Rahway Man Kills Mother, Himself Rahway Farm Ers’ by Kitty Wilder Killed Himself in a Nearby Bathroom, According to Joyce’S Upstairs Bedroom Window
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‘The Cherry Orchard’ The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey’s performs and old story that’s still fresh. Page 13 LINDEN, N.J WWW.LOCALSOURCE.COM 75 CENTS VOL. 89 NO. 27 THURSDAY JULY 13, 2 0 0 6 Rahway man kills mother, himself Rahway farm ers’ By Kitty Wilder killed himself in a nearby bathroom, according to Joyce’s upstairs bedroom window. According to Hudak and Stein, Martin had market opens today Managing Editor Police Chief Edward Hudak. Stein said an officer opened the window and been his mother’s primary caretaker since his Today is opening day of the “Jer RAHWAY — As crews worked Tuesday to On Tuesday, Stein remembered how she had found the upsetting scene. “Evidently, what he father died last July. sey Fresh” Farmers’ Market in clean the Madison Avenue home where a son collected mail and newspapers for the family for saw was so horrible, he couldn’t go in,” she said. Stein had known Joyce and Donald Goldberg downtown Rahway. Market hours killed his mother and then killed himself, a several day during the July 4 holiday week. She A post-mortem examination showed that for the 21 years she had lived on the 300-block are every Thursday from noon to 6 neighbor remembered the family she had lived had assumed the mother and son had gone away Joyce, 85, had suffered from blunt trauma to her of Madison Avenue. The Goldbergs had lived in p.m. at the train station plaza on E. beside for more than 20 years. and Stein wanted to do her neighbors a favor. upper torso and three stab wounds, Hudak said. Rahway for about 50 years, she said. Milton Avenue and Irving Street. Martin Goldberg was a friendly fellow, When she hadn’t seen or heard from Martin in A baseball bat was found next to her bed. Martin was an only child and had always The market, sponsored by the according to Joan Stein. His mother Joyce Gold almost a week, Stein became suspicious. She was Martin, 49, had suffered from self-inflicted lived with his parents, Stein said. She didn’t Rahway Center Partnership, will berg was elderly and often indoors, but Stein had accustomed to chatting with her neighbor regu stab wounds in the lower abdomen, Hudak said. know him well, but said he was neighborly and feature produce from Schieferstein believed the pair to be content. larly and knew he and his mother were preparing The police department, working with the she chatted with him occasionally when the two Farms of Clark and K&S Farms of Stein’s impression of the mother and son was to move to a Middletown retirement community county Prosecutor’s Office has determined the passed outside. East Windsor. destroyed last week when police found both their in about a week. case as a murder and suicide. “As far as I knew, he loved his mother. It All fruits and vegetables are bodies in their Madison Avenue home. Concerned, Stein called the police who, after Hudak said Martin left a note at the scene, but shocks me to think he could have done this,” grown in New Jersey and are picked Joyce had been beaten to death and stabbed in finding no response at the front door, turned to declined to comment on its contents other than to Stein said. the day before they arrive for sale. her bedroom by Martin, who then stabbed and the fire department for a ladder to check in say no suspects will be sought in the case. See NEIGHBOR, Page 2 The market will include Italian ices from Java Jagg’s Bean & Cream on E. Cherry Street and Tomboy Tools featuring specially And they’re off... Lack of resources designed ergonomic tools for house hold projects. The farmers’ market will be open Thursdays through Oct. 19. prevents patrol By Toniann Antonelli according to Smith. Summer sizzlers and Dan Burns Sakala felt Roselle would have to See our special summer sizzling ROSELLE — Despite an earlier spend a lot of money on overtime pay advertising pages for savings and consensus among local police and in order to create a joint patrol with events. See pages 18 and 19. municipal officials from Roselle and Roselle Park, according to Smith. Roselle Park, the neighboring bor Sakala is out of the office this week Roselle kicks off oughs were recently forced to scrap and could not be reached for comment. plans to place joint police patrols Roselle Park Police Chief Warren summer concerts along Route 28 and the abandoned Wielgus said the borough may still On June 9, a crowd of people Central Jersey Railroad tracks that move forward with its plans to patrol gathered outside of Borough Hall to separate the two towns. the area separating the two boroughs. participate in the kick-off concert of Roselle recently rejected the pro “We figured we’d clean up the “Roselle Summer Jams: Fridays in posal, citing a lack of manpower in the track area,” said Wielgus. the Zone,” a summer concert series Police Department, which already has The police chief said Route 28, sponsored by the Roselle Urban an established joint patrol with Linden. also known as Westfield Avenue, and Enterprise Zone Program. Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith said the abandoned railroad tracks, has The series will continue with Tuesday that Roselle was ready to become somewhat of a problem area upcoming performances including move forward with the plan when he in recent years. Verdict, playing reggae music July and Roselle Park Mayor Joseph DeIo- “We’ve found homeless people liv 21; The David Cedeno Orchestra rio, who initially proposed the idea, ing in cardboard boxes there,” Wiel playing salsa music Aug. 4, and met with the police chiefs of the two gus said of the area near the tracks. Summer Time Entertainment play boroughs. Roselle Police Chief The area has also become a gathering ing classic soul, R&B and jazz Michael Sakala then expressed con place for some street gang members. mixed with urban comedy and the cerns about manpower. Wielgus pointed out that, to his spoken word Aug.18. Roselle’s police officers are being knowledge, there are no street gangs All concerts begin at 6 p.m. and stretched thin from existing programs based in Roselle Park. There are prob are located in the parking lot of Bor such as the new Joint Patrol with Lin lems with gangs in neighboring com ough Hall. Photo By Barbara Kokkalis den in the St. Georges Avenue area munities, however, such as Elizabeth Join the Roselle UEZ as it con Runners take an early lead off the start of the 100th anniversary three-mile road race in Linden July 4. See Page 8 for additional photos and results. All photos are available on and the patrols dedicated to the bor and Roselle. tinues to celebrate the summer and ough’s Urban Enterprise Zone, musical talent. All are welcome. our website at http://www.localsource.com by clicking on The Progress, photo reprints. See PATROL, Page 2 Bring friends, family and chairs. Rahway plans annual Championship dancer Dog National Night Out The Rahway Police Department brings skills to seniors attacks invites the residents of Rahway to join thousands of communities By Kitty Wilder Electric Slide,” she laughed. “I mean, nationwide in the 23rd annual Managing Editor it was embarrassing!” volunteer National Night Out crime and drug RAHWAY — Step in to the senior But persistence and a sense of By Dan Burns prevention event. center on a Wednesday afternoon and adventure took Hardy from one begin Staff Writer National Night Out is designed you may think you’ve walked clear ner’s class to the next and eventually LINDEN — Noreen Croteau was to heighten crime and drug preven out of the state of New Jersey and into to any local firehouse or Knights of petting a stray dog on May 30, like tion awareness and generate support a country-western hot-spot. Columbus hall sponsoring a country she’d done thousands of times before for local anti-crime efforts. The music coming from the stereo line dancing night. at the Linden Animal Shelter, but The event will take be Aug. 3 in the Esterbrook Avenue center keeps From there, her “addiction” was something wasn’t right this time. The near the Rahway Recreation Center, the beat for rows of line dancers led by born. “That’s how I got hooked,” dog shook nervously, his head was located behind Rahway City Hall, their cowgirl-attired teacher, Ruth Hardy said. quivering and seconds later, his fangs from 6 to 8 p.m. Hardy. For five years, Hardy has competed Hardy isn’t from the country. She’s in line dancing competitions around were digging in to the arteries in lived in Rahway since age 9 and real the world and in 2004 won her divi Croteau’s hand. ly only picked up the line dancing sion in the United Country Western Croteau, president of the Friends of craze a decade ago. Ever since, Dance Council’s World Champi the Linden Animal Shelter, saw all of the s peak: o ut though, this 63-year-old wife and onship. signs of an attack present themselves, but Is Roselle’s First Avenue mother of four can’t get enough of the For a woman who had trouble she couldn’t see it developing in time. border with Roselle Park a western scene. grasping the initial concept of a line “By the time my eye registered problem area? Since April, Hardy’s been teaching dance, Hardy said, “I never thought I with my brain what was going on, in a group of about 20 seniors the moves would go this far.