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. 'i v r ■ ■ r : '* * * * " THE m w Your want ad The Zip Code is easy to place for Linden is -Phone 686-7700 vhich became a Suburban Publishing Corp. newspaper on July 2, 1964 An Official Newspaper For The City of Linden 07036 Published Each Thursday by Suburban Publithing Corp. Subscription Rate W 00 Yearly LINDEN, N.J., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1975- 25c per copy VOL 22-NO. U 210 North Wood ov»., Lind o n, N. J. 07036 Second Class Postage Paid at Linden, N J School board m oves on ethics/philosophy' By JOAN D’OR VILLI ERS meeting, Taranto said Thomas Long, assistant invited to attend meetings before their terms The Linden Board of Education had a busy superintendent and affirm ative action officer, begin and should also be given a tour of the meeting last Wednesday night, approving an will “assist in developing, implementing and various school buildings She added, ‘They affirmative action plan for city schools, coordinating the plan at the earliest possible should be afforded an entire operational proposing a code of ethics for board members, date.” (See separate story on page one for full program of all facets of the system.' acknowledging the Open Public Meetings Act plan description.) support of Mrs. Fortuna s proposal, which recently signed by the governor and Commissioner Anne Fortuna proposed a w ill be read a second time at the next meeting. establishing an Educational Philosophy for the policy for orientation of new board members Abraham Rothberg, commissioner, introduced system. The commissioners also heard the She said, “An understanding of the board's a Code of Ethics as approved by the New results of the annual audit of the district’s policies and procedures is necessary at this Jersey School Boards Association. The code accounts and financial transactions time as we approach the elections.” The applies to all members, new or old. (The entire Superintendent of Schools A.R Taranto education elections are scheduled to be held Ethics Code appears in the commentary sec recommended that the board approve the Feb 10 and two seats w ill be open. Frank tion on page four.) -o -o - Affirmative Action Plan for Linden to “provide Mannuzza and Edward Ciemniecki will end IN OTHER EDUCATION matters, a letter equal educational and employment opportunity their terms, neither has stated whether they was read from l^eo Kalin, who had served as throughout the School system ” In a lengthy will seek another term Deadline for filing as a substitute attorney for the board in the absence outline of the program, which will be made candidate is Jan. 2 of Herbert Olarsch, who has since retired available to the public at December’s board Mrs. Fortuna said new members should be Kahn advised the board of the Open Public ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Meetings Act which has been signed into law by Gov Brendan T Byrne and w ill go into effect Jan. 6. The bill requires that the public and press be given advanced notice of all regular and Board resolution, special meetings and most executive sessions The general rule is that 48 hours notice be given except for emergencies. The law does not cover subcommittees, which can meet privately Certain subject matters may be discussed in n e w panel to back private session if that session is adopted by resolution. Members of the boar.d will attend three HOLIDAY WARM-UP Terry Heten practices her gun spinning at the Thanksgiving Day game with Union. Twirlers and meetings before the act goes into effect to routine as a member of the Linden High School drill squad cheerleaders will add to the color of the holiday. Others establish exact procedures. The law also af which will be marching in pre-game and halftime festivities from left are Jackie Hemmings Debbie Trubilla and Jackie equal opportunity fects City Council meetings, sessions and Peters caucuses. The Linden Board of Education last Wed has shown the percent of total number of Taranto introduced the "Educational nesday night approved a resolution in ac employees in several categories, such as ad Philosophy” tor the schools. It read: “The cordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ministrators and supervisors, principals, Linden educational system exists mainly to From flood control to senior citizens: concerning the Affirmative Action Program teachers, professional staff, counselors, foster the development of good citizens who w ill The resolution deals with the employment psychologists, social workers, librarians, be effective members of our society in the practices of the school system insuring equal nurses, learning disabilities teachers, con family circle, in the com m uifty and in the employment opportunity. The board a bo sultants, paraprofessionals, physicians, world.” The philosophy forwarded 10 goals of HUD grant key to projects in county authorized a contract with Rutgers professor maintenance, secretaries, cafeteria workers the system which, he said, must be continually By KARENKARENZAUTYK ZAUTYK andand a acombined combined effort effort of of 16 16 of of the the county’s county’s two two for a demographic study to be made in Linden and support staff evaluated and updated Union County, with all the problems that municipalities. According to Thomas Long, assistant In the analysis, he broke the categories dow n Suplee, Clooney and Co. of Elizabeth, cer beset an urban county with a population ex Kenneth S. Shatten, a former Springfield superintendent of schools and the affirmative into white male, minority male, white female, tified public accountants, presented the annual ceeding half a million, w ill soon see the resident and a planner for the Union County •ctionnfficer tor t h e Linden public aeheals, the minority female, in order tto thow the em audU for the Board of * Education A ^eginrjing of a variety of improvement plan adopted last week is a “ step in the right ployment practices where they stand. He also representative of the firm presented the Planning Board, has reported that the direction” but not the finalized plan. Long is offered a breakdown of the population of the company'^ recommendations which were projects—ranging from flood control work to Department of Housing and Urban Develop now in the process of establishing a committee city according to age and employment This developed after the auditor studied the entire expansion of senior citizens facilities all of ment (HUD) has approved for the county a which are the result of lx>th an act of Congress to help develop, oversee and monitor the entire (Continued on page 7) (Continued on page 7) $615,000 block grant of federal revenue sharing plan and to set up grievance procedures ‘‘The funds, allocated under the 1974 Housing and committee will establish an in-house analysis Community Development Act. The money is to of staff and a statistical analysis and time-table Roselle-Lincfen be received as soon as administrative details of goals,” he added are completed. Long said the on-going committee will be In addition, an estimated $1.5 million is ex composed of board members, administrators, day care center pected to be allocated for projects in 1976. and professional and support personnel, members another $2.7 million in 1977. of various bargaining units, community Under the block fund grant guidelines of the members and students They will be respon 'Congressional act, which has as its broad goal sible for the work-up material which is being planned the establishment and maintenance of ‘viable essential before exact dates and times can be urban communities,” the money may be spent A senior citizens day care center, offering a declared. “It is quite a sophisticated ap as follows: broad range of activities and services for the proach,” commented Long Community development projects: Water, elderly, is being planned for1 the Roselle-Linden The officer does not believe the exact plan sewer and drainage facilities, parks and area. will be complete before the beginning of the playgrounds; street improvement, lights and Under study by a citizens committee, headed next school year. Long did say the employment trees; neighborhood facilities; senior citizen by the Rev. Theodore R. Goyins, pastor of plan will have to include the fact of decreasing centers, historic properties renovation: Heard AME Church of Roselle, the proposed enrollment He said that because of this, staff parking and fire protection facilities, including plan w ill seek funding assistance from both changes will have to come through attrition land acquisition local contributions and state aid under Title XX .^ioce, he said, ‘^we will no» be adding a lot of Rehabilitation of deteriorated property, of the Social Security Act. KENNETHS. SHATTEN people to our employment list code enforcement "O—O— The Rev. Mr. Goyins said in announcing the - Supporting service related to employment, LONG SAID officials in Trenton demanded plan that ‘‘the committee of citizens is com child care, health, education, etc that formative plans be given to them by Nov prised of people in the clergy, business, legal, —Local cost share of other programs; Project payment 16, ‘‘but w€ are one of the few towns which has education and other professions bringing completion of outstanding HUD projects; created formative stops to reach the plan.” He together a group of concerned individuals who administration co§ts^and applications. lawsuit pending said most felt they couldn't send anything in are capable of getting a job done.” ALTHOUGH THE PROJECTS under the that amount of time because “ it is important to If successful, the center plans to headquarter Court depositions have been taken for a $615,000 initial grant cover a broad range, the set viable goals first at this point ” at 1130 E. St. George ave., Linden, sharing lawsuit involving the City of Linden and two bulk of those approved by the Union County The affirmative action officer has developed facilities with an adult-youth educational local firms over payment of $10,000 for a job in Board of Freeholders and the Union County an analysis of every category of employees in center sponsored by Rutgers University.