Roxbury Life November 2022

Randolph Actress Prepping Her First Independent Film

By Steve Sears

Randolph’s Laurie

Tieman was a late arrival to the acting business.

Formerly of Rockland County, New York and a grad uate of Syracuse University, Tieman’s acting bug came via her three daughters, who all wanted to act, and took act ing classes during their mid dle school and high school years. One of her children got the entire Tieman family into a commercial, and it was her mom’s introduction into the realm. “That was my first experience doing anything on camera,” Tieman says, “and then that led to other commercials, which I really enjoyed.” She furthered that enjoyment by taking class es at Rockaway’s LaGuardia Acting Studio with Joshua Nelson, which led to tele vision shows (one being on the Discovery Channel) and appearances in independent films.

Now, Tieman has written her own first independent film. Found is four women –two who know each other, the other two strangers to all – meeting on a trail, ponder

ing and talking about their lives.

“There’s just a lot of things that need to hap pen,” Tieman says about the current pre-production stage of her film. “For ex ample, we spent hours just going through the script, and when you go through the script, every single word is so important. We spent a lot of time going through it over and over again and just tightening it up. And then in pre-production we had rehearsals, where all the ac tresses get together, and we just keep running through it, practicing and rehearsing. It also involves looking at loca tions, figuring out the props, figuring out the budget, the funding, all those things that need to happen to prepare for the film.”

Found, which was filmed on location in Morris County, stars Tieman, Marla Free man, Eva Kantor, and Sarah Hewitt, and is directed by Trifon Dimitropoulos. The film opens with each wom an in their own home, and all are frustrated with some part of their lives. All four decide to leave for a brief

period to find serenity on a nearby trail, and instead find each other - and various forms of conflict. “They run into some woman talking on the phone, and this other woman singing her mantra, and it’s just annoying. So, they have conflict,” Tieman says. However, when one of the women suffers an in jury, the other three band together and aid her. “The film is about the interactions and conversations they have from then on while they’re kind of trapped, having to face each other and them selves.”

Her first written screen play process has taught Tie man much. “I think ‘Found’ was an opportunity for me to express some of the feelings and frustrations and emo tions that I have as a moth er, and as an empty nester. Those were two really pre dominant things in my life, and they’re quite complicat ed, and can be sad. It can also be frustrating, so this was my way of sort of getting all of that out. I think as for writing this, it was stuff I al ready have known about my self because I felt compelled

to write about it, but when you see it in this way and actually listen to the con versations, it does help me sort through some of these feelings. It was a catharsis to write out the emotions.”

Post-production work for Found will be completed this winter, and a premiere of the film will follow.

Tieman’s time has been consumed by Found, but her wheels are always turning regarding other projects. “I need to be fully present to sit down and really flush things out,” Tieman says of future works. “But I’ve got a lot of thoughts jumping around in my mind and, as time goes on, they keep building.”

In the meantime, Tieman is enjoying the wonderful

road she is on. “I think it’s re ally important to have goals, but to really just focus on the journey,” Tieman says. She recognizes that the are na of acting and writing in volves rejection, so she feels it’s important to take pride and pleasure in all the steps taken to get where you are. “Nothing is guaranteed, and sometimes your goals can

change, so I’m fully enjoying the journey. I do have goals and I keep my eyes on them, but I think you really have to enjoy everything that you’re going through in the mo ment, and be fully present with what you’re doing.”

For more information about Tieman and Found, visit her website at www.lau rietieman.com

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To start, a veneer is a thin coating of

material that is bonded to your own teeth. They can eliminate gaps, straighten crooked teeth, and brighten your smile. They are a great way to “freshen-up” aging teeth and rejuvenate them.

The traditional material is porcelain, while this article will discuss resin. Porcelain is stronger, more durable, and more resistant to discoloration over time. Resin may require more maintenance and will wear down faster. It will discolor more than porcelain will, but not in the short

What is resin? Resin is also known as composite. When you have a white filling placed by your dentist, they are using resin.

It is a pliable material that hardens when a blue light is applied and activates it.

The main reason why patients will opt for resin veneers over porcelain veneers is cost. They are approximately one-half of the investment. So you can still walk away with a gorgeous new smile for half of the money! Just note the trade-off is potentially more maintenance with time, and a higher chance of darkening years down the road.

Another advantage of resin veneers over porcelain is the number of appointments: porcelain veneers require 2 appointments, while resin requires only one.

There are times additional procedures will be necessary before veneers can be performed, whether porcelain or resin. Cavities, damage to other teeth, and infections are examples.

The transformations we see in people’s lives from the results provided by veneers is one reason why we love providing this service for our patients. Reasons abound why patients undergo the treatment: increase self-confidence, improve social relationships, or increase employment opportunities.

Be careful to select a dentist who has had extensive training for veneers. It is easy to miss critical factors that can affect the long-term success of your investment. Dr. Goldberg has performed this service for many patients over his 27 years as a dentist, and is extremely experienced with cosmetic dentistry.

Patients who would not be candidates

for veneers include people who currently have crowns or multiple fillings, periodontal (gum) disease, and poor oral hygiene. Whitening might be an alternative.

If you would like a personal, generalized assessment to see if you’d be a candidate for veneers, give us a call and schedule a consultation with Dr. Goldberg. We’d be more than happy to listen to your goals and discuss additional details with you!

About the author: Dr. Ira Goldberg has been a dentist for 27 years, and maintains an extremely well-respected practice in Succasunna, NJ. He performs general dentistry procedures, cosmetic procedures, as well as dental implant procedures. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology / Implant Dentistry, a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, and a Scholar of the Dawson Academy for Complete Dentistry. He is also a lecturer in the field of implantology. To schedule a consultation, please call his office at 973-328-1225 or visit his website at www. MorrisCountyDentist.com

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Randolph Team Raising Funds for Inclusive Playground

tive 5-point harness swings and a large glider to accommodate wheelchair users. Due to the overwhelming support from our community (in both business and indi vidual donations), and outreach from com munity members we have expanded both our project and our fundraising goal.

BASF (Platinum),The Goddard School (Gold), Palazzo Landscaping (Gold), Pediat ric Dental Associates of Randolph (Silver), Frank Semeraro Construction Co, Inc. (Sil ver), and Withum (Silver).

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Lory partnered with Randolph PEACE (Partnership Endeavor for All Citizens’ Equality). Lory and Meredith Ross have started a fundraising initiative to purchase and install adaptive play equipment at Freedom Park. They set an original goal of $25,000 which would purchase two adap

At present, we have raised almost $28,000 and have set a revised goal of $35,000. The additional funding will allow us to purchase a sensory board, as well as a communication board. “We are passion ate about creating equitable access to play because we believe it helps facilitate inclu sion, understanding, and acceptance. We have been so moved by the generosity of the donors and the people this project has touched,” Lory said.

As of October 19, sponsors include;

Bronze Sponsorships include: (in order of receipt); College Plaza Pediatrics, NJ Center for Cognitive and Dialectical Behav ior Therapy, Mondo Pizza Restaurant and Catering, Gutter Plumber, House of Gold Salon, Mara Glauberg Morris and Essex County Real Estate- Weichert Realtors, Mopar Mike/Sales Expert - Dodge Chrys ler Jeep Ram SRT, NJ Battle Zones, Rosie’s Trattoria, The Randolph Diner Bar & Grill, Brooklyn Bagel & Deli, The Corner Bistro, Baumwoll Orthodontics, ISP Event Center, Rossy Pediatric Dentistry, Aires Jewelers, Lehnes Orthodontics, Soulshine Farm, Stir

Other business donations received thus far; Empire Financial Funding, Sunlight Cleaners, JT’s Confections, Stardust Smoke Shop, Morristown Jewish Center

Gemini Hair Studio, Marlene Ginsberg - Coldwell Banker, Randolph Dance Arts Center, Sweet Ali Custom Confections, A&B Bagels II, Education Station Randolph NJ,

Burrini’s Olde World Market, Mr Crab by’s Seafood House and Sports Bar, All In One Collectibles, Black River Barn and Vanguard Medical Group - Dr. Furst.

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I’m Referring to Your Genes Not Your Jeans

a discussion for another time and another day.

You have probably been taught that the genes you are born with are yours for life. You excuse things like your angry behaviors, high blood pressure or your weight on your genetics. My patients often tell me that their illnesses are genetic, and because of that they can’t do anything about it. What if I told you that isn’t completely true? What if I told you that changing the way you think can actually change your life? That might sound like fantasy to some, but it’s true! I know, I know… now you feel like you’ve been living a lie, but it’s time to wake up!! Check this out… Research shows that those who practice Meditation/Yoga can “steer” their DNA, reducing inflammation and reducing their risks for diseases like cancer.

You may be asking how in the heck is that possible? Let’s break it down…

Our bodies have a sympathetic nervous system and a parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) aka “fight or flight” response is

activated by stressful situations. Historically this fight or flight response was needed for survival in the wild. For example, when being chased by an animal the SNS kicks in and all functions that are not needed for immediate survival (i.e digestion…) are shut down. Among other processes, the body speeds up, heart pumps faster, the muscles contract and the brain is more alert. Activating the SNS also triggers the production of a molecule called Nuclear factor Kappa b (NF-Kb), which is responsible for our gene expression. During this process NF-Kb activates genes that release cytokines. These cytokines are responsible for producing inflammation on a cellular level. During a life/ death event this is actually helpful short -term. However, in modern day life this same sequence of events occurs due to every-day stressors (that weren’t present in our early ancestors lives). Things like traffic, work-related stress and finances trigger this same “fight or flight” response, causing the same cascade of events that lead to increased NF-Kb and increased release of cytokines. In fact, just thinking about that stressful situation you had earlier will cause the same cascade of events to take place. Most people in

today’s society are living in a constant “fight or flight” state. This long- term “exposure” to these cytokines are linked to cancer, premature aging, mental disorders (including anxiety and depression) and other diseases.

On the other hand, it has been found that practicing yoga/meditation activates the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The PNS, known as the “rest and digest” state, is the way that the body should be functioning normally. In this natural state, the heart rate slows down, blood pressure decreases and digestion takes place. Studies show that practicing Meditation/Yoga, specifically, reduce NF-Kb, therefore turning off the genes that release the cytokines, which in turn reduces the inflammatory response and therefore prevents premature aging and diseases like cancer. This is all happening on the molecular level! You can actually leave a molecular signature on your cells to regulate your own gene expression! Boom… and there you have it! Now all you have to do is start Meditating to experience the benefits for yourself!

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Morris County Hope One Dedicates New Van

Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon unveiled a new Hope One vehicle at a ceremony on Court Street in Morristown attended by human services and mental health professionals, law enforcement leaders, Superior Court staff and county employees.

The new vehicle, dubbed the “mini” Hope One truck, will help to expand the popular Hope One program, transporting the team to community events and client visits throughout the county. Launched in 2017, Hope One is a highly successful and often replicated mobile outreach pro gram by which teams travel Morris County, offering critical support for individuals and families struggling with mental health and substance use disorders, and providing Naloxone (Narcan) education, training and kits in the community.

Since the beginning, the Hope One team has stopped at over 900 locations, marking over 30,000 contacts in the com munity. Hope One has distributed over 5,800 Narcan kits to family members and friends of those struggling with substance use disorders, free of charge. Narcan is used to immediately treat a known or

suspected opioid overdose emergency, and 114 people have reported using the Narcan kits distributed by Hope One to save or attempt to save a life.

“Hope One works because we go out into the community, we publish where we are going and we have a plains clothes sheriff’s officer, we have a mental health clinician and we have a certified peer re covery specialist who go out into the com munity and talk to people where they are,” said Sheriff Gannon. “We truly deal with people where they are at, and we have been very successful.”

During the initial height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hope One Project wit nessed an increase of individuals who re quired access to critical public services. It became clear there was an elevated need for an additional Hope One vehicle to serve the community.

However, due to production delays, the Morris County Motor Services Center could not obtain a new van.

The Morris County Board of County Commissioners stepped in to provide the Hope One Project a 2019 Ford Transit pas senger vehicle, which was converted into

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“This is an immensely important pro gram that has had a real impact with part ner programs in Morris County on reducing

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Hope One vehicle dedicated this morning. All three vehicles now used by Hope One van were on display

drug overdose deaths, suicides and pulling people out of a cycle of despair and pov erty.

why the program has been rep licated throughout the state,” said Morris County Commissioner Doug Cabana, the

Hope Hub Coordinator Officer Chelsea Whiting climbs into the new van, with (right) Hope One Co ordinator Corporal Erica Valvano following her. Standing to the left (left to right) are Community Connections Coordinator Officer Justin Sudol and CPRS Jon-Erik Randazzo of CARES.

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board liaison to Law and Public Safety.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Morris County De partment of Human Services, the Mental Health Association and the Center for Ad diction Recovery Education and Success (CARES), staffs Hope One units with a plain clothes Sheriff’s Officer, a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and a Mental Health Professional. In 2019, the team was award ed the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Michael Shanahan Cooperation in Public and Private Partnership Award.

The simple yet effective Hope One model has been replicated in eight (8) oth er counties across the State of New Jersey.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office Hope One Project expanded in 2021 with the launch of the Hope Hub.

The Hub is a multidisciplinary panel made up of law enforcement, social ser vices, mental health services, healthcare

providers, treatment providers and recov ery specialists. Struggling individuals and families are referred to the Hope Hub and connected to life-changing services. To date, the program has offered assis tance in 295 situations, reducing what is called acutely elevated risk (AER) in 97% of those cases.

Since Hope Hub’s inception, the Inter faith Food Pantry Network has donated a total of 17,603 pounds of food and Nour ish NJ has provided Hope Hub with over 300 meals! Sheriff James M. Gannon is pleased to announce that the Interfaith Food Pantry Network & Nourish NJ’s logos have been placed on the newest Hope One van.

From homeless outreach to special events, Hope One provides a stigma free environment and a safe place for individ uals and families struggling. Hope is here. Click on Hope One to learn more about the program.

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Dan Swayze as Executive Vice President of Energy Services

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (“Bowman”) (Nasdaq: BWMN) announced that it has appointed Dan Swayze, PE, as Executive Vice President of Energy Services to lead the continued expansion of the company’s renewable energy business. Swayze brings over 25 years of experience in consulting engineering serving in a number of leadership roles related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. Most recently, he was chief operating officer at Onyx Renewable Partners L.P., a national renewable energy developer and financier established by Blackstone in 2014. In this position, he led the engineering, procurement, construction and asset management divisions of the New York City-based company.

“Over the past 10 years, I’ve known Dan well and have respected him as a leader in the engineering and energy consulting busi ness,” said Bowman Chief Executive Officer Gary Bowman. “Dan is passionate about the business opportunities presented by the energy transition and I’m delighted that he will be leading the implementation of our strategy to make renewable energy and energy efficiency one of our primary mar ket segments.”

During his nearly six years at Onyx, Swayze also served as the interim co-chief executive officer and managed the engi neering division, where he supported the implementation of the design of renewable energy projects from development to con struction.

“Bowman is uniquely positioned to help our clients meet their ESG and ener gy transition goals,” said Swayze. “Through a reliable and thoughtful approach to en gineering and consulting, we will support our clients as they implement various de

carbonizing and energy saving strategies including renewable energy, energy stor age, electric vehicle charging systems and energy efficiency. In addition, as advanced through recent legislation, our team will work with our clients to both upgrade elec tric transmission networks and utilize hy drogen as a cleaner source of energy.

“We want our clients to know that we are committed to their success,” he added. “I’m excited to be part of Bowman’s growth. I can’t wait to see where we lead this sector and how the infrastructure and national footprint of the company will expand.”

Swayze also held a variety of increasingly complex engineering leadership positions at companies across New Jersey. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Pennsyl vania State University, an M.S. in Environ mental Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. in Finance from Rutgers University.

Trends come and go, and that impermanence can make it hard to predict how certain times of year, including the holiday season, will play out. However, one notable trend in regard to the holiday season that has seemingly withstood the test of time is the popularity of Black Friday among holiday shoppers. But even that dynamic has shifted in the digital age. Though Black Friday remains

a big day for retailers, in 2021 consumers spent more on Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving) than they did on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving). According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, consumers spent $10.7 billion on Cyber Monday in 2021. That’s nearly $2 billion more than consumers spent on Black Friday, when retailers made $8.9 billion in sales.

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Discovering the Randolph Friends Meeting House and Cemetery

uaker settlement in New Jersey began in the 1740s on land purchase from Quaker landowners William Penn and William Kirkbride.

The Friends Meeting House, on Quaker Church Road, in Randolph, is the oldest re ligious building in Morris County that has not been used for any other purpose. It was built in 1758.

In 1973, the Friends Meeting House was placed on the National and New Jersey Reg isters of Historic Places and it is also a Ran dolph Township Municipal Landmark. Firm in their belief of peace and equality of all people, Quakers resisted paying taxes during the War of Independence yet will ingly fed Washington’s troops during the hard winters in Morristown.

In 1776, the Friends formed the first an ti-slavery society in New Jersey. The Friends had tried to end slavery through moral per suasion, petitions to government, and ac tive passive resistance, such as a boycott of products produced by slave labor. Quaker stores sold free goods and products pro duced by the free people and there was a strong opposition to any compromise, es pecially regarding Caribbean sugar and cot

ton which was slave labor driven.

A decision is made to build a wood frame meeting house “twenty-six foot wide and twenty-five foot long…”

Built before the invention of power tools, the interior shutters and elder’s bench es are virtually unchanged from the days when the Quaker settlers first met there. Insulation from the cold was provided by plaster on the interior walls and heat was furnished from a fire built in a pit reaching through a trap door in the floor. This was later replaced by a woodstove and then a modern gas fed forced air heater.

The interior was marked by a gallery in the loft, and partitions for dividing the men’s meeting from the women’s meetings with oaken benches in each area, to remind members of the hard religious duty expect ed of Friends.

Most Friends Meeting Houses were char acterized by separate entrances along one façade, but the Randolph Meeting House had one entrance between a pair of win dows on the south and one entrance with one window on the east through which men or women passed for their respective worship meetings, without disturbing the other meeting.

The partitions divided the interior meet inghouse room were called “shutters,” and they consisted of two-hinged panels con nected to the floor rafters of the gallery, which when unlatched and lowered creat ed the division or when raised permitted a united worship.

One would be hard-pressed to find a

similar structure in the United States made of massive oak beams, hand carved bench es, hand blown glass and wide plank floors are what await the visitor inside the Friends Meeting House.

The entire frame structure is made with pegs even in the floorboards and in the

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The wide open space in the cemetery has according to ground penetrating radar has at least 100 unmarked graves (Credit Henry M Holden)

seats, where one would expect nails. Wide clapboards cover exterior walls. In 2007, part of the building’s preservation plan was to strip the 20th century white paint and re turn the building to its natural color.

Randolph volunteers drilled on the Meeting House grounds in preparation for active service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Although most Quakers stayed true to their pacifist beliefs

tively support the war, at least one mem ber of Randolph Friends Meeting did en list. Alexander L. Mott, of Shongum, served in Company B, 27th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, a company which was formed in Randolph.

For over 265 years, men and women established the cemetery and built the meeting house, cleared and farmed land, engaged in iron mining and built mills along

the Millbrook.

The Quakers did not anticipate the com ing of the railroad or the Morris Canal; and the region of Millbrook, in Randolph, which was once alive to the sounds of gristmills and iron forges, has long since been si lenced.

Meetings in the Quaker church were dis continued as early as 1864 because many Quaker families moved to western New York State. The building and graveyard were maintained and repaired by citizens living in the area.

In 1865, care of the site was informal ly taken over by descendants of the ear ly Quakers until it was purchased by the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery As sociation in 1898. It has since been main tained as a historic property open to visi tors and groups interested in meeting at the site.

The Quaker church reopened, and regu lar meetings began in 1954 by the Quakers living in the surrounding area.

The Randolph Friends Cemetery, initially referred to as the “Quaker Burying Ground,” was established on one acre of land pur chased in 1758 by the pioneer Quakers.

The cemetery contains the graves of

Randolph’s early pioneers, prominent anti slavery figures, Civil War soldiers and one grave believed to be a Native American. The Cemetery, as part of a preservation pro gram, was surveyed with the ground pen etrating radar and documented. The wall around the site was restored and tomb stones were repaired.

Since the early Quakers did not believe in marking graves, there is no record of where members were buried before the accep tance of markers starting in the 1840s. The early Quaker records list about 40 Mend ham/Randolph burials, which is certainly less than the actual number of burials. In 2020, ground penetrating radar identified over 100 probable and 50 potential graves.

On September 3, 2020, a Norway Spruce that dominated the Cemetery since 1720, was removed. It had been struck by light ning in 2009 and became unstable. Some people feared it may fall from a weakened root system and crush the Meeting House and damage the tombstones.

The cemetery is always open. Visitors can tour the meeting house any Sunday if they arrive between 12:30 and 1:00 pm or by appointment. Call 973-361-9427 or visit www.randolphmeetinghouse.org

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According to Potters, they always try to let peo ple know Investors Bank Theater is there and RAA produces a full season of shows within its walls.

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“What has been great all these years is bring ing together the wonderful volunteers, mem bers, talented performers, terrific sponsors, and the audiences to support our mission,” says Rox bury Arts Alliance president Jean Potters, on the 25th anniversary of the organization.

And she says they are still enthusiastic about the programs they plan. This season is no excep tion.

November brought Songs in the Key of Won der (Stevie Wonder music by James Austin Jr. Trio) and the Harry Chapin Band.

December RAA will feature the music of John Denver. The Brunswick Boys will play music of the Eagles in January. In February The Swing time Dolls (60s music) and the Silver Starlite Or chestra (18-piece big band) will each perform.

Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks evening of Celtic music is in March. The 80’s Revolution will ap pear in April, and May’s play is Steel Magnolias.

Potters speaks highly of the variety of ages and backgrounds among the performers and audience members. They want their theater to be an inclusive place where all feel welcome.

Music, dance and drama classes were well-received in the years they were able to offer

“We continue to talk to people who tell us they did not know the theater exists,” she says.

More than two decades later, Potters says sev eral favorite RAA artistic endeavors come to mind, including the 2009 opening Gala. Every seat was filled, and the emcee introduced the performers, some of whom came from Broadway. Former Gov ernor Tom Kean spoke about the importance of the arts.

Another highlight for some board members was A Star Next Door. Others recall the show by American Idol winner Lee DeWyze, or the concert by Harry Chapin’s brother Steve -- along with band members Big John Wallace and Howard Fields. RAA started ‘Beach Blast’ that featured food and mu sic on the beach at Horseshoe Lake and later fire works. Funds raised at this event were shared with community groups and student scholarships.

RAA’s current home is Investors Bank Theater in the municipal complex, 72 Eyland Avenue in Suc casunna at Horseshoe Lake.

Tim Smith, Roxbury Town Council member conceived the idea to turn an unused space in the building into a theater. With the approval of the council, he launched a capital cam

paign and received sponsorship from Investors Bank.

Once they raised enough funds, he had the space paint ed/carpeted and supplied with an HVAC system; a stage, theater lights, sound system, exit doors, theater chairs, a dressing room and more.

Their programming committee plans a season of shows from September until June; and in the summer, they offer a free outdoor summer concert series.

RAA is home to amateur/professional artists alike who bring an abundance of talent to the community.

While audiences love to hear music/shows that feature old favorites, Potters says they expose audiences to various types of music, theater, dance and poetry that may be new to them.

“Having a chance to see professional performers right in our own community and give amateur performers a chance to perform increases involvement in the arts,” she says.

When it comes to dance, RAA has produced Irish, mod ern, ballet and Spanish. In the theater they have presented tribute bands that performed the music of Bobby Darrin, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty. They presented a string quartet from NJSO as well as Latin jazz and Celtic music. Music of Broadway, Big Bands, jazz and in the vein of the Andrews sisters have all been featured in the RAA theater along with radio shows and comedy nights.

In addition to producing shows at the Investors Bank

Theater, RAA is known for its Free Summer Concert Series at the bandshell at Horseshoe Lake — made possible with the support of business sponsors.

In 2020 the series drew many locals who had theirs can celled.

After months-long isolation, audiences were pleased to have an opportunity to connect with neighbors and enjoy live music.

“For many of the talent, our shows were the first time they had performed in months,” Potters says their 2022 attendance was the highest it has ever been. “So we know we fill a need in providing live entertainment to all.”

Music at these outdoor concerts has included oldies, country, bluegrass, Caribbean Calypso and Motown, as well as pop and rock from every decade — 50s to the current day.

According to Potters, for people who appreciate the arts there are a number of places to go in Morris County.

“Our challenge is to publicize our events and inform people of the variety and quality of our offerings to attract them to come to our venue,” she says.

Relationships with donors and sponsors are vital to the success of RAA.

Potters says they are grateful to the Township of Roxbury for leasing them the space where Investors Bank Theater is located.

And they appreciate all who become members of the RAA and make donations of any size.

“We appreciate the grants we received through Morris Arts with funding from the NJ State Council on the Arts and other grants,” she says. “Business and individual sponsors help us immeasurably to hire performers and run the the ater.”

At times they partner with other organizations, including Roxbury Art Association, Act II Productions (Macbeth and other RAA plays, as well as other theater groups). And New Jersey Theatre Alliance sent a children’s play to RAA before the COVID shutdown.

They would like to continue to develop their drama pro gram and produce more plays and musicals, according to Potters. She says they also hope to bring more prominent performers such as the Harry Chapin band.

If they had additional funds, they would love to purchase a new curtain to hang at the rear of the stage, new dim mers, and upgrade the lights and sound with more modern equipment.

“Furthermore, we would be happy to welcome enough new volunteers and board members to share the work and complete all the jobs that need to be done,” says Potters. “Perhaps we could even move into a larger venue where we could bring more high-quality performances to larger audiences.”

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The Roxbury Marching Gaels from Roxbury High School performed their 2022 show Toxic in Randolph High School’s 48th Annual “Under the Stars” competition as a part of the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association (NJMBDA) circuit on Saturday, October 1st.

Roxbury’s show featured the Rick and Morty theme song by Ryan Elder, Toxic by Britney Spears, and Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, and was led by Senior Drum Majors Sean Feeney and Mikayla Provenzano.

The Marching Gaels took the field in the rain against sev en other bands in their class to compete and receive feed back and placement from a panel of expert judges. At the end of the night, the Gaels were awarded first place in their class and took the caption awards for Best Music, Best Visu al, and Best Effect. They were also honored with the awards for the Best Overall Visual and Best Overall Effect out of all competing bands, regardless of size.

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Nashville recording artist Christopher Westfall performs a beautiful solo tribute of John Denver’s music. Being one of the few tribute artists covering his songs on both piano and guitar, Westfall does not try to imitate John Denver’s look or voice, but if you close your eyes, you’ll remember John Denver at his finest. Hear much-loved songs such as Sunshine on My Shoulders, Annie’s Song and Christmas songs.

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Before the arrival of European explorers in search of what riches would unfold in the area that would become New Jersey, it was the sole domain of the Lenape of the Delaware tribe who had migrated here from Siberia thousands of years ago. They lived simply, fishing in the flowing waters, hunting, and gathering nuts and berries in the lush forests, while cultivating rows of corn and squashes in the rolling fields, oblivious of industrialization.

In 1664, the Dutch who had acquired the island of New Amsterdam from the native Indians in 1625, surrendered it to the British along with a large land mass to the west of it. Renaming the island New York in honor of the Duke of York, the Brit ish named the mainland New Jersey, com memorating the Isle of Jersey in the Enlish channel. 1664 marks the State of New Jer sey’s official establishment.

Although iron ore was among England’s natural resources, it was of inferior quality, and the British were importing iron from Sweden, essential to its manufacture of daily commoditees and to its shipbuild ing. In 1702 British mining prospectors

travelled twelve mlles west from Hanover, New Jersey’s first British settlement. Along rugged trails carved by the Lenape, the prospectors encountered Lenape leaders who led them them to “Suckahsinning,” translatable to the Place of the Black Stone, with its abundant outcroppings of “suckahsin,” magnetite iron of premium qualty in the hills surrounding a fertile val ley, which the British named the Succasun ny Plains.

The Lenape settement was near the site of what is now the Gray Building on North Hillside Avenue, currently the township Board of Education offices, a short distance from the intersection of the ancient Lenape trail carved by the Lenape as they made their yearly treks from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, now Succasunna’s Main Street. Before the start of the Revolution, the Lenape moved west ward into Pennysylvania where Lenape descendants continue to live, assimilated into their communities, but still honoring their beginnings.

The British began mining the precious magnetite iron ore even before they negotiated a land tranfer deed between

them and the Lenape in 1708, a copy of which is on file in the New Jersey Histor ical Society in Newark. Mining flourihed in the early 1700 Succasunna Mine in Mine Hill, and forging began accompany ing forging began in Hanover and Lower Berkshire Valley. According to noted New Jersey historian John Cunningham, it was Succaasunna’s iron that fueled Morris

County’s economy into the late 1800’s. Commercial, social and residential devel opment took place along a segment of the ancient Lenape trail called the Morris Sus sex turnpike by the British, and It became Succasunna’s Main Street.

By 1740, the New Jersey State Legisla ture had designated the entire area de

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scribed in the 1708 land transfer deed as the Township of Roxbury, one of the first four towndhips in Morris County, which included not only the current Roxbury Township villages of Succasunna, Legewood, Kenvil, Lower Berk shire Valley, Landing and Port Morris, but also Mine Hill, Chester, Washington Township, Mount Olive Township, Mt. Arlington Borough, and parts of Hopatcong.

The intersection of the Lenape trail and another ear ly trail that became the Old Post Road, now North Hill side Avenue, proved to be the perfect spot for Cornelius Slaight’s Tavern and Stagecoach Stop connecting the northern British colonies to its southern colonies. Built before 1770, the entire building was artfully incorporated into an addition constructed in the 1840’s, creating a res idence now marked as 111 Main Street.

Travellers could spend the night on the upper level, horses would be exchanged or refreshed on the proper ty, and miners could come down from the hills to pick up their pay in the tavern room. Bordering the proper ty’s western boundary is a wall of massive stones built by captured British conscripted Hessian soldiers during the Revolution, many who chose to be assimilated into the new nation after the war.

Business was transacted in taverns before there were townhalls. General George Washington, headquartered in the Jacob Ford Mansion in Morristown during his win ter encampments in Morristown during the Revolution,

would have stopped at Slaight’s Tavern when in Succasun na visiting his wounded troops in the 1760 church build ing of the First Presbyterian Church of the Succasunny Plains, which he had requisitioned as a hospital.

Soldiers stricken with smallpox were isolated nearby in the Daniel Carey Stone Farmhouse, still a residence at 308 Emmans Road in neighboring Ledgewood and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Daniel and Martha Carey family arrived here from the Massa chusetts colony in 1742 for business opportunities, were among the founders of the First Presbyterian Church of the Succasunny Plains in 1756, had a son who served in the Revolution, and were influential in the continued de velopment of the township into the 1920’s.

General Washington directed that artillery and weap onry seized by the Revolutionaries at the defeat of the British in the Battle of Saratoga in New York State be brought to the township to be stored on the church grounds. Ironically, it was used in battle against the Brit ish in the Battle of Monmouth County and was eventually melted down for repair of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell.

Remains of Lenape are interred in the church grave yard, as well as those of pre-Revolutionary congregants and Revolutionary War soldiers beneath weathered grave stones, one dating to 1757. New Jersey’s Gover nor Mahlon Dickerson, a Princeton graduate, was born into the Jonathan Dickerson mining family in Mine Hill.

He served as Commissioner of Bankruptcy under Presi dent Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren who attended a service with him in the original 1760 sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church. HIs funeral service was the first service celebrated in the new sanctuary in 1853. The spire marking Mahlon Dickerson’s grave is near the entrance to the church graveyard.

A walk along Succasunna’s Main Street ( www.rox burynj.us/280) a two-mile round trip beginning at Hillside Avenue and Main Street, introduces the walker or the armchair tourist to historic sites and the people who lived and worked in them during Roxbury Township’s begin nings in Succasunna: blacksmiths; ministers; milliners; tin smiths; butchers; pharmacists; postmasters; carpenters; barbers; bakers; teachers; statesmen; stable keepers; grocers; writers; scholars; horse-drawn carriage painters; cobblers; adventurers, and doctors.

More detailed information can be found on www. roxburynj.com and in The History of Roxbury Township, Volumes I and II by Harriet Meeker and Annie Hosking, available through the Roxbury Township HIstorical Society headquarterd in its living history museum, the Silas Riggs Saltbox House at 213 Main Street in the Ledgwood section of Roxbury Township.

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Roxbury High School Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Their First Messiah

By Steve Sears

Many would agree that George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is one of the most famous oratorios of all time. It’s been performed for almost 300 years, and is especially popular during the holiday season, its meaning relative to each and every individual who has performed it or heard it sung.

On December 17, 2022, a 50th anniversary of the initial performance of the famed work by the 1972 Roxbury High School choir will be celebrated. The event will be held at 3 p.m. at Roxbury High School, with a follow up dinner at the Randolph Diner.

Bud Beavers, choral director at Roxbury High School during that first performance, will return to conduct.

“This is a big deal for him (Beavers), and it is for all of us,” says Patti Siegel, who performed the Messiah as a Rox bury High School student in the mid to late 1970s.

“We started in 1972,” explains Beavers, who at that time was taking voice lessons at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. One of the people studying with him was the then-choir director from Newton High School, whose group every year performed the Messiah. “I asked him, ‘How did the kids react to that?’ And he said, ‘They love it. They re ally do, and they would run me out of town on rail if I ever stopped doing it.’ That kind of motivated me.”

Initially scheduled to do that first performance as a duo with Newton High School, those plans never bore fruit, but Roxbury did do the performance by themselves. “It really was a major task,” Beavers recalls. “I said, ‘The only way we can do this by ourselves is to have night rehearsals to get it done on time.’ So, we hunkered down for a month and

a half to two months. We just dug into it big time. So, De cember 17 comes – and not knowing quite what to expect, we were all quite nervous - we did it, and it went without a hitch. We got a very positive response from the community when all was said and done, and the kids just loved it. From that point, there was no turning back.”

If you were a Roxbury High School choir member for four years, every fall the Messiah was what you started with. Says Siegel, a 1979 Roxbury High School graduate, “He (Beavers) held us to a very high standard. We have a lot of fond memories because we’d have nighttime rehears als.” There was also one year where the choirs of both Rox bury and West Morris Mendham, conducted by Beavers’ brother, Doug, sang it together. “The two different schools, we sang together the Messiah, which was really cool to get to know more people. It was really, really interesting.”

Under Beavers, the Roxbury High School choir per formed the Messiah until 1983, and then under Lorraine Lynch, who took over when Beavers departed, until 1995. There have been reunions in the past where a group of former choral members from the school assembled and sang while Beavers conducted, and much reminiscing went on about the attendees’ days in the choir. “The choir, and Bud specifically, was a huge impact on many of us,” attests Siegel. “If I were to say there was one thing that affected me in high school the most, it would have been being in choir and being under his tutelage. He just had great ideas. And we were just the very beginning of the wonderful pro gram that Roxbury has now. We were like the seed for that back in the 1970s, and they’ve taken it and gone that much further.”

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Siegel hopes that the 50th anniversary celebration on December 17 brings back wonderful memories, and also

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You dive in with a spoon, savoring every flavorful bite as you dip down to the bottom of the bowl searching for more to slurp up with every spoonful. Onion, red bell pepper and even corn all blended into not only a vegetarian meal but a chili-lover’s paradise. It’s got the spices to make you say, “wow” but the smoothness that reminds you of something your mom once made when you were young.

You throw your sweater to the side of the couch as your body temperature begins to rise. You start to feel your en ergy return as you spoon a second helping into your bowl for round two.

Not only does this recipe for Chipotle Veggie Chili hit you with a wide array of balanced flavors, but there is a surprise hint of citrus added toward the end – lime juice.

Just to add a little more texture and vibrance to this dish, it can be topped with your favorite garnishes like guacamo le, sour cream, jalapeno slices and cilantro.

This Chipotle Veggie Chili is simple to make, needing just one pot throughout the entire cooking process. It simmers for about 25 minutes while you unwind from a long day.

So next time you need a pick-me-up after a chilly day outside, give this one a try. The savory aromas and whole some consistency make this chili a 10-out-of-10 and a crowd favorite.

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Chipotle Veggie Chili

Servings: 6-8

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium yellow onion, chopped 5/8 teaspoon sea salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 can (14 ounces) diced fire-roasted tomatoes

1 can (14 ounces) red beans, drained and rinsed

1 can (14 ounces) pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup vegetable broth

1 can (7 ounces) chipotles in adobo sauce

2 cans (15 ounces each) sweet corn with liquid

2 limes, juiced guacamole (optional) sour cream (optional) jalapeno slices (optional) cilantro (optional)

In large dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add on ion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir and cook 5 minutes until onion is translucent. Add garlic and red pepper. Stir and cook 8 minutes until soft.

Add tomatoes, red beans, pinto beans, broth, chipotles in adobo sauce, corn, remaining salt and remaining pep per. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened.

Squeeze lime juice into pot; stir. Serve with guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno slices and cilantro, if desired. (Culi nary.net)

Make Dinner Memorable with Manicotti

Few cuisine styles are as diverse and beloved as those that have been exported from the Mediterranean nation of Italy. From pasta to pizza and everything in between, the rich and savory flavors of Italian cuisine are enjoyed across the globe.

Italian restaurants can be found in many cities and

towns throughout the world. However, it’s just as easy to create traditional, mouthwatering dishes at home with simple ingredients. Manicotti is a popular pasta dish that can be filled with cheese or other ingredients, and topped with a traditional tomato sauce or other saucy creations. The word “manicotti” is the plural form of “manicotto,”

which translates to “little sleeves” in Italian. They’re meant to be stuffed and baked.

While manicotti may seem complex, they’re rather easy to prepare. Enjoy this recipe for “Mom’s Homemade Manicotti with Crepes (Crespelle)” courtesy of the blog

3 Italian Sisters (www.3italiansisters.com). They present well for the holidays or any special occasion.

Mom’s Homemade Manicotti with Crepes (Crespelle) Yields approximately 20 crepes

Serving size: 2 to 3 crepes per person

Crepes

4 extra large eggs

1 cup flour

11⁄4 cup whole milk

2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

Butter for pan

Ricotta filling

3 pounds part skim or whole milk ricotta cheese

1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, minced

1⁄2 cup grated pecorino romano cheese

2 extra large eggs, scrambled

1 pound mozzarella cheese cubed Salt and pepper to taste

Premade tomato or meat sauce

Put all the crepe ingredients into a blender. Blend till smooth; scrape sides if necessary and blend again till all ingredients are blended well.

Melt a little butter in a 9” nonstick frying pan over me dium heat.

Pour in small amount of batter and swirl to cover bot tom of it with a thin film. Cook for approximately 20 sec onds and turn to the other side and cook for another 20 seconds. Transfer crepe to plate. Continue until all batter is finished. Crepes can be stacked on top of each other. If you aren’t using them right away, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate them for 3 days or freeze for up to one month.

Ricotta filling: Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside to fill crepes.

Take 1 tablespoon of ricotta filling onto each crepe and roll gently and place on a cookie sheet, seam side down.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Layer large casserole pan with your favorite tomato or meat sauce. Place single layer of rolled manicotti in the casserole pan on top of sauce. Ladle thin layer of sauce on top of manicotti and sprinkle with additional mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, or until sauce is bub bling and cheese is melted.

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renewed friendships and opportunities to see people. “And this is important to me - to see face-to-face. Because yes, we can see each other on Facebook, obviously, but it’s not the personal touch. And for me, it’s the connection of the people that makes all the difference in the world.” She then adds, “We’re going to have a party after that at Randolph Diner, and we’re hoping people will stay, reminisce and talk, and just enjoy being together. And that’s really what it’s

about.”

“I think we had about 150 performers the first time,” says Beavers, thinking back 50 years. “We’ve had a couple of reunions since then, and we’ve had maybe 15 or 20 people from the original group show up each time. But this is kind of special. So, I’m hoping for more from the original crew.”

For more information, or if you’re an alumni who’d like to sing on the 17th, Patti Siegel can be contacted at rhsmessi ah50th@gmail.com

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Area Ecumenical Nativity Program Marks 20th Anniversary

The program started in 2002 as the result of a chance “how’s your week been” conver sation between a pastor and parishioner at the Port Morris church. The parishioner had a part time job which brought her in contact with a number of small churches. She told the pastor, the late Rev. Karen McMartin, of how she’d learned these churches each seemed to have a different talent which they utilized to make their worship special, much like the Port Morris church had with its a capella choir. The other churches had li turgical dance, mime, chancel drama and bells. McMartin noted that though the holi day season was many months off, she’d been thinking of having something special one Sunday in Advent. She seemed to be think ing of asking one of the churches to share its talent. Before she could say anything, the parishioner started to suggest asking them all! It could be a nativity program.

“I am excited to be part of the 20th Annu al Christmas Through the Arts program at the Port Morris United Methodist Church. Begin ning Advent in a way that brings together not only the members of my own church but members from many different churches and denominations enables an expanded sense of community as we prepare for the Christ mas season. It’s always a pleasure to see, hear and feel how each church expresses its excitement and joy as they await Christmas Day,” shared Richard Boyer, Jr. of Budd Lake, director of the Port Morris UMC’s a capella choir.However, not every church had nativity costumes. Thus, it was decided not to use those but at the beginning of each year’s program, the audience was asked to use their imagination as each church performed its scene. That tradition has been followed since then with only a few costumes being used now and then. Also, that first year showed it was difficult to get churches from different areas to be able to rehearse at the same time. Thus, each church prepares its

Members of the Port Morris United Methodist Church a capella choir singing at a past ecumenical program.

The first program shared the talents of St. James Episcopal Church (Hackettstown), Abiding Peace Lutheran (Budd Lake), Christ Episcopal Church (Budd Lake), Teabo United Methodist Church (Wharton), and the Port Morris church.

town), Flanders United Methodist Church (Mt. Olive), Drakestown United Methodist Church (Hackettstown), St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church (Netcong), Stanhope United Methodist Church (Netcong), Valley View Chapel (Long Valley), Grace Church on the Mount (Netcong), St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (Wharton), Trinity United Methodist Church (Hackettstown) and Wharton Unit ed Community Church (previously St. John’s UMC).

“I am really looking forward to partici pating again in this year’s 20th anniversary of Port Morris United Methodist Church’s

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Over the years, churches have joined in sharing their talents while others took a break. Usually between five – nine church es take part each year. Besides the church es already named, others which have been represented in the program over the years include St. Margaret’s of Scotland (Morris

Mount Freedom Jewish Center Grows with the Times

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By Henry M. Holden

In the late 19th century, there was a large influx of Polish and Russian Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe to the United States. They were fleeing the extreme conditions under which they were living. Many landed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and called it their first home.

In 1903, the first Jewish immigrants ar rived in the Mount Freedom area. Max and Yetta Levine started a dairy farm. They were followed the same year by Sarah and Baruch Saltz. By 1910, there were at least eight Jew ish families in the Mount Freedom area.

Many immigrant families were farmers, but they discovered that they could not make a living in the rock and bolder strewn soil left behind by the receding Ice Age.

Soon, some of the families began to rent rooms during the summer months. Before long, there were hotels that were catering to a Jewish clientele. These boarding houses and hotels were built to accommodate the thousands of Jewish summer visitors who were discovering Mount Freedom.

In the early 20th century, Mount Free dom became a vacation destination for peo ple from the urban areas, especially the Low er East Side of Manhattan.

However, there was no synagogue in the area at that time. Jews had to travel to other areas for worship services.

Mount Freedom Jewish Center, on Sussex Turnpike was the first synagogue established in Randolph, founded as an Orthodox syna gogue in 1923.

Though the congregation was formed in 1923 it was not possible to build a syna gogue immediately, because of the great financial burden involved. The Congregation could function without a synagogue. The ex

istence of the physical structure is not neces sary. Worshipers could pray together in each other’s homes on the Sabbath and on holy days. And so, the founders conducted the services in each of their homes.

The Hebrew Ladies of Yuri raised enough money for the construction of the physical building which was completed in 1924.

The building was a small white clapboard building consisting primarily of a sanctuary. When the building was renovated, in 1958, care was taken to incorporate the original sanctuary by building around the exterior walls.

“A parking lot was not planned at the time because no one would dare drive to Shul on the Sabbath or on the holidays,” said Arthur Regan, an early member of the Con gregation. “There was no running water, but we did have an old hand pump outside the building. A wood-burning potbelly stove in the front of the classroom, and the sanc tuary was heated by a grill in the floor from the heat of the furnace below.”

“The first building did not resemble the current building,” said Regan who described the original building. “The total building area was composed of a lovely, simple sanctuary 22-feet wide and 40-feet long and a simple all-purpose room. This truly was an all-pur pose room for it had been to serve as a class room, a library, reception area and a room for weddings.”

The founders of the Mount Freedom Jew ish Center followed an age-old and simple formula to preserve their Jewish way of life.

It had been the Jewish custom for over 2,000 years, that wherever they settled, they tried almost at once to form a Congregation. The Congregation was the organization of

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This is an early photo of the sanctuary. The sanctuary was built to accommodate 524 worshipers. With only 50 families, it was clear to the synagogue leaders had faith that other Jewish families would join them. (Credit: Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest Archives)

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Local Communities Ensure Veteran Heroes Are Not Forgotten Through Wreaths Across America

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the Jewish community to build a synagogue, provided religious school for the children and institute a society for charitable works. “Here in the synagogue, one could express religious feelings and find strength and iden tification with each other,” said Regan.

“There have been a lot of changes to the building, some of which can be seen when repairs were made, and walls were taken down. If you lift the lovely stained-glass win dows in the sanctuary and lobby you can see the clapboard walls of the original, simple wooden building behind them,” said Regan.

By Steve Sears

The communities of Hackettstown, Roxbury, and Denville ensure every Christmas season that our loyal, deceased veteran heroes who served our country are not forgotten.

On December 17 throughout our nation, through the Wreaths Across America pro gram, wreaths are laid on the graves on sol diers who fought for our country as far back as the Revolutionary War. And volunteers young and old in the three, before-men tioned communities are just some of the many placing wreaths on the graves and saying the veteran’s name, making sure he or she “hears” beneath the soil or above the clouds that they are being honored for their service and are not forgotten.

HACKETTSTOWN

Michele DeFazio of the Hackettstown’s Wreathes Across America has been location coordinator for two years. Elks Lodge #2331 is in their fifth year of doing the worthwhile ritual at the Union Cemetery. “At least a cou ple of hundred,” DeFazio says when asked how many wreaths are placed at gravesites.

“It fluctuates depending on how many dona tions we get in and how many people sign up. But, with COVID, last year was a little bit harder, but we still have done it. Usually, it’s at least 200 (graves) or more than that.”

DeFazio has had family members serve in the military. In fact, her son is a United States Marine. It’s personal for her, and for many. “When they asked me the first year about Wreaths Across America, I was honored to be able to do this because I felt that I’m honor ing them, but I also felt honored that I could participate. One of the processes when you lay the wreath is you’re supposed to say the name of whoever’s grave that you’re laying the wreath on. When you do that, you actu ally almost feel like you’re personally there with that person. So, I’m very respectful of the military, and I believe this is something that we can all do.”

Every military branch is present at Union Cemetery, laying the official ceremonial

wreath. DeFazio adds, “We also have the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts come out, and the Junior ROTC came out last fall. Each year it seems like we involve more of the commu nity.”

ROXBURY

Kim Armstrong is both a volunteer for Wreaths Across America and lead coordina tor for Roxbury since 2014, when she initi ated the worthwhile event in town. Her dad was a Navy veteran, and she brought the Wreaths Across America idea to her Ferro Monte Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Wreaths are layed at the First Presbyteri an Church Cemetery & United Methodist Church Cemetery, and the Flanders-Hillside Cemetery. “We lay wreathes on all the veter ans’ graves in Roxbury now,” Armstrong says. “We’re up to about 670 graves.”

As previously mentioned, all war vets are remembered. “We will mark our Revolution ary War soldiers’ graves,” Armstrong says of the earliest burial spots at First Presbyteri an Church Cemetery & United Methodist Church Cemetery. During the Revolutionary War, First Presbyterian Church served as a barracks and hospital for the wounded, and General George Washington may have even visited the ailing. “We have the first one that was buried there who died of smallpox, and we honor him every day. If you looked at any of our materials, that’s the gray stone that we use, to honor his sacrifice for us to be here the way we are today.”

Roxbury Wreaths Across America pro motes something a little different than the program nationally. They do a children’s wreath. Armstrong explains. “We get a wreath, and we have the kids waiting on line for Santa Claus stop and write a message thanking a veteran. It could be somebody they know or just a generalized one. They’re getting a little bit of that history themselves, which is really neat.” The wreaths are dis played on Main Street trees throughout the holiday season. continued on page 27

Orthodox Jewish law required its follow ers to walk to Shabbat worship services. As a result, the vacation bungalows were built within walking distance of the Mount Free dom Jewish Center. It was enlarged several times over the years to accommodate the increase in worshipers.

Around 1950, zoning changes began to prohibit buildings from expanding unless they were placed on separate lots of 100 feet.

In 1950, there were over 900 seasonal dwellings in Mount Freedom. But the 1970s saw a distressing drop to 400. Hotels which once featured a-listers as evening entertain ment were feeling the trend. It marked the beginning of the end of the resort era.

At its peak, the summertime brought

upwards of 10,000 visitors to Mount Free dom. But slowly, the businesses began to fade, but not the Jewish Center. It had slow but steady growth as it accommodated va cationers and the newly developing perma nent residents.

By 1982, the resorts were gone, and the few remaining structures have since been re purposed. The immigrants are also gone, but some of their descendants have remained. Today, almost one hundred years later, the MFJC is not only a house of worship, but also a place of learning, a source of caring, and an outlet for social enjoyment.

The founders will smile when they look down to see this thriving community soon to celebrate its Centennial.

The MFJC today is a prominent building on Sus sex Turnpike. (Credit: Henry M. Holden)

Wreaths Across American volunteers gather in a Hackettstown cemetery

About Lisa Brett

I proud mother of three daughters and one son. Native New Yorker from Rockaway Beach presently living in Mount Olive Township. Mayors Assistant and Special Projects Coorindator for the Township of Mount Olive since 2012 and a Realtor since 2016. Masters degrees from CWPost and Brooklyn College. CPM from Rutgers University. In my spare time I enjoy adventures with my children, hiking, traveling, and of course the beach. My motto is enjoy the simple things in life.

Armstrong also adds, “We also encourage people to bring their kids (on December 17). They do the Pledge of Allegiance in front of every veteran grave when they’re laying a wreath.”

DENVILLE

Wreaths Across America volunteers an nually lay wreaths on the graves of veterans at 3,137 cemeteries nationwide.

“When we started out, there was maybe 1,000, maybe 1,200,” Anna Marie Osvold says. Osvold started Wreaths Across Amer ica in Denville six years ago. “Each year it’s grown, which is wonderful.”

Three of those over 3,000 current cem eteries are in Denville: Denville Cemetery, Cooks Cemetery at the Rockaway River Country Club, and a tiny plot for one gentle man on Cooper Road.

Osvold explains her introduction to the annual event. “My brother was in the army. He did a couple of tours over in Iraq, Oper ation Freedom. About seven years ago, he had sent me a picture, and it was him placing a wreath on a veteran’s grave in Colorado. It was lightly snowing, and they actually had a picture of him and my niece saluting after they placed the wreath on the grave. He told me about Wreaths Across America, and I

thought it was something I really would love to start here. I looked into it and decided that there were veterans that are buried in Denville and have been here, some of them from the Civil War, and that I thought that it would be nice to remember these people for the sacrifices that they made, and their family made, for our freedom.”

Osvold gets between 200 to 250 volun teers on the day that Wreaths Across Amer ica is held. “It’s wonderful to see the com munity come out and support this event,” she says. “The fire department, the police department, the mayor - just everybody helping us is unbelievable. It’s such a good feeling.”

Osvold articulates perhaps the most im portant reason for Wreaths Across America. “Some of these veterans don’t have fam ily members anymore. We need to thank them for their service. They’re not forgot ten, and it’s important that we ensure that their memory lives on. When we place that wreath on a veteran’s grave, we say their name out loud, so that their memory will live on. It’s just a thank you for the freedom that we have today.”

For more information about Wreaths Across America, visit www.wreathsacrossa merica.org

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Christmas Through the Arts service in De cember. In past years, I have enjoyed this unique and creative ecumenical service which shares the Christmas story through a variety of performing arts with participants from many different churches…. A great memory was when our Stanhope UMC Jazz Trio performed in the service [ playing “We Three Kings”]. This year I will be perform ing with some of my instrumental music students from Bedminster. We are hoping to put together a jazz duet and a jazz trio. My students and I really enjoy perform ing together. Last spring, we were fortunate enough to put together a jazz quintet for Stanhope UMC Mardi Gras Jazzy Worship Service,” shared Scott Lefurge of Byram, a music teacher in the Bedminster school sys tem and member of the Stanhope United Methodist Church.

The mix of talents can be different each year and different kinds of “gifts” having been offered, such as singing and signing in American Sign Language done by the St. James Episcopal Church. However, one re cent mainstay of the program has been “Camille the camel”. An over-the-top diva, Camille is a puppet that helps introduce the audience to the program each year and would tell you that the camels with the wise men were the most important part of the story.

In addition to coming together to tell the story, a sense of community and sharing has

resulted from the program. Jack Amato of Landing, known by many in the audience as the “piano man” attends St. Michael’s Ro man Catholic Church in Netcong. Amato of ten brings friends who are singers with him, but also always does a piano solo for the pro gram. A participant for many years, Amato notes that he loves doing the program and ,“I love working with all the other church es, especially Port Morris United Methodist Church.” As a result of his connection with the program, Amato has also come to the Port Morris church to provide special mu sic a few Sundays a year. Another example of sharing came from the director of the Abiding Peace Lutheran Church’s Messenger Dancers last year. When they couldn’t at tend the program, the director taught some one from another church a liturgical dance so the program would not go without one.

The participants, as well the as audience, look forward to coming together to share the nativity story with each other. Katie Williver, of Oak Ridge, reflected on the program: “For the past five or six years I have been partici pating in the annual nativity program at Port Morris UMC. I have enjoyed participating be cause it has given me the opportunity to sing with my nieces and my son. Furthermore, it is such a beautiful program because people from all denominations come together to celebrate the birth of Christ. There are so many talented people involved in this nativ ity program; it is a beautiful night of music and storytelling.”

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NJ Starz: Doug Miller Hometown: Roxbury

As much fun and success as Roxbury High School alum, Doug Miller, had playing the sport of soccer, he now enjoys much more the joy of coaching and teaching the sport to others, especially youngsters.

Miller was born in 1969 and was raised by his dad, James, and mom, Jackie. He has three sisters; Kim, Tracy, and Tammy. He attributes much of his success to his mom, who often drove him all over to play the sport he grew to love. “She was a stay-at-home mom,” Miller says, “and she really sacrificed getting me from point A to point B, and not just for me, for my three sisters as well. She was always available to sacrifice her time for us.”

Miller, the youngest child in his family, initially played baseball. “My uncle Raymond was going to pitch for the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, and he ended up with cancer and he passed away at age 19,” Miller explains. “My mom’s brother was a heck of a baseball player, and I never got to meet him. I enjoyed playing both baseball and soccer growing up, but when I was 14, soccer became more prominent to me because it was more active. It was always moving, you’re always running around, and I think it just became the joy of chasing after a soccer ball instead of getting hit with a baseball.”

Miller was one of the first freshman ever to play varsity soccer at Roxbury High School. “I remember going to a game. We played, I think, at Roosevelt Elementary School. And there was a game where the referee was counting down. 10…9…8…, and I ended up scoring the tying goal or the game winning goal with a second left. And that was the pivotal time for me, coming into my own as a freshman, playing varsity, and then it was three more years of playing high school soccer where we weren’t very good. All four years, I think we might have won 10 games. But it’s not always being on a winning team that means success. You can be on a team like I was and still find your way out of it.”

And he did. Miller turned his eyes and heart towards playing soccer year-round, and at age 18, had committed to County College of Morris, when his friend asked if he’d like to head for Rutgers University in New Brunswick and try out for the Olympic Festival team. He was the youngest player there, but his skills were impressive – so much so that the assistant coach of Loyola College soccer called Miller’s dad and asked them to visit. While there, he was offered a full scholarship to attend the school.

In his senior year with Loyola, his club gave up two goals the entire season. “We routed teams in that year when I was Player of the Year in the conference,” Miller says. He also finished 10th in the nation in scoring.

His professional career, in a somewhat brief rundown. Miller was initially drafted by the MSL’s Kansas City Comets, who eventually folded. The Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed him next. “I was very fortunate enough to play indoor in Baltimore pretty much every other day in the wintertime,” Miller says, “so I knew the game much better than most of the other guys who were coming in.” After playing one season in Baltimore, the MISL folded, and Miller then moved on to the National Professional Soccer League’s Harrisburg Heat, for whom he played 1 ½ seasons.

In March of 1994, Miller was traded to the Cleveland Crunch soccer team, and while there, the Crunch team went on to win the NPSL championships in 1994 and 1996. After is years of sparkling for losing teams, Miller was now the member of a winning squad.

However, he didn’t have much time to rest with that success. Miller then headed to Rochester and its Raging Rhinos (who would become simply the Rhinos). It would change his life. “It was a brand new franchise,” Miller says. “Indoor was my passion, but outdoor gave me another opportunity to play six months outdoors, six months indoor. And so, we went there and probably the best thing that happened to me was that I met my wife. She was a dancer for the Rhinos. I met her probably the first month that I was there. A year and a half later, I married her, and the soccer part of it was the secondary part.” In addition to his ability to go out and score goals, Miller also started teaching kids how to play the game of soccer in Rochester, and he was also a winner again. “I spent 1996 to 1999 in Rochester, where we won two championships, the USL (United Soccer League) championship, and we won the Open Cup Championship.”

Miller didn’t play for the Rhinos again until 2003, and played with them until 2005, when he started his Doug Miller Soccer Academy (now known as Rochester Lancers Academy) in Rochester, New York.

In 2011, Miller returned to the field at age 42, coming out if retirement a second time to play for the Rochester Lancers of the newly begun MISL. He played for the Lancers until 2013. “I played for the Lancers in another coming out of retirement party,” he recalls. “And I was an MVP in that league and broke every scoring record. I had a lot of successes in different decades playing the game.” In 2018, Miller coached and was President of the soccer operation of the Indoor Rochester Lancers of the MASL (Major Arena Soccer League) and for the NPSL (National Premiere Soccer League) and UPSL (United Premiere Soccer League) teams. “I coached until last year. We continue to provide a product for the community. We have 400 kids who play for us in my program in Rochester, New York. I really focused on the youth business and teaching. Sport teaches life, and for me it was all about ‘How do we transition from sports and teach life lessons through that?’ That’s been my goal ever since turning pro in 1991.”

Miller recognizes the desire to win is much more important than size and speed. He explains. “There’s always somebody who’s going to be bigger, badder, stronger, faster, which is nice, but how do we take adversity and turn it into opportunity? I think my whole career I wasn’t always the best player, the most technical player, but I had a desire that I wanted it more than anybody, and I was willing to sacrifice more for that. Most people would. When I talk about teaching the kids, the three D’s of Doug Miller are desire, determination, dedication: desire to be your best, determination to work hard, and dedication to never quit.” And he didn’t quit, even when in 2019 the dome to his soccer academy collapsed and he had a complete loss with the multimillion-dollar structure. “How did I rebuild? That adversity that I went through during my career allowed me to have that fight to rebuild something even better.”

When asked if he would consider coaching and perhaps even playing again, Miller says. “The coaching? Absolutely. There’s a time in your career, however, when you ask, ‘Can I go and compete?” He did in 2020, playing the last indoor games in Rochester against Florida, and Kansas City, and against Kansas City he ended up with two goals and two assists at age 51. However, for Miller, it’s more important to focus on coaching.

Doug Miller and his wife Kari have been married for 24 years, and just like their mom, the Miller daughters, Kayla and Kalista, are dancers. “They were a part of the entire journey,” Miller says. “When I went back and played for the Lancers, they were the Junior Lancers dancers, and my wife was the choreographer. When I started coaching the team, they were the Lancers Dancers and my wife was the choreographer. It was a very family atmosphere, the better for me because my family was still involved in regards to that. So, it wasn’t like I was doing something and they were at home. They were with me through that process and that journey.”

Miller now lives full-time in Florida with his family. “It’s the next portion of my journey. The sun shines every day, I still have my business in Rochester, New York, and my staff is running it. I go back and forth when I have to, but God has blessed me immensely.”

For more information about Doug Miller’s career and his soccer academy, visit www.dougmillersoccer.com

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“Just to be a part of history, to be recognized on such a high, prestigious honor scale, that just shows people as well in my industry that you don’t just focus on being a bodyguard,” Almony says. “Obviously when you’re working, yes, be focused, be sharp, be proactive visually; be the best man and bodyguard you can be. But even outside of that, most importantly, be a leader. Get involved in your community, get to know people. If you have an opportunity to help children, whether it’s self-defense or mentoring, or volunteering with nonprofits in your communities, whatever it is, just be of service.”

Almony will receive his award on December 4, 2022 at the Hotel ZaZa in Houston, Texas. The recognition comes from President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. That afternoon, Almony will also receive special congressional

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Almony, 28, is originally from Hanover, Pennsylvania, and in fifth grade moved to Ocean City, Maryland, where he grew up for the vast majority of his life. A Stephen Decatur High School graduate in 2012, he thereafter headed for the Metropolitan area, and has resided in Fairfield, New Jersey the past four years. The owner of Bubba Almony Security Services, he recalls being bullied as a youngster, and suffering from abuse and neglect. He is only now truly opening up about both, and oftentimes he still faces these same challenges. “I’m learning to start to give my testimony,” Almony says. “Even as I was older, even with being an advocate for anti-bullying and for mental health, I experienced bullying as well, being I was on the frontlines with these things. A lot of people overlook that, but when you’re an advocate for something, sometimes you take on the problems head on, or you may experience your own trials and tribulations.

I think it’s pretty impressive, though, if you can be a child at one point, you’re going through abuse, and then go on to be

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Almony’s bodyguard services protects a number of well known celebrities and their families, such as Dr. Khalilah CamachoAli, the wife of four-time heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, and her children, real estate tycoon Grant Cardone and his wife, Elena Lyons Cardone, P. Diddy’s children, and he also serves as a bodyguard at events, like the 10X Growth Conference (“the number one business event as voted by Forbes,” Almony says), and the 9/11 Memorial Commemoration in New York City.

Almony gives his definition of humanitarian. “A true humanitarian is somebody who understands most importantly over anything, money or monetary, giving your time, giving your words, just making people smile with a

simple hug, handshake, or a fist bump,” he says. “Praying for others, using your voice and platform and influence - all of those amazing things. A lot of people think to be a humanitarian you have to have millions and millions of dollars to help others, but it’s just simply not true. You just have to have a passion to want to volunteer and coach and mentor, and all those are things that I’ve been able to do on a consistent, persistent basis of just being involved. That’s very important.”

Adriano “Bubba” Almony has realized many dreams in his own life, and he encourages others not to give up on theirs. “Pursue your dreams. and don’t limit your dreams – dream as big as you can. Whether you want to be the Governor, the next President, the next award-winning bodyguard, the next elite martial artist, whatever you want to be, put your head down every day and go to work. Pray and keep pushing, and put God first in your life, and anything will happen for you, anything is possible. Just remember to be the best person you can be, and never forget where you come from.”

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