running for reelection. In 10 of those 11, the Republican candidate who led in the major polls in the year before the election went on to win the presidential nomination.

The lone exception -- ironically, given today’s headlines -- was former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who inexplicably chose to skip the first 2008 tests in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina to stumble into Florida and withdraw from the race.

Another tradition of GOP voters (which they disregarded in 2016 when nominating now-President Donald Trump) has been to nominate the candidate whose “turn it was.” Republican voters resembled the pattern of the local Rotary Club, where last year’s recording secretary was promoted to this year’s club vice president on the way to becoming next year’s club president -- orderly and predictable.

Remember 1976: Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan challenged the sitting Republican president, Gerald R. Ford, and came within a whisker of winning the nomination. So whose turn was it in 1980? You guessed it: Reagan’s. And who finished second to Reagan in 1980?

George H.W. Bush, that’s who. And in 1988, it was Bush’s turn; he won the nomination over Sen. Bob Dole.

So the next time there was an open GOP nomination, in 1996, the choice was the 1988 runner-up: Dole. Sen. John McCain, who finished second to Gov. George W Bush in the 2000 primaries, succeeded him as the 2008 stan-

Mark Shields dard-bearer by defeating former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who -- you guessed it -- would become the Republican presidential nominee four years later.

Democrats have been far less predictable and, seemingly, more emotional in selecting their presidential standard-bearers. While Republican voters, until quite recently, have predictably “fallen in line” by promoting the most recent runner-up, Democrats instead seem to want to “fall in love.” Democrats have a marked preference for the “new face” over those who have run before.

Examples of this pattern include Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Michael Dukakis and George McGovern -- all of whom were nominated as first-time candidates.

In 2016, Democrats broke the pattern by choosing Hillary Clinton, who had lost the nomination to Obama in 2008, over Bernie Sanders, then a first-time aspirant.

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ho is funding the militant illegal immigrant youth army of thousands of entitled “Dreamers” that marched to Washington, D.C., for the Supreme Court hearing this week on President Barack Obama’s unconstitutional amnesty program?

Follow the money; find the truth.

I’ve got the “Open Borders Inc.” breakdown for you of so-called DACA financiers and enablers on both sides of the political spectrum. Call them what they are: the “American Students Last” lobby.

Let’s start with Charles Koch. The libertarian billionaire has thrown his weight and fortune behind an amnesty brigade called the LIBRE Initiative.

While the establishment right purports to oppose identity politics, LIBRE wraps itself in the mantle of “empowering Hispanics” to “advance liberty” and “prosperity.” Koch has poured more than $10 million into the ethnocentric group since 2011 under the slogan “Limited Government. Unlimited Opportunity.”

Translation: driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, in-state tuition discounts for illegal immigrant students and securing a Congressional deal to codify the Obama administration’s blanket deportation shields and work permits for 800,000 illegal immigrant students if the Supreme Court strikes the deal down.

Koch operatives send out weekly press releases urging Congress to “Protect Dreamers Now,” “Achieve a permanent solution for Dreamers” (hint: It’s not deportation), and “act promptly on relief for Dreamers.” Along with the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, LIBRE sponsored a “pop-up art exhibit” propagandizing the benefits of illegal immigrant Dreamers to coincide with

Michelle Malkin their march on Washington on Tuesday.

Next up: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Big Business lobbyists for cheap labor have prioritized illegal immigrant amnesty legislation since 2014, when the Chamber dumped $50 million to protect border-jumpers from deportation and win them employment authorization documents. “Stripping DACA recipients of their ability to legally live and work in the country will harm them,” the D.C. fat cats lamented this week.

Then there’s Facebook. All week long, young users of the Silicon Valley giant’s Instagram app have been fed heart-tugging ads highlighting Dreamer families and their activist sisters and brothers, including the George Soros-funded street demonstrators of United We Dream, Make the Road New York and CASA de Maryland. Facebook’s lobbying arm, FWD.us, disseminated a letter from 10 of its illegal immigrant Dreamer employees “in solidarity with” all immigrants living and working here in violation of our laws. FWD.us has continued on page 6

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Livingston Middle School Principal Takes First at Seaside Park Half Marathon

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By Jerry Del Priore hile most competitive athletes tend to slow down later in their careers, Bronawyn O’Leary has defied the odds, by just getting better and better.

O’Leary, principal at Mt. Pleasant Middle School in Livingston, captured first place overall in the Women’s division in the Seaside Park Half Marathon in Ocean County with a time of 1:31:30.

That’s a remarkable less-than-sevenminute clip per mile.

“I have been running for about 30 years,” the 44-year-old distance runner proudly said. “I have always competed but I have been more successful as I have gained experience.”

O’Leary noted that she participated in a bunch of 5 kilometer races during the summer in order to prepare her body for the rigors of the half marathon, which seem to have helped.

O’Leary’s love affair with running started back at Keansburg High School, in Keansburg, Monmouth County, where she ran cross country. Then, she ran in college at Open 365 days Mon.-Sat. 6am-3pm Sun. 7am-3pm

Rowan University in Glassboro.

She has pulled down some excellent times along the way. O’Leary ran a personal best time of 3:02 in the New Jersey Marathon in 2011, and also completed the event in 2012.

Additionally, the Cliffwood Beach, resident placed among the top 75 women in the New York City Marathon several years ago.

Balancing family life, a challenging, demanding job, a long trip to work, and running isn’t easy for O’Leary. But she said she makes it happen by getting to the gym at 5:00 a.m., and then to work by planning ahead every day.

While most people turn over for a bit of extra sleep once the alarm sounds in the morning, she gets out of bed, puts on her active wear, and laces up her running sneakers to help her improve her state of mind and body.

“I think, if you plan, you can make most things work,” she explained. “My plan to make it work puts me at New York Sports Club (NYSC) in Livingston by 5:00 each morning.”

Moreover, it doesn’t hurt O’Leary one bit that she has the help and love of two special people in her life.

“My biggest obstacle is my commute but I make running a priority,” she said.

“Running keeps me physically and mentally

healthy. I have a very supportive family. My boys — my husband and son — are my biggest fans and they help me balance (life).”

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Will Democrats... continued from page 4 would appear to be Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The last cycle’s underdog, long shot Sanders, is not to be written off, and he, along with the rest of the sizeable field, is competing with the closest (after three runs over 32 years) to a 2020 version of “it’s his turn” candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden.

As a cautionary note, it is worth recalling that in the fall of 2004, a rookie candidate with no national experience came out of nowhere (actually, Vermont) to excite pri-

mary voters by promising to lead the “Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.” But Democratic voters resisted their emotions

by Iowa and turned away from Gov. Howard Dean to make a seemingly more practical pick, Massachusetts Sen. and Vietnam War hero John Kerry. Republican George W. Bush won in November.

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American Students... continued from page 4 shelled out $430,000 on immigration lobbying this year alone.

Open borders Catholic Church elites have had a busy “illegal immigrants first” month so far. The Vatican and bishops’ conference spend hundreds of millions of donations on illegal immigrant shelters, legal teams for dubious asylum claimants, and community organizing activities promoting sanctuary policies and profiting off the backs of border-trespassers, who in turn enrich smuggling rings and drug cartels. The NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice marched from New York City to D.C. with DACA recipients, according to the group’s press secretary Lee Morrow (who makes sure to let Catholic colleagues and journalists know that his pronouns are “he/him”). Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops convened masses at the border to condemn patriots who use the accurate term “invasion” to describe the violent siege in the Southwest. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles pledged that “we will never abandon you” and enlisted American churchgoers to pray for illegal immigrant families.

Such virtue-signaling gestures have never been extended to American families permanently separated from their children and grandchildren because of criminal-coddling sanctuary policies and porous fences, of course.

Microsoft and Princeton University jointly filed the Supreme Court briefs on behalf of Dreamers suing for the right to stay here illegally. Princeton also lobbied on Capitol Hill to extend the endless “temporary protected status” and work permits of 300,000 low-wage workers from Central America.

Microsoft has punched American students twice in the gut, leading the charge not only for a massive pipeline of illegal immigrant youths but also for millions of H-1B and F-1

foreign student visa holders.

Even The New York Times now acknowledges the obvious reason Democrats are throwing American youth under the bus: mass uncontrolled immigration both legal and illegal is turning America radically blue.

But what about Beltway Republicans and establishment Swamp conservative think tanks and college groups? Where is the defense of American students fighting to make a decent living while competing with unrelenting floods of foreign workers at both ends of the wage scale?

Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk blithely advocates stapling green cards to foreign student diplomas and his speakers have shouted down America First students as racists and losers for challenging the donor class on demographic realities. (Who needs SPLC smear merchants with “friends” like these?) Shamefully, no right-leaning groups bothered to muster up their own army of American students to counter the Koch-Soros-Silicon Valley-Vatican-backed hordes on the Mexifornicated steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. The job of combating the American Students Last lobby has been left to anti-establishment outsiders -- Proud Boys, Groypers, displaced U.S. tech workers and other dissidents unmasking Open Borders Inc.’s controlled opposition. On Tuesday, I was called a “Nazi” by a young GOP operative for supporting American students first.

Keep shooting the messengers, civilizational suicide squad clowns. If the goal is to make America disappear, you’re winning.

Michelle Malkin ‘s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com.

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By Steve Sears y Life Publications editor Megan Roche, who knows much about editing a writer’s work for publication, also is a fine writer in her own right.

In fact, her talent just garnered her an accolade. Roche was named an International Pain Foundation 2019 Hero of Hope Award winner for a January 2019 cover story she wrote about singer and dancer Paula Abdul and her struggles with chronic pain for iPain Living Magazine.

Roche, who won in the “Media-Journalist” category, and four other winners received their awards on November 15 at the Comic Pain Relief show in Los Angeles, CA. The award winners were recognized in the event program and received a trophy.

“It was such an honor just to be nominated with so many other talented media companies and journalists,” says Roche. “To be honest, when the competition for public votes first began, I wasn’t sure I could actually pull it off. I am also someone who is a fierce competitor, so I wasn’t going to let this award go without a fight. When I got the phone call that I had been successful, I really couldn’t believe it. It meant so much to me to have as much public support as I did. I had so many people reaching out to me to let me know that they voted, had friends constantly sharing my link to vote on social media, I consistently asked people for votes, but I could not have done it without the support of all of those who voted. Whether you cast one vote or voted every single day from every single device you own, I am very humbled and very grateful for all your support.”

Roche learned via a received email a few months after article publication that she had been nominated. The months

of July and August were open to public voting, the second year in which the public decided the winner. More than 33,500 public votes were cast, and Roche was her category’s winner with 28.1% of the vote.

Roche explains the background of the article which won her the honor. “I owe this all to someone who has been a part of my life for so many years. When I was 13, I fell in love with American Idol, just like pretty much every other teen at the time. I spent so much time reading up on contestants, learning songs that were sung each week, and I always imagined what it would be like to meet Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.” Viewing the program led her to take a keen interest in Abdul’s career. “Like any other 13-year-old, I learned as much as I could about her and knew that I wanted to be just like her. When I first met her in 2007, it was a very emotional moment, one that I will never forget.”

In 2018, when Roche learned that Abdul would be headlining at Morristown’s Mayo Center for the Arts, she - at that time a writer for the media outfit she now edits for - pitched the editorial team for the opportunity to interview Abdul.

She scored the interview, but a few days after she had written and submitted the article, Abdul announced that due to production delays, she would not be able to open in Morristown as originally scheduled. Roche then searched for another viable angle and market for the piece. “Knowing that Paula suffers from chronic pain, I approached a charity that she has worked with for years to see if they would be interested in my article. The team at iPain Living Magazine gave me the okay and I reworked it and sent it in to hopefully be approved.” Although a familiar subject, Roche stressed over the process somewhat. “As any reporter will tell you,

the best thing you can do for any interview is be prepared.

When I got the approval to do an interview, it was very tough for me to come up with questions. I also knew that I wouldn’t have the opportunity to have any follow up questions. Throw in the fact that I had a time limit of 15 minutes, I knew this interview was going to be a tough one. While you are probcontinued on page 8

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Editor Wins Media Award... continued from page 7 ably thinking that this would be the easiest thing in the world for me to write, it wasn’t.

I sat up for nights on end agonizing on how I could do this justice. Finally, one day, it all came pouring out of me at 3:00 in the morning. That’s writing in a nutshell. You let it sit and sit and one day it just all makes sense and you are typing away on your keyboard.

You really have to trust the creative process.”

The article received lots of positive praise and, for Roche, was monumental. “When I found out that it was the front-page cover story for iPain Living Magazine for the January quarter, I was floored. Not only did I get to write a cover story on someone who I admire and am inspired by, I was able to also get my very first magazine cover story.”

The evening of the ceremony, Roche walked the orange (orange is the color for chronic pain awareness) carpet and did interviews with media that wanted to talk to her about her advocacy work for those who suffer from chronic pain and chronic illness – not an easy task for a reporter. “I’m so used to being the one who asks the questions, and now the roles are reversed,” she says with a laugh. “I also had to make an acceptance speech in front of a pretty large crowd of people. Getting ready for the event was crazy. It’d been a process of finding a red-carpet style dress, preparing an acceptance speech, and booking travel. I think it completely hit me when I boarded the plane to Los Angeles that this was all really happening.”

Roche credits her support system for giving her the strength. “I feel like I need to use this opportunity to thank so many people. I seriously would not have had the opportunity to represent My Life Publications if it weren’t for the people who took time out of their busy schedules to make sure they voted each day. I was really surprised to see the amount of people who came out to support me. From former high school classmates to elected officials in towns I covered for newspapers when I was just starting out, I was stunned and appreciative to hear of all those who supported me. I also want to send

a shout out to my friends, Ericca Farrington, Alison Wainwright, Stephanie Kahler, and Jenn Merritt for taking time off from work and accompanying me to California to be my support system for when I accepted my award. It meant so much to me to have you girls there. I also need to thank my family for encouraging me every step of the way toward winning this award. They have truly been by my side and behind me, supporting every crazy idea that I’ve ever had. The list of thanks is so long, but each vote cast helped me get one step closer to achieving my dream of winning an award for the career path that I’ve chosen.”

Roche, who has a Master of Arts with a concentration in Digital Multimedia Journalism from Sacred Heart University, has saved a copy of every article she has ever written.

“I enjoy being able to look back at the earlier articles in my career and remind myself how far I’ve come,” she says. “I treasure some of those very first articles I’ve ever written, and I can’t wait to see what future articles are waiting for me down the road.” She then sits back in thought, then leans forward. “ My career is slowly but surely taking off. I really want to keep sharing people’s stories of success and overcoming adversity. I would also like to start my own podcast where I interview people who have been through some of the toughest times and highlight the fact that even though we can have lows, it really is all about the climb to the top. I would also like to eventually go back to school and earn a second master’s degree in investigative journalism.”

And yes, she indeed has a copy of the Abdul article – in a very special place. “When I brought her a copy of the magazine so she could see it, she loved everything about it.

For me, that approval meant everything. The article that I spent countless nights struggling to write was worth it. She even signed a copy for me and it’s proudly hanging in my bedroom. For me, this really proves that if you dream big, you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to.”

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Project Help Collecting Christmas Cards for Vets This Holiday Season Remembering our heroes in the VA hospital for the holidays

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or most people the holidays are a time for family and friends but for our war heroes in VA hospitals it can be sad and lonely.

It’s heartbreaking to realize that many of these brave service men and women don’t have family in the area and some have no family at all.

Project Help is ever so aware of this heartbreaking situation. Periodically they visit the Lyons hospital and bring cards from youngsters and treats for the PTSD ward. “The patients love it…they are so happy to see us. We spend a couple of hours talking, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. It does my heart good to touch the hearts of many and bring a smile to their faces”, said Sandy Mitchell of Project Help.

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I Remember Dad, Chapter 2:

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By Richard Mabey Jr. he Christmas of 1964 was a most memorable Christmas for me. It was the very year, that in September I had joined Boy Scout Troop 170. My Dad had joined the troop committee and we had both attended the big District Wide Boy Scout Camporee in October of 1964. I was beginning to see my Dad in a fullness of character, that I had never really noticed before. But it was the Christmas of 1964 that gave me a golden opportunity to see my Dad, as a man with a very vulnerable side. A man who had a sensitive, sentimental perspective on life.

It was in early December that my heart and mind filled itself with a vision, a dream, an energetic desire to build a little village beneath the family Christmas Tree. I had told my Dad about my plans to build the little village and Dad kind of smiled and a hint of a sparkle came to his eyes. And, on the Saturday morning before Christmas that year, Dad and I walked down the basement

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the first Plasticville home that he took out of the box. I remember him looking at the newspaper page that had been used to wrap up the little plastic house.

“1949, Richie, 1949. That’s the last time I ever looked at any of these little houses and stores. 1949,” I remember my beloved father saying to me as he looked at the old yellowed, frayed newspaper page.

As I looked up at my father, I saw the quiet sadness in his eyes. The moment deeply touched my heart. I had always seen my Dad as a man who was bigger than life, a strong man, a man who could do almost anything. But now, in the basement of our old home, at the age of 11, I saw my father as a man whose little joys in life were put on the back burner for the sake of the somber reality of working hard to make a living.

On that Saturday morning, back in late December of 1964, my Dad’s voice was filled with joy and splendor as he told me all about the train set up that he had at the end of the hallway in the home he grew up. And then, the happy song in my Dad’s voice turned to a more solemn and earnest tone as he told me that it was back in 1949,

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That morning, on Dad’s workbench, my father and I assemble a dozen or more of the old Plasticville homes and stores. It was such a fun-filled little time. Dad took great pride in telling me the story behind each little Plasticville building. Some of them, he had gotten as Christmas gifts. Some, he had purchased himself. And, the one of the little stores had been given to him by one of his aunts.

After lunch, Dad helped me to paint the streets, the sidewalks and the lawns, of our village, on a big piece of plywood. We both had a blast that day. We created and built our own little town. It was just a lot of fun. Outside the snow covered the lower part of the basement windows. There was a certain comfort of the warmth of the old coal burner. That Saturday, my Dad and I became closer in spirit and in friendship.

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Journey to Truth

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Remembering Romero

By Richard Mabey Jr. n this first chapter of this new column, "Journey to Truth," I've chosen to tell a simple, true story of a young man who passed by my Gate House, every weekday. Living in a gated community in Central Florida, for several years now, I have worked as a Gate Guard now for about six years. The story of Romero is very near and dear to my heart. It is a classic example Richard Mabey Jr. of how simple acts of kindness can come back to you, tenfold.

It was in January of 2014, when I was working at the southernmost section of the gated community that I live in, in Central Florida, that I first met Romero. This was a section of the gated community that was under construction at the time. At that time, I began my work shift at six in the morning. Each weekday morning, between 6:00 and 6:15, Romero would drive by my Gate House, in his dear old pickup truck.

Romero was all of 19. He once told me his age, in one of our many early morning conversations. Romero was originally from Mexico and he worked as a Laborer on the section where they were building new homes. Romero had a Crucifix hanging from the rearview mirror of his windshield. He had a Holy Bible wedged between the windshield and his dash-

board, on the driver's side of his faithful, old pickup truck.

We would often talk about the importance of having faith in God. In time, Romero and I got to be friends. Romero would stop and talk to me for about five minutes every day. I remember how Romero's face would light up when he talked about his girlfriend, Maria. Well, one Friday morning, Romero stopped by my Gate House and announced that he was going to ask Maria to marry him, on Saturday night.

I asked Romero if he had talked to Maria's Dad yes. He told me that he had gotten permission from Maria's father, to ask Maria to marry him. Romero was so excited, as he talked to me about Maria. He was nervous and anxious as to how Maria would respond to his proposal. I told Romero that I would pray for him. He smiled, thanked me, waved goodbye and drove off to his work site.

The following Monday morning came. Romero drove up in his old pickup truck. He didn't have to say a word to me.

I could tell by the expression on Romero's face, what had happened. With tears in his eyes, Romero told me that Maria had turned him down. I told Romero that I was truly sorry. I simply told him not give up. That if he truly loved Maria, to not be discouraged.

Sadly, within a month or so, Romero and Maria broke up.

I felt Romero's pain when he told me that early morning. I felt like I was looking at myself, when I was Romero's age.

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The Friday before Father's Day arrived. Romero drove up to my Gate House in his old pickup truck. He handed me the very card that I've included in this column. Romero simply said to me, "Mr. Richard, this is for you. A gift for you."

The card was a Father's Day Prayer Card. It stated that I would be prayed for at the upcoming Father's Day Mass at Romero's church. I was deeply honored. I told Romero that the good Lord had not graced me to be a father. Romero's reply dearly touched my heart.

Romero simply said, "Mr. Richard, you're like a father to me."

I nearly cried. I got choked up. I thanked Romero. He smiled. He drove off to his work site.

In the early Fall of that year, I got transferred to one of the Gate Houses in the northern section of my Gated Community. After I got transferred, I never saw Romero again. I never got his phone number or asked him for his email address. I had only gotten a few days notice of my transfer. It's just the way life is at times.

I think of Romero, from time to time. Somehow and some way, I made an impact on that fine young man's life. I know that Romero had a positive affect upon my life. I often wonder how he is doing.

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The Story of Chanukah

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t’s Chanukah and in Israel and in many places around the world Jews are lighting candles in their window as night falls. They’re adding a little light to the world and reminding everyone of the miracles that happened to their ancestors so long ago.

Over two thousand years ago, the Jews of Israel were ruled by the Greek conquerors of Syria. Antiochus, the Greek king, wanted all of his subjects to live like Greeks so he

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was enough oil to last them for one day. To make more oil would have taken at least a week – eight days more likely. A miracle happened and the little jar of oil burned for eight days.

Ever since then, Jews have celebrated the victory over the Greeks during the holiday of Chanukah. On the first night we light one candle, on the second night we light two candles, and so on. By the eighth night we have eight candles burning brightly, reminding us of the eight days that the oil burned in the Temple and of the Jewish struggle against oppression.

“Pirsumei nisa” or publicizing the miracle is a very important custom on Chanukah.

We light the candles in a window or by a door facing the street so that everyone passing by will see them and remember the miracles that happened. The special menorah we use on Chanukah is called a “chanukiah” in Hebrew. It has places for eight candles and an extra place for the “shamash” – the candle we use to light all the other candles.

There’s an old custom of giving children gifts of coins on Chanukah. Sometimes the coins are real and sometimes they are made

of chocolate (gelt.) Since the miracle of Chanukah happened through a jar of oil, one way to remember the miracle is to eat foods cooked in oil during Chanukah. “Latkes,” or potato pancakes fried to a crispy, golden brown are one popular Chanukah food. “Sufganiyot” or jelly donuts are another as they are also fried in oil.

“Dreidels” are a favorite toy on Chanukah. They are four-sided tops with Hebrew letters painted or carved on the sides. The letters – nun, gimel, heh, and shin stand for the Hebrew words: “Nes gadol hayah sham” (A great miracle happened there.)

One way to play dreidel is to spin it for money. Everyone puts a coin or gelt in the pot, then they spin the dreidel to see who wins: nun means nothing – you don’t have to put in another coin and you don’t get anything; gimel means you get everything in the pot; heh means you get half of what is in the pot; and shin means you have to put one into the pot. In Israel, a dreidel is called a “sevivon.”

The sevivon has a “peh” instead of a shin on one side, so that the letters stand for “Nes gadol hayah poh” (A great miracle happened here.) Happy Chanukah!

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By Steve Sears ew Eyes for the Needy, a 501(C)(3) Not-for-Profit organization, was founded by a trailblazer: a 64-yearold woman, during the Depression era, who was way ahead of her time. And her vision, seeing that eyeglasses are available for all (there are 14,000,000 people worldwide alone that can’t afford them), is still a challenge being met today.

Jean Gajano is the New Eyes for the Needy Executive Director. “It was in 1932 – almost 88 years ago,” she states, citing the organization’s history. “Our founder was a Short Hills resident; her name was Julia Lawrence Terry, and she lived I believe on Ferncliff Terrace, which is in the right behind where our building is now. She was volunteering for the American Red Cross in downtown Manhattan. She noticed that a lot of the applicants couldn’t see to read their applications. So she came home – and many of those people were applying for food and for clothing – and she knocked on her neighbors doors and asked if they had any unused spectacles that she could use, and she would put them in a shoebox and on her desk at the American Red Cross. When people came in to fill out those applications, she would offer to lend them the glasses. I suspect most of them probably were reading glasses.”

Terry also realized that the frames were mostly made from gold, and gold back then was worth about $1,300 per ounce. She took these frames to a smelter in Newark,

had them melted down, and with the money she collected started arranging for and funding doctor’s appointments for people and buying folks eyeglasses. Since Terry was operating during the Depression, she could not ask for money. Therefore, she utilized wisely all the media of the day - newspapers, magazines, radio shows - and even went on a speaking tour. She also continued to ask people for what they had: their unused glasses. Before she knew it, her house was filled with glasses. Several years later, nearby Christ Church (Terry’s parish) offered to let her use the basement as an operation center, and decades later when it became too small a space, New Eyes for the Needy in 1962 found its current space.

“It shows you,” says Gajano, “the challenges of our mission that are just as relevant today as they were almost 88 years ago. We still adhere to that same mission: we still provide eyeglasses to people who cannot afford to obtain them.”

New Eyes for the Needy has two programs. First, it purchases glasses via social service agencies online for United States-based adults and children who can’t afford to buy them on their own. In 2019, that number served is at 20,000. Second, the not-for-profit also accepts, recycles, and distributes donated glasses to the poor overseas. In the past year, that total reached almost 400,000.

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monetary donations and funding; and donations of gently used eyeglasses that are in good condition.

“Good vision, clear vision, never goes out of fashion” says Gajano. “It should be a priority, and it should be just as important as preventative medicine or immunizations. It’s that important to our livelihood.”

Eyes for the Needy also accepts, in addition to eyeglasses, jewelry, small giftware, watches and the like for its thrift shop. New Eyes for the Needy is located at 549 Millburn Avenue in Short Hills. Visit www.new-eyes.org for more information or call 973-376-4903.

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n the evening of Saturday December 15, Randolph Climbing Center (RCC) hosted an event Climbing Beyond Cancer to fundraise for the organization Epic Experience.

Epic Experience provides free weeklong adventure ex-

periences to adults who have been diagnosed with canacer. “Most organizations that existed at the time when Epic Experience was founded focused on kids or young adults. Epic Experience is the only one who does adults and all stages of Cancer, both

those currently in treatment and survivors,” says Sabine Schwab, who organized the event.

Schwab, 36, of Roxbury, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014 at age 32, shortly after giving birth to her daughter. Her tumor was about the size of a golf

ball. “I had open brain surgery, six weeks of daily radiation, and a year of chemotherapy,” says Schwab. She is a brain cancer survivor of almost five years now and devotes much of her time volunteering.

“I have dedicated my life to the cancer community. I serve on various boards, and I’m a speaker and advocate in the brain tumor community,” says Schwab.

Schwab a ttended an Epic Experience camp in May 2015.

Schwab’s experience brought her white water rafting on the Colorado River, among other activities. “It’s not just the adventures that bring the healing,” says Schwab, “they also make time for group discussions with commonly shared fears and questions along the cancer journey.”

Schwab joined the

Alumni Board of Epic Experience as an Outreach Specialist in June 2015.

In 2017, she became the Alumni Team lead, and in 2018 joined the Board of Directors.

Schwab enjoys climbing at Randolph Climbing Center and thought it would be the perfect place to fundraise for Epic

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By Dawn M Chiossi the managers and Eve is often a huge night ew Year’s the event for coordithe masses. People from all over nator of Randolph say goodbye (or in some cases, good riddance) to the old year and welcome in Climbing Center, the new with merriment and fun. says that theyone are one of New the York’s great Time Square is perhaps the most famous, kept secrets of the but every location has its own traditions, local climbing com- and Morristown is a prime munity. The Epic Experience event was the first fundraising event at RCC. Now, “we are looking cont. on page 9

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