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Mayor James F. Delaney makes a point during the special council meeting to vote on funding the remediation and improvement of Veteran’s Field. From left to right are Mayor Delaney, Borough Attorney Philip N. Boggia, Borough Administrator Gregory S. Franz, Councilmen Vincent Monte and Kevin Doran . See Page 9 for more.

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Edgewater’s Good News Monthly Community Newspaper Volume XXIV, No. 6 June 2011

FounderMaria Estela de [email protected]

Senior Contributing EditorBob Batch ([email protected])

ChairmanSergio Fernández de Có[email protected]

CTOChristopher [email protected]

The EDGEWATER RESIDENTIAL is published monthly and provided to the residents of Edge-water. Those who wish to volunteer are welcome in this major effort to publish a community pa-per. Financial contributions are also welcome. All rights reserve. No part of this newspaper may be reproduced without the express written consent of the Edgewater Residential.All correspondence, including ads, contributions, and requests for subscriptions, should be directed to the publisher at Edgewater Residential.Interested in writing for the EDGEWATER RESIDEN TIAL? Drop us a note at [email protected] with your contact information and the best way to reach you.


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Edgewater“A Great Place to Live”

From the desk of Gregory S. Franz - Borough Administrator

Independence Day Celebration – The Edgewater Mayor and Council along with the Recreation Department are proud to present fireworks at Veterans Field on Friday, July 1 with a rain date of Monday July 5. Veterans Field will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. for children’s entertainment and activities, music, and food. The event is free except for the cost of refreshments. Bring a blanket and chair and watch the spectacular show produced by the Serpico Family of Newton, New Jersey’s International Fireworks Company since 1906, overlooking the George Washington Bridge and New York City skyline. The Edgewater trolley bus will operate along River Road and Undercliff Avenue between 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. so leave your car at home and walk and ride to the event. Inflatable rides, face painting, clowns, balloon toss are all available for the children, no alcoholic beverages permitted.

Route 5 Rock Stabilization Project – The New Jersey Department of Transportation will be performing a rock slope stabilization project along New Jersey Route 5 in Edgewater. This project calls for the removal and stabilization of rock along the cliff face. The work calls for approximately 28 days of full closure of Route 5 to perform the most dangerous work first. The borough requested that this work not commence until school ends in June so school transportation is not effected. At the conclusion of the 28 day closure, Route 5 will be open to east bound traffic only during working hours and during morning and afternoon peak hours, bi-directional traffic will be permitted. The Edgewater Police along with the Cliffside Park and Fort Lee Police Departments will work collectively in an attempt to keep traffic flowing and provide ample signage.

Borough Hall Moving Day – The Edgewater Police and Municipal offices are tentatively scheduled to move into the new Borough Hall at 55 River Road the weekend of June 17. Borough offices will be closed Friday, June 17 and Monday, June 20 and will reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 21 so that Borough staff can close down the old facility and prepare to open the new facility. We ask for residents’ cooperation if we do not respond in a timely manner during this period. Staff will be onsite and email and telephones should be operational by Saturday, June 18; however, we may be distracted in attempting to organize the offices and files. The Police Department should be operational in the new facility by Sunday, June 19; however, residents should not see any interruption in emergency service during this transition.

Crossing Guards NeededThe Edgewater Police Department is in need of crossing guards for the 2011-2012 school year.

Edgewater residents 18 and older can apply by filling out an application in the office of the Borough Administrator of Borough Hall. A valid New Jersey Drivers License is preferred. Standard back-

ground checks are performed and guards need to report to posts by 6:45 a.m. and again by 2:00 p.m.

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Veteran’s Field Update

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012, a Community Information Meeting was held at 7:00 p.m. at the Edgewater Community Center. Residents were provided a presentation about the type of contaminants found in the soil of Veteran’s Field and the recommended method of remediation. Ronald Dooney, Jr., the Borough’s Licensed Site Remediation Specialist of TERMS Environmental Consultants provided this presentation. Five (5) areas have been identified as areas that polychlorinated biphenyls or commonly known as PCB’s exist beyond the residential standard of 0.20 parts per million of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection standards. In these areas, soil will be removed and replaced with clean fill. When this is completed, approximately two (2) feet of clean fill will be used to cap the entire facility, essentially raising the existing grade. This cap will create a protective barrier between the existing soil and the new clean fill that the public will then be permitted to utilize. Concerns of some residents were the creation of dust during the remediation process. Mr. Dooney addressed this by stating their will be a safety plan in place whereby if weather conditions create this situation, monitors will signal a work stoppage. Also, what is important to remember is that the only soil being removed is that within the five (5) areas of highest concentrations. The majority of

the remediation calls for capping the existing surface with certified clean fill. The same contaminants have been found in all of the samples taken from all areas of the facility. The material found by the river is the same material found by River Road. The disturbance of heavily contaminated soil is minimal based on the size of the facility, 27.58 acres. Stephanie Santos of Neglia Engineering Associates presented the restoration phase of the project, the phase that will restore the facility to the way it was and even better with some improved features. The Borough will utilize its Veterans Field Master Plan which was developed several years ago to improve and upgrade the facility with properly placed baseball and softball diamonds along with a soccer field. The impervious areas such as the existing basketball and tennis courts, the walkway, and community center will remain intact and undisturbed. Many residents had concerns about the placement of the proposed dog run on the south east portion of the facility. Designers will reevaluate this proposal and consider moving or eliminating this feature. Based on the remediation and the master plan upgrades, the estimated cost of this project is between $8 and $10 million, of which approximately $1,721,240.62 already exists in New Jersey Green Acres and Bergen County Open Space funding awarded to the Borough. The estimated completion date whereby the facility can be reopened to the public is the spring of 2013. Competitive

Bids will tentatively be accepted by the borough on Friday June 1, 2012. This is the process whereby contractors submit a price for the remediation and restoration of Veteran’s Field according to the specifications prepared by the borough engineer. The successful bidder is determined by lowest price and other factors. On Thursday May 24, 2012, the Mayor and Council held a special meeting at the Community Center to have a public hearing on the proposed adoption of bond ordinance 1474-2012, a bond ordinance of the Borough of Edgewater in the County of Bergen, New Jersey providing for various improvements to Veteran’s Field in and for the Borough of Edgewater and appropriating $9,700,000 therefore and providing for the issuance of 9,215,000 in bonds or notes of the Borough of Edgewater to finance the same. This is the funding ordinance that will be used to pay for the remediation and restoration of Veteran’s Field.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL – The Bergen County Utilities Authority is sponsoring its annual hazardous waste disposal program at three locations county wide. The following items are acceptable and will be accepted for disposal: aerosol cans, paints, pesticides, solvents, and many items commonly found in the home that cannot be disposed in regular trash. For event details and information call 201-807-5825 or log onto www.bcua.org. All events are open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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By Bob BatchIt was the ball field, Veteran’s field, from when I can first remember long ago. The place where Ray Calentoni, Edgewater’s premier recreation director, whom I remember from my childhood, launched a thousand bases in the halcyon summers of Connie Mack Little League. This is the field where the Boy Scouts pitched tents for over night camping. This is the space where the community gathered over the years for festivals, picnics, fireworks, prayer meetings and music. This is where we went to hang around. This was the only space in town that was available to everybody.

We never knew we should have been wearing those white contamination suits while we were barbecu-ing out there under the willow trees. Of course, we probably should have been wearing them when we went to school next to the Alcoa, Schwartz Leath-er, and Octagon Processing plants as well. If we’d been the least bit alarmist the whole town would have been sporting those surgical masks you see in pictures of the Chinese population during one of those bad smog days in Beijing.

But we were made of heartier stock in my day. We swam in a less than pristine river, didn’t wear hel-mets when we rode bicycles, and even tempted fate by eating foods without proper ingredient labels. Although, I should add that back then, what we ate was probably closer to actual food.

Now, what follows is only my understanding of events and is based solely on rumor, opinion, and gossip, as are most stories in newspapers which are presented as fact and may totally mislead the reader. For the actual facts about anything, if it re-ally matters to you, you should get in touch with the people involved yourself!

I was completely shocked when I saw our beloved

ball field cordoned off like a crime scene with yel-low tape around the perimeter. After all the ques-tionable activity I’ve seen in town over the years, I really think this is the first time I remember seeing that yellow tape used.

From what I was told, I gather that the soil of Vet-eran’s Field was tested and found to contain con-taminants of some sort that make it unfit to cavort on the way we’ve been doing for the last half century or so. I guess I don’t even want to know what prompted this testing, but it’s not hard to imagine that contaminants of one sort or another could be found in any place that con-tains landfill along the Hud-son River. I only hope the people who started all this haven’t mistaken dangerous life-threatening contaminants for the geese poop which became so ubiquitous over the last few years.

Anyway, no one knew what to make of the ball field being closed down all winter. Would it be closed down forever? Maybe fracking machines would be brought into town under the cover of darkness. The way the town has changed, you never know what will happen next!

Well, the latest word was that all the top soil had to be removed down to a certain depth and be replaced by a new layer of, presumably, protective dirt to rectify whatever the problem is. One thing I’ve learned in all my years is that we ordinary people have no choice but to accept the recommendations of scientists and ‘experts’ in these matters, no mat-ter how ridiculous they are. If digging out a whole bunch of dirt at some exorbitant cost and replacing it with more dirt which we’ll dump tons of chemi-

cal fertilizers on, which leech into the water table and eventually poison us all anyway is the solution- then it must be done!

A few weeks ago I saw a posting on Face book from Vito, who needs no introduction if you’re from Edgewater. According to his story, the oak trees in some locations at Veteran’s Field would have to be removed for the coming work of rehabilitating

the soil. In an impassioned plea Vito was asking every-one to join him in an effort to save the trees. Person-ally, I think Vito’s proposal to chain himself to a tree, and asking others to do so as well, might have been a little over the top. Still, I suppose the only way to stop these sorts of heavy-handed action is to resort

to something like an Occupy Ball Field Movement.

Honestly, I never would have imagined Vito, seem-ingly carefree and wild, as an advocate for such a cause. Now I see him in a new light, as Edgewater’s Jose Marte’ the poet of Guantanamera fame. Imag-ine if you would, the strains of that immortal song playing on a Spanish guitar….”The verses say… I am a simple man from a land next to the Hudson River…I am chaining myself to a tree because the ball field pleases me more than the high-rise.”

All kidding aside, from what I’ve been told Vito’s efforts at stirring up a protest have worked, and he doesn’t even have to chain himself to a tree. The signs posted on the ballfield proclaim that the park will re-open in 2013. This summer then, will be the year without Veteran’s Field. No fireworks or Fam-ily Festival. No playground or Ice Cream Man. It’s hard to imagine.

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library at 201-224-6144 to enroll your child in this popular arts & crafts program!5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesday, 2:45 PM: “Intergenerational Programming: What Does This Thing Do!?!: Computer Class for Seniors Age 55+!” Gr. 5+: Edgewater seniors need you to provide basic computer instruction and internet navigation skills. This program, run in coopera-tion with the Edgewater Community Center, is a wonderful opportunity for middle-school and high school students to earn community service credits, enhance college applications AND do something selfless and positive! Please contact the library at 201-224-6144 and donate your time and expertise to those who desperately need it.5 Tuesday, 4:00 PM: “Tuesday @ The Movies: John Carter” Gr. 6+: Join us for the release of the hugely popular Sci-Fi film based upon, “John Carter of Mars.” Pizza and refreshments provided. Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your space.6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesday, 11:30 & 12:15: “Babies’ Lapsit”: Up to 18 Mos. OR Capable Walkers. Edgewater residents will be admitted ONLY if an open slot is available. Kindly contact the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your child’s space. 6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesday, 5:00 PM: “Intermediate Guitar with Tom!”: Ages 12+: Participants are expected to provide their own instruments and be able to play simple chords and notes. Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your child’s space in this very special initia-tive.7, 14, 21, 28, Thursday, 10:30 & 11:30 AM: “Mother Goose Group Storytime”: Ages 18 Mos + OR Capable Walkers: Edgewater resi-dents will be admitted ONLY if an open slot is available. Kindly contact

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Positive Thinking and Self-ReflectionAnother method is to change your perspec-tive into a positive one. The fact that spiritual influence can approach you is evidence that the wavelengths given off by your mind and the wavelengths of the negative energy are the same, so in this case you should reverse the situation. You must eliminate any think-ing about negative things and look towards the light. Think only about wonderful, posi-tive things within your mind. This is another method for dealing with this threat.

Another strategy is to practice self-reflec-tion. Even if the weight on your chest pre-vents your body from moving and you can-not move your hands either, that does not mean that this restraint is extending into your head. Therefore, while lying down, engage in self-reflection. If you find yourself in such a situation, it means that as some point up to the prior day you have been having trouble with human relationships. In this situation, try thinking about the person with whom you get along the least, a person about whom you get along the least, a person about whom you think, “I can’t stand him”, or, “If only she wasn’t around.” If there is someone in your life who fits this description, then try think-ing of him or her and practice self-reflection, then try thinking of him or her and practice self-reflection. In any event, start with apolo-gizing to this person.

Giving ThanksNext, another method is giving thanks.One day is like a lifetime. If you live by this philosophy, then the end of each day corre-sponds to the end of your entire life. So you should give thanks by saying something like this: “It is my turn to leave this world. Now I can return to a pleasurable world. Looking back over my life on this earth, I can say that I truly had a good life. Thank you so much. Even if I should die here and now, I am sat-isfied.” By giving thanks like this, you will drive them away. This is another method for dealing with the problem. The next time you experience a bad dream, I suggest that you try our some of the methods explained above. Also before going to bed, if you practice breathing with positive thinking and self-reflection, and giving thanks would make you sleep well.

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Have you ever had bad dreams that can be truly frightening nightmares or feel that you are being tired down to your bed by restrains?If you have terrible nightmares, we can con-clude that in most cases you are stressed out and it attracts a bad spiritual influence. Also if you cannot sleep well, your mind that has some negative thoughts like worries, anxiet-ies, and fears for your future so on attracts negative energy. Remedies for Sleep Paralysis and Spiritual Restraints Breathing MethodsBreathing methods offer good approach. If you cannot move and there is nothing you can do about it, in order to regain your own spirit, you should try catching your breath.As you are lying down, try to breathe from the lower stomach area below the belly but-ton. The idea is to provide your body with fresh oxygen. Try breathing in, and if you are able to repeat this deep respiration several times over, strangely enough you will find that the evil spirits have parted from you. One of the secrets of this breathing method is that as you breathe, light will enter your body. When that happens, the negative influ-ences that are holding you down will let go. At that moment, you will be free. This is how to escape through the breathing method.

Positive Thinking and Self-ReflectionAnother method is to change your perspec-tive into a positive one. The fact that spiritual influence can approach you is evidence that the wavelengths given off by your mind and the wavelengths of the negative energy are the same, so in this case you should reverse the situation. You must eliminate any think-ing about negative things and look towards the light. Think only about wonderful, posi-tive things within your mind. This is another method for dealing with this threat.

Another strategy is to practice self-reflec-tion. Even if the weight on your chest pre-vents your body from moving and you can-not move your hands either, that does not mean that this restraint is extending into your head. Therefore, while lying down, engage in self-reflection. If you find yourself in such a situation, it means that as some point up to the prior day you have been having trouble with human relationships. In this situation, try thinking about the person with whom you get along the least, a person about whom you get along the least, a person about whom you think, “I can’t stand him”, or, “If only she wasn’t around.” If there is someone in your life who fits this description, then try think-ing of him or her and practice self-reflection, then try thinking of him or her and practice self-reflection. In any event, start with apolo-gizing to this person.

Giving ThanksNext, another method is giving thanks.One day is like a lifetime. If you live by this philosophy, then the end of each day corre-sponds to the end of your entire life. So you should give thanks by saying something like this: “It is my turn to leave this world. Now I can return to a pleasurable world. Looking back over my life on this earth, I can say that I truly had a good life. Thank you so much. Even if I should die here and now, I am sat-isfied.” By giving thanks like this, you will drive them away. This is another method for dealing with the problem. The next time you experience a bad dream, I suggest that you try our some of the methods explained above. Also before going to bed, if you practice breathing with positive thinking and self-reflection, and giving thanks would make you sleep well.

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The Reason for the Breakdown of Relationships: Conceit and Fault-findingI have spoken before about money and relationships with the opposite sex, but now I think I should consider more general problems that arise in interpersonal relationships.It is no easy thing to get along with other people. There are lots of differ-ent types of people in this world and as their positions in life go up, down or sideways, regardless of their abil-ity, it is only natural that they are not always able to avoid interpersonal problems or relationships that do not run smoothly. So, what methods are there avail-able to help guard against this kind of thing? What needs to be done to restore a relationship after it has bro-ken down or fails to function well?The truth is that in many cases, when a relationship becomes rocky, it is because you have become conceit-ed, boastful and proud. This leads to a tendency to find fault and look for mistakes in the actions of the other person. This state is one that talented people are prone to fall into; they have ad-vanced quickly and so the faults in others appear obvious to them. The fact that they have achieved rapid promotion means that they know what needs to be done to win suc-cess better than other people and when they see people who do not know the secret of success, they will think them dull and stupid, see their faults as obvious and so they cannot resist the temptation to mock them

for it. Being clever and being able to spot other people’s faults or weaknesses are very similar traits. They allow people to see not only their own faults, but also those of others. There is no problem if, when they find themselves in this situation, they react by being cracking down on their own faults, but if they overlook their own weaknesses to pick on oth-ers instead, then in most situations their relationship will become rocky and will not go smoothly. Nurture Tolerance While Humbly Im-proving Yourself When a relationship fails to function smoothly, it is necessary to return to basics, to go back to the beginning and check to ensure that the fault does not lie with you. It is also im-portant that you cease to find fault with others. In most cases, when you judge a person, you are doubtless concen-trating on one facet of their charac-ter and criticizing them for that. This means that you should stop looking for faults in others, but rather search for something good in them. It is much easier to become friends with the kind of person who wants to remain independent as far as pos-sible in finance, business or their private life. When two people of this type are bound with bonds of friend-ship they find it very easy to help each other. Conversely, somebody who is al-ways demanding help, who likes to involve others on an emotional or fi-nancial level will find that their friend-

ships never last long. If one party in a friendship is always taking, then it becomes a creditor/debtor relation-ship, and this will prevent true friend-ship from taking root. If you want to win a friendship, you should not try to strengthen the bonds between you, rather the op-posite, you should tell yourself to not to rely on others, to be more self-reliant, and independent. You must try to do things yourself without be-coming indebted to others, as people who do this are comparatively easy to get along with. People who like to rely on others’ help will often mistakenly believe that they enjoy close relationships with others or that they have many friends. This kind of relationship is not what is called friendship. It is only when a person possesses a spirit of independence that they will be able to enjoy a true meeting of the minds. I would like people who be-lieve they need help to start by help-ing themselves; I would like them to develop their self-reliance. Be it financial, mental, job- or school-relat-ed, people who are faced with prob-lems should try to overcome them on their own, without relying on others. People who act like this will find it easy to start relationships with oth-ers and this will give birth to a wide network of connections. I hope you understand what I am saying. Nobody wants to make friends with somebody who has huge debts; this is true both financially and mentally. People who do not prac-tice self-reflection, or are incapable

of sorting out their mental problems; those who carry a mountain of wor-ries around with them will not find it easy to make friends. You must be careful that this does not happen to you. When I was talking about money, I said that if you want to become rich, you should not rely on other people’s money and the same thing applies in relationships. If you want friends, then you should first learn to get by on your own. If you do this, you will find that you become popular while those who cannot will end up living alone and will never be blessed with many friends. You must realize that there are a number of seeming con-tradictions like this. I hope that this universal teaching will help you all in your search for happiness.

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that New York Waterway will be installing global positioning systems in the Edgewater Ferry Buses so that users can log onto the New York Waterway elec-tronic device application and see the exact location of your Edgewater Ferry bus. Remain in the comfort of your home until it is time to walk to your ferry shuttle bus stop. This service is being provided to residents compliments of New York Waterway. The application is currently available for download from New York Waterway and provides information on New York Waterway Manhattan buses; the Edgewater capability will be available in a few weeks, log onto www.edge-waternj.org or www.nywaterway.com.

By Douglas E. Hall

New Mixed Use Development for Old River Road Begins

Photo by Lynne Grasz HallAttorney developer James Demetrakis, who built and operates the Waterford in Edgewater and who is involved in Hud-son Lights, the massive mixed use development in Fort Lee near the George Washington Bridge, has begun construction of a mixed use project on Old River Road at the site of the former Infinity furniture store building, which has been razed. The new development will consist of 100 apartments and 5,600 square feet of retail space. Mr. Demetrakis estimated the project, which was approved by the borough a year ago will be competed by summer of 2013. The building will be know as Infinity. “I’m looking forward to improving the area,” Mr. Demetrakis said.

The Borough Council in a special meeting at the Community Center devot-ed to funding the remediation and improvement of Veterans Field, voted on Thursday, May 24, unanimously to appropriate $9.7 million for these improve-ments and a $9.215 million issuance of bonds and notes to finance this project. The action came after a public hearing where few complaints were voiced. There was a feeling of resignation that hung over those gathered at the meet-ing, expressed by both borough officials and the relatively small attendance of residents.A principal issue that was voiced at a previous Council meeting over the fate of several trees in the field that are more than 100 years old was addressed by Mayor James Delany. “Everything will be done to save these trees,” the mayor said.More to the heart of the matter, Mayor Delany, in a declaration that seemed to sum up the feelings of many on the large expenditure before the town: “There’s no way I’m taking a chance with out children.” Mary Ellis, an MD who lives in the Colony, quoted from several scientific papers she brought along to the meeting, including one that explained that the state Department of Environmental Protection can provide relief from envi-ronmental regulation. She did not advocate seeking such relief and noted that

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Lu Yang’s Biography Born in Guangzhou, China in 1982, Ms. Lu Yang began her piano studies at the age of 4, following in the footsteps of her parents—both professional musicians. Over the next 13 years, she studied piano privately under the instruction of Hong Huang and Mei-de Huang. At the age of 17, Ms. Yang enrolled at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan where she studied with Yoshi Nagai and Stephen Perry. After two years of rigorous training at

Interlochen, she went on to study with Jerome Lowen-thal at the Juilliard School. Throughout her undergradu-ate career, Ms. Yang was ac-tive both in solo and cham-ber music performances as well as in many of Juilliard’s Outreach programs which bring classical music to hos-pitals and homeless shelters in the New York metropoli-tan area. In December 2007 she completed a master’s in piano performance under the direction of Miyoko Lotto at

New York University’s Steinhardt school of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In addition to her love for performing, Ms. Yang has devel-oped a passion for teaching which she enthusiastically pursued at NYU as both a private and classroom instructor. In Jane 2011 she also completed a master’s in Music Education at Hunter College.Ms. Yang’s performance career began at the age of 16 at Guangzhou’s Xin Hai hall. Ms. Yang has gone on to perform in such venues the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center, the Juilliard School, both the Schumann House and Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theater in Leipzig, NYU’s Loewe Theater, the Agawam Park in Southampton, New York, as well as the Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, New York.

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Mass Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00am in the Parish Center Chapel on Edgewater Place. Saturdays at 5:30pm in the Church. Sundays at 8:00am and 11:00am in the Church. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 4:30pm in the Church or by ap-pointment.

We are a people with open arms to warmly receive you into the com-munity. There are programs, ministries, clubs and continuing edu-cation for the young through the more mature. We are a people and place to meet God, be loved, healed, reconciled

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Deacon Robert Thomson / Pastoral Associate for Parish Ministries & Liturgy Cecelia Frances Hoyos / Parish Secretary Linda Corona / Director of Religious Education Barbara Kahl / Religious Education Secretary Deacon Michael Lydon / Deacon Robert Thomson Permanent Deacon

Library Events continued from page 5the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your child’s space. 7, 14, 21, 28, Thursday, 5:00 PM: “Beginner Guitar with Joe”: Gr. 4+: Joe Licitra provides younger students with basic instruction. Learn notes, chords, and more. Participants are expected to provide their own instruments. Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to register.8, 22 Friday, 3:00 PM: “Tiny Hands Art Class”: Ages 15 Mos+: Susan Price runs a wonderfully imaginative entry-level Arts & Crafts class for toddlers and the caregivers who belong to them! Come get craft, with Sue! Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to register.12, 26 Tuesday, 4:00 PM: “Book Worms Book Club” Gr. 5 & 6: Join Sue Price as she leads a book discussion group for those children who have aged-out of “Wee Read!” As an added bonus, and to make your mandatory Summer reading easier, Sue will be discussing sev-eral of the books that are on the 5th and 6th grade reading lists! Space is limited in this popular initiative, so please call the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your reader’s place!19 Tuesday, 7:00 PM: “X-Box Tournaments: Madden ’12 and NBA 2K12” Gr. 5+: Think you can take Jamey in a game of NBA 2K12? Face Jamey and your friends and earn bragging rights. Prizes and refreshments provided! Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to reg-ister.23 Saturday, 11:00 AM: “Family Movie Event: Big Miracle” Gr. K+: Come to the library, bring your mom, dad or caregiver, and watch the very-well received film based upon the true whale-rescue story, “Big Miracle.” Refreshments provided. Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to register.26 Tuesday, 1:00 PM: “Tuesday @ The Movies: Mirror-Mirror”: Gr. 3+: Join us at the library for the street release of “Mirror-Mirror.” Pizza and refreshments provided. Please reserve your space by calling the library at 201-224-6144.29 Friday, 2:45 PM: “Beading with Susan”: Gr. K+: Join Sue Price as she leads another one of her always popular “Jewelry-making” class-

es! Please reserve your space by calling the library at 201-224-6144.30 Saturday, 3:00 PM: “Bedtime Yoga and Meditation with Adra and We Play Yoga!” Ages 3-6: Adra will be leading another Yoga class, this one will places an emphasis upon relaxation and self-soothing tech-niques that caregivers and toddlers can put into practice at bedtime! Could bedtime be easier? Adra says … yes! Please call the library at 201-224-6144 to reserve your place!

ADULT EVENTSThe Edgewater Free Public Library will be holding a variety of programs, presentations and movies throughout the month of June, 2012. A highlight of this time of year is the Kick-off celebra-tion for the Adult Summer Reading Program’s theme. This year’s national theme for the Adult Summer Reading Program is “Be-tween the Covers@Your Library”. Come join us in celebrating Reading and the Summer Season @ the Edgewater Free Public Library! Mondays, June 4th , 11th, 18th and 25th , 7- 8:30 PM: “Computer Class: Microsoft Word 2012”: Library Assistant Kaosar Syed will wel-come adult patrons in learning the updated version of Microsoft Word, its various applications and shortcuts in the 2010 version. Classes will be held in the library’s meeting room utilizing the library’s laptops, from 7 to 8:30 PM each Monday evening. Registration is required and the class is limited to 7 participants at this time. Familiarity with using a laptop is required for this class. Please call the library to register for this interesting class! Refreshments will be served.Tuesdays, June 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th: 2:00 – 3:45 PM “What Does This Do? Computer Class for Senior Citizens”: Head of Youth Ser-vices, Jamey Feuer, and a group of the library’s tech-savvy Young Adults will share their computer skills and talents with our Senior Citi-zens in four sessions highlighting basic computer use and Internet access. This afternoon class differs from the Microsoft Word 2010classes and is geared towards our elderly population who wish to gain confidence with computers. Please call the library to register. The class is limited in size and will be held in the library’s meeting room so as to access Wi-Fi. Refreshments will be served.Tuesdays, June 5th, 12th, and 19th : 7 – 8 PM “Learn Chinese with Ying”: Our ever-increasingly popular program with Ying is now being offered to our adult population as much interest has been expressed by many of our patrons. Ying, a resident of Edgewater, will conduct classes in conversation, meaning and various cultural topics as well. Please call the library to register at 201-224-6144. Saturdays, June 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd: 2-3:30 PM: “Crochet with Tamara” Local resident Tamara continues with another four-week session demonstrating the skills and techniques for spe-cial pieces any participant wishes to work on during the class time.


Borough News continued from page 3for competitors via the Edgewater Landing. Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee will be closed to traffic and residents are encouraged to utilize New Jersey Route 5. More information will be provided before the competition date.

Formula 1 RacingFormula One racing will be coming to

New Jersey in the summer of 2013. The race will take place along the streets of Weehawken and the area of Port Imperial. As with the Macy’s fireworks show, this event will create traffic issues. As event details become available, we will distribute the information accordingly.

ROUTE 5 CONSTRUCTIONOn or about May 1, New Jersey Route

5 westbound will be closed to traffic from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday for approximately 4 to 6 weeks to complete the rock slope project that was started last summer, plan an alternate route.

VOLLYBALL IN THE PARK – The Borough of Edgewater is pleased to announce “volleyball in the park” at the Edgewater Marina. Just show up and be placed on a team or coordinate a team with friends and neighbors free of charge and no fees. Every Tuesday evening beginning on Tuesday July 3 and concluding on Tuesday August 28th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, coordinated through the Recreation Department, call 201-943-1700 ext. 6000 for details.

NEW JERSEY’S OFFICIAL TALL SHIP AJ MEERWALD – New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship is back at the Edgewater Marina Saturday June 23 through Saturday June 30, twilight sails, family sails, and sailor for a day camp. Prices vary and reservations must be made by contacting the Bayshore Discovery Project at 865-785-2060 or www.bayshorediscovery.org.

A day trip is planned toRENAULT WINERY & SHOW BOAT CASINO IN ATLANTIC CITY

When: June 12, 2012

Cost: $45.00 per person, which includes round trip bus transportation, tour of winery (optional), lunch, wine tasting, a visit to Renault’s gift shop, six hours in AC and $25.00 slot play

Departure Time: 8:30 AM

Returning: 8:30 PM

Pre-payment and reservations are required. To register, or for any further questions Please call Sharon at 201-943-1700 ext. 6002. This trip is sponsored in part by American Legion Post 116*Please note, proper ID is required

A festive fundraiser for the Edgewater Cultural and Historical Committee was enjoyed on May 23 at :Flem-ing’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar at 90 the Promenade in City Place. Celebrating the sixth annual event for the EC&HC are from left: EC&HC treasurer James Trager, Fleming’s Managing Partner Buddy Chick, EC&HC committee members LauraLee Harding, Susan Candee and Linda Farrell, EC&HC Chair-man Douglas E. Hall and Fleming’s Chef Partner, Ryan LaFrance. Proceeds help the EC&HC continue to provide cultural and historical programs for the Edgewater Public Schools and collect historical artifacts and data on the history of the borough.

$9.7M Approved for Veterans Field continued from page 9PCBs are present in both the soil of the field and the Hudson River. Even if there were no pollutants in the soil of Vet-erans Field, the field has serious drainage problems and can be subject to flooding from the Hudson dur-ing storms. The work that is planned for the field will address these problems as well as remediating the contamination. Veterans’ Field, like most property on the East side of River Road (the river side) once didn’t exist and was part of the Hudson River. The land was under water and subject to river tides. Before 1986, the field, originally built with fill dumped into the river many years ago, was low lying and had inadequate drainage. In 1986 the property to the north of the field was newly developed with the Shelter Bay homes. The builder was found to be in violation of dumping fill in the Hudson River and the DEP

ordered the builder to remove the illegal fill from the river. The builder looking for the most economical way of disposing of the unwanted fill offered it to the borough to build up Veterans’ Field. It is this fill that the DEP recently found the following chemicals: Benzo[a]anthracene, Benzo[b]florantene, Benzo[c]pyrene, Indeno (123-cd) pyrene and PCB Aroclor 1260, some of which are considered carcinogenic. Unlike a special meeting that took place in Febru-ary addressing the field, there was no discussion about whether there should be a dog run and where it ought to be located. Nor were there any discus-sions about particular amenities or facilities. The meeting served to bring the town together on the ba-sic needs of the field: remediation and correction of drainage problems. Both of these issues will be ad-dressed by raising the level of most of the field from four to six feet with certified clean fill.

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