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Herald to Become ct Sunday Paper Nexi week the Summit Herald will be public is not served by having two local cii, Board of Education, etc. that con- delivered to your door on Sunday by the weekly newspapers, back-to-back. One on cerns the well-being of you and your fami- Hill City News Service along with your Wednesday, one on Thursday resulting in ly. other Sunday newspapers, on April 5th . much duplication of coverage, content The Sunday Summit Herald will not D Originally, a Saturday newspaper, the and photographs. only provide you with knowledge of past SUMMIT Summit Herald later in its 92 years history By publishing the Summit Herald on events of each week, but it will spread was published on Thursday, what came to Sunday, we will be able to cover all im- before you opportunities for involvement be the traditional weekly newspaper day. portant weekly meetings so that on Sun- in the forthcoming week's happenings-be "•'aple st Today, an analysis of the weekly day, you will be able to read in-depth they serious or frivolous. Everything from pl, M, j. newspaper scene in Summit reveals what analysis and reportage on every municipal antique sales, Bible study classes, lectures VOL. 92 NO. 47 THURSDAY, MARCH 1 ,/<" has been obvious for a long time: that the meeting of importance - Common Coun- (Continued on Pg. 2) B School Board, SEA Still At Odds Over New Contract Although the Board of School Estimate ferent kinds of differentials. As an exam- who number five. This increase would in- approved a 1981-82 school budget of ple, Summit teachers have upward salary clude one-half year of the annual salary $9,252,424 last week, there are no indica- adjustments at the master's level, master's increases for the secretarial staff at the tions yet of a contract settlement between plus 30 credits and doctoral levels. central office. the Summit Education Association and Some other school districts have more ^he Board of Education. refined designations including such com- Recently, local teachers were advised binations as bachelor's plus 15 credits, that the SEA negotiating team had met bachelor's plus 30 credits, master's plus Miss Curran with jhe school board, at which time the 15 credits, and master's plus 45 credits. board had made a proposal, and the In addition, other school districts, par- teachers adjusted their requests. ticularly in Bergen County, have adopted The teachers, who are in the third year ratio scales, so that senior members of the May Lose 'of a three-year contract, have previously staff receive greater increases than the maintained that with the elimination of more junior members. merit from the payrolls, the Summit scale During the period of time of the current is not competitive with other school contract, local teachers have been troubl- PUC Post districts. ed by school closings, which have resulted According to the terms of the current in disruptions to children and teachers, contract, teachers on scale, have been alike. receiving five to six per cent increases an- It has been learned that all Roosevelt nually. school teachers were assigned to buildings However, teachers off scale, so-called of their choices. It is expected that such a "veteran" teachers whose service time ex- procedure would apply to Wilson school ceeds the number of years on the salary teachers when the school closes, which guide, have been receiving two to three could come as early as September 1. per cent increases in the face of an annual According to the terms of the passed inflation rate of 12 per cent. school budget, it would appear that Scale Differs teachers would be slated for five per cent Summit's salary scale differs from increases. those in some other districts in that At the same time, increases for central teachers are not eligible for as many dif- office administrators are listed at $25,000, Groups Eye Wilson Use By Anne Cooper three-piece mailing (including a floor plan A number of city agencies and of the school) to approximately 120 not- organizations have already shown interest for-profit organizations asking for indica- in occupying space in Wilson School on tions of interest by Friday, March 27. the supposition it will be closed after the Mrs. Atherton's eight-member committee current school year, Board of Education will then meet Wednesday, April 1 to go member D. Anne Atherton revealed this over the responses. The expectation is that week. the group will have its final report ready Mrs. Atherton, who is chairman of the no later than April 29. Board's Alternate Use Committee, said "We don't think it's in our preogative Barbara A. Outran that the Board has received requests for as a committee to say specifically that more information, and indications that agency A, B or C should use the The Appellate Division of Superior their spac? needs could be met at Wilson, building," Mrs. Atherton commented. Court ruled Tuesday that Public Utilities by such disparate groups as SAGE, "Our report will be more in the nature of Commissioner Barbara A. Curran of United Way, St. Teresa's, the YWCA, the a feasibility study, a general recommenda- Summit is ineligible to serve on the three- Summit Child Care Center, and the Sum- tion that a particular type of agency could member state board. mit Historical Society. best use the facility. The state attorney general asked the State Supreme Court on Monday to keep The Board also sent out last week a (Continued on Pg. 2) the decision from going into effect im- mediately. A decision by the highest court might have been forthcoming late yester- Budget Quickly Approved day. The opinion reflects the position of the It took Common Council less than five land it had accumulated over the years New Jersey Public Interest Research minutes Tuesday night to adopt its through tax sales, foreclosures and pro- Group, which had contended that since amended 1981 Municipal Budget of perty swaps. Miss Curran was a member of the State SIGNS OF SPRING -There was no mistake about it, spring limbers up at Franklin School for the long season ahead. There $10,186,675, up $136,915 from the Assembly when a $7,000 increase had was definitely in the air this week and the signs were obvious. A t were other signs of spring too including temperatures hovering The additional appropriations will be been voted for the PUC, she was ineligible around the 50 degree mark, homeowners raking up winter debris $10,049,760 originally sought. used to cover utility costs, garbage and Brian! Pond, three stalwart fisherman, Nathaniel Welsh, Dr. Lucia Bogumil, president of the for appointment to the $52,500 PUC job. and the appearance of crocuses. Unfortunately, however, the trash removal expenses and fire hydrant The opposition contends that since Jonathan Welsh and Jason England tried their hands at catching Summit Taxpayers' Association was the some early spring fish, while Rob Mazza, a member of the Sum- area still finds itself in the midst of a drought with the dryest services. Under the original budget, ap- Miss Curran did not vote on the increase mit and Elizabeth Trust Co. Cubs of the Junior Baseball League March on record with less than an inch. (JonnaMackin photos) only person in the audience of three to propriations in these areas had been slash- and resigned from the assembly on June speak about the budget, lauding it as ed. With the added funds, the cuts will 23, 1980 before the Assembly vote she is "tight and lean" but also cautioning now be restored. eligible for PUC appointment. members of Council to "stay within their School Board Acts On Personnel Shifts means." On February 17, the Board of School Miss Curran had been serving her Estimate adopted a school budget of fourth term as assemblywoman from the School, and from Ralph Adams, a custo- the Junior High School and currently on The additional $136,000 was made Various personnel actions, including $9,252,424 for the 1981-82 school years. 24th District, which includes Summit and dian at the Junior High School. an extended ^maternity leave of absence; possible through a new state law which appointments, resignations, retirements The figure included $710,000 which the ci- New Providence, at the time of her Resignations were accepted from Mrs. Nancy M. Naidus, formerly a social now permits a community to use funds and leaves of absence, were taken by the ty may and may not get under Governor resignation. The slot is currently occupied Robert Lowy, currently on leave from an studies teacher at the High School, and from the sale of municipal assets as part Board of Education at its regular monthly Byrne's recent edict that "wealthy" towns by Assemblywoman Leanna Brown of English teaching position at the High also currently on an extended maternity of its budget needs. During the last year, meeting Thursday night. would lose their state allocations. Chatham. Retirements were accepted from Mrs. School; Mrs. Alberta Marcy, a sixth grade leave of absence; Mrs. Joan Page, second the city has sold off several small plots of Barbara Smythe, currently on leave of teacher at Lincoln school; Mrs. Donna B. grade teacher at Jefferson school, because absence as a part-time librarian at Lincoln Mariano, formerly an English teacher at of her husbands business transfer, and Mrs. Linda Sweeney, formerly a sixth grade teacher at Brayton school, currently on an extended maternity leave of School Lunch Program In absence. A resignation was also received from Mrs.