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VOLUME 47 / No. 10
Monroe Township, New Jersey
OCTOBER 2011
Rossmoor floods take toll on residents
By Jean Hoban
Although Hurricane Irene
had been predicted to have a
major impact on the East
Coast and warnings were
given by Governor Chris
Christie, Mayor Bloomberg,
and every newscaster and
weather girl or guy on TV, no
one was really ready for the
devastation caused by massive flooding, downed trees,
and a power outage that
lasted more than a week in
some areas of New Jersey
and New York.
Monroe Township was
among the hardest hit localities in Middlesex County.
During the storm the north-
ern area of the township was
cut off from first responders
and general traffic because
of flooded roads. In Rossmoor residents in Mutual 8,
had no way to stop the water
that washed over Applegarth
Road and into their homes
on the night of August 27
and the morning of August
Flooding caused a waterfall near Onset Lane.
28. Pumps that had been put
in place at the start of the
storm were no match for the
deluge that overtook the
backyards and drains behind
and beside the homes and
carports on Nantuckett Lane
and Nautilus Court.
Mutual 8 directors asked
residents living in those areas to evacuate their homes
and seek shelter with family
or friends, go to hotels, or to
the Clubhouse. Some who
did go to the Clubhouse
found that though dry and
safe it was not without drawbacks. Like most of the
homes in Rossmoor the
Clubhouse did not have electricity. Generators were installed to light the Red Room
and the restrooms for those
who sought shelter. Channel
3 had advised that during
Hurricane Irene those who
wished to relocate to the
Clubhouse should bring their
own pillows blankets and
medication. Some complained of a lack of couches,
food or coffee. When the
power went out at midnight
on Saturday most of us believed that it would be back
on by Sunday morning. Of
course this did not happen
and that meant most of us
went without our morning joe
either in a cup or on TV.
By now most of you have
heard rumors and stories of
incidents that occurred during the storm. We know that
many of our neighbors in
Mutual 8 were forced out of
their homes; we saw the big
green Serv-pro trucks parked
on Nantuckett Lane and
Nautilus Court and witnessed
the huge amount of wet carpeting, furniture, and debris
that was pulled out of first
floor units. Maintenance and
Millennium workers joined
the crews of Serv-Pro in removing wet sheetrock and
flooring from the condos. The
homeowners of these damaged units were exhausted
and frustrated by the demands of the clean-up and
the knowledge that these
same units had flooded in
the past. They wanted answers and relief.
This reporter met with
some of those who had suffered the most loss. Walking
through Joan and Joe Di
Paolo’s Vermont manor at
327 B Nantuckett Lane was
like stepping on a saturated
sponge, the furniture that
could be salvaged was piled
in the middle of the living
room. Joan was pale and
tired, very tired.
Terry McGinnis was sitting
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Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor makes Citizen of the Year selections
By Joan Avery
Dan Jolly and Muriel Calvanelli have been chosen by
the Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor to be “Citizens of the
Year” for 2011. They are to
be honored at a luncheon to
be held at the East Brunswick Chateau on Cranbury
Road in East Brunswick on
Friday, October 21, at 12
noon. Tickets are $28 each
and reservations must be
made by calling Dr. Virginia
O. Allen at 655-4641. Dinner
selections are roast beef,
chicken Francaise, and
salmon. Please note that
checks must be made out to
the Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor and received by October 14, before reservations
can be confirmed. All are
welcome. “Citizens of the
Year” are selected on the
basis of their leadership in
community organizations,
administrative service in
Rossmoor as well as other
volunteer and charitable activities.
Dan Jolly
Since Dan and Barbara
Jolly moved to Rossmoor in
February of 2000, Dan’s
commitment to serving his
Inside this issue
Clubs ...................... 17
Crossword Puzzle ... 21
Culinary Corner....... 19
Healthcare .............. 29
Letters to Editor ........ 3
Looking Back ............ 9
Mutuals ................... 24
RCAI Meetings .......... 2
Religion ................... 26
Sam’s Eye View ........ 5
Sports...................... 24
Tales of Rossmoor .... 8
community and its many organizations is extraordinary.
Dynamic is the only word
that can be used to describe
this man of many talents.
Dan became a Director of
Mutual 5 immediately upon
moving here and was elected
president of Mutual 5 three
months later. He is still in
that position and the residents of Mutual 5 have great
pride in living there since
Dan has made significant
positive changes in that Mutual.
Dan started his commitment to Rossmoor by serving
on the Renovation Committee for the Village Center; the
Club House Renovation
Committee; the Pool Renovation Committee in 2005;
and the Ballroom Renovation
Project (CRABS Committee).
Dan was skilled in contract
negotiations; therefore, he
was involved in the Trash
Contract Committee; the Bus
Committee and Bus Contract
(Continued on page 33)
Kiwanis Citizens of the Year, Muriel Calvanelli and
Dan Jolly.
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October 2011
The Rossmoor NEWS
Rossmoor News Editorial
By Joe Conti
Mollie Fitzpatrick, RCAI
President, opened the monthly
Board of Governors meeting
at 9:05 a.m. with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
gm
Joan Avery gave the Community Affairs report on the
E&R events. Moya Brady reported on the HealthCare
Center statistics and the future
caregivers program. Ms.
Brady announced that flu
shots will be given on September 21 and October 5. Muriel
Calvanelli reported that there
was some discussion on creating a committee to work on
emergency evacuation plans
for the community. Ms. Avery
announced that the Committee approved the proposed
Channel 3 Policy and Procedures. Vincent Marino, Jr. reported on the resolution voting
outcome of the Maintenance
Committee meeting and stated
that representatives from RM
Termite and Pest Control gave
a presentation to the Committee. Gerald McQuade reported
that the Financial Analysis
reports and year to date expenses were reviewed at the
Finance Committee meeting.
Mr. McQuade reported on the
resolution voting outcome of
the Finance Committee meeting. Peter Kaznosky reported
that the Golf Course Committee recommended one resolution to the Board of Governors
and that the Lance Corporal
Colin Pascik golf tournament
is being held tomorrow.
gm
The Governors supported
the Community Affairs recommendation to accept the proposed Channel 3 Policy and
Procedures.
gm
The RCAI Reserve Study
has scheduled to set aside
$34,480 in 2017 to resurface
the swimming pool and hot
pool. The Board of Governors
approved a resolution to resurface the pool and hot pool,
including the removal of up to
50 feet of delaminated plaster;
cut under the tile line and
around all fittings; cut around
race lines; apply bond coat for
better plaster adhesion; install
transition lines on edge of
each step; and apply one coat
of Diamond-Brite pool plaster
at a cost of $41,789.35 including $32,905 for the project;
$2,303.35 for sales tax and
$6,581 contingency of 20%.
The expenditure will be
charged to the RCAI Reserve
Fund Account.
gm
The RCAI Reserve Study
set aside $6,800 for the replacement of the air conditioning system for the Maintenance Office Building. The
Board of Governors approved
a resolution to replace the 3.5
ton air conditioning system
with one new Trane 3.5 ton
high efficient 16 Seer air conditioning system and fabricate
and install a new trunk duct
Open RCAI meetings in October
Wednesday, October 12
Golf Course Committee ..................................... 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 13
Community Affairs Committee ........................... 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 13
Maintenance Committee ................................. 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 13
Finance Committee ......................................... 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 20
Board of Governors ........................................... 9:00 a.m.
All meetings are held in the Village Center Meeting Room
News Board:
Joe Conti, Chair
Carol DeHaan,
Jack Seiber,
Madeline Reed,
Sam Newman,
Jean Hoban,
and ex-officio, Jane Balmer,
General Manager.
News Coordinator: Sue Ortiz
as space permits.
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the length of the attic at a cost
of $16,240.76 including
$12,788 for the project;
$895.16 for sales tax and
$2,557.60 contingency of
20%. The expenditure will be
charged to the RCAI Reserve
Fund Account.
gm
The RCAI Capital Budget
set aside $1,200 to purchase
round tables. The Board of
Governors approved a resolution to replace one 6’ table
with a 5’ speckled beige circular table and three additional 5’
circular tables at a cost of
$1,319.32. The expenditure
will be charged to the RCAI
Capital Expenditures Account.
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The Golf Course Capital
Reserve Study funded for the
anticipated expenditure of
$11,492 for the 17th hole
greenside/fairway bunker
renovation. The Board of Governors approved a resolution
to rebuild the 17th hole bunker
including, but not limited to,
grading, drainage, new sand
and new sod around the bunkers at a cost not to exceed
$11,492. The expenditure will
be charged to the Golf Course
Capital Reserve Fund Account.
Hurricane Irene hit our
community with all her fury
on Saturday, August 27.
However, it did not come
without warning. As a matter
of fact, we all had almost a
week to prepare and therein
lies the dilemma.
To their credit, staff and
RCAI issued a TV bulletin on
Thursday, August 25, advising residents that before the
hurricane they might consider leaving Rossmoor and
staying with relatives or
friends. RCAI also let viewers of Channel 3 know that
the Clubhouse would be
available for those who preferred not to be alone. Residents seeking to sleep in the
Clubhouse were told to bring
their own bedding, food, and
medicine. The fact is however, that Rossmoor is not
an evacuation center, and
was never designed as such,
but when members of the
community get displaced by
flooding and have to be relocated immediately there is
only the refuge of the Clubhouse to house them.
It is the opinion of this
newspaper and many in the
community that our staff and
management team could
have been better prepared.
When 38 residents were first
evacuated to the Clubhouse
they were without water,
cups, or food of any kind. No
one expected to be served
hot food but cookies, crackers, peanut butter, and other
staples that do not require
refrigeration could have been
stocked in one of the kitchen
pantries in anticipation of the
storm. Poor lighting was also
a concern. Dealing with
flooded homes, displacement, no food, no coffee,
and no electricity was very
hard on the evacuees. We
know that those of us who
had only to deal with the
power outage were less than
happy campers.
As a result of this lack of
preparedness the Rossmoor
News has learned that a
committee will be formed to
develop procedures to handle similar situations. We
hope that it will never have to
be used, but we now realize
that an occurrence where we
are without power and at the
mercy of Mother Nature can
be made more tolerable with
just a minimum of effort.
For every experience,
good or bad, there’s a lesson
to be learned. So pardon the
cliché but “If we don’t learn
from history, we are likely to
repeat it.”
Letters to the editor
The Rossmoor pamphlet
that is distributed to perspective buyers of homes states
that Rossmoor has “the
charm of colonial New England.” In the description it
further states that “Rossmoor
has an old New England serenity.” “A steepled Meeting
House soars above the community to complete the appearance of a colonial town
set in central New Jersey.”
This description was accurate until a few weeks ago.
The colonial style Meeting
House now has two huge
contemporary style black
planters in front of it. These
planters ruin the ambience of
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the Meeting House. They are
now the dominant features of
the once beautifully serene
white Meeting House.
The August issue of the
Rossmoor News contains an
article and pictures documenting the reconstruction of
the Meeting House steps.
The article states that bluestone will be used and “will
maintain the same appearance as before.” Nowhere is
there any mention of the two
planters. I have spoken to
numerous members of the
Board of Governors and
none of them recall the mat-
ter of the planters being presented and voted upon. The
members were told that the
landscaping at the Meeting
House had become overgrown and the planters were
put in place as an answer to
that problem. No one I have
spoken to knows how much
the planters cost. Additional
funds will be needed to provide for plantings in the
boxes.
It is very upsetting to know
that someone has the power
to cause such a major
change on a Rossmoor icon.
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October 2011
Reducing your electricity costs?
(Choosing an alternative electricity supplier)
By Ken Meyers
That statement is a fallacy!
Under New Jersey Energy
De-Regulation, the SUPPLY
(Generation) portion of your
electric bill is calculated
separately
from
the
DELIVERY portion. Since the
supply portion is open to
competition, all customers of
JCP&L (the utility), can shop
for the best price from an
ever-growing number of
suppliers who have gone as
far as suggesting you can
save 20% of your electricity
bill by signing with them.
How It Works
Each February, utility
companies — and those
registered as suppliers — bid
for bulk electrical service.
This is the basis for the rates
charged for generation to
consumers for the kilowatts
used. The current bulk
auction pricing is blended
with the previous two years
of auctions to determine the
current cost. Those figures
are sent to the Board of
Letters ________
(Continued from page 2)
People in power need to remember that they represent
the entire community and are
bound by the wishes and
standards of that community.
We need an Architectural
Design and Review Committee composed of knowledgeable and qualified members to
protect the community from
the whims and tastes of a few.
Any recommendations made
by the committee must be approved by the Board of Governors. The entire community
should also be given an opportunity to provide input. Rossmoor is a well planned and
lovely place in which to reside.
We need to provide safe
guards to keep it that way.
Marianna Sandor
Mutual 10
FERNS
Ferns at the North gate,
I don’t know what to do.
To make a left turn,
They tend to block my view.
Last year I made a request
And upon my advice
They cut the ferns down.
That was very, very nice.
It is a safety issue
When leaving the North gate.
I can’t see oncoming traffic.
Cut down the ferns; don’t
wait.
Herb Junker
Better Late than Never
Thanks to E&R for offering the Fitness Center orientation to residents. A
knowledgeable young man
named Eric representing
Public Utilities for review and
to determine overall
applicability to competition,
regulatory responsibility and
de-regulation. The BPU then
approves or denies a
supplier’s request for the
new proposed rate schedule.
If denied, the supplier asks
for a hearing and attempts to
justify its cost structure for
the rates charged.
Choosing a Supplier
Prior to deregulation, your
(Continued on page 4)
Fitness Lifestyles of Asbury
Park gave a comprehensive
lecture/demonstration of all
the equipment. He cheerfully responded to all questions, ensuring that everyone present could visit the
facility again with confidence.
A trained and (hopefully)
certified fitness instructor
can demonstrate and monitor any initial attempts. This
is not a situation for trial
and error.
With the benefit of the
orientation, now I can take
advantage of this amenity,
keeping in mind Eric's advice to do more repetitions
at lower resistance rather
than plunge ahead on too
demanding a challenge.
Lorraine Sarhage
Mutual One
The deadline for
The Rossmoor News
is the 7th of every month.
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4
October 2011
Electricity _______
(Continued from page 3)
only choice for electricity was
your utility (JCP&L). Now,
under deregulation, the
consumer can choose a
supplier other than his
current utility, and nothing
should change except a
reduction in the cost per
kilowatt hour. Electricity
service will continue to be
fully serviced by the
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consumer’s utility (JCP&L),
including the billing and
maintenance of any faulty
transmission lines. If the
consumer currently has
budget billing with his or her
existing utility, it should
continue with the new supplier.
If not, the consumer should
choose another supplier.
How to Choose
All
electric
supply
companies fall into one of
three categories
1. Subsidiaries of utility
companies who market
directly to the consumer;
2. Independent companies
that use agents for
marketing their services;
or
3. Independent companies
that market directly to
the consumer.
Every supplier has
alternative
programs
available to consumers and
these programs can change
monthly. It is imperative to
comparison shop for service
with several suppliers. (See
website below for information
on the various suppliers).
Current programs for all
suppliers fall into one of the
following categories:
1. Fixed Rate Plans Contract terms can vary
from three months to two
years depending on the
supplier. At the end of
the contract period, you
may
be
offered
a
variable plan unless you
sign another contract.
Some
vendors
automatically renew for
the same period so
make sure you are
aware of supplier’s new
pricing before the end of
your current contract.
2. Floating
or
Variable
Pricing – Will rise and fall
on a monthly basis as it
tracks the wholesale cost
of electricity. Since the
customer’s price is a
percentage
of
the
wholesale cost, there is
a guaranteed built-in
saving regardless of the
direction
of
the
wholesale
price
movement.
3. Hybrid - as the name
implies,
it
is
a
combination of fixed and
variable pricing. In most
cases the customer pays
a fixed price for a
specific period of time
and a variable rate for
the balance of the
contract period.
There are currently 21
alternative
electricity
suppliers offering discounts
of between seven and 15 %
to residential customers.
JCP&L’s
published
residential summer kilowatt
rate is .1123 cents / kilowatt
hour. Summer is May
through September. Last
year’s winter rate was .1195
cents / kilowatt hour. If your
proposed supplier says its
rates are 10% below JCP&L,
you will save 1.1 cents per
KWH. If you use 1000 KWH
per month, your saving will
be approximately 11 dollars.
Do not expect huge savings,
unless you use huge
amounts of electricity. The
supplier names, address and
phone numbers can be found
at the following website;
www.nj.gov/bpu/commercial/
shopping
Click on JCP&L to view
alternative suppliers in their
area.
Important Questions To
Ask a Potential Supplier!
1. What are my contract
choices?
2. What penalties will I
incur if I break my
contract?
3. Does your price include
New Jersey tax?
4. Are their any other
charges or fees included
in your price?
5. Can I budget bill with
you?
6. Can I review your
contract
before
accepting your offer?
How?
7. How long are your
current offers valid?
8. Can I try your service
before committing to a
long-term contract?
9. How long after signing a
contract
will
service
begin?
10. How long has your
company been in the
electrical business?
11. Why should I choose
your company as my
electricity supplier?
Conclusion
Several Mutuals are
either looking or have
chosen suppliers that fit
their requirements and
there are residents that
have chosen to sign
contracts with alternative
suppliers. To date there has
not been huge savings by
switching suppliers and
there is no evidence of
significant
electricity
savings just by switching
suppliers. If it sounds too
good to be true, it usually
is. Caveat emptor ...buyer
beware! Do your homework
and contact as many
suppliers as you can. You
will save money but it does
require some effort to
evaluate the suppliers
If you are not sure how to
proceed, try the following
approach: Choose a supplier
with the lowest published
Kilowatt rate (as compared to
JCP&L); Ask for the shortest
contract period (usually
month-to-month), with no
penalty for termination and
try it out. You can always go
back to JCP&L.
Stay comfortable.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Rossmoor Health-care Center is now open
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. St. Peter’s University Hospital,
New Brunswick, furnishes professional nursing services by registered nurses for our residents during
these hours.
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October 2011
Sam’s Eye View
By Sam Newman
When I was growing up,
neither I, nor my peer group,
would likely have been called
members of the intelligentsia
(surprises you, doesn’t it?)
Consequently, any word consisting of more than four or
five letters didn’t exist in our
vocabulary. So it wasn’t
shocking that none of us kids
ever uttered the word
“genealogy.” Even if we had
known the meaning of the
word, it is doubtful that it
would have had an effect on
us. It was a different era and
we weren’t as curious then,
perhaps because we didn’t
have the means to satisfy
our curiosity that we have
today.
How did we kids go about
trying to learn something of
our ancestry? The only
Google familiar to us was a
comic strip character by the
name of Barney Google.
That Google wasn’t going
to help find out who our
grandparents were and
where they came from. The
best source of information,
if not a parent, was usually
an aunt or uncle who would
ponder a bit and then respond something like this,
“I think.” They never really
“knew” but they “thought”
your grand- father was a
carpenter or “could have
been” a doctor.
By the mid 20th century,
our sedentary technology
exploded and new worlds
opened. We explored space.
TV picture tubes were no
longer a necessity. (10% of
my salary went for TV tubes).
Microwave ovens came into
existence to make life easier
in the kitchen. The rotary
phone vanished into oblivion
although when making a
business call, I am sometimes asked if I am using
one.
But in all probability the
computer is what has altered our lives more than
anything else I can think of.
And that brings me back to
genealogy. People everywhere are searching for
their family history and in
most cases it does not pose
a problem. I don’t fall into
that category.
My family was very
small. Both of my parents
passed away when they
were quite young. I was
12 years old when I lost
my father. They were gone
before I had the desire to
explore my roots. Only an
aunt remained who might
have been some help except for the fact that she
adamantly refused to bring
up any part of her past in
what she called the “Old
Country.” She was in love
with America (who could
blame her?) and wanted to
forget her past in Europe.
Years later, with the advent of the computer and a
longing to learn more of my
family history, I sought the
aid of computer wizards
(including my two sons) to
find whatever they could. No
one was able to come up
with anything. There wasn’t a
bit of evidence that my family, beyond my parents, ever
existed.
Then Ellis Island opened
to the public and hordes
came from everywhere to
find the names of immigrant
relatives posted, dating their
arrivals and other information. I thought this was my
chance at last to find when
my parents arrived in America.
Such was not to be the
case. No mention of a Benjamin or Lena Newman at all.
The one thing I was absolutely sure of was that they
did indeed come through
Ellis Island. Yet no mention.
Did they swim across the
ocean?
I gave up searching a long
time ago realizing that the
names of many immigrants,
upon entry to our shores,
were changed when recorders couldn’t spell them. Who
really knows what my father’s name could have
been?
I sometimes wonder what
might have happened in my
life had my parents, on the
day I was born and given the
name Sam, taken a lead
from Ellis Island and
changed it to Paul.
Exp. 10/31/11
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October 2011
Happy Halloween
By Bob Huber
Just as we bid farewell to
our ten-year association
with Harry Potter, we turn
to find Halloween is fast
approaching, with its own
assortment of ghosts, goblins and things that go
bump in the night.
Halloween, October 31st,
is the one night in the year
when parents allow their
children to engage in a mild
form of extortion known as
“Trick or Treat.” Happily, for
both tricksters and treaters,
it is a harmless once-a-year
event, except for those individuals, such as gas station
operators and bankers, who
decide to take up extortion
as a career.
Like so many occasions,
the origin of Halloween is a
little obscure. Some say it
dates back to a Roman festival celebrating Pomona,
the goddess of fruits and
seeds, but the more accepted version links Halloween to the Celtic festival of
Samhain, roughly translated from Old Irish to mean
“summer’s end.”
At one time, the event
also had religious significance. The ancient Gaels
believed that October 31
was the day that the
boundaries overlapped between the worlds of the living and the dead, and the
deceased would come back
to life and cause havoc.
Dressing up in spooky costumes was an attempt to
scare them off.
We have the 16th century
Scots to thank for the term
“Halloween,” which was
their version of All-HallowsEven, (the night before the
mass-day of all saints). It
was the Scottish and Irish
immigrants who brought
Halloween to America in
the nineteenth century, but
the artifacts and symbols
associated with the occasion have changed over
time. The European custom
of carving turnips into lanterns as a way of remembering the souls in purgatory became the jack-o’lantern carved from the
American pumpkin.
The custom of children
dressing up in costumes
and going from door-todoor begging for treats
dates back to the Middle
Ages and included other
special events such as
Christmas. Initially, the
practice
was
called
“guising.” The term “trick-or
-treat” didn’t appear until
the 1920s, and unfortunately, the “trick” often involved outright vandalism.
In rural America, tipping
over outdoor privies was a
classic prank. We recall the
story of a farmer who came
home to find that, not only
was his privy on it side, but
his buggy was perched on
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Musings & Memories
By Betty Emmons
his roof, and his horse was
munching apples from a
bowl on his dining room
table.
But trick-or-treat didn’t
really hit its stride in America until after WW II when
sugar was no longer rationed. Candy bar manufacturers discovered a whole
new market by packaging
their products in small bite
size amounts to be handed
out to the ghosts and goblins who showed up at the
door on Halloween. For the
most part, this has been a
successful practice, since
there is very little vandalism
associated with trick-ortreating these days.
The ancient rituals that
spawned Halloween have
mostly been forgotten, and
the event survives on its
own. Come the dawn of
November 1st there will be
millions of children with
belly aches from eating too
much candy, and millions of
adults will be hung over
from drinking too much
“cider” at local house parties. This, too, shall pass,
and we can excuse these
mild indiscretions by saying, “The devil made me do
it.”
Happy Halloween!
Memories of
Mother or MOM
Always at this time of the
year when the leaves start to
fall I think of a song my mom
used to sing to me:
Come little leaves said the
wind one day, Come o’er the
meadows with me and play.
Put on your dresses of red
and gold, For summer is
gone and the days grow
cold.
There were more verses
but this is always enough to
set my thoughts of my mom
in motion. She made life for
me as gentle as the leaves
she sang about despite any
and all circumstances. It
wasn’t always easy but she
lived life in a positive way
and every task was done
with love and caring and our
home reflected who she was.
Take for instance her
cooking. It wasn’t fancy, but
it was good and, no matter
what we had, it was always
served beautifully. And there
was always enough to share
with anyone who might stop
by.
Her baked lima beans,
sweet and sour red cabbage,
and a kale dish made with
oatmeal and bacon were
only topped by her
homemade vegetable soup
which I think was made in a
bottomless pot because we
never seemed to run out of it.
No matter, it was delicious
and I never tired of it. And,
let me tell you, to open the
back door on a cold winter’s
night and be greeted by the
aroma of the soup and the
warmth of the kitchen – well
there was nothing quite like it
and this memory warms my
heart to this day.
Next, I would like to tell
you about her sparkling
clean windows and the
dotted Swiss curtains with
the fluted ruffles. Truly a
sight to be seen but, too, I
remember the patience and
painstaking effort it took to
stretch those curtains on an
old-fashioned frame. Why,
just to put the frame together
you had to be some kind of
genius and, from my
observation of this inanimate
object, I would swear it had a
nasty disposition all its own
that inflicted pain that would
make a pin cushion cry. In
any case, pin pricks and all,
it made my mom happy and
the end result was the
windows were beautiful and
a sight to behold. At the time
I just took it all for granted
but I now know it was a labor
of love and it showed.
Now, the third thing I think
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Musings ________
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I will tell you, to complete this
vignette of my mom, was her
driving ability or lack thereof.
My dad taught her to drive
on the long driveway to our
house and I distinctly
remember him saying, one
evening, “Let’s go out and
practice some more, there is
still one bush left standing.”
In time she actually did
learn to drive but she never
really got the part that a car
ran on gas and so on a
Saturday morning when
downtown Christmas traffic
was quite heavy, we turned a
corner and the car stopped in
the middle of an intersection.
Cars were stuck behind us
and on either side of us, and
it wasn’t long before horns
began to blow and a
policeman appeared at the
window and told mother to
move on. She then got out of
the car and politely handed
him the keys and suggested
he move it if he could. Well,
of course, he couldn’t so he
had it pushed to the side of
the road and she called
home. Now my dad, who
was not a mechanic by any
means, realized the problem
and arrived with a can of
gasoline and very quickly we
were on our way.
My mother was a lovely
lady who took each day as it
came: A really gentle soul
from another era. (Today
they would say she didn’t
sweat the small stuff.) I was
blessed by who she was
and, to quote my dad, she
was truly the best of
mothers.
1 Rossmoor Drive
Monroe Township
NJ 08831
609-395-6806
Drive carefully
around hikers
and bikers!
October 2011
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Tales of Rossmoor
By Tom La Cascia
Tails from Rossmoor
October 29 is
National
Cat
Day - cats everywhere, however, know that
every day is cat day. It is my
contention that it is no coincidence that National Cat Day
is celebrated only a day or so
before Halloween. There is
an unwarranted suspicion
and legend that black cats
are bad luck. Please, if you
think about it, black cats being bad luck really depends
on whether you are a man or
a mouse.
The
legend
stemmed from
the belief that
witches could
transform themselves into cats so that they
could perform evil deeds incognito during
the night. This
is typical nonsense - as everyone knows,
witches
turn
into wives of husbands who
do not listen to them. Cats
prefer a more positive image
– early Egyptians worshipped cats as deities, especially black ones, and
would execute anyone who
harmed them. This is a practice that my wife, Ann and
our two cats Cyrus and
Scipio, consider quite fitting.
As you all
know,
our
cats join us
for breakfast
every morning
however,
they also join us on those
evenings when we have our
cocktail hour – an event
which is usually accompanied by hors d’oeuvres. Ann,
on today’s cocktail hour, is
having 15 year old single
malt Glenfiddich Scotch on
the rocks which may be followed by a Rusty Nail which
is a drink composed of Dewar’s Scotch and Drambuie.
I have an icy cold Margarita
straight up with a thin slice of
lime on the rim.
The hors d’oeuvres are
those silver dollar size crab
cakes we get from a restaurant nearby. Cyrus and
Scipio are enjoying catnip and
their
favorite
salmon flavored
cat treats. On the
wall across from us is an oil
painting of Ann that I had
commissioned during our
honeymoon and was painted
by a well known artist and
friend. In my mind’s eye, I
picture the four of us on a
Norman Rockwell cover of
the Saturday Evening Post
magazine. This setting simply would not be complete
without our two cats – we are
family.
When we return from shopping or a “night on the town,”
Cyrus and Scipio greet us at
the door. When we read a
book or watch TV, they are in
the room with us, and, often,
sit with us on the couch.
When we go to sleep, they
may also join us on the bed.
Warning, if they are sleeping
on your place on the bed
before you arrive, they take a
very dim view of being
moved to another spot. If you
are not used to sleeping
alone however, they make a
wonderful companion. Cats
also seem to have a great
knack for knowing when their
owners are upset or ill. They
are very intuitive and gentle
creatures! When Ann or I are
in bed or on the couch with
an ailment, one of the cats
will always be at our side –
they seem to know that we
need comforting. Another
great thing about cats is they
are also very independent they appreciate your cuddles
and care but can go off and
do their own thing too. They
are so elegant and have a
great personality of their
own! Of all the cats we’ve
known - no one cat ever has
had the same personality!
They are like humans that
way – they even have the
same emotions that we do.
They can joke, tease, cajole,
be playful, show anger and
disappointment, be indifferent, but, mostly, they are
affectionate and loving.
The 29th of October is going to be an extra special day
not just about showering our
cats with affection, but recognizing all the cats out there
that are in
need of being
rescued! Did
you know that
nearly
four
million cats in
the US are put into shelters
every year? And between
one and two million of those
cats are put to sleep. So if
you are lonely or need to
expand your family, consider
adopting a cat.
Princeton Animal Shelter
900 Herrontown Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: (609) 921-6122
Fax: (609) 921-3040
E-mail: save@ savehomelessanimals.org
The Princeton Animal
Shelter has this message for
seniors:
“In an attempt to connect
senior citizens with our animals who need love and a
new home, SAVE, A Friend
to Homeless Animals offers a
‘seniors for seniors’ program.
Through this program, SAVE
will waive adoption fees for
senior citizens (65 years and
older) who are willing to welcome one of our mature (five
years and older) cats or dogs
into their heart and home.
“This program was developed to help find new homes
for the numerous mature
cats and dogs at our shelter
that are often overlooked by
potential adopters. Puppies
and kittens are certainly cute,
but an older dog or cat has a
lot to offer a new owner too.
These cats and dogs are
usually already trained and
housebroken and can be a
lot calmer and easier to
handle and care for, especially for older people. The
personality and size of the
animal is fully developed,
so what you see is what
you get. And, of course,
these dogs and cats who
have known true hardship
will be eternally grateful to
their new owner for giving
them a second chance.
“Seniors benefit from
SAVE’s ‘seniors for seniors’
program also. Studies have
actually proven that pet companionship can improve senior citizens’ health and outlook on life. By offering companionship and love to an
often-lonely individual, pets
can actually help to lower a
person’s blood pressure and
stress level and reduce the
number or duration of illnesses. Pets allow the senior
to feel happier, safer, and
more needed.”
The Princeton Animal
Shelter also welcomes volunteers.
Cyrus, Scipio, Ann and I
wish happy tails to you.
The Rossmoor NEWS
October 2011
Looking Back
By Jack Seiber
5 years ago –
October 2006
Mayor Pucci’s column
states that statistics recently
released show Monroe
Township’s crime rate for
2005 was 7.4 offenses per
1000 residents. Compared to
the other 24 municipalities in
Middlesex County, the crime
rate is the second lowest,
beaten only by tiny Helmetta.
10 years ago –
October 2001
The new lights on the
south side of the croquet
court, which were expected
in early June, were finally in
place on the 5th of September. The new lighting makes
evening play much more feasible.
20 years ago –
October 1991
The Rossmoor Board of
Governors held its first open
meeting under the state’s
condo sunshine law in a
crowded Ballroom, September 12. The meeting was
longer than usual as residents sitting in the audience
were given the opportunity to
step up to an open microphone and provide their input.
25 years ago –
October 1986
RH Development Company, owners of the South
Middlesex Industrial Park,
announced recently that the
900-acre site in Monroe
near Rossmoor is being
renamed. Henceforth, it will
be known as Center Point,
according to Randy Hack,
RH Development President.
Political activity by both
the Republican and Democratic clubs is underway with
well attended September
meetings of both clubs
hearing pitches for the Congressional candidates for
the 4th Congressional District.
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DISTRICT #3
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On August 28, the Stony
Brook-Milltown Watershed
Organic Farm became the
first Mercer County farm to
be accepted into the New
Jersey Farmland Preservation Program. The Farmland
Preservation Program was
created to encourage the
continuation and development of agriculture in the
Garden State, where the
pressure to develop is increasing.
30 years ago –
October 1981
Wendell A Smith, Rossmoor’s attorney for the recent court hearing, reported
that approval was given by
the court for the Heritage
Bank to resign as Trustee,
and for the Rossmoor Community Association, Inc. to
serve as successor Trustee. Mr. Smith indicated an
amendment is required in
the bylaws, which would
define more clearly the
functions of the Executive
Committee.
Barbara Zweig and Monroe Drew sang the leading
parts in Gilbert & Sullivan’s
“Trial By Jury,” the musical
production presented by the
Rossmoor Players Choristers
at the Meeting House on
September 23-24. The house
was packed with the Players
receiving standing ovations
both nights.
September 27 began a
new era in the history of
Monroe Township with the
dedication of a centralized
administration center that
truly represents the forward
movement and vitality of
this rapidly growing community.
Monroe Township was one
of seven New Jersey communities to have a rapid transit
passenger car of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
line named in its honor. Ceremonies were held September
18 at the Path Journal Square
Transportation Center in Jersey City.
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(s)milestones
Rod Brown and Evelyn Russo (center) celebrating their
birthdays. With them on the Terrace are Rod’s wife Jo
and Evelyn’s husband John.
Now Servicing the Rossmoor Community
apartment and
continued working in the Legal
Department of
Swift & Co. as
the Navy sent
Ed to Boston for
an assignment
to Europe and
back. He heard
of a possible
transfer to San
Francisco
but
instead qualified
Ed and Alice Ryan
for the Navy basketball team. Ed
Alice and Ed Ryan of New
Haven Way recently cele- was one of the players who
brated their 66th wedding won the Third Naval District
anniversary at a gathering of Championship, under Coach
Neil Cohalan, who later befamily and friends.
They were married on Au- came the first coach of the
gust 18, 1945, in Saint famous New York KnickerSavier’s Church, Park Slope, bockers.
On discharge, Ed went
Brooklyn. At the time, Ed had
25 days’ leave from the Navy back to his former employer,
and they went off for a hon- Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn,
eymoon to Greenwood Lake, that is, until he heard that
New York Mayor LaGuardia
New York.
On their return, Ed re- needed 3,000 new policeported to the Navy’s Brook- men. Undaunted by the
lyn Armed Guard Center 27,000 other applicants, Ed
where he worked as a signalman on the bridge. His job
was to receive Morse code
messages from ship convoys
moving across the perilous
North Atlantic. (Remember
those Nazi U-boats?)
Alice returned to their new
passed the physical and
mental tests for a career in
the New York Police Department that took him to sergeant and eventually to lieutenant at the 18th Precinct on
West 54th Street.
On retiring from the Police
Department, Ed became
chief of security at the New
York State Theater in Lincoln
Center and eventually its
general manager. That became a 22-year stint until he
finally decided to retire for
good.
What was Alice doing all
those years? Just keeping
body and soul together for a
family of six: the Ryan clan
now included two daughters
and two sons.
Ed (having kept NYC on
the straight and narrow for
many years) and Alice
(having kept four offspring on
the straight and narrow at the
same time) moved to Rossmoor in 1988. They have
been our good neighbors
ever since. Cead mile failte!
Edison Township 9/11 Memorial
Chauncey Ian Scott,
grandson of Helen Ward
DeMuro of Providence
Way, and son of Ernest and
Chauncey Ian Scott
Donna Scott of Plainfield,
won the design competition
for the 9/11 Memorial for
Edison Township, which
commemorates the 11 local
residents who were killed at
the attack on the World
Trade Center.
Chauncey accomplished
this while he was a senior
at Bishop George Ahr High
School in Edison. He went
on to earn a degree from
Rutgers University in New
Brunswick and is now employed in the Information
Technology Department of
Johnson & Johnson.
The Rossmoor NEWS
October 2011
Dastardly deeds do gooders return October 22
By Tom La Cascia
If you are
a Rossmoor
resident who
n e e d s
household
cleaning in
the form of
vacuuming,
w i n d o w
cleaning, bathroom or
kitchen cleaned, etc. or minor household repairs, it is
available to you on October
22 – FREE! This will be accomplished for you by real
sincere “do gooders” from
the Sayre Woods Bible
Church who are dedicated
to doing God’s
work. Yes, this
group is coming
back
to
Rossmoor,
as they do
twice a year every
year, to help where
help is needed.
They are truly eager to
help – Ann and I have let
them loose in our
home, and they did
wonders. Below is a
letter from their
spokesman.
Dear
Rossmoor
Community,
For
the
past
seven years friends
and members of
Sayre Woods Bible
Church have been coming to
Rossmoor to minister to the
needs of seniors in any way
they can.
Every April and October,
we contact our friends at
Rossmoor and wash their
windows, clean their blinds
and do light housekeeping.
We call our ministry “The
Love Your Neighbor Outreach,” and that is exactly
what we try to do “love our
neighbors.”
On October 22, we again
will be coming to your community. If you or anyone you
know has a true need, you
may contact Michael DeRisi
At the Hammer Museum
By Ed and Shirley Muench
Where would you go to visit the world’s only museum
dedicated to hammers?
You would end up in Haines, Alaska, just as we did in
July. We met with the owner and craftsman, Dave Pahl,
who built the “hammer bike,” truly one of a kind.
He used 16 hammers for the front wheel spokes, five
for the smaller wheel, two hatchets for the handlebars,
and two crowbars for the backbone. There are 26 hammers in all.
According to Dave, his wife won’t let him ride it until he
buys more life insurance.
He has already built two wheels for a modern bike.
Work on that bike might have to wait until he has his next
bout of cabin fever. He promised to send me pictures of
this new bike when it is complete.
at 908-420-6195 or Mark
Scott at 908-217-6336.
Thank you for the opportunity to show God’s love.
Always in His service,
Michael DeRisi
Mark Scott
This group is dedicated to
help the elderly in Rossmoor
and they will be truly grateful
to be of service. Your need
will fulfill their need to be of
service to you and their fellow man as well as doing
God’s will. This group will not
accept food, drink or gratuities. Their reward is helping
you.
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On Saturday, August 27
Rossmoor residents, as well
as many other families in
Monroe Township, experienced the wrath of Hurricane
Irene. Seventeen manors
were flooded and many lost
some, if not all, of their personal belongings. Emergency clean-up efforts were
completed quickly and timely
and restoration of the manors is underway.
October 2011
John & Nancy Ivan, 155-B
Pelham Lane, from Edison, NJ
Arthur & Laura Lifshutz,
586-B Old Nassau Road,
from North Brunswick, NJ
Judy Brown, 320-B Sharon
Way, from Plainsboro, NJ
Marie Martino, 737-A Victoria Court, from Franklin
Park, NJ
Mark Schneer, 508-A
Springfield Way, from Monroe Twp., NJ
Jill Helmstetter, 277-N Milford Lane, from Old Bridge,
NJ
Edward Eagen, 147-C Old
Nassau Road, from East
Brunswick, NJ
Sandra Suter, 10-A Sus-
The Rossmoor NEWS
I would like to extend
many thanks to our wonderful residents and their families for their courage, patience and understanding;
staff for their dedication to
the community and going
beyond the call of duty; the
RCAI Board of Governors
and Mutual directors for volunteering extra time in assisting where and when they
were called; the North Gate
sex Way, from Princeton Jct.,
NJ
Fahim Mikail & Isis Ibrahim,
371-A New Bedford Lane,
from East Brunswick, NJ
Dale Rals ton, 70-B
Gloucester Way, from Spring
Hill, FL
Cecilia Sasso, 480-A Newport Way, from East Windsor, NJ
Walter Koedatich, 243-N
Mayflower Way, from Plainsboro, NJ
Eileen Masterson & Timothy Laffey, 353-N Old Nassau Road, from Monroe
Twp., NJ
Tracy Bronner & Gisele
McLaurin, 340-D Narragansett Lane, from Lawrence-
personnel for being there for
us and helping in every which
way possible; Mayor Pucci
and the Monroe Township
staff, police, fire, first aid, senior center and public works for
responding to our needs during the hurricane and well after; and our insurance broker,
Cappy Stults, for his knowledge and guidance during
these trying times.
Thank you.
ville, NJ
Mollie Licciardo, 4-C Village Mall, from Suffern, NY
Francis & Laura Fealey,
446-B Roxbury Lane, from
Flushing, NY
Jack Petzko, 426-B Redding Lane, from Cranbury,
NJ
Rita Galgano, 136-B Plymouth Lane, from Manalapan, NJ
The following person(s)
have given their permission
to put their phone number in
The Rossmoor News:
Linda Howland – 619-3822
Arlene Katzenell – 619-3811
Gene & Diane Procopio –
655-7639
Robert & Helen Scheper –
856-327-6904
George & Betsy Coyne –
619-3828
Marge Francisco – 609-7608100
The Rossmoor NEWS
October 2011
Mayor Pucci Writes
Dey Farm Update
In the late 17th Century,
Scottish farmers first settled
Monroe Township, finding
land along and near the Millstone River and Manalapan
Brook, planting crops and
harvesting their yield.
Nearly 300 years after
being settled by farmers,
we still pay homage to our
farming roots at the official
Township Museum – the 20
-acre Historic Dey Farm.
Located on Federal
Road, between Applegarth
and Perrineville Roads, the
40-acre site includes the
Dey Farmhouse, the England House, two historic
barns, a potting shed, and
acres of open fields.
The historic farm is not
only a symbol of the Township’s dedication to its
farming roots – it also
serves as a reminder of our
ranking as having the most
farmland in Middlesex
County.
We cannot thank the
County enough. Last year
the Middlesex County Freeholders gave a $1 million
grant to the Township for
improvements to the Dey
Farm, which will include
renovations to the barn and
house, construction of a
parking lot and much, much
more. The work will be
done in an effort to make
the Historic Site more accessible to schools and
groups from throughout the
County to visit the farm.
In the coming years, the
farm will be transformed
into a working historic farm,
so visitors will be able to
see first-hand how farm
work was done in the past.
The Historic Commission
already displays historic
farm equipment in one of
the barns and it will be nice
to see it in use when work
on the farm is complete.
October will be a busy
month for the Dey Farm,
the Historic Preservation
Commission and the Department of Public Works,
who work together on the
upkeep of the property.
On Oct. 1, the Flemington
Neshanock will once again
take on the Philadelphia A’s
in an old-time baseball double-header. Last year the
two teams duked it out on a
make-shift ball field, built
almost “Field of Dreams”
style on the farm field adjacent to the England House.
The teams will play the
games, scheduled to start
at 3 p.m., wearing replica
uniforms, which included
going barehanded when on
defense.
Then on Oct. 29, starting
at 10 a.m., the Historic
Preservation Commission
will hold a Living History
Event at the Dey Farm. Attendees at the weekend
event will witness Civil War
troops preparing for combat, watch military drills and
observe the camp life of
Civil War troops. There will
also be a band performing
music of the civil War period as well as a women’s
fashion show.
Just as always, these
events are free, and along
with the activities on the
property the Dey Farm
House will be open for
tours. On the tours commission members and commu-
nity volunteers, take visitors
room-to-room to see artifacts from Monroe’s own
history.
Township Historian John
Katerba and the Historic
Preservation Commission
should be commended for
their work in keeping Monroe Township’s History
alive. For more information
visit www.monroetwp.com.
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The Rossmoor NEWS
Hurricane Irene: the aftermath
A car is stranded on Applegarth Road.
Mayor Richard Pucci, second from right, at Mutual 8 with Bob Brubaker, Wayne Hamilton, Bob Macchiarola, and Jane Balmer.
Photos by Lynn Branson, Ernest Mogor and Joe Conti
Backed-up drain in Mutual 8.
Mayor Pucci addresses Mutual 8 residents.
Nautilus Way
Mutual 16
“Lake” Applegarth” (south) on Sunday morning.
Kip Bartholomew of 346-C Norwich Lane
holding on for dear life.
“Lake” Applegarth” (north) Sunday morning.
“The Pond”—Monroe Township’s plan is to
increase pond by 15%.
Servpro to the rescue.
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Floods __________
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on a chair in front of her unit
surrounded by furniture,
shoes, pictures, and mementoes that were laid out to dry
on her front lawn. She had
managed to rescue a framed
picture of her handsome son
looking sharp in his Marine
uniform.
Fran Klinsky, of 327 A
Nantuckett Lane, said, “I’ve
had it!” A resident of Rossmoor for 11 years, Fran has
been through three floods in
six years. She is currently
carrying two home equity
mortgages that were used to
cover the expenses incurred
during the previous floods.
Fran had had flood insurance, but after she filed a
claim, the cost of continuing
to carry the flood insurance
policy was prohibitive.
Marion Fauske of 741 B
Nautilus Court, returning to
survey the damage, said that
she and her husband Henry
were staying at the Marriott.
The question most often
repeated by members of Mutual 8 and others was, “Why
hadn’t something been done
to avoid this tragedy in the
years following the massive
flooding of July 17, 2005?” At
that time the Monroe Township fire department had
brought in rowboats to rescue several residents in the
same area. Some background is necessary to understand that though the
problem was addressed, the
steps taken were not enough
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October 2011
to avoid a recurrence of what
had happened in the past.
Beside the strip mall
across Applegarth Road,
there is a pond that is owned
by Rossmoor and Matrix.
According to Director Bob
Macchiarola, the pond is
supposed to self-drain into
the brook on Newport Way
and be carried out to Prospect Plains Road. During
these events of severe rain
and storms this pond overflows and the water washes
over Applegarth Road and
floods the Nantuckett Lane
and Nautilus Court yards and
drains.
After the flood of 2005,
RCAI installed additional
storm drains behind building
327 B-N Nanuckett Lane and
Mutual 8 put in a larger drain
at the end of the carport.
In September 2008 Middlesex County and the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service made an
agreement to develop a preliminary watershed study and
create preliminary solutions
for flood reduction. The Manalapan and Matchaponix
Watershed Preliminary Flood
Damage and Mitigation Report can be found at
www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/
programs/watershed special
projects.html
Page 85 relates directly to
Monroe Township. It states,
“Attendee was Ernest Feist,
Township engineer.” He
noted that the July 17, 2005,
flood was due to overland
flows not due to the brooks.
He noted that flood locations
Fran Klinsky stands by her furniture that was ruined by
flooding.
Photos of Terry McGinnis's son saved from the flood.
included Rossmoor (2004
and 2005), Old Forge Road
and a couple of homes first
floors. A study was done on
the Old Forge Road problem
with recommendation for
improvement projects for
retention and efficient water
removal. Also, Forrest Park
Terrace had a levee constructed in the 1970s and a
pump station in 2008. He
noted that the Township has
been doing considerable
land use planning/zoning as
follows:
-Non contiguous cluster
-Significant open space preservation
-Open space tax
-High density residential
zoned property
On Thursday September 1
Jane Balmer, Mollie Fitzpatrick and Dan Rush
(engineering consultant to
Rossmoor) met with Mayor
Pucci, Wayne Hamilton,
Ernie Feist, Mike Rodgers of
Monroe Municipal Authority,
George Reid and Hank
Miller. The outcome of that
meeting led to the Mayor’s
decision that Monroe Township would take over Rossmoor’s portion of the pond on
Applegarth Road, and all
future responsibility for the
pond. The next day Mayor
Pucci and Wayne Hamilton
met with residents of Mutual
8 and Directors Bob
Brubaker, Bob Macchiarola,
and Evelyn Russo in front of
the carports on Nantuckett
Lane. The Mayor discussed
the problems that the Township had during the storm,
and said, “We will work with
Rossmoor to get things back
to normal.” He also said,
“Monroe Township is taking
over the pond on the opposite side of Applegarth Road.
The Township intends to
make the pond 15% deeper
and larger.” He assured the
residents that he would continue to have trucks from
Monroe’s Department of
Public Works available to
Rossmoor for the clean-up of
damaged furniture, personal
items, wet carpets, padding,
etc.
The Mayor told those assembled that there would be
funds available to flood victims through FEMA, Monroe
Township (grants) and
RCAI’s flood insurance policy
to help cover the cost of the
damages. He did note however, that the distribution of
Township funds was based
on need.
He stressed the importance of guarding against
scams and unlicensed contractors. He noted that when
filing claims the insured
should deal directly with their
insurance company, not with
third parties.
Wayne Hamilton reiterated
the impact the storm had had
on Monroe, and said that
there had been rooftop rescues by boat on the other
side of town. He said that a
group of FEMA representatives would work with individuals on a case-by-case
basis.
After a round of questions
and answers the Mayor visited some of the manors that
had been flooded.
Hurricane Irene did tremendous damage to the
State of New Jersey and to
many of our neighbors not
just in Rossmoor but
throughout the Monroe,
Jamesburg and Helmetta
area.
The Rossmoor News staff
wishes to express our sympathy to all those who were
affected by the flooding and
we wish you good health,
strength and patience during
this trying time.
If you wish to help your
Rossmoor neighbors you can
donate through RCAI. Please
make checks payable to
RCAI with a notation on the
envelope that the check is for
Rossmoor flood victims.
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This month in pictures
Joe Conti
Millie Groves…Nice hat!
Your 2011 Bocce champs, from left, Tony Pagano,
Barbara Catanese, Cal Schwarz, Millie Groves, and
Captain Joe Heyer.
Rossmoor cheerleaders enthusiastically cheering for their favorite Bocce team.
Lou Russo…Almost a hole-in-one!
Residents of Mutual 4B honor Gene Carroll, who served as president for four years. In this
picture, Doug Martin, the current president, is presenting Gene Carroll with a plaque of appreciation and gratitude during a Social of Mutual 4B at the Club House. On the left is Joe
Panicker, Secretary and Treasurer of the Mutual.
Rossmoor basketball spot-shooting team, winners of a gold medal in
Condo Olympics, “B” Division. From left, Harry Lemmert, Lynn Fertonardo, Charles Fertonardo, Tom Norton, and Ed Rosen.
Arnold Jasper was voted Jewish Congregation’s Man of the Year.
From left, daughter-in-law, Kim; granddaughters, Kiera and Lily; son,
Kevin; Arnold and his wife Gloria.
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October 2011
How we survived Hurricane Irene
and met someone nice
By Tom La Cascia
Hurricane
lanterns in almost
every
room,
canned
foods
stacked up on the
counter, enough
bottled water to
bathe in if necessary, cat
food and bags of litter,
battery operated radio - well,
you know the Boy Scout
motto. An Eagle Scout
couldn’t have been more
prepared.
Even a mild rain
may cause Jersey
Central Power &
Light to break down
and put thousands back into
the dark ages - strangely, the
electricity stayed on in the La
Cascia Manor. However,
Comcast cable completely
shut down. We have what is
known as the “Triple Play”
from Comcast - that means
that television, computer and
telephone are serviced
through their cable. We were
completely shut off from the
outside world -okay we had
this 35 year old battery
operated radio that was 90%
static.
The
cats,
Cyrus
and
Scipio, tried to
ignore the storm
by playing with their toys. At
times they looked out the
large patio window and
across the patio at the
torrential rain as it caused an
unrelenting Niagara type flow
down the slight rise between
the manor and the golf
course. Sixty mile an hour
winds set forty foot high trees
in our arboreal setting
swaying and whipping
viciously - not a rabbit,
chipmunk, squirrel, red fox,
or bird to be seen.
With
all
communication
shut
down,
there
was
nothing to do
but read. When
I tired of that, I
wandered about the manor
and found a very nice lady
living there. It was a little
awkward at first, but we
slowly became acquainted.
You know how it is in a crisis
situation and you meet
someone - well, you become
fast friends or acquaintances
at least. She was pretty, and
her name was Ann. It was an
exciting chance meeting, and
we found comfort in each
other’s company. We
seemed to like the same
things - discussed our likes
in music, food, books and
our general philosophy of
life. We appeared to be a
compatible couple well,
hopefully for the duration of
the storm.
She accepted when I
invited her to dinner - I
cooked up chicken paprika
and Dutch noodles, and
made a green salad. A bottle
of Pino Grigio helped set a
romantic mood, as did the
red rose in the bud vase.
And, we talked about
summer at the beach, picnics
by a mountain stream,
bicycle rides, concerts in the
park, cuddling at a good
movie, the changing color of
trees in autumn - it was fun
getting to know each other.
After dinner
we
walked
hand in hand,
stopping
occasionally
to discuss the
virtues of a picture on the
wall. There was an oil
painting on the living room
wall that looked just like this
pretty lady Ann - we admired
it and noted that it was
painted by the famous
Baltimore artist, Bob Browne.
Oddly, it seemed that we
both knew him and his lovely
wife Joan.
W
e
stopped
for
a
moment before a window
and looked into each other’s
eyes – the storm continued
outside unabated. We
kissed, and…the camera
moves to the window and the
raging storm.
At breakfast
time the storm
was over, and
the
television
and
phones
were working again – the
pretty woman, Ann, is very
happy and we plan to meet
again soon to resume our
budding relationship. The
cats seem happy for us.
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October 2011
“You see that fellow up
there with his hand on the
Bible?” she asks.
“Yes, indeed,” responds
Councilman Irwin Nalitt honored
By Carol De Haan
Several hundred friends
and admirers of retiring Monroe Councilman Irwin Nalitt
gathered at the Clearbrook
Community Center on Tuesday, September 13, for an
evening of testimonials, dinner, and of course, jokes.
Nalitt, who recently celebrated his 93rd birthday, was
being recognized for his 24
years of dedication to the
Monroe Township community.
Among the dignitaries who
honored the Councilman was
United States Senator Frank
Lautenberg who sent Nalitt a
flag that had flown over the
White House within the past
week. Congressman Rush
Holt sent a paean of praise
that he had read into the
Congressional Record citing
Nalitt’s years of extraordinary
public service.
State Senator Linda
Greenstein expressed her
high esteem and affection for
Nalitt, as did New Jersey
Assemblymen Wayne De
Angelo and Dan Benson.
Carole Barrett and Pete
Dalina spoke on behalf of the
Middlesex County Board of
Chosen Freeholders. Also
present to honor the Councilman were Carteret Mayor
Dan Reilly, Middlesex
County Sheriff Millie Scott,
Monroe Council President
Gerry Tamburro and Vice
President Hank Miller, Council members Mike Leibowitz
and Leslie Koppel, Business
Administrator Wayne Hamilton and Environmental Commissioner John Riggs.
Not least among valued
guests were Nalitt’s two
daughters, Celia and Lois,
who spoke fondly of their
Dad, but also exhibited the
Nalitt family tendency to
keep the audience chuckling.
Mayor Richard Pucci introduced Nalitt by citing his
tireless municipal work,
which had some people
calling him, “Mayor Nalitt,”
and also the “honesty and
integrity” with which Nalitt
had always handled township funds. Pucci concluded
by calling Nalitt a “shining
example” of good citizenship, and “the pride of Monroe.”
With the microphone now
in hand, Nalitt began by
quoting Samuel Goldwyn:
“Before I speak, I want to say
something.” What Nalitt
wanted to say was that the
past 24 years had been the
“most productive, most rewarding years of my life.” He
was sure that “all I have
worked for will be safe in the
hands of Steve Dalina,” (who
is running for Nalitt’s Council
seat,) because of Steve’s
“energy and intelligence.”
But, warned Nalitt, “If you
don’t live up to my expectations, Steve, I’ll run against
you next time.”
To thunderous applause
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the Justice.
“Well,” announces the
mother triumphantly, “His
brother is an M.D.”
Imam to discuss “Islam and
Muslims in America” at Rossmoor
Councilman Irwin Nalitt
and cheers from a standing
audience, Nalitt waved to all
his friends, but not before
delivering some of the jokes
for which he is famous.
A few “Irwinisms”:
On guilt: A fellow called his
Jewish mother. “Why do you
sound so weak?” he asked.
“I haven’t eaten in 32
days,” she replied.
“Why haven’t you eaten in
32 days,” he demanded to
know.
“I didn’t want to have a
mouthful of food in case you
called,” said she.
***
Three men were marooned on a desert island
that had no sign of life. The
Catholic took out his rosary
beads and began to pray.
The Protestant knelt and
pleaded for deliverance. The
Jewish fellow sat back and
smoked his cigar.
“Why aren’t you asking for
us to be saved?” demanded
the first two.
“Last year,” said the Jew,
“I gave a million dollars to the
United Jewish Appeal. This
year I gave them only a few
thousand. Don’t worry.
They’re going to find me.”
***
At long last, the first Jewish man has been elected
president of the United
States. His little mother
comes to Washington, D.C.
for the inauguration ceremony. She finds herself
seated next to a Justice of
the Supreme Court, whom
she pokes in the rib.
He leans over to listen to
her.
Members of the Interfaith Council Committee for the program on "Islam/Muslims" are, from left, Gladys Petrilla,
Marge Knipper, Jacci Herrick (chair), Roberta Ambler,
Florence Stein and Lucille Conti.
By Gene Horan
On Monday, Oct. 10, Imam
Hamad Ahmad Chebli of the
Islamic Society of Central New
Jersey will present a program
at Rossmoor on “Islam and
Muslims in America.”
The program, sponsored by
the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor, will take place at 7 p.m.
in the Meeting House and all
residents are cordially invited
to attend. Imam Chebli will
take questions from the audience following the talk.
Refreshments will be available after the program.
A mentor
Chebli was born in northern
Lebanon in 1948, the son of a
sheep trader. He went to a
religious boarding school in
Beirut where he was mentored
by Hassan Khalad, who would
later become Grand Mufti of
Lebanon. As Grand Mufti, Khalad moved freely among Muslims and Christians. He advocated non-violent solutions to
Lebanon’s civil strife. Tragically, he and 21 others were
murdered in 1989. The whole
nation, Muslim and Christian,
mourned his death in an unprecedented display of unity.
Islamic scholar
Chebli studied Islamic theology at the prestigious Al-Azhar
University in Egypt. He knows
all 6,000 verses of the Koran
by heart. In 1982, on Hassan
Khalad’s recommendation,
Chebli was sent by the Muslim
World League to the United
States to serve the growing
Muslim population here.
In 1986, he became imam
(religious leader) of the Islamic
Society of Central Jersey,
which is situated on six acres
of land on Route One in Monmouth Junction. The large
congregation has a school
with 500 students from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
Interfaith dialogue
Since assuming his responsibilities at the mosque, Imam
Chebli has been deeply involved in interfaith dialogue.
He is a member of the South
Brunswick Clergy Association,
serves on two interfaith groups
on Middle East peace and has
been a participant in the Muslim/Catholic dialogue sponsored by the Archdiocese of
New York.
Moreover, members of the
Islamic Society of Central Jersey are building bridges with
the wider community, serving
on library boards, sponsoring
educational programs and
organizing a weekly health
clinic that is free and open to
all.
Popular speaker
A popular speaker, Chebli
recently addressed the national convention of the American Muslim Council. He has
also offered prayers on the
floors of Congress.
The father of six children,
Chebli is an imposing figure,
standing 6 feet 6 inches in his
turban. He warmly welcomes
Christians and Jews to his
mosque.
Thanks
I want all my friends and
neighbors to know that I’m
doing well and that I thank
them for their cards and telephone calls and many kindnesses. Words are hardly
enough to express my gratitude.
– Betty Schneider
The Rossmoor NEWS
October 2011
Monday morning discussion group
By Barry Shandler
For a quarter of a century
the Jewish Congregation has
sponsored a discussion group
that has been meeting every
Monday morning at 9:45 in the
Clubhouse.
We examine the different
cultures in the United States
and throughout the world. We
learn how to understand and
appreciate those who are different from us. Increasing our
knowledge helps us to navigate through the thorny issues
that are so unsettling in these
distressing times.
We discuss religion, social
issues, the economy, politics,
and themes that affect us as
Americans and senior citizens.
We examine the institutions
that impact our daily lives; the
government, the Constitution,
our individual and group rights.
There are comparisons with
the past and the present over,
for example, morality. There
are regional differences in our
nation that affect thought, belief, and behavior.
We are a nation composed
of diverse peoples, diverse
ideology, diverse religions,
diverse lifestyles. Sometimes
this diversity breeds lack of
acceptance, anger, misunderstanding, and animosity. Our
Monday morning discussion
group addresses these issues,
articulating different points of
view. Some just listen. Naturally, coming from different
backgrounds, life experiences,
beliefs, and philosophies, we
enunciate different opinions.
This is what our democracy is
all about. We do not attack
each other. We simply express our agreements or dis-
Culinary Corner
By Sidna Mitchell
When Ken and I were in
Oxford for the 100th anniversary of The Mississippian, I
was able to reconnect with old
friends and meet some former
editors of the Ole Miss student
newspaper. We exchanged
cards and addresses and
somehow food always came
up in the conversation.
A few weeks later, I received a letter from one of
those editors along with
some recipes. Lawrence
“Larry” Franck was, as my
friend Ed Williams noted,
an editor who stayed in
Mississippi but turned to
the practice of law. Ed
claimed those who stayed
in journalism left the state
and those who remained in
Mississippi became attorneys.
Shrimp and Sausage
Jambalaya
Larry wrote: “Your tenure
as editor was much more
tumultuous than my 1952-53
stint; our most serious concerns were dances at the
gym, football and college
love lives.”
He continued, “I’m a cook,
not a chef, so I find recipes I
like and use them sometimes
with some embellishments of
my own making.”
I chose to try his recipe for
jambalaya that he said was
from a cookbook put out by
the Junior League in New
Orleans. I cut the recipe in
half and prepared this for my
Three “M’s” (Meredith, Michael and Maggie); we all
enjoyed the dinner. Of
course, I made some
changes in the recipe; here’s
my version.
Culinary
corner
1/2 pound smoked sausage, thinly sliced
1½ tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped celery
16-ounce can tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon thyme
one bay leaf
1 teaspoon oregano
1½ teaspoons Creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup rice
1½ pounds raw shrimp, peeled
In a large heavy pot, sauté sausage; remove with
slotted spoon.
Add olive oil to drippings and sauté green pepper,
garlic, scallions, parsley and celery.
Chop tomatoes and add along with their liquid.
Add broth and stir in spices.
Add rice and sausage; cook for 30 minutes, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally.
After most of liquid has been absorbed by the rice,
add shrimp; cover and cook until pink.
Serves four.
NOTE: The original recipe said to transfer mixture to
baking dish and bake for 25 minutes. I thought that
was a bit overcooking, so I didn’t bother.
I can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].
agreements with stated points
of view in an atmosphere of
civility.
Participants are male and
female, and come from the
Jewish Congregation and from
other religious groups. The
discussion group is open to
everyone. We encourage
more people to join. Different
opinions are what make us
tick, and create the stimulation
and excitement that permeates the group. We learn from
each other. In its own way,
tangentially, it is a form of continuing education without the
formal trappings.
You can vote
by mail
By Carol De Haan
If you are already a registered voter in Middlesex
County, you can apply to
vote by mail up to seven
days before an election.
Go to the Clerk’s office in
the Monroe Municipal Building off Perrineville Road and
ask for a form titled
“Application for Vote by Mail
Ballot.” Fill out the application and sign your name
wherever indicated. Deliver
or mail the completed application to the Middlesex
County Clerk: Hon. Elaine
Flynn, 75 Bayard Street,
New Brunswick, NJ 089031110.
A ballot will then be mailed
to you with instructions for
voting. Make sure you send
your completed mail-in ballot
early enough to be received
by the County Board of Election before the close of polls
on Election Day.
It goes without saying that
if you vote by mail, you will
not be permitted to vote by
machine at your polling place
in the same election.
Election Day will fall on
Tuesday, November 8. As
usual, the polling place for
Rossmoor residents will be in
the Clubhouse.
Who’s running?
You will be asked to vote
for state senator for the 14th
Legislative District. Incumbent Democratic State Senator Linda Greenstein will be
opposed by Republican candidate Rich Kanka.
For the position of assemblyman in the 14th Legislative
District, Republicans Sheree
McGowan and Wayne Wittman are vying for the seats
held by incumbent Democratic Assemblymen Wayne
De Angelo and Dan Benson.
For the Board of Chosen
Freeholders, Democrats
Carole Barrett and Charles
Tomaro are being challenged
by Re pu b licans Jo hn
O’Sullivan and Avi Duvdevani.
Locally, incumbent Democratic Mayor of Monroe
Township Richard Pucci is
being opposed by Republican Carlos Lopez.
For positions on the Monroe
Council, Republicans Brian
Hackett and Phil Kaufman are
hoping to unseat incumbent
Democratic
Councilwoman
Leslie Koppel and are vying
against
Democrat
Steve
Dalina for the position being
vacated by retiring Democratic
Councilman Irwin Nalitt.
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Clubs and Organizations
Rossmoor Chorus honors Jack Regan, invites new members
By Alyce Owens
The Rossmoor Chorus
recently honored Jack
Regan with a plaque for his
“faithful service to our Choral Group and to Music in
Rossmoor from 1987 to
2011.” Jack also sang in
the Rossmoor Barbershop
Chorus and Quartet in the
1980s and 90s, as well as
in many church choirs. He
continues to study voice
and do church solo work.
Jack’s thrilling rendition of
“Danny Boy” is much in demand around St. Patrick’s
Day.
The Rossmoor Chorus,
under the direction of Gloria
Montlack, is seeking new
members in all voice parts.
Membership is open to all
Rossmoor residents who
love to sing — especially
those with some chorus experience, even if that was
back in high school.
The Chorus has a broad
repertoire and performs at
various venues both in and
outside of the Rossmoor
community. They have participated in the Thanksgiving
and Memorial Day services
sponsored by the Rossmoor
Interfaith Committee, and
presented concerts for the
Rossmoor Sisterhood and
Women’s Guild.
For many years, the Chorus has officially opened the
Christmas season with great
holiday spirit and traditional
carols at the lighting of the
holiday tree at the Forsgate
Country Club. Other performances outside of Rossmoor
have included performances
for residents at Monroe Village and several Monroe
Township 9/11 Memorial
Ceremonies.
If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part
of, come and sit in on a
Rossmoor Chorus rehearsal
held every Wednesday at 4
p.m. at the Meeting House.
It’s fun and a rewarding way
to express yourself and meet
new people.
Jack Regan honored by Rossmoor Chorus. From left,
Lois Smida, accompanist; Dorothy Thomson; Jack
Regan; Gloria Montlac, director; and Eileen Parker, president.
Rossmoor Music Association
The Chin Yun Chorus will perform at the Meeting House on October 21.
By Joan Higgins
As Rossmoor music lovers
have said their goodbyes to
earthquakes and sung Good
Night Irene, we welcome the
coming holidays and look to
the second performance of
the season.
This will be a real treat as
we are pleased to present a
unique chorus. Chin Yun
Chorus, Inc. was established
in 1985 and consists of amateur singers living in New
Jersey.
In its 25th year, the chorus
is still committed to performances, which provide cultural, educational and charitable services to local communities. This includes performances at hospitals,
nursing homes and senior
centers. The artistic and
music director is Dr. Victor
Shen.
It is the Music Association’s hope that many residents of Rossmoor will enjoy a pleasant evening on
Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. at the
Meeting House. Remember, you do not have to be
a subscriber to be in the
audience. For $15 at the
door, a magical evening of
music is yours. At this time
we do not have a complete
program from the Chorus.
We hope that a medley
from Fiddler on the Roof
will be part of the presentation.
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Books ordered for
October
Fiction
Zero Day by David Baldacci
A military investigator and
his family are found dead in
their home. John Puller is
assigned the case and,
digging through layers of
deception, discovers that no
one in the small town is what
they seem.
The Drop by Michael Connelly
Nearing retirement, Henry
Bosch is assigned two cases
in one morning - one
investigating how DNA from a
1989 murder matches a 29year-old rapist and the other a
suicide or murder of a city
councilman’s son. Bosch
makes startling discoveries
about both cases.
Lost December by Richard
Evans
When Luke graduates from
college he begins to pursue a
life of pleasure seeking. When
his trust fund runs out - along
with his friends - he takes a job
at one of his father’s company
stores and learns about
personal joy.
Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp is on a mission
to track down every person
responsible for the downing of
the Pan Am plane over
Lockerbie. He soon finds that
he has become the hunted
and his handlers decide he’s
an expendable liability.
The Litigators by John
Grisham
The only info released at
press time is that Grisham
takes readers deeper into the
labryinth of the American
justice system & there’s a
knock-out conclusion.
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October 2011
Hotel Vendome by Danielle
Steel
The Vendome, a glamorous
New York Hotel, and Heloise,
the owner’s young daughter,
are the owner’s entire life, and
Heloise is the queen of the
hotel from childhood. Trouble
brews when a grown Heloise
moves to France and her
father meets Natalie, who
understands him and loves the
hotel
Mysteries
V Is For Vengeance by Sue
Grafton
Hoping to have a happy
(Continued on page 22)
Waiting room distractions
See crossword answers on page 34
Across
1. Cores
6. Tacky chic
10. Enhances
14. Courtyards
15. Sea position
16. Hawaiian tuber
17. Mags
20. Increase, with
“up”
21. Poetic
palindrome
22. WWII battle site
23. Crackers
26. Mandela’s org.
27. Stimulant
ingredients
29. Kuwaiti, e.g.
31. Land of
leprechauns
35. Profits
37. Indonesian
roamer
39. Australian
runner
40. Rags?
43. Addition
44. Affectation
45. Cow fuel
46. Some beans
48. Campaigns
50. Some bays
51. Family dog,
for short
53. Psychoanalyzed?
55. Cooling-off
periods?
59. Bit in a horse’s
mouth
60. Ripen
63. Mags
66. Algonquian
Indian
67. Brown shade
68. Fat units?
69. Frau’s partner
70. Blabs
71. Nobel, for one
Down
1. Perry Como’s
“___ Loves
Mambo”
2. Any thing
3. In Aruban
fashion?
4. Cool
5. Vendor’s
mistake?
6. Linked series of
writings
7. “Aladdin” prince
8. Exec’s note
9. Gotcha
moments
10. Immediately
11. “Two Years
Before the
Mast” writer
12. Attracted
13. Bean used to
make miso
18. Time piece?
19. Time div.
24. Catch
25. Alain RobbeGrillet novel,
with “The”
27. “Who ___?”
28. Kind of
molding
30. Aardvark’s
tidbit
32. Worthy of
comment
33. Candidate’s
concern
34. Certain posers
36. Quail food
38. Disney
workers
41. Fed.
construction
overseer
42. Brio
47. Sirhan Sirhan,
e.g.
49. Fuse mishaps
52. Back when
54. Churchill’s “so
few,” (abbr.)
55. Creep
56. Bird beak part
57. The America’s
Cup trophy, e.g.
58. Gull-like bird
61. Neuter
62. To be, to
Tiberius
64. Paranormal
ability
65. Line
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Women’s Guild plans fall activities
By Edith Benning
The Women’s Guild of the
Rossmoor
Community
Church will hold its general
meeting on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in
the Hawthorn Room.
A fashion show by Bon
Worth of Princeton will be
presented in comfort. You
can imagine yourself in a
fancy department store as
the models walk around the
tables while you enjoy
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38th birthday, Kinsey gets
punched in the face and left
with two black eyes and a
broken nose. She also deals
with a woman who may or
may not have killed herself, a
brutal gangster; a widower
mourning the death of his
lover and a businessman
whose dealings are outside
the law.
Kill Alex Cross by James
Patterson
When the President’s son
and daughter are abducted,
Cross discovers someone
very high up is using the FBI,
Secret Service and CIA to
keep him from the case.
Then a deadly contagion is
discovered, and Alex realizes
that someone is about to
attack the U.S.
Library Hours:
Monday – Friday:
10 a.m. to 12 noon
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday:
10 a.m. to 12 noon
snacks. The traditional cake
and beverages will follow the
show. Come enjoy the show!
Perhaps you will win one of
the prizes offered by the ladies from Bon Worth’s.
On November 5, the Guild
will hold its Annual Bazaar.
Donations may be delivered
to the Clubhouse on Thursday and Friday. Exact times
will be announced next
month. Please save clothing,
knick knacks, books, puzzles, toys, and household
items that are in good condition. You will receive an acknowledgement of your contribution. The Guild chefs will
use their talents to present a
room full of gourmet delights.
Morning beverages and
snacks will be offered along
with a casual lunch. We will
have a children’s area so
bring your grandchildren.
The other communities will
be invited to come and enjoy
the day at the bazaar. Your
friends are also invited.
The Guild gives scholarships to Monroe graduates
each year. In order to offer
as many scholarships as
possible we need to raise
funds. Therefore we will hold
a bake sale on Election Day,
Tuesday, November 8th. Stop
in when you cast your ballot
and enjoy a cup of coffee
with a homemade snack.
The December 15 meeting
will be held in the Meeting
House so we can enjoy the
Rossmoor Chorus as they
sing songs of the holiday
season. We also will enjoy
delicious holiday treats.
It’s a photo finish at computer club
By Alec Aylat
Computer club members
will race to the Gallery on
Monday, October 17, in a
major effort to be there on
time at 10 a.m. in order to
hear David Schneider’s informative and graphic talk
about better photography,
including Photoshop, and to
answer general photography
queries.
Tying for photo-finish spots
will be those who arrive for
coffee and cake at 9:30.
You can read the club’s
monthly Newsletter, President’s Message, and other
newsy items edited by Barbara Thompson on the club’s
w e b s i t e
a t
www.rossmoor.org.
Dance club celebrates Halloween
By Carol Mogor
The Dance Club of Rossmoor will hold its Halloween
Dance Social on Saturday,
October 22 at 6 p.m. (Please
note date and time change.)
Get out your costumes for
another night of fun and
prizes. Keyboardist Carmine
will provide the music.
Sandwiches, salads, beverages, coffee and desserts
will be served. Cost is $14
per person. Call Anne Azzinaro at 655-5799 for reservations. Checks should be
made out to the Dance Club
of Rossmoor and mailed to
Anne.
This is always a really enjoyable evening. Be creative
with your costume or just
enjoy watching the costume
parade. Some of last year’s
participants are shown here.
It will be lots of fun!
NJ Club of Rossmoor
By Eileen Parker
The next meeting of the
New Jersey Club will be held
on Friday, October 21, at 1:30
p.m. in the Ballroom. Rick Mikula, the noted butterfly expert,
will be with us again with a
different program.
His “Spread Your Wings
and Fly” seminars have
trained hundreds of people
world-wide to become professional butterfly producers.
He also teaches a semiannual landscaping work-
shop at Rutgers University,
conducts writing courses,
and trains park naturalists in
the art of presenting
“unforgettable” programs
throughout North America
and Canada.
When contacted, he replied: “Everyone was so nice
last time that I would very
much like to return to Rossmoor!”
Refreshments will be
served, and all Rossmoorites
are welcome.
Emerald Society celebrates the fall
By Joan Avery
In September, Vincent
Talarico, from the Club in
Asbury Park, entertained
the Emerald Society. Vincent always gives a wonderful show.
Members of the Emerald
Society who went on the
fabulous trip to Cape Cod
certainly enjoyed the trip,
which lasted from September 19 to September 22
and included tours of Hyannis and Provincetown.
Members have signed up
for the Christmas Show at
the American Music Thea-
ter and Amish Buffet at the
Shady Maple Inn on November 11. The bus is full
and there is a waiting list.
The cost is $73 per person,
which includes the round
trip bus ride. The bus will
leave poolside at 8:30 a.m.
Election of officers of the
Emerald Society will be
held at the October 26
meeting. There is no meeting in November. The December meeting is scheduled for December 7 and
the Christmas dinner is
scheduled for December
10.
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Italian-American club news
By Lola Calcagno
The following officers were
elected for the year 2012 at
our September meeting and
will be installed in December:
Lucille Ricci, president; Philip
Grassia, first vice-president;
Joseph Conti, second vicepresident; Maio Craver,
treasurer; Ruth Chisena,
secretary; John Russo,
sergeant-at-arms.
Additionally, Gloria Cantone
has accepted the position of
socials coordinator. Joan
Russo stays on as
membership coordinator.
What better way to
celebrate Italian Heritage
Month than by attending the
Columbus Day Dinner-Dance
being held in the Ballroom on
Sunday, Oct 9, at 5:30 p.m.
In addition to the sit-down
dinner, Carmine, Rossmoor’s
favorite DJ, will provide music
for dancing. The cost is $38
and Ann Azzinaro will be
taking reservations at 655-
Bagel Rally to
feature Democratic
candidates
By Betty Schneider
The Democratic Club cordially invites Rossmoorites to
its annual bagel rally on
Tuesday, October 18 at 9:30
a.m. in the Ballroom.
Our invited guests include
Democratic candidates for
office in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November
8: incumbent State Senator
Linda Greenstein, incumbent
Assemblymen Wayne De
Angelo and Dan Benson,
incumbent members of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders Carole Barrett and
Charles Tomaro, incumbent
Mayor of Monroe Richard
Pucci, and for the Monroe
Council incumbent Leslie
Koppel and also Steve
Dalina, who is running for the
position being vacated by
retiring Councilman Irwin
Nalitt.
Our menu includes bagels,
cream cheese, tuna and egg
salads, coffee and tea.
We promise you an interesting event.
All residents are welcome.
No charge.
“Getting my vote to
count” is topic at
Republican Club
By Sidna B. Mitchell
“Getting My Vote to Count”
will be the topic for the Rossmoor Republican Club’s Tuesday, October 18 meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Gallery.
• Once I’m registered to vote,
how does that vote get
counted here at Rossmoor,
at the municipal level, at the
county level, at the state
level and at the federal level
are questions to be answered.
I just moved to Rossmoor,
how do I register to vote?
Who gets to vote in Primary
Elections?
• If I’m a registered Democrat,
how can I vote Republican?
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6799.
Reservations are still being
taken for the trip to Villa
Vosilla, a lovely resort in the
Catskill town of Tannerville
for the period June 5-8 in
2012. The cost for the trip is
$450 double and $500
single. Call Philip Grassia at
655-1078 for further details
and method of payment. The
trip to Eataly, the New York
super-store scheduled for
November 3 is a go.
The annual Memorial
Mass for deceased club
members will be held on
Thursday, October 13, at 7
p.m. at the Meeting House.
The celebrant will be Father
Edward Flanagan. Rita
Villiarola is coordinating the
baking of goods being
presented by the members
for the reception after the
Mass. Volunteers should call
Rita at 655-2875. All
members are encouraged to
attend the Mass.
Bingo will be played in the
Ballroom on Friday, October
28, at 6:30 p.m.
Rossmoor Players news
By Linda Kaucher
Happy fall, everyone! I
hope you all had a great
summer. I sure did, however,
closing the pool on Tuesday,
September 6 was sad for
me, even though it rained.
The Variety Show VIII performances for this year will be
held on Friday, December 9 at
7 p.m. and Saturday December 10 at 2 p.m. in the Meeting
House. Open auditions will
begin on Tuesday, October 25
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Live and Learn revisits Dean Martin’s greatest hits
By Penny North
Live and Learn’s own
Dottie Haff will present another in her series of programs on popular American
musical figures of the past
seventy years. On Friday,
October 14 at 1:30 p.m. in
the clubhouse Gallery, Dottie
will explore the life and career of Dean Martin.
Following her usual format
of biographical narrative
mixed with recordings of the
entertainer’s biggest hits,
Dottie will trace Dean’s ca-
reer from his days as straight
man and crooner with the
Martin and (Jerry) Lewis
comedy team to his long career after the duo’s breakup.
Dean became a major star in
nightclubs, television and
movies, and for three decades was one of the most
popular acts in Las Vegas.
Join Live and Learn and revisit Dean’s career.
Sheila D’Atri will present
her final lecture on Homer’s
“Odyssey” on Friday, October 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the
Clubhouse Gallery. Each
month, an ever-growing
group of Rossmoorites has
gathered to explore the classic tale. Odysseus has now
returned to Ithaca after
twenty years and prepares to
battle the suitors who have
gathered around his wife,
Penelope. Find out how
Odysseus exacts his revenge
and learn the conclusion of
the famous story. Join Live
and Learn on October 14
and 21 for these outstanding
programs.
Meeting House. The show will
have a holiday theme. We are
looking for singers, dancers,
musicians, comedians — and
all other talents are welcome,
too. Please feel free to come
and audition for us. You can
contact Dottie Haff at 609-4097159 for details.
And don’t forget our annual Halloween party on
Monday October 31 at 1 p.m.
in the Maple Room. There
will be fun for all with prizes
for best costumes, games
and refreshments. Contact
Willie Kayser for details at
609-860-8398.
Due to Hurricane Irene
and closing the Clubhouse
because of lack of power, we
did not have our monthly
meeting on Monday August
29. Therefore, we could not
enjoy the improv program
that was to be hosted by
Norman Perkus. Hopefully,
this will be scheduled for the
near future, because it is
always enjoyable.
I hope this fall will bring
new prospects and wonderful
times for all and hopes for a
great beginning of the 2011
holiday season.
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October 2011
Mutual News
for October
Mutual 14
By Lee Randolph
Here is hoping that you all
came through the summer
and Hurricanes Irene and
Lee without too much damage. I know the electric problem didn’t bother us as much
as the loss of food from our
freezer. That really hurt. We
had a neighbor who had
electric and were able to
save a few costly items. At
least where I lived before, we
had a gas stove so that we
could cook and I really
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missed that.
Just a reminder, there will
be an Open Board Meeting
at 10 a. m. on October 10 in
the Cedar Room. Come on
out, we can always use your
input.
Anyone interested in putting together a holiday party
should probably start now.
Most Mutuals had picnics,
and it would be nice if we
could do something to get
everyone together.
Columbus Day and Halloween this month, so enjoy!
18-Hole Golfers, from left, are Arlene McBride, Joan Semen, Carolyn Glosser, Carolyn
Meyer, Carol Faraci, and Carol Sprout.
Rossmoor Ladies’ 18-Hole League’s end of summer activities
By Arlene McBride
Forgive me for not mentioning in the previous issue, the league’s July 7 annual “Member/Guest” tournament with the format of 2
-best balls of the 4-man
team. We had a beautiful
“hot” day for golf, but we
kept on golfing. A big
thanks to Pat Mueller, for
shopping and selecting
lovely Vera Bradley handbags, awarded to the winning teams. Many thanks to
the social committee, Gail
Dimaio and Jane Adams,
for shopping, setting up and
decorating the Ballroom for
this annual event.
On August 9, we began
the two-week Club Championship tournament, which
concluded on Aug. 23. The
winners of the tournament
are as follows: Championship Flight A, 1st place winner was Carolyn Meyer, 2nd
place winner was Carolyn
Glosser. Flight B, 1st place
winner was Carol Faraci,
2nd place winner was Arlene
McBride. Flight C, 1st place
winner was Joan Semen,
2nd place winner was Carol
Sprout. After an exciting
Championship match held
on Aug. 26 between Carolyn Meyer and Carolyn
Glosser in Flight A, a cele-
Clubs and Organizations
Trips of Distinction
By Jocelyn Boyd
Trips of Distinction started
the fall season with two great
trips. The annual trip to
Woodloch Pines was won-
Republican Club
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• How are poll workers cho-
sen? How much are they
paid? Can I be a poll
worker? Who supplies the
food for the poll workers?
• Can people go door-to-door
soliciting votes here in Rossmoor?
• Should I vote by absentee
ballot? How do I get a ballot? When is that ballot
counted?
• How can I help get a candidate elected? Where do I
volunteer?
These are just some of the
questions to be answered at
the Republican Club meeting.
You may have additional
questions or concerns that you
would like to express.
All Rossmoor residents are
invited; you do not have to be
a registered Republican to
attend the meeting. Refreshments follow the program.
derful as usual. Plans have
been finalized for the trip
next year at the same time
(day after Labor Day). The
second trip was for four days
to Nashville. We visited the
Grand Ole Opry and toured
Graceland. We had a wonderful stay at the Gaylord
Opryland Resort.
At the meeting it was
stressed that putting your
name on a sign-up sheet is a
commitment. This is the only
way that trips can be
planned. Final payment is
due 60 days before a scheduled trip. Checks may be
mailed to “Trips of Distinction” c/o Dot Prouty.
We are doing one trip to
paper Mill Playhouse on
Thursday, March 22 to see
“Damn Yankees” and one
trip to McCarter to see Florence Henderson on Saturday, April 4.
Don’t forget “Sister Act” on
January 18 and “Wally’s
Café” on February 12.
We hope to see old and
new members at the next
meeting. Remember family
and friends are always welcome on our trips.
bration with the winners in
each of the above flights
was held in the pro shop
lounge. Thanks to the social committee, Carol Faraci
and Nancy Nita for organizing the food and refreshments.
On August 19, a large
number of members from
both ladies’ leagues and
the men’s league participated in a twilight 9-hole
golf tournament, organized
by PGA Professional, Ted
Servis. Threatening thunderstorms were all around,
but we were able to finish
before the downpour began. Afterwards there was
a barbeque in the Clubhouse and many prizes
were awarded.
On Sept. 6, our league
hosted the “Rally for the
Cure,” golf tournament with
a brown bag lunch following
in the ballroom. I was
pleased to see so many
members of both leagues
signed up to participate in
this annual fund-raising
event. Unfortunately, the
golf round was cancelled
due to rain, but the day
was highlighted when all
the participating league
members met in the ballroom for lunch. We picked
names randomly out of the
basket, announced the
winner for closest to the
line and raffled off a few
small appreciation gifts the
Rally office had included
for our event. Congratulations to the winner, Tori
Meiselbach, member of the
9-hole league who won a
pair of Etonic golf shoes.
All in all, a fun day despite
the rain.
Many of our members
had been asked to participate in the ladies’ 9-hole
league “Member/Guest”
tournament on Sept. 20.
Therefore, the ladies’ 18hole league did not have
tournament play that day.
I’ll be reporting on the
remainder of our fun tournaments in my next article.
Closing day for our league
is October 11.
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Joy Bradford to direct the Hi-Lo Croquet tournament
By Betty Anne Sullivan-Szuts
The Rossmoor Croquet
Club annual Hi-Lo Tournament will be played from Friday, October 14 through
Sunday, October 16 with
team assignments being
given out on Thursday, Octo-
Women’s NineHole Golf
Association
By Doris Herron
The final weeks of our great
2011 season involved our
Championship Tournament
Days, with the following winners being cheered and
toasted on the Clubhouse
patio accompanied by Jeanne
Ruby’s and Gina Olivier’s delicious refreshments and bubbling punch. In flight A: 1st
place Joan Lundy; 2nd place
Carolyn Murphy: In flight B: 1st
place Muriel Calvanelli; 2nd
place Janice McCambridge: In
flight C: 1st place Luci Poulin;
2nd place Joan Wilhelms and
in flight D: 1st place Ruth
Dowdell; 2nd place Connie
Moore.
On September 6th we all
participated in Rally for the
Cure hosted this year by the
18-hole lady golfers. This was
a fun tournament which also
gave us the satisfaction of
helping a very worthy cause.
The highlight of our month
was the Member-Guest Day
chaired by Marilyn Shanks
and her fine committee. Attired
in this year’s colors of black
and white, all participants enjoyed the golf with a Calloway
system of scoring, the wonderful luncheon, and the distribution of prizes that followed.
This event was enhanced by
having each person presented
with a memento of a fun-filled
golf experience. The pictures
were taken by members of the
Rossmoor Computer Club,
Digital Photography, SIG
(special interest group), led by
Art Segal. We appreciate the
club’s genial cooperation.
On August 30, despite the
aftermath of Hurricane Irene,
many brave 9 hole ladies participated in the Low Gross
tournament with the following
winners: Flight A- 1st place,
Joan Lundy: 2nd place Danielle Salti. Flight B- 1st place,
Tori Meiselbach; 2nd place,
Marilyn Shanks. Flight C- Lucy
Poulin; 2nd place Marie Bills.
Flight D- 1st place, Marie Eppinger; 2nd place Zelda Bayer.
We now look forward to our
Scramble and Closing luncheon on October 11, chaired by
Joan Lundy. Prizes won during the season will be awarded
at that time. Our Board Meeting on October 18, at 10 a.m.
in the Hawthorn Room will
wind up all business and social details for this very successful year, and formulate
some plans for next season.
All Board members and Committee chairmen are requested
to attend this meeting. The
women’s 9-hole group enjoyed
this past season and look forward to more of the same in
2012. Remember the words of
advice from all the famous
Pros—-"If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it
up at an earlier age."
ber 13 at 7 p.m. in the Willow
room where the tournament
will be explained at that time.
Joy Bradford has volunteered to direct this tournament. The deadline for signup is October 6. Following
the Hi-Lo Tournament the
members will meet for the
Croquet end- of-season
meeting with dinner following
on Sunday, October 16 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Ballroom. Prior sign-up is required for the dinner. Board
members will give their annual reports at this meeting.
Ruth Dowdell, co-founder
of the club, announced at the
social following the Singles
Tournament, which was
played from June 10 through
June 12, that the club had
the largest participation in its
history for that tournament.
The members are looking
forward to another very successful tournament in October.
The 2011 croquet season
was played on a beautifully
manicured court thanks to
Tom Tucci, golf course superintendent and his crew.
Much appreciation is also
due to Ken Northrop, the
croquet club’s greens warden, who faithfully filled the
divots and moved the wickets and the boundaries to
keep the court in tip-top
shape.
"Waiting our turn." From left, Betty Ann Szuts, Joan Higgins, and Ivan Szuts at the Croquet Court.
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October 2011
By Ted Servis
What’s going on at the
Golf Course? Golf is in its
fall season now and there is
lots of great weather left to
play golf. We hope to see
everyone on the links. Despite all the rain the Golf
Course is in fantastic condition thanks to Tom Tucci
and his staff. The hot dog
guy is here serving hot
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dogs and sandwiches on
Saturday and Sunday so
please stop by and enjoy
some tasty food. I would
like to thank everyone who
helped make the Lance Corporal Colin Pascik golf outing
such a great success. The
Pro Shop has plenty of merchandise for all your shopping needs so please stop in
and take a look
If there is anything we can
help you with or any questions we can answer please
give us a call 655-3182.
Thank you, and enjoy the
remainder of the 2011 Golfing season.
Reminder that the Golf
Course is currently offering a
referral incentive of $200 in
Pro Shop credit for bringing
in new members.
Men’s Golf Club schedules fall meeting
By Bill Biache
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf
Club annual fall meeting will
be held Thursday, October
13 at 6 p.m. in the Ballroom.
There will be an election of
officers for the 2012 season,
award presentations, and a
brief meeting followed by
drinks and an excellent dinner.
Hurricane Irene caused
extensive damage to many
Rossmoor manors. Our golf
course was fortunate to have
had limited damage with no
disruption of play. Golf
course superintendent Tom
Tucci and his staff did their
usual great job of getting the
course back into good shape
in a matter of days. Many
thanks to Tom Tucci and the
staff for a job well done.
As we wind down another
year of golf, we wish bon
voyage to all the snow birds
who will be leaving soon:
Have a safe and happy time.
Now is the time to think
about preparing your golf
cart for the winter months.
Make sure the batteries are
filled with distilled water, tire
pressure is according to recommended standards, and
Religious Organizations
Catholic Society
By Lucille V. Conti
The Italian American Club
will host a Memorial Mass on
Thursday, October 13 at 7
p.m. in the Meeting House.
Father Edward Flanagan will
be the Celebrant. This Mass
traditionally is celebrated for
the deceased members of
the Italian American Club
and we invite you to attend,
especially if you have not
had the opportunity to visit or
attend the funeral of someone you know who has recently passed.
We wish to thank all those
who helped in the preparations for the September Holy
Mass for Life, especially our
Celebrant, Monsignor William McCarthy, who assured
us of our Blessed Mother’s
abiding love. His very cordial
demeanor created a warm
atmosphere as he asked Sister Marilyn Minter to share her
experience at the World Youth
Rally in Madrid, Spain. She in
turn gave witness to the promise and reverence of the youth
of the world who are the future
Church. How reassuring and
truly inspiring she was as she
led us in prayer and song. It
was a particularly intimate
celebration. The refreshments and fellowship were
outstanding, as always.
Bible Study, conducted by
Dr. Frank McGuire will begin
on Thursday, October 5 at 1
p.m. in the Meeting House
parlor. The Prayer Shawl
Gatherings will be held on
Thursday, October 6 in the
Maple Room and Thursday,
October 20 in the Craft
Room. They meet from 1:30
until 3:30 p.m. The Chaplet
of Divine Mercy will be recited on Tuesday, October
18 at 3 p.m. in the Maple
Room. If you wish to join the
Clearbrook Catholic Society
bus trip to St. Joseph’s Retreat House in Stirling, New
Jersey for a Day of Renewal
on Sunday, October 9, you
may call Eileen Farragher at
609-860-0641.
The November Remembrance and Healing Mass will
also be celebrated by Father
Edward Flanagan. Father will
administer the Sacrament of
the Sick at this Mass. If you
know of anyone who would
like to receive this Sacrament offer them a ride if necessary. Remembrance cards
will be available at the October Mass. These cards will
be placed on the altar and
the names will be offered in
remembrance.
Our next Council Meeting
will be held on Tuesday, October 11 at 7 p.m. in the
Meeting House parlor.
You are always invited to
attend.
Jewish Congregation semi-annual
meeting Oct. 11 selects Nominating
Committee members
By Ben Wistreich
The Rossmoor Jewish Congregation’s Semi-Annual
Meeting will be held on Tuesday afternoon, October 11 at 1
p.m. in the Gallery. The main
Congregation business (in
addition to committee reports)
will be the election of two nonBoard-Member congregants to
serve on the 2011-2012 Nominating Committee with the
three Board Members who
have been previously selected. This important full committee selects new officers to
serve on the Congregation
Board for the 2012-2013 year.
It is very important to have a
quorum of the Congregation
present for this meeting, and,
of course, refreshments will be
served following the short
meeting.
The High Holiday services
in October include the most
sacred Kol Nidre services on
Friday, October 7 at 8 p.m.,
The Day of Atonement –
known worldwide as Yom Kip-
pur – on Saturday, October 8
starting at 10:30 am, and ending with a solemn Yizkor service (Yizkor Ne’ilah) at 5 p.m.
All services are held in the
Meeting House and involve
several members of the Congregation, who will either carry
the sacred Torah, open and
close the Ark doors, recite
prayers in both English and
Hebrew, and both undress/
dress the Torah so that sections of it may be read to the
Congregation by experienced
“readers.” Throughout the
High Holiday services, it is
important to note that Men’s
Club members will serve as
ushers, and each will have a
current list of paid-up members – and will check all tickets
at the door of the Meeting
House. There is no admission
without either a 2011 Member
or Guest ticket, which must be
shown to the ushers.
Following the conclusion of
the Saturday, October 8 High
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Gardening tips from Mel Moss
October is the best month
to plant bulbs for early next
spring blooming.
As the ground slowly cools
down, the bulbs will want to
start growing roots, which will
supply them with water and
nutrients needed for next
spring’s flowers. These roots
will continue to develop
through most of November.
Always plant the pointed end
of the bulb facing up. If the
pointed end isn’t obvious, lay
the bulb on its side.
Make sure the location
gets at least a half day of
sunlight. Keep in mind – if
planting under deciduous
trees – while it might be
shaded in early fall, it will be
sunny in the spring when the
bulbs are blooming (except
possibly for late-blooming
varieties of tulips that might
come up after the tree has
leafed out).
Bulbs like a well-drained
soil, so don’t plant in poorly
drained locations. Add a handful of organic, slow-release
fertilizer when planting. Bone
meal is the one used most
often.
The most commonly planted
bulbs are tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, and snow
drops. The depth the bulbs are
planted depends on the size of
the bulbs. Daffodils and hyacinths are the largest and
should be six to eight inches
down, tulips about four to six
inches down, crocus and snow
drops about two to three
inches down.
Snow drops are the earliest
bloomers. They can be in
flower by the end of February
depending on the location and
weather. Crocus would be
next, followed by daffodils,
hyacinths, and tulips in that
order.
After the plants are finished
blooming, cut the flower stems
off and leave the foliage until it
turns yellow. The green leaves
help the bulbs store up energy
for next year’s blooming. It
might take quite a while for
daffodils in particular to finish
this part of the cycle. If you
want to plant summer annuals
in the bulb area, leave enough
room between the bulbs when
planting so you can place your
annuals in between. Then cut
off the dying bulb leaves later.
Did you know that:
Tulips were cultivated commercially in the Ottoman Empire. The name derives from
the Persian dulband, meaning
turban. Originally, tulips were
native to parts of Africa, Asia,
and Europe. Introduced to
Western Europe in 1558, they
became such a status symbol
that by 1637, “tulip mania”
arose in which a single bulb
sold for thousands of florins,
ten times the annual salary of
a skilled craftsman. Economists consider this the first
speculative economic bubble
in western history.
Daffodils originated in the
same areas as tulips. They
proliferate from year to year
because the root and leaves
contain an alkaloid poison.
Deer, rabbits, and insects
keep their distance while the
daffodil grows fuller every
season.
Hyacinths, with their powerful perfume, came from the
eastern Mediterranean, Iran,
and Turkmenistan and are
popular all over the world.
These bulbs also contain a
natural toxin, making them
safe from predators.
Crocuses are native to all
the places mentioned above,
but also as far away as the
Aegean Islands, Central Asia,
and western China. Their
name derives from Sanskrit.
One variety gives us the costly
spice, saffron.
Snowdrops, flowering in
winter and early spring, are
native to Europe and nearby
mountainous areas. Although
endangered in the wild,
snowdrop carpet gardens are
popular in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Modern
researchers believe that a
substance in snowdrops was
the mysterious “moly,” the
antidote to Circe’s poison in
Homer’s Odyssey.
Religious Organizations
Sisterhood meeting
By Judy Perkus
On Monday, October 17 at
1:30 p.m. in the Ballroom,
the Rossmoor Jewish Congregation Sisterhood will feature President Hadassah Aylat
presenting the true story of her
husband’s journey from Scotland to Israel with the Jewish
Brigade and during the War for
Independence.
Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
Please continue to bring nonperishable foods to the meeting. Donations will be taken
to the Monroe Township food
pantry to help those in need.
Inscribe a Leaf to help our
Tree of Life to grow. For further information, contact Judith Wistreich at 860-9580.
ROSSMOOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday services
SUNDAY, OCT. 2, 11 a.m. The
Rev. Dierdre L. Thomson will
preach. Communion will be
celebrated. Please remember
to bring nonperishable food,
or funds, for the Kiwanis
Community Food Pantry.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9, 11 a.m. The
Rev. Dierdre L. Thomson
will preach. Stephanie Pervall will be the soloist.
SUNDAY, OCT. 16, 11 a.m.
The Rev. Dierdre L. Thomson will preach. The Singers
of the Rossmoor Chorus,
directed by Gloria Montlack,
will be part of the service.
Please stay after the service
for fellowship time.
SUNDAY, OCT., 23 a.m. The
Rev. Dierdre L. Thomson
will preach. Suzanne Hickman will be the soloist.
SUNDAY, OCT., 30 a.m. The
Rev. Dierdre L. Thomson
will preach. Stephanie Pervall will be the soloist.
(Church office:
609-655-2321)
Congregation __
cheeses, plus coffee, tea,
soda and both regular and
sugar-free cakes. The cost for
everything is just $17 per person. (The September Bulletin
had the reservation form and
all details).
The
Hurricane-cancelled
Bagel Breakfast will now take
place on Sunday, October 16
in the Ballroom at 10 a.m. It
features Barbara Thompson,
who will reveal a little-known
conspiracy. This will be the
final bagel breakfast of the
year.
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Holiday services, those who
have reserved in advance (by
Sept. 30) will participate in a
“Break-The -Fast” in the Ballroom, starting at 7 p.m. This
traditional dairy meal follows a
24-26 hour fast on Yom Kippur
for those who are still able to
fast. The “Break-The-Fast”
includes platters of whitefish,
herring, tuna salad and egg
salad, bagels and nova lox,
regular and vegetable cream
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October 2011
FALL FOLIAGE
WALK
Sunday, October 16, 3 p.m.
Gather at the Meeting House
for a leisurely stroll to enjoy
our beautiful trees.
Refreshments after the walk.
Rain date is October 23.
Caregiver
Support
Group
Focus: Spouse/Partner
Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
Location: Saint Peter’s Adult
Day Care Center
Monroe Township
Meetings are 90 minutes
Registration is not necessary.
Questions may be directed to Stephanie Fitzsimmons, RN, NP
at 1-800-269-7508, press 1, press 8662
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October 2011
HEALTH CARE CENTER NEWS
Color your imagination on
the fall foliage walk
The Tree Committee encourages residents to come
to a fall foliage walk at 3
p.m. on Sunday, October
16. Walkers should gather
at the Meeting House parking lot for a gentle stroll of
approximately 30 minutes
around that immediate
area. A guide from the Tree
Committee will identify selected species and offer
fascinating bits of arbor lore
along the way. Afterwards,
participants are invited to
Kaytie Olshefski RNC, BS
Lactose
intolerance
By Lorraine Sarhage
By Kaytie Olshefski, RN, C, BS
stay for light refreshments
in the Meeting House parlor. The rain date is Sunday, October 23.
Among the good reasons
to join the fall foliage walk,
fresh air improves one’s
health and surveying autumn’s glory lifts the spirit.
For further information,
phone Rosemary Gasik at
(609) 409-8179.
The Rossmoor NEWS
Lactose intolerance is the
inability to digest and absorb lactose (sugar in milk
and milk products) causing
gastrointestinal symptoms
when ingesting milk or food
products containing milk.
Approximately 30 million
American adults suffer from
some amount of lactose
intolerance. Lactose intolerance has a higher incidence in older adults. It is
found to be higher in Asian
Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans,
Native Americans and
Mediterranean populations.
It is least common among
Americans of northern
European descent. Lactose
intolerance is caused by a
deficiency of an intestinal
enzyme lactase that splits
lactose into glucose and
galactose which then allows
lactose to be absorbed from
the intestine. Primary lactase deficiency develops
over time and usually begins after age of two.
Symptoms may start in
adolescence or in adulthood. Secondary lactase
deficiency is from diseases
that destroy the lining of the
small intestine along with
lactase such as celiac or
Crohn’s disease, gastroenteritis, bowel surgery, or
chemotherapy.
The primary symptoms
occur 30 minutes to two
hours after consuming milk
and milk products. Symptoms range from mild to severe based on the amount of
lactose eaten and the
amount a person is able to
tolerate. Common symptoms
include abdominal pain,
bloating, cramping, diarrhea,
flatulence (passing gas),
nausea, and weight loss.
Most people with low levels of lactase can tolerate
two to four ounces of milk
(up to ½ cup) at a time. Lactose intolerance can be hard
to diagnose just based on
symptoms as these symptoms also mimic irritable
bowel syndrome. How is it
diagnosed? Your doctor will
make a diagnosis based on
symptoms and perform a history and physical. The doctor
may first eliminate all milk and
milk products from one’s diet.
Other tests include a milk challenge test, a lactose-hydrogen
breath test that tests for
amount of hydrogen in one’s
breath, a stool acidity test, and
an endoscopy.
Lactose intolerance is
managed
by
dietary
changes. Some people find
by gradually introducing
small amounts of milk or milk
containing products in their
diets, they are able to tolerate larger amounts of lactose
without developing symptoms. Studies have shown
that symptoms are reduced if
ingesting milk or milk containing food with meals.
There is lactose free and
lactose reduced milk and
milk products with the lactase enzyme added to the
product. There are over-thecounter tablets of lactase
available to take with milk
containing foods.
Complication of not consuming enough milk products
from one’s diet can lead to a
shortage of calcium, vitamin
D, riboflavin and protein.
Without enough calcium and
vitamin D in the diet can lead
to osteoporosis. To try to
avoid this condition: Calcium
and vitamin D supplements
are needed besides eating
foods that are known to have
high calcium content such as
leafy greens, oysters, sardines, canned salmon,
shrimp, and broccoli. There
are foods fortified with calcium such as orange juice,
cereals, cereal bars, protein
bars, waffles, instant oatmeal
and bread.
If you suspect you are lactose intolerant or if your
symptoms worsen or do not
improve with treatment — or
if you develop new symptoms — see your physician.
In our lecture series from
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, one lecture will be on
"Sure & Steady - All about
Balance," by Beth Ando
Brennan, physical therapist
on Monday, October 10 at 1
p.m. in the Maple Room. If
you are interested in attending, please call the Health
Care Center at 655-2220.
Our last scheduled flu
clinic will be on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, in the
Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. No appointments are
being taken. If you need a
ride to the Clubhouse to get
your flu shot, please call
E&R and make a reservation on the morning shopping bus. If you are unable
to make this flu clinic,
please call the Health Care
Center and we will let you
know of other available options. Remember at our flu
clinics we are only able to
accept Medicare insurance
for it to be covered under
the Medicare program. If
your primary insurance is a
Medicare HMO, commercial
insurance, or any other type
of insurance other than
straight Medicare, you have
the option of getting your flu
vaccine at your doctor’s
office, at another facility
offering flu shots or paying
for the flu shot at our flu
clinic. If Medicare should
deny payment stating that
Medicare is not your primary insurance, you will be
billed for the vaccine. If you
would like to get the flu vaccine at our flu clinic, a receipt will be issued to you
for you to submit to your
insurance company.
As we have done in the
past years, we will continue
to offer flu shots to residents
who are homebound. If you
are interested in this service,
please call the Health Care
Center at 655- 2220 for more
information.
A Support Group is being
offered at Rossmoor for the
first time. The Support Group
will be meeting the 3rd
Wednesday of the month,
from 10 to 11:30 a.m., in the
Maple Room. The Support
Group will be lead by
Stephanie Fitzsimmons RN,
GNP. For more information,
please contact Stephanie at
1-800-269-7508, ext: 8662.
FURNACE STARTUP $69.95
The Rossmoor NEWS
October 2011
Maintenance Department News
Maintenance
Department helpful
reminders
As the weather starts to
become colder, it is important that residents prepare
for the winter.
• Make sure all windows are
closed properly;
• Check all weep holes,
make sure they are open;
• Drapes & electrical cords
should not hang on the
baseboard heaters;
• All outside hoses should
be
disconnected
and
drained;
• If you have an inside shutoff valve for your outside
faucet, you should turn it
off; and
• Have a can of de-icer on
hand, for those frozen door
locks on your car and
manor doors.
Please schedule your
winterizing as soon as
possible. The calendar is
already getting full
Maintenance Department October specials
Lights: Are the fluorescent
lights in your kitchen (or anywhere else) flickering or
burned out?
Plastic light panels: Is
your kitchen looking dark?
Are the light covers old, discolored or even cracked?
Cooktop: Are your rings
and pans on your cook top
showing some signs of
wear?
Symmons valve: Are you
having a problem with the
shut off valve for your wash-
ing machine?
Washing machine hoses:
Have you checked your
washing machine hoses
lately, are they the original?
Screens: If you enjoy the
fresh air, you should check
your screens: Are they torn?
Water filter cartridges:
When was the last time you
had your cartridge replaced?
Take 10% off the above
material for the entire month.
Just mention this add when
you call or stop in.
MILLENNIUM
By Vincent Piccoli, president
Activities for the month of
October:
Mowing/leaf
cleanup of the lawns, edging
sidewalks, spraying for
weeds on the lawns, blowing
out three-foot beds, blowing
out carports twice a month,
and pruning three foot bed
bushes.
Tip for the month: October
is a good month for reseeding grass. Start to prepare for
winterizing your irrigation
system.
If you removed bushes or
large branches please tie
them and put them on the
curb for pickup on Mondays
only. Do not put them in
bags. If you have a landscaper remove bushes, he
must take them away.
If you choose to have your
own landscaper or do your
own landscaping please use
the yellow stake and ribbon
procedure. Directions, ribbons & stakes are available
at the Maintenance office.
If you have clippings or
other debris, please bag and
put them in your Mutual’s
dumpsters.
There will be a representative from Millennium at the
Middlesex County eligible for Federal
Assistance to mitigate impacts from
Hurricane Irene
Sayreville, NJ - September 7:
Middlesex County Freeholder Director Christopher
D. Rafano and the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) announced
jointly that Federal assistance has been made available to residents of Middlesex County impacted by Hurricane Irene.
Eligibility allows residents
to apply for different types of
assistance, including temporary housing, repair, replacement or other needs such as
Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Small Business
Administration disaster
loans.
“I encourage all residents
and business owners who
have suffered losses to apply
for this aid to help them repair and rebuild their homes
and livelihoods,” said Freeholder Director Rafano. “The
hurricane’s impact will be felt
for some time to come, but
with the help of this aid and
these programs, our residents and businesses can
start on the path to recovery.”
Residents can register by
phone at 800-621-FEMA
(3362) or TTY 800-462-7585
for those with hearing or
speech impairments. Specialists are standing by at the
toll-free numbers seven days
a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
local time, until further notice.
Alternatively, registration can
be completed online at
www.disasterassistance.gov
or through a Web-enabled
mobile device or smart
phone by visiting m.fema.gov
and following the link to
“apply online for federal assistance.”
To register with FEMA,
applicants need to provide:
• Social Security number
• Address of the damaged
home or apartment
• Description of the damage
• Information about insurance coverage
• A current contact telephone number
• An address where you
can get mail
• Bank account and routing
numbers if they want direct deposit of any financial assistance
This Federal assistance
was made available to Middlesex County after FEMA
assessment teams consisting of personnel from FEMA,
the State’s emergency management agency, Department of Human Services,
Department of Community
Affairs, Middlesex County
Office of Emergency Management as well as county
and local officials worked
tirelessly through the weekend to complete the survey
of areas impacted in Middlesex County by Hurricane
Irene.
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East Gate office every Monday through Friday from 8:30
to 10:30 a.m. to meet with
residents.
If you have any questions
or concerns in reference to
landscaping services, please
feel free to stop in or call.
The phone number for Millennium is 655-5134. If no
one answers, leave your
message on the answering
machine and we will get back
to you as soon as possible. If
you have an emergency, call
Maintenance at 655-2121
and they will get in touch with
someone from Millennium.
The main office phone number 1-877-717-4300 is for
Irrigation calls only.
All monthly activities are
subject to weather conditions. Please watch Channel
3 for our list of daily activities.
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TRANSPORTATION TIDBITS
Important phone numbers:
Rossmoor Bus ..........................................609-655-4401
Hours 10:00 -11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Monroe Township Transportation .............732-521-6100
Middlesex County
Area Transportation (MCAT) ............... 1-800-221-3520
St. Peter’s University Hospital
On Time Transportation ....................... 1-800-858-8463
All schedules are available outside the E&R office
(near the copy machine) or via the Web at www.rossmoornj.com and following the links Facilities, Clubhouse and
Activities, and Bus Info.
October 2011
The Rossmoor NEWS
See Civil War living history at Dey Farm
On Saturday, October 29,
the 150th anniversary of the
Civil War will be commemorated when a group of professional re-enactors present
a living history event at the
Dey Farm Historic site. Attendees will see Civil War
troops preparing for combat,
watch military drills, observe
the camp life of the time, and
hear period music. They will
also be able to browse
through the historic buildings
of Dey Farm and to enjoy a
ladies’ fashion show.
Students, history buffs,
and interested persons will
have an excellent opportunity
to “relive” America of the
1860s. The re-enactors will
be happy to explain the
equipment, how things were
made, and other aspects of
life in that time.
Please join us on the 29th,
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
at Dey Farm on Federal
Road near Applegarth Road.
Admission is free. This event
is sponsored by the Monroe
Township Historic Preservation Commission and the 2nd
New Jersey Brigade.
Vintage baseball, Anyone?
Remember Shoeless
Johnson, Abner Doubleday,
and Cooperstown? You can
see baseball as it was played
in the 1800s when gloves
were optional, foul balls a
strategy, and nine balls
constituted a walk. In those
days the batter could request where he wanted the
ball to be pitched! The
game was faster, fun, and
very different.
Join us on Saturday, October 1 at 12 noon on the north
pasture of historic Day Farm,
located on Federal Road
near Applegarth Road. You’ll
see a double header between the Flemington
Neshanics and the Philadelphia Athletics. The likes of
Maddog, Thumbs, Bootleg,
Hammer, and Shoeless will
be playing.
So pack a picnic basket,
bring a lawn chair, blanket,
or sit on a bale of hay. Just
relax and enjoy vintage
baseball.
This event is sponsored by
the Monroe Township Historic Preservation Commission and is free to all. Parking is available on Federal
Road.
In the Aftermath: Tropical Storm Irene
By Jerry Tamburro
Monroe Township
Council President
More than 150 families in
Monroe had their lives turned
into turmoil as a result of
tropical storm Irene.
Worst hit was the northern
portion of the Township
where at least 12 homes
were declared uninhabitable
or destroyed beyond repair.
Several had the foundation
ripped out from under the
house and many more were
severely water damaged.
One such house was the
home of a young boy who is
undergoing treatment for
cancer.
Not only the house itself
had damage but most of their
household possessions were
water logged and had to be
thrown out. The scene in that
part of the Township looked
very much likes the pictures
we saw when hurricane
Middlesex County
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sessment teams from the
Federal and State governments and our municipal
partners for their time and
efforts on behalf of the people of Middlesex County,”
said Freeholder Deputy Director Ronald G. Rios, Chair
of the County’s Law and
Public Safety Committee.
“Most importantly, I wish to
thank and commend all the
County offices, especially the
Office of Emergency Management, employees and
volunteers and the local first
responder personnel who
supported our response and
recovery efforts. They displayed an incredible dedication to the health and safety
of all who live and work in
Middlesex County, and for
that, we are eternally grateful.”
The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management will continue to monitor
the progress of Hurricane
Irene relief efforts and provide additional updates as
needed.
Katrina hit New Orleans.
To add insult to injury the
police arrested three people
who stole the damaged property from the front of the affected houses before insurance adjusters could estimate the amount of loss. In
one case, the individual arrested, falsely claimed to be
a policeman!
Because of the volume of
water in such a short period
of time, that portion of the
town was isolated until the
levels receded. In one case,
a person needed to be transported by ambulance and
due to the level of water in
front of the house had to be
lifted through the water in a
front-end loader and then
placed in the waiting ambulance.
Beside that section of the
Township there were 40
families in Rossmoor that
experienced flooding and
had to be displaced until the
damage could be assessed
and repairs started.
The Township had been
working almost around the
clock to bring some semblance of order to those families affected.
However, there is a need
for help, from a financial
standpoint, so that some of
the basic necessities can be
purchased for those families
affected.
I have reached out to each
of the adult communities for
assistance in gathering
monetary donations and the
reception has been extraordinary.
If you have not already
been asked to donate please
consider doing so. Contributions can be made payable
to Friends of the Monroe
Senior Center, a 501 3c
charitable organization, and
mailed to Bonnie Leibowitz’s
attention at the municipal
building, 1 Municipal Plaza.
Please note in the memo
section of your check Irene
Disaster Fund.
Gift credit cards will be
purchased by the senior center so that food, clothing,
building materials, and other
goods can be purchased for
those who need our assistance.
Thank you for your anticipated help in this cause.
Mail checks or money orders to:
Friends of the Monroe Senior
Center
Attn: Bonnie Leibowitz
1 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial
Committee Annual Library Program
The Holocaust as Seen
through the Eyes of a Survivor, Prisoner of War, and
Liberator is the subject of this
year’s annual Henry Ricklis
Memorial Committee and
Monroe Township Public
Library program. The program is at the Monroe Public
Library Sunday, October 2
from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The library is located just off Perrineville Road in the Monroe
Township Municipal Complex. The program focuses
on the personal Holocaust
experiences of each panel
Presenter and also memorializes all those who suffered
and were murdered in the
Holocaust. What can we
learn and how can we prevent future Holocausts will
also be considered.
Sol Lurie was sent to a
concentration camp at age
11 and somehow survived
several camps until liberated
in 1945. Sol is active in Holocaust Education and dedicated to not only bear witness, but to stress the lessons and actions to be
learned from the Holocaust.
Born in Lithuania and living
in Monroe Township, Sol is a
fervent American patriot. He
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October 2011
Protecting Voter Rights To Be Focus of LWV MT Coalition for Peace In
to meet
October 24 Meeting
By Ellen Norman
Memoriam
By Ruth Banks
Protecting the right of
every citizen to vote has become a challenge in the U.S.
because of the many attempts by states to tighten
rules and restrict access to
registration and voting. Protecting this right has been a
basic League principle since
its origin in 1920. Here in
New Jersey, in our own Middlesex County, a legal challenge to NJ law is even now
pending in Middlesex County
Superior Court.
To discuss the many statewide efforts to prevent access to registration and voting, Professor Frank Askin,
professor of law and director
of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at the Rutgers
School of Law-Newark, will
be the League’s guest
speaker. The program is being co-sponsored by the
Monroe Township Library
and will be held at the Library
on Monday, October 24, at 1
pm.
The program will also be
the fourth in the Dr. Deborah
Partridge Wolfe Legacy Project. Dr. Wolfe, who considered herself a “teacher and a
preacher,” was passionate
about the right of every
American citizen to vote.
She, as Head of the Department of Elementary Education and Director of Graduate
Work at Tuskegee University, was consistently denied
the right to register and vote,
and this left a lasting imprint
on her life.
Efforts by several states
during the past several years
to restrict access to registration and voting have been
challenged by the LWVUS,
among other groups. During
2011 alone, 12 voter ID bills
across the country have
been challenged in court and
defeated. They were CO,
DE, IA, ME, MO, MT, NC,
NH, NM, OR and VA. However, eight new suppression
bills did pass in AL, FL, KS,
RI, SC, TN, TX and WI. The
fight continues in all these
states and the impact of
new laws is already being
felt by voters. The Florida
League of Women Voters
called it a “state-by-state
crusade to disenfranchise
voters.”
The League believes that
increased accessibility to the
electoral process is integral
to ensuring a representative
electoral process and the
right of every citizen to vote.
On the national level, the
LWVUS continues to moni-
Memorial ________
1945, he participated in the
liberation of Gunkirchen
Camp, a subcamp of
Mauthausen Concentration
Camp. Profoundly affected
by this experience, he
speaks widely to schoolchildren and other audiences on
radio, TV, the PBS documentary The Jewish Americans,
Russian TV, West Point Military Academy and many
more. Alan was born in
Englewood and lives on
Long Island.
All three are very proud of
their families and feel
blessed in spite of their wartime traumas.
Renee Balaban, program
chairperson, will welcome
the audience. Ronnie Ricklis
Rothschild, whose father
Henry was a liberator and
founder of the Ricklis Committee, will briefly describe
the mission of the organization. There will be a question
and answer period. The program is free and older children are especially welcome
to hear these eyewitness
accounts. For further information contact Renee Balaban at 609-409-2918 or the
Library at 732-521-5000.
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feels very strongly about the
importance of sharing his
experiences with schoolchildren.
Irving Lautman was
drafted into the U.S. Army at
age 18. While fighting with
the U.S infantry in Normandy
he was cited for bravery and
received the Bronze Star.
Upon reaching Germany he
was captured in a German
counter attack. After four
months of imprisonment, the
Germans discovered that he
and 18 other POW’s were
Jewish, separated them from
the rest of the prisoners and
marched them through fierce
cold and snow to a special
labor camp for Jews.
Severely treated and
starved, he escaped prior to
liberation and rejoined
American forces. Irving was
born in Brooklyn and lives in
Monroe.
Alan Moskin was drafted
into the U.S. Army. As part of
General Patton’s 3rd Army he
fought through France, Germany, and Austria. In May
tor, educate and challenge
violations of national and
state voting laws.
The League is a nonpartisan political organization,
open to men and women,
and does not support or oppose candidates for public
office. The meetings are free
and open to the public.
Please note that the October
meeting is being held at the
Library on Monday, October
24, instead of its usual venue
at the Municipal Building.
Its annual Holiday Luncheon
will take place on November
14 at the Forsgate Country
Club at 11:30 and will feature
as its guest speaker Ms. Ingrid
Reed, formerly head of the NJ
Project at the Eagleton Institute, Rutgers, and now affiliated with Spotlight NJ. For
more information on League
programs and activities please
contact Ruth Banks, 609-6554791, or Judy Perkus, 609395-1552, and for information
on the luncheon call Doris
Altman, 609-655-5932.
The Reverend Robert
Moore, who is Executive Director of the Coalition for
Peace Action, will address
the group at its next meeting.
His topic will be, “Together
we can meet the challenges
of peace.”
The Coalition for Peace
Action will meet on Wednesday, October 19, at 10 a.m.
in the Monroe Township Municipal Building. Everyone is
welcome.
For more information, call
Ellen Norman at 609-655-9113.
Edmund J. Mitchell
Mr. Edmund J. Mitchell
died on Tuesday, Aug. 30,
2011.
He is survived by his wife
Violet, his daughter Susan
Fox and her husband
Garry, two sons, Scott
Mitchell and his wife Kathleen, and Gary Mitchell and
his wife Sharon, three sisters, and six grandchildren,
Jeffrey and his wife Lindsay, Michael, Andrew, Jessica, Madison, and Scotty.
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October 2011
Nonperishable Food Donations Needed
Emergency food providers
are seeing an increase in
need for supplies due to the
effects of Hurricane Irene. So
many people in Middlesex
County have been displaced
from their homes and are in
shelters; others have lost
food and other items due to
flooding or having no electricity.
Supplies at local food pantries and soup kitchens are
already low as they usually
are during the summer
months. The additional demand for necessities is putting a real strain on local
agencies trying to provide
assistance. If you can,
please consider donating
nonperishable foods including: rice, cereal, pasta, soup,
macaroni and cheese, tuna
fish, canned fruits and vegetables, personal products,
diapers and wipes. You may
drop your donation at any of
the local libraries in East
Brunswick, Edison, Milltown,
Monroe, Metuchen, North
Brunswick, Perth Amboy,
Piscataway, Plainsboro,
South Amboy, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, Spotswood or Woodbridge.
If you have a business,
school, place of worship,
club or group that would like
to sponsor a food drive,
please let me know and we
can provide you with containers in which to store the food
and can pick up the donations once they’ve been collected. Monetary donations
are also accepted in the form
of a check made payable to
M.C.F.O.O.D.S. and can be
mailed to the address listed
below. Thank you for your
anticipated support and generosity.
Jennifer Apostol
MCIA Project Manager
MCFOODS Coordinator
101 Interchange Plaza,
Suite 202
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Phone 609-409-5033
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Senior Center Highlights
Attention: Senior Center
Participants
Please note that our name
has officially changed to: The
Monroe Township Office of
Senior Services ...with the
Senior Center housing our
activities and special events
as always.
For the month of October,
the following programs are
being offered in the Monroe
Township Senior Center,
located in the Municipal
Building, on Perrineville
Road.
Individuals, who are 55
years of age and older, reside in Monroe Township,
and who are registered with
the Office, are eligible to
participate in these activities.
For more information,
please call: 732-521-6111.
Walk-In Option Eliminated
As of September 1, we
wished
WALK-INS
(individuals who do not
register in advance for
programs) a fond farewell.
Thus, please keep in mind
that your admission will be
denied if you do not register in advance for our special monthly programs.
We strongly recommend
that you call to register in advance for desired activities.
New Building =
New Building Fund
The Friends of the Senior
Center, Inc. is sponsoring an
array of fundraising projects
to support the “extraordinary”
needs of the new Senior
Center. Raffle tickets and
books are available for purchase at the Senior Center.
Tickets are $2 each. Books
are $20 each. Winners need
not be present on Tuesday,
January 10th, during the
Friends’ New Year’s Gala, to
be eligible to receive cash
prizes.
Besides the raffle, there
will be a Dedication Wall in
the new building created with
donor bricks that are available to order now. Two different size bricks are offered,
starting at $50 each. For
more information, please call
the Office of Senior Services:
732-521-6111.
Take It To Heart:
Carotid Artery Disease
On Wednesday, October
5, at 2 p.m. Dr. P. Haser,
from Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital, discusses the importance of
carotid disease — diagnosis,
monitoring, and treating —
as well as how to reduce
your risk of a stroke.
Judge for Yourself
On Thursday, October 6,
at 2 p.m., join Judge Jenn’s
court to discuss and debate
true, sometimes controversial stories and cases. Space
limited.
Now, That’s Italian with
The Friends of the Senior
Center, Inc.
On Tuesday, October 11,
join the Friends of the Senior
Center, Inc., for a fun afternoon at the “Now, That’s Italian” luncheon complete with
pizza, Italian desserts, and a
DVD presentation of “The
Best Of The Dean Martin
Show”. Tickets: $8 p.p. Register in-person at the Senior
Center.
Watercolor Studio
Starting on Wednesday,
October 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.,
join Clare Godleski, Artist/
Teacher, for this watercolor
class that meets on October
12, 19, 26, November 2, 30,
and December 7, 14, 21.
(Breaks in the schedule en-
able students to do homework for class.) Space limited. Course Fee: $80 — due
upon registering in-person.
(Please make your check
payable to “The Friends Of
The Senior Center, Inc.” Artist Grade Kit available directly from the instructor. Or,
you may purchase your own
student-grade supplies. A
Stand-by List will be taken in
case of cancellations or for
the formation of a future
class.
Love the Skin You’re In
On Thursday, October 13,
at 1:30 pm., Dr. Kathleen M.
Rossy, board certified dermatologist, discusses the
latest information on how to
keep your skin radiant and
healthy, from anti-oxidants
and skin repair, to skin concerns and sun protection.
Smile, You’re On Candid
Camera
On Friday, October 14, at
10:30 a.m., enjoy the greatest moments of catching
people off guard and being
themselves. Smile as you
watch classic sequences
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The Columbus Controversy
By Tom La Cascia
The second Monday of
October is celebrated in the
United States as Columbus
Day. Every year about this
time a question is posed in
casual discussions, articles
in newspapers, magazines,
television, and radio – that
questions is, Was Columbus
the first to discover the
Americas? Well, obviously
he wasn’t. There were Indians on the shore when he
arrived – lots of them.
Then there was Viking explorer, Leif Eriksson. Although it is unclear where he
landed—or if he was the first
European to land here—
Eriksson is often credited as
the first European to discover
North America.
Okay, what about the Indians? Anthropologists and
archeologists have differing
views as to when and where
they came from, but it is generally accepted that they
came over from Asia several
thousand years ago by
crossing (walking) what is
now the Bering straits–back
then it was solid land or ice.
I’ll even allow that maybe
the Egyptians came over too–
those pyramids in South
American have a very strong
resemblance to the Egyptian
variety. The picture writing
(hieroglyphics) on the South
American pyramids have
some similarity to the Egyptian
writing. So, the politically correct view is that Columbus did
not discover America, because people had lived here
for thousands of years. Re-
gardless, prior to 1492, what is
now the United States was
sparsely inhabited, unused,
and undeveloped. The inhabitants were primarily huntergatherers, wandering across
the land, living from hand-tomouth and from day-to-day.
There was virtually no change,
no growth for thousands of
years.
Did
Columbus
“discover” America?
One scholar on the
subject says, “Yes—
in every important respect.
This does not mean that no
human eye had been cast on
America before Columbus
arrived. It does mean that
Columbus brought America
to the attention of the civilized world, i.e., to the growing, scientific civilizations of
Western Europe. The result,
ultimately, was the United
States of America. It was
Columbus’ discovery for
Western Europe that led to
the influx of ideas and people
on which this nation was
founded—and on which it still
rests. The opening of America brought the ideas and
achievements of Aristotle,
Galileo, Newton, and the
thousands of thinkers, writers, and inventors who followed.”
Though Asians came over
several thousand years ago
and became the American
Indians, and the Viking, Leif
Eriksson, may have arrived
here five or six hundred years
before Columbus, they did
nothing to inform the people of
Asia or Europe–no one followed them and developed the
New World. Columbus Day
should be used to honor a
man who changed the world.
So this October 10 raise a
glass of Asti Spumanti, and let
us celebrate the man who
made it possible for us to be in
America today.
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Senior Center Highlights
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from Candid Camera, America’s longest-running entertainment series, during this 2
hour DVD presentation.
“Laughter’s on its way!”
Laugh Out Loud
On Friday, October 14 at
1:30 p.m., join Yvette Halpin
as she plans for an afternoon
of fall fun! What she has in
store for you is a mystery;
but, laughter and a good time
are
always
on
the
menu...with an autumn twist!
Assisted Living Options
and B-I-N-G-O
On Thursday, October 20,
at 1:30 p.m. Carole Cieless,
Outreach Marketing, Acorn
Glen Assisted Living, provides an overview of assisted
livings and explores housing
options. Immediately following, enjoy Bingo with plenty
of prizes.
Art of the Masters:
Wassily Kandinsky
On Friday, October 21, at
2 p.m., after the brief lecture
on the life and work of Russian painter, Kandinsky, 16
participants will work in the
artist’s style to create a personal masterpiece in tempura paint.. To participate in
the project, please register in
-person and obtain a coupon
— while supplies last.
Spun Cotton Ornaments:
Halloween Theme
Starting on Monday, October 24, at 1:30 p.m., join
Clare Godleski, Artist/
Teacher, as she introduces
you to art-making, Victorianstyle, during this 2-day class
(Oct. 24 & 31). A brief history
lesson will be followed by
creating a Halloweeninspired ornament. Preregistration is required, inperson, by October 17, while
openings last. Space limited.
Course fee: $20 p.p.
(includes instruction and materials). Additional supplies
subsidized by the Friends of
the Senior Center, Inc.
Flavian’s Mind Power
Show
On Tuesday, October 25,
at 1:30 p.m., we welcome
back Flavian and his magical
mental abilities as he presents his Mind Reading
Monroe Township Library
October Calendar of Events
Artist in Residence
featuring portrait
artist Scott Nickerson
1-4 p.m., Saturday, October 1. Watch portrait artist
Scott Nickerson at work on
his latest creation. This event
is offered in collaboration
with the Monroe Township
Cultural Arts Commission.
Registration is not required.
Timely Topic Chat Series:
Young Adult Literature for
Adults
2:30 p.m., Wednesday,
October 5. Stop by and chat
with a professional librarian
about resources and services that can enrich your
life. Discover YA titles for
adults with Sue Grotyohann.
Registration not required.
Cultural Arts Commission
Annual Juried Art Show
Opens Tuesday, October
11. Applications are available
at the Circulation Desk.
Books with Sylvia Deutsch
10 a.m., October 11. A discussion about The Invisible
Wall by Harry Bernstein. Sign
up and reserve your copy at
the Welcome Desk.
Timely Topic Chat Series:
Bookmobile & Outreach
Services
2:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 11. Lisa Dipierro will talk
about the bookmobile and
outreach services, including
the homebound program.
Registration not required.
Annual Jazz Event
7 p.m., Friday, October 14.
Join us for an evening of music featuring pianist John
Bianculli and friends. Light
refreshments will be served.
Tickets are $12 each and
available at Circulation beginning Wednesday, September 21. Event cosponsored by the Friends of
the Library.
Saturday Morning Review
10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oc-
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tober 15. A discussion about
The 19th Wife by David
Ebershoff. Sign up and reserve your copy at the Welcome Desk.
Library Board Meeting
6:30 p.m., Monday, October 17
350+ Year Evolution
of Salsa
1 p.m., Saturday, October
22. José Obando, consultant
for the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will
trace the development of
salsa and share instruments
from the Museum’s collection
in this interactive lecture.
Free tickets available at the
Welcome Desk.
Timely Topic Chat Series:
Paying for College
2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 22. Stop by and chat with
a professional librarian about
resources and services that
can enrich your life. Jim
Shearer will present early
college planning tools including practice test websites,
grants, and scholarship information. Registration not required.
Read, Reflect, Review with
Mildred Goodwin
1:30 p.m., Sunday, October 23. A discussion about
Things Fall Apart by Chinua
Achebe. Sign up and reserve
your copy at the Welcome
Desk.
Coffee & a Book
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 25. A discussion about
The Wolves of Andover by
Kathleen Kent. Sign up and
reserve your copy at the
Welcome Desk.
Friends of the Library
Meeting
7 p.m., October 25
Timely Topic Chat Series:
Universal Class
2:30 p.m., Wednesday,
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Game Show. This year, one
lucky audience member will
have the chance to possibly
win $100. So, take a chance
and join the mindful fun! Refreshments, too! Tickets: $2
p.p. — due upon registering
in-person.
Kiwanis ________
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Committee; the Nursing
Committee and Nursing Contract Committee; the Cable
Contract Committee and the
Landscaping Contract Committee. His involvement in
these areas has made a real
and positive difference in
Rossmoor.
In addition to all these activities, Dan was the chair of
the Maintenance Committee
for four years and co-chair
for another four years. He
was the secretary of the
RCAI Executive Committee
of the Board of Governors
and vice president for another two years. Dan has
also been on the Traffic and
Safety Committee, the Community Relations Committee,
the Finance Committee and
is currently on the Maintenance Committee and the
Community Affairs Committee.
All the members of the
Rossmoor Emerald Society
have certainly benefited from
Dan’s involvement in this
organization. Since becoming president the membership is now over 350 members. Dan has managed to
organize fabulous trips, wonderful dinners, and entertainment each month in the Ballroom, and day trips to plays
and restaurants for the Emerald Society. As president of
the Emerald Society, Dan
encouraged contributions to
be made through the Emerald Society to many charitable organizations including
the Kiwanis Food Pantry, the
Smile Train, the American
Cancer Society, and the Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Pascik
Foundation.
While undergoing several
surgeries, Dan still managed
to collect over $1400 in 2010
and another $1300 in 2011
for the Kiwanis Club’s March
of Dimes Golden Mile Walk.
These amounts were instrumental in helping the Kiwanis
March of Dimes Committee
attain their goal for both 2010
and 2011.
Dan Jolly was born and
raised in South Brunswick
and later moved to North
Brunswick. He attended
Middlesex County Vocation
School in New Brunswick
and the Monmouth County
Police Academy. He later
attended the National
Transportation
Safety
Academy in Albany, New
York with a degree in Traffic Safety Inspection, which
Dan utilized for numerous
trucking companies. He
was a North Brunswick Fire
Department Volunteer and
on the Milltown Rescue
Squad. Dan was a Special
Police officer in North
Music and Dance:
A Monster of a Bash
On Thursday, October
27, at 2 p.m., we welcome
back Jerry Castaldo, entertainer, as he sings and
schmooze’s as he gets us
into a party mood. Assorted
desserts, too! Tickets: $2
p.p. — due upon registering
in-person. Space limited.
Halloween Costume Optional
— in order to be entered into
our contest!
Chime Choir
On Friday, October 28,
1:30 p.m., enjoy the sweet
sounds of chimes during the
Rossmoor
Community
Church’s Chime Choir performance.
This half-hour performance
will put you in a happy mood.
Space limited.
Brunswick for 28 years.
Dan also served as a Democratic committeeman in
North Brunswick for 18
years and is a member of
the Rossmoor Democratic
Club and Monroe Township
Democratic Club.
Dan and his wife Barbara
were married in September
of 1962 and have been
blessed with four daughters,
one son and eight grandchildren. While bringing up their
children, Dan and Barbara
joined Sacred Heart Church
where he was a Eucharist
Minister and church trustee
for 15 years. Later they
transferred to St. James
Church in Jamesburg where
he is currently a Eucharist
Minister.
For many reasons, Dan’s
strong desire to do what he
can to help in his community
will be continually felt here at
Rossmoor.
past vice-president of the
Emerald Society of Rossmoor and arranged all the
fabulous dinners everyone
so enjoyed. As if all that were
not enough, Muriel is presently the president of the
Women’s Nine Hole Golf
Group. In that capacity, she
works with the tournament
chair, the pairing chair and
the vice president for hospitality. As president of the
Women’s Nine Hole Golf
Group, Muriel serves on the
Golf Course Committee.
Muriel is also a member of
the Republican Club and a
former secretary of the Italian
American Club.
One of Muriel’s most outstanding contributions to
Rossmoor was a proposal to
form a resident caregivers
support group. Muriel is
working with Stephanie
Fitzsimmons, R.N. from St.
Peter’s to have group support sessions every month
for spouses and loved ones
of those who are handicapped and at home. Muriel
Calvanelli has the gift of
compassion from her own
experience and understands
the needs of others. Knowing
Muriel is knowing that everything is right with the world
because with grace, fortitude
and a wonderful sense of
humor, she makes us all believe we can succeed in all
things today.
Muriel graduated from
New York City public schools
and later graduated from
Middlesex County College.
After working for several
years for the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund for Theological Education, she found her
way to the South Brunswick
Township Police Department. She started as a secretary and worked her way
up to executive administrator and a member of the
department’s Command
Staff. She volunteered and
served as the coordinator
and counselor for the police
department’s Domestic Violence Response Team. Her
professional memberships
during those years included
chair, N.J. Advisory Commission on the Status of
Women; member, N.J. Advisory Commission on
Women; liaison, Middlesex
County Domestic Violence
Response Team; member,
Association of Records
Managers/Administrators;
Treasurer of the Professional Secretaries International and the South Brunswick Mayor’s Task Force on
Women.
The residents of Rossmoor
are certainly fortunate to
have such a vital and dedicated member of this community to speak for them at
Rossmoor
Muriel Calvanelli
When Joe and Muriel Calvanelli moved to Rossmoor
in June 1999, they saw the
wonderful golf course and
knew they would be happy
here. Joe and Muriel were
both raised in Brooklyn. They
met in 1950 in high school,
fell in love and were married
in 1953, beginning a life-long
love affair. They eventually
moved to the Kendall Park
section of South Brunswick,
where they raised two
daughters and a son. They
are the proud grandparents
of four grandsons.
Muriel’s contributions to
Rossmoor are numerous, but
because her beloved Joe
has been in The Gardens
Nursing Home for the last
three and one half years, her
time has been limited. However, Muriel is committed to
serving her community and
has found the time and the
energy to make outstanding
contributions to many organizations.
In 2008 Muriel was appointed director of Mutual 12.
Later in 2010, she ran for a
three-year term and was
elected as secretary/
treasurer of the Mutual.
Muriel writes the monthly
newsletter for Mutual 12 and
keeps all the residents up-todate on the Mutual activities.
As a director, Muriel serves
on several committees including having been a former
chair of Traffic and Safety.
Currently she is vice-chair of
Community Affairs. Muriel
organized the Pace Car
Committee and implemented
its goals; she is also on the
Bar Code Committee to
change the security access
to Rossmoor; and she is on
the Channel 3 Rules and
Regulation Committee.
Muriel is a member and a
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October 2011
October at the State Theatre
The State Theatre, 15
Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, is a premier nonprofit venue for the performing arts and entertainment.
Ticket Office - 732-246SHOW (7469). Online www.StateTheatreNJ.org
Mariinsky Orchestra
Tue, October 4 at 8 p.m.
Valery Gergiev, artistic director and conductor
Program: Piotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony
No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13,
“Winter Daydreams” and
Symphony No. 6 in B minor,
Op. 74, “Pathetique”
The orchestra, led by Valery
Gergiev, one of the most
sought-after conductors in the
world today, celebrates its
228th Anniversary this year,
making it one of the oldest
musical institutions in Russia.
The London Times says “The
orchestra, under musical director Valery Gergiev, moves
as if with a single mind and
always with purposeful passion.” The New York Times
says “The gripping performances these musicians from
St. Petersburg offered had
such intensity, character and
insight that it was hard to
imagine the music played with
more authority.”
Tickets: $36-58
Wanda Sykes
Presented by State Theatre
and AM Productions
Fri, October 14 at 8 p.m.
Co-presented by State
Theatre and AM Productions.Comedian and actress
Wanda Sykes has been
called “one of the funniest
stand up comics” by her
peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. Her
smart-witted stand-up has
sent her career in many different areas. In addition to
her two HBO® stand-up specials—”Wanda Sykes: Sick &
Tired” and “I’ma Be Me”—
Sykes is well-known for her
appearances on The New
Adventures of Old Christine,
Curb Your Enthusiasm, as
well as The Chris Rock
Show, for which she spent
five years. As a performer
and writer on The Chris Rock
Show, she was nominated
for
three
Primetime
Emmy’s® and in 1999 won
the Emmy® for “Outstanding
Writing for a Variety, Music
or Comedy Special.” In 2001,
she won the American Comedy Award for “Outstanding
Female Stand Up Comic.”
She also won three more
Emmy’s®, in 2002, 2004,
and 2005, for her work on
Inside
the
NFL
for
“Outstanding Studio Show.”
Tickets: $35-95
Lewis Black
In God We Rust
Co-presented by State Theatre and Live Nation
Thu, October 20 at 8 p.m.
Lewis Black is one of the
most prolific and popular performers working today. He
executes a brilliant trifecta as
stand-up comedian, actor,
and author. The Grammy®
Award-winner and star of
Comedy Central’s hit The
Root of All Evil gained fame
with his scathing commentaries on the network’s “Back in
Black” segment of The Daily
Show. Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic
release of anger and disillusionment for his audience.
Lewis yells so they don’t
have to. When Lewis Black
lets loose his frustrations on
stage, you better be ready
Waiting room distractions
for his rants on the absurdities of history, politics, and
life’s little mysteries will keep
you laughing all night long
Tickets: $35-75
An Evening with Chris
Robinson Brotherhood
Fri, October 21 at 8 p.m.
Chris Robinson, lead
singer of the Black Crowes,
is taking his band Chris Robinson Brotherhood on the
road! Robinson and the band
will be performing new Brotherhood songs as well as
Robinson’s hits with the
Crowes such as “Hard to
Handle,” “She Talks to Angels,” “Jealous Again,”
“Twice As Hard,” and
“Remedy.” Joining Robinson
for the Brotherhood tour will
be Neal Casal on guitar,
Adam MacDougall (of the
Black Crowes) on keyboards,
George Sluppick on drums,
and Mark “Muddy” Dutton (of
Burning Tree) on Bass.
Tickets: $22-40
The Rat Pack is Back!
Sat, October 22 at 8 p.m.
Sun, October 23 at 3 p.m.
The Rat Pack is Back! recreates the free-wheeling, noholds-barred nightclub act
starring Vegas’ four favorite
sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy
Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and
Joey Bishop. This spirited
show features uncanny vocal
recreations, unbridled humor,
and a hot, live 12-piece orchestra that sends audiences
straight back to one of the
coolest times in history. Hits
include “That’s Amore,” “My
Way,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and
many more. See why The
Las Vegas Sun writes, “This
is as close as anyone has
come to capturing the feeling
of the real thing,” and the
Chicago Tribune raves,
“Classic comic material. Excellent!”
Tickets: $25-57
The Rossmoor NEWS
HOME SAFETY TIPS
How To Deter Home Burglary
• Invest in good quality locks on doors and windows. This
includes all sliding glass doors as well. Make it difficult and
time consuming for a burglar to gain entry.
• Whenever you go outside, lock the door and take the key
with you, even if you are just stepping next door or out in the
backyard.
• Don’t put valuables where they can be seen from the
window, especially items that can be easily carried.
• Be sure your garage door can be secured. Do not leave it
open when you are away; an empty garage broadcasts
your absence.
• When you aren’t home, use a timer set to turn interior
lights on and off at varying intervals as though your home
was still occupied.
• Don’t keep large amounts of cash or really valuable
jewelry around the house.
• If a stranger comes to your door asking to use the
telephone, make the call yourself. Don’t invite them in.
• Don’t hide a spare key under the doormat or flowerpot.
Thieves know all the good hiding places.
• Invest in a good security system along with motion sensor
lights installed out of reach.
• Keep any tools that could be used to break into your home
locked away in the garage.
• Always double check that doors and windows are locked
even during daylight hours.
• Videotape the contents of your home. Keep the video and
the list of all valuables in a safe place, such as a safe
deposit box.
How To Safeguard Your Home
While on Vacation
• Strive to make your home look as lived-in as
possible while you’re away.
• Don’t broadcast your plans but do let your neighbors and
local law enforcement know.
• Arrange to have your mail and newspapers either stopped
or picked up daily.
• Use automatic timers to turn on a radio and lights at
different intervals to hide the fact you aren’t home.
• Turn down the ringer on the telephone. An unanswered
telephone is a dead give-away.
• Be sure you don’t announce your absence on your
answering machine message or email.
• Leave your blinds as you normally would if you were
home. Only close them all the way if that is what you
would normally do.
• Move valuables away from windows.
• Be sure to close and lock the garage as well as any
storage sheds, etc.
• Be sure someone knows your itinerary and your estimated
time of arrival and return.
• If you get lost while traveling, ask directions of local law
enforcement, not complete strangers.
• Be sure your vehicle is in good working condition and that
you have taken enough money. Do not carry large
amounts of cash, use credit cards and travelers’ checks.
• Arrange for a friend or relative to inspect your property
periodically.
• Do not leave a key in a hiding place.
• Check and double-check all windows and doors on every
level and garage doors before leaving.
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In traffic, keep doors locked and windows up
Park and lock your car and remove the keys
Park in areas that are well lighted
Cruise around a bit in shopping centers parking lots until
you find an open parking place close to a well-lighted
entrance.
When you return to your car, check in and around it, and
have your keys in your hand and ready to use.
If you are followed by another vehicle, go to a public place
or, better, police station. If near home, stop at the staffed
gate house to alert security.
Keep valuables in trunk or hidden in the car and do not
keep valuables in the glove box
BE COURTEOUS! Confrontations often occur when
drivers become frustrated about how others drive.
If you have car trouble: Raise the hood, use emergency
flashers, tie something white around your antenna or
mirror.
Carry a ‘HELP’ sign and keep a can of tire inflator in trunk.
Stay inside the car, lock the doors and if help is offered,
ask for the police. Do not allow strangers to help you “fix
that flat.” Thieves, especially near banking institutions, are
known to ice pick car tires, so they’ll go flat in a short
distance then come to your “rescue” with theft in mind.
Remember to check your car’s oil, gas, water and tires
regularly. Service your car regularly.
Invest in an auto club membership, such as AAA, so you
may have roadside assistance help you in any emergency,
from fixing a flat to towing.
Keep a charged cell phone with you when away from
home. You can preprogram important numbers so that
they are immediately available.
Keep a flash light in your auto and attach a light-weight,
slimline flashlight to your keychain.
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October 2011
Classified Advertising
Transportation
CAR SERVICE – For a comfortable ride I hope you decide
to call John (609) 655-2015.
Airports, doctors, shopping.
CALL DOREEN – If you need
a ride. Rossmoor resident.
(609) 655-8489.
A. HARRINGTON LIMOUSINE – Owners are Greenbriar
Whittingham residents. Call
(800) 458-5466.
TRANSPORTATION DOCTOR – Airports, trains, piers,
doctors, local service, NYC.
Reliable and references. Call
Lon J. (732) 423-1847.
ANYWHERE/ANYTIME– Doctors, NYC, airports, nursing
homes, shopping. Joe (908)
433-8188.
FOR YOUR DRIVING and
shopping needs, no airports.
Call Judith. (732) 266-7465.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Shopping, errands, airport
service, doctor’s appointments, bank reconciliation,
household organizing and
more. Bonded, reasonable
and reliable. Call Carol (609)
448-9188.
Home
Improvement
& Services
AAA
PROFESSIONAL
PAINTERS – In business
since ’93. $70/room. And up.
Interior painting only. Wallpaper removal. 1-800-PAINT-93/
(732) 521-8311. Fully insured.
Lic. #13VH04963400.
CUSTOM
CARPENTRY/
HANDYMAN – Quality craftsmanship, moldings, paint, tile,
closets, repairs. References.
Call (609) 851-3622.
TKS HOME IMPROVEMENTS
and handyman services.
Painting to total remodeling.
No job too big or too small. We
do it all. Free estimates. Lic#
13VH05970500. (609) 2592574.
LEN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE, LLC – Fall is here –
time for fix-ups and repairs.
Specializing in home improvements. We do it all. We paint
one room or the whole house.
Sheetrock and wall repair.
Crown moulding. Renew or
repair that bathroom or
kitchen. Doors, medicine cabinets, closet doors and closet
remodeling. Bath tile and
grout, caulking, shelving,
Pergo flooring and ceramic
tile, electrical work – anything
in your home. Monroe Township resident .All major credit
cards accepted. Licensed and
insured. NJ License #
1 3 V H 0 3 7 0 1 8 0 0 .
www.lenshandyman.com Call
(732) 353-6031.
RELIABLE
HANDYMAN
SERVICES – Local resident.
No job too small. All labor
guaranteed. Call me to discuss – no obligation. Reasonable rates. Call (609) 4097096 or (908) 385-5869.
CAREGIVER/HELPER
–
Available daily. Call Mary
(732) 227-1432.
J.G.S. HANN D MANN HOME
IMPROVEMENTS – State
licensed-EPA certified. Basements to baths, closets to
kitchens, mudrooms to
porches and more. All your
interior needs also. Doors,
mouldings, windows, etc. Call
office (732) 679-4108, cell
(908) 930-3767.
AIDE/COMPANION – Very
experienced, kind. Cooking,
shopping, cleaning. Long-term
-shot. Live-in. references. Call
(732) 809-1001.
EXPERT HOME REPAIRS.
Kitchen, bath, closet remodeling, tiling, painting. Call Bob
Katz – (609)
490-9522.for details.
J. E. MOVERS – No job too
small. House, garage cleanouts. Jamie Hulick. (732) 5980220.
Miscellaneous/
Services
CUTS & PERMS in your
home. Wednesdays/Sundays.
Licensed. Anne at (732) 5583704.
HAVE SCISSORS, WILL
TRAVEL – Hairdressing services. Will come to your home.
Licensed hairdresser. Call
Georgianne (732) 985-8129.
REVERSE BEEPER SIGNAL
installed on all vehicles. Materials and labor included. Complete cost - $25. (609) 3959508.
EXPERIENCED LPN available
for private care. Call Kathy
(732) 277-2016.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS,
WRITERS, MUSICIANS –
Would you like to return to
your
passion?
This
Occupational Therapist can
get you back to your creative
activities. I meet in your home
for one hour each week. Call
Audrey for details. (732) 9679822 or (917) 301-6440.
HOME COMPANION for
daytime. Clean, cook, drive,
shopping. Ana (732) 789-
Special Events
PIONEER GRANGE CRAFT
FAIR on October 29 from 9
a.m. – 4 p.m. Come join us at
410 Ridge Road in Dayton,
NJ. Call (732) 666-8592.
Help Wanted
HOME
HEALTH
AIDES
WANTED – Buckingham
Place Home Health Care interviewing experienced certified
home health aides (CHHA).
Call Hilary for more information at (732) 329-8888 or stop
in to fill out an application at
155 Raymond Road off Route
1 in South Brunswick.
MONROE COMPUTER SERVICE (formerly Len’s Computer Service). Is your computer running slow? It may
need a tune-up. Desktop and
laptop repair in your home.
Virus removal and protection.
Monroe resident with 15 years
of computer experience. All
major credit cards accepted.
www.monroe-computer.com
(732) 967-3400.
CASH FOR YOUR COLLECTION – Lladro, Hummel, Royal
Doulton, Royal Copenhagen,
Boehm, Herend, Meissen,
Anri, Lenox, Swarovski, Lalique, Waterford, Baccarat,
Sterling Silver and similar.
(732) 261-6298.
JEWELRY SERVICES –
Rossmoorite picks up, delivers
to you. Repairs, batteries, appraisals. We buy gold, best
price. Bill (609) 409-7255.
NANNIE’S PRETTIES ANTIQUES – We buy antiques
and used furniture. Call Elliott
– “The Friendly Dealer.” (609)
462-2299.
ALTERATIONS/SEWING
NEEDS – I can come to you.
Joan (609) 655-4363.
PROFESSIONAL PET CARE
upon request. Bonded and
insured. Call (609) 860-9696.
Help & Health
Services
CALLING ALL ARTISTS,
WRITERS, MUSICIANS –
Would you like to return to
your
passion?
This
Occupational Therapist can
get you back to your creative
activities. I meet in your home
for one hour each week. Call
Audrey for details. (732) 9679822 or (917) 301-6440.
Wanted To Buy
Real Estate
for Rent
MAINE – 2 bedroom, 1 bath.
Enclosed porch, remodeled
kitchen and bath, new appliances, carpet and tile. Very
clean. (609) 933-7881.
Real Estate
for Sale
IMMACULATE ROSSMOOR
“PLYMOUTH”
model in
woods. Attached garage.
$215,000. Call Shirley Olsen,
Weichert Realtors. (609) 4481400/(609) 448-8388.
For Sale
GLASS TOP COFFEE TABLE with matching end tables.
$230. (609) 395-9916.
Housecleaning
Services
CATHY’S HOUSE CLEANING - Great rates. 20 years
experience. Reliable. (732)
251-2907.
HOUSE CLEANING – Experienced and honest. Call Henryka (609) 586-0806.
IZABELA’S CLEANING SERVICE - Professional house
cleaning. Quality work. References available. Reasonable.
2 bedroom/2 bath $55. Experienced. Free estimates. (609)
954-0181.
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October 26. Stop by and chat
with a professional librarian
about resources and services that can enrich your
life. Monica Teixeira will
demonstrate “Universal
Class”, the free online course
program available through
the Library’s Website. Registration not required.
International Film
2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Thursday, October 27
Film title TBA. All movies
NICE
JEWISH
GIRL’S
HOUSE CLEANING - Bargain
rates. Insured and bonded.
Serving Rossmoor 17 years.
Eileen (609) 860-9050.
CLEANING SERVICE – Experienced, trustworthy and
reliable. Call Linda, your Rossmoor neighbor. (908) 6700937.
PLEASE NOTE:
All classified ads are
placed through the mail
and must be received by
the 14th of the month.
Kindly, do not telephone
or email. Please use coupon. Absolutely no classifieds will be taken over the
phone. Ads are rotated
monthly. No preferred position or special discounts
apply.
are shown with English subtitles. Tickets are $1 and available at Circulation.
Meet the Musician: Chopin
1 p.m., Saturday, October
29. Pianist Dennis Kobray
becomes the musician for an
hour-long dramatic presentation. The audience discovers
first-hand the music, feelings,
life and history of Chopin,
one of the world’s most famous composers. This event
is offered in collaboration
with the Monroe Township
Cultural Arts Commission.
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