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By J. L. Shively

For more than a hun-dred years Morris-

town and Morris

Township conducted busi-

ness as one entity. It was

not until April 4, 1865, asthe current exhibit in the F.

Morristown Rich In History Celebrates 150 YearsM. Kirby Gallery at the

Morris town and Morri s

Township Library states,

that with little fanfare

Morristown was “officiallyincorporated as an inde-

pendent municipality.”

The exhibit is entitled,

“Morristown 1865-2015:

Identity, Tradition and En-

terprise” and is scheduledto be on display through

Dec. 31. The exhibit was

made possible through “a

collaborative effort with

the historical center using

materials from thearchives,” says library em-

ployee Cynthia Muszala.

Muszala explains that

the exhibit spans these 150years by showcasing pho-

tographs, copies of docu-

ments and some original

firemen ephemera. The

exhibit displays the many

aspects of business andrecreation that make Mor-

ristown stand out amongstthe rest, while also giving

a welcomed nod to the

people who made thatprogress possible.

According to the library

website, the exhibit was created using

“rare and unseen archival material” and

was sponsored by a grant from the NJ his-

torical commission as well as fundingfrom the Friends of the Library.

On Sept. 12, the town celebrated a spe-

cial Community Family Day, made possi-

ble by the town of Morristown and theNeighborhood House. According to anadvertisement for the event, this was the

thirteenth annual Community Family Day

in Morristown but would be a special day

of food and fun because of the anniversary

of Morristown’s Incorporation.

This anniversary for Morristown is a

particularly exceptional one, as it marks

the time in history when the town movedonward towards greater ventures. The ex-

hibit expresses that this movement was

classified then, those 150 years ago, as ei-

ther “a plot to fatten government walletsand waste taxpayers money or a mightybattle against an all-powerful Township

Committee,” depending on which news-

paper residents took their information

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The Morris Educational Foundation(MEF) has announced plans for its

ninth annual Morristown Talent

Show renamed Morristown ONSTAGE.

The event is set to take place on Feb. 24,2016, at the Mayo Performing Arts Centerand auditions are scheduled to be held Dec.

12, at Morristown High School. Pre-regis-

tration is required.

“In support of our schools each Febru-

ary, fans from all over New Jersey descendupon the Mayo Performing Arts Center to

watch the show everyone talks about - our

unique showcase of singing, dancing, and

instrumental talent of amateur “acts” of all

ages,” said Kim Pistner, chairperson of the

Morris Educational Foundation.“It’s the talent show you have come to

love for the past nine years! Our name has

changed, but all the things you love are

back!” said Molly Servais, Morristown

ONSTAGE event chair and member of theMorris Educational Foundation Board of

Trustees. “We will have live text voting;

you pick a winner and professional judges

pick two others with cash prizes.”

The talent show will showcase the bestamateur talent from Morristown, Morris

Plains and Morris Township. Auditions are

open to anyone who lives, works or goes to

school in those towns. Alumni of Morris-town High School are also invited to audi-tion.

Last year’s sold-out event was emceed

by Tara Bernie, Emmy-nominated senior

producer of Access Hollywood and a Mor-

ris School District parent who will be re-turning again this year to reprise her role as

emcee.

Four distinguished arts and entertain-

ment professionals will judge the competi-

tion. Again this year there will be a $1,000

cash prize for first place for contestantsages 19 and over, $1,000 cash prize for first

place for contestants ages 18 and under, and

a $500 award for the “Audience Choice”

Winner which will be voted on that night at

the show.Servais added, “You won’t want to miss

this year’s show. Morristown ONSTAGE

has become the biggest community event

of the year benefiting the Morris Educa-

MEF Sets Stage For Next Talent Show tional Foundation.”

The MEF enhances educational oppor-

tunities for more than 5,000 students in all

10 schools of the Morris School District.

Last year, the MEF gave over $186,000 ingrants to the Morris School District for theenrichment of children’s education; contin-

uing its success in donating more than $2

million to the schools in the past 23years. Last year’s talent show netted

more than $75,000 with many spon-

sors in the area.

“The Morris Educational Founda-tion is very excited about Morris-town ONSTAGE and is pleased to

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By Chelsea Cattano

R

esidents of Morris Township can

expect to see, if they haven't al-

ready, a change coming to the way

in which their garbage is collected.Thomas Eschmann, the superintendent

of the Department of Public Works for

Morris Township had a direct hand in im-

plementing the One Arm Bandit program.

“In 1987 I was hired by the township

and I was a recycling and trash collector

until 2003, and in 2003 I became a sani-

tation foreman and in 2006 I became the

assistant superintendent, and in 2010 I

was the superintendent,” Eschmann said.

“I basically do a lot of administration andscheduling of all the events that the DPW

is in charge of.”

According to Eschmann, the One Arm

Bandit is a common name for a program

which is called automated trash collec-

tion. This program requires a special col-

lection truck that has a mechanical arm

that extends out from the side of the truck.

It picks up the garbage cans, dumps the

garbage, and then replaces the can in the

same position where it was placed at the

curb.

“In order to do this, you need to buy

the specialized truck but it also eliminatesthe employees from any exposure to

repetitive motion injuries and the weather,

the elements, whatever’s out there.

They're not exposed to it anymore,” Es-

chmann said. “They sit inside the cab of

the truck and they control the motion of

the arm with a joystick, similar to what

you have with an Xbox or other gaming

consoles.”

One of the main benefits of this pro-

gram is its ability to increase productivityin the trash collection system. Rather than

having two collectors or three collectors

per truck, now you have one and rather

than doing 400-600 stops per day, or col-

lections per day, now you're able to do

600-700. The cycle of the truck from start

to finish for each can is six seconds, ac-

cording to Eschmann.

Morris Township is currently in phase

Morris Township Moves To Automated Trash Pickuptwo of the three phase program. Phase one

started in Aug. 2014 and phase three will

start in 2016. By 2017, Morris Township

will reduce their garbage collection from

five days a week to four days a week.The phases are to slowly incorporate

the township residents and allow a gradual

cost to be accepted by the town.

“By the time this is done, this will be a

1.3 to 1.4 million dollar endeavor so

rather than doing it all at once and reduc-

ing the town’s ability to spread out its cap-

ital expenditures in one year, it will allowmore capital expenditures over a three

year period and it’ll allow other depart-continued on next page


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of the most important things basically

dealing with the infrastructure and the

long term projects that affect each munic-ipality,” Eschmann said.

As a part of the capital program, each

residence will be provided with a new

garbage can in a range of sizes. The op-

tions are 95 gallons, 65 gallons, and 35

gallons. The 95 gallon can is the one sug-

gested for most household and the 35 gal-lon can is one that is suggested for

condominiums and townhouses. The new

cans are required because they can be eas-

ily picked up by the new trucks.

“There are families that need [a second

garbage can] and if they do need another

one we actually visit each individual ad-dress, speak with the resident and make

sure that their needs are fulfilled,” Es-

chmann said. “But there are instances

where people aren't recycling properly

and we’ve been able to not let them incur

the cost of an additional garbage can by

proper recycling techniques.”

This new program will not cause a re-

duction in workforce even though it re-

quires fall trash collectors. The town

employees who are no longer needed for

collections will be relocated to other town

positions.

Protecting employees from potential

injury and undue strain has always been

an important part of the DPW. According

to Eschmann, the number one thing for

the department is the employees’ safety.

“Back in 1988, rather than havingevery one of the workers collect leaves

with a blower using rakes and a suction

system, we changed over to a claw type,

it’s a front end loader with a claw head on

it and it scoops up the leaves at the curb

and it dumps them in a compacter truck

reducing the amount of raking and possi-

ble repetitive motion injuries for the em-

ployees,” Eschmann said.

So far the program has been met with

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Available will be new, like-new, andvintage holiday ornaments and lights;

cards and gift wrap; decorations to

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cialty gift items, all at bargain prices.

One hundred percent of the profits will

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announce that Atlantic Health System Mor-ristown Medical Center will lead as the

event’s headline sponsor,” adds Pistner.

“We are proud to give our community’s

local amateur talent an opportunity to per-

form in front of their hometown, and in a

top notch facility such as the Mayo Per-forming Arts Center. We are anticipating

selling out the theater once again this year!”

Auditions will be held on Sat., Dec. 12.

The deadline for registering for auditions is

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ristown is an organ-ization that was started

decades ago and was origi-

nally known as “WelcomeWagon.” Some may recall

the stranger at the door with

a welcoming smile and a

bag full of coupons from

local businesses. Imagine

doing that today!Thanks to the power of

the internet, that welcoming

smile and message can befound online.

The group offers a vari-ety of activities, some typi-

cal and others not so

typical. Tried and true activ-

ities include bridge, book

club, Mah Jongg and golf as

well as monthly lunchesand dinners at restaurants

throughout the tri-county

area. Activities with a bit of

culture combined with culi-nary experiences includeday trips to places such as

estates, museums, exhibits,

New York Botanical Gar-

dens.

This past year, a groupventured to Portugal with

Kensington Tours. A

weekly Robert’s Cinema

movie night with Asianblossom dinner in Chatham

is very popular.

In addition to trying new

restaurants, members have

benefitted from the culinary

expertise of members whoconducted cooking classes

in their homes. Members

enjoyed a “taste of India,”

“taste of Thai,” and most re-

cently a French Bistro classwhich was a huge success.

Social events are held

throughout the year and in-

clude a Warren Bobrow

cocktails and dinner party, aKentucky Derby Party, Sep-

tember Patio Party to wel-

come new members and a

Holiday Party at a mem-

ber’s home. Annual holiday

luncheons are held at ven-ues such as The Grand

Café, Spring Brook Coun-

try Club and the Morris

County Golf Club.

For more information orto join, email morristown-

[email protected] for

a membership application.

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Star Trek characters and portraits of Boston Terriersonce graced the galleries of the Morris Museum,

but the staff has plans for some exhibits even more

unexpected.Linda Moore, executive director of the museum, re-

leased information on $100,000 Museums for America

grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Science.The grant was awarded in September, according to a press

release from the museum, located in Morris Township.

The money, to come over a three-year period, funds an

initiative called Access-ABILITY that started in 2013.

The museum works with schools and community organi-zations to serve children and adults with disabilities.

The museum’s release stated the goal of the initiative

is “to deepen and expand the engagement and services of-

fered to individuals with special needs through collabo-rative partnerships that leverage the Museum’s

educational resources in innovative ways.” Moore said itsfocus is “to take us out of the box in the ways we engage

with people who have special needs.”

Moore explained some of the initiatives the museum

is taking.

“The money enables the museum to offer special serv-ices to increase the services and engagement for every-

one,” she said. She added she is pleased these initiatives

are receiving national attention and funding.

One of the ways the museum plans to engage people

with increased sensitivity to sight and sound is a program

called “meet the seat day.” Parents can bring sensitivechildren to the theater when there is not a production and

show them where they will be sitting for a production and

take them around the theater to get the feel of the space.

The museum will provide counsellors to help with this

program.The grant will also provide displays of art created by

artists with disabilities, she said. In addition, it will help

fund coffee shops for musicians with disabilities.

People with visual impairment will be able to enjoy

exhibits on a special tour of works of art that they can

touch, she added. The museum already has assisted lis-tening devices for the hearing impaired.

Among the organizations the museum is working withare the nearby Seeing Eye, the Federation for the Blind,

Matheny School in Peapack, P G Chambers, a Cedar

Knolls school for children from age three through 14 withdevelopmental disabilities, and CLC School in Chatham,

as well as Pride of New Jersey for persons five through

21-years old and other agencies and organizations for the

disabled.

Moore said the entire staff as well as the museumboard is behind these initiatives. Prior to applying for this

large grant, the museum was seeking smaller individual

grants or donations. One of the larger grants was from

Kessler Rehabilitation which provided and installed au-

tomatic doors which helped disabled people enter the mu-seum. Between ramps and two elevators, the museum

was already accessible to persons in wheelchairs, Moore

noted.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an in-

dependent agency of the federal government establishedin 1996. It is located in Washington, DC, and is the pri-

mary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000

libraries and 35,000 museums, according to its website.

Morris Museum Grant To Expand Services To Patrons With Special Needs

An outdoor movie night can be a fun way to get

friends together. Such parties produce minimalmess because the festivities take place outdoors.

Projectors, many of which can now hook up to mobile

phones capable of streaming movies, and a “screen” are all

hosts need to host a fun outdoor movie night. Large, white

sheets or the side of a home can work as a screen. But

homeowners can purchase screens from electronics retail-

ers as well. Arrange picnic blankets and lawn chairsthroughout the yard so guests have somewhere to sit and

enjoy the show.

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T

he Woman's Club of Morristown is

seeking sellers for the Vendor Sale

it will host at its headquarters inMorristown, on Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Tables are available for Direct Sale

vendors and crafters. The fee is $25 for a

card table or $40 for a six-foot table. Ad-

ditionally, the Club is suggesting that sell-

ers donate an item in the $20-$30 value

range. These items will be used as prizes

at the Club's Scholarship Luncheon

fundraiser in May or as gifts for patients

at the Lyons VA Hospital, depending on

the item. Vendors may [email protected] for an application.

Vendors will have access to the club-

house beginning at 8:30 a.m. the day of

the sale. All proceeds go toward the

WCM's Project Gratitude, providing gift

bags of toiletry items and other necessities

to female veterans at the Lyons VA hospi-

tal. Merchandise will include giftable jew-elry, candles, jewelry, purses and other

accessories, cosmetics, graphic t-shirts,

and antiques from a variety of merchants

and crafters including On a Whim, Bottle

Cap Art, Le Fashion Cottage, Mary Kay,

Initials Inc., and others. There is no ad-

mission fee to the sale.

The Woman’s Club of Morristown is a

non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian or-

ganization whose purpose is to promote

improvements within its community; tooffer civic and cultural activities; and to

preserve its headquarters, the historic Dr.

Lewis Condict House.

More information is available at

www.wcomt.org.

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By Cheryl Conway

Students in kindergarten through ninth

grade throughout the Morris School

district have recently been given theirfirst round of testing through the I-Ready di-

agnostic approach.

An online method for test taking, teachers are

able to quickly identify areas that need more

targeted instruction amongst their students. I-

Ready is another tool teachers and adminis-trators can use as “excellent insight into each

child's learning.”

Teachers Ready To Target Instruction ThroughNew Online Testing Program

School leaders “started looking at diag-

nostics last school year,” according to Kelly

Harte, director of Curriculum PreK-12 in the

Morris School district. “The idea came fromthe work of our RTI (response to interven-

tion) Team that is made up of teachers/ad-

ministrators and me. The team recognized

the need for specific data about student mas-tery of skills.”

School leaders like the I-testing program

because of “the adaptive nature of the online

diagnostic and the quality of the online learn-

ing content,” says Harte. “We love the imme-diate results and the very informed and

analytical conversations the various reporting

views allow us to have.”Harte explains that “a diagnostic allows

us to collect data about students proficiency

related to grade level skills and standards.The diagnostic is online. Following the di-

agnostic, immediate reporting allows for

quick analysis of results so that teachers can

target instruction and interventions where

necessary.”Another benefit is that “I-Ready also pro-

vides online content that is individualized for

each student. This online content provides

self-paced practice and learning for students.

The teacher would blend online content withhighly targeted teaching in order to support

deeper learning for students.”

By having “immediate access to results,”

teachers can “use the data to inform planningof instruction that includes targeted small

group and individualized learning with

blended online content.,” says Harte.

Results from I-testing will be used for tar-

geting instruction and not for grouping stu-dents in particular class levels, says Harte.

“At the elementary level, we don't "group"

students,” says Harte. “At the Middle andHigh school- it will be the targeted, individ-

ualized teaching that will get students learn-

ing at a faster pace, in a deeper way. This wehope will mean that we see more students as-

cending into higher level courses.”

With the first round of tests already given,

all students in grades K-9 will take the diag-

nostic two more times this year, in Februaryand May.


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The Morris County

Tourism Bureau and

its partners are

pleased to announce the re-

turn of Holly Walk, a long-standing Morris County

tradition that offers visitors

and residents the opportu-

nity to visit local historic

sites, decorated for the hol-

idays, with one admissionticket on one day.

This year the event is set

for Sun., Dec. 6, from noon

until 5 p.m. Participating

sites will include Acorn

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Sun., Dec.13.

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It is more likely that Morristown broke away from thetownship, as Morristown historical society volunteer,

Pete Tamburro suggests, because of “difference between

town and township.”Morris Township was still committed to agricultural

endeavors while by that time Morristown was a busy andbusting town and was “starting commercial ventures,”

Tamburro states.

Morris Township has also this year celebrated the 275

years since its founding, yet the 150 years since Morris-

town’s independence from the Township is also very sig-

nificant. Originally settled by Europeans circa 1715 forits coal and iron, Morristown has always been a site of

great wealth.

Until this act of legislature was passed, Morristown

was part of the Township which extended from Mendhamto Chatham, as noted at the library exhibit. After its in-corporation, Morristown now “encompasses a mere 3

square miles,” as a flier at the exhibit notes.

Morristown is well known for its position during the

Revolutionary War, especially since the town played host

to General George Washington himself. Twice Washing-

ton used Morristown as his headquarters . In 1777 Wash-ington stayed here after the battles of Trenton and

Princeton for safety. Again in 1779 Washington came to

Morristown and used the Ford Mansion to conduct af-

fairs. The Ford Mansion, according to the National His-

toric Park Service website, is now open to the public for

tours which begin in the museum building located on the

grounds.

While many would cite Washington’s presence inMorristown as its main site of historical significance, the

Victorian Era in Morristown should not be overlooked as

an important foothold for Morristown as it is today.

By Victorian times, which are usually classified by the

rule of Queen Victoria in England as spanning from 1837to 1901, Morristown had become a “haven for the

wealthy” Tamburro notes which is “evidenced by the

many mansions.”

Tamburro states Morristown had been noted for its

healthful environment by the wealthy who were trying toescape New York City. Tamburro explains that large

cities were increasingly considered to be unhealthy en-vironments, with their countless horse and carriages and

old sewer systems. Morristown offered a rail system for

easy access to business and commercialism while retain-ing a country sort of atmosphere. Any resident of Mor-

ristown today could still take note of the beauty that

surrounds them, a bustling town again, yet still close to

nature with its open green and parks and fields not far at

hand.

“The Victorian Era was really quite special in Morris-

town,” Tamburro explains.

It is because of this era that we see many of the beau-

tiful structures which still stand today. Acorn Hall, the

home of the Morristown Historical Society, is a beautiful

example of an Italianate Victorian style of house com-

plete with gingerbread trim, side bay window and walkthrough windows on the first floor.

As stated at the library exhibit, before the Victorian

Era, Morristown had already become a “hub for retail ac-

tivity since the colonial era.”

Many immigrants came to Morristown seeking a vastamount of opportunity. Tamburro notes the amount of

Irish and Italian immigrants who came to Morristown

and filled industrial positions and elaborates on the rising

of an African American middle class in Morristown. In

essence, Morristown gave many residents an opportunityto move onwards and upwards in their lives and posi-

tions.Morristown by the nineteenth century was quickly

moving away from its rural counterparts as more people

became permanent residents, taking advantage of Mor-

ristown’s fresh air, recreation and business interests. Thepopulation peaked in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Tamburro

explains, as it began to stabilize at approximately 16,000

people. In the late 60’s and 70’s Tamburro recounts the

depression in businesses as the storefronts emptied and

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it “seemed as if Morristown’s day had

passed.”

There was yet resurgence and Tam-

burro notes it is for the same reason whichpeople were originally driven to this area.

“Morristown became attractive again,”

Tamburro said, and presently close to

“fifty to sixty thousand people come in towork every day.”

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nesses and real estate, more growth islikely.

The Morristown Green, the north end

of which was the site of Arnold’s Tavernwhich was, in 1777, the building which

Washington first used as his headquarters,

is as important as ever. The Green itself is described by the current library exhibit

as originally being an unkempt area of

land that first served as “a place for public

gathering, military training, punishments

and a market place” and although strayanimals had been known to wander the

land it was a bustling site where a court-

house and a jail once stood.

Nowadays, its walkways have been

renovated into a different pattern yet it isstill a public gathering place and the place

where Santa Clause comes each year to

welcome Morristown children.

While much has changed in Morris-town during the last 150 years, bringing

commerce and innovation to the town, it

is important too, to look forward at the

years yet to come.

Tamburro explains that the town’s lo-cation, opportunity and geography have

given it such great opportunity and made

it the lasting landmark that it is still herein New Jersey. “If we look at the future

there are certain constants that will always

make Morristown attractive. It will be af-fected by what happens in New York City

and the economy,” Tamburro said.

Morristown is currently “enjoying a

renaissance of a sort,” Tamburro suggests

and it is a good year indeed to be in Mor-ristown.

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Nubia Bedoya, of Morristown, is a

mother of two beautiful angels and an-

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have had a bad start in their lives.”

Mary Lea Crawley, of Madison, is a

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this program next May and pursue a ca-

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completed her certification as a Mindful-ness Educator with Mindful Schools in

Oakland, CA, and teaches mindfulness

classes at schools in the area. She holds

an MA in writing from the University of

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adjunct instructor at various colleges. As

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Courtney Dubois, of Morristown, isworking toward a degree in psychology

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derland’ in Morristown.

This year, become a part of

the show!“The creation of the

gingerbread house is a

unique experience, and

provides an excellent teambuilding project,” saysLesley Parness, superin-

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County Park Commission.

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ation.”Previous entries have

included a scene from

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Workshop, a grand piano,a Hanukka Menora, Chi-

nese pagoda, a Nutcracker

and even the White House.

There is a special ex-citement in the air on

Wed., Dec. 2, when partic-

ipants are invited to bring

their masterpiece for dis-

play, share stories about its

creation and meet other en-trants. Enjoy complimen-

tary apple cider and

holiday cookies.

For information on how

to enter a own creation,visit arboretumfriends.org

to download the Ginger-

bread Wonderland Entry

brochure, and view previ-

ous creations for inspira-

tion. There are helpful

recipes for gingerbreadbaking, and frosting tips.

Gingerbread registra-

tions must be submitted by

Nov. 23.

For more informationand to register, visit ar-

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The Hackettstown Senior Center shares its space

with a senior service that benefits residents overage 55 throughout the area.

Pathstone is a program in New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia and Puerto Rico

that provides job training and employment services,

specifically to farmworkers and seniors, according to its

website.

The Hackettstown office specializes in training and

job placement for senior citizens, according to a press re-

lease. They seek out people 55-years-old or older who

meet certain income requirements depending on family

size and place them in job training programs with non-profit organizations. The goals are to assist these seniors

in upgrading their skills, getting them involved in the

community and providing extra income with the ultimate

goal of placing them in full-time jobs.

The Pathstone office itself is staffed with program

clients. Other organizations that take Pathstone clients

are NORWESCAP, the Hackettstown Free Public Li-

brary, the Hackettstown Historical Society Museum and

area churches and nutrition sites.

Most of the jobs are clerical, Carmella Swayze of the

Hackettstown office said, but some of the nutrition center jobs are in the kitchen. All are part-time with a maximum

of 15 hours each week, she said. Clients are paid $8.38

an hour, the current New Jersey minimum wage.

Just as people on unemployment must prove they are

still seeking a job, clients of Pathstone must continue to

look for a job and fill out paperwork testifying to that

every pay period, which is every two weeks, Swayze

said.

Although ideally clients get work sooner, the maxi-

mum duration of the Pathstone program is four years,

Swayze said.During those four years, Pathstone pays the wages of

the clients, but the employer provides the training,

Swayze said. The ideal situation would be for the host

business to hire the clients after the four years is up, she

added.

The Hackettstown office is a satellite office to the

main one in Paterson, which has several employees,

Swayze said. The website also listed one in Vineland.

Pathstone shares the Hackettstown office with the town’s

office on aging, with each using it certain days out of the

week. The office is in the town’s senior citizens’ centeroff Main Street behind the Hackettstown Community

Center.

Part of Swayze’s job is recruitment. She hangs flyers

with tear-off phone numbers in non-profits around the

county and in churches. She is working to get Pathstone

on Comcast’s community bulletin board since most of

the county is served by that cable provider. She also tries

to spread the word by networking with seniors.

Another part of her job is to interview the seniors who

come in with interest in the program and find them the

proper job placement with one of the non-profits that par-ticipates in Pathstone.

Anyone interested in using Pathstone services or in

providing employment can reach the Hackettstown office

at 908-747-8494. The state office has an emergency hot-

line number, 800-624-1432, and can be reached at

[email protected].

Pathstone Helps Elders Stay On Track WithTraining And Job Placement

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tional Exchange, is looking for host

families to open their hearts and

homes to welcome an international exchangestudent into their community for the second

semester of the school year. Students will be

arriving in January. Students hail from all

over the globe and are eager to learn about

the United States, become a member of anAmerican family, community and school.

This program provides an opportunity for

host families to form lifelong relationships

and unforgettable memories. More than

1,400 CIEE high school students arrive in the

U.S. each year. Students live with host fami-lies, attend high school, and become true

members of their new families and commu-

nities.

Students participating in the exchange are

between 15 – 18 years of age, have studiedEnglish for a minimum of three years, have

their own medical insurance and spending

money and have undergone a thorough per-

sonal screening and interview process. Many

of these students arrive in the U.S. with

dreams of participating in clubs, sports, arts,

music and other activities as most foreign

schools have none. They return to their nativeland with improved English skills, a sense of

independence and self-confidence, more ma-

turity and a better global understanding.

Most importantly they will have made

American relationships that will last forever.The CIEE is a non-profit, non-govern-

mental organization committed to helping

people gain understanding, acquire knowl-

edge, and develop skills for living in a glob-

ally interdependent and culturally diverse

world. Founded in 1947, CIEE has becomea worldwide leader in international education

and exchanges. Visit www.ciee.org/high-

school for more information.

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CIEE Welcomes InternationalStudents, Looks For Host Families

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ew Jersey Blood Services has

planned the following blood

drives:Nov. 27: Knights of Columbus 3665, in

Netcong, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nov. 27: Madison Area YMCA, Madison,

2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Nov. 28: Presbyterian Church of Morris

Plains, Morris Plains 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

New Jersey Blood Services, a division

of New York Blood Center (NYBC) is ask-

ing for help to maintain an adequate supply

of all blood types, but especially O-negative – the “universal” blood which can be trans-

fused into anyone in an emergency. In ad-dition, hundreds of additional blood drives

need to be scheduled to meet projected hos-

pital demand. Current inventory of severalblood types is running below the desired

target level.

“It’s simple: hospital patient demand for

blood often outpaces our best efforts to re-

cruit donors and schedule blood drives,”

said NYBC Executive Director of Donor

Recruitment Andrea Cefarelli. “There are

always reasons but we have to overcome

that for the sake of hospital patients whoneed us.”

“This is one of the toughest times of the

year,” Cefarelli added. “We’re asking for

our dedicated supporters to roll up theirsleeves to make sure we’re able to provide

our hospital partners with whatever they

need to take care of their patients.”

Blood products have a short shelf life –

from five to 42 days, so constant replenish-

ment is necessary. Each and every daythere are patients who depend on the trans-

fusion of red blood cells, platelets andplasma to stay alive. But blood and blood

products can’t be manufactured. They can

only come from volunteer blood donorswho take an hour to attend a blood drive or

visit a donor center.

To donate blood or for information on

how to organize a blood drive call 1-800-

933-2566; visit: www.nybloodcenter.org.

Blood Drives HeldIn November

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In recognition of Veterans Day, on Nov.11, Morris County Veterans Services, theMorris County Library, and the Morris

County Dept. of Planning and Public Works

have set up a “Veterans’ November” presen-tation.

The month-long display will focus on theVietnam War. The Wall listing the names of the 67 soldiers and sailors from MorrisCounty who are listed on the Vietnam WarMemorial in Washington, D.C. has beenrecreated in the gallery of the Morris CountyLibrary in Whippany.

In addition, other details of interest re-garding the war and Morris County’s connec-tion, are displayed.

“The men and women who served their

country in Vietnam during a very difficult pe-riod in our country’s history, and who did notalways come home to a warm return wel-come, and those who gave their lives in thatforeign encounter, deserve to be honored,”said Freeholder Director Kathy DeFillippo.

“I ask county residents to take time to visitthis display, and remember the names of those who did not return to their families andtheir communities.”

Charles Jurgensen, Morris County Veter-

ans Affairs officer, said “The veterans depart-ment of the County of Morris is proud to beassociated with this terrific presentation,which honors our veterans and their families.

We adhere to President Lincoln’s words afterthe Civil War concerning those soldiers whofought the battle: “To care for him who shallhave borne the battle and for his widow, andhis orphan.’’

The Vietnam Wall: Within living memory.Fifty years have passed since U.S. groundtroops arrived in Vietnam. Featured in thiscommemoration at the Morris County Li-brary are the names of 67 Morris County sol-diers and sailors who lost their lives inVietnam, with their corresponding Line andPanel numbers from “The Wall” memorial in

Washington, DC.The story of a Vietnam “War Dog” is dis-

played.Visitors may leave messages of apprecia-

tion to all Vietnam War veterans in the guestbook.

Additionally, Morris County Distin-guished Service Medal applications are avail-able.

The display will remain in the librarythroughout November.

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ASA is a private not-for-profi t

corporation looking for volun-

teers. Its mission is to be a strong

voice for the best interests of vulnerablechildren who have been removed from

their homes or are under court supervision

due to abuse, neglect or abandonment. It

recruits, trains and supervises community

volunteers to be advocates, mentors and

champions for each child on their journey

to a safe permanent and nurturing home.

Residents of Morris or Sussex counties

can attend one of the following informa-

tion sessions to learn more about this vol-

unteering opportunity.The information sessions are being

held Nov. 19, at 10:30 a.m.; Dec. 5, at

9:30 a.m.; and Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. All infor-

mation sessions are an hour long and will

be held at the CASA office in Morristown.

Sign up at http://www.casamsc.org/sign-

up-to-volunteer/.The qualifications to be a CASA vol-

unteer are the following: Interest in chil-

dren, their rights, and special needs,

minimum age of 21, the ability to commu-

nicate effectively orally and in writing,

the ability to pass state and federal back-

ground checks and a Child Abuse Registry

Information (CARI) check, and have four

favorable references from sources other

than relatives.

Any questions about volunteering, con-tact the Executive Director Lisa Barsky

Firkser at [email protected] or 973-

998-7590.

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