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SERVING CRANFORD, QARWOOD *nd KENILWORTH For a beautiful center- VoL 94 No; 7 PublishedEvery Thursday Thursday, February 19," 1987 piece for your table or a USPS 136 800 Second Class Postage Paid Cranford, N.J. 30 get-well gift stoptTOur Floral Nook! Details of new streetseape we'll gladly help you select jgstthfe right arrangement unveiled ior^V. Union Ave. By ANGELA CATILLO the two-foot high planters in areas or bouquet from our The Downtown District Manage- Tom Pagoulatos of Paige, Paige ment Corp. presented its 1987 plans where people would most likely enjoy and Richards Realtors, 181 North wonderful array of fresh for the Downtown Program to pro-sitting down, Disko said. While the Ave. E., questioned whether the perty owners, merchants and benches are currently proposed at islands would create traffic problems residents at its meeting Monday, and various intervals along the downtown, especially at the Alden cut flowers! received a generally favorable streetseape, positioning of the ben- Street intersection where be contend- FROM ches will not be finalized until the ed drivers would be prevented frdtn response to its first major project, .. Make the day special the North Union-Walnut Avenue trees and planters are in place. making a right-hand turn onto North : streetseape plan. While! Union if another car were in the road- _ —Twelve "planting islands" arc aistr "way waiting to turn left Jorsomeone-with-the gift— tions were asked about details of the included in the plan. The islands proposed plan, no serious objections which will extend from the existing Disko explained that the3islands of flowers from Food were raised. curb line, will contain trees, planters take up less room than a car parked The project was presented to more and benches, and are intended to pro- on the street would. He said careful King's Floral Nook! , than SO people in attendance, by vide shoppers with an area to sit as consideration was given to traffic engineer Michael Disko, of M. Disko well as give a ';g*eening and soft- patterns along the corridor, and that Associates, who developed the ness" to the streetseape. the design was formulated after a streetseape concept. The proposed traffic study of the North Union- The islands will jut into the street Alden intersection last summer. budget for 1967 and financing plan, about five feet, mostly in areas that FOOD KING subject to approval by the Township are cuirenUy loading zones, though. Steve Lieberman of Bell's Phar- Committee along with the develop- Disko said foui» parking spaces will macy asked Disko to explain "the ment plan, were also presented. (See be forfeited to the islands. logic of removing two of four spaces story on Page 3). from in front of Bell's and , One space will be lost in frqnt of the Total capital improvements Cranford Bike Shop and another will Robinson's." Nicoie Maguire. seated, is surrounded by the scheduled for 1987 are expected tobe taken away on Alden Street in Disco said that the location was friends and ^gnsff^^^^'^^^y^^.-.- Robins, Ptl. Robert Peters, bah DiFabio, cost $500,525, according to Dick_ Jront of Essex Travel Service. A chosen for the larger island because ^'^^^^M^-^^^^^ uflfng (Inset)' Salway, DMC fijiancV- criatrlrian, small island will be situated at each the entrance* Hi Hie two walkways ' with the major portion of the total site. from the park-and-shop lot surround cost, $452,000, allocated for the it. "The island offers a natural end streetseape construction. Disko A larger island in front of Robin- point to the two alleyways," he ex- hopes to get construction underway son's and Bell's Pharmacy on North plained. Union Avenue will take up two park- Ten-year-olds help rescue * by June, once the plan is approved by In addition to the complaints the Township Committee. ing spaces there. (For details on the planting islands see story on Page 3). several people complimented Disko As he explained, the project will 'and the DMC on the design. Bob run from North Union Avenue at the The only major complaint regar- O'Sullivan, owner of Gentlemen's their friend from the river Springfield Avenue intersection to ding the design of the streetseape Corner, said, "I have never seen a walnut Avenue at Chestnut Street. came from several peoplein time like now that we can build. We By ROSALIE GROSS The entire sidewalk along the cor- response to the islands protrudlngin- have something, going here and I The quick thinking of five 10-year- Her friends, too, knew how to stay treated for exposure. at Overlook calm in an emergency. They worked ridor will be replaced with interlock- to the street. George Bischoff, of think we should start." olds is credited with saving the Ufe of Hospital and was released after an ing concrete pavers in a cobblestone Bischoff Advertising Art at 32 North their friend who fell into the frigid as a well-trained team to keep their hour. O'Sullivan added, "I think we friend's head above water while pattern, like the one installed under Ave. E., said, "The consensus of opi- waters of the Rahway River Satur- the railroad bridges last year. nion here is that there will be plenty should be able to look at this project day afternoon. .. seeking help. "We have some bona fide heroes," when its done with pride and say 'this said police Capt. Harry Wilde of the Existing aluminum street lights of places to sit and no place to park." The 10-year-old victim, Nicole Nicole's rescuers were her 10-year- is our downtown.'" old friends Mellisa Nordstrom, young rescuers. "I am confident that will be replaced with about 60 Vic- Realtor Dora Kuzsma, 115 Miln St., Joel Goodman, a property owner in Maguire, helped her own recovery ef- Kathy Robins, Tracy Fulling, Dan Di without their quick thinking and torian lights also installed at the forts by remembering advice from said the islands -will narrow North the CBD, said he believed the project ' Fabio and Elizabeth Pavics. heroic efforts we may have had a dif- railroad underpass. In addition, a Union Avenue "which is already a would benefit the entire community her mother and Girl Scout lessons to ferent type of story." Wilde said the number of street trees will be planted keep calm in emergencies. Elizabeth was the first one to grab very narrow street." She added, "I and added that a concerted effort on children will be recommended for a along the length of the corridor. The can't conceive we need that many the part of property owners, mer- Nicole and her Jive companions Nicole by an arm and Mellisa grabb- commendation. "The kids really us- trees will most likely be Bradford from the Orange Avenue School fifth ed her other arm. The girls crouched places for people to sit down and look chants and the township government ed their heads. They did not panic. pear trees, according to Disko. at traffic going by." will be needed to bring it together. grad«,ended a trip downtown Satur- on their knees on the slippery em- Their reactions under this type of Brick planters containing seasonal day by. sitting on the wall at Hansel bankment as Dan held their feet to "Without losing a couple of spaces "If everybody does a little bit," stress were phenomenal for kids plants and flowers will also be in- to make a"green effect," Disko said, Dam overlooking the floodgates near keep them from being nulled in the their age." terspersed throughout the Goodman said, "we'll get the job "we are not developing a done, there's no doubt in my mind. : homeome, Nicole sslippedand Tell into clothing was estimated to weigh 30 ' IWB. reaction* ^ft-'saW «*By •*«•«' FRESH watewater 6 to to M M feeft d eed p pounds. Kathy relieved Mellisa in scared, but felt confident help would "I «uu scared andd nervous,"!rte - holding onto Nicole. Dan said be sent come. Elizabeth said she became Nicole said. "All I thought ah Tr«ftyjnrtw»lp- hut an s\\* ran fnr_iL " t^LandJDan-said-he- - MWf>...ninilll ITflU getting to the side. The main thing TJasstng police car, she slipped and """couJcTnot sleep that night" when he fell in the snow. Dan then ran for the realized fully the danger of the situa- was to hang on." Nicole said she tion. realized "I had to calm down or else police car, and he and Tracy return- they (her friends) could not help me. ed with Ptl. Robert Peters. Jo Ann Maguire, Nicole's mother, My mom tells me to calm down and a said she "always-taught her not to Food King is proud to-offer Peters and an unidentified-male' panic in any situation." She said the Girl Scout safety program told us tomotorist pulled Nicole out of therescue was a miracle. "I'm over- the finest, freshest produce this stay calm in situations like this. I water after she spent an estimated whelmed at what could have happen- side of Summer! We carefully remembered that." six minutes in the icy river. She was ed •• selectthetop quality fruits and vegetables from the best In brief contes_ t as three l , 1 .—I -Red.Ripe You can always be certain that your family will enjoy the The township will begin its for- schooljjoard LGUUCe CQ O 1 tnal celebration of the bicenten- There appears to be no contest for president of the Cranford Jaycees. flavor and nutrition only juicy, | nial of the U. S. Constitution this the Cranford Board of Education as Van Horn first began attending Tender •Crisp.: UO year with a talk Sunday by only three candidates officially filed Juicy Tomatoes ripe farm fresh produce can of- petitions for the three open seats in school board meetings last fall when '.Robert Fridlington, an historian, the April 7 school election.