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APRIL 25, 2022

REFLECTION AND RENEWAL

Rosemarie DʼAlessandro on joining the fight

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BONDING $2.2M OVER TOXINS Filters needed at three shuttered water wells; hearing April 26

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PV Theatre’s Lauren Kalfus of River Vale takes an award-winning comic turn in ‘Night Night, Roger Roger’ in state awards. SEE PAGE 22

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Special session April 30 over tweaks to 4-story joint redevelop proposal BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS

The Borough Council has set a special meeting for Monday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at town hall and on Zoom to discuss amendments to the redevelopment plan for a new proposal for a 250-unit, four-story luxury rental apartment complex spanning 5.4 acres at the former Waste Management site. This is the first proposal to come forward in the boroughʼs Patterson Street redevelopment zone. According to Mayor John

See LUXURY on page 324

Having endured a horror no mother should have to, Hillsdale’s Rosemarie D’Alessandro turned grief into coordinated action that continues to protect children and inspire those who protect the most vulnerable among us. She reached out in a hopeful video message near the 49th anniversary of her daughter’s sexual assault and murder.

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ITHIN A DAY of posting a video sharing her thoughts on the 49th anniversary of the loss of her daughter, Joan Angela, Rosemarie DʼAlessandro fielded dozens of messages of love. The 16-minute video was Rosemarieʼs sometimes searching, sometimes welling, always hopeful essay on “Joanʼs Anniversary, her passing, overcoming evil, and dealing with loss.”

The Hillsdale mother and the founder of the Joan Angela DʼAlessandro Memorial Foundation, or Joanʼs Joy, told her viewers the grim outline of her familyʼs loss: Joan left her home to deliver Girl Scout cookies on Holy Thursday in 1973. She said sheʼd be right back. She never returned. The 26-year-old high school chemistry teacher who lived three doors down confessed to beating, sexually assaulting, and strangling Joan, then wrapping her body, putting it in his car, and leaving it in Harriman State Park,

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in New York, where it was found on Easter Sunday. He was convicted and given a life term. He died in prison on June 5, 2021, ending the DʼAlessandrosʼ need to fight to keep him there, as a loophole had allowed him tries at parole. He next would have

Continued on page 13

A $2.2 million bond ordinance was introduced April 12 by the Borough Council to pay for water treatment systems at three Park Ridge Water wells to remove socalled “forever chemicals” that include PFOA contaminants, a toxic byproduct of a larger family of man-made chemicals. The public hearing for the bond ordinance will be April 26. It was unclear whether new water rates reflect costs for the bond, or if rates will rise as a result. Park Ridge Water did not reply to our requests for clarification. While total estimated bond costs equal $2,200,000, officials noted $105,000 of that is a down payment on the bonds, which means the maximum amount of bonding necessary for purchasing and installing the new filtration systems is $2,095,000. Public notifications were sent to the approximately 5,000 customers of Park Ridge Water — in Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake — in late December and again in late March. The notification were required by the state Department of Environmental Protection. (DEP). Water systems are required to

See TOXINS on page 314

SCHOOL SPIRIT

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Students Irene Antonopoulos, Jillian Suarez, and Sophia Loeser grace Pascack Valley High School with its first Panthers mural.

Pascack Historical Society president Kristin Beuscher walks us through what happened in the 1890s that saw our beloved borough confused with a neighborhood in Hudson County. SEE PAGE 4

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thoughts on mayor’s reader snub To the editor: “M ʼ ApoloR gy Undelivered,” Pascack Press, April 18, 2022, an anonyEGARDING

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mous Montvale resident perceives correctly that specific behavior from the mayor and one council member is a “kneejerk reaction.” It seems to have come as quickly as a response to a challenge on the “Jeopardy!” TV show, fully formed

with no need for afterthought. The resident also is spot-on in observing that most adults can distinguish between content that is appropriate and inappropriate for children. But not all adults can. The inability to understand that adult film content is different from a live reading of a childrenʼs book to a group of kids is indicative of juvenile intellect. The mayor brought that intellect to the March 8 council meeting and fused the two, saying, “... we have a bigger problem than just reading a book.” We surely do. Kurt F. Kron Montvale

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counseling and coaching students, educating, and performing service to our community; teachers work tirelessly to open childrenʼs minds to ideas, knowledge, and dreams; teachers fill roles as listeners, explorers, role models, motivators, and mentors; teachers continue to influence students long after school days are completed; teachers are to be afforded high public esteem, reflecting the value our community places on public education; and it is paramount teachers be recognized for their dedication and commitment to educating our students.

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When the Hillsdale Board of Education meets on Monday, April 25 itʼll take up the adoption of a final 2022–2023 budget, approved at the March 21 board meeting and advertised April 18. • Current General Expense (Fund 11): $25,838,171. • Capital Outlay (Fund 12): $442,426. • Total General Fund: $26,280,597. • Special Revenue (Fund 20): $270,000. • Debt Service (Fund 40): $448,100. Total expenditures/appropriations: $26,998,697. The agenda item notes, “Be it further resolved, that the General Fund tax levy of $22,886,716 is approved to support current general expense for the 2022–2023 school year and … that the debt service tax levy of $448,100 is approved to support debt service for the 2022-2023 school year budget.” The district has proposed pro-

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A 1910s scene at the train station in our Pascack Valley’s Woodcliff Lake. The building in the background to the right was the Ackerman general store, which also was the post office.

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Pascack Historical Society members receive four copies of “Relics” a year. Published continually since its debut in September 1955, each issue is filled with local history, vintage photographs, humor, and expert insights. Itʼs just inaugurated a new feature: Memory Lane. In each edition, editors will pose a question, and readers are invited to write in with their response The responses also might appear in Pascack Press. Question 1: “Whatʼs something from your childhood in the Pascack Valley that kids today will not get the chance to experience?” Please be sure to say where you grew up, and in what years. Responses are due April 30. Write info@pascackhistoricalsociety.org, mail PO Box 85, Park Ridge, NJ 07656, or send your recollections in a Facebook message.

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N THE EARLY 20th century, Northern New Jersey boasted two Woodcliffs. There was one in Bergen County, incorporated in 1894, which would later change its name to Woodcliff Lake after the building of a large reservoir in town. A little farther south, within the Hudson County town of North Bergen, another Woodcliff showed up as the name of a newly developed neighborhood in the 1890s. Dotted with mansions that were home to some of North Bergenʼs wealthiest families, the Hudson County neighborhood was developed by the Woodcliff Land Improvement Company. Its name reflected its geography, the affluent enclave being situated in a wooded section atop the Palisades cliffs. It even included a 16-acre body of water called — of course — Woodcliff Lake. “Similarity of names in Woodcliff, a section in North Bergen, and Woodcliff Lake in Bergen County is causing inconvenience in the matter of mail,” a local newspaper reported in the spring of 1914. Having two Woodcliffs probably would not be a problem today. After all, itʼs the ZIP code that gets our mail to its destination. In the early 20th century, ZIP codes did not yet exist. In fact, unless you were sending mail to someone in a big city, it was common to see letters addressed with only the recipientʼs name and town. Within the Pascack Valley, at the time, a street address would typically not appear on mail. Correspondence was picked up at the post office or delivered by the horse-drawn

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mail wagon, driven in all kinds of weather by the steadfast postman who knew literally every family along his route. So, in would come a letter addressed to “Mr. John Smith, Woodcliff, N.J.” With the Pascack Valleyʼs Woodcliff being an incorporated borough, and North Bergenʼs Woodcliff being a less official neighborhood, such a letter would generally be sent up here by default. Rerouting the mail would take days and cause a headache for the local postmaster—that was John H. Ackerman, who operated the post office out of the family general store on Broadway across from the railroad station, in a building that is still standing. In 1914, to alleviate the confusion once

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Field renovations completed at Pascack Hills High School in 2017 have created long-term soil erosion problems that have damaged an athletic field and track, says a lawsuit filed by Pascack Valley Regional High School District. The lawsuit, filed in March in Superior Court, Hackensack, charges Environetics Group Architects, Boswell Engineering and Rochelle Contracting Co., Inc. were all involved in specific

ways with the botched renovation work. Rochelle Contracting supplied labor and materials for improvements to an upper athletic field. Environetics and Boswell were responsible for drafting plans for the project, including bleachers, landscaping, and field grading and drainage to prevent runoff and soil erosion impacts. The suit alleges that water runoff underneath the new bleachers “caused dirt, mud and debris to run off” and damage the new track and new turf fields. Despite Environetics hiring a consultant to recommend a solu-

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tion, the lawsuit charges that the field and track were still damaged. The suit says Environetics and Boswell failed to create a design to allow water to drain properly and that Rochelle Con-

tracting failed to identify errors that led to the problems. The suit asks for reimbursement of legal fees, though no specific dollar amount is cited for the track and field damages.

We reached out to the businesses named and the school district but did not hear back by press time. The district is closed until Monday, April 25.

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A proposed 15-unit development on 1.25 acres at Collignon Way and Rivervale Road — including 13 townhomes and 2 apartments, will have a fourth hearing, in-person, on Wednesday, at Town Hall on April 27, at

7:30 p.m., before the River Vale Joint Planning Board. The most recent in-persononly hearing was March 30. The applicantʼs first two hearings were broadcast on Zoom. The Collignon Estates proposal at 234 and 238 Rivervale Road originally started off as a 14-townhome development but was changed to include one fewer townhome and two affordable

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back along Rivervale Road. 40 feet minimum is required; 39.16 feet at Pod A and 37.51 feet at Pod B are sought; • Minimum rear yard setback. 50 feet minimum is required; 20 feet are proposed at Pod C; and. • Minimum driveway aisle width, disturbance of slopes, and a maximum number of monument signs. The applicant also seeks a major soil removement permit to allow soil moving activity in excess of 1,000 cubic yards.

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The Lincoln Award Event May 18

The Woodcliff Lake Republican Club invites you to attend The Lincoln Award Event on May 18 from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Estate at Florentine Gardens, 97 RiverRoad, vale River Vale. CIATTARELLI Guest of honor is Jack Ciattarelli. Guest speaker is Lt. Steven Rogers. RSVP by May 15. For more information call Edna at (201) 394-7438 or write w o o d c l i ff l a k e r e p u b l i c a n c l u b @ gmail.com.

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RIVER VALE

The River Vale Police Department celebrated the swearing-in, before a roomful of family, friends, and fellow officers, of newly promoted Lt. John Guglielmotti at the April 11 Township

Council meeting. Guglielmotti rises from sergeant, a rank he attained in 2018. His current salary is $149,724. Guglielmotti was hired by the River Vale Police Department in 2003. Within his first year on the force he became involved in the community policing division and served as a Drug Abuse Resistance

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Rich Moss of the Park Ridge Municipal Pool Commission says the pool is expected to open for the season on Saturday, May 28, most likely under safety guidelines in place for 2021). “In 2020 and 2021, the pool offered an outdoor respite for the Park Ridge community and prior member non-Park Ridge residents. We received great feedback on the value the pool offered the community,” Moss told Pascack Press. He said pool memberships will be open to all Park Ridge residents, previous-year pool members, and non-resident employees of Park Ridge Borough and the Board of Education. A limited number of memberships will be offered to nonresidents so ensure you get your registrations in early once they are available. New non-residents must be sponsored by a Park Ridge resident or prior pool member. 2022 membership rates will remain as they were in 2021: • Resident family: $410 • Resident single: $300 • Resident seniors: Free • Non-resident family: $510 • Non-resident single: $360

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Reporter’s Notebook: Why the lack of planning, zoning broadcasts? BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS

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Three of the eight Pascack Valley communities broadcast the meetings of local land use boards — planning and zoning boards _ either live via the Zoom platform or live on community access television stations. Whether meetings are available “live” online or archived online for reference can help enhance government transparency

and assist taxpayers in easily following up on local developments and planning/zoning issues that affect their quality of life. However, while a few towns stand out in offering Zoom broadcasts or local community TV coverage, most towns drop the ball in offering live meeting broadcasts, and even worse, fail to set up any kind of historical archive of past planning/zoning meetings. How a community develops or redevelops often begins with incremental – and sometimes

precedent-setting decisions _ on land uses, variances and zoning associated with large and even small properties — decisions emanating from the local Planning Board, Zoning Board, and in some cases, a joint Planning/Zoning Board. ʻLiveʼ Broadcasts of Planning/Zoning Broadcasting meetings live on Zoom are Woodcliff Lake and Washington Township while Hillsdale broadcasts meetings live on

FIOS and Optimum, and uploads the meetings to YouTube for later viewing by the public. The links to Hillsdaleʼs meetings are on the Planning Board website. In Woodcliff Lake, both Planning Board and Zoning Board meetings are broadcast live on the Zoom platform, but are not archived online for future reference. Planning/Zoning secretary Meg Smith said meeting audio recordings are available if a resident requests them via a public records request under the stateʼs Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Smith said offering the meetings on Zoom offered “a lot more flexibility” so residents could access a meeting without having to attend in-person. She said due to the Borough Hallʼs limited-capacity public chamber, and with Covid concerns, it was unclear when or if inperson public sessions might resume. She said she understood that the borough administrator Tom Padilla, together with the mayor and council, were looking into other virtual options for Council meetings and possibly later for other local bodies. In Washington Township, both Planning and Zoning Board meetings are broadcast virtually on Zoom. Residents can access the Zoom links on specific meeting agendas posted online. At the Feb. 15 Zoning Board meeting, the board voted 6-1 not to upload Zoom video broadcasts to YouTube to create an archive of prior meetings for public access. No explanation for the no votes was listed in the meeting minutes. Only Michael LaGratta voted in favor of uploading the videos for an archive. Opposing the video uploads were Anthony Capasso, Les Hanna, Said Toro, Jeff Roberto, John Calandrillo and Sean Mahoney. At the Feb. 15 meeting, resident Stephen Kalish spoke in favor of uploading Zoom meetings to YouTube, a function that he said was built into the current Zoom platform license and required no extra fees or charges. Kalish said uploading the meetings was a way to make them available to residents and also easy to share with neighbors and friends interested in a specific development application. The Township Planning Board also broadcasts current meetings on Zoom but does not upload the videos to YouTube for later viewing and public access. Currently, the Township Council archives its meetings on YouTube, after broadcasting them live on Zoom and community TV, and allows in-person and remote public participation at its meetings. The other five communities generally offer no online broadcasts of Planning/Zoning board meetings. These include Emerson, Montvale, Park Ridge, River Vale and Westwood. In Emerson, the boroughʼs

Land Use Board (a combined planning/zoning board) briefly used the GoToMeeting platform during the early pandemic in 2020 but went back to in-person meetings in 2021. Oddly, two archived GoToMeetings from 2020 posted online would not open when a Pascack Press reporter tried to open them. The board does not appear on community access TV, either. However, Emerson does offer posted online audio recordings of its Land Use Board meetings, though as of April 19, 2022, none were yet posted for 2022. Asked about the audio recordings, Board Secretary Marie Shust said the 2022 meetings, six so far this year, would soon be posted. The audio files are WMA (Windows Media Audio) format. In Montvale, all Planning Board meetings went back in-person starting on Feb. 15. During the pandemic — as in most communities — meetings were put online since town halls were closed and public gatherings restricted. However, in May 2021, the board ended its Zoom meetings and moved back to in-person only. Yet by January 2022, due to a Covid spike, meetings were back on Zoom again as the Covid Delta variant spread. Meetings were no longer offered on Zoom as of mid-April 2022. On April 19, Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Board Secretary Tonya Tardibuono said they would be holding the first in-person Zoning Board meeting inperson that night, after a long time using the Zoom platform. She said a couple members had contracted Covid, making it difficult to hold the in-person meeting, However she said the meeting would go on, since to convert back to a Zoom meeting required advance public notifications that could not be done due to a lack of time. Neither the Planning nor Zoning board has compiled an online archive of prior Zoom meetings that were broadcast for later public viewing. She said she liked hosting the Zoom meetings, and noted that even given Covidʼs spikes, they were hoping to find a way to still include in-person meetings. She said though the meetings are audiotaped, she could not recall any recent public records request for a planning or zoning meeting audio recording. In River Vale, the Joint Planning Board (a combined planning/zoning board) does not offer Zoom broadcasts or public access via a cable community TV station. However, as in most towns, an audio recording of meetings can be obtained from Secretary Maria Haag by filing an OPRA request. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. And the Westwood Regional School District Music Department was celebrating its Best Communities for Music Education Award for a ninth consecutive year when the awards were announced, on April 18. Now in its 23rd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, The Pascack Valley Regional High School District said it answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community musicmaking programs. Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

change. Researchers at The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas, in conjunction with The NAMM Foundation, created a new way for districts and schools to address the inroads and setbacks impacted by the pandemic, as well as goals for equity and access to music education for all students and national standards for music education in a short, qualitative survey.

Now in its 23rd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. Both the Westwood Regional School District and Pascack Valley Regional School District were ammounced as winners on April 18.

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trains its volunteers and DPW employees in proper arboricultural practices, • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Westwood that Friday, April 29, 2022 is Arbor Day in the Borough of Westwood; and • BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that residents are invited to celebrate Arbor Day at a

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The recordings are available on compact disks that must be read by a free downloadable audio software program called Liberty Court Player. Pascack Press received a half dozen recordings from Haag following meetings over the years. However, the audio software required to listen to the CDs is often not user-friendly and itʼs hard to move from one part of the meeting to another. Neither the Westwood Planning Board nor the Zoning Board broadcasts online or via community TV. Residents can either attend meetings in-person, or request a copy of an audio CD from Borough Clerk Karen Hughes to access a meeting. As in every town, minutes from a prior meeting are generally approved at the next meeting,

making the outline of what previously occurred available. Generally, minutes do not contain extensive detail. However, they often provide a broad-brush of what occurred and summarize discussions and topics raised. With Zoom and YouTube broadcasting and archiving growing among towns, plus longstanding public access community television, it appears most towns have a range of options for putting more and more meetings online in one form or another to increase transparency and help residents keep tabs on local governments and school boards. For our update on what towns and school boards livestream meetings, check out “Reporterʼs Notebook: Which towns, school boards livestream?” Pascack Press, April 11, 2022.

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.025 of a cent per $100 of assessed property value up to 1 cent per $100 of assessed value. For example, on a home assessed at $400,000, an Open Space tax of .01 per $100 of assessed value would equal $40 yearly. The council must first approve whatever Open Space Fund tax amount is put on the ballot. The average Emerson home is assessed at $443,000. A one cent per $100 of assessed value Open Space tax would be $44.30 yearly, or about $3.70 per month, accord-

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7Far left Rosemarie D’Alessandro in 2016 at one of many child safety events she’s organized through the Joan’s Joy Foundation. 3Left The Killer Across the Table, in which nine chapters take up John Douglas' interview with Joan’s killer, and Rosemarie’s advocacy, Joan’s Law, and the work ahead. File photo.

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contest for students in grades 3–12. Auxiliary Unit 153 sponsored this activity that has afforded hundreds of students to participate in this patriotic activity. I might add that there have been many winners from Tri-Boro schools over the years including the students pictured here. Another activity prior to Memorial Day each year is the placing of American flags on the graves of veterans, especially those in Park Ridge. Each year the cemetery at the Pascack Reformed Church on Pascack Road has been decorated by members of Post 153. Some 20 years ago Dick Bozzone, a past commander and historian, teamed up with church historian Carl Weil, who initiated this project, Since then, this labor of love has been continued by legion volunteers so both the South and North burial grounds have been visited. Members have taken pride in carrying out this project, especially in placing flags on the tombs of some of the oldest veterans dating back to the Revolutionary War. Shown here are two junior Auxiliary Unit #153 members, who attend Park Ridge Middle School and High School. Senior Kailey Levinson, right, and 7th Grader Katelyn Levinson on the

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Bring back indoor mask mandates To the editor: Gov. Murphy and our local leadA ers: As our state, as of today N OPEN LETTER TO

[April 14], sees >9% test positivity, R0 of 1.30 and case numbers grossly underestimated, but well over 2,000/day by official counts, with most epidemiologists estimating these numbers represent only 6% to 7% of the real daily case numbers, and as new BA2.12 and BA2.12.1 subvariants, which have nearly 30% greater transmissibility than BA.2, and which are causing an explosion of cases in Central N.Y., become the dominant strain in our area, itʼs well past the time to reinstitute mandatory indoor masking, including in all schools, as well as other indoor businesses, municipal and state

offices, and other indoor locations. I draw your attention to the following announcement by the New York State Department of Health, which has called for a return to indoor masking: h e a l t h . n y. g o v / p r e s s / r e l e a s es/2022/2022-04-13_covid-19.htm. Please show some political courage and re-institute indoor mask requirements for all of New Jersey before itʼs too late to slow or stop this current surge. Sincerely, Howard Fredrics Park Ridge

Councilman on facts vs. rumors To the editor: priest was R forced to attend a Washington Township Council meeting to ECENTLY A PARISH

address and dispel a malicious rumor that originated on the “Township Taxpayers” Facebook group posted by one of the administrators [...] with regard to the Our Lady of Good Counsel

parish. The rumor was to the effect that the church land would be sold and the parish would be closing. Many parishioners were deeply disturbed and it caused a great deal of anxiety for them. Thankfully, as was made clear at the meeting by the parish priest in attendance, none of this is true! I suspect the rumor was initiated and perpetrated to advance a political agenda and no regard was given to the negative consequences and fallout from such a maliCONTINUED ON PAGE 21

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Two Charity Golf Outing scholarships

The Westwood Charity Golf Outing has been raising money for worthwhile recipients for the past 24 years. Fifteen years ago, the WCGO Scholarship Committee began giving its proceeds to the WCGO Scholarship Fund to assist Westwoodʼs future leaders. This year, the WCGO Scholarship Committee is offering two $1,500 scholarships to two Westwood resident senior students who are very talented, and the assistance for college would really help them and their families. The scholarship-winning students may come from Westwood Regional High School or one of the private high schools in the area to which Westwood residents attend. To date, 32 recipients

from six high schools have won WCGO Scholarships. If you would like a scholarship application, you may find them in the Clerkʼs Office at the Westwood Municipal Center, in the Recreation Department at the Westwood Community Center, in the Westwood Library, or on the Borough of Westwood website. You also may send your request to westwoodcgo@gmail.com, or you can ask your guidance counselor for an electronic copy. If you have any other questions, you may write to us: WCGO Scholarship Committee, 37 Goodwin Terrace, Westwood, NJ 07675. The deadline for applications to be received is April 30, 2022.

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Senior Fellowship meets Tuesday, May 10

Seniors 55 and up, join the Westwood Senior Fellowship the second Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave. During the year the group enjoys luncheons, trips and special events. The next meeting, Tuesday,

May 10, features the Calendar Girls. All seniors are welcome to attend. There will be a signup sheet for the June luncheon, with payment due, at this meeting. Ticketss for the Halloween Hootenanny will be avilable. For more information call (201) 664-4538.

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“At Giulioʼs, we only use the freshest ingredients in our homemade dishes. Featuring contemporary Italian cuisine with a Mediterranean twist, we strive to please every palate.” Owner Beni Qosja opened Giulioʼs Restaurant in 2022. Housed in a beautiful, romantic, Queen Anne Victorian in Historic Tappan, N.Y., just minutes from Bergen County, Giulioʼs Restaurant offers contemporary Italian cuisine. Built in 1880 by the Smith family, the rooms are adorned with carved woodwork and large beveled glass windows that make you feel like you stepped into another era. The warm and invit-

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Troop 350 Stars and Stripes fundraiser

Join Westwood Scout Troop 350 this year in proudly displaying the American flag along the streets of town. Troop 350 will place a 12” x 18” poly-cotton American stick flag, curbside at your front yard during six patriotic holidays: • Memorial Day, Monday May 30; • Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14; • Independence Day, Monday, July 4; • Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5; • Patriot Day, Sunday, Sept.

11; and • Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. Scouts will put the flags out at least three days prior to the holiday and retrieve them three to five days after the holiday.

The cost of this service is $25 for the year for one flag per holiday and $50 for the year for two flags per holiday. To support Westwood Troop 350 and participate in this 2022 fundraiser, email your name, address, email address, and phone number to westwoodtroop350@gmail.com no later than May 15. Payment is via Venmo @WestwoodTroop350, PayPal at paypal.me/WestwoodTroop350, or by check mailed or in person to Westwood Troop 350 at 430 Center Ave., Westwood, NJ 07675.

Walk with Team Park Ridge Rotary Club

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Get fit, win prizes, and help those in need. Walk with Team Park Ridge Rotary Club, serving Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, and Montvale, in Table to Tableʼs Virtual Walk. The event runs to April 30. The idea, say organizers, is to help feed neighbors in need, one step at a time. Walk, run, bike, or hike any distance, anywhere. Recruit your friends, family, coworkers, “and even your dog.” Table to Table, New Jerseyʼs first food rescue organization, is on a mission to raise enough money to provide 1 million meals for Northern New Jersey neighbors in need. Table to Table says in its event invitation that one in nine

New Jersey residents, and nearly one in five New Jersey children, are food-insecure. Maria Sinopoli of Table to Table tells Pascack Press that Terry Ciulla, of the Park Ridge Rotary Club, and club members have been extremely supportive of the effort and that Table to Table has formed a partnership with the Rotary Club to help those experiencing food insecurity. “In fact, Rotary Club volunteers—and their families—use Table to Tableʼs I-Rescue app to help rescue fresh, wholesome food and deliver it to those in need,” Sinopoli says. “Use the hashtag #TabletoTableWalk to share your walk photos and tell us why you walk.

School board meetings, 2022–2023

The Park Ridge Board of Education announces its 2022 board meeting schedule, January 2022 to 2023, as Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater of the Park Ridge High School, 2 Park Ave. Executive session may be held on the day of all scheduled meetings: May 16, June 20, Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, and Dec. 19, and Jan. 4, 2023 (reorganization

meeting). The Park Ridge School District Board of Education is composed of seven board members who are elected by constituents within the municipality and who dedicate their time and energy to serving the school community. For more information, visit parkridgeschools.org or write prboe@parkridge.k12.nj.us.

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The Westwood Heritage Society, a volunteer organization that is dedicated to the preservation of the history, beauty and spirit of the Borough of Westwood, will award its Cheryl Todd Memorial Community Service Scholarship to a high school student who is a resident of Westwood and who is completing his/her senior year. The society will be awarding scholarships totaling $2,000. The scholarship, which is dedicated to the memory of Cheryl Todd, former borough historian, who devoted her life as a volunteer to the research and

preservation of the history and heritage of the Borough of Westwood, will be awarded to a student who has been accepted for enrollment in a post-high school educational program and who has a demonstrated record of community service in the Borough of Westwood. For more information and an application form — the deadline to get this in is April 30 — write WestwoodHeritage@usa.net or, by USPS, Westwood Heritage Society, ATTN: Community Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 611 Westwood, NJ 07675-0611.

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St. Andrewʼs 50+ Club Spring Luncheon is set for Wednesday, June 1 at Donatellaʼs Ristorante in Harrington Park. Luncheon includes appetizer, pasta, salad, entree, and dessert. The cost is $50. Call Angie at (201) 666-3888 for reservations.

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Troop 109 Pancake Breakfast before parade

Hillsdale Boy Scout Troop 109 Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast returns after a two-year absence. Runs Memorial Day, May 30, from 7 to 10:30 a.m. (before the parade, rain or shine) at Holy Trinity Church, 326 Hillsdale Ave. On the menu: freshly made

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Zion Lutheran ECC fundraiser back in person May 21

Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Center invites you to save the date for its Tricky Tray and Live Auction Fundraiser, an inperson event on the evening of Saturday, May 21. Participants can enter to win a variety of big ticket items including a Yeti cooler, barbeque grill, kayak, 65-inch television set, a Cricut Explore Air2, themed gift bundles, collectible items, local gift cards, services, experiences, and more. Funds raised through this event represent a significant portion of the operating budget for the Zion Early Childhood Center education programs which focus on

the spiritual, intellectual, physical, empotional, and social development of students age 2 1⁄ 2 to 4. Most recently, funds raised have been used to purchase critical supplies to ensure the safety of Zion students and staff throughout the pandemic: larger tables, a portable sink, personalized supplies for each child, and preschooler height handrails. Funds will continue to support the schoolʼs earliest learners as they grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and socially. Tax deductible donations are accepted until April 1. The drive welcomes gift certificates, items to be included in the tricky tray, or

lectually and creatively in a Chrismonetary donations. There are also tiered opportu- tian atmosphere. The programs are designed to nities for corporate sponsorship. Organizers say theyʼre grateful to help each child come to greater all of our local businesses, fami- awareness of the world and the lies, alumni, and congregation for people around them through broad your continued support of the exposure to language, mathematical concepts, social studies and schoolʼs earliest learners. For a donation form and science concepts, arts, music, and arrange a pickup, write motor and visual coordination. The preschool program has ZionWWFundraising@gmail.com. Zion Lutheran Early Child- grown and developed over the hood Center (64 First Ave.) was years to become one that is highly established in 1969 (as Zion regarded by parents who have had Lutheran Nursery School) to pro- children enrolled, and also by the vide families with preschool chil- community. dren a place where the child could be part of a program designed to WESTWOOD help him/her grow socially, intel-

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May 10, features the Calendar Girls. All seniors are welcome to attend. There will be a signup sheet for the June luncheon, with payment due, at this meeting. Tickets for the Halloween Hootenanny will be avilable. For more information call (201) 664-4538.

East Brook PTO Golf Outing, Dinner April 28

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East Brook School PTO announces its inaugural Golf Outing and Dinner, April 28 at Blue Hill Golf Course, “27 holes of golf overlooking Lake Tappan in Pearl River, the largest hamlet in the Town of Orangetown, N.Y.” Thereʼll be two divisions: a two-person scramble and a four-person team scramble. Organizers say, “Put together your own team or we can help you blend a team with other golfers already signed up. Solo players are welcome too.” $165 per golfer includes lunch, golf, cart, beer, soda, snacks and prizes. Lunch is 11 a.m., shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m. An optional dinner follows at the Elks in Park Ridge for an additional $30 for golfers or $70 for standalone dinner

Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River, N.Y. and have a fun day on the golf reservations (non-golfers). Catherine Lu of the East Brook course to support our kids.” For more info and to register, PTO tells Pascack Press, “The pandemic has really limited some of our write eastbrookgolf22@gmail.com. Or fundraising opportunities for call Nate Brown at (952) 210-6637. schools. This is a great opportunity You also can sign up by visiting eastto launch a new and exciting way to brookpto.membershiptoolkit.com/golget our community back together fanddinner.

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Austin Shoop, 24, of Hillsdale is fighting in Cage Wars MMAʼs Welterweight Bout at Rivers Casino & Resort in S c h e n e c t a d y, N.Y. on Friday, April 29. The bout is SHOOP Shoop, 2–2, vs. Daniel Keepers, 2–3. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., fights start at 7. Canʼt get there?

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they can be sized for uniforms. A cheerleading fleece jacket must also be purchased for an additional fee. The program begins the week of Aug. 8 and continues until mid-November. Practice will be held two to three times per week and games will be either Saturday afternoon or evenings, Sunday afternoon, or Monday evening each week. For more information write westwoodyouthcheerleading@yahoo. com or call (201) 666-9637.

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the scholarship and a copy of the application form can be obtained either by contacting the Westwood Heritage Society via e-mail at WestwoodHeritage@usa.net or by sending your request by U.S. Postal Service to the Westwood Heritage Society ATTN: Community Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 611, Westwood, NJ 076750611. The deadline for submission of an application is April 30, 2022.

PV spreads the word on exchange program

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The Westwood Cardinal Youth Cheerleading program is open to residents of Westwood and Township of Washington who are in grades 1–7. Registration for the fall season will be held on Wednesday May 11 and Monday, May 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave. The registration fee is $175. Cheerleaders must accompany their parents to registration so that

dedicated to the memory of Cheryl Todd, former Borough Historian, who devoted her life as a volunteer to the research and preservation of the history and heritage of the Borough of Westwood, will be awarded to a student who has been accepted for enrollment in a post-high school educational program and who has a demonstrated record of community service in the Borough of Westwood. Additional information about

The Pascack Valley High School AP Italian and Italian V classes recently hosted teachers and supervisors from area high schools who were interested in learning about PVʼs ongoing, synchronous, virtual exchange program with students from the Liceo Rossi in Massa, Italy. Professor Ilaria Galli, teacher of English at Liceo Rossi, and her students with whom PV has worked since the start of the year, also attended. Pascack Valleyʼs Italian exchange program started as a way to connect with students across countries during the initial lockdown in 2020. The district says the project has now developed into “a well crafted and continuous virtual educational expe-

Botany and Italian language and culture take the fore at a recent Zoom exchange between Pascack Valley and Liceo Rossi, in Italy. PVRHSD photos. rience that has enabled the Pascack Valley and Liceo Rossi classes to dive deeper into topics and discussions, occasionally with guest speakers.” It said, “The program has fostered global awareness amongst the students and the development of lasting friendships.”

PVHS AP and Italian V students meet with their Italian counterparts on a weekly basis. During this particular session, April 6, the topic of the lesson was environmental conservation, and students were joined by guest speaker Dr. Scagliarini, a professional botanist.

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Pascack Valley High School students recently completed the first mural dedicated to the school’s new mascot, the Panthers. Left to right are Irene Antonopoulos, Jillian Suarez, and Sophia Loeser, who devoted more than 15 hours of their free time to create the artwork. In March 2021 the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education voted, 5-4, to approve new mascots at both regional high schools. Panthers and Broncos were students’ picks in a vote the month prior. In June 2020, the Board retired the Indians mascot at Pascack Valley and Cowboys at Pascack Hills.

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The Potters Guild of New Jersey will host its Annual Spring Pottery Festival and Sale of functional and sculptural ceramics at the historic Farmstead Art Center, 450 King George Road in Basking Ridge, on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meet 37 fabulous clay artists and get to know the stories behind their work. The venue boasts two unique settings — an 18th century farmhouse and a lovingly restored barn — offering a great opportunity to spend a relaxing afternoon as you stroll through dazzling displays and chat with the members of the Potters Guild. Suzi Gerace, an artist from 101 West St. in Hillsdale, says sheʼll be at the show with her unique mandala wall hangings, bowls, and other handmade

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pieces. Available for sale will be a huge selection of vases, wall pieces, pitchers, teapots, platters, casseroles, raku and pit-fired vessels in varying colors and styles, and one-of-a-kind sculptures and decorative ceramic objects. The festival is the perfect place to find a unique item or gift for any occasion. Admission is free, and major credit cards are accepted. For more information, visit pottersguild.org or wrie Peter Syak at psyak@aol.com.

4Hillsdale artist Suzi Gerace is exhibiting some of her wares at the weekend festival. You’ll find much more at suzi895.wixsite.com/ dreammakers.

Editorʼs note: OLGC Rev. Raymond Rodrigue, parochial vicar, attended the April 18 meeting of the Township Council to address this rumor — and to read a letter from Rev. Stephen Cinque, pastor, condemning the placing of flyers on gathered parishonersʼ car windshields on Easter Sunday over the townshipʼs plans to site its DPW at the site of the former Charlie Brownʼs restaurant, 95 Linwood Ave. The private Township Taxpayers Group on Facebook has more than 1,200 members. At press time, the post Mr. Sears refers to was still up, its author weathering membersʼ calls to corroborate or remove it.

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St. Andrew’s 50+ Club Ice Cream Social

Come join us for our annual Ice Cream Social, to be held at our next meeting, on Wednesday, May 4 at 1 p.m. in the School

Gym. New members are welcome. Coffee, tea and cake will also be served. For more information call Elaine at (201)-664-7037.

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do — but also how that represents more important topics.” She said “Madison is a younger girl, and sheʼs infatuated with this boy, and she gives a monologue how she tries to get this boyʼs attention — and how when they finally started talking she was so enthralled, just a typical teenager.” She added, “It was really fun to play her because she was super fun and bubbly and I saw a bit of myself in her.” Kalfus said of her win, “Iʼm really happy about it and Iʼm really proud of myself and the work that everybody at PV Theatre has put in because it was a lot of work; Iʼve never competed like this before and it was really fun to step outside of something that Iʼve done before.” She said sheʼll major in nursing this fall at the University of Rhode Island, and is “definitely planning on joining the dancing club and checking out the shows.” She said, “If anything, Iʼm just grateful for the lessons that Iʼve learned through theatre

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Congratulations to Lauren Kalfus, third-place winner of a 2022 STANJ Governorʼs Award, for her comedic monologue as Madison in Pascack Valley Regional High Schoolʼs performance of “Night Night, Roger Roger.” STANJ, or the Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey (stanj.org), works to promote excellence in the study and teaching of communication and theatre arts. Its Governorʼs Award competition is in the areas of monologue, scene, improvisation, musical theatre, stage management, visual and performing arts, character analysis, pantomime, Shakespeare, communication media arts, best play, and musical. There were six finalists in Kalfusʼs category. Kalfus, a senior, has been performing in PVHS Theatre shows since she was a freshman. In 2019 she was nominated for a Montclair State University FOXY Award — Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Play — for her role as Hermia in “A Midsummer Nightʼs Dream.” Her most recent performance was as Sally Brown in “Youʼre a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” “Night Night, Roger Roger,” by Roni Ragone, says National

Pascack Valley High School senior Lauren Kalfus of River Vale in PV Theatre’s “Night Night, Roger Roger”in fall 2021, turning in an award-winning performance in comic monologue. (Courtesy photo.) It can be performed over New Play Network New Play Exchange, “is a comedic fanciful Zoom or in person. Kalfus told Pascack Press play about the world after the sun goes down. Roller-skating nanas, on April 12 that PVʼs fall 2021 kids with tin cans, literary- production, mounted at the obsessed vampires, clumsy secu- Joseph Poli Jr. Auditorium, resrity guards, kids without tin cans, onated with her. “It really quirky game show hosts, and addresses a lot of important more. This play is a plea for every themes in childhood and imagiBehind every successful Angel person to stop growing up so fast. nation and how we interact as is her growth mindset education. Take your moment with the uni- people and how our minds work, Plan to attend the Academy of the verse and enjoy it.” and some of the silly things kids Holy Angelsʼ Spring Open House on Tuesday, May 17, and discover how this prestigious all-girls school empowers young women through a nationally acclaimed STREAM education. Angels learn to lead in an uplifting atmosphere, where they 535 Walnut St. 200 Third Ave. are encouraged to surmount temporary obstacles, and encounter success throughout their lives. So far, the Class of 2022 has gained early admission and millions of dollarsʼ worth of scholarships to Programs from 8 weeks renowned colleges and universities that include Princeton and Yale. Be - 5 years. We offer a year part of AHAʼs 142-year success round full and half day program. story. Register for Spring Open

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because itʼs been really helpful with public speaking and overall confidence in front of a crowd — and obviously making a bunch of awesome friends along the way.” Kalfus gave a shout-out to the PV Theatre staff, among them director/producer Tom Lupfer; director Merielle Lupfer; vocal musical director/orchestra director Michael Mahadeen; choreographer Francesca Silvano; choreographer Kelsey McGrail; sound designer Jonathan Melchiorre; lighting director Curtis Shields; costume designer/costume, prop, hair and makeup supervisor Melissa Gargiulo. McGrail in particular, she said, “helped ne find a love for dance and was always such a big part of my PV Theatre experience.” PV Theatre encourages the support of the community to purchase an ad in its playbill or join the family of sponsors by becoming a PVHS Directorʼs Circle Sponsor. For more information visit pvhstheatre.org.

House at holyangels.org/admissions/ visit-aha beginning May 1. Spring Open House will begin at 5 p.m. at the Academyʼs campus at 315 Hillside Ave. in Demarest. Friendly, knowledgeable Angel Ambassadors will lead tours and answer questions. The administration, faculty, and staff will cover AHAʼs mission and culture, curriculum, co-curricular and extracurricular offerings, and more. The admissions team will discuss the application process, and scholarship and financial aid opportunities. Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girlsʼ school in Bergen County. 315 Hillside Ave., Demarest. Call (201) 768.7822 and visit holyangels.org.

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AHA adds 27 to ranks of National Art Honor Society Emma Yale of Westwood is chapter president

Some of the Academy of the Holy Angelsʼ best fine artists have been inducted into the National Art Honor Society for attaining the highest levels of achievement in art and academics. NAHS inductees must also demonstrate good character and participate in service projects and art education at school and beyond. NAHS Adviser Kathryn Biskup introduced this springʼs inductees at the April 6 ceremony. AHAʼs honorees are Natalia Antaki of Franklin Lakes; Myra Bocage of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.; Catherine Chiang of Orangeburg, N.Y.; Olivia Costa, Emily Danahy, Amanda Tomasella, and Lauren Tomasella of Oradell; Dominique Rose Dela Gente and Xinyue “Cindy” Yang of Tenafly; Julianna DellaCroce of Hawthorne; Caroline Dupas of Pearl River, N.Y.; Keira Footer, Sophia Toscano, Briana Uddo, and Sydney Uddo of Englewood Cliffs; Natalia Gonzalez of Paterson; Ava Goyal of Montclair; Jordan Kotch of Cornwall, N.Y.; Micayla McMahon of Norwood; Isabela Novo of River Vale; Liana

Congratulations to the Academy of the Holy Angels fine artists, many of whom have been inducted into the National Art Honor Society (AHA chapter above) for attaining the highest levels of achievement in art and academics. Top right: the National Art Honor Society pin. Below right: AHA’s NAHS officers: Emma, Kacey, Zeida, Julie, and Grace. AHA photos.

Powley of Mahwah; Ashley Rubin of Blauvelt, N.Y., Shivani Sahu of Paramus; Amelia Shen of Demarest; Mackenzie Wedeen of Englewood; Nicole Yakubov of Teaneck; and Faith Youn of Closter. Biskup noted that membership in the NAHS includes benefits, such as eligibility for various scholarships. NAHS also includes service and leadership opportunities, and a chance to gain Rising Star Secondary Recognition Program honors. The NAHS pledge states: “I will, through my talents in art, help to create a more beautiful

world for myself, for humankind, and for all living things. I will always seek to create, not destroy. I will dedicate myself to the helping and education of others through the practice of art. I will, to the best of my ability, uphold the highest level of conduct in my art, service, character, and academics.” Those in the audience participated John Johansen-Bergʼs prayer, which asks the Heavenly Artist to “bless the painters, sculptors, and composers whose creative gifts are a source of blessing for others.” Biskup organized this yearʼs

induction ceremony with assistance from the societyʼs executive board. Officers include President Emma Yale of Westwood, Vice President Julie Rubino of Nutley, Secretary Grace Sawyer of Weehawken, and Public Relations Co-chairs Zeida Ben-Fredj Lopez of Bergenfield and Kacey Pupo of Tappan, N.Y. Yale addressed the new inductees, noting how art had helped her through the spring 2020 lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. She recounted how she relied on art as a means to understand this new world.

“Art helped me hold on,” Yale said. “Art is how I see, and who I am.” This fall, Yale will continue her studies of art at Williams College. Her goal is to become an art professor. AHA Dean of Students Carmen Quiñones congratulated the inductees. She said that Yaleʼs words reminded her of artist Frida Khalo, who poured her soul into her creations. Quiñones noted that works of art have the power to touch the artist and the viewer. Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girlsʼ school in Bergen County. While AHA is steeped in Catholic tradition, this prestigious school serves young women from a broad spectrum of cultural and religious backgrounds. The Academyʼs leaders continue to further the SSND mission to provide each student with the tools she needs to reach the fullness of her potential— spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically, by offering a first-rate education in a nurturing environment where equal importance is placed on academic excellence, character development, moral integrity, and service to others.

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Tri-Boro Memorial Day parade May 30

After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the annual TriBoro Memorial Day parade kicks off, rain or shine, on Monday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m. from West Grand Avenue, Montvale. Thatʼs according to American Legion Post 153 Commander Robert Oppelt, who says the parade will transit Kinderkamack Road in Montvale, proceed to Park Avenue in Park Ridge, then turn left on to Pascack Road and continue to the finish line at Woodcliff Lake Borough Hall. According to past commander Dick Bozzone, this event has become the largest Memorial Day parade in Bergen County. Starting around 1920 right after the Pascack Valley American Legion

Memorial Post 153 was chartered, the parade has weathered the Depression and several wars. In that time, he said, the region changed from a rural and farming area to an upscale and booming suburban setting. The postʼs name was changed in 1977 to honor Cpl. Jedh C.

Barker, a United States Marine from Park Ridge who died in Vietnam and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. Park Ridge councilman Robert Metzdorf, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam war, is the boroughʼs liaison to the post, which manages the annual parade. He said the event has grown each year and that he looks forward to another great display of patriotism. Oppelt said that the 9 a.m. ceremonies held in each of the three towns will be held prior to the parade. Parade participants are invited to attend a reception after at the post, 118 Ridge Ave., Park Ridge. — Staff report

on the doctorʼs face when I went back and told him, “Thank you, but I wonʼt be needing these antibiotics or steroids anymore. I cured my bronchitis myself.” I even lived in the same house as a smoker, and I was still able to heal myself of bronchitis just by changing my diet. This is when I first realized that food is the original and most important medicine. As Hippocrates said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be they food.” Not only does milk consumption cause lung congestion and phlegm, but dairy products also contribute to increased risk of obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes. Many studies have even shown milk and other dairy products are linked to prostate cancer in men and ovarian cancer in women. Milk has also been linked to harmful pathogens including salmonella and E. Coli. The higher the consumption of dairy products, the higher the amount of colic, constipation, diarrhea, and even bloody stool. A 2016 study found that teenagers who drank higher amounts of milk, especially low fat or skim milk, had a much higher incidence of acne. Moreover, dairy products have been linked to adult acne, as well. In addition to acne, other skin conditions that are linked to dairy consumption are eczema and rosacea. Not only can they occur in a child that is eating dairy products, but they can also be seen in the child if the mother is consuming lots of dairy products during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Sensitivity to dairy is more likely seen in people with autoimmune disorders. For example, if you have multiple sclerosis, Hashimotoʼs, Graves, fibromyalgia, celiac disease, lupus, Sjogrenʼs, psoriasis, or rheumatoid arthritis, it is highly recommended to eliminate dairy products because they are the biggest triggers of autoimmune disease. You will hear a lot of people telling you that drinking milk makes your bones strong, however, scientists have found that a sugar found in milk, D-galactose, causes an increase of bone fractures if you have three servings of dairy products a day. The truth is you do not need milk to make your bones strong and prevent fractures. Do not listen to those celebrities with their milk mustaches. Milk does not do your body good. To keep your bones strong and healthy, you need movement, sunlight, weight resistance exercises, green leafy vegetables, and high levels of vitamin D. The confusion may come from when researchers stated that a cup of milk contains almost 30% of the daily requirement for calcium. However, the problem is that most Americans are not calcium

deficient, and most humans cannot digest milk properly because our bodies are designed to only digest human milk or breast milk, not cowʼs milk. Since I am not a calf, I should not be drinking cowʼs milk. Many people ask me about sheepʼs milk and goatʼs milk, but my answer is the same. Since we are not baby sheep, we should not be drinking sheepʼs milk either. Since we are not baby goats, we should not drink goatʼs milk or consume goat cheese. There is not an animal on the planet that drinks the milk that comes from a different animal. It is completely unnatural. The only drink we should be imbibing is water. Squeeze some lemon or lime in your water to give it some flavor. If you are interested in improving your health and well-being, adding cucumber to your water will help improve your skin, adding mint to your water will aid with digestion, and adding ginger to your water will help support weight loss. In addition to the great health benefits of these drinks, they are also great drinks that will detoxify your body. Please try your best to stay away from not only milk, but also juice, soda, lemonade, sport drinks, energy drinks, alcoholic beverages, coffee, or other drinks full of sugar, sugar replacements, preservatives, food dyes, and other harmful chemicals. Living a healthy lifestyle will improve your quality of life. There is nothing more important than your health, and there is no bigger link to your health than nutrition.

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Cpl. Jedh C. Barker American Legion Post 153 will hold its annual installation of officers on Tuesday May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at post headquarters, 118 Ridge Ave. All members have joined together to serve servicemembers and local veterans in need. The Legion is composed of veterans, Sons of our Veterans and Womenʼs Auxiliary. According to Dick Bozzone, a past post commander and its historian, this September the post observes its 103rd anniversary. “Post 153 was originally called the Pascack Valley Memorial Post when it was chartered on Sept. 29 in 1919. In 1967 the post name was

changed to honor a 22-year-old Park Ridge U.S. Marine who was killed in action in Vietnam and was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor,” he said. The post gave the listing of officers as follows: Commander Robert Oppelt; First Vice Commander John Lynch; Second Vice Commander Thomas Madru; Third Vice Commander Al Quackenbush; Finance Officer Robert Kelly; Sergeant-atArms Jerry Alexander; Historian Dick Bozzone; Service Officer Leigh Hopper; trustees Jim Barrett, Dick Bozzone, Walter Coyman, Jim Donovan, and Robert Widmer. Auxiliary Unit 153 made no

changes to the roster of officers for the coming year: President Anne Whitney, First Vice President Linda Mackey, Secretary Barbara Musso, Treasurer Lorraine Westrich, Sergeant-atArms Maureen Demes, and Chaplain Patricia Donovan. Sons of the American Legion (SAL) officers are Commander Vincent Alfano, First Vice Commander James Mescher, Second Vice Commander Brian McCabe, Sergeant-atArms Mike Marconi, Finance/Adjutant Dennis Cosgrove, Chaplain Arthur Distasi, Social Media Officer Frank Buonocore, and Service Officer Lawrence McKenna.

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Fitness challenge through June 30

Mayor Michael Ghassali has challenged residents to join together to help shed 1,000 total pounds, assisted by gym owners, trainers, and Zumba dancers and instructors. Hundreds of people have taken him up on it so far. He says this yearʼs mayorʼs fitness challenge, March 1 – June 30, will be mutually beneficial for local businesses and residents to get into better health overall. Saying “Eat well, move well, relax well, and manage well,” the challenge webpage invites you to “Join our journey to improving our Montvale communityʼs health and wellness, while exercising, meeting

and making new friends.” It adds, “This new, exciting communitybased program is led by professional trainers and doctors, and GHASSALI will help us overcome the stress and anxiety of the pandemic while achieving our own individual goals.” The challenge is tailored to meet the needs of the participants, so mark your interests on the registration page, via montvale.org. Separately, the borough has an

active year-round community rec program, administered by a Special Events Committee and director. The committee offers a program of events, the highlight of which is an annual Day in the Park celebration held in September. Recreational programs including pickleball, golf, tennis, volleyball, basketball, yoga and tai chi, among others, are offered year round to kids and adults. The borough has four parks on 32 acres. Fcilities include two playgrounds along with courts and fields that allow for tennis, basketball, baseball, football, roller hockey, pickleball, softball, and soccer.

This event showcases various Westwood nonprofits, community organizations, volunteer boards, etc. to residents of all ages who are curious about using their time and talent to impact our community. Organizers invite organizations to register and to bring materials, resources, and friendly faces. The evening is casual, without any formal presentations. The evening also celebrates the closing of the volunteer portrait gallery, “Picture the Hub: Giving Time,” which has been on display at the Westwood Public Library in

honor of National Volunteer Month. Organizers say they hope that by seeing the faces of neighbors and friends, and by reading their unique stories as part of the portrait exhibit, residents might be inspired to step up and get involved or try something new. Register to attend with, or as a representative of, your organization at tinyurl.com/westwoodvolunteer. For more information write to Lauren Letizia or RoseAnn Ciarlante at celebratewestwood@ gmail.com.

The Age Group Championships also have four flights to make room for young bucks and the golden seniors still competing. Play is primarily at the Bergen County courses, but River Vale Country Club is used so River Vale residents can take advantage of discounted greens fees. Organizers also added Paramus Golf Course because it is convenient for many members. The $90 annual dues cover membership in the Metropolitan Golf Association, which includes a handicap service and the monthly MGA

Magazine, tournament prize money, and trophies for special events. The 2022 tournament season runs April 25–Oct. 16. The outings are in May, June, August, and September. The golf season concludes with the annual business dinner meeting at Madeleineʼs Petit Paris in Northvale to recognize the winners, elect officers, and review the season and the plans for next year. For more information or an application, connect with secretary/treasurer Jim Dugan at dunloedoog@aol.com or (201) 666-8199.

Volunteer Fair at public library April 27

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Westwood is proudly a town of volunteers. The volunteers of Celebrate Westwood have been celebrating that throughout April — National Volunteer Month — by featuring portraits and spotlight interviews of community-nominated Westwood volunteers. (See the full digital gallery at celebratewestwood.org/picture-the-hub.) Now, CW invites you to the Volunteer Fair at Westwood Public Library on April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. to learn about the non-profit organizations that make our town tick.

Northwood Golf Club invites new members

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The Northwood Golf Club, founded when Rockleigh Golf Course opened in 1959, invites area golfers who are interested in playing some friendly competitive golf to join its ranks. The schedule of play includes 16 tournaments and four outings. The tournament formats include individual, two-man, and four-man events with net and gross prizes. Players have sanctioned handicaps that range from single digits to the upper ranges. The Club Championships have four flights to accommodate players at all skill levels.

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SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY... AND BEYOND

When looking for a firm to help you work toward your financial goals – whether itʼs affording retirement, helping a ERIC KOHLMEIER child or grandchild pay for higher education, or making a luxury purchase, such as vacation home – you obviously want to find one with the resources you need. But I think thereʼs more to it than that; you should seek one thatʼs committed to supporting our community and helping make the

world a better place. At Wells Fargo & Company, for example, all employees are called to: • Be leaders • Be engaged and connected in our communities • Value and promote diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our business One way employees are encouraged to be leaders is by becoming members of board of directors at nonprofit organizations. We know that employees play a valuable role in improving the lives of individuals and families,

and board service is one way of demonstrating commitment to our communities. To help deal with the significant time commitment that a board membership, or other charitable activity, can represent, Wells Fargo & Co. allots each employee 16 hours of paid time per year to be used exclusively for volunteer work. In addition, the Community Care Grants program, governed and funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, recognizes employees for their financial giving and volunteer service activities – including board service. Through

this program, an employee can qualify for up to $2,000 per year in Community Care Grants. Once an employee has received a grant, they can choose which eligible charities theyʼd like to support by directing the funds to any of the approximately one million eligible charities.

Leveraging our strengths While our primary motivation is the chance to help others, we also see participating in community leadership as an opportunity for employees to commit to a cause, issue, or organization where they have an affinity and a passion. This experience can help them leverage their strengths and expertise, develop new skills, and tackle new challenges.

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Promoting diversity As the last bullet above shows, Wells Fargo & Co. focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our strategic framework is focused on driving outcomes in three key areas: • Workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes (recruitment, development, engagement, and retention) • Marketplace outcomes (growing market share in diverse market segments and identifying new and improving existing relationships with diverse suppliers) • Diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy activities (supporting regulatory, externalrelationship, and reputationbuilding efforts as well as personal accountability for diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy) This article was written byWells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Eric Kohlmeier, Senior Financial Advisor, Managing Director — Investments in Park Ridge at (201) 505-0472.

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your behalf if youʼre unable to; and a “will” that spells out how youʼd like your property and assets distributed after you die. It also requires you to designate an “executor” to ensure your wishes are carried out. To prepare these documents your best option is to hire an attorney, which can cost anywhere between $500 and $2,000. Or, if you are interested in a do-it-yourself plan, Quicken WillMaker & Trust 2022 ($129, Nolo.com) and LegalZoom.com ($179) are some top options.

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Registration for the Westwood Recreation Department Preschool begins Tuesday, April 5 at 9 a.m. for Westwood residents and at 11 a.m. for non-residents at the Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave. The three-day-a-week half-day programs for children 3–5 are designed to foster kindergarten readiness by creating developmentally appropriate learning opportunities in a nurturing setting. Interested parents are encouraged to register on April 5. Class size is limited to 24 for the pre-K–4 morning class and 20 for the preK–3 afternoon class. Led by teacher/director Natalie Boes, Westwood Recreation

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someone to fill those roles, you may want to ask a trusted friend or associate but be sure to choose someone thatʼs organized and younger than you who will likely be around after youʼre gone. Also be aware that if your choice of power of attorney or executor lives in another state, youʼll need to check your stateʼs law to see if it imposes any special requirements. If, however, you donʼt have a friend or relative you feel comfortable with, youʼll need to hire someone who has experience with such matters. To find a qualified power of attorney or executor for your will, contact your bank, a local trust company or an estate planning attorney. If you need help locating a pro, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA.org) is a great resource that provides online directory to help you find someone in your area. Another resource that can help you manage and oversee your health and long-term care needs as they arise, and even act as your health care power of attorney, is an aging life care manager. These are

trained professionals in the area of geriatric care who often have backgrounds in nursing or social work. To search for an expert near you, visit AgingLifeCare.org. Or, if you need help with bill paying and other financial/insurance/tax chores there are professional daily money managers (see AADMM.com) that can help. Aging life care managers typically charge between $75 and $200 per hour, while hourly rates for daily money managers range between $75 and $150. Itʼs also important to note that if you donʼt complete the aforementioned legal documents and you become incapacitated, a court judge may appoint a guardian to make decisions on your behalf. That means the care you receive may be totally different from what you would have chosen for yourself. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners will present the Bergen County Department of Human ServicesDivision of Senior Service/ADRCʼs Annual Spring Caregivers Conference on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at One Bergen County Plaza. Admission to the conference is free but advanced registration is

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during the past year. Applicants also write an essay of approximately 500 words on how their volunteer service to the Borough of Westwood affected their lives. The Westwood Fire Department Scholarship Committee administers the program. A separate Scholarship Review Committee comprised of leaders of area volunteer organizations reviews the scholarship applications, requests additional information if needed and recommends candidates to receive the awards. The scholarship selections are based on scholastic achievement, extra-curricular activities and community service. They are not decided based on financial need. Eligible applicants are encouraged to grab an application packet from the department at westwoodfire.org. Submissions must be postmarked no later than Sunday May 1, 2022.

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100,000 caregivers in Bergen County, caring for loved ones of all ages with chronic illnesses or disabilities. Family, friends or neighbors may care for an aging parent, a sibling with mental illness or a child or spouse with a disability. Caregivers may care for their loved one full-time, part-time or long distance. Tedesco said in the event announcement, “Caregiving can be an all-consuming, isolating experience, but it doesnʼt have to be. The Caregiver Conference is an opportunity for caregivers to network, share tips and stories, and learn about the latest develop-

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The Reserve Unit of the Park Ridge Police Department seeks new officers. The Reserve Unit is committed to upholding the Constitution, community, and agency it serves. The unit relies upon the professionalism, dedication, and commitment of its officers to accomplish this task. The vision of the Reserve Unit is to work as a vital part of the police department in building and maintaining the strong bonds of a healthy community policing program. This will be accomplished by providing all officers with the tools they need. In turn, the unit will assist the police department in meeting the challenges of reducing crime, creating a safer community, and improving the quality of life. The core values of this Unit are: integrity, professionalism, commitment, moral character, mutual respect, and teamwork. Applications to become a reserve officer in Park Ridge are now being accepted. Applicants

should understand they are volunteering to contribute to the overall mission of the unit. Individuals are expected to be professional on and off duty and will be held accountable for their actions at all times. Before applying, make sure you and your family are ready for what will be required of you. In order to qualify you must be a citizen of the Unites States, live within five miles of Park Ridge (provided no program exists in your municipality), be at least 18, be in good physical and mental health, be at least a high school graduate, not have a criminal record or unsatisfactory driving record (background check required), successfully complete the next training class (classes to be held at night for three months), and expect to serve around 150 hours a year (includes training and duty time). For more information and an application, call Sgt. DiBlasi at (201) 391-5400 ext. 5232 or stop by police headquarters at 33 Park Avenue, Park Ridge.

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Superintendent Jill Mortimer wrote families on April 20 to apprise them of the districtʼs stance to the controversial New Jersey Department of Educationʼs (NJDOE) 2020 Health and Physical Education standards. She said over the past week she has seen many social media and news posts about the standards. “Some of what I have read is accurate, and some of it is not. I wanted to take the opportunity to let you know exactly what the standards are and how they are being implemented in our district.” Mortimer said, “There are numerous strands in the standards, and the personal growth and development and social and sexual health ones seem to be generating the most discussion. Please know we are implementing the 2020 stan-

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“These standards are designed to ensure that children understand that everyone has the ability to live their life in the way that suits them, no matter their gender. They should also help children to understand that every person deserves respect, no matter their identity or expression.” She referred to a link for the lesson plan WWRSD is using to teach these standards. NJDOEʼs Core Idea: Personal hygiene and self-help skills promote healthy habits. NJDOEʼs Performance Expectations: 2.1.2.PGD.4: Use correct terminology to identify body parts and explain how body parts work together to support wellness. 2.1.2.PGD.5: List medically accurate names for body parts, including the genitals Mortimer referred to a link for the lesson plan WWRSD is using to teach these standards. She said, “There are a few of the grades 3-5 standards I would like to discuss. We chose to teach these standards only in Grade 5.” NJDOEʼs Core Idea: Puberty is a time of physical, social, and emotional changes. NJDOEʼs Performance Expectation: 2.1.5.PGD.4: Explain common human sexual development and the role of hormones (e.g., romantic and sexual feelings, masturbation, mood swings, timing of pubertal onset). According to the NJDOE, “it is important to note that the examples in parenthesis of the performance expectations are not required concepts that must be taught in classes. These are merely examples and school district curricula does not need to include these specific words or concepts in order to meet the Core Ideas or Performance Expectations of these standards.” Again, she provided a link for

the lesson plan the district is using to teach this standard. NJDOEʼs Core Idea: All individuals should feel welcome and included regardless of their gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation. NJDOEʼs Performance Expectation: 2.1.5.SSH.2: Differentiate between sexual orientation and gender identity. Mortimer said, “I see a parallel to Covid in that parents likely have different views about both the standards and our implementation of them. Some may feel we are doing too much, and others may feel we are doing too little. Our district decided to take a measured approach with the notion that parents can always say more in their private discussions with their children. We want to convey that we value your personal choices with respect to your childʼs elementary health education.” She said, “There is an option for parents who object to our instructional plan. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7, any child whose parent or guardian presents to the school a signed statement that any part of instruction in health, family life education, or sex education is in conflict with his or her conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs shall be excused from that portion of the course. Parents and guardians seeking to exercise this option should contact their local school principal directly.” Mortimer said, “If you would like additional information or to provide feedback on our plan, please reach out to Mr. Kenduck at michael.kenduck@wwrsd.org.” She added, “Thank you for your trust and not jumping to conclusions about what you may be reading. I will always be completely transparent and honest with you, as you deserve no less.”

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The 30th Annual Kid Fishing Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Pascack Brook, is on for Saturday, April 30 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. All kids 4–16 are invited to fish the Pascack Brook between St John R.C. Church in Hillsdale and Brookside Place in Westwood. There is no advance registration or fee. In order to compete for trophies, prizes, and other awards, kids should have all trout caught the day of the contest measured and recorded during contest hours at the police booth in Hillsdale. All club-tagged fish caught will be awarded prizes during contest hours only. Any child who wants to help stock the brook with fish should be accompanied by an adult and meet in the parking lot of the Hillsdale Public Library or the ball field by Brookside Place in Westwood, both at 7 a.m. the day of the contest. Organizers say it would help to bring a clean spackle bucket to help stock with. The Westwood Elks Lodge #1562, at 523 Kinderkamack Road, will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda from noon to 1 p.m. Anyone wishing to donate may send contributions to Friends of the Pascack Brook, P.O. Box 84, Hillsdale, N.J. 07642.

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Park Ridge Water told customers, “On Nov. 23, 2021, we received notice that the sample(s) collected on Nov. 10, 2021 showed that our system exceeds the PFOA MCL at three of our treatment plants. The RAA (annual average) for PFOA based on samples collected over the last year at each of the three locations range from 0.0145 µg/L to 0.0177 µg/L.” The notice describes PFOA, and ways to mitigate its impacts. Currently the three wells with high PFOA levels are not contributing water to the taps of Park Ridge Water customers. All three are offline and not being used, officials stressed. “Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a member of the group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), used as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers used in non-stick cookware and other products, as well as other commercial and industrial uses, based on its resistance to harsh chemicals and high temperatures. PFOA has also been used in aqueous film-forming foams for

firefighting and training, and it is found in consumer products such as stain-resistant coatings for upholstery and carpets, waterresistant outdoor clothing, and greaseproof food packaging,” states the notice. “Major sources of PFOA in drinking water include discharge from industrial facilities where it was made or used and the release of aqueous film-forming foam. Although the use of PFOA has decreased substantially, contamination is expected to continue indefinitely because it is extremely persistent in the environment and is soluble and mobile in water,” adds the notice. The notice states Park Ridge Water has voluntarily monitored PFOA concentrations since 2020 — even before DEP set maximum contaminant levels — and had already taken proactive steps for PFOA treatment at three well treatment plants where PFOA levels appeared to be trending upward. Both public notices issued to customers repeat the timeline for filtration installation. “We are working toward having water treatment facilities

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“We’ve taken a big building and we break down the scale of the architecture and try to make this as comfortable as we can for everybody,” architect Bob Hillier of Studio: Hillier, Princeton, says at the April 6 session at town hall. A special forum is set for April 30 on developers’ requests. Screenshot

from Claremont Development and the pros and cons of their proposal March Development showed resi- at a town hall forum held both indents preliminary renderings of person and on Zoom. buildings and discussed some of The two-hour April 6 presentation is accessible on the borough website under Whatʼs Happening in Hillsdale, then Redevelopment in Hillsdale, A Town Hall Meeting Was Held April 6 by Claremont Development, LLC. (Also see “Four-story luxury rental complex on former WM site?” Pascack Press, April 10, 2022.) The joint development proposal will be presented to the Planning Board and evaluated under special zoning adopted in the rede-

velopment plan. Based on Rutgers University studies, development officials estimated that the approximately 400 new residents in 250 apartments, including 24 affordable units, would add approximately six to 13 school-age students to town. Moreover, redevelopment officials said, 403 parking spaces in a new parking deck and 40 onstreet spaces would be created. At the forum, residents raised questions about the projectʼs density, traffic, possible flooding, public safety, schools, taxes, and impacts on local emergency services. Several residents wondered about increasing costs and local impacts on emergency response and public safety services related to the four-story, high-density apartment complex. Several wondered if the development might pay for an additional fire apparatus or even extra police officers. Borough special redevelopment counsel Joseph Baumann said the boroughʼs redevelopment financial advisor would prepare a fiscal impact analysis of the potential costs of the new development related to increased services needed, plus the pros and cons of the PILOT agreement being requested by the redeveloper. He said the analysis would show whether the project is a netnegative or a net-positive for the town. Pascack Press asked Ruocco if the public may weigh in on a possible “community benefit” for the bonus density allowance made to the redeveloper. He said, “The boroughʼs negotiating team is considering different options, and will make recommendations to the full governing body. I hope that the governing body will be sensitive to the needs of the public that have already been expressed to them by the Special Citizens Committee for Community Center/Field Improvements, and by the general public in the coming weeks as to the type of community benefits that are favored.” He said, “However, the council majorityʼs refusal to discuss the

merits of a non-binding referendum on the matter of the $3.5 million field improvement project which has already left the station could be an indicator of how willing the council is to be transparent and consultative on the separate matter of a community benefit from redevelopment.” We reached out on April 18 to Council President Janetta Trochimiuk and members Abby Lundy and Frank Pizzella. Lundy replied that she had not yet seen a formal agenda for the meeting and could not reply.

ʻLuxuryʼ Apartment Rents Redeveloper officials said likely rents for one- and two-bedroom apartments would depend on features and amenities that varied in certain style apartments, ranging from around $2,300 and up per month for a one-bedroom to up to $3,700 per month for a two-bedroom suite. “Amenities will be on par with any luxury resort. It will be lending itself to a more affluent [customer] on a par with a hotel that youʼd like to stay at,” March Development 50% partner Anthony Marchigiano said. Several times throughout the meeting, residents asked about The James, a 240-unit five-story luxury rental complex built on Kinderkamack Road in Park Ridge, also built by Claremont Development. The James is named in honor of Park Ridge native and hometown hero James Gandolfini, the late actor who most famously starred in “The Sopranos” on HBO, and was also well-known for his generosity. Several cited the development as an example of what they prefer not to see in Hillsdale. Most were concerned that the proposed 250unit complex would not have adequate setbacks from the street. Officials said the proposed Hillsdale complex would have a 30-foot street setback and be at least 15 feet from the sidewalk. Moreover, they noted while The James is about 10 feet from its curb line, the proposed Hillsdale complex would set back much further and also be at least one story lower over the entire building.

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Stonybrook Swim Club is hosting its first open house May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. New members get 10% off their membership. Opened in 1940, Stonybrook Swim Club is a 12-acre property with a 50-meter pool, an intermediate pool, a kiddie pool and a diving pool, a 14-foot slide and a small slide for little kids, and a heated 25-meter competition pool. Its director, Patty Hughes, says the pools are the hub of summer activity at Stonybrook, which was named (201) Magazineʼs 2020 No. 1 Swim Club in Bergen County. “We have something for everyone, from beginners learning to swim, to adults getting their workout in, to our championship swim and dive team holding exciting meets. The great sense of community is seen through the constant stream of Stonybrook Swim Club activities.” There are a variety of daily kidsʼ activities, including camps, swim lessons and arts and crafts

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The Knights of Columbus Council #4486 at Our Lady of Mercy Church will be out in the streets with their yellow and red vests collecting money for our community of adults and children with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Member volunteers will be at Grand Avenue and Kinderkamack Road, Park Avenue and Kinderkamack road, Park Avenue and Pascack Road, and Dunkinʼ Donuts and Goldbergʼs Bagels on Friday, April 29, Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. Tom Kistler, Community Director and Deputy Grand Knight, told Pascack Press on April 11 that charity is the first principle of the

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Pauline A. HUHN

Pauline A. (Kuizinas) Huhn passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Hackensack University Medical Center due to complications from long Covid. A beloved member of the Hillsdale community, Pauline was an administrative assistant for the Borough of Hillsdale for the better part of 40 years. She was a longtime parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Park Ridge, a member of the Order of Lay Carmelites, participated in Nocturnal Adoration and was a member of the Golden Age Social Club of Park Ridge. She loved watching The Hallmark Channel and having breakfast and lunch at The Ridge Diner with her husband of 68 years, William A. Huhn. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by family and loved ones. She is survived by her wonderful husband, William, and their children Ann Goldstein, Mary Romero and her husband, Robert, Jean Griffith, and Peter Huhn. She was the cherished grandmother of Jill Goldstein and her husband, John Barry, Thurman Hall, Robert Romero, William Griffith and his wife, Sarah, Ann Griffith, Eileen and Shannon Huhn, and great-grandmother of Mark Barry. She was born in Worcester, Mass., a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Kaleskas) Kuizinas, and was predeceased by her sisters Anne Ternosky and Frances Alonis and brothers Joseph and Charles Kuizinas. She is survived by her sister, Sr. Mary Elaine Kuizinas, SSC of Lemont, Ill., and many nieces and nephews. Pauline was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Park Ridge. Arrangements by Robert Spearing Funeral Home Inc., Park Ridge.

Clare Marie PYTEL

Clare Marie Pytel, 74, surrounded by her adoring family, peacefully passed away on April 14, 2022. Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Clare spent the last 43 years in Hillsdale. She was an active member of the community and was a pleasure to all who knew her. Her career was in retail and spent time in Dayton with Sears. When she and her husband moved to New Jersey she started her career with Macyʼs that went on for 30 years. The people she encountered

always embraced her kindness throughout her time in the workforce. Clareʼs pride and joy was her family. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert, and three beautiful daughters and their spouses: Kimberly and Marcos, Holly and Mark, and Heather and Brad. She was predeceased by her brother Joe and survived by brother John and sisters Lisa, Mary, and Julie. Clareʼs favorite thing was spending time with her grandchildren, Michael and wife Megan, Marcos, Alexis, Max, and Ethan. Whether it was going to sporting events or baking cookies, being around them brought her happiness. Nothing made her happier than a full house. Her sense of humor and kindness lit up a room whenever she walked in. Going swimming, playing hoops, or games was something that made her day. The most important thing to her was that the people she cared about were always being taken care of. Being a Brownie scout leader for her kids, or a homeroom mother was one way that she loved being part of her daughter's life. Watchingher three daughters and grandson get married was one of the happiest moments of her life. Clareʼs favorite hobbies were sewing, knitting, and embroidery. Her excitement of giving people things she created brought her so much happiness. Her favorite part of the year was the holidays. Celebrating with family was something she always looked forward to. Whether it was dying Easter eggs, giving gifts, or cooking Thanksgiving dinner, the thing she truly loved was being around family. What we ask in remembrance of her life, live with joy, compassion, and love your family and neighbors. Whoever had an opportunity to spend time with her was always amazed how she was always so positive, so loving, and so important to so many people. Give unconditional love to ones around you. We will celebrate her life in a funeral Mass on Friday April 22, at 11:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 69 Valley St., Hillsdale. The viewing will take place on Thursday April 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood. becker-funeralhome.com.

Rosemary MAHLE

Rosemary Mahle, 81, of Westwood, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Rosemary is survived by her beloved husband, John C. Mahle Jr.; her daughter Lisa V. Mahle-Greco and her husband, Anthony, of Cresskill; her grandson Jonas M. Greco of Cresskill; her nephews Michael Conhaus of Lyndhurst and Michael of Allendale; her niece Suzanne Leach of Wyckoff; as well as her siblings-in-law Sharon Con-

haus of Lyndhurst and David M. of Ho-Ho-Kus. She is predeceased by her parents, George Joseph Conhaus Sr. and Mary (née Mazzrechio); her brother George Joseph Conhaus Jr. as well as her siblings-in-law Sonja and Gerald. Rosemary was a proud member of the Westwood Ambulance Corps for nine years. She worked many years with her husband at Johnson Soils Engineering. The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood on Wednesday, April 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass celebrating Rosemaryʼs life and faith will be held at St. Andrewʼs R.C. Church in Westwood on Thursday, April 21 at 11:30 a.m. with interment at Madonna Cemetery in Fort Lee to follow. Memorial contributions can be made in Rosemaryʼs name to the Shriners Hospitals For Children at donate.lovetotherescue.org/give/15 8250.

Maureen CONWAY

Maureen T. Conway, 58, of Hillsdale, and formerly of Montvale and Dumont, peacefully passed away at home on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Beloved daughter of Mary and the late Michael G. Conway. Loving sister of Michael J. CherConway. ished aunt of Kelly, Pierce and Giselle Conway. Visitation 4–8 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 at Robert Spearing Funeral Home Inc., 155 Kinderkamack Road, Park Ridge. rsfhi.com. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. on Monday, April 25 at Our Lady of Mercy R. C. Church, Park Ridge followed by Interment in Ascension Cemetery, Airmont, N.Y.

Albert ‘Mike’ HELM

Albert “Mike” Helm, 95, of Westwood, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Good Friday, April 15, 2022. Mike was born and raised in Rochelle Park and graduated from Hackensack High School. At 18, and missing his high school graduation ceremony, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy as a corpsman, following his fatherʼs trade as a dental technician. After 73 years as owner and proprietor of Helm Dental Lab in Hackensack, and making a difference in many lives, Mike retired at 86. He strongly believed in working hard and being grateful for all blessings. As a 65-year resident of Westwood, Mike was an active member of ZLC, where he served as elder,

usher and a Sponsor of Zionʼs Homebound Ministry. His faith was a secure anchor and a witness in his actions. A proud and honored member of Temple Masonic Lodge #173, Mike served as Worshipful Master in 1970. His gifts of kindness, generosity and humor overshadowed every interaction, big or small. He was tireless in his friendship to everyone around him, and always had a welcoming smile on his face and a joke in his heart. An avid sportsman, Mike had a real passion for hunting and fishing. He was deeply proud of his German heritage and loved life to the fullest. Mikeʼs “isms” will forever be remembered and quoted by his family and friends. Mike was the beloved husband, for 67 years, to Dorothy Sarubbi Helm, until her passing in 2018. He is lovingly survived by his daughters Michele Meisten (Ted) and Donna Bott (Bob), both of Westwood. Admired and respected grandfather of Michael E. Meisten (Francesca), Kyla J. Daher (Ian), Dr Matthew J. Bott (Lucia), and Mark J. Bott (Jessica). Cherished and adored greatgrandfather of Adrianna, Ava and Alyana Meisten, Karoline and Michael Daher, Thomas, Brayden, Hayley, Lyla and Emily Bott. Beloved uncle of several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his sister, Augusta Helm Gilsdorf. Mikeʼs legacy will live on through his family and through his many dear friends, hunting buddies, and fishing mates. Please join us as we celebrate his incredible life on Tuesday, April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, April 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood. Masonic services will take place on Wednesday at 8 p.m. A funeral service with military honors will be offered on Thursday, April 28 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 155 Second Ave. in Westwood. The family has respectfully requested that masks be worn at the funeral home and at the church. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations to Homebound Ministry Zion Lutheran Church, 155 Second Ave., Westwood, NJ 07675, or to Temple Masonic Lodge #173, 275 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ 07675. Mikeʼs amazing and compassionate presence will be profoundly missed by his heartbroken family and friends. “Bis wir uns wieder treffen ... Ein Prosit!”

Patricia MASIELLO

Patricia Masiello, 78, of Emerson, passed away Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. Patricia is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Richard. Devoted mother of Thomas and his wife, Sharon; Donna Mills and her husband, Wayne; and Christine Puorro

and her husband, Mario. Loving grandmother of Jennifer, Nicole, Richard, Tyler, Katelyn, Brianna, and Pierino; also survived by her sisters Margaret Mazzo and Edith Picano. She is predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Helen (née Nienberg) Pricolo as well as her brother Vincent. Born in Teaneck, Patricia lived her entire life in Emerson. Patricia was very proud of becoming an LPN and EMS/EMT; working at Pascack Valley Hospital and working private duty, helping those in need in their homes. She was a 60-year-plus member of the Emerson Ladies Auxiliary Fire Department. The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, on Wednesday, April 20 from 5 to 9 p.m. with a firemanʼs service at 7:30 p.m. A Mass celebrating Patriciaʼs life and faith will be held at R.C. Church Of The Assumption on Thursday, April 21 at 10 a.m. with interment at Westwood Cemetery in Westwood to follow. Memorial contributions can be made in Patriciaʼs name to the St. Jude Childrenʼs Research Hospital at StJude.Org/Donate.

Elfriede NIEDERMEIER

On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Elfriede Niedermeier, loving wife and mother, passed away at 91. Elfriede was born Sept. 17, 1930 in Sand, Germany to Maxamillian and Margarete (Angebrandt) Waldhauser. the She was youngest of four children. After completing her public school education, she began working at a local factory, at which time she met her husbandto-be, Walter. On Dec. 23, 1950 she married Walter Niedermeier and they remained together until his death, on April 24, 2000. Shortly after marrying the couple emigrated to Australia and lived there for five years, before they moved to the United States to live near her brother, Robert. They stayed in the U.S. and raised one son here, Roger. Elfriede began working at the Emerson Hotel in Emerson in the late 1960s as a server and remained employed there until 2002, then retired. Elfriede enjoyed working in her garden growing vegetables, sewing, and knitting. She is preceeded in death by her husband, Walter, as well her brothers Erich and Robert and her sister, Teresia. She is survived by her son Roger, and nieces Sonia and Barbara along with many friends and relatives in the United States, Australia, and Germany. A viewing will be held at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road in Westwood, on Tuesday, April 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St. Andrewʼs Church, 120 Washington Ave., Westwood, on Wednesday April 20 at 10:30 a.m.

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that 28 Fifth District high school students he nominated to one of the four U.S. service academies have been accepted — including to the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Gottheimer selected the students through the counsel of his Service Academy Selection Committee comprised of local leaders, reserve service members, and veterans from different branches of the armed forces. In December, the Committee interviewed the students to help Gottheimer select the best, brightest, and most well-rounded group of students to be nominated. “One of my favorite parts of my job is nominating Fifth District students who demonstrate such a strong dedication to serving our country at such a young age,” said Gottheimer. He added, “Congratulations to the accepted Fifth District Service Academy students! Each has displayed excellence in academics, athletics, and in their communities, and I am so impressed and so proud of what theyʼve accomplished and what they will accomplish. Their dedication to service is admirable and I will continue to do whatever I can in Congress to support those who serve — and have served — our country.”

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Gottheimer lauds his nominees to U.S. service academies

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U.S. Military Academy Accepted Nominations Palmer Yates, Ridgewood Xinyi Feng, Alpine Joaquin Kull, Ramsey Claire Throne, Park Ridge Sean Kim, River Edge Logan Yhu, Old Tappan Ethan Lee, Norwood Sam Steinhart, Fair Lawn Mia Bonsignore, Upper Saddle River Matthew Rusch, Ridgewood Phillip Williams, Ridgewood Max Fominykh, Montvale Farrell Kehm, Glen Rock Owen Roy, Allendale Sean Vlasich, Ho-Ho-Kus Jack Simpson, Ridgewood U.S. Naval Academy Accepted Nominations Lily Williams, Ridgewood Aaron Song, Old Tappan Kang Kim, Norwood Aiden Kehoe, Montvale Derek Weaver, Hackettstown Etka Aylian, Hackettstown

U.S. Air Force Academy Accepted Nominations Ian Coleman, Hackettstown Connor Munson, Township of Washington Cristian Vintimilla, Vernon

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Accepted Nominations Jay Martin, Newton Casey Symons, Harrington Park

Chamber’s Third Annual Car Show June 18 Save the date for the Emerson Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Car Show. Proceeds support local charities and Emerson High School scholarships. The event revs, roars, and runs June 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stop & Shop parking lot, Kinderkamack Road, Emerson. Classic and exotic cars, trucks, and motorcycles are welcome. All makes and models. Trophies in all classes. Spectators: Adults, $5; under 12 free. Car registration: $20 pre-registration, $25 day of show, $50 vendor spots. For more information and vendor spots visit the Emerson Chamber of Commerce on Facebook or call Giovanni Mazzei at (201) 248-6193, Dan O’Brien at (201) 376-6496, or Laura Lichult at (201) 785-6661.

Promoted: Congrats to Lt. John Guglielmotti He began his law enforcement career in 1999 as a dispatcher for the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department. In 2000, he became a juvenile detention officer for New

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Jersey. In 2002, he was hired by the state Department of Environmental Protection as an officer and attended and graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy. He was then stationed in

Sussex County. Scheidle told Pascack Press the township police department has 24 officers: one chief, one captain, two lieutenants, four sergeants, two detectives, and 14 patrol officers, said the chief.

He said, “With the pandemic ending, we are planning on ramping up our community policing programs this year including Coffee With a Cop, Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD), and the Junior Police Academy.”

He emphasized, as have all our local police chiefs, “We also continue to encourage all residents to lock their car doors and remove their fobs to prevent motor vehicle thefts in the area.”

The River Vale Police Department stands tall at Lt. John Guglielmotti’s swearing in at the April 11 Township Council meeting. Photo via RVPD.

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