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o o I its 1 THE WESTFIELD LEADER Jrof ttee 2 The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County rger M O • has rail jets tee. >nd Second. Clu* Poitai* Ptld Publlihed 24 Pages—16 Cents EIGH 3AR — NO. 39 WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1978 Every Thursday ird at Wtitneld, N. J. ad- i a of ish ew Plan Bd. to Wrestle Again m- To Dedicate Senior or n I'S es With Disputed Land Use Plan 78 fc A last attempt to achieve suggested that efforts be discussion on the land use land use element to council. at least some changes in Citizen Complex Saturday is a "workable compromise" made to provide some zone element followed the tabling James Skinner, however, professional zones if not any tc on a land use clement plan for multi-family housing, of a proposition which would said of the multi-family zone in residential zones, is ex- Westfield's 172-unit senior goes back over ten years in Sullebarger. Garland C. Turndorf, Andrea's Fur- b which might include some but in a much more limited send to the Town Council a proposal, "the public pected to be approved by the citizens housing facility will time. Boothe Jr.. president of the niture, Mrs. Helen Welsch rl area for multi-family scope and size than that land use clement stripped of doesn't want it, and the Planning Board at its June 5 be dedicated at ceremonies The principal speakers a.t Westfield Senior Citizens and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Town Council doesn't want session. It will then go to the Ihis Saturday. The program purposes will be made originally proposed for the the RM-1 zones (multi- the ceremonies will be Housing Corp., owner and McCoy. I during the next month, family or garden apartment it ... it's a dead issue." Town Council for discussion, marks the completion of a Representative Matthew J. operator of the building, will Guided tours of the town's new master plan. B members of the Planning • Williams felt that it is the uses) which drew strong "We're under the gun of possibly more revision. campaign to provide Rinaldo, Congressman serve as master of building will he conducted Board agreed Monday Planning Board's function opposition from residents of overanxious councilmen," public hearings and even- adequate low-cost housing representing Westfield and ceremonies. The progress for those interested, in night. to propose the ''best land Clark St., Charles St. ami commented Charles Bailey, tual adoption. State law for Westfield's present and other parts of Union County, will start at 9:30 p.m. at the seeing the interior of the H- Date and location of the use element we can come up West Broad St. areas. B- another member. Albert (Continued from Page 191 former senior citizens that and Acting Mayor Frank J. building on Boynton Ave. off shaped masonry structure. discussion by Planning with" and then "let the zoned currently for two- Wiegman, a spectator and Sycamore Street. Refreshments will be Board members for an open Town Council change it family housing. liaison from the Board of "Many people working in available after the program conference meeting - one around" if necessary.. Under Planning Board members Adjustment, suggested that a many capacities have in the community room in which the public may attend the State's new land use law, were in disagreement about site for multi-family one- Edison Staffer Charged helped to bring this fine the basement of the east but will probably not be the town must adopt a new the total eliminations of bedroom dwellings be building and facility into wing of the building. permitted to take part in the master plan this year; the additional multi-family considered adjacent to the being," Boothe said. "Our The history of the senior discussion - is dependent next mandated review and zones in Westfield. with railroad tracks from the program is intended to give citizens housing project upon (he availability of possible revisions will not Williams and Frank Dooley, Plaza Circle to the Scotch public recognition to each of goes back to the late 19(K)'s. Robert Catlin, the board's occur in six years. a Planning Board officer, Plains boundary. With Test Irregularities them, becausewithouttheir when groups from several planning consultant. Mayor promising to abstain from The land use element, a help we would not be where churches in town began The Planning Board's An Edison Junior High School staff "fin Friday. Apr. 21, the Super- Alexander S. Williams decision to hold one more sending the "emasculated" map which will incorporate we are today • and, more investigation of federal member has been charged with intendent of Schools was informed of an important, our tenants financing arrangements for distributing sample test questions to apparent irregularity regarding the ad- would not be where they are senior citizen housing. ninth grade mathematics students pre- ministration of the ninth grade State As- now." Mayors James Moran, Donn paring to take the State Assessment sessment Mathematics Test at Edison Among those being A. Snyder and Alexander S. Democrats File Full Slate Mathematics test. Students in five ninth Junior High School. Williams, Jr. appointed grade Edison classes are being read- "The superintendent immediately recognized arc the Westfield Service League, the members to study com- A slate of five candidates, ministered the tests this week. Identity conducted an intensive review of mittees, and the last headed by economic of the Edison staff member was not security arrangements for the test. He is Westfield Bicentennial Commission, Exxon Cor- committee submitted development consultant and revealed pending further investigation satisfied that no internal breach of reports which the Town former state director of of the incident. security occurred. poration, the Westfield Chapter of UNICO National, Council approved, after economic development According to Board of Education "Upon further investigation, it public hearing, in.July 1972. Thomas A. Kelly, will seek the law firm of Epstein, President Thomas F. Sullivan, the staff became apparent that a staff member Epstein, Brown, Bosek and (Continued on page 4) the Democratic nominations member had come into possession of test had somehow come into possession of to run for Mayor and Town examples administered in another test examples administered in another Council of Westfield in the district the previous week and had district the previous week. Said staff November election. prepared a review sheet containing 23 i member' had prepared a review sheet To Take Fight for Kelly' the candidate for test questions for the students. containing 23 test questions and had mayor, will head the slate The statewide program, Minimum distributed these to students prior to the Funds to Trenton that consists of: t Basic Skill tests in mathematics and state testing date. -Edna Zdenek, reading, were given to about 2,000 "The superintendent promptly More than 70 profes- Furthermore, the group professional engineer of 1121 students in grades 3,6, 9 and 11 in West- sionals and parents rep- decided to meet again in Prospect St. candidate for reported this to me and to the entire resenting the handicapped, ^WestlieM.at, 1 p.m. on May field Apr. IB-and 19, a week later than hoard. The board has directed the super- Town Council in the first most other New Jersey school districts convened in Westfield 17 to form afloaUtton™"" ward. intendent to prepare formal charges Monday to plan opposition to Under the1 teadmhip of because when the testing dates were ngainst the staff member. The board ••Carol Cohen, attorney of Oovemor Brendan Byrne's Dr. James F. Donovan, originally scheduled, Westfield schools further directed the superintendent to 48 Mohican Dr. candidate and Commissioner Fred director of special services wwtftba closed for spring vacation. As notify the County Superintendent and the lar Town Council in the Burke's recommended in Westfield, 1 second ward.^ v •.>•,,-...:•,,;: TkeniasA.Kelly "WHF" to m«a\;.; t.frjMMit.haa* hta -Dr. Mm H. Nlcktb, earlier in the year. "While we regret this laboratory director of MB; The math tests included basic currence, the board is resolved to uphbld group eanwMtng firm, Thomas A: Gavin) Boynton Ave., candidate for aaarattaaa with, whole numbers., frac- , the highest standards of performance reconvene in Trenton at 10 Town Council in the third Kelly Associates of Jersey " turnandshemuEV^-.'-y'•-- •..,..-„-„, •-* a.m. next. Monday at a the governor's and commis- ward. Ctty. specialists In The irregularitiss at fetttatt••wMr- We will not camnnam* fr|olatMts£/ar/ sjoner's recommended -Joseph L. Cannon, programs to attract and revealed at a press, conference Friday professional trust that do grievoua harm American Airlines retain industry and related afternoon when Superintendent or Puilic Schoato Eatfi er~ to the excellence of education in West- edueati executive of 127 Marlon activities. Prior to forming Schools Laurence F; Greene read the field." ganization agreed to ask to Ave., candidate for Town his own company, Kelly following statement from Sullivan: be placed on the agenda at systems throughout state. Council in the fourth ward. served as public and that session to speak in governmental affairs favor of putting back into The group also agreed "to Joan Kennedy, chair- Three WHS Seniors Win most emphatically" support person of the Westfield consultant to the First the state budget some $27 million which is scheduled Senate Bill 1060 (Dumont). Democratic Committee* Jersey National Bank in This bill would appropriate Jersey City. to be cut from the 1979-80 called the ticket "one of the College Women's Awards school budget. • {Continued on page 4) best qualified, concerned From 1974 to 1977, Kelly and committed that the served as New Jersey's The College Woman's Democratic Party has of- Director of Economic Club of Westfield awarded a Late Return of Books fered the voters of Westfield Development in the State four year scholarship of; in years - all candidates Department of Labor and $3,200 and two freshman' committed to the preser- Industry.