Randolph Life - September 2020

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Randolph High School Principal Deborah Iosso to Retire on October 1st

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By Steve Sears andolph High School Principal, Deborah Iosso, remembers vividly the May 2020 morning when she woke up, and realized the time had come to retire from a career she loved.

“I said, ‘It’s time.’ And It wasn’t so much that it had to do with anything external or internal, but I’d done all I could do,” she explains, tears flowing. “I mean, Randolph’s been my home away from home for 43 years, more than half my life. And I feel like I have shared my soul with the entire community, and they’ve so appreciated it, and I know that, and I feel that. It was kind of like, ‘There’s something else now that I’m supposed to do. I have to move on.’”

Her last day is September 30.

Iosso, 64, has accomplished much. But at the day’s end, it’s about caring. “I’ve had an amazing career with students and families.”

She then, in her words, goes “all the way back.” “When I first started teaching in 1977, Special Education at that time was just being governed by any kind of federal legislation. We were pretty much on our own. So, we – a Special Education teacher from the middle school and me – kind of collaborated, we actually became roommates, and we would literally put the kids in our cars. We would take them to the Y for Special Olympics swim practice, we

would take them to the grocery store to teach them how to shop. We would take them out at night to teach them how to eat in a restaurant, how to go to a movie theater – all of those life skills, before life skills training became a real thing.”

Developing relationships with students became the norm for her, and she says, “I can only hope that I gave them a fraction of what they gave me. It was just an incredible experience.” This led to Iosso becoming an area coordinator for Special Olympics. Iosso has also coached track and field, JV basketball, and was cheerleading advisor. “I had my hands in a lot of things, but it was those relationships with kids, in and out of the classroom. That’s why teachers do what they do: the relationships with kids.”

After her second maternity leave, Iosso was placed in a brand new, multi-handicapped class in Shongum Elementary School. For Iosso, it was a fabulous experience. She spent six years there, and commenced writing a transition curriculum, a document which would aid special needs kids’ entry into the workforce or post-secondary education. From there she moved on to administration, as Assistant Director of Special Services, Vice Principal, then Vice-Principal, and thereafter Principal at Center Grove Elementary, and then for the last 11 years Principal at Randolph High

School.

Iosso, who was born and raised in Dover, received her Master’s in Education and Ed.S Education Leadership, Management and Policy both from Seton Hall University, and got her Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. She fell in love with her husband, Peter, in 8th grade, and the couple married in 1983. They have two sons, Tony, 32, and Vinny, 29.

Superintendent of Schools, Jennifer Fano, offers the following tribute to Ios-

so. “For the past 43 years, Mrs. Iosso has served Randolph Schools in many different roles and capacities. Regardless of what position she has held, she has always been devoted to the well-being of students and staff members. Outside of our buildings, she has been a fixture at many events and has always found ways to provide additional support to our students beyond the classroom. She has left an invaluable impression on the lives of thousands of people, which is no small achievement. Even continued on page 6

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Covid and Dentistry

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elcome to the New World.

This is a phrase we hear repeatedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID has affected our way of life in many aspects, and visits to the dentist are no different. There are many rules and guidelines patients, dentists, and staff must follow: I thought you, the reader, may be interested in knowing what we are doing in the dental field to help protect you, as well as our staff.

Here at Morris County Dental, we’re quite sure we’re doing a great job to do our best to protect you. Almost every patient comments on the efforts they can see in our brand new facility, as well as pre-visit and post-visit protocols. One patient just gave us a 5-star Google Review: “Yesterday was my first dental appointment in the age of CoVid. Dr Goldberg and his team provided an environment and procedures that made me feel safe. The screening, PPE, and the technique demonstrated by the team were all one could expect. The care was unchanged by the new circumstances..... Wonderful as always. Thank you !!!!”

Pre-Visit Screenings: We subscribe to a service that will text you obligatory questions about how you are feeling and where you have recently traveled. You can answer these quickly and easily, and the information

will be transferred to us. We can then reach out to you by phone, email, or text regarding any follow-up needs.

Virtual Reception Rooms: When you arrive for your appointment, we ask that you call or text us, and remain in your car. When we are ready for you, we text or call back.

This way, you are in our facility as little as possible.

Physical Reception Room: We have decreased the number of chairs in our reception room, and are keeping them 6 feet from each other in order to maintain Social Distancing. We have also removed all magazines, toys, etc in order to decrease the number of possible contaminated surfaces.

Temperature readings, hand sanitizers, sneeze guards, masks: These are all techniques or items we have available to protect you from us and each other. When you come into the office, we take temperature readings. You, as well as us, wear masks throughout the office. There are glass separation windows at counters.

Staff Screening: Staff are also required to go through a daily screening process, which includes a questionnaire and temperature checks.

HOCl Foggers: Hypochlorous Acid is a safe solution used in the healthcare industry, food industry, and others to help with de-

contamination. We have fogging machines throughout the office.

Air Purification: We have air filters (HEPA, UltraViolet) within treatment rooms and the reception room. Air within the office is filtered multiple times each hour.

PPE: This is a term only healthcare workers were familiar with before COVID. Now, everyone knows the term! We utilize proper masks, face shields, head coverings, gowns, gloves, etc for both your protection and ours. Although some of these items are still very difficult to come by, we are continually monitoring inventory and sourcing options.

Pre-Treatment Rinses: Some studies have shown rinsing with Hydrogen Peroxide or Povidone-Iodine can be effective in our COVID world. We utilize these pre-treatment rinses.

Post-Visit Screenings: 24 to 48 hours after your visit, you will receive another text asking how you are feeling. This allows you, as well as us, to follow your health, and take action as needed.

So, as we have said, “Welcome To Our New World.” We do hope you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy. We will do our best to maintain your oral health as safely as possible, and we all hope this situation will pass soon.

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A VIEW FROM THE LEFT

Want To Boost Economic Growth?

Tell Government To Spend Less

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ark Shields is on vacation. This column is by Veronique De Rugy.

Intellectuals are supposed to speak truth to power. Unfortunately, some seem to be more interested in saying what everyone expects them to say, which only reinforces the status quo.

Thankfully, a few scholars are resisting this trend, fighting for what is true rather than what is popular.

Case in point: a recent Hoover Institution paper on “A Pro-Growth Fiscal Consolidation Plan for the United States” by economists John Cogan, Daniel Heil and John Taylor, which makes the case for a reduction in spending now in order to positively impact the economy.

It’s refreshing to see their research, considering that we live in a world where pundits and even economists bend over backward to make the case that more debt is not a problem and that more fiscal stimulus is desirable. Never mind that the arguments that intellectuals offer to defend these claims aren’t supported by the academic literature. Consider the mistaken notion that more spending will stimulate the economy and somehow reduce the debt burden of the policy in the first place. Research overwhelmingly confirms that, for a variety of reasons, the return of government spending on economic growth is much less than the money spent.

Then there’s the argument that interest rates are low and hence, it’s a good time to take on more debt -- despite the chance that variable interest won’t always be that low. But more debt, even at low rates, still means more interest payments. Before COVID-19, the United States paid close to $400 billion in interest payments annually, or 8% of our budget. It’s only going to get worse now. Japan, for instance, has a massive amount of debt, despite its 0% long-term interest rates. Its debt repayments are its second-largest budget item.

I wish reporters and economists would stop asserting, like The Wall Street Journal recently did, “The example of

Mark Shields Japan has shown that debts can rise for a long time, well above 200% of GDP, without sparking a fiscal crisis.” Really? I would have thought that Japan’s two decades of no growth and wage stagnation could be considered a crisis.

Moreover, Japan is quite different than the United States and can get away with more overall debt than we could.

That’s because most Japanese securities are held in the Social Security trust fund that’s owned by the government. This means that net public sector debt is actually significantly lower in Japan than in the United States.

Enter the new paper by Cogan, Heil and Taylor, which finds that, when faced with an inevitable debt explosion in our future, the only viable and desirable option is for Uncle Sam to limit expenditures as a share of GDP, around the 20% ratio that prevailed before the pandemic. The authors find that this approach avoids the “potentially large increase in future federal taxes.” Better yet, they actually find that the policy would boost both short- and long-term GDP. This research will be added to decades of empirical evidence that spending-based consolidations are expansionary in the long term and, sometimes, can boost growth in the short term, too.

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A VIEW FROM THE RIGHT

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When Reporters Babble ‘Without Evidence’

ne of the common tropes we see in everyday news coverage is the claim that something said by President Donald Trump or his supporters is “without evidence.” This is a stark factual claim. Sometimes, it’s starkly wrong.

The hashtag #DefundNPR started trending on Sept. 1 after NPR tweeted this to 8.3 million followers: “President Trump declined to condemn the actions of the suspected 17-year-old shooter of 3 protesters against police brutality in Kenosha -- claiming, without evidence, that it appeared the gunman was acting in self-defense.”

Video evidence clearly shows a man holding a handgun approach the 17-year-old, Kyle Rittenhouse, while he is on his back, and Rittenhouse shoot him in the arm. You don’t have to justify everything Rittenhouse did to know there’s obvious evidence of acting in self-defense.

The actual article NPR linked in the tweet made no such boast of Trump acting “without evidence.” Reporter Alana Wise cautiously claimed: “Graphic video from the chaotic scene only tells a partial story. The shooter’s alleged actions have split onlookers on party lines.” But she failed to explain what the video showed.

The words “without evidence” are routinely applied to Trump’s statements about mail-in voting. On the “Today” show on Aug. 16, NBC’s Hallie Jackson said, “On Saturday, the president, without evidence, claimed mail-in voting to be, quote, ‘catastrophic.’” On the same show two days later, NBC’s Peter Alexander lectured saying, “The president, without evidence, keeps escalating his attacks on universal mail-in voting and defending recent policy changes at the Postal Service that critics warn could delay the delivery of ballots.”

But NBC is blatantly avoiding evidence from its own base in New York City. The city took six weeks to count a record 400,000 absentee ballots cast in the June 23 primary and didn’t certify

Tim Graham liberal Rep. Carolyn Maloney as the winner until Aug. 6.

When Maloney’s opponent, Suraj Patel, conceded last week, he complained that 11,000 ballots in the district remained uncounted. Thousands of voters also reported receiving their ballots late or never getting one.

If you’re a Patel backer, that would feel “catastrophic.” It would certainly feel “catastrophic” to Trump-hating reporters if Trump were to win a state with mail-in ballots by a narrow margin.

They would complain if it took weeks to count the ballots and if some ballots were never counted. No one believes they wouldn’t eagerly promote challenges to the integrity of the election.

See 2016.

Meanwhile, it’s sadly routine for liberal media outlets to make outlandish claims about Trump. The Washington Post editorial board recently published a hyperpartisan editorial claiming Trump “has done as much as any global actor to advance the cause of authoritarianism and undermine the free world. Mr. Trump’s most conspicuous aid to tyranny has been his relentless support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

There is overwhelming evidence that Trump’s policy toward Putin has been tougher than the Obama-Biden continued on page 6

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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.

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Boost Economic Growth... continued from page 4 is actually rooted in their scholarship and methodology, not just their conclusions.

Here’s why: The traditional objection against spending cuts is that they hurt demand (consumption), but this study shows that a reduction in spending actually increases consumption in the short run and into the long run.

That’s because, in the same way people tend to increase their savings during a recession due to fear of the future, consumers also consider the long-term tax implications of

today’s spending measures. They’ll increase their spending and investment habits in anticipation of future tax cuts -or, at the very least, no future tax hikes. The result is that the growth in output resulting from the spending restraint is driven primarily by consumption, which should be politically salient. The authors, however, also highlight that, as expected, investment reacts positively in the long run.

At a time when flawed arguments for more government spending and more debt are reemerging, this paper goes against the big government status quo and offers a

blueprint for us to not only regain control of our spiraling debt but also do so in a way that will boost short- and longterm economic growth by boosting demand and then investment.

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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some people would see as a clear lie?”

Even the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution published a 2018 analysis concluding, “We should not slip into collective amnesia over the Obama administration’s weak and underwhelming response to Russian aggression.” Trump provided lethal aid to Ukraine; Obama didn’t.

But no one should expect the Biden-loving press to ever report that “Biden stated without evidence Trump

weakened American policy toward Russia.”

Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org. To find out more about Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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When Reporters Babble... continued from page 4 “reset button” approach. In 2012, then-President Obama drew media cheers for mocking Mitt Romney’s suggestion that Russia was a threat. Trump upset reporters last fall by mocking Obama at a press conference in France for letting Putin take over Crimea in 2014, saying Obama was “outsmarted.” (How dare he!) PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor emotionally objected and said, “Why keep repeating what

Principal to Retire... continued from front page during this time of tremendous uncertainty, she rose above the challenges to help provide what was best for students. From navigating virtual instruction to coordinat-

ing two commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, she has remained strong under what have certainly been the most trying of circumstances. Mrs. Iosso has always represented Randolph with pride,

and her presence will be deeply missed.”

Iosso’s advice to a young teacher? “You need to do what’s best for kids. You know, when you get that person who sits in front of you who says, ‘I’ve always wanted to do

this,’ there’s something innate about that when you walk into that classroom – and the kids sense it, too. They sense that that person in front of the room cares.”

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Sisters Cities: Roxbury, New Jersey, Meet Roxbury, Wisconsin

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By Steve Sears o matter where you travel in the town of Roxbury, Wisconsin, you’re sure to hear or see the name “Ganser.”

There’s Ganser Company, Ganser Construction, Ganser Scientific LLC, and there’s roadways bearing the name in neighboring communities.

There’s even a Ganser Motel. “There’s a little motel, and it’s a little on the old side if you don’t mind sleeping in an old bed and such. It’s right on Route 12, and you’ll see it right before you go into (neighboring) Sauk City.

It was an oddball corner between Routes 12 and 188. It (the motel) hasn’t really changed with the times as most things are.”

The above words are spoken by Roxbury Town Supervisor, 66-year-old Nick Ganser, whose family in the 1850s had a huge hand in officially founding Roxbury, which is located in Dane County. Ganser Motel is across the field from where he lives, right off of his family’s home farm.

Ganser’s family emigrated from Germany. “And pretty much all of Roxbury was German,” he says. Johann (John) and Anton Ganser settled in Roxbury in the mid-19th century. “I believe there was five family members, brothers and sisters, that came over. Those two settled in the Roxbury area, and I think maybe one of the girls, too, who married.”

Both Roxburys have seen conflict. Roxbury, New Jersey in the 1770s was home to some extent of Revolutionary War, and in 1832, the Black Hawk Wars raged in

the Roxbury, Wisconsin area prior to the town and state’s founding. Indian tribes inhabited the land, and Chief Black Hawk was eradicated to Iowa, but then decided to move his tribe back to Madison, Wisconsin, which is about 20 miles from Roxbury. He moved his tribes high on the hills along where Route 78 is now, and the Battle of Wisconsin Heights ensued. General Henry Dodge, who eventually became Governor, tried to get them out of the area.

The Indians actually sought to surrender, but Dodge and his troops had no interpreter and could not understand the shouting raining down from the hills, and instead attacked. Chief Black Hawk evacuated women and children out of the area via canoe to the Wisconsin River, and many of his warriors followed suit. “I believe there was only one person who died in the battle, and that was a United States soldier,” says Ganser. “The Indians were chased all the way down to Iowa, and the evacuees were annihilated by Dodge’s troops. There’s quite a history of the Black Hawk Wars, and there’s one (a monument) along 78. It’s where you get up into Black Hawk Hill. it’s called Black Hawk Heights.”

In 1840, Count Agoston Haraszthy settled quite a bit of the northwestern area of the soon-to-be town of Roxbury. He ceded some land to Rev. Adelbert Inama, that land located right next to where Ganser currently lives.

“He wanted people to get an education; I believe he was a Jesuit Catholic,” Ganser says. “That’s where the first church in Roxbury was built. It was just a log cabin, he started there. As more people immigrated from Germa-

ny, a bigger church was constructed.” Fr. Inama purchased additional acreage to build that church, and St. Norbert’s is now the center of Roxbury. The municipal building is located there, and Ganser recommends the extremely popular Dorf Haus Supper Club on Highway Y, serving German fare in town since the late 1950s.

Currently about 1,900 people live in Roxbury, Wisconsin, which is 36 square miles, those miles all divided into 36 separate sections. The beforementioned routes 12, 78 and 188 run through town. The sister city on the east coast is a bit smaller at roughly 22 square miles, but there’s more people (about 24,000) and more highway access with Routes 46 and 80 bisecting the older Roxbury (which was founded in 1740), Routes 10 and 206 claiming some real estate, and Routes 15 and 183 heading north and south nearby.

Roxbury, Wisconsin is led by no Mayor, but just a Town Chairman and two Town Supervisors. “Pretty much most of Wisconsin’s rural areas and townships are run by a chairman and board of supervisors,” says Ganser. Most of the town’s students attend school in the neighboring Sauk Prairie School District, while a small southwest portion attend in the Wisconsin Heights School District, and the northeast corner students in the Lodi School District.

Visitors are welcome to this great community. Per Ganser, Roxbury is a pretty nice place to visit. “You can get into the rural areas, and you can get into the commercial areas.”

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Landing and Randolph Churches Welcome Pastor Holly Paul

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by Elsie Walker aughter and joy are two of the things that drew Holly Paul to the United Methodist Church (UMC). In that denomination, she found a spirit like her own. An emergency critical care veterinary nurse, she went from originally saying she’d be happy to just sit in a pew during services to being put on the path to ministry. As a Licensed Local Pastor, she is studying towards ordination. In July, Paul became the new pastor of Millbrook UMC (Randolph) and Port Morris UMC (Landing). Paul, a champion skeet shooter, resides with her two dogs, a cat, and many fishes in Landing.

Paul grew up in a family which had gotten away from religion, only attending church on high holy days. She sometimes wondered if an explosion would come down from heaven if she took communion. Yet she was always interested in religion; and going out on her own to attend college, Paul felt a drive that God had some plan for her. She started looking at different denominations. However, it was in attending a wedding that she would get on the path to finding her place.

The wedding was to be on a beach, but the weather didn’t cooperate, and Paul found herself part of a roving caravan trying to find a location to have the wedding.

During that experience, she and the officiant, a UMC pastor, talked and connected.

Also, Paul discovered he was the father of a co-worker. Back at work, Paul asked that co-worker questions about the UMC and he invited her to church.

That invitation changed Paul’s life. One thing her co-worker had forgotten to tell her was that communion would be held that Sunday. It was an open communion, and after taking it, Paul joked to her co-worker that she guessed she was ok, no explosion came down from heaven. Her friend told his father what Paul said. She was sure she’d be in trouble, but instead, the pastor joked with her. “This was the place for me,” she said.

At first, she said she’d just be sitting in the pew, nothing more. However, Paul noted that she always seems to “jump into [everything] with both feet”. She volunteered to work with the homeless ministry and then became a church trustee. However, she felt there was still something more she needed to do. What that was became evident after she returned from a mission trip to help repair the badly damaged home of a New Jersey woman.

Her pastor told Paul that the church would be having a service focused on mission work and he wanted her to do the sermon. When

she first came to the church, Paul had told him that she’d be happy to do anything for the church, but speak. Now, he had asked her to do just that. The next two weeks were “the best and worst of my life,” shared Paul in describing preparing to do her first sermon. When the Sunday came for that sermon, the church fell quiet as Paul delivered her message. She took that silence to mean she’d fallen flat. However, that wasn’t the case. “You got them thinking,” explained her pastor of the silence. That was confirmed by the members of the congregation who said the same thing.

After that, the pastor asked to meet with her and from there she was on the road to candidacy for the ministry. As part of that road, she became a Local Licensed Pastor.

She has served at Montana UMC, Phillipsburg and at Centenary UMC, Lambertsville and Linvale UMC, Ringoes. She is studying at Drew University towards her ordination.

Paul says she cherishes the connection she can make with people in talking about faith. “I like to show people the many facets of God. God understands who we are and where we are,” she said.

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POW/MIA/PTSD Ascension Bell Tower Dedicated at Turkey Brook Park

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By Steve Sears new Ascension Bell Tower was dedicated at Mount Olive’s Turkey Brook Park All Veteran’s Memorial Grounds site on Saturday, September 5.

The site, which is in its 15th year, was founded by Charlie Uhrmann.

The event started at 11:30 a.m. and ended at 2:30 p.m.

“It is New Jersey’s premiere memorial now,” says Uhrmann of the site. “It is 1.3 acres of different monuments, and it keeps getting better and better.” Urhmann and her group had decided that, during their front end event of the 24-hour POW/MIA vigil (which is held the third week of September), the American Legion would come and recite the names of the POWs and MIAs, and it was mentioned to Uhrmann that it would be nice if a bell was rung after recitation of names.

However, Uhrmann didn’t just want an average looking bell at the monument. “It just didn’t have enough impact,” she says. For a few years, she contemplated having something additional built for the site. One day, she looked at the POW/MIA flag and said, ‘That’s it.

We’re going to build a guard tower – replicate a guard tower – and then we’ll put a four-sided bell inside that guard tower.’ It’s 11’ high, about 54” between each one of the legs, and inside as a four-sided, stainless steel bell that has various tones.” The POW/MIA logo is on the front of the bell, and the other three sides are inscribed POW, MIA, and PTSD. The different tones from each side represent the individual’s name, rank, serial number, and war engaged in.

Roughly 80 Rolling Thunder and Legion Riders rode in at 1:00 p.m. and made a wall around the perimeter of the All Veterans Memorial, each holding a POW\MIA flag. Invited Vietnam Veterans unveiled the bell at 1:45 p.m.

Uhrmann recognizes the talent of Tim Sheldon, who built the tower. “We are especially grateful to Tim Sheldon, owner of Wicked Workz for his expertise, he has been a pleasure to work with. He dedicated himself to this project and delivered one of the most meaningful elements at the AVM.” “It’s kind of like a spiritual background,” says Uhrmann of the AVM site. “One of the things that I think is remarkable is I don’t know of anybody - even when there’s soccer games going on and everything else everybody has said 100%, ‘This place for some reason makes us feel like we’re closer to our loved one who passed.’ And I appreciate that, because that was our intent, to honor the services of those who served, but more or less, to help heal the living. Also, to teach our people what the cost of liberty is. That’s why we put the POW/MIA wall on the other side of the Liberty Wall. I think it’s important that we shared that wall for those two concepts.”

“We promised the families of POW/MIA warriors that their beloved would not be forgotten; we intend to keep that promise.”

The All Veterans Memorial at Turkey Brook Park is located at 30 Flanders Road in Mount Olive. Visit www.allveteransmemorial.org for more information.

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Diary of a Scout Leader:

Meeting Mary, Once Again at Moe’s Sweet Shop

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By Richard Mabey Jr. Mary then asked me if I had finished painting Thorpe Hall, ur story so far: It is now Wednesday, late morning, on for my Eagle Scout project. I told her that I still had a long the twenty-fifth of June of 1969. I had just given my arways to go. Then, what Mary said to me, nearly caused me ticle, about what scouting meant to me, to Mr. Marino, to faint. Mary asked me if she wanted me to help her with the Editor-in-Chief of the Lincoln Park Journal. I was so very the painting. For one full second, I couldn’t believe my ears. I happy that Mr. Marino liked my article and told me that he tried not to stutter, when I told Mary that I would love to have planned on publishing in his next edition. her help me. Then Mary smiled, pulled out a napkin from the Now, as I walked up Boonton Turnpike, to Lincoln Park’s napkin holder on the table. She took a pen out of her pocket Main Street, I stood at a cross road of sorts. I had a quarter in book and wrote down her phone number. my pocket. I was deciding whether to save it or to walk over to “Here, call me, let me know when you want me to help Moe’s Sweet Shop and buy a comic book. My best friend, Stu, you paint,” was all Mary said as she handed me the napkin had called me last night and told me that the new 80 Page Githat she had written her phone number on. ant Batman comic book was now on the news stand at Moe’s “I’ll do that. Thank you, Mary,” I nervously replied.

Sweet Shop. After inwardly debating for a while, I decided to Then there was this big gap of silence. The other girls were walk over to Moe’s and buy the newest, big Batman comic holding back laughter. One of the girls actually began to gigbook. gle.

Moe’s Sweet Shop as it looked in 1969.

I opened the door to Moe’s Sweet Shop and there she was, I told Mary that I had come in to buy a comic book. Mary sitting at a table with a few of her friends, adorable Mary Tafano. They were either sipping and I said our goodbyes and I put the napkin in my shirt pocket. coffee or hot tea, I don’t know which it was. But, one thing that I do know, Mary looked inFrom the news stand, in the back of Moe’s Sweet Shop, I heard the girls giggling. Then credibly cute. My heart was beating like a big bass drum as I walked by her table and headed Joan, one of Mary’s close friends said, “boys are so stupid. Mary, doesn’t he get it that you to the back of the sweet shop, where the comic books were on display. like him?” I could see Mary looking over to me as I took the Giant Batman comic book from As I walked by her table, Mary looked at me, smiled and said hello to me. I sheepishly said the rack. hello back to her. Inwardly, I was shaking like a leaf. I made Barney Fife look cool, calm and “Oh, he gets it. He’s just very shy,” Mary said to her friend. When I overheard those words, collected. I had such a painful crush on Mary, but I thought for sure that she was dating the I think my heart actually stopped beating for a moment. I couldn’t believe it. Cute, sweet, cool cat, Tony Savorti. adorable Mary Tafano told her friends that she liked me.

“Richie, how’re you doing?” Mary asked me as I approached her table.

To be continued.

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Millburn Resident Selflessly Spearheads Town-wide Initiative to Make Masks

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By Jillian Risberg hen COVID-19 hit, Carisa Reilly knew she didn’t want to sit idly doing nothing. So the real estate broker and mom of three transformed into the powerhouse ‘Mask Lady.’

It all started with an email chat on Millburn/Short Hills WorkMom group, where several healthcare professionals mentioned they were desperate for masks. “And somebody said, ‘Can’t we just make these’ and Reilly said, ‘Oh my Gosh, yes.’”

So they started researching CDC-approved patterns and materials.

“There was a suggestion to put an extra filter in the mask,” says the real estate broker. “Like when you make the mask for nurses and hospital staff it needs to be more than just fabric and they really like to use those Swiffer (dry dust cloths) ‘cause they are electrostatic, so that’s what we did.”

“I literally bought the town out of Swiffer,” she says. “People donated hun-

dreds of Swiffers, fabric and elastic and I found nose guards that I could put in.”

David Merdinger, who owns a wholesale fabric supply (NJ Textiles) generously supplied them with hundreds of yards of fabric and elastic for masks and scrub caps, according to Reilly.

“We could not have done this without him,” she says. “He truly made all the difference.”

It was Merdinger’s wife who forwarded him Carisa’s email detailing what she was doing and he jumped right in.

“I saw it as an opportunity to help her, our community and our local hospitals,” he says. “I’m glad I was able to do my share.

We have to thank Carisa for coordinating all the facets of this remarkable project.”

Several people in town had sewing machines but didn’t know how to use them.

“So we tried to organize, if you don’t know how to sew — donate fabric, cut fabric and elastic, assemble the pieces,” Reilly continued on page 14

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Initiative to Make Masks... continued from page 13 says. “It became very quickly a cottage industry, it was like managing a small factory remotely.”

That meant the real estate broker constructed the masks anywhere she could — in her basement, garage, bedroom, living room.

And she had help from her twin daughters, Madeline and Abigail and many devoted volunteers. The group collectively called themselves The Mask Makers for NJ Workers, who would drop off their finished products at Reilly’s house.

“Because at that point really what we were focused on was protecting our essential workers and our vulnerable people and our social services,” says The Mask Lady. “And we made hundreds for our civil servants in town and Department of Public Works and all of our municipal workers.”

Reilly says the community was amazingly supportive.

“There were maybe 10 of us sewing these at home and we were being told publicly it’s actually probably a really good idea (to wear a mask),” she says. “So I was an early adopter of wearing a mask.”

For most of us, it’s the first time faced

with a global threat like the Coronavirus.

When Governor Murphy abruptly stopped school for thousands of Garden State kids, Madeline spent the bulk of her spring break in the garage helping her mom make masks.

She says she doesn’t really feel safe.

“It’s still kind of dangerous to go out and stuff,” the 16-year-old says, with The Mask Lady adding that they’ve tried to be pretty careful.

“It’s been hard for everybody but especially for kids it’s really changed their lives,” Reilly says.

By the end of March, early April she realized they’ve got to employ seamstresses because trying to produce 50/masks a day on their own wasn’t going to cut it and there were healthcare workers who urgently needed them.

She reached out to Millburn Mayor Jackie Lieberberg, who offered her invaluable support. Next step was to raise $2,400.

“I put in $600 of my own money,” the real estate broker says. “In a week we had about $5000 or $6,000. That enabled us to crank them out. The goal was 1,200 (masks) in seven days. We did 1,200 in like 14 days and just had to keep doing them.”

According to Lieberberg, at the very be-

ginning of the pandemic she had the opportunity to highlight folks who were doing exceptional work in town. That included Reilly, whose community-wide effort to make masks spanned the healthcare workers, first responders and those exposed through their dedicated work with the public.

“It took a village but Carisa hired the sewers, sourced the material, employed people,” the mayor says. “I mean it was incredible what she did — really singlehandedly, running around delivering fabric, people donating fabric, and she perfected her craft. With each batch it got better and better. They’re (the masks) unique; I give her a tremendous amount of credit and she has another day job.”

And it wasn’t just Millburn, says Lieberberg. The real estate broker’s face coverings also went to an underserved population that otherwise wouldn’t have had access to face masks.

“It’s very gratifying that her generosity had no boundaries,” the mayor says.

By Executive Order towards the end of April all essential workers and frontline workers had to wear masks and if you were in a store you were required to wear a mask.

“Now we have a whole new group of peo-

ple who need masks and it was still really hard to find them,” Reilly says. “So we had to develop a different kind of mask because what we were doing for healthcare workers was very protective but also quite hot to have three full layers on your face.”

She and the Mask Makers felt they needed to regroup.

“So we came up with a completely different design that was two layers of fabric, lightweight, much easier to make,” says The Mask Lady. “And it was really important to me and still is to source as much as we could locally.”

They have produced more than 3,000 masks and scrub caps thus far. And she is involved in a Millburn/Short Hills volunteer gardening project, one more way The Mask Lady is giving back and making a difference.

Looking ahead, the real estate broker is also planning to take part in an initiative on Alignable.com called #mymoneystayslocal, which involves being a leader in the community to encourage people to support local businesses and services whenever possible.

She has a dedicated GoFundMe page and for further information, contact themasklady2020@gmail.com.

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Half the Fun is Getting There

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By Laverne H. Bardy ur plane was scheduled to take off momentarily. My cousin and I stood at the airline counter and presented proof of who we are. I showed the photo on my license. Phyllis had a passport.

The airline attendant looked at Phyllis’ passport, then at Phyllis, then back at the passport.

“This picture doesn’t look like you,” she snarled.

Wise-guy that I am I said, “Oh, pulleeease, nobody looks like their passport picture, thank goodness.”

“No,” she grunted. “This doesn’t look like you.”

She held up the passport. By George, she was right. The picture looked nothing like Phyllis, because she’d brought her husband’s passport by mistake.

Phillis and I doubled over with laughter, but stopped abruptly when the attendant informed us Phyllis could not enter the plane without photo identification. Me swearing that she really was Phyllis didn’t alter her decision.

Sweat formed on Phyllis’ forehead as she foraged through her purse, and came up with her Costco photo ID card. The attendant squinted, examined the picture, then waved us through, which neither

of us understood because her husband’s passport picture looked more like Phyllis than her Costco photograph.

Because ours were last minute reservations we were stuck in the last row, next to the rest rooms. The seats were tight and didn’t lean back. My knees narrowly missed touching my nose. It was hot.

Suddenly, I didn’t feel well. I told Phyllis I needed to remove my tight, restricting bra or I was going to be sick. I asked her to cover me.

I had the window seat; Phyllis was on the aisle. She looked around and said all was clear.

I leaned as far forward as I could – which wasn’t far considering how close my seat was to the one in front of me – and unhooked my bra. Then, I worked magic in the most discrete way possible as I reached into the jacket’s sleeves, and bent each elbow in a way that allowed me to slip my bra straps over them. Once my shoulders were free, I reached under the front of my jacket and pulled the bra out.

A pretty smooth operation, if I do say so.

Suddenly Phyllis, who had been standing in the aisle, concealing me from other passengers, fell over her seat and laughed so hard and for so long she was unable to catch her breath. The flight attendant

came by and asked if there was something she could do, but Phyllis was incoherent.

Our goal had been to avoid attention, but instead we’d become the center of attraction. Everyone was looking. Everyone, while Phyllis continued laughing.

Finally, gasping, she gathered her wits.

“A man was behind me, in the out-cove between the restrooms. He must have been in the restroom when you began your strip, and came out in time to enjoy your entire act. By the time I realized he was there, your puppies had already been freed.”

I was mortified. I wanted to fall through a hole in the plane. But, suddenly, I rethought the situation. I wasn’t going to let it bother me. I had done this man a service. Because of me he had a great story to share with his buddies; one I was certain he would embellish.

In the meantime, I couldn’t figure out how to leave the plane without him seeing me. Then I realized he probably never saw my face.

I had purchased an Easy-Pass ticket Online. When I arrived at the airport I brought my ticket to an Easy-Pass check-in machine and answered the prompted questions.

One question stumped me so I asked a desk attendant for assistance. She requested identification. I reached under the top

of my scoop neck blouse and whipped out my license and credit card, where I’d filed them for easy access.

The attendant laughed loudly, and informed all surrounding attendants of my efficient filing system. I enjoyed a laugh with them and left for the plane.

Ten minutes later, while in the Ladies Room I heard the following on the loud speaker: Will Laverne Bardy please return to the check-in counter for her license and credit card, on which she can expect to find several new charges for the Home Shopping Network?

Laughing all the way, I retrieved my card from the same woman who had assisted me a few moments earlier.

It was time to enter the plane. A male voice announced that passengers with an F or a B code on their tickets would be subject to security checks. I had neither an F or a B, but that same attendant was now continued on page 20

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A ‘Meatless Monday’ Family Meal

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One trend gaining traction among home chefs is “meatless Mondays” in which classic dishes are made using substitutions for meat like veggies or grains. It’s a simple way to maintain nutritional value at the dinner table while putting a tasty twist on worn-out meals.

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Meatless Cheesy Burrito Bake 2 tablespoons canola oil 2 bell peppers, sliced 1 medium onion, sliced 1 teaspoon cumin 2 cups water 1 cup brown rice, uncooked 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk, divided 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 can (4 ounces) diced green chiles, undrained 1 can (16 ounces) refried beans 6 wheat tortillas (8 inches) salsa (optional) guacamole (optional) Heat oven to 350 F.

In large skillet, heat canola oil. Cook peppers, onion and cumin until tender.

In saucepan, add water and brown rice. Cook 45 minutes.

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continued from page 16 standing at the gate with a security guard who was clutching a wand and pointing it at me.

“Why me? I asked. I don’t have an F or a B on my ticket.”

“Because we like you,” he smiled.

The attendant, with a huge grin, instructed the guard to pay special attention to my chest because knowing my penchant for storing things there, I could have a concealed weapon.

By now I was laughing hysterically, the attendant was howling and the guard, who

was frisking me with his wand, was loving his assignment.

On my return trip, I lost my license in the airport. An armed guard found it but refused to return it unless I gave him my phone number. What could I do? He had a gun.

Laverne Bardy is the author of “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street: A Savvy Senior’s Map to Finding Humor in Everything.” How to order the book, as well as general information about Laverne, can be found at lavernebardy.com.

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NJStarz Kendra Goodwin Hometown: Randolph, NJ A young Kendra Goodwin – Kendra Goodwin

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By Steve Sears endra Goodwin (Allen), popular ice skater and ice dancer from the late 1990s and early to mid-2000s, never competed in an actual Olympic Games.

However, she has “lived it” through her husband Jeremy, he was a coach at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. “I guess I got to live it vicariously through him,” she states with a chuckle, “so that was pretty cool. Just because my husband and I have this shared passion because he was a paired skater himself – we met through figure skating at the training center at the University of Delaware – and the rest is history. So, going to the Olympics, whether as a coach or as an athlete, that was just a huge moment for us as a family.”

Goodwin’s life has been rewarding. She has her family, her job as a high school Speech and Language Pathologist, and many rich memories of when she performed with some outstanding partners, they pairing their skating talents with hers to attain lofty heights.

The 37-year-old Goodwin has been married since 2010, and she and her husband have two children: 6-year-old daughter Kajsa, and a two-year-old son, David. “That’s what I’ve always wanted, a family,” she says.

“We all just love each other. That’s number one.” Her job is number two. “Working with adults with disabilities, I’m so thankful I attained my master’s degree and focused on school.” She did have to leave competitive ice dancing, but if she didn’t, she wouldn’t have been (in her words, complete). “There was something else

that I wanted in life other than figure skating. I’m very happy that I was successful in doing that.”

Goodwin was adopted after birth from Indonesia

by Tom and Cecilee Goodwin of Randolph. “I try to go home as much as I can,” says the Illinois-located Goodwin. Goodwin, who also has a sister, Anya, attended the University of Delaware, majored in Psychology, and minored in Linguistics, and received her Master’s in Speech Pathology from Northwestern University.

She teaches at Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois.

Goodwin reflects with much gratitude about her younger days in Randolph. “I remember that it was a very safe community, very easy to walk around by myself – my best friend, Meredith and myself would spend hours outside and go to the beach right on our lake (Shongum Lake) and we’d just ride our bikes around for hours. Again, it was a very safe community; my parents never had to worry while we were out during the day.

I remember doing Indian Princesses with my Dad. Indian Princesses is probably one of my fondest memories with my Dad, where we were able to do the camping trips and go hiking together with their (her friends’) Dads, and that was very enjoyable.”

Her Mom and Dad started Goodwin and her sister off in group skating classes at Mennen Arena when she was 5 years old. “My parents supported us fully,” she says, “and you have to have a lot of commitment for the sport, so we did decide to eventually go with just

Kendra Goodwin and Brent Bommentre perform - Jonathan Ferry/Getty Images

figure skating. I was doing dance as well as gymnastics, and then the figure skating all at one time, and we had to get to that point where we had to choose one.” Goodwin says that is one of the things she likes about her parents, is the fact that they exposed her to many things.

She now does the same for her own children. “I think because of that my parents were very supportive, putting everything into figure skating for us. Without that support, I never would have gone as far as I have gone.” Goodwin fondly recalls her Dad, suit on for work, driving her to early morning practices at 6 a.m., where she would skate for a couple of hours and then head to Center Grove Elementary School. “That was every morning for me,” she remembers. She also did camps and skating camps in Canada, Colorado, and Lake Placid.

In middle school she discovered ice dancing, which she describes as “Ballroom on ice.” “I started ice dancing with my coaches at Mennen Arena – Colleen O’Connor and John Powell – they really got me into the ice dance part of it. You’re going to be with somebody when you’re out there competing out on the ice. That’s what I liked: the idea of being out on the ice with somebody else, practicing with them and performing with them, and not just being alone out there.” She continues, “The ability to express, that is a huge thing in ice dance. I’m really very naturally introverted to be honest with you, and I think growing up with skating as a commitment kind of made it harder for me socially, so partnering was a huge social outlet for me where I was able to express artistically as well as socially, having somebody with me and learning that way.”

Goodwin’s initial two national pairings were with Paul Goldner and Ty Cockrum. Her Mom, seeking an ice dance partner for Kendra, sent her photo to all the coaches around the United States. “I tried out with Paul first and it went really well. We developed a partnership. I was a freshman, I believe, in middle school, and our Moms drove us everywhere. He was from New York and I was from New Jersey; his Mom would drive 45 minutes to an hour to meet us in New Jersey, and then vice-versa we would go up to New York.” Cockrum was a little further away – Seattle, Washington. “We went out there, and the trial went really well,” Goodwin says. “The coach was great, and my parents were willing to give me the opportunity to let me move out to Seattle continued on page 24

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Humor Columnist Laverne Bardy Releases New Collection

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n a time where we could all use a few laughs comes “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street: A Savvy Senior’s Map to Finding Humor in Everything,” from the irreverent mind of New Jersey humor columnist Laverne H. Bardy.

Featuring 71 of the humorist’s favorite columns, “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street” explores aging in America with a delightfully wicked humor and wit that appeals to any age. Divided into themes like “Oops!”, Bardy, who lives in Green Township by Newton, explores topics both timely and timeless.

Her recipe for success is simple: “For a story to be worth re-telling, it has to have impact on the reader … whether it’s humorous or heart-rending, it has to appeal to the reader’s intellect or funny-bone to be worth re-telling.”

These stories will appeal to both.

Readers of a certain age will relate to the struggles of getting older while finding solace that they aren’t alone in finding themselves in embarrassing situations: Take, for example, flirting with a young, handsome waiter only to have him retrieve your walker a few moments later.

Meanwhile, readers of a younger age will learn just what they’re in for, like realizing that retired life might not be so glamorous as one thought: “What he loves most is going out for breakfast. Every morning. It was a treat the first 253 times…”

Bardy captures life’s little quips in a way that might

even make some readers blush. After a DNA test, she phoned her friend: “Elsa,” I said. “You’ll be surprised to learn I have a little Scandinavian in me.” “Size doesn’t matter,” she said.

“What’s important is that he’s kind to you.”

With content like this streaming from her fingers, it’s surprising to know that Bardy hadn’t always dreamed of being a humor columnist.

“I never consciously thought about writing a column, I just knew I enjoyed writing,” she said of the origins of her column, which for many years now has been nationally syndicated. “All my life I’ve been told that I am funny. It was early on, while the children were all in school, and I was sitting with a group of friends around my kitchen table, that I realized each of the stories we were relating were similar. And, they were funny.”

At the time, she was in charge of a PTA newsletter at her children’s school, so she began cataloguing everyday, relatable events and putting her unique touch to them.

Eventually she submitted a few columns to a local newspaper. They were accepted and her “career” as a columnist officially began. Decades later, she’s still at it.

“I can’t imagine ever starting a day without paying a visit to my office, sitting in front of my computer, and writing something. Anything,” she said of her passion.

“Writing is one of few occupations that a person can continue doing clear into senility.”

To buy “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street” or learn more about Laverne, visit LaverneBardy.com. The book is also available on Amazon.

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Jeremy Allen and Kendra Goodwin Allen and their children, Kajsa and David – Kendra Goodwin

NJ Stars: Kendra Goodwin... continued from page 22 when I was 16 (she was a high school junior) to pursue ice dancing with Ty.” It was a culture change for her. “Not the typical teenage life,” she says with a laugh. “I grew up really quickly.”

Goodwin’s greatest success came with partner Chris Obzansky. Competing in the junior level, the duo captured 1st place in the 2000 Junior Grand Prix event in China, and they were also the 2001 United States Junior National silver medalists, and also finished 15th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. It was quite a run of success, and then the partnership bond was broken when Obzansky chose to serve as a Mormon missionary. “It was huge,” she says of their parting. “It really opened up my eyes to understanding his faith, in general just understanding the commitment involved.

Not only did Chris have figure skating, but he also had his faith and religion, and I had to respect that. I couldn’t be mad at him for anything about it. I was very upset, but this was something that he felt he needed to do at that moment and time, and it was hard – it was definitely a challenge for me because of the sacrifices I had made with moving around, with moving to Delaware to skate with Chris. There’s a lot of sacrifice that goes into this sport, and a lot of times the girls sacrifice more so than the boys, because there are more girls that are looking for partners than boys. I felt like we were at a pivotal moment in our career, but there was nothing I could’ve done about it. It was something Chris really wanted, and I had to support that.”

“At that time, we really could’ve been a very strong team nationally and internationally as we grew up if we had had a longer partnership.”

News spread of Goodwin’s seeking a new partner, and she found one in Brent Bom-

mentre, whose close proximity to Goodwin’s Delaware (he was in Philadelphia) was perfect. And that wasn’t all. “I think our personalities really went well together,” Goodwin says. “Brent is very personable, he’s very friendly, very outgoing, very funny. I really appreciate humor, so there was a lot of laughing in our partnership.” And serious skating as well. The team won a pewter medal at the 2004 United States Championships and also took part in 2004 Skate America and the 2004 Cup of Russia. “I felt like it was a very positive experience with Brent.”

The partnership disbanded early in 2005, and Obzansky rejoined Goodwin on the ice for the rest of 2005 and 2006, and then Bommentre was back in 2008. “I feel like I really grew a lot through those partnerships,” she says, “even though there were many of them.” Her parents were fonts of wisdom once more, telling her that from each partnership she’d learn something new, and the same thing with the coaches. “I really like that philosophy of not being fearful and just giving it a try and doing the best you can under those circumstances.”

Goodwin still occasionally laces on her skates. “I do – yes, I do,” she says with glee.

“I work very part-time and I do have a couple of students that I work with.”

Although inspired by fellow skaters in her life, her parents are tops to her. “Especially now that I am a parent, just looking back at everything that they did for me and for skating, and the trust that they must’ve had (for me) as a teenager moving out to Seattle on my own, I think that really promoted that hard work ethic and that really supported the belief in me and gave me more confidence. They trusted me and respected that and they knew I was going to be responsible and make good decisions. Because of that, I grew as much as I did.”

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I Remember Dad:

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By Richard Mabey Jr. here are moments in our lives where a single, solitary, seemingly mundane event, transpires to become a most monumental and sacred accomplishment in time. Such was the evening, back in the Summer of 1943, when my dad wrote a letter to his grandmother, Dora Dolson Mabey.

Dad wrote his letter to his grandmother from his bed inside the barracks at Hickam Air Field during World War II. Back then, the men of the United States Army Air Corps wrote letters on very, very thin paper to save on the cost of mailing.

I was only six years old when my great grandmother went Home to be with the Lord. But I still remember her talking about the letters that Dad wrote to her, when Dad was serving in the Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II. And one letter in particular had a profound effect upon my great grandmother.

I guess I was about four or five years old, when we used to visit Great Grandma Mabey at the old Mabey Homestead, in her stately living room. We lived in Clifton at the time. And, as a young child, I found the Mabey Homestead to be a most fascinating

Dad’s Letters to His Grandmother

and enchanting place to visit. I had no idea, no clue, no indication that at the age of six, a most incredible and sacred turn of events would lead to the Mabey Homestead becoming my home for a long, long time.

Great Grandma Mabey had a rocking chair in her living room. She became a widow in 1936, at the age of 65, when my great grandfather, William Mabey, suffered a stroke and went Home to be with the Lord.

There was a loneliness that loomed deep in the eyes of Great Grandma Mabey.

In Dad’s legendary letter, that he wrote to his grandmother from Hickam Air Field, he shared with his grandmother, his heartfelt memories of his grandfather. Specifically, picking strawberries from Earl’s Meadow with his Grandpa. Of Dad walking down to the old Morris Canal with his grandfather.

And, very specifically, the time that Great Grandpa Mabey, Grandpa Mabey and Dad built the shed along Mabey Lane on Earl’s Meadow. It was a letter that my great grandmother dearly cherished.

I remember when I was seven years old and we were now living in the old Mabey Homestead. Dad let me climb the ladder to go into the attic with him. It was quite a big

A rare photograph of how the inside of the barracks of Hickam Air Field looked during World War II.

deal for a kid to climb up the attic ladder with his dad. I remember Dad asked me to help him look for the letters that he had written to his grandmother, while he was in the Army Air Corps. Sadly, we never did find the letters.

What became of Dad’s letters to his grandmother is a great mystery, that at

times still haunts me. My great grandmother was a very organized person. She had a very sensitive and caring heart. It’s just odd that the letters were lost.

There was a part of my father that was a rugged, tough as nails, strong man. Dad was the long-distance truck driver, the continued on page 28

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By Steve Sears unziker Hall,” 74-year-old John Samaha says proudly. “Have you touched the rock? The rock outside the Student Center?”

It was time to fondly reminisce about his four years at William Paterson College (now William Paterson University). Samaha started at WPC in 1963 after saving up money to attend classes there by running his own farm stand, Samaha’s Farm, in Aberdeen, New Jersey.

“How is the Marion E. Shea Auditorium?” he asks, referring to the college’s performing arts center built in 1965. When told that it still is a hub of activity when open, he states, “The acoustics were great

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there, and that organ – it had 16-pedal tones. Very unusual. That thing would go so low, and the whole building would rattle.”

“He brought us up there a very long time ago,” says Samaha’s daughter, Nora Pettyjohn, who now runs her dad’s farm with her husband, Marcus Pettyjohn, Jr. She thinks back while smiling about the jaunt to Passaic County. “I was just a kid. We walked around and things like that.”

Samaha attended WPC from 1963 to 1967 to get a music education. “I started in ‘63, and in ’65 you had to wear a tie and jacket,” he recalls. “And you had to maintain a 3.0 (GPA) or you were out. I enjoyed my stay at William Paterson.”

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mid-September to the end of May for classes and ran his farm from the last week of June until it closed on Labor Day. There was never an overlap. As far as Samaha can remember, William Paterson offered nothing agriculture-wise for study back then but did have a greenhouse. He stayed at a spot across the road called The Windmill during the school year.

Per Samaha, there is a similarity between music and farming. “Both are a passion of life. I always wanted to be a professional musician; I played the tuba, and I took lessons with William Bell at Julliard (School of Music) in Manhattan.”

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Samaha, who also recalls “The Strip,” the lengthy, somewhat thin parking lot where students back then and still do today park their cars, hasn’t been up to the William Paterson area in about five years. “But I always want to. I have deep roots up there,” he says happily. Samaha even started a fraternity. “I don’t know if it’s still in existence, but I think it is because we had a reunion that I wasn’t able to attend two years ago.”

When asked to place his favorite composer and Samaha’s Farm produce sideby-side, he without hesitation says, “Mozart and sweet corn.”

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grew vegetables from the soil. His life has been a rewarding one. “You’re never

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illions of parents dropped their children off on college campuses for the start of a new school year in August. While that might not stand out in a normal year, 2020 has proven to be anything but normal.

Many colleges and universities grappled with how to approach the 2020-21 academic year as the world continued to battle the COVID-19 outbreak. Some schools chose to offer only remote learning and keep kids off campus entirely, while others offered in person classes and welcomed students back to campus. Still others created hybrid learning plans that combined remote learning with in person sessions.

Regardless of which option schools ultimately chose, it’s fair to say that many recognized the potential that the pandemic could once again upset the academic apple cart after the semester began, forcing students and educators to adjust to fully remote learning in much the same way they did back in March. In addition to that potential outcome, students who returned to campus must be prepared to enter quarantine if they or a friend, classmate or roommate tests positive for COVID-19. In anticipation of that, it pays for students to prepare quarantine bags in case they need to isolate themselves at any point during the semester.

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Few college students have exclusive access to washers and dryers in their dorm rooms or apartments. Shared laundry rooms will likely be off limits while students are under quarantine, so make sure to pack enough clothing to get through two weeks of isolation. Take inventory of your supply of pajamas, underwear and socks and purchase more if necessary.

Food and cooking supplies College students accustomed to eating their meals at the dining hall food may need to prepare their own meals while in quarantine. Stock up on nonperishable items, such as pasta, soup, rice, and cereal, that can be stored in your room for long periods of time without expiring. Bottled water can help you stay hydrated should you feel ill, while decaffeinated tea can help you stay warm should you feel chills. Bring along a mini refrigerator, a toaster or toaster oven, a tea kettle, some pots and pans, bowls and plates, and utensils as well.

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List of Recent sales in Randolph for the month of July: 31 Pleasant Hill Rd., Bungalow, 2BR/1.1BA ....... $355,000 68 Pleasant Hill Rd., Cape Cod, Fixer Upper, 5BR/1BA $230,000 70 High Ave., Cape Cod, 4BR/1.1BA ................. $395,000 250 Center Grove Rd., Ranch, 3BR/2,BA ........... $275,000 134 Combs Hollow Rd., Ranch, 3BR/2BA ........... $330,000 40 Kensington Dr., Townhouse-Interior2BR/2.1BA . $385,000 31 Calumet Rd., Ranch, 4BR/2.1BA .................. $430,000 18 Oak Ln., Ranch, 3BR/2BA ........................... $433,750 7 Carriage Court, Bi-Level, 4BR/2.1BA.............. $445,000 8 Quarry Ct., Colonial, 5BR/2.1BA.................... $460,000 212 W Chrystal St., Colonial, 3BR/2.1BA........... $450,000 11 John Ct., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ..................... $470,000 23 Red Barn Ln., Ranch, 4BR/3BA .................... $475,000

12 Arthur Lane, Randolph - $625,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

6 Starling Drive, Randolph - $699,900 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

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43 Ridge Rdcape Cod, Custom Home, 4BR/2BA . $490,000 68 Albert Ct., Townhouse-End Unit,2BR/3.1BA ... $495,000 96 Radtke Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ................. $499,000 40 Radtke Rd., Ranch, 4BR/3BA ...................... $500,000 31 Valley Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA................... $507,500 50 Albert Ct., Townhouse-Interior,2BR/3.1BA..... $510,000 17 Block Ct., Contemporary, 4BR/3BA .............. $520,000 30 Ash Ln., Split Level, 4BR/2.1BA ................... $535,000 11 Overlook Ave., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ............. $540,000 10 James Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .................. $550,000

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3 Jared Drive, Randolph - $799,900 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

48 Old Mill Road, Mendham - $650,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

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15 Trowbridge Dr., Colonial, 4BR/3.1BA ............ $550,500 70 Albert Ct., Townhouse-End Unit, 3BR/2.2BA .. $552,500 4 Surrey Ln., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA.................... $555,000 6 Surrey Ln., Custom Home, 4BR/2.1BA ........... $559,000 8 Wick Lane, Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .................... $570,000 13 Rolling Ridge Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ......... $590,000 31 Wilkeshire Blvd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .......... $600,000 48 Morris Tpke., Bi-Level, 4BR/2.1BA ............... $600,000 10 Willow Dr., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA................... $600,000 43 W Hanover Ave., Colonial, 5BR/4BA ............. $605,000

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426 Quaker Church Rd., Colonial, 5BR/3BA ....... $605,000 7 James Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.2BA .................... $610,000 105 Radtke Rd., Expanded Ranch, 5BR/3BA ...... $610,000 18 Beaver Dam Rd., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .......... $615,000 19 Judy Resnik Dr., Colonial, 4BR/3.1BA ........... $620,000 11 David Dr., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .................... $630,000 31 Drake Ct., Contemporary4BR/2.1BA ............ $640,000 17 Winding Way., Colonial, 4BR/3.1BA .............. $649,900 5 Rippling Brook Way, Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ....... $660,000 17 Knollwood Ter., Colonial, 4BR/3BA ............... $665,000

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4 Lake Cherokee Drive, Randolph - $860,000 To Sell Your Home Go To: DOUGTUCKER.COM

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4 India Brook Ln., Colonial, 5BR/2.1BA ............. $689,000 77 Pleasant Hill Rd., Hustom Home, 5BR/3BA .... $695,000 9 Memory Ln., Colonial, 5BR/4BA..................... $715,000

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21 Shongum Road, Colonial, 5BR/4.1BA ........... $679,000

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Not intended to solicit homes already listed for sale. This list represents all homes Each sold offi andcenot just homesowned sold by TuckerNot Team. independently & the operated. intended to solicit houses already listed for sale.

3 Castle Ct., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA .................... $728,000 17 Morey Ln., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ................... $749,000 36 Cromwell Dr., Colonial, 4BR/4.1BA ............... $755,000 20 Phyllis Pl., Colonial, 4BR/2.1BA ................... $765,000 49 Combs Hollow Rd., Colonial, 5BR/3BA .......... $820,000 4 Lake Cherokee Dr., Colonial, 4BR/3.1BA ......... $860,000 9 Dolly Bridge Rd., Colonial, 4BR/4.3BA ............ $885,000 25 Shadowbrook Way, Colonial, 5BR/4.1BA ....... $925,000 18 Edgewood Ter., Colonial, 4BR/4.1BA ......... $1,065,000 3 Ardsley Ct., Colonial, 4BR/4.1BA ................ $1,160,000