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574 Valley St. Maplewood, NJ 07040 | 9737628120 x4005 | www.SOMAtwotownsforallages.org 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS Gardening 3 Grocery Deliveries 3 Health & Fitness 4 Classic Card Updates 5 Help in theWinter 5 Calendar 67 Weekend Events………… ………8 Classes at Seton Hall 9 Keep the Blues at Bay 10 Important Numbers 12 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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574 Valley St. Maplewood, NJ 07040 | 973!762!8120 x4005 | www.SOMAtwotownsforallages.org�

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.

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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.

SOMA Two towns for all ages |3

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.

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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.

SOMA Two towns for all ages |4

PneumococcalVaccines!FromtheCDC:!

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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

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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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SOMA Two towns for all ages |6

Local Events

4

(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

14

(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

22

25

Merry Christmas

26

27

(S) Wednesdays at

the Movies 1pm

28

No Lecture series

29

DECEMBER 2017

Location Key: (B) = The Baird

(C )= Maplewood

Senior Center

(D) = DeHart

Community Center

Call the event

The location is noted

(H) = Hilton Library

(M) = Maplewood

Main Library

(P) Pierro Gallery

location for details

in ( ) before the event

(S) = S.O. Library

(TH) = Maplewood

Town Hall

(V) South Orange

Village offices

30

(S) Library Lecture

Series, 1pm

1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Local Events

8

(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

31

(S) Library Lecture

Series, 1pm

JANUARY 2018

1

New Year’s Day Offices clsoed

2

(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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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

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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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S.O.: (973) 378-7715 x7710

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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