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those subjects. Also addedwas the Math in Focus pro-

gram in kindergarten

through fifth grade.

Forensics, literature in

sports and astronomy areamong the seven new elec-

tives introduced at the high

school under Tierney.

Tierney presided over

the years of playing catchup with maintenance. After

13 out of 15 school budgets

were voted down, “we

probably spent $15 million

upgrading the facilities,” he

said. This included money

spent on new roofs, newboilers and upgrades in

HVAC.“After paying our bills,

we had some money each

year to pour back into the

facilities,” he explained.

He is going to a slightlysmaller district. Jefferson

has about 3,200 students

compared to 3,700 in Rox-

bury. Both districts have

seven school buildings, al-though the distribution of

grades is slightly different,

he said.

Roxbury wasn’t the first

time he worked in Morris

County. Tierney was super-

intendent of the RockawayBorough schools and prin-

cipal of Thomas JeffersonMiddle School there. His

first administrative job was

as a vice principal of a

school in Clifton, followed

by one in Cedar Grove. Hestarted his career in Hack-

ensack where he was a

teacher and coach and also

director of the alternative

program.His teaching was in busi-

ness education and special

ed. He also taught elemen-

tary school for one year. He

coached, at various times,

football, hockey, baseball

and softball.Teaching wasn’t his first

career choice. While a busi-

ness management major at

St. Peter’s College, he

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By Jane Primerano

With LorettaRadulic’s pro-

motion from as-

sistant superintendent of

schools in Roxbury Town-ship, Patrick Tierney bids

farewell to the district hehas led for nearly four

years.

The board released Tier-

ney from his contract on

Mon., Jan. 4, allowing himto step into his new job at

Jefferson Township Tues.,

Jan. 5.

Jefferson approved Tier-

ney’s contract on Dec. 16,2015. He was to start on or

before April 14, 2016,

pending the appointment of

his replacement in Roxbury.

His contract runs through

June 30, 2019.Tierney said in a recent

interview he is proud of his

accomplishments in Rox-

bury. Those include imple-menting full-day

kindergarten and the One toOne Initiative, which pro-

vides Google Chrome

Books to every student and

staff member in grades

seven through 12. A con-cern about inconsistency in

reading and writing pro-

grams in Roxbury’s ele-

mentary schools motivated

him to bring in the Readersand Writers Workshop

through Columbia Univer-

sity which provides consis-

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to change his major, so immediately upon

graduation, he enrolled in New Jersey City

University for a master’s in special educa-tion. He also received a master’s in admin-

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By Elsie Walker

When William E. McCabe joined the Army Na-

tional Guard in 1976 as a part time reservist, he

did not think it would be a career.

The Succasunna resident explained that he had joinedthe Navy out of high school in 1972, but didn’t finish hishitch. Feeling bad about not meeting that commitment is

one thing that drew him into joining the Guard. Also, he

was young and had no direction in life.

“I thought it would give me structure,” he said. How-

ever, four years later, he said he “fell into an opportunity”

to become a full time federal civilian employee in the Na-tional Guard and took it, starting as an administrative sup-

ply technician. Last month, Sgt. 1st class E7 McCabe

retired after 39 years of service.

Recently, he reflected on the Army National Guard, on

the changes in it he’s seen during his service, and on whatmeant the most to him about his service: taking care of sol-

diers.

“We serve two masters,” said McCabe in describing the

reporting relationship to the state and to the president. The

National Guard is part of the state and when working forit, their commander- in-chief is the governor. If called in

by the president, “We become activated under the Army,”

McCabe said. The president is then their commander-in-

chief

When he first started out, McCabe said that the National

Guard was “blue suiters.” They wore the blue shirts andsuits of federal employees. It was soon after he joined that

the Guard started wearing uniforms like the Army. The Na-

tional Guard is a branch of the Army.

McCabe was stationed in a variety of areas around NewJersey including Morristown, Riverdale, and Teaneck.He’d commute from his home to his location each day. He

remembers stopping at the local 7-Eleven each morning for

coffee, dressed in his uniform. No one ever seemed to no-

tice until after 9-11; then, things changed. He remembers

going into that 7-Eleven one morning and being ap-

proached by an elderly women who asked, “are the solderstaking over the town?” He’d come into the same 7-Eleven

every day, wearing his uniform, but now suddenly people

took notice, so did the Army.

After 9-11, McCabe said that the Army realized that in

the National Guard it had a “diamond in the rough,” a valu-able asset. McCabe said that the Army started looking at

the National Guard differently. While they had seemed in-

significant to the Army before this, now they had become

significant. The guard was like the relief pitcher for the

Army.In reflecting on the memorable events during his serv-

ice, a few things came to mind. McCabe remembered how

the Riverdale area was prone to flooding and how the Na-

tional Guard helped out during those times. There were

snowstorms which made the roads impassable near Chilton

Succasunna Man Retires After Serving Soldiers for 39 Years

Medical Center, when the doctors and medical staff had to

be taken to the hospital by the guard. McCabe recalled less

disastrous times, too, such the annual two weeks training

out in the field at Fort Drum. Of course, his most memo-



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rable t ime was associated with what he

found most rewarding: helping soldiers.It was something at which he excelled.

He was a problem-solver. McCabe was

never deployed, explaining that “My lead-ership chose to keep me at what I did be-

cause I was good at it.” McCabe even

turned down possible opportunities that

might have led to advancement. “I turneddown assignments to be with my soldiers; I

love taking care of soldiers.” His proudest

moment was spent fighting for a soldier’sfamily.

Before he retired, McCabe was a readi-

Succasunna Man Retires...

ness technician responsible for the organi-

zation of the entire unit, the senior Non-Commissioned Officer. A solider nearing

retirement age contacted him inquiring

about the steps needed to be taken to offi-cially retire. McCabe remembers that they

made an appointment for the soldier to meet

with him the following week to go throughthe needed paperwork and make sure every-

thing was done. The day before the ap-

pointment, the soldier’s family contacted

McCabe. The soldier had passed away sud-

denly. The soldier’s family didn’t knowwhat to do; they needed his benefits, but he

had never officially retired.

McCabe would not let that be the end.

He did some digging into what could bedone to get the family what it deserved.

Then, he had the soldier’s daughter bring inthe documentation needed and painstak-

ingly went through the mountain of paper-

work that was needed and had it sent off.

Due to a misstep on the receiving end, the

paperwork got misrouted/lost more thanonce and had to be resent. Months and

months passed. However, McCabe assured

the family that he would not abandon the

case, and would continue to stay on it, evenif he got transferred elsewhere. He would

not rest until the family got what it de-

served, which it did. He still remembersthe daughter’s appreciation that they were

not abandoned, but someone had cared.

When asked what advice he would giveto young adults thinking about joining the

military, McCabe was quick to say, “Make

your service do something for you.”

Another change McCabe has seen dur-

ing his service is the evolving of civilianNational Guard into active military (AGR).

He’s seen young people not doing anything,

school or a job, apply for active duty. He

said he would counsel them to take advan-tage of the education the military would

give them. “Take the benefits, get yourself a trade, education,” he’d say.

For McCabe, it is clear that his heart for

his 39 years in the Army National Guard

was with his soldiers, as he selflessly took

care of them. That was his joy. “It wasvery rewarding to serve my soldiers and see

them grow and advance,” he said.

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REELERS Square Dance Club plansto host a free “Introduction toSquare Dancing” event on Tues.,

Jan. 26, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at IroniaSchool in Randolph.

Learn a few square dance moves and

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By Cheryl Conway

Ayear has come and gone since I

have 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 to

17, 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 for

that 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 heartstrings and puts a smile on one’s face.

My days this past year have surrounded

me with stories about the kindest people

who have given their time, mind and spirit

to help others in need; who have gone aboveand beyond in their endeavors or jobs; who

have put other people’s lives before theirs;

or about events that bring joy to the commu-

nity or raise needed funds or supplies for aparticular issue or charity; and even aboutcommunities and school districts that con-

tinue to work together to improve their sur-

roundings through new programs and

resources; as well as businesses that con-

tinue 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 like

being 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 monthsof 2015, so many stories of genuine kind-

ness 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 Roxbury News readers, the stories

thattook center stage included the effortsof

a 29-year old Roxbury High School alum-

nus who held a basketball tournament toraise money for cancer research and aware-ness; church-going volunteers in Landing

who made Valentine cards to nursing home

residents and soldiers; the township cele-

brated 275 years; students district-wide

shaved heads to support cancer research, in-

cluding the first girl in Roxbury’s annualcharity event; the district finished first year

of full-day kindergarten; the township

hosted first fistball tournament; township

police hosted a wiffle-ball tournament to

raise money for local boy diagnosed withcancer; high school students slept out in

cardboard boxes at a local church to raise

awareness of homelessness; three teens

swam seven miles across Lake Hopatcong

to raise money for local brain tumor sur-vivor; annual talent show of HOPE raised

money to help people locally and around the

world; gofundme page was set up to raise

money for RHS graduate suffering from

Lyme disease; 12-year old girl collectedfood and necessities for those in need; com-

munity wore yellow to support a local pre-

schooler with Spina Bifida; and third

graders collected and delivered food to localpolice to support food pantry.

The positive stories are endless and con-

tagious really. Shared each month to inspire,

motivate, reflect and channel others to get

involved, donate, give back, participate or

even just turn negative energy into one filled

with optimism and hope, each communitystands 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 NewView Media Group to share your contribu-

tion of how you helped to make the world a

brighter place. There is nothing wrong with

shining and patting yourself on the back for

some well-deserved recognition.Send your press releases and story ideas

to me at [email protected]. I look

forward to hearing from you in 2016…until

then happy, healthy New Year to all readers.

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


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S

uccasunna resident

Benjamin Bremmer

has earned the BoyScouts highest award, therank of Eagle Scout.

Ben has been involved in

scouting since he became a

Tiger Scout in first grade.

He joined Boy Scout Troop54 in 2008. He earned 39

merit badges, which 21 are

directly required to obtain

his Eagle rank. His leader-

ship positions within the

troop included, instructor,guide, librarian, assistant

patrol leader and senior pa-

trol leader.

For his Eagle Project,

Ben cleaned up and con-verted an overgrown out-

side garden at the Veterans

of Foreign Wars Post 2833

in Kenvil to a paved patio

area with a wrap-around

garden. The project in-

cluded clearing old shrub-

bery and moving the

remaining plants to new lo-cations, laying paving

stones in a herringbone pat-

tern and putting in the fin-

ishing sand. He also painted

the side of the VFW build-

ing and finished the project

by planting new plantsalong the back wall of the

patio.

Local Boy ScoutEarns Eagle Scout Rank

L

ast week JCP&L Area Manager,

Michael Obremskicheck presented

a check to Eisenhower MiddleSchool for their STEM program thanks tothe efforts of Denise Glenn, District Sci-

ence supervisor 6-12, who wrote a grant

proposal entitled “Watt’s Up?”

Glenn’s winning proposal focuses on

energy usage and ways to reduce electricalconsumption. Students in the middle

school under the direction of STEM

teacher, Philip Moskowitz, will be partic-

ipating in energy audits both in their class-

rooms and at home using WATT meters

purchased through this grant.The goal of this initiative is to teach

students about “Vampire” appliances that

use energy even when they are turned off.

Together these devices account for up 20

percent of electrical bills. Students willlearn how to improve their home’s energy

savings by identifying and unplugging en-

ergy vampires as well as research and

identify ways energy can be saved in theschools.

Eisenhower Middle School’s STEM

program expanded this year to STEAM

education to cover science, technology, en-

gineering, art, and math, which is now a

required eighth grade elective taught byMoskowitz. Students are introduced to

concepts in these five categories through

hands-on project-based learning.

Follow the Eisenhower STEM Lab and

Eisenhower Maker Space pages on Face-

book to learn more about the exciting proj-ects going on in this class.

If local businesses and community

members would like to help this program

reach new heights, reach out to Moskowitz

([email protected]) or Glenn([email protected]).

Eisenhower Middle School StemProgram Receives Grant

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L

ooking for a funky and friendly shop? Stop inat Sunshine Gift Shoppe and Consignment in

Kenvil for unique items, distinctive gifts andeven some newly added yoga classes.

Established in 2013, Sunshine Gift Shoppe and

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For those with a busy mind looking for innerpeace and wellness, try a meditation class starting

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S

usan Varilias of Roxbury, owner of

Lazy Susan's Granola, has recently

initiated a campaign to fund a wheel-

chair accessible van for her son Louis who

has Muscular Dystrophy.The link to the GoFundMe campaign is

https://www.gofundme.com/qa4kucfk.

"My son, Louis Varilias III is 26 years

old and has Duchenne Muscular Dystro-

phy,” Varilias writes. “He uses a wheelchairfor all his mobility. Louis is applying for a

PhD in psychology, has a job in marketing

and volunteers his time at a crisis hotline.

He needs a new wheelchair accessible van

to commute to his PhD program and, of course, to get to is many doctor appoint-

ments throughout the year. Our current van

has almost 100,000 miles on it and needs

many expensive repairs. Louis gets anx-

ious driving anywhere in it because if it

breaks down, he is left with no transporta-tion. A new van would provide him the as-

surance of getting to his medical

appointments safely. And, since the PhD

program is a long distance commute, it will

also give him the ability to pursue his

dream of an academic career!

“Louis faces so many challenges

throughout his day,” she continues. “I don't

want him to have to worry about safe trans-portation. We would be so grateful for any

assistance you can give.”

Roxbury MomHosts Campaign To Help Son

Y

ou might not think

that the dead of

winter is a perfect

time to find a summer campfor your child, but indeed it

is. The NJ Camp Fairs will

hold camp fairs throughout

January.

The closest fairs toNorth Jersey will be held on

Saturday, 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 camps

and 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-

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By J. L. Shively

With winter finally rearing its

head, spring feels very far away

indeed. But with something to

look forward to, perhaps winter will notfeel so very far after all. On Sun. April 10,

Dan Exter is set to be hosting the second

annual Layups 4 Life challenge and regis-

tration for the event is now open.

Exter, a Roxbury High School alumni,always had a passion for the game of bas-

ketball and his passion did not fade when

he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblas-

tic Leukemia in the summer of 2013. Hav-

ing fought his cancer and won, Exter

explains, “I wanted to give back and help

the place which inevitably saved my life.”Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen-

ter (MSKCC) is where Exter received his

treatments and it is this center where the

money raised from the Layups 4 Life chal-lenge will be donated. Having had his

share of varsity court time at RHS, Exter

decided it would be the perfect place to

hold his challenge. “I wanted to combine

my passion with a cause and that is how

Layups 4 Life was born,” Exter explains.Cancer research is a long and ongoing

process which is why funds are alwaysneeded for the research as well as clinical

trials which will aid in working towards a

cure. Exter explains that after last year’schallenge he divided the donations up into

three different categories all within

MSKCC. The categories were General

Leukemia, Pediatric Leukemia and a Bone

Marrow Research Foundation. Althoughdisbursement of funds has not yet been de-

cided for this year, it is likely that the

money raised from the challenge will again

go to the same categories within MSKCC.The Layups 4 Life main challenge con-

sists of a 3-on-3 basketball tournamentopen to both boys and girls ages 15 and up.

This challenge invites Roxbury residents to

compete and, as Exter explains, the chal-

lenge is “open to the Roxbury community

and beyond,” having stated that lastsyear’s event consisted of teams from all

over the east coast such as participants

from New York, Connecticut and Massa-

chusetts.

The teams can be co-ed and in the past

had members from ages 15 up to 50. The

cost for registration is $25 per team mem-

ber and teams consist of four members.

The cost of registration goes up to $30 per

team member after April 4.This tournament gives a chance for any-

one and everyone to show their skills on

the court as well as an opportunity to honor

family and friends who continue their bat-

tle with cancer. Exter recalls that manyteams make t-shirts with their team name

and one team last year had shirts to honor

their friend still fighting cancer. This tour-

nament is a great reminder of the strides

that have been made to combat cancer,

with Exter being living proof, but it is also

proof that the battle has not yet won foreveryone.

An overall winner of the tournament

will be chosen at the end of the event. Last

year the winners were presented with agym bag with the Layups 4 Life logo on it

and spectators who participated in the raf-

fle and silent auction were able to win an

array of gift certificates donated by local

businesses as well as professional sports

memorabilia. Exter says a prize is hope-fully in the works for this year’s winners

as well.With last year’s tournament the Layups

4 Life challenge raised more than $10,000

with 40 teams registered to play and 300spectators in the stands, the Layups event

had quite the draw. With this year’s event

drawing closer challengers, seasoned and

rookie, are invited to come out and register.

There is more than one way to partici-pate. A group can register a team to take

part in the tournament. Teams consists of

four members, giving the 3-on-3 chal-

lengers a one substitute.Even for those who wish to stay off the

court there is a place to help out, Exter ex-plains that making a donation, becoming a

sponsor or even just coming by on the day

of the event to take part in the silent auc-

tion and raffle as well as cheering on the

teams helps out just as much.The event is scheduled to be held at the

ROHS on Sun. April 10; doors open at

10:30 a.m.; team registration confirmation

is at 10 a.m.

For more information about Layups 4

Layups 4 Life Continues To Fight Cancer On The Court

Life or to become a sponsor email Exter [email protected]. To donate to the

program or to register for the event go to

www.layups4life.org. To stay in the loop

follow Layups 4 Life on Twitter and Insta-gram @layups4life and on

Facebook.com/layups4life.

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Local students Ella Huang, Kaitlyn

Andolena, Ethan Huang, DakotaKrug and Gabriel Hernandez, from

Roxbury, Byram and Netcong, recently

joined Fairleigh Dickinson’s Student

Global Ambassador Project (SGAP) Exec-

utive Director, Michele Joseph, volunteer-

ing at the Community Food Bank in Hill-

side. Joseph and her group were assigned tothe “clean room” where they scooped bulk

pasta into smaller bags which were then put

in huge cartons for mass distribution to

food pantries throughout the state.

Kaylee Chau and Tori Hayeck, win-

ners of the My Favorite Book Con-

test for Roxbury sixth graders,stand with Roxbury Woman's Club mem-

bers Marlene Schuld, Lois Dege, and Ellen

Grelecki. The contest is sponsored by the

Roxbury Woman's Club and run in conjunc-tion with the Roxbury Public Library.

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dancing and more. While some memberslive on the lake, the vast majority of members

come from nearby towns, including Liv-

ingston, Rockaway and Roxbury Townships.Located on the west shore of beautiful

Lake Hopatcong, The GSYC is a private club

for all ages, offering a range of outdoor and

social activities for family and single mem-

bers with Equity and Associate Member-

ships. While it hosts many events throughoutthe year, the club offers a complete schedule

of daily activities during the summer season,

from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Equity Members enjoy the whole comple-

ment of club events and facilities, taking fulladvantage of the club’s recreational and so-

cial activities. These include the newly re-

decorated clubhouse, heated swimming pool,

tennis courts, children’s playground and dock

space for 55 boats. Social activities includedinner and dancing, parties, deck dining, en-

tertainment, lectures, and trips and other

events throughout the year.

New this year, the Associate Membershipis a non-ownership and value-priced alterna-

tive. Associate Members are entitled to theuse of the pool, locker rooms, tennis courts,

playground and optional dock slips, and

enjoy weekend poolside food service and the

frequent weekend poolside entertainment.

Whether outdoor interests run to tennis,boating (power, sail, or kayaking), card

games, shuffleboard with the kids, or just re-

laxing, the Garden State Yacht Club has ac-

tivities for everyone. In season, the pool is

open daily.

A boat is not needed to be a member of the club. Members with boats are more than

happy to take others out on the lake. The ma-rina hours are unlimited, with ample lighting

for evening boating. A convenient tram pro-

vides transportation from the rear of the club-house to lakeside. The men’s and women’s

locker rooms, with showers and well-ap-

pointed dressing areas, make it easy to spend

the entire day and evening at the club.

Children are, of course, welcomed! There

is a playground with swings and climbing ap-paratus. Children of all ages are permitted in

the pool, which has a special, roped-off tod-

dler’s area, with easy step access and shallow

depth. Even infants not yet toilet-trained are

permitted, provided that they wear “water-proof” diapers.

Equity Members participate in club activ-

ities throughout the year. In addition to the

New Year’s Eve party, they enjoy Super

Bowl Sunday, a Valentine’s Dance, Hal-loween Party, and Theater Parties, cabarets

and comedy nights.

Summer weekends for Equity Members

begin with Friday night entertainment thatvaries from jazz concerts to wine tastings.

Saturday nights are the time for dining, danc-ing, theme parties, and entertainment. Sun-

day evening is capped off with a poolside

barbeque, which is also open to Associate

Members.

In season, activities for Equity Membersare scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday

evenings, with ladies’ luncheons every Tues-

Garden State Yacht Club Enhances Recreation On Lake Hopatcong

day afternoon in season. The luncheons offer

a variety of programs from cards to book re-

views.Additionally, lunch, dinner, and cocktails

on the clubhouse deck, with its breath-tak-

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reserved for Equity Members and their

guests.

For those who enjoy having fun in the

company of warm, congenial and caringfriends, the Garden State Yacht Club wel-

comes new members. For more information

or to set up a tour, call 973-398-0022; go to

gsyc.org; or on Facebook.


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A Summer Vacation on Lake Hopatcong...ENJOYMENT Without Leaving Home

Minutes from your home, you can be enjoying the pleasuresof scenic Lake Hopatcong at the Garden State Yacht Club.A private club for all ages, we offer a range of outdoor and

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Equity Members additionally enjoy

We welcome your inquiries and would be happy to give youmore details about our Club, as well as a tour of our facilities.

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Register for new programs this yearthrough Roxbury Recreation.

Recreation Street HockeyFor children in first through sixth grade.

Season runs end of January through March.Equipment needed is a helmet, hockeygloves, shin guards and hockey stick. Reg-ister online or in-person at Roxbury Rec.Fee: $70; includes t-shirt.Girls Winter Softball Clinic

For girls in first through sixth grades. In-cludes four weeks of fundamental instruction,drills, practice, games and fun! Held on Sun.,3 p.m.-5 p.m. Grades first through thirdstarted Jan. 17; grades fourth through sixthstarts Feb. 21. Register online or in-person atRoxbury Recreation. Fee: $40; includes t-shirt. More info on Recreation page atwww.roxburynj.us.Basketball Clinic - Hugs for HudsonFundraiser

Join Coach Capra, EMS staff and playersfor two nights of skills, games and fun in sup-port of Hudson. For kids K-second grade, onWed., Jan. 20 and Wed., Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at EMS Gym. Register through1/19, $45 per participant (includes CancerAwareness wristband). Make checks payableto “The Stavrou Family” and bring/mail to

Roxbury Recreation, 72 Eyland Avenue, Suc-casunna.Recreation Children’s Bowling League

Bumper Bowling for kids in K-fourthgrade; Regular Bowling for kids in fifththrough eighth grade. Program runs Jan. 20

– March 23, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. at Circle Bowl,1113 Route 46 East, Ledgewood. Total of 10sessions of two games each, shoes and t-shirtincluded. Register in-person only at RoxburyRec.Winter Mad Science Classes

Register K-sixth grade children now athttp://www.roxbury.org/Domain/500 for thiswinter's Mad Science classes: JeffersonSchool starts Jan. 25 for $90 per student forSpy Academy.

Kennedy School starts Jan. 26 for $115per student for Mad Machine and Robots.

Nixon School starts Jan. 28 for $115 perstudent for Mad Machine and Robots.Lincoln/Roosevelt starts Jan. 25 for $115 perstudent for Mad Science and Robots.Roxbury Travel and Rec Spring Soccer

Spring 2016 registration is now open forMini Mites (age four), Mighty Mites(Kindergarten), Recreation and Travel teams.Register now through Feb 14. Mites registra-tion closes April 3. Fee for travel and rec is$85; Mighty Mites is $40; and Mini-Mites is

$30. Visit www.roxburysoccer.com formore details and to register. Email [email protected] with any questions.Spring Track Clinic - 1st/2nd Grade

This program is designed to introducechildren in first through second grade to thetrack program. Season starts mid-March;practice will be on Tues. and Thurs., withmeets on Fri. Coaches needed too! Registeronline or in-person at Roxbury Rec. Childrenmust be born in 2008 or later for this pro-gram. Fee: $45; includes t-shirt.Spring Track - Bantam, Midget & Youth

This program is for children currently insecond through eighth grade, born in 2007 orearlier, no experience necessary. Seasonstarts mid-March; practice will be on Tues.and Thurs., with most meets on Sun. after-noons. Coaches needed too! Register onlineor in-person at Roxbury Rec. Fee: $45; in-cludes t-shirt.Winter Young Rembrants for Students

Register K-sixth grade children now athttp://www.roxbury.org/Domain/503 for thiswinter's classes:

Drawing Classes for Franklin Schoolstarts Feb. 1 for $90 per student.

Drawing Classes for Jefferson Schoolstarts Feb. 3 for $90 per student.

Drawing Classes for Kennedy School

starts Feb. 4 for $90 per student.Drawing Classes for Nixon School starts

Feb. 2 for $90 per student.Cartooning Classes for Lincoln/Roosevelt

starts Feb. 4 for $90 per student.Kaplan New SAT Prep Classes

Roxbury High School students registernow for the NEW SAT Prep classes with Ka-plan for $649 per student. Two sessions areavailable. Mon./Wed. from Feb. 1-29 from5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.; and on Sun. from Feb.21 through April 24th from 2-5 p.m. Registerat http://www.kaplanatschool.com/roxbury.Register at least two weeks prior to the startdate to receive the early bird discount rate.Lentz & Lentz New SAT Prep Classes

Roxbury High School students now forthe NEW SAT Prep classes with Lentz &Lentz SAT Prep for $415 per student. Regis-ter now at https://www.lentzsatprep.com/registration.html for the Wed. sessions begin-ning March 2 from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

On Sat., Feb. 20, Grade nine Soccer NewReferee Course, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Rox-bury Township Senior Center. Register now!Course is for anyone age 14 and older (by thedate of the course) who is interested in be-coming a certified soccer referee. The courseis taught by the New Jersey Referee Commit-

Activities Galore Offered In Roxbury



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15/24


By Ejvind Boccolini

The Parks and Recreation Director forRoxbury, who is reti ring after 36years of service, is showing gratitude

forthe community in which he worked, and

complementing the people who helpedmake it such a good experience for him.

Dave Stierli, who was appointed recre-ation director in 1982 and worked for thetownship since 1979, is retiring in February.

Stierli, who is looking forward to travel-ing the states and spending time with hisgrandson, has only great things to say aboutthe community.

Stierli said his "greatest memory is beingpart of the construction of Imagination Sta-tion Playground Build at the HorseshoeLake Complex in 1991, and with the newImagination Station Playground in 2010,when our community came together to buildthe playground in five days."

"It was a great experience," he said.He added that approximately 300 people

came together each day to build it for thechildren.

"Special thanks to all the people thathelped with this," he said.

Stierli also noted that Horseshoe Lake in

Roxbury has been rated 13th in the nationby Coca Cola, and said he is thankful thatthe residents took time to vote for the town-ship park. He said it "showed pride in ourcommunity and our park."

“The Township Council and the Recre-ation Advisory Committee has spent manyhours planning the Horseshoe Lake Com-plex and the Parks Department has done agreat job in the maintenance of the park,keeping it clean and well-maintained," hesaid.

Stierli said the township is able to havemany special events like the St. ThereseCarnival, Puptoberfest, Barbecue BeachBlast, concerts and tournaments like theRoxbury Soccer Club Kickoff Classic andthe Morris County Baseball Tournament.

Stierli, who has an undergraduate degreein Recreation from Kean University, andmaster’s in leisure services from FloridaState University, said his advice to his suc-cessor is to "be fair and consistent witheveryone and try to provide recreational op-portunities, parks, (and) trails that peoplecan enjoy."

"Roxbury is such a great town with somany nice families and people," he said,

adding that he is now looking forward tospending time with his new grandson anddoing some traveling throughout the U.S.

Stierli said he feels fortunate to have his job, because, "I enjoyed every day, working

with volunteers, coaches, residents, workingwith the Senior Citizen Clubs, Dial-a-Rideprogram and with Public Assistance."

He said he also enjoyed working with theother township employees and the recre-ation and parks staff. He mentioned KathyBoesner, Sandie DiDomenico, Dave Ward,and Bob Stark, and many other people overthe years, such as Claudia Murden who re-tired after 25 years.

Stierli said the township manager ChrisRaths and township council have been greatto work with and so supportive of the recre-ation program, parks and trails.

He also said Township Council-memberFred Hall, the recreation liaison, has beeninstrumental with the Recreation AdvisoryCommittee in the planning of TownshipPark Facilities. He added that they had a vi-sion, and with the town manager/townshipcouncil support, they completed many im-provements like the new Landing ParkRecreation Complex and the turf field at the

high school.Stierli mentioned that working with Stu

Mason, Roxbury Athletic Director, as wellas with the high school coaches, was great.

"They are so supportive of the recreation

programs and the children of Roxbury," hesaid.

He thanks the seasonal employees that heworked with over the 36 years, and notedthat he stays in touch with a lot of them.Some now have children in the recreationprogram now "which is a neat thing."

Stierli, who lives in Port Morris Sectionof Roxbury Township, grew up in Roxburyand has lived there his entire life.

“I am so fortunate to be able to haveworked for the best community ever and thenicest people you could ever meet.

In this town, if someone is need, otherpeople will be there to help you," he contin-ued.

The recreation department website is partof the township website and can be viewedat www.roxburynj.us.

Visit the links on the left side of thescreen for a list of park facilities, programofferings and more information regardingthe recreation department.

Roxbury Parks And Recreation Director Retires From "Best Community Ever"


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2 Florida Ruby Red Grapefruit, segmented

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fresh mint leaves

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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 inher 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 livedthere.

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, privatedonations, 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, doctorappointments, 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.

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Third grader Bianca Jackson at Jeffer-

son Elementary School had Christmascome a little early this year after open-

ing a huge surprised wrapped gift that was

rolled into her cafeteria on Friday. This sur-

prise turned out to be big sister, Salome Tsim-

intia, who’s been away at Army BasicTraining for the past few months.

Tsimintia, a recent graduate of Roxbury

High School came up with the scheme after

watching some YouTube videos of military

personnel coming home and surprising theirfamilies.

“I saw how emotional it was and how

happy they all were, so I tried to do the same

thing, and I pretty much lied to them and told

them I wasn’t coming home for Christmas

and that stuff got changed around,” said

Tsimintia.This quick undertaking took skill, com-

munication and cunning lies to make happen.

Unfortunately, her friends and parents both

in the dark, assuming Tsimintia wouldn’t becoming home for the holidays, didn’t leave

many other options to pull off the big sur-

prise.

With limited possibilities, Tsimintia got

the idea to enlist her former high school guid-

ance counselor, Carissa Barbolini as the log-ical person to help her set this whole thing up.

“I knew my guidance counselor from highschool,” she said. “She was trustworthy and

I liked her very much. She always helped me

out so I decided to get in contact with herwhenever I got the chance. She made this

whole thing happen for me.”

Barbolini worked with Jefferson School’s

Principal Melissa Cosgrove and guidancecounselor, Ashley Cicchino behind the scenes

to surprise Bianca and her parents. The little

white lies continued as Cicchino made up

stories to get Bianca’s parents, Barry and

Maya Jackson to the school. She told themthat Bianca was to receive a gift and some-

thing about a charity.

The big reveal day was finally here.

Bianca’s name was called and she was

brought to the front of the cafeteria with herparents waiting, camera ready, and was told

that her gift would be rolled in momentarily.

Bianca lifted off the box and afterwards

said, “When I first saw her I got amazed and

then when I hugged her I started crying.”

With such an emotional unveiling for all,

Tsimintia said “seeing my little sister, it justhit home.” This heartfelt homecoming for

these two was just icing on the cake. Don’t

forget mom and dad weren’t expecting this

either and as soon as Maya Jackson saw herdaughter, she enthusiastically screamed, “Are

you kidding me?” and come over and shared

in the tearful embraces with dad, still a little

stunned making his way over.

Tsimintia’s friends, whom she surprised

the night before came for the big unveiling aswell. Being home for only a short time,

everyone is trying to spend as much timewith her as possible.

After the holidays, Tsimintia’s to report

back to the U.S. Army and expects to gradu-ate in late January before likely being de-

ployed to destination unknown.

Third grader Bianca Jackson, Salome Tsimintia, Maya Jackson and Barry Jackson. Photos cour-

tesy of Roxbury Public Schools

Jefferson Student ReceivesMilitary Surprise From Big Sister

Recently, Troop 159 in Succasunna

held its first Eagle Ceremony hon-oring three Scouts at once! Nicholas

Sherman, Daniel Chadourne, and David

Barnes were recognized at a ceremony at

Redeemer Lutheran Church. These Scoutsof Troop 159 completed an impressive col-

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lection of service projects, leadership rolesand merit badges in order to earn the Eagle

rank. Since the inception of the Eagle Scout

Award in 1912, only 2.01 percent of eligible

Scouts have earned Scouting’s highesthonor.

Sherman has earned 26 merit badges asa boy scout. He has served as troop web-

master since 2011 and as Order of the

Arrow troop representative; was awarded a

Bronze Palm for having earned five merit

badges past the 21 required for the rank of Eagle; he achieved Brotherhood in Order of

the Arrow and has twice been awarded the

Gold SERV award for volunteer work and

received the Pope Pius XII Award.

Sherman continues to be active in scout-ing as Troop Webmaster, a member of theBoy Scout Jazz Ensemble, and an ap-

pointed member of the Patriots Path Coun-

cil Youth Executive Committee. For his

Eagle Service Project, he created a Lab of

Inquiry at Eisenhower Middle School

where he transformed a former media cen-

ter into a place where students could ex-

plore educational topics that they could not

otherwise do within the traditional class-room. He created five separate areas involv-

ing STEM related topics and team buildingactivities: a chess area; lego, robotic area;

computer, study, foreign language work sta-

tion; a team building activities area; and

one for games, brain teasers, analyticalthinking manipulatives.

Chadourne has earned 30 merit badges

as a boy scout. He enjoyed the many camp-

ing trips and summer camp at both Camp

Somers and Camp Winnebago, working onmany of his merit badges, including all

three of the shooting sports badges. Chal-

lenging himself to earn the cycling meritbadge, this badge required 150 miles of cy-

cling spread out over seven separate ridesincluding a single 50 mile timed ride.

Chadourne has held many leadership po-

sitions in the troop including Scribe, Assis-

tant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop

Guide, and Troop Instructor. He was elected

to the Order of the Arrow in 2013, partici-

pates in the Boy Scout Band performing in

town parades and visits to area nursinghomes providing cheerful music to resi-

dents. For his Eagle project, Chadourne re-furbished the Beach Volley Courts at

Horseshoe Lake. He obtained 50 tons of

new sand for both courts donated by

County Concrete. He repaired the PVCPipe outlining the courts, repositioned the

nets, repaired and painted two benches and

designed and built a new scoreboard for

each court. This past summer Daniel began

to give back to scouting by working as aDen leader at Camp Wheeler.

Barnes has earned 32 merit badges as a

boy scout. He participated in summer campat both Camp Somers and Winnebago

where he earned most of his merit badges.He achieved significant awards and training

as a Boy Scout such as the World Conser-

vation Award, EDGE Training, Order of the

Arrow and NYLT training.

He served at many leadership positions

including Librarian, Patrol Leader, Senior

Patrol Leader, and Junior Assistant Scout-

master. Daniel has been a member of theBoy Scout Band since fifth grade. At the

Patriot’s Path Council level, he has been aNational Youth Leadership Training Staff

member for the past two years. As his Eagle

Scout Project, David renovated the Rox-

bury High School Marching Band equip-ment bus from an empty bus with no seats

to a bus with enough carpeted shelves to se-

curely hold all of the instruments without

them moving around. This bus is used to

transport instruments from Roxbury HighSchool to different Marching Band compe-

titions as well as away football games.

David continues to look forward to partici-pating in Scouting activities of Troop 159

and mentoring younger Scouts and to con-tinue his NYLT staffing opportunities next

summer.

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