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Inside:Borough News....................................3Bob Batch............................................4Library Events....................................5Health Center......................................8Douglas E. Hall....................................9Church Information..........................10www.EdgewaterResidential.com

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


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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Community Celebrations

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FROM MAYOR JAMES DELANEYNOVEMBER 9, 2012

Dear Neighbor, As I write this letter, it is now the 12th day since Hurricane Sandy unleashed her fury on our coastal town of Edgewater. In speaking with residents and offi cials, I am convinced no one had imagined the destruction and devastation, not to mention the darkness that we encountered over the last week and a half. The power at my home on River Road was not restored until Wednesday November 7 at around 4:30pm, and I know how cold and dark it was, it did feel as though it was much longer than the 10 days. I was thrilled to get the message that some power was being restored on Saturday, November 3 in the southern end of town at the North Bergen border. I waited anxiously hour by hour, minute by minute, thinking that my power would be restored as well, but it never was. As I watched and listened to the news reports like everyone else the week prior to the storm, I shrugged it off thinking how much more badly than Irene could it be? One year ago on August 27, 2011, Edgewater encountered Hurricane Irene, we received our fair share of street fl ooding and wind damage, but overall we took a beating and survived. I received a call from our Emergency Management Coordinator, Robert Christiansen, who invited me to a meeting to discuss storm preparations for Hurricane Sandy; I began to pay closer attention to the news reports about the “storm on steroids” and “frankenstorm”. As is with most weather reports, the forecasts seem to differ from one to the other, then there were reports that the storm could turn away and not bother with us at all. At this time, all that Robert Christiansen was going on were the weather reports of the local media. The Bergen County Offi ce of Emergency Management had yet to issue any warnings or advisories since the national weather service did not necessarily include the Bergen County area as an area that could potentially be affected. Regardless, Edgewater along with Bergen County began the preparation of being impacted by a category I Hurricane.

As I had reported after suffering through Hurricane Irene last year, Edgewater has an approved Emergency Management Plan that is updated on a yearly basis by our Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Christiansen; this plan outlines the Borough’s emergency response to any disaster. The plan outlines notifi cations, sheltering, police, fi re, and fi rst aid responses. After meeting with our department heads and key staff as part of our Emergency Management Team, we decided to initiate the fi rst round of reverse 911 calls to residents; the fi rst call was initiated on Saturday October 27. I cannot stress the importance of registering for this vital service, as was evidenced during the power outage, many home and business telephones work off of electric, and if the electric is out, you cannot receive these important messages. Go to our web site at www.edgewaternj.org and on our home page at the bottom right hand corner is an icon named swift reach, click this and register your cell phones and e-mail addresses so you stay in constant communication with all of our important announcements. With any impending emergency, the key is to reduce risk, and this is exactly what we did in Edgewater by closing schools and cancelling all non-essential services. If there is no need for you to be out in the elements, home and safe is where you should be. All of our emergency personnel were placed on standby, ready, willing, and able to answer any emergency call. The wind really picked up and of course we had trees topple in some locations with the worst tree damage at Veterans Field. The full grown oak trees that were preserved in consideration of our restoration project at the fi eld, toppled like toothpicks causing massive utility pole and line damage cutting our town in half jeopardizing the safety of our residents. This was compounded by a utility pole and lines that fell at Route 5 and Undercliff Avenue, the only way to get to the other side of town was through Fort Lee. Our emergency staff along with our public works department took immediate and decisive action in attempting to open access between the north and south ends of town. With

the assistance of employees and equipment from Waterside Construction, we were able to move the utility pole and lines off of Undercliff Avenue and create access between the north and south side. On Monday October 29, the evening of the storm when the tidal surge literally consumed any land along the shore line, I have never seen anything like it. Water, in a matter of minutes, rose to levels I have never seen nor any other resident who has been here a lifetime. I am saddened to say that approximately 150 homes and businesses were affected by the tidal surge receiving in some cases 4 to 6 feet of water in the ground fl oor and those properties along River Road with basements, a basement full of water including fi rst fl oor water damage. This water damage is compounded by the approximately 60 motor vehicles that received water damage from fl ooded parking lots and streets. Our marina building on River Road and Route 5 received water damage for the fi rst time since its construction, and we received dock and bulk head damage as a result of the hydrostatic pressure of the tidal surge. I am happy to say we did not lose a single boat and only minor damage to one boat. The borough is grateful to its marina staff especially Tom Jacobson, who along with the public works department, worked before, during, and after the storm, so that no boats were lost. As the tide came up and in, Tom was actually moving boats on trailers into River Road to save them. The most interesting story, to put this storm into perspective, Tom actually drove one of our work boats, a 16’ Boston Whaler, from inside the marina basin were the water is supposed to be, into our parking lot with the power of the outboard engine, that’s how high the water came up. Our First Aid Squad received fl ooding as well when the parking lot of 915 River Road fl ooded. The squad had to temporarily relocate to the old borough hall at 916 River Road, I am happy to report that this did not cause any interruption of service. We have hired an environmental remediation company who has begun the process of removing all wet material and drying the building. Our community center received some roof damage that was repaired on the Tuesday after the storm.

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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.


Community Celebrations

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By Bob BatchBack in the heyday of National Lampoon Magazine

one of their classic covers pictured a docile and sad-eyed dog with a gun pointed at its head along with a caption that read, “Buy this magazine or we’ll shoot this dog!” Of course, it was just a joke, admittedly a some-what sardonic one, but it played off the power in the gaze of man’s best friend, and our natural response to be protective of a helpless animal.

Growing up, I never had any real experience bond-ing with a dog the way say, Timmy on the old Lassie TV show, or the kid on Rin Tin Tin did. It was probably some deep psychological disturbance, or fl aw in my character, but I but I never had a great unbridled affec-tion for any animals. I didn’t dislike them or anything, but I wasn’t moved to the refl exive petting and baby talk some people exhibit around dogs that lick and slobber all over them.

When I was a teenager my mother and sister got a dog. It was one of those little Chihuahuas that bark incessantly at any perceived threat, like someone ring-ing the doorbell. This dog though, would keep on bark-ing, even after it was well established that the visitor was friendly and no entreaties to stop would be to any avail. The hysterical assault would continue even to the point where the dog would have to be locked in another room for the duration of the guests’ visit. My mom would be entertaining, having tea and crumpets, while in the background off in the distance, the dog would be yap-ping away as everyone pretended not to notice. Even Cesar Milan, ‘The Dog Whisperer’ would have wanted to shoot that dog.

As I carried on in life there was never a time when the thought of having a dog entered my mind. It never seemed like a good idea to bring an animal into the small apartments I occupied, since there was usually barely enough room for me. My vision of owning a dog would be having a small estate where he/she could run free and where all the indelicate matters of the animal relieving itself would be handled off in some wooded area away from the house.

Well, all of that changed about two and a half years

ago when after a long relentless campaign, my kids got my wife to relent on our vow not to get a dog, and a little Yorkshire Terrier came into our family.

The sales pitch for our dog, whom my wife Bronagh found on the internet, was that he was the runt of the litter and if he wasn’t sold, well,… he’d have to eutha-nized. (That used to be called ‘put to sleep’). The guy who bred him must have read that issue of National Lampoon. With a cute little puppy’s life at stake, how could you resist buying him?

The fi rst moment my daughter Aly saw our dog she decided his name should be ‘Poppy’. She didn’t know it when she chose the name, but that was the name of my mother’s aforementioned pet. There are some strange coincidences in life that are best not dwelled upon. Through some rare kindness of fate though, our ‘Poppy’ did not turn out to be a maniacal barker. The personality he has developed is very much like my children: stub-born, demanding, and constantly seeking attention. All the qualities I’ve come to love in my kids!

Everybody who claims to know about dogs seems to have a different idea about what dogs are thinking, hence, all the different methods for training a pet to con-form to life in your home. I don’t have any idea what Poppy is thinking, but from the beginning he certainly has assumed the position that the entire situation is un-der his control and we humans are here for his conve-nience and at his disposal. He may not always get his way, but he never relinquishes his demands.

This self-appointed master of the house is, in the end, bonded not to my children, who were going to care for him and take responsibility when we got a dog, but to my wife. I am merely a dog walker and an object to be sat upon when a little respite is required for Poppy while my wife is busy.

Recently, Poppy developed some sort of eye infec-tion and was scratching relentlessly around that area. Inevitably, after hoping it would clear up in a few days, it became apparent to us that he would have to go to the Vet. As it turned out, only I was available to take him at the time of the appointment. Off we went, with Poppy in his little crate and I never having been to a Vet before.

I guess I kind of assumed that the Vet’s waiting room would be just like the doctor’s offi ce with animals, but it’s not really. In a doctor’s offi ce people usually sit quietly waiting, and don’t want to talk about what is wrong with them. In the Vet’s offi ce everybody wants to tell you all about their pet, and they expect you to tell them all about yours as well. It did help pass the time during the hour wait, but the whining got a little annoying, and that’s not to mention the animals!

I was curious to see if Veterinarians were like doc-tors, who call you out of the waiting room only to put you in an examining room where you have to wait another 15 or 20 minutes. Why can’t they just call you when they’re ready to examine you? Sure enough Vets do the same thing. It must be something they learn in medical school to make sure that patients are suffi ciently terror-ized before they are examined.

When the examination was over, the Dr. said she was going to give me an estimate for the services which could include blood tests, eye tests, medications and lifestyle changes. I wonder how they do an eye test on a dog! (Cover one eye and bark at the top line!)

Well, in the end, I opted for some medication and the plastic cone around the head for Poppy. I also went for some hypo-allergenic food in a big 10 lb bag which I had to carry along with the dog carrier, and the dog, who had a big giant cone around his head and wouldn’t fi t inside the carrier anymore. He couldn’t walk because the cone must have been for a Great Dane, and was bigger than he is!

Even though we’re rivals for my wife’s affection, an understanding has developed between this dog and me. There are some things that I just cannot offer her that he can. Curling up on her lap and licking her face are not for me. But, I must really be turning into a dog lover now! I’m starting to consider buying all these products I see advertized for pets. The stairs to help them climb up on furniture, Anti-itching supplements, and the stuff to keep their teeth clean that works better than brushing. I just know if I were a dog I’d want all those things! I guess I love our shaggy dog!

The Story of a Shaggy Dog


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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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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.



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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Refl ection upon the self and measurement of progress are essential. But I must say that such considerations by themselves make for something of a colorless existence. Life needs a bit of spar-kle. How can we put a bit of sparkle into our lives?The sparkle I mean occurs at the moment when brilliant light is emitted from the soul, a phenom-enon that I believe arises as a result of any one of three different causes.

The fi rst is the curing of a sickness. Illness is a time of ordeal in our lives and our humanity is tested through the way we choose to contend with it. The ordeal that illness represents is twofold; we undergo both physical suffering and an affl iction of the spirits.

The physical suffering is commonly the result of an irregular lifestyle, overwork, or mental stress on the part of the patient. It is important to realize that there is a signifi cant mental element to physical illnesses. Indeed, the root cause of some recog-nized disorders lies entirely in the mind. When you fall ill, therefore, be prepared to consider mental

stress as at least one possible cause. Nonetheless, around eighty percent of all hu-man illness is affected by the possession of spir-its, which are drawn to the negativity in a person’s mind(the law of same wavelength attraction). The spirits of the dead take over a person’s body, caus-ing it to share their sweating and suffering. As the spirits are exorcised, it becomes evident that this is the case: the sick person’s fever disappears, his or her body feels refreshed, and he or she is able to move around again. It just shows how suscep-tible the human body is to spiritual infl uences. Above all else these spirits of possession detest self-refl ection and gratitude because when a sick person begins to look back on his or her thoughts and deeds, repent and feel gratitude, an aura be-gins to extend from the back of his or her head at a wavelength incompatible with that of the spirit, rendering it impossible for the spirit to remain in possession any longer. To make this aura shine even more brightly, the sick person must eliminate the source of any spiri-tual anguish. The way to do this is to look closely at whatever ties him or her to this world – his or

her worldly attachments – and, one after another, lose them. Describing the treatment of the sick in this way may sound prosaic and may seem to have little to do with medical science. But, if you are ill, once you have eliminated all your worldly attachments and feel that you are ready to die at any time, your guardian and guiding spirits will cause the light of Truth to fl ow through you and the illness will rap-idly disappear. This is a true miracle. People who go through this moment of miraculous healing, experience something of a religious awakening which dramatically alters their lives. The light that then sparkles affects not only the sick person but shines also into the hearts of those around them.(Excerpt for the book, “The Laws of the Sun” by Master Ryuho Okawa)

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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.



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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After struggling in the dark for as long as 10 days amid the debris from Hurricane Sandy, residents are putting their lives together in a period of recov-ery. For some it is not so easy. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has declared 60 homes uninhabitable.Preliminary estimates of damage to private proper-ty total $400 million, while damage to public prop-erty, basically the marina and the Community Cen-ter, have an estimated cost of $2.5 million. Two women groping in pitch black halls in the Hudson Harbor apartment house fell down a fl ight of stairs and were hospitalized.Veteran’s Field was hit hard by the storm. Pos-sibly the most emotional loss for the town was the uprooting of some dozen trees, many of them more than 100 years old, which fell across River Road, tearing down wires and cable and blocking River Road for several days. That kept much of the northern part of the town without power for more than a week.When it became known that Veteran’s Field had contaminated soil that needed remediation, saving these trees became a cause for those residents who wanted the park preserved with as few changes as possible. The federal Environmental Protection Agency promised that it would take steps to pre-serve these trees, but there was little to preserve after the 80 mile an hour winds of Sandy swept through this precious open space in this very small town that is often referred to as three miles long and two blocks wide. Unfortunately, in times of a hurricane the three miles of exposed waterfront along the west bank of the Hudson River makes the town vulnerable. The once inviting tree-lined park looked more as if it were just an empty lot

after the storm.The River rose up mightily during the hurricane fl ooding the low lying Marketplace shopping cen-ter, which includes Trader Joe’s market and a doz-en or so stores and businesses. The historic relic from the days when railroads were a major factor in passenger transportation from the West to the Hudson – the Binghamton ferry, sitting in the silt and mud in what seemed at one time to be its fi nal resting place on the Marketplace’s river frontage, gave up some more boards and superstructure from those pieces that had managed to hold together during last’s year’s Hurricane Irene. One brave soul, who ventured out on the River Walkway near the Binghamton, recognized a piece of the dance fl oor as the river waters receded from the walkway. The fl ooring was a reminder of the days in the ‘50s and ‘60s when the Binghamton was a nightclub, a destination for young couples and singles, many of whom came from New York City.Also hard hit were residences at elevations lower than most of the town’s sewer system, which re-quire pumps to raise sewage and waste water into the main sewer system. No power for these people meant that sinks would not drain and toilets would not fl ush. Such was the case in the Colony, Hud-son Cove and the Peninsula and Promenade at City Place. The borough had to hire a septic tank cleaning company to pump out holding tanks in the sewer systems of these communities.A gathering place through the storm and its af-termath was the Community Center, where the most popular activity was plugging in cell phone chargers. But meals were also distributed there, from K-Rations supplied the Bergen County Of-fi ce of Emergency Management to frequent pizza deliveries. The Center also distributed dry ice and

bottled water. Some cookies were even baked in the Community Center kitchen and Mayor James F. Delaney and some Borough Council members pitched in to prepare an impromptu spaghetti din-ner on Monday, Nov. 5, the night the storm hit the town. A few residents even spent the night or subsequent nights in heat and warmth provided by the Community Center’s gas powered generator, although Borough Administrator Gregory S. Franz commented that the borough was not equipped to accommodate them. He noted that the county has facilities to house “thousands of people and even their pets” at a facility at Bergen Community Col-lege in Paramus. The power of the storm’s winds showed their effect in many ways. A no-entrance sign at Edgewater Commons’ exit road was bent over at a right angle and a blue “H” sign pointing down River Road to Palisades Hospital in North Bergen was twisted so it pointed across the street.Despite the substantial property losses, Franz, commented, “It wasn’t so much property damage that was the greatest concern but the emotional state of the public, even though we did our best to keep them advised. He noted that the borough kept the Borough Hall open on Saturday, Nov. 3, and Sunday Nov. 4, which some residents appreci-ated, he said. Trucks drove around the borough with loudspeakers informing the public of services that were available.Franz advised anyone who had damage to their home from the storm to contact FEMA to obtain an identifi cation number to fi le a claim. This can be done by visiting the FEMA website, WWW.di-sasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362. FEMA investigators surveyed the borough on Tuesday, Nov. 6 through Thursday, Nov. 8.

By Douglas E. HallPicking up the pieces after a $400M+ punch from Sandy

By Douglas E. HallAfter a week that left most of the district without light, power and some without heat and land-line telephones due to the pounding the borough took from Hurricane Sandy, school was back in session at the borough’s two schools on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with attendance good, according to school super-intendent Dr. Lorraine Cella.“We’re back to normal,” Dr. Cella said with no damage to either school and no trees down on school property. Teachers gave up their traditional two days off for their annual state convention on Thursday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov. 9 to teach for two make-up days lost when the school was closed because of the storm. The convention, which was to take place in Atlantic City, was cancelled be-cause of the hurricane. As students headed back to school, the district conducted its fi rst school board election in the fall in conjunction with the general election. Previ-ously school board elections were conducted in

the spring as an independent activity. Two seats were up for election, but only Sandy Klein fi led to have her name on the ballot. She received 805 votes. Ms. Klein, a business woman and resident with her husband and children of the borough for 14 years, has been active in the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). Last year she conceived and chaired the Under the Sea Gala, which raised some $40,000 to provide a new Apple Mac lab at the Eleanor Van Gelder School, which includes 25 computers and 13 iPads. Ms. Klein will take the school board seat of Stephen Gross, who chose not to seek re-election. Ms. Klein’s husband, Mark, made an unsuccessful run for the Borough Coun-cil several years ago.Re-elected to the Board of Education was Cris-tina Stefani-Rickow who did not fi le to seek a new term, but ran as a write-in candidate. She received 75 write-in votes. She has been a mem-ber of the school board for six years and currently has been serving as a delegate to the county and

state school boards, representing the local school community to local and state legislators. Over the years she has been a volunteer for the PTO, the Little League and the Public Library.The shift of the school board election to the gen-eral election in the fall is expected to save the dis-trict several thousand dollars a year. The last free-standing spring school board election in 2011 cost the district $9,400. With the shift to fall elections, school budgets will no longer be put to a public vote, unless the budget exceeds the tax levy cap 2 percent. There can be waivers to this cap and Edgewater has two waivers that could allow the budget to rise above the 2 percent. These are a waiver for health benefi ts and one for expanded enrollment. The law also calls for the Board of Ed-ucation and the County Board of Elections to enter into an agreement for the school board to pay any additional election costs attributed to the district’s participation in the General Election. Such costs, if any, are expected to be minimal.

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Classes” --- Saturdays, Nov. 10 and 17, 2012 from 4 to 5 PM: Come and enjoy learn-ing chords and songs with local guitar instruc-tor Tom Gayle. Participants must bring their own instruments, which may be rented from a local music store. Register for this event at www.edgewaterlibrary.org or call the library at 201.224.6144.“What Every Mother Should Know About Ingredients” --- Tuesday, Nov. 20th from 7 to 8 PM: Lela Reynolds, Certifi ed Health Coach of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, will present a seminar on learning about product ingredients, how to read them with under-standing and what the effects they may have on your body. Register for this seminar on-line at www.edgewaterlibrary.org or call the library at 201.224.6144.

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Town leaders celebrate at Rusty Kale’s election of two Councilmen to Borough Council after the polls closed on Tuesday. Nov. 6. From left are Mayor James F. Delaney, re-elected Councilman Kevin P. Doran, Councilman Michael Henwood, Councilman Luis Vidal and David Jordan. Elected to full terms on the Borough Council were Doran with 1,867 votes and Anthony Bartolomeo with 1,829. They defeated Republicans Jill W. Ostergren who achieved 756 votes and Daniel E. Lauture with 714 votes.

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Our emergency management staff and I have met with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on three separate occasions along with the Director of Bergen County Offi ce of Emergency Management Lt. Dwayne Razzetti. They have toured both public and private properties that suffered storm damage and have spoken to property owners about available relieve. It is very important that a claim be fi led with FEMA in order to initiate the relieve process. Even if you are not sure if you qualify for a claim, fi le it anyway and let FEMA determine whether or not you are eligible. The telephone number is 800-621-3362 or you can apply on the web at www.disasterassistance.gov. If you have suffered employment loss as a result of Hurricane Sandy, you are eligible for FEMA unemployment assistance by calling 866-487-2365. FEMA has also established a Disaster Relief Center at the Bergen County Administration Building, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack New Jersey 07601, fourth fl oor. I implore you to take advantage of these services if you are in need.

As the nights seemed to get longer and the temperatures colder, in consultation with our emergency management team, we decided to offer the Community Center at 1167 River Road as a warming and charging station by extending the hours from 9:00am to 11:00pm since we have a generator at this location. We eventually accepted some residents who asked to stay over and about 12 residents took advantage of staying in the Community Center overnight. The recreation and health department staff did an excellent job of providing for our residents in this time of need with hot coffee, snacks, and food. We had pizza delivered from a pizza shop in Fort Lee with power and the mayor and council hosted a pasta night. We did everything we could to make it comfortable for our residents. We were fortunate enough to be able to provide these few amenities over a very long duration. Again, I cannot stress enough how important it is to have your family prepared for any type of emergency with fresh batteries, fl ashlights, a radio, and non-perishable food. Because Bergen County is the lead agency in these disasters, they create full shelter accommodations at various locations. The county was even providing free transportation to these facilities and again, I implore you to take advantage of them if they are made available. As day went into day without power, our borough hall also has a generator that we were able to operate without any power problems since reopening on Wednesday October

31. Since we also had telephone service, residents were calling in with questions about power and relieve. Our emergency management team decided to open our offi ces on Saturday and Sunday to answer the telephones. Our staff accepted literally hundreds of calls from residents with any and all questions providing accurate information and comforting those residents who were distressed. As a result of listening to our residents, we added another method of communicating important information. Since it was diffi cult to maintain charges on cell phones and I pads and receiving our voice, email, and text messages, we sent out our fi re trucks making announcements through loud speakers. Our Emergency Management team also worked with the Edgewater Board of Education in attempting to get our children back into the classrooms. A few alternate sites with power were selected that would provide the necessary space in order to provide at a minimum a half day of instruction time. However, by the time the necessary organizational and logistical issues were resolved, both Edgewater schools had power by the fi rst day of re-opening on Tuesday November 6. With the power outage, came the issue of gasoline. Once we realized this issue, we diverted our ferry shuttle buses, since ferry service was not yet operating, and provided free shuttle bus service to the Community Center and Pathmark, which was still open as a result of having a generator. The borough was now running low on fuel and we were able to obtain a delivery from Hess, who has always been a good neighbor to us, as well as Exxon on River Road. The Exxon station eventually opened to the public as a result of a generator supplied by the borough. It is unfortunate in regard to the gasoline issue, but I have seen a big difference as more power is restored and only helped by the odd even system instituted by the governor. The so called blue laws have also been temporarily lifted by the governor enabling stores that would typically have to close on Sunday to open. Regardless of how you feel about this issue, being closed for 10 days without a doubt was a signifi cant loss to any business, giving them the opportunity to try and recoup their losses would be a benefi t to retailers and shoppers. Public Service Electric & Gas hosted daily conference calls for government offi cials and emergency management personnel to discuss the progress of the restoration. I became extremely frustrated by Saturday November 3 with the town at 100% outage. I have to admit, I did lose my cool after queuing up on the question and answer session and listening to the other mayor’s complain about sections of towns out. When it was fi nally my turn, I unleashed my fury like never before explaining that Edgewater was still at 100% outage, how can these other towns complain about sections out when my whole town was out? Earlier in the week I personally spoke with Congressman Pascrell as well as Senator Menendez to advocate for my community, they were very receptive and they did make calls on our behalf since the calls I received from PSE&G did mention they received calls from their offi ces. Even with this added pressure it still took to Wednesday November 7 at approximately 4:30pm to restore power 100% to our community. With the power restored, it brings a whole new set of issues especially for those homes and businesses who did receive water

damage. Electrical systems must be tested and certifi ed before PSE&G restores power to these locations. We have approximately 75 locations still without power at the direction of PSE&G due to the need to certify electrical systems. Our building department and electrical inspector have been working continuously in an effort to get power restored to these locations. If you have this issue, please call the building department at 201-943-1700 ext 3126. I am proud to be your mayor and have the opportunity to live and lead my hometown. I am especially proud of every borough employee and volunteer who exhibited courage, responsiveness, dedication, and perseverance during a most trying time. Our volunteer fi refi ghters and fi rst aid squad members provided standby service from Monday October 29 to Wednesday November 7. What this means is that they did not go home, they stayed cold and wet ready to serve our residents who may be in need. Our Department of Public Works who worked long hours in all elements who kept our town moving by clearing debris and fl ooded streets as well as working with Public Service Electric & Gas crews attempting to restore power. Our police department, who kept us safe and crime free, our Recreation and Health Department’s who operated the Community Center and provided for our residents in need, I commend them all for putting Edgewater fi rst. Lastly, our Emergency Management Team and Borough Council who worked tirelessly by my side ensuring our community was comfortable and cared for. Using our better judgment, we cancelled all Halloween activities in consideration for the safety of our children and residents, although we can never replicate Halloween on the very day Halloween is supposed to be held, we will plan a children’s

event to be held at the Community Center. Hurricane Sandy without a doubt tested the will, patience, and determination of not only the residents of Edgewater, but for everyone who was subjected to her wrath and fury. I am happy to report we did not have any casualties or signifi cant injuries as a result of Sandy and our overall property damage, as signifi cant as it is, does not compare to those pictures we see of the devastation and carnage of South Jersey and New York City; and though we were signifi cantly inconvenienced, we must be thankful that we have our lives, families, and friends.

Sincerely,James F. Delaney - Mayor

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