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Wayne Firefighting Trio Celebrates 50 Years Volunteering

By Steve Sears ayne P.O.L. Fire Company No. 2 volunteer firefighters, John Gabriel, Kurt Gough, and Frank Velardi, began volunteering for the Wayne Fire Department in 1972, and on March 19, 2022 were honored by the township for their half century of service. Does it seem like 50 years for the trio? “Not to me,” says Gough, the current Vice-President of Wayne P.O.L. Fire Company #2. “We’re still doing a lot. That’s the thing. We stay busy with it because we love it so much.” “We’re still doing the same things we did 50 years ago,” Velardi says. During that evening’s party afterwards, Wayne P.O.L. Fire Company No. 2 also celebrated 100 years since its founding in 1922. Velardi and Gough are both 64, and Gabriel is 66. Gough’s dad, uncle, brother and cousins were firefighters, as were Velardi’s father and uncle. “It’s family,” says Gough. “It’s in the blood.” “Kurt and I grew up living next door to each other,” says Velardi. “Like Kurt said, his father was a fireman, my father and my

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uncle were fireman, and his uncle was a fireman. At one time in the 1970s our fire company had five sets of brothers. It’s something we grew up with. And John Gabriel - for that matter, too - his grandfather, father, uncle, and his cousin were firefighters. It’s in the blood. It’s hereditary.” “It’s all been good,” says Gough about the 50 years. “We enjoy what we do around the firehouse, and not just fighting fires, but running the day-today operations. We had a meeting last night, paid our bills, and we do what we have to do to raise money,

and we do it all together. It’s not just fighting fires. It’s everything else that goes with it. And we’ve all been doing it all together for all those years.” Velardi adds, “It’s like Kurt said; it’s not just the firehouse. We’ve been through girlfriends, wives, kids, John with his grandkids now. The family is extended beyond the firehouse. We’ve grown up, from kids to old men now.” For Gabriel, Gough, and Velardi, there has been much change in the 50 years they’ve been volunteering, and Gough and Velardi mention some

of the key differences. “The change in the fire department, just like there’s been in society in general, is with computers. And the young people today are different than, the way we like to term it, the ‘older people’ in our fire company,” Gough says. “We all get along great, but they have their ideas and we have ours, and computers have changed the world. We got a new ladder truck in just a few weeks ago and, believe it or not, that thing is loaded with computers. So, it’s for the good, but you really continued on page 2

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50 Years Volunteering... continued from page x have to keep up on your game.” “Just to piggyback on what Kurt says, too, about change,” Velardi says, “We have new equipment now. It’s heavier, some of it is more technologically advanced. But sometimes the new stuff isn’t as good as the old stuff - from where we sit anyway.” There’s a definite “serving the community” element galore if both Gough’s and Velardi’s immediate families. “We talked about family, and we talked about camaraderie and friendship and all that, but we also have family of our own who are current firefighters,” Gough says. His wife’s name is Sharon, and both are parents to son Mike, who is a Captain of the Pompton Falls Fire Department #3

in Wayne. Mike’s wife, Amanda, is also involved. Frank and Gillian Velardi’s sons, Tim and Robert, are active firefighters beside their dad with P.O.L. Fire Company #2. Tim is also a firefighter with the FDNY, and Robert is an EMT with the FDNY. Tim, who also has a twin brother, Paul, is an exempt firefighter with P.O.L. Fire Company #2, and a police officer with the West Caldwell Police Department. “We don’t always get along, when we both think or the three of us think there’s a better way to skin a cat, if you will,” Velardi says with a laugh of his relationship with Gabriel and Gough. “We may have some disagreements, but at the end of the day it’s been 50 years, and we’re still friends.”

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WIN Food Pantry Supplies Are Running Low

ummer is a great time to take a break and get away! But hunger never takes a vacation— it exists all year long. With food prices rising, some pantries are seeing an increase in the number of community members in need. WIN (Wayne Interfaith Network) food pantry is a coalition of volunteers working together to provide a vital community service,

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the WIN website, www. winfoodpantry.org, to find out the hours when you can drop off items at the pantry. You can also make a monetary donation at the website. The good people of Wayne have always stepped up to help their neighbors in need; thank you for your continued kindness and generosity! If you are in need of

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William Paterson University Opens New Child Development Center on Campus, Providing Quality Education and Care to Children Ages 2.5 through Kindergarten

rom the moment you enter William Paterson University’s brand-new Child Development Center, it is apparent that you are somewhere special. Set to kick off its inaugural school year on September 6, 2022, the Child Development Center is located inside the University’s mostrecently purchased and refurbished building, at 1800 Valley Road in Wayne. Designed and managed by leaders in William Paterson University’s College of Education, the Center is currently accepting children ages two and a half through kindergarten, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays, with extended/wraparound care available starting at 7:45 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. “We are thrilled to open our doors to children from the surrounding communities, as well as to the children of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni,” says College of Education Dean Amy Ginsberg. “Our team of veteran educators have tapped their decades of experience to create the highestcaliber program of early childhood learning and care. We cherish the opportunity to help young children become lifelong learners and collaborators, and to ensure that they feel valued, respected, and loved under our roof.” Current undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Education who are seeking certification as preschool-grade 3 teachers will be able to supplement their learning with applied experiences at the Child Development Center—a relationship that will not only benefit the University students but also the Center’s children and teachers, Ginsberg says. William Paterson University’s Child Development Center teachers, most of whom have graduated from WP’s College of Education, have previously worked in public school districts, are New Jersey Statecertified, and have at least a bachelor’s degree in education; the majority hold master’s degrees. The teachers come from diverse backgrounds, and most are bilingual, with the languages Spanish, Hungarian, Arabic, Italian and Polish spoken, in addition to English. Supporting the teaching staff at the Center will be Ronni Mendez, its social services coordinator and instructional coach. “The children in our Center will benefit immensely from our carefully chosen teaching and support staff,” says Child Development Center Director Kristina Deak. “In addition, our facility will serve as a laboratory center supporting College of Education teacher candidates, modeling best practice in early childhood. Through their

coursework, research projects, and clinical experiences, teacher candidates have their fingertips on the pulse of current trends and best practices, and will undoubtedly elevate the level of learning—both academic and social—in our classrooms,” she adds. The Center was created with inspiration from the Reggio Emilia Approach—a student-centered educational philosophy for preschool and primary education that views children as “competent and capable coconstructors of their own learning,” explains Professor Cindy Gennarelli, who serves as director of early childhood innovation in WP’s College of Education. Collaboration and child-driven communication, “in the 100 languages of children,” are paramount in the Center’s curriculum, which meets all New Jersey Department of Education standards, she adds. As part of the Reggio Emilia Approach, the physical learning environment is very important—considered to be a teacher itself—so every space in the Center is very intentionally designed to promote selfguided, experiential learning; children are encouraged to explore, wonder, and question. Unlike more traditional daycare centers or preschools, walls, furnishings and learning materials in WP’s Center are mostly neutral tones. “Everything is calm, not overstimulating, and respective of children,” Gennarelli says. Even the hallways are interactive and inviting, including such features as a complimentary library of books; child-sized living room furniture; rugs with oversized throw pillows and cozy enveloping tunnels where little ones can relax; and a large interactive physics wall with various ramps, inclines, pathways, and chutes. A large common room includes a black-light area with fluorescent supplies, and a teacher resource center is filled to the brim with all sorts of educational materials ranging from pinecones to bird nests to puppets. Outside, there are two playgrounds—one for younger children and one for the older children. The Center will host monthly family/ parent outings and workshops to include family hikes starting right on the trails of the Center’s wooded property, to group yoga classes and car seat safety checks guided by campus police officers. Center administrators are also planning a rain boot drive. “Even when it rains, we’ll take the children outside to play, and we believe that if you go out in the rain, you jump in puddles,” Gennarelli explains, with a smile. “It’s about joyful experiences.”

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roject Self-Sufficiency is seeking donations of new school supplies for distribution to more than 500 children and teens during the month of August. This year, organizers are suggesting that donors sponsor a backpack for students in need; a $25 donation will purchase and fill a small backpack with the key supplies needed for elementary school students while a $30 donation will purchase and fill a large backpack with key supplies for middle and high school students. Monetary donations,

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More Precious Than Gold, Be The Gift of Mentoring A Young Person

By Richard Mabey Jr. n September of 1966, I began the eighth grade at Chapel Hill School in Lincoln Park. It was a most magical and enchanting time for me. Once again, I was able to walk to school in the early morning. There was the chirping of the song birds, the scurrying of squirrels climbing up and down the trees that adorned Main Street. There was a certain joy and happiness of once again walking to school with the old gang. For just a few months ago, I had been recovering from a full-year battle with dreaded Rheumatic Fever. And, all through seventh grade, I had tutors. For that entire year, my feet never touched the ground. But in that year, something very special happened in my life. From both, my hospital bed at times and my bed at home, I began to write feature stories for the old Lincoln Park Herald. Mr. Nicholas Marino, the Editor-in-Chief of the old Lincoln Park Herald, took an interest in my writings. While I was battling Rheumatic Fever, I would write stories about Boy Scout Troop 170. My mom would type them up and hand deliver them to Mr. Marino at his little newspaper office, located close to my home. During my year-long fight with Rheumatic Fever, I wrote dozens of little news and feature articles for Mr. Marino. And, he graciously printed them all. But if it wasn’t for my

mom, typing them up for me, I would have never had my start in life as a writer. I do not think that I ever chose to be a writer. I think God called me to be a writer. There were way yonder too many coincidences in my journey to find success in the writing arena. I was to write news articles and feature stories for the Lincoln Park Herald, for many years. Mr. Marino was a tough editor, but he also had a heart of gold. He was an old school editor, all the way. Now at 68, I look back at the people who helped me in life. For the most part, most of them have gone on to be with the Lord. It’s too late to tell them thank you. I guess that’s one of the side effects of growing old. If there’s someone who has reached out a helping hand to you, please do consider letting them know just how much you appreciate their kindness. The sands of the hourglass are forever flowing, the clock is always ticking, the pages of the calendar get torn away far too quickly, and the years pass in a seemingly blink of an eye. Appreciation and thankfulness are virtues that are more precious than gold. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: More Precious Than Gold.

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United States Navy Veteran Saves North Haledon’s American Legion Post No. 428 Commander after the passing in 2019 of former Commander, By Steve Sears 93-year-old Dulio Alvino. Van Der Wal has also been Passaic t first, United States Navy veteran George Van Der County Commander the past two years. Wal was not a member of North Haledon’s American Once at the helm, Van Der Wal took action. During Legion Post No. 428. He’d been asked to join many his Tuesday and Wednesday shifts at the DPW, he asked times over 40 years, but didn’t. “I’d always been interested everybody who entered the building if they were ever in in veterans, but I declined joining,” he says. the armed forces and, if they were, if they’d like to join the Two of his coworkers at his part-time job at the American Legion. “The majority of the guys that I got into the Department of Public Works recycling plant, Peter Botbyl American Legion were age 55 to age 90,” Van Der Wal says. and Louis Severi, themselves American Legion Post No. “These are guys that were in World War II or after World War 428 members, asked him to join. “They came up to me and II. A lot of them joined.” they said, ‘Give me one reason why you don’t want to join?’ Van Der Wal was able to elevate Post No. No. 428’s And I couldn’t give them a reason. So, I took a membership membership to 49. “We picked up two new members this application, filled it out, gave my $30, and joined.” past Memorial Day weekend,” he says. “They saw an article Today, he is Commander of the ship, and saved the in the newspaper, called me up, and asked to be members, organization by raising its dwindling membership. “At one and they came to Flag Day on June 14. Right now, we get time, there was a lot of members after World War II,” Van between 10 and 12 members that come to a monthly Der Wal says. “As time went on, the membership got less and meeting on the second Tuesday.” Van Der Wal also hoped less and less. Around 2017 and 2018, we got down to less in 2020 to go door-to-door to veterans’ homes in town to than 20 members. Once you reach 15 or less, you basically increase membership further, but the COVID-19 pandemic get suspended from Passaic County and the state, and you squashed those hopes. “I wanted to increase it to 75 to 100 lose your charter. They don’t recognize you as a Post because George Van Der Wal (courtesy of George Van Der Wal) members from 49, but I was told that was a bad idea to go you have to have a certain number of members of that Post.” In his first year as Commander, Van Der Wal, who served in the Navy from September door-to-door to because of the pandemic, which was at its height in February and March of 1964 to September 1968, tripled the membership number of Post No. 428. “I saw ours 2020.” He still has the list, however. “About four months ago, I had an updated list. There’s a getting down to 16 or 17 paid members, so I decided to increase the membership rather than lot of people in North Haledon that are ex-servicemen, and my intention is to try and increase the membership by a least another 20 or 30 this year.” Van Der Wal’s wife is not well, so he go into default. You don’t have an organization without members, that’s the bottom line.” Van Der Wal first started going to the county meetings with a few other members, which has been unable to trek and accomplish what he’d like. American Legion Post No. 428 is located at 512 High Mountain Road in North Haledon. are held the third Tuesday of every month. “They got used to seeing my face there. And then I was told by the Judge Advocate that we (Post No. 428) were getting down to that Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month, and Passaic County American Legions critical 15-member mark. ‘Once you reach that number,’ he said, ‘you’re in trouble.’” Van Der meetings are held at different Post locations every month. For more information about both, Wal, at that time the Chaplain of Post No. 428, shortly thereafter was voted into the role of contact Van Der Wal at (973) 617-6854, or via email at seamangeorgee3@gmail.com.

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Blast from the Past: Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center – A Legacy of Education

By Henry M. Holden he Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center opened in 1998, and is home to a permanent collection of photographs and artifacts that document the inspirational life of the winningest player in baseball history, Lorenzo (Lawrence) Pietro Berra, but known to everyone as “Yogi” Berra. “Yogi Berra cared so much about education,” said Eve Schaenen, Executive Director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. “We built a site that would honor Yogi and his emphasis and caring about education.” “Yogi, and his wife Carmen, had this idea to educate kids using baseball as a vehicle for learning,” said Schaenen. “If I had to distill the work that we’re doing now it would be to make sure that we are saving his legacy by promoting the values that he stood for. The values are written all over the museum’s walls, as part of the permanent collection. They are teamwork, respect, determination, and humility. These were the qualities that defined Yogi as a human being, not just on the ballfield but throughout the course of his life and they really inform all the education that we do.” The museum is home to various objects,

including the mitt Yogi used to catch the only perfect game in World Series history. “We are using Yogi and all that goodness in those values to teach kids everything from language arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, (STEM)”. There are four topics listed on the website, Race, Immigration, Women in Sports and Financial Literacy. These are virtual field trips. The program on race grew out of an exhibit from the Negro leagues in Kansas City. “It’s the story of the Negro Baseball leagues, and the players” said Schaenen. “It’s also about taking aspects of their lives and using it as a way to talk about structural racism. The program talks about the Negro leagues in such a way that allows us to get into the social justice issues.” ‘The program has seen a lot of success locally. Every seventh grader in the school district has seen it. It’s very gratifying to see the success of this program, and the fact that we’re reaching as many students as possible.” The museum just opened an exhibit on Women in Sports, featuring Billie Jean continued on page 13

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Blast from the Past... continued from page 12 King, the tennis great. “We want to honor and inform people that her efforts were crucial in eventually bringing equality to women in sports. We also want to recognize her commitment to support the LGBT+ community as an activist in a time when it was not fashionable to take such a position.” There is a one-week summer baseball camp where kids learn the fundamentals of baseball on a ball field and is located on the campus of Montclair State University. “For the rest of the year, we have both inperson and remote field trips.” Yogi was a son of Italian immigrants who

grew up in an immigrant neighborhood on “The Hill,” in St. Louis. He had a typical mid20th century immigration story, where the family was important. “It’s very rewarding to see the response from schools about immigration as well,” said Schaenen. During World War II, Berra served in the US Navy as a gunner’s mate on the attack transport USS Bayfield during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. He received several commendations for his bravery. During an interview on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, Berra confirmed that he was also sent to Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion. Berra earned a Purple

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page of every newspaper lately regarding the gender issues around competitive swimming. It’s addressing some of the inequalities in sports. Billie Jean King’s advocacy is one reason why women are getting paid in sports. We try to make sure that we are not just talking about an isolated moment in history. By using Yogi’s full story, we are able to shed light on all sorts of topical issues today.” Yogi is also famous for his “Yogi-isms” aka malapropisms. “You can observe a lot by just watching,” “We made too many wrong mistakes,” “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and perhaps his most famous one, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” “In 1972, Berra was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame,” said Schaenen. “But the legacy of Yogi Berra extends beyond the playing field. We encourage people to come to the museum and that view Yogi not only as a Hall of Fame great but as a Hall of Fame human being.” Berra was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has his picture on a US postage stamp on July 1, 2021. Berra passed away in his sleep, at the age of 90, on September 22, 2015. For more information, visit yogiberramuseum.org/visit. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 12-5pm, Closed to the public Mondays & Tuesdays.

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By Steve Sears errie Carr of WDHA 105.5 FM radio in Cedar Knolls branded herself years ago just by her love of music and the caring life she lives. Still, what a quote! “Music is the closest thing to time travel that we will ever have in our lives,” Carr says. “It takes us back to places in our lives that we wish we could go to again, as well as places that we never want to go to again, but it’s the closest thing to time travel that we have. And I think that’s why it really connects with people so much.” And Carr has the world’s best job. “I’m a program director of a radio station, and I run a brand. My job is about two things, and that’s ratings and revenue. It’s a business, so I consider myself first and foremost a music lover, but I’m a businesswoman, and you have to be a businesswoman to be successful in the business.” When you speak with Carr, who is also on air from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays, and listen to the passion she has for music and radio, you know she was destined for her field since she was young. Carr, who attended William Paterson University in the mid 1980s for a brief period prior to leaving for a radio stint, promised her dad that, if the job fell through, she’d head back to school. It never happened. “I was very fortunate to have the most supportive parents, because they were very artistic; they were music lovers themselves, and they could not have supported what I wanted to do more. They were always super supportive of my career,” she says. Carr’s love for radio started when she was a child. “I thought the radio was the most seductive thing, because there was always a great air of mystery about it,” she recalls. “I wanted to know who those people were, where they were, and who let them talk on the radio. I was a very big fan as a little kid, because as I said my parents were very musical. They loved music: Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Beatles. Everything was always playing in the house. I loved listening to WABC, Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy – all those deejays I grew up listening to. It’s funny, I used to take my dad’s car keys and go sit in the car and put the radio on, and my dad would

say, ‘No, the battery is going to run out!’” Carr started in AM radio with WRAN of Dover. “I went in for the first time - I worked on Christmas actually - and I just kind of babysat a reel-to-reel player that was playing Christmas songs, and I grabbed the microphone every so often and said, ‘You’re listening to a Holiday Festival of Music,’ and I thought it was the greatest thing that had ever happened to me.” She then worked at WRNJ in Hackettstown, and then headed to WPST in Philadelphia. “It was an awesome place for me,” she says of the latter location, “being a really young, on-air personality. I wasn’t even old enough to drink in bars, and here I had a full-time radio show. That was really exciting.” WDHA, however, held a special place in her young heart. She started there initially in December 1989. “It was the music that I loved, it was the station I grew up listening to,” Carr says. “When I was able to meet Curtis Kay, he was a person that I grew up listening to, that was very exciting for me. So, DHA was always sort of like the prize for me, because I had such a passion for the station even before I got here.” Carr, an only child, felt radio was good company for her, and some of that company included Alison Steele, The Nightbird. “I couldn’t believe there was a woman playing rock music on the radio,” Carr says. “She was so mysterious, and she had the wind chimes, and she would say, ‘Come fly with me, Alison Steele, the Nightbird.’ I remember my dad told me that Jimi Hendrix wrote a song (“Nightbird Flying”) about her, and I thought, ‘Wow, Jimi Hendrix wrote a song about this deejay.’” Carr then also tuned in often to another radio legend, WPLJ’s Carol Miller. “They (Steele and Miller) were two of the women that were on the radio, but they weren’t reading the news or traffic or a weather report. They were actually ‘in the music’ like the rest of the men were, and there weren’t many.” She then describes being “in the music.” “You sort of feel like when you’re on the air that you are kind of one with the music you’re playing, because everything is all together. You’re together with the music and you’re presenting the music, so you become kind of one with

Terrie Carr and a “Rock ‘N Ruff” special guest. Photo credit: Joseph Frazz Photography

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the music, and that’s what really becomes your radio show.” Carr’s first run with WDHA ended in 2005, and then she landed at Sirius Satellite Radio for a year, where she did Rolling Stones Radio, and she also had stops at

MTV Network, WXAQ Q104.3, and WHTG GROCK prior to heading back home to ‘The Rock of New Jersey” in 2010. Did she ever feel she’d return? “I always thought that I would, I truly did,” she says. “I’ve always continued on page 15

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continued from page 14 felt that DHA for me was a home. And I worked at different radio stations, but there was always something special about this station, and about this station’s listeners and advertising community, and people in the community that I just loved.” One of Carr’s most popular WDHA features was “Box of Rock,” interviews with rock stars which has morphed into a webisode series called “Reconnect with Rockers.” She explains. “It’s a 20–30-minute Zoom hang, so they’re like little mini-TV shows. I’ve had everybody on from Nancy Wilson of Heart to Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick to every great guitar player, like Steve Vai, and Michael Anthony from Van Halen. Everybody has been on with me - we’re probably about almost 300 webisodes in, and it’s been awesome. We update it every week with new artists. It’s been amazing. I’ve had the chance to speak to some of my idols, like Suzi Quatro.” Very close to Carr’s heart is her work with “Rock ‘N Ruff,” a feature that she started at another radio station, where she encourages pet adoption and finds homes for cats and dogs who need them. “We do a lot of work with the rescue community,” Carr says. “There was a statistic that somebody once gave me where they said something like two million dogs and one million cats at the time were euthanized every year through no fault of their own - and they were highly adoptable animals. And that was a figure I just couldn’t get out of my mind. I said to myself, ‘This is just horrific! What is anybody doing about this?’” Carr took action, suggesting to local animal shelters that their

cats and dogs be transported to the radio station, where they could be seen via photo in the studio, outdoors, or on a sofa on the station website. “They (animal shelters) take the best care that they can, but I wanted a different perception. People would say, ‘Oh my God, what beautiful animals. Where did you get them? How much did they cost?’ You can get them at the animal shelter. I just wanted to use my voice to spread the word. Instead of spending $3,000 for an animal, why not adopt? Pay the adoption fee which is usually $100. You want something big, something small, you want something young, you want something older, you can find it at the shelter.” Carr is quick to point out that WDHA is not just a north Jersey station. It’s heard in 12 counties. “We have a giant audience, and we really have been for almost 50 years a part of people’s lives. We have first generation, second generation, and third generation WDHA listeners. It’s a generational way of life for a lot of people.” Those listeners were always a huge part of what she did, and her invite back to the station she wholeheartedly embraced. “When they invited me back, I could not have been happier, and I could not have said ‘Yes” fast enough. I was super excited to come back!” Carr enjoys doing what she loves, and most of that is because her audience is along for the ride. “I always say to our listeners, ‘My show becomes your show,’ because that’s what my station is about. My station is about listeners, community, and my artist’s community. All of our artists feel a very, very strong connection with this

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hese unprecedented times are only getting more concerning and contributing to a higher level of anxiety, particularly among our Veteran population. The constant streaming of mostly discouraging news, along with a reduced ability to freely mingle with others to keep spirits up, makes it difficult for many military and veterans to maintain their morale. A Warrior’s Welcome, Transitioning and Remembering, is a military and veteran’s community, wanting to help those who have given so much. A new secure place for Veterans to come together to help each other through issues they are having, is being launched by Project Help. “The meetings will be facilitated by Reno Schwind, a Marine Corp veteran and resident of Sussex County,” said Sandy Mitchell. During a veteran’s military service, their base, ship or shore station is a place to call home – a safe haven to share in the company of some of the finest men and women with a mission in common. A Warrior’s Welcome aims to create that same spirit of brotherhood at its weekly gatherings. A Warrior’s Welcome will consist only of active service and veterans, and will provide a safe place for all veterans to communicate and engage with other veterans on a level that is simply not possible in most social networking environments. A Warrior’s Welcome gathering encourages informal discussions on

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New Jersey Artist Moving Mountains with His “XO World Project”

By Steve Sears or Montclair resident and artist, Daniel Anderson, the work has many times brought tears to his eyes. And perhaps the most powerful moment in his life came when he visited the site at 4 a.m. the day after the installation of his most monumental artwork at One World Trade Center on the West Plaza at 285 Fulton Street. “I had just a powerful moment of the tranquility and the stillness,” Anderson says. “Until you’re at the World Trade Center and specifically next to the Memorial, you don’t really realize the heaviness of that site at night. I got to see passersby that normally commuted, people you could tell were regular bikers or joggers on a certain path, and they always kind of stop and say, ‘Whoa - what’s here?!’ It was just very touching to absorb that moment by myself.” What those passersby and Anderson had their eyes on was Anderson’s stainless steel, 12’ H x 24’ L “XO World” work of art, which was unveiled along with a companion sculpture, “XO Play” (which was installed inside the World Trade Center Memorial Oculus) on the 40th anniversary of World Peace Day on September 21, 2021. Both sculptures are part of the “XO

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William Paterson University Students Disney Dreams Come True

By Jillian Risberg or William Paterson University students Ben Lindenburg and Jit Chatterjee, invited to join The Disneyland All-American College Band after it recently returned from a two-year hiatus means they get to have the most magical summer of their lives. It’s also the best gift ever — given the great history of the program and important part of our heritage, along with the talent and energy that participants bring each year. Chatterjee is thrilled to live a longtime dream at the Disneyland Resort while doing what he loves down Main Street USA. “It means a lot to be representing not only my university, but the state level on a national basis,” he says he was initially cast to be a part of the 2020 Disneyland College Band before the pandemic hit. “So I’m excited to finally be a part of the college band in 2022.” The sound engineering arts/jazz drumming major is grateful to be featured in the 50th-year performances (the Disneyland tradition harks back to 1971), joining other top student musicians from across the country and working for ‘The Happiest Place On Earth.’ He calls it a surreal venture. “The best part is the camaraderie in the band and friendships I’m forming with all these amazing musicians,” says Chatterjee. Benefits of being part of the AACB; it allows one to

become a better performer and play and network with others who share their enthusiasm. Those memories will last a lifetime. The talent spends 11 weeks as cast members, performing in Disneyland Park. Chatterjee knows what an honor it was to land a spot (as snare drummer) — only 21 made the cut out of 350 musicians who auditioned. The audition process was intense. “Disney’s mission statement includes the importance of storytelling,” says the drummer. “They try to seek out those individuals about why they do what they do. The audition included an instrument proficiency test, choreography test taught to us before we had to execute it, and an interview.” Lindenburg echoed that sentiment. He first learned of the Disneyland Band as an undergrad at University of Southern California (USC) and it sparked his interest. “Several mentors and peers of mine had been in the band and said it was the best summer of their lives, as well as a challenging musical experience,” says the baritone saxophone. “I thought, ‘say no more!’” He calls it a fantastic time at Disneyland. “Thankful to all my bandmates and directors for making this such a special experience,” Lindenburg says. On opening day June 21, the 2022 band members shined their light on the Disneyland Resort, and performed

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Disney’s sets and director Linda Simmons’ creativity has a rhyme and reason that melds. “The work is a wonderful story.” The Disneyland Band seemed a natural progression for Lindenburg. Raised in the musical hub of Seattle; he plays tenor, alto, baritone and soprano saxophones, along with flute and clarinet. He attended Garfield High School, internationally renowned for its jazz band, with whom he traveled nationally to perform. And the accomplished musician co-wrote and scored Anthony Bourdain’s Emmy Award-winning miniseries, Little Los Angeles. It’s exciting and special for this to become a reality and a pivotal moment when it comes to Ben and Jit’s musical journey. “It’s such an honor to be part of the 50th anniversary band and the first returning band post-COVID,” says Lindenburg. “There were huge expectations for this band on the part of the Disneyland Resort, but the ensemble stepped up to the task and I feel so lucky to be a part of

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United States Equestrian Team Foundation and Hamilton Farm Have Bred Champions

By Steve Sears hen Bonnie Jenkins, Executive Director of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, enters the facility at historic Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, a special thought often comes to mind. “Just the facility itself harkens back to a time of equestrianism in Somerset Hills when the very best horses and riders were here,” Jenkins says. “Still, to this day, I think when you drive in here, you feel that tradition, the legacy of some of the greatest riders to ever represent the United States on the world stage in the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Championships.” “There are two distinct things here,” Jenkins says. “One is this amazing facility, Hamilton Farm, as it’s referred to in the equestrian community of Gladstone and the sport, and our efforts now as a foundation

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to support our athletes and our teams. They’re both critically important.” The United States Equestrian Team (USET) transitioned to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation in 2003. “Its responsibility was and still is the philanthropic partner of our national governing

body, the United States Equestrian Federation,” says Jenkins. “We raise money for our international teams and the development programs that prepare our riders up through the pathway, so they can hopefully one day ride on the Olympic team.” A total of 252 medals

have been won by riders and their horses who trained in Gladstone: 49 Olympic and Paralympic medals, 103 World Championship medals, and 100 Pan American Games medals. A brief history. The Gladstone location dates back to 1911, when New York financier James Cox Brady bought

the first 180 acres and started construction later that same year. Cox’s Hamilton Farm would eventually grow to 5,000 acres, and the first stables were constructed were in 1916 and 1917. The USET was formed in 1951, and Arthur McCashin, a Gladstone continued on page 27

Bertalan “Bert” DeNemethy was an influential figure in the development and success of United States Equestrian Team (USET) in show jumping. He was a cavalry officer in Hungary before he immigrated to the U.S. in 1952 where he later became the show jumping coach for the USET, a position he held from 1955 until 1980. He’s pictured here riding in the main arena at Hamilton Farm.

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to be good horsemen and horsewomen. I think the event riders had a lot of respect for him. He refined the Eventing program in the United States, and I think he revolutionized the program. There was an era where there was a lot of medals and a lot of success in international competition during his tenure here.” Prior to 2003, the USET did train at the Gladstone site and selected athletes and teams for competitions. “The USET oversaw the sport side and fundraising of our high-performance teams,” says Jenkins. “Athletes did do training here, and there were National Championships here.” The Federation has some staff and offices at the facility today, but teams don’t have a permanent training center at Hamilton Farm as in the past. “Athletes really all have their own stables and farms and businesses,” Jenkins continues. “If they are selected for a team, they

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(Olympic and Paralympic teams) come together and they may do some pre-export training and quarantine together before they leave the country to go off for an international tour. But they largely all have their own businesses and are at different places throughout the country, training and competing.” One rider who trained at Hamilton Farm was Michael Page, who competed and won medals at both the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In fact, Page met his wife at Hamilton Farm. “They’ve had a very long and loving life together, and stayed in the horse business,” Jenkins says. “We have a commemorative gift naming program where individuals can name a stall in honor of a special horse. Page made a very generous gift to name a stall after the horses that he rode in the Olympic Games. He brought his whole family back for the dedication of the stalls.

Olympic Dressage silver medalist Adrienne Lyle (left) and Olympic Dressage bronze medalist Kasey Perry-Glass (right) accept their awards at the 2017 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions which was held at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey. Credit: By Annan Hepner, courtesy of USET Foundation

It was really magnificent. It speaks to what Gladstone means to some of these athletes that really did live and train here many years ago.” Hamilton Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “While fundraising to support our country’s high-performance athletes is the organization’s primary mission, it also takes funding to maintain

the facility annually and to make current and future capital improvements,” Jenkins says. “It’s one thing that we want to make sure that we are able to do, but it’s largely when you have to look for generous people in the community who really want to see Gladstone’s Hamilton Farm continue to be part of this community and in really top shape so that we can continue to

have competitions, training sessions, and community events here,” Jenkins says. “It really lends itself nicely to a whole host of wonderful types of events that can be part of this community, and the equestrian community.” For more information about the Hamilton Farm, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, and how to donate, visit www.uset. org.

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Morris Museum Announces Exhibition of Federico Solmi’s Work That Features VR and Video Installations and New Mixed Media Works

ederico Solmi: Joie De Vivre is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s unique process—which combines traditional art practices and digital technologies— through a case study of Solmi’s most ambitious videopainting to date, The Bathhouse (2020). This monumental, 20-foot-wide, five-channel, multi-sensory video installation depicts an excess of revelry by leaders from across world history in the setting of a Roman bathhouse. It is displayed alongside a selection of never-before-seen preparatory drawings, storyboards, and sketches. The exhibition will be on view September 16, 2022 – February 19, 2023 at the Morris Museum. There will be a Member Preview on Thursday, September 15. Federico Solmi is a multimedia artist who examines the absurdities of the human experience through the lenses of colonialism, nationalism, religion, and consumerism. Born in 1973 in Bologna, Italy, Solmi has lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York, since 1999. His figurative narratives reflect the perspective of a cultural voyeur in the United States, questioning the nationalistic and revisionist histories often presented as historical truths. Solmi creates narrative video sequences built from traditional techniques of painting, drawing, and sculpture combined with technological approaches of animation, video game design, programming, and virtual reality. Through these narrative video constructs, Solmi presents a satirical, dystopian vision of lurid colors and grotesque imagery which challenge society’s constructed memory and historical mythos. The art of Paolo Uccello, Giorgio Morandi, and Giorgio di Chirico serve as reference for his visual compositions, while the writings of Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and Oriana Fallaci serve as inspiration

for his social and political commentary. This juxtaposition of preparatory work alongside the finished product allows visitors to develop an understanding of the processes undertaken to create the final video installation. Adjacent to this is an interactive, Virtual-Reality (VR) installation, The Bacchanalian Ones (2020), composed of three VR headsets with accompanying 3D-printed character masks. The visitor is invited to enter the world of The Bathhouse as one of three characters—George Washington, Colombo (Christopher Columbus), or Empress Theodora— wearing a VR headset and manipulating hand-held controllers allows them to embody the chosen perspective through the eyes of one of these historical avatars. Thus empowered, the visitor creates and controls the narrative. Also on display are seven new drawings (white pen, ink, gouache on wood panel) and six new pastels (soft pastel, white pen and ink on wood panel) created expressly for the exhibition, as well as four hand painted artist books (acrylic paint, gold leaf, and mixed media), the 20-foot-wide painting The Great Debauchery (2019; acrylic paint, gold and silver leaf, pen, ink, and mixed media on three wood panels with carved wood relief), and four additional video-paintings (acrylic paint, gold and silver leaf, LED screens, and video), including the eight-foot-wide The Grand Masquerade (2018). In association with the exhibition, the Morris Museum will produce a 112-page, color, fully illustrated book, Federico Solmi: Escape Into the Metaverse, by Black Dog Publishing, London. This exhibition is organized by Michelle Graves, Assistant Curator, Morris Museum. Federico Solmi: Joie De Vivre is made possible through the

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