Week in Review: Generator Bids Advance, Mansion Becomes Star of Film

On Monday night, the River Edge Council approved a motion allowing the borough clerk to seek bids for a new public safety building generator. The governing body will seek a base bid for both buildings (Borough Hall and Public Safety) at 275-kilowatt level with an alternate for 175 kilowatts for the public safety building.

Starline Films, an independent film company, is in production on their latest project, Bluefield, at the historic Blauvelt Mansion in Oradell. The cast and crew, partly comprised of  students, is led by Starline Films partners: Jon Doscher, Francine Ganguzza and Kevin Leckner. Bluefield, loosely based on the history of the mansion, was written by Doscher and Ganguzza. Doscher directs this “twilight zonesque” story about a group of children who take a different path home from school and wind up at the Blauvelt Mansion. One of the children, James H. Demarest, ventures off from his friends and family and enters into the mansion on his own. As the children attempt to find him, they are confronted with strange events, and strange people. Mysteriously, the mansion acts as a portal, launching the children back to the year 1928. Along the way they encounter the infamous Hiram Blauvelt at a New Years Eve Masquerade Ball held at his home, Bluefield.

This fall the Golden Hawks gridiron team will no longer face Group 2 rival Ramsey in the state tournament as the NJSIAA approved a recommendation to move forward with the creation of a fifth group. The proposal shifts River Dell into Group 3 where they will face several new teams seeking a state title. The creation of a Group 5 has no impact on Bergen Catholic which will continue facing North Non Public A teams like Don Bosco and Paramus Catholic.

 

Last week, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the winners of the 2012 “Don’t Stand By for Bullying” contest where River Dell freshmen Jaime Alvarez, Yasmine Khaddage, Charles Young and Taylor Palizzi produced the ninth grade winning anti-bullying video.

At Tuesday night’s Oradell Council meeting, Councilman James Koth pulled an agenda item about outsourcing the borough’s communication capacity but still took a moment to explain that before such a change could take place, the public at some point would get to voice their opinion on the matter. Koth further stated that discussions on this topic would only progress if it’s first determined by the council that there would be “substantial” cost savings. 

Looking for a way to start her own business and still be able to work from home and care for her daughter, Andrea Kahn decided to utilize her artistic skills and combine it with her love of words and animals. She recently launched PetSPEAK Art and is currently displaying some of her work at the .

David Finn Becomes Phil Mickelson's Biggest Fan

Finn, 19, a 2011 River Dell graduate may have been born into the wrong body but this highly intelligent alum who has gone on to attend the Horizon School as something special to smile about. He has earned the title of Michelson's Biggest Fan.

On Sunday, April 22, at a special Congregational Meeting, the members of the , voted to call Hyo-Jung Kim of River Vale as Minister of Christian Education. Kim will begin her service at the church on May 12, and be responsible for the church’s ministries related to children, youth and families.