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SP-F doubles team captures county tennis title. Please see Sports, Page C-1 WESTFIELD SCOTCH PLAINS FAN WOOD Vol.15, No. 18 Friday, May 5, 2000 50 cents Around With new (and old) members in place, BOE looks ahead By JON UEDPHMW Busy year in store for Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District renovations. Town RECORD-PRESS CORRESPONdENT Passage of the bond will moat likely clear the way for imple- SCOTCH PLAINS — Two re- Thomas Russo (1711 votes) munity for supporting me," said ed as board president nt and Theresn Larkin (1485 votes) Lnrkin from her Scotch Plains Monday's meeting, said her big mentation of Superintendent elected and one new member were re-elected, and Linda home. "I am also grateful to the Carole Ohoye's K-4 district reor- Westfield Boosters were sworn in for three-year focus and that of the board for Nelson < 1,674 votes) was voted in community for passing the three the coming year will on passing ganization plan.""] am looking set sports banquet terms at the Board of Education's for the first time. extra questions." the bond referendum in the fall forward to involving the commu* annual reorganization meeting, "A giant thank-you to the com- Larkin, who was also re-elect- and moving ahead with school WESTFIELD — The held Monday. (Continued on page A-H) Westfield School Boosters Association has scheduled its 33rd annual All Sports Banquet. NICOLE DIMELLA/RECOHDPRESS The banquet, held annually The big in recognition of Westfield High School's student athletes, U scheduled to be held May 24 at the Westwood in Garwood boom The banquet ia slated to begin Fling is in the air at 7:30 p.m. Is the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce good, or are they just lucky? After nearly a full week of rain and leaden skies, the sun snd Westfield schools Reservations are required the bright blues returned last weekend just In time for Sunday's The deadline for reservations sixth-annual Spring Fling, a chamber-sponsored community street hatch plans to handle ia May 19. fair featuring food, shows, games and fun for all. Westflsld's Robert To register or for more infor- Surlano (left, top), 2, got Into the season by digging Into an Italian Ice, enrollment explosion mation, contact the Boosters while Caltlln Sarnlckl, 7, and Brianna Caprlo, 6 (left, bottom), took a ByDARIAMEOLl Association's Bill Mansfield at break after a morning of shopping. Shopping was also on the mind (908)232-1227. of Clark's Brenda Rosen (below), who admired the stained glass wares at one of the street fair's booths. WESTFIKLO — Plans to reno- vate WestfieUi High School and Pastel artist White construct n new two-floor science to teach techniques and technology wing on the Trinity Place side of the building FANWOOD — The Scotch wore presented Tuesday to the Plains -Panwood Arts Board of Education. Association's last demonstra- The Long-Ktinge Planning tion of the 1999-2000 season Committee's report addressed will feature Sharon L, White, well known for her floral and 'This number is not a fruit pastels, projection. This is real. White's work, which reflects mood and feelings, varies They are here and they from the realistic to the are coming." abstract and usually involves — Dr. William Foley studies from nature. Superintendent of She has studied at the Moore College of Art and the Westfield Schools Pennsylvania Academy of Fine the needs of the enrollment Art. She has participated in a exploHiou takiiif; place in fho workshop by the noted pastel Wvntflvlti wlioolfl. A<mi (jijij,' to artist Daniel Greene and also the report., there will Ix* it .'Ifi-jier- has studied sculpture with Bill ct'iit. iiK'r<>nN<> in enrollment, at Katz. WHS over the next neven years. White, who has exhibited When this year's Drat grmlo her works in New Jersey and enters high school in 2009, there Connecticut, ia currently wilt be 1,800 students attending. WHS, compared to the I..J70 Btu- employed as a freelance textile dents a (.tending thin year. "This designer. number in not n projection," The public is encouraged to Huperitil.eiulcnl. of Schools attend this free demonstration, William Foley nm<l. "This is real. which is scheduled to begin at They are here and they are com- 8 p.m. May 17 at the Fanwood ing." Community Center. To project the needs <»f 1,800 The program is sponsored students, Tom Mu/.as, who for- by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood merly programmed and run the schedule for the high school, wns Arts Association and is made hired to devise <i master sched- possible in part by a HEART ule. The Hludont population pro- grant from the Union County jections were evaluated by Sara Board of Chosen Freeholders. Wcittsmnn, an independent con* For more information, Hultimt hired by the superinten- please contact Tom Yeager at dtint's office,. (908) 322-5438. The science ami technology- wing plan is by no metins a dona deal. Foley estimated a decision Married couples on the. project will be made by; to meet and eat December or Januury, BO COJI- (Continued on page A-H) SCOTCH PLAINS — The B'nai B'rith Ketubah Married Couples Unit, for couples ages 40 and up, is scheduled to meet for dinner May 21. Westfield council considers enhanced shuttle services The dinner meeting is slat- ed to be held at The sion since the summer of 1998 cover operating costs associated commuters, shoppers and busi- for historic preservation initia- ness district employees, tives, and council members Buttonwood Manor, located at RECORD-PRESS CORRESPONDENT may finally come to fruition in with a shuttle, which could be 845 Route 34 South in September. used to transport senior citizens The $24 million municipul could decide, to include the extra Matawan, beginning at 5:15 WESTFIELD — A plan to The Town Council has to the downtown area, and is budget will be amended at next funds for jitney service at that p.m. provide downtown shuttle bus already earmarked $40,000 in considering adding another Tuesday's council meeting to time. $70,000 to expand the service to uccommodute an extra $9,000 Cost for participants is their service that has been in discus- the 2000 municipal budget to (Continued on page A-8> share of the bill. Potential members of the B'nai B'rith Ketubah Married Couple Unit are welcome to join existing Ketubah mem- Because it can happen here bers for the dinner. Interested couples are asked to RSVP before May 19 Schools, police departments help county emergency squad prepare for — and prevent — a local Columbine ay calling Phyllis at (973) 992- county is concerned — is the with the unthinkable —- unthink- emergency that requires expert according to Scotch Plains Chief & or Larry at (973) 736- assistance." of Police Thomas O'Brien, whose THE RECORD PRESS Union County Emergency able, that is, until a hazardous Response Team. Comprised of and potentially deadly scenario The idea of a countywide department boasts two UCERT- UNION COUNTY — A horrif- officers from each of the county's pops up in your own backyard, as emergency response team — and trained officers. "When you bring ic situation echoing of Columbine 21 municipal police departments, has happened in so many together two or three different has developed at one of the coun- American back yards in recent outfits that don't always work Inside ty's 20-or-ao high schools. An years. "(Law enforcement offi- together ... it con cause probr Elian-type rally is wreaking Among the situations The team is not a branch of lems," the chief said. "We've tried cials) wanted to be sure to address that with this outfit." \ Commentary A-6 havoc in downtown Elizabeth. A covered in the Westfield the Prosecutor's Office or any that we developed a plan, Sharpton-eaque march has manual are "a violent per- particular police department, but Besides its ability to actually' dogged main arteries throughout is an entity unto itself, with its and we have. Of course, respond to an emergency nitua-1 Community Life B-1 Railway. A bank heist in Linden son with a weapon," "a own codes of conduct, training we hope we never have to tion, the mere existence of the has gone horribly awry, leaving a student (who) claims to rocedures and command staff, UCERT should serve as a sort of; Sports C-1 dozen bank customers and Sftth the assistance of local put it into play" security blanket for school dis- employees trapped inside with have a weapon" and "a departments and county agen- tricts — and others — around the, "PrlmeTlme B-2 — Dr. Carole Choye county, O'Brien noted. "It gives desperate gunmen. student (who) makes a cies, UCERT members ore Superintendent, Dangerous scenarios, frighten- written or verbal threat of trained to deal with all sorts of them a level of comfort to know •Obituaries A-7 emergency situations — from Scotch Plains- that should something like ingly realistic in today's society violence." (Columbine) happen, there is an and moat likely beyond the crowd control to domestic vio- Fanwood Schools 3i08l Eststo C-5 resources of municipal police lence scenarios to hostage situa- agency that will step in," he said. departments. the Union County Prosecutor's tions. "It's an aid to local police Last summer, Scotch Plains- Police Log A-2 So who you gonna call? Office and the Union County departments," said Assistant of staffing it with officers from Fanwood High School hosted the For nearly a decade now, that Sheriffs Department, the Union County Prosecutor Robert Union's numerous municipalities UCERT for some mock emer- Classified ....C-e answer — at least aa far as the UCERT has been trained to deal O*Leary, "whenever there is an and agencies — is a worthy one, (Continued on page A-2) A-2 Record-Press May 5, 2000 Wl'Htfifld in cash was reported missing, police said.