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Joel Pasternack Takes Over the Cross-Country Coaching Reins at DePaul Catholic High School

By Steve Sears lready saddled with his duties as head track & field coach at DePaul Catholic High School, 71-year-old Joel Pasternack jumped to touch Heaven when he was asked to also take over the cross-country team. “It’s a new challenge,” he says excitedly. After a friend told him about the available track & field coaching position last spring, he was hired for that sport, and he is now this fall on the sideline for the cross-country team. He also has another agenda he hopes will succeed. “I’m pushing for - and I’m going to wait until things settle down - for them to bring back the indoor track program.” The COVID19 pandemic canceled the program the past two years. Pasternack, who has been a runner since he was 15-years-old back in 1965, first ran for Clifton High School, and then attended Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, a school minus a running program. However, he was in the right neighborhood. While there, he took a weekend trip to Boston University with a friend whom he had run against in high school. “It was September of 1968,” he recalls. “He took me on a 10-mile run with his team. I had never run over five miles. I thought that was the greatest thing I ever did in my life.” It would be the beginning of many memorable runs for this coach who has schooled runners

Joel Pasternack completing the 1974 Boston Marathon.

Joel Pasternack cooling down after a morning run. Photos courtesy of Joel Pasternack.

as young as age 6. After a semester at Franklin Pierce, he transferred to Monmouth University, and then chose to leave college, joining the National Guard. He still continued running, and even broke the platoon running record for the mile while wearing combat boots! After enrolling in Miami University, he reached for a higher fruit: to run in the 1971 Boston Marathon. He finished 227th out of 950 runners. “I said, ‘There’s something to this. My body has taken to this, I’m not getting injured. I’m running 60 to 70 miles a week…there’s something to this.’” Since Miami

University, like Franklin Pierce, didn’t have a cross country or track program, he enrolled in then-William Paterson College, where his best friend and famed runner, Tom Fleming, attended. He took part in additional Boston Marathons, as well as Jersey Shore and New York City marathons during the 1970s, trained for the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, and also started selling sneakers in 1975, where he gave advice on the tools and the trade. “I started giving advice, so in a way I was starting my coaching career. And little by little I started picking up clients continued on page 8

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The 200 Club of Morris County Awards Committee Announces 50th Golden Celebration Plans

By Janet R. Rapisardi he 200 Club of Morris County has listened to your concerns, and the Board has rescheduled our 50th Awards Event to better suit your requests! The Awards Committee has recently met to plan a spectacular evening event to honor our 50 years in support of Morris County first responders from Fire, local Police, New Jersey State Police departments and Emergency Medical Technician services on Thursday, May 5th, 2022 on Route 23 in Pompton Plains at the grand Legacy Castle, President Jim Rizzo presiding. Valor and Meritorious awards will be presented to our heroic First Responders. President Rizzo facilitated the first of many meetings by generously providing the hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, pizzas, and assorted platters at The Godfather of Morristown, while Cambridge Wines graciously donated beverages. The 200 Club is a not-for-profit founded in 1971. Its Mission helps to provide financial support for spouses and dependents of Morris County heroes who have lost their lives in the line of duty while valiantly responding and protecting Morris County

citizenry. To date, the Club has disbursed over $5 million dollars for this worthy cause. Scholarships are also awarded to qualified dependents of our Morris County first responders on a merit basis and are anonymously assigned a number for the selection process. Our first responder family has met the challenges of recent tougher times, more so than ever before, and their stakes are more real than ever. We’ve recently seen firefighters evacuate residents from homes and overturned cars due to unexpected flood waters, State and local police working in tandem to ensure our safety, and EMS working tirelessly overtime to swiftly address any medical necessity. Join us in acknowledging these First Responders and their daily risks in knowing they may not make it back home. Your ticket purchase, sponsorship and donation will make a world of difference to the spouses and dependent children of Morris County’s finest! And your membership is a commitment to our family of like-minded members while supporting Morris County’s heroes! Be our 200MC+1 today! 50th Golden Celebration Co-chairs Janet

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Glory Days: Wayne Valley High School 2007-2008 Boys Basketball

By Steve Sears oe Leicht, who has coached the Wayne Valley High School Indians boys’ basketball team since 2004 (except for the 2020 – 21 squad), describes his 2007-2008 team. “It was an interesting situation, all the behindthe-scenes things.” The season’s terminus was Wayne Valley winning the North Section 1 Group 3 state title, and they won all four games in the playoffs on the road. Paul Siljee, a senior (a 1,000-point scorer), and his younger brother, sophomore Nick Siljee (an eventual 1,000-point scorer), were transfers from Eastern Christian in Passaic County. “That season had been a little different because we had two new players to incorporate,” recalls senior shooting guard, Mike De Moor. 6’5” 230-pound center (and future New York Jet) Chris Pantale suffered a knee injury in the last game of the football season, which he tried to play through early in the basketball season, but unsuccessfully. After a knee operation, Leicht encouraged Pantale – who was scheduled to attend Boston College for football the following fall

– to perhaps forget basketball for his senior season and rest up for the collegiate football season. Leicht recalls the conversation. “And he goes, ‘No, I will be back. I’m going to be back. I could be back maybe in about five weeks or six weeks, but I will return.’” De Moor and sophomore point guard Jason Rosenberg rounded out the starting five of the team, which started poorly. The club was treading water with a .500 record when Pantale returned, and received a low seed ranking for the state tournament. However, with their center back in the middle, the team’s fortunes turned, and they lost just two games the rest of the regular season. Due to their low seeding, the Indians were forced to play all of their games on the road. The first was at Old Tappan and, after trailing by 10 points in the first half, the team returned to the court with more offensive gusto in the second half, tying the nip and tuck game in the third quarter, and eventually winning in overtime. Next up was crosstown rival Wayne Hills. “For the Wayne Hills game, I recontinued on page 8

The 2007 – 2008 Wayne Valley Indians (white) in action (photo courtesy of Mike De Moor)

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Glory Days... continued from page 6 member that kind of felt like a championship game,” says De Moor. Leicht remembers, “It was one of those where the place was closed down an hour and a half before the game. It was rocking, the place was jammed.” Wayne Valley led for the majority of the game, but couldn’t pull away. “We’d be up six, seven,” says Leicht, “and they’d cut it to three. And then it got tight at the end. It was a four-point game, we missed a foul shot here and there, and they scored, and then Mike De Moor in the last minute made a couple of key foul shots which put the game away.” “I still remember walking there (up to the foul line),” says De Moor. “Last year, I actually watched this video of the game, and Nick Siljee comes up to me and gives me like this little pep talk before the free throws. I sunk them both, and that was a four-point game. And that ended up being the end of it.” Game three, the sectional semifinal of the playoffs, was at Jefferson High School, where the home team rarely lost. Leicht gave his players some advice. “I told the kids, ‘We play a Passaic County schedule. There are not many counties that are better than Passaic County in basketball. We play a tougher

schedule than Jefferson does. All we have to do is play our game the way we’re playing now and we’ll have no problem with Jefferson.’” He was prophetic, his team listened, and won easily, 73 – 49. The title game was against West Milford at Paterson Kennedy High School. The game was tied with a minute left when the Indians missed a shot, and West Milford rebounded the ball, and would hold the ball for the last shot. “With 15 seconds to go in the game,” says Leicht, “they called timeout to set up the last shot. We come to the bench, and Jason Rosenberg, who was a sophomore - unbelievable quickness, the greatest ball handler I’ve ever had and he was a tremendous defensive player - says to me, ‘Coach, I can steal the ball from their guard.’” Leicht listened to his guard’s suggestion and told him to go for it. Rosenberg indeed stole the ball and was fouled as he put in a layup at the other end. His subsequent free throw sealed the three-point victory and title. “We won the sectional championship, and the place was bedlam,” says Leicht happily. “It was unbelievable. It was the best team I had over the years.”

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1999, he didn’t look back, opting to solely coach running clients full-time side-by-side with any school coaching. “I was starting to build a nice list of clients. I was coaching anywhere from 6 to 7 days a week.” Some people even started reaching out to him online. “I coached them on the computer, in faraway, different states.” Pasternack, is a very grateful man. “I kind of feel like it was someone’s choice to be put on this earth to help people run and improve. And I’ve touched a lot of people and a lot of people have touched me. It’s been great.”

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Wayne Tattooer Inspired to Ink

By Jillian Risberg attooing is a life-altering experience for Azarja van der Veen, both personally and professionally — once she got a taste of it, she never looked back. Fresh out of high school she received a small tattoo on her leg, instantly fell in love and found her calling, van der Veen says. “I went back a month to the day later to get a fourhour piece on my back. Tattoos became an all consuming presence in my life,” she says. “I worked at a shop, got tattooed, went to conventions, subscribed to every tattoo magazine and made friends with as many tattooers as I could (to) learn as much about the industry as possible.” Tattoo artist Scotty Lowe once told her to remember people pay not only for a tattoo, but also an experience. And “All the energy in the room while you’re tattooing goes into the piece and lives there forever,” offered Shotsie Gorman. Those words of advice have figured prominently in her mind and heart throughout her career. Obviously the art comes first, the experience is a close second. She says if she does her job right the energy of the art is visible, and the spirit of the person wearing it comes through. The tattoo speaks for itself, whether or not the viewer actually knows its true meaning. “When you get tattooed it’s just me, you and hospital grade sterilizers. We bond pretty quickly. My clients unload the stress they’re carrying. It’s a safe place where they can

vent about how frustrating working from home has been, grieve the loved one they recently lost or celebrate their upcoming wedding. I get to be part of all of that,” van der Veen says. “They did something not everyone is courageous enough to do, and should be extremely proud of themselves.” These days the tattooer is known mostly for her fine line work; as well as watercolor, sketch, geometric (and traditional) tattoos. Florals remain her first love. “I’m Dutch and a landscaper’s daughter, so flowers are a constant. I love anything organic. A number of my own tattoos feature flowers prominently.” There are a million reasons for wanting tattoos, according to van der Veen. Marking important events, expressing individuality and/or commemorating special people. No matter the significance — many like the aesthetic and the sense. “I prefer the way my skin looks with color, find tattoos phenomenally empowering and the main reason I became a tattooer, I wanted to make people feel as good as I felt,” she says of how comfortable she is in her own skin. “Every time I get a new tattoo I feel more like the person I’m supposed to be.” Before she started getting inked, van der Veen struggled with self-image and body acceptance. Tattoos made her feel like a superhero. continued on page 13

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continued from page 12 “Suddenly I didn’t care what anyone else (thought) of me. They made me happy visually and emotionally. As silly as it sounds, a little ink under the skin goes a long way in your brain.” On the professional side, “Becoming a tattooer is the best decision I’ve ever made,” she adds. “I love going to work every day; made lifelong friends, traveled extensively, hosted multiple TV shows, sat front row at NYC fashion week and have been on the cover of over a dozen magazines. Tattooing made it all possible, and I am incredibly grateful it found me.” Some of the tattooer’s own personal pieces include her grandfather’s World War II army portrait, her brother’s favorite childhood stuffed animal and a wheel of gouda cheese on her arm, in honor of her Dutch heritage. “These tattoos make me who I am, people and things that have most influenced me,” says van der Veen, adding someone can glance in her direction and already have an idea of who she is /where she came from. And she loves the universality of tattoos

— “regardless of skin color, religion, sexual orientation, etc; we’re all in it together. Everyone with a sleeve knows what it took to get it,” she says, “and those inked in a similar area or style there is respect and common ground.” Someone approached van der Veen this summer about their shared taste in tattoos: both had Marilyn Monroe portraits, a straight razor and artwork by David Bolt. They talked about the artists who inked them, how much certain spots hurt, and how they both love the art of a tattoo. “Total strangers, instantly bonding on a beach in New Jersey; that’s the power of tattooing,” she says. “I started a kid barely knew who I was and ended up a confident woman, directly because of tattooing,” adds van der Veen. “Along the way I picked up tattoos that remind me of those journeys, people and phases. I literally cannot imagine my life without tattooing.” To learn more, follow @AzarjaTattoo on Instagram or visit www.AzarjavanderVeen. com.

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Wayne Hills Gymnastics Pivots During COVID Pandemic, Goes Undefeated, Heads into 2021

By Steve Sears he Wayne Hills High School Gymnastics team had an interesting 2020 season. Normally a fall sport, their ledger due to the COVID19 pandemic got bumped to March and April, 2021. Because of that and their competition with winter sports, they couldn’t set up their equipment at their home gym, so they had to move their operation to Wayne Valley High School and share gym space. “It was challenging,” says head coach Cathy Peter of the abbreviated season. “Usually, Wayne Valley comes to our gym for all our meets because we have a spring floor, and they do not have a spring floor. Our gym is bigger, the runway is longer, and the higher-level kids can do their higher-level skills.”

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Wayne Hills Gymnastics Pivots... continued from page 14 with choreography. They’re helping them navigate high school gymnastics. I have such a wonderful group of seniors. I am truly blessed to have them to help me.” Peter, who worked for 30 years at North Stars Gymnastics Academy in Boonton, ironically enough was a head coach for Wayne Valley gymnastics from 1992 until 2003. In 2008, she was called for the top spot at Wayne Hills, remained sole head coach until 2017, and then split head coaching duties with Jacklyn Beck from 2018 until last years 8-week season, and this year assumed full head coaching duties again. Junior Jacqueline Bernardo, who won the 2019 Passaic County title, now has the opportunity to defend it. “After missing the county tournament last year, I plan on defending my 2019 county title by incorporating new skills into my routines,” she says. “My top focus going into counties this year is to trust my training no matter what routine I am performing, and to keep it simple and clean.” With the shorter window to prepare

for the 2021 season, the team readied itself, and that meant a return to their home gym. “It feels so good to be back at our home gym,” says captain Melanie Galkin, “and the bond between the girls is stronger than ever.” Fellow captain Cassie Witten agrees. “I could say with no doubt that traveling back and forth (from Wayne Valley) and using different equipment made myself and my team a lot more grateful for our home gym. Comparing this year’s practices and meets to last year, I feel a much greater sense of team bonding and dedication. We are all very happy to be back.” Kelly Cappo, another captain, is grateful her senior season is being spent with such an amazing group. “The team has an amazing bond this year, and everyone is supportive and hard working.” “I really do feel blessed that I go into work every day, and I love it,” says Peter. “I love to go in and I love to coach. I am truly blessed to have this job; it’s something that I just absolutely love to do.”

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I Remember Dad: The Beloved Scoutmaster

By Richard Mabey Jr. erving as a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 170, was one of my beloved father’s cherished ministry. Dad firmly believed in the saying, “it is better to teach a boy morals, than to rehabilitate a wayward man.” My dad unselfishly served as Scoutmaster for 28 years. Ten thousand memories, of Dad’s years as Scoutmaster, haunt the fibers of the weave and tapestry of the chambers of my heart. Dad had this old coffee can, that he kept hidden on a shelf of his basement workbench. Dad would put his spare change in that old coffee can, every Saturday morning, after breakfast. He would cash in the coffee can of change, once a year to pay for one or two scouts to attend summer camp. Dad called it the Campership. If a scout’s family was having a tough time, Dad would tell them about the Campership. All these years later, I can tell you that the Council Campership really didn’t exist. Dad’s accumulated spare change was the financial source of the Campership. The only ranks that Dad ever gave to scouts was that of Tenderfoot and Eagle Scout. Mr. Jack Floyd, Troop 170’s Assistant

Scoutmaster, pinned the Eagle Scout medal on my scout uniform, because Dad wanted to stand beside me as my father and not my Scoutmaster. But I remember how Dad used to say to a new Tenderfoot scout, “in a few years, I hope I’ll be presenting you with the Eagle Scout award. When I look back at it all, I amazed at how many young lives my dad touched. Dad loved scouting. He believed in the Scout Law and the Scout Oath. He took every word of those sacred promises of scouting, very seriously. I never once heard my dad say a bad word. I remember sitting in church one Sunday morning and the minister made a comment, disparagingly of truck drivers. The minister said, “oh, that fella swore like a truck driver.” I remember looking over to my father and seeing the hurt look on his face. My father never took a chemistry class in his life. Yet, he taught hundreds of boys a most basic chemistry lesson, that we breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide oxide, and a tree absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Dad used this lesson for a two-fold purpose. First, to show evidence of a Supreme Being and secondly to teach the scouts to respect

nature. My father taught hundreds of scouts how to tie knots, tie lashings, how to use a map and compass, to apply basic first-aid skills, and to deeply respect all of nature. He taught the scouts to respect one another. To be good citizens. To find their God given talents. To be leaders. One of the most cherished memories of my father’s service as Scoutmaster, are centered upon the religious services that he and Mr. Donald Talbot, Assistant Scoutmaster, would lead on Sunday morning campouts. They would show the boys examples in nature, that showed the evidence of a Supreme Being. Boys of all faiths, would sit on fallen trees, boulders, and the hard earthen floor, and listen to the gentle and kind words of these two fine scout leaders. My father received many awards in scouting, including the coveted Silver Beaver, the highest award a volunteer scout leader can receive. But Dad’s most cherished award was a slice of a maple log, wherein the boys used a woodburning tool to carve in Dad’s name and title him “The Beloved Scoutmaster.” Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer.

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Go Plant Based for Healthy School Days

illing the kitchen with plant-based ingredients is an easy way to nudge kids toward nutritious after-school snacks and make busy weeknight dinners as healthy as they are delicious. When you consume foods that boost your energy and give your body the fuel it needs, you can expect to feel healthier, both physically and emotionally. In many cases the foods that deliver are plant-based, and you can create delicious and healthy meals while adhering to a plant-based eating plan. Make Easy Substitutes Having a vegetarian meal once a day is a great start, or even try “meatless Mondays” at home. Swap out ice cream and instead go for frozen blended bananas as an afterdinner treat. Try a nut- or grain-based milk in place of your normal dairy. Make Gradual Changes Drastically changing your eating habits can be challenging. Small, sustainable changes are easier to manage and simpler to implement. Even one change per day can lead to healthier eating, like swapping the meat in a normal sandwich for a plant-

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By Richard Mabey Jr. one of us have a written guarantee of tomorrow. When the sun sets tonight, it will be the last sunset for many, many people who share this planet with us. None of us know when the time will come when our Divine Soul will depart our body. It is the very serious responsibility of each and every one of us to find the diamond of truth, that is sometimes hidden within the lump of coal. I am not a theologian by trade. For the most part, I have earned my weekly paychecks in the arena of being a wordsmith, a writer, at times a proofreader and editor. I find myself torn at times, between maintaining a certain sensitivity toward all paths to the Divine One and sharing the golden truth granted unto me by all so many good people. This is a true-life story of one of the last endearing opportunities that my beloved mother had to share the love of Christ with the children living in the neighborhood of my church. At my church of Grace Baptist Church, it is a tradition to hold the infamous “Trunk or Treat” event for both, the children of my church and the children of the neighborhood. This Halloween event is usually held on Halloween night or the night before Halloween. It is generally well attended by both parents and children. It is such a fun evening. The children come dressed as

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their favorite super-hero, a monster of some kind, an astronaut, or some other television character. There are usually a good two dozen cars parked in the big parking lot, parked so that the car trunks are facing the path that the costumed children and parents walk to collect their goodies. Each open car trunk is decorated with a unique theme. It is such a fun time and everyone has such a wonderful time. At the time of the Trunk or Treat event of 2019, Mom had been enduring severe chest pains from her damaged Aortic Valve. Mom was scheduled for heart surgery in early November. My sister, Patti, and I were concerned that the Trunk or Treat event might have been too much of a strain on our dear mom. But Mom insisting on going to the Trunk or Treat event. I was amazed by Mom’s devotion to the children who came to our Trunk or Treat car site. Sitting in her wheelchair, Mom had a basket of little candy bars on her lap. Mom chose not to simply throw the little candy bar into the child’s Halloween bag, but rather hand a candy bar to each child. As Mom would hand the little candy bar to a child, she would simply smile and say to the child, in a loving voice, “Jesus loves you.” Mom would hold the child’s hand for a moment or two as she shared these three words with

the little boy or girl. It is important to note that the “Trunk or Treat” event was clearly marketed and advertised as a Christian event, sponsored by a Christian church. So, there was no problem of Mom’s words being in conflict with a family’s belief system. It was made clear as the crack in the Liberty Bell, that Grace Baptist Church was sponsoring a Christian event. Parents were clearly told this when they registered a child for the Trunk or Treat event. For a few hours, that night, Mom forgot about her intense pain. It would be the last time that my dear, sweet mother would have the chance to share such an endearing moment with all so many children. I know it meant a lot to my beloved mother. Mom did have her heart surgery in November. Sadly, she had a stroke in the latter part of the middle of December. My heart broke when my mom went Home to be with the Lord, just two days before Christmas Day of 2019. In the last days of her life, before Mom had her stroke, she would often talk about the wonderful time she had at the Trunk or Treat event. In looking back, I am very grateful to my beloved Minister, Pastor Rocky Culpepper, for spearheading the wonderful Trunk or Treat event. None of us have any guarantee that we

A photo of my mom, Janet Mabey, just a few months before her last Halloween.

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Wayne Artist Joyfully Celebrates Life Through Her Work

By Steve Sears llen Mayer is a born and bred New York City artist, she well known within its five boroughs. She’s now taken her talent across the Hudson River and calls Wayne her current home. Mayer is also the survivor of a rare gastrointestinal stromal cancer (GIST), and this health event birthed perhaps her most beloved work. More to come. During her school years, Mayer says she was recognized for her “good imagination,” so when she got to high school, she was placed in a class for those with special artistic talent. “That started it for me, because I realized that was the direction I was going in, and I just felt that was my destiny. I was very determined as a young girl to not get a regular job, but to get a job as an artist.” That determination was satisfied, but not right away. First came a secretarial position after high school graduation. “I hated it,” she says with a laugh. “I would go to work, and I would bring a huge portfolio with me, and I would hide it in the closet of coats. Every day at lunchtime, instead of eating lunch, I would take the subway and I’d go on an interview, and come back to work.” On one such afternoon, her number was drawn. “It was a job for a fashion illustrator, and there was like 60 girls waiting in a line. It was for a buying house, and

I went in and they asked me to illustrate something. I did it, and by the time I got home that evening, I got the phone call that I was picked to be a fashion illustrator.” Goodbye, typewriter. “I used to go to work, and here I was 18 years old, and every day when I left my job, I would giggle and say, ‘I can’t believe that they’re paying me for this!’ It was something that I loved to do. So that started my career as an Illustrator.” She stayed with the company for a period, doing illustrations, but eventually graduated to oil paintings and, when she and her husband started a family, freelancing art jobs were her forte. The advent of computer graphics encouraged her - while doing shows and creating new works in the type of art she knew to head to Orange County Community College and get a degree in computer graphics and visual design, work she has been doing since 1999. It was then she was introduced to Manhattan’s Midoma Gallery. “It really opened everything up for me,” Mayer recalls. “They had me do a solo show. I met Regis (Philbin) and everything.” She explains her technique. “I’m very friendly and very open. I’m happy, but my artwork is very serious. It’s New York, and I need you to think about what is going on when you look at my paintings. I don’t like to paint where, when you look at continued on page 25

Ellen Mayer. All photos courtesy of Ellen Mayer.

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Fashion design illustrations from Ellen Mayer’s first job

continued from page 24 it, you know that it’s a building or you know it’s a flower.” For Mayer, who also does photography, other shows followed the one at Midoma Gallery, many of them as a result of her work appearing in the art magazine, Gallery Bill, which heightened others’ awareness of her talent. In addition, Mayer, who with a high school friend also has a

patent for a portable sleeve product called Sleevez, was approached by that same friend who is a head sewer for Broadway, asking her to illustrate actress Renee Taylor’s dress that she wore for the 2002 Academy Awards. “I designed and illustrated the dress, and then a couple of years later, she wore it also to Liza Minnelli’s wedding.” Perhaps her fondest, closest-to-her-heart work is “Balancing Act,” a painting she created as a cancer survivor, which garnered attention from her thencommunity newspaper in Chester, New York, as well as the New York Times, and thereafter a talk radio show in California. “It’s very exciting,” she says, and then elaborates. “I was contacted about my GIST (her rare cancer) through an organization called The Life Raft Group (in Wayne). They connected me with Lilly Oncology.” The latter folks suggest she enter a contest representing the New York area, and she won. Her painting was then sent to Lilly Oncology’s Indianapolis location, where a mural of the painting has been put on permanent display. “My family comes first,” Mayer affirms, “but what I learned later in life is that you have to do what you love. Even though you love your family and you do what you can for them and everything, you cannot stop your passion. I will never retire, because I’m always going to be an artist.” For more information about Ellen Mayer and her art, visit www.mayergalleryart.com.

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Are There Different Types of Breast Cancer?

Women diagnosed with breast cancer may each face a diﬀerent battle, as there are many diﬀerent types of the disease.

illions of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, more than 2.3 million women across the globe were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. The BCRF also notes that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide. Breast cancer statistics can give the impression that each of the millions of women diagnosed with the disease is fighting the same battle, but breast cancer is something of an umbrella term. In fact, there are various types of breast cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and metastatic breast cancer. Learning about each type of breast cancer can help women and their families gain a greater understanding of this disease. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) DCIS is a non-invasive cancer that is diagnosed when abnormal cells have been found in the lining of the breast milk duct. The National Breast Cancer Foundation notes that DCIS is a highly treatable cancer. That’s because it hasn’t spread beyond the milk duct into any surrounding breast tissue. The American Cancer Society notes that roughly 20 percent of new breast cancer cases are instances of DCIS. Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) IDC is the most common type of breast cancer. The NBCF reports that between 70 and 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses are instances of IDC. An IDC diagnosis means that cancer began growing in the milk ducts but has since spread into

other parts of the breast tissue. This is why IDC is characterized as “invasive.” Though IDC can affect people, including men, of any age, the ACS notes that the majority of IDC cases are in women age 55 and older. Inﬂammatory breast cancer (IBC) The NBCF describes IBC as an “aggressive and fast growing breast cancer.” Breastcancer.org notes that IBC is rare, as data from the ACS indicates that only about 1 percent of all breast cancers in the United States are inflammatory breast cancers. Many breast cancers begin with the formation of a lump, but Breastcancer. org reports that IBC usually begins with reddening and swelling of the breast, and symptoms can worsen considerably within days or even hours. That underscores the importance of seeking prompt treatment should any symptoms present themselves. Metastatic breast cancer Metastatic breast cancer may be referred to as stage IV breast cancer. When a woman is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, that means the cancer has spread, or metastasized, into other parts of the body. The NBCF indicates that metastatic breast cancer usually spreads to the lungs, liver, bones, or brain. Symptoms of metastatic breast cancer vary depending on where the cancer has spread. For example, if the cancer has spread to the lungs, women may experience a chronic cough or be unable to get a full breath. These are not the only types of breast cancer. A more extensive breakdown of the various types of breast cancer can be found at https://www.breastcancer.org/ symptoms/types.

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How Physical Activity Can Help in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

reast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease. Exercise benefits women in myriad ways, and that includes lowering their risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that researchers are increasingly linking exercise to a reduced risk for breast cancer. Though the reasons behind that link remain unclear, some theorize that the positive effects of exercise on body weight, inflammation, hormones, and energy balance could be why regular physical activity helps women reduce their risk for breast cancer. Body weight and breast cancer The National Cancer Institute reports that being obese after menopause can significantly increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer. In addition, the ACS attributes the rise in hormone receptor-positive breast cancers to an increased prevalence of excessive body weight. Routine exercise is a highly effective way to lose weight and keep weight off, which in turn could lower women’s risk for breast cancer. Being sedentary and breast cancer

Exercise is a not a sedentary activity, and that could be another reason why women who are physically active have a lower risk for breast cancer. The ACS notes that more than one study has linked sitting time to a higher risk of various diseases, including breast cancer. Researchers with the ACS analyzed data from 77,462 women, who they followed for an average of 15.8 years. None of the participants had cancer when the study started, but researchers found that women who sat for six or more hours per day during their free time had a 10 percent greater risk for invasive breast cancer than women who sat for less than three hours per day during free time. Does physical activity really reduce breast cancer risk? The human body is complex, and a host of factors, including those like age that women have no control over, can affect cancer risk. However, engaging in routine physical activity seems to be an effective way for women to reduce their risk for breast cancer. In fact, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation estimates that one-third of all breast cancer cases could be prevented with positive lifestyle choices that help women maintain a healthy weight, including exercise. Routine physical activity can be a significant weapon in women’s arsenal as they continue their efforts to prevent and overcome breast cancer.

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Affordable Features to Consider When Revamping Your Kitchen

itchens are popular gathering spots in many homes. That popularity is reflected in various ways, including how many homeowners choose to remodel their kitchens. A 2019 report from the home renovation and design resource Houzz found that kitchens were the most popular room to renovate in 2018. Homeowners considering kitchen remodels should know that the Houzz report also indicated that spending on kitchen remodels increased by 27 percent in 2018. Homeowners concerned by the cost of remodeling a kitchen should know that there are ways to give kitchens a whole new feel without breaking the bank. Appliances Consumer Reports notes that luxury home buyers expect high-end features, including professional ranges and built-in refrigerators that match the surrounding cabinetry. However, many mainstream brands offer “faux pro” features that can equal more expensive alternatives. Consumer Reports even notes that many budget-friendly faux pro appliances outperformed their high-end counterparts in terms of reliability. Countertops Countertops tend to capture the eye’s

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Help Make Halloween Safe for Unvaccinated Children

ack-o’-lanterns are lit on front porches, neighborhood streets are blanketed in colorful leaves, mulled apple cider is simmering on the stove, and children are putting the finishing touches on costumes and trick-ortreating routes. It’s Halloween season once again, but with COVID-19 still a part of life in 2021, how can children who are not yet vaccinated safely enjoy Halloween? Although fewer children than adults have been infected with COVID-19, children can become infected with the virus and become sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that children also can unwittingly spread it to others. As of August 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was the only vaccine given emergency use authorization for children ages 12 and up. Moderna was still waiting for such authorization, having applied for it in June 2021. Both pharmaceutical companies launched trials of their vaccines for kids under 12 in March, and results regarding EUA were expected in the fall. Johnson & Johnson plans to initiate its first study of its COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the fall, according to Macaya Douoguih, the head of clinical development and medical affairs for Janssen Vaccines and Prevention B.V. Considering only a fraction of children, which comprise roughly 20 percent of the United States population, are vaccinated, families are still looking for safe ways for young people to enjoy everyday activities, which include

gatherings and holidays like Halloween. Much like last year, when vaccines were not yet available, young trickor-treaters will have to take precautions. • Mask-wearing protocols were lifted in much of the country or considered voluntary by early summer. However, unvaccinated individuals should still think carefully about donning a mask. This is particularly true when indoors in public or in outdoor areas with crowds and in areas of potentially high transmission. • Do much of your celebrating outdoors, as transmission of any virus is largely mitigated by being outside with more space between people and lots of fresh air flowing. Skip indoor parties and stick to trick-or-treating only. • Reduce the spread of germs by placing individually wrapped treats on a table for trick-or-treaters to grab themselves. Contact by directly handing candy to children could needlessly increase the risk of transmission. • Make a paper or fabric mask part of the costume, ensuring it covers the nose and mouth. • Avoid participation in trunk-or-treats, where candy is handed out from trunks in parking lots. These events force crowds to congregate in small areas. • Consider a reverse Halloween setup wherein costumed children stand in their own yards and neighborhood participants drive around tossing candy to them on the lawn. COVID-19 vaccines have returned some semblance of normalcy to millions of people’s lives. However,

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The Role of Staging When Diagnosing Breast Cancer

cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, and people who receive such news may be flooded with a wide range of emotions. When delivering such a diagnosis, doctors share vital information about their patients’ disease. Those details can go a long way toward easing patients’ concerns. Staging is an important component of cancer treatment. The National Cancer Institute notes that stage refers to the extent of the cancer, including how large the tumor is and whether or not it has spread, or metastasized. Learning the stage of the cancer, which is typically expressed on a scale of 0 through IV, helps doctors understand how serious the cancer is and the patient’s chances of survival. Staging also is used to plan treatments and potentially identify clinical trials that may serve as treatment options. The American Joint Committee on Cancer oversees the breast cancer staging system and utilizes the TNM system. Breastcancer.org notes that three clinical characteristics, referred to as “T, N, and M,” are used to calculate the stage of the cancer: • the size of the tumor and whether or not is has grown into nearby tissue (T) • whether the cancer is in the lymph nodes (N)

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Navigating a Dynamic Work Environment with Children

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NJStarz NJ Starz: Martino Cartier Hometown: Sewell, NJ

By Steve Sears one of it was easy for Martino Cartier. Nor is it still, but when asked to pick a word or phrase that aptly describes him, Cartier says, “A Jewish word, ‘bashert,’ which in Yiddish means, ‘It’s meant to be.” He then pauses, then says, “There’s two things I remember when I’m up against a challenge. These days, I still lose my temper, I still panic, and then I pray. I’ve come to the realization that when you’re on the cliff, he’s either going to keep you from falling or, when you fall, he’s going to give you wings. So that’s really pretty much what it comes down to.” Cartier has a formidable wingspan, and amid all the pain in the early part of his 46 years, all the challenges that he battled with, a higher power kept him aloft. Cartier, who owns Martino Cartier Salon in Sewell (Washington Township), New Jersey, is also the founder of Wigs & Wishes, a wonderful annual event that provides women who lose their hair during cancer battles with a wig at no cost, and also grants wishes to children suffering with childhood cancers. The next Wigs & Wishes event will be held on October 23, 2021 at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia. “It’s going to be quite a spectacular event, because we kind of got robbed of our 10th anniversary last year, so this year we’re doing it big,” says Cartier. “We’re going to have an 18-minute firework show right on the Delaware (River), right in front of the event center, and the Coast Guard is going to block off the Delaware and they’re bringing in a barge - it’s going to be pretty cool.” Popular singer Paula Abdul, whose support Cartier has wholeheartedly, will attend. “She comes every year,” says Cartier, who was born, adopted, and lived in the Garden State prior to his family moving to the Florida Keys when he was five. There’s a special adoption story here as well. When little, Cartier’s adoptive mom, Joann Maguire, would always call him “Marty Special.” “She instilled in me that I was special because they chose me and they got to pick me,” says Cartier fondly. “Being just as tenacious then as I am now, I said to her at that young age, ‘What if my birth mother is looking for me?’ And she said, ‘Well, one day when you grow up, I’ll help you find her.’” The fortunes of he and his family turned when he was age 6 and they lost everything, and his adoptive father became mentally, physically, and verbally abusive. In 1986, the movie American Tale was released, it about a tiny mouse who loses his family and tries to find them. James Ingram’s “Somewhere Out There” served as the movie’s theme. “At that time in my life,” explains Cartier, “I suffered from depression at the age of 11. My mother felt so bad, and she said, ‘I promise you when you turn 18, I will help you find your birth mother.’ Because at that time, being young and confused, and feeling unwanted and not worthy, I thought that if I found my birth family that I would be complete. At that time, being adopted was what defined me.” While in Florida in elementary school he got bullied, and when his

family moved back to New Jersey and Williamstown when he was 13, he was targeted again. Seeking safer pastures for their son, during his freshman year in high school the Maguires moved to Glassboro. The move was significant, with leadership at the school and the school system ensuring his well being, and encouraging him to attend a local vocational school for half the day. His VicePrincipal suggested he study cosmetology, Cartier being the only male of 34 students. “I went,” he recalls, “and I realized that it was all about being creative, and about making people feel good, so I started learning quickly as these senior citizens would come in and get curls and rollers. You made them feel so good and, in return, you felt good. That’s when things started to kind of change a little bit.” At age 18, the same Vice-Principal and his guidance counselor promised to take Cartier to get his birth records, and the latter drove him to Journal Square in Jersey City to do just that. “We walk in, and the same man who signed my birth certificate was still there. I couldn’t believe it. And he gets out this old book - a big old book. We just gave him my name, date of birth, and my social security number, and he thumbs through the book, he sticks his finger down, and he says, ‘You didn’t tell me you were adopted? Those records are sealed,’ and he closed the book. It was just like a bomb went off because, again, my brain kept telling me, ‘When you find out where you came from, you will be complete and you’ll be able to move on with life.’” “It was horrible,” he says, “and my relationship with my father was just getting more and more toxic.” He had reached bottom – almost. Shortly thereafter, he drove his mother’s car into the woods, put a hose in the muffler, and attempted suicide. However, a park ranger found the car, broke the window, called 911, and Cartier woke up in the hospital, his mom crying over his bed. He was a survivor for the first time, but it wouldn’t be the last. He started working at salons, but none were suited to him, and he still couldn’t kick his depression. Finally, while working at a salon in Cherry Hill, he gave up again. “I remember one day, it was a Friday, and I just said, ‘I can’t do this,’ and I left, and Cherry Hill is near Camden, and I drove around Camden, until somebody came up to my window and said, ‘What are you looking for?’ I had just cashed my paycheck, it was $33, so I bought 33 dime bags of cocaine.” He drove north on the New Jersey Turnpike to New York state, opened every bag of cocaine, emptied the contents into a Tupperware dish, and, in his words, “did the entire thing. Three days later, I woke up in the hospital, bruises on my chest, burn marks - the whole nine - and the paramedic that brought me there came to check on me, and he said, ‘You’re lucky to be alive.’” Realizing that he had a bigger purpose in life and that someone or something else was in control, Cartier opened his own tiny hair salon in Pitman in 1998. A woman one day entered his salon with her son, and he did her hair. Six months later, the woman returned, she telling Cartier her son was suffering with a rare form of brain cancer and had

a year to live. He asked how he could help, and the woman said she’d just like not to work, but spend all of her life with her terminally ill son. Cartier’s wheels turned: he planned a cut-a-thon to help her. “The day came,” he recalls, “I did the cut-a-thon, and then a couple of other hairdressers in the area heard about it, and they came and helped a little bit. The goal was $5,000. It wound up going on for two days, and I remember the second day my hands hurt so bad, but we were getting close to $20,000.” The cut-a-thon raised over $22,000, and it paid for the woman’s mortgage for exactly 24 months, and her son lived another 24 months. “I mean, I’ve told this story 1,000 times,” he says, “and I still get chills when I share it. But that was just another validation, like, ‘Okay, this is your purpose. Understand that I gave you a gift. You have to use this gift the right way. Quit saying, ‘Woe is me.’ What defines you is not your adoption; what defines you is what you do with your time, your talent and your treasure. This is a final warning.” He let go of the notion to try and find his birth family, but the universe wouldn’t release its grip. It was 2005, he had a nice salon and great clientele, and he also one night had a dream. Cartier explains. “On June 5, 2005, I have a dream that I’m in Egypt. There was a woman in the dream that was not at all how I pictured her. I could smell where I was, I could continued on page 33

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NJ Starz... continued from page 32 see it, I knew that this was my birth mother. So, I went up to her and I said, ‘Were you in America in 1975?’ And she said, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘Is your name Miriam?’ And she said, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘Baby boy Ayad.’ And she cried, she screamed, and she said, ‘I named you Ayad because it’s my last name. Put it together and you’ll find me!’” Cartier woke up in a pool of sweat. He went to work, canceled all his clients that day, and called Trenton, and after giving his information, got a call back on a Friday at 5 p.m. The woman on the other end asked him to go somewhere quiet. Cartier starts crying at the recollection of the rest of the conversation. “I thought she was calling to tell me that she had passed away,” he says of his birth mom, “but she was calling to tell me that, ‘Your mom has been looking for you since 1998.” He also learned that she was still alive, her name was Miriam Ayad, and she lived in Jersey City. Cartier headed to Trenton, where a letter from his birth mom had previously sat in a sealed file. Cartier tried to read it. “The letter started, ‘My son…’ and I just couldn’t do it,” Cartier said, handing the letter back to the woman, who had read the letter from Miriam Ayad explaining everything a few times. It closed with the words, “I will wait for you…“ He drove to Jersey City with his mom, knocked on the door of his birth mom, and at 6’ 1”, was looking at nothing when the door opened. “And I looked down (at my birth mom), and I started to laugh and said, ‘There’s no way I came out of you.’ It just broke the ice.” Miriam Ayad had diphtheria as a baby, which stunted her growth. The fever that she developed as a toddler caused all her health problems, so she was very sick and almost died many times before Cartier

found her. “In fact, she was having heart surgery the next day, so they postponed it a few days in case something went wrong so we could spend time together.” Cartier’s mom took care of his birth mom for the last 16 years of her life, and they spent every holiday together. ‘My mother and her were inseparable.” Cartier’s non-profit foundation, initially called FriendsAreByYourSide is now known as Wigs & Wishes. It is entering its second decade. Says Cartier (whose motto is, “You don’t know how to live if you don’t know how to give”), “We are a true nonprofit. We don’t have any paid employees, we are run by nearly 200 volunteers, and we never turn anyone away, and there’s zero red tape.” Always thinking of others, Cartier has new projects as well, one a nifty petting zoo. Zoo Hoo is located on a farm on

his property in Sewell on Salina Road. “At the petting zoo,” says Cartier, “we can have a safe haven for kids that have lost their hair.” He’s also planning on having his own reality show on a network like Lifetime or A&E or Hallmark. “I want something that people can be inspired by, can see the lives that are being changed everyday across the country through our efforts.” Cartier is also planning a book project. Martino Cartier Salon is located at 304 Hurffville Crosskeys Road in Sewell. For more information about Wigs & Wishes, visit www.wigsandwishes.org.

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Tips to Carve the Perfect Jack-O’-Lantern

ack-o’-lanterns are one of many indelible symbols of Halloween. It’s hard to pinpoint the precise origins of jack-o’-lanterns, but many historians trace the tradition to 19th century Ireland. In fact, this instantly recognizable staple of Halloween decor actually gets its name from an Irish folktale character named “Stingy Jack.” Jack-o’-lanterns are ubiquitous in October, but a refresher course on carving one can help those who haven’t dusted off their carving skills since last fall. • Don’t carve too early. Though it can be tempting and fun to carve a jack-o’-lantern once the calendar turns to October, it’s unlikely the finished product will make it all the way to October 31. Horticulturists indicate that jack-o’-lanterns have a shelf life of roughly five to 10 days, though an especially cold October could shorten that life expectancy even further. If you want your jack-o’-lantern to greet trick-ortreaters on Halloween, wait to carve it until a few days before the big day. • Use a dry-erase marker to outline the design. It’s easy to make mistakes when carving a jack-o’-lantern, especially if this

is your first time using a carving knife since last year. Use a dry-erase marker to trace the design onto the pumpkin before you make a cut. • Avoid severing the stem. When many people envision jack-o’-lanterns, the image in their minds is one in which the top of the pumpkin is removed so candles or lights can be effortlessly placed inside. However, the custom pumpkin carving experts at New York-based Maniac Pumpkin Carvers note that removing the top cuts off the vine, which supplies the pumpkin with nutrients and moisture, even after it’s been cut. A whole in the back of the pumpkin can provide easy access when placing candles or lights inside, and cutting here won’t cut off the nutrient and moisture supply a pumpkin needs to avoid drying out. • Scoop everything out. The interior of a pumpkin will be loaded with seeds, which can be removed and later roasted to make a savory snack. In addition to removing the seeds, be sure to get all of the pulp out. Pulp left in the pumpkin will soon get moldy and that can shorten the lifespan of the jacko’-lantern. In addition, when removing the interior, try scraping the front inner wall of

the pumpkin thin, which may make it easier to carve. • Avoid candles when lighting the interior of the jack-o’-lantern. Candles might seem like the most authentic and even spooky way to light the interior of the pumpkin, but the heat produced by a burning candle

can shorten the life expectancy of the jacko’-lantern. An LED light won’t give off much heat and will provide ample illumination. A few simple tips can help Halloween celebrants ensure their jack-o’-lanterns make it all the way to the big day at the end of October.

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Holy Spirit Parish Welcomes a New Pastor

By Henry M. Holden orn and raised in Clifton, Father (Fr.) Stephen Prisk grew up in the Sacred Heart Parish, where he attended elementary school. He later went on to graduate from Seton Hall Preparatory High School. While attending Franciscan University, in Steubenville, Ohio, he began his vocation journey. “I started college with the idea of

becoming a doctor or at least something in the medical field,” said Fr. Stephen. “Initially I thought my calling was to serve in that way, but I discerned otherwise during my time in college.” Fr. Stephen graduated college in 2010, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology but by then he was discerning in a different direction. “I started asking God what he wanted me to do, not what I wanted to do. It was then that I felt a call to a vocation.” The calling he received was really a desire to serve but in the specific way of being a priest. “I received a calling through prayer and praying before the Blessed Sacrament. The calling involves bringing our Lord to the people specifically through the Sacraments and the Eucharist.” Having begun his discernment to the priesthood Fr. Stephen attended Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. A year later, he transferred to the North American College in Rome for his studies in theology. According to Fr. Stephen, this clarity to be a priest came about through prayer and formation in the seminary. “In the seminary you work with the staff to see if God is calling you to be a priest or not.”

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In Rome he earned a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Institute of St. John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and the Family. “I experience pastoral work which is in a way a sort of internship,” said Fr. Stephen. “It seemed to come together and helped me to realize this is what God was calling me to do.” “I would say a part of it was just praying for peace and joy throughout the process and seeing some clear signs that I was following the direction God wanted me to be in. I knew I was on the right path because I kept feeling joy and peace during my discernment.” Fr. Stephen was ordained a transitional deacon on October 2, 2014, in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. His ordination to the priesthood came on May 23, 2015, at St. Philip Church, in Clifton. His first assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Church, in Mendham. As parochial vicar of St. Joseph, he gave several talks on vocations and discernment. He described a vocation as a “call from God that requires our response. We are called to holiness, to become saints, and to live out that call in a particular vocation.”

In 2019 he was appointed Vice Chancellor and Priest Secretary to the Bishop. Some of the Vice Chancellor’s work involves counseling a Catholic marrying a non-Catholic, or a non-baptized person. There is a lot of paperwork to fill out for the dispensation, or permission to enter the marriage, or anyone who is outside the diocese to prepare for marriage. There are 109 parishes in the Diocese of Paterson. “I know that is a lot of work, but I have an administrative assistant so that lightens the load a little bit.” On June 29, 2021, Bishop Sweeney appointed Fr. Stephen as pastor of Holy Spirit Church, while remaining Vice Chancellor. “A theme I often reflect on in my homilies is evangelization and conversion. Evangelization is to preach the Gospel, and it is also missionary outreach. Who is not here with us? Who is the Lord calling us to bring the Gospel to? Jesus exhorts the disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. This is what it means to be a Catholic. This is what it means to follow Christ. We are called to be prophets. Sometimes that entails telling the Good News to those who have not heard it before, but probably more regularly it is about helping those who have fallen away.”

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Top Tips to Stay Safe This Halloween Season

uch like Christmas, Halloween is no longer relegated to a single day. A number of Halloween enthusiasts now begin decorating at the start of October. Hijinks and autumn revelry fill the air as individuals eagerly count down to the end of the month. Though the lightheartedness of Halloween festivities, such as costumes and candy, garner the bulk of celebrants’ attention, it’s important to take safety into consideration as well. According to the Mayo Clinic, children are twice as likely to be hit by a car on Halloween as other nights of the year. Cuts and burns also are more common on October 31. A good Halloween scare should come from costumes, not accidents or injuries. This Halloween, consider these safety measures, courtesy of Safe Kids Worldwide, the Mayo Clinic, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Make sure you’re visible when trickor-treating. Reflective tape, glow sticks, flashlights, or camping lanterns can make pedestrians more visible to motorists. • Pedestrians should walk on sidewalks if

they are available. When sidewalks are not available, walk facing traffic and do so as far off to the side of the road as you can get. • Drivers should be especially alert to pedestrians on Halloween. Drive slowly, as many kids scurry from house to house in search of Halloween candy. • Pedestrians and drivers should follow the rules of the road, stopping at intersections and crossing in crosswalks. • Consider alternatives to carving pumpkins, since the risk of being cut while carving is high. If you want to carve, leave the carving to adults. Utilize batteryoperated flameless candles or glow sticks to illuminate jack-o’-lanterns. • All costumes, wigs and accessories should be fire-resistant. Make sure that costumes do not impede your ability to walk or see. • Test makeup to check for skin irritation before application. Remove it promptly after returning home. • Set up a buddy system so that no one is going it alone. Agree on a specific time children should return home. Adults should chaperone young children. • While incidences of candy tampering

may be minimal, no one should snack on candy until it has been inspected. Inspections also protect against food allergies. • The candy bounty should be rationed

so no one overindulges and feels ill later on. Halloween season is a fun time of year, but safety should go hand in hand with all the celebrating on this special day.

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5 Steps to Design a DIY Dream Closet

hether you’re a stylist with an eye for fashion who chooses each garment carefully or the laid-back type who can rock the first outfit you find each morning, the closet provides a location for inspiration. Turning bland closet space into a truly eye-catching room calls for a little planning and DIY creativity. Plan it out Creating the perfect closet space begins with your ideas. Think about the details such as how you want the space to look and the amount and type of storage you need. Envision everything from colors and finishes to the physical shape. Focus on practicality Once you’ve dreamed up your ideal closet, compare your ideas with the space you have available and adjust your plans to fit your footprint and budget. This step allows you to get creative with ways to maximize your space and use every available inch to create a closet that gives you the function and aesthetic you desire. Keep it organized A beautiful closet likely won’t mean as much for you if it isn’t functional, and organization is a key to true functionality. Keep your space organized in a stylish

manner with an option like the ClosetMaid Revolution Storage Ottoman, a convenient, easy-to-assemble, multiuse piece designed for closets or any area of your home. Able to hold up to 12 pairs of shoes, its rotating design maximizes storage for functional appeal. Remain detail-oriented It’s not just the structure that can bring your dream closet to life; little touches can add up in a big way. Upgrade your light fixture, for example, and look for other ways to personalize the space for a look that’s all yours, such as shelving to display treasured photos or keepsakes, or a spot on the wall for a vision board to draw inspiration from as you begin each day. Change up the color Introduce light and personality into your closet with rich color and style. Add accent color on the walls behind your clothes or incorporate color with the structural elements. On-trend finishes can help make the space pop by complementing the colors of your wardrobe. Visit closetmaid.com to find more DIY closet inspiration. (Family Features)

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What to Know Before Installing Built-ins

fter purchasing a new home, buyers often want to put their own fingerprint on the property. Homeowners anticipate the day when their homes are transformed into spaces that reflect their style and not the preferences of previous owners. When deciding how to renovate interior spaces, homeowners will make some relatively temporary changes, but they also may consider some permanent adjustments. Built-ins fall into the category of permanent adjustments, and while realty professionals note that built-ins tend to provide a good return on investment, homeowners can learn more about builtins before deciding if they want to install them in their homes. What are built-ins? Realtor.com defines built-ins as any feature that is built into the interior of a home. The term “built-ins” may immediately conjure up images of

bookshelves, but built-ins also include benches and entertainment centers. Why install built-ins? Built-ins can be both utilitarian and aesthetically appealing. Built-ins are functional because they provide storage space that homeowners may otherwise find hard to create. Built-ins are embedded in walls that may otherwise be useful only to hang artwork. This can provide muchneeded storage space in homes with limited square footage. Professionally installed built-ins also can transform rooms, making them appear more organized. Customized built-ins also can give homes their own unique character, though it’s important to note that prospective buyers may or may not appreciate that uniqueness. Are there disadvantages to built-ins? The permanence of built-ins may not appeal to some buyers. If buyers don’t like built-ins at all or are not fond of the look of customized built-ins, that may be

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furniture. Some buyers also may see built-ins as limiting what they can do with a space. That can be a major disadvantage as more professionals work from home and seek multi-functional spaces in their homes. Built-ins can dramatically change the look of a room and provide some muchneeded storage space. But it’s imperative that homeowners give ample thought to built-ins before deciding to install them in their homes.

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