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'Ts Nurses t— ( 1 •O I celebn o Pat Murplr S&mmlt, Springfield and Mountainside alumni lui at Overlook H •8 iiitiiii Hospital experiences Mother's Day dining By Joan M. Devlin Since they had no idea how long it JCP&L was once again working. pages are inside Staff Writer would actually be before the power Poirier explained about the power If you're thinking of taking Mom SUMMIT — Overlook Hospital was restored, eight of the most critical required. "The hospital takes service out for dinner this year, we have lost total power for two hours on Sun- patients were immediately diverted to at a much higher voltage — 34,500 some suggestions on where to eat. day, but the excitement caused by the Morristown Memorial Hospital and volts — while people in Summit are See Pages 22 and 23 of this edi- outage was still evident the next day. St. Barnabas Hospital. just at 4,800 volts. Therefore, when tion for our Mother's Day Dining Manager of Public Relations Jani- Hecht said, "We had requested we had a problem with it, our wiring, and Gift Ideas promotion. Mom na Hecht confirmed she was besieged three years ago that JCP&L install a it affected that special line." deserves only the best with telephone calls and gave this ver- second line for us in case something He said there had been outages at sion of what happened. "JCP&L had a happened to the first line — they did the hospital before, but never for any failure with their power supply in do so, but the second line did not work length of time. Film festival Friday nearby Springfield on Fadem Road Sunday either. Actually, the battery Hecht did not know the outcome of The internationally acclaimed about noon Sunday, when the power backup became our backup system." the diverted patients, since once trans- Black Maria Film Festival will be went off here," she said. Hecht said that even during this ferred, they become patients at that in Summit Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ron Poirier, spokesman for emergency, part of the hospital had particular hospital. Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave. JCP&L, confirmed this and said it was complete power, such as in emergency "The alternative service that we This year's selection of short fully restored by 6:15 p.m. "It was a same-day surgery and the dental and have to the hospital has been put back films will focus on diversity. special line to the hospital only and no cardiac labs. "That is because they into operation and we have some con- Tickets will be available at the other place was affected." have a separate source of power," she trol issues we are working on at this door: $15 for adults and $5 for sen- Hecht said, "We did have our own explained. time. All should be at 100 percent very iors and students. For more infor- battery backup during the entire time By 2 p.m., Hecht said they were soon," Poirier said Monday afternoon. mation, call 908-803-1301. and we also had portable batteries dur- able to operate on full power and she StaffWriter Joan M. Devlin can be Photo By Barbara Kokkalis ing two hours when power was totally confirmed what Poirier said, that by reached at 908-686-7700, ext.123, or Overlook Hospital in Summit was the site of a power fail- Book sale scheduled down." 6:15 p.m., the special direct line from [email protected]. ure on Sunday. The -Summit College Club Foundation will have its annual book sale Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 He's hooked! Committee listens to p.m., at the American Legion Post, '357 Elkwood Ave., in New Provi- dence. concerns about BOE To be offered this year, in addi- By Tracy A. Poiitowicz but, because it was a meeting of the It's been in existence for 14 years." tion to the full range of printed Managing Editor finance committee, not the entire She noted that the children in the books for children and adults, will SPRINGFIELD — It was standing Township Committee, they did not sit first pre-kindergarten program are be compact discs, DVDs and video- room only at the May 4 meeting of the on the dais. now part of Jonathan Dayton's gradu- tapes. Township Committee's finance com- The Township Committee is now ating class of 2006. Proceeds will be used for col- mittee, which had invited the public to reviewing the budget to provide rec- Some of those seniors spoke at the lege scholarships for young women discuss its concerns about the recently ommendations to the Board of Educa- meeting. Alex said he was there "on residing in Summit and other local defeated Board of Education budget. tion. It technically has three options — behalf of students at the high school to towns, and for graduate fellowships Finance committee chair Harold to increase the budget; to leave it "as appeal for extracurricular activities." offered by the American Associa- Poltrock indicated he and Committee- is;" or to cut a designated amount. He described them as "absolutely tion of University Women. man Steven Grau, the other member of However, most people who attended essential." As an example, he cited his For more information about the the finance committee, were "looking the meeting expressed concerns about participation hs JSA — Junior States- sale, call 908-273-7428. for an open hearing in where every- budget cuts. man Association — that had devel- body's views could be aired. Because there had been hints that oped his political interests. Special township BOE • "We will repCirt".t>ae%,'|o the Town-', .some non-mandated programs will be "Extra-curricular activities may meetings- scheduled ship Conraiitl'ee whafwe have seen "eliriiihirfed, Theresa Maul, a teacher at influsiice students more than classes and heard,'said Poltrock. the Edward V. Walton School, said, "I Two special meetings of the do," he said. appeal to the Township Committee to Springfield Board of Education The other members of the Town- He also noted that the college save the pre-kindergarten program. have been scheduled to discuss its ship Committee ware in attendance, See PUBLIC, Page 2 budget. The first meeting will be Tues- day at 8 p.m., while the second will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., each in the Instructional Media Center at Jonathan Dayton High School. See the related story on this page for more Board of Education budg- et meeting information. Donate the 'git of life' Photo By Sean Havey The American Red Cross asks City resident Robby Higgins, 11, baits his hook at the you to be the one to save a life by Summit Police Athietic League's annual Fishing Derby giving blood at one of its following on- Sunday at the Summit Municipal Golf Course. See blood drives in Summit: Page 4 for an additional photo from the event. • Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Calvary Episcopal Church, 31 Woodland Ave. • May 22 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Central Presbyterian Church, 70 Health departments Maple St. Most healthy people who are at least 17 years old and 110 pounds to begin merging are eligible to donate every 56 days. For more information, call 1- By Joan M. Devlin ings and will work closely with our 800-GIVE LIFE, i.e., 1-800-448- Staff Writer health department staff." 3543, or visit www.pleasegive- SUMMIT — "We are planning on Summit's Health Department has blood.org. merging our Board of Health Depart- two functions, according to Cotter. Photo By Barbara Kokkalis ment with the township of Westfield," "Joanne Mann is registrar for vital sta- Walton School Principal Dr. Susie Hung, PTA President Kathy Rodriguez and former PTA Books Discussion announced City Administrator Chris tistics; birth and death certificates, President Laura Delia chat near the sign recently installed at the school. Group to meet Cotter. marriage licenses, etc., while Deputy The Springfield Public Library, The contract between the two Registrar Gail Mauro works with her. 66 Mountain Ave., will host its municipalities was finalized Friday, They will be remaining here and both Sign installed at Walton School Great Books Discussion Group on although this merger had been con- do an excellent job," said the city templated for some time. administrator. By Tracy A. Poiitowicz In 2003, after paying the bills, there the Small That's All company. Paolel- May 18 at 10 a.m. Managing Editor was approximately $7,000 remaining. la is the father of two children who The group will investigate vari- "The agreement involves shared In the Summit office at City Hall, health officer's services. Robert Sherr there is a full-time health inspector, SPRINGFIELD — Rome wasn't The PTA spent about half of that on attend Walton School. ous aspects of the play "The Misan- built in a day and neither was the new teachers' "wish list" items, such as The two-week construction was thrope" by Moliere. is the health officer there, and he will Ronald DeMayo. As part of the agree- remain headquartered in Westfield," ment with the Westfield office, Sum- lighted sign at the Edward V. Walton TVs, VCRs and LeapFrog educational completed May 3. The Great Books compilation School. In fact, the project for the products, and used the remaining As originally planned, information may be purchased for $24 at the said Cotter. "However, Sherr will mit will also be receiving a part-time attend Summit Board of Health meet- See CITY, Page 2 installation of the sign was begun amount to begin the fund for a sign.