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Vol. 1 No. 4 June 16, 2009

A Dream Come True for Five

Mount Olive Basketball Players
P
laying ball with the best in the country will be a
dream come true for five Mount Olive basketball
players competing in the AAU 13:U boys bas-
ketball national championship this month.
Coach Conway’s Griffin Conway and Ryan Traub of the New Jersey
Blaze (NWJ Blaze); and Zack Heeman, Noah Brown
expectation this and Nick Yanakas of the New Jersey Panthers will join
year at nationals is as many as 87 teams nationwide from June 28-July 5
to compete in the in Memphis, TN. They will be participating in the
AAU 13:U Boys Basketball Division II National
Championship Championship.
Bracket for the The local middle school students are thrilled to be
competing at nationals this year.
Division II “Making it to Nationals is the best accomplishment
National I've ever made,” says Ryan Traub, NWJ Blaze forward
who has been playing basketball for five years. His
Championship. In goal for the tournament is to place in the top ten.
order to do that, “We were all very excited,” to receive a bid to
More than 75 residents of Mt. Olive Twp. walked from the high school to the middle school to protest
NWJ Blaze must nationals this year, says Zack Heeman, center for the
NJ Panthers. Heeman says his team plans to “play our the school board’s decision to stop busing students to the high school in September. Read residents
advance out of best and hope we win a few games. I love to play reactions on page 22.
pool play to com- against the best players in the country.”
School Board to Residents - Take A Walk
Playing the game since he was two, Griffin Conway
pete for a national says “I was expecting it and I was thrilled to be com- By Cheryl Conway nated to high school students that live with-
championship. peting with some of the best talent our country has to

offer for basketball. I am expecting us, and it is our
goal to get into the championship bracket and place
this year in the top eight.”
Conway, who plays point guard and shooting guard
for NWJ Blaze, says he does
not mind the 17-hour drive
because “I am willing to
improve my game by play-
ing against some of the best
talent in the nation.”
The AAU national bas-
ketball tournament is held
annually for sanctioned
AAU teams that receive a
bid by winning or placing in
a state tournament or super
regional championship tour-
Continued on page 12
T
he Mount Olive School board’s deci-
sion last month to cut some of its
courtesy bussing to high school stu-
dents has left many residents outraged and
township officials uncertain as to how these
students will get to and from school safely.
On Monday, May 18, the school board
adopted the 2009-10 school budget which
cut an additional $550,645 from the pro-
posed budget defeated by voters in April.
After the budget was voted down, the
Township Council was required by the state
to determine the amount for budget cuts.
The school board - after recommenda-
tions were made by a committee and an
auditor – decided what areas to cut. Among
those cuts is the reduction of courtesy
bussing, in which nine routes were elimi-
in 2.5 miles from the high school and with-
in Routes 46 and 206. With this cut, about
330 students will no longer be picked up by
township busses starting September 2009,
according to Dr. Larrie Reynolds, superin-
tendent of schools, but he adds that proba-
bly only half will be truly affected since the
other students choose not to take the bus.
Some roads mentioned by Donald F.
Todd, transportation supervisor, include
Bennington, Carlton, Flanders-Netcong,
Flanders-Drakestown, Vista, and Mount
Olive Road.
These students will either have to walk
to and from school or find another means of
transportation. Reynolds realizes the incon-
venience this places upon parents, but says
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Presents of Mind – Local Gift Shop
Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
P
resents of Mind, a trendy, boutique-
style gift shop in Flanders, NJ, is cel-
ebrating its 1- year anniversary in
June.
What makes this a significant milestone
for this local gift shop is the fact that in
addition to selling unique gifts, they also
provide a valuable service to the communi-
ty. Presents of Mind is owned by
Community Options Enterprises, Inc. – a
non-profit organization that develops entre-
preneurial businesses that provide job train-
ing and employment to individuals with
developmental disabilities.
Presents of Mind employs several adults
with disabilities as retail associates in the
store. They are given the opportunity to
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and job training. All of the functions of a
typical business are incorporated into the
training program at Presents of Mind,
including sales, inventory, maintenance, and
design. People then take what they learn at
Presents of Mind, and work with
Community Options to secure community
based jobs in the retail and service indus-
tries.
“What we really want is for local com-
munities to know that we are here, and learn
about what we are doing. Given the choice,
I think most people would gladly support
this enterprise. On our end, we promise to
continue to offer a great selection of gifts,
with excellent customer service” says Chris
Dixon, Executive Director of Community
Options Enterprises, Inc.
Some companies are starting to take
notice. Presents of Mind was recently
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hosted by Volusion have included Disney,
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School Board to Residents - Take A Walk
Continued from front page have?”
Reynolds recommendations to the board were to cut
other cuts in the budget would have impacted the education budget items that would have the least educational impact
of the students. to the students. Cutting these nine bus routes saves $94,000
“Courtesy bussing, it has no educational impact,” says from the school budget, according to Reynolds, in monies
Reynolds. “There are no lessons on the school bus. What is for bus driver salaries, maintenance and bus fuel. These
more important, the ride to school or what happens after the nine buses will sit in the parking lot while the other buses
ride to school?” make their rounds for the high school students, explains
He says, “The board decided that the educational pro- Todd.
gram and services related to it are more important. We’ve “When the money runs out, you have to then get back to
cut significant educational programs. At some point you the basics,” says Reynolds. “We’re supposed to be doing
start burning all the programs. We did away with 40 percent reading, writing and arithmetic. We’ve been doing every-
of our administrators. There’s nothing else to cut…metal thing else. We’ve been providing the frills; the community
shop, this sport, that sport, school nursing, service; we’ve been providing the convenience.
counselors….what kind of school community will we “Having a bus come close to your home is a real conven-
ience,” says Reynolds. “The board decided to cut back on
community services and parent conveniences.”
In the past, the school board has always provided cour-
tesy bussing to most students that live less than 2.5 miles
away because they had enough finances to do so, explains
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Reynolds is sympathetic to parents’ concerns and hopes
that no child will have to walk such a distance.
“We do not expect anybody to have to walk 2.5 miles,”
says Reynolds. “We expect parents to find a way to get their
children to school.”
Parents do have options if they do not want their child to
walk to school, says Reynolds. He recommends that parents
organize a bus on their own out of their own pockets. They
can also organize car pooling.
More parking spaces will be provided at the high school
for students who drive, he adds.
With regards to safety, school officials pass that respon-
sibility onto the town.
“We control safety over our own vehicles,” explains
Reynolds. “Schools are responsible for the safety of the
schools. Our responsibility begins when we send a bus to
pick them up; we then have a transportation responsibility.”
The roads and safety of the children not being picked up by
the school’s buses is now “the police department’s respon-
sibility,” he says.
“Schools are in the business of education,” says Todd.
“Sidewalks and safety are a municipality’s concern.”
Town officials agree that the safety of getting these stu-
dents to and from school is now a township problem.
“It’s a management issue,” says Mayor David
Scapicchio, who has directed the chief of police to investi-
gate where the children will be walking; if sidewalks, more
officers or crossing guards are needed; and what the finan-
cial ramifications will be.
“You’re talking about the same amount of money,” says
Scapicchio. The question is, “what pocket is it coming out
of,” which budget, school or town?
In the end, “it’s still going to come out of the taxpayers’
pocket,” says Scapicchio.
Continued on page 15
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Chester M. Stephens Students Co-Author A Book and Hold Book Signing
By Cheryl Conway and author Lisa Wagner Smith. The book special. “I always like to read books and I always

L
ooking back at their elementary
school years, several fifth graders of
Chester M. Stephens Elementary
School agree that co-authoring a book as
2nd graders tops in their accomplishments.
These fifth graders gathered at the
Barnes & Noble Bookfair in Ledgewood on
Tuesday, June 2, from 4-9 p.m., for a book
signing of “Treasures of a Teacher’s Heart:
Learning to Change the World with Our
Own Two Hands,” which they co-authored
with second-grade teacher Ann Scotland
was published in 2007 and is a collection of
real-life “acts of kindness” stories written
by 22 of Scotland’s former students when
they were in her second grade class.
Winning the D.A.R.E. essay contest,
competing in the spelling bee, being select-
ed to work as a CAP to monitor the halls,
getting the leading role in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory play, winning a chess
competition or receiving straight A’s are
some of their greatest achievements - but
co-authoring a book is something really
“It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever done in
my life so far,” says Cody Uchner. “I wrote
so much when I was only in second grade
and I accomplished it.” His advice to his
peers and younger students- “Make your
expectations for yourself higher; if you do
that you can accomplish almost anything.”
Elisabet Perez-Vega says, “It feels really
good because we have our memories of our
younger years in a book. All the stories
were of kindness memories that we can
remember. Not every second grader gets to
be a published author; it’s a one-time
opportunity thing.”
wanted to help write one and I did,” says
Timmy Watral. “It was an influence,” he
adds, because “after it was published I
thought that maybe I’d want to be an
author.”
Ryan Ailara says, “I think it was one of
my best accomplishments that I’ve had
because it’s kind of cool because people
read what you wrote and buy your book.
You have your own story published and it’s
in the store.”
The book carries life-long lessons for
these students.
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awards.com) is an annual event that
honors choreography in theater and
movies. It was this evening at the Fashion
Institute of Technology. A portion of the
proceeds support the Auditory School for
the Hearing Impaired. Our Director, Valerie
Harman, from the Art of Dance in Chester
was suggested as someone locally that
could provide a tap number with local tal-
ent. They saw some of her work and she
was selected to create a dance to Luck be a
Lady. You can not self nominate, pay for,
nor audition for this opportunity, someone
Tell Them You Saw It In The HMt. Olive This Month • MJune 2009 • Page 5
within the "Astaire circle" has to nominate
you and then they review your work to
determine if they like it.
Within 2 weeks and multiple changes to
the version of the song, Valerie taught 44
young adults (ages 10-18), 43 girls and 1
boy - a brand new tap number. They had
over 20 hours of rehearsal while juggling
normal school, finals for some, rehearsals
for the recital, and life.
The kids are from all the local towns
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Tewksbury, Hackettstown, Mendham,
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Luck be a Lady Dancers are: Anna Loveys, Alexandra Hinton, Alyssa Henningsen, Colleen Farley,
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McGee, Karla Llompart, Giovanna Gallara, Keri Morabito, Melissa Gordon, Elizabeth Guilmette,
Jordan King, Paul Flanagan, Tori Hey, Jillian Quiner, Alessandra DePaolantonio, Ridgely Franklin,
Rebeca Katko, Brittany Shortall, Taylor Typrowicz, Madeleine Jascha, Hannah Sansone, Amanda
Cray, Olyvia Le May, Tessa Grabowski, Mia Ciardi, Elizabeth Girardy, Carleigh Matthews,
Samantha Crimi, Meredith Blackwood, Michelle Quiner, Gabrielle Coleman, Madelyn McGee.
Bedminster. rience for these kids but a wonderful recog-
They performed the opening number to nition of Valerie who works tirelessly with
the award show this evening and received these kids. They even walked the red carpet
thunderous applause! Our local kids were in party dresses before they changed into
GREAT! Not only was it a fantastic expe- costumes for the opening number.
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From The Mayor’s Desk

June 8, 2009

I
’d like to congratulate If you have comments, questions, or concerns about and Sunday mornings. I understand that some emails sent
Republican Primary anything in this article, or about any Township issue, please to me have been going to a spam folder, so if I don’t
winners John Mania, contact me at 973-691-0900 ext. 7200 or scapicchio@veri- respond please call.
Patrick Walsh, Rob zon.net to schedule a meeting during afternoons between David Scapicchio, Mayor
Greenbaum and Ray about 3pm and 8pm at the Municipal Building or join me Mt. Olive Township
Perkins. I’d also like to walking around the oval at Turkey Brook Park on Saturday
thank Councilmen Russ
Tepper and long time
Councilmen Steve Rattner
for their service to the com-
munity and wish them the
best of luck. Democrats
Jim Buell, Rich Escobar,
Gary Mahaber and John Titus Jr. ran unopposed.
I have proposed merging the Planning Board and
Zoning Board of Adjustment. With 84% of Mt. Olive in the
Highlands Region which limits the amount of development
that can take place, together with the weak economy, the
work load of both boards has been significantly reduced to
the point were both boards have cut back on the number of
monthly meetings. The effect of combining the boards is a
savings of approximately $30,000 plus the savings of hav-
ing the building shut down two nights a week saving ener-
gy costs. This change can only be accomplished by voter
referendum and the question will be on the November bal-
lot for approval.
Courtesy bussing has become the topic of discussion
lately. With the recent defeat of the school budget the Mt.
Olive Board of Education has made the decision to elimi-
nate bussing for all high school students that live less than
2.5 miles and do not have to cross Rt. 46 or 206. The prob-
lem, the roads these students would have to walk are very
busy, have no sidewalks or shoulders and are very danger-
ous to walk. I have instructed our Police Chief, Mark
Spitzer to work with the school administration to determine
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Brightens Up Rainy Day
By Kathryn Davis years ago, she didn’t realize the impact it

G
ray skies and drizzle didn’t dampen
spirits at the Special Olympics
Track & Field event held recently at
Hackettstown High School. Friends and
families came out to support participants at
this year’s local event, and the sun even
made an occasional, though slight, appear-
ance to lend its support as well.
What makes this kind of event success-
ful, and even possible, is the people who
give of their time and energy to volunteer.
When Elissa Karpf started with the Special
Olympics, she began by volunteering at a
volleyball event in Lawrenceville. “After
that, I was hooked.” She spent the next four
years helping out, becoming involved with
committee work, and then taking the posi-
tion of Assistant Volunteer Coordinator.
Last year she became Volunteer
Coordinator for Area 3, encompassing
Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties. New
Jersey is divided into 13 separate areas
encompassing all 21 counties.
Talk to any of the spirited volunteers at a
Special Olympics event and you’ll hear
similar stories. Jayne Krusman is a special
education teacher and the head coach for
Special Olympics at Lopatcong Elementary
School. When she started the program 15
would have on her life. “I started with our
young children, kindergarten to second
grade, just to get them involved in some-
thing, to get them involved and to learn the
skills. Once you get involved, it’s very
addicting, very rewarding. You can’t stop.
We started with one child. I came to an
event and it grew. It hooked me right in. If
we had a lot more that came and saw how Volunteers at the Area 3 Special Olympics Track & Field Event at Hackettstown High School includ-
rewarding it is and how important it is to ed, from left to right, Hackettstown High School junior Kaitlin Trudgeon, Walkill Valley High School
senior Jeremy Jessel, and HHS juniors Carlie Lopate and Danielle Schulaka.
the people who participate, they would be
hooked and want to be involved too.”
The events draw volunteers from all
over, including area schools. Carlie Lopate,
a junior at Hackettstown High School and a
member of the Key Club, brings an enthusi-
asm that is contagious. “Everybody loves
hugs,” she says, “and huge high fives.”
This was the third time volunteering for
Jeremy Jessel, a senior at Walkill Valley
High School. “I knew about the Special
Olympics and I signed up. It’s fun, exciting.
It’s rewarding. You meet new people, make
new friends.”
The mission statement of Special
Olympics is “to provide year-round sports
training and athletic competition in a vari-
ety of Olympic-type sports for children and
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Book Signing...
Continued from page 4
“All you have to do is let your imagina-
tion flow,” says Stephanie Gong, another
co-author. “It feels really great because our
book is around the world and it’s a lot of
teamwork.”
When Michelle Nguyen was in
Scotland’s class, she recalls the teacher
telling the class to write something about
kindness “and now it’s in a book.” Nguyen
credits Scotland for turning her into a better
writer.
“You have to put in a lot of details in the
composition that you’re writing,” adds
Nguyen, one of the winners of the fifth
grade D.A.R.E. Essay contest this year.
And the lesson she learned: “You should
always be kind to people, try your best and
never give up,” says Nguyen.
It was the discussion of kindness in her
first grade class that led Scotland – who
looped with these students to second grade-
on her journey of co-publishing the book. It
was these 22 students who came up with the
term “rainbow connection” or acts of kind-
ness.
The idea for a book developed after Lisa
Smith Wagner, author of “Treasure’s of a
Nurse’s Heart,” visited Scotland’s class-
room and learned about the “rainbow con-
nection” and the acts of kindness shared
among the students. Wagner then helped in
the writing of the book “Treasures of a
Teacher’s Heart.”
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have been sold, according to Scotland. The
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“It is my hope to have some type of
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Although she had a few book signings
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Like her students, Scotland holds the
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nament. Nine 13:U AAU teams in NJ
received a bid this year to compete at nation-
als but not all teams accept their bid because
of financial reasons or the unwillingness to
travel to distant tournaments.
Distance, however, will not stop NWJ
Blaze, who returns to Nationals for the sec-
ond year in a row. Last year, the team was
one of three teams from NJ to compete in the
DI bracket in Virginia Beach and the compe-
tition was very intense.
Last year’s competition “was extremely
difficult,” says Coach Todd Conway, a
Flanders resident who established the NWJ
Blaze three years ago. Conway has been
coaching basketball for 10 years, most of
which were with the town’s recreation and
travel programs.
Although the competition was intense
last year, Coach Conway was glad that he
got to experience DI nationals.
“I went there to see what it was like so I
knew where I had to be as a team,” says
Coach Conway. I wanted to see what the
best basketball players are like around the
country. My goal is to get back there one
day.”
But winning at the DII level needs to
happen first, even if it is all the way in
Memphis.
It is worth the trip, says Coach Conway,
because of “the experience of competing
against the best players in the country.”
Competing at nationals, helps “to build a
high quality AAU program,” he adds. “This
could result in a national ranking.
“There’s nothing like being on that
stage,” continues Coach Conway. “To know
that you are representing your state as one of
the top teams in your sport is an amazing
stage to be on.”
Nothing compares to “The experience to
represent your state and to bond with a
group of players that share a common goal,
a commitment and a specialty in the sport of
basketball,” Coach Conway adds.
NWJ Blaze consists of 11 players from
various towns such as Mount Olive, Vernon,
Sparta, Rockaway, Jefferson, Edison, Long
Valley, Kittatiny and Wayne. The team
received two bids this year to compete in the
AAU national tournament. It received its
first bid by reaching the quarter finals of the
Maryland Capitol Events Super Regional
Division I Tournament on March 7-8; and its
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Hospital. All the children had safety les-
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A-Thon week, the children brought in rid-
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had learned and donated money to St. Jude
Children’s Hospital. They rode their bikes
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stopped for cars parked in driveways. It
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“The children really understood the
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fun while learning about safety and helped
other kids in the process. It was wonderful
to teach these valuable life lessons to the
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“The issue does come back to the town council,” agrees
Councilman Rob Greenbaum, but it is not something the
town council has yet discussed. Considering the municipal
budget, Greenbaum did say there is no additional money to
build sidewalks or hire crossing guards.
“When a service is eliminated, this becomes a critical
issue,” says Greenbaum. “The problem we are facing at this
point is there is nothing to cut.”
Greenbaum says, “I understand the concerns of the par-
ents and it’s ultimately a great concern for the council to
find a safe way to get the kids to school. How we’re going
to accomplish this, I don’t know.
“There’s nothing more important than dealing with the
health and safety issue,” Greenbaum continues. “I’m hope-
ful that the police department will find the resources to deal
with the safety of the students.”
Mount Olive Chief of Police Mark Spitzer says it is too
early to determine what approach will be taken to ensure
the safety of these students.
“We need to get a hold on how many are going to walk
or get a ride with parents,” says Spitzer. “Right now it’s a
budget issue. We’ll take a united approach; I will work with
the mayor and the superintendent.”
Spitzer did agree that many of the roads that these stu-
dents will have to walk on “are not set up to be walked on
right now,” with the curves, no shoulders or sidewalks.
These students will also be walking during rush hour with
more cars on the road and walking in snow on these roads
would be too dangerous.
There is a concern for students who live on or near
Carlton and will have to cross busy Flanders-Netcong
Road.
“Looking at lowering speed limits is also an idea,”
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Spitzer says.
“What are we going to do as a police department or a
community?” asks Mt. Olive Sgt. of the traffic bureau Scott
VanNess. “I can not answer that; there are so many vari-
ables. Who is going to pay for sidewalks, crossing guards,
widening the streets, snow removal?
We can look at restriping roads, establishing paths, grant
money for sidewalks, crossing guards, says VanNess.
“There are no consistent sidewalks along Flanders-
Drakestown Road,” says VanNess. “I don’t know any par-
ent that would allow their kid to walk on Flanders-
Drakestown Road. In February, it’s dark early and it’s dark
late; now we’ll have students walking to and from school in
the dark.”
VanNess says “there’s got to be a lot of conversation and
work ahead. The elimination of courtesy bussing made
sense to the budget but does it make sense to the communi-
ty as a whole?”
With 7 out of the past 14 annual school budgets voted
down, it’s to the point where the kids won’t be the only ones
affected by cuts, but the parents will be too.
Reynolds blames small voter turnout and the rejection of
proposed school budgets by taxpayers who do not have
children in the schools.
“Not enough people go out and vote,” says Reynolds. “If
you want a good school district, it’s going to cost you some-
thing.”
The 2009-10 proposed budget that failed would have
cost the average homeowner approximately $250 per year,
with the average home being $377,900.
The additional $550,645 that was cut from the failed
budget would have cost each homeowner $26 a year, says
Reynolds. “Just a little bit of money goes a long way,” he
says.
Besides courtesy bussing, some additional items that
were cut include new start/end times for each school; reduc-
tion in “late” bus runs; elimination of musical instrument
leases; reduction in technology expenditures; cancellation
of furniture purchases; cancellation of a plan to restore
some middle school sports.
When the proposed budget was voted down, school
board members met with the township council, a committee
was formed along with an auditor and recommendations
were made on what could be cut, including courtesy
bussing.
Not all of the school board members and town officials
agree with this cut.
“We have too many unsafe roads,” says school board
member Tony Strillacci, without crossing guards. “I’m not
happy about cutting the courtesy bussing. We have a lot of
streets with no sidewalks. I worry about the safety of the
children.”
Strillacci was more comfortable with cutting bussing to
high school students rather than the younger students
because he says “A lot of them don’t ride the busses; they
ride with friends or drive themselves. I would have never
cut courtesy bussing for middle school or elementary
school students.”
“I thought the elimination of courtesy bussing is a mis-
take,” agrees Scapicchio. “Looking at the roads these chil-
dren have to walk down, it’s a mistake.”
But looking at the budget, school board members could
not find other areas to cut, says Strillacci. “We cut almost a
million dollars in administration costs. We got rid of all
department chairs and an assistant superintendent.”
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Mt. Olive High School’s Sports Performance
in Post-Season Competition
By Josh Lashley
Y
es, summertime is
just about here and
it’s time for many
of us to focus in on beaches,
barbecue’s, hopefully both
of which are complimented
by a vacation or two along
the way. But, before con-
centrating on those pleasant
thoughts, let’s take a quick
look back at how many of
the outstanding sports pro-
grams at Mt. Olive High
School performed in post-
season competition. The
teams and individual’s
below, along with all of the
student-athlete’s who par-
ticipated in sports through-
out the school year, deserve
to be commended for their
hard work and determina-
tion:
The Mount Olive High
School softball program had
a solid run in the NJSIAA
North I Group III tourna-
ment as they advanced to
the semifinal round as the
No. 7 seed in the bracket.
They were defeated, 3-1, in
the semifinals by sixth seed
Sparta. The score was knot-
ted at 1-1 until the home tal-
lied a pair of runs in the bot-
tom of the fifth inning.
Emily Archer gave up just
three hits as the pitcher for
the Marauders and had a
season pitching mark of 18-
4. Mt. Olive’s overall sea-
son record after the contest
was 20-5. Sparta finished
the game with a record of
21-5.
Maggie Lee had the
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game-winning RBI in the the bracket.
bottom of the seventh GIRLS’ TRACK AND
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Emily Archer was the win- State Group III competition.
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Marauders. The teams trad-
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Michael has been fortunate enough to gain
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He found through his travels some of his
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Special Olympics...
Continued from page 8
adults with intellectual disabilities, giving
them continuing opportunities to develop
physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy and participate in a sharing
of gifts, skills and friendship with their fam-
ilies, other Special Olympics athletes and
the community.”
Carol Wolf is the director of recreation
services at the Warren County ARC. She is
also their local training and program coordi-
nator. “Special Olympics is great for physi-
cal and social development for people with
developmental disabilities. That’s what our
rec program focuses on,” she explains.
Wolf had two groups competing in the relay
event. One group has been competing for
several years, and the second was new to
the Olympics. ”The thing about the relay is
people love the individual events, but they
really love being a part of a team. It’s nice
to see the kids coming along and getting
into it. They beat the older group by just
2.03 seconds. Our usual group has been
competing at the states in the summer
games, and they’ll be going again this year.”
Participants in this event come from the
three counties in Area 3. Local training pro-
grams made up of various teams enter area
competitions and are divided by age, ability,
and sometimes gender. The largest group
came from the Warren County ARC. Kelly
Holzli, assistant director of recreation serv-
ices, notes, “We usually bring the largest
group to the Area 3 event. We had 54 signed
up to attend.” She says anyone who wishes
to compete has opportunities for practice for
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What Was the First Continuously-
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By Jack Mc Cabe
O
ne of the first “reporters” during the
early days of journalism in the
colonies was Benjamin Harris, who
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their own communities, as well as news
from back home in England. Harris took
advantage of this and had both in his paper,
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called “Christianized Indians” celebrating a
day of thanksgiving for a successful harvest,
a sailor escaping from violent Indians, and
news from the ongoing war with the French
in Canada. There was also a rumor pub-
lished about the King of France’s relations
with a member of his own family that did
not sit well with the Puritans, who made up
a great portion of Harris’ readers, and the
paper was shut down before a second issue
could be published.
America’s first continuously-published
newspaper was called the Boston News-
Letter, which published its first issue on
April 24, 1704. It was subsidized by the
British government, and had a very limited
circulation. John Campbell, a Boston book-
seller and postmaster, was the editor, and the
paper was a single page printed on both
sides that was issued weekly. Most of the
content concerned English politics and the
European wars, along with ship arrivals,
political appointments, deaths, fires, etc.
Bartholomew Green, who was the printer
of the paper since its inception, took over as
editor from Campbell in 1722, and concen-
trated more on domestic news. When Green
passed away ten years later, the Boston
News-Letter was taken over by his son-in-
law, John Draper, who enlarged the paper to
four pages. Ownership eventually passed to
Draper’s son, Richard, and then to Richard’s
widow, Margaret. The Boston News-Letter
was the only newspaper in the colonies to
remain in publication at the beginning of the
Revolution, before its last issue in February,
1776.
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Parents To School Board: Take A Hike!
By Cheryl Conway
P
arents of high school students who
will no longer be picked up by bus
raise many concerns and want
answers.
Many attended the school board meeting
this month, emailed the superintendent of
schools and mentioned petitioning the move
that eliminates nine bus routes to the high
school.
“I lost my mind” when I found out about
this, says parent Charles Wilkins. “This is
insane! If we do say ‘our kids can walk’
there are no sidewalks. How do you expect
our kids to walk on that dangerous road?
“This was not voted on by the parents;
this was taken away by the board,” contin-
ues Wilkins who will have two children in
high school next year. “They’ve got to go
back to the table on this one! All they do in
this town is wrack your nerves.”
Wilkins’ kids will have to walk close to
two miles along Flanders-0./rakestown
Road to get to school in the fall. “This is a
dangerous-ass road. There are no sidewalks
there. What about when it snows?
“All the taxes that I pay….we pay more
than anyone and this is what we get?” ques-
tions Wilkins.
The $550,645 in cuts made after the
budget failed would have cost homeowners
$26 each. “I’ll give them $50,” says
Wilkins.
Besides safety, Wilkins questioned what
working parents will do if they depend on
their high school student to be home for walk from Pershing Estates along Flanders more,” says Aanonsen.
younger siblings after they get out of Road to get to school. “It’s much too dan- Although Aanonsen’s one daughter will
school. If the high school student can not gerous,” she says. “Flanders Road is nar- be a senior and will have her driver’s
get home because they do not have a ride on row, it’s windy. When they leave for school, license, “she’ll have to have a vehicle
the bus, then who will be there for the it’s pitch black. everyday and that’s another added
younger siblings? This will only cause “We’re not a nice, cute little town that expense.”
more of an inconvenience for parents or has sidewalks and with all the stuff they The elimination of courtesy bussing
even cost them more money if they have to have to carry, I don’t know really how “was never mentioned” when the budget
put their younger children in after-school they’re going to do it,” says Aanonsen. was proposed to the voters, says Michelle
daycare. Getting these kids to school in the morn- Goodhue of Wyndham Point. “The school
For students who have to walk a mile, ing may require parents to reorganize their board is saying ‘tisk, tisk, you didn’t pass
parents do not seem too concerned. work schedule, but the real “problem is how the budget.’”
Pat Keegan’s son will be a freshman this are we going to pick them up at 2:30? Very Residents of Wyndham Point pay the
fall, and although a bus currently picks up few moms are stay at home moms any- Continued on next page
high school students in his neighborhood,
they will lose that service come September.
“We live about 1 mile from the high
school, and I drive that way to the office
every day, so the impact on me is minimal,”
says Keegan. “To me, it is not a huge deal
for him to walk. I went to a regional high
school and had to walk about the same dis-
tance to and from school. I never took a
bus, ever. For those who might be farther, I
can see this being a bigger issue.”
A much bigger issue it is for those who
do live further away.
“They are not looking at the interest of
these taxpayers,” says Maxine Shiller, or
“the welfare of the community.” Shiller,
who does not get home from work until
6:30 p.m. worries “how am I going to get
my kid home from school? I can’t quit my
job to get my kid home. I’m furious.”
Ellen Aanonsen’s two girls will have to

Take A Hike!
continued from previous page
highest tax rate in Mount Olive, she says,
and now “we’re the ones who are going to
have to pay for private bussing. We’ve been
blind sighted on what’s going to happen.
We’re the ones who have to somehow fig-
ure out how to get our kids to school safe-
ly.”
Goodhue says “This is a huge safety
issue” not only for the walkers but for sen-
iors who will be driving on roads with
walkers and no sidewalks.
“This is an accident waiting to happen,”
fears Goodhue. “You have kids walking
with kids just learning to drive on roads
without sidewalks.”
There is another concern regarding kids
who will be dropped off early at the school
because parents have to get to work. This
will cause kids to hang around outside
school, says Goodhue.
Yet another issue will be those new driv-
ers who will be tempted to break the law by
picking up more than one friend to drive
them to and from school.
According to state law, teenagers who
first get their license are considered proba-
tionary drivers and they are prohibited for
one year from having more than one kid in
the car other than family.
This regulation has “been proven to save
thousands of lives,” says Mount Olive Sgt.
Scott VanNess of the traffic bureau.
“Teenagers are not bad drivers, they are
inexperienced drivers,” says VanNess.
Although courtesy bussing has been
eliminated, there will no exceptions to this
law, says VanNess. “Is everyone going to
get stopped and get tickets?” he does not
say, “But we’re not going to close our eyes
to probationary drivers because courtesy
bussing has been cut.”
Despite the law, there will be a tempta-
tion to drive their friends, some fear.
“You’re a kid, of course you’re tempted.
It’s raining outside, it’s freezing out, you’re
passing right by my house,” says Goodhue.
“They’re going to be more tempted to break
the law. They want to help a friend get
home, to not get cold, to not get wet, to get
home to take care of a sibling.”
Walking is not an option for the Buzellis
of Wyndham Point.
“Two miles is a long way in very dan-
gerous conditions,” says Eve Buzzelli.
“How do you put a price on a child’s life? I
am very careful about what I let them do. I
tell them it takes only one mistake and then
they’re gone forever.”
Buzzelli says she will be able to get her
ninth grader to school, but like other work-
ing moms, she does not know how she will
pick him up.
“I’m a substitute teacher and the gram-
mar school is now getting out at 3:40, so
now I can’t pick him up unless I give up the
job that I have,” says Buzzelli.
Alisa Lessard questions how she will
work as a substitute teacher in the fall as
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well.
“It could be life-changing for me,” says
Lessard. “If I substitute and I have to pick
him up at 2:15, I won’t be able to pick him
up.”
Lessard’s son will be a sophomore in
September, but she also has a first grader.
“If I have to take him to school, I’ll have to
wake her up. It’s an inconvenience.”
But if her son walks, he and the other
walkers risk being tardy. According to
Lessard, 15 percent of the students do not
graduate because they don’t get to school
on time. If a student is five minutes late, he
is marked tardy; after three tardiest, a stu-
dent has to stay after school. After six, a
student has to attend Saturday school.
Lessard’s son would have to walk 1.9 miles
to the high school and she is worried how
many times he could be late.
“When I walk on the treadmill, it takes
me one hour to walk four miles,” says
Lessard, and that is at a fast pace. She esti-
mates it will take her son at least 30 min-
utes, especially since he will be carrying a
heavy back pack as well.
She also fears that 1⁄2 of the kids walk-
ing will have their ipods on and “they’re not
going to hear the cars coming. There are so
many negatives; there are no positives.
There’s no way I’m going to let my kid
walk; kids are going to hang out. I’d rather
let my CMS kid walk through the path!”
Some residents whose children will lose
their bussing have also complained that the
market value of their home will now be
jeopardized.
“They’re not going to buy your house if
there’s another house for sale on Corey,”
says Lessard.
In an email to the superintendent, nine
year resident Julie Talanca agrees that
“Those affected by the bussing situation
will be negatively impacted with lower
housing values. A resident in my neighbor-
hood whose home is currently on the mar-
ket had a potential buyer dismiss their home
due to no bus service being provided for the
High School. Instead, the buyer chose to
make an offer on another Mt. Olive home
that provided bus service for their child.
This is an unfair burden to place on those
who already are feeling the stress of trying
to sell their home in the current housing cri-
sis.”
Talanca’s son will be a freshman next
year and she says “Walking to school is not
an option. We live approximately 2 miles
from the high school. He would have to
walk up Flanders Drakestown Road where
dangerous curves and no sidewalks exist.
We do not live in an area where weather
conditions allow our children to walk to
school. Accidents and injuries are
inevitable if our children attempt to walk in
the snow and ice that our township is sub-
ject to every winter. There are no street
lights along the stretch of road our children
must use to walk to school. In order to get
to school by 7:17, he will have to leave
home at 6:30 am, which during the fall and
winter season is dangerously dark.”
As far as solutions, Talanca questions
whether buses that appear to be only 50 per-
cent full can be re-routed to pick up walk-
ers.
She also has inquired whether parents of
walkers will receive $750 back from the
township, since the parents/guardians who
choose to send their child to private schools
receive this amount because they are not
using the township's bus service.
“It would only seem fair since we are
not even being given a choice,” concludes
Talanca.
More than 75 Mount Olive residents
protested the reduction of courtesy bussing
by walking Monday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m.,
from the high school to the middle school.
The walkers- accompanied by police escort,
arrived 50 minutes later just in time to
attend the 6:30 p.m. school board meeting.
The hundreds of residents who attended
had to wait until 8:30- following the presen-
tation of Teachers’ Awards- to voice their
concerns regarding the removal of bus
routes to the high school. To fund the
bussing, one suggestion was to dip into the
school budget’s surplus; another was a let-
ter to the school board from some bus driv-
ers offering to accept a pay cut in their rais-
es so those monies can be allocated toward
bussing.
No decisions were made from the four-
hour meeting. The school board plans to
meet in closed session to come up with
some resolutions before the next school
board meeting.
“I hope the board gets the message that
putting our children's lives in jeopardy is
not an acceptable alternative to balancing
the school budget,” says Talanca.
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Harlin’s Point of View....
W
ith this G-d awful year of 2009 just about half
done, we’re seeing what many believe to be the
bottom of the worst recession since the Great
One. How long the bottom will last is anyone’s guess, but
the “guessers” are guessing the American economy will
begin growing at the end of this year or the beginning of
2010. It is my hope that we will look at this current reces-
sion, this current crisis, and make some fundamental
changes that will help assure that our economy works for
the vast majority of Americans and not just the privileged
and elite few as it has during the recent past.
Right wing economic slogans (we can’t really call them
economic theories – those are backed up by rigorous aca-
demic analysis) such as the ever popular “Trickle Down”
and Ronald Reagan’s personal favorite, the “Laffer
Curve,” have been shown to be little more than the empty
vessels of political hyperbole that they are.
With the ever popular Trickle Down, the idea is that
wealthy Americans will invest the extra money they’ll
have from lowering their taxes into private business, put-
ting people to work. However, opening and expanding
factories in China and other third world countries, exploit-
ing children and adults living in extreme poverty, is not
what the radical right wing politicians promised us.
Wealth trickled down, alright. Trickle being the key word.
The wealth remained with the wealthy. The poor in third
world countries got a little sustenance and the American
worker got… what?
The views and opinions of this syndicated column does not reflect
the view and opinions of The Muscnetcong News.
Charles Laffer’s Curve looked to “prove” that when
government lowers taxes, especially the top rates imposed
on the wealthy, that the total amount of taxes paid will
actually go up, as the lower rates release the power of
country’s economic bulls to charge ahead with business
activity that was held back by those nasty high tax rates.
Well, that was true, a little bit, for a little while. The true
believers failed to see the reality of diminishing returns as
their precious Laffer’s Curve soon straightened out and
went flat. Darn.
As to American industry? Well, you don’t have to be
very old to remember when General Motors was the pre-
eminent industrial company, not just of the United States
but of the whole world. It was said with a fair degree of
real conviction that what was good for General Motors
was good for the United States (“and vice versa” – that’s
the part that everyone leaves out). And yet here we are.
General Motors has gone bankrupt. Whatever emerges
from the ruins over the next weeks, months and years will
not be General Motors even though it will be called that.
Mind you, I don’t shed any tears for the company itself.
Let’s be honest here, folks, the company deserved to go
out of business, a thought that first came to me in 1973 as
I drove the rock solid, durable, well made Chevrolet Vega
(hint: I had to pay to have someone take it away).
Most people now understand that the last several
decades have been marked by the ascent of right wing slo-
ganeering masquerading as thoughtful policy. The right’s
contempt of “government” has brought about the effective
abandonment of government’s proper role to oversee and
provide for an orderly and fair capitalist economy.
Businesses were left to run amok. Banks were left alone.
Financial firms were allowed to meld together and to push
“products” that nobody could even pronounce let alone
understand. And all for what? Short term wealth creation
which went to the top 1% or less of the people who live
here. You know, Americans?
It’s time to shake off the stupor of orthodoxy. To the
rigid and unyielding radicals like Rush Limbaugh and Ann
Coulter, your 15 minutes are up, at least for the majority
of us. We need to remember that our American govern-
ment is “of, by and for” the American people. Let us be
clear and understand that We The People have much more
influence over our government than we do over Wal-Mart.
We can, and we must, use the power that rests with us all
through our government (on all levels – federal, state and
local) to make America work for all of us. Fair regulation
and oversight, done intelligently and diligently, is
absolutely necessary to create and maintain an open, fair,
and level “playing field.” The rights of ordinary people,
of ordinary workers, need to be understood, respected, and
protected, just as we understand, respect and protect the
rights of our capitalists. And we are all Capitalists.
We The People. What a concept, eh?
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feel like so much as happened to this country in one
month. Since my last writing we have had two auto
companies go bankrupt. As unemployment rises to
record highs. I finally heard our President say that he grew
up in Muslim surroundings.
In his big speech in Cairo, he made the case that a nation
like Iran should have nuclear power. They should get the
assistance necessary to build nuclear power. Meanwhile we
are building windmills because he doesn’t approve of
nuclear power here at home.
These were just a few more things that really made me
realize that we are doomed as a country and as long as
Obama and his cronies are in office we will continue on a
downward spiral.
I will try to make this as simple reading as possible for
all the cool-aid drinkers who still think Obama is our sav-
ior.
So far in the past six months in office, unemployment
has gone up, housing is still a mess, we spent billions on
bailing out auto companies and they still went bankrupt. We
will have the largest national debt, more than 4 times the
amount under George W Bush.
Iran and North Korea are thumbing their noses at us and
doing what they want.
These are just a few of the great things that have hap-
pened in the past 6 months.
Now most of these are George W Bush’s fault. They
have to be. If they were not the Democrats would have
nothing to say.
Even the beloved president says he inherited debt and
that the recession is deeper than expected. Not owning up
to the fact that could have maybe made some mistakes but
instead saying he inherited it. I guess since that was on his
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The views and opinions of this syndicated column does not reflect
the view and opinions of The Muscnetcong News.
teleprompter that is all he can say because if he actually had
to think for himself it he couldn’t.
Some of the simple facts. About 3 months ago Obama
said that he needed to pump billions in the economy to save
600,000 jobs. Forward to June 09 Obama said he expects to
pump more money into the economy to save 600,000 jobs.
So far he planned to save 1.2 million jobs and we lost more
that that since his pumping money in the economy.
At one point we had countries afraid of us. To me that is
a good thing. Now they laugh. Obama runs around apolo-
gizing for the United States. When in the Middle East why
didn’t he mention how many countries butts we saved. The
list is long all because the evil United States went to anoth-
er country sacrificed our soldier’s lives to help liberate
countries including Kuwait.
His plan to help the auto industry was to give billions
of dollars to them so they would not go bankrupt. Guess
what happened? They did anyway. In fact he knew that all
along it was just a way for him to have the government get
ownership in an American industry as he did with the banks
and insurance companies. In fact it really was a way for him
to allow the unions to come out of this surviving instead of
being eliminated as they should be. The unions got some-
thing like 15% of the GM and people like you and me who
had GM stock have the paper it is written on to spend. In
fact in a recent poll only 21% of voters nationwide support
a plan for the government to bail out General Motors as part
of a structured bankruptcy plan to keep the troubled auto
giant in business. It is good to see there are some smart peo-
ple left in the world.
Let’s move on the Obama’s health care plan. He wants to
make sure every American pays for health insurance unless
you are to poor than the other American will pay for them.
Now the people that already have health insurance pay for
those that do not. This will just add more money to the peo-
ple that already pay. Did you know that his administration
want to tax the health benefits that people receive now from
their employer or pay for themselves? Most people may not
realize but if you get benefits from work or pay for them
you do not pay federal taxes on those benefits. Guess what
you soon might have to. The funny thing about this is
Obama ran attack ads against John McCain saying McCain
wants to tax your health benefits. Then it was no good but
now that he is in office it is a good thing.
Lastly I would like to point out that I am proud that
Obama is turning us into Russia. He has appointed Czars
for many positions. It has finally happened. With the nam-
ing of Border Czar Alan Bersin, the Obama administration
has passed the Romanov Dynasty in the production of
czars. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 with the
ascension of Michael I through the abdication of Czar
Nicholas II in 1917. During that time, they produced 18
czars. While it is harder to exactly count the number of
Obama administration czars, with this appointment it that
we will now certainly in exceed 18. The funny thing about
these Czars is that they report directly to the king himself
Obama. Since when did this country become a country that
is run by a single person?
Well people all I can say to the people that voted for this
guy thank you very much. In no time at all he will make
George W Bush look great when all is said and done.
In closing I would like to leave you with one of the best
quotes I have heard in a long time. "If al Qaeda wants to
demolish the America we know and love, they better hurry,
because Obama's beating them to it"
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Restaurant Celebrates Anniversary in Community

By Kathryn Davis tomers have been returning to Branda’s for Cuisine, a combination of Caribbean and job itself. He recalls unique opportunities

T
oday’s world is moving faster than
ever. With the rapid pace and daily
stress of our nation’s lifestyle, we’re
a people on the move. Yet with all our sched-
ules and appointments and commitments,
we still have to eat. According to the
National Restaurant Association, restaurants
will provide more than 70 billion meals and
snacks in 2009. On a typical day in America
during 2009, more than 130 million people
will patronize a restaurant. With all the
choices of eating establishments, how is it
that Branda’s Italian Grill in Mt. Olive has
continued to attract new patrons while still
holding onto a loyal following? What is it
about Branda’s that made its recent 8-year
anniversary party such a grand celebration?
Joe Branda, son of owner Claude Branda,
says, “My father is the reason why we’re so
successful. He makes sure everyone that
comes in here leaves with a smile. He’s the
driving force, the backbone of this place.”
He could certainly be right. Loyal cus-
almost a decade, knowing that quality and South Florida foods; fresh seafood, gulf fish, such as the Wine & Food Festival in Florida.
service are a staple they can depend on. lots of citrus ingredients, and a lot of the “It was amazing. I got to work next to some
In the beginning, the business was a Caribbean spices like jerk, toasted paprika, of the best chefs in the world, ones from the
father/son team effort. Son Joe, a graduate of herbs, things like that.” food network. It was a weekend of nonstop
The Culinary Institute of America, was Head Some of his experiences went beyond the continued on next page
Chef when Branda’s opened. The family had
been in the food industry since 1914, and the
tradition continued. Then, in 2004, Joe was
offered a tremendous opportunity. He was
given the chance to work for a big luxury
hotel company, spending time in different
regions of the country. In November, he
returned from a four-year tour that took him
around the United States, and gave him a
new perspective on his work.
“It was a great experience,” Joe Branda
explains. “Working in New Orleans, I got to
work with French and Creole cuisine. In
Arizona, I got to do a lot with southwest Tex
Mex style. I got a lot of hands-on experi-
ence. In California, it was more of the light
fare, the California Cuisine. In Miami, I
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continued from previous page here, like when you go to Little Italy. That’s
work, cooking for thousands of people what the people that come in here enjoy.” He
over the course of one weekend.” adds, “It’s not about being trendy. It’s about
Since returning to Branda’s, Joe has being consistent.”
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explains Joe. “Nothing pre-made, all homemade.” On

my recent visit to Branda’s, I was witness to the weighing
and rolling of that very fresh dough. The proficiency and
efficiency with which they worked was delightfully impres-
sive.
It was on this visit that a friend and I had the opportuni-
ty to discover for ourselves just what has made Branda’s
such an integral part of the community.
We arrived early on a Saturday, well before the dinner
crowd, and were seated immediately. Within minutes, we
were sipping cold drinks and placing our orders. There were
some enticing appetizers. We decided on the Eggplant
Rollatini. Three slices of breaded eggplant were each rolled
and stuffed with ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, then baked
and topped with fresh mozzarella and Branda’s own tomato
sauce. My friend and I forced ourselves to leave the third
roll on the plate to save room for our dinners. This was not
as easy as it sounds. Branda’s knows how to prepare egg-
plant!
Our house salads were a mixture of crisp romaine, large
chunks of ripe tomatoes, red onions, and plump black From left to right are servers, Patti Caruso, Laura Gattuso, Stephanie Heasman, and Toni DeCandia with Head Chef Joe Branda.
olives, all topped with fresh Parmesan cheese. My compan-
ion had asked for bleu cheese dressing, and I opted for the closed its doors recently to celebrate their 8-year anniver- Night.
house dressing, a light citrus choice that I would certainly sary, about 300 people attended. “If anyone came and didn’t Branda’s Italian Grill maintains its success because it
order again. The accompanying basket of hot fresh-baked realize it was a party,” Joe said, “we just said, ‘come on in, continues to provide its customers with the same quality and
bread begged our attention, but we were careful to leave it’s on us tonight.’ We just wanted to celebrate. We had a DJ, value since it opened. “ We’re here seven days a week,” says
room for the main course. 15 trays of food.” Joe. “The dedication, the hard work, being here early, stay-
When our entrees came, it was not dinner as usual. Over the years, some things have changed at Branda’s. In ing late, for our guests; we want to make this a home away
Because I knew I would be writing about my visit, I hoped addition to the new pastry chef, there is now an extensive from home.”
to order something with a special reputation. Knowing I website. Menus with all dine-in and take-out items are list- To discover what makes Branda’s Italian Grill so special,
would be taking home leftovers, I ordered two completely ed along with an extensive pizza menu that includes a great visit them online at www.brandasitaliangrill.com or, better
different dishes, and my companion ordered a third. We choice of specialty pizzas. Daily dinner specials are posted yet, at the intersection of Route 46 and Mt. Olive Road in
decided to sample each of the three together. My compan- by 4 p.m., weekly lunch specials are posted Sunday nights, Budd Lake. Call them at 973-448-0300 for more informa-
ion chose Honey Mustard Salmon, a generous portion of and the site includes information on in-house and off-site tion. When I left that evening, I brought home a pizza for the
pan-seared salmon, moist and flaky, glazed in a luscious catering as well. Visitors to the site will discover a variety of kids. After all, everyone deserves a little Branda’s.
honey mustard sauce, served with seasoned crisp-cooked valuable offers and nightly special events such as Ravioli
vegetables and rice.
Our second choice was a chicken dish, Chicken
Balsamico. The tender slices of sautéed boneless chicken
breast, roasted red peppers, and mushrooms in an herb bal-
samic reduction were served over penne pasta and sprinkled
with fresh parsley.
Our other entrée choice was a vegetarian dish, Roasted
Pepper and Mozzarella Ravioli, and can be described with
one word…outrageous. Each ravioli was stuffed with a rich
filling, and the amazing champagne cream sauce was
superb. Our waitress confided this to be her favorite dish,
and it was easy to see why.
Admittedly, neither my friend nor I were able to finish
our three delicious entrees, but our waitress was happy to
package the leftovers for us.
Then, in speaking with Joe and his father, we learned that
they have something unique and enticing for after dinner.
“We have a pastry chef,” Claude told me. “Stacy; she does
all our desserts. She does mini pastries, all the cakes, all
occasion cakes, and specialty cakes; really nice stuff.”
So, naturally, my friend and I felt we owed it to my story
to try one of Stacy’s desserts. Joe recommended the
Amaretto Orange Cake, so we split a piece. Served with a
dollop of fresh whipped cream and sliced strawberries, the
three moist cake layers had a light orange flavor and a vel-
vety-smooth icing. This distinctive treat was a perfect end-
ing to our meal.
It’s a credit to any restaurant when it can celebrate eight
years of successfully serving its community. When Branda’s
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Our Spiritual Landscape
Local Churches Offer Casual Worship
By Elsie Walker
I
t used to be that on Sunday morning,
many families got into their cars and
headed for morning worship. However,
now, between youth sports, and jobs which
require working on Sunday, it is difficult for
some families and individuals to get to tra-
ditional services. Then, there are those who
are looking for a different experience. They
have been away from church or never went
there before and feel a little uneasy about
the Sunday worship atmosphere.
Recently, two area churches,
Community Presbyterian Church of
Chester and Drakestown United Methodist
of Hackettstown, have started addressing
those needs by offering “casual worship”
services. Although both churches call it
casual worship, there are differences in the
approach and style of their services.
“It allows people to attend a traditional
service at a non-traditional time,” explained
the Rev. Chris Scriven, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in describing his
church’s service.
Held every Saturday at 5:30 pm,
Scrivens describes it as: “a ‘come as you
are’ type of service.” For example, a fam-
ily that has just been to a child’s ball game
could come right to church without having
to worry about going home and changing
clothes first.
Scrivens follows in the casual vein by
wearing a shirt and jeans, rather than a robe.
However, the service, held in the sanctuary,
reflects what would be done on Sunday
(sermon, scripture readings, etc).
In offering this worship opportunity,
Scrivens said that he found it “fills a niche
that was deeper than expected”.
He shared that there are families with
children in multiple sports that could never
get everyone together to attend a Sunday
service, but are now worshipping together
for the first time in years and are overjoyed
by that.
The Community Presbyterian Church is
located at 220 Main Street in Chester.
At 7:30 pm on the second Friday of each
month is a coffee house service at the
Drakestown United Methodist Church at 6
Church Road, Hackettstown.
“ This service was started to give people
a different style of worship. We hope to
attract teenagers and those who currently do
not attend church, “said the church’s pastor,
the Rev. Bob Mayer.
Held in the sanctuary, the service has
contemporary Christian music with the
words on a screen, some prayer, and a short
message.
“Sometimes one of the youth plays a
djembe or a guest guitarist helps out. It is a
very informal worship, but still centered on
Christ,” said Mayer.
After the service, the worshippers go to
the Friendship Hall for coffee and snacks.
And although the thought was that the
service would just appeal to younger wor-
shippers, that isn’t so.
Hotbox...
Continued from page 19
United States. From coast to coast, foodies
are flocking to the rolling restaurants for
delicious eats. In the recent past, street food
in the North East has been mainly relegat-
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Hotbox Street Cuisine is bringing all of the
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Chef Christiansen, a graduate of the
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“ Much to my surprise, many of our
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Now he is bringing all of this experience to
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Michael has taken a 1982 Mini Cruiser
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NJ. The truck will be parked in different
location throughout the town. You may
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at festivals throughout NJ. Hotbox is also
available for onsite corporate events and
private parties.
The second truck is in the works which
is a 1973 mini Winnebago which spans 23
ft of cooking space. Hotbox Plans to
become a fleet up and down the east coast
in the near future.
Follow the truck on Twitter and
Facebook
For Franchise information contact
Michael at 908 887 1710 or on the website
www.hotboxfoodtruck.com
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