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•, < WESTFIELD •v -r MEMORIAL LIBRARY WESTFISLD, N.J. ... i O i ro- •- i >-»- - •-• o fl JH:J « UJ o »-« HUJU. => (\J UJ a. «* 2 THEWEfTPIELD LEADER 7*e Leading and Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County kcond C)a» Poitmsa Paid Published EIGHTY-EIGHTH YS&R — NO. 80 •1 AVtitfleld, N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1977 Every Thursday 28 Pages—15 Cents Citizens' Panel to Study Future School Closings Cooperation between the declines in student mittees, such as Public need for students in the Board of Education and enrollment. Works, Planning Board, district. Town Council in appointing "It is not too early lo plan Board of Adjustment and "It is more difficult to a committee of outstanding for the 1980's; cooperative Recreation Commission plan what to do with fewer citizens trained in areas efforts and jointly also would be represented, schools than with proposing needed by the school district sponsored actions cannot he suggested. more schools," he con- to constitute a future needs help but benefit all," Dr. "I think we have the cluded. advisory committee has Greene said in making his competency in this comm- Dr. Greene told the school been suggested by School recommendation to the unity to go out and do the board earlier in December Superintendent Laurence F. School Board that a future opposite of what other that enrollment decreases Greene. needs advisory committee communities have done projected from 6,872 this Clark S. Leslie, board be appointed by Board when they wanted to year to5,034 students in 1964 president, directed Dr. President Leslie and Mayor propose school buildings," indicate that the senior high Greene to send a letter to Williams. Dr. Greene said. "Westfield school would be able to Mayor Alexander Williams "Members would be is in the reverse process accommodate grades nine asking Town Council's carefully chosen from the school district is facing a through 12 in the early cooperation in coordinating residents with occupations decrease in enrollemnt. It 1980's. The high school now future plans for the town's such as architecture, will need fewer schools. The has only three grades - ten, 11 public schools, several of engineering, real estate and town ought to be involved eleven and twelve. The which could be closed in the banking," the superin- when we decide what to do superintendent said that two 1980's due to projected tendent said. Town com- with schools we no longer middle schools, housed at Edison and Roosevelt, could serve grades five through eight and "as many Westfield Center of New elementary schools •» needed would serve grade* kindergarten through four." Dr. Greene's suggMttai 4-Town Health Service Uwt a tt A new West!leld-»ponwr- The plan, whteV will ed regional health services require tt« MriM * MI plan will include the ad-, additional sanitarian, l« ttey's salary/ <frt ditional communities of expected to be 01 some small $4,400 for Mottley as a organization of instruction "consulting health officer," remain the same at the t iiwfit to West- town's two junior high •KWf and ia ptrtpM ot a itcnttry's **l*ry, plug school* tor the 1970-79 school MM tact « HnchaHgM. Caeft »*r Mv«l, Ubonttty. ctmtmr- the comrmmHtm to agree ticlpating- munielpmMy also nttm and ollMr dues and IConttmfd on page 4) with the Westfield plan will retain "home' , rule" fringe tmntnt cotto. which satisfies a state through its own Board of Routine Meeting Zoning Board Absences Anpirmnn mandate calling for towns to Health. The regional health have full-time health offices According to the Westfield service will provide health, For Town Council Residents interested in by April. The alliance calls proposal and accompanying sanitation, inspection and Action on a liquor license running for (he Westfield for a $33,513 budget, but budget charts, Fanwood, environmental coverage for for Raymond's Restaurant Board of Education and enables participants to reap Mountainside and Garwood the four communities. and routine end-of-year Delay Building Use Decisions seeking the endorsement of needed, was an appeal by state aid monies. will pay 100 percent of the Mottley said. transactions will complete AbMnce of two members zoning board. parking of trucks tn the the Joint Civic Cotnmittee the 1977 year at Tuesday of UM Board of Adjustment tn discussing the variance parking lot. Dr. Gordon P. Hamilton to are asked to contact JCC extend a non-conforming night's 8:.ill p.m. meeting of became of personal and to use the building, situated Because one zoning board President Brian Fihey of the Town Council. family illnewet has in a residential zone, Mrs. member, Walter Perry, •use of his building, a dental 655 Lawnside PI. Three office, on Lenox Ave. Two of Illustrated Town History The 197H Town Council delayed decisions on use Mary Herberich, board excused himself because of seats will be filled in the will organize Tuesday, Jan. variance appeal* before the chairman, said that the his proximity to the site, and the seven board members February election. board. Vive affirmative decision "fits into the two,other members were could be excused from a The JCC was founded in vote* of the seven-man established ute of zoning" absent, only four af- decision on the issue 1943 to "seek school board Abounds with Legends, Facts Recycling board are needed for ap- by providing a transitional firmative votes were_ because they own property candidates who would enjoy proval of this type of buffer zone between the granted an appeal by Joseph within 200 feet of the site. the confidence of the town." Mrs. Elizabeth Pate for Information variance under the business zone and Di Rienzo to use an existing Comprised of represen- the Westfield Bicentennial Approved were appeals of Saturday, Dec. 24 Municipal Land Use Law. residential property. house at 116 St. Paul St. for John T. Hoffmeyer to extend tatives of 22 member Committee last week for- from Use of the Westfield Hall professional offices. a one-family house at 206 organizations, the JCC mally presented Mayor Because the applicant's interviews prospective Alexander S. Williams with 8:30a.m. -3:30p.m. building on Hillcrest Ave. as current lease in Elizabeth Postponed was a decision West Dudley Ave., Patrick D. Minogue to erect a deck ' candidates and its menders a copy of the committee's at professional offices was does not expire for three on an appeal by Luther the South Side Railroad approved by a 4-1 vote by to a residence at 710 Warren select those who represent new history of Westfield, years, the firm asked Dunn to use a swimming "the broadest based point of entitled Westfield: from Station the Beard of Adjustment permission to lease the pool at 671 Carleton Rd. St., William Mack to build a Monday night but the ap- house at 1300 Overhill St.. view." Settlement lo Suburb. Newspaper-Glass Hillcrest Ave. site to other after Robert Vreeland Written by James P. Aluminum plicants, Wolin and professionals until its own argued that the pool en- Alfred Piesco to build two Any organization which Garrubbo, an Elizabeth law houses on three lots at Johnson, an historian who The center will be manned occupancy can be arranged. croaches on a town-owned wishes to participate in the teaches at Brooklyn College this week by Boy Scout firm, was denied an appeal right-of-way and that Florence, Hancock and Joint Civic .Committee also for signs on the site. Cumberland Sts. and Lin- of the City University of Troop 72 and B'nai B'rith The board would limit this granting of the appeal could may contact Fahey. To be New York, the book is based Aza Boys. rental to professionals other coln Federal Savings and eligible, the group must be The testimony will be read set a dangerous precedent. on his own research in town For pick up in Westfield, by absent board members than doctors which could Loan Assn. to erect four non-political, non-sectarian signs on its building at l records and on that done by or other information call and a decision announced at create a traffic problem, Alao postponed, because and non-professional. other townsmen Hand- and also prohibited the five affirmative votes are Lincoln Plaza. 232-8786. Pickups are tfte Jan. 16 meeting of the somely printed, the volume uneconomical unless the YES to Close is filled with interesting quantity of newspapers is at For HeHdftys tales and photographs, least a three-foot high stack. Foundation Earns Tax-Exempt Status, including some of The Recycling Center will The Westfield Youth documents, maps, and close one hour early on Employment Service will be artifacts from pre- .Saturday. Christmas Eve Makes First Contribution closed !or the holidays from Revolutionary limes to the Participants are asked to Monday Dec. 26 through present. recycle early so that Monday, Jan. 2. Regular Mayor Williams noted workers can get home early. The Westfield Foundation, agencies if necessary. hours will be resumed on Thomas pointed out that Tuesday, Jan. 3. later. "I can't imagine that organized earlier this year, anyone in Westfield would has received recognition of as a "community foun- YES is a United Fund Most Stores Closed dation," The Westfield agency located on the north want to he without this book. tfax-exempfion from the I have read it. and I think il Next Monday Internal Revenue Service. Foundation must derive its side of the train station. support from the general Open from 2 p.m. to 4:30 is fascinating. The pictures The majority of Westfield TWfl means that con- alone make it worthwhile " tributions to tile foundation public.

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