A Message From The Mayor

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1 Volume MMIX October 2009 No. 10 October 2009 Borough Calendar Thursday Oct. 1 Municipal Court 9:30 am Monday Oct. 5 Council Workshop 6:30 pm Council Meeting 8:00 pm Tuesday Oct. 6 Planning Board 7:00 pm Monday Oct. 12 Holiday Columbus Day Borough Offices and Recycling Closed Tuesday Oct. 13 Recreation Committee 7:30 pm Wednesday Oct. 14 Traffic Safety Committee 7:00 pm Thursday Oct. 15 Municipal Court 9:30 am Monday Oct. 19 Council Workshop 6:30 pm Council Meeting 8:00 pm Tuesday Oct. 20 Planning Board 7:00 pm Board of Health 7:30 pm Tuesday Oct. 27 Shade Tree Commission 7:00 pm Wednesday Oct. 28 Environmental Commission 7:30 pm Note: All Meetings are open to the public. They are held at Borough Hall unless otherwise noted. Any schedule changes are posted on bulletin board at Borough Hall or UPCOMING BRUSH PLACEMENT TO CURB SCHEDULE LIMBS AND BRANCHES ONLY REMINDER LAST COLLECTION UNTIL JANUARY 2010 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 Mon & Thurs Tues & Fri Wed & Sat Trash Collection Trash Collection Trash Collection Tuesday Recycling Wednesday Recycling Thursday Recycling PLACE BRUSH IN PLACE BRUSH IN PLACE BRUSH IN STREET BY CURB STREET BY CURB STREET BY CURB October 5-11 October October A Message From The Mayor ATTENTION MARK YOUR CALENDARS October 7, 2009 is International Walk / Ride your Bike to School Day. I strongly remind everyone to be aware while driving as there will be additional children and adults walking or riding their bikes to school and then home again at the end of the school day. Everyone must exercise a little more patience at crosswalks, traffic lights and near the schools as the volume of pedestrians will be much higher than a usual day. Further remember always by law all children, under the age of 17, are required to wear a helmet when riding bicycles and using skateboards Please remember to always cross streets at designated crosswalks Likewise all vehicles must yield to pedestrians in designated crosswalks (it also is the law) We share our roads with cars, bicycles and pedestrians. Please be mindful of all three at all times For the safety of everyone, it would be wise to follow the above at all times, not just on specially announced occasions! Mayor s Message continues on next page... Department of Public Works will pick up the following week

2 From Borough Hall Little Silver Newsletter Published monthly by the Borough of Little Silver Items of community interest are welcome. Submit in writing to: Linda Goff, Newsletter Editor c/o Borough Hall 480 Prospect Ave. Little Silver, NJ Phone: Fax: Deadline: 15th of month Submissions must include contact name and phone number. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Advertising is contracted annually. Submit request for inclusion on waiting list in writing to above address. The Borough of Little Silver reserves all editorial rights and does not guarantee publication or return of submissions. Borough Directory Emergency Borough Hall Police Dept Tax Collector Tax Assessor Zoning Officer Municipal Court Board of Health Public Library Fire Department Little Silver Borough Hall 480 Prospect Avenue Little Silver, NJ Borough Hall Business Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Property Taxes Due Dates February 1 May 1 August 1 November 1 Notice: When paying taxes via an electronic check from your bank, please identify the property with Block and Lot to ensure proper credit to your account. Mayor s Message (continued)... The Seniors of Little Silver The Seniors of Little Silver was founded in January of 2002 by Julia Aymonier with 18 senior residents of Little Silver Point Road. Initially this group met in the Borough Hall but, as the numbers grew, they moved to the Borough owned Woman s Club on Rumson Road and Church Street. Ann Hansen, who has been a member since the early days, took over the reins from Julia Aymonier and became the first president of the Seniors of Little Silver. Ann is currently serving in that capacity once again. The club numbered approximately 35 members when she first took over in 2003 and has now grown to 67 members. One of the purposes of the club is to enhance the cultural life of Little Silver and is evident in the on going membership in the New Jersey Council for Humanities (a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities) which presents 2 outstanding musical programs, both entertaining and informative, twice a year. This was started by President Ann Hansen. Each year the Markham Place Chorus, along with members of the band, present a fine program of a medley of Christmas songs at the Christmas party. In the spring there is a delightful excerpt from the Red Bank Regional High School play presented by members of the cast who are attending the school s Performing Arts program. Also there have been 2 celebrated art exhibits. These exhibits were sponsored by the late Bette Abel, who was Little Silver s art director for almost 50 years. This organization seeks to enhance the quality of life of seniors through monthly meetings of friends old and new, and entertaining, enjoyable and informative programs. The Club also gives contributions monthly to Lunch Break in Red Bank which daily provides hundreds of hot lunches for the needy. The Club has greatly profited from the encouragement and help from our local business owners. Membership is open to all interested seniors to join! Please feel free to contact me at any time. I can be reached at Borough Hall, ext. #119, Home or scastleman@littlesilver.org. Most sincerely, Suzanne S. Castleman Mayor, Borough of Little Silver NOTICE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Sunday, October 11, Little Silver PTO 5K Race Road closings on the following roads for the running of the race: Ridge Road, Prospect Avenue, Rumson Road, Hance Road. Roadways will be closed around 9:15 a.m. and all roadways should be reopened by 10:30 a.m. Sunday, October 18, the CROP Walk will be taking place. The Start and Finish lines are on the property of Red Bank Regional High School. Event starts at 1:30 p.m. Expect heavy pedestrian traffic on the afternoon of the 18 th along Branch Avenue, Rumson Road, and Harding Road near Red Bank Regional High School.

3 Recycling Reminders BRANCH AND LIMB COLLECTION Residents are reminded that placement to the curb of limbs/branches ends for the season in Zone 1 October 11 th ; Zone 2 October 18 th ; and Zone 3 October 25 th ; and will resume in January according to the 2010 placement to the curb schedule. UPDATE ON HOME GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE (SYRINGES AND NEEDLES/SHARPS) Syringes and needles/sharps are to be kept out of the waste stream. Many area hospitals have instituted programs for handling syringes and needles (sharps) for those qualifying as home self-care generators by supplying sharps containers which, when filled, must be returned to the hospital and a new container will be issued. There is a small deposit on the first container, after which the container and disposal service is free. The following hospitals in our area participating in this program are as follows: Riverview Medical Center (Diabetes Management Center) Monmouth Medical (Diabetes Treatment Center) Bayshore Community Hospital (Environmental Services) Some pharmacies have information on the Blue Needle Box program. Contact your pharmacist for details. LEAVES MAY BE RAKED TO THE CURB AT ANY TIME FROM OCTOBER 26 - DECEMBER 31 When raking leaves to the curb, please make sure no other debris is mixed in with the leaves. The farm site where Little Silver disposes the leaves is under strict regulations from NJ DEP. If other debris is mixed in with leaves, they will not be collected. MONMOUTH COUNTY TO ELIMINATE RECYCLING OF HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES As of October 15, Monmouth County will no longer accept household batteries (with the exception of button batteries ) at its Household Hazardous Waste Facility or at its HHW Disposal Days. This is due to reduction of toxic metals in batteries, increasing recycling costs and safety restrictions. There will be a collection bin at Borough Hall for button batteries only. Common household batteries should be included with regular household trash disposal. RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER The Recycling Drop-Off Center is located behind the Borough Garage on Fairview Avenue. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon Residents are encouraged to take recyclables to the Recycling Center. Please see the July 2009 Recycling Update for details on recycling. Please note the Recycling Center is closed on all Borough holidays. block for 6 ads

4 Community News & Notes LITTLE SILVER WOMAN S CLUB Meeting: Thursday, October 1, 7:00 p.m. at the Women s Club Building. For additional information on the Club, call or Newcomers welcome! 2nd Annual Craft Vendor Sale Saturday, November 14 at Women s Club Building To reserve space, call Eva, or evar@gmail.com. LITTLE SILVER GARDEN CLUB The winners of The Random Acts of Beauty were recently announced. Some of the residential winners were M. McGuire, M. Lindsey, J. Harnett, Wendy Weiner, K. Karl & J. Heldema, and W. Weiner. The commercial winners were Sickels Market, Ryser s Lawn & Tree Service and Byford & Mills. Next meeting: Thursday, October 8 th at the Women s Club Building featuring guest speaker Arnold Kleeburg, a Master Gardner. He will make a presentation on Pruning and Deadheading for Happy, Healthy Plants and Shrubs. If you love flowers and enjoy gardening and floral decorating, please come and join us. For membership information call Melody at or Helen at SENIORS OF LITTLE SILVER Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 27th, 1:00 p.m. at Women s Club Building featuring an Octoberfest Sing-a-long. "The Happy Tones," Eddie Zee and Walter. Desserts and beverages will be served. Dues, $10 a year, are payable at the next meeting. All Monmouth County residents, 55 and older, are welcome. For information, call Ann Hansen at BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION "Share Your Story" Community Book Fair October 17th, 9:00-3:00 at the Little Silver Firehouse Accepting donations of: Books-gently used and new, as well as VHS tapes, Video Games, CDs, and DVDs. Added activities include a Girl Scout Bake Sale and Boy Scout Popcorn Sale! Drop Off Locations (during regular hours of operation): The Turning Point, The Woman's Exchange, Byford & Mills, Healthy Glow, Armstrong Agency, Ye Olde Pie Shoppe, Sovereign Bank, Wells Fargo Mortgage Co Red Bank, Wachovia Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Shrewsbury, Point Road and Markham Place Schools. Donations can also be taken to the Merrick Construction trailer located in the firehouse lot starting Mon Oct 12-Fri Oct 16th from 5-6 pm. Proceeds to benefit ongoing Little Silver Business and Professional Association community wide initiatives! For more information contact Liz Gearon at Elizabeth.gearon@smithbarney.com or Lori Saybolt at Lori5775@comcast.net...and check our website The next meeting will be Wednesday October 14th at 8:00 am at the Woman's Club. Membership is open to all businesses in Little Silver and neighboring communities. For information, visit For additional information about membership please contact Peter Bennett afullhouseinspectionco@gmail.com and Erica Melone HeyChickie@verizon.net. Community News continued on next page... block for 6 ads

5 Recreation Activities Recreation Boys & Girls Grades K-8 Basketball Registration Dates Thursday, October 15 th, 7:00-9:00pm Saturday, October 17 th, 9:00-Noon Tuesday, October 20 th, 7:00-9:00pm Coaches Needed For All Ages League rules cap roster size at max 10 players Late registrations may not be accepted Non Refundable Registrations Fees: Grades K-2 $25 Grades 3 & 4 $45 Grades 5 & 6 $55 Grades 7 & 8 $55 Girl s Coordinator: Kelly Senkeleski KSenkeleski@verizon.net or Grades K-2 Clinic: Kathy Hoffman Hoffman.NJ@comcast.net or Boy s Coordinator Still Needed DougGlassmacher@gmail.com or Junior Bucs Wrestling Program Training & Competition Starting December 1 Tuesday & Thursday Nights No Experience Necessary Grades 1-4 6:00-7:00pm Grades 5-8 7:00-8:00pm Registration: October 31, November 7, November 14 RBRHS 9:00-12:00 Contact: Tom VanSickell at or TVanSickell@verizon.net Men s Softball Champions Congratulations to the Guttenplan s Dough Boyz who won the Two River Men s Softball League Shrewsbury Division. In this over 40 summer league, Little Silver fields 6 teams. Women s Softball Little Silver is represented by 2 women s teams (don t worry-no proof of age required and no age restrictions!) who have fun playing in a local league. Interested men or women can contact: DougGlassmacher@gmail.com Adult Winter Sports Basketball and Volleyball Volleyball: Thursdays, 8:00-10:00pm Markham Place Gym Basketball: Mondays, Wednesdays, 8:00-10:00pm Point Road Gym Thank you to the Little Silver Board of Education for the use of the gyms for our programs. Coach Terry Flynn 31 Years Dedicated Soccer Coach Soccer Commissioner, Mike Monaghan, thanks Terry Flynn for 31 years of coaching soccer to over 2,500 LS children including his granddaughters Emma and Kathryn Flynn. Field Hockey Inaugural Season Congratulations to our 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade girls who are learning the game of field hockey and representing our community in competitions. The team which is sponsored by the Salon at the Station is grateful to assistant coach Kelly Senkeleski who has worked so hard to make this team a reality and Kim Homefield, head coach at RBRHS Community News & Notes (continued) Enjoy Race Weekend with Family and Friends Kiddie Carbo-Load Party Sat, Oct 10th at the LS firehouse (5-7 pm) All-you-can eat pasta party for kids Finger foods and adult beverages $10/child - adults are free - $25/family maximum No reservation required LS Classic 5K & Kids Races Sunday, Oct 11th at RBR HS 8:45 Kids 1 Mile Fun Run 9:30 5K 11:00 Kids Races Register on-line at raceforum.com/littlesilver Visit race website at littlesilver5k.com LITTLE SILVER POST OFFICE MUSEUM will be open Saturday, October 3 rd 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Please stop in and explore the historic photographs and information of Little Silver!

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7 Board of Health Notices 2009 FLU/PNEUMONIA CLINIC SCHEDULE Provided by the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission #1 Telephone October 5 11 am 1 pm Red Cross Bldg, Tinton Falls 7 10 am - 11:30 am Senior Center, Keyport 8 1 pm 2 pm Bayshore Senior Ctr, Keansburg am 12 noon Community Center, Spring Lake Heights am 1 pm Borough Hall, Monmouth Bch 15 10:30 am 12 n Holmdel Senior Center 16 1 pm 3 pm Curtis House, Brielle am 12 n Community Center, Eatontown 19 9 am 11 am RB Senior Center, Red Bank noon 1 pm Lunch Break, Red Bank 21 1 pm 2 pm West Park Rec. Center, Ocean Twp am 12 n Borough Hall, Interlaken am 12 noon Community Center, Shrewsbury Twp noon 1 pm Borough Hall, Sea Bright FLU/PNEUMONIA immunizations will be offered to anyone over 18 years of age. The cost for Non- Medicare eligible participants will be $23.00 for the flu shot and $28.00 for the pneumonia shot. Eligible Medicare Participants Having Part B (medical) Insurance need just present their Medicare card. No Other Insurance Is accepted. Any changes will be posted on the County website mcrhc.org. No phone calls please. The Commission will make every effort to adhere to clinic schedule, but retains the right, to modify eligibility requirements, time, dates, and/or cancel clinics as directed or needed. SCHEDULE OF FREE RABIES CLINICS 2009 The Monmouth County Regional Health Commission #1 Fall Rabies Clinic Schedule Wednesday Oct. 7 Little Silver Firehouse 7 8 pm Prospect Avenue Thursday Oct. 8 Borough Chemical & Truck 7 8 pm Co. #1, West Long Branch Wednesday Oct.14 Red Bank Independent 7 8 pm Firehouse, 32 Mechanic St Thursday Nov. 5 Rumson Public Works 7 8 pm Garage (behind borough hall) Saturday Nov. 7 Keyport Dept. of Public am Works, Beers & Francis St. Saturday Nov. 14 Spring Lake Heights am Firehouse, Essex & 6th Ave. Thursday Nov. 19 Highlands Municipal Bldg 7 8 pm 171 Bay Avenue Saturday Nov. 21 8:30-10:30am Holmdel Twp DPW Garage Crawford Corner Rd. Saturday Jan. 9 Tinton Falls Municipal am Complex, DPW Bldg, 566 Tinton Ave. Tuesday Jan. 12 Brielle Fire Hall 7 8 pm 509 Longstreet Avenue PLEASE HAVE DOGS ON A LEASH AND CATS IN A CARRIER. ANIMAL MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL block for 3 ads

8 LSFD Ladies Auxiliary will have BREAKFAST WITH SANTA AT THE FIRE HOUSE Sunday, December 13 th Seating Times: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Registrations must be received before December 3 rd Adults: $8.00 Children under 12: $4.00 Children under 2 are Free LSFD Ladies Auxiliary 4 th ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR Saturday, November 7 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Little Silver Firehouse 543 Prospect Avenue Over 50 vendors shop early for best selections! No payments at the door. You will receive notice of your seating time. Pictures with Santa $5.00 For information, leave a message at To register, complete this form, make checks payable to LSFD Ladies Auxiliary, and send to: LSFD Ladies Auxiliary 543 Prospect Avenue Little Silver, NJ Breakfast with Santa Registration Name Address Phone # of Adults # of Children Total Enclosed $ BOROUGH OF LITTLE SILVER LITTLE SILVER, NJ PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID RED BANK, NJ PERMIT NO. 312 POSTAL CUSTOMER LITTLE SILVER, NJ 07739

9 Education Foundation of Little Silver P.O. Box 275 Little Silver New Jersey Solid Gold Seventies DINNER DANCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 AD JOURNAL RATES check selection description rate size Back Cover $ ½ x 7 ½ Inside Front Cover $ ½ x 7 ½ Inside Back Cover $ ½ x 7 ½ Center Pages (each) $ ½ x 7 ½ Full Page $ ½ x 7 ½ Half Page $ ½ x 3 ¾ Quarter Page $ ¼ x 3 ¾ Please use the same ad as last year. Ads are black and white only. Premium ad spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Congratulatory messages are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Please an electronic file (.doc,.pdf,.jpg,.tif,.ppt,.gif) to jmery1@verizon.net or send your cameraready ad copy, message and photo, as you would like it to appear, along with your payment, to P.O. Box 275, Little Silver, NJ Contact Name Business Name Address Phone Deadline is October 26, Please make checks payable to EFLS. Contact Jackie Mery at jmery1@verizon.net or for any questions. Thank you for your support! Tax Exempt Federal ID: See other side for Sponsor information

10 Education Foundation of Little Silver P.O. Box 275 Little Silver New Jersey Education Foundation of Little Silver presents Solid Gold Seventies DINNER DANCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 The Shadowbrook 7:30 p.m. Midnite Raffle for a Macbook Pro with Printer Casual or Seventies Attire Earth Treasures Gold Buyers Chance, Silent and Live Auctions Food, Drinks, Fun! Teacher Experiences Children s Art Music by Paul Anthony Entertainment $75 per person Contact josephine.nagle@yahoo.com or edwards.dawn@ymail.com for ticket, ad journal, sponsorship or gift information Tax Exempt Federal ID: