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e’ve officially ended the most divisive election of our modern times. As I write this, the results are still unknown. As I write this, the direction our nation will go in the coming years is still unknown. Regardless of this election’s outcome, we the people can still choose the path we wish to see our communities take. Rather than that of a person who rarely stepped foot in our county, our own involvement is what can be the driving force for the changes we wish to see. We didn’t even have to wait until Election Day to start. Every year, as our staff prepares for this holiday issue, we look back on previous issues. During this issue, which marks our 15th anniversary, we are reminded of the many people we come to interact with daily or weekly, the people who have shaped this fine county we call home into the amazing place it is. Through their generosity, hard work, volunteering, mentoring and fundraising efforts, the people of Bergen County have stood up time and time again and helped out others within our county’s borders, in New Jersey, throughout the country and all around the world. It is always a source of pride for us to have the opportunity to shine a light on those outstanding individuals, organizations and companies. With that said, where better to start than our annual Giving Back Guide. Each holiday season, we dedicate several pages to shining that light on some of those organizations that go above and beyond for the people of Bergen County. As non-profits, they rely on our charity to help the many causes and people they come across. Despite what you may think, every dollar counts! Then there’s Annie Hausmann. For the many years we’ve known Annie, she has always been at the forefront of giving back and community involvement, and rarely desired any of the feel-good credit that went along with it. It took us years just to convince her we’d like to write a story about her! But when Annie sets out to rally behind a cause, her relentless passion drives everyone around her, and the results can be seen and felt throughout our community. We’re often reminded, as we sit down for our Thanksgiving feast, that there are many brave service men and women serving overseas that do not get to be with their families. For the past few years at New Milford High School, the students have rallied together to send holiday cards to our troops, to remind them about what can often be forgotten: they are loved, they are missed, and we are incredibly grateful for their service. Though the story began with just one local veteran, it has morphed into so much more.

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BERGEN COUNTY 104 Letters from Grateful Hearts Offer Holiday Cheer

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Dean Catanzaro, Sandy Goldman, Jackie and Thomas DiSalvatore

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BERGEN COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS The 34th Annual Jack Murphy Golf Outing benefiting the BCPCA was held at White Beeches Country Club. For more information visit: bergencountypolicechiefs.org

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From humble beginnings to Wall Street and a new start in Bergen County, this spunky redhead has dedicated her life to giving back.

will ask anyone for anything for charity,” says the unabashed Annie Hausmann, a Bergen County mother of two, wife and advocate for the community whose determination brought her from humble beginnings in the South Bronx to Wall Street and now to a life as a full-time philanthropist. “I get what I want for causes I’m passionate about,” says the spunky redhead whose causes include numerous local non-profit organizations, such as The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, Spring House for Women, Women’s Rights and Information Center, and Philip’s Academy Charter School in Paterson. Hausmann’s dedication to helping those around her traces back to her childhood, growing up in a household of seven children in city-run housing. Her mother, Joan Rogers, who Hausmann names as her biggest role model, encouraged her kids to participate in church functions and charity events, instilling in them the joy and power of sharing with community. “My family and upbringing greatly influenced the type of person I am,” Hausmann 30

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notes. “Despite the chaos, my mother, who worked full-time and just turned 90, volunteered at the church. My mom was and is a kind, giving soul; the work was ingrained in me.” Growing up, Hausmann imagined herself as an English teacher. She enrolled herself at a community college and went to a temp agency in order to make money to contribute to the household. She was placed at a trading desk at Drexel Burnham Lambert, where shortly after, she was transferred to the floor of the American Stock Exchange. Instead of becoming an English teacher, she worked on Wall Street for 16 years until she left to become a full-time mother once her youngest child was born in 1999. Her passion for giving back never left her. Throughout her hectic and demanding New York City lifestyle Hausmann remained involved in non-profits, working with

Covenant House on the suicide hotline two nights a week, as well as with the Guardian Angels, for which she helped plan its annual event. Later, as her immediate family grew, so did their joint volunteering. Hausmann, her husband, David, and their children, Jack and Georgia, spend much of their time doing good. Each year, they work at the Center for Food Action in Englewood. After Hurricane Katrina, the family traveled to rebuild houses with the St. Bernard Project and together they volunteer at many local charities. “We have been doing service work as a family since the kids were born. We took Jack to the local county nursing home for Christmas when he was two months old,” Hausmann says. “I always try to gently remind the kids that they’re fortunate to be raised in Bergen County, but their childhood is not better than mine was in the Bronx, just

different. I was poor, but I didn’t know it; everyone was. I lived in the projects, so it wasn’t like I had any frame of reference other than people like me. And we were the lucky ones. My parents were married; we went to church together, and we had family dinner at 5:30 every night. I was happy. I didn’t know what I didn’t have. It’s an internal struggle with the kids. I don’t want to jam down their throats every day how ‘lucky’ they are. They’re grounded kids and we’ve instilled in them the value of giving back to those less fortunate.” While Hausmann remains actively involved with a host of non-profits throughout Bergen County, she is selective about where she volunteers her time and talents, and is “heavily motivated by either what gets on her nerves or what she is passionate about,” she emphasizes. “Working with women and children inspires me. I have

seen lives shattered, lost, and families torn apart,” she explains. “I’m deeply moved by men, women, young people and kids who are struggling and I have the honor of meeting and, hopefully, supporting them on their journey. I believe that people and situations are put in your path for a reason, and I try my best to pay attention; observation is my biggest motivator.” This was the case when Hausmann initially became involved with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBC), which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. TNBC focuses its efforts on raising money for research and educating the local and TNBC community about why this cancer is different from other breast cancers. “As an organization, we strongly believe that education and awareness of any disease is critical if we are going to combat it successfully,”

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“I’m deeply moved by men, women, young people and kids who are struggling and I have the honor of meeting and, hopefully, supporting them on their journey. I believe that people and situations are put in your path for a reason, and I try my best to pay attention; observation is my biggest motivator.” according to Hausmann. “When Nancy Block Zenna was diagnosed it was the first time I heard of TNBC. Nancy and I were not close friends at the time, but we had mutual friends. I loved her energy. She was a spitfire, sassy, beautiful, and I was drawn to her. Often at social gatherings I would end up sitting, chatting and laughing with Nancy for the evening. She was larger than life and hilarious,” Hausmann recalls. “Nancy had access to the best care, and yet the treatments she endured were absolutely ineffective and ultimately futile,” Hausmann continues. “This type of cancer wasn’t even on the map 15 years ago. It normally targets pre-menopausal women, who are just starting their lives, careers, having children; it’s aggressive and ugly. Nancy had a three-year-old when she found her tumor and she died shortly after our first event. Her daughter, Jolie, turned 13 last year.” Hausmann now serves on TNBC’s board of trustees and is the organization’s chair of events, where she spearheads the foundation’s signature gala “Peace, Love & A Cure,” 32

which is held every spring in a “showcase home” in Bergen County. “My role is expansive and wide-ranging but simply put, I plan and execute fundraisers and awareness events, oversee third party events organized by the foundation’s many incredible supporters,” Hausmann explains. “I kind of like the terms ‘party girl’ and ‘professional beggar,’ but there is so much more involved in my role.” Following their mother’s example, Hausmann’s

children founded the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Youth Initiative three years ago. Hausmann is extremely proud of this effort to involve young people in fundraising and awareness. Hausmann also focuses her charitable efforts at Spring House for Women in Paramus, NJ, a halfway house for women recovering from alcohol and substance abuse. “Lots of women who enter Spring House are pretty much at the end of the road. I always say Spring House should be

the first stop on the train, not the last,” Hausmann notes. “This incredible place offers love, support and a path to recovery, in a nurturing, confidential, therapeutic environment filled with respect. Whenever possible, I volunteer here, driving women to appointments, helping out with fundraisers, doing whatever I can. Sadly, not many people support organizations working to assist alcoholics and drug addicts. However, I have seen miracles walk out the doors

of Spring House and blossom into productive members of society. At Spring House, the laughter is as powerful as the pain and the camaraderie brings tears to even the most hardened eyes.” Hausmann’s charitable nature extends outside of non-profit organizations, too, as she is part of the finance committee for Josh Gottheimer’s Congressional campaign. And—motivated and driven by the people and stories that are all around her—Hausmann’s charitable and civic pursuits continue growing. “I never know what it is that will move me or why I get so passionate. Sometimes I wish I didn’t care so much, but the honest answer is that I get so much more than I give,” Hausmann admits. “When I stand in the back of the room of an event and

see all these people having a lovely time and the awareness being spread, I feel a sense of accomplishment. It makes me feel really connected and peaceful.” Yet, even with all of the good she’s done for the community, Hausmann regards her family as her biggest accomplishment. Her son is in college in Austin, TX, and her daughter is entering her senior year of high school. Hausmann, looking to the future, is unsure of what the next chapter will be for her. For most of her time in Bergen County, she believed she would return to New York City. However, after all the connections, relationships and friendships she has made over 22 years, she is no longer sure. She is certain of one thing, though: whatever path she takes, it will involve growth, purpose and generosity. “I made a home here, and I am very involved in the community,” she says. “Now that my youngest is looking to college, the question of what’s next is really on my mind constantly, and I don’t have a clue. I keep threatening to move to the city where I belong—that’s what I say, at least—but I just don’t know. I wish I could say definitively where I will end up, but life never works out that way, does it? So I will continue the work I do, evolving and changing all the time, and I’ll end up where I belong.”

Tara DeLorenzo is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to BC THE MAG. Holiday 2016

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FINDING BEAUTY IN THE ASHES The daughter of a Holocaust survivor shares lessons of her treasured legacy with the world.

omehow, memories of good deeds during an era so horrific that many may wish to forget manage to survive the decades as testaments to selflessness. For Ann Arnold, a Bergen County mother, businesswoman and daughter of Holocaust survivor Mark (Manek) Schonwetter, this innate sense of humanity is the sole light in the darkness of her family’s past—a treasure in the ashes to share with the world and remember in her debut book, Together: A Journey of Survival. This true account follows the perilous plight of her father and his family as they fled and evaded Nazi persecution across the Polish countryside. In the process it movingly portrays the strength of a mother’s love and the bravery of good people when all hope seemed lost. The year was 1939. Sala Schonwetter had everything she needed—a beautiful, wellrespected life with her husband and two children in a small Polish town. But her perfect

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world was shattered in an instant when her husband was taken away, never to be seen again. Mark, only six years old at the time, was forced into the harshness of manhood in order to help his family to survive. Following the courageous lead of their determined mother, he and his sister fled the only home they had ever known. Escaping through a barbed wire fence to avoid extermination by the Nazis, the three took refuge in the woods, fields and farms for three arduous years. At the time of their departure, their village was home to approximately 1,500 Jews. By the end of the war, less than 50 remained. “Knowing the atrocities endured by my family made me very cynical over the years,” Arnold explains. “I have pretty much always wanted to share my father’s story, but it wasn’t until my second trip to Poland, back to the birthplace of my father’s legacy, that I was truly inspired.” With nothing left for them but ghastly memories of the catastrophic invasion, no Jews had returned to the village where Mark once lived. That is until the respectful act of a professor, who petitioned to have the demolished town cemetery rebuilt by gathering artifacts and lost tombstones. The tombstone of Arnold’s great grandfather was one of the first to be found. After learning the news, Arnold and her father were invited, in 2009, to attend a special

ceremony held in celebration of the project’s completion. “We were overcome by the welcome we received,” Arnold recalls. “A plaque was erected, and over 600 members of the community came to witness the ceremony, some of whom remembered my father. We were even brought on buses to the local high school, where students and their families home-cooked for us, including kosher food, and learned Hebrew songs to sing to us!” When thanked for the town’s kindness, the Polish mayor responded that no thanks were necessary; it was simply the right thing to do. “It was in that moment that I fully realized there are good people in this world,” Arnold says. “After all, it was none other than good people that kept my family alive.” In 2010, Arnold used this life-changing experience to begin writing a blog. The stories she shared sparked the attention of numerous people, who often asked her about “the coming book.” Actively involved in her father’s successful jewelry business, as well as serving as the CFO of various companies with her husband, Arnold never saw herself as a writer. “I always wanted to write down my father’s account. Being the daughter of a Holocaust survivor is like wearing a badge on your shoulder. The lessons, hardships and gratitude you hold remain in the back of your mind, urging you to

Ann Arnold will continue sharing the message of Together: A Journey for Survival with the Bergen County community, hosting discussions at several local venues that are open to the public. Upcoming events are listed on her website, www. togetherajourneyforsurvival.com. Together: A Journey for Survival is available online for print and e-book purchase through the website, as well as on amazon.com.

carry the torch to the next generation. Regardless of my apprehension, it finally hit me that this book was meant to be my torch,” explains Arnold, who connected with a publisher that interviewed her father, delving deep into details of his journey, many of which Arnold had never known herself. Her family’s years spent in hiding entailed surviving off berries with the camouflage of the forest in the summers, and in the attics and barns

of welcoming residences in the winters. Arnold describes the emotionally draining process of exploring the unimaginable life-ordeath decisions that her grandmother had to make to protect her children. While writing, she often found herself asking, “Would I have done that?” A mother’s intuition is strong, and her grandmother’s was the strongest. “It was like she had a sixth sense,” Arnold Holiday 2016

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comments. “She had a keen ability for discerning kindness from danger. Every winter, when my grandmother knocked on strangers’ doors asking for shelter, she wisely wouldn’t accept unless she had to beg. The ones that needed the most convincing were the ones that wouldn’t turn them in.” They were also the ones that would make the ultimate sacrifice, putting their own lives on the line, to save those of strangers. Forever grateful to these people, Grandma Sala kept in touch with many for the remainder of her life, even after moving from Poland to Israel following the war. She consistently sent them money, and generously purchased land and a house for one of the families who chose to make lifethreatening and, at times, life-shattering sacrifices on behalf of three strangers. “One particular family that took them in had a mentally challenged son,” Arnold recounts. “All it took was a question from suspicious Nazis, and the innocent response of an unknowing child, who explained that he had indeed seen ‘two and a half Jews’ nearby—the half being my six-year-old father—for them to brutally put a bullet through his head. He was ‘mocking’ them, they claimed. It was a son slaughtered on behalf of their presence. I’ll never truly understand this heavy burden my grandmother

had to bear for all of her 94 years.” In 2011, Mark returned to his hometown after an etched rock marking the site of his father’s mass grave execution was unearthed deep in the woods. It is thanks to yet another good person, who secretly buried this small tribute in the hopes that it would one day be found, that a memorial was erected. Mark attended a ceremony held at the site, honoring his father and all those lost on that fateful day. While in Poland, he also had the pleasure of meeting more relatives of the people who helped save him during the war, their sacred connection passed down through the generations with no sense of regret, only pride. One family even saved a small corner of the house that once sheltered Mark and his family, building it into a new home to always remember. “There was nothing but gratitude on both sides,” Arnold comments. “Where there is mutual respect, there is tolerance, and we can certainly use more tolerance in this world.” Looking upon her father’s past as a lesson for today, Arnold hopes to introduce her book to schools, and even has lesson plans written and prepared for 8th and 9th grade classes to potentially add to their curricula. She describes her father’s history as a vital lesson that all young people must learn and never forget.

Already recognized as an official honoree at the inaugural “Heroes for Tolerance” event held by the prestigious Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global organization committed to promoting human rights and dignity, Arnold is overwhelmed by the positive response surrounding her book’s launch. For instance, she and her father were brought to the center of the field at Yankee Stadium before the game on September 11, 2016, and honored for their incredible story of tolerance during one of history’s most cataclysmic times. “It’s been a once-in-alifetime experience,” Arnold says. “I’ve been on TV and the radio since publishing

my father’s story. Just thinking about it makes my head spin.” Deserving every bit of praise, Arnold’s book offers an inspiring message in a world that desperately needs reminding that, above all

else, virtue does prevail. “We need to hear good news today more than ever,” Arnold emphasizes. “Everyone has a bad day, but my father’s story provides a new perspective on it—one that prompts us

to seek out the goodness in all situations, because it does exist, and it will heal in every sense of the word.” Megan Montemarano is a frequent freelance contributor to BC THE MAG.

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The 16th Annual Joseph M. Sanzari Charity Run and Motorcycle Raffle Special thanks to the HackensackUMC Foundation team members, friends and community supporters for raising more than $725,000 — a record-setting amount — to benefit the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine at HackensackUMC.

The 16th Annual Joseph M. Sanzari Charity Run and Motorcycle Raffle included a visit to the 9/11 Memorial, where a wreath was placed to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Other events included a VIP “Breakfast with Joe,” Party Under the Bridge, and raffle for a 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special “Hard Candy Custom Gold Flake,” donated by Joseph M. Sanzari.

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STEVE CAVALLO: HONORING HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND WAR VETERANS

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“I realized it is important for my art to capture the stories of these war heroes before they are gone. It is a wonderful thing to be able to hear the stories they tell and to see them face to face. It is amazing how humble they are.”

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“I had the honor of designing the first memorial dedicated to World War II wartime sex slaves known as ‘comfort women.’ This was the first memorial on public ground, which is in Palisades Park, NJ. Since Mayor James Rotundo and I unveiled this memorial in 2010, over 12 other memorials dedicated to these women have been installed throughout the world,” Cavallo notes with pride. As a result of his work with former comfort women, Cavallo had the opportunity to meet several Holocaust survivors in programs held in Bayside Queens. “After hearing them bare their stories of the war years, I asked if I might paint them and tell their stories as I did with the former comfort women. I then began interviewing WWII veterans and researched the story of my Uncle Rocco Cavallo, who survived the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. My uncle passed away in the 1980s, but I was able to find news articles and hear stories from relatives. He was never one to talk about the war years, but would usually respond in few words: ‘It was tough.’” For more info on Steve Cavallo and his work, visit www.stevecavallo.com. The artist can be reached at scavallo@sva.edu 46

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Jessica Groff, a teacher at New Milford High School, enlisted the help of veteran Jesse Canella to reach out to active military members across the world through letters written by students.

simple message from a stranger can have a big impact, especially during the holidays. If you doubt it, just ask the students at New Milford High School who have written letters of gratitude and the hundreds of soldiers who have received them. This “feel good” letter

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campaign started in 2014 as a public service lesson inspired when New Milford High School teacher Jessica Groff’s ninth grade English class read Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. It quickly grew and it’s now an annual occurrence. “[The book and its main character, Gregor,] made me think about the struggles

that our soldiers go through when they return home from war,” explained Groff, who teaches English for grades nine and 10, as well as digital journalism classes. “They go off to do this great noble act for our country, but come back with limited marketable skills (but they can disassemble a bomb or an automatic weapon

without blinking), and have trouble relating to their friends and families because of what they have seen or been through in this foreign country. I could go on and on about this, but the point is, Gregor made me really think about how our soldiers must feel upon their return, and I wanted to do something to reach out to them, and let

them know that their sacrifices do not go unnoticed and that although they struggle to fit in, we all want to help them in any way we can, and we want to understand them.” To first help the students understand, Groff asked Jesse Canella, who created HonoVet.org to help veterans get job placements when they return from war, to come into the classroom to talk about his experiences as they related to the book. This not only became interesting to students, making the novel relatable to them, but it also brought the students closer to the reality of what happened, creating an awareness among the students that Groff feels is important. “I didn’t know him that well when I asked him to come in and talk to the kids about his experience and relate it to the book, and he looked up the book and refreshed his memory on it and brought in pictures and was honest with the students without hesitation,” Groff said. “They really got a lot out of his talk because he didn’t gloss over anything. He was open about how secluded he and his fellow soldiers felt returning from Iraq, and I think the kids really appreciated that.”

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Gearing the class up to get involved was a simple job for Groff, who initially made it an optional assignment. To get as many students involved, she planned a day for students to write after creating a prompt with a co-worker for students to write a thank-you note to members of service. “[The students] were happy to do it,” Groff said. “They were self-conscious about what to write, which I was surprised about. They wanted to make it perfect, say the right things, get across the exact right sentiment that they were aiming for. It was inspiring to watch.” The first year the program ran, the letters were directed to a single active soldier, Kevin Chavez, an older brother of a student attending New Milford High School. Chavez’s sister had been part of Groff’s class for two years, and whenever Groff inquired about Chavez, his little sister would say he was sad. So with the holidays and his birthday, coming up, Groff wanted to find a way to help. “This would be the first year he would spend these milestone moments away from his family,” Groff explained. “So I asked Kevin’s sister for an address that we could write to him at. I actually also enlisted the help of my daughters’ day care. The teachers there did an artsand-crafts day with the other one-year-olds in their class, where the kids did handprints and the teachers wrote a note of thanks on the back. It was adorable. Kevin was so

“This not only became interesting to students, making the novel relatable to them, but it also brought the students closer to the reality of what happened, creating an awareness among the students...”

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touched by the letters from the students and the little handprints. He posted on his Instagram page about the impact that the notes of gratitude had on him.” From there, this program expanded, as Groff saw a Facebook post in 2015 regarding holiday cards to soldiers. After seeing the effect the letters had on Chavez, Groff wanted to help the students make more of an impact. With the assistance of her colleague Joanna Westbrook, who had helped with the prompt the first year, Groff was able to create an assignment that was picked up by multiple teachers in the English department in order to involve more students. “I instructed the students to speak from the heart,” noted Groff, who explained that students were given class time to write the letters, which ranged in subject matter. “Many of them wrote letters of gratitude, some wrote about what’s going on here in New Milford in order to help the

soldiers feel connected to a world that they can’t see and remind them of what they are fighting for back at home, some just wrote a simple ‘We’re thinking of you and your family.’ To be honest, I did not read them, because I didn’t want the kids to feel censored. I wanted them to really write with abandon, and to say what they felt, which is hard to do if you know your teacher is going to be reading them. That’s the kind of letter that I would want to get if I was somewhere in the Iraq desert.” At first, the letters were returned to the school marked undeliverable. However, with persistence and patience from folks such as the school’s main office secretary, Diane Norton, they eventually contacted the American Red Cross, which gave them an address where the letters could be successfully delivered. With all the work and emotion that went into the writing, the program evolved into something much more significant. “I wouldn’t necessarily call it a program,” Groff said.

“It was more of a lesson in expressing gratitude and developing relationships with the people outside of our little NMHS bubble, even if those relationships aren’t necessarily reciprocated. It is about understanding the impact of a gentle word on a stranger, and how we can send out a ripple in such a simple way that creates positivity in the world, even if we can’t see it. It’s also about realizing that although we are an average town, we have this great big heart to share, and how that in and of itself can change a life.” Groff hopes her students learn about compassion, gratitude, and more than that, she wants them to gain a deep understanding of how “we touch the lives of the people around us” and, in the process, gain a better appreciation and empathy for the soldiers overseas. Since she feels the program holds such meaning and teaches her students so much, Groff

is prepared to continue this assignment each year in order to bring holiday spirit to those fighting for freedom and for the United States. “As long as we have soldiers out there fighting for our liberty and to ensure that our children stay safe, I will always ask students to write letters to them thanking them,” Groff noted. “It is important not only to acknowledge the sacrifices that are being made for our freedoms, but to be grateful for them. If we lose that gratitude, then we lose the ability to see just how lucky we are, and we may begin to take our freedom for granted. While people are sacrificing their lives, their families, their sons and daughters, moms and dads, children, friends, we need to remain humbled by their sacrifices, or else what is it all for?” Tara DeLorenzo is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to BC THE MAG. Holiday 2016

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A “ C H E E S E - Y ” B E R G E N C O U N T Y L O V E S T O R Y Most people don’t normally associate “mozzarella” with “insurance.” But for one Bergen County native, the two go hand in hand.

incent Morelli, a regional coordinator for Aflac Insurance, has embarked on a culinary journey—specifically, creating award-winning fresh mozzarella. “Vinnie’s Mootz,” as he affectionately calls his gastric delight, is currently being handmade and sold through Corrado’s Market in North Arlington. Morelli is a Bergen County boy, through and through. Born in Hackensack and raised in Carlstadt, he spent summers as a young boy with his family in Caserta, Italy. It was there that he watched his mother, Vittoria, carefully watching her prep the simple ingredients used in making fresh mozzarella. “I think I was about 6 or 7 years old when I first starting paying attention to the process of cheese making,” Morelli remembers. “I noticed that my mother had a certain order of doing things, and everything had to be ‘just right’. She didn’t measure things, but the temperatures had to be perfect.” Little Vinnie took note, and by the age of 12, he began helping out in the kitchen. With his kitchen towel tossed over his shoulder like his mother, Morelli starting developing his own fresh mozzarella by carefully blending

the ingredients, changing the water, adding the salt—just like his mother had shown him. As each batch came and went, Morelli’s skills improved. “I used to test my dad, Teodosio, by letting him taste the cheese and asking him to guess if it was my mine or my mother’s. After awhile he couldn’t tell the difference. That’s when I knew it was good,” Morelli says with a laugh. An only child, Morelli headed off to Becton Regional High School, followed by a stint at the Technical School Computer Learning Center. “In 1994, technology and the Internet were beginning to explode, so majoring in computer science seemed like the logical choice,” adds Morelli. It was around this same time that he met his future wife, Denise, as she caught his eye at the Meadowlands Fair. Upon graduation, Morelli got a job as a consultant for CompuCom. Although he dabbled in other positions, including a tow truck driver and a pizza deliveryman, he never lost his zest for making homemade mozzarella. “I love to feed people and see them enjoy my food. I guess that comes from my mom,” Morelli notes. Morelli married Denise in 2000 and they started their family. After their sons, Nick, 13, and Matteo, 10, were born, Morelli began working for Aflac Insurance, starting as an agent and working his way up to his current position as regional coordinator; all the while, he was making and sharing his fresh mozzarella, much to the delight of friends and family. “After a close friend tried my ‘mootz’ at a party and raved about it, Denise encouraged me to enter it in a contest she had heard about, so I did,” Morelli explains. “This past January, my fresh mozzarella was chosen as the top homemade recipe in the 2016 Hoboken Mutzfest. I couldn’t believe it!” Word of Morelli’s delicious homemade fresh mozzarella traveled quickly, and he was asked to create some for Corrado’s Market. So on

Sunday mornings, Morelli can be seen making huge batches of mootz at Corrado’s North Arlington location. So far, reaction has been favorable; free samples and shrink-wrapped portions have been flying off of the shelves. Mootz is winning fans of all types. “Vinnie is truly a spectacular guy. His love of family, friends and food is contagious,” says Brian Haggerty, motivational speaker and author of numerous books, including Put That Cell Phone Down and Look Me in the Eye. “Having spent his boyhood summers in Italy, he has learned the true art of genuine Italian cuisine. His mootz will make your knees buckle!” Although Vinnie’s mom, Vittoria, has since passed away, her presence remains…in the mootz. “Making the cheese, working the consistency ‘just right’ with my hands, the taste—it all brings me back to those times spent with my mom. And now my boys are learning to make the mootz, too. It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes,” Morelli muses. “I love helping people with their insurance needs through my position at Aflac, but I gotta tell you that I get a real kick out of when people stop me and express how much they love my mootz,” Morelli admits. “It’s really something I want to pursue, so I launched the website, vinniesmootz.com, to get the business off of the ground. I’m doing in-home mootz-making parties now and my boys have even videotaped me for Facebook.” So where does this upbeat insurance executive by day, mootz maker by night see himself in five years? “Hopefully, working my way across the country and sharing my mootz,” says Morelli.

Laura Comppen is a freelance writer based in Lyndhurst, NJ.

It’s a hands-on, labor of love for award-winning mozzarella maker and Lyndhurst resident, Vinnie Morelli. 56

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It used to be, Champagne was reserved for New Year’s Eve and extra special moments. These days we know that sparkling wine, in all its forms—extra dry to very sweet, Italian, Spanish or French, white, rosé or red—is perfect anytime, even during dinner. Sure, you can go all out and spend a fortune on a bottle of Cristal, which just released its 2009 Brut at $250, or the new, limited edition Armand de Brignac Blanc de Noirs Assemblage A2 at $1,000 a bottle. But for everyday celebrating, you may wish to consider these joyous sparklers from around the world that won’t break the bank. Bulle de Rêve 2011 Champagne

Of course, sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France, made using time-honored methods is the standard-bearer for the category. Lately, smaller family labels and so-called “grower” brands have gained attention for their complex flavors and often-reasonable prices. From New York Champagne Week’s Blaine Ashley comes this label collaboration with third-generation family producers Domaine Lombard & Cie (a négociant, not a grower). The name of this premier cru means “Dream Bubble” and this 100% Blanc de Noir is rich in vanilla, almond and lemon notes. Pair with mushroom-heavy pastas or pan-seared red snapper with lemon butter and chives. $60

Chapel Down Three Graces 2010 (England)

Did you know that before the French, it was probably 18th century English winemakers and scientists who explored controlling the secondary fermentation process that makes sparkling wine? Southeastern England (think Dover) hosts the same chalky soils and cool weather as Champagne. New to the U.S., made from classic Champagne grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier) and aged up to 5 ½ years on the lees before release, this wine is crisp and fruity, with notes of red apple and cherry. Pair with andhra fish curry or grilled branzino with lemon rice and braised onions. $50

Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Cuvee Brut (Brescia, Lombardy)

Many Americans are familiar with Italian bubblies like Prosecco and Lambrusco. While flying somewhat under the radar, Franciacorta, a DOCG sparkler from mountainous northern Italy, is gaining attention. The wine uses traditional Champagne methods on regional Italian grapes. “The producers of Franciacorta wines have always invested in Onorato quality, not quantity,” says Giulio Ron Galli of Terra and Vincent Abbatecola Moretti wines. “Alma” is an affectionate term for the Lombardy region’s land and this endearing wine is rich with fruit notes of pear, apple and vanilla. Aged four years before release, it is pleasant yet complex. Pair with sliced Italian charcuterie or risotto with braised veal. $27

Tony Caputo and Tom Palmer Sala Cava

Freixenet Casa 2006 (Cava de Parje Calificado)

Spanish sparkling wine—“cava”—is made the same way as French Champagne, with either European or indigenous Spanish grapes. But recently, Spaniards decided they needed to up the ante with a special designation. Meeting that, the familiar black-bottle Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut (a wonderful wine on its own merits) with the new Casa Sala label. Built on a family estate in 1901, the winery now employs contemporary biodynamic tech to produce a new-old sparkling wine of the highest caliber. Aged seven years in the bottle, the deep, rich, crisp wine (a blend of Xarello and Parellada grapes) has notes of peach, baked bread and apricot. Pair with fried ham and olives or Serrano ham, arugula and quail egg pizzette. $80

Robert Haynes-Peterson is editor of the American Sommelier Association’s 24-week Vinification and Viticulture textbook, and has recieved certifications from the American Sommelier Association and the Master Mezcalier program.

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Using the creative process as a catharsis, a 9/11 widow helps others grow from grief.

urning pain into motivation, Iliana Guibert is transforming her personal loss into a powerful message for others through her new short film “Twice Upon a Time.” Written and produced by Guibert and directed by Paul Borghese, the 14-minute film made its New Jersey premiere

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at Golden Door International Film Festival, where it won for Best Local Film. “Twice Upon a Time” follows Isabel, (played by Iliana), a 9/11 widow who is learning to deal with her grief while also looking for a second chance at love. Loosely based on Guibert’s own experiences, this short film is her debut as a writer/producer.

In addition to its win at the Golden Door International Film Festival, “Twice Upon a Time” has been awarded Best Screenplay by NYC Indie Awards, Best Short Feature at Nyack International Film Festival and the Award of Recognition in the Best Short Films Competition. It has also been nominated for Best Short Editing at the Action

On Film International Film Festival. The project began in 2012 after Guibert lost her corporate job in the economic downturn. While figuring out what to do next, she kept returning to her love of the arts, and she immersed herself in learning everything she could about the film industry. Yet when it came to writing,

Guibert didn’t know where to start, as it was something she had never done before. “In researching and looking into what partner to use or what story to tell, people kept saying, ‘Why don’t you write it yourself?’” Guibert recounts. “I kept thinking that I didn’t know anything about writing. I started thinking about it, though, and one thing that everyone kept saying is, ‘Write what you know,’ and I thought, ‘Okay, I know about being a mom and being a businesswoman and I certainly know about being a 9/11 widow.’ I figured maybe I could incorporate those things together and that’s how I came up with this story.” Although Guibert emphasizes that the story isn’t about her, she does admit that parallels do exist between her and her main character. The two are both 9/11 widows with children in college. The biggest differences lie in how the two women handle their grief after losing their husbands, and how they end up. Given the powerful topic, Guibert’s goal was to start conversations about dealing with and moving on from grief. “I wanted to send a message: we can’t just go around our grief; you need to go through it,” she emphasizes. “How each person goes through it can be different, but it needs to be dealt with. Everyone deals in different time frames, but the grief cannot be avoided; it must be coped with. That is what the message is about. It’s directed to those affected by 9/11, but it’s a message for everyone because we’re all

going to lose someone if we haven’t already.” “Twice Upon a Time” is currently making the rounds of the film festival circuit. From the Golden Door International Film Festival, Guibert will be taking the film to California. At the time of this writing, she planned to show it at the Awareness Festival in October. The film’s star/writer/producer is proud to be a part of the Awareness Festival since it deals with social issues and difficult topics. Moving beyond film festivals, Guibert plans to partner with organizations that deal with growth and grief, so that “Twice Upon a Time” can be a “springboard for conversation about the difficult topics and not dealing with growth,” she says. “I want (the film) to engage people and hope it helps people think twice about handling grief and helping those who have lost someone,” Guibert continues. “I hope it makes an impact. It may be only 14 little minutes, but a lot can happen in that time. It really is a powerful message.” Looking back at the process of creating this labor of love, Guibert explains it proved a wonderful experience not only for her, but also for all of the cast and crew involved. “While it was a hard subject matter, everyone said it was the happiest they had ever been on set,” Guibert says. “I think it was just the energy I brought to it. And not just me, but the people I picked and that the director picked; we all brought that

energy. The people were passionate and appreciative to be a part of it.” Guibert’s dedication to her vision of the film played a major role in having it all come together. While the production was limited in terms of budget and setting, she was adamant that the short needed a funeral scene for Isabel to say goodbye to her husband, Eric. This meant adding a second filming location, a cemetery, as well as the addition of real marines to hand off the

American flag—the same flag that Guibert’s family received after she lost her husband, Thomas, in the 9/11 attack— to Isabel’s son. “I was hung up on the idea, and I searched really hard to make it happen,” Guibert notes. “It was two nights before we were going to film the scene, and I thought I just would get an actor since it was so close, so I found an actor who had a real uniform. Ten minutes later, a marine called me saying he might be able to do it. He is really Holiday 2016

a lovely man; he’s a master sergeant. But he called the night before saying he didn’t know if he could make it. I let him know the time and everything just in case, but told him not to worry. So it was the day of filming, and the cast and crew is there, and here comes this marine all dressed in his pristine blues. It was not only him; he had four marines with him,” recounts Guibert, who gets teary-eyed as she explains that despite not knowing her or anything about the film, these men cared enough to help a stranger. Not surprisingly, such experiences have proved moving and therapeutic for Guibert. “It wasn’t easy tapping into those emotions, but I feel like I’ve been an open book about it,” she explains. “If you don’t have people like me telling the stories, how are people going to know what happened? How are you going to know that my husband got through to me and that he told me what he told me? So, he’s in a room and he’s telling me that people are jumping from windows in the floors above him, and not that we don’t know that, but these people were trapped seeing what’s happening on the floors above them, jumping to their death. To know someone is telling that story and how calm my husband was and how I heard guys saying they would knock down the wall, being strong and tough, and hearing a woman crying in the background. What is going to go in the history

books and what are people going to know if people aren’t willing to share their stories? “It’s a piece of my heart I’m sharing,” Guibert continues. “It’s scary. There were so many people saying I needed to share my story and a part of me didn’t like that idea because I don’t want anyone to think I’m capitalizing on being a widow. I’m not doing this for any gain. If anything, this cost me money. And it’s not about attention. As a 9/11 widow, you’re going to get attention no matter what. I came to grips with that. Yes, you can turn down interviews, but people are still going to ask. You can be someone who doesn’t like talking to press, and that’s fine, but it’s therapeutic for me and it helps others.” As for her late husband, he would have been her film’s biggest fan, according to Guibert. “My husband would be on Cloud 9 with it,” she notes. “He would have been my biggest cheerleader. He used to say to me, ‘You need to quit this job and I will float you for a year. You’ll see; I’ll be able to retire because of the work you do.’ He was so proud of everything and anything I did.”

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EVENTS HOLIDAY FAIR: On Dec. 3, 1-7PM, Bergenfield will hold its annual “Holiday in the Park,” where families go to enjoy winter time holiday events and light refreshments. This year, South Presbyterian Church (150 W. Church St.) is partnering with this event to hold a Church Fair. Info: 201-314-7698 HOLIDAY MARKET: On Dec. 4, HS PLAY: Metamorphoses will be held

Nov. 17, & 18, 7PM; Nov 19, 1PM & 7PM at Pascack Valley High School (200 Piermont Ave, Hillsdale). Tickets: $12, adults; $5, students. Purchase at www. pvhstheatre.org or pay at the door.

TRAIN SHOW: Ramapo Valley Model Railroad Club’s annual Holiday Train Show will take place during Open Houses on Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. 4, 11, & 18, 1-4PM at 629 Cliff St., Ho-Ho-Kus. Donations: $1pp; Info: ramapovalleyrailroad.com

KIDS’ PLAY: Directed by Lynne Lupfer,

the Prince Street Player’s version of The Emperor’s New Clothes will be held Nov. 26-Dec. 18, at Bergen County Players (298 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell). Fridays, 7:30PM; Saturdays/Sundays, 1 & 3:30PM. Tickets: $14. Info: www.bcplayers.org; 201261-4200

CRAFT SHOW: On Nov. 27, 10AM5PM, attend the Paramus High School (99 E. Century Rd.) Holiday Craft Show with 110 quality exhibitors. Admission: $3; Info: www.pjspromotions.com

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County held their annual casino night at Seasons Catering. For more information visit; habitatbergen.org

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HOLIDAY CONCERT: On Dec. 8, 7-8PM at Montvale Library (12 Mercedes Dr.), singer Ellen Woloshin and guitarist Rick Briskin will perform songs from her two CDs. Free and open to the public. Register: montvalelibraryprograms@gmail.com, 201391-5090 FAMILY DANCE: From 2:45-3:30PM on an ongoing monthly basis every Sunday, the Center for Modern Dance Education (84 Euclid Ave., Hackensack) holds a free multi-level class for adults and kids to come together in a fun way. Info: 201-342-2989 TANGO CLASSES: From 8:30-

9:30PM, on an ongoing monthly basis every Thursday, learn the basics of Argentine Tango at Center for Modern Dance (84 Euclid Ave., Hackensack). $20/drop ins. Info: 201-342-2989 or cmde.org

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PAUL ANKA: He’ll be performing his greatest hits on Dec. 16, 8PM at NJPAC Prudential Hall (One Center St., Newark). Tickets: $39-$128. Purchase at www. NJPAC.org or box office (888-466-5722)

ELVIS MUSIC: Free Elvis Christmas

concert by Elvis tribute singer Ruben Castillo will take place on Dec. 12, 7PM (snow date: Dec 19, 7PM) at Montvale Library (12 Mercedes Drive). Register: 201-391-5090, montvalelibraryprograms@gmail.com

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Kevin Pace, Matthew Langer

Melanie Butler, Alicia Rigdon, Kat Vintayen

Diane Rawdon, Sharon Tammen, Karen Norton

Julia Orlando, Jacey Raimondo, Tisha Hamilton, Doreen Winn

Bill and Michele Calise

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STORYWALK: Every Saturday through Dec.17, the Tenafly Nature Center will host a free interactive outdoor exhibit; while strolling through a guided trail, hikers will read a nature-themed story that appeals to young children. Info: www.tenaflynaturecenter.org ZOO VISIT: On Dec . 27, 11AM3PM, enjoy “Visit the Zoo Day” at Bergen County Zoo (216 Forest Ave., Paramus) for crafts, animal encounters, programs & exhibits. Info: www.co.bergen.nj.us

9AM, join a free fitness class at Crossfit Rising (38 N. St., Bergenfield). Info: 201674-0419; CrossfitPony@yahoo.com

3:30-5:15PM, BounceU of Paramus (70 Eisenhower Dr.) will host Free Food Friday Open Bounce for kids featuring 1 hour of play in 2 giant bounce stadiums, followed by 45 minutes in the party room. Included in $12.95 admission price, kids receive 1 free slice of pizza & soft drink. Reservations: www.bounceu.com

9AM-4PM, Our Lady Church of Peace (400 Maywood Ave., Maywood) will hold its annual free event featuring assorted crafters and vendors, food, 50/50 raffle and bake sale. Info: Dianne at 201-845-9566

WORKOUT GROUP: Every Saturday,

HOLIDAY PARADE: Westwood’s annual “Home for the Holidays” Parade will take place on Dec. 3, starting at 6PM at five corners of Westwood Ave & Kinderkamack Rd. There will be various events, great shopping and eats all day.

OPEN BOUNCE: On Dec. 16,

HEALTH CLASSES: From 9:3011AM, 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month, the Advanced Medical Care Center (22 Madison Ave., Paramus) holds a series of wellness classes. Price: $30, signup 4 days prior at 201-641-9008

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GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSIC Good Samaritan Hospital held their annual Golf and Tennis Classic at The Tuxedo Club. For more information visit: goodsamhosp.org

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James Vela, Sister Fran, Joseph Lagana, Mary Leahy, Lou Siracusano

Dr. Bijo Chacko, Dr. David Rubin

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RIVER PALM

Christmas Day Dining Out

t’s always amazing to me that as soon as Labor Day is past, the holidays seem to follow in the blink of an eye. As I was growing up I swore never to utter the words “when I was a kid,” but here I go: When I was a kid all of the businesses, even the gas stations, closed on Christmas Day. Lucky for us, though, these days some restaurants do open on Christmas Day. And whether you celebrate Christmas or not, who doesn’t love to dine out? As for me, I’m Italian and our cultural tradition calls for eating seven fishes until midnight on Christmas Eve. So this year I think I just might go to River Palm (1416 River Road, Edgewater) to either enjoy sushi or fish. Even though the restaurant is a steak house, Andy is, bar none, the best sushi chef around and the eatery’s fish is never, ever a disappointment; it’s always fresh and prepared to perfection. As I’m nibbling on my Alpine roll (with a glass of cranberry sangria, of course) waiting for my lobster to steam, I think to myself: I hope Santa doesn’t pass by my home this year; I’ve been a good girl, I swear. But I doubt he will ignore me, because I have made such a realistic wish list. Let’s see: first, I’ll take some diamonds because they are a girl’s best friend and a Louie bag or two because you should never leave home without one… My friends who celebrate Chanukah and I always laugh and say, “Who cares whether it’s Santa or the Chanukah Man as long we get what we want?” Thanks, Santa, for never disappointing me! With Chanukah starting on the 24th of December and Christmas Eve being on the 24th, things will feel especially festive. I love, love, love the holidays! And don’t you just adore breakfast on a holiday? I know I do. Typically my normal everyday breakfast routine is to make a shake and run out the door. Don’t get me wrong; my shakes are delish, but so are omelettes. I’m thinking Pancetta, the restaurant at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe (100 W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck). What better way to start Christmas Day

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than with their omelettes, Canadian bacon and attentive service? After a scrumptious breakfast, I’ll head back home to wrap some gifts (now you know the reason they call me last-minute Linda). Afterwards, I think I’ll run down to my gym to work off my breakfast. Know what’s crazy though? Even as I’m on the treadmill working to lose the calories, I’ll be trying to figure out where to go for lunch. Let’s consider our options: Water view? An easy choice is Le Jardin (1257 River Road, Edgewater), which offers great panoramic views of NYC and a French-continental menu with something for everyone. The view is simply breathtaking! (Please say hello to Gus from me.) If you want a more formal setting, a good option is The Manor (111 Prospect Avenue, West Orange). Talk about food choices—a lobster buffet or an á la carte menu are sure to tempt your taste buds. I personally always prefer the á la carte menu because of my food allergies and, of course, Princess Linda likes being served as opposed to going on buffet lines. I just love The Manor’s beautiful grounds; they are always impeccably well manicured and are so lovely and picturesque even in the winter. They make for such great photo ops. OK, so we covered French, continental and American. Now for the Asian food lovers, it doesn’t get better than Aoyama French Thai & Japanese (319 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff). The

food here is simply fabulous and don’t forget it’s a BYOB so don’t leave home without your bottles. I never do. And Aoyama has gluten-free soy sauce, so I’m a happy camper. Try the sticky rice with mango. I always end my meal with the delicious sorbet because of my dumb allergies, but the menu also features some really incredible desserts. Feel free to let me know what you chose for your Christmas Day meal. I would love hearing about your day! You can leave your comments online at www.bcthemag.com or email me at info@bcthemag.com with subject line “Linda’s List.” I can’t believe that 2016 is almost over! It’s been an amazing year. Thank you for reading about and sharing in my fun life. I wish you all a fabulous holiday, and a happy and healthy New Year in 2017. Let’s make it a great one! Ciao for now. See you next year...

Linda Barba is out and about every day of the week! Have something cool for her to check out? Just let us know! Email info@bcthemag.com with “Linda’s List” as the subject. Also, check out her daily postings at facebook.com/bcthemag

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HOLIDAY FASHION

Location: The Tides Estate, North Haledon Photographer: Nick Gagliano, Studio Uno Photography Stylists: Bruce Estevez, Amy Schwartz Hair: Meagan Chavez, Eric Alt Salons Makeup: Alexa Mele, Eric Alt Salons Models: Stephanie and Liane Fashions: Available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes

Liane: grey wool Caban with fox collar with black tank and black ribbed leggings and mirrored aviators. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: shawl collared blackand-white long tweed coat with cream turtleneck and velvet midrise flared cropped black pants. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

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Liane: plaid and lace pencil skirt with black and grey sweater and green rabbit fur cropped jacket. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: long-sleeve v-neck t-shirt with chocolate suede leggings, rabbit and fox swing jacket. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: grey ribbed knit dress with multi-colored faux fur vest and oversized belted chunky knit coat. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: classic multicolored tweed jacket, black stretch pencil skirt and grey faux fur shrug. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: fur-lined denim sleeveless coat with slim army green twill pant and nude strapped sandals with gold locket and blush wallet. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: blush-colored motorcycle jacket with cream ruffled knit top and lizard patterned taupe pants. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: heather grey fur-lined hooded sweatshirt with grey and black sweater, cropped flared jeans and leather ankle booties. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: metallic crackled leather dress and grey wool baseball jacket with sequined sleeves. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: velvet embroidered bomber jacket, dark skinny jeans and grey stole. Fashions available at Boutique 811,Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: tan tweed cape with leather trim, cream turtleneck and high-waisted indigo skinny jeans with natural knitted fur scarf. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: oversized white fur jacket with beaded and fringed knit jacket and high-waisted wide leg black jeans. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: amethyst triple zip convertible coat with black tank, black pencil skirt and ribbed knit leggings with Lucite lip clutch. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Stephanie: floral embroidered tea gown. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: Multicolor beaded flapper dress. Stephanie: pearl and crystal beaded gown with grey stole. Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: black eyelet lace cocktail dress Stephanie: red cocktail caftan Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

Liane: Sheer floral appliquĂŠ cocktail dress Stephanie: black and white lace fit and flare party dress Fashions available at Boutique 811, Franklin Lakes.

HOMES FIT FOR HEROES

Homes Fit for Heroes held their annual Golf and Dinner Classic. For more information visit: homesfitforheroes.net

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Mark and Jena Marino, Larry Inserra, Elaine and Lawrence Raia

Linda Ng, Minwoo Jang

The Raia Family and Kim Guadagno

Ryan and Joni Sanzari

August O’Niell, Chelsea Delgado, Mariana O’Niell

Illana and Larry Raia

Zigmund Gorski, Stephanie Aboyoun

Brian Mackey, Craig Richardson, Wayne Mackey

Shannon and Chris Schnall

Linda Post, Ilanaand Raia, CalYu Post Chrissy Jim

Bryann Dusharm, Sarah Duncan

Joseph and Annette Raia

Jeff Dziak, Larry and Larry RussPatrice and Lydia Furnari Inserra, Jungerman

Sam and Benita Raia

Chrissy Yu, Ty Skamas and Holly Manuelian

David Jurist, Jackie Lee and Dr. Carla Simonian

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Larry Raia, Elaine Raia, Levi Rodgers, Pedro Solis, Sam Raia

Paulette Puccio, Jeff Laviano

Kris Horgan and Cleopatra Kollias-Perez

Anthony Perhacs, Dr. Ira Esformes and Dr. Robert Levine

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CASHMERE SWEATERS STAYING FASHIONABLY WARM THIS WINTER

Even though winter is upon us, there’s no reason we can’t be toasty and cozy, and fashionably stylish. From coats to boots and hats, the hottest seasonal trends are here!

TOP COATS The first thing that everyone sees, coats need to make a “wow” statement. This means showcasing your outerwear with one of this season’s must-haves. Choose from various styles, such as the classic cozy wrap coat, which can resemble a robe, to the military look with embellished buttons. The puffer coat is huge this winter season and can even be worn over your LBD for a night out. Colorful fur —whether it’s faux or real — will also be a major look this winter. And last but not least, there’s the trench coat, which is being seen in both its classic incarnation as well as with a fashion-forward patent twist. If we’re lucky enough to experience the same unseasonably warm weather as last year, then this is the ideal coat to wear.

TURTLENECKS/ LEGGINGS It’s all about layering. You can layer a turtleneck under your dress or shirts. In fact, you may want to unpack some of your summer pieces and use them this winter season. Embracing the cozy look, leggings will also have a leg up this season, as they show up paired under dresses and skirts.

This great investment piece can easily be dressed up or down. It’s equally perfect paired with classic shirts and trousers or more hip and edgy fashions like leather pants. The nice thing about cashmere is that it is lightweight, yet it gives you all the necessary warmth.

OVER-THE-KNEE BOOTS/ANKLE BOOTIES These are two essential accessories. The over-the-knee boot is warm, chic and can be dressed up or down. I love how you can wear it with a pair of classic jeans for a sleek casually cool look or dress it up with a skirt or dress for a more sophisticated, sexy look. I also adore this season’s ankle bootie. Ladies, save your classics for another day and go for the boots that have designs on the heel or an all-over embellished look such as a floral or leopard print.

HATS Believe it or not the trapper hat is in. Who knew looking like you’re going hunting would be the rage this winter season? Not only will you be on trend, but you’ll also be keeping your ears warm and protected from the elements. The beanie is another warm hat carryover from last winter’s season. (I know, ladies; it can mess up your hair, so this is when you go for that minimal look.) Beanies are super cozy, warm and yes very fashionable. You can even get them with a cute pom-pom. Other popular hats topping the list: berets and wool fedoras. Soneca Guadara, a fashion stylist certified in professional styling from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, has worked backstage at various runway shows for NYFW as well as several fashion photo shoots.

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James: Appaman velvet tuxedo suit with Leo & Zachary pink and white check shirt Meghan: Les Tout Petits sequin tank sheath dress, Bari Lyn pom-pom rhinestone headband

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James: Scotch Shrunk blue and white check double layer shirt with DL 1961 khaki 5 Pkt Twill jeans Meghan: Terez cotton and Lycra motorcycle sweatshirt jacket with DL 1961 grey ripped jeans James: Leo & Zachary black and white check button down shirt with Appaman straight twill pants Meghan: Les Tout Petits sequin bottom dress with Marciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attic for Kids black neoprene handbag

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HACKENSACKUMC FOUNDATION GOLF OUTING The HackensackUMC Foundation held their annual Golf Outing at the Ridgewood Country Club. For more information visit: hackensackumc.org

Joe Simunovich, Bob Garrett, Jon Fitzgerald and Larry Inserra

David Jurist, Jackie Lee and Dr. Carla Simonian

Dr. Ihor Sawczuk and Larry Inserra

Dr. Rick Winters and Dr. Greg Simonian

Tommy Scudieri, John Salemme andJohn Calendrillo, Nick Cangialosi and Bob Costa Dr. Morey Menacker

Nancy Kennedy, Clair Ward, Ro Sorce and Kimberly Ceasar

Jerry Iannone, Kerry Hesler and Trae Minicucci

Jason Kreitner and Tony Cabrera

United Water is now SUEZ

Karla Alvarez Bruce Markowitz, Theresa and JD de and Jean Monnecka Leon, Eurice Rojas and Joe Burt

Liz Koller and Sam Toscano

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Uli Diaz, Kimberly Ceasar, Diane Reynolds and Jon Fitzgerald

Anthony Perhacs, Dr. Ira Esformes and Dr. Robert Levine

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Mark Sparta, Kevin Joyce, Dr. Dante Implicito

Jo Ann and Billy Cunningham

Dr. Steven Topfer, Dr. Mark Schlesinger

Jim Kirkos, Joan Fragala, Joe Coccaro

We’re dedicated to the 7.5 million people nationwide who rely on United Water for their drinking water, and to protecting this valuable natural resource. So while our name may be changing, our commitment to preserving our water supply today and for generations to come has not.

Thinking Ahead Learn more at MySuezWater.com

HACKENSACKUMC PALISADES FOUNDATION The HUMC Palisades Foundation held a cocktail reception honoring Ed Davis and The Harborage. For more information visit: palisadesmedicalfoundation.org

Alda Valenzuela, Tyler McCamish, Jennifer McIntyre

Joujou Rizk, Jessica Lyons

Brian and Dana Martinotti

Roland Alun, Dorothy Riley, Norma Almanza, Eurice Rojas

John Capazzi, Mayor Thomas Calabrese, Gerald Calabrese

Joe Capriglione, Donna Simidian

Brigette and Patrick Sweeney

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Helen Davis, Brian Davis, Kathleen Mc Andrew

Anthony Passannante, Joe Burt, John Calandriello, Ruben D. Fernandez

Lisa Lansing, Shawn Ryan

Bruce Markowitz, Ed Davis

Kevin and Anna Marie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Connor, Lillian Sonnenschein, John Meditz, Dolores Lawlor

Bruce and Eileen Markowitz, Lillian Sonnenschein, Patrick Sweeney

Amy and Andy Horowitz

Robert Nick, Andrew Silverman, Tony Travotto, Roger Fogg

Michael Iannacone, Lydia Melendez, Jasmin Rodriguez, Katie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell

Mike Calamia, Mary Ellen Lillis

J.D. And Theresa deLeon, Claude and Barbara Coleman

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GIVING GUIDE Spirit of Giving! SHARE YOUR GENEROSITY WITH WORTHY AREA CHARITIES.

Help spread holiday cheer throughout the coming year for those in need. Join This year join forces with otherother like-minded individuals and organizations, such as the forces—and funds—with like-minded individuals and organizations, ones to continue Bergen County’s long-standing spirittowards of caring enriching commitment suchthat as follow, the ones that follow, to make a positive difference to improving ourcommunities communities and those who callcall it home. our Bergen County andallallofof those who it home.

Center for Food Action of New Jersey 192 West Demarest Avenue Center for Food Action Englewood, NJ 07631 of New Jersey

Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County 690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 300 Habitat for Humanity of Oradell, NJ 07649 Bergen County

192 West Jennifer DemarestJohnson Avenue Contact: Englewood, NJ 07631 Phone: 201-569-1804 Web: www.cfanj.org Contact: The Jennifer Johnsongoal is to preMission: organization’s vent hunger and homelessness, and to improve Phone: 201-569-1804 the liveswww.cfanj.org of individuals and families. It provides Web: emergency food,organization’s utility and housing Mission: The goal isassistance, to pre-

690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 300 Contact: Jacey Raimondo Oradell, NJ 07649 Phone: 201-457-1020 Web: habitatbergen.org Contact: Habitat Jacey Raimondo Mission: for Humanity of Bergen County established in 1994 as an affiliate of Phone:was 201-457-1020 Habitat for Humanity International. Our mission Web: habitatbergen.org isMission: to provideHabitat decent,for affordable for hardHumanityhomes of Bergen

advocacy, counseling services and access to vent hunger and homelessness, and to improve other community resources. CFA helps clients the lives of individuals and families. It providesfind solutions to food, problems, financial stability emergency utilityachieve and housing assistance, and create a brighter future. advocacy, counseling services and access to other community resources. CFA helps clients find solutions to problems, achieve financial stability and create a brighter future.

New Concepts for Living 68A W. Passaic Street Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

New Concepts for Living

68A W. Passaic Contact: RachelStreet Shemesh, exec. director Rochelle201-843-3427 Park, NJ 07662 Phone: Email: info@ncfl.net Contact: Rachel Shemesh, exec. director Adam Fishman Web: www.ncfl.net Phone: 201-843-3427 Mission: New Concepts is a community nonprofit organization committed to people with disEmail: info@ncfl.net abilities and their families. Inspired by the vision Web: www.ncfl.net of families Concepts enables Mission: and Newconsumers, Concepts isNew a community non-

people to realize their dreams to andpeople achieve their profit organization committed with disindividual potential throughInspired quality by community abilities and their families. the vision program supports and services. of families and consumers, New Concepts enables people to realize their dreams and achieve their individual potential through quality community program supports and services.

Multiple Sclerosis Care Center

Holy Name Hospital 718 Teaneck Road Multiple Sclerosis Care Center Teaneck, NJ 07666 Holy Name Hospital 718 Teaneck Contact: LisaRoad Futterman Teaneck,201-837-0727 NJ 07666 Phone: Web: holyname.org/mscenter Contact: The LisaCenter Futterman Mission: is New Jersey’s only nonprofit licensed facility providing healthcare and Phone: 201-837-0727 related services to patients with MS regardless Web: holyname.org/mscenter of their ability pay. is New Jersey’s only nonMission: ThetoCenter xx

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profit licensed facility providing healthcare and related services to patients with MS regardless of their ability to pay.

working Bergen County families. County was established in 1994 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Our mission is to provide decent, affordable homes for hardworking Bergen County families.

CASA

Court Appointed Special Advocates One Bergen County Plaza, Suite 440 CASA NJ 07601 Hackensack,

Court Appointed Special Advocates

One Bergen CountySimonton, Plaza, Suite 440 Contact: Amanda Hackensack, NJ 07601 amanda@bergencasa.org Phone: 201-336-7520 Contact: Lori Morris, Simonton, Contact: Amanda Email: info@bergencasa.org lori@bergencasa.org amanda@bergencasa.org Web: www.bergencasa.org Phone: 201-336-7520 Mission: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Children of Bergen County is an indeEmail:for info@bergencasa.org pendent, nonprofit organization of professionals Web: www.bergencasa.org and trainedCourt volunteers who have been appointed Mission: Appointed Special Advocates

by the NJ Court to advocate forischildren (CASA) forFamily Children of Bergen County an inderemoved theirorganization homes due to and/or pendent, from nonprofit of abuse professionals neglect. CASA works to ensure that needed serand trained volunteers who have been appointed vices and assistance are made available to these by the NJ Family Court to advocate for children children to move toward safe removedwhile fromhelping their homes duethem to abuse and/or and permanent homes. neglect. CASA works to ensure that needed services and assistance are made available to these children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes.

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Hope for Children Research Foundation 700D Lake Street Ramsey, NJ 07446 Contact: Meg Minassian, exec. director Phone: 201-962-8686 Web: www.hopeforchildrenresearch.org Mission: The hope of the foundation is finding

new treatments and cures for children with neurological diseases. We hope a doctor will never again have to say to a mom or dad, “take your child home; there’s nothing we can do.”

Pet ResQ, Inc.

Sharsheret 1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 2G Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 Contact: Elana Silber, director of operations Phone: 866-474-2774 & 201-833-2341 Fax: 201-837-5025 Web: www.sharsheret.org Mission: Sharsheret is a national not-for-profit

organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer. Our mission is to offer a community of support to women, of all Jewish backgrounds, diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.

who believe that all living creatures deserve a chance. We exist solely on donations and the efforts of volunteers and foster homes. We tend to rescue the elderly and handicapped pets that otherwise would not stand a chance at life.

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity and the responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” —Anthony Robbins

Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation P.O. Box 547 Tenafly, NJ 07670 Contact: Lisa Yue Phone: 866-808-2873 Email: info@childrenscardiomyopathy.org Web: www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org Mission: The Children’s Cardiomyopathy

Foundation is dedicated to finding the cause and cure for pediatric cardiomyopathy, a chronic and potentially life-threatening disease of the heart muscle, through the support of research, education, and increased awareness and advocacy.

Julia’s Butterfly Foundation

560 Hudson Street Hackensack, NJ 07601

637 Wyckoff Avenue, Suite #285 Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Contact: Andrea Betancourt Phone: 201-229-0600 Email: info@200club.org Web: www.200club.org Mission: To benefit law enforcement, fire or

Contact: Christine Callahan Phone: 201-675-9961 Web: www.juliasbutterflyfoundation.org Mission: Julia’s Butterfly Foundation is a volun-

emergency personnel who die or are seriously injured in the line of duty. Our motto is “serving our servants.”

Heightened Independence & Progress (hip) 131 Main Street, Suite 120 Hackensack, NJ 07601

24 West Railroad Avenue, Suite 172 Tenafly, NJ 07670 Contact: Robyn Urman Phone: 201-450-5992 Web: www.petresqinc.org Mission: We are a small group of volunteers

200 Club of Bergen County

Pony Power Therapies 1170 Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah, NJ 07430

Contact: Dana Spett Phone: 201-934-1001 Web: ponypowernj.org Mission: Pony Power Therapies is a non-profit

organization giving special needs and at-risk children and adults a unique opportunity to ride, care for and interact with horses. Our riding and non-riding activities enhance individuals’ physical, social and emotional well-being in a safe, nurturing farm environment.

Contact: Eileen Goff, president/CEO Phone: 201-996-9100 Web: www.hipcil.org Mission: hip is a non-profit agency, run by

and for people with disabilities, with Centers for Independent Living in Bergen and Hudson counties. hip’s mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve independent living through outreach, advocacy and education. hip offers wide-ranging programs and services to people with disabilities of all ages.

JDRF- Northern New Jersey and Rockland County Chapter

(Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund) 560 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 1210 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Contact: Jim Roberts Phone: 201-568-4838 Web: www.jdrf.org Mission: To find a cure for diabetes and its

complications through the support of research while providing support for those living with Type 1 Diabetes and their families in our community.

teer, non-profit 501 (c)3 charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of terminally and chronically ill children and their families. The foundation honors the memory of six-year-old Julia Marie Bommer, who passed away in 2005 following her brave battle against a rare kidney disorder. It is the foundation’s goal to pay tribute to Julia’s life by helping other children and their families struggling with the demands of their unique circumstances. We are humbled by the courage and dedication of the children and caregivers we support, and consider it a privilege to provide financial aid, physical assistance and services to those who need it most.

Tomorrows Children’s Fund 30 Prospect Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601

Contact: Susan Garbe, sgarbe@tcfkid.org Phone: 551-996-5504 Fax: 201-488-1444 Web: www.tcfkid.org Mission: The Tomorrows Children’s Fund was

founded by a group of committed parents to help their children and others like them with cancer and serious blood disorders. With the help of friends like you, today, TCF provides a warm, healthy and loving environment for children in treatment; a full scope of services to relieve families’ emotional and financial stress and the very best possible medical care. All of which confirms TCF’s belief that through hope, hard work and heartfelt generosity, extraordinary things are possible.

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bergenPAC (Performing Arts Center) 30 North Van Brunt Street Englewood, NJ 07631

64 Passaic Street Hackensack, NJ 07601

Contact: Dominic Roncace Phone: 201-816-8160 Web: bergenpac.org Mission: To make the live performing arts

Contact: Lynne Algrant Phone: 201-489-9454 Web: www.bergenvolunteers.org Mission: The Volunteer Center of Bergen

accessible, and to speak to the lives of its diverse community. It builds a creative home for artists of excellence and relevance, who entertain and enlighten, inspire and inform audiences.

Foundation for Autism Training and Education (FATE) P.O. Box 1157 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Contact: Sheilagh Cirillo Phone: 201-541-9833 Web: www.thefate.org Mission: FATE strives to help individuals with

autism achieve their highest level of independence within their home, school and community.

West Bergen Mental Health 120 Chestnut Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Contact: Carol Cohen Phone: 201-444-3550 Web: www.westbergen.org Mission: The agency’s mission is to treat severe

mental illness in children and adults and promote psychological health and personal growth. It provides comprehensive treatment and supportive services for clients and the surrounding community.

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County strengthens the community by connecting people with opportunities to serve, operating model volunteer programs, building capacity for effective volunteering, and participating in strategic partnerships that meet community needs.

The Community Chest The Valley Hospital 122 S. Van Brunt Street

RBARI 2 Shelter Lane Oakland, NJ 07436 Phone: 201-337-5180 Email: AdoptLove@rbari.org Web: www.rbari.org Mission: RBARI believes that all animals have

a natural right to humane treatment including proper care, respect, and safe shelter. Our primary mission is to provide sanctuary while finding permanent, loving homes for the many animals that come to us (including feral, elderly, handicapped, and formerly abused animals). Animals in our care receive lots of love in addition to shelter, food, and medical care. RBARI adheres to a “nokill” policy, giving animals an open-ended stay at a warm, safe place until loving homes can be found.

223 North Van Dien Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Contact: Shelly Wimpfheimer, shelly@communitychestofenglewood.org Contact: Anastasios Kozaitis Phone: Phone:201-568-7474 201-291-6300 Web: www.communitychestofenglewood.org Web: valleyhospitalfoundation.org Mission: Chestserves raises funds TheCommunity Valley Hospital the commuMission:The

and them to caring agencies the nityallocates by healing and fordemonstrating patients, comfortcapacity to provide services to residents and provides ing their families and teaching good health. The coordinating and planning services in Englewood, Valley Hospital distinguished by a commitment Englewood Cliffs is and Tenafly to support a range of to excellence in clinical care, innovation in proneeds, including hunger, afterschool programming, elderly career counseling women, mentaland gramscare, and technology and afor compassionate health services, environmental education and medical respectful environment. care to low-income pregnant women.

The Comedy Cures Foundation 122 E. Clinton Avenue Tenafly, NJ 07670 Contact: Saranne Rothberg Phone: 201-227-8410 Email: info@comedycures.org Web: www.comedycures.org Mission: The Comedy Cures Foundation is a na-

tional non-profit organization bringing joy, laughter and therapeutic humor programs to kids and grown-ups living with illness, depression, trauma and disabilities.

Bergen County Economic

“We must giveCorp. more in order Development County Plaza, to1 Bergen get more. It isSuite the#440 generous Hackensack, NJ 07601 giving of ourselves that Contact: Maggie Peters produces the generous harvest.” Phone: 201-336-7500 Mission: BCEDC is a not-for-profit organization —new Orison Swett Marden created to foster business development and retain existing businesses within Bergen County.

YCS Foundation (Youth Consultation Services) 235 Main Street, 3rd Floor Hackensack, NJ 07601 Contact: Richard Mingoia Phone: 201-678-1312 Web: www.ycs.org Mission: At YCS, our mission is to advocate

for, educate, shelter and care for children in need, and their families, so that each can further develop the skills, self-worth and hope necessary for success within their communities.

Family Promise of Bergen County 100 Dayton Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Contact: Kate Duggan, executive director Phone: 201-833-8009, fax: 201-833-8011 Web: www.bergenfamilypromise.org Mission: To provide hospitality to the home-

less and to keep families together in times of crisis, guiding them through temporary periods of homelessness by helping them create an achievable vision and develop a strong foundation for self-sufficiency.

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” —Kahlil Gibran

North Jersey Friendship House 125 Atlantic Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 Phone: 201-488-2121 Web: www.njfriendshiphouse.org Mission: To maximize the independence and

community living skills of persons experiencing severe and persistent mental illness, in order to reduce unnecessary hospitalization, secure other health and welfare services, as required by each individual referred to Friendship House for treatment; and to render this assistance voluntarily in a safe, comfortable environment. Friendship House is a non-profit rehabilitation center offering comprehensive behavioral health services, vocational training and employment support for adults with all types of disabilities. Services are designed to address the unique needs and goals of every individual.

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New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera)

Jewish Home Foundation of North Jersey

P.O. Box 3024 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-9024

10 Link Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647

60 West Hunter Avenue Maywood, NJ 07607 201-368-8585

Contact: Contact: Mary MaryEllen EllenRohon, Rohon

Contact: Melanie S. Cohen Phone: 201-750-4231 Web: www.jewishhomefamily.org Mission: The mission of the Jewish Home Foun-

Contact: Elissa Goldstein Phone: 201-368-8585 Web: www.adleraphasiacenter.org Mission: To be a vital resource to anyone whose

info@verismopera.org Phone: 201-886-0561

Phone: 201-886-0561 Web: www.njavo.org Mission: New Jersey Association of Verismo Web: www.verismopera.org Opera’s (Verismo Opera) mission is: 1. To enMission: New Jersey Association of Verismo

hance the culturalOpera) life of mission our community proOpera’s (Verismo is: 1. To by enhance viding a complete range of fine musical programthe cultural life of our community by providing a ming; 2. To educate the community about the2. To complete range of fine musical programming; uplifting the benefits of music and, particular, grandof educate community about theinuplifting benefits music particular, grand opera;our 3. To educate opera;and, 3. Toineducate and introduce youth to and introduce our youth to the joy of fine music; the joy of fine music; and 4. To provide perfor- and 4. To provide performance opportunities to musicians mance opportunities to musicians and offer study and offer study grants to young performing artists. grants to young performing artists.

The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation P.O. Box 1149 Ridgewood, NJ 07451 Contact: Linda Walder, executive director Phone: 877-444-1149 Web: www.djfiddlefoundation.org Mission: The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Founda-

tion is the first organization in the United States with the mission to provide grants to residential, recreational, vocational, educational and family programs for adolescents and adults with autism. Its expertise encompasses developing, identifying, supporting and supervising exemplary programs nationwide that honor the individuality of each person with autism.

dation of North Jersey, Inc. (JHF) is to provide aid and support to the not-for-profit organizations of the Jewish Home Family; Jewish Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home Assisted Living, Jewish Home at Home, and Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center for the purposes of making available healthcare, educational, life enrichment, scientific or other charitable efforts for the seniors, the elderly and infirm in our community, without regard to the individuals’ ability to pay.

The American Cancer Society

“Real generosity toward Phone: 201-343-2222 or 800-ACS-2345 the lies in giving all Web:future www.cancer.org Mission: The American Cancer Society is a tonationwide the present.” community-based volunteer health

organization dedicated —Albert to eliminating cancer as a Camus major health problem, by prevention, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

Alzheimers Association 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251 Denville, NJ 07834 Phone: 201-261-6009 Web: alz.org/nj Mission: The Greater New Jersey Chapter pro-

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The Office of Concern Food Pantry 55 West Demarest Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631

life or profession is touched by aphasia. Aphasia is a language disorder that impairs the expression and understanding of spoken language, reading and writing. It occurs most often from a stroke or brain injury. This condition affects a person’s ability to communicate, but does not affect their intellect. Adler Aphasia Center provides people with aphasia the assistance they need in regaining basic communication skills, as well as their self-esteem and selfconfidence, often lost as a result of their disability.

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” —John Bunyon

Center for Hope and Safety

vides programs and services to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers who live in the Bergen County and 13 other New Jersey counties. Association programs and services include education and training, support groups, respite assistance, and a toll-free telephone, HelpLine. 110

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12 Overlook Avenue, Suite A Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 Contact: Jean Kirch Phone: 201-498-9247, ext. 301 Web: www.hopeandsafetynj.org Mission: Center for Hope and Safety’s mission

is to assist women and children who are victims of domestic violence, including emotional, economic, sexual and physical abuse. The agency provides emergency and transitional housing, emotional support, as well as a diversified continuum of services focused on safety, empowerment and self-sufficiency.

Contact: George McKenna, GMcK1320@optonline.net Phone: 201-568-1465 Email: officeofconcern@verizon.net Web: www.officeofconcern.com Mission: Serving “the poorest of the poor” in

northern New Jersey by supplementing their food and other basic needs with bags of food each week. Food packages contain canned goods and other non-perishables, as well as fresh poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables, and dairy products. It is sponsored by St. Cecilia’s church in Englewood but the pantry is independent functionally and financially. It serves all regardless of religion, race or culture. They are open Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Each week they move 4.5 tons of food from their warehouse to their front office for distribution to 750 needy families. “We are staffed almost entirely by dedicated, unpaid volunteers. We operate through the generosity of foundations, businesses, churches, schools, community organizations, and i ndividuals. We are a 501 C 3 organization, so all contributions are tax-deductible,” notes spokesperson.

The Hermitage 335 North Franklin Turnpike Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 Contact: Leslie Naghshineh Phone: 201-445-8311 Web: www.thehermitage.org Mission: The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. was

established to restore, maintain and interpret The Hermitage, along with its grounds and outbuildings. Their mission is not only to provide these services, but also to communicate to a diverse audience of students, scholars and the general public, the site, its archives and its collections as they relate to local, regional and national history beginning in 1740. Holiday 2016 xx 111

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Giants of Generosity, Inc. 201 Piermont Road, Suite #16 Cresskill, NJ 07626 Contact: D. Jane Chagaris Albanese Phone: 201-567-2622 Web: www.giantsofgenerosity.org Mission: Giants of Generosity’s mission is to

quickly respond to the urgent needs of people in our own communities who are experiencing critical, life-altering situations. It does this by providing financial relief, connections to valuable resources, and service providers. Its goals are achieved with much greater impact by leveraging resources, expertise and relationships with other, like-minded organizations whenever possible. Giants of Generosity is fully funded by the generous donations of area residents and by corporate grants.

Northern New Jersey Community The Gregory M. Hirsch Foundation (NNJCF) Memorial Foundation, Inc. 1 Grand Avenue, Suite 3 for Pediatric Heart Care & Englewood, NJ 07631 Research Center

Contact: Danielle De Laurentis, nnjcf@nnjcf.org Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Phone: 201-568-5608 Hackensack University Medical Center Web: www.nnjcf.org Hackensack, NJ 07601 Mission: NNJCF focuses on civic engagement, education, public health and the arts by working

Contact: Fred Hirsch school districts, with local governments, Phone: 201-707-5933 businesses, non-profits and citizen groups to improve community Web: gmhhf.org life. Foundation partners identify andIts resolve regional problems and carMission: mission is to prevent sudden opportunities by sharing ideas, services and

diac death in children and young adults by better resources. The ArtsBergen initiative supports and understanding its causes, identifying indiencourages creative placemaking, theat-risk integration viduals andculture families, and thosecommunity families of arts and into anoffering area to build state-of-the-art treatment and support. and boost the local economy.

November 18, 2016 Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey 300 Forest Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652

Advance Housing Incorporated

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DR. STRANGE NOVEMBER 4 Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is an arrogant New York neurosurgeon whose hands are destroyed in an automobile accident. He spends all of his money trying to mend his injuries, to no avail. Penniless, he wanders as a derelict for a time before making his way to Nepal, where he encounters the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), a healer who teaches him how to tap into his psychic powers. Strange develops an array of amazing abilities, including the power to cast spells and fly. Other characters include the Ancient One’s sorcerer cohort Karl

November and December releases offer sci-fi and magic, true stories and fantasies, animation for kids and drama for adults. Ten of the most promising are described here, in order of their release dates.

ARRIVAL

Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), fellow New York surgeon Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) and another master of the mystic arts, Kaecillius (Mads Mikkelsen). Directed by Scott Derrickson, the film is based on the Marvel character originated by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1963. The movie opens a whole unseen corner of the cinematic universe—parallel dimensions —with eyedazzling surrealistic production design. It promises the usual action and violence

This is the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a pacifist, Seventh-day Adventist and conscientious objector who served bravely as a U.S. Army medic in World War II even though he refused to pick up a rifle. He believed the war was just, but killing was wrong and against his religion. The only American soldier in World War II to fight on the front lines without a weapon, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded near enemy lines, took fire while tending to soldiers, was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. During the bloody battle of Okinawa, he saved 75 men. Director Mel Gibson traces Doss’ pacifism back to an incident during his childhood in rural Virginia when he hit his brother with a brick and feared he had killed him. Their father became an alcoholic after losing his friends to battle in World War I. Doss was the first conscientious objector ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The battle scenes are brutal, ranking with Saving Private Ryan in intensity and gore. Hugo Weaving, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn and Rachel Griffiths co-star.

When 12 mysterious space crafts enter Earth’s orbit, an elite team headed by linguist Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is brought together to

TROLLS NOVEMBER 4 This DreamWorks 3D animated feature takes us to a world populated by Trolls, optimistic fuzzy-haired critters who are given to song and dance.

investigate. Working with the military and scientist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner), Louise attempts to find out what the visitors want. The aliens—given the name “heptopods”—speak in whalelike sounds, but Louise eventually uses written language to determine the aliens’ mission. This takes time, and the world’s uncertainty and uneasiness grow. Unlike many science-fiction

But all is not well for the Trolls.

films about UFOs and contact with

The Bergens, giant monsters who

extraterrestrials, Arrival doesn’t overly

enjoy dining on them, invade Troll Village. Poppy (voice of Anna Kendrick), a constantly upbeat and happy Troll, and the very cautious curmudgeon Branch (Justin Timberlake), embark on an adventurous mission fraught with mishaps as they try to tolerate each other long enough to rescue their friends. Since hair is the Trolls’ predominant feature, the filmmakers have given it a sort of life of its own. The Trolls can grow it and change its color at will, and swing with it. Zooey Deschanel, James Corden,

associated with a Marvel film, as well as a

Christine Baranski, John Cleese,

darker-than-usual origin tale.

and Jeffrey Tambor provide additional voice talent.

rely on computer-generated imagery to tell its story. Director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) creates tension and illustrates international anxiety through widespread rioting, paranoia, resource shortages and governments opting for a firststrike response to the alien presence. A cerebral sci-fi, the film aspires to capture the feeling of awe and wonder in Steven Spielberg’s movies with their emphasis on human beings caught up in the drama. Forest Whitaker co-stars as a colonel assigned to monitor attempts to communicate with the heptopods.

BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK NOVEMBER 11 Based on the novel by Ben Fountain, this film focuses on 19-year-old Iraq War hero Lynn (Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq firefight. When he’s brought home temporarily for a victory tour, we see, through flashbacks, what actually happened to the squad, contrasting the realities of war with the perceptions of Americans on the home front. Seen through Billy’s eyes, the movie switches back and forth between the war in Iraq to events during the night before the Thanksgiving football game with his family to the halftime show where he is presented. Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) shot the film at

120 frames per second (the standard film speed is 24 frames per second), resulting in crystal-clear sharpness and providing extreme detail. The supporting cast includes Kristen Stewart as Billy’s sister, Kathryn, and Vin Diesel as his sergeant. Steve Martin and Chris Tucker are also featured.

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FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM NOVEMBER 18 The film opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he must deal with a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of his fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds. Marking the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, the movie’s script was inspired by Rowling’s character Newt Scamander, who was expelled from Hogwarts but eventually wrote one of the school’s most important textbooks, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Scamander is described as a “magiczoologist,” which in the world of Harry Potter is a person who studies magical creatures. Spun off from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the film is the first installment of a planned trilogy. The cast includes Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Zoe Kravitz, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Samantha Morton and Dan Fogler. David Yates directs.

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The setting is Hollywood. The time: 1958. Aspiring young actress Maria Mabrey (Lily Collins) and her ambitious young driver, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), struggle with the often-absurd eccentricities of their employer, the wildly unpredictable billionaire Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty). When small-town beauty queen and devout Baptist Maria arrives at the Los Angeles airport, she meets her driver, Frank. Frank is engaged to his 7th-grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ Number 1 rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes’ behavior interferes with Maria and Frank in separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are seriously challenged and their lives changed. Beatty has been absent from the big screen for 15 years, during which time he wrote the screenplay for this film. Hughes was originally a larger role, but as Beatty wrote, he changed the focus from the eccentric billionaire to the young couple as they balance their long-held convictions with temptations that appear almost normal in the atypical world of Hollywood.

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On a luxury interstellar spaceship bound for a colony 120 years away, two passengers sleeping in

THE FOUNDER DECEMBER 16 Michael Keaton stars as Illinois milkshake machine salesman Ray Kroc, who turned McDonald’s drive-through business into a national franchise. The film portrays the first meeting between

suspended animation are awakened 90 years too early when the ship malfunctions. As Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense

Kroc and the McDonald brothers—Mac

attraction… until they discover the

and Dick—who were running a burger

ship is in grave danger. With the

operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc, then 52, was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He

lives of 5,000 sleeping passengers at stake, only Jim and Aurora can save them all.

offered his services to the McDonalds,

Although the film has the

who were looking for a new franchising

pedigree of a big-budget sci-fi

agent, and Kroc eventually maneuvered

spectacle, it is also an intimate look

himself into a position to take over the company and turn it into a billion-dollar empire. Kroc has been credited with making a number of innovative changes

at two individuals thrust into the position of responsibility, not only for their own lives, but also for the

in the food-service franchise model,

thousands on board. Lawrence and

specifically selling single-store franchises

Pratt bring considerable star power

rather than the territorial franchises common at the time, and maintaining uniformity in service and quality among all McDonald’s locations. Director John Lee Hancock and

and charisma to their roles. Morten Tyldum directs.

Other November releases include Loving, about a Virginia couple (Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga) who violated a Virginia law prohibiting interracial marriage and took their case to the Supreme Court; the Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard romantic DECEMBER 25 spy drama Allied; and Bleed For This, about a boxer (Miles Teller) Matthew McConaughey stars as who is left with a broken neck Kenny Wells in this film based on the after a near-fatal car accident and struggles back to the ring against true story of the 1993 Bre-X Mineral overwhelming physical odds. Corporation scandal. Wells operates December brings Miss Sloane, a failing prospecting business out of a starring Jessica Chastain as a bar in Reno while his loyal girlfriend, powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career to push through an Kay (Bryce Dallas Howard), works amendment enforcing stricter several jobs to keep them afloat. federal laws regulating guns; Desperate for a lucky break, he teams Rogue One: A Star Wars Story up with an equally luckless geologist highlights a key event in the Star Wars timeline, in which a group of (Edgar Ramirez) to execute an ordinary people band together to elaborate plan: find gold deep in the steal the plans to the Death Star, uncharted jungle of Indonesia. the Empire’s ultimate weapon; Fences, starring and directed by The film is reminiscent of Denzel Washington, about a former Humphrey Bogart’s Treasure of professional baseball player who the Sierra Madre, which tells how denies his teenage son’s dreams of gold leads to greed, danger and playing college football; and Why Him?, about an overprotective even death. In Gold, Wells enjoys father (Bryan Cranston) who panics the fruits of his discovery until when he learns that his daughter’s others attempt to wrest control of socially awkward boyfriend (James it, resorting to extreme measures to Franco) plans to propose.

GOLD

Keaton portray Kroc as a shrewd, cold

lay claim to the multi-million-dollar

businessman but also emphasize his work

treasure. For the role, McConaughey

ethic. Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, Nick Offerman and B.J. Novak co-star.

gained 40 pounds and shaved back his hair to appear older.

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PREVENTING AND TREATING SWIMMER’S SHOULDER

wimmer’s shoulder is a broad term used to describe the problem of shoulder pain in recreational and competitive swimmers. Swimming is a challenging sport because the shoulders and arms are used for locomotion, while at the same time, above average shoulder flexibility and range of motion are needed for maximum performance. Unfortunately, this is often also associated with an undesirable increase in joint laxity. In addition, swimming is performed in a fluid medium, which offers more resistance to movement than air. This combination of high demands can lead to a spectrum of overuse injuries seen in the swimmer’s shoulder, the most common of which is rotator cuff tendinitis. However, there are several other specific shoulder problems that are common in swimmers and all have been identified as either causes of or contributing factors for swimmer’s shoulder. These include ligamentous laxity, impingement, nerve entrapment and muscular imbalance. The risk of injury is understandably high when you add together all of the unique challenges of swimming— the propulsive demands on the shoulders and arms, inherent shoulder Continued on page 124

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laxity and the increased resistance provided by water. It is no surprise that shoulder problems are reported in an average of 66% of swimmers, and as high as 91% in some studies. In order to prevent shoulder injuries in swimmers, pre-season evaluation is the key. A thorough examination by the trainers and team physicians should identify and correct any structural deficits, muscle imbalances or previous injuries that could predispose to problems. Most shoulder injuries in competitive swimmers are the result of a sudden increase in training or poor technique. The coaches should play close attention to the swimmers’ stroke patterns in order to correct any errors that could lead to injury. Finally, training schedules should be designed to avoid the microtrauma associated with overuse injuries. If injuries do occur, they should be identified early, and corrective measures should be started as soon as possible. Training schedules should be modified as much as needed, and strokes should be evaluated and corrected. Evaluation by an orthopedist is important to identify the specific cause or causes of swimmer’s shoulder, so that proper, targeted treatment can be started. Evaluation should include a thorough history and physical examination, with x-rays done at

the time of initial visit. An MRI, arthrogram or CAT scan may be necessary, depending on the severity of injury and the response to treatment. Most of the causes of swimmer’s shoulder are functional rather than structural. Therefore the vast majority of patients will respond to non-surgical treatment. A general treatment protocol begins with rest, ice, stretching and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). However, a directed therapy program has the best chance of success and is useful in preventing further or recurrent injury. Physical therapy programs can employ a variety of strengthening exercises to target specific muscle groups, as needed. An important issue to consider when working with swimmers is their reluctance to stay out of the water. Although swimmers are involved in dry-land training, no suitable substitute exists for swimming. Modification of training schedules and techniques allow the patient to continue swimming, enabling the physical therapist to establish or maintain credibility with the swimmer. In extreme cases, the swimmer may need a short dry-land period to allow for adequate soft tissue healing. In these cases, the rehabilitation specialist should fully educate the swimmer as to the necessity for the

lay-off. Time spent out of the water should be kept as short as possible, even if the swimmer is doing primarily kicking activities. Although returning to the water may not be ideal for rehabilitation, keeping a swimmer out of the water for a lengthy period may result in a rehabilitation program that is ignored. Surgery may be the appropriate approach for correcting structural problems. These include ligamentous laxity, labral tears and nerve entrapments. However, surgery should not be approached lightly. Surgery may correct the problem, but the athlete may not be able to return to activity at the pre-injury level. For that reason surgery should be considered if conservative measures are unsuccessful or if pain has begun to affect activities of daily living or quality of life. As with any surgical procedure, the athlete and surgeon should have a thorough discussion of the patient’s goals, the potential outcome of surgery and the risks and benefits, both in general and specific to the athlete in question. Swimmer’s shoulder is a condition that may be prevented with adequate pre-season screening, which can identify impairments and training errors that may lead to symptoms. If a swimmer does become symptomatic during the season, the coach or athletic trainer should identify the most likely

impairments or training errors and rule out any significant tissue pathology that would warrant a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. A comprehensive rehabilitation program usually includes strengthening of the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers, stretching anterior chest musculature that may be shortened and implementing activity modification so the athlete can still participate in the sport. It takes a skilled and experienced clinician to recognize and manage this problem. The approach should involve the combined input of an experienced shoulder surgeon, skilled physical therapist and coach. Early and appropriate treatment can avoid chronic shoulder problems in swimmers.

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THE MCLAREN 570S: “ENTRY-LEVEL” SUPERCAR THAT PACKS A SERIOUS PUNCH

The supercar world is a tough nut to crack, especially if you’re an automaker trying to take on the establishment. When your competition is Ferrari, Lamborghini and other storied nameplates, you have to wonder what exactly is going to separate you from the good ol’ boys’ club. McLaren, a small supercar manufacturer from the U.K. founded by Bruce McLaren, has decided to do the impossible and attempt to unseat the establishment. Although the British company, with its respective Formula 1 pursuits, is hardly new to the world of high-performance racing, it’s entering an entirely different ballgame in building production-spec vehicles for the street. Buyers are looking for a certain mix of performance, comfort and exotica; having driven the company’s 650S Spider, I know that the company has figured it out, but can it have a repeat performance? This brings us to McLaren’s all-new model. Considered the “entry level” McLaren, it is the least expensive product in the company’s increasing portfolio. Called the 570S, it boasts more unique exterior styling. However, at a quick glance, most folks would see a sensual, Ferrari-esque design. Unlike 128

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with Lamborghini, McLaren’s 570S has no hard edges. Instead McLaren went with a curvaceous look. The most distinct element of the 570S’s design is its side air intakes, which are integrated into the door and flow into the rear fender. My test car further accentuated this striking feature with carbon fiber inserts. Bonus points go to McLaren’s designer for also integrating flying rear buttresses from the roofline into the rear deck. Not only is this a stunning design detail, it’s also functional as it both channels air towards the engine bay as well as increases the vehicle’s downforce, which is greatly appreciated on the track. In addition, important lessons have been learned from the company’s other models. While the dihedral doors are always a crowd favorite, they do make egress and ingress difficult for the uninitiated. If this wasn’t already a bit problematic, the carbon fiber “tub” construction of McLaren’s vehicles means there is typically a high and wide doorsill. So when entering other McLaren vehicles you have to multitask: 1) Make sure you don’t bonk your head, 2) Manage to step over and into the car and 3) Lower yourself into the low-slung seats. When Holiday 2016

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designing the 570S, the designers made sure the doors open wider and they’ve also decreased the size of the doorsill so it makes passengers’ lives easier. The larger aperture makes for much more graceful entrances and exits, and less bruising—of the ego, that is. Once behind the thin, three-spoke Alcantara steering wheel, I found the interior space to be quite spacious for a supercar. Outfitted with a pair of sport seats upholstered in Alcantara, it proved quite comfortable and relatively airy. Although they don’t look like they will be the most supportive, the seats were surprisingly fitted for touring and spirited driving. Zero complaints here. There are some British quirks with some of the switchgear, and I was warned at delivery to be careful with a latch as it had a tendency to break off in a user’s hand. Upon inspection, I found that some switches and dials seemed a bit flimsy while others were solid. Of course, this makes it seem a bit kit car-ish but during my time with the vehicle there were no problems. One thing that hasn’t changed is the infotainment system, which is a bit wonky in its usability. It’s a lot like having a smartphone attached to the center stack; it’s just a 130

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really annoying one. I wish it were easier to navigate and that I could do simple things like display traffic on the navigation map so I know where not to go. Aside from that, two positives that stood out to me were the matte carbon fiber trim, which was beautifully executed, and the optional Bowers & Wilkins sound system, which provided BIG sound for a little cabin. Having just experienced the all-new Ferrari 488 GTB, the Italian’s sound system is akin to a tin can with a string attached to it. As you may suspect, though, I was far more interested in another sound. That would be what would come from the 570S’s 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 motor. Power is rated at 562 horsepower and 443 lb.-ft. of torque, which translates to a McLaren-claimed zero to 60 time of 3.1 seconds. You can thank McLaren’s engineering team for delivering a vehicle weighing less than 2,900 pounds and the seven-speed, dual-clutch gearbox for that. While it reads like a monster, its sound is far from monstrous, even when equipped with the sport exhaust as my test car was. In fact, I found it rather tame and far from being an annoyance. A proper daily driver? Surprisingly, yes.

During my time with the red 570S I daily drove it in and out of the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. Zero problems ensued and I was comfortable at all times. I cannot say the same of other supercars I’ve piloted across the Hudson River. There’s a reason for this. Thanks to the adjustable suspension and powertrain settings, you can “flex” the McLaren as needed. Keeping the suspension locked in “normal” mode meant it could take bumps when the going got tough, and the optional vehicle lift that raises the 570S’s front end helped me when getting in and out of hairy (read steep) situations. While all of the aforementioned was appreciated, what truly makes the 570S special is how it performs when you dial up the settings to “track” mode. The TFT instrument panel changes into a race-spec rev counter and it prominently displays the gear you’ve engaged. Going around corners I had previously taken in “normal” and “sport” mode feel completely different. You can attack them faster, there’s literally no body roll and it feels like you’ve got the 570S’s motor strapped to your back. This is not how other comparable supercars feel. Grip is somehow there even when pushing the rear-wheel

drive Brit to its limit and I couldn’t get the McLaren to wiggle its hips even a little. I probably wasn’t even close to the car’s respective edge, but I sure was having a blast. What adds to the fun is the 570S’s steering rack. It’s tuned to be responsive but, more importantly, it actually provides feedback to the driver. In an age where this is becoming incredibly rare as automakers switch to fully electric power assisted steering, I have to say I was melting every time the car spoke to me and I hit a corner’s apex. While I must admit personality goes a long way and I wish the 570S’s motor had a bit more in its sound, the car really pulled at my heartstrings. Yes, some switches and the infotainment system could be better, and the seat controls could be easier to use, but that isn’t what stuck in my memory. The rush of speed, extremely flat cornering and the 570S’s stickiness to the tarmac were what resonated with me. It’s precisely everything you would want in a supercar, just without the half million or million dollar price tag. Richard Posluszny is a freelance writer based in Bergen County. Holiday 2016

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CHARITY RUN AND MOTORCYCLE RAFFLE Joseph Sanzari sponsored his annual Charity Run and Motorcycle Raffle. For more information visit: hackensackumcfoundation.org

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Luke Murray, grandson of Joseph M. Sanzari, pulled the winning raffle ticket for the 2016 Harley-Davidson FLTRXS Road Glide Special “Hard Candy Custom Flake” which was donated by Joseph M. Sanzari with a retail value of $26,999. Assisting Luke was Diego Coria, M.D., chairman of the Center for Behavioral Health and Medicine at HackensackUMC, Caryl Kourgelis, and Jason Kreitner, vice president of Operations, HackensackUMC

This year’s charity run included a visit to the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan, where a wreath was placed to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. From left to right: Mark D. Sparta, FACHE, executive vice president and chief operating officer of HackensackUMC, and executive vice president of Population Health Clinical Operations, Hackensack Meridian Health; Joseph Simunovich, co-chair, Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees; Rosemarie J. Sorce, vice chairwoman, HackensackUMC Board of Governors; Joseph M. Sanzari, chairman, HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley Board of Trustees; and Robert C. Garrett, co-CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health

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or quite some time, all-inclusive resorts have carried a nasty (literally) reputation. The food was awful, the drinks were watered down and if you’re even able to get past those two major factors, the guests themselves could sometimes be more than you bargained for. I’m happy to say that times, they are a changin’! The past few years we’ve been spoiled by the emergence of many great allinclusives throughout the world. In Mexico and the Caribbean in particular, these newly found or reimagined gems are definitely worth a trip to change your mind and alleviate your allinclusive travel woes. PARADISUS PALMA REAL – THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC If the food at all-inclusives was your concern, then Paradisus Palma Real quickly challenges your thinking. With

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eight restaurants, one of which is that of 7 Star Michelin Chef recipient Martin Berasteguis, you already know you’re headed in the right culinary direction. Look out at the 37,000-squarefoot swimming pools and the beautiful Bavarro beach, and you quickly realize this trip won’t be so bad. January is the perfect time to go. You’ll have about nine hours a day of unadulterated sunshine, which compared to the weary winter days in Jersey, just can’t be beaten. The resort is sizeable, and has different sections to fit your rest and relaxation needs. For families, the suites are oversized. Though little time is spent in the room, Palma Real ensured it would be a comfortable few hours of recharging for a family of four. Having just undergone a multi-million dollar renovation, the new family amenities have quickly become crowd pleasers. Starting with the family lounge area complete with

Wi-Fi and snacks all day, families can also be entertained at the Kid Zone, the numerous kiddie pools, several kidfriendly restaurants and a family concierge to help plan kid activities, restaurant reservations and, of course, milk and cookies turn-down service. As far as couples go, opting for Royal Service will pay off in droves. When you first arrive on the property, guests of Royal Service are escorted through a private check-in, where they are greeted by a personal butler and given a cell phone by which to reach him at all times. He will assist you in unpacking, make all of your spa and restaurant reservations, and draw a bath for you while you’re still at dinner. Laundry and beachside bed reservations are just two more of his offered services. Royal Service also has both a private pool and private beach, with no children allowed. Between the fruit smoothie bar and a pool or beachside waiter

delivering your next drink, it’s pure sunny bliss. Oh, and the water is about 81 degrees in January. The Royal Service suites are more than spacious, all overlooking the ocean or the beautiful Balinese-inspired tropical gardens. The furniture is mahogany and the ambience, restful. They also provide a “pillow menu” so you can rest in perfect comfort. The suite includes a mini bar that is refreshed daily. You don’t have to worry if you just want to peek inside, as this is an all-inclusive resort .The bath products are fabulous and are by Thierry Mugler. The fragrances actually seem to follow you throughout the resort. (I found out that it is true, due to discreet incense diffusers placed throughout. The smell is fragrant and sublime.) When it comes to food, Palma Real shines. Aside from Martin Berasteguis’ restaurant, there are seven other restaurants to explore. Rare is a typical steakhouse with a variety of American and international cuts cooked to perfection in a more informal atmosphere. Blue Agave offers a wide selection of authentic Mexican dishes and fabulous margaritas. Bana boasts three experiences within the one restaurant: a sushi bar (that was a little limited in selection, but the quality was there), Teppanyaki tables and Bana Bistro. Vento specializes in international cuisine with Mediterranean influences along with Moroccan, Tunisian, French and Turkish specialties. Fuego is a Latin infusion and Peruvian restaurant beneath a thatched roof right off the beach. Both the view and the smart décor add to its charm. Palazzo is the newest addition á la carte Italian restaurant. Mangia! Then, there’s Passion. Let’s just say this restaurant from

winner of 7 Michelin awards, 4 Diamonds Martin Berasateguis has certainly evoked the passion in me. The ambience is all black and white with bold red influences and accessories. The place resembles a little jewel box. This is the only restaurant that has a surcharge, but it is well worth it. You can order á la carte or the Chef’s Tasting, which can be paired with wine (additional cost). If you are a real foodie, go for the Chef’s Tasting. It is seven courses of heaven, presented elegantly on several different small dishes. Remember to ask your butler to reserve a table for you as this offering sells out quickly. Needless to say, you won’t go hungry on this trip. There are actually two spas and a full fitness center with all the bells and whistles your workout requires. They also have aqua spinning in the pool and lots of activities such as yoga, Pilates, volleyball, golf and tennis nearby all day long throughout the resort. The first YHI spa is located in the middle of the Balinese gardens and pays homage to thatched roof little cottages. The services offered rely on therapeutic remedies based on ancient massage oils and rituals. You can even have a private tea ceremony there. My favorite is the YHI Spa located in the Reserve at the beginning of the complex. Your butler will provide transportation to and from the spa area. With your treatment you can use the hydrotherapy pools ranging from ice-cold water to warm relaxing drizzles on your feet. There is actually a list of procedures to guide you for the maximum effect. This area feels like you were dropped in the middle of a tropical rain forest. The surrounding fauna and flora are magnificent; Balinese beds

line the perimeter begging you to stop, relax and unwind before or after your treatments. I had the Yhi Abhyanga massage, which was 75 minutes of pure bliss. In the evenings you’ll be entertained by different shows put on by the staff members, who are far from amateurs. The first show I saw was similar to a Cirque du Soleil performance full of climbing, spinning and jumping through the air sans nets. It was scary but delightful. The second was a musical and there were no sour notes there! Rounding out the resort are nine different bars worth exploring, and a little casino for those who must gamble on vacation. For me, the boutiques were a great stop. For my husband, the cigar shop couldn’t be passed by! Paradisus Palma Real is a truly upscale all-inclusive resort with the friendliest and warmest staff. Your wish is their command, and I have a command of my own: You have to go here! ROYAL HIDEAWAY PLAYACAR – PLAYA DEL CARMEN I’m so not a winter girl. I decided a quick jaunt to Mexico would be perfect. As we pulled up to the private manned gate, Lorenzo Chan, the GM of Royal Hideaway Playacar in Playa Del Carmen, warmly greeted us. I fell in love as I entered the open space courtyard flanked by a big beautiful lobby bar. The way to go at Royal Hideaway is to stay in a villa suite, which is in a twoor three-floor Mexican colonial style building with a private balcony and butler service. The room was beautifully appointed with dark wood furniture, light-colored floors and hints of tropical design influences with Holiday 2016

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ESCAPES a luxuriously attached marble bathroom with a hydro tub and Bulgari amenities. This room passed my standard “hotel room test” with flying colors. Now that I was settled, my main goal was to check out the beach! Heading past the huge sparkling infinity pool, I spotted a chaise lounge beckoning to me. I enjoyed lounging in the sun. I enjoyed it even more when my butler, Raoul, appeared to ask if I might care for a cocktail or lunch. I decided on the cocktail because I wanted to check out the poolside BBQ offerings. I sampled everything and was very satisfied with my choices, which included steak, pork, chicken, fish, ribs and several sides. A full-service resort with the emphasis on service, the staff at Royal Hideaway is welcoming, warm and friendly. Almost too friendly! Every time I opened my door Raoul was there waiting for me—whether to escort me to a restaurant or ask if I needed something. How did he always know when I was coming or going? He must have ESP! Like most resorts, they offer a ton of water-related sports, a PSDI scuba-training program, kayaking and snorkeling. They will even arrange golf and shopping trips or excursions to Xcaret Park, a nearby resort, theme park and ecotourism development. I decided to go to a dinner show there, and it did not disappoint. The park itself is massive. They have beautiful parrots and fauna, several swimming holes and I watched a horse show with riders in traditional costume. The show at night is in a huge amphitheater and takes you through various pivotal stages of Mexican history. The acting and theater were quite dramatic. You can spend the whole day at the park if you so choose.

There is also a full-service spa with a wide choice of wraps, facials and massages. I sampled a heavenly massage. You can also work out in the fitness center or play tennis. When it comes time for food, there are six different restaurants, each with its own flavor and personality. Azia focuses on traditional Japanese and Hibachi with a sprinkling of Thai influences. Palazzo is an Italian restaurant with innovative European cuisine in an elegant and charming atmosphere. The Grill is just what it sounds like, a chef’s selection of grilled fare in a romantic al fresco setting. Last, but not least is Las Ventanas. The room has more of a Mediterranean feel with high ceilings and large comfy chairs overlooking the beach. This is a serious fine dining restaurant serving innovative creations by executive chef Eugenio Villafaña. If you reserve early enough, you can take part in dining at The Chef’s table with a select tasting menu as you watch the chefs craft your meal. An extensive wine cellar keeps your taste buds in check as the action of a busy kitchen looms around you. No matter where you decide to dine, though, the food is exemplary throughout the resort. After dinner head over to the Piano Bar for a nightcap and some live music before retiring for the night. There are also several bars serving creative cocktails using freshly squeezed juices and homemade simple syrups. Royal Hideaway Playacar is a perfect place for a wedding, honeymoon or a romantic escape. The white sand beach and clear water (yes, there is some seaweed, but nothing to alter your happiness) beckons me back to this quiet, friendly adults-only resort.

As the night expires and the piano stops playing, it’s back into my cozy room and a waiting tub filled with rose petals. Thank you, Raoul! HARD ROCK RIVIERA MAYA Sometimes the search to capture Rock and Roll’s nostalgic feeling takes you further than you might expect: to Riviera Maya, Mexico. For those who don’t know, Hard Rock has the largest collection of rock memorabilia in the world, spread throughout their many properties. It’s their ability to transport you back to seeing your favorite rock band in the ’80s, though, that makes Hard Rock for rock ‘n’ rollers what Disney is to children—pure unadulterated bliss. So while Cleveland may have a great Rock and Roll Museum, I’ll take the sunshine, pools and entertainment of Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya any day. Enter the sprawling property (this is not for those seeking the most intimate stay) and you’ll see that Hard Rock spared no expense in building this mega resort. You’ve almost got two resorts built into one, with an adults-only section and a family-friendly side, with some separate and some shared amenities between the two. There are lazy rivers, a “yoga temple,” and much more, including, of course, a grand concert area for you to see your favorite rockers rock once again. Naturally spas, salons, and all the restaurants and bars you could ever need dot the resort’s grounds, and you’ll never be short on finding other activities to enjoy at the resort’s nightclub and beautiful beaches (as if that wasn’t the reason you came to Riviera Maya in the first place). Continued on page 138

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UNICO HOTEL RIVIERA MAYA – COMING IN MARCH 2017 Want to sleep in a bed never slept in before? Be the first to use the toilet? Or maybe you just want to be the first in the know? Well, this is your chance. Check out one of the coolest new resorts in Riviera Maya before people even find out it’s cool. Opening in March of 2017 and situated just south of Playa Del Carmen in Riviera Maya, Mexico, UNICO Hotel Riviera Maya will be the first hotel to debut under the UNICO brand. The curated adults-only, all-inclusive resort will feature 448 lavishly appointed guestrooms with predominantly ocean views, boasting plunge pool and double hydro spa tub options, an in-room mini bar stocked for guest preference with all the essentials to makeyour-own cocktail, three expansive pools, a state-ofthe-art wellness center, a spa outfitted with 18 luxe cabins, five globally infused gourmet restaurants, and six bars and lounges, including a cigar lounge and two swim-up bars. The fun doesn’t stop there, though! Signature guest experiences include art to purchase from local artisans both in-room and throughout the hotel and the Esencia Studio located in the Esencia Wellness Center, where guests select their own personalized in-room amenities made with local ingredients. Food and beverage offerings will focus on creativity and emerging talent, including an annual rotating chef restaurant giving guests a unique dining experience every time they choose to return. In addition, UNICO Hotel Riviera Maya will play host to experiential meetings and weddings, featuring an 11,600-square-foot ballroom, two breakout rooms and

outdoor event space. To inspire spontaneity, impromptu popup programming will include mezcal tastings and cocktail hour in a nearby Mayan village, to boozy pibil’s “pit roast” and full moon parties on the beach. Departing from the traditional all-inclusive, the UNICO experience will encompass all food and beverages, select spa treatments and off-property excursions, and unlimited golf. Embracing the contemporary culture of the region, this aspirational all-inclusive resort allows vacationers a real, unfiltered experience in the backdrop of relaxed luxury with a unique “Host” concept, replacing the traditional butler service. Equal parts international outpost and local getaway, UNICO Hotel Riviera Maya encourages guests to fully immerse themselves through exclusively developed private excursions, such as exploring the region’s lesser known alcoves with native hosts to dining at local tastemakers’ preferred restaurants and bars. On-property culturally inspired experiences include cooking classes taught by renowned local chefs, and an executive mixologist infusing local flavors and ingredients to craft specialty cocktails throughout the hotel. For savvy travelers ready to make the leap, book now through December 22, 2016 and travel from March 1, through December 22, 2017 to receive up to 15 percent off your stay. Now what are you waiting for? For more information, or to book your stay, visit www. unicohotelrivieramaya.com

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Izakaya Hontei, a new Japanese-Korean restaurant, has opened in Palisades Park. Its chef, Satto-san, hails from Japan and has 40 years’ worth of kitchen experience. The menu offers sushi and sashimi along with other Japanese kitchen dishes like teriyaki, katsu, udon, soba and robatayaki. The restaurant also has a liquor license, offering a selection of beer, wine and sake. Izakaya Hontei is currently open daily beginning at 5:00pm.

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WHISKEY BAR & BISTRO 1050 Wall Street, Lyndhurst whiskeybarbistro.com The Whiskey is back! The former home of the Whiskey Cafe is now Whiskey Bar & Bistro, a “sports bistro” dressed in a modern rustic decor. The new ownership has a collective 20 years’ worth of restaurant experience working at such places as Sushi Lounge, Taphouse Grille, and Bareli’s. Stephen Mohren (Taphouse Grille, Brass Rail, Forest Hill Field Club and Catering) is handling chef duties with a menu of his takes on bistro classics. This includes an exclusive blend of chuwck, short rib and oxtail patties crafted by Pat LaFreida for their burger. Artisan pizzas are available as 14-inch pies or served in 3-, 4- or 5-foot options. The bar is covered with their “Drink Up” menu, crafted with familiar, yet different martinis and cocktails along with eight wines on tap, as well as bottled beer and wine. Many institutions of the former Whiskey are still intact: Friday Happy Hour, Country Line Dancing and the American Cruisers Car Show. There’s also Chinstrap Sundays, which include an outdoor tailgate and “Gameday” menu coupled with drink discounts and a DJ, plus shuttle service to and from Met Life Stadium. Expect DJs a few nights a week and live bands on weekends. The renovated space includes 26 TVs and two projector screens; total occupancy is 300 and seating capacity of 185, 40 of which are by the bar. Whiskey Bar & Bistro is currently open seven days a week.

170 Center Avenue, Westwood centertavern.com Center Tavern or as it’s labeled almost everywhere: “Bat Barry’s Center Tavern” is the “new” restaurant and bar that was formerly Bat Barry’s. Still owned by Westwood resident John Owens, the eatery is self-described as “locally sourced, seasonal fare pairs with cocktails and wines in a laid-back, classic tavern setting.” There’s a new menu to go along with the changes, including shareables (apps), pizzas, wraps, burgers and sandwiches, as well as a number of Mainfare (entrees). According to the website, Center Tavern is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

LOLLI AND POPS Garden State Plaza, Paramus lolliandpops.com Lolli and Pops, the self-proclaimed “purveyors of sweetness,” has opened at Garden State Plaza. The chain operates 30+ stores from coast to coast, with a simple goal according to its website: make every day delicious. They carry a delectable selection of candies and confections from around the world, including chocolate from Madagascar, sour belts from Spain and sodas from Japan; all are sourced from famed producers and local artisans, changing daily with batch size and availability. This location is located on Level 1 of the mall across from the Starbucks kiosk. Lolli and Pops is open six days a week. 142

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STELLA ARTISAN ITALIAN 18 E. Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood stellaitalian.com Stella Artisan Italian, a new restaurant and market described as “Eataly meets gastro pub, meets butcher shop,” has opened in Ridgewood from the owners of S. Egidio. Initially conceived as an “authentic Italian oil shop,” the business has expanded its scope with the addition of Chef Vincent Forchelli, who has worked under the likes of Daniel Boulud, Michael White and Ken Oringer. Chef Forchello has also brought in Heather Bertinetti to handle Bergen’s strong desire for sweets; Bertinetti, formerly of Four Seasons and Major Food Group, has been named one of the “Best Pastry Chefs in the United States.” Stella offers an in-house pasta program, homemade charcuterie (sausages, cured meats, etc.), breads, sandwiches, gelato, specialty Italian retail and more in a casual marketplace setting. Stella Artisan is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

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ZOZO’S 625 Rivervale Road, River Vale zozos.menu.com Zozo’s, a new restaurant and bar, has taken over for Vale Bar & Grill in River Vale. The new owners have implemented an Italian menu to go along with the popular bar space, which hosts a happy hour from 3:00-6:00pm. A crostini menu tops the list of starters, with options such as the goat cheese crostini with pear, honey and thyme or the mushroom crostini topped with artichoke, truffle and Parmesan. The zucchini Carpaccio is also a unique starter worth trying. Pastas, steaks, a few fish items and veal chops prepared three ways round out the entrée menu, and a slew of custom cocktails, Prosecco cocktails and wines keep the happy hour lively. The space itself hasn’t undergone any significant changes, with the new business being open six days a week (Tuesday through Sunday).

Felice, has opened in Wayne. The restaurant features locally sourced ingredients, handmade pastas and house-cured salumi Look for the initials RDN, or RD, after your in a casual Tuscan farmhouse setting.

nutritionist’s name. These credentials that the practitioner has completed Felice has trained at the Culinary Institute of America and workedindicate in New York City (Del Posto, The Modern), Vegas (B&B Ristorante); he’s also worked extensively throughout Europe, including England, Spain, Belgium and Italy. bothinacademic andHolland, professional The menu, which supports many local farms, will change seasonally at the direction of Chef Felice. location, which was requirements, including: anThe accredited formerly Novu, has been completely renovated in the aforementioned farmhouse look and feel. 4-year educational program, 900 hours of supervised practice, and passed a national Holiday 2016 144 exam.

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Silli Point, a new restaurant serving Indian and Indian fusion, has opened in Cliffside Park. The owners are three couples, all foodies using their own recipes, aiming to give “an authentic Indian flavor” to customers. The menu includes Indian and Indo-Chinese food consisting of appetizers, Indian curries, biryanis and breads, with special platters for lunch. A few specialties from the menu include Old Monk Chicken (soaked in dark rum sautéed in whole Indian spices), Chicken Lollipop (batter-fried chicken drumsticks served with Szechuan sauce) and lamb chops from the tandoor (marinated with yogurt, garlic, ginger and Indian spices, served with mint chutney). The restaurant is cricket-themed, as the sport is akin to a religion to the owners. The theme carries over to the decor, interior and even the menu item names. There are approximately 40 seats for dining in, with local delivery available. Silli Point is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

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RESTAURANT GUIDE If you’re hungry or planning a special night out, this is the place to find the answer to that appetite. From steak, chops and seafood to almost any ethnic fare, it’s all here. American (Contemporary & Traditional) The Abbey Ramsey Golf and Country Club 105 Lakeside Drive, Ramsey, 201-818-9298 Allendale Bar & Grill 67 W. Allendale Ave. Allendale, 201-3273197 Allendale Eats 101 W. Allendale Ave., Allendale, 201-8250110 Bacari Grill 800 Ridgewood Rd., Washington Township, 201-358-6330 The Barn 359 Sicomac Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-0108 Bicycle Club 487 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201-894-0880 Biddy O’Malley’s Irish Bistro and Bar 191 Paris Ave., Northvale, 201-564-7893 Blind Boar Barbeque 595 Broadway, Norwood, 201-784-6900 Bonefish Grill 601 From Rd., Paramus, 201-261-2355 Boom Burger 375 W. Passaic St., Rochelle Park, 201843-2666 The Bouwerie 83 Dewolf Road, Old Tappan, 201-564-7939

Brady’s at the Station 5 W. Main St., Ramsey, 201-327-9748 The Brick House 179 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-1211 Café 37 37 Broad St., Ridgewood, 201-857-0437 Café Amici of Wyckoff 315 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-0198 Café Angelique 1 Piermont Road, Tenafly, 201-541-1010 Café Matisse 167 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201-935-2995 Chakra 144 West State Route 4, Paramus, 201566-1530 Coach House Restaurant 55 Route 4- Hackensack, 201-488-4999 The Cornerstone 84 Broadway, Hillsdale, 201-666-8688 Crow’s Nest 309 Vincent Ave., Hackensack, 201-3425445 Cubby’s BBQ Restaurant 249 S. River St. Hackensack- 201-488-9389 Davey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant 5 Park St., Montvale, 201-391-9356

East Coast Burger 75 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-857-0227 Emerson Hotel Restaurant 31 Emerson Plaza, Emerson, 201-262-7557 Esposito’s Park Café 790 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, 201313-2441 Esty Street 86 Spring Valley Rd., Park Ridge, 201-3071515 Farmhouse Café & Eatery 15 E. Madison Ave., Cresskill, 201-2668931 Fire and Oak 100 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 201307-1100 Giovanni’s Deli 22-08 Morlot Ave., Fair Lawn, 201-7911911 Glen Rock Inn 222 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, 201-445-2362 Grand Cru 36 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood, 201-5683939 Griffin’s 44 E. Madison Ave., Cresskill, 201-5417575

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Grosso’s La Strada 231 Godwin Ave., Midland Park, 201-6709233 Harvest Bistro 252 Schraalenburgh Rd., Closter, 201-7509966 Haven Riverfront Restaurant & Bar 2 Main St., Edgewater, 201-943-1900 Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and Tavern 1 East Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-445-4115 Houston’s The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-488-5667 Iron Horse 20 Washington Ave., Westwood, 201-6669682 Ivy Inn 268 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, 201393-7699 Jackson Hole 362 Grand Ave., Englewood, 201-871-7444 Just Janice 23 Sheridan Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-4452666 Jersey Boys Grill 704 River Road, New Milford, 201-2625600

Joe’s American Bar & Grill Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-843-8858 The Kitchen 21 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-5684570 The Kosher Nosh Deli 894 Prospect St., Glen Rock, 201-445-1186 Lakeside Grille & Bar 105 Lakeside Dr., Ramsey, 201-327-0009 Local Seasonal Kitchen 41 W. Main St., Ramsey, 201-962-9400 Mahwah Bar & Grill 2 Island Rd., Mahwah, 201-529-8056 Mason Jar 219 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah, 201-5292302 MK Valencia 228 Main St., Ridgefield Park, 201-3730228 Nellie’s Place 9 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, 201-6528626 Noah’s Ark (Kosher) 493 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, 201-692-1200 Oceanos 2-27 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, 201-7960546

Palmer’s Crossing 145 Dean Dr. (Clinton Ave.), Clinton Inn Hotel, Tenafly, 201-567-4800 Park Bistro 700 Palisadium Drive, Cliffside Park, 201366-4047 Park Wood Delicatessen 342 Erie Ave., Midland Park, 201-68908550 Pearl Restaurant 17 S. Broad St., Ridgewood, 201-857-5100 Peppercorns 176 Colony Ave., Park Ridge, 201-391-2818 Pizzaiolo By Brothers 85 GodwinCeleste Ave., Midland Park, Chris 201- 444Oranchak, Cimini 4944 and Susan Zurndorfer P.J. Finnegan’s 274 Fairview Ave., Westwood, 201-6647576 The Plum and The Pear 393 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-485-8793 Railroad Café 170 Union Ave., East Rutherford,201-939-0644 Raymond’s 101 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201445-5125

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Regina’s Steakhouse and Grill 827 Teaneck Rd., Teaneck, 201-862-1996 Restaurant L 9 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, 201-7851112 Rolling Pin Café 341 Broadway, Westwood, 201-666-4660 Rosario’s Trattoria 29 Central Ave., Midland Park, 201-4453335 Rotunda Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-843-7693 Ruby Tuesday Route 4 & 17, Paramus, 201-909-0886 Rutherford Pancake House 40 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201-340-4171 Sal’s Good Eats 80 Green St., Teterboro, 201-375-4949 Session Bistro 245 Maywood Ave., Maywood, 201-8807810 Shelly’s Vegetarian Café and Caterers 482 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, 201-692-0001 Smith Brothers 51 N. Broad St., Ridgewood, 201-444-8111 St. Eve’s Restaurant (BYOB) 611 N. Maple Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-8574717

RESTAURANT GUIDE Stony Hill Inn 231 Polify Rd. (Rt. 80), Hackensack, 201342-4085 Tommy Fox’s Public House 32 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, 201384-0900 Twisted Elm 435 River Dr., Elmwood Park, 201-791-3705 Vale Bar & Grill 625 Rivervale Rd., River Vale, 201-3913195 Veggie Heaven 473 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, 201-836-0887 Victoria’s 336 Queen Anne Rd., Teaeck, 201-801-0888 Village Green 36 Prospect St., Ridgewood, 201-445-2914 Waterside 7800 B River Rd., North Bergen, 201-8617767 Continental Cuisine Al Di La 1 Hoboken Rd., East Rutherford, 201-9391128 Fountainview Restaurant Sheraton Crossroads, 1 International Blvd. (Rt. 17N), Mahwah, 201-529-1313 Rudy’s 107 Anderson Ave., Hackensack, 201-4894831

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Continental/American The Elm Street Grill 20A Elm St., Oakland, 201-651-0005 Continental/ French Café Panache (BYOB) 130 E. Main St. (Lake St.), Ramsey, 201934-0030 Latour 6 East Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201445-5056 Le Jardin 1257 River Rd., Edgewater, 201-224-9898 Madeleine’s Petite Paris 416 Tappan Rd., Northvale, 201-767-0063 Saddle River Inn 2 Barnstable Ct., Saddle River, 201-8254016 Continental/ Italian Andrea’s (BYOB) 26 E. Prospect St., Waldwick, 201-6700275/ 201-670-7958 Davia 6-09 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn, 201-7976767 Sage 17-15 Broadway, Fair Lawn, 201-797-0500

Savini 168 West Crescent Ave., Allendale, 201-760-3700 Villa Amalfi 793 Palisades Ave. (Marion Ave.), Cliffside Park, 201-886-8626 Cuban Mambo Tea House 98 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201933-1262 Rebecca’s Restaurant 236 Old River Rd., Edgewater, 201-943-8808 Eclectic Contemporary Bibi’z Restaurant and Lounge 284 Center Ave., Westwood, 201722-8600 Baumgart’s Café 59 The Promenade, Edgewater, 201-313-3889 45 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-569-6267 158 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-612-5688 Café Matisse (BYO) 167 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201935-2995 The Dog and Cask 55 Route 17 South, Rochelle Park, 201-845-5101 GW Grill 2139 Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, 201-947-2440 Natalie’s 16-18 South Broad St., Ridgewood,201-444-7887 Park & Orchard 240 Hackensack St. (Union Ave.), East Rutherford, 201-939-9292 Port of Call (POC) 450 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, 201-488-0888 The Rail Yard Tavern 14-26 Plaza Rd., Fairlawn, 201773-3372 200 Tice (Inside The Woodcliff Lake Hilton) 200 Tice Blvd., Woodcliff Lake, 201- 391-3600 201 Supper Club 90 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-541-0101 Fondue The Melting Pot 250 Center Ave., Westwood, 201664-8877 French Latour 6 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-445-5056

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Axia Taverna 18 Piermont Rd., Tenafly, 201-569-5999 Daily Treat 177 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201652-9113 It’s Greek to Me 352 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, 201945-5447 36 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-5680440 1611 Palisade Ave., Fort Lee, 201-947-2050 21 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201612-2600 487 Broadway, Westwood, 201-722-3511 2020 Central Road, Fort Lee, 201-947-2055 Taverna Mykonos 238 Broadway, Elmwood Park, 201-7039200 Varka 30 North Spruce St., Ramsey, 201-995-9333 Indian BHOJ 430 Market St., Elmwood Park, 201-7976800 Brick Lane Curry House 34 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-670-7311 Mantra 275 Route 4 West, Paramus, 201-342-8868 Mela Authentic Indian Cuisine 47 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201445-6060

Irish Biddy O’Malley’s Irish Bistro and Bar 36 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, 201564-7893 Poitin Still 774 Main St., Hackensack, (201)- 487-0660 Italian Aldo & Gianni 108 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 201391-6866 Aldo’s (BYO) 640 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff, 201-891-2618 A Mano 24 Franklin Ave. (at Chestnut St.), Ridgewood, 201-493-2000 Amarone 63 Cedar Ln., Teaneck, 201-833-1897 Andiamo 23 Hardenburgh Ave. (Knickerbocker Rd.), Haworth, 201-384-1551 Angelo’s Restaurant 263 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, 201-939-1922 Arturo’s 41 Central Ave., Midland Park, 201-4442466 Baci Italian Grill 36 Jefferson Ave., Westwood, 201-7221900

Barcelona’s 38 Harrison Ave., Garfield, 973-778-4930 Bazzarelli 117 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201-6414010 Bel Posto 160 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, 201-8808750 Bella Campania 456 Broadway, Hillsdale 201-666-7700 Bella Italia (BYO) 170 Main St., Ridgefield Park, 201-4402150 Bella Notte 14 Oak St., 29 W. Ridgewood Ave., 201444-5520 Bellissimo 12 S. Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale, 201746-6669 Bensi 459 Rt. 17S, Hasbrouck Heights, 201-7279525 183 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, 201297-7444 Bottagra Restaurant 80 Wagaraw Rd., Hawthorne, 973-4234433 Buon Gusto 534 Durie Ave., Closter, 201-784-9036

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Grissini Restaurant 484 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201568-3535 Guilios 154 Washington St., Tappan, NY, 845-3593657 Il Giardino (BYO) 153 Paris Ave , Northvale 201-750-0060 Il Mulino Ristorante 132 Veterans Plaza, Dumont, 201-384-7767 Il Villaggio 651 Rt. 17N (between Rtes. 3 & 46), Carlstadt, 201-935-7733 In Napoli 116 Main St., Fort Lee, 201-947-2500 Kinchley’s Tavern 586 N. Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, 201-934-7777 La Cambusa 517 River Drive, Garfield, 973-445-7222 La Lanterna 29 W. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201444-5520 La Piazza 29 Chestnut St., Ridgewood, 201-447-5111 La Vecchia Napoli 2 Hillard Ave., Edgewater, 201-941-6799

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Locale Café 208 Piermont Rd., Closter, 201-750-3233 Luka’s (BYOB) 2310 River Road, Bogota, 201-440-2996 Lu Nello 182 Stevens Ave., Cedar Grove, 973-8371660 Maggiano’s Little Italy The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-221-2030 Martini Grill 187 Hackensack St., Wood-Ridge, 201-9392000 Nanni Ristorante 53 W. Passaic St. (behind Garden State Plaza), Rochelle Park, 201-843-1250 Osso Buco 343 Broadway, Hillsdale, 201-664-1600 Pasta E Pollo 13 Godwin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-445-8410 Portobello 175 Ramapo Valley Rd. (Rt. 202), Oakland, 201-337-8990 Puzo’s Family Restaurant 4 Garfield Ave., Hawthorne, 973-423-2288 Rocca 203 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, 201-670-4945 Roxanne’s 150 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah, 201-5290007 Rugova Restaurant & Bar 259 Johnson Ave., River Edge; 201-8808488 Sanducci’s Trattoria (BYO) 620 Kinderkamack Rd., River Edge, 201599-0600 Sanzari’s New Bridge Inn 105 Old New Bridge Rd., New Milford, 201692-7700 Sergio’s Missione 2 Mercer St., Lodi, 973-778-4545 Sicilian Sun 604 N. Maple Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-4443494 Solaia 22 N. Van Brunt St. Englewood, 201-8717155 Solari’s 61 River St., Hackensack, 201-487-1969 Sorrento (BYO) 132 Park Ave. (Paterson Ave.), East Rutherford, 201-507-0093 Trovato’s Due 4 Barbara Lane, Oakland, 201-337-0813 Vicolo Ristorante 216 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, 201-4978777 Woodstone Pizza Bar & Grill 352 W. Passaic St., Rochelle Park, 201-8457600 Italian/French The Chef’s Table 754 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes, 201-8916644 Japanese Akai Lounge 11 N. Dean St., Englewood, 201-541-0086

RESTAURANT GUIDE Bushido Bar and Restaurant 671 Palisade Ave., Cliffside Park, 201941-6600 Cocoro 856 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes, 201560-1333 Daruma 45 N. Dean St., Englewood, 201-5679600 Gen Sushi 14B Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 201930-9188 15 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201493-1988 Hanami (BYO) 41 Union Ave, Cresskill, 201-567-8508 301 Center Ave, Westwood, 201-6668508 Hiro 254 Degraw Ave., Teaneck, 201-6921002 Kiku 5-9 Rt. 9W (Palisades Pkwy.), Alpine, 201-767-6322 365 Rt. 17S, Paramus, 201-265-7200 Kumo 55 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-6520088 Masa Sushi & Grill 81 W. Allendale Ave., Allendale, 201-934-6616 Matsu Sushi & Grill 140 Broadway, Hillsdale, 201-930-1896 Matsuya 490 Market St., Saddle Brook, 201-8435811 Mei Sushi Japanese Restaurant 14-20 Plaza Road, Fair Lawn- 201-3989882 Minado 1 Valley Rd., Little Ferry, 201-931-1522 Mount Fuji Japanese Steak House 193 Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights, 201-288-2800 Sarku Japan Bergen Town Center, Rt. 4W (Forest Ave.), Paramus, 201-880-6551 Sakura-Bana 43 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-4476525 Sushi Cruise 725 River Road, Edgewater, 201-3133611 Tani Sushi & Asian Grill 206 Rock Road, Glen Rock, 201-612-1188 44 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201567-7888 Tawara 53 W. Main St., Ramsey, 201-825-8712 Umeya 156 Piermont Rd., Cresskill, 201-8160511 Wild Ginger 31 Chestnut St., Ridgewood, 201-8573830 Yamagata 1636 Palisadeís Ave., Fort Lee, 201-5850469 Korean Dong Bang Grill 1616 Palisade Ave., Fort Lee, 201-2424485/4486 Holiday 2016

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Zendiggi Kebab House 228 Closter Dock Road, Closter, 201768-0644

Tito’s Burritos 166 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-857-4619

Mexican Badlands Tacos 102 E. Main St., Ramsey, 201-818-2446 Blue Moon Mexican Café 23 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201541-0600 42 Kinderkamack Rd., Woodcliff Lake, 201-782-9500 327 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-8911331 Cinco de Mayo 2428 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee, 201-9474780 Fiesta Hut 227 Park Ave., East Rutherford, 201939-4338 Las Maravillas De Tulcingo 3 84 Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-5681980 Mexicali Live 1409 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, 201833-0011 Rosa Mexicano The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-489-9100

Polish Royal Warsaw Restaurant 871 River Drive, Elmwood Park, 201794-9277 Seafood Biggie’s Clam Bar 430 Route 17 South- Carlstadt, 201-9334000 1315 Rt. 17 South, Ramsey, 201-9629099 Boiling Pot 124 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-461-0444 Legal Sea Foods Garden State Plaza, Paramus, 201 8438483 Oceaniare Seafood Room 175 Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack, 201-343-8862 The Crab House 541 River Rd., Edgewater, 201-840-9311 Seafood Gourmet 103 W. Pleasant Ave., Maywood, 201843-8558

Spanish El Cid 205 Paramus Rd., Paramus, 201-8430123 Meson Madrid 343 Bergen Blvd. (Central Blvd.), Palisades Park, 201-947-1038 Segovia 150 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201641-4266 Steak Houses Capital Grille Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-845-7040 Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill 203 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, 201767-6106 2 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, 201-2650403 95 Linwood Ave., Washington Township, 201-666-3080 CK’s Steak House 801 Rutherford Ave., (Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel), Rutherford, 201231-3141

ETC. Steakhouse (Kosher) 1409 Palisade Ave., Teaneck, 201-3575677 Flemings Steakhouse 90 The Promenade, Edgewater, 201-3139463 JD’s Steak Pit 124 Main St., Fort Lee, 201-461-0444 Morton’s The Shops at Riverside, Hackensack, 201-487-1303 The Park Steakhouse 151 Kinderkamack Rd., Park Ridge, 201930-1300 Park West Tavern 30 Oak St., Ridgewood, 201-445-5400 The Porter House 125 Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale, 201307-6300 River Palm Terrace 1416 River Rd. (Palisade Terrace), Edgewater, 201-224-2013 41-11 Rt. 4W (Paramus Rd.), Fair Lawn, 201-703-3500 209 Ramapo Valley Rd. (Rtes. 17S & 202), Mahwah, 201-529-1111

Roots Steakhouse 17 Chestnut St., Ridgewood, 201-4441922 Sear House 411 Piermont Ave., Closter, 201-2924612 Steve’s Sizzling Steaks 620 Rt. 17S, Carlstadt, 201-438-9677 Thai Aoyama 319 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff (In Boulder Run Shopping Center), 201847-9900 Bangkok Garden 261 Main Street, Hackensack, 201-4872620 Penang 334 Main Street, Lodi, 973-779-1128 Pimaan 79 Kinderkamack Road, Emerson, 201967-0440

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SOMEONE IS SENDING YOU A MESSAGE JANUARY

Take time to enjoy the simple things that come your way. Open your eyes and ears because someone who totally gets you and is right in front of you is sending you a message. Listen carefully and you will find lots of love and laughter waiting right where you left it. You’ll be amazed by how simply everything will start to come together. You might want to think about taking on some new projects at home or if you are feeling like you want to get away, pack that bag and go.

APRIL

Forgive yourself and others. It will lighten your load and you’ll feel much happier. You will notice that one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself and others is acceptance. Someone is waiting right there for you with a message that will bring a big smile to your face. Time to get out of your comfort zone, experience new things and meet new friends. Try joining a book club or going to a wine tasting event. Accept an invitation you would normally turn down and see what happens.

JULY

You always find that happiness is sharing in the lives of others and that you enjoy building relationships with people. Now is the time for you to sit back and savor the ride because someone is sending you a message. There is lots of good news waiting for you. The cloud that has been hanging over your head will finally be gone and you can look forward to sunny skies with friends and family all around you to share in the laughter and the good times.

OCTOBER

Happiness is sharing in the lives of family and friends and enjoying it! Participating with others sometimes can mean more to you than you think. Give of yourself, whether or not others give to you, and you will always be a winner. If you need a little hope in your life, put yourself out. The holes in your heart will get filled. Remember that we all carry burdens around with us. The trick is to try to make a difference in the lives of others by lightening their loads.

FEBRUARY

Today it’s time to give yourself another chance to be the best you can be! Expect big changes, possibly a promotion, at work. Someone is sending you a message, maybe by phone, e-mail or text. Answer them all. There are also many social opportunities awaiting you. Kindness is a choice; it’s contagious and goes a long way, so try reaching out to someone special. Messages can come through words of a song, or words in the newspaper; keep your eyes open.

MAY

You have been searching for a message. Well there are plenty coming your way; time for you to be open to them. The things you are reading and the conversations you are overhearing are not coincidences; they are clues to help guide your way. Time to take notice. If you find a penny, pick it up, and soon you will feel that your luck is improving. Also pay attention to the messages you are sending to others and consider thinking before you speak.

AUGUST

You are a very lucky person; you have someone that truly understands you, never questions your intentions, always believes in you, and loves and trusts you. This is priceless so don’t take it for granted. Someone is sending you a message. It could be coming from a family member, friend, co-worker or even your guardian angel. Whatever the message someone is trying to communicate, it will put you on top of the world, as it’s precisely what you wanted and needed to hear.

NOVEMBER

You need to participate with others. It may seem like a chore, but it will mean more than you think. Whether or not others give to you, give of yourself and you will always wind up winning. If you need a little hope in your life, put yourself out by sending a message. This could be the lift you need now and you may just have a better day than most. If you want a better work situation, listen carefully to what your colleagues have to say without being defensive or antagonistic.

MARCH

Spending time with people who understand you is the best medicine for you now. When people understand how you tick, they appreciate you more. Make good choices by surrounding yourself with like-minded folks. There is more than one someone who is sending you a message. Sometimes love doesn’t complete the picture. Find someone you like today and you will have a better day. Tomorrow will take care of itself and who knows what or who may be waiting.

THE VALLEY AUXILIARY

The Saddle River Valley Branch of The Valley Hospital held their annual luncheon at The Tuxedo Club. For more information visit: www.valleyhealth.com

Margaret Kourgelis, Karen Haruthunian, Caryl Kourgelis and Maria Carfello

Liz Altirs, Christine Johnson and Nancy Bush

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Try and avoid the nonsense. If you find you’re being more emotional than usual, go with it. Blame the eclipse, the moon, the planets, and expect the unexpected. At the end of the day or night, close your eyes and meditate or pray. Someone is sending you a message; relax and allow yourself to receive it. Breathe deep, keep busy, and laugh with family and friends as this lightens your mood. Keep your head high and focus on happy thoughts!

Cathy Marshall and LeeAnne Luing

Robyn Stevens and Judy DiDonato

Michelle Birnbaum, Toni Mendiburu and Suzanne Laceste

Laura Hellman, Jennifer Zimmer and Alyson Yashar

SEPTEMBER

The best place to be is where you feel welcome! You will receive an invitation given by people who truly love your company. Accept it and go. This event will bring new people and opportunities into your life. Someone is sending you a message and you might just find it there. Pay attention to the feelings of others; there will always be someone around who wants you, just maybe not today. As you sit around the table, think about who showed up. Bells will ring.

DECEMBER

Have you been waiting for that day that offers an opportunity for a new start? Here’s a chance to rethink yesterday and have a do-over. An unexpected opportunity may be coming your way. You may have to recognize it and pay attention to hidden messages being sent your way. Never stand in the way of yourself. Don’t pass up your chance to find a brighter today. But be careful; look at the fine print in everything, even in declarations of love.

Florine Salierno and Kay Yeomans

Cathy Teitel, Maria Harper and Debra Taylor

Cathy Shea, Tracey Ingrasselino, Claudine Siero and Sarah Hui

Mary McAuliffe, Barbara Lewis and Carol Wilkinson

Andrea Whalen, Leslie DePiero and Lizz Giampaglia

Maureen Raub and Sharon Reissman

Michelle Birnbaum, Toni Mendiburu, Christine Johnson and Suzanne Laceste

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2016 SRV Auxiliary Commmitte with guest speaker Christine Johnson

Joyce Taylor, Lisa Beslity and Betsy Hershberger

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don’t feel old. To many of you who read this, I’m still “a baby.” Thank you, guys; that really helps me feel manly, after all, 27 is a manly age. If you won’t convince me of it, I’ll take it upon myself—except when the Legos come out to play. So I’m doing it. I have a job. I live on my own. I do my own laundry and pay my own bills. I guess I’m doing this whole “adult” thing okay. I can even keep up conversation with the “big boys” of business and so on and so forth. Then I log onto Facebook, and I feel like I’m back on a middle school playground. Mom, the kids are just so mean! Do you see what people say to each other on the Internet? It’s insane. I’m all for “telling it like it is” or whatever, but damn, these people are ruthless. If you think cyber bullying is bad among teenagers, log onto Facebook and watch fullgrown adults go at it like twin 162

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sisters fighting over the same Barbie. It’s vicious. My father often reminds me that when two kids in school had a disagreement “back when he was a kid,” they’d settle it then and there. No knives, no guns, just four fists and one winner. After the fight, order was restored and half the time the two people fighting were friends once again. Ah, the good ole days. Now though? If someone is mad at someone else, the first thing he or she does is hit the Inter web with passive-aggressive banter sometimes so cryptic people don’t know what the post or tweet even means; if it was meant for someone, or if the words were lyrics from a song they’ve never heard. That’s just step one to the disagreement. Then, things get ugly. “Friends” take sides and opinions start flying. The digital equivalent of “You want to take this outside?”

is so much more chaotic, not to mention less effective. Nobody has ever won an argument on Facebook. Ever. This became even clearer with this past election. I’m friends with people on both sides of the aisle (Goldstein for President in 2028), but watching both sides post their opinions and then get verbally (but digitally) berated has become incredibly disheartening. When we were kids, we didn’t know better. We

looked up to our parents, teachers and other role models to teach us respect, understanding and how to compromise with others. Instead, today all we have are screens in front of our faces. Where should we look now for our role models and code of conduct?

Brandon Goldstein is associate publisher of Talk of the Town and BC THE MAG Health, Beauty & Fitness.

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