V Your want ad The Zip Code is easy to place for Linden is -Phone 686-7700 which became a Suburban Publishing Corp. newspaper on July 2, 1964 0 7 0 3 6 An Official Newspaper For The City of Linden Published Each Thursday by Suburban Publishing Corp. VOL. 24 NO. 18 LINDEN, N.J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1977 Subscription Rate$950 Yearly 25c per copy ?I8 North Wood avi., Linden, N.J. 07036 Second Class Postage Paid at Linden, N.J. Dump variance granted to city by state Board gets M opsick report from Kahn Landfill BY STEVEN J. HERZ that time, the board will contemplate ment stand from the Booster Club, was Koltun, who was hospitalized with state officials or withholding a salary operating A report containing the finding* of its choices in the matter which to be published three weeks after the bums of the leg after a flashback oc­ increment the next time one is Board of Education attorney Leo surrounds high school principal Her­ problem had reportedly been resolved. curred in a school incinerator when he scheduled for the principal The board Kahn's investigation of the recent man Mopsick. But, Kahn did conclude that Mopeick’s allegedly burned the papers. has already taken the latter action in a burning of the Linden High School The Leader has learned, however, alleged order to burn the papers was an Kahn also included in the report separate incident earlier this year in which Mopsick was accused of for years newspaper, The Chronicle, was that in his summary. Kahn concludes overreaction to the entire incident. background material on similar cases presented to the board at Monday that Mopsick felt he acted in a justified The report presented to the board which dealt with possible infringement allegedly preventing several Linden night's agenda session manner when he allegedly ordered all took Kahn about three weeks to com­ of freedom of the press rights and a list students from graduating by changing Facility located After hearing briefly from Kahn, who of the copies of the first Chronicle pile. It was based on interviews with all of potential actions the board could their grades He was also cited on a was also to make a statement at last burned on Oct. 21. According to the of the key figures in the matter— consider against Mopsick. number of other charges but appealed by Linden Airport night's public meeting, the board report, Kahn determined that the Mopsick, Schools Superintendent A. R Among the options the board might the board decision to withhold the in­ decided to put off releasing any of the principal based bis action on the fact Taranto, faculty advisor Alex Shipley, consider, Kahn listed taking no action crement to the State Department of By RICHARD LUONGO 12-page document until after the that an editorial, written by (Jhronicle Goldberg and her parents, co-Chronicle at all, issuing a letter of reprimand, Education in Trenton. Kahn said that A variance, allowing the city to holidays so that each board member. editor Jackie Goldberg on the PAL editor Lauren Pancurak and her preferring charges under the tenure act he has been notified of a March 6 date continue dumping in its sanitary .land­ V ^ g iW p r o p e r ly digest the contents. At takeover of the Cooper Field refresh­ parents and school custodian Michael which would involve a hearing before (Continued on page 3) fill near Linden Airport, was granted by the State Department of Environ­ mental Protection (D E P), said Mayor John T Gregorio at Tuesday night’s Bad coffee City Council meeting. ■— Gregorio noted that a state statute prohibits any landfill within a two- is added to and-a-half-mile radius of an airport Because of the city 's landfill operation, "the state could have closed the air­ illness list port," the mayor said “ But we Rancid oils in a packet of coffee have provided information that the dump been added as a possible cause of the had been there for, years.” sudden illness that struck 10 persons, According to a letter sent to the city including nine Linden Volunteer by Beatrice S. Tylutki, director of the .Ambulance Corps (LVAC) members, Solid Waste Administration of the D EP, Dec. 10 at the LVAC headquarters on the variance was granted “ for the Elizabeth avenue, according to Stanley duration ot the life of the existing solid Rogaski, director of the Central Jersey waste disposal facility. The variance Regional Air Pollution Control Office in allows the city of Linden to continue to Woodbridge , operate its existing solid waste facility, Rogaski's office was asked to assist which is in the restricted zone of the in the investigation of a potential cause Linden Airport, and allows Jbe city of that sent six of the IQ stricken people to Linden to complete an engineering Rahway Hospital for examination design submission for the facility Most of the group was on duty wherein a complete environmental assessment of the facility can be throughout the day and began to ex­ made ” perience the symptoms during the Tylutki, in her letter, noted that the afternoon. Symptoms included nausea, variance was approved on the condition duD headaches, light headiness and that "birds attracted by the facilty do burping. After corps Capt. Walter not b e c o m e s hazard to the safe Vandewater was called to headquarters operation of the Linden Airport whether at about 9 p m , he decided to call the the hazard results from changes of the Linden Fire Department which sear­ present bird situation or changes in the ched the building and outside area but operation of the airport as outlined in found no trace of a source for the the variance application ” illness. Gregorio also said that Moody's A spokeswoman for Rahway Hospital (Continued on pas* J) Investment had granted the city an AA rating for $5.4 million in bonds to be INIIimtIlliINttflIlimtimiHlUIIIIUIIIIUlilllWHIIIIIHIiMiir floated by the Linden Leased Housing Corp. to build J50 senior citizens ABC board sets ( apartment units near an existing CANDLE POWER—Offlesrs of the Executive Parent Council of the Board of complex on Dill avenue Education's ESEA Title I program were recently Installed In a candlelight meeting schedule| - o - o - ceremony. The officers are, from the left In the front row: Wanda Robinson, co The regular meetings of the IT WAS NOTED at the council chairwoman; Hattye Mitchell, corresponding secretary, and Juanita Lewis, Alcoholic Beverage Costrol meeting that an application of TOUR—Members of the business advisory council of Linden High School recently reporter. In the back row, from the left, Lois Shaffer, recording secretary, (AB C ) board will be held sa the Suburban Cablevision for a certificate took a tour of the school's business department. The council is made up of business Jennifer Jones, co-chalrwoman; Christine Swltana, researcher, and Mary first Monday after the first of compliance was filed with the firm s In the community along with certain members of the administration and of Harrison, home school aid. (Photo by Frank Taranto) Tuesday of the mouth beginning Federal Communications Commission the school's business education faculty. There is a supportive atmosphere in terms at 8 p.m. in the city clerk’s office, (FCC) with the necessary certificate of of information, suggestions related to equipment, office procedures, iob City HaU, during 1*78. approval from the State Department of requirements and any questions relating to the world of work. In the photo, from The, schedule of meetings Is as Public Utilities Commission the left, In the rear are: Raymond Smith, Maples Sprowl; Paul Ferguson, follows: Jan. 8, Feb. 13, March & Suburban Cablevision is now in the Four persons injured Northvllle Terminal, and Mildred Lenser, DuPont. In the front row, from left, are 13, April 10, May 8, June U , July process of completing preliminary Phil Stein, a member of the business faculty; James Loughlin, American 10. Aug. 7. Sept. 11. Oct. 0, Nov. 13 work in the city with the first cable Cyanamldand Robert Dowd of United Counties Trust Co. At the computer console and Dec. 11. television installations to be made- by Is student Maribel Fundora. (Photo by Frank Taranto) next summer Completion of all initial in three car mishaps mum installations is expected by the fall. The monthly rate for basic service will be Four persons—one a pedestrian— wlien Redding got down from the truck were injured in three separate auto and walked into the side of the car. $7 50 for the first installation and $3 accidents over the weekend, according Redding, suffering from a possible Varied Yule programs planned monthly for each additional TV set connected. to city police. fracture or dislocation of his left hip and knee, was taken to Rahway The Department of Civil Service On F rid ay, a Linden resident, Hospital by the Linden Volunteer approved the promotion of Edwin F Preston Redding of Lincoln street, Ambulance Corps (LV AC ). Carols, midnight services highlighted Schulhafer to the position of fire chief, police said, was struck by a car driven effective Nov. 30. Shulhafer replaced Also on Friday, two motorists were By M AR Y BEDNARCZYK Sunday Masses will be held on Dream,” under the direction of Mary by Albert Sutter of Clark as Redding Frank Miklos who retired in the fall. hurt as the result of a chain reaction on Special programs and services Christmas Day and, on Dec. 28, there Willow which will be open to the public. stepped down from the back of a gar­ In other business, John Ziemian, city Rt.