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THE SOUTH AMBOY *••• SAYREVILLE Date: April 16,1994 PRICELESS Vol. 3 Issue 6 South Amboy City- O'Connell Wide Yard Sale Former Police Captain Visits Tom Kelly Appointed "The Hidden Treasure Commissioner Discovery" John O'Connell was recently appointed Commissioner of Economic Development South Amboy is gearing up for the first in South Amboy. The brand new. unpaid Annual City-Wide Yard Sale. Saturday and position was created to ease some of Mayor Sunday. May 21 st and 22nd. The hours will John T. O'Leary's enormous work load. be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. O'Connell is currently employed full- The homes that are participating will be lime as Chief of Staff for State Senator featured on a city-wide map that will be Richard Codey. D-Essex. His knowledge distributed to the shoppers. Businesses that and contacts in state government arc one of will be selling food and refreshments on his most important assets in helping South those days will also be featured. Residents Amboy. can sign up for one day or both days. His first major project will be replacing The town is anticipating that the event facades of downtown businesses. The city will bring 8.000 to 10,000 avid yard-salers. has recently secured $400,000 in federal This community event will prove that there Funds for the project, which will change is another AMBOY! current storefronts to a "turn of the century" Also participating will be the Lyme appearance. Care center from Whippany, N. J. They will O'Connell. A South Amboy native who have a table set-up with literature and hand- resides in Sayreville, said he will work outs to make people aware of what and how mostly in the evening as Commissioner. serious Lyme Disease is, how it is transmit- Prior to his present position with Senator ted, and what it does to you, how to detect it, Codey, he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, how to treat it, and how to prevent it. and served as a lighter pilot training officer The South Amboy Renaissance will be at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, which contributing to the day's events by stirring OLD FRIENDS MEET - At an exhibition baseball game between the is known as "Top Gun." O'Connell also interest and providing "The Hidden Trea- Minnesota Twins and the Expos in Palm Beach, Florida, retired South served as a Legislative Aid for Senator Bill sures." Three white elephants will be dis- Amboy Police Captain James Tedesco and Twins Manager Tom Kelly Bradley, and was an intern for Sayreville's played and waiting to be discovered at ran- reminisced about "life and times" in the Pleasant Little City. Jim Business Administrator. domly selected yard sales. Upon discovery reminds us that Tom "came up through our local Little League and and after being shown to a South Amboy Babe Ruth League." Another pleasant surprise, Jim adds, was Renaissance representative, the SAR will Land Mines Found len present them with a cash prize of up to meeting and talking to area residents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halmi and Mr. $100.00. and Mrs. Ed Kolodziej, who also attended the exhibition game, which in Amboy We are still looking for participants on the Twin's won!. Jim and his wife Janice are enjoying retirement in their Federal and local officials discovered George St., Leffert, Gordon, Ferris, Louisa, North Palm Beach condo. 45 anti-personnel mines and one ignition Ward. Parker, Meacham. Division, device, known as a booster, on.March 26th Campbell, Thomas, Stevens Ave., No. Pine, near the coal docks by the JCP&L plant in Broadway, Mason. Rosewell and Walnut. South Amboy. The devices are most likely If you would like to participate, sign up leftovers from the munitions explosion of now. Call Vince Poulsen at 721-5184. Dems Tab Novak & Pipeline Plans May. 1950. that killed 30 people. Don't delay. Signuptoday. Cut off date to Found in the sand at low tide, the mines sign up is May 7th. Kominkiewicz Doubtful were taken away for disposal to the U.S. The Sayreville Democrats selected In the wake of the devastating Edison Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck. Mary Novak and Scott Kominkiewicz to Explosion, it has been brought to light that The remnants were found by the U.S. run for the Borough Council. Novak, cur- Liberty Pipeline Co., a conglomerate of 12 Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Still Missing rently the Democratic Committeewoman in gas and pipeline firms including Transco and the South Amboy Police Dept. during a St. Mary's High School Class of 1969 District 10, ran for Council in 1992 as an Energy Co., filed a September 1992 appli- walk-through inspection of the area. is still looking for the following people: Independent. Kominkiewicz will be run- cation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Susan Bergold, Susan Boretzky, Mary Ann ning for office for the first time. Both Commission to build a pipeline that would Carroll, Jean Driscoll, JoAnn Lupo, Jean candidates are opposed to hiring private start at a new pumping station in South Local Firemen Are Not McMahon, Elizabeth Mokrzycki, Jean companies to perform Borough work. Amboy, and end in New York. Soliciting on Phone O'Brien, Thomas O'Brien, Margaret Rose, The line would be connected to the Rosemary Sullivan, Mary Ellen Surich, The South Amboy Fire Dept. is not Transco owned line which exploded in soliciting donations over the telephone, Thomas Marciniak, Susan Miller, Ed Edison. The company is awaiting approval Akacki, James Fennessey, Colleen Stetson.. K of C Golf Outing according to Fire Chief, Jerry McCracken. from the Federal Agency. Many South Amboy residents have reported If anyone has any leads on any of these 30 inches in diameter, the pipeline suspicious calls for contributions from the people, please call THE TIMES office at May 21 would run through Sayreville, the Raritan Fire Dept. The calls are apparently a scam- 727-0398 , as we are planning a huge 25- The 3rd Annual Knights of Columbus River, and eventually into Long Island and operation, and residents are urged to dis- year Class Reunion on Columbus Day #426 Golf Outing to Gamblers Ridge Golf other parts of New York. Course will be held on May 21st. card them. Weekend. Local Mayors, John T. O'Leary, of Proceeds contributing to scholarships South Amboy, and Sayreville's John B. for Sean McCarthy to St. Mary's Regional McCormack are apparently against the pipe- High School, and Hoffman High School, line, and rightly so, as they are concerned and Hoffman High School. for the safety of the people. For complete details, contact Ray Coupon Clippers NEXT ISSUE Wesley or Vinnie Perty at 721-2025. Check out these great of- Chinese Auction fers on the following pages: May 14 Sayreville Bar, pg. 16; Spot- Oil Barrel Found at Bay June 5 lights Hair and Nails, pg. 12; A 55-gallon barrel, weighing between A Chinese Auction sponsored by the Gianna's, pg. 7; Monaghan's, 400-500 pounds was found washed ashore Perth Amboy Chapter of Deborah Heart & pg. 8; Wedding World, pg. 10; DEADLINE at the South Amboy beach. Coast Guard Lung Hospital will be held on June 5th at and experts from the U.S. EPA and other Holy Spirit Auditorium on the corner of Crab Atlantic, pg. 10; Dobeck, May 3 investigators said the barrel apparently con- Brace and Carlock Ave., Perth Amboy. pg. 8; Uncle Lai's, pg. 10; Oak tains motor oil. Admission for this charitable event is Tree Ceramics, pg. 2; Mid- The origins of the container are un- $3. Doors open at noon, and the auction will dlesex County Chiropractic, pg. known, but the investigation will continue. begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. 11; Pet Garden, pg. 10; Larry's Call 727-0398 Sources say that it will be difficult to pin- All proceeds go to Deborah Hospital. point where it came from, and how it ended Come one, come all! Helping us will Service, pg. 9. up on the local beach. help others. 2 April 16,1994 South Amboy-Sayreville Times Talk of the Towns by Tom Burkard Natalie was City Clerk in 1972 swing and carnival volunteers are needed. Was Tom Downs the only reader to A special carnival meeting will be held on catch last month's miscue in the Pleasant April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Annex. Anyone Little Trivia? He points out that Natalie interested in joining the committee is asked Brcnnan. not Kathleen Prusakowski was to attend. Any questions contact Frank 238- South Amboy's City Clerk in 1972. Natalie 4298. was a fine City Clerk for many, many years A New Baby Girl! in "The Pleasant Little City." Congratulations go out to Kim & James Class of '84 Reunion Wisk of South Amboy on the recent birth of St. Mary's High Class of 1984 is hold- Erica Lynn, who weighed in at 6 pounds 9- ing their 10-year Reunion on Saturday, July 1/2 ounces. The little angel was born on Feb. 28th. 16. If you are a member of this class, call (908) 780-8364. Polish Music Eliminated Pleasant Little We're told that the Sunday afternoon Polish Music segment on WCTC radio, is Trivia going off the air. Hey, what's going on here? The ethnic music provided years of by Tom Burkard enjoyable listening pleasure to thousands of Polish in the area. 1. St. Mary's Class of '74 Class Presi- dent was? a.