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Westfield o o THE WESTFIELD LEADER >H m "~.- (V • The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County < Q ?- Ss - M(KO USPS 6WO20 Publlahm YEAR, NO. 25 Second Class Postage Paid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1984 NiN at Wntfteld, N. J. Every Thuradty 20 Pages—25 Cents PCM -• row School Playground Tentative School Budget Slated for Renovations Steps to complete the Richard Gange, high $BO0; and Ralph Misarti, from recommendations Shows $1 Million Hike playground at Wilson school science teacher, The W.'slfield Board of current expense budget. tions on the ballot at school nounced by the school more people will vote in the school store advisor for made by a citizens con- board. school election as they School will begin as soon as through June 30,1985. seven and a half months. vocation on education last Education adopted a ten- This is a 5.14 percent in- elections. possible, according to tative school budget for crease. Asked about the income Some members of Tues- become aware of the addi- Appointed to the school $236. fall and were intorduced at tional voting hours." Board of Education the December meeting. 1984-1985 in the amount of The $804,000 capital im- side of the tentative day night's meeting ques- staff for the remainder of Also, at Edison: Ralph tioned budget items per- members, following ap- this year, at annual salary .Misarti, school store ad- Turned down in an 8-1 $21,863,716 for current provement amount is for a budget, Board President Polling hours are 7 a.m. proval Tuesday night of a operating expenses and new roof at Roosevelt Leo Senus said that it taining to increases of 15% to 9 p.m. on April 3 at the base pay noted, were Anne visor, $315; Joseph Refin- vote by the board was ap- and 39% in the estimates of $6,100 appropriation. Coogan, replacing Gange ski, yearbook advisor and proval of a new course of $804,000 for capital im- Junior High School, an would be available within a following polling places: provements. enlarged library/media week. expenses for next year in Ward I - Franklin School; A backstop will be con- as a high school science seventh grade advisor, $385 study, Photography, for the superintendent's and structed by school district teacher, $15,400; Joseph and $321 respectively, grades 10-12. The budget will be center at Westfield High School Superintendent Ward II - Washington presented to the County School and updating and Laurence F. Greene noted business offices, respec- School; Ward III - Jeffer- personnel at a cost of $500. Przytula, replacing Walter Michael Mulvihill, eighth Tabled for additional tively. Also included will be clay Leonow, high school grade advisor, $321; and review were minor revi- Superintendent of Schools upgrading of three science that he has been asked to son School; and Ward IV - for the softball diamond, physical education, Robert Bradley, ninth sions of policies pertaining and the Commissioner of labs at the high school. provide some more data The annual school elec- Edison Junior High School. $500; blacktopping for a 120 $15,500; Fred Seidman, grade advisor, $443. to emergency sch»ol clos- Education for approval. Current expense budgets about the budget and its tion is scheduled for Tues- The deadline for in- day. April 3. by 50 basketball court, replacing Paul Edelson, High school teachers An- ings, professional improve- The $21,863,716 is und capital improvement implications for board terested citizens to register $2,500; two backstops with Roosevelt science, $21,325; $1,069,310 more than the budgets are separate ques- members and that there Eloise Mason, advisor to to vote in the school elec- thony Friniz and Gregory (Conimued last page, this section) the Parent-Teacher Coun- baskets, $800; and repair of Kelley Cullenberg, replac- Gorski were named junior will be time for public in- tion is Monday. March 5. playground equipment, ing Dona Panagos, on put. By law, the school cil, thanked the board for class advisor and assistant scheduling more voting The deadline for in- $1,800. leave of absence from the winter track coach at board must hold a formal high school math depart- Greene Supports Budget, public hearing on the hours again this year, ad- terested citizens to file At its regular monthly salaries of $750 and $1,716, nominating petitions to business session, the board ment, $15,400; and Amy budget between March 6 ding that although the addi- respectively. and March 19. The date of tional hours did not pro- become candidates for the also approved the termina- Sullivan, replacing Ellen Rose Barclay was ap- Morra as Edison preschool $804,000 Capital Program Westfield's formal school duce additional voters last school board in the annual tion of employment of Ann pointed executive school election is Feb. 23. Friedberg, high school aide, $6,200. budget hearing will be an- year ''maybe this year secretary on a salary base Board and public. Dr. be a lean, austere budget." special services aide; a Special assignments ap- of $11,064 to replace Calling April 3 "a key paid disability leave for date for the Westfield Greene noted six limita- "The overall educational proved included, at Roose- Dorothy Pietrano who is on tions on the budget. These program for students Charles Gantner, high velt: Peter Bridges, an unpaid leave of public schools," School school guidance counselor Superintendent Laurence include: comes first in Westfield," To Divide Columbus School musicals advisor, $800; absence. he stated. through June 30; an unpaid Marvin Marr, school store F. Greene asked for "a re- • a cap of 6 percent <this Approved were five addi- sounding yes vote" on the is one percent less than last In addition to the child rearing leave for Lin- advisor, for two and a half tional objectives for 1983-84 da Pastir, high school months, $79; Evelyn 1984-1985 school budget. year); operating budget, the Property Into 14 Lots for the superintendent of superintendent recom- science teacher, from July MacRitchie, eighth grade schools; these stemmed In his annual budget • a $1,100,000 limit in in- 1, 1984 through June 30, advisor, $321; Gaile message to the School creased spending; mends a capital budget of as part of a desegregation neighbor resistance to the $804,000 for a new rqqf for A revised preliminary 1985 as an extension of an Boothe, seventh grade ad- • little or no unexpended plat for the Columbus plan to achieve better plan for low in- unpaid maternity leave; visor, $321; Drude fund balance or surplus Roosevelt Junior High racial balance in the come/federally funded Trustees to Deliberate School, three upgraded School property, reflecting and a leave of absence for Roessler, drama advisor, from last year's budget. the new RM-2 zone in town's elementary' schools, housing. • little or no unexpended science rooms at Westfield Library Construction Plans High School, and addi- Westfield which permits a A 20-member citizens com- fund balance or surplus subdivision of the site into mittee studied alternate The school board then Procedures for selecting a site for a new library from this year's budget; tional space for the high uses for the school during hired Seilor Engineering To Compare Family school library. 14 lots plus a mini-park, and for choosing an architect for a new library • negotiated salary has been filed with the the 1972-1973 school term. Company to draw up a plat facility will be discussed at a meeting of the board agreements with teachers Dr. Greene noted that showing subdivision into the RooaeveU root caused WesUield Planning Board The building was leased Living Program with of trustees of the Westfield Memorial Library at 8 and aides, with salaries for Ixom wrn-weo to the Union eigjit. bv»i\dinft lots and the d m i pV»'t*rn^Mtirj».o-. fragments o. f the ceHinst to and wttt be the nutajecVat a p.m. Thursday, Jan, 28, in the Hopkins Room of the d \ p V % •"pvftme hearing on Feb. 6. County Educational Ser- Board ot BrJucSUoti offered library. secretarie'cretaries aria",custodians' drop into the school s 21,000 square feet to the State Guides auditorium and that the The plat, accepted by the vices Commission for The library board is expected to present a pro- pending; Planning Board at its Jan. Westlake School for emo- town for a posal for a new library to the Town Council later • increased costs for high school science labs tionally disturbed students playground/park area to A staff committee, living program should be date back to 1952. "Three 9 meeting as a major sub- currently reviewing changed to follow State- this year. According to Mayor Ronald Frigerio's an- health insurance. division, will be discussed from Union County. In be insured and maintained nual message, this will be placed on a referendum science labs have been up- September, 1979. the Board by the town. Westfield's Health/Family suggested guidelines and The superintendent dated and upgraded, three at the Planning Board's Living Curriculum for topics," said Dr. Rock. for voters. noted that he is working on of Education, informed by Following a 1982 report from consultants who in- more need to be done." he Feb. 6 public hearing and Seilor's plat for the pro- grades seven through 12 in "Specific suggestions for additional data regarding will be on the agenda for the Educational Services dicated a need for expanded library facilities, said. Commission that it was perty was submitted to the light of State-suggested consideration by the staff staff and program for the Citing the Middle States final approval at the U'esifield Planning Board trustees, funded by an appropriation by the Town school board.
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