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GW Voice

Vol. 19
19,, No. 10 – October 2015
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A Monthly Periodical Serving Greenbriar at Whittingham
PRESENTED BY THE RESIDENTS CIVIC CLUB OF GREENBRIAR AT WHITTINGHAM
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY: AN UNOFFICIAL CHART
For the Greenbriar at Whittingham Community
By Alex Banks
homes
Golf
Governing Board
Members Elected
In the annual elections, the
WHOA candidates elected
were:
Miriam
Cohen
(incumbent), Les Linet
(incumbent) and Ed Zinn.
The GWCA candidates
elected were: Irwin Kaplan
(incumbent) and Mark Surks.
For GGCA the candidates
elected were: Bill Benjamin
(incumbent) and Alan Kadish
(incumbent).
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN MONROE TOWNSHIP
MAYOR - TOWN COUNCIL - STATE ASSEMBLY
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
Brought to you by the RESIDENTS CIVIC CLUB
Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 PM in the Ballroom
A chance to meet one-on-one.
ALL RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
OCTOBER 2015 – PAGE 2
GREENBRIAR AT WHITTINGHAM VOICE
Greenbriar
This Month
The Whitticism – Village 1 Update
Rita Pearlman, President –
Whittingham Condo Assoc.
By Arnie Riback,
GWCA President
We would like to welcome to
our Board the new incoming
Director Mark Surks and reelected Director Irwin Kaplan.
We would also like to thank
Marcia Forrest for her valuable
time, expertise, and effort she
put forth during her interim
time on our Board this past
year.
Our recent Greenbriar Welcome Event for over 40 newcomers to our community was
a huge success! Refreshments were also served. The
sitting Directors each presented a short discourse on
the responsibilities of the
Greenbriar Board. A question
and answer period followed
the Board members’ presentation regarding responsibilities,
the effectiveness of current
services, and the interrelations of the Greenbriar
Board with the WHOA Board
and the Greenbriar Golf Association Board.
The Greenbriar Board has
recently defined the scope of
maintenance for unmodified
unit shrub beds. The Board
will continue its maintenance
program where shrubs have
died and the replacement
shrub(s) are of the same species. Failure to plant same
species replacements will result in discontinuance of unmodified shrub bed service.
A REMINDER – once daylight savings time ends and
Eastern Standard Time becomes the norm on November
1, trash and recycling receptacle placement times will become 7 pm the night before a
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Village 1 road paving has
been completed and the community has a new, fresh appearance. Concrete replacements will
continue throughout the fall, especially in those identified hazardous locations. Village 2 will
commence at a later date.
All Whittingham residents
should have had an appointment
to have their home alarm system
inspected. Dryer vent inspection
program has been completed but
will continue annually. If you
have any landscaping problems
please be sure to register your
complaint by completing a form
with Resident Services. The
Condo Association will be meeting with LMS on a timely basis to
discuss residents concerns. Privacy fence replacement is ongoing and will continue throughout
the fall. A verticutting/over seeding program is being reviewed by
our WHOA Board Representatives for the fall.
For any new homeowners
who are having difficulty understanding the governing policies
of the three community associations please refer to your homeowners manual, green section,
page 2, GREENBRIAR AT
WHITTINGHAM COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION, INC. RULES
AND REGULATIONS, Description of Associations.
Please attend our wonderful
shows sponsored by WHOA
presented at the Monroe Township High School, unless otherwise noted. On October 17 we
will be treated to an ABBA Tribute (think MAMA MIA!) and November 21 entertainer William
Michals and a comedian. Always
fabulous.
Congratulations to all the candidates who won a seat. We look
G REENBRIAR at W HITTINGHAM VOICE
Staff Members
S. Alexander Banks, Editor-in-Chief
Amy P. Appleman
Ruth Banks
Ben Baum
Ellen Chmiel
Joan Freeman
Eileen Giacalone
Art Gordon
Dick Herlands
Dawn Horowitz
Freddy Howard
Arlene Lazar
Harvey Lazar
Gloria Montlack
Olga Naccarella
Martin Rich
Larry Sheppard
Editorial Board
Alex Banks
Ruth Banks
Helen Oxenberg
Bert Herling
GWCA Rep. Arnold Riback
Ben Baum
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forward to a very strong working
relationship to keep this community as amazing as it is.
The next General Meeting of
the Whittingham Condo Association will take place on October
21, 2 pm in the Ballroom. The
speaker, Edie Kelly of Edward
Jones Investing, will present a
very timely program concerning
tax-free investments, strategies
of investing, and IRA or 401k
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) gifting. Please make
every effort to attend to hear the
latest financial updates. Refreshments will be served.
Thank You
Notes
Dear Greenbriarians, we are
humbled by the expressions of
sympathy in every form to acknowledge the death of Dick
Herlands. While we who live
here understand the meaning
of community, my children and
their friends were overwhelmed by the outpouring of
comfort and caring. Dick was a
true Renaissance man and he
will be loved and missed always.
Gratefully,
May Herlands and family
***
Dear Friends, my sincerest
thanks to all of my friends at
GW for the visits, phone calls,
cards, and food that I received
during this difficult time. I am
sure my beloved wife of 64
years, Chickie, is smiling down
at her caring friends for being
so thoughtful and present for
my family and me. Thank you
as well to the Minyan group for
helping with the shiva.
Sincerely,
Jack Charwin
***
Dear
Friends
and
Neighbors, I would like to
thank each and every one of
you who were so caring, helpful and kind to me and my sister Bobbie’s family. The minyan men were just wonderful
and we all would like to thank
them very much. It is so special to live here with so many
nice people. Many, many
thanks.
Lois Gallop
***
Dear friends, I am so proud
to live in this community where
people rally around to help
others. When my husband
Jerry passed away, our friends
and neighbors offered solace
and sympathetic understanding. They comforted us
through a difficult time. I will
always remember their kindness through visits, phone
calls, food and cards.
Sincerely,
Francine Haber and family
***
To all my GW friends, your
outpouring of love and support
has helped me and my family
cope with the sudden loss of my
husband, Lou Nahmias. Words
and deeds comforted all of us.
My family felt that they could
leave knowing that I was living
in such a warm, caring community. One of the best decisions
we ever made was to live in
GW. Thank you all.
Gladys Nahmias
***
I would like to thank everyone who voted in the WHOA
election, especially those who
worked so hard to help me.
We will try again next fall.
Barbara Rachbuch
Message from The
Manager’s Office
B
y William H. Hinkle,
General Manager
As another summer season
wraps up, this may also include the conclusion of some
of our summer projects if
weather turns too cool. However, we will work to accomplish as many outdoor projects
as possible with Mother Nature’s cooperation. Our landscape crews will work late into
October and continue into November with leaf clean-up, but
please recognize that this is
an ongoing project as various
varieties of trees lose their
leaves at different times, including some that will retain
their leaves well into the winter
season.
Both the Whittingham and
G r e e n br i ar c o m m u n i ti e s
have completed very successful road paving projects
during the 2015 season. Projects of this nature do create
some short-term inconveniences and delays to the
daily routines of which we
have become accustomed,
but the long-term effects and
results are rewarding. I must
compliment the selected contractors for the professionalism displayed during their
operations, under the extremely hot temperatures that
we experienced throughout
the summer. Projects of this
nature are expensed through
each community’s monthly
contribution to their respective reserve funds, which
offset the need for untimely
assessments. Also covered
during these projects is replacement of any storm drain
head or grate that is not of a
compliant nature. Replacement heads are a tremendous aid in helping us keep
unwanted debris from entering our systems. Again, residents are strongly reminded
‘NOT’ to discard any pet
waste into our storm drains,
for this only makes its way to
our ponds.
Bids are presently being
solicited for the milling and
repaving of the Towne Centre lower parking lot and front
of Towne Centre, which we
are looking to schedule possibly this fall, if conditions
permit. Additionally throughout the community crack filling of designated roadway
areas, along with a second
community wide str eet
sweeping is being scheduled.
We do receive one street
sweeping in the early spring,
at no charge, courtesy of
Monroe Township.
Fortunately we have received some early September rain, after experiencing a
very hot/dry summer, with
limited to no rain for a period
of close to two months.
Hopefully conditions improve
and we can move forward
with those scheduled plantings and fall lawn grass
seeding throughout the fall.
The depth of our community
ponds certainly diminished
throughout the summer, but
fortunately through our seasonal pond maintenance
agreement with Princeton
Hydro, algae blooms were
monitored, treated and kept
in control.
A plea to those residents
that are utilizing scooters
throughout community roads;
for your safety it is strongly
recommended that you purchase and utilize the ‘tall orange flags’ that can be affixed
to scooters to raise awareness
while out and about. Bright
clothing and identification is
also recommended for all
those pedestrians that walk
our roadways, as the hours of
daylight diminish, along with
appearance of morning fog
and changing weather conditions.
Energy Saving Tips:
√ Install
CFL
(Compact
Fluorescent Lighting) or
LED bulbs, which may
save you money in your
electric bills annually;
√ Consider replacing light
fixtures, motion sensor
security lights, and ceiling
fans, with Energy Star
fixtures;
√ Change your air filters
regularly
(recommended
for every one to three
months);
√ Have
a
programmable
thermostat installed;
√ Replace an older toilet with
a high efficiency, high
performance Water Sense
labeled model, which may
save you up to 60% on
your water usage;
√ Seal and insulate your
home, which may offer you
up to a 20% savings on
heating and cooling costs;
√ Purchase
Energy
Star
qualified appliances such
as
washers,
dryers,
freezers, refrigerators and
dishwashers;
√ Insulate your water heater
by wrapping it with an
insulating jacket or switch
to an Energy Star qualified
water heater;
√ Upgrade your furnace and/
or air conditioning system;
and/or
√ Replace your windows and/
or doors.
The Towne Centre has resumed its winter hours. Weekday hours have remained the
same (6:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.);
however, weekend hours are
now adjusted to 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Autumn officially arrived on
September 23. The fall months
bring many items that I wish to
remind you of:
· For those getting ready for
your
winter
retreats,
remember to winterize your
home. There are forms
available at the Concierge
Desk to assist you in the
filing process with the Monroe Township Municipal
Utilities Department. This
includes draining the water
from and turning off the outside water spigots.
· Do NOT disconnect your
telephone service if your
alarm system is being
monitored if you will be
away as there will be no way
for
your
home
to
communicate
with
the
Central Station (dial tone IS
mandatory).
Furthermore,
do not reduce your phone
service (long distance) until
you confirm with your alarm
Meet the Stars
By Gail & Myron Alpern
Backstage, at the August
WHOA Show at Monroe Township High School, Bernice and
Dave Iscowitz had a very funny
interaction with comedian
Robert Klein. It seems that
Dave’s Dad was Izzy Iscowitz
and that was Eddie Cantor’s
real name so Dave and Robert
had a good laugh about that.
Robert Klein was so personable
on and off the stage and the
feedback has been that people
were laughing so much that
their eyes were tearing! In addition, Suzi Cruz belted out many
great songs and engaged the
audience by creating various
characters and visual costume
changes that were greatly entertaining.
A lot of thought and planning
goes into every show at the high
school. WHOA is able to find the
best talent because all of you
support our shows. Sometimes
you might not know the name of
the group or feel like that particular show is not for you or
your friends. I would say to you
that you might want to take a
chance and be pleasantly surprised. The price is right and the
location is right around the corner. All of the couples who have
participated in the column—
Meet the Stars – have thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
Don’t miss Saturday, October
17 at MTHS — The ABBA Tribute — These amazing performers will light up the stage and we
know that you like to sing along
to the tunes you remember.
See you at the Show. Don’t
forget to say Hello!
Stay informed through our
emails/flyers/channel 26 and
monroenjonline (website).
Come to our shows—you
may be the next one to Meet the
Stars!
Residents Civic Club
By Ben Baum
When you are sitting in your
house do you sometimes have
a gnawing feeling that you are
missing something in Greenbriar at Whittingham? I know
what that missing component
is. If you haven’t been attending
the monthly Residents Civic
Club Meeting at 7:30pm on the
second Wednesday of the
month you are missing the opportunity to stay current about
what is going in our community,
in Monroe Township and the
State of New Jersey.
Each month we provide
speakers who address topics
that are relevant to the interests
of our residents. For example
this month on October 14, we
are presenting an opportunity
for you to meet the candidates
for the November election. We
will have both Democratic and
Republican candidates who are
running for the Township and
statewide offices. Each candidate will present their rationale
for why you should vote for
them. At the conclusion of
their presentations you will be
able to meet them and ask
your questions.
On November 4 (not the
second Wednesday because
the second Wednesday is Veteran’s Day) we have scheduled our Fall Jamboree. This
meeting will introduce new and
present residents to all the
wonderful activities and services provided in our community. In addition, at the beginning and conclusion of the
meeting we will be serenaded
by the GW Chorus. And for
this meeting we will also have
special foods to underline the
importance of this event.
On December 9 we will
have our semi-annual chorus
presentation, which includes
their excellent singing as well
as an audience participation
component.
The following are some of
the topics that have been addressed by our speakers during 2015: State of the Township by the Mayor, Fire Safety
Tips for Seniors by the District
#3 Fire Chief, Safety in Your
Home and the Functioning of
the 911 System presented by
the Monroe Township Police
Department, Disaster Planning
by the Red Cross and Protecting Your Vision by an ophthalmologist (dry eyes, macular
degeneration and cataracts.)
Just as significantly we support several charities in Monroe Township as well as providing an annual scholarship
to two worthy Monroe Township high school seniors. Almost all of our dues monies $5000 in 2015 - have been
utilized to support the following
Monroe Township charities:
First Aid Squad, Public Library, Senior Center, Historic
Preservation Commission,
Education Foundation, Cultural Arts Commission, and the
Food Bank. And we are the
chief supporter of the GW
Voice, our community’s independent newspaper. If you
appreciate the services of our
employees our Holiday Fund
is used to collect monies to
give to all of our employees for
the holiday season. So when
you receive your Holiday Fund
flyer, please seriously consider
contributing this year.
Hope you will join us at the
next meeting on October 14 in
HAPPY
OCT. 31
HALLOWEEN
Meet the Staff
By Joan Freeman
The very first impression
visitors get when they come to
Greenbriar at Whittingham is at
the entry gate on Half Acre
Road. There is a booth where a
security officer greets and directs visiting guests or service
people to their destination. This
month I interviewed two of the
longest employed security officers in our community. We are
privileged to have them as our
good-will ambassadors.
Tom Burns, the security officer with the elegant English accent, claims that he speaks English while the rest of us speak
American! He was born in Epping, Essex County, England,
where his parents had moved
from East End, London.
When grown, he swapped
houses with a Rutgers professor
for one year, and decided to
remain in the United States.
When an immigration official
asked what he would do if he
stayed, he replied that he
wanted to go out with every single woman in New Jersey. However, that wasn’t necessary because he married the first
woman he dated, and has been
married for 22 years. He learned
about an opening in the security
area from someone who worked
at Greenbriar, was hired, and
has been in the welcome booth
for the past 20 years. The primary attraction of his job is the
people he meets with. He enjoys
interacting with colleagues, residents and the public. His foremost responsibility is to secure
residents’ homes and property.
He is sometimes called in when
there are special concerns
about bad weather, heavy
snows and other emergencies;
but his normal hours are from 7
am to 3 pm, five days a week.
Sometimes residents can be
a little testy. They may call up
angry that their driveway hasn’t
been plowed immediately after a
snowstorm, or are annoyed because visitors who don’t know
the full name and address of
their destination are detained
until they can be verified. When
the resident’s gate is open, the
visitor’s gate is disabled (and
vice versa) to prevent cars from
colliding. Drivers need to be
patient until the desired gate
opens.
Tom’s passions in his free
time include trains of all kinds.
He enjoys their history, and any/
all information about them. That
includes model trains. He also
loves big band music of the forties and enjoys sketching.
Ronald Corsgren was born in
the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey. He attended
Catholic and public schools, and
when his family moved to Cranford, sometimes attended religious school with his Jewish
friends until the teacher realized
there was an extra student in the
class. After graduating from
Cranford High School, he joined
the Navy. He saw the world, but
was attached to the aircraft carrier USS America. He served for
three years, nine months and
twenty-five days. Before leaving
for civilian life he was attached
to Base Security at Lakehurst,
NJ. He has worked in security
jobs since then, including industrial and retail, but for the last 28
years he has been the keeper of
our gates. He also attended
Mercer County Community College where he studied Electronic
Engineering. What he learned
there has come in very handy in
doing his work at GW. He has a
significant other, four grown
stepchildren, and four grandchildren, all residing in New Jersey.
He likes dealing with people,
enjoys problem solving and resolving occasional disputes. He
has to observe what is going on
around him. Sometimes he has
to alert the police or other municipal authorities such as water,
fire, or first aid. He also contacts
residents when he sees dangling shingles or trees that are
leaning over too much and need
attention. He is concerned that
residents are sometimes frustrated with a problem they have;
failing to realize that one of his
main purposes is to help resolve
them.
Ron told me that people forget that his job is really a 24/7
position. His phone always has
to be nearby. Sometimes he
has to put aside personal or
family obligations to be available
here. At his home Thanksgiving
takes place on Sunday, because he has to be here on the
traditional Thursday. His normal
hours are from 7 am to 3 pm,
but he needs to be flexible.
Outside of work, Ron loves
motorcycles. He owns a 1977
Kawasaki with special classic,
historical plates, of which he is
very proud. He also enjoys
cross-country skiing, and ice
skating. He used to rollerblade
as well, but decided his knees
were more important to him and
retired from that.
Both Tom and Ron are certified Security Officers under
the auspices of SORA, the
Security Officers Registration
Act. They know each other
well, as they have spent untold
hours together. It was a great
pleasure for me to be able to
introduce them to you. I hope
you will admire them for all
they do to make you safe and
comfortable here.
As there are 13 security
staff employees working here,
I hope to be able to interview
other members of the team in
the future. Along with Tom and
Ron, they are crucial to our
well-being.
Civic Club
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the Towne Centre Ballroom.
And remember to join the
Residents Civic Club for the
nominal cost of $8 per person
and $16 per couple. To keep
current about your community
and to learn about topics relevant to the 55+ population,
mark your calendar for the
second Wednesday evening of
each month.
THE RESIDENTS CIVIC CLUB
Of Greenbriar at Whittingham
IS CONDUCTING ITS ANNUAL
HOLIDAY FUND DRIVE
We wish to thank our excellent,
hard-working and loyal staff. We
appreciate the efforts of our
nurses, security, maintenance,
office and management
employees who keep this a
beautiful community.
We suggest a minimum donation of $15 for a couple,
$7.50 for a single, but any amount will be appreciated.
Please note: WHOA AND GWCA are not sponsors
of the Holiday Fund.
Make check payable to: “Residents Civic Club”
Mark “Holiday Fund” in memo section and
deposit into Lock Box #4 or mail to:
Residents Civic Club, 100 Whittingham Drive,
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
MONROE TOWNSHIP CHORUS
Presents
BROADWAY MAGIC
Sunday, November 22 at 2 PM
NOT TO BE MISSED
At the Monroe Senior Center
12 Halsey Reed Road
FREE – NO TICKETS- NO REGISTRATION
For information contact:
Sheila Werfel, Director: 609-619-3229
Senior Center to Host Third Annual
Community Cares Thanksgiving
The annual Thanksgiving
Day feast at the Senior Center
is back, as the Monroe Township Office of Senior Services
is preparing for the third annual Community Cares
Thanksgiving meal at the Senior Center.
“Community Cares has become a hallmark event for the
Senior Center,” said Bonnie
Leibowitz, Monroe Township
Office of Senior Services Director. “We feel that no one
should spend Thanksgiving
alone, so we are once again
opening our doors and inviting
our Monroe family to spend
the day with us.”
The two-hour event is set
to start at noon on Thursday,
November 26 in the Irwin
Nalitt Meeting Room in the
Senior Center on Halsey
Reed Road and is open to
any resident over 55 and his
or her family.
The meal includes all of the
regular dishes served during
Thanksgiving, including turkey,
stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, vegetables, bread and
more, prepared by City Streets
Café of East Windsor.
“The food is served familystyle to each table,” Ms. Leibowitz said. “We want people
to feel like the Senior Center is
their home for the day and the
folks at the table with them are
their family.”
Tickets for the event will be
sold for $10 at the Senior Center starting Oct. 5. Last year,
The Gardens at Monroe, BCB
Bank, Brookdale Assisted Living at Wynwood, Saint Peter’s
Hospital, Point of Care Pharmacy, Seaview Orthopedics,
Senior Bridge, Hospice of New
Jersey and the Francis E.
Parker Memorial Home sponsored the event.
Volunteers are needed to
help with the Community Cares Thanksgiving program.
Volunteers can help set-up the
afternoon before and morning
of the event. In addition, volunteers can also help the day of
the event serving food, greeting guests, handing out goodie
bags, and cleaning up after.
“We would not be able to
hold Community Cares, if it
weren’t for the wonderful,
dedicated volunteers who
have helped make the event
so successful,” Ms. Leibowitz
said. “I know it is hard to ask
folks to help on Thanksgiving,
but it really is a terrific way to
give back to people who do
not have anywhere to go for
Thanksgiving.”
Seniors and their families in
need of a place to go for
Thanksgiving, or anyone interested in helping with the
event, either with time or
money should contact the Office of Senior Services at (609)
448-7140.
Greenbriar
This Month
tions. It would allow us to test
whether these devices are
effective to reduce speeding
and how they would stand up
under winter weather conditions. NO residential streets
and homes would be affected
by these test installations.
For those residents who are
leaving our community for
sunny climates, we wish a
safe trip and an enjoyable winter. For those of us who remain here for winter, we are
hoping for a mild and less
snowy winter and a continuance of activities to help us
keep enjoying the wonderful
community we live in during
wintry weather.
Our next Greenbriar Workshop Meeting is Wednesday,
October 14 at 9:30 am in the
New Board Room. Our Public
Open Meeting is Monday, October 19 at 7:30 pm in the
Towne Centre Ballroom.
Please try to attend our meetings. Thank you!
scheduled pickup day. This
will allow residents to put out
trash and recycling containers
(ONLY WITH LIDS) after dark.
Roadway crack filling will
have begun or is about to begin. Streets that have many
bad cracks will be reviewed for
repaving in the spring. If selected for the repaving program, no crack filling will occur
now; instead, they will be repaved in May 2016. Streets
with cracks that are visible but
do not warrant immediate paving will be filled, to ensure that
winter weather will not cause
further major deterioration.
We have asked WHOA to
review and consider speed
bumps/humps or other traffic
impediments to slow driver
speeding on Whittingham
Drive. Many outside contractors abuse our traffic regula-
Manager’s Message
monitoring company that the
number it calls can be
reached.
· Complete a vacation form
(available
online,
with
Concierge
or
Security)
letting us know when you
will be away, provide a
forwarding address, and
notify us of who would
respond to a household
emergency should there be
one.
This is a prime time to clean
your chimneys if you are
utilizing a wood burning fireplace in your home.
Have your gutters cleaned
as leaves can clog them as
they fall, which may cause
concern during rain storms
and/or winter storm events
such as ice damming.
Remove all planters from
walkways, stoops, and
driveways not later than
October 15. Remember:
Should there be any snow
clearing over the winter
months, our vendor is NOT
responsible for damage to
these items if you have not
removed them from these
areas).
Please remember that you
are required to submit an
Architectural Modification
Application to the Management Office for any of the
following BEFORE commencing work: landscaping,
decks and/or patios, exterior
light fixtures, solar panels,
HVAC system replacements,
installation of a generator,
walkways and porticos, vinyl
trim wrap, roof and/or window replacements, front lawn
trees, PODS/dumpsters, tube
lights, and any other change
to the exterior of your home.
Applications may be picked
up from Management or
Resident Services. Once
your application is reviewed,
you will receive an approval
letter indicating that you can
begin your project. Remember, that in respecting the
guidelines set forth in our
governing documents, the
approval letters that you receive from the community
are a required part for you
(or your contractor) to obtain
Township approval for those
projects that need a Township permit as well.
For those of you who are
leaving for your winter homes,
the staff and I wish you a wonderful winter and we’ll see you
in the spring!
THE COMMUNITY AROUND US
Civic Affairs
By Jerry Tamburro
Monroe Township
Council President
Affordable Housing
and The Master Plan
Every municipality in New
Jersey is required to have a
Master Plan for development
and it must be up-dated every
10 years. The technical name
of the law that requires that is
The Municipal Land Use Law.
In planning and reviewing
the terms and conditions of the
law, the municipality must take
into consideration the current
zoning in each section of the
town, the future permitted
uses in that area and plan for
affordable housing in various
zones in the municipality. The
existing uses then require the
new master plan to reflect current uses, for example commercial currently, and therefore future uses should be
compatible with commercial.
The major consideration is
the affordable housing aspect
of the Master Plan. Each municipality has been required for
over 20 years to require affordable housing to be built in
their town. It originally was
called Mount Laurel, for the
first Supreme Court decision
that required affordable housing in each municipality. Over
those years the number of
units for each municipality has
changed based on undeveloped land in each town and
the State’s future needs for
affordable units.
In order to encourage developers to build those units the
State required the municipalities
to give the developer an approval to build 4 non-affordable
units for each affordable unit
they would build. Therefore each
approval was for five housing
units versus one affordable unit.
To force municipalities to approve these developments, the
State further gave the developers what is called “builders remedy against the municipalities.”
Builders remedy gives the developer the right to obtain affordable
units and the additional nonaffordable units wherever they
want to build in the municipality.
The developers have more
rights than the towns!
The case in Monroe reflects
this requirement: We have
planned for affordable units
based on the numbers given to
us by the Council on Affordable
Housing and the State has increased those numbers. We are
currently in court arguing that
we have more than met our
required numbers by the units
that are currently built, by the
units approved to be built and
by the commitment we have
made for future units in an irrevocable trust for that purpose.
The Court has ruled favorably
for us in several decisions: The
Court confirmed that the irrevocable trust, which we have,
meets the requirement to build
or commit to build affordable
units, that we have builders
remedy protection until the
Court make its final decision in
November, and further that the
State does not have a position
to require us to release to the
State our Affordable Housing
monies.
So when you think about
what drives housing, think affordable units, and remember
the developers have more in
their favor, through State laws,
than the municipalities.
From Our Mayor
B
y Richard Pucci, Twp. of Monroe
Library and Bookmobile
We often talk about how
busy our Public Library is with
nearly 1,400 visitors coming
each day to the lending facility.
When I was first elected
Mayor 28 years ago, there
was no library in Monroe
Township and our residents
had to go to our neighboring
municipalities to do research,
check out books and do everything you can at a library.
Today, not only do we have
our own Public Library, but we
have one that has become
what I consider to be one of
the best libraries in the state of
New Jersey.
Library Director Irene Goldberg has often stated “the Library does not end at the brick
walls.” And nothing can be
truer as the Library’s Bookmobile circulates more than 2,500
books each month to some
400 residents.
Over the years, the Bookmobile has started to carry
more than just books. It now
circulates CDs, DVDs, audio
books, its wireless hotspot and
so much more, which is why
our new bookmobile is known
as the Library 2 Go.
Over the summer the Bookmobile and Library staff held
storytimes for children at the
Spray Park on Avenue K,
made stops at the pool at
Monroe Manor and taught
computer classes at several
active adult communities.
They also stopped at the MT
SEPA camp where the children were able to check out
materials.
The Bookmobile is also
used as a hub at annual Municipal events such as National Night Out (held Aug. 4 in
Thompson Park), the Green
Fair (Oct. 3 at the Oak Tree
School) and Octoberfest (Oct.
18 at the Community Center).
In addition, the Bookmobile
facilitates the Library’s homebound services, through which
residents who are unable to visit
the Library due to long-term
illness, surgery or no longer able
to drive can get library materials
delivered to their homes. Then
the volunteers and staff will pick
up the items so they are returned in a timely manner. Library staff determines the eligibility for this program.
The Bookmobile staff does
more than just lend books.
They can register residents for
Library cards, help patrons
with reference questions and
make book recommendations.
The Library itself has grown
into something more than a
lending facility. From its regular book discussion groups to
puppet shows for children, the
Library offers something for
residents of all ages.
A Library card is also a key
to a host of online services
the facility offers, including
free movie streaming, music
downloads, audio and e-book
downloads and more are all
available through the Lib r a r y ’ s
w e b s i t e
www.monroetwplibrary.org.
Furthermore, the Library
offers its patrons free museum
passes thanks to a program
sponsored by the Friends of
the Monroe Township Library.
Passes are available for the
Academy of Natural Sciences,
Battleship New Jersey, Frick
Collection, Grounds for Sculpture, Guggenheim Museum,
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space
Museum, Jenkinson’s Aquarium and much more. Reservations for the passes are made
at the circulation desk.
For the Bookmobile schedule, more information about
the Bookmobile, the Library or
information on how you can
help at the facility visit
www.monroetwplibrary.org or
call (732) 521-5000.
Monroe Township Annual
Juried Art Show
From Monday, October 19
through Wednesday, October
28, during library hours, the
Monroe Township Cultural
Arts Commission will sponsor
a Juried Art Show at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.
The Juror: Bernie Oberoski,
is a sculptor whose metal
sculptures have been exhibited at Rutgers. He is a supervisor at the Seward Johnson
Atelier.
The exhibit is open to living
artists of all ages. Work must
be original and not from kits.
Artists should present their
work at the Conference Room in
the Library on Tuesday, October
13. 2015 between 3 pm and 7
pm. Sculptures welcome
Artwork not accepted must
be picked up on Friday, October 16 between 11 am and 3
pm.
.
To obtain an entry form, visit the web site
www.MonroeTownshipCulturalArts.com
Questions: (609) 395-0934 during working hours.
Do not call the Library.
GW Chapter Jewish Federation
By Eddie Thompson
Shalom Havarem
(greeting friends),
Somehow my article for the
September issue was left out
of the GW Voice, so I am repeating the first paragraph,
which was a tribute to my wife,
Dorothy Thompson:
July 19, 2015---a sad day
for me and my family and all
who knew my wife, Dorothy
Thompson. Dorothy died suddenly of a dissecting aortic
aneurysm and 10 hours of
surgery could not save her.
Dorothy was a loving, caring,
devoted, dynamic, and resourceful woman. An article in
the “New Jersey Jewish News”
referred to her as a “Religious
Spark-plug.” Dorothy was involved in Jewish Federation,
the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
our synagogue, Neve Shalom,
The Chabad Jewish Center of
Monroe (Rabbi Zaklikovsky),
GW Connections, Hadassah,
and ORT. She also loved to
play golf, Canasta, and Mahjongg. She was a loving and
wonderful wife, grandmother
(Bubbe), aunt and great aunt.
We had just celebrated our
55th wedding anniversary on
June 26, and she had cele-
brated her 76th birthday on
July 13. It is with deep grief
and extreme sadness that I
write this article. She will be
missed by all who knew and
loved her.
The Jewish Federation in
the Heart of New Jersey is
active and working hard and
diligently to continue with all of
our wonderful programs, helping the needy, counseling and
helping those in trouble, and
many varied programs for children, the handicapped, youth,
and Seniors. Because of the
recent “Iran Deal,” we have
hosted several forums, and
teleconferences to better inform the public, and to hopefully influence our legislators to
make the right and safe decisions concerning this Iran
situation.
Following is a list of upcoming Jewish Federation trips
that may interest you:
Mission to Cuba--December
16-21, 2015. Space is limited
for this trip. The cost is $3,000/
person. Contact Elena at
elena@jewishmonmouth for
details.
Adult March of the Living--Spring of 2016. Ten days that
Candidates’ Forum and Juvenile Justice on LWV Agenda
By Ruth Banks
The League of Women Voters of Monroe Twp. has a full
agenda this month, first with a
candidates’ forum on October
8 and then later in the month
on October 26 a speaker on
Juvenile Justice Reform legislation.
The League will be sponsoring a forum for candidates for
mayor and council on Thursday, October 8, at 7 pm at the
Township Senior Center. The
Center is located at Halsey
Reed Road and the program is
free and the public is invited to
attend. The League has prepared a voter’s guide to acquaint the public with the candidates’ responses to some
local issues. This will be available at the Forum and will also
be distributed around the
Township. Refreshments will
be served.
The candidates as listed in
the official ballot are: Republican Party: Mayor: Marty
Hermann; Council, Joe Atanasio and Harold Kane; Democratic Party: Mayor: Gerald W.
Tamburro; Council, Leslie
Koppel and Steve Dalina; Independent Party: Mayor: Ken
Chiarella; Council: Chirag
Bhagat and Stanley Edelman.
The general election is on November 3. Vote by mail ballots,
also known as absentee ballots, are available at the Township Clerk’s office.
On October 26 the League
meeting will focus on the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill, which
has just been passed by the
state legislature and signed
into law by Gov. Christie. The
Around Town and Beyond
By Ben Baum
Monroe Township Library
Board of Trustees MeetingJuly 20-The Director highlighted
a number of accomplishments
through July 2015: roll out of
Library’s new logo and webpage
design, increased usage of Library by high school students as
well as more high school volunteers and numerous cooperative
programs with other township
agencies. The Library has received a New Jersey Council for
the Humanities Grant. 400 students registered for the summer
reading program. The current
Jewish Federation
you will never forget. The Mission of March of the Living will
bring alive two of the most
significant events of Jewish
history--the Shoah (the Holocaust), and the birth of the
State of Israel. Taking place
on Holocaust Remembrance
day, this mission is designed
as counterpoint to the death
marches that occurred towards the end of World War II.
Contact
Keith
at
keith@jewishmonmouth. org
for further details.
bookmobile is off the road
again; the generator died. The
Library has contracted with Jill
Work Designs to create a new
logo for the new bookmobile.
Monroe Township Library
Board of Trustees MeetingAugust 24-The recently received grant from the Council
for the Humanities has resulted
in a series of lectures to be presented by Dr. Angus Gillespie
addressing the topic Were Recent Wars Worth Fighting? Dr.
Gillespie will lead two discussions, one on Iraq and one on
If you would like to learn
more about Jewish Federation
and our many programs, or
you wish to become involved
with the Federation you may
call me at 860-2664 or you
may call the Jewish Federation office at 732-588-1800.
Also, if you have not yet made
your donation or pledge,
please call the Federation office and they will advise you
as to how to proceed with your
donation. Remember that your
generous support helps us to
continue with our very important and vital programs.
speaker will be Natalie Kraner
from the Lowenstein Center
for the Public Interest at
Lowenstein Sandler, one of
the four organizations that
formed the Juvenile Justice
Reform Coalition of N.J. The
program will take place at the
Township’s Municipal Building
at 1 pm. It is free and the public is invited to attend. The NJ
Juvenile Justice Reform Coalition is pursuing system-wide
reforms of New Jersey’s juvenile justice system, including
promoting alternatives to incarceration for youth and improving conditions of confinement for those who are incarcerated.
The League’s Holiday
Luncheon will be held on November 9 at the Cranbury Inn.
The guest speaker will be
Ingrid Reed, director of the NJ
Project at Rutgers University’s
Eagleton Institute of Politics
until she retired in 2010. The
title of her talk will be “Low-key
election- high stakes outcome?” Currently, Reed chairs
t h e
b o a r d
o f
www.NJSpotlight.com, a prizewinning civic journalism website focused on NJ that celebrated its 5th year anniversary. She continues to work
with Eagleton’s Youth Political
Participation Program on projects related to informing voters. And recently the report
she prepared at the request of
both Governors Corzine and
Christie on reforming local
government ethics administration was used by Sen. Tom
Kean, Jr., to introduce legislation to implement the report’s
recommendations. For information on the luncheon,
please contact Doris Altman at
609-655-5932.
The League has also been
conducting voter registration
drives, beginning in September with Rossmoor which was
organized by Lorraine
Sarhage, and then at the senior center, Monroe Village,
Waterside Villas, the Post Office, and on October 3 at the
Green Fair and October 18 at
the October Fest, which were
coordinated by Marsha
Rosenbaum.
CINEMA
By Larry Sheppard
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732-761-8534
or 8535
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IRRATIONAL MAN is
WOODY ALLEN’S latest work
and the title says it all. Professor
Abe Lucas (JOAQUIN PHOENIX) arrives at an unnamed college to teach his brand of philosophy, which seems to be less
than upbeat. He is also an alcoholic, appears depressed and
does not relate well to most of
his students, although his lectures are well received. Fascinated by his philosophical jargon, Jill (EMMA STONE), a student, is drawn to him although
she has a boyfriend who adores
her. Before you can say Freud,
Abe and Jill are a couple although another professor, Rita
(PARKER POSY) also wants to
share in Abe’s brand of stoicism
whatever that means. Conversations between all the principals
ensue ad infinitum until Abe randomly overhears a woman complain about a judge who has
wronged her. The story now
becomes a murder mystery as
Abe plots to do away with the
judge while justifying the act as a
benefit to society. Little by little,
Jill realizes that Abe has committed a serious crime and confronts him about it. There are no
surprises in this screenplay and
Woody again presents his own
familiar view of life as being
meaningless and random.
Though I was not bored, this is
one of Woody’s lesser efforts but
I remain a loyal fan with the hope
that his next feature proves more
worthy of the master. RATING…
C+
RICKI AND THE FLASH features MERYL STREEP as a rock
and roll singer who never gives
up on her dream of fame and
fortune. Unfortunately, that
dream costs her the love of her
grown children, a divorce and
being broke most of the time.
She makes her modest living by
clerking in a food market and
doing her musical gig at a nondescript club on the weekends.
She is Ricki and the band is
called The Flash, which includes
her lover Greg (RICK SPRINGFIELD) as lead guitarist. When
her daughter Julie (MAMIE
GUMMER) attempts suicide due
to an impending divorce, Ricki is
summoned by ex-husband Pete
(KEVIN KLINE) to help
straighten out the situation even
as it is evident that she has been
less than a model mother to her
three children. On hand to greet
her is dist r a u g h t
daughter
Julie, one son and his fiancé and
another son who is gay. There is
also Maureen (AUDRA McDONALD), Pete’s second wife who
has actually raised the children
and resents Ricki’s attempt to
smooth things over. Just for the
record, MAMIE GUMMER is
MERYL’S actual daughter and
RICK SPRINGFIELD is the
popular heartthrob rocker of the
1980’s. Without going into the
schmaltzy details, watching
MERYL perform worked for this
reviewer although an absolutely
improbable ending proved less
than convincing. If you love rock
and roll and MERYL, RATF will
not disappoint. RATING…BPHOENIX is more than a story
about a disfigured Jewish woman
who has survived The Holocaust.
It is an allegorical tale about guilt,
betrayal and the consequences
of standing by as evil prevails.
We first see Nelly after an operation with her head completely
bandaged recovering from a gunshot wound to her face. Her
friend, Lene, helps her to recuperate while promoting Israel as
Around Town
local businesses to encourage
the participation of volunteers firemen and emergency medical
technicians. This summer the
Plays in the Park drew 23,000
patrons to the three shows.
Monroe Township Regular
Council Meeting-August 3 (via
Council website)-Wayne Hamilton, Administrator, explained the
resolution, that the Council
members subsequently approved, to participate in the
shared services program coordinated by East Brunswick to allow us to utilize their updated
radio system. The Monroe
Township system is 20 years
old. This program will save us
$700,000 in purchases and
maintenance costs. Mr. Hamilton also shared that the Water
and Sewer Authority bonds
were locked in at a 24-year rate
of 3.173% and the one-year
notes were secured at a rate
of .3736% (these interest rates
were secured through Middlesex County, which has an excellent bond rating). Council
passed the following resolution
regarding acceptance and approval of final construction plans
and specs for improvement to
the Cedar Brook Pond basin
pump station, a tri-party effort
between Monroe Township,
Rossmoor and the County. If
the bids for the Electrical Aggregation Plan come in at 5% below the JCP&L rate the Township will participate again.
13,000 of the 18,500 households in the Township availed
themselves of this service. The
Council approved the purchase
of equipment and leased vehicles via the Middlesex County
Improvement Authority financing
program. $609,000 was approved for purchases and
$115,000 for the leased vehicles:
· 3 Police SUV’s
· 7 Police Tablets, TV Studio
Equipment,
DPW
Street
Sweeper, EMS Responder
Vehicle
· 2 Construction SUV 4x4’s
· 3 Traffic Calming Devices,
Police Computer Equipment,
Municipal Services
· 3 Leased Police Patrol Cars
*The projected useful life of all
these items is 5 years.
Afghanistan. Irene Goldberg,
Director, will lead two book discussions on Redeployment by
Phil Klay. In addition there will
be two documentary films
shown. The new Bookmobile
has arrived and will be placed in
service in September. An interesting statistic that reflects the
changing nature of the library
experience is the fact that in
July 2014 there were 2698
downloadable media instances;
in July 2015 there were 7283
media downloads! Studio M has
a new maker group called
B.E.T.A. that is composed of
high school students interested
in engineering. Their first project
will be making a trebuchet, a
gravity catapult. The catapult will
be capable of flinging small
pumpkin size objects 100 feet.
Once completed a public demonstration will be given as well
as the production and demonstration placed on You Tube.
Future projects include a homemade 3D printer or a drone.
Middlesex County Chosen
Freeholders’ Meeting-July 23
(via Freeholders’ website)Announced that this July represents the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Capital improvements were approved for the
Fire Academy in Sayreville. The
Academy is not only utilized for
training by our local fire departments but is also used by the
Port Authority. The Passport
Office, which functions through
the County Clerk’s Office, received a perfect score from the
Department of State.
Middlesex County Chosen
Freeholders Meeting-August
20 (via Freeholders’ website)The Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics
and Engineering Technologies
was commended for being selected by Newsweek Magazine
as the seventh best High School
in the United States. For the last
ten years the audit of the Finance Department has resulted
in no recommendations. The
County has developed a reward
system in collaboration with
Senior Solutions
By Helen Oxenberg,
MSW, ACSW
(Helen Oxenberg’s column,
Senior Solutions is syndicated
and appears in several states.)
Dear Solutions: I’m a 70
something widower. When my
wife was alive we both wanted to
go on an “around the world”
cruise but we kept putting it off.
Now I would like to go but until
last week I had no one to go
with. At a senior group meeting I
met a woman who said she
would like to go also and had no
one to go with and could we go
together and take separate
rooms? I like this woman, but I
feel guilty going when my wife
never had the chance. Also,
someone else said, “wouldn’t
you feel guilty spending your
children’s money?” The thought
of going is very exciting but then
I get pulled back by all these
other feelings. What do you
think”
-HarryDear Harry: You have a
golden opportunity for a giltedged trip depending on how
you spell gilt – Gilt? Guilt? Let’s
try being rational. 1. It is sad that
your wife didn’t have the opportunity to go. However, since you
both postponed the trip the first
thing you have to do – unless
you murdered her – is to give up
responsibility for her missed trip.
You can feel bad and cry over it,
but when you finish, ask yourself “if I don’t go now, will that
give her back the lost opportunity”? 2. If you like the woman
who wants to go with you, think
of her as a friend, a companion,
not a date. Whether you take
separate rooms or not is entirely
up to the two of you and nobody
else’s business. 3. Leaving
money to one’s grown children
is a gift, not a given. You are
entitled to fulfill your dreams
and, hopefully your children will
be happy for you. So, GO Harry!
If not now --- when?
Dear Solutions: I think I’m
being a really good Grandpa
and then I get hit with complaints. Both my son and daughter-in-law work long hours. They
don’t have a lot of time to spend
with their children so I try to fill in
and help the kids keep up with
their schoolwork. Once a week I
have them over for a
“Hamburger Fest” and I check
up on the schoolwork. Now my
daughter-in-law tells me they
don’t like to come because I
“grill” them. Shouldn’t they –
including my daughter-in-law –
appreciate what I’m doing?
-The GrandpaDear Grandpa; No. Grill the
hamburgers, not the children!
Sure it’s great that you’re willing
to spend time with them, but not
if they feel that they’re “dong
time” when they’re with you.
Since their parents are such
high achievers it’s likely that
they are constantly in an atmosphere of achieve, achieve,
achieve. What they need from
you is unconditional love and
appreciation of them as individuals no matter how they do in
school. When they’re with you,
listen to them. Encourage them
to talk about their friends and
their activities. What do they
like, what do they hate, what are
they scared of? Provide a place
for them to talk about themselves and also tell them you
want to know about young people so let them tell you their
jokes, play their music, play their
games, etc. They would proba-
bly be interested in what their
father was like as a little boy so
you could tell them some stories
also. You don’t have to be their
judge, you don’t have to be their
critic and the only teaching you
have to do is to teach them how
to spell Grandpa: L-O-V-E!
Dear Solutions: I don’t know
whether my problem is with my
daughter-in-law or with my
grandson. He’s 4 years old and
my daughter – in-law has him
enrolled in every activity possible. He has dancing class dates,
tutoring dates, swimming dates,
play dates, etc. Now he’s refusing to go to the swimming class
but my daughter- in- law insists
he should go and when he gets
there he won’t go in the water.
She thinks if he doesn’t go he’ll
never get over his fear. I think
she should leave him alone.
-Just call me GrandpaDear Grandpa, It just goes to
show – you can lead a child to
water, but you can’t make him
swim! I think your grandson is
overwhelmed and may be too
young for this intensive dating
game. He could probably benefit from a “do-nothing date.” Children’s imagination and creativity
have a chance to develop when
they have some time to just
invent their own play activity
with no adult telling them how. I
would advise your dtr- in-law to
back off for a while. He can get
in the swim later when he’s
ready.
Problems? Become part of the
Solution. Write to
Helen Oxenberg,
Senior Solutions, P.O.Box346,
Jamesburg, NJ 08831 or
email:helox72@comcast.net
Finance and Investing
By Irwin Kaplan
The Pulse of the Market
Recently the price gyrations
of the stock market averages
and individual stocks are trying
to tell us a correction is coming. Up or down? Both? No
one knows for sure the direction. No one can know for
sure. There are too many unknowns that officials and traders have to work with to proclaim where the September
market will be headed, or 2015
will close at, with certainty.
The “crowd” has been focused on the prospect of the
Federal Reserve (FED) raising
interest rates soon. I believe
the emphasis now is on “good”
economic news releases. Favorable economic news releases about U.S. unemployment, housing starts and
“good” economic news, mainly
from China and Europe,
should encourage the FED to
raise interest rates.
But, don’t bet on it, be a
cautious investor. When and
what will happen to interest
rates will occur, without YOUR
input. You will know when interest rates rise when the FED
decides. In the meantime keep
searching for companies that
are dividend stock payers to
invest in.
Some Investment Ideas
Back to business - dividends, dividends! That’s my
call and has been for a long
time for investors and retirees.
Here’s why: It has been forecasted that as early as 2020,
people over age 65 will comprise about 33% of the U.S.
population. A population that
lives longer needs capital and
income longer.
To enjoy living longer, for
instance, it is a good idea to
invest in stocks and bonds to
maintain and increase your purchasing power now and in the
future. For instance: fighting
inflation is almost a constant
task. Investing in stocks and
bonds is usually a good way to
reduce the inflation risk.
You increase the value of
your stock investments when
their stock prices rise and from
their dividends paid to stockholders. Be careful, not all
public companies pay dividends or maintain their dividend payouts.
Make investments in companies in market sectors that
have a good business outlook
and have a franchise. Research a prospective investment to understand why you
are buying it. Make sure you
calculated a “good” buy-in
price for the prospective investment. Keep a record of
these efforts as guides for the
future.
These are just some of the
suggestions that seem to work
to make your finances easier
to manage and make living
longer easier. To many people, quality of life is equally as
important as life span.
Be optimistic. Research has
found that optimistic people
increased their chances of
living longer by 50 percent
compared with those who
leaned more towards pessimism.
The talent for being happy
is appreciating and liking
what you have, instead of
what you don’t have….
Woody Allen.
Reflections
By Ben Baum
During the third week in July I
learned that a mini-stroke is not
a term used to describe a maneuver on a little golf course! I
had a mini-stroke (TIA) that fortunately resulted in no measureable side effects. I was moved
by the several of you who indicated that you missed my column in the last issue of the
Voice. During my three days in
the hospital the old generalization that the grass is always
greener was disputed for me.
For as I surveyed my surroundings I noted that most of the
other patients were more severely impaired and/or had multiple medical issues. I can honestly say that I was elated to see
our illustrious gates upon my
discharge. And how did the
grandchildren get so old? On
August 29 our oldest grandson,
Robert, the one I have alluded
to who participated in his High
School Robotics Club, began
his four-year journey at Rowan
University. And the youngest
grandchild, Emily, who is only
four and possesses a magnetic
personality-a truly objective
grandfatherly statement-is entering a dance instruction program. It seems like yesterday
that they were all infants. I must
admit that I did empathize with
my oldest daughter when
Robert left for college because
we know that mixed feeling associated with a child leaving the
nest.
I do have to acknowledge,
now that I am writing this column, that I missed the writing
process for the September issue. I took the advice of my
medical team as well as the
many friends within the gates to
pace myself to facilitate my recovery. Looks like it worked!
In August I attended the first
planning meeting for the 2015
Community Cares Thanksgiving
at the Senior Center. This will be
the third annual implementation
of this event which has been
created to give seniors who
have no other place to go a
home away from home on
Thanksgiving. If you are interested in volunteering to assist
on Thanksgiving, or the day
before for set up, please call me
at 235-9440 by November 2.
The complexities of the human brain never cease to
amaze me. As we age we forget
why we came into the living
room but distinctly recall what
happened 30 years ago. When I
was still working, someone told
me that my short-term memory
would go first. I didn’t appreciate
that news until it started to happen. Maybe someday when we
really understand the intricacies
of how the brain functions there
will be a pill created to ensure
that we retain a memory of all
our experiences. On second
thought maybe the pill should be
The Green Thumb
By Laura Resnick
HALLOWEEN: Right now
the Big Three in garden centers
are pansies, pumpkins and
mums.
Plant pansies now for fall
color that lasts until spring. They
are free flowering and usually
can survive the winter.
Pumpkins are a must for
autumn festivities. They are fine
as they are, just sitting there.
But if you wish to carve a Jack-o
-Lantern, the experts advise that
you coat all the cut surfaces with
Vaseline to prevent rot.
Chrysanthemums are the
longest-lived flowering plants.
Established mums throw out
lots of vigorous young shoots,
which are then used as cuttings.
Almost all mums are propagated from shoots of the
“mother plants.” Although the
flower of the mum looks like a
single bloom, it’s actually made
up of hundreds of flowers called
florets. The various types of
bloom forms include pompom,
single, semi-double, anemone,
quill, spider and spoon, each
giving a unique look to your
display. You find mums in a
wide range of colors, including
pink, purple red, yellow, bronze,
maroon, orange and white. For
longer bloom time, buy plants
with tight buds rather than
opened flowers. Remember that
potted mums dry out quickly
and, if not watered well, produce
malformed flowers, so keep
them watered.
THE AUTUMN LANDSCAPE: Not every place in the
world can boast brilliant fall colors. Those bright displays show
up mainly in northeastern North
America, Japan, northeastern
Asia and some of the mountainous regions of the world. What
we can observe is the Chlorophyll, which makes the leaves
green, and also controls the
manufacture of food from water
and carbon dioxide. In full summer growth it hides two other
compounds underneath it. As
CINEMA
a place for both of them to settle.
Nelly is intent on finding her nonJewish husband, Johnny, even
though Lene alludes that he betrayed her to the Nazis. She
comes upon him working in a
sleazy nightclub called the Phoenix but he does not recognize her
due to her reconstructive surgery.
Thinking that she has some resemblance to his supposed dead
wife, he concocts a scheme to
recover Nelly’s considerable inheritance and split the money
between them. He endeavors to
rehearse her in preparation for
the interview with the authorities
in charge of her assets. Does he
really know that she is his supposed dead wife or is it a refusal
to accept his own guilt of betrayal? The action is dreamlike
with Nelly moving between his
apartment and her friend Lene’s
home where the truth of his deceit becomes clear and final. As
part of the scheme arranged by
Johnny, Nelly is greeted by old
friends at the railroad station but
her presence turns out to be a
reminder of their own shortcomings in allowing The Holocaust to
happen. PHOENIX is a perfect
film for discussion as every
scene is laden with nuances and
like the Holocaust itself, very
difficult to accept and even believe it happened. Yes, it did happen and this film is a very fresh
interpretation of the nightmare of
the 20th century. RATING…A
the Chlorophyll dies In the fall,
the starches move from the
leaves to the roots to be stored
for the winter. The sugars break
down, exposing the yellows and
oranges of the Carotinoids, or
the rich reds and purples of the
Anthocyanins.
BULBS IN THE GARDEN:
One of the great things about
flower bulbs is that after you
plant them they multiply like
rabbits. It is like an investment
that just keeps on growing, literally. Because bulbs multiply,
you have to divide them every
few years. If you find that there
is a clump of flower bulbs not
flowering as nicely as they used
to, or not flowering at all,
chances are those bulbs are
ready to be divided. Dig up tender bulbs very carefully, just
before the first frost. Instead of a
shovel, use a spading fork,
which is less likely to cut into the
roots.
Dahlias: After the tops wither,
dig up the tubers, and dry them
indoors for two weeks. Then cut
the stems back to one inch and
store them in boxes of barely
moist peat moss, or wrap them
in damp newspaper. Occasionally sprinkle some water, so that
the roots don’t dry out and
shrivel. Since many of the bulbs
will have multiplied by now, you
may be tempted to divide them,
but this is not the time. In the
spring, cut or pull them apart for
planting. A single tuber may not
develop into a new plant, so
make sure that each division
has at least two tubers with
roots.
Gladiolus: Dig up the corms
and let them dry out for three
days. Then store them in an
open flat in a cool, dry place.
Next spring, stagger the plantings every two weeks, to ensure
blooms all summer long.
FOOL MOTHER NATURE:
Although you can plant springblooming bulbs now through
November, you may wish to
force some bulbs into bloom for
February. To
do this, take
the
12
WEEK CHALLENGE, as follows:
Pot up fresh bulbs (hyacinths,
daffodils, tulips, etc.) in ordinary
soil, with their tips barely showing above the top surface. Water them thoroughly, and store
the pots in the garage at 40-45
degrees F for 6 weeks, until
roots form. Move them into a
dark closet 50-55 degrees F, for
3 weeks, until leaves appear.
Place them in a warm, sunny
window. Hopefully, in about 3
weeks you will be rewarded with
beautiful flowers.
Reminder: The Green
Thumbs will meet at the Monroe Twp. Senior Center at
11am on Tuesday, October
13. Open to all.
Nurse’s Notes: Emergency Preparation
Stephanie Fitzsimmons
Sexton RN, APN
It could be a bad snowstorm
or a hurricane, but whatever the
event, you need to be prepared
to take care of your own needs.
The likelihood that you will recover from an emergency tomorrow often depends on your
planning and preparation done
today. Evaluate your own personal needs and make an emergency plan that fits those needs
– then you will be better prepared.
The first step is to consider
how an emergency might affect
your individual needs. Plan to
make it on your own for at least
three days. It’s possible that you
will not have access to a medical facility or even a drugstore. It
is crucial that you and your family think about what kinds of
resources you use on a daily
basis and what you might do if
those resources are limited, or
not available.
Think first about the basics for
survival – food, water, clean air
and any life-sustaining items
Reflections
designed to only remember the
good memories
Speaking of memories, isn’t it
fascinating how old songs trigger memories? Certain melodies
are associated with specific
events and people.
When I learned that since last
November 80 homes in our community have changed owners, it
underlined to me the everevolving nature of Greenbriar at
Whittingham. With new residents
moving in, the community
changes. I hope you will all embrace these new residents as
they go through the adjustment
period that we all experience as
the result of such a dramatic
change. As the result of these
new residents moving in we can
honestly report that our community appeals to a broad age range
–from 55 to 90+. When was the
last time you took the time to appreciate the beauty around youthe bird in your yard, the sunrise
or sunset, the eyes of a loved
one. It is easy to miss the details
of life when we become overwhelmed by the mundane.
you require. Consider two kits.
In one kit put everything you will
need to stay where you are and
make it on your own for a period
of time. The other kit should be
a lightweight, smaller version
you can take with you if you
have to leave your home.
Recommended basic emergency supplies include:
· Prescription medications and
glasses
· Pet food and extra water for
your pet
· Important family documents
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such as copies of insurance
policies, identification and
bank account records in a
waterproof,
portable
container.
A warm blanket for each
person. Consider additional
bedding in the event of a
winter emergency
Fire extinguisher
Matches in a waterproof
container
Paper cups, plates and plastic
utensils, paper towels
Paper and pencil
Recommended items to in-
While it is probably not healthy
to remain glued to the television
for each 24-hour news cycle, it
remains important to keep in
touch with the greater world outside the gates. Your brain welcomes the stimulation.
In a previous column I prognosticated that someday we
would see the day when water
became as precious as oil. Unfortunately that theorem is closer
to reality than I anticipated as
demonstrated by the present
water shortage in California.
Mark your calendars for the
following holidays in October:
United Nations Day-24 and Halloween-31. The October flower is
the marigold or the cosmos; the
gemstone is the opal or tourmaline. Remember to change the
batteries in your smoke detector
and ascertain that your CO detector is functioning properly since
October is Fire Prevention Month.
Consider helping a neighbor or
assisting with a worthwhile cause
on 24, Make A Difference Day. I’ll
be doing whatever I want to and
won’t be available to meet with
anyone on 14 because I’ll be
commemorating Be Bald and
Free Day!
clude in a basic
emergency supply kit:
· Water, one gallon of water per
person per day for at least
three days
· Food, at least a three-day
supply of non-perishable food
· Flashlight and extra batteries
· First aid kit
· A whistle to signal for help
· Can opener for food (if kit
contains canned food)
If you take medicine or use a
medical treatment on a daily
basis, be sure you have what
you need on hand to make it on
your own for at least a week.
You should also keep a copy of
your prescriptions as well as
dosage or treatment information.
If you undergo routine treatments administered by a clinic or
hospital or if you receive regular
services such as home health
care, treatment or transportation,
talk to your service provider
about their emergency plans.
Work with them to identify backup service providers within your
area. If you use medical equipment in your home that requires
electricity to operate, talk to your
health care provider about what
you can do to prepare for its use
during a power outage.
If you use eyeglasses, hearing
aids and hearing aid batteries,
wheelchair batteries, and oxygen, be sure you always have
extras in your home.
Include copies of important
documents in your emergency
supply kits such as family records, wills, power of attorney
documents, deeds, social security numbers, credit card and
bank information, and tax records. It is best to keep these
documents in a waterproof container. Include the names and
numbers of everyone in your
personal support network, as
well as your medical providers.
Also be sure you have cash or
travelers checks in your kits in
case you need to purchase supplies.
Make a plan for what you will
do in an emergency. To plan in
advance, think through the details of your everyday life. Your
family may not be together when
disaster strikes, so plan how you
will contact one another and
review what you will do in different situations.
Depending on your circumstances and the nature of the
emergency, the first important
decision is whether you stay or
go. You should understand and
plan for both possibilities. Use
common sense and available
information to determine if there
is immediate danger. In an emergency, local authorities may or
may not immediately be able to
provide information on what is
happening and what you should
do. However, you should monitor
television or radio news reports
for information on official instructions as they become available.
If you’re specifically told to
evacuate or seek medical treatment, do so immediately. If you
require additional travel time or
need transportation assistance,
make these arrangements in
advance. Above all, stay calm,
be patient and think before you
act. With these simple preparations, you can be ready for the
unexpected.
GW Lecture
Monday, October 5, 1 pm.
Truths and Myths about Dental
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Pickleball
By Lila Pollinger
It is official. We are now
playing pickleball on our new
courts. We have four beautiful courts that are located
behind the shuffleboard
courts and the pool. With
four courts, 16 players can
play at once. This means very
little waiting and more exer-
cise. With the cooler weather
here and the pool closed,
there is no excuse not to be
out there enjoying the game,
and meeting new people.
We are playing MondayFriday starting at 9:30 am, and
Saturday at 10 am. Lessons
are at 6 pm Monday and
Thursday.
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GW Tennis Club
By Sandy Moskowitz,
Corresponding Secretary
I can’t believe it’s October already and our tennis club will
soon be in winter mode. Even with the snowbirds leaving, tennis will continue indoors and outdoors so keep your racquets
out of the attic.
We had our Gala at Knob Hill CC with a great DJ and sumptuous food, as well as wonderful door prizes and awards. Our
trip to the Hindu temple and the penitentiary in Philly also took
place in September. Thanks to Ed Goldman who organized
this trip. We will be enjoying this trip after this publication
deadline so look forward to a future article on the trip.
Still no word on our request for a sports wall. Marty presented it to the WHOA Board. We are also still awaiting dates/
times for a CPR class, which the Monroe Fire Department will
conduct.
As of October 5, Marty and I will be on the road to Florida
and the warmer weather. We are thankful to everyone who
helped with tennis activities this season. Tim Sutton will be
here as the veep and will conduct the October meeting with
Diane Altman, our Treasurer.
Our October meeting will feature Doctor Rick Kleinbart who
will talk on maintaining strength and agility and prevention of
muscular skeletal injuries. The meeting will take place on October 17 in the ballroom; Tim Sutton and Diane Altman will
officiate. Please attend and remember to bring your dues for
2016. October is the start of another year.
Stay healthy over the winter months and remember tennis
starts with love
2015
Fall Special
Fall Special
Heating
News from the Golf Course
Rescue: This August we
had a prolonged heat wave.
The temperatures were very
high and the rains didn’t come.
In the midst of this hot arid
period the pump that supplies
water to the golf course broke
down. We were now at the
mercy of mother nature, and
she wasn’t very cooperative.
The hot sunny weather persisted day after day and we
remained without irrigation.
Obtaining a new pump is not
a simple matter. A pump is a
specialty item, that can’t be
purchased in Home Depot. It
must be matched to our needs
and our system. Water is being drawn from a depth of over
200 feet. The replacement
process requires that the water pipe be brought up in 20foot sections and examined.
Special equipment has to be
brought in to handle the operation. We searched the country
for a pump that could be
brought in quickly. In the
meantime the fairway grass
was drying. The greens were
especially vulnerable to the
hot arid conditions.
Our Course Superintendent,
John Cipriano, hand watered
all the greens several times a
day. The greens not only require water for the root system, but they must be syringed
with a water spray to keep
them cool. When temperatures
stay consistently hot, the short
mowed cool weather grass
must be cooled down or the
grass will eventually die.
Fortunately a pump was
located in a few days and the
course survived. The way the
course sprung back to life was
a good indication that the root
system was hardy. Years of
enriching the soil, and following the suggestions of our consultants from the USGA and
Rutgers paid off.
Tournament: On September
6, the Golf Course held its
annual Labor Day contest. The
weather was a wonderful
sunny day, and the Golf
Course was in excellent condition. All the work to maintain
the course was well worth the
effort.
The tournament was a
Scramble and Shotgun format.
The golf carts were loaded
and unloaded efficiently under
the able direction of our Head
Professional, Kevin Darlington.
Each foursome started on a
different hole and played until
they had completed nine
holes. All golfers hit a shot and
the group decided which lie
was the “best ball.” All four
players hit from that spot and
continued the process until the
ball was in the cup. There
were two flights: 7:30 am and
10:30 am. Bagels and coffee
were served before the golfers
went out to play. It was a
pleasure to see all the golfers
return to the clubhouse in a
happy mood, laughing and
talking and looking forward to
the evening party.
Party: The Party was organized by the Golf Board’s Social
Committee; Irene Linet, Rona
Malkin and Marcia Forrest. We
had both golfers and nongolfer community members in
attendance. Attendance was
limited to 185 people. The
theme was the 1950’s. Golfers
changed from golf attire to
their best 50’s clothing. Bluejeans, Poodle Skirts, a Hula
Hoop contest and 50’s music
sent us back in time to a funfilled past life. The tables were
loaded with delicatessen from
Harold’s Deli, and participants
left happy and very full.
Membership: Our membership appears to be growing
again. We are expecting another 25 golfers to join for the
2016 season, bringing us to a
total of approximately 325
members. When we reach 350
members we will create a waiting list for new members. We
feel that the course can accommodate that amount comfortably. More than that would
create a problem with tee
times.
The Golf Board
Ladies Golf
By Carol Cooper and
Ruth Reich
As Dorothy and Toto watched
over the festivities at the Member/Member party, held at
Ciro’s, she was able to observe
the smiles and conversations
among the women who attended. Unfortunately, fewer
women came this year, and
they were noticed and missed.
The women were dressed in
rainbow colors complimenting
the wonderful rainbow centerpieces and the pots filled with
golden hued candy. The surprise entertainer Flavian, as
we mentioned in September’s
article, was enjoyed, awed,
and the women were surprised
by his abilities.
Our season comes to an
end this month. There were
many interesting tournaments
and we were lucky that most
Thursdays were perfect for
golf. Combining Tuesday’s
league with Thursday worked
out well, and we hope more
women will consider joining us
next year. We do have a number of new women joining the
The Barry Geffner
After Hours Club
By Gail Alpern
The Barry Geffner After
Hours Club event in August
had a twist. Not only did we
twist the night away with the
music of The Shoresoundz
band but there was an announcement that took the
members by surprise. It turned
out that it was Member Appreciation Night and all those that
attended received their check
back for the evening. The
members were very surprised
and delighted. As an added
treat, frozen yogurt, toppings,
cookies and coffee were
served.
By the time the Voice is in
your hands, there will be two
more events before the end of
the season.
· October
30—Singer/
entertainer Andrea Wolff
and DJ Jeff Hoffstein
· November 20— Our Holiday
Party with the live music of
the Jersey Cruisers
Although I don’t have all the
details to report to you, the
board members are hard at
work deciding on the themes
and bands for your future dining and dancing pleasure. All I
can say is that there are surprises in store and the excitement mounts.
The best way to stay informed is to make sure we
have your email address so
that the flyers and announcements come to you automatically. In addition, please visit
the rear of the Towne Centre
for the current flyers which will
have all the information.
So many people come up to
golf club.
Our championships were
held on July 30 and the second round scheduled for August 6. Unfortunately it rained
and we had to postpone the
second day to the following
Thursday, August 13. Our 18hole winner was Sheila Kotler;
9-hole flight A, Barbara
Silverstein; flight B, Marilyn
Grossman, and Marcia Pudalov, Flight II. Congratulations to the winners.
Please join us at the
Awards and closing luncheon
at LaVilla Restaurant on October 9.
Sad good byes to our snowbirds. We wish you a healthy
happy winter. The winter birds
will continue to play golf as
long as it doesn’t snow and
will be recognized by their cold
weather outfits.
Chip-ins: S. Kelly, R. Reich,
C. Valesco, R. Fields, C. Cooper and S. Katz. Birdie:
Maxine Weinfeld
Remember: If at first you do
succeed...try something
harder.
our board members and tell
them what a great evening
they have had and how much
they enjoy the club. Some of
the latest comments were:
· The club is so friendly to
newcomers.
· The club is very classy.
· We enjoyed the wide variety
of dance music.
· The food was delicious.
Don’t miss out! Come and
join the fun so you can say
that the After Hours Club
keeps you young!
Alisa Hadassah
By Rhoda Juskow
The women of Alisa Hadassah and our Associates
would like to wish our friends
a Happy and Healthy New
Year -5776.
In July we had a wonderful
Brunch and Learn with Sally
Friedman - “Confessions of a
Columnist.” A truly lovely and
very interesting afternoon.
Thank you to our Vice President of Fundraising, Judy Gerstein, for putting it together.
In August, Judy Malz was
the facilitator for a discussion
of the book “All the Light We
Cannot See.” Thank you Judy
for an interesting discussion.
Our new project, “From
Grandma With Love” is a gift
going out to our grandchildren
in college. Sixty packages
containing goodies and information were mailed out prior
to Rosh Hashanah.
The Conversational Hebrew
group has been meeting on
Wednesday afternoons, under
the tutoring of our instructor,
Sharon Nachimson. If you are
Alisa Hadassah
interested in joining the group,
call Sharon at 664-2745. Flyers are in the rounder.
Save the date for future
events:
Tuesdays, October 13, 20
and 27, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
Dave Greene will delight us
with the music of Rogers, Hart
and Hammerstein. Program at
Dave’s home, 52 Chichester
Rd. There is a fee of $15 for
the three sessions, payable in
advance. Check made out to
Hadassah and placed in Box
19. Call Ella at 609-235-9616
to sign up for this series.
Our Special Member Appreciation celebration will be held
on Monday evening, October
19 at 7:15 p.m. We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of
our chapter. It will be held at
the MT Sr. Center, cost is $10,
(include your tablemates)
checks made out to Hadassah. For questions, call Ruth
Sachs, 860-0606 or Natasha
Rosenbaum, 409-7543. See
flyers in rounder.
American Legion
Monroe Unit 522
By Catherine McKernan,
Secretary
Poppy Campaign
Greetings from Unit 522
President Dolly Meloro. The
President thanks all who supported our poppy campaign.
The following is how the Units
share of the funds were used
for the residents of the NJ
Home for Veterans at Menlo
Park.
Monroe Unit and Post 522
purchased 3000 poppies for
2015. We are pleased to announce the campaign was
very successful. Thanks to all
our neighbors and friends who
gave so generously. We have
funds now to use for the residents of the NJ Home for Veterans at Menlo Park in the
future.
We are sure you know these
veterans are always in need of
supplies of clothing and personal care items. We are
happy to supply them. The
2015 poppy campaign funds
allowed us to provide the following for the residents at
Menlo Park.
We arranged for entertainment at the Menlo Park Home.
The variety of entertainment
makes their days more pleasant. At those times we usually
serve cake and ice cream to
make it even better. The entertainment costs vary depending
on the performers’ cost. We
arranged for bingos to be held
at which time cash prizes are
distributed to the winners.
These activities are also made
possible through the poppy
program. All funds raised are
used exclusively for the residents at Menlo Park.
The following is a run-down
of our other expenditures for
2015 for the Menlo Park
Home. We will start with the
clothing the Unit purchased for
the residents. Those items
were valued at $2,000. The
clothing supplied is given to
residents in need of any of the
items at no charge.
The following monetary gifts
were sent to our three adopt-a
-vets: Birthdays - $75, Easter $75, Valentine’s Day - $75.
Unit 522 also arranged for
an off premises luncheon for a
busload of residents, both ambulatory and wheelchair vets.
GW Connections at Work
Kudos to Doris Becker and Marilyn Steiner of GW Connections
Charitable Giving Committee. They delivered 20 back packs to
the children at the Women Aware Shelter. In addition to school
supplies they included socks and other necessary articles. Great
job ladies!
They always enjoy these
meals away from the home.
The cost of these trips vary
according to the restaurant we
visit. The last trip was to Jersey Diner” on Route 130 in
Dayton. They had choice of
the menu. The room was
decorated in red white and
blue and looked very festive. It
was a complete success.
A Unit member donated 100
greeting cards to Menlo Park
Home for the use of residents.
Some personal items and
large print Reader’s Digest
magazines were also donated
by this member.
So there is a rundown of our
activities and expenditures for
2015 and how the funds were
spent. We look forward to continuing the support of the
Menlo Park residents for 2016.
Unit 522 is always looking
for new members. If anyone
would like to join our ranks
and support our veterans, call
any member for information.
Remember to pray for our
troops in harm’s way. Fly your
American flag to show your
support for them. God bless
our troops, and our great
country, the United States of
America.
GW Connections
By Marcia Forrest and
Carol Cooper
GW Connections is sorry to
inform you of the passing of
Louis Nahmias and Dick Herlands. Our sympathy goes out
to Gladys and May.
We are pleased to report the
overwhelming success of our
last general meeting with over
200 guests enjoying Sharon
Moran’s depiction of Nellie Bly.
We are hoping to book the
very talented Ms. Moran for a
return visit in the spring.
Two members of our Charitable Giving Committee (Doris
Becker and Marilyn Steiner)
delivered 20 backpacks for
children at the Women Aware
Shelter. The packs were
stuffed with school supplies
and even included socks for
the children.
At our August Board meeting, the Board voted to include
“The Seeing Eye” organization
as an additional recipient of
our annual charitable donations.
Please note some of our
upcoming events: October 7,
trip to the Bristol Theater to
see Bus Stop including lunch
at The King George Inn (this
trip is sold out but there is a
waiting list); November 2,
General Meeting with a return
visit from Dr. Barbara
Tomlinson who will present
“Lost Women Artists of Vienna.” You may remember her
interesting lecture on Gustav
Klimt and “The Woman in
Gold.” In December we are
planning a return visit to the
Tropicana in Atlantic City. This
will include lunch at Carmines,
the Holiday Show and $15 free
play. Look for more information.
As always, we welcome new
members. Our mission statement and application may be
found on the rounder as well
as flyers for all of our upcoming events.
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GW Friends
By Len Greenberg
GW Friends is an organization of men and women, residing in Greenbriar at Whittingham, who gather several times
a month for events including
an excellent Speakers Program, various study groups,
outings to shows, dinner theater, casinos, golf outings,
breakfasts and many more.
We are always looking for new
ideas and activities. Our club
has grown in the last three
years from below one hundred
members to over three hundred strong. Come to one of
our meetings and find out why.
Here is a list of upcoming
events:
Monday October 5: Membership Breakfast. We get together at 9 in the Tap Room
for a friendly breakfast. For
just $8 choose from the Tap
Room’s excellent breakfast
menu. This is a members-only
event. Call Howie Katz and
make a reservation. 409-8606.
Monday October 5: Movie
Group. Meets monthly in the
Towne Centre at 4. If you love
the movies, get together with
some of your neighbors to
discuss the latest releases.
Call Bob Modell for a seat at
the table, 395-8575.
Wednesday October 7:
Pizza and Pool. We get together at Ciros on Buckelew
Ave. for pizza at 12:30 and
gather afterword at 2 in the
downstairs pool room of the
Towne Centre for a fun afternoon of pool. If you love the
game or have always wanted
to learn, join us. Call Norm
Goodman 395 -8998 for information.
Monday October 12: MedSci Group. Meets monthly to
hear an interesting presentation about medicine, science
and associated issues. This
month Elise Lawrence is back
with another fresh look at life.
This would be part II of a series entitled Life Choices. This
month Elise will present “Old
Age is not for Sissies.” Elise’s
last presentation was upbeat
and enjoyable. Come and hear
what she has to say, and bring
a friend. We’re sure you’ll enjoy her ideas. The group
meets in the Towne Centre at
4. Call Mickey Kaplan with any
questions, 395-1054
Tuesday October 13: Finance and Investing Group. If
you are looking for excellent
input on the financial markets,
you’ll want to hear Irwin Kaplan and his monthly presentation. Irwin is our resident financial guru and has helped lots
of us over the years with some
excellent direction. The group
gets together at 7:30 in the
Towne Centre. Call Irwin with
any questions, 860-9582
U.S. Golf Association Headquarters and Museum. We will
car pool to this facility in Bernards Township, about an
hour from GW. Enjoy a selfguided tour. The fee will be
between $7 and $10 depending how many people sign up.
Lunch after on your own.
There are lots of nice places to
eat in the area. Call Mike Gerber with any questions, 4099380
Monday October 19: Music
Group. If you’re a music lover
you’ll want to get involved.
Each month a member presents his/her favorite genre,
artist or composer of music.
We have enjoyed presentations on everything from Mozart to Benny Goodman and
Elvis. The group gets together
at 7:30 in the Towne Centre.
Call Rich Carpenter and let
him know you are interested,
664-2877.
Tuesday October 20: Lunch
with Friends. Just a casual get
together for lunch. For just $10
including tax and tip you can
choose from a special menu of
sandwiches and salads. A
great time to meet a new
friend. We start at 1 in the Tap
Room. Please call Howie Katz,
however, as seating is limited
and reservations a must, 4098606
Tuesday October 20: Current Issues Discussion Group.
Gather monthly to discuss
news events of the world or
local scene. We meet at 7:30
in the Towne Centre. Bring an
open mind and ideas of your
own. Call Larry Krakower with
any questions. 662-7100.
Larry winters in Florida. Anyone interested in running this
group during the winter
months should call Larry or
our President Bob Blum at
409-6705
Pool Group. We meet at 2 in
the downstairs pool room of
the Towne Centre. If you love
to play or have always wanted
to learn, join us for a friendly
afternoon. Call Norm Goodman and let him know you’re
coming.
Monday October 26: Book
Group. Meets at 4 to discuss
new releases. Each month a
member of the group makes a
presentation. If you love to
read and the give and take of
an open discussion, you’ll
want to be here. Call Marv
Bachman and let him know
you are interested, 409-5464.
Monday October 26: Membership Meeting and Speakers
Program. This month we bring
back Marty Schneit. You’ll remember Marty’s excellent program on The Catskills. This
month Marty brings us THE
ZIEGFIELD GIRLS. Come and
hear an excellent presentation
of a bygone era of show business. The speakers program
starts promptly at 7:30 after
our business meeting which
starts at 7. Our speakers program is free to all members.
Non-members are asked a
nominal $2 fee to help defray
our expenses.
December Special: We are
going to the George Street
Playhouse in New Brunswick,
on Thursday, December 3, to
see “Old Jews Telling Jokes.”
The show recently appeared
on Broadway to sell out
crowds. You might recognize
your next door neighbor on
stage….well maybe he just
looks like him. We have a limited number of tickets at just
$43.50 pp. This will be a 2
p.m. matinee. Call Alex
Nachimson for information,
664-2745.
Hope to see you at a GW
Friends event.
Lunch with Friends???
Italian American
Sr. Cultural Club
By Ceil Velasco
September was Installation
Month, to welcome the new
board members, and wish
them Good Luck.
President-Diane Hraniotis,
Vice President- Joan Previte,
Recd. Secy.-Alida Granata,
Finc. Secy-Cathy Coeilovo,
Treasurer-Fran Napoli, Advocate-Ceil Velasco, Sgt. at
Arms-Linda Norden, TrusteesJoan Veglia, Helen Chierico,
Janet Furchak, Ex OfficioRose Vincell.
Point of interest: In April of
this year, President Barack
Obama welcomed Italy’s
Italian American
Sr. Cultural Club
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to
the White House where they
discussed global issues and
national concerns. Referring to
Italy as “one of our closet and
strongest allies,” Obama praised
Renzi for “his willingness to
challenge the status quo,” which
has made him a “Ieading voice
in Europe.” He later pointed to
Italy’s leadership in Europe’s
commitment to combat climate
change by reducing emissions.
The 40-year-old Renzi, former mayor of Florence stressed
the importance of their postpress meeting discussions that
would focus on economy and
job growth. From 2008 to 2015,
the United States has experienced a reduction in unemployment and an increase in GDP,
while the European economy
has experienced the opposite.
“That is why I believe that the
experience of the United States
government is a model for the
European economy,” Renzi
stated.
Obama and Renzi exchanged
sentiments regarding the longstanding bond the United States
and Italy share. “The United
States would not be what we
are or who we are without the
contributions of generations of
Italian Americans,” Obama
stated. Renzi echoed these
words, saying” ... when I came
to the White House, I brought on
my behalf and all of Italians
these feelings of pride…for the
role of so many Italians in the
history of the United States of
America, from Christopher Columbus onward, as well as appreciation and the gratefulness
for the sacrifice of young men
and women of the United States
whom ... we will remember for
having liberated Italy.”
OSIA National Executive Director Dr. Philip Piccigallo, with
40 other leaders of the Italian
American community, met and
dined with Prime Minister Renzi
at the residence of Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero,
where the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of
maintaining strong United
States-Italy relations.
Dates to remember: October
2, November 6. Ciao a tutti!
ORT America
By Nancy Feuerstein
A fundamental value of ORT
is based on the highest level of
charity identified by philosopher
Moses Maimonides. If you give
a man a fish you feed him for a
day, but if you teach him how to
fish, then you have given him
food for life and the ability to live
independently. This principle of
teaching individuals to live independently has guided ORT
since its inception in 1880.
We like to keep this guiding
principle in mind as we participate in the many worthwhile
events here at GW. We enjoyed
a lively Game Day on August 12
in our ballroom. There was a
delicious lunch catered by Mendoker’s, followed by games of
canasta, mahjongg and pan.
Several of our guests happily
went home with special prizes.
We thank Florence Singer and
Barbara Kaplan for making this
event such a success.
At our general meeting at the
Senior Center on August 26, we
learned about the effects of
hearing loss and new advances
in hearing health from Elizabeth
Coron of Total Hearing Care.
This was a very informative and
interesting meeting for many
who attended. We had many
good questions that were answered by Ms. Coron. Thank
you, Lynda Radowitz and Diane
Beber for planning this evening.
Our next meeting will take
place on October 21 at the Senior Center, 7 p.m. Our speaker
will be nutritionist Larry Sotnick,
from Primal Nutrition. Eating
more healthfully is something
we are all interested in doing.
Refreshments will be served
and everyone is welcome.
Be sure to reserve your place
at our ever-popular card party to
be held in the ballroom on October 28, 11:30 a.m. There will be
deli Sloppy Joes catered by Lox,
Stock & Deli. The cost will be
$26 per person. Call Miriam 409
-9160 or Janice at 409-1630
with questions or special orders.
On November 11, we’re off to
Doylestown, PA, a beautiful and
charming area. We’ll take a
guided tour of Font Hill Castle
and visit the Mercer Museum.
We will enjoy a delicious lunch
on our own at the well-known
restaurant, The Hattery, Stone
and Still. The cost will be $46
per person. Contact Lollie 2359680 or Eileen 409-4366.
Our annual festive holiday
party will take place on December 16 in the ballroom, so watch
for further details.
Ongoing: Bowling – Beverly
409-7993
Tribute Cards – Lois 4090083
Cell phones – Kay 409-0955
Gift cards for Stop & Shop –
Miriam 409-9160
Many interesting and exciting
events are planned for 2016.
Watch for further details.
The Martin
Salmanowitz
Senior Social Club
By Paul Bresalier
Our sold out event on August
8 was received with great enthusiasm, not only for the exceptional show, Decades of Divas,
but for the excellent dinner catered by Jacques. The show
brought back memories of many
of the female singers and girl
groups we loved through the
years. We also made our annual trip to Monmouth Park
Racetrack on August 16 with a
full bus and enjoyed the exciting
races and delicious buffet in our
private room overlooking the
finish line.
We appreciate the assistance
of Paul Klarman and the WHOA
board for making the ballroom
available for our shows while
the redecoration of the ballroom
has been taking place. We also
appreciate the assistance of Bill
Hinkle, the General Manager
and Monica Caterson, the Recreation Manager and her staff
for ensuring that our events take
place with no problems.
We are looking forward to
staging our shows in our beautiful “new” ballroom.
Bingo
Our club sponsors and conducts an evening of Bingo on
the 2nd Friday of each month
with doors opening at 7 pm. The
next Bingo is scheduled for October 9.
Events Calendar
October 15 – Thursday –
12:30 pm. Luncheon show
featuring comedian Dave
Konig. Ballroom. Deluxe family
style lunch includes salad,
Chicken Francaise, sausage
and peppers, potatoes, string
beans, cake, coffee, and soda.
$18 pp members, $20 pp nonresident guests. Waiting list.
October 18-19 - Exciting bus
trip to Pennsylvania. Gaming at
Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs,
tour Lackawanna Coal Mine and
Steamtown USA railroad museum. The visit to the coal mine
Senior Social Club
is not recommended for people
who have difficulty walking. Alternatives are available. $165
pp double occupancy includes
coach, hotel, $40 slot play, buffet dinner, $5 food voucher,
buffet breakfast. Open to all
Greenbriar at Whittingham residents. See flyer for details.
October 26 – Monday – Show
trip to the Tropicana Casino in
Atlantic City. See “Juke Box
Divas,” Laura Roth’s tribute to
Bette Midler, Doris Day, Tammy
Wynette, and Patsy Cline. $43
pp includes bus, show, and $15
slot play. See flyer for details.
November 12 – Thursday –1
pm. Luncheon show “From
Broadway to the Met” featuring
tenor Aaron Caruso. Ballroom.
Family style luncheon includes
salad platters, cake, coffee, and
soda. $18 pp members, $20 pp
non-resident guests.
December 5 – Saturday –
6:30 P.M. Holiday Party. The
Ace in the Hole Productions
presents “Great Musical Moments from Hollywood Motion
Pictures.” Ballroom. Family
style dinner catered by
Jacques includes salad, short
rib of beef, grilled chicken
bruschetta, string beans, cake,
coffee and soda. $29 pp members, $32 pp non-resident
guests.
Speakers Program - Programs start on Thursdays at
2:30 pm. All members are invited.
October 1 – Dr. Michael Kozak, Superintendant of Schools,
Monroe Township
October 29 – Mary Kate
Wearhagen, CentraState Hospital Medications
November 5 – Madelyn
Guzman, Consumer Affairs
Scams
November 19 – Charles
Clarkson, Jewish Family Services, Medicare Part D Option
Yiddish Club
By Donna Steif
Sunday, September 6, we
welcomed Mark Federman
who spoke about “Russ and
Daughters,” his family’s famous restaurant in New York
City which has been open for
literally 100 years serving
their well-known lox and
pickled herring. Those who
came to the program had
many stories to tell about
them.
Please note that unless otherwise specified, the breakfast
-programs take place the first
Sunday of every month at
10:15 a.m. Bagels, cream
cheese and coffee are served.
For those who prefer, tea is
also available. Charge is $6
per person unless otherwise
indicated.
Important: Reservations
including seating arrangements for your table must be
in no later than 10 days prior
to the Sunday program. After
that date requests for seating
with specific people cannot be
honored.
Future Programs
On Sunday, October 4 the
musical group, “Three’s A
Charm” will be with us.
Whether honoring the Andrew Sisters or Broadway
greats, Anne Oldland, Michele Demsky and Lori Rosolowsky are a dynamite vocal
trio sure to charm an audience. They present innovative arrangements with pizzazz and chutzpah. It’s time
to “Forget Your Troubles”
and “Come On Get Happy”
because this trio delights the
audience with one great
show!
Sunday, November 1,
Robert Spiotto, impersonator,
singer and dancer par excellence, will present, “The Birth
of Israel.” It will include his
famous routine entitled “Harry
and Eddie” portraying President Harry Truman and his
haberdasher, Eddie Jackson.
This will be his 4th presentation at our Yiddish Club where
he previously appeared as
Danny Kaye, Joel Grey and
Sholom Aleichem. You don’t
want to miss him!
On Sunday, December 6,
our Annual Gala Chanukah
Party will take place. The delicious brunch of whitefish, egg
and tuna salads, herring, bagels and more catered by Lox
Stock and Deli can easily whet
your palate. With their lovely
voices, Cantor David Perper
and Cantor Faith Steinsnyder
will entertain you with songs in
English and some in Yiddish.
Plan to attend!
SPECIAL EVENT: On
Thursday morning, October 29
from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. our
guest will be Rabbi Louis Stein
whose topic will be “What Did
You Say Your Name Was?” The Strange Journey of Jewish First Names. Listen, learn
and Laugh! This is a FREE
program but you MUST register. Seating is limited to 50
people. Yiddish Members
Only! Call Zeena at 409-0472.
Add your name to the wait list!
Future Trip
On Thursday, November 5,
join us on a bus trip to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art for
a fresh perspective of our nation’s artistic identity as we
view the first exhibit in three
decades of American Still Life.
Audio tour of this special exhibit is included. Lunch is ON
YOUR OWN at the Museum.
In the afternoon, continue to
explore more of the museum’s
world famous collections. Yiddish Club members only. No
refund unless seat is resold.
Place checks made out to the
“Yiddish Club” for $46 per person into Lockbox #6. Reservations much be received by
October 5. For questions call
May at 409-3828.
Sylvia Kolber Multi-Media
Center: The first Sunday of
every month the Center is
open before 10:15 a.m. to
allow Yiddish Club members
ONLY to browse through the
selection of books, DVD’s
and Video Cassettes. We are
delighted to inform you that
we have new books written
by authors who have recently
spoken at our Sunday programs. For an annotated bibliography, please e-mail Natasha at softefive@aol.com.
Yiddish Vinkle: For those of
you who enjoy listening to Yiddish being spoken and understand just a little, we invite you
to join the Yiddish Vinkle. The
women and men meet in the
Clubhouse on the third
Wednesday of the month from
10 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m. The
only prerequisite is being a
member of the Yiddish Club.
We promise you will be
warmly welcomed.
Have you been following
the Yiddish Club activities in
the Voice and seen something that appeals to you
whether it be our programs,
special events or trips? All
you have to do is contact us
and we would be happy to
help you. But don’t forget you
must become a member - we
guarantee you it will be well
worth it!
Calling for
Minyan
Volunteers
The Minyan Group of
Greenbriar at Whittingham
has serviced our community for over 20 years and
now we need your help in
order to continue this most
important function. To cover
the broad spectrum of observance among residents,
we need to ensure the
presence of 10 men at all
Shiva minyans. You do not
have to be fluent in Hebrew
to be part of our group but
we need your presence.
However, if you are fluent in
Hebrew, we could also ask
if you wish to be a minyan
leader as well. For more
information and to volunteer, please call: Eddie
Thompson-860-2664/Aaron
Nitkin-395-7598/Jim Penzias-860-8344.
Successful
Aging Matters
at Any Age
Poetry Corner
Beach Dwellers
By Irwin Dunsky
By Arnold Bornstein
“Successful aging” is not a
term only for seniors because
the aging process obviously
involves everybody, from infants to teenagers to young
adults to the middle-aged and
beyond. It follows you throughout your life, and how it is handled may determine how
happy and how healthy and
how long you live.
At a couple of movie theaters I noticed a mother walking
with her very overweight child
and, in both cases, the youngsters were stuffing themselves
with perhaps unhealthy
snacks. My unspoken thought
was why would a parent apparently overlook a potential
obesity problem in a youngster?
I recall visiting former
neighbors from when we lived
on Long Island, who had
moved to an adult community
in New Jersey. The husband
had developed type 2 diabetes, which can be regulated
with a proper diet and medication; he said his doctor warned
him he may need insulin injections if he did not watch his
diet. Nevertheless, during
lunch in their kitchen alcove,
he consumed some pastry and
a muffin with his coffee. My
unspoken thought was why
would he apparently continue
to eat sugar-laden desserts
when he knew his health may
be at stake?
Human nature being what it
is, it’s easy for you and me to
criticize frailties in others, and
at the same time know that we
too are susceptible to similar
frailties. It involves one of the
oldest adages there is, the one
about practicing what you
preach. However, the vital fact
remains that too often we don’t
do what we are supposed to
do in regard to our health and
taking care of ourselves.
We have seen doctors who
don’t fully take care of themselves. We have read about
some of the world’s greatest
athletes who reportedly took
steroids and other drugs, in
efforts to enhance their performance - -which could seem
like making a pact with the
devil: great feats now and payback time later in life with their
health and their bodies.
These are extreme examples that we may chat about,
but in our everyday lives it
should be apparent with ourselves, friends, family, acquaintances and coworkers
that there are too many among
us who may be indifferent to
their health.
It is obvious that a man or a
woman in their 20s or 30s,
preoccupied with all the pressurized aspects of just living
their life as best they can, may
not be thinking about or even
aware of the concept that what
they do now will affect what
they become in their later
years in terms of their health.
This would evidently hold true
for any of us at any age.
Of course, there are many
things in life beyond our control, like deadly diseases and
fatal accidents. However, why
shouldn’t we at any age, including parents with young
children, always attempt to do
the best we can in trying to
ensure our future good health?
Ocean and sand
Beautiful summer palette
Seventy years at the beach
Never gets old
Waves breaking, children playing
Nature’s playground of sand and water
Adrift on the beach
Joy’s observer
Little ones running from the rolling surf
Others body and boogy-board surfing
Digging holes in sand to fill with ocean
Sun bathing, reading, music, and conversation
A daddy holding his young daughter’s hand at water’s edge
A grandmother playing in the sand with a child
Father and teenage son charging waves that swallow them
Surfers patiently adrift waiting for the perfect wave
A place to play, heal, and rejuvenate
Mother Nature’s gift
For being a child, beach bum, or working hard all week
Blessed are the beach dwellers
Our culture and society still
involve smoking and drug use,
although to a substantially
lesser degree, as well as
drinking and partying, seemingly endlessly watching television, the overwhelming popularity of so-called junk food
and fast-food restaurants,
stress-filled jobs and relationships, and anxiety over terrorism and other matters.
Against this background,
there have been studies emphasizing that this country’s
population could do a better
job of taking care of its health.
Ironically, we live in what may
be considered the world’s
most abundant nation, and in
an era when the advances in
modern medicine and science
have accomplished incredible
achievements.
Yet, we still don’t seem to
get back to the basics of eating well, exercising well, sleeping well and controlling our
stress, in addition to trying to
follow the old adage of everything in moderation.
There is the old joke about
the very elderly person who
TOWNE CENTRE NEWS
By Monica Caterson, Clubhouse / Recreation Manager
WHOA Entertainment
Abba Tribute
Saturday, October 17, 2015 – 8PM
$25 – At the Monroe Township High School
On Sale to Residents and
Non-Residents Now!
William Michals & A Comedian
Saturday, November 21, 2015 – 8PM
$25 – At the Monroe Township High School
On Sale to Residents
Thursday, October 1st @ 6:30 a.m.
Non-Residents
Monday, October 5th @ 6:30 a.m.
WHOA Trips
Baltimore Trip
October 1-2, 2015
Winter 2016 Cruise
January 17-29, 2016
*Flyers in Towne Centre*
WHOA Atlantic City
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
“Resorts”
*Flyers are in the Towne Centre*
On Sale Now
WHOA’s Sunday Movies
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
1:00 p.m. in the Ballroom
“Gone Girl”
Sunday, November 8, 2015
1:00 p.m. in the Ballroom
“Begin Again”
“Golden Nugget”
On Sale Now
WHOA Duffy Square
Duffy Square Trips will
return in May of 2016.
Feathered Visitors
By Juliet P. Klein
Quickly, quickly it must be
said that we are not
“birders”… those fine folk who
will travel near and far to get a
glimpse of a rare bird. No,
we’re simple folk who have a
soft spot in our hearts for our
backyard avian population.
And so they come, willingly
and happily, our feathered
visitors, who we entice with an
abundant food supply. Among
our visitors are sparrows, cardinals, blue jays, mourning
doves, sometimes robins, and
occasionally a woodpecker.
We have provided them with
food and water for several
years and although it’s been
and continues to be a joy to
watch them, beyond that I’ve
never given them another
thought until recently when my
curiosity got the best of me.
Surely Google, the great Wizard, would provide me with an
answer. So I approached …
and the following conversation
ensued.
“Oh no, not you again…
What is it this time?” asked the
Wizard.
It’s about birds, I said.
Come, come, be more specific…that’s a huge category.
Well, Wizard…how is it possible that little birds with eyes
so tiny can spy a feeder from
quite a distance, know how to
steady themselves on a perch
and put their heads in the
feeder openings to get the
seeds??
Hum…that’s a good question. Sorry, there’s nothing
specifically about that in my
data base other than birds
have a primitive and instinctual
brain structure. However,
there are studies which show
their brains go much beyond
that and the pejorative expres-
sion, bird brain, should be rendered obsolete.
But, while we’re on the subject of birds, if you care to listen, I have lots of information
you might find interesting
about sparrows, cardinals,
blue jays, robins, and mourning doves too. So, lean closer,
make yourself comfortable,
and I will make your bird
watching so much more enjoyable.
Sparrows. There are 140
different sparrow specimens
spread throughout almost
every continent. The sociable
house sparrow, which could
easily fit in the palm of your
hand, is more closely associated with humans than any
other wildly established North
American bird. Coloring of the
sparrows in your area is
mostly soft browns and tan. As
long as there is a trace of human influence nearby sparrows will flourish. They eat
seeds, berries, fruits and small
insects. They are primarily
monogamous…except for the
20% who prefer the fun of having multiple mates.
Cardinals. Are song birds
and will sing all day and are
more than twice as large as
sparrows. They are very territorial and will fiercely chase
interlopers. The males are real
beauties with their brilliant
deep scarlet feathers and
crowns. The more vivid the
color the greater the potential
of attracting a female mate.
The females’ feathers are
shades of gray with muted red
wings and tail. Cardinals are
monogamous and mate for
life. The papa shares in feeding and caring for the mama
and babies. When the male is
caring for his family his bright
red color will change to a
duller shade of brown so he
will look more like a female.
This camouflage keeps the
predators at bay and so helps
to protect the family. They do
not migrate and usually live
within a few miles of their birth
place. They can live for 15
years and are protected by the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of
1918.
Blue Jays. Are very unusual.
There is no distinction between the male and female,
both have beautiful shades of
blue plumage. The female is
somewhat smaller than the
male and both are larger than
the cardinals. They have noisy
bird calls, are known for their
intelligence and have a complex social system with tight
family bonds. Monogamous
and mate for life. While female
incubates, the male provides
her food. Exceptional for
birds… the young remain and
are fed by parents for at least
a month, sometime two.
They are very territorial and
protective of nests and will
even scoop down on humans
who come near. In addition to
seeds and nuts, which they
know how to crack, they will
eat virtually all known types of
plant and animal sources and
even will harvest acorns and
store them in the ground.
Sometimes they are naughty
and will appropriate nests of
other mid-sized songbirds,
particularly robin nests. They
have been known to live in
captivity for more than 26
years…in the wild 17 years.
Robins. Are migratory and
winter south in U.S. and can
continue on almost to Mexico.
They return in February and
March and begin breeding
almost immediately…normally
the female has two to three
broods a season. Females
build nests alone and will build
a new nest for each brood.
Both males and females are
active in feeding and protecting the fledged chicks until
they can be on their own.
They feed on 40% worms
and grubs and 60% cultivated
and wild fruit and berries and
particularly love eating fermented Pyracantha berries
which makes them high, resulting in intoxicated behavior
such as falling over while
walking. They use auditory,
visual, olfactory cues to find
prey. Although they use vision
predominantly, they also have
the ability to hunt by hearing.
Experiments have discovered
that they can find worms underground by simply using
listening skills. They will take
several short hops and then
cock head left, right or forward
to detect movement of prey
underground and then pounce
on it.
At one time they were killed
for their meat but are now protected by Migratory Bird Treaty
Act. Curiously… they will sing
when a storm is approaching
and again when it has passed.
Mourning Doves. It’s this
species of pigeon that proliferates through cities and towns
and is related to rock doves.
Throughout history man has
domesticated some of the rock
doves and trained them as
homing and carrier pigeons.
Pigeons in their various species have survived for thousands of years and to really
get the gist of this incredible
bird I suggest checking my
data bases. And if you have
time, also check the fascinating and incredible history of
the billions of U.S. passenger
pigeons which were hunted to
their eventual extinction.
Finally… the Wizard concluded. “Hopefully, you of the
inquiring mind, have been
enlightened and enjoyed our
little chat. I have touched on
just a wee bit of information
and do encourage you to
delve into my data base for
more interesting details about
those birds.
So… bye for now…but do
call again.”
And so, Dear Reader, I
hope you, too, have been
enlightened and when you see
any of the aforementioned
birds will smile and remember
my conversation with the Wizard.
Desserts for Me
By Dawn Horowitz
Some form of frozen dessert, mainly ice cream, is ubiquitous around the world. Wherever ice cream lives, whipped
cream is sure to accompany it.
I am not a great dessert lover
but I have always been a fan
of whipped cream: the more
on the plate the happier I am.
Anything that can be topped
with globs of fresh whipped
cream can be considered my
basic comfort food.
Even as a child I was a
whipped cream fanatic. I remember loving the charlotte
russe (soft yellow cake covered with a hill of whipped
cream in a cardboard container) we bought from the
dessert truck that traveled
around the streets of The
Bronx.
For example: I remember
one episode during Passover
when my mother and grandmother refused to buy any
familiar sweets because they
were not permissible Passover
food. I had the greatest temper
tantrum in response. I could
not understand why this cake
plus Bungalow Bar ice cream
were not kosher now and
could not be eaten during this
time.
Times have changed. In our
modern world, whipped cream,
ice cream and any other dessert one can dream about, is
available during the holiday.
My husband Paul and I dip
fresh strawberries in homemade whipped cream, sometimes adding vanilla ice cream,
after our daily dairy meal on
Passover. Thus, today we can
enjoy the formerly forbidden
ice cream during the festival.
When experiencing a special event, I try to combine my
dessert passions with the appropriate food. For my birthday
each year, Paul and I celebrate by sharing a huge plate
of strawberry short cake at the
Cheesecake Factory. This
single serving consists of a
soup bowl holding a sweet soft
biscuit with layers of vanilla ice
cream plus fresh cut strawberries and mounds and mounds
of whipped cream.
Once the waitress offered to
sing “Happy Birthday” to me
but I rapidly declined the offer.
Then she brought us another
bowl of whipped cream with a
candle so we could still observe the wonderful occasion.
We enthusiastically devoured
every bit.
Over the years, Paul and I
have toured many countries
and have sampled the ice
cream and whipped cream
available in every one. During
our first visit to the USSR in
1969, the ice cream was made
with pure cream and was simply wonderful. However, there
was no whipped cream listed
on any menu. The rest of the
food was awful but we could
anticipate a happy ending to
each meal. On a subsequent
visit, the ice cream flavors
were produced with the same
level of low fat that was prevalent in America and our love
and praise for their confection
was lost.
Afterwards in China, at a
remote bridge crossing, there
was a tiny shack selling multifruit-flavored ice cream, very
similar to the original Russian
type. This was a find. I gorged
on two different nut infused
delicacies.
During a winter visit years
later to Changchun, in China,
we were amazed to find ice
cream bars displayed on a
wooden table without any refrigeration. Of course, that
day’s temperature was about
15 degrees F. The proprietor
knew that his confections
would remain frozen throughout the day. Naturally, we
sampled the pops, concluding
that their consistency was perfect and the chocolate covering was delicious.
Both Vienna and Budapest
are marvelous cities for me to
tour since their ice cream,
cake and whipped cream are
the best in the world. Each
time we have traveled there
we stop daily for a lunch of
coffee and a pastry, covered
with dollops of caramel syrup
and whipped cream. The
memory of these snacks
Monroe Township Office of Senior Services & Senior Center
12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
609-448-7140
Membership Information
Being a registered member
of the Office/Center is free and
available to Monroe Township
residents, 55 or older. Around
the 15th of the previous month,
members can register/sign-up
for the special monthly activities.
Advance registration is recommended to ensure easy admission into a program. Registration is also available on the
same day of an event from 9 to
11:30 a.m.
For more information, visit
the Senior Center to pick up a
calendar of events or visit
www.monroetwp.com, and look
for the “Office of Senior Services”
link
under
“Departments.”
Get Your Game On!
On select days and times,
bring friends and play your
game of choice on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons from 1
to 4 p.m. and on Tuesday and
Friday mornings from 9 to
Noon. Cribbage (for new and
seasoned) players meet on the
2nd and 4th Wednesday.
(Some days are shared with
classes.)
Good for You!
Bagels Plus: On Friday,
October 2, at 10 a.m., join Sheli
Monacchio, Always Best Care,
and Linda Mundie, The Gardens at Monroe, as they host
this session with bagels and
smear along with guest
speaker, Francine Porges, Ex-
ecutive Director of St. Peter’s
Adult Day Center. Ms. Porges
will focus on the under-utilized
services of Adult Day Care
along with its benefits, activities, and financial components.
Essential Oils: On Monday,
October 5, at 1:30 p.m., join
Siobhan Hutchinson for this
aroma-pleasing discussion on
the differences in essential oil
quality and how the oils can be
used to help improve your overall well-being. The group will
sample some oils and have the
opportunity to purchase a kit
directly from Siobhan. Register
in advance.
Eating to Avoid Diabetes:
On Tuesday, October 6, at 1:30
p.m., Sandra Byer-Lubin, RD,
registered dietitian wit h
UMCP’s Diabetes Mgt. Program, discusses how certain
foods affect glucose levels and
how to reduce your risk of diabetes — which is a growing
issue nationwide. Register in
advance.
Physical Therapy after
Breast Cancer: On Wednesday, October 7, at 1:30 p.m.,
join Denise Quinn, DPT, CLT,
with UMCP Outpatient Rehab.
Network, as she discusses the
importance of rehab after undergoing a mastectomy, lumpectomy, or breast reconstruction. Topics include: compression garments, lymphedema
signs/symptoms, range of motion in the neck and shoulders,
and more. Register in advance.
Breast Health Awareness:
On Friday, October 9, at 1:30
p.m., Lynn Lutwin, RN, CBCN,
Director of the Breast Care
Connection at RWJHUH, discusses risk factors and the importance of prevention and
early detection. Register in advance.
Acupressure: On Tuesday,
October 13, at 1:30 p.m., join
Anthony Dissen, CentraState,
as he discusses the theory behind acupressure and how to
perform a daily acupressure
routine. Register in advance.
Blood Pressure Screenings: On the second Tuesday
of every month, from 1 to 3
p.m., stop by the Senior Center
for a free blood pressure
screening provided by retired
RN volunteers. No appointment
necessary.
Silent Meditation: On
Thursday, October 15, at 10
a.m., join Judy Kalman for this
tranquil session as you learn
techniques to increase your
relaxation. Space limited. Register in advance.
Halt the Winter Blues: On
Monday, October 19, at 1:30
p.m., join Judith Mecklenburger, LCSW, from Princeton
House Behavioral Health, for
an uplifting program that provides strategies for maintaining
a positive outlook during the
holidays and through the winter
season. Register.
Memory
G am e s:
On
Wednesday, October 21, at
1:30 p.m., David Rosenberg,
Executive Director, The Oscar
& Ella Wilf Campus for Senior
Living, strengthens your memory with fun and interactive
games. Register in advance.
CarFit: On Thursday, October 29, by appointment, from
10 to noon, Princeton Health
Care System is pleased to partner with AAA and AARP to provide this service. A trained
PHCS CarFit technician will
take the driver through an observation and questionnaire
session before assessing ways
in which to make vehicle adjustments. These adjustments will
provide a better “fit” between
the driver and the vehicle.
Music and More!
Best of Broadway: On
Thursday, October 8, 1:30 p.m.,
Marvin Fischer, pianist, takes
you back in time as he shares
the many hits from the Broadway stage and anecdotes about
the shows, composers and lyricists. Register.
Michael & Ted Present: On
Thursday, October 15, at 2
p.m., join our friends, Michael &
Ted, from WWFM’s The Classical Network, for their discussion
on the composing team of Lynn
Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty,
known for their first hit show,
Once on This Island. Register
in advance.
Thomas Elefant Presents:
On Fridays, October 16 and 30,
both at 1:30 p.m., we welcome
back Orchestra Conductor, T.
Elefant. On 10/16 - Intimate
Dialogues In Music: discover
the intimate conversations hidden in the fabric of music; and,
on 10/30 - Celebrating Frank
Sinatra: explore the many elements that made Frank Sinatra
unique, enjoying his artistry
from various periods of his career. Register for each program
separately.
Edgar Allan Poe: On Monday, October 19, at 10:30 a.m.,
Irene Curran, retired Monroe
Twp. Teacher, discusses the
life, works, and tragedies of the
“Master of the Macabre” with an
emphasis on his poetry. Register in advance.
Fred Miller Presents: On
Tuesday, October 20, at 1:30
p.m., we welcome back Mr.
Miller as he explores the
GOLDEN AGE OF OPERETTA
(Herbert, Friml, Romberg) during this “Lecture-in-Song” that
celebrates the rich melodies
and romance that preceded the
American Musical. Register in
advance.
Meet the Author: On Thursday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m., in
the true spirit of Halloween,
meet Shari Nicol, the author of
“WITCH HUNTER” - a mixture
of the mystical, witchcraft, suspense, and sexuality. Register
in advance for this opportunity
to meet Shari and to purchase
her e-book.
Facing Issues of Alzheimer’s Disease: On Monday, October 26, at 10:30 a.m.,
join Gary Garland, certified
Elder Law Attorney, and social
workers, Tina Ruane, and the
Center’s Judy Kalman, as they
discuss the social, medical and
legal ramifications that follow a
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Topics include: ways to
accept the disease, treatments
and clinical trials, safety issues,
caregiver support, and critical
legal and financial planning.
Register in advance.
Lady Swings Sinatra: On
Monday, October 26, at 1:30
p.m., we welcome back Fran(Continued on page 24)
Desserts
makes me smile as I remember their distinctive taste.
Recently at the beach city of
Puerto Varas, Chile, Paul
found an ice cream shop
where we could order two different flavors in one “socalled” small cone. What we
did not know was that each
portion included two enormous
scoops of one individual flavor.
Therefore, we were served
four humongous balls of ice
cream set into the single sugar
cone. Naturally, it was too
much for even me to finish and
I waved goodbye as I sadly
tossed the leftovers into the
trash.
When we were first married
and lived in Leiden, Holland,
the waitress at our local snack
bar refused to serve pie-a-lamode. So one of our American
friends decided to introduce
the Dutch to our American way
of ice cream on apple pie by
ordering one slice of the pie
and at the same time a dish of
vanilla ice cream.
He then proceeded to place
the ice cream on top of the pie
while the entire staff of the
restaurant circled around him
and watched with amazement
as he devoured the delicious
combination. I do not think we
converted the Hollanders to
our choice of dessert but afterwards they were willing to allow us to enjoy this delicacy
whenever we wished.
Another great ice cream
story we tell from our travels is
about an ice cream experience
which took place in the United
States. On a raft trip on the
Colorado River, at the Grand
Canyon in Arizona, we were
promised a wonderful surprise
at dinner. Thus, it was that
evening that we savored icycold root beer floats for dessert at the side of the river in
the midst of the desert. Then
we learned that in the afternoon, our guide had run up to
the rim and collected the ice
cream from one of their supply
trucks and then brought it
down just in time for the flavorful conclusion to our meal.
However, there is one dessert that does not include ice
cream that I used to devour
whenever it appeared on a
menu. This confection is a
Sabrena, a rum soaked
sponge cake garnished with a
tub of whipped cream and a
cherry on top. The whipped
cream covers every speck of
the cake’s surface which
makes it even more appealing
to me. It is absolutely delicious
but oh, oh so caloric.
I used to stop at the first
coffee house we came to
when we reached Jerusalem
in Israel whenever we visited,
just for a Sabrena. Now, I look
longingly at the menu and order coffee. The temptation is
great but my scale will not tolerate the extra pounds listed
after eating only one mouthful.
Paul and I will continue to
travel and seek adventures
while looking for different
kinds of ice cream confections with whipped cream.
I’m sure they will all be as
delicious as those in the
past. But our main goal will
be to continue to search for
the taste of the perfect original Russian full flavored
cream again.
October Calendar of Events for Monroe
Township Public Library
Sit -N- Stitch
10:30 a.m., Fridays, October
2, 16. Stitch projects; assist
others, share tips, projects and
patterns. Bring your own supplies. Light refreshments
served. Registration not required.
Green Fair Author Event
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday,
October 3. Thriller fiction writer
Jon McGoran weaves food
and sustainability into his organic farming-themed novels,
“Dead Out” (Forge, 2014) and
“Drift” (Forge, 2013). Meet him
at Oak Tree School. Program
sponsored by the Friends.
Registration is not required.
PSO Chamber Series
1 p.m., Monday, October 5.
The Signum Quartet performs
Bach, Beethoven, Janacek
and Webern. Program offered
in collaboration with the Monroe Township Cultural Arts
Commission. Registration is
not required.
Coupon Club
1:30 p.m., Monday, October
5. Clip, swap and trade coupons. Discuss deals, share
frugal tips and shopping experiences. Bring a pair of scissors and your stash of nonexpired coupons. Program is
free and registration is not
required.
Book Café
11 a.m., Wednesday, October 14. Talk about books that
you read and enjoyed. Light
refreshments served. Register
at the Welcome Desk.
Foundation Meeting
7 p.m., Thursday, October 8
Friday Afternoon Movie
2 p.m., Friday, October 9.
Adventure film about Lindbergh’s first solo transatlantic
crossing. Film is free, registration is not required.
Genealogy Club
1:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 14. Beginning and experienced genealogists welcome to discuss research,
share findings and resources.
Juried Art Show
Presented by Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission,
the Art Show opens on Sunday, October 18.
Meet Your Sewing Machine
3 p.m., Monday, October 19
and 6 p.m., Thursday, October
22. Hands-on sewing session
for adults. Wind a bobbin,
thread a needle and practice
stitching. Visit the Library’s
Website to register.
Library Board Meeting
6:30 p.m., Monday, October
19
Coffee and a Book
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 20. Discuss “A Sudden
Light” by Garth Stein. Register
and reserve your copy at the
Welcome Desk.
Boheme Opera Series: The
Birth of Broadway through
Operetta
1 p.m., Wednesday, October 21. Lecture performance
highlights contributions of Viennese and American composers to modern Broadway.
Featured composers are Johann Strauss II, Romberg,
Friml, Herbert and others. Program offered in collaboration
with the Monroe Township
Cultural Arts Commission.
Sewing Class: Table Runner
3 p.m., Monday, October 26
and 6 p.m., Thursday, October
29. Learn how to sew a table
runner in this two hour class.
Students must take the “Meet
Your Sewing Machine” class
or have prior machine sewing
knowledge to participate. Student provides 1/3 yard facing
fabric and ½ yard border fabric
for project. Register through
the Library’s Website.
Friends Meeting
7 p.m., Tuesday, October 27
George Ivers Display Case
Handmade Jewelry by Suzanne Hye
Rotunda Art Gallery
Eclecticism by Carl Frankel
Library Closing
Monday, October 12
All events are open to the
public.
www.monroetwplibrary.org
as he hosts this 2-Part DVD
presentation focusing on John
F. Kennedy: his charisma, his
presidency, and his father’s
influence. Part Two is scheduled for Thursday, November
5th, at 1 p.m. Please be sure to
register for each program date
separately.
Artistically Speaking
Collage Continues: On
Tuesdays, October 13 and 20
at 2 p.m., Karen Starrett, of
Creative Aging Arts, LLC, helps
you practice thinking and working abstractly by looking at a
variety of abstract paintings to
creating a small collage.
Course fee: $8 p.p., due upon
registering in-person, in advance. (You will need to purchase a 20x20 canvas in class
for $7.)
Art of the Masters: On Friday, October 16, at 2 p.m., join
our friend Christina, from Creative Notions, as she discusses
the career and life of sculptor,
M.C. Escher. After the lecture,
16 participants will create a
print making masterpiece in the
artist’s style. Lecture only?
Register by phone. Project?
Register in-person for a coupon
while they last.
Exercise Your Options
Yoga Around the World
Class: Starting on Thursday,
October 8, at 9 a.m., join Eileen
for a unique chair yoga experience that includes visual relaxation. This 8-session course
is $40 p.p. (No class on 11/26.)
Pre-registration and payment
are required in advance and in
person. Space limited.
Dance and Tone: Starting
on Tuesday, October 27, at
10:45 a.m., get toned while
burning calories with Sandra
during this 8-session workout
that combines the disciplines of
Zumba Gold, Zumba Gold Toning, and Zumba Core for a total
body workout. (No class on
11/3.). Course fee: $25, due
upon registering in-person, in
advance. Space limited to ensure safety. Either 1 lb. dumbbells or 2 bottles of water are
needed for the toning session.
Appropriate footwear required.
Broadway, Here We Come!
The Monroe Township Chorus will be performing a free
concert on Sunday, November
22. Mark your calendar to enjoy
music from the Broadway Stage
at 2 p.m. in the Monroe Township Senior Center. Call Sheila
Werfel for more info: 609-6193229.
On-Going Programs
Interested in a support
group? Want to play chess or
enjoy poetry with fellow poets?
Get a complete listing of ongoing activities in the Monroe
Township Senior Center. Just
stop by during regular operating
hours, Monday thru Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and ask
for our On-Going Program
Sheet. You can also access our
on-going activities on the Senior Center’s page at:
www.monroetwp.com.
cine and Joel as they pay tribute to the legendary Frank Sinatra: his life and his music.
Register in advance.
Paranormal Mysteries: On
Tuesday, October 27, at 2 p.m.,
Laura Haldik Hoffman, Founder
of the NJ Ghost Hunters Society, returns to discuss the key
areas in the field of paranormal
study including: Crop Circles,
Ouija boards and séances,
Cryptids, and Spontaneous
Human Combustion. Whether
you are a believer or not, you
will be intrigued. Please be sure
to register in advance.
JFK: On Thursday, October
29, at 1 p.m., join Mike Ferreira,
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents
program of Gershwin and Bernstein featuring
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Music Director Jacques
Lacombe conducts program
featuring music from Porgy
and Bess, West Side Story
and more
Thibaudet plays Gershwin’s
Concerto in F
The New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra and Music Director
Jacques Lacombe present a
program pairing works from
Gershwin and Bernstein, October 22–25 in Newark, Red
Bank and Morristown. Pianist
Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns
to New Jersey for Gershwin’s
Concerto in F; the Orchestra
also performs Gershwin’s
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic
Picture and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from
West
Side Story and Candide Overture.
Performances take place on
Thursday, October 22, at 1:30
pm and Friday, October 23, at
8 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark;
Saturday, October 24, at 8 pm
at the Count Basie Theatre in
Red Bank and Sunday, October 25, at 3 pm at the Mayo
Performing Arts Center in Morristown.
TICKETS
Concert tickets start at $20
and are available for purchase
online at www.njsymphony.org
or
by
phone
at
1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).
CONCERT PROGRAM
Thibaudet Plays Gershwin
Thursday, October 22, at
1:30 pm | NJPAC in Newark
Friday, October 23, at 8 pm
| NJPAC in Newark
Saturday, October 24, at 8
pm | Count Basie Theatre in
Red Bank
Sunday, October 25, at 3
pm | Mayo Performing Arts
Center in Morristown
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
BERNSTEIN,
Candide
Overture
GERSHWIN,
Concerto in
F
BERNSTEIN,
Symphonic
Dances from West Side Story
GERSHWIN (Arr. Bennett)
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic
Picture
Full concert information is
available at
www.njsymphony.org/events/
detail/thibaudet-playsgershwin.
Investors Foundation generously sponsors this concert
weekend.
THE ARTISTS
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
A remarkable conductor
whose artistic integrity and
rapport with orchestras have
propelled him to international
stature, Jacques Lacombe has
been Music Director of the
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2010 and of the
Orchestre Symphonique de
Trois-Rivières since 2006.
After his final season with the
NJSO, he takes up the post of
Chief Conductor of the Bonn
Opera in Germany. He was
previously Principal Guest
Conductor of the Orchestre
Symphonique de Montréal and
Music Director of orchestra
and opera with the Philharmonie de Lorraine.
Lacombe says: “Pairing
Gershwin and Bernstein works
creates a great all-American
program. These two composers
wrote music for the concert hall,
opera and Broadway, and the
suites from Porgy and Bess and
West Side Story are two wonderful symphonic collages. The
two works have so many incredible themes and fantastic
The Jewish Heritage Museum
Presents Jewish Journeys – A
Photography Exhibit
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County is
pleased to announce the installation of Jewish Journeys,
an exhibit of photographs exploring the rich beauty of Jewish locales and objects from
around the world. The goal of
the exhibit is to display a varied collection of quality photographs which have a connection to Jewish content or
theme and that reflect a global
Jewish perspective as well as
the personal interpretations
and vision of the photographers.
Featured are works by Joel
Morgovsky, of Lincroft; Faith
Wight, of Princeton; Simon
Zelingher, of Marlboro; Ellen
Rubinstein, of Holmdel, Norman Schwinger of Monroe,
Phyllis Solomon of Marlboro,
Julie Warshawsky of Howell;
Rabbi Sally Priesand, of
Ocean Township; Bernadette
Sabatini, of Eatontown; and
Lynn Danzig, whose family
resides in Little Silver. Each
photographer has captured a
moment or place with a distinct character and feel that
reveals the Jewish identity of
the location.
While many of the photo-
graphs are of sites in Israel,
other locales such as Rome,
Poland, Czechoslovakia, and
St. Thomas populate the display. There are iconic locales
including the Western Wall in
Jerusalem, the unbelievable
Masada, and other unique
locations that include subjects
of hidden streets and bazaars.
The design of the exhibit
was accomplished with the
guidance of Arlene Smelson,
retired art teacher and curator
of exhibits at Chhange at
Brookdale Community College; and the assistance of
Lynn Reich, also a retired art
educator; Susan Richman language educator; and Faith
Wight, art educator and photographer.
The exhibit will be on display through December 2015.
For more information, call the
Museum at 732-252-6990, or
visit www.jhmomc.org. The
Jewish Heritage Museum is
located in the Mounts Corner
Shopping Center, at 310
Mounts Corner Drive Freehold, NJ, at the corner of
Route 537 and Wemrock
Road. It is on the second floor
of the historic Levi Solomon
Barn.
melodies; the quality of invention is just amazing.”
The music director says he is
eager to welcome Thibaudet
back to NJSO stages: “The Orchestra had an incredible experience with Jean-Yves Thibaudet when he opened our
90th season with Gershwin’s
Rhapsody in Blue in 2012. At
that time, we spoke about doing
Gershwin’s Concerto in F, so I
am delighted to bring him back
to New Jersey for this program.”
The Star-Ledger hailed the
partnership between Thibaudet,
Lacombe and the NJSO at the
Orchestra’s 2012 season
opener, writing: “[Gershwin’s
Rhapsody in Blue] provided a
stunning showcase for the
French guest pianist and for the
ensemble at large. Lacombe led
an animated, smartly paced
performance. The musicians
performed solidly throughout,
with flowing, sinuous winds and
sizzling brass capturing the
work’s jazzy feel. Thibaudet
made fresh, distinctive and colorful choices throughout. There
were flippant flourishes and
jangling octaves; there was
swagger in grace note-inflected
passages. His willingness to be
subdued and nonchalant also
made the work’s most virtuosic
and forceful moments all the
more exciting. As the piece built,
his energy, personality and accuracy were equally impressive.”
Lacombe has garnered critical praise for his creative programming and leadership of
the NJSO. Time Out New York
has named the Orchestra’s
acclaimed Winter Festivals “an
eagerly anticipated annual
event” for their innovative content. The New York Times
wrote, “It was an honor to be
in the hall” for Lacombe’s
NJSO performance of Busoni’s Piano Concerto with
Marc-André Hamelin at the
2012 Spring for Music Festival
at Carnegie Hall.
Lacombe began the 2015–
16 season with the opening of
the 75th season of the Tanglewood Music Festival in an AllAmerican concert with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to NJSO engagements, this season, Lacombe
leads Werther with Juan Diego
Florez, Joyce DiDonato and
the Orchestre National de
France; as well as introductory
performances in Taiwan and
Peru and his debut in Bonn
with von Reznicek’s Holofernes.
Last season, Lacombe
launched the NJSO Edward T.
Cone Composition Institute for
young composers, which grew
out of the New Jersey Roots
Project he introduced in his
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first season with the Orchestra. Recent NJSO highlights
include the “Sounds of Shakespeare” Winter Festival, featuring both violinist Sarah
Chang and The Shakespeare
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as well as with opera companies in Vancouver, Turin, Marseille, Munich and Philadelphia.
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in Nice and Mulhouse, France,
and debuts with orchestras in
San Antonio, Omaha and
Nancy, France.
Lacombe has recorded for
the CPO and Analekta labels;
he has recorded Verdi’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana
and Janáček’s Suite from The
Cunning Little Vixen with the
NJSO. His performances have
been broadcast on PBS, the
CBC, Mezzo TV and Arte TV,
among others.
Born
in
Cap-de-laMadeleine, Québec, Lacombe
attended the Conservatoire de
Musique de Montréal and
Hochschule für Musik in Vienna. He was named a
Chevalier de l’Ordre national
du Québec in 2012 and a
Member of the Order of Canada in 2013—among the highest civilian honors in the country.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
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Awards and the Edison Prize.
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