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(908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, July 18, 2002 Published Every Thursday Since 1890 OUR 112th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 45-112 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] FIFTY CENTS Police Contracts Compared In WF, SP and Mountainside By LAUREN S. PASS Plains and Mountainside have vol- $2,000 at the bottom of the pay scale Specially Written for The Westfield Leader unteer departments. to $8,000 at the top. The Scotch Plains Policeman’s Scotch Plains Police are paid the The Scotch Plains Police contract Benevolent Association (PBA) most of the three towns, and Westfield has salary ranges for the year 2002 agreed to a three-year contract with is paid the least, with differences of CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 the township in June, while Westfield is still in negotiations for its contract, which expired on December 31, 2001. Community Works to Assist Mountainside’s contract does not expire until December 31, 2002. Each of the towns is significantly Needy Woman In Westfield different in size and population. The By JENNIFER PINTO Barnet’s son. “I contacted the Salva- Township of Scotch Plains measures Specially Written for The Westfield Leader 9.6 square miles, with a population tion Army for the second time and 22,780 according to the 2000 census. Lillian Corsi, Westfield’s Director arranged the same accommodations The Town of Westfield measures 6.29 of Human Services, first heard about for Steven,” Ms. Corsi explained. square miles and has a population of Rose Grumet Barnet through local Through the Caring Neighbor Fund 29,460 according to the 2000 census. people in town. of Westfield, Ms. Barnet and her son The Borough of Mountainside tal- According to Ms. Corsi, Ms. Barnet received $558 in funds to stay at the lies 4.1 square miles and has a popu- was approaching local businesses and Salvation Army in Elizabeth for one lation of 6,657, according to the 1990 residents asking for help with shelter week. after being legally evicted from her Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader census. “The Caring Neighbor Fund is the NEW MAIN UNDERWAY…A crew installs a new, eight-inch gas main for Elizabethtown Gas Company along North Unlike Scotch Plains and apartment on Sussex Street in only source of revenue that I can tap Avenue to improve the company’s distribution system in that area. The 6,000 feet of new main, from Saint Paul Street Mountainside, Westfield has a paid Westfield. into without any additional burden to west to Dudley Avenue, will enable Elizabethtown Gas to create a “loop” in its system to reinforce its reliability. Work fire department; which has a budget Ms. Corsi met with Ms. Barnet on taxpayers. Every other option for is slated to be completed in early to mid-August and no traffic delays or diversions are expected. Skoda Contractors, Inc. of nearly $2.9 million. Both Scotch Monday, July 1, and evaluated her seeking funds would involve the is performing the actual installation. situation. Due to the fact that she was state,” said Ms. Corsi. over 65 and had no young children, “The Caring Neighbor Fund is a she was not eligible for Public Assis- fund that was established by my pre- tance Programs or for Temporary decessors over 40 years ago. We for- Westfield HS Construction Is In Full Gear; Assistance for Needy Families. mally named it the Caring Neighbor Ms. Corsi sought temporary hous- Fund in 1979”. ing for Ms. Barnet; “I made calls to According to Ms. Corsi, the fund Projects Expected to Continue Into April 2003 various organizations for help and I is for emergency use only. It is meant told her that I would look to solve the to solve initial problems, not long- By STEVEN KRAKAUER the remaining parts of construction.” and into the school year. WHS will will be a problem. immediate problem by finding her a term problems. The fund doesn’t have Specially Written for The Westfield Leader The diminishing parking situation add a third floor and expand the first “It was probably more of a dis- temporary place to stay.” the financial capacity to deal with The sight of large cranes carrying at the high school has been a major and second floors to incorporate new traction last year, with the work in “I contacted the Salvation Army in long-term problems. steel beams and the sound of ham- concern. Mr. Berman noted that the labs and science rooms. The expected the courtyard. Most of the Elizabeth and had made accommo- Ms Corsi stated that she uses the mering and heavy machinery has be- driveway off Trinity Place leading to completion date for the new wing is cinderblock will already be up and dations for one week at a cost of $42 fund for problems that can be imme- come a constant at Westfield High the main parking lot has been demol- April, 2003 and, according to Mr. some brick will be laid, so the work a night for Ms. Barnet.” diately solved, and then she makes School (WHS) since construction ished, and plans for a new driveway Berman, “everything is running on is mostly interior with very little That same afternoon, a Steven the best possible effort to find help began on a series of editions and are taking into account the need for time.” noise,” Mr. Berman said. Barnet visited Ms. Corsi. He is Ms. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 redevelopments last year. getting more spaces. Although the wing will continue According to School Board Secre- The touted new science wing will to be constructed during the school tary and Business Administrator be worked on throughout the summer year, Mr. Berman doesn’t think noise Robert Berman, everything is going Atlantic Ambulance Service Donates according to plan. Three major parts of the construc- tion are expected to be completed by New Defibrillator to Mountainside the time school resumes in September. The main Cafeteria will be ex- By MICHAEL POLLACK respond to emergencies. community.” panded on the first floor, and the art Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Richard Donovan, a representa- Mr. Donovan also explained the room on the second floor will be Mountainside’s Borough Council tive from Atlantic Ambulance Ser- technological merits and success sto- renovated. These are located on one meeting of Tuesday July 16 opened vice, told the council and audience ries of the device. “It’s a miracle of side of the central courtyard. with a presentation of a new, recently members, “The automatic external the new computer technology. It’s Across the opposite side of the donated, portable defibrillator from defibrillator (AED) is able to shock a able to interpret heart rhythms courtyard will be an expansion of the the Atlantic Ambulance Service. patient who has suffered from sud- through a computer, and it will not guidance office on the first floor, and For the past seven months, Atlan- den cardiac arrest.” fail. It’s safe technology and good a renovated faculty room on the sec- tic Ambulance Service has provided Mr. Donovan continued, “The technology. We’ve seen dramatic ond floor. Mountainside with emergency am- present standards state that this de- increases in the amount of people In the front of the school, on Dorian bulance care during the daytime hours vice should be applied within four to that have been saved in recent years.” Road, the gym storage area expan- when the borough’s rescue squad has eight minutes. It’s very important “I hope we never need it, but it’s sion is expected to be complete by the been understaffed and/or unable to that there be enough of these in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 beginning of the school year as well. Although a minor project, the foods room at WHS will be completely Whitaker, Fellow GOPs Challenge renovated and be ready for use when school commences in September. Dr. Robert Petix, WHS Principal, 9-0 Democratic Freeholder Board said, “I’m pleased so far, but I re- Steven Krakauer for The Westfield Leader main cautiously optimistic that we’ll INSIDE LOOKING OUT…Construction is ongoing throughout the summer at By FRED ROSSI by the Freeholders in recent times, Mr. Whitaker also spoke of the continue on schedule. It’s always a Westfield High School. The skeleton of the new three-story science wing is up Specially Written for The Westfield Leader concern that any one aspect can hold up on the side of the school near Trinity Place. “raises a lot of questions.” Freeholder Board’s more recent ad- Three seats on the Union County He said he is dis- mission that there may be plans to Board of Chosen Freeholders will turbed about the develop part of Summit property be at stake this November as Re- significant in- purchased with open space funds. Borough School District Prepares publicans try to gain a foothold on crease in the Mr. Whitaker, who was elected to a governing body that has been in county portion of the Fanwood Council in 1998 and Democratic hands since the mid- local property also owns a business newsletter pub- 1990s. taxes expected this lishing company in Fanwood, said he For Sept. Construction Deadline One local GOP candidate, Joel year as well as the continues, “to have deep reservations Whitaker, President of the use of county open about the so-called trash train. Why By TRACY EVANS dressing each child’s needs.” ence room and computer lab. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Fanwood Borough Council, said space funds to buy should New York City be dumping its Dr. Schaller elaborated on the de- With a total of $6,867,000 going that the, “overriding question to be Joel Whitaker property and then garbage in Union County?” He said As the first recipient of funding sire to provide accelerated classes to toward the construction on both addressed (in the coming cam- under the state’s new Educational “build a building” he found it, “amazing that the Free- those individuals requiring special- schools, the process was more than paign) is whether the county is well- in the Watchung Reservation. holders acquiesced,” in the plan. Facility and Financing Act, ized attention. In addition, he hopes ready to commence. However, an served by having a 9-0 Freeholder Mountainside has made the renova- to cap class sizes off at a maximum unforeseen obstacle stood in the way Board. There is some doubt that it is.” tion of two schools a primary district of 21 students for the younger grades. of construction earlier this summer. Mr. Whitaker, along with fellow goal. In accordance with the State De- Asbestos was detected in both Republicans Anira Clericuzio of Beechwood School, which was partment of Deerfield School and the newly ac- Cranford and previously leased Education’s new quired Beechwood School, which Elyse Bochicchio by the town to a facility plan, posed a delay in initial action. “The contractor has fallen Medved of special education Noel Musial, the The current status of Beechwood Rahway, will be program, will be re- behind, but we’re staying on architect hired School is completely asbestos-free, seeking the seats opening to accom- top of them,” for the project, while Deerfield School continues to currently held by modate Moppet has designed the wait for clearance to begin the re- Freeholders Angel through second -Noel Musial Architect appropriate ad- modeling. Estrada and grade of the ex- justments. While progress has been slow to Anira Clericuzio Nicholas Scutari, panding student Both the exte- date, Mr. Musial remains optimistic both of whom are population. rior and interior of Beechwood about meeting the projected Sep- seeking re-elec- Deerfield School will be remod- School are withstanding alterations tember deadline. tion, and Free- eled to accommodate the remaining in order to meet the demands for “The contractor has fallen behind, holder Rick Proctor, grades, 3 through 8. Despite the large larger classroom size. Since each but we’re staying on top of them,” he who was appointed enrollment, this move will help to grade level is subject to its own set of remarked, acknowledging the inter- to fill out the un- maintain the academic integrity that guidelines by the state, Deerfield ests of the board. expired term of As- is the goal of the borough’s school School will be making the appropri- In the event that the proposed fin- semblywoman board. ate renovations to accommodate ish is not met, Dr. Schaller has begun Linda Stender and “We are program-driven,” ex- middle school students where to consider alternative options for Elyse Bochicchio is seeking election plained Chief School Administrator younger grades were once taught. the students. His foremost concern is Medved in his own right. Dr. Gerald Schaller, “and we are Such improvements in the current to lessen the level of distraction, Mr. Whitaker told The Westfield meeting that challenge as far as ad- school will include an additional sci- such as noise, that may interrupt the Leader that, “it might be a good idea PAGE INDEX students’ school days. to have a person to ask questions,” of PAGE INDEX The school board has stressed the Regional...... 2-3 Obituary ...... 8 Real Estate .... 16-18 a heavily-Democratic Freeholder Cheri Rogowsky for The Westfield Leader focus of the construction to first af- SET IN STONE…Michael Ferlauto of Precision Monument Setters of Cedar Editorial ...... 4-5 Education ...... 9 A&E ...... 19-20 Board. He said the fact that there ford the availability of such spaces as have been few if any “no” votes cast Grove and Tim Dobson spent last Thursday setting stones in place which will Community ... 6-7 Sports ...... 11-15 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 comprise the 9/11 Memorial Park near the Westfield Traffic Circle. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 10 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Police Contracts Compared In SP, WF, Mountainside CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 from $30,221 for officers in the police insurance consisting of hospital, medi- academy, to $87,414 for a police cap- cal, surgical and major medical; with a tain. Officers assigned to the detective $200 deductible for an individual and and computer bureaus receive an addi- $300 for a family. The town also pro- tional $600 for the year 2002. vides dental with orthodontia on a 50/ Officers receive increases for lon- 50 basis to a maximum of $1,000. gevity; 2 percent from the completion Westfield officers hired before Janu- of 5 to 10 years of service, 4 percent ary 1, 1996 receive a 1 percent increase from completion of 10 to 15 years, 6 after 5 years of service, 3 percent after percent from completion of 15 to 20 10 years, 5 percent after 15 years, 7 years, 8 percent after 20 years and 10 percent after 20 years, and 9 percent percent after 23 years. after 24 years. Employees hired after Scotch Plains officers receive their January 1, 1996 are not entitled to the medical coverage from Oxford. Any longevity program. employee hired after January 1, 2002 Westfield Police Chief Bernard will be provided with the “point of Tracy was unavailable for comment service” coverage, but can pay the dif- on the resolution of the contract. ference if they choose other available Officer Robert Weiss, president of coverage. They also receive full family the Westfield PBA declined to com- dental plan including orthodontic cov- ment on the current negotiations, as erage, and a prescription plan, which he has just taken over the Presidency allows for $10 co-pays on brand name from Officer Scott Rodger, who is drugs and $2 co-pays for generic drugs. still handling the negotiations. Of- NEW INDUCTEE…Gerard Boruch In Mountainside police salaries range ficer Rodger did not return any of the of Westfield has been inducted into from $28,000 a year for a first year phone calls made by The Westfield Phi Alpha Theta at Fairleigh Dickinson officer on probation to $81,727 for a Leader. University, an international honor captain for the year 2002. On January Westfield Town Administrator society in history. 1, 2002 all unit employees received a 4 James Gildea stated, “We’re still in percent across-the-board increase. The negotiations.” Robert Hwang Lauded Brooks Crandall for The Westfield Leader base salary for regular police officers’ According to Mr. Gildea he is cur- KIDS OF SUMMER…Some of Westfield’s smallest residents enjoyed the summer morning last Saturday in the trees at reaches its peak in their sixth year at rently working with the Town’s La- By Citadel for Studies Mindowaskin Park. $68,971. bor Attorney Frederick Danser so that WESTFIELD – The Citadel, the Officers also receive a longevity pay they can be prepared for the next Military College of South Carolina in increase. This increase is based on years meeting in September. Charleston, S.C., recently reported that Fourth Marking Period Honor Rolls Posted of service, and depends on when they The full contracts for all three mu- Westfield resident Robert Hwang, a ca- were hired. Those who were hired prior nicipalities police department and the det at the college, was honored for aca- to June 18, 1996 are given increases on Westfield Fire Department are avail- demic excellence during the spring 2002 By Principal Shulack at Roosevelt School completion of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 24 able at www.goleader.com/features. semester. WESTFIELD — Roosevelt Inter- Brian Lee Heather Welham Miriam Becker-Cohen Caroline Luppescu years in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 percent incre- mediate School Principal Dr. Ken Mary Kate Luker Molly Williams Brian Burdulia Rachel Mack ments respectively. Those officers hired Aron Zavaro Christopher Byrne Jonathan Maimon on or after June 18, 1996 receive in- Wade Spends Summertime Shulack recently announced that 294 creases at 10, 15, 20 and 24 years in 2, students or 63 percent of the seventh Gabriela Chabrier Anna McGrath REGULAR HONOR ROLL Lisa Chen Ravenna Neville 4, 6 and 8 percent increments. and eighth grade student body were GRADE 7 – 109 Students Jesse Cohn Carly Oliff Additionally, all officers who are With Landmark Volunteers named to the fourth marking period Justin Adams Madeline Joyce Monica Dreyer Carrie Palumbo Emergency Medical Technicians re- honor roll for the 2001-2002 school Sara Anthony Christopher Kalis Margaret Driscoll Eunice Park ceive an extra $500 annually, and any WESTFIELD – Kathryn Wade, 16, ing beaches. year. Peter Antonelli Edward Kane Diana Dunnan Sarah Patankar officer assigned to the Detective Bu- of Westfield is spending two weeks as a She will enter her senior year at Oak Matthew Anzalone Anya Kaplan Landmark Volunteer in the Campobello DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Jane Eilbacher Luke Ricci reau receives a 2 percent annual pro- Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit. Stephanie Baeder Emily Kieczykowski Kristina Fietkiewicz Jayne Ruotolo Island/Roosevelt Campobello Interna- GRADE 7 – 51 Students rated stipend above their base salary. Kathryn has served her class as a represen- Adam Becker Elizabeth Kline Joshua Fishman David Scott Shottland Along with the State Health Benefits tional Park. tative in the Student Council. She plays Kimberly Angus Thomas Malaspina Daniel Bellovin Bryan Knapp Alan Futran Emily Singer The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Luke Baran Lauren McCurdy program the Borough will reimburse varsity soccer, lacrosse and swimming. Caitlin Bludgus Adam Koll Pierce Gaynor Lauren Elizabeth Sinnenberg Gregory Boyle Amanda McQuade for dental and vision, $1,400 for a Wade of Westfield, Kathryn’s will be Kathryn was a recipient of her swim Eric Brandman Jennifer Laspata Diana Goodman Stoytcho Stoytchev part of a 13-member group that will live team’s Most Dedicated Athlete Award. Theodore Chou Rebecca McQuade John-Russell Brockway Kimberly Legones family and $650 for a single person in Erica Greene Rachel Barri Tucker the year 2002. on the Maine coast, working as a Land- She also enjoys photography, writing Christine Cobuzzi Lindsay Monnet Lindsay Brown Claire MacDonald Amanda Gross Hannah Vickers Anthony Cocuzza Ryan Need mark Volunteer. and cooking. She is active in community Melanie Brown Alexander Masel Caitlin Jennings Yuchen Zhang In Westfield, the salaries range from Catherine Cordeiro Ellen Ramage Kathryn will perform manual labor, service and has worked on a Bridges run, Julia Brundage Christopher Mattes Noelle Kandigian Alex Zierler $27,020 for police officers for the first G. Peter Cornell Nicole Reich Scott Cantor Kevin Maus year from the date of employment to including trail maintenance, painting, assisting to provide food and clothing to Cecilia De Corral Lindsey Romano Robert Cariste Natalia Mavrogiannis REGULAR HONOR ROLL $79,681 for 2001. Westfield officers pruning and shaping gardens and clean- the needy. Emily De Rosa Ian Schwartz Patrina Caruana Melissa Mc Dermott GRADE 8 – 90 Students reach the maximum base salary after 7 Ashley Dunnan Julie Ann Shelman Matthew Carville Patrick McCabe Jason Anderson Bryan Levine years at $60,600. William Farrell, 4th Marlena Sheridan Emily Catalado John Meagher James Arbes Alexander Lewis The town has provided for health Alena Fleming Thomas Sheridan Tiffany Cayado James Meylor Rachel Barrett Caitlin Lisooey Alexander Forstenhausler Leanne Skorge Julia Cederroth Philip Micele Julie Bennett Caitlin Mahoney Claire Fox Darrell Ann Smith Chloe Cherin Russell Miller Caitlin Berkowitz Daniel McGrory Angelina Garneva Jacqueline Snyder Christopher Chou Thomas Moore Lee Bernstein Matthew Melino Emily Gee Zachary Sproull Stephanie Christiano Suzanne Morgan John Bogatko Callie Meserole WF Helps Leanne Hewit Thomas Stewart Jessica Cohen Christine Mruz Zachary Bullek Thomas Meylor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Daniel Kahaner Kelsey Sullivan Caitlyn Costello Jaclyn Nicoll Michael Burns Kyle Murray for people who need further assis- Anna Koehler Katherine Taylor Samuel Crawford Julienne Niemiera Megan Camillo Tyler Maccubbin Kate Kovalenko Nicole Vendetti Tara Daly Caitlyn Oster James Campbell Julia Nelson tance. Ms. Barnet’s case needed fur- Bryan Krichilsky Samantha Vitale Brian Davidson Courtney Phillips Stephen Caprario Alexandra Nish ther assistance. Therefore, Ms. Corsi Sarah Lapidus Leigh Weissman Seth Davidson Colleen Psomas Justine Cassidy Danielle Partenope contacted other organizations. Holly DeSantis Jonathan Ramalho Hannah Cataldo Alexis Pitchen Karen Howell, Vice President of Scott Dyer Matthew Renart Rachel Charatan Peter Protogiannis the Board of the Interfaith Council WESTFIELD Aaron Eisenberg Amelia Antonia Rodriguez-Dunn Jeanine Clark Anson Gregg Purdy for the Homeless of Union County Samaa El-Sherbeini Natasha Rosenberg Ryan Cockren Caitlin Reilly said, “we received a call about Ms. POLICE BLOTTER Jonathon Fichter Adam Rubin Nicholas Colucci Thomas Ricciuti Barnet from the Westfield Police. Nicole Finkel Ryan Salmon Karolyn Cook Kelly Ann Ruhl Though we wanted to help, our shel- MONDAY, JULY 8 Andrew Ford Lindsey Ann Sauerwein Stephen Cruikshank Michael Ruskin • Remi Formal Elizabeth Scanlon Kevin Devaney Alexander Schoch ter was full. We couldn’t accommo- A Minisink Way resident reported date Ms. Barnet.” the theft of a wooden lighthouse valued Sarah Garry William Schwartz Rachael Ettinger Daniel Schwartz at $500. Andrew Gately Jonathan Sheflin Robert Evans Richard Scialabba Linda Maggio, Executive Direc- TUESDAY, JULY 9 Patrick Gessner John-William Sidhom Anthony Fabiano Benjamin Shiffman tor of the United Fund of Westfield LEARNING COMMUNITY SERVICE…Fourth graders at McKinley Elemen- • A resident of North Carolina re- Ilene Goodman Bryan Smith Christine FitzpatrickKaitlyn Shulman stated, “I can not reveal any details tary School in Westfield designed and painted Tic-Tac-Toe boards to donate to ported that she was assaulted by a female Kayley Graham Kate Statton MaryKate Flannery Allison Siko about Ms. Barnet or any client for children at the Westfield Day Care Center. Pictured, above, are fourth graders suspect at the intersection of Cacciola Anne Greenberg Jamie Steiner Martin Fox Kevin Patrick Smith that matter, but I can say that we who delivered the game boards to the center. McKinley art teacher Alison Place and Ripley Place. The victim did Caroline Hansen Colin Sullivan Courtney Fox-Sherman Kathleen Solan offered assistance.” Hooper aids the pupils in creating their community service project. not require any medical attention, ac- William Harbaugh Sean Sullivan John Gagliano Cowles Stewart Rabbi Zamore of Temple Emanu- cording to police. Peter-John Harley James Thayer Ryan Gundrum Kaitlin Swadosh • Matthew Harris Julia Tomaszewsky Kunal Gupta Thomas Hewitt Taylor El said, “I had spoken to Ms. Barnet Joseph DaSilva, 47, of Westfield when she was looking for help and I was arrested at Rahway Avenue and Amanda Hayden Alex Vanarelli Lauren Heffernan Jeffrey Thomashow Atlantic Ambulance Donates Grove Street and charged with driving Kevin Hennessey Michael Venezia David Hennessey Jennifer Urciuoli referred her to social service agen- under the influence of alcohol, refusal to Alexandra Jenkins Scott Warner Smantha Hirtler Evan Vanarelli cies that could further help her. She submit to a breath test and driving with Phillip John Francesca Welham Andrea Hollander Jenna Vandervort is in our thoughts and prayers.” Defibrillators to Borough a revoked license. Bail was set at $3,500. Samuel John Gregory Whitman Cristina Insinga Kayla Vandervort According to Ms. Corsi, Ms. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Daniel Johnson Maxwell Wieder Katherine Itz Megan Vandervort Barnet is spending the next three nice to have. We’ve had three saves bidder, Alarm and Communication • An Edison Township building con- Troy Johnson Ryan Yarusi Matthew Kamel Mary Walsh weeks with her son at a motel in already from that type of defibrillator,” Technologies of West Milford, in the tractor reported his tool truck was bro- Benjamin Zakarin Michael Kenny Kevin Wicks Raritan in Somerset County until said Mayor Robert Viglianti. “We’ve amount of $20,421.00 to be funded in ken into and approximately $4,000 in Stephen Kowaski Jeremy Wolf DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Angelina Kozak Tianyu Anny Wu they find an affordable apartment. It placed one in the pool and we expect full through a Union County Commu- tools stolen. The incident occurred while is not clear what organization is aid- one or two more to be donated.” nity Development Block Grant. the truck was parked in the 500 block of GRADE 8 – 44 Students Jaclyn Lack Brian Thomas Yee East Broad Street. Kristen Aguero Han Gil Kim Jennifer Ann Lane Michael Yee ing her with these accommodations. In other business, the council passed The council also appointed Robert FRIDAY, JULY 12 Cornelius Banta Emma Laird Guglielemo Laurenzi Nicole Smith Ms. Barnet was not available for several resolutions. The council sup- Forgus to the Mountainside Volunteer • Approximately 70 feet of white Dana Barrasso Feng Kevin Liang Caroline Leung Tony Smith comment. ported legislation to return the opening Fire Department. picket fence was reported stolen from in of the polls to 7:00 a.m. (from 6 a.m.). The meeting also included the pub- front of a house in the 500 block of Salter The polls will close at 8 p.m. lic hearing of Ordinance 1051-2002, Place. Kielley Named Westfield’s Mayor Viglianti said, “A lot of the an ordinance to amend the fee schedule SATURDAY, JULY 13 towns are finding that the volunteers of certain fees for copies of public • A resident of the 200 block of Can- Construction are sitting there doing virtually nothing records and for the completion and terbury Road reported that a couch and a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Gifted, Talented Supervisor hour upon hour. The volunteers them- filing of certain vital statistic reports. chair were stolen from the garage. The classrooms, cafeterias, and multi-pur- selves have said that it’s not necessary The ordinance was approved unani- total value of the missing items is $1,500. pose rooms over renovations to such WESTFIELD — Lindsay Kielley menting differentiated classroom instruc- to be open that long. Other towns are mously. • A Ripley Road resident reported additional spaces as media centers. has been named the Supervisor of Gifted tion and designing criteria for measuring facing the same dilemma. We are say- Following the public meeting, the that her motor vehicle was unlawfully Further details on possible alterna- and Talented Programs for the Westfield individual student progress. ing that 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. should be more executive session dealt with con- taken by someone known to her. tives if construction does not conclude Public Schools. Her appointment was Ms. Kielley began her career in than enough hours for everyone to go tractual matters during a private ses- MONDAY, JULY 15 Bernardsville in 1997, following five • by the fall session will be made public approved by the Board of Education at its vote.” sion. The council discussed A business on South Avenue re- during the next school board meeting on meeting on June 25. years teaching academically gifted and The council then authorized solici- Elizabethtown Water Company’s ported the theft of a 2000 Mitsubishi In the newly created position, Ms. talented students in grades K-5 in the tation of bids concerning the construc- plans to flush the main lines in the Galant which had been rented to a Roselle July 23. Dr. Schaller continues to plan along Kielley will coordinate services for gifted Livingston School District. She also was tion and leasing of a third cellular tower borough. The council decided to re- resident. The automobile had not been responsible for planning a school-wide recovered as of Tuesday. with the board on how best to smooth and talented students in the Westfield behind borough hall. The minimum spectfully reject their offer based on • A resident of Scotch Plains reported over the transition, “We have great teach- Public Schools, with emphasis on grades enrichment curriculum. Ms. Kielley has bid price will be $37,000. possible disruptions to the commu- he was assaulted in the 500 block of North ers. No matter where they’re at, they will K-8. She will also train classroom teach- conducted “Math Marathon” workshops The council awarded the bid for in- nity, and also because of emerging Avenue by an unknown male suspect. teach. But is it conducive? No,” he ad- ers in effective strategies for the for students through the stallation of a new fire alarm at the technology that might present a more The victim was not injured and there was mitted, “Being a parent, you want the instruction of gifted and talented New Jersey Consortium Mountainside Library to the lowest favorable option. no further description of the suspect. best for your child.” students. for Gifted and Talented “A new program for academi- Programs. cally gifted students will be imple- Her experience also in- mented in the Westfield Public cludes coaching a Varsity Schools in grades 3 and 6 as a Forensics team to numer- pilot project in the 2002-2003 ous regional champion- school year,” announced Dr. Janie ships from 1997-2002. Douglas M. Fasciale Edmonds, Assistant Superinten- In accepting her new dent of Curriculum and Instruc- position in Westfield, Ms. Certified Civil Trial Attorney tion. Lindsay Kielley Kielley stated, “I am look- “Since 1979 the district has ing forward to working by the Supreme Court of New Jersey provided an Advanced Learning Pro- with students, staff, and parents to build gram with varying modifications through- a dynamic Gifted and Talented Program out the years. All students currently en- here in Westfield. This is a top-notch Concentrating in personal injury rolled in the Advanced Learning Pro- school district, and I am thrilled to be a gram will complete this three-year en- part of it.” and malpractice cases. richment curriculum,” added Ms. Ms. Kielley holds a Masters Degree in Edmonds. Instruction and Curriculum from Kean “Lindsay Kielley will help us in defin- University and a Bachelor Degree in Eco- Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP ing a new Gifted and Talented Program nomics and another in Dance Performance for profoundly gifted students that will and Education from Randolph-Macon Attorneys At Law - A Full Service Firm enable these students to extend their Woman’s College. She is currently a doc- learning to the same degree that other toral candidate at Seton Hall University. 40 Paterson Street 116 S. Euclid Avenue students experience,” she concluded. In commenting on the board’s ap- With more than 10 years of experience pointment of Ms. Kielley, Superinten- New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Westfield, NJ 07090 in educating the academically gifted, dent of Schools Dr. William Foley added, (732) 545-4717 (908) 232-9944 Ms. Kielley’s most recent position was “We are pleased to welcome Lindsay in the Somerset Hills School District, Kielley to Westfield. She brings a depth [email protected] where she designed and implemented of experience in the implementation and evaluation of Gifted and Talented pro- www.hoaglandlongo.com gifted/talented and enrichment programs PRESCHOOL GRADUATE…Meredith Cea, a teacher at the Summit Speech at Bernardsville Middle School. grams. I know she will be a real asset in School in New Providence, is pictured with Westfield resident and recent She was also instrumental in imple- serving the needs of these students.” graduate Justin Fernandez. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK First Landing on the Moon : July 20, 1969

USPS 485200 Thursday, July 18, 2002 Published Every Thursday Since 1959 (908) 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS OUR 44TH YEAR – ISSUE NO. 29-44 Periodical – Postage Paid at Scotch Plains, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] Police Contracts Compared In WF, SP and Mountainside

By LAUREN S. PASS $2,000 at the bottom of the pay scale cal; with a $200 deductible for an Specially Written for The Times to $8,000 at the top. individual and $300 for a family. The The Scotch Plains Policeman’s The Scotch Plains Police contract town also provides dental with orth- Benevolent Association (PBA) has salary ranges for the year 2002 odontia on a 50/50 basis to a maxi- agreed to a three-year contract with from $30,221 for officers in the po- mum of $1,000. the township in June, while Westfield lice academy, to $87,414 for a police Westfield officers hired before is still in negotiations for its contract, captain. Officers assigned to the de- January 1, 1996 receive a 1 percent which expired on December 31, 2001. tective and computer bureaus receive increase after 5 years of service, 3 Mountainside’s contract does not an additional $600 for the year 2002. percent after 10 years, 5 percent after expire until December 31, 2002. Officers receive increases for lon- 15 years, 7 percent after 20 years, Each of the towns is significantly gevity; 2 percent from the comple- and 9 percent after 24 years. Em- different in size and population. The tion of 5 to 10 years of service, 4 ployees hired after January 1, 1996 Township of Scotch Plains measures percent from completion of 10 to 15 are not entitled to the longevity pro- 9.6 square miles, with a population years, 6 percent from completion of gram. 22,780 according to the 2000 census. 15 to 20 years, 8 percent after 20 Westfield Police Chief Bernard The Town of Westfield measures 6.29 years and 10 percent after 23 years. Tracy was unavailable for comment square miles and has a population of Scotch Plains officers receive their on the resolution of the contract. 29,460 according to the 2000 census. medical coverage from Oxford. Any Officer Robert Weiss, president of The Borough of Mountainside tallies employee hired after January 1, 2002 the Westfield PBA declined to com- 4.1 square miles and has a population will be provided with the “point of ment on the current negotiations, as he of 6,657, according to the 1990 census. service” coverage, but can pay the has just taken over the Presidency from Unlike Scotch Plains and difference if they choose other avail- Officer Scott Rodger, who is still han- Mountainside, Westfield has a paid able coverage. They also receive full dling the negotiations. Officer Rodger fire department; which has a budget family dental plan including orth- of nearly $2.9 million. Both Scotch did not return any of the phone calls AMERICAN PRIDE…Marion and Bob Roberts of Scotch Plains submitted this photo of their neighbors at 2211 Westfield odontic coverage, and a prescription made by The Times of Scotch Plains- Avenue, Albert, Margaret, Isabella and Dominika Blach, who crafted a flag from a piece of wooden fencing that will hang Plains and Mountainside have vol- plan, which allows for $10 co-pays permanently in the Roberts’ and Blach’s common driveway. Isabella, 12, and Dominika, 8, wanted a summer project and unteer departments. Fanwood. on brand name drugs and $2 co-pays Westfield Town Administrator the Roberts’ suggested crafting a flag. With their parents’ help, the girls helped with the design and painting. The Blachs Scotch Plains Police are paid the for generic drugs. emigrated from Poland in 1994 and became United States citizens over the last two years. According to Mr. Roberts, the most of the three towns, and Westfield In Mountainside police salaries James Gildea stated, “We’re still in Blachs are “very proud to be citizens of this great country and we are proud to have them as friends and neighbors.” is paid the least, with differences of range from $28,000 a year for a first negotiations.” year officer on probation to $81,727 According to Mr. Gildea he is for a captain for the year 2002. On currently working with the Town’s New SPBPA President Steve Goldberg Details January 1, 2002 all unit employees Labor Attorney Frederick Danser so received a 4 percent across-the-board that they can be prepared for the increase. The base salary for regular next meeting in September. police officers’ reaches its peak in The full contracts for all three mu- Upcoming Upgrades, Projects for Downtown their sixth year at $68,971. nicipalities police department and the By FRED ROSSI Goldberg, has headed the group since place, it’s time to move on to the next Officers also receive a longevity Westfield Fire Department are avail- Specially Written for The Times April, when he succeeded the phases. pay increase. This increase is based able at www.goleader.com/features. With much of the aesthetic im- organization’s first and only Presi- An immediate item on SPBPA’s on years of service, and depends on provements in downtown Scotch dent, Ray Pardon, who founded plate, Mr. Goldberg said, has been when they were hired. Those who Plains now in place, what’s next for SPBPA in 1994. “The center of town the brick paver project in front of were hired prior to June 18, 1996 are the area and for the Scotch Plains looks pretty good,” he told The Times downtown businesses. The township given increases on completion of 5, BOE Talks Business and Professional Associa- of Scotch Plains-Fanwood this week, government is anxious to proceed 10, 15, 20 and 24 years in 2, 4, 6, 8 tion (SPBPA), the primary voice be- referring to the new thematic light- with the program, and Mr. Goldberg and 10 percent increments respec- hind promoting the central business ing, benches, trash receptacles, plant- said the township is sending letters to tively. Those officers hired on or Busing and district as a place for businesses to ers and red brick-appearing walk- property owners who have been less after June 18, 1996 receive increases locate and shoppers to visit? ways at crosswalks in the downtown than enthusiastic about taking part at 10, 15, 20 and 24 years in 2, 4, 6 New SPBPA President, Steve area. With these improvements in and informing them that delaying and 8 percent increments. Construction their participation in Additionally, all officers who are By JENNIFER PINTO the initial installa- Emergency Medical Technicians re- Specially Written for The Times tion could end up ceive an extra $500 annually, and any On July 11, the Scotch Plains- costing them more officer assigned to the Detective Bu- Fanwood Board of Education at a later date. reau receives a 2 percent annual pro- Steve Goldberg held a short special meeting, “We’re trying to rated stipend above their base salary. awarding some last minute bids firm up support,” As for the hoped-for sale of the Along with the State Health Ben- predominately dealing with from those unenthu- hedge property adjacent to the Mu- efits program the Borough will reim- busing and construction. siastic owners, Mr. nicipal Building on Park Avenue and burse for dental and vision, $1,400 A contract was awarded to Goldberg said. development of a mixed-use build- for a family and $650 for a single AmTran of Carlstadt for a to- SPBPA has been ing, Mr. Goldberg admitted that noth- person in the year 2002. tal of $153,700 toward the pur- working on the pro- ing much has happened in recent In Westfield, the salaries range chase of three new district gram with the months. from $27,020 for police officers for buses. These buses will replace Towne Center Task Before the township-owned land the first year from the date of em- ones that have reportedly ex- Force, an advisory can be sold to a private developer, it ployment to $79,681 for 2001. perienced a tremendous group of local busi- must be subdivided, and he said that, Westfield officers reach the maxi- amount of mechanical failure ness owners and “the parking situation has to be ad- mum base salary after 7 years at in the past. government offi- dressed.” $60,600. On July 2, bids for bus routes cials, on the paver The municipal parking lot between The town has provided for health were reviewed and as of July project. Park Avenue and East Second Street insurance consisting of hospital, 11 a contract has been awarded While the Town- CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 medical, surgical and major medi- to Vogel Bus of Roselle. The ship Council had ex- bus routes will cover routes 1 pressed some hope through 8, costing the district last month that the a total amount of $239,990. project could possi- A contract for lease purchas- bly start this fall, Mr. ing financing of computer tech- Goldberg feels it’s nology equipment and school unlikely and said if buses was awarded to Sun Trust it were undertaken Leasing Corporation. Brooks Crandall for The Times next spring, “we’d Computer technology equip- NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY...The Berwyck versus Chase kids water balloon battle was part of all be very, very ment is priced at $535,303.40 the festivities during an annual block party in Fanwood. Scotch Plains’ police officer Shawn happy.” and school buses cost a total of Johnson addressed the children on the importance of neighborhood safety. $180,000. Sun Trust Leasing will finance the total amount for five years at a 3.71 percent interest rate. The lease will be Whitaker, Fellow GOPs Challenge effective on Saturday, August 10. The final bid reviewed was for renovations to the Scotch 9-0 Democratic Freeholder Board Plains-Fanwood High School By FRED ROSSI Scutari, both of whom are seeking portion of local prop- (SPFHS) parking lot. Specially Written for The Times re-election, and Freeholder Rick erty taxes expected According to Business Ad- Three seats on the Union County Proctor, who was appointed to fill this year as well as the ministrator and Board Secre- Board of Chosen Freeholders will be out the un-ex- use of county open tary Anthony Del Sordi, “the at stake this November as Repub- pired term of As- space funds to buy parking lot will be extended licans try to gain a foothold on a semblywoman property and then over about four feet.” governing body that has been in Linda Stender “build a building” in The extension of parking is Democratic hands since the mid- and is seeking the Watchung Reser- due to the construction of the high school bridge. The addi- 1990s. election in his Anira Clericuzio vation. One local GOP candidate, Joel own right. Mr. Whitaker also tional construction will be done Whitaker, President of the Mr. Whitaker spoke of the Free- by Carter Contracting in the Fanwood Borough Council, said told The Times of holder Board’s more amount of $52,948. that the, “overriding question to Scotch Plains- recent admission that In other business, Mr. Del be addressed (in the coming cam- Fanwood that, there may be plans to Sordi announced that the paign) is whether the county is Joel Whitaker “it might be a develop part of Sum- DiFrancesco Grant that was well-served by having a 9-0 Free- good idea to have mit property pur- awarded to SPFHS for renova- holder Board. There is some doubt a person to ask questions,” of a chased with open tions to athletic fields does not that it is.” heavily-Democratic Freeholder space funds. cover the lowest bid received Mr. Whitaker, along with fellow Board. He said the fact that there Elyse Bochicchio Mr. Whitaker, who by the district. There is cur- Republicans Anira Clericuzio of have been few if any “no” votes cast Medved was elected to the rently a gap of about $260,000 Cranford and Elyse Bochicchio by the Freeholders in recent times, Fanwood Council in 1998 and also and the district has not yet Medved of Rahway, will be seeking “raises a lot of questions.” owns a business newsletter publish- made any formal decisions the seats currently held by Freehold- He said he is disturbed about the ing company in Fanwood, said he about how they plan on filling ers Angel Estrada and Nicholas significant increase in the county continues, “to have deep reservations this gap. about the so-called trash train. Why The next meeting of the school PAGE INDEX should New York City be dumping its board will be held at the admin- Regional...... 2-3 Obituary ...... 8 Real Estate .... 16-18 istration building on Thursday, garbage in Union County?” He said Cheri Rogowsky for The Times Editorial ...... 4-5 Education ...... 9 A&E ...... 19-20 he found it, “amazing that the Free- HEALING UP…Martin Milewits of Fanwood gave blood at the YMCA in August 15, at 7:30 p.m. Community ... 6-7 Sports ...... 11-15 holders acquiesced,” in the plan. Scotch Plains during the New York Blood Center’s Blood Drive on July 11. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 10 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Distinguished and Regular Honor Roll Students For Final Marking Quarter Reported at Park Middle School in SP SCOTCH PLAINS – Park Middle Kenneth Hessemer Christopher Uehlinger Colleen Baines Elizabeth Jacobs Marisa Bianco Viktoriya Gorbach School in Scotch Plains has issued Thomas Holt Anthony Vecchione Justine Brown Elizabeth Katz Sara Boffa Adriana Guido the Distinguished Honor Roll and William Hubbard Danielle Wood Courtney Burke Jessica Levine Elizabeth Bourchtein Keila Guzman Regular Honor Roll for the final William Jacobs Lindsay Traiman Yvonne Chen Rebecca McGuire Matthew Canfield George Helock Alyssa Karis Samantha Traiman Cleo Chou Ian McNally Lawrence Chan Joseph Jacobi marking quarter of the 2001-2002 Nicholas Kauchak Janelle Vanderwiel Deirdre Clark Hallie Mintz Derrick Chen Kristen Kersey academic term. Steven Klehm Nitin Viswwanathan Briana Falco Jeffrey Mullen Amy Chervenyak Melissa Koerner DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Allison Kodan Andy Wang Andrew Goldberg Raunaq Palejwala Soo Cho Jessica McGarry GRADE 6 – 36 Students Jacyln Lazarus Vivian Wong Joshua Green Danielle Porter Sara Cohen Elijah Nam Deborah Albert Ming Lu Thurston Hamlette Katherine VanHaasteren Henry Cox Christopher Nilsen DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Matthew Hirschhorn Joshua Zinman Athena Coyt Jeffrey Ondeyka Izabela Blach Brianne Mahoney GRADE 7 – 20 Students Avery Boettcher Brian Many Jack Davis Alex Pardon John Acito Kristen Mandala REGULAR HONOR ROLL Ryan Bridge Elizabeth Minski Robert Dawson Cristina Reyes Alison Baier Stacy Marr GRADE 8 – 44 Students Daniel Buckley Christina Olsson Kathryn Devlin Eduardo Rodriguez Joseph Bianco Lauren Messina Anthony Baliatico Matthew Fleissner Katelyn Cavanaugh Ryan Pinkowski Aaron Doliber Marleny Romano Kendall Boyda Christopher Rodriguez Bridget Cornwell Neil Pratt Candace Barnes Michael Fragna Kristin Dyson Dana Sacks Allison Brown Heather Rodriguez Robert Cunningham Nyanna Quoi Jasmine Bartee Shemane Fritz Gabrielle Falco Kara Sang Cathleen Carr Alana Rosato John DeMaio Margaret Reilly Jennifer Bauer Brian Glassett Matthew Ferrara Melissa Sette Karina DeMair Melissa Rupnarain Stephanie Goines Alice Ren Laurel Devlin Sean Scott Lindsay Hauptman Hillary Roberts Fairfield Univ. Presents Daisy Fung Stacey Tanguy Jessica Impellizzeri Travis Rosado Matthew Huether Caleb Zimmerman Alec Jacobs Marc Rosenberg Goldberg, Degree to Justine Mosko Samantha Knierim Michael Scannell REGULAR HONOR ROLL FANWOOD – Fairfield Univer- Marc L’Heureux Adam Silverman GRADE 7 – 56 Students sity in Fairfield, Conn. granted a Jacob Lavenhar Alex Soloway Jessica Abrantes Rachel Levy Downtown degree to Justine Ann Mosko of Caitlin Leist Katlyn Soriano Lauryn Adams Christopher Luby Alexa Lindenberg Kristen Thompson Yeershati Ahati Joy Lucy CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fanwood during its 52nd commence- might need to be expanded and re- ment exercises on May 19. REGULAR HONOR ROLL Kimberlee Appezzato Kathryn Magalhaes Victoria Bauman Lauren Mains The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pe- GRADE 6 – 70 Students vamped, with access opened directly Amanda Bobyack Laura Marvelli Courtney Adamczyk Robert Leeper to East Second Street, but all of this, ter Mosko, Justine majored in inter- Sarah Boruch Patrick McGuiness “depends on the property owners on national business and minored in Andrea Apuzzio Mary MacDonald Gregory Brand Brennan McTernan Courtney Baines Valerie Madison that block.” German. She was also active as a Colin Campbell Martin Njoroge “We’re meeting with the Task Casandra Berwick Brian Many Ana Castillo Stephanie Oh member of the Fairfield University Jason Boff Maggie McLaughlin Force and meeting with the property Michelle Chan Thomas Pennella Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. Rebecca Bush Kyle Mihansky Nikolai Chowdhury Adam Perez owners,” Mr. Goldberg said, in an Ciana Caicedo Ryan Mullen Justine studied abroad in Germany Andrew Cohen Rudyard Plesmid effort to get some movement behind Lisa Campbell Nicholas Murray Alex Cvetovich Jeffrey Pober the hedge property sale. during the spring semester of 2001. Julia Capodicasa Emily Nering Jenna Delle-Donne Portia Price Other matters that SPBPA will be She received the German Consulate Nicole Colineri Kevin O’Connell Jessica Estriplet Andrea Rosko Award from the Consul General of Kristan Conlan Robert O’Connor involved in the coming months will Linda Evins James Sensor be the possible option for downtown Germany. Cheri Rogowsky for The Times Dauna DeMarsico Taylor Paraboschi Kelly Frazee Ryan Sharkey SOUNDS LIKE SPRINGSTEEN…The “B-Street Band”which took its sounds Patrick Doliber Stacia Piesch property owners to add second- and A graduate of Scotch Plains- Kristan Fuller Andrew Smith third-story condominiums above to the Village Green in Scotch Plains last Thursday, sounded similar to Bruce Joseph Dunn Brandon Reddington Alexandra Garber James Spaeth Fanwood High School in Scotch Springsteen. The band, which appeared as part of the township’s 23rd Annual Marcus Dyson Maria Pia Rivero Shanik Gilmore Katherine Stamler street-level businesses, something Plains, Justine plans a career in in- Village Green Summer Concert Series, includes keyboardist Willie Forte, lead George Elmer Molly Rodino Andrew Haggan Danielle Vena Mr. Goldberg termed, “an intriguing ternational business and public rela- singer Glenn Stuart, saxophonist Jimmy Cassell, guitarist Steve Barr, bassist Rebecca Fox Christine Roser possibility. The more people we can Elizabeth Halpin Vincent Vicari tions. Dave Brown and drummer Chip Chipak. Alexandra Fragna Dennis Ruiz Ashley Jacobi Erin Voelker bring into downtown, the better it Nicholas Fung Jessica Santos Catherine Kaiserman Tiffany Wong will be for businesses there.” Nicole Fusco Daniel Schwahl Shirley Kim Leigh Zebleckas Andrea Guzman Grace Sigona On another matter, he said his Maggie Kosciolek Jason Zelesnik WHS Construction Is In Full Gear; Adrian Hall Gabriella Sosnowski group will be doing “whatever we Katherine Lauricella Jennifer Zimmerman Christian Halma Kendra Spady can” to get the jitney service running Wendy Harris James Strobel DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL through Scotch Plains and Fanwood Melissa Helock Melissa Swanton GRADE 8 – 22 Students up and running. Originally slated to Projects to Continue Into April 2003 Thomas Hercel Matthew Tenzer commence in the spring, there are By STEVEN KRAKAUER September. mer and into the school year. WHS still a number of outstanding details Specially Written for The Times to finalize, and Mr. Goldberg doesn’t Dr. Robert Petix, WHS Princi- will add a third floor and expand Full-Time Cosmetology The sight of large cranes carry- see the service becoming operational pal, said, “I’m pleased so far, but I the first and second floors to incor- until next spring. ing steel beams and the sound of remain cautiously optimistic that porate new labs and science rooms. Classes Slated at UCVTS In the meantime, he said SPBPA hammering and heavy machinery we’ll continue on schedule. It’s al- The expected completion date for is, “trying to make the Farmer’s has become a constant at Westfield ways a concern that any one aspect the new wing is April, 2003 and, SCOTCH PLAINS – Union County use of hair and scalp conditioning treat- Market a nice event on Saturday High School (WHS) since construc- can hold up the remaining parts of according to Mr. Berman, “every- Vocational-Technical Schools ments, the art of finger-waving, setting tion began on a series of editions (UCVTS) in Scotch Plains will offer a and styling of hair with sculpture curls mornings,” and is also planning for construction.” thing is running on time.” full-time course in cosmetology this and the use of thermal irons. both Scotch Plains Day on Septem- and redevelopments last year. The diminishing parking situa- Although the wing will continue fall for students interested in entering The class also includes instruction ber 28 and the Holiday Celebration According to School Board Sec- tion at the high school has been a to be constructed during the school the field. on selecting hairstyles to suit physical on December 8. retary and Business Administrator major concern. Mr. Berman noted year, Mr. Berman doesn’t think The course will run from September features of patrons and how to adapt For the latter event, the Township Robert Berman, everything is go- that the driveway off Trinity Place noise will be a problem. to June and will prepare students for current styling trends for individual Recreation Department will be more ing according to plan. the licensing examination administered customers. leading to the main parking lot has “It was probably more of a dis- involved than it has in recent years, Three major parts of the con- been demolished, and plans for a traction last year, with the work in by the New Jersey State Board of Cos- Additionally, training will cover and Mr. Goldberg is hoping to ex- shaping hair with scissors and razors, struction are expected to be com- new driveway are taking into ac- the courtyard. Most of the metology. pand the event and hopefully close Classes begin on Wednesday, Sep- quick-service styling with blow dryers pleted by the time school resumes count the need for getting more cinderblock will already be up and off Park Avenue for part of that day, tember 4, and are held Monday through and curling irons, application of tem- in September. spaces. some brick will be laid, so the work Friday, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the school porary and permanent colors, and a much the same way it is for the The main Cafeteria will be ex- annual Car Show and Street Fair in The touted new science wing will is mostly interior with very little campus on Raritan Road. variety of other beauty techniques panded on the first floor, and the be worked on throughout the sum- noise,” Mr. Berman said. An art and science involving the which are critical to achieving success June. art room on the second floor will study of skin, hair, scalp and nails, the in the field. be renovated. These are located on UCVTS course on cosmetology in- Financial aid is available to quali- cludes state-of-the-art classroom train- fied students and job placement ser- Joseph, Jennifer Ascolese one side of the central courtyard. ing, which uses mannequins, demon- vices and apprenticeships are avail- Named to Dean’s Listing Across the opposite side of the strations and live models in clinical able to all graduates. courtyard will be an expansion of service. For more information on the cosme- FANWOOD – Joseph the guidance office on the first Students will learn how to conduct tology course, please contact the Day Ascolese and Jennifer floor, and a renovated faculty room Ascolese, the children of Mr. hair analysis, the physical and chemi- Admissions Office at UCVTS at (908) on the second floor. cal effects of shampoos and rinses, the 889-8288, extension no. 340 or 341. and Mrs. Joe Ascolese of Fanwood, were named to the In the front of the school, on Dean’s List for the spring 2002 Dorian Road, the gym storage area Grant Winners Honored semester at Rowan University expansion is expected to be com- in Glassboro. Joseph is major- plete by the beginning of the school ing in health and exercise sci- year as well. By Fanwood Lions Club ence, while Jennifer is a psy- Although a minor project, the FANWOOD – The Fanwood Lions raised through the communities’ sup- chology major with a minor in foods room at WHS will be com- Club introduced and honored its schol- port of the club’s Christmas tree business. pletely renovated and be ready for arship winners during a Ladies Night sale, the major fundraiser. use when school commences in at Pantagis Renaissance on June 5. Scholarship winners included An- drew Pavoni, Christine Perrotta and Community Groups Work to Assist Ian Wehrle. Each student received $1,000 scholarships to the colleges they plan to attend in the fall. The organization also installed its Needy Woman In Town of Westfield Steven Krakauer for The Times officers for the year 2002-2003. Paul INSIDE LOOKING OUT…Construction is ongoing throughout the summer at By JENNIFER PINTO Families. needed further assistance. There- Westfield High School. The skeleton of the new three-story science wing is up Barlow was named President, First Specially Written for The Times Vice President is Pat Lindsey, Sec- Ms. Corsi sought temporary hous- fore, Ms. Corsi contacted other or- on the side of the school near Trinity Place. ond Vice President is Mike Venezia, Lillian Corsi, Westfield’s Direc- ing for Ms. Barnet; “I made calls to ganizations. Third Vice President is Marion tor of Human Services, first heard various organizations for help and Karen Howell, Vice President of Gail Iammatteo Participates Menzer, Recording Secretary is about Rose Grumet Barnet through I told her that I would look to solve the Board of the Interfaith Council Shiela Barton, Corresponding Sec- local people in town. the immediate problem by finding for the Homeless of Union County retary is Robert Harris, Chuck According to Ms. Corsi, Ms. her a temporary place to stay.” said, “we received a call about Ms. Hoeckle is Treasurer, Jim Grover is In School Finance Panel Barnet was approaching local busi- “I contacted the Salvation Army Barnet from the Westfield Police. Lion Tamer, Tail Twister is Tom nesses and residents asking for help SCOTCH PLAINS – Gail impact on school districts, and, as Klem, and Membership Director is in Elizabeth and had made accom- Though we wanted to help, our Iammetteo, a member of the Union necessary, makes recommenda- with shelter after being legally modations for one week at a cost of shelter was full. We couldn’t ac- Chet Lindsey. evicted from her apartment on Sus- County Vocational-Technical tions to the NJSBA’s semi-annual District Governor Frank Magno- $42 a night for Ms. Barnet.” commodate Ms. Barnet.” sex Street in Westfield. Board of Education, is serving on meetings concerning association lia and his wife, Adele Magnolia, That same afternoon, a Steven Linda Maggio, Executive Direc- a statewide panel that studies is- policy on school finance. were in attendance. Mr. Magnolia Ms. Corsi met with Ms. Barnet Barnet visited Ms. Corsi. He is Ms. tor of the United Fund of Westfield on Monday, July 1, and evaluated sues related to New Jersey’s sys- The NJSBA first established the installed the new officers. Barnet’s son. “I contacted the Sal- stated, “I can not reveal any details tem of funding the public schools. School Finance Committee in Past President Phyllis Fischer was her situation. Due to the fact that vation Army for the second time about Ms. Barnet or any client for honored as Lion of the Year. she was over 65 and had no young Glenn B. Dawn, New Jersey 1992. The panel has issued reports and arranged the same accommo- that matter, but I can say that we School Boards Association concerning the state’s use of prop- The club has donated over $9,000 children, she was not eligible for dations for Steven,” Ms. Corsi ex- offered assistance.” to various charities, including the (NJSBA) President, reappointed erty taxes to fund the schools, the Public Assistance Programs or for plained. Rabbi Zamore of Temple Emanu- scholarships. These monies were Temporary Assistance for Needy Ms. Iammetteo to the need for greater financial aid to Through the Caring Neighbor El said, “I had spoken to Ms. Barnet organization’s School Finance support special education and other Fund of Westfield, Ms. Barnet and when she was looking for help and Committee last month. required services, the school bud- her son received $558 in funds to I referred her to social service agen- The panel monitors the school geting process, and other issues stay at the Salvation Army in Eliza- cies that could further help her. She funding law in the state and its related to school funding. beth for one week. is in our thoughts and prayers.” Douglas M. Fasciale “The Caring Neighbor Fund is According to Ms. Corsi, Ms. Barnet the only source of revenue that I is spending the next three weeks with Mount St. Mary Academy Tells can tap into without any additional her son at a motel in Raritan in Certified Civil Trial Attorney burden to taxpayers. Every other Somerset County until they find an by the Supreme Court of New Jersey option for seeking funds would in- affordable apartment. It is not clear Honor Roll for Final Trimester volve the state,” said Ms. Corsi. what organization is aiding her with WATCHUNG – Directress Sister 12th graders; Rachel Schwartz, “The Caring Neighbor Fund is a these accommodations. Lisa Gambacorto, Principal of grade 11; and Elizabeth Yanosey, Concentrating in personal injury fund that was established by my Ms. Barnet was not available for Mount St. Mary Academy in grade 10. and malpractice cases. predecessors over 40 years ago. We comment. Watchung, has announced that the formally named it the Caring Honor Roll (overall B average): following area students have Scotch Plains: 12th graders Neighbor Fund in 1979”. achieved honor roll status for the According to Ms. Corsi, the fund Paulina Irigary, Tina-Marie Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP Emily Scherb Accepts final trimester of the 2001-2002 Rosenberger, Heather Saunders, is for emergency use only. It is academic year. Attorneys At Law - A Full Service Firm meant to solve initial problems, Collegiate Membership and Renee Souris; 11th graders Principal’s Honor Roll (straight A’s): Cristina Dyogi and Danielle Mor- not long-term problems. The fund SCOTCH PLAINS – Emily Scotch Plains: Kathleen Sarah Scherb of Scotch Plains ris; 10th graders Nicole Cannone 40 Paterson Street 116 S. Euclid Avenue doesn’t have the financial capacity Donovan and Christine Feury, both to deal with long-term problems. has accepted membership in and Christine Marino; and ninth New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Westfield, NJ 07090 graders Hyacinth Dyogi, Diane (732) 545-4717 (908) 232-9944 Ms Corsi stated that she uses the the National Society of Colle- fund for problems that can be im- giate Scholars and will be hon- Fitzpatrick, Mariela Lemus and Nathalie Rodriguez. [email protected] mediately solved, and then she ored during a campus ceremony See it all in Color! makes the best possible effort to this fall at Washington Univer- Fanwood: 11th graders Kate www.hoaglandlongo.com find help for people who need fur- sity in St. Louis, Miss. www.goleader.com Gousman and Emily Walker and ther assistance. Ms. Barnet’s case 10th grader Laura Marino. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 2 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Republicans Ask Freeholders Budget Does Not Add Up To Back Out of Tremley For All N.J. Residents UNION COUNTY — Republican who said, “As far as we’re concerned, By ASSEMBLYMAN THOMAS H. tionally-dedicated funds to protect the candidates for Union County Free- the Linden Project doesn’t exist. They KEAN (R-21) environment and preserve our histori- holder are telling the county’s all- don’t have a contract with New York The New Jersey state budget is more cal treasures. The budget ignores the Democratic Board of Chosen Free- and there’s no proposal before the than a thick book that outlines the state’s moral and legal obligation to holders to formally withdraw its ap- administration to consider it at this state’s revenue estimates and expendi- preserve and protect New Jersey’s lega- proval for New York City to dump its point.” tures for the next fiscal year. In fact, it cies – the arts, history and open spaces. trash in Union County. Elyse Bochicchio Medved, a is a plan of action that reflects New Instead, this budget diverts $40 mil- Last year, the Democratic Free- Rahway councilwoman who is also Jersey’s core beliefs and priorities and lion in resources to newly-created ac- holders approved plans for New York seeking election to the county Free- represents the best interests of all New counts from which pork barrel projects City’s trash to be shipped by barge holder Board, called on the Free- Jersey citizens from Cape May County can be funded at the discretion of the from Staten Island to a $60 million holders to start putting Union to Sussex County. administration and without the over- transfer station to be built on Tremley County’s interests first. Sadly, the spending plan signed into sight of the legislature. Point in Linden by Browning-Ferris “Tremley Point should be the start law by Governor James E. McGreevey Finally, this budget misplaces the Industries (BFI). The site is owned of a major redevelopment of Union on July 1 falls woefully short on these most immediate priority of all – get- by a partnership including the son- County’s waterfront, as has been done responsibilities. It is for that reason ting our economy moving again. In- in-law of Linden Mayor John in Newark and Jersey City. There’s that I – and 36 of my colleagues on a stead of a much-needed plan for stimu- Gregorio. no reason the Democrat bipartisan basis – made the painful lating growth, encouraging investment After the trash is dumped Freeholders should ever Bill Sheppard for The Westfield Leader and The Times decision to vote against this year’s and creating jobs, this budget accom- in Union County, BFI plans have approved it for a gar- CAMPAIGN BEGINS...Tim Carden, candidate for United States Congress, appropriations act. modates more government spending to load it into rail cars and bage transfer station,” she Seventh Congressional District, is interviewed Monday evening by Steve As a member of the Assembly by saddling New Jersey businesses – ship it to a Virginia landfill. said. Krakauer of The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch Plains - Fanwood Budget Committee, I had been opti- both big and small – with a billion- “Last year, I said New during the Grand Opening of Carden for Congress Campaign Headquarters dollar tax increase. “It just goes to show the located on Elmer Street in Westfield. mistic that a state budget could be York City should be able to Democrat Freeholders’ developed that would balance both Instead of reducing the state’s reli- find a site within its city economic development ef- sound fiscal planning with sensible, ance on bonding, as the Governor limits to handle its own gar- forts have lacked vision and responsive public policy. Unfortu- pledged, this budget relies on revenues bage,” said Joel Whitaker, Fanwood foresight. We need a comprehensive Congress Candidate Carden nately, this state budget misplaces generated through a risky bond deal Council President and one of three study involving the county and Lin- the priorities of the state and in doing involving the state’s tobacco settle- Republicans seeking election to the den to determine the highest and best Opens Campaign Office so, fails the people of this state both ment. For this short-term infusion of Union County Board of Chosen Free- use for Tremley Point and all the today and in the future. cash, New Jersey will have to pay five holders. Union County waterfront,” the coun- By BILL SHEPPARD and STEVEN later that evening. Specifically, the new state budget billion dollars in future payments. “Now NJN News has reported that cilwoman continued. KRAKAUER “That report shows that we raised reneges on the state’s commitment to The Fiscal Year 2003 state budget New York City has, indeed, found a “Once the study is completed, there Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times almost as much as the incumbent and improving education in all school dis- increases spending by more than two suitable site within its own borders.” should be a public discussion of how WESTFIELD – Tim Carden, we didn’t have the President of the tricts. This budget will appropriate an billion dollars – more than 9 percent The NJN News report, which aired to achieve real economic develop- Democratic candidate for United States United States hold a fundraiser for us,” additional $220 million to our state’s above last year’s spending levels – at a July 12, said the alternative site is at ment on the site.” Congress, Seventh Congressional Dis- Mr. Carden told the crowd. Abbott School Districts, but does not time when the state can least afford it. Howland Hook, Staten Island. A rail- It shows something else, too, ac- trict, held his official grand opening on The headline of the press release provide the financial resources that It increases taxes and relies on one- road bridge linking that site to New cording to Anira Clericuzio, a Monday evening of the Carden for issued that day by Mr. Carden’s Press many suburban and rural school dis- shot revenues at a time when our Jersey was renovated last year and Cranford attorney who is the third Congress Campaign Headquarters, lo- Secretary, Vicki Streitfeld, read “Carden tricts need to address increasing stu- economy is still vulnerable and un- the Port Authority of New York and Republican seeking election to the cated on Elmer Street in Westfield. raises $420,502 to Ferguson’s $592,020 dent enrollment. steady. It divides the state at a time New Jersey bought three acres ear- Freeholder board. The candidate and his staff, “Carden’s Despite Bush Fundraiser.” As a result, this budget will back when we need to come together. lier this month to link the renovated “Union County truly needs two- Crew”, held the affair to meet and greet The period of the FEC filing covers communities into a corner. School dis- The newly-enacted state budget is railroad bridge to existing railroad party government,” she said. “The the general public and sup- April 1 through June 30. The tricts throughout New Jersey will be not a sound fiscal blueprint for the tracks that would carry the garbage Democrat Freeholders voted for a porters. They introduced general election will be held forced to choose between increasing future. In fact, it is not even a sound to a Virginia landfill. garbage dump on Tremley Point be- their new headquarters and on Tuesday, November 5. taxes and eliminating programs. Tax- fiscal blueprint for tomorrow. “NJN has established that there’s cause there was no one on the Free- solicited volunteers for the Candidate for Westfield payers and students will both come out * * * * * no reason for New York’s garbage to holder Board to ask a question, to campaign. Mayor Tom Fuccillo and on the short end of the stick. Assemblyman Thomas H. Kean, Jr. be dumped on Union County,” said call for additional study. Mr. Carden said he chose candidate for Westfield This budget also takes the same was appointed in April 2001 to fill Mr. Whitaker. “The Democrats may not stand up Westfield as his campaign Councilman David Owens divisive approach when it comes to our the term of the late Alan M. August- The NJN News report also included for Union County, but Joel Whitaker, headquarters because, “It were in attendance. Mr. municipalities, by holding flat the aid ine. Mr. Kean was elected to a full an interview with Bradley Campbell, Elyse Bochicchio Medved and I will,” was good geographically, Fuccillo said, “Tim’s to municipalities throughout the state, two-year term in November 2001. commissioner, New Jersey Depart- Ms. Clericuzio said. “We want to get but also the Westfield community is (Carden) race and mine represent but funneling millions of dollars into He is a member of the Assembly ment of Environmental Protection, Union County moving again.” reflective of the make-up of the Sev- two ends of the spectrum. Still, any cities and urban areas without demand- Budget Committee and the Assembly enth Congressional District.” excitement that benefits the other’s ing accountability or results. State Government Committee. He Board Certified Supporters totaling more than 50 from race would be excellent.” Tens of millions of dollars have also also chairs the Assembly Republican in Clinical Hypnosis most segments of the congressional Also attending were Ken Rotter been cut in this budget from constitu- Policy Committee. district attended the affair. The district and Ken Lipstein, Municipal Chair- includes parts of Middlesex, Union, Stop Smoking for good man in Westfield and Scotch Plains, Summer Park Programs Warren, Somerset and Hunterdon coun- respectively. Judy Platt, candidate Lose weight and keep it off ties in New Jersey. Break a habit / Conquer a fear for Union County Freeholder, was in In his opening remarks, candidate attendance as well. 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Act has been in effect since July 8. The Information was requested from Year” for 1982. Instead, it named the It defines the Internet — something merely public can now obtain information Fanwood regarding a list of public personal computer the “Machine of the a gleam in the eye in 1984 — and “per- from public agencies that may not salaries. We were charged $20.75 for Year.” sonal identifying information,” a concept otherwise have been available in the one sheet of paper. According to Bor- Time’s story, announcing the selection, back then limited to carbon copies used to past – but it may come with a price, and ough Clerk, Eleanor McGovern, $20 began by quoting an Apple Computer process credit card sales. the rate may vary. was charged for research and time advertisement, which asked the question: The bills expand the notion of theft to Recently The Westfield Leader and spent. When asked why the charge “Will someone please tell me what a include unlawful access to computers and The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood differs from state law, we were referred personal computer can do?” The writers to bootlegging software and also apply requested public information from to Fanwood’s ordinance No. 02-13-R. proceeded to try to answer the question. these prohibited practices to computer Mountainside and Fanwood. We have This ordinance recently enacted states: The article noted that two-thirds of networks and systems, beyond a single many cooperative dealings with them. “a special service charge may be Americans believed the computer would computer or program. We found that they have different poli- charged, in addition to the actual cost lead to better standards of living, boosting They also increase penalties, making it cies and pricing; now charging for of duplicating the record, based on the their children’s educational achievements possible for someone who commits a information. current hourly rate of the Borough and business productivity. Eight out of 10 serious enough “computer crime” to be Lauren S. Pass, reporter for The Clerk multiplied by the number of said they thought the day would come charged with a second degree offense, Jennifer Pinto for The Leader/Times Leader and The Times, requested a hours incurred by the Borough Clerk when the PC would be as ubiquitous in meaning that a computer criminal can be PAYING OUR DUES...Lauren S. Pass (left), reporter for The Westfield Leader copy of the Mountainside PBA con- and/or any assistants in responding to every American home as the television set sent to prison. and The Times pays Mountainside Assistant Borough Clerk Sharon Peele for tract. The cost to the newspaper was the request and any additional actual or the dishwasher. Seventeen years after Time made the a copy of the Mountainside Police contract. This was the first time the $9.40 for the 39 pages of the contract cost of providing the copy or copies”. The upside was endless, Time reported, computer “Person of the Year,” it selected newspaper had to pay for copies in accordance with the fee structure set up in as allowed for, based on our under- noting that “looking ahead, the computer a man who made the computer his per- the new Open information Act. standing of the law. Charities Seek Food industry sees pure gold.” sonal engine for commercial gain. In According to the Public Informa- Time’s writer did see a few potholes in 1999, Time named Jeff Bezos, the founder tion Act (C.47: 1 A-5), “Except as COUNTY– Thousands of layoffs the streets paved with PC gold. PCs, the of the Internet retaining giant Christopher Sweet Commissioned otherwise provided by law or regula- have forced many to seek assistance. article noted, were not easy to use for the Amazon.com, “Person of theYear.” Bezos’ tion, the fee assessed for the duplica- The Salvation Army’s soup kitchen is novice, cost a lot of money and the soft- take on the changes wrought by the com- As Air Force Second Lieutenant tion of a government record embodied now serving more than 1500 meals ware could be fairly vexing. puter? “The world of buying and selling in the form of printed matter shall not per month. Food pantries at St. Time did mention crime might be a will never be the same again.” SCOTCH PLAINS – Christopher munication skills, physical fitness, and exceed the following: first page to Joseph’s Social Service Center and problem, but one with dimensions that The computer has also ensured that the E. Sweet has been commissioned as a a field training deployment. tenth page, $0.75 per page; eleventh Elizabethport Presbyterian Center were hard to predict. Quoting an “expert,” world of crime will never be the same. second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Sweet is an aircraft page to twentieth page, $0.50 per page; also have experienced a 50 percent Time reported that “nobody seems to These bills will help make sure that com- after graduating from Officer Train- maintenance officer assigned to the all pages over twenty, $0.25 per page. increase in the number of clients dur- know what exactly computer crime is, puter crime does not become as ubiqui- ing School (OTS) at Maxwell Air 24th Training Squadron. The actual cost of duplicating the record ing the past month. how much of it there is, and whether it is tous as the PC. Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. He is the son of Robert S. and shall be the costs of materials and To help, please contact Ana increasing or decreasing.” * * * * * During the demanding 12-week Jeannette Sweet of Scotch Plains. supplies used to make a copy of the Flores at (908) 353-7171 ext. 19. The best guess the expert could make Senator Richard H. Bagger was course, cadets are trained to be top His wife, Laurel, is the daughter of record, but shall not include the cost of or [email protected]. was that, “we do know that computers are elected to the State Senate in Novem- quality Air Force officers through an John and Diane B. Cassidy of changing the business of crime signifi- ber 2001 after serving 10 years in the extensive curriculum comprised of Pottstown, Pa. “Keeping Families Connected Is Our Top Priority.” cantly.” General Assembly. He is a member classroom work, lectures, and exer- The lieutenant graduated in 1988 Fast forward two decades. The Carnegie of the Senate Judiciary Committee cises to develop leadership, team build- from Scotch Pines-Fanwood High Mellon Software Engineering Institute and the Senate Law and Public Safety ing, and officer skills. They receive School, and received an associate nlimited reports that the number of computer crime and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. instruction in military training and degree in 2001 from the Community U incidents rose from six in 1988 to 132 in Senator Bagger was also elected application, professional knowledge, College of the Air Force. 1989 to 56,658 last year. The pace for Senate Republican Deputy Whip for human behavior, defense studies, lead- ommunications 2002, if maintained, would double the C the 2002-2003 Legislative session. ership studies and management, com- SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION 2001 numbers. The FBI and Computer Security Insti- C ELLULAR PHONES, BEEPERS & PAGERS tute surveyed businesses and found that two-thirds said they had suffered financial All prices include losses resulting from a computer security installation. Voice Activated Some buildings shown with breach. 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CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 4 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION THE TIMES ABCDICTIONOPQRSTDECEPTIONUVWXYZ The Westfield Leader of Scotch Plains – Fanwood This Week - 33 Years Ago, — Established 1890 — — Established 1959— DD The Official Newspaper of the Town of Westfield Official Newspaper of the Borough of Fanwood and ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ TM and the County of Union the Township of Scotch Plains DD Diction Deception Member of: Member of: By HORACE R. CORBIN ally was the last man to leave the moon, New Jersey Press Association New Jersey Press Association • National Newspaper Association Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Cernan or Schmidt? National Newspaper Association Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association Below are four arcane words, each Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Fanwood Business & Professional Association This week, 33 years ago, the entire I marveled at Apollo 10 in May of with four definitions – only one is cor- world was watching TV with wonder- 1969 because of my interest as an engi- Periodicals – Postage Paid at Westfield, New Jersey Periodicals – Postage Paid at Scotch Plains, New Jersey rect. The others are made up. Are you ment as the first men landed on the neer. That was the first time mankind sharp enough to discern this deception P.O. Box 250 • 50 Elm Street P. O. Box 368 • 1906 Bartle Avenue moon. It was the big- completely left the of diction? 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Lecomte der of the lunar landing The Apollo Manned A&E and EDUCATION PUBLISHER SALES DIRECTOR Answers to last week’s arcane words. module to the surface Moon missions were 1. Scheelite – Calcium tungstate Suzette F. Stalker David B. Corbin Michael L. Bartiromo of the moon, Neil not without heartache COMMUNITY 2. Anatine – Resembling a duck ASSISTANT PUBLISHER & SPORTS MARKETING & PRODUCTION Armstrong, the first and angst. At the start 3. Spruit – A small stream or creek Jennifer Pinto Karen M. Hinds Robert P. Connelly man on the moon, said, with Apollo 1 in Janu- that is often dry PROFESSIONAL STAFF “That’s one small step OFFICE MANAGER CLASSIFIEDS & LEGALS ary 1967, Gus Grissom, 4. Titar – The gray partridge Lauren S. Pass Lauren A. Gruman for man - one giant leap Edward White and PROFESSIONAL STAFF SUBSCRIPTION PRICE for mankind.” Buzz Al- Roger Chaffee lost INQUINATION PROFESSIONAL STAFF 1. Of an alien or foreign nature One-year – $24 • Two-year – $46 • Three-year – $66 • One-year college (September to May) – $16 drin was right behind their lives during pre- him. Michael Collins Buzz Aldrin, 1969 on the moon. flight tests on the 2. Bizarre; strange behavior circled overhead in the launch pad when fire 3. The act of defiling; corruption Command Module. The burst out in their pure 4. A tendancy or leaning world glowed with self-esteem. Those oxygen filled module. There was griev- CRISPIN alive then remember exactly where they ing. Then, extensive investigation and 1. A shoemaker Are Downtown Parking Regulations were at that moment. overhaul was done. No one gave up. 2. A family of wading birds related to The astronauts left a plaque, which is Manned flights resumed with Apollo 7 the plovers there on the moon today. It says “Here in October 1968. 3. A Brazilian parakeet Men From Planet Earth First Set Foot Apollo 13 was filled with drama as the 4. A small brook Helping or Complicating Situation? Upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We entire world observed with dread for PILUM Came In Peace For All Mankind.” days as the astronauts almost became 1. A fur-lined gown Parking. We’re all tired of talking about it, hearing upwards of $750 a month. For me as a young engineer, it was a lost in space. With a crippled craft, no 2. A Turkish dish consisting of boiled about it, searching for it, guessing about the next Our questions are…if these folks work out of marvel fulfilled with such promise for power, little oxygen and computers lost, rice, mutton or fish and spices the future. I grew up as the U.S. and the the astronauts used a slide rule to navi- 3. The paragraph symbol restriction and peeling tickets off our windshields. In town, and all that they are using the permit for is to USSR were in the “Space Race.” Brave gate home from the heavens. Most people 4. A heavy javelin used by the Roman our view, the increased regulation and changes are park overnight, what’s the problem? Why wouldn’t and daring men from both sides risked today don’t know what a slide rule is infantry making matters worse. the town want to make a profit – or better yet, focus everything and challenged the unknown either – stop by and I’ll show you one. DARQUE – what heart, skill and bravado! – It troubles me today when Jet Propul- 1. Scottish for a day’s work Maybe everyone is trying too hard and losing track on the needs of its citizens? Even if they are parking Yesteryear’s “right stuff.” sion Lab scientists and engineers are 2. A type of dugout canoe of the goal – which we thought was to help the there during the day, how many downtown residents It strikes me that most people alive trained more to give TV interviews than 3. A scar or ulcer underneath the skin situation. We think that the myriad of downtown could be home during the day? What if a resident is today have no idea what I’m talking to master the challenges of space. They of sheep about – they weren’t even born then. dumped the last few satellites to Mars 4. To be or become dim Westfield parking rules, excessive regulation and home sick from work? Should they be running down They’ve never experienced a man land- and billions of dollars into oblivion be- Answers will appear in next week’s ticketing are not helping matters. The efforts, al- to feed the meter in their bathrobe and slippers? ing on the moon. The last time it oc- cause they didn’t have enough of that issue. though perhaps well intended, have become coun- In the lot behind the Rialto, the town has installed curred was with Apollo 17 on December “right stuff” to convert feet to meters. 11, 1972 - Eugene Cernan and Harrison I’m curious… could we land a man on terproductive. We think this is hurting business, new parking technology. These new machines will Schmidt. Ronald Evans was there, too, the moon today? Yes, but only if we Reader Asks Town Pool commuters, apartment renters, visitors, residents eventually replace the meters in that lot. The good but circling the moon as pilot of the return to the spirit of yesteryear – with Command Module. I wonder who actu- the “right stuff”. To Clean Bathroom and employees. The cost of administering and study- thing about these new machines is that it will allow I read with great interest the accolades ing the situation has ballooned. We’re hard pressed for four-hour parking. The “not so good” things are that the Memorial Pool administration is to think of who is being helped. numerous. First off, it will eliminate eight-hour garnering for completing their project on time and on budget. This is very Case in point - Has anyone thought about the parking in the lot, which is terribly inconvenient for Letters to the Editor commendable. Our family enjoys the apartment residents? Even though the downtown anyone wanting to spend more than four hours in complex very much. area is literally surrounded by metered parking – downtown. Secondly, right now, when someone However, there is a fundamental prob- lem that I hope will be rectified with the Elm Street up to Cowperthwaite; Ferris Place – not pulls out of a space, and you pull in, you can see how Fanwood Resident Opposed to writing of this letter. to mention all the roads in the downtown and the much time is left on the meter. With these new The women’s restroom is in dire need parking lots – with the regulation, there is no place machines, you won’t be able to see how much time Proposed Verizon Cell Antennas of an antiseptic cleansing/disinfecting. The Leader has reported the member- for them to park. is left. You must start from scratch. It’s a de facto rate Fanwoodian’s should be outraged! the growing number of scientists, doctors, ship to be approximately 9000 mem- Recently, Barry Somers, the director of parking, increase. Verizon Wireless wants to not only set a and engineers that disagree with the sup- bers. With Moms responsible for the new precedent and put 15 cell phone posed safety of F.C.C. allowed radiation decided that some of the residents who possessed The meter readers won’t have to walk around to children most times and their need to use antennas atop the existing transmission limits as well as their measuring criteria. the “facilities” often, it is easy to under- permits for the employee parking lots on North and look at the meters. They will be able to print out a tower between Elm Avenue, Oak Court Not only that, but any truthful real estate stand how much usage that particular Central Avenues and Elm Street would not be per- piece of paper, telling them each space that is over and Paterson Road in a residential area, agent will tell you that the perception room gets. but they also want to put a 30 feet by 11.5 amongst potential home buyers is that of mitted to renew their permits. The reasoning behind due. Will it become likened to EZ-Pass, and will you Last year I spoke with the Manager of feet base station at the foot of the tower danger and uncertainty with regard to mi- the pool to describe staining of the toilet this is that these residents do not work in Downtown receive your ticket by email? where neighborhood children play. crowaves emitted. Property devaluation stalls. When asked if they cleaned the Westfield. We think that Westfield should become user-friendly Are we to trash Fanwood’s own ordi- would be given, but the health impact bathroom he was emphatic that; it was nance, which restricts Telecom Compa- would be uncertain for years to come. There is no overnight street parking downtown; and reverse the trend. We see no reason to charge for cleaned by the staff. When I asked what nies from “sighting” cell tower in other Despite the fact that Verizon admits was used he announced “WD-40”!! WD- there are plenty of signs posted for that. The ordi- parking at 8 a.m. and ticket a person who’s picking up than commercial or industrial zones? This service to Fanwoodian’s by other wire- 40 is not a disinfectant...it is a lubricant. nance, which regulates all of the parking lots, states bread at Panera’s or buying a cup of coffee at Robert does not faze Verizon who is intent on less companies is very good, they seem I was absolutely repulsed! I suggested expansion into this residential zone. Nor to feel that having the very next tower up that there is no parking in any lot overnight, unless Treat. We don’t think restaurant patrons and moviego- that proper cleaning should involve a does fitting the proposed tower with an- from the one off South Avenue smoth- bleach product, such as any generic brand. it is signed by the Police Department. We were ers should be subject to ticketing at night. tennas less than 275 yards from another ered in antennas is essential to servicing It could be diluted and very inexpensively unable to find a sign stating that overnight parking We think that the municipal parking lots should be one already fitted and serving Nextel and the majority of the people of Fanwood. cleaned while disinfecting the facility. Sprint seem to bother them at all. Nonsense! How many cell companies do was allowed. The question remains, where are resi- made available at night for the apartment residents. This year again, I have noticed “stain- They claim they have a “Gap in Ser- we have to accommodate? We’re only a ing” of the walls, not embedded stains, dents supposed to park overnight and what harm is Although comical to observe, we think that the vice” and want to serve Fanwood better. small town! What is essential is that the but visibly removable ones. I e-mailed done? Better yet, where are they supposed to park regulations that cause employees to move their cars Unfortunately, they want the resident sur- citizens of Fanwood be allowed to con- Mr. Hertell and received no response. I rounding the proposed cell tower to forget tinue the quality of life they bargained during the day if they work at night? on the outskirts of downtown every two hours should asked a campaigning councilman and a for when they bought their homes in town official if they would speak with It was a former councilman’s opinion that the rent be rescinded. Fanwood 10, 20 and 30 years ago. We someone at the pool to rectify the situa- rates were so low in town because there was no We believe that there are several other simplifying Leader Reader Thanks don’t need to sacrifice our homes. tion, yet as late as yesterday, the facility Come to the zoning board meeting at parking. There are few people who would agree with measures that can be taken to help commuters and is still not clean. A&E Editor, Writer 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 at Fanwood It seems that hundreds of thousands of that statement, with rents for one-room apartments others. What do you think? Borough Hall and be heard so that this dollars can easily be spent to recreate and For Thorough Reviews application for a variance is rejected, upgrade a beautiful facility, but it is even Nancy Cohen and I were most im- before it’s to late. more important to keep clean what is pressed with your review of “Doors: Tom Bradow being used. I have spoken to a number of Image and Metaphor in Contemporary Fanwood parents, mostly moms who strongly agree. N.J. Property Tax Reform Ought to Be Art” in the May 9, 2002 issue of The Please Memorial Pool Management, Westfield Leader. As curators of the More Letters to the Editor may we have a clean women’s room? exhibition at the New Jersey Center for On Page 5 Robin Ince, On November Ballot; Trenton Hear The Cry Visual Arts in Summit, New Jersey, we Westfield thought that your description of the The State Legislature appears set to ignore – again when property owners were considered to be people works of art and your thoughts on them – the need to address New Jersey’s antiquated prop- of substantial means. It’s not that way anymore. It is really brought the show to life. Thank- Fanwood Resident Vows Not to Shop you so much for your incisive review, a erty tax system and, in effect, tell local municipali- not like income tax, where one pays according to copy of which was sent to each partici- ties: It’s your problem, not ours. their income level. pating artist. In WF After Receiving Parking Ticket Bills in the legislature that would authorize a state Consider the case of two neighbors, both living in I have been consistently reading your “Arts and Entertainment” column. You Editor’s Note: This letter was sent to ness, and with empty store-fronts on Broad ballot referendum on whether to hold a state consti- similar homes that are assessed, for tax purposes, Street, I would think that the Town would and Michelle LePoidevin, who wrote the Westfield Court Clerk and copied tutional convention to address property tax reform about the same. One homeowner is young and earns to Mayor McDermott, The Downtown not have ticket hawks out on a half empty an outstanding and informative article street looking to assault business patrons appeared to have some momentum earlier in the on our educational program for the chil- Westfield Corporation, Panera Bakery $100,000 annually; his property tax bill is, for and The Westfield Leader with a ticket at 8:04 a.m. Obviously, I was year. But matters have stalled as legislators ran up instance, $8,000, or about 8 percent of his income. dren, “Kaleidoscope,” are doing a won- wrong. It is equally obvious that Westfield against deadlines for the state budget and for their His neighbor is a senior citizen who has lived in his derful job of informing the readers of * * * * * does not want, or care about, my business. The Leader about art programs in the Enclosed, please find my check in the To the owner of Panera Bakery, my summer recess. It looks like there is little time left for house for several decades and depends on a retire- surrounding areas. Keep up the good amount of $13.00 to pay the above fine. apologies; although your coffee and legislators to act in time for the question to be printed ment income that is much lower than his younger work! I hope that you enjoy cashing it. Enjoy it breads are delicious in the morning, the on ballots. neighbor, which makes his own property tax bill of We are grateful for your interest in because it is the last money that the Town has driven me from your door. It is the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Town of Westfield, or any of its busi- unfortunate that this ticket will ultimately A constitutional convention would have prepared $8,000 harder to swallow. How fair is this? And what and expect that you will find future nesses, will see from me. cost you, and your brother merchants, proposals to amend the state constitution and to is the elderly neighbor to do? Move out of his house, exhibitions at the Center to be of inter- I am a resident of Fanwood who usually more than thirteen dollars through the revise state statutes, all revenue-neutral. It might and to where? If seniors leave and families move in, est to readers of your column. spends over five hundred dollars a year loss of my business. Alice S. Dillon shopping in the stores in your Town. In this John M. Deitch have helped eliminate inequities, improve applica- the school systems will face financial chaos. Westfield day and age of competition for my busi- Fanwood tion, reduce property taxes as a share of overall The state’s over-reliance on property taxes has, public revenue and reduce community dependence according to a study released last week by New on property taxes. Jersey Policy Perspectives, led to more than 20 A few towns are aiming to keep this issue alive. percent of the state’s municipalities being under The Scotch Plains Township Council introduced an financial stress. According to the report, the average ordinance last week that, if passed, will place a non- property tax rate in New Jersey in 2000 was $2.32 binding public question on the township’s election per $100 of assessed property value, while the ballot in November asking voters if they favor national average was just $1.21. holding such a convention. Maplewood is planning If this issue is important to you, contact your to include a similar question on its ballot, and the representatives in the state legislature and express New Jersey State League of Municipalities is urging your opinion. Ask them where they stand and what other towns to follow suit. Perhaps Trenton will hear can be done. Senators Bagger and Suliga, Assembly- the outcry. men Kean, Munoz and Green and Assemblywoman This newspaper, over the past few years, has called Stender need to tell their constituencies where they for property tax reform in New Jersey. We believe it stand on this matter, and what, if anything, they did is out of date, unfair and out of control. Senior this year to help, and why. citizens are driven from their homes, and property After the Scotch Plains Township Council hope- owners are caught in a revolving door of increases fully passes the ordinance next month, it would be from the schools, the counties and the towns. It useful for those favoring and opposing a constitu- would be interesting if property owners could set a tional convention to educate the public, some of limit on the taxes by vote in November, including whom may not be fully familiar with the particulars maximum debt obligation, and let the competing of the matter. The bottom line is that voters should be interests figure out how to slice up the pie. able to express themselves on an issue that affects The system goes back hundreds of years to a time everyone.

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Reader Supports Circuit Court, By ROBERT NEWELL Another one of the Planning Chairman, Westfield Planning Board Board’s functions is to review indi- ‘Under God’ Pledge Decision The Westfield Planning Board has vidual development applications for The reflexively negative reaction of religion, and only afterwards addressed free- several functions, responsibilities and subdivisions, site plans and condi- local politicians to the recent Pledge of dom of religion. limitations. The Planning Board plays tional uses to insure that the applica- Allegiance court decision reminded me of Assemblywoman Linda Stender appar- a major role in Westfield’s land use tion conforms to the requirements of 1978, when campus radicals were uni- ently believes that Congress has the right to, planning and development. In per- the Westfield land use ordinance. formly outraged at the Supreme Court’s “overturn this decision.” Wrong, again. The forming its duties, the Planning Board Note that New Jersey court interpre- Bakke decision. The Court found that an separation of powers created by the first three must act in accordance with the New tations of the MLUL have held that if affirmative action admissions program had Articles of the Constitution prohibits Con- Jersey Municipal Land Use Law a subdivision application to the Plan- discriminated against a well-qualified gress from intruding upon the powers of the white medical school applicant. The rem- judiciary. (MLUL). The MLUL, enacted in ning Board comports with the re- nants of the Students for a Democratic Without any doubt, the winner of the silli- 1975, is the statute that governs mu- quirements of the Westfield land use Society (SDS) proclaimed, in breathless ness sweepstakes is Mountainside Mayor nicipal regulation of land use. This ordinance, the Planning Board must rhetoric, that we should “Smash Bakke!” Robert Viglianti. His suggestion that the Ninth law divides responsibility for land approve it without imposing discre- I don’t mean to imply that our local Circuit judges and those who agree with them use regulation and development be- tionary conditions not otherwise set politicians are as stupid or as venal as the be deported to Afghanistan is primitive and CELEBRATE...The Westfield Community Band performs for the public in tween the Planning Board and the forth in the land use ordinance. The latter-day Hitler Youth of the SDS. Surely, offensive and makes a mockery of our consti- Mindowaskin Park at Independence celebration last Thursday night. Zoning Board of Adjustment. only conditions that may be imposed they are not. Yet, the sight of these folks tutional system. Political systems that silence Under the MLUL, the Zoning Board on a conforming subdivision appli- marching in lockstep to condemn a deci- the expression of unpopular views are fascist of Adjustment is expressly granted cation are those specifically set forth sion that I doubt they’ve even bothered to and incompatible with democracy. read is disappointing and sad. In a few Interestingly, the Pledge of Allegiance was The Public Celebrates certain exclusive authority: (a) ap- in the zoning ordinance. cases, their words were downright scary. born and spent most of its existence without peals from zoning decisions made by If, on the other hand, a subdivision Let’s review some of the more fascinating any reference to God at all. From September municipal administrative or zoning or site plan application does not con- ruminations of our elected leaders: of 1892, when it made its first appearance in History and Independence officers; (b) requests for interpreta- form to the Westfield land use Assemblyman Tom Kean Jr. defiantly pro- Youth’s Companion magazine, it existed and tion of the Westfield land use ordi- ordinance’s “bulk” requirements, that claimed that he would continue saying, “one thrived for 62 years without theological sup- WESTFIELD – A crowd of 400- themes. nance; and (c) requests for variances is, those that affect the physical char- nation, under God” when reciting the Pledge. port. It was only in 1954 when, in a spasm of 500 people celebrated our nation’s At intermission, Town Crier, Sam involving (i) the use of the property; acteristics of the property rather than Well, good for you, Tom! I, too, will say those McCarthyite fervor, Congress added the words independence on Thursday, July 11 McCauley, dressed in colonial garb, (ii) the expansion of a non-conform- the use, the Planning Board is able to words with faith and conviction. But, guess “under God” to differentiate us from the in Mindowaskin Park. They remem- announced the news of yesteryear to ing use; (iii) the deviation from the make an exception to the zoning what? The Ninth Circuit never said that we godless Communists. couldn’t use that phrase. Our right to say If the full Ninth Circuit or the United States bered history and the crowd. Council- conditional use standards; (iv) an in- ordinance and grant the applicant a “under God” in a non-coercive context is Supreme Court overturns the Pledge decision, listened to patriotic man Kevin Walsh crease in the permitted floor area ratio “variance” (as noted above, the Plan- another splendid byproduct of the very same reversal would constitute nothing more than music. was the featured of a particular site; (v) an increase in ning Board has no power to grant First Amendment which guarantees the equally bad law. After all, the Supreme Court has The event, spon- speaker for the permitted density of dwelling units in variances for deviations from the inviolate right not to use that phrase. danced to the tune of political bias before. It sored by the evening on behalf a particular area; and (vi) the height of conditional use requirements). Congressman Michael Ferguson believes returned Dred Scott to slavery in 1857, rel- Westfield Recre- of Mayor principal structures. Applicants must seek a bulk vari- that the decision undermines patriotism. Huh? egated 120,000 Japanese-American citizens ation Department, McDermott and the Thus, if an application involves any ance by demonstrating to the Plan- Does he really mean that patriotism cannot be to concentration camps in 1944, sanctioned featured the Town Council. Be- of the foregoing, the Planning Board ning Board that either: (a) due to fostered, grow or even exist without theologi- the euthanasia of unborn infants in 1973 and Westfield Commu- fore addressing the is powerless to hear it and must defer unusual and unique features of the cal overtones? appointed an unsuccessful candidate to the Scotch Plains Mayor Martin Marks thinks Presidency in 2000. Yet, the Supreme Court is nity Band, the West crowd, Councilman to the Board of Adjustment. property, denying the variance appli- that the Constitution specifies that Americans the highest court of the land. Whether it Fields Chapter of Walsh presented a One of the Planning Board’s re- cation would impose an undue hard- “shall enjoy a freedom of religion, not a upholds the Pledge decision or not, I will the Sons of the proclamation to the sponsibilities is the preparation, ship upon the applicant; or (b) the freedom from religion...” His revisionist inter- support its verdict as a loyal American. If our American Revolu- Westfield Commu- adoption and amendment of the benefits of granting the bulk variance pretation of the Constitution is simply wrong. local politicians can bring themselves to cease tion (SAR) and the nity Band on behalf Westfield Master Plan. The Master outweigh the detriments of noncom- The exact words of the Establishment Clause their unseemly pandering to public opinion, Westfield Chapter of the Mayor. The Plan contains a blueprint for munici- pliance with zoning requirements. If are: “Congress shall make no law respecting they will certainly do the same. an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the of the Daughters of Mayor’s proclama- pal development including the Planning Board decides to ap- Robert J. Ratner the American tion, celebrating the Westfield’s long-range development prove an application with variances, free exercise thereof…” The framers first prohibited governmental establishment of Westfield Revolution (DAR). Westfield Town Crier band’s 90th Anni- goals and policies. Westfield’s land it may impose reasonable, discretion- The SAR opened Sam McCauley versary Season, was use ordinances are supposed to evolve ary conditions on the applicant, which the program, presented to Band from the Master Plan. The Master conditions may include aesthetics, dressed in full regalia to present the President, Barry Rosenberg and Band Plan is supposed to be re-examined access, landscaping, lighting, drain- colors before the concert. Then, the Conductor, Elias J. Zareva. every six years, and the Planning age, and safety improvements. DAR Regent Stephanie Mannino led After intermission, the crowd joined Board is nearing the end of the peri- We hope that the foregoing has been Take a step back… the audience in the Pledge of Alle- the band in singing “On the Mall” and odic re-examination cycle. The Plan- instructive in at least outlining the giance. During the concert, The “God Bless America” before ending ning Board is also responsible for Planning Board’s basic functions, re- To banking the Westfield Community Band played the evening on a high note with the making recommendations to the sponsibilities and limitations. We look music of Americana and Patriotic Stars and Stripes Forever. Westfield Town Council prior to the forward to responding to any questions Council’s adoption, revision or the public may have about the Plan- way it used to be. amendment of a land use ordinance ning Board and all are welcome at our and recommending whether the pro- meetings. They are typically are held Not all that long ago, your Like other banks, Enterprise posed enactment complies with the on the first Monday of each month at Master Plan. the Westfield Municipal Building. banker was like a trusted Bank offers a wide range of friend. He knew your name, products and services—but he knew your family, he knew that’s where the similarities 9 Times Out of 10, your business. But something end. Looking for a business happened along the way. loan? Getting a decision won’t Where orWhat You Neighbors became numbers. take weeks because we make Ratios replaced relationships. decisions locally and not in Eat Isn’t Critical . . . another state. You’ll find a local That’s about to change. phone number and have your At Enterprise Bank, we’re call answered by a live willing to work hard to get to person. know our customers. We make the time to listen because we We admit it. Banking at believe that a banking Enterprise Bank may take relationship should be built some getting used to. But give and maintained on mutual us a try. You’ll be pleasantly understanding and trust. surprised.

NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY...Westfield Councilman Kevin Walsh presents Enterprise Bank opening this Summer in Kenilworth. a Mayor’s proclamation celebrating the Westfield Community Band’s 90th Anniversary Season last Thursday in Mindowaskin Park. Pictured, left to right, are: Band Conductor Elias Zareva, Councilman Walsh and Band President Barry Rosenberg

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PUBLICATION Saint Barnabas Care Center To Offer Series of Programs AREA – The Saint Barnabas Am- “Infant Massage: Communicating bulatory Care Center, located at 200 Love Through Touch,” will be held South Orange Avenue in Livingston, on Mondays, July 22 and 29, August will present several community edu- 5, 12 and 19, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. cation programs for summer. The cost is $100 per person. Classes are designed for parents and babies from birth through the Son, Colin Gregory, pre-crawling stage and includes a book, oil and class material. Born to Goetzes “Happy Feet: An Introduction to Nikki and Gregory Goetz of Reflexology” will be offered free of Marblehead, Ohio, have announced charge on Tuesday, July 23, from 7 to the birth of their son, Colin Gregory 8:30 p.m. Goetz, on Thursday, June 6. “Acupuncture,” another free pro- SCOUTS HONOR MR. SPECHT…Gordon Specht of Boy Scout Troop No. 72 Colin weighed 7 pounds and 10 gram, will be held on Thursday, July in Westfield, second from left, recently received the Patriots’ Path Council ounces and measured 21 inches in “Good Scout Award” for exemplifying the ideals of Boy Scouting. Mr. Specht 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Participants and his wife, Cora, are flanked by Troop No. 72 members Matthew Patel- length at birth. will learn the principles of acupunc- Schneider, far left, and Ryan Maines. The baby’s father is a 1995 gradu- ture, its basis in the traditional Chi- ate of Westfield High School. nese medicine model and its clinical Cathy and Chuck Francis of Grove applications. City, Ohio are Colin’s maternal To register for any of these programs, Mr. Specht Is Recipient grandparents. please call the Siegler Center for Inte- His paternal grandparents are Su- grative Medicine at (973) 322-7007. san Carrigan of Basking Ridge, for- Of ‘Good Scout Award’ merly of Westfield, and Bill and WESTFIELD – Gordon Specht, a tween 1968 and 1977. For the past 15 Kathy Goetz of Bedford, N.H. Hamways Welcome long-time member of Boy Scout years, he has been active with Troop Colin’s maternal great-grand- Troop No. 72 in Westfield, recently No. 72 of The Presbyterian Church mother is Margie Francis of Grove John Alexander received the Patriots’ Path Council in Westfield. He currently serves as City, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Hamway of “Good Scout Award” at the Primavera Treasurer and is also a merit badge William Goetz of Southbury, Conn. Mountainside have announced the Regency restaurant in Stirling. counselor and an Assistant Scout- is his paternal great-grandfather. birth of their son, John Alexander This award is presented to indi- master. Hamway, on Wednesday, June 5, at viduals who, in their everyday life, He has been Chairman of the Troop Overlook Hospital in Summit. exemplify the ideals of the Boy Scouts No. 72 Eagle Award ceremonies for Governor McGreevey John weighed 9 pounds and 3 of America as expressed in the Scout the past 12 years. Mr. Specht has Urges N.J. Residents ounces and measured 21¼ inches in Oath and Law, including trustwor- additionally raised funds for scout- thiness, loyalty and helpfulness. ing by obtaining annual grants from David Taylor and Ms. Tanya Marks length at birth. To Donate Blood He joins his sisters, Christina Eliza- Mr. Specht, a Bronze Star recipi- ExxonMobil’s Volunteer Involve- TRENTON – Governor James beth Vari and Christina Marie ent, served as a combat engineer ment Program. McGreevey has urged New Jersey Hamway. officer and is a veteran of both World Along with Mr. Specht, other re- residents to donate blood to help The baby’s maternal grandparents War II and the Korean Conflict. cipients of the “Good Scout Award” Ms. Tanya Marks relieve a critical blood shortage in are Dr. and Mrs. Philip Bailey of He received his master’s degree in that evening were Westfield residents the area’s blood banks. Marathon, Fla., formerly of chemical engineering from the Mas- Dr. Ken Ciarrocca and Debbie and Historically, donations markedly Westfield. sachusetts Institute of Technology and Darryl Walker. decrease in the summer around the Mrs. Charles Hamway of North has been elected to a number of na- Presentations were made by the To Wed David Taylor Fourth of July. Plainfield is his paternal grand- tional honor societies, including Tau ceremony Chairman, Dr. D. Michael Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor of ing programs for broadcast on PBS “Every unit of blood donated can mother. Beta Pi and Phi Lambda Upsilon. Hart, with a color guard comprised Mountainside have announced the and A&E. save the lives of four or five people,” Mr. Specht spent 33 years with of Troop No. 72 scouts and scout engagement of their son, David Tay- The future bridegroom is a 1993 Governor McGreevey said. Animal Council Advises Exxon, where he was manager of speaker Ryan Maines, an Eagle can- several divisions at the Bayway Re- didate. lor of San Francisco, to Ms. Tanya graduate of George Washington Uni- A five-day supply of blood is con- Protecting One’s Pets Marks, also of San Francisco. She is versity in Washington, D.C., where sidered adequate. Type O blood is finery, including Engineering Ser- Temple Sisterhood the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts the most common type and can also From Summer Heat vices and Chemicals Coordination. Love of Matthews, N.C. Degree with a concentration in vi- be given safely to persons with other He also managed the Systems De- The bride-elect earned a Bachelor sual communication. blood types during emergencies. AREA -- The Governor’s Domes- partment of Enjay Chemical, Exxon’s Notes Rummage Sale of Science Degree in Business Ad- He is employed as a Manager of Healthy individuals who are at tic Companion Animal Council is United States based chemical com- AREA – The Sisterhood of ministration, with a concentration in Information Technology and Design least 17 years old and weigh over reminding all residents to be ex- pany located in New York City. Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Spring- marketing, from the University of for Fenton Communications in San 110 pounds are eligible to give tremely cautious with their pets dur- Later, he served on the staff of an field will conduct its annual rum- North Carolina at Charlotte in 1992. Francisco. blood. To schedule a donation, ing hot weather. Exxon headquarters corporate de- mage sale in the temple’s social She is employed with Sante Fe The wedding is planned for Sep- please call the Red Cross at (800) On a warm day, the interior of a partment that coordinated the hall, located at 78 South Spring- Ventures, Inc. as a video editor, edit- tember. GIVELIFE. parked car can reach 120 degrees in a company’s worldwide computing field Avenue. matter of minutes, even with the win- activities. Mr. Specht’s biography The sale dates will be Sunday, dows partially open. Owners are bet- appears in Who’s Who in America. August 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hiking Club Reveals ter off leaving their pets at home than A Westfield resident for over 40 and Monday, August 12, from 10 Acupuncture and Health Clinic having them in the car during hot years, Mr. Specht has been an active a.m. to noon. Ramble For Sunday days. Even a quick stop to the grocery Physician in Chinese Medicine 16 Years Experience adult leader with the Boy Scouts for Among the items for sale will be MOUNTAINSIDE – The Union could have dire consequences. more than 30 years. Both he and his housewares, clothing, furniture and Licensed Acupuncurist by NJ & NY Medical Board County Hiking Club has scheduled a In addition to risking a pet’s life, son, Grant, have attained Eagle rank, toys. In addition, August 12 will be Faculty of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, NY ramble on Sunday, July 21, at the an individual could be subject to the highest level in Boy Scouting. “Brown Bag Day.” A brown grocery All Pains Allergy & Asthma Watchung Reservation in legal action and even be fined up to Grant achieved his Eagle status while bag may be filled with assorted items Mountainside. Bob Laudati will be $1,000 or be sentenced to six months Fibromyalgia Thyroid disorders in Westfield’s Troop No. 78, while for $4. the leader and may be reached at in jail. Anyone who does spot an his father attained his rank in Iowa. The public is invited to attend. Arthritis Menopausal syndrome (908) 322-7762. animal in a parked car should notify The elder Mr. Specht played an For more information, please call Migraine Infertility Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at the local police or the New Jersey integral role in Troop No. 78 be- the temple office at (973) 379-5387. Fatigue Cardiovascular the Trailside Nature and Science SPCA. Center parking lot. Trailside is lo- Signs of heat stress include heavy Insomnia Gastrointestinal cated at Coles Avenue and New Provi- panting, glazed eyes, a rapid pulse, People For Animals Seeks Anxiety Dermatologic dence Road. vomiting, or a deep red or purple Depression and more This will be a steady, moderate tongue. 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KEVIN BRENNAN couraged and began to wonder why SCOTCH PLAINS – Laurie Groves to help a total stranger, one-on-one, to During summer vacation a few in the world they thought this could ran a family-owned insurance agency get through another day and expect years ago, I took my son and his ever be fun. cousin to a maze. The kind of maze That’s when they heard a voice, for more than 20 years with her hus- nothing in return,” she continued. band. When the business was sold and “I would feel a void if I did not you might find on a paper place mat “Do you want some help?” It was my her husband retired, she joined AT&T, have CONTACT in my life. It is my in the diner. The kind of maze that voice. They hadn’t noticed, but there you might see mice trying to maneu- was a tower at the front of the maze. where she spent seven years in a way of giving back to the community demanding management position be- for all the bounties I have received,” ver their way through. Only this maze I had climbed into it and could see fore retiring several years ago. she said. “Through my relationship was not for mice, it was for humans. the whole thing from above. I knew It was square in shape, about 200 exactly where they were and could Mrs. Groves’ entrée to hotline vol- with this wonderful organization, I unteering began at The Listening Cen- have received more blessings than I feet by 200 feet. The walls were see every wrong turn they made. ter (TLC), a crisis hotline out of Bask- can count. These are the kinds of stockade fences about eight feet high. I could also see how they were just The goal, of course, was to find your a few turns away from getting out of ing Ridge, where rewards that she was President money can’t way through the maze and out the the maze. If they wanted to find their for several years. buy.” other side. You were timed to see way to their goal, they would have to how fast you could do it. listen carefully to my instructions. “I joined CON- Mrs. Groves, TACT in 1999, who faithfully You could easily see how someone Eventually, by following my lead, PRESTIGIOUS HONOR…Staff members of the Presbyterian Nursery School just after TLC logs in her eight could never get out. My son and his they found their way out. in Westfield proudly display their NAEYC Certificate of Accreditation that was cousin first went into the maze full of Life is like a huge maze. We start closed due to lack hours a month, recently awarded by the National Association for the Education of Young of volunteers,” she also praised energy. They practically ran up the out full of exuberance, confident that Children. This recognition had been achieved by just 7 percent of early said. “I was first CONTACT’s first alley and made the first right, we know how to maneuver our way childhood programs in the United States – some 7,850 programs as of January. only to run into a dead end. They through. We don’t need anyone’s asked to join the training program CONTACT board, and scheduling backtracked and went another way, help, thank you. A couple of dead but signed up for flexibility. “I like only to run into another dead end. ends don’t discourage us, but when it Presbyterian Nursery School It didn’t take long before they were becomes a couple of dozen dead the 50-hour train- the hours be- ing class to be- cause there is no walking and not running anymore, ends, our confidence wanes, discour- come a CON- pressure placed and getting increasingly frustrated. agement sets in. Earns NAEYC Accreditation Laurie Groves And then after several more dead Our run turns into a walk, our walk TACT telephone on you and you volunteer because I missed the inter- can choose your own schedule,” she ends, and very little progress, they turns into a shuffle and our shuffle WESTFIELD – The Presbyterian cate of Accreditation by the National personal contact with the callers on noted. hardly wanted to try anymore. ends with us leaning up against some Nursery School, located at 140 Moun- Association for the Education of wall and wondering, “Why bother?” the hotline. “What is so unique about the train- tain Avenue in Westfield, was re- Young Children. “I feel a strong connection to the ing program,” Mrs. Groves remarked, If we listen carefully, we may hear cently granted its NAEYC Certifi- NAEYC accreditation is a rigor- callers because I can identify with “is the high degree of professional- St. Luke’s A.M.E. a voice from above saying, “Hey, ous, voluntary process by which early you want some help? You must listen them and what they are going ism and care that goes into develop- childhood programs demonstrate that through. I’ve been where some of ing the curriculum, selecting the To Mark 130th Year to Me carefully.” It’s so important, Girl Scout Council they meet national standards of excel- these callers have been,” explained speakers and trainers and providing Of Service Saturday now more than ever, that we listen lence. As of January, only 7 percent of very carefully to the voice from above Offers Day Camps Mrs. Groves, who is now Board Presi- internships.” early childhood programs nationwide dent at CONTACT. A key component of the program WESTFIELD – St. Luke’s Afri- to give us the guidance we need in WESTFIELD – The Washington had received this recognition. “Having been a widow, single par- involves training in active listening can Methodist Episcopal Zion these perilous times. Rock Girl Scout Council Summer Staff members of The Presbyte- Church in Westfield will celebrate Jesus said, in John 14:6, “I am the Day Camps will be offered through ent and cancer survivor, I know the skills. Volunteers receive ongoing rian Nursery School, under the guid- heights and depths of the whole range supervision, mentoring and encour- 130 years of service to God and way, the truth, and the life. No one Friday, August 2, at three area loca- ance of Director Iona L. Siegel, un- of emotions one can experience,” agement from the CONTACT staff. the community on Saturday, July comes to the Father except through tions. derwent an intensive, two-year self- 20, from noon to 3 p.m. Me.” Lost your way? Listen for the Open to all girls entering grades 1 said the Far Hills resident. Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible study, collecting information from “I truly identify with someone going to become a CONTACT volunteer and Bishop Marshall H. Strickland voice of Jesus and you will find it. to 8, the camp program offers young- parents, teachers, administrators and will preach the anniversary mes- through hurt and anguish, so I feel various opportunities are available. * * * * * sters the chance to learn new skills classroom observations. sage. All are welcome to attend. and make new friends. compelled to give people a bit of my Individuals interested in volunteer- Pastor Brennan is the spiritual They then received an on-site own optimism. It is an awesome feeling ing or signing up for a class may call The church, led by the Reverend Full day camp is from 8:30 a.m. to evaluation by a team of early child- Leon E. Randall, Pastor, is lo- leader of the Evangel Church, lo- the CONTACT office at (908) 490- cated at 1251 Terrill Road in Scotch 5 p.m. and costs $65 per week. It is hood professionals, especially trained cated at 500 Downer Street. offered at W. H. Buie Recreation 1480, send a fax to (908) 490-1483 Plains. by the NAEYC, to validate their self- Torah Center to Hold or send an e-mail to Center, Hillside Avenue in Hillside study results. The accreditation is [email protected]. The new and at Emerson School, 305 Emerson valid for three years. Jewish History Course hotline number is (908) 490-1900. Avenue in Plainfield. Founded in 1948, the Presbyterian WESTFIELD — The Union Westfield Recreation Events Camp is held at the Grace Wilday Nursery School enrolls children be- County Torah Center in Westfield Adult Tennis Class: Held from Summer Concert Series: Held Middle School on Brooklawn Av- tween the ages of 3 and 5½. will offer a Jewish history course on Mountainside Chapel 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays: at Mindowaskin Park, Thursday enue in Roselle from 8:30 a.m. to 2 The school will implement a new, four consecutive Wednesdays, July July 20, 27; August 3, 10, and 17. Nights from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. p.m. The cost is $55 per week. all-day kindergarten in September. 24 to August 14, from 8 to 9 p.m. Sets ‘eXtreme Faith’ The fee is $60. Bring a blanket and a lawn chair. For more information, please call Open enrollment for this program is each night. For Grades 6 to 8 Summer Tennis Class: Junior Wrestling: August 5 to 9 for ages Washington Rock Girl Scout Coun- presently underway. Interested par- Professor Rabbi Mitchell Bomrind, Tournament age categories are: 12 7 to 11 and August 12 to 16 for ages cil at (908) 232-3236, extension no. ents are asked to call the Director at who lectures on this subject at Kean MOUNTAINSIDE – Junior high and under, 14 and under, 16 and 12 to 15; Monday to Friday from 9 1202. (908) 233-0766. University in Union, will present the school students going into grades 6 under and 18 and under. Adult a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Roosevelt course. The sessions will take place through 8 are invited to attend a Tournaments are for ages 18 years School Cafeteria. The fee is $45 per CSH Slates Car Seat Checks; at the center, located at 418 Central week-long activity called “eXtreme and above (singles only). The fee is week. Avenue. Faith” at the Mountainside Chapel. $10 for the Junior Tournament and Football: July 22 to 26, for ages Like all programs at the Torah The program will be held Monday $20 for the Adult Tournament. 8 to 12, from Monday through Benefit Car Wash, Barbecue Center, it will be open to the public. through Friday, July 22 to 26, Forms may be obtained at the Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at There will be a $10 fee for each from 7 to 9 p.m. Participants will Recreation Department. Tamaques Park. The fee is $45. MOUNTAINSIDE — On Satur- to 21 who use mobility aids such as lecture, or $20 for the entire course. be challenged to “fix their eyes on Hyper Peppy Robotics: August Roller Hockey: July 22 to 25, day, July 27, Children’s Specialized wheelchairs and walkers a chance to The course will provide an histori- Jesus” to help sustain them through 14 to 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This July 29 to August 1, and August 12 Hospital (CSH) will hold a special socialize with their peers. All pro- cal overview of the destruction of the extreme situations. event is for children, ages 7 through to 15, Monday through Thursday 9 community event combining safety ceeds from the barbecue and car second Temple in 70 C.E. It will There will be a well-supervised, 12, and will be held at the a.m. to 10:30 a.m for ages 6 through and fun. wash will support Friday Night Fe- focus on the lives of the great Rabbis all-day trip to Great Adventure on Community Room. The fee is $100. 9 and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m for ages From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free safety ver activities. and heroes of the Talmud, among Thursday, July 25; a day of bicycling Mad Science: August 26 to 30, 10 to 13. Roller Hockey will take checks of child car seats will be Activities have included movie other personalities of the time. and skateboarding, and the from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., for ages 5 place at Tamaques Park Basketball conducted in collaboration with the nights, shopping trips, game nights, The Talmudic perspective on Mountainside Chapel Olympics, to 8 and August 19 to 23 or August Courts. The fee is $45 per week. Union County Police Department’s a Halloween haunted trail and Masada and the relationship between among other activities. 26 to 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., for Bowling: To August 27, at 10 Comprehensive Traffic Safety Pro- fundraisers to support Friday Night the Rabbis and the Roman emperors For more information or to regis- ages 9 and above. The event will a.m. on Tuesdays for ages 5 to 14. gram. Fever. will be discussed as well. ter in advance, please call the Chapel be held at the Community Room. The fee is $9 per week. In addition, a fundraiser for the CSH sponsors child car seat safety Reservations are preferred but not at (908) 232-3456. Individuals can The fee is $110 per week. Movie Night at Memorial Park hospital’s Friday Night Fever pro- checks throughout the year to en- required. For more information, also register in person that week. Art Camp: Session 1: July 22 to Pool: For pool members and gram will include a car wash and courage public safety. In addition to please call the Torah Center at (908) Mountainside Chapel is located at 26; Session 2: July 29 to August 2; Westfield residents only. For children barbecue, to be held between 10 a.m. the free car seat checks, safety infor- 789-5252. 1180 Spruce Drive in Mountainside. Session 3: August 5 to 9. The one under 10 years and their parent or and 3 p.m. mation will be provided at the up- hour sessions are from Monday to guardian. The fee is $1 per person. All the festivities will take place in coming event. Friday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 8 Shows begin at 7 p.m. and will end the front parking lot of CSH’s facil- For more information, please call and 12 p.m. for ages 12 and above approximately at 8:30 p.m. ity at 150 New Providence Road. Jill Jacobi, CSH’s Community Educa- The fee is $45 per week. Teen Night At Memorial Park Friday Night Fever is a social pro- tion Specialist and a Child Passenger GOOD NEWS Crafty Kids: For ages 5 to 13, from Pool: Wednesday Nights from 8:30 gram offering young people ages 10 Safety Technician, at (908) 301-5478. August 5 to 9, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for grades 6 to The fee is $60 per week. 12. The night includes D.J. dancing, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is Westfield Youth Art Expo: swimming and special events. The SAGE Seeking Volunteers Awards Presentation: Friday, program began on June 26. The fee good; His love endures forever.” August 2, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. is $3 at the door. Open to ages 14 to 17 years. Pieces Discount Tickets: Tickets are To Assist Senior Citizens entered must be matted with shrink- available for Sesame Place, Hershey 1 Chronicles 16:33-35 The Gospel wrap and able to be hung. The Park, Morey’s Piers, Dorney Park, AREA – SAGE, a private, not-for- Likewise, the SAGE Shopping Ser- entry fee is $7. Art pieces must be Mountain Creek and Great profit eldercare service organization vice needs volunteers to help with dropped off by July 31, Monday Adventure. based in Summit, is seeking volun- grocery shopping once a week on through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 For information, call the teers to deliver meals, shop for gro- Tuesday or Wednesday mornings for MEET EMILY & VINCENT p.m. Recreation Department at (908) ceries or run errands for senior citi- elderly persons who can no longer do Kids Art Show: Ages 4 to 13. 789-4080 or visit the Recreation zens who are unable to do these their own shopping. Pieces entered must be on 8 x 11.5 Department online at chores for themselves. Volunteers can also provide assis- sized paper. There is no fee. www.westfieldnj.net SAGE Meals-on-Wheels has an tance at the Spend-A-Day Adult Day urgent need for individuals to deliver Center, helping with office tasks, meals during the summer months. assisting in the Resale Shop or re- pairing furniture in the SAGE Work- shop. See it all on the Web! For more information, please call Maryanne McGuire, Director of Vol- www.goleader.com unteer Services, at (908) 273-5550, extension no. 22. High School Sweethearts The High Holydays Prospective Member Service & Dessert Friday July 26th ...and still so much to talk about! are early this year— Chelsea Senior Residences have become home to many people 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. who want friends nearby in a familiar and supportive environment. wouldn’t you like to Here, residents are free to live the lifestyle they choose while celebrate them as enjoying the peace of mind of knowing that a specially trained Congregation Beth Israel staff is available to assist when needed. part of a congregation? 18 Shalom Way Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown on September 6, and Yom Scotch Plains Kippur starts at sundown on September 15. Join us to celebrate Judaism’s holiest days. For nearly 90 years, Temple Sholom has been practicing Reform Judaism in Plainfield. This year will be Join our congregation for Shabbat services, storytelling and 1-877-CHELSEA our final High Holydays observance in our Plainfield facility, as delicious dessert. Meet Rabbi George Nudell and Cantor The Chelsea at East Brunswick The Chelsea at Fanwood we prepare to move to the Scotch Plains area. We invite you to Matthew Axelrod. Congregation Beth Israel is a vibrant, 606 Cranbury Rd. 295 South Ave. share this very special event with the members of our traditional yet egalitarian Conservative synagogue. The East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Fanwood, NJ 07023 Synagogue boasts an award-winning, innovative religious 732-651-6100 908-654-5200 congregation. school, with classes for 400 students. Congregation Beth The Chelsea at Warren The Chelsea at Montville Prospective members are welcome to join us as our Israel has an active Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Adult Education 274 King George Rd. 165 Changebridge Rd. guests for dinner and services on Friday, August 2. For Warren, NJ 07059 Montville, NJ 07045 Program, and USY and Kadima youth groups. Whether you 908-903-0911 973-402-1100 reservations, please call us at 908-756-6447 or e-mail us at are single, a couple, or a family we have activities for everyone Alzheimer’s & memory impairment programs available. [email protected]. and truly appreciate your interest in our shul. www.chelseaseniorliving.com Please RSVP to Laurie Zinberg at (908) 889-1830 if you are Write us today for more information: interested in attending the Prospective Member Shabbat. Name______Temple Sholom Address______815 West Seventh Street, Plainfield City______Visit our website at State______Zip______(908) 756-6447 www.sholomnj.org http://www.scotchplains.com/cbi to learn more. Phone______WL071802 CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 8 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Joseph John ‘Jack’ Sandorse, 75, Michael Duran, 82, Was Executive; Honored As Longtime Magician – Obituaries – Had Served In U. S. Navy Air Corps Joseph John “Jack” Sandorse, 75, Excalibur,” for having been a magi- Michael Duran, 82, of Mountainside. of Brick died on Tuesday, July 2, at cian for 50 years. Mountainside died on Tuesday, June Mr. Duran had been Vice President the Jersey Shore Medical Center in He graduated from what was then DEATH NOTICE 25, at ManorCare Health Services in and General Manager of the Ferdon Neptune. Rider College in 1950. Mountainside. Equipment Company in Union be- Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Mr. Sandorse served in the United Grace E. Osterman Born in McAdoo, Pa., he had lived fore retiring. Fanwood prior to moving to Brick six States Navy during World War II. Grace E. Osterman, 94, a former longtime resident of Westfield, N.J. died in Newark for 25 years and in Union A United States Navy Air Corps years ago. Surviving are his wife, Lois Sandorse; on Wednesday, July 10, at the Orange County Nursing Home in Virginia. for 30 years prior to moving to veteran of World War II, he served in Mr. Sandorse had worked mostly in two daughters, Janet Wood of Brick Born in Jersey City, she had lived most of her life in Westfield before England and Newfoundland. the sales and marketing fields before and Carol Daniele of Paramus; two moving to Vero Beach, Fla. She relocated to Virginia in 1985. DEATH NOTICE: Surviving are his wife, Helen Straka retiring. He was employed with vari- brothers, Ronald Sandorse of Union Mrs. Osterman was a resident of the Hermitage Retirement Community Duran; three sons, Dennis Duran of ous companies, including Reitman and Bernard Sandorse of Berkeley in Richmond, Va., for 15 years. While there, she was very active in the Mary ‘Peggy’ Cascella Cranbury, Gary Duran of East Hartford, Creative Workshop – sewing, quilting and creating delightful little ceramic Industries, Park/Benziger and Com- Heights, and four grandchildren. Mary “Peggy” Cascella, age 76, Conn. and Thomas Duran of Southbury, pany and Turchette Advertising. He Private arrangements were under figures and animals for her family. Conn.; a sister, June Szczech; four She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert W. Osterman; a twin died on June 30, 2002, at her home also taught briefly at Abraham Clark the direction of the O’Brien Funeral in Pompano Beach, Fla. grandchildren and a great-grandchild. High School in Roselle. Home in Brick. daughter, Dorinda O. Anderson, and a great-grandson, Christopher E. The funeral was held on Saturday, Ferreby. Born in Mount Vernon, Tex., she A magician as well, he was honored Memorial contributions may be made married Anthony Cascella, Sr. (origi- June 29, from the McCracken Funeral by the International Brotherhood of to the Brick Township First Aid Depart- Survivors include two daughters, Ruth O. Button of Culpeper, Va. and Home in Union. A Mass followed at St. Annette O. Ferreby of Far Hills, N.J.; seven grandchildren; eight great- nal owner of Ideal Plating and Pol- Magicians with its lifetime achieve- ment, 505 Aurora Drive, Brick 08723. ishing Co. in Linden, N.J.) in 1944 Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in July 18, 2002 grandchildren and a great-great grandchild. ment award, the “Order of Merlin, and moved to Carteret N.J. Union. Entombment took place in the A memorial service was held yesterday, Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Mausoleum Mitchell’s Presbyterian Church in Culpeper. Interment will be in Westfield She lived in Clark, Morristown Wilmore Williams, Sr., 86, Was Active and Westfield until her family moved in East Hanover. at a later date. July 18, 2002 to Pompano Beach, Fla., in 1977. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that expressions of sympathy take Julia Leppington, 81 In Baptist Church and Men’s Choir the form of a call or visit to an elderly person of one’s acquaintance, or a She was a devoted mother and wife who battled cancer for eight Wilmore Williams, Sr., 86, of West iams; three daughters, Dolores Will- donation to the Hermitage Creative Workshop, 1600 Westwood Avenue, Julia B. Leppington, 81, of Warren Point, Va., died on Sunday, June 30, iams-Steward, Barbara A. Williams- Richmond, Va. 23227. years and will be extremely missed. died on Wednesday, July 10, at at the Riverside Convalescent Cen- Johnson and Vanessa Williams; 16 The Clore-English Funeral Home in Culpeper is in charge of the arrange- Surviving is her husband of 58 Morristown Memorial Hospital in years, Anthony, and her children: ter in West Point. grandchildren and 14 great-grandchil- ments. Morristown. Born in Williamsburg, Va., he had dren. July 18, 2002 Tony, Jenise Brown, Liz, John and Born in Scotch Plains, she had lived lived in Scotch Plains and Plainfield Private services were held in West Peggy Pappas, sister Charline in North Plainfield for 50 years before Musacchio and grandchild Chris- prior to moving to West Point in Point. moving to Warren two and a half 1999. Memorial donations may be made George D. Ladomirak, 72, Had Worked tina Pappas. years ago. Mr. Williams was a member of St. to the American Stroke Society. To send condolences, please Mrs. Leppington graduated from July 18, 2002 For Union County Parks Commission email [email protected]. North Plainfield High School in 1938 John’s Baptist Church in Scotch July 18, 2002 Plains and a member of the men’s and the Scudder School for Women in Lawrence Jacobsen, 64 George D. Ladomirak, 72, of the Union County Parks Commis- New York City. choir for many years. Lawrence A. Jacobsen, 64, of Westfield died on Thursday, June 27, sion in Kenilworth, prior to retiring He was predeceased by his sons, She was a longtime member of the Mountainside died on Saturday, June at the Manor Care Nursing Home in 14 years ago. Trinity Reformed Church in North Wayne H. Williams and Wilmore 29, at his home. Mountainside. Earlier, he had been a repairman for Williams, Jr. Plainfield, where she was a Past Presi- Born in the Bronx, he lived in Mr. Ladomirak had been a mainte- Tobia’s Appliance Store in Hillside dent of the Women’s Guild and a mem- Surviving are his companion of Mountainside for 40 years. nance employee for 10 years with for 20 years. more than 50 years, Emma L. Will- ber of the Broek Circle of the church. Mr. Jacobsen had been a parts man- He was a United States Army vet- Surviving are her husband, John W. ager for the Landpower Equipment DEATH NOTICE: eran of the Korean Conflict. Leppington; a daughter, Jean L. Burner Ina Mann Bell Kelso Company in Green Brook for many Surviving are his wife, Barbara of Watchung; two sisters, Eloise Beiter Ina Mann Bell Kelso died on years prior to retiring in 1988. Vaughn R. Ackman, 81 Maksimiak Ladomirak; three of Spring Lake and Janet Kinney of Wednesday, July 3, at Union Hospital He had previously worked in the daughters, Marie Ladomirak, Watchung, and a granddaughter. in Union. same capacity for the Industrial Rub- Vaughn R. Ackman, 81, a former Debbie Morrisey and Judy Funeral services were held on Sat- Born in Franklinton, N.C., she lived ber Company in Elizabeth. resident of Westfield for 29 years, Sapolnick; a son, David Ladomirak; urday, July 13, at the Memorial Fu- in Westfield for 75 years. He served in the United States died on Sunday, July 7, 2002 at a brother, John Ladomirak and three neral Home, 155 South Avenue in Mrs. Kelso was employed as a Marine Corps for 12 years, including FirstHealth Moore Regional Hos- grandchildren. Fanwood. Interment followed at Hill- housekeeper with several families in during the Korean Conflict. pital in Pinehurst, N.C. The funeral was held on Monday, side Cemetery in Scotch Plains. the Westfield area. Mr. Jacobsen was a member of Moving to New Jersey with his July 1, from the Werson Funeral Mary “Peggy” Cascella July 18, 2002 A member of the Bethel Baptist The Crane’s Fords Camping Club, wife and two children in 1954, Mr. Home in Linden, followed by a Di- Church in Westfield, she was an origi- Cranford Chapter, as well as the Fam- Ackman made a life with his family vine Liturgy at St. George Byzantine nal member of its Flower Club, as well ily Campers and Rvers and the in Westfield on Channing Avenue Catholic Church in Linden. Inter- Edward Kaczka, 86, Owned Business; as a member of the church’s Mission- Volkswagen Club. for almost 30 years. ment took place at Cloverleaf Me- ary Society and senior choir. Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Mr. Ackman was born in Knox, morial Park in Woodbridge. Army Captain During World War II She was also affiliated with the Anna H. Jacobsen. Pa. and raised in Lancaster, N.Y. He July 18, 2002 was the son of the late William and Edward F. Kaczka, 86, of in Mountainside for 36 years and a Westfield Community Center for many Funeral services were held on Tues- Mountainside died on Saturday, June member of the Polish American Veter- years and was a former member of day, July 2, at the Gray Funeral Home, Naomi Starr Ackman. DEATH NOTICE: He flew B-24s for the United States 29, at his home. ans of Bayonne. Silver Crown Chapter No. 48 of the 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Born in Bayonne, he lived in Surviving is his wife of 50 years, Order of the Eastern Star in Plainfield. Interment followed at Fairview Cem- Air Force during World War II in the Christopher T. Braun China, Burma and India Theater. Mountainside for 36 years. Genevieve Szymansky Kaczka. The funeral service was held on etery in Westfield. Christopher T. Braun, 40, of Mr. Kaczka had owned Hobart The funeral was held on Wednes- Wednesday, July 10, at the Bethel Memorial contributions may be He worked for 23 years in the New York City textile industry and be- Downingtown, Pa., died on Mon- Press in Bayonne from 1945 until his day, July 3, from the Higgins and Baptist Church. Interment took place made to the Center For Hope Hos- day, July 15, at his residence. retirement in 1998. Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. pice Program, 176 Hussa Street, Lin- came Vice President and National Sales Manager for Century Curtains. Born in Summit on August 27, He graduated with a bachelor’s Westfield. A Mass followed at Our Brown’s Funeral Home in den 07036 or to Atlantic Home Care 1961, he had lived in Frazer, Pa. degree in chemistry from Washing- Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment Plainfield was in charge of the ar- and Hospice, 33 Bleeker Street, He was a longtime member of the Plainfield Country Club. and Manahawkin before moving ton and Lee University in Lexington, took place at the Holy Cross Cem- rangements. Millburn 07041. to Downingtown. Va., in 1938. etery in North Arlington. July 18, 2002 July 18, 2002 He and his wife, Joan, moved to Whispering Pines, N.C. in 1983. Mr. Braun was employed as a He served in the United States Army Memorial contributions may be Bernice Dixon, 77, Was Housekeeper Surviving are his wife of 56 years, maintenance supervisor for seven as a Captain during World War II and made to the Center For Hope Hospice, Joan Ackman; a son, Eric McCrae years for First Montgomery Group retired as a Captain from the Office of 176 Hussa Street, Linden 07036 or to Ackman of Diamond Bar, Calif.; a in Marlton. Strategic Services. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 300 At Children’s Specialized Hospital He was a graduate of the Wardlaw He was head usher at the Our Lady Central Avenue, Mountainside 07092. daughter, Susan Morris of July 18, 2002 Bernice Dixon, 77, of Westfield borhood Council. Branchburg, and four grandchil- School in Edison and attended of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church died on Monday, July 8, at Overlook She was predeceased by her hus- dren, Jennifer Ackman, Steven Stockton State University. Hospital in Summit. band, George L. Dixon, Sr. Ackman, Gregory Morris and Eliza- He was a former parishioner of Mary Lynne Pomerantz, 44, Executive; Born in Hodges, S.C., she had lived Surviving are four daughters, beth Morris. Saints Philip and James Church in in Metuchen before relocating to Lugenia Barden; Marie Dixon, Roslyn In lieu of flowers, memorials may Exton, Pa. and St. Patrick Church Active in Church and Music Programs in Malvern, Pa. Westfield 47 years ago. Dixon and Portia Dixon; two sons, be made to FirstHealth Foundation, Mary Lynne Pomerantz, 44, of 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Mrs. Dixon had been a housekeeper George Dixon, Jr., Floyd Dixon and Blood Bank, 150 Applecross Road, Mr. Braun loved freshwater and deep sea fishing. He was a wood- Westfield died on Sunday, July 14, at A memorial service was held yes- at Children’s Specialized Hospital in Vernon Dixon; two brothers, Ralph Pinehurst, N.C. 28374. Overlook Hospital in Summit. terday, Wednesday, July 17, at St. Mountainside for 25 years, prior to Hodges and John Hodges; 12 grand- A memorial service was held on worker and enjoyed making furni- ture, as well as playing golf. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., she Paul’s Church. Burial followed in The retiring in 1999. children and five great-grandchildren. Wednesday, July 10, at Boles Fu- had lived in New York City before Garth at the church. She was active with the New Hope Services were held on Friday, July neral Home in Pinehurst, N.C. Surviving are his wife, Suzanne M. Braun; a son, Andrew C. Braun moving to Westfield 10 years ago. Memorial contributions may be Baptist Church in Metuchen, where 12, at the New Hope Baptist Church. July 18, 2002 of Downingtown; a daughter, Erica Ms. Pomerantz had been a Vice made to the Westfield Community she was a member of the gospel and Interment took place at Fairview President with Citibank Corporation Center or to the Organ Fund of St. senior choirs and a church trustee. Cemetery in Westfield. L. Braun of Downingtown; his fa- ther, Dr. Frederick C. Braun of in New York City for five years prior Paul’s Church. She was also a member of the senior Arrangements were handled by the Thalisette Murphy, 51 July 18, 2002 Edison; his mother, Marjorie Farley to retiring in 1992. citizens group of the Westfield Neigh- G.G. Woody Funeral Home in Roselle. Thalisette Murphy, 51, of Perth She earned a Bachelor of Science July 18, 2002 Amboy died on Monday, June 24, at of Pawley’s Island, S.C.; two sis- Eunice G. Reid, 91 ters, Cynthia A. Braun of Planta- Degree in Mathematics from Occi- University Hospital in Newark. dental College in Eagle Rock, Calif., Eunice Grosjean Reid, 91, of Born in Harrisburg, Pa., she had tion, Fla. and Kathleen A. Cavallo Dublin, Pa., died on Monday, July 15, of Denver, Pa., and three brothers, in 1980 and a master’s degree in math- NICHOLAS A. GIUDITTA, III lived in Westfield before moving to ematics from the University of Cali- at the Briarleaf Nursing Home in Perth Amboy a year ago. Frederick C. Braun, 3rd of Delray, Doylestown, Pa. Fla., Stephen M. Braun of Freeland, fornia at Berkeley in 1982. ATTORNEYCLEARANCE! AT LAW Mrs. Murphy was a registered nurse She was an active member of St. Born in Belleville, she had resided at University Hospital for 17 years. Md. and Timothy J. Braun of in North Plainfield for over 50 years Manahawkin. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield, She graduated from the St. Joseph including the Children’s Worship and before relocating to Dublin four 476 SOUTH AVENUE E. School of Nursing in Brooklyn. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 months ago. a.m. tomorrow, Friday, July 19, at Outreach program and the choir. Surviving are a daughter, Josette A professional singer, she was in- Mrs. Reid was formerly an active CRANFORD, NJ 07016 Murphy-Prunty; a son, Joseph St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church member of the Terrill Road Bible in Downingtown. Interment will volved with the Crescent Avenue Sing- Murphy; her father, Russell ers and the Westfield music programs. Chapel in Fanwood, where she taught Hemphill; two sisters, Thereasa be private. Sunday School, Bible School, played 908. 709. 1999 Visitation will take place from 6 She was also active with the Perform- Smith and Seadra Washington, and ing Arts Center at McKinley Elemen- the piano and organ and was active in two grandchildren. to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, July 18, Women’s Bible Studies. GENERAL PRACTICE INCLUDING: and tomorrow from 8:30 to 9:30 tary School in Westfield, for which Funeral services were held on Mon- she did all the fundraising. She was predeceased by her hus- day, July 1, at the First Presbyterian a.m. at the Donohue Funeral Home band, John Reid, in 1994. in Downingtown. She was additionally involved with •ESTATE PLANNING •PERSONAL INJURY Church in Rahway. Interment took place the Westfield Community Center, the Surviving are two sons, David R. at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Memorial donations may be Reid of Buffalo Grove, Ill. and Paul S. •ELDER LAW •ZONING made to ALS, 500 Office Center local United Way and the Westfield • • Arrangements were under the di- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Reid of McLean, Va.; a daughter, Eliza- WILLS AND TRUSTS MUNICIPAL COURT rection of the Jones Funeral Home in Drive, Suite 340, Fort Washington, beth R. Good of Dublin, Pa.; 11 grand- •REAL ESTATE •COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Pa. 19034-3214. Surviving are her parents, Raymond Rahway. July 18, 2002 children and 17 great-grandchildren. July 18, 2002 and Evelyn Lucivansky of Lake Geneva, Wis.; a son, Joseph K. Pomerantz of Funeral services will be held at 10 Westfield; two daughters, Eve C. a.m. this Saturday, July 20, at the Pomerantz and Rachel C. Pomerantz, Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Dooley Funeral Service, Inc. both also of Westfield, and a sister, Karen Avenue in Fanwood. Interment will be Lucivansky of Lake Geneva. at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains. Arrangements were under the di- Visitation will take place Saturday Caring & Courteous Service to the rection of the Gray Funeral Home, at the funeral home from 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be Cranford/Westfield Area Since 1913 made to the Growing Christian’s Min- MASTER istries, P.O. Box 5757, River Forest, Ill. 60305. MEMORIALS July 18, 2002 Westfield 524 Central Avenue Dorothy S. Meyer, 89 Westfield, NJ Dorothy S. Sander Meyer, 89, a 556 Westfield Avenue (908) 233-2350 lifelong resident of Westfield, died 233-0255 on Thursday, July 11, at Runnells John L. Dooley Specialized Hospital of Union County in Berkeley Heights. Manager Mrs. Meyer was a homemaker and a former member of the Echo Lake Designer • Builders of fine Country Club in Westfield and the Westfield Service League. MONUMENTS She was predeceased by her hus- MARKERS band, Alfred H. Meyer, in 1980. Surviving are two sons, Frederick J. MAUSOLEUMS Meyer of White Stone, Va. and Geoffrey Lettered • Cleaned E. Meyer of Basking Ridge and Amelia Cranford Island, Fla.; six grandchildren and two 218 North Avenue Tim Doerr great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held yester- 276-0255 Bruce Bauer day, Wednesday, July 17, at the Gray Charles V. Dooley (established 1939) Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street Manager Also: 300 Rt. 37 East in Westfield. Interment was private. Memorial donations may be made Toms River, NJ to the American Cancer Society. (732) 349-2350 July 18, 2002 CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 18, 2002 Page 9

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Mazza, tion Institute (HRCI), signifies that ing period Distinguished Honor Roll DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Regular Honor Roll at Edison Michelle Catenacci Thomas Layton Benefits Administrator at CS Inte- Ms. Mazza possesses the theoretical Egan of Westfield, Katherine majored in GRADE 8 – 28 PUPILS Jonathan Chananie Hanna Lee grated, LLC, recently earned certifi- knowledge and practical experience Intermediate School in Westfield has David Ackerman Lucy Fromtling English and minored in Education. A Andrew Chaves Andrew Lent cation as a Professional in Human in human resource management nec- graduate of Westfield High School, she been reported. Katharine Anderson Sarah Godfrey Raymond Chen Jessica Lipschutz Kevin Block Kaitlin Gorman Resources (PHR). essary to pass a rigorous examination received both Cum Laude and Dean’s DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Erin Cooper Erin Mack The certification, which is awarded demonstrating a mastery of the body List recognition at Colby. GRADE 6 – 57 PUPILS George Braun Matthew Leong Joseph Corea Kaitlin McGovern Sarah Brois Rachel Leopold by the Human Resource Certifica- of knowledge in the field. Jessica Anderson Jaclyn Kirna Patrick Daurio Kimberly Milan Nicholas Brownstone Kari Lobrutto To become certified, Ms. Mazza Ben Baron Kaitlin Kominsky Louis DeVita Samantha Mooney White and Wyatt Presented Samantha Coulson Rachel Louie Danielle Bercovicz Alexander Kopp Sarah Dobson Stephen Morrison University of Scranton passed a comprehensive examina- Sarah Degel Jessica Moskowitz Rebecca Bieber Stephanie Korunow Timothy Dohm Victor Nolasco tion and demonstrated a strong back- Degrees at James Madison Christine Deserio Gianna Pafumi Kelsi Browning Alison Lambert David Dunn Jillian Olsen Announces Graduates ground of professional human re- AREA – Westfield resident Kate Monica Doss Annie Peyton Emma Byer Toni Ma Matthew Early Kathryne Read AREA – The University of Scranton source experience. Alissa Eisenberg Christopher Pinheiro Wyatt and Scotch Plains resident Jason Scott Camuto Julia Medzhitova Kristen Fortino Assunta Santonastaso in Scranton, Pa. has reported that Ms. Mazza is a graduate of Cen- Lindsay Elbaum Jason Rea T. White graduated James Madison Alex Chaves Michael Melillo Harrison Fox David Schaffer Laura Fernandez Kay Rogers Westfielders Colin P. McGee and An- tral Connecticut State University. University in Harrisonburg, Va. during Smanatha Chu Holly Messina Thomas Fringer Rachel Smith Allison Fleder Jennifer Zhu drew M. Palumbo and Scotch Plains special ceremonies. Kate received a Catherine Cognetti Montana Metzger Jesse Garfinkel Sarah St. Lifer resident Katherine E. Tway have re- Bachelor of Arts Degree, while Jason Adam Gaskill Alan Tso Brown Univ. Presents Marlena Cortese Christopher Miller REGULAR HONOR ROLL ceived undergraduate degrees during earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. Julie Daurio So Miwa GRADE 8 – 71 PUPILS Sarah Gerber Thaddeus Walsh Kyle Gillyard David Weinstein commencement exercises. Degree to Alice Kelman Alison Donohue Ariel Mone Casey Ackermann Meaghan Higgins Jeffrey Goldstein Lauren Weinstein Colin earned a Bachelor of Science Keriann Dooley Stephanie Pinheiro Kevin Anderson Jillian Hobson WESTFIELD – Brown University University of Rochester Andrea Gordon Jacqueline Wendel Degree in Liberal Studies. Andrew re- Connor Doyle Evan Porch Charles Barber Alexander Hodara in Providence, R.I. has reported that Jessica Graham Tyler Whitlock Evan Einstein Michael Rediker Joshua Barer Benjamin Holt ceived a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Alice Marie Kelman of Westfield Grants Degree to Cohen Allukeshia Guy Colin Willard John Falzon Meredith Rivera Erin Beck Erik Jacobsen Communication. Katherine graduated received a Bachelor of Arts Degree WESTFIELD – The University of Renee Ferio Anna Smith Ben Harel Anton Yudin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Com- Lauren Bentivegna Kristopher Kagan Talisah Harrison during the university’s 234th Com- Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. has reported Evan Friedman Jacqueline Sull Norite Bercovicz Alexander Kao munication. mencement Ceremony on May 27. that Adam Cohen of Westfield, a gradu- Olympia Gaglioti Kelli Sullivan Jessica Heo Matthew Gelmetti Liane Sullivan The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc ate of Westfield High School, received William Geltzeiler Christine Tolias Bushinger, Klass, Long Kelman of Westfield, Alice earned a bachelor’s degree in physics during Katie Goellner Charles Tripp her degree in Biology. recent commencement exercises. Elizabeth Harbaugh Julia Valentin Placed on Dean’s List Jonathan Holt Joseph Vall-Llobera AREA – The College of Visual and Neil Huskey Dylan Wallace Performing Arts at Syracuse University Evan Kelley Lauren Weiner in Syracuse, N.Y. has announced that Angela Kerins John Wilt local students Stacy Bushinger, Allison Stephanie Zolayvar Klass and Craig Long have been placed Legal Advertising REGULAR HONOR ROLL on the Dean’s List for the spring 2002 semester. MORE IN BACK SECTION GRADE 6 – 83 PUPILS A resident of Scotch Plains, Stacy is a Rebecca Ackerman Mitchael Mahar Samantha Avis Rajmonda Maliqi senior. She has selected retailing as her major. Allison, a Westfield resident, is a Kyle Barry Jeffrey Manders PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Dennis Bartsch Pami Marks freshman majoring in speech communi- Jeremy Bender Michael Mathews cations. Craig, who has chosen painting TOWN OF WESTFIELD as his major, is a resident of Westfield. Kristen Boersig Gillian McGovern Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-7, the following summary of the books Lauren Brachman Evan Merkelson and accounts of the Town of Westfield for the fiscal year 2001, as made by Suplee, Kelly Braun Erin Miller Schnakenberg Named Clooney & Company, is hereby published and is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and Nina Brownstone Jennifer Nemeth may be inspected by any interested person. Brittany Bryan Ravi Netravali To Spring Dean’s List Bernard A. Heeney, Jr. Jennifer Calello Ellen O’Brien MOUNTAINSIDE – Christopher Town Clerk Andrew Calvaruso Christina Obiajulu Schnakenberg has been named to the SUMMARY OR SYNOPSIS OF AUDIT REPORT FOR PUBLICATION Ellen Chu Mia Pafumi RECENT GRADUATES…Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit Dean’s List for the spring 2002 se- SUMMARY OR SYNOPSIS OF 2001 AUDIT REPORT Patrick Clancy Marissa Perch recently reported that Scotch Plains and Westfield residents were diploma mester at Rutgers College. The son OF TOWN OF WESTFIELD AS REQUIRED BY N.J.S. 40A:5-7 Christina Cognetti Michael Petrow recipients. Pictured, left to right, are: Katherine Abramson of Scotch Plains, of Mr. and Mrs. John Schnakenberg COMBINED COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS Craig Cognetti Gina Polizzano Elena Goetz of Scotch Plains, and Sara Pankratz of Westfield. of Mountainside, Christopher will Elise Colasanti Kimberly Pulliam DECEMBER DECEMBER Caitlin Comforti Thomas Ralston enter his senior year as a finance 31, 2001 31, 2000 major at Rutgers. Melvin Diep Carolyn Raphael Oak Knoll School Reports ASSETS Katherine Douglas Charles Read John Dugan Nicholas Rotella Cash and Investments $ 14,822,618.79 $ 15,363,445.23 PUBLIC NOTICE Taxes, Assessments and Caroline Fallon Krista Ruschmann Names of Local Graduates BOROUGH OF FANWOOD Liens Receivable 948,793.46 803,134.81 Ryan Ferro Daniel Selert Notice is hereby given that Ordinance Property Acquired for Taxes - Andrew Foltz-Morrison Danielle Sgalardi SUMMIT – Katherine Abramson Elena, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. No. 02-17-R Assessed Value 312,720.00 312,720.00 Travis Fox Elizabeth Shannon and Elena Goetz of Scotch Plains and Michael Goetz of Scotch Plains, is Oak AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Accounts Receivable 2,628,439.34 1,440,536.73 Jamie Freeman Jordan Sharif Sara Pankratz of Westfield were re- Knoll’s valedictorian for the Class of CHAPTER 67 OF THE CODE OF Fixed Capital 1,956,443.67 1,956,443.67 Ashley Freudenheim Rachel St. Lifer cently graduated from Oak Knoll 2002. THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD Fixed Capital - Authorized and Uncompleted 1,700,000.00 Kathryn Galasso Patrick Stanley RELATING TO FEES FOR COP- Deferred Charges to Future Taxation - School of the Holy Child in Summit. Selected as The Star-Ledger Scholar IES OF REPORTS OR RECORDS General Capital Fund 7,720,478.10 5,349,828.10 Anne Galligan Daniel Strauss A member of the varsity soccer, bas- for Union County, Elena was also a Lynne Ganley Angela Valles OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTAL ASSETS $ 30,089,493.36 $ 25,226,108.54 ketball and softball teams, Katherine was passed and adopted on the second Brian Gibbons Brittany Van Sickle member of Concert Choir, the Math was the captain of all three teams dur- League, and the Ensemble, Oak Knoll’s and final reading at a meeting of the Mayor LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCES Julie Greener Nicole Venezia and Council of the Borough of Fanwood Allen Gurdus Bethany Verdone ing her senior year. She was a member select group of singers. Bonds and Notes Payable $ 1,040,000.00 of the student council and contributed held on July 9, 2002. Improvement Authorizations 4,650,591.77 2,525,126.55 Diane Hagmann Gwendolyn Walsh She was a Cornelian Scholar, an This Ordinance shall take effect imme- to the school newspaper, while writing honor awarded to an incoming fresh- Other Liabilities and Special Funds 15,438,113.91 14,151,345.27 Jessica Harmer Arielle Wegbreit diately after final passage and publication Amortization of Debt for Fixed Capital Claire Harris Reece Weiner a regular sports column for The Summit man for four years of high school. Elena as required by law. Acquired or Authorized 2,037,443.67 1,956,443.67 Alexandria Hurtt Kristian Wendel Herald. is a member of the Cum Laude Society, Eleanor McGovern Reserve for Certain Assets Receivable 2,191,597.57 2,156,344.23 Danielle Infantino Caitlin Whitlock Katherine served the community by and recipient of the Bausch & Lomb Borough Clerk Fund Balance 4,731,746.44 4,436,848.82 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $17.85 Matthew Jekelis Cathryn Winchester organizing a “Coaches versus Cancer” Medal for 2001. She will attend Harvard Drew Lasar Mikayla Winfield basketball game. She raised $750 for College. PUBLIC NOTICE TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES Katherine Lee Matthew Wolski cancer research. She is also a member of Sara was a member of the Oak Knoll AND FUND BALANCE $ 30,089,493.36 $ 25,226,108.54 Tianyou Xu the Cum Laude Society and was the Dancers through high school, was in- BOROUGH OF FANWOOD 2001 recipient of the University of volved with the school’s literary maga- NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Pennsylvania Book Award. ORDINANCE 02-18-R AND COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS GRADE 7 – 66 PUPILS zine, and participated in the Intensive PUBLIC HEARING AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - CURRENT FUND The daughter of Clarence Abramson Ballet Program at the School of New An ordinance was introduced by the Claire Albanese Nathan Margolin YEAR 2001 YEAR 2000 and Maureen Foley of Scotch Plains, Mayor and Council of the Borough of Amy Altszuler Pauline Martin Jersey Ballet. Katherine will attend Duke University. She volunteered her time at a Fanwood on July 9, 2002. Copies of this REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME REALIZED Derek Anderson Georgia Mierswa ordinance can be obtained without cost in children’s specialized hospital, work- Fund Balance Utilized $ 2,400,000.00 $ 2,345,000.00 Amy Behr Katherine Morgan the Clerk’s Office, at the Fanwood Bor- Miscellaneous - From Other Than Local Matthew Bogen Carolyn Mulvey ing in the physical therapist’s office. ough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Bartholomew Placed Property Tax Levies 9,387,226.75 10,254,198.35 Joshua Bornstein Caitlin Murphy Sara was offered academic scholarships Fanwood, New Jersey between the hours Collection of Delinquent Taxes and to Muhlenberg College and Loyola of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Emily Bregman Stephanie Musat Tax Title Liens 793,865.69 926,969.06 On Spring Dean’s List Friday. Beth Budnick Jeffrey Mysel College. Collection of Current Tax Levy 81,472,661.83 76,706,071.64 Brian Checchio Rachel Newberg WESTFIELD – The College of The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John The purpose of this ordinance is to Arts and Sciences at Syracuse Univer- AMEND CHAPTER 93 OF THE TOTAL INCOME $ 94,053,754.27 $ 90,232,239.05 Christina Chen Cara Paulan Pankratz of Westfield, Sara will attend CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF sity in Syracuse, N.Y. has announced EXPENDITURES Brian Corea Jarret Petrillo Villanova University in the fall. FANWOOD RELATING TO Kathryn Cronen Justin Petrillo that Kathryn Bartholomew of Westfield LAND USE AND SIGNS, PRI- Budget Expenditures $ 23,223,403.68 $ 22,513,375.04 Jennifer Danielsson Tara Picaro was named to the Dean’s List for the PUBLIC NOTICE VATE GARAGES AND CAR County Taxes 16,426,089.79 15,085,671.33 Kristen Dilzell Shanna Quackenbush spring 2002 semester. Kathryn is ma- PORTS, DECKS AND PATIOS, Local School Taxes 50,936,310.00 48,330,255.50 Casey Elkoury Daniella Regencia joring in psychology. SHERIFF’S SALE GAZEBOS, FLAGS, PEN- Special Improvement District Tax 300,213.99 299,861.43 Elizabeth Falzon Jessica Riegel SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, NANTS, OUTDOOR STRING Other Expenditures 553,526.50 943,051.00 CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, LIGHTING, PSYCHIC OR Lauren Finestein Melanie Schor TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 91,439,543.96 $ 87,172,214.30 OTHER PARANORMAL SER- Jason Frost Daniel Shorrock PUBLIC NOTICE DOCKET NO. F-963-98 WALSH SECURITIES, INC., PLAINTIFF VICES. Excess in Revenue $ 2,614,210.31 $ 3,060,024.75 Kelly Gelber Allison Simon SHERIFF’S SALE vs. MARIO ABOAL; DAMARIS ABOAL, H/ A public hearing on this ordinance will Fund Balance, January 1 3,980,681.60 3,265,656.85 Lindsay Goldberg Arielle Smelkinson SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, W; ET ALS, DEFENDANT. be held on August 13, 2002 at 8:00 PM. Jana Goldfarb Caroline Steller CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Eleanor McGovern $ 6,594,891.91 $ 6,325,681.60 Marissa Goldner Jack Sternal DOCKET NO. F-21887-01 DATED APRIL 04, 2002 FOR SALE OF Borough Clerk Less: Utilization as Anticipated Revenue 2,400,000.00 2,345,000.00 Gregory Greifeld Satya Tagat WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, MORTGAGED PREMISES. 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $24.99 Sean Hager Julie Tiedrich INC., PLAINTIFF vs. JUAN SOTO, ET ALS., By virtue of the above-stated writ of Fund Balance, December 31 $ 4,194,891.91 $ 3,980,681.60 Kelly Ann Hausseguy Suzanne Toriello DEFENDANT. execution to me directed I shall expose for PUBLIC NOTICE CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, sale by public vendue, at the Union County Ying He Jason Waks COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATED MARCH 22, 2002 FOR SALE OF Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Eliza- SHERIFF’S SALE AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE Ilana Kaplan Josh Wasserman MORTGAGED PREMISES. bethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, SWIMMING POOL UTILITY OPERATING FUND Melanie Kaufhold Kathryn Werner By virtue of the above-stated writ of on WEDNESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF AU- CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, Valerie Keil Robert Whitehead execution to me directed I shall expose for GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the DOCKET NO. F-9371-01 YEAR 2001 YEAR 2000 James Kelly Ayn Wisler sale by public vendue, at the Union County afternoon of said day. All successful COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME REALIZED Erika Kettleson George Xing Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Eliza- bidders must have 20% of their bid avail- PLAINTIFF vs. ALBAN UGALDE, ET ALS., Julia Korn Caroline Yost bethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey able in cash or certified check at the DEFENDANT. Fund Balance Utilized $ 122,000.00 $ 64,000.00 Neha Limaye Chloe Zeitounian on WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF JULY conclusion of the sales. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Collection of Pool Fees 595,122.30 533,059.00 A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED DATED MARCH 6, 2002 FOR SALE OF Miscellaneous From Other Than Pool Fees 128,694.31 84,791.40 of said day. All successful bidders must NINTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED MORTGAGED PREMISES. REGULAR HONOR ROLL TOTAL INCOME $ 845,816.61 $ 681,850.40 GRADE 7 – 78 PUPILS have 20% of their bid available in cash or TWENTY FIVE & 79/100 ($191,525.79). By virtue of the above-stated writ of certified check at the conclusion of the The property to be sold is located in the execution to me directed I shall expose for EXPENDITURES Randi Ackerman Joseph Linares sales. City of Elizabeth, County of Union and sale by public vendue, at the Union County Budget Expenditures: Aubrey Ambinder Alyssa Lund The judgment amount is NINTY SEVEN State of New Jersey. Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Eliza- Operating $ 567,831.00 $ 502,365.00 Erica Ammermuller Mary Anna McCabe THOUSAND THREE-HUNDRED FIFTY TWO It is commonly known as 478 ADAMS bethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey Capital Improvements 60,000.00 2,407.00 Kaitlyn Anness Erin McCarthy & 59/100 ($97,352.59). STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. on WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF JULY Debt Service 56,151.84 All that certain land and premises situ- It is known and designated as Block 12, A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon Philip Anton Kevin McDermott Deferred Charges and Statutory Expenditures 21,000.00 29,688.00 Jillian Aronson Daniel Melillo ated in the City of Elizabeth, County of Lot 6. of said day. All successful bidders must John Attanasio Erin Moran Union, State of New Jersey, being more The dimensions are approximately 25 have 20% of their bid available in cash or TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 648,831.00 $ 590,611.84 particularly described as follows: feet wide by 150 feet deep. certified check at the conclusion of the Victoria Attanasio Jessica Moran Excess (Deficit) in Revenue $ 196,985.61 $ 91,238.56 Lot: 204, Block: 2 Nearest cross street: sales. Brian Bayne Keith Moran on the Tax Map of the City of Elizabeth Prior lien(s): The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED Fund Balance, January 1 235,674.80 208,436.24 Steven Bigelow Kevin O’Rourke Nearest Cross Street: Second SUBJECT TO UNPAID TAXES AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE-HUN- $ 432,660.41 $ 299,674.80 Thomas Bonard Ojus Patil Street OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS. AMOUNT DUE DRED ONE & 92/100 ($175,901.92). Less: Utilization as Anticipated Revenue 122,000.00 64,000.00 Meg Buttrick Olivia Pomann Approximate dimensions: 100.0 IS AVAILABLE IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RIDER TO THE WRIT OF EXECUTION Justin Chu Daniel Pritsker feet x 25.0 feet x 100.0 feet x 25.0 feet OR FROM PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land Fund Balance, December 31 $ 310,660.41 $ 235,674.80 Tracy Dalton Adric Quackenbush Being more commonly known as: UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S and premises, situate, lying and Amanda Diaz Stephanie Raphael 156 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, ATTORNEYS. TAX/WATER/SEWER SALE being in the CITY of ELIZABETH, RECOMMENDATIONS New Jersey 07026 CERT. NO: 00-6862 SOLD ON 6/11/01 TO County of UNION, and State of New Nicole DiBenedetto Brittany Reyes That the Municipal Court reconcile all bank accounts on a monthly basis. Pursuant to a municipal tax search FUND CI/MD SASSII IN THE SALE AMOUNT Jersey, more particularly described Daniel Dickson Blair Rolnick dated 3.22.02 OF $5,927.72. THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO as follows: That the Municipal Court reconcile the open items of bail with the balance on deposit Kelly Dohm Nathaniel Roquet Subject to: 2nd quarter 2002 taxes REDEEM TO 1/4/02 IS $10,649.92. THE LOT 857, WARD 9, BLOCK 9 in the bail bank accounts. Felicia Erlich George Russo $606.20 due 5.1.02, 3rd quarter the TOTAL AMOUNT DUE AS OF 1/4/02 FOR COMMONLY KNOWN AS 417 JOHN That the Municipal Court comply with all installment payments of fines/costs Kate Fallon Laura Schwab amount to be determined due 8.1.02; PROPERTY TAXES, UNPAID WATER/ STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY administrative procedures. Jasmine Farmer John Sheehan water to 2.5.02 $269.62 open & pen- SEWER CHARGES & LIEN PAYOFF IS IN 07202 Rachael Feeney Hui-Fang Shih alty THE AGGREGAGTE SUM OF $12,416.28. There is due approximately the sum of That the Municipal Court remit funds due to various agencies in a timely manner. There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of ONE-HUNDRED NINTY ONE THOUSAND Kaitlin Fleck Joseph Simone That uniform bookkeeping procedures be established for the maintaining of financial ONE-HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND NINE- TWO-HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX & 66/100 Marley Frankel Hope Skibitsky records by the Township’s Departments. HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE & 54/100 FIFTY THREE & 85/100 ($212,053.85) ($191,186.66) together with lawful inter- Joshua Friedman Jenna Skoller ($104,925.54) together with lawful inter- together with lawful interest and costs. est and costs. That the bank account maintained by the Engineering Department be reconciled on Sheri Friedman Jessie Solomon est and costs. There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in a monthly basis. Kelly Furlong Jacob Stevens-Haas There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. A Corrective Action Plan, which outlines actions the Town of Westfield will take to Erin Gabriel Shane Strano the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn correct the findings listed above, will be prepared in accordance with federal and state The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale. this sale. Andrew Goldman Laura Staus requirements. A copy of it will be placed on file and made available for public inspection this sale. RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH Jonathan Helfand Douglas Townsend in the Office of the Town Clerk in the Town of Westfield. Maureen Hughes William Uhr RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF SHERIFF Christine Isabella Ted Vincett SHERIFF STERN LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, SHAPIRO & DIAZ, LLP The above summary or synopsis was prepared from the report of audit of the Town of HILL WALLACK NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LL ATTORNEYS AT LAW Westfield, County of Union, for the calendar year 2001. This report of audit, submitted by Gerald Jakubovic Jacob Wasiak ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 300 Suite J Suplee, Clooney & Company, Registered Municipal Accountants and Certified Public Allison Johnson Jonathan Weintraub 202 Carnegie Center 293 Eisenhower Parkway 406 Lippincott Drive Accountants, is on file at the Town Clerk’s office and may be inspected by any interested Meredith Kender Charles Woehr Princeton, New Jersey 08543-5226 Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 Marlton, New Jersey 08053 person. Stephen Kielar Cassandra Wright CH-756676 - (WL) CH-756700 - (WL) CH-756679 - (WL) Bernard A. Heeney Edward Langer Alexander Wronski 4 T - 7/4, 7/11, 7/18 4 T - 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 4 T - 7/4, 7/11, 7/18 Town Clerk Catherine LaVecchia Tiffany Yang & 7/25/02 Fee: $197.88 & 8/1/02 Fee: $228.48 & 7/25/02 Fee: $175.44 1 T – 7/18/01, The Leader Fee: $206.04 CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 18, 2002 Page 11 See it all in color at! Sports Section www.goleader.com THE WEEK IN SPORTS Pages 11-15 PICARO POUNDS 2-RUN HR; LUDMER GETS 3 HITS, 3 RBI Westfield Legion Nine Clubs Clark American Legion, 17-6

By STEVEN KRAKAUER Well, it wasn’t exactly quick. The ing. Three of the first four batters for Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times first inning of this batting practice- Clark touched home plate, and after The Westfield American Legion like barrage lasted 50 minutes, with second baseman Dave Desedica boys baseball team made quick work Westfield jumping to an, 11-4, lead. reached first base on a strike out that of the Clark squad, 17-6, in five The entire game lasted more than should have ended the inning, Cook innings via 1-run rule on July 12 at two hours. struggled with his control. He walked Edison Intermediate School in Ace Jay Cook was on the mound the next two batters before finally Westfield. for Westfield, and had a shaky out- retiring the number nine hitter, Steve Dunn, with a strikeout. Westfield certainly answered, as their first seven batters scored and 16 batters reached the batter’s box. Af- ter Brett Picaro reached base on an error and Ben Koket walked, Mike Sofka doubled home Picaro. Sofka David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times finished the game 2-for-3 with two BREAKING UP THE DOUBLE PLAY...Nick Piscopo of Fanwood Transmissions makes a great slide into second and RBI and three runs scored. breaks up a potential double play. Benzmania second baseman Joe DeFabio tagged second for the force play but had throw Later in the first, Blair Richardson off-balance to first. doubled to left center, just inches away from sailing over the 350-foot fence. Richardson had one run and NIES HOMERS, KAUFMAN MAKES FANTASTIC CATCH one RBI, as well as going 2-for-3. Later in that inning, Manny Guasp, who scored three times, ripped a two-run double to center. Westfield had now batted through the order, Benzmania Rises in 6th, Tops but wasn’t done yet. Picaro came to the plate for his Steve Krakauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times second time and blasted a 370-plus- A FAMILIAR SCENE...Brett Picaro, left, greets Josh Ludmer after he crosses foot homerun over the right field ‘Fan Tran’ Softball Men, 7-3 home plate. The Westfield Legion ball players crossed home 17 times against Clark. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

By DAVID B. CORBIN shot off his pitcher and fired to first The Fanwood Transmission men GESSNER ALLOWS 1 RUN, MELILLO KNOCKS IN 4 RBI Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times in time to nail the runner. also pulled off some fine defensive Benzmania took a big step for- However, the best play came in the plays. In the bottom of the first, ward, positioning itself in a tie for eighth. A pop fly in foul territory shortstop Dave Serido prevented fur- second in the A Division of the Scotch down the left field line had three ther scoring by being on the front end Westfield White 13s Stagger Plains Men’s Softball League, by chasers but no one seemed to have a of an rally-killing short-to-second stalling out Fanwood Transmission, chance to catch it. Suddenly, (Danny Serido)-to-first (Rob 7-3, at Brookside Park in Scotch Kaufman made a desperate, fully Tumulo) double play. In the second, Plains on July 10. The victory gave outstretched lunge and snagged the third baseman Greg McComb Westfield Blue Nine, 15-5 Benzmania and Fan Tran identical ball about three inches off the ground scooped a grounder, checked the run- 12-5 records, just one game behind before he skid across the grass on his ner considering taking third and fired the league leading PEP Again men at chest. to first for the out. Then in the sixth, By FRED LECOMTE I’m happy. We won our first five as he led the offensive barrage with 13-4. “He was fully extended! He was McComb initiated a second (Danny Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times games, then dropped two, and here four RBI. Teammate, Kevin Most accounts of athletic events completely out! He was parallel to Serido)-to-first (Tumulo) double The Westfield White (wearing we are today with our third straight O’Rourke, who collected four singles seem to highlight the offensive clout the ground!” expressed teammate play. blue) 13-year-old traveling baseball victory.” and a double, said, “I was in a real of a team; however, the defensive Emidio Monaco. Offensively, big Mark Nies, who team celebrated in unison, claiming Powerful Dan Melillo coming off groove, saw the ball really well, al- brilliance in this highly intense game In the seventh inning, Benzmania went 2-for-3, hammered a colossal Westfield bragging rights, by defeat- a great game against Chatham, (two lowing me to jump on the first pitch.” cannot be overlooked, especially that third baseman Joe Cunha scooped a two-run homer into the trees beyond ing Westfield Blue (wearing blue), triples) continued his smashing ways, CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 of Benzmania shortstop Neil sharp grounder, stepped on third for the centerfield fence to help 15-5 in Westfield on July 13. Kaufman. In the third inning, a force out and tossed to first to Benzmania snap a 3-3 deadlock with “When you throw strikes, good Kaufman initiated a quick short-to- complete an inning-ending double a four-run sixth inning. Teammate things happen,” commented Blue second (Joe DeFabio)-to-first (Tim play. In the eighth, right fielder Brian Ed Gutierrez whacked a double and Head Coach Jeff Becker. “Further- Laspe) double play. In the fifth, Dayton performed some magic with two singles, and scored two runs more, when you play good defense Kaufman alertly grabbed a deflected a fine catch. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 and offense the way you fellows played, again, good things do hap- pen. It’s a great way to win a ballgame, GELB, ARONSON BLAST HRS; EARLY GOES 3-FOR-3 and I’m proud of our team.” Indeed, that was the difference in this one-sided baseball affair, as pitcher, Pat Gessner led his team to Club 40 Comes Back to Oust victory tossing 83 pitches, allowing one run on three hits in five innings. “It feels good, because we really wanted to win this game,” said Outsider Softball Men, 14-7 Gessner. “I had good mechanics and follow through and made good use of Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times my bread and butter pitch, the change- GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAY...Westfield Blue catcher John Helfand puts the tag By STEVEN KRAKAUER Balich doubled in Early. brother, Mike Shuman. Now, with up. Also, we had great fielding, so on Westfield White base runner Pat Gessner as he attempts to score. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times By the fifth inning, the Outsiders the score 9-6, the tables had turned Coming into the final games of the still had a comfortable, 6-3 lead, but and the Outsiders were reeling. season in the JCC men’s softball Goland began slipping. With the 10- The score was 10-6 when the final MARSELLA, KUCHAR, CICCOTTI. BUONPANE HOMER league, the action, like the summer, 11-12 hitters up in the Club 40 order, inning began, the seventh. Club 40 has really begun to heat up. On July the Outsiders’ D was confident the continued the onslaught, thanks to a 14 at Tamaques Park, Club 40 edged inning would be quick. two-run homerun by Aronson, who the Outsiders, 14-7, in a comeback It was not to be, however, as the finished 2-for-4 with three RBI, and Locksmiths Hand Over Keys, victory. first six Club 40 batters recorded a two-run blast by Mike Helfand, The first inning displayed the ex- hits. In all, nine batters clubbed hits who finished 2-for-4 with two RBI. citement of JCC men’s softball. The that inning capped off by Tepper’s In total, 10 of the “Club’s” 12 “Club” leadoff hitter rocked a triple three-RBI double and Rob Shuman’s batters touched home plate, while Jailed by Bailbondsmen, 15-12 and pitcher Jay Tepper singled him second RBI-single that scored his CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 in. Cleanup hitter Mitch Aronson blasted a double that scored his team’s By FRED LECOMTE brought them within one, (10-9), but enough about “Chico”! The Lock- second run of the inning. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times defensive agility on the turf pulled smiths amassed 20 hits, including In the Outsiders half of the inning, The offense was plentiful on both off by Larry Marsalla (short) to John three RBI off the smoking bats of Mark Mitchell doubled and was sides but it took a superb defensive DeFouw (second) and Mike Lembo Sean Goldate and Mike Newhauser. brought home by Bill Early. Early effort on the part of Chico’s Bailbonds (first) double play in the seventh Defensively, right fielder Pat Boyle had a stellar day at the plate, going 3- to secure a 15-12 victory over D&L appeared to take some of the oomph and centerfielder Greg Griffin wowed for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Locksmiths in Scotch Plains Soft- out the Locksmith men. onlookers with several remarkable The next hitter, Pete Byer, was ball League A Division action at “Chico” Marsalla, “Chico” Mike snags in the outfield. able to score Early and tie the game Jerseyland Field in Scotch Plains on Kuchar and “Chico” Paul Ciccotti Kaszak got things rolling for at two. But that knotted score was July 10. were vicious as they hammered home Bailbonds with a two-run first inning diminished quickly as Kerry Gelb Victory seemed so close for D&L runs into the meadows while Jeff by drilling a two RBI single to right. blasted a two-run homerun over the Locksmith when a five-run outburst Kaszak walloped four RBI on four However, the Locksmiths retaliated head of the left fielder. That inning in the bottom of the sixth inning singles in the 19-hit attack. But and tied the score in the bottom of the wasn’t done yet. Ken Zierler doubled inning. The “Chico’s” then followed and later scored on Jeff Strauss’ with two runs in the second. Chris double to left-center. Strauss finished “The Kid” Casini singled and scored, 2-for-3 with an RBI. Buonpane got a free pass, Nick With a 5-2 lead under their belt Musano singled and “Irish” Billy after the first inning, Outsiders’ Fitzpatrick thumped an RBI sacri- pitcher Larry Goland relaxed and fice. D&L’s Newhauser initiated the Steve Krakauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times comfortably disposed of Club 40 hit- REALLY “CLUBBING” THE BALL...Club 40 slugger Greg Schaeffer clubs scoring in the bottom of the second ters during the second and third in- a single in the fifth inning. Schaeffer also had another hit in the victory over by pulling a RBI sacrifice to center. nings. Meanwhile, one more Out- the Outsiders. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 sider scored in the third, when Jeff DEEGAN OWEN BRAND Your Hometown ROOFING MORTGAGE BANKER

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By SAL ANTONELLI lieved with two flawless innings. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Antonelli closed out the game in the In what Coach Mike Venezia called seventh by pitching out of a bases- a “total team effort and a team win” loaded jam. the Westfield 13-year old Babe Ruth Westfield banged out 15 hits, led Baseball team advanced to the North- by Venezia with four hits. Davidson ern New Jersey State Tournament. had three hits, while Tressitt and After losing the first game, 5-3, Ferro each had two hits. Westfield came back on July 4 to “The team was nervous at the be- trounce Monroe, 6-0. Peter Antonelli ginning of the game, but as the game pitched six shutout innings with help went on the kids really settled down from closer Mike Venezia. Ross and play a great game,” said Coach Abramowitz had a based-loaded Venezia

triple in the sixth to break open the In game 2, Westfield lost to an Steve Krakauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times game. Joe Tressitt chipped in with a excellent Edison and moved into the SAVORING THE HOME RUN...The Westfield Legion players head back to the two-hit performance. losers bracket to blank host New dugout after congratulating Brett Picaro, second from right, for smashing a In the final game against East Milford, 5-0. Venezia, who pitched a home run. Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times Brunswick, Westfield won, 4-0 with complete game, yielded only a single UNLEASHING THE AWESOME POWER...Chico’s designated hitter Jeff a masterful pitching performance by in the sixth inning. Kaszak went 4-for-4 with five RBI and crushed a towering home run against D&L Locksmith. Westfield Legion Nine Clubs Locksmiths Hand Over Keys, Clark American Legion, 17-6 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

Jailed by Bailbondsmen, 15-12 fence. The two-run smash gave for-3 with one RBI and one run CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Westfield a 9-4 lead. After the homer, scored. Thomas finished with two Picaro said, “I didn’t know I had it in runs and one RBI. Bailbonds pushed ahead 6-3 in the yanked a double and later scored. me.” Thomas and Rosckowski totaled top of the third inning when Marsella Bill Bawers and Mike Walch zipped Unfortunately, the homerun trot four hits, while the rest of their team and Kuchar strutted their stuff to the singles, then Bill Durow bounced an did have a downside as well. Picaro only scored four additional hits. plate and launched back-to-back solo RBI single past second. Next, “Big injured his hamstring while round- In the bottom of the fourth, Cook homeruns deep into never-never land. Stick” Newhauser mangled a two- ing first base, knocking him out of and catcher Josh Ludmer, who fin- Matt Dolly turned the D&L key with run triple. Later, head locksmith Leo the game. ished 3-for-4 with three RBI and a a single and Sean Goldate unlocked Hoy closed the score to within one The inning was still not done al- run scored, each tallied RBI to give an RBI double to center in the bot- with an RBI single narrowing the though Clark starting pitcher Joe Westfield the 10 runs they needed to tom of the inning. score to 10-9. Abruzzo was taken out of the game. have the game called after five. Chico’s Bailbonds jammed Lock- Bailbonds grabbed the keys nearly Abruzzo pitched one-third of an in- Greg Mathews, who replaced smith with three runs in the fifth for good in the eighth when they ning, but gave up seven hits, nine Picaro in the lineup after his injury, when Marsella punched an RBI single exploded for three runs. Kaszak and runs and three walks, while striking contributed well for Westfield, rock- and Kaszak drilled a two-run single. Mike Manochio rapped back-to-back out none. His replacement, Steve ing two singles and scoring twice. Ciccotti then battered his solo home singles, Ciccotti cracked a two-run Dunn, hit Richardson and commit- John Boyd relieved Cook in the run in the sixth; however, still in the single and Jake Jakubik launched an ted an error, but only yielded two fifth, and pitched himself out of a game, D&L rallied for five runs in RBI sacrifice. runs and finished the inning quickly. jam to hold Clark scoreless. the bottom of the sixth. Clint Cordes Things darkened even more for Errors also ran rampant in that Koket said, “We have chemistry D&L when the “Chico’s” punched in Courtesy of Sal Antonelli for The Westfield Leader and The Times wild first inning, as both Westfield like no other team.” PUBLIC NOTICE two runs in the ninth. Pitcher GETTING A PEP TALK...The Westfield 13s Babe Ruth baseball team gets a and Clark committed three. Only This Westfield team consists of Buonpane crushed a homerun, tough pep talk from the coach. The pep talk worked as Westfield won and advanced SHERIFF’S SALE to the North Jersey State Tournament. one of the four Clark runs was earned. eight seniors who graduated last SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, running Nick Musano scampered for Clark’s second inning was quick month. Ludmer, who served as cap- CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, a triple and Fitzpatrick added the and painless, thanks to the stellar tain of the varsity squad last year, DOCKET NO. F-12874-95 final run with an RBI sacrifice. D&L Joe Schurig who pitched a complete- Westfield scored two runs in the BANCBOSTON MORTGAGE CORPO- defensive play of John Leonardis. sees this last season as one last chance RATION, PLAINTIFF vs. SCOTT A. managed to retaliate somewhat with game one-hitter, allowing only an first and third innings and added an Westfield added two more runs in its for the team to play together. THOMSON, ET ALS., DEFENDANT. two runs on RBI singles by Goldate infield single in the second inning. insurance run in the sixth. Antonelli half of the second, which was capped “We’ve been playing together since CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, and Steve Prasek. Catcher Kevin Hennessy called a and Tressitt had two hits each, by a deep RBI-double by Koket, who tee-ball, and now we’re at our last DATED DECEMBER 6, 1999 FOR SALE ”I thought we became a little com- nearly a perfect game. Hennessey, Abramowitz and Zach OF MORTGAGED PREMISES. finished 2-for-3 with two runs and season. I want to finish strong and By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- placent early on when we were up by Schurig helped himself with a sharp Deegan added singles. one RBI. make this something to remember,” ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale four and gave it back,” said Buonpane. single to drive in the first run in the “The team is having a great time Justin Rosckowski of Clark con- he said. by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- “In the ninth inning, I knew the ‘D’ first inning. Sean Ferro, Peter playing in the States. If we can con- tributed to his team’s score by dou- Westfield improved to 8-4-1 while ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- would pick up and the pitching was Rucinsky, Tim Jacob and Kevin tinue to get the same type of pitching thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on bling home clean-up hitter Drew Clark dropped to 5-8. Westfield plays WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY there. As I matter of fact, I could do Hennessy all had hits and again and timely hitting like we have, this Thomas, then stealing home on a their final three games today, tomor- A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of what I want, so when I got the first Tressitt had a two-hit performance. team can keep progressing in this double steal. Rosckowski finished 2- row and Saturday. said day. All successful bidders must have strike on him, I tried to go as high as Westfield’s defense was flawless tournament. We are still one of eight 20% of their bid available in cash or certified I could without getting the pitch with Venezia, Jacob, Rucinsky and teams left in the States and all the check at the conclusion of the sales. See it all on the Web! The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED called illegal, so it worked out Antonelli anchoring the infield. Brian coaches and parents are very proud WTA Men’s Masters FIFTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE-HUN- alright.” Davidson, Ferro, Jim McManus and of all the boys performance,” said www.goleader.com Tennis Ladder Told DRED EIGHTY SEVEN & 60/100 Chico’s 222 031 032 15 Tressitt secured the outfield. Coach Venezia ($153,587.60). D&L Locksmiths 221 005 002 12 In the first game of the State Tour- The updated standings for the The property to be sold is located in the Men’s Masters WTA Ladder as of Town of Westfield, County of Union and nament against River Park at New Bernstein Strikes State of New Jersey. PUBLIC NOTICE Milford, Westfield pulled out an ex- WTA Men’s Singles July 14 follow. Some shuffling of It is commonly known as 51 Doris Park- the deck has taken place with sev- BOROUGH OF FANWOOD citing 9-7 victory. After falling be- Track Gold Twice way, Westfield , New Jersey. An Amendment to Ordinance No. 02-14- hind 4-2, Westfield exploded for four Tennis Ladder Told: eral players dropping due to not It is known and designated as Block 4702 Irwin Bernstein of Westfield R, 1. Joseph Alfano 23. Neal Luppescu playing in the period. Players with f/k/a 629, Lot 75 f/k/a/ 77. runs in the fifth and three more runs earned a pair of gold medals in the AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 2. Steven Kreutzer 24. James Bender The dimensions are approximately 65 feet in the seventh. Starter Schurig pitched no matches registered have been CHPATER 212 OF THE CODE Long Island Masters Track and 3. Mike Gonnella 25. Fred Stoleru long by 100 feet wide (irregular). dropped from the active ladder but OF THE BOROUGH OF four strong innings and Jacob re- Field Championships at Mitchel 4. Chris Callahan 26. Dave Leiz Nearest Cross Street: Rahway Avenue. FANWOOD RELATING TO 5. Gary Wasserman 27. Ross Errazo will be reinstated when matches Prior lien(s): SUBJECT TO UNPAID Athletic Complex in Uniondale, PEACE AND GOOD ORDER 6. Steve Parker 28. Joseph Donnolo are played. TAXES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL AS- PUBLIC NOTICE Long Island on July 14. Represent- AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT 7. Bill Wilhelm 29. Dewey Rainville SESSMENTS, AMOUNT DUE IS AVAIL- Check out the was introduced and passed on first reading ing the Shore Athletic Club in the 8. Vince Camuto 30. Jeff Sobel ABLE IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR SHERIFF’S SALE www.westfieldnj.com/wta website by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of 65-69-age group, Bernstein won 9. Weldon Chin 31. Jim Oslislo FROM PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS UPON SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Fanwood at a meeting held on July 9, 2002. 10. Anil Kapur 32. Ernest Jacob for details on matches and stand- WRITTEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, the 400-meter dash in 1:11.1. Later, Copies of this amendment to Ordinance No. 11. Peter Magierski 33. Todd Krell ings. Report match results to the ATTORNEYS. DOCKET NO. F-15898-00 he placed first in the 800-meter run 02-14-R can be obtained without cost at the 12. Tuyen Diep 34. Alan Rolman There is due approximately the sum of CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE 317-0001 number. Should phone Fanwood Borough Hall, Municipal Clerk’s in the time of 2:52.8. Both times 13. Russell Finestein 35. Alec Wasserman TWO-HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN CORP., PLAINTIFF vs. CESAR ARIAS, mail problems occur, contact lad- Office, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, were his season’s bests. 14. David Ferio 36. D. Armstrong THOUSAND SEVEN-HUNDRED NINTY RAMONA ARIAS, H/W; ET ALS, DEFEN- New Jersey between the hours of 8 A.M. 15. Warren Siao 37. John Dalton der coordinator Mike McGlynn FOUR & 54/100 ($227,794.54) together DANT. and 4 P.M., Monday through Friday. 16. Steve Satkin Alan Wadman directly at 654-1651, or by email with lawful interest and costs. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing on this amendment will 17. Chris Camuto Chris Freer There is a full legal description on file in DATED MARCH 28, 2002 FOR SALE OF at [email protected] . be held on August 13, 2002 at 8 P.M. 18. Mark Jackler Danny Turitz the Union County Sheriff’s Office. MORTGAGED PREMISES. SHERIFF’S SALE Eleanor McGovern 19. Alex Winnicker Hugh Coleman 1. Mike McGlynn (10) The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Borough Clerk 20. Chris Wendel Jon Eisenberg 2. Irwin Bernstein (6) this sale. ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $20.40 21. Lawrence Seltzer Sagiv Edekman 3. Bob Kolesik (13) RALPH FROEHLICH by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- DOCKET NO. F-11056-99 4. Joe Donnolo (1) ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, 22. Andrew Ross Tim Bartlett SHERIFF Ty Lamchek 5. Donald Dohm (3) STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, PUBLIC NOTICE thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on PLAINTIFF vs. WILLIAM P. BARBA & 6. Jeff Goldstein (3) NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LLP WEDNESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF AU- MILUSKA BARBA, H/W; GLADYS NIEVES 7. Hugh Coleman (1) Suite 300 SHERIFF’S SALE GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the & MR. NIEVES, DEFENDANT. PUBLIC NOTICE 8. Len Cerefice (6) 293 Eisenhower Parkway SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, afternoon of said day. All successful bid- CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, 9. Dewey Rainville (3) Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, ders must have 20% of their bid available in DATED JANUARY 10, 2001 FOR SALE SHERIFF’S SALE CH-756656 - (WL) DOCKET NO. F-20864-01 cash or certified check at the conclusion of OF MORTGAGED PREMISES. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 WASHINGTON MUTUAL HOME the sales. By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, PUBLIC NOTICE & 7/18/02 Fee: $199.92 LOANS INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTER- The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale DOCKET NO. F-19959-01 EST BY MERGER TO FLEET MORT- SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND THREE- by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- HOMESIDE LENDING, INC. , PLAIN- SHERIFF’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE GAGE CORP., PLAINTIFF vs. PEPE HUNDRED FORTY NINE & 42/100 ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- TIFF vs. JORGE A. DUARTE, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, GEACOMAN A/K/A PEPE D. ($175,349.42). thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on MARGARITA DUARTE, HIS WIFE; ET CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, SHERIFF’S SALE GEACOMAN; ET ALS., DEFENDANT. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 324-326 WEDNESDAY THE 14TH DAY OF AU- AL, DEFENDANT. DOCKET NO. F-16110-97 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Marshall Street GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DOVENMUEHLE MORTGAGE COM- CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DATED APRIL 2, 2002 FOR SALE OF BLOCK AND LOT: Lot(s) 903 Block 5 afternoon of said day. All successful bid- DATED APRIL 08, 2002 FOR SALE OF PANY, L.P., PLAINTIFF vs. SHANTI M. DOCKET NO. F-5739-01 MORTGAGED PREMISES. CITY: Elizabeth ders must have 20% of their bid available in MORTGAGED PREMISES. SAVLA AND KOKILA S. SAVLA, HIS WIFE COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- COUNTY: Union cash or certified check at the conclusion of By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- ET AL, DEFENDANT. PLAINTIFF vs. VIRMENIA C. TOMICH, ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale DIMENSION: 37.50 feet wide by 100.00 the sales. ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, ET AL, DEFENDANT. by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- feet deep The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- DATED MAY 1, 1998 FOR SALE OF CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- NEAREST CROSS STREET: Situated SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO-HUN- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- MORTGAGED PREMISES. DATED AUGUST 24, 2001 FOR SALE OF thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on on the southwesterly line of Marshall Street DRED SEVENTY FIVE & 32/100 thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- MORTGAGED PREMISES. WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY 312.50 feet from the northwesterly line of ($117,275.32). WEDNESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF AU- ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of Third Street. ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale said day. All successful bidders must have All that certain tract, lot and parcel of land land and premises situate, lying and being in afternoon of said day. All successful bid- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- 20% of their bid available in cash or certified lying and being in the City of Elizabeth the City of Elizabeth, County of Union and ders must have 20% of their bid available in thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- check at the conclusion of the sales. County of Union and State of New Jersey State of New Jersey, being more particularly cash or certified check at the conclusion of WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED being more particularly described as fol- described as follows: the sales. A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of WEDNESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF AU- FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND THREE- lows: BEGINNING at a point in the westerly The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED said day. All successful bidders must have GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the HUNDRED ELEVEN & 39/100 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE sideline of Grier Avenue therein distant TWENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO-HUN- 20% of their bid available in cash or certified afternoon of said day. All successful bid- ($147,311.39). SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF MARSHALL 162.92 feet from the corner formed by the DRED SIX & 47/100 ($129,206.47). check at the conclusion of the sales. ders must have 20% of their bid available in The property to be sold is located in the STREET WHICH POINT IS DISTANT IN intersection of the westerly sideline of Grier The property to be sold is located in the The judgment amount is TWO-HUN- cash or certified check at the conclusion of CITY of ELIZABETH in the County of A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION Avenue with the northerly sideline of Sum- CITY of ELIZABETH in the County of DRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT- the sales. UNION, and the State of New Jersey. 312.50 FEET THE INTERSECTION OF mer Street; thence UNION, and the State of New Jersey. HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN & 30/100 The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED Tax LOT 434, BLOCK 3 THE SAID LINE OF MARSHALL STREET 1) North 79 degrees 41 minutes West, Tax LOT: 478.A BLOCK: WARD 12 ($215,857.30). NINTY SIX THOUSAND THREE-HUN- COMMONLY KNOWN AS 463 WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF 200 feet to a point; thence COMMONLY KNOWN AS 557 Property to be sold is located in the Bor- DRED SIXTY & 35/100 ($196,360.35). FRANKLIN STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW THIRD STREET; THENCE RUNNING 2) North 10 degrees 19 minutes East, 40 JEFFERSON AVENUE, ELIZABETH ough of Mountainside, County of Union CONCISE STATEMENT OF DESCRIP- JERSEY 07206 1. SOUTH 54 DEGREES 20 MIN- feet to a point; thence NEW JERSEY 07202 and State of New Jersey TION OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately) UTES WEST 100 FEET TO A POINT; 3) South 79 degrees 41 minutes East, Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately) Premises commonly known as 1062 MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth 100 feet wide by 25 feet long. THENCE 200 feet to a point in the westerly line of Grier 25.00 feet wide by 100.00 feet long. Sunny Slope Drive, Mountainside, New COUNTY: UNION, STATE OF NEW Nearest Cross Street: Situated on the 2. NORTH 35 DEGREES 40 MIN- Avenue; thence Nearest Cross Street: Situated on the Jersey 07092 JERSEY NORTHEASTERLY side of FRANKLIN UTES WEST 37.50 FEET TO A POINT; 4) Along the same South 10 degrees 19 EASTERLY side of JEFFERSON AV- BEING KNOWN as LOT 5, BLOCK 7F, STREET & STREET NO: 112-114 Parker STREET, and the SOUTHEASTERLY side THENCE minutes West, 40 feet to the point and place ENUE, 75.00 feet from the NORTHERLY on the official Tax Map of the Borough of Road of FIFTH STREET. 3. NORTH 54 DEGREES 20 MIN- of BEGINNING. side of JULIA STREET. Mountainside TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK: 11 LOT: THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO UNPAID UTES EAST 100 FEET TO A POINT IN Known and designated as Block 4, Lot THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO UNPAID Dimensions: 175.00 feet x 100.00 feet x 1191 TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, TAX, SAID LINE OF MARSHALL STREET ; 742 on the Official Tax Map of the City of TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, TAX, 175.00 feet x 100.00 feet. DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 166.66 feet x WATER AND SEWER LIENS AND THENCE RUNNING Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. WATER AND SEWER LIENS AND OTHER Nearest Cross Street: Summit Road 51.16 feet OTHER MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS. 4. SOUTH 35 DEGREES 40 MIN- Commonly known as 551 Grier Avenue, MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS. THE The Sheriff hereby reserves the right NEAREST CROSS STREET: 107.55 THE AMOUNT DUE CAN BE OBTAINED UTES EAST ALONG SAID LINE OF Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202 AMOUNT DUE CAN BE OBTAINED to adjourn this sale without further no- feet from Union Avenue FROM THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHOR- MARSHALL STREET 37.50 FEET TO THE THIS IS A PURCHASE MONEY FIRST FROM THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHOR- tice by publication. SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): NONE ITY. POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. MORTGAGE ITY. Subject to unpaid taxes, assessments, There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of water and sewer liens TWO-HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOU- ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY NINE THOU- ONE-HUNDRED NINTY ONE THOU- ONE-HUNDRED FORTY EIGHTY THOU- ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOU- There is due approximately the sum of SAND FIFTY THREE & 02/100 SAND FOUR-HUNDRED FOURTEEN & SAND NINE-HUNDRED TWENTY TWO SAND FOUR-HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN SAND FIVE-HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THREE-HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR ($222,053.02) together with lawful interest 21/100 ($159,414.21) together with lawful & 12/100 ($191,922.12) together with lawful & 91/100 ($148,447.91) together with lawful & 87/100 ($139,587.87) together with lawful THOUSAND SIXTY TWO & 31/100 and costs. interest and costs. interest and costs. interest and costs. interest and costs. ($334,062.31) together with lawful interest There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in and costs. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. There is a full legal description on file in The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn the Union County Sheriff’s Office. this sale. this sale. this sale. this sale. this sale. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH this sale. SHERIFF SHERIFF SHERIFF SHERIFF SHERIFF RALPH FROEHLICH WILLIAM M. E. POWERS JR. SHAPIRO & DIAZ, LLP SPEAR AND HOFFMAN, P.A. STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, SHAPIRO & DIAZ, LLP SHERIFF CHARTERED ATTORNEYS AT LAW LAW OFFICES NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, P.C. 737 Stokes Road Suite J SUITE 210 Suite 300 SUITE J Suite 505 Sentry Office Plaza P.O. Box 1088 406 Lippincott Drive 1020 North Kings Highway 293 Eisenhower Parkway 406 LIPPINCOTT DRIVE 216 Haddon Avenue Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962 Marlton, New Jersey 08053 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 Marlton, New Jersey 08053 Westmont, New Jersey 08108 CH-756230 - (WL) CH-756667 - (WL) CH-756703 - (WL) CH-755792 - (WL) CH-756697 - (WL) CH-753856 - (WL) 4 T - 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 4 T - 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 4 T - 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 4 T - 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 & 8/1/02 Fee: $191.76 & 7/18/02 Fee: $218.28 & 8/1/02 Fee: $273.36 & 8/8/02 Fee: $242.76 & 8/1/02 Fee: $214.20 & 7/18/02 Fee: $199.92 CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 18, 2002 Page 13 St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League Results:

ANGELS DIVISION: Bill d’Eustachio had three hits for TEAM W L the “Gang” and the majority of the St. Joseph 8 5 team had multiple hits. For St. St. Blaise 7 5 St. Jude 7 6 Michaels, Larry Szenyi contributed St. Anne 4 8 three singles. St. Paul 1 12 St. Louis 15, St. Thomas 14 SAINTS DIVISION: St. Thomas scored four in the bot- TEAM W L tom of the seventh until a groundout St. Louis 11 3 St. Patrick 10 3 ended this affair. For St. Louis, Ed St. Thomas 9 5 Marchelitis had three hits. St. Louis’s St. Michael 4 9 Bob Stratton had three hits and Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times St. James 4 10 Malcolm Boone had four hits. BIG RBI PRODUCER...Westfield White’s Dan Melillo had a big day against St. Anne 17, St. Paul 8 St. Anne 17, St. Michael 15 Westfield Blue as he racked up four RBI. Everybody contributed offensively St. Michaels scored eight runs in for St. Anne. Tony Williams had four the second but could not maintain hits while Bob Veeck was 5-for-5. the same momentum. Nine St. Anne Pete Glock and Bob Gittleman tapped players had a three-hit game. For St Westfield White 13s Stagger a pair of hits each for Paulies. David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times Michaels, Tony Giannaci and Bob ALSO BREAKING UP A DOUBLE PLAY...Benzmania courtesy runner Joe St. James 13, St. Michael 12 Ulichny both had four hits. Westfield Blue Nine, 15-5 DeFabio breaks up a double play in the sixth inning as Fanwood Transmissions St. Michael scored a run in the top second baseman Danny Serido throws wide of first. St. James 6, St. Paul 5 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 of the seventh to pull within one but As usual, the Gang made things the “Bug Boys” held on for the win. interesting. St. Paul scored three runs White jumped out with two runs in Tim Horan hacked an RBI single and in the fifth and had the tying and the top of the first. Nick Barba and Zeitounian singled. Hoens stepped winning runs on base but two con- Rick Pasannanti rapped back-to back to the plate and hammered a two-run Benzmania Rises in 6th, Tops secutive fly outs ended the game. For singles. Adam Becker ripped an RBI double and Danny Nuber delivered St. James, Bob Elmi, Tony Scarfuto, sacrifice and Melillo hit a laser for an an RBI single. ‘Fan Tran’ Softball Men, 7-3 Fran and Steve Magnotta each had RBI single. Happy with the victory, catcher two hits. For St. Paul, John Gordon Blue made noise when catcher John Becker said, “We really picked it up a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 had three hits and Pete Glock, Joe Helfand rifled a double to left. White notch, especially Pat who was awe- Shea and Matt Fugett each had two extinguished the scoring threat when some. He just threw strikes and put while Cunha went 2-for-2 with an sixth. Gutierrez drilled a double to hits. Barba (short) grabbed a chopper and the ball into play. Our defense was RBI and a run scored. Tumulo and left-center. Kaufman tapped a St. Louis 9, St. Blaise 5 fired to Mercado at first, who then great, as we kept the ball in front of us Jerry Watters led Fan Tran with two grounder to third but the throw eluded tossed across the field to Melillo who and made the plays when necessary.” hits each. St Louis had Keith Gibbons with the first baseman and rolled out of three hits and five other players with was covering third for a double play. Although the victory was White’s Benzmania took a 1-0 lead when play. Gutierrez was awarded home. White displayed three runs worth today, Blue is solid and competitive Gutierrez scored on Monaco’s loop- multiple hit games. For St. Blaise, Nies followed with his two-run shot Mark Reisberg and Tom Sherwin of power in the third on hits by and certainly will make lots of noise ing single to left but Fan Tran an- then Jon Crowley, who was on sec- Becker, Melillo and Mercado. Blue in the upcoming playoffs. Blue swered with two in the top of the had two hits apiece, including doubles ond, scored on Cunha’s RBI single by both. retaliated with a run in the fourth on pitcher Nuber agreed as he said, “Pat second. Dave Eckert, who reached past short. a sizzler hit by Kyle Zeitounian and did a good job. Today the problem St. Jude 11, St. Thomas 10 base on a fielder’s choice, scored on Fanwood Trans 020 010 000 3 a blazing RBI triple by Erick Hoens. was basically on my release so I need Mike Petersen’s sharp single to left. Benzmania 111 004 00x 7 Darryl Eaton collected three hits The game broke wide open in the to make some adjustments, but one while Dave Rothenberg and Nick Mike Whalen brought Petersen across A DIVISION: sixth when White rallied for five runs thing for sure, this team will rebound the plate with a double to center. TEAM W L T Dinizo both had doubles for the win- spearheaded by an O’Rourke smash strongly and return totally focused.” In the bottom of the second, Cunha PEP Again 14 4 0 ners. For St. Thomas, Bob Stratton single. The hammer fell three times Benzmania 12 5 0 and Art Hobble had three hits apiece. Westfield White 203 025 3 15 walked, scooted to second on Kevin in the seventh when Gessner doubled, Westfield Blue 000 100 4 5 Sicola’s single and scored on a throw- Fanwood Transmission 12 5 0 Jade Isle 9 7 1 St. Joseph 15, St. Patrick 12 O’Rourke singled and Nate Roquet ing error. Benzmania took a 3-2 lead Chico’s 5 12 0 St. Joes got doubles from Randy tapped an RBI single. PUBLIC NOTICE in the third when DeFabio scored on Themis 4 12 1 Grizzard and Rick Wustefeld. For St In its last chance, Blue scored four SHERIFF’S SALE Kaufman’s RBI sacrifice fly to right. D&L Locksmith 3 14 0 Pat’s, Ken Larson and Kevin runs in the seventh. Helfand doubled, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Fanwood Transmissions knotted B DIVISION: Woodring each had three hits. CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, the score in the fifth. Ron Corcoran TEAM W L T Steve Krakauer for The Leader and The Times PUBLIC NOTICE DOCKET NO. F-4867-99 cracked a double off the centerfield Theresa’s Mojave Grill 18 2 0 WINNING PITCHER...Jay Tepper of LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COM- Friday’s 17 3 0 PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF EDUCATION PANY, PLAINTIFF vs. TERESA TORRES; fence and scored on Danny Serido’s Club 40 earned the victory over the SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF TERESA, DE- Cellular/Trinity Electric 14 6 0 Outsiders. sacrifice fly to center. Misfits 10 10 0 SHERIFF’S SALE SCHOOL DISTRICT FENDANT. The outcome of the game was Val Decorators 8 11 0 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Rockies 8 12 0 PUBLIC NOTICE CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 FOR SALE decided when Benzmania blossomed DOCKET NO. F-23526-01 with power to sprout four runs in the Mortarulo Masonry 3 16 0 sealed bids will be received by the Board of OF MORTGAGED PREMISES. Scotch Plains Post Office 0 18 0 SHERIFF’S SALE BANK ONE, NA, PLAINTIFF vs. STEVE Education of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, WINNEGAR, VICTORIA WINNEGAR, H/ School District, Evergreen Avenue and ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, W, ET ALS, DEFENDANT. Cedar Street, Scotch Plains, Union County, by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- DOCKET NO. F-2294-01 CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, New Jersey 07076 on Thursday, August 1, ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- RTCP ASSOCIATES, L.P., PLAINTIFF DATED APRIL 09, 2002 FOR SALE OF 2002 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time. Bids will thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Club 40 Comes Back to Oust vs. WALTER TURCZYNSKI, DEFEN- MORTGAGED PREMISES. be received for WEDNESDAY THE 14TH DAY OF AU- DANT. By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale and will be publicly opened and read imme- afternoon of said day. All successful bid- Outsider Softball Men, 14-7 DATED MARCH 21, 2002 FOR SALE OF by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- diately thereafter. ders must have 20% of their bid available in MORTGAGED PREMISES. ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- Bids must be made on the proposal forms cash or certified check at the conclusion of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on in the manner designated, enclosed in a the sales. ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale WEDNESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF AU- separate sealed envelope with the name The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED Mike Shuman led his team by scor- guys back.” by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the and address of bidder and work bid upon FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE-HUN- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- afternoon of said day. All successful bid- noted on the outside, and must be delivered DRED EIGHTY TWO & 99/100 ing three times. Still, Goldner was disappointed thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on ders must have 20% of their bid available in to the Secretary of the Board of Education, ($114,382.99). The Outsiders fought hard in their with this untimely loss. “It was a WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY cash or certified check at the conclusion of or the Board’s designated representative at The property to be sold is located in the half of the seventh, but in the end it good wake up call. We need to get A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of the sales. the above place on or before the hour named. municipality of ELIZABETH in the County of was not to be. Goland contributed our act together,” he said. said day. All successful bidders must have The judgment amount is NINETEEN The Board of Education assumes no re- UNION and State of New Jersey. 20% of their bid available in cash or certified THOUSAND FOUR & 19/100 ($19,004.19). sponsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in Commonly known as 535 JEFFERSON to his cause by tripling. He later Next week, the Outsiders face check at the conclusion of the sales. The property to be sold is located in the delivery. AVENUE. ELIZABETH. NEW JERSEY scored after an error that led Matt C.B.I. 1, the top team in the league. The judgment amount is SEVENTEEN City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, No bid may be withdrawn for a period of Tax LOT 472, BLOCK 12. Garfinkel to first base. Garfinkel THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY & and State of New Jersey Commonly known sixty (60) days after the date set for the Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 75 was 1-for-2 on the day, but his PUBLIC NOTICE 31/100 ($17,130.31). as 458 New York Avenue, Elizabeth, New opening thereof. feet wide by 145 feet long Short Form Description Jersey 07202; Tax Lot No. 734 in Block No. The right is reserved to reject any or all Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the highlight came in the seventh in- TOWN OF WESTFIELD Address: 147 Bayway Avenue 8. bids or waive informality in the bidding if it is Southeasterly side of Jefferson Avenue 375 ning when he made a spectacular REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Lot: 177 Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 0.13 in the interest of the Board of Education to feet from the Northeasterly side of Mary The Town of Westfield is requesting pro- Block: 4 acres do so. Street. catch in left field. posals for a traffic calming project team to The Outsiders fell to 7-3 while Municipality: Elizabeth Nearest Cross Street: Garden Street Bidding shall be in conformance wit the There is due approximately the sum of assist in advancing planning, engineering Dimension of Lot: 25 x 100 There is due approximately the sum of applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. ONE-HUNDRED FORTY SIX THOUSAND Club 40 improved to 7-3. With one and design plans for traffic calming treat- Nearest Cross Street: Burlington Avenue TWENTY THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED 18A:18A-1 et seq., pertaining to the “Public SEVEN-HUNDRED NINTY NINE & 19/ game left before the playoffs, the ments. There is due approximately the sum of NINTY SIX & 39/100 ($20,596.39) together School Contracts Law”. 100 ($146,799.19) together with lawful in- The proposal is due by 12:00 noon, Friday EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED with lawful interest and costs. All bidders are placed on notice that they terest and costs. league standings are still very much August 2, 2002 at the Office of the Town up in the air. FIFTY SEVEN & 52/100 ($18,657.52) to- There is a full legal description on file in are required to comply with the require- There is a full legal description on file in Clerk, Town Hall, 425 East Broad Street, gether with lawful interest and costs. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. ments of P.L. 1975, Chapter 127. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Coach of the Outsiders, Dave Westfield, New Jersey 07090. Proposals There is a full legal description on file in The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn Specifications anf full information may be The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn Goldner, said, “We should do okay will be rejected if not submitted within time, the Union County Sheriff’s Office. this sale. obtained upon request at the Business Of- this sale. in the playoffs. We’ll have all our date and place designated. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn RALPH FROEHLICH fice of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of RALPH FROEHLICH Specifications are available at the Town this sale. SHERIFF Education, Evergreen Avenue and Cedar SHERIFF Administrator’s Office, Town Hall, 425 East RALPH FROEHLICH GOLDBECK, MC CAFFERTY & MC Street, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076. EPSTEIN, FITZSIMMONS, BROWN, PUBLIC NOTICE Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 SHERIFF KEEVER BY THE ORDER OF THE RINGLE, GIOIA & JACOBS between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm. ROBERT A. DEL VECCHIO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS 245 Green Village Road SHERIFF’S SALE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE Questions about the RFP may be made in 405 Lafayette Avenue SENTRY OFFICE PLAZA SUITE 420 SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD SCHOOL PO Box 901 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, writing to the Town Administrator’s Office. PO Box 561 216 HADDON AVENUE Chatham Township, New Jersey 07928- CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DISTRICT The fax number is (908) 233-3077. Hawthorne, New Jersey 07507 WESTMONT, NEW JERSEY 08108 UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 0901 DOCKET NO. F-18165-01 Bernard A. Heeney CH-756661 - (WL) CH-756699 - (WL) CH-754838 - (WL) COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Town Clerk 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 4 T - 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 Anthony Del Sordi, Board Secretary 4 T - 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 PLAINTIFF vs. JESY CASTRILLON, DE- 1 T - 7/18/02, The Leader Fee: $20.40 & 7/18/02 Fee: $159.12 & 8/1/02 Fee: $171.36 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $44.37 & 8/8/02 Fee: $193.80 FENDANT. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED APRIL 9, 2002 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES. By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- Goods & Services You Need! ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- AUTO REPAIR thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on FENCI NG HOME IMPROVEMENTS ENGINEERING WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF JULY • Ceilings ELM STREET A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of SERVICE CENTER said day. All successful bidders must have A. PLAIA & SON • Windows
 20% of their bid available in cash or certified • Bathrooms Complete Auto Repair www.uswca.com check at the conclusion of the sales. • Roofing Foreign & Domestic The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED All Types of Fence NJ State Inspection SIX THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED • Finished NINTY FIVE & 14/100 ($106,495.14). Expertly Installed Ken Jensen Basements • Emission Repair Facility Horace R. Corbin, P.E. The property to be sold is located in the • Tune-ups & Batteries CITY OF ELIZABETH, County of Union Free Estimates New and Repairs • A/C Service   #  #  and State of NEW JERSEY. Fully Insured It is commonly known as 452 MARSHALL • Tires & Brakes Auto   #
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  # Free Estimates • Road Service Care STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. BEST IMPROVEMENTS Center It is known and designated as Block (Acct) (908) 654-5222 (732) 396-4446 138 Elm St • Westfield 936, Lot (Ward) 5. 908-232-1937 (908) 232-4407 • [email protected] The dimensions are 25.00 feet wide by 100.00 feet long. Nearest cross street: situate on the south- westerly line of Marshall Street, 125 feet PAVING PAINTING HOME IMPROVEMENT Kean Flooring
 from the southeasterly line of Fifth Street. Prior lien(s): SUBJECT TO UNPAID JK’S PAINTING & “FOR Hardwood Floor TAXES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS. AMOUNT DUE IS AVAILABLE IN THE WALLCOVERING 37-56PERFECTION” “Quality craftmanship”   Home Improvements, Inc. SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR FROM RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
    PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS UPON WRIT- INSTALLATION No Job Too Small TEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S ATTOR- • DRIVEWAYS • PARKING LOTS SCRAPING - SANDING - REPAIRS NEYS. • SEAL COATING • RAILROAD TIES ✧ Residential • Kitchens • Baths • Ceramic Tile REFINISHING - DECK CARE PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGE, • DRAINAGE PROBLEMS • Corian & Laminated Counter Tops STAINING - INSTALLATION SPECIALIZING IN: FOR $36,600.00 TO EQUITY ONE INC. • BELGIUM BLOCK CURBING ✧ Commercial • General Maintenance & Repairs Paver Brick Driveways Walks & Patios RECORDED ON 5/4/99 IN MB 7195, PAGE • STUMP GRINDING • Full Handyman Service FREE ESTIMATE 0128; PLAINTIFF ALLEGES THE ABOVE Stone Retaining Walls Call Joe Klingebiel . . “DUST FREE SANDING EQUIPMENT!” HAS BEEN PAID BUT NOT DIS- “SERVING THE AREA FOR OVER 50 YEARS” Ph: 908 391 2040 New Plantings CHARGED OF RECORD. FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED (908) 322-1956 . . Drainage Systems Fully FREE Pg: 908 889 3509 THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR UN- 753-7281 TEL/FAX: (201) 955-1073 Masonry Work Insured Estimates FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES Free Estimates • Insured PAID WATER/SEWER CHARGES IS IN 1-888-47-FLOOR Certified Brick THE AGGREGATE SUM OF $841.95.. Paver Installers There is due approximately the sum of ONE-HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND LLANE’S Tile & Marble Home Improvement LLANE’S Creations PAVING AVAILABLE Serving Westfield EIGHT-HUNDRED NINTY FOUR & 54/ NO 2ND GUESSING, “INVEST WITH THE BEST” 100 ($115,894.54) together with lawful in- CUSTOM INSTALLATION OF terest and costs. Angelo’s RALPH
      There is a full legal description on file in Ceramic & Marble FENCE, LANDSCAPING & This the Union County Sheriff’s Office.      The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn CUSTOM DESIGN GENERAL CONTRACTING CO. CHECCHIO, INC. this sale. Space RALPH FROEHLICH Bathroom • Kitchen MASON WORK BLACK TOP FROM CONCEPT SHERIFF Floors Other Steps • Patios • Brick Paving PAVING Available STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, • Retention Walls • Sidewalks Driveways TO CONSTRUCTION NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LLP Free Estimates • Fully Insured Parking Lots FREE (908) Member NJ Nursery & Landscape Assoc. Suite 300 FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED Certificate Received From Rutgers Cook College Over 15 Years Experience OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE Concrete or ESTIMATES 293 Eisenhower Parkway Masonry Work 232-4407 Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 908-222-0138 908-756-8345 CH-756688 - (WL) [email protected]
 Or: 908-756-8343 4 T - 7/4, 7/11, 7/18 Workmans Comp & Liability Insurance 908 • 889 • 4422 & 7/25/02 Fee: $230.52 CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 14 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times FUTURE OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL...Boys from Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood and Clark begin FUTURE OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL...The Blue Devil Softball Camp had a fine turnout of local talent – their final day at the Kehler Youth Football Camp in Westfield. When they reach the high school level, each will don the primarily Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood and Cranford. In the future, many of these girls may be representing their blue uniforms of their respective team. respective high school team. SP-F 11s Baseballers Win Union County Senior 50+ SP-F Baseball 11s Submerge Three in Babe Ruth Tourney Softball League Results: Bridgewater Youth, 8-5 respectively. Joseph Del Prete turned This past weekend, the Scotch season’s winners, Westfield Blue. Union Center National Bank 13, Antone’s Pub & Grill 22, Irish Pub The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Youth Plains-Fanwood Youth Baseball As- This was the same team that knocked Baseball Association 11-year-old tour- in another outstanding performance North Western Mutual Investments 7 13 nament team evened their record at 1- the outfield for the Raiders. sociation 11-year-old tournament the Raiders out of the tournament Bob Renaud, Joe Trembulak, Tom Antone’s broke the game open in team roared into the Babe Ruth dis- last season and advanced all the 1 in the Bridgewater tournament with Offensively, Jimmy Burke led the Connolly contributed three hits each the bottom of the sixth with six runs, an 8-5 decision over the host team, way with three hits on a perfect 3-for- trict tournament with three wins to way to the National semifinal round. for the Bankers and Jim D’Arcy including a home run from Vic stand alone in the winners bracket. Behind the pitching of Kevin Bridgewater. Greg Zabel, Colin 3 day. He also scored a run and played an excellent game at third Gorman. Grimm and Jackson Udelsman all split knocked in two. Matt Berka scored They began with a 13-7 victory Maroney and a potent offense, the base. over North Elizabeth with Colin Raiders notched a 7-3 win. Against Antone’s Pub & Grill 13, Legg the pitching duties with Grimm notch- once and hit a three RBI double. Mike Grimm earning the victory on the Westfield White, the Raiders sank The Office 8, Irish Pub 6 Mason 4 ing the win and Udelsman notching Lauricella belted two hits while col- mound. Then came their toughest in a 4-0 hole but battled back for a 7- In their best defensive game of the the save. lecting two RBI and scoring once. Irish Pub 19, Union Center Na- D’Annunzio also added two hits to test as they faced off against last 4 win with Jimmy Burke picking up year, the Office moved to two games tional Bank 7 The pitching corps was helped out the win. over .500 for the first time in several with some outstanding defense. First the Raider attack. Mike Klotz scored PUBLIC NOTICE In the tournament for the Raiders years. Chip Weiss had a bases clear- North Western Mutual Investments baseman Steve Berger recorded nine twice while stroking a hit. Del Prete 18, Crest Refrigeration 17 putouts. Zabel and Anthony and Zabel each contributed a hit and SHERIFF’S SALE so far, Maroney has been an offen- ing triple while Dennis Kosowicz, Jerry Halfpenny, Bill Hinkle and Jerry D’Annunzio solidified the infield as scored a run. Saxony Nielsen rounded SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, sive machine collecting eight hits, Creative Industries 21, Il Giardino out the Raider hit parade by stroking CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, four runs scored and eight RBI. Permoulie added three hits each. Ristorante 13 they collected four and five assists, DOCKET NO. F-8729-01 a solid single. Kevin Maroney crossed Burke stroked six hits and three runs The Office 18, Crest Refrigeration 8 Bob Canales, Ray Cozzarelli, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE PUBLIC NOTICE the plate once for the Raiders while ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs. PEARL scored while Matt Berka collected Larry Rehak hit a Grand Slam George Merlo, Bill Ritchie, Ed Tyler DellaBadia recorded an RBI. GLENN; WILLIAM J. GLENN; BEVERLEY four hits and scored three times. home run, Chip Weiss homered and Malko, Sy Feingold and Joe Murano SHERIFF’S SALE GLENN; HIS WIFE, ET ALS., DEFEN- Tyler DellaBadia and Anthony Lou Koehler had four hits as the all contributed to Creative’s offense. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, PUBLIC NOTICE DANT. CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, D’Annunzio stroked two hits and Office surged past Crest. Il Giardino Ristorante 11, LKGR 2 each scored three times while Mike DOCKET NO. F-20321-01 SHERIFF’S SALE DATED MARCH 25, 2002 FOR SALE OF Comcast Cablevision 18, Marion In his first start for Giardino, Joe COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, MORTGAGED PREMISES. Lauricella added two hits with two Jacobson Roofing 15 Murano was the winning pitcher on PLAINTIFF vs. FLAVIO DAMASCENO, ET CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- runs and Greg Zabel had two hits AL, DEFENDANT. DOCKET NO. F-21547-01 ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale Brian Williams and Dom Deo had offense provided by Pete Ierino (4 CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, HOMESIDE LENDING, INC., PLAIN- by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- and one run. Steve Berger chipped hits), David Levine (3 hits) and a in one hit and one run scored. Mike four hits each while Frank Bender hit DATED APRIL 9, 2001 FOR SALE OF TIFF vs. EDWIN LONDONO; ET ALS., ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- two HR’s and Angelo Corbo blasted two-run homer by John Anderson. MORTGAGED PREMISES. DEFENDANT. thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Klotz scored three times with Jo- a Grand Slam home run for Comcast. By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY seph Del Prete, Jackson Udelsman Creative Industries 14, LA Law 5 ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale DATED MARCH 18, 2002 FOR SALE OF A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of and Saxony Nielsen crossing the Antone’s Pub & Grill 16, Irish Pub In an unusual display of power, by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- MORTGAGED PREMISES. said day. All successful bidders must have Creative was led by Bob Canales, ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- 20% of their bid available in cash or certified plate once. & Grill 15 thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale check at the conclusion of the sales. In the conclusion of a game sus- George Merlo and Jim Steiner who WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF JULY by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED PUBLIC NOTICE pended after seven innings, Antone’s all homered. A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- THREE THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED said day. All successful bidders must have thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on EIGHTY ONE & 20/100 ($103,281.20). came back with three runs in the last Haven Savings Bank 13, LA Law 5 BOROUGH OF FANWOOD of the eighth for the win on Vic 20% of their bid available in cash or certified WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF JULY The property to be sold is located in the Notice is hereby given that Ordinance DIVISION 1: check at the conclusion of the sales. A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of City of Elizabeth, County of Union and State No. 02-15-R Gorman’s sacrifice fly. TEAM W L The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED said day. All successful bidders must have of New Jersey. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Comcast Cablevision 13 2 FIFTY ONE THOUSAND TWO-HUN- 20% of their bid available in cash or certified It is commonly known as 715 Newark CHAPTER 93 OF THE CODE Antone’s Pub & Grill 12 4 DRED NINETEEN & 68/100 ($151,219.68). check at the conclusion of the sales. Avenue, Unit 1 (F), Elizabeth, New Jersey OF THE BOROUGH OF PUBLIC NOTICE Nilsen Detective 10 3 CONCISE STATEMENT OF DESCRIP- The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED assessed as 715-721 Newark Avenue, Eliza- FANWOOD RELATING TO TOWN OF WESTFIELD Legg Mason 6 7 TION OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD THIRTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUN- beth, New Jersey by the City of Elizabeth LAND USE AND DRIVEWAY MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth PLANNING BOARD Marion Jacobson Roofing 6 7 DRED NINTY SEVEN & 71/100 Tax Assessor. WIDTH COUNTY: UNION, STATE OF NEW ($139,897.71). It is known and designated as Block 11, was passed and adopted on the second and REVISED MEETING DATES DIVISION 2: JERSEY RIDER TO THE WRIT OF EXECUTION Lot 836 C-21 a/k/a Lot B36 WIIC-2I. final reading at a meeting of the Mayor and TEAM W L STREET & STREET NO: 158 Sayre In compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8D ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land The dimensions are: N/A (CONDO- Council of the Borough of Fanwood held on Irish Pub 9 6 (Open Public Meeting Act), the Westfield Street and premises, situate, lying and being in MINIUM). July 9, 2002. The Office 9 6 Planning Board wishes to advice the public TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK: 13, the CITY of ELIZABETH, County of Nearest cross street: N/A (CONDO- This Ordinance shall take effect immedi- Union Center National Bank 5 10 LOT: 1326 of its revised meeting dates. These meet- UNION, and State of New Jersey, more MINIUM). ately after final passage and publication as Northwestern Mutual 2 13 ings will be held at 8:00 p.m. in the Westfield DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 29 feet x 112 particularly described as follows: Prior lien(s): The total amount due for required by law. Crest Refrigeration 1 14 Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, feet LOT: ACCT.# 153, BLOCK: WARD 8 unpaid water/sewer charges is in the aggre- Eleanor McGovern NEAREST CROSS STREET: 102.5 feet Westfield, New Jersey in the Community COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1024 ANNA gate sum of $2,607.22. Subject to unpaid Borough Clerk Room. The following are the dates that have PUBLIC NOTICE from Chilton Street STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY taxes and municipal liens. 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $17.34 been changed: SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): NONE 07206 There is due approximately the sum of BOROUGH OF FANWOOD There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of ONE-HUNDRED ELEVEN THOUSAND PUBLIC NOTICE August 5, 2002 to August 12, 2002 Notice is hereby given that Ordinance ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOU- ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE & 13/100 September 5, 2002 to No. 02-13-R SAND EIGHT-HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN-HUNDRED NINTY FIVE & 56/100 ($111,135.13) together with lawful interest CITY OF KENILWORTH SEVEN & 55/100 ($161,877.55) together September 18, 2002 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ($150,795.56) together with lawful interest and costs. UNION COUNTY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF with lawful interest and costs. and costs. There is a full legal description on file in TAKE NOTICE, that the undersigned shall The Board will also meet at 7:30 p.m. on THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office. expose for sale, in accordance with R.S. the above dates in the Conference Room in RELATING TO FEES FOR COP- the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn 39:10A-1, at public auction on August 22, the Recreation Department for a work ses- IES OF REPORTS OR The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale. 2002 at 6 p.m. at 636 Kenilworth Boulevard, sion which the public may attend but may RECORDS this sale. this sale. RALPH FROEHLICH Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, the below not participate in. was passed and adopted on the second and RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF described motor vehicles which came into Applications and plans to be considered final reading at a meeting of the Mayor and SHERIFF SHERIFF STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, possession of the Sunoco One through aban- at these meetings will be on file in the office Council of the Borough of Fanwood held on WILLIAM M. E. POWERS JR. SHAPIRO & DIAZ, LLP NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LLP donment or failure of owners to claim same. of the Secretary of the Planning Board, 959 July 9, 2002. CHARTERED ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 300 The motor vehicles may be examined at North Avenue West, Westfield, New Jersey This Ordinance shall take effect immedi- 737 Stokes Road Suite J 293 Eisenhower Parkway 636 Kenilworth Boulevard, Kenilworth, New and may be seen Monday through Friday, ately after final passage and publication as PO Box 1088 406 Lippincott Drive Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 Jersey 07033. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. required by law. Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962 Marlton, New Jersey 08053 CH-756660 - (WL) 1983 Lincoln 4DR Town Car Kenneth B. Marsh, Secretary Eleanor McGovern CH-756674 - (WL) CH-756677 - (WL) 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 1LNB96F5D4641278 Westfield Planning Board Borough Clerk 4 T - 7/4, 7/11, 7/18 4 T - 7/4, 7/11, 7/18 & 7/18/02 Fee: $206.04 2 T-7/18 & 7/25/02, The LeaderFee: $29.58 1 T - 7/18/02, The Leader Fee: $27.03 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $17.34 & 7/25/02 Fee: $187.68 & 7/25/02 Fee: $177.48

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PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 18, 2002 Page 15 Blue Marlins Shatter Records St. Helen’s Girl Cagers Win In Victory Over West Caldwell First 3 Hoop Showdowns The Westfield Blue Marlins swim Stephanie Albright set a team team defeated talented West Caldwell record in the 25-meter fly with a The St. Helen’s seventh-eighth around game scoring four points and on July 3. The Marlins captured 32 winning time of 16.59. Westfield grade girls’ basketball team, com- making six steals. Harbaugh had two first places and shattered five team dominated the fly events with victo- prised of 11 seventh graders and one points and eight rebounds. records. ries by Steller (8U), Meserole (9- eighth grader, has gotten off to a 3-0 Bennett snared 16 rebounds to help Chris DeLaFuente (12U) swam a 10), Reyes (11-12), Peeler (13-14), start in the West Orange Summer St. Helen’s dominate the boards and personal best to win the individual Fowler (15+) and Heinen (15+). Basketball League. halt St. Thomas of Bloomfield, 32- medley. Pam Wilson and Vincent Meghan Myers, Trinkle, Walsh, In the 30-11 win over the Edison 21. O’Leary led with 10 points and Shen won their respective individual Becky DeLaFuente, Clark, Kate Sparrows, Danielle Infantino led with Miller followed with nine, making medley races. Also placing in the IM Young, Wilson, Tim Dohm, Fallon eight points followed by Erin Miller one three-pointer. Slodyczka sank were Alexi Kuska, Danielle and Gurdus also collected fly points. and Gabriel O’Leary with five points seven points and pulled 20 rebounds. Heffernan and Dan McGrory. Westfield captured five of seven each. Claire Bennett, Rose Driscoll Driscoll had four points and led the The 8U freestylers also had a per- relays. The (12U) girls of Young, and Stephanie Slodyczka netted four pressing defense. Allison Oberlander sonal best but first place eluded them. DeLaFunte, Albright and Kuska points each. Elizabeth Harbaugh had four rebounds, four steals and Lizzie Stellar and Tim Walsh fin- broke the free-relay record with a pulled down 10 rebounds. three assists. Katherine Donovan ished second and Amanda Adsit, time of 1.03.90. Members of the Next, St. Helen’s beat the Verona netted two points, grabbed seven re- third. Stephanie Albright and winning medley relay teams were: Blue Angels 43-11. O’Leary pumped bounds and created numerous turn- Catherine Green finished first and M. Rauch, K. Heffernan, Reyes and in 14 points, Slodyczka and Kathrine overs. Harbaugh and Infantino each third, respectively, in the 9-10 free. Lindsay Anderson; M. Meserole, C. Ruhno had eight each, while Miller had 10 rebounds. Nina Brownstone BOYS LACROSSE MVP...Westfield Boosters President, Tom Cusimano, left, had five points, making 5-6 from the Adam Metz (9-10), Kuska (11-12), DeLaFuente, Jonathan Holt and presented Mike Debrossy with the MVP Award for boys lacrosse. After missing came in and did a nice all-around job Kirsten Selert (13-14) and Joshua Metz; and Shen, Selert, Gurdus and the first six games of the season due to an injury, Mike came back to score 37 free throw line. As a team, St. Helen’s in her first game of the season. Schoenfeld (15+) also recorded vic- Wilson. The victorious free-relay goals. He received second team All-State honors and will continue his lacrosse shot 9-11 from the charity stripe. tories. Sean Clark, Erika Kettleson, team members were M. Green, Clark, career at Hartwick College. Driscoll played an excellent all- PUBLIC NOTICE Matt Green, Danielle Partenope, Kyle Joseph Greenspan and Max Blum. PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE Murray, Suzanna Fowler, Kelli SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Layton and Chris Heinen all placed. SHERIFF’S SALE CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, Matt Meserole (9-10) broke a team WTA Women’s Single W. G. Barracudas Take Bite SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, DOCKET NO. F-10560-00 record with a winning time of 17.31 CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE Tennis Ladder Told: DOCKET NO. F-6110-01 CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MARIA in the 25-meter backstroke . After Out of Nomahegan Braves NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO., MIKHAIL, DEFENDANT. wins in the back by Megan Rauch Listed below are the current stand- PLAINTIFF vs. BETTY CHERILUS, DE- CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, (11-12), Lisa Rauch (13-14) and ings for the Westfield Tennis Asso- The Willow Grove Barracudas swim and Dunn; (9-10) Baliko, Dunn, FENDANT. DATED MARCH 9,2001 FOR SALE OF Becky Fallon (15+), Vincent Shen ciation Women’s Singles Ladder, CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, MORTGAGED PREMISES. team recorded a big win over the Fitzgibbon and Gartner; (11-12) DATED APRIL 4, 2002 FOR SALE OF By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- shattered the 50-meter backstroke which reflect a few upsets among the Nomahegan Braves. The Barracudas Gartner, Hauptman, Wallden and MORTGAGED PREMISES. ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale record with a winning time of 29.74. 38 matches played through July 14. jumped ahead from the opening Indi- Johnson; (11-12) Kosenick, By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- Sarah Albright, Adsit, Adam All inactive players have been vidual Medleys (IM) and continued Molinaro, Smith and Marino; (13- ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- Firestone, C.Green, Kate Heffernan, dropped from the standings. Those by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on to leave the Braves in their wake. 14) Yuen, Albanese-DeMair, ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY Metz, Kettleson, M. Green, Kelly players who wish to be listed again Claiming first place in IM were 9- Kosenick and Gousman; (13-14) thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of Peeler, Murray, Lauren Winchester must play and report some matches. 10s Dunn, 11-12s Johnson and Marino, Miller, Smith, Gaswirth and WEDNESDAY THE 14TH DAY OF AU- said day. All successful bidders must have and Heinen also placed in back. Names with numbers in parentheses 13-14s Gousman and Swenson, and Swenson, and (15-18) Marino, GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the 20% of their bid available in cash or certified Kirsten Selert (13-14) broke a team after them indicate matches played. afternoon of said day. All successful bid- check at the conclusion of the sales. 15-18s Marino and Swenson. Sheffield, Gartner and Swenson. ders must have 20% of their bid available in The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED record in the 50-meter breaststroke Eight matches must be played by Labor Appezzato, Sebolao, Middleton and (7U) swimmers Bebout, Boyle, cash or certified check at the conclusion of SIXTY ONE THOUSAND THREE-HUN- with a time of 37.12. Sarah Albright Day in order to be eligible for the Sheffield also had fine performances. Hambleton and Zazzalli performed the sales. DRED SIXTY NINE & 41/100 (8U), Kate Heffernan (9-10), Brit- playoffs. Further information about rules In freestyle, capturing 1st were Ross well. The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED ($161,369.41). tany Reyes (11-12), C. Delafuente or joining the ladder is available by SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN-HUN- Property to be sold is located in the City and Bebout (age 6), Yuen and Baliko New Barracudas adding to the DRED & 11/100 ($164,700.11). of Elizabeth, County of Union and State (11-12), Heffernan (15+) and calling Jean Power at (908) 654-7418 (8U) and (15-18) Gousman and team’s strength were: Barracudas J. The property to be sold is located in the of New Jersey Schoenfeld (15+) won in breast- (or e-mail at [email protected]). Hauptman. Also contributing in Boyle, M. Boyle, T. Chrystal, C. CITY OF ELIZABETH, in the County of Premises commonly known as 515 stroke. Swimmers placing second or The next reporting period will conclude freestyle were Greaney, Smith, Koch, Coughlan, A. Favreau, G., Favreau, UNION, and the State of New Jersey. Burnham Road, Elizabeth, New Jersey third in the breast were: Matthew at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Match scores Commonly known as: 1009 WILLIAM 07202 Mulligan, Samaritano, Surace, S. Feury, L. Gattozzi, T. Gattozzi, STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY BEING KNOWN as LOT 32, BLOCK 13, Trinkle, Patrick Fringer, M. Rauch, should be reported within 24 hours and Sebolao and Yergalonis. K. Gilman, R. Kline, A. Leistikow, 07201 on the official Tax Map of the City of Eliza- Callie Meserole, Thomas Fringer, weekend scores by 9 p.m. Sunday to J. In breaststroke, Dunn (8U), (9- E. Leistikow, B. Levine, M. Marino, Tax Lot No. ACCT#: 1841, in Block No. beth McGrory, Layton and Sam Gurdus. Power. WARD: 8 Dimensions: 105.00 feet x 35.00 feet x 10) Baliko and Smith, (13-14) Yuen, G. McAlindin, K. McAlindin, C. Dimensions of Lot (Approximately) 25 105.00 feet x 35.00 feet 1. JoAnn Purdy (6) 24. Andrea Krest (3) (15-18) Swenson beat the competi- Ross, M. Sacca, T. Sebolao , G. feet wide by 100 feet long. Nearest Cross Street: Clover Street WTA Men’s Doubles 2. Deirdre Hewett (12) 25. A. Wilhelm (2) tion to the wall. Coughlan and Wallden , O. Wallden , K. Yingling Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the The Sheriff hereby reserves the right 3. Sherri Bender (7) 26. P. Wood (10) Yergalonis also placed. Denman, and C. Zazzalli. NORTHEASTERLY side of WILLIAM to adjourn this sale without further no- Tennis Ladder Told: 4. Jean Power (8) 27. P. Brotman (9) STREET, distant 109.52 feet from the tice by publication Hirschorn, Ross, Gilman, Feury, 5. Liz Mitchell (5) 28. Liz Fischer (9) PUBLIC NOTICE NORTHWESTERLY side of SPRING Subject to unpaid taxes, assessments, Westfield Tennis Association 6. Kristin Kolek (7) 29. D. Barabas (12) Scully and Gilman rounded out the STREET. water and sewer liens. Men’s Doubles standings as of July 7. Janet Cornell (6) 30. V. Barber (2) breaststroke squad. BOROUGH OF FANWOOD There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of 14: 8. Kim Rhodes (9) 31. N. Freundlich (7) Cavaliere (8U), (13-14) Kosenick Notice is hereby given that Ordinance ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOU- ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOU- 9. Jessica Bender (3) 32. M.L. Wexler (4) No. 02-16-R SAND TWO-HUNDRED FORTY SIX & SAND ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY SIX & 08/ 1. Verchick/Whelan 10. Clara Karnish (6) 33. Ellen Smith (7) and (15-18) R. Hauptman chalked AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 01/100 ($181,246.01) together with lawful 100 ($187,166.08) together with lawful in- 2. McGlynn/Aliche 11. Evelyn Matino (11) 34. C. Freundlich (4) up backstroke victories. Mulligan, CHAPTER 93 OF THE CODE interest and costs. terest and costs. 3. Bender/Parker 12. Karen Dorne (2) 35. Laura Morra (5) Whitaker, Sebolao, Fitzpatrick, OF THE BOROUGH OF There is a full legal description on file in There is a full legal description on file in 4. Mancini/Oslislo 13. Danielle Coleman (1) 36. E. Mitchell (2) Gonch, Appezzato, Ross, FANWOOD RELATING TO the Union County Sheriff’s Office. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. 5. Gonnella/Wilhelm 14. Marci Fisher (8) 37. Lois Nelson (3) LAND USE AND SIGNS The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn 6. Ferio/Sobel 15. Deirdre Gelinne (11) 38. Me-Me Annis (7) Cornacchia and Rau also pressured was passed and adopted on the second and this sale. this sale. 7. Dreyer/Matthews 16. Ellen Rogers (11) 39. Julia Walker (5) the competition. final reading at a meeting of the Mayor and RALPH FROEHLICH RALPH FROEHLICH 8. Siao/Dohm 17. M. Perez-Santalla (10) 40. S. Antonelli (8) In butterfly, (8U) Baliko, (13-14) Council of the Borough of Fanwood held on SHERIFF SHERIFF 9. Finestein/Satkin 18. Tina wasilewski (4) 41. Goldschmidt (1) Miller and Fitzpatrick and (15-18) R. July 9, 2002. FRANK J. MARTONE, P.C. FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, P.C. 10. Schurig/Sheehan 19. Michele Fine (9) 42. M. McGovern (2) This Ordinance shall take effect immedi- COUNSELLORS AT LAW Suite 505 Sentry Office Plaza 11. Weingarten/Yo 20. Kathy O’Neill (8) 43. T. Albright (2) Hauptman out-touched Nomahegan. ately after final passage and publication as 4 Brighton Road 216 Haddon Avenue 12. Muroff/Erlich 21. Pat Page (5) 44. L. Coleman (1) Willow Grove relay squads domi- required by law. Clifton, New Jersey 07012 Westmont, New Jersey 08108 * Magierski/Needs Partner 22. Julie Diddell (8) 45. C. Newman (1) nated the pool. Winning squads in- Eleanor McGovern CH-756717 - (WL) CH-755887 - (WL) * Bartlett/Needs Partner 23. Carol Healey (6) 46. C. Clevenger (1) cluded (8U) Baliko, Ross, Smith Borough Clerk 4 T - 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 4 T - 6/27, 7/4, 7/11 * Edelman/Needs partner 47. Freya Swan (1) 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $16.32 & 8/8/02 Fee: $191.76 & 7/18/02 Fee: $197.88 COLDWELLResidential BrokerageBANKER -Since 1906-

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PUBLIC NOTICE Scotch Plains Recreation Events Library to Present TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS Scotch Plains Recreation Events NOTICE is hereby given that at a regular ‘Marriage’ July 30 meeting of the Township Council of the Mad Science Camp: To be held Clinics will be from 7 p.m. to 8 WESTFIELD – On Tuesday, Township of Scotch Plains, held on Tues- Monday through Friday, July 22 to p.m. for sixth graders to eigth July 30, at 7 p.m., the Westfield day, July 9, 2002 the following ordinance July 26 at Jerseyland Park from graders. All clinics will take place entitled: Memorial Library will present AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The fee is at Kramer Manor Courts on “Marriage,” performed by the New CHAPTER VII OF THE GEN- $110 per child. Register at the Mondays. The fee is $35 for Jersey Shakespeare Festival’s next ERAL ORDINANCES OF THE Recreation Office. residents and $40 for non- TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH stage eNSEmble’s summer tour- Tennis Ladders: Ladders have residents. ing production. PLAINS ENTITLED “TRAFFIC” Summer Concert Series: The was duly passed on second and final read- been formed for men’s and Nikolai Gogol’s play, about a ing. women’s singles, doubles and Summer Concert Series presents, young woman who enlists the ser- TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS seniors as well. There is a $5 “The Great Pretenders”. The first Barbara Riepe vices of a professional match- registration fee. You can register show is Thursday, July 11, maker, humorously takes on the Township Clerk at any time. The season will run beginning with Bingo the Clown at institutions of love, matchmaking 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $16.32 through September. 7 p.m. followed by The B-Street and matrimony. Overnight Vacation Trips: Trips Band at 8 p.m. The following Free tickets are now available PUBLIC NOTICE are sponsored by Scotch Plains, concert is on Thursday, July 18, for library patrons who have com- Mountainside and New Providence beginning with 94% (high school pleted sixth grade through adults. SHERIFF’S SALE Recreation Departments. The trip students) followed by The Wiseman SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, A valid Westfield Library card is CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, is to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on at 8 p.m. required to attend. DOCKET NO. F-24244-01 September 28 to October 4. For Junior Golf Tournaments: Held The library is located at 550 CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE further details, contact the at the Scotch Hills Country Club on East Broad Street and may be CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. Recreation office at (908) 322- the following Sundays: July 21, VITALIANO RADA, ET ALS., DEFEN- reached by calling (908) 789-4090. DANT. 6700 extension number 221. August 4 and 18 and September 8. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Basketball Clinics: Held for Please register at the Recreation SUPER-SIZED FRIES…As part of the Art Appreciation program, students of DATED MAY 6, 2002 FOR SALE OF boys and girls, third graders to Office by the Wednesday prior to Ann Marie Petriano’s first grade class at Tamaques Elementary School in See it all on the Web! MORTGAGED PREMISES. fifth graders, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. each tournament. Westfield crafted their own “larger than life” McDonald’s French fries. The By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- project was created after the pupils learned about pop artist Claes Oldenburg’s ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale colossal creations. www.goleader.com by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 14TH DAY OF AU- GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the + afternoon of said day. All successful bid- ongratulations 8 ders must have 20% of their bid available in isit me at: cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales. The judgment amount is NINTY THOU- ColdwellBankerMoves.com/Reva.Berger SAND SEVEN-HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE STARS OF & 70/100 ($90,789.70). Property to be sold is located in the City of Elizabeth, County of Union and State of Real Estate has never been better! You can now visit me at our New Jersey xcellence new web site and learn more about my expertise, the home Premises commonly known as 149 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206 buying and selling process, our Concierge Services, view thou- BEING KNOWN as LOT 162, BLOCK 2, EE on the official Tax Map of the City of Eliza- sands of available homes for sale or apply for a mortgage online! beth, Elizabeth Dimensions: 100.00 feet x 25.00 feet x 8isit me at: 100.00 feet x 25.00 feet “Frank has a passion for real estate. 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Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing and sale of this home located at 324 Woods and sale of this home located at 731 Austin and sale of this home located at 17 Breeze and sale of this home located at 785 Hyslip and sale of this home located at 19 Swans End Road, Westfield. The property was listed Street, Westfield. The property was listed Knoll Drive, Westfield. The property was Avenue, Westfield. The property was listed Mill Lane, Scotch Plains. The property was by Hye-Young Choi and negotiation of the by Betty Lynch and negotiation of the sale listed by Jayne Bernstein and negotiation of by Nancy Bregman and negotiation of the listed by Kimberley Haley and negotiation sale was by Elvira Ardrey of Coldwell Banker, was by John Aslanian of Coldwell Banker, the sale was by Hye-Young Choi of Coldwell sale was by Betty Lynch of Coldwell Banker, of the sale was by Sally Calder of Coldwell Realtors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office. Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office. Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office.

Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing and sale of this home located at 659 Willow and sale of this home located at 1110 Clarks and sale of this home located at 522 Cranford and sale of this home located at 100 Beech and sale of this home located at 11 Deborah Grove Avenue, Westfield. The property was Lane, Scotch Plains. The property was listed Avenue, Cranford. The property was listed Avenue, Fanwood. The property was listed Way, Fanwood. The property was listed by listed and sold by Barbara Devlin of Coldwell by Janice Tittle and negotiation of the sale and sold by Maureen LaCosta of Coldwell by Betty Lynch and negotiation of the sale Dario Muscaritolo and negotiation of the sale Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. was by Anne Kelley of Coldwell Banker, Real- Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. was by Kathy Shea of Coldwell Banker, Real- was by Margaret Maquire of Coldwell Banker, tors, Westfield Office. tors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office.

Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing and sale of this home located at 736 St. and sale of this home located at 117 West and sale of this home located at 963 and sale of this home located at 124 Sum- and sale of this home located at 39 Marks Avenue, Westfield. The property was Dudley Avenue, Westfield. The property was Belvidere Avenue, Plainfied. The property mit Court, Westfield. The property was listed Woodbrook Circle, Westfield. The property listed by Frank D. Isoldi and negotiation of listed by Hye-Young Choi and negotiation of was listed by John DeMarco and negotiation by Susan Checchio and negotiation of the was listed by Frank D. Isoldi and negotia- the sale was by Judith Koeppel of Coldwell the sale was by Kimberley Haley of Coldwell of the sale was by Ruth Tate of Coldwell sale was by Pat Glaydura of Coldwell Banker, tion of the sale was by John Aslanian of Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office. Coldwell Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office.

Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- Coldwell Banker, Realtors, 209 Central Av- enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing enue, Westfield, has announced the listing and sale of this home located at 237 and sale of this home located at 419 Linden and sale of this home located at 2636 Far and sale of this home located at 415 Kimball and sale of this home located at 667 Fourth Westfield Road, Scotch Plains. The property Avenue, Westfield. The property was listed View Drive, Scotch Plains. The property was Turn, Westfield. The property was listed and Avenue, Westfield. The property was listed was listed by Reva Berger and negotiation by Barbara (Bobbee) Mulvee and negotiation listed by Anne Kelley and negotiation of the sold by Judith Koeppel of Coldwell Banker, Re- by Frank D. Isoldi and negotiation of the sale of the sale was by Dario Muscaritolo of of the sale was by Barbara Callahan of sale was by Kay Gragnano of Coldwell Banker, altors, Westfield Office. was by Duncan Smythe of Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Coldwell Banker, Realtors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office. Realtors, Westfield Office.

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CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 18 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Stephen Rader Appointed Rutgers Master Gardeners VP of Sales and Marketing Gather Food for Food Banks WESTFIELD – Master Garden- carved out the paths and created the WESTFIELD – Stephen Rader, a Media, including CD-R, CD-RW, Westfield resident, has been ap- ers are gathering “the greens” from raised planting beds. DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM a new project called the “Sharing pointed to Vice President of Sales and Flash Reader products, sold to Heidi Greiss of Union and Toby Garden,” run by graduates of the Ganz of Westfield contacted social and Marketing of ZiREX, Samsung audio, video, and computer con- Corporation’s exclusive sales and Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union service agencies to see which orga- sumers. County Program, which is based in marketing organization for Prior to joining Samsung, Mr. nizations would like fresh produce, Westfield. and every organization responded Samsung brand optical storage Rader spent 15 years at Kensington media products in North America. The greens—in this case, mixed affirmatively. Technology Group, a leading sup- lettuces—are being distributed to Mr. Radar, who joins Samsung plier of computer peripherals and For this first experimental year of area soup kitchens and food pan- the project, the Master Gardners will from ACCO World’s Kensington accessories, which grew from $5 Technology Group, is an 18-year tries, which are eager to receive be matching quantities harvested to million to over $150 million dur- fresh produce to supplement other veteran of technology and multi- ing his tenure. Mr. Radar was very the number of agencies served. donated food items. Area businesses provided gener- channel sales. In this role, Mr. involved in Kensington’s success Radar will be responsible for all The project was started by Walter ous support as well. Bartell Farm and at Best Buy, CompUSA, Apple, Pommnitz, a longtime master gar- North American sales and market- Dell and Gateway, among other Garden of Clark donated fencing, dener volunteer in charge of the mulching materials and all the nec- ing activities of Samsung Digital achievements. Master Gardener Demonstration essary seeds. Infineum of the Linden Garden at Trailside Nature and Sci- area donated a misting system and ence Center in the Watchung Reser- seed-starting pad for the greenhouse. Recent Home Sales vation. Members of the New Jersey Irriga- The idea was to apply master gar- tion Association of Springfield do- HELPING WITH LETTUCE…Walter Pommnitz and Heidi Greiss are pictured deners’ gardening to a new veg- nated a state-of-the-art sprinkler sys- WESTFIELD: holding baskets of lettuce at the master gardeners’ demonstration garden in the etable garden whose harvest would tem installed by the firm Aquamist. Margaret V. Tarte, C/O Robert J. Watchung Reservation. The lettuce was donated to Heard AME Church in Roselle. be shared with the community. Week of July 8 Tarte to Jane Rigney, 224 Prospect The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mr. Pommnitz received help from Albert and Leatrice H. Minzter to Street, $254,900. Union County program is a volun- Mark and Karen Egert, 948 Wyan- the Eagle Scouts in the initial set-up teer outreach organization based in David Y. Burman to Brian A. and of the new garden. The scouts cleared dotte Trail, $860,000. Jennifer A. Pietrewicz, 414 Codding UCC Board of Trustees Westfield, offering instruction and a wide, sunny plot this past fall. In Patrick and Margaret E. Zenner to Road, $375,000. training to Union County residents Ronald and Jennifer Strauss, 853 late winter, Mr. Pommnitz put out a with a love of gardening and a de- Billee Ruth Kiley to John and Reelects Local Residents call for master gardeners. Ramapo Way, $1,825,000. Bonnie Chase, 535 Hillcrest Avenue, sire to help the community. Larry Verdicchio of Sterling Elizabeth S. Ferguson and Robert $425,000. CRANFORD – The Union County Gina Caivano of Roselle Park is For more information about the G. Stahl to Stephen C. and Jill E. College Alumni Association re-in- headed the greenhouse committee, Rutgers Master Gardener program, Charles R. and Deborah A. Treasurer, Diane Krajenski of Rahway which began seedlings in early April. Dispenza, 144 Lincoln Road, Johnson, Jr. to Karen A. Bolaji, 204 ducted Suzanne Covine of Westfield is Corresponding Secretary and Nancy call (908) 654-9854 or visit the of- The Master Gardeners class of $680,000. Livingston Street, $269,000. and Marion Menzer of Fanwood into Benz is Recording Secretary. fice at 300 North Avenue, East, in Michael E. and Lydia Rosenberg the organization’s Board of Trustees Alberta Machese of Hillside joined 2002 has been especially enthusias- Westfield. Jack and Belle Strochak to Gary S. tic, and hard working. Ruth to Lowell A. and Ines Schantz, 548 Goodman, 220 Welch Way, during the final meeting of the 2001- the existing Board of Trustees, which Calaycay of New Providence and Mountain Avenue, $365,000. $320,000. 2002 academic year. includes Ms. Covine, Ms. Krajenski, Drexel University Inducts John D. and Diane D. North to In addition, Gail Ann Denman of Marion Curka and Mary Lou Gray of Carol McLaughlin of Cranford de- Stephanie Kay and Robert Learner, 6 Cranford was named the new Presi- Edison, Harry Kreis of Watchung, signed the garden’s geometric raised Tracy Into Honor Society Thomas Court, $530,000. See it all in Color! dent, Catherine M. Meyers of Patrick LaQuaglia of Howell, Naomi planting beds with wide paths for WESTFIELD – Westfield native Fleet National Bank to Ruthal See it all on the Web! Cranford was named First Vice Mirlocca of Somerset and Anthony easy planting, weeding and harvest- Ana Tracy, a junior majoring in pho- Holding West, LLC, 177 East Broad President and Edison resident Brian LaPaglia of Union. ing. Every Tuesday this spring, fol- tography at Drexel University in Street M/A: 940 South Avenue, West, www.goleader.com K. Reilly was elected Second Vice For more information or to join the lowing their classes at Rutgers Co- Philadelphia, Pa., has been inducted $2,910,000. President. Alumni Association, please call Ann operative Extension, master garden- into Kappa Omicron Nu, the accred- Poskocil at (908) 709-7505. ers such as John O’Connor of ited national honor society at Drexel’s PUBLIC NOTICE Westfield, serving as unofficial en- College of Media Arts and Design. PUBLIC NOTICE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD gineer of garden construction, Kappa Omicron Nu membership Gorgeous Center Hall Colonial PLANNING BOARD BOROUGH OF FANWOOD recognizes excellence in scholarship, Notice is hereby given that the PLAN- PLANNING BOARD leadership and research. NING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF Notice is hereby given that the PLAN- PUBLIC NOTICE FANWOOD after public hearing granted NING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF approval to Chulho Jung, to open a restau- FANWOOD after public hearing granted SHERIFF’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE rant trading as Ginger Sushi on the property approval to Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gelling to SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, at 264 South Avenue, Fanwood, New Jer- widen the driveway on the property at 208 CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, SHERIFF’S SALE sey being Block 65, Lot 1. Vinton Circle, Fanwood, New Jersey being DOCKET NO. F-5818-99 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Documents pertaining to this application Block 82 Lot 5. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, are available for public inspection at Bor- Documents pertaining to this application PLAINTIFF vs. JOSEPH DATILUS, ET DOCKET NO. F-19020-00 ough Hall during normal business hours. are available for public inspection at Bor- ALS., DEFENDANT. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. Michael L. Marcus, Esq. ough Hall during normal business hours. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, JOHNNIE BETHEA, ET AL., DEFEN- 5 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 13 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gelling DATED JUNE 9, 2000 FOR SALE OF DANT. Warren, New Jersey 07059 208 Vinton Circle MORTGAGED PREMISES. CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, Attorney for: Chulo Jung/Jason Kim Fanwood, New Jersey 07023 By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- DATED MAY 4, 2001 FOR SALE OF 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $15.81 1 T - 7/18/02, The Times Fee: $14.79 ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale MORTGAGED PREMISES. by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex- ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- ecution to me directed I shall expose for sale thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on by public vendue, at the Union County Ad- Expect More... WEDNESDAY THE 24TH DAY OF JULY ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabe- A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the afternoon of thtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on Jayne Bernstein said day. All successful bidders must have WEDNESDAY THE 14TH DAY OF AU- 20% of their bid available in cash or certified GUST A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the Sales Associate check at the conclusion of the sales. afternoon of said day. All successful bid- The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED ders must have 20% of their bid available in NJAR Million Dollar Sales Club 1998-2001 TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE-HUN- cash or certified check at the conclusion of DRED SEVENTY SEVEN & 07/100 the sales. This eight years young Center Hall Colonial is truly a Direct: 908 301-2006 Cell Phone: 908 403-9330 ($126,577.07). The judgment amount is SIXTY NINE decorator’s masterpiece. The full stone wall fireplace in E-mail: [email protected] CONCISE STATEMENT OF DESCRIP- THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED THIRTY TION OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD EIGHT & 37/100 ($69,638.37). the Family Room (20x14) which is directly off the MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth The property to be sold is located in the COUNTY: Union STATE OF NEW JER- city of Elizabeth in the County of Union, New Kitchen (16x14) is ideal for families or entertaining. SEY Jersey. Sliders off the Kitchen as well as french doors off the STREET & STREET NO: 579 Monroe Commonly known as: 248 Fulton Street, Avenue Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206 Formal Dining Room (14x13) lead to a large, new Deck. TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK 12, LOT: Tax Lot No. 561 in Block 2 1136 Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 25 A huge, Finished Basement (30x22), a Master Suite, and DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 25 feet x 150 feet wide by 100 feet long central air conditioning are just a few of the features of feet Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the south- NEAREST CROSS STREET: 256 feet westerly line of Fulton Street 175.12 feet this immaculate residence. Call John Wiley for a private from Fairmount Avenue from the southerly line of Third Street. showing. WSF6579 Asking Price: $439,900. SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): NONE There is due approximately the sum of There is due approximately the sum of EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND SEVEN-HUN- ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY SIX THOUSAND DRED NINTY & 31/100 ($81,790.31) to- TWO-HUNDRED NINETEEN & 02/100 gether with lawful interest and costs. ($166,219.02) together with lawful interest There is a full legal description on file in and costs. the Union County Sheriff’s Office. There is a full legal description on file in The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn the Union County Sheriff’s Office. this sale. John Wiley, Realtor The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn RALPH FROEHLICH WESTFIELD $604,900 this sale. SHERIFF Direct Line: (908) 301-2025 Spacious family home on quiet cul-de-sac, this split level offers 4 large RALPH FROEHLICH ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN SHERIFF ATTORNEYS Bedrooms, 2.1 Baths, Attic with 5th Bedroom capability, Living Room WILLIAM M. E. POWERS JR. 1139 Spruce Drive with fireplace, Dining Room, Eat-In-Kitchen, 1st floor Family Room CHARTERED PO Box 1024 with access to backyard, grade level Recreation Room, welcoming 737 Stokes Road Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-0024 Westfield Office Foyer, Basement, newer CAC, on large picturesque lot. WSF 6491 PO Box 1088 1-908-233-8500 209 Central Ave. Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962 FILE NO. 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SCOTCH PLAINS $285,000 Immaculate 3 or 4 Bedroom Bi-Level on manicured PRISTINE CONDITION! property featuring: a Living Room; Formal Din- Scotch Plains- Beautifully decorated split-level home located ing Room; Eat-In Kitchen; 1 1/2 Baths; ground in the lovely Maple Hill section offers Formal Living Room/Dining Room, newer oak Kitchen w/skylights, 3 Bedrooms, one Full level Family Room; one car attached Garage and and two Half Baths, Family Room as well Basement Playroom, MOUNTAINSIDE $439,000 more. Amenities include: newer windows; central screened Porch, and a one-car attached Garage. Property is Offering privacy and tranquility, this custom Ranch features 3 Bed- air-conditioning; vinyl siding and more. Call Frank nicely landscaped with a fenced backyard. Offered at $399,900. rooms, 2 Full Baths, Formal Dining Room, Living Room with fireplace, Conservatory framed with windows, Kitchen, Florida Room with D. Isoldi for your personal tour! 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PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 18, 2002 Page 19 My Take on It ArtsArts && EntertainmentEntertainment With Kerrianne Spellman Cort Conclusion of Community Band Broadway Revivals: Concert Series Planned on July 25 Rejuvenating Audiences WESTFIELD — The Westfield which performs a collection of Big Band By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT The Graduate are also huge hits, Community Band, under the direction of and Swing era hits. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times and yes, while they are essentially Elias Zareva, will conclude their 90th The band will conclude the evening FANWOOD — “Everything old Summer Concert Season on Thursday, performing patriotic favorites, “Stars and new pieces, they are based on films is new again.” I found myself whis- from long ago. July 25, at 7:30 p.m. Stripes Forever” and “God Bless tling this catchy tune as I strolled A featured selection for the evening America” in which the audience can also Frankie and Johnny will soon be will include saxophonist Richard Casey participate. out of The Booth Theater in Man- making a comeback, (this time star- performing the solo on Ashoken Fare- All events are free to the public and it hattan this past Sunday, where I well. Ashoken Farewell is the primary is suggested that the audience bring lawn had just witnessed an absolutely theme to the Kenneth Burns documen- chairs or blankets. breathtaking production of I’m tary “The Civil War.” The series is sponsored by the Westfield Not Rappaport. The band will also perform the Trium- Recreation Department, Bruce Written by Herb Gardner, this phal March from Aida, Semper Fidelis, Kaufmann, Director. For more informa- powerful and outrageously funny and Ballet Parisian, famous for the can- tion, please contact (908) 789-4080. play won several Tony Awards in can theme. This arts program is made possible in 1986, including Best Actor for During the band’s intermission, part by a HEART (History, Education, Judd Hirsch and Best Play. concertgoers will be treated to a special Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from performance by the Westfield Dixie All- the Union County Board of Chosen Free- The new version also stars the Stars, a group of musicians from the band holders. talented Mr. Hirsch, with the mar- velous Ben Vereen stepping into ™ A scene from I’m Not Rappaport POPCORN the role that the late Cleavon Little portrayed in the original. ring Edie Falco of HBO’s “The So- Men in Black II: Casts Rappaport’s several producers in- pranos” and Stanley Tucci) as will a clude Roy Miller, a New Jersey na- new production of Hairspray, based tive who, for the last 12 seasons, has on the extremely popular John Wa- Shadows of Summer produced brilliant productions for ters cult film. One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. Even Mamma Mia, which is in- In conjunction with Coconut Grove deed a new theatrical work, is based By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER style, that have the title characters at the Playhouse and Ford’s Theater, Miller 2 popcorns end of their universe - rescuing ropes. on the music from the 1970s pop and Paper Mill first mounted this band “ABBA.” Am I seeing a theme Opulent, wasteful, flouncing and con- A menagerie of unearthly beings, some dazzling revival last year. spicuously reckless, the “summer movie” friend, some foe, serve both as supporting Cheri Rogowsky for The Westfield Leader and The Times here? is America’s great private joke. And there actors and thematic window-dressing. And TWO TO TANGO…At Echo Lake Park in Mountainside, the David Dedeno After witnessing sheer theatrical I think it is terrific. While there is is no more typical example of summer fare traipsing through the extraterrestrial trap- Orchestra performed Latin favorites, while the art of the tango was taught to magic in the creation of this revival, nothing more refreshing than a well- than director Barry Sonnenfeld’s Men in pings in their sleek Benz coupe, J and K do attendees. The orchestra, which appeared as part of the Union County summer Miller saw a need to bring this time- crafted new theatrical piece, there is Black II (MIB II). their best to, well, you know, save the day. concert series, was the last band to perform at the World Trade Center Summer less gem back to Broadway. All along, bravado-filled conversation Festival and the ensemble performed regularly at Windows on the World. something rather comforting and Actually, only we really understand this I had written an article for The nostalgic about revisiting an old, oddball spectacle that takes over our silver and one-upmanship accompany their ex- Westfield Leader and The Times of screens each year between spring and fall. ploits, assuring us that this dynamic duo time-honored play or musical. It’s It is the cinematic symbol of what every- has plenty of pluck. You know the routine. Scotch Plains-Fanwood several like putting on an old pair of slip- It’s chide, fight, banter, chase, followed by Natalie Merchant Hits Mother Load months ago regarding the resurgence one else thinks we’re about — the myth CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 pers. As soon as they are on your both they and we have so enjoyed perpetu- banter, fight, chase, chide ... or is it the of many old but beloved television drummer Mickey Hart is compiled was produced by Elvis Costello. feet, you think, “why haven’t I been ating. In broad-brush terms, it artistically other way around? programs and the popularity of retro wearing these?” characterizes the nub of the love-hate we No matter. The profit-making fix is in. on “Over the Edge & Back,” a best of Our friends at Rhino Records recently his interesting World Music experi- networks such as Nick at Nite, The There is truth to the rumors that engender the world around. The formula for typical summer fare is in released a DVD-Audio version of The Game Show Channel and American But we have a reason for churning out place. And yes, there is an outlandish alien ments including a track from the Band’s “The Last Waltz,” which is stun- both Little Shop of Horrors and A these empty-calorie frappes of filmdom; or two, as well and an occasional nifty “Apocalypse Now” sessions. ning in its realism. I encourage every Movie Classics (AMC). Chorus Line have plans to resurface there is method to our overindulgence. concept. But when it comes to real motion Universal Music delivers music lover to pur- Clearly, the notion that the tried in New York and I am counting the You see, we hardly make any more picture creativity, MIB II fails to color a re-mastered Deluxe Edi- chase a DVD-Audio and true is still entertaining and days. Again, I embrace the new. But westerns. So the desire to tell the tall tales outside the lines. tion of “The Velvet Under- player this holiday powerful is now finding its way into after everything we have all been of our origins, the societal need to iterate * * * * * ground & Nico” featuring season to support this the world of theater. the Iliad and the Odyssey of our civiliza- through recently as a nation, there is Men in Black II, rated PG-13, is a both mono and stereo ver- great new format. After Sunday’s performance of something truly comforting about tion, finds its release in our celluloid ex- Columbia Pictures release directed by sions of the influential New Also from Rhino is travaganzas. Thus, every summer we reaf- I’m Not Rappaport, Miller, my hus- taking a trip down memory lane. Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Tommy Lee York band’s debut album. a 2-CD set of the clas- band and I discussed how the past firm that we can still fritter away resources Jones, Will Smith and Lara Flynn Boyle. Go see a Broadway show. Any Also recently released is a sic live album from has indeed become the present on with the best of ‘em. Only by now the Running time: 88 minutes. new double-CD version of Little Feat, “Waiting show. Truly, it doesn’t matter if it is whole free-for-all look is just that ... a look. “Asia,” the Geffen Years. For Columbus,” fea- Broadway. new or “renewed.” The experience Money is on the line. This excess is serious This is the one collection to turing unreleased ma- The biggest ticket sellers on the of live theater is one of our greatest business. There is a summer movie recipe Great White Way currently are Chi- to follow. have if you are unfamiliar terial and terrific liner gifts. Let’s treasure that. Artistically, the only thing MIB II proves with the early 80s super- notes. Rhino also cago, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Okla- In closing, I do highly recommend is that we have no real need of a part two. group. brings us some classic early Randy homa, 42nd Street, and Noises Off, I’m Not Rappaport, currently in pre- Granted, the idea culled from Lowell Capitol Records recently released a Newman discs including “Sail Away” and which are all revivals. The Produc- views at The Booth Theater on 45th Cunningham’s comic book of the same splendid Grand Funk Rail- “Good Ole Boys,” ers, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Street. It’s a fantastic production. name and originally scribed for the screen road live compilation CD, complete with excel- by Ed Solomon had its novelty value. But the 1971 tour, featuring lent bonus tracks. even though screenwriter Robert Gordon Get Outta such classics as, “Are You Finally, Epic adds a nuance or two to this second visita- Ready,” “I’m Your Cap- Legacy established South Pacific and Dames at Sea tion, it is apparent we saw all this franchise’s tain, Closer to Home” and an obscure, yet clas- pitches in the first inning. a scorching version of the sic CTI Record la- Of course it can still be fun. And that’s The House Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” bel. Releases include On Tap With WYACT Group the idea, providing you keep it in perspec- By CAROL F. DAVIS The sound quality and the Freddie Hubbard’s Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times WESTFIELD – For the 11th con- summer will be a great opportunity for tive and don’t mind shelling out the shek- performances are first- “Red Clay” from secutive summer, talented youth from personal and professional growth, els for such ostentatious pabulum. As Next up at the natural amphithe- rate and they capture a 1970, Kenny Popeye might have observed had he lived New Jersey will participate in the which WYACT has always encour- ater in Echo Lake Park will be New top band at its peak. Capi- Burrell’s “God Bless Westfield Young Artists Cooperative aged,” stated Lauren Lindner, 17, of to witness the phenomenon of the summer Power Soul on Wednesday, July 24, tol plans to release the band’s complete the Child” from 1971 and Grant Green’s blockbuster, it is what it is. Theatre’s (WYACT) summer produc- Summit. But be warned: Leaping from a retro art at 7:30 p.m. This group seems to back catalog in the next few months, so “The Main Attraction” from 1976. Legacy also released some wonderful Laura Nyro tions. South Pacific will be Lindner’s fourth house showing of O’Neill’s Long Day’s deliver it all: top 40, rock and alter- stay tuned. This season, in partnership with the show with WYACT, while Dames at Journey Into Night (1962) to MIB II could native, hip hop, rap, soul, rhythm In other Capitol news I am very ex- remasters including “Eli & the 13th Con- cited to report that Crowded House’s fession” and “New York Tendaberry,” New Jersey Performing Arts Center Sea will be the fifth production in cause palpitations as well as mild confu- and blues, pop, swing and ballads. (NJPAC) in Newark and the Algonquin which she participates. sion. Their list of 226 songs will keep you debut album as well as Richard which all come complete with bonus Thompson’s classic “Rumour & Sigh” tracks. Arts Theater (AAT) in Manasquan, South Pacific, the romantic Rodgers If you think about it, Reagan’s presi- wondering what’s next. They love to WYACT has drawn actors/actresses and Hammerstein classic, will run at dency was fashioned like a summer movie perform, with costumes, dancing, are being released in the new DVD- — big, brash and boisterous. Whereas audio format, which as followers of this representing over 30 towns and 10 NJPAC from Friday, July 12 to Sunday, and a touch of comedy. The perfor- counties in New jersey to present South July 21, before touring to AAT from Carter’s term was more like something mance is free, so prepare for an column should be well aware of is a Jen’s Trends from Sweden’s Ingmar Bergman — bleak, fantastic new audio format which yields CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 Pacific and Dames at Sea. Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August introspective, but spiritually hopeful. And evening of fun. For information, the most amazing sound I have yet heard. to look fashionable during every sea- The young actors and actresses speak 4. Dames at Sea, the tap dance spoof, if Clinton’s two terms were likened to a please call (908) 527-4900. Finally, Capitol just released the first son. highly of WYACT’s Artistic Director will run at AAT from Wednesday, Au- film, well, it’d be a witty French comedy, * * * * * few albums from ska-legends The Spe- Last but not least, head to a flea Cynthia Meryl. gust 14 through Sunday, August 18. with a few naughty parts, naturally. For just $5 a ticket, you can treat cials, including their debut record which market or a garage sale; you’ll be “I am so excited to be part of both For general WYACT information, Too bad for us, though. For neither Will yourself and some friends to the surprised at the inexpensive folk- productions this season. Cindy has please call (908) 233-3221. For tickets Smith nor Tommy Lee Jones is as amusing as either of those chief executives. As Mystic Theater production of loric treasures you may discover. cast me in challenging roles and this and box office information at NJPAC, Agent J and Agent K, respectively, opera- Awakening Galatia at Kean Pen & Ink please call (888) GO-NJPAC or AAT tives of a secret agency dedicated to keep- University’s Murphy Dunn The- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 New Voices 2002 at Paper Mill Playhouse at (732) 528-9211. ing the Earth safe from alien domination, atre located in Vaughn Eames Hall. printed upon one of those laminated they make for an only passable salt and Performances will run through cards, was something I was not ready Will Feature Talent of Local Residents pepper team. Sunday, July 28. The comedy in MILLBURN – New Voices 2002: But while no great shakes, their banter verse by J.D. Newman is a modern to see, a story of a life I wasn’t ready ranged by Alan Jay Lerner and Visual Arts Ctr... is at least audience-friendly. That is, while to tell because it was not over yet (not The Magic of Lerner & Loewe, an Frederick Loewe. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 version of Pygmalion, with a sculp- annual event in its seventh year at not comically profound, there is a pleasant tor as the main character. This guy in my mind, at least). These performers are enrolled in with several more potential sales in the patter to the wisecracking dialogue. It sort Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, works. actually falls in love with his cre- With prayers, love and closer Paper Mill’s Summer Conservatory of complements the hum of the theatre air will include the talent of local resi- and are nominees from the Rising The Palmer Gallery is located on the conditioning system and the mass munch- ation of Galatia, the perfect attention to her diet, Gram should dents. woman, and it takes the interven- Star Awards 2002. second floor of the New Jersey Center ing of popcorn. be back in her house soon – solv- Westfielders Tara Deieso, 13, for Visual Arts, 68 Elm Street in Summit. And since they’re not saying anything tion of Venus and the Seven Muses ing the riddles of death dates, relat- Allison Siko, 14, and Lindsay Rose Admission is free. Gallery Hours are of great import or particular interest, you’re to set things right. For information Sinclair, 17, Sarah Morable, 13, of not quite so angry when the folks who on performance times, please call ing the biographies of relatives lost Local and Creatively Inclined? from noon to 4 p.m., from Monday to Fanwood and Mountainside resident Friday, 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday evenings brought along their soon-terrified infants (973) 748-2161. and unforgotten. Ever young at Call (908) 232-4407 and don’t even attempt to restrain the uncon- Greg Trimmer, 16, will join per- Ash for the A&E Editor, and 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. trollably wailing moppets. * * * * * heart, she has more of life to live, formers from over 71 towns across Michelle Le Poidevin For more information, please call Consider this momentary feeling of tol- E. K. Deutsch’s Keeping Mum more great-grandchildren to cuddle New Jersey in this musical celebra- the NJCVA at (908) 273-9121. erance a pleasant by-product. It could en- is also at Kean University through and more cards to claim for her tion of the musicals, such as My Fair hance your self-esteem. Or, even better July 21, at the Little Theatre in the Lady, Camelot and Brigadoon, ar- yet, improve your odds of a positive re- University Center Building. This collection. So, her story goes on… view when you reach the pearly gates: i.e. fast-paced farce by the PIM Rep- — “Sir, if I may remind, please don’t ertory Group is about a woman forget that time I went to see MIB II and those trashy half-wits too cheap to get a who sees the demise of both her babysitter brought their crying brats to the beloved dog and her despised theatre. I wanted to really curse them out. boarder on the same day, and is set But I didn’t. So that should be worth in England in the 1970s. If you something.” were born before that, you are For those of us who attend movies for probably the right age to enjoy the less practical reasons, such as entertain- play. The main number for the ment, MIB II has its limited appeal. Yes, school is (908) 527-2000. Ask to there is that opportunity to be part of the be connected with the theatre for mass psychosis that lowers our film-going standards in summertime. But you may information on times and prices. just want to celebrate the season much less * * * * * expensively. Like by simply having a sno- Tea is Served each Wednesday cone. Because otherwise, Sonnenfeld’s through mid-December. Treat your- offering is a pretty standard mixture of self to a formal afternoon tea at farce, sci-fi and action. Though, the fate of the world does hang in the balance. Liberty Hall Museum. Indulge In this installment, Serleena, your typi- yourself in tea sandwiches and past- cal dominatrix from another planet, has ries in a glass-enclosed porch over- arrived to claim the light of Zartha. She looking the gardens. It’s all so 1930’s needs it to control the world. And she’s society-like. You will also hear sto- STARS OF TOMORROW...Tara Deieso, 13, and Allison Siko, 14, both sure Laranna, Queen of the Universe (Paige ries of the Kean estate. Call for Westfielders, are starring in Paper Mill Playhouse’s “New Voices 2002: The Brooks), cached the intergalactic bone of reservations – (908) 527-0400. It’s Magic of Lerner and Loewe.” Now in its seventh year, “New Voices” plays three contention somewhere here on terra firma. $22 or $20 if you are a member. performances - Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, The Agency says nope, said item left the July 28, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 to $35 and are available by calling Paper Mill planet in the 1950s (the Earth has a strict at (973) 376-43433 or visiting www.papermill.org. rule of neutrality in such disputes ... or does it?). Portrayed by Lara Flynn Boyle, the evil TIME SHARE - Atlantic Palace Serleena is disguised as an underwear model, and she’s fairly convincing, too. But it’s her super treachery and strength, on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. combined with the ability to entangle ad- versaries in a lasso of snakes, Medusa- Inquiries: [email protected] CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK Page 20 Thursday, July 18, 2002 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Celebrate Your Heritage ArtsArts && EntertainmentEntertainment Through Folkloric Flavor By JENNIFER PINTO Pen & Ink Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times With Michelle H. Le Poidevin Fleisch Sculpts Tribute It’s time to take a close look at your family tree and start examining your roots. What are the native cos- Gram’s Deck of Funeral Cards Solves tumes that were once worn by your To Trade Center Victims ancestors? Take a minute to reflect Disputes, Amuses Family Members and then think about celebrating your By MARYLOU MORANO and all of humanity that reaches out. heritage or someone else’s heritage By MICHELLE H. Le POIDEVIN Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times The palms raised skyward indicate a Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times through fashion. CHATHAM – Like many Ameri- calming release. The hands are wel- This summer has given us a taste Yes ladies, this season you might Some ardent collectors amass Tiffany lamps or antique figurines, cans after September 11, Chatham coming, they are apolitical, non-ra- of the folkloric flavor that is making see a woman sporting Eskimo knee while others save those prayer cards doled out at funeral parlors during sculptor Steven Fleisch had difficulty cial and non-denominational.” it’s way into the fall season. We have high boots with her heavy wool wakes. For my 80-something grandmother, these cards some tattered coming to terms with the terrorist Fleisch continued, “Having just seen light cotton blouses and flow- sweater and a hot mini skirt. Don’t be attacks. He relates a alarmed, you don’t have to be that and some laminated, hold more value than her Lenox collection. They taken flight, the ing skirts with wonderful floral em- lack of focus and an dove represents the extreme to embrace the have solved some pesky disputes, she claims, especially the ones over inability to concen- spirit of lives lost in look…but you can be if you whether or not one uncle died before the other. trate on his work for the terrorist attacks. dare? Just remember; don’t A few weeks ago, we unearthed the cards which were ornamented approximately one The dove is also a let a costume overwhelm with gold-winged angels, praying hands, and horizons simulated in the month afterward. symbol of the peace you. From this tumul- When shopping for the background with awkward colors. The bless- we strive to attain tuous time has arisen and a reminder to folkloric trend, look for three ings are always the same. Scripted “WTC 9-11-01,” a Americans we con- key qualities in a fashion beneath the deceased’s name memorial sculpture tinue to live in the piece: color, pattern, and tex- and date of death, the prayer currently being pro- land of the free.” ture. You can tell a folkloric asks God to protect the soul of moted to the City of The memorial item apart by it’s rich color. New York as a per- Some of the colors to look the one who has passed on. A took almost one manent World Trade month to complete. for are fuchsia, turquoise and small remembrance, it’s some- Center tribute to the “The piece rich shades of brown. Look thing the wake attendee can pray victims. sprung from my to the East for these inspira- in their time of grief, or in my The sculpture de- mind to my hand,” tions, Moroccan and Indian grandmother’s case they can be picts the lattice ex- “WTC 9-11-01,” Steven Fleisch said Fleisch. influences will conquer the oskeleton of the runways this season. used in her settlements as “Ex- Born in East Or- World Trade Center, from which ange, the artist studied mechanical Perhaps the most eye- hibit A,” “B,” “C,” and so on. emerging hands free a dove. drafting at Chatham High School and catching characteristics of Gram is pretty adamant when it “The creation of ‘WTC 9-11-01’ abstract painting, sculpture, graphic folkloric dress are the pat- comes to her deck of cards and the was personally cathartic,” stated Fleisch design and photography at La Roche terns and textures seen in magic they can do. Tarot, the almighty ace, and the playful Uno during an interview with The Westfield College in Pittsburgh, Pa. these historical embedded Leader and The Times of Scotch Plains- pieces. Look for fabric with deck have nothing on Gram’s game. For, within that deck is a family Fleisch has exhibited at many New Fanwood. “Its creation was unique. Jersey shows and his sculpture has rich and antique-looking flo- history only she can tell. Each card represents an individual who has Normally, I begin a sculpture with a received several awards from the Old ral prints. Also look for the contributed to the multifaceted “gem” our family has grown to be – the drawing and work forward. With ‘WTC popular paisley print and Church Cultural Center in Demarest. COWBOY MEETS FOLKLORIC…This off aunt who served as the professional mourner at the wakes – the young 9-11-01,’ everything was already fig- In addition to sculpting, Fleisch de- wonderful designs such as ured out in my mind.” the shoulder Betsey Johnson dress is hand man who died tragically before his time – the uncle who had to wear signs and creates one-of-a-kind pieces painted and adorned in sequins. (Photo was swirls that are embellished The three components of the sculp- with gold threading or se- white gloves at his wake because his hands were stained purple from of furniture and lighting fixtures. featured in the July issue of Glamour). ture – the lattice exoskeleton – the A member of the New Jersey Cen- quence. Decoration is key winemaking. hands and the doves are all represen- ter for Visual Arts in Summit, he broidery, mostly with an Indian or and can be found in this summer’s But, alas, the secret ingredient to the deck, which cannot easily be tative of the tragedy. currently exhibits “WTC 9-11-01” at Spanish influence. folkloric influence. learned or duplicated, is Gram’s flair for storytelling. Otherwise, the “The familiar vertical framing sym- the annual Members Show, which is However, don’t let this look con- In the fall, you will begin to see stack is just a dust collector lying lifelessly in a drawer surrounded by bolizes a strength, a resolve and a running through Saturday, July 2. The fuse you with the sometimes easily folklore in chunky wool. Many de- foundation from which we can re- signers are incorporating rich floral rosary beads and defunct light bulbs. sculpture will also appear in various mistaken peasant trend. The peasant build,” explained Fleisch. “The hands local exhibits this fall. trend is just a baby step towards the prints into wool coats and flowing Last Thursday, mom and I were munching on salads across the street represent the victims, their loved ones serious and dramatic folkloric look. when Gram, who has a delicate heart condition, called on the cell. We did record time between Westfield and Linden where, when I got into her house, she was found shivering and struggling for breath. The Members of Visual Arts Center Showcase ambulance transported her to a nearby hospital where, she confessed, she spent most of her time searching out unmarried doctors for yours truly. One gave us a brief update on her condition. When afterward, Record Number of Entries at Annual Show somewhere between tolerating the hospital’s gelatin and juice, she told By MARYLOU MORANO (NJCVA) in Summit comprise the Sale was judged by Victor L. Davson, me, “I didn’t see a ring on his finger.” Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times The frightening feeling of losing my grandmother, my only surviving 2002 Members’ Show and Sale, Executive Director of ALJIRA, a SUMMIT — The artistic endeav- which will be on exhibit until July Center for Contemporary Art in grandparent, coursed through me like an icy tidal wave. Her name, ors of one 185 members of the New 20 at the Center’s Palmer Gallery. Newark. Continued on Page 19 Jersey Center for Visual Arts “This year’s show consists of the “It is almost impossible to evalu- most entries we have ever had,” ate any artist by looking at a single commented Bonnie Maranz, Public work. I responded to objects, no Relations Gallery Coordinator. matter what artistic convention they Merchant Hits Mother Load With New The exhibit represents diverse ar- were informed by, that felt authen- tistic expressions of media ranging tic, sincere or were just simply beau- from sculpture, jewelry, and tiful,” Davson explained. Awards were Sound, Technique; Follows Isaak at PNC presented for By ANDY GOLDENBERG definitely would not pass up the oppor- photography, Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times tunity to see either performer again. portraiture, promise, sculp- HOLMDEL -- Though I was a bit * * * * * taken aback by their order of appear- Some excellent new releases and ture and water- ance, Natalie Merchant and Chris reissues to note including some great color. Addition- Isaak rocked the PNC Bank Arts new releases from Rykodisc includ- ally, awards Center last week. ing “Everybody Down,” from Mat- were given for FOLK COAT…Needlepoint, wool As the crowd slowly filed in, Mer- Best in Show, coat embroidered with flowers made thew, an interesting new group from by Anthropologie. chant, who surprisingly opening for Chicago that have the dynamics, if Emerti, Honor- Isaak (I would have thought it would not the sound of Radiohead with able Mention be the other way around) opened their spacious yet driven guitar melo- and Merit knit sweaters. with some slow, melancholic piano- dies and unique vocals. Award. You will also see folklore in nature based tunes from her new album, Also from Rykodisc comes, “This The Members inspired pieces. This includes the “Motherland” off of Elektra Is Where I Belong,” “The Songs of Show and Sale Records. Ray Davies” and “The Kinks.” Fea- is open to exhib- However, Merchant, the former turing songs of the Kinks were done Marylou Morano for The Westfield Leader and The Times lead singer of the “10,000 Maniacs,” APPETIZING...Bette Blank entered her oil painting, “Salami its by faculty and by Cracker, Steve Forbert, Matthew Sandwich,” in the Members’ Show and Sale at the New students of picked up steam with great rendi- Sweet, Queens of the Stone Age and tions of her most popular tunes such Jersey Center for Visual Arts in Summit. The piece earned NJCVA. Fastball, among others. Not only is Blank an Honorable Mention. “This is a as, “Carnival” and “Thank You.” But, this a great album, but the songs I was most impressed with the mate- wonderful op- covered are obscure Kinks gems. silversmithing to photography, oil portunity for members to showcase rial from “Motherland,” which Mer- Mellow Songstress Natalie Merchant Another interesting musical com- chant altered slightly for the stage paints, monoprints and more. This their talent in a supportive commu- pilation on Rykodisc is the soundtrack nity environment,” Maranz contin- with faster tempos and instrumental with its echo-effects in surround- to the film Chelsea Walls with music year, as in every year, many of the textures. “Motherland” is Merchant’s sound, brought the house down. pieces displayed are reflective of ued, adding that the 2002 Members’ by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. Lastly, a Show has garnered at least four sales, third studio album, following Next up was Isaak, who charged terrific compilation of Grateful Dead the classes offered at NJCVA. “Tigerlily” (1995) and “Ophelia” through a two-hour set with his Continued on Page 19 The 2002 Members’ Show and Continued on Page 19 (1997). patented rockabilly energy. Be- Examples of Merchant’s new style sides being an excellent rhythm could be heard on “Build A Levee,” guitarist, his band simply blew me Turn of Last Century Estate For Sale by Executor as well as “Put the Law On You,” away with their technical preci- which Merchant sang in an almost sion. bawdy, Mae West-like voice. In addition, Isaak was absolutely Simply Elegant, City of San Francisco PEACOCK SKIRT…Imported silk, Finally, “This House Is On Fire” hilarious in his between-song-banter. I drawstring skirt made by Anthropologie.

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