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Cranford Considers Overhauling School District V O L . 101 N O . 41 75 C E N T S * THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 UNIONNEWSDAILY.COM Cranford considers overhauling school district Superintendent’s ‘reimagined’ schoois wouid inciude fuil-day kindergarten were to pitch you tlie .setup we have ri^ht By Chuck O’Donnell Walnut Avenue schools would remain the the 2020-2021 school year. Staff Writer same; Brookside Place would shift from “I know that there are oftentimes emo­ now. Could you imagine it 1 came in here CRANFORD — Superintendent of kindergarten to grade five to kindergarten tional responses when talking about and .said, T have this great idea. We're Schools Scott Rubin is seeking to engage to grade two; and Livingston Avenue would change and, in tnith, this wasn’t easy to going to do a three to eight. We’re going to do a K to eight. We’re going to do a K to the community and solicit input on a change from grades three to five to kinder­ bring forward,” Rubin said at the meeting. sweeping array of changes he first outlined garten to grade two. “I spent lots of nights thinking about this in five. We’re going to do a K to two. We’re going to do a three to five.’ Listen, I under­ in the school board’s Oct. 8 workshop Orange Avenue would become Cranford terms of bringing it forward. But, as I said stand how these things happen. It builds uj) meeting. Intermediate School for grades three to five in the beginning, it would have been irre­ The biggest changes in what Rubin has and Hillside, which houses students in sponsible not to bring this forward, and we over time because it was responding to termed a “reimagining” of the district kindergarten through grade eight, would as a team and as a board thought there needs that were important at that time. Bnt 1 would tell you that 1 think that this plan would be the creation of free full-day become Cranford Middle School for grades were so many benefits to this opportunity could really be responsive to our students kindergarten and the redistribution of stu­ six to eight. that, again, it would have been irresponsi­ right now and what we want to provide tor dents among the schools to create Cranford To balance the student populations of ble not to bring it up. .See I’UI.L-DAY, Page 12 Middle School for grades six to eight at the schools, some students who would nor­ “In fact, I would be more nervous if I Hillside Avenue School. mally go to Bloomingdale would instead Community meetings will take place at 7 attend Brookside Place. No teaching posi­ p.m. on Oct. 30, Nov. 28, and Dec. 17, at tions would be lost under the plan, but Cranford High School to discuss the some would be “repurposed” to cover the changes. kindergarten classes, Rubin said. Under the plan, there would be four He said at the meeting that he would schools for students in kindergarten to like to have a referendum in December grade two. So, Bloomingdale Avenue and 2019 and implement the changes during Union TV34 policy change over debates stirs backlash By Liv Meier Staff Writer UNION — A change in local television station TV34’s policy now prohibits political debates, including the Board of Education and Township Committee forums that had been scheduled for later this month, a move that has upset residents. The debates are hosted by the League of Women Voters annually however, according to a letter from municipal attorney Daniel Antonelli, the organization contributed to the con­ flict. “In prior years, the township has encountered difficulty with the LWV who, according to their policies, will not allow a candidate who is running unopposed to be present at the debate,” Antonelli said in an Oct. 3 letter to I.x)calSource. Michele Cerrato Mannino, the LWV voter service co-chairwoman for the Union area, Photo CourtiBoy of Krtrton 0«Mato« stated that there hasn’t be an unopposed local candidate in many years. “It seems as though he was stating from an old problem, where we had a candidate who ALL ABOARD — Kean University will provide free trolley service from NJ Tran­ ran unopposed,” Mannino said in a phone interview with LocalSource on Oct. 11. “To have sit’s Union Station to Liberty Hall Museum on the school's campus on Sat­ a debate, you need two sides. The unopposed candidate was still interviewed and allowed urday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21, one of numerous activities taking place to be present at the debate, they just had to be in the crowd.” in the county as part of the annual ‘Four Centuries In A Weekend' event. See UNION, Page 9 STORE HOURS Moodav Him Saturday 8AM-9PM 333 North Broad Stroot, Elliaboth, NJ soNoav fresh 908-662-2200 9AM-6HM 2 — October i8. 2018 — Union County LocalSource Former All-Star Dykstra Indicted in Linden incident By Brian Trusdell The arrest and indictment is only the guilty less than a year later in federal court Regional Editor latest in a series for Dykstra, who won the to bankruptcy fraud and money launder­ LINDEN — Former Major League Base­ World Series with the Mets in 1986, and ing; and charges related to various alleged ball All-Star Lenny Dykstra has been was selected to the MLB All-Star Game incidents of sexual assault, drug posses­ indicted on three counts for drugs and three times while playing with the Phillies. sion, fraud and indecent exposure. making terroristic threats during an early Among his arrests and convictions are- Dykstra was also included in the 2007 morning altercation with a ride-sharing pleading no contest in 2011 California State Mitchell Report, commissioned by MLB, driver in May that occurred in Linden. Court for automobile theft, a scheme in which identified him as one of many play­ The 55-year-old former outfielder, who which he and others obtained leased vehi­ ers who had used steroids during their played from 1985 to 1996 with the New cles using fraudulent identities; pleading career. York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, was indicted Oct. 9 on two dnig counts, one for cocaine and another for methampheta- Essex County man convicted in mine, and another of threatening an Uber driver, identified only as B.L. in the indict­ ment, a copy of which was obtained from 2015 kiiiing of Rahway woman the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. A Bloomfield man has been convicted on der, first-degree felony murder, second- Earlier this year, Linden police issued a 10 counts, including murder, in the killing degree burglary, six related weapons offens­ release saying Dykstra was arrested outside of a Rahway woman in her home a little less es, and fourth-degree criminal trespassing, Linden Police Department Headquarters Former New York Met Lenny Dyk­ than three years ago, the Union County the release said. ju.st before 3:30 a.m. on May 23. stra has been indicted on three Prosecutor’s Office announced in an Oct. 10 Union County Homicide Task Force Officers were alerted to a vehicle that counts stemming from an inci­ release. members and Rahway police responded to a sped into the attached parking garage. Lin­ dent with an Uber driver in Lin­ Roberto Grillo, 39, was convicted in con­ Beacon Street residence in Rahway during den police said. The driver, a 47-year-old den in May. nection with the death of Yolanda Vega, 35, the early hours of Dec. 7,2015 to find Vega’s Ro.selle resident, was beeping the horn following jury deliberations on Oct. 9, and a body inside. She was pronounced dead at repeatedly until he came to a stop in front located, but cocaine, MDMA and marijua­ four-week trial before state Superior Court the scene, according to Union County Assis­ of the building, then ran from the car and na among were reportedly recovered from Judge Robert Kirsch. tant Prosecutor Melissa Spagnoli, who pros­ told the officers that he had picked up Dyk­ Dykstra’s belongings. Grillo was arrested about one week after ecuted the case. An autopsy determined stra in Linden moments earlier for a sched­ Dykstra was charged and released. the killing while in custody at the Union Vega’s manner of death to be strangulation, uled fare. Dykstra, who had been living in About two weeks later, during a press con­ County Jail for trespassing at the Phillips 66 Spagnoli said. Grillo was known to Vega and Linden, reportedly tried to change the des­ ference in New York, Dykstra claimed he Bayway Refinery in Linden on the evening her family. tination and, when the driver refused, Dyk­ had been kidnapped and threatened by the of Dec. 6, 2015 — approximately 90 minutes Sentencing in the case has been sched­ stra put a weapon to his head and threat­ Uber driver after he asked to change his after Vega was killed, and less than half a uled for Dec. 7, when Grillo will face a term ened to kill him, police said. destination. Dykstra claimed he called mile from her home. of up to life in state prison. According to police, no weapon was police from the car. 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