OF MILLBJJRH AND SHORT HILLS Founded in 1888 _ Volume 108, Number 45 Thursday, November 10,1994 40 Cents Becker, Treffinger, Lautenberg carry town Elaine Becker easily won reelec­ 4,819 to 1,781. County-wide (Chuck) Haytaian by a single bal­ tion to a second term on the results, while not official, had Mr. lot in one district. Tuesday’s elections drew only Town Committee vote Township Committee Tuesday as Treffinger winning the Executive’s The state-wide voting saw New 56.7 per cent of the township’s 12,486 registered voters to the Lisa Elaine die outpolled her Democratic chal- ' race by fewer than 2,600 votes. Jersey residents favoring the incumbent over Mr. Haytaian by polls—one of the lightest general Becker lenger, Lisa Hull, by a margin of The Essex vote tally yesterday Hull 4,230 votes to 2,471. morning stood at 82,501 votes for 66,000 in an election which saw election turnouts in recent District 1 Ms. Becker carried all of the Mr. Treffinger and 79,939 for Mr. 1.95 million ballots cast. township history. St. Stephen's Church V20 204 tow nship’s 17 election districts Cooper. Township voters gave over­ Ms. Becker, in a post-election with the exception of the South Township voters also gave over­ whelming margins in the 7th Con­ statement, praised her Democratic District 2 challenger as “a good person, one Wyoming 229 255 Mountain area’s Districts 7 and whelming support for Mr. Tref- gressional District race to Repub­ 10: finger’s two running mates, Rocco lican incumbent Bob Franks and, who maybe didn’t have the back­ District 3 Voters in those two traditionally Malanga and Patricia Hurt, but in in the 11th Congressional District ground knowledge, but a candidate Glenwood 114 376 Democratic districts cast 528 bal­ county voting Mr. Malanga was to Republican Rodney Freling- who carried herself graciously. District 4 lots for Ms. Hull to Ms. Becker’s defeated in the sheriffs race by huysen (the 11th Congressional “I give Ms. Hull a lot of Hartshorn 93 212 $ 3 . incumbent Armando Fontoura and credit," Ms. Becker'continued, District covers the northwestern “ On points where she. differed District 5 The support township voters Ms. Hurt lost her campaign for section of the municipality; all \ gave Ms. Becker for a new term in register to Carole Graves. from me, she did so in a very Deerfield 166 219 ‘ other sections of the township are pleasant manner. ” office, while large, was not nearly The most surprising result in the in the 7th Congressional District). District 6 as large as the one given to the local contest was in the race for Ms. Becker concluded her state­ 183 193 Voters here and throughout the ment by saying: Wyoming Republican candidate for Essex U.S. Senator which saw the state cast their ballots in support of District 7 County Executive—James Tref­ incumbent Democrat, Frank “O f course I’m pleased that I a $160 million bond issue to pro­ won. Now I have to prove that I South Mountain 322 204 finger. Lautenberg, carry die township by vide new housing for the disabled can bring to fruition the various District 8 Mr. Treffinger swept every a margin of 247 votes. Mr. and shelters for the abused. The Lautenberg carried seven of the projects upon which I have been Com'ity Cong'al Church 106 289 municipal election district as he township vote on the bond issue buried his Democratic opponent, township’s 17 election districts and working—that’s the challenge was 2,954 in favor and 1,999 which faces me.” District 9 Cardell Cooper, by a margin of trailed Republican Garabed Glenwood 120 274 District 10 South Mountain 206 109 District 11 20 named to advisory panel Com'ity Cong'al Church 92 306 District 12 A 20-member citizens advisory framework the community will needed” along with all relevant committee will be appointed by be given to that body so they can Deerfield 149 322 accept." information already gathered by be used “as resources.” In addi­ Board of Education president The members of the advisory the Board of Education will be District 13 Vivian Steinberg Monday night tion, she said, those who committee, Ms. Steinberg said, available to the advisory com­ volunteered but were not named to Hartshorn 116 396 and charged with the responsibility were chosen from people who mittee. the committee will be called on by District 14 of recommending a school expan­ represent various points o f view in In naming Mr. Fradin and Ms. the school board “in other 112 305 sion program to the school board. Hartshorn the township. Marcus as liaisons to the advisory capacities.” Members of the committee will District 15 “I believe,” she continued, “the committee, the board president Ms. Steinberg had announced include: two civic association ' Com'ity Cong'al Church 140 226 committee to be well-rounded. We said that in the event they could her intention to appoint a citizens’ presidents—Ned Raynolds, head Of have tried to pick people who have not attend a meeting of the advisory committee at the first District 16 the Short Hills Association, and a foundation of knowledge and citizens’ group, other board mem­ board meeting following the Octo­ Deerfield 159 220 James Suell, Wyoming Civic expertise in various areas and bers would be asked to substitute ber 18 defeat of the Board of Edu­ Association president; three presi­ District 17 know how to work in a group. ” for them. cation’s proposed $36.8 million 44 120 dents of parent-teacher associations Hartshorn Ms. Steinberg said that all .board bond issue. —Donna Lewis-Busch of the high members, administrators, princi­ Ms. Steinberg said that all names school PTA, Audrey Fendell, of persons who volunteered to Monday night’s board meeting 2,471 4,230 pals, the school board architect will also see the appointment of a .Totals Hartshorn PTA head, and Chris­ serve on the advisory group will and other professional help “as consultant who will assist the tine Nathan, Wyoming PTA presi­ Board of Education in its search dent; the chairman of the County Executive vote municipality’s Citizens Budget for a successor to school super­ Advisory Committee—Victor Snowflakes in local intendent Gerald N. Kohn. The Cardell James person receiving the consultant’s Boyajian; and township engineer Cooper Treffinger appointment will be at Monday’s and Rotary Club president Thomas meeting and, according to Ms. District 1 Watkinson. f t forecast for Dec. 4 Steinberg, will outline the proce­ St. Stephen's Church 91 224 Others whom Ms. Steinberg will dure which will be followed in the be appointing to the advisory The Downtown Millbum Devel­ slated for a Sunday afternoon this District 2 identification of candidates for the group at Monday’s Board of Edu­ opment Alliance (DMDA) has year, a change from past years. Wyoming 178 300 superintendent’s position. cation meeting are James Dixon, announced there will be something “The change of time from a District 3 Dr. Kohn, who in Ap^W Arthur Fredman, James Griffith, old and something new about this Tuesday evening will enable 94 383 announced his resignation, effec­ Glenwood Barbara Gruska, Sue Goldberg, year’s traditional holiday parade, families to enjoy the event in a tive at the end of this school year, District 4 Bruce Littinger, Mary Litterman, but there won’t be anything blue. more leisurely fashion, said Carrie is known to be among candidates Hartshorn 76 225 Richard Nesbitt, Ken Rempell, Clowns, mummers and cartoon Lemmerman, executive director of under consideration for the top District 5 Robert Sanders, Philip Schaefer, characters will help Santa Claus the Millbum-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce, and Steve Suskauer, school posts in both Akron, Ohio, Deerfield 107 265 Barry Stiger and A1 Zeisler. usher in the festive season at the Ms. Steinberg will also name township’s 11th annual holiday chairman of the DMDA’s special and Stamford, Conn. Both of those District 6 events committee. 122 249 Board of Education members Rus­ parade December 4 starting at 1:30 school districts have said they will Wyoming sell Fradin and Carol Marcus to p.m. in front of the downtown Parade participants will march be announcing their final decisions District 7 serve as the school board’s liaison post office. from ; the post office along prior to Thanksgiving. South Mountain 218 . 29.1 to the advisory committee. “Snowflakes on Parade” is Continued on Page 3 District 8 In announcing the composition Com'ity Cong'al Church 56 . 326 of the committee today, Ms. Stein­ berg said it will hold its first meet­ District 9 ing Wednesday night and at that Glenwood 87 301 Children’s video teaches time would choose its own District 10 chairman. South Mountain 148 163 Although the school board presi­ District 11 dent originally had spoken of a Com'ity Cong'al Church 67 325 mid-December deadline for the communication skills advisory committee to complete its “I Feel” is a 25-minute video tion with lively music used in the District 12 By Eveline Speedie written and produced by Ms. background to reflect variations of 363 work, in today’s announcement Deerfield 111 Ms. Steinberg pushed the comple­ Milano that is geared toward chil­ emotion. Color is also used — yel­ District 13 tion date back to the first week in When a Glen Avenue woman's dren 18 months to four years of low to reflect happiness, blue for Hartshorn 85 420 January. search for an educational video for age?.