Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, April 23, 2015 OUR 125th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 17-2015 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Freeholder Board Introduces $491-Million County Budget Concerns Over Detention Center Staffing Raised By PAUL J. PEYTON Hudak said. Union County Infrastructure and Mu- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader “The overall result of our budgetary nicipal Aid program. COUNTY — The Union County effort is a tax increase of just 2.51 “A total of $1.5 million will be made Freeholders introduced a $491.9-mil- percent, the lowest in a decade,” he available to assist our municipalities to lion budget last Thursday with $335.3 said. The average tax increase per house- accomplish tasks undertaken in calen- million to be raised in property taxes, hold county-wide will be $52. dar year 2015,” he said. The funding is an increase of $8.2 million over last County impact spreadsheets on the coming from the proceeds from the year. amount to be raised in each of the 21 $26-million sale of Runnells Special- Freeholder Chris Hudak, chairman towns in the county and the average ized Hospital. of the board’s fiscal committee, said county tax per home in each of those Towns can use the money for down- the committee was able to reduce the towns will not be released until the final town development projects, economic proposed tax levy in the executive bud- budget is unveiled on Thursday, May development plans, large- and small- get presented by County Manager Al 28, county spokesman Sebastian D’Elia scale construction projects, commu- Faella by $820,000. told The Westfield Leader. nity enhancement projects, master “This was done without any loss of Mr. Hudak also announced a match- plans/feasibility studies/transportation jobs or impact to our services,” Mr. ing grant initiative for towns called the plans, child care/senior care infrastruc- ture projects, road work, including pot- hole repair and structural enhance- ments. “A portion of the sale (of Runnells) will be used annually to pay off Runnells’ debt service and the rest will remain in reserve, giving this board the option to reduce the tax burden moving Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader forward in future years and the ability A WESTFIELD TRADITION…Players take part in Saturday’s Westfield Baseball League opening day parade, a long- to meet any contingencies, should it so time tradition in the town. choose to do so,” Mr. Hudak said. The board will hold a public hearing on the budget on Thursday, May 14, at Substation on South Avenue 6 p.m., in the freeholders’ meeting room of the county administration building in Elizabeth. The board will vote to adopt the spending plan on Thursday, In Cranford to Be Replaced May 28. During the public comment portion By CHRISTINA M. HINKE Kalnins said. “They are installing some to be moved behind the new substation, of the meeting, Ronnie Armstrong of Specially Written for The Westfield Leader security and lights.” and will be the same size lot, Ms. Piscataway, a guard at the Union County Part of the work includes an oil tank Thomas said. The parking lot will not Juvenile Detention Center in Linden, CRANFORD — The planning board holding area and a new generator area be available for use during construc- approved a resolution on Wednesday Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader said he and other security staff at the that are being redone, Mayor Kalnins tion. Should the application be ap- DEVOTED YANKEES…Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky and Councilman detention center have “a lot of con- for the application by PSE&G to im- told The Westfield Leader. proved, construction is to begin in the Frank Arena joined in the Westfield Baseball League opening day parade. cerns” following the transfer of 30 ju- prove the substation at 700 South Av- The variance sought was to encroach fall of 2015 and be complete in early veniles from the now closed Hudson enue East, located near the Roselle on the 10-foot setback. The property 2018, Ms. Thomas said. County Juvenile Detention Center to border and known as the Aldene Sta- line it will encroach abuts the Garden There are 38, 12-hour permit park- Cranford BOE Opposes the Union County detention center in tion, that was presented to and ap- State Parkway, so the variance was ing spaces at that lot, Mary O’Connor, Linden. proved by the board March 18. found “minimally invasive” Mayor commissioner and planning board “A lot of our officers have been hurt. “It worked well for me,” Board Chair- Kalnins said. Also, “for the efficiency member, said at the Monday township Transfer of Pensions We wondered [if the merging of the woman Bobbi Anderson said of the of the system it needed to be where it committee workshop meeting. Twenty- two county (detention centers)] were application. was,” Mayor Kalnins said. six of those spots will be made up for by By THOMAS VAN DUYNE the state would raise taxes that would CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 “It is a good area,” Mayor Andis Later this year, PSE&G also will replacing metered parking on the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader be [the] answer, but, [Governor Christie] come before the planning board for an northside of South Avenue between CRANFORD — At Monday night’s doesn’t want to raise taxes. Bottom line application to redo the substation on South Union Avenue and Washington regularly scheduled meeting the board is having us raise the taxes and the local GW BOE, Teachers’ Union South Avenue in the downtown near Place with permit parking there. Those of education (BOE) passed a resolu- residents [angry] at us rather than them the train station. permit holders will no longer have tion sending word to Trenton that it, raising the taxes and letting us be [an- The substation supplies power to dedicated spaces in the township dur- like many other school boards which gry] with them.” Reach Pact on Contract parts of Cranford, Westfield and other ing the closure of the lot, but rather will passed identical resolutions circulated Another component of the resolu- neighboring municipalities, Lauren need to park in other permit spaces on by a larger BOE governing board, stands tion was calling for the autonomy of By BRIAN TRUSDELL Christine Guerriero said, similarly, she Thomas, senior project manager for a first-come, first-served basis, Ms. in opposition to the proposed transfer school boards to be able to choose the Specially Written for the Westfield Leader hoped the matter would go before the PSE&G Delivery Projects and Con- O’Connor said. of pension responsibility to local mu- carrier of their health insurance pro- GARWOOD – The school board board for approval by its next meeting struction, told The Leader in a phone PSE&G’s plans for the area are as nicipalities. Currently, the state is re- vider. Currently, if a district is not in- and teachers’ union have reached a on Tuesday, May 19. interview. follows: The current building that is sponsible for three major components volved in the state provided option, all tentative agreement on a new contract, In other matters, the board approved “The Cranford substation is part of empty will be knocked down. PSE&G of school district employee benefits: districts must submit evidence to the board member Barbara Greet said at a two-month agreement with the Bor- our ‘Energy Strong’ program to will install two “shelter isles,” that will pension, Social Security taxes and post- state that the plan they have chosen is Tuesday’s meeting, but no specifics ough of Garwood to provide janitorial strengthen and protect our systems house the “equipment in a prefabri- retirement health care. cheaper and provides greater cover- were disclosed pending ratification by services for the new Recreation and against severe weather and flooding,” cated metal building,” Ms. Thomas said. Under Governor Chris Christie’s pro- age. As of now, Cranford district em- both sides. Sports Complex, or athletic center, on said Brooke Houston Fisher, a commu- “It is the only way it will fit… from a posed “Road Map to Resolution” the ployees are enrolled in the state health “The issue of salary guides needs to the south side of town, as an extension nications officer with PSE&G. construction perspective it is a less funding of those would now have to care system or the direct ten, the cost of be finalized,” said Board Attorney John of the arrangement the two have to The new substation will be raised risky way to construct it,” she said. The come out of school budgets. The state which is roughly $2,300 a month or Geppert, who refused to comment or perform similar services at borough four feet, which is the FEMA level plus metal buildings also help to prevent mandates that school budgets can only $27,600 a year without factoring in clarify further. hall. one foot, Ms. Thomas said. flood damage, Ms. Thomas said. increase by 2 percent annually. Robert employee contributions. Some ques- The terms were reached at a March The borough will pay $75 per week The substation will remain on the During Hurricane Irene in 2011, the Carafango, the district business admin- tions were raised by board members 31 negotiation session before a media- for two cleanings of the center’s field same property. substation had been under four feet of istrator, anticipated that if the “Road about whether or not this would be the tor, the second before the state-ap- house. The agreement will be reviewed The municipal parking lot in front is CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Map” were to come to fruition the state most beneficial plan long term for pointed arbiter. That came two weeks in mid-June by both parties to see if it would have to allow for an additional employees. after Mr. Geppert reported “significant should be continued or amended in any increase, along with the 2 percent, in Board member Camille Widdows progress” in the year-long negotiations way, board member Adele Lewis said. order to make up almost $5,000,000 discussed the issue of rising deductibles despite teachers picketing outside the Also, the board accepted the resig- worth of benefits that would now be and co-pays that were hurting employ- meeting and union co-president Tamara nation of Roberto Santilli as the part- required, substantially raising local ees. Board member Jo Anne Boyle said Benc calling the headway “negligible.” time technology coordinator and signed property taxes. Ms. Benc told the board she and co- a contract with Peggnet Computers of Mr. Carafango pointed out that, “if CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 president Patti Elias were “grateful” Mendham, N.J., to act as his replace- for the agreement. Both appeared ment until the end of the school year. puzzled at Mr. Geppert’s comment Schools Superintendent Teresa Quiqley about salary guides, but like Mr. said Mr. Santilli resigned to take a full- Geppert, would not speak further. Nei- time position elsewhere. ther side would disclose the length of The contract is for $10,000 with the agreement, although the previous Peggnet, which will have someone at agreement that expired with the con- Lincoln School nearly every day, Ms. clusion of the last school year was for Quigley said. three years. Additionally, a list of 29 tenured and “We don’t want to violate any confi- four non-tenured certified staff was dentiality,” Ms. Benc said. approved for the 2015-2016 school Brian Trusdell for The Westfield Leader This was the third straight cycle that year, although Ms. Quigley said it was CARRYING THE BANNER...Garwood music teacher Armando Gonzalez, in the teachers’ contract required a me- not a complete roster since she still was blue, led Lincoln School's select choir in a performance of "Seize the Day" from diator. evaluating needs for the upcoming year. the Broadway musical Newsies at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. The board huddled in a 20-minute And the Statue of Liberty and Ellis closed executive session to, at least in Island was approved as the destina- PPPAAAGE INDEXINDEXGE part, discuss the contract. No details of tion for the sixth grade field trip on that discussion were made public. Tuesday, May 19 after its original Regional ...... 2-3 Education ...... 9 Christina M. Hinke for The Westfield Leader Ms. Elias said she and Ms. Benc plan, the Forest Resource Education Editorial ...... 4-5 Sports ...... 13-20 GOOD BYE, OLD PEPPY…Old Peppy, the 250-year-old pepperidge tree inside hoped to be able to put the matter Center in Jackson, N.J., was ruled out. Police ...... 23 Real Estate .... 13-24 Lincoln Park in Cranford, was torn down on Tuesday after the township before their members for approval by No reason was given for canceling the Community ... 6-7, 10 Classifieds ..... 21 committee voted in March to have it taken down as a safety precaution following Thursday, May 7. Board President Jackson trip. Obituary ...... 8 A&E ...... 23-24 a recommendatioi in a report isasued by a tree expert. Westfield Leader only Page 12 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A Watchung Communications, Inc. 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By CHRISTINA M. HINKE Included in the PD parking spaces is Specially Written for The Westfield Leader an area that would have a six-foot to eight-foot-high wall surround to allow CRANFORD — Charles Smith, di- the police to perform a full search of a rector of government and regulatory vehicle that would be on camera, Mr. affairs for Comcast, discussed the re- O’Brien said. Currently, the PD per- newal agreement between the town- forms searches at the Department of ship and Comcast to construct, con- Public Works (DPW) roundhouse. nect, operate and maintain a cable tele- “That and the widening of the drive- vision and communications system in way, those two items account for the township at the committee work- $200,000 that have to come out of the shop meeting Monday night. The re- capital budget,” Mr. Hannen said. They newal is for 15 years. would not be covered under the Com- The franchise fee paid to the town- munity Development grant that is be- ship currently is 3.5 percent of every ing used for the paving of the lot,” he charge that is related to cable televi- said. He suggested using that money to Christina M. Hinke for The Westfield Leader sion, such as pay-per-view and pre- pave roads. A GRAND OLD TREE...Garrett Buonaguro, 21, a resident of Central Avenue, mium channels, pursuant to state law, “This was significantly higher than I who was born and raised in Cranford, came out to play his guitar in honor of Old Mr. Smith said. It was previously 2 expected,” Ms. Adubato said. Peppy. He was playing his rendition of a Grand Old Flag, renaming it a Grand percent of the basic cable bill. A subcommittee, made up of Deputy Old Tree. Deputy Mayor Lisa Adubato asked Mayor Adubato, Mayor Andis Kalnins why the ordinance also states the old and Township Administrator Terence franchise fee of 2 percent. The state Wall, had reviewed the capital budget. County Freeholders changed it to 3.5 percent in 2006 when Deputy Mayor Adubato said the rec- SCENIC...Greg and Rosemary Porpora of Westfield take time out to catch up on Verizon was permitted to build a cable ommendation of the capital budget was the latest issue of The Westfield Leader while visiting the Duomo in Florence, Italy. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 network, Mr. Smith said. “Comcast not unanimous. properly planned because we don’t He said the priority of the county is likes to keep that language in there in “Depending on what we decide, I have enough staff to handle what is to keep both the staff and juvenile case state law changes,” Mr. Smith tend to look from a different Czeh Appointed Fire Chief; going on at the detention center,” Mr. detainees safe. said. perspective…Going from $4 million Armstrong told the board. He asked for Residents from Rahway and Clark Now that the weather has turned to $2.7 this year is too big of a drop-off “some sort of proactive investigation.” once again spoke to the board about milder, street paving is to begin again. (to paving),” Deputy Mayor Adubato Old Peppy Cut Down “We’re being attacked every day. their opposition to development of an The following municipal roads are said. We’re looking for help,” Mr. Armstrong existing field at Rahway River Park slated for the paving schedule to be Mayor Kalnins led the discussion of By CHRISTINA M. HINKE three children over to the park to see said. He said some of the guards have into a multi-purpose field. The field completed by Memorial Day, Town- the budget with the township commit- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader it one last time. “It was symbol, a had to do double shifts because of will be the home for the Rahway High ship Engineer Carl O’Brien said: Dun- tee. “We dropped the total by $2 mil- CRANFORD — Fire Captain thing we grew up with,” he said. staffing shortages, with one guard who School football team. ham Avenue, West Holly Street, Marsh lion. We had $6 million last year,” Daniel Czeh was appointed by 3-to- “Whenever people visit me in spoke saying she has been working 16- Plans call for the replacement of the Street, Keith Jeffries Avenue, Fairfield Mayor Kalnins said. 0 vote, as fire chief at a ceremony that Cranford…I always show them Old hour shifts and another guard saying, field with a turf field, track and lights Avenue, Concord Street, Chestnut “We can go up to $5 million,” Mayor packed the municipal chambers held Peppy,” he said. “we are so short staffed.” paid for by the county. Bleachers to Street and Cherry Street. A 48-hour Kalnins said. Tuesday at the township committee He asked if the decision to take it Freeholder Chairman Mohamed seat 1,200 persons, team pavilions, a notice will be given to residents to Commissioner Robert D’Ambola official meeting. down was because of safety or litiga- Jalloh said the board would look into public address system, scoreboard, allow them more time to move ve- requested $20,000 be allocated for the “He is a good person… I have seen tion avoidance. “Give Cranford a little the issue. restroom facilities, concession stand hicles. memorial of Old Peppy, the Pepperidge nothing but great things from Danny more credit,” Mr. Colangelo said. In a phone interview with The Leader, and a press box would be paid for by Union County is to pave Springfield tree the township voted to take down. over the last 10 years,” Acting Chief “I regret I am too late to save the Frank Guzzo, director of human ser- Rahway. The county portion in pre- Avenue, from Holly Street to the Bou- The committee also requested to get Dean Russamano said. tree,” Monica Shimkus of Miln Street vices, said the county was hampered in liminary plans was $2.6 million with levard, over the next two weeks, Mr. costs for a vehicle and equipment that Chief Czeh is a Cranford High said. “The community is more than filling vacancies at the Linden deten- Rahway paying $2.3 million. O’Brien said. The section of Spring- can perform infrared pothole repair. School and Union County College the sum of its people. It is the archi- tion center as those positions are civil Kelly Tropeano of Clark, represent- field Avenue from Holly to North Av- The DPW has requested to replace a graduate. He began as a volunteer tecture and the river that runs through service jobs. He said applicants would ing the Coalition to Save Rahway River enue will be paved by the gas company dump truck, estimated at $35,000, a firefighter before starting a career as it…,” she said. have to take a civil service adminis- Park, responded to board comments at after it is done with work in that area, hotbox to heat asphalt, and a tree truck, a firefighter in 1995. After looking at the limbs that were tered test. Successful candidates would the March 26 meeting that the complex Mr. O’Brien said. which is estimated at $260,000. “I want you guys to get on board cut from Old Peppy, resident Frank then have to go through a criminal should not be considered a stadium. Mr. O’Brien said the county is also to The engineering department is look- the train. We are leaving the station Krause asked the committee to have background check and take a physical She said she would like to know the pave South Avenue in the township this ing at drainage improvements on Elm and I’m driving. Once on board we them investigated because he said and a psychological test. freeholders’ definition of a stadium, summer. Street, Maple Street and Normandie will all face the same direction… The there was no evidence of rot. Mr. Guzzo said there are seven to “because the only thing missing is a The North Avenue Train Station Place, as well as James and South Av- sooner we are all going in the same “It is just a disaster,” Mr. Krause eight vacancies at the detention center, dome.” project is to go out to bid and is ex- enues, and Orchard Brook, Mr. O’Brien direction the better off we will all be,” said. some of which had been caused by On parking, she questioned where pected to be awarded by the end of said. He said there are about 10 to 12 Chief Czeh said to his fellow “The tree didn’t have to come what he described as a “rash” of inju- vehicles would go after the existing May. The New Jersey Department of roads that have frequent flooding. “Our firefighters. He was sworn in as chief down,” Commissioner Tom Hannen ries among security staff. 400 spaces in the lot are filled as there Transportation, which is giving a grant thought was to start ticking them off the with his wife, Jenn, and daughters Jr. said in his commissioner report. As of last week, Mr. Guzzo said is no plan for additional parking by the to Cranford to cover part of the work, list,” Mr. O’Brien said. Emily and Melody by his side. His He said the tree company trimmed Hudson County had agreed to an inter- county. has asked the township to issue an The township also again raised the parents, sister and nephews were also off branches of one side, leaving it governmental transfer of some of its Bob Carson of Rahway said, re- extension to the grant to allow time for issue of the paver replacement pro- in attendance. unbalanced, and still had remained security staff to Union County to fill sponding to previous freeholder com- the township to introduce the resolu- gram in the downtown. Some commit- In other business, the committee standing upright. He recited a part of detention center vacancies. Previously, ments that there are no contracts in tion for the bid approval. tee members suggested looking at the adopted a $35.6-million municipal the Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Hudson was the only New Jersey county place for the field, that he does in fact The township engineer discussed the option of switching out the pavers for budget on final reading after it was “Once there was a tree and she loved not participating in such a program. He have those contracts. bid request for the municipal building’s stamped concrete, to still retain a cer- introduced last month. a little boy and every day he would said four or five guards have been Freeholder Chairman Jalloh said he parking lot. He said he recommended tain “look” without the upkeep of the Old Peppy, the Pepperidge tree lo- come and gather her leaves. Today, as screened to come to Union County. would like to see the documents, not- three alternate bids to be included in the pavers. Commissioner Mary O’Connor cated at Lincoln Park on Lincoln Old Peppy was going down, I met Mr. Guzzo said prior to an agree- ing they are likely shared-services bid. The three alternates are for double- suggested looking at colored concrete Avenue, was cut down Tuesday morn- some of those little boys who would ment with Hudson County to transfer agreements between Rahway and the depth parking spaces for police depart- instead, to save money. ing. The Pepperidge tree that is more come and sit under that tree,” Mr. all of its juvenile population to Union county, but not construction contracts ment (PD) vehicles, the widening of “I think having a nice sidewalk is than 250 years old and is a symbol of Hannen said. County, Union County had a daily as the board has yet to vote on any the exit lane to allow for two-way traf- what is most important and safe,” Ms. Cranford in many ways was sawed Now that Old Peppy has been cut population of around 28 to 30 youths in contracts for the project. fic, and a control outlet structure for O’Connor said. down to limbs piled on the ground. down, he noted that Ed Davenport a facility that can hold up to 74. As of pipe discharge to the Rahway River to “I look at the lights, flowers, and Residents stopped by to see why the suggested to slice the trunk at an last week, the Linden detention center help detain some of the stormwater storefronts. I think those are the ambi- tree was being cut down, and to honor angle and to trace Cranford’s and had 49 youths, he said. In an effort to during a storm event. ence to the town,” Ms. O’Connor said. the history of the tree. Resident Garrett America’s history through the rings hold that number down, Mr. Guzzo CF BOE Buonaguro, 21, a life-long resident, of the tree. Mr. Hannen also sug- said a federal program that has a con- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 stood with guitar playing a tune in gested adding a gazebo around the tract with the county has agreed not to under the current plan district employ- Good Neighbor Awards honor of the tree. Tim Salerno, a tree trunk to protect it and act as a send additional youths to Union County. ees will be subjected to the Cadillac tax resident on Lincoln Avenue, came to learning center. under the Affordable Care Act by 2018. get his photo taken with the tree, “I apologize for not notifying you,” This tax is levied on all families who Given to Osieja, Goggi which he had done as a boy and was Commissioner Robert D’Ambola receive more than $27,500 worth of hung in the Smithsonian, his wife said to the audience. He said he had Substation health care because, as Mr. Carafango By KATE BROWNE served Mountainside as a police of- Elizabeth told The Westfield Leader. wanted to conduct a ceremony for the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 put it, “their benefits are too good” in Specially Written for The Westfield Leader ficer for 36 years before losing a year- Tina Helmstetter and her husband, tree after a memorial had been erected. water from the Rahway River, accord- the eyes of the legislative body. MOUNTAINSIDE — A standing- long battle with cancer earlier this Ed, visited the remains of tree as “I was not looking forward to taking ing to a PSE&G press release. The Ms. Widdows raised objection to the room only crowd packed borough hall year, accepted the award on his be- well, their faces showed their sadness down the tree, I was looking forward electrical components at the substation resolution on the grounds that it does Tuesday night to honor the recipients half. Ms. Skinner detailed Chief of the loss. Ms. Helmstetter, who is a to what can we do positive after the had been caked with mud and debris not go far enough. She called for an of the annual Mabel Young Good Osieja’s many contributions to the member of the tree advisory board, tree was gone,” he said. from the flooding that occurred. It additional line to be added that de- Neighbor Award. According to Mabel community including his role as a had spoken to the committee on nu- The rot, Mr. D’Ambola said, is caused outages for some PSE&G cus- mands the state to make good on other Young Committee chairwoman, Janet founding member of the Mountain- merous occasions about the health, further down in the trunk of the tree, tomers for over a week, according to programs that it has promised to fund Skinner, the award was established in side PAL, a board member of the history and significance of the tree. which has not been cut down yet. reports. like special-education resources. Ms. 1982 and is given to a resident who has Municipal Alliance, an active mem- They both attended Tuesday night’s There was one tree company who During the construction period, Widdows stated, “Trenton needs to be had a positive impact on the commu- ber of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, meeting, and spoke about the backed out of taking down the tree, PSE&G customers should not experi- responsible for what Trenton is respon- nity. This year the award was presented the Elks Club, and the PBA. Ms. Skin- township’s, 4-to-1, decision to cut and a second vendor that had me- ence any power outages. “We sequence sible for by law. The fact that any to Carol Goggi and awarded post ner noted, “Rich did great things with down the tree. chanical issues, Mr. D’Ambola said. out these projects so customers won’t politician can get away with not fund- humously to the late Police Chief Rich- quiet humility.” Six residents came to the meeting In other committee business, the see any interruptions of power,” Ms. ing what is mandated, what’s legis- ard Osieja, who was promoted from In addition to the Mabel Young to voice their opposition to the re- Downtown Management Corporation Thomas said. lated, and what is justifiably morally captain to chief a week before his pass- Award, Councilman Glenn N. moval of the tree. Those residents budget was approved with a total of “That area of Cranford, there has obligated, blows me away. And the ing in January. Mortimer presented the family with a also asked why the township com- $189,800, which is up over last year. been a lot of development…. We do reason they can get away with it is Ms. Goggi has lived in Mountain- American flag which Rep. Leonard mittee had not informed the public as The committee approved the ordi- have an outreach team that will be because nobody lights a fire under side with her husband and two children Lance (R-7th) had arranged to have to when the tree was going to be cut nance to renew the agreement with communicating with the town and lo- them.” since 1989. She has been a long time flown over the United States Capitol down or why there had not been a Comcast for another 15 years to sup- cal businesses,” Ms. Thomas said. In the end the addition of an extra member of the Newcomers Club and building in honor of Chief Osieja on ceremony to honor the tree’s signifi- ply cable service. At the next meeting, on Wednesday, line was tabled in favor of the creation served as the group’s president and is a March 10. The leadership team from cance. The Carpenter Place detention ba- May 6, the planning board will hear a of a second, stand alone resolution major supporter of the Mountainside the Union County Police Chiefs Asso- “It looked like the town didn’t care,” sin pipe repairs work was awarded by subdivision application by Rosa Tavares calling for accountability from the state Restoration Committee, where she ciation presented the family with a Mr. Helmstetter said during public resolution. It is to be funded by the at 268 Burnside Avenue. Ms. Tavares is on programs they have promised to spearheaded several fundraising plaque memorializing Chief Osieja’s comment of the official meeting. New Jersey Department of Commu- seeking a minor subdivision approval fund. projects to support the relocation of the membership in the New Jersey State “The oldest resident of Cranford nity Affairs, Community Develop- to create two new lots with less than the The board also acknowledged that Levi Cory House and the operations at Police Chiefs Association, and State was destroyed,” Ms. Helmstetter said ment Block Grant – Disaster Recov- minimum required lot width for a cor- its budget has been approved by the Hetfield House. Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz (R- with tears in her eyes. ery Program. ner lot. state without revision and will be pre- In her presentation of the award, Ms. 21st, Summit) presented a legislative “New Jersey is famous for neglect- The farmers’ market that began “It is reminiscent to Indian Spring,” sented for public comment at the next Skinner noted that any child who has resolution honoring Chief Osieja. ing its history and this is just another last summer is slated for a second board member Kathleen Murray said, meeting on Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m. been baptized at Our Lady of Lourdes In her short speech, Asw. Munoz example,” resident Barbara Krause year. It will be held Sunday mornings referring to a subdivision application at Church in the last two decades was commended the citizens of Mountain- said. She noted that she and Ms. from June 7 to mid-October, weather 19 Indian Spring Road the board ap- touched by Ms. Goggi’s volunteerism side for the comfort and support they Helmstetter, as members of the tree permitting as the lower level of the proved last year. Clarification since she makes the infant’s keepsake had given to Donna Osieja, the chief’s advisory board, had both said the parking lot at the train station on Planning board member Ann In last week’s edition of The christening garments in addition to serv- wife, and her three young daughters best solution was to save the tree South Avenue. Parking will be avail- Steinbach brought up that the Town of Westfield Leader, it was reported ing as a religious education teacher and noting that they had “captured the spirit using the methods set forth by the able in the upper portion of the lot, Westfield formed a committee to that Garwood Councilman Jim chairwoman of the Cornerstone Break- of Chief Osieja who consistently gave tree experts that included having a with cars entering through the Wal- “strongly recommend what kind of Mathieu passed the chairmanship fast team. Ms. Goggi also served on the his all to the community.” six-foot fence around the drip line of nut Avenue entrance to the lot, and home to be built to match the neighbor- of the Garwood Republican party PTA executive board, was a leader in In other business, council members the tree. They both repeated tree ex- exiting at the farther corner of the lot. hood.” to his wife Liz Mathieu. Council- both the Boy and Girl Scouts and is the unanimously voted to approve the 2015 perts’ comments from reports on to The committee approved the resolu- The board said there has been no man Mathieu told The Leader after “glue that holds her street together” operating budget for $8,462,886.08, how to save the tree. tion, by a 4-to-1 tally, with Commis- word on a new plan for an application press time that he said that at the since she organizes the annual block appointed Anthony P. DeLuca Jr. as Joe Colangelo of Grove Street told sioner Hannen voting against it be- that was denied in September for a meeting in jest, and he is in fact still party and maintains the landscaped communications officer and appointed the committee that when he heard cause he felt the resolution did not mixed-use building at 496 Centennial the chairman. islands. Edward Parin to the Mountainside Old Peppy was coming down that he provide protection from “unfair com- Avenue. The family of Chief Osieja, who Department of Public Works. took off of work and brought his petition” with local businesses. Serving the community since 1959

USPS 485200 Thursday, April 23, 2015 Published Every Thursday Since 1959 (908) 232-4407 OUR 56th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 17-2015 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.timesnj.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Council OKs 2015 Budget With No Property Tax Increase

By FRED T. ROSSI property taxes, according to a preserving the township’s history by Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times PowerPoint presentation made by addressing improvements to several SCOTCH PLAINS — The town- Township Manager Al Mirabella at historic buildings, developing a strat- ship council on Tuesday gave its the council’s budget hearing. Other egy for boosting the downtown busi- unanimous approval to the 2015 town- sources include $2.2 million in state ness district and improving recre- ship budget that will keep the mu- aid, $4.8 million in miscellaneous ation and senior programs. nicipal portion of property-tax bills revenue that includes an anticipated When questioned by two residents flat for the first time in 15 years. $600,000 in construction code fees, about the amount of surplus being “It’s finally happened,” proclaimed and $2.97 million from the township’s used to keep the tax rate flat, Mr. Mayor Kevin Glover, who has pushed surplus. Mirabella said the amount of total for a zero-tax increase over the course Mr. Mirabella said his goals for surplus generated last year was of his seven years on the governing this year’s budget included provid- $200,000 more than in 2013 while body. Repeating a phrase he has used ing “efficient and essential” munici- Chief Financial Officer Lori Majeski throughout his tenure, the mayor said, pal services, ensuring public safety, said that $500,000 was left over. “We can do better—we finally have.” strengthening communications with Council members were generally The $24,576,946 spending plan residents via an improved website supportive of the spending plan, with will be financed by $14.7 million in and more social media involvement, Deputy Mayor Colleen Gialanella expressing her support for efforts to improve the downtown, which she said “needs to be front and center” in the government’s priorities. Coun- cilman Llewellyn Jones, the sole Republican on the governing body, said he was “disappointed that the library was being funded only at the Courtesy of Brian Horton state minimum of $1.32 million and FIRST FANWOOD POLICEWOMAN... Kathleen Case gets her new Fanwood Police Department badge pinned on by her that the legal budget is being increased husband, Hans, after being sworn in as the borough’s newest police officer at the borough council meeting on Monday night. by about 50 percent.” He said it was Looking on is Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo. Officer Case comes to the Fanwood department after nine years with “not a bad budget,” but added that it the Rutgers Police Department in Newark. She is the first woman to serve with the Fanwood department. “could be better.” The council also introduced the 2015 capital budget that calls for $3.4 million in spending on equip- First FW Policewoman Sworn In; ment and technology upgrades for the police and fire departments, a new heating and air-conditioning sys- tem at the library, road improvements, Volunteers Thanked For Efforts vehicles and equipment for the pub- Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times lic works and recreation departments, By DELL SIMEONE eran of the Rutgers University Po- Councilman Russell Huegel read SPIDERMAN’S TWIN?… Youngsters enjoy Sunday’s Super Hero Breakfast downtown beautification efforts, park Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times lice Department in Newark. Mayor a proclamation designating this Sat- fundraiser event which benefitted the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA and the improvements and historic site up- FANWOOD – The borough coun- Colleen Mahr thanked Fanwood Po- urday, April 25, as Clean Commu- Aunt Betty Frazee House restoration project. grades. It is the largest capital bond cil met on Monday evening to swear lice Chief Richard Trigo for “honor- nity Day. He honored Mr. McCarthy, ordinance put forth in many years, in the borough’s first woman police ing professionalism and finding the who has served as its chairman for Freeholders Introduce Mr. Mirabella acknowledged. Last officer. In addition, Russell Hamill best.” She welcomed Officer Case 26 years. Mr. McCarthy said, “Thank year, the council twice failed to pass was honored as Volunteer-of-the- by saying, “I know you’re going to you so much. It’s an effort that is a capital ordinance after the two Month, Earl Phillips was given the hit the ground running because you well done.” The cleanup will start at $491-Million Budget Democrats then on the council — key to the city for his role as grand know how to do it.” 8:30 a.m. on the south side of the Mr. Glover and Mrs. Gialanella — marshal of the Memorial Day Pa- Mr. Hamill was honored for his train station. Concerns Over Det. Ctr. Staffing Raised objected to certain provisions, thus rade, and Bob McCarthy, as Clean 41-plus years of service to the fire In other business, a resident who keeping the ordinance from gaining Community Day chairman, was department. Mayor Mahr noted that lives across from the Fanwood Me- By PAUL J. PEYTON ing grant initiative for towns called the necessary supermajority four of thanked as another dedicated bor- his tenure with the department in- morial Library questioned the need Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times the Union County Infrastructure and five votes needed to pass. ough volunteer. cluded serving as chief from 1983 for expansion of the library and COUNTY — The Union County Municipal Aid program. In other business, Mr. Mirabella Kathleen Case was sworn in as the to 1985. The mayor said, “It is heart- asked where people are going to Freeholders introduced a $491.9-mil- “A total of $1.5 million will be said he expected Township Clerk first woman police officer in warming for me to thank you for park, and how many trees will be lion budget last Thursday with $335.3 made available to assist our munici- Bonnie Lacina to certify the petition Fanwood. She is a Rutgers Univer- what you have done for the last 41 cut down to do this. She also is million to be raised in property taxes, palities to accomplish tasks under- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 sity graduate and a nine-year vet- years.” He was presented with a pen concerned about water that now an increase of $8.2 million over last taken in calendar year 2015,” he said. and ink drawing of the old historic gathers at the library when it rains. year. The funding is coming from the pro- train station. The mayor said it was She wanted to know if the new Freeholder Chris Hudak, chairman ceeds from the $26-million sale of the oldest train station in Union library will be able to hold 100 of the board’s fiscal committee, said Runnells Specialized Hospital. Zoning Board Denies Bid County. Mr. Hamill said, “Thank people in a meeting room and if so the committee was able to reduce the Towns can use the money for down- you very much. Railroading hap- where they would park. She also proposed tax levy in the executive town development projects, eco- pens to be my other interest.” questioned the $2-million price to budget presented by County Man- nomic development plans, large- and To Build Home on Far View Mayor Mahr introduced Mr. do the expansion. ager Al Faella by $820,000. small-scale construction projects, Phillips, who is 93 and a lifelong The mayor and council did not “This was done without any loss of community enhancement projects, By FRED T. ROSSI it was “not feasible,” owing to the borough resident. She said Mr. respond to her questions. jobs or impact to our services,” Mr. master plans/feasibility studies/trans- Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times difficulties in putting a driveway and Phillips participated in the Normandy Councilman Dan Levine, chairman Hudak said. portation plans, child care/senior care SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning walkways along the sloping property. invasion, the invasion of Morocco of the finance committee, introduced “The overall result of our budget- infrastructure projects, road work, in- board of adjustment last week denied Board member Edward Minall ex- and the invasion of Sicily during a $1,287,000 bond ordinance that ary effort is a tax increase of just 2.51 cluding pothole repair and structural an application to build a home in the pressed doubts about the design and World War II. She said he served as a will be used for capital projects in the percent, the lowest in a decade,” he enhancements. hills north of Route 22 because of grading of the proposed home and sergeant in the Fanwood Fire Depart- budget. The council passed the ordi- said. The average tax increase per “A portion of the sale (of Runnells) concerns from board members and property, and also worried about ac- ment and has been an active part of nance. Also approved was a resolu- household county-wide will be $52. will be used annually to pay off neighbors that the home would be cess by fire trucks to the property in the Fanwood community. Mr. Phillips tion establishing the salary of $20,000 County impact spreadsheets on the Runnells’ debt service and the rest situated too close to the street. the event of an emergency. He said smiled and said, “I’ve been around for borough Chief Financial Officer amount to be raised in each of the 21 will remain in reserve, giving this Victor and Lynn Vinegra sought the house needed to be lowered or the for a while; thanks for the privilege.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 towns in the county and the average board the option to reduce the tax approval to build a single-family home grading needed to be raised. Mr. county tax per home in each of those burden moving forward in future on a parcel of undeveloped, wooded Vinegra said backfilling the rear of towns will not be released until the years and the ability to meet any land at 2676 Far View Drive. Due to the property would entail several hun- final budget is unveiled on Thursday, contingencies, should it so choose to the property’s topography — which dred truckloads of dirt. Another board May 28, county spokesman Sebastian do so,” Mr. Hudak said. slopes sharply downward a short dis- member, Rich Fortunato, said he was D’Elia told The Scotch Plains- The board will hold a public hear- tance from the street — Mr. Vinegra “uncomfortable” with the plan that Fanwood Times. ing on the budget on Thursday, May sought a variance allowing him to placed the house so close to the street. Mr. Hudak also announced a match- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 position the new home 20 feet from Mr. Anderson echoed his sentiments. the front of the 22,000-square-foot Several residents of Far View Drive property. The local ordinance calls spoke in opposition to the proposal, for a minimum front-yard setback of with Roland Flores telling the zoning 31.25 feet. board that a nearby property had been Building a home 31 feet from the backfilled at its rear in order to allow street, Mr. Vinegra told the board at a new home to be properly set back. its April 16 meeting, would be “im- Harold Sarvetnick said a new house Photo courtesy of Brian Horton RECOGNI ZED FOR EFFORTS... Knights of Columbus Shield Award winners practical” due to the slope of the “will stick out” and have a negative from Fanwood pose with presenters on Thursday in Scotch Plains. Pictured, from property. He said the proposed house effect on property values. Michael left to right, are: award winner Sgt. Marc Gottlick and presenter, Fanwood Police would appear to be a two-story resi- Beck said the new house would not be Chief Richard Trigo, and award winner Officer Ryan Gilmore of the Fanwood dence from the street, but the back of “consistent with the look and feel of Police Department; presenter, Rescue Squad President Steve Siegal, award the house would sit along the start of the neighborhood.” winner Elizabeth Buckridee and Squad Captain Patti Buckridee (Elizabeth's the sharp downward slope and in- After a brief discussion among mother) of the Fanwood Rescue Squad; and award winner Ken Gorman and clude a walk-out basement at the rear themselves, the board voted unani- presenter, Assistant Chief Dave Zawodniak of the Fanwood Fire Department. of the property. As a result, the rear of mously to deny Mr. Vinegra’s appli- the house would be about 48 feet cation. PPPAAAGE INDEXINDEXGE high. The zoning board will hold a spe- Regional ...... 2-3 Education ...... 9 When Board Vice-Chairman Ken cial meeting on Thursday, April 30, to Editorial ...... 4-5 Sports ...... 13-20 Anderson asked if Mr. Vinegra had consider an application to build a Lauren S. Barr for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Police ...... 23 Real Estate .... 13-24 MAKING PROGRESS...Work has started on the new outdoor pool at the JCC considered placing the house further 5,500-square-foot Wawa convenience Community ... 6-7, 10 Classifieds ..... 21 in Scotch Plains. The pool is designed for children under 5 as well as children with back on the property, which is more store and gas station on Route 22 East Obituary ...... 8 A&E ...... 23-24 special needs. Construction is slated to be finished in time for summer. than 200 feet deep, Mr. Vinegra said CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Scotch Plains - Fanwood Times only Page 12 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A Watchung Communications, Inc. Publication “Local Service at Highway Prices”

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By CHRISTINA M. HINKE with him, but basically under him,” Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Ms. Mitchell said, because the fed- FANWOOD — The borough coun- eral government has put in place new cil held a budget workshop in a spe- rules and regulations regarding tech- cial meeting Thursday at the Patricia nology that the library must comply M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center. with. One mandate discussed is the The budget total was not disclosed. federal government will track library “At the last meeting…we were at a users’ habits on computers and cell $100 increase. You asked me to get it phones while in the library through down to $60. I actually got it down to data captured from the wifi service $30. That is just the municipal por- supplied from the library. tion,” Fred Tompkins, borough deputy The council said it would agree to administrator, said regarding the per the hiring of a full-time librarian, but household yearly tax increase. could not vote on the item at the Courtesy of Brian Horton The tax increase was lowered by special meeting. DEDICATED VOLUNTEER... Earl Phillips of Fanwood gets a key to the city way of added funds from a settlement The question of the council sup- from Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr during ceremonies at the borough council meeting Monday night. Mr. Phillips, 93, a lifelong resident of the borough, will Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times and surplus, Mr. Tompkins said. porting the library’s proposal to rede- serve as the grand marshal of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Memorial Day Parade GREEN-THUMBERS... Rose Checchio and Theresa Flood, at left, welcome “We got money back from the sign the library was brought up and is next month. Mr. Phillips is a World War II Navy veteran and served 35 years with fellow green-thumbers to the first meeting of the Scotch Plains Garden Club settlements…I should have put in the yet to be resolved. The council is the Fanwood Police Department after returning to Fanwood after the war, last week. Its first project will be installing planters on Park Avenue, East budget some of the settlement money looking at a five-year capital plan and retiring as a sergeant in 1981. Mr. Phillips, a founding member of the Fanwood Second Street and Westfield Avenue as part of an effort to beautify the to offset our legal costs,” Mr. is determining capital projects it Rescue Squad, is still active in the community and has served on the borough's downtown business district. Those interested in joining can e-mail Tompkins said. would take on in those five years, Shade Tree Commission since 1981. [email protected]. The legal fees were up from the Mayor Mahr said. estimated $65,000 to $90,000, Mr. Council members said they agreed Substation on South Avenue Tompkins said. to not take on more than $1.5 million Also, the surplus is slightly higher a year in spending on capital projects. Freeholders than last year, Mr. Tompkins said. A new public works building may CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In Cranford to Be Replaced A municipal user-friendly budget be needed as well, Councilman Levine 14, at 6 p.m., in the freeholders’ meet- He said the priority of the county is needs to be prepared in addition to said. ing room of the county administra- to keep both the staff and juvenile By CHRISTINA M. HINKE meeting. Twenty-six of those spots the regular budget and be ready when “Not doing anything is not an op- detainees safe. Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times tion building in Elizabeth. The board will be made up for by replacing the budget is introduced, Mr. tion… It’s figuring out if it’s every- will vote to adopt the spending plan Residents from Rahway and Clark CRANFORD — The planning metered parking on the northside of Tompkins said. The state is mandat- thing you asked for…Is it $3 million on Thursday, May 28. once again spoke to the board about board approved a resolution on South Avenue between South Union ing this user-friendly budget be avail- or $2 million?” Mayor Mahr said of During the public comment por- their opposition to development of an Wednesday for the application by Avenue and Washington Place with able online. It will include statistical the library’s proposed redesign. tion of the meeting, Ronnie Armstrong existing field at Rahway River Park PSE&G to improve the substation at permit parking there. Those permit data, a breakdown of personnel and “Mayor, it’s your building,” Mr. of Piscataway, a guard at the Union into a multi-purpose field. The field 700 South Avenue East, located near holders will no longer have dedi- healthcare costs, and property taxes, Ross said. County Juvenile Detention Center in will be the home for the Rahway High the Roselle border and known as the cated spaces in the township during among other items. “We are not at a consensus on that Linden, said he and other security School football team. Aldene Station, that was presented to the closure of the lot, but rather will “It is actually very good,” Council- piece,” Mayor Mahr said. staff at the detention center have “a Plans call for the replacement of the and approved by the board March 18. need to park in other permit spaces man Dan Levine said. lot of concerns” following the trans- field with a turf field, track and lights “It worked well for me,” Board on a first-come, first-served basis, “I think it is going to be a really fer of 30 juveniles from the now closed paid for by the county. Bleachers to Chairwoman Bobbi Anderson said Ms. O’Connor said. great analysis,” Mayor Colleen Mahr Hudson County Juvenile Detention seat 1,200 persons, team pavilions, a of the application. PSE&G’s plans for the area are as said. SP Zoning Center to the Union County detention public address system, scoreboard, “It is a good area,” Mayor Andis follows: The current building that is The council also discussed the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 center in Linden. restroom facilities, concession stand Kalnins said. “They are installing empty will be knocked down. Fanwood Recycling Center’s request at the corner of Glenside Avenue and “A lot of our officers have been and a press box would be paid for by some security and lights.” PSE&G will install two “shelter for a new bailer. The budget included Mountain Avenue, a property that cur- hurt. We wondered [if the merging of Rahway. The county portion in pre- Part of the work includes an oil isles,” that will house the “equip- the $30,000 contract for the use of the rently is home to Sanguiliano Garden the two county (detention centers)] liminary plans was $2.6 million with tank holding area and a new genera- ment in a prefabricated metal build- center, but the bailer, which is to cost Center. were properly planned because we Rahway paying $2.3 million. tor area that are being redone, Mayor ing,” Ms. Thomas said. “It is the $26,000, is not included. Wawa will seek 11 variances from don’t have enough staff to handle Kelly Tropeano of Clark, repre- Kalnins told The Scotch Plains- only way it will fit… from a con- “I hope we are not closing the book the board. Neighborhood residents what is going on at the detention senting the Coalition to Save Rahway Fanwood Times. struction perspective it is a less risky on curbside. I think there is a silent have taken to various social media in center,” Mr. Armstrong told the board. River Park, responded to board com- The variance sought was to en- way to construct it,” she said. The majority of people (who want curbside recent weeks to protest the plans, He asked for “some sort of proactive ments at the March 26 meeting that croach on the 10-foot setback. The metal buildings also help to prevent recycling),” Councilman Tom Kranz pointing out that part of the property investigation.” the complex should not be consid- property line it will encroach abuts flood damage, Ms. Thomas said. said. He asked to get a cost analysis of is zoned for a residential property and “We’re being attacked every day. ered a stadium. She said she would the Garden State Parkway, so the During Hurricane Irene in 2011, curbside recycling versus the exist- also expressing concerns about the We’re looking for help,” Mr. Armstrong like to know the freeholders’ defini- variance was found “minimally in- the substation had been under four ing recycling center. effect on vehicular traffic in an al- said. He said some of the guards have tion of a stadium, “because the only vasive,” Mayor Kalnins said. Also, feet of water from the Rahway River, Without a bailer, the recycling cen- ready-congested area. had to do double shifts because of thing missing is a dome.” “for the efficiency of the system it according to a PSE&G press release. ter would not be able to function, staffing shortages, with one guard who On parking, she questioned where needed to be where it was,” Mayor The electrical components at the sub- Mayor Mahr said. The center has said spoke saying she has been working 16- vehicles would go after the existing Kalnins said. station had been caked with mud it needs two bailers. FW Council hour shifts and another guard saying, 400 spaces in the lot are filled as there Later this year, PSE&G also will and debris from the flooding that Sheldon Ross, the president of the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “we are so short staffed.” is no plan for additional parking by come before the planning board for occurred. It caused outages for some Fanwood Memorial Library Board Freeholder Chairman Mohamed the county. an application to redo the substation PSE&G customers for over a week, of Trustees, was present at the meet- Fred Tompkins in his additional role Bob Carson of Rahway said, re- as borough assistant administrator. Jalloh said the board would look into on South Avenue in the downtown according to reports. ing. the issue. sponding to previous freeholder com- near the train station. During the construction period, Councilwoman Katherine Mitchell, The next meeting of the council ments that there are no contracts in will be Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m., at In a phone interview with The The substation supplies power to PSE&G customers should not expe- the governing body’s liaison to the Times, Frank Guzzo, director of hu- place for the field, that he does in fact parts of Cranford, Westfield and rience any power outages. “We se- library, said one library employee is the municipal building, located at have those contracts. 75 North Martine Avenue. man services, said the county was other neighboring municipalities, quence out these projects so cus- to leave this year, and another is prob- hampered in filling vacancies at the Freeholder Chairman Jalloh said Lauren Thomas, senior project man- tomers won’t see any interruptions able to leave at the end of the year. So, Linden detention center as those po- he would like to see the documents, ager for PSE&G Delivery Projects of power,” Ms. Thomas said. she said, Mr. Ross is asking to hire a sitions are civil service jobs. He said noting they are likely shared-services and Construction, told The Times in “That area of Cranford, there has fully credentialed librarian to replace applicants would have to take a civil agreements between Rahway and the a phone interview. been a lot of development…. We do one of those persons. The salary would service administered test. Successful county, but not construction contracts “The Cranford substation is part have an outreach team that will be be an additional $15,000 above what candidates would then have to go as the board has yet to vote on any of our ‘Energy Strong’ program to communicating with the town and the current employee is making, plus through a criminal background check contracts for the project. strengthen and protect our systems local businesses,” Ms. Thomas said. benefits. The other position that may and take a physical and a psychologi- against severe weather and flood- At the next meeting, on Wednesday, be open this year, Ms. Mitchell said, cal test. ing,” said Brooke Houston Fisher, a May 6, the planning board will hear a could possibly be filled with a part- Mr. Guzzo said there are seven to communications officer with subdivision application by Rosa time person. eight vacancies at the detention cen- SP Council PSE&G. Tavares at 268 Burnside Avenue. Ms. The tax levy for the library is ter, some of which had been caused CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The new substation will be raised Tavares is seeking a minor subdivi- $363,592 in the working budget, and by what he described as a “rash” of calling for a referendum on whether four feet, which is the FEMA level sion approval to create two new lots is $400 higher than last year, Mayor injuries among security staff. to uphold the council’s decision last plus one foot, Ms. Thomas said. with less than the minimum required Mahr said. See it all on the Web! As of last week, Mr. Guzzo said month to disband the recreation com- The substation will remain on the lot width for a corner lot. “He feels he wants to bring in a Hudson County had agreed to an inter- mission. Earlier this month, support- same property. “It is reminiscent to Indian certified librarian…who will be tech www.goleader.com governmental transfer of some of its ers of the commission presented the The municipal parking lot in front Spring,” board member Kathleen savvy and run the library as…on par security staff to Union County to fill petition, with 1,325 signatures, to is to be moved behind the new sub- Murray said, referring to a subdivi- detention center vacancies. Previously, Ms. Lacina and asked that the ques- station, and will be the same size lot, sion application at 19 Indian Spring Hudson was the only New Jersey county tion on the future of the commission Ms. Thomas said. The parking lot Road the board approved last year. not participating in such a program. He be placed on the Tuesday, November will not be available for use during Planning board member Ann said four or five guards have been 3, election day ballot. Mr. Mirabella construction. Should the application Steinbach brought up that the Town screened to come to Union County. said that once the petition is certified, be approved, construction is to be- of Westfield formed a committee to Mr. Guzzo said prior to an agree- the council will then have to decide gin in the fall of 2015 and be com- “strongly recommend what kind of ment with Hudson County to transfer what direction to take on the matter. plete in early 2018, Ms. Thomas home to be built to match the neigh- all of its juvenile population to Union Mr. Mirabella also spoke briefly in said. borhood.” County, Union County had a daily an attempt to clarify what he called There are 38, 12-hour permit park- The board said there has been no population of around 28 to 30 youths “some misrepresentations” about the ing spaces at that lot, Mary word on a new plan for an applica- in a facility that can hold up to 74. As motives behind the commission’s dis- O’Connor, commissioner and plan- tion that was denied in September of last week, the Linden detention solution. He said that concerns among ning board member, said at the Mon- for a mixed-use building at 496 Cen- center had 49 youths, he said. In an some involved in local youth sports day township committee workshop tennial Avenue. effort to hold that number down, Mr. leagues about possible loss of field Guzzo said a federal program that access and potential user fees being has a contract with the county has imposed were “never a part of the agreed not to send additional youths conversation” about dissolving the to Union County. commission.

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The Westfield Leader & The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TIMES PO Box 250, 251 North Ave. West, Westfield, NJ 07091 Tel 908 232-4407; Fax 908 232-0473 Email [email protected] Page 2 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Reprinted From October 1997 Former Fire Chief Ridge Recalls Years in WFD By SUZANNE MARKERT they moved back to Westfield, where entific arson investigation. He also ing the men under his command. In Specially for The Westfield Leader and The Times he has lived ever since. served as a past treasurer, vice-presi- 1973 he was promoted to deputy fire Editor’s Note: The following is a Mr. Ridge’s wife, Frances, is also a dent and president of the Career chief where he served as “C” Platoon reprint of an article from October Westfield native. She grew up on Firefighters Association; vice-presi- commander and continued as the of- 1997 following Fire Chief Walter Grove Street, dent of the ficer in charge of equipment mainte- Ridge’s retirement. He passed last which is the same Union County nance. In 1981 he was named chief. week. Please see obituary in today’s street that the Fire Chiefs His promotion to chief was one of edition. Ridges, who were Association, the highlights of his career, he said. WESTFIELD — Walter Ridge has married in 1955, and on the “Every promotion you get are all been unwinding lately. Looking tan, live on now. Union County steps forward. You move not into a fit and relaxed in a white polo shirt, The fire depart- Fire Advisory different circle of friends, but the the former Westfield Fire Department ment, he said, has Board. duties and responsibilities go up,” he Chief, who turns 66 this August, said changed since he Within a said. first started as a year of be- One major change he faced when that he has been playing golf and CAMPAIGN KICKOFF...The Westfield Democratic Committee kicked off this plans to volunteer and spend more newlywed. coming a he became chief was that he no longer “Starting in the firefighter in went out to fight fires. year's campaign for seats on the Town Council with a fundraiser at the home of time with his family and three grand- Janice Siegel and Lloyd Marks. The special guest speaker was recently elected children. late ‘50s, the early 1958, Mr. “You miss it,” he said. “That’s a big Democratic Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman,representative for the Mr. Ridge retired from the ‘60s, the fire de- Ridge was thing you have to get used to.” 12th Congressional District. Pictured, from left to right, are: the Congresswoman Westfield Fire Department on July 1, partment took on made a drive Instead, he made sure that every- with the candidates for Westfield Town Council Kim Palmieri-Mouded, 4th in compliance with a newly-enforced a big change,” he and pump op- thing was in its place at the depart- Ward; Marty Rothfelder, 3rd Ward, and Dan Ortolani, 1st Ward. state law requiring mandatory retire- explained. The erator. He ment, including training, scheduling ment at age 65, after spending 38 National soon was and the budget. He commended the County Announces Program years and nine months in the depart- Firemen’s Be- made depart- town for making sure that the fire ment, with the past 16 years as fire nevolent Associa- ment me- department had everything it needed chief. tion created man- chanic, and he over the years. For Infrastructure Grants “It was a great career,” Mr. Ridge datory standards instituted a “The town was always fair with the for upgrading ap- preventive fire department in regards to getting COUNTY — The Union County some job growth and provide an im- said of his years in the department, Chief Walter Ridge Board of Chosen Freeholders has portant public benefit in helping which he joined on October 15, 1958. paratus, equip- maintenance equipment, getting the apparatus,” ment, uniforms program he said. announced the creation of the towns to build important develop- Mr. Ridge joined the department as a Union County Infrastructure and ment projects or address short-term fireman after serving in the United and working conditions. Mandatory which remained in effect for decades. A major accomplishment of the training took effect, and over the In 1963, he was promoted to lieuten- department, he said, was the re- Municipal Aid grant program de- or long-term governmental, social, States Navy during the Korean Con- signed to stimulate the develop- transportation matters that require flict and working as a service station years, Mr. Ridge completed courses ant and then to captain. He was as- modeling of the fire house on North in such topics as heavy-duty rescue signed to the southside fire house, Avenue in 1985. Though some ment of local projects of economic, attention.” operator at his brother-in-law’s busi- social, transport and governmen- The infrastructure program was ness, Romeo’s Gulf Service. training, fire administration and sci- where he was responsible for train- wanted to build a new house in- stead of remodeling the old one, tal importance to local municipali- developed through the county Free- “I thought maybe I needed a ca- ties. holders Fiscal Committee, which reer,” he said of becoming a “cooler heads prevailed,” he said, adding, “It really is a nice build- The matching grant initiative Mr. Hudak chairs, and includes firefighter, “and being a service sta- SPF Residents to Develop will make available a total of $1.5 Freeholders Alexander Mirabella, tion operator wasn’t a career.” ing.” Now that Mr. Ridge has retired million to Union County’s 21 mu- Sergio Granados and Angel He also had two young daughters nicipalities to achieve and will Estrada. to support at the time. Maureen from the department, he will have Local Community Garden time to do things such as watch his assist in expanding the ability of Some examples of projects eli- Gabriel, now 41, still lives in town municipalities to accomplish tasks gible for this grant are: downtown and has three children: Jeffrey, 14; AREA – A group of Scotch Plains farm to table concept is growing. grandson play football and baseball. and Fanwood residents has organized Mr. Ridge also plans to talk to Town undertaken in calendar year 2015. development projects, economic Laura, 10, and Erin, 8. Kathleen How great would it be to have a local The funding for the grant is pro- development plans, large and small Dannevig, now 39, is married to to plan and develop the Scotch Plains- chef come to the garden and host a Administrator Edward A. Gottko Fanwood Community Garden. The about volunteering. vided through the proceeds from scale construction projects, com- Westfield Fire Lieutenant Ken pop up restaurant for locals one late the sale of Runnells Specialized munity enhancement projects, mas- Dannevig. mission is to grow produce and a summer evening? That’s one idea Mr. Ridge is a member of the positive sense of community, through American Legion Post No. 3 and Hospital. ter plans/feasibility studies/trans- Civic service runs in the Ridge we’d like to see in our future,” noted “Our overarching goal is to pro- portation plans, child care/senior family. Along with Mr. Dannevig, gardening, education, and events; and committee member Maggie Savoca. the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is to sow seeds for future generations to also a charter member of the vide an economic boost to our mu- care infrastructure projects, road Mr. Ridge’s brother-in-law, Bernie The committee has spoken with both nicipalities in an area where state and work, including pothole repair and Mormelo, was a lieutenant for the eat healthy and locally. The Scotch Plains and Fanwood leaders, Westfield chapter of UNICO, committee’s vision includes a com- which named him Man-of-the-Year federal assistance has been lapsing,” structural enhancements. Westfield Police Department. as well as local houses of worship and Freeholder Christopher Hudak said. Each of the 21 municipalities may Also, Mr. Ridge’s mother was a munity garden where produce is businesses that may have land for the in 1990. grown and shared with the commu- “At the same time, this will stimulate apply for one or more projects. school crossing guard near Franklin garden. While the committee is cur- Projects must be current initiatives, Elementary School for 25 years. nity, raised beds are available for rently exploring several locations they community members to grow their DEM Legislators to Side With Unions Suit and all funding awarded must be ex- “Lawrence (Avenue) and Sinclair are interested in hearing ideas from pended by December 31, 2015. The (Place) – that was her corner,” he own produce, hands on educational the community. Anyone who knows TRENTON — Senate President “The law explicitly creates a con- opportunities for all ages, service Steve Sweeney (D-3rd, Gloucester) tractual obligation to make the contri- application period will be limited to remembered. of available land or are interested in 30 days, commencing on April 16, A Westfield native, she grew up on opportunities plus crop sharing, a being a part of this community garden and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto butions. The Legislature met the re- meditation/reflection garden and ad- (D-32nd, Secaucus) announced on quirements of the law by appropriat- 2015 and concluding on May 18, Cacciola Place, which was then called is asked to contact them at 2015. North Street. Mr. Ridge was born in ditional community enhancing ideas. [email protected]. To Monday that the Democratic major- ing $2.25 billion to make the payment “We see the garden as an outdoor ity in both houses of the New Jersey for Fiscal Year 2015. The governor Municipalities that are inter- Westfield and grew up in the same sign up for garden, e-mail updates ested in applying for the grant house his mother did until about 1934, community center bringing people visit spfcommunitygarden.wix.com/ Legislature will officially inform the chose to veto the funding and to slash together to do something fun and New Jersey Supreme Court of its the contribution by $1.57 billion with should contact the office of when his family moved to Newark garden and follow the garden’s Deputy County Manager William during the Great Depression. They healthy. So many communities progress and updates on Facebook: disapproval of the Christie a line-item veto,” according to a joint around us are getting into the com- Administration’s refusal to make the statement by Senate President Reyes Jr. at (908) 527-4200 to stayed in Newark, where his father, a SPF Community Garden and obtain the forms. plumber, was from, until 1946. 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PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 3 Volunteers Sought for Peyton's Earth Day Clean-Up Peek at the Week WESTFIELD — In honor of Earth Day, Mayor Andrew Skibitsky, the town council, and the Green Team In Politics have teamed up to plan for the 4th By Paul Peyton of The Leader/Times annual Westfield Earth Day clean-up Melgen Indicted for Fraudently Bramnick (R-21st, Westfield) re- event at select locations around town Billing Medicare, Medicaid sponded to an article describing this Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. Dr. Salomon Melgen, a friend and Democratic Assembly Majority to noon, with a rain date of Sunday, campaign donor of indicted U.S. Sen. Leader Lou Greenwald’s failure to April 26. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), was follow through on property tax relief. Volunteers who are willing to give charged last week with fraudently “Why don’t you want to debate?” a little time to celebrate Earth Day in billing the federal government more asked Mr. Bramnick. “I’m ready. this way are asked to bring a pair of than $190 million, nj.com has re- Let’s debate this week.” Mr. gloves (and a rake, if possible) to ported. The 76-count indictment came Bramnick previously called for pub- one of the following locations where just two weeks after Sen. Menendez lic debates in February, but Demo- a member of the Town Council or was charged with 14 counts in a fed- crats have not accepted the chal- Green Team will coordinate clean- eral corruption case for his actions on lenge to defend their record. “Tren- up activities: Brightwood Park, behalf of Dr. Melgen. ton Democrats have controlled the PROMOTED... Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan recently swore in Amilcar “Mickey” Colon of Elizabeth as Union Gumbert Park (next to the basket- According to the report, Sen. agenda for over 10 years while prop- County undersheriff. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders gathered to congratulate Undersheriff Colon, the ball courts and along North Avenue), first person of Latino heritage to achieve the position of undersheriff in Union County. The undersheriff, a U.S. Marine Grove Street at Grandview Avenue, Menendez had intervened with the erty taxes have climbed. I find it Corps veteran, served with the Elizabeth Police Department for more than 20 years. Pictured, from left to right, are: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid interesting the majority leader only Maryland Avenue at Grandview Freeholders Sergio Granados and Bette Jane Kowalski, Vice-Chairman Bruce H. Bergen, Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh, Avenue, and Mindowaskin Park (in Services on behalf of Dr. Melgen in now, in an election year, wants to Undersheriff Colon, and Freeholders Alexander Mirabella, Angel G. Estrada, and Christopher Hudak. an effort to resolve a billing dispute discuss a plan. My members and I partnership with the Friends of between the doctor and the govern- will meet any time, anywhere to Mindowaskin Park). ment. The Justice Department has solve this crisis for taxpayers,” Mr. Menendez Statement Boy and Girl Scout troops in need of said Dr. Melgen gave the senator Bramnick said. On Holocaust Lance Named Champion fulfilling community service require- gifts, flights and campaign donations Wisniewski: Commuters Paying ments are welcome. (Please keep in in exchange for his help while Sen. Price for Christie Inaction Remembrance Day mind that all minors need to be super- Of Manufacturing vised by a parent or adult guardian.) Menendez has said he was only help- Assembly Transportation Commit- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sena- ing a friend. tee Chairman John S. Wisniewski Registration by sending your name tor Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued WESTFIELD, N.J. — Rep. energy and providing economic in- and what location you plan to help at According to the report, Dr. Melgen (D-18th, Sayreville) released a state- the following statement on Holocaust Leonard Lance (R-7th) has been centives to start new projects all will collected more than $105 million. ment Monday on the newest round of via e-mail to [email protected] Remembrance Day: named a ‘Champion of Manufactur- facilitate the type of manufacturing is requested to determine how many New York Most Corrupt State proposed fare hikes announced by “Yom HaShoah is a day of re- ing’ for his pro job-creating policies backbone our economy needs. Com- In Poll; N.J. Tied for Fourth New Jersey Transit: volunteers to anticipate, but drop-ins membrance, a time to pause and to rebuild the American manufac- panies like Bard need to innovate and will be welcomed. New York leads the list of states "Working class families struggling reflect about a period in history turing industry and for his work on grow. Part of my work in Congress is Americans view as having the most with stagnant wages have barely re- where man’s inhumanity to his fel- the House Energy and Commerce to ensure they have the tools to do Bramnick: Cutting political corruption in a new Monmouth covered from the last, record fare hike. low man reached an unfathomable Committee. so.” University Poll while Texas tops the list Now New Jersey Transit is telling them level. Six million Jews and mil- The National Association of The Seventh Congressional Dis- Taxes Should Be of states having the least. it's going to cost even more to get to lions of other victims perished at Manufacturers (NAM) awarded trict includes nearly 600 manufac- When asked to name the U.S. state work every day. the hands of Nazi murderers and Mr. Lance the Manufacturing Leg- turing facilities that employ 40,000 A Priority In N.J. with most political corruption, 12 These latest proposed hikes are died in unspeakable ways. One- islative Excellence Award in a spe- employees. According to NAM, TRENTON – Assembly Minority percent of Americans surveyed emblematic of a larger problem plagu- third of worldwide Jewry was cial ceremony in New Providence policies on taxes, energy and trade Leader Jon Bramnick (R-21st, named New York, 11 percent said ing this administration - a complete killed during those dark days, de- at C. R. Bard, Inc. – a multi-na- make it 20 percent more expensive Westfield) said the April 15th tax California, 9 percent say Illinois, and lack of foresight when it comes to stroying families and forever al- tional developer, manufacturer and to do business in the United States, deadline is a reminder that reducing 5 percent each choose New Jersey public transportation planning. The tering history. We will never know marketer of innovative, life-en- which has a tremendous adverse the tax burden must be among the and Texas. The Monmouth Univer- administration's borrow-and-tax ap- if a future life-saving scientist, hancing medical technologies. effect on starting new companies highest priorities for legislators. sity Poll was conducted by telephone proach is hurting those who can least soul-stirring musician, or crusad- NAM selected Mr. Lance for the and expanding existing ones. NAM “It is no secret that New Jersey’s from March 30 to April 2 with 1,005 afford it. Support from the General ing human rights advocate died in honor based on his votes in Con- specifically cited Mr. Lance for income tax structure is among the adults in the United States with a Fund for New Jersey Transit's a Nazi death camp, never having gress and support for the estimated voting to lower the corporate tax highest in the country,” Mr. Bramnick margin of error of + 3.1 percent. operting budget has gone down had the potential to make immea- 18.6 million manufacturing jobs rate as the U.S. has the highest said. “New Jersey workers already Moody’s Downgrades signficantly over the past five years surable contributions to the col- in the U.S and Bard welcomed Mr. corporate tax rate among major in- pay more than their fair share. The NJ Debt Rating for 9th Time while the size of the agency's budget lective lives of humanity. Lance to their facility for the pre- dustrial nations. best way to attract jobs and keep Moody’s Investors Service has has steadily increased in that time. “Every year, as Yom HaShoah is sentation and overview of their new people in New Jersey is to lower their downgraded New Jersey’s debt rat- This is both unsustainable and irre- commemorated, there are fewer sur- projects. taxes and let them keep more of their ing for the ninth time since Gover- sponsible. vivors living in our communities “By enacting pro-growth policies Reading is Good For You hard-earned money.” nor Chris Christie took office in "Compounding the problem is the who serve as the first-hand wit- we will empower an American manu- Mr. Bramnick noted that New 2010, NJ Advance Media has re- governor's failure to put forth a plan nesses to the Holocaust. But their facturing renaissance that will create Jersey’s Tax Freedom Day is Wednes- ported. for the nearly depleted Transporta- legacies live on through their chil- well-paying new jobs, higher wages day, May 13, tied for last in the coun- In its ratings drop from A1 to A2 on tion Trust Fund. Instead, he has de- dren and grandchildren, and for existing jobs and reaffirm the try. Tax Freedom Day is when the $32.2 billion worth of bonds, cided to make New Jersey Transit through all of us who pledge to presence of American goods and ser- average citizen has earned enough Moody’s cited the state’s “weak fi- repay a $240 million loan to the state “Never Again” allow such horrors vices in the global market,” said Mr. money to pay the year’s combined nancial position and large structural to help plug the hole in the trust fund to envelop our world. That is why Lance who has visited many New federal, state, and local tax bill. “It is imbalance, primarily related to con- for another year, only adding to New as the ugliness of anti-Semitism re- Jersey manufacturers, like Bard, to sad that New Jersey taxpayers have tinued pension contribution short- Jersey Transit's fiscal woes. The emerges in Europe and beyond, we hear first-hand what tools they need to work 133 days to support all levels falls.” governor's inaction has all but as- as a global community must speak from Washington, D.C. to grow and of government,” he said. Governor Christie has included sured that commuters will pay the out and stand up against such cru- hire. “Lowering tax rates to compete $1.3 billion in his proposed budget price. It's time for him to acknowl- elty and bigotry. That is our charge globally, easing the burdens of regu- goleader.com/subscribe www.goleader.com for worker pensions which is far be- edge the transportation crisis that that we must fulfill to help heal our lations, leveraging American-made low what was recommended by actu- exists and deal with it head on," Mr. world and make this home we live aries, according to the NJ Advance Wisniewski said. in a better, more just place.” Media report. O’Scanlon Responds to Moody’s Action on NJ’s Credit Rating Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, (R-13th, Red Bank) issued the fol- lowing statement after Moody’s In- NC& vestors lowered the state’s credit rat- Jewelers ing: “Moody’s couldn’t have made this any clearer. The Legislature’s failure to further provide pension re- form is responsible for the state’s structural imbalance. We need to en- act further reforms to the pension system as soon as possible. Trenton Democrats, who are in the majority, would rather play politics than part- ner across the aisle and with the ad- ministration to work on the reforms needed to make our state affordable and fix the system for current and future public employees.” Bramnick to Greenwald: Why Don’t You Want To Debate? Assembly Minority Leader Jon TRIAL LAWYERS Est. 1984 NABIG SAKR AND CARMEN CASCAO As N&C Jewelers celebrates their first anniversary, we take this opportunity to thank our customers for there patronage and support. Please join us for an Open House on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd. As part of our celebration during the month of May we are offering 25% off on all in stock merchandise. Excludes special orders and repairs. Personal Injury & Every customer who visits the store in May will receive a free gift and can enter a drawing Auto Accidents to win a beautiful diamond pendant. Call Jon Bramnick NC& Jewelers Certified Civil Trial Attorney 908-233-3380 102 Quimby Street · Westfield, NJ 07090 908-322-7000 Store hours - M T W F & Saturday: 10 to 5:30pm BRAMNICK, RODRIGUEZ, GRABAS & WOODRUFF LLC Thursday: 10 to 7:30pm • Sunday: Closed 1827 East Second Street, Scotch Plains • www.jonbramnick.com Page 4 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION ABCDICTIONOPQRSTDECEPTIONUVWXYZ The Westfield Leader The ScotScotThe ch Plains–Fanwoodanwoodanwood Letters to the Editor — Established 1890 — TTTimes Since 1959 DD Legal Newspaper for the County of Union, New Jersey Apology to Americans of Italian DDTM and for Westfield, Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Garwood Diction Deception Members of: Descent for Letter on Garwood Field Below are four arcane words, each New Jersey Press Association • National Newspaper Association • Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce I wish to reiterate my apology to the actual expenses and promises of with four definitions – only one is cor- Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association • Fanwood Business & Professional Association Americans of Italian descent for any future revenue from Garwood’s new rect. The others are made up. Are you sharp enough to discern this deception of Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey offense they may have taken to my recreation complex. The gentlemen editorial in The Westfield Leader on from UNICO and Italian-American diction? P.O. Box 250 • 251 North Avenue, West P. O. Box 368 If you can guess one correctly – good Westfield, N.J. 07091 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 April 2, 2015. In no way did I mean One Voice Coalition were instrumen- guess. If you get two – well-read indi- to offend anyone, but nevertheless, I tal in bringing this error to my atten- Tele: (908) 232-4407 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.goleader.com • Fax: (908) 232-0473 vidual. If you get three – word expert. If did offend some, and I take full re- tion, and for that, I thank them. you get all four – You must have a lot of POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the offices of the newspapers at sponsibility for doing so. My inten- Councilman James A. Mathieu free time! P. O. Box 250, Westfield, New Jersey 07091 tion was to illustrate through satire Chair, Garwood Republican Party All words and correct definitions Published every Thursday by Watchung Communications, Inc. come from the board game Diction Deception. Paul Peyton Horace R. Corbin Jeff Gruman Offended By the ‘Manufactured Answers to last week’s arcane words. ASSIGNMENT EDITOR PUBLISHER SALES MANAGER 1. Selcouth – Rare; unusual Suzette F. Stalker David B. Corbin Michael L. Bartiromo Outrage’ More Than the Satire 2. Synocil – In zoology, a sense organ COMMUNITY ASSISTANT PUBLISHER & SPORTS MARKETING PRODUCTION As a person of Italian heritage I am I am certainly not satisfied with in sponges Lauren S. Barr Ben Corbin Robert P. Connelly even more offended by Sal Piarulli, said shaky voiced “apology” from 3. Zabra – Small sailing vessel EDUCATION & ARTS SERVICES BUSINESS OPERATIONS an Italian, downplaying and shrug- Mathieu to “offended people” from 4. Zimb – Dipterous insect of Ethiopia ging off his mentor’s Jim Mathieu’s his perch on the dais if he and his INEXTIRPABLE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE www.goleader.com/subscribe “true colors” revelation as both “poli- crew will just try to spin this as solely 1. Not subject to corruption One-year – $33 • Two-year – $62 • Three-year – $90 tics” and “manufactured outrage” a political issue when the spotlight 2. Uncontrollable; unmanageable than I am by the original “satire.” fades and UNICO leaves town. 3. Not to be uprooted Spinning away what was done on the Mathieu’s group, operating under 4. Not capable of being measured or very pages of this publication for all the name of the Republican Party for weighed TIND When the Middle Class Disappears, to see while invoking the name of con a veneer of respectability, is a con- 1. To force or drive out; expel man Al Sharpton to do it! It’s not tinuing embarrassment to both our 2. To mix or jumble about a ball field, or taxes. That’s not town and the GOP county-wide. They 3. To bend or turn why we had media coverage at our show no remorse for this so-called 4. To kindle Dysfunctional Democracy Happens little town’s council meeting. You “satire” (and latest of countless de- INDUVIAE Let’s not worry about the “One Percenters” at of this region are propping up many dysfunctional can’t “market” your way out this time, bacles caused by their own continu- 1. The shattering effect of a sudden Sal and Jim. Talk about not getting it! ing reprehensible behavior) when burst of energy, as in an explosion the top. They will take care of themselves. They nearby communities — Elizabeth, Plainfield? Read Piarulli’s blog and other social there isn’t a TV camera rolling. All 2. The withered leaves which remain already have. So who should Democracy worry We have state government (and counties, too) that media on this or any other issue and decent residents of Garwood, regard- on the stems of some plants 3. Discolored or blackened about — the middle? The bottom? It appears that is unable or unwilling to tackle the problems. State tell me it represents the GOP. It sure less of political affiliation, should 4. The trimmings of skins and hides, those in power are able to do everything necessary government won’t pay their bills (pensions, et. al.) does not represent ME! continue to press this issue and call used for making glue to stay in power and to increase their power. Those but will gladly find new ways to tax, to borrow, to Jim Mathieu and his crew of hand for Mathieu’s resignation from both THRENODY puppets are disgusting people who his Council seat as well as his party 1. Humiliation; shame; falling from at the bottom naturally want everything they can disguise obligations. The Democrats that control the will personally attack anyone, includ- chair position or the GOP will never grace get from government. So, those in power give the Legislature blame the Governor — the Republicans ing on the basis of their heritage, to be viable in this town again. That’s 2. Of little or no consequence bottom in the majority breadcrumbs to secure blame the Democrats — We’re not sure who the further their agenda. We already know bad for all of Garwood, because good 3. A song of lamentation; a dirge their votes. Those at the bottom stay at the bottom Governor is blaming. from the current and previous elec- government lies in compromise be- 4. The art of magic; legerdemain and wonder why. “Ring around the rosie, all fall down.” According tion cycles that they will attack people tween the parties, not with people See more letters on Page 5 for their gender, age, weight, or per- who always want it their way. Good Then there’s the shrinking middle class left to fend to Wikipedia, “The rhyme has often been associated sonal beliefs so an attack on ethnicity government will never happen with a for themselves. For the longest time, the middle with the Great Plague which happened in England in should really be no surprise. These person who behaves like Jim Mathieu Letters to class has been a major factor in making this country 1665, or with earlier outbreaks of the Black Death. attacks are done with a smirk as they calling the shots on one side. great by playing fair and square, working hard, Will we “all fall down?” practice their particular brand of toxic Keep the spotlight on, since it’s the the Editor nurturing their families, building communities. Has How do we reverse the trend when greed takes politics, ranting about everything and only way to keep such despicable everyone while presenting no solu- behavior from continuing, and let’s Stender Shore Property the weight from the top and the pressure from the over? Many believe voting matters little any more. tions and acting like they know best. finish the fight they picked this time bottom become too great? Everything is decided before the game begins. Turn- There was only an “apology” THIS with our voices and our votes. Put on the Market We believe it’s in everyone’s interest to keep the out has reached record lows and continues the down- time because there was a huge media As reported by Tina Renna of Vincent Kearney countywatchers.com, on April 16, 2015 middle class strong along with the many values and ward spiral. spotlight on them. Garwood realtor.com listed the Stender property contributions that come about as a result. If that’s not So, how do we turn things around? Who will lead located in Manasquan at 12 Pershing the case, does not everything then fall apart? Will us? Is our Democracy dysfunctional? And what was Lengthy Rants, Flare Ups - Means Avenue for $399,000 along with this message: there be no safe haven left? Westfield and the towns the last thing left in Pandora’s Box? “Aren’t you dreaming of warm sum- A Sore Loser in Scotch Plains mer evenings? Cleared building lot in the Former Councilman Marcus, influence the citizens of Scotch Plains heart of Manasquan. Build your dream shame on you for your outlandish and local policies in town. home on this desirable and unique home Street Fairs Are a Tradition and ill-mannered behavior at the Mr. Marcus on several occasions site. Conveniently located close to shop- Town Council meeting March 17, following your lengthy rants, I was ping, transportation, the beach, inlet and 2015 and your recent mean spirited asked who is Mickey Marcus, to downtown Manasquan.” Richard Stender purchased the home During Spring In Our Towns “letter to the editor” attacking our which I shrug, but now following on October 29, 2008 for $465,000. At the Mayor. I was hopeful that you might your recent flare ups, I would simply time the land was assessed at $213,000, Now that spring has sprung, it is time for street fair such as paintings, sculpture, ironworks, metalworks, have learned some humility follow- say now, “A Sore Loser.” Good luck the house at $99,700. It was then dam- season where downtown merchants, restaurants and glassworks, pottery, jewelry, fashion clothing, and ing your defeat in November 2014. in the future. aged by Hurricane Sandy. regional food companies setup shop for the thou- garden works will be available for purchase from the Clearly and sadly you have not but Kimberly Nix As of February 2015, the state Attor- fortunately you will not be able to Scotch Plains ney General’s Office was investigating sands of area residents looking for bargains as well 100 plus artisans whose works be featured. Assemblywoman Linda Stender and her as to fill their stomachs. Street fairs have become a The County of Union will hold its Wild Earth husband Richard, and whether they inap- tradition in the local area that attract thousands of Festival and Touch A Truck event, featuring dump He Must Still Be Upset on Losing His propriately used Habitat for Humanity to visitors to the area. trucks, bulldozers, police cars, and Hazmat Re- demolish their Sandy damaged shore bun- Bid for Re-election in Scotch Plains galow which was built in 1932, and at- Cranford will kickoff the season on Sunday, April sponse Units, on Sunday, April 26. The Touch A tempt to have the charity which ministers 26th in its downtown beginning at 11 a.m. The event Truck event will be in the Watchung Reservation Following last year’s Scotch Plains man, no one said more and produced to the indigent, help the Stenders replace local election for Township Council less for the good citizens of Scotch it with a three-story dream shore house to features games, prizes, rides for the kids, food, live Loop area while Wild Earth Sunday will be at that ended with Mickey Marcus los- Plains than you. I suspect that is why include five bedrooms and an elevator. bands, DJ’s, and family fun. Westfield will hold its Trailside Nature and Science Center. Both events ing his bid for reelection, I was hope- your own political party refused to See more of the story at Spring Fling on Sunday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ful that I had heard and seen the last support your re-election, and was the countywatchers.com p.m. Sponsored by the Westfield Area Chamber of These are events for the whole family to enjoy of his ranting and disruptiveness. reason why you were unceremoni- Tina Renna, Pres. Commerce, the event will feature the popular Kidz after we just had one of the coldest winters on record. However, reading his recent letter- ously sent home in defeat. Mr. Countywatchers to-the-editor, it should be clear to all Marcus, was it not you who proposed Zone with rides and games as well as live entertain- The spring street fairs will lead into the summer who followed his antics on the Coun- to take away the citizens right to ment on a stage setup in the downtown. A pie eating which starts with Memorial Day weekend when cil that he must still be upset on losing chose their Mayor? Was it not you Union County Juvenile contest by Bovella’s bakery in town will also be a parades are held in Westfield, Scotch Plains- his bid for re-election. Mr. Marcus, who proposed to have the citizens Detention Center highlight of the afternoon. Fanwood, Cranford, and Mountainside. I’ve attended or watched most of the bag their leaves? Was it not you who According to sources within county And Fanwood will sponsor a Arts & Crafts Fest at We encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the Council meetings in which you were complained on others taking government there was a major incident at a member of the governing body, as healthcare benefits until you took the Union County Juvenile Detention the Fanwood Historic Train Station on Saturday, festive atmosphere the spring events bring to the well as the March 17th meeting you them for yourself? Was it not you Center this morning (Tuesday) resulting May 9 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. A variety of items local communities. referenced in your letter-to-the-edi- who voted to give the township’s in the County Police having to intervene tor. In my opinion, your appearance former business manager an exces- and break up fighting. Allegedly several at this meeting showed, once again, sive separation package? corrections officers were attacked by in- what most of us already knew, that Mr. Marcus for the good of our mates and sustained injuries. On April 5, 2015 the County Watchers your bad behavior was detrimental to community let me give you this ad- reported the Juvenile Detention center our community. I would suggest that vice: stop blaming others, specifi- was in a crisis situation due to anyone who missed your appearance cally our Mayor for your shortcom- understaffing caused by the county tak- at the meeting should look it up and ings, lack of ideas and accomplish- ing in more inmates from Hudson County watch first hand how you behaved. ments on Council. which has closed its facility. Agasin in my opinion, as a Council- Officers have been forced to work Chris Thompson mandated overtime beginning in Novem- Scotch Plains ber, which escalated in January, they are now exhausted and fearful for their safety Review And Discussion of Conduct as well as the inmates. At the April 16, 2015 freeholder meet- ing three corrections officers made pub- Of The Freeholder Board is Needed lic statements regarding the conditions at The Westfield Leader has often pro- nection. For those who are not on the the jail. The county manager responded moted the benefit of competitive elec- inside, the DeCotiis firm is the num- that they are trying to hire more staff for tions. Obviously, my candidacy for ber one law firm giving contributions the facility, but did not speak to why the Union County Freeholder in the to campaigns. Their huge contribu- planning for the intake of new inmates Democratic primary shows I share tions to Democratic county candi- was mismanaged and allowed to escalate to this crisis situation. He also did not that view. dates explains their multi-million offer any relief or time-frame to the offic- I believe a review and discussion of dollar contracts awarded them to rep- ers as to when their mandated overtime the conduct of the board is needed. resent county agencies. It actually might be eased. Video of the officers For example, the appointment of an gets worse. The DeCotiis law firm is public comments was published by the incumbent Freeholder Alexander the legal representative for the Pil- County Watchers. Mirabella as Scotch Plains adminis- grim Pipeline. Their proposal would Tina Renna trator remains troubling. The double bring polluting shale from the Countywatchers dipping pension building by Mirabella midwest with a dangerous pipeline having two separate salaries eligible running through Union County. for big pension credits is business as There are other issues which need On May 7, the special townwide usual and wrong. The conflicts of our attention. With the decision by newspaper edition will include the interests are so many. Freeholder votes Bergen County to merge their county 43rd Annual “This Is Westfield” come up with competing municipal police, Union County is the last one interests. It raises the question - will supporting both a sheriff and county Mirabella ever vote against Scotch police operation. Plains’ interests? Pretty unlikely con- The idea of centralizing tax assess- sidering his $150,000 salary. ments through the county and taking State LD-21 State LD-22 7th Congressional District Of course Mirabella can take com- the costly burden off the local mu- Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R) Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D) Representative Leonard Lance (R) fort that the County Counsel Robert nicipality is also worthy of review. 425 North Ave. E. 1514 E. Saint Georges Ave. 425 North Avenue E., Westfield, NJ 07090 Barry doesn’t see any concern. Then This plan is strongly supported by Westfield, N.J. 07090 Linden, N.J. 07036 (908) 518-7733 again, Mirabella along with his fel- Senate President Stephen Sweeney. (908) 232-3673 (908) 587-0404 [Westfield, Mountainside, Garwood, Summit and Cranford low Freeholders approved a deal giv- The Union County Democrat ma- Asm. Jon Bramnick (R) Asw. Linda Stender (D) are in the 7th Congressional District] ing a county vehicle to Barry to com- chine is cranking up again. My can- 251 North Ave. West 1801 East Second St. mute. A simple question is – explain didacy, along with my running mates, Westfield, N.J. 07090 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 12th Congressional District (908) 232-2073 (908) 668-1900 Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) what necessity Barry has to be granted stands for the belief that a free ex- Asm. Nancy Munoz (R) Asm. Jerry Green (D) XXX a vehicle for commuting. change of ideas and plans will cut 57 Union Place, Suite 310 17 Watchung Ave. XXX Mirabella has the local conflict side through the clutter of the campaign Summit, N.J. 07901 Plainfield, N.J. 07060 [Fanwood, Plainfield and most of Scotch Plains covered as well. The new Scotch propaganda paid for by the vendors (908) 918-0414 (908) 561-5757 are in the 12th Congressional District] Plains attorney, Robert Renaud, also of my opponents. LD-21 includes Westfield, LD-22 includes Scotch Plains, [email protected], [email protected] is a “special counsel” to Union County Eric Kulick Mountainside, Garwood, Fanwood, Plainfield, Clark and [email protected], [email protected] voted in to the position by Mirabella. Real Democrats For Change Summit and Cranford. Linden. [email protected], [email protected] A second issue is the DeCottis con- Elizabeth A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 5 We, The Undersigned, Publicly State Westfield Board of Health Reports on Lack of Confidence In Mr. Mathieu Letters to the Editor Animal Rabies Prevention Running for, or holding public of- which we can be proud to speak of as I am writing in response to the on public property and streets, please fice across these United States used our own. Half-Hearted Apology And Argument request from Mercedes Fol-Okamoto contact the town’s program with Ani- to be a badge of honor. Sought by His most recent escapade negative in the April 16 Westfield Leader for mal Control Solutions LLC at (908) those who strived to do public ser- to our borough, however, has dam- Nature In Garwood Must Stop additional public information regard- 310-1452 and vice for their fellow Americans. Un- aged our community beyond our The argumentative nature of Garwood bulk, but now it does. ing wild animals and rabies preven- www.animalcontrolsolutions.org/. To fortunately, it is no more. Across borders and beyond any sense of Councilman Jim Mathieu must stop as This is awfully curious as earlier this tion in Westfield. collect dead animals, including deer, America every public office seeker public decorum. By writing a letter- he continues to display this behavior year on February 10th, Councilman If you own or are responsible for a on streets and public property or for knows the minute he or she throws to-the-editor, which drew anti-Ital- towards residents and fellow council Mathieu recommended the Council dog or cat, you must have your ani- more information, please call the their hat in the ring they and their ian charges from local residents, and members. It impedes the ability to have award a boiler job to a company with a mal vaccinated against rabies. This Westfield Regional Health Depart- families, and every action they take, by publicly vociferously arguing with a productive working relationship and higher quote by $1,035 because the will help to protect your pet, you and ment at (908) 789-4070. and every word they speak will be an 80-year resident and 50-year vol- draws unnecessary negative attention Superintendent of Public Works felt your fellow residents due to the pres- Town residents should also keep scrutinized by those who disagree unteer of our borough, he has gone to our Borough. It is not good for more comfortable with that vendor. He ence of rabies in the county. all discarded food, garbage and other with, or simply don’t like them. past our limits of understanding. TV Garwood. did not question that. Yet, he questions In addition, you must license your solid waste in tightly-sealed covered cameras arrived at the Council meet- At the beginning of the recent Coun- the lower quote for 6-months of recy- pet. You can obtain the license appli- containers to prevent access by rats Fortunately, it had never been like cil meeting, representatives of Italian- cling that was presented to the Council this in Garwood. Democrats and Re- ing to cover the outrage by Italian- American organizations and Garwood by the Borough Administrator/Clerk, cation through the Town Clerk’s of- and other animals. publicans didn’t really run with such American groups and residents at his residents voiced their disapproval of with whom the Borough and Council- fice, which can be reached at (908) The Westfield Regional Health labels; they were just necessary to letter. He selfishly drew Borough the word choice by Councilman Mathieu man Mathieu, personally, just ended a 789-4030. An animal that is not prop- Department is working to prevent run. Everyone ran for the betterment Council members into a media fi- in a recent letter to the editor and his lawsuit. The recycling quote from ERS erly licensed and vaccinated which is rabies in town. More information of Garwood and its citizens — all its asco, embarrassing all of us. Rather half-hearted apology. Later, in his most was lower by $11,678. involved in a biting incident is sub- about all of the department’s activi- citizens. Those who lost elections than being able to boast of an ex- recent tirade, when discussing the recy- It is eyebrow raising that the Coun- ject to a quarantine of at least 10 days, ties is available on its website would congratulate the winners, and tremely successful and well-attended cling contact, his comments were unbe- cilman would so vehemently question and the owner may be issued a sum- www.westfieldnj.gov/health. even socialize together. Civility ex- baseball opening day, we were faced coming of a borough representative. an award to ERS when its quote was mons. Lawrence D. Budnick, MD, MPH isted despite differing opinions and with charges of prejudice and nar- Councilman Mathieu interrupted me substantially lower than the other com- For the pick-up of stray domestic President, Westfield Board of Health ideas between candidates/elected of- row-mindedness. that night to interject that I was, “either pany, when he did not question ERS animals and injured and ill wildlife ficials. He says his job is to argue with his making this up or you have a very poor when it came to bulk and he did not Since Garwood Republican Chair- fellow council members; we say our memory,” when I was commenting question the higher quote for a boiler. man Jim Mathieu has moved into job is to govern. He says he makes about the recycling contract. These are Also, quite troubling is that the Coun- Thank You Congress for town, however, things have changed. these statements because he repre- very strong charges that did not have cilman would accuse me of having a Every action is now contentious. He sents his constituents, but his fellow merit. Other elected officials and I will poor memory or making things up. Reauthorization of CHIP was the prime conspirator in actions Republicans have publicly separated not stand for these false accusations. Neither is the case and I will not accept Children’s Specialized Hospital com- nate to have almost all of the congres- leading to where our borough clerk themselves from him. He claims not Let’s look at the facts. Garwood voted false accusations towards me nor my mends Congress for their work on the sional delegation that always extends it- actually felt so threatened that she to be the Garwood GOP chairman, to enter a contract with Equipment character. As I mentioned at the last reauthorization of the Children’s Health self to those most at risk and in need. but records show that he still is. Rental Services (ERS) on May 14, 2013 Council meeting, Councilman Mathieu Insurance Program (CHIP) with a special The bill will extend CHIP’s current- sued the Council itself. And sued Mr. for bulk pick up. Councilman Mathieu may view his job as a seat from which acknowledgment of our champions in law funding levels, core structure and Mathieu personally for his actions. Jim Mathieu has created a bad name did not ask any questions and he voted to “argue” from, but fortunately the rest New Jersey. The Medicare Access and underlying policies that have made CHIP To our knowledge, he is the only for Garwood, embarrassed his fel- yes. Yet, at our last meeting he ex- of the governing body is there to work CHIP Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2) is a success for nearly two decades. It will councilman in Garwood’s 112-year low council members, and lowered pressed concern whether or not ERS hard for Garwood with respectful dis- bipartisan legislation to permanently re- enable continued pediatric quality im- history to be personally sued by an our image at a time when our local could in fact do recycling because “re- cussion rather than arguments. place the Medicare Sustainable Growth provement efforts that are in progress at employee. Resulting in needless tax- business community is growing, nu- cycling” wasn’t in their name. Appar- Rate (SGR); extend CHIP funding for seven Centers of Excellence in children’s merous New Jersey publications have Sara Todisco two years; and enact many additional hospitals around the country to continue payer legal and insurance costs. ently, this name issue did not trouble Garwood Councilwoman He speaks out of more sides of his recognized our development accom- the Councilman in 2013 when it was provisions, including a two-year exten- uninterrupted over the next two years. mouth than we thought existed. He plishments and potential, and we are sion of the Pediatric Quality Measures This critical resource is a proven source achieving record low tax increases. It Program (PQMP). The bill passed the of coverage that meets the unique needs publicly stated his support for the America Does Not Deserve Mediocrity Senate and passed the House in late March. of children with complex medical needs. hiring of a full complement of police. is time for him to stop the negative The bill now goes to President Obama, Looking ahead, children’s hospitals will Then he voted against the budget last attention. Garwood is a great com- In Leadership - It Deserves Greatness who has already expressed his readiness continue to advocate affordable, compre- year that was necessary to pay for munity and we should be on TV for For a period of many decades, the willingness to adapt to changing situa- to sign it into law. hensive coverage and meaningful access that service. He urged a monetary all that is good in town. Councilman political class and the mainstream press tions both foreign and domestic. It is not Children’s Specialized thanks Con- to care for all children — regardless of increase for our volunteer firefighters. Mathieu costs us far more than he’s has pushed onto the public the theory of identity politics. It never was, however, gress and specifically those in the New payor — to ensure that any coverage Not surprisingly, he then voted against worth. identity politics: the belief that a person’s in the quest to achieve firsts and because Jersey delegation each of whom who transitions are planned, coordinated and the budget that would do so. We, the undersigned, publicly state race, ethnicity, gender, creed, sexual ori- of collective guilt on the part of the press serves on a committee who advocated executed seamlessly families at the fed- He supported a local resident con- our lack of confidence in Mr. Mathieu entation and ideology qualifies one to be and the political class they said that was and voted for the reauthorization of the eral, state and plan levels. and urge Garwood residents to do the an effective leader, politician or political what is important overlooking the rest. Children’s Health Insurance program. On behalf of the 1,000 children we tingent that needlessly and mistak- Congressman Frank Pallone led the fight have the privilege to care for who benefit enly publicized a flag hung by a fel- same. candidate. This theory, with some excep- In 2016, there will be an election for tions, has proven at times not to comport the presidency of the United States. While in the House to ensure it was included in from this critical program; we thank you low Garwoodian as imagined sup- Bill Nierstedt, Council President with reality. Examples are legion, even in the mainstream press will not do it, I hope this complicated budget package and and will continue our commitment to port for a fanatical religious group. Sara Todisco, Councilwoman the present time. However, these entities and pray that the public will do their Senator Bob Menendez always is our help these children reach their maximum This drew negative TV attention to Ann Tarantino, Councilwoman continue to push this theory to the detri- homework and examine all of the candi- voice on Senate Finance. Congressman potential! Garwood, and his mayoral candidate Lou Petruzzelli, Councilman ment of what is real. dates running with a fine tooth comb both Leonard Lance kept a watchful eye be- Amy Mansue, President personally contacted the media to Mike Martin, Councilman When choosing a leader, a politician or on the Democratic and Republicans side cause he cares so deeply about our chil- Children’s Specialized Hospital ignite this flame. He supports resi- Charles Lombardo, Mayor a candidate, what matters most should be as well as the independent candidates dren. New Jersey’s children are so fortu- dents in pursuit of legal action against Pat Quattrocchi, former Mayor the individual’s character; the individual’s who will run. That the public will exam- Tim Hak, former Councilman conduct, ethics and morals; the ine them all, and then make an educated our Planning Board, which the bor- Victor DeFilippo, former Councilman ough must contest with our tax dol- individual’s temperament; the choice of who should be this nation’s LAW OFFICES OF individual’s associations; the individual’s leader. America does not deserve medi- lars. He supports them in their desire principles, positions and policies; the ocrity. It deserves greatness. to take Garwood back to its ’good old Fanwood Station Gets individual’s capacity for open- ROBERT G. 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Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski, P.C. 340 North Avenue Cranford, New Jersey 07016 (908) 272-0200 www.dughihewit.com Page 6 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Mountainside Announces Library Friends Announce Memorial Day Activities Book Donation, Sale Dates MOUNTAINSIDE — The Bor- the 66th Division at Camp WESTFIELD — The Friends of All books will be marked half- ough of Mountainside will spon- Blanding, Fla.; 12 months in ASTP the Westfield Memorial Library in- price on May 1. Bag Day is May 2, sor a Memorial Day ceremony fol- at Georgetown University, Wash- vite area residents to donate gently when customers can fill a shopping lowed by a parade on Monday, ington, D.C.; 12 weeks of Medical used books, CDs, recorded books bag for $5. Bags will be provided. May 25, honoring those who have Basic at Camp Crowder, Mo.; 12 and DVDs for their annual fund-rais- For the safety of patrons, strollers died in service to the United States. weeks of Surgical Tech School at ing book sale. Donations will be ac- will not be allowed. All proceeds All are invited and encouraged to Brooke General Hospital, San An- cepted today and tomorrow, April 23 from the Book Sale benefit the participate. tonio, Tex., and seven months in and 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Westfield Memorial Library. The ceremony will take place at the Pacific Theater, Philippines, day, and Saturday, April 25, from 10 11:30 a.m. at the Veterans flagpole serving as a surgical technician. a.m. to 1 p.m. Items may be brought Parade Committee monument on Constitution Plaza, He was awarded the World War to the library’s “arcade entrance,” between the firehouse and the II Victory Medal, American Ser- located at 550 East Broad Street. Seeks WWII Vets Mountainside Public Library. Upon vice Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal The Friends welcome donations SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch conclusion of the ceremony, veter- and Good Conduct Medal. Mr. including adult and children’s hard- Plains-Fanwood Parade Committee ans, Scouts, rescue squad, fire de- Hobbib currently serves with the cover and paperback novels and non- invites all residents who are veterans partment and police department per- Mountainside Veterans of Foreign fiction books in good, sellable condi- of World War II to participate in this sonnel, along with community Wars (VFW) and has been a tion. VHS tapes, cassettes, records, year’s parade on Monday, May 25. groups, will parade toward Mountainside resident for 53 years. encyclopedias, textbooks, condensed This invitation is extended to all World Deerfield School. The parade will He is the married father of two books, outdated travel, health or busi- War II veterans, regardless of duty proceed from Constitution Plaza up sons and also has two grandsons FAMOUS FACES...George Weiss, left, and his late wife, Betty, are pictured ness books will not be accepted. Book station, including stateside and over- to Bridle Path to Wood Valley Road and one granddaughter. during the 1960s with comedian Henny Youngman, second from left, and singer donations are tax-deductible and re- seas assignments. to Central Avenue, ending in the The Mountainside Memorial Dennis Day, whom they met while out to dinner. In Fanwood, Mr. Weiss can be ceipts will be provided upon request. The Parade Committee has made Deerfield School parking lot. It is Day Parade Committee is com- considered a “celebrity” himself, for his pivotal role in Fanwood Community The sale will open in the library’s arrangements for a float to transport Television programming and as a familiar face around the borough for these special members of the Great- expected to conclude at 12:30 p.m. prised of individuals representing decades. main meeting room with a selection The grand marshal for this year’s the VFW, mayor and borough coun- of about 30,000 books with a Mem- est Generation as they are applauded parade will be Norman Hobbib. cil, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl bers Only Preview on Tuesday for their service to America by their Mr. Hobbib served in the U.S. Scouts, fire department, rescue Enjoying Fifth Retirement, evening, April 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., fellow citizens along the parade route. Army during World War II, from squad and others. For further in- and on Wednesday, April 29, from 9 The Memorial Day Parade will pay 1943 to 1946. His service included formation about the parade, call a.m. to noon. Memberships will be tribute to American military person- 16 weeks of Infantry Basic with Deanna Andre at (908) 244-4111. George Weiss Looks Back available at the door. The sale will be nel of all wars who made the ultimate open to the public beginning Wednes- sacrifice by giving their lives in ser- FANWOOD — In the annals of event in Beverly Hills during one of day, April 29, from 2 to 8 p.m. On vice to their country. lives well-lived, George Weiss will his business trips. Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May This year’s parade theme will be surely have his own Hall of Fame. “I called my wife and asked her if l, sale hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. the 70th anniversary of the end of Sitting in his comfortable chair in his it was okay,” he recalled. The sale will continue on Saturday, World War II. The parade will recog- apartment at The Chelsea at Fanwood His wife, Betty, died 30 years ago May 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. nize the dedication, commitment and assisted living residence, Mr. Weiss at the age of 58 of kidney failure. For the entire sale, teachers will be sacrifice of the residents of Scotch still gets agitated talking about ad- He and his friend, Joe Nagy, were able to “buy two, get one free” by Plains and Fanwood who served in vertisements that violate the rules of approached in the early ’90s about showing their NEA card. the United States Armed Forces dur- graphic design. running Fanwood’s new community There will be special pricing for ing World War II. “All caps is no good,” he said with television station to be established by the general public on April 29 and 30, World War II veterans who are conviction. “Upper and lowercase is Suburban Cable, the only cable pro- between 5 and 8 p.m., with “buy two, interested in joining their military easier to read.” vider at the time. get one free” on cookbooks, self- comrades in the parade are asked to And so it continues for Mr. Weiss, “We had help from Bob Merkel of help, philosophy, diet, health, exer- register with the Parade Committee who made a living for decades de- Scotch Plains TV, who taught us how cise, small paperbacks and hardcover by calling the Scotch Plains Munici- signing, writing and printing ads for to use a camera and other things,” fiction books. pal Building at (908) 939-8448. newspapers, circulars and magazines, said Mr. Weiss, who found used equip- then teaching others how to do it in ment to get the station up and run- seminars that took him to 48 of the 50 ning, a trend that would continue for states. From the days of using hot 20 years. lead to create type to modern day “I enjoyed doing it,” he said. “I FUN AND FITNESS...Participants enjoy Fun Junction during the Westfield digital graphic design and video, he carried over my knowledge of graph- Area Y’s Healthy Kids Day festivities last year. This year’s event will take place has lived through almost the entire ics to TV.” this Saturday, April 25, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Main Y Facility, located at 220 evolution of communications media. As the driving force behind Clark Street, Westfield. “I’ve written two books,” he said Fanwood Community Television, Mr. while thumbing through one. Weiss videotaped hundreds of com- At 87, Mr. Weiss remembers with munity events and council meetings remarkable clarity every turn of his and edited hundreds of programs, Westfield Area Y to Present life, from his youth playing the tuba many historical in nature, in the small at Plainfield High School to his 20- space now called the “studio” on the Healthy Kids Day Saturday plus years as Fanwood’s chief second floor of the historic Fanwood videographer, editor and television train station on North Avenue. WESTFIELD — The Westfield house; fitness testing; health producer, the job he last retired from “Everything ran on VHS tapes, Area Y will join more than 1,500 screenings; Community Partners in 2014. A self-taught graphic de- played back on Panasonic VCRs that YMCAs nationwide in hosting information; healthy treats and signer, Mr. Weiss learned his craft in ran on an industrial timer that George YMCA Healthy Kids Day this Sat- other giveaways, and membership, the 1950s at a Newark printing com- lashed together to play one tape after urday, April 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. camp and program special offers. pany that did grocery store circulars. the other,” said Fanwood Council- Open to the public, this special New this year, Stew Leonard III He later got a job at the West Essex man Tom Kranz, who is overseeing a event, sponsored in part by Inves- Children’s Charities is reading Tribune in Livingston, where he was modernization of the community tele- WE CARE...The newest volunteer listeners at suicide prevention hotline CON- tors Bank in Garwood, will offer “Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim” advertising director for 21 years. He vision operation. “This is how TACT We Care are celebrated at the organization’s annual Volunteer Apprecia- an afternoon of free activities pro- with a special appearance by then left for a bigger job in New York Fanwood TV has operated for two tion Night on March 3 in Scotch Plains. moting healthy eating, healthy hab- Stewie the Duck. Stew Leonard III City with Metro Associated Services, decades. It’s amazing what George its, family activities and safe and Children’s Charities is dedicated a company that provided all kinds of was able to do with very little money healthy neighborhoods. to water safety awareness and edu- services for newspapers including hot and donated equipment.” CONTACT We Care Adds Free activities at the Main Y Fa- cation, including providing swim lead typesetting, advertising and Today, Mr. Weiss enjoys visits from cility, located at 220 Clark Street, scholarships and lifeguard train- graphic design. his son, daughter and three grand- Westfield, will include: Inflatable ing. Along the way, he had several sons and has started writing a movie New Volunteers to Its Ranks obstacle course; carnival games; For more information, contact brushes with the celebrities of the script. The concept is still evolving, WESTFIELD — CONTACT We We could not achieve all we do with- arts and crafts; Aquaducks Syn- Amanda Aguirre, Westfield Area time. but it starts with a couple in the 1800s Care, headquartered in Westfield, re- out our listeners. chronized Swim Show at 1:15 p.m.; Y associate director of physical “When I played the tuba as a very who get trapped in a cave during a cently welcomed a new group of vol- “At the same time, our other volun- Overlook Hospital Teddy Bear programs, at (908) 233-2700, ex- young man, I did four recording ses- storm, live out their lives there and unteer listeners to its suicide-preven- teers play vital roles, as well,” Ms. Clinic (bring a bear); Toddler Play- tension no. 258, or e-mail sions with Paul Whiteman through whose bodies are then discovered in tion hotline, where they will be among Oppelt continued. “Our board mem- house and Fun Junction; bicycle [email protected]. Infor- the musicians’ union,” he recalled. modern times. those who answer the calls and texts bers provide the leadership neces- safety; Westfield Rescue Squad mation also is available at “At the time, it was just a union job. “I’m still working on the story,” he of people who are in crisis, feeling sary to operate an organization like ambulance tours; camp open westfieldynj.org. Later, I tried to find the records, but I said. suicidal or depressed. The hotline this. Our fundraisers help raise the never did.” And he is starting a music club at now has more than 200 volunteers money that keeps our listeners on the One night in the 1960s, while out to The Chelsea. answering more than 14,000 phone lines. And our marketing volunteers dinner in Hackettstown with his late “I’m playing what the people here calls and texts annually. make sure people know we’re here Westfield Pediatric wife, Betty, he met comedian Henny consider to be good music,” he said, The newest listeners and all their for them. Once a year we celebrate Youngman and singer Dennis Day. holding a Mario Lanza CD. co-volunteers were celebrated at them all and say ‘thank you.’” “They were in New Jersey doing He is enjoying what he calls his CONTACT’s annual Volunteer Rec- Anyone interested in becoming a Dental Group grand openings and ribbon-cuttings fifth retirement at The Chelsea. Who ognition Night, held March 3 at the volunteer at CONTACT We Care is for a hundred dollars each,” said Mr. knows what will be next? Grillstone Restaurant in Scotch asked to contact Sue Fasano, director Weiss. “Dennis Day was doing a show Plains. In addition to listeners and of programs, at (908) 301-1899 or at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn texters, volunteers include board [email protected]. and he and I became friends.” members and those who help with CONTACT also provides training Through that friendship, he met fund-raising and marketing. to members of the public, commu- Mr. Day’s sister-in-law, actress Ann CONTACT volunteers are given nity groups and businesses in suicide Blyth, whom he accompanied to an 50 hours of instruction in empathetic awareness and prevention, active lis- and non-judgmental active listening tening, mental health first aid and First Baptist Offers and mental health issues and attend a preventing teenage suicide. Those two-day intensive session on suicide interested in learning more about or Men’s Breakfast intervention called ASIST, or Ap- scheduling training also should con- WESTFIELD — A Men’s Break- plied Suicide Intervention Skills tact Ms. Fasano. fast will take place on Saturday, May Training. Training is followed by an CONTACT We Care serves Cen- 9, at 8:30 a.m., at the First Baptist internship on the lines with experi- tral and Northern New Jersey and is a Church of Westfield. The church is enced listeners. primary responder to calls to the na- located at 170 Elm Street. “Our listeners are the heart of CON- tional suicide prevention line (1-800- Men are invited to come and enjoy TACT We Care,” said Joanne Oppelt, 273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE) that breakfast and conversation. Break- the hotline’s executive director. “Re- originate in New Jersey. Callers also

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This the church website, ihmparish.net. church for 50 years at a special 10 “Lead Me Back,” will be presented event will take place at the Nazareth a.m. service on Sunday, May 3. The by the Presbyterian Church’s Chan- Center of the church, located at Library Posts Dates service will be held in the sanctuary cel Choir, narrated by choir member 1571 S. Martine Avenue, Scotch of the church, located at 140 Moun- Jim Hewitt and accompanied by choir Plains. For Book Clubs tain Avenue and East Broad Street. director/organist Ed Alstrom. The evening will feature popular SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fifty-year members who will be The Presbyterian Church in Westfield casino table games including black- Scotch Plains Public Library in- recognized that morning are: Arthur offers four services per weekend: 5 jack, roulette, craps and Texas Hold vites area residents to join its book and Jane Annis, Barbara DePaul, Dr. p.m. on Saturdays in the chapel, 8 a.m. ’Em. Professional dealers will groups and meet other bibliophiles. Dean and Jessie Gray, Edith Hjorth, on Sundays in the chapel, 9:45 a.m. on readily help novices to play the On Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m., Peggy Husch, Kay Macrae, Zoltan Sundays for the contemporary service games. the Evening Book Club will meet and Mary Pope, Barbara Ringk and in Westminster Hall and 10 a.m. on Attendees will receive play money to discuss “The Goldfinch” by Dick and Marianne Rippe. Sundays for the traditional service in for gaming which, at the evening’s Donna Tartt. Sarah (Tay) Miller, one of the Se- the sanctuary. For more information end, can be converted to entry tick- The Afternoon Book Club will nior Network coordinators of the an- about the May 3 service, which will be ets for any of an array of prizes. meet on Tuesday, May 19, at 1 nual event, said that the morning will open to the public, or any of the other The evening also will include a p.m., to discuss “The Light Be- embrace the theme “Amazing Grace.” services offered each weekend at The variety of food choices along with tween Oceans” by M.L. Stedman. She explained that there will be a Presbyterian Church in Westfield, call beer, wine and soft drinks. The event These programs are free and number of longtime members who (908) 233-0301 during business hours. will begin at 7 p.m. Doors will open open to all. For more information, will participate in the service by offer- at 6:30 p.m. call the library at (908) 322-5007, ing the prayers of confession, prayers Donations Sought Admission to the event is $80 per extension no. 204, or e-mail LITTLE SHEPHERDESS...The Miller-Cory House Museum, located at 614 of the people, and scripture reading. person, which includes play money [email protected]. The Scotch Mountain Avenue, Westfield, will present its annual Sheep to Shawl Festival this Associate Pastor Mike Samson will For Used Book Sale for gaming plus food and beverages. Sunday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Pictured, a young museum deliver the sermon based on the New Plains Public Library is located at member visits the sheep at last year’s festival. WESTFIELD – Jefferson Elemen- The event is part of IHM’s year- 1927 Bartle Avenue, one block Testament scripture lesson of the tary School, located at 1200 Boule- long celebration of its 50 years as a from Park Avenue, in the center of Prodigal Son. “We feel that the story vard in Westfield, will host its Eighth parish. Tickets are available by vis- the township. Family Fun on Tap Sunday of the Prodigal Son is one of grace, Annual Used Book Sale. unmerited favor. Just as with the This book sale allows all the stu- Prodigal Son, the errant son is always dents to purchase affordable books, At Sheep to Shawl Festival welcomed back into God’s love and while teachers are able to replenish their classroom libraries. The event WESTFIELD — Springtime on Saturday, May 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 Rosary Altar Society additionally raises money for the an early American farm was the real p.m., rain or shine. The public is school PTO. Recycling books also beginning of the new year, the time invited to both attend the sale and to Posts Taj Mahal Trip benefits the environment. when the cycle of seasons began. It donate items such as housewares, GARWOOD — The Rosary Altar Donations of adult and children’s brought numerous outdoor chores linens, toys, bric-a-brac or small fur- Society of the Church of St. Anne has books are being accepted but no board after the long winter – preparing the niture pieces. The museum is not planned a trip to Taj Mahal in Atlantic books. Donation days are Friday, May fields, building fences, early plant- accepting textbooks, clothing, elec- City for this Sunday, April 26. The bus 1; Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May ing… and sheep shearing. tronics of any kind, such as televi- will leave from St. Anne’s Church, 5, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each The Miller-Cory House Museum, sions, phones, computers, printers or located at 325 Second Avenue, day. located at 614 Mountain Avenue, other items, or anything that is bro- Garwood, at 11:30 a.m. sharp and will Sale days open to the public are Westfield, will hold its annual Sheep ken. Interested persons are asked to return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, from 12:30 to 3:30 to Shawl Festival this Sunday, April call or e-mail the museum to arrange The cost is $30 per person with a p.m., and Friday, May 8, from 2:30 to 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. This event will a drop-off time. All donations are generous slot return. Interested persons 4 p.m. take place rain or shine. Master tax-deductible. are asked to make reservations as soon For more information about the shearer Jeremy Mills of Hamilton For more information, visit the as possible by calling Jennie at (908) book sale, contact Shari Cohen at Square will demonstrate the entire museum’s Facebook page, call the 789-0778 or Eileen at (908) 789-0414. [email protected]. process of sheep shearing, using office weekday mornings at (908) traditional blade techniques as was 232-1776 or e-mail The Chelsea at Fanwood invites you to an done in the 18th and 19th centuries. [email protected]. The museum acknowledges Kafka The website is millercoryhouse.org. WARM AND WELCOME...Twenty-seven quilts made by Needle Nite program Farms of Watchung and Antler OPEN HOUSE participants at the Fanwood Presbyterian Church were donated to Children’s Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary of New- Bumble Bee Bazaar Specialized Hospital by Kris Adams, left, and Nancy Bassman, center. Pictured ton, which will provide the sheep th accepting the quilts is Amy Jester, the administrative assistant for the hospital’s for the festival. The production of To Be Held May 9 Saturday, April 25 Volunteer Department. cloth and garments from woolen AREA — The Church of the As- fibers will continue with demon- sumption has announced that the 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM strations of spinning, weaving, knit- Bumble Bee Bazaar will return on SEE OUR ASSISTED LIVING, Needle Nite Session Set For ting and needlework. Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 Additionally, museum volunteers p.m., in the church’s Lower Chiego INDEPENDENT LIVING AND May 1 at Fanwood Church will showcase 18th-century farm Hall, located at 113 Chiego Place, tasks such as butter churning, soap Roselle Park. Vendors will offer a ALZHEIMER’S PROGRAM FANWOOD — The monthly The Ditty bags that were made at making, “wash day” and making the wide variety of handmade crafts and and a free seminar... Needle Nite program at the Fanwood the last meeting will be given to the drink known as switchel. Children’s other items suitable for gift giving Presbyterian Church is scheduled for “Christmas At Sea Project” at the Port activities will include a maypole, and other needs. Dementia: Keeping Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Newark Seamen’s Church Institute. colonial games, various crafts and a Vendor tables are still available. THE CHELSEA church’s Westminster Hall. Partici- The knitters and those who cro- display of 18th-century fashion dolls. The cost per vendor is $20 a table; Your Mind Sharp pants are asked to enter from Marian chet will continue their projects. Last A bake sale and an herb sale will tables and chairs will be provided. Speaker: AT FANWOOD Avenue. All are welcome to come month nine afghans and three Interested persons are asked to con- be conducted throughout the after- OUTH VENUE and see what is being done and to join sweater, hat and bootie sets were noon. Free refreshments will be tact Diane Burgos at (201) 522-8022 Charles Larobis, RN 295 S A the group. delivered to Beth Israel Hospital for available in the Frazee Building. or via e-mail at [email protected]. Chelsea Senior Living FANWOOD, NJ 07023 More than 50 quilts were made this the newborns there. The museum’s gift shop also will Space is limited. The Bumble Bee past year and were donated to If fabric, batting or yarn is needed, be open. Admission is $3 for adults Bazaar, hosted by the Women of As- Children’s Specialized Hospital, the Needle Niters may e-mail their re- and youth age 13 and older; $2 for sumption Ministry, is a church Please RSVP: 908-654-5200 Center for Hope Hospice and the quests to [email protected]. children ages 3 to 12, and free for fundraiser and biannual event, held Cancer Support Group of Central Donated materials end up in many those under age 3. 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(née Romeo), and their Ralph Evans, 87, of Ocean View nascent golfer, was a past member is a member of the Cranford Sports tion. Walter was born in daughters, Maureen A. and Bethany Beach, Del., formerly and past president of The Racquets Hall of Fame and the National Hockey In 1983 while covering the New Newark and had lived Gabriel and her husband, of Mendham, N.J., passed suddenly Club of Short Hills, past member of League Hall of Fame. Jersey Devils, he was honored to have in Westfield since Jeffrey, and Kathleen A. on Thursday, April 16, 2015, after a Mendham Golf & Tennis Club, and He was born in Cranford on De- the team’s “Unsung Hero Award” cre- 1949. He was a veteran Ridge, along with his short illness. current member of Piper’s Landing cember 14, 1933 and was a graduate ated in his name and each year since of the U.S. Navy and grandchildren, Jeffrey, Ralph was the son of the late J. in Florida and Cripple Creek Golf & of Cranford High School then, the “Hugh Delano Un- served aboard the de- Laura and Erin Gabriel. Linwood Evans and Nellie Evans Country Club in Delaware. Class of 1952. He at- sung Hero Award” is voted stroyer USS Bache dur- He also will be missed (Daisy) and was prede- Ralph was involved in tended Washington Col- upon by the team’s players. ing the Korean War. Mr. by his siblings, Rose- ceased by brothers many professional and lege in Chestertown, Md. The culmination of his Ridge joined the mary Mormelo (late hus- Linwood Jr., Lorne and social organizations in- and served in the United hockey-writing career was Westfield Fire Depart- band Bernard), Gail Royal and sisters Daisy cluding The Ice Skating States Marine Corps. He his 1991 induction into the ment in 1958 and rose Saparito (Richard) and Furman, Hilda Wood and Institute of America, was honorably dis- National Hockey League through the ranks, be- Dennis Ridge; his buddy, Irene Hocker. He is sur- Metropolitan Ice Rink charged as a staff ser- Hall of Fame in Toronto. coming Fire Chief on brother-in-law Russell vived by his wife of 65 Managers Association, geant in 1956. His ser- The ceremony that year June 1, 1981, and Walter J. Ridge Romeo, and many years, Sylvia Evans, and The Rotary Club of vice included time at took place in the Canadian served as Chief until nieces, nephews and his beloved sister, Millburn/Short Hills Subic Bay, Philippines. Parliament in Ottawa and his retirement in 1997. Prior to friends. Walter also was prede- Eleanor Breasure, and her (past president), The Ma- In 1958 he married Ed Giacomin presented joining the Fire Department, he ceased by a brother, James. husband, John H.; sister- sons, the Mountainside Marylou Lyons. Hugh for that honor. He was a partner in Romeo’s Gulf sta- In lieu of flowers, donations may in-law, Bessie Briggs, Music Association and During his high school received the Elmer tion in Westfield. be made to either the Westfield and brother-in-law, Dr. the Mountainside Rescue years, Hugh was a sports- Ferguson Memorial Award Mr. Ridge was a member of the Rescue Squad or St. Barnabas Burn Edward Paslawsky; his Squad. writer for the Cranford Hugh S. Delano for outstanding journalism New Jersey and Union County Fire Center. children, Mitchell, Tracy Ralph, having attended Citizen and Chronicle. and media service to pro- Chiefs Associations, the Westfield A Mass of Christian Burial was (Criscitiello), Russell, Ralph Evans Parsons School of Design, That experience and his love of sports fessional hockey. In 1998, he was Superior Officers Association and the celebrated on Tuesday, April 21, Kelly and Todd; his be- also was an accomplished developed into a long career in jour- honored with his induction to the International Association of Fire 2015, at 11 a.m., at St. Helen’s loved grandchildren, Michelle, artist, with painting and sculpting nalism. First employed at the Cranford Sports Hall of Fame. Chiefs, Arson Investigators and Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Kristen, Elizabeth, Carrie, Danielle, among his many talents. Plainfield Courier-News as a general Mr. Delano had a strong interest in Technicians and Investigators. Westfield, followed by interment Michael, Ashley, Maxwell, Clifford, Ralph fondly recalled spending news reporter, he advanced to sports military history, especially that of the Mr. Ridge was a charter member of at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Jenny and Meghan, and great-grand- his summers in the family home columnist and assistant sports editor. United States Marine Corps. He was the Westfield Chapter of UNICO Arrangements were by the children, Brady, Benjamin, Jackson, where he was born in Bethany In 1967, Hugh joined the Newark a member of the Marine Corps Asso- National and served as director and Dooley Colonial Home of Hudson, Lincoln, Deacon, Marina Beach, located next to St. Anne’s Evening and Sunday News as a state ciation, the Marine Corps League, chapter secretary. He also was a mem- Westfield. and Gia. Also loved and beloved by Catholic Church on Evans Avenue, scholastic and collegiate writer. He the Marine Corps Historical Associa- ber of the Martin Wallberg Post of the April 23, 2015 his children’s spouses, Vicky Spen- the street named after his father. He was assigned in 1968 to Major League tion, the Orders and Medals Society cer Evans, Gary Criscitiello, Lynn and his family continued spending Baseball, covering the New York Yan- of America, the Veterans of Foreign Hardwick Evans, Jeffrey Moran and every summer in Bethany — a tra- kees and New York Mets and in alter- Wars and the American Legion. Ma- Lucy Littrell Wilson, Was Executive; all the other members of his extended dition that will continue for genera- nate seasons, covering New York terial written by him appeared in family. tions to come. Giants football and New York Knicks military magazines. Active In Soroptimist, Church, WCP Ralph was a professional ice skater A funeral will be held Friday, April basketball. Full-time coverage of the Other organizations to which he Lucy Littrell Wilson, a resident of Lucy had a community garden plot who toured worldwide in the 1950s 24, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Cre- National Hockey League and the New belonged were the Sons of the Ameri- Westfield since 1965, passed away producing her own crops of vegetables with his wife, Sylvia, as part of the matorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, York Rangers began in 1969 and es- can Revolution and the Order of the peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2015, for many years and enjoyed garden- Hollywood Ice Revue. Later Ralph 34874 Atlantic Avenue (Route 26), tablished his identity as “The Ice Founders and Patriots of America. surrounded by her loving family. ing at her home as well. She loved to owned and operated a chain of skat- Ocean View, DE 19970. The view- Man” in a weekly column. Mr. Delano maintained his loyalty Lucy was born in Mendon, Mo. to read and especially valued many hours ing schools — The Ralph Evans Ice ing will be at 10 a.m. and the funeral Upon joining the New York Post in to Cranford with active membership Covia and Pearl Littrell. She was of bridge with her good friends. Skating Schools — in Westfield, Short at 11 a.m. with burial at Mariner’s 1971, his coverage of the New York in the Cranford Historical Society proud to say she was spell- Most important to Hills, Cherry Hill and Edgewater, Bethel United Methodist Cemetery. Rangers continued until 1983 when and was awarded the status of Emeri- ing bee champion, and af- Lucy was family and she N.J., teaching thousands his passion A Celebration of Ralph’s Life will he was assigned to the New Jersey tus Trustee. He was a member of the ter graduating as Valedic- spent a great deal of time for ice skating. be held Sunday, June 14, at 11:30 Devils until his retirement in 1993. In First Presbyterian Church of Cranford torian of her high school with her grandsons Ralph and Sylvia lived for many a.m., at Cripple Creek Golf & Coun- his years as a hockey writer he cov- and the Friends of the Cranford Pub- class, she moved to Kan- standing on the soccer years in Short Hills, Mountainside try Club. Please RSVP by June 5 to ered the famed Canada-USSR tour- lic Library. sas City, Mo. to attend field or attending a swim and Mendham, N.J. while wintering [email protected]. nament in 1972 and the Canada Cup Hugh is survived by Marylou, his business school. Her first meet. She valued every in Palm City, Fla. In recent years, In lieu of flowers, donations could tournament in 1976 and the NHL wife of 57 years, and four sons, Buzz job was in banking in Kan- holiday and made sure they retired to Ocean View, Del. near be sent to the ASPCA, Delaware Stanley Cup Playoffs from 1970 and wife Lisa of San Clemente, Ca- sas City, where she met the family was together, Ralph’s birthplace of Bethany Beach. Hospice or to a charity of your choice. through 1993. Other assignments in- lif., Jonathan of Cranford, Peter and her husband of 48 years, always laughing and en- Ralph, an avid tennis player and April 23, 2015 cluded the “Miracle Mets” 1969 wife Susan of Bedford, N.H., and William Patrick Wilson. joying each other. World Series victory over the Balti- Craig and wife Kim of Henderson, Upon moving to Her husband, William Alice B. Callahan, Dedicated Volunteer; more Orioles and the New York Gi- Nev., and grandchildren Madison, Westfield, Lucy was em- Patrick Wilson, prede- ants Super Bowl XXV victory over Colin and Christopher. ployed by Continental ceased her in 1998. She Enjoyed Family Life, Golf and Tennis the Buffalo Bills in 1991. A private funeral service officiated Tank Car for 35 years. She Lucy Littrell Wilson also is predeceased by In 1975, the book “Power Hockey” by the Reverend John C. Kile, pastor, enjoyed and respected 11 siblings, Laveta A Funeral Mass was celebrated at was involved as a volunteer for the was written by Mr. Delano with NHL First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, working with Emerson Thomas, for- Adams, Fern Wright, Lee Littrell, Dale the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Westfield Service League in their players Ken Hodge and Don Awrey. took place on Friday, April 10, at Gray merly of Westfield, and eventually Littrell, Orville Glen Littrell, Evila Church in Westfield on Tuesday, many endeavors, and gave her time “Eddie, A Goalie’s Story” was pub- Memorial Funeral Home of Cranford, was promoted to vice-president of Swan, Irene Speichinger, Howard Joe April 14, for Alice B. Callahan, who to the Center for Hope Hospice Thrift lished in 1976 and recounted the early with burial at Fairview Cemetery in the company. She also was an inves- Littrell, Kenny Littrell, Joyce Littrell passed away on Wednesday, April 8, Shop. She also was a very active life and long hockey career of New Westfield. A memorial gathering will tor in a fleet of railroad cars that she and Lloyd Littrell. 2015. Alice was the daughter of participant in her children’s activi- York Rangers’ goalie Ed Giacomin. be held at a later date. In lieu of flow- leased to various chemical compa- She is survived by her son, John Terence C. and Mabel N. Brady. ties in sports and their respective As a contributing writer, Hugh’s work ers, the family would appreciate do- nies. She was proud to say she never Patrick Wilson, and his wife, Pat, of She grew up in Westfield, and Scouting efforts. She was a dedi- appeared in numerous sports maga- nations to the Cranford Historical missed a day of work. Westfield, and her daughter, Jeanmarie graduated from Westfield High cated volunteer at her church, as a zines, media guides and reference Society, 38 Springfield Avenue, Lucy was a member of a business Wilson Keenan, and her husband, School. Alice received a Bachelor Eucharistic minister and lector. journals as well as The Sporting News, Cranford, N.J. 07016 or the Friends of women’s organization, Soroptimist Donald S. Keenan, of Scotch Plains. of Arts degree from Saint Mary-Of- Alice is survived by her husband, The Hockey News, Sports Illustrated the Cranford Public Library, 224 Wal- International, a global volunteer She has two grandsons, who she The-Woods College. After gradua- Tom; her daughter, Deidre and The New York Times. nut Avenue, Cranford, N.J. 07016. group transforming the lives of thought the world of and will truly tion, she taught at the Franklin and McMeekin of Snoqualmie, Wash., Mr. Delano’s commitment to sports An online signature and condo- women and girls through education. miss, Donald W. Keenan and Patrick Tamaques Schools in Westfield. and her son, William T. Callahan of and journalism extended as an Of- lences book is available at After retiring from her much-loved A. Keenan, and her loving sister, Nina She married Thomas L. Callahan, Westfield. She also is survived by ficer of the New York Chapter of the grayfuneralhomes.tributes.com/ job, she became active in the literacy Martin of Carrollton, Mo., as well as Jr. and they raised their family in her two grandchildren, Erin Paige Professional Hockey Writers Asso- obituary/show/Hugh-Stafford- program as a volunteer, teaching numerous nieces and nephews. Westfield. Alice enjoyed many sum- McMeekin and Liam Thomas ciation and he was the recipient of the Delano-102352128. young women how to read. She also A celebration of Lucy’s life will be mers at Hulett’s Landing on Lake McMeekin, and her brothers, Al Laney Award for service to hockey Arrangements are by Gray Memo- enjoyed being a member of the held at The Presbyterian Church in George, where her family had a Terence C. Jr., John H. and James in 1994. He was a lifetime member of rial Funeral Home of Cranford. Westfield Community Players, where Westfield on Saturday, May 16, at 10 home. She met her husband, Tom, C. Alice was predeceased by her the Baseball Writers Association of April 23, 2015 she served on the board and read a.m., followed by interment across at Hulett’s, where they both worked sister, Margaret Mencke Cooper. plays for upcoming productions. the street at the Revolutionary Cem- during their vacations from college. In lieu of flowers, donations may James Costantino, Jr., 74, Local CPA; She was an active member of The etery. In lieu of flowers, donations Alice was a longtime member of be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Presbyterian Church in Westfield for may be made to the Westfield Com- the Echo Lake Country Club, where Cancer Center in New York City. Active With Rotary Club of Westfield 41 years. She held the office of Dea- munity Center, 558 West Broad Street, they were married in 1960. She en- Arrangements were by Dooley James Costantino, Jr., 74, of the Costantino and his fiancée, Jeanette, con and enjoyed time spent with the Westfield, N.J. 07090 or the Memo- joyed many years of golf and plat- Colonial Home of Westfield. Holiday City South section of Berke- of Tampa, Fla.; his daughter, Jennifer Presbyterian Women group and with rial Fund of the Westfield Presbyte- form tennis, as well as playing ten- April 23, 2015 ley Township, N.J., died Ann Hughes, and her her friends as a participant of the Joy rian Church, 140 Mountain Avenue, nis at the Westfield Tennis Club. She peacefully at home sur- husband, David, of Luncheons. Westfield, N.J. 07090. For additional rounded by his family on Cherry Hill, N.J.; his She loved to travel and had been in information or to sign the guestbook, Sunday, April 19, 2015. three brothers, Jack most of the 50 states and overseas. visit fanwoodmemorial.com. He was born in Brook- Costantino, Sal and Jo- April 23, 2015 lyn, N.Y. and lived in seph Santora; his two sis- SHERIFF’S SALE Kenilworth Hist. Soc. Offers Westfield, N.J. before ters, Patricia Phelan of SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15001550 Probitas Verus Honos SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY moving to Berkeley Florida and Helen Gantz CHANCERY DIVISION Township, N.J. six of Israel; his three grand- UNION COUNTY Girls ‘Tea With the Queen’ DOCKET NO. F-19084-09 SHERIFF’S SALE months ago. daughters, Alyssa, Plaintiff: SUN TRUST MORTGAGE, INC VS. SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15001314 KENILWORTH — The Saturday, May 16. It will take place James earned a busi- Lauren and Rebecca, Defendant: JOHN MASTROIANNI; MARIA SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY ness degree from Bernard and many nieces and MASTROIANNI CHANCERY DIVISION Kenilworth Historical Society will at the Kenilworth Historical Sale Date: 05/13/2015 UNION COUNTY present a girls’ tea program en- Society’s circa 1880 Oswald J. Baruch College in New nephews. Writ of Execution: 09/24/2014 DOCKET NO. F-0044539-10 By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution Plaintiff: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC titled “Tea With the Queen” on Nitschke House, located at 49 York City, graduating in The family will receive to me directed I shall expose for sale by public VS. South 21st Street, Kenilworth. 1974. He was a CPA with friends from 2 to 4 and 7 vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Defendant: EDWARD G. AHERHN JR.; BANK James Costantino, Jr. TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- OF AMERICA, N.A. AND KRISTA NICKEL, TEN- SHERIFF’S SALE The event, which is geared to- a practice in Clark, N.J. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, April TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on ANT WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of Sale Date: 04/29/2015 SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15001403 ward girls ages 6 to 9, will begin at for 30 years. James was a 26, 2015, at Timothy E. said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Writ of Execution: 11/26/2014 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY member of the CPA Society and a Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. of their bid available in cash or certified check at By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution CHANCERY DIVISION 11 a.m. and will include a program the conclusion of the sales. to me directed I shall expose for sale by public UNION COUNTY based on the children’s book “Tea Rotarian, both out of Westfield, N.J. Catherine Boulevard, Toms River, N.J. The judgment amount is: ***Eight Hundred vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- DOCKET NO. F-039063-13 Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- Plaintiff: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COM- for Ruby” by Sarah Ferguson, the James is predeceased by his par- A funeral service will take place on and 83/100*** $856,591.83. TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on PANY ents, James Costantino, Sr. and Helen Monday, April 27, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., The property to be sold is located in: The Town WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of VS. Duchess of York. All children must of Westfield, County of Union, State of New said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Defendant: JORGE COLLANTES AND ROSA be accompanied by an adult. (Krasner) Santora, and his sister, at the funeral home. Burial will follow Jersey. of their bid available in cash or certified check at COLLANTES Commonly known as: 616 Garfield Avenue, the conclusion of the sales. Sale Date: 04/29/2015 Participants will enjoy assorted Joyce Trimarche. at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Town of Westfield, New Jersey 07090. The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred Writ of Execution: 02/19/2015 Surviving is his loving wife, JoAnn Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown, N.J. Tax Lot No: 8 in Block: 1406 Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Forty- By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution tea sandwiches, desserts and other Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 150 x 75 Three and 90/100*** $427,543.90. to me directed I shall expose for sale by public refreshments and have the oppor- (Esposito) Costantino; his two sons, Condolences may be sent by visiting feet The property to be sold is located in the TOWN- vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- Nearest Cross Street: Grant Avenue SHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS, County of Union TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- tunity to tour the recently restored James J. Costantino and his wife, www.ryanfuneralhome.com. Subject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu- and State of New Jersey. TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Amy, of Bronx, N.Y. and Frank April 23, 2015 nicipal or tax liens that may be due. It is commonly known as 2406 HAMLETT WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of Oswald J. Nitschke House, which Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of PLACE, SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY 07076 said day. All successful bidders must have 20% is authentically furnished in ac- publication taxes/Sewer/water information was It is known and designated as Block 7201, Lot of their bid available in cash or certified check at not available-you must check with the tax collec- 25. the conclusion of the sales. cordance with its late 19th-/early tor for exact amounts due. The dimensions are approximately 43.72 feet The judgment amount is: ***Three Hundred Marlene J. Macaluso, 76, Hard Worker; Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgments (if wide by 110.01 feet long. Ninety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Sisty-Five 20th-century historic period of sig- any): None Nearest cross street: Plainfield Avenue and 72/100*** $396,364.72. nificance. Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Prior lien(s): Sewer account past due in amount The property to be sold is located in the Bor- Enjoyed Family, Friends, Food and Fun Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four and 30/ of $267.81 ough of Garwood. Admission is $25 for a child and 100*** $884,594.30 together with lawful interest Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Thirty-Eight In the County of Union and the State of New making people feel warm and wel- and costs. Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Eight and 18/ Jersey. her accompanying adult and $10 Marlene J. Macaluso (Beach), 76, Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- 100*** $438,268.18 together with lawful interest Premises commonly known as: 67 Third Av- for an additional child. Advance of Scotch Plains, N.J., formerly of comed in her home. tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and and costs. enue expenses, there remains any surplus money, the Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or Block 206, Lot 8 reservations by Wednesday, May 6, Irvington, N.J., passed away with her Marlene, who was born at home on money will be deposited into the Superior Court other charges, and any such taxes, charges, Dimensions of Lot (approximately): 40 feet x Mountain Avenue in Scotch Plains, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, liens, insurance premiums or other advances 150 feet. are required, as seating is limited. family by her side at Overlook Medi- or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested Nearest Cross Street: Oak Street For reservations/tickets, call (908) cal Center in Summit, N.J. on Sun- N.J., is survived by her loving chil- Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature parties are to conduct and rely upon their own Subject to: 0.00 and extent of that person’s claim and asking for independent investigation to ascertain whether Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Five Thousand 709-0434 or (908) 709-0391 or visit day, March 29. dren, Laura J. Powell, John J. an order directing payment of the surplus money. or not any outstanding interest remain of record Nine Hundred Thirty-Eight and 49/100*** Macaluso (Diane) and Andrea L. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale and/or have priority over the lien being fore- $405,938.49 together with lawful interest and Especially Yours Florist, located at Marlene dedicated her life to car- will have information regarding the surplus, if closed and, if so the current amount due thereon. costs. 13 North 20th Street, Kenilworth. ing for her family and those around Macaluso; her cherished grandchil- any. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- “The Fair Housing Act prohibits”any prefer- tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and Proceeds from “Tea With the her, including providing limitless ser- dren, Michael, Jake, Nicole, Lindsay ence, limitation, or discrimination because of expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the and Mitchell, and her adored great- race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta- money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court Queen” will benefit the Oswald J. vices working at Runnells Special- tus, or national origin, or intention to make such Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Nitschke House “living history” ized Hospital for 27 years, retiring in grandson, Michael II. You will be preference, limitation or discrimination” in con- or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to nection with any aspect or a residential real Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature museum and cultural arts center 2002. An avid Mets fan, she was a greatly missed! We love you, Mom! estate transaction, Zucker, Goldberg, and and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for Services were held at Parkway Ackerman, LLC encourages and supports the an order directing payment of the surplus money. an order directing payment of the surplus money. by helping to defray the cost of an member of the Fanwood Seniors Club. equal housing practives of the Fair Housing Act The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale elevator that makes all levels of A voracious reader, her hobbies in- Wozniak Memorial Home, 211 in the conduct of its business.” will have information regarding the surplus, if will have information regarding the surplus, if There is a full legal description on file in the any. any. the local landmark fully accessible cluded cooking and baking for her Westfield Avenue, Clark, N.J., on 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 Thursday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this Union County Sheriff’s Office. Union County Sheriff’s Office. to everyone. family and friends as well as watch- 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 The Kenilworth Historical Soci- ing her favorite TV show, “Jeopardy.” 12:15 p.m. A Committal Service and tisement. sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- Joseph Cryan tisement. tisement. ety is an independent, volunteer- Known as “Grammy Mac” and “Mrs. entombment followed at St. Stephen’s Sheriff Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Cemetery in Millburn, N.J. The fam- Attorney: Sheriff Sheriff based, non-profit, tax-exempt, Mac” by those who loved her, ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC Attorney: Attorney: 501(c)(3) organization dedicated Marlene was a devoted wife, loving ily requests donations to the 200 SHEFFIELD STREET STERN, LAVINTHAL & FRANKENBERG, LLC MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. SUITE 301 105 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 216 HADDON AVENUE to the research, preservation and mother, cherished grandmother and independencefund.org and/or MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092 SUITE 302 SUITE 201 sardaa.org for Schizophrenia and Re- (908) 233-8500 ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068 WESTMONT, NEW JERSEY 08108 interpretation of the Oswald J. great-grandmother. Intelligent and File No: XCZ-121296 (973) 797-1100 (856) 858-7080 Nitschke House, local history and worldly, Marlene had a terrific sense lated Disorders Alliance of America. 4 T - 04/16, 04/23, 04/30 4 T - 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 4 T - 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 April 23, 2015 & 05/07/15 Fee: $204.00 & 04/23/14 Fee: $189.72 & 04/23/14 Fee: $165.24 culture. of humor; she loved telling jokes and A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 9 RU Students Earn Awards at Nat. HR Case Competition NEW BRUNSWICK – Four stu- took notice of this and credited our dents from Rutgers School of Man- ‘simple but powerful content and true agement and Labor Relations executive-style presentation skills,’ (SMLR)’ master of human resource and even reinforced that they will management (MHRM) earned a sec- immediately use our team's recom- ond place at The Ohio State Univer- mendations. I am truly proud of their sity Human Resource Invitational performance.” Case Competition held at the Fisher Adnan Mustafa believes that the College of Business on February 19- competition provided an ideal op- 21, 2015. The Rutgers team—one of portunity for exposure to a large cor- only two winning teams—faced four poration like PepsiCo as well as to be competing teams which included among students from other top HR Cornell University, Illinois State Uni- programs in the country. Zhonghao versity, University of Minnesota, and Zhang noted that while the team was The Ohio State University. under this pressure, the group main- Throughout the two-day event, tained a solid state of mind through- each team was tasked with analyzing out the event. AUTHOR VISIT...Beloved children's author Peter Catalanotto demonstrates and proposing solutions to a business “Under those 24 hours of pressure, FOR A GOOD CAUSE...Westfield High School (WHS) recently donated more how he illustrated a Dalmation from his book, Dylan's Day Out, during his visit than $2,000 to The Good Project to help construct a school in a remote village in to Franklin School in Westfield for its annual Author Day. problem introduced by PepsiCo. The we never lost our focus and contin- case centered on increasing employ- ued to trust each other. And of course, Costa Rica. David Good, founder of the non-profit, The Good Project, spoke to ees’ and executives’ participation and Professor Ferio has always been a WHS students in the fall, sparking interest and a partnership to help build a engagement via a recently launched strong support. This competition is school for the Sinoli people, an indigenous group with ties to Good’s heritage. In Children’s Book Author February 2015, led by WHS 9th grade students and teachers in Global Perspec- corporate-wide recognition program. definitely something I will never for- tives classes, fundraising efforts began. Presenting the check to David Good are The Rutgers team, which was com- get,” says Zhang. ninth graders Robert Brown, Grace Blake and Natalie Patterson. Catalanotto Visits Franklin prised of winning members of The Each year, Rutgers School of Man- School of Management and Labor agement and Labor Relations orga- WESTFIELD – Children’s book endless possibilities for writing "to Relations’ Jim Chelius HR Case Com- nizes the Jim Chelius Case Compe- author and illustrator Peter make the reader wonder." He also petition, spent weeks preparing for tition to allow Rutgers HR students Distracted Driving Awareness Catalanotto recently visited Franklin spoke about overcoming some the national competition. The culmi- to gain in-depth experience in han- School for its annual Author Day, struggles he had as a child, such as nation of their work included the dling industry-related challenges. sponsored by the Franklin PTO. often writing his words backwards, presentation to the PepsiCo execu- The event is typically sponsored by Promoted by Mt. St. Mary’s Mr. Catalanotto has published emphasizing how anyone who tives in Ohio. a corporation and leads to an onsite nearly 50 books, many of which he wants to tell stories can find a way “The case competition taught me presentation to the sponsoring WATCHUNG, – Students at less teen drivers left him with life- has both written and illustrated, in- to do so. about the expectations of business company’s executives. Students are Mount Saint Mary Academy in threatening and permanent injuries. cluding the popular Monkey & Ro- Mr. Catalanotto demonstrated his leaders and gave me insight into ac- provided feedback from experts Watchung are doing their part to The Academy also invited Chris bot, Ivan the Terrier, and Question illustration techniques on a large ea- tual HR problems that these execs within the HR field, as they practice raise awareness of distracted driv- Rokicki of the Somerset County Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All. sel, and his charismatic sense of have to solve,” says Jonathan Liu a their public speaking and analytical ing. The Academy was named a Prosecutor’s Office to serve as a During three assemblies, Mr. humor throughout the presentations Knoxville, T.N. resident and Rutgers skills. All students within Rutgers Champion School by the New Jer- featured speaker at the school’s Catalanotto shared that some sto- kept the audiences eagerly engaged. team member, who won an addi- SMLR’s HR program receive an sey Brain Injury Alliance earlier Wellness Day in February. The ries he writes are based on real life He concluded with a lively question tional award for best presenter. award for participating in the com- this year in recognition of students’ Academy is currently participating experiences while others are ficti- and answer session. Mr. Catalanotto In addition to Liu, team members petition. In addition to the profes- efforts and is now participating in in the High School Distracted Driv- tious. He defined a story as "a char- also autographed copies of his books included Zhonghao Zhang from sional development, the Chelius case the Alliance’s Fourth Annual “U ing Task Force in Somerset County acter who wants something," en- for students who had purchased them Tongling City, Anhui Province, event is advantageous for students Got Brains Champion Schools Pro- in which students pledge to drive couraging students to explore the prior to the event. China; Adnan Mustafa from Dhaka, planning on competing in national gram”. The contest challenges New distraction free. Bangladesh; and Kristina Scutari competitions, including The Ohio Jersey’s high school students and The New Jersey Brain Injury Al- from Mountainside. All MHRM stu- State University HR Invitational. teachers to develop fun and interac- liance will ultimately select two top dents are scheduled to graduate from “The case competition was chal- tive campaigns aimed at educating campaigns in the Champion Schools Rutgers this spring. lenging, yet fun. It allowed us to teens about the importance of safe contest but the real winners are the “Our HR team worked hard and apply all of the knowledge and skills driving habits. The message is participating students and those has been participating in our internal we have learned over the past two simple: Keeping New Jersey’s roads drivers who are safer on the roads case competitions over the past three years,” says Kristina Scutari. “At the safe is everyone’s responsibility. because of heightened awareness. years. They were prepared and end of the day, we gained valuable The Champion Schools contest Mount Saint Mary Academy is a handled tough questions with great insight from PepsiCo that will defi- coincides with Distracted Driving Catholic, independent school which skill and confidence,” says Professor nitely help in our career as HR pro- Awareness Month, commemorated provides an exemplary college pre- David Ferio, director of the master of fessionals. I encourage anyone to par- nationally each April. The Mount paratory education for young human resource management pro- ticipate in a case competition if given has planned a number of special women in grades 9 through 12. gram. “The PepsiCo HR executives the opportunity.” activities for students during Dis- Founded in 1908 as a sponsored tracted Driving Awareness Week work of the Sisters of Mercy, the from Monday, April 20 through Fri- Mount remains committed to chal- Westfield High School day, April 24. They include public lenging each student to develop her service announcements broadcast fullest potential in a Christian at- on campus television, trivia con- mosphere of love and caring. HEADING TO WORLD FINALS...Five of the seven teams from Westfield that Presents Annual Jazz Night tests, and poem and essay competi- Established in 1981, the Brain competed in the New Jersey State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on April 11 tions. The school’s Peer Facilita- Injury Alliance of New Jersey is a are advancing to World Finals. Teams placing first or second qualified for a WESTFIELD – The Westfield High inside to Cafeteria B. Tickets are $5 in tors, the student group responsible statewide nonprofit organization chance to compete at Worlds. Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational School (WHS) Bands, in collaboration advance, before Wednesday, April 30, for promoting distracted driving that services more than 10,000 in- program that provides creative problem solving opportunities to students from awareness on campus, will also en- dividuals annually through its fam- Kindergarten through 12th grade. Teams spend months preparing a solution to with Edison Intermediate School and and $7 at the door. For ticket reserva- a long term problem, and also compete to solve spontaneous problems on Roosevelt Intermediate School, will tions and more information, please con- courage students to take the “30 ily support, advocacy, and educa- tournament day. Westfield teams from Edison Intermediate School, Jefferson present their fourth annual Jazz Night, tact Chris Vitale, director of bands, at Day Challenge”, an initiative of the tion and prevention programs. In Elementary and Tamaques Elementary will be competing at World Finals at with the theme “Jazz Under the Stars” [email protected]. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Of- addition to the Brain Injury Alli- Michigan State University from Wednesday, May 20 through Saturday, May 23. on Friday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. This fice to promote safe driving. Stu- ance, sponsors of the U Got Brains The Westfield teams are sponsored by the Gifted Ed PTC and coached and event is open to the entire community Donations Sought dents will also encourage parents Champion Schools Program include coordinated by parent volunteers. Full results from the competition are available and will feature performances by six and siblings to sign similar family the New Jersey Division of High- at www.njootm.org. bands, including the Jazz Ensemble For Used Book Sale pledges. way Traffic Safety, The AllState and Stage Band from WHS, as well as WESTFIELD – Jefferson elemen- The school’s campaign this month Foundation, and DriveSafer. the Edison and Roosevelt Jazz Bands. tary school, located at 1200 Boule- represents the continuation of ef- Westfield High Earns Award The program for the evening will vard in Westfield, will be hosting its forts throughout the school year. appeal to listeners of all ages and con- 8th Annual Used Book Sale. This past fall, the Mount hosted an See it all on the Web! Nominations for Fall Drama sists of standards by Duke Ellington, This book sale allows all the stu- assembly featuring inspirational Count Basie, Benny Carter, and Glenn dents to purchase exceptionally af- speaker Gabriel Hurley, whose www.goleader.com WESTFIELD – The cast and crew a Drama for Maddie Hudelson; Out- Miller, as well as more recent tunes by fordable books, teachers are able to tragic car accident caused by reck- of Westfield High School’s fall drama, standing Performance by a Support- Alan Baylock, Pat Metheny, Norah replenish their classroom libraries and The Laramie Project, has been noti- ing Actor in a Drama for Daniel Jones, and Chicago. it raises money for the school PTO. fied that the production received six Coelho; Outstanding Achievement by A casual jazz club atmosphere will Recycling books is also great for the Montclair State University "Theatre an Acting Ensemble; and Outstand- be set in the Westfield High School environment. Night Awards" nominations. They ing Achievement in Stage Direction Courtyard for this special evening, com- Donations of adult and childrens' include: Outstanding Production of for Drama teacher, Daniel Devlin. plete with individual seating closer to books are being accepted but no board a Drama; Outstanding Achievement The winners will be announced at the stage and tables for socializing in books. Donation days are: Friday, in Lighting Design; Outstanding Per- a ceremony at Montclair State Uni- groups. Snacks and desserts, as well as May 1, Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, formance by a Supporting Actress in versity on Monday, May 11, at 7 p.m. soft drinks, will be served. May 5 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Westfield High School is located at Sale Days open to the public are 550 Dorian Road in Westfield. There is Thursday, May 7 from 12:30 p.m. to Wardlaw-Hartridge School ample parking behind the school, with 3:30 p.m. and Friday, May 8 from doors from the parking lot leading di- 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. rectly to the Courtyard. In the event of For more information contact Shari Celebrates World Languages rain, the performance will be moved Cohen at [email protected]. SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE EDISON – The Wardlaw-Hartridge well as images of Cuba pre-revolu- SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15001413 SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15001388 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY School in Edison observed World Lan- tion. French students also staged a SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION guages Day with activities in all three living art exhibit featuring the works CHANCERY DIVISION UNION COUNTY UNION COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-014484-12 divisions on April 13. of Cezanne, Degas and Matisse in the DOCKET NO. F-026096-14 Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS...Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS. S. Jalloh and Freeholder Vernell Wright joined Union County College President Fifth graders presented the works Boff Lobby near Plumeri Gym. VS. Defendant: BARRY J. PILGRIM, they created in art class using Picasso's The Middle and Upper School stu- Defendant: ANDREW S. BENO JACQUELINE K. PILGRIM Dr. Margaret McMenamin, Union County College Board of Trustees Chair Sale Date: 04/29/2015 Sale Date: 04/29/2015 Victor Richel and Union County College Foundation Chair Mary Zimmerman in cubism. They also educated visitors, dents of Chinese displayed he Great Writ of Execution: 01/05/2015 Writ of Execution: 02/17/2015 which included the Lower School Wall of China and a Tea Room in the By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution congratulating several of the students who received Freeholders Scholarships to me directed I shall expose for sale by public to me directed I shall expose for sale by public during the annual scholarship reception on the college’s Cranford campus. classes, about Picasso and Cubism. Center for Global Learning. Middle vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- Nineteen students received Freeholders Scholarships. Upper School Latin students per- School Spanish students have been TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of formed CSI Rome: The Ides of March studying Spanish postimpressionist said day. All successful bidders must have 20% said day. All successful bidders must have 20% on the stage in the AP Room. painter Joaquín Sorolla and at the Middle of their bid available in cash or certified check at of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales. the conclusion of the sales. The Upper School Spanish students School entrance they showed their inter- The judgment amount is: ***Three Hundred The judgment amount is: ***Three Hundred NO MATTER WHAT SUBJECT YOUR Seven Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-two and Fifty-Eight Thousand Twenty-One and 70/100*** presented various scenes in a living art pretation of four paintings: ‘Sevilla: El 64/100*** $307,292.64. $358,021.70. exhibit including the works of baile; ‘Burgos: Jugando a los bolos’; PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED IN: MUNICIPALITY: Scotch Plains Township, SAVE Township of Scotch Plains, County of Union, COUNTY: UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. CHILD STRUGGLES WITH $ * Velazquez, Picasso, Carmen Loma ‘Ayamonte: La pesca del atún’; and State of New Jersey. STREET & STREET NO: 2200 Mountain Av- 100 Garza, Botero, Kahlo and Posada as Valencia: Paseo a orillas del mar’. PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 13 enue WHEN YOU Kevin Road, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK: 3002, LOT: HUNTINGTON CAN HELP. CALL TODAY! TAX LOT # 21, BLOCK # 15303 1. NEAREST CROSS STREET: Cushing Road DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 50.74 feet x 100.00 APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 000.990 AC feet. For almost 40 years, Huntington’s highly trained **Subject to tax sale certificate #: 13-0113 NEAREST CROSS STREET: Beginning at a The sale is subject to any unpaid taxes and point formed by the intersection of the southeast tutors have worked one-to-one with students to help assessments, tax, water, and sewer liens and sideline of Mountain Avenue (66 feet wide R.O.W.) them master the skills needed to make their next other municipal assessments. The amount due with the northeast sideline of Westfield Road can be obtained from the local taxing authority. (52.5 feet R.O.W.). report card better than the last one. All interested parties are to conduct and rely SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): upon their own independent investigation to as- Scotch Plains Township holds a claim for ACADEMIC SKILLS K-12 certain whether or not any outstanding interests taxes due and/or other municipal utilities such as remain of record and/or have priority over the lien water and/or sewer in the amount of $1951.28 as Reading • Writing • Math • Study Skills being foreclosed and, if so, the current amount of 05/01/2015. due thereon. **If the sale is set aside for any Scotch Plains Township holds a claim for Spelling • Vocabulary • Phonics reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall only be taxes due and/or other municipal utilities such as SUBJECT TUTORING entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The water and/or sewer in the amount of $142.57 as MIDDLE SCHOOL-COLLEGE Purchaser shall have no further recourse against of 07/01/2014. Algebra • Geometry • Trigonometry • Pre-Calculus the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.** Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Sixty-Six Thou- Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Seventeen sand Nine Hundred Sixty-Six and 74/100*** Calculus • Earth Science • Biology • Chemistry • Physics Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Six and 09/100*** $366,966.74 together with lawful interest and $317,556.09 together with lawful interest and costs. EXAM PREP SAT • PSAT/NMSQT • ACT costs. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and Advanced Placement (AP) • State Tests • GED • ASVAB tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the ISEE • SSAT • HSPA • NJASK • COOP expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Huntington is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA). Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to To find out more about Huntington Tutoring Programs, CALL NOW! or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. Bridgewater Edison Springfield an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if 908-725-3900 732-906-0900 973-258-0100 will have information regarding the surplus, if any. CARING SENIOR...Matt Handzy of Westfield, a senior at The Wardlaw- any. There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Additional centers Hartridge School in Edison, received the Caring Award from the Middlesex Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this Livingston Morristown Verona County Guidance Council at a dinner on April 14 at Middlesex County College. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale for any length of time without further adver- located in: 973-994-2900 973-292-9500 973-785-8700 sale for any length of time without further adver- tisement. Matt was honored for outstanding service to our communities and those in need. tisement. Joseph Cryan Matt, who is pictured with Shirlie Camp, chairperson of The Caring Awards, and Joseph Cryan Sheriff For additional locations in your area call Sheriff Attorney: ® Dan Silva, co-president of the Middlesex County Guidance Council, was joined Attorney: POWERS KIRN - COUNSELORS 1 800 CAN LEARN by his parents, Susan Swenson, Director of College Counseling, and Dawn MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 728 MARINE HIGHWAY 1 EAST STOW ROAD PO BOX 848 - SUITE 200 HuntingtonHelps.com Francavilla, Director of Student Life. The certificate Matt received states: "We MARLETON, NEW JERSEY 08053 MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057 ©2015 Huntington Mark, LLC. Independently Owned and Operated. SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) are registered trademarks of the College Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a (856) 482-1400 (856) 802-1000 registered trademark of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. None of these entities were involved thank you for sharing your time, your talents, and your skills. May you continue in the production of, and do not enclose the program. * Offer valid for Academic Evaluation or Tuition, new students only. Not valid with any other offer. HPA101-SPG(4/15) 4 T - 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 4 T - 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 to care, to share, and to be an inspiration to others." & 04/23/14 Fee: $187.68 & 04/23/14 Fee: $189.72 Page 10 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Animal Rescue Group Slates Sale of Art/Decorating Items SCOTCH PLAINS — Best Friend For more information, call (908) Dog and Animal Adoption will hold 322-2502 or visit pets waiting for a 60-percent-off art and decorating permanent homes at sale at its thrift shop tomorrow, Fri- bestfriend.petfinder.com. day, April 24, from 10:30 a.m. to Monetary donations are tax-de- 2:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 25, ductible and also are urgently from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Most needed by the rescue group. Dona- other items in the store will be 50 tions can be sent to: Best Friend, percent off. Some exceptions ap- P.O. Box 335, Cranford, N.J. ply. The store is located at 1750 07016. East Second Street, Scotch Plains, and is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 FCC Seeks Donations p.m. every day except Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. For Benefit Tag Sale IN GOOD VOICE...The community choir rehearses for the Fanwood Presbyte- Items available at 60 percent off WESTFIELD – The First Congre- rian Church’s fourth annual Choir Festival benefiting the Fanwood and Scotch SOUNDS OF SPRING...Music lovers of all ages are invited to the St. Paul’s Plains Rescue Squads. The event will take place on Sunday, May 17, the first day are framed art and posters. Addi- gational Church (FCC) of Westfield tionally, the shop has a variety of is seeking donations for its upcoming Parish Choir’s 29th Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, May 3, at 7 p.m., at of National EMS Week, at 7 p.m. Rehearsals are being held every Wednesday St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield. Joining the choir and soloists will night at the church, under the direction of Tom Berdos, pictured at the piano, frames, lamps, mirrors and small tag sale fundraiser, which will take furniture. Scenes include animals, place on Saturday, May 2, from 9 be members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. A gala reception will director of the church’s music ministry. follow the performance, which will celebrate the work of Johann Sebastian the seashore, flowers, fox hunt/ a.m. to 3 p.m. Small furniture, tools, Bach and two of his sons. Pictured is the St. Paul’s Parish Choir during its horses and modern designs. jewelry, bicycles, toys, infant equip- 2014 spring concert. Optimist, Rotary to Collect The Best Friend Rescue group is ment, housewares, books and small a not-for-profit organization run appliances in good condition all are solely by volunteers. Proceeds welcome. The church cannot accept Items For Furniture Assist from purchases at the resale shop large furniture, exercise equipment, St. Paul’s Parish Choir Plans WESTFIELD — The Optimist ing more about Furniture Assist, is benefit homeless animals that are encyclopedias or magazines. Club of Westfield and the Rotary asked to call (973) 868-6007 or to go cared for by the rescue group until All proceeds will support the FCC Spring Concert For May 3 Club of Westfield will again demon- to: furnitureassist.com/. permanent homes can be found for youth service trip to Chicago this strate their commitment to commu- Items accepted for collection in- them. summer. This will be the eighth con- WESTFIELD — The St. Paul’s est son, Johann Christian Bach nity service by sponsoring a collec- clude “gently used” light furniture, The store is a drop-off center for secutive year the church’s youth have Parish Choir and Soloists, with (“The London Bach,” 1735-1782). tion of household items to support working appliances and electron- brass, copper, 14 karat gold and volunteered in disadvantaged com- members of the New Jersey Sym- Internationally acclaimed violist Furniture Assist on Saturday, May 9, ics, kitchen and cooking supplies, sterling silver. Best Friend is al- munities throughout the United phony Orchestra, will present the Brett Deubner will be featured in a from 9 a.m. to noon., at the Westfield clothes, linens, towels, books, pic- ways in need of good, quality do- States. Previous trips have been made Choir’s 29th Annual Spring Con- performance of Viola Concerto in Memorial Pool parking lot. tures and toys. Any household items nations. Currently the organiza- to sites in Vermont, San Antonio, cert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church C minor, attributed to J. C. Bach. Based in Kenilworth, Furniture that help make a house a home will tion can use small furniture and Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Wyoming, on Sunday, May 3, beginning at 7 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is Assist was established to provide fur- be accepted. For larger and heavier spring items, including anything West Virginia and Ohio. p.m. located at 414 East Broad Street, niture, appliances and other house- items that do not fit in a car, call garden related. Additionally, Best Donations may be dropped off at Sponsored by The Friends of near Euclid Avenue, in Westfield. hold items, free of charge, to families (973) 868-6007 to arrange a pickup. Friend is in urgent need of cat food the church, located at 125 Elmer Music at St. Paul’s Church, “J.S. Tickets at the door are $20. Stu- or individuals in need. Furniture As- A minimum $40 fee will be charged and litter due to the many home- Street, Westfield, Mondays through Bach & Sons — A Baroque Cel- dent admission and parking are sist accepts donations from individu- to cover transportation costs. less kittens in need of its care. Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ebration” will feature works not free. A gala reception will follow als and organizations that have items For information about the Opti- unsold items will be donated to local only by Johann Sebastian Bach the event. For more information, they are looking to get rid of, yet are mist Club of Westfield, go to See it all on the Web! charities such as the Elizabeth Coali- (1685-1750), but by his second interested persons may contact St. still in good, useable condition. Any- westfieldnj.com/optimist and for in- tion to House the Homeless. For ad- oldest son, of 12 sons and eight Paul’s Music Director Charles M. one who has items to give, or who is formation about the Rotary Club of www.goleader.com ditional information or to arrange for daughters, Carl Philipp Emmanuel Banks at (908) 451-5082 or e-mail in need, or who is interested in learn- Westfield, go to westfieldrotary.com. a pickup, call (908) 451-7492. Bach (1714-1788), and his young- [email protected].

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Undist. Expend.-Speech, OT, PT And Related Svcs 11-000-216-XXX 2,555,186 2,750,530 3,206,050 BOARD OF EDUCATION Undist Expend-Oth Supp Serv Std-Extra Serv 11-000-217-XXX 1,332,072 1,389,685 1,469,892 Undist. Expenditures - Guidance 11-000-218-XXX 1,946,815 2,042,669 2,088,050 Undist. Expenditures - Child Study Teams 11-000-219-XXX 1,845,389 1,971,799 1,934,544 302 ELM STREET Undist. Expend.-Improv. Of Inst. Serv. 11-000-221-XXX 1,228,058 1,403,581 1,401,854 Undist. Expend.-Edu. Media Serv./Library 11-000-222-XXX 1,113,948 1,172,301 1,139,708 Undist. Expend.-Instr. Staff Training Serv. 11-000-223-XXX 35,340 131,596 74,043 WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07090 Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-Gen. Admin. 11-000-230-XXX 1,791,911 2,260,365 2,120,765 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of the Westfield school district, in the County of Union, of the State of New Jersey, Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-School Admin. 11-000-240-XXX 3,495,703 3,663,961 3,532,197 that a Public Hearing will be held in the Board Room of the Westfield Board of Education Central Office Building , located at 302 Elm Undist. Expend. - Central Services 11-000-251-XXX 1,189,639 1,276,842 1,250,481 Street. Westfield, New Jersey 07090, on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the Undist. Expend. - Admin. Info Technology 11-000-252-XXX 726,677 812,592 804,087 following budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Undist. Expend.-Oper. And Maint. Of Plant Serv. 11-000-26X-XXX 5,878,848 6,158,185 6,340,983 The complete budget will be on file and open to examination at the Administration building, 302 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey Undist. Expend.-Student Transportation Serv. 11-000-270-XXX 2,744,174 2,684,074 2,669,478 07090, Union County New Jersey between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Personal Services - Employee Benefits 11-XXX-XXX-2XX 15,247,855 16,871,542 18,216,366 The school district has proposed programs and services in addition to the Core Curriculum Content Standards adopted by the State Total Undistributed Expenditures 48,364,537 52,041,776 53,505,413 Board of Education. Increase In Maintenance Reserve 10-606 0 0 459,787 Dana Sullivan, Total General Current Expense 90,098,632 94,834,541 97,632,838 School Business Administrator Capital Expenditures: Equipment 12-XXX-XXX-730 461,035 114,681 12,996 Facilities Acquisition And Const. Serv. 12-000-400-XXX 1,052,304 1,113,850 48,016 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET STATEMENT Capital Reserve - Transfer To Capital Projects 12-000-400-931 0 0 988,841 Total Capital Outlay 1,513,339 1,228,531 1,049,853 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 General Fund Grand Total 91,611,971 96,063,072 98,682,691 Special Grants and Entitlements: UNION - WESTFIELD TOWN Local Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 137,380 216,953 0 ADVERTISED ENROLLMENTS Other State Projects: Nonpublic Textbooks 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 26,502 30,743 26,132 ENROLLMENT CATEGORIES October 15, 2013 October 15, 2014 October 15, 2015 Nonpublic Auxiliary Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 44,133 39,413 33,501 Actual Actual Estimated Nonpublic Handicapped Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 106,235 90,722 77,113 Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time 5,229 5,294 5,363 Nonpublic Nursing Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 31,470 48,944 41,602 Pupils On Roll Regular Shared-Time 8 6 6 Nonpublic Technology Initiative 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 9,032 16,512 14,035 Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time 954 939 939 Other 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 0 6 0 Pupils On Roll - Special Shared-Time 16 16 16 Total Other State Projects 217,372 226,340 192,383 Subtotal - Pupils On Roll 6,207 6,255 6,324 Total State Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 217,372 226,340 192,383 Private School Placements 65 68 68 Federal Projects: Pupils Sent to Other Districts-Reg Prog 1 0 0 Title I 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 139,673 165,446 122,331 Pupils Sent to Other Dists-Spec Ed Prog 26 16 16 Title II 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 141,726 99,399 66,501 Pupils Received 11 27 27 Title III 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 30,181 21,570 6,163 Pupils in State Facilities 0 2 2 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 1,431,170 1,796,037 1,463,112 UNION - WESTFIELD TOWN Total Federal Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 1,742,750 2,082,452 1,658,107 Total Special Revenue Funds 2,097,502 2,525,745 1,850,490 ADVERTISED REVENUES Repayment of Debt: Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Regular Debt Service 40-701-510-XXX 2,915,465 3,154,631 3,447,762 Actual Revised Anticipated Total Debt Service Funds 2,915,465 3,154,631 3,447,762 Operating Budget: Total Expenditures/Appropriations 96,624,938 101,743,448 103,980,943 Revenues from Local Sources: Total Expenditures Net of Transfers 96,624,938 101,743,448 103,980,943 Local Tax Levy 10-1210 86,360,677 88,967,333 91,791,272 Total Tuition 10-1300 138,397 54,697 70,000 UNION - WESTFIELD TOWN Transportation Fees From Individuals 10-1410 26,279 20,000 10,000 ADVERTISED RECAPITULATION OF BALANCE Transportation Fees From Other LEAs 10-1420-1440 11,258 0 0 Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 402,804 261,000 400,000 Budget Category Audited Audited Estimated Estimated Other Restricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 9,135 0 0 Balance Balance Balance Balance Subtotal - Revenues From Local Sources 86,948,550 89,303,030 92,271,272 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 Unrestricted: Revenues from State Sources: —General Operating Budget 2,111,856 2,215,465 1,906,691 1,903,650 Categorical Transportation Aid 10-3121 121,554 121,554 121,554 —Repayment of Debt 0 2 2 0 Extraordinary Aid 10-3131 981,765 1,000,000 975,000 Restricted for Specific Purposes- General Operating Budget: Categorical Special Education Aid 10-3132 2,614,018 2,614,018 2,614,018 —Capital Reserve 1,338,814 1,318,432 1,288,841 300,000 Categorical Security Aid 10-3177 96,745 96,745 96,745 —Adult Education Programs 0 0 0 0 Other State Aids 10-3XXX 75,663 124,000 124,000 —Maintenance Reserve 1,079,139 545,349 433,278 893,065 Subtotal - Revenues From State Sources 3,889,745 3,956,317 3,931,317 —Legal Reserve 2,604,718 2,604,718 1,456,746 0 Revenues from Federal Sources: —Tuition Reserve 0 0 0 0 Medicaid Reimbursement 10-4200 49,421 24,744 31,474 —Current Expense Emergency Reserve 0 0 0 0 Subtotal - Revenues From Federal Sources 49,421 24,744 31,474 Repayment of Debt: —Restricted for Repayment of Debt 1 0 0 0 Budgeted Fund Balance - Operating Budget 10-303 0 1,456,746 1,459,787 Withdrawal From Cap Res-For Local Share 10-307 0 329,591 988,841 UNION - WESTFIELD TOWN Withdrawal From Maint. Reserve 10-310 0 112,071 0 ADVERTISED PER PUPIL COST CALCULATIONS Adjustment For Prior Year Encumbrances 0 880,573 0 Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures 724,255 0 0 Per Pupil Cost Calculations 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 Total Operating Budget 91,611,971 96,063,072 98,682,691 Actual Actual Original Revised Proposed Costs Costs Budget Budget Budget Grants and Entitlements: Other Revenue From Local Sources 20-1XXX 137,380 216,953 0 Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost $12,662 $13,140 $13,491 $13,751 $14,007 Total Revenues From Local Sources 20-1XXX 137,380 216,953 0 Total Classroom Instruction $7,820 $8,091 $8,212 $8,331 $8,533 Classroom-Salaries and Benefits $7,472 $7,745 $7,800 $7,921 $8,125 Revenues from State Sources: Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks $279 $266 $264 $253 $214 Other Restricted Entitlements 20-32XX 217,372 226,340 192,383 Classroom-Purchased Services $69 $80 $148 $158 $195 Total Revenues From State Sources 217,372 226,340 192,383 Total Support Services $2,154 $2,262 $2,360 $2,415 $2,497 Revenues from Federal Sources: Support Services-Salaries and Benefits $2,022 $2,037 $2,120 $2,139 $2,165 Title I 20-4411-4416 139,673 165,446 122,331 Total Administrative Costs $1,331 $1,386 $1,463 $1,530 $1,475 Title II 20-4451-4455 141,726 99,399 66,501 Administration Salaries and Benefits $1,102 $1,156 $1,182 $1,211 $1,186 Title III 20-4491-4494 30,181 21,570 6,163 Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant $1,069 $1,100 $1,158 $1,154 $1,187 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-4420-4429 1,431,170 1,796,037 1,463,112 Operations and Maintenance-Salaries and Benefits $732 $729 $759 $766 $793 Total Revenues From Federal Sources 1,742,750 2,082,452 1,658,107 Board Contribution to Food Services $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Grants And Entitlements 2,097,502 2,525,745 1,850,490 Total Extracurricular Costs $289 $301 $298 $320 $315 Total Equipment Costs $48 $74 $1 $18 $2 Repayment of Debt: Legal Costs $21 $23 $34 $59 $34 Revenues from Local Sources: Employee Benefits as a percentage of salaries* 26.15% 26.02% 28.35% 28.14% 29.92% Local Tax Levy 40-1210 2,551,925 2,848,413 3,201,834 *Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district. Total Revenues From Local Sources 2,551,925 2,848,413 3,201,834 ** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets. Revenues from State Sources: The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained Debt Service Aid Type II 40-3160 363,541 306,218 245,926 in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending (formerly Comparative Spending Guide) and can be found on the Department of Budgeted Fund Balance 40-303 0 0 2 Education website: http://www.state.nj.us/education under Finance, when available. This publication is available in the board office and Total Local Repayment Of Debt 2,915,466 3,154,631 3,447,762 public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2014-15 revised appropriations and the 2015-16 budgeted Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures -1 0 0 appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive Total Repayment Of Debt 2,915,465 3,154,631 3,447,762 of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the Total Revenues/Sources 96,624,938 101,743,448 103,980,943 restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers 96,624,938 101,743,448 103,980,943 component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown. UNION - WESTFIELD TOWN CAPITAL PROJECTS ADVERTISED APPROPRIATIONS Funding Source Request to for Request Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Project Dollar Eligible Exceed to Exceed Actual Revised Anticipated Description/Activity Number Amount for Grant Referendum Referendum General Current Expense: Renovations to WHS phase 2 5730-050-14-1010 39,001 Y N Instruction: Renovations to WHS phase 1 5730-050-14-1009 109,390 Y N Regular Programs - Instruction 11-1XX-100-XXX 32,010,074 32,503,959 33,299,859 Emergency Generator at WHS 5730-050-14-1001 111,000 Y N Special Education - Instruction 11-2XX-100-XXX 7,132,072 7,543,770 7,633,495 Renovations to RIS phase 1 5730-060-14-1012 36,000 Y N Basic Skills/Remedial - Instruction 11-230-100-XXX 887,220 902,207 918,485 Renovations to RIS phase 2 5730-060-14-1013 74,400 Y N Bilingual Education - Instruction 11-240-100-XXX 136,785 159,347 156,260 Renovations to Franklin School phase 2 5730-100-14-1018 37,350 Y N School-Spon. Co/Extra Curr. Actvts. - Inst 11-401-100-XXX 456,965 479,170 411,537 Security upgrades at Lincoln School phase 2 5730-170-14-1033 37,200 Y N School-Sponsored Athletics - Instruction 11-402-100-XXX 1,074,717 1,153,363 1,197,053 Security upgrades at McKinley School phase 2 5730-140-14-1023 37,200 Y N Summer School 11-422-XXX-XXX 5,250 6,470 6,470 Security upgrades and Boiler repl at Tamaques ph 1 5730-145-14-1024 395,700 Y N Other Instructional Programs - Instruction 11-4XX-100-XXX 31,012 44,479 44,479 Security upgrades at Tamaques phase 2 5730-145-14-1025 37,200 Y N Support Services: Security upgrades at Washington School phase 2 5730-150-14-1027 37,200 Y N Undistributed Expenditures - Instruction (Tuition) 11-000-100-XXX 5,839,281 6,073,962 5,859,352 Security upgrades at Wilson School phase 2 5730-160-14-1030 37,200 Y N Undist. Expend.-Attendance And Social Work 11-000-211-XXX 32,953 33,486 33,964 Undist. 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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Undist. Expend.-Attendance And Social Work 11-000-211-XXX 57,354 64,354 65,866 BOARD OF EDUCATION Undist. Expenditures - Health Services 11-000-213-XXX 663,629 716,472 841,439 Undist. Expend.-Speech, OT, PT And Related Svcs 11-000-216-XXX 1,986,949 2,350,161 2,828,600 Undist Expend-Oth Supp Serv Std-Extra Serv 11-000-217-XXX 525,589 687,181 716,175 SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NEW JERSEY Undist. Expenditures - Guidance 11-000-218-XXX 1,236,961 1,369,918 1,398,383 Undist. Expenditures - Child Study Teams 11-000-219-XXX 1,236,739 1,375,627 1,361,067 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district, in the County of Union, of the State of Undist. Expend.-Improv. Of Inst. Serv. 11-000-221-XXX 683,628 886,362 1,117,749 New Jersey, that a meeting will be held in the Administration Offices of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, Evergreen Undist. Expend.-Edu. Media Serv./Library 11-000-222-XXX 705,118 748,882 779,969 Avenue and Cedar Street, Scotch Plains on April 30, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a PUBLIC HEARING on the Undist. Expend.-Instr. Staff Training Serv. 11-000-223-XXX 729,815 744,172 755,340 following budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-Gen. Admin. 11-000-230-XXX 763,133 872,431 863,579 The complete budget will be on file and open for examination from the date of this Notice between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-School Admin. 11-000-240-XXX 2,760,922 2,992,003 2,866,054 p.m. prevailing time, on regular school days, in the Office of the Secretary, Administration Offices, Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street, Undist. Expend. - Central Services 11-000-251-XXX 963,399 982,726 1,003,372 Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Undist. Expend. - Admin. Info Technology 11-000-252-XXX 364,808 600,947 567,818 The school district has proposed programs and services in addition to the core curriculum content standards adopted by the State Undist. Expend.-Oper. And Maint. Of Plant Serv. 11-000-26X-XXX 7,157,582 8,482,685 7,585,266 Board of Education. Undist. Expend.-Student Transportation Serv. 11-000-270-XXX 3,008,732 3,198,659 3,219,557 Deborah S. Saridaki, Personal Services - Employee Benefits 11-XXX-XXX-2XX 13,502,017 15,732,580 16,171,136 Business Administrator/Board Secretary Total Undistributed Expenditures 43,025,253 48,556,610 48,827,894 Interest Earned On Maintenance Reserve 10-606 0 1,500 1,500 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET STATEMENT Total General Current Expense 75,170,205 82,928,304 83,878,304 Capital Expenditures: Equipment 12-XXX-XXX-730 251,455 336,948 557,260 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 Facilities Acquisition And Const. Serv. 12-000-400-XXX 2,185,189 2,157,616 1,140,426 UNION - SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG Capital Reserve - Transfer To Capital Projects 12-000-400-931 2,662,348 1,014,883 0 Increase In Capital Reserve 10-604 0 0 749,053 ADVERTISED ENROLLMENTS Interest Deposit To Capital Reserve 10-604 0 1,800 1,800 ENROLLMENT CATEGORIES October 15, 2013 October 15, 2014 October 15, 2015 Total Capital Outlay 5,098,992 3,511,247 2,448,539 Actual Actual Estimated Transfer Of Funds To Charter Schools 10-000-100-56X 0 29,914 33,442 General Fund Grand Total 80,269,197 86,469,465 86,360,285 Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time 4,816 4,790 4,755 Pupils On Roll Regular Shared-Time 30 29 30 Special Grants and Entitlements: Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time 624 635 641 Local Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 164,954 199,096 77,620 Pupils On Roll - Special Shared-Time 16 19 0 Preschool Education Aid: Subtotal - Pupils On Roll 5,486 5,473 5,426 PEA Instruction 20-218-100-XXX 516,141 536,608 604,632 Private School Placements 60 44 44 Support Services 20-218-200-XXX 0 0 800 Pupils Sent to Other Dists-Spec Ed Prog 32 34 34 Total Preschool Education Aid 20-218-XXX-XXX 516,141 536,608 605,432 Pupils Received 3 0 0 Other State Projects: Pupils in State Facilities 0 1 0 Nonpublic Textbooks 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 55,688 63,929 51,000 Nonpublic Auxiliary Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 85,886 110,143 75,700 UNION - SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG Nonpublic Handicapped Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 285,149 276,498 233,200 ADVERTISED REVENUES Nonpublic Nursing Services 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 72,303 101,776 81,400 Nonpublic Technology Initiative 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 18,973 34,336 27,500 Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Other State Projects 517,999 586,682 468,800 Actual Revised Anticipated Total State Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 1,034,140 1,123,290 1,074,232 Operating Budget: Federal Projects: Revenues from Local Sources: Title I 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 126,956 129,918 100,000 Local Tax Levy 10-1210 76,313,228 79,539,492 81,930,358 Title II 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 18,520 126,436 54,000 Total Tuition 10-1300 106,293 3,493 0 Title III 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 5,598 0 0 Transportation Fees From Individuals 10-1410 0 13,500 13,500 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 1,375,931 1,341,036 1,272,500 Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 158,550 114,736 140,000 Other 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 14,726 0 0 Interest Earned On Maintenance Reserve 10-1XXX 2,372 1,500 1,500 Total Federal Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 1,541,731 1,597,390 1,426,500 Interest Earned On Capital Reserve Funds 10-1XXX 2,370 1,800 1,800 Total Special Revenue Funds 2,740,825 2,919,776 2,578,352 Subtotal - Revenues From Local Sources 76,582,813 79,674,521 82,087,158 Repayment of Debt: Revenues from State Sources: Total Regular Debt Service 40-701-510-XXX 1,699,650 1,639,850 1,581,675 Categorical Transportation Aid 10-3121 204,541 204,541 204,541 Total Debt Service Funds 1,699,650 1,639,850 1,581,675 Extraordinary Aid 10-3131 944,613 300,000 300,000 Total Expenditures/Appropriations 84,709,672 91,029,091 90,520,312 Categorical Special Education Aid 10-3132 2,550,339 2,550,339 2,550,339 Deduct Transfer-Local Contrib. - Categorical Security Aid 10-3177 86,448 86,448 86,448 Trans To Special Rev- Inclusion 11-105-100-936 191,846 223,608 332,732 Other State Aids 10-3XXX 48,966 106,180 106,180 Total Expenditures Net of Transfers 84,517,826 90,805,483 90,187,580 Subtotal - Revenues From State Sources 3,834,907 3,247,508 3,247,508 UNION - SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG Revenues from Federal Sources: Medicaid Reimbursement 10-4200 33,673 18,471 25,619 ADVERTISED RECAPITULATION OF BALANCES Subtotal - Revenues From Federal Sources 33,673 18,471 25,619 Budget Category Audited Audited Estimated Estimated Budgeted Fund Balance - Operating Budget 10-303 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 Balance Balance Balance Balance Withdrawal From Cap Res-For Local Share 10-307 0 879,883 0 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 Withdraw From Cap Res-Excess Cost & Oth Cap Prj 10-309 0 200,456 0 Unrestricted: Adjustment For Prior Year Encumbrances 0 1,448,626 0 —General Operating Budget 2,406,323 2,291,628 1,647,015 1,647,015 Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures -182,196 0 0 —Repayment of Debt 20,892 0 0 0 Total Operating Budget 80,269,197 86,469,465 86,360,285 Restricted for Specific Purposes- General Operating Budget: Grants and Entitlements: —Capital Reserve 4,749,323 6,057,858 4,979,319 5,730,172 Tuition - Preschool 20-1310 274,795 263,500 223,200 —Adult Education Programs 0 0 0 0 Other Revenue From Local Sources 20-1XXX 164,954 199,096 77,620 —Maintenance Reserve 2,371,896 2,374,268 2,375,768 2,377,268 Total Revenues From Local Sources 20-1XXX 439,749 462,596 300,820 —Legal Reserve 3,545,958 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 Revenues from State Sources: —Tuition Reserve 0 0 0 0 Preschool Education Aid 20-3218 49,500 49,500 49,500 —Current Expense Emergency Reserve 0 0 0 0 Other Restricted Entitlements 20-32XX 517,999 586,682 468,800 Repayment of Debt: Total Revenues From State Sources 567,499 636,182 518,300 —Restricted for Repayment of Debt 0 0 0 0 Revenues from Federal Sources: UNION - SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG Title I 20-4411-4416 126,956 129,918 100,000 ADVERTISED PER PUPIL COST CALCULATIONS Title II 20-4451-4455 18,520 126,436 54,000 Title III 20-4491-4494 5,598 0 0 Per Pupil Cost Calculations 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-4420-4429 1,375,931 1,341,036 1,272,500 Actual Actual Original Revised Proposed Superstorm Sandy - FEMA/Other Costs Costs Budget Budget Budget Restricted Recovery Sources 20-4526 14,726 0 0 Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost $11,920 $12,045 $13,061 $13,458 $13,728 Total Revenues From Federal Sources 1,541,731 1,597,390 1,426,500 Total Classroom Instruction $7,407 $7,252 $7,905 $7,892 $8,102 Transfers From Operating Budget- Classroom-Salaries and Benefits $6,997 $6,958 $7,574 $7,533 $7,741 Prek (Special Education) 20-5200 191,846 223,608 332,732 Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks $244 $189 $193 $220 $220 Total Grants And Entitlements 2,740,825 2,919,776 2,578,352 Classroom-Purchased Services $167 $105 $138 $139 $140 Repayment of Debt: Total Support Services $1,732 $1,749 $1,962 $2,022 $2,235 Support Services-Salaries and Benefits $1,464 $1,456 $1,604 $1,636 $1,765 Revenues from Local Sources: Total Administrative Costs $1,100 $1,095 $1,181 $1,243 $1,219 Local Tax Levy 40-1210 1,678,758 1,639,850 1,581,675 Administration Salaries and Benefits $957 $943 $987 $1,037 $1,019 Total Revenues From Local Sources 1,678,758 1,639,850 1,581,675 Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant $1,401 $1,663 $1,705 $1,982 $1,844 Total Local Repayment Of Debt 1,678,758 1,639,850 1,581,675 Operations and Maintenance-Salaries and Benefits $866 $1,051 $1,152 $1,165 $1,169 Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures 20,892 0 0 Board Contribution to Food Services $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Repayment Of Debt 1,699,650 1,639,850 1,581,675 Total Extracurricular Costs $257 $266 $284 $292 $302 Total Revenues/Sources 84,709,672 91,029,091 90,520,312 Total Equipment Costs $37 $46 $48 $62 $103 Deduct Transfer-Transfers From Legal Costs $13 $15 $16 $24 $24 Operating Budget-Prek (Special Education) 20-5200 191,846 223,608 332,732 Employee Benefits as a percentage of salaries* 29.94% 29.98% 32.15% 32.69% 32.97% Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers 84,517,826 90,805,483 90,187,580 *Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district. UNION - SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG ** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets. ADVERTISED APPROPRIATIONS The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending (formerly Comparative Spending Guide) and can be found on the Department of Actual Revised Anticipated Education website: http://www.state.nj.us/education under Finance, when available. This publication is available in the board office and General Current Expense: public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2014-15 revised appropriations and the 2015-16 budgeted Instruction: appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive Regular Programs - Instruction 11-1XX-100-XXX 24,581,393 26,373,042 26,839,006 of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the Special Education - Instruction 11-2XX-100-XXX 5,453,673 5,757,243 5,877,710 restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a Basic Skills/Remedial - Instruction 11-230-100-XXX 746,518 775,166 858,401 component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown. Bilingual Education - Instruction 11-240-100-XXX 88,923 90,494 70,605 Capital Projects School-Spon. Co/Extra Curr. Actvts. - Inst 11-401-100-XXX 324,120 338,411 336,100 Description/Activity Project Dollar Eligible Request to Funding Source School-Sponsored Athletics - Instruction 11-402-100-XXX 879,011 948,392 978,688 Number Amount for Grant Exceed for Request Before/After School Programs 11-421-XXX-XXX 23,400 33,000 33,000 Referendum Exceed Referendum Summer School 11-422-XXX-XXX 47,914 54,446 55,400 Renovation on High School Science Labs None Available 325,000 N N Support Services: Annual Lease Purchase for Technology None Available 650,000 N N Undistributed Expenditures - Instruction (Tuition) 11-000-100-XXX 6,678,878 6,751,450 6,686,524 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $583.70 A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 13 See Westfield/Summit Sports Section Softball Story on page 19 THE WEEK IN SPORTS Pages 13-20 HERBSTER FANS 9; RINALDI 2 HITS, SCORES TWICE More photos at goleader Ballyhoo Sports ALJ Crusaders Capitalize, Topple Blue Devil Nine, 8-2

By DAVID B. CORBIN felt like I had a good fastball, curveball had an RBI. Mitchell Becker had two Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times combination along with the changeup RBI and scored once. Four unearned runs overshadowed together. We just need to start making The Blue Devils came up with just a fine performance from Blue Devil plays in the field and get it all to- five hits and Chris Rinaldi had two of starting pitcher Ben Herbster and gether,” Herbster said. them, scoring both times with the opened the flood gates to allow the Herbster’s mix of pitches did cause help of a pair of stolen bases. Steve A.L. Johnson High School baseball a couple of Crusaders to wobble while Barmakian and Mike Tivenan both team to overwhelm Westfield, 8-2, at the umpire called “Strike Three”. tapped an RBI single and Alex Pansini Bob Brewster, Sr. Field in Westfield “My changeup has been a pitch rapped a double. on April 16. After a pitching change that I haven’t had 100 percent confi- “Hitting has been there on and off. late in the sixth inning, the Crusaders dence in, but I definitely felt like I We are very close to putting every- tagged the Blue Devil relievers for had it today,” Herbster said. thing together,” Herbster said. four insurance runs in the seventh The Crusaders finished with seven Herbster also recorded a pair of inning. hits and Trevor McSorter led the squad pickoffs at first base. The first came In his five and one third innings on with three singles, while adding an in the top of the first inning just after the mound, Herbster spread four hits RBI and a run scored. Steve Weisensee catcher Devin Anderson gunned and five walks but struck out nine doubled and scored once. Jason down a runner attempting to steal Crusaders and yielded no earned runs. Brougham singled and scored twice second. Herbster spotted Brougham “I felt well at some points. Other as did Danny O’Donnell, who also hedging a little toward second then points I knew I struggled with the fired to first baseman Tivenan to nail David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times walks throughout the whole game. I Probitas Verus Honos him for the third out as he came BEGINNING THE FINAL LEG...Blue Devil Natalie Marcotullio, right, hands the baton to Brooke Schaeffer to begin the felt good coming out of my hand. I CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 final leg of the 4x800 relay. Scheaffer’s strong kick in the final 100 meters gave the Blue Devils the big victory. COUGAR GIRLS WIN S.P, BLUE DEVIL BOYS 2ND JAVELIN Devil Girls Win 4x8, Raider Boys 4x1 at Blue Devil Classic

By DAVID B. CORBIN honors in the 4x100 relay and the was a pretty fast start. I was on the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Cranford Cougar girls got a first in California start, so it was hard to get Blue Devil Brooke Schaeffer pow- the shot put. around. I knew it was going to be ered out a strong kick in the final 100 Blue Devil Julia Myers led off the tough competition today. It was re- meters to give the Westfield High 4x800 and handed off the baton to ally hot, so it was definitely a chal- School girls a first place finish in the Kelly Morrison, who kicked out to a lenge.” 4x800 relay at the Blue Devil Classic decent lead after her second lap. “It felt good the first lap and felt Relays at Gary Kehler Stadium in “I think we are all proud of our good getting around people like Kent Westfield on April 18. The Scotch performance, especially of Brooke, Place then on the second lap, I was by Plains-Fanwood Raider boys took top who was the anchor,” Myers said. “It CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times SCORING THE FIRST RUN...Chris Rinaldi slides home safely to score the Blue Devils’ first run in the second inning as Crusader catcher Danny O’Donnell awaits the throw. The Crusaders defeated the Blue Devils, 8-2, in Westfield. FERRETTI, PALOZZOLA, STIVALA SMACK 3 HITS EACH Cougars Pounce in 6th, Halt Minutemen in Softball, 9-5 By DAVID B. CORBIN “I just wait for my pitch. I don’t let ness really began to spread. Palozzola Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times the pitcher or anyone else on the field followed with a two-run single to Contagious hitting emerged in the influence me until it’s my pitch that I center. Stivala singled past third then bottom of the sixth inning that cata- can hit,” Ferretti said. Palozzola scored on a throwing error, pulted the Cranford High School soft- Palozzola had two RBI and scored while Stivala scooted to second. Tay- ball team past the Elizabeth Lady once, while Stivala crossed the plate lor Reitzel’s slow grounder to third Minutemen en route to a 9-5 victory once. confused the Minutemen’s infield and at Adams Field in Cranford on April “I go up to bat every time to wait for everyone was safe. After a passed ball 17. The 3-3 Cougars sent 12 batters to my pitch. I love an outside pitch, so I and a wild pitch, the sixth and seventh the plate and scored seven runs in that just go with it,” Palozzola explained. Cougars danced across the plate, decisive inning to overcome a 4-2 Alex Pachkowski (2-for-3, walk) making the score, 9-4. deficit. led off that sixth inning with a single “It was contagious. Candice hit two The leading contagions for the to left then Jen Shore reached first on RBI and everyone just came together Cougars were leadoff hitter Morgan a force out. Ferretti lined a single to as a team, which is what we have been Ferretti, cleanup hitter Julia Palozzola leftfield then Tessa Ferentinos drew a talking about lately and it came to- and 5-spot hitter Vienna Stivala, who free pass to load the bases. After gether today,” Palozzola said. each rapped three hits. Ferretti also Candice Durant sizzled a two-run “We’ve been working a lot on hit- scored twice and had an RBI. single to right-center the contagious- CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times GETTING THE FORCE OUT AT HOME...Cougar catcher Morgan Ferretti makes the catch to get the force out on Lady Minuteman Kristina Calixto, No. 16, in the seventh inning at Cranford on April 17. The Cougars won, 9-5. TheIsoldiCollection.com FRANK D. ISOLDI #1 Agent Westfield Office: 2006-2014 Office: 908-233-5555 x 202 • Direct: 908-301-2038 • email: [email protected] • Broker/Sales Associate © 2015 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. Page 14 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION TIVENAN 3 RBI, BARMAKIAN 3 HITS, PANSINI 3 RUNS Devil’s Den An Unusually Slow Start Blue Devils Stun SPF, 13-7, Could Mean a Hot Finish

By BRUCE JOHNSON In Baseball Border Skirmish Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Year-in and year-out, two of the Clark, 8-4, which scored twice in the beth, Cranford, Summit and Linden, By ALEX LOWE Leading 5-3 with one out and the bases a walk for his second RBI of the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times best spring sports at WHS are base- sixth and four times in the seventh. and losses to Berkeley Heights, Clark, loaded, the Raiders had a chance to do inning. Colin Dursee had an RBI on a ball and softball. They’ve both come The 62nd Union County Tourna- Bridgewater and Mahwah. It has been a tough baseball season some real damage. But Westfield start- sacrifice and Tivenen plated two runs so far for Westfield, but the Blue close to winning the ultimate game, ment opens today with three prelimi- Senior C Sam Velez (.440), senior ing pitcher Jack Bunting bore down with a line drive single to left. Per- but neither has yet grabbed the brass nary-round games. The Brew Crew 1B Bobbi Snyder (.500), sophomore Devils got to take out a bit of their and got Christian Isolda to hit into a 6- haps the biggest break came with one early season frustration on local rival ring. earned a No. 6 seed and will host New SS Danielle Rinaldi (.464) and junior 4-3 double play to end the threat. out and the bases full. Raider The baseball team lost twice in the Providence on Saturday morning at OF Hailey Reilly (.368) have been Scotch Plains-Fanwood with a 13-7 It was not a sterling performance centerfielder Gibbons dropped Alex win at Bob Brewster, Sr. Memorial state finals – in 2011 (Manalapan) 11. WHS has won the UCT a record the main bats on offense, while junior from Bunting but it certainly was Pancini’s fly ball that allowed a run to and 2013 (Eastern). They also lost in 14 times, including 10 under Brewster. LF Elena Elliott and sophomore 3B Field in Westfield on April 18. The gutty. Bunting pitched six innings, score which knotted the game at 5-5. Blue Devils churned out 12 hits the state semifinals in 1988. The soft- The craziest thing is, this team will Shannon Devitt have split the pitch- scattering nine hits and striking out By the inning’s end, Westfield had ball team came up short in four state be a scary opponent for any team in ing. Senior Shelby Estevez (.345) against Raider pitching and Mike three, while allowing five earned runs. built an 11-5 lead. Tivenan had a pair of hits and three finals – 1974 (Lenape), 1978 North 2 Group 4. Can the Brew Crew handles left or third, depending on “Jack was going on three days rest,” “Our guys completely lost their (Woodbridge), 1985 (Washington win another sectional title and reach who’s in the circle. RBI to pace the attack. said Brewster. “We did that due to the confidence in that fourth inning,” said “We’ve been in every game this Township) and 1988 (Cherokee). The the state Group 4 final for the third “Things are going well,” county tournament schedule so that Raider Head Coach Joe Higgins. softballers also reached the state semi- time in four years? While it may not MacDonald said. “We have a lot of season except for one,” said Westfield we could give him a full week of rest “That was the difference today. We’ve Head Coach Bob Brewster. “The little finals in 1976, 1979, 1986, 1990 and appear likely right now, it also would work to do, but we’ll get there.” heading into that start.” been making the plays necessary to 2004 but fell one game short of the not be that big of a surprise. And it WHO WAS THAT COACH? things have prevented us from win- The Raiders reached Bunting for win ball games all year, but today we ning so far. Sometimes it may be not title game. would make the April frustrations The WHS girls lacrosse team faced multiple hits throughout the game just did not do that and they know it. Now as April gets ready to turn into feel like nothing but a bad dream – off against a familiar foe last Satur- turning a double play or failing to but it was his ability to stop the bleed- We talked about it after the game and move a runner over into scoring posi- May, the month the state tournament like 1937. day, even if they didn’t know it. Un- ing in the top of the fourth that turned they understand. I have full faith that begins, it’s not looking like another beaten Moorestown is coached by tion. Right now we are hitting the ball the game in Westfield’s favor. this is the kind of team that will get better, which makes up for a lot of visit to the state finals is in the plans Deanna Knobloch, the wife of assis- “Scotch Plains is a lot better hitting back to practice and turn it around for either team – especially the base- tant coach K.C. Knobloch (’78), a those shortcomings.” team this year than they were last next time they hit the field.” The win over the Raiders definitely ball team, which got off to a 1-7 start, WHS football and baseball standout. year,” said Bunting. “They hit the ball Westfield added a couple of insur- the worst in coach Bob Brewster’s 33 The Quakers, who have won 86 qualifies as Westfield’s best win of as well as any team we face on our ance runs in the fifth. Pansini, who the season. The Raiders came into years. (After two wins last weekend, matches in a row, defeated the Blue schedule, so I knew it was not going scored three times, pounded a leadoff the 2015 Blue Devils are now 3-7.) Devils 17-8. Saturday’s contest with an 8-1 record to be easy to get them out. I got a lot triple into the left-centerfield gap then and were considered one of the finest The worst previous start for a Brewster TENNIS TOURNEYS of help from my defense. The double later scored on Steve Barmakian’s team was 1-5 in 1987, and that team The 18th Westfield Invitational ten- teams in the county. In an early sea- play was huge.” single. Tivenan, later, got his third RBI son match-up, the Raiders defeated finished 21-9-1 and won the Union nis tournament will be held this week- Indeed despite giving up the lead, with a single to leftfield, giving the County Tournament. end at the Westfield Tennis Club. WHS Westfield, 6-4. Westfield seemed to build strength Blue Devils a commanding 13-5 lead. Westfield got after Raider starter WHS also got off to 0-6 starts in has won the tournament eight times, for having prevented a backbreaking The win improved Westfield’s 1937 and 1941, and was 0-6-1 in including the last two years. The event Jack Defouw early, scoring three runs rally. the Raiders meanwhile suffered record to 3-7 while the Raiders, who in the bottom of the first inning. 1947. The ’41 team finished 2-12 was rained out in 2001. an uncharacteristic meltdown in the committed four errors during the while the ’47 squad finished 3-10-1. The opening-round matchups at 11 Defouw settled down after that and field in the bottom of the fourth that game, fell to 8-2. Barmakian finished pitched two scoreless innings, allow- And that 1937 squad had talented a.m. are Westfield vs. Summit and would decide the game. with three hits, Mike Friel doubled, veteran players like SS Mount Scotch Plains vs. Moorestown. Fi- ing the Raiders to get back into the Westfield erupted for eight runs, singled, scored twice and had two game and take the lead. Howarth, 1B Marty Burke, 2B Ben nals and consolations are at 2 p.m. A doing so while managing just three RBI, and Chris Rinaldi scored twice, Hargrave, C George Hess, and pitch- very interesting 11 a.m. matchup will The Raiders tied the game with hits in the inning. The Raiders sud- singled and added an RBI. three runs in the top of the third. Zach ers Al Pfeiffer and Charlie Miller. But see Jeff Rogers of SP-F against Ryan denly became very generous by of- “Westfield is a much better team its season ended following a 20-4 Dickerson of Moorestown. Lipshitz rapped an RBI single into fering up a defensive performance their record indicates,” said Higgins. Senior Jack Bunting has won two games left field. Lipshitz would score mo- loss to Columbia on May 4. Three for the baseball team. KEEPING UP WITH … that included issuing three walks, “We knew that coming into the game. days later The Leader reported that Shannon Schaefer (’14) is having a ments later when Matt Marino yanked committing two errors and failing to They got good pitching today. This is a two-run single to leftfield. the remainder of the season had been * * * solid freshman softball season with a get the force outs on lead runners a wake up call for us.” canceled “because of a lack of a play- The softball team figured to be in a solid Alfred (N.Y.) Saxons. Schaefer In the fourth, Raider Chris Gibbons rather than going for the sure outs at Sc Pl-Fanwood 003 200 2 7 was hit by a pitch and scored the go ing field.” The school board had pur- rebuilding mode this spring, so their has split time between pitching and first base on a pair of ground balls. Westfield 300 820 x 13 chased land at Recreation Field (now 4-4 record is no surprise. When gradu- the outfield. She is hitting .333, with ahead run on an RBI single by J.T. Westfield took full advantage of all Beirne. The Raiders pushed across an- Blue Devil Boys Halt Kehler Stadium), but “poor weather ation takes players like Elena Scarano two doubles and a home run, and also the Raider gifts and got the timely had delayed attempts to improve the (p), Liz Fox (c-1b), Shannon Schaefer has a 4-0 pitching record with 25 K’s other run when Lipshitz beat out a hits needed to convert them into runs. grounder to short that scored Alex Eckert W. Morris Laxers, 8-4 grounds.” (1b-3b), Julie Criscuolo (2b), Cali in 27 1/3 innings and a team-best 1.79 Dan DoCampo (2 hits) drilled an RBI To this day that 1937 season re- Chambliss (ss), Becca Kauffman (lf- ERA. The team took a 16-game win from third. Eckert had earlier singled. single to center and later worked out The ninth-ranked Westfield High School boys lacrosse team, after an mains a mystery … much like the rf) and Chrissy Ferraro (cf), there’s streak and a 22-2 record into last offensively silent first quarter, netted current squad has been through the going to be holes to fill. Scarano was weekend. She is the daughter of Bruce six goals in the second quarter and early days. The team returned nine the 2013 UC Player of the Year, and and Cindy Schaefer. Bruce was a COLDWELL BANKER cruised on to grab an 8-4 victory over lettermen from last year’s 20-4 var- Ferraro won the award last year. And longtime successful swim coach at & hosting West Morris on April 14. sity squad that won the UCT – al- it easily could’ve gone to Criscuolo the Westfield “Y”, and Cindy was the E XPERIENCE, TRUST, RELIABILITY S ERVICE Blue Devil goalkeeper Toby though only infielder Dan DoCampo or Chambliss or Schaefer either year. girls swim coach at WHS in 1992. Burgdorff made 11 saves. and pitcher Jack Bunting were start- Scarano, Schaefer, Criscuolo, Chris Aslanian (’14) is doing a Jake Wornow put in three goals, ers. There were players added from Chambliss and Ferraro were all four- prep year at the Hun School after while Luke Prybylski and Kyle the 16-4 jayvees, which won the year regulars. scoring 32 goals and 34 assists as the Rittendale each scored twice and Nick county J.V. title, and the 13-2 fresh- “Next year I’m going to have to WHS boys lacrosse team won the Mueller scored once. Pat Aslanian man team. The 2013 season records start coaching,” coach Caitlin state Group 4 title. He had a goal and had four assists and James Bohlinger were 19-12 varsity (sectional title), MacDonald had joked last June when five assists recently when Hun won added one assist. Kyle Skurchak and 20-3 jayvees (UCT champs) and 15- asked about her team’s huge gradua- the Battle of Route 206 by beating the Cooper Sloan each had two goals for 3 freshmen. tion losses. Lawrenceville School, 18-9, for the West Morris. So, the past two years have seen a So far, the rebuild has been about first time in more than 15 years. Westfield 0 6 1 1 8 combined 103-28 record on all three true to form, with wins over Eliza- Aslanian will be attending Hobart West Morris 0 1 1 2 4 levels. The players and coaches obvi- College in Geneva, N.Y. His father ously know how to win. Since taking Chris (’85) was co-captain of the 1985 W. Essex Girls Sting over the program in 1983, Brewster WF’s AJ Murray Stars WHS lacrosse team, scoring 50 goals has only had three losing records – In Georgia Tech Win for the state finalist. Younger brother Blue Devil Laxers, 7-6 11-14 in 1985, 9-15 in 1990, and 9- Pat is a high-scoring attack on the The Westfield Essex scored a pair of 14 in 2000. Westfield High School graduate current Blue Devils. goals in the second half to overcome a Is it too late to salvage the 2015 AJ Murray, a senior catcher on the NEWMAN UPDATE 6-5, halftime deficit to sting No. 14 season? Hardly, although a nice six- Georgia Tech baseball team whacked As of noon Monday, the fund-rais- Westfield, 7-6, at West Essex High or 10-game win streak would be nice. an RBI double to spark a three-run ing drive for cancer-stricken former School on April 14. 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PADDEN NETS 4 GOALS, ASST; H. ROSS 3 GOALS, ASST Lady Cougars Topped, 13-10, By New Providence Laxers By ALEX LOWE gars, however, remained within hail- offense today. We did not.” Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times ing distance due to the play of Indeed, New Providence cut off Nicole Dillon scored four goals goaltender Mary Rose Thompson, any hopes for a stunning comeback and had two assists to lead the New who recorded five first-half saves. when Caroline Dimler scored with Providence High School girls lacrosse Only a late goal by Cougar Kristen 1:52 to play, effectively icing the team past the Cranford Cougars, 13- Leu with :03 remaining before the game. From there the Pioneers were 10, on April 15 at Lieder Field in New intermission gave any indication that able to run out the clock and seal the Providence. The Cougars and the Pio- the Cougars might wake up at all. victory. neers are competitors in the NJIGLL Leu’s buzzer beater sent Cranford Emily Molstad scored three goals Independence League South Divi- into the break down 9-4. and had two assists for New Provi- sion and until this game it was the But Cranford would pick up the dence. Sarah Zeto recorded 12 saves Cougars who were expected to make intensity. Beginning with Sarah in goal for the victors. a run at the crown. New Providence Ross’s goal less than two minutes For the Cougars, Padden led the served notice though even at this early into the second half to cut the lead to way with four goals and an assist. stage, that they might be the best team 10-5, The Cougars would go on to Hannah Ross added three goals and in the division. outscore the Pioneers 4-1 over the an assist, while Kristen Leu chipped “It was a great win for us,” said next 10 minutes. Another goal by in two goals. Sarah Ross also scored New Providence Head Coach Jenni- Dillon with 9:36 to play gave New a goal to round out the scoring for the David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times fer Henry. “The girls pushed it from Providence a seemingly safe lead once Cougars. WILD THROW TO THIRD...A wild throw gets past Cougar Jen Shore as Elizabeth Lady Minuteman Destiny Huntley, the beginning of the game right up to again at 12-8. However Cranford an- The surprising Pioneers improved No. 9, begins to slide into third in the fourth inning at Cranford. the very end. Every player on this swered with a pair of goals from to 4-2 on the year and remained per- team helped us to make this win hap- Jeannine Padden coming at 8:29 and fect in divisional play. Cranford fell pen today. We had a lot of girls score 4:46, respectively, which put the Cou- to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the division. for us today and that makes us a gars back within striking distance at Despite the loss, there is no shortage Cougars Pounce in Sixth, Halt Minutemen, 9-5 stronger team. The opponent cannot 12-10. Padden was a force for the of confidence on the Cougar sideline CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 focus on just one or two players. It Cougars throughout the second half. that they can get the ship on course ting. We have been waiting a little too Ferretti started some excitement of there is pressure in the game. We have gives us balance.” “We came out too flat to start the and make a run at the division before long to hit the ball, but once we start her own in the bottom of the third. also been trying to switch up our Cranford began the game slowly game,” said Cranford Head Coach all is said and done. hitting, it becomes contagious. And She chopped a single past first and pitchers. If it’s not working with one falling behind 3-0 in the opening five Carlee Dragon. “We dominated the “I actually think that this is one of the girls are not just working on hit- advanced to second on a sacrifice and something goes wrong, let’s minutes. The host Pioneers built a 6- second half, but it’s hard to come all our best teams,” said Dragon. “I don’t ting and fielding but working on stay- bunt but had no intention of stopping switch it up on them,” Coach Bormann 3 lead with just under six minutes the way back in girls’ lacrosse if you think our confidence is down at all. We ing positive even when things are not and sprinted to third, which provoked explained. “That’s the thing about remaining in the half. New Provi- don’t start the game well. New Provi- are simply turning the ball over too going our way, continuing to try to an errant throw. Ferretti sped home to both of them. They both have differ- dence threatened to turn the game dence did a nice job of finishing on much right now. We have to get that change our momentum,” Cougar make the score, 3-1. ent styles and that throws teams off.” into a rout by scoring three more under control and move on from there.” Head Coach Heather Bormann said. “Usually I like to be aggressive, but Elizabeth scored once in the sev- goals in the final five minutes of the Probitas Verus Honos Cranford 4 6 10 Cougar starting pitcher Theresa I needed to make sure that I was safe enth on Huntley’s single that brought half to surge to a 9-3 lead. The Cou- New Providence 9 4 13 Wetherall was rolling along quite well, all the time,” Ferretti explained. home Janay Roise, who had been hit striking out the side in the first inning The Minutemen added another run by a pitch. On June 15, 2015, The Westfield Boosters Association and striking out two more in the score- in the fourth when Destiny Huntley The Minutemen came into the game less second, but after she struck out doubled to center and later scored on with a 5-3 record, losing to Governor will be hosting the Annual Westfield High School another Minuteman to start the third, a sacrifice bunt by Roman. Wetherall Livingston and Westfield, who played Coaches Golf Outing. In honor of the coaches and their a two-strike bunt single by Desire completed her four innings on the in the Union County Tournament (UCT) Roman caught the infield a bit out of mound recording seven strikeouts, finals the last two years, and AL Johnson, assistants at Westfield High School, a day of leisure sync. Another bunt single by Mya while walking two. Reliever Brenna who is expected to receive the top seed golf, games and prizes is awarded to the hard working Ortega followed then Brielle Riotte Dolan pitched the final three innings. for the UCT this year. slashed an RBI single past first base. From that point onward, the “We needed the win before our staff that make this wonderful athletic program a Kristina Calixto tapped an RBI single Minutemen’s bunting attempts no counties started. We needed a win success. To a program that helps students each year then Riotte scored on an error to give longer were effective. In the mean- under our belt,” Palozzola said. stay focused on academic achievement, hone amazing Elizabeth a 3-0 lead. time, the Cougars scored a run in the “We came into this game looking “I think we weren’t ready for that fourth when Pachkowski singled and for it to be a tough game. This is for athletic talent, and aids in the future success of considering that they were not hitting scored on Ferretti’s slow hobbling county seeding,” Coach Bormann hundreds of truly amazing athletes, we wish you the ball in the beginning. But we just single toward short. said. nothing but a truly wondrous and successful event. had to relax, cool ourselves down and “We work on bunting a lot. Some- Elizabeth 003 100 1 5 make the plays,” Ferretti said. times it’s different when it’s live and Cranford 001 107 x 9

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By ALEX LOWE Raiders back on their heels and un- our end of the field because Millburn Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times able to get the ball out of its own side had really ramped up the intensity of A veteran leader and a fresh-legged of the field, Micelli inserted the speedy their play in the second half.” newcomer combined to spark the Etkins into the game and it immedi- From there, Gerrity was able to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ately paid dividends. Etkins took off find the back of the net, helping the boys lacrosse team just when they with the ball and raced down the Raiders reestablish the lead in a game needed it most. Senior Jack Gerrity sideline past two Millburn defenders, they had controlled moments earlier. scored with 5:08 remaining to give drawing a penalty and setting up the “First of all, it was a great clear by the Raiders a 7-6 victory over Millburn Raider offense in good position for Jumar,” said Gerrity. “We needed it. We on April 13 in Scotch Plains. To that an offensive attack. are a very young team. Going into that point, the Raiders witnessed a hard “Coach just told me to use my point, I had a feeling that the next goal earned 6-2 lead late in the third quar- speed to get the ball out of our end,” would be the one to win it. I got a great ter evaporate into a 6-6 tie midway said Etkins. “He told me to bring my feed on the play from Kevin Kerby.” through the final period. guy left and go strong with my right. Gerrity had two goals in the game, as “We’ve gone through this kind of It was a big play to get the ball out of did Scott Nizolak. The Raiders got early thing a lot this season,” said Raider goals from Kerby, Joe Griffith and Head Coach Nick Micelli. “Lacrosse is Westfield/Summit Lax Nizolak as they opened a 3-1 lead in the a game of runs and in a lot of games this first quarter. That was the score at the year we have not withstood the other To Be on Internet Radio break after neither team could punch David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times teams’ runs and it has been the differ- This Saturday, April 25, at 11 a.m., through for points in the second quarter. GUNNED DOWN AT SECOND...Crusader Trevor McSorter, No. 18, gets gunned down by Blue Devil catcher Devin Anderson on a throw to second baseman Matt Catanzaro in the first inning. ence between winning and walking New Jersey Internet Radio Points have been hard to come by away with close losses. Today we took www.njir.net will webcast the boys for the Raiders this season as they Millburn’s run and hung on. Our de- lacrosse game between Westfield came into the Millburn contest aver- fense was definitely winded midway High School and Summit, two of the aging just fewer than seven goals a ALJ Crusaders Capitalize, Topple Blue Devils, 8-2 through the final quarter that is what best teams in the state, in Summit. game. But the Raiders had a mini made the play by Jumar so big for us.” The radio Play by Play will be handled offensive eruption to start the third CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 Jumar Etkins, a sophomore making by NYC radio and TV veteran Joe quarter scoring three goals in the first diving back. Herbster also nailed centerfield, allowing Mace to waltz be looking at a record over .500 in- his first varsity appearance, made a Nolan. Listen beginning at 10:40 with four minutes to extend to a 6-2 lead. O’Donnell’s pinch runner at first in to third. He then scored on stead of 1-7,” Herbster said. play, which rarely shows up on the the pre-game show. Westfield at Sum- Jack Brady got things started with the fourth inning. McSorter’s chopper to right. AL Johnson 000 112 4 8 score sheet but was essential in setting mit, 11 a.m. Saturday morning on a “look what I found” goal at 10:23. Crusader pitcher West Giannoble Bad luck for the Blue Devils also Westfield 010 100 0 2 up the game winning goal. With the www.njir.net. “I picked up a loose ball on the went the distance and allowed no arrived on time after Weisensee drew ground in front of the net and just walks, while striking out two bat- a free pass and stole second to begin BRYK WINS H.J., JAVELIN; CHERMAK FIRST IN L.J., T.J. flipped it in past the goalie,” said ters. On several occasions, Crusader the fifth inning. O’Donnell’s Brady, a freshman. “I don’t know Weisensee made fine plays at sec- grounder to short was mishandled. how long it was on the ground. I’m ond base. Becker lofted an RBI sacrifice fly to not sure the goaltender saw the ball as After Herbster fanned three center, allowing Weisensee to score. it sort of ricocheted off of him.” straight batters after ceding a leadoff O’Donnell’s pinch runner managed Blue Devil Boys, Girls Best Less than a minute later, Nizolak double to Weisensee in the second to scoot to third on a wild pitch then scored, with an assist from Kerby to inning, the Blue Devils got on the he scored on another infield error. make it 5-1 at 9:46. After Millburn board first with a run in the bottom Pansini came in to relieve Herbster answered with a goal 16 seconds later, of the inning. Rinaldi sizzled a single and got the next two batters out but Elizabeth, Plainfield in Track the Raiders got their third score of the to right-center, stole second and the Crusaders entered the field with quarter when Gerrity found the back scored on Barmakian’s hopping a 4-2 lead. The Westfield High School boys Ryan Bowman at 10-0. the triple jump with a distance of 33- of the net with 7:35 on the clock. single to right. The seventh inning began with a track and field team swept three events Sid Douglas with a time of 51.2 led 0, followed by Anna Browne at 32- The Millers closed out the period Brougham struck out to lead off safe at first call, which set off a tidal and the Blue Devil girls swept five a sweep in the 400 meters with Josh 9.5 and McCutcheon at 31-8.5. with three goals, including one by the Crusader fourth, but the ball skid wave of four runs on three hits, two events in dual victories over Eliza- Capistrano at 51.2 and Coston Chermak also finished third in the Owen McCarthy with just :29 re- in the dirt and he sprinted to first walks and three wild pitches, giving beth and Plainfield at Kehler Sta- O’Brien at 52.4. Douglas also took 100 with a time of 13.4. Natalie maining. McCarthy would score again safely. Next. Weisensee’s fly ball to the Crusaders an 8-2 lead. The Blue dium on April 15. The Blue Devil second in the long jump with a dis- Marcotullio won the 200 at 27.2, and tie the game at 6-6 with 8:28 left leftfield was dropped and Brougham Devils went down in order in the boys defeated Elizabeth, 80.5-59.5, tance of 19-9.75 and second in the followed by Chermak at 27.3. in the final quarter. dashed to third then scored on bottom of the inning. and Plainfield, 102-36, while the girls 200 at 22.3. Nick Buontempo with a Brooke Schaeffer with a personal After Gerrity’s goal, the Raiders O’Donnell’s single to right. Westfield Results of this nature have been topped Elizabeth, 86-42, and toss of 120-5 won the discus and Joe record (PR) time of 59.9 led a sweep had to withstand one last Millburn quickly answered with a run in the occurring in nearly all of the Blue Plainfield, 105-12. Valles won the shot put with a shove in the 400, followed by Marcotullio charge. Goaltender Chris Duffy was bottom of the inning. Rinaldi lined a Devils’ games so far this season. Mitch Bryk with a toss of 148-6 led of 40-0.25. Christopher Prasek at 59.5 with a PR 1:00.9 and Julia Myers at up to the challenge, making a huge single to right-center, stole second “Every game we played so far we’ve a sweep in the javelin, followed by and Cameron McLaughlin at 61.3 1:02. Myers, Kelly Morrison, save with 2:40 remaining. Duffy fin- and scored on Tivenan’s single past been in except the Hunterdon Central Chris Cerrachio at 143-9 and Kyle took 1-2 in the 400 hurdles. Marcotullio and Schaeffer won the ished with eight saves. short. start. Yes! We are in every game and Burns at 136-2. Bryk also took top Nick Antonelli crossed first in the 4x400 with a time of 4:09.9. “Duffy’s save was huge,” said The next unearned run came in the if some things went our way we could honors in the high jump with a height 800 with a time of 2:08.5 and Mae Devin, who took first in the Micelli. “They had a fast break against fifth. Crusader Tom Mace walked, of 5-10 and Jelani Pierre took third McLaughlin took third at 2:14.8. Will discus with a toss of 90-3.5, led a us and he stopped a shot at point headed to second on a passed ball, with a height of 5-6. Sam Brown at Chandler won the 1,600 at 4:38.9 and sweep in the javelin with a throw of blank range. We are headed to OT if which drew a throw that went into Probitas Verus Honos 11-0 led a sweep in the pole vault, Antonelli finished third at 4:41.5. 89-2, followed by Keren Moncayo at he doesn’t make that play.” followed by Mike Stokes at 11-0 and Brian Johnson finished second in the 86.10.5 and Kim Burns at 67-8. 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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE The 72nd annual Union County ers will add more drama to a star- Spring Track and Field Relay Champi- studded field which includes Union TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 221,900 onships will be coming to Westfield’s Period of Usefulness 5 years Catholic, Rahway and Roselle. NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY Gary Kehler Stadium on April 30 and Westfield will be the favorite in the G. Acquisition of new automotive vehicles, including original apparatus and equipment, May 1. All events start at 4 p.m. 4x800 but look for Kent Place to push The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced consisting of SUVs for the use of the Police Department. and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Defending champion Union Catho- them right to the finish line. The Scotch Plains, in the County of Union, State of New Jersey, on April 21, 2015. It will be Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 140,000 lic will be looking to become only the Cranford girls field event teams will further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the Down Payment Appropriated $ 7,000 second team to win five consecutive definitely be a factor in the weight Township Council to be held at its meeting room in the Township Hall, 430 Park Avenue, Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 133,000 Scotch Plains, New Jersey, on May 5, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. During the week prior to and up Period of Usefulness 5 years titles since Elizabeth did it in 1990. The events. They have a very respectable Vikings are likely to score in every javelin team which is favored to win. to and including the date of such meeting copies of the full ordinance will be available at H. Acquisition of new communication and signal systems equipment and a new fire no cost and during regular business hours, at the Clerk’s office for the members of the engine, including original apparatus and equipment, for the use of the Fire Department event and are the odds-on favorite to Oak Knoll has a duo of high jumpers general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond consisting of (i) a dispatch system and (ii) a pumper fire engine. bring home the team trophy. To do so, who should come close to the meet ordinance follows: they will have to get past some very Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 845,000 record. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will be TITLE: BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF VARIOUS Down Payment Appropriated $ 40,300 strong sprint teams. looking to pick up valuable points in PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW ADDI-TIONAL Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 804,700 Scotch Plains-Fanwood has a very the field and hurdle events but looks to OR REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, NEW COMMUNI- Period of Usefulness 10 years talented foursome in the 4x100 meters CATION AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, NEW INFORMATION surprise some people in the distance TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND A NEW FIRE ENGINE AND NEW I. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery, new and is coming off a big win at the Blue races as well. Westfield has the depth to AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, INCLUDING ORIGINAL APPARATUS AND communication and signal systems equipment and a new automotive vehicle, including Devil Relays. Rahway and Roselle have score points throughout the program EQUIPMENT, IN, BY AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS, IN original apparatus and equipment, for the use of the Fire Department consisting of (i) two of the best combination sprinters and should make a few appearances at THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE pagers, (ii) turnout gear and (iii) an incident command vehicle. in the state and will bring a great deal the medal stand. THE SUM OF $3,441,100 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO MAKE A Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 126,000 of excitement to the 4x200. Records The meet dates back to 1944 when DOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO Down Payment Appropriated $ 6,300 FINANCE SUCH APPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSU- may fall. If Union Catholic, Roselle the Union boys became the first cham- Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 119,700 and Rahway stay to the script, three of ANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE Period of Usefulness 5 years pions. The girls’ championship was ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS. the best 400-meter anchor legs will added in 1983 and won by Dayton. J. Undertaking of the following improvements to the Northside Fire House: (i) upgrading square off in the meet’s concluding During the years since its inception, The purposes, appropriations and bonds/notes authorized in this multipurpose of the natural gas service and making electrical improvements in connection with the bond ordinance are as follows: installation of a generator, (ii) roof replacement and (iii) concrete apron replacement. It event, the 4x400 relay. It is possible to the Union County Spring Relays have SCHEDULE OF IMPROVEMENTS, PURPOSES AND AMOUNTS is hereby determined and stated that said public building being improved is of “Class B” see all three of them break 47 seconds. featured state, and national champi- or equivalent construction as defined in Section 22 of the Local Bond Law. Westfield and Summit should match ons, as well as many athletes who went A. Undertaking of the following improvements: (i) right-of-way survey for future road improvements at Byrd Avenue and (ii) the 2015 Road Improvement Program at various Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 58,000 up in the distance races, with the Blue on to star on the collegiate and Olym- locations, as set forth on a list on file with the Township Clerk and hereby approved and Down Payment Appropriated $ 2,800 Devils looking to get past their loss to pic levels. incorporated herein by this reference thereto. Depending upon the contract price and Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 55,200 the HIlltoppers in the Distance Med- The talent this year is outstanding other exigent circumstances, and upon approval by the Township Council, there may be Period of Usefulness 15 years ley. Aerial gymnastics will be provided and records are likely to fall. Elizabeth additions to or deletions from the list referred to in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. K. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery and new by Westfield, Scotch Plains and Gover- leads all boys’ teams with 22 wins. It is hereby determined and stated that the roads being improved are of “Class B” or automotive vehicles, including original apparatus and equipment, for the use of the nor Livingston in a very tightly con- Westfield has 7 championships, the equivalent construction as defined in Section 22 of the Local Bond Law (Chapter 2 of Title Department of Parks and Recreation consisting of (i) a pickup truck with plow, (ii) a mason 40A of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, as amended; the “Local Bond Law”). tested pole vault relay. last was in 2010. Cranford has 6. The dump truck with plow, (iii) a senior citizens bus and (iv) storage bins. On the girls’ side, Union Catholic last was in1956. Scotch Plains- Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 241,000 Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 222,000 Down Payment Appropriated $ 11,500 should be a lock to grab their first ever Fanwood has 5 with the last being Down Payment Appropriated $ 17,500 Spring Relays title. They are as deep in Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 229,500 Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 204,500 2007. The Plainfield girls lead their Period of Usefulness 10 years Period of Usefulness 5 years talent as any team has ever been. Led by division with 11 total championships. nationally ranked Sydney McLaughlin, Their last win was in 1998. The Raid- B. Undertaking of the following improvements: (i) bank stabilization at the Ashbrook L. (i) Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery for the use Waterway behind the Raritan Road Pump Station and (ii) the Downtown Beautification of the Department of Parks and Recreation consisting of a skid steer with attachments and the Vikings should score in every event. ers have 8 wins. Their last was 2013. Improvements Project. trailer and (ii) undertaking of the following park and recreation improvements: (a) design As with the boys, the girls’ sprint relays Johnson and Westfield each have 3 Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 65,000 phase and other professional services in connection with the installation of an irrigation will bring the house down. championships with Johnson last win- Down Payment Appropriated $ 3,100 system at Brookside Park, (b) dredging, cleanup and dam repairs at Brookside Park The upsurgence of the Summit sprint- ning in 2010 and Westfield in 2004. Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 61,900 Pond, (c) various improvements to the Scotch Hills Clubhouse and (d) various improve- Period of Usefulness 15 years ments to parks and recreation areas. It is hereby determined and stated that said public building being improved is of “Class B” or equivalent construction as defined in Section C. Acquisition of a new automotive vehicle, including original apparatus and equipment, 22 of the Local Bond Law. consisting of a dump truck with plow for the use of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”). Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 878,000 Down Payment Appropriated $ 41,900 Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 150,000 Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 836,100 Down Payment Appropriated $ 7,500 Period of Usefulness 15 years Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 142,500 Period of Usefulness 5 years M. Undertaking of various exterior improvements to the historic Hamilton House and Cannonball House. D. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery for the use of the DPW consisting of (i) a hot box asphalt patcher and (ii) a trailer. Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 67,100 Down Payment Appropriated $ 3,200 Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 41,000 Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 63,900 Down Payment Appropriated $ 2,000 Period of Usefulness 10 years Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 39,000 ——————————————————————————— Period of Usefulness 15 years Aggregate Appropriation and Estimated Cost $3,441,100 E. Replacement of the HVAC system at the Public Library. It is hereby determined and Aggregate Down Payment Appropriated $ 172,100 stated that said public building being improved is of “Class B” or equivalent construction Aggregate Amount of Bonds and Notes Authorized $3,269,000 as defined in Section 22 of the Local Bond Law. Grants (if any) Appropriated: $ -0- Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 375,000 Section 20 Costs: $250,000 Down Payment Appropriated $ 17,900 Useful Life: 10.80 years Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 357,100 This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17. Period of Usefulness 15 years Bozena Lacina, RMC David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times F. Acquisition of new information technology equipment for the use of various Township Township Clerk departments, offices and agencies. Township of Scotch Plains CRANFORD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK...Senior Erin Meixner, right, led her County of Union relay team to victory in the shot put and a fourth place finish in the Blue Devil Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 233,000 State of New Jersey Classic Relays this past weekend. Senior Matt VanPelt set a personal best of 58 Down Payment Appropriated $ 11,100 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $261.12 seconds in the intermediate hurdles and anchored three teams at the Relays.

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By ALEX LOWE runs during his time on the hill. ing performance. But after getting Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times “It all starts on the mound,” said the first two Bulldogs to go down Cranford High School baseball is Cranford Head Coach Dennis swinging, Genova would not strike back. Perhaps they never really left but McCaffrey. “Vince did a great job of out a single batter the rest of the way. the Cougars that stood wobbly at 2-2- throwing strikes today. He kept their Genova demonstrated great control 1 following an 8-3 home loss to Scotch batters off balance. We were solid in though by not issuing a single walk, Plains-Fanwood just two weeks ago is all three phases of the game today and other than hitting one batter in the top now sitting pretty at 6-2-1 after a 12-2 that is a pretty good team over there in of the fourth inning. drubbing of Dayton on April 16 in Dayton.” “Well, I can’t say that I had my best Cranford. Patrick Knight went 3-for-4 Genova, a sophomore, had an un- stuff today,” said Genova. “I was re- with three RBI and pitcher Vince usual outing in that he struck out the ally struggling with my inside fastball Genova took care of the rest scattering first two batters of the game and ap- most of the day. They actually began four hits and allowing two unearned peared to be on course for a dominat- CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

More photos at goleader Ballyhoo Sports David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times FIRST RUN OF THE GAME...Hilltopper Kayla Hoesley slides home as Blue Devil catcher Sam Velez grabs the ball for the first run of the game in the first inning at Westfield on April 14. The Blue Devils defeated Summit, 13-7. VELEZ, ELLIOTT 4 RBI EACH; RINALDI 3 HITS, 3 RUNS Blue Devils Blast Hilltoppers Early in 13-7 Softball Victory

By DAVID B. CORBIN combined with Summit really turn- an RBI, a single and scored once. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times ing on another notch, going up a “I am happy with the way we hit the Right out of the shoot, the Westfield gear,” Blue Devil Head Coach Caitlin ball pretty squarely, but again those High School softball team got its MacDonald said. “They won the last last two innings when I guess the offense zooming with three runs in two innings deservedly so. We need pressure is on a little bit more because the first inning and five runs in the to do a better job of stopping it. We you do need a run to end the game, we second en route to a 13-7 victory over needed one run to 10-run them in the didn’t execute as well as we could the Summit Hilltoppers in Westfield fifth inning and we couldn’t get it have,” Coach MacDonald said. on April 14. Every Blue Devil in the then they padded their score. We The Hilltoppers rapped 11 of their starting lineup accounted for, at least, didn’t stop the bleeding when we 15 hits in the fourth, fifth and sixth David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times one hit in the 17-hit assault. needed to. That being said, they put innings. Casey Nardino (RBI) 4x100 METER CHAMPIONS...Pictured, left to right, are: Emendo Thomas, Merlin Edmond, Ray Walker and Kobe White, Westfield had a 10-run lead enter- the ball in play and made things hap- doubled, singled twice and scored who won the 4x100 meters at the Blue Devil Classic Relays at Kehler Stadium in Westfield on April 18. ing the top of the fifth inning and pen.” once. Emani Miles drilled an RBI were on the verge of shortening the Nearly the entire Blue Devil lineup double and an RBI single, while Tay- game via 10-run rule, but the was making solid contact and three lor Thompson tapped three singles, Devil Girls Win 4x8, Raider Boys 4x1 at Devil Track Hilltoppers scored once and the Blue of their hitters went 3-for-4, begin- scored once and added an RBI. Devils had the top of their order step- ning with Devyn Tibbals, who tapped Tabitha Hickson singled twice and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 ping to the plate in the bottom of the three singles and scored twice. scored once. myself. I had to keep it going,” said other girl. I got the baton off to Brooke, “I was put in a very good position inning but failed to close the door. Danielle Rinaldi, who scored three Defensively, the Blue Devils were Morrison, who handed off the baton so she could get the best lead that she right next to Kent Place and I tailed The Hilltoppers then went on to add times, whacked a double and a pair of on in their game but did make it to Natalie Marcotullio, who kept the could,” Marcotullio said. the Kent Place girl all the way until three more runs in the sixth forcing singles. Cera Montez doubled, singled interesting a few times after calls of Blue Devils ahead of Kent Place by a Just after the handoff, the Kent about to the last 100. Then I heard my the door to open wider. twice and scored twice. Pitcher Elena “Strike Three”. step when she handed off the baton to Place runner jumped to a slight lead teammates screaming, so I knew I “On our end, we started off the Elliott (run scored), doubled, singled “We made some good defensive Schaeffer. and Schaeffer drafted her the remain- had to go,” Schaeffer explained. “I game really well. We were executing and had four RBI as did Sam Velez, plays. We have to be a little bit more “I knew it was going to come down der of the way until the final turn feel ecstatic, especially since we are with runners in scoring position. We who went 2-for-4 with two runs heads up like we had three strikeouts to a close race between us and Kent when she decided to turn on the burn- going to Penn [Relays] on Thursday. were hitting the ball hard. We were scored. Jordan Sacher doubled, and dropped third strike. It took a Place and I knew I had to get Brooke ers and bring it home in 9:41.42 for We feel good!” making our plays defensively. Then scored once and had three RBI. Alyssa second or two to stop the runs down in good position, so she could beat the Westfield. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 we kind of lost a little bit of focus, Meek and Shelby Estevez each had CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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Sacher’s groundout to third in the because we knew this was an impor- RBIs and had some very good at- From her catcher’s position, Velez third inning then Summit plated two tant game for us.” bats. Bakie was also strong for us gunned down two runners heading to runs on three hits and a walk in the Cranford scored a run in the bot- with three hits. Liam Duffy did well second base and another sprinting to fourth. The Blue Devils upped their tom of the first inning when Pat Knight too. We were patient today and smart first after laying down a little dribbler lead to 13-3 with four runs in the hit a frozen rope, two-out single into at the plate.” in front of the plate. Her first gun bottom of the fourth. Tibbals and leftfield that drove in Ryan Bakie Cranford tacked on four more runs down at second was followed up by a Rinaldi singled, Velez lined an RBI from third base. Bakie had led off the in the bottom of the fourth inning. return throw to the plate resulting in single, Elliott hopped a two-run single game with a single up the middle. Knight led off with a single to center another out that limited the into center and Meek added an RBI Leading 1-0, the Cougars blew the and would later score from third base Hilltoppers to just one run in the first groundout. game open in the third by sending 11 on a successful double steal. The big inning. Nardino nailed a leadoff double in batters to the plate, rapping out six hit in the inning came from Duffy, “That was a big play, gunning down the fifth and Miles followed with an singles and plating seven runs. Bakie who smacked a two run double over the runner when they scored their run RBI double. In the sixth, Hilltopper got things started with a leadoff single. the centerfielder’s head to give the at home, getting them out at second,” Cali Cass blopped a single over third He would later score on Joe Norton’s Cougars an 11-1 lead. Norton also Coach MacDonald said. and Hickman singled off the glove of single to right field making it 2-0. had an RBI single in the inning. The Blue Devils answered with the second baseman. Nardino, Miles Knight knocked in two more runs on Norton went 2-for-3 and knocked in three runs in the bottom of the first and Thompson followed with RBI an almost identical single into right two runs for the game. Cranford fin- David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times inning. Tibbals looped a single into singles to make the score 13-7. The field making it 4-0. The Cougars were ished with 16 hits in the game. RUNNING NECK AND NECK...Raider Annie Pierce, left, runs neck and neck shallow center and Rinaldi hammered Blue Devils held the Hilltoppers to now reaching Dayton starter Andrew Genova departed and Garrett with Blue Devil Meghan O’Dwyer in the distance medley relay on April 18. a first-pitch double to right. Velez’s just a single in the seventh. Lashuk with relative ease. Forrestal finished up in the fifth in- chunker past third brought home “Overall, I am really happy with Corey Komer and Chris Szekeres ning as the pair combined on a five- Tibbals and Rinaldi. Velez bolted to the win. There are a lot of good things also drove in runs during the out- hitter. Albert Gargiulo had three hits Devil Girls Win 4x8 at Classic third when the relay was off-course to take from it, but we need to do a burst, Bakie’s big inning would con- and an RBI. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 then scored on Elliott’s sacrifice fly better job of tightening up,” Coach tinue with his second as the Cougars The win was Cranford’s fourth Blue Devils Noelle Blackford, gave me a good lead. When he passed to right. MacDonald said. batted around. Bakie laced a single straight giving them a 6-2-1 overall Five more Blue Devils danced Summit 100 213 0 7 into center that drove in another run. record. Dayton dropped to 4-4. Dur- Meghan O’Dwyer, Cindy Qiang and it to me, I kind of got off a little early, Eloise Hendricks finished sixth in the but we got it off and I ran a strong leg across home in the second inning. Westfield 351 400 x 13 By the time Norton flied out to end ing the four game streak, the Cougars Montez punched a leadoff single to the inning, Cranford had roared out have outscored the opposition, 32-5. event with a time of 10:21.7. Casey and it was a perfect handoff to Ray,” Raider Nine Blasts Ryan, Taylor Bechtloff, Mia Melao Edmond said. left. Meek reached first on an infield to an 8-0 lead. With a 3-1-division record they sit error and Sacher slammed a two-run Linden Tigers, 14-4 behind Governor Livingston (4-0) in and Emma Jackler won the fresh- “I have been trying to get on this man/sophomore 4x800 with a time team for a year and a half, and just double to center. Estevez chopped an The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High PUBLIC NOTICE the Watchung Division of the Union RBI single past first, Rinaldi beat out County Conference. Given the Cou- of 10:24.4. Myers, Morrison, this year, I am finally on it,” Walker School baseball team continued to TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS Marcotullio and Schaeffer also fin- said. “The handoff is usually the same. an infield single, Velez’s little thunker roll with a 14-4 trampling of the ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT gars recent history of county, section back to the mound brought Estevez and state championships, the rest of ished sixth in the 4x400 at 4:11.16. Merlin is always consistent, Kobe is Linden Tigers in Scotch Plains on PLEASE BE ADVISED, that the Zoning Erin Meixner with the fourth best always consistent. As long as I can, at home and Elliott yanked an RBI April 16. Brendan Kelly pitched the Board of Adjustment of the Township of the conference cannot be happy about double over third base. Scotch Plains will hold a Special Meeting this development. push of 35-4 and Christina Barlik least, catch the people ahead of me, I first five innings to pick up the vic- on April 30, 2015, at 7:30 pm, Municipal (32-8) presented the Cougars a first know Kobe will finish it out strong. I tory and Zach Lipshitz led the batter- Building, 430 Park Avenue, First Floor “It is early in the season,” said McCaffrey. “We are still just trying to place in the shot put with a distance have no doubt in that.” Softball Raiders Nip ing with four hits and three runs Council Chambers to hear the bi-furcated of 68-0. Meixner and Taylor Grant “Where we left off last year is scored. application of 2600 Route 22 East, LLC for get better each day. This is a hard Roselle Park, 2-1 2586-2590 & 2600 Route 22, East, Block working group of kids.” took fourth in the high jump with a where we started up this year. When Matt Marino whacked a home run, 4703, Lot 1,2,3 &4, located in the B-3 and height of 9-4. Anna Fitch, Bella Ray had the baton, he was already in After yielding just one run in the singled, scored three times and had R-2 Zones. Dayton 000 110 0 2 DeSimone and Kiera Hurley placed first and the rest was foretold,” White second inning, pitcher Jessica two RBI, while Kevin Maxwell ham- The Applicant proposes to construct a Cranford 107 400 x 12 WaWa Convenience store with a gas sta- sixth in the sprint medley relay at said. “We were hoping that Plainfield Waltzak shut out the Roselle Park mered a homer and scored twice. tion with Variances. PUBLIC NOTICE 4:28.67, and Mairead O’Donovan and was in our heat, because that was the Panthers the remainder of the way to Christian Isoldi went 3-for-4 with a All interested persons may be present TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD Mara Giga took third in the javelin biggest competition for us. It’s like lead the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High run scored, and Chris Gibbons tripled, and be heard. The file pertaining to this ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT with a distance of 196-9. Plainfield, Union and Elizabeth.” School softball team to a 2-1 victory singled, had three RBI and scored application is in the Office of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and available for pub- TAKE NOTICE that on the 13th day of Raiders Christina Nocum, Wilda Thomas, Edmond, Walker and in Scotch Plains on April 16. Kyra once. Tyler O’Brien had two hits and lic inspection during regular office hours at April, 2015, the Zoning Board of Adjust- Francois, Gaby McPherson and Sum- White also finished sixth in the 4x200 Lockhart went 2-for-3 with an RBI an RBI, Peter Yarem had a single, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains. ment of the Township of Cranford, in the mer Robinson finished second in the at 1:31.11. Raiders Andrew Ciccarino, an runs scored for the Raiders, while scored twice and had an RBI, and JT Barbara Horev, County of Union took the following actions: shuttle hurdles at 1:06.6. Blue Devils Edmond, Aaron McGriff and Quincy Julia DiGiacomo also went 2-for-3 Beirne had a single and an RBI. Jim Secretary to the Board 1. Application #ZBA-15-003: Adopted 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $21.42 Elena Chermak and Sara Sanchez finished fourth in the shuttle with a run scored. Waltzak had a Czarnatowicz doubled, singled twice a Resolution of Memorialization granting McCutcheon placed third in the long hurdles at 1:03.43. Raiders Marquel single and an RBI. and had two RBI for the Tigers, while PUBLIC NOTICE approval to Steven and Sandra Zaki, Ap- plicants, to permit construction of a two- jump with a distance of 30-5.75. The Taylor and Isaiah Thompson placed Roselle Park 010 000 0 1 Ed Guzman had two hits, an RBI and TOWN OF WESTFIELD story rear yard addition with the following pair also took fourth in the triple second in the high jump with a height Sc Pl-Fanwood 100 100 x 2 a runs scored. PLANNING BOARD variances: to exceed the maximum allow- jump with a distance of 65-2.25. of 11-8. Taylor and Ciccarino placed Linden 003 100 4 able lot and building coverage and with the PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Raider fearsome foursome of fourth in the long jump with a distance Sc Pl-Fanwood 400 541 14 following pre-existing non-conforming con- SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that on Mon- ditions: less than the minimum required lot Emendo Thomas, Merlin Edmond, of 40-5. Raiders Christian Zoufaly Ray Walker and Kobe White, respec- (12-6) and Ciccarino took second in CHANCERY DIVISION PUBLIC NOTICE day, May 4, 2015 at 7:30 PM in the Town area, lot width and maximum distance UNION COUNTY of Westfield Municipal Building, Council from front street on Block 308, Lot 22 as tively, crossed first in the 4x100 with the pole vault with a height of 23-6. DOCKET NO. F-045350-14 TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD Chambers, 425 East Broad Street, designated on the Township Tax Map, a time of 43.31. Blue Devils Josh After Union Catholic’s Brian FILE NO. 19117-14 UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Westfield, New Jersey, a PUBLIC HEAR- also known as 16 Sylvester Street, in the Capistrano, Ishmael Glasco, Jelani Sagendorf and DJ Flornedo placed NOTICE TO REDEEM Notice is hereby given that the Township ING will be held by the Planning Board of R-3 Zone. of Cranford plans to make an application to the Town of Westfield for minor subdivi- Pierre and Sid Douglas finished third first in the javelin with a distance of 2. Application #ZBA-15-004: Adopted PRO CAPITAL I LLC BY ITS NJ TRANSIT for a vehicle and for operat- sion and variance approvals (Section a Resolution of Memorialization granting at 43.94. 320-7, Blue Devils Mitch Bryk and CUSTODIAN, US BANK; ing assistance to support the Senior Bus 11.09E1: lot area – 6,000 square feet approval to Nicholas Gianakouros, Appli- “This is my first with these guys. I Chris Cerrachio took second with a PLAINTIFF VS. SIM Program. An award will assist in providing minimum, 5,142 square feet proposed Lots cant, for interpretation of §136-30-31B(6) CHAPMAN, JR.; MRS. SIM transportation to senior citizens and/or 6.01 & 6.02; Section 11.09E2: lot area was nursing a hamstring injury, so I distance of 305-10. Blue Devils Matt with regard more than one principal struc- CHAPMAN, JR., WIFE OF SIM people with disabilities in the Township of within first 120 feet – 6,000 square feet just wanted to contribute to the best Russo, Josh Capistano, Andrew ture on a lot on Block 504, Lot 30.01 as CHAPMAN, JR.; EDISON TAX Cranford, County of Union, New Jersey. minimum, 5,142 square feet proposed Lots designated on the Township Tax Map, of my abilities. I got out fast and Harting-Smith and Will Chandler fin- SERVICES LLC; The aforementioned requests will be par- 6.01 & 6.02; Section 11.09E4: lot depth – also known as 371 Lincoln Avenue East, in Merlin ran a great leg, Ray ran a great ished fourth in the distance medley DEFENDANT(S) tially funded with FTA Section 5310 funds 120 feet minimum, 102.84 feet existing for the R-2 Zone. leg and Kobe ran a strong anchor,” relay at 10:38.88. Chandler, Russo, TO: SIM CHAPMAN, JR.; MRS. SIM under a grant submitted to the Federal proposed Lots 6.01 & 6.02) and for such Transit Administration. other variances, relief and/or waivers that 3. Application #ZBA-15-009: Granted Thomas said. Brian Johnson and Ryan Siegel placed CHAPMAN, JR., WIFE OF SIM CHAPMAN, JR.; Any interested party who has a signifi- may be required upon an analysis of the approval to Daniel & Susan DeWeever, “Emendo got out real fast and he fourth in the 4x800 at 8:23.61. In the cant social, economic, or environmental plans and testimony at the PUBLIC HEAR- Applicants to permit construction of a new PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an order freshmen/sophomore 4x800, Blue made on April 15, 2015, the Superior Court interest is invited to provide comment within ING on the Application submitted by the accessory structure with the following vari- PUBLIC NOTICE thirty (30) days to: Applicant/Owner, 1020 Ripley, LLC, for ances: less than the minimum required Devils Cameron McLaughlin, Coston Fixed May 28, 2015 between the hours of the property located at 1020 Ripley Av- distance from the side lot line on Block UNION COUNTY O’Brien, Jack Humiston and Jake nine o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clock The Township of Cranford enue, Block 4815, Lot 6 on the Tax Map of 318, Lot 3 as designated on the Township BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Triarski captured first with a time of in the afternoon, prevailing time, at the Office of the Administrator the Town of Westfield. The property is Tax Map, also known as 55 Elizabeth NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 8:48.2. office of the Tax Collector of PLAINFIELD, 8 Springfield Avenue located in the RS-6 Zone and the Applicant Avenue, in the R-4 Zone following Resolution No. 2015-300 was located at 515 WATCHUNG AVENUE, Cranford, New Jersey 07016 is proposing to demolish the existing home, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07060 as the 4. Application #ZBA-15-002: Carried adopted by the Board of Chosen Free- PUBLIC NOTICE 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $21.42 subdivide the property into two new lots time and place when and where you may the hearing of Heritage Square of Cranford, holders of the County of Union, at their and construct a new single-family home on UNION COUNTY BOARD pay to the plaintiff the amount so found due LLC, Applicant, 1130 Raritan Road, Block Regular Meeting, which was held on April PUBLIC NOTICE each lot. OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS for principal and interest on its certificate of 625, Lot 17.01, NC Zone, to permit con- 16, 2015. When the case is called you may appear tax sale as follows: TOWN OF WESTFIELD struction of two residential dwelling units James e. Pellettiere, Clerk NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the either in person or by agent or attorney and LOT 61 BLOCK 109 on the tax duplicate PLANNING BOARD with the following variances: use variance of the Board of Chosen Freeholders following Resolution No. 2015-301 was present any objections which you may of PLAINFIELD. Total amount required to as residential dwellings not permitted in adopted by The Board of Chosen Free- The Planning Board of the Town of have to the granting of this Application. A WHEREAS, the Local Government Cap redeem tax sale certificate no. 120581 is the NC zone (§136-32C); to exceed the holders of the County of Union, at their Westfield, New Jersey will meet on May 4, copy of the Application and plans are on Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.1 eq.seq., pro- $28,418.95, together with interest from maximum allowable number of stories Regular Meeting, which was held on April 2015 in the Council Chambers in the Mu- file and available for PUBLIC INSPEC- vides that in the preparation of its annual March 2, 2015 and costs of $1,174.97. (three proposed) (§136-30 Attachment 1, 16, 2015. nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, TION in the office of the Town Engineer, budget, a county shall limit any increase in And that unless, at the same time and Schedule 1); and to exceed the maximum James E. Pellettiere, Clerk Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. where 959 North Avenue West, Westfield, New said budget up to .5% unless authorized place, you or one of you redeem by paying allowable height (§136-30 Attachment 1, of the Board of Chosen Freeholders formal action may be taken to adopt the Jersey, during that office’s normal busi- by Resolution to increase it to 3.5% over the aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff, Schedule 1) to April 27, 2015. following: ness hours. the previous year’s County tax levy, sub- BE IT RESOLVED, that the following then you, and each of you shall be de- HEHL & HEHL, P.C. Mary Ann Hay ject to certain exceptions; and statements of Revenues and Appropria- barred and foreclosed of and from all right 1) Third Amendment to the 2013 Hous- Attorneys for the Applicant Board Secretary WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.15b pro- tions shall constitute the Budget of the and equity of redemption of, in and to the ing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan of 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $38.76 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $47.43 vides that a county may, when authorized County of Union for Fiscal Year 2015 and lands and premises above set out and the Town of Westfield Master Plan. by Resolution, appropriate the difference described in the complaint and every part BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said 2) Amendment to the 2014 Housing Plan between the amount of its actual final thereof, and that the plaintiff be vested with PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Budget be published in the Star Ledger in Element and Fair Share Plan of the Town County tax levy and the 3.5% rate as an an absolute and indefeasible estate of NEW JERSEY 07016. The bidding con- the issue of April 22, 2015 of Westfield Master Plan. TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD exception to its final tax levy in either of the tractor shall submit ONE (1) ORIGINAL BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a inheritance in fee simple in said lands and next two (2) succeeding years; and NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND ONE (1) COPY of their bid, both hearing on the Budget and Tax Resolution premises. The proposed Third Amendment to the WHEREAS, the Board of Chosen Free- respectively labeled. will be held at the Union County Adminis- Anything to the contrary notwithstand- 2013 Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Notice is hereby given that sealed pro- holders of the County of Union finds it The award of the Contract for this project tration Building, on May 14, 2015 at 6:00 ing, redemption shall be permitted up until Plan and the Amendment to the 2014 posals will be received by the Township of advisable and necessary to provide the will not be made until the necessary funds P.M.. At which time and place objections to the entry of final judgment including the Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Cranford, Union County, New Jersey for County with maximum fiscal flexibility to have been provided by the Owner in a said Budget and Tax Resolution for the whole of the last date upon which judg- Plan are on file in the Planning Office of the the “North Avenue Station Plaza Pe- increase its CY 2015 tax levy up to the lawful manner. Fiscal Year 2015 may be presented by ment is entered. Town of Westfield, 959 North Avenue West, destrian Improvements” project and be 3.5% over the previous year’s County tax The Township or the Engineer reserves taxpayers and other interested persons. Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq. Westfield, New Jersey and may be seen opened and read in public at the Township levy, in the interest of promoting health, the right to require a complete financial and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE- Attorney for Plaintiff Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to of Cranford Municipal Building, 8 Spring- safety and welfare of the citizens; and experience statement from prospective bid- SOLVED, that the Board of Chosen Free- PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C. 4:30 p.m. field Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey 07016, WHEREAS, the Board of Chosen Free- ders showing that they have satisfactorily holders of the County of Union does hereby 290 Route 46 West Kathleen Nemeth on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:00 holders hereby determines that a 3.5% completed work of the nature required be- Approve and Introduce the Budget for the Denville, New Jersey 07834 Administrative Secretary a.m. prevailing time. increase in the budget for said year, fore furnishing proposal forms or specifica- Fiscal Year 2015. (973) 586-2300 Town of Westfield Planning Board The project consists of improvements to amounting to $7,195,133.42 in excess of tions, or before awarding the Contract. 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $27.54 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $49.47 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $26.01 North Avenue and the connecting parking the increase in final County tax levy other- Proposals for this Contract will only be lot and includes clearing site and installa- wise permitted by the Local Government accepted from bidders who have properly PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE tion of curbs, sidewalks, roadway repairs, Cap Law, is advisable and necessary; and qualified in accordance with the require- milling, resurfacing, detectable warning WHEREAS, the Board of Chosen Free- ments of the Contract documents. surfaces, lighting, maintenance and pro- holders hereby determines that any amount 2015 COUNTY BUDGET The right is also reserved to reject any or tection of traffic and site restoration. All authorized hereinabove that is not appro- all bids or to waive any informalities where work on this contract must be completed priated as part of the final budget shall be such informality is not detrimental to the COUNTY OF UNION by November 30, 2015. retained as an exception to the final County best interest of the Owner. Further, the Contract Documents and Drawings for tax levy in either of the next two succeed- Owner reserves the right to abandon the FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED the proposed work, which have been pre- ing years: project and reject the bids entirely if any pared by the Township Engineer, Carl P. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED legal or state or federal administrative ac- DECEMBER 31, 2015 O’Brien, P.E. of Maser Consulting P.A., by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the tion is taken against the Owner which are on file in the Township of Cranford, 8 County of Union a majority of the full autho- could delay or jeopardize the project from Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey rized membership of this governing body commencing. The right is also reserved to Revenue and Appropriation Summaries 07016 as well as the office of said Engi- affirmatively concurring, that, in the CY increase or decrease the quantities speci- neer at 400 Valley Road, Suite 304, Mt. 2015 budget year, the final tax levy of the SUMMARY OF REVENUES - CURRENT FUND ANTICIPATED fied in the manner designated in the Speci- Arlington, NJ 08856 and may be inspected County of Union shall, in accordance with 2015 2014 fications. by prospective bidders during business this Resolution and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14, The successful bidder shall be required 1. Surplus 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 hours, beginning Thursday, April 23, 2015. be increased by 3.5%, amounting to to comply with the following: 2. Total Miscellaneous Revenues 136,640,199.43 180,337,026.47 Bidders will be furnished with a copy of $7,195,133.42 and the CY 2015 county A. Affirmative Action requirements (P.L. 3. Amount to be Raised by Taxation - County Purpose Tax 335,283,323.32 327,061,905.00 the Contract Documents by request upon budget of the County of Union be ap- 1975, C.127, N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. & Total General Revenues $491,923,522.75 $527,398,931.47 proper notice and payment of a non-re- proved and adopted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.). fundable charge of $150.00 payable to this Resolution; and B. The provisions of the New Jersey FINAL Maser Consulting P.A. to defray the cost BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS - CURRENT FUND 2015 BUDGET 2014 BUDGET thereof. Contract documents are available amount authorized hereinabove that is not et seq.). 1. Operating Salaries & Wages $164,993,048.00 $175,423,786.00 at the Engineer’s Office, Maser Consulting appropriated as part of the final budget C. Anti-Kickback Regulations under Sec- Other Expenses 216,161,414.75 248,106,378.47 P.A., 400 Valley Road, Suite 304, Mount shall be retained as an exception to final tion 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, known as Arlington, New Jersey 08856, (973) 398- appropriation in either of the next two suc- 2. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 41,131,695.00 40,259,409.00 the Copeland Act. 3110. Proposals must be made on the ceeding years; and 3. Capital Improvements 3,860,000.00 3,500,000.00 D. Worker and Community Right-to- standard Proposal forms in the manner BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a 4. Debt Service 65,777,365.00 60,109,358.00 Know Act (N.J.S.A. 34:5A-1). designated in the Contract documents, certified copy of the Resolution be pub- Total General Appropriations $491,923,522.75 $527,398,931.47 E. Anti-Drug/Alcohol plan in accordance and must be enclosed in sealed enve- lished and a public hearing be held on May with 49 CFR Parts 40, 199 and 391. Total Number of Employees - Full & Part Time 2,222.7 2,519.7 lopes bearing the name and address of the 28, 2015 at least ten (10) days after publi- The bid must also be accompanied by a Bidder and the name of the project on the cation date of this Resolution and that the list of names and addresses of all stock- BALANCE OF OUTSTANDING DEBT outside, The envelope must be accompa- Freeholders will vote to authorize this Reso- holders owning 10% or more of the stock in GENERAL nied by a Statement of Consent of Surety lution after the conduct of the public hear- accordance with the provisions of the Pub- from a surety company authorized to do ing; and Interest $105,543,044.98 lic Disclosure Law (P.L. 1988, C.33, business in the State of New Jersey and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Principal $406,702,357.80 N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2). acceptable to the municipality and either a certified copy of the Resolution as intro- Outstanding Balance $512,245,402.78 Financial assistance for these activities Bid Bond or a Certified Check drawn to the duced be filed with the Director of Local is made possible by New Jersey Depart- order of “Township of Cranford” for not less Government Services within five (5) days ment of Transportation Transit Village Ini- Notice is hereby given that the budget and tax resolution was approved by the Board of Chosen than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, of introduction of the Resolution; and tiative. Freeholders of the County of Union on April 16, 2015. except that the check shall not exceed BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a By order of the Township Council. A hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held at the County Administration Building, on May $20,000.00. The successful bidder is certified copy of this Resolution be for- Andis Kalnins, Mayor 14, 2015 at 6:00 o’clock (PM) at which time and place objections to the Budget and Tax Resolution for the hereby notified that a performance bond warded to the Director of Local Govern- and labor and material (payment) bond for Terence Wall, ment Services within five days of adoption, year 2015 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons. the full amount of this project is required. Township Administrator and that a copy of this Resolution be for- Copies of the detailed budget are available in the office of the Clerk of the Board, Mr. James Pellettiere All bids shall be ADDRESSED TO TARA Tara Rowley, warded to the County Manager and Direc- at the County Administration Building, Elizabeth, New Jersey, (908) 527-4100, during the hours of 8:00 AM ROWLEY, TOWNSHIP CLERK, 8 Deputy Township Clerk tor of Finance. to 4:00 PM. SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CRANFORD, 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $105.57 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $72.42 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $117.81 A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 21 DRIVERS WANTED RARE DOWNTOWN TOWNHOUSE Like fresh fruits & veggies? Like to Large townhouse available drive? Just Farmed, a local farm CLASSIFIEDS downtown Westfield – great to doorstep delivery service, is location! 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CHILDCARE NEEDED Basement, Walk to train, Central including furniture, tools, gar- den supplies, framed pictures, Nannies - Housekeepers Air/Heat, 1 Car Garage. Available: Lower level has a large two car July 1st - $2,700.00 & utilities. kitchen items, clothing and more. garage plus an office/den. BabyNurses Needed Basement and closet cleaning! CONNECTING FOR CAMP...Tracy Levine, director, One Happy Camper NJ, Live-in / -out, Full/Part-time More info call: (908) 654-0919 Upper floor has two large far left, discusses BunkConnect with staff members Rebecca Hindin, Alisha bedrooms and two full baths, Blugrind and Executive Director Robert Lichtman at the Partnership for Jewish Solid References Required. OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE ANTIQUES / PAINTINGS Learning and Life while preparing materials for the community. CALL (732) 972-4090 washer/dryer area. www.absolutebestcare.com Brand new construction. Offices Sculptural coffee table, end table, available on the Mountainside/ Two zone heat & central air, Adrian Pearsall or Vladimir hardwood floors, fireplace. POLISH CLEANING LADY Westfield border. Includes shared Kagan, $600. Set of 3 Majestic ‘BunkConnect’ Offers Savings “Great work, Free estimates” waiting room & kitchen area. Boomerang lamps, two table Monthly rent $3,500, great References available. (908) 233-7900 or email lamps and one floor lamp, six condition, available May 15. First Of 40-60 Percent on Camp If you need a hardworking [email protected] matching shades, $1,000. months rent and 1½ month person with great experience to READING / LA TUTOR Heywood Wakefield couch, chair, security required. NO fees or The magic of sleepaway camp: kids ested families who thought it was not clean your house or apartment $700. Original Artwork, Kapral, commissions! Must be willing to discovering new things about them- financially feasible is of prime im- Call Agnes (908) 787-3003 Certified Greg Wallace, Wickham, provide credit report. One year selves. A new program from The portance. We want everyone to know Orton Gillingham Teacher Brickman. Best Offer. lease minimum. Foundation for Jewish Camp now that they can make summer camp Reading Specialist, M.A. (917) 301-3116 Text or call Ernie at makes this opportunity more afford- happen for their child. No matter FREELANCERS WANTED 20+ yrs Special Ed Teacher Strong, detail-oriented writers (908) 303-3440 or able. BunkConnect is the newest and what your Jewish background, there’s (908) 787-4144 CLEANING SERVICES with professional demeanor email [email protected] easiest way for income-eligible fami- a camp where your child will have needed to cover local - ANTIQUES FOR SALE - Responsible Cleaning Lady, with CLEANING LADY lies with first-time sleepaway camp- fun, be comfortable and learn more Goog References to Clean Your ers to find great summer experiences about themselves.” government meetings. Please HISTORIC CLARK ESTATE, email resume and clips to: House or Office. Please Call Experienced Cleaning Lady with at participating overnight camps. The BunkConnect program pro- WESTFIELD: Victorian Carved great references looking to [email protected] Mahogany Upholstered Rocker (973) 752-9002 or (201) 349-8428. “Camp paid off in ways I didn’t vides an alternative opportunity to Thanks, God Bless You! clean your house or apartment. even expect – the confidence instilled the existing One Happy Camper grant With Button Back And Arms, Call me at (908) 220 2792 PUBLIC NOTICE Owned By Addison S. Clark in Ethan. His experience reinforced program – which provides incentive PUBLIC NOTICE our decision to invest in our kids grants of up to $1,000 for children UNION COUNTY BOARD (b.1825), $795. Young Bros., NY DEYCI’S CLEANING SERVICES attending camp for many summers,” attending nonprofit, Jewish overnight OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Beaver Top Hat With Initials A.H.C. UNION COUNTY BOARD Are you tired? Let me help you! NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD In Original Case, Owned by OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Experience & Excellent Work said Madison, N.J. resident Michele camp for the first time. Families of Date Adopted: 04/16/15 NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD Pullaro, about her son’s first trip to first-time campers, including Jewish Public Notice is hereby given that the Addison H. Clark (b.1869), $395. Date Adopted: 04/16/15 Residential, Apartments, camp last year through the day school students, who are not re- Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Both Notable Descendants of Public Notice is hereby given that the Commercial, Offices BunkConnect pilot. “I rank it up there ceiving a One Happy Camper grant, ers has awarded a contract without com- Abraham Clark (b.1726), Signer Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Free Estimates 100% Guaranteed are encouraged to explore their op- petitive bidding as an Professional service of Declaration of Independance. ers has awarded a contract without com- References Available with saving for college.” pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This petitive bidding as an Professional service (908) 510-2542 Through an online interface, par- tions through BunkConnect program contract and the resolution authorizing it is (908) 654-6091 pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This ents can explore discounts between offerings. available for public inspection in the Office More UC Legals – next page contract and the resolution authorizing it is PUBLIC NOTICE 40 percent and 60 percent off at over For more information, search for of the Clerk of the Board. available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board. UNION COUNTY BOARD RESOLUTION NO: 2015-308 PUBLIC NOTICE 75 select Jewish sleepaway camps the right Jewish camp for your child OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS amending (Resolution No. 2014-571) RESOLUTION NO: 2015-304 nationwide. BunkConnect aims to at BunkConnect.org or contact Tracy NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD AWARDED TO: Various Agencies BOROUGH OF FANWOOD AWARDED TO: Various Agencies Date Adopted: 04/16/15 assist families who may believe camp at (973) 929-2970 or Central Jersey Legal Services NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF Central Jersey Legal Services Public Notice is hereby given that the is out of reach. Families can instantly [email protected] for $77,958.36 ORDINANCE 15-07-R $67,750.00 Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Hyacinth AIDS Foundation $40,111.50 AND PUBLIC HEARING Hyacinth AIDS Foundation $33,295.00 check their eligibility and review the free, personalized camp guidance and ers has awarded a contract without com- The Lennard Clinic $149,283.00 The Lennard Clinic $118,350.00 savings offered for specific camps more details about One Happy An ordinance was introduced by the petitive bidding as an Professional service Neighborhood Health Services Corpo- Neighborhood Health Services Corpo- Mayor and Council of the Borough of pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This right online Camper grants and BunkConnect ration $290,369.67 ration $185,440.00 Fanwood on April 20, 2015. Copies of this contract and the resolution authorizing it is (www.BunkConnect.org). offerings. PROCEED Inc. $222,110.00 PROCEED Inc. $196,505.00 ordinance can be obtained without cost in available for public inspection in the Office Trinitas Regional Medical Center Trinitas Regional Medical Center One Happy Camper NJ is a free One Happy Camper NJ is brought the Clerk's Office, at the Fanwood Bor- of the Clerk of the Board. service, providing guidance and help to you by The Partnership for Jewish $847,229.00 ough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, $670,323.00 Learning and Life, the Jewish iden- Rutger’s School of Dental Medicine Fanwood, New Jersey between the hours Rutger’s School of Dental Medicine RESOLUTION NO: 2015-321 to local families looking to find the $105,000.00 of 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. $121,500.00 AWARDED TO: T & M Associates, right sleepaway camp or teen pro- tity-building organization of Jewish SERVICES: to provide primary medical This Ordinance amends the Land Use SERVICES: to provide primary medical Middletown, New Jersey gram. Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, and support services for people with HIV/ Ordinance, Chapter 184, of the Borough of and legal services for people with HIV/ SERVICES: to provide On-Call Energy “I am thrilled that the discounted in conjunction with the Foundation AIDS Fanwood. AIDS Consultant Services for the County of Union for the Jewish Camp as a service to PERIOD: March 1, 2014- February 28, This ordinance is scheduled for public PERIOD: March 1, 2015- February 29, PERIOD: March 1, 2015- February 28, BunkConnect program is a part of 2015 hearing and adoption on May 18, 2015, at 2016 2016 our camp offerings,” said Tracy our local community. COSTS: in the amount of $5,034.53. For 7:00 P.M., Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North COSTS: in the total amount not to ex- COSTS: in an amount not to ex- Levine, director, One Happy Camper Paid Bulletin Board a new total allocation of $1,732,061.53 Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey. ceed $1,393,163.00 ceed$15,000.00 NJ. “The ability to share additional James E. Pellettiere, Clerk Eleanor McGovern James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk goleader.com/express of the Board Chosen Freeholders Borough Clerk of the Board Chosen Freeholders of the Board Chosen Freeholders options for summer camp with inter- 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $31.11 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $19.89 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $30.09 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $21.42 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

Undist. Expend.-Attendance And Social Work 11-000-211-XXX 58,388 59,944 61,230 Undist. Expenditures - Health Services 11-000-213-XXX 138,436 142,653 142,485 BOARD OF EDUCATION Undist. Expend.-Speech, OT, PT And Related Svcs 11-000-216-XXX 183,411 182,386 136,548 Undist Expend-Oth Supp Serv Std-Extra Serv 11-000-217-XXX 72,532 78,115 78,115 Undist. Expenditures - Guidance 11-000-218-XXX 57,108 59,647 61,045 MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY Undist. Expenditures - Child Study Teams 11-000-219-XXX 234,895 240,360 229,315 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of the Mountainside School District, in the County of Union, of the State of New Jersey, Undist. Expend.-Improv. Of Inst. Serv. 11-000-221-XXX 108,848 123,952 129,917 that a Public Hearing will be held in the Beechwood School Susan O. Collier Media Center of the Mountainside Board of Education, 1497 Undist. Expend.-Edu. Media Serv./Library 11-000-222-XXX 242,155 277,963 249,209 Woodacres Drive, Mountainside, New Jersey 07092, on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 8:00 p.m., for the purpose of conducting a public Undist. Expend.-Instr. Staff Training Serv. 11-000-223-XXX 1,155 2,200 0 hearing on the following budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-Gen. Admin. 11-000-230-XXX 277,544 314,921 294,039 The complete budget will be on file and open to examination at the Beechwood School, 1497 Woodacres Drive, Mountainside, Union Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-School Admin. 11-000-240-XXX 378,574 417,985 388,602 County, New Jersey between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays Undist. Expend. - Central Services 11-000-251-XXX 204,259 211,456 186,260 Eric Larson, Undist. Expend.-Oper. And Maint. Of Plant Serv. 11-000-26X-XXX 980,236 1,092,267 1,085,880 School Business Administrator/Board Secretary Undist. Expend.-Student Transportation Serv. 11-000-270-XXX 659,510 703,155 652,621 Personal Services - Employee Benefits 11-XXX-XXX-2XX 1,634,324 1,869,082 1,967,923 Total Undistributed Expenditures 10,077,145 10,998,449 11,633,494 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET STATEMENT Total General Current Expense 14,477,724 15,482,863 16,151,096 Capital Expenditures: FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 Equipment 12-XXX-XXX-730 2,899 3,393 0 Facilities Acquisition And Const. Serv. 12-000-400-XXX 21,469 21,469 21,469 UNION - MOUNTAINSIDE BORO Capital Reserve - Transfer To Capital Projects 12-000-400-931 54,500 0 0 ADVERTISED ENROLLMENTS Capital Reserve - Transfer To Repayment Of Debt 12-000-400-933 100,000 100,000 200,000 Total Capital Outlay 178,868 124,862 221,469 ENROLLMENT CATEGORIES October 15, 2013 October 15, 2014 October 15, 2015 General Fund Grand Total 14,656,592 15,607,725 16,372,565 Actual Actual Estimated Special Grants and Entitlements: Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time 712 689 686 Local Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 88,911 0 0 Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time 66 58 66 Federal Projects: Subtotal - Pupils On Roll 778 747 752 Title II 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 10,697 11,093 9,429 Private School Placements 0 6 6 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 188,735 154,512 131,336 Pupils Sent to Other Districts-Reg Prog 242 261 261 Total Federal Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 199,432 165,605 140,765 Pupils Sent to Other Dists-Spec Ed Prog 38 41 38 Total Special Revenue Funds 288,343 165,605 140,765 UNION - MOUNTAINSIDE BORO Repayment of Debt: ADVERTISED REVENUES Total Regular Debt Service 40-701-510-XXX 370,000 749,800 1,658,369 Total Debt Service Funds 370,000 749,800 1,658,369 Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Expenditures/Appropriations 15,314,935 16,523,130 18,171,699 Actual Revised Anticipated Deduct Transfer-Capital Reserve - Operating Budget: Transfer To Repayment Of Debt 12-000-400-933 100,000 100,000 200,000 Revenues from Local Sources: Total Expenditures Net of Transfers 15,214,935 16,423,130 17,971,699 Local Tax Levy 10-1210 14,215,815 14,457,484 15,053,448 Total Tuition 10-1300 13,860 23,100 10,000 UNION - MOUNTAINSIDE BORO Transportation Fees From Individuals 10-1410 51,080 51,000 51,000 Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 29,609 15,000 32,120 ADVERTISED RECAPITULATION OF BALANCES Other Restricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 29,483 39,879 32,000 Budget Category Audited Audited Estimated Estimated Subtotal - Revenues From Local Sources 14,339,847 14,586,463 15,178,568 Balance Balance Balance Balance 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 Revenues from State Sources: Unrestricted: Categorical Transportation Aid 10-3121 65,170 65,170 65,170 —General Operating Budget 319,351 326,204 505,196 311,832 Extraordinary Aid 10-3131 147,759 167,000 125,595 —Repayment of Debt 0 0 0 0 Categorical Special Education Aid 10-3132 382,540 382,540 382,540 Restricted for Specific Purposes- General Operating Budget: Categorical Security Aid 10-3177 17,494 17,494 17,494 —Capital Reserve 500,000 779,500 679,500 479,500 Other State Aids 10-3XXX 27,518 27,160 27,160 —Adult Education Programs 0 0 0 0 Subtotal - Revenues From State Sources 640,481 659,364 617,959 —Maintenance Reserve 65,333 35,333 0 0 Budgeted Fund Balance - Operating Budget 10-303 0 210,461 376,038 —Legal Reserve 328,522 379,801 182,674 0 Withdrawal From Cap Res - Transfer To Debt Svc Fund 10-317 0 100,000 200,000 —Tuition Reserve 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal From Maint. Reserve 10-310 0 35,333 0 —Current Expense Emergency Reserve 0 0 0 0 Adjustment For Prior Year Encumbrances 0 16,104 0 Repayment of Debt: Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures -323,736 0 0 —Restricted for Repayment of Debt 0 0 0 0 Total Operating Budget 14,656,592 15,607,725 16,372,565 UNION - MOUNTAINSIDE BORO Grants and Entitlements: Other Revenue From Local Sources 20-1XXX 88,911 0 0 ADVERTISED PER PUPIL COST CALCULATIONS Total Revenues From Local Sources 20-1XXX 88,911 0 0 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 Revenues from Federal Sources: Actual Actual Original Revised Proposed Title II 20-4451-4455 10,697 11,093 9,429 Costs Costs Budget Budget Budget I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-4420-4429 188,735 154,512 131,336 Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost $11,139 $11,843 $12,091 $12,794 $12,670 Total Revenues From Federal Sources 199,432 165,605 140,765 Total Classroom Instruction $6,601 $7,181 $7,274 $7,605 $7,686 Total Grants And Entitlements 288,343 165,605 140,765 Classroom-Salaries and Benefits $6,392 $6,937 $7,026 $7,326 $7,429 Repayment of Debt: Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks $184 $219 $222 $254 $237 Transfers From Capital Reserve 40-5210 100,000 100,000 200,000 Classroom-Purchased Services $26 $26 $25 $25 $19 Total Support Services $1,827 $1,727 $1,806 $1,884 $1,775 Revenues from Local Sources: Support Services-Salaries and Benefits $1,347 $1,312 $1,355 $1,389 $1,362 Local Tax Levy 40-1210 270,000 649,800 897,219 Total Administrative Costs $1,303 $1,373 $1,366 $1,553 $1,430 Total Revenues From Local Sources 270,000 649,800 897,219 Administration Salaries and Benefits $1,031 $1,115 $1,104 $1,246 $1,141 Revenues from State Sources: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant $1,296 $1,434 $1,533 $1,636 $1,639 Debt Service Aid Type II 40-3160 0 0 561,150 Operations and Maintenance- Total Local Repayment Of Debt 370,000 749,800 1,658,369 Salaries and Benefits $625 $660 $704 $749 $809 Total Repayment Of Debt 370,000 749,800 1,658,369 Board Contribution to Food Services $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Revenues/Sources 15,314,935 16,523,130 18,171,699 Total Extracurricular Costs $111 $126 $112 $117 $140 Deduct Transfer-Transfers From Capital Reserve 40-5210 100,000 100,000 200,000 Total Equipment Costs $0 $4 $0 $5 $0 Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers 15,214,935 16,423,130 17,971,699 Legal Costs $67 $43 $36 $39 $44 Employee Benefits as a percentage UNION - MOUNTAINSIDE BORO of salaries* 28.01% 27.07% 32.75% 30.15% 31.76% ADVERTISED APPROPRIATIONS *Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district. Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 ** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets. Actual Revised Anticipated The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained General Current Expense: in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending (formerly Comparative Spending Guide) and can be found on the Department of Instruction: Education website: http://www.state.nj.us/education under Finance, when available. This publication is available in the board office and Regular Programs - Instruction 11-1XX-100-XXX 3,809,020 3,807,474 3,803,955 public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2014-15 revised appropriations and the 2015-16 budgeted Special Education - Instruction 11-2XX-100-XXX 512,212 605,678 628,912 appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive School-Spon. Co/Extra Curr. Actvts. - Inst 11-401-100-XXX 49,593 45,512 53,700 of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the School-Sponsored Athletics - Instruction 11-402-100-XXX 29,754 25,750 31,035 restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a Support Services: component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown. Undistributed Expenditures - Instruction (Tuition) 11-000-100-XXX 4,845,770 5,222,363 5,970,305 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $471.24 Page 22 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD UNION COUNTY BOARD TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS UNION COUNTY BOARD BOROUGH OF FANWOOD BOROUGH OF FANWOOD Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCE OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS PLANNING BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS BOND ORDINANCE 15-04-S ORDINANCE 15-08-S NO. 15-06-R NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD STATEMENTS AND SUMMARIES NOTICE OF PENDING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that at the Date Adopted: 04/16/15 Date Adopted: 04/16/15 BOND ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE Planning Board meeting of April 13, 2015, The bond ordinance, the summary terms Public Notice is hereby given that the Public Notice is hereby given that the BOROUGH OF FANWOOD, the Board adopted the following Resolu- of which are included herein, has been The bond ordinance, the summary terms Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- COUNTY OF UNION, AND tions: finally adopted by the Borough of Fanwood, of which are included herein, was intro- ers has awarded a contract without com- ers has awarded a contract without com- STATE OF NEW JERSEY, in the County of Union, State of New Jer- duced and passed upon first reading at a petitive bidding as an Professional service T. Mobile, Northeast – 1610 Raritan petitive bidding as an Professional service AMENDING CHAPTER 67, sey on April 20, 2015 and the 20 day period meeting of the governing body of the Bor- pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This Road, Block 14001, Lot 1 granting an pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This ARTICLE II, SECTION 31 OF of limitation within which a suit, action or ough of Fanwood, in the County of Union, contract and the resolution authorizing it is extension of one year to complete the cell contract and the resolution authorizing it is THE FANWOOD BOROUGH proceeding questioning the validity of such State of New Jersey, on April 20, 2015. It available for public inspection in the Office tower. available for public inspection in the Office CODE REGARDING ADMIN- ordinance can be commenced, as pro- will be further considered for final pas- of the Clerk of the Board. of the Clerk of the Board. ISTRATIVE FEE FOR USE OF T. Mobile, Northeast – 1371 Terrill vided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to sage, after public hearing thereon, at a PATROL CAR IN CONNEC- RESOLUTION NO: 2015-324 Road, Block 12001, Lots 4, 5, 6 & 7, RESOLUTION NO: 2015-320 run from the date of the first publication of meeting of the governing body to be held TION WITH POLICE-RE- AWARDED TO: Neglia Associates, granting an extension of one year to com- AWARDED TO: Pennoni Associates, this statement. Copies of the full ordinance at the Municipal Building, 75 North Martine LATED ACTIVITIES PER- Lyndhurst, New Jersey plete the cell tower. Edison, New Jersey are available at no cost and during regular Avenue in the Borough of Fanwood, on FORMED BY OFF-DUTY PO- SERVICES: for the purpose of provid- SERVICES: to provide On-Call Environ- business hours, at the Clerk's office for May 18, 2015 at 7 o'clock PM. During the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of LICE OFFICERS ing design and construction management mental Compliance Services for the County members of the general public who re- week prior to and up to and including the Education – for 1311 Terrill Road, Block services for the Watchung Reservation of Union quest the same. The summary of the terms date of such meeting copies of the full was passed and adopted on the second 12001, Lot 2, approved the request for the Tracy Loop Sewer Connection PERIOD: April1, 2015- March 31, 2016 of such bond ordinance follows: ordinance will be available at no cost and and final reading at a meeting of the Mayor rezoning from the R-1 Zone to the “P” Zone COSTS: in an amount not to exceed COSTS: in an amount not to ex- during regular business hours, at the Clerk's and Council of the Borough of Fanwood subject to the approval of the Township’s TITLE: BOND ORDINANCE $85,268.00 ceed$25,000.00 office for the members of the general pub- held on April 20, 2015. Mayor and Council. PROVIDING AN APPROPRIA- James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk lic who shall request the same. The sum- This Ordinance shall take effect immedi- TION OF $1,287,000 FOR of the Board Chosen Freeholders Barbara Horev of the Board Chosen Freeholders mary of the terms of such bond ordinance ately after final passage and publication as VARIOUS CAPITAL IM- 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $21.42 Secretary to the Board 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $21.42 follows: required by law. PROVEMENTS FOR AND BY 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $22.44 Eleanor McGovern PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE THE BOROUGH OF TITLE: BOND ORDINANCE Borough Clerk FANWOOD IN THE COUNTY PROVIDING AN APPROPRIA- 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $23.97 UNION COUNTY BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF UNION, NEW JERSEY TION OF $100,000 FOR AC- OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS UNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS AND, AUTHORIZING THE IS- QUISITION OF AN EASE- NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD SUANCE OF $985,000 BONDS MENT AT 234 SOUTH AV- www.goleader.com Date Adopted: 04/16/15 NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD Date Adopted: 04/16/15 OR NOTES OF THE BOR- ENUE, BLOCK 64, LOT 1.01, Public Notice is hereby given that the Date Adopted: 04/16/15 Public Notice is hereby given that the OUGH FOR FINANCING IN AND BY THE BOROUGH Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Public Notice is hereby given that the Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- PART OF THE APPROPRIA- OF FANWOOD, IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE ers has awarded a contract without com- Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- ers has awarded a contract without com- TION. COUNTY OF UNION, NEW petitive bidding as an extraordinary ers has awarded a contract without com- petitive bidding as an extraordinary JERSEY AND AUTHORIZING UNION COUNTY BOARD Purpose(s): Various road improvements unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. petitive bidding as an Professional service unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS including but not limited to Burns Way, 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the BONDS OR NOTES OF THE NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD including milling and paving; Acquisition of resolution authorizing it is available for contract and the resolution authorizing it is resolution authorizing it is available for BOROUGH FOR FINANCING Date Adopted: 04/16/15 various equipment, including but not lim- public inspection in the Office of the Clerk available for public inspection in the Office public inspection in the Office of the Clerk PART OF THE APPROPRIA- Public Notice is hereby given that the ited to a fire truck, senior bus and finger- of the Board. of the Clerk of the Board. of the Board. TION. Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- printing system for Police Department; ers has awarded a contract without com- RESOLUTION NO: 2015-312 RESOLUTION NO: 2015-319 RESOLUTION NO: 2015-309 Various park and recreation improvements; Purpose(s): For the acquisition of an petitive bidding as an extraordinary amending (Resolution No. 2014-1029) AWARDED TO: T & M Associates, amending (Resolution No. 2014-572) Improvements to various municipal build- easement at 234 South Avenue, Block 64, unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. AWARDED TO: Various Agencies Middletown, New Jersey AWARDED TO: Various Agencies ings, including but not limited to improve- Lot 1.01. ARC of Union County $2,083.00 Meals on Wheels Inc. $35,165.00 ments to the Public Works building, fire 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the SERVICES: to provide On-Call Environ- Appropriation: $100,000 Brand New Day $0.00 Homefirst Inc. $35,521.47 ventilation system and electrical system at resolution authorizing it is available for mental Site Investigation Services for the Bonds/Notes Authorized: $100,000 Elizabethport Presbyterian Center Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New- train station; Various sidewalk improve- public inspection in the Office of the Clerk County of Union Grants (if any) Appropriated: None $861.00 ark $77,000.00 ments throughout the Borough; and Drain- of the Board. PERIOD: March 1, 2015- February 28, Section 20 Costs: $25,000 Homefirst $5,389.00 SERVICES: to provide support services age improvements at Glenside Avenue. 2016 Useful Life: 40 years RESOLUTION NO: 2015-307 Jewish Family Services of Central NJ for the people with HIV/AIDS COSTS: in an amount not to ex- Appropriation: $1,287,000 AWARDED TO: SAGE Eldercare Inc., $2,500.00 PERIOD: March 1, 2014-February 28, This Notice is published pursuant to ceed$25,000.00 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $985,000 SERVICES: for the State Health Insur- PROCEED, Inc $7,362.59 2015 N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17. James E. Pellettiere, Clerk Grants (if any) Appropriated: None. ance Program The Salvation Army (Elizabeth) COSTS: in the amount of $6,348.47 for of the Board Chosen Freeholders Section 20 Costs: $50,000 Eleanor McGovern PERIOD: April1, 2015- March 31, 2016 $12,292.00 a new total allocation of $147,686.47 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $22.44 Useful Life: 14.87 Years Borough Clerk COSTS: in an amount not to exceed The Salvation Army (Plainfield) James E. Pellettiere, Clerk 1 T - 4/23/15, The Times Fee: $45.90 $34,000.00 $2,083.00 of the Board Chosen Freeholders Eleanor McGovern James E. Pellettiere, Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE Trinitas Regional Medical Center 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $25.50 Borough Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE of the Board Chosen Freeholders $11,793.00 UNION COUNTY BOARD 1 T - 04/23/15, The Times Fee: $47.43 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $20.91 United Family & Children’s Society OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS PUBLIC NOTICE UNION COUNTY BOARD NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE $3,334.00 UNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Urban League of Union County $0.00 Date Adopted: 04/16/15 OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS UNION COUNTY BOARD NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD UNION COUNTY BOARD SERVICES: to provide community pro- Public Notice is hereby given that the NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Date Adopted: 04/16/15 OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS gramming for low-income residents of Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Date Adopted: 04/16/15 NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD Public Notice is hereby given that the NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD Union County. ers has awarded a contract without com- Public Notice is hereby given that the Date Adopted: 04/16/15 Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Date Adopted: 04/16/15 PERIOD: May 31, 2015-June 30, 2015 petitive bidding as an extraordinary Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Public Notice is hereby given that the ers has awarded a contract without com- Public Notice is hereby given that the COSTS: an additional amount not to unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. ers has awarded a contract without com- Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- petitive bidding as an extraordinary Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- exceed $47,697.59 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the petitive bidding as an Professional service ers has awarded a contract without com- unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. ers has awarded a contract without com- James E. Pellettiere, Clerk resolution authorizing it is available for pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This petitive bidding as an extraordinary 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the petitive bidding as an Professional service of the Board Chosen Freeholders public inspection in the Office of the Clerk contract and the resolution authorizing it is unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. resolution authorizing it is available for pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). This 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $35.70 of the Board. available for public inspection in the Office 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and the public inspection in the Office of the Clerk contract and the resolution authorizing it is RESOLUTION NO: 2015-303 of the Clerk of the Board. resolution authorizing it is available for of the Board. available for public inspection in the Office Reading is Good For You AWARDED TO: Various Agencies RESOLUTION NO: 2015-323 public inspection in the Office of the Clerk RESOLUTION NO: 2015-311 of the Clerk of the Board. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New- amending (Resolution No. 2014-597) of the Board. amending (Resolution No. 2015-114) RESOLUTION NO: 2015-315 ark $58,500.00 AWARDED TO: Parson Brinckerhoff, RESOLUTION NO: 2015-297 AWARDED TO: Countywide Code AWARDED TO: Trinitas Regional Homefirst Inc. $31,170.00 Newark, New Jersey AWARDED TO: This Is It! Produc- Blue Emergency Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey Meals on Wheels Inc. $27,560.00 SERVICES: for the purpose of provid- tions, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey SERVICES: Shelter Initiative for winter SERVICES: To provide case manage- SERVICES: to provide support services ing additional design, construction man- SERVICES: for the planning, produc- 2014-2015 in order to address the needs ment and mental health services for juve- for the people with HIV/AIDS agement and pavement services for the tion and management for the 2015 Rhythm of the homeless during periods of extreme niles in the Union County Detention Center PERIOD: March1, 2015- February 29, 2014 Union County Resurfacing Program & Blues by the Brook at Cedar Brook Park weather conditions PERIOD: January 1, 2015- June 30, 2016 COSTS: in an amount not to ex- PERIOD: May 30, 2015 PERIOD: February through April, 2015 2015 COSTS: in total amount not to ex- ceed$70,500.00 for a new contract COSTS: in an amount not to ex- COSTS: in an amount not to exceed COSTS: in the amount of $88,152.00 ceed$117,530.00 amount not to exceed $423,050.00 ceed$120,000.00 $100,000.00 James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk James E. Pellettiere, Clerk of the Board Chosen Freeholders goleader.com/subscribe of the Board Chosen Freeholders of the Board Chosen Freeholders of the Board Chosen Freeholders of the Board Chosen Freeholders 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $21.42 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $24.48 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $22.95 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $22.44 1 T - 04/23/15, The Leader Fee: $23.97 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Special Education - Instruction 11-2XX-100-XXX 563,627 593,722 587,858 BOARD OF EDUCATION Basic Skills/Remedial - Instruction 11-230-100-XXX 20 12,216 22,487 School-Spon. Co/Extra Curr. Actvts. - Inst 11-401-100-XXX 17,372 20,330 24,524 School-Sponsored Athletics - Instruction 11-402-100-XXX 23,447 25,271 25,774 GARWOOD, NEW JERSEY Support Services: Undistributed Expenditures - Instruction (Tuition) 11-000-100-XXX 3,071,713 2,627,494 2,645,472 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of the GARWOOD school district, in the County of Union, of the State of New Jersey, Undist. Expenditures - Health Services 11-000-213-XXX 63,621 66,722 68,468 that a Public Hearing will be held in the Lincoln School All-Purpose Room of the Garwood Board of Education, 400 Second Avenue, Undist. Expend.-Speech, OT, PT And Related Svcs 11-000-216-XXX 150,137 178,175 182,879 Garwood, New Jersey on Wednesday April 29th at 7:30 pm, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following budget for Undist. Expenditures - Guidance 11-000-218-XXX 39,919 42,768 42,056 the 2015 - 2016 school year. Undist. Expenditures - Child Study Teams 11-000-219-XXX 179,761 178,813 180,031 The complete budget will be on file and open to examination at the Business Office of the Garwood Board of Education, Lincoln School, Undist. Expend.-Improv. Of Inst. Serv. 11-000-221-XXX 26,218 77,115 60,090 400 Second Avenue, Garwood, Union County New Jersey between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding Undist. Expend.-Edu. Media Serv./Library 11-000-222-XXX 0 500 5,500 holidays. Undist. Expend.-Instr. Staff Training Serv. 11-000-223-XXX 3,069 2,650 6,650 The school district has proposed programs and services in addition to the Core Curriculum Content Standards adopted by the State Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-Gen. Admin. 11-000-230-XXX 190,533 231,214 214,363 Board of Education. Undist. Expend.-Support Serv.-School Admin. 11-000-240-XXX 161,004 170,507 167,714 Eric Larson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary Undist. Expend. - Central Services 11-000-251-XXX 97,063 113,732 99,152 Undist. Expend. - Admin. Info Technology 11-000-252-XXX 10,115 21,277 43,448 Undist. Expend.-Oper. And Maint. Of Plant Serv. 11-000-26X-XXX 494,020 711,763 665,032 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET STATEMENT Undist. Expend.-Student Transportation Serv. 11-000-270-XXX 287,377 325,745 330,448 Personal Services - Employee Benefits 11-XXX-XXX-2XX 782,694 921,491 1,074,299 Total Undistributed Expenditures 5,557,244 5,669,966 5,785,602 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 Total General Current Expense 7,586,194 7,827,713 7,969,548 UNION - GARWOOD BORO Capital Expenditures: ADVERTISED ENROLLMENTS Equipment 12-XXX-XXX-730 7,959 10,520 7,960 ENROLLMENT CATEGORIES October 14, 2013 October 15, 2014 October 15, 2015 Facilities Acquisition And Const. Serv. 12-000-400-XXX 72,952 402,471 29,677 Actual Actual Estimated Total Capital Outlay 80,911 412,991 37,637 General Fund Grand Total 7,667,105 8,240,704 8,007,185 Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time 319 317 323 Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time 64 55 55 Special Grants and Entitlements: Subtotal - Pupils On Roll 383 372 378 Local Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 2,855 444 0 Private School Placements 5 6 7 Federal Projects: Pupils Sent to Other Districts-Reg Prog 104 92 102 Title I 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 23,959 27,967 23,772 Pupils Sent to Other Dists-Spec Ed Prog 26 26 25 Title II 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 15,173 15,372 13,066 Pupils Received 1 1 1 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 115,611 103,747 88,185 Total Federal Projects 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 154,743 147,086 125,023 UNION - GARWOOD BORO Total Special Revenue Funds 157,598 147,530 125,023 ADVERTISED REVENUES Repayment of Debt: Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Regular Debt Service 40-701-510-XXX 510,316 510,641 516,650 Actual Revised Anticipated Total Debt Service Funds 510,316 510,641 516,650 Operating Budget: Total Expenditures/Appropriations 8,335,019 8,898,875 8,648,858 Revenues from Local Sources: Total Expenditures Net of Transfers 8,335,019 8,898,875 8,648,858 Local Tax Levy 10-1210 7,114,684 7,256,978 7,402,118 Other Local Governmental Units - Unrestricted 10-12XX 12,000 12,000 12,000 UNION - GARWOOD BORO Total Tuition 10-1300 68,618 60,800 60,800 ADVERTISED RECAPITULATION OF BALANCES Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 23,129 38,200 33,500 Interest Earned On Capital Reserve Funds 10-1XXX 1,636 0 0 Budget Category Audited Audited Estimated Estimated Subtotal - Revenues From Local Sources 7,220,067 7,367,978 7,508,418 Balance Balance Balance Balance 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 Revenues from State Sources: Unrestricted: Categorical Transportation Aid 10-3121 31,288 31,288 31,288 —General Operating Budget 372,948 286,235 211,235 211,235 Extraordinary Aid 10-3131 84,165 50,000 50,000 —Repayment of Debt 31,931 374 -31,557 -31,557 Categorical Special Education Aid 10-3132 311,043 311,043 311,043 Restricted for Specific Purposes- General Operating Budget: Equalization Aid 10-3176 80,233 80,233 80,233 —Capital Reserve 384,023 590,660 292,866 292,866 Categorical Security Aid 10-3177 9,695 9,695 9,695 —Adult Education Programs 0 0 0 0 Adjustment Aid 10-3178 5,768 3,963 3,963 —Maintenance Reserve 0 0 0 0 Other State Aids 10-3XXX 1,352 12,045 12,045 —Legal Reserve 0 0 0 0 Subtotal - Revenues From State Sources 523,544 498,267 498,267 —Tuition Reserve 0 500 500 0 Withdraw From Cap Res-Excess Cost & Oth Cap Prj 10-309 0 372,794 0 —Current Expense Emergency Reserve 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal From Tuition Reserve-For Tuition Adj. 10-311 0 0 500 Repayment of Debt: Adjustment For Prior Year Encumbrances 0 1,665 0 —Restricted for Repayment of Debt 4,037 31,931 31,931 31,931 Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures -76,506 0 0 Total Operating Budget 7,667,105 8,240,704 8,007,185 UNION - GARWOOD BORO Grants and Entitlements: ADVERTISED PER PUPIL COST CALCULATIONS Other Revenue From Local Sources 20-1XXX 2,855 444 0 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 Total Revenues From Local Sources 20-1XXX 2,855 444 0 Actual Actual Original Revised Proposed Revenues from Federal Sources: Costs Costs Budget Budget Budget Title I 20-4411-4416 23,959 27,967 23,772 Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost $11,124 $11,029 $12,326 $13,103 $13,211 Title II 20-4451-4455 15,173 15,372 13,066 Total Classroom Instruction $6,403 $6,496 $6,833 $7,215 $7,444 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-4420-4429 115,611 103,747 88,185 Classroom-Salaries and Benefits $6,228 $6,014 $6,386 $6,732 $7,052 Total Revenues From Federal Sources 154,743 147,086 125,023 Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks $161 $456 $415 $438 $371 Total Grants And Entitlements 157,598 147,530 125,023 Classroom-Purchased Services $14 $26 $32 $45 $21 Repayment of Debt: Total Support Services $1,496 $1,503 $1,763 $1,833 $1,844 Transfers From Other Funds 40-5200 203,084 90,000 0 Support Services-Salaries and Benefits $1,329 $1,359 $1,539 $1,589 $1,568 Total Administrative Costs $1,401 $1,442 $1,522 $1,733 $1,722 Revenues from Local Sources: Administration Salaries and Benefits $1,084 $1,127 $1,143 $1,272 $1,307 Local Tax Levy 40-1210 303,196 388,710 516,276 Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant $1,681 $1,450 $2,059 $2,162 $2,020 Other Miscellaneous 40-1xxx 373 0 374 Operations and Maintenance-Salaries and Benefits $940 $739 $1,034 $1,091 $1,022 Miscellaneous 40-1XXX 373 0 374 Board Contribution to Food Services $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Revenues From Local Sources 303,569 388,710 516,650 Total Extracurricular Costs $138 $132 $143 $153 $173 Budgeted Fund Balance 40-303 0 31,931 0 Total Equipment Costs $21 $21 $20 $28 $21 Total Local Repayment Of Debt 506,653 510,641 516,650 Legal Costs $32 $56 $89 $103 $74 Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures 3,663 0 0 Employee Benefits as a percentage of salaries* 28.51% 27.82% 29.79% 29.60% 34.27% Total Repayment Of Debt 510,316 510,641 516,650 Total Revenues/Sources 8,335,019 8,898,875 8,648,858 *Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district. Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers 8,335,019 8,898,875 8,648,858 ** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets. The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained UNION - GARWOOD BORO in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending (formerly Comparative Spending Guide) and can be found on the Department of ADVERTISED APPROPRIATIONS Education website: http://www.state.nj.us/education under Finance, when available. This publication is available in the board office and public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2014-15 revised appropriations and the 2015-16 budgeted Budget Category Account 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive Actual Revised Anticipated of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the General Current Expense: restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a Instruction: component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown. Regular Programs - Instruction 11-1XX-100-XXX 1,424,484 1,506,208 1,523,303 1 T - 4/23/15, The Leader Fee: $471.24 A WATCHUNG C OMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, April 23, 2015 Page 23 How to Success in Business To Open May 1 at CDC Westfield 30, of Westfield was arrested at the CRANFORD – The rollicking gers as the aggressively compliant Monday, April 13, Mir H. Sultan, 22, Route 28 circle during the investiga- musical comedy How To Succeed In “company man,” the office party, of Westfield responded to police head- tion of what police described as a sus- Business Without Really Trying, mu- backstabbing co-workers, caffeine quarters to satisfy an active traffic war- picious person. Authorities discovered sic and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book addiction and, of course, true love. rant from Westfield. He was processed two criminal warrants from Elizabeth, by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Shayne Long and Emily and released after posting $114 bail. with bail totaling $1,750, along with a Willie Gilbert is the final show in the Greenbaum lead a cast of over 20 Monday, April 13, after being stopped no-bail Morris County Sheriff’s war- theatre’s 96th season. Located at 78 talented local performers as Finch for motor vehicle violations at West rant, had been issued for Castro. Addi- Winans Ave in Cranford, CDC The- and Rosemary. The production team Broad Street and Osborn Avenue, Kyle tionally, she was issued complaints from atre is New Jersey’s oldest commu- includes Jeffrey Fiorello as Director, Harvin, 38, of Westfield was arrested Westfield for hindering apprehension, nity theatre offering live theatre since Leslie Riccie as Producer, jack Bender on warrants out of Westfield, Scotch for allegedly giving police a false name; 1919. as Musical Director and Megan Plains, Springfield, New Providence, possession of a hypodermic needle and Power, sex, ambition, greed... it’s Ferentinos as Choreographer. Irvington and Plainfield. The total bail possession of prescription legend drugs. just another day at the office. From The show runs weekends from Fri- amount was $8,220.30. Unable to post She was released on her own recogni- the authors of Guys and Dolls comes day, May 1 through Saturday, May 16 CHIC COLONIAL: This classic residence with unusual and surprising features bail, he was held until arrangements zance. one of the most delightfully irrever- and information and tickets can found will be featured on this year's May 9th Mother's Day Weekend Tour of Notable could be made to turn him over to the Friday, April 17, a guitar, valued at ent musicals of all time. A satire of big by visiting www.cdctheatre.org or Homes. Union County Sheriff’s Department. approximately $236.50, was reported business and all it holds sacred, the calling (908) 276-7611. Monday, April 13, a burglary was stolen from outside a residence on the show follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Funding has been made possible in reported at a residence on the 800 600 block of Boulevard. Finch, who uses a little handbook part by the NJ State Council on the Hillside Avenue Home on block of Grandview Avenue that oc- Friday, April 17, a resident of the 600 called “How To Succeed In Business Arts, Dept. of State, a Partner Agency curred between 8 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. block of Raymond Street reported be- Without Really Trying” to climb the of the National Endowment for the that day. One or more suspects gained ing the victim of fraud/identity theft. corporate ladder from lowly window Arts, through a grant administered by Annual NJFO House Tour entry to the residence by cutting a According to the victim, someone un- washer to high-powered executive, the Union County Office of Cultural screen and accessing a first-floor win- known used stolen information to file tackling such familiar but potent dan- & Heritage Affairs. WESTFIELD – One of the notable help to access bedrooms on the third dow. At the time of the report approxi- an income tax return in the victim’s homes to be seen during NJ Festival floor.” Amenities also include a wine mately $300 in cash and jewelry were name and collect the refund. Orchestra’s Friends annual Tour of cellar and wine tasting room. reported stolen. Saturday, April 18, a resident of the Masterwork Chorus to Perform Notable Homes, to be held Saturday, The master bedroom, part of the Monday, April 13, a burglary was 500 block of Wychwood Road reported May 9, is a brick neoclassical Colo- new addition, is a sizeable space. Ms. reported at a residence on the 1400 being the victim of fraud/identity theft. nial located along the ridge on Pierce commented, “With a nod to block of East Broad Street. The inci- The victim stated that someone un- In Summit with Director Finalist Westfield’s picturesque Hillside Av- the roots of their home, the owners dent occurred between 8:30 a.m. and known used stolen information to file enue. have retained a portion of the brick 1:30 p.m. that day. One or more sus- an income tax return in the victim’s SUMMIT – The Masterwork Cho- calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) According to co-chairs of the event, wall which was the exterior of the pects gained entry by forcing a base- name and collect the refund. rus continues its search for a new 838-3006. Michelle Pierce and Jennifer house before the addition. There is a ment window. At the time of the report Fanwood music director with the performance Dr. Shepard is one of the two final- Colamedici, the home has been art- plethora of built-ins for purposes of jewelry and several watches were re- Tuesday, April 7, Kevin Brevard, 29, of Resounding Joy at 8 p.m. on Satur- ists selected from the initial field of fully designed with skill and verve convenient storage.” ported stolen. The value of the missing of Plainfield was arrested on an active day, May 9 at Calvary Episcopal 42 applicants for the music director with a large family and frequent en- “This home is a ‘must see’ along items was unknown at the time. warrant out of Garwood following a Church, 31 Woodland Avenue, Sum- position. Much in demand, he is cur- tertaining in mind. Upon entering, with the other homes on the tour as Wednesday, April 15, Marcin motor vehicle stop. mit. The program, under the direc- rently the music director of the Dessoff the ladies say, visitors drawn to an well as the selection of specialty cars Krepula, 38, of Clark was arrested and Tuesday, April 7, George Stradford, tion of candidate conductor, Dr. Chris- Choirs in New York City, conductor oak floor in the main hallway over- also to be on display,” in the opinion charged with driving while intoxicated 44, of Plainfield was arrested on an topher Shepard, is a celebration of of the Worcester Chorus in Worces- painted in a black harlequin pattern. of David Wroe, Music Director for (DWI) subsequent to a motor vehicle active warrant out of Clark subsequent the joys of life, and features music ter, MA, and artistic director of the Deep, rich moldings and brass light the orchestra. He expounded, “Pro- stop in the area of Nevada Street and to a motor vehicle stop. Following his ranging from the majestic sounds of professional chorus CONCORA fixtures represent the home’s original ceeds from the tour go directly to the Wyoming Street. Krepula was trans- arrest, the driver was processed and Bach’s Sicut Locutus Est and Handel’s based in New Britain, Connecticut. 1924 beginnings. The living room is orchestra and are a necessary compo- ported to police headquarters, processed turned over to Clark police. Sing unto God to the quiet reflections Christopher Jennings, recently ap- an “outstanding space” in which to nent of the budget assuring that we and released to a sober adult. Tuesday, April 7, Aundra Stanley, of Charlton’s To See a World, a mov- pointed organist and choir master at exhibit some of the eclectic artwork can continue playing some of the Wednesday, April 15, Emma L. 51, of South Plainfield was arrested ing setting of the Blake poem of the Calvary Episcopal Church, and pia- infused throughout the home. With world’s greatest music for the enjoy- Preston, 47, of Westfield was arrested and charged with shoplifting $152 same name. Tickets are $25 and are nist Carol Walker, an award-winning its grand piano the space suggests ment of the residents of Westfield and and charged with DWI subsequent to worth of merchandise from a South available through the Masterwork conductor in her own right, are the many happy “get-togethers” with fam- adjoining communities.” the investigation of a motor vehicle Avenue business. The suspect was pro- website www.masterwork.org or by accompanists for the concert. ily and friends. Ms. Pierce explained, Tickets for this year’s Tour of accident that occurred at East North cessed, charged with shoplifting and “While the core of the house on the Notable Homes are $35 and can be Avenue and Central Avenue. Preston, turned over to the Union County Cor- first floor remains untouched, there is purchased on-line at who also was issued multiple motor rectional Facility pending his court a new wing to the north with a www.njfestivalorchestra.org. On the vehicle summonses, was transported hearing. Dreamcatcher Offers Access townhome-style layout.” day of the tour ticket prices are $40. to police headquarters, processed and Monday, April 13, Evelyne Pinkus, Ms. Colamedici described the large Tickets can be purchased at the fol- released to a sober adult. 59, of Scotch Plains was arrested on an Services for Performances kitchen, “It is dressed in white Carrara lowing area stores: Baron’s Family Wednesday, April 15, a resident on active warrant out of Branchburg fol- marble with glass-faced cabinets. Pharmacy, Westfield; The Town Book the 300 block of Orenda Circle re- lowing a motor vehicle stop. Pinkus SUMMIT – Dreamcatcher Reper- of musical chairs—the prize being There is a professional stove to sup- Store, Westfield; Christoffer’s Flow- ported that someone unknown had re- was processed, posted bail and released. tory Theatre, professional theatre in Gwen’s husband. When “Rapture, port the demands of frequent enter- ers and Gifts, Mountainside; moved his property address sign, val- Thursday, April 16, Laurie residence at Oakes Center in Summit, Blister, Burn” played at Playwrights taining. A spacious family room is Norman’s Hallmark, Fanwood, and ued at $125, from the front yard. There Vandeusen, 45, of Stirling was arrested will offer access services for patrons Horizons in 2012 The New York conveniently adjacent to the kitchen. Periwinkles, Cranford. were no suspects at the time of the on an active warrant out of East Windsor with disabilities on select dates of its Times called it an “intensely smart, There is an adjoining butler’s pantry, Further information is available at report. following a motor vehicle stop. She New Jersey premiere of Gina immensely funny new play.” a ‘throwback’ to the twenties, that has www.njwestivalorchestra.org or visit Friday, April 17, Phillip Sterling, 35, subsequently was processed and turned Gionfriddo’s “Rapture, Blister, Burn.” “Rapture, Blister, Burn” is running remained untouched and leads to a the Friends of NJ Festival Orchestra of East Orange was arrested on a over to East Windsor police. This smart new comedy, a 2013 at Dreamcatcher from April 16 back stairway once used by live-in on Facebook. Westfield criminal warrant, for $1,000, Thursday, April 16, during court pro- Pulitzer Prize finalist, recently played through Sunday, May 3. Performances pursuant to a prisoner pickup at the ceedings an officer had knowledge of a Off-Broadway at Playwrights Hori- are Thursday, Friday and Saturday Essex County Sheriff’s Office. He was defendant in court who had an active zons. “Rapture, Blister, Burn” plays nights at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 Plainfield Symphony Hosts transported to police headquarters, pro- warrant out of Bridgewater. Sara April 16 through May 3. p.m. Tickets range from $20 to $35, cessed and released after posting bail. Bermudez, 33, of Plainfield was ar- On Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m., with special rates for subscribers and Friday, April 17, Mark Higgins, 42, rested, processed, posted bail and re- audio description will be provided groups. Purchase tickets at Final Concert of the Season of Westfield was arrested on charges of leased. for the performance. Audience mem- www.dreamcatcherrep.org or by call- DWI and DWI with a minor in a motor Friday, April 17, Caandon Hudson, bers with vision loss will hear the ing Brown Paper Tickets at (800) PLAINFIELD – On the heels of that neither alone could offer. PSO vehicle, pursuant to a motor vehicle 26, of Fanwood was arrested on the 70 physical action of the performers de- 838-3006. an enormously successful concertmaster Evelyn Estava has stop in the area of 425 East Broad block of Farley Avenue during an in- scribed throughout the show via FM Performances are at Oakes Center, “Bernstein on Broadway” concert, earned recognition as one of the top Street. He was transported to police vestigation. Hudson had an active war- headsets. Advance notice is requested located at 120 Morris Avenue in Sum- conductor Charles Prince will lead performing artists in her native Ven- headquarters, processed and released rant out of Scotch Plains. He was pro- for any of these services so that the mit. Parking is available in the lot the Plainfield Symphony ezuela and maintains an active ca- to a sober adult. cessed and turned over to Scotch Plains correct number of devices can be behind the theatre at 20 Ashwood Av- Orchestra’s in the final concert of reer as soloist, orchestral musician Friday, April 17, Stephanie Castro, police. made available. Please call (908) 514- enue and at the Summit Recreation the 95th Season, “The Artistry of and principal violinist of the Madi- 9654 or email Center, 100 Morris Avenue. The facil- Haydn and Brahms” on Saturday, son String Quartet. PSO principal [email protected] to indi- ity is wheelchair accessible. Assistive April 25, 2015 showcasing two of cellist Jameson Platte is a sought Amer. Repertory Ballet to cate interest. listening devices for the hearing im- the PSO’s own brilliant principal after soloist, chamber music and In this comedy about family, equal- paired and advance large print scripts players Evelyn Estava and Jameson orchestral performer and teacher. ity and twenty-first century gender are available for free by prior arrange- Platte performing Brahms’s Double His recitals have been heard Perform Duets at UCPAC politics, Catherine and Gwen chose ment. To purchase tickets or for infor- Concerto. throughout North America, South opposite paths after grad school. mation on any of Dreamcatcher Rep- Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. America, Europe, Asia and Austra- RAHWAY - American Repertory enhance patrons’ evenings at the Catherine built a career as a powerful ertory Theatre's programs, visit 88 in G major will open the concert. lia. Ballet (ARB) will present Signature theater. For just $10 per person, academic, while Gwen built a home www.dreamcatcherrep.org or contact Like his later London symphonies The Plainfield Symphony, estab- Duets at Union County Performing patrons can take a Latin social dance with her husband and children. De- Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre at and composed (1787) at the height lished in 1919, is New Jersey’s old- Arts Center’s Hamilton Stage on Fri- class with Contento Dance.The class cades later, unfulfilled in opposite Oakes Center, 120 Morris Avenue, of his international reputation, it est community symphony and the day, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, will be after the performance on ways, each woman covets the other’s Summit, business phone (908) 514- was one of the most popular and third oldest in the country. 2015 at 8 p.m. Friday, April 24 at 10:30 p.m. at life, commencing a dangerous game 9654. most frequently heard of the Season tickets for the 2014-2015 Signature Duets features a com- Patria Latin Bistro in Rahway. On composer’s works in the genre. The concerts are now on sale. All tickets pany premiere of Amazed in Burn- Saturday, April 25, the class will work is full of grace, wit and an may be purchased at ing Dreams, a work by renowned begin at 6:30 p.m, before ARB’s 8 Theater Project Brings Two abundance of ingenuity for its time, www.plainfieldsymphony.org or at choreographer Kirk Peterson, p.m. performance, in the Fazzioli noting in particular the Rondo form each concert. former dancer with American Bal- Room at Hamilton Stage. Contact of the last movement. Concerts are held at the Crescent let Theatre. Contento Dance director Amy Plays to Union Twp. SID Brahms’s Concerto for Violin and Avenue Presbyterian Church located In addition to the performances, Garcia Philips at Violoncello in A minor, Opus 102 at 716 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield ARB is partnering with Contento [email protected] for more UNION – The stage company, The with feedback from other writers, was composed in the summer of and begin at 7 p.m. Dance and Willit Concierge to make information and to RSVP. Theater Project, will bring script in Theater Project directors and actors, 1887 and written for the cellist Rob- hand performances to Union and finally, theater audiences. Many ert Hausmann, a frequent chamber Township’s Special Improvement plays developed in the workshop have music collaborator, and his old but District, presenting two short com- gone on to publication and perfor- estranged friend, the violinist Jo- edies from their Playwrights Work- mances across the United States. seph Joachim. By combining a vio- shop. The event will be hosted at Cioffi’s is located at 929 lin and cello for the solo portions of Cioffi’s Italian Ristorante on Mon- Stuyvesant Ave,, Union. Suggested his final orchestral work, Brahms day, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. thanks to donation is $10. Tickets are available was able to create a “super” stringed the support of the Special Improve- at TheTheaterProject.org. instrument with sonority and range ment District, and a Union County HEART grant from the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Both short plays were written by Ceramic Studio Tours Hosted members of The Theater Project’s Playwrights Workshop, where local authors meet to develop new material By the Potter's a Guild of NJ Cranford Artist’s Work AREA – 40 artists from the Potter's ing, decorating and glazing. Raku a Guild of New Jersey will participate firings will also be held at some stu- On Display at J&J HQ in a first ever, self-guided tour of NJ dios. NEW BRUNSWICK – Cranford Ceramic Studios, Saturday and Sun- Tour go-ers can purchase work di- residnet Theodosia Tamborlane’s day, May 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 rectly from the artist, or just window work will be on display at The Johnson p.m. This free event, allows the pub- shop and enjoy the demonstrations and & Johnson Galleries located at 1 lic to enter the normally private work refreshments. Children are welcome. Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New spaces of professional potters who A tour brochure in PDF format is Brunswick from April 17 through live and work in New Jersey. The tour available at pgnjstudiotour.org. The Friday, June 5. The gallery is open to will appeal to those who like pottery brochure includes photos of artist’s the public on Monday through Friday and appreciate hand-crafted, locally work, maps and addresses and con- WORLD PREMIERE OF A BRAND NEW CHORAL FEATURING: by appointment only. made art. Families and visitors of all tact information as well as links to the For this exhibition, Ms. Tamborlane ages are welcome, and most studios individual artist’s websites. The tour CANTATA BASED ON THE FOUR SEASONS, Eileen Cooper, soprano investigates the beauty, tranquility and will feature demonstrations during is self-guided. Using the map and SETTING VIVALDI’S OWN SONNETS THAT Christina Nicastro, soprano violence of the seasons by capturing the weekend. information to define your trip and the ways in which nature shifts Participants will have the opportu- set your own pace. Feel free to call INSPIRED HIS TIMELESS MASTERPIECE with Heather Fleming, mezzo-soprano throughout the year. In addition, paint- nity to set their own pace, and choose any of the phone numbers listed on The Choral Art Society Chamber Orchestra and Leslie Parker, violin ings from Ms. Tamborlane’s new the studios they wish to visit. They the brochure. For more information 2014-15 series “City Scapes” will will be able to meet and speak with go to www.pottersguildnj.org/ ND also be on view. These abstract paint- the artists and see the studios where a EventIframe.aspx SATURDAY MAY 2 2015 8PM ings depict cities by day and night. vast variety of ceramic forms are cre- Local participating artists include They are drawn from various loca- ated: from functional ware such as Harold Sarvetnick at 2685 Far View The Presbyterian Church in Westfi eld, 140 Mountain Ave. Westfi eld, NJ 07090 tions in the United States. mugs, pitchers and platters and more, Drive, Mountainside, and Judy Funding has been made possible in part by the To schedule a visit contact the cor- to sculptural work. Throughout the Musicant at 1404 Outlook Drive, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT of State, a partner agency of the National porate art program by phone at (732) two-day event, artists will demon- Mountainside. Harold and Judy are Endowment for the Arts, through a grant CAS of NJ ON THE WEB: www.CASOFNJ.org 524-6957 or by email at strate how they work with clay, in- hosting several other artists at their administered by the Union County Division of [email protected]. cluding wheel throwing, hand build- studios. Cultural and Heritage Affairs. or scan the QR code: Page 24 Thursday, April 23, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG C OMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

Local Music Non-Profit Opens Doors to Health By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTY sional musicians and psychology organization has participated at 10 Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times mentors assist the vets to write and shelters in New Jersey. record an original song and encap- Her husband concurred. “Nega- SCOTCH PLAINS – Music has sulate it in a CD. For the Voices tive behavior is reduced with music been an indisputable elixir for all program, no musical experience is involvement and there is a carry people of all cultures. For Scotch necessary. over in school with better concen- Plains non-profit organization, Mu- The husband and wife directors tration,” he said. Mr. Dallow ex- sic for All Seasons, the healing formulated this program based on plained, “We’d like to bring aware- power of music is their reason d’être. their previous experiences of work- ness to people that arts are more The 24-year old organization, un- ing with children in shelters who than just entertainment. They – all SPELLING BEE...The entire cast of Pingry's Winter Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, posed for a der the direction of the directors were victims of domestic violence. forms of art - are therapeutic and photo on stage. Among the cast were local students Caroline Terens ’16 of Scotch Plains and Erin Dugan ’16 of Westfield. wife and husband team Rena When they saw the way the children change lives.” Fruchter and Brian Dallow, brings were able to open up to their par- Children are not the only ones in live, interactive musical programs ents, their peers and their teachers need of the healing power of music to people facing issues of stress and after the meaningful musical expe- Mr. Dallow said. “We need to reach trauma resulting from serious ill- rience, they knew that music could all populations we want to serve. Take a Wild Ride with ness, abuse, neglect or combat help other populations too. Societal concept is that veterans are stress. “Voices” was born three years ago of as a certain older population. Music for All Seasons carries out and is doing just what the organizers The veterans we work with are of their mission by providing live mu- hoped it would do. “Music has al- varied ages.” In fact, with one of the Alliance Repertory Theater sical programs of the highest qual- ways been my life, personally and stellar programs at Montclair State ity on a regular basis, creating an professionally,” explained Ms. University, 20to 30 year-olds were By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTY keys to a new car, she’s morose and enough to be able to manipulate Specially written for The Westfield Leader and awareness of the role of live music Fruchter in a recent interview with the primary members of the group. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times depressed. It doesn’t take Carrie long people to get her way. Ms. Kilmer- in the healing process and provid- The Westfield Leader and The Scotch The Voices program strives to give to find out that Molly has reason to be Setrakian as Molly is able to portray ing performance opportunities for Plains-Fanwood Times. “I have seen its participants self empowerment, SUMMIT – What teenage girl downcast. The car is a “shut you up” realistically the conflicting emotions young professional artists. the healing powers of music. We see stress reduction, anxiety reduction wouldn’t be delirious with joy at re- bribe for her silence. Molly found of anger, frustration and the heart- A specific division of Music for it time and again in shelters where through depression control. During ceiving a brand new car? In Alliance emails between her father and a busi- breaking angst of a lost teen. All Seasons, Voices of Valor, is a traumatized children are helped the 9-week curriculum process, in- Repertory Theater’s production of ness associate in Miami that reveals Throughout the two-act play, Carrie hands-on initiative that gives veter- through music. It’s the means to push teraction and group support help Ride by Eric Lane now playing at the he’s having an affair. When Molly has a number of monologues referring ans of all ages a chance to work as them into cooperation with parents, quality of life for the veterans in black box basement space in Mondo confronts her father about it, he chokes to Anne Frank. She sees parallels be- a group to pour their experiences peers and the rest of their family,” area facilities such as Lyons VA in Summit, Molly (Aliana Kilmer- her and might have killed her if it tween the diarist and herself. Ms. Landau into lyrics for a music CD. Profes- she said. In the past seven years, the Hospital, Veterans Havens North Setrakian) tells her friend the reason hadn’t been for her mother pulling him is mesmerizing especially in these mo- Hospitals and the Glen Gardner why she is more depressed than de- off. Afterward, mother, father and ments. In another monologue, she trans- homeless vets hospital in Hunterdon lighted by her father’s largesse. Ride daughter don’t talk about the event fixes the audience while sharing the County. These therapeutic, life- is an emotional journey of three young and Molly finds the new car on her most powerful memory of the character changing sessions have been held girls. The program notes should warn doorstep the next morning. Impul- being with her loving father. in Queens and Manhattan, and in the audience to fasten their seatbelts sively, Molly decides to drive to Mi- Along with the use of overlapping New Jersey at Montclair State Uni- and hang on for the drama on this ami to call her father’s mistress to task dialogue and fast pacing, director versity, Rutgers and the Piscataway ride. With teenage girls, God knows, Carrie and her preteen sister Sam Driscoll always completes his shows Public Library. there is plenty of drama. go along for the ride not knowing with specific to the moment music. Although the headquarters is lo- Director Michael Driscoll’s stellar exactly where they are going. On this Appropriate instrumentals between cated in Scotch Plains, the organi- casting is displayed in Molly (Aliana), journey they take detours that prove scene changes echo the dialogue and zation has branched out to four other Carrie (Alexandra Landau) and her important. With sibling rivalry in full mood. states including California. The pro- younger sister Samantha (played by bloom, Carrie and Sam explore their The play as a work is not as resolved grams employ the talent of local Bridget Lynn at last Sunday’s mati- relationship with their mother and as one might like. As a matter of fact, the musicians to be a part of the healing nee). On Thursday and Friday, April their deceased father who Sam really audience can be a bit bewildered at the process for veterans and children 23 and 24 Westfield resident Abbie never knew. Emotions bubble up at end. Yet in a land of TV shows where alike. Programs of this magnitude Painter will play the role of Sam. In first like hot springs and then, like everything is quite often wrapped up rely, to borrow a phrase, on “the this intimate setting, the actors are Old Faithful, give an unforgettable neatly for the audience, the same isn’t kindness of strangers.” It is free of required to use their imaginative tal- display. Carrie hates the fact that her always so in live theater. In this piece charge to shelters and veterans as a ents without props. little sister takes her memories of lots of questions are left unanswered. result of funding from the Robert The storyline begins when the two their father. Yet despite the friction, But perhaps that’s the beauty of seeing Wood Johnson Foundation, the older teens are finishing their shift at a Carrie has proven to be the true care- a live story unfold in front of one’s eyes Blanche & Irving Laurie Founda- New Jersey produce farm stand. As taker of Sam. – questions remain so that thoughtful tion, PNC Bank and Johnson & they try to keep warm on a frigid fall The character of Sam is supposed discussion can follow. Johnson. Individual donations are day, we find that Molly has acquired to be fearless. Ms. Lynn is a fresh- For tickets to the show that closes MUSIC FOR ALL SEASONS...A veteran group records their original song "Lost also accepted, for more details visit this sweet ride. But instead of her face talent who sells the character of this weekend, check the website at In The Words" in a studio, led by Musician/Facilitator Julio Fernandez. www.musicforallseasons.org. being the happy 18-year-old who has a precocious preteen who knows just www.alliancerep.org

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FERRETTI, PALOZZOLA, STIVALA SMACK 3 HITS EACH; PACHKOWSKI PUNCHES 2 SINGLES Cougars Pounce in 6th, Halt Minutemen in Softball, 9-5

By DAVID B. CORBIN Palozzola and 5-spot hitter Vienna wait for my pitch. I love an out- and everyone was safe. After a Cougar starting pitcher Theresa Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Stivala, who each rapped three side pitch, so I just go with it,” passed ball and a wild pitch, the Wetherall was rolling along quite Contagious hitting emerged in hits. Ferretti also scored twice Palazzola explained. sixth and seventh Cougars well, striking out the side in the the bottom of the sixth inning and had an RBI. Alex Pachkowski (2-for-3, walk) danced across the plate, making first inning and striking out two that catapulted the Cranford High “I just wait for my pitch. I don’t led off that sixth inning with a the score, 9-4. more in the scoreless second, School softball team past the let the pitcher or anyone else on single to left then Jen Shore “It was contagious. Candice hit but after she struck out another Elizabeth Lady Minutemen en the field influence me until it’s reached first on a force out. two RBI and everyone just came Minuteman to start the third, a route to a 9-5 victory at Adams my pitch that I can hit,” Ferretti Ferretti lined a single to leftfield together as a team, which is two-strike bunt single by Desire Field in Cranford on April 17. The said. then Tessa Ferentinos drew a what we have been talking about Roman caught the infield a bit 3-3 Cougars sent 12 batters to Palozzola had two RBI and free pass to load the bases. After lately and it came together to- out of sync. Another bunt single the plate and scored seven runs scored once, while Stivala crossed Candice Durant sizzled a two-run day,” Palozzola said. by Mya Ortega followed then in that decisive inning to over- the plate once. single to right-center the conta- “We’ve been working a lot on Brielle Riotte slashed an RBI come a 4-2 deficit. “I go up to bat every time to giousness really began to spread. hitting. We have been waiting a single past first base. Kristina The leading contagions for the Palozzola followed with a two- little too long to hit the ball, but Calixto tapped an RBI single then Cougars were leadoff hitter Mor- run single to center. Stivala once we start hitting, it becomes Riotte scored on an error to give gan Ferretti, cleanup hitter Julia Probitas Verus Honos singled past third then Palozzola contagious. And the girls are not Elizabeth a 3-0 lead. scored on a throwing error, while just working on hitting and field- “I think we weren’t ready for Stivala scooted to second. Taylor ing but working on staying posi- that considering that they were See & Subscribe at Reitzel’s slow grounder to third tive even when things are not not hitting the ball in the begin- BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo goleader.com/ballyhoo confused the Minutemen’s infield going our way, continuing to try ning. But we just had to relax, to change our momentum,” Cou- cool ourselves down and make Submit commentary and items for publishing. gar Head Coach Heather the plays,” Ferretti said. Email to [email protected] l'ennemi du journaliste Bormann said. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-2 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

Ferretti started some excite- home to make the score, 3-1. later scored on a sacrifice bunt game with a 5-3 record, losing to counties started. We needed a ment of her own in the bottom of “Usually I like to be aggressive, by Roman. Wetherall completed Governor Livingston and win under our belt,” Palozzola the third. She chopped a single but I needed to make sure that I her four innings on the mound Westfield, who played in the said. past first and advanced to sec- was safe all the time,” Ferretti recording seven strikeouts, while Union County Tournament (UCT) “We came into this game look- ond on a sacrifice bunt but had explained. walking two. Reliever Brenna finals the last two years and AL ing for it to be a tough game. This no intention of stopping and The Minutemen added another Dolan pitched the final three in- Johnson, who is expected to re- is for county seeding,” Coach sprinted to third, which provoked run in the fourth when Destiny nings. From that point onward, ceive the top seed for the UCT Bormann said. an errant throw. Ferretti sped Huntley doubled to center and the Minutemen’s bunting at- this year. Elizabeth 003 100 1 5 tempts no longer were effective. “We needed the win before our Cranford 001 107 x 9 In the meantime, the Cougars scored a run in the fourth when Pachkowski singled and scored on Ferretti’s slow hobbling single toward short. “We work on bunting a lot. Sometimes it’s different when it’s live and there is pressure in the game. We have also been trying to switch up our pitchers. If it’s not working with one and something goes wrong, let’s switch it up on them,” Coach Bormann explained. “That’s the thing about both of them. They both have different styles and that throws teams off.” Elizabeth scored once in the seventh on Huntley’s single that brought home Janay Roise, who had been hit by a pitch. The Minutemen came into the Page S-3 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

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* Westfield Softball Blue Devils Blast Summit Hilltoppers Early in 13-7 Victory * Page S-9 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary Substation on South Avenue In Cranford to Be Replaced ton Fisher, a communications By CHRISTINA M. HINKE four feet of water from the officer with PSE&G. Rahway River, according to a Specially Written for The Westfield Leader The new substation will be PSE&G press release. The elec- CRANFORD — The planning raised four feet, which is the trical components at the substa- board approved a resolution on FEMA level plus one foot, Ms. tion had been caked with mud Wednesday for the application Thomas said. and debris from the flooding that by PSE&G to improve the substa- The substation will remain on occurred. It caused outages for tion at 700 South Avenue East, the same property. some PSE&G customers for over located near the Roselle border The municipal parking lot in a week, according to reports. and known as the Aldene Sta- front is to be moved behind the During the construction period, tion, that was presented to and new substation, and will be the PSE&G customers should not ex- Brian Trusdell for The Westfield Leader approved by the board March 18. same size lot, Ms. Thomas said. perience any power outages. “We CARRYING THE BANNER...Garwood music teacher Armando Gonzalez, in “It worked well for me,” Board The parking lot will not be avail- sequence out these projects so blue, led Lincoln School's select choir in a performance of "Seize the Day" from Chairwoman Bobbi Anderson said able for use during construction. customers won’t see any inter- the Broadway musical Newsies at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. of the application. Should the application be ap- ruptions of power,” Ms. Thomas “It is a good area,” Mayor Andis proved, construction is to begin said. Kalnins said. “They are installing in the fall of 2015 and be com- “That area of Cranford, there some security and lights.” plete in early 2018, Ms. Thomas has been a lot of development…. GW BOE, Teachers’ Union Part of the work includes an oil said. We do have an outreach team tank holding area and a new There are 38, 12-hour permit that will be communicating with generator area that are being parking spaces at that lot, Mary the town and local businesses,” Reach Pact on Contract redone, Mayor Kalnins told The O’Connor, commissioner and Ms. Thomas said. By BRIAN TRUSDELL would not speak further. Neither Westfield Leader. planning board member, said at At the next meeting, on Specially Written for the Westfield Leader The variance sought was to the Monday township committee Wednesday, May 6, the planning side would disclose the length of encroach on the 10-foot setback. workshop meeting. Twenty-six board will hear a subdivision ap- GARWOOD – The school board the agreement, although the pre- The property line it will encroach of those spots will be made up for plication by Rosa Tavares at 268 and teachers’ union have reached vious agreement that expired abuts the Garden State Park- by replacing metered parking on Burnside Avenue. Ms. Tavares is a tentative agreement on a new with the conclusion of the last way, so the variance was found the northside of South Avenue seeking a minor subdivision ap- contract, board member Barbara school year was for three years. “minimally invasive” Mayor between South Union Avenue and proval to create two new lots Greet said at Tuesday’s meeting, “We don’t want to violate any Kalnins said. Also, “for the effi- Washington Place with permit with less than the minimum re- but no specifics were disclosed confidentiality,” Ms. Benc said. ciency of the system it needed to parking there. Those permit hold- quired lot width for a corner lot. pending ratification by both sides. This was the third straight cycle be where it was,” Mayor Kalnins ers will no longer have dedicated “It is reminiscent to Indian “The issue of salary guides needs that the teachers’ contract re- said. spaces in the township during Spring,” board member Kathleen to be finalized,” said Board Attor- quired a mediator. Later this year, PSE&G also will the closure of the lot, but rather Murray said, referring to a subdi- ney John Geppert, who refused to The board huddled in a 20- come before the planning board will need to park in other permit vision application at 19 Indian comment or clarify further. minute closed executive session for an application to redo the spaces on a first-come, first- Spring Road the board approved The terms were reached at a to, at least in part, discuss the substation on South Avenue in served basis, Ms. O’Connor said. last year. March 31 negotiation session contract. No details of that dis- the downtown near the train sta- PSE&G’s plans for the area are Planning board member Ann before a mediator, the second cussion were made public. tion. as follows: The current building Steinbach brought up that the before the state-appointed arbi- Ms. Elias said she and Ms. Benc The substation supplies power that is empty will be knocked Town of Westfield formed a com- ter. That came two weeks after hoped to be able to put the mat- to parts of Cranford, Westfield down. PSE&G will install two mittee to “strongly recommend Mr. Geppert reported “significant ter before their members for ap- and other neighboring munici- “shelter isles,” that will house what kind of home to be built to progress” in the year-long nego- proval by Thursday, May 7. Board palities, Lauren Thomas, senior the “equipment in a prefabri- match the neighborhood.” tiations despite teachers picket- President Christine Guerriero project manager for PSE&G De- cated metal building,” Ms. Tho- The board said there has been ing outside the meeting and union said, similarly, she hoped the livery Projects and Construction, mas said. “It is the only way it will no word on a new plan for an co-president Tamara Benc call- matter would go before the board told The Leader in a phone inter- fit… from a construction perspec- application that was denied in ing the headway “negligible.” for approval by its next meeting view. tive it is a less risky way to September for a mixed-use build- Ms. Benc told the board she on Tuesday, May 19. “The Cranford substation is part construct it,” she said. The metal ing at 496 Centennial Avenue. and co-president Patti Elias were In other matters, the board of our ‘Energy Strong’ program buildings also help to prevent “grateful” for the agreement. approved a two-month agree- to strengthen and protect our flood damage, Ms. Thomas said. Both appeared puzzled at Mr. ment with the Borough of systems against severe weather During Hurricane Irene in 2011, Probitas Verus Honos Geppert’s comment about salary Garwood to provide janitorial and flooding,” said Brooke Hous- the substation had been under guides, but like Mr. Geppert, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-10 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary GW BOE, Teachers Reach Pact CR BOE Opposes Transfer of Pensions services for the new Recreation Mr. Santilli resigned to take a full- By THOMAS VAN DUYNE vides greater coverage. As of She called for an additional line and Sports Complex, or athletic time position elsewhere. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader now, Cranford district employ- to be added that demands the center, on the south side of town, The contract is for $10,000 with CRANFORD — At Monday night’s ees are enrolled in the state health as an extension of the arrange- Peggnet, which will have some- state to make good on other regularly scheduled meeting the care system or the direct ten, the programs that it has promised to ment the two have to perform one at Lincoln School nearly ev- board of education (BOE) passed cost of which is roughly $2,300 a similar services at borough hall. ery day, Ms. Quigley said. fund like special-education re- a resolution sending word to Tren- month or $27,600 a year without sources. Ms. Widdows stated, The borough will pay $75 per Additionally, a list of 29 tenured ton that it, like many other school factoring in employee contribu- week for two cleanings of the and four non-tenured certified staff “Trenton needs to be responsible boards which passed identical tions. Some questions were for what Trenton is responsible center’s field house. The agree- was approved for the 2015-2016 resolutions circulated by a larger raised by board members about ment will be reviewed in mid- school year, although Ms. Quigley for by law. The fact that any BOE governing board, stands in whether or not this would be the politician can get away with not June by both parties to see if it said it was not a complete roster opposition to the proposed trans- most beneficial plan long term should be continued or amended since she still was evaluating needs funding what is mandated, what’s fer of pension responsibility to for employees. legislated, and what is justifiably in any way, board member Adele for the upcoming year. local municipalities. Currently, Board member Camille Lewis said. And the Statue of Liberty and morally obligated, blows me the state is responsible for three Widdows discussed the issue of away. And the reason they can Also, the board accepted the res- Ellis Island was approved as the major components of school dis- rising deductibles and co-pays ignation of Roberto Santilli as the destination for the sixth grade get away with it is because no- trict employee benefits: pension, that were hurting employees. body lights a fire under them.” part-time technology coordinator field trip on Tuesday, May 19 Social Security taxes and post- Board member Jo Anne Boyle and signed a contract with Peggnet after its original plan, the Forest In the end the addition of an retirement health care. said under the current plan dis- extra line was tabled in favor of Computers of Mendham, N.J., to Resource Education Center in Under Governor Chris Christie’s trict employees will be subjected act as his replacement until the Jackson, N.J., was ruled out. No the creation of a second, stand proposed “Road Map to Resolu- to the Cadillac tax under the alone resolution calling for ac- end of the school year. Schools reason was given for canceling tion” the funding of those would Affordable Care Act by 2018. This Superintendent Teresa Quiqley said the Jackson trip. countability from the state on now have to come out of school tax is levied on all families who programs they have promised to budgets. The state mandates that receive more than $27,500 worth fund. How to Success in Business school budgets can only increase of health care because, as Mr. The board also acknowledged by 2 percent annually. Robert Carafango put it, “their benefits that its budget has been ap- Carafango, the district business are too good” in the eyes of the proved by the state without revi- administrator, anticipated that if legislative body. sion and will be presented for To Open May 1 at CDC the “Road Map” were to come to Ms. Widdows raised objection public comment at the next meet- CRANFORD – The rollicking mu- the aggressively compliant “com- fruition the state would have to to the resolution on the grounds ing on Monday, April 27, at 7 sical comedy How To Succeed In pany man,” the office party, allow for an additional increase, that it does not go far enough. p.m. Business Without Really Trying, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine along with the 2 percent, in order music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, addiction and, of course, true love. to make up almost $5,000,000 book by Abe Burrows, Jack Shayne Long and Emily worth of benefits that would now Weinstock and Willie Gilbert is Greenbaum lead a cast of over be required, substantially rais- the final show in the theatre’s 20 talented local performers as ing local property taxes. 96th season. Located at 78 Finch and Rosemary. The pro- Mr. Carafango pointed out that, Winans Ave in Cranford, CDC duction team includes Jeffrey “if the state would raise taxes Theatre is New Jersey’s oldest Fiorello as Director, Leslie Riccie that would be [the] answer, but, community theatre offering live as Producer, jack Bender as Mu- [Governor Christie] doesn’t want theatre since 1919. sical Director and Megan to raise taxes. Bottom line is Power, sex, ambition, greed... Ferentinos as Choreographer. having us raise the taxes and the it’s just another day at the office. The show runs weekends from local residents [angry] at us From the authors of Guys and Friday, May 1 through Saturday, rather than them raising the taxes Dolls comes one of the most de- May 16 and information and tick- and letting us be [angry] with lightfully irreverent musicals of ets can found by visiting them.” all time. A satire of big business www.cdctheatre.org or calling Another component of the reso- and all it holds sacred, the show (908) 276-7611. lution was calling for the au- follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Funding has been made pos- tonomy of school boards to be Finch, who uses a little handbook sible in part by the NJ State able to choose the carrier of their called “How To Succeed In Busi- Council on the Arts, Dept. of health insurance provider. Cur- ness Without Really Trying” to State, a Partner Agency of the rently, if a district is not involved Christina M. Hinke for The Westfield Leader climb the corporate ladder from National Endowment for the Arts, in the state provided option, all GOOD BYE, OLD PEPPY…Old Peppy, the 250-year-old pepperidge tree inside lowly window washer to high- through a grant administered by districts must submit evidence Lincoln Park in Cranford, was torn down on Tuesday after the township powered executive, tackling such the Union County Office of Cul- to the state that the plan they committee voted in March to have it taken down as a safety precaution following familiar but potent dangers as tural & Heritage Affairs. have chosen is cheaper and pro- a recommendatioi in a report isasued by a tree expert. Page S-11 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary Daniel Czeh Appointed Cranford Fire Chief; Old Peppy Cut Down By CHRISTINA M. HINKE Specially Written for The Westfield Leader wife Elizabeth told The Westfield the removal of the tree. Those just another example,” resident brought his three children over Leader. residents also asked why the Barbara Krause said. She noted to the park to see it one last time. CRANFORD — Fire Captain Tina Helmstetter and her hus- township committee had not in- that she and Ms. Helmstetter, as “It was symbol, a thing we grew Daniel Czeh was appointed by 3- band, Ed, visited the remains of formed the public as to when the members of the tree advisory up with,” he said. “Whenever to-0 vote, as fire chief at a cer- tree as well, their faces showed tree was going to be cut down or board, had both said the best people visit me in Cranford…I emony that packed the munici- their sadness of the loss. Ms. why there had not been a cer- solution was to save the tree always show them Old Peppy,” pal chambers held Tuesday at Helmstetter, who is a member of emony to honor the tree’s sig- using the methods set forth by he said. the township committee official the tree advisory board, had spo- nificance. the tree experts that included He asked if the decision to take meeting. ken to the committee on numer- “It looked like the town didn’t having a six-foot fence around it down was because of safety or “He is a good person… I have ous occasions about the health, care,” Mr. Helmstetter said dur- the drip line of the tree. They litigation avoidance. “Give seen nothing but great things history and significance of the ing public comment of the official both repeated tree experts’ com- Cranford a little more credit,” Mr. from Danny over the last 10 tree. They both attended Tues- meeting. ments from reports on to how to Colangelo said. years,” Acting Chief Dean day night’s meeting, and spoke “The oldest resident of Cranford save the tree. “I regret I am too late to save Russamano said. about the township’s, 4-to-1, was destroyed,” Ms. Helmstetter Joe Colangelo of Grove Street the tree,” Monica Shimkus of Miln Chief Czeh is a Cranford High decision to cut down the tree. said with tears in her eyes. told the committee that when he Street said. “The community is School and Union County College Six residents came to the meet- “New Jersey is famous for ne- heard Old Peppy was coming more than the sum of its people. graduate. He began as a volun- ing to voice their opposition to glecting its history and this is down that he took off of work and It is the architecture and the teer firefighter before starting a river that runs through it…,” she career as a firefighter in 1995. said. “I want you guys to get on After looking at the limbs that board the train. We are leaving were cut from Old Peppy, resi- the station and I’m driving. Once dent Frank Krause asked the com- on board we will all face the same mittee to have them investigated direction… The sooner we are all because he said there was no going in the same direction the evidence of rot. better off we will all be,” Chief “It is just a disaster,” Mr. Krause Czeh said to his fellow firefighters. said. He was sworn in as chief with his “The tree didn’t have to come wife, Jenn, and daughters Emily down,” Commissioner Tom and Melody by his side. His par- Hannen Jr. said in his commis- ents, sister and nephews were sioner report. He said the tree also in attendance. company trimmed off branches In other business, the commit- of one side, leaving it unbal- tee adopted a $35.6-million mu- anced, and still had remained nicipal budget on final reading standing upright. He recited a after it was introduced last month. part of the Giving Tree by Shel Old Peppy, the Pepperidge tree Silverstein. “Once there was a located at Lincoln Park on Lincoln tree and she loved a little boy Avenue, was cut down Tuesday and every day he would come morning. The Pepperidge tree and gather her leaves. Today, as that is more than 250 years old Old Peppy was going down, I met and is a symbol of Cranford in some of those little boys who many ways was sawed down to would come and sit under that limbs piled on the ground. Resi- tree,” Mr. Hannen said. dents stopped by to see why the Now that Old Peppy has been tree was being cut down, and to cut down, he noted that Ed Dav- honor the history of the tree. enport suggested to slice the Resident Garrett Buonaguro, 21, trunk at an angle and to trace a life-long resident, stood with Cranford’s and America’s history guitar playing a tune in honor of through the rings of the tree. Mr. the tree. Tim Salerno, a resident Hannen also suggested adding a on Lincoln Avenue, came to get gazebo around the tree trunk to his photo taken with the tree, Christina M. Hinke for The Westfield Leader A GRAND OLD TREE...Garrett Buonaguro, 21, a resident of Central Avenue, who was born and raised in Cranford, protect it and act as a learning which he had done as a boy and center. was hung in the Smithsonian, his came out to play his guitar in honor of Old Peppy. He was playing his rendition of a Grand Old Flag, renaming it a Grand Old Tree. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-12 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary Old Peppy Cut Down Half-Hearted Apology And Argument Local Letters to the Editor Nature In Garwood Must Stop “I apologize for not notifying you,” Commissioner Robert Offended By the ‘Manufactured The argumentative nature of pressed concern whether or not D’Ambola said to the audience. Garwood Councilman Jim Mathieu ERS could in fact do recycling He said he had wanted to con- must stop as he continues to because “recycling” wasn’t in duct a ceremony for the tree Outrage’ More Than the Satire display this behavior towards their name. Apparently, this after a memorial had been As a person of Italian heritage Mathieu’s group, operating un- residents and fellow council mem- name issue did not trouble the erected. “I was not looking for- I am even more offended by Sal der the name of the Republican bers. It impedes the ability to Councilman in 2013 when it was ward to taking down the tree, I Piarulli, an Italian, downplaying Party for a veneer of respectabil- have a productive working rela- bulk, but now it does. was looking forward to what can and shrugging off his mentor’s ity, is a continuing embarrass- tionship and draws unnecessary This is awfully curious as earlier we do positive after the tree was Jim Mathieu’s “true colors” rev- ment to both our town and the negative attention to our Bor- this year on February 10th, Coun- gone,” he said. elation as both “politics” and GOP county-wide. They show no ough. It is not good for Garwood. cilman Mathieu recommended The rot, Mr. D’Ambola said, is “manufactured outrage” than I remorse for this so-called “satire” At the beginning of the recent the Council award a boiler job to further down in the trunk of the am by the original “satire.” Spin- (and latest of countless debacles Council meeting, representatives a company with a higher quote tree, which has not been cut ning away what was done on the caused by their own continuing of Italian-American organizations by $1,035 because the Superin- down yet. very pages of this publication for reprehensible behavior) when and Garwood residents voiced tendent of Public Works felt more There was one tree company all to see while invoking the name there isn’t a TV camera rolling. All their disapproval of the word comfortable with that vendor. who backed out of taking down of con man Al Sharpton to do it! decent residents of Garwood, re- choice by Councilman Mathieu in He did not question that. Yet, he the tree, and a second vendor It’s not about a ball field, or gardless of political affiliation, a recent letter to the editor and questions the lower quote for 6- that had mechanical issues, Mr. taxes. That’s not why we had should continue to press this is- his half-hearted apology. Later, months of recycling that was pre- D’Ambola said. media coverage at our little sue and call for Mathieu’s resig- in his most recent tirade, when sented to the Council by the Bor- In other committee business, town’s council meeting. You can’t nation from both his Council seat discussing the recycling contact, ough Administrator/Clerk, with the Downtown Management Cor- “market” your way out this time, as well as his party chair position his comments were unbecoming whom the Borough and Council- poration budget was approved Sal and Jim. Talk about not get- or the GOP will never be viable in of a borough representative. man Mathieu, personally, just with a total of $189,800, which is ting it! Read Piarulli’s blog and this town again. That’s bad for all Councilman Mathieu inter- ended a lawsuit. The recycling up over last year. other social media on this or any of Garwood, because good gov- rupted me that night to interject quote from ERS was lower by The committee approved the other issue and tell me it repre- ernment lies in compromise be- that I was, “either making this up $11,678. ordinance to renew the agree- sents the GOP. It sure does not tween the parties, not with people or you have a very poor memory,” It is eyebrow raising that the ment with Comcast for another represent ME! who always want it their way. when I was commenting about Councilman would so vehemently 15 years to supply cable service. Jim Mathieu and his crew of hand Good government will never hap- the recycling contract. These are question an award to ERS when The Carpenter Place detention puppets are disgusting people who pen with a person who behaves very strong charges that did not its quote was substantially lower basin pipe repairs work was will personally attack anyone, in- like Jim Mathieu calling the shots have merit. Other elected offi- than the other company, when awarded by resolution. It is to be cluding on the basis of their heri- on one side. cials and I will not stand for these he did not question ERS when it funded by the New Jersey De- tage, to further their agenda. We Keep the spotlight on, since it’s false accusations. came to bulk and he did not partment of Community Affairs, already know from the current the only way to keep such despi- Let’s look at the facts. Garwood question the higher quote for a Community Development Block and previous election cycles that cable behavior from continuing, voted to enter a contract with boiler. Also, quite troubling is Grant – Disaster Recovery Pro- they will attack people for their and let’s finish the fight they Equipment Rental Services (ERS) that the Councilman would ac- gram. gender, age, weight, or personal picked this time with our voices on May 14, 2013 for bulk pick up. cuse me of having a poor memory The farmers’ market that began beliefs so an attack on ethnicity and our votes. Councilman Mathieu did not ask or making things up. Neither is last summer is slated for a second should really be no surprise. These any questions and he voted yes. the case and I will not accept Vincent Kearney Yet, at our last meeting he ex- false accusations towards me nor year. It will be held Sunday morn- attacks are done with a smirk as Garwood ings from June 7 to mid-October, they practice their particular brand my character. As I mentioned at weather permitting as the lower of toxic politics, ranting about ev- the last Council meeting, Coun- level of the parking lot at the train erything and everyone while pre- Apology to Americans of Italian cilman Mathieu may view his job station on South Avenue. Parking senting no solutions and acting as a seat from which to “argue” will be available in the upper por- like they know best. There was Descent for Letter on Garwood Field from, but fortunately the rest of tion of the lot, with cars entering only an “apology” THIS time be- the governing body is there to through the Walnut Avenue en- I wish to reiterate my apology satire the actual expenses and work hard for Garwood with re- cause there was a huge media to Americans of Italian descent promises of future revenue from trance to the lot, and exiting at spotlight on them. spectful discussion rather than the farther corner of the lot. The for any offense they may have Garwood’s new recreation com- arguments. I am certainly not satisfied with taken to my editorial in The plex. The gentlemen from UNICO committee approved the resolu- said shaky voiced “apology” from Sara Todisco tion, by a 4-to-1 tally, with Com- Westfield Leader on April 2, 2015. and Italian-American One Voice Mathieu to “offended people” In no way did I mean to offend Coalition were instrumental in Garwood Councilwoman missioner Hannen voting against from his perch on the dais if he it because he felt the resolution anyone, but nevertheless, I did bringing this error to my atten- and his crew will just try to spin offend some, and I take full re- tion, and for that, I thank them. did not provide protection from this as solely a political issue “unfair competition” with local sponsibility for doing so. My in- Councilman James A. Mathieu when the spotlight fades and tention was to illustrate through Probitas Verus Honos businesses. UNICO leaves town. Chair, Garwood Republican Party Page S-13 Thursday, April 23, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary each year since then, the “Hugh with burial at Fairview Cemetery Rosary Altar Society Delano Unsung Hero Award” is in Westfield. A memorial gather- voted upon by the team’s play- ing will be held at a later date. In Posts Taj Mahal Trip – Local Obituaries – ers. lieu of flowers, the family would The culmination of his hockey- appreciate donations to the GARWOOD — The Rosary Altar Hugh S. Delano, 81, Cranford Resident; writing career was his 1991 in- Cranford Historical Society, 38 Society of the Church of St. Anne duction into the National Hockey Springfield Avenue, Cranford, has planned a trip to Taj Mahal in Longtime Sports Columnist and Author League Hall of Fame in Toronto. N.J. 07016 or the Friends of the Atlantic City for this Sunday, April The ceremony that year took Cranford Public Library, 224 Wal- 26. The bus will leave from St. Hugh Stafford Delano, 81, a 1983 when he was assigned to Anne’s Church, located at 325 the New Jersey Devils until his place in the Canadian Parliament nut Avenue, Cranford, N.J. lifelong Cranford, N.J. resident, in Ottawa and Ed Giacomin pre- Second Avenue, Garwood, at died on Sunday, April 5, after a retirement in 1993. In his years 07016. sented Hugh for that honor. He An online signature and condo- 11:30 a.m. sharp and will return long illness. A sports columnist as a hockey writer he covered at approximately 9:30 p.m. the famed Canada-USSR tour- received the Elmer Ferguson Me- lences book is available at and author, Hugh is a member of morial Award for outstanding The cost is $30 per person with the Cranford Sports Hall of Fame nament in 1972 and the Canada grayfuneralhomes.tributes.com/ journalism and media service to obituary/show/Hugh-Stafford- a generous slot return. Interested and the National Hockey League Cup tournament in 1976 and the persons are asked to make reser- NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs from professional hockey. In 1998, he Delano-102352128. Hall of Fame. was honored with his induction vations as soon as possible by He was born in Cranford on 1970 through 1993. Other as- Arrangements are by Gray Me- to the Cranford Sports Hall of morial Funeral Home of Cranford. calling Jennie at (908) 789-0778 December 14, 1933 and was a signments included the “Miracle April 23, 2015 or Eileen at (908) 789-0414. Mets” 1969 World Series victory Fame. graduate of Cranford High School Mr. Delano had a strong inter- Class of 1952. He at- over the Baltimore Ori- oles and the New York est in military history, especially tended Washington Col- that of the United States Marine lege in Chestertown, Giants Super Bowl XXV Kenilworth Hist. Soc. Offers victory over the Buffalo Corps. He was a member of the Md. and served in the Marine Corps Association, the United States Marine Bills in 1991. In 1975, the book Marine Corps League, the Marine Girls ‘Tea With the Queen’ Corps. He was honor- Corps Historical Association, the ably discharged as a “Power Hockey” was KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth written by Mr. Delano Orders and Medals Society of Florist, located at 13 North 20th staff sergeant in 1956. America, the Veterans of Foreign Historical Society will present a Street, Kenilworth. His service included with NHL players Ken girls’ tea program entitled “Tea Hodge and Don Awrey. Wars and the American Legion. Proceeds from “Tea With the time at Subic Bay, Phil- Material written by him appeared With the Queen” on Saturday, Queen” will benefit the Oswald J. ippines. In 1958 he “Eddie, A Goalie’s Story” May 16. It will take place at the was published in 1976 in military magazines. Nitschke House “living history” married Marylou Lyons. Other organizations to which Kenilworth Historical Society’s museum and cultural arts center During his high school and recounted the early circa 1880 Oswald J. Nitschke life and long hockey ca- he belonged were the Sons of by helping to defray the cost of years, Hugh was a the American Revolution and the House, located at 49 South 21st an elevator that makes all levels sportswriter for the Hugh S. Delano reer of New York Rang- Street, Kenilworth. ers’ goalie Ed Giacomin. Order of the Founders and Patri- of the local landmark fully acces- Cranford Citizen and ots of America. The event, which is geared to- sible to everyone. Chronicle. That experience and As a contributing writer, Hugh’s ward girls ages 6 to 9, will begin work appeared in numerous Mr. Delano maintained his loy- The Kenilworth Historical Soci- his love of sports developed into alty to Cranford with active mem- at 11 a.m. and will include a ety is an independent, volun- a long career in journalism. First sports magazines, media guides program based on the children’s and reference journals as well as bership in the Cranford Histori- teer-based, non-profit, tax-ex- employed at the Plainfield Cou- cal Society and was awarded the book “Tea for Ruby” by Sarah empt, 501(c)(3) organization rier-News as a general news re- The Sporting News, The Hockey Ferguson, the Duchess of York. News, Sports Illustrated and The status of Emeritus Trustee. He dedicated to the research, pres- porter, he advanced to sports was a member of the First Pres- All children must be accompa- ervation and interpretation of the columnist and assistant sports New York Times. nied by an adult. Mr. Delano’s commitment to byterian Church of Cranford and Oswald J. Nitschke House, local editor. In 1967, Hugh joined the the Friends of the Cranford Pub- Participants will enjoy assorted history and culture. Newark Evening and Sunday sports and journalism extended tea sandwiches, desserts and as an Officer of the New York lic Library. News as a state scholastic and Hugh is survived by Marylou, other refreshments and have the collegiate writer. He was assigned Chapter of the Professional opportunity to tour the recently Reading is Good For You Hockey Writers Association and his wife of 57 years, and four in 1968 to Major League Base- sons, Buzz and wife Lisa of San restored Oswald J. Nitschke ball, covering the New York Yan- he was the recipient of the Al House, which is authentically fur- Laney Award for service to hockey Clemente, Calif., Jonathan of kees and New York Mets and in Cranford, Peter and wife Susan nished in accordance with its late alternate seasons, covering New in 1994. He was a lifetime mem- 19th-/early 20th-century historic ber of the Baseball Writers Asso- of Bedford, N.H., and Craig and York Giants football and New York wife Kim of Henderson, Nev., period of significance. Knicks basketball. Full-time cov- ciation of America and the Major Admission is $25 for a child and League Baseball Hall of Fame and grandchildren Madison, Colin erage of the National Hockey and Christopher. her accompanying adult and $10 League and the New York Rang- selection committee as well as a for an additional child. Advance Life Member of the New Jersey A private funeral service offici- ers began in 1969 and estab- ated by the Reverend John C. reservations by Wednesday, May lished his identity as “The Ice Sportswriters Association. 6, are required, as seating is In 1983 while covering the New Kile, pastor, First Presbyterian Man” in a weekly column. Church of Cranford, took place limited. For reservations/tickets, Upon joining the New York Post Jersey Devils, he was honored to call (908) 709-0434 or (908) have the team’s “Unsung Hero on Friday, April 10, at Gray Me- goleader.com/subscribe in 1971, his coverage of the New morial Funeral Home of Cranford, 709-0391 or visit Especially Yours York Rangers continued until Award” created in his name and 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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