Millburn October 2017

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By Cheryl Conway s a means to promote community outreach, update the lobby and show support of law enforcement, four local high school students painted display cases inside the Millburn police station this past summer.

Millburn Police Chief Brian Gilfedder recently presented certificates of appreciation to Millburn High School juniors Chloe Xiang, Maya Gangan, Maggie Ma and Paul Pagnozzi for volunteering their time toward the project. The four art students were recommended

by Kathleen Harte-Gilsenan, who teaches them in her AP Studio Art class at MHS. The students’ participation showcases their talent while providing a connection to the community in which they live.

“I really wanted to keep it in the community,” says Crystal Woods, Millburn Police Chief secretary. “I wanted to use the students here and showcase their talents here, and to promote outreach into the community for togetherness.”

In her role as secretary at the MPD since February 2016, Woods was presented with the project to redecorate the display cases in the

lobby. About seven years had gone by since the display cases were repainted.

“It was just that the lobby of headquarters needed refreshing,” says Woods. “On one side we have really old stuff from the 1900’s,” such as printed news articles on what officers have done, old handcuffs and a tribute to a former police officer. On the other side of the lobby, they wanted a more current display “to reflect new officers and what the news guys are doing.”

Admitting that she is “not that artistic,” Woods says, “When I was given the task to redo it, we contacted the school. So we reached out to the principal, who reached out to the art teacher, who reached out to the students.” She contacted the high school in June.

The four students came into the police department on June 20, 21, 22 and 23 for about five hours each day to paint each display case.

“Both sides now have the same background,” says Woods. Both display cases went from dark blue to displaying the Thin Blue Line Flag.

“They recreated for the background the American flag in black

Pictured, from left, are students Paul Pagnozzi, Maya Gangan, Chloe Xiang, Maggie Ma with Millburn Police Chief Brian Gilfedder in the rear. and white, then a dark blue line underneath,” describes Woods.

The flag shows support for law enforcement.

As noted on the internet “the meaning of the Thin Blue Line Flag: The blue represents the officer and the courage they find deep inside when faced with insurmountable odds. The black background was designed as a constant reminder of our fallen brother and sister officers. The Thin Blue Line flags

is the symbol of the #BlueLivesMatter movement, also showing support for the fallen Dallas police officers.”

The student’ re-creation of the black and white thin blue line flag inside the MPD has caught the eye from those who pass by.

“A lot of the officers were very happy with it,” says Woods. “They like that the thin blue line was displayed.” The chief and captains were just as pleased, she adds.

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Funderdome Winner Expands Donations To Help Young Hurricane Victims

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By Anya Bochman arly Drum-O’Neill, of Millburn, who appeared on ABC’s Steve Harvey show “Funderdome” this summer to showcase her BuddyBagz invention with her daughters – winning $20,000 in the process - has continued the family tradition of charity in the wake of recent destructive hurricanes.

With hurricanes Irma and Harvey wreaking devastation and displacing entire families in Florida and Texas, respectively, emergency shelter and housing became a dire necessity. And while monetary contributions to victims of the natural disasters poured in through various charitable organizations, O’Neill realized that her product can help in a very different way.

She reached out to Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children USA, via social media, expressing admiration for the relief program’s work and offering to help. The non-governmental organization specializes in global aid for children affected by crises, with a mission statement that aims to “give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.”

“We’re always looking for ways to help,” O’Neill said, “which is why we reached out to Save the Children and told them that we would love to donate our product to Florida or Texas shelters.”

While not all hurricane relief shelters have the capacity to handle such donations, a liaison with Save the Children worked with O’Neill, contacting various shelters until it found one in Deerfield, Fla.,

that could accept a shipment of BuddyBagz.

BuddyBagz is an all-in-one sleeping bag, pillow and overnight bag that fits three days’ worth of clothes, all in a compact roll topped by a stuffed animal head that functions as a detachable toy for children. The bag also features backpack straps for easier transportation as well as a nightlight and a secret compartment in the animal head for objects such as a phone.

While the invention is highly useful during travel, greatly minimizing amount of luggage and simultaneously serving as a toy, O’Neill realized its potential to help children in need – those who spend much of their time in hospitals or foster homes, constantly toting their belongings. In the past, BuddyBagz partnered with the Valerie Fund in its charitable quests.

Now, the colorful designs of the bags can be used to comfort child victims of hurricanes while serving as storage for their possessions. To that end, O’Neill organized an activity for classmates of her daughters at Millburn’s South Mountain Elementary School. The entire class made cards to be placed in the BuddyBagz, featuring drawings and messages of support, such as “Stay Strong.”

“The cards were incredibly thoughtful, the empathy was genuine and the enthusiasm to help other kids going through tough times made me feel like things were right in the world,” said O’Neill.

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Millburn Complete Streets Wins Award

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By Jason Cohen illburn Township was recognized for its Complete Streets program in September and will be honored later this month with the Complete Streets Excellence award.

The award will be presented to the township on Oct. 24 at the 2017 New Jersey Complete Streets Summit at Rutgers University.

The award recognizes a municipality that has demonstrated excellence in Complete Streets policy development and implementation.

“We are gratified that our township will receive a Complete Streets Excellence award,” Millburn Township Mayor Cheryl Burstein said in a statement. “This project is helping to create a safer, more user-friendly and vibrant downtown. We have seen a reduction in accidents, decreased speeds on main streets and greater accessibility to all of our incredible businesses for all residents.”

Millburn Township was selected because of the changes it has made to the town in accordance with Complete Streets policy, including parklets, streetscaping and widened sidewalks.

The $8.2 million Complete Streets program was adopted by the township in 2014 to improve the downtown infrastructure and make roadways and sidewalks safer. A traffic analysis

was performed by Sam Schwartz Engineering and the final design by Arterial Streets, LLC, included feedback from several public open houses.

A three-phase implementation plan was developed with a robust series of traffic calming and improvements that include road-diets, curb bump-outs, bicycle parking, widened sidewalks and corners, high-visibility crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, signage and more.

“Millburn’s commitment to a comprehensive Complete Streets design and implementation is impressive,” said Charles Brown, chair of the 2017 Complete Streets Summit Planning Committee. “The township is not only investing in safety improvements, but creating a vibrant and active downtown for all to enjoy. We are proud to honor them with this award.”

The town is already seeing positive changes. Speeds have decreased in the reconfigured areas of Millburn Avenue with the average motorist traveling at 29 miles per hour. When compared to the three years preceding Complete Streets construction, the Main Street intersections of both Millburn Ave. and Essex Street have experienced a 23 percent decrease in motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents.

The construction of flexible parking made “Millburn Live” events possible during week-

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ends in June, where street vendors, live music and kids activities brought hundreds of people downtown. A new app called mPay2Park has made paying for parking simpler in the town allowing for mobile, on-the-go payments with no transaction fees. Also, Zone C along Millburn Avenue now offers free 15-minute parking at the pay stations for those that just want to run a quick errand.

The township began construction on the final part of Phase One of its Complete Streets program last week. Crews are working on a short stretch of Millburn Avenue between Douglas Street and Spring Street for approximately three to four weeks. The work will improve pedestrian safety for students at Washington School and Millburn High School while enhancing sidewalk accessibility.

More than 130 municipalities and counties in New Jersey have adopted Complete Streets programs. The Complete Streets program is part of a national coalition that is driving towns throughout the U.S. to create attractive communities with accessibility to public places for everyone.

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Fall In Love With The Millburn/Short Hills News’ New Magazine-Style

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By Cheryl Conway elcome to the new Millburn/Short Hills News publication.

Readers can expect the same great positive stories local to the area, but at the same time enjoy the smaller, compact paper easier to take along and even keep intact without pages falling out. The new format is really a blend between a newspaper and magazine.

“The only difference is the size and the cover,” says Joe Nicastro, co-publisher of New View Media Group LLC along with Mary Lalama. “We still will have news and local articles. In fact the actual size of the image area is exactly the same in length at 10” just the width is 7.5” instead of 10.”

New View Media Group currently publishes 14 monthly newspapers and four bi-monthlies, covering stories in 42 municipalities, mailed for free to more than 190K homes and businesses.

The Flanders couple began their newspaper company MJ (My Jersey) Media back in 2004, starting with the Mt. Olive Weekly.

That grew to eight papers, to 15 in 2015 when they added seven new publications in the Eastern part of N.J. and changed their name to New View Media with an idea to “have a new view on media,” says

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Since then, they added on four more bi-monthlies in the northeastern region of N.J. stretching into Passaic County with the publication of the Hometown News.

“I am always looking for ways to improve the product,” says Nicastro regarding the recent style change of his papers. “After discussion with many readers over a period of time the same suggestion was being said. They wanted a magazine type publication that would not have pages fall out when moved and something smaller that is easier to handle.

This was a tough decision as the printing costs are about 15 percent higher than the large size. But I wanted to make sure the readers get what they want to keep the papers longer which will help advertisers.”

While photos have always been included, the publications attract readers with a larger colorful photo on the front cover.

“It allows us to feature a large local photo on the front cover and as well as offer our advertisers some other advertising options,” says Nicastro, adding that he is pleased with all the positive feedback he has received so far.

“I have to say in my 30 years of publishing I have received more

positive responses to the magazine format than anything else I have done,” he says. “I even received calls from many small businesses looking to advertise.”

Here are a couple of the emails received applauding the change: “ I love the new look of paper, so much easier for people to take with them! Awesome! Liz M, Mt.Olive.

Dear Editor: Thank you for such a wonderful Wayne Hometown News booklet. It ‘s so convenient to hold and very legible. The articles are interesting and quite informative, the advertisers are great.

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While style has changed, content will still focus on all positive news local to the community- from schools to government, people, organizations, places of worship, libraries, non-profit groups, volunteer services, children’s programs, scouts and fundraisers.

Each issue hopes to draw in more input from readers and timely topics.

For example, “For our Valentines issue I would like to have readers submit letters on how they met their loved ones,” he says.

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For Memorial Day, readers will be encouraged to send in photos of loved ones lost in the service; and for Veterans Day, readers can submit photos of their family members who served.

Readers are welcome to send in photos from Halloween to be posted online at www.mypaperonline.com.

For the November issue, readers are asked to submit names of veterans as well as photos and information regarding when and where they served. Any story ideas about giving or helping others, with Thanksgiving coming up, are also welcome.

Email photos and ideas to: readers@newviewmg.com by Nov. 1.

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andy reigns supreme on Halloween. Candy compels trick-or-treaters young and old to don costumes and spend hours scouring neighborhoods for the best treats. Kids know which houses give out full-sized chocolate bars and which are offering other coveted goodies. Although consumer spending in October may not be as high as it is during the holiday season, Halloween shopping is considerable. Here is a look at some notable statistics for the season.

• Financial resource The Balance states that 171 million Americans celebrated Halloween in 2016. Total spending for the holiday reached more than $8.4 billion, which was an all-time record.

• Around 65 percent of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween, including getting dressed up or handing out candy. The U.S. Census Bureau says 41.2 million trickor-treaters are children between the ages of five and 14.

• The National Retail Federation says 70 percent of Americans hand out candy, spending around

$25 per person on sweets.

• The amount of children in Canada participating in trick-ortreating was up 1.4 percent between 2015 and 2016 — totalling 3,870,938, according to Statistics Canada.

• Roughly $418.8 million was spent on candy, confectionery and snack foods at large retailers in Canada in October 2015.

• According to a survey conducted by RetailMeNot, the average Canadian plans to spend $178 on Halloween.

• Many people associate Halloween with children, but the day gives everyone the chance to dress up. The NRF estimates that Americans will spend more money on adult costumes than those for children. Witches, pirates, vampires, Batman, and cats are the most popular adult costumes.

• Halloween is celebrated in many different countries. In addition to the United States and Canada, areas of Europe, Asia and Latin America have their own Halloween celebrations.

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School Delay In Hurricane Torn USVI Invites More Backpack, Lunch Box And Supply Donations

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By Cheryl Conway ost hurricane conditions in United States Virgin Islands have delayed schools from starting so why not donate a backpack or lunch box to help displaced kids get off to a good start once school is in session?

West Orange resident Phyllis Johnson hopes to collect 1,000 book bags by the end of the month and hand deliver them to USVI with a group of volunteers. She has organized the U.S. Virgin Islands Book Bag Drive through her business, Progressive Educators LLC, an educational resource company in West Orange.

Johnson, who also works as a substitute teacher in the West Orange schools, has been collecting the book-bags and lunch boxes in various local stores since last month. She and her volunteers set up a school supplies donation table at Staples in West Orange on Sept.

16, and at Kmart in West Orange on Sat., Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 24.

“They have offered to price their book bags at a discounted price to support our cause,” says Johnson. She hopes to be at the local Shoprite next, she says.

At the stores, folks have been buying bags at discounted prices and donating them to the drive to provide school supplies to the students affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September.

School was supposed to start Oct. 9 for St. Thomas and Oct. 16 for St. Croix but “because of category five

[hurricanes], schools are not up and running,” she says. Instead the schools are being used as shelters.

As of press time, she had already collected 82 backpacks and lunch boxes with Disney characters, markers, coloring books, notebooks, erasers and other supplies, she says.

Progressive Educators is also collecting can openers so USVI residents can open all of the canned goods being donated to them.

They ‘are not used to opening cans; they are used to fresh,” she says. Her goal is 100 can openers; they so far collected 25.

Donations of book-bags, lunch boxes, school supplies and can openers can be mailed to Progressive Educators, 200 Mt. Pleasant Ave., West Orange, N.J., 07052. A supply box has been placed right at the front door for those willing to drop off items.

The collections will continue through Oct. 31 so they can deliver items once school opens at USVI. As a former special education teacher in reading and language arts in St. Thomas from 1991 to 2009, Johnson has many colleagues, students, friends and family who have been affected by the hurricanes in the USVI. While “Essex County is my home,” Johnson says her she went to work in St. Thomas years back for a “change of pace.” Her plan to stay for one year extended for ten years, she says.

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Bd Of Ed Candidate Forum To Be Held In Millburn

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For a third year, the superintendents and student assistance counselors of Summit, Chatham, Millburn, Berkeley Heights and New Providence have entered into a consortium committed to offering programs to families that focus on student needs in those communities.

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Each district will host an awareness forum as part of the “Parent Wellness Series” at each respective high school, and invite members of each of the participating communities to attend.

The first event, “Hidden in Plain Sight,’’ will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Summit High School. Prevention specialists and local law enforcement will guide attendees through the exhibit and explain substance abuse trends, signs, symptoms and culture in an effort to raise awareness about drugs and alcohol and provide resources for parents and community members to help keep youth healthy and drug-free.

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How To Help Veterans In Need

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illions of men and women serve in the military and make the sacrifices that such service requires. Risking their lives to serve their countries, veterans sometimes endure mental and physical trauma, returning home to face uphill battles as they deal with their injuries.

Many veterans in need are not just in need of medical attention.

Learning that their efforts and sacrifices are recognized and appreciated by the ordinary citizens they protect can make a world of difference to veterans as they recover from their injuries. Men, women and children who want to help veterans in need can do so in various ways.

• Visit a veterans hospital.

Contact a local veterans’ hospital to inquire about their volunteer programs. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs notes that each year more than 75,000 volunteers spend more than 11 million hours in service to America’s veterans.

Visiting veterans at the hospital to hear their stories can lift their spirits and aid in their recoveries. In addition, veterans’ hospitals may have volunteer opportunities that make it easier for hospitals to operate at optimal capacity.

• Help a neighbor. Unfortunately, many veterans return home with injuries that affect their ability to make it through a typical day without assistance. Disabled

veterans may be unable to do their own grocery shopping or maintain their homes. If a neighbor or nearby veteran is facing such hurdles, offer to do his or her shopping or mow his or her lawn. Such tasks won’t take much time but can make a world of difference to veterans.

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Many veterans return home from serving overseas in need of help. Offering such help can improve veterans’ lives while letting them know their efforts and sacrifices are appreciated.

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41st Annual Morristown Craftmarket Sunday Oct. 20-22

he Morristown CraftMarket, now celebrating its 41st consecutive year as a nationally acclaimed and charitable fine art and craft show featuring 150 gifted artists from more than 25 states throughout the country, will be held Friday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Morristown Armory.

The show hours are: Fri., Oct. 20, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sun., Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“For four decades, the Morristown CraftMarket has received acclaim as a major cultural and charitable event not only in New Jersey but throughout our nation,” said Show Director Geoffrey Price, a member of the not-for-profit and all-volunteer Kiwanis Club of Randolph Township, which sponsors and runs the Morristown CraftMarket.

“The thousands of patrons who come each year to our show at the Morristown Armory know that we showcase extraordinary, one-of-akind and limited edition fine arts and crafts - all made in America by

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American hands - and that all our profits go to charities,” said Price.

The exhibiting artists will display and sell their original and magnificent creations in jewelry, leather, ceramics, metal, glass, wood, furniture, mixed media, wearable fiber and more.

Premature Birth is a National Health Crisis A Silent Auction will be run throughout the show in loving memory of Robert James “RJ” Nelson, III, a brave baby boy who was born 13 1/2 weeks premature and fought hard for the right to live for 82 days (April 6 - June 27, 2016).

The Silent Auction will put the spotlight on premature birth which the March of Dimes calls “the leading cause of death of babies in the U.S.” (Premature Birth Report Card, www.multivu.com) Proceeds from the Silent Auction will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Morristown Medical Center (“Sam’s NICU”), which helps premature babies and their families. The Silent Auction will conclude on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. at the show. Winners need

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RJ’s mother, Claudia Nelson, is spearheading the Silent Auction and will help to run the large booth in the show where it will be held along with other supporters of Sam’s NICU community, including family members who had to deal with health problems - many of them tragic - with their babies.

Claudia Nelson and her husband Bob Nelson will bring RJ’s twin sister Annalise to the show.

“No parent or family ever imagines that their baby/babies will come early,” said Claudia Nelson.

“You get thrown into a world that becomes a whirlwind of emotions, similar to a roller coaster. This roller coaster becomes your life, your heart, your home. It is truly an honor and privilege to be part of the 41st Annual CraftMarket, and the awareness we can spotlight onto Sam’s NICU at Morristown Medical Center and premature birth.”

Premature birth - which affects babies of all races and ethnicities is a leading cause of disabilities in babies that can affect their whole lives. (www.marchofdimes.org).

About 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely each year in the United States, according to the March of Dimes. (www.marchofdimes. org) “The numbers are staggering, as is the emotional and often financial toll on the families struggling through premature births,” said Price. “Premature birth is a health crisis in America. These ba-

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Opening Night Reception The Morristown CraftMarket will host an Opening Night Reception on Friday, Oct. 20 from 5 p.m.

- 8pm for patrons who are at least 21 years old. Beer and wine will be sold.

Clothing Drive Big Brothers Big Sisters will be collecting gently used clothing items throughout the show. Receipts will be issued for tax-deductible donations of clothing items accepted at the collection truck located near the parking lot.

Tickets to Show A coupon for $2 off the $10 admission price is available online at www.MorristownCraftMarket. org. Children under 12 with an adult are free. The show is barrier free for disabled persons and pet-friendly so well-behaved dogs and cats on a leash are welcome.

There is plenty of free parking.

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