IN THIS ISSUE IN THE NEWS A u g u s t T . SERVING ABERDEEN, HAZLET, HOLMDEL, r e m e m b e r e d KEYPORT, MATAWAN AND MIDDLETOWN Page 18 P a g e 9 FEBRUARY 5, 1997 40 CENTS VOLUME 27, NUMBER 6 C o p s t u d y r e a d y f o r u n v e i l i n g Recom m endation is to cut force; chief prefers to increase ranks to 101 BY CINDY HERRSCHAFT Staff W riter ecommendations made by Deloitte Touche, Parsippany, about the Middletown Police Department will R finally see the light of day. Local officials are expected to release the in-depth analysis during a press confer­ ence at town hall tomorrow at noon. Among the recommendations made by the accounting firm are a 10 percent reduc­ tion in force, hiring more civilians and eliminating the position of captain entirely, according to the study. However, local officials have stressed that no decision has been reached about the department’s future. The in-depth analysis, completed in November, is still under First-graders at Cliffwood School in Aberdeen participate in a parade of fans last week, showing off the Japanese fans they made as part of a Reading Around the review . World program. At right, sixth-grader Nicole Robles shows off her handmade fan. “It’s a different opinion than what For more about the program, see page 20. we’ve been hearing,” Mayor Raymond (Jackie Pollack/Greater Media) O’Grady said. “They call for a lot less offi­ cers with very factual information that backs that up.” The police department, however, re­ quested funding in the 1997 budget to hire Target store aim s for M id’tow n another 10 officers to raise the number of officers to 101. “Who knows better? Someone who has Nearby townhouse, locations in 40 states, is expected to cant, and serve an average of 1,500 to been here 30 years or someone who just appear before the Middletown Planning 1,700 customers per day. came in from the Midwest?” asked Acting resident associations Board on at 8 p.m. tonight. The store would be open from 8 a.m. Police Chief James Kerrigan. Target, which sells a variety of items, to 10 p.m. daily, according to a project Based on a formula used in the town­ raise several concerns ranging from clothing to home decor to sum m ary. ship’s Safe Street grant application, 101 BY CINDY HERRSCHAFT automotive, hopes to make this one of its According to Target’s application, it officers is the ideal number of the town­ first outlets in New Jersey. would take about three months to de­ ship, Kerrigan explained. Staff W riter The Mart and movie theater would be molish the existing structures, regrade the In less than a year, the number of of­ demolished to make way for the shop­ site and install utilities to prepare for the nother discount retailer wants to ficers has aljeady dropped from 99 in ping center, according to the application. new layout. The new shopping center begin selling its wares on Route March of 1996 to 91 as of Feb. 1, Kerrigan Mark Shidelman, president of the fur­ would take an estimated 10 months to 35, Middletown, in March 1998. said. niture store, declined to comment about complete. * A' Target, owned by the Dayton Hudson In fact, the current number of officers is the Target application at this time. The area surrounding the site is mixed Corp., Minneapolis, has filed an appli­ not a far cry from the number of officers Representatives of Cinemagic, which residential and commercial. It is bordered cation-to build a 122,500-square-foot Deloitte-Touche recommends the depart­ took over the vacated movie theater site to the north and east by the Cherry Tree shopping center on Route 35, between ment maintain, he noted. in October, could not be reached for Farm Village condominium complex. Palmer Avenue and Cherry Tree Farm The study would reduce the number of com m ent. There also is a convenience market to the R oad. patrol officers to about 38 and delegate cer­ The new structure would be located east. The shopping center would house a tain responsibilities, such as report taking toward the rear of the site, which is cur­ The Middletown Townhouse Associa­ Target store and a retail tenant or a and photography. rently used for parking, and the front tion and the Cherry Tree Farm Village restaurant. O’Grady said it hasn’t been decided if would be used for parking. residents’ association has already ex­ The 11.3-acre site presently houses the department really needs more or fewer Target stores average 150-200 em­ pressed concerns about the proposed de­ officers. It may be possible to do the same Mart Furniture Galleries and the Cin- ployees per store, of which about 15 per­ velopm ent. emagic movie theater. job with fewer officers and change the way cent are full time, according to the appli­ Continued on page 17 Target, a discount retailer with 750 Continued on page 12 2 INDEPENDENT, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 W e l c o m e t o M eetYourlM atch c Call costs $1.99 per minute. You must be 18 years or older. To Listen and Respond to Ads, Call To Place Your Free Personal Ad, Call 1 - 9 0 0 - 3 7 0 - 2 1 3 1 1-800-454-9100 Call costs 1.99 per minute. Must be 18 years or older. 24 hours a day • 7 days a week. SEARCHING FOR CONSIDERATE CPA DO YOU LOVE ANIMALS? 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