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James Jennings of the By P H IL IP H ARTM AN board members William Rooney, racial population levels acceptable to safeguards, kindergarten students will whatever he proposes will be presented Eighth Ward, who has put three Acting on the recommendation of Maryann Dorin, Nancy Highberger, the state. be picked up and dropped off on a "door to the board for its review. children through School 3, agreed and Superintendent of Schools A R Helene Morse, Richard Kress and Linden, which has a total of 42 9 to door" arrangement or at nearby After he gives the details a "m ore added, "What they’re doing here has Taranto, the Linden Board of President Michael Villano percent minority students in the public drop sites, and aides will be on all thorough going over,” Taranto said he nothing to do with desegregation. They Education Tuesday approved a The only vocal reaction as the plan schools, is required to come within 15 buses will meet with representatives of the got the mandate and they just want to desegregation plan to close School 3 in carried were scattered whispers from percent of that figure in each school. In the paired schools, students who affected schools for further ex satisfy thestate.” the Eighth Ward, bus its students to some of the 100 audience members in The pairing of Schools 1 and 5 will already live in their school district will planations. He described the Eighth Ward as School 4 Annex and School 6, and pair the Linden High School auditorium at mean students in grades kindergarten walk to school. “ Once the board gives direction, then “isolated and forgotten." noting that predominantly black School 5 with the special meeting through two from both districts will In connection with the plan, the board we can develop the plan as far as the facilities such as the library are housed nearby School 1, a school with a Taranto had announced his support of attend classes in School 5, while will implement a public relations details," Taranto explained in School 3. The nearest library is at predominantly white population the plan while in session with the students in grades three through five campaign aimed at bringing students Said Rooney, “ It is the best proposal Dill Avenue, he said If accepted by the state Department board's ad hoc committee about 45 will attend School 1 who attend private schools back into we can give the state to solve this The minister added that he will lead of Education, which has imposed a Dec minutes before the start of the public However, there may be a problem School 4 Annex and School 1, which will problem forever." an effort to appeal the board’s decision 31 deadline for Linden to racially meeting. with that portion of the plan, according be more racially balanced. Many audience members appeared to the state. balance its schools, the plan will take The decision calls for displaced to Dorin, head of the ad hoc committee The possibility of more programs satisfied with the plan, although some, Busing was also discussed effect in September 1984. The board School 3 students to be bused according Siblings in the paired schools will not be being added in the future also is being prim arily from the School 3 district, did A parent, Pat Amato, said that a Nov said it hopes this is the final stage in the to grade, kindergarten through third able to stay together because of the considered, Villano said. complain. 30 incident involving her son. a special 13 years of struggle to satisfy the state's grades will attend School 4 Annex, split in grades, she said. Among the possibilities are all-day Kathleen Gorczyca of Tuxedo Place education student, demonstrates the 1989 order to desegregate. which is 98 percent black, and fourth In all other schools, "w e will permit kindergartens and pre-kindegarten claimed that repairs at School 3, which dangers of busing. She said that the The vote on the plan was 6-3, with and fifth grades will be bused to School siblings to follow each other ... we don’t sessions, Taranto said. He said the was racially balanced, have been Viilani Co. bus driver failed todrop her board members Joe Bodek, Rayna 6, which is 83 percent white. According break upa family,” said Taranto. board has authorized development of neglected by the board, which she son off during his run. took him and Martucci and Robert Schmidt to Taranto, these moves will bring both Taranto also stressed that busing for supplemental programs for the charged has for years planned to close (Continued on page 2) dissenting. In favor of the plan were School 4 Annex and School 6 within displaced students will include two desegregation plan, but added that the school. Condominium variance upheld by City Council The City Council has upheld a proposed building to public parking at stating that the condominium could variance granted by the Zoning Board train and bus terminals in the city, potentially cause parking and traffic problems in the community due to of Adjustment for Linden developer which he said would render the site a Dennis Valvano to erect a 150-unit, “ part of the mass transit scheme in the “ over-intense” plans seven-story condominium building on area. ’ ’ Saying that Valvano’s plan to provide North Wood Avenue. The vote, 8-2, with “ We will utilize those facilities," he one piarking space for each unit was one abstention, came at the regular stated. “ We won’ t necessarily need 1.5 inadequate and did not meet a legal meeting Tuesday night. parking spaces per unit requirement that at least one and a half “ The entire community is right at the The variance had been challenged by parking spaces be available for each doorstep," he added a former Republican mayoral can- unit, Brzezicki moved that the council Nelson said that 5,000 cubic feet of didnte, Bea Bexnzott, who was send the case back to the zoning board sewage retention was planned for ,repr,at the meeting by Attorney for possible modification. drainage. Michelle Donato, * ' Sixth Ward Councilman Richard Three city residents concurred with 'Contending that the proposed Brzezicki and Seventh Ward Coun Brzezcki, charging that traffic building deviates from zoning cilman Matthew Wargacki voted congestion and parking difficulties provisions pertaining to parking and against accepting the board's decision, (Continued on page 2) open space requirements, Donato urged the council to consider how the structure would affect the quality of the area. Police seek suspect MOMENT OF DECISION—Schools Superintendent A.R. Taranto gestures as he “ No provisions were made in the discusses desegregation plan adopted by Board of Education at special meeting event of overflow parking," Donato Tuesday night, calling for closing of School 3 and pairing of Schools 1 and 5. At left said. isMichae! Villano, board president. (Photo by Philip Hartman) “ If you choose to develop there, make after bank robbery it right,” she told the council. "M ake Police have appealed for help from 15 minutes before calling for help, and him (Valvano) at least comply with the public in their search for a man — then left. minimum standards." Civil Service exam is conducted described as white, in his late 40’s, Police arrived and surrounded the "There are no other seven-story about 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighing building minutes after receiving the buildings in the neighborhood," Donato 160 pounds — who is wanted for the call at 2:49 p.m . although the robber continued, adding that such a structure robbery of United Counties Trust bank had already left. Police believe that he for vacant library director post would be an “ incongruence” in the on Wood Avenue at about 2:45 p.m. m ay have had an accomplice waiting in neighborhood By P H IL IP H ARTM AN Friday. a getaway car highest will be considered for the would not say who or how many people Furthermore, she said, in A director for the Linden Public position, Mathis said The exception is took the director’s exam, although The robber was wearing a dark grey consistencies in testimony by witnesses Police said the man had made an Library should be appointed by mid-*' if an armed forces veteran passed the Acting Director Linda Klein was among top coat and red and blue hat and pants, concerning sewage capacity raised appointment with a bank official. But January if, as expected, results of a exam, in which case that person would the group Klein can place in the top eyewitnesses said. questions as to whether or not the while inside the bank, the robber recent Civil Service exam become be first on the list, she added three only on the basis of her test score, Police requested anyone who was in proposed system would be adequate. warned that a bomb was planted inside available in about three weeks, Anita Test scores will be forwarded to the and not on her current position, ac the vicinity of the bank and saw a man Donato contrasted the current plans and could be detonated by a friend Mathis, executive assistant of Civil Service County and Municipal cording to Mathis.