Emerson • Hillsdale • Montvale • Park Ridge • River Vale • Township of Washington • Westwood • Woodcliff Lake
PA S C AC K VA L L E Y ’ S H O M E TO W N N E W S PA P E R
VOLUME 27 ISSUE 31
HILLSDALE
HAPPY, HEALTHY 101ST TO GUIDO BORELLA
OCTOBER 16, 2023
MENTAL HEALTH AN IHA PRIORITY
Kids pull in lawmaker honors on Stigma-Free Zone
WWII vet has good friends in Post 162, wider Pascack Valley
See HAPPY on page 264
PARENT ACADEMY PANEL ON BREAST CANCER OCT. 18
Pink Hat Campaign in full swing throughout Pascack Valley
BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS
BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS
American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake and Old Tappan honored Hillsdale resident and special post member Guido Borella on his 101st birthday at their membership meeting Oct. 7. It was first of several such gatherings that were held on Borellaʼs birthday. Guido is a decorated World War II veteran who served as Hillsdaleʼs grand marshal in 2023. Serving with A Company, 119th Armored Engineer Battalion, 12th Armored (“Hellcat”) Division, Borella constructed the Bailey bridges that allowed our trucks, tanks and troops to pursue the German Army across France and into Germany. Wounded by German artillery, after a few weeks in the hospital he returned to his unit and continued the pursuit. When the U.S. Army profiled him in 2019, it said he had visited the 4th Infantry Division Museum on Fort Carson, Colo. during the 12ADʼs 73rd annual reunion, July 25, 2019. “The 12AD was a significant division during WWII, having many combat victories, including the liberation of five concentration camps. As a tribute to the 12AD, its colors fly at the Holocaust Museum in Washington,
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L–R: IHA’s Julia Petrie of Maywood, Wellness Ambassador; Katelyn Mikros of Glen Ridge, Wellness Ambassador; Anna Gallucci of Montvale, Ambassador for Morgan’s Message; and Emily Keizer of Saddle River, Wellness Ambassador. Mike Hamlett Photography
BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS
MMACULATE HEART Acad-
emy observed World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, helping raise awareness and offering support to those suffering with a mental illness. As part of its commemoration of
this day, IHA announced that the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly “acknowledged the school as a Stigma-Free Zone and safe space for those experiencing the debilitating effects of mental illness. IHA told Pascack Press, several of its students attended this event at the school to help
announce its Stigma-Free designation and to discuss the various ways Immaculate Heart Academy creates a welcoming and supportive environment. The private school, based in the Township of Washington, said one in four adults has a
See IHA on page 374
Jennifer Charnow is a coordinator of Hills Valley Coalition For Reslient Youth and the Pascack Hills High School PFA Parent Academy, and is Woodcliff Lakeʼs Stigma Free representative. A mom of two—Jacob is 19; Madeline is 15—Charnow dedicates a large wallop of her life to educating our community, including through more than 35 programs through the Parent Academy program she created, and through her work as a coordinator (sharing the role with Jennifer Zimmerman) of the Hills Valley Coalition. Charnow told us on Oct. 10, “This March I was diagnosed with breast cancer. When I discussed whether I was going to share the information publicly it was Madeline who said, Mom, you dedicate your life to educating the community and helping people. You have to help bring awareness and understanding to how important getting their mammograms is.” She said, “Out of the mouths of babes, right? So, seeing that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month I am doing a Parent Academy program on Oct.18 to do just that.”
See PARENT on page 274
DISCOVER AHA
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The Academy of the Holy Angels is offering additional opportunities for prospective students to discover why AHA has led in allgirl education for the past 144 years. PAGE 20
Crash photos are captivating, and we expect this one got people talking when it appeared on the cover of the Westwood News on Oct. 20, 1955. PAGE 4