Franklin, Manville, Millstone Join 16Th Seniors' Dilemma
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Vol. 36, No. 14 Thursday, April 4, 1991 50* Franklin, Seniors' Manville, dilemma: \/J Millstone Where join 16th to meet? Pass the paata By Peter ZlrnKe By Laurie Lynn Strasser The Packet Group Staff Writer 1W Hagimtan $um Real© Under the new legislative re- The Franklin Township Council ration Coaynlftte win fcoet Its districting plan approved by the New has been negotiating with the Board fint awing .pasjt dinner from Jersey Apportionment Commission of Education to continue providing a 5*30 p.m. ftiSky, April 5. March 28, Manville, Millstone and meeting place for the Franklin Park Small intimate tablet covered Franklin will be in the same district as Senior Citizens Club, sponsored by w«6 ted checked table cloth*, most of the rest of Somerset County. the municipal recreation department. candlelight and teal dial** make Formerly, they were part of the But members of the Franklin "Tntioria. Hageman" a place 14th District, which extended north Township Senior Citizens Inc. — a worth ftavteg dinner, event or- from South Brunswick to include the larger, private club — would prefer gaftiun claim. Strolling nuui- Somerset communities of Manville, that the township instead consider citjw *djl io the, Victorian farm- Franklin, Rocky Hill and Millstone. establishing a new facility at the other hofc* a«*fc* ' Under the plan, drawn to reflect side of town, nearer to where they population shifts that occurred over live. •alSiaitaliinCttd.foUpwod the past decade, they are part of the "We feel it should be built at the 1 by * Choice of two .{ptas, new 16th District, which encom- municipal complex, ' said Thomas mitoafjof meat «auce, uniage passes all of Somerset County, except Kuhn, vice president of the Franklin North Plainfield, Bound Brook. Township Senior Citizens Inc. I oddeneitartjItp Watchung, Warren and Greenbrook. "There's lots of land there that's not tocJud*. The price for *4*i a The boundaries of the 14th have used yet." $7; >61* attic* cittern and $5 been redrawn to replace the Somerset Noting that Franklin's population fcddKb towns with the Middlesex munici- center is in Somerset, Mr. Kuhn said, %|iMt% etoat wifr palities of Monroe, Jamesburg and "There are two times as many people «a»e ptacc • me/ nagemaa rann Helmetta, all of which had been in in this club than the other. This is on Sou* Mtt#el»t» Road in the 18th District. where they live. It should be near soowmt, iMmom *• N This change means incumbent them." pbaticcow. • Democrat Joseph Patero of Manville With a membership of 550, 250 of will have to run in the 16th Distirct, whom he estimated are active, and a te talfc i which is strongly Republican, if he net gain of 40 new members each f Ike Creawjry g* shop wffl wants to remain in the Assembly. taaartt. For year, the club is rapidly outgrowing be own aarf • bate talfc win lUHMf IIWKIIWIMHI Of HMV>> Incumbent Republicans Jack Penn the East Franklin Firehousc, where it tidsafcrtuKtwimiih, call Lore taaartt* fiel d Foafr and Walter Kavanaugh will be seek- meets every Tuesday. ni462» at Tom Wmm ing re-election in the 16th. In contrast, the Franklin Park Club I7J471I. Lambertville, West Amwell, Dela- has 270 registered members, about ware Township, Stockton, Hopewell 100 of whom are active. (township and borough) and Pen- Members of another club that is nington will remain in the 23rd Dis- sponsored by the recreation depart- trict, which has been redrawn to ment, Parkside Senior Citizens, have include East Amwell, formerly in the not expressed discontent with thetr 16th, and all of Warren County, most Mark Street meeting place. of which was in the 24th. The township subsidizes between The shift in the 23rd means As- $10,000 and $15,000 of the private sembly Minority Leadaf Gara bed club's rent annually, and pays about y $S,000-towaed> aaaivitiaa on- ie» -of (R-Independence) will be the new Dances with eggs that, said Township Recreation incumbem Republican, replacing Matthew SpJna, 2%. bounces off with an egg he uncovered'dtirtng Saturday's Easter Bunny Driector Alice Osipowitz The Frank- Dick Ktaun (R-Mount Olive) who is lin Park and Parkside clubs, she Jamboree at the Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue. Youngsters were treated to a visit by now m the 24th District, Haytaian's added, receive roughly Sft.lXK) for Council of *e tMrkrt P.T.O;, old stomping grounds. the Easier Bunny and participated in an egg hunt as well. For another photo, see Page 8A. P.T.A. and P.T.S.O. Sen. William Schluler See SENIOR, Page 5A ri|Wflf<l io appear in tat can- (R-Penniafton) and Assemblyman Leonard Lance (R-Cliaton) will con- tinue to represent this over- T«tt Ddgjea, tew de Mm and whelmingly Republican district. Census means more local liquor licenses Statewide, the plan redraws the hmniaiitl for nearly every district in By Laurie Lynn Straaser the prospect of fresh funds. Beverage Control last year cleared up ever, there are currently 13. pmbably sfe to M^ " *e state, except the ISth District. Staff Writer longstanding confusion over whether due to a grandfather clause. Town- cat **k poettoai oathe vaHoat The maximum number of licenses riM h l fed The plan, which will be in effect or not they were. ship Clerk Jean Pellicanc said. issue* Mai tto koant la At for the November election when all For the fint time in over half a allowed municipalities in New Jersey When the state established these Franklin's population has been coming yean, iactodfaig l«t De- 120 seats in the Legislature will be up century, Franklin Township \s iuuing has been based on population since regulations — after Prohibition was cember'* fdM wiatiiiilnin. CM for grabs, was approved by a 6-5 new liquor license* 1938. One distribution license it catching up ever since. After the allowed for every 7,500 people, and repealed in 1933 — pre-existing influx of roughly 11.000 people dur backs In ff aid, tocnaaad vote. The township can expect to haul in one consumption license for every drinking establishments were per- ing the past decade, just under 43.000 enrollment aid the magnet The deciding vote was cast by about $400,000 revenue from the 3,000 mitted to continue operating, even people now call Frjinklin home, -c school program. Donald E. Stokes, dean of Princeton auction of two new license* that are University's Woodrow Wilson though their number exceeded cording to the 1990 census, legit- warranted by the latest population There is no limit for clubt. School, who served as the only public population limits. imizing two additional licenses in figures Considering this year's mu- although only non-profits arc eligible If member of the II -member com- Similarly, after 1938, the town- town. Learn to deal nicipal budget is a lean one. the for licenses Hotels and motels of mission ship's liquor ordinance restricted the The Township Council decided un- Township Council seemed delighted over 100 bedrooms are also excluded: number of consumption licenses that -Dad Mow effective* W1* See 16th. Page 4A during Tuesday's agenda session at the state Division of Alcoholic may be issued annually to 10. How- See CENSUS. Page 4A Odwn." a personal ma* wtckatHje), bat bees MBMMBI ftwTMeaay, April 23 f*o«M6 Dawning of a new venue — Horizons Coffee House Bfcu tatiti fcj with the church as "very coin- oy rav KM p cidental." Managing Editor She approached Wesley Welch Barbara Plaksin w hoping that .— a deacon at the church ~- and good music and • good cup of Joe asked u" there was any way the will lure local cuuch potatoes out could tie a night of musk into the of their homes and miu her coffee Franklin Food Bank. house. " Wesley's eyes ju«t lit up." the Taking a page from legendary said, "The way ft happened, the music promoter Bill Graham's church does i lot of support work bonk. Mt Plaltim has lauaeked for the food bask ... the original Mori/oat Coffee House in the Six concept of doing one concert has Mile Ran Reformed Church on taken ua further " Route 27 in Franklin Park Harks** itrvea up it* second hill Patron* of the first Horizons Coffee How «f acoustic male ai I p.m. tomor asked to bring PDw rTMSey< a| tae cnuacti* a nonptitshabfe donation for the ( Pood Beak, for whkh they re. la tht'iOs. the Bohemian ttt ceived SI off to •dmlaaloa price.. took ethnMtaaa of aimiler ye mm Friday's coffee howe will main- m Hew Vorttrs.Oa>aa»kia V&afe tain uw MM potky AdrnU^cn it lo a* wflbe tad watea wen tSi $4 wMh t aonatiofl for tN MtraNtctJletth Reenwtfag MM* angle m he a Mday'. WU faatam sl» w teJ ordrr.fcfc. Hjjttfci woaM be clan*,' Mr Bvgat. who wUI also . serve m tit e*e»laj'» ' ' Wver At«, Me. fWutei la too young io have eaafli BOB DjrtM at oV week "Set jwar VOtt aad VtMetHa»*» OB*Oala*, htkMsit IHM «w*» ptntpln^y n««Wi._. PPMIDMI en otf." #* while an'^' COMM Houat, which Optra* out ot t» tot ChufQh in int m^ ajpBxll *^*W 4HP^ev^a^BSMs^Bji Benef ptav, •Matted, «-•* ^^ - «•- i # * 2A The Franklin News-Record Thursday, April 4, 199t POLICE BLOTTER Charlie Newsom, 49, of Matilda University Hospital, where his blood dise that had been stolen previously said, and someone reportedly took a Five other automobiles were re- from outside an apartment building Avenue. Somerset was charged was sampled. from K-Mart, police said.