Dr. Sheldon Reelected President of School Board; Mrs
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n SCOTCH PLAINS TH—E Serving Scotch Plains and Fanwood Since 1959 — TANWOOD OUR 37th vsrsmm Thursday, May 4,1995 Evtry Thumb; 231-44*1 FIFTY CENTS Stamt Om, taur Pri* M Sratdi Mai, N J. SUPLEE. CLOONEY NAMED BOARD AUDITORS Dr. Sheldon Reelected President Of School Board; Mrs. Dettmar Chosen New Vice President Caspar B. Boehm, Jr. Selected as Board Attorney; The Times Chosen as an Official Legal Newspaper By GLENN R. KAPLINSKY Socially Wrillmfm The Times Sheldon for another term as Board Bank of Fanwood and Citibank of President, and Mrs. Jessica L. New York City. The following Board of Education Secretary, Simpson nominated Mrs. Lillian banks were designated for invest- Richard J. Marshall swore in three Dettmar for Vice Chairwoman. ment purposes: United National, recently-reelected incumbents to The nomination were approved First Fidelity, New Jersey Cash the Scotch Plains-Fan wood Board unanimously. The Times was ap- Management Fund, Crestmont of Education at Tuesday's meet- proved as one of the official ve- Federal Savings and Loan and ing. hicle for publication of all district United Jersey Bank. The three, Dr. Donald E. official legal and public notices. Mr. Syvertsen was named Board Sheldon, Albert J. Syvertsen and The board then voted to adopt Richard R. Meade, will serve all existing policies and curricula. three-year terms. Dr. Sheldon and Mrs. Syvertsen abstained. Honor Rolls Told Mr. Syvertsen are from Scotch The board then set the meeting rnn »t.™.,,«.- ». .. ... William A. Burks tor The Times Plains, and Mr. Meade is from For Three Schools: schedule for the year. Regular FOR NATURE...Mayor, Mrs. Linda d. Slender, dedicates a cherry tree in Fanwood's Arbor Day ceremony. The Fanwood. Kwanzen cherry tree was planted in memory of former Shade Tree Commissioner, Mrs. Geri Groenendyke. The public meetings will be held on Pages 14,16,23 ceremony took place on the grounds or Fanwood's Carriage House on April 28. Members of Brownie Troop No. 106 Board member Morris H. the fourth Thursday of each month participated by reciting the poem, "Trees," by Joyce Kilmer. "Butch" Gillet nominated Dr. at 8 p.m. Agenda setting meetings Representative to the Union will be held on the second Thurs- County Educational Services day of the month at 7:30 p.m. All Commission. Township Man Accused in Subway Firebombing meetings will be held at the Ad- In a separate ceremony, Mrs. ministrative Building on Ever- Rulene DiFrancesco, a Kinder- green Avenue and Cedar Street in garten teacher at School One, re- Transfers Ownership of Glenside Home to Wife Scotch Plains. ceived the first annual Joan A motion was approved that the Vagelos Currie Award for excel- Residence, Located Across from Reservation, Placed on Market for $339,000 board conduct business as a whole lence in teacher. She said she with no standing committees. The "loves to teach." The Scotch Plains man accused $339,000. murder, several counts for assault, tive apartments the couple owned only standing committee will be Mrs. DiFrancesco started with in the December firebombing of a Located across the street from possession of a weapon and at- at the Park Slope complex in the committee on policy. the school system in 1970. New York subway train has trans- the Watchung Reservation, the tempted grand larceny. Brooklyn. Leary had once served A resolution was adopted ap- Lastly, Mr. Gillet announced the ferred the ownership of his home, at 673 Glenside Avenue, Forty-eight subway riders were as president of the co-operative's pointing the Elizabeth firm of Glenside Avenue home tohis wife, has 10 rooms. It was purchased by Scotch Plains-Fanwood High injured in the December 21 bomb- board. He had lived at the com- Suplee, Clooney and Company, School Music program was the according to a published report the Learys in June of 1993 fo£ ,in,g.. which occurred on the plex for 20 years. as auditors to the board. For their this week. $295,000, according to a news5' recipient of 22 awards at a recent southbound 10-car, No. 4 subway A number of the papers detail- annual audit, the firm will be paid competition in Virginia Beach, Edward Leary reportedly turned report. train as it stopped at the Fulton ing the alleged plot were found in $23,184, a 3 1/2 per cent increase Virginia. Approximately 320 stu- the house over to his wife, Mrs. Edward Leary is currently be- Street Station. the suspect's 1987 Dodge. over last year's figure. dents, teachers and parents trav- Marguerite Shaller, at a price of ing held in the North Infirmary Four of the injuries were re- The search of the Leary home Casper P. Boehm, Jr., was again eled to Virginia Beach on eight $100 on March 9. The house is Command at Rikers Island. He ported to be critical. Leary him- was conducted by the Bureau of appointed board attorney. buses one weekend last month. said to have been put on the sell- has been indicated on 39 counts, self sustained burns to 40 percent Alcohol, Tabacco and Firearms, Mrs. Eleanor Yo"ung~was ap- The competition was the na- ing block for an asking price of including two counts of attempted of his body. None of the riders township police and the Union pointed Treasurer to the Board of tionwide "Festivals of Music." were killed in the blast. County Prosecutor's Office. Education at an annual salary of The trip was paid for by the Music Authorities have stated the Manhattan District Attorney $10,754, a 3 1/2 per cent increase Booster Association. Schools School Board Approves bombing was constructed from a Robert Morgenthau has said Leary over last year. from Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsyl- mayonnaise jar filled with gaso- faces life in prison if convicted on Primary depositories of school vania and New Jersey took part in line, an external lighter and a tim- all counts. funds will be the United National the competition. Salary for Dr. Choye ing device. A trial date has not been set at Superintendent to Earn $130,000 Starting July 1 this time. Leary is expected back in court on Thursday, June 22. He Fanwood Planning Board Hears By ELLEN RADIN higher. remains the lone suspect in the Specially Written fai The Time.' The instructional update of the case. He has pleaded innocent to Dr. Carol B. Choye, the Superin- meeting focused on a quilting project Testimony on Inspection Center tendentof the Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the McGinn School. Students at all all of the charges. School District, will receive a salary grade levels have made quilts to be Authorities, in piecing together of $ 130,689 effective Saturday, July donated to children with AIDS. the case, have charged that the Mayor Stender Says Existing South Avenue Has 'Seedy'Appearance 1. The Board of Education approved The board also approved the firebombing was part of a more the salary at its regular public meet- superintendent's personnel report, By JOAN S. D'AMBROSIO sory building of Pueri Inc., located in front of the building for "large Specialty Written for The times on South Avenue. The new tenant, ing on April 27. including retirements, leaves of ab- elaborate plot to extort money chunks of time" during the day and "We need to upgrade, in a general David Conte, proposed to use the site The motion to approve the salary sence and substitute teachers. never overnight. from the New York Transit Au- way, our business district," Karl for an automobile reinspection cen- was made by board member Morris The board also voted to commend Addressing both the witness and thority. They said the suspect al- Eschle, the Chairman of Fanwood's ter. H. "Butch" Gillet and seconded by Mrs. Ruth Morrell and Mrs. Rose the board, Jeremiah P. O'Neill, a board Planning Board, announced at the Mr. Conte testified the repairs done board member August L. Ruggiero. Briante for their "years of service" legedly had planned to bomb sev- member, asked, as if to be reassured, board's April 26 meeting. on the premises would be light, such The motion was unanimously ap- and to wish them "good luck." Mrs. eral locations over several weeks "It is clear to the witness that we do Mr. Eschle made the comment af- as for brake and steering repairs, and proved on a roll call vote with each Morrell has taught elementary and until he received a large payoff. not consider body repair of painting ter the board heard testimony in sup- emission adjustments. He further tes- board member voting "yes" in a strong middle school for 28 years, and Mrs. the same use?" Leary has stated that the noted port of a change of use of the acces- tified that no vehicle would be parked and enthusiastic voice. Briante has been a member of the Again and again, in many ways, staff for over 19 years. found by law enforcement offi- the board asked the same question of Several board members praised Dr. cials were not an elaborate plot, as Choye for doing an "outstanding" In business functions, the board HOW TO GET THE TIMES witnesses and the attorney for Pueri, job, with Albert J. Syvertsen praising voted to advertise for bids to repair charged, but rather part of two Lawrence Vastola. The board's main her work on the recently passed bud- the public address system at the novels he was in the process of concern was the appearance of the get. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. writing. Just Fill in the Form proposed structure. Mr. O'Neill said, Board President, Dr.