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Vittntb Serving Westfield, Scotch Plains and Fanwood Friday, October 17, 2003 50 cents INSIDE Turning on the lights Town will hire outside traffic expert Edwards & Kelcey is part of developer HKT Nassau's design Consultant team selected by the town to draw up plans for the redevelopment of South Avenue and Prospect and will oversee Elm streets. To date, the developer has sub- mitted schematic plans proposing developer's the development of the South Avenue site with 18,000 square feet of retail space and 73 apart- traffic study ments. The Prospect and Elm •ySTEVIHU streets site would have 17 resi- dential units and 3,000 square Mike Walker hauled In this pass THE RECORD-PRESS feet of retail space. from Dan LaForge (or a 27-yard WESTFIELD — The Town Additionally, parking decks at touchdown during Scotch Plains Council voted at its meeting the South Avenue and the 33-22 victory over Crantord last Tuesday to retain Edwards & Prospect and Elm streets sites week. The Raiders Improved to 4-0 GEORGE PACCHSU-O/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Kelcey, traffic engineers who are would hnve 1,106 and 491 park- mi will look to remain undefeated ChlWrtn play on • giant slide during tha "Light* on Afttrachool" program at tlM WattflaM YMCA. part of the downtown developer's ing spaces respectively. Saturday when they host Irvingtm design team, and to hire an out- As the Town Council continues For the story see Sports, Page C-1. side third-party consultant to to consider the shape and scope of oversee the traffic study for the YMCA event emphasizes the downtown redevelopment project. (Continued on page A-2) importance of after-school activities Marks takes THE RECORD-PRESS WESTFIELD — Underscoring the need for quality after-school programs, the YMCA kicked off its fourth annual "Lights on After-school" day ballot challenge Oct9. Attended by several public officials, the event called to attention the importance and necessity of after-school programs. to Supremes Union County Freeholder Mary Ruotolo spoktft of "the need to use that time after school to edu- •ygWWHU Senate election. In the decision, cate the kids. It's not only the nepontibUi. THIS RECORD-PRE&S the justices argued it WBB more parents and teachers, but also the responsibili important to preserve voter of the community," she said. The legal wrangling over choice than abide by the dead- The event was part of a nationwide movement whether Democrats will be lines governing the ballots. drawing attention to after-school programs. allowed to keep their preferred Marks is the Republican can- Fanwood native and Fanwood- Launched in October 2000, Lights on Afterschool candidate on the ballot in the did ate seeking Suliga's seat in SfiOtch Plains YMCA volunteer aims to celebrate after-school programs, high- 22nd District has now reached the 22nd District, which includes Wchaei Soriano has been named lighting the importance of such programs in the the New Jersey Supreme Court. Scotch Plains and Fanwood. New Jersey* top V volunteer in lives of children, parents, families and their com- Republicans filed an appeal The Republicans maintain 2003 For the full story about munities. Tuesday asking the state that any changes to the ballot Soriano* efforts, see Page B-1. The Westfield YMCA is one of the many com- Supreme Court to block after the Sept. 17 deadline to munity-based organizations that offer after- Democrat* from replacing incum- replace candidates would "short- school programs in the area. But while there are bent state Sen. Joseph Suliga circuit" the election. many other organizations that do the same in with Nicholas Scutari on the bal- "We are appealing this for the Weatfield and throughout the state, there is no lot for the Nov. 4 election. At sake of the electoral process in central commission that sets standards for such QEOftGE PACCIELLCV8TAFF PHOTOGRAPHER press time Wednesday, the court New Jersey," Marks said. CQUnNfOf IttrS wUVUOi I m9 HOT programs, said Diane Genco, executive director 4i had not indicated whether it Republicans oppose the of New Jersey School-Ago Care Coalition hac handa >uN w*h f-y—rold M-— ' would hear the appeal. replacement, they say, because (NJSACC). tha V'a "Llghta on AlWfChoot "We feel we are giving the the court ruling would lead to a Support now is gathering for the creation of a and age where we need that continuum of care," court an opportunity to review degradation of the rules govern- statewide commission of after-school programs, Kean said of after-school programs. the case from last year, and we ing the ballots. Under legislation introduced in May by Thomas Because of the sheer number of after-Bchool hope they will hear the cane," "This appeal is much bigger Kean Jr., the commission, a part of the programs in the state, the commission would cre- Scotch Plains Mayor Martin than the campaign because of the Department of Human Services, would be ate a registry for all programs in the state and to Marks said. dangerous precedent Bet by the charged to assess the status and to devise help identify and disseminate information about . Marks is referring to last court," Marks said. "(Unless the statewide standards of after-school programs in those programs. year's state Supreme Court rul- Torricelli precedent is over- New Jersey. ing that allowed DemocratH to turned) we envision this happen- Ml tows tort "The vision behind this is that we live in a day (Continued on page A-2) replace Robert Toricelli with the unique ensemtte SoHd Brass Frank Lautenberg in a U.S. <Continued on page A-2) opens the Crescent Concerts season 3 p.m. Sunday at Crescent Avenue Pmbytwian Cbvrvh in Platnflekl. for more on that prog/am, and a fun Dems, challengers found-up of the local aits and enter- Society seeks lament seem, see Prime Time. to overcome square off in forum bility (tnd the and to the "mis- REMINDER and was tit* he obstacles on iffAMf WRItER currently Mist* on the Three incumhont Union He <*n>t>ha*ii«<i his con* County fr««h«l<terii nml tlwir with th« litiwnn of th« flvt chHll«>ng«rii fncwl nfTTiuwlny itren, ttnyiitK thnt he would "reach Reeve home night, fin the Ui»(tuc <>f Women out to Ine public" nnd work herd MltHHHW Voter* nmmnorrd n foruni »t thp to "rentore balnncfl on the Imnrd." 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