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By Jane Primerano

Hackettstown is noted for its history as a canal

town, its elegant Victorian homes and its bustling

Main Street.

But it’s also within the area considered the scenic, Wild

Delaware River Program.National Geographic Magazine is developing a website

for each of a number of geotourism sites, defined as

“tourism that sustains or enhances the geographic character

of a place, its environmental, culture, aesthetics, heritage

and the well-being of its residents.

Any site within a 25 to 30 minute drive from the riverfrom Portland, Pa., north to Hancock, NY, that attracts vis-

itors can be placed on the website for the proram. The Na-

tional Geographic Society is using a $645,000 grant from

the William Penn Foundation of $645,000, to create the

website and mapping to include sites in New York, NewJersey and Pennsylvania.

Hackettstown fits the criteria and James Sheldon, exec-

utive director of the Business Improvement District at-

tended an orientation meeting to learn more about the

program on Tues., Jan. 5, at the Warren County Adminis-tration Building. Sheldon has been working on the program

for a while and is a member of the stewardship council

helping National Geographic, the National Park Service

and the National Parks Conservation Association.

John Beljean of the conservation association, a non-gov-

ernmental organization funded through private donationsand dedicated to maintaining, sustaining and enhancing the

parks and surrounding areas, presented information about

the program to people less familiar with it.

The website will provide information on where to go,

where to stay and what to do, Beljean said.Sheldon said the BID would primarily use the website

Haberkern house: People call this house on Moore Street “the Addams Family house.” It was the home of Dr. Robert and Lynne

Haberkern. She was president of the Hackettstown Historical So-ciety for many years and the house is prominent in the Victorian

Historic District. Photo by Jane Primerano

Hackettstown To Be Listed As Geotourism Siteto publicize individual events it sponsors around the town,

like festivals and sidewalk sales. Entities within the town

can upload a “nomination” of their sites to be placed on the

website. Beljean said the nominees are placed on the site

without voting, they are just vetted by the agencies man-

aging the program.Catherine Rust of the Centenary Performing Arts Guild

and the Lackland Center at the college, is working on a

nomination for her programs, Sheldon said. In addition, he

has been in contact with the Fish Hatchery and various his-

toric sites in town for separate nominations. Individualbusinesses can also submit their information, although, Bel-

jean said, only an owner or manager of a business may sub-

mit that nomination.

Beljean said any site accepted to the website will receive

a “badge” for their personal web page and a certificate andwindow cling designating its affiliation with the Scenic,

Wild Delaware.

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He said once a profile is on the websiteit can be edited or linked to a personal web-

page or an account such as Flickr for more

photographs.

Websites can be edited by National Ge-

ographic staff and photos can be “tweaked”

a little, but Beljean said photos should bethe best resolution possible. He said 10 pho-

tos is the ideal number. Short video or audio

files can also be accommodated. The im-

portant thing is to tell people why they want

to come to the venues, Beljean said.

Geotourism Site...continued from front page

Hackettstown Mayor Maria DiGio-

vanni recaps 2015 and looks for-ward to this year.

The goals met for 2015 were that Hack-

ettstown continued to pay down our towndebt; while not sacrificing our infrastruc-

ture. We paved roads, purchased necessaryequipment, did a facelift on our Town

Gazebo park area and also painted our

Town Museum building.

Our town continues to work on revital-

izing Main Street with many new restau-rants and shops. Through our Business

Improvement District; we continue to have

events, parades and the annual Spring Fes-

tival. All of these events attract many visi-

tors to Hackettstown.This time last year, in January 2015, the

historic home of the president of Centenary

College broke out in fire and was ultimately

destroyed. The Hackettstown Fire Depart-ment; along with our Police Department

and Rescue Squad and with the assistance

of multiple other towns came into Hack-ettstown on the coldest day of the year and

fought the fire. While the home could notbe saved, no one was injured and no other

properties were affected. The entire town

rallied behind the college that night. Resi-

dents showed up with food and coffee, etc.

for the first responders, the college openedtheir doors as well providing food and a

place to warm up and also a place where the

first responders could rest. To me, the brav-

ery shown that night from everyone is one

to be remembered.We have many organizations and groups

in Hackettstown that help others. Kiwanis,

Large Town Low Debt, Hackettstown Revitalizes, Attracts Visitorsduring the holidays volunteers their time to

raise money for the needing at area super-

markets and stores.

Hackettstown Rotary conducts their an-

nual food drive the Saturday beforeThanksgiving, collecting food, turkeys andmonetary donations to benefit the NOR-

WESCAP food bank that serves Warren

County. The Rotary also collected coats for

the needy on several occasions. The Trinity

Church Food Pantry is there for anyone inneed of groceries, etc. This is all through

donations.

For 2016: We look forward to presenting

a sound, responsible budget. We are cur-

rently working on the budget with our first

budget session scheduled for Sat., Jan. 30.Our goal with our budget is always to keep

taxes stable without sacrificing essential

services. We have been successful with this

over the years.

Also, promoting Hackettstown as a townthat has many things to offer, shops, restau-

rants and a great, safe, walkable downtown.

We have many new shops that are definitely

worth going into.

Regarding goals and special plans, sev-

eral years ago, Hackettstown started a Main

St. Streetscape project. We put in new side-

walks, benches and decorative lights and

posts. That was Phase I. Phase II wasstarted and completed a few years back.Phase III will start soon and this will com-

plete the entire Main St. business area. The

Streetscape will run from Stiger Street to

Warren Street, including in front of David’s

Country Inn and the Billy Yank Statue.The completion of the CVS at the

Bergen Tool development project should

take place by spring. Phase II of that proj-

ect should be underway shortly after. This

part of town will have a fresh look after

many, many years of broken down build-ings on the 11 acre parcel.

To conclude; it is as we started, we will

continue to pay down our town debt; mak-

ing Hackettstown one of the largest towns

in Warren County, with one of the lowestdebt. We will keep our infrastructures

healthy and promote Hackettstown when-

ever and wherever possible.

Attention Schools,Churches, Organizations!

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By Cheryl Conway

Ayear has come and gone since Ihave taken the reins as editor of

New View Media Group Newspa-

pers and what a positive journey it has been.Being part of a company that has dou-

bled in size, from eight monthly papers to17, has been so exciting but the greatest joy

for me has been being on the forefront of so

many wonderful stories that surround us

every day. Most other newspapers will fill

their pages with police stories, obituaries,

car accidents, suicides, murders, disasters,law suits, political battles and controversial

issues that busy municipal governments and

school boards.

While every journalist craves that newsbreaking story or that shocking incident forthat hard-nose reporter to capture all those

details whether gory or devastating, there is

nothing quite refreshing or satisfying than

covering a feel good story that tugs at heart

strings and puts a smile on one’s face.

My days this past year have surroundedme with stories about the kindest people

who have given their time, mind and spirit

to help others in need; who have gone

above and beyond in their endeavors or jobs; who have put other people’s lives be-

fore theirs; or about events that bring joy to

the community or raise needed funds orsupplies for a particular issue or charity;

and even about communities and schooldistricts that continue to work together to

improve their surroundings through new

programs and resources; as well as busi-

nesses that continue to keep hard workers

employed while providing the best services

to customers.While New View Media Group is an un-

affiliated paper, meaning it remains untied

to any particular religion or political group,

it upholds similar virtues and ethics likebeing kind to others, helping thy neighbor,giving tzedaka or charity, doing a mitzvah

or kind deed, volunteering time and sharing

generously and unselfishly with those in

need.

Looking back through the twelve

months of 2015, so many stories of genuinekindness fill my mind that it would be

wrongful of me to not reminisce before

jumping in to share the positive moments

unfolding for 2016.For Hackettstown News readers, the sto-

ries that took center stage included youth at

Trinity Church in Hackettstown fast for 24hours to raise awareness to hunger; a 5K

walk/run was held to honor a late Hack-ettstown official Tom Kitchen to provide

scholarships and educate attendees of bile

duct cancer; an initiative began to fly Amer-

ican flags everyday to spread patriotism;

softball game was held by area police de-

partments to raise funds for a seven monthborn with a rare disease; rotary celebrates

75 years; local family organized a drive to

collect sports equipment for people in

Guatemala and ran a soccer clinic therewith Beyond The Walls; a local boy scoutheld a food drive to benefit the Lord’s

Pantry at Trinity United Methodist Church;

dog park committee held a fundraiser to

elect pet mayor to raise funds for dog park;

a 5K run/walk was held to raise funds for

families with children who have cancer andveterans in need; a local church choir ven-

tured to Disney World to perform and vol-

unteer with Give Kids The World village

which works with children with life-threat-ening diseases.

The positive stories are endless and con-

tagious really. Shared each month to in-spire, motivate, reflect and channel others

to get involved, donate, give back, partici-pate or even just turn negative energy into

one filled with optimism and hope, each

community stands stronger and united

knowing that there are people out there who

do care and are making a difference every

day.Nothing wrong with being humble, but

do not let that stop you from contacting

New View Media Group to share your con-

tribution of how you helped to make theworld a brighter place. There is nothingwrong with shining and patting yourself on

the back for some well-deserved recogni-

tion.

Send your press releases and story ideas

to me at [email protected]. I look

forward to hearing from you in 2016…untilthen happy, healthy New Year to all readers.

Editor Wraps Up Top 2015 Stories; Welcomes More Shining Times For New Year


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By Anastasia Marchese

Nestled near the Allegheny Na-

tional Forest and very close to the

east bound entrance ramp for I-

80, is a local gem of national significance,the historic Rutherford Hall.

Originally built in 1902 as a country

estate for the Rutherford family, it is cur-

rently owned by the Allegany Board of

Education. The Rutherford family used itas a summer home until 1948, when they

moved back to Staten Island and gave the

estate to The Daughters of Divine Charity,

an order of catholic nuns. As the nuns

aged they decided to build an infirmary,

so an addition was added on in 1959, to

serve as such. In 2007, the AlleganyBoard of Education was in need of ex-

panded facilities to house the growing

population and decided to buy the Hall

and use what had been the infirmary as aschool facility. The addition/infirmary

now houses the Mountain Villa Elemen-

tary School, with preschool, Kinder-

garten, first and second graders growing

and learning there.

The destiny of the older portion of the

building was at first unclear, but has since

become a venue for private events and

public performances.

Laurie Rapisardi, executive director of Rutherford Hall since last March, for-

merly served as the hall’s event planner.

When she first took on the job of coordi-

nating the events, she says there were

about four public events a month. Nowthe Hall runs between six to eight public

events a month, with last December hav-

ing about 10. The private events that the

hall is rented out for has also increased

dramatically over the past few years from

15 events a year at first, to about 150

events a year.In addition to hosting parties, weddings

and concerts, the hall also offers guided

tours on Wednesdays between 1 p.m.- 4

p.m. where visitors can learn more aboutthe history of Rutherford Hall, the Ruther-

ford family, historical objects on display

in the Hall, and local area history.

According to the Rutherfurd Hall

Wikipedia page, “Rutherfurd Hall was the

Rutherford Hall Connects Past And Future With Warren First Night 2016

estate of husband and wife Winthrop

Chanler Rutherfurd and Alice Morton

Rutherfurd. After Alices' death from ap-

pendicitis Rutherfurd married his secondwife Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd. Construc-

tion began in 1902, and included a man-

sion, gardens, boathouse, swimming

beach, hydroelectric powerhouse, 9-hole

golf course, and kennels.”

Such a large estate required the pres-

ence of many servants to keep the estate

running. At one point an intern at the hallgot in touch with relatives who had had

family members living at the hall during

the time the Rutherfurd's owned the man-

Photos were taken by John LaPadula.

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sion and was able to find out many details

about life on the estate during that time,

as well as where the families settled and

how the hall had an effect on the historyof the area.

The connection to the Rutherfurd fam-

ily continues to this day. The grandchil-

dren of the home's original owners have

an annual meeting with representatives

from the hall and according to Rapisardi,

“go over what’s been going on over the

past year and decide how they might

help.”

There are objects and pieces of furni-

ture that are lent to the hall by the family

which are on display. In addition to this,Guy Rutherfurd recently came to the hall

and was the keynote speaker for Preserva-

tion Day back in May 2015.

This year Rapisardi wanted to start the

year off with a bang and bring the com-

munity together to see in the New Year at

this historic venue. She coordinated the

Warren First Night at Rutherford Hall.

This family friendly event started at 4

p.m. with fireworks topping off the event

at 7 p.m. It was the first of what will bean annual event with lots of entertain-

ment, food and fun. Hula dancers, a con-

tortionist, live music, face painting, and

dancers were all there; just to name a few.

Rapisardi was thrilled with the event,

“It went perfectly!; better than we could

ever imagine. We sold out and had close

to 600 people on site. A great time was

had by all. We have already started to

plan First Night Warren 2016! We cannot

wait!”

There is no reason however to wait tillnext year visit the hall. There are many

events going on during the month, some-

thing for everyone.

The schedule can be found at

www.rutherfurdhall.org and on the

Rutherfurd Hall Facebook page.

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Trinity Church in Hackettstown has a

goal of seeking to inspire people toface the challenges of life with faith,

hope and courage. To help get that message

across they have invited Eric LeGrand to

speak on Fri., Feb 5, at 7 p.m., in its main

sanctuary. LeGrand is the Rutgers football

player who was paralyzed and became aquadriplegic in an injury during a game five

years ago. He has gone on to become a pow-

erful motivational speaker, author, sports

commentator and advocate for people withspinal injuries.

LeGrand has had an HBO documentary

made of his life, and is active in raising

money for spinal cord research. A native of

New Jersey, LeGrand credits prayer and faith

with helping him face his long journey of re-

habilitation.Commenting on LeGrand’s planned visit,

Trinity Pastor Frank Fowler said, “I am very

pleased that Eric will be here to share his tes-

timony of faith and courage. He will be

speaking to many young people, yet people

of all ages will find inspiration and encour-agement from his message.”

LeGrand’s visit is timed to kick off Trinity

church’s annual B1 youth fast, when young

people fast for 24 hours to learn about andraise consciousness about world hunger.

The public is invited to attend the event,

at which a free will offering will be received.

For more information, call 908-852-3020.

Abilities Quilting Guild awards raffle

winner Natalie Shapowalenko

shows off her First Place quilt, val-

ued at $1,000, in a ceremony at Abilities’Washington Center on Dec. 16. The Guild

works weekly at Abilities creating hand-

made quilts and other items which are then

donated for the raffle, raising more than

$25,000 for Abilities of Northwest Jersey

over the past 15 years.

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ices and supports to more than 300 people

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A

Pajama Program ContributionDrive is set to be in Hack-

ettstown, for the seventh year, tobenefit the New Jersey Chapter of the Pa-

jama Program, to provide new, warm

sleepwear and nurturing books to childrenin need. The drop off site is Trinity

United Methodist Church from Sun., Feb.

7 through Sat., Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 6

p.m. each day. Sizes needed range from

newborn to adult large, as the program

serves children aged newborn throughteens.

Last year Hackettstown collected 483

new pairs of pajamas and 224 new booksfor needy children in Warren County. The

pajamas and books were distributed byfour service organizations – Foster &

Adoptive Services, CASA/SHAW,

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen

and Neighborhood Health Services.

Wearing a warm pair of pajamas in-stead of wearing the clothes they have

been wearing all day or longer, and just alittle reading before bedtime can make a

significant difference for these children

and help them to a brighter future.Since Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, is a day

of love, it seems appropriate to focus our

local need toward this day. Pajamas and

books are on sale at clearance prices in

many local retail stores, making it easier

to give at this time of year.All items collected will be distributed

to needy children in Warren County. Tax-

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Wishing Everyone A Happy, Healthy New Year! Wishing Everyone A Happy, Healthy New Year!

Y

ou might not think

that the dead of

winter is a perfect

time to find a summer camp

for your child, but indeed itis. The NJ Camp Fairs will

hold camp fairs throughout

January.

The closest fairs to

North Jersey will be held onSaturday, January 23rd at

The Shops at Riverside,

Hackensack; Sunday, Janu-

ary 24th at the Livingston

Mall; Saturday, January30th at Rockaway Town-

square, Rockaway.

Fairs are noon to 3 p.m.

and admission is free. Par-

ents will meet camp direc-

tors from local day campsand sleep away camps from

around the country. There

are numerous free give-

aways and free snacks.

Each family will receive a

50+ page program booklet

with information about

camps participating in anyof the fairs. Free face paint-

ing will be offered at some

of the fairs by Bella Faccia.

For more information about

specific camps attending

and directions to each loca-

tion, please log onto

www.njcampfairs.com

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tending and directions log

onto www.njcampfairs.com

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Ever dreamed of performing musical

creations in front of an appreciative

audience but didn't know where tostart?

The Skylands Songwriters Guild (SSG)

Open Mic/Feature Performance Night,

hosted by Karen Kamenetsky, presents a

monthly opportunity for local singer/song-writers of Northwest New Jersey and thesurrounding area to showcase their original

songs in an open and supportive atmos-

phere. All skill and experience levels from

aspiring amateurs through accomplished

professional singer/songwriters are wel-come to perform at the open mic. After-

wards, a scheduled feature artist plays their

own music.

Every third Thursday of the month year-

round, fellow singer/songwriters, friends,

fans and family congregate in the cateringroom of Enzo's Pizzeria in Budd Lake to

enjoy an evening of original music. Open

mic sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. with the

feature performance running from 7 p.m. –

10 p.m. Cover fee for the evening is $5.Performers should bring their own instru-

ments. The performance area will accom-

modate acoustic stringed and smaller floor

instruments ones only so plan accordingly.

Music stands, microphones and profes-sional sound equipment provided and oper-

ated by Mountain Ledge Music.SSG opens the New Year, on Thurs., Jan.

21, with a feature performance by Beth

Sherby a local songwriter quickly gaining

notoriety. Beth has performed at Muses inthe Vineyard and won a spot at the 2015

Mountain Ledge Music – Groove in the

Grove Music Festival during the pre-fest

Open Mic last June.On Thurs., Feb. 18, feature performer

will be Kevin DeFeo, a local country music

singer/songwriter based out of Northwest

New Jersey. Altough he only began writing

his own material a little over a year ago, hehas developed a deeply emotional lyricalstyle combined with a traditional country

music tone combined with various stringed

instruments.

SSG has been operating as a home-

grown, grassroots performance supportgroup for several years, spearheaded by

Roxbury Township residents, Clark &

Renee Paddock. Its mission is to inform the

public about songwriting as an art form and

to educate those involved in the craft on

how to achieve their full artistic potential aswriters and performers of original works of

music.

Anyone can join – songwriters, musi-

cians, music enthusiasts, supporters of the

arts and business sponsors are all welcome.Performance opportunities, industry related

workshops, networking and being a part of

a local/regional musical community are

some of the membership benefits offered.

To learn more about the Skylands Song-writers' Guild and future performance dates

& events visit:h t tps : / /www.facebook.com/Sky-

landsSongwritersGuild.

Interested in learning more about joining

SSG, contact Clark Paddock [email protected].

Mrs. Allamuchy, Bernadette Jo-hansson, helped bring attention

to this year's Toy Drive spon-

sored by Village Family Clinic in Alla-

muchy Township, which collected toys for

needy children in the area. She is joined byClinic Director Dr. James Fedich. Johans-

son garnered the title of Mrs. Allamuchy2015 early this year and then competed in

May for the title of Mrs. New Jersey Pag-

eant. Village Family Clinic regularly sup-

ports and promotes community projects for

non-profits and other causes.

Pageant Winner Promotes Toy Drive

Pictured, from left, Renee Paddock, SSG president; Bernie Drury, SSG treasurer; and Clark Pad-

dock, SSG secretary jam out at the monthly Skylands Songwriters Guild open mic night. Photo

Credit: Ronnie Paddock.

Ledgewood Based Songwriters GroupFill Region With Original Music


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Roxbury Twp. Police Chief Jim Simon-etti of Frelinghuysen recently filed pa-perwork with the New Jersey Election

Law Enforcement Commission (NJELEC) to

seek the Republican nomination for WarrenCounty Sheriff in the June 7 primary. Simon-etti has spent 32 years in law enforcement, 25of those years in a supervisory role, and iscurrently the chief of police for a municipal-ity of just more than 23,000 people.

"I'm just an average citizen with strongcredentials in law enforcement," Simonettisaid. "I never thought about running for pub-lic office before. But our county's sheriff isretiring and, with my experience, I feel thatthis is how I can best serve the place I callhome."

Simonetti is supported by retiring WarrenCounty Sheriff Dave Gallant, former Sheriff Sal Simonetti, and Sussex County Sheriff Mike Strada.

A former narcotics officer who maintainsmembership in the New Jersey Narcotics Of-ficer Association, Simonetti sees the rise inillegal drug use in the state's rural communi-ties as a threat to the peace of mind and se-curity of residents.

"It is definitely one of our top priorities,"

Simonetti said.Simonetti helps his wife of 22 years,

Kelly, operate a non-profit organizationcalled Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary. It's

a 120-acre preserved farm in Warren Countythat, with help from dozens of volunteers,provides care to more than 1,000 sick, injuredor orphaned wildlife each year.

Simonetti sees himself as a conservativewho will work to hold the line on spendingat the sheriff's office.

"The property tax burden is already toohigh and I don't want to add to it," Simonettisaid. "In these tough economic times, we aregoing to have to learn how to provide ahigher level of service to the people at lesscost to the taxpayer. We need to learn how

to do more with less. There's no questionabout it."

Simonetti also enjoys the support of War-ren County Republican Chair Doug Stein-hardt, Warren County Freeholder Director EdSmith and District 24 State Senator SteveOroho. More support will be announced asthe campaign moves forward.

Simonetti plans a formal announcement ata campaign kick-off fundraiser in February.

T

he Mt. Olive Chamber of Commerceplans to host its 10th Annual Break-fast With The Mayors on Tues., Jan.

26.Mt. Olive Township Mayor Rob Green-

baum and Hackettstown Mayor Maria Di-Giovanni will look back on the businessclimate in their respective towns in 2015and update chamber members and membersof the business community on what theirgoals are for 2016 as they relate to the busi-ness community.

As part of the meeting, there will be anopportunity for attendees to ask questionsand make suggestions. Chamber officialswill also discuss how the chamber can team

with township leaders for continued successin the new year, and introduce the newChamber Leadership Team for 2016.

The meeting is open to the businesscommunity, as well as the general public.

The breakfast meeting is being presentedand hosted by the Longhorn Steakhouse atITC Crossing, starting at 7:30 a.m. Cost is$25 for chamber members and $30 forguests; save $5 by pre-paying during regis-tration.

Meanwhile, Marketing in the Morning,a complimentary benefit to members of thechamber, takes place the third Wednesday

morning of every month from 7:15 a.m. to9 a.m. The chamber also provides amonthly program for the area Young Pro-fessionals the second Thursday each monthat a variety of locations, as well as amonthly Women’s Professionals group, thesecond Tuesday of every month. A specialevent has been scheduled for Feb. 2 withthe chamber hosting a bus trip to the Dev-ils-Rangers hockey game in Newark.

For information on any of these events,visit the chamber’s website, www.mounto-livechambernj.com.

The next Marketing in the Morning,considered the premier AM business net-working event in the region, is scheduledfor Jan. 20 at the Mt. Olive Township Mu-nicipal Building. There is a $10 fee but it isfree to chamber members. Register atMEET UP; go tohttp://www.meetup.com/Marketing-in-the-Morning-Mt-Olive-Area.

Simonetti Files Committee To RunFor Warren Sheriff

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Six students with the Warren CountyCommunity College dental assisting

program recently helped launch the

new Zufall Health Center in Hackettstown,

assisting with patient care during the opening

day of the office.Ellen Rochman, Hannah Naugle, Lauren

Scholes, Paola Calderon, Brianna O'Brien,

and Raven Lee joined WCCC Instructor

Christine Benato, for the opening day at the

Zufall Health Center, located in Doctor'sPark, off Willow Grove Street.

The spacious center, which was previ-

ously in a smaller space in town, offers a va-

riety of health services, not just dental, with

a sliding scale payment program particularly

intended for those with financial hardships."Zufall Health Center offers a valuable

service to our community," said Marianne

Van Deursen, assistant dean of Medical As-

sisting and Distance Education, who also

oversees the dental programs. "They make

their dental care accessible and affordable toour community. Their mission to serve others

is congruent with the mission and goals of

our institution. Dr. Sam Wakim has dedicated

his professional time to providing opportuni-

ties for our dental assisting students to notonly learn chairside assisting, but the impor-

tance of caring for others."

The WCCC students who participated in

the event all started the WCCC program in

September and plan to graduate in April. TheWCCC dental assisting program, which in-

cludes all aspects of the dental experience in-

cluding radiology, is considered among the

best in New Jersey.

Zufall Health Center is a federally quali-

fied community health center that provideshigh-quality, affordable medical and dental

services to the underserved in several offices

in North Jersey. For more information, visit

www.zufallhealth.org.

Warren County Community College students helped with the opening of the new non-profit Zufall

office in Hackettstown. Pictured, from left, is Ellen Rochman, student; Christine Benato, instructor;

Hannah Naugle, student; Lorin Scholes, student; Dr. Sam Wakim from Zufall; Paola Calderon, stu-

dent. In Fairy costume is Brianna O’Brien. Missing from photo is Raven Lee.

WCCC Dental Assisting Students HelpLaunch New Office

Phyllis Sirkis and Drew DiSessa of the

Hackettstown Kiwanis Club are

joined by volunteers Kasey Di Sessaand Vitaliya Taletska for the club's annual

Holiday Bell Ringing campaign. Each year

Kiwanis collects donations at ShopRite and

Wal-Mart in Mansfield Township, with 100

percent of the proceeds going to needy fam-

ilies in the Hackettstown area in the formof gift cards and in time for Christmas. The

campaign annually raises thousands of dol-

lars.

Bell Ringing for The Holidays


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How about some hand twisted pretzels to serve

up on the big game day or give that someone

special a heart-shaped pretzel on Valentine'sDay?

Established in Feb. 2013, Philly Pretzel Factory in

Hackettstown provides customers pretzels for any cel-

ebration or occasion, to feature names, numbers and

characters. Don't miss out on Super Bowl party trays

with assortment of pretzels.Party trays are a huge hit for any celebration. They

include choice of any of the nine mustards and specialty

dips.

Hand twisted, fresh pretzel products made daily. The

full line of products include soft pretzels, pretzel dogs,

pretzel sausage, cheese-steaks, pepperoni pretzel melts,

mini pretzels and bite sized pretzels called rivets.Join the e-mail list to be a part of our Twisted Tues-

day specials. Each week receive an email on Monday

evening with the Twisted Tuesday special. Specials in-

clude two for $2 pretzel dogs, Buy five pretzels, get five

free and more.

For more information, call 908 269 8780. Hours areMon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sun.

9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Philly Pretzel Factory is located at 150 Mountain

Ave, Hackettstown.

Twist Up Some Hot Pretzels For Any Occasion

Established 33 years ago, MelaniaFashions is a women's high end fashionboutique that provides casual and upscaledressy clothing for women of all sizes in-cluding plus sizes. The shop is known forits personalized service.

The spring line will be introduced soonbut don't miss out on the best of winter

styles still in store at fabulous prices.Hours are Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri, Sat.

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Thursday, 10a.m. to 8 p.m.

Melania Fashions is located at 517 Rt.10 East, Randolph Commons in Ran-dolph, behind Randolph Diner.

Semi-Annual Sales at Melania Fashionswith 30-70% Off

Looking for a funky and friendly shop? Stop in

at Sunshine Gift Shoppe and Consignment in

Kenvil for unique items, distinctive gifts and

even some newly added yoga classes.

Established in 2013, Sunshine Gift Shoppe andConsignment is a one-of-a-kind, vintage, jewelry

and accessories, clothing and furniture store. On

March 5, the shop will be celebrating its three year

anniversary with celebration to be planned. Ment ion this ad and receive a specia l off er.

Sweet gifts at sweet savings for a sweetheart onValentine's Day is just around the corner! The shop

offers friendly, personalized service and gift wrap.

For those with a busy mind looking for inner

peace and wellness, try a meditation class starting

Feb. 7, from 11 a.m.-noon.

Also get fit while sitting by trying a chair yoga

class starting Jan. 23 at 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Re-duce stress and tension, Increase balance and flexi-

bility. Cost is $50 for four week session or $15 per

class. Call now at 973-252-2099. Class size is lim-

ited.The shop is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is located

at 760 US Hwy #46, Kenvil.

Sunshine, Unique Gifts And Wellness In One Shop


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During the cold and dark winter

months, it’s important to stay warm

and well-nourished. Using in-sea-

son ingredients and produce is a simple way

to brighten your winter blues and introduceauthentic vitamin-rich flavor to your meals.

“Florida Grapefruit reaches its best taste

during the heart of winter, making it a great

source of fresh, nutrient-rich fruit at a time

when many others are not available,” saidEmily Richards, cookbook author. “I like to

add Florida Grapefruit and its juice to sal-

ads, savory dishes and snacks.”

Follow this recipe from Richards for

Quinoa Grapefruit Blueberry Breakfast to

add Florida sunshine and a boost of energyto your blustery mornings. This refreshing

breakfast combines hot quinoa with Florida

Grapefruit and blueberries for a new twist

on breakfast.

To learn more about Florida Grapefruit

and find more recipes, visit GoFlorida-

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Quinoa Grapefruit Blueberry Breakfast

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4

3/4 cup Florida Grapefruit Juice1/2 cup water

3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed

2 tablespoons liquid honey or maple syrup

2 Florida Ruby Red Grapefruit, segmented

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 cup 0% vanilla or plain yogurtfresh mint leaves

In small saucepan, combine grapefruit

juice, water, quinoa and honey. Bring to

boil; cover and simmer for about 15 min-

utes, or until liquid is absorbed.

Stir in grapefruit and blueberries; divide

into shallow bowls and top with yogurt.

Garnish with mint to serve.

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Barbecue Chicken Nachos

Makes: 1 large serving

1 rotisserie chicken

1 cup barbecue sauce

nacho chips

1 cup shredded Jarlsberg Cheese

1/4 cup chopped green onion

sour cream (optional)

Heat oven to 350 F.

Pull white meat off rotisserie chicken and

place in mixing bowl. Add barbecue sauceto pulled chicken and gently mix together.

Scatter nacho chips on oven-safe dish

and place pulled chicken on top. Shred

cheese with grater and coat top of chicken.

Place in oven for approximately 10 minutes.

Sprinkle green onion on top and serve withsour cream, if desired.

Jalapeno PoppersMakes: 16

16 whole jalapeno peppers, rinsed and

drained

2 logs (4 ounces each) fresh goat cheese

1 cup shredded Jarlsberg Cheese

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup diced green onion (scallions)

dash of hot sauce

cilantro leavesmini hot red peppers (optional)

Using small sharp knife, cut slit down

one side of each pepper. Leave stem intact

and remove seeds and veins.

In bowl, mash all cheeses, onion and hot

sauce. Divide among peppers, stuffing eachgenerously. Refrigerate. (Note: Recipe can

be made ahead to this point.)

Arrange peppers in heavy aluminum foil

packet. Grill 8-10 minutes, or until cheese

begins to melt. Garnish with cilantro and, if desired, hot red peppers.

Cheese and Mushroom PizzaMakes: 1 pizza1 premade pizza dough (14-16 ounces)

5 tablespoons tomato sauce2 diced Roma tomatoes

8 ounces shredded Jarlsberg Cheese

2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese8-10 sliced mushrooms

2 teaspoons oregano

arugula (optional)

Heat oven to 425 F.

Follow premade pizza dough instructions on

package.

Spread thin layer of tomato sauce and fresh

tomatoes on uncooked pizza dough, sprinklewith cheeses, top with mushrooms and fin-

ish with oregano.

Bake pizza in oven for 15-20 minutes, or

until golden brown. Garnish with arugula, if

desired.

Pick a Party BiteFinger foods make it easy for your fellow

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and save the serious grub for a longer break

in the action. Tide them over until halftime

with these bite-site appetizers. For a little

extra fun, use toothpicks bearing the mascotor signature color of your favorite team.

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salami

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By Cheryl Conway

For those who agree “it’s better to

give than receive,” there is an op-

portunity banging on the door of a

shelter organization that could help hun-

dreds of women and children who may be

left on the street if the mortgage is not paid.

Secret Santas may be long gone, but

there has to be an angel out there willing to

hold the mortgage of Strengthen Our Sis-

ters, a grassroots, community based non-

profit, program serving homeless/battered

women and children for more than four

decades. Faced with mortgage conflicts,

the shelter has to come up with $30,000 by

Jan. 15 to avoid foreclosure.

Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sis-

ters - the first shelter for battered women

in North America- the organization

changed its name to Strengthen Our Sisters

(SOS) and grew to eight houses, two day

care centers, a food pantry and a thrift

store. The properties’ value a total of $2.5

million, with just under $600,000 left to be

paid. With restricted monies coming in, theorganization is at risk of closing its doors

to hundreds of women and children with no

other safe place to go.

“I don’t know what would happen to

these people,” says Sandra Ramos of Ring-

wood, founder and executive director of

SOS. “If we don’t get help with the mort-

gage people will be on the street. If some-

one wants to be an angel and save our

mortgage that would be great.”

Ramos explains “if we had the $30,000it would be the drop down money if some-

one could give it.”

Rialto Capital Management Advisors in

Florida, the company that is holding the

mortgage bridge loan, did not return phone

calls to New View Media Group as of press

time. Valley National Bank had sold the

mortgage to Rialto when SOS’s funding

was reduced, says Ramos.

“During this year and one half, they

have seen our reliability and commitmentto avoid foreclosure by paying $30,000

every three months, which is directly ap-

plied to the principal, along with a monthly

payment of $7,000,” says Ramos. “SOS

has done this faithfully, although it has

been challenging.”

Ramos, a pioneer advocate for battered

women, started her first shelter in 1970 in

her three bedroom home in Hackensack.

She had three small children at the time,

was facing divorce after ten years of mar-

riage and was in need of a roommate, she

explains.

“I wanted a roommate,” says Ramos, so

she put the word out that she wanted to

share her house. “The ones who came to

me were the ones who got battered,” says

Ramos. “Women called to say ‘I can’t stay

in my house.’”

One roommate turned into 23 women in

her house at one point, she admits. Her

children would sleep with her in her wa-

terbed; there would be some guests on the

floor, in the bathtub, in the basement.

“I would get a call and say ‘I’m sorry I

have no room.’ But it was difficult to turn

people away who would say ‘I finally got

the courage to leave; if you don’t take me

I will die.”’

Ramos says, “My neighbors said theydidn’t want battered women on their block,

and I told them, ‘they are already here, the

question is do you want them living with

pain, suffering and horror or do you want

them living with peace, dignity and re-

spect?’”

When the town found out that Ramos

had too many people at her house they

“threatened to put me in jail,” she says. The

town cited her for “overcrowding” because

she had three or more unrelated people liv-ing together.

“I told the town ‘If you want a place for

them you have to drag them out kicking

and screaming;’ so they put them in a

motel,” Twin Lakes Motel in Paramus.

Ramos did not turn her back on them

and instead continued to help them.

“We would have to pick them up and

take them to look for housing, counseling,”

says Ramos. “They [the town] didn’t give

them food or services, counseling.”The Catholic Church would bring food

and battered women would work together

to help other women.

Over the years, in 1977, her initiative

became Shelter Our Sisters. She moved out

of her house to Bergen County in a house

located on a church’s property in Bogota.

About 10 to 15 women in children lived

there.

Her organization grew, and established

a board of directors, but after a disagree-

ment, the board fired Ramos in 1986.

Ramos separated and formed SOS a

year later. With her children grown, she

moved to her house in Ringwood “and peo-

ple started calling me. I let some people

stay in my house. We knew we had to get a

shelter.”

They opened a thrift store in Haskell.

“We raised more money,” and even the

board from her first organization would

send her people to help.

With a state regulated budget of up to

four million dollars, Ramos was able to

manage her organization but as state regu-

lations got stricter, operations got tougher

such as paying the mortgage.

“I’ve always been an advocate for

women and children,” says Ramos, who

teaches social issues and dynamics of do-mestic violence at Ramapo College in

Mahwah as an adjunct professor. “Every-

body has been touched by domestic vio-

lence in one way.

“One woman was going to be killed by

a gangster guy,” explains Ramos. Other

women and children she brought into her

shelter were rich but their husbands were

“molesters and child abusers. No one

would take them. We reach out to people

who need help. We help a lot of pregnantwomen and children.”

Through her shelter program, Ramos

says “thousands have been saved” during

the past 46 years. With two hotline num-

bers, Ramos has made herself available to

help others.

The mission of SOS is to break the

cycle of domestic violence, poverty and

abuse by restoring balance and harmony

through individual empowerment.

She currently helps 155 women andchildren in seven shelters located in New

Foundland, Wanaque and West Milford;

two daycare centers in Wanaque and West

Milford; a thrift store in a church; and one

food pantry in Wanaque.

To support her organization, Ramos re-

ceives some money from the Passaic

County Dept. of Human Services, private

donations, counties and social services,

“but not enough to keep it going. We have

a transportation grant but they took it away.

We have five vans; we need help. We’ve

been running for three and a half years with

a non-paid staff,” down from a paid staff

of 55 that were let go when SOS lost fund-

ing, she says.

Ramos says she currently has 17 non-

paid volunteers who drive the shelter resi-

dents to look for jobs, to court, doctor

appointments, social services, schools;

they fix things, watch children.

“They are exhausted but they believe in

the shelter,” says Ramos, just like she does.

“I have seen women that have come to

me and their lives are a wreck, depressed,

suicidal,” she says.

“People are still calling,” continues

Ramos. “Every day I get four or five calls.

We take almost everybody. We take people

who no one else will take. We take peoplewithout welfare vouchers. We don’t want

to see them killed, beaten or frozen to

death.

“Yesterday, a 70-year old woman had no

heat, we took her,” adds Ramos. She also

took in another woman with five children,

“who would be out in the street forced to

live with child molesters.”

One of her houses is for all older

women, some in wheelchairs, others with

oxygen. “Nobody will take them.”Many of the women and children her or-

ganization helps “don’t have families,” are

on section eight, have families or friends

“who don’t like them; who don’t want to

help them. We have a lot of dysfunctional

families.”

Ramos explains, “I see them heal, get

strong and get their lives together. We live

in a violent society; there’s a lot of vio-

lence. The work I’m doing I feel it’s a mis-

sion but right now I need an angel. I justneed someone to pay off the mortgage or

hold it. We just really need someone to

help.”

To make a donation or to help, call

Ramos at 973-831-0898.

SOS- Women And ChildrenLooking For An Angel To Save Shelter


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Allamuchy resident and Hackettstown

High School 2015 graduate, Alexis

Rizzolo, has been a Girl Scout since

kindergarten. She has thoroughly enjoyed her

Girl Scout experience, under the dedicated

leadership of Sue Zukoski and Cris Gibbs.Being a girl scout has allowed Alexis to

be involved in many community service proj-

ects. Every Girl Scout has the opportunity to

earn their Gold Award—the highest level of achievement in the Girl Scout organization.

Since both of Alexis’ grandfathers spent

some time in nursing homes, she decided that

she wanted to earn her Gold Award doing

something that would improve the environ-

ment for the residents in a nursing home.She did some research and learned, that

throughout history, gardens have been used

to aid in the healing process - from the Japan-

ese Zen Garden to the Monastic Cloister gar-

den. However, with the advances in medicaltechnology in the 20th century, the use of gar-

dens as healing elements began to diminish.

Fortunately with the recent interest in alter-

native therapies, which emphasizes healing

the whole person- mind, body, and spirit -

rather than simply alleviating symptoms, the

interest in gardens for healing has been re-

vived. Outdoor gardens are therapeutic in

helping people to heal both mentally and

physically.

Alexis contacted Heath Village in Hack-ettstown, and was given permission to plant

a therapy garden bordering the outdoor patio

in the Dementia Wing. First, she worked on

a design, and then pounded the pavementasking for donations of plants, bushes, and

soil. Thanks to the generosity of Godlewsky’s

Farm of Great Meadows, Harrington Con-

tractors of Chester, and Lowes and Home

Depot of Hackettstown, she was able to plant

a beautiful perennial garden.She would like to thank Diane Bayard, di-

rector of Grounds at Heath Village, for not

only allowing her to plant the garden, but for

all the help and kindness extended by both

her and the staff. Certainly, none of thiswould have been possible without the caring

guidance from her Girl Scout leaders,

Zukoski and Gibbs, during the past 13 years.

The Gold Award was presented to Alexis

on Sept. 30, 2015.

Allamuchy Girl Scout Designs Therapy Garden


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