THE FANWOODIAN Volume #5 Issue #1 April 2003 women’s, men’s,andchildren’sclothingaswellbric- receive, sort,price,andpresentforsalealltypesof nization, thedonationsitreceivesaretaxdeductible.To user. BecausetheServiceLeagueisanon-profitorga- and hasvaluetoasecond that isstillserviceable contribute usedclothing support ofdonorswho Thrift Shopneedsthe for almostthirtyyears. ond St.inScotchPlains Shop at1730EastSec- been operatingTheThrift the organizationthathas Service Leaguewhichis Fanwood-Scotch Plains cal womentoformthe terest andenergiesoflo- siastically engagedthein- Scotch Plains.Sheenthu- brac wouldwellservethecommunitiesofFanwoodand believed thatastoretoresellusedclothingandbric-a- Thrift ShopSuccessfulfor 30 Nearly Years Spring FairsponsoredbytheFanwood BusinessandProfessionalAssociation. Tom Chapin.SundayafternoonJune 8thwillseethesecondannualdowntown the groundofLibrary, including aperformancebyGrammyAward winner at theLibrary, asitcelebratesits 100"'Anniversary. Activitieswillbeheldon the Park,willbeheldinLaGrandeParkimmediatelyafter parade. Plains andendingatLaGrandePark.Anotherannualevent.Memorial Dayin also betheannualMemorialDayParadeat10:30AMbeginning inScotch and neighborsfortheannualMemorialServiceatLibrary. Therewill celebration onthefrontlawnofBoroughHall.Freetreeswillbe givenaway. April 25ththeShadeTree CommissionwillholditsannualArborDay Egg HuntonthegroundsinbackofBoroughHall.At4:00PM onFriday, morning April19"'theRecreationCommissionwillholdits annual Easter break upintoteamsforaspringcleanupofpublicproperties. OnSaturday Join usintheSouthAvenue Train StationParkingLotat8:30AMaswe To besuccessfulThe Back in1974Mrs.SheilaCoronella,aFanwoodian, Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League’s You canlearnmoredetailsandspecificsonalltheaboveevents and Sunday, June1stfrom11:00 AM-4:00PMwillseeanextraspecialevent On MemorialDay, Monday, May26,at9:00AMpleasejoinyourfriends A MessageFrom Mayor Louis C.Jung supported bythestate'sCleanCommunitiesAct. funding. Thiswillbeour13thEarthDayevent return afteraone-yearhiatusduetolackofstate Fanwood. OnSaturday, April12,EarthDaywill upcoming specialactivitiesandeventsin next twomonthssotheywon'tmissthemany just had! pleasant springalterthiscold,snowywinterwe've are, willspringeverarrive'?Let'shopefora Continued onPage 3 Everyone shouldmarktheircalendarsforthe As Iwritethis,I'mthinking,assureyou customer andthevolunteerwhohavedevelopedacasual times atransactionattheshopissocialeventbetween steady streamofofferingsonitsinvitingsellingfloor.Often the shoptofindallformsof“treasures”thatappearamong that theshopisopen..Thereadesignatedmanagerforeach into eightdifferentshiftstocoverthefivedaysofweek a-brac, there isacadreofsixtyvolunteerswhoareorganized cated volunteers. the FanwoodService Leagueanditsdedi- consistently high levelofachievement the longevityofitsoperation andthe would certainlymarvel,wereshe here,at our communities. deserving localorganizationsthat serve donated $40,000ofitsproceeds to31 original prices.LastyearTheThriftShop of astoresellingthesamemerchandiseat of merchandisetoachievethesaleslevel five timesormorethephysicalvolume original price.TheThriftShopmoves of themerchandiseisafraction labor intensivebecausetheresaleprice Halloween Costumeofferings. tique, itsChristmasBoutique,and a-brac collections,itsDesigner’sBou- acter. Theshopiswellknownforitsbric- windows defineitspersonalityandchar- dows toone’ssoul,thenTheThriftShop’s nature feature.Ifone’seyesarethewin- Thrift Shop’swindow and thecolorcoordinationofThe area andaplaceforstorage. selling floor,amerchandiseprocessing the operation.Thebuildingprovides sand dollarsistheprincipalexpensein monthly rentintherangeofseveralthou- of eachotheronEastSecondSt.A three locations,allofthemwithinablock thirty yearsofexistenceithasbeenin to transactitsbusiness.Inalmost friendship overtheyears. Mrs. SheilaCoronella,nowdeceased, The operationofThriftShopis The distinctiveflair,theartistictouch, The ThriftShopneedsastorebuilding ‘regulars” whoaredrawnto Many ofthecustomersare ments atveryattractiveprices. continue tofindverygoodgar- giance ofmanycustomerswho Shop isdependentonthealle- cated volunteersTheThrift of faithfuldonorsanddedi- three. president toacommitteeof recently changedfromasingle vice Leagueorganizationwas management of the F-SPSer- manage theinventory.Thetop chandising decisionsandto day oftheweektomakemer- In additiontothelargebase display is display is its sig- Page 2 Volume #5 Issue #1 The Fanwoodian Fanwood/Scotch Plains Meet Your Borough Council: Jitney Coming Soon Councilwoman A joint transportation agency has the jitney. Dry cleaning, for been formed by Fanwood and Scotch example, could be dropped off in KatherineMitchell Plains to operate two fully ADA the morning with the concierge and accessible $90,000 jitneys funded by delivered clean in the evening. I was appointed to the Fanwood have labored many years to meet the a Federal Grant and administered by Another goal of the jitney is to Historic Preservation Commission guidelines to designate a Historic NJ TRANSIT for the purpose of try to eliminate the "kiss and drop at a very exciting time. After many District in Fanwood. They are enhancing mass transit. off” commuters in the morning and years of hard work, it was in the concerned, conscientious, caring The agency will consist of a five the “pick up and kiss” evening cars process of declaring a Historic residents who want to make member Board of Directors that are filling up the lot idling Fanwood Park District. The Council Fanwood a better place for all of composed of Fanwood Mayor Louis waiting for the train to arrive. The passed a resolution proclaiming the us.They deserve our thanks and Jung, Scotch Plains Mayor Martin jitneys will hopefully curtail this same in November. The next step appreciation. It has been my honor Marks, Fanwood Councilman Stuart negative air pollution situation. in the process is for our plans to be to serve on the Historic Preservation Kline, Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Other communities have presented to the state Historic Commission. Paulette Coronato and John Gurley experienced that jitneys also Preservation Commission by our of Fanwood. The Board will hire an enhance property values as consultant. When the state approves Katherine Mitchell Executive Director/Marketing automobiles are confined to the the proposed district, they will come Manager to be responsible for daily garage and the home owner can take to Fanwood to hold an open public From The Desk of operations and funding the jitney to the train. Home values meeting, particularly among the The jitneys will be used initially increase when they are close to a home owners who are part of the Linda Stender to provide transportation for peak- jitney route. proposed district but also anyone Continued from Page 4 time train commuters. The goal for The process is moving forward so else who is interested. The proposed this phase of the jitney's operation that soon the jitneys will be district is bounded mostly by emergency while streamlining their is to alleviate parking congestion available for commuters, students, Martine Ave. and North Ave. Many communication abilities with at the train station and reduce employees, seniors and local of the homes in this district have neighboring towns and agencies. traffic flow during rush hours. The businesses. Look for up-coming great historical significance either On September 11th, 2001 the second phase will be scheduled dates on Channel 35 and the because of their architectural style coast guard put out a call for "all non-rush hour transportation, e.g., Borough’s Web site. or their eighteenth or nineteenth available boats" to evacuate to area hospitals. There is a century age. Manhattan after the horrific attacks potential program with the There are some reasons why we on the World Trade Center. The agency-to provide transportation BPAF Schedules would want to declare a Historic response was heroic, the spirit was to Children's Specialized Hospital District. First, it would increase determined and patriotic. While the through a foundation grant. Annual Spring Fair property values. Secondly, it affords horror of that day has left us scarred, Operating costs will be partially Fanwood a measure of protection hope survives as we face the funded by the Federal Grant that The Business and Professional against public encroachment. If the uncertainties of our time and go paid for the jitneys and Association of Fanwood, which County or the State wanted to widen about our daily lives. With hope for administered by NJ TRANSIT. now has over 200 interested any road in the Historic District, a better New Jersey and the spirit Another benefit of the jitneys as participants, will hold its Second they must petition the State Historic inspired by the people who ridership increases is the decrease Annual Spring Fair in downtown Preservation Commission. Many responded to the call for "all of air pollution through vehicular Fanwood on Sunday, June 8, with a times the State would rule in available boats", I am confident that traffic reduction. Both downtowns rain date of Sunday, June 29. Fanwood's favor. working together we will persevere can be connected by the jitneys for Last year's Fair was a huge The members of the Fanwood through this dark time and shape a seniors, students or anyone else. A success with 125 vendors and over Historic Preservation Commission bright and promising future. goal of the agency is for the jitneys 15,000 attendees from the tri-state to be partly funded through the use area. The BPA worked closely with of advertising. This can be Advertising Alliance, Inc. to make Fanwood’s 13th Annual accomplished by selling space to the first effort an unqualified success local merchants advertising in the for the fairgoers and the Borough Clean Community Day jitney schedule. The need to of Fanwood. generate funds is the engine that Vendor applications are available drove the idea of jitney advertising for our local merchants at a Saturday, April 12th as a goal so that eventually no discount. More information will be taxpayer money is used to operate on the BPA Web site, 8:30AM • Rain or Shine this transportation service. Since the www.Fanwood.biz. The hours of jitneys have a transportation life of this year's Fair will be from 11:00 Meet At South Ave. Train Station Parking Lot about seven years, money needs to a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The wide variety be set aside to ensure replacement of vendors will again be of a high Adults and Children are invited to become “Pick-up jitneys are available and service can quality. Partners” and help clean up litter from the Borough’s parks be maintained and expanded For additional information, A concierge service is under contact Clayton Pierce at and public lands. consideration wherein a commuter [email protected] or by phone at Volunteers will be provided with Earth Day T-shirts, could call ahead and have most (908) 889-4300. gloves and a handsome canvas tote bag. anything available when they get on See you at the Fair! The Fanwoodian Volume #5 Issue #1 Page 3 Celebrating Our First Century of Service The Fanwood Memorial Library Turns 100 Fanwood’s public library was started in 1899 with a donation of 156 • Free food books and $26 from the private Saturday Book Club which started in • And many other special surprises. 1874, and in 1903 the citizens voted for the establishment of the “Free Public Library of Fanwood”, which was located, along with Fanwood’s All are invited to this FREE event and everyone is encouraged to bring Post Office, in the historic round building at the corner of North and a dessert to share with each other. Bring the family and the kids and your Martine Aves. Today, one hundred years after the library’s official friends, and join your neighbors in celebrating the first 100 years of the incorporation, we’re still going strong. There are many plans in the works Fanwood Memorial Library. to acknowledge this important milestone including: Come in and check out all we have to offer here in our 100th year of service as we continue to fulfill our mission of providing the community • A commemorative quilt by Paula Pearl and local volunteers with library services of the highest professional quality. The collection • A Children’s Department mural designed and painted by has grown considerably and, in keeping up with the times, those Fanwood-Scotch Plains HS students services have expanded far beyond lending books to include all sorts of other materials (videos, books- • Fund raising for the Centennial Development on-tape, a teen collection, periodicals, etc.), Fund programming for all ages, free access to the • A special fall wrap-up event Internet and computers, an online web-based • Commemorative banners around catalog, access to online encyclopedias and town (keep an eye peeled for them) full text magazine databases, interlibrary loan and reference services, and so • The launch of our new online e- much more. All of this remains Reference Service - AskDAN focused on meeting the evolving and • Improved handicapped parking on-going needs of the community for free and equal access to educational, • New parking lot lighting cultural, and recreational • And much more. information and to promote literacy, lifelong learning and to foster a love MAJOR EVENT – On Sunday, of reading. June 1 from 11 - 4 pm, Commerce As we move into our next century, Bank and the Friends of the Fanwood we will soon offer a new DVD feature Memorial Library will co-sponsor a film collection made possible by a family friendly Town-Wide Block Party generous donation from the Friends of out on the Library lawn. The afternoon will the Library. We will also begin buying feature: recorded books on CD and expand the library reference services with AskDAN – our • A one hour family concert at about 1:00 new online information service. Submit your p.m. featuring nationally known, popular questions and information needs to Director Dan children’s performer and Grammy Award winner Weiss at: [email protected] TOM CHAPIN The 100th Anniversary Committee continues to meet at the • The ‘official’ unveiling of our commemorative quilt and mural library and anyone who might be interested in adding their ideas and energy are encouraged to participate. Please stop by or call the Library at • An afternoon ‘Wrap-up’ performance by local high school bands (908) 322.6400 for more information about the 100th Celebration or any of Absent Minded and Ratio of the Fall of our services.

Published by The Borough of The anwoodian Fanwood to keep Fanwoodians A Message From informed about their community. Contributions, suggestions and comments are welcome and may Mayor Louis C. Jung be sent to: Continued from Page 1 The Fanwoodian information on other activities in Fanwood by watching TV cable Channel 75 N. Martine Avenue Fanwood, NJ 07023 35 and logging onto the official Borough Web site VisitFanwood.com. You can ask questions about Fanwood government and services by [email protected] Published Quarterly emailing [email protected] Please take advantage of these communication opportunities. www.VisitFanwood.com Official Fanwood Web Site Mayor Louis C. Jung From The Desk of Assemblywoman Fantastic Linda Stender, 22nd Legislative DistrictFannyFanwood Wood As a resident and former Mayor, it is between emergency workers of all departments. truly an honor to represent Fanwood as Supported by myself, Senator Joe Suliga and part of the 22nd District in the New Jersey General Assemblyman Jerry Green, Fanwood's police, fire and DayFactoids Assembly. In an effort to keep you informed of what rescue squads will be able to upgrade their emergency Answers to questions in is happening in Trenton, I will periodically write a communications to an ultra high band system. Our December 2002 Fanwoodian column to update you on state programs and other first responders will now have clear, concise and issues. As your representative, I believe it is important accurate communications when responding to Septemberan Question 29thNo. 1 to stay well informed of your concerns. My office is Continued Inside on Page 2 What is the name of the very located at 1801 East Second Street first Mayor of Fanwood? in Scotch Plains and is open Noon to 5:00pm Monday through Friday 9-5 PM. I A: Thomas Young can be reached by phone at (908) See the Mayors Message for details 668-1900 or by email at Question No. 2 [email protected]. My staff and I will be happy to answer your What is the name of a future President of the United States questions or assist you with any who campaigned for that of- problems. fice at the intersection of Mid- To ease the burden on local way Ave. and Martine Ave. in property taxpayers, the legislature 1960? added municipal assistance programs to the state fiscal year A: Richard Nixon 2003 budget. As part of these initiatives, the Borough of Fanwood Question No. 3 received a Local Domestic What was previously located Preparedness Equipment grant for on the site now occupied by $80,500. The attacks on September the A & P on South Ave.? 11th, 2001 underscored all too KEEPING FANWOODIANS SAFE... Pictured above in Fanwood Police vividly the need for direct and Headquarters (left to right) are Assemblywoman Linda Stender, Fanwood A: Miniature golf course uninterrupted communication Police Chief Donald Domanoski, Fanwood Mayor Louis Jung and Fanwood Fire Chief Rick Regenthal.

Fanwood Borough Hall BULK RATE 75 North Martine Avenue U.S. POSTAGE Fanwood PAID Fanwood, NJ 07023 FANWOOD, NJ PERMIT NO. 16 Earth Day Community News April 12th Easter Egg Hunt April 19th Arbor Day April 25th Our Neighbors Memorial Day Fanwood, NJ 07023 May 26th Library 100th June 1st Spring Fair June 8th