Neighborhood Watch Update, November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

A recap of Wednesday’s Board of Trustees Special Meeting

Announcements

• Seton Hall University’s Board of Regents will present the investiture of their 20^th President, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban on Friday, October 14.  A Mass will be held at 9 a.m. at Jubilee Hall.  Following that will be the Investiture Ceremony at Walsh Gymnasium at 10:30 a.m.
• is every Wednesdays until October, from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., in the Sloan Street parking lot, near First Street.

• The South Orange Department of Health will offer seasonal influenza vaccinations for residents 18 years old and older on Wednesday, October 19, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Baird Community Center on Mead Street.  For more information about fees, payment and eligibility, please contact the South Orange Department of Health.
• The November General Election is Tuesday, November 8.  New voters in South Orange or residents who have moved to South Orange and need to transfer their voter registration must file a Voter Registration Application with the County Commissioner of Registration before October 18.  Applications are available at the Village website at www.southorange.org/forms or by contacting the Village Clerk’s Office at (973) 378-7715 x7724 or by e-mail at clerk@southorange.org.
• Leaf Removal Pickup begins in the Village on October24 and will take place through December 5.  For information on when leaf removal pickups will take place on your street, visit the Village website at www.southorange.org/leafcolection or call the leaf removal hotline at (973) 378-7501.  Residents living on a county road should call the county at (973) 239-3366.
• A representative from Congressman Pascrell’s office will be in Village Hall the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m., prior to the regular meeting, to discuss any matter of concern to South Orange residents.
• A Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting is scheduled for:
  • Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m. at the Hall of Records, Room 506 in Newark
  • Wednesday, December 7 at 7 p.m. at the Hall of Records, Room 506 in Newark

Proclamation

• Village President Alex Torpey proclaimed the month of November as “Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” in the Township of South Orange Village.

Presentations

• Dr. Janine Buckner and Sgt. Alan DiEsso presented an update on the Neighborhood Watch Organization.  Buckner is the Resident Coordinator of the program and re-started it just over a year ago.
  
  Buckner presented an overview of the chain of command to get alerts out to residents.  Starting with the South Orange Police Department, information is trickled down to Buckner who sends it to zone directors, followed by street captains to the residents themselves. 
  Buckner also announced the participation of Seton Hall University (SHU) in the program.  Should the alert involve SHU, the SOPD, through Buckner, would alert SHU entities who would update campus security and the SHU safety blotter.
  
  Buckner also pointed out that this was a “two-way” process.  The process can be reversed where residents inform their street captains of an issue which is then trickled back up through the zone directors to Buckner to the SOPD.
  
  DiEsso brought up how pleased he was with residents being alert and telling the SOPD when they notice something suspicious, calling them the “eyes and ears on the street.”  However, DiEsso also warned that residents should not take justice in to their own hands.
  
  “We don’t encourage vigilants, we don’t want mobs chasing people down,” said DiEsso.  “We want (residents) to call us.  We react quickly.”
  
  Buckner can be reached for Neighborhood Watch matters at nwc.sonj@gmail.com.
  
  “It makes a difference when we all participate,” said Buckner.  “Please encourage your neighbors to get involved.”

Public Comments

• Multiple businesses came out to voice their concern about a SID.
  

Ordinances

• Ordinance 2011-17 was tabled until a future Board of Trustees meeting for further committee and counsel review.  This ordinance amends Ordinance #09-13 providing for the compensation of all non-contractual and all supervisory personnel.

Consent Agenda

• 11 resolutions were passed on the consent agenda. 

All Board of Trustees meetings can be viewed on the South Orange Village website here.