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No. 13 Vol. 16 • September 12, 2017 • Zone 17

Montville, Towaco, Pine Brook, Fairfield

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Fairfield Preschool Program Now Accepting Applications

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Busy Hands is a play-based educational Pre-K program promoting socialization through free/social play as well as daily recognition and writing, math practices, science experiments, and fine motor skill activities.

In addition, the program emphasizes guided independence in that the children are well mon-

itored, but able to make some activity choices on their own, whether they work alone or in small groups.

Busy Hands runs from mid-September to early May and is now formatted as a combined ages program, offered twice a week - either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, for 30 weeks. For further information, contact busyhands@fairfieldnj. org.

Montville Methodist Church Collecting Cans For Food Pantry

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he Montville United Methodist Church in Towaco is holding a canned food drive during the months of August and September to benefit the Montville Kiwanis Food Pantry.

Canned food donations can be placed in the large bin on

the church porch. The collected canned items will be delivered by church members to the food pantry. Summer is a time when the food pantry supplies are low, yet the need is still great.

For more information, call the church office at 973-334-1603.

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The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a 30-minute lunch break.

The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

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Montville Referendum Vote To Take Place At Month’s End

By Jason Cohen ontville residents will head to the polls Sept.

26, where they will cast their votes for a bond referendum, which will fund infrastructure improvements throughout the district.

The proposed referendum involves renovations to the roofs, bathrooms, HVAC systems, media centers, gymnasiums, all-purpose rooms and air conditioning.

The board of education held a referendum presentation on Sept. 5 and will hold another on Sept. 19 at the Montville Municipal Building.

There are several components to the referendum and three separate questions. With 40 percent debt service aid from the New Jersey’s Department of Education, the referendum would cost taxpayers $10,563,112. This will reduce the cost of $17.6 million and save the district more than $7 million.

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It is important to note that question one must be passed by the majority of votes in order for questions two and three to pass.

The first question includes the following projects: Roof replacements at Montville Township High School (MTHS), Lazar Middle School and William Mason Elementary School; HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) controls; restroom renovations; media center renovations at Lazar Middle School and all elementary schools.

Question two includes renovations for the gyms at MTHS and Lazar and upgrades for the all-purpose rooms at all the elementary schools. The third question asks voters about installing air conditioning.

If the referendum is passed, a home assessed at $300,000 would see its taxes increase by $57.33; one at $400,000, increases by $76.44 and a home valued at $528,093, goes up by

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A bond referendum seeks public approval by vote for the financing of major school construction projects. Once approved, bonds are issued and paid back over a number of years. Montville has chosen a 20-year schedule for these bonds.

In addition to ongoing repairs, the schools also require periodic improvements. Although the district spends approximately $1 million annually to maintain its facilities, this funding falls short of meeting its needs and maintaining the facilities.

In 2015, Montville conducted a facilities needs assessment, which targeted areas in need of improvement. More than $56 million of projects were identified. However, the two percent tax levy cap has limited its ability to fund all capital needs through its annual budget.

According to the district’s website, construction costs and

interest rates remain favorable and the district has long-term debt that will be retired by the end of 2023. As the old debt expires, the new, lower principal and interest payments will replace it, helping to keep the debt portion of the tax levy stable, (at a decreased level) after the initial impact.

Montville Superintendent of Schools Rene Rovtar says the referendum will benefit the students in the district. She noted that the community has supported it and thinks there is a good chance it passes in a couple weeks.

“I am very excited about the referendum as there are so many important projects included in the questions that will be put before the voters,” Rovtar said.

“To me, that is a wonderful opportunity and I am hopeful that the residents will want to take advantage of that opportunity so that the district can accomplish these necessary repairs and improvements.”

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New Faculty, Programs, Logo Greet Montville Students This Month

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hen students returned to the Montville Township Public Schools on Sept. 6, they were greeted by more than 40 new teachers, staff and administrators.

In all, close 700 full- and parttime returning faculty, staff and support personnel will be on hand to greet the nearly 3,800 students in pre-K through grade

12 attending the district’s seven public schools.

The Class of 2018 will graduate on the last day of school, June 21, 2018.

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Blue Ribbon School, Cedar Hill Elementary in Towaco. Robert R. Lazar Middle School and Montville Township High School are also located in Montville, making a total of seven township public schools.

“Many exciting initiatives will be implemented in the coming school year,” said Montville Township Public schools’ Super-

intendent Dr. René Rovtar.

In all five elementary schools, students in grades K through five will be introduced to Next Generation Science Standards.

“It is an exciting approach to science,” Rovtar said. “The students will have even more opportunity for hands-on experimentation with scientific concepts.” continued on page 6

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New Faculty... continued from page 5 The new science standards at the elementary level dove-tail with the district’s recognized STEAM programs at Robert R. Lazar Middle School and Montville Township High School.

“STEAM is all about problem-solving and working cooperatively,” Rovtar said. “Capturing student interest at an early age through additional hands-on learning may inspire even more students to take advantage of the high school’s outstanding and innovative Science Research Program.”

The MTHS Science Research Program is a three-year course of study that pairs students with mentors in area laboratories for the implementation of original research. Students learn to apply scientific research to solving today’s real-world challenges.

The district’s world language offerings will also be expanded for the school year. Two elementary level Spanish teachers will join the district’s world language

team. Additionally, upper level world language courses in “Advanced Culture for French, Italian and Spanish” will be launched.

MTHS will also offer “AP Computer Science Principles” and “Principles of Anatomy” this year.

TV production students at Lazar Middle School will have an opportunity to utilize stateof-the-art video equipment this year. The updated and expanded items will bring technology for the school’s daily news program, Lazar News Network, into the 21st Century.

At the preschool level, Cedar Hill Elementary will launch a new integrated preschool class. Cedar Hill will join Valley View Elementary in offering this outstanding district program.

“Demand is very high for our integrated preschool program,” said Director of Special Services Jennifer DeSaye.

Aligned with the New Jersey Department of Education’s

guidelines for high-quality early childhood education, Montville Township Public Schools’ integrated preschool program offers three and four-year-olds, with and without special needs, an opportunity for personalized education.

Montville Township Public Schools’ expanded pre-school program will immediately increase participation opportunities by 30 percent.

The integrated preschool program includes both morning and afternoon classes.

William Mason Elementary has reconfigured the school’s morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up area. This will result in a safer and more efficient procedure for arrivals and departures.

At Hilldale Elementary School, two new small group instruction spaces have been added through the reconfiguration of the school’s Media Center.

The weight room at Montville Township High School has also

been expanded through the reconfiguration of the space.

A 1:1 Chromebook initiative for each of the 1,214 students at MTHS is also on target to launch mid-year. For the first time, each MTHS student will have use of a dedicated electronic device for research, homework, classwork, group assignments and more.

Also for the first time in its history, Montville Township Public Schools plans to launch a district logo and motto this month.

All seven Pre-K through grade 12 schools will be united under one brand identity. This logo launch will bring to a close the district’s year-long initiative to identify an artistic graphic that reflects Montville Township Public Schools. The search for a district logo and motto included the participation of hundreds of students, faculty, parents, administrators and community members. The logo initiative for the public schools coincides with the township’s 150th anniversary.

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elebrate the wonders of the fall season during the Whippany Railway Museum’s 17th Annual Pumpkin Festival on Sun., Oct. 1.

This year, in addition to the activities at the museum, the Pumpkinliner excursion train will bring visitors to- All Aboard for Wellness, Fitness, and Fun!- an event co-hosted by Hanover Township’s Mayor’s Wellness Program and community neighbors Bayer, the New York Red Bulls, Wegmans and the Whippanong Library.

The Pumpkin Festival takes place from noon to 5:30 p.m., giving visitors the opportunity to walk among the pumpkins, corn shocks and grinning scarecrows.

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Montville Library Invites Card Members To Trace Their Routes

By Lisa McNamara race family roots and access billions of records from the comfort of home with just a library card and a couple of clicks on the computer. All this can be done with the MyHeritage Library Edition program that is offered through Montville Township Public Library’s website free of charge.

MyHeritage is a genealogical database that gives library patrons “the ability to track their family and to trace their roots with access to over seven billion records,” says Catherine LaBelle, assistant director of Montville Township Public Library.

“It might be up to eight by now.”

LaBelle entered her grandfather’s name and from that, she was able to get his death certificate and his residences.

She could also view the census record of her grandfathers’ parents from the 1920s. With each bit of information entered, “You can keep taking a step back and search further,” according to LaBelle. Every record can lead to

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more, and the service enables users to build a family tree and/or create a family website. Census and voter lists; birth, death and marriage certificates; military records and publications are just some of the records that can be accessed on the MyHeritage site.

Documents span over many centuries and come from all over the world.

MAIN (Morris Automated Information Network) makes the program possible. MAIN is a consortium of more than 35 public libraries in Northern New Jersey, and MyHeritage is one of many programs and resources that MAIN subscribes to and makes available to libraries in the consortium.

“The number one thing with MyHeritage is that it is accessible remotely,” boasts Phillip Berg, executive director of MAIN. According to Berg, as long as one has a library card, a user can basically access the resource from anywhere in the world. MAIN has had the program since May 2016, and they continue to look for programs and resources that

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“Libraries are changing overall,” explain Berg. “We’re not just about coming into the library

and helping you out anymore.

We also provide other services and ways to help that do not require people to physically be in the library.”

MyHeritage is an example of a service that speaks to the changing face of libraries today. continued on page 9

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Trace Their Routes... continued from page 8 To take advantage of the program, visit the library’s website and log in with a MAIN library card ID number. LaBelle encourages patrons to click on the MyHeritage slide, log in and just start playing with it. It’s easy to use and free unlike other sites that are expensive and may charge membership fees, and it’s also a way for a people to get a start and to access what’s available through their public library, noted LaBelle.

Discover history and unlock the past with MyHeritage.

To find out more, visit the library or explore MyHeritage on Montville Township Public Library’s website at http://www.montvillelibrary.org/.

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New Ice Hockey Coach Slides On In At Montville High School

By Jason Cohen ockey runs in the blood of Alex Beatrice. The boy who first put on skates as a toddler is now the new coach for the Montville High School boys ice hockey team.

Alex Beatrice, 34, was named the new coach in June. Beatrice spent the past eight years as the assistant coach at the Morristown-Beard School in Morristown and replaces Meg Hishmeh, who resigned at the end of this past season.

“I always wanted the opportunity to have my own team,” Beatrice said. “The timing just happened to be right.”

Beatrice, 34, grew up in Randolph and first put on skates at the age of 2. He played for the NJ Devils Youth Hockey Club in West Orange and eventually followed in the footsteps of his family and

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played at Randolph High School and Seton Hall Prep in West Orange.

Everyone in his family played hockey. His uncle, John Beatrice, played and has coached at Randolph High School for the past 20 years. His father, Alex, played at Seton Hall Prep and his brothers, Nick and John, played at Randolph. Additionally, five or six of his cousins played at the collegiate level.

Beatrice played hockey at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., and also was a member of the New York Apple Core in Brewster, N.Y., a team in the Eastern Hockey Junior League. His last semi-professional stint came in 2007, with the Youngstown SteelHounds, in Youngstown, Ohio, an affiliate of the Columbus Bluejackets.

Seeing he didn’t have what

it took to make it to the NHL, he decided to teach others the game instead. He coached the Devils youth hockey team for a brief period, but credits a lot of his knowledge as a coach to Morristown-Beard Head Coach Randy Velischek, who played for the Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils and Quebec Nordiques.

Velischek taught him how important it is to teach the kids to be disciplined and work hard. During his tenure at Morristown-Beard the team won the Mennen Cup five times.

However, Beatrice explained that he was not looking for a new job. His wife, Melissa, who was pregnant with his now 2-month-old daughter Charlotte and already having a 2-year-old son Zander at home, Beatrice was thinking about taking the year off from coaching.

But, much to his surprise, he received an unexpected phone call about the vacancy in Montville in June.

While he didn’t know much about Montville, besides the fact that his grandparents lived there, it was an opportunity he could not turn down.

During the summer, he held a mini skate, where he met the players. With the season set to begin in November, Beatrice is eager for his first head coaching gig to start. While he has a family and a full time job in the finance field, he is ready for this new chapter in his life.

“I’m more excited than nervous,” he said. “I’ve been around the game for a long time. Once the season starts in November, I think everybody’s looking forward to starting fresh.”

Five Ways To Get Acquainted With A New Neighborhood

cross the country, people are packing boxes, hiring trucks and moving short and long distances. The U.S. Census Bureau says that around 12 percent of the population moves each year. According to a survey by DuProprio, a Quebec-based real estate advice site, 28 percent of Canadians feel the need to move every five years. Surprisingly, DuProprio also found that 14 percent of owners wish they could move every year.

The main reasons people move are expansion of the family, a career change, retirement, empty nest situations, or when moving is more practical than large-scale home renovations.

While some people stick close to previous home locations, a 2015 American Community Survey found approximately 16.9 million people moved to a different county in 2015.

Whether a move is across county lines or overseas, it can take some time to acclimate to a new neighborhood. These tips can help anyone get acquainted with their new surroundings and make friends in the process.

1. Host a housewarming party. Get to know immediate neighbors by hosting a party.

After some unpacking is done, host a simple get-together for people who live nearby. Ask

if neighbors can help out by bringing chairs. Offer light refreshments and some type of activities for children. The event doesn’t have to be extensive, just long enough to engage in some conversation and introduce yourself.

2. Walk and drive around.

Scout out the area by driving around and making note of shopping centers, parks and places of interest. Schedule times when you will get out of the car and walk around on foot, which makes it easier to take everything in. Use a website like Walkscore.com to find places within walking distance of your new home. Bring the dog along.

Dogs can be great ice breakers with new neighbors.

3. Check out community blotters. Community events may be posted in print and distributed through a local newspaper and also on municipal websites.

Find out where the locals go on weekends or during the week.

Communities may take pride in certain activities. It’s easier to get a feel for the neighborhood by spending time with the locals.

4. Become active in the community. Find a volunteer organization or join a local house of worship. Check with the local chamber of commerce for ways to get involved or clubs to join.

Like-minded people can make living in a new locale more enjoyable.

5. Dine out once a week. If budget allows, try a new neighborhood eating establishment each week to get a lay of the

land. You’ll identify hot spots and hidden gems and will also be able to mingle with the community. An app such as Open Table can help you find places to eat nearby.

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