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By Cheryl Conway

With 32 years’ ex-

perience working

in law enforce-

ment, Frelinghuysen resident

James Simonetti decided totake off his police hat and try

for the sheriff’s badge.

Simonetti, who is retiring

at the end of March as Rox-bury Police chief, announced

in February his plans to run

for the next sheriff of Warren

County. He had worked

more than three decades with

the Roxbury Police Dept.,and at 53 has decided to try

his hand in politics on the re-publican ticket.

In late fall of 2015, Si-

monetti was contacted by

Warren County Sheriff Dave

Gallant and learned that he

was planning on retiring as

sheriff. Acquaintances for

more than a dozen years,Gallant “thought I’d be a

good fit for the Warren

County Sheriff’s job.”

Presented with such agreat career opportunity, Si-

monetti filed paperwork on

Jan. 4 with the New Jersey

Election Law Enforcement

Commission (NJELEC) to

seek the Republican nomina-tion for Warren County Sher-

iff in the June 7, primary.He formally announced

his plans to run at a cam-

Sheriff Candidate Plans To Listen And Create Partnershipspaign kick-off fundraiser

held Sat., Feb, 27, at the In-

dependence Fire House in

Great Meadows. More than

250 supporters attended the

event, with another 100 whomade contributions but could

not attend; raising more than

$20,000.

In addition to Simonetti,speakers included Senator

Steve Oroho, Assemblyman

Parker Space, Assembly-

woman Gail Phoebus, Free-

holder Ed Smith, Sheriff

Gallant, and Jim Gannon, apolice officer who is running

Morris County sheriff.Simonetti says “I’m hon-

ored to have been endorsed”

by those who spoke at hiscampaign event as well as

several mayors throughout

the county, freeholders, sher-

iffs and others “who all came

out to support me.”Simonetti was inspired to

go into law enforcement

through a friend, a police of-

ficer he admired, Frank

Schomp.

“I became a special offi-cer,” he says about the time

he started out with the Net-

cong Police Department at

the age of 18. Schomp “gave

me guidance to get me

started in the police depart-

ment. I was then hired.”In 1983, he became a pa-

trolman in Greenwich Town-

ship, but left after a year to

start his career at the Rox-bury Police Dept. as patrol-

man in Nov. 1984.

“It was my calling to get

into law enforcement,” he

says. “It matches my person-

ality. I like law enforcementbecause I like helping peo-

ple. It’s not just about writingtickets. I love to solve prob-

lems; I love to look into

problems.”Simonetti was promoted

to detective in 1988 assigned

to work in narcotics; detec-

tive sergeant in 1991; lieu-

tenant in 1998; captain in2010; and chief in 2011 for a

municipality with more than

23,000 people.

“I’m just an average citi-

zen with strong credentials in

law enforcement,” Simonettiwrote in his campaign let-

ter. “I never thought about

running for public office be-

fore. But our county’s sher-

iff is retiring and, with my

experience, I feel that this is

how I can best serve theplace I call home.”

Simonetti says, with “32

years of law enforcement ex-

perience, I bring a level of fiscal responsibility that is

needed for the county of

Warren. I want to maintain a

level of service and working

relationships with freehold-

ers in Warren Township.“I have a proven record of

budget responsibility, in con-trolling costs, in running a

police department. My expe-

rience as chief of police hasgiven me the ability to un-

derstand all of the responsi-

bilities needed to run an

organization the size of the

Warren County Sheriff’s De-partment.”

If elected, Simonetti says

he hopes to improve on com-

munity policing and would

make himself accessible to

governing bodies and to pub-lic officials.

“I will use a team ap-proach,” he says, “and have

partnerships with local gov-ernment; partner with fire

personnel, first aid person-

nel, local law enforcement toachieve the best communica-

tion and service provided in

the county of Warren.”

For example, a partner-

ship between treatment cen-ters and law enforcement

when it comes to housing

prisoners charged with

crimes dealing with chemical

dependency could reduce

costs to taxpayers.

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If the county can partner with a hospital and police, it can

get them treatment rather then sending them into a county fa-

cility or jail. The goal would be to send more to treatment and

less to jail in order to keep the “inmate population down,” he

explains.He says obstacles of any new sheriff will be “fiscal re-

straint regarding budgeting. You can’t just purchase or startnew programs you can’t fund.”

Simonetti has been busy attending local government coun-

cil meetings, board of education meetings, community devel-

opment meetings so could learn more about the issues in thetowns.

“My goal if elected sheriff is to listen, to hear what the

problems are and see if I can be part of the solution,” he says.

“The best thing I can do is listen. It’s not about me; it’s about

the taxpayers; it’s about the community I will work for.

“I need to hear what issues are important to them,” he says.

“The heroin epidemic is affecting everyone. I would like to

tackle that first,” adds Simonetti, a former narcotics officer

who maintains membership in the New Jersey Narcotics Of-

ficer Association.Besides his campaign for sheriff, Simonetti looks forward

to helping his wife of 22 years, Kelly, operate a non-profit or-ganization called Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary- a 120-acre

preserved farm in Warren County that provides care, with

dozens of volunteers, to more than 1,000 sick, injured or or-

phaned wildlife each year.He also hopes to help fight against the heroin epidemic by

either volunteering or offering counseling; help educate oth-

ers about law enforcement; and travel all over the country.

For more information on Simonetti’s campaign, call 973-

440-7400.

Sheriff Candidate Plans...continued from previous page

ASpaghetti Dinner at Panther Valley EcumenicalChurch in Hackettstown is set to be held Fri., April

1, from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, children

$5, under three are free. Takeout available.

The Hunterdon/Warren County Home Instead Senior

Care office owned by Tracy Fazzolari, plans to

award a scholarship to a public high school student

pursing education related to a “caring” profession. Thisscholarship was established to honor caregivers who dedi-

cate their lives to caring for seniors in their homes, while

aging in place.

Applicants must attend a public high school in Hunter-

don or Warren County. Scholarship will be awarded based

on the following qualifications: student who best exempli-

fied qualities of compassion, commitment and caring, fi-nancial need, B average, letter of recommendation and

transcript.

Essay Question: How has a senior impacted your life?

Scholarship Offered For Future Caring Professional Scholarship amount: $500.

Email submission to

[email protected] Deadline is April 11.

Questions concerning the scholarship application process

or criteria may be emailed to leanne.godleski@homein-

stead.com.Home Instead Senior Care has been serving seniors in

Spaghetti Dinner Set


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by Elsie Walker

Hunger is a pressing issue in the world today. Ac-

cording to statistics from the State of Food Inse-

curity in the World (http://www.stophun

gernow.org/world-aid/), “One in nine people on our planetgo to bed hungry each night. Hunger kills more people

each year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.”

How can the hungry be helped? Is it one meal at a time?

No, as one local church will say, it is 10,152 meals at a

time, but it needs community support to do it.On April 3, from 10 a.m. – noon, the Drakestown

United Methodist Church in Hackettstown plans to hold a

meal packing event with the assistance of Stop Hunger

Now. Stop Hunger Now is an international organization

that has been helping the hungry around the world since1998. It does so through events such as the meal packing.

The church needs 40-80 volunteers to help package thefood and it needs donations to cover the cost of the meals

packaged. Volunteers can contact the church at 908-852-

4460; text the church’s pastor, Rev. Bob Mayer at 973-271-

5338; or email the church at [email protected].

Mayer said it costs 29 cents per meal. This means the

church needs to raise $2,944.08. Mayer said that it has al-

ready raised about $800. Those interested in donating can

bring donations to the event or send them to the church.

“The meals contain rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and

a packet containing 23 essential vitamins. They have a two

year shelf life,” he said.

Members of the church were introduced to the project

at the annual conference of the United Methodist Churchof Greater New Jersey where they partic ipated in packing

meals. Since the Drakestown Church is already helping

with hunger in the local community, it sought to take that

a step further by hosting a meal packaging event.

“We decided to do this because no one should go hun-gry; that is why our food pantry is one of our main mis-

sions for our own local community. This [food packaging]

event allows us to work together as a community on a

hands on project. If this goes well we would be open to

doing it in the future. Children can attend and participate,”said Mayer.

One might wonder how 10,152 meals can be assembledin two hours. Stop Hunger Now has a very organized sys-

tem in place.

“They have hubs across the country. Steve Reiss is

bringing the truck and supplies from their New York loca-tion. We will be unloading the truck and moving supplies

into [the church’s ] Friendship Hall beginning at 8 a.m.

There will be packing stations [set-up] at each table. We

fill the bins, scoop into meal bags, weigh them, seal them,

box them and load them onto pallets into the truck,” said

Mayer.

The meals go to school feeding programs, orphanages

and crisis areas. Since it was established in 1998, Stop

Hunger Now has provided more than 200 million meals to

71 countries.“They distribute meals through feeding programs oper-

ated by partner organizations in developing countries that

promote education, encourage children to attend school,

improve students’ health and nutrition, address gender in-

equalities, stimulate economic growth, fight child labor,and are part of the movement to address global issues, “

explained Mayer.

After the event, Mayer said that communion will be cel-

ebrated in the hall and there will be free heroes and drinks

for everyone.Mayer also said this is not the only new project at the

church that has to do with food.On Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. starting on April 13, the

church will have a Stone Soup Gathering in its Friendship

Hall.

Mayer explained that at Stoned Soup, community growsas people share food and share their lives by cooking, eat-

ing, exploring scripture, singing, talking and praying to-

gether. It is free, but free will offerings will be accepted.

For more details, call the church at 908-852-4460.

Church Needs Help To Pack 10,152 Meals To Help Stop Hunger


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Join us for “Stone Soup Gathering”

Wednesday Evenings Beginning Weds.

April 13, 2016. Preparation begins at

5:30 p.m. with the meal beginning at 6:30

p.m. in the Friendship Hall located at 6Church Rd., Hackettstown, 7/10 of a mile

down Naughright Rd. by Johnson Dodge,

908-852-4460, www.drakestownchurch.

com.

Are you looking for good food and good

company? Are you looking for a place

where you can belong? Are you looking foran experience of the holy? The Stone Soup

Gathering is the place for you!

Join Us For A New Experience...On A New Day...At A New Time...In A New Place!This is based on the practices of the

early church and the children’s story called,

“Stone Soup”. A wandering soldier and a

village created a stone soup by everyone

putting something into the soup. Everyoneworked together and everyone was fed. Re-

lationships were created around that meal.

This is the same way the early church

worshipped when they met in their homes

around a common meal.

What happens at the Stone Soup Gath-ering?

When you arrive at Stone Soup, you will

be invited to help by preparing the dinner

or setting the table. Working together unites

us as a community and brings us closer to

God. At Stone Soup, Community grows aswe share food and share our lives by cook-

ing, eating, exploring Scripture, singing,

talking and praying together. This all takes

place around a common table where God

comes and meets us.

What do I bring? Is there a charge?

There’s no need to bring anything,though if you feel inspired to pick up a

dessert or a bunch of flowers for the table,

we’ll be happy to have them! Please know,

we do not serve alcohol at our meals, so no

wine please. The evening is free, but if you

would like to make an offering there will bea basket in the kitchen for any free will of-

ferings, but it is not required.

Everyone is invited to come and fellow-

ship with us. Children of all ages are more

than welcome, and will be doted on and

adored by all. There’s room at our table forchildren to wander and play, sing and talk,

as they feel comfortable.

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When Village Family Clinic

holds its annual Open House,

it's for everybody, from current

patients, new patients, friends and family.This spring's Open House on Sat.,

April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., somethingfor everybody.

Enjoy free adjustments, free exams,

and free tours, a bouncy house for kids,free food for the hungry, live music with

Jessica Koppinger, and TV and Kindle

giveaways.

Village Family Clinic's state-of-the-art

facility is located on the first floor of the

Allamuchy Corporate Center in Hack-

ettstown.

Among the services available at Vil-

lage Family Clinic are chiropractic, phys-ical therapy, massage therapy,

acupuncture, medical pain management,CDL/ DOT physicals, spinal decompres-

sion and cold laser.

The Clinic is open Mon.- Fri., until 7p.m., although this special event is sched-

uled for Saturday.

For more information about Village

Family Clinic call (908) 813-8200 or visit

www.HackettstownFamilyClinic.com.

Friends of the Hackettstown Library,

Inc., plans to sponsor a used book

sale inside the library Thurs., April

28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ; Fri., April 29

from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ; and Sat. April 30,

from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.. A wide variety of

books, hardbound and paperback, includ-

ing children’s books, also CDs and DVDs.

A wide variety, something for everyone.

Visit at hackettstownlibrary.org

Village Family Clinic Sets Annual Open House

Used Book Sale At Library


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The Pequest Trout Hatchery Open

House on April 2 and 3 will be opento the public as a fundraiser for Boy

Scout Troop 158, which serves the Hack-

ettstown area.

Located on Route 46, nine miles west of Hackettstown, the Pequest Trout HatcheryOpen House will include activities for kids

and adults, including archery and shotgun

ranges, trout fishing, fish and wildlife ex-

hibits, fly tying demonstrations, hatchery

tours, kids crafts, wildlife artists, and asportsmen’s flea market.

During the open house from 10 a.m.-4

p.m. on Sat., April 2 and Sun., April 3, Boy

Scout Troop 158 will run its annual ham-

burger stand, which serves as the troop’sprimary fundraiser each year.

“We work really hard at our troop’s

hamburger stand at Pequest so that we can

raise enough money to camp throughout theyear and take part in service and leadershipprojects,” said 16-year old Star Scout and

Troop 158 Senior Patrol Leader Matthew

Coradeschi.

“If you buy lunch from our stand on

Saturday or Sunday, you’ll enjoy a greatburger and fresh-cut French fries, while

helping to support scouting in the Hack-

ettstown Area.”

Pequest Open House Raises Funds For Hackettstown Troop

For more information about the Pequest

Open House, visit nj.gov/dep/fgw/pe-

quest.htm.

For more information about Boy Scout

Troop 158, visit bsatroop158.org. Boy

Scout Troop 158 has served the Hack-ettstown area since 1960, and includes ap-

proximately 30 boys from Hackettstown,

Great Meadows and Allamuchy School

Districts. Troop meetings are held at the

First Presbyterian Church Chapel in Hack-

ettstown on Mondays from 7 p.m. -8:30

p.m. All boys age 11 through 17 are wel-

come to join or visit a troop meeting at anytime. For more information, visit

bsatroop158.org.

The Appalachian Service Project

(ASP) Team plans to host A Pasta

Dinner on Sat., April 23 from 4:30

p.m.-7 p.m. in Starr Hall at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church in Hackettstown. Ad-

vanced Pasta tickets are $10 for adults, $6

for children ages six to ten, and free for

children age five and under. Tickets prices

at the door on the day of the dinner go up,

so get tickets early. For advance tickets,

call the church office at 908-852-3020. The

profits from the dinner will be used to re-

pair homes for low income families duringthe mission trip in the summer of 2016 to

the Central Appalachia Mountains. For

more information, visit www.catchthes-

pirit.org.

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Come enjoy all that Panther Valley has to offer in this 2 bedroom multi floorunit-hardwood floors on the main level-updated kitchen- fully finished base-ment with washer & dryer-glass sliders in the kitchen open up to a back patio-walk in closet in the master bedroom-easy access to 80 to NYC or PAcommute.

Allamuchy Twp. $215,000

Lacey DiTondoBroker/Sales Associate

908-339-2287

Great End Unit with views! Brazilian Cherry floors in foyer, LR, DR & kit. WBFp in LR, sliders to deck, natural gas for grill out to deck. Office/Den on 1st flr.Laundry Rm on 2Nd Floor, MBR w/vaulted ceiling, wic 8X9, Mb with ct, soakingtub, sep. shower. 2BRs & full bath. Finished LLw/rec rm, storage , plumbed for3rd bath, patio, sliding Doors, 2 car gar. Spacious Open Floor Plan.

Allamuchy Twp. $334,900

Kathi HowellSales Associate

908-256-3703

Stunning 4463 sq. ft. custom home on 47 acres w/ picturesque views and pri-vacy. Feats. open floor plan, 5BRs plus den, 5 baths, FR w/vaulted ceilings &stone WB fplc, 1st floor MBR suite w/2 private patio/deck & gas fplc, gourmetkit., heated IG pool w/cabana, full unfin. bsmt., 3 car gar., barn w/ electric. 36x 604 stall barn w/electric & water. Possible subdivision for an additional 2 homes.

Frelinghuysen Twp. $774,900

Margarita GreerSales Associate

973-222-7764

YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! Move in condition, Renovated insideand out. 2632 sq. ft. offers 3BRs plus den w/closet, 3 full baths, walkout fin.bsmt. poss. in-law suite w/sep. entrance & private patio. Updates/upgrades:new roof, kit., baths, flooring, electrical & built-in house generator. Wrap arounddeck to enjoy nature & privacy , 3 sliders from DR & LR.

Frelinghuysen Twp. $339,000

Margarita GreerSales Associate

973-222-7764

Pride in ownership shows. CH Col. just minutes from Rt 80 & 46, 4BRs, 2.5baths. Spacious Msuite w/tray ceiling, walk in closet, Mbath w/Jacuzzi, cathedralceiling. 3 add’l BRs, bonus ro om, bathroom on 2nd floor. Kit. feats island, break-fast nook, opens to FR w/fplc. Full bsmt. ready to finish. Kitchen opens to deck,small pond and the beauty of Warren County.

Independence Twp. $398,000

Immaculate 3 bedroom ranch with eat-in kitchen in a great neighborhood set-ting, close to high school & town amenities.Professionally landscaped lot hasperennial plantings for a show of summer color. Level rear yard has a two levelpaver patio and large storage shed . The huge unfinished basement offers greatstorage space and additional recreation or work space.

Newton $185,000

Nicola "Nicki" CumiskeySales Associate

201-317-4252

Nice ranch home on a lovely level lot. The home features a large kitchen, siz-able bedrooms and a two car garage. It also boasts central air, natural gasheat and public utilities. The home is close for commuting on Routes 80 or 46.Also close to restaurants, shops and Centenary College. Take a look today.

Hackettstown $189,000

Christopher "John" KrukBroker/Sales Associate

908-343-5328

Location w/a country setting! Rnch w/HW Flrs thr out, updated kit. & baths, CA& generator hook up. Back patio w/fplc, open level yard. Oversized det. gar.w/loft storage. Bsmt. w/updated powder room & laundry room, woodstove inbsmt. to assist in heating & radiant heat in kitchen. Paulinskill Trails, White Lakefor fishing/kayaking, Delaware Water Gap recreation area for hiking/exploring.

Blairstown Twp. $249,000

Amylinn NemethSales Associate

908-763-3031

Love to hunt, fish or bird watch? 13+ acres bordering White Lake land andacross from the Paulinskill River is for you. Existing stone cottage and 5 cardetached garage await your renovations to make this property your own cus-tom country retreat!

Hardwick Twp. $195,000

Single Family Home for sale in White Township, NJ for $349,900 with 5 bed-rooms and 2 full baths, 1 half bath. This home was built in 1850 on a lot size

of 4.82 AC.

White Twp. $349,900

Frank AndersonBroker/Sales Associate

908-303-5564

Maureen Donohue ConwaySales Associate

908-283-3073

William “Bill” CoganSales Associate

908-619-9245

T

rinity Church Lord’s Pantry food

ministry has served people for more

than 25 years, but never as many

people as in 2015.Recently compiled and published statis-

tics reveal that in 2015 the pantry served

four percent more people than in 2014. But

additional statistics reveal that there has

been a 75 percent increase in the numberof persons served since 2010. In 2015 the

total number of persons served was 15,531,

or 5,389 families. Families or individuals

may get food from the pantry once a

month.The pantry is open four mornings a

week and distributes nonperishable food to

those who request help. The food is pro-

vided by Trinity parishioners as well as

many local organizations, businesses and

other groups who want to help. Financialdonations are used to purchase food at a

very low price through the NORWESCAP

food distribution program, with a ware-

house in Philipsburg. Every Thursday a

Trinity truck travels to Philipsburg to pick

up food. In 2015 a total of 210,373 poundsof food was purchased there.

Commenting on the growth in demand,

Trinity Pastor Dr. Frank Fowler said, “we

are pleased to be able to help people in

need, and yet sad that this need continuesto grow. Many recipients work one or two

jobs, but stil l have great difficulty finan-

cially providing for all their family needs.

And many Senior Citizens live on Social

Security and are in great need of assistance.We are thankful for our many community

partners who help us fulfill this God di-

rected mandate to serve others.”

Persons interested in donating to the

pantry may send a check to the church

marked for the pantry or drop off foodMon. through Thurs. from 9 a.m. to noon.

For more information, call 908-852-3020.

Trinity Lords’ Pantry FoodDistribution Demand Grows

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Seventeen organizations are sharing

$43,110 in Arts Grants funding fortheir arts programming in 2016. The

arts grants are available in the fall of eachyear for organizations that provide arts pro-

gramming for the people of Warren County

at an accessible site.

Grant recipients for 2016 are: CentenaryCollege/Literature Colloquium, Friends of

Warren County Library, Hackettstown

Community Band, Knowlton Township

Historical Commission, Lopatcong Town-

ship PTA, New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet,Pahaquarry Foundation, Pohatcong School

PTA, Rutherfurd Hall Foundation, Warren

County Arts Corp., Warren County 4-H,Warren County Community College - Vis-

iting Authors Series, Warren County Com-

munity Singers, Washington BID, Washing-ton Borough PTO, Washington Township

PTA, and Water Gap Singers, Inc.This Arts Grant program is sponsored by

the Warren County Cultural & Heritage

Commission, supported by the Warren

County Freeholders, and funded by theNew Jersey State Council on the Arts/De-

partment of State, a partner agency of the

National Endowment for the Arts. The

funds are derived from a dedicated NJ tax

on hotel and motel occupancy and do notimpact property or income taxes.

For further information please call (908)

453-4381.

Warren County Cultural AndHeritage Commission Spread Arts Grant

Hackettstown Middle School plans

to host a rummage sale fundraiseron Sat., April 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! It

is looking for great stuff to sell, so it is ask-

ing for spring cleaners to put items aside to

donate. Ask friends and neighbors if they

have any donations too! Admission is freebut contributions will be accepted at the

door.

Donations of décor, household items,

antiques, toys, jewelry, accessories, CDs,

DVDs, small appliances and electronics,small furniture, craft materials in contain-

ers, books, sporting goods, lawn/outdoor

items, tools, holiday items and frames are

being accepted.Donations are accepted at the school

Mon.-Wed. March 21-23 from 1 p.m.-3

p.m. and April 4-5 from 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Please report to the front office if making

donations. All proceeds from the sale ben-efit the Washington DC fund for the seventh

and eighth grades. Contact Erin Durkin

[email protected] or Wendy Flynn

[email protected] with questions.

The sale is being held rain or shine in ourgym.

Donate To HackettstownMiddle School Rummage Sale

The Hackettstown Rotary Club

plans to host a benefit perform-

ance, an evening of Hysterical

Stand Up Comedy with Steve Solomon,

star and creator of the three-time awardwinning Broadway hit “My Mother’s Ital-ian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Ther-

apy!

Two shows are set for Sat., April 9, 2

p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 purchased

in advance and $40 the day of the event.Tickets can be purchased in advance with

cash or checks in Hackettstown at Mama’s

& Café Baci, Panther Valley Pharmacy,

Stella G’s, Hackettstown Floors and Good

Impressions in Washington; or purchased

online at www.HackettstownRotary.org.The event is sponsored by Mama’s.

Rotary club members are volunteers

who work locally, regionally, and interna-

tionally to combat hunger, improve health

and sanitation, provide education and jobtraining, promote peace, and eradicate

polio under the motto Service Above Self.

Solomon, a native of Brooklyn, grew

up in the multi-ethnic neighborhood of

Sheepshead Bay. This was the perfect

training ground for a dialectician and co-

median. He learned at an early age how to

use his gift for imitating accents to his ad-vantage. He also realized that he was aprolific writer of jokes and stories; real

jokes. Steve was real life version of Gabe

Kaplan’s “Welcome Back Kotter.” Even-

tually, Steve became a Physics teacher

and a school administrator in Long Island,NY. He left his academic career behind

and turned his attention to his latent love

of making people laugh.

As Solomon puts it, “I decided to fol-

low my heart and become an impover-

ished comedy writer and performer.”Steve’s show, the three-time award win-

ning “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s

Jewish and I’m In Therapy” has met with

rave reviews to sold out crowds through-

out the country and overseas and becameone of the longest running one-man com-

edy shows in history.

Rotary Hosts Stand Up Comedian

Church of the Assumption of theBlessed Mary

302 High Street, Hackettstown908-852- 3320

www.assumptionbvmnj.orgDaily Mass during Lent:

7am & 12:30pmSaturday: 8am, Benediction &

Confession 9-10amSunday Vigil 5:30pm (English)

& 7pm (Spanish)Sunday Masses: 8am, 10am & 12 Noon

Great Easter Vigil: 7pmEaster Sunday: 6:30am, 8am, 10am

& 12 Noon

Budd Lake Chapel

54 Sandshore Road

Budd Lake, NJ 07828

973-691-8855

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

www.buddlakechapel.com

[email protected]


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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is plan-ning a free Family to Family Education Program

at Warren County Community College in Wash-

ington. Classes start Wed., April 6, from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.A series of 12 weekly classes structured to help care-

givers understand and support individuals with serious

mental illness while maintaining their own well being.

The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI familymember volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved

one struggling with a brain disorder.

There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Family toFamily Education Program. Registration is required, email

[email protected] or call Elaine at 908-619-

9619.

Home Instead Senior Care is launching a new cam-

paign designed to make the community more

Alzheimer’s friendly. Through the Alzheimer’s

Friendly Business program, the Home Instead Senior Careoffice will provide free training to local businesses to help

equip employees with information and resources needed towelcome families who are caring for a loved one with

Alzheimer’s disease.

In a recent survey of Alzheimer’s caregivers, 74 percent

reported that they and their loved ones have become moreisolated from the community as a result of the disease. Fur-

thermore, 85 percent reported that they feel a reduced qual-

ity of life due to isolation.

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intimidating,” said Tracy Fazzolari, owner of the Home In-

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counties in Northwest New Jersey. “Our research shows

that family caregivers might be reluctant to frequent public

places because of the behaviors that could be associatedwith the disease.”

According to Alzheimer ’s Disease International, the

number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to

grow to a staggering 75.6 million by 2030 and 135.5 mil-

lion in 2050.

“Given the statistics, most businesses that deal with the

public will be serving people with Alzheimer’s and their

families,” said Fazzolari. “It’s critical that local businesses

start working now to build Alzheimer’s friendly commu-

nities to better serve their customers with Alzheimer’s and

other dementias.”

Local businesses are invited to attend the workshop on

Thurs., April 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the United

Methodist Church in Washington. Once the training is suc-cessfully completed, businesses will receive a window

cling with the Alzheimer’s Friendly Business designation.

The designation will be valid for two years.

For more information about the Home Instead Senior

Care network’s Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program

and to access additional resources, visit Alzheimers-

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Students aspiring to work in businesscan earn help from the Mt. Olive AreaChamber of Commerce through its an-

nual scholarship program.

Unlike most scholarship opportunities, notonly are high school students eligible for ascholarship but so are students at two areacommunity colleges. The Mt. Olive chamberhas members predominately in Morris andWarren counties.

In all, four area students, one each fromMt. Olive High School, Hackettstown HighSchool, County College of Morris, and War-ren County Community College, will receivea $1,000 scholarship. Over the years theChamber has awarded thousands of dollars

in scholarship money to dozens of students.Applicants in high school should be sen-iors seeking to pursue a degree in a businessfield. College students should already be en-rolled in a business-related program and arecontinuing their education at the communitycollege level this coming fall.

The Mt. Olive Area Chamber of Com-merce Scholarship Committee will be judg-ing high school applicants in several areas.The high school students must also complete

an essay along with an application formavailable at their respective guidance coun-selor's offices. The application offers achoice fromthree essay topics,whichexplore

future goals and how current activities andstudies relate to them.

College students are not required to do anessay, but must fill out an application. All stu-dents will be judged on their coursework, ex-tracurricular activities, volunteer efforts,leadership, and honors and awards. Collegerecipients should be from the Greater Hack-ettstown and Mt. Olive areas.

The application deadline is April 15. Re-cipients will be notified in May. High schoolstudents can get an application and more in-

formation from their respective guidancecounselors. College students from WCCCcan contact Samir Elbassiouny, WCCCFoundation executive director, [email protected] or 908- 835-2334; andthose from CCM can contact Katie Olsen,director of Development Foundation at 973-328-5058 or [email protected] Additionally,the application forms are available on thechamber website, www.mountolivecham-bernj.com.

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The Caregiver Support Group is opento Heath Village residents, familymembers and community members.

It is held on the second Tuesday of eachmonth from 11 a.m. to noon in the HeathHouse Board Room in Hackettstown.

The group will be an open discussionformat for attendees to talk about their ex-

periences related to caregiving for a lovedone with dementia or any other medicalcondition. Director of Social ServicesDanielle Pangallo will facilitate.

Upcoming meeting dates include Tues.,April 12; Tues., May 10.

For more information call 908-684-5236.

The Hunterdon/Warren County Home

Instead Senior Care plans to award a$350 scholarship to a Warren Hills

High School student pursuing education re-lated to a “caring” profession. This one timescholarship is in memory of the center’sclient Robert Burd who was a lifelong res-ident and business owner in Washington.

The scholarship will be awarded basedon the following qualifications: studentwho best exemplified qualities of compas-

sion, commitment and caring, financial

need, B average, letter of recommended,and transcript. Essay question: How has asenior impacted your life?

Owner Tracy Fazzolari will attend theawards ceremony and personally presentthe award to the recipient.

Questions concerning the scholarshipapplication process or criteria may beemailed to leanne.godleski@ homein-stead.com.

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Picture a hurricane hitting the area, theway Superstorm Sandy did nearlyfour years ago. A road is closed due

to flooding, streets in another area areblocked by downed wires. Power outagesmean that wells won’t pump, leaving homes

Warren County Debuts New Emergency Alert Systemin several townships without potable water.Andshelters areready to take residents whocan’t stay in their own houses.

Emergency management officials needto communicate different messages to the

various areas that are facing different prob-lems – where to avoid, where to stay, whereto pick up drinking water – and quickly, too.

Warren County has a new tool to dealwith situations like this and other emergen-cies that arise: the Swift911 system, whichwill provide voice messages and eventuallytext, web and social media alerts to area res-idents who sign up to receive them. Countypublic safety officials are urging residents toregister, at no charge, to receive the emer-gency alerts.

“We’re able to notify a great number of

people in an emergency” using the system,said Frank Wheatley, Warren County PublicSafety director and the county EmergencyManagement coordinator.

Residents can sign up to receive emer-gency alerts by clicking on the Swift911graphic found on the home page of WarrenCounty government’s official websiteatwww.co.warren.nj.us, and following thelinks to register. Signing up also can be ac-

complished by texting the word“SWIFT911” to 99538 to receive the freemobile app available for Android, Apple(IOS) and Windows phones.

The app uses GPS location services, so

that if a user travels to an area where anemergency alert is activated, the informationwill go to that user’s cell phone, even if heor she is not subscribed to that location’s list.

The alerts will help to keep people out of harm’s way, Wheatley said, and can divertthem from specific hazards, be it a chemicalspill, crime scene, flood or anything else thatoccurs.

In addition to receiving alerts from War-ren County, public safety officials are plan-ning to enroll local police chiefs andemergency management coordinators so

that they can send their own alerts.“Warren County again is on the cutting

edge of technological capabilities to en-hance the safety of our citizens,” said Free-holder Edward J. Smith. He noted theinstallation of the system is a cooperative ef-fort with the Merrill Creek Reservoir, whichis funding the majority of the project “to sat-isfy their safety alert needs.”


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ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS

AMt. Olive resident has opened up a

new billiard’s place nearby as anew place in Warren County for

friendly pool competition.

Rack & Roll Billiards and Ice Cream

Parlor, LLC, on Route 31 in Washington just opened for business on March 1, seven

days a week 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Grilled food

and ice cream will be coming by June but

for now shoot on by to compete shootingbilliards on gorgeous century old

Brunswick billiards tables in museum qual-

ity condition.

David Merring, owner who has lived inBudd Lake for the past 29 years, provides

21 Brunswick billiards tables in a different

Shoot By New Billiards Place For A Fun Hangoutmodel, from very modern manufacture to

one that was built in 1870. Since each tableis different, Merring is allowing customers

to try multiple tables, rather than assigning

a single table.

Built as a date night site for teenagersand young adults, Rack & Roll Billiards of-

fers an opportunity to gather and participatein the sport of billiards, where both strategy

and execution will be required to beat an

opponent! These 21 both new and historic

century old billiards tables bring billiards to

the highest standard available anywhere inthe world, now just minutes from home.

Offered in a separate room are four bil-

liards tables for teenagers to gather, shoot

pool, and listen to their own music! Another

loft contains three century old Brunswicktables, one of which was owned by the orig-

inal Madman of Advertising, Ron Trav-

isano, who owned the advertising agency in

which the hit series "Madmen" was written;another Tom Cruise shot pool as a teenager

in Glen Ridge.Also offered is a private rental suite con-

taining an eight-foot Brunswick Gibson bil-

liards table, which is perfect for private

parties.

One hour rentals, per person, are $6; or$5 for senior citizens.

Call 908-574-2177 for more information

or visit www.RackAndRollBilliards.net.

The First Presbyterian Church of

Hackettstown plans to hold its an-

nual Fish & Chips Dinner, provided

by Tastefully British, on Fri., April 22, from

5 p.m.- 7 p.m. in the Chapel building. Tick-

ets are $14; $8 kids under 12. Take-out din-

ners will be available. Advance purchase of

tickets is recommended. Call Vicky at 908-

813-3418 for tickets or more information.

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C

atherine Rust, general manager of

the Centenary Stage Company, will

be honored as this year's "Distin-

guished Friend of The House" at the Houseof the Good Shepherd's Annual Wine &

Dine fundraiser on Thurs., April 7 I n Hack-

ettstown.

In addition to Rust, longtime staff mem-

ber, Christine Garofalo, will be honored forher dedication, compassion and enthusiasm

as an ambassador for The House.

The event features many of the area's

finest restaurants offering tastings of their

superb culinary delights, a great selectionof wines and live music featuring the

Grover Kemble Trio. It all starts with acocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by food,

music and a Silent Auction from 6:30 p.m.

to 8 p.m. All those in attendance will be en-tered into a drawing to win a $500 “dining

out” package.

Rust’s partnership with The House goes

back several years. The House sponsors the

Summer Jam Concert Series, and Rust has

worked hard to keep The House involved in

all the great events at the theater. She also

works with numerous other local organiza-

tions that partner with the theater, and hasled the popular CSC Women Playwrights

Series for more than 20 years. Rust initi-

ated and heads the CSC Advisory Board

and as its development director, she helps

to raise more than $100,000 for the not-for-profit theater each year through sponsor-

ships, grants and individual donations.

Over the last 25 years, few people have

impacted The House of the Good Shepherd

like staff member Garofalo. She has servedthe House and its residents in nearly every

capacity. More importantly, she has earnedthe respect of her peers and won the hearts

of the residents along the way.

Garofalo began her career at The Housein 1990 working part time as a food serv-

ices assistant. She eventually became full

time, and even earned her Food Service

Manager certification before moving to the

Activities department in 1994 where she

Good Shephards Annual Fundraiser To HonorTwo Distinguished Women

was able to spread some joy and raise the

spirits of her independent and assisted liv-

ing residents on day trips or local adven-

tures.In 2011, Garofalo was named the direc-

tor of Admissions for both independent and

assisted living. Garofalo's heart, enthusi-

asm, compassion and intimate working

knowledge of The House are what make her

such a great ambassador for the community.Tickets for the "Wine & Dine" are $50.

To reserve, call 908-684-5900.


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Moms Helping Moms Partners With Homeless Solutions Of MorristownBy Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta

Moms Helping Moms Foundation,Inc., a non-profit charitable organ-

ization has been helping families

who face financial distress help meet their ba-

bies’ basic needs.Whether it’s providing access to essential

baby supplies or connecting moms with a va-riety of services to support them during preg-

nancy and the first three years of parenthood,

such as parenting support, child development

education, financial literacy, and health and

wellness.When founded in 2011, the idea was that

no baby should have to go without life’s basic

needs.

Through partnerships with community or-

ganizations, schools, local government andothers, Moms Helping Moms has collectedand distributed tens of thousands of diapers,

clothing, formula, nursing supplies, and

countless other baby essentials to hundreds

of families in New Jersey.

President and Founder Bridget Cutlerstarted the organization “by accident” when

she began collecting excess baby things her

friends no longer needed. Cutler said, “I hada large network of friends with babies.”

With an assortment of baby products

stored in her garage, Cutler began her organ-

ization. She said, “We’re like a food bank

with diapers and babies.”Six months ago Moms Helping Moms

paired with Homeless Solutions, Inc., in

Morristown, which began as Morris Shelter

Inc. in 1983, created as a private, not-for-

profit, tax-exempt organization. It expanded

to Homeless Solutions, Inc. and providesshelter for homeless men, women and fami-

lies.

Homeless Solutions sends Moms Helping

Moms a “wish list” for women with children

ages three and under. Then Moms Helping

Moms is able to provide the organizationwith diapers, strollers, and clothing; filling in

the gap of what food stamps don’t cover.

“You name it, we have it,” Cutler said.

“With the exception of car seats and cribs;both have legal issues, we’d need to do thor-

ough inspections.”

Moms Helping Moms recently obtained a

$2,500 grant from National Diaper Bank

Pictured from left, are Kate O'Conner, volunteer; Megan Deaton, secretary of board; and Bridget

Cutler, president/founder.

Network. They were one of 29 national re-cipients of the inaugural Funds for Change

grant. Cutler plans to use the money to re-or-ganize their space, allowing for more inven-

tory storage and to streamline their

operational procedures.

Money is always the biggest challenge,

according to Cutler. She said, “We’re a non-profit. We’re new. We don’t have experience

with grant writing. Most of the money is pri-vate donations. We’ve gotten smaller grants

here and there. We don’t have any full timeemployees on staff. It’s a constant work in

progress.”

Time is another issue for Moms Helping

Moms since most of the volunteers at the or-

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younger. Cutler said, “To find enough peopleto volunteer has been tricky. I work two fulldays per week. I have to get a sitter. We have

a lot of fantastic volunteers: a volunteer

bookkeeper, a volunteer coordinator; we

would love to be open all the time, but at this

time we don’t have the funds to pay some-body full time.”

Most of the operational work is done by

Cutler and Megan Deaton, who works as sec-

retary. On Jan. 29, they had their second an-nual Snow Ball fundraiser at Stone House atStirling Ridge in Warren.

Since their first diaper distribution in

2011, Moms Helping Moms has helped pro-

vide close to 100,000 diapers, as well as other

essential baby supplies, to hundreds of fami-lies in NJ.

For more information, visit: momshelp-

ingmomsfoundation.org.

By Jane Primerano

Children who spend a few hours pick-ing up litter on their school yard don’tever think the same way about litter

again.

Liz Sweedy, Morris County Clean Com-munities coordinator, explained the benefitfrom public school litter cleanups fundedthrough the Keep Morris County Litter Freegrants. The school must conduct a littercleanup on at least two acres of school prop-erty. The property may include ball fields andwooded areas. The cleanup must be held be-tween April 15 and June 6 with participation

of a minimum of 20 students with their adultsupervisors.

“The students who do the cleanups arepretty grossed out,” Sweedy said.

The $500 grants may be used for outdoor

receptacles for recyclables or trash or indoorreceptacles for recyclables only, according tothe county’s press release. These grants areawarded after the school submits required pa-perwork to the Morris County MunicipalUtilities Authority.

The county press release quotes Free-holder Christine Myers, the freeholder liaisonto the MUA. “This is a great opportunity to

Students Help Keep Morris County Litter Freereinforce how important it is for them to carefor their own environment and will showhow it also improves our communities andour entire county.”

A second part of the Litter Free programis a poster contest for public school studentsin grades six through 12, Sweedy explained.The posters illustrate the ill effects of litteringand each school displays the posters drawnby its students, she said. Each school choosesthe two considered best and submits them tothe county. The four county-wide winnersare duplicated on recycling containers withthe students’ names and the date of the con-test. They are distributed to the schools of thefour winners.

“They are heavy-duty metal containersand they look gorgeous at the schools,”

Sweedy said, adding each winning studentreceives a $200 gift card.

Sweedy is hoping more schools partici-pate this year. In 2015, 15 schools partici-pated, but in 2014, 21 schools were part of the contest.

During the cleanup portion of the LitterFree initiative in 2015, 495 students and adultsupervisors cleaned up 148 acres and col-lected 45 bags of trash, 52 bags of recy-

clables, 66 pounds of scrap metal and 56pounds of construction debris.

Not all litter is created equal, Sweedy con-cedes.

Litter dumped near the headwaters of theRaritan River is damaging to birds and fish.The Raritan Headwaters Association pullednearly two tons of objects, mostly plastic,from the headwaters last year, Sweedy said.Clean Communities works closely with theRHA.

“Tiny pieces of plastic, plastic ties andsimilar things, get cut off and become brittle,birds and fish ingest them,” she said.

Clean Communities also works with theMorris County Mosquito Control Depart-ment collecting tires.

“Last year they collected 966 tires,”

Sweedy said.Some municipalities sell stickers for tire

disposal and the Parsippany Transfer Stationtakes them on certain days. But the state tiregrant is no longer in place, so many countyresidents don’t have a convenient place to getrid of them. Some tire dealers do take oldtires for a small fee, but not all do, she added.

Additional information on the grants isavailable from Sweedy at 973-285-8393.

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Centenary College has recently an-nounced the recipient of the Hack-

ettstown High School student

scholarship for the fall semester of 2016 —

Christy Ackerman. The scholarship is one

of the ongoing partnerships between the in-stitutions.

“This scholarship is an excellent oppor-

tunity to acknowledge one Hackettstown

High School student each year who has ex-

celled academically and has demonstrated

the qualities that this institution values,”says Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite, presi-

dent of Centenary College. “Christy has

quite the impressive background, as she is

committed to giving back to the community

while still maintaining strong academic cre-dentials. I am pleased that we could offer

her this coveted award.”

This scholarship covers tuition for one

Hackettstown High School student during

his or her four-year stay.

Ackerman is no stranger to CentenaryCollege. Her brother, RJ Ackerman, is a

Centenary student. She spent four years

from the age of ten to 14 participating in

Centenary Stage Company’s Young Per-

former’s Workshop. She has acted in per-

formances such as “Bye, Bye Birdie,”“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “A Christmas

Carol.” While she is a student here, she has

every intention to continue to perform and

wants to start an A Capella chorus on cam-

pus.Ackerman plans to study business ad-

ministration and minor in social media mar-

keting. Her goal upon graduation is to

manage the social media marketing func-

tion for a small business and be an instru-

mental force in its growth. Social media

marketing is a new area of study that waslaunched at Centenary this past fall.

“This is like a dream come true for me,”

says Ackerman. “I am very focused on ac-

ademics and am interested in studying So-

cial Media Marketing. It is wonderful thatCentenary just started this program. The

environment is so welcoming. I am thrilled

to have been chosen for this honor and have

the opportunity to study the field that I am

so passionate about. I also want to thank

my family for being so supportive through-out my whole life. It would have been im-

possible to be able to accomplish what I

have without their dedication to my

growth.”

HHS Senior Gets Scholarship To Centenary Ackerman currently works for Stryker

Airsoft in Hackettstown, in charge of social

media for the business. She hopes to con-

tinue in that function during her college ca-

reer.

One of her accomplishments she is mostproud of during high school is being one of the first members of Glamour Girls, a new

organization at HHS that promotes commu-nity involvement by providing makeovers

for senior citizens.

She is also an active member of National

Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor So-

ciety. These organizations allow her to par-ticipate in monthly food drives, charityevents and local fundraisers.


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Music at St. Luke’s plans to presentCannons in the Cornfield at 8

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Cannons in the Cornfield is a

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QMB founders Harry Noble III and his

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QMB.All four sing vocals in Cannons. Harry

Noble plays banjo and guitar. Schmidt

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Bob Noble plays upright bass.

Music at St. Luke’s presents three or

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occer season will be kicking in again soon and with thatmore cases of kids getting hit with head injuries due toheading the ball, running into posts or even another

player.Measures have been taken by the United States Soccer

Federation to create a policy to limit head balls by youth play-ers. The new guidelines which may begin in the fall of 2016are expected to prohibit players 10 years old and youngerfrom heading the ball. The regulations also aim at reducingheaders in practice for players who are between the ages of 11 and 13.

Soccer organizations are not alone in taking initiativeswhen it comes to concussion, whether it involves minimizingor placing greater awareness on the impact a concussion canhave on an individual, especially if the brain is not allowed

enough time to rest.Dr. Catherine Mazzola, the director of Pediatric Neuro-logical Surgery at Morristown Medical Center and Dr.Richard Servatius at the Rutgers’ Stress and Motivated Be-havior Institute (SMBI) are conducting a study to understandhow head injury affects brain functions such as attention,learning and memory.

“Every year we see hundreds of kids with traumatic braininjury (TBI),” says Mazzola, who has been treating childrenwith TBI since 1995.

Several young patients have come in to Mazzola’s carethat were concussed from heading a soccer ball or injuredduring the game. Restricting head balls to younger playersmay protect those young brains, she agrees.

“I think that’s a good thing,” says Mazzola. “You onlyhave one brain; it’s a good idea to take care of that brain.”

The safety initiatives were brought on as a resolution froma class-action lawsuit filed by parents and players in 2014against U.S. Soccer, FIFA and the American Youth SoccerOrganization regarding negligence in treating and monitoringhead injuries sustained from playing soccer.

According to that case, nearly 50,000 high school soccerplayers sustained concussions in 2010- more players than inbaseball, basketball, softball and wrestling combined, accord-ing to a New York Times article.

“That kind of contact with a ball can do damage to the

brain tissue,” says Mazzola, and may only be apparent on amicroscopic level.One of the main obstacles in dealing with concussion is

that doctors can not diagnose a concussion based on a catscanor MRI, says Mazzola. A person may have no signs of a frac-ture or bleeding, but that does not mean a child’s brain hasnot suffered an injury.

Mazzola says more attention has been given on the issueof concussion than it has in the past based on more studieson the impact that concussion can have on a person’s brain,

especially when not given enough time to heal or rest.“We didn’t realize how much damage is done when you

have multiple concussions,” says Mazzola. “We have moreawareness of long-term effects of concussion.” A child with

a concussion will almost show signs of slow processing. Aftertime their cognitive performance will function.

“We’ve realized how important and damaging, how repet-itive or mild, brain damage is on the young brain,” she ex-plains. “Mild brain injury can affect that child’s cognitivelong-term outcome. The younger the child, the more vulner-able because the brain is not fully developed yet.”

Younger children who head a soccer ball also have neckmuscles not as strong as older children and can therefore facesome whiplash, she adds.

“The younger they are the more they are at risk for injury,”says Mazzola, co-founder of the New Jersey Concussion

Center.With the implementation of the ImPACT Test, a mini IQtest that can be taken online to measure a person’s perform-ance in certain areas - such as visual memory, auditory per-formance, accuracy and speed of processing information-specialists are more accurately able to realize if a person’sbrain is healed enough to return to an activity.

All high school athletes are required to complete an Im-PACT test online, usually before their season begins so if

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someone gets a concussion while playing aschool sport they can retake the test andmeasure any improvement over time. Playersare not supposed to return to play “until pre-vious score is within 10 points from base-

line,” explains Mazzola.“It’s a timed test,” Mazzola explains.

“You can see sometimes that people have aproblem with visual learning,” or verbal

skills, reaction time can be slower. Then intwo months, when they retake the test, the in-dividual may improve.

Five to ten percent of kids do not get betterafter concussion, Mazzola says, and thereforeneed cognitive remediation, which requires

them so seek a specialist for monitored care.Students can experience learning problemsafter faced with a concussion, especially if the brain is not given enough time to heal.

“There is a period of rest and rehabilita-tion for those with concussion,” says Maz-zola. That message needs to get out toteachers, parents and coaches that these indi-viduals need to be given adequate time torest.

“You have to give your body and braintime to heal,” says Mazzola. “Coaches wouldsay ‘you just got dinged,’ but people are re-ally realizing that even mild brain injury isimportant. It’s just as important as having anankle injury or arm injury.

“They may look alright but they may notbe acting alright,” she continues. “When indoubt sit them out,” and have them be seenby a medical doctor or concussion specialist.“If you have any question, best thing is to pullthem out and let them rest no matter what you

do.”Putting a child back in a game puts theplayer at risk of having a “second impact in-

jury” which “can be lethal” in some cases,says Mazzola.

To measure when a child is ready to goback into a game, players must complete aReturn To Play (RTP) protocol to make suretheir balance and coordination are up to par;

that they are cognitively performing well,brain is performing well; and to make surethey are headache free, she says.

Some students, however, do not play asport and may miss the opportunity of havinga baseline ImPACT Test conducted. Mazzola

is offering this supervised timed test for freethrough her office at the NJ Pediatric Neuro-science Institute for any child who has had aconcussion within the past six months.

Testing began in July 2014 and will con-tinue through Nov. 2016. The approved studywill then be used to determine how quicklychildren recover from concussion and howtheir response time improves after concus-sion.

Participants can also get a copy of theirtest results to share evaluations with teachers

and coaches so they can understand if a childneeds more time for brain rest.Anyone interested in participating in the

Rutgers Concussion Study and wants a freeImPACT Test, should call Mazzola’s officeat 973-326-9000. The test is being offered toyouth between the ages of 11 and 18.

For more information on concussion, goto www.njconucssioncenter.com.

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