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Fabian from Germany, is ven when a team’s had as much suc- win.
an open-minded, friendly, cess as the Hackettstown High “Finally, the last game that really stands
spontaneous and humorous School girl’s soccer program did this out is the North II Group II sectional final
person. He is very interested when we won (2-1 over Caldwell) with 28.7
past season-they had an impressive 19-6
in foreign countries and
overall record and won the NJSIAA North seconds left in regulation to win the schools
people. In school he has a
great interest in Natural II Group II sectional crown-there are certain first ever sectional title for girls soccer.’’
Science, Economy Science, games that are most memorable. The Tigers were defeated by eventual
Literature and he is Now that she’s had an opportunity to Group II State champion Mahwah in the
intrigued with Politics. look back on what her team accomplished State semifinal round. Several student-ath-
Fabian plays soccer, runs this fall, Hackettstown head coach Tara letes on the roster provided led the way for
continued on page 4 Repsher vividly recalls some of the Tigers’ the Tigers during the 2010 season.
top notch victories. “My three senior Captains, Alaine
“When I reflect on this past season there Slavin, Amanda Haar, and Dzenita Cifric
are a few games that stand out as the most showed great leadership this season,’’
impressive for my team,’’ Repsher said. Repsher said. “They brought the girls into
“First would be the first time we played preseason ready to go and they kept the
Newton. This game stands out because we team focused, but the atmosphere light
were down 0-2 at half-time and my girls which helped support our team concept. My
showed tremendous heart to come back and two juniors Amanda Aussems and Caroline
win 5-2. Second would be when we played Carros both have amazing work ethics and
Kittatinny for the third time, beating them attitudes.
in double overtime 2-1. Again, we were “My three starting sophomores showed
down 0-1 with about five minutes left when tremendous leadership as well. They had
we scored our first goal. Allison Corda, my big spots to fill and did it with great maturi-
goal keeper, played a tremendous game and continued on page 4
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St. Mary’s Students Help Decorate
Main Street in Hackettstown
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ore than a dozen students from St. the older students helped Dave Rucki,
Mary’s School in Hackettstown Hackettstown BID Director, hang the
descended on the Hackettstown wreaths on the newly installed street lamps.
BID office to help decorate wreaths to be For more information, please contact
used on Main Street. While the younger Deb Woodruff, 908 852-2735, deb-
students wired bows to the fresh wreaths, woodruff@comcast.net
Girl’s Soccer...
continued from front page playing in all positions which helped her
ty. Cynthia Anderson started as a marking grow more as a player,’’ Repsher said. “This
back. She played like an experienced senior. helped the team and herself become more
Another sophomore that played with expe- dynamic and dangerous from different
rience and maturity beyond her years is angles. She finished the season with 13
Katie Hutton. She finished the season with goals and two assists.’’
11 goals and 18 assists. My final sopho- The head coach is looking forward to
more is Azra Buljko. Her hard work and next year and has confidence that the pro-
consistent effort earned her 16 goals and 11 gram will continue to make good strides on
assists this season.’’ the field.
Another sophomore on the roster who “Although we are losing seven great
contributed positively for the Tigers during seniors, we have a strong core coming back
2010 was Sally Sturm. and in key positions,’’ Repsher said.
“She was a utility player for the team,
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he Flanders Valley Country Day quality assurance to make sure you are run-
School in Flanders - through hard ning a top notch program. We have all of the
work, preparation, re-evaluation and bells and whistles that any corporation
assessment – recently earned national would use and we used it toward our
accreditation for providing a “top notch” accreditation.”
early childhood education program. After several years of working toward
The National Association for the this goal, Krewinski says “all of our due
Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - diligence” has paid off. Krewinski, along
the nation’s leading organization of early with her teachers and staff, had to work
childhood professionals- has just accredited together through self-study to provide and
The Flanders Valley Country Day School. perform their best in all areas such as teach-
Located on Bartley Chester Road, the ing, leadership, health, curriculum, cleanli-
school provides high- quality childcare and ness, safety and community involvement.
education to children six weeks to 12 years “It’s a team effort all around,” explains
of age. Krewinski. “You have to pump up all the
A challenging accomplishment to classes to get all the classes doing what they
achieve, the Flanders school is one out of need to do.”
eight percent of all the preschools and early After re-evaluation and assessment, the
education centers in the nation to receive center then had to prove its high-quality
this recognition. More than 7,000 programs standards during an assessor’s two-day
are currently accredited by NAEYC. visit. The assessor “looked at everything
“It’s really a hard thing to get,” says from top to bottom. They chose classrooms
Aimee Krewinski, owner/director of the to evaluate; they looked at classroom’s port-
Flanders Valley Country Day School. folio; continued on page 13
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Room, 21 The Boardwalk, Sparta, NJ. he professionals of At Home maybe a bedroom set? Sofa sets and end
Open to public; 9 am to 3 pm; free admis- for time; adults $18, children/seniors $14; Furniture & Flooring Outlet have tables or dining sets the lists goes on and on.
sion; (201) 213-2146. (973) 347-4946. over 20 years experience in the furni- Come see for yourself as we welcome this
Babes in Toyland – Times are tough and Christmas Cookie Walk – Shop for home ture business.. The best news is the prices new store to the Hackettstown area.
mean Mr. Scrooge wants to shut down baked cookies for holiday gifts or to fill are deeply discounted. Conveniently located in the former
Toyland and foreclose on Old Mother your own cookie jars. Cookies can be pur- They have a beautiful selection and wide Hoffman Floors Building. They are on 320
Hubbard’s Shoe -putting all the famous chased at $7.00 per pound. Church of the range of top quality furnishings. And if you Mountain Avenue Hackettstown. 908-684-
nursery-rhymeboys and girls in turmoil … Messiah, 50 St. Rt. 24, aka County Rt. 513, need flooring you’re in luck because it is all 3535
but a surprise hero magically appears to Chester, NJ. Open to public; Sat. 10 am to conveniently located under one roof! The hours are Monday through Friday 10
save the day! Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, 1 pm, Sun. 11:30 am to 1 pm; free admis- Just in time to spruce your home up for a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday 10a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
23 Lake Shore Road, Budd Lake, NJ. 11 sion; (908) 879-7208 or the holidays. Whether you need chair or Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
am; tickets $12; (973) 691-2100. messiahchester@earthlink.net.
Spanish as a Second Language – Trinity Thu, Dec 23
United Methodist Church, 213 Main St., Casual Contemporary Church Service –
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 8 am; Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main
free; (908) 852-3020. Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public;
Sun, Dec 19 7:30 pm; (908) 852-3020.
Latino Christmas Church Service – Fri, Dec 24
Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main Christmas Eve Church Services –
Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 6 Celebrate Christmas Eve by attending one
pm; (908) 852-3020. of six special services (Noon, Children’s-
The Nutcracker – Lackland Center, Sitnik 3:30 pm, Family-5:30 pm, Traditional-7:30
Theatre, Centenary College, Hackettstown, pm & 11 pm, Contemporary-9:30 pm).
NJ. Call for time; $; (908) 979-0900. Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public;
– Before the tale created by toy stores and services from 12 noon to 11 pm; call for
corporations, L. Frank Baum, the author of times; ; (908) 852-3020.
The Wizard of Oz, wrote down his own Christmas Eve Candlelight Church
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he First Presbyterian Church of hear an inspiring Christmas message
Hackettstown located at 298 Main preached by the Reverend Birda Ferguson.
Street (Rt. 46) will hold its annual The service ends with a reading of the
Christmas Eve candlelight service on nativity story as the sanctuary lights are
Friday, December 24th, at 7:30 p.m. dimmed and candles are lit for everyone to
We invite you to join us for a service that hold while singing “Silent Night.” Come
is certain to fill you with the peace and joy and join us as we celebrate the birth of
of the season as we sing traditional Christ!
Christmas carols accompanied by the music For further information, please call the
of our majestic pipe organ, listen to the church office at (908) 852-4011.
choir sing several Christmas anthems and
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he Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the
Performing Arts will be hosting a food drive with all
donations going toward the Community Soup
Kitchen, based in Morristown.
Patrons who donate a food or other essential items
between November 26 and December 30 will receive a
voucher good for one $20 ticket to one of over ten events at
the theatre in 2011. One coupon is available per family.
“The Mayo Center is proud to work with Community
Soup Kitchen to help provide necessary food and supplies
to those individuals in need,” said Allison Larena, President
and CEO. “We encourage our patrons to help us in this
effort to make the holiday season a joyous time for every-
one.”
Since 1984, the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach
Center has served a hot noon-time meal, 365 days a year,
never missing a day! It serves as many as 300 men, women,
and children a day – among them are the working poor, eld-
erly, disabled and homeless. In 2009 alone, it served over
65,000 meals and through our Outreach Center we provid-
ed over 3,000 referrals for additional services to adults and
children in need.
Items requested include soup, canned meat, whole grain
pasta, jelly and coffee/tea bags. Community Soup Kitchen
also needs such items as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo,
razors, men’s underwear. For a complete list of needs please
go to www.cskmorristown.org
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“All of you at Op Shoebox invigorate us with the knowl- last chance to shop for exquisite holiday antiques will be on sale at the Holiday Antique Show. Stocking
edge that somewhere back in the states, people care for and and collectibles, mostly no bigger than six inches, stuffer size small objects, will replace the no antique furni-
support us,” Puetz wrote. will take place on Saturday, December 18, 2010 ture aspect. Come and connect with many local antique
O’Connor noted that, coincidentally, 300 pounds also from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lake Mohawk Country Club, in dealers who will be present. The event is open to the pub-
reflected the collective amount of weight recently lost by the Mohawk Room, located at 21 The Boardwalk, Sparta, lic, and admission is free. The room is handicap accessible.
clients who followed HNT’s medically-supervised Program NJ 07871. Special vintage items, including silver, home and Vendor space is available at $50 per 8 ft. table. Call (201)
for Health and Weight Management. Included among these personal accessories, antique jewelry, Christmas and winter 213-2146 for more information.
was a post office manager whose loss resulted in dramatic theme figurals, sports memorabilia and toys of yesteryear
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or leaving the comfort of your home!! you are gifting as part of the $5k challenge.)
Any dollar amount is always appreciated
Please help Noah's Ark win the race to and goes a long way for the animals. Thanks
$5,000 AND a generous donor will match for caring and sharing!
the amount for a total of $10,000! Noah’s Ark is located at 1915 Route 46
Won't you make room in your budget to West Ledgewood, NJ 07852. Please call
help us turn $5k into $10k by sending a gift (973) 347-0378 for more information.
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he Warren County Community Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. They live in
Singers, along with The Children’s Warren, Morris and Hunterdon counties in
Chorus of Warren County held a free New Jersey, and in eastern Pennsylvania.
Winter Songfest at two different, Trinity They range in age from high school to sen-
Methodist Church in Hackettstown and at ior citizens.
the First Presbyterian Church in In addition to performing winter and
Washington. spring concerts each year, the Warren
About the Warren County Community County Community Singers perform at
Singers Belvidere's annual Victorian Days celebra-
The Warren County Community Singers tion. At their spring concert, the singers
is a non-audition, non-profit community award a scholarship to an exceptional
chorus, sponsored in part by the Warren Warren County high school senior pursuing
County Cultural and Heritage Commission. a music education.
Members are people from all walks of life For more information, please call the
who share a love of choral music. They per- group’s artistic director, Dr. Kathleen Riley,
form jazz, inspirational, spiritual, sacred at 201-220-6851, or visit us at
and secular songs, and pop tunes from www.wcsingers.org.
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continued from page 6 8008. public; 10 am to 5 pm; $; among other stunts. Thomas the Train story! Thu, Dec 30
Mon, Dec 27 (973) 366-9060 or Bickford Theatre, Morris Dress up like an engineer, Little Feat – Southern-fried
Service – Join for a special
Fancy Nancy Day – Come www.communitychildrens- Museum, 6 Normandy play Thomas games and band Little Feat blends
church service, which
dressed up like Fancy museum.org. Heights Road, Morristown, crafts. Community blues, R&B, country, and
includes a performance of
Nancy and have fun creat- Tue, Dec 28 NJ. Children ages 5-8; Children’s Museum, 77 East rock & roll music that will
Christmas carols accompa-
ing crafts inspired by the Circus Performer: 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm; $; Blackwell Street, Dover, delight the audience.
nied by the majestic pipe
Fancy Nancy books! Michael DuBois – Enjoy a (973) 971-3706. NJ. Open to public; 10 am Community Theatre, 100
organ music. First
Community Children’s solo circus performance Wed, Dec 29 to 5 pm; $; (973) 366-9060 South Main St.,
Presbyterian Church, 298
Museum, 77 East Blackwell complete with juggling acts, Thomas the Train Day – or www.communitychil- Morristown, NJ. 8 pm; $$;
Main Street (Rt. 46),
Street, Dover, NJ. Open to uni-cycling, mind-reading, Become a part of the drensmuseum.org. (973) 539-8008.
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to
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public; 7:30 pm; (908) 852-
4011.
Sat, Dec 25
Riverside Rhythms and
Rhymes – Skylands
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, 1811 Rte. 57,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to
public; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm;
donation requested; (908)
684-4040.
Sun, Dec 26
The Nutcracker (Dec 17 -
Dec 26) – Celebrate the hol-
idays with NJ Ballet’s 40th
Anniversary of a classic
performance. Community
Theatre, 100 South Main,
Morristown, NJ. Call for
date/time; $$; (973) 539-
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Office: 908-879-4900 Ext. 150
Direct: 973-252-1509
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6th Annual Snowball Classic – Celebrate 9060 or www.communitychildrensmuse- Adopt Me!
“Winter Wonderland” with an amazing ice um.org. Meet Banner. He is a young, medium sized
skating show. Mennen Sports Arena, 161 Sat, Jan 15 fellow with a big heart. Currently in a foster
East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ. Jazz: Three Tenors and a Baritone – home where the foster family reports that
Open to public; 12:15 pm-2:45 pm; free Lackland Center, Sitnik Theatre, Centenary he’s now house trained, loves to play with his
admissions; (973) 326-7651. College, Hackettstown, NJ. Call for time; $; toys, and loves to meet other dogs and people
Fri, Dec 31 (908) 979-0900. too. This cute guy is ready to come home
New Year at Noon – Celebrate and count- ONGOING EVENTS with you now and be your best friend. Let’s
down the New Year at noon by joining in a Fall-Winter 2010 Art Exhibit (thru Jan find this good boy a good home before the
parade and making a craft to ring in the 2011) – Morris County Administration and Holidays. To read more about Banner, to see
New Year. Community Children’s Museum, Records Building, Atrium Art Gallery, all of our adoptable dogs, to see our upcom-
77 East Blackwell Street, Dover, NJ. Open Court Street, Morristown, NJ. Open to pub- ing events, or to make a donation, please visit
to public; 10:30 am to 2 pm; $; (973) 366- lic; free; (973) 285-5115, ext. 10. our web site at: www.ehrdogs.org
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egistrations are still being accepted gram.
for the critically acclaimed Young The YPW is led by Broadway, film and
Performers Workshop Spring television veteran, Michael Blevins, and
Session. Hailed as “the most professional offers training in acting, voice, tap and the-
kids troupe around” (Star Ledger), this pro- atre dance, in addition to extensive experi-
fessional theatre training program is open to ence in the production process with an
all beginning, intermediate and advanced emphasis on musical theatre.
aspiring, young performers, ages 8-18. No The cost of this 15-week program is
prior experience is necessary; however $350. Students interested in registering for
acceptance into the program is based on the spring program should call the
applicants completing an interview/audition Centenary Stage Company at 908-979-0900
process. Spring Session interviews are to arrange an appointment. More informa-
scheduled for Saturday, December 11 at 12 tion about the YPW may be viewed on the
noon and Sunday, December 12 at 12 noon CSC website at www.centenarystageco.org.
in the Centenary Little Theatre Lobby, on The Young Performers Workshop and
the campus of Centenary College, 400 other Centenary Stage Company program-
Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, NJ. The ming is made possible in part through the
Spring Session will run on Saturdays from generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge
February 12-May 29, 2011, culminating Foundation, the New Jersey State Council
with a Spring Festival of Shows which will on the Arts, members, and sponsors.
be performed in the last 10 days of the pro-
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oday few realize how Thomas Edison $300+ which included wiring services and a religious persuasion was described as bold Glenmont is still decked out for Holiday
was instrumental in forming our generator agnosticism where the word “humbug” Visitors today. To visit Glenmont you must
modern day traditions of celebrating Electric tree lights were not the only hol- would fit into his credence on a few notions purchase separate tickets at the museum’s
the Holidays such as viewing holiday iday technology provided by Edison, he of Christmas. However, the home at main visitor station and be assigned a time
themed movies or stringing Christmas Tree also was the leader of early animation tech- Glenmont was a honeymoon gift to his and car pass. Please check website for spe-
lights. Many of these festive inventions nology. The Kinetograph camera and the bride Mina. She was a devout Methodist cial Holiday schedule or call 973-736-0550
originated and were manufactured in Kinetoscope viewer were patented in 1891. who failed to convert Edison but kept him ext. 11
Edison’s studio and factories in NJ more By December 1892, the first motion picture rooted to Holiday traditions. Glenmont was The Edison Museum - Open Wednesday
than 100 years ago. studio was erected in West Orange NJ called her home and the family celebrated through Sunday. Hours are 9:00am -
Edison’s Holiday inventions started in the “Kinetographic Theater.” It was later Christmas in “A Christmas Carol” sort of 5:00pm. Regular Entry Fee is $7.00 - 211
1882 when Mr. E. H. Johnson (Vice nicknamed the “Black Maria”. This studio way. When Edison participated in The Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Visit
President of the Edison Company for churned out many silent movie films long Edison Family Christmas he was trans- website for more details
Electric Lighting) had his home on E 36th before Hollywood CA was invented. formed to being Mr. Fezziwig with festive http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm
St in Manhattan showcase the first electric Edison employed many theater stars and celebrating and all the Holiday trimmings in
lighted Christmas tree. It was the only actors as well as factory workers at his West
home on planet Earth to have electric tree Orange location.
lights. These Lights were made in NJ. The The tradition of the Holiday movie may
“Wizard of Menlo Park”, (Thomas Edison) have started when The Thomas Edison
got select NYC households propelled into Company produced the first video of
the new 20th Century decades before the Charles Dickens' 1843 classic novel “A
average home. The source of these modern Christmas Carol “for Holiday release in
day technological wizardry came from fac- 1910. The story was condensed to 17 min-
tories located in West Orange, and Harrison utes of film showing the most important
(East Newark). highlights of Ebenezer Scrooge's full refor-
Edison and his upper management lived mation. It remained true to the integrity of
on the nation’s first electrical power grid. the story despite its brevity to the original
They had the privilege of this electric light book. The film’s acting for its day was first-
source before The City’s big 5th Ave rate and the special effects were the pio-
Department Stores. However, Edison saw neering mastery of double exposure tech-
to it that these stores were able to have elec- niques.
tric tree lights long before they were provi- Maybe “A Christmas Carol” was a
sioned with city electric service. The prophetic Christmas story for the Edison’s.
Edison Lighting Company soon supplied Edison certainly embodied the Spirit of
5th Ave department stores with holiday Christmas Future since he could easily envi-
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‘Thank You’ to
17,500 New Jersey
Veterans and Military
Residents…. Joining in a
nationwide initiative,
Applebee’s Neighborhood
Grill and Bar in
Hackettstown saluted mili-
tary service members and
Veterans for their service by
honoring them with a com-
plimentary meal on
Veterans Day, November
11. In North and Central
New Jersey, 40 Applebee’s
restaurants served over
17,500 members of the mil-
itary with a free entree.
Veterans Day at Applebee’s
turned into a military
reunion as veterans and
service members from
across generations connect-
ed, swapped stories and
enjoyed a great meal.
Applebee’s plans to extend
the same Veterans Day offer Alejandro J. Arroyo, Drill Class and Eric C. Ransom,
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he frigid temperatures could not take Jewish Center placed the giant menorah Mayor David Scapicchio and and eat hot latkes and donuts.
away the warmth felt at the Grand right on Route 206 this year for everyone to Councilman Rob Greenbaum attended to In addition to the public lighting in
Outdoor Public Menorah Lighting in see. help light the menorah and participate in the Flanders, the Chabad Jewish Center was
Flanders last week. “It’s much more visible; it’s right on community-wide event held this year on the expanding its outreach this year to the
About 60 people from Mt. Olive and sur- 206,” says Shusterman. fifth night of Hanukka. Blairstown community. It held a second
rounding areas gathered outside in front of Kindling Hanukka lights is the most “I wanted to wish the Jewish community lighting Monday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., at the
the former Blockbuster store at the Sutton important Hanukka custom for Jewish peo- a happy holiday and a healthy and prosper- Blair Academy, Tracey Hall, in Blairstown.
Plaza on Route 206 in Flanders on Sunday, ple to remember the miracle of the ous New Year,” says Scapicchio. He Blairstown Mayor Richard Mach and
Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m., to light a nine-foot Maccabees' victory and the miracle of the climbed up a ladder to light the center can- Deputy Mayor Sal Lascari were scheduled
giant free-standing menorah and participate oil that burnt for eight days in the holy dle or the Shamash. to assist in kindling the menorah, along with
in other festivities in celebration of Temple. It is a mitzva, or holy command- Greenbaum also climbed up the ladder to the Jewish student body at the academy. Hot
Hanukka. The event was held by the ment, that Jews "publicize the miracle" by light the five candles and helped lead in latkes, donuts and fun for the kids were also
Chabad of Northwest NJ-Western Region. lighting a Hanukka menorah each night dur- Hanukka prayers. planned.
Shusterman spoke about the impact of Shusterman decided to extend his out-
how one light can brighten a room and com- reach to the Blairstown community because
pared this to how one person can make a of its lack of Jewish services and involve-
difference. ment in that area. “Hopefully we will find
“One light in a room can dispel a lot of Jews out there,” he says.
darkness,” explains Shusterman. “Only one “I found a couple of Jews there,” says
candle that you light; just a little candle is Shusterman, such as three Jewish business-
good, just one candle each night. A little men owning businesses in the main section
candle lights up a dark room. of the quant old town. Unfortunately,
“The whole miracle happened from a lit- “There is absolutely nothing Jewish out
tle jar of oil,” he continues. “We all have a there as far as synagogues or organized
little jar of oil in us. We all have unlimited activities for the Jewish community.”
potential to create so much. We have the The Chabad of Northwest NJ aims to
potential to do an extra mitzva. You can build a strong united Jewish presence in Mt.
always look out to help someone else. Look Olive, Washington Twp. and Warren
after them and help them. Helping a neigh- County and to enrich the quality of Jewish
bor or someone in need can go a long way.” life through education, spiritual, cultural
Following the lighting, participants were and social needs of all Jews in the area.
invited inside the former Blockbuster store
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Centenary College Partners with WDHA Radio For A Holiday Clothing Drive
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entenary College is partnering with (Sun between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.) New Jersey region. mix is designed to provide an educational
WDHA Radio (105.5 FM) to host a The American Red Cross of Northern experience that prepares students to succeed
holiday clothing drive to benefit the “This was an ideal project to partner with New Jersey responds to over 350 disasters in the increasingly global and interdepend-
American Red Cross of Northern New WDHA on,” says Lauretta Farrell, Director each year throughout Bergen, Essex, ent world.
Jersey from now through December 17. of Marketing at Centenary College. Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Warren coun- Centenary College’s main campus is
Members of the community are encouraged “Centenary has always had a strong com- ties. Services include disaster relief, blood located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its
to participate by dropping off gently used mitment to community service. In fact, we services, Braille transcription and volunteer equestrian facility in Washington Township
clothing to the following locations: were the first college in New Jersey to make and youth opportunities. (Morris County). The Centenary Adult and
service a graduation requirement. Now, we Founded in 1867 by the Newark Professional Studies (CAPS) program
Centenary College are rewarding students who share our val- Conference of the United Methodist offers accelerated degree completion pro-
Hackettstown Campus ues. The newly-established Centenary Church, Centenary College’s academic pro- grams in Parsippany, with an additional
Edward W. Seay Administration Building College Community Service scholarships gram integrates a solid liberal arts founda- facility in Iselin, and at corporate sites
(at the reception desk) and the David and provide awards of up to $10,000 to under- tion with a strong career orientation. This throughout New Jersey.
Carol Lackland Center in the Sitnik Theater graduate students with a strong track record
Lobby for social responsibility throughout their
400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown (24/7) high school years.”
Centenary College Parsippany Campus Some of Centenary’s community service
300 Littletown Road, Parsippany projects include “Community Plunge,” a
(between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.) day-long volunteer opportunity held at mul-
tiple locations for first-year students; an ini-
WDHA Studios tiative to help the homeless in New York
55 Horsehill Road, Cedar Knolls City called “Midnight Run”; and a yearly
(between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.) Disaster Relief Project, in which students
from Centenary and Drew University travel
Morris Minute Men to New Orleans to help rebuild areas that
97 Mill Road, Morris Plains (24/7) have suffered devastation from Hurricanes
Rita, Gustav and Katrina.
Stein Mart at the Roxbury Mall WDHA-FM 105.5 FM is a rock music
281 Route 10 East, Suite 28 station licensed to Dover and Morristown,
Succasunna New Jersey. WDHA is owned and operated
(Mon to Sat between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.) by Greater Media and serves the northern
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Shyness Expert Advice:
How You Can Be Shy and Successful at Holiday Events
By Laurie Adelman, B.S.N., M.S excluded from the mainstream and to be events. The easiest technique is one which out napkins, collect guest’s coats, and pass
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oliday parties leave everyone feel- overlooked at parties. It is common for shy helps turn the persons’ feelings of failure out snacks or drinks at gatherings.
ing somewhat apprehensive, but for individuals to come to the conclusion that, into experiences of small successes. The At first the shy individual may merely
those who are shy, holiday events because of passed failed social encounters, important first step is for the shy individual carry out the task, but with time, as confi-
can feel overwhelming. “But it doesn’t have they believe that they are unable to succeed. to begin to see that he/she can, in fact, par- dence begins to grow, the person is likely to
to feel that way,” assures Shyness Coach Once you come to think this way, you lose ticipate - and succeed - in a social situation. feel more comfortable and at ease. The indi-
Laurie Adelman. Read on and discover the incentive to even try to make an attempt This goal can be accomplished by involving vidual is no longer on the sidelines of a
ways that shy children and shy adults can to participate. The shy individual has failed the shy child or adult in any activity that social situation and, with time, is likely to
feel more at ease at social gatherings. before he/she even starts! requires him/her to be in control. take even more chances. Parents of shy chil-
Everyone has a need to belong. Yet it is There are a number of things that can be Everyone gains the respect of others dren can quietly praise their children for
common for shy children and adults to be done to change this unfortunate cycle of when he/she is in charge. When a teacher their help, and shy adults can be thanked for
gives a shy child the responsibility of dis- their efforts. If you are a shy adult reading
missing the class or distributing papers or this article, I encourage you to begin to
crayons to fellow classmates, other children praise yourself. Give yourself credit for
begin to look up to him/her. When a boss your social successes, however small.
puts a woman in charge of collecting the Because for each small social success, shy
time slips, fellow workers look up to her. children and shy adults will slowly progress
While in a leadership position, the person and participate more and more.
who is shy comes to feel important in her Laurie Adelman, B.S.N., M.S., is a nurse,
own eyes as well as in the eyes of others. health educator, Shyness Coach, and author
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