Asbury Park halts Long Branch in track, 1B The Register Vol. 107 No. 266 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1878 THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1985 25 CENTS INSIDE Pallito denies he sold drugs SPORTS P. Amone. High School, repeatedly denied Rubino s '1 know you can help me out,' Simcsuk said If UUI. KMK Both defense attorney Ronald W. Sage and accusations that he had sold marijuana or "Scott kept saying, 'No I can't do that.' ... The Register Assistant Prosecutor Donald W. Peppier Jr cocaine. But Brian kept saying, 'I know you can just MOUNT HOLLY - Scott Pallito testified rested their cases yesterday afternoon. Despite intense cross-examination by do it for me,' then the bell went off, and yesterday that an undercover officer gave Summations are scheduled for this morning. Peppier, Pallito and his classmates stuck to Brian pushed this bag into Scott's hand, and him the cocaine and marijuana he is accused Pallito, 18, is charged with possession their version of their encounters with said, 'Just take it and I'll get back to you.'" of telling — a statement three of his with intent to distribute marijuana and Rubino. Pallito testified that he didn't know why classmates said is true. hashish, distribution of marijuana and Pallito and a friend, Donald Simcsuk. he didn't return the cocaine He said he was The three classmates, testifying for the hashish, and two counts each of possession, testified that on Jan. SI Rubino called confused and Rubino was being pushy, defense, sharply contradicted testimony possession with Intent to distribute and Pallito into the bathroom and forced four ISO forward and aggressive given Tuesday by undercover agent Brian distribution of cocaine. packets of cocaine into hit hand, asking the Simcsuk, 17, slid he went to Pallitos Rubino during the second day of Palllto's Throughout yesterday's proceedings, teenager to sell them for him. house that night, and asked Pallito if Brian drug trial before Superior Court Judge John Pallito, senior class president at Howell "Brian was being pushy, and kept saying See PALLITO, Page 2A Farms fight if climax looms •i ITOMMK nucwmi The Register HOLMDEL — Opponents are lining up to battle tonight over the county's hotly debated proposal to buy the Marlu and Twltchell farms for use as parkUnds. The scene is Holmdel High School on Crawfords Corner Road, where the Township Committee requested the county Board of Freeholders meet. VMNTSTt VKTUV — Long Branch's After tonight's public hearing the freeholders, Mike Shusko clears the bar at 10-6 In could vote, or delay a vote to a future date, on a $15 the pole vault during yesterday's million bond Issue to purchase 457 acres of the farms match against Asbury Park. Shusko from unwilling sellers, whose posh development won the event. plans for the land are championed by Holmdel officials. IB Freeholder John D'Amico Jr. has said the county will take the property by condemnation if the present owners refute to sell. In preparation for the hearing, a letter signed by LOCAL Holmdel Mayor Joseph Popolo was sent to all township residents urging them to attend and to oppose the bond ordinance. Hazlet vs. Holmdel The Holmdel Township Committee has authorized THE REOISTtB/CARL D FO»NO Holmdei's proposal to permit high Set FARMS, Page 11A FIGURES IN DISPUTE — This is the Marlu farm in Holmdel Township where a developer wants to build . density housing on the Hazlet border hat Hazlet officials and residents' upset. Holmdel Is looking at several large projects, and a Hazlet official says someone representing the County's plan for farms has become hot potato township will tell Holmdel planners what they think about It. Contrary to the Monmouth County Park and other public lands. purify runoff waters. System, and the county Planning Board, The county park officials have argued the The developers have said they'll build a TIM Register Holmdel officials say the development purchase will preserve ecologically sewerage treatment plant on the property HOLMDEL - It's dividing towns. It's would not pollute the reservoir. sensitive wildlife and wetlands habitats. that will provide the most advanced treat- dividing their residents. It's alienating Monmouth Consolidated Water Company, The developers, and Holmdel officials, ment available, that Is, provided they win Kunkel eulogized Holmdel from state, county and Middletown which owns the reservoir, said the develop- have noted that the golf and country club state approval for the plant. Township governments ment Is lets of an environmental hazard plant were drawn to specifications written They have estimated that their 366 acres It's the proposed Holmdel Golf and than the current farm use of the Marlu and by Monmouth Consolidated. Drainage ar- is worth more than twice the $15 million William Kunkel, the Middletown Country Club Twitchell farms owned by Acquaviva and rangements were designed to minimize and county assessment. Township resident who was one of What's really hot Is the county's proposal DiMisa. A company spokesman also said he the American League's best-known to buy the club land, by condemnation If would prefer a park to the proposed umpires, was laid to rest yesterday. necessary, from Its owners, thereby forcing development. His long, hard battle with cancer and them to abandon plans for the plush County park officials see Holmdei's move his contributions to major league residential development, golf course and to support the golf and country club as a The dispute at a glance club house In Holmdel. blow to their scheme for a vast "green belt" baseball were recalled during spanning 457 acres, or 4.3 miles of frontage services attended by friends, family What came first? The county's proposal to make the 386 acres an extension of on the reservoir. The Marlu and Twitchell farms issue — Here's what and who's involved: and colleagues. Mkddletown's Thomson Park. It was even They argue that now is the time to •The farms cover 457 acres - 96 in Middletown and the rest in Holmdel. supported by Holmdel in 1982, before Frank preserve lands for parks that benefit all •A total of 366 acres are owned by developers Ronald Acquaviva and Frank m DiMisa and Ronald Acquaviva, owners of citizens, before escalating land prices make DiMisa. Maurice Pollak owns 91 acres. the land, turned up with their development public purchases impossible, and before the •Acquaviva and DiMisa want to build a country club and 444 homes on the proposal. lands are developed. land. STATE But now Holmdel wants the development. But opponents of the county's proposed •Monmouth County wants to buy the land for $15 million for an addition to It wants the tax ratable, and It wants the $15 million bond issue to buy the land argue Thomson Park in Middletown. contribution — that could total 11 million - that 20 percent of Holmdel Is already •Holmdel officials and many county residents object to the purchase plan. Waste bill OK'd for lower Income housing. The contribution publicly-owned open green space, while •They lay the plan will rob Holmdel of a valuable source of tax money and other municipalities badly In need of parks a donation of up to $1 million for lower-income housing. A House committee gave final It required by Holdmel's lower income •Middletown officials, county parks officials, conservationists and some approval tp a bill to force New Jersey housing toning ordinance. are ignored. Moreover, Holmdel officials are con- The Acquaviva-DiMita tract, along with county residents support the purchase plan. and New York to dump wastes farther SI acres owned by Maurice Pollack, are the •They say land for recreational use is fast running out. away from the New Jersey coastline. vinced that the development — about 444 homes. In addition to the 18-hole golf course green belt's missing link, according to •The developers say their land is worth more than twice the county's offer and club facility - will not present an county Parks Director James Truncer. He of $15 million. They don't want to sell. environmental hazard to the nearby Swim- said that the 4S7 total acres Included in the ming River Reservoir. proposed bond ordinance will provide a Editorial, page 7A The reservoir, the sole water supply for combined Holmdel, Middletown and Mon- NATION 23 county municipalities, is the focus of mouth County ownership of 1,258 contiguous formidable opposition to the development. acres that would blend with Thomson Park Schroeder weakens William Schroeder, the longest-living artificial heart recepient, had a second stroke and is under intensive Highlands cops might get 2 stun guns care in a Louisville, Kentucky hospital. Kaye has forbidden municipal police from but it only affected my calf," Brey said. •UN NOT using the weapon for any reason until the Next, he held the device on his leg for two The Register county has received a state ruling. Brey to three seconds, which sent a Jolt of HIGHLANDS - The borough Police De- wants to use them while transferring electricity throughout his body, he said;» partment may purchase two stun guns prisoners, or while working with a prisoner "I knew I had been zapped," Brey said "It despite County Prosecutor John A. Kaye's in a Jail cell. was like accidentally sticking your finger into decision to ban their use until the state adopts a light socket when you're changing a light a uniform stun gun policy, Police Chief "They might be used as an alternative in bulb." INDEX Howard Brey said yesterday. those situations, but I don't see where they'd A stun gun would aid a smaller officer need them anyway," Kaye said.