Arlette Lenore (Norvell) Crockett of Millburn, N.J., passed away Friday, March 22. She was 87.

The Periodic Table, a chart of the earth’s elements organized by their chemical similarities, could be considered dry academic material. But make a game out of it, and suddenly the urge to know more about each element, its atomic weight and relation to the others, is not only necessary but kind of fun.

From the level at which Allen McCullough listens, the average ear is way behind the times. In fact, he said, the lag time for modern music listeners isn’t a matter of a few years, but more like a century or two. And while Beethoven and Brahms created some of the most beautiful music in the world, McCullough believes it’s time for people to get a new sound. And by that he doesn’t mean Pink and Flo Rida.

It’s that time of year, where the Easter Bunny once again mysteriously leaves hundreds of brightly-colored treasures for the Village’s little ones to find.

The first YS Community Flea, organized by Judith Wolert-Maldonado and Vanessa Hale, was held Saturday, March 23 at the First Presbyterian Church. After a little shopping, the News managed to get some (shaky) video of the action, and stopped for a chat.

Mills Lawn Elementary School is excited about the upcoming Book Fair. An amazing selection of books is headed our way!

My children seem to make their biggest leaps in the freeform meanderings of a family trip.

If you get there early you can buy greens and eggs for your ham.

Jean Elaine Shook passed away Friday, March 15. She was 86.

Longtime resident Henry (Hank) Cates died at home after a two-year-long illness on March. He was 71.