Borough of Highland Park 242 South 6th Avenue Highland...

Housing Authority of the Borough of Highland Park Housing Authority of the Borough of Highland Park

242 South 6th Avenue

Highland Park, NJ 08901

Phone: (732) 572-4420

Fax: (732) 985-6485

March 2016 HIGHLANDER FROM THE EDITOR’S

DESK Welcome to the month that comes in like a lion and hopefully goes out like a lamb! Yeah...right!! February proved to be a short but busy month -Valentines Day, Presidents Day, Black History month and most importantly, we started a new program. We raised our resident services up several notches with the help of our new Easter Seals trainee, res-ident Bonnie Bonanno who will be concentrating on tenant hospitali-ty and activities. Right off the bat, we have introduced arts and crafts on Mondays, movie time on Wednesdays and everybody’s favorite Bingo on Fridays! Bonnie, in her inimitable style has a welcoming cup of coffee and goodies waiting for you so you can socialize and chit chat over your morning cup of coffee! Please consider coming down and becoming a regular guest at our many activities. We have several other ideas which we are mulling over. Please feel free to make your suggestions. We value your input. RUNI SRIWARDENA

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BEWARE THE “IDES OF MARCH”!!! The Ides of march (Latin Idus Martii) refers to the 15th day in the month of March according to the Roman Calendar and most likely referring to the full moon. The word Ides is Latin for “Idus” and means “half division” in relation to a month. This is a word used popularly to refer to the 15th or the middle of the month. However, in the modern context, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was murdered in 44 B.C. Caesar was stabbed 23 times and killed in the Roman Senate by a group of conspirators led by Marcus Junious Bru-tus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. This group is believed to have included 60 more co-conspirators. According to Plutarch, a seer had predicted that Caesar would be harmed no later than the Ides of March and on his way to the Theater of Pompey, the place Caesar would be as-sassinated. Caesar met that seer and joked “the Ides of March have come”, meaning to say that the prophecy had not been fulfilled, to which the seer replied “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” This meeting between Caesar and the seer is famously dram-atized in William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caeasar, where Caesar is warned by the soothsayer to “beware the Ides of March.” Caesar dies with the words “Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar!”. The soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar, “Beware the Ides of March,” has forever imbued that date with a sense of foreboding. The Ides falls on the 15th day of March, May, July and October; in the rest of the months of the year, it is the 13th.

HPHA THE HIGHLANDER March 2016

RENT

Rent is due on the 1st.

If you are using the rent box, your check must be in the box before 4 PM on March 7th.

After 4 PM it is late—No

exceptions!

*** Important***

Do not post-date your checks. When a check is received by the Housing Authority, it must be de-posited within 48 hours. We cannot deposit checks that are post-dated and cannot hold them until the fol-lowing month. If you have a third party paying your rent please make sure your name & apartment num-ber is on the check or money order.

COMMISSIONER’S CORNER Hello, my name is Raysa Martinez Kruger, and I am a new commissioner of the Highland Park Housing Authority. I was born in the Dominican Republic and raised there and in Puerto Rico. I came to New Jersey to attend college at Rutgers in the 1990’s, and since then I have called this area and Highland Park home. I am very excited to serve on the HPHA board. For two years after finishing college I worked for a housing non-profit organization in New Brunswick informing tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities under New Jersey law. This work convinced me that we as a society must strive to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to everyone, as a matter of public policy. When I went back to school for a graduate degree, I continued to study housing policy. I currently work as an analyst for the New Jersey State Legislature, and spend much of my spare time working on my dissertation, which I expect to finish soon. Although I have not been doing housing work recently, being part of this commission is a wonderful opportunity for me to continue to learn about housing and to work with my fellow commissioners, the staff, and the residents on this important mission. On another note, I really enjoy reading this newslet-ter, especially the poems submitted by residents and staff. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite poems, which my grandmother taught me when I was a little girl, by a Cuban poet Jose Marti, translated from Spanish to English:

“I have a white rose to tend In July as in January;

I give it to the true friend Who offers his frank hand to me. And to the cruel one whose blows

Break the heart by which I live, Thistle nor thorn do I give:

For him, too, I have a white rose.”

I look forward to seeing you all at the HPHA meetings, and to saying hello when we run into each other in town. Best Wishes, Raysa Martinez Commissioner

ATTENTION

ALL RESIDENTS!

THE NEXT BULK

PICK-UP IN

HIGHLAND PARK IS

ON APRIL 7, 2016


GOOD ADVICE FROM OUR TENANT SERVICES

COORDINATOR/SOCIAL WORKER, KETTLY GILLES

DOCUMENTS YOU SHOULD BE SHREDDING BOARDING PASSES Shred them a er you land; your boarding pass has your name, your travel plans, and a bar code that free websites can decipher. This code o en reveals your frequent-flier number, which crooks can use to log in to airline accounts to view upcoming travel plans, check in to flights, and even cancel trips. PRESCRIPTIONS LABELS Whether stapled to the Rx bag or on the bo le, these labels may list your name, the date of ini al dispensing, the name and strength of the drug, and the dispensing pharmacist’s name. Thieves may use this info to refill prescrip ons or steal your iden ty. RECEIPTS Shred all receipts you don’t save. Those from credit card purchases reveal the last digits of your card number and possibly your signature. Crooks can also use receipts for fraudulent returns and benefit from your store credit. RETURN LABELS Shred free return labels you receive in the mail, along with any envelopes with your name and address. Thieves o en pair this with what you post on social media (family member names, work history) to piece together your iden ty. When wri ng your return address on an envelope, omit the name.


SPECIAL THANKS TO……….

Park Terrace resident Tanya Middleton who has kindly volunteered to call Bingo every Friday! We really appreciate your me and effort and invite more residents to join from Samuel Kronman and Park Terrace. More the merrier! Bonnie Bonanno for so graciously running the new ac vi es on Mondays, Wednesdays

and Fridays. You are such a pleasure to work with.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Monday, March 21st—Coffee Klatch at 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 29th—Birthday Bash at 2:30 pm Thursdays (3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st) Thursday Sharing Group from 11:30am—3:00 pm Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays—Coffee and activities with Bonnie from 10:30 am—2:30 pm

Hello and Goodbye………. We are sad to say goodbye to long me resident Edmund Amsted who has transferred to an assisted living facility in Florida to be close to his family. Edmund was no stranger to you. A veteran and ac ve resident, he was a faithful visitor at the Senior Center and a friendly and familiar face around Samuel Kronman. We will miss you Edmund but wish you all the very best and good health and happiness in your new home. A warm welcome to Evelyn Ridner, Highland Park resident who will be soon moving into unit 4R. Please extend a hand of friendship to Evelyn.

I would like to take a couple of inches in our monthly newsle er to thank the people on the 2nd floor, Frida, MaryAnne and Chuck. On Monday the 22nd, for the 4th me my leg popped out of my hip making it very painful and I was unable to walk. I called 911 and Chuck. Well, Chuck was there at the same me to drive my car home. I think I was in St. Peters for 9 hours. Chuck came and sat with me to chat for awhile un l they were ready to put me under. He would not go home. I had to yell at him. A er the surgery he picked me up and saw to it that I was in and ok. Chuck, you are my brother and angel. Frida, doing everything she could to help me even though she was in terrible pain herself. Mary Anne, also with medical issues of her own, shopping for me, calling me to tell me when my favorite programs were on. I love you guys. The 2nd floor rules! Linda DeGenova, 2-P


MARCH FACTS! March was the first month of the year in

the early Roman calendar with March 1st designated as the New Year.

Great Britain and her Colonies con n-ued to use March as their beginning month un l 1752.

March’s birthstone is aquamarine and bloodstone.

Its birth flower is the Daffodil (Narcissus) In the USA, March is Na onal Nutri on

Month, Na onal Peanut Month, Na onal Women’s History Month and American Red Cross Month.

March starts on the same day of the week as November every year.

Four U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Grover Cleveland and John Tyler were born in March.

When the Anglo-Saxons converted to Chris anity, they held their chief season of fas ng at this me of the month “fast of lenet monet’ which in me became known as “Lent”.

. CHEF’S CORNER TRADITIONAL DUBLIN STYLE CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE! Ingredients: 5 Pounds of corned beef brisket 1 large onion 6 peeled and sliced carrots 8 new potatoes, peeled and cubed Some dried thyme A bunch of parsley 2 Heads of cabbage, quartered Sauce: half pint of whipping cream 3 tablespoons of prepared horseradish Boil the beef, onion, carrots, potatoes, thyme and parsley in a pot of water. Simmer and cook for 3 hours. Remove sediment and the thyme, parsley and onion. Add the cabbage and simmer for a further 20 minutes or until the cabbage is cooked. Remove the meat and divide into pieces. Remove and season the cabbage heavily with black pepper. On a large plate surround the beef with the cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Prepare the horseradish sauce by whipping the cream and adding to the horseradish.

SOME HUMOR FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY! -How can you tell when an Irishman is having a good time? - He is Dublin over with laughter! -Why don’t you iron 4-leaf clovers? - Because you don’t want to press your luck! -Why can’t you borrow money from a leprechaun? - Because they are always a little short! -What’s Irish and stays out all night? - Paddy’o furniture! -Why don’t women want to get engaged on St. Patrick’s Day? - Because they don’t want to get a sham-rock! -What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? - A rash of bad luck!

HPHA THE HIGHLANDER

Meet the Residents THIS MONTH WE FEATURE..........

March, 2016

AUDREY LESUER PARK TERRACE, 215 SO. 6TH Ave Hi, my name Is Audrey Lesuer. I was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on De-cember 22nd 1959 and grew up in Perth Amboy. I graduated from Woodbridge Vocational School. During that time, I was very active in Girl Scouts and did ballet, toe and modern jazz. I was raised in St. James A.M.E Church. I was also a part of the CETA Program and did many summer jobs. I have 2 sons, Robert and Travis who live with me and a daughter, Madeline who lives in Piscataway. I have worked in the hotel industry for the last 34 years. I moved to Park Terrace apartments in Highland Park in 1986 and fell in love with this community. It is a great place to live and particularly to raise kids. I enjoy couponing and spending time with the family.

FATHY MEKHAIL SAMUEL KRONMAN, APT. 3-D Hi, my name is Fathy Mekhail. I was born on October 9th 1937 in Alexandria, Egypt. I had 2 brothers and 1 sister but I am the only one left now. I graduated from Alexandria High School in Egypt and then went on to Law School. I had just completed 2 years when I joined the Army. It was the time of the Kuwait / Iraq war. I served for 3 1/2 years. I then worked for Sepak Company in the Payroll Department. I married my wife Demiana. We had 1 son, Mamdoh and 2 daughters Manal & Amany. Sadly, my wife died in 1984. Before she died, she made me promise that I will look after our three children well. I got a job as a manager with the Ministry of Power & Electricity. My son Mamdoh completed Medical School and came to the USA in 1990. He is now working as an ER doctor in Jersey City Hospital. The rest of us followed him to the US except for my younger daughter who opted to stay in Alexandria Egypt and is a practicing attorney. We settled down in Highland Park, NJ. And I moved into Samuel Kronman just last year. Everything is good in Highland Park! Things are readily available and very convenient. I enjoy reading, watching TV, using the computer and worshiping at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in New Brunswick.

HPHA THE HIGHLANDER March, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We invite you to par cipate in the thrice weekly tenant ac vi es now availa-ble due to our new Easter Seals trainee, resident Bonnie Bonanno who is fa-cilita ng these ac vi es. On Monday we offer arts and cra s me, on Wednesdays movie me and on Fridays Bingo. There will be coffee available on all three days from 10:30 am—2:00 pm.

Other ideas under review are: Victory Garden in the Spring and Summer, walking club, senior exercise, book club, tea and discussion, pot luck lunch-es…...please convey your ideas to Bonnie, we would love to hear them.

Please instruct your u lity service providers or technicians (Phone, cable etc) that they need to provide service for repairs when the office is open. We cannot promise anyone will be here to open doors etc. when the office is closed.

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Y N N U B L O O M S H O

Q E S U L U C N U N A R

Y G T I L I C K C I H C

A R N A R A C V H I L H

D O N I L I L D Z L I I

I L I L R O S E E H L D

R O A T H P C A N D Y D

F C A A I L S O O T M I

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“MARCH THINGS” WORD SEARCH

COMPILED AND SUBMITTED BY:

CHRISTINA SMOLDER,

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BLOOMS, BUNNY, CALLA, CANDY, CHICK, CHOCOLATE, CLEAN COLOR, EASTER, EGG, IRIS, GOOD FRIDAY, LENT, LILY, MAGNOLIA ORCHID, PALM, PATRICK, POLLEN, RANUNCULUS, ROSE, SONG, SPRING, THAW


PHOTO GALLERY

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

CELEBRATION & MOVIE

KARIN JACKSON AND HER SENIOR CENTER ART CLASS GROUP ENJOYING A QUIET LUNCH

March, 2016 HPHA THE HIGHLANDER

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NEW ACTIVITIES FACILITATED BY BONNIE BONANNO —COFFEE…..ARTS & CRAFTS…..MOVIE TIME….BINGO…..LOTS OF CAMARADERIE...LOTS OF SOCIALIZING. COME ON OVER!

BONNIE FIERCELY CLEANING AND ORGANIZING THE KITCH-EN AREA!

HPHA THE HIGHLANDER March, 2016

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IT’S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

IT’S ATTITUDE AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE: IT’S LEARNING THE SKILLS

TO GET BACK IN YOUR RANGE. IT’S THE TELLING YOURSELF

YOU’VE DONE GREAT UP TIL NOW. YOU CAN TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE

AND BEAT IT SOMEHOW. IT’S PART OF YOUR JOURNEY

TOWARDS REACHING YOUR GOAL. YOU ARE STILL GONNA MAKE IT

JUST STAY IN CONTROL! SO WHAT! YOU WENT OVER YOUR

ALLOWANCE A BIT. IT’S YOUR NEXT MOVE THAT COUNTS….

SO DON’T QUIT!

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Sincerely, Donna Brightman

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