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Tracing the History of Thanksgiving

By Henry M. Holden he annual celebration of Thanksgiving may be America’s most cherished holiday. It stands apart from Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Thanksgiving also bears a resemblance to the ancient Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, held in the autumn to commemorate the sheltering of the Israelites in the wilderness. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has in recent decades, been celebrated as a secular holiday as well. Thanksgiving began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Some evidence indicates that (wild) turkey may have been on the first Thanksgiving menu, but venison, Indian corn and fowl were on the menu, when the Pilgrims hosted the inaugural feast in 1621. Although the American concept of Thanksgiving developed in the colonies of New England, it originated in Europe. Both the religious Separatists and the Puritans who came over on the Mayflower brought with them a tradition of preordained holidays—days of fasting during difficult moments, and days of celebration to thank God for their abundance. Historians have noted that Native Americans had a rich tradition of commemorating the fall harvest with feasting long before Europeans arrived on their shores. A question that is looking for a solid answer is whether the feast at Plymouth was the first Thanksgiving. Some historians have recorded other ceremonies of thanks among European settlers in North America that precede the Pilgrims’ celebration. In 1565, for instance, the Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilé invited members of the local Timucua tribe to a dinner in St. Augustine, Florida, after holding a Mass to thank God for their safe arrival. On December 4, 1619, when 38 British settlers reached a site known as Berkeley Hundred on the banks of Virginia’s

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History of Thanksgiving... continued from front page to governors, senators, and presidents, earning her the nickname the “Mother of Thanksgiving.” In 1863, Abraham Lincoln, at the height of the Civil War, finally granted her request in a proclamation beseeching all Americans to ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife and to heal the wounds of the nation.” Lincoln scheduled Thanksgiving for the last Thursday in November, and it was celebrated on that day every year until 1939, when Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday back a week to spur retail sales during the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s plan, known sarcastically as Franksgiving, was met with intense opposition. In 1941, the president grudgingly signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November. In many American households, the Thanksgiving celebration centers on cooking and sharing a bountiful meal with family and friends and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parades around the country have also become an integral part of the holiday. New York City’s Macy’s department store has presented Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

since 1924. It is the largest parade attracting some 2 to 3 million persons along its 2.5mile route. Since 1953 it has been viewed by a large nation-wide television audience. The Parade features giant character balloons, floats, marching bands, clowns, performance groups, and TV and movie actors. The parade has been cancelled only three times, 1942-1944, because of a rubber and helium shortage during WWII. Beginning in the early 20th century, the President of the United States has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys each year, sparing the birds and sending them to a farm for retirement. Several governors also perform the annual turkey pardoning ritual. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, the parade was downsized and closed to the public. It was filmed as a broadcastonly event in the Herald Square area with 88 percent few participants. Volunteering is a common Thanksgiving Day activity, and communities often hold food drives and host free dinners for the less fortunate. Today, nearly 90 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation. Other traditional foods include stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.

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Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired? Exploring Another Treatment Option for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

hronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome (CFIS) also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disabling and poorly understood illness that is becoming more widespread in Western countries. CFIS is a term used to describe a myriad of neurological, neuromuscular, and immunological abnormalities. The initial onset of CFIS consists of flu-like symptoms including fever, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, chills and extreme fatigue. The chronic manifestations of CFIS always include disabling fatigue but can also include muscle and joint pain, sleep disorders, headaches, hypo- or hypersensitivities, cognitive disorders, depression, malaise, anxiety, irritability, confusion, weight fluctuations, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, muscle fatigue, worsening PMS, visual disturbances, tachycardia, paresthesias, dry eyes, dry mouth, night sweats, skin rashes and decreased sexual desire. The etiology of CFIS is still unknown, but the suspected cause is a viral infection. Some researchers believe that CFIS is actually a neurological response to a viral infection. Since there are no absolute markers or lab tests to confirm the illness, chronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome is often diagnosed by symptoms alone and by process of elimination.

For the same reasons, western medicine has no treatment for chronic fatigue. Instead, doctors prescribe individual medications to deal with each of the associated symptoms. As with any illness, traditional Chinese medicine treats the individual on a case- bycase basis. A diagnosis is made based on the individual’s symptoms as well as their tongue and pulse presentations. The patient’s tongue is inspected and 6 pulses are felt on each wrist in order for the Acupuncturist/ Chinese Medical Practitioner to determine the diagnosis. Since chronic fatigue manifests differently in each person, this method of diagnosing is superior. The treatment plan is then formulated based on the individual’s diagnosis. As you can see in the chart- one Acupuncture treatment plan will address all of the individual’s symptoms as well as the illness as a whole. This is known as a root and branch treatment. Addressing the root cause of the chronic fatigue is addressing the illness as a whole while treating the branch aims to relieve all of the symptoms associated with the illness. A single Chinese herbal formula can also be prescribed to treat both the root and branch of the chronic fatigue syndrome. For more information about Acupuncture and Chronic Fatigue Immunodeficiency Syndrome, call Kearstin R. Tripi, L.Ac at Mt. Olive Acupuncture & Wellness 973-527-7978.

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Randolph Cat’s Love of Hot Dogs Lands Her in “Chicken Soup for the Soul”

By Steve Sears 0 -ye a r- o l d Randolph resident, Robert Grayson, has had a successful writing career, he the author of many articles as well as books. However, his latest published work may be the most special. Credit Grayson himself, but also his late felines, Nip and Nap, for a story titled “Super Taster” which was recently published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat:101 Tales of Feline Friendship. Grayson has always been an animal lover, especially cats and dogs. “Each one really does have their own personality,” he says. “Even though they may look alike and people may not be able to see the difference in them, I found the difference in all their own personalities.” Grayson through the years made it a habit to jot down memories and quirks of his beloved animals, two of them being Nap, who had a fondness for whipped cream, and Nip, a Hebrew National hot dog loyalist. “I know that cats like different ‘people food,’ and this particular cat (Nip) really liked hot dogs. When I was making hot dogs, she would come running. She really wanted a taste of the hot dogs, and so I gave her a little taste.” Nip was sold on Hebrew National, and when Grayson placed a portion of another brand in front of her, she exhibited her displeasure. “Apparently not up to her standards,” Grayson says with a laugh. “I picked up on that. It had to be that particular brand. If I got any other brand, it didn’t cut the mustard,” he says, laughing again. “She would just walk away, and she walked away with like a really sour look on her face. She was very upset that I tried to pawn off something that she really didn’t like.” In one instance, Grayson is innocent of “pawning,” and it’s that story that got published in Chicken Soup. During a busy Memorial Day weekend, Grayson headed to his butcher, who due to demand had run out of Hebrew National hot dogs. He instead gave to Grayson an almost identical brand, but didn’t tell him. The hot dog met Grayson’s favor, but not Nip’s. “I brought them home, cooked them, and I put them down for Nip, and she walked away,” he recalls. “She wouldn’t have any.” Grayson, worried that Nip had turned down the normal quarter of hot dog offering, thought maybe there was something medically wrong with his cat. “I decided that I would call the butcher and ask him what he gave

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me, because I didn’t think they were Hebrew National.” His butcher was astounded, mistakenly thinking that Grayson had noticed. Grayson said to him. “The truth is, I didn’t notice it, but my cat did.” The butcher was astounded. “Your cat?!” Grayson responded, “Yeah, my cat loves Hebrew National.” When the butcher apologized and told Grayson that he wasn’t trying to pull a fast one – he really thought the other brand was very quality comparable - Grayson told him that he didn’t think he was, but that there was a customer of his that he may not know about, and she was very unhappy with the product. Even though Grayson had tasted it and it seemed like it was a quality product, Nip would have none of it. The butcher was amazed by the story, and when he got more Hebrew National supply in, he gave some to Grayson sans charge, and Nip was again in hot dog heaven. Nip was deceased for a good period when Grayson put his fingers to keyboard to write the story. “I was thinking about her one day and I decided that I wanted to write this out, and that other people might enjoy it,” he says. After he submitted it, the story went through a period of readings until it was finally accepted and committed to print. For Grayson, whose writing career has spanned decades, “Super Taster” is closest to his heart because of the memories. “As I was writing it, it brought me back to the time when they (Nip and Nap) were around, for sure. Whether the story had gotten published or not, it’s an irreplaceable feeling.” Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat:101 Tales of Feline Friendship is available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Indie Bound.

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I Remember Dad: Proud Be, Thy Service to Country

By Richard Mabey Jr. t the dawn of soon becoming 68, I reflect upon the thousand and one questions that I would now love to ask my late father. My dad and his seven brothers and one sister, would often talk about the Holy Bible that their mom had setting open upon a little table in their living room. The legend goes that my grandmother believed that the open Bible was a source of spiritual protection for her family. And, the legacy is that Grandma kept the big, family Bible open to the page of John 3:16. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” On the wall above the Bible were photographs of Grandma’s family. In the early Spring of 1943, the ship upon which my dad’s brother, Edward, was stationed on was sunk by a German warship, not far from the coast of England. Uncle Ed was missing in action for quite a while. I cannot imagine the horrific emotional and psychological pain that my grandparents endured, during that terribly uncertain time. In my time of growing up in the big family farmhouse along Mabey Lane, I

remember that my father would often reflect upon the era when Uncle Ed was lost at sea, missing in action. Dad often talked about how his dear, sweet mother prayed and prayed every day that her son Edward would be found and return home, safe and sound. A British ship did come upon the survivors of that sunken ship that Uncle Ed was stationed on. And, Uncle Ed was saved. The days when Uncle Ed was lost at sea, missing in action, had a most deep and profound effect upon my father’s heart, mind and soul. Somehow and someway, Dad convinced his mother and father to sign the paperwork that would allow him to join the United States Army Air Corps at the age of 17. Grandpa’s brother, Earl, was killed in action in France during the First World War. Grandma’s grandfather, William Storms, was killed fighting with the Union Army’s 15th New Jersey Regiment, during the Battle of the Wilderness. Her father was but a baby in a cradle when Great Grandpa Storms fell to a bullet wound. My grandparents the pains of war. And, they did not want another one of their sons to have to march off to war. My grandparents were very patriotic people, but they dreaded seeing another son leave the little hamlet of Lincoln Park, to go off

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I Remember Dad... continued from page 8 was near and dear to Dad’s heart. It’s a funny thing. When I turned 18, I tried to join the National Guard. They turned me down because I have a damaged Mitral Heart Valve. So, I never got to fully know what it was like to be in the service. I know that my father got very homesick while he was stationed in Hawaii. I remember Dad’s younger brothers would kid around with Dad that, in every single letter that he wrote home, Dad would remind his brothers to

take good care of his train village that was set up in the upstairs hallway. If you have a relative or friend that is presently in the armed services, please do consider writing them a little note with a few words of appreciation for their selfless sacrifice. For they are the defenders of our precious freedom. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@ hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: My Life Publications.

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Through the Eyes of Children

By Sally Barmakian hildren are honest uncensored, and full of enthusiasm! As we approach a season of many holidays, take a step back and try to see it through a child’s eyes. At a local farm, observe a child carrying a huge, orange pumpkin with both hands and a big grin on his or her face. The delight of watching a turkey strut around with its jiggly, red wattle beneath its beak as it actually gobbles! The look of a future chef watching grandma baste a plump turkey in the oven or a turkey made from a paper bag with colorful paper feathers being given a home on the Thanksgiving table. Treasure the moment a child sees the gigantic balloons at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade for the first time. Do not dismiss these endeavors or miss the sparkle in the eyes of the children who are enjoying the holiday at their level.

December has a myriad of holidays which can be shared by all. The thrill of spinning a dreidel to get some chocolate coins or flipping potato pancakes with a grandchild. The surprise of siblings when they see their “Elf on a Shelf” in the refrigerator! A first visit with Santa or a ride in your pajamas on a train to The Polar Express. A family outing to see a tree lighting can bring magic to the night with hot chocolate and warm mittens. Instead of just taking your kids to events, really enjoy it through their eyes. Delve into the family traditions that make your family come together and celebrate with those experiencing with such fresh enthusiasm that it cannot be suppressed in any way. It is also a time to share with your children how they can warm the hearts of others. Bake cookies with your kids to give to

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Enjoy winter views from front deck of Shongum Lake! This one is a must see & an absolute YES! Remodeled & redone 2021! Brand new kitchen w/ high end Viking S/S appliances, open floor plan & more! Kitchen boasts farmhouse sink, leather granite & quartz countertops, fantastic exhaust wood hood, & more! Main floor feat. 3 bedrms, remodeled full bath & open floor plan! Downstairs offers 1 bedrm, large main bath, family rm, laundry rm & door to attached garage! Hardwood floors thru-out main level. Newer Trek Deck leads to an amazing backyard outdoor patio space w/ fire pit, grass area for play, & backs to wooded privacy! This is the ultimate “Staycation” w/ Shongum Lake across the street! Enjoy boating, beach, parties, swim team, playground, Clubhouse & events thru-out the year! Do not miss this one!

Nestled on cul-de-sac street in Shongum section of Randolph! Shongum Elem. School thru path on cul-de-sac. (K-5) Enjoy this very special CH Colonial home which offers newer 2020 GAF 50 yr. roof! Beautiful home boasts open floor plan, main floor home office, bright family rm w/ custom stone wood burning fireplace & a fantastic 3 season rm off of back w/ skylights! Enjoy the great outdoors thru-out the year! 4 well appointed bedrms on 2nd level w/ hardwd floors. Main level offers spacious living, eat in kitchen w/ breakfast area & corian c-tops, newer applcs, main floor laundry, beautiful dining room & more! Newer furnace, AC, Thermador cooktop, KitchenAid dishwasher, Pella & Anderson windows, in-ground sprinkler, generator switch & more!

Fantastic light & bright home & in move right in condition! Fabulous 3 bedrm, 1.1 bath Colonial home situated in the Mt Tabor neighborhood w/ amenities that include 4 parks, a public library, Tabor - Lake, a Tabernacle & so much more! Easy commuting location too! Enjoy the two tier deck off of the oversized kitchen which boasts granite c-tops, S/S appliances, tile floor, & new lighting fixtures. The laundry/powder rm is conveniently located on main level & includes a Samsung Stackable W/D! Open floor plan offers a fantastic sunroom/playroom/family rm, living rm & dining rm to enjoy! Three nicely sized bedrms on 2nd level. Master & 2nd bedrm share a private deck to enjoy morning coffee or a glass of wine to end your day! This one has been well cared for & beautifully updated. Do not miss this gem!

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LOCATION! - STUNNING TURNKEY CUSTOM COLONIAL LOCATED AT THE END OF A SMALL CUL-DE-SAC. MINUTES FROM SPARTA CENTER AND LAKE MOHAWK BOARDWALK. Pride of ownership in this Designer Inspired Executive Home. Large lovely open Kitchen overlooks Family Room with vaulted ceilings & fireplace. Features separate eating area off Kitchen & access to large deck & private yard. Stunning, large formal Dining Room, front Game Room for pool table & cards, Additional main floor Laundry Room & Pantry. 2nd level offers 4 large Bedrooms (1 currently converted to luxury closet), enormous Master Bedroom w/turret area, with stunning Master Bathroom w/dual sinks, claw foot tub & separate shower. Custom appointments & upgrades throughout, shows impeccably, will not disappoint.

Gracious 4 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath Center Hall Colonial located on a cul-de-sac, set on just under 2 acres of private park-like property. Enjoy the two-story foyer with a large window providing a sun-drenched entrance. The first floor consists of 9 foot ceilings and 6 foot windows, allowing for natural light all around the home. The Living Room features a tray ceiling and hardwood flooring. The Formal Dining Room includes a large picture window and hardwood flooring as well. The Eat-in center-island Kitchen is complete with stainless steel appliances and 42 cabinetry, large pantry and a study nook.. This is open to the Large Family Room featuring a wood burning fireplace, hardwood flooring and adjacent wet bar. Tucked away next to the family is the private study, perfect for today’s work from home environment. There is a conveniently located Powder Room off the center hall. On the second level you’ll find 4 Bedrooms all with hardwood flooring. The spacious Primary Bedroom features vaulted tray ceiling, two walk in closets, En-suite Bath, including double sinks, jetted tub, separate stall shower and linen closet. Down the hall there are three additional large bedrooms which all include large closets. You’ll find the Main Bath and linen closet here as well. Additional storage is available in the walk in attic accessed from a bedroom closet. The finished basement provides Recreation Rooms, 6 closets and two storage areas, one which includes a work shop area. The over-sized 3 car garage access is provided in the first floor Laundry Room. Outside you’ll enjoy the fenced-in property, with level play and entertainment areas. Additionally there is a deck which is the perfect place to host a barbeque. There is extensive landscaping featuring many flowering trees and shrubs to enjoy throughout the seasons. storage.Enjoy living in Randolph Township with wonderful park facilities, trails and schools!

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Randolph Man Continues to Have Swimming Success

By Steve Sears 1-year Randolph resident, Dr. Michael Fey, Ph.D., won four gold medals at the September 11 and 12 New Jersey Senior Olympics in Woodbridge, New Jersey, he garnering first place in the 50yard backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. “My backstroke and breaststroke were the 6th fastest times in the U.S. Masters Swimming in 2021 for my age group,” Dr. Fey says. He then adds, “My butterfly and freestyle were the 7th fastest for this year.” His accomplishment is significant because these were his first swimming races since 2018 (primarily due to COVID-19) and only after about 6 weeks of twice-a-week training. “I’m also about 8 pounds heavier than when I last swam,” he says, “so there’s room for improvement should I decide to swim the Nationals in Fort Lauderdale in May 2022.” More good news. Dr. Fey also recently learned that he is now New Jersey’s all-time record holder of the 100 Meter Individual Medley. He set this record in 2018 in the 65 – 69 age group. He also says, “I was only 0.2 of a second away from the 50yard backstroke record from the swim at the New Jersey Senior Olympics. I feel confident that my next backstroke swim will

break that record as well. So, I have at the least another swim left in me.” And then there’s this from the upbeat, 71-year-old, Cornell University graduate: “It hasn’t really hit me yet, but I’m slowly coming to the realization that I’m in pretty good shape for an old guy,” he says with a laugh. With good reason, of course. He is no stranger to varied exercise. Dr. Fey does what he calls a “dry land workout” five days a week at the Randolph YMCA, but also swims when primarily training for a competition. “Even when I do swim, I don’t put a lot of yardage in,” he explains. “One day a week, and I swim a warm up of 400 yards and then another 400 yards of sprints, so it’s not like I’m really dedicating a lot of time to swimming. I’m older now, and to me, because I’m a sprinter, it’s about strength and not technique so much anymore.” A Numismatic Coin Dealer and brain tumor survivor who has climbed Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, he feels his health is better now than in 2018. “I was having back issues when I was swimming back then, and I had to get shots in my back just to compete for the World Championships. But my back problem has gone away, so I’m in really good health now. I started a new sport, pickle ball, about six weeks ago. I’m

doing double workouts of pickle ball at the Randolph Tennis Club.” Dr. Fey is indeed eyeing the Senior Olympic Nationals in Florida, where he won a silver and bronze (medal) in 2018. For him, a gold medal would be nice, but he’s also focused on breaking three additional New Jersey all-time records. However, regarding it all, he admits very humbly, “If I happen to beat everybody else, that’s fine, but if I didn’t, that would be fine, too. I don’t have to be king of the mountain.” Dr. Fey wishes to acknowledge the kindness of the Randolph YMCA, and his longtime coach, Ed Tsuzuki, who for 34 years has been head coach of the Bernards High School swim team. “Even now, when I was saying whether I should do it (swimming) or not, he was encouraging me, saying, ‘You’re so talented. It would be a shame to waste that by not doing it.’ He’s encouraging me to continue with swimming.” When it comes to the sport, Dr. Fey says, “Swimming takes a lot of discipline, and it’s a huge psychological commitment, as much as it is a physical commitment and also a diet commitment. You have to not eat as much; you have to eat the right stuff. You have to be disciplined in that respect. Psychologically speaking, you’re constantly thinking about the races ahead of the

Dr. Michael S. Fey, Ph.D., after winning a 2018 race. Photo courtesy of Dr. Michael S. Fey, Ph.D.

races, and you get nervous when you’re up on the blocks - every time. There’s a huge psychological impact, because you always want to do better.”

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, I am thankful for all of you, my colleagues, clients, and friends. Thank you for placing your trust in me as your Realtor. Wishing you all good health, good spirits, and many blessings during the holiday season.

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The UPS Store Randolph to Host Free Shredding Mondays

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he UPS Store Randolph will be offering “Free Shredding Mondays” where customers can shred their documents for no charge. They are located behind the Randolph Diner at 517 Rt 10 E in Randolph. “Securely destroying documents is a critical step in preventing identity theft,” said The UPS Store franchisee Nate Penn. “Recognizing that there is a need for this type of service, we added a secure shredding container at our location. Customers can drop their sensitive documents into the container and our secured shredding service provider Iron Mountain will pick up these documents and shred them at its secure shredding facility or in our parking lot using one of its patented mobile shredding trucks.” The Federal Trade Commission encourages consumers to shred charge receipts, copies of credit applications, insurance forms, physician statements, checks and bank statements, expired charge cards that you’re discarding, and credit offers you get in the mail. Another potential way identity thieves steal information is by stealing unsecured mail right out of consumers’ mailboxes. Keeping mail in a secure place can help consumers prevent identity thieves from getting their

hands on personal information. To help customers do this, The UPS Store offers secure mailbox services, which include a real street address, package and mail receiving from all carriers, 24-hour mailbox access, and text and email notification when they have mail or packages to save them from unnecessary trips. For additional information on consumer protection against identity theft and fraud, visit www.ftc.gov. In addition to domestic and international shipping, The UPS Store offers full-service packaging; digital and online printing; blackand-white and color copies; document finishing (binding, laminating, etc.); printing services (business cards, letterhead, rubber stamps, etc.); notary; custom crating and shipping for large items (furniture, artwork, motorcycles, etc.); mailbox and postal services; office and packaging supplies; and more. The UPS Store is located at 517 Rt10E and is open 7 days a week. The hours are Mon-Fri: 8am-6:30pm, Sat 9am-5pm, and Sun 10am-3pm. For additional information visit https://locations.theupsstore.com/nj/ randolph/517-rt-10-e/ or call 973-891-1199.

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Netcong Hope Chest Yields Past Memories of Roxbury Gael Football

By Steve Sears ometimes memories are uncovered in more than just photo albums. In fact, packed away for safe keeping may be items that will spark a recall, encourage a breath of amazement when the actual items are located after many years. Just ask John Fenimore, who opened an old cedar hope chest while helping clear out his parent’s house in Netcong, and he was amazed at what he was looking at: two of his dad’s Roxbury High School football jerseys from the mid 1940s. One was gray, emblazoned with a bright yellow number 22, parts of the digits chewed away by age, and the second a bright yellow jersey with a blue number 50, parts of it torn by time or, perhaps, gridiron battle from 75 years ago. Except for the early part of the decade, the 1940s

weren’t kind to Roxbury Gael football. Still, that didn’t stop Guilio Fenimore from packing away with pride the upper part of the uniforms he wore from 1944 until 1946. Fenimore is now 93, his wife, Emma, 94. Both, still living in the Netcong home they had built in 1950, had decided the time had come to start cleaning it out. It led their son to a storage area in the house and to the chest, which was an engagement gift for his mom. “It’s basically an old cedar chest,” says Fenimore, who when finding the jerseys posted a photo of each to an enthusiastic response on the “Roxbury Football 100 Years” Facebook page. “So, anyway, she (his mom) wanted me to move that out of there down to the garage, which has kind of become a storage area. I found the jerseys in there. I have no idea how long

Photos courtesy Fenimore family.

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they’ve been in there,” he says with a chuckle. “One thing I noticed was how small they were, and they’re very heavy as well.” Guilio, who served as captain in his last year at the school, was a pulling guard in the single-wing Roxbury offensive formation. When Roxbury football held a 100th anniversary celebration in 2012, the elder Fenimore was the lone 1940s representative.

Always a football lover, he kept the sideline chains at the Lenape Valley High School football games until 2011, and was a regular attendee with his daughter, Fran, at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big East and Big Ten contests at S H I Stadium in New Brunswick until 2018. Guilio’s brother Mike,

who died in 2019, also was a Roxbury Gael gridironer in the mid 1940’s as well. Emma Fenimore attended Hackettstown High School while her future husband was at Roxbury. Both met at a dance at the Wigwam restaurant and dance hall in Budd Lake. The couple, wed in 1948, celebrated a

73rd wedding anniversary in 2021. Guilio Fenimore does have photos and newspaper clippings from his high school football days, and when his son brought the uniforms to his dad, he remembered them fondly. Indeed, they are all cherished items.

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Morris County Surrogate Now Hosts Television Show

By Steve Sears orris County Surrogate, Heather J. Darling, Esq. is seen often in Roxbury and beyond, doing good work representing the citizens of her township, county, and state. Now, Darling can be seen on RVN streaming television with her new show, “Have You Heard?” On her show, Darling discusses key issues such as business, law, politics, and much more. “There’s another host, Barry Lefkowitz, and we have a mutual friend who thought that I might be interested in appearing on his show, and that he might be interested in having me appear on his show, in reference to a couple of topics,” explains Darling, who has lived in Roxbury for 46 years. “His show is called ‘New Perspectives,’ and what we were talking about was the southern border. But I brought to it a perspective of a criminal defense attorney that has represented these kids that come across the border, and I talked about homelessness from the perspective of somebody who was a Morris County Freeholder.” After the taping of the show, the gentleman who runs the studio approached Darling about having her own show, and after a second show appearance, discussion further ensued, and it was decided that she’d have her own show and platform. Darling’s guests are

from both sides of the fence on issues. She may agree or disagree with them, but there is no debating. “That’s not what it’s about,” Darling states. “It’s about a Q&A on current events and issues, whether it’s business, law, politics, whatever. It’s national, it’s international.” “Have You Heard?” premiered on September 13 with popular former Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Sheriff, David Clarke, as Darling’s first guest. “He’s a good friend, and I appreciate what he has to say,” Darling, an accomplished attorney and active community member, says of Clarke. “I know he’s very involved and I thought it was very interesting because, usually people evolve from community involvement, which is what I was doing previously - I did a lot of community service work which ultimately led me to where I could do it on a broader scale when I ran for Freeholder, as opposed to David, who could’ve stayed a sheriff probably as long as he wanted. He has been invited to run for many offices, and obviously been promised great support by citizens and elected officials. He chooses now to remain outside of public office and speak as a citizen. I thought that that was a very interesting story, and very different from anything else that I would feature going forward, because the rest of us all did it differently.” In addition to Clarke, other guests have included NJMEP

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CEO John Kennedy, Senator Steve Oroho, and Mohsen Badran, President and CEO of ACCSES, NJ Inc. Darling, 51, is always - in addition to bringing to the air a variety of important topics - seeking to improving her show. “I’m always trying to improve my performance, so not only do I watch it, but I encourage feedback from friends, and the guests that are on the show. I prepare in advance with the guests to try to bring about the best show possible. I discuss with them what

we’re going to go over so that they know content, and they can prepare. I don’t want to take anybody off guard because I don’t think that’s fair, and surprise and shock value - that’s not what I’m going for. I’m going for meaningful content that our universe can actually get something out of.” The “Have You Heard?” weekly show airs on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. For more information about Darling and her show, visit www. realheatherdarling.com.

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Roxbury Honors a Fallen Soldier of WWII

by Elsie Walker ne Saturday last month at Mooney Mountain Park, you couldn’t help but see someone related to the late Hugh Mooney. Generations were gathered for a program recognizing Mooney’s ultimate sacrifice in service to our country during World War II. Mooney was remembered in a ceremony which ended by having a street blade put in his honor at the intersections on Mooney Road (a road which was named for Hugh Mooney’s grandfather). At the ceremony, a table filled with his pictures, medals and letters he’d written during the war reflected Hugh Mooney’s life and service to this country. That life has been kept alive among generations of his family through not only the items on the table, but also through the memories of those who knew him. Gail (Mooney) Grobe, of Springfield, Virginia, is Hugh Mooney’s first cousin; she could not attend the ceremony but earlier had shared a memory of being four years old and sitting at a piano with Hugh Mooney while he read the words to the World War II song, “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition”. “Hugh saw during his high school years the devastation brought to Europe by the tactics of Adolf Hitler and he waited patiently for time to pass before he could enlist in the US Army, so he could fight the Germans,” she shared. The ceremony’s program shared a summary of that service: “In September 1942, Hugh volunteered to join the United States Army and served during World War II with Company E of the 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division. Hugh was killed in action by enemy shellfire while scouting Nazi positions during a battle for Saint Lo,

France on July 17, 1944.” Hugh Mooney was only 20 years old at the time of his death. Deputy Mayor Fred Hall who opened the ceremony, noted that Hugh Mooney was “one of us”, a Roxbury High School graduate, who worked at Hercules Power Company until he could volunteer to serve. The ceremony included a color guard, a quartet singing the national anthem, an opening prayer, remarks from both Hall and the local VFW commander, taps, the blade unveiling and even a few words from Hugh Mooney himself. Sue Ellen LaBelle, a niece of Hugh Mooney, shared one of his wartime letters to his mother addressing her concern that she wasn’t doing anything for the war effort. It said, in part, “Listen, you brought up two young men, taking care of them. Their health can’t be beat, thanks to you. And even though you hated to see them leave, you have turned over to Uncle Sam two well-trained fighting soldiers. They will fight for freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of the press. They will also help to bring dictatorship to an end … I pray every night for both you and dad, thanking him for making it possible for me to be one of your proud sons.” C. Raymond Mooney of Andover and Kay Mooney Raastad of Ledgewood, first cousins of Hugh Mooney were given the honor of unveiling the street blade. Prior to the ceremony, they had shared a statement that being the youngest of the Mooney grandchildren, they had not had the opportunity to develop a close relationship with their cousin, but they knew of how the death affected their family, the sense of loss felt at family gatherings. continued on page 17

C. Raymond Mooney of Andover and Kay Mooney Raastad of Ledgewood, unveiled the street blade honoring their late first cousin, Hugh Mooney.

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continued from page 16 After the ceremony, Linda McCabe of Succasunna, a distant cousin of Hugh Mooney said, “Roxbury Township did a very nice job honoring him. The sacrifices that military families make are never easy and often forgotten by many Americans.” A first cousin, Richard Mooney of South Kingstown, Rhode Island never got to meet Hugh Mooney, as he was born after Hugh’s death. However, the family’s memories helped him to create a virtual image of Hugh and he always imagined the fun they could have had together. Richard Mooney shared these thoughts, “The honor blades along Mooney Road will not likely stir the memories and imagination of passersby

A display of the medals he earned and a picture of him as a soldier was shown at the October ceremony honoring the late Hugh Mooney.

as they still can do for our family members. Yet, these small memorials may spark some curiosity about a Roxbury soldier from a war now three generations ago. They may also cause observers to reflect, when they see the blades, on

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Local Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sentinel Fondly Recalls His Service

By Steve Sears evin Donovan is soon to be 60-yearsold, but he often thinks back to his younger days, when he proudly served as a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinel at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Donovan, born and raised in New Jersey, enlisted in the United States Army in 1978 as an early entry, but went in in 1980. “I enlisted as a junior in high school. I went to basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia, then I went to The Old Guard, which is Fort Myers, Virginia, which is stationed adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. I spent a couple of months in the presidential marching platoon, but I wanted more, so I volunteered for the Tomb in October of 1981.” “I consider myself honored. I consider myself very humbled to be able to do this job,” he says of his important role at the Tomb. However, he feels his role is rightly overshadowed by those who in honor are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. “There are people far more important, beginning of which the Unknown Soldier is right next to me, and as well as those 686 other acres of sacrifice. My job to go out in the hot and the cold was easy by comparison.

I understand what people think of us. We want people to come see the guard, come see the guard change, and understand why we’re there, and the unknown story behind this. It’s the reason why everyone wears the same uniform, same hat, the same gloves, basically interchangeable, because we are not supposed to be the focal point.” Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are regimented by the number 21. “A sentinel takes 21 steps,” Donovan explains, “faces the city for 21 seconds, does weapons manual, stands for 21 seconds, takes 21 steps, turns and faces the city again, and over and over again, 21 being for the 21-gun salute, internationally recognized as the highest honor they could be paid. Our job is to give as many 21’s to the Unknowns as possible.” He recalls some of his earlier days at the Tomb. “For someone to come up and say the Rosary, or to whisper, ‘Thank you,’ or something for watching over their fallen, was the most amazing feeling in the world, and the most humbling. I’m going to be 60 and my voice still trembles thinking about it. There are emotions that were invoked at the Tomb that are still there 40 years later.” The feelings, Donovan says, never go away. “I hope not. I’m fortunate enough

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to be in a position that I’m able to speak to schools, do different things, because now my job is to teach, and continue to honor the Unknowns. I’m fortunate enough to relive those days, frequently. I come from

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Local Tomb of the Unknown Soldier... continued from page 18 the world” for a very good reason. “If ever you need your character checked, just go to the cemetery and look around. Just walk around, look at headstones, watch a funeral, and understand what has allowed us this life’s opportunities. When you see the 686 acres of sacrifice, if you can’t say, ‘Thank you,’ you can’t understand that - whether you believe in a particular war, a particular skirmish, whatever it would be - it doesn’t make a difference. All the sacrifices were made for us.” During Donovan’s days as a sentinel, he had a good friend at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, also known as the White House. “Ronald Reagan,” he says. “President Reagan

used to call me ‘Kevin.’ I used to be at the White House often enough that President Reagan knew my first name, and he would ask, ‘How’s Jersey?’ ‘How are your folks?’ That kind of thing.” In addition to actually guarding the Tomb and honoring the Unknowns, Donovan most of all misses the camaraderie of his relief mates. “You’re down there, working hard with a finite group of people that you depend upon, and you’re still in the military. You love them like a brother. You would literally die for them, and you know full well they would die for you. That camaraderie is something that’s missed.” For more information about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, visit www.army.mil.

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Eva’s Village: From Soup Kitchen to Anti-Poverty Powerhouse

By Ashley McCann hat started out as a simple soup kitchen in the basement of St. John’s Cathedral in 1982 is now one of the most efficient anti-poverty nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. Eva’s Village, located on a three-block campus in Paterson, helps thousands of people every year with its community of recovery and support services. Whether someone simply needs a meal, is seeking shelter, or is taking their first steps to recover from addiction, Eva’s Village has a service that could help. Their services include offering food, shelter, treatment help for substance use and co-occurring disorders, childcare to mothers in their recovery program, culinary job training to the community, sidewalk outreach for harm reduction, and supporting housing to those in Paterson, Essex, Hudson and Morris counties who need their help. Their Community Kitchen, which started out serving hot dogs and beans out of a church basement to 30 individuals, now serves 400 meals a day from their expanded kitchen to community members experiencing homelessness and housing

inequality. “We don’t turn anyone away,” said Donna Fico, Vice President of Supportive Services. “Extra food is distributed to community members on Fridays to help them get through the weekend. Couple that with our clients in our halfway houses and shelters, and we serve between 900 and 1,000 meals a day.” Their sit-down breakfast and lunch service has transitioned to meals to-go to protect the health and safety of guests and staff during COVID. Breakfast can be picked up at their entrance at 370 Grand Street, Monday through Thursday at 9 a.m. and lunch at noon and 1 p.m. Eva’s Village Recovery Community Center at 16 Spring Street has helped more than 10,000 people looking for recovery treatment and support since they opened their doors in 2009. The center, run by volunteers, is a safe-haven for people during their ongoing recovery journeys. It offers help with admission to treatment and shelters, connections to peer recovery support, as well as referrals to detox or social services. Fico says their programs help restore physical, emotional, relational, and

spiritual health, as well as give each person a network of support to help them move towards an independent and purposefilled life. Not only do they feed the hungry and offer support for recovery and treatment, they also operate residential, Halfway House programs for men and women struggling with substance use disorders. Their Men’s Halfway House currently fits 120 men, while their Women’s Halfway House has capacity for 36 women. Separately, they also have a “Mommy and Me” Halfway House for mothers with children. The Childcare and Education programs that are offered allow these mothers to focus on their own recovery while still being able to keep their family intact. In addition to being a place to live until individuals can get back on their feet, the homes also have three-phase programs that are staffed by certified alcohol and drug counselors and help their transition from addiction to a life of dignity and independence. To further assist their transition into life outside these homes, individuals also receive resume and interview training through the Workforce

Development program, which gives them the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully find a job. “Last year, Eva’s Workforce Development Program helped 82 clients prepare for job re-entry,” Fico said. The services that Eva’s Village offer are especially crucial at this time, and the community’s donations have helped ensure that their residents receive the support they desperately need to survive. They are thankful for any donation, and say that it will make an impact no matter the size. Their Community Kitchen is also accepting dry/boxed goods and commercially packaged frozen items, as well as gift cards. “Our founder, Msgr. Vincent Puma, believed that ‘When you take someone’s hand, you cannot drop it until they can stand on their own two feet.’ That is what we do here at Eva’s,” Fico said. “We are here to help anyone who needs it. We help people to stand on their own, but it starts with hope.” If you or someone you love is struggling with a substance use disorder, reach out to Eva’s Village for help at 973-523-6220. For more information and ways to help, please visit www.evasvillage.org.

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A Chilly Day Dish with a Kick

icture in your mind a warm bowl cupped in your hands, defrosting your fingertips after you just walked inside from a chilly afternoon. The bowl is heavy, full of hearty vegetables and spicy peppers that in just a few short moments will overwhelm your palate. 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 energy 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 guacamole, 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.

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A Traditional Breakfast with a Twist

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Grandpa’s Last Thanksgiving

By Richard Mabey Jr. y paternal grandfather, Watson Mabey, was a hard-working man who dearly loved his family. He married Bertha Storms, in the early 1900’s, when they both were all so very young. They would have nine children, one daughter and eight sons. Grandpa grew up in the home that his father, William Storms, built in 1890. As a boy coming of age, Grandpa worked with his father at the Mabey Icehouse that proudly stood along the Morris Canal, just east of Incline Plane Ten East. Later, when he was in his mid-twenties, Grandpa became the Chief Engineer of Incline Plane Ten East. None of us knew it at the time, that the Thanksgiving of 1967 would be Grandpa’s last Thanksgiving before leaving this earthly existence to enter the gates of the Heavenly Worlds. I was 14 years old and in my freshman year at Boonton High School at the time. Grandma and Grandpa would often stay with us for long periods of time. They would sleep in the spare room of the old Mabey Homestead. Thanksgiving Day was always celebrated at the old Mabey Homestead. The home would be filled with Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad, my sister Patti, my aunts and uncles, and my many cousins. The old dining room table would be moved to the eastern wall of the dining room, to make room for three more folding tables. The tables would fill the dining room, the front door foyer and out unto the formal living room. I remember it like it was yesterday, Grandpa got up early that Thanksgiving Day. I instinctively also awoke early that Thanksgiving Day. I came down the stairs of the old Mabey

Homestead. And, there was Grandpa in his favorite chair, in the corner of the living room. He had an old tin box on his lap. Grandpa and I exchanged “good mornings” to each other and then I sat down next to Grandpa. There was a rather solemn look on Grandpa’s face. A sadness seemed to have settled in his eyes. Grandpa, in his gentle voice, told me that he had been going through the letters that his brother Earl had written him while Earl was in the army, during World War I. And then Grandpa reverently looked at one envelope in particular for a few moments. Then he said to me, “Richie, this is the last letter your Great Uncle Earl ever wrote me.” Grandpa read the letter to me. I sensed that he was holding back tears. In the brother-to-brother letter, Great Uncle Earl wrote to Grandpa that he was looking forward to coming back to Beavertown. To marry his beloved Mary Simpson. To build his home on the open field that lied next to his brother’s home, along Mabey Lane. “This here letter was written the day before your Great Uncle Earl was killed in a foxhole in France,” Grandpa solemnly said to me. I shall never forget that moment. Grandpa neatly folded the letter up. Gracefully and gently placed it in its envelope. Then Grandpa closed the lid on the tin box and just looked at the tin box for a moment. “It’s Thanksgiving, boy! We got all so much to be thankful for,” Grandpa said as he held the tin box in his hands, sitting there on his favorite chair. Soon the rest of the family awoke. Grandpa quietly walked up the stairs to

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My grandparents, Watson and Bertha Mabey, this picture was taken either on a Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.

Grandpa’s Last Thanksgiving... continued from page 26 upon this earth. I often think of the proud patriarch. I loved my grandfather with all of my heart. He taught me, oh so very much about my family heritage and history. To this day, I draw upon the memory of his many stories

of the Mabey history and folklore in the stories that I write. I miss dear old Grandpa, so very much. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@ hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: My Life Publications.

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There May be a Long Lost Story on Your Morris County Street

By Jillian Risberg ids all knew and loved John (‘the Mailman’) Kuzel. One of those kids, Ellen O’Brien even got Rockaway Township to change a side street in Birchwood Village to Kuzel Lane in honor of her beloved postman and his legacy. What history, legend or mystery does your street hold? Morris County has countless. “The importance of capturing history now is critical,” says Jan Williams, Cultural and Historic Resources Specialist with Morris County Office of Planning & Preservation. “We are an aging population and those who carry knowledge are retiring out of state or passing on.” With this in mind, Williams started the “Street Histories Project,” hoping to keep alive stories behind street names in the county from those best informed. The office is also ‘crowd-sourcing’ this project, requesting residents and others submit information/photos to an everevolving public document. “I cannot express my gratitude enough for those who take time out of their day to share what they know,” she says, adding it has been a fun undertaking combined with teaspoons of history that has people talking and remembering. Regularly engaging with Morris County citizens curious about the County’s background, Williams kept notes on their historical inquiries: railroad employees, Morris Canal employees, Freeholders (currently Commissioners) and found the public generously filling in blanks. “Local expertise broadens and enriches Morris County

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history (claim) her prominent place in the American and International historic landscape.” continued on page 29

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continued from page 28 According to Williams, communities who didn’t have a close seat at the table are documenting and sharing their history. In 2012, she was honored to assist Bethel A. M. E. Church in Morristown for its 175th anniversary. “The congregation was so moved by research into their first pastor, they lobbied and received permission to change the name of the street (where) the church is situated from Center to Bishop Nazery Way,” she says. Willis (later Bishop) Nazery, a conductor on the Underground railroad was born a

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slave, escaped bondage and embraced the A. M. E. movement. He relocated to Canada and established the British A. M. E., first historic site on the Canadian Register of Historic Places built by an African descendant. “Lastly, it is important to provide history of streets named in honor of veterans who died in service,” says the Cultural and Historic Resources Specialist. “It is unthinkable these individuals should fade away after giving so much to this country, including their last breath.” She learned Denville enacted a practice where new streets in the township must

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be named for a veteran; impacting the township’s history going forward. And the mystery that started it all: Punchbowl Road. “I received more inquiries about that name than any other street,” Williams says the area got its name from a glacial depression forming a bowl-like indentation. “Early settlers used the indentation to keep children out of the woods by warning, ‘It’s the Devil’s Punchbowl.’ When the Ladies Golfing Club purchased the area to establish Morris County Golfing Club in the 1890s, they rejected the term ‘Devil.’ “I discovered the course was designed without a 13th hole, triskaidekaphobia at its finest,” she says. “I would (also) like to solve Featherbed Lane in Harding, a name that charming must have a charming origin.” Prior to her launch — uncovering origins of Morris streets was never easy, according to Williams. Resources were limited to local resolutions and the occasional, odd news article detailing a street name change. Local newspapers covered street openings during boom settlements of the 19th century. “These ancient articles provide a veritable ‘road map’ to modernizing transportation —carefully reporting when

a street was going to be macadamized the first time,” Williams says. Back then, landowners had the privilege of naming a street; often derived from friends, family members, themselves, even a favorite vacation spot, according to the Cultural and Historic Resources Specialist. Early street names were utilitarian descriptors: Mechanic Street, Mill Street, the ubiquitous ‘Main’ street. “Municipal records can be difficult to locate when it comes to street names; longterm residents provide a clearer timeline as to name changes,” she says. “In Lincoln Park, what is now Busse Street was Maple Street. After 1946 residents began calling it Busse (when) a resident of the street, Roy Busse, was killed in action at Luzon.” The response to Williams’ project has been overwhelming. “I hope it assists families, friends and neighbors conversing about history, sharing memories about the street they lived on and bringing out the sense of community, even if they have moved away.” To learn more, email jwilliams@ co.morris.nj.us street history or legend, including a photo of the street sign. Contributors: “this project is not a ‘one off,’ it will remain on-line and updated as new submissions come in.”

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By Steve Sears emo to the folks who own A Taste of Reality Deli & Catering in Kinnelon: it’s time to create or name a current sandwich after your borough’s very own, Elise Testone, and her mom and sister. “Me and my sister, we were talking about messaging the owner and saying, ‘Why have you never named a sandwich after us?!” Testone says with a laugh. “Everybody has a sandwich named after them except us. We all worked there! You could add like, ‘The Testone,’ like ‘Test 1-2-3.” Testone may be on to something. Well known for her season 11 appearance on American Idol, she is continuing to further cement her name as a favorite singer in the pop world. Testone - who was raised in Kinnelon by her parents, Victor and LuAnne, and has one sister, Jenna - grew up surrounded by music, in a unique kind of way. “My dad started collecting and fixing jukeboxes around the time he was 18,” she says, “and did so my entire childhood and still a little bit today. He is one of the few people in the country who have this skill and knowledge!” In her teenage years, Testone would play music at Kinnelon’s Café Café with her friend, Greg Santos. “If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t really have honed in as much on creating things or learning - like being inspired to write or create,” Testone says. “He was always writing songs on his guitar, and then I would add harmonies to his music. I just remember watching him play and trying to learn the songs. He showed me my first drum beat on a drum set. I definitely need to give him credit for that.” Testone attended Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina and earned a Vocal Performance degree. “When I went to school, at first I went undecided,” she recalls. “I didn’t really think…well, no one thought of music as a career, right? Even though I knew it was the only thing I wanted to do. I was young, listened to people, and so I went undecided the first semester, and then I’m like, ‘What am I doing?’” In her second semester, she listened to her inner voice and changed her major to music, and dove in headfirst in a huge way, producing elaborate concerts with a youth orchestra and dancers, and even CCU professors with instruments would hop on stage and play. “They were really epic; big shows,” she says. “I got so into it, I mean I could barely focus on math or history, because I’m in class and I’m writing notes of what needs to happen with what song. It was really a great experience for me. I think being like a big fish in that school as a musician - because I got to utilize all of the facilities and all the teachers and everything they had to offer - I got to be creative and they let me do it.” It gave Testone a greater sense of purpose, and inspiration further rose within her. “It opened up my mind to realize I can do anything that I want if I put in the energy and the focus. We can all be happy; we can do the things that we want to do. Instead of being told by adults, ‘You can’t do that for a living, get a real job,’ I was like, ‘Well, it is a real job.’ I’ve been working full time as a musician for the last 10 years, at least.” While down south, Testone began performing professionally and also was a private educator. She was 27, and it was one of the busiest years of her life, she performing 9 to 13 gigs a week at night while giving private lessons during the day, her sleep lacking. Then, American Idol came calling. “American Idol came to town and they scouted me out,” Testone remembers. “They go to their five cities and they look for a few people. They called four different people, and every single person said my name. Then they started looking at videos and things like that, and then they called and asked me to audition. That was really cool, and I felt like I couldn’t turn down the opportunity, because I was teaching probably about 30 students, and I felt like it’d be a very inspiring thing to show them to go after what you believe.” Testone finished 6th in the 2012 competition, which was judged by Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson. She values the experience greatly. “I think overall it really just tested me. I mean, I kind of looked at it like a giant test. ‘Can you handle this pressure?’ ‘Can you show emotion in this amount of time?’ I felt like I was just

being tested and tested and tested, and learning how to balance pressure and real life. I think that was the biggest challenge: balancing things. But I was really grateful for the exposure, the relationships, even the pressure, even the negative things.” She also learned not to read the mixed bag of newspaper news or social media quotes about her appearances. “Maybe don’t read the good or the bad because you want to stay level. You read too much of the good, then you’re not level anymore, which is the same thing as reading the bad.” Her appearance made her a celebrity. For at least two years afterwards, anywhere she went there would be requests for autographs and pictures and discussion. “I was kind of happy to just see that I could just walk into a room and make someone have a good day,” Testone, who currently resides in Rhode Island, says. “That was a nice feeling, and that’s not even about me, that’s about the other people.” Her first album, In This Life, she self-produced, and the first single was “I Will Not Break.” The song reached #6 on the iTunes singer songwriter charts. “I released everything independently,” she says. “And that song, yeah, I was really excited about that release. I was just so proud. I never released any music into the world like that, and it already was between James Taylor and Ed Sheeran on the (iTunes) charts.” For her, “I Will Not Break” was autobiographical, she writing it while on tour and sick in a hotel room. “I think as artists we all have a lot of depression. So that’s just me talking about depression ruining relationships, and then maybe I should hide it,” she says with a laugh before continuing. “Probably.” Her second offering, an EP titled This Is Love, is one she is extremely fond of. “I’m continued on page 31

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continued from page 30 normally very critical of myself. I mean, I’m so critical about things on it, obviously. There’s a lot of things about it I would do different, but I just think that it’s really special.” The title of the work grabs at the emotions. “You know Lauryn Hill’s album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? It reminds me of that feeling of like, ‘This is love for me. This is the love that I’ve learned.’” One of the songs is called “Holly,” dedicated to Testone’s best friend who passed away in 2015. “It was just very traumatic,” Testone says. “And that song is probably one of the best songs I’ve ever written. It was really hard to record and not to cry. There’s a string section, and so there’s that love. And then there’s self love.” The first song on the EP is titled “Flying High,” which is about Testone transitioning from South Carolina to New York after American Idol. “Always trying to walk with my head up, like I know where I’m going and reminding myself to be confident – self love.” Testone, whose music is available on her website as well as iTunes and Spotify, also mentions that she is featured on a “VF Jams LIVE” You Tube video with Stevie Wonder’s drummer, Stanley Randolph. “My hope is just that you feel something,”

she says of this performance and all of her music. “That it’s some sort of release or outlet for some part of your soul.” Testone, in addition to working on some new projects, currently performs regularly at Mulberry Vineyards in Chepachet, Rhode Island (“I’ve built up a nice little crowd at this local winery. I’m the only musician who plays there, so it’s kind of special. It started with like 30 people and now there’s hundreds of people every time.”) Testone is also starting her own music company. “The main backbone of this is building confidence through art,” she says. “I just believe that so many kids have so much more to offer than people notice, so I want to kind of develop it to be a place where the parents will realize, ‘Okay, my kid has something special. Maybe you can at least help hone in or help to figure out what that is.’ There’s going to be a lot of elements to this thing.” “Eclectic? Never a dull moment,” Testone says with a laugh when asked to describe her life. She cooks often, and is proud of the results. “I’m not going to lie: I’m pretty good at it,” she claims,” and I don’t know what I’m doing. I mean every time I make it up, and it’s just so good,

and I’m like, ‘Wow!’” It’s the artistry, the creativity within her coming out again. She pauses, then says, “I’ve been cooking every day now, I have an amazing apartment right on the river, I love nature,

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NJ Rescue Works Tirelessly To Save Dogs All Over The Country

By Ashley McCann fter her beloved dog passed away in 2007, Tammy Probst-Smith coped with her grief by volunteering at a local animal rescue. For the next 13 years, she would continue working with rescues before finally following her heart. With help from volunteers, ProbstSmith and her husband, Jeff Smith, started their own foster-based organization in New Jersey in October 2017 called NorthStar Pet Rescue. “I’ve always loved dogs, but I’ve always been just a one-dog person,” Smith said. “But Tammy started bringing dogs home and it was hard not to fall in love with all of them and to over time want to help more.” Although they assist local New Jersey shelters, NorthStar Pet Rescue also saves dogs from shelters in Texas and other Southern states, where pet overpopulation is a major issue, and animals are euthanized simply because there is no space for them. Many dogs in Texas are homeless and running loose, left to fend for themselves or get hit by cars. Some have bad mange or are heartworm positive, and others are stuck in hoarding situations, where they haven’t been taken care of or socialized with people. These dogs are rescued from their miserable positions and placed into the fosters where the Smiths see fit. Each year, the Smiths visit Texas and scope out shelters, looking for dogs who are in need of the most help or are on euthanasia lists. The majority of their rescues are all thanks to word of mouth or people contacting them on Facebook telling them about a dog who desperately needs assistance. After a dog is rescued in Texas, they are placed with a foster there, where they will be neutered or spayed, receive their shots, and evaluated before they are adopted out or transported to a New Jersey foster. Being foster-based allows them to get to know each dog and how they behave before finding them a forever home. Fosters are carefully vetted, checked for references, and matched with a dog suitable for their home and lifestyle.

Probst-Smith encourages people to apply to be a foster, because the number of dogs who need rescuing greatly surpasses the number of fosters they have. “We turn down dogs all the time,” she explains. “We say no so much because of lack of fosters, and so many times dogs will be put down because we don’t find a foster in time, so I am constantly begging and pleading with people to foster.” After the COVID-19 pandemic began, NorthStar Pet Rescue received a surge in applications from people wanting to adopt or foster, since most of them were now working from home and had more time for a dog. “We were going as hard as we could, and we could’ve adopted out even twice as many as we did, but we were just limited in what we could do and how fast we could get dogs here,” Smith said. Sadly, many rescues and shelters across the country have had adopted dogs returned to them after people went back to work, but NorthStar thankfully didn’t have that problem. “We haven’t seen that but that’s mainly because we are so choosey about our adopters,” Smith said. People interested in adopting a dog should visit NorthStar’s website and fill out an application. Their volunteers work behind the scenes to match adopters with the perfect dog, even if the one they want is already spoken for. Although it takes a lot of work, the couple has helped countless animals find their perfect homes, all while both working full-time jobs in addition to running the rescue. “It’s not easy by any means,” ProbstSmith said. “There’s never time off, you’re never away from your phone, and there’s never any down time. It’s every weekend, every day, 365 days a year, 7 days a week, but you just find time.” But their busy days and long nights have been worth it, and for Smith, it is so much more than rescuing dogs. “You become more emotionally invested in the work that you’re doing and seeing

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Retired School Teacher Follows Passion For Art

By Ashley McCann ver since she was a young girl, Janet Mandel had an interest in art. Her mother took her to museums, and their home was filled with art books. But Mandel became an English teacher and taught in New Jersey’s public schools for 32 years before art finally made its way back into her life. She was hired to co-teach a class of students with emotional difficulties who generally didn’t like school, so she was always looking for ways to engage them and keep them interested. That’s when she came across a teacher training in Early Modernism at the National Gallery of Art, which her principal funded for her to attend. She was able to take what she learned from there and created a curriculum in Art History at her school. “Over the years, the more we taught it, the more we learned,” Mandel said. “We expanded our range and the number of artists that we taught, and then we started doing these classes for adults at the adult schools.” When Mandel retired from teaching in 2011, she continued her art talks and began teaching them in libraries and senior centers. Although Mandel has never had any formal training in art history, she does her own research, reads library books, and follows museums to learn more about each artist and the history behind their work. When asked who her favorite artist is, Mandel said it is whoever she is currently doing a presentation on. “I get very excited about an artist whenever I’m putting

together my talks.” When creating her talks, she focuses on women artists during Women’s History Month, African American artists during Black History month, and makes sure to do several talks on the most popular artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Mandel feared she wouldn’t be able to do her art talks anymore, but it ended up working in her favor. “Zoom happened of course and it exploded, and libraries and other places were desperate to get programming, so all of the program directors talked to each other and my name started getting passed around,” she explained. “Now I’m just so busy I have to even turn places down or schedule them for months in advance because I have so many art talks.” Zoom has also given her the opportunity to do talks at places that are far away that she wouldn’t normally have been able to get to in person. It also allows people from all over the country, and even other countries, to attend her talks from the comfort of their own home. Her art talk on Van Gogh had 109 people in attendance via Zoom, and she doesn’t think the Zoom art talks will ever stop, even when the pandemic ends. Her talks at libraries are free, and the adult schools and other venues charge a small fee to attend. Some of the venues even organize trips to museums or local exhibits after her talks. Art history has grown into a real passion for Mandel, who says she enjoys learning as she goes.

“I’ve met more people and talked to more people and expanded my universe too, which is another reason why I love what I do, because I’m learning so much as I’m doing this,” she said. “And just like when I was teaching high school students, I even learned from them and their interpretation of things. It’s all about learning and broadening your horizons, and that’s what’s happening.” If people are interested in attending one of Mandel’s art talks, they can register on her website: https://jcmandel. wixsite.com/arttalks.

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SOLD!

SOLD IN 1 WEEK!

6 Farm Rd., Randolph - $510,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

16 Kensington Dr., Randolph - $517,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

1 Carellen Pl., Randolph - $525,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

SOLD IN 1 WEEK!

SOLD!

SOLD IN 1 WEEK!

143 W Hanover Ave., Randolph - $625,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

54 Shongum Rd., Randolph - $685,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

26 Wilkinson Rd., Randolph - $722,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

SOLD IN 1 WEEK!

SOLD!

4 Bayberry Ln., Randolph - $808,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

6 Julianne Way, Randolph - $1,085,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

16 Kingsbrook Court, Randolph - $1,599,900 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

Doug Tucker

Direct: 973-769-1563 • Office: 973-315-8180 Tucker@DougTucker.com Broker - Salesperson To view our active listings and all available homes go to:

www.DougTucker.com 1 High Street Court • Morristown

Not intended to solicit homes already listed for sale. This list represents all homesEach soldoffice and not just homesowned sold by the Tucker Team. independently & operated. Not intended to solicit houses already listed for sale.

259 Easton, Md 21601

List of Recent sales in Randolph for the month of OCTOBER: 11 SYLVIA PL RANCH 2BR, 1.0BA....... $265,000 367 DOVER CHESTER RD COLONIAL 4BR, 2.1BA .. $400,000 191 DOVER CHESTER RD CAPE COD 3BR, 1.1BA .. $410,000 79 ARROWGATE DR MULTI FLOOR UNIT, TOWNHOUSE-END UNIT, 3BR, 2.1BA ......... $440,000 605 WENDOVER CT MULTI FLOOR UNIT, TOWNHOUSE-INTERIOR 2BR, 2.1BA ......................... $362,000 130 WOODMONT DR MULTI FLOOR UNIT, TOWNHOUSE-END UNIT 3BR, 2.1BA ......... $444,000 11 APPIO DRIVE BI-LEVEL 4BR, 2.1BA ........................ $450,000 28 WINDSOR AVE RANCH 3BR, 1.0BA ...... $462,000 12 E LOGAN RD SPLIT LEVEL 5BR, 2.1BA ................. $510,000 46 MORRIS TPKE BI-LEVEL 4BR, 2.1BA ................. $510,000 16 KENSINGTON DR MULTI FLOOR UNIT, TOWNHOUSE-END UNIT 3BR, 2.1BA.......... $517,000 36 LAKE DR SPLIT LEVEL 3BR, 1.1BA ........................ $432,500 1 CARELLEN PL COLONIAL 3BR, 2.1BA.. $525,000 224 MORRIS TPKE COLONIAL 4BR, 2.0BA ................. $540,000 37 RIDGE RD SPLIT LEVEL 4BR, 3.0BA ................. $550,000 45 IRONIA RD RANCH 3BR, 3.0BA ...... $629,900 8 ROBERTS RD COLONIAL 4BR, 2.1BA.. $645,000 97 HIGH ST COLONIAL 4BR, 2.1BA.. $650,000 130 QUAKER CHURCH RD COLONIAL 4BR, 4.0BA.. $680,000 4 ROBERTS RD COLONIAL 4BR, 3.1BA.. $715,000 33 MOREY LN COLONIAL 4BR, 2.1BA.. $725,000 3 RICKLAND DR COLONIAL 5BR, 2.1BA.. $740,000 14 LAUREL HILL DR COLONIAL4BR, 3.1BA... $776,000 8 ELSHAER CT COLONIAL 4BR, 2.1BA.. $815,000 24 VALLEY RD COLONIAL 4BR, 3.0BA.. $818,000 16 KINGSBROOK CT COLONIAL4BR, 5.1BA $1,400,000