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Westfield Resident, Council Clash Over Town Attorney's Comments Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, November 20, 2008 OUR 118th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 47-2008 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SIXTY CENTS Westfield Resident, Council Clash Over Town Attorney’s Comments By RAYNOR DENITZIO mercial tenants. Cockren’s record as municipal attor- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader In the article, Mr. Cockren, in re- ney or the possibility of a special WESTFIELD — Linda Augustine, sponse to a question about anti-loiter- attorney to handle the juvenile issue. representing a group she called the ing laws, “said there is a ‘fine line’ Mayor Andy Skibitsky and council Downtown Westfield Residential and that must be respected. Ultimately, he members were quick to defend Mr. Commercial Tenants’ Association, said no matter what is decided, an Cockren. Mayor Skibitsky said Mr. called for the termination of Robert entity could not infringe on people’s Cockren has provided “excellent” le- Cockren as the legal counsel for the Constitutional rights to assemble.” gal services to the town and that as town during last Wednesday’s meet- Ms. Augustine, who is a lawyer, long as this level of performance re- ing of the town council. cited the comment as grounds for Mr. mains and he is still the mayor, Mr. At issue was a comment printed in Cockren’s dismissal, saying it dem- Cockren’s job is safe. Councilman the October 9 edition of The Westfield onstrated that he is “not good with Mark Ciarrocca also said Ms. Leader. Ms. Augustine had spoken at Constitutional matters” and had Augustine’s comments were “unfair, the October 7 council meeting re- “hamstrung the police” in their abil- personal and flat out wrong.” garding the problem of juveniles con- ity to address the problem. “This town is incredibly well served gregating in the area behind “Robert Cockren should have been by having Bob Cockren as the legal Starbuck’s on Central Avenue. She fired because of this remark,” Ms. counsel,” Mr. Ciarrocca said. said their behavior has created a “cri- Augustine said. Ms. Augustine also inquired about sis situation” for residents and com- She also called for an audit of Mr. the status of a curfew and asked the council to consider requiring land- lords to hire part-time building man- agers to be available during night- time hours when juveniles are present. She also asked if it would be possible Michael Pollack for The Westfield Leader to install a spotlight on one of the CHRISTMAS TREE, OH, CHRISTMAS TREE...Department of Public Works employee Robbie Kosciolek offers a thumbs buildings in the area. up to The Westfield Leader as he heads skyward to help adorn and light the Westfield Christmas Tree. His partner, Ken Mayor Skibitsky said the council is LeCroy (not pictured), also assisted in decorating the tree. considering the town’s possibilities to address the problem, but that a curfew is “not something that’s going to be addressed quickly.” Area Congregations, Organizations Also on Wednesday, Sharon Stockwell from the group Westfielders Concerned About Re- sponsible Development (WECARE), Help the Needy This Holiday Season asked the council about the status of By MARYLOU MORANO Union County Education Services rian Church, located on Martine Av- any ordinances relating to vacant Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Commission’s Lamberts Mill Acad- enue and LaGrande Street in Fanwood buildings. Ms. Stockwell said she had AREA – Congregations and orga- emy and Hillcrest Academy in this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. presented research regarding similar nizations throughout the area will be Westfield and Scotch Plains. Most needed items are nonperish- laws in other towns to the council and lending a hand to those in need this Food pantries that received dona- able canned goods such as soup, meat, David Samsky for The Westfield Leader PASTEL MAGIC…Westfield Art Association President Paul Deroo introduces that her group is concerned that homes Thanksgiving and Christmas. tions from the county’s food drive vegetables, fruit and tuna fish, as well internationally acclaimed pastel artist Christina DeBarry at the Westfield Com- purchased by redevelopers often sit Frank Guzzo, director of human include Elizabethport Presbyterian as peanut butter and jelly, pasta sauce munity Room last Sunday during the art association meeting. Mrs. Debarry was vacant for long periods. services for the County of Union, Church in Elizabeth, Rahway Food and dry cereal. President Emeritus of the Pastel Society of America 1998-2001 and is an officer “We’re just asking for appropriate said the county began a food drive at for Friends, Holy Trinity Roman All donations to “Scouting for of the Allied Artists of America. For more information, see westfieldnj.com/waa. minimum property maintenance to the end of the 2006–2007 school year Catholic Church in Westfield, the Food” remain in the Fanwood com- be done,” Ms. Stockwell said. by reaching out to Union County Community FoodBank of New Jer- munity, and are given to senior citi- The mayor and council said that school districts. “It’s working well so sey in Hillside, the Salvation Army, zens with limited income, single par- they have been reviewing Ms. far,” he said. the Plainfield Area YMCA, St. ent families having difficulty making Kenneth Marsh Reflects Stockwell’s suggestions, and although “We started this at the end of last Joseph’s Social Service Center in ends meet, and families with parents there are other matters before the year because we knew that the food Elizabeth, the Jefferson Park Minis- out of work. council at this time, vacant building pantries were already low,” Mr. Guzzo tries operated by the United Way of Franklin School, 700 Prospect On His Time as Engineer maintenance will be considered by said. “It’s a dire situation and we are Greater Union County as well as the Street, Westfield, will hold a frozen By CHRISTINA M. HINKE by the Westfield board. ShopRite to- the council in the future. trying to respond the best we can.” county’s division of social services. turkey and nonperishable food drive Specially Written for The Westfield Leader day sits in Garwood on North Av- “It’s on the agenda,” Councilman Participating school districts and Lorre Korecky, a spokeswoman for on Saturday, November 22, from 9 WESTFIELD — Town Engineer enue, adjacent to the lot in Westfield James Foerst said. “It will be reached, schools include Governor Livingston the Westfield public schools, said the a.m. to 2 p.m. Monetary donations Kenneth Marsh retires at the end of where it would have been built if it it will be reviewed.” High School, the Valley Road School district is participating in a Commu- will also be accepted. All donations the month after serving 15 years for were approved, after the Garwood In other business, the council passed in Clark, the Cranford nity FoodBank drive to be held this will be given to the Community Food the town. He plans to continue in his Planning Board approved an amended the second reading of four ordinances Superintendent’s Office, School 4 in Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) in Hill- engineering career on a freelance plan to place the entire store in the during Wednesday’s meetings. The Linden, Beechwood and Deerfield 2 p.m. at Franklin School in Westfield. side. consulting basis, with a focus on en- borough. ordinances set the fees for dog and cat Schools in Mountainside, Queen City “There are all kinds of collections “This year, we have the largest num- vironmental engineering. Mr. Marsh called the rejection of licenses, raised the township’s film- Academy in Plainfield, James going on district-wide,” Ms. Korecky ber of requests for assistance that we He sat down with The Westfield ShopRite a “missed opportunity” and ing fees and addressed on-street Caldwell School in Springfield, the said. Franklin School holds a pro- have ever had,” said Kathleen Leader last Friday and explained some had the same sentiment about the handicapped parking and areas where Scotch Plains-Fanwood gram called “Second Lunch Tues- DiChiara, president and chief execu- of the development issues he has dealt controversial parking decks proposed stopping or standing is prohibited. Superintendent’s Office, and the days” whereby students bring a sec- tive officer of CFBNJ. with, the major projects he worked on South Avenue and Prospect Street. ond lunch to be donated to the needy “It is a most dramatic increase in on, the improvement of parks and He also suggested a pilot study in through St. Joseph’s Social Center need,” she said. other engineering tasks he oversaw in the southeast quadrant of town at a Westfield BOE Assesses and the Coalition for the Homeless. At St. Helen’s Parish in Westfield, his position. time when expansion was prevalent, The Community Service Club of the religious-education classes and Mr. Marsh holds a Master of Sci- to see how many subdivisions, add- Westfield High School is currently parishioners put together more than ence degree in Environmental Engi- ons and tear downs were conforming Leaps and Bounds Program holding a leaf-raking fundraiser on 200 holiday baskets, complete with neering and a bachelor’s degree in to code. It turned out over 99 percent By CHRISTINA M. HINKE teacher of Leaps and Bounds I at weekends with donations going to turkeys, and donated them to Sr. civil engineering from the New Jer- were conforming and the homeowners Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Wilson School, and Stephanie Flynn, the Community Food Bank. Jacinta’s soup kitchen in Elizabeth.
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