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Star Pumpkin Grower Produces Second Largest Pumpkin In NJ History

By Anastasia Marchese
hen Michael Star of Long
Valley started growing giant
pumpkins three years ago, he
didn't know that one of his pumpkins
would break the state record, but that is
just what happened.
This year Star grew two large pumpkins
in his yard, the bigger of the two started to
rot, but the smaller one he took to
Doylestown, PA to be weighed. It weighed
in at a whopping 971.5 lbs, breaking the
New Jersey state record of 919 lbs.
"It held the state record for about an
hour," said Star, "but then someone came
in with an even bigger one around 1,400
lbs. So it is the second largest pumpkin
ever grown in NJ."
There is an organization, The Great
Pumpkin Commonwealth, that organizes
regional weigh offs throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe and even New
Zealand and South Africa. Growing supersized pumpkins seems to also be growing
in popularity and the pumpkins just keep
getting bigger.
Last year in 2014, Beni Meier of
Pfungen, Switzerland set a new world's
record by growing a 2,323.7 lb. pumpkin.
This year's current champion is a 2,145.5
lb. pumpkin grown by Gene McMullen
from Streator, Ill.
Not only pumpkins are up for greatness
however.
The
Great
Pumpkin

Commonwealth website records the

records for gourds, tomatoes, and watermelon as well, all though none approach
the weight of the pumpkins. This year a
world's record was set by Al Eaton for his
Long Gourd that measured in at 149.5
inches. The tomato world record might not
sound quite as impressive. It was set last
year at 8.41 lbs. The current world record
watermelon was also set in 2014 and
weighed in at 350.5 lbs. Both of those
fruits would make quite a mess if someone
dropped it!
Growing these huge fruits, a pumpkin is
technically a fruit, requires much more
than some fertilizer and rain.
"There is really a lot of science to it,"
says Star "These pumpkins pull more
nutrients out of the soil than any other
plant."
Lots of soil amending needs to be done
every year and soil samples are taken and
sent to a lab to be analyzed. This year Star
added 10 yards of manure to the garden as
well different specific chemicals based on
the soil analysis results. The advent of the
internet along with proven scientific information has enabled more people to get
involved in competitive pumpkin growing.
Star began growing his own huge
pumpkins when his wife gave him a book
on the subject.
When asked what got him interested in
growing huge pumpkins, he said "I've kind

of always been interested in it since I was

a kid. That is why my wife got me the book
that got me started."
While Star's wife may have set him on
the path, she wasn't personally that interested until this year. Coming in second
sparked her competitive nature and she
hopes her husband beats the record next
year. As for the kids, there isn't much interest.
Its just Dad growing his giant pumpkin again is sort of their attitude, even
though their friends may be impressed, it
seems normal to them.
One logistic of growing such huge pro-

duce is moving it without breaking it.

"Just like other fruits it is fragile and
can be damaged easily," said Star.
Transporting the huge pumpkin to the
weigh in event takes some special equipment, a harness and a tractor and a truck to
haul it. Harvey Ort of Ort Farms helped
Star get his pumpkin to the weigh in and
now the pumpkin is on display at Ort
Farms for the public to see.
According to one farm worker, it
attracts a lot of visitors. A nearly 1000 lb.
pumpkin is quite a rarity and this one will
be on display throughout the autumn at
Ort's Farm.

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Library Freezes Fines In Lieu Of Food Donations For Local Pantry

By Cheryl Conway
ibrary patrons of the Washington
Township Public Library got a break on
fines earlier this month with its annual
Food For Fines Initiative.
Held from Mon., Sept. 28, through Sat.,
Oct. 10, the Washington Township Public
Library in Long Valley invited its library members to help fill the shelves of the Washington
Township Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items in lieu of paying library
fines. Any fines up to $5 per library card were
forgiven with a donation of canned goods.
The two week program has been held every
fall for close to ten years to benefit the food
pantry with food and money donations, especially in preparation for the holiday season.
Its the libraries way of giving back, says
Jackie Zuzzi, director of the library. By the
time the two weeks are up, we usually have a
nice amount of money and multiple crates of
food.
Any library card holder had their fines
waived of up to $5 in lieu of food.
We do have residents who dont have fines
and bring in bags of food, says Zuzzi. If
they dont have anything, they can give money
instead.
Usually collected are a half a dozen crates
of food requiring the food pantry to visit the

soap, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, vinegar,

vegetable oil, personal hygiene, toiletry products and feminine products.
The library allocates fines collected into its
operating budget to be used toward purchases
of materials, books and DVDs.
I wouldnt do it all year, says Zuzzi, forgo
fine money for food donations. The fine
money is our revenue but the library doesnt
exist solely on fine money.

library multiple times for pick up. By the second day of the program this year, there were
already two crates filled to the rim.
Canned goods were not given a set value.
As long as a cardholder donated at least one
item, fines up to $5 were forgiven.
Only newly purchased, sealed, non-perishable donations with non-expired dates were
accepted.
The Washington Township Food Pantry
housed in the Long Valley Presbyterian
Church, listed the following as the most in
demand items:
Tomato sauce, ready to eat meals, canned
fruit, applesauce, hot and cold cereals, oatmeal, peanut butter, jelly, jam, juices, shelfstable milk, coffee, canned items including
tuna, chicken, ham and spam; shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, rice, laundry detergent, dish

Another upcoming program at the library is

the Giving Tree. The Friends Of the Library
sets up in the library a decorated artificial
Christmas Tree after Thanksgiving, during the
second week of Dec., and invites patrons to
donate items for people in need. Items donated
include pajamas, scarves, hats, mittnes, gloves,
slippers, socks and outfits.
For more information on library programs,
call the library at 908-876-3596.
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George To The Rescue

By Cheryl Conway
onstructing, remodeling, renovating
and repairing homes, is a typical day
for general contractor Kevin Dorlon
of Long Valley.
But when an opportunity came knocking
on his door to remodel a home in
Independence Township for NBCs show,
George To The Rescue, Dorlons day
became much more exciting and extremely
busy, but well worth the cause. Make sure
to tune in to watch this episode scheduled to
air on Sat., Oct. 31, 9 a.m., 7 p.m. and 12:30
a.m. on WNBC.
George To The Rescue is a reality television show that features host George
Oliphant and his team of contractors and
designers who rescue the homes of deserving people. Dorlon was contacted by show
producers in August and asked if he wanted
to be in an upcoming home improvement
project nearby.
When he got the call from one of the
shows supervisors, Dorlon was told We
are shooting in two weeks; can you assemble your team? I said sure, he recalls.
Dorlon rounded up subcontractors
George Gailum of Gailum Brothers in Mt.

Olive to do the framing; S&R Mechanical in

Mt. Olive for plumbing and heating; and
Byrnes Electric in Mt. Olive. His company,
All Seasons General Contracting in Long
Valley is involved with the installation,
excavating, masonry, flooring and trim and
interior.
From Sept. 22 to Oct. 9, Dorlon and his
subcontractors were scheduled to be on
location to remodel a family home in
Independence Township. The crew consisted of 29 men working on a 10-day project to
add on to the living space of a colonial style
house.
The job entailed removing an existing
14x20 screened porch and replacing it with
an addition to be used as recreational space
as an extension to the family room.
We took that down, says Dorlon, and
installed proper footing and foundation to
create living space.
Alongside Dorlon and the other workers
was show host George Oliphant and his film
crew getting live footage and interviews for
an upcoming George To The Rescue
episode.
George to the Rescue typically features 12 families per year, with six episodes

Crew photo of the team working on their roof. Kevin (left) with George (right).

that air in the fall and six in the spring, says

Andrew Bank, one of the shows supervisors.
In the past, George to the Rescue has
featured families from throughout the
nation. States include Arizona, California,
Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina and

Texas. Due to proximity to its 30

Rockefeller Plaza headquarters, most of
projects take place in New York and New
Jersey, says Bank.
Producers selected Steven DeVaul and
Robin Lazar, homeowners on Barkers Mill
continued on page 6

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Thanksgiving Lunch Served For Seniors

ashington Township Recreation

Department is celebrating the
holiday season with its Annual
Thanksgiving Luncheon on Mon., Nov.
16, 11 a.m., at the Senior Center in Long
Valley.
Featured entertainment is the famous
dual Val Woortman & Ken Roberts, with a
traditional Thanksgiving menu catered by
Tonys
Luncheonette
and Valley

Restaurant. All seniors are welcome to

attend the luncheon. Meals are available
to go if unable to attend the luncheon.
The cost of this event is a non-refundable fee of $9.50 for residents and $11.50
for non-residents. Send check, made
payable to Washington Township
Recreation, to: WT Recreation, 50 Rock
Road, Long Valley, NJ, 07853, before Nov.
9.

WMCH Project Graduation Hosts

Annual Town-Wide Garage Sale

est Morris Central High School

Project Graduation 16 has
planned the Town-Wide Garage
Sale for Sat., Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain
or shine. Anyone wanting to participate is
encouraged to sign up now. Flyers with
entry forms are available at the Town Hall
as well as local establishments in and
around Long Valley.
Participants register through Project

Graduation 16; addresses will be listed on

the directory/map that will be available
online and distributed around town; balloons to identify participation included
in fee- will be mailed to participants who
will set up a garage sale at their residence;
event will be advertised regionally through
newspapers, radio, cable and Internet.
Questions, email alikioneil@comcast.
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George To The Rescue

continued from page 4

Road in Independence Twp., to be featured on the show.
Bank says this family was chosen because This is a
growing family of animal lovers (they recently rescued two
dogs from Adopt-a-Pet.com) facing home renovation challenges they wouldnt physically or financially be able to
tackle on their own. Their sunroom space was unused and
unsafe. We wanted to transform it into a multi-purpose room
the whole family (and their beloved pets) can enjoy.
Living in the four bedroom, three bathroom, 2,600 sq. ft.
house for exactly two years since Oct. 2013, Robin Lazar
decided to respond to an email in August from Adopt-a-Pet
as part of a Homes For Dogs Project. The email had notified
customers that one lucky family will be selected to be on
George To The Rescue.
Lazar recalls being contacted the next day as a possible
candidate. They came out to meet us; did a recording,
came back two or three more times; and then they came
back, on Fri., Sept. 4, and said We are here to rescue you.
Lazar was thrilled! We were shocked; we couldnt
believe it.
Any repairs and renovations on the home financially
would have been rough for her family, says Lazar. Any
project of this kind would have taken a few more years to
even get it done, she adds. Our back area is tiny; the porch
area is really bad. If we didnt take it down, it would fall
down. It was in bad shape.
Currently, Lazar financially supports her family working
in sales as an executive assistant. Two years ago, after hav-

ing their third child, Lazar was diagnosed with Peripartum

Cardiomyothapy, a health condition that weakens the heart.
Symptoms included shortness of breath, rapid pulse rate,
blood clot in the heart and an enlarged heart.
Itll never go away, says Lazar, but right now Im in a
good place; made a full recovery, and hopes that relapses
do not occur. I was one of the lucky ones, Lazar says,
adding that she almost died from it.
Lazars husband, Steven DeVaul, is a house husband,
retired from his profession. The couple care for their three
children, Caitlyn, 14; Brooke, 6; and Junior, two; and their
two adopted dogs.
When their 15-year old dog died in April, they checked
out Adopt-a-Pet and in May adopted a four-month old mixed
Feist and Shi Daschund named Ruby, now 10 months old;
then went back one week later to adopt Rubys sister, Riley.
The plan is to also invite Lazars brother to come live
with them when her mother, who is 80, can no longer take
care of her brother, who is unable to live on his own as he is
mentally challenged.
Lazar and her family were put up at an Extended Stay
during the renovation project so was unfamiliar to the logistics of the work being done.
Im very excited, she says. Whatever space they are
building, we will enjoy it as a family. Its a place we will all
gather; a nice comfortable space to enjoy ourselves.
Dorlon was more than happy to help out this wonderful
family, even though it fell during a very busy time for him.

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Their timing is kind of crazy, says Dorlan while on

location for the show. The timing is really bad; Im up to
my elbows on a big project, building townhomes and condos at Bridgepoint Condos in Mt. Olive.
As the builder/owner of the condo project, Dorlon was in
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With a wife and four kids- ages 18, 16, 14 and five, working full time on the condos and then taking 10 days to renovate the home for George To The Rescue has been a lot,
Dorlon admits, but well worth it.
Im not making money to do this, says Dorlon. I just
did this to help them. It makes me appreciate just how
blessed I really am. Although I work crazy hours, Id like to
spend more time with my family, Im blessed everyone is
healthy and happy.
Show supervisors selected Dorlon for the project because
of his great reputation.
Kevin Dorlon and All Seasons General Contracting
have tremendous online testimonial reviews and referrals,
says Banks. After speaking with Kevin (as well as his
architect, Doug Coleman), we knew wed be in good hands.
Kevin has a big heart and is committed to completing this
project with our team.

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Treating pain associated with cancer

ain is not always a side effect of

cancer, but many people do experience pain while battling this potentially deadly disease. People who have
been diagnosed with cancer should know
that they dont have to accept pain as a
normal part of their disease, and there are
plenty of options at their disposal to alleviate their pain.
According to the American Cancer
Society, all pain can be treated, and most
of it can be controlled or relieved. How
physicians treat pain will depend on the
type of pain and its cause, but the following are some options doctors may discuss with their patients who are experiencing pain.
Medication: The type of medication
doctors prescribe will depend on a host
of factors, including the level of pain

their patients are dealing with. Non-opioids

like acetaminophen, aspiring or ibuprofen may
be used to treat mild to moderate pain, though
patients who are having surgery or receiving
chemotherapy may need to steer clear of nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
like aspirin and ibuprofen because they can
slow blood clotting. Opioids, which include
oxycodone and morphine, may be prescribed
for moderate to severe pain. Pain caused by
swelling or pressure may be treated by prescription steroids, such as prednisone and dexamethasone.
Surgery: The ACS notes that surgery may
be an option to reduce pain associated with
cancer. Nerve pathways carry pain impulses to
the brain, but when these impulses are interrupted, they never make it to the brain and the
feelings of pain and pressure cannot be felt. To
block these pathways, neurosurgeons may cut
nerves, but such surgery is irreversible, so
cancer patients should expect their physicians
and surgeons to explore other avenues before
recommending surgery.
Epidural: An epidural is a method of pain
relief in which medicine is injected into the
space around the layers of the spine. Doctors
may implant a pump so they can get pain
medicines right around the nerves, and the
treated area may experience numbness or
weakness as a result.
Nerve block: Another way to treat pain
associated with cancer is via a nerve block, a
procedure in which a local anesthetic is injected into or around a nerve. If doctors do not
choose that option, the anesthetic, which is
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How to find the right oncologist for you

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Many people rely on support networks made up of family and friends to

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Oncology is a branch of medicine
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patients have and explain the various treatment options available to patients.
Oncologists also are on call to answer any
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Consider a group practice. As with other
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Two Freshman Girls Scout Students To Donate Food For Local Pantry

By Jason Cohen
hile many students dread
to
school
in
returning
September, West Morris Central
High School freshmen Kristen Poggi and
Sarah Daly had a busy summer planning a
Back-to-School Food Drive to benefit the
Long Valley Food Pantry Pantry.
The Long Valley Food Pantry is located
inside the Long Valley Presbyterian
Church on Bartley Road, and currently
serves approximately 70 families from the
area.
We chose to complete the food drive
as our Take Action project after talking
with some representatives of the food
pantry at the National Night Out, which
was held at Rock Spring Park this summer, the girls told the Black River News.
From Sept. 2 to 11, the girls collected
about 500 food items from the schools in
Washington Township. They sent out flyers to families with children in grades
kindergarten through eighth, put bins in
each building and collected the bins after a
week and a half. The bins were transported
to the food pantry; the food was organized

canned fruit, canned vegetables and applesauce.

Third grade students brought in soups,
stews and rice.
Fourth graders were assigned canned
meats such as chicken, tuna and spam.
Fifth graders generously supplied pancake mix, hot/cold cereals and syrups.
Sixth graders were asked to donate

peanut butter, jelly and healthy snack bags.

Seventh graders brought in toilet paper,
paper towels and laundry detergent.
Eighth graders supplied toiletries and
personal hygiene items.
Both girls have completed other community service activities while earning
their Girl Scout Bronze and Silver awards.
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collected condiments and salad dressings.
First grade students collected coffee,
tea, canned juice and box milk.
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continued on page 10
They have completed other service projects with their troop such as helping with
an Intergenerational Dinner and a Mother
Day Brunch.
They are now in the early phase of their
Gold Award, researching areas of need in
the community so as to help determine the
direction their Gold Award projects will
take.
As members of the girl scouts since the
first grade, the girls used to be in a troop
together, but due to other commitments
such as sports; they were unable to continue. Now they are Juliette Girl Scouts. They
are at the beginning stages of developing
their next community service project,

which will help them earn the Girl Scout

Gold Award.
Margaret Carberry, who works for the
pantry, educated the girls about how it provides the necessary food and non-food
items for about 75 families in the area.
Ms. Carberry was a big help, the girls
said.
They felt very grateful to the community and school district for all of the food
donations.
The girls also received positive feedback from the food pantry and the West
Morris Regional High School Board of
Education. The girls attended the Oct. 6
BOE meeting to thank the school district
for helping them complete the project.

Holiday Market To Support Outreach

ommunity Presbyterian Church in

Chester has planned its annual
Holiday Extravaganza from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Sat., Nov. 14, at the Churchs
Fellowship Center in Chester.
The holiday market will feature fair
trade gift items for family and friends, holiday decorations, a silent auction, handknit clothing and accessories, home-baked

confections, Gourmet-On-The-Run, New

and Nearly New and Christmas Corner.
Tea with sweet and savories will be
available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event
is sponsored by the Churchs Presbyterian
Women. Proceeds support the churchs
mission outreach programs and other local
organizations. Admission is free.

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New Weight Loss Solutions Clinic

Opens In Chester

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Main Street, Suite 100 in Chester, is
pleased to announce the grand opening
of a new Ideal Protein Weight Loss location.
Ideal Protein is a medically developed
weight loss method with over a decade of
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management after dieting. Dieters are
guided through all four phases of the program by a professional weight loss coach.
As dieters lose weight, they learn to make
smarter eating and lifestyle choices and
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Breakthrough Treatment Now Available In Long Valley

magine thirty to forty years ago if you were told that lasers
would replace scalpels in surgery or that robotic instruments
would build cars; you may not have believed it. By the same
token would you believe that chiropractic treatments could be performed using a special hand-held instrument developed by NASA
scientists; all while you were sitting in an upright position without
turning or twisting movements?
Advances in computers and engineering technologies have
been able to uniquely blend with chiropractic in order to both analyze and treat the human body in such a way that was never before
realized.
According to Dr. Michael S. Hyjek, This new form of computerized treatment is so gentle and effective, that it amazes even the
most skeptical patients. Its called the Impulse IQ Adjuster and is
the latest, state-of-the-art technology in existence today, and the
only one in the Long Valley area
The Impulse IQ Adjuster can safely and gently analyze and treat
the spine and other joints to remove the nerve impingement that is
often the cause of pains in the low back, neck, shoulder and elsewhere in the body. It also works on a variety of muscular conditions to loosen tight muscles with ease and comfort. Many patients
say that its like getting a mini-massage.
It can also help increase the amount of motion in almost any
joint. Even patients with knee, hip and foot problems such as plantar fasciitis are being helped. It is also covered by most insurance
companies including medicare.
Dr. Michael S. Hyjek, the secret to the Impulse IQ Adjuster
lies in its advanced piezoelectric sensor that is able to detect the
slightest amount of restriction in a joint and then deliver an
extremely precise adjustment. He says that Even though traditional forms of adjusting also work, people are drawn to this new
technique because of how gentle it is and does not involve any

Dr. Michael S. Hyjek uses the Impulse IQ Adjuster to

analyze a patients spine and pin-point areas of nerve
impingement syndrome causing malfunction and pain.

twisting, especially in the neck. Many people

love getting adjusted with traditional manual
techniques, all of which are safe and effective,
but there are a large number of people who never
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Chester Borough Named One Of The Most Livable Towns

By Jane Primerano
nly inyourstate.com is a website that
presents lists of the best and worst
people, places and things in every
state.
People not familiar with New Jersey are
probably comfortable seeing worst designations for this state, but a recent list delineated the 12 Most Beautiful, Charming
Towns in all of New Jersey.
To the surprise of no one who has actually been there, Chester Borough made the cut.
Possibly to the surprise of many, it was all
the way down at number 9.
Chester is a 1.45 square mile borough surrounded by Chester Township on the southeast corner of Morris County. The two
municipalities were one from 1799 to 1930
when the borough seceded. They still share a
kindergarten through eighth grade school
district and are part of the West Morris
Regional High School District along with
Washington Township. The schools are
ranked very high.
It is also home of the Chester Theatre
Group which presents plays and musicals at

the Black River Playhouse, a theater in the

round. The players arent afraid to tackle
tough shows including a one-woman show,
British comedies and even a production of
the very male-heavy 1776. Patrons come
from miles around.
Shopping is a draw. For many years the
property now known as Streets of Chester
was the site of a large weekly flea market.
Now other itinerant shopping opportunities
come to town. The Chester Farmers Market
takes over Perry Street on Sundays through
Oct. 4, often with its own band, a Grateful
Dead cover band called A Touch of Grey. It
is run by the Chester-Long Valley Rotary
Club, long an active feature in the borough
and environs. There is a spring and fall craft
market that features high-end merchandise.
People looking for slightly-used treasures
flock to the annual Peach Festival at the
Community Presbyterian Church. For more
than 50 years the festival has been a latesummer drawn. The congregation was
founded in 1752 and the church built in
1851.
There are two shopping centers, but the

downtown is what is popular with visitors. It

is very walkable, only a few blocks with
wide brick sidewalks.
Shops sell cotton candy (one of only two
goumet cotton candy shops in the state),
gourmet pet treats, childrens clothes, furniture and many other things to tourists, but
Chester also has a convenience store and a

barber shop for locals.

Icons of the borough are Herbie and
Gladys, two standard poodles at Academy
Silver. Too many people enter the jewelry
and awards shop with treats in their pockets,
proprietor Dale Blum notes.
Many fans were heartbroken in 2013
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Lions Club Collecting

Eyeglasses And Hearing Aids

ore than 500 pairs of glass and

numerous hearing aids are collected yearly by the Chester Lions
Club. After processing, the items are distributed to the needy worldwide. Used unwanted eyeglasses and hearing aids can be
deposited in Lions Club collections boxes
throughout the area at the following locations:
Long Valley Municipal Building,
Schooley's Mtn. Fire House, Long Valley
Library, Long Valley Eye Care, Visual Eyes
in Byram, Walmart Eye Care in
Hackettstown, EyeDox in Mansfield, Pearl

Chester Borough...

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when a fire in a second floor apartment
closed Taylors Ice Cream for eight months.
The shop suffered water damage and was
only slowly repaired, but was back selling
homemade ice cream, sherbet and egg
creams by the end of the year.
Looming large dead center of the borough
is The Public House, a former stagecoach
stop built by Zephaniah Drake who owned

Vision in Hackettstown, Dr. Harold S.

Lappin in Hackettstown, Chester Library,
Conti Eye Care in Chester, Peapack
Gladstone Bank in Chester, Chester Post
Office, Chester Meat Market, Niki
Silverstein Eye in Chester, Optical Concepts
in Chester, American Legion - Gold/Purple
dropoff box in Chester, Dr. Andrew Balysky
in Chester, Walmart Eye Care in Newton,
Flanders and Hackettstown locations.
For further information regarding eyeglass and hearing aid recycling, contact Phil
Savell at 908 879 6543 or visit
Chesterlionsclubnj.com.

the first stagecoach line through Morris

County in the early 19th Century. A school
from 1854 to 1862, the building was a
restaurant and hotel for most of its life and
is back as an inn with 10 suites, two of
which can support meetings of up to 12
people. Guests are treated to coffee and
cocktail service on the second-floor balcony, an original feature brought back by
the current owners.

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VFW Accepting Essays

For Scholarship Competition

he Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Lakeland Post 2347 has announced that
Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition is in full swing. The deadline day is
midnight, Nov. 1. Local high school students
have the opportunity to compete for thousands
of dollars in scholarships and a trip to
Washington, D.C.
Students must write and record a three-tofive minute essay on the selected theme using
an audio CD or flash drive and present their
recording, typed essay and completed entry
form to their local VFW Post. The 2015 theme
selected is My Vision For America. Students

begin by competing at the local Post level with

an entry deadline of Nov. 1. Post winners then
compete at the District level with the winner
advancing to the state competition.
All state first-place winners receive a four
day trip to Washington, D.C. and the chance to
compete for their share of more than $150,000
in scholarships. The first-place winner receives
a $30,000 college scholarship.
Interested students and teachers should
contact the Voice of Democracy Chair at VFW
Post 2347 by phone at 908-797-3840 or 973347-9858 for more information.
For details visit http://www.vfw. org/VOD.

Circus And Magic Comes To Long Valley

ashington Township Recreation

welcomes the Wacky World of
Lisa Lou! A unique combination
of circus skills and magical illusions will
amaze and amuse in this delightful antic.
After the show Lisa Lou will share the
secrets of circus performing. Laugh and
gasp at Lisa Lou attempts the impossible and
achieves the ridiculous!
Come check out Lisa Lous one woman
Witchy Circus show for grades

Kindergarten through fifth on Mon., Oct. 26,

from 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center
in Long Valley.
Register ASAP, as space is very limited.
The cost to participate is a non-refundable
fee of $7 per child. Pre-registration only, no
walk-ins will be accepted.
For more information, contact the office
at
(908)
876-5941
or
visit
www.wtmorris.org.

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Chester Horror Author Dons A Costume And Prepares

Presentation On Ghosts Around The World

by Elsie Walker
alloween.
When
people think of
Halloween, one of
the images that comes to
mind is ghosts. Ghost stories are part of the
Halloween tradition. No
one knows that better than
horror writer, Carlotta
Holton, author of Salem
Pact, Grave Matters and
other psychological horror
books.
An avid traveler, the
Chester resident has put
gathered ghost stories that
she'd heard on her visits to
other states and countries
and will be presenting
"Ghost around the World,
at the Warren Township
Library in Warren on Oct.
20 at 7pm. Recently, Holton
talked about her upcoming
presentation, ghosts, and
even shared some local
ghost lore.
Given that she has written ghost stories and her
presentation is on them,
does this mean that Holton
believes in ghosts?
"I will say that I believe
that some spirits cannot rest
and may be able to morph
into orbs or energy of some
kind, says Holton. While I
have not witnessed this, I
have been in the presence of
invisible inexplicable negative energy which had a
debilitating effect on me at
the time."
For the presentation, the
author plans to be drawing
on research she's done here
and abroad, her books and
her own experience.
"Many people have
shared stories and, of
course, I continue to
research and travel throughout the USA and abroad,
she says. I have had some
interesting conversations
with locals and their 'haunted' encounters in Italy,
Scotland and the Czech
Republic.
The author noted that it
seems that Eastern Europe
has the most tales, especially in the towns of Prague
and Vienna. Even so, it was

her own experience in

England that has touched the
author the most.
"Englands Stonehenge
proved to be an unnerving
experience for me, she
says. Walking around the
circle of obelisks I felt as
though the Jolly Green
Giant punched me in the
solar plexus. I felt anxious,
sickly, as though I were having a panic attack. I needed
to leave the area and when I
did, I recovered. There have
always been legends about
sacrifices on the site and the
rumors of potential for spirits haunting the site are rampant."
What about nearby ghost
and their tales? Holton said
that she knows of two. The
first is of a woman in white
who has been seen on
deserted country roads
throughout New Jersey and
the U.S. Holton noted that a
friend of hers had encountered such a ghostly figured
on the road in front of the
Union
Cemetery
in
Hackettstown.
As for the other story, the
author shared: "Also many
people know of the haunting
of the original Jimmys
Restaurant, on South Street
in Morristown (no longer
there). Built as a private
home in 1749 by John
Sayre, when the next generation lived there in 1830s
they employed a servant girl
named Phoebe and a West
Indian immigrant named
Antoine Le Blanc who was
hired to help with the property. Unable to assimilate
with the language, he stole
money from Sayres and
murdered both John and
wife Elizabeth and later
killed Phoebe with an ax.
Fleeing as far as Newark, he
was caught, brought to trial,
and convicted and hung on
the Morristown Green.
Reportedly his skin was
stripped and made into wallets
and
purses.
Throughout the years,when
it was a restaurant, waitresses reported seeing reflections of Phoebe in the mir-

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rors and missing items.
Psychics have allegedly
cleansed the site haunted by
Phoebe and Le Blanc."
Sensing her joy in sharing ghost tales, It should be
no surprise that when asked
about Halloween, Holton
shared that she has loved it
ever since she donned her
first costume in kindergarten: that of a witch. The
joy was in taking on another
persona for a while. Now as
an adult, and horror author,
she loves the holiday for its
cultural and psychological
aspects that provide story
ideas.
When asked why she
thinks so many people seem
to like the "fright" part of
Halloween,
Holton
explained: "Many people
enjoy the thrill of being
scared. Technically speaking, sociologists and psychologists claim that some
like the natural high from
the flight or fright response.
Also, its been attributed to
individual brain chemistry.
When one is scared, the hormone dopamine is released
which some, more than others, enjoy. Secondly, when
reading a story or watching
a scary movie, the participant feels safe in his environment from the comfort of
his chair knowing there is no
real threat."
Currently, the author is
working on some new short
stories with superstitious,
historical,
supernatural
themes, and, in a change of
pace, she's working on a
book titled, What Women
Really
Think
About
Practically Everything.

hat is Autoimmune disease?

Autoimmune disease occurs
when your body's immune
system literally attacks your healthy tissue. Did you know that over 50 million
Americans suffer from this often debilitating disease? There are more than 80
serious chronic illnesses in the autoimmune category, here are some of the most
common autoimmune diseases: lupus,
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), thyroid disease, Addison's disease, celiac disease,
MS or multiple sclerosis, myasthenia
gravis, pernicious anemia, and GuillainBarre syndrome. Due to the complexity
of treating autoimmune disorders, integrative medicine solutions have received
much attention as successful therapies in
their treatment.
Acupuncture is specifically noted for
its use in pain relief, but it is also very
helpful in regulating the immune system,
as well as managing symptoms and
improving the quality of your life.
Clinical research has shown that
Acupuncture causes physical responses
in nerve cells, the pituitary gland as well
as in parts of the brain. The clinical
research has found that these responses
are responsible in causing the body to
release proteins, hormones and brain
chemicals that control numerous body
functions. Hence, it is proposed that, by

Deborah Waddell,
Dipl. Ac., C.A.

these actions, Acupuncture affects blood

pressure, body temperature and the
immune system.
Lets look at a few ways Acupuncture
can help with Lupus and MS. Lupus
causes chronic inflammation in nearly
any part of the body. Typically, Lupus
will appear to a practitioner of
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine as
toxic heat accumulation which will be
evidenced by a dark red tongue, the pulse
will be rapid, reflecting the presence of
excess heat in the body.
Both
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal formula's are used to treat this condition.
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive
disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective wrapper on
your nerve cells, know as myelin.
Patients may experience symptoms that
include a loss of coordination, muscle
weakness, numbness and tingling, dizziness, blurred vision, and paralysis.
Chinese
medicine
along
with
Acupuncture may help to restore balance,
and reduce the frequency and severity of
flare-ups, especially in the early stages of
MS.
For more information or to book an
appointment, please call Deborah
Torrance at Skyland's Acupuncture at
908-876-3643.

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Pathstone Helps Elders Stay On Track With Training And Job Placement

By Jane Primerano
he Hackettstown Senior Center
shares its space with a senior service
that benefits residents over age 55
throughout the area.
Pathstone is a program in New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Vermont,
Virginia and Puerto Rico that provides job
training and employment services, specifically to farmworkers and seniors, according
to its website.
The Hackettstown office specializes in
training and job placement for senior citizens, according to a press release. They
seek out people 55-years-old or older who
meet certain income requirements depending on family size and place them in job
training programs with non-profit organizations. The goals are to assist these seniors in
upgrading their skills, getting them involved
in the community and providing extra
income with the ultimate goal of placing
them in full-time jobs.
The Pathstone office itself is staffed with
program clients. Other organizations that
take Pathstone clients are NORWESCAP,
the Hackettstown Free Public Library, the
Hackettstown Historical Society Museum
and area churches and nutrition sites.
Most of the jobs are clerical, Carmella
Swayze of the Hackettstown office said, but
some of the nutrition center jobs are in the

kitchen. All are part-time with a maximum

of 15 hours each week, she said. Clients are
paid $8.38 an hour, the current New Jersey
minimum wage.
Just as people on unemployment must
prove they are still seeking a job, clients of
Pathstone must continue to look for a job
and fill out paperwork testifying to that
every pay period, which is every two weeks,
Swayze said.
Although ideally clients get work sooner,
the maximum duration of the Pathstone program is four years, Swayze said.
During those four years, Pathstone pays
the wages of the clients, but the employer
provides the training, Swayze said. The
ideal situation would be for the host business to hire the clients after the four years is
up, she added.
The Hackettstown office is a satellite
office to the main one in Paterson, which
has several employees, Swayze said. The
website also listed one in Vineland.
Pathstone shares the Hackettstown office
with the towns office on aging, with each
using it certain days out of the week. The
office is in the towns senior citizens center
off Main Street behind the Hackettstown
Community Center.
Part of Swayzes job is recruitment. She
hangs flyers with tear-off phone numbers in
non-profits around the county and in

churches. She is working to get Pathstone on

Comcasts community bulletin board since
most of the county is served by that cable
provider. She also tries to spread the word
by networking with seniors.
Another part of her job is to interview the
seniors who come in with interest in the program and find them the proper job placement with one of the non-profits that partic-

ipates in Pathstone.
Anyone interested in using Pathstone
services or in providing employment can
reach the Hackettstown office at 908-7478494. The state office has an emergency hotline number, 800-624-1432, and can be
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Quick and Easy Make-and-Take Dishes

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To keep the focus on the fun, here are
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To keep casserole lids in place, on a
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To keep food warm and minimize
mess, place the dish in a cardboard box
and wrap towels around it.
To reduce day of stress, do prep work
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Cook time: 22 minutes
Servings: 40-55 meatballs

of

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup red onion, grated
1 pound pork sausage
1 pound ground beef
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 cup Musselmans Apple Butter
1/4 cup sour cream
2 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons honey
1-2 dashes of cayenne pepper
Heat oven to 400 F and line largerimmed baking sheet with foil.
In skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
Add grated onions and saute for 3-4 minutes, until soft.
In large bowl, mix sausage, ground

beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup apple butter,

sour cream, eggs, salt, pepper and allspice.
Add onion, once it cools. Use hands to mix
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Measure one-ounce portions. Roll tight
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together, but not touching. Bake for 15
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Vegetarian Three Bean Chili

Make-and-Take Dishes...
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minutes.
Meanwhile, mix remaining apple butter
with beef broth, honey and 1-2 dashes of
cayenne pepper. Whisk well.
Remove meatballs from oven. Pour
sauce over top, making sure to cover each
meatball, and place back in oven for 5-7
minutes.
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sheet a little to loosen meatballs and serve
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Cinnamon Oatmeal Bars
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 16
1 cup flour
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons butter, melted

1 cup Musselmans Apple Butter
Heat oven to 350 F. Coat 8-by-8-inch
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