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Animal rights activist fills vacant seat left by mayor

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STANDING UP AGAINST HATE Forum addresses anti-Semitism, unity

BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

A new Democratic councilwoman was appointed to the Tenafly Borough Council by unanimous vote and sworn in at the Jan. 14 Borough Council meeting to fill the unexpired term of former councilman Mark Zinna who was elected mayor in November. Zinna defeated four-term mayor Peter Rustin, who was an Independent, in November. Julie OʼConnor, a teacher and resident for over 20 years, was sworn in by District 37 state Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, who noted OʼConnor is an animal-rights advocate “and a person that believes in a healthy and safe environment” who has reached out to Huttle on animal and environmental legislative issues. Vainieri Huttle said she uses OʼConnor as “her gold stamp of approval” when it comes to evaluating such legislation. ʻPassion and commitmentʼ “It really is thrilling to give some gender equity basis as well, and I know, as a mother she has had passion and commitment. Itʼs my honor to swear her in,” said Vainieri Huttle. OʼConnor was applauded by family and friends in the audience, plus council members, following the brief ceremony.

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Englewood Councilman Michael Cohen, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Liel Leibovitz, Rabbi Chaim Poupko and New York State Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley.

BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

“Stand Up/Speak Out: Standing up to Anti-Semitism and Hate”—a Feb. 9 forum hosted by Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood—brought together distinguished community leaders representing different constituencies and varied perspectives. The topic is most timely because last year the Jewish

community in the United States experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism, with attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions doubling in number, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League. The panelists at the Congregation Ahavath Torah forum were Englewood Councilman Michael Cohen, who is Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center; Sarri

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‘VOTES FOR WOMEN!’ Itʼs been 100 years since the 19th Amendment gave women back their voice at the ballot box.

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In Englewood, the past, apparently, is getting in the way of a local religious organizationʼs future. In order to preserve the past, the Englewood Historical Society has begun fundraising efforts to raise a total of about $170,000 to move a historic structure—the Taylor-Bliss House—2 miles to unoccupied land on Liberty Street— donated to the city by a former historic preservation committee member, Eleanor Harvey, when she passed away. The historic house was purchased in 2004 by the Community Synagogue of Englewood and Tenafly, and is located at the intersection of Engle Street and Hudson Avenue. The nearly 150-year-old Taylor-Bliss House looks out of place now, completely surrounded by a new facility built for the community synagogueʼs growing congregation. So far, say historic preservation advocates, about $90,000 has been committed to the homeʼs relocation, including $66,000 from the synagogue—money initially set aside for the structureʼs demolition. $73K more for move Advocates said they need to

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From humble beginnings rose an institution. Tenaflyʼs Library opened this week in 1910.

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League marks centennial anniversary of enfranchisement BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

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A century ago, women across America and their allies successfully advocated for their right to vote. Soon after the 19th Amendment was ratified by Congress on Aug. 18, 1920, the League of Women Voters formed to help organize newly-enfranchised women to take a larger role in public affairs. The movement had taken shape, in part, in the Northern Valley, where suffragist leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton had attempted to vote in Tenafly 40 years earlier, in 1880; she later wrote a history of the suffrage movement at her borough home, along with collaborator Susan B. Anthony.

The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) commemorated the centennial milestone at “Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Womenʼs Right to Vote,” held Feb. 10 at Leonia High School and attended by about 150 people from throughout the region. Today, the league continues to inform communities at the state and local level, while encouraging civic engagement and advocating for womenʼs rights in government forums. The non-partisan and nonprofit league works with 700 state and local leagues in all 50 states, Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong. “Getting the vote 100 years ago took persistent advocacy, and the Leagueʼs focus on advocacy continues,” said LWVNV board member Vicki Sidrow. “These

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The Englewood Health Departmentʼs annual Rabies Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (make-up date for inclement weather March 7). Vaccinations are given at the Municipal Court Lobby. Licensing takes place at the Health Department. Did you receive a license renewal notice? If the expiration date is before Nov. 1, 2020, a booster is required to license this year. “Please bring license renewal notice if applicable or proof of last rabies vaccination and proof of spay/neuter if applicable,” the department says. “Pre-registration saves time. Computer printed certificates are picked up at Health Department following vaccination.”

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League of Women Voters of Northern Valley Co-President Nike Bach and board member Vicki Sidrow graciously accepted a Bergen County Freeholders Resolution from Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs Director Cynthia Forster (right).

issues included such areas as the environment, gun control, immigration, education, healthcare, equal rights, civil rights, womenʼs reproductive rights, human trafficking and many others. By speaking up about what we believe in, we can and do make a difference!” The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley was founded in 1946 as the League of Women Voters of Closter. Over the years, it expanded and now draws members from 29 municipalities in Bergen County. The LWVNV offers voters services and programs, including candidatesʼ forums, registration drives, dissemination of nonpartisan information about candidates and issues, and public meetings to discuss current issues. Recalling the drama of how women fought for generations to claim their place at the ballot box, guest speaker Carol Simon Levin presented her program, “Reclaiming Our Voice: New Jerseyʼs Role in the Fight for Woman Suffrage.” Dressed in a turn-of-the-century

outfit, she meticulously reenacted the history of the suffrage movement and the role played by leaders in the struggle. To many peopleʼs surprise, Levin pointed out that in 1920, the 19th amendment would not have had enough legislative votes to pass (36 was required) had it not been given a last-minute affirmative vote from Tennessee that was brought about by the lobbying efforts of the Suffragettes. Levin chronicled events and notables in the long-fought battle for womenʼs rights, such as New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association founder Lucy Stone, Anthony, Stanton, and many more. Following Levinʼs presentation, several speakers discussed LWV current initiatives and events in which the chapter is involved, including the 2020 decennial census, People Powered Fair Maps and national redistricting reform, voter registration, and candidate forums. At the event, Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs Director Cynthia Forster

presented the LWVNV with a proclamation on behalf of Bergen County. The next generation of women voters—Leonia High School students—sat in the front row, eager to participate in the program. Freshman Sophia Arzeno said, “Itʼs important to learn about how hard women struggled to get the right to vote, a right everyone should have.” Her classmate, Kirsten Klingner, added, “I like this era of history because it is about womenʼs empowerment.” The celebration ended with the cutting of a large cake that read “Creating a More Perfect Democracy” and plates of cookies that had been made by students in the Leonia High School Culinary Program. The event was a great combination of the festive nature of LWVNVʼs 100th Anniversary and an appreciation of the hardearned victory to obtain womenʼs right to vote.

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A Suez legal response asserts that a state ratepayer advocateʼs request to throw out its proposed customer lead line replacement program “must be denied” since it has “the wrong set of ʻfacts,ʼ applied the wrong law and reached the wrong conclusion.” A decision on the conflicting legal motions is expected by late February or early March, said attorneys. Since Suez proposed a customer lead line replacement pilot program in March 2019, the proposal has been bogged down by legal challenges from a state agency—the Division of Rate Counsel—that represents ratepayers in utility matters statewide. While Suez owns the service lines from the street main to curb, customers own the lines from the curb into the home or business. In order to reduce the threat of lead leaching from customer lead service lines, Suez proposed to replace the lines for $1,000, with the balance paid by a surcharge on Suezʼs 200,000 customers. Following evaluation of applicable laws, an Office of Administrative Law judge assigned to the 10-month-old Suez request to undertake a two-year pilot program to replace customer lead lines will hold oral arguments in the case. The state Division of Rate Counsel must reply to Suezʼs response by February 18. Oral arguments are scheduled Feb. 25, after which the administrative law judge will set a decision date. A Rate Counsel spokeswoman said “evidentiary hearings” may be scheduled in June for both sides. Advocate ʻmisunderstoodʼ Suezʼs motion filed Feb. 3 with state Office of Administrative Law Judge Jacob S. Gertsman

alleged the state Division of Rate Counsel—which opposes the customer program due to Suezʼs proposal to increase all customersʼ bills—“misunderstood the [Suez] proposal and appears to confuse rates with rate base,” notes the motion. The filing says Rate Counselʼs argument that Suez wanted to include the pilot program in its rate base is “wholly irrelevant because they address a request the company has not made and that is not now before this court or the [state] Board of Public Utilities,” states the Suez motion. Suezʼs motion said the utility disagreed with Rate Counselʼs argument that adding a surcharge to rate base “is on its face illegal as a matter of public utility law” and alleged Suez “is not requesting rate base treatment for these replacement costs.”

ʻMultiple valid approachesʼ Instead, Suez argues that “it is well-settled law that there are multiple valid approaches within the (BPUʼs) ratemaking authority to accomplish its public policy objectives.” Suez requests that the BPU “use a traditional regulatory technique (inclusion of a regulatory asset amortized over a limited time) to recover costs which need to be expended to protect and promote the public health.” Suez previously requested an up to 85 cents monthly surcharge to pay for its pilot program and also proposed a 10 percent mark-up over costs to be included. ʻResponse is ʻNoʼ “Rate Counsel has consistently refused to provide any remedy within the bounds of public utility law and practice to help solve this public health issue. Instead their response is ʻno.ʼ ʻNoʼ to any [Suez] program to deal with the non-company-owned lead service lines. ʻNoʼ to recovery of any dollars spent on non-company owned property, and ʻNoʼ to any sugges-

tion as to how this public health concern should be addressed or alleviated,” states the Suez filing. Rate Counselʼs motion to deny Suezʼs proposed pilot customer lead pipe replacement effort is based on longstanding utility law that ratepayers can only be charged rates for investments in utility property “that are used and useful in the public service.” It alleges customer lines are not part of Suezʼs “asset base,” and that Suez “cannot recover costs associated with replacing such customer-owned lines from ratepayers.”

ʻStatus quo…unacceptableʼ The Suez motion notes high cost makes customers “reluctant to replace their lead service lines” and notes Rate Counselʼs argument “effectively places the public back at status quo on a public health issue that all can agree is unacceptable.” The Suez motion notes Suezʼs pilot program only asks customers to pay $1,000 to replace a customer line and “expenses the net remaining cost of replacing those lines (initial results indicate about $3,000+ per single family residence—leaving a net of about $2,000 per residence), treats those unamortized costs as a regulatory asset, amortizing those net costs over 7 years, without ever owning or controlling (or putting into rate base) the replacement lead service line.” It asks that Judge Gertsman “promptly deny Rate Counselʼs motion, so that the public and our customers will know that the [BPU] and [Suez] are working actively to address their lead concerns, and the parties can move forward with the remaining issues to be resolved—either through agreements or litigation.” Since January 2019, when Suez reported elevated levels of lead in drinking water in 15 of 108 homes sampled during late 2018, the utility initiated a utility lead line replacement effort, later expe-

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THE BROWNING SCHOOL at the corner of West Clinton Avenue and Tenafly Road was built in 1872. In 1910, a small space on the third floor became the first location of the Tenafly Library. The school still stands, but the building has been transformed into condominiums. INSET: The first librarian, Mrs. Callie York.

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TENAFLY’S LIBRARY OPENED THIS WEEK IN 1910

TENAFLY—With a modest collection of books to their credit and some space set aside on the third floor of the local grammar school, the Tenafly Library got started 110 years ago this week. In those days, the library was not yet a taxpayer-funded institution. Rather, anyone could pay $1 in dues annually to borrow from what was then a collection of just 350 books. The opening marked the culmination of efforts that began in 1895, when the Tenafly Library Society had formed to promote learning in the study of literature and art. The libraryʼs initial space, which it occupied for only two years, was in a small unused room on the third floor of the Browning School at West Clinton Avenue and Tenafly Road (pictured

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above). The first librarian was Mrs. Caroline “Callie” York. Born in Rhode Island in 1854, she spent her early life there before coming to Tenafly around the 1880s. In 1910 she was hired as the librarian for $40 per year. Circulation numbers are not available for that first year, but records show the circulation in 1911 was 4,972. Tenaflyʼs population at the time was 2,756. A 1911 report from the New Jersey Library Bulletin, a trade publication published in Trenton, reads as follows: “The Tenafly library, started in February 1910, has had a steady growth in circulation. The borrowers now number 380, and the library owns nearly a thousand volumes, besides circulating those of the school library, numbering 2,000. The officers of the Association

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maintaining the library have incorporated recently, in order to enable them to purchase a piece of ground.” That “piece of ground” was an empty lot on the south side of Washington Street, near Tenafly Road. To serve as the library building, the association bought—at a cost of $400—a small wooden structure at the corner of Washington Street and West Railroad Avenue that had previously been a post office. They moved the building to its new lot, where it served as the libraryʼs home for the next 50 years. The library moved into its current space in the municipal center in 1963, at which time the existing location (the former post office) was torn down. —Kristin Beuscher

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Racist allegations mar NVOT-Teaneck basketball game BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

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An investigation was launched by high school athletic officials at Northern Valley-Old Tappan amid allegations that NVOT players used racial slurs during a freshman basketball game Feb. 11 against Teaneck, leading the Teaneck coach to remove his players from the court with only minutes remaining in the game. Media accounts alleged that some players on Teaneckʼs freshman basketball team heard NVOT players use the “n-word” as well as referring to the Teaneck players as “bitches.” Efforts to get details on the investigation and whether the Big North, both schoolsʼ athletic conference, was also looking into

allegations of racial slurs, were not returned by press time. Teaneckʼs freshman coach Owen Barnes told his team to leave the court with three minutes remaining, alleging NVOT players were insulting his players and using racist slurs. Barnes said he only pulled his players off the court because the verbal abuse continued unstopped by referees and opposing coaches, according to one published account.

NVOT: No reports However, Northern Valley Regional High School District officials said no reports were received from referees, staff, or school officials of inappropriate language being heard or used on the court. NVOT school board president Joseph Argenziano said a complete investigation would be

conducted and hoped a similar investigation would occur in Teaneck if the allegations are proved false. Teaneck Schools Superintendent Christopher Irving said the alleged verbal abuse was reported during the game but not addressed.

ʻA disturbing situationʼ “In an effort to deescalate a disturbing situation that was taking place on the basketball court, one that was reported by our freshman head coach during the game but was not sufficiently rectified, our coach made a decision in the best interest of our student athletes to end the game early,” said Irving in a statement. “We are very proud of how our students handled this issue, and conversations are now taking place between the principals and athletic directors of the two schools.”

ʻThorough investigationʼ Argenziano vowed that NVOT would conduct a “thorough investigation” of the alleged racist comments, noting “if the allegations are true that would be very serious and grossly unacceptable.” He said initial reports from oncourt officials and nearby spectators did not indicate any awareness of racist terms being used by NVOT players but that the allegations would be investigated. Efforts to get further details from Argenziano, as well as comment from Teaneckʼs athletic direc-

tor David Murphy, were not returned by press time.

ʻWait for the factsʼ Northern Valley District Superintendent James Santana said information would be released once its investigation is concluded. “In the meantime I would encourage everyone not to rush to judgement. Too quickly our society rushes and people allow their emotions to accelerate judgments of others. Everyone needs to slow down and wait for the facts to be evaluated,” emailed Santana.

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Community Calendar AT THE LIBRARY

CRESSKILL 53 Union Ave. cresskilllibrary.org (201) 567-3521 • The library will be closed for Presidentsʼ Day, Monday, Feb. 17. • New Movie Tuesday features “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (PG), Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. • Tot Time, for kids 2–4, meets Wednesdays at 11 a.m. until March 4. Join for stories, songs,

crafts and more. Register in advance. • Chair Yoga is every Wednesday at 1 p.m. For adults. No sign-ups necessary, just drop by. • Baby & Me, for newborns to 24 months, meets Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. until March 5. Babies and their caregivers will listen to interactive stories, sing songs and rhyme. Register in advance. • The Anime Club meets Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 3:30 p.m. Tweens will watch anime on Crunchyroll. • Baby and Me, for ages newborn to 24 months, meets

Thursday, Feb. 20 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Listen to interactive stories, sing songs and rhymes, and bond with your baby. Registration required. • Voyage of the Argo, on Thursday, Feb. 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., is a chance for tweens to join Jason and the Argonauts on their epic Quest for the Golden Fleece. In the year ahead the theme of Hercules Invictusʼ Mythic Adventure Greek Mythology game will be the Voyage of the Argo. • Volunteer Homework Helpers will be at the library to help students in grades K–6,

Thursday, Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m. Drop in; no registration. • The Bestseller Book Club meets Thursday, Feb. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. This monthʼs book: “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance. Copies of the book are available at the front desk as well as available on the Libby and Overdrive Apps as ebooks and audiobooks. • The Nintendo Switch Club for kids and teens meets every Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Play the libraryʼs console with your friends. No registration necessary. • Kids can join the library for an Olaf Craft on Monday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. Do you want to build a snowman? Sign up in advance.

ENGLEWOOD 31 Engle St. englewoodlibrary.org (201) 568-2215 • The library will be closed for Presidentsʼ Day, Monday, Feb. 17. • Guitar Story Time with Mr. John is Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. Stop by for songs, stories and dancing! For kids up to 5 years old. • Dress Up Storytime, for grades pre-K to two, meets on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Children are welcome to come to this program in costume if they wish. Fairytales and other stories will be read. • The libraryʼs Open Mic for all ages returns on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. There is no hateful speech allowed at this family-friendly event. • Art for Littles, ages 2 to 4, meets Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers use a variety of skills and materials to create take-home art projects. • The Graphic Novel Book Club, for grades 3–6, will be reading popular graphic novels and discussing them at this informal book club for kids, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. Registration

is required. • Meditation has been known to reduce stress, relieve pain and recharge mind and body. Sahaja yoga meditation is easy to learn, and all ages or cultural backgrounds are welcome to attend. Attendees can sit either in a chair or on the floor and should wear loose, comfortable clothing to the hour-long sessions. Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. • The History of African Americans in Bergen County, led by former Englewood educator and coach Thomas “Moose” Monroe, will be exploring a rich local history, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. • Bendy Bookworm, toddler yoga for ages 18 months to 3 years, is back for a fun combo of yoga, stories and rhymes, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. • Register for Computer Help For Adults, coordinated by teen volunteers, to be held on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 12:30 p.m. • The library presents its fourth annual Black History Film Series, Thursdays in February at 2 p.m. Watch: “When We Were Kings,” Feb. 20; and “Harriet,” Feb. 27. These programs are free and open to the public. • At Heroes in History, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m., celebrate Black History Month by learning about people who overcame adversity and who still inspire us today. • Reiki Wellness Circle meets Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Reiki is a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch to activate the natural healing processes of the patientʼs body and restore both physical and emotional wellbeing. Reiki practitioner Caroline Brown of Englewood presides. • Instructor Olivia Qiu leads

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Rosenberg declines 2020 run; to focus on traffic safety BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

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Englewoodʼs First Ward City Councilwoman Cheryl Rosenberg—whose term expires this year—will not be running for another term, she announced Jan. 24, opening up the field for other candidates to file for the June 2 primary election. “It is with mixed emotions that I write to let you know that I will not be running for another term as First Ward Representative for City Council. With thanks to G-d, my children are growing and I am taking a break from serving as an elected official to spend time with them during these important years,” wrote Rosenberg in an email titled “Past, Present and Future.” The filing deadline for the June 2 primary election is March 30, said county election officials. The winner of the Democratic primary takes on the Republican candidate and other partiesʼ candidates on November 3, 2020 in the general election. Rosenberg said she will focus attention on traffic and related public safety issues this year. Traffic safety forums “An area of concern throughout my term has been the slow pace with which we are able to improve traffic and safety concerns in Englewood. I have taken on the role of council

liaison to the Traffic Advisory Committee for the year, and I look forward to working with the committee as well as the city manager, police department, and key city professionals to quickly upgrade safety matters with a comprehensive, city-wide plan,” she said. Often during pubic comments, residents cite specific accidents and concerns related to speeding at busy and dangerous intersections city-wide. Rosenberg said she will hold public forums in spring on specific roads “publicized well in advance” so residents can provide input to the city-wide traffic safety effort.

Council conflict In spring 2019, Rosenberg publicly called for an investigation of councilman Michael Cohen over what she called “improper and possibly illegal actions on various matters” which included harassing her and her family, spreading lies about her and her family, “and inciting hatred between Jews and African-Americans.” She also then accused Cohen of implicating her and others in a racially motivated activity. Cohen strongly disagreed with Rosenbergʼs charges, calling what she alleged at the meeting “despicable.” Rosenberg charged Cohen with discussing personnel decisions with private citizens, charging him with providing “explicit...support” for hiring 15

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Englewood First Ward Councilwoman Cheryl Rosenberg will not seek a second term when her current term expires in 2020, she has announced. She’s pictured in January being sworn in as this year’s council president pro tempore.

firefighters who were later terminated by the city for lack of an

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“conditionally” hired have filed a lawsuit to contest their termination in Bergen County Superior Court, Hackensack. People familiar with the litigation have told Northern Valley Press that a resolution is anticipated soon. Due to lack of a unanimous vote to investigate Cohen, City Attorney William Bailey said the motion to investigate Cohen could not be added to the councilʼs agenda that night and was never voted on. “I am proud of the work the council has done over the past number of years to regain controls on spending, minimize tax increases, and plan for future years appropriately. It has been a pleasure collaborating with my colleagues to improve the ease with which children can access sports and recreation in Englewood,” she said via email.

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Youʼre invited to the ThirtyThird Annual Welcoming Your Neighbor brunch on Monday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Seasons, 644 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington. Presented by the Interfaith Brotherhood/Sisterhood Committee of Bergen County, the event is a great chance to learn about and experience our nine Bergen County faith communities: Bahaʼi, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sikh, and Unitarian Universalist. It includes the Interfaith Youth Singers featuring children and youth of our faith communities, an

interfaith fair, and an Islamic performance. Each year a different community hosts the brunch, giving insight into its beliefs and practices. This year, keynote speaker is Imam Sohaib Sultan, the first fulltime Muslim life coordinator and chaplain at Princeton University in the Office of Religious Life. Imam Sultan is a public lecturer on Islam, Muslim culture, and MuslimWestern relations in the United States and abroad. He is the author of “The Koran for Dummies” (Wiley, 2004) and “The Qurʼan and Sayings of

Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated & Explained” (Skylight Paths, 2007), as well as numerous published articles on the Islamic faith and tradition. Enjoy food and conversations with neighbors. Admission is $30 for kids 12 and under, $40 for all others. Parking is free and Seasons is wheelchair-accessible. Kosher, halal, and vegetarian meals are available. Advance tickets are sold until Feb. 14. Call your religious community for sales. Make checks payable to Aya Samaj of NJ. Bring food donations for Center for Food Action.

St. Therese students score big with STEM fair

The Academy of St. Therese in Cresskill held its annual STEM Fair at the Academy on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Eleven teams from the Academyʼs sixth, seventh and eighth grades participated this year. Each

team identified a specific need in a disadvantaged country, based upon the United Nationsʼ Sustainable Development Goals. These goals identify themes such as: zero hunger, no poverty, responsible consumption and production,

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ogy, engineering and math), each team built a working prototype based on their design concept. Teams kept careful records of testing and modification of the prototype. Final designs were on display at the fair, along with a clear visual description of the country, the problem, and the solution. “Congratulations goes to our seventh grade team of Lawrence Bailey from Cresskill, Sofia Zerillo of Dumont, Isabelle Nahass of Westwood and Emanuella Russo from Closter,” the school said.

“Their project, titled ʻOne Foot at a Time,ʼ presented a workable solution to help industry while cutting down on waste, recycling old tires into sandals and shoes.” The Academy of St. Therese strives to see that each graduating student is concerned about the needs of others, and knows how to apply science, technology, engineering, and math for real world solutions to actual problems. They also take with them skills required for the jobs of tomorrow in an ever more global, technology based economy.

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ject areas. Guttman is coauthor, with Stefanie Mandelbaum, of a critiENGLEWOOD cally praised teacher Jacqueline Sideman resource book, “ARTheGuttmanʼs entire professional matics Plus, Integrated career has been devoted to music Projects in Math, Art and education and arts administration. Beyond,” and author of In retirement, she founded the the “Partners in ExcelArts for Life Network of New lence” handbook, pubJersey, which promotes and pro- lished by the National vides high quality participatory Guild for Community arts programming for active older Arts Education. She has served on numerous adults. Prior to that, she was the grants panels in both owner of ArtService Associates, a New York State and New consulting organization with an Jersey, and for the Rotary emphasis on education, outreach Club of Englewood. She and strategic planning for commu- also coaches the Rotary instrumental nity-based arts organizations. She Clubʼs was also development director and group, the Starling music education partnership con- Ensemble. Guttman has been an sultant for the JCC Thurnauer Jacqueline Sideman Guttman School of Music in Tenafly, for active volunteer, serving which she acquired the organiza- as president of Temple tionʼs first state and federal grants. Emeth, board member and devel- music education and arts adminisA former flutist and K-12 opment committee chair of Jewish tration from New York University. school music teacher, Guttman Family Services and, more recent- She was an adjunct assistant proalso served for 18 years as director ly, as a board member of the fessor in the NYU Performing of Kol Emet, the adult choir of Englewood Historical Society, Arts Administration Program, Temple Emeth in Teaneck, as well Age Friendly Englewood and Art- teaching marketing, supervising as spending a decade as director of sBergen. She is currently vice student internships and serving as performing arts at Wave Hill, a president of the Englewood acting program director. Guttman is currently writing New York City cultural institution. Rotary Club, from which she When she was a flutist, she played received a community service a book of essays dealing with the absurdities of living as a single with the Bergen Philharmonic and award. A graduate of New York adult for the first time in her life at Adelphi Chamber Orchestras as Cityʼs High School of Music and 70-plus after the loss of her huswell as freelancing. She has written numerous Art (now LaGuardia High band of 52 years. • • • teacher supplements for in-school School), she holds a B.S. in music Hillary Viders: Iʼd like to performances and arts workshops education from SUNY Potsdam that integrate the arts with all sub- and masterʼs degrees in both start by asking you a question about your early music experiences. Coincidentally, I also attended the High School of Music and Art and it was a very elite school with extremely talented students. What are some of the best memories you have from those days? Guttman: I just FRENCH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION ALL LEVELS lovedJacqueline it! Everyone was there because they wanted to be there DELF - AP exams preparations and the teachers really liked teachTRAVEL - BUSINESS - TRANSLATION ing us. There was never any question of belonging or not belong((201) 978-2121 claudrai@aol.com ing. I was so grateful for being there!

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HV: Do you think that high school students today work as diligently on their music skills as they did years ago? I remember that many of my classmates practiced their instruments 6 to 7 hours a day. With all the after school activities and time spent on social media do you think that is still possible? JG: I think it is in the specialty schools. My granddaughter is a voice major at LaGuardia and she is also a dancer. So in addition to the full day of classes, she dances most of the week. I just went to one of the schoolʼs performances, “Cinderella,” and it was fantastic. HV: When you were a flutist, you played with several area orchestras. Why did you stop playing flute? JG: At age 27, I developed rheumatoid arthritis. Fortunately, I actually got 10 more years of playing (43 in all) than I might have because a musician friend told me about a flutist who had had her instrument custom fitted. I was able to do the same and also used special rings that were actually splints. HV: You moved from Teaneck to Englewood in 2001. What brought about that move? JG: My husband and I were looking for a single level house because we both had orthopedic issues. But, the one town that I really wanted to live in was Englewood. Itʼs such an interesting place with wonderful diversity. HV: You are currently running an acting program for seniors. How is that coming along? JG: This is our fifth year and weʼve just finished one course and expect to start another one in the spring. Michael Bias, who teaches the classes, founded the Garage

Theater Group at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Michael came to teach my Arts for Life acting class at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center. The students really enjoy the program. Some have been coming for 5 years and others are novices. HV: Do you think that it is harder for older people to master acting skills, such as memorizing lines, than young people? JG: Some skills, like memorizing lines, can be easier for younger people, but seniors are more confident and less inhibited in their performances. Also, in our classes with Michael Bias, students are not required to memorize lines, although our oldest member, aged 85, does. We do not put on shows; it is about process. HV: How has the acting course enriched your own life? JG: Itʼs loosened me up a lot and taught me to use my voice more effectively. One evening, I had to read a simple list of things that you can do when grieving, and it was actually very difficult. But, Michael advised me to read as though I was speaking to myself, and that made a huge difference. When I put my emotional range into it the whole personality of the piece changed. I was really moved and choked up at the end, barely able to get out the last words, “but youʼll adjust.” HV: Can you tell us about your upcoming book of essays on the topic of single life after 70? JG: It will be a collection of about 18 essays. They will have drama but also a lot of humor. The most recent one is called “A Single Woman.” Looking back at my life, I saw that a lot of my being independent and extremely capable came from having a husband to give me help when I needed it. So, a few months after my husband passed away, I started using online dating sites like JDate and Match.com, but I didnʼt find anyone intriguing on either of them. Then I attended a writing workshop where I met two women who have never been married. One was 48 years old and the other was in her 50s. They seemed very self-sufficient and content, and I realized that you can have a totally fulfilling life as a single person. In this essay I wrote, “The trick, I now realize, is to build a beautiful life that does not require an opposite image, a life that is full on its own, and joyous to boot. And that is what I have decided to do. I am sick of trying to define the word widow; I am finished doing that. I am throwing away that label. I feel like Iʼm emerging from a forest of obstacles into a meadow of possibilities. I am, simply, a strong, competent, funny, fairly attractive single woman. Hereʼs to me!” HV: What is the best piece of advice that you would give other women over 70? JG: “Be open to anything!” PHOTO BY HILLARY VIDERS

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Moreover, Brand said the utility has not disclosed any specifics about the pilot programʼs total costs or total number of customers to be targeted.

Public opposition While a handful of individuals appeared Jan. 21 at a public hearing to oppose the up to 85 cents surcharge on all customer bills—several who testified had already replaced lead lines— Suez officials state that it has found customers will not replace lead lines due to cost and need a monetary incentive. Generally, Suez has estimated replacement costs between $3,000 to $5,000 per customer lead line replacement, and occasionally up to $8,000. “Under [Suezʼs] proposed pilot program, no part of a replaced non-company side lead service line would be placed into rate base. Instead, it would be

expensed and amortized over seven years,” states the Suez legal brief. ʻFully recover...expendituresʼ “Plainly put, the Petition at issue in this proceeding poses the following issue: Can [Suez] fully recover prudent expenditures made to replace non-company side lead service lines for the benefit of the public health as a regulatory asset amortized over seven years? Despite Rate Counselʼs motion, that issue (and numerous others) must still be resolved,” concludes the Suez response. After the Jan. 21 public hearing, Suez spokeswoman Debra Vial said the utility estimates 5,491 known utility lead service lines, 17,248 suspected lead goosenecks, or connectors between mains and customer lines, and 1,469 unknown service lines. As for customer lines, Suez reported 134,000 with no lead,

4,577 service lines have lead, and 2,087 of those 4,577 lines have lead only on the customer side. Vial said 68,000 customer lines are currently unknown.

No town-by-town lead data Suez has declined to release specific information on where remaining utility-owned lead lines exist, or even provide numbers for Suez-owned lead lines in specific towns served by the utility. Utility officials, including Vial, said Jan. 21 that privacy laws prevent them from providing such data, although a Suez attorney, Stephen Genzer, was not able to cite a law that prohibited release of such data. Initially, the utilityʼs replacement efforts focused on priority towns that included high numbers of Suez-owned lead

service lines. Despite repeated requests, Suez has not released numbers of known utility or customer lead lines in the Pascack Valley and Northern Valley towns it serves. Generally, Vial said, the utility will not replace its lead service line if the customer also does not agree to replace their lead line. Most replacements have involved the utility replacing its lead line where the customerʼs line is not lead. She said if only one part of a lead line is replaced, the changes in water chemistry frequently cause elevated lead levels on the customer side. Suez North America, a global private utility, serves 200,000 customers in 57 towns in Bergen and Hudson counties.

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Schools to register incoming youngsters The Englewood Public School District will begin pre-kindergarten and kindergarten enrollment for the 2020 school year on Feb. 19. Students will be enrolled on a first come, first served basis. No appointment is required during the month of February; however, after March 2 an appointment will be necessary. The dates and times to enroll are as follows: weekdays, Feb. 19 to Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and Saturdays,

Feb. 22 and Feb. 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Age requirements are as follows: a pre-K3 student must be 3 years old before Oct. 1, 2020; a PK4 student must be 4 years old before Oct. 1, 2020; and a kindergarten student must be 5 years old before Oct. 1, 2020. For any additional registration questions, contact the Office of the Registrar by phone at 201-862-6212 or email at registrar@epsd.org. You may also visit the website epsd.org.

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OʼConnor, of Windsor Road, is an English Language Learner teacher and district coordinator for Cliffside Park Public Schools, mother of twins in Tenafly schools, and an over two-decade resident. She was one of a few candidates recommended by the county

Democratic committee to fill Zinnaʼs unexpired term and selected by unanimous vote.

ʻHelping my communityʼ “I welcomed this opportunity of being on the council and working to help my fellow residents. It was a good time to get more involved with helping my community,” said OʼConnor in an email

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Democratic Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-37) swears in newly selected Councilwoman Julie O’Connor, right, to Tenafly Borough Council as her husband (not shown) holds the Bible.

in helping Tenafly maintain a healthy and green environment,” emailed OʼConnor. “Additionally, I also support policies that will encourage our town center to be developed in a way that helps residents enjoy the conveniences of a robust and flourishing downtown,” noted OʼConnor. “Equally important, we need to preserve the warmth and sense of community that our residents embrace, the reason they want to live here. This is a great town and I am looking forward to helping it meet the challenges of the future,” OʼConnor added. OʼConnor has a bachelorʼs degree from Sarah Lawrence College and masterʼs degrees

from Mercy College and the Bank Street College of Education. She received a doctorate degree in education from Northcentral University for her study of “humane education,” character education that includes animal welfare. She currently serves as the director of educational programs for the Animal Protection League of New Jersey and vice president of The Humane Education Committee, Inc. She is also an adjunct professor at Touro College. OʼConnor serves as council liaison to the Board of Health, environmental commission and Tenakill Swim Club. PHOTO COURTESY JULIE O’CONNNOR

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Baseball star Darryl Strawberry to discuss overcoming addiction April 22 Darryl Strawberry will be the guest-speaker at the fifth annual Stigma-Free Town Hall Meeting on April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium at Dwight Morrow High School, 274 Knickerbocker Road, Englewood. “Although Darryl was extremely successful in his career, his personal life was plagued with addictions, abuse, divorces, cancer, jailtime, and other issues,” say event organizers. “He is described as a legend by many who have been dazzled by the dynamics of his game, the power he possessed at the plate and the story of redemption that continues to bring hope to so many lives today.” Englewood was declared a Stigma Free Zone by the

City Council in July 2015. Community members work with the Englewood Municipal Alliance educating residents to eliminate stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders. Now known as Stigma Free Englewood, the program has organized a town hall meeting annually since 2016, each featuring a renowned keynote speaker and addressing a specific mental health topic. Advance registration and a ticket for entry is required. To register, call Denise Dominguez at (201) 568-3450, ext. 505, or go to bit.ly/ewstigmafree20. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for agency distribution of information and resources and networking. Ticket numbers will be entered in a raffle for a door prize.

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education in the College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), Westbury, New York. His surgical training was completed in Flushing Hospital, Flushing, New York. He also completed minimally invasive, laparoscopic and bariatric training in Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. Botvinov is licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey and New York. He is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the American College of Physicians (ACP), the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the

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Singer, founder/president, Strength to Strength; Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton; New York State Assemblyman Walter Mosley: and Congregation Ahavath Torah Senior Rabbi Chaim Poupko. Israeli-American Journalist Liel Leibovitz served as the moderator. The event was organized by the Israel Engagement Committee of Congregation Ahavath Torah, which is chaired by Irene Gottesman, Lynn Karpo-Lantz and Aviva Shuman Banner. Gottesman said, “Whenever you host a forum, people will look at the turnout and equate that with how concerned the relevant community is.” “Itʼs important to see us come out en masse, to see the level of our concern,” said Gottesman. “We have a lot of questions and they can be answered by professionals, so we have a clear understanding of what is happening and the needs of those on the front lines of combatting it.” To that end, Rabbi Poupko had personally invited clergy from all religions and denominations to the event, and it was attended by over a hundred people from throughout Bergen County and New York City. The goal of the panel discussion was to educate the audience on many misunderstandings as well as provide tactics to deal with the hate that is rising in the world today. Cohen said, “I am very proud to participate in a forum which will bring to my home community a clearer picture of the realities of the spiking antiSemitic hate crimes in our region and can more importantly help provide participants from across the entire city with empowering strategies to combat hate and promote the unity among us all.” As people entered the synagogue on Broad Avenue in Englewood beginning at 7 p.m., they viewed the world renowned exhibit that was on display—

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“People, Book, Land—The 3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land,” co-sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and UNESCO. The dramatic array of panels that depict the history of Israel and the Jewish people started at the United Nations and is currently making its way around the United States. At 7:30 p.m., Poupko welcomed everyone and set the tone for the discussion. He stated, “People have inherent feelings of fear, mistrust and hate, but humanity has a sense of spirituality that drives us to rise above this, to embrace the notion that we are all created in the image of God and to pursue peace and friendship with those who look different than us.” John Kelly, a prominent Englewood citizen and member of the Englewood Board of Adjustment, read a message from Mayor Michael Wildes, who was out of town and unable to attend the forum. “Recent tragedies, such as the killings in Jersey City, underscore the need to address anti-Semitism and all other hate-fueled speech and activities head on, for all of us, not just within the Jewish Community. Speaking openly in the wake of these events, as well as recognizing the presence of bigotry in our day-to-day lives—whether it is directed towards Jews, Muslims, African Americans or Latinos, the LGBTQ community or any other targeted people—is the only way we can hope to disuse the hatred and diminish future incidents. Trusted leaders such as yourselves, of different faiths and backgrounds, coming together to say in unison that this is not a Jewish problem, not a black problem, but a human problem that impacts us all, is a source of inspiration.” Liebovitz then introduced the panelists. Each one spoke about their background and position statement about the issues at hand. Singer recalled her ordeal as a victim of a terrorist bombing while riding a

bus in Israel in 2003. “Itʼs important that people think outside their comfort zone and think globally, and that we call out acts of terrorism,” she said, pointing out that in the U.S. hate crimes are often called “shootings,” when they are, in fact, acts of domestic terrorism. “We need to have these conversations and change the narrative,” Singer said. Mosley pointed out that, “Hate is not new; it has been around for thousands of years, and we all have a role to play in re-directing history. We have to communicate with one another and perpetuate positive characteristics that we want to see in our communities.” As an example, he cited the great support that the Jewish community gave the African American community during the civil rights movement. “Without that support, we would not be here today,” Mosley said. Cureton extrapolated on that statement by saying, “We have to ask ourselves, ʻWhat can we do, and what are we willing to give up for the benefit of the next generation?ʼ” The panelists then tackled a number of questions posed by Liebovitz, followed by questions from audience members. A key question was, “What is the proper response to someone who posts anti-Semitic or racial stereotyping on social media?” Cohen responded first by citing a recent instance in which an online hate group in Ocean County was thrown off of Facebook. He contended that when private entities spread anti-Semitism on social media, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the public should report and complain, so that these private entities realize that it affects their bottom line. On this issue, Leibovitz posed a question to Cureton about law enforcementʼs position on free speech on social media. Cureton replied that, “In order to advance civilization, we need modern tools such as social media, but we need

Rabbi Chaim Poupko, pictured at the podium, welcomed the panel and the audience to “Stand Up/Speak Out: Standing up to Anti-Semitism and Hate,” a Feb. 9 forum.

safe parameters around it. In some instances, people have slipped up and revealed their actions on social media, so that helped start an investigation.” Liebovitz went on to ask Cureton how he uses the power of law enforcement to combat hate crimes. “Arresting people is the easy part. But, we have to understand what is actually happening in the community, what the community needs to feel safe and how we can protect the community in order to get the job done. I have spent a lot of time learning about the Jewish community as well as other ethnic groups.” Liebovitz asked the panel, “How can we get everyone involved in the discussion, not just the people who are here tonight?” The panelists all agreed that a key to combatting anti-Semitism and hate is for people of different faiths and backgrounds to have face to face discussions and activities that unite communities. Poupko summed it up by saying, “Besides the authorities and religious leaders, there needs to be a grassroots effort, including students, to drive the conversation and connect with other communities.” Singer agreed that everyone should attend forums like this because the level of interest in these issues is

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JOSEPH MADONNA

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diverse. Beginning in Italy as a Border Guard coming to America working in many different jobs. A jack of all trades. In the ʼ70s he went into business as J & J Construction with his good friend and brother-in-law, Jim Farrell. After retiring from the construction business, he worked for 20 years as a driver for CHORE (a volunteer organization that helps the elderly), finally retiring at 84. The family welcomed friends Saturday, Feb. 8, at the FrechMcKnight Funeral Home, Dumont, followed by the Funeral Mass. Entombment at Garden of Memories, Washington Township. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Josephʼs memory to Autism Age, P.O. Box 110546, Trumbull, CT 06611.

RUTH BIHELLER

Ruth Biheller (nee Wanderer), 84, of Teaneck, formerly of River Edge, passed away on Sunday night, Feb. 9, 2020 after struggling with a long illness. Beloved wife of the late H. Joseph Biheller. Devoted mother

critical. Cureton demonstrated how citizens can work together to help law enforcement by citing the recent Monsey stabbing in which a resident looked at and reported the criminalʼs license plate and that enabled police to make an arrest. “Like this, we need everyone to work together to help us protect our communities,” he said. Liebovitz posed his final question in a lightning-round format: “If you had a hundred million dollars at your disposal to combat hate, how would you use that money? Poupko answered, “I would have a million community gardens in which people of all faiths could work together.” Singer said, “I would use it to continue to support the Strength the Strength movement, which is already bringing together victims of terrorism from all over the world to share their stories and care for one another.” Mosley said, “I would establish a birthright program to teach people their place in the world, historically, geographically and spiritually.” Cureton elicited applause when he quipped, “I would give out 100 million T-shirts that say ʻIt can happen to you!ʼ” PHOTO BY HILLARY VIDERS

of Rachel Bunin and her husband David, and the late Danny Biheller. Loving grandmother of Jennifer Bunin and her husband Michael Hurder, Emily Bunin and Michael Bunin. Dear sister of Rena Stolarsky and her husband Robert. Ruth was a Holocaust survivor. Prior to her retirement Ruth was employed as a chemical technician in the Flavor & Fragrance Division at Crompton & Knowles in Fair Lawn. Ruth was a devoted and active member of her community in River Edge and also at the 5 Star Premier Residence in Teaneck, and was a long time member of Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge. Service was Feb. 12 at Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge. Burial was at Beth El Cemetery, Paramus. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Ruth Biheller may be made to the Museum of Jewish Heritage— A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (mjhnyc.org) or Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge.

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T EA NECK 840 Teaneck Road teanecklibrary.org (201) 837-4171 • The library will be closed for Presidentsʼ Day, Monday, Feb. 17. • The library provides beginner Internet Training on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. Get help concerning how to: use a computer keyboard and mouse; set up and utilize an e-mail account; navigate the internet; conduct a job search online; and download eBooks from the BCCLS catalogue/website onto an eReader. Basic instructions on Microsoft Word or other office skills can also be provided. Bring your Teaneck Library card to class. Sessions are 30 minutes and take place in the Reference Room. • Toddler Time is a storytime for toddlers, walking to age 2, that meets Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10 and 11 a.m. Registration is required. The group reads stories and rhymes, sings songs, does fingerplays and movement activities, and has a great time. Free play follows storytime. • Children can sign up to Read to a Dog for 20 minutes, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The purpose of this program is to encourage reading, improve language skills, and give children a sense of security and confidence in their reading ability. Register in the Childrenʼs Department. Space is limited! Children must be able to read on their own to participate.

• English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Group meets Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Mayor Lizette Parker Memorial room on the main floor. The practice group is open to anyone who would like to improve their English skills by actively participating in group conversation led by a trained tutor. No registration is necessary. • The Tinker Club is a STEM club designed for children age 6 and up to imagine, discover, and create together. No signup required. Meets one Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. • Teen Gaming Tuesdays, featuring board games, card games or video games, is Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. No registration required; for teens only. • There will be a Preschool Storytime on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m., for preschoolers 3 and up. No registration required. • Bubblegum Book Club, for kids in grades 2–3, will read a book in preparation for the meeting, discuss, and enjoy related games or activities. Advance registration is required. Meets Wedth ary 25 vers ls i ia n An Spec

nesday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. • The library and the Art of Living Foundation host Free Chair Yoga and Meditation, Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. with Sujatha Nair. • Mother Goose Time, for kids 2 to 3 years old, features stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays and movement activities, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. Free play follows. Toys are provided. Register in advance; residents get priority. • Infants not yet walking are invited to Lap Time, a storytime for the littlest library-goers, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. This features simple and interactive stories and rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities. • The Teen Drop-In activity is Thursday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. No sign up required. Feel free to call and confirm. • All the people alive on earth are one genus, Homo, and one species, Sapiens. In a journey from our beginnings to the present time, the question remains: Where Do We Go from Here? Presented by Dr. Henry Pruitt, Teaneck Town Councilman, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. • Ethel Merman was New York Cityʼs girl next door. She went from being a stenographer

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TENAFLY 100 Riveredge Road tenaflylibrary.org (201) 568-8680 • The library will be closed for Presidentsʼ Day, Monday, Feb. 17. • At Retro Storytime, Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m., kids and adults can enjoy a unique event in conjunction with the libraryʼs 125th anniversary year. They will read “Millions of Cats” by Wanda Gag, the very book which was read at the libraryʼs first ever storytime in 1950! Following the reading

children will make a peachy keen craft and play nifty 1950s games. Adults will make a swell ʼ50sinspired craft. • The Movie Matinee is Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. For adults. Theyʼre watching “Blood Wedding,” a 1981 Spanish musical. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style. It is the first part of Sauraʼs 1980s flamenco trilogy, and is followed by Carmen (1983) and El amor brujo (1986). • Babytime Storytime, for newborns to age 2, meets Thursdays in February. Registration is not required. Drop in for one class or attend them all. Your baby will make new friends while taking her first steps toward literacy and social competency. • Read to a Dog, for ages 5 and up, is a great way to foster fluency in language and reading, as well as develop confidence and independence, on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the library. Register for a 20minute one-on-one session at 4:30, 4:50 or 5:10. The popular program often fills up a month or more in advance. Call early to

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raise about $73,000 more to complete the move, which includes contracting for a modular basement to receive the structure. Donations from a Korean church and another benefactor have been received to help move and preserve the church. Officials from the Community Synagogue of Tenafly and Englewood, also known as Kehilat Kesher Center, or Kesher, held a meeting along with Mayor Michael Wildes in October 2019 to discuss options for moving the building and preserving it. Wildes told Northern Valley Press Feb. 3 that heʼs “prayerful that the community can come to terms” and find funding to help preserve the structure. He said heʼs hosted several meetings to try to resolve the matter and noted heʼs “not giving up” and hopes funding can be raised from others interested in preserving a part of Englewoodʼs history. Preservation advocates note the move was estimated to cost $129,000, which would include breaking the house into three pieces, and reassembling it on the Harvey property. Another $40,000 is needed to prepare a modular basement in advance of the move to the Harvey property, said preservation officials.

“So the building remains in danger of destruction,” Lee noted. Irmari Nacht, co-president of Englewood Historical Society, said when the synagogue bought the historic home, they knew it had a deed restriction preventing its demolition.

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A future city museum? The estimates are at least six months old, said advocates, who strongly urge preservation of the unique historic building. Preservationists hope to use the house as a museum, meeting place and showcase for historical artifacts, documents and displays. Over the years, the growing Community Synagogue congregation built a larger facility around and behind the historic structure, which is no longer needed. Preservation advocates believe the building should be protected from demolition but it may not be. In 2012, the synagogue applied for a demolition permit but it was denied by the Englewood Planning Board. One condition of the denial was the board required the synagogue to maintain the historic home and incorporate it into its facilities.

Synagogueʼs priorities Kesherʼs immediate past president, Hilell Parness, who has been involved in over three years of discussion to move the historic structure, said the synagogue had pledged about $70,000 for the homeʼs relocation. That money is still to be raised, Parness said. Parness said he hoped to see more signs that progress in fundraising or relocation options is forthcoming from Englewood Historical Society at future meetings this year. He declined to put a deadline on when Kesher might reapply for a possible permit to demolish the structure.

Historic meets modern on the Kehilat Kesher campus in Englewood. Local historical preservation advocates are privately fundraising to move the Victorian-era Taylor Bliss home to a new location in Englewood.

He said Kesher does not have the funds to convert or maintain the building. “Our prime motivation is to do whatʼs best for the institution [synagogue],” he said. Parness said now 250 Orthodox families have joined Kesher, from 35 families initially. He said the new synagogue facilities surrounding Taylor-Bliss House comprise a sanctuary, social hall, and classrooms, which are rented out to a pre-school during the week. If the historic home were removed, that would permit more open space for synagogue activities, family events, and religious celebrations, he said. In addition to moving the house, Parness said the “city has to agree to receive it” since they own the property at 500 Liberty Road previously donated by Eleanor Harvey. He said if funding for the move “could be in place, then the city could possibly address it” at a council meeting. Parness thanked Wildes for his involvement in trying to resolve what can be done to save the structure given the conflicting needs of the synagogue and historical society. If the home is moved, other future costs—likely to be hundreds of thousands of dollars—would be needed to continue historic refurbishing, maintenance, utilities, and operations as a historical museum. Where those funds would come from was uncertain, said preservation officials.

ʻAn angel or twoʼ “What we need is for an angel or two or three to donate the difference, or preferably more to ensure that the outer envelope is weatherproof. If no angels or other sources of funds appear, the building is threatened with demolition,” said Will Lee, chair of the cityʼs historic advisory committee.

Lee said the Taylor-Bliss house is a Second Empire Victorian house, with three stories and a fourth floor tower, one of few homes to have such an architectural feature. The house was built in 1876, and served as the home of Delos Bliss, a noted local banking executive, and his daughter, Ethel, a former national tennis champion in the early 1900s. The house is notable for its eyecatching central tower and ornate exterior woodwork, making it unique among such historic structures, Lee said.

More discussion on future In addition to moving the structure, future discussions are needed to determine who will help refurbish and maintain the structure after itʼs relocated, said Lee. Ideally, some funds would need to be raised from private sources for renovations and upkeep, he added. Lee said Kesher is required to maintain the building based on agreements with the city Planning Board and needs permission to demolish it. But the threat remains that the city might agree to let the building be demolished, he said.

ʻBuyerʼs remorseʼ? “Now as their congregation has grown, they are having ʻbuyerʼs remorseʼ and want to tear it down,” emailed Nacht, when asked about efforts to move the historic home. She said the house is “part of Englewoodʼs heritage. If moving doesnʼt work, we hope that Kesher will be a good neighbor and find a way to maintain the building and make it the showplace it deserves,” said Nacht. Nacht said since Kesher first applied to demolish the historic home in 2012 and was denied “it has suffered from benign neglect” including not being painted, heated minimally, and cited for fire department violations.

ʻRevitalized and reusedʼ “Taylor-Bliss is a beautiful building, one of a few examples of Second Empire architecture in Bergen County, and could be creatively revitalized and reused. We have been working with Kesher and the city to make this happen, but it seems that the other parties are impatient to see the building gone,” said Nacht. She called the Taylor-Bliss house “a visual reminder of Englewoodʼs historic heritage.” “Once this unique structure is demolished, it is gone forever and can never be replaced,” said Nacht.

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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, while you may want to expand your social circle right now, youʼre just not sure how to get started. Networking opportunities may be the way to go.

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