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BY KATHLEEN KANE
The Hackensack of the Future
After a year of discussion and brainstorming, Hackensack City Manager Stephen Lo Iacono and Mayor Jorge Meneses have unveiled an ambitious rehabilitation plan that, if approved, would transform the downtown area from a strip of empty storefronts into a thriving suburban enclave. During the Hackensack City Councils April 18 meeting, Lo Iacono explained that the plan seeks to re-establish Hackensack as the cultural, economic and social center of Bergen County and North Jersey. The document lays out a vision for the future of Hackensacks downtown, emphasizing mixed-use de-
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If a rehabilitation plan is approved by the Hackensack Planning Board, the Hackensack shopping district of today may soon look like this. velopments that officials said would present new opportunities for residential, office, cultural and civic uses. The introduction of this rehabilitation plan to the public is the first step toward moving Hackensack forward
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Opinion A New Vision for Hackensack
BY JORGE MENESES This past week, the Hackensack City Council began discussing a new plan for revitalizing our downtown. This draft rehabilitation plan has been the product of a collaborative effort with key stakeholders in our community including our city manager, the Upper Main Alliance and various redevelopment professionals with national experience in revitalizing cities across the country. Our goal is to re-establish our community as the social, cultural, and economic center of Bergen County. This plan opens new economic and development opportunities for Hackensack that will move our community into the 21st century by creating a livable, walkable and sustainable downtown district. We hope it can act as the blueprint for a new, vibrant downtown district benefitting all of Hackensacks residents. Through this collaborative effort that brought key stakeholders around one table, we have put together a document that lays out a vision for our downtown. This vision will attract new investment, strengthen the position of existing business and property owners, and develop public/private partnerships improving our infrastructure and public spaces. Our Steering Committee, comprised of city officials, members of the Upper Main Alliance and redevelopment professionals, met on a weekly basis over the past year to work on the rehabilitation document, putting together a plan that can kick-start the revitalization of our downtown. Our collaborative effort spawned a robust discussion and debate on what Hackensack needs to protect and leverage its public assets and what the private sector needs to make these mixed-use projects a reality. We were able to strike the proper balance that satisfies the interests of all involved the public and private sectors alike which will help trigger progress towards making these new projects a reality. Since the governing body created a clearly defined downtown district made up of a series of interconnected, mixed-use neighborhoods, we can now develop an environment with new public spaces, retail options and civic facilities. Additionally, we can begin to take the steps needed to upgrade our aging infrastructure, protect and improve our public parks and promote the rich history of Hackensack. Further, our goal is to improve the efficiency and capacity of our existing street network, connecting rail and bus transit in a more accessible manner and minimizing vehicular dependency. We want to build on our strong foundation in Hackensack and make it a better place to live, work, shop and dine. The City of Hackensack has key assets that we need to better utilize and a zoning approval process that hinders progress. The rehabilitation plan is the first step in streamlining our zoning laws and repositioning Hackensack to capitalize on investment opportunities that were lost in the past because of bureaucratic red tape. Now we can move forward with smart growth development making the best use of key assets like the Bergen County justice complex, Bergen Community College, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Hackensack University Medical Center, not to mention the various mass transit and public throughways running through our city. We are going to promote this redevelopment of our downtown with several tools and mechanisms. Three primary mixed-use catalyst areas within the newly defined rehabilitation area will present opportunities for residential, office, cultural and civic uses. Furthermore, we will use the same mechanisms and tools to help move forward this revitalization strategy. Any financing or funding mechanism we adopt as a governing body will be done in a transparent, deliberate and accountable manner. By developing a long-term strategy, we will be able to better address infrastructure, streetscape, parking and open space issues - important priorities we would need to tackle regardless. By working under the umbrella of this plan, we can better incentivize development and in some case offset the public cost. Now that the plan has been referred to the Hackensack Planning Board, two meetings will be held to discuss the plan. Once the public hearings are completed over the next two months, the document will be referred back to the Hackensack City Council for final approval that requires two meetings. Once approved, we can begin the process of reaching out to developers, business owners and community stakeholders to implement this new strategy for our downtown. We arent going to take for granted this important public review process. Public scrutiny is a vital part of the democratic process. But we are confident of the merits of this proposal and know, once the details are scrutinized, that the public will support the vision and goals of this plan. Jorge Meneses is mayor of Hackensack.
South Hackensack Township Update

BY PATTI MCNAMARA During the South Hackensack Township Committee meeting on April 12, Mayor Gary Brugger announced that the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development had issued the township a Notice of Order to Comply following an inspection at the municipal complex on March 22. State inspectors found unsafe or unhealthful working conditions including six serious and five other than serious violations. The violations included non-working emergency lights, missing exit signs, permeating water, broken light fixtures with live electrical equipment on the outside of the municipal building, failure to produce fire extinguisher training records or hazard communication programs and other violations. Because most of the violations were discovered in the police department, Deputy Police Chief Michael Montenegro has told Brugger that he will ensure that all of the repairs are made before the state deadlines. Montenegro will submit a written report to the township when the work is completed. Committeeman Frank Cagas said the volunteer fire department is considering getting the Safe Fire House for the students at Memorial School to enjoy during upcoming field day activities. Cagas also said the fire force was currently recruiting people who work at local businesses to become South Hackensack volunteer firefighters. The owners of the businesses would have to allow their workers to leave whenever a fire erupts during the course of the day. Cagas also reported that seven new trees were being planted in the township. The next township committee meeting is scheduled for May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in township hall.
Hackensack Council Meetings Rescheduled

The Hackensack City Council meetings previously scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 have been rescheduled for Monday, May 21. The Committee of the Whole meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will follow at 8 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 65 Central Ave. Also, the council meetings previously scheduled for Tuesday, June 26 have been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 27. The Committee of the Whole meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will follow at 8 p.m.
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The South Hackensack Board of Education will soon be applying for grant funds for children with disabilities allocated under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B (IDEA-B). These will include the Basic Flow Through (ages 3 to 21) as well as the Preschool Flow Through (ages 3, 4 and 5). An important public meeting will take place at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15 in the Child Study Team office at Memorial School to discuss the needs of the children with disabilities in the district. To confirm participation or for any questions, call 201-440-2965. Those who are unable to attend may still participate by submitting suggestions before the meeting date. Volume 9 Issue 8
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Divided Board Rejects Projects
BY PATTI MCNAMARA The Hackensack Board of Education held a special meeting on April 18 to approve three capital improvement projects at the high school at a cost of $620,000 but infighting has put the work on hold indefinitely. The proposal includes renovations to the East Gym and weight room, replacing the south wings roof, and upgrading the metal shops ceilings and lighting. The hope going into the meeting was to have everything competed by Sept. 1. Mark Kramer, business administrator/board secretary, explained that the board approved three architects work records during the March school board meeting, and the process allows for choice of any of the three. Interim Superintendent Joseph Abate had past experience with his proposed firm, DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, and said he was certain the work would be of good quality. I have great confidence in their ability, and this will give you insight into their work. However, Trustee Carol Martinez repeatedly questioned why the projects did not go out for bids and were simply handed to DMR. It is not fair; it is not right, she said. Trustee Clarissa Gilliam Gardner said the other two architectural firms werent chosen because Joe had experience with DMR? Martinez insisted that the other two firms should have been allowed to present proposals as well. This is why I have a hard time trusting people when things like this happen, said Martinez. Abate said DMRs total fees for the architectural services for the three projects are not to exceed $49,295. DMRs estimated project budget including construction costs, soft costs and fees were estimated to be $620,000 total for the three projects. The cost of improvements to the East Gym and weight room were estimated to be $350,000; the south wing roof, $200,000; and the metal shop work, $70,000. After a few more back-andforth comments, the resolution to approve DMR Architects to oversee the capital improvement projects at the high school was put to a vote. The resolution failed as a majority was not attained with a 4-4 vote. Those voting to approve DMR were Trustees Frank Albolino, Jeanne Dressler, Sam Conoscenti, the Maywood representative, and Mark Stein, the board president. Those in opposition were Martinez, Gilliam Gardner, Dr. Angel Carrion and Rhonda Bembry. Trustees Veronica Bolcik McKenna and Philip Carroll were not in attendance. Kramer will now request proposals from the two rejected architectural firms and the resolution to approve the improvement projects will be voted upon at a future meeting.
Maywood OKs 5K Run

BY JULIANN WESTON Jean Carlos Mercedes excitedly ran home after the Maywood Borough Council approved his request for a permit to hold a 5K run on Oct. 14. Mercedes, an articulate and focused 19-year-old, was given the go-ahead at the councils April 24 public meeting. Im looking forward to the challenge of this event, Mercedes said. I have that connection where I can talk to people who had 5K runs and get their help, so Im sure I can do it. The idea for a 5K through Maywood was born during Mercedes sophomore year in high school with the help of his cross-country track coach, and its been a personal goal ever since. Mercedes hopes to use registration fees for the 5K to raise money for the Hackensack High School cross-country and basketball teams and eventually set up a scholarship fund for student athletes should the run become an annual event. Now that Mercedes has obtained his permit, the next task is to find sponsors and solicit community support. In other business, the council announced the upcoming Maywood Health Fair will be held in the senior center and a town-wide electronics recycling and shred event in the borough hall parking lot, both scheduled for May 19. A 4-foot fence will soon be erected between the playground and the dog park, and recycling days have been changed to Wednesdays. Mayor Gregg Padovano was glad to report that the recently-approved munici-
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Jean Carlos Mercedes pal budget calls for a modest increase in property taxes of $43 annually for the owners of average borough homes. He also spoke about an eticketing system that will soon replace traditional paper summonses, saving the time municipal workers spend typing them.
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Newcomers Join School Boards Budget Plans Approved

The April 17 local school board elections ushered in a handful of new trustees and the approval of spending plans. In Hackensack, voters resoundingly approved the $68 million budget for the 201213 school year, roughly 2 to 1. Hackensack Board of Education President Mark Stein was handily re-elected to a three-year term and came in as the top vote-getter. Newcomers Jason Nunnermacker and Kevon Larkins also earned spots as the second and third highest vote-getters, respectively. They beat out Toni Miello, Carolyn Thrower and William Russiello. Nunnermacker and Larkins will be sworn in on May 1. They will replace Trustees Philip Carroll and Jeanne Dressler, who did not seek re-election. In South Hackensack, voters also approved the $6.3 million school budget. Incumbent Maria Regan was re-elected, along with newcomers Jeniffer Obando and Luis Perdomo. Avis LoVecchio came up just three votes short of earning a three-year seat. Obando and Perdomo replace Janice Anzevino and Patricia LoPiccolo, who decided not to seek re-election. Most other North Jersey municipalities opted to move their April elections to coincide with the general election in November as an effort to save money.
Pascack Hospital Under Renovation

BY ELINA TARKAZKIS Sledgehammers and hard hats were brought out to mark the beginning of Hackensack University Medical Centers expansion to Pascack Valley with a wall-breaking celebration in Westwood on April 18. The $92 million renovation of the old Pascack Valley Hospital by HUMC will create a 128-bed community hospital with all private rooms, five operating rooms, a special procedure room and a new cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital will also feature a state-of-the-art obstetrical unit and an intensive/ critical care unit in addition to outpatient and ambulatory services. HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley will help ease capacity problems for other hospitals in the area and in Bergen County and will improve critical travel times for ambulances and mobile intensive care units, said Robert Garrett, president and CEO, HUMC. Some of those travel times doubled when the hospital closed, so theyll be cut in half. Literally the day this hospital opens lives will be saved. Pascack Valley Hospital closed its doors in 2007 due to poor management decisions. In 2008, HackensackUMC opened a satellite emergency department to serve the community, and in February 2012, the medical center gained the official approval to reopen Pascack Valley. Although a ribbon was cut and a wall was ceremoniously
Maywood Station Free Concert

The Maywood Station Museum will host an open house and free outdoor concert by the band Legend of the Fall from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 23. The concert is part of the Maywood Station Museum Backyard Summer Concert Series sponsored by Park Ave Acura. The museum is located at the historic 1872-built New York, Susquehanna & Western railroad station at 269 Maywood Ave. The museum features a collection of exhibits, displays, photographs and artifacts highlighting railroad and local history. The museum also includes restored Caboose 24542 containing additional displays and an operating model train layout as well a restored historic New York, Susquehanna & Western Locomotive No. 206. For more information, visit www.maywoodstation. com. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. In the event of rain, the concert portion of the open house will be postponed.
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Robert Garrett, president/CEO, Hackensack University Medical Center, preparing to tear down the first wall to signify the beginning of the renovation project. knocked down at the celebration, official renovations will begin in the near future when all construction permits have been approved. The fullservice hospital is expected to open in mid-2013, but the satellite emergency department and the outpatient diagnostic services will remain fully functional during the construction. The new facility, named HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley, is a joint venture between HUMC and Texasbased LHP Hospital Partners, Inc. As we were driving down the road, there were all these signs in peoples yards saying Save our hospital, said Dan Moen, president and chief executive officer, LHP. That made a huge impact on our board and our management team as to the need for the hospital and the support for the hospital. Garrett said the opening of HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley will not only bring healthcare back to the area, it will stimulate the economy. This hospital will create hundreds of temporary jobs in the construction industry starting next month when our project gets into full swing, as well as hundreds of local permanent jobs at the hospital. Doctors, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, support personnel will be employed here permanently. Westwood Mayor John Birkner said good things come to those who wait. Well, weve certainly waited, and this is definitely a good thing that is coming our way.
Reporters Notebook Zisa Trial Enters Month No. 2, Officers Testimony Conicts
BY GAIL VACHON The long awaited trial of Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa, who stands accused of official misconduct, is now in its second month at state Superior Court of Bergen County. Zisa, who is currently suspended from the force, is accused of abusing his authority in an effort to protect his former girlfriend and her son. The arduous jury selection process took a full two weeks before the first witness was called. Former Bergen County Sheriffs Office Sgt. Eric Arosemowicz was the first to arrive at the scene of an automobile accident involving Kathleen Tiernan, Zisas ex-girlfriend. On direct examination, Arosemowicz testified that he believed she had something to drink. The testimony was cut short in order to give Judge Joseph Conte the time to hear arguments concerning disciplinary actions by the Sherriffs Office against Arosemowicz while he was still employed. Arosemowicz, without the jury present, admitted that he was charged in May 2011 with 74 disciplinary infractions including failure to supervise, inattention to duty and prohibited actions. As a result of the charges, he was told that he would receive a seven-month demotion with a 60-day suspension and a 12-month probation period or a hearing would be held for termination. He admitted that he did commit the offenses of which he was accused. On cross examination, Arosemowicz testified that he was earning $116,000 a year during the time that he was filmed sleeping on the job, playing video games and committing other infractions. Arosemowicz has since resigned from the Sheriffs Office. The next prosecution witness was Hackensack Police Officer Joseph AlAyoubi. He testified that when he arrived at the accident scene, Tiernan appeared to have difficulty walking. Defense attorneys have alleged all along that the accident was caused by Tiernans attempt to avoid an animal, which is what Al-Ayoubi wrote on his report. During direct examination, Al-Ayoubi testified that the report he filed was false. On cross examination, Zisas defense attorney Patricia Prezioso revealed that Al-Ayoubi had been suspended as a result of suspected steroid use. On cross examination, Prezioso provided a transcript of a recorded conversation that led the Hackensack Police Department to order steroid tests for Al-Ayoubi and two other police officers. Al-Ayoubi had said that the taped conversation was about baseball player Barry Bonds, however, Prezioso tried to show through the transcript that Al-Ayoubi had a working knowledge of steroids because of his extensive workout routine and use of many body building aids. Al-Ayoubi testified that he did not know anything about steroids. The next prosecution witness was Hackensack Police Officer John Hermann, who admitted that he is currently facing a potential of 11 administration charges for actions that took place since Zisa has been suspended including allegedly covering up a drunk driving accident involving fellow Police Officer Rocco Duardo. Hermann testified that he arrived at the scene of the accident involving Tiernan shortly after it occurred. However, on cross examination, a police log produced by the defense showed that Hermann made a domestic violence arrest elsewhere in Hackensack 21 minutes prior to the car accident. An internal Hackensack Police Department report indicated that Hermann placed the domestic violence suspect in a cell at 1:08 a.m., well after the accident occurred. An additional inconsistency that Prezioso pointed out was that Hermanns name did not appear on the accident report, which was signed by his superior officer. Hermann, in a recorded statement to the Bergen County Prosecutors Office made two years after the accident, stated that he told his supervisor what had transpired at the accident. He later stated that he had not mentioned anything to his superior officer. Hermann testified that he did not know Arosemowicz before he found out in 2010 that Arosemowicz was at the scene of the accident. However, Arosemowicz testified previously that Hermann called him five times over a three-month period, and the sheriffs officer called Hermann six times over nine months. The next prosecution witness to testify was Hackensack Police Officer Laura Campos, who spoke about an assault that took place in 2004 involving Tiernans son. Campos is the Bergen County Prosecutors Office key witness regarding the incident. Campos testified during direct examination that she was told by her superiors to remove Ryan Tiernans name from the assault police report. However, it was brought out in cross examination that Sgt. Thomas Aletta, who Campos alleges ordered her to change the report, did in fact file a report two weeks after the incident which lists Ryan Tiernan as a suspect. This report was signed by both Aletta and Officer Sara Malvasia, Campos sister. During cross examination, the defense showed that when Campos was first called to the prosecutors office to discuss the 2004 incident, she couldnt remember it. She later said that after reviewing her personal journal she remembered the incident. When the prosecutors office asked for the journal, Campos refused to produce it as contained personal matters. The defense showed that the journal was subpoenaed and Campos was ordered to appear in Superior Court with it. When Campos appeared in court without it, a judge ordered her to produce it. She later admitted that she destroyed the journal in 2008, well prior to her being called into the prosecutors office. The trial continues.
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Vincenza Sellitto with Gina Kiely and her sons, and Sellittos daughter, Donna, who also works at A Cut Above in Maywood. BY MICHAEL COHEN Maywood has long held the tradition of being a neighborly and giving community. Vincenza Sellitto, owner of Vincenzas A Cut Above hair salon on East Pleasant Avenue, is a prime example. The moment the hair stylist heard from her dear friend, Gina Kiely, that her 8-yearold son, Dan, was diagnosed with autism, she decided to lend a helping hand. Gina confronted me and Donna (Sellittos daughter) and asked if she could do a fundraiser with us for autism. I said absolutely, Sellitto recalled of a meeting she had with Kiely back in March. Kiely partnered with Autism Speaks, which was founded in 2005 and serves as the countrys largest autism science and advocacy organization, to raise awareness for autism. Together with Sellitto, Kiely planned a fundraiser where A Cut Aboves stylists would offer hair extensions in blue, autisms signature color, to clients who made a donation to the foundation. The ladies launched the fundraiser in the beginning of April and plan on continuing to offer the blue extensions through the end of May for a minimum $10 donation. As of April 14, $450 had been raised. Well do this for as long as Gina wants, said Sellitto, who has run the shop in Maywood for 11 years. My goal is to raise as much money so they can come close to accomplishing their goals. During a recent visit to the salon, Sellittos daughter, Donna, was busy putting extensions in Lisa Lupardis hair. I got three extensions, Lupardi said. I am huge into good causes. I have friends who have autistic children, and Ill do anything for those kids. I heard about Vincenzas doing this through Facebook on Friday and I came down. Other forms of fundraising have been through the Maywood public school system. According to Kiely, the schools have been distributing puzzle pieces that are shaped like crayons to kids who make a donation. So far, more than $800 has been raised. In total, the Kiely family has raised more than $2,500 for Team Danny, a group of family members and friends who will participate in the Walk Now For Autism Speaks at Bergen Community College in Paramus on May 20. I am really overwhelmed by the support, Kiely said. I know Maywood is a phenomenal town. I love this town. Ive lived here my whole life. Weve been an active family in this community. As for Kielys son, Dan? Hes eating it all up. For someone who is shy, he recognizes that this is all for him, and it makes him feel good that so many people are here to support him, Kiely added. Those interested in contributing, visit Vincenzas A Cut Above, 7 East Pleasant Ave., in Maywood, or call 201-845-9825. To learn more about Kielys organization visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/nnj/ ginamkiely. All proceeds go toward autism awareness.
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BY GAIL VACHON Six Guys from Hackensack: Coming of Age in the Real New Jersey is a memoir of friendship and social history based in Hackensack during the post-World War II era. A group of six buddies meet in elementary school and graduate from high school in 1963. They remain friends to this day largely because of the impact of their hometown and their shared experiences during their younger days in the conformist and complacent 1950s and later in the cultural and political revolutions on the 1960s, according to author George Kirsch, one of the six guys. Their stories provide a long overdue reality check for readers whose ideas about New Jersey come from lame Jersey jokes or The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Jersey Shore, said Kirsch. Kirsch and his friends, Henry Cenicola, William Clermont, Rudy Cohen, Jacob Prager and Harold Vasios, all attended Longview School, now the site of Fanny Meyer Hiller School, and most grew up in the same neighborhood near the border of Maywood, today known as the Maple Hill section. Some of became Boy Scouts together and a few shared religious backgrounds, but they all found common ground growing up in the good old days of a flourishing downtown Hackensack, prior to the advent of the malls. Kirsch explores the citys
The Upper Main Alliance is paying homage all summer long to the businesses that have helped shape the culture and pride of the City of Hackensack. It is highlighting the Golden Main Street Businesses, those that have been operating in the shopping district for 20 years or more. The homage is a thank you to the businesses that have dedicated at least a generation to the city and its people. This month, Upper Main Alliance is highlighting the Golden Main Street NonProfits. The YMCA of Greater Bergen County has been at 360 Main St. in Hackensack since 1926. Over the years, the programs at the Y have changed to meet the needs of the community. Through the past eight decades, the YMCA has been home to a variety of programs and activities including a bowling alley, archery and rifle ranges, a stage with an active theater group, and dinners and dances for young adults. The Y of today offers a pool, wellness center and program rooms. It offers fitness classes, swim lessons, programs for families, preschool child care and after-school programs. The Y also still serves as a boarding house, just as the original Young Mens Christian Association buildings did in the past. Johnson Public Library (274 Main St.) opened on Oct. 5, 1901. The library was a gift
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The YMCA of Greater Bergen County opened its doors on Main Street in 1926. from William Johnson, a state senator who donated the land and funded the librarys construction. Not only does the library provide the residents of Hackensack with an extensive periodical circulation, it also hosts weekly educational, cultural and recreational programs for kids, teens and adults. The Childrens Room offers programs for kids of all ages, including Mother Goose Time for toddlers. Teens are invited to Teen Tuesdays, which is open to all students in grades 7 to 12. Teens can play video games, use the Internet and play board games. Adult programs include Internet, citizenship and English as a Second Language classes. Though not a Golden Main Street Business yet, the Hackensack Riverkeeper (231 Main St.) is celebrating its 15th year anniversary. The group represent the natural living resources of the Hackensack River and provides environmental advocacy, education and conservation programs for local residents. The Hackensack River is one of the worlds smallest at only 50 miles long. It is one of the most urban with nearly 20 million people living close to its banks. It was first noticed by European settlers in the early 1600s but had been inhabited by the Lenape for thousands of years. Over the years, the dense population living around the river has created the need for the Hackensack Riverkeeper to help maintain the environmental landscape as pure as possible. What local residents and tourists love the most are the Riverkeepers eco-cruises of the Hackensack River and the New Jersey Meadowlands. More than 3,500 people toured the water ways last year. The staff of the Hackensack Riverkeeper is available to speak at events and schools about how clean water, a healthy river and a robust wetlands are crucial to the quality of life in a community. For a full list of Golden Main Street Businesses visit www.uppermain.org.
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diversity in the 1950s, race relations and desegregation. He also honors the memory of Nellie K. Parker, namesake of one of the citys elementary schools. She was a beloved black teacher who faced adversity daily because of her skin color. All of the guys graduated from Hackensack High School in 1963 and went off to college. They went to universities and graduate schools including Rutgers, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, SUNY and Ohio Wesleyan and their careers range from educators to doctors and lawyers and businessmen. Kirsch and his friends have seen the births of each others children and grandchildren and unfortunate deaths in the families including that of the
authors wife, Susan. The group has stayed in touch even though many have moved from the area. They all attended Susans funeral, a testament to the lasting friendship. Six Guys from Hackensack: Coming of Age in the Real New Jersey is published by Infinity Publishing and is available at www.amazon. com and www.buybooksontheweb.com. George Kirsch is a professor of history at Manhattan College and a sports historian. His best known works are Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838-72; Baseball in Blue and Gray: The National Pastime during the Civil War; and Golf in America.
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The Blossom Sisters Foundation recently partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Lodi-Hackensack by offering a free teen dance workshop on March 24 at the Hackensack facility. The next workshops have been scheduled for May 5 and June 2. The workshops are part of Girls Like Us!, a mentoring program that empowers girls aged 9 to 16 through dance education. Girls Like Us! encourages teens to participate in positive activities that help build self-esteem and self-confidence. An instructor leads exercises such as Look in the Mirror where students describe how they view themselves. Students receive instructional lessons in ballet, lyrical, jazz, tap, hip hop and ethnic styles such as African and salsa. For more information, contact Shatanya Shaw, program director, at 201923-5498 or visit www. blossomsistersfoundation. org or www.blossomdance.com.
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South Hackensack Memorial School Council Treasurer Dylan Gonzalez, Historian Ryan LoPiccolo, President Bryan Scanapieco, Vice President Philip Reinhardt, Secretary Isha Rauf, William DeFabiis, chief school administrator, sixth grade representatives Amir Samuels and Alexa Regan. South Hackensack celebrated Arbor Day on April 26 in a very special way. William DeFabiis, chief school administrator, and the Memorial School Student Council organized a treeplanting ceremony, which was attended by the entire student body and citizens of South Hackensack. This was no ordinary tree. It was one of only 36 White Pine trees that were taken to outer space and germinated in the New Jersey Forest Service Greenhouse in Jackson. Astronaut Gregory Linteris, a Demarest native, took the seeds with him on the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. These unique seeds not only survived life without gravity and the trauma of re-entry into Earths atmosphere, they also germinated in half the time it usually takes for White Pines to sprout. The seeds traveled a distance of 1.5 million miles and reached a speed of 17,500 miles per hour. They also orbited the earth 63 times. The South Hackensack Township Committee attended a state environmental meeting where they won the tree, which now sits outside Memorial School. The tree is accompanied by a plaque commemorating the space shuttle and Arbor Day 2012. The tree is registered with the Community Forestry Program, and scientists will continue to monitor its growth and progress.
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Rochelle Park Midland Schools seventh and eighth grade police recruits. A group of seventh and eighth grade students from Rochelle Parks Midland School were among those who participated in the Hackensack Police Departments 12th annual Youth Academy held April 9 through April 13. The students participated in a week of activities that culminated in a graduation ceremony on the last day. The week included trips to the State Police training facility, Bergen County jail, and the Bergen County police and fire academy in Mahwah. The program was open to students in seventh through 12th grade from Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood and Rochelle Park. Township resident Laurie Ann Latko came home with the Female Recruit of the Week Award, and Rochelle Park Police Officers Doug Arendacs and Chris Bermudez and Detective Jim Depreta represented the department as academy instructors.
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Baseball of Hackensack kicked off its spring season on April 14 with an opening day ceremony at Foschini Park attended by members of the 22 participating teams, city and recreation leaders, school board members and the league organizers. Deputy Mayor Michael Melfi threw the first pitch to Councilman Marlin Townes and the season was officially on. Anthony Ursillo, owner of Ursillo Realty, pitched the second ball of the day at Foschini Park, and Melfi caught it. Members of the Hackensack Regional Chamber of Commerce distributed a baseball to each young player, a total of roughly 300. Additional baseballs will be distributed to the patients at the Joseph Sanzari Childrens Hospital at Hack ensack University Medical Center.
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Sharon Mendoza-Gardner (second from left) with her daughter, Kayla, Hackensack Fire Chief Thomas Freeman, Jessica Barone, Firefighter Michael Shiner and Matthew Shiner with Harley. Hackensack resident Sharon Mendoza-Gardner recently donated a set of pet oxygen masks to the Hackensack Fire Department on behalf of Companion Animal Advocates. The masks come in three sizes for large, medium and small dogs and cats. These specially-sized masks will enable firefighters and emergency medical technicians to deliver oxygen to pets in need and in some cases save their lives. Having three dogs as part of my family, there is nothing I would not do for them, said MendozaGardner. They have a loving home, food, lots of toys and sweaters but knowing that their lives might be saved in case of a fire is absolutely priceless.
Teammates Allison Terracino, Angy Ahmed, Nancy Mannebach, Margo Abdulahad and Christopher Balasa. Hackensack High School was among the competitors at the 16th annual Bergen County Consumer Bowl competition held March 13 at the county administration building. The Consumer Bowl tests students knowledge of consumer protection laws and regulations. It is conducted in an academic game show format, with high school teams competing against each other. Questions were asked about a number of topics including weights and measures, gas purchases, scalping, stocks, home improvements, charities, surplus funds, pets, safety on the Internet, health clubs, new and used car lemon laws, prepaid phone cards, sweepstakes scams and the Consumer Fraud Act. Hackensack team members Allison Terracino (captain), Nancy Mannebach, Christopher Balasa, Angy Ahmed and Margo Abdulahad performed very well. Valerie Gancarz of the Business Education Department is the teams advisor.
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Sherman is a hound/terrier mix currently available for adoption at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro. He cannot get enough human affection. Once he realized the benefits of socializing, he has been unable to resist introducing himself to strangers. Although this is a fantastic quality, shelter volunteers want to make sure it doesnt escalate into needy behaviors. Adopters will have to be able to correct this and only reward him when hes calm and quiet. Because he came in as a stray, volunteers have been unable to determine his past lifestyle but are happy to know he loves to surround himself with people. Basic obedience along with physical and mental exercise is great ways to help with bonding and shedding some excess weight. Sherman will undoubtedly transform into a more confident and calm companion. Sherman is very easy to walk and has become a volunteer favorite. The Bergen County Animal Shelter is located at 100 United Lane, Teterboro. Adop-
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Hackensack High School Journalism Students Tour CBS

BY CURTIS GAINES III Hackensack Middle School journalism students recently toured the CBS studios in Manhattan. The first stop on the tour was the WCBS Radio Weather Center where they met weatherman John Elliott. Students participated in a live broadcast by presenting the forecast for Hackensack. The group then met with Chris Wragge, a Hackensack born and Rutherford reared news anchor. The Emmy Award-winning Wragge answered student questions about his career path and training. He also shared personal stories about celebrities that he interviewed as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight and NBC Sports. Wragge anchors the CBS 2 News at 6 p.m. Curtis Gaines III is an eighth grade journalism student at Hackensack Middle School.
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Teaneck Charter School Named Finalist

Teaneck Community Charter School is a finalist in the Smash: Make a Musical competition, a grant offered by NBC Universal in conjunction with the launch of the new hit series Smash. Teaneck Community Charter School is one of 30 finalists chosen from more than 1,000 applications and one of the smallest schools in the competition. The grant, administered by iTheatrics in New York City, provides the rights to perform a musical from MTI, master classes with Broadway professionals, two teacher stipends to direct and produce the musical, a theatrical fund for props, costumes and scenery, and a local project advisor to guide the organization into a selfsustainable school program. Teaneck Community Charter Schools current program is led by Salem County native Jaime Valente, Director of Music. Winning the grant would provide our students the opportunity to perform a musical for the first time in schools history, said Valente. The school is currently raising funds to complete a music and performing arts wing that was left unfinished during the original building construction. To receive the grant, TCCS must be publicly voted into the top 10 through the Smash: Make a Musical Web site at www.makeamusical.org. Voting ends May 4.
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Pictured at top, seated: Recreation Commissioner Laura Criscione, Al Nasdera and Commissioner Donna Apidopoulos; middle row, Nasderas son Tony; and standing Recreation Commission Chairman Bill Stallone, Commissioners Dennis Arslanian, Steve Waxman and Brian Niland, Mayor Richard LaBarbiera, Commissioners Vince Feorenzo and Tom McCrea and Council Liaison Tom LoCicero; and pictured at bottom, seated, Rich Lambert and his wife, Barbara, and standing, borough officials and coaches. The Paramus Recreation Commission recently held its Coaches Dinner at Florentine Gardens in River Vale. The annual event, which has been held since 1973, recognizes and thanks the many volunteer coaches who help to sustain many of the programs offered by the Paramus Recreation Board. This years recipient of the Marty Roemer Coach of the Year award was Al Nasdera. Although his own children are now adults and no longer participating in recreation programs, Nasdera continues to volunteer his time to the Paramus wrestling program. In the past, he has also coached baseball and soccer. Also honored at the dinner was Assistant Recreation Director Rich Lambert.
Hispanic College Fair
On April 24, a group of 49 Hackensack High School students attended the Northern New Jersey National Hispanic College Fair at Bergen Community College. Sponsored by Career Council, Inc. and National Hispanic Fairs, Inc., the college fair brought together representatives from a wide range of colleges, universities and vocational training institutions. The students had the opportunity to not only discuss options with the representatives but also learn about scholarships and grants that ware available. The trip was organized
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AT THE LIBRARIES JOHNSON LIBRARY LIBRARY CLOSED May 28. GALLERY AND CASES: ICAL IV Latin American Art Exhibition. ICAL EXHIBIT OF LATIN AMERICAN ART May 5 through the end of June with opening night on May 5 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature musical artists, awards for childrens competitions and an art exhibit. The public is invited. VIVIAN CHOI IN CONCERT Australian pianist performs favorite classics May 7 at 10:30 a.m. MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY May 19 at 2 p.m. with a dozen musicians performing featuring Lewis Archer and friends. Free, everyone welcome. CONQUER CLUTTER May 23 at 7 p.m. with Linda Anders. Preregistration required. HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE May 9 at 7 p.m. with Nancy Ellson. Pre-registration required. Some taste samples available. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES May 18 at 2 p.m. Call the library for film information. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP May 19 at 10 a.m. at Javas Brewin. The book will be Shanghai Girls by Lisa See. Call 201-343-4781. SLEEPY TIME TALES May 14 at 7 p.m. Bedtime stories for the younger set. PJs and teddy bears welcome. PRESCHOOL STORYHOURS For ages 3 and up on Wednesdays 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. Pre-registration required. ARTS AND CRAFTS May 16, May Basket at 3:30 p.m. for grades 2 and up. Pre-registration required. MOTHER GOOSE TIME for children under 3 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:15 a.m. SATURDAY MOVIES at 2 p.m. Call the childrens desk for titles. BOOK BINGO Fridays at 2:30 p.m. VIDEO GAME CLUB May 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Junior Department. Grades 4 6 only. No pre-registration required. KIDS TECH TIME May 30 from 3:30 4:30 p.m. for mini courses in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, basic computer skills and more. Grades 3 5. Pre-registration required. TEEN TUESDAYS AT JPL Open to students in grades 7 12 only. From 3:15 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. May 8, Smash Brothers Brawl, Internet and board games. May 15, Street Fighter, Internet and board games. May 22, at 1:15 3 p.m. Wii Sports/Resort, Internet and board games. May 29, Mario Kart, Internet and board games. No advance sign-up necessary. Bring your library card and/ or permission slip for Internet access. SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEETINGS 2012 Open Pubic Meetings take place at the library, 274 Main St., on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. May 8, June 12, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11. FREEGAL, FREADING AND VIDEO GAMES offers free music, free new e-books and video games available from the Hackensack.bccls. org Web site. Contact Catherine FolkPushee for complete information. Library Hours: Adult: Monday Thursday from 9 a.m. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Junior Department: Monday Tuesday 9 a.m. 9 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Registration is required for all special programs. Facebook.com/ JohnsonPublicLibrary. Call 201343-4169 ext. 14 or visit Hackensack. bccls.org. MAYWOOD LIBRARY SONG BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS PROGRAM May 6 at 2 p.m. UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE improv group on May 19 with twohour improv class, lunch included, starting at 11 a.m. Free 70-minute performance at 2 p.m. Pre-registration required. 201-845-2915. Refreshments will be served at 2 p.m. WRITERS WORKSHOP SERIES for Fantasy and SciFi with Author Hank Quense. Mondays June 4, 11, 18, 25 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. All ages are encouraged to attend. Bring your own paper or laptop. WILD DOGS SEMINAR June 9 at 2 p.m. with presenter Frank Vincent on the problems and solutions to wild dogs. ALL FOUR MUSIC presents From Bach to Broadway and In Between June 16 at 2:30 p.m. All ages encouraged to attend. FAX 24 Public service fax machine is located in the lobby and accepts debit and check cards: Visa, Master Card, Amex and Discover. $1.50/ first page, $1 each additional to USA, Canada and Caribbean. International rates: $4.95/first page, $3.45/additional pages. iPADS available for checkout to Maywood residents with valid library card. YOGA CLASS free one-hour beginner classes for ages 16 and older on May 5,12, 15, 29. Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Registration required. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES at 2 p.m. May 20. MORNING BOOK DISCUSSION second Friday of the month, 11 12:30 p.m. EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION first Thursday of the month, from 7 8 p.m. CHILDRENS PROGRAMS Circle Time on Tuesdays, Thursdays at 11 a.m. Free program for Maywood residents. Special Circle time on May 24 at 11 a.m. for ages 2 6 and their parents or caregivers. Its a Surprise Science Experiment. MOVIE DAY May 21 at 3:15 p.m. Family movie Dolphin Tale. Free popcorn. All ages welcome. ARTS AND CRAFTS May 10 from 3:15 4 p.m. Create a beautiful decoupage at The Mothers Day Craft. Ages 7 11. Snacks will be served. HIGH SCHOOL AGE ARTISTS contact the library to showcase your work. MAYWOOD LOCAL HISTORY ROOM By appointment only; for group tours call Carol Dass at 201845-8830 or visit maywoodhistory. com. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 4:30 p.m. Call 201-845-2915. PARAMUS LIBRARY ACTIVITIES open to Paramus residents only. STORYTIMES: for Paramus residents at Main Branch: Baby Lapsit for 0 12 months with caregiver, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Little Bookworms for walkers-18 months with caregiver Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. Teeny Time for ages 12 24 months with caregiver, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:45 a.m. Tell Me a Story for ages 2 3.5 with caregiver on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Picture Book Parade for ages 3.5 5 on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. and Thursdays at 1:15. Reid Branch: Tell Me a Story for ages 2 3.5 with caregiver on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Picture Book Parade for ages 3.5 5 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at four different times. Registration required on all. CHILDRENS BOOK WEEK May 7 13. FUN FRIDAY Mothers Day Craft and Storytime for ages 3 5 May 11 at 1:15 p.m. PAJAMA STORYTIME Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Next meeting: May 15, 19. SING-A-LONG STORYTIME for ages 2 5 with parent or caregiver at 10 a.m., May 15, 22. KOREAN STORYTIME on Saturdays at 11a.m. Next meetings: May 11, June 2. RAVENOUS READERS on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. for grades 4 5. Next meeting: May 7, June 11. PAGE TURNERS on Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m. for grades 2 3. Next meeting: May 8, June 16. BETWEEN: after-school crafts and cooking program for grades 5 7 on Thursdays at 3 p.m. May 8, Cinco de Mayo tacos. June 2, Yay Science. READ TO A DOG for grades 1 4. May 16, 23, 30 at 3:45 p.m. AFTER SCHOOL CRAFTS Mothers Day Organizer Craft for grades 5 8 on May 12 at 2 p.m. BOOKS AND SNACKS a book discussion group at the Main Library for grades 6 8 at 7 p.m. May 22, 26. TEEN ADVISORY BOARD first Tuesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. Cinco de Mayo open house on May 3. REID BRANCH: After School Bingo, Fridays for children ages 4 through grade 6. Drop-in Movie Matinee every Tuesday. Wii days on Mondays for grades 1 5. Arts and Crafts on Thursday May 10, 11 at 3:30 p.m. for K - 6. TEEN WEDNESDAYS AT REID from 3:30 5 p.m. with Cooking Club May 9, Teen Crafts May 2, 16, Wii Games, and Rock Band 2. Check branch for dates. TEEN EVENTS ESL Intermediate Classes Open to All Bergen County Residents offered Mondays and Thursdays from 7:30 9 p.m. starting. Free with Paramus residents having priority. Registration required. Call 201-599-1305. Main Library at 116 E. Century Rd. Monday Thursday, 9:30 a.m. 9 p.m. - Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 5 p.m. The Reid Branch at 239 W. Midland Ave. Monday 1 9 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Call 201599-1300 or visit paramuslibrary. org. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Every Other Sunday ORADELL Open Mic Night: Poetry and Live Acoustic Music presented by Cool Beans Caf, 304 Kinderkamack Rd., from 7 closing. Sign up at 7 p.m. House PA and piano available. Afterhours jam session TBA. $3/cover. Call 201-634-1400. May 3 31 TEANECK Perspectives in nature: Collages From Teaneck Creek photography exhibit sponsored by Teaneck Creek Conservancy and the Puffin Foundation at the Puffin, 20 Puffin Way, with an opening reception on May 12 at 7 p.m. Hours are Tuesdays through Thursdays from 12 4 p.m. or by appointment. Visit puffinculturalforum.org or call 201836-3499. May 4, 5, 6 PARAMUS Sweet Charity presented by Paramus Catholic High School, 425 Paramus Rd., Friday, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $8/adults, $3/students and seniors. Call 201-445-4466 or visit paramus-catholic.org. May 4 20 LEONIA The Comedy of Errors presented by the Players Guild of Leonia at Civil War Drill Hall Theater, 130 Grand Ave. $20, $18/seniors and students. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 3 p.m. Visit leoniaplayers.org. May 5 FAIR LAWN An Evening with Robin and Linda Williams presented by Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club, at the Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St. at 8 p.m. Tickets $30, $27/members. Visit hurdygurdyfolk.org. or call 201-3841325. May 5 June 3 ORADELL Is There Life After High School? presented by The Bergen County Players at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Rd. Ticket prices $21. Sales hotline 201-262-0515. May 6 TEANECK Classical Sundays presents the Simon String Quartet at the Puffin Foundation at the Puffin, 20 Puffin Way, at 2 p.m. $10. Visit puffinculturalforum.org or call 201-836-3499. May 10 TEANECK Author Discussion with Dr. Samuel Kassow author of Who Will Write Our History at the Puffin, 20 Puffin Way, at 7 p.m. $5. Visit puffinculturalforum. org or call 201-836-3499. May 13 TEANECK Voices: The Next Generation with Bard College conservatory of Musical Grad Students at the Puffin, 20 Puffin Way, at 4 p.m. $10. Visit puffinculturalforum.org or call 201836-3499. May 19, 20 ORADELL The Laramie Project presented by The Bergen County Players at the Little Firehouse Theatre, on the second stage, 298 Kinderkamack Rd. Ticket prices $10. Sales hotline 201-262-0515. May 24 NYACK The Eroica Duo in a season end celebration honoring the Friends of Nyack at the First Reformed Church at 7:30 p.m. $20 - $25 or $75/with after party. Call 866-811-4111. June 2 FAIR LAWN Diana Jones with Meg Braun presented by Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club, at the Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St. at 8 p.m. Tickets $20, $17/members. Visit hurdygurdyfolk.org or call 201-3841325. June 18, 19, 20, 23 FAIR LAWN Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat held at the Fair Lawn Recreation Center, 20th and Kipp St. Adults June 18, 19 (callbacks June 20) from 6:30 9 p.m. Childrens Chorus June 23 from 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Show dates July 27, 28, 29. August 3,4, 5. Children Chorus: Prepare 32 bars that show your vocal range. Be prepared to dance. Call backs will require a song from the show. Visit oldlibrarytheatre. net or call 201-797-3553. BUSINESS AND NETWORKING Every Wed. PARAMUS Sunset Rotary Club of Central Bergen meeting at Bonefish Grill, Crowne Plaza Hotel at 6:15 p.m. Call 201-262-5988. Every Thursday HACKENSACK Hackensack Rotary Club meets at Rudys, 107 Anderson St. Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Focus on community service and information through weekly programs. Contact Amanda Missey, membership chair at 201-2818587 or amissey@bergenvolutneers. org. Every Tuesday MOONACHIE Little Ferry/Moonachie Rotary meets at the Moonachie Civic Center from 7:30 8:30 a.m. Visit littleferrymoonachierotary.webs.com. Every Thursday MAYWOOD Maywood Rotary Club meets at Maywood Inn for lunch on Thursdays. May 19, Maywood Rotarys Annual 5K run/walk at Memorial Park, 9 a.m. Volunteers needed at 8:210 a.m. Oct. 3, 58th Annual Len Rubin Golf Outing at Spook Rock Golf Club, call 201-8456993. Call 201-843-8763. Every Wednesday TEANECK Teaneck Rotary Club meets for lunch at Vitales, 293 Queen Anne Rd., at noon. Cost of lunch only, kosher meals available in advance. Visit Web site for guest speakers. 201-843-2169. HACKENSACK Regional Chamber of Commerce Events: May 17 from 8 9:45 a.m. Membership Month Breakfast Program at Ciarco Learning Center, 355 Main St. with The Ultimate Sales Formula with Robyn & Trevor Crane. May 23, Connections Business and Food Expo from 5 8 p.m.at Meadowlands Convention Center, 355 Plaza Dr. in Secaucus. Vendor opportunities. Sept. 23, Chamber Gala. 201-489-3700 or visit hackensackchamber.org. TEANECK Chamber of Commerce Events: Call 201-801-0012 or visit teaneckchamber. org. PARAMUS Chamber of Commerce Events: Bagels and Business upcoming schedule held at Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd. May 12, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Business to Consumer Expo 2012 held at Paramus Park Shopping Center. Free admission. May 30, Creating a Purposeful Telephone Campaign. June 27, Best Practices in Social & E-mail Marketing. Tec 128 from 7 9 p.m. Call 201-2613344 or visit paramuschamber.com. MEADOWLANDS Meadowlands Regional Chamber events May 2, ELN Eat and Educate. May 10, International Commerce: Distribution, Logistics and Marketing. May 22, Multi- Chamber Cruise Aboard the Spirit of New Jersey. May 23, 2012 Small Business Expo & Taste of the Meadowlands. Visit meadowlands.org. CIANJ Commerce and Industry Association of NJ events: May 8, Financial Decision Makers and Human Resources Joint Roundtable 8-10 a.m. at Saddle Brook Marriott. May 21, 44th Annual Golf Outing, Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton. May 22, Spirit of NJ Networking Cruise, Lincoln Harbor, Weehawken. May 29, Legislative One on One Dinner, Naninas in the Park, Belleville 5:30 8 p.m. with Brenda Blackmon. Aug. 13, 8th Annual EBC Golf Outing, Knob Hill Golf Club, Manalapan. Oct. 26, 85th annual luncheon, Hilton Woodcliff Lake. Nov. 6, PENPAC Election Night Beefsteak Dinner, the Brownstone, Paterson. CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN Mondays HACKENSACK Citizenship Classes at the Johnson Library from 10 11 a.m. Call 201343-4169 ext. 21. HACKENSACK Internet Classes offered by the Johnson Public Library. Hackensack residents only. Call for details. 201343-4781. Thursdays HACKENSACK Argentine Tango Classes Thursdays from 8:30 10 p.m. at Center for Modern Dance Education, 84 Euclid Ave. $20/person. Call 201-444-2249 or visit 2fortango.org. Saturdays TEANECK Salsa Aerobic Dance Classes with dancer/choreographer Donay at ClubFit, 444 Cedar Lane from noon 1 p.m. For men and women, no partners required. $10/person. Call 201-894-0138. Fourth Sunday MAYWOOD Square Dancing presented by Maywood Recreation and FAD (Fun at Dancing) held at the Maywood Senior Recreation Center from 7:30 9:30 p.m. Free. Children first grade and older may attend with an adult. First and third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Call Jim at 201-712-1853 squaredance2@ yahoo.com. July 9 20 MAHWAH Bergen County Youth Police Academy presented by the County of Bergen, Prosecutors Office and Sheriffs Office and Bergen County Police Department for boys and girls entering grades 9 12. Free of charge. Applications now being accepted. Must be submitted by May 4. Call 201-336-3540 or visit bcpo.net. LECTURES AND INFORMATION May 2012 LODI/HACKENSACK Prom & Graduation Dress Drive Donate prom and graduation gowns to the Boys and Girls Club of Lodi/ Hackensack by contacting Joe Licata at bgcoflodi.org or calling 201-4737410 ext. 113. May 12 HACKENSACK Blood Drive sponsored by the Second Reformed Church, Corner of Anderson, Union and Ward streets with Community Blood Services from 10 p.m. 2 p.m. Donors will receive a $25 gift certificate from Inserra Shop Rite. Call 201-3423-7550 to register. May 17 HACKENSACK Free Skin Cancer Screenings presented by the John Theurer Cancer Center with the Promise Foundation at 92 Second St. from 2 7 p.m. By appointment only. Call 551-996-2038 or e-mail harp@hackensackUMC.org. ORGANIZATIONS May 5 EAST RUTHERFORD Walk with Me NJ 2012 presented at MetLife Stadium with registration at 8:30 a.m. 5K run, Kids Fun
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Sports
Tennis Teams Time to Shine
BY MICHAEL COHEN It has been a rough start of the season for the Hackensack High School boys varsity tennis team. Coach Ken McKaba has been frustrated with the string of losses so far, but he hasnt given up on his kids, and they, in turn, havent given up on each other. The Comets entered their April 24 match against Garfield High School with a record of 1-9 and they were still looking to turn around their fortunes. On this unseasonably cold and cloudy afternoon, it was finally Hackensacks day to shine. The Comets held off Garfield 3-2 to earn their second victory of the year thanks to a pair of doubles victories by Kevin Suqui and Ed Tolentino in the first match and Joshua Serrano and David Tran in the second doubles. Suqui and Tolentino dominated Garfields Alan Naverette and Fatmir Odza 6-4 and 6-3. But they werent easy wins for Hackensack as the duo fell behind 2-1 early in the match. With Hackensack already trailing in singles matches, McKaba knew that winning doubles was crucial to win the overall match. He met with both doubles squads to push them to victory, and from that point, Suqui and Tolentino stormed back to score five of the next eight points in the game to capture the first game. It wasnt our best; we made some errors, Suqui said. But we had a talk with coach, and we made adjustments and we played better. McKaba said that once they saw the seriousness of the situation they got into a groove and played much better. The doubles match between Hackensacks Serrano and Trano and Garfields Matt Hayden and Emir Se-
Indian Hills Rolls Over Hackensack

BY MICHAEL COHEN A solid pitching performance by senior Jack Morgan was not enough to get the Hackensack High School Comets back in the win column. They fell to one of the better baseball teams in the state, Indian Hills High School, 6-1, during an away game in Oakland on April 21, bringing Hackensacks record to 1-9. Morgan held the Braves to only one run through four innings before Indian Hills broke it open with a five-run fifth inning capped off by Peter Fiumefreddos two-run bomb, giving the Braves a 3-0 lead. Its a standard effort from Jack, Hackensack Coach Gerry Carroll said. We are young team. When you have a veteran like Jack out there it gives them a chance to win. Hes a leader and he tries to get a young team to play well. Offensively, the Comets had their opportunities throughout the game. In fact, it was Morgan himself who got Hackensacks first hit with a line drive single in the top of the second. It appeared the Comets had something going as Vince Lalumia followed Morgan with a single of his own to put two on with none out. However, Indian Hills starting pitcher Dan Green reared back and struck out Eriq Colon and forced Enrico Addeo to ground out in an inning-killing double play. Green was very tough on the Hackensack hitters, especially with men on base. It seemed that whenever the Comets had some momentum on their side, Green would make the correct pitches to get himself out of trouble. Another crucial situation for Hackensack came in the fourth. With one out,
Jack Morgan of Hackensack lines a base hit at the top of the second inning. Miguel Diaz-Jimenez and Morgan both singled to put pressure on Green to make the big pitch. He did, without any hesitation. Green forced another ground ball double play to get out of trouble and preserve a 1-0 lead. That was prototypical Danny Green, said Indian Hills Coach George Hill, who is in his 13th year as head coach. First pitch strikes; he went six innings and threw 67 pitches. Thats the kind of start hes been throwing three out of four times this year. We have a deep pitching staff, but Danny has pinpoint control. Overall, the Comets left nine men on base, including five in scoring position. The inability to take advantage of those opportunities can be frustrating, but Carroll understands its part of the growing process. Being such a young team, we have few athletes with varsity experience, Carroll said. As a coaching staff, we feel we are at a point in the season where the kids are beginning to understand varsity baseball and are putting in the effort to play at that level. Fast forward to the fifth inning, and Morgans hold on this 1-0 game fell to the wayside as Indian Hills broke it open. The Braves batted around the order, starting with a Matt Jensen single to lead off the inning before Fiumefreddo cracked a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall to make it 3-0 Indian Hills. Morgan then labored to get out of the inning. He walked Tom Cancalosi and gave up an RBI single to Ryan Lewis. Brady Altana reached on a throwing error, before Gilbert Smolenski singled to load them up. Mike DiDonato singled up the middle to score Lewis, and a throwing error by the catcher allowed Smolenski to score to give the Braves a 6-0 lead. The Comets didnt give up. Niles Malvasia singled and scored a run on a RBI single by Morgan to make it 6-1, but Green forced Colon to ground out to end the inning.
Hackensacks David Tran serves up a ball in doubles action. hovic was quite the battle. Hackensack jumped out to a fast 5-2 advantage in the first set, but Garfield stormed back. Thanks to some nice serves by Hayden and Sehovic, Garfield pulled within a 5-5 tie. Sehovic then dropped a nice volley across the middle of the court for the game point to take a 6-5 lead. Hackensack battled back to tie it at 6-6, and, thanks to a terrific serve by Trano, Hackensack prevailed 7-6. Again, urgency was a factor. They had a lead and didnt finish, McKaba continued. But their self-fortitude to bring it back to a tie and fight to win the tiebreaker came through. I saw a tremendous approach to strikes and power with the ball. As for singles, Hackensack lost two of them. Felipe Barcia lost to Kriste Trposki 6-1 and 6-1, and Jake Pfisterer, after fighting back in the second set to win 6-2, ultimately lost in the third set, 1-6, 6-2, 1-6, to Garfields Abdel Sardena. However, one of the best efforts of the day came from Hackensack senior Paul Davila, who made quick work of Joseph Prado 6-0, 6-1. He pounded the ball and never once missed a beat on serves that came back to him. The match against Prado was wrapped up in a crisp 20 minutes. Paul is a very accomplished player, McKaba said. He plays first singles for us, and has to go up against the best players on every team we face. He plays extremely hard. Hes our ace.
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Football Toss, Health Fair, DJ entertainment and more. This is a statewide fundraiser providing programs and services to thousands of people with disabilities and special needs throughout New Jersey. Visit walkwithme.org/nj. May 6 MAYWOOD Italian Night presented by the Maywood Sons of the American Legion at 135 East Passaic St. Classic Italian food, music, dancing and cash bar. $20. Call 201-845-8226. May 9 TEANECK The 200 Club of Bergen County Annual Valor Awards at the Marriott Glenpointe Hotel at 11:30 a.m. $70. Call 201-229-0600 or visit 200club. org. May 4 SHAWNEE, PA 14th Annual Doris Byrnes Golf Outing benefit for the Adler Aphasia Center at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort. Call 201-725-8810 or e-mail Christopher.byrnes@elavonfis.com. May 5 MAHWAH Derby Day Party presented by the Volunteer Center of Bergen County at Apple Ridge Country Club from 3:30 7 p.m. $100. Call 201-489-9454 ext. 125 or visit bergenvolunteers.org. May 6 RIDGEWOOD 2nd Annual NJ AIDS Walk presented by Buddies of NJ at Ridgewood Duck Pond to Saddle River County Park at 11 a.m. 5K at 1 p.m. Call 201-4892900 or visit njbuddies.org. May 6 PARAMUS Go The Distance for Autism Bike Event held at Bergen Community College with 50-mile and 25-mile rides at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. 10mile ride at 11 a.m. Kids ride at 10 a.m. Family ride at 1:30 a.m. Go to gtd4autism.org. May 9 HACKENSACK Shelter Our Sisters Annual 2012 Gala held at Westmont County Club at 6:30 p.m. $160. Sponsorships available. Visit shelteroursisters.org. May 11 DUMONT Annual 50s/60s Dance featuring the Neighborhood presented by the Columbiettes at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 61 Armour Place at 7 - 11 p.m. Reserve your seats early. Advance reservations required. $27. Call 201-696-1159 or e-mail labetti250@optonline.net. May 12 EAST RUTHORFORD A Night at the Races presented by the Bergen County Womens Republican Club at the Meadowlands Racetrack from 5 11 p.m. $50. Visit BCWRCraces@gmail.com. May 15 ENGLEWOOD Eat Play GiveFor Aphasia presented by the Adler Aphasia Center at Space Odyssey, 491 South Dean St. $89/adults, $20/children 7 12. Children 6 and under free. Call 201368-8585 or visit alderaphasiacenter. org. May 17 FRANKLIN LAKES An enchanted Evening of Wine Tasting and Cocktails presented by Companion Animal Advocates at Indian Trail Club, 830 Franklin Lakes Rd. from 7 9:30 p.m. $75. Visit companionanimaladvocates.org or call 201-706-7666. June 16 HACKENSACK Shopping Works Wonders at Bloomingdales, Shops at Riverside or Willowbrook Mall to benefit Shelter Our Sisters. Visit shelterourisiters.org. May 19 HASBROUCK HEIGHTS
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Beefsteak and Comedy Night presented by the Maywood Police Officers Association benefiting Officer Mike Murphy at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW, 513 Veterans Place, at 6 p.m.$60/includes food, wine, beer, soda. Raffles and door prizes. Call 201-845-2900 ext, 106, 131, 137 or 121. May 20 LITTLE FERRY Czech Pork Dinner sponsored by American Sokol, Main and Garden streets, from 12- 1:30 p.m. Take-out orders at 11:30 a.m. $20/adults, $18/ members, $9/children. Advance sales only by May 16. Call 201-641-3330 or 973-365-1111. May 21 MIDDLETOWN Annual Golf Outing presented by the Ridgewood Firemens Mutual Benevolent Association held at Wallkill Golf Club with registration at 8:30 a.m. $140. Benefit for the Kelly Creegan Memorial Fund. June 2 HACKENSACK Garage Sale held by Highway Holiness Church at 249 Standish Ave. (off Polifly Road) from 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Call 201-488-0697. June 3 BOGOTA Step Up for The ARC Walk 2012 held at Olsen Park, Bogota Recreation Center, 162 W. Main St. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Walk at 10:30 a.m. Call 201-343-0322 or visit arcbergenpassaic.org. June 11 CLIFTON BCC Golf Outing at Upper Montclair Country Club. From 9:30 11 a.m. registration. 11 a.m. Shotgun wedding. 4 6 p.m. Grand reception and awards ceremony. $500. $125/reception only. Sponsorships available. RSVP by May 4 to 201-447-7117. July 18 HAMBURG 8th Annual Golf Outing presented by the Boys and Girls Club of Lodi/ Hackensack at Ballyowen Golf Course. Call 973-473-7410. RECREATION AND CAMPS May 11 June 22 HACKENSACK After School Spring Skating Lessons offered by Ice House, 111 Midtown Bridge Approach. 7-week program every Friday from 4:30 5 p.m. with practice time from 5 6 p.m. $100 per child includes admission, skate rental, T-shirt, half-hour lesson, one hour practice during public skating and discounts for friends and family during practice time. Deadline May 4. Call 201-487-8444 ext. 210. SCHOLARSHIPS Through May MAYWOOD Maywood American Legion Post 142 Scholarship to high school seniors who have been accepted at an approved college. Applicants must reside in Maywood and be a son/ grandson or daughter/granddaughter of a member of Post 142. For applications call 201-845-8226 or 201-845-6945. SCHOOLS Through May 7 HACKENSACK YMCA 47th Sports Awards Nominations now being accepted through May 7. Nomination and requirement information available at ymcagbc.org. May 24 PARAMUS Career Day sponsored by the Paramus Rotary at Paramus High School between 8 8:15 a.m. for student pick-up. Career Day culminates with luncheon at Seasons Restaurant in Washington Township. Businesses interested in participating or volunteers interested in participating call 201-
261-7800 ext. 3110. May 23, 24, 30, 31 HACKENSACK Fall Sports Physicals at Hackensack High School scheduled for boys on May 23 and 30 and for girls on May 24 and 31. Physicals will take place in the Sports Health Office Room 179 from 9 10 a.m. e-mail j.hanulak@ hackensackschools.org or call 201646-1384. SENIORS MAYWOOD The Golden Age Club of Maywood meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Maywood Senior/Recreation Center, Duvier Place, at 1 p.m. New members welcome, must be Maywood residents/55 or older. Dues are now payable, $20. Call 201-845-9215. MAYWOOD Senior Citizens Club of Maywood meets every first and third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. (first meeting is business and second is social) at the Maywood Senior/Recreation Center on Duvier Place. $15/dues due. For membership information, call 201-843-1061. May 2, ice cream meeting with Scoops of Dumont. Non-members welcome. For trip information call 201-843-1061. Second Thursday PARAMUS Paramus AARP Chapter 3834 has opened its membership to new members. The Paramus area includes the surrounding towns. Meeting at the Cipolla Senior Center at 97 Farview Ave. held 10 months of the year. Call Lou at 201-261-2068. Third Thursday HACKENSACK St. Francis Socialites meets every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Church Hall, 50 Lodi St. New members welcome. Call 201-3425785. Second and Fourth Wednesdays PARAMUS Joseph Cipolla Paramus Senior No. 1 Club located at 93 Farview Ave. Meetings at noon. Strictly a social agenda: cards, trips entertaining programs, fun meetings and informative speakers. Call Jim at 201845-9310. ROCHELLE PARK Rochelle Park Senior Citizens meet on the second and fourth Thursdays at the Senior Center at the municipal complex at 151 W. Passaic Street at 1 p.m. Rochelle Park residents over 55 are welcome to join. Dues $15/year. For information, call Mitzi at 201843-9243. SOUTH HACKENSACK The Senior Citizens meet the first Thursday of the month, at 1 p.m. Bingo on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. 201-4409032. Second Friday HACKENSACK AARP Chapter 418 Meeting 12:30 p.m. at the Hackensack Recreation Center, 116 Holt St. For information call 201-489-2585. HACKENSACK Americas Unidas Multicultural Senior Center activities at 101 Hudson St. Center open Monday Through Friday from 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Hot lunch served daily at noon Monday Friday. Mondays and Wednesdays, Muscle Training at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Belly Dancing at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Arthritis Exercise at 9:30 a.m. These classes are free of charge. 201336-3320. SPECIAL EVENTS MAYWOOD
Maywood Station Museum Open Houses 2012: Sundays, Sept. 30 and Nov. 4 from noon 3 p.m. Wednesdays, May 23, June 27 and Aug. 15 from 7-9 p.m. A limited number of bricks are still available for $75. Visit maywoodstation.com. Now through June 10 SADDLE RIVER HackensackUMC Designer Showcase 2012 held at 27 Denison Drive Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Heart and Vascular Hospital and the Emergency Trauma Department. $30. Sponsorships available. For tickets visit thedsnj.com. Call 551996-3252. May 6 HACKENSACK Freedom Run and Festival presented by the Bergen County HarleyDavidson benefiting the 200 Club of Bergen County. For information call 201-843-6930 ext. 133 or visit Bergenharleydavidson.com. May 12 HACKENSACK TEDxHackensack presents Connections of Thought at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Visit tedxhackenack.org for complete information. May 17 20 PARAMUS Greek Festival presented by St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd. Thursday 11 a.m. 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday 11 a.m. midnight. Sunday noon 9 a.m. Fun for the entire family with indoor and outdoor dining. Live Greek music and dancing. Greek food and pastries. 50/50 raffle. Business lunch on May 17, 178 from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. with a complimentary glass or wine or soda with meal. Takeout orders available. Shuttle available from the Mack IV parking lot at 61 Paramus Rd. Visit stathanasiosnj.org. June 30 - July 8 KUTZTOWN PA Kutztown Folk Festival in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country. Featuring: crafts, quilts, food, folk life and kid stuff. Live entertainment on six stages. Theater and county auctions. Visit kutztownfestival.com or call 888-674-6136. July 4 MAYWOOD Maywood Fourth of July Parade The theme is Let Freedom Ring Any organization interested in participating should contact Carole Feeney at 201805-9137. July 1, 4 PARAMUS Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks parade scheduled for July 4 and fireworks for July 1. Sponsorships are needed. Donations can be made to the Borough of Paramus Fourth of July celebration, Finance Dept., 1 Jockish Square, Paramus, NJ 07652. For information call 201-265-2100 ext. 751. SUPPORT GROUPS HACKENSACK Overcomers Outreach a free support service for addiction-related issues. Meetings are every Friday night from 7 8 p.m. at 720 Summit Ave. For information call Joanne at 201-4247725 or visit overcomersoutreach.org. HACKENSACK Victim Family/Friends Support Group coordinated by the Bergen County Prosecutors Office and Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. to support family members and friends of those who have died by homicide. Call 973-447-8285 or 201-226-5792 or visit bcpo.net. HACKENSACK
Cardiac Support Group Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Prospect Heights Care Center Cardiac Unit, 336 Prospect Ave. Call 201-518-7753. HACKENSACK Diabetes Support Group Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Prospect Heights Care Center, 3rd floor, 336 Prospect Ave. Call 201-518-7753. TOWN NEWS May 19 MAYWOOD Shred and Greenstar Recycling Event held in Maywood. Call 201-845-2900 ext. 208 or maywoodrecreation@gmail.com. MAYWOOD Special Improvement District 2012 schedule of meetings. May 9, July 11. Meetings are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the third floor conference room, 15 Park Ave. Call 201-845-2900. MAYWOOD Fire Prevention Meetings 2012 schedule held at 4:30 p.m. at the municipal complex, 15 Park Ave. May 15, June 12, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11. No meetings in July and August. Call 201-845-2900. TRIPS July 18 NEWARK The Red Bull Extreme Experience presented by the Maywood Recreation Department. $35. Includes ticket, transportation and boxed lunch. Bus leaves Maywood at 9:30 a.m. Extreme fun starts at 10:30 a.m. and Red Bulls vs. Chicago Fire at 1 p.m. Call 201-845-2900 ext. 208 or visit Maywoodrecreation@gmail.com. June 20 MILFORD PA Italian Festival presented by the Senior Citizens No. 1 Club of Paramus leaving at 9 a.m. home at 4:30 p.m. $61.75 includes full breakfast, all-you-
can-eat dinner Buffet, four-hour open bar, DJ and live entertainment. Call 201-445-6545. June 20 LAKE HOPATCONG Hawaiian Luau at Jefferson House presented by the Senior Citizens No. 1 Club of Paramus leaving at 9:30 a.m. home at 4:15 p.m. $55 includes Full Five-O dining experience with open bar from noon 3 p.m.. Call 201-445-6545. Oct. 16 PARAMUS Oktoberfest presented by the Senior Citizens No. 1 Club of Paramus. Call 201-445-6545. Oct. 16 PARAMUS Christmas Revue presented by the Senior Citizens No. 1 Club of Paramus. Call 201-445-6545. WORSHIP Weekly HACKENSACK Saturday Worship Service Highway Holiness Church Ministries, Inc., 360 Main St. (YMCA) at 7:30 a.m. Community church needs building to rent. Not limited to Hackensack. For information, call 201-488-3396. May 11 MAYWOOD Youth Explosion, Calling All Youth to the Tabernacle of Life Ministries, One Thoma Ave at 7 p.m. Guest speaker the Rev. Cory Campbell, praise and worship leader and recording artist from Greater Faith Temple. Special Guest is the Gospel Calypso Youth Steel Band. Visit tabernacleoflife.org or call 201-52322602. May 12 HACKENSACK Pre-Mothers Day Fellowship presented by Highway Holiness Ministries from 11:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. at Dynasty Buffet in Saddle Brook. Call 201-488-0697.
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Midland School of Paramus received a donation of lacrosse equipment during the last school year, and, this spring, the students have been learning how to use the equipment to play lacrosse and other games such as lacrosseball.
The Hackensack of the Future

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with a vision that will revitalize our downtown with new mixed-use neighborhoods connected by street, retail, dining, and entertainment options, Meneses said. We worked in a collaborative manner over the past 12 months with stakeholders across Hackensack and will push forward to get this plan adopted and into action. Encompassing 163 acres, 39 city blocks and 389 properties around Main Street, the proposal calls for infrastructure improvements, new businesses and residen-
tial options, and a new urban atmosphere. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders in Hackensack in both the public and private sectors, we were able to develop a plan that gives our city the best chance to move forward with new development, new jobs and new investment into our downtown, Lo Iacono said. I am confident that as we move forward, members of the community and business owners already located in our downtown are going to see the benefits of this plan to enhance our quality
of life by creating a livable, walkable and sustainable downtown district. The plan capitalizes on the citys transportation and mass transit options. Furthermore, it begins the process of streamlining zoning approvals that will help facilitate new investment in the city. Now that the plan has been introduced to the city council, the Hackensack Planning Board will discuss its pros and cons during two upcoming public meetings. Visit www.hackensack.org to view the plan in detail.
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Police Briefs Police: Man, 61, Fondled Girl

A 61-year-old Hackensack man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. On April 18, members of the Hackensack Police Department and Bergen County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit arrested Joseph Jones of Central Avenue after learning that he allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct on one occasion with a juvenile female acquaintance in Hackensack. The mother of the victim reported the sexual abuse to the Hackensack Police Department and Jones, who is married and employed by Sunrise Assisted Living in Cresskill, was subsequently arrested. He remains at the Bergen County jail in Hackensack unable to post $100,000 bail.
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Poor Street Man Facing Sex Charges

juvenile female acquaintance. The alleged sexual abuse occurred on one occasion in August 2011 at the victims home. The girl told police that Ashley Salas, of Poor Street, videotaped the sexual abuse with his cellular telephone. The victim just recently told her parents, who contacted the Teaneck Police Department. Salas was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Salas remains at the Bergen County jail unable to post $200,000 bail.
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Film Series for Film Lovers

BY GAIL VACHON Do you like foreign films? Have you always wanted an independent film festival in your own backyard? Wouldnt you like to see a premiere before it is widely released? Would you like to meet the director, film stars and film critics in person? If so, the AMC movie theater at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Monday nights is the place for you. The New York Film Critics Series is the brainchild of Ira Ehrenkranz and his son, Mark, who co-produce the series, which is also shown in Morristown on Wednesday nights. Film lovers may sign up for a certain number of weeks in a particular series. Morristown is now in the midst of a six-week series and Paramus is in an eight-week cycle. During my recent visits to the AMC, I had the chance to view two very different films. The first was We Have A Pope, an Italian film by Nanni Moretti with Federico Pontremoli and Francesco Piccolo. The film was premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It tells the story of the cardinals conclave after the death of a pope and the rituals and liturgies involved in the choosing of a new leader. The new cardinal was played by Pontremoli, whose character wrestles with the implications of becoming pope. The night was hosted by David Edelstein, film critic for CBS News Sunday Morning and New York magazine. His guest during the 30-minute Q & A was Italian film director Laura Caparrotti. The next film I viewed was Downtown Express, an independent film by Director David Grubin starring Philippe Quint as a Russian violinist named Sasha. Grubin, a documentarian, ventures into fiction with this film which takes place in Manhattan where Sasha and his father live in different musical worlds. Sasha is studying classical violin at Juilliard and falls in love with a girl in an underground blues/rock band. He plays his violin to the music and strays from the classical world that his father has planned for him. Many of the scenes take place in the subways of Manhattan or on the streets and in the parks with street performers setting the pace of the musically-driven subway trains. The evening was hosted by Richard Pea, a film critic, program director of the Film Society of Lincoln and professor of film Studies at Columbia University. He was joined by Grubin, who led us through his film, which was written by Kathleen Cahill. He spoke about the rhythmic score by com-
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David Grubin and Richard Pea. poser Michael Bacon. During the last year, the New York Film Critics Series has offered The Artist, The Descendants and Marilyn prior to release. Film lovers, many of whom have been with the group for as long as 18 years and have forged lasting friendships, have met with Woody Harrelson, Susan Sarandon and Peter Travers to name a few. To contact the New York Film Critics Series visit facebook.com/NYFilm CriticsSeries. For preview screenings and Q & A information call 973-889-5898. For pricing call 973-539-8785 or visit nyfilmcritics.com. You can log onto nyfilmcritics.com to view the current show times. Gail Vachon is publisher of The County Seat newspaper.
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NICHOLAS MARINIELLO, 82, of Manahawkin, formerly of North Bergen, passed away on April 2 surrounded in a circle of love. Son of the late Joseph and Frances Mariniello, Nick was born and raised in Hoboken. A star football player for Demarest High School, Hoboken, Class of 1948, Nick turned down a college scholarship to enable his teammate to receive it instead. Nick entered the army and served in the Korean War. As a truck driver and shop steward for Cooper Jarrett Trucking for more than 30 years, he was recipient of numerous safe driving awards throughout his career. He was a member of Teamsters Local 560. He later worked for the North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority. Devoted husband of Eileen for 58 years, Nick is also survived by his daughter, Linda Santucci, and her husband, Richard, of Upper Saddle River, and son, Nicholas Mariniello, and wife, Eileen, of Lincroft. Adored grandfather of Richard and Anthony Santucci, and Nicholas and Thomas Mariniello. Loving brother of Frank Mariniello of Fort Lee. He now joins brothers Dick, William and James, along with sister Mary Lavallo and best friend Martin Sgambati in eternal life. ARVEE SMILEY HARRIS, of Brooklyn, passed away on April 3 at the age of 70. FRANCESCA MARTINO, ne Ricotta, of South Hackensack, died on April 4 at the age of 80. She was born in Alia, Sicily, and came to the United States in 1964. Francesca was loved by many friends and family and will be greatly missed. She will be especially remembered for her natural beauty and her love of flowers, especially roses. Her friends will remember her for making the best Christmas and Easter cookies on this side of the Atlantic and her generosity in helping them make great quantities of cookies for their families. Francescas family will always cherish her great cooking and the way she approached life with perseverance and tenacity and always putting family first. Prior to retiring in the 1980s, she worked for many years at S. Goldberg Slipper Factory in Hackensack. Francesca is the beloved wife of now deceased Giuseppe Martino. Loving mother of Serena Martino of Hackensack and Maria Gaglioti and her husband Paul of Warren. Cherished grandmother of Paul and Joseph
Gaglioti. Dearest sister of Salvatore Ricotta and sister-in-law of Carmela Ricotta of Maywood and sister of Lina Ricotta Zarcone and sister-in-law of Antonino Zarcone of Italy. She is the sister-inlaw of Rosa Amico and her husband Vincent of Hackensack, Domenica Drago and her husband Joseph of Livingston and the late Giovanni Martino and his wife Angela of Hackensack. BLANCH NEPIL, ne Horak, 91, of Little Ferry, died on April 4. JOSEPH PIAZZA SR., of Bayville, formerly of Hackensack, died on April 4 at the age of 63. Joseph owned and operated A Head of Our Time hair salon in Bogota. He is survived by his son, Joseph Piazza Jr., of East Rutherford. VICTOR CUTTITTA SR., 85, of Paramus, passed away peacefully on April 7. He was born in Hasbrouck Heights and was a long-time resident of Hackensack. Victor served in World War II in the 103rd Cactus Division, Company D, and was awarded five medals including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. After working for many years at Lowe Paper Company in Ridgefield, Victor began his 19-year career at IFF, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Trinity Council 747 of Hackensack, American Legion Post 55 of Hackensack and VFW Post 4591 of Hasbrouck Heights. He is predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Helen (ne Teske), parents Frank and Angela, and siblings Frances, Peter, Anthony, Rose Vescera and Ann Keossy. He is survived by his children, Victor Jr., Michael, Cheryl and son-inlaw Joseph Sessa; grandchildren Michele, Nicole, Michael and Roseanne, and his brother, John, and sister, Grace Spinella. BAHGAT HAKIM ISHAK, 85, of Teaneck, was called to be with God on April 12. He was a physician in Egypt and the United States. Beloved husband of Samira. Loving father of Sahar Bonilla, Sameh (Sam) Ishak and Neveen Morales and their spouses, Maurice, Arlene and James. Treasured grandfather of Joshua, Rebekah, Jonathan and Rachel Ishak, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Jesse Bonilla, and Emily Morales. Brother of Thouraya and Rawhia of Egypt and the late Talaat, also of Egypt. MARIE BOSNICH, ne Schiebahn, of Upper
Saddle River, formerly of Virginia Beach and Hasbrouck Heights, died on April 16 at the age of 86. Marie was a very active volunteer throughout her life. She was a member of the ladies auxiliary of Hasbrouck Heights VFW Post 4591, Moose Lodge in Virginia Beach, member and past president of the Rosary Society at Corpus Christi Church in Hasbrouck Heights, a volunteer at the Christians Womens Club in Virginia Beach and parishioner of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. Beloved wife of John Bosnich for more than 67 years. Loving mother of Janice Rankin and her husband Chuck of Arizona, Valerie Wild and her husband Bruce of Upper Saddle River and Elizabeth McElhaney and her husband Greg of Illinois. Cherished grandmother of Christian, Elizabeth, Gabrielle, Justin, Ryan, Sean, Amy and Sarah and great-grandmother of four. Marie is also survived by her sister, Elizabeth Mitchel. DR. ALBERT DENIS CARILLI, 82, a resident of Sea Girt and former resident of Franklin Lakes, died on April 17 at Hackensack University Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 9, 1929. After graduating as valedictorian at New Utrecht High School, he earned his undergraduate degree with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the City College of New York and his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1955. Following his graduation from medical school, Dr. Carilli entered an internship and residency program in at Bellevue Hospital and Jersey City Medical Center. Upon completion of his studies, he served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force and was the chief of the Pulmonary Disease Service and Pulmonary Lab at USAF Hospital, Andrews Air Force Base until 1963. In 1963, he began his lifelong affiliation with Hackensack University Medical Center and served there as the Director of Pulmonary Research, Director of the Pulmonary Fellowship program and Associate Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Service. Dr. Carilli is predeceased by his first wife Joan (ne Dugan) Carilli, and his sisters, Gloria Bardusch, Tess Carilli and Nina Alessi. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Carolyn Carilli, his children, Catherine Carilli of Boulder, Colo., Albert Carilli and his wife Myra
of Wyckoff, and Christopher Carilli and his wife Adriana of Socorro, N.M., his step daughters, Dr. Lauren Koniaris and her husband Peter of Summit, and Karin Ajmani and her husband Bob of New York City and his grandchildren, Michael, Joseph, Sam, John, Maria, George, Anna, Evan, Rose, Albert, Andrew and Joan. ENRICA PAOLUCCI, of Fair Lawn, formerly of Hackensack, passed away peacefully on April 20 in Hackensack where she lived most of her life. She had worked as an office worker for various employers in Hackensack and South Hackensack. She was a parishioner of St. Francis R. C. Church of Hackensack. Beloved daughter of the late Ernesto Paolucci and Mary Trocano Paolucci. Dearest sister of Carol De Castro of New York City. Loving aunt of Mercedes De Castro and Thomas De Castro. MARY ANZEVINO COPPOLA, a lifelong resident of South Hackensack, passed away peacefully on April 20 at the Hackensack Hospital Hospice at the age of 89. Prior to retiring, she worked at the family run business, the Old Judge Restaurant. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Hackensack and a member of the South Hackensack Senior Citizens. Beloved wife for 61 years of Blase Coppola. Devoted mother of Alan Coppola and his wife Jenny of Maywood, and Frank Coppola and his wife Susan of Demarest. Cherished grandmother of Rocco and Nicco. Dearest sister of the late Gennaro Jim Anzevino, Nicholas Anzevino, Concetta Anzevino and Pauline Dinallo. ANTONIO DUARDO, of Rochelle Park, passed away on April 21 at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck at the age of 75. Born in Melicucco, Italy, he came to the United States in 1963, settling in Hackensack, and lived in Rochelle Park for eight years. He was a mens tailor all of his life. He was a parishioner of St. Francis R. C. Church of Hackensack. Beloved husband for 35 years of Rosa (ne Cancellieri). Devoted father of Rocco Duardo, Antonio Duardo Jr., and the late Francesco Duardo (2011). Dearest brother of Rosalia Reggio and her husband Aurelio, Francesco Duardo and his wife Maria, Giuseppe Duardo and his wife Anita, Rosario Duardo, and Michele Duardo and his wife Rose.
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Troop 114 of Rochelle Park, sponsored by American Legion Post 170, celebrated Family Night on April 2. Recently earned merit badges were awarded, the calendar of upcoming events was discussed and parents signed up to help out. The troop is looking forward to some warm weather events such as a bike trip through New York City and the annual summer camping trip. The scouts will be extra busy these next few weeks preparing for their annual spaghetti dinner, which will be held May 4, with seatings at 5 and 7 p.m., at the American Legion building, 31 W. Passaic St., Rochelle Park.
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A group of Maywood Girl Scouts earned their 100th Anniversary Patch by attending a candle-lighting ceremony at the Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck on March 12. The next day, the girls attended the Maywood Borough Council meeting where Mayor Gregg Padovano read a proclamation honoring the groups 100th year of service to the community.
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Students and teachers at Fanny Meyer Hillers School of Hackensack joined city officials in a grand Arbor Day celebration at the school on April 27. The highlight of the day was the planting of a tree in honor of the late Michael Caez, the schools beloved principal who passed away in 2010. The day was also a time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hackensacks participation in the Tree City USA program. To mark the day, the children designed environment-themed posters.
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On March 29, Paramus High School guidance counselors accompanied 25 juniors on a trip to visit Montclair State University and William Paterson University. Visiting a college campus allows students to get a feel for the administrative buildings, dorm rooms, dining halls and community. The group met with admissions staff members, who spoke about the programs, popular majors and admissions criteria. After touring both campuses, the juniors enjoyed lunch at William Paterson Universitys dining hall.
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The Hackensack High School Italian Club held its fifth annual pasta dinner on March 24. The buffet featured an array of homemade pasta dishes, desserts, including an Italian ag cake donated by Costco, and coffee. There were Italy-themed decorations and Italian music by DJ Giovanni Gallorini. The dinners proceeds will go toward a scholarship for a graduating senior.
AmeriCorps Volunteer Making Strides

Andrew Mboya, a resident of Hackensack and a former education manager with the New York Times, is currently performing a yearlong service with AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps. AmeriCorps was started in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton and offers Americans an opportunity to serve their fellow citizens through different non-profit organizations. AmeriCorps members are not paid a salary; however, they receive a small living stipend and an educational award after completion of the program. Mboya attained his Bachelor of Science in diplomacy and international relations from Seton Hall University and Masters degree in public administration from Norwich University. He plans to pursue a career at a non-profit organization after completion of his AmeriCorps service. Mboya works with Rebuilding Together Bergen County as an AmeriCorps Project Manager. Rebuilding Together Bergen Countys mission is to bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners and is one of nearly 200 affiliates nationwide of Rebuilding Together. In Bergen County, he has
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On April 19, members of the Republican clubs of Maywood and Rochelle Park gathered to discuss ways to maintain their majorities on their respective governing bodies, coordinate social and fundraising activities, strengthen their combined 22-member county committees clout and promote the ideals of smaller government and lower taxes. I think joint meetings like this are a great opportunity for us to work together and make our two towns even better, said Maywood Mayor Gregg Padovano. Padovano commended Council President Adrian Febre and the Republicanled council for introducing one of the smallest property tax increases in years $43 annually for the average Maywood house. Maywood Republican Club President Rodger Ludwig called the meeting a historic milestone for both towns. While both municipalities have more registered Democrat voters than Republican voters, Maywood elected a Republican mayor and coun-
cil majority for the first time in many years, and Rochelle Park has maintained a Republican majority on its governing body since 1992. It would be beneficial for all of us to build on these successes and share thoughts on campaigning, get-out-thevote techniques, and fundraising efforts to increase our chances for success each November, said Frank Valenzuela, Rochelle Park township committeeman and club president. The clubs vow to continue
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