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TheFranklin NEWS RECORD Thuraday, December 31,1981 Vol. 29, NO. 52 30 cents At crisis service New Year rings in some solace by Sandra Lowich son may yeam for the traditional family Managing Editor atmosphere. Depression, anxiety, alcoholism and While many of us joyfully will be " even suicidal thoughts may result. ringing in the New Year tonight, the staff at Guideline will be answering a THEN, ONCE THE holidays are different type of ring. For it is this time over, "post-holiday blues'" may set in; of year when the phones at the Somerset From whirlwind shopping sprees and County crisis service jangle the most. celebrations the person may perceive his Callers convey feelings of depression, normal lifestyle as nothing more than a stress, boredom and anxiety. hum-drum routine. Feelings of worth- "The holiday season certainly affects lessness may grow people," said Guideline Director Pave Lawrence. This letdown, coupled .with financial About two weeks prior to Christmas, woes when holiday bills start arriving; the number of calls starts to increase. often lead to a high degree of stress. "Pre-holiday panic" is how Mr. Law- "We see this through most of Janu- rence described it. ary," Mr. Lawrence indicated. The hustle-bustle holiday activity may Callers fit no particular mold. Mr. trigger memories of past Christmases, Lawrence said, but the majority arc better times or bad times; remind one of women and between the ages of 25 to the loss of a loved one; heighten tension; 45. Frequently: they are "people going or increase anticipations of a bad ex- through transitions-marriage, middle perience. • age or family stress." he said. THE HOLIDAY SEASON usually is symbolic of togetherness and warmth, GUIDELINE BEGAN in the early Mr. Lawrence noted. Instead, to some, it 70s as a volunteer phone service pro- points out what's lacking in their lives, gram. Today it is the emergency service he said. component of the Somerset County Being alone or, more specifically, the Community Mental Health Center. fear of being alone is accentuated by the It has evolved into a backup for more holiday spirit. Entrenched in self-isolation, the per- See GUIDELINE, page 15A Winter jewel This winter scene in Colonial Park was captured by photographer Rich Pipeling. On Easton Avenue Barrier break brings relief by Marj loo SfrahlrndorfT According (o foment County Engi- state. Mr. Fears believes that the jughandle Special Writer neer Ken Fears, the project was started will benefit the stores on the west-bound in mid-October so the actual construc- ACCORDING TO the engineer, the side of the road. Business to the Village Aitct t»i< >caf> of planning ami ap- tion time was fairly brief. It took two jughandle will not be a benefit to traffic Mall dropped sharply after construction, prtvurruicl) S5 (TJIII»>« in o»%t\. ihc nc* yean, however, to get the project"* flow: "It's one more light on the main of the barrier, closing business after Ea»too \»enuc jughandlc oftmed lo detign approved by the Federal Highway artery. Every light makes traffic worse. business. Eventually, the ShopRite Tuckliv. IXx IV proMding. Commission . However, we felt it was absolutely closed this past March. Four of the hope, a NHH* in she arm u> the essential to provide fire trucks with rapid center's nine stores arc currently vacant. Village MJII "With four and a half million dollars access to the nursing home." he said. But the merchants who arc there are The (u^LtndJc. no ihc cw huund MJC in federal aid you're subject to a certain According to Egon Scheil. ad- pleased with the jughandle and are *4 the J»cnuc. dtrctth tffx^itc the mall. amount of control." explained Mr. ministrator of the King James Nursing optimistic about the center's future. iJn*cT> with jn jk.cev* lo Ihc Fears. "The design could not have a Home, there have been no fires since *MJC of the nx*S JNHJI midway negative impact on safety and traffic. construction of the divider but there may between DeMon IJIX and JFK They wouldn't allow a simple break in have been false alarms. In any event, he SKIP NELSON, owner of Nelson's Boohrtard lor the firni time since it* the barrier where cars could tum. *' Ninty said the nursing home welcomes the Bar and Liquors for six years said he's concrete dmdrr *J% t.«»n\mxied in the percent of the project was paid for by the jughandle: "It's a little faster. It shortens received a favorable response from most fill of l*m federal government. 10 percent by the the route to our home." he said. of his customers: "A lot of the custom- ers we lost when the barrier went up have started to trickle back in. I give credit for fixing what the state screwed up to the Somerset County Free- holders." he said. Raymond Gugliotta. who opened Mark Raymond and Company Pro- fessional Hair Designers just one month ago said he believes the new access will "absolutely" benefit business. "It cannot be a hindcrance,"~ticsaid. CAROLYN KATZ of Hillsborough, a full-time crisis counselor at Guide- line, speaks to one of the many callers to the emergency service. "We're part of what I like to call the (Rich Pipeling photo) new resurgence in the old Shop Rite center. This place was beginning to look like a ghost town. Now that there's a convenience access, people are becom- 'Igal' declared guilty ing interested again. We're trying to breathe some new life into the center." Bob Du Pont, manager of Unclaimed of sexual harassment Freight Co. which, on July 4 moved into the vacant former Shop Rite building said. "It's more convenient. When you by Sandi Lowich matter. come from 287 you don't have to go to Managing Editor Mr.. Gershman operates Igal Studios J.F.K. to turn around. And coming from A Somerset photographer, Igal on Easton Avenue in the Village Plaza New Brunswick you don't have to go shopping center. In the past he has taken two miles to the next jughandle." Gershman, was found guilty on one charge of sexual harassment in Franklin local school, yearbook and Little League photos. Han Kim. who has owned the center's Municipal Court on Dec. 23, police said. One' Hour "Martinizing" for the past The incident allegedly took place with Franklin High School Principal Lee Blaustein on Wednesday said that when A BREAK IN the concrete median on Easton Avenue and a jughandle finally were completed on Dec. 15. year and a half said, "It's too early to a juvenile female at Mr. Gershman's he became aware of the situation he providing drivers with easier access to the opposite side of the road. tell, but it looks like traffic (to the photographic studio on Oct. 23. center) is increasing." discussed it with School Superintendent (Rich Pipeling photo) Two charges had been lodged against Ronald Whyte. A decision on whether or Mr. Gershman, 42, in the Juvenile Aid not to continue employing Mr. Bureau by Detective Sgt. Clark Shed- Gershman as the yearbook photographer Inside this week den, i will be made in June when the contract is Tint off Before Municipal Court Judge up for review, Mr. Blaustein indicated. business guide 18A Nicholas Bissell on Dec. 23, Mr, For the present, Mr. Blaustein said classified 1-12B • • Gershman pled guilty to one charge, that that he "has made arrangements to make •On the night before Christmas, he engaged "in alarming conduct with sure that a situation of this nature could learning ...4A Pigging Out columnist Pun Hersh letters :... 15A die purpose to alarm and annoy," police not take place again." A CONSULTANT FIRM had visions of more than plain old said. Mr. Blaustein added mat he was lifestyle 5A has been hired to complete sugar plums. See page 14. Mr. Gershman was found guilty and "extremely concerned" and regretted obituaries 10A Franklin's Master Plan. fined $65, according to police. thai the incident occurred and that the police blotter 2A Read about it on page 3A. • of Malice may not be The second charge, out he "engaged court took this action. .' sports 16A malicious, but it's not delicious in offensive touching by kissing arms PTA representatives said that they cither. See Thomas Sirnooct's re- and lips," was merged with the first were "shocked" to bear of the case and town fontm I4A • • * view oa page 13. charge. The court clerk explained that it little League President Bob Spitzer said weekly recipe I5A Tot Off. 'was merged because it was a related it came as "quite a surprise." 2-A Ihr Franklin NEWS RECORD Thursday, December 31,1981 police blotter U.S. faces water shortage; Dec. 8. police said. Later the bike was wildlife already suffering recovered by Sgt. Panek. A burglary and theft occurred at a With ntinmii water supplies in a fast pearing, according to the bimonthly VOTERS OPPOSE WEAKENING Sosan Drive residence on Dec. 18, decline, many experts say Americans are publication of the National Wildlife OF CLEAN AIR ACT police report. Entry was gained through heading for a water crisis that could Federation. lurpasi any resource shortage yet en- ion Dec. 22. Total vatae A borjbry and theft occurred on a door and police believed a key was It's happened in Nebraska, where a In a letter calling for renewal of the countered. of ike foods m S3S.O1 Laadry Road oo.Dec. 21, atrordmg to used to open it. A steieo was stolen.

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