DECEMBER 24, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY LYNN BRUGGEMANN
CORRESPONDENT |
MIDLAND PARK SUBURBAN NEWS
MIDLAND PARK — The gym at Midland Park Junior/Senior High School was filled with community members who came out to score more than points for their team by supporting a local family at the Bardzell Volleyball Marathon on Dec. 11.
The volleyball marathon was sponsored by the Spectrum Club, a student tolerance group at the high school to raise funds for brothers Alex and Adam Barzell following the death of their mother, Suzanne. The 48-year-old mother was allegedly stabbed to death by her former boyfriend, 44-year-old Arthur J. Lomando, on Oct. 22 as she chatted on a cellphone in her car after pulling into the driveway of her Godwin Avenue home.
Alex graduated from the school in 2015. Adam is a junior at the high school.
“The turnout for this event was no less than I expected from our wonderful town,” said Emily Padovano, Spectrum co-president. “A big thank you to the many local businesses who donated food and drinks to make the event a success.”
Club advisor and physical education teacher Maureen Fister-Donatein said 250 players helped field 34 teams who played for 7-1/2 hours with rosters that included parents, administrators, teachers, alumni, students and first responderd from the Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Midland Park Police Dept., and Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
