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Frank X. Mcdermott Narrowly Wins Reelection As County GOP Chairman by PAUL J The Westfield— Serving the Town Since 1890 — Leader USPS 680020 Published OUR 108th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 24-98 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. Thursday, June 11, 1998 Every Thursday 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS INCUMBENT DEFEATS MR. DI GIOVANNI BY 29 VOTES Frank X. McDermott Narrowly Wins Reelection as County GOP Chairman By PAUL J. PEYTON by a slim 29-vote tally Tuesday night Mr. McDermott has held the post John DeSimone, of Clark, as Secre- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader as county GOP Chairman for an- since 1989. tary. Following a process which lasted other two years. Just over 600 out of 748 Union Following his narrow loss, Mr. Di over three hours, the Union County He was selected over challenger County Republican Committee rep- Giovanni emphasized the importance Republican Committee reelected and Union Township GOP Munici- resentatives who were eligible to vote of a unified party, promising to work Frank X. McDermott, of Westfield, pal Chairman Anthony Di Giovanni. cast their ballots at polling booths together with Mr. McDermott in an which were set up in the corridor effort to “move the party forward.” outside the Westfield High School In return, Mr. McDermott showed auditorium. there were no hard feelings by call- Mr. Soriano to Depart The winning team also includes ing his opponent “a good Republi- Scotch Plains Mayor Joan Papen as can” and promising to “work to- Vice Chairwoman, Elizabeth Cox of gether” with Mr. Di Giovanni in the Summit, and former Freeholder future. Westfield High School James Fulcomer of Rahway for the Meanwhile, Mr. McDermott told Associate Chairmen spots; William reporters that his slate’s win was a With Fond Memories Palermo of Linden as Treasurer, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 By SUSAN M. DYCKMAN opportunity to talk. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader After about an hour, Mr. Soriano Charles Soriano, a teacher of En- revealed, they would return to work, glish and journalism and advisor to sometimes staying until 11 p.m. to the award-winning Hi’s Eye newspa- put the paper to bed. per, has announced he will leave “Those times were important,” said Westfield High School (WHS) after Mr. Soriano. “That’s part of what the 1997-1998 school year has ended. extracurricular activities stand for.” In September, the long-time edu- Meghan Corbett, a tri-editor of UP, UP AND NOT AWAY...Jefferson Elementary School Principal Jorden cator will assume administrative re- Hi’s Eye, said she feels badly for the Schiff ascends above hundreds of parents and children to culminate the school’s students who will not have an oppor- “Blasting Off With Science and Technology” theme this year. The balloon tunity to get to know Mr. Soriano. ascension took place on the Jefferson playing field on June 4 following an open “He’s one of those teachers you house in which families visited classrooms to observe student science projects. know who cares,” the high school Unfortunately, due to high winds, the balloon was kept close to the ground. senior explained. “We work hard because we want him to be proud, because we want him to be pleased.” Board of Adjustment “Mr. Soriano had more impact on my life at Westfield High School than any other person,” declared Meghan, who is considering an English major Denies Two Appeals and a French minor when she attends Gerard T. Christie for The Westfield Leader Duke University in Durham, North TASTE OF THE PARK...One of the highlights of this year’s “Party in the Park” Carolina this fall. at Mindowaskin Park was the baking contest. Pictured at the contest table, left Working on the Hi’s Eye, West- to right, are: Friends of Mindowaskin Park Publicity Chairwoman Karen By Local Businesses Gorman Rea, contest judge David Martone of the Classic Thyme in Westfield, CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 and Barbara Vincentsen. By RUSSELL R. WATKINS The Chairman defended the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader board’s right to maintain “the char- Charles Soriano Board of Adjustment Chairman acter of the community,” and ex- sponsibilities as the English Depart- Lawrence C.J. Mannino successfully pressed his frustration at what he ment Chairman at Bernards High spearheaded an effort Monday night believed was the business School in the Somerset Hills School to deny sign variances to two down- community’s lack of cooperation with District. town Westfield businesses. the board. Mr. Soriano leaves behind a proud Havana Knights L.L.C. and So- He maintained that the board’s tradition of success. Once again this journ Travel, Inc. had both requested sole motivation was a desire to give year, Hi’s Eye claimed first place in variances for signs erected in an ef- Westfield “a sense of well-being,” all the major competitions sponsored fort to increase their visibility. and declared the sign to be “alien to by the National Scholastic Press As- Havana Knights, located at 408 the direction we’re trying to go.” sociation, the Columbia Scholastic Westfield Avenue, behind Pan Ameri- He concluded by challenging Ha- Press Association and the American can Cleaners, had sought permission vana Knights to take up the issue Scholastic Press Association. to keep an argon-trimmed sign in its with the Superior Court if the busi- “This is a bittersweet time,” Mr. storefront window. Argon signs, simi- ness disagreed with the board’s deci- Soriano acknowledged this week. “I lar in appearance to neon signs, are sion. wouldn’t leave unless it was a really prohibited by town ordinance. Mr. Kress responded by saying, “I big opportunity for me.” Richard Kress, an attorney repre- don’t think you want to have the This month concludes his eighth senting Havana Knights, argued that Superior Court strike down a West- year as a teacher in the Westfield the prohibition placed a hardship on field ordinance as unconstitutional district, and his seventh as journal- the business because its location — — you’ll open Pandora’s box.” ism advisor. What he will miss most, off the traffic circle at South Avenue At this point, several board mem- he said, is the “students’ energy and and behind the cleaners — isolated bers attempted to ease tensions by enthusiasm” in putting out the weekly the establishment. asking whether or not Havana publication. Mr. Kress argued that a bolder sign Knights might actually prefer a “I just love it,” he said. was required to attract customers, painted sign, noting that the As advisor, he also enjoyed the Gerard T. Christie for The Westfield Leader and asked the board for a variance. ordinance’s strict language precluded “down times” prior to the Monday PARTY TIME...Enjoying themselves, and watermelon at the same time, at the Friends of Mindowaskin Park’s fifth A visibly angry Mr. Mannino told the possibility of a variance. night deadline. Papers and photo- annual “Party in the Park,” pictured left to right, are: Kristy Bangs, Ellie Callinan, Andrey, Kylie, and David Bangs, and Mr. Kress that granting a variance in The attorney for Havana Knights, graphs were put aside, food was or- Christy, Charlie and Audrey Callinan. The event, held in the park on East Broad Street, featured food, activities, contests this case would be to “cut at the very while not ruling out that option, did dered, and he and his students had an and special exhibits in celebration of Mindowaskin’s 80th birthday. basic core of this community.” not indicate whether or not his client would be agreeable to the proposed compromise. The board, however, New Vehicle Burglaries unanimously voted to deny the vari- Congress Proposing $12 Million for First Phase ance for the argon sign. Reported in Westfield This matter resolved, the board A dozen motor vehicle burglar- next considered an appeal by Claudia Green Brook Proposed Flood Control Project ies, all occurring on the south Santo of Sojourn Travel Inc., located side of town near the Clark bor- at 105 Elm Street. By JEANNE WHITNEY lation proposing $12 million for the New Jersey, sponsored a Senate The Army Corps plan proposes der, were reported to Westfield Facing stiff competition from Lib- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader first phase of an estimated $362 mil- amendment last July that killed Fed- that the Federal government pay for police on Tuesday morning. erty Travel when it opened on the A spokesman for the Green Brook lion flood control project for the Green eral funding for the entire 25-year- nearly three-quarters of the project, The incidents, which police be- opposite corner a few months ago, Flood Control Commission said early Brook Sub-Basin and Raritan River old flood control project. while the state and counties pick up lieve were committed overnight, Ms. Santo erected a sign on the side this month that United States Senate area must clear a last hurdle at the The Green Brook Flood Control the other $97 million in costs over a followed on the heels of nearly of her building. She credited the sign and House of Representatives legis- White House, for approval, in order Project came about in August, 1973 12-year construction period. two dozen other vehicle break- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 to make it into the 1999 Federal after severe flooding caused thou- The cost to the counties and state ins which were reported between budget. sands of dollars worth of damage and of maintaining the levees, dams, May 29 and 31. Evidently, President Bill Clinton’s ultimately six deaths in the region. channels, pipes and detention basins Four burglaries each were re- current budget proposals contain no Republican Congressman Bob once building ends is estimated at ported on Wyoming Street and funding whatsoever for the flood con- Franks, of New Providence, fought about $2 million a year.
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