City Questions Safety of Roadside Memorials June Ford, the Incoming President
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The Class of 2006 Abraham Clark and Rahway high schools bid farewell to graduates on June 21. Page 12 LINDEN, N.J WWW.LOCALSOURCE.COM 75 CENTS VOL. 89 NO. 25 THURSDAY JUNE 2 9 , 2 0 0 6 Roselle Class grads earns move on $2.4 mil. By Dan Burns By Kitty Wilder Staff Writer Managing Editor ROSELLE — One hundred and RAHWAY — Graduates filed eighty six Abraham Clark High through Veteran’s Stadium in neat School seniors walked down Chestnut rows of red and black, June 21, in a Street toward their graduation ceremo ceremony defined by both reflection A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ny last week. Some clapped as they and anticipation. walked toward Arminio Field, some “At the same moment, you’re on July 4th Family Fun cheered and some marched with a top of the world and afraid of the A full color, glossy pocket size quiet confidence. world,” Board of Education President guide to countywide July 4 th fun. ACHS seniors graduated under a Frank Ciccarel told the 277 students FREE INSIDE powder blue evening sky June 21. The who make up the Class of 2006. atmosphere was light-hearted. Friends Just before the ceremony began, Linden grads mark and relatives filed into the bleachers students marching down Central and stood along a fence, dressed in Avenue — lined with decorated cars end of high school summer clothing. and cheering onlookers — expressed Linden High School celebrated Balloons and flowers were as plen those same conflicting feelings. the achievements of its Class of tiful as caps and gowns. “I can’t believe we’re here. Where 2006 on June 23. Retiring Superintendent of Roselle did the time go?” Gabby Diogo, Class For coverage of the ceremony Public Schools Darlene Roberto con of 2006 president asked. and photos of the graduates, see next gratulated the graduates, but warned Diogo, along with Class Vice Pres week’s issue of The Progress. success in life will not come easy. ident Ralph Pierre-Louis, led the grad “It doesn’t matter how you made it uates in their march to the school’s Photo By Sean Havey Council sponsors here today. What matters is, you did Kawon Hicks joins his classmates in reflecting on his four years at Abraham Clark High football stadium. make it,” Roberto said. School during the school's June 21 commencement ceremony. Pierre-Louis said he is nervous, but essay contest As adults, the graduates now can excited to move on to LaSalle Univer During the month of March, Lin enjoy many additional freedoms and Frost — in lieu of a traditional vale diverse range of subjects in college. was bom prematurely, inspired her to sity this fall. He plans to major in den Knights of Columbus Council privileges, but they come with respon dictory speech. Fields of applied sciences are particu do this. computer science and “minor” in foot 2859 sponsored an annual essay sibilities, Roberto said. The speaker of the poem laments larly popular among students inter Terrell Wilson, 17, will attend ball, he joked. contest titled, “The responsibility of Though Roberto espoused the that when he comes to a fork in the viewed last week. Johnson and Wales University this fall Diogo, who kicked off the ceremo a Catholic citizen in a free society.” virtues of the education the class of road, he cannot travel both paths. He Both Ihuoma Onwuhali, 19, and to study culinary science. ny with an opening speech, told her Thirteen essays were submitted 2006 received, she informed the stu ultimately chooses to take the path Scarov Victor, 17, are headed to Rut He ultimately wants to become a classmates to hold on to their home from area Catholic elementary dents they missed out on one thing. less travelled upon. gers University in New Brunswick to pastry chef. town pride. schools, including Sts. Mary and This year’s class missed the chance to “I’ve just always liked that poem,” study pharmacology. Trevor Gravesande, 18, plans on “Though we will never be together Elizabeth Academy and St. John the win the $5,000 scholarship Roberto Wagenheim said. Jaliza Barnes, 17, will go to studying social work at Raritan Valley as we are tonight, Rahway pride will Apostle. will fund beginning next year. Wagenheim will attend Seton Hall Ramapo College to study physical College. always be with us,” she said. In June, students and their fami Valedictorian Christine Wagen University this fall, where she will therapy. She ultimately wants to open Future hotel owner Danny Diogo will head off to The College lies were invited to the council to heim read one of her favorite poems study pre-law. her own clinic for children with dis Bermudez, 18, will study business of New Jersey this fall. receive awards. Each winner — “The Road Not Taken” by Robert ACHS’s class of 2006 will study a abilities. Barnes said her brother, who See ROSELLE, Page 5 See RAHWAY’S, Page 2 received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. All 13 contestants received a signed certificate of participation for their effort. Interim superintendent ‘Bud’ Simmons playground The winners were: Patric Gora, first place; Jenna Rodriguez, second place; and Mary King, third place. appointed in Rahway By Kitty Wilder for opportunity to serve at the head of Linden participates in Managing Editor the district and thanked Petrino for his summer food program RAHWAY — The Board of Educa guidance in getting the district to The Linden Board of Education tion appointed the district’s assistant where it is today. will be participating in the 2006 superintendent as interim superintend Board President Frank Cicarell Summer Food Service Program ent Tuesday night. said the process to hire a full-time from through Aug. 1. Frank Buglione will take over July superintendent will move forward in This federal program is through 1 when Superintendent William Petri the next few weeks. The board adver the Food and Nutrition Services at no leaves his post to become superin tised the position and has selected the U.S. Department of Agriculture. tendent of the Union County Educa seven candidates for review. Cicarell It provides all children 18 years old tional Services Commission. asked board members to select their and younger with the same free The board voted 8-1 for Buglione’s top three choices by Friday. From meal in accordance with a menu appointment and for Business Admin there, a committee will interview three approved by the state agency, istrator Albert DiGiorgio to take over candidates with the goal of hiring a regardless of race, color, national the role as school board secretary. new superintendent by July 15. origin, sex, disability or age. The only dissenting vote came for If board members cooperate, Any person who believes they board member Roy Eastman, who Cicarell said that goal will be met. have been discriminated against in later explained that he would have Cicarell thanked Petrino for his any USDA-related activity should rather appointed Buglione full-time service and called him an “outstanding write to the Secretary of Agricul superintendent. superintendent” who will be “sorely ture, Washington, D.C., 20250. For “There’s no sense in him being an missed.” more information, call Joseph E. interim superintendent. He been here a Theresa Mikajlo said Petrino Martino, superintendent of Linden long time,” Eastman said. should be proud of the student Public Schools at 908-486-5818. Buglione has been employed by achievement the district has witnessed Rahway schools for more than 35 in his nine years as superintendent. Garden club ends years. He first served as a teacher at Petrino said, “Leaving knowing the middle school, then principal at that Frank Buglione is ready, willing 82nd year in Elizabeth Photo By Sean Havey Franklin Elementary School before and able to step makes me feel good.” Leonard ‘Bud' Simmons admires a sign dedicating a Roselle playground in his name, Recently, the Elizabeth Garden eventually becoming assistant super Kitty Wilder can be reached at Club celebrated the end of its 82nd June 24. Simmons, a civil rights activist, was the borough's first black police officer and intendent. 908-686-7700, ext. 127, or thep- the first black member of the Roselle school board among other accomplishments. year with a luncheon at the Garden On Tuesday, he thanked the board [email protected]. Restaurant in Union. Hostesses were Jeanne Sheils and Joan Donahue. Joan Juzefyk, the outgoing president, welcomed City questions safety of roadside memorials June Ford, the incoming president. By Dan Burns them over. They were standing in the slow lane,” memorials erected in the city to be removed after said. “However, in cases in which roadside The club will continue with its Staff Writer Allison said. 30 days. The ordinance states the council is sym memorials impede safety, the NJDOT will scholarship award, along with the LINDEN — When a fatal traffic accident The memorial to the two deceased students, pathetic to victims of tragedies, but the memori remove the memorial and store it at a mainte distribution of flower arrangements occurs on a local street or state highway, the vic Manny A. Perez, 19, and Thomas Wydra, 17, is als sometimes are placed on private property and nance yard while it contacts the family.” to local hospitals during the year. tim’s friends or family members often set up a at the foot of a telephone pole a few feet from the municipal right of ways where they may be a The DOT doesn’t need to remove memorials Members are looking forward to memorial at the site of the accident. The memo right lane of routes 1 and 9.