Serving our Community -....‘-“““cjw-rt torxotc- hue Seasonal shoplifters M i 52D243QS 1S.S0 S in c e 1888 S 2 P ! 07041 target mall stores. MiLLSUnS PUBLIC U3RASY 200 GLEN AWE Police bust out-of-towners for M iO B U R M N-.! December 27,2007 holiday thefts. P a g e A2. 75 cents weekly www.theitemonline.com of Millbum and Short Hills PetSmart at zoning hearing With a little more than a week and has battled on municipal turf tion, Environmental and Land Use ing approval from the township’s left before representatives of PetS­ before. Sections, and has served on the zoning board for approval on park­ PetSmart at a glance mart are set to come before the Sullivan’s "“work will start West Orange Board of Adjustment ing, site-plan and laid use. PetSmart bills itself as the "largest specialty pet retailer of township’s Zoning Board of immediately as he prepares to pre­ for 12 years, according to Pazer. Sullivan has represented the Adjustment, members of Millbum sent the organization’s case at the "Members of our group from all Zoning Board of Adjustment for services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets." United have hired an experienced Jan. 7 meeting of the Zoning Board around (the township) have come Union Township for five years, and The company operates more than 993 stores in the United States attorney to help squelch the of Adjustment," Jonathan Pazer, together to stand up for character­ has practiced law in Harrison, East proposal to move the store here. the group's president, said in a istics that this town has always Orange, South Orange, Orange, and Canada, according to its Web site, providing "a broad range of William C. Sullivan Jr. of Scar- statement to The Item of Millbum treasured - quality, uniqueness, W’est Orange, Keamy and Walling- s: services! inci & Hollenbeck will lead the and Short Hills. personal service, fine dining and a ton, according to Pazer. grassroots group in its struggle Sullivan served as a clinical pro­ touch of elegance,’’ Pazer said in th e Millbum Township’s Zon­ against the big-box store, which fessor at the Rutgers University his statement. “The arrival of big- ing Board erf Adjustment will meet services. plans to move into the space on School of Law in the Environmen­ b at highway stores will signal the at 7 pm. on Jan. 7 in Town Hall. Financial figures published by the company show total sales fo r Millbum Avenue being vacated by tal Law Clinic and was an adjunct end to an era of quality’ shopping Representatives of PetSmart 2006 were $ 4 2 million. Whole Foods next year. professor at the school’s Cook Col­ and dining." were not available for comment at The attorney is experienced in lege Campus. He is associated with Sullivan has specialized in land- press time. Stores typically are located on m^or thoroughfares such as Route land-use and environmental law's the New Jersey Stats Bar Associa­ use applications. The store is seek­ - A nth o m G. Attrino j 2Z and Route 10 and highways and malls throughout the state. EDUCATION Heartfelt goodbye for South Mountain principal South Mountain School teach­ Students line up for ers, students and parents said a chance to give farewell to Principal Ted Linden- goodbye hugs to berg Dec 20. Lindenberg, who is retiring, said South Mountain although he first only intended to School Principal Ted serve as principal in an interim Lindenberg Dec. 20 capacity, Superintendent of at his retirement Schools Richard Brodovv con­ reception in the vinced him to stay on for three school’s m ulti-pur­ years. Then, Lindenberg added, the pose room. Linden- three years turned to four. berg said he “dread­ “I so dreaded this week,” Lin­ ed" saying goodbye denberg told students and parents. to the students, fac­ “I thank you ail for giving me the opportunity to be a small part of ulty and staff. this wonderful community" ‘Ted changed the whole tone of STAFF PHOTO this building to a caring communi- BY HARRY TRUMBORE iy” PTO co-president Clare Begley’ said. “He created an environment that was safe, nurturing and col­ laborative” Lindenberg’s successor, Anna Mae Stefanelh, the current instructional supervisor at Glen- wood School, will begin at South Mountain after the holiday recess. - Harrv Trumbore 2007 REVIEW A good and memorable year for township... By Harry Trumbore built by township employees and The municipality’ held off on ask­ heartened the Board of Education net and bolt operations, filed an $77.5 million budget with a local and Patricia Harris students. The event coincided with ing the council to consider a third gave its permission this month to injunction seeking to prohibit the tax levy of $65 million for the of The item daylong outdoor games and activ­ method, dart and euthanize, which cull deer on the Oakey Tract a 32- township from continuing to con­ 2007-08 school year. ities, with concession stands offer­ the township first proposed last acre parcel of land off Hartshorn duct its net and bolt program on High school principal Keith As thoughts turn to 2008, here’s ing food and drink. The day was year and which has yet to be Drive, through sharpshooting or residential properties. The injunc­ Neigel retired in June after serving how we assess the year that’s fast capped off with a rock ’n’ roll con­ approved for use anywhere in the dart and euthanize operations. tion was later dismissed in court more than 25 years as the school’s coming to a close: cert in Tayior Park. state. Several Committee members sug­ In all, the township culled 68 head administrator. Neigel was In August a family fun day was In considering its course of gested culling could reduce the deer last season at a cost erf replaced byhigh school Vice Prin­ Sesquicentennia! held at the municipal swimming action, the governing body is tak­ number of surrounding properties $42,075. cipal William Miron. Residents celebrated the 150th pool ing into account a deer manage­ where net and boh operations Over its eight years of deer man­ Three hundred four seniors anniversary of the township’s Finally, a gala black-tie dinner ment program for the South would be needed. agement activities, the township graduated in June from Millbum incorporation with events held dance at Hie Hilton Short Hills Mountain Reservation announced Last season the township con­ has culled 574 deer at a cost of High School. Because erf the large throughout the year. Oct 27 closed out the Sesquicen- this summer by Essex County. The ducted sharpshooting to cull deer approximately $300,000. class size, graduation exercises in March a police ceremony in tennial calendar of events. county has said it will hire a ven­ in Old Short Hills Baric, as had were held at the Richard J. Codey front of the law enforcement build­ dor to conduct sharpshooting been done nearly’ every’ year since Board of Education Arena at South Mountain in West ing and a cocktail reception at The Deer management operations in the 2,047-acre park­ the program began in 2000. In Only three candidates filed in MaB at Short Hills kicked off the By year’s aid, the Township land on 10 days beginning next addition, the municipality hired a February for three open seats on In October; the administration official celebration. Committee was still formulating its month and continuing through vendor for the first time to conduct the Board of Education. Noreen announced a total of4,663 PreK- A parade down Millbum deer management program for February. Local officials are hope­ net and bolt operations on a select Brunini, who had previously to-12th grade students w e re Avenue June 9 featured marching 2008. Two methods of deer culling, ful the new program wiD reduce group of private properties. Those served a term on the board, Lise enrolled for the 2007-08 school bands, politicians, troops of Boy sharpshooting on public lands and the number of deer coming out of Chapman and Michael Bimberg year, a growth of approximately and Girl Scouts and youth athlet­ net and bolt operations on private the reservation and taking up February and into early March. were swom in after the April 100 students over the past two ic teams, vintage fire trucks, a properties, have been approved by residence on private lands. In March HUMANE Millbum, school board elections. beauty queen and numerous floats the state’s fish and Game Council In addition, local officials are a local organization opposing the Voters in April also approved a SEE Y E A R , PAGE A3 CLASSIFIEDS 04,05 MOVIES 84 In Vo/. 120 No. 52 A look at 2007 town sports. Classifieds COMMUNITY D! PUBLIC NOTICES 02 fo r more classifieds, see page D4, D5. for home delivery, It was a banner year. P a g e C l. To place a classified ad in COMMUNITY EVENTS A4 PUZZIES 03 The Item of Millbum and call 888-504-4280. Short Hills, and our other community EDITORIAL A4 RELIGIOUS NEWS 82 Fire wood for Sale! newspapers, call 1-800-891-9467. S l Solid Oak & Asti Seasoned. education SI SPORTS C1-C6 Please recycle. & less! 25% entertainment 83. B4 recycled newsenst 8”” 52823 00015 2 I Delivered,973-379-8988 Dumped or Stacked ' Call Jimmy James A2 Thursday, December 27,2007 The Item of Miilburn and Short Hills www.TheltemOnline.com in 1857, the year it was established as a municipality by the Capt Michael Scannieilo of the township fire departm ent state, Miilburn Township had three schools, a 1-room school and Robin Kirchner of the MiiF house near the Old Short Hills Road-Parsonage Hill Road inter­ burn-Short Hills chapter of section, another 1-room school house on White Oak Ridge near the American Red Cross exam ine equipm ent to be Parsonage Hill Road and a 3-room building on Miilburn Avenue demonstrated at the CERT opposite the present Town Hall.