School's Structural Soundness Questioned After Ceiling Falls
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Vol. :i No. '2(> Wednesday, May !). 11(73 13 Cents School’s structural soundness questioned after ceiling falls lt\ l>a\ id Thaler in the design,” Fredericks KEYPORT said. Damage caused by a The engineer will also tollapscd ceiling at Keyporl inspect tlie building tc High School will be assessed determine whether it is tonight at a meeting ol Ihe structurally sound. Board of Kducatoin as an None of Ihe debris will Ix engineer attem p ts lo d e moved, Fredericks said, termine whether the building until the inspections have is safe. been completed. The school has been closed The closing may force the since a plaster ceiling over board lo extend the school four classrooms and a corridor fell Sunday, crash ing through a suspended Board to open ceiling. school Monday The plaster was part of the Key port High School ceiling of whal originally will re-open M onday, was a combination audi Board of Education torium-gymnasium, Super President Earl Hallam intendent of Schools Douglas said last night. Fredericks said yesterday. The school will re The area was converted into main closed (his week eight classrooms- four on while engineers search each of two levels approxi for evidence of struc mately six years ago. Fre tural damage, Hallam dericks said. said. Rut, acting on the Several weeks ago, Fre assumption that (tie dericks said, cracks in the building is structurally ornamental plaster encasing sound, (lie hoard last Ihe ceiling beams were niglil decided to resume noled. and an architect was classes .Monday. asked lo determine whether r the beams were damaged. year one week, he said. The They were not, Fredericks official calendar provided said. 184 school days, four more "There was no indication than the minimum required that anything was wrong by the state. Because it was with the ceiling," Fredericks not necessary to close school said. because of snow this winter, A structural engineer the spring vacation was yesterday began reviewing lengthened by one day and the original plans for (he three extra days remain. school built 47 years ago Fredericks was optimistic Plaster froiii .ceiling of. old gymnasium fell 2I| feet into lour classroom s a.nd this i orrido|- i Photo, by Herman) to “see if there was an error that no .structural damage would be found. MRTA rejects offer of 13% over two years No estimate of Ihe cost of repairing Ihe dam age has been made. Fredericks said, although a new suspended , Mediator fails to settle teacher contract ceiling will cost approxi m ately S.").(ion. F red erick s called Ihe $.">,()()() ’’just a MATAWAN county." depends on the conditions." missal procedure." sabbali the school year, which ends small portion of Ihe antici A two-year contract call The two-year term was In addition lo the salary, cul leave, fewer days in the June 2ft. Miss Panos noted pated repair hill. Electrical ing for a 13 percenl salary suggested by the mediator, guide, issues which Miss school year, and higher pay that Hazlet teachers work (Continued ou Page 1(1) increase lias been rejected according lo Miss Panos. Panos said are slill lo be for supervising extra cur lid days during the year and by tlie Malawan Regional "We have never rejected Ihe resolved include the teach ricular activities. that Hazlet schools close Teachers Assn., ending a t concept of a two-year con ers' requests for tuition Malawan teachers pre June 14. Board seeks tempts to reach a settlement tract." she said. "It all reimbursement, a "fair dis sently work 187 days during (Continued ou Page 11 * through mediation, Marie way to avert Panos, MRTA president, said yesterday. split sessions A mediator appointed by Council seeks Allen’s help Ihe Public Employee Rela Bv Joe King tions Commission has asked MARI.BORO PERC to assign a fact-find Double sessions in town ing panel lo the case. Miss ship schools in September Panos said. in obtaining funds for BRED may yet be avoided, as a ‘•Mediation has failed." result of a suggestion at last she said. "We are now going MATAWAN TOWNSHIP mouth County Action Pro •has had to curtail ils The county has hinted lhat week's Board of Education inlo fact-finding." Continuing ils efforts to gram. Bmdnilz said, bul this programs. The Township il will establish a new meeting. Miss Panos confirmed obtain funds for the Bay year MCAP lunds have been ' ’ouncil I his year increased program lo replace MCAP The suggestion, made by reports t ha I Ihe Board shore Recreation and Eco frozen by Ihe Board of its conlrbulion to the organi Councilman Philip dumbs board member Paul Aller- of Education had offered a 5 nomic Development Inc. Freeholders. MCAP may zalion and has encouraged says a new program "will be man. came after the board percent salary increase for i BRED). the Township become extinct after June residents and community too late lo help BRED." drew heavy criticism from l‘)7:!-74 and an 8 percent council has requested a :!(). the end of the fiscal year groups to donate funds. Ihe audience because there increase the following year. meeting wilh Freeholder for Ihe federal government. The council also wants Ihe dum bs estimated that "il is still a possibility there will "T he board's offer is Albert E. Allen. will lake a year or 18 months be double sessions in Sep Because the county has county to allocate revenue significantly below what The council had asked Ihe to get .i new program started tember. impounded MCAP funds. sharing funds to BRED as a other districts in the county county whether it would substitute lor Ihe impounded and obtain funds for il." Alterman proposed lhat Brodnilz said, the organiza have settled for," Miss provide funds for the com BRED, he said, needs money the Township Council obtain lion "is automatically laded MCAP funds Panos said The average munity organization and to provide recreation pro portable prefabricated class out You don’t need a death it's incumbent on the settlement, she said, pro received a reply which gram s I his summer. rooms. place them on town notice in Hie paper lo know Freeholders not to (urn oil vides an 8.83 percent in Councilman Michael Bl’od- ship land, and lease them to it's dead." programs just because i’ lease. nitx said "doesn't answer they're gelling federal Allen, a Matawan resident. the board. The board's offer, she said. any ol our questions “ BRED operates a com money under a different Ims agreed to meet with the Mayor Morton Salkind. "Mould give us just about Ihe BRED last year received inuniiy center in Clilhiood m e c h a n i s m said Council c.•uni’ll, said Mayor Thomas Township Council President lowest 'salary 1 guide in Ihe sj.'i.ooii through the Mon Because ot a lack ol lunds it man Peter I.uo.ia I ’ou ers • (Continuedon Page 1(1) Page 2 THE INDEPENDENT May 9, 1973 Deadline for News Is Noon M ond ay Retired executives volunteer START TODAY. services to local merchants LOSE WEIGHT BY FRIDAY KEYPOUT • I.ike a lifesaver lo (he LOSE WEIGHT rescue" is (he way Gary THE FIRST DAY! Ross, proprietor of (he iviit I 1 - .ml-* ii.* * Jn\e Kcypori Wine and Liquor lit I .HIM I IllHllH \ IN wricht mhourii*i lhoii|>hl company in Ihe Acme Plaza III' mo*l 11 ul iht . ioiiI'I report t« i\m .ml ivii o mjik.»l’U* ucrilvt U»svcs describes Ihe help he has I. I, .1*1 || J.l| Jllllllll l|M ..f " . 2i». iven received from SCORE, Ihe milmui (in m iij*in*ii* 11 p '.ir u ls m .i s lio ii Service Corps of Retired Sitj'i'iiImii'.'ti i- .m s wlul So il soii'rc lin'd . OU imU. <» i«i li.ilt » mc.Wirvs Kxeculives Monmouth coun mini* tiu ii iiuv oi .iikI m.iiiI n .illx 111«4 (iu* ty chapter. \.MII I' '*!* lo1‘IHillU.C In Ip in i ««lii< ini; In business in Ihe plaza al 1*1 tu n ■ ' .Mil I.»r Hungrci - u y l«»il ik |luiii'icv will simply Ihe junction of routes '.35 and ’ in I liwn'i v (Ik'Mil • n i/i •. ii' ^ i>u It he :u; for the pasl seven years. i-..i* ii iiu.ikt* slinmui iit*VI wirk or >our Boss saw the parking lot mil tioHii I'i'i' n ii’iU'v Kivk. No |*l r*i I ipllOII IK'Clll’d gradually empty and his woirlit customers disappearing as Acme closed its grocery store and then 13 months later closed Ihe Warehouse Food Outlet which had been replacing the supermarket. II,.- If.../ I'lm rrjnl Hrilimnit lot 1 1 i'r K,-1.<U..I J.,r ra h 1;. ! The once busy liquor store started lo fade and Ross SAyM l/6 Jt&paZT admits he was discouraged. 27 W Fronl St. 264-0562 Send me regular ?! diy subtly jl Hutigre* *i*h 1 P A Al this point, he sought the , lor or ly $3 help of the retired executives s3 °° Send me economy-sife *12 day supply (or only $5 organization which is a part Holx-il Laurence llefti. counselor for Service Corps of Retired Business Kxeculives * Name__________ ________________________ of ACTION, the volunteer federal agency closely as (SCOHK), checks overprice list wilh (larv Ross, owner of Keyport Wine & Liquors, one $COO Addri'%--------------------------------------------------- - of the many business that the volunteer agency lias helped.