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Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, May 8, 2014 OUR 124th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 19-2014 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS WF Council Adopts Budget; Residents Discuss Liquor Licenses By DOMINIC A. LAGANO of the municipal spending plan. “It’s The 2014 budget also includes the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader all still the same since we introduced hiring of one police officer and one WESTFIELD — At its regular the budget on April 1.” firefighter for the town. public meeting Tuesday, the town The municipal tax levy is up Mr. Gildea said the municipal bud- council officially adopted the 2014 $668,021 with the total budget in- get can be found on the town’s municipal budget of $41.1 million creasing by $22,745. website, located at with $26.2 million to be raised in Mr. Gildea also discussed some www.westfieldnj.gov/ or see the le- taxes and the budget for the Special aspects of the municipal budget. “Of galized municipal and DWC budgets Improvement District (SID) of course, the main highlights were that in The Westfield Leader in the April $409,605. The SID, which is man- salaries and wages are below 2006 24 issue available in the archives at aged by the Downtown Westfield levels, there was an insurance reduc- www.goleader.com. Corporation (DWC), consists of tion for the second year in a row and Finance Committee Chairman and downtown businesses that pay a spe- the increase itself only being half a council representative to the DWC, cial tax to improve and promote the percent,” he said. Sam Della Fera, discussed the bud- downtown area in order to spur com- The owner of a home assessed at get for the SID, stating, “I want to merce. $179,850, the average assessment in make a note that this is the fourth “Nothing has changed from the the Town of Westfield, will see their year in a row that the SID budget is time we introduced it until now,” taxes increased by $63 for the year, flat. The budget is supported by the stated Town Administrator Jim Gildea or $5.25 a month. property owners in our downtown improvement district, so there’s no cost to the taxpayer. But even as to those property owners, this is an- other flat budget. “As we know, the SID, sometimes Alex Taner for The Westfield Leader better known as the DWC, does a PATIENT PUP...Crowds of people and their canine companions enjoy the numerous vendors who set up booths in great job. I was at the recent Girls downtown Westfield on Sunday for the annual Spring Fling, sponsored by the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Night Out, which was another great success and, notwithstanding, that the budget is flat the money is put to very good use.” Westfield School Board Honors During the public comments por- tion of the meeting, several residents expressed their opinion on the recent report that the council’s Code Re- Philhower Winner and Athletes view and Town Property Committee, By DELL SIMEONE Mrs. Venturino began teaching in ning State medals and breaking chaired by Councilman James Foerst, Specially Written for The Westfield Leader 1989, as a kindergarten teacher in school and State records. The Med- was considering modifying the mu- WESTFIELD – The Westfield the Summit school system. She then ley Relay of Caroline Baldwin, nicipal ordinance pertaining to li- Board of Education featured a full moved to the Westfield district in Gwyn Devin, Erika Daniel and Sa- quor licenses in town. agenda at its Tuesday evening meet- 1990 as a kindergarten teacher in rah Cronin took first at the New Currently, there are three busi- ing. Coral Venturino, a fourth-grade the Wilson and Washington Schools. Jersey Meet of Champions, with a nesses that have an unrestricted or teacher at Wilson Elementary She also has been a resource room winning time of 1:45.59. This time Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader WEEEEE...Children take a spin on the swings during the annual Spring Fling, full-liquor license while five restau- School, was honored as the Rotary teacher. set both the school and state record. sponsored by the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce, held Sunday in rants have restricted liquor licenses Club of Westfield’s recipient of the Wilson School Principal Joseph The relay qualified as All-Ameri- downtown Westfield. that serve alcoholic beverages at Charles Philhower Fellowship. The Malanga praised Mrs. Venturino’s can and ranks as number 39 in the tables in the food service area, but are board then honored Westfield High work, saying, “I am proud of your entire country.” not allowed full-service bars. School athletes on their achieve- contribution to our school.” Mrs. Caroline Baldwin won two indi- Mountainside Council Mulls The committee is deliberating al- ments, and Superintendent of Venturino was presented with a bou- vidual events at the New Jersey tering the ordinance to allow for those Schools Margaret Dolan gave a pre- quet of flowers by PTO Co-Presi- Meet of Champions. Ms. Kurstedt CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 sentation on district goals. dents Jane Carney and Donna Pace. said, “She becomes the first repeat Changes to Master Plan The most moving tribute was by winner in two individual events in By KATE BROWNE Other land-use matters that were her students, who sang a song to her Westfield history. In the 50 Specially Written for The Westfield Leader discussed included the resolution of CF Urges Freeholders to called “I Think You’re Wonderful.” freestyle, Caroline set the State MOUNTAINSIDE — An animated the borough’s obligations after the Mrs. Venturino said, I’m over- record and qualified as an All- discussion regarding development in Mount Laurel litigation and proposed whelmed by all this. I’m truly American. She ranks number 14 in the community occurred at the Tues- ordinances to require fencing and the Oppose UCC Sports Field humbled. I am surrounded by pro- the country. Caroline won the 100 day work session of the Mountain- installation of portable toilets at con- fessionals who do the best they can backstroke and the school record. By CHRISTINA M. HINKE The Mayor’s Council on Rahway side Borough Council, as members struction sites in the community. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader every day.” Board Vice-President She qualifies as All-American and discussed the potential amendments The Mount Laurel decision by the River Watershed Flood Control met Rosanne Kurstedt presented Mrs. ranks number 19 in the country.” to the borough’s Master Plan. New Jersey Supreme Court requires CRANFORD — The township and unanimously agreed to two rec- Venturino with a resolution on be- Ms. Kurstedt presented certificates The plan currently limits construc- municipalities to use their zoning committee voted Tuesday night to ommendations, which were the op- half of the Westfield Rotary Club to each of the girls. tion of residential single-family powers in an affirmative manner in approve a resolution urging the tion to put a control structure in the naming her a Philhower Fellow. “Gabby Stravach, who placed homes on a quarter-acre lot to a floor order to provide a realistic opportu- Union County Board of Chosen Orange Reservoir and Ms. Kurstedt then gave out awards first in both the 1600 and 3200 at area ratio (FAR) of 3,375 square feet. nity for the construction of housing Freeholders to oppose construction channelization and elevations of to the Westfield High School swim the North II, Group IV State Sec- Councilman Keith Turner advised his affordable to low- and moderate-in- of Union County College’s pro- homes in Cranford, Mayor Andis team athletes. She said, “Our girls’ tional Championships during the colleagues that his preliminary re- come households. Amendments to posed sports field at the Cranford Kalnins said. swim team earned the Union County winter track season, set a new school search indicated that the average new Mountainside’s Master Plan under campus and assist in locating an The township committee began the Championship and came very close record in the 1600. She came back home constructed in several neigh- consideration include a development alternative to its sports complex meeting by announcing three procla- to advancing in the State competi- the following week to place sixth in boring communities was 3,600 square fee ordinance and revisions to the location. mations: the Mayor’s Wellness Cam- tion. Five of our girls had remark- the 1600 to qualify for the Meet of feet. Councilman Turner and Coun- light industrial (L1) zoning code to “We passed a resolution back in paign, Preeclampsia Awareness Month able individual success at the New Champions and broke her school cilwoman Deanna Andre raised the permit recreational, medical or edu- March voicing our united opposi- and Police Week (May 11-17). May Jersey Meet of Champions, win- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 issue of whether Mountainside had cational use. tion to this project. We are now ask- 14 was established as Peace Officer “gone too small” when it changed its Borough Attorney John Post pro- ing the freeholders to take the same Memorial Day. lot size requirements to .25. vided his opinions on the issues asso- stand, and calling on the college to Two of Cranford’s police officers After extensive debate over whether ciated with the possible imposition permanently abandon its plans to will participate in the Police Unity the borough should raise the lot size of fencing and portable toilet require- develop the project at that site,” Tour by riding bicycles to Wash- which it uses to calculate the appli- ments at construction sites, and the Deputy Mayor Lisa Adubato said. ington, D.C. on a two-day trip to cable FAR, the members of the coun- council agreed to continue to investi- The township, the Cranford En- raise awareness of officers who died cil agreed to conduct further research gate these matters. vironmental Commission, the in the line of duty. The North Jersey and discuss the FAR issue at a future The council also agreed to donate Rahway River Watershed and the tour begins next Friday, May 16, in public meeting. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Cranford Board of Education have East Hanover. also sent letters opposing the The St. Michael’s Cranford Jun- project at the site, resident Bar- ior Varsity Green Boys Basketball bara Krause said. Team was presented with certifi- The township has lost some 900 cates of recognition for the team’s trees due to Hurricanes Irene and 17-3 season. The team won the Sub- Sandy, not including trees on resi- urban Catholic League Tournament dences, Mrs. Krause stated. Championship. “The problem with this…is the CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 location. It is nonsensical for learned, well-educated people to destroy 700 trees of forest to ac- Special Edition commodate this facility,” Mrs. Krause said. She called it “irre- Of the Newspapers sponsible” to do so in a town that Each spring, we provide this spe- floods. cial newspaper edition and include a Photo courtesy of Marlene Buckman She said the college’s “Fact and copy of our annual This Is Westfield HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF...Heavy rains on April 30 caused flooding in Fiction” sheet it distributed states it publication. We hope you enjoy it. Nomehegan Park in Cranford and in other areas throughout the region. will replace 1,500 trees, but was Every resident in Westfield is pro- not depicted on the project plans. vided with this edition along with our PAGE INDEX “In the journal Nature…older regular subscribers in other towns. Regional...2-3, 20-24 Education ...... 8-9, 20 trees surpassed younger trees at We do this to enhance awareness and Editorial ...... 4-5, 21 Sports ...... 13-20 absorbing more carbon and absorb- promote subscriptions. Please sub- Brooks Crandall for The Westfield Leader Police ...... 10 Real Estate .... 13-23, 26 SPRING JAZZ...Horn legend Al Chez, formerly with the CBS Orchestra and ing more carbon in a single year scribe at goleader.com/subscribe. Community ... 6-8 Classifieds ..... 123 “The Late Show with David Letterman,” performs with the Westfield Stage Band than a younger tree in all of its Regards, Obituary ...... 10 A&E ...... 24-26 at Westfield High School on Friday night for the Westfield Jazz Night. lifetime,” Mrs. Krause said. Horace Corbin, Publisher

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Alex Taner for The Westfield Leader Alex Taner for The Westfield Leader SPRING FLING...The beautiful spring weather added to the success of the Spring Fling, sponsored by the Westfield Area HUNGRY CROWD...Attendees at Sunday’s Spring Fling celebration in downtown Westfield, sponsored by the Westfield Chamber of Commerce, held Sunday in downtown Westfield. Area Chamber of Commerce, enjoy the array of foods that are a traditional part of the annual street fair. Cranford Council Westfield Board of Education CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Downtown Management place in the township Friday and record again. She is a three-season sider learning more and picking up Corporation’s (DMC) budget of Saturday, May 16 and 17. In addi- athlete and has broken records on a petition in the business $178,734 was unanimously tion, The Church of the Assump- the cross-country team as well. Con- administrator’s office. Please call if adopted. “This represents a flat spe- tion in Roselle Park will hold its gratulations, Gabby,” Ms. Kurstedt you have any questions.” cial improvement level,” Mayor Italian Feast Thursday through Sun- said. Superintendent of Schools Mar- Kalnins said. day, June 5 to 8. Ms. Kurstedt introduced Nick garet Dolan, with the help of a Lincoln Park East parking rules Velez, who is the NJSIAA Region PowerPoint presentation, presented will change after the committee ap- III Wrestling Champion. He fin- the goals for the 2013-2014 school proved amending two ordinances ished his senior year with a record year, which were, Goal 1, to imple- that will prohibit parking at certain MS Council of 33-5. He was a champion at the ment the Marshall Teacher Evalua- portions of the roadway. “We have CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Roselle Park Invitational, Union tion Model effectively; Goal 2, To had a lot of trouble with people County Tournament, District XI develop benchmark assessments to navigating that bend,” said Com- $500 to help defray the cost of the Tournament, Region III Tournament measure growth of student perfor- missioner Mary O’Connor, who upcoming Memorial Day Parade, and finished fifth in the state at the mance; Goal 3, To implement new spearheaded the undertaking. which will be held on Monday, May 152 lbs. Nick wrapped his career digital tools and media to improve The committee passed an ordi- 26, and heard reports from Recreation with 95 wins, tying him for fifth on communication between the district nance to license establishments that Director Frank Masella on the progress the Westfield High School all-time and all stakeholders, as called for in sell electronic smoking devices in which has been made to hire staff for win list. He was captain of the team the Westfield Strategic Plan. The the township. This ordinance would the annual Summer Playground pro- and will continue to wrestle at Ithaca mission of the Westfield School allow the board of health to moni- gram. Mr. Masella advised that College,” she said. District is cooperation with family tor the sales of these devices to mi- Stephanie Scofield would return as Ms. Kurstedt then summarized and community to prepare all stu- nors. New Jersey state law prohibits playground supervisor and Luke the boys’ swim team’s successful dents to reach their highest poten- the sale of these devices to persons Mirabelli also would return as assistant season. “They finished with a record tial, to be productive citizens in a Photo courtesy of Dr. Sari Netsky under the age of 18, Commissioner playground supervisor. The Playground of 15-1 and as the Union County global society through education POP OF COLOR... A sprig of witch hazel adds a splash of color as spring flowers Tom Hannen, Jr. said. Program is a seven-week camp, open Sectional and NJSIAA Public A and diversity. begin to appear throughout the area. Send your spring photos to It was announced that five-and-a- to all Mountainside children, which State Champions. This marked the Following the presentation, the [email protected]. half inches of rain fell during the will be held at Echo Brook Field from 25th in the history of the program board voted to accept a gift from rainstorm last week. Most of the June 23 to August 8, 2014. and the most in state history. They Julie Billings of $175 for a Perl bell flooding inside homes was from sani- Chief Financial Officer Jill Goode will finish this year ranked number kit for the elementary music de- tary sewers backing up. presented a synopsis of the 2013 audit two in the state and will be consid- partment. “Sump pumps hooked up to the report to the council members and the ered the greatest in the history of The next board meeting will be sanitary sewer pipes is unlawful,” public. Mayor Paul Mirabelli noted it the program. They power pointed on Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Mr. Hannen said. was the fifth consecutive year in which over 4923 in a dual meet, which is the Administration Building, lo- Mayor Kalnins requested that any- the financial statements had been ap- the highest ever by a Westfield boys’ cated at 302 Elm Street. one with photos of the Birchwood proved by the audit team without any team. They also power pointed 5000 area depicting floodwaters from the recommendations, which is a strong by National Interscholastic Swim recent rainstorm e-mail them to him evidence of the community’s strong Coaches Association standards, or the township clerk to aid in the financial processes and procedures. which is the first time that has ever WF Council township’s suit opposing the devel- The governing body analyzed a pro- happened. During the season, there CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 opment there. posal from the Mountainside Volun- were numerous top 15 additions restaurants to have a full-liquor li- “There are issues with the PSE&G teer Fire Department to change the and top 16 finishes at the New Jer- cense as well. manhole with this storm,” Commis- allocation formula which is used to sey Meet of Champions. A county “The alteration has been described sioner Robert D’Ambola said. He reimburse members for their drill time and school record were broken. to me as merely updating the code, said the sewer system is over 100 and clothing allowances and agreed Their efforts and their success is which will result in technical changes years old and is in need of repair. additonal information was required born from the team-first mentality in keeping up with modern day hab- The new traffic lights are on at from the department before a decision that they share. Congratulations to its, or dining habits…you now have Centennial Avenue and Hillside Av- regarding the issue could be made. The our State Champion Boys Team and five restaurants that can sell alcohol. enue, Mr. D’Ambola announced. He council did agree the borough should coaches, Jeff Knight, Mike The change could result in five bars said they are flashing now and will be support the New Jersey State Volunteer Schwebel and Ashley Westra,” she that serve food,” said Westfield resi- fully functioning soon. Tuition Credit Program, which would said. dent John Blake, voicing his opinion This Saturday at 11 a.m., a presen- provide, at no cost to the borough, a Following the team awards, board against the change. “Please keep in Photo courtesy of Bob Peyton tation on New Jersey bats will be $600 a year tuition credit to any volun- member Ann Ormsby Cary an- mind that you know the devils with SISTER ACT...Kristi, left, and Annie Peyton, Westfield High School graduates, given at the Cranford Community teer firefighter who is enrolled in a nounced that after completing her which you presently are dealing. You catch up on local news in The Westfield Leader following Kristi’s graduation from Center, where two bats can also be post-secondary educational program third consecutive term on the board, don’t know who will buy the licenses the University of Pittsburgh on April 25. They are the daughters of Robert and seen by attendees to the event. in county colleges, vocational schools she will not seek reelection. “I want in the future, you have no idea who Carole Peyton of Westfield. Also, Relay for Life will take or technical institutions in the state. to thank the community for having the devils will be.” me,” she said. She further said, Westfield resident James Murray “Anyone interested in running must offered a differing view, stating, “I have their signed petition turned in feel that I should be able to eat dinner by July 28, and so I wanted to give even if it’s 10 feet from a bar…I don’t community members some time to think it [deserves] a police presence think about running.” She summed or it’s a safety issue. We’re getting up her remarks by saying, “It’s a away from the puritanical times, the great way to be connected to your scare tactics, the demons and devils. community and your child’s educa- It’s time to move on. I think it’s better tion. I’m not going to lie — it’s a for everybody.” big-time commitment. Similar to The Code Review and Town Prop- having a part-time job. So, with no erty Committee is tasked with mak- pay, no health care and no pension, ing recommendations for the town what are the benefits of this volun- council in order to adjust municipal teer position? It’s a way to give ordinances. There is no set time limit back to your community. You get to to implement changes. know Dr. Dolan and the adminis- The next town council conference tration and all of the school work- session open to the public is sched- ers. It allows you to understand the uled for Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m., running of the district from both an at the municipal building located at AND THE WINNER IS...The Gateway Chamber of Commerce named Roselle educational an taxpayer perspec- Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader 425 East Broad Street. The confer- Park Mayor Joe Accardi as Mayor of the Year at its mayors dinner last week. POSITIVE I.D....The Westfield Police Department creates identification kits tive. You meet people from all over ence session will be immediately fol- Pictured, from left to right, are: nominees for the Mayor of the Year, Roselle Mayor including a set of fingerprints for parents at the annual Spring Fling, sponsored town who you might not otherwise lowed by the council’s regular public Jamel Holley, Garwood Mayor Patricia Quattrocchi, Mayor Accardi and Scotch by the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce in Westfield on Sunday. meet. I urge the community to con- meeting at 7:45 p.m. Plains Mayor Kevin Glover. They are shown here prior to the announcement. “Local Service at Highway Prices”

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USPS 485200 Thursday, May 8, 2014 Published Every Thursday Since 1959 (908) 232-4407 OUR 55th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 19-2014 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.timesnj.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Scotch Plains Sewer Utility Referendum Hits Roadblock By FRED T. ROSSI was a “timing issue” regarding the January 1, 2015. As a result, any plan Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times mayor’s plan. For one, he reminded to hold a referendum in 2015 would SCOTCH PLAINS — Mayor the council that there is no way to have to be approved by the council in Kevin Glover’s effort to dissolve the know today what the township bud- 2015. local sewer utility and return it to the get will look like a year from now and Mayor Glover continued to express municipal budget hit a roadblock this whether it would be feasible to even his desire to get a sense of the council’s week when his plan to have the town- consider restoring utility fees to the sentiment on the matter, saying the ship council consider resolutions call- general budget without exceeding the utility’s “time has passed” and point- ing for a referendum on the matter 2 percent spending caps. He also said ing to what he said were the “hard- was squelched. township councils are not permitted ships” and “inconveniences” it has At Tuesday evening’s conference to bind future councils to take action imposed on taxpayers. But it was meeting, the mayor—who ran for on matters such as a referendum. evident that his colleagues were not election in 2012 vowing to terminate Township Manager Jerry Giaimis prepared to discuss an issue that would the utility—said a ballot referendum also reminded the council that it can- not be relevant until next year, when in 2015 was the only way to dissolve not pass resolutions calling for a ref- the make-up of the council could be the utility, which was created in 2009 erendum to be held next year because different than it is at present. Deputy as a way for the municipal govern- all resolutions enacted during a cal- Mayor Michael Marcus noted that ment to avoid exceeding state-im- endar year expire at the end of that the governing body has “no legal posed spending caps. But Township year, meaning any resolutions regard- authority to do anything in this calen- Attorney Jeffrey Lehrer said there ing a referendum would be moot come dar year.” In other business, the council voted along party lines to appoint a slate of six individuals to the newly-created committee to advise on enhancing development in the downtown busi- Photo courtesy of Lisa Klein ness district. After Councilman Wil- JUNIOR PROM…Students pose for a group photo prior to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Junior Prom held May liam Vastine nominated Joe Doyle, 2 at the Westwood. David Checchio, Mr. Lehrer, Joseph Mortarulo, Thomas Russo, William McClintock to serve on the commit- Fanwood Council Reviews tee, Councilwoman Colleen Gialanella said she had others in mind as well and also questioned what the group’s role would be and how any 2014 Budget and Upgrades recommendations it puts forth would By CATHERINE WATSON ments in the borough. “Although we and the library, and $38,000 for new be formally considered. Mayor Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times are spending a fair amount of equipment, including a borough mes- Glover, who was not enthusiastic FANWOOD — The borough coun- money…we’re actually down about sage board. about the group’s creation earlier this cil held a special meeting on Tuesday $600,000 in capital spending from During the agenda meeting, Bor- year, voiced concerns that some of night, in addition to the regularly last year,” said Councilman Dan ough Engineer Peter Bondar reported the people put forth by Mr. Vastine scheduled agenda meeting. During Levine. He said that the appropria- that Vinton Circle, La Grande exten- did not live in Scotch Plains. the special meeting, the council es- tions break down into about $710,000 sion, and Burns Way are slated for Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times “Property owners aren’t important tablished a Personnel/Compensation for roadway improvements; $234,000 roadwork in 2014. The borough re- MITZVAH DAY...Children make craft items for local charities on Mitzvah Day players?” Mr. Vastine asked the Committee, composed of Mayor for improvements to parks, buildings CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 held Sunday at Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains. mayor, who maintained that down- Colleen Mahr, Council President town businesses and property own- Russell Huegel, Borough Chief Fi- ers should be represented “first and nancial Officer Fred Tomkins and Scientist Andrew Zwicker foremost.” Borough Administrator Eleanor WF Council Adopts Budget; When it came time for the council McGovern. Vying for 12th Dist. Seat to approve the slate of six appointees, The council also authorized more Discusses Liquor Licenses CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 than $900,000 of capital improve- By DELL SIMEONE The candidate lives in Kingston By DOMINIC A. LAGANO $668,021 with the total budget in- Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times with his wife, Barbara Golden, who Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times creasing by $22,745. REGION — Andrew Zwicker, a is a teacher in the Hillsborough school SP Zoning Board OKs WESTFIELD — At its regular pub- Mr. Gildea also discussed some resident of Kingston in the southern system. Their three children attend lic meeting Tuesday, the Town Coun- aspects of the municipal budget. “Of part of Middlesex County, is one of the South Brunswick school system. cil officially adopted the 2014 mu- course, the main highlights were that the four Democratic candidates vy- Mr. Zwicker told The Scotch Tents for JCC Camp nicipal budget of $41.1-million with salaries and wages are below 2006 ing for Rep. Rush Holt’s (D) seat in Plains-Fanwood Times he was anx- By FRED T. ROSSI affect the neighborhood, and Mr. $26.2 million to be raised in taxes levels, there was an insurance reduc- the 12th Congressional District. Rep. ious to follow in the footsteps of Rep. Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Abeel again described the addition and the budget for the Special Im- tion for the second year in a row and Holt, who has represented the district Holt, who was also a scientist before SCOTCH PLAINS — The zon- as “de minimis.” provement District (SID) of the increase itself only being half a since 1999, but parts of Union County his election to Congress. He said he ing board of adjustment last week At its Thursday, June 5 meeting, $409,605. The SID, which is man- percent,” he said. only since last year, is retiring at the looks forward to addressing concerns approved two applications while the board will resume a hearing on aged by the Downtown Westfield The owner of a home assessed at end of the year. such as greenhouse gases, environ- putting off action on two others. an application by Greg Bayard to Corporation (DWC), consists of $179,850, the average assessment in The 12th Congressional District mental protection, and climate At its May 1 meeting, the board add a second garage to an existing downtown businesses that pay a spe- the Town of Westfield, will see their covers parts of Mercer, Middlesex, change. unanimously approved a three-year one-car garage at his Jersey Avenue cial tax to improve and promote the taxes increased by $63 for the year, Somerset and Union County. In Union “Don’t think that Superstorm temporary operating permit for the home. The board was set to con- downtown area in order to spur com- or $5.25 a month. County, the district includes Plain- Sandy is a onetime occurrence; there Jewish Community Center (JCC) sider the application — which seeks merce. The 2014 budget also includes the field, Fanwood and most of Scotch will be many more,” he predicted. He on Martine Avenue to erect tents a side-yard setback variance be- “Nothing has changed from the hiring of one police officer and one Plains. noted that there is not even one scien- that will be used as part of its sum- cause the edge of the new garage time we introduced it until now,” firefighter for the town. Mr. Zwicker, a physicist and head tist on the House of Representatives’ mer day camp program. For several would be 4.7 feet from the property stated Town Administrator Jim Gildea Mr. Gildea said the municipal bud- of the Science Education Department Committee on Science. years, the JCC has put up three line when the minimum allowed by of the municipal spending plan. “It’s get can be found on the town’s at the Princeton University Plasma He said he recently mentored a tents that are used, according to local regulations is eight feet — but all still the same since we introduced website, located at Physics Laboratory, is a native of student and wound up changing her Michael Goldstein, the JCC’s as- an adjoining neighbor’s concerns the budget on April 1.” www.westfieldnj.gov/ or see the le- New York City and was raised in life. “She has gotten a full scholar- sistant executive director and di- about flooding led the board to put The municipal tax levy is up CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Englewood, N.J. He obtained a bach- ship to George Washington Univer- rector of the camp program, to pro- off the hearing. In the meantime, elor of science degree from Bard sity,” he said. “She changed my life, vide shelter and shade for campers. Township Engineer Joseph Timko College and earned a master of sci- too,” he added. Education and jobs This year, the JCC requested per- will inspect the property between ence degree and doctorate from Johns training are two of his concerns, he mission for the use of two addi- Mr. Bayard’s house and his next- Hopkins University. He has published noted. “Students need skills,” he said. tional tents that will be used to door neighbor’s house, specifically scholarly articles in many science Mr. Zwicker said he feels very serve food as part of the JCC’s plan a swale that is used to collect and educational journals. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 to provide daily lunch to campers. stormwater from heavy rainfalls. The tents will be put up shortly Mr. Bayard’s neighbor told the after Memorial Day and stay up board last week that she was wor- until Labor Day, Mr. Goldstein told ried that an extension of Mr. the board. He added that the JCC Bayard’s garage closer to her prop- has never received any complaints erty could cause floodwaters to be about the tents, two of which mea- pushed onto her property. sure 20 feet by 30 feet and one that It is expected that Mr. Timko will, is 30 feet by 30 feet, with the two after evaluating the property, offer new ones measuring 10 feet by 20 CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 feet. Board member Chris Abeel, while Special Edition noting that the added number of Photo courtesy of Tom Kranz tents is “an expansion,” nonethe- Of the Newspapers MUSIC FOR A CAUSE...Tom Berdos, music ministry director, conducts the less described it as “a de minimis Each spring, we provide this spe- regional choir during a rehearsal for the Choir Festival at the Fanwood Presby- expansion.” cial newspaper edition and include a terian Church on Sunday, May 18, to benefit the Fanwood and Scotch Plains The board also gave unanimous Rescue Squads. This is the third annual concert, which last year raised $4,000 for copy of our annual This Is Westfield the two squads. approval to an application by An- publication. We hope you enjoy it. thony Tittanegro to add a bedroom, Every resident in Westfield is pro- mudroom and bathroom to his home vided with this edition along with our PAGE INDEX Photo courtesy of Tom Kranz on Cook Avenue, a move that will regular subscribers in other towns. 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Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Brooks Crandall for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times TEA TIME...A woman in Victorian attire enjoys lunch at the Cranford Historical WORKIN’ AT THE CARWASH...Volunteers wash cars on Sunday to raise SPRING JAZZ...Horn legend, Al Chez, formerly with the CBS Orchestra and Society's “Victorian Hat Box Tea” fundraiser at the Hanson House in Cranford funds for local charities on Mitzvah Day at Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch “The Late Show with David Letterman,” performs with the Westfield Stage Band on Saturday afternoon. Plains. at Westfield High School on Friday night for the Westfield Jazz Night. Scotch Plains Council CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mrs. Gialanella said she wanted votes that the board of education and its on each appointee instead of a single needs be included in discussions with en masse vote. When her proposal the cable operator. failed, she ended up voting against The council also unanimously ap- the slate as did the mayor. proved a three-year contract between In other business, the council will the township and the union repre- soon introduce an ordinance lower- senting public works and recreation ing speed limits on Jerusalem Road employees. The pact, which extends and Raritan Road from 35 mph and through 2016, calls for annual salary 40 mph to 30 mph. A five-page memo- increases of 1.5 to 2.0 percent. randum from Sergeant Ernesto Hernandez, the police department’s traffic safety officer, spelled out the reasoning behind the proposal, but Zwicker both the mayor and Mrs. Gialanella CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 said they thought that Sgt. Hernandez strongly about streamlining the path to and Police Chief Brian Mahoney citizenship for new immigrants so they should have been present at the con- can take part in and benefit from the full ference meeting to explain the rea- democratic process. “I am fully against sons for the speed reduction. any kind of discrimination for any rea- Photo courtesy of Marlene Buckman Councilman Vastine, though, said son whether it is gender, racial, age or HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF...Heavy rains on April 30 caused flooding in the reasons were spelled out in “great anything,” he said. Nomehegan Park in Cranford and in other areas throughout the region. detail” in the memorandum and urged Pertaining to Union County, he said, Photo courtesy of Dr. Sari Netsky the council to move forward on the “There are many technology firms POP OF COLOR... A sprig of Witch Hazel adds a splash of color as spring flowers matter which can benefit from support in re- begin to appear throughout the area. Send your spring photos to The council opted to put off con- search and development, and create [email protected]. Fanwood Council sideration of a proposal to hike fees jobs for the residents.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 associated with the installation of in- “Also, for every dollar that goes into cently received a $250,000 state grant series. The new policy would outline ground swimming pools. Construc- research and development, it is returned Westfield Council for repairs on Burns Way. According a bidding process by which particu- tion officer Robert LaCosta, noting seven to tenfold,” he added. “Invest- to Mr. Bondar, Fanwood has received lar vendors could be awarded exclu- the increasing tendency of ment in our schools, job training and in CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 more grant awards than any other sive rights to sell food at particular homeowners to install larger and more infrastructure is most important.” Mak- galized advertised municipal and tion of the meeting, several residents town in Union County, with the ex- events. The policy would apply not complicated pools and the required ing changes in the nation’s tax laws and DWC budgets in The Leader in the expressed their opinion on the recent ception of Plainfield. only to the recreation commission, paperwork and inspections, had urged making college more affordable are April 24 issue available in the ar- report that the council’s Code Re- With an eye to preserving the ben- but also to all borough agencies that the council to increase the fees to a also his priorities. chives at www.goleader.com. view and Town Property Committee, efits of road reconstruction, the coun- wish to engage food vendors for $750 minimum and $35 for every Among other topics he touched on in Finance Committee Chairman and chaired by Councilman James Foerst, cil considered an ordinance that events. $1,000 of the cost of a pool’s con- the interview with The Times was sup- council representative to the DWC, was considering modifying the mu- would mandate a moratorium on util- After adjourning the public por- struction. But the three council Re- port for the Affordable Care Act/ Sam Della Fera, discussed the budget nicipal ordinance pertaining to li- ity work on newly paved streets. tion of the meeting, the council en- publicans either opposed the increase Obamacare, which he called “a step in for the SID stating, “I want to make a quor licenses in town. Under the ordinance, utilities would tered executive session to discuss or, in Councilman Marcus’ case, fa- the right direction.” He also said he note that this is the fourth year in a Currently, there are three busi- not be allowed to perform work that existing and potential litigation, as vored a phase-in of the higher fees would work to stop unauthorized spy- row that the SID budget is flat. The nesses that have an unrestricted or requires digging up a street for three well as contract negotiations with over time. ing by the National Security Adminis- budget is supported by the property full-liquor license while five restau- to five years following its paving. Comcast. The township is negotiating a re- tration (NSA). owners in our downtown improve- rants have restricted liquor licenses Exceptions would be made for emer- The council’s regular meeting will newal of its franchise agreement with Other Democrats vying for the 12th ment district, so there’s no cost to the that serve alcoholic beverages at gency situations, such as work re- occur on Tuesday, May 20. It will in- Comcast, which expires at the end of Congressional District seat are Assem- taxpayer. But even as to those prop- tables in the food service area, but are quired following flooding, and pos- clude the public hearing on the 2014 June. It is expected that an ordinance blywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman erty owners, this is another flat bud- not allowed full-service bars. sibly for homeowners who want to municipal budget and will open with will soon be introduced, pending the (D-15th, Mercer), Senator Linda get. The committee is deliberating al- switch from electric to gas. But the an update from American Water re- completion of negotiations, which Greenstein (D-14th, Middlesex) and “As we know, the SID, sometimes tering the ordinance to allow for those council hopes that the ordinance garding its water main upgrades project. include a request from the munici- Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D- better known as the DWC, does a restaurants to have a full-liquor li- would prevent unnecessary dam- pality that Comcast finance about 17th, Somerset). The winner will face great job. I was at the recent Girls cense as well. age to recently renewed streets. $130,000 in new equipment—cam- Republican Alieta Eck, a medical doc- Night Out, which was another great “The alteration has been described Several other towns have such an eras, tripods, microphones and other tor from Somerset County, in the No- success and, notwithstanding, that to me as merely updating the code, ordinance, as does Union County, SP Zone Bd. broadcasting equipment—for Scotch vember General Election. the budget is flat the money is put to which will result in technical changes according to Borough Attorney CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Plains Television. Both Mayor Glover The Primary Election is Tuesday, very good use.” in keeping up with modern day hab- Dennis Estis. solutions acceptable to Mr. Bayard and Councilwoman Gialanella urged June 3. During the public comments por- its, or dining habits…you now have The council discussed a new Food and his neighbor. five restaurants that can sell alcohol. Vendor policy that had been requested The board also put off a hearing The change could result in five bars by the Fanwood Recreation Com- until June on an application by Par that serve food,” said Westfield resi- mission. Current borough law does Fuel LLC, which operates the dent John Blake, voicing his opinion not allow the recreation commission Exxon gas station on Route 22, East, against the change. “Please keep in to have food vendors at events, such to put up a new digital LED price mind that you know the devils with as the free Summer Movie Nights sign. which you presently are dealing. You don’t know who will buy the licenses in the future, you have no idea who the devils will be.” Westfield resident James Murray offered a differing view stating, “I feel that I should be able to eat dinner even if it’s 10 feet from a bar…I don’t think it [deserves] a police presence or it’s a safety issue. We’re getting away from the puritanical times, the scare tactics, the demons and devils. It’s time to move on. I think it’s better for everybody.” The Code Review and Town Prop- erty Committee is tasked with mak- ing recommendations for the town council in order to adjust municipal ordinances. There is no set time limit to implement changes. The next town council conference session open to the public is sched- uled for Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m., at the municipal building located at Photo courtesy of Bob Peyton 425 East Broad Street. The confer- SISTER ACT...Kristi, left, and Annie Peyton, Westfield High School graduates, Alex Taner for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times ence session will be immediately fol- catch up on local news in The Westfield Leader following Kristi’s graduation from PATIENT PUP...Crowds of people and their canine companions enjoy the numerous vendors who set up booths in lowed by the council’s regular public the University of Pittsburgh on April 25. They are the daughters of Robert and downtown Westfield on Sunday for the annual Spring Fling, sponsored by the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce. meeting at 7:45 p.m. Carole Peyton of Westfield. “Local Service at Highway Prices”

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The nomination must after 8 p.m. starting this fall. electric to go through the tunnel to decided on whether to re-nominate be confirmed by the state Senate Judi- “One-seat ride service during off- Manhattan, making the one-seat ride New Jersey Supreme Court Chief ciary Committee, which is chaired by peak weekday hours on the Raritan possible. Ten trains are part of the Justice Stuart Rabner whose seven- Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-22nd, Lin- Valley line has been received very current pilot program. year term ends in June, according to den). positively since it was launched in The Raritan Valley Rail Coalition, media reports. Mr. Degnan, a registered Demo- March,” said Somerset County Free- joined by a coalition of 30 mayors of At a recent town hall meeting the crat who was attorney general from holder Peter S. Palmer, who chairs towns along the line, seeks to ultimately Governor said regarding efforts to 1978 to 1981 when he ran for gover- the rail coalition. “We are very proud achieve a full one-seat ride Manhattan change the court’s makeup, “We have nor in the Democratic Ptimary, re- of the working relationship we have service on the Raritan Valley line. another opportunity coming up in places David Samson, another former established with NJ Transit and the “We are a few steps away from get- June, where I have to decide whether attorney general, who resigned last evening service is a very important ting peak hour access to the one-seat or not to reappoint the chief justice.” month as PA chairman. second step of getting increased one- ride,” Mr. Palmer said, “but this is our Justice Rabner was nominated as chief “I wanted someone with unques- seat ride access using the new dual number-one, long-term objective. We’ve justice by former Governor Jon tioned credentials, both politically locomotives.” been working on this for 15 years and Corzine. — from a partisan perspective — and “Union County’s Freeholders wel- now that we have dual locomotives, If Chief Justice Rabner is reap- from most importantly, the issue of come NJ Transit’s cooperation in ex- we’ll continue to push for this.” pointed, he would serve until 2030 integrity,” Governor Christie told re- panding this train service to New Currently, the off-peak weekday when he reaches the mandatory re- porters, according to the CBS report. York,” said Freeholder Bette Jane direct trains arrive in New York be- tirement age of 70. Mr. Degnan retired as chief operat- Kowalski, a trustee of the RVRC. tween 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. For In May 2010 the Governor did not ing officer at Chubb Corp. in 2010 “We have a lot of riders who will departure times from the High Bridge, renominate Associate Justice John after 20 years with the company. benefit from a shorter ride into New Raritan and other stations going east- Wallace, the second African-American Two Westfield residents applauded York City, and we’ll keep working bound, and from Penn Station going member of the Supreme Court, when he the Governor’s pick. According to with the Raritan Valley Rail Coali- westbound, visit bit.ly/OneSeatRide. was only two years from retirement, northjersey.com, the website of The resulting in criticism from Democratic Record, the Governor’s former chief of MS BOE Adopts Budget Reflecting lawmakers in the State Legislature. staff and a current PA Commissioner, Samson Won’t Release Rich Bagger, was quoted as saying: Documents to Committee “John Degnan is an outstanding choice 1.7 Percent Tax Levy Increase Lawyers for David Samson, former for Port Authority chairman. He has The Mountainside Board of Edu- assessed this year at $164,258 will be chairman of Port Authority of New extraordinary credentials in both gov- cation held a public hearing adopting an increase of $109 for a total of York and New Jersey that oversees the ernment and the private sector. I look the final budget for the 2014-2015 $5,026 for the year. Last year’s home PLANTING A SEED...Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Mickey Marcus, left, Coun- George Washington Bridge, say their forward to working with him.” school year on Tuesday, April 29. assessed at $165,537 was increased cilman Llewellyn Jones and family get seedlings to plant at the Plant A Tree event client will not be turning over any Martin E. Robins, director emeri- This budget reflects a 1.7 percent tax by $149 for a total of $4,917 for the at the Scotch Plains Municipal Building, on Sunday, April 27. The event was more documents to a New Jersey leg- tus of the Voorhees Transportation levy increase, which falls below the 2 year. sponsored by the township’s recreation department and local Girl Scouts. islative panel investigating the lane Center at Rutgers University said: “I percent cap, and is the lowest in- Included in this budget is an addi- closures in Fort Lee last September, think he is someone you can trust to crease that Mountainside residents tional physical education teacher, a according to a 101.5 FM report. continue the process of reform at the have seen in six years. part- time speech teacher, and a part- Lance Comments on House Through his lawyers, Mr. Samson, a Port Authority. Port Authority reform The original budget was at the 2 time special education teacher. These former state attorney general, has cited is not jeopardized by this nomination percent cap, but the board requested positions will enhance next year’s his Fifth Amendment right against and it may be enhanced.” that the administration make addi- program. An additional custodian will Committee on Benghazi self-incrimination and right of pri- Schaer Questions Use of tional reductions. These tax levy re- assist in maintaining the buildings FLEMINGTON – Rep. Leonard Stevens. vacy in a letter to the committee. Polluter Fines in Budget ductions were realized through re- during the referendum renovations. Lance (R-7th) released the fol- “New documents uncovered In response, Senate Majority Assembly Budget Committee Chair- ducing one maintenance position to a The district is committed to main- lowing statement regarding House [last] week provided further proof Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-37, man Gary Schaer (D-36th, Passaic) has custodial position, and through un- taining low class sizes, increasing Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) that the Obama Administration Teaneck) and Assemblyman John questioned the Christie administration’s anticipated reductions from mater- professional development and in- announcement that the U.S. House purposely misled the American Wisniewski (D-19, Sayreville), co- proposal to use $147 million in funds nity leave replacements for next year. creasing technology. During the next of Representatives will vote on public and Congress in the days committee chairpersons, released a recovered from polluters of the Passaic The total budget this year is school year, middle school students creating a new select committee directly following September 11, statement: “The best way to get to the River as a “one-shot” gimmick to bal- $15,591,621. Last year’s revised bud- will pilot a 1:1 Chromebook pro- to investigate the September 11, 2012. root of this abuse of government ance next year’s budget. get was $15,300,833. This was ad- gram. 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, “In light of these new disclosures it power is full cooperation by every- “Shouldn’t these funds be directed Libya: is more clear than ever that a House one, so we are disappointed in Mr. back to the affected areas to help ame- justed due to pre-referendum costs Dr. Nancy Lubarsky and unanticipated heating repairs. Chief School Administrator “More than a year ago, I was one Select Committee is needed to con- Samson’s decision, We will obviously liorate the situation? Will residents af- (These funds were taken from capital Charles Milewski of the first New Jersey Republicans duct a thorough and comprehensive continue forward with this bipartisan fected by this tragedy be fully compen- reserve and maintenance reserve ac- Business Administrator to co-sponsor H.Res. 36 to create a investigation. inquiry until the people of New Jer- sated? I’m also gravely concerned about counts respectively.) The majority of Mountainside BOE special committee to investigate the “I applaud Speaker Boehner’s sey get the answers they deserve.” the risk associated with this proposed the tax increase ($241,000) will go to Islamic terrorist attacks in Benghazi decision, and as a cosponsor of Mr. Samson resigned from the board diversion since this amount is almost pay for tuition costs to Berkeley because I believed then, as I do now, H.Res. 36, will vote to establish a in late March 28. half of the entire surplus the adminis- Heights ($202,676). that Congress has the solemn re- Select Committee on Benghazi Christie Nominates Degnan tration is predicting for next fiscal year. The local tax levy this year will be See it all on the Web! sponsibility to uncover the truth sur- because it is the only way we are As Next PA Chairman It would appear that this is quite a risky $14,457,484, which reflects a 1.7 rounding the events that led to the going to get to the truth on what Governor Chris Christie has nomi- gambit, particularly from an adminis- percent increase from last year. www.goleader.com deaths of four Americans, including really happened on that terrible nated former state attorney general tration that has repeatedly derided these The impact to the average home U.S. Ambassador Christopher and tragic day.” John Degnan as the next chairman of types of one-shot gimmicks.”

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DD Legal Newspaper for the Town of Westfield, Legal Newspaper for the Borough of Fanwood out regarding the internal inquiry being The commissioners stopped the payments DTM Boroughs of Mountainside and Garwood And the Township of Scotch Plains D And the County of Union, NJ. conducted by an outside law firm looking on February 25 and hired an attorney to Diction Deception into unauthorized stipends to heads of the conduct an inquiry into the facts sur- Below are four arcane words, each Members of: Union County Utilities Authority. rounding the issuance of the stipends; New Jersey Press Association • National Newspaper Association • Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce with four definitions – only one is cor- Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association • Fanwood Business & Professional Association A year ago this August, the Union they replaced law firms the next month rect. The others are made up. Are you County Utilities Authority (UCUA) and over a potential conflict. sharp enough to discern this deception of Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey the Union County Improvement Author- Based on the minutes of the UCUA’s diction? P.O. Box 250 • 251 North Avenue, West P. O. Box 368 ity (UCIA) struck a services agreement to February 26, 2014 meeting, Mr. Sullivan If you can guess one correctly – good Westfield, N.J. 07091 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 share an executive director, office sup- did not seem too happy with the inquiry. guess. If you get two – well-read indi- port staff and office space. This followed “...He noted that he was disappointed Tele: (908) 232-4407 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.goleader.com • Fax: (908) 232-0473 vidual. If you get three – word expert. If the forced retirement of UCIA executive that, for whatever reason, they (he and you get all four – You must have a lot of POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the offices of the newspapers at director Charlotte DeFilippo, who was Mr. Brennan) did not get a chance to free time! P. O. Box 250, Westfield, New Jersey 07091 criticized by Tom Neff, the head of the speak on the issue” and that he did not All words and correct definitions State Local Finance Board, over her believe he had done anything to “shake come from the board game Diction Published every Thursday by Watchung Communications, Inc. $160,000 salary and benefits, which in- the faith” the UCUA commissioners had Deception. Paul Peyton Horace R. Corbin Jeff Gruman cluded 35 vacation days and work from placed in him in his two years as execu- home. Ms. DeFilippo, who said the criti- tive director. “He added that the fact that Answers to last week’s arcane words. ASSIGNMENT EDITOR PUBLISHER SALES MANAGER cism was unwarranted, also resigned in he did not even get a chance to explain 1. Ussuk – The bearded seal Suzette F. Stalker David B. Corbin Michael L. Bartiromo 2013 as head of the Union County Demo- what happened is beyond him. He wished 2. Cynanche – An inflammation of the COMMUNITY ASSISTANT PUBLISHER & SPORTS MARKETING PRODUCTION cratic Committee. someone would explain that to him” and throat or windpipe causing difficulty in Betsey Burgdorf Ben Corbin Robert P. Connelly Dan Sullivan, a long-time Union that “he thought the commissioners would breathing and swallowing EDUCATION & ARTS SERVICES BUSINESS OPERATIONS County Freeholder, who took over the have wanted to hear from him about what 3. Libidinous – Lustful, lewd utilities authority in August 2011 as act- happened.” Mr. Sullivan has since hired 4. Sheld – Variegated or spotted SUBSCRIPTION PRICE www.goleader.com/subscribe ing director at a salary of $130,000 and an attorney for the inquiry, the cost of YANG whose pay was increased to $150,000 which will be borne by the UCUA. One-year – $33 • Two-year – $62 • Three-year – $90 1. To cry like a wild goose when he was named the permanent direc- Prior to learning of the stipends issued 2. Leftovers; odds and ends tor in November 2012, saw his salary from September 2013 through January 3. To annoy, torment or delay bumped to $153,000 on August 21, 2013, 2014, the UCUA approved a 2 percent 4. Mischievous; devilish a 2 percent raise. raise to the same employees, including FATIFEROUS Property Taxes: No Representation, Per the UCUA/UCIA shared agree- Mr. Sullivan, on January 15, 2014. That 1. Rotund, obese ment, he became head of the improve- bumped his “approved” salary to 2. Enlivening; exhilarating ment authority. Last summer, when the $156,000, a $26,000 pay hike from when 3. Deadly; destructive shared agreement was approved, there he was first hired; the stipends would 4. Shiny; glossy; beaming with light No Controls, No End in Sight was no mention in the agreement of em- bring his pay to $186,000. In our opinion, FANTOCCINI ployee stipends, only an agreement for this also is pension padding abuse. 1. A street vender; a seller of fruits and The area is afflicted by unbridled, rising property The issue is further complicated by state aid supple- the UCIA to pay the UCUA $15,000 a The inquiry is being conducted by vegetables taxes. New Jersey has the highest property tax in the ments to schools and towns. Towns like Westfield get month as reimbursement for its costs. Morristown-based Pawar Gilgallon & 2. Puppets or marionettes nation. What is the magnitude and what can be done? very little. Cities like Elizabeth and Newark get massive The stipends came to light this Febru- Rudy, LLC. Once fact-finding is com- 3. A clown in motley attire A fully residential town of 30,000 population, amounts of state aid. Ironically, towns that get little state ary when Tina Renna of the Union County pleted, the UCUA board needs to act 4. A person who lives by his wits, Watchdog Association, through her in- swiftly if any wrong-doing is determined. without doing any work Westfield’s data over the last 10 years was analyzed to aid while paying the most income tax to the state are vestigative work, asked the UCUA com- As stated by Assemblyman Jerry Green, SQUANTUM develop a measure. The analysis is similar for other more efficient. Others squander large sums and pay missioners about the stipends, including the new chairman of the county Demo- 1. A picnic towns in the area. The average homeowner in Westfield little. $2,500 a month to Mr. Sullivan and cratic committee: “...If someone has to be 2. A tobacco or money pouch paid a little over $10,000 in 2004 ($101.7 million total). Many of our leaders know what is required to fix the $1,000 to deputy director Thomas held responsible for doing something 3. The trimmings of skins and hides, Brennan and $500 per month for five wrong, we will hold them responsible.” used for making glue By 2014, the property tax bill has risen to about $15,500 system, but few have the will or don’t have the power. other employees. The stipends totaled Hopefully he means it. 4. Rough or coarse cornmeal per homeowner ($155.1 million). The rate of increase is Others fight to maintain this system that they exploit to 4.3 percent per year compounded annually for the 10- their benefit and your demise. See more letters; pages 5, 21 year period. Should the trend continue for the next 10 We frequently discuss these items in this newspaper, Letters to the Editor years, the average property tax bill in the town will but find we’ve been remiss. From now on, we will Letters to exceed $23,000 per year per homeowner (about $230 compile the fixes required and publish the compilation the Editor million total). continuously. Please send us yours. Rather Than Complying With ‘Cap,’ Of the total for 2004: school tax was 64 percent, Attributed to Lao-tzu (c 604-c 531 bc), founder of The Inequity Is Larger county was 19.7 percent and the town was 16.3 percent. Taoism, “A journey of a thousand miles began with a County Govt. Creates Loopholes Of the total for 2014: school tax is 59.5 percent, county single step”. Observing for years how the Union tional $100- million tax bill over the next Than You Think is 23.6 percent and the town is 16.9 percent. In this regard, the towns in the county being snarked County government operates when it 20 years, and during the three years of no If you think it is an egregious inequity Compound interest mathematics is a deceiving factor. (Westfield, Summit, New Providence, Mountainside comes to taxation, since the state placed raises, county taxes still went up nearly that Westfield with a population of about the 2 percent cap on government budgets, $36 million or 12 percent. 30,000 pays higher Union County taxes Simple interest of 4.3 percent on $100 for 10 years is $43 and others) should form an alliance and insist on repre- instead of the county trying to work to- Another example is the county in order than Elizabeth with a population near total. Compound interest of 4.3 percent on $100 for 10 sentation on the freeholder board as suggested by Mr. wards reasonable finances, it appears that to avoid higher employee costs, which 125,000, then try wrapping your head years is $52. So rising expenses compound the problem Fortunato (see letter on page 5). Otherwise, “taxation they would rather work towards finding are inside the cap, used the separate OSTF around the inequity of Elizabeth getting every year. The “2 Percent Cap” is illusionary. without representation” continues. loopholes to get around the cap. (Open Space Trust Fund) to cover almost about $15,100 yearly of New Jersey State Some examples recently were: Since $2 million in employee salaries. This aid for each of its 24,000 students while There are several entities living off the property tax George Harrison reminds us, “Taxman.” salaries are considered in cap and health wastes 20 percent of the OSTF dollars we Westfield receives $450 for each of 6,300 system: schools, county, town, sewers and several au- If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street care is outside of cap, they had the county pay the county that should be going to students. thorities. There is no single person in charge. No one is If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat employees get no raises for two to three buying open land, expanding recreational The score measured in dollars is: in control. Each entity does what they decide and sends If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat years and then afterward they gave them facilities or preserving historic structures. Westfield $2,800,000 — Elizabeth their bills to the town that, in turn, passes it off to the If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet. . . . free health benefits for life as a trade off. Bruce Paterson $363,000,000 (130 times greater than Westfield). property owners. The town has been made the tax collec- ‘Cause I’m the taxman. This saddled the taxpayers with an addi- Garwood tor and must pay the schools and county regardless of tax Yeah, I’m the taxman, Joseph Nagy Fanwood payment defaults or tax appeal adjustments. And you’re working for no one but me. Thanks to All Who Donated to Westfield Foundation Campaign We Lose Jobs to More On behalf of the Westfield Founda- uted over $1.4 million in grants to agen- Efficiently Run States A Century Since First Mother’s Day, tion, I would like to thank the community cies like the Westfield ‘Y,’ Imagine, On May 1, Fitch Ratings, a major Wall members who recently donated to our Habitat for Humanity and local arts Street debt rating agency, downgraded annual campaign. The Foundation board groups. Board members worked to revise New Jersey’s credit rating, citing “ overly and the dozens of organizations we help our policies, make our work better known optimistic revenue forecasts, a multitude We Salute Mom’s Vital Role throughout the year appreciate your gen- in the community and meet with commu- of long-term spending pressures, and the One hundred years ago tomorrow, May 9, 1914, unconditionally — recognizing the uniqueness and the erosity. This year, the annual campaign nity agencies to explore how the Founda- state’s repeated reliance on one-time so- raised almost $41,000, placed into our tion might better serve Westfield. lutions.” This action represents the fifth President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation estab- value in each of her children. unrestricted fund, and over $146,000 for More information about the Westfield such downgrade since Governor Christie lishing the first national Mother’s Day holiday in the As we progress from childhood through adolescence individual family funds. These family Foundation can be found at: took office in January 2010. United States. This action marked the culmination of a and finally into adulthood, our mothers also strongly funds are a great way to create a chari- www.thewestfieldfoundation.com. If you New Jersey is the third lowest rated campaign for a day to honor mothers begun seven years shape the women and men we ultimately become. Through table legacy in Westfield. have not already done so, I hope you will state in the union. The Governor should, The Westfield Foundation is a board consider making a donation or creating a in my opinion, cease blaming everything earlier by a woman named Anna Jarvis. Miss Jarvis was their example and the values they impart to us, our of 15 community members who are com- lasting legacy of philanthropy with the on public workers’ pensions and admit inspired in her quest by the humanitarian efforts of her mothers prepare us for the family, community and profes- mitted to improving life in and around Foundation. One person can make a dif- that his fiscal plans have failed miser- own mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia, on sional responsibilities we will one day assume. They Westfield. I have been blessed with the ference and everyone should try. ably. Our economy is stagnant, our infra- behalf of soldiers and families during the Civil War. teach us to respect ourselves and others, to use good opportunity to serve six years on the William Foley structure is decaying before our eyes, and Beginning in 1907, Anna Jarvis and others petitioned judgment, to contribute to society. Together with fathers, Foundation board, the last two as presi- Westfield our unemployment rate soars as we lose dent. During that time we have distrib- jobs to more efficiently run states. businessmen and U.S. Presidents William Howard Taft mothers shape their children’s future roles as citizens, The Governor has blamed the recent and Theodore Roosevelt for their support for a day spouses and parents themselves. Should Kean Univ. Pay Taxes if They budget shortfall on his second favorite recognizing mothers. The idea gained further momen- We wish all mothers, grandmothers, and those other scapegoat, the federal government, but tum when businessman and philanthropist John women who play a maternal role in the life of someone, the truth is that we need a drastic overhaul Acquire Merck Property? of our economic game plan, and a new Wanamaker rallied to their cause, and by 1911 nearly a happy and healthy Mother’s Day. Among those moth- Kean University, located on Morris from this opinion. Many churches, vision as to what it will take to put our every state in the country celebrated Mother’s Day. ers, we are aware that there are many who will not spend Avenue in Union, N.J., has proposed pur- temples, etc. are located on prime real state back in the forefront of commerce President Wilson’s signature on that proclamation a Sunday with their sons and daughters. We offer special chase of the Merck Property located just estate, which if used for other purposes and prosperity. century ago brought to completion one woman’s dream acknowledgment to the mothers of U.S. troops serving across the street. That property lies dor- would yield valuable property tax rev- Bill Gottdenker mant with Merck’s closing of the facility. enue. So why not include them in the tax Mountainside of a day to celebrate mothers — her own and mothers abroad, and extend appreciation to these women and their Currently, the city and county receive a exempt status witch hunt? I am certainly throughout the country. Observed in the United States children for the sacrifices they have made in service to reported $1.1 million annually in property not advocating that religious organiza- on the second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day will be their country. taxes. Should Kean University purchase tions should have their tax-exempt status Westfield Vietnam celebrated this year on May 11. In recognition of all that mothers contribute to the the property, they would be able to exer- revoked. But if you follow The Westfield Our mother accompanies us on our life’s journey and, fabric of their families and their communities, we encour- cise their tax-exempt status thereby elimi- Leader’s opinion to its logical and non- Memorial June 22 nating much needed revenue from both prejudicial conclusion, they would. Dedication of the Westfield Vietnam whether physically present or not, profoundly influences age their children and all those whose lives they have the city and county coffers. Currently, I would also question whether the Free- Memorial will take place on Sunday, us no matter what our age. She remains at the heart of our touched to remember them in special ways this Mother’s there is movement by the Freeholders to holders’ vote would be the same if a June 22 at 2 p.m. The first granite panels family life, maintaining favorite traditions and familiar Day. A call, card or note, a gift or a festive bouquet, are all block any attempts by Kean to obtain the church or synagogue were proposing the will arrive shortly, landscaping and walk- routines, yet also fulfills myriad roles throughout the ways for children to express love and appreciation for property despite there being a legally bind- property purchase. I’m confident that the ways will also take shape for Memorial years. From the time we are born, our mother wears many Mom, whether they can be with her that day or not. We ing 1986 agreement between Kean Uni- repercussions on Election Day would be Day. The ceremony itself is beginning to versity and the property owner of “First ever present on their minds and guide take shape with speakers, music and color hats — caregiver, comforter, teacher, friend, confidante, also remind families that they do not have to wait until Right of Refusal” by Kean. their vote accordingly. guard. advisor and role model. She nurtures and encourages our Mother’s Day to express their gratitude to Mom — It is The Westfield Leader’s stated opin- So, unless the rules and regulations of ion, “If Kean University purchases this tax exempt status are changed for all and Keith Gibbons dreams, understands and soothes our fears, celebrates our remember her throughout the year, the way she remem- Westfield triumphs and shares our disappointments. She loves us bers us. property they should be paying taxes like not just a select few, the Kean proposal every other taxpayer. The law should be must be accepted albeit at a tax loss for changed. No one should be exempt from the town and county. However, it should WHS Graduate is property taxes … government, colleges be noted that a growing university pres- and universities as well as non-profits ence would boost the local economy with Stumped like the Y’s have not been paying taxes, increased employment, patronage of res- This is Robert Meiklejohn, local pho- which only includes the tax burden on taurants, groceries, clothing stores, and tographer and WHS ’71. On Facebook everyone else.” other associated businesses — All de- there is some confusion as to who were Now this statement is certainly true. lightfully taxable. the WHS [Blue Devil] mascots in the However, I must make note of the appar- Ron Camuto years ‘73, ‘74. A ‘70’s list [from The ent exclusion of “Religious Institutions” Westfield Westfield Leader] would be great. We thought historian Bruce Johnson might Your Letter Carriers Ask for know, he’s the best. We looked at the Weather Vane at the Westfield Library Your Help This Saturday and still couldn’t find the mascot. Robert Meiklejohn Saturday, May 10 marks the 22nd an- and ability to perform in school. Nearly Westfield niversary of one of America’s great days five million seniors over 60 are food of giving - the National Association of insecure, with many who live on fixed Editor’s note: The Weather Vane is on Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food incomes often too embarrassed to ask for line 1922-2005. See the Westfield library, Drive. help. archive.wmlnj.org/. You can search The Letter carriers walk through the com- Our food drive’s timing is crucial. Westfield Leader at www.goleader.com munity every day; often coming face to Food banks and pantries often receive the from 1907 to the present. face with a sad reality for too many, majority of their donations during hunger. So, each year on the second Sat- Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday sea- HAVIN’ UR SAY urday in May, letter carriers across the sons. By springtime, many pantries are country collect non-perishable food do- depleted, entering the summer low on nations from our customers. These dona- supplies at a time when many school tions go directly to local food pantries to breakfasts and lunch programs are not provide food to people in Scotch Plains available to children in need. who need our help. Participating in this year’s Letter Car- Last year, we collected over 74 million rier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is pounds of food nationally, feeding an simple. Just leave a non-perishable food estimated 30 million people. Over the 21- donation in a bag by your mailbox on year history, the drive has collected over Saturday, May 10 and your letter carrier one billion pounds of food. will do the rest. I invite you to join in Currently, 49 million Americans are America’s great day of giving and help us unsure where their next meal is coming in our fight to end hunger. from. Sixteen million are children who Rick Naples feel hunger’s impact on their overall health Scotch Plains Letter Carrier A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, May 8, 2014 Page 5 Where Is a Real 2 Percent Cap When You Need It? Letters to the Editor The data is in. For the average home Increases like this and recent articles assessed at about $180,000, the munici- about serious budget problems and a lag- Westfield Stop & Shop Improvement: pal tax is going up by $63, the county tax ging economic recovery for New Jersey by $254 and the school tax by $290 – for appear to confirm that you can only a total increase of $607. This is a 4 squeeze the middle class so much. Most A Six-Year Fiasco percent increase overall, led by a nearly 8 homeowners do not have money trees The abuse of zoning laws with the reducing competition or lengthy delay- percent increase in the county tax for growing in their back yards. Excessive intent to discourage and stifle competi- ing competition and hindering someone Westfield homeowners. These are the taxation eventually crowds out other tion is de facto Restraint of Trade. Con- from doing business in the normal way, highest dollar and percentage increases spending to support the local economy, spiracy by prolonging zoning proceed- are all involved here. in the county tax by far, with Summit drives taxpayers to lower tax states and ings, spot zoning and excessive, pro- Generally anti-trust litigation initially getting only a 3 percent increase and discourages new businesses from com- tracted costs so as to discourage trade and names “everybody” as defendants; and in Cranford nothing. Given that the 2013 ing to NJ. This creates a vicious circle relationships between buyers [shoppers] this matter that could include the town, its increase in the CPI was 1.5 percent, this that threatens economic growth, creation and sellers [Stop & Shop] should result in planning board, and its individual mem- 4 percent overall tax increase continues a of good new jobs, general prosperity and, findings of conspiracy by zoning pro- bers, all others funding and/or aiding in streak of Westfield increases exceeding ultimately, home values. ceedings when they result in discourage- the delay including, but not limited to ment of Fair Trade Practices. Such ac- those funding and otherwise aiding in the the CPI increase that I believe goes back Jeff Bash for decades. tions are not in the public interest. violation resulting in the conspiracy. Westfield The Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Given Stop & Shop’s corporate resources, NJ Anti-Trust Act are consistent. NJ Title it could pursue such actions with its deep Other Towns In The County Do Not 56, specifically 56.9-3, address restraint pockets. ShopRite/Village Supermarkets, of trade, and conspiracy in restraint of Inc. are evidently the culprits and the Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes trade or commerce. Violations result in funding source behind the skullduggery. Nomehegan in Cranford Can’t Handle Runoff treble damages and the awarding of costs. What about the average individual In keeping with the theme of Union readily be given up, and pulling out is the These laws and judicial case law con- Westfield residential or small business Above is a picture of Nomehegan Lake If the lake floods now, how can it handle County taxes and the gross disparities in ultimate arrow in our quiver. sider findings such as: hamper or ob- property owner? They can’t afford to at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday, additional runoff? This was the result of how county taxes are apportioned among People have been conditioned to think struct competition; otherwise control the play these expensive games so they just April 30, 2014 during the rainstorm. Plans a spring rainstorm, not a Nor’easter. the various towns in the county, I’d like that the way thecounty exists now and the market to the detriment of consumers; give up. for the proposed sports field in the back Marlene Buckman to remind your readers that an underlying way Freeholders are currently elected is any activity… that tends to limit trade lot of Union County College provides Cranford cause of the county tax problem is that the way it has to be. There is no reason, Tim Harrington, Madison drainage of runoff into Nomehegan Lake. and sales; interfering with someone’s abil- Westfield Property Owner one political party has controlled the other than politics, the apparent indiffer- ity to do business freely – like conspiracy, Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1995. ence by the State Legislature to the prob- For close to 20 years, the county has lems here, and the insider game of cam- Rutgers Profs. and Students Never been run by the Democrat political ma- paign contributions and political influ- Video Sign Display Proposed in chine which controls the towns with the ence, that the nine Freeholders could not Heard of Voltaire, Freedom of Speech most voters. As a result the machine has be elected such that each group of towns The intolerance of academia was on speech being given by Karl Rove at the been able to impose its will without any get to elect one Freeholder (voting by Fanwood Needs Review full display when faculty and students of Amherst campus of the University of significant opposition or need for taking district – like the Assembly or U.S. House). Has anyone seen or heard about the use a fake brick-like material should be Rutgers University forced former United Massachusetts on April 8, 2014. into account the public’s ire with their As for moving out of the county, this proposed electronic sign concept for the unacceptable and is in no way compatible States Secretary of State Condoleezza First Lady Michelle Obama had to behavior. So residents of Westfield as well has happened in the past (indeed that is north side of the historic Fanwood Train with the historic Train Station or sur- Rice to cancel her commencement speak- cancel a graduation speech in Topeka, as Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights, Sum- how Union County itself was formed). Station? The proposed sign incorporates rounding district. ing engagement at Rutgers! Kansas after 1,750 people signed a peti- mit and New Providence, among others, Just because the politicians in control a video display into the fabric of our I understand the borough has asked the She stated, “I am honored to have served tion protesting her appearance ostensibly are unfairly taxed. A massive transfer of don’t like these ideas does not mean they Historic Fanwood Park District and may donors to revise their proposal to include my country. I have defended America’s because her appearance would result in wealth occurs to the politically-connected can’t happen. They can. Even if these be approved without any feedback from real brick or other masonry construction. belief in free speech and the exchange of limited seating for families and friends. county bureaucrats and the other towns, efforts are not ultimately successful, start- the residents it affects. This is a good start – but there is no ideas. These values are essential to the A hundred and fifty students at which do not pay their fair share. ing the process in a serious way and Of the three proposed sign concepts, guarantee that it will be anything other health of our democracy. But that is not Wellesley protested against First Lady Setting aside the joke of the county’s getting voters to talk about them and the version with the arched top and “brick” then faux-brick. As for the video display, what is at issue here… I understand and Barbara Bush being the commencement claim of spending restraint, the gross think of how much better off they’d be surround is certainly the least offensive. we should question the appropriateness embrace the purpose of the commence- speaker in May 1990. Students at UCLA disparity between taxes paid and the ser- with a responsible and responsive county The Historic Preservation Commission of a large video display in the center of ment ceremony and I am simply unwilling Graduate School protested First Lady vices received, and the interesting ways government will increase the pressure on met some time ago and they generally Fanwood’s Historic District. It is clearly to detract from it in any way.” Laura Bush being the commencement by which the county manages to exceed the county political machine and on our agree that the site location and size of the a distraction to motorists and its inherent, But this is very much the issue! speaker in 2002. statutory budget caps, ultimately what is state legislators to address this problem. new sign are appropriate. However I am, characteristic brightness a nuisance to A hundred professors at the Newark Having taught in college for three de- needed is for these towns to start to exer- Rich Fortunato along with them, very concerned about the surrounding neighbors. campus voted for a resolution asking cades, I know something about academic cise their collective financial power. Scotch Plains the choice of materials, as the proposal to Moreover, the video screen poses a Rutgers’ president to disinvite Ms. Rice. intolerance – so surprising because it The power of the purse is a strong one. detriment to the historic fabric of our H. Bruce Franklin, a professor, explained comes from the people who should be the The county depends on these towns for town and does not fit the character of our these professors view her as “a war crimi- most open minded. There are few things its finances and if they start to exercise This Presidency Is Squandering borough or the historic train station nal” because of her involvement in the more dangerous to democratic dialogue. that power in a collective and organized where it will be located. It will be a Iraq War and of controversial interroga- Apparently these professors and stu- way the political machine, which con- distraction to one of the Fanwood’s most tion techniques of the Bush administra- dents had never heard of the famous trols the county, will have to respond. Our Inheritance, Our Freedom iconic buildings and act to extend the tion. A similar resolution was approved by defense of Freedom of Speech attributed Personally, I think that these towns, As a citizen of the United States of kingdoms, making them untouchable, as ‘Rt.-22’ advertising aesthetic into our professors at New Brunswick campus. to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you acting through their town councils, indi- America, you and yours inherited a boun- recently seen by the selective justice used downtown. FiftyRutgers’ students staged a sit-in say, but I will defend to the death your vidually and as a group, should start to tiful land along with freedom and liberty. by our current Attorney General. If this were a proposal from a commer- on the New Brunswick campus to protest right to say it.” examine ways that they can force the During the last presidency, which unfor- He is encouraged by an egotistical cial entity, it would not meet Fanwood’s Rutgers’ decision to invite her to be the What shall become of our beloved county to cut spending and therefore cut tunately still has time on the clock; there President who will get his way no matter sign ordinance and would require a vari- commencement speaker. country if only certain points of view taxes. They need to start a formal pro- has been a dramatic squandering of your how it negatively affects your life or your ance hearing; most likely it would not be Some students and faculty of the Uni- may be expressed in a university setting? cess, perhaps setting up town-sponsored most precious gifts. The answer that keeps freedom of choice. It’s almost as if his approved. Finally, a concern shared versity of Minnesota demanded that Ms. If the guardians of knowledge only ac- committees, to examine and report back coming up to the daily decisions neces- master plan is to have us to fail domesti- amongst many Fanwoodians, is that since Rice not be permitted to speak on April cept the knowledge they like? And only on ways to cut county spending and ways sary for us to function as a society has cally, certainly internationally, and obvi- the video platform clearly lends itself to 17, 2014. The very school established to teach the knowledge pleasing to them? to increase the responsiveness of Free- been more control and command by Big ously morally and ethically. advertising – the possibility of using this honor the late United States Vice-Presi- No one in the United States of America holders to their financial concerns. Brother government. You almost have to It’s always easier to stop the bleeding as an advertising platform of any sort dent Hubert H. Humphrey who had ar- should be intimated not to speak. These towns also need to examine ask yourself, “What do I need to comply early before the patient is beyond saving. must not be allowed. gued, “Freedom is hammered out on the whether they are being denied fair repre- with, be it regulation, fee, tax, fine or Each, be it a teenager, middle-aged or While we should all appreciate and Stephen Schoeman anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.” Westfield sentation on the Board of Freeholders. other before I can perform a commonsense senior citizen, must speak out and say, give kudos to the private entity that wishes Professors repeatedly interrupted a The Freeholders are elected only because function for pursuing my life?” “No, I will not take it anymore,” and save to donate a sign to our community it certain towns are controlled by the Demo- The dramatic intrusions and manipu- and cultivate a return to the American would be best if the community, espe- crat machine, which controls the more lations, fixing something that is not bro- way of life with shining freedom, liberty cially those possibly affected by the new populous towns. Towns also need to put ken, has become the rule. All you need do and a government that is the servant of sign, had an opportunity to weigh-in and on the table the threat of moving as a is read and understand the millions of the people instead of the government you discuss its relative merits before the coun- group out of Union County. It may sound pages of regulations, which supersede a now live with, which is your master. cil votes whether to allow this or not. drastic, but single-party control of a $500- simple commonsense solution. We per- Warren Victor million budget is not something that will Jason Benedict mit our political leaders to create private Westfield Fanwood www.uniquecruiseandtravel.com Carol Bevere Kearney• Proprietor 207 CENTER STREET, GARWOOD 908-789-3303

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8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 www.FellowshipSeniorLiving.org Like us on Page 6 Thursday, May 8, 2014 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION New Eagle Scout Tom Philip Hale Talk on Cancer Care Helps Disabled to Garden Rescheduled For June 10 CRANFORD — Recently-in- from a secret family recipe. He WESTFIELD — A talk by Dr. School. She received her Board Cer- ducted Eagle Scout Tom Philip, 17, also garnered a $100 donation from Darlene Gibbon, a Westfield resi- tification in Hospice and Palliative of Cranford will finally see the good Lowe’s and a $200 grant from the dent, on “Personalized Medicine: Care Medicine and has authored or results of his Eagle Scout Service Master Gardeners. What Targeted co-authored more than Project on Sunday, May 18, when “Tom’s portable workstations will Therapy Will Mean for 15 publications. the Master Gardeners of Union help make our Demo Gardens more Cancer Care” has been In her role at the Can- County hold their 25th Annual inclusive to all visitors,” said Mas- rescheduled for Tues- cer Institute, she has Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale. ter Gardener Publicity Chairwoman day, June 10, at the oversight for clinical, The Fair will run from noon to 5 T.J. Karns. “Easier access is the Westfield Memorial surgical and research p.m., rain or shine, at the Master key. Our new greenhouse and sur- Library. The library is objectives in gyneco- Gardeners’ Trailside Demonstration rounding area feature paved walk- located at 550 East logic oncology. Gardens in the Watchung Reserva- ways, handicapped-parking spaces Broad Street. Prior to joining the tion in Mountainside. and a patio safe for wheelchair ac- A researcher and chief Cancer Institute, Dr. Tom designed, built and donated cess. Tom’s beautiful workstations of gynecologic oncology Gibbon worked for four to the Master Gardeners three por- are in sync with this scenario.” at Rutgers Cancer Insti- years as a gynecologic table, handicapped-accessible, Tom will graduate from Cranford tute of New Jersey, Dr. oncologist at Strong raised gardening workstations for High School in June and will enter Gibbon will discuss what Dr. Darlene Gibbon Memorial Hospital, use by persons with disabilities. the College of William and Mary a new approach of pre- University of Roches- On May 22, after the Fair, students in fall 2014. He is the son of Laura cisely targeting genomic mutations ter. will mean for cancer care. The talk, from the Cranford campus of the and Steve Philip. ADORNABLE EVENING...Becca Freer, left, and Meghan Summers get ready She has been cited by New Jer- Cerebral Palsy League will visit Boy Scout Troop No. 80 meets for tomorrow evening’s That’s Adornable show at the home of Kate Rogers on starting at 7 p.m., will be part of the sey Monthly magazine as one of the Master Gardeners’ Trailside on Mondays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., at the East Dudley Avenue in Westfield. That’s Adornable is an embroidery and seventh annual Anne and Lee Hale the state’s top doctors and has re- compound to garden, for the first First Presbyterian Church in monogramming business that specializes in personalized gifts. A percentage of Speaker Series. ceived multiple other awards, in- time, in Tom’s raised workstations. Cranford. the proceeds from the show will be donated to Imagine, A Center for Coping With Dr. Gibbon, who received her cluding one for Hope for Leader- The workstations are constructed Since 2002, the Union County Loss, for which Becca and Meghan serve as support-group facilitators. medical degree from the State Uni- ship in Patient Care from the Can- of cedar to ensure longevity, and were Master Gardeners have produced versity of New York Health Science cer institute. designed and pre-cut with the help of more than 21,360 pounds of veg- Center in Brooklyn, also is an asso- The popular lecture series is named Tom’s grandfather, Kenneth Tietjens. etables, fruit and herbs for dona- Best Friend to Commence ciate professor of obstetrics, gyne- in honor of Anne Hale, a Westfield Cranford Troop No. 80 Scouts helped tion to local food pantries and soup cology and reproductive sciences Memorial Library patron who passed him assemble the beds. The project kitchens in Union County. For more at Robert Wood Johnson Medical away in 2007, and her husband, Lee, took 115 man hours to complete. information, call Judi LaGanga at Mother’s Day Plant Sale who was long active in community To fund the project, Tom raised (908) 964-3654 or visit SCOTCH PLAINS — Best Friend bestfreind.petfinder.org. Monetary ‘Jewnity’ Family Day affairs until he died last year. $500 through the sale of mustard mastergardeners-uc.org. Dog and Animal Adoption will hold donations are tax-deductible and are The talk is open to the public but its annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale urgently needed by the rescue group. On Tap at Bowcraft pre-registration is required by go- at its thrift shop tomorrow, Friday, Donations can be sent to: Best Friend, SCOTCH PLAINS — Chabad of ing to wmlnj.org and clicking on May 9, from noon to 4:30 p.m., and P.O. Box 335, Cranford, N.J. 07016. Union County and the Jewish Learn- the Online Calendar, or by calling Saturday, May 10, from 10:30 a.m. ing Center of Springfield will host a (908) 789-4090, extension 0. to 4:30 p.m. Seminar to Address “Jewnity” Family Fun Day on Sun- An assortment of annuals and pe- day, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., ‘Adornable’ Show rennials will be available for pur- ‘Primal Blueprint’ at Bowcraft Amusement Park, lo- chase. Additionally, Best Friend will MOUNTAINSIDE — A Paleo/Pri- cated at 2545 Route 22, West, in To Benefit Imagine hold its 60-percent-off sale on most mal Blueprint Transformation semi- Scotch Plains. merchandise in the store. Some ex- nar will take place this Saturday, This community-wide celebra- WESTFIELD — Becca Freer and ceptions will apply. Located at 1750 May 10, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the tion will be open to the public. Meghan Summers, both juniors at East Second Street in Scotch Plains, Mountainside Public Library, lo- Tickets are $13 per person and $12 Westfield High School, are teaming the store is open from 10:30 a.m. to cated at 1 Constitution Plaza in with advanced registration. The up with Kate Rogers of That’s 4:30 p.m. every day except Sunday Mountainside. event will mark the observance of Adornable, a home-based business and Monday. Free and open to the public, this the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, in Westfield, to raise money for The Best Friend Rescue group is a program emphasizes the eight Key which is traditionally commemo- Imagine, A Center For Coping With not-for-profit organization run solely Concepts and five Action Items de- rated by large outdoor celebrations Loss. by volunteers. All items sold in the tailed in “The Primal Blueprint 21- and bonfires, which harbor spiri- Tomorrow, Friday, May 9, Ms. shop are donated by the community Day Total Body Transformation.” tual significance. Rogers will open her home at 128 for the benefit of homeless animals. These concepts and action items For more information or to re- East Dudley Avenue, on the corner In addition to plants for sale, the provide a guide for individuals to spond, visit ChabadUC.com/ of Dudley and Elm Street in shop will feature an array of gift transition into a Primal lifestyle. jewnity or call (908) 790-0008. Westfield, from 6 to 9 p.m. for a items, new hair accessories, hats and Major emphasis is placed on adopt- That’s Adornable Show. That’s scarves appropriate for Mother’s Day ing a Primal eating strategy and Adornable is an embroidery and COMMUNITY SPIRIT...Tom Philip is congratulated by Union County Master gift selections. Best Friend is in ur- transitioning out of a carbohydrate- Bethel Baptist to Hold monogramming shop that special- Gardeners Richard Leister, who also is current treasurer, and Joanne Krueger, gent need of new and gently-used dependent diet. izes in personalized gifts of all kinds. manager of the Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Gardens, upon successful items to restock its shelves. Presented by Mike DiLandro, this Breakfast Saturday A percentage of the sales of the completion of his Eagle Scout Service Project. Tom designed, built and donated Best Friend is now on Facebook, fast-paced, two-and-a-half-hour WESTFIELD — The Bethel Bap- evening will be donated to Imagine. to the Master Gardeners three portable workstations, also pictured, that will where members of the community seminar will consist of a live presen- tist Church will hold a Woman’s Becca and Meghan have been in- allow persons with disabilities to garden at the Master Gardeners’ Trailside volved with Imagine for two years compound in Mountainside. can become a friend and check for tation, slide show and audience ques- Day Breakfast this Saturday, May events, adoptions and shop specials. tion-and-answer interaction. Seats 10, from 8 to 10 a.m. Evangelist as facilitators for support groups. For more information, call (908) are limited. To respond, call the Tracy Fooster will be the guest They also are on the Youth Advisory 322-2502 or visit pets waiting for Mountainside Public Library at (908) speaker for this event. The Bethel Council for Imagine, a year-round, permanent homes at 233-0115. Baptist Church is located at 539 grief support program for children, Trinity Place in Westfield. Kevin teens and adults located in Westfield. Clark is pastor. For more details, Concurrent support groups also are call the church at (908) 233-4250. available for parents and guardians. Like New, Imagine has special meaning to Ms. See it all on the Web! Rogers as well. For more information about Imag- Power Washing, House, www.goleader.com ine, visit imaginenj.org. Decks & Patios 908-464-6488

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For full information on tion Beth Israel will hold an open Congregation Beth Israel is an Community Center (JCC) of Cen- the Spring Jewish Film Festival of house for prospective members on egalitarian Conservative syna- tral New Jersey currently is hosting Central New Jersey and ticket pur- Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to gogue, serving the religious, cul- its Spring Jewish Film Festival of chase, go to jccnj.org or call (908) 12:30 p.m. The open house will take tural, educational and social needs Central New Jersey at partner 889-8800, extension no. 208. place during the synagogue’s party of congregants from Scotch Plains, Digiplex Rialto Theatre, located at The JCC of Central New Jersey celebrating the Jewish holiday of Fanwood, Westfield and surround- 250 East Broad Street in Westfield. is located at 1391 Martine Avenue Lag B’Omer and the end of the year ing towns. It has an active Sister- All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Ample in Scotch Plains. It is a constituent for its religious school. The party hood, Men’s Club and youth group, seating is available; each film is agency of the Jewish Federation of will feature a barbecue and games plus an array of programs ranging screened in two auditoriums. Greater MetroWest NJ, United Way for children of all ages. Sponsored from adult education courses to On Tuesday, May 13, The Zig- of Greater Union County and the by the synagogue’s Men’s Club, the social action opportunities. zag Kid, a film chosen by teens, Westfield United Fund. Financial event will be free to the public. Congregation Beth Israel is lo- will be screened. The Zigzag Kid is assistance is available for mem- Prospective congregants will cated at 18 Shalom Way, at the an endearing story about a boy bership and various programs. have the opportunity to tour the corner of Martine Avenue, in DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS...Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad members searching to understand what hap- synagogue and its religious school Scotch Plains. For more informa- Charlie Krueger, Linda Heroux and Jon Wong, pictured left to right, describe pened to his long-deceased mother. Holy Trinity Seniors and to meet Congregation Beth tion, call the synagogue office at what inspired them to serve as members of the squad. The squad is conducting Teens and adults are all welcome. Israel’s leadership. (908) 889-1830. its annual fund drive and is in need of additional volunteers. A post-film discussion, led by To Meet on Monday “We are excited to celebrate the teens, also will take place. WESTFIELD — The Holy Trinity end of a successful year and the Mrs. Glazer to Speak The final night of the Film Festi- Senior Social Club will meet on holiday of Lag B’Omer at a party Westfield Rescue Squad: val, Wednesday, May 28, will be a Monday, May 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the open to the community,” said Elly On Victorian Gardens double feature that includes The Lady parish center, located adjacent to the Bauman, education director of WESTFIELD — The Garden Volunteers and Their Stories in Number 6 and Life in Stills. The church on Westfield Avenue in Congregation Beth Israel. “We are Club of Westfield will meet at noon Lady in Number 6 is the 2014 Acad- Westfield. Friends are welcome. By LYNN FELDMAN funds for multiple sclerosis research. emy Award winner for Best Docu- eager for prospective members to on Tuesday, May 13, in the Parish (Westfield Rescue Squad Member) Guest speaker Joanne Rajoppi, meet the children, parents and House of St. Helen’s Roman Catho- Charlie Krueger has been a squad mentary Short Subject and tells the Union County clerk, will discuss her teachers that make up our close lic Church, located at 1600 Rahway Have you ever wondered who the member since October 2013. Married inspirational story of Alice Herz- latest book, “New Brunswick and The synagogue family.” Avenue and Lamberts Mill Road people were who came to assist you at for 20 years, he is the father of three Sommer, an optimist, mother, musi- Civil War: The Brunswick Boys in the Congregation Beth Israel’s reli- in Westfield. All are invited and home, on the street, at a shop, if you school-age children and is a furniture cian and oldest living survivor of the Great Rebellion.” Ms. Rajoppi has gious school was one of the first refreshments will be served. needed medical help? The Westfield maker. He is an avid runner who does Holocaust. Life in Stills chronicles served 20 years as a local, county and three congregations in North Christine Glazer of Cranford will Volunteer Rescue Squad, which pro- not allow 10-degree temperatures to 96-year-old Miriam Weissenstein state official in New Jersey. Copies of America to be designated as a present the program, entitled vides no-charge, 24-hour emergency keep him from his daily run in and her grandson as they work to the book will be available for pur- Framework for Excellence School “From 19th Century to Victorian medical care to the residents and visi- Tamaques Park. For a real challenge, save her late husband’s life work, chase and Ms. Rajoppi will sign them. by the United Synagogue of Con- Gardens.” Among her many inter- tors in Westfield, is comprised of ap- he has run two ultra-marathons (more The Photo House, a shop that housed Club members recently took a trip servative Judaism. The religious ests are the Miller-Cory House proximately 60 emergency medical than 26 miles). Asked why he decided nearly one million negatives docu- to the Paper Mill Playhouse, followed school offers classes from pre- Museum in Westfield and the An- technicians and another 25 members- to join the rescue squad now, he said he menting Israel’s defining moments. by dinner at Charlie Brown’s in Scotch school through 11th grade, as well nual School Tours of the Cranford in-training. There also are 30 dispatch- “has always been fascinated with the Film Festival participants can Plains, and expressed appreciation to as special-needs instruction. Syna- Historical Society. In 2009, Mrs. ers who volunteer to answer the squad’s emergency medicine atmosphere and take advantage of special dinner Father Matthew Looney for organiz- gogue membership is not required Glazer won the Westfield Histori- phones. They come from all walks of it is a way of helping people.” For offers from JCC Restaurant Part- ing the day’s events. for programs through second cal Society Trustees’ Award for life, have a variety of occupations, range relaxation, he enjoys playing classic ners Cosimo’s Italian Restaurant, During Monday’s meeting, grade. Religious school for grades her work in local history. in age from late teens to early 70s, are rock on his guitar and exploring the Jeffrey’s of Westfield, Limani Sea- Dominic Lisanti will take reserva- married, single and divorced. Some are outdoors with his family, which in- food Grill and Westfield Diner. For tions for the club’s June luncheon. parents, even grandparents. In effect, cludes three dogs. Mr. Krueger recently details, visit jccnj.org. The cost is $16. Club members also BootCampWF Spring II they are just like everyone else, except completed the EMT course and has Tickets can be purchased online are reminded to bring donations for for one thing: they volunteer their time passed the state certification exam. at jccnj.org, by mail or in person at the Westfield Food Pantry. to help their neighbors in a medical A more recent newcomer to the res- Session Begins Next Week setting that requires much training and cue squad is Linda Heroux. Ms. Heroux, dedication and often split-second deci- who began pulling duty in February, WESTFIELD — BootCampWF, 9:15 a.m. BCWF TRX is Tuesdays sion-making ability. Following is a pro- was always interested in joining but Westfield’s premier, healthy-living at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11 file of three current members. had to delay it due to work and family outdoor fitness training program, a.m. All workouts are in Tamaques Jon Wong has been an EMT on the obligations. Now with young adult will get you in shape before sum- Park. Westfield Rescue Squad since 2005. children, two in college and one who mer! The next session runs May 15 The program starts off with free Engaged to be married, he is studying graduated, she has more time available to June 26. fitness assessments (May 14 at 6 to become a paramedic. Mr. Wong has and is finally able to realize her ambi- A specially designed, six-week and 9:15 a.m.) Before the first day taken advantage of the squad’s scholar- tion. Ms. Heroux, who moved from program, BootCampWF combines (and after the last!), we see how ship program to advance his education Long Island to Westfield in 1985, is calorie-torching cardio and full- long it takes for you to walk/run a and fulfill his dream of a career in pre- most impacted, “by those people who body strength training in every half mile, and how many pushups hospital medical care. He said that, have no family or friends to contact.” class, all done in the great out- and sit-ups you can do. We also do “the squad has opened many doors” for The Westfield Volunteer Rescue doors! The dynamic group atmo- optional weigh-ins and body-fat him. He has met many people and had Squad is conducting its annual fund sphere provides you with the moti- evaluations. These assessments al- life-changing experiences, which re- drive. Individuals may send donations vation, support and accountability low you to measure progress over sulted in an outlook on life in which he to: P.O. Box 356, Westfield, N.J. 07091 you need to achieve your fitness the course of the session, and if you said he, “is grateful for my opportuni- or drop them off at the squad head- goals! BCWF workouts are held commit, you will see improvement! ties.” While a probationary member, quarters at 335 Watterson Street. The Monday through Friday at 5:45 For more information, visit Mr. Wong participated in a CPR call squad needs additional volunteers for a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Fri- www.BootCampWF.com. that saved the life of a World War II EMT or dispatcher training. For more day at 9:15 a.m., and Saturdays at 8 Paid Bulletin Board veteran. His other interests include run- information, call (908) 233-2500. For a.m. BCWF Lite, a gentler version, goleader.com/express ning, camping and off-roading in his emergencies, call 9-1-1. is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Jeep. 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Ms. Palmer impressed upon stu- dents how noteworthy it is that Union Catholic offers a Death and Dying course as part of its religion curricu- TECH ON TRACK…According to Master Technology teachers Adam Pizzi SET AND SPIKE...Jefferson Elementary School teachers participated in a lum; she said that is not something (grades 6-12) and Jeanine Gottko (K-5), above, the “Walls to Windows” initiative charity volleyball game at Westfield High School on April 24 to raise funds for she has seen in her work in schools. of the Westfield Public Schools is right on track. Presenting an update on “The Sandy Ground: Where Angels Play Foundation.” Jefferson students and She explained that death is an inevi- instructional technology to the Westfield Board of Education this spring, the two their families came out to cheer on their teachers, raising over $1,600 for the table part of our lives and often a experienced teachers were described by Superintendent Margaret Dolan as “not foundation. The Sandy Ground: Where Angels Play Foundation is rebuilding 26 topic that we are very uncomfortable only skilled in teaching but having a passion for technology.” For their complete playgrounds in the tri-state area that were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Each discussing and dealing with. To dem- presentation, visit bit.ly/R0DXci. one of the playgrounds is dedicated to the memory of one of the 26 victims of the onstrate the effect that loss can have Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. For more information visit a person, Connie showed students a Westfield Middle Schoolers www.thesandygroundproject.org. box with neatly stacked dominoes— representing a person’s life being in Brause Earns Women of Distinction Award order. She then started throwing the Have ‘Fit Food Fight’ PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Crohn’s and is an Emerging Leader honoree dominoes on the floor as she named & Colitis Foundation of America for her involvement with the CCFA different things that can go wrong in WESTFIELD - Chris Giglio, a sixth School. (CCFA), the world’s largest volun- National Council of College Leaders a person’s life including loss of a pet, grade student at Roosevelt Interme- Chartwells awarded Chris a $100 tary nonprofit health organization and her work as a CCFA volunteer loss of a dream, failing a test, and diate School (RIS) won the fourth Visa Gift card for his recipe “Crunchy dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn’s and fundraiser. death of a parent. Soon the box was annual “Fit Food Fight” recipe con- Chicken Wrap.” Second place win- disease and ulcerative colitis, an- The Women of Distinction Awards entirely empty. Connie told students test held on April 9. The contest, ner Henry Shapiro, a sixth grader nounced the honorees for its sixth an- Luncheon was established to cel- that only they can put the dominoes sponsored by Chartwells School Din- from EIS, received a $50 Visa gift nual Women of Distinction Awards to ebrate the achievements and contri- back in their box, and that some domi- ing Services, challenged middle card for his “Honey BBQ Turkey be presented at a luncheon on Friday, butions of leading women in Western noes previously in the box before a school students from both Edison Tacos” recipe and third place winner, May 9, at the Fairmont Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, while raising the mis- loss may not go back into the box Intermediate School (EIS) and Tucker Siegel, a seventh grader from Among the honorees is Amelia sion-critical funding and awareness after that loss. GRIEF COUNSELING…Connie Roosevelt Intermediate School to cre- RIS, took a $25 Visa gift card for his Brause of Scotch Plains. Amelia is a about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative Following Connie’s presentation, Palmer, a social worker with Imagine, ate a healthy and delicious lunch recipe “Cultural Confusion-Asian senior at the University of Pittsburgh colitis. two Imagine-trained Union Catholic A Center for Coping with Loss entrée for elementary students. Pasta Tortilla Bowl.” “dumps” her dominoes onto the floor The winning entrée was chosen All students who submitted reci- seniors, Kerrianne Doherty and in a Union Catholic senior religion Halley Juzefyk, shared their own per- from a field of eight recipes submit- pes received a free student lunch. class to demonstrate the effect that loss ted by middle school students and Chris’ winning entrée will be fea- sonal and incredibly touching stories can have on a person’s life during a PARTING about loss in their lives. They also recent visit to the school. was based on taste, originality and tured at lunch in both middle schools appearance. 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Following an early lem to be in the final scene of the movie. morning viewing of the film, students Following Mr. Rosner’s heartfelt heard Mr. Rosner describe his years of narrative and a question and answer separation, starvation and fear as a 6- period with the students, Principal Pe- year old child of the Holocaust. ter Renwick thanked the speaker stat- “Very few kids survived during the ing, “We are very privileged to have ‘actions’,” recalled Mr. Rosner, who this experience today – possibly a once credited his survival to his father’s vio- in a lifetime. We will walk away with lin playing. which was valued by the not only knowledge, but empowerment Nazis. to change the world.” Mr. Rosner recalled that while living WHS Senior Luke McGrory, in exit- in the assigned Jewish ghetto, his fam- ing the auditorium, expressed this reac- ily was protected by Oskar Schindler tion: “He was very honest, and rather PHILHOWER FELLOWSHIP…Wilson Elementary School teacher, Coral SUCCESS STORY…Giovanna Romano, Project ‘79, Class of 2000, currently Venturino, left, this year’s recipient of the Westfield Rotary’s Philhower Fellow- and the factory he created. The family than sugar-coating, he was very straight- working in fashion, talks with current Westfield High School (WHS) Project ‘79 ship for outstanding teaching at the elementary grades, is congratulated by considered Schindler to be an “angel.” forward. It was very interesting com- students during “Speed Date with the Future” held April 29 at WHS. Westfield Superintendent of Schools, Margaret Dolan, Wilson Principal Joseph One day when Schindler was not ing from someone who has lived Malanga and Mrs. Venturino’s fourth grade class. present, soldiers entered and took 11 through it as a primary source.” WHS’ Project ‘79’s ‘Speed Date with the Future’ fathers and boys, including Olek, to The assembly was hosted by the WESTFIELD — Westfield High This occasion provided students Auschwitz. His mother remained at the Westfield Education Fund. The film School’s (WHS) alternative educa- with information for whatever pro- Coral Venturino Awarded factory, was separated from her hus- and guest speaker coincided with Ho- tion program, Project ‘79, held its spective career they are interested in band and son and was told they were locaust Remembrance Month. Mr. first “Speed Date with the Future” on pursuing, as well as giving students dead until a reunion four years later. Rossner was contacted through his April 29 in Cafeteria B at WHS. The who were unsure of what direction Philhower Fellowship Liberated by the American Army in friends – the McCready family in event’s purpose was to unite Project they wanted to go in after high school WESTFIELD – Coral Venturino, “Mrs. Venturino really cares about 1945 when still a young boy, his fond- Westfield – whose daughter is in Thom ‘79 alumni with current students to glimpses into different fields ranging fourth grade teacher at Wilson El- each student. She is an outstanding, ness for Americans grew, and he was Hornish’s Advanced Placement Euro- share career experience and to help from working for the FBI to cosmetol- ementary School in Westfield, is the supportive teacher that understands “highly motivated to be an American.” pean History class. students relate to the people who were ogy. 2014 recipient of the Westfield Ro- that not all children learn in the same His wish came true when his American “To meet the person who is por- in their same circumstance not too The successes of the Project ‘79 tary Club’s Philhower Fellowship in way.” One of her students stated, uncle sponsored the family and they trayed on the screen, who endured so long ago. alumni gives insight into how effec- recognition of outstanding teaching “All of her students love her like made the journey to New York to live. much, and who is willing to share his The format set one Project ‘79 alum, tive Project ‘79 is as an alternative to at the elementary school level. family.” When he came to America he taught story is a unique moment,” said Mr. parent or friend and two students per the mainstream school environment. She received the award on May 6 Mrs. Venturino was cited for “not himself English through comic books Hornish. “Mr. Rosner symbolizes that cafeteria table. Every few minutes, But perhaps one of the most promi- as the guest of honor at the Rotary only teaching our children math, sci- and western movies. His first year in even our darkest moments there is light; Project ‘79 Coordinator Peter Horn nent features of this event was the Club luncheon. That evening, she ence, social studies and language America he advanced from third to hopefully his words enlightened us all. announce when it was time for stu- reunion of former students and their was presented with a resolution from arts, but she is also teaching them sixth grade, he was so determined to His visit was a gift of immeasurable dents to move to the next table. educators. the Board of Education at a recep- the equally important character never leave. value.” tion at Wilson School’s auditorium building lessons that they need in held prior to the board’s meeting. order to become well rounded, Mrs. Venturino joined the empathetic citizens.” Westfield Public Schools in 1990, Upon receiving notification of the and has taught at both Wilson and Philhower Fellowship, Mrs. Washington Elementary Schools. Venturino stated, “Being nominated Her students have included for the Charles Philhower Fellow- kindergarteners, second and fourth ship Award is tribute enough, but to graders, and those in Resource Room be accepted and chosen to represent and the District’s Primary Enrich- a district filled with such talent is ment Program. extremely humbling. I am most A graduate of Marietta College grateful to the Westfield Rotary, my with a Bachelor of Arts degree in colleagues throughout the district Elementary/Special Education and and the Wilson School parent com- Psychology, Mrs. Venturino earned a munity for their collective recogni- Master of Arts degree in Educational tion and support. What an extraor- Leadership at the College of Saint dinary honor.” Elizabeth. She is certified in New Superintendent of Schools Mar- Jersey as an Elementary School garet Dolan congratulated Coral Teacher (K-8), Teacher of the Handi- Venturino for becoming the 22nd capped (K-12), Supervisor, and also recipient of the Philhower Fellow- has earned a Principal Certificate of ship. She also thanked the Rotary SURVIVOR…Olek Rosner, third from left, a survivor of Dachau and Auschwitz Eligibility. for “its recognition of this mean- concentration camps and who appeared in the film “Schindler’s List,” was the PENNIES FOR PATIENTS…As part of the nationwide “Pennies for Patients” In nominations received on her ingful profession.” guest speaker at Westfield High School on April 24. His visit, which coincided campaign, students at McKinley Elementary School in Westfield collected over behalf, Mrs. Venturino was noted for The Philhower Fellowship was with Holocaust Remembrance Month, was coordinated by family friend and $1,400 to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Fourth-graders collected “her high standards for the children established in 1993 by the Rotary WHS student Maddie McCready, center, and teacher, Thom Hornish, far right. the containers of coins from each classroom and helped deliver the money to the in her class…and appears to make Club to honor former Westfield Also welcoming Mr. Rosner to Westfield were Principal Peter Renwick, Super- bank. Pictured, left to right, are: McKinley School nurse Valerie Williams, every child feel special.” Educator and Rotarian Charles intendent Margaret Dolan, and WHS senior Luke McGrory. Rachel Jones, Amanda Rickert, Samantha Katz and Principal Marc Biunno. “We can honestly say that she has Philhower and to recognize the im- helped change the course of a little portance of teaching in the elemen- www.goleader.com girl’s life,” added another parent. tary grades.

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Christopher Academy THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL Accredited by American Montessori Society www.christopheracademy.com Page 10 Thursday, May 8, 2014 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Walter Boright to Spotlight – Obituaries – Early Kenilworth Industries Dorothy McKenna Lupia, 87, Worked KENILWORTH — Author and his- in advance by calling (908) 709- torian Walter E. Boright, Ed.D., will 0434, as seating is limited. Light Westfield sion of the suspect, authorities reported. For Vermont Fish and Game Comm. Monday, April 28, Robert T. Govan, Thursday, May 1, Scotch Plains police highlight Kenilworth’s role refreshments will be 46, of Plainfield was arrested on two responded to a report of a bomb threat at in New Jersey’s Industrial served. Dorothy A. (McKenna) Lupia, 87, Roman Catholic Church in Garwood. passed away on Wednesday, April She was predeceased by her be- active warrants after turning himself in at Terrill Middle School after someone left Age during a program The presentation, en- police headquarters. One of the warrants a note stating there was a bomb in the hosted by the Kenilworth titled “Kenilworth’s 30, 2014, at Overlook Medical Cen- loved husband, Harry Lupia, Jr. was from Westfield, for $1,000, and the school. According to police, the K-9 Unit Historical Society on Early Industries,” will ter in Summit. Surviving are seven loving chil- other was from Plainfield, for $750. from Scotch Plains and Union County Thursday, May 15, in honor include a discussion and Born and raised in Montpelier, dren, Harry III (Eleni), Diane Govan was released on his own recogni- responded and a check of the school of this year’s 350th anni- photos of such early lo- Vt., she had lived in Westfield from Odachowski (Gary), Susan zance on the Westfield warrant and turned yielded negative results. The investiga- versary of the founding of cal businesses as the Cir- 1954 until 2000. She retired to Las McLaughlin (Michael), Christopher over to the Plainfield Police Department tion is ongoing to determine who left the New Jersey. cular Loom Company, Vegas but then returned to Union (Joyce), Lauren, Richard and Scott for the warrant from that municipality. note, authorities reported. County to be close to her family. (Minako); 15 devoted grandchildren Monday, April 28, Daniel Korduba, 18, Friday, May 2, a resident of Acacia All are welcome to at- Ricca Mandolin Com- of Scotch Plains was arrested and charged Road reported that sometime overnight tend the event, which will pany, New Orange Mrs. Lupia had worked for the and one beloved great- Vermont Fish and Game Commis- grandchild...with three on the way. with defiant trespassing at Memorial Pool someone damaged the garden bench in begin at 7 p.m. at the Decorative Leather on Cumberland Street pursuant to an in- her front yard. Oswald J. Nitschke House, Company and Charles sion. She was a graduate of the Ver- Arrangements were by the Dooley vestigation. He was transported to police Friday, May 2, Salsabil Ali-Akbar, 27, located at 49 South 21st E. Wright Machine mont College for Women and was a Funeral Home of Cranford. headquarters, processed and released on of Scotch Plains was arrested after a May 8, 2014 Street in Kenilworth. Ad- Walter E. Boright Company, which later longtime communicant of St. Anne’s his own recognizance. motor vehicle stop on Route 22 on a no- mission is free, but inter- became Volco Wire. At- Monday, April 28, a resident of the 400 bail child support warrant issued by the ested persons are advised to register tendees will be able to ask questions. block of Boulevard reported a burglary that Union County Court. He was transported A native of Kenilworth who still occurred between 7 a.m. and 10:21 p.m. to police headquarters, processed and Walk For Preeclampsia Set that day. Jewelry valued at approximately turned over to Union County authorities. Garwood Seniors Post lives in New Jersey, Mr. Boright has $500 was stolen from the residence. Fanwood authored four books about Kenilworth Monday, April 28, a resident of the 1000 Tuesday, April 29, Tommy Mayers, Staaten Trip May 20 history. They include “A History of block of Rahway Avenue reported an inci- 67, of Westfield was arrested on an active GARWOOD — The Garwood Se- Kenilworth as Told Through its Streets May 18 at Oak Ridge Park dent of identity theft in which someone warrant out of the Essex County Sheriff’s nior Citizens Club has planned its and Street Signs,” “Kenilworth: Houses, AREA — The Preeclampsia Foun- inspiring story. used personal information to file a federal Office after police responded to a report of first trip of the year for Tuesday, People, Pictures, and Stories,” “Women dation, a non-profit organization, has Registration and a basket auction tax return in the victim’s name, resulting in a suspicious person on the 400 block of May 20, to see an all-star produc- of Kenilworth” and “A History of the announced that the Walk for Preec- will take place at 10 a.m., with the a delivered check for $7,175 from the U.S. Terrill Road. He was processed and turned tion at Ligreci’s Staaten in Staten Kenilworth Free Public Library.” He lampsia — Cranford will take place Opening Ceremony to be held at Treasury Department. The victim returned over to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. also has written a series of articles 10:45 a.m., followed by the 5K Walk the check, according to police. Tuesday, April 29, Kevin Brown, Jr., Island, N.Y. The show will be a on Sunday, May 18, at Oak Ridge Tuesday, April 29, an associate of a 21, of Plainfield was arrested in the 20 USO Stars and Stripes Extravaganza about Kenilworth history for the Park in Clark. The park is located (two-and-a-half-mile path; if inter- business establishment on the 400 block of block of South Avenue on active war- of comedy and music of Americana Cranford Chronicle. across from the Clark Pool. ested, participants also can do a .6 South Avenue, East, reported an incident of rants out of Plainfield and Newark. He from Broadway to San Francisco Mr. Boright is a retired superinten- Preeclampsia is a disorder that oc- mile path). Participants can join as theft and criminal mischief that occurred on was processed, posted bail and released. and from Texas to the Heartlands. dent of schools and a retired director curs during pregnancy and the imme- a team or walk as an individual. For company property. Two motor vehicles Thursday, May 1, two businesses lo- Tickets are $50 for Garwood se- of Kean University. He has taught diate postpartum period, and affects more information and to register, were damaged and a mounted tire, with an cated on Martine Avenue reported an niors and $55 for non-residents. New Jersey and American history. both the mother and the fetus. A rap- visit promisewalk.org/cranford. estimated value of $200, was removed. attempted burglary to their stores. Ac- The bus will leave from the Additionally, he has held elected of- idly progressive condition, it is char- There are no suspects at this time. cording to police, entry was not gained, Garwood Firehouse on South Av- fice as a councilman and as a member acterized by elevated blood pressure Two SP Residents Thursday, May 1, an act of criminal but damage was caused to the property. of the Union County Board of Cho- mischief was reported at the PSE&G Mountainside enue at 10:15 a.m. and return at and protein in the urine; other symp- substation on Rahway Avenue. Accord- Tuesday, April 22, a resident of approximately 5 p.m. A complete sen Freeholders. His father, Walter toms may include swelling in the hands Killed in I-78 Crash ing to police, PSE&G representatives Mountainside reported being the victim of luncheon is included in the price of Boright, Sr., was a Kenilworth mayor and face, headaches and visual distur- SCOTCH PLAINS — Two Scotch reported that sometime during the evening a burglary after two males, described as the ticket. For additional informa- in the 1950s and 1960s. bances. Preeclampsia affects the Plains residents were killed early Sat- hours on April 28 one or more unknown having olive complexions, one wearing a tion or to make reservations, call Parking is available in front of the mother’s kidneys, liver and other vital urday morning when the car in which individuals cut a large hole in the chainlink red hat, tan pants and a blue jacket and the Mary Spina at (908) 789-0127. Nitschke House and in the municipal organs and, if undetected or untreated, they were traveling struck the rear of fence surrounding the substation. No other second wearing tan pants, a white hat and All senior residents of Garwood, parking lot across the street from the can lead to seizures (eclampsia), cere- a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate damage was reported. jacket, created a diversion in order to gain age 55 and older, are welcome to join Kenilworth Veterans Center. For fur- bral hemorrhage, failure in vital or- Route 78 in Summit, according to Thursday, May 1, Travis Cassett, 23, of entry into the residence. According to the club. Refreshments are served at ther information, call (908) 709-0434. gans and death. multiple media reports. Westfield was arrested following a motor police, one male asked that the husband The Kenilworth Historical Soci- vehicle stop at Everts and Brightwood accompany him into the back yard so that meetings, and bingo is played after a Patrick Dignan and his 16-year- Jorge Echeverry, 46, the driver of Avenues on a National Crime Information he could discuss the cutting of trees he had short business meeting. The Garwood ety is an independent, volunteer- old twin sons, Cameron and Justin, the Honda CF-V, and Milena Center (NCIC) no-bail warrant for a pa- been hired to perform by the neighbor. Senior Citizens Club meets on the based, non-profit, tax-exempt, are the 2014 Cranford area Promise Echeverry, 33, a passenger, were pro- role violation from the Middlesex County While the female victim unloaded gro- first and third Thursdays of every 501(c)3 organization dedicated to Walk for Preeclampsia™ Mission nounced dead at the scene of the crash, Sheriff’s Department. A search incident to ceries from her motor vehicle in the drive- month at noon at the Garwood the research, preservation and inter- Family. The twins’ mother, Donna, which occurred around 4:10 a.m. The the arrest revealed drug paraphernalia in way, the second suspect entered the resi- Firehouse Meeting Hall. pretation of the Oswald J. Nitschke died from the effects of severe driver of the trailer was not injured. the suspect’s possession, according to dence through the unlocked front door House, local history and culture. preeclampsia and HELLP Syn- The accident reportedly occurred police. Cassett was charged with the and removed approximately $18,000 SHERIFF’S SALE drome weeks after they were born. on the westbound shoulder of the sheriff’s warrant and possession of drug worth of jewelry, authorities reported. paraphernalia, identified by police as a Residents are advised to beware of this SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001426 SHERIFF’S SALE Mr. Dignan and his sons will help highway near Glenside Avenue. State SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY crack pipe. A court date was to be estab- type of diversionary burglary, as well as CHANCERY DIVISION SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001424 kick off the event and share their Police, who handled the accident in- lished. Cassett was turned over to the scams involving individuals looking for UNION COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY vestigation, closed the right and cen- DOCKET NO. F-015130-12 CHANCERY DIVISION Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department. work by soliciting door-to-door. Police Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA UNION COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE ter lanes of I-78 westbound near the Thursday, May 1, Andrea M. Ortis, 21, ask residents to contact local authorities VS. DOCKET NO. F-005075-13 Defendant: LEON SCHAEFER; LISA Plaintiff: SRMOF II 2011-1 TRUST SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001778 accident scene for several hours. of Westfield was arrested on two outstand- if they see suspicious individuals in their SCHAEFER VS. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY ing Westfield traffic warrants, in the amounts neighborhood. Sale Date: 05/21/2014 Defendant: MICHAEL CARDONE CHANCERY DIVISION Writ of Execution: 02/27/2014 Sale Date: 05/21/2014 UNION COUNTY of $67 and $77, after turning herself in at Tuesday, April 22, a resident of By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution Writ of Execution: 03/10/2014 DOCKET NO. F-012478-13 police headquarters. She was processed Brookside Drive reported that he responded to me directed I shall expose for sale by public By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution Plaintiff: JAMES B. NUTTER AND COMPANY Probitas Verus Honos vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- to me directed I shall expose for sale by public VS. and released after posting full bail. to an ad on Craigslist for a “secret sur- TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Defendant: JULIA FALKOWSKI, HER HEIRS, Friday, May 2, a Scotch Plains resi- veyor” and was subsequently sent a check TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- DEVISEES, AND PERSONAL REPRESENTA- WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on TIVES AND HIS/HER, THEIR, OR ANY OF dent reported the theft of $30 in cash from for his services. According to police, he said day. All successful bidders must have 20% WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND her wallet after she had misplaced it ear- was instructed to cash the check and keep of their bid available in cash or certified check at said day. All successful bidders must have 20% INTEREST, GEORGE FALKOWSKI, KIM SHERIFF’S SALE the conclusion of the sales. of their bid available in cash or certified check at lier in the day. It was later turned in to a portion and then advised to purchase two WETHERALL, JOSEPH FALKOSKI, WALTER SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001462 The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred the conclusion of the sales. FALKOSKI, INITED STATES OF AMERICA, police headquarters. The victim discov- re-loadable Money Pak PayPal cards in Fourteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Six and The judgment amount is: ***Seven Hundred SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY STATE OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION 29/100*** $414,446.29. Eighty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Two Sale Date: 06/04/2014 ered the theft after arriving at police the amounts of $500 and $320 and then to The property to be sold is located in: The Town and 50/100*** $789,532.50. UNION COUNTY Writ of Execution: 02/12/2014 DOCKET NO. F-029064-13 headquarters to retrieve her lost wallet. e-mail the company the pin number on the of Westfield, County of Union, State of New The property to be sold is located in: The Town By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution Jersey. of Westfield, County of Union, State of New Plaintiff: UNION CENTER NATIONAL BANK Scotch Plains back of the cards. Police advise residents to me directed I shall expose for sale by public VS. Commonly known as: 213 Maryland Street, Jersey. vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Tuesday, April 29, a resident of Coun- to be wary of these Internet scams, stating Westfield, New Jersey 07090. Commonly known as: 224 Livingston Street, Defendant: JOHN P BAGDONAS TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- Sale Date: 05/21/2014 Tax Lot No.: 10 in Block 5711. Westfield, New Jersey 07090. TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on try Club Lane reported that sometime over- that the checks are likely fraudulent. Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 42 x 2 x 25 Tax Lot No.: 27 in Block 4001. Writ of Execution: 02/19/2014 WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution night someone entered his unlocked mo- Wednesday, April 23, Snyder E. x 2 x 75 x 50 x 142 x 50 Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 45 x 152 said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Nearest Cross Street: Boynton Avenue Nearest Cross Street: Ripley Place to me directed I shall expose for sale by public tor vehicle, which was parked in a lot, and Valentin, 33, of Kearny was arrested of their bid available in cash or certified check at vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Subject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu- Subject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu- the conclusion of the sales. removed an undetermined amount of cash. after a motor vehicle stop on Route 22 for nicipal or tax liens that may be due. nicipal or tax liens that may be due. TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five and 87/ Wednesday, April 30, a resident of driving with a suspended license. He was publication taxes/sewer/water information was publication taxes/sewer/water information was WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of 100*** $400,345.87. said day. All successful bidders must have 20% White Oak Road reported that sometime issued two summonses and released. not available-you must check with the tax collec- not available-you must check with the tax collec- Concise statement of description of real prop- tor for exact amounts due. tor for exact amounts due. of their bid available in cash or certified check at overnight someone broke the front win- Thursday, April 24, a resident came into erty to be sold. the conclusion of the sales. Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgements (if Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgements (if Municipality: Scotch Plains dow of his house with a rock. police headquarters to report that someone any): None any): None The judgment amount is: ***One Hundred County: Union, State of New Jersey Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Two Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Thirty-One Thou- Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Eight Thou- Street & Street No: 404 Victor Street Wednesday, April 30, Michael Sala, 41, fraudulently opened up a credit card in her sand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three and 73/100*** sand Five Hundred Twenty-Four and 85/100*** and 92/100*** $114,322.92. Tax Block and Lot: Block: 4102, Lot: 13 Concise Description: of South Plainfield was arrested after a name while she was living in Texas. Ac- $431,833.73 together with lawful interest and $808,524.85 together with lawful interest and Dimensions of Lot: 50 x 100 costs. costs. Street Address: 2019 Hill Top Road, Scotch motor vehicle stop on Route 22 on an cording to police, since the victim was Nearest Cross Street: Coles Avenue Plains, New Jersey Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Superior Interests (if any): outstanding $1,250 warrant issued by the living in Texas at the time, she was advised tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and Tax Lot/Block: Lot 15, Block 9301 US Bank CUST for BV001 Trust hold a tax sale Nearest Cross Street: White Oak Road expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the certificate in the amount of $6348.05 as of 03/12/ Scotch Plains Court. He was transported to to report the incident to the local authorities money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court Dimensions: 000.422 acres 2014. Total Upset: ***One Hundred Eighteen Thou- police headquarters, processed and released. there. The alleged fraud was documented in Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Scotch Plains Township holds a tax sale cer- or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to sand Five Hundred Forty-Two and 26/100*** Thursday, May 1, Jason Novello, 35, of a report by Mountainside police. tificate in the amount of $3660.15 as of 02/01/ $118,542.26 together with lawful interest and Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature 2014. Elizabeth was arrested and charged with Monday, April 28, a resident came and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for costs. Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Thirteen Thou- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- an order directing payment of the surplus money. an order directing payment of the surplus money. sand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine and 64/100*** robbery after Scotch Plains police responded into police headquarters to report that she The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and $413,329.64 together with lawful interest and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the to a report of a robbery at a bank on Park had lost her cell phone, described as a will have information regarding the surplus, if will have information regarding the surplus, if costs. any. any. money will be deposited into the Superior Court Avenue at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Samsung Galaxy S4, and that the “find Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, “The Fair Housing Act prohibits”any prefer- “The Fair Housing Act prohibits”any prefer- tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and Monday, April 28. According to police, the my phone” feature was non-responsive. ence, limitation, or discrimination because of ence, limitation, or discrimination because of or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to expenses, there remains any surplus money, the Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta- race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta- money will be deposited into the Superior Court teller stated that a suspect walked in and Thursday, May 1, Marlena Hernandez, tus, or national origin, or intention to make such tus, or national origin, or intention to make such and extent of that person’s claim and asking for Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, an order directing payment of the surplus money. produced a note stating, “I have a gun and 22, of Elizabeth was arrested and charged preference, limitation or discrimination” in con- preference, limitation or discrimination” in con- or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to nection with any aspect or a residential real nection with any aspect or a residential real The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale give me your money.” He left with an with possession of suspected marijuana Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature will have information regarding the surplus, if estate transaction, Zucker, Goldberg, and estate transaction, Zucker, Goldberg, and and extent of that person’s claim and asking for undetermined amount of cash, police said. after the motor vehicle in which she was Ackerman, LLC encourages and supports the Ackerman, LLC encourages and supports the any. an order directing payment of the surplus money. There is a full legal description on file in the equal housing practives of the Fair Housing Act equal housing practives of the Fair Housing Act The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The F.B.I. assisted police in the apprehen- a passenger was stopped for a violation. in the conduct of its business.” in the conduct of its business.” Union County Sheriff’s Office. will have information regarding the surplus, if The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this She was transported to police headquar- There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the any. Union County Sheriff’s Office. Union County Sheriff’s Office. sale for any length of time without further adver- ters, processed and released. There is a full legal description on file in the tisement. SHERIFF’S SALE The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this Union County Sheriff’s Office. sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- Ralph Froehlich The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this Sheriff SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001823 SHERIFF’S SALE tisement. tisement. sale for any length of time without further adver- SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY Ralph Froehlich Ralph Froehlich Attorney: tisement. BRAY & BRAY, L.L.C. CHANCERY DIVISION SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001809 Sheriff Sheriff Ralph Froehlich UNION COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY Attorney: Attorney: 100 MISTY LANE Sheriff IVY CORPORATE PARK DOCKET NO. F-046653-10 CHANCERY DIVISION ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC Attorney: Plaintiff: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA- UNION COUNTY 200 SHEFFIELD STREET 200 SHEFFIELD STREET PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054-2710 POWERS KIRN - COUNSELORS (973) 739-9600 TIONAL ASSOCIATION DOCKET NO. F-007062-12 SUITE 301 SUITE 301 728 MARINE HWY VS. Plaintiff: FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092 MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092 4 T - 04/24, 05/01, 05/08 PO BOX 848 - SUITE 200 & 05/15/14 Fee: $148.92 Defendant: EDWARD BLAND, JR; PAMELA VS. (908) 233-8500 (908) 233-8500 MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057 M. BLAND Defendant: ANN MARIE EMMANUEL File No.: XWZ-155158 File No.: XCZ-116568-R1 (856) 802-1000 Sale Date: 06/04/2014 Sale Date: 06/04/2014 4 T - 04/24, 05/01, 05/08 4 T - 04/24, 05/01, 05/08 4 T - 05/08, 05/15, 05/22 SHERIFF’S SALE Writ of Execution: 02/20/2014 Writ of Execution: 01/17/2014 & 05/15/14 Fee: $204.00 & 05/15/14 Fee: $197.88 & 05/29/14 Fee: $185.64 By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001535 to me directed I shall expose for sale by public to me directed I shall expose for sale by public SHERIFF’S SALE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- CHANCERY DIVISION TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14001785 UNION COUNTY TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY DOCKET NO. F-005120-13 WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of CHANCERY DIVISION Plaintiff: EMC MORTGAGE LLC said day. All successful bidders must have 20% said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Gray Funeral Homes UNION COUNTY VS. of their bid available in cash or certified check at of their bid available in cash or certified check at DOCKET NO. F-002042-11 Defendant: RALPH ROMANO; MRS. RALPH the conclusion of the sales. the conclusion of the sales. Plaintiff: RESIDENTIAL CREDIT SOLUTIONS, ROMANO, HIS WIFE; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred The judgment amount is: ***Three Hundred INC. JOHN PARAGANO Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Fifty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy- Since 1897 VS. Sale Date: 05/28/2014 and 84/100*** $414,238.84. Eight and 93/100*** $354,878.93. Defendant: PRIVILEGE JULES AND CLAIRE Writ of Execution: 01/17/2014 Property to be sold is located in the Township Property to be sold is located in the Township JULES, WIFE OF PRIVILEGE JULES By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution of Scotch Plains, County of Union, and State of of Scotch Plains, County of Union, and State of Sale Date: 06/04/2014 to me directed I shall expose for sale by public New Jersey. New Jersey. Writ of Execution: 02/12/2014 vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Premises commonly known as 324 Haven Premises commonly known as 448 Hunter By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076-1107 Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076-1631 to me directed I shall expose for sale by public TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Being known as Lot 6, Block 1001 on the Being known as Lot 11, Block 502 on the vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of official Tax Map of the Township of Scotch Plains. official Tax Map of the Township of Scotch Plains. TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Dimensions: 282 x 114 x 59.53 x 114.03 x Dimensions: 193.97 x 156.75 x 45.77 x 33.54 TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on of their bid available in cash or certified check at 57.14 x 29.04 x 291.00 x 45 WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of the conclusion of the sales. Nearest Cross Street: Mountain Avenue Nearest Cross Street: East Second Street said day. All successful bidders must have 20% The judgment amount is: ***Seven Hundred Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Thirty-Four Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Sixty-Nine of their bid available in cash or certified check at Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Niney- Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Two and 31/100*** Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Two and 75/100*** the conclusion of the sales. Four and 64/100*** $787,794.64. $434,962.31 together with lawful interest and $369,642.75 together with lawful interest and The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred The property to be sold is located in: Borough costs. costs. Eighty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four of Mountainside, County of Union, in the State of *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens and 85/100*** $484,254.85. New Jersey. or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, The property to be sold is located in Town of Premises Commonly known as: 1271 Poplar liens, insurance premiums or other advances liens, insurance premiums or other advances Westfield in the County of Union, and State of Avenue, Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested New Jersey. Tax Lot # 7, Block # 16A parties are to conduct and rely upon their own parties are to conduct and rely upon their own Commonly known as 942 North Avenue West, Approximate Dimensions: .356 AC independent investigation to ascertain whether independent investigation to ascertain whether Begun in 1876 by William Gray, in Cranford and later Incorporated in Westfield, New Jersey 07090 Nearest Cross Street: Oak Street or not any outstanding interest remain of record or not any outstanding interest remain of record Tax Lot No. 33, Block 901. Taxes: Current through 1st Quarter of 2014* and/or have priority over the lien being fore- and/or have priority over the lien being fore- 1897 as the Gray Burial & Cremation Company. Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately 60 feet *Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and closed and, if so the current amount due thereon. closed and, if so the current amount due thereon. Today, known by many simply as Gray’s. We continue to provide the wide by 150 feet long sewer plus interest through date of payoff. **If the sale is set aside for any reason, the **If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Nearest Cross Street: Birch Place Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Sixteen Thou- Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only a Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only a personal service that began with Mr. Gray, whether it be for burial or Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Ninety-Five sand Eighty-Six and 03/100*** $816,086.03 to- return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five and 39/ gether with lawful interest and costs. have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, cremation. 100*** $495,835.39 together with lawful interest Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. and costs. tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and ***Surplus Money: If after the sale and satis- ***Surplus Money: If after the sale and satis- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- expenses, there remains any surplus money, the faction of the mortgage debt, including costs and faction of the mortgage debt, including costs and Gray Funeral Home Gray Memorial Funeral Home tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and money will be deposited into the Superior Court expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court 318 East Broad St. 12 Springfield Ave. money will be deposited into the Superior Court or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Westfield, NJ 07090 Cranford, NJ 07016 or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to and extent of that person’s claim and asking for Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature William A. Doyle Mgr. Dale R. Schoustra Mgr. Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature an order directing payment of the surplus money. and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale an order directing payment of the surplus money. an order directing payment of the surplus money. NJ Lic. Number 2325 NJ Lic. Number 3707 an order directing payment of the surplus money. will have information regarding the surplus, if The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale any. will have information regarding the surplus, if will have information regarding the surplus, if (908)-233-0143 (908)-276-0092 will have information regarding the surplus, if There is a full legal description on file in the any. any. any. Union County Sheriff’s Office. There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this Union County Sheriff’s Office. Union County Sheriff’s Office. Union County Sheriff’s Office. sale for any length of time without further adver- The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this John-Michael “J.M.” Jones The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this tisement. sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- Ralph Froehlich tisement. tisement. N.J. Lic. #4869 tisement. 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PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, May 8, 2014 Page 11 Residents Advised to Beware Subdivision, Dentist Office of Diversionary Burglaries Approved by Planning Bd. By BETSEY BURGDORF residents should be cautious of these By LAUREN S. BARR officially designated as historic. She Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times types of interactions. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times also said her family attempted to sell it AREA – Local law enforcement “As the nice weather approaches, WESTFIELD – The planning board as a single home, and no one purchased agencies are warning area residents to the Mountainside Police Detective Bu- approved a subdivision and a new it. beware of becoming victim to diver- reau would like to ask all of our resi- dentist’s office at its Monday night Several other residents of the area sionary burglaries and other scams. dents to be aware of anyone soliciting meeting. voiced concern about traffic issues with Along with the warmer weather comes door-to-door for any work to be done While several residents of the Manor two new driveways at the same loca- an increase in these types of crimes – on your home or driveways,” Detec- Park neighborhood objected, the board tion where Irving Avenue tees at Eliza- with senior citizens being targeted. tive Jackson said. “A large number of unanimously approved the conform- beth Avenue. One resident said there Diversionary burglaries occur solicitors going door-to-door do not ing three-lot subdivision of 231 Eliza- has already been a fatal accident on when a resident is approached by an have proper insurance or permits and beth Avenue. Elizabeth Avenue. Board member Rob- individual while doing work out- may be looking to scam the resident. Builder Michael Mahoney will con- ert Newell suggested the residents ap- side, or called outside by the suspect We also would like to notify all resi- struct new homes on two of the lots, proach the town council about having after they knock on the door. The dents that it is a violation of Mountain- while leaving the existing farmhouse a stop sign installed at Irving and Eliza- suspect then diverts the unsuspect- side Borough ordinance to go door- on a 30,000-square-foot lot. beth Avenues. ing homeowners attention, while a to-door without obtaining a permit Denise Jenner of Irving Avenue, who Board member Francis Smith said second suspect(s), enters the resi- from Borough Hall first. The police RIDE INTO MOUNTAINSIDE...The Mountainside P.A.L. invites area residents said she spoke on behalf of the Manor he thinks the neighborhood would be dence and burglarizes it. department would request that all door- to enjoy a day of fun, food and music during its Fifth Annual Charity Car and Park community, said the existing farm- less satisfied with one enormous house On April 22, a male knocked on to-door solicitors be reported to the Motorcycle Show, entitled “Bring Your Ride to Mountainside.” It will take place house is the “centerpiece of the Manor than with two smaller homes, and ex- the door of a resident of Mountain- police department as soon as pos- on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, from noon to 5 p.m. at New Providence Road Park neighborhood” and that the new pressed his happiness that the farm- side claiming they were hired to cut sible.” and Mountain Avenue in Mountainside. Pictured is a prior event. development will detract from the his- house will remain. trees down in the neighbor’s yard. If you notice anyone canvassing torical value. She stated that a two-lot In other business, Dr. Peter Louie One man asked the victim to get her your neighborhood, or any suspicious subdivision would be preferable to three was approved to renovate and expand husband to accompany him into the individuals, residents are asked to call Spring Warblers to Be Topic lots. the building at 147-149 Elmer Street. back yard so that he could point out their local law enforcement agency. Ms. Jenner also stated that Jefferson Dr. Louie, a dentist currently practic- trees he would be cutting down in Local Police Department: Moun- Elementary School is overcrowded, ing in Westfield and Union, will move order to make sure none of them tainside - (908) 232-8100; Westfield - Of Trailside Talk on May 17 with no art or music rooms, and that by his practice from Westfield Avenue to belonged to the homeowner. While (908) 789-4000; Scotch Plains - (908) MOUNTAINSIDE – The Union accommodated as space permits. For adding new homes and families, “we’re the Elmer Street location once con- her husband was in the back yard with 322-7100; Fanwood - (908) 322-5000; County Board of Chosen Freeholders information on this or other Adult Pro- compromising the education this town struction is completed. The building the suspect, a second suspect entered Cranford - (908) 272-2222, and and the Department of Parks and Rec- grams or for upcoming programs and values.” currently houses two offices on the first her residence and removed approxi- Garwood - 908-789-1500. reation will offer a special presentation events at Trailside, call (908) 789-3670 Town Planner Bill Drew explained floor and two apartments on the second mately $18,000 worth of valuables, about “Spring Warblers” from 1 to 2:30 or visit ucnj.org/trailside. Trailside that the applicant was not seeking any floor. The apartments will remain, and while she retrieved groceries from her p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Nature and Science Center is located at variances and that the proposed lots Dr. Louie will take over the entire first vehicle in the driveway. Car-Motorcycle Show Trailside Nature and Science Center. 452 New Providence Road in Moun- exceeded the minimum square footage floor for his dental practice, with a 397- The suspects are described as olive- Adults, age 18 and older, are wel- tainside and is a service of the Union requirements. Ms. Jenner said the prop- square-foot addition. skinned males; one wearing a red hat, To Benefit Charity come to join Audubon naturalist Peter County Board of Chosen Freeholders. erty is listed in the town’s historic pres- The board approved Dr. Louie for a tan pants and a blue jacket; the second MOUNTAINSIDE — Bacinski for a lecture that will heighten ervation plan and urged the board to parking variance to allow him to have suspect was wearing a white hat, tan Mountainside P.A.L. will present the awareness of a species that enhances Mountainside Squad deny the application. four parking spaces where 14 are re- pants and a white jacket. Fifth Annual Bring Your Ride to the New Jersey landscape throughout Board Chairman Vince Wilt and quired. “We think these suspects followed Mountainside Car and Motorcycle the spring season. The Trailside Mu- Slates Open House Board Attorney Ken Soreiro both told Keith Westerhold, representing the [the victim] home,” Mountainside Po- Show on Father’s Day, Sunday, June seum Association, an organization of MOUNTAINSIDE — In honor of Ms. Jenner that when an application First Congregational Church, said that lice Chief James Debbie told The 15, from noon to 5 p.m. Awards will volunteers who support the activities of EMS Week, the Mountainside Res- comes before the board that meets all the church has had problems with resi- Westfield Leader and The Times. “The be given at 3:30 p.m. The event will the Trailside Nature and Science Cen- cue Squad will hold an open house on the municipal land-use requirements, dents and employees of neighboring suspects are targeting seniors.” be held at New Providence Road and ter, will sponsor this program. Sunday, May 18, from noon to 3 the board cannot legally turn it down. properties using their parking lot and Scams occur when a homeowner is Mountain Avenue in Mountainside’s Mr. Bacinski will cover the 35 spe- p.m., at squad headquarters. The res- Current property owner Tara Swersie suggested that more on-site parking approached by an individual who is downtown. cies of eastern resident and migrant cue squad is located at 1399 Route spoke in favor of the application. “We would be preferable. Dr. Louie agreed offering home repair, sometimes at dis- Vehicles representing all years, warblers. Images will illustrate diag- 22, East, in Mountainside. The event have the right to develop our property,” to advise his tenants and his employees counted prices. The victim then gives makes and models are welcome. All nostic field marks to help separate will feature equipment demonstra- she said. Ms. Swersie said that her not to use the church lot. the suspect a deposit on the work to be proceeds will benefit Overlook Foun- members of this difficult group in the tions, blood pressure checks, tours of family has owned the house for over 40 An application by Summit Medical performed and then never hears from dation and NJ Hospice for breast and field. the squad house and refreshments. years and that despite its age, the mul- Group for 574 Springfield Avenue was the company again. Driveway repair is lung cancer research and care. Mr. Bacinski has been a New Jersey The Mountainside Rescue Squad tiple changes and improvements made carried to the Wednesday, June 4 meet- commonly used in this type of scam. Advance registration is a $15 do- Audubon Society naturalist since 1993 is available seven days a week. An to the home preclude it from being ing. Residents are advised to be wary of nation before Tuesday, June 10, and and a field trip/nature tour leader and all-volunteer, non-profit organization, anyone who approaches them unsolic- $20 afterward. For spectators, there lecturer for New Jersey Audubon for the squad relies on donations from ited, especially if the company is from is a $5 per person requested dona- many years. He writes a weekly col- the community to provide funding out of town. If approached while out- tion; $20 for a family of five or more. umn in The Star-Ledger, “Seen in New for equipment, training and medical side the residence, be aware of en- Kids under age 5 may attend for free. Jersey,” and also has been published in supplies. trances to the residence that may have The event also will feature live Wildbird magazine, NJ Audubon and The rescue squad also is conduct- been left unlocked. Homeowners music by The Nerds, and beer, wine Illinois Audubon magazines. ing a membership drive throughout should check the references of anyone and food provided by Publick House. The fee for “Spring Warblers” is $10 May. A question-and-answer session they are allowing to enter their home For information and advance regis- for Union County residents and $12 for will be held for prospective volun- or yard. tration, contact [email protected]. out-of-county participants. Pre-regis- teers during the open house. For more On May 1, two individuals were Participants are asked to enter at tration is preferred but walk-ins will be information, call (908) 233-6338. issued summons for soliciting with- the corner of New Providence Road out a permit on Central Avenue in and Mountain Avenue. GPS users Mountainside, Detective Corporal should use 899 Mountain Avenue in Michael Jackson stated. He urged that Mountainside. LAWRENCE A. 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Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times tossed a four-hitter, not allowing more “Our game plan was to mix it up a Blue Devil pitcher Brad DeMartino than one single in any given inning, lot. They like to jump on first-pitch and catcher Mike Ionta figured out while walking none, striking out five fastball, so Brad was doing a great job the right combination and several and hitting one batter. of getting his off-speed in the zone. teammates produced timely hits to The win put the 11-3 Blue Devils in We stuck with it. Both of us knew deliver the third-seeded Westfield the position to face the top-seeded what we wanted to throw, and it was High School baseball team a 4-1 vic- Governor Livingston (GL) Highland- good. We are ready to face Frohman tory over the second-seeded Cranford ers, who defeated Dayton, 6-1, in the again. We are ready for the chal- Cougars in the semifinals of the Union other semifinal. Earlier in the season, lenge,” Ionta said. County Tournament at Kean Univer- GL nipped Westfield, 1-0, in a pitch- “We were clicking from the first sity in Union on May 3. ers’ duel between GL’s Ethan CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times KEEPING PACE WITH KENT PLACE...Blue Devil Gabby Stravach, right, keeps pace with the Kent Place runner in the first leg of the 4x800. Stravach, Kelly Morrison, Meghan O’Dwyer and Natalie Marcotullio placed first at the county relays. STRAVACH, MORRISON, O’DWYER, MARCOTULLIO WIN 4X8 Blue Devils 2nd, Raiders 5th, Cougars Sixth at UC Relays By DAVID B. CORBIN the second-placed Westfield Blue first day with a total of 40, followed Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Devils, who won two events and had by the Vikings at 37 and the Blue Cashing in on the field events paid a total of 65. Devils at 29. The Raiders and Sum- off and allowed the Union High Union Catholic won three events mit were tied for fourth at 21, fol- School girls to capture the crown at and placed third at 61. Scotch Plains- lowed by the Cougars with 14. Blue More photos at the Union County Relays at Gary Fanwood placed fifth with 29 points, Devils Mae Devin and Ida Chen won Kehler Stadium in Westfield on May behind the Summit Hilltoppers, who the pole vault with a height of 16-0. Ballyhoo Sports 2. The Lady Farmers, who won four won four events, and totaled 55. The Vikings Sydney McLaughlin with David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times events, grabbed top honors in the Cranford Cougars placed sixth with a the meet’s best leap of 18-9.75, Bianca STORCKS FLYING INTO THIRD...Blue Devil Matt Storcks flies into third with a triple in the first inning as Cougar third javelin, shot put and discus to go with total of 24. Greene and Bria Henry won the long baseman John Oblachinski prepares to field the throw. The Blue Devils defeated the Cougars, 4-1, at Kean University. the 4x100 to total 90 points, ahead of The Farmers had the lead on the CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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By DAVID B. CORBIN Nick Miceli said. have done it without all of them. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Throughout all the turbulence [Goalkeeper] Cole [Weber] made Constant intensity created an emo- Raider senior attacker Christian Gor- plenty of great saves. The defense did tionally draining seesaw battle in the don maintained his sense of direction great clearing today. The middies got quarterfinal round of the Union and fired in a career-high eight goals, it out to the attack. We worked it, County Tournament, but the Scotch while adding an assist. found the open guys and put it in,” Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team “He has the hot hand right now. He Gordon said. persevered to pull out a 12-10 victory came into this season with a different One midfielder who really made over the Cranford Cougars at Wexler mindset. First couple of years, you things happen was Alex Cimring, who Field in Scotch Plains on May 5. could say maybe he didn’t have the scooped several ground balls and got The 7-9 Cougars battled back from confidence, but now he is putting the the ball down field in a hurry to Kerby, a 5-1 deficit to score a goal just before ball in the back of the net,” Coach Gordon and company. The Raiders halftime then added four unanswered Miceli said. out-scooped the Cougars, 33-16, in goals in the third quarter before the “This whole game was a dogfight. ground balls. 13-2 Raiders added weight to their It went back-and-forth the entire “He’s definitely something special side of the seesaw to regain the lead. game. We scored. They scored. It was to have. You can ask every single The Raiders added three straight goals a little nerve-racking, but we stepped coach. He’s the fastest kid they’ve in the final quarter, but the Cougars up and put them in when we needed ever seen. We are going to keep using David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times kept snarling back to keep the inten- to,” said Gordon, whose previous high him,” Coach Miceli said. WEDGED IN BY SEVERAL RUNNERS...Blue Devil Frankie Pinney, behind UC runner, gets boxed in by several runners sity elevated. game was seven against the A.L. Weber finished with 13 saves and during the first leg of the 4x800 relay on Day 2 of the Union County Relays at Kehler Stadium in Westfield. “It was a seesaw game. We went Johnson Crusaders. Cougar keeper Ryan Shupp finished up 5-1. Kudos to Cranford. Those Raiders Gabe Gibson and Kevin with 15 saves. Cougar senior Brendan RAIDERS WIN L.J., SHOT PUT; BLUE DEVILS 4X1,600 kids fought back and were up 6-5. Charos (1 assist) each stuffed in two Halpin finished with four goals, and Then we settled down. James Lettieri goals, while Tom Walker and Kevin junior midfielder Mark Christiano started getting the face-offs. Their Kerby were very helpful with three dished out six assists and added a guy [Luke Christiano] had our num- assists apiece. goal. Face-off specialist Luke Raiders Get 2nd, Blue Devils ber in the first half. Our guys kept “Kerby, Thomas [Walker], Kevin Christiano netted two goals and an our composure,” Raider Head Coach [Charos], Gabe [Gibson]! I couldn’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 Take 6th at UC Track Relays

By DAVID B. CORBIN 6. I jumped 19-4 and Quaryee jumped running really well lately. That was Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times 20-5, so it was decent. We want to get our third PR this season. [Handoffs] Union Catholic proved to be the better. It’s a work in progress,” Tho- we practice that a lot, because that’s dominant power once again when it mas said. the next most important part besides placed first in nine of the 16 events to “I’m pretty satisfied with the team the running. Our handoffs are good, capture its fourth straight boys Union right now, because we got gold. Me so that helped us out with our times,” County Relay championship at Gary personally, I could get better. I have Bull said. Kehler Stadium in Westfield on May jumped way higher than that, but With three juniors in the event and 2. The Vikings with a total of 122 overall I am satisfied,” said White, another capable junior with Cameron nearly doubled the second place team, whose best ever jump was 20-1. Smith, the prospect for next year looks the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, “My team did really good. It was a very promising and the vision of at- who totaled 65. Westfield placed sixth good win for the team. Everybody is taining the great achievements of the with a total of 35 and Cranford fin- definitely going to be doing better. Raider teams from the late 1990s, ished 11th with a total of 22. Emendo has hit 20 before and so has which featured Karl Jennings, Blair The Vikings held a commanding Kobe. They both can go over 20, so I Woodward, Adam Bowser, James lead after Day 1 with a total of 61, am pretty confident in our ability,” Canterbury and Nate Jones, seems to followed by the Raiders at 34 and Bull said. be getting clearer. Plainfield at 28. At that time, the Blue Vikings Steve Franco, Brandon “Cameron is a junior also, so we Devils totaled 11 and Cranford to- Morgan, Oba Animashaun and Jor- are looking forward to having him. I taled seven. During that day, the Vi- dan Jimerson crossed first in the 4x100 think we might be faster next year,” kings took top honors in five of the with a time of 42.98, followed by Edmond said. eight events. Raiders Thomas, Merlin Edmond, “Yesterday was a PR. We ran strong On Day 1, Raiders Quaryee Bull Bull and White at 43.39. as a group, so we have to continue on More photos at with the meet’s second-best leap of “We knew that UC had a better that. Talking about next year, we are Ballyhoo Sports 20-5.5, Kobe White and Emendo time than us, but I think we ran well. going to be really strong and be some- Thomas took top honors in the long We had a PR [personal record]. The body to reckon with in the county. jump with a distance of 59-4. last time was 43.41. I am glad we Coach [Rich McGriff] talks about the David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times “We didn’t jump our best, but we PRed,” Edmond said. people who came before us all the TRYING TO HALT A COUGAR...Raider Kevin Charos, No. 19, keeps pace with Cougar Connor Fitch, No. 48, during the all did pretty good. Kobe jumped 19- “I was the third leg. We have been CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 Union County Tournament quarterfinals in Scotch Plains on May 5. The Raiders held off the Cougars, 12-10. Hye-Young Choi, Sales Associate 908-301-2015, Direct Member of Coldwell Banker International President's Premier - Top 1% of Sales Associates Nationwide #1 REALTOR , Westfield East Office, Total Production - 11 Years! NJAR® Circle of Excellence Platinum - 2002-2009 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Gold - 1987-2001. 2009-2011.

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Blue Devils Top Cougars in UCT Semifinal, 4-1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 pitch of the game. Basically, our main When leadoff hitter Anthony the foot. Trotter moved both runners thing was to keep the ball down. We Perconte gets on base, it just gives a slot with a sac bunt then Jack feel that it’s easier, because you don’t Storcks extra incentive to cash in with McCaffrey rolled an RBI groundout get those tough hops on the turf [field]. an RBI. to short. Any time we get a lead, it calms me “Yes, because I know he’s going to In the fourth, Perconte drew a walk down then you just go out there and steal. He’s fast,” Storcks said. with two outs then stole second unop- throw strikes. It’s so much better,” The Blue Devils’ most influential posed. Tyler Bowman lined an RBI DeMartino said. inning was the second. Cal Robertshaw double between left and center and Interestingly, it was the second time led off with a solo home run over the attempted to stretch it to a triple, but in a week that the Blue Devils beat leftfield fence. Chris Hogge dribbled the relay was on time for the third out. Cranford when they scored a run in an infield single and advanced to sec- The Cougars appeared to offer a the bottom of the seventh to nip the ond when the throw sailed past the first threat when Pat Knight, who had a Cougars, 5-4, on April 29, and last baseman. Dan DoCampo laid down a leadoff single in the second, did it year, Cranford dominated the Blue perfect bunt single, prompting Cou- again with a single in the fourth, but Devils with an 8-0 victory in the UCT gar Head Coach Dennis McCaffrey to DeMartino got the next two batters to championship game. bring Matt Ravetier to the mound and ground out then fanned the third.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times A TIGHT DMR PACK...Blue Devil Erica Fischer, No. 2, and Raider Mary Catherine Stovall, No. 3, run in a tight pack during the 1,200 leg of the distance medley relay on Day 1 of the Union County Relays at Kehler Stadium in Westfield. Blue Devils Second, Raiders 5th at UC Relays CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 jump event with a distance of 48- Bowles, Annie Pierce and Jessica Scotti and Christina Barlik, and jun- 10.25. Blue Devils Elena Chermak Banasiak finished fifth at 12:57.44. ior Erin Meixner took third at 90-9.5. (15-9.75), Hannah Hawkins (15-6.5) Vikings Taylor Gardner (200), Joy Cougars Anna Fitch, a junior, with and Lily DeFelice placed third with a Clarke (200), Imani Beauliere (400) the fourth-fastest time of 1:06.22, distance of 45-5.25, and Raiders Sa- and Caroline Sullivan (800) crossed Jenna Ellenbacher and Laura Van rah Bowles, Summer Robinson and second in the sprint medley relay at Horn finished second in the 400 In- Gabriela MacPherson placed sixth at 4:17.74. Blue Devils Julia Morgan, termediate Hurdles at 3:24.69 Raid- 42-9. Although the Cougars did not Jenna Helfand, Sophia Goldschmidt ers Baliatico (third best time of place in the top-6, senior Ashley and Natalie Marcotullio finished third 1:06.18), Kailyn Reilly and Christine McGuire had a leap of 15-1.5. at 4:18.26, followed by Raiders Nocum finished third at 3:29.4. In the distance medley relay, Blue Bowles, Tori Baliatico, Dariana “We did a great job in the interme- Devils Erica Fischer (1,200), Amanda DeVore and Banasiak at 4:19.45. diate hurdles. Anna Fitch, doing it for Fischer (400), Noelle Blackford (800) Raiders Brianna Johnson, Taylor the first time, did a 66. She’s a great and Gabby Stravach (1,600) finished Downing and Tabitha Dwumfour took find for us this year. She came out for David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times third with a time of 12:45.65. Raiders second in the shot put with a distance winter first time ever. She was our GREAT HOMECOMING...Blue Devil Cal Robertshaw, No. 6, is greeted by his teammates after blasting a solo home run Mary Catherine Stovall, Sarah of 93-7.25. Cougar freshmen Brianna CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 over the leftfield fence in the second inning of the Union County Tournament semifinals at Kean University.

“It’s funny, because last year they shift Trotter to his regular centerfield Ravetier retired nine of the next 10 were so good, that coming to the position. batters, yielding only a walk to Bow- “Our success is evidenced in our results.” game you had that weight on your Perconte lofted an RBI sacrifice fly man in the seventh, but Robertshaw shoulder, but this year, coming in we to center, allowing Hogge to score the drilled a dangerous shot to center in Michael Scott, Manager felt so much different. We knew we third run then Ravetier retired the the sixth only to have the fleet-footed would be able to do it, so we set that next two batters to minimize the dam- Trotter snag it. intensity high and played our game,” age. “It felt good off the bat, but Trotter Congratulations Agents of the Month! DeMartino said. “It’s my only home run this year so was out there and he covers a lot of The Blue Devils totaled seven hits, far. I was just trying to hit the ball hard ground. There was nothing I can do and the intensity began early when somewhere and it happened to go out. about that one,” Robertshaw said. Matt Storcks slammed a triple to right I didn’t try to hit a homer. It was a In Ravetier’s six innings on the field off starting pitcher Tommy Trot- fastball right down the middle. He mound, he allowed just one run on two ter and scored on Ionta’s single to threw me a similar pitch in my previ- hits and two walks, while striking out right in the top of the first inning. ous at-bat and I saw it again and two. DeMartino improved to 2-1. Throughout the season, Storcks has swung,” said Robertshaw, who added, “I know we have good pitching to been slapping extra base hits all over “It feels great. We have one more to keep us in games. All I ask is five runs the field. go. Frohman is a good pitcher, and we please! Just five runs! We scored four. Experience, Frank D. Isoldi Kimberley Haley Elizabeth Bataille “I am just trying to hit the ball hard. know we are probably going to see This year we are struggling a little. Broker Sales Associate Sales Associate Sales Associate I can hit the fastball. It’s all about him on Saturday. We just got to focus What we need to do is figure out a Trust, Reliability & Service confidence,” said Storcks, who added, and put the ball in play against him.” way to score runs against Frohman. “They beat us last year, so it’s our turn Ravetier permitted only a single to He is very good. GL is a very good to win.” Marc Luino in the third then the 10-5 team. We have gotten better. They Cougars got their only run in the have gotten better,” Blue Devil Head bottom of the inning. Joe Norton Coach Bob Brewster said. Probitas Verus Honos slashed a leadoff single and John Westfield 120 100 0 4 Oblachinski absorbed a fastball on Cranford 001 000 0 1

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We didn’t lowed by Blue Devils Gabrielle To Enjoy a Full Season returning Union County champ, ran a run like we wanted to, but the experi- Brennan, Blackford, Erica Fischer and By BRUCE JOHNSON 68, and Laura ran 69, so it was a great ence was great and we know that for Stravach at 22:31.82. Blue Devils Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times job by all three girls to get that silver next year,” Marcotullio said. Christina Mosco (third best throw of medal. The shot put, two freshmen, As to her efforts in the leadoff leg in 103-10), Emily Mastrocola and Kim There have moments when Alexis entertain thoughts of a state champion- team and an all-state pitcher in baseball. Burns placed second in Kardias wonders if it was all worth it. It’s ship. “We worked hard and wanted to repre- the javelin with a distance tough being an athlete – especially an “Our program has really grown over sent our school and town with pride. For of 258-10. Cougars Mara unpaid teenage athlete – and going through the last few years and I think a state title me, our Moorestown program represents Giga, Barlik and Mairead season after season of watching your team- would just validate all our hard work,” so much of what I was taught by Mr. mates from the sidelines. This spring, for Kardias said. “We’ve proved to ourselves Kehler. I could go on for days talking O’Donovan placed fifth the first time in what seems like forever, and the rest of the state that we can about my memories of Westfield and with a distance of 244-8. the senior has been relatively healthy all compete with any team. I’m really ex- being a Blue Devil.” Blue Devils season. cited to see how we do in the final stretch (Anyone who attended his Westfield Goldschmidt, Brooke Kardias and older brother Mike played of our season.” Athletic Hall of Fame induction in 2010 Schaeffer, Amanda every sport growing up, playing for their K.C. IN THE HOUSE knows K.C. isn’t kidding when he says Fischer and Helfand fin- father/coach Bill, a three-sport star (foot- You can expect a bit of déjà vu might that.) ished third in the 4x400 at ball, wrestling, track) at A.L. Johnson in come over K.C. Knobloch when he re- But the parallels between Westfield 4:01.02. Cougars Katie Clark. Basketball was their best sport, but turns to Kehler Stadium Saturday as the football in the ’70s and Moorestown girls Romanovich, Van Horn, since height wasn’t on their side, Mike assistant coach of the powerhouse lacrosse in the 21st century are amazing. focused on football (rotator cuff injuries Mooretown High girls lacrosse team. Westfield had football winning streaks of Ellenbacher and Fitch fin- plagued his career), while Alexis’ chose When he graduated WHS in 1978, 48 and 21 and won six state titles between ished sixth at 4:04.19. lacrosse. following outstanding careers in both 1969 and 1977. Moorestown has won 19 Cougars Susanna The injury bug started her freshman football and baseball, Knobloch barely of its 20 state titles since Deanna Knobloch Jaramillo, Barlik and year, when she suffered a concussion in knew a lacrosse ball from a bowling ball. became the coach 23 years ago, and once Scotti took third in the soccer season that caused her to miss the But since his wedding 20 years ago to had a win streak of 228 in a row against discus with a distance of entire lacrosse season (she had made the Deanna Beuerle, a two-time all-Ameri- Jersey opponents. 247-8. Blue Devils Anna varsity). A freak in-game injury during can at Trenton State College and the When he enters Kehler Stadium Satur- Browne, Chermak and Liz her sophomore basketball season caused girls lacrosse coach at Moorestown, he day, and the memories of years ago come Ponce placed third in the torn ligaments in her right thumb which has soaked up the sport to the point that flashing back, do you think that maybe, sidelined her for months. Junior year she he’s been his wife’s assistant coach the just for a second, Knobloch will once triple jump with a distance ran into a blind pick in basketball and was past 15 years. again hear the familiar voice of Zimmer, of 94-6.25. Raider out of sports and school for almost five “I’m sorta like Dick Zimmer,” screaming: “Your father sure knew how Robinson had the third months, missing half of lacrosse season. Knobloch joked, referring to coach Gary to name you: K.C. no block.” David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times best jump in the event at “It seems like I practically have a team Kehler’s longtime assistant football coach ‘BILLIEVE’ WALK FOR ‘HUNZ’ JUST A LITTLE AHEAD IN THE SPRINT MEDLEY...Raider Sarah Bowles keeps a few steps 33-7. Goldschmidt, of doctors at this point,” she said, noting during the glory years of the ’60s and The “Billieve” 2-Mile Walk benefiting ahead of Blue Devil Sophia Goldschmidt during the sprint medley relay at the Union County she makes weekly visits to her doctor at ’70s. “Deanna has been great and lets me Make-a-Wish New Jersey will be held Relays on May 1. Scheaffer, Browne and Helfand finished fifth in the Concussion Center at Overlook Hos- do whatever I want from a scheme stand- Saturday at Nomahegan Park in Cranford. Brianna Scotti threw a 31. She has the county relays, Stravach said, “I the 4x200 at 1:47.6. pital, sees a physical therapist several point, although she’s the boss. She’s very The event is the brainchild of Siobhan thrown 33. She can go even further, could tell I went out kind of slow, and times a week, and gets acupuncture as similar to Gary. She has a way with the Hunziker, the eighth-grade daughter of TEAM TOTALS: well as trigger point treatment with a girls, it’s amazing.” the late Bill Hunziker (’76). Christina Barlik and Erin both threw we all wanted to redeem ourselves after 1. Union 90, 2. Westfield 65, 3. Union trainer at Flo Fitness. After last Saturday’s win over Strath “Hunz” was a standout wrestler at WHS 29. They are primed to go 30 feet, so Penn Relays. So we had to really fight.” Catholic 61, 4. Summit 55, 5. Scotch “After all my injuries I’ve finally real- Haven, Pa., Moorestown is riding a 67- and co-captain of the 1976 team with we got a young and solid relay team Stravach was neck-and-neck with Plains-Fanwood 29, 6. Cranford 24, 7. Kent Place 23, 8. Roselle 22, 9. Dayton ized I need to take care of my body,” she match win streak that could reach 69 Jerry Gottlick. In December 2012 he there,” Cougar Head Coach John her Kent Place opponent when she 20, 10. New Providence & Rahway 19, said. “In order to prevent injuries I still go before Saturday’s game, the first meeting passed away at age 54 from cancer. His Schiano said.. handed off to Morrison, who opened 12. Benedictine 18, 13. Governor to acupuncture and Flo Fitness as well as between the programs. daughter wanted to organize a walk to Vikings Gardner, Jordan Coverson, up a big lead. Livingston 17, 14. Linden 14, 15. Eliza- my chiropractor.” “I’ve tried to get a game several times,” honor him. She got together with Make- Henry and Beauliere took second in “It was good. I felt the momentum beth 9, 16. Oak Knoll 6, 17. Plainfield 4, After scoring 19 and 17 goals as a said Knobloch, whose team schedules a-Wish New Jersey, which raises money the 4x100 with a time of 49.07. Blue coming from Gabby pushing at the 18. Johnson 1 sophomore and junior, Kardias signed to opponents from Pennsylvania, New York, to fulfill the wishes of seriously ill chil- Devils Goldschmidt, Hawkins, end, and I used that to my advantage. play lacrosse at Southern California. And Maryland and Florida. “They’re one of dren. WF Tops Panthers, 4-2, scoring goals is not the best part of her the top 20 teams in the state so they’ll Registration is at 9 a.m., with a Fun Chermak and Helfand finished sixth I tried not to think about how close game. present a real challenge for us. They have Run at 10 a.m. and the 2-Mile Walk at at 50.67. the runner was behind me, but I knew In UCT Quarterfinals “I think my style (in lacrosse) mimics some very good players. They play club 10:15. T-shirts will be available. Entry On Day 2, Blue Devils Stravach, I have an issue once I get to the 400 to my point guard instincts from basket- lacrosse in the off-season and always for the walk is $25; $75 for a family of Kelly Morrison, Meghan O’Dwyer keep going strong,” Morrison said. Senior Matt Storcks drilled a two- ball,” she said. “I like to see the entire give Moorestown a good game at the four. and Marcotullio crossed first in the O’Dwyer, who ran the third leg, run double in the first inning then field and find opportunities for everyone travel level.” WAY BACK MACHINE 4x800 with a time of 9:39.4, beating said, “I was sick all week, but luckily thumped a triple in the fifth to led the to score. I think assisting is just as impor- The last time Knobloch officially took The Westfield 9-10 summer baseball out Kent Place at 9:42.4. The four- my team helped me out and picked up Westfield High School baseball team tant as scoring.” the field at Kehler Stadium it was known team reached the finals of the 1970 Ford some had previously competed at the what I didn’t.” to a 4-2 victory over Roselle Park in Not that her scoring hasn’t been there as Recreation Field and more than 14,000 Clara Barton Tournament before falling Penn Relays. Marcotullio, anchored and brought the quarterfinal round of the Union this year. She leads the team with 45 goals fans circled the all-grass field to watch twice to Iselin, 5-2 and 3-2 in seven and 20 assists for 65 points. But the ball the Devils notch a 38-0 win over Plainfield innings. (The 11-12 team also lost in the “We were super excited to qualify. It it home. County Tournament in Westfield on definitely gets spread around as Anna on Thanksgiving. That team beat finals to Plainfield, 2-0 and 7-1.) Among was totally awesome, because it was “We have run against Kent Place a May 2. Tanji (41-8-49), Sam Paoletti (29-5-34), Barringer before 32,000 fans at Giants the 9-10’s players was K.C. Knobloch the first time any of us ran there. It lot, and I knew that they would be great Tyler Bowman, Anthony Perconte, Hannah Liddy (16-7-23) and Hallie Stadium 10 days later to cap an 11-0 (second row, second from left). didn’t go exactly the way we wanted competition. I really had to kick it in if Storcks and Matt Catanzaro scored Rosenburgh (17-1-18) have all contrib- season. The team’s regular lineup: John to, but we are still happy we got the we wanted to win. We really needed the for the Blue Devils. Pitcher Mike uted. “I have incredible memories of grow- Krakora lf, Jimmy Feingold ss, K.C. opportunity to go there,” Stravach said. win today,” Marcotullio said. Androconis, who allowed four hits, (This Saturday the Blue Devils have ing up in Westfield, playing with my best Knobloch p-3b, Bob McNally 1b-p, John “It was pretty amazing to be there. Cougars Kiera Hurley, Bella while striking out seven picked up the the biggest game in the program’s 18- friends in front of what seemed like the Fiorino cf, Sean Morrissey 2b, Bill Clarke This is my first spring season, and it Disimone, Amanda Bush and Jordan victory. Steve Loevsky had three of year history when unbeaten Moorestown whole town every Saturday,” said 3b-1b, Reid Jajko c, Bill Cieslik, Jim was really cool to be able to go,” Carney finished sixth in the event at the 8-5 Panthers’ hits. visits Kehler Stadium at 12:30 p.m. That Knobloch, a co-captain on that football Bowman or Bob Hearon rf. game could be canceled if WHS beat Oak Morrison said. 10:10. Roselle Park 000 010 1 2 Knoll on Tuesday in the county semifi- “It was really fun. It was a good Raiders Reilly, Pierce, Stovall and Westfield 200 110 x 4 nals, since the Devils would be playing in the UCT final Saturday – still the biggest game in school history.) Despite all the injuries, Kardias is cur- rently the No. 8 all-time scorer in WHS history (Tanji is No. 10). Despite playing the toughest schedule in school history, the team is 9-6 and figures to have the first winning record since Kardias’ freshman year. “Going into high school I had a lot of expectations for myself,” she said. “Some 9 Stoneleigh Park, Westfield I wasn’t able to accomplish because of injuries, and I wish I could change that. But at the end of the day I’m happy with the athlete and the person I’ve become after having to go through it all. I’ve loved every second that I’ve worn a Westfield jersey. I think being injured made me value every opportunity I get to be on the field. No one ever said it would be easy, just that it would be worth it.” Lady Blue Devils Nip Panthers, And for the first time ever, WHS can Blue Devil Nine Nips Top Farmers in UCT Softball Cranford Cougars, 5-4 The top-seeded Westfield High nine Panthers, walked none and School softball team scored three runs yielded six hits. The Westfield High School base- in the bottom of the fifth inning and Against the 7-7 Farmers, Scarano ball team scored a run in the bottom held on to defeat ninth-seeded Roselle recorded 12 strikeouts, allowed two of the seventh to nip the Cranford Park, 4-2, in the quarterfinals of the hits and walked one. The 12-2 Blue Cougars, 5-4, in Westfield on April Union County Tournament in Linden Devils totaled 14 hits and Ferraro 29. Tyler Bowman doubled and on May 2. One day later at the same went 4-for-4 and scored twice. Sam singled, scored twice and had an RBI location, the Blue Devils shutout the Velez rapped a pair of singles and had for the 9-3 Blue Devils. Anthony 13th-seeded Union Farmers, 3-0, to two RBI. Schaefer added an RBI. Perconte scored twice and Matt advance to the championship to face Third-seeded Governor Livingston Catanzaro scored once, while Chris Governor Livingston at Kean Uni- defeated second-seeded AL Johnson, Hogge, Marc Luino and Chris Arena versity on May 10. 13-0, in the other semifinal. Caroline each had an RBI. Pat Knight rapped a Against the 8-9 Panthers, Julia Hewett tossed a two-hitter for the 11- double and two singles, and scored Criscuolo got that rally going in the 7 Highlanders and Grace Sanzalone once for the Cougars. Tommy Trot- fifth with a two-run double. Chrissy blasted a two-run homer and a pair of ter, Joe Norton and Mike Gamba each Ferraro tapped a pair of singles and singles and finished with six RBI. Last 4 Bedroom, 3 1/2 Bath scored a run, while Matt Ravetier and scored twice. Shannon Schaefer had year, the Blue Devils shutout the High- Albert Gargiulo each had an RBI. an RBI. 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Union U18 Mudturtles Rout Princeton on ‘Rugby Day’ The U18 Union Mudturtles cel- Jonadony Brevette. Dabulas also com- twice. Union dominated the center of ebrated the 10th Anniversary with a pleted seven conversions and Hughes the field and had scores by various spirited, 66-28, victory over Princeton completed one. players including Patrick Hak, Dan at Unami Park in Garwood on April Princeton struggled early but fought Johnson, Zyshonne Small and An- 27. This match was just one of the back and scored four times and com- thony McGrath. highlights of the “Rugby Day” party pleted four conversions. The quick Union’s Girls squad put forth a that included games with the U12, Mudturtle offense and hard line of strong effort but fell short against a U14, U16 and Girls teams, as well as defense proved to be too much, how- powerful Morris team. Mudturtles a full day of wonderful food, music ever, as they dominated Princeton and Erica Simmons and Page Whitman and fun. finished off the regular season with the moved the ball well and Brianna The U18 Mudturtles capped off rousing win. The victory, along with Whitfield had several terrific plays their undefeated regular season with three wins in the Maryland Interna- being fed the ball by scrum half Nicole a very strong performance against tional Youth Rugby Festival on April Johnson. Princeton. Union’s Mike Hughes 12-13 elevated Union’s record to 8-0. On May 10, the Union Mudturtles started off the scoring with one of his The U16 Mudturtles also provided head to the NJ State Championships two tries and the Mudturtles never a highlight for the day by defeating at Caven Point Athletic Complex in looked back. Union also had scores rival Morris, 30-12. Mudturtle Jersey City. For more information in the first half by Nick Costa, Mike Shamus Garcia scored first. The about the Union County Mudturtles Dabulas, Maslin Pierre, Tom Dazzo, Mudturtles’ defense held strong only Rugby Club, please visit Dan Maran, Kevin Trotter and allowing Morris to get to the try zone www.mudturtlerugbyyouth.com.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times BEGINNING THE THIRD LEG OF THE 4X100...Raider Merlin Edmond hands the baton to Quaryee Bull for the third leg of the 4x100. Raiders Emendo Thomas, Edmond, Bull and Kobe White placed second with a time of 43.39. Raiders Place 2nd, Blue Devils 6th at UC Relays CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 time. That gives us motivation, so Livornois finished fourth at 10:54.83. with a total distance of 476-2. Raid- later on when we graduate, we can be Savorgiannakis, Alex Lopez, Sid ers Van Brunt, Lou Vitoroulis and those people that everybody talks Douglas and Luppino finished sev- Daszyk placed third at 396-11 and about all the time. It’s extra fuel to go enth in the sprint medley relay at Blue Devils Kyle Burns, Mike Bryk out there and compete,” Thomas said. 3:37.84. Blue Devils Frankie Pinney, and Jackson Dumont placed fourth at “I was the anchor leg. We were in Kyle McIntyre and Chris Prasek fin- 385-6. fifth, so I had to bring us back up to ished sixth in the 400-Intermediate In the high jump, Cougars Joe second,” chuckled White, who added, Hurdles with a time of 3:05.21, and Kugelman (5-10), Tim Colter and “We all work together. We all play Vikings Oba Animashaun, Serge Gil- Andrew Licks tied Union for third football together.” bert and Joe Marshall won the event with a height of 17-0. Blue Devil The distance medley relay was with a time of 2:50.95. Bryk also had a clearance of 5-10. hotly contested among the Vikings, Vikings Sean Brennan with the On Day 2, Raiders Gary, with the Summit and the Blue Devils, but Vi- meet’s-best toss of 160-10, Justin meet’s second best shove of 51-3.5, kings Derek Siegal (1,200), Jakell Davidson and Patrice Guillaume took Mike Dwumfour at 50-7.5 and Dan Henderson (400), Greg Gibbs (800) first in the discus with a distance of Van Brunt won the shot put with a and Andrew Ghizzone (1,600) 419-6. Raiders Rashan Gary (140-6 distance of 148-0. Cougars crossed first with a time of 10:28.18. — third best), Dan Van Brunt and O’Shaughnessy, Fries and Andrew Summit with anchorman Leland Mike Daszyk placed third with a dis- Licks placed third at 131-2.5. Blue Jones finished second at 10:30.28 tance of 359-9. Cougars Rob Devils Matt Russo, Ryan Siegel, and Blue Devils Matt Luppino, Jon O’Shaugnessy, Will Fries and Mike Dalton Herzog and Edwards took top Savorgiannakis, Will Chandler and Pastor took fifth at 321-3. honors in the 4x1,660 with a time of Phil Edwards finished third at Vikings Brian Sagendorf, DJ 18:30.57, followed by Raiders Colin David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times SURROUNDED BY MUD – TURTLES THAT IS...This Princeton Tigers finds himself surrounded by a host of U18 10:34.35. Raiders Joe Dzuback, Florendo and Brennan with the No. Sullivan, Evans, Dzuback and Mudturtles during “Rugby Day” at Unami Park in Garwood on April 27. See more photos at Ballyhoo Sports Cameron Smith, Ben Evans and Alex 1-2-3 tosses won the javelin event CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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Owned and Operated by David and Lorena Barbosa Page 18 Thursday, May 8, 2014 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION WF Area ‘Y’ Flyers Have Outstanding Track Meet Thirty-three athletes from the Fly- Boys 11-12 Division: Matthew ers Track Club were among the over Ackerman placed second in the 1500 700 athletes that participated in the race/walk, Will McGlynn placed third NJ Striders Track Meet at Paramus in the 3000 meters. High School on April 27. The Flyers Boys 13-14 Division: Connor Goff had 29 top-10 finishes and set six placed fifth in the discus. team records. The Westfield Area Y Flyers Track TOP FIVE IN EVENTS: Club is a USATF certified club that Girls 9-10 Division: Abigail has grown to train over 700 athletes Granrath placed third and set a team in grades 2 to 8 throughout the year record in the 800-meter run and placed with programs in Westfield, Cranford fourth in the long jump, Julia Skultety and Mountainside. They offer two placed second in the long jump. levels of participation – developmen- Girls 11-12 Division: Grace Endy tal and competitive. placed fourth in the 1500 race/walk, The Flyers provide instruction and David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times Maddy Walters placed fifth in the competition in events such as Long AMONG THE LEADERS...Blue Devil Wil Chandler, W, runs with the front LOOKING FOR A SEAM...Cougar attacker Nick Colucci, No. 19, looks to get discus. Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shot Put, runners during the second leg of the 4x800 relay at the Union County Relays. around Raider Joe Pagano, No. 16, during the Union County Tournament Girls 13-14 Division: Lauren Javelin, Discus, Sprints, Long Dis- quarterfinals in Scotch Plains on May 5. The Raiders held off the Cougars, 12-10. Triarsi placed fourth in the 200 tance Running, Relays and Race hurdles, Mara Rao placed fourth in Walking. They have sent more than Raiders 2nd, WF 6th at UC Relays the 3000 meters, Katie Whitehead 50 athletes to the National Junior Raider Laxmen Edge Cougars placed fifth in the 3000 meters. Olympics and last season had three CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Boys U8 Division: David Sanchez All-Americans and a National Cham- Livornois at 18:33.2. Cougars Connor Raiders Thomas, White, Smith and Jr. placed fifth and set a team record pion. McMahan, Graham Howard, Trevor Edmond finished fifth in the 4x200 assist and held a 10-5 advantage in 5 lead with 5:40 left in the quarter. in the 200-meter dash, Eamon Ma- The Flyer’s Track club is dedicated Aschmies and Sean O’Donnell fin- with a time of 1:31.59. face-offs entering the final quarter. Gibson and Gordon answered to give son placed third in the 800 and fifth in to healthy competition, teamwork and ished sixth at 19:37.58. TEAM TOTALS: Attacker Alex Ballas fired in two goals the Raiders a 7-6 lead entering the the long jump, Andrew Vilarin placed individual development. For more In another showdown with the Vi- 1. Union Catholic 122, 2. Scotch Plains- and freshman midfielder Connor Fitch fourth quarter. Fanwood 65, 3. Roselle 41, 4. Eliza- fourth in the 800-meter run. information, please call Greg kings, Blue Devils Pinney, Chandler, beth 39, 5. Plainfield 36, 6. Westfield had one goal. The lead stretched to 10-6 with two Hatizsavvas at (908) 233-2700. The Nick Antonelli and Luppino crossed Gordon, on Walker’s assist, scored 35, 7. Union 26, 8. Rahway 25, 9. Gov- goals from Charos and another from current Spring Track season lasts until a close second in the 4x800 with a ernor Livingston & Hillside 24, the first goal then added an unas- Gordon. Halpin and Ballas came back Probitas Verus Honos May 16. The summer track season time of 8:02.28, when Viking an- 11.Cranford 22, 12. Summit 19, 13. sisted wraparound goal with 3:16 left with goals but so did Gordon to make Linden 12, 14. New Providence 3, 15. will begin May 28. chorman Ghizzone got a few steps Dayton 2, 16. Johnson 1 in the first quarter. Gibson, on Kerby’s the score, 11-8. Mark Christiano ahead of Luppino to cross in 8:01.74. assist, netted the next goal then Ballas scored unassisted and so did Gordon Raiders Bull, with the meet’s best scored with 1:23 on the clock. The with 52 seconds remaining. Luke WY Devilfish Host 50th Annual distance of 43-7, Quincy Sanchez and WF Girls Rip Pioneers Gordon/Kerby connection struck Christiano scored the final goal with Andrew Ciccarino placed second in In UCT Lax, 17-5 twice early in the second quarter then 21 seconds left. the triple jump with a distance of 122- Halpin scored with :56 to make the The Raiders will face Westfield Swim Team Awards Banquet The 15th ranked, third-seeded 11. Blue Devil Savorgiannakis had Westfield High School girls lacrosse score at the half, 5-2. today in the semifinal round at A.L. the third best distance of 42-8. Vikings Halpin and Luke Christiano hit Johnson High School in Clark at 5:00 The Westfield Area “Y” Devilfish Award for Winning Attitude; team ripped the New Providence Pio- swim team hosted its Golden Anni- Courtney Thomas and Kevin Clauss, Ghizzone and Sagendorf won the pole neers, 17-5, in the quarterfinal round goals within the first two minutes of p.m. vault with a height of 25-6 followed the third quarter then Halpin and Fitch versary (50th) Annual Awards and Bob Wright Award for Leadership; of the Union County Tournament in Cranford 1 1 4 4 10 Senior Recognition Banquet on April Caitlin Collins and Griff Morgan, Ken by Cougars Pat Lynch (14-0 — sec- struck again to give the Cougars a 6- Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 3 2 2 5 12 Westfield on May 3. Anna Tanji 27 at L’Affaire in Mountainside. Over Lyng Award for Excellence in Com- ond best) and Dan Hannon at the same notched six goals, while Alexis 350 swimmers, parents and coaches mitment, Attendance and Work Ethic; height. Blue Devils Peter Foltz and Kardias (assist) and Sam Paoletti each enjoyed dinner and dancing, as well Erika Daniel, Director’s Award for Chase Skibitsky placed third at 23-0. fired in three goals. Lauren D’Amico as video montages highlighting events Best Example of the Y’s Character netted two goals, while Julia Gretsky, of the Short Course season including Values: Caring, Honesty, Respect and Cougar Laxers Edge Maria Nemeth and Hallie Rosenburgh the Devilfish Classic, Dual and Invi- Responsibility; Skye Sener and Jef- Raider Girls, 12-11 each scored once and Hannah Liddy tational Meets, Y Nationals, the De- frey Yang, Bart Thomas Award for contributed an assist. cember training trip to Florida, and Team Player. After dropping a 9-8 decision to New Providence 2 3 5 social events. The Devilfish Senior Class con- the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Westfield 11 6 17 Head Coach Brian Guidera and his sisted of Baldwin, Audrey Bangs, School girls lacrosse team in Scotch coaching staff recognized many out- Sean Beattie, Kathleen Bond, Matt Plains, the fifth-seeded Cranford Cou- Blue Devil Netmen Rap standing performances by presenting Celeste, Daniel, Julia gars decided that it was their turn to awards to five individual and three Diamantopoulos, Allie McBrearty, win with a 12-11 overtime victory in BrH2O-Raritan, 4-1 relay team record breakers, nine Rachel Fan, Luke McGrory, Tommy the first round of the Union County The Westfield High School boys YMCA SC National Meet qualifiers, Pyle, Alec Penn, Lauren Schmeider, Tournament at Memorial Field in tennis team sank Bridgewater- and the most improved boy and girl Shannon Sokolow, Noah Stiles, and Cranford on May 1. Raritan, 4-1, on May 1. Tyler Roth swimmer in each age group. Mark Trinkle. 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Echausse asked commission members Frank Arena, who serves as town to consider innovative solutions to the council liaison to the commission, be- issues at the park and to report back at gan the meeting by updating the com- the end of the summer. mission and the public on the status of The commission next reviewed sche- the funding for the replacement of the matics and engineering drawings of turf fields at Sid Faye/Houlihan. Mr. the tennis courts at Tamaques Park as Photo courtesy of Gene Jannotti Arena explained that the 2014 munici- well as the recommendations of John PROGRESS REPORT...Garwood Mayor Pat Quattrocchi, left, reviews the pal budget, which will likely be adopted Belle from the engineering firm Kinsey progress at the Athletic Field Complex with Jim Martin, the project manager David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times by the town council at its Tuesday, May Associates, and unanimously passed a from the Flanagan Contracting Group. The soccer turf field has been laid down 20 meeting, will include the necessary resolution recommending the refurbish- MUDTURTLES IN THE MUD...The Union Lady Mudturtles mix it up during and all work is expected to be completed by mid-summer. “Rugby Day” at Unami Park in Garwood on April 27. See more photos at bond ordinance to fund the project, ing of the eight courts in the park so that Ballyhoo Sports. which is anticipated to cost approxi- they comply with current standards, Westfield PAL to Host mately $750,000. Westfield has re- but not to install an additional two ceived a Union County grant for a courts. portion of the cost. The commission reminded the Dobosiewicz Hoops Clinic Recreation Director Bruce public that volunteers are needed Kaufmann provided a detailed report for the Run the Park, a 5K fun run, The Westfield PAL announced that the All-Star, Big 12 Player of the Year and on his recent meeting with Applied which will be held at Tamaques Park John Dobosiewicz Memorial Basketball All-American at Kansas University, guard Landscape Technologies, the contrac- on Sunday, May 18, starting at 9 Clinic has been scheduled for 4th through for two state championship teams at Lin- tor in charge of the project, and his a.m. Anyone interested in participa- 8th graders on Sunday, June 8, at the den High School; Gary Knapp — Point inspection of the company’s recent work tion can visit NJRunThisTown.com Westfield “Y”. Westfield’s varsity bas- guard at Princeton University, co-cap- at the Bridgewater baseball facility. Mr. or the recreation department. ketball coaches and seven Division I tain of Ivy League championship team; Kaufmann advised the group that the The commission also urged resi- college basketball players from Westfield Jim Lane — Member of 4 consecutive work on the fields will begin on Mon- dents with small children to partici- have volunteered their time for this one- Ivy League championship teams at day, July 14, and is anticipated to take pate in a one day Toss the Training time youth basketball event to help raise Princeton, center for Union Catholic’s funds for the Dobosiewicz Children’s only boys’ basketball state champion- six weeks. Wheels program, which will be held Education Fund ship team, winner of the 1987 Parochial Mr. Kaufmann also updated com- Sunday, June 1. The program is af- (www.dobochildedufund.com). A state championship; Joe Marino — mission members on the ongoing prepa- filiated with Bike NY and teaches John, who passed away unexpectedly Head varsity girls’ basketball coach at rations for the opening of Memorial children in kindergarten through this past August, has four school-age WHS, coach of the only varsity girls’ Pool, which is scheduled for Saturday, grade 4 how to ride a two-wheel children and volunteered a significant basketball county championship and June 7. Mr. Kaufmann noted that at this bicycle without the use of training amount of his time to Westfield’s youth back-to-back conference championships point in the registration process there wheels. are 9,500 pool members, including The commission’s next meeting is AUTHOR VISIT…Author David Adler met with students at Jefferson Elemen- by coaching boys’ and girls’ basketball, in the history of WHS, 2008 Union County tary School in Westfield on April 29, at which time he spoke to the children and boys’ and girls’ soccer, baseball and soft- Coach of the Year; Daryl Palmieri — approximately 2,900 families. To date Monday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the signed autograph copies of his books for them. ball. WHS Head varsity boys’ basketball $944,248 in registration fees have been municipal building. While the clinic is free, each partici- coach, director of Daryl Palmieri Shoot- received. pant is encouraged to be a fundraising ing Camp, guard at Manhattan College; In addition, Mr. Kaufmann shared Winners of the DWC leader by creating their own fundraising Steve Reddy — Shooting guard at with the audience feedback from com- page at www.dobochildedufund.com and Bucknell University, co-captain for munity members commending the rec- Instagram Contest helping to raise funds for the Dobosiewicz WHS’s only boys’ basketball state cham- reation department for the recently Children’s Education Fund in advance of pionship team, winner of the 1972 Group opened swim lesson registration pro- Announced the clinic. 4 state championship; and Bill Ryan — cess, which they characterized as WESTFIELD As part of Girls’ The lecturers will focus on the skills 9th-round NBA draft pick, Princeton’s “smooth,” “efficient” and “user- Night Out, on April 24, the Down- and drills they have found to be instru- all-time assist leader, captain and point friendly.” He also advised that a new town Westfield Corporation (DWC) mental in developing successful basket- guard for Ivy League championship team. spray pad will be installed at the sponsored a photo contest on ball players and will include possibly the The girls’ basketball clinic is sched- “kiddie” pool and a new lawn mower Instagram. Ladies were encouraged most accomplished group of basketball uled for 12:30-3 p.m. (12:30-12:45 p.m. with a bagger would be purchased, as to snap pictures of their favorite mo- talent from Westfield ever assembled for for registration), and the boys’ basketball the pool’s existing lawn mower is 25 ments during the event and post them an in-town clinic. clinic is scheduled for 3-5:30 p.m. (3- years old and no longer operates. to Instagram #girlsnightoutwestfield. The following individuals will be do- 3:15 p.m. for registration). The clinics The top six photographs with the nating their time at the clinic: Ron Allen are limited to the first 50 girls and the first After hearing a report from Gary — Assistant varsity girls’ basketball coach 50 boys in 4th through 8th grade who Fox, a member of the commission’s most ‘likes’ on Instagram won a $50 at WHS, long-time Westfield PAL direc- register to attend. Applications to register Fields and Parks Committee, the com- gift certificate to the participating tor, former WHS boys’ varsity basketball can be obtained from the Westfield PAL mission conducted an extensive de- retailer of their choice and have been player; Russell “Boo” Bowers — 3rd- at [email protected], bate over the condition of Memorial notified on Instagram. round NBA draft pick by the Cleveland [email protected] and Park. The members discussed the hand- The winners were: “Blue Jasmine” Cavaliers, American University’s all-time [email protected]. ball wall, which has been repeatedly by thehappilyeverafter; “Alex and Ani spray painted with graffiti, as well as Westfield” by jlaz7890; “Smiles” by Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times leading scorer with over 2,000 points, Anyone who would like to help defray WOOF WOOF...Tory,Theresa and their dog, “Brook,” are all smiles while guard for the last WHS boys’ basketball the educational costs of John’s 4 children the 14 fields at the park, which are in daostrowski; “Le Bain” by attending “Fido Fiesta,” a fundraising event for People for Animals, a non-profit championship team, winner of the can do so by creating their own poor condition as a result of the harsh lebainwestfield; “Nuun Hydration” spay/neuter organization held on Saturday afternoon at Union County College Watchung Conference championship in fundraising page or by making a dona- winter, poor drainage and extensive by foodosaurusrex; “Akai Lounge” in Cranford. 1977; Tamecka Dixon — 3-time WNBA tion at www.dobochildedufund.com. use. 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© 2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and Operated by NRT LLC. A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, May 8, 2014 Page 21 You Can Only Imagine What Else Garwood Knights Congratulate He Would Do to Garwood Letters to the Editor Local Free Throw Winners Once again I have a need to re- Sal seems to know a quite a bit The Garwood Knights of Colum- ceived a trophy for winning the Re- spond to the allegations that the about Garwood, but he stated that if Garwood Councilman Questions bus would like to congratulate the gional Round, and competed in the Garwood Council is somehow acting elected he would finish the Athletic following Garwood students who State Finals, and placed second. recklessly when it passes the lowest Field Complex (AFC). I can’t blame Candidate’s Budget Knowledge won the Garwood Council’s Annual Our thanks to District Deputy, Pat tax increase in 12 years. If Sal Piarulli him for being so blatantly wrong The old axiom that ‘A little knowl- would have potentially placed Free Throw Contest, and advanced to Harrington, for coordinating the Dis- insists that the Borough Council not since he hardly attends council meet- edge is a dangerous thing ’couldn’t Garwood residents in less than a fi- the District Round at St. Theresa’s trict Round, which consisted of coun- listen to its paid chief financial of- ings. In fact, he left two council meet- have rung more true than in Garwood nancially positive position. It could Gym in Kenilworth on February 15: cil winners competing from 12 towns, ficer and its hired budget expert and ings on March 25 and April 8 as soon mayoral candidate Salvatore Piarulli’s have lowered our surplus to levels Ten-year-olds, Connor Durkin* with a boys and girls winner from not listen to the council member who as the council went into executive letter last week. In it he tarred and where we may have trouble paying and Chelsea Kessock*; 11-year-olds, each age group from 10 to 14. Our has led the Finance Committee for session and he didn’t return. He did feathered the Democratic Council future bills based on revenue/ pay- Augustine Puentes and Erin Hak*; special thanks to Garwood Public the past three years and then wants to stay at the next meeting when the majority for supporting a FY2014 ment cycles. It could have placed the 12-year-olds, Colleen Sullivan* and School physical education teacher subject the residents of Garwood to a budget was discussed and appeared budget increase of 1.03 percent, or borough in a position where we could Stephen Reid*; 13-year-olds, Jen Matt Burke, and teacher’s aide K.C. very risky financial status, you can to be texting from the back row. Also, $39/household, the lowest budget have been forced to borrow money at Tinger and Colin Baker, and 14-year- Bree for coordinating the local con- only imagine what else he would do. he has never taken the microphone at increase since 2001. I think a little high rates to pay future bills. Voting olds, Niko Nordstrom and Stephanie test during gym class. The surplus in the new budget is any meeting to address the council. education is in order for Mr. Piarulli, for such a budget would also have not Cruz. (*Denotes winners who ad- In closing, our thanks to Superin- $266,000. The experts have stated The fact is the AFC will be completed who has emerged from nowhere to been consistent with professional vanced to Regional Round in Paramus tendent Teresa Quigley and Principal that any lowering of this surplus will mid-summer as announced by the suddenly have more Garwood knowl- advice given us by our auditor and on March 1.) Mary Emmons for their support of put “the borough at risk.”Also, Jim contractor at a council meeting, one edge than any other resident. chief financial officer. If elected offi- The contest consisted of four the Garwood Knights of Columbus Mathieu, who Sal emulates and who obviously not attended by Sal. Does he really believe that elected cials do not follow the advise of our rounds with the State Finals held in community activities. he walks the borough with, has been Sal also wrote on March 22 that he officials like voting for budget in- professionals, why do we hire and Sayreville on April 6. The Garwood Keith Gallagher saying that we are one police officer would in “a few days” disclose his creases? We all pay taxes, and our pay them? winners received a plaque with their Michael O’Donnell, Grand Knight short for an officer who retired and plans for Garwood. So far, as of May votes cause us to pay more taxes too. It is easy to sit in the bleacher seats name engraved, and also received a Robbie Kenny was not replaced. Well, services have 1, nothing. Contrary to your assertion, none of at two council meetings and write ribbon and medal for winning the Garwood now been increased as this budget So, if the residents want to have a us think that is ‘fantastic.’ During defamatory letters. It is quite differ- District Round. Miss Kessock re- funds this additional officer as re- carbon copy of Jim Mathieu as mayor debate on the vote, I specifically ad- ent to have to make difficult votes quested by the police chief. of Garwood, a person who wants to vised my council colleagues that our against measures that you would like A Nation Cannot Endure If Citizens But guess what, Jim did not vote increase services and not authorize vote would become a political issue. to support. It is even more difficult to for the budget that pays for this of- the payment for them, a person who We knew that Mr. Piarulli’s one- vote in favor of something that you Do As They Want Regardless of Laws ficer. And at the same time, Sal claims votes No to every budget and is the man conservative Republican Party know those who disagree with you we reduced services. So, if we, on the only councilman to do so, a person The institution of law is having a hard safety for use under medical supervi- would jump on our vote and use it to will use against you. time nowadays. Lawlessness is a foot. sion. Furthermore, there is currently Finance Committee, did not put the who disrupts the meetings, then the advance his own position. Does he I do not look forward to seeing Mr. The editorial board of The New York sound evidence that smoked marijuana funding for this position in the bud- voters can decide for themselves. But truly think that we are just plain stu- Piarulli in any position in which he Times recommends “a plea bargain or is harmful. A past evaluation by several get, the tax increase would have been for me, a member of the council, I pid when we voted and did not antici- will have to choose between a politi- some form of clemency that would allow Departments concluded that there is no lower, which Jim and Sal propose. So want to continue to move Garwood pate his actions? Does he really think cally expedient vote or a fiduciary him to return home, face at least substan- sound scientific studies supported medi- do they want the additional police forward, to increase development, to that we are not aware that we did not responsible one for Garwood resi- tially reduced punishment...” cal use of marijuana for treatment in the officer and no tax increase at the keep the taxes as low as prudent and endear ourselves to voters by voting dents. I truly hope that Garwood Re- Surreal! The man who, in fact, inten- United States, and no animal or human same time? But yet won’t vote to responsible and work in a bipartisan to increase a budget? publicans agree with me in their up- tionally broke the law and caused enor- data supported the safety or efficacy of approve the budget to pay for the spirit of cooperation as I did on the mous damage to America’s credibility marijuana for general medical use.” Elected officials vote to increase coming Primary Election. worldwide, requiring diplomatic scram- “Texting” while driving has become a officer. I am afraid that you cannot Finance Committee. budgets because once one assumes a have it both ways. Increase services, Please come out and vote on June Bill Nierstedt bling, informing the people of that which national menace. council chair, one realizes that you Garwood Councilman in the interest of national security they These are three examples of the Ma- but reduce taxes. 3 in the Primary for Pat Quattrocchi no longer are just responsible for Now, Sal has claimed that he is and the official Republican team. should not know, is to be treated with kid chiavellian idea that the ends justifies the yourself, but also for the financial We Shouldn’t Have gloves? This same individual who fled to means. Don’t like how the federal gov- “not affiliated” with Jim Mathieu. Mike Martin well being of all borough residents country, first going to increasingly mili- ernment attempts to stop terrorist at- The dictionary says that “affiliated” Garwood Councilman you represent. Would we like to vote To Pay Utility Hikes tarily aggressive China, then settling in tacks? Spill on the beans on its surveil- is defined as “being in close formal or for a 0 percent budget increase? Of I agree with AARP NJ Chief Utilities Russia which is not exactly one of lance program! Don’t like the medical informal association.” So note, Jim, Union County Freeholders course we would. Would such a vote Advocate Ken Lindhorst, and support America’s staunchest allies! evidence against use of marijuana? Use his wife and mother signed Sal’s pe- Elizabeth, New Jersey assist Democratic candidates in fu- advocacy to protect consumers from hav- Colorado permits selling “recre- it and pressure a state to permit its “rec- tition allowing him to be on the bal- (908) 527-4200 ing to pay unnecessary utility rate hikes. ational” marijuana! The Surgeon-Gen- reational” use! Don’t want to wait until Al Faella, Mgr. [email protected] ture campaigns? Of course it would. lot. Sal and his wife signed the peti- But we realized that it is more impor- As an AARP member with no poten- eral warned, “Marijuana use is a major the destination to use the cell phone? Use Chris Hudak, chair tial for additional income, I simply can- public health problem in the United it while driving! tions of all of Jim’s candidates for [email protected] tant to produce a financially respon- district leader. Sal also walks with not afford to pay a penny more. States….Among the known or suspected The law is not some sometime thing. Sebastian D’Elia, Public Info. sible budget than a politically pleas- chronic effects of marijuana are short- Not some convenience alone. The law Jim. So you can decide if he is affili- [email protected] ing one. Lee Busch, AARP ated or not with Jim. And why would term memory impairment and slowness may also be inconvenient, but the greater Failure to adopt the budget we did East Brunswick of learning, impaired lung function, de- good is the protection of the society from he say that he is not affiliated with creased sperm motility, interference with civil disorder. Jim? State LD-21 State LD-22 7th Congressional District ovulation and pre-natal development, Shakespeare observed, “Lawless are It was reported to the mayor by a Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R) Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D) Rep. Leonard Lance (R) 425 North Ave. E. 1514 E. Saint Georges Ave. impaired immune response, and possible they that make their wills their law.” resident that when Jim and Sal vis- 425 North Avenue E., Westfield, NJ 07090 adverse effects on heart function.” What the individual wants may make ited him, Jim did all the talking and Westfield, N.J. 07090 Linden, N.J. 07036 (908) 518-7733 (908) 232-3673 (908) 587-0404 [Westfield, Mountainside, Garwood, Summit and Cranford The National Institute on Drug Abuse sense or it may not. But it is not for the left the impression that he represented Asm. Jon Bramnick (R) Asw. Linda Stender (D) are in the 7th Congressional District] stated (December 30, 2013), “Claiming individual to decide whether to obey or the Republican Party, which he 251 North Ave. West 1801 East Second St. that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol disregard the law. Nor pressure for change doesn’t. The official recognized Re- Westfield, N.J. 07090 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 12th Congressional District cannot be substantiated since each pos- in law that is not supported by sound publican candidates are Pat (908) 232-2073 (908) 668-1900 Rep. Rush Holt (D) sessed their own unique set of risks and factual evidence for the change. Quattrocchi for mayor, Carol Kearney Asm. Nancy Munoz (R) Asm. Jerry Green (D) 50 Washington Rd., West Windsor, N.J. 08550 consequences for a given individual.” A country that believes that it is gov- and Richard Dolan for council and 57 Union Place, Suite 310 17 Watchung Ave. (609) 750-9365 The Food and Drug Administration erned by law and not by individuals or John Quattrocchi, Pat Quattrocchi, Summit, N.J. 07901 Plainfield, N.J. 07060 [Fanwood, Plainfield and most of Scotch Plains stated that there are “no sound scientific groups cannot long endure if the very (908) 918-0414 (908) 561-5757 are in the 12th Congressional District] studies” that support the medical use of idea of the law is subsumed under a Carol Kearney, Gene Jannotti, Cheryl marijuana. That “marijuana has a high selfish desire to do as one pleases! LD-21 includes Westfield, LD-22 includes Scotch Plains, [email protected], [email protected] Neidermaier, Glenn Sytko, Victor potential for abuse, has no currently ac- DeFilippo and Judy DeFilippo for Mountainside, Garwood, Fanwood, Plainfield, Clark and [email protected], [email protected] Stephen Schoeman Summit and Cranford. Linden. [email protected], [email protected] cepted medical use for treatment in the Westfield district leader, all of whom I support. United States, and has a lack of accepted

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HEALTHCARE CLASSES Purchased for child in last year of in order to develop news At its regular meeting tonight the board tions between the Union County Im- (609) 992-6114 CNA classes start high school, now graduating stories. Please email will consider awarding a contract, ob- provement Authority (UCIA) and Cen- HOME HEALTH AIDE mornings July 1st, college and no longer needs. resume and clips to: tained through an advertised public-bid- ter Management Group pursuant to the evenings May 21st. Photos available upon request. ding process, of $3,608,000 to Ritacco RFP/Q process on the potential sale of Certified Aide seeks position to CHHA, classes start (908) 305-0540 [email protected] Construction Company Inc. of Belleville Runnells, and attorney-client privileged care for sick or elderly. for the purpose of providing Lake Sur- communication and ongoing contract evenings June 2nd. Live-in/out or hourly, nights or NCLEX RN/PN REVIEW HOUSE CLEANING prise dam rehabilitation. negotiations by and between the county weekends. Good References. PUBLIC NOTICE The freeholders also will consider and the UCIA for the purchase and sale weekends June 8th. Do you need someone to clean awarding a professional engineering ser- of the hospital. (973) 763-1438 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY High Success Rates your house, apartment or Condo? CHANCERY DIVISION vice contract for an amount not to exceed In other business, the freeholders con- EMPLOYMENT WANTED Excellent references. UNION COUNTY $373,570 to French & Parrello Associ- sidered proposed resolutions to enter Humane Concepts Healthcare Certified Home Health Aide (908) 688-8184 or (908) 265-9803 Free Estimates. DOCKET NO. F-004596-14 ates, PA, Consulting Engineers of Wall, into agreements with the Union County (862) 307-3481 FILE NO. 18312-13 to provide construction and administra- Economic Development Corporation seeking job caring for the sick PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASST NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT tion and inspection services for the Lake (UCEDC) for the purpose of providing and mature. References DAYSI’S CLEANING SERVICES Surprise dam replacement and Seeley’s to private businesses in the county for available. Own transportation. Part-time, 4-5 day/wk. Experience (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Are you tired? Let me help you! GEORGE FONGH; MRS. Pond dam overtopping improvement the 2014 calendar year general economic (973) 445-6896 in Real Estate, Wills, Trusts & Experience & Excellent Work projects. development services of $70,000 and Estates required. Excellent GEORGE FONGH, WIFE OF CHILDCARE NEEDED Residential, Apartments, GEORGE FONGH; In answering questions from Freeholder procurement training/technical assis- communication, detail oriented, Commercial, Offices Angel Estrada, County Engineer Thomas tance of $100,000. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND Nannies - Housekeepers interpersonal and computer skills Free Estimates 100% Guaranteed REQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO Mineo said preliminary inspection is William Reyes, deputy county man- References Available scheduled to “begin before June (2014) in ager and director of the economic devel- BabyNurses Needed are essential. Email resume to AND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff’s attor- Live-in / -out, Full/Part-time [email protected] (908) 510-2542 neys, whose address is 290 Route 46 the lake itself.” Mr. Mineo said he be- opment department, said the services West, Denville, New Jersey, an Answer to lieves the projects should be completed include loans to small businesses, spe- Solid References Required. Spring Fling the Amended Complaint filed in a Civil “by the end of next summer (2015),” cial reports and surveys, instructional CALL (732) 972-4090 Action, in which FWDSL AND ASSOCI- within the allotted 18-month timeline. classes and business monitoring. www.absolutebestcare.com by Alex Taner ATES LP is the plaintiff and GEORGE Mr. Mineo told the board his depart- The general economic development FONGH, ET ALS; are defendants, pend- ment regularly reviews the conditions of request is $10,000 more than last year’s GOLF CLUB SERVERS ing in the Superior Court of New Jersey, all the dams in the county. He said, “This $60,000 appropriation, which has held Ala Carte & Banquet Servers Chancery Division, UNION County and particular dam (Lake Surprise) required steady for “quite a few years,” Mr. Reyes bearing Docket No. F-004596-14 within Prestigious golf club located in thirty-five (35) days after May 8, 2014 rebuild and repair.” said. He noted that the $100,000 request exclusive of such date. If you fail to answer “It’s very old and needs replacement,” is the same amount spent in 2013. Union County has immediate or appear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Mr. Mineo said. Regarding an environmental protec- openings for Full and Part Time Judgment by Default may be rendered In other business, the freeholders heard tion resolution, the freeholders heard a Servers. Flexible schedules, against you for relief demanded in the a proposed resolution to renew the con- proposal to accept and expend a County benefits, 401K, employee meals, Amended Complaint. You shall file your tract in an amount not to exceed $1,860,000 Environmental Health Act (CEHA) grant Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with Genesis Rehab Services of Kennett of $100,373 from the New Jersey Depart- partial uniforms and a great work with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Square, Pa., to provide rehabilitation ser- ment of Environmental Protection for elec- environment! Great opportunity for Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex - CN vices – occupational, physical and speech tive programs for calendar year 2014. students and those who are 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accor- looking for supplemental income. dance with the Rules of Civil Practice and therapies – to the patients and residents of Department of Public Safety Director Procedure. Runnells Specialized Hospital for the Andrew Moran said the grant will finance Please send your resume to You are further advised that if you are contract period of June 1, 2014 through various environmental-protection activi- [email protected] unable to obtain an attorney you may com- May 31, 2015. ties including pesticide testing, inspection municate with the Lawyer Referral Service Sandra Adour, acting administrator of of underground gas-station storage tanks or apply in person at of the County of Venue and that if you the hospital, said the renewal amount and enforcement of truck-idling regula- 201 Shunpike Road PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE cannot afford an attorney, you may com- requested is about $3,000 less than last tions. Springfield, NJ. municate with the Legal Services Office of year’s resolution. Ms. Adour noted that In response to questions from Free- BOROUGH OF FANWOOD BOROUGH OF GARWOOD the County of Venue. The telephone num- ORDINANCE 14-06-S PLANNING BOARD ber of such agencies are as follows: Law- the bill for services provided by Genesis holder Chairman Chris Hudak concerning www.goleader.com yer Referral Service 908-353-4715 - Legal through May 31, 2014, the end of the storage tanks, Mr. Moran said state law BOND ORDINANCE NOTICE OF HEARING Services Office 908-354-4340. STATEMENTS AND SUMMARIES current contract period, will approach requires yearly inspections and that they PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that on THE ACTION has been instituted for the $1.7 million. are carried out by his department’s per- The bond ordinance, the summary terms Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 7:30PM in purpose of foreclosing the following tax BOROUGH OF FANWOOD Several freeholders questioned the sonnel. of which are included herein, has been the Borough of Garwood Municipal Build- sale certificate: county’s contractual obligations if the Regarding the torrential rainstorm that Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCE finally adopted by the Borough of Fanwood, ing, Council Chambers, located at 403 1. A certain tax certificate 12-176, sold board renews the contract with Genesis affected the region last week, Freeholder NO. 14-07-S in the County of Union, State of New Jer- South Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey, a on 12/6/2011, dated 12/8/2011, and was ORDINANCE TO EXCEED sey on May 6, 2014 and the 20 day period PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the recorded on 12/28/2011 in Book 13237 at and then decides to move forward with a Bette Jane Kowalski commended Jo- Page 648, made by MARIA GLAVAN, sale of the hospital. County Counsel Rob- seph Graziano, director of public works THE 2014 MUNICIPAL BUD- of limitation within which a suit, action or Planning Board of the Borough of Garwood GET APPROPRIATION LIM- proceeding questioning the validity of such for use variance and bulk variance approv- Collector of Taxes of PLAINFIELD, and ert Barry affirmed that the contract can and facilities management, and Mr. ITS AND TO ESTABLISH A ordinance can be commenced, as pro- als (Sections 106-91B: multi-family use State of New Jersey to FWDSL & ASSOCI- be terminated, upon 30-day notice to Moran for their departments’ efforts at- CAP BANK vided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to not permitted in RA Zone; 106-91C(8): ATES L.P. and subsequently assigned to Genesis, if the hospital is sold in the tending to late-night emergency situa- was passed and adopted on the second run from the date of the first publication of maximum floor area – 3,500 square feet plaintiff, FWDSL AND ASSOCIATES LP. interim. Ms. Adour added that Genesis tions throughout the county. and final reading at a meeting of the Mayor this statement. Copies of the full ordinance permitted, 27,020 square feet proposed; This covers real estate located in and Council of the Borough of Fanwood are available at no cost and during regular 106-91A: density – 8 units per acre permit- PLAINFIELD, County of UNION, and State PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE held on May 6, 2014. business hours, at the Clerk's office for ted, 9 units per acre proposed; 106-91C(5): of New Jersey, known as LOT 7.02C0002 This Ordinance shall take effect immedi- members of the general public who re- principal building height – 2.5 stories/30 BLOCK 505 as shown on the Tax Assess- SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD and the surety or other entity that issued ately after final passage and publication as quest the same. The summary of the terms feet maximum, 3 stories/36 feet proposed) ment Map and Tax Map duplicate of BOARD OF EDUCATION the Bid guarantee that such amount shall required by law. of such bond ordinance follows: and such other variances, relief and/or PLAINFIELD and concerns premises com- COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY be released to the District in such event. Eleanor McGovern Title: Bond Ordinance Providing An Ap- waivers that may be required upon an monly known as 614-34 WEST 8TH 2. All Bid guarantees must be issued by Borough Clerk propriation Of $982,650 For Various Capi- analysis of the plans and testimony at the STREET, PLAINFIELD, New Jersey. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS a surety licensed to issue such guarantees 1 T - 5/8/14, The Times Fee: $16.83 tal Improvements For And By The Bor- PUBLIC HEARING on the bifurcated Ap- YOU, GEORGE FONGH, are made party PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that in the State and must be acceptable to the ough Of Fanwood In The County Of Union, plication submitted by the Applicants/Own- defendant to the above foreclosure action sealed bids will be received by the Scotch District and the Development Authority. PUBLIC NOTICE New Jersey And, Authorizing The Issu- ers, Sandro Villaraut and Angela Villaraut, because you are the owner of a property ance Of $932,650 Bonds Or Notes Of The for the property located at 484 Fourth Av- which is the subject of the above entitled Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (The Certified or cashier’s checks shall be drawn BOROUGH OF FANWOOD Borough For Financing Part Of The Appro- enue, Block 102, Lot 10 on the Tax Map of action. District), in the County of Union, for the on a state or national bank rated “A” by at NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF priation. the Borough of Garwood. The Applicants YOU, MRS. GEORGE FONGH, WIFE furnishing of the hereinafter described la- least two nationally recognized agencies. ORDINANCE 14-04-R Purpose(s): Various road improvements are proposing to construct a multi-family OF GEORGE FONGH, are made party bor, material and equipment for Proposed Checks shall be made payable to the Dis- AND PUBLIC HEARING Fire Alarm Upgrades for Terrill Middle trict. including but not limited to Vinton Circle development consisting of 9 townhouses defendant to the above foreclosure action School, 1301 Terrill Road., Scotch Certificate from a surety company stat- An ordinance was introduced by the and Burns Way, including milling and pav- on the property. because plaintiff has been unable to deter- Plains, New Jersey and Scotch Plains- ing that it will provide the Bidder with a Mayor and Council of the Borough of ing; improvements to Borough property, When the case is called, you may ap- mine whether defendant GEORGE Fanwood High School, 641 Westfield Performance, Payment Bond and Mainte- Fanwood on May 6, 2014. Copies of this including but not limited to municipal build- pear either in person or by agent or attor- FONGH is married, and if married, the Road, Scotch Plains, New Jersey (here- nance Bond in such sum and form as is ordinance can be obtained without cost in ing, library and tennis courts and acquisi- ney and present any objections which you name of GEORGE FONGH’s spouse. If inafter, the “Project”) and opened and read required in the Specifications. the Clerk's Office, at the Fanwood Bor- tion of various equipment, including but may have to the granting of this Applica- GEORGE FONGH is married, the plaintiff in public at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood 3. Affidavit showing Notice of Classifica- ough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, not limited to variable message board, fire tion. The Board does, however, have the joins MRS. GEORGE FONGH, WIFE OF Board of Education Offices, Evergreen tion in accordance with the standards of Fanwood, New Jersey between the hours truck equipment and wheels for major right to exclude repetitious testimony. The GEORGE FONGH as a defendant for any Avenue & Cedar Street, Scotch Plains, and by the New Jersey Department of the of 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. moveable equipment. Application materials are on file and avail- possessory or marital rights you may have. This Ordinance creates the office of As- able for public inspection in the Planning/ DATED: May 2, 2014 New Jersey 07076 on May 22, 2014 at Treasury, Division of Property Manage- Appropriation: $982,650 sistant to the Mayor position. Zoning Office located in the Borough of Michelle M. Smith, Clerk 10:00 a.m. prevailing time. Bids to be ment and Construction, and SDA Bonds/Notes Authorized: $932,650 This ordinance is scheduled for public Garwood Municipal Building, 403 South Superior Court of New Jersey received for this work shall be Combined/ Prequalification, for bids $20,000 and over, Grants (if any) Appropriated: None hearing and adoption on May 20, 2014, at Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey, during PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C. Lump Sum Bids for all the work required. for prime Bidders and all subcontractors, Section 20 Costs: $200,000 7:00 P.M., Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North that Office’s normal business hours. Denville Law Center Bidding Documents may be examined prior to the date that Bids are received. Useful Life: 18.22 Years at the office of Potter Architects, L.L.C., Notices of Classification and SDA Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey. Joseph A. Paparo, Esq. 290 Route 46 West 410 Colonial Avenue, Union, New Jersey Prequalification must include: Eleanor McGovern Eleanor McGovern, HEHL & HEHL, P.C., Denville, New Jersey 07834 07083, during business hours. A copy Prime Contractor - C047 Electrical or Borough Clerk Borough Clerk Attorneys for the Applicants (973) 586-2300 thereof may be procured in person only on C049 Fire Alarm/Signal Systems 1 T - 5/8/14, The Times Fee: $18.87 1 T - 5/8/14, The Times Fee: $39.78 1 T - 5/8/14, The Leader Fee: $39.78 1 T - 5/8/14, The Leader Fee: $73.44 or after May 8, 2014, at the Architect’s Subcontractors - C047 Electrical (In the office for the purpose of bidding. Bidders event that a Prime Contractor only has the shall notify the Architect in advance prior to C049 Fire Alarm/Signal Systems obtaining bidding documents (Plans and prequalification, they will also be required Project Manual) by calling Potter Archi- to engage a C047 Electrical Subcontrac- Wonderful Westfield Colonial tects (908-686-2547). Documents will not tor) be mailed. Cash or check to the order of Any General Construction, Structural said Architect in the sum of $125 (com- Steel, Plumbing/Gas, or HVAC Work is
          pact disk) or $175 (hard copy) is re- considered incidental and, therefore, No- quired, which is non-refundable. Neither tice of Classification in those trades is not                  Owner nor Architect assumes any respon- required. sibility for errors, omissions, or misinter- 4. A statement setting forth the names                pretations resulting from the use of incom- and addresses of all stockholders owning plete sets of Bidding Documents, or copies 10% or more of the stock in the case of a            of Bidding Documents obtained in elec- corporation, or 10% or greater interest in               tronic media form, internet plan rooms or the case of a partnership, or acknowledg- other internet plan sites, or copies of Bid- ment that no person or entity has 10% or     !          ding Documents obtained from any source greater proprietary interest in the Bidder. other than the Architect’s Office. Bidders are notified as follows:              "   All bids must conform to the Project 1. Addendum may be issued by the Manual. Bids must be made on standard Owner in accordance with the Project    #  $  

 bid forms in the manner designated by the Manual up to seven (7) business days               % Project Manual, must be enclosed in sealed prior to receipt of Bids. envelopes bearing the name and address Bidders are notified that they must com- & '  (       of the bidder, the contract being bid on the ply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:11- outside thereof, addressed to Owner and 56.37 and 34:11-56.38 et seq. (Wages on                  should be delivered in person to the Owner. Public Works) and that the contract to be Owner will not be responsible for bids sent awarded in the case shall contain a stipu-              by mail or delivery service. lation that the wage rate must be paid to        )*++,-      There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting at workmen employed in the performance of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, the contracts shall not be less than the               641 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains, New prevailing wage rate as determined by the Jersey on May 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner of the Department of Labor )*++,-  (         prevailing time, for the purpose of observ- and Industry of the State of New Jersey. ing the work site, discussing the bid docu- Bidders are notified that they must com-        ments and expected procedures, and to ply with the provisions of P.L. 1999, c.238     review questions posed by Bidders. Atten- (The Public Works Contractor Registra- dance at the Pre-Bid Meeting is strongly tion Act), which became effective on April $799,000. encouraged, but not mandatory. 11, 2000, and P.L. 2004, c.57 (Business All bidders are put on notice that this Registration of Public Contractors) which project is subject to provisions of a NJSDA became effective on September 1, 2004. (New Jersey Schools Development Au- Bidders are notified that they must com- Westfield’sW tfi ld’ LLeading di Real R l Estate E t t Team thority) *ROD* Grant Agreement as noted ply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:31-1 in the Project Manual. Bidders shall be to 52:33-4, the statutes on the use of required to comply with any/all requests by domestic materials on public work. Barbara Callahan and John Aslanian the NJSDA for compliance with said Grant Bidders are put on notice that the Owner Agreement or its Regulations. is an exempt organization under the provi- WWW.CALLAHAN-ASLANIAN.COM Each bid shall be accompanied by the sions of the New Jersey State Sales and following: Use Tax (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-1 et. seq.) and is 1. The District shall require that all Bid- not required to pay sales tax. [email protected] [email protected] ders submit with their Bids an uncondi- All bidders are put on notice that they are tional certified check, cashier’s check, or required to comply with all rules and regu- bid guarantee in an amount of ten percent lations and orders promulgated by the 908-447-1806 908-347-2042 (10%) of the Bidder’s Base Bid, but not in State Treasurer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5- excess of $20,000. Such bid guarantee 31 et. seq. and with all provisions of N.J.S.A. serves as a guarantee that, should a 10:2-1 through 10:2-4 (Affirmative Action), Bidder’s bid be accepted, the Bidder will and N.J.A.C. 17:27. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage execute and comply with the Contract. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a Within ten (10 Days after delivery to the period of sixty (60) days after the date set District of a Contract executed by the se- for the opening thereof. The Owner re- 209 Central Avenue Westfield 908-233-5555 lected Bidder, together with all other items serves the right to consider the Bids for that may be required to be submitted there- sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and with, the District shall return the Bid guar- further reserves the right to reject any and antee to each unsuccessful Bidder. all Bids and to waive any informalities in If the selected Bidder fails to execute the any Bid or Bids, and to make such awards Contract or to provide all guarantees, as may be in the best interest of the Owner. insurance and other items required, the By order of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood funds represented by such Bidder’s Bid Board of Education, in the County of Union, guarantee shall be released to the District New Jersey. and become and remain the property of Ms. Deborah Saridaki, 2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC Coldwell Banker (R) is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC An equal opportunity the District. Delivery of the Bid guarantee Business Administrator company Equal Housing Opportunity Owned and operated by NRT LLC constitutes the Agreement of the Bidder 1 T - 5/8/14, The Times Fee: $163.71 Page 24 Thursday, May 8, 2014 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION CF Committee Gets Reports POPCORN On Health, Rainstorm “Bears” Warm and Fuzzy By CHRISTINA M. HINKE Mike Norman of Colby Lane said, “If Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times they put 50,000 more gallons of water into 3 popcorns Nomahegan Lake, all those houses are go- CRANFORD — The board of health ing to be flooded… We couldn’t hold the One Popcorn, Poor — Two Popcorns, Fair — Three Popcorns, Good — Four Popcorns, Excellent gave its quarterly update to the township water that was there now. It was over the committee Monday night at the committee’s banks.” By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER tutely pieced together and craftily workshop meeting. Megan Avallone of the The residents have started UC Neigh- Film Critic Westfield Regional Health Department bors United, UCNU.org. The organiza- edited the painstakingly gathered asked the township to establish an ordi- tions now have over 1,500 signatures on a “It was so sad.” celluloid that’s essentially been nance to license establishments that sell petition against the turf field. “And funny, too.” turned into a reality show version of electronic smoking devices in the town- “We are talking about the possibility of Such were the sentiments of two a fairy tale. Having long bitten the ship. getting the county to get involved on our little darlings - doubtless the future apple, we can’t help speculate what “They target minors. They have flavors behalf,” Mayor Andis Kalnins said. co-hosts of a Siskel-Ebert style film the real deal is with these ursine such as bubble gum, vanilla cherry soda, Randy Lowe of Colby Lane said Spring- reviewing show about twenty-five creatures. One thing’s for sure: It cupcake,” Ms. Avallone said. field Avenue was washed over with water years from now - after viewing wouldn’t be fun to come across one “It is not being enforced…Middle-school near Dryer Farms. Alastair Fothergill and Keith whilst strolling the forest. kids are vaping. They are getting it some- Tony DiGiovanni, vice-president of the where,” Commissioner Tom Hannen, Jr. Cranford Soccer Club and resident of For- Scholey’s “Bears.” I concur with my Of course we don’t want to be like added. “I’m good with this so we have a est Avenue, said for the last 40 years the esteemed colleagues. Sid, the engineer my big sister dated means by which to enforce.” club has been saving to renovate a field in A Disneynature production billed who ruined every movie they saw by On another matter, the property of 44 Cranford. He said the Orange Avenue as a documentary, but actually a explaining how it was all done. Hence, Brookdale Place has received a violation School would be an “ideal location for a whole bunch of wildlife footage accompanying parents and grandpar- for debris on the residential property. “They larger sports complex” and proposed the paired with an imagined tale of sur- ents are advised to conjure the requi- were given a two-week notice to clean out site be offered as an alternate to UCC. vival, it’s the sheer accomplishment site suspension of disbelief and view the property,” Ms. Avallone said. “They Township Administrator Terence Wall that will prove most impressive to the saga through childlike eyes. This will be issued tickets…and they will be said in his report that UCC was unrespon- JEFFERSON JAGUAR JOG…Jefferson Elementary School students laced up fined,” Ms. Avallone said if the property is those a tad older than its target audi- isn’t a time for the cynical shadows of sive and refused to send a copy of the their running shoes for a good cause on April 25 when students asked their ence. But for true believers ages 5 to life’s doubts or the whims of irony, not cleaned up. request for bids for tree service. Mr. Wall families and friends to donate money for each lap they ran on the Jefferson field. Ms. Avallone asked the township com- picked up the bid request at the college and Jefferson students raised $2,752, which will be donated to James Monroe 10 and as unspoiled as the Alaskan but rather an occasion to extol the mittee to consider revising its ordinance for said the bid was mislabeled as a shredding Elementary School in Edison, which was recently damaged by a fire. Peninsula where it is filmed, the goodness of innate, nurturing love. these situations from general debris to bid. “It should be thrown out,” Mr. Wall empathic, fantasized delve into the It is storytelling in its oldest form, specify the types of debris. said. adventurous first year of two grizzly rife with life lessons, and simplistic Jeff Hillsinger, son-in-law of the man A new police personnel policy was pre- Fanwood Poetry Series Hosts bear cubs should prove good, un- in order to lay the foundations of who owns the property, said he has been sented by Police Chief James Wozniak. questioned entertainment. concepts to be further explored at a cleaning out the yard and said he would Commissioners Mary O’Connor and Rob- While Mom and Dad might make a later date. Right now, we’re heart- have it cleared out in 60 days. ert D’Ambola both agreed that the Cran- note to consult Wikipedia for the bear ened by Sky’s instinctive desire to Next-door neighbor Judy Vanover was ford Police Department should hold the B.J. Ward on May 20 furious with what she said has been a same standards as the State Police. FANWOOD – The Carriage facts, it’s high drama atop the moun- see her offspring benefit from and problem for 20 years. She handed out pho- The State Police requires an associate’s House Poetry Series invites the pub- tains from whence spring Momma enjoy every available experience. tos to the committee. degree or 60 college credits and at least 24 lic to attend a poetry reading by B. Bear Sky and her new cubs, Scout All of which is what Sky, the über “I sit in that back yard with my grand- months of satisfactory employment or mili- J. Ward on Tuesday, May 20. The and Amber. Having spent the winter Mom, embodies as she struggles to children; there is gas fumes, diesel fumes, tary experience, or 30 college credits and in their den, it’s time to eat as well as find a safe feeding ground for her compressors going off, motors free performance will begin 24 months of active military duty with an promptly at 8 p.m. in the Patricia get educated to the harsh and glori- babies. It’s not easy. She must fend backfiring…I pay over $16,000 in taxes honorable discharge, Chief Wozniak said. ous facts of survival. Delights and off the less altruistic of her species, and this is what I get? I did not move to a Police Lieutenant Edward Davenport Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent dangers await. like Magnus, the gigantic, undisputed residential area to live next door to a gave an update of pedestrian safety. “Around Writer-directors Fothergill and boss, and Chinook, the angry ren- junkyard,” Ms. Vanover said. She also said 2010, we had 766 crashes in Cranford, and to Fanwood Borough Hall (GPS the man has rented a room of his house to 2 percent were pedestrian crashes. Over the use 75 N. Martine Avenue). Scholey fashion a decently seamless, egade he has ousted. Also of concern vagrants, some of who have been crimi- last two years we have been less than 1 B.J. Ward is the author of “Jackleg linear storyline to support their tale’s is Tikanni, the hungry wolf who’s nals. percent,” Lt. Davenport said. Opera: Collected Poems 1990- intended chronology, while narrator always skulking around. We all know Colby Lane residents who have spoken Centennial Village will receive a free 2013” (IO Poetry Series/North At- John C. Reilly’s friendly editorial- only too well what lengths a wolf will out against Union County College (UCC) decorative crosswalk at Centennial Av- lantic Books). His other books are ization fosters the romantic go to eat an innocent bear’s porridge. clear-cutting some 700 trees on 4.3 acres of enue and Elm Street, where there are no anthropomorphization. Whether an We feel for the old gal, who, unlike a wooded area situated across the street traffic signals. The company providing “Gravedigger’s Birthday” (a final- ist for the Paterson Poetry Prize), intentional reflection of contempo- her human counterpart, worries that from their homes to make way for a turf, and installing the product will do the rary sociology or sheer coincidence, she won’t gain enough fat over the lacrosse and soccer field, a six-lane running project as a test pilot. “17 Love Poems with No Despair” track and a jumping pit put up a poster of and “Landing in New Jersey with much is made of Sky’s single mom course of spring, summer and fall to The rainstorm of April 30/May 1 was status…alone in the wilds to put nurse Amber and Scout through the photos showing flooded yards and streets less than a 25-year storm, Township Engi- Soft Hands.” He has been featured B.J. Ward near the proposed site after the rainstorm neer Richard Marsden said in his engineer- on National Public Radio’s “The salmon on the table for her kids. Gee, coming hibernation period. On the May 1. ing update. He said the rainwaters did not Writer’s Almanac,” the New Jersey and at the Frost Place Seminar for not even a postcard from the bum. lighter side, we’d like to think that on Planning Board member Ann Steinbach breach the levees, but was very close in Network’s “State of the Arts,” and However, casting political correct- occasion she doffs her apron and said she went for a bike ride over by the Young Poets, held at Robert Frost’s some areas. On average it was less than a the web site “Poetry Daily,” as well homestead in Franconia, New ness to the wind, Scout is all shares in her cubs’ gleeful amaze- wooded area at UCC and she said some foot from the levee, he said. He said Casino boy…mischievous and inquisitive, ment, especially when, on their first trees were taken down. Brook breached early. as in numerous journals and an- Hampshire. Mr. Ward is the recipi- thologies. ent of the NISOD Excellence Award almost to a fault, whereas the slightly trip to the meadow, they discover The Star-Ledger recently named at Warren County Community Col- smaller Amber is content to hitch a there’s a whole world of other bears. Mr. Ward one of the “10 Dynamic lege, where he teaches in the Cre- ride atop Mom’s back whenever al- Though keeping the scare quotient Advice on Caring For Pets Jersey Artists Not Named ative Writing program. lowed. It’s all rather sweet, and al- low, but still spoon-feeding a modi- Springsteen” who are “making a The Carriage House Poetry Se- though the Darwinian realities are cum of necessary tension, Mr. Reilly difference,” citing his poetry’s “mu- ries is currently in its sixteenth year presented for little Tyler and informs that only half of all baby With the Arrival of Spring sic and physicality.” He is the re- at the Kuran Arts Center, an historic Brittany’s edification, the lessons are bears make it through their first year. As the flowers bloom and the weather products such as paints, fertilizers and cipient of a Pushcart Prize for Po- Gothic Revival structure that was never so frightening so as to threaten Whew…glad I made it past that. warms we know springtime is here. cleaning solvents can be toxic. Care- etry and two Distinguished Artist once a 19th century carriage house, the movie’s G rating. Other bear facts pepper the colorful This can often mean trouble for our fully check labels and use sparingly Fellowships from the New Jersey hence the name of the series. The O.K. In truth we grownups know chronicle, photographed in great, big four-legged friends. Here are a few tips around your pet and their favorite places. State Council on the Arts. B.J. also May 20 reading is free and open to that the filmmakers have very as- sky hues. to ensure everyone enjoys the season. Be sure to safely store all products has been awarded four fellowships the public. An open mic will follow Filmically and dramatically, this Blooming plants, grasses and flow- away from your pets when not in use. from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foun- the featured performance. PUBLIC NOTICE nice little ditty is more Ursa Minor ers can trigger allergic reactions in dogs Finally, keep an eye on your pet’s dation to live and work at the Vir- For more information call (908) than Major. Still, for parents who’d TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS like to inject an intelligent amuse- and cats. The allergy is similar to hay coat and check regularly for fleas and ginia Center for the Creative Arts. 889-7223 or (908) 889-5298. For ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT fever that humans suffer ticks. Be careful of mos- While in graduate school at Syra- online directions and information, bouche, a palate cleanser to help neu- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that on May 1, tralize the inundating special effects from. Animals react to quitoes, as they can trans- cuse University, where he earned visit2014, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of mold, pollen and dust just mit heartworms to your his M.A. in English/Creative Writ- carriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com/ the Township of Scotch Plains adopted the and rampant cacophony otherwise as we do. Instead of sneez- cat or dog, which can be ing, he served as University Distin- following Resolutions: vying for their own little cubs’ enter- ing, pets typically have fatal. Monthly preventa- guished Fellow. PUBLIC NOTICE Denied without prejudice: New York tainment dollar, “Bears” offers a warm itchy skin and will persis- tive medications and rou- Mr. Ward has received the SMSA Limited Partnership, d/b/a and life affirming hug. TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS Verizon Wireless, for 4 Goodman’s Cross- … tently scratch, lick and bite tine testing can eliminate Governor’s Award in Arts Educa- ing, North, Block 13801, Lot 3 for a wire- “Cellco Partnership and its controlled less communications facility with related “Bears,” rated G, is a Disneynature themselves to get relief. these concerns. tion from the State of New Jersey affiliates doing business as Verizon Wire- equipment for lack of prosecution of the release directed by Alastair Fothergill In an attempt to relieve Westfield Animal Hos- and has been designated a Distin- less (Verizon Wireless) is proposing to application. and Keith Scholey, and stars the bears themselves from itching, pital, at 357 South Avenue, guished Teaching Artist by the New build a 126-foot Self-Support Telecommu- dogs and cats often create East, is a full service ani- Jersey State Council on the Arts. nications Tower in the vicinity of 4 Approved: Public Service Electric & and other denizens of Katmai Na- Goodmans Crossing North, Scotch Plains, Gas, for 1520 & 1532 Front Street, Lots 19 tional Park, Alaska. It is narrated by sores that become second- mal hospital committed to He was also named Teaching Artist New Jersey 07076. & 20, Block 201, Lot 2, Block 203 and Lot ary infections. If you sus- providing personalized of the Year by Playwrights’ Theatre John C. Reilly. Running time: 78 Public comments regarding potential 4, Block 204 for preliminary and final site minutes pect that your pet may be Dr. Shannon Cabell care for your pets. Call us of New Jersey for his work in the effects from the site on historic properties plan to replace equipment at the existing suffering from seasonal allergies, please today at (908) 233-6030 for an ap- New Jersey Writers Project. For may be submitted within 30 days from the sub-station. 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Howarth Paving www.TheBackMaster.com 908-753-7281 Township Manager Bozena Lacina Township Clerk Single Size: 10 Weeks $275 • Double Size: 10 Weeks $425 • Call 908-232-4407 • email PDF Ad to [email protected] 1 T - 5/8/14, The Times Fee: $57.63 A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, May 8, 2014 Page 25 Garwood Library to Happy Host Author Jamie Utitus Mother’s Day! WESTFIELD - Jamie Tripp Utitus NJ.com and other parenting communi- will be the featured author at the ties. She is currently writing her first Garwood Public Library on Thursday, novel, “Ugly Like Me,” based on her Sunday, May 11 May 29, at 3:15 p.m. at which time she award-winning blog. She resides in will read excerpts from her children’s New Jersey, with her husband, two book “Zoe Bowie Sings, Despite All children, and her rescue dog, Daisy. Sad Things.” To have Tripp Utitus read or speak at Zoe is an 8-year-old girl simulta- an engagement, contact her publicist, JUXTAPOSE GALLERY neously dealing the birth of new baby Ashley Manz, at brother and her mother’s multiple scle- [email protected]. rosis (MS) diagnosis. As if life was not already annoying, Zoe’s mother’s ever Due Sorelle Jewelry present “glass half full” angle only Newmark School makes Zoe Bowie more frustrated. To deal with it all, she sings to express her Hosts Art Show Spring Trunk Show Photo courtesy of Carol Tener HOME TOUR…Flourishing in the very heart of Westfield’s chic Indian Forest emotions. By the end of the story, thanks SCOTCH PLAINS – Newmark section, this magnificent estate built by designer Henry West is one of five enticing to subtle guidance by a principal who School will host an Art Show, show- residences featured on this year’s Tour of Notable Homes to benefit New Jersey cares, a friend’s injury, and her family, casing more than 200 pieces of original Festival Orchestra. Zoe Bowie learns to sing another tune artwork created by students from – one of blessings and gratitude, even Newmark K-8 School and Newmark for MS. High School on Friday, May 16, from Celebrate Mother’s Day with Ms. Utitus based the story around 6 to 9 p.m. The fund-raiser will fea- her own life, after being diagnosed tures a wine and cheese reception, mul- with MS five years ago, six months timedia presentations, live perfor- A ‘Tour of Notable Homes’ after the birth of her son, affectionately mances, and a gallery tour of original WESTFIELD – As Mother’s Day house” in Westfield; also in Plainfield nicknamed, Meatball. artwork executed in pen, paint, paper weekend approaches, The Friends of a converted carriage house, and a one- After writing for MS communities and pixels by Newmark students with New Jersey Festival Orchestra of-a-kind Scotch Plains home recently in 97 countries, living with the disease learning disabilities and behavioral dis- (Friends), a fundraising group dedi- built in ‘European-style.’” and watching her children and how orders from public school districts cated to the support of the orchestra’s “The Friends are truly the ‘wind they creatively coped - she felt there throughout New Jersey. Proceeds will mission, suggests taking mom on their beneath the wings’ of the orchestra. was a hole in the international MS fund art programs at Newmark. thirtieth annual “Tour of Notable Without the proceeds of this massive dialogue - and that was with children. The annual Newmark Art Show is Homes” this Saturday, May 10, from undertaking each year, we could never “This was a spiritual, intimate jour- the culmination of nearly eight months 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. meet the needs of our budget. Our ney for me. I felt very much called to of creative art classes integrated into “What mom wouldn’t be pleased heartfelt gratitude includes the work write the children’s book when I was the school’s highly structured academic Friday, May 9th & Saturday, May 10th with the opportunity to visit five di- of The Friends members, the assis- sitting down to write my big person curriculum. The progressive art and verse homes located in the pictur- tance of their families and the gener- book,” Ms. Utitus said. “When that technology program is designed to pro- 11am - 5pm esque neighborhoods of the Westfield osity of the ‘notable’ homeowners,” voice called me, I wanted to run. I was vide a creative outlet and life skill train- area?” asks Friends’ president Alicia Music Director of the NJ Festival Or- afraid I couldn’t do it justice. I told that ing for students who often have had The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day Barker. “It’s the perfect spring treat chestra David Wroe said. voice I was afraid, and it kept saying, little experience or success in the arts. and includes chances to win outstand- Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on ‘Go forward anyway.’ And so I did. “Celebrate The Arts” event to be ing door prizes, a boutique raffle, tast- tour day. Tickets can be purchased The voice was right.” held at Newmark School located at ing of delectable olive oils, refresh- online at www.njfestivalorchestra.org. Soon after the word was out that a 1000 Cellar Avenue, Scotch Plains, is 58 Elm Street • Westfield ments and a selection of ‘porch Tickets are also available at Baron’s book was in process, Ms. Utitus was open to the community. Tickets for the plants.’” Drugs and The Town Bookstore in invited to present the book in Paris, event are $25 per person; children un- 908-232-3278 This week Jennifer Colamedici, who Westfield; Christoffers in Mountain- France in June at the “Doctor 2.0 and der 18 are free. For information, visit chairs the tour, announced the loca- side; Norman’s Hallmark in Fanwood; You Convention.” www.newmarkeducation.com or call www.juxtaposegallery.com tion of the fifth house on the tour. She Periwinkles in Cranford. Ms. Utitus is the author of the blog, Newmark at (908) 753-0330. describes it as a stately Henry West- For more information go to Ugly Like Me. She is also a blogger built Georgian colonial in the desir- www.njfestivalorchestra.org, visit the and community manager for MS com- able Indian Forest section of town. Friends of NJ Festival Orchestra on munities in 97 countries. In addition, “Those who participate on the tour Facebook or call (908) 232-9400. she is a parental guidance writer for will be struck by the spacious rooms in this mansion-size home, stated Ms. Colamedici. “A light, airy feeling per- vades owing to the ample amount of windows overlooking a spacious land- scape that is replete with indigenous      
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)( For Special Needs  !%  )  +"&#    +"+ Community "& '++ "& #"# SCOTCH PLAINS – Newmark Education will host “Your Child with Special Needs: Making Their Future More Secure” on Tuesday, May 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This free parent workshop will be held at Newmark School, 1000 Cellar Avenue, Scotch Plains and will be led by Douglas A. Vogel, Special Needs Planner with the MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning. Families with children and other dependents with special needs, no matter what the age or disability, face many serious questions about how to best prepare for their future well- being. This workshop will cover criti- cal issues such as protecting govern- ment benefit eligibility for Supple- mental Security Income (SSI), creat- ing Special Needs Trusts and the im- portance of a Will. Taking steps now can help arrange for a loved one’s well-being today and tomorrow. There is no charge for admission to the event, and it is open to all families with children living with special needs in the local community. Participants are asked to register in advance at www.newmarkeducation.com or call (908) 753-0330. Doubt CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 lic church in 1964. The character of Sister Aloysius is the old church and that is a great cause of the conflict A Fun-filled Art Workshop Experience between the two. The play unfolds like a mystery, with bits of information given as clues.” Ms. Wilson, a long-standing mem- ber of the CDC, who plays Mrs. Muller, stated, “As an African American artist, I was very interested in a role that is not stereotypical. The challenge of being in a play that is carried by only four characters has been very exciting.” Ms. Wilson noted that “it is a well written script and the cast is fantastic.” 500 NORTH AVE. AVE E, E WESTFIELD, WESTFIELD NJ 07090 Another long standing member of the CDC is Corinne Chandler, who told The Westfield Leader and The Times Build a Summer Art Program she has wanted to play the role of Sister James since she first came across the For Your Kids script. Her character, who is young, is caught in the middle and does not know who to believe. The whole situation • Four convenient two-week sessions shakes her foundation and tests her • Classes Monday thru Thursday faith. Even though the audience may be • Beginning June 30th divided as to who to believe, no one can doubt that this is an incredibly moving • Drawing • Painting • Sculpture production with an outstanding cast. Doubt – A Parable continues through • Collage • Cartooning and more Saturday, May 17, at the Cranford Dra- matic Club Community Theatre lo- • Great kid’s art parties cated at 78 Winans Avenue in Cran- 908-654-5663 Call for info & brochure ford. For tickets or more information call (908) 276-7611 or visit www.artlabforkids.com www.cdc.theatre.org. Page 26 Thursday, May 8, 2014 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Did You Know You Can Insert Your Pre-Printed Advertisement into the Leader/Times? • Mailed to subscribers with the printed newspaper • Provided to stores • Attached to the online edition each Thursday Ideal for Targeting Your Audience! Go to goleader.com/inserts for more information. CDC’s Doubt Lets Audience Draw Its Own Conclusion By SUSAN SCHNITZER evils of gossip create a cloud of sus- The Chansonettes Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times picion over the priest. Embark On CRANFORD – The Cranford Dra- Trying to earn and ally, Sister matic Club (CDC) opened Doubt – A Aloysius confronts the boy’s mother, ‘Hollywood’ Tour Parable, a powerful dramatic pro- Mrs. Muller (Tiffany Wilson) hoping WESTFIELD – In the coming duction this past weekend. Written to shock her with the allegation. In- weeks, The Chansonettes of by John Patrick Shanley, the Tony stead, Mrs. Muller, seeking a better Westfield will be performing their Award and Pulitzer Prize winning life for her son, urges Sister Aloysius “Hurray for Hollywood” concert drama was chosen as the best play of to let the matter drop so that her son tour. The all women’s singing group 2005 by over 10 newspapers and can graduate in June and go on to a will perform their spring concert magazines when it premiered. better high school. series this May at various locations According to Mr. Shanley, the play Is Father Flynn guilty of taking in the area including Westfield Se- “is a parable, a short allegorical story improper advantage of the student? nior Housing, Chelsea Fanwood, designed to illustrate or teach some Is Sister Aloysius guilty of falsely Chelsea Warren and Runnells Spe- truth, religious principles, or moral accusing the Father due to her own cialized Hospital. lesson…” He lets the audience draw distrust of men and male authority The choral program will feature their own conclusion as to the truth. figures? Is Sister James guilty of be- songs celebrating the movies and The setting takes place in the Bronx, ing too loving, acceptable and trust- their music including “Let Me Enter- N.Y. at the St. Nicholas Church School worthy? tain You,” “Diamonds Are A Girl’s during the turbulent year of 1964. Director Gina Lupi stated she chose Best Friend,” “Wouldn’t It Be Jean Avery Outside school walls, the nation was the play “because it is a great piece Loverly” and “Razzle Dazzle.” Jean Avery to Perform turned around after the assassination dramatically, but also because it has The Chansonettes, in existence for of President John F. Kennedy and the name recognition. It has won Tony over 60 years, perform a holiday con- At Westfield Civil Rights Movement, resulting in Awards for best actress and best sup- cert series in December and a spring a hotbed of imminent change. porting actress, a Pulitzer Prize for GOOD DEEDS…The Woman’s Club of Westfield (WCW) was honored with two Community Center awards recently during a ceremony held at the 2014 annual meeting of the YWCA concert series in May of each year. Inside the walls of the Catholic drama and was made into an Acad- Union County. The meeting was held at The Liberty Hall Corporate Center at The women rehearse once a week WESTFIELD — Renowned lo- school another kind of turmoil is emy Award nominated film starring Kean College in Union. The first award was given by the YWCA and the second on Wednesday nights at The Presby- cal jazz, blues and R&B stylist Jean brewing. When conservative Princi- Meryl Streep, late Phillip Seymour was bestowed by Freeholder Angel Estrada on behalf of the 2014 Board of Chosen terian Church in Westfield on Moun- Avery will appear at the Westfield pal Sister Aloysius (Janet Aspinwall) Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Freeholders. These awards were given to WCW in recognition for the donations tain Avenue under the direction of Community Center on Friday, May learns from naïve Sister James Davis.” of food, children’s needs, support and good will the club has provided over the Jean Schork and accompanied by Mel 16. Her performance will feature (Corinne Chandler) that Father Mr. Darling added, “The time and years. Pictured, left to right, are: WCW President Dolores Geisow, Sue Carroll, Freda. songs from “The Great American Brendan Flynn (Terry Darling) met place are such a large part of the Marjorie Wieseman, Sally Brown and Roseleen Flaherty. For more information regarding Songbook” and will include clas- privately with the school’s only Afri- story. My character, Father Flynn, the group or booking a future con- sics by Duke Ellington, Sammy can-American male student, she represents the new face of the Catho- cert, call Amy Herrington at (908) Cahn and Stevie Wonder. draws her own conclusions and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 317-5910. Ms. Avery was born in Georgia and began singing gospel music in Calling All Students of her local church at age three. Over the years she has developed a style Anne Marie Petriano that reminds one of a combination WESTFIELD — After almost 30 of Nancy Wilson and Etta James, years of exemplary service at Tamaques with an intimate interpretation of Elementary School, Anne Marie each song, yet with a quiet bluesy Petriano will be retiring from her teach- delivery. ing career. Her emotional connection with As another example of her devotion her audience is profound and cer- to her students, when asked what she tain. Her delivery is precise and would like as a parting gift, she men- elegant. Ms. Avery is also an ac- tioned the one thing she would appre- complished model and actress. She ciate would be a photograph of all the has appeared in television shows students she has ever taught at and commercials and in several Tamaques. plays and movies. If you are a past student of Mrs. Ms. Avery will be performing two Petriano, mark Tuesday May 27, at 6 sets starting at 8 p.m. Admission Photo courtesy of Lucinda Dowell p.m. on your calendar for a group photo fee of $15 covers both performance HOT JAZZ…Eleven-year-old Florian Schantz of Westfield and his jazz combo at Tamaques Elementary School in and food. celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Montclair Art Museum with a special hot Photo courtesy of the Cranford Dramatic Club jazz program in Leir Hall featuring period music from when the museum opened Westfield. The Westfield Community Cen- GOSSIP…Sister James, (Corinne Chandler), left, and Sister Aloysius Beauvier in 1914. Pictured, left to right, are: Margaret Schantz, Florian Schantz, Cory RSVP or direct any questions to ter is located at 558 West Broad (Janet Aspinwall) discuss rumors and a difference of opinion during Doubt — A Ackerman, Lowell Schantz and Rup Chattopadhyay. For more information Binaifer Vesuna at Street, Westfield. For more info call Parable at the Cranford Dramatic Club through Sunday, May 11. Visit about the band visit www.VFSJazz.com. [email protected]. the center at (908) 232-4759. www.cdctheatre.org for tickets.

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DeMARTINO FIRES 4-HITTER, ROBERTSHAW SOLO HR; McCAFFREY DRIVES IN NORTON Blue Devils Top Cougars, 4-1 in UCT Baseball Semifinals DeMartino tossed a four-hitter, a great job of getting his off- seventh to nip the Cougars, 5-4, in the top of the first inning. By DAVID B. CORBIN not allowing more than one single speed in the zone. We stuck with on April 29, and last year, Throughout the season, Storcks Specially Written for The Westfield in any given inning, while walk- it. Both of us knew what we Cranford dominated the Blue has been slapping extra base Leader and The Times ing none, striking out five and wanted to throw, and it was good. Devils with an 8-0 victory in the hits all over the field. hitting one batter. We are ready to face Frohman UCT championship game. “I am just trying to hit the ball Blue Devil pitcher Brad The win put the 11-3 Blue Dev- again. We are ready for the chal- “It’s funny, because last year hard. I can hit the fastball. It’s all DeMartino and catcher Mike Ionta ils in the position to face the top- lenge,” Ionta said. they were so good, that coming about confidence,” said Storcks, figured out the right combination seeded Governor Livingston (GL) “We were clicking from the first to the game you had that weight who added, “They beat us last and several teammates produced Highlanders, who defeated Day- pitch of the game. Basically, our on your shoulder, but this year, year, so it’s our turn to win.” timely hits to deliver the third- ton, 6-1, in the other semifinal. main thing was to keep the ball coming in we felt so much differ- When leadoff hitter Anthony seeded Westfield High School Earlier in the season, GL nipped down. We feel that it’s easier, ent. We knew we would be able Perconte gets on base, it just baseball team a 4-1 victory over Westfield, 1-0, in a pitchers’ duel because you don’t get those to do it, so we set that intensity gives Storcks extra incentive to the second-seeded Cranford Cou- between GL’s Ethan Frohman, tough hops on the turf [field]. high and played our game,” cash in with an RBI. gars in the semifinals of the Union now 6-0, and Jack Bunting. Any time we get a lead, it calms DeMartino said. “Yes, because I know he’s go- County Tournament at Kean Uni- “Our game plan was to mix it up me down then you just go out The Blue Devils totaled seven ing to steal. He’s fast,” Storcks versity in Union on May 3. a lot. They like to jump on first- there and throw strikes. It’s so hits, and the intensity began early said. In his complete game, pitch fastball, so Brad was doing much better,” DeMartino said. when Matt Storcks slammed a The Blue Devils’ most influen- Interestingly, it was the second triple to right field off starting tial inning was the second. Cal See & Subscribe at time in a week that the Blue pitcher Tommy Trotter and Robertshaw led off with a solo BallyhooBallyhoo goleader.com/ballyhoo Devils beat Cranford when they scored on Ionta’s single to right home run over the leftfield fence. BallyhooBallyhoo scored a run in the bottom of the Chris Hogge dribbled an infield Submit commentary and items for publishing. single and advanced to second Email to [email protected] l'ennemi du journaliste Probitas Verus Honos when the throw sailed past the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-2 Thursday, May 8, 2014 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

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Westfield Blue Devils Top Cranford Cougars, 4-1, in Union County Tournament Semifinal first baseman. Dan DoCampo laid and put the ball in play against the next two batters to ground 10 batters, yielding only a walk shot to center in the sixth only to down a perfect bunt single, him.” out then fanned the third. to Bowman in the seventh, but have the fleet-footed Trotter snag prompting Cougar Head Coach Ravetier permitted only a single Ravetier retired nine of the next Robertshaw drilled a dangerous it. Dennis McCaffrey to bring Matt to Marc Luino in the third then “It felt good off the bat, but Ravetier to the mound and shift the 10-5 Cougars got their only Trotter was out there and he Trotter to his regular centerfield run in the bottom of the inning. covers a lot of ground. There was position. Joe Norton slashed a leadoff nothing I can do about that one,” Perconte lofted an RBI sacrifice single and John Oblachinski ab- Robertshaw said. fly to center, allowing Hogge to sorbed a fastball on the foot. In Ravetier’s six innings on the score the third run then Ravetier Trotter moved both runners a mound, he allowed just one run retired the next two batters to slot with a sac bunt then Jack on two hits and two walks, while minimize the damage. McCaffrey rolled an RBI striking out two. DeMartino im- “It’s my only home run this groundout to short. proved to 2-1. year so far. I was just trying to In the fourth, Perconte drew a “I know we have good pitching hit the ball hard somewhere and walk with two outs then stole to keep us in games. All I ask is it happened to go out. I didn’t try second unopposed. Tyler Bow- five runs please! Just five runs! to hit a homer. It was a fastball man lined an RBI double be- We scored four. This year we are right down the middle. He threw tween left and center and at- struggling a little. What we need me a similar pitch in my previous tempted to stretch it to a triple, to do is figure out a way to score at-bat and I saw it again and but the relay was on time for the runs against Frohman. He is very swung,” said Robertshaw, who third out. good. GL is a very good team. We added, “It feels great. We have The Cougars appeared to offer have gotten better. They have one more to go. Frohman is a a threat when Pat Knight, who gotten better,” Blue Devil Head good pitcher, and we know we had a leadoff single in the sec- Coach Bob Brewster said. are probably going to see him on ond, did it again with a single in Westfield 120 100 0 4 Saturday. We just got to focus the fourth, but DeMartino got Cranford 001 000 0 1 Page S-3 Thursday, May 8, 2014 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

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Raider Boys Place Second, Blue Devils Sixth at Union County Track & Field Relays

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* Union County Mudturtles Mix it up on ‘Rugby Day’ at Unami Park on April 27 * Page S-10 Thursday, May 8, 2014 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

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Raider Laxmen Hold Off Cougars in Union County Tournament Quarterfinal, 12-10 Page S-13 Thursday, May 8, 2014 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary Cranford Committee Gets Reports On Health, Recent Rainstorm grandchildren; there is gas fumes, location for a larger sports By CHRISTINA M. HINKE diesel fumes, compressors going complex” and proposed the site be offered as an alternate to UCC. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times off, motors backfiring…I pay over $16,000 in taxes and this is what Township Administrator Terence CRANFORD — The board of I get? I did not move to a residential Wall said in his report that UCC was health gave its quarterly update area to live next door to a unresponsive and refused to send to the township committee junkyard,” Ms. Vanover said. She a copy of the request for bids for Monday night at the committee’s also said the man has rented a tree service. Mr. Wall picked up the workshop meeting. Megan room of his house to vagrants, bid request at the college and said Avallone of the Westfield Regional some of who have been criminals. the bid was mislabeled as a Health Department asked the Colby Lane residents who have shredding bid. “It should be thrown township to establish an spoken out against Union County out,” Mr. Wall said. ordinance to license College (UCC) clear-cutting some A new police personnel policy establishments that sell 700 trees on 4.3 acres of a wooded was presented by Police Chief electronic smoking devices in the area situated across the street James Wozniak. Commissioners township. from their homes to make way for Mary O’Connor and Robert “They target minors. They a turf, lacrosse and soccer field, a D’Ambola both agreed that the have flavors such as bubble gum, Cranford Police Department should six-lane running track and a Photo courtesy of Marlene Buckman vanilla cherry soda, cupcake,” jumping pit put up a poster of hold the same standards as the HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF...Heavy rains on April 30 caused flooding in Ms. Avallone said. photos showing flooded yards and State Police. Nomehegan Park in Cranford and in other areas throughout the region. “It is not being streets near the proposed site after The State Police requires an enforced…Middle-school kids are the rainstorm May 1. associate’s degree or 60 college vaping. They are getting it Planning Board member Ann credits and at least 24 months of somewhere,” Commissioner Tom Steinbach said she went for a bike satisfactory employment or CF Urges Freeholders to Hannen, Jr. added. “I’m good ride over by the wooded area at military experience, or 30 college with this so we have a means by UCC and she said some trees were credits and 24 months of active which to enforce.” taken down. military duty with an honorable Oppose UCC Sports Field On another matter, the Mike Norman of Colby Lane discharge, Chief Wozniak said. property of 44 Brookdale Place said, “If they put 50,000 more Police Lieutenant Edward By CHRISTINA M. HINKE Cranford Board of Education have also sent letters opposing the has received a violation for debris gallons of water into Nomahegan Davenport gave an update of Specially Written for The Westfield Leader on the residential property. “They Lake, all those houses are going to pedestrian safety. “Around 2010, project at the site, resident Bar- were given a two-week notice to be flooded… We couldn’t hold the we had 766 crashes in Cranford, CRANFORD — The township bara Krause said. clean out the property,” Ms. water that was there now. It was and 2 percent were pedestrian committee voted Tuesday night The township has lost some 900 Avallone said. “They will be issued over the banks.” crashes. Over the last two years to approve a resolution urging trees due to Hurricanes Irene and tickets…and they will be fined,” The residents have started UC we have been less than 1 percent,” the Union County Board of Cho- Sandy, not including trees on resi- Ms. Avallone said if the property Neighbors United, UCNU.org. The Lt. Davenport said. sen Freeholders to oppose con- dences, Mrs. Krause stated. is not cleaned up. organizations now have over 1,500 Centennial Village will receive struction of Union County “The problem with this…is the Ms. Avallone asked the signatures on a petition against a free decorative crosswalk at College’s proposed sports field location. It is nonsensical for township committee to consider the turf field. Centennial Avenue and Elm Street, at the Cranford campus and as- learned, well-educated people to revising its ordinance for these “We are talking about the where there are no traffic signals. sist in locating an alternative to destroy 700 trees of forest to situations from general debris to possibility of getting the county to The company providing and its sports complex location. accommodate this facility,” Mrs. specify the types of debris. get involved on our behalf,” Mayor installing the product will do the “We passed a resolution back Krause said. She called it “irre- Jeff Hillsinger, son-in-law of Andis Kalnins said. project as a test pilot. in March voicing our united op- sponsible” to do so in a town that the man who owns the property, Randy Lowe of Colby Lane said The rainstorm of April 30/May position to this project. We are floods. said he has been cleaning out the Springfield Avenue was washed 1 was less than a 25-year storm, now asking the freeholders to She said the college’s “Fact and yard and said he would have it over with water near Dryer Farms. Township Engineer Richard take the same stand, and calling Fiction” sheet it distributed states cleared out in 60 days. Tony DiGiovanni, vice- Marsden said in his engineering on the college to permanently it will replace 1,500 trees, but was Next-door neighbor Judy president of the Cranford Soccer update. He said the rainwaters did abandon its plans to develop the not depicted on the project plans. Vanover was furious with what Club and resident of Forest Avenue, not breach the levees, but was project at that site,” Deputy “In the journal Nature…older she said has been a problem for said for the last 40 years the club very close in some areas. On Mayor Lisa Adubato said. trees surpassed younger trees at 20 years. She handed out photos has been saving to renovate a field average it was less than a foot The township, the Cranford En- absorbing more carbon and ab- to the committee. in Cranford. He said the Orange from the levee, he said. He said vironmental Commission, the sorbing more carbon in a single “I sit in that back yard with my Avenue School would be an “ideal Casino Brook breached early. Rahway River Watershed and the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-14 Thursday, May 8, 2014 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary CR Urges Freeholders to Oppose UCC Sports Fields New Eagle Scout Tom Philip year than a younger tree in all of Jersey state law prohibits the PSE&G manhole with this storm,” its lifetime,” Mrs. Krause said. sale of these devices to persons Commissioner Robert D’Ambola Helps Disabled to Garden The Mayor’s Council on Rahway under the age of 18, Commis- said. He said the sewer system is River Watershed Flood Control sioner Tom Hannen, Jr. said. over 100 years old and is in need CRANFORD — Recently-in- Fair, students from the Cranford met and unanimously agreed to It was announced that five- of repair. ducted Eagle Scout Tom Philip, campus of the Cerebral Palsy two recommendations, which and-a-half inches of rain fell dur- The new traffic lights are on at 17, of Cranford will finally see the League will visit the Master Gar- were the option to put a control ing the rainstorm last week. Most Centennial Avenue and Hillside good results of his Eagle Scout deners’ Trailside compound to structure in the Orange Reser- of the flooding inside homes was Avenue, Mr. D’Ambola announced. Service Project on Sunday, May garden, for the first time, in Tom’s voir and channelization and el- from sanitary sewers backing up. He said they are flashing now and 18, when the Master Gardeners raised workstations. evations of homes in Cranford, “Sump pumps hooked up to the will be fully functioning soon. of Union County hold their 25th The workstations are con- Mayor Andis Kalnins said. sanitary sewer pipes is unlaw- This Saturday at 11 a.m., a Annual Spring Garden Fair and structed of cedar to ensure lon- The township committee be- ful,” Mr. Hannen said. presentation on New Jersey bats Plant Sale. The Fair will run from gevity, and were designed and gan the meeting by announcing Mayor Kalnins requested that any- will be given at the Cranford noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at pre-cut with the help of Tom’s three proclamations: the Mayor’s one with photos of the Birchwood Community Center, where two the Master Gardeners’ Trailside grandfather, Kenneth Tietjens. Wellness Campaign, Preeclamp- area depicting floodwaters from bats can also be seen by attend- Demonstration Gardens in the Cranford Troop No. 80 Scouts sia Awareness Month and Police the recent rainstorm e-mail them ees to the event. Watchung Reservation in helped him assemble the beds. Week (May 11-17). May 14 was to him or the township clerk to aid Also, Relay for Life will take Mountainside. The project took 115 man hours established as Peace Officer Me- in the township’s suit opposing the place in the township Friday and Tom designed, built and do- to complete. morial Day. development there. Saturday, May 16 and 17. In nated to the Master Gardeners To fund the project, Tom raised Two of Cranford’s police offic- “There are issues with the addition, The Church of the As- three portable, handicapped-ac- $500 through the sale of mus- ers will participate in the Police sumption in Roselle Park will hold cessible, raised gardening work- tard from a secret family recipe. Unity Tour by riding bicycles to Garwood Seniors Post its Italian Feast Thursday through stations for use by persons with He also garnered a $100 dona- Washington, D.C. on a two-day Sunday, June 5 to 8. disabilities. On May 22, after the tion from Lowe’s and a $200 trip to raise awareness of officers Staaten Trip May 20 grant from the Master Garden- who died in the line of duty. The GARWOOD — The Garwood ers. North Jersey tour begins next Senior Citizens Club has planned “Tom’s portable workstations Friday, May 16, in East Hanover. its first trip of the year for Tues- will help make our Demo Gar- The St. Michael’s Cranford Jun- day, May 20, to see an all-star dens more inclusive to all visi- ior Varsity Green Boys Basketball production at Ligreci’s Staaten tors,” said Master Gardener Pub- Team was presented with certifi- in Staten Island, N.Y. The show licity Chairwoman T.J. Karns. cates of recognition for the team’s will be a USO Stars and Stripes “Easier access is the key. Our 17-3 season. The team won the Extravaganza of comedy and new greenhouse and surround- Suburban Catholic League Tour- music of Americana from Broad- ing area feature paved walkways, nament Championship. way to San Francisco and from handicapped-parking spaces and The Downtown Management Texas to the Heartlands. a patio safe for wheelchair ac- Corporation’s (DMC) budget of Tickets are $50 for Garwood cess. Tom’s beautiful worksta- $178,734 was unanimously seniors and $55 for non-resi- tions are in sync with this sce- adopted. “This represents a flat dents. The bus will leave from nario.” special improvement level,” the Garwood Firehouse on South Tom will graduate from Mayor Kalnins said. Avenue at 10:15 a.m. and re- Cranford High School in June and Lincoln Park East parking rules turn at approximately 5 p.m. A will enter the College of William will change after the committee complete luncheon is included and Mary in fall 2014. He is the approved amending two ordinances in the price of the ticket. For son of Laura and Steve Philip. that will prohibit parking at certain additional information or to Boy Scout Troop No. 80 meets portions of the roadway. “We have make reservations, call Mary on Mondays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., at had a lot of trouble with people Spina at (908) 789-0127. the First Presbyterian Church in navigating that bend,” said Com- All senior residents of Garwood, Cranford. missioner Mary O’Connor, who age 55 and older, are welcome to Since 2002, the Union County spearheaded the undertaking. join the club. Refreshments are Master Gardeners have produced The committee passed an ordi- served at meetings, and bingo is COMMUNITY SPIRIT...Tom Philip is congratulated by Union County Master more than 21,360 pounds of veg- nance to license establishments played after a short business Gardeners Richard Leister, who also is current treasurer, and Joanne Krueger, etables, fruit and herbs for dona- that sell electronic smoking de- meeting. The Garwood Senior manager of the Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Gardens, upon successful tion to local food pantries and vices in the township. This ordi- Citizens Club meets on the first completion of his Eagle Scout Service Project. Tom designed, built and donated soup kitchens in Union County. nance would allow the board of and third Thursdays of every to the Master Gardeners three portable workstations, also pictured, that will For more information, call Judi health to monitor the sales of month at noon at the Garwood allow persons with disabilities to garden at the Master Gardeners’ Trailside LaGanga at (908) 964-3654 or these devices to minors. New Firehouse Meeting Hall. compound in Mountainside. visit mastergardeners-uc.org. LEADER/TIMES SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Are you enjoying the quality content you’re reading in the pages of this fine newspaper? If this is true... Our newspaper will be mailed to your home and/or place of business each week within the USA WE’RE ASKING YOU TOTO BECOMEBECOME AA SUBSCRIBER!SUBSCRIBER! By CC Online Click Here

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