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Randolph Author Named Finalist In Annual Best Book Award

By Cheryl Conway ooking for a great romance to read with Valentine’s Day approaching? Check out a best book award finalist, “A Heart of Little

Faith,” by Randolph author Jennifer Wilck. Wilck received a nice surprise before the holidays that the first book she had ever written was selected for a best book award for

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fiction romance. “A Heart of Little Faith,” has been named an award-winning Finalist in the “Fiction: Romance” category of the 2016 Best Book Awards. i310 Media Group sponsored the awards and announced winners and finalists on Nov. 17, 2016. Excited by the news, Wilck’s passion for writing has boosted her to continue to create characters and story lines with three more books in the works. “I was very surprised,” says Wilck, 46, of Randolph. “It was very nice to get reassurance; it’s a good thing. Writing is a very solitary pursuit. It’s nice to hear from someone I don’t know, that they thought this was of some value.” With four books already published, Wilck selected two of her works to submit for the best book award. The other title she entered was her second book, “Skin Deep.” “They didn’t tell me why” the first book was selected, Wilck says, but admits “It was nice to see that everything I submitted didn’t get chosen.” More than 400 winners and finalists were announced in more than 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2014-2016. Jeffrey Keen, president

and CEO of i310 Media Group said this year’s contest yielded more than 2,000 entries from mainstream and independent publishers, which were then narrowed down to more than 400 winners and finalists. Keen says of the awards, now in its 13th year, “The 2016 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States,” such as Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, McGraw Hill and hundreds of independent houses. “A Heart of Little Faith” is a contemporary romance first published in 2011 by Whiskey Creek Press. A second edition came out in 2014 with Rebel Ink Press, an independent company that gave her work a boost by providing more “rigorous editing,” more hands on and marketing as well as a cover, she says. Wilck began writing “A Heart of Little Faith,” in 2006, but it took three years to complete and find a publisher as her first priority was her two little daughters. “I would write an hour a night when they went to bed,” says Wilck, a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, with a double major in English literature

and French. After starting out in public relations, then writing technology articles, Wilck switched to a fulltime novelist. She shares her first book’s synopsis. “With a wheelchair instead of a white horse, and a vow against falling in love again as his armor, Gideon Stone is the last person Lily expects to sweep her off her feet. But when a business agreement forces the two of them together, that is exactly what happens. Now all she has to do is convince him that the biggest obstacle in their path exists in his mind, not his body.” Wilck says “it was my first book. The character Gideon popped into my heart. I was watching TV; there was some passing

person who just caught my eye. I wanted to take that character and do something with him. “I really loved these two characters. I like their story and I like their interaction. Because it was my first one it does hold a special place in my heart but it’s a story I do like.” This book is different as “the hero’s in a wheelchair; you don’t often have that. It’s a great story between people who’ve been burred before. People are looking for hope. It’s a story that makes you feel good.” Considered a contemporary romance writer, Wilck writes all fiction adult novels with “smart, sassy, independent heroines; handsome, strong and slightly continued on page 4

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Randolph Girls Skate Their Way Into History

By: J.L. Shively Ice hockey is still a young sport for girls,” states Randolph athletic director, Jeffrey DiLollo, but that did not dim the interest of 21 girls from the high school this year. This season Randolph took a step into making history for their school by starting their own girls’ ice hockey league. The genesis of this league was centered on the interest of two sophomore students who had experience playing with travel ice hockey leagues. “They came to me and spoke about their interest” early in the year states DiLollo. To start, only four girls expressed a desire to play but soon the girls had put together a list of interested girls which they would be able to take to the board to qualify for a team. The team started with only 11 players but soon grew to have 21, including the first two sophomores which pioneered their way to this success. The road to having a new team approved is not always an easy one but Randolph’s BOE was particularly responsive. “I have not been in a community that is as fast responding as Randolph,” states DiLollo. “The support and activism is tremendous and really heartwarming.” To begin the quest for creating a girls ice hockey

team a proposition had to be made to the board. An adjustment to the budget would have to be made for the coaching staff as well as how the cost of travel for games would be covered. The athletic budget was able to absorb the cost for travel and officiating and although DiLollo approached the board outside the budget season for the coach, the board was able to approve the costs. “It is really what you’d hope to see out of a district where students have something they are interested in and the community and administration gets behind them,” states DiLollo. The budget was approved by the BOE in Nov. and the girls’ ice hockey league was able to start their season in mid. Dec. A physical education gym teacher at Randolph, Gina Annunziata, stepped forward to act as the girls coach. Annunziata is also the head field hockey coach and brings her years of experience in coaching to the plate by leading the team. Three fathers of the ice hockey players also stepped forward to assist in coaching the team. These coaches have extensive backgrounds in ice hockey and have been involved in coaching some of the girls travel teams. A parent group also formed as part of RAM RAC, which is the Randolph Athletic Community, for the ice hockey team.

It was this parent group which helped the girls get their equipment and used the team’s dues as well as a fundraiser to get the jerseys for the girls to wear. The team consists now of a mix of grades, all girls from the RHS and they will play teams such as Summit, Westfield and Chatham for their season. Tentatively they will play a total of eight games this season. Practices and home games have been arranged to take place at Aspen Ice in Randolph. “They have been very good to use there,” states DiLollo explaining that Aspen has given them a reduced rate for ice time. The girls exemplify their commitment to the sport by attending practices before school which begin at 5:45 a.m., and although most did not have prior experience with ice hockey they continue to express their determination to learn. So far the girls have played two games, their first taking place just before the winter break. DiLollo states that the team has a very clear drive for success as “a developing team.” “Although we don’t have a ‘W,’” says DiLollo, “there is a real group of talent on the team.” It is true that as the team sharpens their skills they have yet to win on the ice, but their perseverance in making this dream team a reality is a true score for them in the long run.

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Randolph Author... continued from front page vulnerable heroes; and always end with happily ever after.” Wilck says, “it has to have a happily ever after, or a happy for now. Real life doesn’t always have that. It makes people feel good. I love creating characters and tormenting them and coming up with a way for them to live happily ever after; putting obstacles in front of them that they have to overcome. “I like to come up with the perfect response and make things turn out the

way I like them to and have some control over that.” Wilck has four titles published and is currently working on three more. “I write every day,” says Wilck. “I try to set a goal for 1,000 words or four to five pages a day.” She also prefers short chapters and keeps her books to about 300 pages. “I just keep writing; I finish one and move onto the next one. I have a character in mind then create a story around the character.” Wilck recommends her books to those who like

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to read contemporary romance fiction, which means “current day” as well as stories that are not graphic. “Romance has a variety of different levels; this one is not very explicit. I don’t put in a sex scene if it doesn’t need a sex scene. It has to go with the storyline.” All of Wilck’s books are published by Rebel Ink Press and are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and AllRomanceEbooks. She can be reached at www.jenniferwilck.com.

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Continue To Brighten The Future By Sharing Positive Stories In 2017

By Cheryl Conway ith winter holidays behind us and the new year already here, many may have noticed some extra kindness with more and more people giving to charities, hosting dinners, providing meals and reaching out to those struggling or needing some help to get by. These are the type of stories that New View Media Group welcomes as good

news and kindness tend to spread and creates a chain reaction that may encourage others to pitch in by donating some time, money or items that they do not need or use. New View Media Group, it’s that new view on news that tends to steer away from anything controversial and negative, such as last year’s political debates and election. The recent election, as contentious as

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it was, remains uneasy for many who question the next leadership; and if the other candidate would have won, that same uneasiness would have still been present. As readers look back at 2016, and then forward to what lies ahead, we must not forget the importance of sticking to core values, good ethics and morals, and proper etiquette which can range from being kind to others; having respect for all people; being honest and giving to those who may be struggling.

Throughout the past year, the local community has been an outreach in so many ways to help others both near and far. Readers of the “Randolph News” were inundated with so many positive stories. In Randolph, a local high school student advocated for Tourette Syndrome; cheerleaders created sanitary kits to children living in poverty stricken areas; RHS marching band performed on Today Show; RHS girls’ volleyball team hosted fundraiser for breast cancer research; local knit/

crochet group delivered warm items to charity; Kiwanis Club held bowling fundraiser to support animal shelter; Boy Scouts repaired dog park obstacles; 5K held to support Randolph schools; RMS teens designed baseball gloves for disabled children; sophomore collected sports equipment for underprivileged children; township initiated pink recycling can sale to support breast cancer awareness; RHS girls’ basketball raised money for women’s shelter; chamber

choir sang on national television. The list of amazing stories that detail all of the wonderful actions prompted by the local community go on and on. For 2017, let’s continue to share in all of the good that surrounds us, big or small, near or far. Send your press releases and story ideas to me at editor@newviewmg.com. Hope happy holidays were had by all and may 2017 be bright, healthy and filled with all great things.

Jazz And Other Music Favorites To Ring At Museum

usic From the Heart is set to be performed by Amani (peace) at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum in Morristown on

Mon., Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. Special guest 14 year old award winning pianist, Leonieke Scheuble, will be featured. The program will include jazz and other favorites.

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Randolph Choir Brings Cheer Again To 1.25 Million

By Nicole Greco ike so many famous performers in history, the Randolph High School Chamber Choir was “discovered” on the streets of Manhattan. An improvised rehearsal caught the ear of a producer at Fox News Channel and the students were invited to return and make their television debut. Each year, the choir travels to New York for a day of caroling and sight-seeing. The day begins in Bryant Park, and the group of 26 students ranging from grades nine through 12, make their way up 5th Avenue in Midtown stopping along the way to sing for passersby and culminating with a “mini-concert” on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. During the excursion, the choir sees a Broadway play. Last December, they arrived early for the show and ducked into a breezeway that “looked like it would have great acoustics,” according to choir director Matt Swiss. So they stopped to sing. They hit the right notes at the right time- their

songs drifted to the windows above and caught the attention of producers from Fox and Friends. They came out to the sidewalk to meet Frank Perrone, Randolph’s district supervisor of visual and performing arts, and talked to the student singers. Later that day, the producers asked Perrone if the choir would perform on the popular morning show and prepara-tions began for their appearance with no time to spare. “As a performer, musicians always look forward to performing in front of a live audience, this perfor-mance in front of a live national audience is one that our students will never forget,” said Perrone, “They were provided the experience of what it is like as a performer to be given a performance opportunity that needs a quick turnaround in preparation and rehearsal time.” The producers were so impressed that they invited the students back for 2016. Once again, the students had to have their music camera-ready in short order. “The singers got the

music three days before the show; they learned it mostly on their own at home and then we rehearsed in class the next two days,” said Swiss, “They worked hard to learn the music well and that gave them the confidence to be really in control of their nervousness.” Niesen ratings for Fox and Friends averages 1.25 million viewers a day, not bad for a group of kids who only expected to carol for about 100 people at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “The morning of the show was surreal- waiting in the greenroom as the professional production un-

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folded around gave them an amazing taste of the industry and fueled their excitement,” said Swiss. “By the time we got outside [onto the plaza], the students were ready to sing with joy and enthusiasm.”

This year’s medley theme was “Christmas Around the World” featuring traditional songs. It lasted a little more than a minute but created memories that will last a lifetime. For those who missed it, or

want to hear the choir again, the next choral event will be Cabaret Night on Feb. 3, and the musical “Annie” on March 17 & 18. For tickets and information, visit rhs. booktix.com.

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Randolph High School Receives Special Olympics Award

By Jason Cohen igh School prepares students for college, but also shapes them into good people. Recently, Randolph High School was recognized for its efforts to educate its children about in-

clusion. This school year, RHS was the recipient of the NJ State Special Olympic Exemplary ‘Play Unified’ school at a Special Olympics Awards Dinner at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village held Nov.

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night and I am so proud to work with such great colleagues who have supported this program here at RHS,” said Principal Deborah Iosso. “It is so exciting to bring Special Olympics back to Randolph. It is priceless to watch our students unified in competition. Ms. McBreen and Ms. Mountjoy have gone above and beyond to provide our Special Olympics athletes with these amazing opportunities.” According to the Special Olympics New Jersey website, “A Play Unified School integrates the three components of Special Olympics Unified Strategy for Schools, which include Unified Sports, inclusive clubs and whole school engagement, throughout the

school culture, curriculum and student enrichment programming. Play Unified grants provide funding for schools to establish Play Unified student-led clubs and inclusive sports and social activities.” A Play Unified award is given to a school that demonstrates a commitment to inclusion, acceptance, respect and dignity by integrating Special Olympics programs into their school and embracing the motto, “Play Unified, Live Unified.” Theresa Cone, a member of the board of trustees for the Special Olympics New Jersey praised RHS at the ceremony. “We recognize the administration and Play Unified team for realizing the

unique gifts and potential in every student,” Cone said at the dinner. “As a first year Play Unified school they ran unified intramurals, organized a school wide respect week, and took a silver medal in the Shriver Cup bowling championship while their greatest and most enthusiastic fan, Principal Deborah Iosso cheered them on. Principal Iosso’s love for Special Olympics has inspired an entire community to become advocates for our athletes and for inclusion.” Last year RHS got involved in this program under the direction of Brianne McBreen, transition coordinator. “We plan to continue continued on next page

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Special Olympics Award... continued from previous page and expand the opportunities for our athletes to participate in Play Unified sports through the Special Olympics program,” Iosso said. “Participating in and hosting these types of events carry huge benefits for all involved. I always

get so much more out of participating in Special Olympics than I could ever give back.” Iosso noted the students enjoyed this experience and are looking forward to partic-ipating again. “Unified sports gives

everybody a chance to play, even kids that don’t usually play a sport,” said senior Greg Seymour. “It’s cool because we have a chance to get medals. I never did anything like that before,” added junior Jacob Burg.

he Shongum Elementary School Junior Girl Scout Troop #95705 gives donations to Eleventh Hour Rescue at Rockaway Mall on Dec. 16. The girls held a community service project where parents and students of Shongum School donated for two weeks, dog and cat supplies such as food, paper products and toys. Girls, from left, are Mackenzi Feldmar, Jessa Altemose, Samantha Alley, Isabella Jones, Avery Al-temose and Lauren Podesta.

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Annual Basketball Tournament Assists In Cancer Research

By Kerry Breen n Sat., April 29, the third annual ‘Layups4Life’ fundraising event, hosted by Dan Exeter, is set to be held at Roxbury High School. All of the proceeds from the event are donated to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Exeter himself is a cancer survivor. In 2013 he was diagnosed with acute lympho-blastic leukemia (ALL), along with a genetic mutation called a Philadelphia chromosome. This second factor made it a more complicated and rare type of cancer. “ALL is typically found in young children,” said Exeter, in a phone interview. “To find it in a

27-year-old doesn’t happen too frequently. I needed heavy, intensive chemo and full body radiation.” Exeter needed a T-cell transfusion to give him the best chance of beating the can-cer. First he was checked to see if he was a match with any siblings - he has one brother, and there was only a 25 percent chance he was a match. Luckily, he wound up being a match, meaning that Exeter did not need to go on a donor list. “It was certainly a tough road, between chemo and full body radiation,” explained Exeter. “I said to myself - ‘If I beat this thing, if I make my way out of it, I want to do something in the fight against this disease’.” His passion for basket-

ball - Exeter has played the sport since the age of ten, on high school teams, recreational teams, and travel teams, as well as playing in various leagues and tournaments, and described himself as ‘a big basketball junkie’ - was what made him decide to create a tournament and donate the proceeds to MSKCC. “Running a tournament seemed very easy for me to do,” he explained. “It was something I was comfortable with. People come to get a workout, to support someone currently fighting; I knew I wanted to do something sports-related so basketball would be the way to go for me.” He reached out to Roxbury High School both because of his status as alum

and the knowledge that he had contacts within their athletic programs. One of his friends, Stu Mason, was a member of the facility; after meetings with Mason and other staff members from the school, as well as dedicated team members from MSKCC who focus on events like these, the events came together. The first tournament was in 2015 and raised ten thousand dollars in a single event. In 2016 he and his fiancée, Dana, ran the event again, raising between seventeen and eighteen thousand dollars. The two tournaments combined raised nearly thirty thousand dollars, and Exeter expects that this year’s event will raise another record-breaking amount.

Those donations actually amounted to enough funds to help complete the research of doctor Bart Getta, a fellow on a bone marrow transplant team at MSKCC. Getta’s work focuses on leukemia cells that can linger after a patient receives a stem cell transplant. They noticed a problem where a number of patients with acute leukemia who are in complete remission at the time of the transplant end up relapsing at some point afterwards. Getta and colleagues created a plan that used two approaches. The first involved next-generation sequencing, which is a technique used to detect very small amounts of mutations that are specific for the type of leukemia the patient has.

The second approach was called multi-parameter flow cytometry, which is a technique that looks at markers on the surface of cells and can also detect very small percentages of abnormal cells in an otherwise normal appearing marrow. Bone marrow samples were examined in 122 patients, before and after undergoing an allogeneic stem cell transplant. The results showed that patients who had evidence of leukemia by either of the above tests before transplant were more likely to relapse after transplant, compared to those who were negative for both tests. When comparing the two tests, the flow cytometry test was the most useful, as the DNA continued on next page

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Yearbook Cover Contest Winners Announced

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test only detected certain mutations. The next step of the research is to expand the set of mutations the test can detect to increase its utility. These results will have important implications on how patients with acute leukemia who undergo transplants are treated, and

will hopefully lead to the new ways to reduce the risk of relapse later. This is just one project that has been assisted by the donations of the Layups4Life events. The above research was given ten thousand dollars in funding from the event. In total, Exeter donates the funds to three different de-

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partments. “There are so many worthy causes, but for my personal battle, I wanted to give to the places that related to what I went through,” explained Exeter. The donations were given to research on pediatric cancer, leukemia, and bone marrow research. “[Getta’s research] was something that gave me goosebumps.” This year’s event is set for Sat., April 29, at the Roxbury High School. It will be a series of three on three basketball tournaments; those of all skills levels, ages, and interests can register to play. Registration is open online at www.layups4life.org; those interested can also donate directly through the site.

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Decorating Contest Brings Merry And Brightness To Randolph

by Ashley Bouwense he Kiwanis Club of Randolph illuminated the holiday spirit with their first-annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest this December. Randolph Township Parks and Recreation partnered with the Kiwanis Club to sponsor the contest. Randolph residents could enter the competition online to compete. Homes were judged on originality, theme, creativity and overall presentation. The winners of the contest were given a cash prize to donate to a 501c3 youth charity of their choice. It was a hard decision to make, but judges were able to choose three win-ners from the 17 entries. The overall winner-Best and the Brightest- was the DaSilva family at 6 Viking Ct. They were awarded $300. Best Classic Presentation went to the Calantone Family at 3 Fawn Hill Ct.; and the Most Charming Presentation went to the Pallis Family at 3 Bedminster Rd. Both received $200. Alison Kentof and Jennifer Hodge, the youngest members of the Kiwanis Club, came up with the idea for the Holiday Home Decorating Contest two weeks

before Thanksgiving. “We were short on time, but we hit the ground running,” Bonnie Hodge, treasurer of Kiwanis Club of Randolph, said. Hodge researched to see how other towns conducted their light contests, and she noticed that none of them used the proceeds for charity. “Kiwanis’s goal is to give back and support our youth,” Hodge explained. “We decided that the winners of the contest would be able to use the pro-ceeds to donate to a 501c3 youth charity of their choice.” Russ Newman, director of Randolph Townships Parks and Recreation, agreed to partner with the Kiwanis Club to get the word out to the public. Flyers were made, the contest details were posted to the website and the Kiwanis team waited eagerly for entries. “For such short notice and for being the contest’s first year, we hoped for 10 entries,” said Hodge. “We were elated when we counted a total of 17.” Hodge and the rest of the Kiwanis team were pleased at how smoothly the contest proceedings went. There were six judges who

drove around Randolph the evening of Dec. 19 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The judges viewed the houses from the street, made notes on their score cards, and took photos of the displays for socal media postings and local news outlets. They deliberated and announced the winners of each category that evening. Next year, the Kiwanis Club hopes to invite the main winner of the con-test to help judge the houses. The group also hopes to double the entries by allowing residents to register in October. Many Randolph residents told Hodge that they noticed more houses in the town decorated this year than they had seen in previous Christmas seasons.

They were happy for the extra illumination. “People want to have a sense of spirit and holiday cheer,” Hodge commented. “The contest made the community come together to enjoy the season.”

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By Cheryl Conway embers of the Randolph High School Key Club brought joy to children during the holidays when they collected and donated about 100 toys. Initiated by RHS junior Charles Taibi, 70 Key Club members brought in new and used toys from early December and donated them to the Morristown Neighborhood House on Dec. 21. A collection box was placed at the school and each member received an hour of community service credit for every two or three toys they donated. “We usually do a toy drive in Key Club,” says Taibi, “so we decided to do one for the Neighborhood House. It was the holiday season and kids need toys. I just wanted to help, and it’s in the neighborhood.” On Dec. 21, Taibi went with his mom, Rosemary Taibi, to drop off the toys. “It was good,” says Taibi, although he did not get to meet any of the children. “I really enjoy collecting these for these kids. Helping other people is really nice; it’s really satisfying.” Last year, Taibi organized a collection

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class families since 1898. It provides programs that are designed to support individuals and families to become self-sufficient. “We have to make sure we’re looking out for each other,” says Taibi. “Everyone is not always equal or as fortunate as you.” Giving back, “it’ll bring joy to you and everyone else.”

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Donations Received From Annual Drive Reach The Most Children Yet By Cheryl Conway Lots of boxes and tears were received from New View Media Group’s annual clothing and toy drive held last month. From Nov. through Dec. 20, the monthly newspaper company reached out to communities in its coverage areas requesting new unwrapped toys and new clothing for newborn children through age 14. Clothing items collected included t-shirts, socks, pants and winter necessities such as hats, coats, gloves and scarves. Gift cards were also donated. Organizers are so thankful for all of this year’s donations. “We received an overwhelming amount this year,” says drive organizer Mary Lalama of Flanders,

co-publisher of New View Media Group. “Boxes and boxes,” that were too many to count. Like previous drives she held, Lalama set up several drop off locations to make it more convenient to contributors. Items were left at the following locations: New View Media Group in Budd Lake; Weis Supermarkets in Flanders; Philly Pretzel in Hackettstown; HomeTown Hardware in Hackettstown; and Fresco Mexican in Chester. Her fourth drive held, Lalama says she received a lot of donations this year, especially Legos. “We received tons of Legos,” she says. Instead of giving to certain organizations, most of the contributions went to

individuals in need. “I donated all of the stuff, with the exception of two small boxes,” Lalama says which she has plans to give to a battered women’s shelter organization called Strengthen Our Sisters. “Parents that saw the article called me and I set up times for pick up at our office, and I also delivered to four families,” says Lalama. “We gave to 28 local kids this year, our largest amount to date,” adds Lalama. “We give about six to eight items per child.” Her motive, “to help struggling families and bring a smile to a child’s face,” is becoming a habit for Lalama who recently spearheaded the first community Thanksgiving Dinner in Mt. Olive Twp.

on Nov. 24, 2016, with her husband Joe Nicastro, co-publisher of New View Media Group. Reactions she witnessed this year is only encouraging her to do more. “Tears, and more tears from the single struggling moms,” Lalama describes

as she handed over the collected items. “They were all so happy and grateful to be able to have basic necessities for their kids,” like “hats, scares and gloves, and other clothing. As her next endeavor, Lalama says “I am looking into starting a non-prof-

it which will provide area children with free clothes. I want to call it Alyssa’s closet,” named after her late niece. “I got the idea from some of the moms who just wanted clothes for their children because they can’t afford them.”

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By Henry M. Holden very month, the Randolph Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7333, sponsors along with several other VFW Posts a Bingo Night at the Lyons Veterans Hospital. It is their way of offering some social interaction with the veterans who are hospitalized. It’s called Bing Night, and it’s held on the second Monday of each month, from September through June. “Everybody wins at this game,” said Rich Reck, a Vietnam era vet. “We give out practical prizes such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, socks, and sweatpants.” Most of the patients are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that brings emo-

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tional and psychological problems. Some are outpatients. “We don’t know where they go afterward, some will go home but others may not have a home to go to,” said Reck. As part of the monthly group that visits the hospital, Reck accidentally overheard a near-by conversation. The person who provided the clothing for the bingo nights had left, and some were concerned about going forward. It looked like they would have to scurry around looking for prizes for the bingo party. Reck, who is also a deacon at Resurrection Parish, for ten years, knew what to do. “I said, I think I can do something.”

As a deacon, Reck regularly visits the hospital and homebound sick had been in a prison ministry, and felt this effort fit perfectly into his diaconate. “I knew at this point that Resurrection Parish only collected donations on Memorial Day for the traditional Poppies,” he explained. “So, I approached Fr. John Tarantino, the parish administrator, with a suggestion that we ask for specific clothing to be donated by the parishioners. He was happy to support this effort.” These items should only include new socks, t-shirts, and sweat shirts which are distrib-uted as prizes to all the patients. Size is more important than color. Socks should be 10-13 size; and

t-shirts sweat shirts should be XL – XXXL. “It’s a tremendous feeling to be able to give these veterans something that they really need,” said Reck. Reck has been in the VFW for about three-anda-half years, but it took him almost ten years of trying to join. “I kept being told something was missing from my DD-214,” (the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). “I was also told that I had to be in [the military] for a specific time between 1949 and 1955.” Reck was in from September 1966 to June 1968. “I finally contacted the former Post Commander, Jack Sassaman, who used my military travel and

reporting orders, and my final payment receipt, because my DD-214 was not correct.” Reck described his first

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ust like certain exercises, home improvement projects may involve heavy lifting, bending, moving, and stretching. After spending much of the winter indoors and largely sedentary, some homeowners may be tempted to jump into projects with gusto when the warm weather returns. But that can be a recipe for injury that can sideline DIYers for a while. Instead, homeowners can start slowly and then gradually work longer hours, just as

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cont. from previous page for me,” he said. “These patients have PTSD. They look healthy but some of them couldn’t read or stay focused now, but could before they contracted this illness. One would hold the card but he couldn’t cross off the numbers so, we had to help. Another didn’t mark the card, but knew he had bingo by just looking at the card, and keeping track

they might do when returning to exercise after some time off. Homeowners can see how their muscles feel after an hour or two while not concentrating on one task for too long. Homeowners who vary the tasks they tackle will use different muscle groups, which can reduce strain and limit injury risk. Whenever possible, opt for ergonomic tools that can reduce users’ risk of repetitive stress injuries.

of the numbers in his head. Here’s the same illness, but the symptoms are so different. “I don’t think the general public is prepared for it,” he added. “You have to go in there with the mindset that I’m here to help somebody who has PTSD. I don’t care what you’ve read about it, or what you’ve seen about it, you don’t really know it until you been with it.

“Anyone who wants to help the veterans, but doesn’t know how to go about it, just get in touch with us,” he said. For more information contact VFW Post 7333 in Randolph. Call 973945-8507 or email bill@ bmenzel.com. Randolph Memorial Post 7333 serves Randolph, Mendham, Mine Hill, Chester and Dover.

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s consumers, we want to be sure that when we spend our hard-earned dollar on something, we are getting value. The dictionary deﬁnes “value” with words such as importance, worth, or usefulness. Dental implants truly provide a valuable service and function. The versatility of dental implants can provide value in many ways: they can replace missing teeth without damaging others like bridges and dentures, they can create gorgeous smile makeovers, they can stabilize dentures or even eliminate them, and we’ve seen time and time again how they can turn people’s lives around. The other week we per-

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Thomas Edison’s Revolutionary Audio Toy Started Home Phonograph And Recorded Music Industry

By Michele Guttenberger he home music entertainment industry got its start from a handheld revolutionary toy targeted for girls - the talking doll. Thomas Edison in 1877 patented his first phonograph recorder. He envisioned his invention as time saving business equipment for letter dictation. However, a novel idea emerged of using this same technology in a miniature version to be housed inside a doll. Unknowingly, the talking doll would become the first home phonograph player when it was released to the public in 1890. Each doll housed an internal phonograph seven inches tall, with a wax cylinder measur-

ing three inches in diameter containing a six second prerecorded nursery rhyme. Edison was enthusiastic in finding a new use for his invention and thought his talking doll would bring him huge success. In the April 26, 1890 issue of “Scientific America,” he boasted that he would be manufacturing 500 dolls per day and had a doll factory staffed with 100 employees in his New Jersey factory. The men assembled the talking devices and the factory women were assigned to dressing the dolls. The doll had a dainty imported Simon and Halbig bisque face, but the rest of doll’s body looked like a sci-fi transformer figure because of its metal torso and

wooden segmented limbs. It was no wonder that Edison would later refer to this doll as a “little monster.” After several plays, the doll’s recording was scratchy and even sounded spooky. The doll’s voice crank located in the back of the doll did not have a spring mechanism. A child was expected to steadily turn the crank at an even speed for the doll to audibly recite its rhyme. The price tag may have been more horrific than its horrid voice. The basic price for a simply clothed doll was $10. However, to buy the doll complete with its 1890’s high fashion outfit the price jumped to $25. This was the equivalent of two weeks’ salary for the average person.

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Edison success in the doll making business would be short lived. The customer returns on these dolls were massive. One toy retailer returned 188 dolls out of their 200-doll order. The dolls could not hold up to a child’s hard use. To recover some of these losses, they removed the voice device and drastically marked down the price to that of an ordinary doll. The 1890’s factory doll business would be noted in history as one of Edison’s marketing failures. However, it proved to Edison that the average household was willing to spend extra money for recorded home entertainment. And that brought the launch of a new nationwide industry of recording

artists, record sales and phonograph players all initially headquartered at Edison’s West Orange location. Today one can still visit the doll, an early American factory, and the evolution of phonograph players at the place of the original music

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