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WHY WE STAY The goal of the SOMA Two towns for all ages initiative is to make our towns more age-friendly, and help people stay in our com-munities. The reasons people leave are well known - taxes, cost of living & cold winters among them. For the next is-sue and for our website, we would like to highlight the reasons residents stay. What are the best things about our towns that make this the com-munity you want to retire in? What is it about SOMA that you won’t give up for a ranch in sunny Florida? Let us know! Send the top reasons YOU stay (with a photo if you’d like) to: [email protected] or Cathy Rowe 574 Valley St. Maplewood, 07040.
December - January
2017 - 2018
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Olde News Welcome to the winter issue. In this, our second issue, we have many items relating to health, safety and activities happening over the next two months.
Whether you are newly retired, new to town or just looking for something new to do, there are dozens of activities every month for adults in Maplewood and South Orange. The libraries, the Baird and the Maplewood Senior Center all have programs, lectures, movies and fitness classes. For up to date infor-mation, sign up for the monthly calendar by email, pick up a copy at the library, senior center, town offices or senior apart-ment buildings. Or you can always check out our website for the most up-to-date and full information.
Frances Towe, Dora Petrucci
and Helen Shelly at the South Orange Senior Circle’s Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
Eroine Montilus,
Irene Dunsavage, Farrell
Fand, Anna Fand and Joan
Crystal at “Friendsgiving” at the Maplewood Senior
Center
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DECORATE WITH NATURE by Joanne Beckerich Getting ready to decorate your home for the holidays? Evergreens, holly and pine cones are wonderful, but maybe you’d like something new. Look around your yard; you’ll be surprised at how many things you can find to add to your decorations. You don’t need to be clever or creative to add a few nice touches around the house. Look around, give everything a second glance, and the ideas will start to flow.. For a start, try some of these: ∗ Boxwood: Those glossy little green leaves hold up for quite a while ∗ and add a soft touch to store-bought wreaths and swags. ∗ Variegated Euonymous: The green-and-gold combination really bright-
ens things up
∗ Lavender: The fine-textured foliage looks fresh and delicate against other greens, and the scent is a bonus.
∗ Seed Heads: Harvest these from Thistle, Echinacea (cone flower) and Black-Eyed Susan. Be sure to leave some for the birds!
∗ Hydrangea: Use those pretty flower heads to fill a big basket. ∗ Ivy and Vinca: These groundcover vines are easy to weave in among
other elements. ∗ Magnolia: If you have access to an evergreen Magnolia, the leaves add
a real touch of class. A few tips: ∗ Take cuttings on a dry day, from inconspicuous parts of the plant. ∗ Make sure the material you’re bringing indoors is bug-free. ∗ Plants with woody stems will stay fresh longer if you seal the cut ends
with hot glue.
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MAPLEWOOD GARDEN CLUB
PRESENTS:
“Celebrating the Winter Holidays” Monday, December 4, 2017
Maplewood Main Library
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Peggy Excell, owner and principal designer of Lotus Petals Floral De-sign in Maplewood, prides herself on creating interesting floral de-signs that fit the occasion perfectly, using atypical natural elements and high-quality materials. During her presentation, she will demonstrate some of her inventive designs and show how to create beautiful floral arrangements for the winter holi-days. For more information: www.maplewood garden club.org
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Grocery Deliveries When the weather makes it harder to get out (or if you just aren’t feeling up for it) there are local options for grocery delivery. By Phone: Ashley Market - South Orange Avenue - Free delivery for orders of $25 or more, everyday, 10am – 6 pm. Call (973) 762-5200 x1 to place an order. Online: When ordering online, it might not be coming from the nearest store, so items might have different prices than if you went in person. To make up for the delivery fee, online shopping services offer special discounts or savings. And, you can choose a delivery time that is convenient for you.
King’s - www.kingsdelivers.com. Free delivery on your first order, $5.99 per delivery after that. Minimum order is $35. Special offers change each week, like $20 off your first order of $35 or more. Whole Foods - www.delivery.WFM.com. Delivery everyday, from 9am - 10pm. Minimum order is $10, and delivery is usually $5.99, but a Busy Pricing fee may apply in addition during high demand for a delivery time. Busy Pricing is shown clearly at checkout before you pay. Stop & Shop - www.peapod.com. Stop & Shop's home delivery is called Pea Pod. The minimum order is $60, and delivery fees are based on the amount you order, so the more you buy, the lower the delivery fee.
FITNESS AT THE BAIRD Registration now open at (973) 378-7754 or www.thebaird.org. Classes with Robin Weber begin in January.
Total Body Circuit Mondays, 6:30pm or Fridays 9:15am. Fee :$110 for10 sessions
Senior Fitness
Wednesday and/or Friday at 10:15am. Fee: $60 for 10 sessions.
Chair Yoga
Mondays at 10:15 am, Wednesdays or Thursdays at 11:15 am. Fee: $60 for 10 sessions
Emergency Preparedness With winter weather, it is important to be prepared. It wasn’t long ago that Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to parts of South Orange and Maplewood for days. Ice and snow can leave people housebound for a few days. To be prepared
• Make sure you always have at least 3 days of medications on hand, just in case you can’t get out.
• Leave flashlights at you bedside and convenient places in the home, and make sure you have extra batteries
• Have blankets out and ready to use • Have food that doesn’t need refrigeration and that you don’t have to
cook, like tuna, shelf-stable milk, cereal, canned fruit • When a big storm is predicted, fill your car with gas – the extra
weight gives better traction in the snow and during Sandy, gas sta-tions lost power and couldn’t pump
• Have a plan, in advance, of where you could go if you lose power or heat
• Charge your cell phones before a storm
• Have a supply of water on hand. Fill up pitchers and water bottles, or buy bottled water.
• Have cash on hand, enough to pay someone to shovel snow, for deliv-eries or in case the ATMs are down in a power outage.
If you have special needs or would have difficulty leaving in an emergen-cy, sign up for Register Ready at www.registerready.nj.gov or call 2-1-1.
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Health & Fitness
FITNESS CLASSES DEHART COMMUNITY CENTER To register call (973) 763-0750 or HTTPS://Maplewood.recdesk. com/community/program
Fee - $30 residents, $48 non-
residents per session (some vary)
Mondays: Senior Aerobics 9:00 - 10:00
Resistance Class 10:00 - 11:00
Tai Chi 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Tuesdays: Zumba 9:30-10:30
Senior Strengthening - 10:45 Senior Aerobics 11:00 - noon
Yoga - noon
Aerobics - 11 am Wednesday
Light Pilates 9:00 - 10:00
Senior Toning 10:00 - 11:00
Thursdays: Zumba 9:30 -10:30
Fridays: Senior Toning 9:00 - 10:00
Yoga for Seniors 10:00 - 11:30
Help in The Winter
CLASSIC CARD UPDATES We welcome two new businesses: Village Barbers 167 Maplewood Ave. (973) 763-4710
$2 off any hair cut, any day
Pet Wants SOMA 67 South Orange Ave, (973) 762-4300
Www.PetWantsSOMA.com
Free delivery and free pound of pet food for first time customers.
To apply for a Classic Card or get an updated directory of participat-ing merchants, call (973) 762-8120 x4005, go to either town hall, or get an application and up-to-date additions on our website: www.SOMATwotownsforallages.
NEEDING HELP? Smoke detectors The Fire Departments in both towns will test and replace batter-ies in your smoke detector if you need help. Call the non-emergency numbers: Maplewood: (973)762-6500
South Orange: (973) 762-3200
Are you concerned about an older neighbor or friend? Maybe you notice that they have a problem but aren’t getting help? You can call the Health Departments Mon-day-Friday, 9 -3. After hours, call the police department on the non-
emergency line. Maplewood DoH: (973) 762-8120
Police (973) 762-3400
S. Orange: DoH (973) 378-7715
Police (973) 763-3000
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Local Events
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(M) Maplewood Gar-
den Club, 7:30pm
5
(C ) Holiday Rocks,
1pm
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
6
(S) Creative Writing
Workshop 1pm
(C ) Holiday Rocks,
1pm
7
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
(M) Thursday Night
Bookclub “Nine Sto-
ries,” 7pm
8
(C )Emergency Pre-
paredness, 10-11am
(P) Gallery Talk,
7pm
11
(M) Meaning of
Names 7pm
12
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
13
(C ) Build a Better
Breakfast,10am
(H) Computer Explo-
rations 10-11am
(M) Health Screen-
ings 10:30 - noon
(S) Wednesdays at
the Movies, 1pm
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(C ) Holiday Party,
11am
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
(TH) Health Screen-
ings 10:00 - noon
(M) Read around the
world: Kenya 7pm
15
(B) Opening Night of
Langston Hughes’
“Black Nativity”
18
(S) Knitting Work-
shop, 1pm
(M) Socially Respon-
sible Investing, 7pm
19
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
(C ) Cookie Swap,
1pm
20
(S) Creative Writing
Workshop, 1pm
21
(B) Blood Pressure
Clinic, 11 am
(B) Senior Circle
holiday, lunch
(S) Library Lecture
Series Annual holi-
day party, 1pm
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25
Merry Christmas
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(S) Wednesdays at
the Movies 1pm
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Location Key: (B) = The Baird
(C )= Maplewood
Senior Center
(D) = DeHart
Community Center
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(H) = Hilton Library
(M) = Maplewood
Main Library
(P) Pierro Gallery
location for details
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(S) = S.O. Library
(TH) = Maplewood
Town Hall
(V) South Orange
Village offices
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(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
1
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Local Events
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(M) Garden Club,
7:30pm
9
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
10
(S) Wednesdays at
the Movies, 1pm
(H) Adult Health
Screening, 3:30-5pm
(M) Read around the
world : Mexico 7pm
11
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
12
Registration starts for
seniors to take clas-
ses at Seton Hall
15
Martin Luther King
Jr. Day Offices closed
16
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
Bus trip to Sands Ca-
sino. Call 973-763-
0750 for info
17
(M) Alzheimer’s:
Keep your brain &
body healthy, 7pm
18
(B) Blood Pressure
Clinic, 11am
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
19
22
(S) Knitting Work-
shop, 1pm
(M) Elder Law, 6:30
pm
23
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
24
(TH) Veterans Bene-
fits, noon -2pm
(S) Wednesdays at
the Movies, 1pm
25
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
26
(M) Your digital
doorway, 10am
29
30
(H) Digital Device
Clinic, 5-7pm
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(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
JANUARY 2018
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New Year’s Day Offices clsoed
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(H) Digital Device
Clinics ,5-7pm
3
4
(S) Library Lecture
Series, 1pm
M) Thursday Night
Book Club: “Half a
Yellow Sun, 7pm
5
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Contact Mark Carofano to place an ad today!
[email protected] or (800) 477-4574 x6347
Thank you to the Repair Café team
for making the first Repair Café in
NJ a big success. Thanks to the
vision of Lorraine Graves, support
of the South Orange Senior Advi-
sory Committee, Morrow Church
and our team of volunteer repair
experts (pictured right), 41 people
had 63 items repaired, including
ice cream scoops, lamps, bikes,
jewelry, furniture, clothing and
more. Stay tuned for the next Re-
pair Café in spring, 2018.
FOR YOUR BRAIN’S SAKE, KEEP MOVING Summarized from NYT Oct 4, 2017, by Gretchen Reynolds Because we can never have enough reasons to keep exercising, a
new study finds that physical activity not only increases the number of
new neurons in the brain, it also subtly changes the shape and workings of
these cells in ways that might have implications for memory and even de-
laying the onset of dementia.
The brain is a dynamic, active organ in which new neurons and
neural connections are created throughout life. This process, called neuro-
genesis, can be altered by lifestyle, including physical activity. Many
studies have shown that in laboratory mice, exercise doubles or even tri-
ples the number of new cells produced in adult animals’ brains.
Last year, researchers found that animals that exercised had more
and longer dendrites, the snaky tendrils that help to connect the cells into
the neural communications network. They also found that more of these
connections led to portions of the brain that are important for spatial
memory, which is often diminished in the early stages of dementia. Most
surprising to the scientists, these cells also remained calmer and less prone
to excitability than new neurons in the brains of non- exercising animals.
What these differences in cell structure and connection mean for
brain function remains uncertain. But according to Henriette van Praag, a
principal investigator at the National Institutes of Health and senior author
of these study, this “provides more pieces of evidence that brain cells pro-
duced under {exercising} are not just quantitatively but qualitatively dif-
ferent ,and these differences are evident very soon” after exercise begins.
Perhaps most important, the new cells tended to integrate into and bulk up
portions of the brain that, if damaged by disease, are associated with early
memory loss and dementia. Van Praag says, “I think it is a very good
idea for the sake of the brain to be moving and active.”
REPAIR CAFÉ A BIG SUCCESS!
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WEEKEND EVENTS Saturday, Dec. 2
Aging as a Spiritual Experience
Maplewood Main Library, 10:30am
Dickens Village Opening
Maplewood Village Center
Sunday, Dec. 3 Fourth Annual Giant Holiday Sale.
South Orange Library, 1-5pm
Saturday, Dec. 9
Hometown Holidays in South
Orange Village Center - all day.
Yarn & Fiber Arts Group
Maplewood Main Library,10-noon
Art & Music Reception
Maplewood Main Library, 1pm
Maplewood Senior Share
Intergenerational Arts Workshop
DeHart Community Center, 12 -
4pm. Call (973) 761-6377 for de-
tails.
Sunday, Dec. 10
Holiday Tree Lighting
Springfield Ave Gazebo, 3 - 5pm
Dec. 15-17
InterAct Theater “Black Nativity”
The Baird
www.interactproductions.org
any closed classes
computer and computer-based courses
applied art (AART and ADIM) and applied music (MUAP) photography, graphics (COGR) honors courses (HONS)
studio courses
physical education courses
museum professions courses
writing courses
independent study and research courses
off-campus and online courses
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY OFFERS CLASSES FOR SENIORS Seton Hall allows residents 65 and over to audit most classes on the main campus in South Orange. "Auditing" a class means you attend and participate, but do not earn credits towards a degree. Fees to audit a class are $100, or you can take classes for credit for $500, plus University fees. There are some exclusions:
To register, apply as a non-matriculated student on line (www.shu.edu) and go to the Admissions tab. Once registered, you can search for available classes. The course must have an available seat in order to regis-ter for the course.
Senior citizens may register at the Registrar Service Counter in Bayley Hall on Friday, January 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or at any time thereafter through Wednesday, January 24, 2018. In order to receive the Senior Citizen discount, you must register in person and complete the Senior Citizens registration form. For more information, call (973) 761-9000 and ask for the registrar’s office. SHU reserves the right to
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‘Tis The Season - Keep the Blues at Bay
From Marian Roffman Yes, it’s that time of year again, HOLIDAY TIME. For many it’s a joyous time of year, a time to spend
with family and friend and filled with wonders. For others it may be a time filled with stress, sadness, a time
fraught with loneliness and despair. Frequently there is a mix of a variety of feelings, some good and others
not. For many, this may be a time of year they feel must be “endured” or simply a time to “make it through”
until the season passes.
The good news is that there are a variety of things we can each do to make this time of year somewhat
more pleasant and less stressful or more “comfortable.” These are all things that are within our reach, actually
within each of us. In order to most effectively use these tools, start with breathing. Yes, that is right,
breathing, something we do most of the time without much thought. Taking a somewhat slow, deep breath (or
2) to start off. The goal is to STOP your usual breathing and to give yourself the opportunity to feel your
breath, think (or rethink) and get ready to start off in a slightly different way. You may find you need to
STOP and take a breath a few times. When you feel ready to restart, here are some of the tools you can use.
1. Accept this as a potentially difficult time. Although you may wish you could close your eyes and wake up
after the New Year has started, it just doesn’t work that way. But you can simply accept that we are all just
human, this is one of those times when there are bumps in the road and you will do your best to make it
through. Approaching the season this way may help you attain a more realistic expectation and possibly more
self-acceptance.
2. Start to prepare your COPING TOOLBOX. Think about how you have previously coped with difficult
times and remind yourself of how well you have done this. Write reminders for yourself of how or when you
have coped well and what you actually did to accomplish this. Start to make plans for how you will do similar
things during this holiday season. Some people find that watching TV or movies, reading, baking, shopping,
listening to certain music, volunteer activities, or getting together with friends can ease the discomfort. Be
proactive!
3. Think through and prepare your RESOURCES. These can be people who have been with you or helped you
get through difficult situations and times. Contact them ahead of time to thank them for how helpful they
have been in the past, and let them know you may be asking for their friendship or assistance again. Making
specific plans to spend time with the supportive people in your life, in person or by phone, can relieve some of
the stress or discomfort and give you something to look forward to.
4. Plan for Refresh, Reward and Renewing times and activities and use these to care for yourself. If you find
taking a long hot bath to be relaxing or rejuvenating, do it. If taking a nap or a walk or going to the gym can
provide some relief for you, allow yourself the time to do these things. When planning your schedule make
sure to include these 3 R’s. Try to pay attention to what you are feeling and try to hold onto the thoughts and
feelings that ease your discomfort. Be sure to compliment yourself on how well you did in coping with this
difficult time. Keep a list of the tools from your toolbox or new tools you find to work the best or are helpful
to you
Remember, this may be a difficult time but YOU have gotten through times like this before and will do
so again this year.
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LOCATION GUIDE:
The Baird - 5 Mead St, South Orange
(973) 378-7754
The Burgdorf Center - 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood
(973) 763-9357
Dehart Community Center - 120 Burnett Ave, Maplewood
(973) 763- 0750
Maplewood Senior Center - 106 Burnett Ave., Maplewood
9973) 763- 0750
Maplewood -Municipal Building 574 Valley St.
(973) 762-8120
The Pierro Gallery (inside the Baird) 5 Mead St., South Orange
(973) 378-7754
South Orange Village Municipal Offices - 76 S. Orange Ave.
3rd Floor, (973-378-7715)
South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way
(973) 313-2787
Winchester Gardens - 333 Elmwood Ave., Maplewood
(973) 762-5050
Libraries
South Orange - 5 Scotland Rd., (973) 762- 0230
Maplewood Main - 51 Baker St., (973) 762-1622
Hilton Branch - 1688 Springfield Ave., Maplewood (973) 762-1688
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(973) 762!8120 x 4005�
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US POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT NO.1014 NEWARK, NJ
IMPORTANT NUMBERS Health Departments
S.O.: (973) 378-7715 x7710
M: (973) 762-8120
Public Works
S.O.: (973) 378-7741
M: (973) 762-1175
Transportation
S.O.: (973) 370-7754 x1
M: (973) 763-5287
Police - non emergencies
S.O.: (973)763-3000
M: (973) 762-3400
Fire Dept. - non emergencies
S.O.: (973) 762-3200
M: (973) 762-6500
South Orange Rescue Squad:
(973) 762-5647
Emergency of any kind call 911