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By Maryanne ChristianoMistretta he week of November 14, the Junior League of Morristown (JLM), partnered with Dress for Success Morris County, and the ShopRite of Greater Morristown, and kicked off its Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI). League members throughout Morris County wore one black dress for five days to illustrate the effects poverty can have on a woman’s access to resources, confidence, and opportunities. They also wore a pin that read, “Ask Me About My Dress,” to spark
conversation and spread awareness of the initiative and its objectives. Participants then had the option to donate their worn black dress to Dress for Success of Morris County at the end of the initiative. Local dry cleaner, Cleaners Advantage, in Madison, offered its support by donating time to clean dresses. This campaign was necessary because as of 2014, Morris County has 5,145 children living under the Federal Poverty Guideline – which is $24,300 for a family of four, according to New Jersey Kids Count
from Advocates for Children of New Jersey; #ALICE Report from the United Way. And the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Morris County is $1,280 per month. In order to afford this apartment, a household would need to earn more than $51,000 per year. At the NJ minimum wage of $7.25 an hour in 2014, that adds up to 135 hours per week – 52 weeks per year, according to Family Promise Morris County. According to Mary Jean Barnes, executive director of Dress for Success, Morris County raised more than $12,000 from this campaign. “We’re all about empowering women to get back to work,” said Barnes. “Economic self-sufficiency is our mission. We were very excited to be a part of it.” Dress for Success, Morris County, is a not-for-profit organization. In addition to Morris, the organization serves women in nine other counties in Northern New Jersey: Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Sussex, Middlesex, Union, and Warren. Dress for Success provides professional attire, free of charge, through its boutique and Mobile Program, to women who are returning or entering the
workforce. A volunteer personal shopper assists and provides fashion advice, guidance, and support. All clients are invited back for a second visit for additional business-appropriate apparel. In addition to fashion advice, there’s also career counseling. Clients can get personalized help from Career Center volunteers such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, online job search/ occupational research, career coaching and skill enhancement. There are also professional women’s group monthly networking meet-
ings that feature expert speakers on topics relating to professional and personal growth. Dinner and babysitting is provided free. The Walmart Foundation presents a Going Places Network which offers a 12-session seminar that helps underemployed and unemployed women build their professional skills, accelerate their job search and build confidence in a supportive environment. Topics include: organizing a job search, creating a competitive resume, networking, building a social media career profile and developing strategies for
success. In 2015, more than 1,100 women were served with approximately 600 reached by the Mobile Program. Dress for Success was referred to women by more than 100 local agencies including Homeless Solutions, Jersey Battered Women’s Service and Workforce NJ. Each client receives services for an entire year, valued at $1,000. Dress for Success receives no government funding. For more information, visit: https://morriscounty. dressforsuccess.org or call 973-822-3188.
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Mendham Township Elementary School Achieves Sustainability Certification folio of the program’s sustainability actions, achieving a minimum of 150 points. Silver-level certification requires that a school attain 350 points or more. Certified schools excelled in areas such as improving energy efficiency and health and wellness, integrating sustainability into student learning and reducing waste. Randall Solomon, co-director of the Sustainable Jersey program congratulat-
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endham Township Elementary School has met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. This school joined a group of 83 schools that achieved the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2016. A total of 509 schools and 204 school districts are participating in the program overall. Sustainable Jersey for Schools is voluntary, but achieving certification is not easy. Schools collaborate with their school district to complete actions, upload docu-
ed the certified schools, “I commend the schools that have achieved certification for their demonstrated commitment toward the long-term goal of a sustainable New Jersey.” Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, New Jersey School Boards Association executive director, said “We are proud of the leadership provided by the boards of education continued on page 4
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By Elsie Walker ane Carotenuto of Mendham has more than 40 years teaching experience and her passion for education is still strong. In particular, she believes in the importance of education for young children, to give them a strong foundation going forward.
As such, Carotenuto has started a 501C non-profit pre-school, The Benchmark For Learning. The pre-school is located within the Stanhope United Methodist Church in Netcong. The pre-school takes children age 18 months to six years old and is open five days a week, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Although it is located in a church, it
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he Mendham Fire Department is planning to host its Twelfth Night Christmas Tree Bonfire Celebration to be held at Borough Park on Sun., Jan. 8, beginning at 6:30 pm. The event will feature fun for the whole family; including holiday music and hot chocolate while offering everyone one last toast to the holiday season. To further assist local borough residents, the Mendham Fire Department will pick up trees and bring them to the pile at Borough Park. The pick-up service is open to borough residents only. Residents who wish to have their tree picked up can go to www.mendhamfd.org/trees and fill out a form along with making a donation to the Mendham Fire Department. Residents who fill out forms must have their trees curbside by 9 a.m. on Sun., Jan. 8. For more information on the event, log on to www.mendhamfd.org/trees. The MFD has also offered some holiday safety tips. Once the Christmas tree gets to a home, make a fresh cut across the tree’s base and immediately place in water. Keep the tree’s water container full at all times, checking the water level daily.
Be extra careful with electricity, all open flames and other heat sources during the holidays. Check all Christmas tree lights, other electric decorations and electrical appliances for wear (frayed cords, for example). Do not use lights, decorations or appliances with worn electrical cords. Use only UL approved electrical decorations and extension cords. Place the Christmas tree well away from heat registers, space heaters, fire places, wood stoves, televisions, computer monitors and other heat sources. Place the Christmas tree clear of doors to keep the emergency escape route clear of trees, packages and furniture. Unplug tree lights and other decorations when out of the room or sleeping. The Mendham Fire Department has been serving the local community since 1905. Its membership has always been, and still is, comprised of volunteers from the local community. Serving and protecting roughly 5,000 people living in an area of six square miles, the department responds to an average of 150 calls per year. For more information, visit www.mendhamfd.org.
Sustainability Certification... continued from page 2 and their superintendents, as well as the contributions of principals, teachers, education support professionals and parents, that made this important milestone a reality. “We congratulate the schools on achieving Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification.” Mendham Township School District and the certified school was honored at a reception during the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) Workshop 2016 Conference on Oct. 25 in Atlantic
City. Sustainable Jersey for Schools Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a certification program for public schools in New Jersey. It was launched by Sustainable Jersey, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to support and reward municipalities and schools as they pursue sustainability programs. A total of 509 schools and 204 school districts are participating in the program overall.
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Local Mendham Piano Student Wins Competition
By Ainsley Layland endham native, Jake Cheng and his duet partner Jeffrey Koc won the 2016-2017 New Jersey Music Teachers National Association State Competition for high marks on their senior piano duet on Nov. 5. The competition took place at Rowan University in Glassboro. Winning this competition in November qualified Cheng to compete in the Music Teachers National Association Senior Piano Duet Performance competition taking place Jan. 7-8, 2017. He and Koc plan to compete with the winners from eleven other states participating in the Eastern Conference. The winner of the 2017 competition will move on to perform at the national level which will be held in Baltimore, Md. Cheng, 15, is a sophomore at West Morris Mendham High School. In recent years he has competed and performed in various distinguished venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Mayo performing Arts Center and the New Jersey Perform-
ing Arts Center. Cheng also competed in the 19th Annual Cecilian Young Artist Competition and won, a tradition he has kept up since he was 10 years old. Winning the Cecilian Young Artist Competition means Cheng was scheduled to return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center to perform on Dec. 11 as part of the Young Artist Winner’s Recital. Last year he won a scholarship to attend the Westminster Choir College High School Piano Camp. In order to compete for the scholarship, students submit a 300400 word essay, a letter of recommendation from their teacher, and describe the summer enrichment program they most wish to attend. The winners are awarded $500 to put towards their elected program, thanks to The Cecilian Music Club of Freehold. The Cecilian Music Club was founded in 1883 and is made up of teachers, music lovers, and performers dedicated to the study and performance of classical music, according to cecilianclub.org. Cheng’s instructor, Dr. Julia Lam, is a
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“Three officers I worked with in Morris Township passed away recently,” says Rochford of Morristown. “I want to do what I can” while he still can, he says. His plan right off the bat is to hit the arena he loves the most. “I would like to visit all the baseball stadiums,” says Rochford, who admits that he is a “die hard” Yankee fan. He plans to go to Yankee Spring Training in Tampa, Fl., in March, where the opening game is scheduled to be played, he adds. Then he plans to come up the East Coast and hit all of the baseball stadiums; then will visit the middle part of the East Coast such as Chicago; then travel to the West Coast and visit the stadiums there. A baseball player in his youth, Rochford had been playing baseball for his high school team when he decid-
ed to try out for the New York Yankees in 1964. “I went to a tryout with 100 people,” he recalls. “One of the greatest days I had was playing in Yankee Stadium.” He played catcher, third baseman, first baseman and right fielder and even played semi-professional for 12 years while
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continued from page 7 attending college and working in his field. When he did not make the professional team, Rochford decided to take a swing at his other dream, law enforcement. “It was a dream I had when I was younger,” says Rochford. While he was a student at St. Virgil School in Morris Plains, Rochford served on the school’s safety patrol. From there he attended the City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he received his degree in criminal justice. He spent his first 27 years in law enforcement with the Morris Twp. Police Dept., when he was hired in November 1965 as a patrolman, then promoted deputy chief of police, a position he held until Dec. 31, 1992. Rochford was sworn in as Morris County sheriff on Jan. 1, 1993. “I never thought I’d be in law enforcement that long but I loved every moment of it,” says Rochford, who has served in law enforcement for 51 years. “I always enjoyed helping people,” says Rochford. “You have to love helping people. It’s service to the public. I’ll spend as much time with them [young people] of what they need to do to get in and what it’s like.” His greatest achievement, he says, was becoming an accredited law enforcement agency in 1996. “Very few agencies have been able to do that,” says Rochford. “It makes an agency better” by adhering to better standards and policies. “We’ve maintained that.” Another accomplishment was his starting of the Project Lifesaver Program through the Morris County Sheriff’s Department. Through this program, elderly, people with Alzheimer’s and children with autism, can be rescued.
“We were first in the state of New Jersey to have it,” says Rochford. As president and executive director of the Sheriffs’ Association of NJ at that time, Rochford was able to influence 20 other sheriffs in the state to participate in the rescue project. Free to all residents, participants wear a wristband, similar to a watch that contains a transmitter. Each transmitter has a code, which then acts as a tracking device to locate persons who have gone missing. If a person wanders from home, “we can track them,” says Rochford. The Morris County Sheriff’s office has done it 40 times since starting the program and has found each person with no injury nor fatality, he adds. The average time to get to the wanderer is 22 minutes, adds Rochford. “It’s a very good program.” Residents can call the sheriff’s department if interested in participating in the program. Currently, 130 clients are signed up in Morris County. Rochford’s third accomplishment has been the services his department provides to municipal police departments throughout the county. “We are a support agency for them,” says Rochford. “We do all the crime scenes, all bomb squads, all bomb inventory,” utilizing its large canine unit. Another role of the sheriff’s department since Rochford has been on board is to provide security for people and judges who are at the Morris County Courthouse. With the sheriff’s department located right in the courthouse building, Rochford says, “we protect people in the courthouse.” His greatest challenges as sheriff have been “taking a
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