No. 7 Vol.

n Fri., April 24,

Homeschool families are invited to
the garden at Macculloch
Hall Historical Museum in
Morristown to celebrate
Arbor Day. 2015 marks the
131st Arbor Day celebration in New Jersey. The
first official celebration in
NJ was in 1884. Through
fun hands-on activities, art
projects, a special presentation by an instructor in the
4H Master Tree Steward
program and a program
with an author of an environmental and historical
New Jersey set chapter
book. Families enjoy the
beauty of the trees in the
Macculloch Hall garden

mendhamnews.com

April 2015

Arbor Day Activities for Homeschool Families

while learning more about
the largest plants on our
planet.
From 1 p.m. to 4 pm
registered families can participate in tree-related art
projects, enjoy a Tracking
Trees scavenger hunt
through the garden, learn
more about the Museum
gardens sassafras tree
which is the second largest
in NJ. To commemorate
Arbor Day 2015 children
will create a 3D paper tree
to decorate and take home.
Families can participate
in a program from the
Rutgers
Cooperative
Extension 4-H Master Tree
Steward Program of Union
County. The presentation

will help families understand what trees need and

what they provide to people and animals.
From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
families can also meet
Betsy Hays, author of the
environmental adventure
chapter book Riding with
the Wind, along with John
Gatti, musician who wrote
a musical soundtrack that
accompanies the book.
Riding with the Wind is
set in NJ and highlights the
states natural and historical wonders. It covers
intriguing environmental
and historical facts about
the six regions covered in
the book: the Great Falls of
Paterson,
the
NJ

Highlands, the Celery

Farm, the Meadowlands,
the Pine Barrens and Long

Beach Island. Hays and

Gatti will be available to
sell and sign copies of the

book and cd soundtrack,

will be available to purcontinued on page 2

Good News Travels East and West

As Community Newspaper Co. Spreads Its Wings

By Cheryl Conway, Editor

lowers and green grass are not the only things blooming this spring. MJ Media LLC has blossomed from
eight monthly community newspapers to fifteen, and
is changing its name.
And like pollen that spreads from birds and bees, news
that brightens, enlightens, entertains and inspires will be
reaching the mailboxes of 170,000 homes and businesses
starting this month, with this issue. MJ Media LLC has
recently merged with Broad Street Media, owner of the

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Publishers Joe Nicastro and Mary Lalama of Flanders of
the former MJ Media have formed a partnership with
Marketeer owner Darwin Oordt of Cherry Hill to establish
New View Media Group. In talks six months prior, the managing partners officially merged April 1.
Unlike other newspapers that incorporate both the good
and bad news, New View Media Group will feature only
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MOMS Club Open House

oin the MOMS Club of Roxbury,

Chester and Mendham, April 22, at
10 a.m. as we celebrate Spring and
the planet on Earth Day. We are opening
our doors at the Chester Field House in
Chester to our community. Stop by with
your kids and enjoy a free craft and open
play as you learn about what our club has
to offer. We are so much more than just a
mom and kid playgroup. As a nonprofit
organization, we have the ability to teach

our children that they have the power to

make a difference. We also offer walking
clubs, MOMS Nights Out, tours and we
help our community through service
projects. We have celebrations several
times a year with Halloween and
December Holiday Parties, Valentine's
Day Dance and Family Fun Days. To
learn more, visit www.momsclubroxbury.com or contact at momsclubofroxbury@gmail.com.

Mendham Library Hosts Program

elebrate Earth Day on Wed., April

22, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kids of
all ages are welcome to attend and
have fun. Do a fun experiment and enjoy
a snack too.
On Thurs., April 23, from 7 p.m. to 8
p.m., come out to celebrate Shakespeares
birthday with a Modern Day Shakespeare
program. Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey Director of Education and resident
director Brian B. Crowe will explore the
method and madness of producing the

Bards canon in the 21st century, including

selecting and adapting material, developing a production concept, and inspiring a
love of Shakespeare in the younger generation. Peek behind the curtain as Crowe
shares a unique perspective from the
Shakespeare Theatre of NJ.
Program space is limited and reservations are recommended. Choose from three
convenient options: Sign up in the Library;
email programs@mendhamtwplib.org.; or
call 973-543-4018.

Attention Schools, Churches, Organizations

Send Your Press Releases to mjmediastories@gmail.com

Arbor Day Activities...

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chase after the presentation.
Pre-registration is required. Call (973)
538-2404
ext.
16
or
email
cwinslow@maccullochhall.org to pre-register. The cost for the program is $15 per
family. If there is inclement weather the
program will inside in the museum .
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
preserves the history of the Macculloch-

Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons
Todd through its historic site, collections,
exhibits, and educational and cultural programs.
MHHM, a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation,
received an operating support grant from
the New Jersey Historical Commission, a
division of the Department of State.

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casual evening of
art and music is
planned at the West
Morris Mendham High
School on Fri., May 15,
from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
This is a family friendly
event. Students entering
the high school are encouraged to attend to see the
variety of creative avenues
they could choose to
explore. There will be art
on display in several different mediums created by the
high school students and
faculty and they will be
present to answer any questions. Several students will
display prize winning art
work from the Blackwell
Street juried student show.
Some pieces will also be
for sale. In addition students from the music
department will perform
throughout the evening.
Admission is free and

Evening Of The Arts At Mendham High

will
be
refreshments
served. This annual event
is a fundraiser for the art
and music departments.
The students will earn a
percentage from the sale of
their art and a percentage is
also given to the fundraiser.
The following students
were awarded ribbons at
the Blackwell Street student show and their art
work is attached. There
was a panel of five professional artists who selected
400 works out of 800 submissions. Ribbons and
monetary prizes were
awarded, but having art
work selected to be represented in the show was also
a great honor. This is a
small sample of the award
winners from West Morris
Mendham.
Anna Bradley won third
place for a Green Teapot
which is glazed stoneware;

Sara Cecere won first

place for Shark Week
which is a dry pastel and
colored pencil self portrait
on toned paper; Meghan
Fisher won third place for
Beast which is a polymer
plate print of a dog; Julia
Kornick won first place for
Julia which is a self portrait
using charcoal on toned
paper; Caroline Niehoff

won first place for The

Lion Maden which is
scratchboard of a girl and a
lion; Grace Parette won
Honorable Mention for The
Tall Brother which is red
and white chalk on toned
paper; Jessica Sidhu won
Honorable Mention for
Elusive Thought which is a
self portrait using oil on
canvas.

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Community Newspaper Co. Spreads Its Wings...

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good news.
We will have a group of community
newspapers with good family friendly content, says Nicastro. There are other publications as in any market we are in but we try
to bring a different perspective with all
good news.
The name, New View Media LLC, came
from The idea that we have a new view on
media, says Nicastro.
All community news, from schools to
government, people, organizations, places
of worship, libraries, non-profit organizations, volunteer services, childrens groups,
scouts, fundraisers and more will be featured in the pages of New View Media. The
companys philosophy is to showcase and
inform all readers about the good that surrounds them day to day, the positive, and
the uniqueness of their community.
Established in 2003 with just two monthlies in Mt. Olive and Hackettstown, MJ
Media which stands for My Jersey Media
grew to eight free monthlies over the years
reaching 84,831 homes and businesses.
They include the Mt. Olive News,

Hackettstown News, Roxbury News,

Randolph News, Musconetcong News,
Black River News, Morristown News and
Mendham News.
The Marketeer, a free shopper-type supplement delivered monthly to all homes,
has been around for the past 30 years. By
growing these papers, the community will
have all the positive news at their fingertips.
Both groups complimented each other
with their circulations so for local businesses it will be very beneficial, says Nicastro.
Despite the digital age, 2015 is a great time
for community newspapers.
Free community papers are different
than paid papers, explains Nicastro.
People want local news and it is hard to
find. The hyper local sites are good. There
is something about having a paper to hold,
people still call us for copies when their
kids are in the paper so they can cut it out
and hang it up- different than printing it off
a printer.
The additional seven papers include the
Livingston News, Hanover News, Caldwell
News, Verona/Cedar Grove News,

Millburn/Short
Hills
News,
East
Hanover/Florham Park News, and
Maplewood/South Orange News.
The greatest challenge faced by the new
company will be Getting information from
the community, says Nicastro.
The community is the best source for
information. People serve as the eyes and
ears as to what is going on around them.
Please send all press releases and positive
news stories to mjmediaeditor@gmail.com.

As a free newspaper, the company

depends on paid advertising. Contact Joe
Nicastro at 800-691-7549 or joe.nicastro@gmail.com
New View Media Group LLC is located
at Melanie Lane Unit 22A, East Hanover,
NJ 07936. The company also operates an
online website, publishing all articles online
at www.mypaperonline.com. For more
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more than 2,600 Australian students

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West Morris Superintendent Heads East To Lead

Morris School District

By Ejvind Boccolini
he West Morris Regional High
School District Superintendent of
Schools is accepting a new superintendent position in the Morris School
District, and has only good things to say
about both districts.
Mackey Pendergrast begins as
Superintendent of Schools on June 1 in the
Morris District - a district of almost 6,000
students, K-12.
Pendergrast, who has lived in
Mendham for more than 40 years, became
superintendent in the West Morris
Regional High School district in 2012. He
previously spent 15 years as a history
teacher in Summit Public Schools (a public district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade) and also in
Mendham High School. Pendergrast was
also a guidance counselor at Mendham
High School for two years.
He worked as director of staff development for seven years in the West Morris
Regional High School District before
becoming superintendent.

He notes that he has been "in town

(Mendham) as an educator for 15 years,"
and added that, "I live in town and I grew
up in town."
Pendergrast said that he has many longstanding relationships with a lot of different groups in the community, and added
that, in general, it is wonderful to be active
"in such an involved manner."
He called the officials in the WMRHS
district an "outstanding group of educators," and added that there are "great people in the school system."
Now, as he accepts the superintendent
position in the Morris School District, he
brings superb experience and an excellent
educational background as well. In addition to all of his years in the field of education, he graduated from Drew University
in 1988; earned a masters degree in education/counseling from William Paterson
University in 1992; and earned a masters
degree in educational administration from
the University of Massachusetts in 2008.
Pendergrast said he is looking forward
to a school district that is pre-K through

12. He said there are close to 6,000 students in the Morris School District, which
serves the communities of Morristown and
Morris Township (pre-K through high
school) and Morris Plains (grades 9-12).
Within the district there is one preschool, three primary schools (grades K2), three intermediate schools (grades 3-5),
one K-5 school; one middle school (grades
6-8) and one high school (grades 9-12).
"So, it's much bigger - much more
broad in it's scope," he said.
He noted that there are students at
many different levels, "so I'm excited
about that."
On the West Morris Regional High
School District website, www.wmmhs.org,
school officials are asking the community
for feedback in choosing the next superintendent.
"The West Morris Regional High
School District Board of Education would
like feedback from all of our community
members, regarding the selection of the
next superintendent," the website reads.
"The compiled results will then be ana-

Mackey Pendergrast

lyzed by the board for the development of

selection criteria that will be used as we
interview prospective candidates," it reads
adding that "your participation is important and appreciated." Surveys were supposed to be completed by April 20.

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Historical Society To Meet

he Mendham Borough Historical

Society plans to meet Tues., April
28, at the Garabrant Center, in
Mendham Borough, with a business
meeting at 7:30 p.m. and program at 7:45
p.m. Architectural historian/preservation
consultant Clifford W. Zink will present
The Roebling Legacy a classic
American saga spanning the continent for
more than 200 years. The Roeblings built
the famous Brooklyn Bridge and were
instrumental in the engineering of the
GW and Golden Gate bridges. Among
their many achievements, John A.
Roebling & Sons Co. produced wire rope
products shaping todays modern life,

provided jobs and created USAs first

sports car. Their buildings in Trenton
have been repurposed for modern-day
uses; the town of Roebling houses a
museum.
Clifford Zink is an author and recipient
of several awards including the John A.
Roebling Award from the Society for
Industrial Archaeology. The public is
invited. Presentation funded by Horizons
Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey
Council on the Humanities, a state partner
of the National Endowment for the
Humanities. For more information about
Horizons Speakers Bureau, visit
http://njch.org/programs/hsb/.

Community Singers Hold Clothing Drive

arren County Community

Singers and the Childrens
Chorus of Warren County plans
to hold a clothing drive at the Frist
Presbyterian Church in Washington.
Drop off times are Tues., April 21, from
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Wed., April 22,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Items must be in
plastic bags. Accepted are clean, wearable

clothing (coats, shoes, boots, belts, purses,

backpacks, towels, suitcases, linens, blankets, curtains, suits, gowns, stuffed toys
and small clean toys). Also accepted will
be used ink cartidges. These donations will
not be shredded or otherwise destroyed.
Donation receipts will be available. For
further information, call 908-689-7771.

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Homeowners And Garden Centers Getting Ready For Spring Gardens

By Cara Connelly
he calendar page has turned to April
and the promise of spring is here.
After the record breaking winter the
region has endured, the birds are finally
singing and bulb buds are poking through
the newly uncovered grass.
Springtime means preparing the yard
and gardens to enjoy landscaping all summer long. Putting in some prep time now
by preparing the lawn, controlling weeds
and cleaning planting beds to get them

ready to become flower or vegetable gardens for another season of blooms and
fresh produce will help those enjoy their
yard as the weather warms.
Country Mile Gardens of Morristown
has been a staple in the gardening community since 1977. Manager, Tom Gallo says
that now is the perfect time to get planting
beds ready by cleaning leaves and winter
debris. Gallo says, Spring is the time to
fertilize. Homeowners generally use granular fertilizer or compost for a more organ-

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County is having a Bingo Fun
Night on Thurs., May 7, at the
Mountain Villa School in Allamuchy.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event
are $25 which include 12 games, coffee,
tea and desserts. Other food will be sold.
There will be a 50/50, a raffle, door prizes,
and an extra great Jackpot game.
Prizes for the evening will be beautiful
Vera Bradley purses, totes, luggage, and

accessories. All proceeds go to Habitat for

Humanity in Warren County.
Seating is limited to 200 guests.
Tickets can be purchased at both Habitat
for Humanity locations and Kathys Kove
& Kafe in Washington, and Panther Valley
Pharmacy in Panther Valley, and Sub
Shack & Deli on Main Street,
Hackettstown.
For more information or tickets, call
908-852-0060 or 908-850-3546.

ic process.
Mulching is another spring activity.
According to Gallo, Mulching helps with
weed control and is aesthetically pleasing.
Summer Franklin of Mendham Garden
Center says that the best way to a lush
lawn after such a harsh winter is to maintain a healthy Ph balance. She says,
applying lime first will maximize the
benefits of fertilizer once it is applies.
Optimal Ph levels should be 6.5-7.0.
Mendham Garden Center offers fee soil
testing and can recommend repair or maintenance programs for a homeowners yard.
Why not introduce the kids to the wonder of plants? How about having them
plant a tree or shrub to commemorate an
achievement or create a container full of
flowers or vegetables.
Let the little ones choose what they
want to plant, let them be (relatively) in
charge the care of the plants. They will feel
invested in the process and learn a lesson
in responsibility and reaping the rewards
of hard work. Its also a great way to get
them outdoors, spend some family time

together and foster a lifetime of gardening

enjoyment.
A new trend in gardening is planting
edible gardens using different herbs that
gardeners will use in everyday cooking.
Try planting them in a window box or
hanging basket. Gallo says regular and
new customers are coming in looking for
new varieties of vegetables. New varieties of vegetables emerge every year and
people love to try experimenting with
them in their own gardens, he adds.
Franklin says that at Mendham Garden
Center they are getting a lot of inquires
about planting organic gardens. People
like to plant everything from a boxed garden off a patio to a full sized organic garden.
Spring is also a good opportunity to add
additional landscape or hardscaping features to the yard such as a new patio, trees
or shrubbery, fence or sprinkler system. A
more simple spring idea may be to plant
window boxes by combining flowering
plants with attractive foliage to add a quick
pop of color to decks, window sashes and
porch rails.

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Taste Buds Bloom With Variety Offered At Farmers Markets

By Cara Connelly
armers markets provide visitors with
a window to see into the world of
the people and places that grow our
farm foods, baked goods, artisans cheeses,
local honey and hand crafted products.
Once considered more of a novelty,
farmers markets today provide consumers
with an alternative to traditional grocery
markets, specialty food stores and unique
gift shops. Visitors to local farmers markets can purchase locally grown and made
items all with the convenience of one stop
shopping.
Different farmers, bakers, craftsmen
and unique shop owners come together in
an outdoor market that showcases everything local and homemade, handmade and
locally grown.
Farmers markets expose consumers to
different seasonal foods and products.
They offer more than typical supermarket
or gift shop products and often include
herbs, plants, cut flowers, eggs, homemade
specialty items such as jam and jelly,
baked items and local honey. Farmers markets generally open in the spring and stay
opened until the holidays. Each season

brings new offerings.

When farmers markets open in the
spring, they provide consumers with fresh,
locally grown produce, homemade baked
goods, prepared meals, soups and hand
crafted items that many have anticipated
all winter. Their garden offerings are plentiful providing consumers with an exceptional selection of annuals and perennials
to plant. Spring offerings turn to summer
offerings delivering a wide variety of flavorful, colorful sweet fruits and ample
vegetables.
Summer farmers markets are a great
way to spend a weekend afternoon or lazy
evening after a day at work. Summer is
when produce such as tomatoes, sweet
corn and cucumbers are grown and
enjoyed in abundance. As the summer
ends, fall is a beautiful time of year. The
air is crisp and local farm stands are brimming with autumn goodies from pumpkins
to root vegetables, cider, hay rides and
corn mazes. Hearty prepared meals, holiday pies, hand knit sweaters and seasonal
wreaths are alongside mums, corn stalks
and hay barrels used to decorate our
homes.

As the winter approaches, dont discount the selection at your local outdoor
markets. Beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts,
cabbage and cauliflower are grown most of
the year, even through November and
December. Its a great time to stock up on
homemade jams, jellies and local honey.
Think gift giving for the holidays. Most
farmers markets stay open until December
and will additionally offer fresh cut greenery and Christmas trees.
Most fruits and vegetables travel 15002500 miles to land in the grocery store. If
each consumer ate just one meal a week
using local products, we would save 1.1
million barrels of oil each year. Visits to
local farmers markets are increasing for a
variety of reasons- its healthier, its important to support local growers and its better
for our environment. Stop by and explore
your local outdoor market today, you may
be surprised what you find and what you
learn.
Some Morris County Area Community
Farmers Markets include:
Morris Plains Farmers Market;
Speedwell Ave. Ext. (also known as
Merchant Block) Morris Plains; 978-267-

1488;www.morrisplainsboro.org. Open
Sat., June through Oct., from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Featuring variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, wine, honey, milk, eggs, flowers,
cheese, pierogis, sausages, stuffed cabbage, jams and jellies, pies, cakes, cookies,
quiches, soups, dried fruit and nuts, artisan
breads, croissants, scones, chicken pot
pies, pickles, olives, stuffed grape leaves,
alpaca yarn and alpaca wool products.
Morristown Farmers Market, Spring
Street & Morris Street, Morristown; 973455-1133; www.morristown-nj.org. Open
Sun., June through Nov., 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Featuring variety of fruits, vegetables and
organic products, flowers, plants, herbs,
baked goods, eggs, cheese, honey, fish,
poultry, grass fed beef and pork. WIC and
Senior FMNP vouchers available by some
farmers.
East Hanover Farmers Market,
Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover;973-4283095; www.townshipofeasthanover.com.
Open Mon., June through Oct., noon to 6
p.m. Featuring variety of fruits and vegetables. WIC and Senior FMNP vouchers
available by some farmers.

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Dental implants are cylinders, traditionally made
from titanium, that are placed into the jawbone. Teeth
are built on top of them, and there are many configurations. The most typical are 1. A single tooth, 2. Multiple
permanent teeth (a bridge), 3. Stabilize dentures (which
are removable), and 4. Fixed-detachable, which is discussed below.
Fixed-detachable implant teeth are extremely popular today. The fixed refers to the fact you dont take
them in-and-out of your mouth, and the detachable
refers to the ability of your dentist being able to remove
them for maintenance & repairs. They have become
overwhelmingly popular for many reasons: 1. They
have significantly brought down the cost of traditional
implant procedures, 2. The need for major bone grafting
procedures has been reduced or eliminated, 3. The overall procedure time has been decreased, 4. They allow
patients to eliminate the endless cycle of cavities, fillings, root canals, crowns, and bridges.

The fixed-detachable class includes many brand

names you may have heard of: Teeth-In-A-Day, AllOn-Four, Hybridge, Prettau Zirconia Bridges, Teeth
Today, Teeth Tomorrow, RevitaliZe, and the list
goes on and on. Regardless of the name, they all fall
into the same class of dental appliance: FixedDetachable.
Whether you would benefit from a single implant,
multiple implants, denture stabilization, or a fixeddetachable appliance, the dentist or team of dentists you
work with is critical to your success and satisfaction.
Because dental implants are not a specialty, any dentist,
regardless of their training, can perform these procedures. As a consumer, it is very important you do your
due diligence when selecting an implant dentist.
Dr. Ira Goldberg is a recognized dental implant
expert, and has been performing implant procedures for
20 years. He is uniquely qualified in a number of ways:
1) He performs both the surgical aspect and restorative
aspect of dental implants himself: referrals to other dentists are rarely required. 2) He holds many degrees in
the field of implant dentistry, with the most prestigious
being a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral
Implantology, a title held by less than 500 dentists
worldwide. 3) He lectures to other dentists in the field
of computerized surgical procedures, and performs

these procedures regularly.

On Tuesday, May 19, Dr. Goldberg will be holding a
free Public Awareness Seminar on dental implants. It
will be located at the Holiday Inn Express in Mt.
Arlington. Details are available on his website at
www.MorrisCountyDentist.
Go to the Dental
Implants tab, and click on Dental Implant Seminar.
He will be covering many topics regarding dental
implants, but some of them include: single & multiple
tooth replacement, full jaw replacement, denture stabilization, mini-implants, bone grafting, fees, insurance,
and financing. An actual patient will be present to talk
about their dental implant experience, too.
Dr. Goldberg is a general dentist located in the
Roxbury Mall in Succasunna, NJ. He provides general
dentistry for the entire family, including: cleanings,
check-ups, whitening, veneers, crowns, root canals,
dentures, periodontal (gum) services, dental implants,
Invisalign, and much more. He is a Diplomate of the
American Board of Implantology/Implant Dentistry,
holds multiple degrees, and is recognized as an expert
in dental implants. You can find additional information
on his website:www.MorrisCountyDentist.com. The
office can be reached at: (973) 328-1225 or via email:
frontdesk.mcda@gmail.com.

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Third Grade Green Team Protects Earth All Year

endham Township Elementary Schools Third

Grade Green Team has a yearlong initiative to
help students recognize the importance of protecting the Earth and its valuable resources.
On Arbor Day, third graders celebrate going green at
an all-day event known as Green Day. On April 24,
annual earth day celebration, the day begins with a celebration of their green efforts and an invitation to learn
more on how to protect the environment. Several environmental workshops are offered to students on topics such as
honeybees, bats, oil spills, and native plants. The day
ends with a closing ceremony that includes vanilla ice
cream, topped with maple syrup processed by the third
graders during their annual maple-sugaring project.
A highlight of Green Day is the waste-free picnic
lunch. Students (and parents) are challenged to pack
lunches that do not contain any trash. Snacks are brought
in reusable containers, napkins are made of cloth, and
water bottles are refillable. After successfully meeting
this challenge, students often choose to continue bringing
waste-free lunches to school, and they are very proud to
do so.
At the start of the school year, third grade students
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Also in September, students discovered how plastic
bags pollute the ocean and harm sea life. Students were
challenged to no longer use plastic bags for storing reading books that travel from school to home. Instead they
were provided with reusable cloth bags to hold materials
needed for reading workshop.
In October, third graders began a composting project.
They collected items for the compost bin from their
snacks and lunches. Students learned the benefits of composting and the process. Students continued composting
in the schools lunchroom for several weeks. This spring,
the compost will be used for gardening in the schools outdoor learning center.
As the year progresses, students continue to study the
human impact on the environment by studying endangered species, rainforest destruction, waste management,
water usage, and organic gardening. These topics are integrated into the third grade science and social studies curricula, as well as, into enrichment programs.
At the end of the school year, the students attend a field
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studying animal behavior and habitats, the students ana-

lyze the zoos mission statement. By inspecting signs and

studying animal enclosures, students decide whether the
zoo is successfully accomplishing their goals. After the
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Panel OKs Bill Establishing

Support the Troops License Plates

egislation
sponsored
by
Assemblyman Dave Wolfe and
Assemblywoman Alison Littell
McHose to lighten the financial burden
on the families of New Jersey military
personnel serving overseas was approved
recently today by the Appropriations
committee. The bill, A-1183, authorizes a
Support the Troops specialty license
plate with the proceeds earmarked for the
families of NJ military personnel who are
serving overseas.
Veterans can apply for grants to help
with mortgage or rent payments, food and
clothing, heating or utility bills, emergency home repairs, repair or replacement
of essential home appliances, vehicle
repair, tuition assistance, and other emergent needs.
The families of deployed soldiers
face both emotional and financial hardship, said Wolfe, R-Ocean and
Monmouth. The monthly expenses still
need to be satisfied. However, in most

cases, the family income is reduced

because the military pay cant match the
weekly pay check from employers at
home.
These license plates give residents an
easy way of supporting the troops and
providing some financial relief, said
McHose, R Sussex, Warren and Morris.
The special tags create another source of
financial assistance to those in need.
The proceeds from the license tags will
support the Operation Enduring
Freedom/Operation
Iraqi
Freedom
Yellow Ribbon Grant Program which is
administered by the NJ National Guard
Support for Returning Combat Veterans
Program.
The funds will also provide grants for
families of NJ Army or Air National
Guard service members who have been
mobilized for more than 90 days and are
experiencing financial hardship. Initial
cost of the specialty plates will be $50
with a $10 annual renewal fee.

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By Jason Cohen
he
Mendham
Chester
Patriots
Wrestling squad had
an impressive year, ending
with two of its members
crowned state champs at the
Sun Bank Center in Trenton
on March 21. Eight of its
wrestlers between ages 5
and 15 qualified for the
state tournament, with
eighth
graders
Kaya
Sement and Domenico
DiGena placing in their
respective weight classes.
Sement, a three-time
state place winner, who didnt surrender a single point
in his bracket, beat
Belfords Fred Luchs to
become state champion in
the 80-pound intermediate
category.
Domenico DiGena, a
two-time state placer, went
4-0 in his title run and
defeated Brett Unger of
Flemington to become state
champion in the 75-pound
intermediate category.
DiGena of Mendham,
who has been wrestling
since he was in kindergarten, was introduced to
the sport by his father
Lenny. He said although he
has tried other sports,
wrestling is his favorite.
I enjoy the fact that
wrestling is an individual
sport and it's all on me to
win, DiGena said. There
are no excuses.

Mendham Wrestlers Crowned State Champs

Not only is wrestling a
physically grueling sport,
but being prepared mentally is important as well,
DiGena said. Also, one
needs to make a year round
commitment to the sport in
order to be successful.
After coming in sixth
place last year and eighth
the year before, this was his
first time winning states.
He hopes to continue
wrestling in high school
and possibly college.
It felt great to realize
my hard work and dedication paid off, he said.
Sement, of Chester,
began wrestling in kindergarten and was influenced
by his father Eric, who
wrestled when he was
younger and coached the
team for the past four years.
He said his dad helped him
improve as a wrestler by
teaching him it is important
to stay calm and focused.
I like having my dad as
coach because its easy to
understand what hes saying, he said.
While Eric didnt force
wrestling on his son, it was
something he fell in love
with quickly, he said. His
dad asked him to try it for a
year and after a couple of
weeks, he was hooked.
I just started loving it,
Sement said. You make
lots of friends and winning
feels pretty good.
Sement, who also is a

member of the Bitetto

wrestling club in Teterboro,
said the hardest part of
wrestling is the training. He
runs almost every day,
works out in his basement
three times a week and has
a strict diet he abides by.
He said winning the
state championship was
remarkable and he plans to
wrestle in high school and
college.
It was a big relief, he
said. All year my main
focus was to be the state
champ this year. Like my
dad says, all this working
out now is preparing you
for high school and college.
His father Eric said he
couldnt be prouder of his
son, DiGena and their
teammates. The boys
trained all year and their
hard work and dedication
paid off, he said. Eric
passed his love of the sport
onto Kaya and his younger
son Eren, who is in third
grade and is a member of
the team.
Wrestling is something
I wanted him to do, he
said. Its a sport you cant
force on a kid. Its a huge
demand on a wrestler. You
cant dabble in other sports.
You either love it or you
hate it.
He knew the kids were
prepared for the playoffs,
but they surpassed his
expectations. As a father and

Area 3 Special Olympics Bocce Meet

he Special Olympics
Bocce Meet plans to
showcase the bocce
skills of more than 100
Special Olympics athletes
from Morris, Sussex and
Warren counties, on Sun.,
March 22, from 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m., at Madison High
School in Madison. The
mission
of
Special

Olympics is to provide
year-round sports training
and athletic competition in
a variety of Olympic-type
sports for all children and
adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to
develop physical fitness,
demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in

sharing of gifts, skills and

friendship with their families,
other
Special
Olympics athletes and the
community.
The event is open to all.
For further information
about Area 3 Special
Olympics, contact sonjarea3@live.com or 917697-7013.

a coach, having eight players qualify from one team is

a tremendous accomplishment, Sement said.
Its great to see them
from where they started to
where they ended up, he
said. Its nice to see them
end their careers as state
champs. Its a bittersweet
moment watching them
move on.
Other members who
placed in the state playoffs
were: Tristan Navarino, who
qualified for the tournament
for the second time, placed
sixth in the 75-pound intermediate category; Eren
Sement, a first-time qualifier for the state tournament,
took fifth place in the 55pound Bantam Category;
and teammates Pete Tringali
(105), Alex Winant (120),
Andrew Bryan (112) and
Cole Klenke (85).

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Flanders Teen Videos Historic Sites For Preservation

By Cheryl Conway
icholas Mathus of Flanders has found his niche, and
how ironic that his passion for history stems from his
very own past.
Determined to share history with others and preserve our
nations past, Nick follows in the footsteps of his father and
grandfather (also named Nick) whose love for history is
much the same. Since he was three years old, Nick has visited more than 80 historic sites and videotaped their significance, all with the help from his father Glenn Mathus.
The fourteen year old is known as Nick The History
Kid, and he has teamed up his father, Glenn, to produce historical videos. An eighth grader at The PECK School in
Morristown, Nicks main goal is to show his peers how fun
and interesting history is and why sites should be preserved.
History is fun and should be preserved for future generations, says Nick. If we didnt have history we wouldnt
be here today. Its our nations past of how we got here
today. If we dont preserve it, its going to be destroyed.
His motto: New Jersey: from the Revolutionary War to
the Jersey Shore both History and Fun awaits You! Most of
his videos cover NJs historical sites, but also cover treasures
throughout the United States when vacationing or traveling
for sports.
When we go to swim or track we find historical places,
says Glenn, like Motown, Key West-Florida, Henry Ford
Museum in Michigan
Although Nick began his role four years ago as Nick The
History Kid and posting historical videos online, his first
video dates back to when he was three years old at
Gettysburg. In that video, Glenn recalls Nick saying Lets
Go Soldierand its been history ever since.
Thats how far it goes back, his love for history, says
Glenn. My dad passed it onto to him. My dad used to take
me all over in 1965. He loved history too; he was a big
George Washington man and Civil War. I grew up with what
my dad liked.
With 80 videos so far, Nicks footage lasts anywhere
between four to fifteen minutes, provide historical details of
the location with some humor to keep the viewers interest.
His visits have him flying an airplane and a helicopter,
scuba diving, high diving at the end of the West Point video,
and riding one of the oldest roller coasters.
For the video filmed at the Henry Ford Museum in
Dearborn, Michigan, Nick provides a brief history of the
helicopter and the museum, where the first successful helicopter is preserved, and then flies a helicopter.
Last year, they traveled everywhere from Detroit where
we are the only video on YouTube that takes you inside
Motowns Historic Studio A, and to the Confederate White
House in Richmond, VA., says Glenn.
His video on the Charles Lindbergh Crime of the Century
Video took two months to complete as they traveled to four
different cities to tell the whole story. They first went to
Washington, DC, showing the Spirit of Saint Louis which
was the high point of Lindberghs life.
Next, they visited the Lindbergh Estate in East Amwell
where Nick got special permission to film inside the babys
nursery, the scene of the 1932 kidnapping.
We filmed in the Lindbergh Babies nursery and recreated the leaving of the ransom note on the window sill,
explains Glenn. In 1935 Lindbergh gifted the estate to the
State of NJ, and it is now a juvenile state correctional facili-

ty. No tourism here, says Glenn. But, We were the first to

show the estate today and tour the grounds speculating what
happened that night in 1932.
They then went to the Flemington Court House where the
trial of the century happened; and finally to West Trenton to
visit the NJ State Police Museum where all the evidence
from the trial is kept; and the final scene, back at the
Flemington Court House where Nick is the judge in the
Retrial of the Century and convicts Bruno Hauptmann
based on what we believe happened.
This is truly a surprise ending that could not have happened without the help of many people in high places, says
Glenn. Nick got to sit in the judges chair as the judge and
the chair inside the cell that Hauptmann was electrocuted in.
People dont get to see the settings.
For sites indoors he receives special permission.
Our objective is to show people something they could
never see on any regular tour, says Glenn. In Nicks video
on the Hindenburg, we were given permission to climb historic Hanger number one with our guide. At 190 feet up at
the top of the Hanger one could imagine the Hindenburg
entering the hangar below us. Only the History Channel
and the Weather Channel were allowed to climb and film the
hangar from above.
Nick was also allowed to enter the mock-up control car
used in the movie Hindenburg starring George C. Scott.
Nick explains all the controls and demonstrates how the
Hindenburg was flown.
At Mount Vernon in 2012 Nick had the high honor of
participating in a special wreath laying at George
Washington's tomb in front of 100 people.
In his video highlighting cemeteries, Nick visits his
grandfathers grave as well as several famous people such as
Judy Garland, James Cagney, Ed Sullivan, Joan Crawford,
Babe Ruth and Malcolm X, all buried within an hour from
each other, notes Glenn.
In another video, he outlines the history of roller-coasters,
mostly in Coney Island, NY, and rides one of the oldest
roller-coasters- the Cyclone.
Its so cool to go to every event involved, says Nick.

Sometimes its difficult to find the time. We schedule it for

Saturday mornings or when they travel especially for swimming and track in which Nick holds multiple gold medals,
broken records and the title Junior Swimmer of the Year
for the second year in a row, says Glenn.
His latest mission is to help preserve the Martin Berry
House (built in 1720) in Pequannock, 12 years before
George Washington was born when the British ruled the
land.
If the town doesnt buy it, it will be another strip mall,
says Glenn. We attended several of the monthly meetings
and will be involved in promoting the home, when its
acquired by the town. They plan to shoot a video at the
home then share that history with the local schools.
Nick and I are one of the many "Friends of the Martin
Berry House," a strong and dedicated group of history loving people who want to see the township preserve this beautiful home, one of the oldest homes in Pequannock. Nick
and I are committed to preserving, promoting and volunteering this historical treasure. Nick was the youngest attendee
to publicly speak at one of the town council meetings.
They are also trying to get permission to film the
Gallows of Morristown inside the Morris County Court
House. The last public hanging in Morristown was in 1835,
says Glenn, and the gallows have been stored in the old
courthouse in Morristown, he says.
Nick also promotes historic sites by volunteering his
time there. He currently has 96 volunteer hours at the
Washington Headquarters in Morristown.
We must remember our history and the people who paid
for our freedom, says Glenn. My sons message is good
and his goal is to raise interest in the leaders of tomorrow
that these historical treasures are to be preserved for future
generations to come. If tomorrows adults lose interest in
these buildings then funding will be cut off and they will disappear.
Nicks videos are linked to NJs Travel and Tourism webpage. For more information and to view his videos, visit
www.nickthehistorykid.com.

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Gilenson Celebrates 90 Years in Livingston

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Thomas Edison Helped Ignite The Record Career of Sophie Tucker

The Last of The Red Hot Mamas

by Michele Guttenberger
s early as 1887,
Thomas Edison has
become a name in
the home entertainment
industry. His company manufactured
phonographs
(needle/stylus music player)
and its music medium (analog recordings on a wax
cylinders and Blue Amberol
his patented plastic material). He not only had a say in
the production and technology of this emerging industry but, he also had control
of the artists that recorded
on his label. Thomas Edison
was not only a wizard of
invention; he also became a
music recording mogul with
his own namesake record
label and recording studio.
Recording artists made the
trek to West Orange NJ or
Manhattan to have their

voice and instrumentals

recorded and played on his
home and parlor music players the phonograph.
Thomas Edison was the
original American idol
judge on musical talent and
he determined if an artist
was worthy of a record label
contract. The current popularity of the performers
music did not sway Edisons
biased judgment.
In
Edisons words to promote
an artist based on celebrity
constituted "fakery in
music".
It was unfortunate for his
record label that Edison (a
deaf
and
musically
untrained person) made the
final judgments on recording artists. This would be a
negative company business
policy and one of the reasons Edison started to lose

market share in the early

1900s to his rival the Victor
Talking Machine Company.
However, in 1910 Edison
made an exception in
accepting music he personally disliked such as the
blues or jazz that Sophie
Tucker (January 13, 1886 -February 9, 1966) had
become known for. Tucker
was a young, spicy vaudeville entertainer and female
white jazz singer. During
this period the Edison
Recording Company was
conducting a marketing
campaign to attract new
artists by paying a thousand
dollars for ten records to
singers who already had a
popular following. Tucker
was already a successful
stage performer but she saw
both money and greater
fame if she also became a

Eleventh Hour
Annual Tasting Event

leventh Hour Rescue plans to host

The Taste of Morris County for
Food, Wine, Fine Spirits, and Beer
Lovers on Mon., April 27, from 6:30 p.m.
until 10 p.m. at the newly renovated
Skylands of Randolph.
This event will benefit the rescues
Phase 1 Building Hope Project that is currently underway. The Building Hope project aims to raise funds to construct a new,
permanent kennel to house some of the
over 2,800 animals Eleventh Hour Rescue
saves from death row every year. In addition this event will also celebrate the success and support of local restaurants and
vendors. As proven in the past two years,
this event is a true form of the local community pulling together for a great cause.
Some in attendance this year include
Riverside Rhythm Band, Cricket Hill
Brewery, Fedway Associates with Grey
Goose and Dewars, Avas Cupcakes,
Down to the Bone and The Barn.
In addition to samplings of Morris
County there will be a 15 piece band,
dance floor, games, and a spectacular array

of items in the Silent Auction. A few highlighted EHR dogs will be making their
way into the event too.
Tickets for Eleventh Hours Taste of
Morris County are available for purchase
at www.ehrdogs.org or email tasteofmorris@ehrdogs.org with any questions.
Tickets will be available at the door for
$85 per person while space is permitted;
$70 for non-alcohol attendees. Please join
Eleventh Hour Rescue - a great cause is
always in great taste.
The rescue is still seeking sponsorship
and donations for the Silent Auction for
this event. This event is 21 and over
please. All attendees will need to provide
proper identification. Email tasteofmorris@ehrdogs.org.
Eleventh Hour Rescue is a 501(c)3 that
saves dogs and cats from death row. All
proceeds go to the care of the animals.
Visit www.ehrdogs.org for more information, email mainoffice@ehrdogs.org or
call 973-664-0865.

voice that was heard on

phonograph records. After
visiting the West Orange
recording studio, she made
her first demo recording of
"The Lovin' Rag". The studio was happy with her first
recording and asked her to
record another cylinder
record and so she sang "That
Lovin' Two-Step Man.
Sophie Tucker was a savvy
business woman and knew
those two records had to
sell. She did the equivalent
of a 1910 Twitter blast and
sent off post cards to everyone she knew in her address
book, all over the country,
telling them about her
records and urging them to
buy them. Her address book
in 1910 was a network of
over 2,000 names.
In
Tuckers own words I felt I
must prove my worth to the

Recording Company. I had

the two hundred dollars for
the first two records safely
put into a postal money
order and I was holding on
to this like grim death until I
could collect the eight hundred dollars balance.
Sophie Tucker was given a
contract for the eight
remaining records. Thomas
Edison helped launch the
recording career of The
Last of the Red Hot Mamas
that Tucker referred herself
as. The Thomas Edison
Company saw her talent not
in her tune but in her
naughty girl narrative talksinging style that parallels
todays hip-hop. She was
billed as a comedienne for
making phonograph users
LOL. Sophie Tuckers
quotes are such hot classics
they are still getting laughs

today.
Visit the Thomas Alva
Edison Museum NPS
where music record history
was
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Hours are 10:00am 4:00pm. Admission Fee is
$10.00 - 211 Main Street
West Orange, NJ 07052
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Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6-8
1 box Dreamfields Penne Rigate
2 cups sugar snap peas
2 cups fresh or frozen green peas
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest, plus extra for garnish
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups baby greens (arugula, spinach or
blend)
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (optional)
Parmesan cheese, shaved
Cook pasta according to package directions, adding sugar snap and green peas
during last 3 minutes of cooking; drain.
Rinse with cold water; drain again. Place
in large bowl.
Meanwhile, combine lemon juice, zest
and salt in small bowl. Whisk in oil. Toss
with pasta and peas. Gently toss in greens

and herbs, if using. Garnish with shaved

Parmesan and additional zest, if desired.
Note: For herbs, use one or a combination of chopped mint, thyme, chives, basil,
parsley or other favorites.
Nutrition information (1/6 of recipe):
328 calories; 8 g total fat (1 g saturated
fat); 12 g protein; 56 g total carbohydrate;
9 g total dietary fiber; 0 mg cholesterol;
218 mg sodium.

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Cat Adoption Event

S Gymnastics USAG & USAIGC

teams will be hosting a cat and kitten adoption event for Mt. Olive
TNR Project on Sat., May 2, from 9 a.m.
to noon. The event will be in the CS

Gymnastics parking in Flanders. CS

Gymnastics will be selling hot pretzels,
running a supplies drive, and taking donations for Mt Olive TNR.

CS Gymnastics Boys Team Gets Olympic

Greeting At States

fter training hard throughout the

winter gymnastics season, all the
efforts of the USA Mens
Gymnastics Team at CS Gymnastics paid
off. The NJ State Competition was held
the weekend of March 14-15 at Colts
Neck High School and included over 20
teams representing USA Gymnastics
Clubs in NJ.
The six team members from the CS
Gymnastics Shadows Team, ages 7-10,
competed on all six mens events achiev-

ing their highest team score of the season,

180.8. This placed them 5th among all the
Level 4 teams participating in the state.
The day was topped off by an unexpected and exciting visit from Olympian
Jonathan Horton, who handed out the
awards to each of the gymnasts. Pictured
with Jonathan are CS Shadows team members, Lucas Sarnella, Ryan Pietz, Michael
Eannone, Jack Alexander, Matthew
Eannone, and Nate Bertha.

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Silly Leprechaun Visits Homes In Popular Childrens Book

By Cheryl Conway
ike other leprechauns, Silly McGilly
returned to Ireland last month to
make more shoes, but his time here
was well spent entertaining young and old
during the St. Patricks Day holiday.
Who is Silly McGilly?-some may ask.
He is a new leprechaun friend created by
three women of New Jersey, one who lives
right in Morris County. Michelle CoffeyDougherty of Montville, along with her sister Eileen Coffey-Cowley of Sea Girt, and
their sister-in-law Victoria Clark-Coffey of
Basking Ridge are the authors of Silly
McGilly.
Their book, Silly McGilly was written
two years ago in 2013, but first sold in stores
last year. Dougherty held a book reading at
the Learning Express Toys in Morristown
last month during Read Across America
Week.
With cupid on Valentines Day, and the
Easter Bunny on Easter, why not in between
introduce a cute and clever leprechaun
parade into St. Patricks Day.
In an often overlooked family holiday,
Silly McGilly is a breath of fresh air, as
stated in the books press release. He visits
homes and classrooms to play fun little
tricks on children in the month, weeks, days
leading up to St. Patricks Day.
Michelle says she thought of the idea
after Christmas time when her seven-year
old son was saying how sad he was that
Christmas was over, what do we have to
look forward to?
We have a leprechaun but he comes one
night, explains Michelle, so why not create
a character to help raise awareness of the tradition and create great family memories.
As Irish Americans, the three authors
wanted to breathe some new life into St.
Patricks Day, especially having 10 children between them, and their immense love
for family traditions.
Six months to write, the three sisters met
regularly to complete their book. We all sat
together; cousins would sit and play and we
would all work, sales Michelle, former preK through second grade teacher. With sales,
marketing and teaching in their background,
the sisters combined their skills to self-publish a creative childrens book.
"Silly McGilly is a labor of love for our
entire family," said Eileen Cowley. "We
were all brought up to appreciate our Irish
culture and particularly enjoyed the fun and
revelry of St. Patrick's Day. However, we
also recognized that there was no defining

story or character that young children could

embrace, both literally and figuratively. And
so, Silly McGilly was born!"
The book tells the story of the very lovable Silly McGilly. Silly is a friendly leprechaun who enjoys visiting homes and
classrooms to play funny little tricks on children throughout the St. Patrick's Day season.
For some, Silly can visit every day in
March, others once a week, or the day
before St. Patrick's Day.
In Michelles house, Silly McGilly visits
for 17 days in March leading up to St.
Patricks Day. She uses it when March
begins.
When you read the book you put the
doll by the window as an indication for the
real Silly McGilly to come into your home
to do a trick, explains Michelle. Then every
day, kids wake up to new tricks by the green
leprechaun.
Examples of tricks, which are also outlined in the book, include turning toilet bowl
water green, or pictures turned upside down.
Maybe he's left some treats behind such
as chocolate coins, shamrocks or St.
Patrick's Day stickers. Or, maybe he's been
up to a little mischief, turning over chairs,
writing on the blackboard, or leaving the
kitchen cabinets open.
Michelle says, Its up to each parent to
decide what they want to do. Parents and
kids come up creative ideas each day. Then
after St. Patricks Day, he goes back to
Ireland to making shoes because thats what
leprechauns do.
We created a family tradition, says
Michelle. Kids are excited, they look forward to it. Kids wake up and are excited. Its
a great tradition creating family memories.
Children grow up so quickly. Its something
to enjoy with the whole family. Its a great
tradition whether you are Irish or not.
Teachers are using it in classrooms, prekindergarten through third grade, in all 50
states.
Last year, Silly McGilly was so popular
he sold out. This year, sales have doubled
and orders are still coming in. Michelle was
heading to Ireland to meet with a gift shop
owner to carry Silly McGilly there.
A fun new childrens hard-cover book,
Silly McGilly is 24 pages long and self-published. Each book comes with an eight inch,
soft, plush leprechaun.
Whether youre Irish or not, wonderful
memories are waiting for you with this new
St. Patrick's Day tradition!
Its a great gift for a birthday, for the

Michelle Coffey-Dougherty and Victoria Coffey.

holidays, at any time of year, concludes
Michelle. You can give it during the year;
its exciting and something to look forward
to.

Sold for $29.99 on the website, the book

includes a keepsake box with the doll. Go to
www.sillymcgilly.com or Learning Express
in Morristown to purchase a copy.

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Tourism Bill Promotes NJ s War

Contributions Online

n an effort to promote New Jerseys

tourism
industry,
Assembly
Republicans Nancy F. Muoz and
Anthony Bucco sponsor legislation that
allows people to view online the states
war efforts from the American Revolution
to the Vietnam War. The bill recently won
Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts
Committee approval.
Many people who plan a vacation start
the process with a Google search. New
Jersey, and all it has to offer vacationers,
needs to be in that queue, said Muoz, RUnion, Morris and Somerset. As one of
the original 13 colonies, our state played a
significant role in the American
Revolution. Several important battles were
fought here including the Battle of
Trenton, the Battle of Millstone, and the
Battles of Monmouth and Princeton. We
were also instrumental in supporting many
of our nations other war efforts. Allowing
people to view online these historical
events will hopefully entice them to visit

our state and these sites in person.

New Jersey is famous for its war
efforts from the American Revolution to
the Civil War and World Wars I and II,
said
Bucco,
R-Morris.
General
Washington set up two winter camps in
Morristown where the Ford family also ran
a powder mill that supplied needed powder
for the early war effort. During World War
I, our state was a center of shipbuilding
and manufacturing. That continued in
World War II as many of our nations battleships, aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers
and destroyers were built in our shipyards.
Promoting tourism by highlighting these
places and events via the internet is an
opportunity we should take advantage of.
The bill, A-4278, requires the Division
of Travel and Tourism in the Department
of State, in consultation with the New
Jersey Historical Commission, to develop
a list and an online historic tour of war battles fought and places of historic significance to the military and war efforts in NJ.

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