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ltfTtii YEAR - ISSUE NO, 6-97 LISPS ana Thursday, February 6,1997 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS - PvrtHp PlM •! Wdtftetd, NJ. E»*r> Tfcumia^ FINALLONi fITTEE PROPOSAL EXPEi Standing-Room Only Crowd Attends First Meeting Regarding Redistricting of Elementary Schools; Some 88 Kids to Move From Franklin to Wilson By ANNA MURRAY under consideration for redistricting hold in the district by street. Included with 23 rooms available, and 23 in SprriaUy Wri$up jarnt Writfltld Uxttt would be reviewed and feedback from in the map key was the grade status of use. This does not count the extra The Long Range Planning Com- elementary school representatives each child. rooms needed to accommodate the mittee held its first public working exchanged. incoming Kindergarten classes. At meeting on redistricting with Parent- Toaddressthedistrict'sovercrdwd- As Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jefferson Schooj there are 23 rooms Teacher Committee representatives ing problem, 12 new classrooms are William J. Foley, commandeered the available and 17 in use. Children who from each district elementary school 'being constructed; six at Wilson El- computer mouse, the audience toured reside in the neighborhood bordering providing input on the potential trans- ementary School on the north side of the district neighborhoods. Dr. Foley, Summit Court up through Clifton fer of students. town and six at Jefferson Elementary commented on the accuracy of the Street currently attend Tamaques. Thomas P. Madaras, Chairman of School on the town's south side. The . computer map in pulling up the They would be moved to Jefferson the committee, stressed that the meet- classrooms will be student-ready in district's Kindergarten through fifth- School under the committee's pro- JJRIO MONTH...Wcstfleld Mayor Thomas C. Jardim signs n proclama- ing was not a public hearing, but a Septembcrand the conundrum of who grade student enrollment. "Accuracy . posal. Some specific streets encom- *tioa designating the month of February as National American History Month forum where preliminary background will fill them, solved through the was at 99 percent as of December passed by the division are: Summit 'presented to him by Jane Stoner or the Westfleld Chapter of the National Society work done by the committee would study of student population numbers 30," said Dr. Foley. Avenue, Sandy Hill Road.TicePlace. Daughters of the American Revolution. be shared, possible areas presently by neighborhood, and neighborhood Presently, Franklin and Tamaques Cottage Place, Genresee Trail and proximity to the receiving school. suffer the highest class sizes in the Montauk Drive. Students entering the fifth grade in district. At Franklin, where class sizes The outcome of thai move would September will be exempted from average 24 students, there are 24 result in 20 classrooms in use at Anthony M, LaPorta Named In Place transfer, but so far, their siblings in rooms available and 24 in use. This Jefferson and 21 being used at lower grades will not be given spe- does not include the four incoming Tamaques. cial consideration. Kindergarten classes, which would Because September's incoming k Of Mr. Brennan to Planning Board The Long Range Planning Com- leave Franklin shV two classrooms. Kindergarten numbers arc as yet un- By PAUL J. PEYTON At Wilson the September logistics known and first-grade numbers his- But the Democrats remained firm Given the politics played- out by mittee, whose members include Gin- fy that they wanted Ms. Mogielnicki in ger L, Hardwick, Susan Jacobson, present 24 rooms avail able w ith 19 in torically spike upward, due to stu- was in. Then he was out. the two sides on the council last Mr. Madaras, and Annmarie Puleio, use. Class size at Wilson averages 21 h **fr |s; is- •*- * ^L':".i& M A WITCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, lNC..P«BiJCfnoM tJHfg jgegffigte llrabrf and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains - Thursday, February 6,1997 Page 3 County Clerk Reports $660,1 Increase in Revenue Over 1995 5*.:. . • • ...... liiiion County Cleirk Joanne Rajoppt $20,000 in postage costs1 throuEh initia- include business arid trade nan*c,filings, reported that 1996 was one of the highest tion of a new type of mailing permit used processing passport applications, the is- revenue generating years in the history of for sample ballots in 1996. It is estimated suance of Alcohol Beverage Control iden- the office. : . that theuseofthis mailing permitin 1997 tification cards, and the election respon- More than $3,372,000 in revenue for for the school Doard, primary and general sibilities. The merger of the two offices the county was realized, which is more elections will generate savings in excess increased staff level responsibility frOm than $360,000 than was projected for of $45,000. 26 to 39; document transaction types pro- 1996 and represents a 20 percent Increase cessed increased from 18 to 33, the Clerk from 1995. This is the highest revenue noted. - generated by this office since 1988, she The consolidation of the two offices •said. has permitted the Clerk to initiate a stream- The qounty Clerk attributes the in- lining of procedures and efficiency of crease to the more than 10 percent in-. filings along with cutting some costs. Ms. crease in property and business record- Rajoppi reported that more than $200,000 ings 'along with an increase in public in salaries was saved in 1996 through the access hours. consolidation of dual offices (Register The United States Air Force Air Conibnt Command Heritage of America Runt) Quo of the clear motivators In terms of and County Clerk; Deputy Register and increases in other document recordings Deputy Clerk), and the downgrading.^ cajlrbe attributed, the Clerk reported, to two positions and vacancies which were Air Force Band Will Perform in Concert •' -"'additional resources made available not filled for part of the year. i public to process their documents. The merger permits the cross-training Vt extended our public access hours," of staff between the recording functions At Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School js Rajoppi said, "another 20 percent at of the former Register's office with the nejextra cost. This stimulated a tremen- business functions of the Clerk's staff. The United States Air Force Air Ai r Force Association. The concert is eral ovations." • dMs increase in passport application pro- This cross-training will assist with staff Combat Command (ACC) Heritage free, but admission tickets are re- Tickets are available ut tlie Scotch • cffillg" »• ' deployment in times of.shortages due to of American Band from Langley Air quired for the first-Come, first-served Plains-Fanwood High School main jMore than 16,500 passpofts were pro- illness, vacation and/or family leave, the Force Base, Virginia, will perform in open seating. office between. 7:30 a in. and 4 p.m. ceSsed by.her office in 1996 compared to County Clerk stated^ concert at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood "The ACC Heritage of America Ticket requests itro limited to (bur per I%500inl995. While the merger has realized con- High School on Tuesday, March 4, at Band is a prestigious musical organi- group. The audience is asked to be in . ftQverall, there was a 15 pcrccrlt in- crete dollar and cents savings to taxpay- 7:30 p.m. zation which has performed-at state, their seats by 7:15 p.m. crease in the filings of documents in 1996 ers, other less noticeable but equally im- The performance is being spon- national and international events," c§r»pared to 1995. Joanne Rajoppi portant savings have been initiated, the sored by the New Jersey 821st Air said Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools To addition to the consolidation, the County Clerk reported. Prior to the County Clerk was given additional man- Last April the Office of the Register merger, the Offices of Register and -EcHFce lurtior Reserve Officers Train- Public information Coordinator dated duties in 1996. Prior to 1996, the was merged into the Office of County .County Cletk_necessitated two separate ing Corps Unit at Scotch Plains-Fan- Kathleen L. Meyer. The 60-member County Clerk had election responsibHi- Clerk by legislation signed into law by record rooms where important copies of wood High School nnd the Sal. band travels nearly 30,000 miles, ligHpr two elections each year, the Pri- Governor Christine Todd Whitman. Ms. property and documents were kept to be Capriglione Chapter No, 190 of the gives over 500;, perfonnnnces and mary and General Election. In December Rajoppi had served as Register of Deeds accessed by the public and to conduct entertains more than one million ACADEMICS AND STRATEGIES of 1995, legislation was signed mandat- for 12 years prior to 1996. As Register, property searches for the orderly transfer tickets Are Offered people uwrnmUy. Small Groups '^ that the County Clerks* duties expand her responsibilities included the record-^ of property, These documents are the "Tliey offer*an exciting program of . include school board elections, both i ng and filing of all land documents within official resource and repository for each ' UNION, SCOTCH PLAINS, ular and special, including the prepa- the 21 municipalities of the county. By property in the county and are utilized by For the Ringling Circus - familiar classics, rousing marches, jon and mailing of sample ballots. merging the two offices of Register and property owners', attorneys, title search- The Westfieid Recreation Commis- contemporary selections, a featured SUMMIT, EDISON, METUCHEN Ms. Rajoppi said the cost of the school County Clerk, the responsibilities now ers, genealogists and others. sion has announced it is sponsoring soloist and patriotic music," she said. ird elections was reimbursed to the include the recording of land documents Ms. Rajoppi has initiated the merger of tickets to the Ringling Bros, and "In performance at the high school Educational Services Center jnlv by the school boards. , previously handled by the Register along one centralized record room where all Barnum Bailey Circus at Madison last year, the band brought the full 1-800-762-8378 Additionally, Ms. Rajoppi saved with the duties of the County Clerk which records dealing with property are stored. Square Garden on Tuesday, April 1, house audience to its feet with sev- By mid-1997 one centralized location for records will be .completed "realizing a for the 10:30 a.m. performance. substantial savings to taxpayers and cus- The bus will leave from the tomers," she said. . Westfieid Memorial Pool Complex ptewerage Authority Rejects , The County Clerk initiated a two-part on Scotch Plains Avenue at 8:30 a.m. merger of the Register's and County The cost of tickets are $29 per Idea of Privatization Clerk's computer index records. The first, person with transportation included. completed in December of,1996, permits For more information, please call : Rahway Valley Sewerage Au- Authority Executive Director Ri- customers and title searchers to access the recreation office ut 789-4080. ity (RVS A) will not privatize any chard Tokarski said that the annual both kinds of records from one location. The second part, which will be completed FAT FREE charge of $78 per household - the % operations—at least not for the by December, will Include a merger of next three years, according to a reso- second lowest in the state—"speaks both computer records at one location lution unanimously approved last volumes of the quality of the staff." including records from the period of 1977 I PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE ) vfoek by the Board of Commission- Mr. Tokarski added, "The Com- to the present, UHOOKSIDE DHIVE, MILLBURN, NJ 07041 missioners have required us to do $*•• ' ' s •••••- "Quick, accurate accessibility to " "We have an outstanding staff, no more with less; the costs to our mu- records is critically important to the pub- ifs, ands, or buts," said Commissioner nicipalities have decreased over 9 lic and to the integrity of their property SPRING 1997 Allen Chin of Westfieid. percent since t992." » ownership," the Clerk said. "One central "When a company or government system will afford greater efficiency and Commissioner Chin, a former save costs." . W«ffield Mayor, had seconded the agency goes to privatization, it is CHILDREN'S usually because there is a problem," TheClerk saidthe new combined main- motion made by Commissioner Ralph tenance costs of the computer program DeVjno of Springfield. said Scotch Plains representative Joan will save $6,000 this year, compared to THEATRE '*The staff has my utmost vote of Papen. Chairwoman of thePersonnel 1996 maintenance costs previously confidence in the way the Authority Committee. needed for the two separate systems. SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT 11 A.M. is being operated." Commissioner "The RVSA is one of the best run Merger also means a savings in the Tickets: $7 Orch., $6 Mezz. Chin i authorities in the state." she contin- administration of the office. With similar In' making his motion, Commis- ued. "I can certainly understand how functions merged, such as recording of March 15 & 16 • NEW! • t.o !hi>airo du sioner DiVmoaalU, "Privatization is tttftfttKMtt? m Wflgteiu can tfcWW&rn- '"firbs'Mecnnb Iro'rn Otieb'cic • Agos M2 ' privaje: firtn. No. I thiijk It would be llhed to create a more efficient process, * foot nardy to even k cbn'^iaer Ms. ItifjopptiHuU'There are 18 different THE STUPENDOUS land documents recorded in the Record- staff is doing such an outstanding privatizing at this time," she said. ing Division of the County Clerk's of- ADVENTURES OF Mr. Tokarski said he has a number fice; 15 documents in the business divi- of initiatives aimed at cutting -costs sion of the office. In 1996 an initiation of DON QUIXOTE even further, thus adding to the sav- merging the accounting systems was be- Fromtoe pages ot classic world literature Breast Exams . ings for the residents, industries and gun which will provide greater consis- steps Don Quixote This culoilul, creative commercial customers. tency, accuracy and uniformity in record- adaptation ignites imaginations and helps young I Ib Be Offered ing. . ., audiences discover n map' literary work. These include: Continuing staff Also initiated in 1996 was an organiza- reductions, primarily through attri- i Valentine's Day tional plan to house the two separate • April 19 S 20 • Gingerbread Players tion; continued reduction of over- offices under one centralized location, In & Jack from New York. Ages 3-6 the Breast Health Institute of Eliza- time —overtime in 1996 was at an all ' 1995 the Offices of Register and County beth General Medical Center will time low of 1,300 hours, which re-- Clerk housed their functions In five sepa- PINOCCHIO jEWELER SINCE 1945 offer a comprehensive breast care suited in a savings of almost $17,000 rate locations which decreased service Pinnoctiio — the puppet who wants more than program, including a mammogram from the previous year; negotiation delivery for customers wishing to per- anything to be a raiil boy ~~sndh\s Uimis take (x-ray of the breast) for the reduced of a supplemental sludge reuse con- form multiple recording tasks in one cen- you on an adventure into the marvelous land rate of $ 100 for women who call the tract at a lower overall cost; installa- tral location. ot make-believe. Adapted from the original Medical Center on Valentine's Day, tion of more efficient sludge thicken- Ms. Rajoppi formulated a plan last Ca/foC*(rt story OlNA-l. HBtlNO.t'O.A Women who have not bad a ing and dewatering equipment, and year to reorganize present space used by the once separate offices into one central AMIiRICAN -:^-ia •*- r,- " * 1 _rt i-r >T f4' Thursday, February 6j VSWJ ^ y«ffitl& foaorr and THE TIMES of Scotch Plain* - Fanwod IT. ^fcj ^ * -— HUNGUP!! jaycees to Award 1! Mercedes at Benefit Here Are Questions I Would Dinner-Dance in Marc) The Westfield Jaycees have an} Ask of My Monthly Column nounced that their 1997 Mercedes] The Official Newspaper of the Town of Westfleld and the County of Union Benz Raffle and Dinner-Dance w{]| — Established 1890— By Milt Faith, Executive Director Member of the New Itney Prwi Auocidkta • Member .of the National Newipaper AwociitJoo • be, held on Friday, March 21. a3 PeriodlctUPiMUiePjidatWfttefKldNewJOTey • Youth and Family Counseling Service , L'Affaire in Mountainside. 1 According to Mark Bond, Raffle] It's hard to believe, but this Is the tempting to be objective - and listening beginning of my 30th year of writing to your child's feelings. Books, courses, Chairman, proceeds will be used tbl THEITIMES Hung Upl Time passe* quickly when we workshops can be helpful. grant college scholarships to| Official Newspaper of the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood are enjoying what we do - and I do. I have Question: Do you practice what you Westfield High School seniors, as I . •• — Established 1959— to thank the manyfaithfulreaders through- preach? :. • ' ' well as other local causes. I Peribdicalf - PwUge Pdd at Scotch Pblni, New Jersey out theyears who have written questions • Answer: I try. I've tried to be a decent Last year's raffle raised over! POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the offices of the newspapers at (98 percent anonymously) or who have marital partner, parent, friend to others $14,000, and scholarships were] called taask questions. I have received and caring professional. Have I always P. O. Box 250, Westfleld, New Jersey 07091 awarded to five"Wcatfield High several letters and/or calls from persons succeeded? No. Have I stumbled? Yes. I School students. In addition, proceeds j who were surprised that I am still active, remember my daughter, Brooke, saying THE LEADER THETIMES some even saying "How old are you? I "Dad, you are so busy giving speeches on helped to underwrite the Jaycees' P.O. Boa 250 ' P.O.Box3« didn't even know you are still alive!" how to be a loving parent and how to Halloween Party at Children's SpV | 50 Elm Street, WettflcIdtNJ. 07091 Scotch Plains, N4.0707$ , I thanked them and assured them that I spend quality time with your family, that cialized HospitalinMountainside and (90S) 232-4407 • Fax: (908) 2324473 (908) 232-4407 • Fax: (90S) 232-0473 ' am still alive and kicking. In my 20th and you don't realize you're out of the house the Westfield Child Shield Program, til-mall: goleader®aoLcom 25th year columns, I printed the original ,a lot and we resent it!" I changed and which the Jaycees have sponsored questions from the first column (pub- quickly. She was correct and 1 was un- for many years. PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. aware. We always have room to change. lished February 13, 1968, and had the This year, the Jaycees will awartta original name, Hung Up?) which dealt.. Question: Whd are your role-models? Horace R. Corbln Gall S. Corbln Paul J. Peyton with allowance' and young adult social 1997 Mercedes-Benz C220 to one of PUBUSHU ••-••;• ttAHAGINO KDfTtm 'Answer: I have no real role-models, 373 ticket buyers. In addition to hav-! conflicts, i could do it again, but I don't but I have hope and faith in our children Suzette Stalker Karen M. Hinds repeat questions and this would be short- ing a chance to win the car, ea^h to make this a better world. ticket purchaser and a, guest are en- ASSlSTAWSDtTOK OfUCMtWfAaa changing my readers. Question: And how can you help prc- ' Sol asked myself, "Why don't you ask titled to attend the dinner-dance. Joanna B. Marsh Kathleen G. Norman David B. Corbln pare the children to make this a better the questions you would have sent the world? The Jaycees Mercedes-Benz Raffljb* ADVBMTttlHaUUS AOVUmStNOSAUt ' Hung Upl column if you were the reader has been a highlight of the spring - ~-and answer them too?" Why not? So Answer: By trying to offer them, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE through love, understanding, care and social season in Westfield for many here goes (please don't say I have a split years, according to a spokesman for THEWESTFIELD LEADER & THE TIMES penonaUry): encouragement, a sense of joy. a feeling of motivation to discover and learn, an the Westfield Jaycees. Started in the Question: Does therapy (counseling) One-year subscription in county $20 eagerness to use their, abilities to help 1960s, the raffle has raised hundreds One-year subscription out-of-county $24 really help people? themselves and others and a feeling of Answer: Yes, but the Indi vidual has to of thousands of dollars for local One-year college (September to May) $16 being special. causes. be motivated and emotionally hurting, Question: And did you do this with wanting to feel better, to decrease or do Tickets are available at $ 175 each your children? and can be purchased from any Jay- away with the pain and the anxiety. Answer: I'm not supposed to reveal Conditions Faced Daily by Workers Question: Are there more troubled too much personal information, but I have cee member orby mailing acheck for individuals today than in the old days? $175 per ticket to the Westfield Jay- tried to transmitthese qualities to Brooke ! Answer: There have always been con- and Myles. Brooke Is a teacher for the cees Raffle, P.O. Box 517, Westfield, Are Deplorable at County Lockup flicts; life present! its own set of stresses, *• very young (day care center). Myles has 07091. Those purchasing tickets are There is a great deal of increased pres- received his doctorate in psychology and asked to include their return address. created by County Manager Aiin M. Baran. This sures today which threaten our very be- Imagine being assigned to meet weekly with 400 does research on obesity (I'd better noi For more information, please call clients. Even better than that, how about having to committee includes all department heads, the ing - from early possible exposure to gain my^weight back), and 1 feel very .drugs, sex involvement and violence to the Jaycees voice mailbox at 232- County Prosecutor, Sheriff, and the Directors of fulfilled. file reports involving incidents among the 1,600 feeUngitolatedalone.overwhelrned.The 1 5123 or contact them on the Internet clients and a staff of .380? Well, these are actually Building Services apd County Police. The com- ' result; Too many youngsters growing up And now, 1 want to thank you , my through the westfieldnj.com readers, for your loyal following and sup- the true ratios faced by social workers and the mittee meets every two to three weeks to work on with poor feelings of self and loo con- homepage. fused to utilize their abilities and strengths. port of my column. My wish to you is internal affairs investigator at the Union County finding solutions at the county lockup. Question: How can a parent best raise this: jail. Conditions faced every day have been de- The county has two adult correctional facilities Bchild in establishing a good self-image? If this past year had its losses, Geography Bee scribed as "horrible." We believe that might actu- that operate as one jail system. Generally, the old Answer: By developing healthy at- May next year have its gains. tributes about oneself and, consequently, If this past year was bad. Winners Named ally be an understatement. In fact we would call jail houses male federal/state inmates and me- toward the child. This Includes being May next year be better... Both Roosevelt and Edison In them deplorable. dium/maximum security prisoners. The new jail loving, consistent, firm, providing a com* If this past year was good. termediate Schools recently held On top of that the jail facility's kitchen is a mess, houses all federal women inmates and minimum fortable and caring home situation, at- May next year be the best. geography bees i n conjunction with and no we are not referring to the Army "mess" and maximum security prisoners. Due to the staff- the National Geography Bee spoiw sored by the National Geographic hall; and supervisors have had virtually no in- ing problems and lack of a true procedures manual, Society. Mr. Ponte noted that the correctional facilities service training for their positions. In a recent The Subliminal Journey Classroom geography bees were meeting, senior corrections officers with some 15 currently operate as a maximum security system. held in all social studies classes in years' experience asked jail officials what asocial The director has proposed changing food service both schools in early January. The worker actually does. The jail conditions and pos- vendors, health care providers, and getting techni- To the Fountain of Youth winners of these competitions ad- sible solutions to the problems were part of a report cal assistance in areas such as the inmate and staff By Louis H. Clark vanced to the semt-firtal rounds held in the cafeterias of both they are usually working on their com- issued to the Freeholder board last week by new telephone systems, Tire safety and emergency re- The word "subliminal" does not mean school a, The student who remai ned Jail Director Joseph Ponte. sponse and kitchen equipment and design. what it sounds like. It is a word invented puter games. by the advertising industry. To them it Some commercials are swathed in ig the running competed in each While many of our readers may say that a A National Institute of Corrections report speci- meant words that flash on the screen for mystery. To this day I have never seen a~~ school's final competition on Janu- correctional facility is not a country club, we say fied problems with the kitchen and fire safety in part of a second, or so the theory goes. ' Cat vin Klein commercial and known what ary 6. it was all about. First there are clouds and that might be for the inmates but not for the jail addition to prisoner management, staff training The word enters your mind and stays At Edison, the School Champi- there until you see the item on the shelf in then the picture of an almost human being onship was won by Allen Yu, an and overburdened employees. . staff. They should not be given tasks that cannot be your friendly supermarket and is then seen swimming and then for some reason eighth-grade student. The School accomplished. For instance, how can one internal We believe the FrtiholdeffeoWd lintfJaitCOTF- ~tupp*8ied tt exploSleiiry^Uf rnlfi a bottle of soraethittg is shown. But wnftt Champion at Roosevelt was David make you think "I always wanted! one thing has to do with the other I have affairs investigator cover an enj&e jaJtZJijajv can mittee need to wprfc elbsely with Mr. Pont* |p r 1 I tfttV % ntfverfcteri atlfe tofigure out. • Imbert, also an eighth grader/Both' just four social workers meet weekly with* several ensure the severe problems faced oy jaJt wSriters^ On the other hand, my wife doe* get winners received awards from Na- I don't know whether that was true hundred inmates white also answering the tele- and administrators can begin to be solved. We wish annoyed by beauty cream commercials. tional Geographic. Pending the then or now. Today's advertisers have scoring of written examinations phones and typing ail their own reports? the new director well in his endeavors. Hopefully "All those 18- and 19-year-old girls combined MTV with sublimation. They showing you how to have clear skin like taken by both winners, each could In an effort to try and address some of the he can get the job done and stop the never-ending don't drop little words Into a commercial theirs isn't stupid; its criminal, Now if be eligible to compete in the stare for a second; they explode them so that they showed forty or fifty ish women with problems at the jail, a Jail Support Committee was revolving door of administrators at the jail. - * you are assailed by slashes of color which finals held in March at Rutgers clear and beautiful skin, I'd believe them," University, a school spokeswoman last a quarter of a second with the product she said. name which hurt your eyes and made you said. "Even when you're 90 yean old,you'l| POLICY ON LETTERS remember the product with hate in your The geography bees in both, heart. be the best looking grandmother on the tct&e block." I said. • schools are annual events and arc TO THE EDITOR They don't work on my wife, who . "You got that from a commercial," she coordinated by Walter Buda, So ., Ail letters to trie Editor must usually read* a book during commer- accused me. cial Studies Supervisor for the in cial*. Ail those slashes of color do work Still, you'll have to admit that it is a termediate schools. bear a signature, a street address on the kids though. I wouldn't be sur- sorry state of affairs when we have to School Board Needs Lesson and a telephone number so au- prised if that's the main reason for their discusacommerciftlsinsteadbf the shows i thors may be verified. If con- wearing eyeglasses except that luckily themselves on television. Cancer Survivors Offered In Zero-Based Budgeting tributors are not able to be Last November, the voters let It be really needs attention, then let us pay for reached by The Leader/Times Support Person Training , known that "business as usual" would no it by reducing administrative staff and by during business hours, the CHEMOcare, a Wesffield-based longer be acceptable In Wesifield, as they eliminating wasteful activities. writer's signature must be no- Chinese New Year Marks non-profit cancer support program, rejected the "old guard" and elected a Our board could use a lesson in zero- tarized. When submitted by e- is offering a Support Person training Democrat to be Mayor, It is time that this based budgeting, game message be sent to the Westfield mail, all letters must contain a Reign of the Fire Ox . session to former cancer patients and Boafd of Education, Dr. Max I. Kaun daytime telephone number for their family members at Muhlenber*: ; WeaUleld RegJonalMedical Center in Plainfteld A board proposal, last year, to spend verification purposes. \fe= goleader0aol.com = goleader® WorWNeLATT.com =^ $7.6 million on new elementary class- BvKAimUEENO. NORMAN on Tuesdays, February 11 and 18, rooms was rejected by the voters and the United Fund Reaches Letters may be no longer from 5:30 to 9 p.m. than one and a half pages, board was forced to pare this down to 94 Percent of Goal ThcChincsezodiachaibeenusedover listings based on everything from Chi- CHEMOcare provides one-to-one $2,2 million to construct some new class- typewritten and double- Healthier kids. More active seniors. the' centuries throughout Asia to guide heae restaurant pUcemats to more schol- emotional support to cancer patients roomi. Not having gotten the message, spaced. All letters are subject individuals in all their business and per- arly works Including my main source. Obviously, the board now wants to spend Teens reaching out to teen* and extraor- and encourages those undergoing dinary men and women devoting their to editing due to space limita- sonal endeavors. The system is bated on "The New Chinese Astrology,'' by cancer treatments to continue, de- $ 1,3 million for improvements of Its cen- a 12-year dating system using the luAar time and talent to improving the lives of tions and style. Sutanne White, St. Martin's. Press, New spite adverse side effects. Support tral administration building. calendar. York, 1993. If there Is money to be spent on con- others, jutt because they care. These are The deadline for letters is and encouragement are given by a the kind of returns you can expect when Legend has it thai Buddha established As of the writing of this column on struction, let us spend it on classrooms, Friday by 4p.m., if they are to this astrological system when he at- Tuesday, my husband Jim and I await the Support Person volunteer—- an indi- not on improvements for the admlnistra- you invest them in our United Fund of Westfleld. Where our dollars go right appear in the following issue. tempted to bring order to the world. The somewhat overdue arrival of our first- vidual who has survived a similar tort. Our taxes go up every year, solely entire animal kingdom was extended an bom-our own HtUe ratorox . Bom under cancer experience-—and has resumed because or the ever-Increasing school back into our community—helping vol- unteers and non-profit agencies provide invitation by Buddha to attend a summit either sign, be or the li sura to be a living a normal life. It it the only budget, and the board appears to have' meeting Only 12 beasts showed the "delight*! don't know which to look nothing elM to do but to look for wayt to everything from mod and shelter, to di- treatment-oriented, one-to-one sup- saster relief and day care And creating courtesy to answer the call; the order in forward to more: Guuing do wnaspunky, port program available to cancer pa- spend more money, SAT Scores from '96 which they arrived established the order the opportunity foreachofuitomakeour tireless baby rat, or battling an ox calf tients and their families, and pro- It it time that we start looking for ways community a better place for all of u«; in which the 12 years follow one an- over potty training. Oh well, 1 can always to get more for leu, 1 am sure that there Not Comparable to '72 vides education to the public about 1 Thanks to your generosity, our 19W other: Rat, ox. tiger, cm (or rabbit), find lOiace In theWestem World's horo- an many ways tn which money could be th« letter of Susan H. Pepper's In dragon, snake, hone, goat, monkey, scopes and dream the dream of canceraitditstreatmen^thereby help- saved and thus made available for what ii campaign is at 94 percent. New pledges can still be sent to The the January 2 issue of The Westfield rooster, dog and pig. Aquarius..." ing to erase the stigma of the disease, the only thing of importance in educa- Lwkfrr complainingabout the lack of Each animal li said to preside over its a spokeswoman for the group said. tion, namely, making sure that the youth United Fund of Weitfield. 301 North. Avenue, West, Weatfkld, 07090. better coverage of Scholastic Apti- particular year and all events wtDch occur 'The SupportPerson volunteer pro Of out community get the ben education tude Test (SAT) results at Westfiold In that time frame are Influenced by each visfes • vital link to the cancer pa- ' . Fixing up the administration Linda Maggto High School it completely out of animal's special characteristics, tn addi- tient," stated Randi Schayowiu, Ex- ___.j Is not among the items which ttv*UDtto Set for February 10 place, Mrs. Pepper, as a former Presi- tion, etch animal is influenced by five ecutive Director of CHEMOcare. > Improve education. If the building United Fund of elements: Wood, fire, earth, metal and ThoTbwnshipof ScotchPlains will dent of the Board of Education, should water.creating a total of «0 unique signs. hold lu monthly Hypertension (High "offering strength and hope based on know that SAT scores to 1972 and To further complicate matters, the Blood Pressure) Screening Clinic on their own personal experience.' 1996 are not comparable. Chinese New Year begins with the sec- Monday, February 10. in the Scotch ' Any cancer survivor who has been The recent higher numerical val- ond new moon after the winter solstice. Plains Public Library Community free of cancer for one year, and m« ues are not necessarily the result of Every 12 years f 13th month is added to Room from 10 a,m. to noon. family members am eligible for this r keep the system In alignment. So, indi- achievement but a change in the scor- The Intent of the clinic is to iden- training. Please call CHEMOcare at ing system by die Educational Test- viduals whose birthdays fall between 23S-1 KB for further Information January 21 and February 19 who wish to tify new case* of high blood pressure. ing Service. According to Diane Those person* who are over the Ravitch of New YorkUniveralty (New pinpoint their animal sign will have re- search exactly when the Chinese New age of 30 and smoke or are over- Area Students Gamer York Times, August 28), the current Year occurred the year they were born. weight or have a family history of "perfect" verbal score of 800 Is Today, February 6, mark* the end of heart disease or diabetes and have not Honors at Oak Knoll equivalent to about 730 in the old the Year of the (Fire) Rat. Tijose born had their Wood pressure checked re- Several Wettfietd and MountsJn- system, and a 505 is equivalent to under this sign go by the motto "1 Rule," cently are urged to attend. The clinic sldt e a« a residents have achieved first 430. The mathematics scores were andandescrTbedas hyperactlveandbunrt- it free to the public. similarly adjusted although the dif- tng with energy. They araalsopuilonate honor* and have been named to the; ferences are smaller; for example, a arid usually success addicts. Famous Fire honor roll at the Oak Knoll School of 484 on the old teit would roughly (tad include Wolfgang Amsdeui Moxart, Colleen Quirk Earns theMolyChlMlnSummitfor the firs correspond to SOB in the new system. Charlotte Bronte, Burt Reynolds and U» Dean's List Status It is sad that the people connected infamous Mat* Hari. * Tomorrow, February 7, heralds the with the public education monopoly Year of the (Fin) Ox. Those bom under try to hype the positive, While stveral this sign are impMienl, stubborn and well Independent studlat show that our respected for their boldness with will* FUN Vttm SClKNCK...Brownle Troop No, »1 from the J,A, C»lw Elementary publlceducation system aigniflcantly poetfRnepowetfRuneww pertonatlUei bobomm toMtar residents iiH>lMte *M 8eHool lit Scotch Plalna recently vlilttd th* Big Sky Bread Company In Cranford. Tagii behind public education In the thla fti|n iIdBilincIudeBill l CCoihyh . JwJ w FFftrtdt, The girls were given * imr of the Nifctry anrl foOowed the process of hr«ed student mutt have a Quality point idusojll^otrifBd lack Nicholson and Warren fteatty. The Mk flSrASSr and Cpltoe* - 1 from the milling of the wheat to the baking of the bread. Pictured with Ox motto It "I Pmevefe." [argolts, owner of The Bfg 8k* Bread Company, Ml to right, ami Read.™ whowpuld like mom iflfi* Wm —: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON TM Seventh Cangna&sknal district • P0PCORIM New Jersey Is Under Fierce Creatures, A Biting Comedy Gun to Save ISTEA Funds ByMichael Goldber]ger By CongrMsm*n Robert Q.Frsnka ^Otw Popcorn, Boor » Two Popcorns, far 'Thro t^opcome, GtMd • four Popcorns. Enceltent^ There is no form of federal assistance Since that is unlikely to occur, I will be 3 popcorns ferocious attacks, presumably by the most more, vital to New Jersey's economic fighting vigorously to protect New future than transportation funding. With Jersey's share or transportation funding. As corporate executive Willa Weston. gentle representatives of the animal king- enormous numbers of people and prod- Transportation funding formulas should the bounteous Jamie Lee Curtis is just too dom. In one memorable scene, bloody ucts moving through our state every day, *e based.on a stale's need, not simply on much woman. From every angle, there's and bandaged attendants are strewn across we must have a convenient, efficient, and the basisof where gasoline tax dollars are no avoiding the hyperbole. And that's the main esplanade like soldiers in a scene well-maintained transportation network.. generated. . precisely (heeffectrierce Creatures seeks ,from Gone With The Wind, Hapless vie* Neglecting or under funding New to communicate. Gleeful exaggeration is •tims of wanton destruction. There are three elements of the ISTEA this zany satire's stock in trade. Into this mix are thrown Miss Curtis' Jersey's transportation infrastructure is law that are under attack. They are the tantamount to economic suicide. Serving as a happy reunion for the•Willa Weston and ne'er-do-wellMcCain, Bridge, the Congestion Mitigation and principal cast of A Fun Called Wanda, the younger. Mis* Weston lobbied for'the In the next few months. Congress wilt Air Quality Improvement, and the Inter- be involved in a high stakes debate that not every joke or gag works. But the more zoo post, positive she could up the prof- state Reimbursement Programs. These inspired bits are wild and woolly. its. Certain the corporate lass is smitten will determine the future of transporta- programs account for 47 percent of all the tion funding for our state, The massive Supplying an aberrant update to the with him, but just doesn't know it, junior ISTEA dollars Northeastern states re- commercial lore previously dissected in lecherously tags along -—just in case the S ip5billion ISTEA law {Intermodal Sur- - ceive. Their survival is essential. face Transportation Efficiency Act, pro- How To Succred In Business Without executive siren comes to her senses. NEARING THE GOAL...United Fund of Wrstflrld volunteers recently met The Bridge Program is vitally impor- Really Trying, directors Robert Young Meanwhile, Rod has some really cor- nounced "ice tea"), which provides New tant to our state and our region because to share their enthusiasm fur the contributions received to diite. The cam- Jersey with $869 million a year in high- and Fred Schepisi explore the vainglori- ruptive ideas of his own fpr the zoo. This paign has reached $555,600 or 95 percent or the $585,000 goal. Susan H. we have, the oldest bridges in the nation. ous worldpf mergers and acquisitions via includes certain sponsorships. For ex- way and mass transit funds, will expire Age has taken its toll, and 46 percent of Pepper, Campaign Chairwoman, and Thomas Cherin, Special and Retail on Tuesday, September 30. one extreme example. ample, the tortoise is now billed as Bruce Business Chalrmun, tire shown here discussing ways lo follow up on,open all our bridges need to be repaired or He is Rod McCain, Australian robber Springsteen's turtle. ."Will he (Although Congress is just beginning rebuilt. That compares with only 32 per- accounts. "We urge all Westflelders who have not yet responded to mute work, on a new transportation funding baron extraordinaire.A send-up of Rupert (Springsteen) visit it?" asks a potential their contributions us quickly us possible so that the United Fund can display cent of bridges nationwide. Not only do Murdoch. Lurking in his awesome investor" during a promotional tour. bill, it is already shaping up to be a we have more bridges to fix, but our 100 percent on their thermometer and assure Its 21-member agencies of their contentious regional battle. shadow is sniveling Vince McCain, ev- There's a tigertie-in with Absolut Vodka. promised allocations. The United Fund is still the beat way to help, the roost repair costs are higher than in other re- ery bit the opportunist, but with none of The attendant's uniforms are plastered people," they said In a joint statement. ,Mew Jersey and other states in the gions of (he country. the skill. In fact, the only thing powerful with as much brand name identification Northeast will be under the gun as we Another important source of federal as clutters the suits of race car drivers, fight to protect our fair share of transpor- father and envious son have in common is tation dollars. That's because almost all Kevin Kline who, in a stellar perfor- On another comedy front, much is made If there is anything that w<> wish to rtmnKe in the chili!, we mance, portrays them both. of Miss Curtis's rather expressive figure, of the states in the Northeast—including 1 should firs! examine it and »rr whether it in nut nonietliiii« that, New Jersey— current^ receive more in The senior Aussiebigwigdoesn'teven first as she plays coquette with the boss people in ourregion live in areas that do pretend that his megalomania is some- son, and then, after falling for respectable could better h« vlinitged in tturoclvc*.. transportation funds from Washington not comply with standards established ihaif our taxpayers contribute to the Fed- how good for the commonweal. That old Rollo, zeroes in for the kill. Previ- —-€arl Guatav Jung - under the federal Clean Air Act. Air pol- stuffs for wusses. And he makes no secret ously, in a fine running gag, Clcese's eral Highway Trust Fund through gaso- lution is not just a New Jersey or North- line taxes. • of the contempt he holds for the poor buttoned-down Character Is mistakenly eastern problem — it's a national prob- suckers he joyfully swindles on a regular perceived as an insatinhle loihario. The Southern and Pacific states, which lem because a large portion of the pollut- basis. For this film's comic purposes, the The first half of the movie, busy with contribute more to the Highway Trust ants we breath everyday comefromcoal- heinously dyspeptic viHUin is the Wicked exposition and straining to please, spo- Fund then they get back in federal trans- fired power plants in the Midwest. New Witch of the west in a three-piece suit radically emits humor. After the plot portation funding, are waging an all-out Jersey deserves the federal assistance it Despicable son Vince is more like one of pumps up to full steam, the second half campaign to get a bigger piece of the receives to address this problem. the flying monkeys. proves fluid with laughs. QUj EISET transportation pie. Finally, the Interstate Reimbursement • Lives affected by the whims of this A bona fide bombshell like no other ' While the Sunbelt states claim to have Program must be protected so our state boardroom predator revolve around the today, Jamie Lee Curtis exudes a physl- a strong case, there is a fundamental flaw and others in the region are not unfairly fate of London's Marwood Zoo, a prop- cality which harkens back to the sex si- in, their argument. penalized for being pioneers in develop- erty that came attached to one of McCain's rens of the 1940s and '50's, like Jane The (ruth is that for decades, New ing interstate highways long before the more hostile takeovers. At the helm of the Russell. But the avid sultriness emanat- Jersey has been shortchanged by pro- designation of the Interstate. Highway animal sanctuary is Monty.Python alum- ing from this rather plain face has a comic grams sponsored by the.federal govern-. System in 1956. Our state tax payers made nus JohnClcese as Rollo Lee. Told he has edge, sans the Monroe pathos. Maybe Qiuntes&ential nptf. Ourtaxpayerscontinuetopay much significant investments in our major in- . to make Marwood throw off 20% profit like something you'd expect to hear from njorc in federal taxes than we get back in terstate roadways while other states! n the each year, Rollo decides to meet such Mae West's more demure kid sister, if services. Our state currently ranks 49th in South and West wailed for the federal Philistine demands with In-kind meth- she had one. She is comic book, but also, tie nation in return on all federal tax government to pick up the tab. In New ods. • in an alluring way, challenges you to dollars. The fact is that we get back only Mexico alone, the federal government Estimating that increasingly violent and define the terms of her diffident sexiness. GR. cents for every.dollar we send to paid for 90 percent pf that state's inter- crass tastes, will only pay to see raging In short, the lady has je no sals quol, Washington. state system, It's only fair that states in animals, he orders his keepers to rid the nml It work*. In combo with Cleese, Kline ' I Wean while, many-of the states that our region continue to receive federal zoo of any and all phyla that won't strike and ere w, she turns Fierce Creatures\n\o claim they are not being treated fairly in compensation to maintain highways that fear in their observers. ... a regular zoo. Quinteset™ is a patented method of setting precious ti ansportaiion funding, are actually among were built and paid for with their own This is met with considerable resis- tl le biggest winners overall in the amount resource!. tance. Most notably from Michael Pal in stones in an unending row of brilliance. Smali gems pf federal services their taxpayers re- Another priority 1 will bring to the as Bugsy Matone, Marwood's effusive Fierce Creatures, rated PG-13, h a enhancing large gems, ceive. Alabama for instance, acts $ 1.37 ISTEA negotiating table is funding for insect specialist and resident British Universal Pictures Release directed by ift services for every dollar they pay in mass transit. Mass transit Is a vita) com- know-it-alt. Also deep with Python roots, Robert Young and Fred Schtpisi and filling the empty space federal taxes. "Mississippians realize a ponent of our transportation network. It's Palin's leadership of the fierce opposi- , stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and with fire etnd beauty. MM retum for every dollar in taxes. sobering to know that if New Jersey Tran- tion adds a politically witty tang to the John Cleese. Running time: 93 minutes And tax payersin Louisiana get backS 1.35 sjt stopped ope rating tomorrow, we would muckraking. . • ••«" Traditional jewelry in the dbtits for every dollar they send to Wash- have to build 173new highway lanes Just In an insane persiflage orchestrated to to make room for New Jersey Transit Quinteset style is available preserve (he bulk of cute and cuddly We ink? inHiif even with per- f If states want equity in transportation riders on our already congested roads. I animals, the 7.00 keepers portray each in four distinct band widths funding, it's only fair that they accept our will oppose any efforts to gut funding for innocuous species as more dangerous than fection. demand for an equitable distribution of mass transit. the next. They even go so far as to stage and in a multitude of. colors. ORDINARY CHANNEL SETTING all federal funds. from Quinteset™ Classically elegant Patently unique. Scott ; • fit •.V'.ilVJ Jean's List Recognition to maintain our fair stem offaternMrsyu ; Soptt fieisch, afiinior majoring in * port at ion funding. political science at the University of Congratulations to Rochester, in New York, has been But with the support of business, labor, ntuned loihefull 1996Dean's List for environmental ami government leaders academic achievement, from throughout New Jersey and the Milt Faith ; Scott, a graduate of Newark Acad- Northeast, I am confident that we can be emy in Livingston, is a resident of ' successful. New Jersey taxpayers deserve \yestficld. nothing less. Osc.li's Thanks for IAIWMIW1M P0*0 KM Ko.ison.ibli- I'riti" "Hanging" in there...30 years! INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNERS -Atichuel 1KVICI -SA1.ON — Trust our friondly staff: ()'.>r;n • CMS • Stovn • Josie • Lisa JEWELERS U Someone io 13is ten Mon.-Fri-,eAMto7PM SPM.8on.1fiAMto« FRESH MEAT: -4 • ; American Spring Logs of Lamb $2,99 !b. Lean Shoulder Lamb Chops , $2.9* Ib. 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Scotch Plains celebrated their 50th by the Union County Vocational- wedding anniversary on Sunday, Technical Schools in Scotch Plains January 19. They Have resided in the and retired In 1984. She is a former township since 1953 and are parish- member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Oo '(Wed .[baxttk *&. Xiwan ioners of the Immaculate Heart of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Little - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Matula of Degree in History and Elementary Mary Roman-Catholic Church in League and the Parent-Teacher As- Scotch Plains have announced the Education, She is a member of Kappa Scotch Plains. sociation Committee of St. engagement of their daughter. Miss Delta Pi and Phi Alpha Theta. Mr. Majewski retired from the Pabst Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Delia Lynn Matula, to Darren Daniel Her fiance1 graduated cum laude Brewing Company in Newark in Catholic Church in Scotch Plains. Lewan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted from Kean College and was. named 1985. He was affiliated with the Mr. and Mrs. Majewski are the MR. AND MRS. GUY ANDREW KORNER Lewan of Clark. StudentTcacherof the Year for 1995. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Little League parents of two sons, RonaldMajc wski •(She is the former Miss Allison Anne Scott) The bride-elect graduated cum He currently is a history teacher in f for 15 years, having served as a coach, of Kendall Park and Glenn Majewski laude from Kean College in Union, the Dover Township school district, manager and league officer. He is a of Roxbury, and have four grandchil- where she earned a Bachelor of Arts where he is also a basketball coach. 30-year member of American Legion dren, Lauren, Kristen, Michael and Post No. 209 in Scotch Plains. Amy Majewski. . Saoit Miller-Cory House Plans Public Schools Accepting Valentine Celebration Miss AllisonAnne Scott, the daugh- ceived a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. She had been a student St. Valentine's Day will be cel-. valentines will be on display for visi- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Scott of tors to see. Kindergarten Registration Westfield, was married on Saturday, teacher at Jefferson Elementary ebrated at the Miller-Cory House School in Westfield and currently % Museum at 614 Mountain Avenue, Named in honor of St. Valentinus, Children who will attend Kindergarten in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public October 26, to Guy Andrew Komer a Roman martyi\ priest of the third Schools in September currently are being registered in each of the district's of Scotch Plains, the son of Mr. and completing her master's degree jn Westficld, on Sunday, February 9, elementary education at Kean Col- from 2 to 4 p.m. The last tour of the century who was known as the patron elementary schools. To be eligible, a child must be five years of age on or before Mrs. Thomas F. Komer of Cranford. saint of lovers, this festive occasion October 1,1997. The couple exchanged vows dur- lege in Union while working as a historic farmhouse will begin at 3;3O Kindergarten instructor in the p.m. became a welcome winter treat, ac- Initial registration forms have been given to parents of children currently ing a morning Nuptial Mass at St. attending elementary schools in the district. Families who have not yet had a Helen's Roman Catholic Church in Westfield Day Care Center. Evelyn Kennelly of Westfield will cording to a museum spokeswoman. child enrolled in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools may obtain an initial demonstrate how early Americans The custom of exchanging valentines Westfield. with the Reverend Will- An alumnus of. Cranford High registration form from the elementary school in the attendance area in which the iam Morris officiating. The bride was School, the bridegroom graduated made valentines using the techniques was brought to America by the En- family resides. The form should be returned to the schools as soon as possible. of the period. A variety of prepared glish settlers but was not widely cel- Following receipt of all initial registration forms, the schools will inform escorted by Her father. A reception from the State University of New ebrated during the 1700s. Lace pa- prospective school parents of the procedures for completing registration. followed at the Echo Lake Country York in Plattsburg, where he majored pers and hearts produced in England Club in Westfield. in food and hotel management. He Water Gardening and Germany often were assembled The bride's gown was made of presently is employed as Banquet by hand and sold in America in the # white matte satin with a scoop neck- Manager at Drew University in Madi- Rake and Hoe. Topic 1800s. CDC to Hold Auditions line, adorned with a roping of pearls son. Water gardening will be the topic The Miller-Cory House is a living and rhinestones leading down to a The bride enjoys running and hik- presented at the Wednesday, Febru- museum that offers visitors the op- basque waist. The back of the gown ing and has maintained her life-long ,ary 12, meeting of the Rake and Hoe portunity to step back into the past For Neil Simon's Rumors created a keyhole effect, accentuat- commitment to swimming and cy- Garden Club of Westfield. James A. and experience life as it was in early OingerBurd, Casting Chairwoman call the club at 276-7611, Message ing a chapel box pleated skirt and cling, while the bridegroom most : La*rie of New J«Rtt^««|ry rt»m in the house for the Cranford Dramatic Club BtN7 Hi wril w^i^ii RleaW'Sow; highlighted with a pearl enjoys skiing, hiking and cycling. .- jjjivjf a presentation, captaK^'|fco|iBW*B||erc of theCoJo-" (CDC) has announced that-open au- Rumors, will openi i eadJgjIli^Lan elbow-length veil. .jBeHpWingfhe wedding rehearsal.'; ate plants for an outt nial ¥ft IbMpfefirwith volunteers ditions for the Neil Simon comedy performances on Friday, May 2, She carried h bouquet of white and the wedding party and immediate waterfall. dressed in authentic period clothing Rumors will be held at the CDC The- through Saturday, May 17. The CDC talisman roses with touches of purple family members were hosted by the. Mr. Lawrie has over 30 years of to regale visitors with stones of the ater on Sunday, February 9, at 1 p.m. Theater is located at 78 Winans Av- limonium and miniature ivy, with a bridegroom's parents at their hoinc'.; experience working to create water past. Directed by Mike Marc us, Rumors enue in Cranford. simple bow of sheer white ribbon. The bride was given two bridal show;' features for landscapes. Admission to the museum and its is the story or four elegantly dressed, Mrs. Kelly A. Warren of Pittsburgh, ers, one by her bridal party and ihe Hostesses of the day wil M» Martha grounds is $2 for adults and 50 cents New York-type couples, who have a Jennifer Mosko the sister of the bride, was the matron . other' by her co-workers at the Triarsi, Dorothy Houston and Elka for students over 6 years of age. Those tendency to get a little hysterical at of honor. Bridal attendants included Westfield Day Care Center. Brunddge. The centerpiece decora- persons who are interested in becom- different points during the play. The Was Hospital Intern Mrs. Cynthia A. Stone of Panama The newly weds, who traveled to tion will be provided by Ginny Leiz. ing a Miller-Cory volunteer should couples are Chris and Ken Gorman, Jennifer Mosko of Fanwood City, Florida, the sister of the bride; Charleston, South Carolina for thejr. The Rake and Hoe Garden Club call the museum office at 232-1776. mid-30s to mid-40s; Cookie and Ernie worked as an intern at Kicffer Physi- Ms. Karen McDonall of Washington, wedding trip and also toured Nortij meets on the second Wednesday of On Sunday, February 16, the mu- Cusack, late 40s to early 50s; Claire cal Therapy located in Sunbury Hos- D.C., and Ms. Laura McCord of Carolina and Virginia in a motor each month at 12:30 p.m., at the seum will feature a presentation on and Lenny Oanz. no specified age, pital in Sefingsgrove. Pennsylvania, Scotch Plains, both friends of the home, reside in Scotch Plains. Westfield "Y," located at 220 Clark applejack production in New Jersey and Casste and Glen Cooper, also ho during the fall semester. bride, Street. by Rosemarie Lcwandowski. For in- specified age. Age is not a critical Miss Mosko was responsible for The matron of honor and bridal Anyone interested in information formation about the museum and its issue and the roles call for physical observing and assisting the physical attendants wore hunter green satin on membership is invited to call Col- calendar of events, please call the comedy and a tot of crisp dialogue, • therapist. She set up whirlpool baths, and crepe tea-length gowns with a leen Schmidt at 654-4590. museum office. according to Ms. Burd. made hot andcoldpacks and straight- fit-and-flair waist and a square, satin- In addition, there are two smaller ened the office. She is currently a trimmed neckline and a satin bow, comic roles of police officers, Of- junior biology major at Susquehanna with a full-pleated satin bow with IBotnio ficer Welch and Officer Pudncy, a University and a graduate of Scotch streamers. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Fugettof Ports- KITCHENS or BATHS? male and female part. Plains-Fanwood High School. She is Christopher Scott Korner of Boca mouth, Virginia have announced the Satisfying Customers For SO Years For information or questions about the daughter of Peter and Marlene Raton, Florida, the nephew of the birth of their first child, a daughter, When constructing a kitchen or bath, the home owner should have the auditions and the show, please Mosko. bridegroom, was the best man. Ush- Jessica Rachele, on December 31, at complete confidence thai the project will be designed und completed ers were Gary Paul Korner of 2:47 p.m. She weighed two pounds, iy educated professionals in u timely manner within budget. Woodbridge, the twin brother of the 1.2 ounces and measured 14 inches is La Bonbonniere Announces bridegroom; Kenneth Bujanowski of length, the new mother is the former We are your source Cranford, and James Clark of Miss Michele Morcllo. for complst* kitchen and Frenchtown. - . * . Her maternal grandparents are Mr. bathroom remodeling Pastries for Paczki Day Gary Korner, along with the and Mrs. Paul Morello of Scotch • Custom Cabinet* La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppes in cream or even the traditional filling couple s life-long friends Ms. Wendy Plains and Ms. Ellen Morelfo of • CorianTopa Scotch Plains and Westfield will cel- of prune. Then it's topped with smooth Lamont and Christopher Mcars, also Edison. • • Whirlpools ebrate Paczki Day on Tuesday, Feb- sugar glaze. La Bonbonniere serves participated in the ceremony by do- Her paternal grandparents are Mr. • Steam Units ruary 11, by offering the, traditional Pacrkf fresh now through Sunday, ing readings. and Mrs. Charles Fugettof Elizabeth. • Home Off Ics-a Polish treat to customers, February 16. The bride is a graduate of Westfield West Virginia. • Entertainment Cantor* Paczki Day, pronounced poonch- La Bonbonniere may be reached at High School and Hamilton College Jcssicajoins her half brother Mm- key (also known as Shrove Tuesday 298-1313, and customers also are in Clinton, New York, where she re- thew, of Panama Oty, Florida. ttourt: — English, Mardi Oras (Fat Tues- invited to visit the establishment's [on.-Thuri. 9-5 day] - French, Paczki Day - Polish) Virtual Bakery at wwwjabon.com. All otlitt hours & is the day preceding Ash Wednesday. by appointment 40 North Aw Owwood • («•( 78H7W • Fas (MS) 23S-3M4 Paczki Day ia a day of feasting, February preceding Lent. Lent is the religious season of fasting between Ash February 1997: The "Sweetest" Month Of Wednesday and Easter. Paczki Day started years ago in Burope as the last I CONTACT* The Year At La Bonbonniere have the day to treat oneself before this period ? We Care,Inc. of fasting. White Paczki are Polish in Who Says The Holidays an over?! We Huvt That Special Treat For: Chinese New Year, Paczki Day, origin, they are beloved by everyone. There is always Valentines A Paczki is not just a doughnut, President's Day and Of Course, St. Valentine's Day! according to a bakery spokeswoman. someone who will kids love to They are rich in egg yolk* and deep listen, just a ^ February 7th fried Just like a doughnut. They're phone call away. CHINESE NgW YEAR overfuled with raspberry, strawberry, Lots of Whipped Creem A Fruit DetectabtosI take to school! vftntllacustard, lemon, dherry.checse, 908-232-2880 fresh strawberries and real whipped Pruna. Lamon, Vanilla Custard. Raspberry, Cheese. 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PUBLICATION »»h Westfield teachers Selected r Garden Club to Hear Tidk For Eisenhower Program Grants r\n Birds bv Dr Seahrook Mickey.Cassu of Westfield High school district were awarded federal School.re^uestcd$226.90forFftnch "Birds of New Jersey," a program ' Arctic and Hudson's Bay in pursuit grants for professional development software and a GP-ROM which he with color slides will be presented by of nature in those regions.. on February 1 as part of the district's wilt share with the staff, Dr, John Seabrook for the Gurden participation In the Dwight D. Jamie Garner of Washington,- Club of Westfield an Tuesday, Febru- Eisenhower Professional Develop- School, applied For $61 to purchase * ary 11, at 1 p.m. at the Woman's Club ment Program. Kinder-Sci, a hands-on kit using the of Westfield's clubhouse, 318 South According to Bett Willett, five senses in discovering scientific Euclid Avenue in Westfield. Westfierd's Federal Programs and. phenomena. Dr. Seabrook started birding 13 Compliance Coordinator, the grants Trista Pollard of f amaques School years ago with the Echo Lake Natu- provide "funds to New Jersey schools was awarded $498.88 for model rock- ralists Club. He learned about the to improve teaching and learning ' ets for her fifth-grade science class. birds of New Jersey on trips to Brig- through sustained and intensive, high BrendaAcanforaHineof Westfield antine and Bulls Island with the club. quality professional development « High School, received $287.55 for Birding is particularly enjoyable in activities in the core academic sub- software programs for geometry and New Jersey and the south western part . jects." algebra to be used,irr*the math re- of the United States, he reports. Be- Up to $500 per teacher was made source center for special education cause of his interest in many aspects available from the district through students, of nature, he became an active par- the Eisenhower grant, which is part Nancy Did,jer of Westfield High ticipant in many environmental orga- of the Improving America's Schools School, was presented with $468.86 nizations. He is a Past President of Act Federal Grant. Westfield teach' for CD-ROMs and videos to demon- Die Echo Lake Naturalists and the ers applied for, and received, a total strate mutti-media lessons on inter- Watchung Nature Club and the cur- of $4,000 in grant monies. active French. rent President "of the Greater "Once the materials or supplies are Bob Brewster of Westfield High Watchung Nature Club. purchased by the teachers," explained •School, received $497.08 for the Professionally, Dr. Seabrook is . Or. John Seabrook Ms. Willett, "they use them with their River Tank Ecosystem Kit to show Special Assistant to the President, students to demonstrate new tech- colleagues how a dynamic balanced Essex County College in Newark where he handles planning, develop- Hostess Chairwoman for the mete- niques and programs toother teach- environment can be set up and used ing is Jean Sawtclle, assisted by ers in the district." to demonstrate lab activities. ment and external affairs. He also runs a city-wide prggram for the Ford George BiUgood, Anita McHugh, BIRTHDAY GIRL...ChrlsUna de Pauw of Westfleld, who turned 100 years old The following teachers will utilize Pat Gentesse of Jefferson School, Constance Muirhcad and Carolyn on January 19, was feted by family and friends at a special celebrati on at the Ken was presented with $342.5CUo pur- Foundation which includes working the funds in the second half of this with the city's four colleges and uni- Fleder, Marcotte restaurant Mrs. de Pauw, a life-long volunteer for community and school year: , • chase four classroom sets of books church affairs, still actively takes part in events sponsored by the Catholjc on scientific topics. versities and the Newark public Daughters of America and the Companions of the Forest of America. Jennifer Linnell of McKinley ClaudiaAndreski.TaniaLavinand * schools. Library flower arrangers for the School, $500 for a dedicated tele*, June Gleason requested $1,117.23 He isa 25-year residento f Westfield month of Februury ore Charlon Ctark, phone line and Internet service to towards ajoint grant to purchase pub- and together with his wife has trav- Ruth Met/., Marguret MacPherson Mrs. de Pauw of Westfield involve the teaching staff and stu- lishing software to train teachers to eled to Kenya, Costa Rica. Chile, the and Sigrid Thorscn. dents in creating a special web site. produce a school-wide newspaper. Celebrates 100th Birthday N intiT Snlr • Wiiilcr Sal«» • Uinlrr Family and friends honored Chris- A Hfe-long volunteer tor commu-. Township Resident Honored tina Higgins de Pauw on her 100th nity and church affairs, Mrs. de Pauw Treat yourself to a host of wonderful home and birthday on Sunday. January 19, with served during World War II with the garden furnishings at Richard Roberts, Ltd. Choose a dinner at the Ken Marcotte restau- Sands Point Civil Defense Unit as an By Miss America Organization from antiques, wicker, iron furniture, fireplace rant in Westfield. airplanespotter, taught Sunday school The Miss America Organization equipment, luxurious pillows & throws or our Mrs. de Pauw now resides in and served as a Confirmation Spon- world's largest scholarship for sor at St. Peter of Alcantara Roman recently awarded Scotch Plains resi- women. The Funwood-Scotch Plains incredible selection of designer accent lamps. Westfield with her daughter.-after a dent Sally Johnston a plaque and a life-long residency on Long Island, Catholic Church in Port Washington. Jaycecs were then producing the Miss $1,000 check during Pageant Week Union County Scholarship Pageant, New York. She was bom in Brook- Mrs. de Pauw still maintains active in Atlantic City, citing her as the lytii grew up in Greenport, Long Is- membership in the Catholic Daugh- and as a part of that organization, she "Volunteerof the Year" for the north- was asked to be a part of the Entries/ land and resided for more than 50 ters of Americas and in the Compan- east portion of the United States. yeart in Port Washington, New York. ions of the Forest of America, attend- Screening Committee and work back- ing meetings, conventions and social Annually, the Miss America Orga- stage with the contestants. She found 15% OFF Her husband, Harry James de Pauw, nization gives out four such awards,, her niche by becoming Miss Union Si-tat I.mnps. died in 1974. functions. one per region of the United States. County's official chaperonc, accom- Anli«|tii's Her cash award, revealed in the De- panying the local queen to appear- cember Miss America Newsletter, ances, parades and to the Miss New will be used for a scholarship award Jersey competition. given at the 1997 Miss New Jersey When the Jaycees no longer ran the Scholarship Pageant in May. local pageant, Ms. Johnston was; not Diehard Doberts, Ltd. This official recognition all began content to see this project dissol ve, so 375 Park Avenue / Scotch Plains, NJ at the Miss New Jersey Pageant in she produced the program herself for (Across from the Stage House Inn) Ocean City last June when Executive three, years. Director Christine Wright announced According to Ms, Johnston, the 908-322-5535 that Ms. Johnston was selected to program "helps young girls achieve Mon, - Sat. 10 am to 7 pin • Sun. 12 noon to "% pm represent New Jersey in the "Volun- thing's they normally wouldn't. I en- teer of the Year" search. As Miss New joy helping the girls learn to extend • Wintrr Hiilc • llitit«>r Sale Jersey'stravclingcompanion in North themselves with others in new situa- Jersey for many years, Ms. Johnston tions. It gives them confidence in became the official chaperonc for what they ctin da" Miss New Jersey in 1987 when'she1 ., .—_:_p J nr—:~(Bowman t» A*- lantic City. Was it love or Was it the idea of being Back in 1966 Ms. Johnston got in love? involved on the local level of the — Pink Floyd Battery LOOKING BACK-Anlsha Hhasln, Miriam Uamberger and Sarah Ginsberg, Enhance your Health through Therapeutic «B of Terrill Middle School, show different styles of women's clothing from the installed Replacement pcrioti 1865 to 1900,as part of their integrated research study of the Victorians. 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Thursday, February 6, ffimffoUi fltabtt and THE TIMES of Scotch Plain* - Fynwood A WATCHDNC COMMPNlCATiONS, INO» PtnttJtATt^NT'. Shannon Kang Awarded Piano Contest Prize Shannon Kang of Westfield was recently selected as the silver awardo 'winner in the Concerto Competition of the Young Pianist Competition of New Jersey. On January 11, she per- 4 formed the "Hungarian Fantasy" by Franz Liszt at Steinway Hall in New York City, in the Winners Recital. She was accompanied by Eun Mi Moon, a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City. Earlier this season, Shannon was a finalist in the Livingston Symphony Concerto Competition. Last summer she attended Piano Cajmp at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Shannon, 17, is a junior at Westfield High School and she is a membdr of the Junior Musical Club AAAY Y Y!.. .Members of the chorus otlt 's Hip to Be Square, the Washington School PlayeV$9«rtnnual production, sing of Westfield "Greased Lightning" with "The Fontf," pictured at center. The show, written by TobI Becker and Dan Couture, will be Shannon is a student of Sondra presented at Roosevelt Intermediate School In Westfleld, tomorrow, Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Tammam of Westfield. Ms. Tammam TEEN TALENT...Seventeen-year-old Shannon Kang, center, a Wesffleld High February 8, at 2,and 8 p.m. The show will feature songs from Crease and Bye, Bye, Birdie, among others. Tickets for $6 is a faculty member of the Taubman School junior, is joined by her teacher, Sondlra Tammam, right, following the and S7 may be purchased at Burgdorff Realtors, 600 North Avenue, West, Westfield, by calling 789-9548, or at the door. Institute of Piano and is an Associate young pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Fantasy" at Steinway Professor of Piano at the Manhattan Hall in New York City. . School of Music in New Yorkv *• Robert Budiansky to Give Ms. Gardner to Discuss Talks to Kids on Comic Books Faculty Recital, Exhibit A two-session program entitled the Spiderman Group at Marvel Com- Juvenile Justice Tuesday "Telling Stories With Pictures; How ics. He authored "Transformers" and The Westfield Area League of juvenile offenders for both the Essex to Create Your Own Comic Book" is "Sleepwalker" and did the art illus- Slated for Tuesday Night Women Voters will hold its annual County and the Union County Pros- scheduled for Mondays. February 24 tration for "Ghost Writer." In addi- The First Annual Recital and Art Exhibit by members of the Westfield "Soup and Sttlad" luncheon on Tues- ecutors' Offices. .,--; «nd March 3, at the Fanwood Memo- tion to his work at Marvel, he also public schools faculty will take place on Tuesday, February 11, at the day, February 11, at 12:45 p.m. at the In 1996, the council came to. a. rial Library, located on North Avenue works for Acclaim designing Disney Westfield High School auditorium. home of Rita Wade, 365 Wychwood consensus of support for Governor and Tillotson Road. comics for thern. The works of 12 faculty artists will be on display in the foyer Road in Westfield. Whitman's proposed reforms to the The presentation,-especially de- The program will begin at 3:30 beginning at 7 p.m, The recital commences at 7:30 p.m., when members The guest of honor will be Arlene juvenile justice system. ;, signed for middle school students, is p.m. on the two consecutive Mon- of the music faculty will perform works ranging from Renaissance L. Gardner, amemberof the Westfield The League decided to continue, sponsored by the Friends of the days, Registration is required. madrigals through Baroque selections for brass ensemble, to a Gershwin Board of Education, who will lead a with this topic and has made it the Fanwood Library. Robert Budiansky, Please call the Children's Library Broadway piano medley for four hands, and a selection for soprano discussion of juvenile justice and main focus of its local program this, a comic book writer with 20 years of at 322-6400 or stop by and sign up, voice from Leonard Bernstein's"Cam/We. explore ways citizens can help youth year, and is researching programs for experience working with Marvel Seating is limited so early registrar Among the performers are Margaret Dolan," Franklin Elementary avoid criminal behavior. youth in the county, a spokeswoman Comics, will present the major steps tion is advised. School Principal, who will play "Payane" for harp by an anonymous Ms. Gardner served on Governor for the group said. that go into-producing comic books. 16th century composer; David Shapiro, a music instructor at Edison Christine Todd Whitman's Advisory Members of the public are invited Attendees will learn some of the Intermediate School, playing the Von Weber "Concertino" for clarinet; Council on Juvenile Justice, and de- to attend. basic drawing techniques that are and Nancy. Petrucelli, a music instructor at Roosevelt Intermediate' veloped an alternative program for For more information on the lun- needed to illustrate a comic book. In Literacy Program School, playing the "Sonata No. 5" for trombone by Galliard. cheon, please call 654-8628. The, Oak Knoll Students League is a non-partisan -political the second session, attendees will use Seeks Volunteers The community is invited to this event which offers a "rare opportu- their own story ideas to illustrate their nity to become acquainted with the superb professional talents of our Achieve Honors organization dedicated to the In- own comic books. Literacy Volunteers of Union fine arts teachers, and promises a wonderful evening of art and music," formed participation of citizens in Mr. Budiansky's credits include County is now recruiting volunteers a spokeswoman for the exhibit said. Area residents have achieved first government, the spokeswoman said.. Creative Director of Marvel Trading who wish to become trained as En- honors and have been named to the Membership is open to anyone of Cards and former Editor-in-Chief of glish as a Second Language tutors in honor roll at Oak Knoll School of the voting age. ... order to provide instruction to adults- Holy Child in Summit for the first For additional information on the Area Students Earn who need help learning how to teach trimester. Students who achieve first League, please call 232-3840. .' Englishes a Second Language. Donna Saving, Investment Tips honors receive no grade lower than Honors at Academy Sandorse will be the instructor. an "A." Students named to the honor Keith Zadourian Earns The fol lowing area residents study- The six-session workshop will be roll receive no grade lower than a ing at Newark Academy inLivingston held on Saturdays, February 15 Programs for Fanwood Club "B." The students are: Academic Citation ~ earned honors for their academic ^Rrough March 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 A meeting of the Fanwood Repub- At meetings throughout the year, FANWOOD Keith Zadourian of Westfield. }£ achievements during the Fall term. p.m. The sessions will be held at the lican Club will be held on Monday, • members discuss matters of interest Honor Roll junior at. Dartmouth College Jrj; Arti Mattu, grade 6, of Westfield Fanwood Memorial Library. There is February 10, at 8 p.m. at the Commu- in the, community as well as issues Laura Mazzucca, eighth grade. Hanover, New Hampshire, has tjesv" earned High Honors for achieving all a small registration fee, nity House, located at the Fanwood concerning local, state and national SCOTCH PLAINS cited for outstanding acadenjic^ grades of "A-minus" or above In each- Volunteers age 18 and over are Train Station's north side parking lot. government. The club also assists First Honors achievement during the fall term oK of the courses taken. needed to tutor adults in Union The club plans to meet on the second and supports local Republican candi- Katherinc Abramson, seventh 1996. •'['•• • -TIT Sarah Dubman, grade 11, of Scotch County, Volunteers will learn tech- Monday of every month. dates in their election campaigns. In grade. Keith, the son of Edward R. artij* Plains, and eight Westfield residents niques for teaching adults how to This month, the featured speaker addition, several social events and Honor Roll Rcgina Zadourian, was cited for out- achieved honors for earning all grades speak English. No prior teaching ex- will be Fred Chemedlin, President of speaker programs are planned for Samantha Werres, eleventh grade; standing work iri a course in economy of "B-minus" or above in each of the perience is necessary, Upon comple- Family Investors located in Fanwood. 1997, a club spokesman said. Karli Perrine, ninth grade, and Birgit »cs. ' " His topic will be "How Much Is Unfried, ninth grade. Members of the Dartmouth faculty courses taken. tion of training, volunteers are re- Those persons who would like to • The .Westfield students are: John i Enough?" in which he will discuss • WESTFIKLD ^ji^^Mp> " 4 l the secrets of smart saving and in- know more about what is going onin , First Honors A^qpadro, grade 7;, Sharad MatW, Fwwdd , fjowjbpilifflriiiiffbil t grade 8; Nicole Pania and Maria ^km yW vtttins (J'ttisurr thnt resid?htK h6Ve Tracy Bvant? ninthgrildev * s run for Borough Council, are invited recognition. Such citations are rare,X villafranca, grade 9; Mark Fbrscher, may be doneduring the day ore vening enough money to live well and retire to attend the meeting, Honor Roll •grade 10, and*Amy Klein, Jessica at any public library in Union County. comfortably. After his remarks, he Maire Abraham, tenth grade; Col- college spokesman said; typicartjf Liechtenstein and Josh Rock, all grade For further information on regis- will entertain questions from the au- For more information, please call leen Higgins, tenth grade, and Sara only a few undergraduates reccing citations each term. 12. • •• ,. tering, please call 925-7755. dience. 789-2557. Pankratz, seventh grade. Shrove 1ftiesclay; Wesley Hall to Host Conditions at Jail Worse Pancake Supper Open House Sunday Wesley Halt Nursery School will Than Cited in NIC Report Set by Methodists host an open house on Sunday, Febru- .First United Methodist Church ary 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. The open house of Westfield will hold a Shrove will begin in the fellowship room un- ' In explaining the complete lack of pro- , client would be difficult given the long cedures and training of employees, Mr. list of firms that have provided legal Tuesday Pancake SupperonFeb- der the guidance of Cindy Heinbach, Ponte said that staff sergeants do not even advice and or services to the authority. ruary 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Director of the school. There wilt be a know what the job functions of social Jonathan L, Williams, an attorney for the Social Hall. A contribution is . slide presentation, followed by visits workers are. the firm, served asGeneral Counsel to the $3 per person, with a $5 per in the classrooms with the teachers. After hearing the report, Freeholder utilities authority from 1989 to 1994, It family maximum requested, Mrs. Heinbach recently was hon- Henry W. Kurz said the overall jail op- was during this time period when the ored by parents, staff and the Wesley eration is "atrocious." He called the tick county's solid wastes incinerator in Children three years and un- Hall Board for her 25 years of service leave abuse by staff as a "huge problem." Rah way was constructed and put into full der are free. Proceeds from the with the nursery school. She was pre- Freeholder Donald Goncalves said operation. supper will benefit the church's sented with a bracelet and a plaque. there was "no excuse" for some of the Scholarship Fund, levels of undcrstatTing In certain area&of In a related matter, the board approved Mrs. Heinbach joined the staff in 1971 thejail. Freeholder ViceChairman Daniel the appointments of Rahway Mayor James On Wednesday, February 12, and became Director in 1979. Under P. Sullivan said Mr. Ponte'sreport painted J, Kennedy and Richmond C. Lapolla of there will be an Ash Wednesday " her leadership, the school has grown a "dismal" picture on the status of the j ail Cronford, the brother of former Demo- Service held in the Sanctuary at from three classes to 10 and the .staff operation*. .cratlc Freeholder Chairman and current 8 p.m. This service will be incor- has increased from four to 14. Mr, Ponte Is working withacommittee Acting First Assistant Prosecutor Michael J. Lapolla, to the utilities authority's porated with the regular Wednes- Wesley Hall Nursery School is lo- made up of representative* from the cated in the First United Methodist Sheriffs and Prosecutor's offices, among Board of Commissioners. The appoint- day night Evensong Service, ments were approved by a 6-3 tally with Church, LEast Broad Street, Westfield. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR...Weslcy Hall Nursery School Director, Cindy others, to help work on long-term solu- The church is located at 1 East Heinbach, center, with school parents Margaret Knapp, left, and Lisa Croat*,',' tions to the severe problems In the county the three, Republican Freeholders voting For more information, please call Mrs, against the appointment of the Mayor Broad Street in WestQeld. Heinbach at 233-9570. as they celebrate the school's anniversary. The nursery school will hold an open" lockup. house this Sunday, February 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. ' • County Manager Ann M. Daren said Kennedy. nhe expected to develop the requests for They were stopped in their attempt to outside technical assistance and staffing postpone the vote on Mayor Kennedy, Cranford Dramatic Club within a month. Freeholders on both sides citing with members of the Concerned of the aisle said they were anxious to find Citizens of Union County and a Rahway Internet and the necessary funding to get started on councilman who opposed the appoint- Tells of Contest Winners solving the problems, ment. Both the activist group, which has The Cranford Dramatic Club an- The 11 -and-ottler winner was Danielle In other business, the Democratic-con- nounced at the final performance of its Dniepak, Second place was won by Terry E-Mail Training trolled board approved the appointment fought for years against the construction production Winnie the Pooh, the winners Lyp and third-prize winner was Christ! fole*der@aol,com sSmm [email protected] Of the low flrniof DeCotlls, Flttpatrick & and operation of the Incinerator, and the of Its Second Annual Art Contest. Win- Lee Downey, Oluck to provide special legal services Republican Freeholders noted the fact Mayor Kennedy appointed himself to the ners were announced by the club's Presi* Currently, the club is rehearsing the and advice to the board regarding what dent, Ken Rosenblum, who presented big stage version of the Wizard of Oi, Freeholder Chairwoman Llndad. Slender certificates of achievement and gift cer- directed by Andrew Gordanier and Ken The Downtown has labeled as the "post waste flow con- Freeholder Carol 1. Cohen, a Demo- crat, said the board should not interfere in tificates to the winners in each age group, Webb. The show features all the special trols, era." the issue of whether Mayor Kennedy was First plsce in the 7-aml-unuer group effects of the film version Including fly- The firm, Approved by all six Demo- a suitable choice. She said the board went to Melissa Montagna of ing monkeys, witches magically appear- Technology Club crafi wd one Republican and rejected by received a resolution from the Rahway Mountainside. Second-place winner WHS ing and melting and the songs Over the the two other Republican Freeholders, governing body supporting the appoint- Devin Walsh and third prise went to Rainbow" and''If I Only Had a Brain," witl.ftCfive $ 175 per hour not to exceed. ment, Michael Stockllnskl. The show opens at the Cranford Dra- Presents: 123,000 for its service*. Winner* ofthe8« to 10-year-old group matic Club Theater on Friday, February Republican Freeholder Edwin H, Force Kcrrl Bianchard, a member of the citi- were Jennifer Kaniinskl with Matt 28, for three weekends. Seals are still Mid tit* firm leads all other legal firms In zens group, laid Mayor Kennedy was "totally Ignorant" with regard to environ- Markowski taking second prize and available by calling the box office at 276- . the amount K has received while provid- Steven Chencharik third 76lt "Hands-On" Instructions ing legal representation regarding the mental issues, Union County Utilities Authority Ms. Blanchard and Robert Carson, also For the Internet (DCUA). He alleged that the firm (for- a memberof the Concerned Citizens, had been proposed as representatives to the merly OeCotlts A Pinto) received $3.2 'utilities authority, A 1993 referendum million dver thcyoar* from the county. was approved by Rahway voters to name l%TBii BILLSON - INSTRUCTOR Democratic Freeholder Nicholas P. two Rahway citizens to the UCUA board. , Smisti Mid, ftelealng «firm that it expe 9 Make your reservato* now by calling rfenced In solid waste issues yet which Mr. Carson had diked the board to , rUM not had the UCUA m a previous table the motion, pending the decision. He noted thai he and Ms. Blanchard have The Under . been put forward by the Rahway City Council in servo.on the UCUA board, Tel: (908) 232-4407 • Fax: (908) 232-0473 Mr. Carson said the appointments were blocks by the Mayor and that a lawsuit For Whom; Qnfft |p flfl - has rwen filed on the matter, Both terms arc for five years, The hoard unnnimously Introduced A WiwflltnorchMkytwy r $l f '-/*•>' 'ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH FANWOOffPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THE PRESBYTERIAN dlUBCH IN TEMPLE BMANU-EL "iV 559 Park Avenue, Scotch Plain* Martloe and La Grande Avenues WESTFIELD 796 But Broad Street, Westfleld 7i The Reverend J. R. Nellson, Rector - • P. O. Box 6? 140 Mountain Avenue Rabbi Charle* A. Kroloff -.. Office Hour*: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday • Fanwood The Reverend Dr. William Rod* Forbes Rabbi Deborah Joselow ,tnd Friday, 9:30 inr. to 3 p.m • 889-8891 Senior Pastor 232^770 '"Vediresday, 9 am. Holy Eucharist The Reverend Stephanie MUler-McLanc, - The Reverend Pr, Leonard T. Grant Friday, Mlnyan, 7 a.ra; Shabbat Service with Thursday, noon, Al Anon. . Interim Pastor Associate Pastor Rabbi Kroloff discussing the topic "Should Re- •-' Sunday, 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, and 10 am., The Reverend Elizabeth Anderson-Domer, The Reverend Helen M. Beglin form Jews Take Jewish Laws Seriously?,* 815 •Morning Prayer. Pastoral Associate for Christian Education Associate Pastor p.m. Monday, 10:30 am., Fanwwxi Seniors; 12:30 Robert H. Gangewere, Jr., The Reverend Christina McCormlck Saturday, Mlnyan, 10 a.m., B'nai Mitzvah of p.m., Overeaten, and 7:30 pm., Troop No. 104. Director of Husk and the Fine Arts Associate pastor for Youth Emms Hlatt and Daniel Hertz, 10:30 am., and '' Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., OOependenu Anony- Thursday,. Presbyterian Women's Service James A. Slmnis, Director of Music Fabulous Fifties; Dinner Dance, 8 p.m. ,-r •aKHit, ana 8-p.m., Alcoholic* Anonymous. Project, 9:30 a.m.; Cherub Choir, 3:J0 p.m.; Miss Elizabeth HcDIarmid Sunday, Mlnyan, 8:30 a.m., Shatabat Univer- Celebration Choir, 4 p.m.; Celebration Ringers, Associate for Mission sity, 9 8-m. and The Golden Age of Cantors, 7:30 ASSEMBLY OF GOD EVANGEL CHURCH 4:45 p.m., and Sanctuary Choir, 7:30 p.m. 233-0301 p.m, ..•''•••': 1251 TerriU Road Sunday, Public Worship, 10 am.; Christian Sunday, Transfiguration of.the Lord, S am., Monday, Mtnyan, 7 am.; Israeli dancing, 7 Scotch Plaint Education, 10:15 i.m; Confirmation Class, 11:15 worship service in the chapel; 8:45 am, Coffee p.m., and Beginning Hebrew, 7:30 p.m. . 323-9500 a.m., and Kolnonla Group, 6:30 p.m. Fellowship in the lounge Annex; 9: (5 a.m., Tuesday, Mlnyan, 7 a.m., and Bible Class, 930 Sunday Worship 10:45 «un, and 6 p.m., and Tuesday, Bible Study and Prayer, 1 pm;'church school for adults and children and church 'am t. * i. COMMUMCATIONS, INC. PUBUCATIOM mbtt and THE TIMES of Scofth Plains - , Thursday, February 6,1997 Page Raymond J. Callaghan, 83, Former Henry Zimmerman, 79, Retired Scotch Plains-Fanwood Principal (Bbituuxitst Carter-Wallace Research Chemist Raymond J. Callaghan, 83, died He was a former Presidt-iu of the David J. Schultz, 32, Eight Years Hettry ,B- Zimmerman, 79, of Salima Zimmerman and Ms. Laure Saturday, February 1, at Burdettc ScotchPlainsLionsClubandafonner died Thursday, February Zimmerman; a brother, Lester Tomlin Memorial Hospital ip Cape cabinet member of District No; 16of On New Providence Police Force 1, in Overloo_.k. Hospita„,—!.„._l in „Summit ^. . Zimmerman,twosisters. Mrs,Edythc May Court House. , * the New Jersey Lions Club serving David J. Schultz, 32, of Union, ' He had been a police officer in the Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Zeller and Mrs. Fay Darlow, and twb' Bom in West Cape .May, he had as Secretary amnfireasurer. He was a formerly of ^stfield, died Friday, township of New Providence for eioht Bedford. Massachusetts, before mov- grandchildren. I i ved in Scotch Plains before retiring, former President of the Cape May January 31, in His home. years until 199,5. \ - ing to Westfield 40 years ago. Services were held on Sunday, Fcb- • He moved to Cape May in 1973. County Educators Association He Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in He was a 1989 graduate of the He had been employed with Carter- ruary 2, in Temple Emanu-El in Wallace in Cranbury for 35 years He was a 1931 graduate of Cape was a former Assistant State Director Westfield and Cranford before mov- Union County Police Academy and " Weslfield. • , (, May High School and received his of the New Jersey Retired Educators ing to Union eight years ago. received an associate's degree from before retiring eight years ago as a Arrangements were handled by the bachelor's degree in education front Association. He had received the Union County College in Cranford in Research Chemist and Vice Presi- Menorah Chapels at Mitlburn in Iihaca College >n New York and his Charles Steele, Jr. award for distin- May of 1989.Mr.SehuJtzwasamem- dent of Regulatory Affairs. Union. master's degree in education, from guished service to retired educators Mrs. Bonnie Greer, 54 Mr. Zimmerman was a 1943 gradu- Scton Hall University in South Or- ber of the Policemen's BeneVolent' February 8, 1807 v - ._._ „.__:... «. in New Jersey. Mrs. Bonnie Greer, 54, of Association Local No. 132 of New ate of Brooklyn College, with a de- Surviving are his wife of 61 years,' Succasunna, a former Westfield resi- Providence. - gree in chemistry; a 1945 graduate of He retired after 62 years from die Mrs. Eleanor Reeves Callaghan; a dent, died Thursday, January 30, in the University of Tulsa, with a Mrs. Teresa M. Main, 97 Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Dis- daughter, Mrs. Janette Wietsma of Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Mrs. Teresa Margaret Main, 97 of her home, * Nancy Kushnick; his father, Leon H. master's degree in petroleum chem- trict, where he had been employed las Fan wood; five grandchildren, and five •Bom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mrs. istry, and a 1948 graduate of Brook- Charlotte, North Carolina, a former a teacher, Vice Principal and Princi- great-grandchildren. Schultz; a brother, Daniel Schultz •Fanwood resident, died Monday, Greer had lived in Westfield and and his grandparents, Mrs. Anna lyn Poly Tech, with a master's degree pal. He also worked as Athletic Di- in organic chemistry. January 27, in the Presbyterian Hos- Services'were held on Tuesday, Somerset before moving to Schultz and Mrs. Myrtle Adolph and rector and was a football, basketball Succasunna 24 years ago. He had been the Past Chairman of pital in Charlotte. and track coach. He and his wife February 4. at the Episcopal Church Gordon Adolph. Born in Castle Rock, Rascomon of the Advent! The Sudak-banaher Mrs. Greer was an executive secre- A Funeral Mass was offered on the Pharmaceutical Research Discus- owned the Red Barn Gift Shop in tary for AT&T in Bedminster for sev- sion Group, and a member of the County, Ireland, she had lived in Fan- Cape May. Funeral Home in Cape May handled Tuesday, February 4, in St. Michael's wood before moving to Charlotte in the arrangements. eral years. Previously, she had worked Roman Catholic Church in Cranford. American Pharmaceutical Associa- • Mr, Callaghan was a member, as the Manager of the United Saving tion and jhe American Chemical So- 1995. vestryman and warden of the Episco- Bank in Succasunna. Arrangements were handled by the She had been a secretary for the Memorial contributions may be Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North ciety. pal Church of the Adyent in Cape made to the Lions Club of Scotch She also served as a Eucharistic Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jeryl National Bank of Newark, before her May. While living in Scotch Plains, Avenue in Cranford. retirement in 1964. Plains-Fanwood, care of Arthur Minister for St. Therese Church in Fobrumry 8. 1997 Zimmerman; two daughters, Ms. he was a member, vestryman and Fowler, Secretary, .2288 Westfield Succasunna. Surviving are three sons, George senior warden at All Saints' Episco- Avenue. Scotch Plains, 07076. Surviving are her husband of 33 Main, William Main and Richard Main; three daughters, Mrs. Teresa pal Church. rt Fatwuvye, 1B87 years, Joseph F. Greer; a son, Joseph Mrs. Elinor R. Chase, 80, Greer; three daughters, Mrs. Jeanntne Fingcrhut, Mrs. Jane LaMoree and Fehr, Miss Jennifer Greer and Mrs. Mrs. Kathryn Peftrce; 10 grandchil- Mrs. Marguerite Mooney Farr, 79, Jacqueline McGinncss; three sisters, Owned, Operated Beauty Salons dren, and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pat Brcnnan, Mrs. Kay Howgate Mrs. Elinor R. Chase, 80, of Scotch Women's Scholarship Club in Eliza- Funeral services were held on Sat- Had Been Employed as Secretary and Mrs. Jane Horel; a brother, Peter Plains died Thursday, January 30, in beth. urday, February I, in the Derita Pres- Boughrum, and five grandchildren. the Westficld Center, Genesis "Surviving are her daughter, Mrs; byterian Church in Charlotte. Mrs. Marguerite Mooney Farr, 79, McEneany of Neptune City; five A Funeral Mass was offered Mon- ElderCare Network. Bemice Davis,; a sister, Mrs. Georgia FabnmryS. 1097 of Scotch Plains died on Tuesday, grandchildren, and five great-grand- Born in Elizabeth, she had moved Hadley; two grandchildren, and four February 4, in the Westfield Center, children. day, February 3, in St. Therese Church following the funeral from the Davis to Scotch Plains several years ago. great-grandchildren. Genesis ElderCare Network in Funeral services will be held to- She was employed by Weston In- Funeral services were held Mon- Mrs. Mary Jankovic, Westficld. morrow, Friday, February 7, at 9 a.m. & Hepplewhite Funeral Home, Inc. in Succasunna. struments in Newark for 25 years day, February 3, in the Union Baptist Mrs. Mary Jankovic, 76 of Born in Bergenfield, Mrs. Farr had at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 ?»7 before retiring in 1974. She also Church in Elizabeth. wood died Wednesday, January lived in Teaneck before moving to South Avenue, West, in Fanwood, owned and operated several beauty Arrangements were handled by the in her home. ' Scotch Plains in 1944. followed by a Mass at 10 am. at the Mrs. Carolyn Skikus, 57 salons in Westfield and Vauxhall. Nesbitt Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Born-in Pennsylvania, Mrs. She had been a receptionist and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. lUrs. Carolyn J. Clay Skikus, 57, Mrs. Chase was a member of the FsbrwvO, 1887 Jankovic had resided in Newark be- secretary for Croll-Reynolds Com- Calling hours will be today, Thurs- died-Thursday, January 30, at fore moving to Fanwood in 1957, pany in Westfield for 13 years, retir- day, February 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. and Somerset Medical Center in Surviving are a brother, Joseph ing in 1982. from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will take Somerville. Plier, and a grandchild. She was a member of the Immacu- place in Fatrview Cemetery in Born in Plainfield, she had lived in Mrs. Marjorie M. Evdo, 72, Held A Funeral Mass was offered on late Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Westfield. * , Cranford for many years and in East Saturday, February 1, in St. Church in Scotch Plains and of its In lieu of flowers, donations may Millstone for the past 20 years. Office in Fanwood Women's Clubs Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Rosary Altar Society. be made to the Arc of Union County, Mrs. Skikus was a graduate of ' Mrs. Marjorie M. Evdo, 72, of Mrs. Evdo was Past President of Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, She was predeceased by her son, 1225 South Avenue, Plainfield, Cranford High School, Franklin, died Friday, January 31, at the Fanwood Junior Women's Club, following the funeral from the Ros$i John R Farr, in 1993. 07062. . She was a real estate broker and Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan former President of the Fanwood Funeral Home in Scotch Plains. Surviving are a son, Robert B. Farr February e, 1997 owned the Carolyn Skikus Agency in tbwnship. Senior Women's Club and was closely February 0, 1997 of Scotch Plains; two daughters, Mrs. East Millstone For 20 years. Born in Portland, Maine, she had involved with Friends of Bill Wilson. Nancy Emberley of Shelburne, Ver- Mrs. Julia M. Cox, 70 Mrs. Skikus was active in farming lived in Fahwood before moving to She Was active in fundraising and Miss Nancy Mulkeen,43 mont and Mrs. Joanne B. Howes of Mrs. Julia M. Cox, 70, of Fanwood in East Millstone, where she raised , Franklin 12 years ago.. the task force for the creation of Westfield; a sister, Mrs. Clare and bred cows that were shipped to She was a 1946 graduate of the Anderson House in Whitehousc. Miss Nancy A. Mulkeen, 43, of, died on Saturday. February 1, in Over- Westfield, diedThursday, January 30, look Hospital in Summit. Oregon. University of Maine. Surviving are her husband, Roman Surviving are a son, John P. Skikus Evdo; a son, Brian R, Evdo of St. in the Northwest Covenant Medical Born inTuscaloosa, Alabama, Mrs. Center, Denvillc Campus. Applications Taken Cox had lived in Newark before mov- of East Millstone; her mother, Mrs. Charles, Missouri; a daughter, Mrs. For Pre-Kindergarten ing to Fanwood 32 years ago. Marjorie K. Clay of. Westfield, and a Edward Miller, 91 Joanne E. Reed of Langhorne, Penn- She was born in Plainfield arid] brother. Donald Clay of Cranford. sylvania;- two brothers, Arthur resided in Westfield for many years!.. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood She had been an assembler for Edward F. Miller, 91, of Scotch McCubrey of Lake Scbago, Maine Surviving are her parents, Mr. and, Weston Electronics in Newark for 20 Services were held Wednesday, Plains died Monday, February 3, in Title I Program is accepting pre- February 5, at The Mundy Funeral and Warren McCubrey of Portland, Mrs. Eugene Mulkeen, and a sister", liminary applications for admis- years, retiring in 1970. Overlook Hospital in Summit. and two granddaughters. Mrs, jbjsjni Jennings: "•' She was a member of Mount Cal- Home in Duneiten. Born in Newark, he had lived in sion to the title I Pre-Kindergar- February 0,1087 Services were held on Tuesday, A Kmeral Mass was offered on vary Baptist Church in Newark. Irvington before moving to Scotch Monday, February 3, i n the Holy Trin- ten Program. The program is with- Surviving are her husband, February 4, at the Scarponi-Bright out cost to the families of partici- Mrs. V.E. Saporito, 75 Plains in 1954. Funeral Home in Lebanon Borough. ity Roman Catholic Church in Alfrcado Cox; a son. Marcel I. Cox of Mrs. Virginia E. Saporito, 75. of In 1926, Mr. Miller became the Westfield. „ " pating students. Preschoolers se- Fanwood; three brothers, Charlie Memorial contributions in Mrs. the Ortley Beach section of Dover first bus driver hired by the Somerset Eydo.!a name may be made to Ander- Arrangements, were handled by the lected for {he program will attend Mack. Thornton of, Jersey City i and 1 TowrKhip'formefty ofWestfiddvd ied Bus Company in Mountainside, son House, 532 Route No. 523. Dooley Colonial Home, 556 one of the district's five elemen- MornsThomtonandJaniesTharntop, where he worked until his retirement 7 tary schools and will be taught by jrvStudftyPforidaon Monday, Febru- Whftehbute, 08888: ' " Wescfiefd Avenue? in WestfltfJItf.'rl „ both of Tuscaloosa; three sfsters.McL ary i\ in'the Hd-spfce Residence 6f in 1963. February 4,1B97 February O, 1BB7 , *' certified early childhood educa- Mildred Johnson of OaklandfCali- Martin and St. Lucie County, Mr. Miller had served as the finan- tors . Classes meet for h alf-day ses- fornia and Mrs. Louise Johnson and Mrs. Saporito was bom in Orange cial secretary for Amalgamated Tran- sions five days a week. Mrs. Bobbie Jean Lewis, both of and had lived in Westfield before sit Union Local No. 1478 of New To be considered for the pro- Tuscaloosa, and two grandchildren. moving to Ortley Beach in 1975. Jersey. gram, children must have reached Funeral services will be held at the Surviving are her husband, C. Surviving is his wife of 68 years, Dooley Funeral Service, Inc. their fourth birthday on or before Mount Calvary Baptist Church, lo- Daniel Saporito; a son, Daniel J. Mrs. Helen Miller. October* 1,1997, Aspecially trained cated at Hawthorne and Seymour Saporito, and three sisters, Mrs. A Funeral Mass was offered on Caring & Courteous Service to the staff will evaluate such areas as ' Avenues in Newark, on Saturday, Lillian Fiore, Mrs. Mary Boyd and Wednesday, February 5, in the Im- language abilities and large and February 8, at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Ann Bissonsnette. maculate Heart of Mary Roman Cranford/Westfield Area Since 1913 small- muscle development. Interment will take place in Hill- A Funeral Mass will be offered at Catholic Church in Scotch Plains. : "Title I is a highly individualized side Cemetery in Scotch Plains. 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, in Arrangements were handled by the Calling hours will be tomorrow, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help* Higgins Home for Funerals in North program varying from school dis- Friday, February 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. Church in Seaside Heights, after the Plainfield, trict to school district designed to at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 funeral from the Timothy E. Ryan February ft 1M? " make all children entering the pub- South Avenue, West, in Fanwood. Home for Funerals in Layallette. Westfield lic school system able to realize P»tmi«ry 8, 1*87 556 Westfield Avenue their full academic potential," a spokeswoman for the program said. 233-0255 Those youngsters will be selected MASTER Joseph F. Dooley who could most benefit from the Manager program. MEMORIALS The Title I Pre-Kindergarten rjas 1171 E. Broad St. come to be known as a preventati ve FUNERAL HOME program, reducing the need for re- Westfield, NJ medial help, the spokeswoman 233-2350 Thomas M. Keiser, Jr., Manager V added. During the 1996-97 school Est.I928 year, the Title I classes at Brunncr • Cranford > School were integrated with some THIS SYMBOL GUARANTEES 218 North Avenue of the preschool h&ndicapped OUR SERVICES MEET THE 2784)256 classes at Brunner. This program, HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE has become known as the TIP-TOP FUNERAL PROFESSION Program (Toddlers in PreschoolTo? DESIGNER * BUILDERS OF FINE Manager gether in One Program). Increas- MONUMENTS As an NSM member, we provide: ingly, students with disabilities are MARKERS • Detailed cost breakdowns being educated with their non-dis- • Price categories to fit every budget abled peers in a least restrictive, MAUSOLEUMS Charles V, Doofey John L Dooloy more natural environment, the • Services for all faiths, creeds and customs spokeswoman said. One of the goals LETTERED-CLEANED 155 SOUTH AVE., FANWOOD of TIP-TOP is to encourage an awareness of differences and in- Bruce Bauer, Prop. (908)322-4350 crease sensitivity for all (E»tMbll*h*d 1938) AMPLE PARKING • HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE preschoolers. Why should you plan Preliminary applications are ALSO: 300 Rt. 37 East FORETHOUGHT *^ uvailableatevery elementary school Toms River, NJ. 349*2350 or by calling the Title I office at your own funeral? 412-0830. The last day for submit- ting an application is Wednesday, April 30. Forethought® funeral planning: Free Tbx Preparation Forethought funeral • Relieves your family of emotional burden Offered to Seniors, planning it fundtd through • Exprawea your own wishes in your plant polickt from Fanthaught Disabled, Low Earners Lift tntumne* Company • Protects Aineral costs from Inflation Federal and state 1 ncomc t*% forms • llakft it Msler for those you love wUI be prepared free-of-eharge for senior citizens, the disabled and low income persons at the following lo- Call fbrdttail* today ». cations from Monday, February 10. wfUhym*n thinking about it through Tuesday, April 15, by ap- i pointment: FUNEBAL Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 DIRECTORS BarUeAvenue,322-5007;St Helen's PariihCenter, 1600*UfeWiyA*§nwj, Wtstfleid, 232-1867, •«<* the Wwtfldd Commonly Center, 558 • FRSD H. GRAY, JR. • DAVID B. CRAB1BL • WILLIAM A. DOYL& Weat Broad Street, Weitfltfld, 232- • PAVLBTTR CRABISL WAHLER •DALB SCHOUBTHA 4739. Executive Administrator - William A. DtyU A l«rsby tax form mutt be Wnmftitth SIS E«t Broad St., fired H. Gray, Jr. Mjrr. • 233-0148 hmiatMd or mm » CRANfOROil28prtalfl«ldAvt. ] ^ h t Thursday, February 6,1997 gift flMfofo faafaer and Ttife TIMES of Scotch Plains - Ftawpod A W*Tcm>*to<3oMMt)NicvnoNs, INC. PUBUQATIC Edward J. Hobbie Recalls Mayor Names Mr. LaPorta Years as Municipal Judge To Serve on Planning BoarcJ Raritan Valley Commuter and - Mayor Jardim said he does not sion, Mr. Hobbic was asked to come their liberty," Mr. Hobbie explained. Westfield Solid WasteAdvisory Com- expect ahy repercussions from the to the home of a dying man who "The difference between being a missions. " t Republican majority on the council wanted to marry his long-time friend. lawyer and a judge is taking sides. As He was considered at one point by over Mr. LaPqrta's appointment; "That was a special experience," a judge, you re objective about both the Mayor of a candidate for Town "I think.we are starting to get into he recalled. sides," he explained. , "'<•'. Attorney. Instead, Paul Strauchler was a more comfortable relationship," he , In retrospect, Mr. Hobbic looks The former Judge is concerned appointed Assistant Town Attorney, said. • back on his judgeship as a "very about how the legal profession was a newly-created position, with the Mr. LaPorta will join Mayor Jardim rewarding experience." portrayed in the media. Mayor's intention of having him work on the board along with Third Ward "It's great haying the power to help "There are so many lawyers who into the role of Town Attorney which Councilman Neil F. Sullivan, Jr., the people solve their problems," he ex- do pro-bono work and volunteer in currently is occupied by Charles H. Council Liaison to the board. Pamela plained. He said he saw a lot of repeat the community, but they seldomly Brandt, a former Republican coun- McClure was named to the other full- offenders and helped them get out of are recognized in the media. We still cilman himself. board seat. their repetitive problems. have the assigned lawyer system, In a letter tb Town Clerk Joy C. Mr. LaPorta, who attended -"I felt fortunate to have such a where many towns don't have public Vreeland, Mr. Brcnnan explained that Monday's board meeting, is expected great staff and a wonderful police defenders, and there are attorneys he. decided, after the Mayor asked to joini the board at its next meeting force. Working with quality.people who are called in to help people for him to coordinate the "special on Monday, March 3. HISTORIC OCCASION...WestHeld High School students Hetsy F.yring, left, makes the difference," he stated. free. These contributions to the sys- projects," to devote his time to this The Mayor arid council represen- and Jessica Miller join Congressman Robert f>. Franks a! a special reception Mr. Hobbie decided to enterlaw tem are never advertised," Mr. Hobbie area. He said he was hopeful he will tatives are appointed annually. As a held recently at the Congressman's Union Township office for outstanding high because of his interest in dealing with added. . be considered for a seat on the board full member, Mr. LaPorta will serve school students who were selected to be his guests ut President Clinton's the public In a constructive way and The former Judge served on a lot of in the future. for the next four years. Inauguration January 20 In Washington, D.C- helping them solve their respective 1 community-based, programs. One legal problems. organization he said he feels particu- Today, he is in a full-time practice. larly proud of is The Westfield Foun- Westfield Students Among An attorney for 31 years, he has a dation. The foundation raises money Planning Board Approves general practice with an emphasis in • thorough donations, wills and other Guests at Inauguration real estate, wills and trusts, and do- sources. It has a Board of Directors mestic relations. which donates funds to various agen- Subdivision on Harding Congressman Robert D. Franks and the Book of Gold Award. She is ' "It's rewarding to make some kind cies within the community. This in- By ANNA MURRAY Ms. Oilhouse pointed out that she, the held a special reception January 16 at also a Future Business Leaders of Socially Wrtttmforthi WtitflrU Ltodtt Baileys and other neighbors had recently his district office in Union Township America Vice President, a student in of positive contribution Co people's variably helps them sponsor particu- "upscaled our homes by widening them lives," he stated. Planning Board Chairman Douglas T. for outstanding high shocol students Advanced Placement and Honors lar projects. Schwarz welcomed two recently ap- with additions." Ms. Gilhouse com- . As a Judge, the hardest adjustment Mr. Hobbie said he enjoyed serv- mented, "You are not providing room for from Central New Jersey who were courses and a member of the Key pointed members to the board on Mon- Club and the varsity soccer and vol- tb make was sentencing someone to ing the Westfteld community. day evening; Pamela McClure, who also anything but a smaller house of lesser selected to be his guests at the Presi- jail. "Westfield is a great town to have has served on the Board of Architectural value." dential Inauguration on January 20. leyball teams. . "It's tough forone to conceive how a family and bring up children," he Review, has been inducted as a full-time Mr. Bailey also echoed her concern Among the students were Jessica Betsy, also a senior, received hon- difficult it was to deprive someone of added. member, and Martin Robins will begin that the value of the existing home on the Miller and Betsy Eyrtng of Westfield orable mention in a German poetry his tenure as an alternate. site arid the proposed home may bring High School. other real estate in the area do wn in value. contest, a community service award The first and only appeal heard Mon- The Congressman invited high and the National History and Gov- day was that of applicant Joseph P. Denise Bailey, also of Harding Street, school principals from the Seventh Redist ricting Forum Paluscio/Alexander Properties. The ap- argued a safety question. ernment Award. She is also involved Congressional District, which in- in volunteer work, peer ministry, the plicant, who was represented by attorney "Why would anyone with small chil- cludes Westfteld, Scotch Plains and James P. Flynn, sought a minor subdivi- dren buy this house?" she queried. "The lacrosse team, spring and winter track sion of the property situated at 1044 driveway is near the entrance of Union Fanwood, to choose students who and dance and theater productions.' Produces Large Crowd Harding Street. The applicant proposed County College, and near a blind curve. had outstanding academic and lead- COHTlWEDFfiOUPAtl£1 to create two new lots from the existing There are no sidewalks —• how would ership records for the honor of at- When asked to describe her inter- dents who attend private Kindergar- to Wilson School would cause no lot children safely walk to school?" tending the swearing-in. '•",'• est in attending the Inauguration, she Variances were required for the build- While the board was sympathetic to "The inauguration of a President is said, "I think it is very exciting to • ten then transfer to district schools, undue hardship. residents' concerns, there was agreement variables remain, Dr. Foley explained McKinley School has been left ing on the newly-created lot. The" first an historic event," he said. "Occa- visit the Capitol and view the inaugu- * was for a proposed front yard setback of by the majority that the issues were, not sions such as this one ought to be ration in person, something most the committee madftprojections fi ve out of the transfer mix at this time. 30 feet, where the town Land Use Ortli- • •relevant to the application. It was deter- years out assuming population pa- shared with young people. They are people can only watch on television. According to Dr. Foley, "Any. move nance requires 38 feet to 42 feetriFhe ' mined that drainage on surrounding prop- the leaders of tomorrow." I think it reaffirms our faith in gov- - rameters remain relatively constant out would require a move in. It second variance was for lot depth, The erties would neither be exacerbated or and using data attained for the dis- improved by the proposed structure. Fi- Jessica, a senior, is a recipient of ernment by giving it a fresh start, arid does not appear we would gain town ordinance requires a minimum lot the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Award being able to see it is great." trict by demographerSaraWeissman anything." depth of 120 feet and the applicant has nancial considerations, real-estate val- ues, and off-site traffic patterns also were . on individual school and grade popu- Carrie Mumford, Parent-Teacher proposed 104.80 feet. : lations. Board attorney William S. Jeremiah deemed to be irrelevant, '•!••• Council representative for Franklin explained this was the second time the Trie board approved the variances and Dr. Foley reported that Washing- School, articulated what seemed to application would be heard. The,first thereby the subdivision with two condi- Westfield Adult School ton is the district school with the be the most pressing issue for application, which was identical to the- tions: The Town Engineer and Westfield fastest growing population numbers. Franklin parents: The children's second, was previously heard on Novem- Police Department approve a site triangle A potential problem may exist due safety when crossing Mountain Av- ber 6,1995, and approved. for the driveway and the owners of the Mails Spring Catalogs to the fact that all 17 of its class- enue. Her concern was echoed re- Thomas Bailey of Harding Street ap- property make a good faith effort to con- Westfield Adult School catalogs, but will bedropped when the number pealed the first decision. The Judge over- struct a walking path as a cutoff from rooms are already in use. This infor- peatedly by audience members dur- Gallows Hill Road. listing more than 80 courses for the of people signing up for them de- mation affects the committee con- ing the course of the evening. turned the decision, not on the merits of clines. The catalog lists 10 starred I the case, but because Marilyn Shields, a Eight of nine board members voted to spring semester, have been mailed to sideration to move students from the *"We have tremendous trepidation I Planning Board member at the time, is a approve the variances, with Mayor Tho- all residences in Westfield, Moun- courses, discounted for seniors. extreme northern section of the over the children crossing Mountain | partner of Alexander Properties and had mas C. Jardim abstaining from the vote. tainside, Garwood, Fanwood and This spring, five trips are sched- Franklin school boundary to Wilson Avenue," said Ms. Mumford. "It is a given testimony at the hearing. The judge "1 have not gone out to the site in Scotch Plains. uled by the adult school, plus four School in an effort to further lower curved, commuting road, with many said that Alexander Properties could re- question, and without seeing it, 1 am Classes will be held on successive outings to see Broadway shows. The -the Franklin population. Franklin blind spots. Crossing guards are no apply for a minor subdivision and corre- uncomfortable with the neighborhood's Monday evenings, March 3 through trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show School's number of available class- comfort. We would like a police of- sponding variances. concerns," said Mayor Jardim. May 5, at Westfield High School, on Saturday, March 8, and the over- rooms did not include the temporary ficer to cross the children," she said. Nicholas C. Sottos, a licensed engi- located at 550 Dorian Road. night trip to view the cherry blos- neer and planner, gave expert testimony trailers housing two special services Wendy Hansen of Birch Avenue soms in Washington, D.C, both re- for Alexander Properties. Mr. Sottcs «s- Leader Clarifies Students are requested to register quire advance reservations, an adult classrooms. elaborated further on that thought. jjy rnail as curly as possible, to assure ; 1 wrtedthanhecombinedlotwasthrMWd school spokeswoman said; Payment ..Specific streets included in the "I Hvtert«t4r the corner* df'MfcWi- I a half times larger than the zoning re- Library Budget getting their first choice of classes. move would be Woods End Road, tain Avenue, I see many accidents I quirement. for these trips must be receivedb y In last week's front page article in To register, students should fill out Thursday, February 20. * Orenda Circle, Roanoke Road, and a tremendous number of near the form at the back of the catalog and "The variances are necessitated by the The We^fietd Leader regarding the Althaughrcgistration for some less- Breeze Knoll and Hillside-Avenue. misses. What do we need to do to irregular shape of the five-sided lot. "said proposed municipal budget, inaccu- mail it, with a check payable to the However, if these students are moved bring our concerns to the Police Mr. Sottos. 'The front yard setback of 30 Westfield Adu|t School Association, than-semestcr-length courses is pos- rate information was published re- sible after the semester begins, early to Wilson School, mere would be no Department?" she questioned. ' feet is consistent with other lot* in the garding the budget put forward by to Westfield Adult School, P.O. Box place to relocate Washington School vicinity." 606,Westficld 0709I. registration helps to assure that all Earlier in the evening both Dr. the Westfield Memorial Library l classes will have enough students to , students, should overcrowding oc- Foley and Mr. Madaras recounted Mr. Sottos explained that the property Board of Trustees, . cjur, except in trailers which are tern- ' is adjacent to a 23-foot right or way-on Many offerings in the spring cur- warrant being given, the spokes- that meetings with Police Chief Gallows HID Road .and therefore gives The story should have said the riculum —- like "Astrology Transits" woman noted. pdrary, costly and require state ap- Anthony J. Scutti and the Long the frontage the appearance of a 50-foot library's board requested a budget of proval. ' and "Basic Cake Decorating" — are Additional catalogs are available Range Planning Committee had setback. $1,097,649, not the $1,660,000 as new courses addressing new needs at alt area libraries. For further infor- "We don't wont to box ourselves and would continue to take, place, It was stated by Mr. Sottos and Mr. reported in the story. According td and interests, Old favorites — like mation, please call Westfield Adult into a comer," said Dr. Foley. safety issues being the primary Flynn that the natural beauty of the prop- Library Director Barbara Thiele, the the two classes in "Country Western School Registrar Carol Phelan at 232- ; Further, taking students from this topic discussed. erty would be maintained. No deciduous library received an appropriation of Dancing" •<— will be given thisspring, 4050. • -.:, , northern section of the Franklin Dr. Foley Indicated that the ulti- trees would be removed during building $ 1,030,000 in the 1996 town budget. ^boundary would cause class sizes to mate decisions on safety and how construction. The trees would continue to Although the library request; in? ' swellto24Withinatwo-yearperiod. the children will be crossed will be provide a dense, natural screen from the eluded funding to reopen on Friday The neighborhood surrounding made by the Police Department. The surrounding properties. The building en- nights, itdid not include Sunday hours Mayor Jardim Proclaims velope would allow for open space, Ught as mentioned in the story, Orenda Circle was considered by the cost of the chosen safety measure and air, and in no way adversely affect committee because it was the mem- also would also be borne by the adjacent properties, they said. In the proposed budget put for- Kindness Week in 'fown •bers' feeling that parents from that department. VlrginiaToenes.PatrlciaCllhouseand ward by Town AdministratorEdward area drove their children to school The date for the next public work- Mr. Bailey, all of Harding Street, strenu- A. Gottko last week, an appropria- Fnqtklin School Official Coordinator for Event ' '- „„' presently, and therefore, driving them ing meeting is yet to be announced. ously voiced their concern over drainage tion of $995,000 was included for the Issues. library. Students representing the "Kind- tcr and a food drive for the local food "My backyard is soggy all summer," The council is currently meeting ness Committee" of Franklin Elemen- bank from Tuesday through Friday, said Mr. Bailey. "What assurances do wo with department heads to review all tary School In Westfield received a February 10 through E4. All the: stu- have, that the runoff from this proposed budget requests before a final spend- proclamation from Mayor Thomas dents In Franklin School also wilt Next Stop Westfield structure won't further affect our prop- ing plan is put forward before the C, Jardim declaring Sunday to Satur- join hands in their classroom*: at 1 erty?" governing body for introduction. On the Internet at... Mr. Sottos explained there is act exist' day, February 9 through 15, as Kind- p.m. on February 14 to form'"kind- ing drainage sewer on the property. Roof We apologize for, any inconve- ness Week and Friday, February 14, il;" drains and downspouts from the pro* nience the error may have caused as Kindness Day. Individual act&of kindness will be lit tn posed structure would feed directly into town or library officials or our read- Franklin School, has been desig- recognized on a bulletin board out- Gallows Hill Road, therefore not affect- ers. . • ; • • . nated the official coordinator in side the main office of the school. Directory Westfield ing their properties. Westfield by the Random Acts of When a student performs a kind act, Kindness Foundation, headquartered the student will earn a "flower" in the - Special Valentine's Features - SID Board to Hold in California. In this role, a number of "good deed garden" on the bulletin ¥ Leave An Internet Valentine for someone special Hearing on Budget volunteer students ted by advisor and board, ¥ Read Valentines from your friends, neighbors, kids To Celebrate The Board of Directors of the Down- Assistant Principal Patrick Rooney "The student's name and good deed ¥ Featured gift ideas from Westf ieid merchants: cards chocolates, town Westfield Corporation will hold contacted local government, senior will be prinied on the paper flower so Its annual meeting regarding the pro- citizens, the Westfield AreaChambcr the students and staff can watch tfseir flowers, jewelry and more .History Month posed 1997 budget for the Special Im- of Commerce and local clergy with good deeds grow and flourish,"ex - ¥ Listings for over 160 stores in Westfield The Westfield Chapter of the Na- provement District (SID) on Wednes- suggestions for Kindness Week ac- plained Mr. Rooney. ¥ Store photos, hours, location and information tional Society Daughters or the day, February 12, at 8 p.m. In the Town tivities. In Mayor Jardlrrfs proclamation Council Chambers of the Municipal The committee has developed spe- he wrote, "By recognizing daily acts ¥ 27 restaurants - with menus! Make your Valentine's Day American Revolution will observe Building, 425 Bast Broad Street. , the month of February as National cific activities for Franklin School of kindness during this week, alLciti- reservations now! All district property owners, tenants students including the recently'Coirr- zens of Westfield can become more American History Month. and the public at large are invited to Mayor Thomas C. Jardim has attend, pleted stuffed animal collection for aware of the Importance of being signed * proclamation presented to the local American Rjpd Cross chap- kind to others throughout the year, him by Jjne Stoner. American His- tory Month Chairwoman. The Wostfleld Chapter and chap- ters nationalry commemorate the month of February by sponsoring annual American history contests in the middle school grades to encour- age the study of significant early JON IVL BRAMNICK American! and historical events, Certified Civil Trial Attorney.. ._, "It ll fttim e W reflect on our great hwiuwft' wfas pride In our nation's scbieverfwnrt and remember the im- pottincecf freedom, equality, justice • Personal Injury Law and humanity in our daily lives," said a Chapter spokeswoman * Negligence • The Daughters of the American Revolution are descended from an- » Lf gal Issues Relating to cestor* who p^lcjpated In the Ameri- Motor Vehicle Accidents can Revolution. Eligible women in- terested \n a membership are invited IO call the Registrar, Jleanneite Towl, 1827 East Second Street st 232.1*39 or the Regent, Wllldti LclnbWh, it 232,1304, KINDNESS ENCOURAGKD...W«tlfkld Miyof Thorns* C. Jardim *lgiw • proclamation dedarin* fkindny thrtwMh Scptch Plains, NJ 07076 Saturday, ftbnwry 9 thirogb 13 w KJiidtim Jfclwel, which li the omctaicoordlitttDr In WwtfWd for I lie Random Arts of KJMIIMM roundalkm, left la right, Indwfct 322-7000 YOU ecu MitKfi tOnme witn oeyowu, J«iM fatergnwn, AIIIMH Wfeht» lUthtl Tucker, Rrica Hmkowlu, Jordw Zakarin, Ksll* O'Neill, Kflt« R* Jennifer but you can't il« on U for lorif, UMWbhI)^a^aw COMMtTNICATlONS, INC. PUBLICATION tttfiitit Jteabtx »nd THE TIMES of Scotch Plains - Fanwood Thursday, February" 6 Girls Basketball • Highlights # Westfield Wrestlers Top TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 Cranford Cougars, 36-34 •Westfield 50, Rahway 39 The Wesificld High School girls' bas- By DAVID B. CORBIN ketball team controlled the first'quarter pller Dan Todd who* performed well and WEIGHT BREAKDOWNS Sptiially Written for Tht WeltflrtcLUaJtr and 7ht T)mrs pinned Chris Symonski in 1:36. with strong defense and jumped to a 13- The Westfield High School wrestling , 103; — Joe Crecca (e) won by forfeit Nick Friedman wonu hard-fought 3-1 M 2: — Jeff Kiveu(W) p. Adam Sylcs, 6 lead. Amy Williams added offensive team came from behind in Cranford to punch as she hit for six points in the first decision overastubborn Andrew Schmidt 1:45 . - • beat the Cougars 36-34, quarter. ' * in the 130-pound class. \\9: — Dan Todd (W) p. Chris Still without the help of injured wres- Liz MeKeon and Jen Kemps sank seven . OnurTezucar. at 140. and Mike Baly, Symimski, 1:36 tlers Avi Goldman, Rich Hatfletd and points apiece in the fourth quarter to up a weight class at 171, continued to odd . 125: —No Match Brian Joffe, but witlj the addition of heavy- secure the victory. wins to their records. Tezucar won by 130: — Nick Friedman (W)d. Andrew weight Noleem Smith, the Blue Devils technical falloverEricRichardsand Baly McKeon led the Blue Devils with 15 Schmidt, 3-1 were able to pull out the victory in the received a forfeit. points and Kemps had 14 followed by final match of the afternoon when Smith Another key victory came in the 160- "135: — Josh Evans (c) p. Jnrrett Williams with 12 points. Nicole DeSantis Kamins,4:20 put in four points and Vickf Nusse had pinned heavyweight Pot Eksirom of pound class when Blue Devil freshman Cranford in 3;45, John Jones pinned Jerry Prexler in 1:12. 140: — Onur Te/.ucar (W) tf. Eric three while Suzanne Vinegra scored two Richards. 15-0.2:39 points. Near the end of the second period, Nik Feketc of the Cougars moved up a Smith used a half-nelson to turn Ekstrom 145: — Rich Myra (c) won by forfeit Westfield owns an 8-6 record while weight class and continued his winning to his back and secure'the victory ..A win 152:— Rich Kiro (c) p. Mike KJvelz, Rahway accepts, a 4-10 record! ways by pinning Brian Williams in 0:57 by decision would not hdve been enough at the 215-pound class. Fekete is one of 5;43 . THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 for the Blue Devils. A major decision in the best 189-pound wrestlers in the state. 160: —John Jones (W) p. Jerry Prexler, -. Elizabeth 49, Union Catholic 16 favor of Westfield would only bring a tie, The Blue Devils are still looking to get 1:12 The 12th-ranked Elizabeth High School so-Smith needed to win either by techni- all their wrestlers healthy and ready-to 171: — Mike Baly (W) won by forfeit girls' basketball team thrilled the home cal fall or by pin. compete by tournament time. 189: — George Fulling (c) won by crowd as they used defense to overcome forfeit At 112,jumorJeff Kivctzdid what was TERMINOLOGY: the Union Catholic Vikings. Naimah needed by showingCougar Adam Syles 215: — Nick Fekete (c) p. Brian Wil- -Smith led the offensive attack for Eliza- d.-Won by d»cl*lon-3 team polntt the lights in 1:45. p.-Won by pln-fl team point* Mums, 0:57 Wtillum A, BurK» (or TTw> WeaWeld Laadar and Tna Time* beth with 26 points. Blue Devil Head Coach DonMcDonuld md.-Ma|or declslon-4 team point* Hwt: — Noleem Smith (W) p. Pot HEADS UPBALL... All the players are looking up for the ball toseelf It will sink Elizabeth held the Vfkings to only three was pleased with junior 119-pound wrcs- tt-Technlcal 1*^5 te*m points Ekstrom, 3:45 for a score; however, things were certainly looking up Tor Scotch Plalns- points in each quarter in the first half and Fanwood High School as they defeated Irvington, 46-30, in Scotch Plains oh only 10 points in the second half. January 29. Lauren Majchrzok scored eight points to lead the Vikings. Katie Santa, Lisa Lott and Sharon Kaus hod two points Raiders Top Irvington By 16 apiece while Devon McDonald and Jen Jlritton added one point each. Union Catholic slipped to9-5 as Eliza- Hicks, Vanderheyden Shine. beth improved to 13-1. Wettftold 59, Newark Eut Side 26 By DAV1D B. COHBIN down six, Bethea, Melissa Hicks and The Blue Devils felt at home iu facially Wriarnfor THi Wiltfiltd Ltodtr and Tht Tints Jeanie McCoy had four rebounds each Westfield as they registered their fourth Senior Melissa Hicks scored 15 points while Krista Hicks grabbed three. - win in a row with aconvincing win over to spark the Raiders offensive attack and Scotch Plains-Fanwoodalsocontrolled East Side. junior Kate Vanderheyden pulled down the direction of ihc ball, stealing at will. Senior Amy Williams led the Blue 12 rebounds, to prevent Irvtngton from Melissa Hicks and Niki McCoy swiped Devil attack with 16 points and .sopho- getting enough ball possession time to six apiece and Krista Hicks grabbed five. more Liz McKeon added 10 points and Become a threat, as the Raiders easily Bethea, Bowers and Jeanie Hicks had pulled down eight rebounds. oefeatedlrvington, 46-30, in Scotch Plains four Heals each while Vanderheyden The Westfield defense was stingy, al- on January 29. pulled away two. lowing 16 points in the first half and only • ;The Raiders struck like lightening in The Raiders showed brilliant team- two points in the fourth quarter. the first quarter, outecoring Irvington 21 - work when each player contributed at Co-Captain Jen Kemps hit for double 7, Co-Captains Kim.Bethea, who sank least two assists, led by Melissa Hicks, figures for the Blue Devils, sinking 12 eight points, and Melissa Hicks, who put Krista Hicks and Jeanie McCoy with four points. Vicky Nusse had seven points iri five points, added the necessary volt- each. while Nicole DeSantis and Sarnantha age during that quarter. Raider Head Coach Brian Homm was Legoncs added four points apiece, The Raiders sailed to a 26-13 lead by very pleased with the play of Kathcrine Bnll.Tara Douglas and Suzanne trie half and soared to a 39-19 dominance * Vanderheyden and Melissa Hicks when Vinegra had two points each, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. he stated, "Kate Vanderheyden is one Westfield High School improved to 9- Bethea totaled 12 points and sopho- tough cookie. Kate did an outstanding job 6 while Newark East Side dropped to 3- more Niki McCoy sank nine points. rebounding and hustling after loose balls. 13, . She has a nose for the ball defensively." Sophomores Christine Bowers am* Jeanie MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Homm added, "Melissa probably played - Mcdoy finished with three points each Scotch PMrn-Fenwood 90, nidge 20 the best game of her career, She played a while Chakira Brown and Vanderheyden Kim Bethea scored 11 points and Niki total game with 15 points, six steals and had two. McCoy added eight in Scotch Plains to <' The entire Raider team dominated the several assists," lead the Raiderrto victory over Ridge. William Ar HutHo ?'>r I ho Vvwtvtd Lodtler and Tho TftniM boards with 43 rebounds. Aside from The victory lifted Scotch Plains-Fan- Melissa Hicks had five points. Krista KNEE DEEP IN TROUBLE...Adam Syles, 112-pound wrestler, of Ounftird Hijjli St luiul Is i»;i touch .situation us junior Vanderheyden's 12 rebounds, Niki wood to 6-7 while the loss lowered Hicks put in four and Christine Bowers Jeff Klvetzof tht: Bhii; Devils nsvsliis knee mid tiiijsh, along wllh lib right hand, to "s tack" him u\>. Klvtl/ won the match McCoy hauled in 10 and Bowers pulled Irvtngton to 3-10. added two points for the Raiders. by fall in 1:4S. Westfield I Mull School defeated Cranfurd High School 36-J4 in ( nintord m\ .Tunuiiry 29. Feeley Fall Secures J)raw Wrestling Raiders Tie Elizabeth Highlights By DAVID B.CORB1N really hot right now; they all came up big SfttMtt Wrlmnfor Tht Wtttfiild Uadtr and Tht Tim,, against Elizabeth." ' 'The pressure was on Raider sopho- When asked about his opinion oftne TERMINOLOGY: Jones. 2:56 more Jim Feeley when he walked on the match, Bello said, "We were very disap- d.-Won by dscislon-3 team point* 17): — Mike Huty (W) p. Sal «|at knowing that he had to pin his oppo- pointed with a tie against Elizabeth. Our p.-Won by ptn-8 team point* Valentino, 3:53 md.-MaJor declslon-4 team points KM in order for his team flni sh w ith a 29- kids wrestled their hearts out, but we tl.-Technical (all-5 learn point* 1KV: — Litrry l-'ralhcr (II) won by for- W tie against Elizabeth High School. came up short. We expected to win." feit Beelcy succeeded, pinning Paul Hill in As to the progress of his team, Bello FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 215: — Have Duniurc (U) p. Nick 3241. stated, "Our wrestling team is picking up Unlon42,W«*tfleW32 Clark. 0:34 • The bout was not without excitement. momentum. We get better every match. •'Die match in Union was decided In the llwi: — Michael Cross (U) p. Noleem Feetey started the first period with a We're peaking at the right time." final bout where the Union Farmers found Smith. 2:50 ~ ' takedown and Hill immediately reversed Scotch Plalns-Fanwood spread its p.iy din tym. Feeley escaped and picked up two record to6-4-2, while Elizabeth stretched With the score 36-32 in fnvor of the Scotch Plalnt-fanwood 66, PlilnHeld 12 more takedowns and received two pen- to 5-1-2. P.iimers, the Blue Devils needed heavy- alty points for unnecessary roughness. TERMINOLOGY: The' conhniHHuly improving Raider wcii-lit Nolccm Smith to win cither by a wrestlers upped their rccoid to 7-4-2 by The Ant period ended with Feeley com- d.-Won by decision-} team point* technical full or by a pin; unfortunately, defeating Plninlicld in Scotch Plains, manding a 9*3 lead. Michael Cross of Union secured the vic- Senior 1A*C l^oewingcr. wrestling at The end came when Feetey turned Hill fcjo tek>M mum n ppolntt tory by pinning Smith 50-seconds into to his back toward the end of the second tf.-Ttchnld* teH-S teem pointit s the second period. 125, und sophomore Josh Riccn, wres> tlinaiit 160, won by falls WEIGHT BREAKDOWN: Dan Todd won a wild 12-10 decision The Raiders will face a formidable foe At 130, Tony Melendez dropped a 103: — David Loewinger '- ""- .-V. " Pflgel4 Thursday, Febrtuwy 6,1997 tady Raiders Beat Madison; Fall to Cranford The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Police School. The locals got off to a slow start Athletic League (PAL) Lady Raiders split offensively, committing numerous tum- their last two league games, losing to ovefs in the first quarter. Defensively, Cranford, 45-29, in Cranford before de- they smothered Madison, allowing only feating Madison, 30- 3 5, in Scotch Plains, two first-quarter points, At half time, the the Raiders record now stands at 6-4. Raiders held a 14*7 lead, which they In the Cranford game, the Raiders . extended to 25-15 by the third. stayed close through half tl me, trailing by Madison didn't score in the final quar- only three points, 19-16, at the break. ter and Scotch Plains-Fanwood won, 30- Cranford opened the lead to nine after 15. The two teams meel again in Madison three quarters and won going away. The - later in the season. Raiders were without point guard Annie Anderson led the *a>ring with four- Codsolini for the game and lost Sarah teen points, while blocking seven shots. Anderson for most of the second half due Gray, Avrti Shah and Erin Watson each to injury. had four point*. Cray continues to domi- liianca Gray led Scotch PlalrH-Pan- nate the backboards with 14 rebotind>. wood with 15 points. Anderson pitched Cossolint HAOh BO.OOAY.MSftHUlNaiHifF WALPHMOtHUOH KAAU CiMKIN. RB0M0N0, RYAN, WALLAOS 4 M0KKNNA, Mm PBrtBY *3WANA •#00«umb(«Tuniplh« OARKHUIfP A WAOMIN, Attorn»y» 8H«M -—"-1 tffWtBlt * LNvwJifrtMyOfgM ; f%*{#1*ft1B _'« . i- • ..- ,4-r^ ^i.. ..- PUBLICATION «*Mk $caber and THE TIMES of Scotch PUina^ F.nwood Thursday, February «, 1997 Page 15 Devilfish Beat Hillsborough Akemi Tbnaka Devilfish Girls Drop Earns Honors Akcmi Tnnaka, the daughter of To Remain Undefeated Meet to Lakeland Hills HU6shi and Rumi T^naka.of Fan- The Westfield 'V boys' Devilfish under breastslroke, H-and-under butter- The Wcstfield *Y* girls' Devilfish swim 12 rnedlcy, breaststroke), Heidi wood, and n member of the class of swim teain traveled to Hillsborough fly), Matt Rodriquezd l-12brcasutroke), team dropped a tough-fought meet to a Schoencmann (15-18 medley, breasf. 1997 at Skid(SH)r*Gollegc in Sarasota YMCA on January 25,-and came away Sean O'Neill (11-12 backstmke), Scott deeMrand stronger Lakeland Hills.squad stroke), Nada.Simnika (9-10 freestyle, Springs, New York. with its fifth dual mcef victory of the K nut/man I (13-14 backstroke), John on January 25. The outcome of the dual butterny). Virginia Blauvclt {15-18 but- season. The Devilfish boys' record now Cottage (15-18 backstroke),. Josh meet was In question until the final relay terfly). Kerry Hart 03-14 freestyle), Kitty Honors are awarded for a grade stands at 5-0'. Shoenfetd (9-10 buHerfly), and Scan events, Fromiling (15-18 freestyle), W*y#»yP7 ; £*;•'** •\^miWi -? -1''': '"t-Vi-1 ''<•['%.>*. %•"•_ •'- •;"">';iV-"E:;^: ^^'::;:.'-r":i-!V"-%_>.:'" *":"'.; • ""-'='-" -it TlT ''I'liii mml't fHJBUC PUBUC NOTICE 31 Points, Township 1UWldNWUNTVBOAWJ UNiQN COUNTY BOARD ,—" Bed Jaguars Shaw Strong Soccer Skills ,. OP CHOSEN FRESMOi.O£RB Of 6HO8EN FREEHOLDERS . The Red Jaguars, Team No. 11, of saves throughout the game. Chrif- ' - * NOTIOB OF* CONTRACT AWARD NOTIOB: Of CONTRACT AWARD the Scowh Plains-Fan wood Soccer tinit Camarda came up with several Oat* Adopted: January 90,1007 Dale Adopted: January 30, 1007 Association's Kindergarten Division steals and was able to get the ball to Squad Still Undefeated Public Notice I* hereby given that the Public Notice I* hereby given that the her teammates on several occasions. Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- Union County Board of Chpaen Freshold- played a game against the Team No. 3 Competitive games were plentiful in Results and Standings" Art haa awarded a contract without com- ' are haa awarded a contract without conv on February 1. Both teams displayed The Jaguar pflense was sparked" Senior League basketball play during the As oT January 30,1997 petftfve bidding »• a pfof eeetonaj aervlce petlttve bidding aa a profeaalonai aervlce excellcntball handling skills and good by Joseph Del Prete, who had two past two weeks at Scotch Bains-Pan- lam SL L fti or extraordinary, unapeclflrfble eervjce or extraordinary, unapeclflable aarvlce team play. goals on the day; one was apowerful wood Higfi School. In remaining unde- ScotchPlsins t« v0 ),000 pursuant to NJ.SA 40A:11-6(1X")- Thla pureuant to NJ.8A. 4OA:11-6(1 Xa). Thla CraigPassenam and Christopher shot from the corner and the second feated, Scotch Plains has become the Cranford 5 3 .600 contract and the reeoiulion authorising It ' contract and the reaolutlon authorlrlng It Vicars shared the goal-tending du- was a very nice move in which he team tobeat, with every team loading up Berkeley Helfjits 4 3 .J7] , I* available for public inapectlon in the la available for public Inapection in the dribbled past the defense. - v for their games. < Fanwood 2 5 .4OQ Office of the Clerk of tha Board. Office of the Clerk of the Board. ties and did an outstanding job. They each came up with some excellent Craig Passenantassisted on one of North Plainfield held Scotch Plains to Clark . " 2 5 .406 RESOLUTION NO.; »M7 North PWnfleld i 6 J43 AWARDEDTO: PMK Qroup.02g BprtrtQ- nao N Del Prete's goals and also scored a a season-low production of 31 points, but flald Road, Kenllworth, Now Jersey. AMINDINO RBSOtUTtON NO. B72-96 goal of his own on some fancy foot- couldn't produce enough points to win, JfaJHiary 21 •KRVIOSS; To provide aabeetos abate- AWARDBO TO: Michael Mltzner, Eaq., Cranford ran and substituted at every Fanwood 44, Berkeley Heights 39. 141 South Avenue, P.O. Box 167, Fan- work. Malt Oraziano also added a ment dealgri and monitoring at the 8th PUBUC NOTICE goal for the Jaguars as he stole the opportunity in an effort to tire the even- Scotch plains 31, North PlaJnfleld 18 Floor Parking Oarage. wood, New Jeraey. . •RRVIOBS: To provide additional legal TOWNSHIP OP SCOTCH PIAJNS) ball and took it the length of the court . tual winners of a well-contested game, January 23 COST: >n an amount not to exceed but a big-time baseline rhove by Rich' Clark 48, Berkeley Heights M. •81.000. ' . eervlcee aa Special Counael for Joaeph At a regular meeting of the Townefilp * for an unassisted goal. Salay In the matter entitled Annlng, et al v. Council of the Townahfc of Scotch Plalna Hoehl and foul shooting excellence by Scotch Plains 45, Cnuuord 43. Lucille Meaolaie County o) Union, et el. I" . held on January 2B, 1007 the following Lenny Braunstein allowed for the even- 4 Janiuu7 28 • , ClofK of the Board COST; in an additional amount not to declelone were rendered: tual 12-point advantage. North PlaUifield 33. Clark 50 (0T). 1 T — a/B/07. The Leader Fae:S21.42 exceed $0,000 for a total amount not to ' Orented permlaelon to the application PUBUC NOTICE Fanwood brought an extremely com- Cranford 37, Fanwood 31. exceed «10.00O. : of the Scotch Plalna Bualneea & Profee- PUBUC NOTICE UNION COUNTY BOARD petitive game with them and rode Jack January 30 Lucille Maeclale alonaj Aaeooladon, for the weetdy farmjar'a Wiley and Dan Remler's jump shooting, UNION c60NTY BOARD „ Clark of the Board market alao known mm 430 Park Avenue OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Scotch Plairu 54, Fanwoqd, 43. OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS" fT -2/9/97, The Leader Fee:»24.48 BLOCK NO. 110B, Lot No. 1, P Zone for a NOTIOB OF CONTRAOT AWARD but also tost by double digits. Cranford 54, North PlainfleJd 36. NOTIOX OP OONTRAOT AWARD Special Uae Permit, for permlealon to hold Pate Adopted: January 30. 18»7 The competitiveness continued as Daw Adopted; January 3p. 1087 weekly Farmera Produce Market on Sat- Public Notice la hereby given that the Clark whipped the tough Berkeley Public Notice la hereby given that the PUBUC NOTICE urday Mornlnge 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. aa Union Oounty Board of Choaen Freehold- Heights squad, 48-44, in a game that was Union County%oard Of Ohoeen Freehold- noted on their appllcatton, provided that era hea awarded a contract without com- tight throughout, and then dropped an UNION COUNTY BOARD petitive bidding aa a profesalonal aervlce era noa awarded • contract without com- Ingreaa and egreaa la maintained In the overtime ballgame to North Plainfield on After all la said and done, petitive bidding ae a profeaalonai aervlce OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS parking lot ao the flreflghtera can reapond or extraordinary, unapeclftable aarvlce NOTIOB Of OONTRACT AWARD purauant to N.J.SA. 40A:11-6(1X»- Thla Walt Cwikla's two foul shots. or extraordinary, unapeelflable aervlce to calla eaaHy and exit the fire houee with Dave Bell, Lenny Mrozak and JR. more is said than done. pursuant to IM^J.B.A. 4OA:ii-B(iKa). Thie Date Adopted: January 30,1907 no difficulty. contract atnd the roaolution authorizing It contract and the resolution authorizing It Public Notloe It hereby given that the Qranted permlaalon to the application ie available for public fnapectton In the Chaplin also came up big in the game for —Anon'. la available for public Inapection in the Union County Board of Choaen Freehold- of the Applebtoeaom Flowar Shop, alao Office of the Clerk of the Board. North Plainfield. Clark was led by Rick. Office of the cierK of the Board. era fiea awarded a contract without com- known ae 381 Park Avenue, Slock No. RESOLUTION NO.: B«-«7 Musser. petitive bidding •• m provisional service RMOLUTION NO.: 00-07 1601, Lot No. 4, B-2 Zone, for a Special AWARDED TO: Matrix Environmental PUBUC NOTICE AWARDBD TO: Reginald Sconlera, 254 or extraordinary, unapeelflable aarvlce. Uaa Permit for the dlaplay of ftortat related.* Management, 216 Ricfgedale Avenue, PUBUC NOTICE purauant to N.J.SA. 40A:ii-6(iXa). Thla Fiorham Park. New Jeraey. Dorar Avenge. Hllielde, New Jeraey. aeaeo'nei merchandlee (flowera, planta), TOWNSHIP OP SOOTCM PLAINS to Hie Townahlp or Scotch Plains shall ba SfcRVlCVS: To provide a moteue aa- contract and the resolution authorizing It aa noted on thalr application. 8SRV1OBB; To provide envlronmantai eubmttted with each bid aa a guaranty that eletant during tha performance of autop- fa available for public Inapection In the Qranted permlaalon to the application aervlcea Mthe Cherry Street QarageSlte, BIODCR8 NOTTCK If a contract la awarded the Bidder »hsJt elea conducted by all full tJme and per Office of the Clerk of the Board. of Richard Roberta, Ltd., alao known aa Elizabeth, New Jereay. execute said Contract. The Bid Security RESOLUTION NO.: B4-07 373(76) Park Avenue, Slock No. 1601, Lot OOBT: in en amount not to exceed Invltatlona are extended to qualified Bid-, diem dootora of the Union County Medt- . dere to bid for the following Project ahell be In the amount of ten percent (i o*) oa) BxAmlner'a Office. AWARDBO TOi C.A.R.E.. 60S South Av- No. B, B-2 Zone, for e Special Uae Permit 410.2OB of the total amount of the bid or Twenty- enue, Cranford, New Jereay. for permlaalon to dlaptay. producta out- Lucille Maaclale UOYOUNO Sf RV1CB8 PERIOD: January 1,1007 and terminat- Bids win be accepted only by mail or in Thousand bollars(SaO.OOO.OO). whichever ing Decamber 31, 1007. -J aanvtOSSiTo provide Comprehenelve doora at front and rear of store, ae noted Clerk of the Board la lower. Aaelatan'ce and Referral to Union County on their application. 1 T — 2/8/87, The Leader Fee: Sa 1 ,BS pferson to the Office of the Townahlp Clerk, COST) In an amount not to exceed Scotch PlalneMunicipal Building,430 Park All bid Security, except the Bid Security •81,600. employoBB and thalr famlllee. Qranted permlaalon to tha application of the three (3) apparent loweat rsspon- PBRIOD: January 1.1007 thru Decem- of Ed Krleoer (Extreme Culalne) elao Avenue, scotch Plalna, New Jeraey 07076 Lucille Maeclale PUBUC NOTICE (Attention: Barbara Rlepe, Township Clerk) albfa Bidders shall, If requested in wrttino., Clark of the Board ber 31. 1S&7. known aa 603 Park Avenue, Block No. be returned after ten {10) daye from tha COSTi IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO «X- 1401, Lot No. 6, B-2 Zone, for a Special until Aprtl 14, 1907 at 1O:OO e-m. The 1 T - 2/C/O7, The Leader Fee: »24,4B UNION COUNTY BOARD Townahlp of Scotch Plalno (hereinafter opening of the blda (Sundays avid holiday OKBD #40,800. Uae Permit for permlaalon to have out- OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS excepted) and the blda of such Bidders Lucille Maactale door aeaHng, aa noted on their applica- Townahlp") ahatt not be responKble for PUBUC NOTICE NOTIOB OP OOffTRAOT AWARD any bid mailed which la loat In transit or snail be conaldered withdrawn. Clerk of the Board tion, Date Adopted: January 30, 1097 The Townahlp reaervea the right to re- 1 T — 2/6/07, The Leader Fee: #22.05 Qranted permlealon to the application delivered late by the Postal Service. At the UNION COUNTY BOARD Public Notice la hereby, given that tha aboveUme.theb!dawHlbepub!lc!yopened ject any or all blda, and to waive immate- OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS of Raymond O, Pardon t/a Nuta n' Plenty Union County Board of Choean Freehold- rial InformolWea.or to accept any bid which. alao known ae 1000 BarUe Avenue. Block and read aloud. All blda must be pre- NOTtOB OP OONTRAOT AWARD era haul awarded a contract without com- sented In aeaJed envelopea which are In tha opinion of the Townahlp of Scotch Date Adopted: January 30. 1007 No. 1B01, LotNo. 0, B-2 Zone, for a Special petitive bidding as a profeaalonal aervlce Plains, will be In the best Interest of tho PUBUC NOTICE Uaa Permit for permlaalon to have a itand- clearly marked "Bid for Raoycllna Ser- Public Notice la hereby given that the or extraordinary, unapeelflable aervlce vloes, 430 Park Avenue. Scotch Plains. Townahlp all In accordance with the New Union County Board of Chosen Freehold- UNION COUNTY BOARD Ing elgn end (2) decorative flaga on exte- purauant to N.J.8.A. 4OA:11-6(1 H»>- Thla Jeraey Local PubllcContraotaLewNJSA rior of atore premleea, ae noted on his New Jeraay 07076*. No bid will ba re- era hea awarded a contract without com- OF 0HO8 EN FREEHOLDERS contract and the reaolutlon authorizing it ceived aftar the time and date apaclHed. 40A: 11 -1 et aeq. In the event of an equal or petitive bidding aa a professional aervlce application. la available for public Inapection In the NOTIOB OF OONTRACT AWARD After receipt of bids, no bid may be tie bid, the Townahlp ahell award the bid to or extraordinary, unapectfiable aervlce Date Adopted: January 30,1BS7 Barbara Rlepe Office of the Clark of the Board. the Bidder which, In the Townahlp'a sole purauant to N.J.8.A. 40A:11-8(1 KB). Thle Townahlp Clerk withdrawn within sixty (60) daya after the Public Notice la hereby given that the RlttOLUTION NO.l 100-97 date of the bid opening except If provided discretion, beat serves the Interest of thn contract end the revolution authorizing It Union County Board of Choaen Freehold- 1 T — a/fl/97. The Tlmea Fee: S41 £2 . AWARMD TO: Donald T. Smith, Eaq.. Townahlp. la available for public Inapectloh In the for herein. The bid of any Bidder who era haa awarded a contract without com-"- 1130 East Jareey Street, Elizabeth, New consents to «n extension may be held for . ' The Townahlp alao reserves the right lo Office of the Clark of the Board. potltlve bidding aa a profaealonal aarvlce PUBUC NOTICE Jersey. \ reject any and all blda If eufflclent fund* RESOLUTION NO.: 6O-O7 RETAINING conelderatlon for a longer period of time or extraordinary, unapeelflable aarvlce BBMViOSS: To provide legal servicee aa may be agreed upon between Bidder are not available and/or appropriated AWARDED TO: Colleen Wallace, 104 pureuant to N.J.SA. 40A:11-6(1Mo>. Thla ONION COUNTY BOARD for Union County realdonta In commit- Sealer Avenue, Cranford, New Jeraey. OF 0HO8EN FREEHOLDERS end the Townahlp. A SITS VISITATION AND PW1-8ID contract and the reaolutlon authorizing It ment heertnpe for tha year 1007. . All blda must be on the bid forma pro- CONPBHSNOI WILL •• HBLO AT 10 SIRVIOMS: To provide appropriate NOTICS OP CONTRAOT AWARD OOSvn In an amount not to exceed la available for public Inapection In Hie Date Adopted: January 30,1007 vided by the Townahlp of Scotch Plalna In A.M. ON April 7,1807 AT the Department support services to permit a Juvenile to be Office of the Clerk of the Board. •27,000. -v-. of Public Property, 244fl Plainfield Avanue releaeed from Detention. Public Notice ie hereby given that the the Bid Package. Specifications and bid RESOLUTION NO.: 65-97 —Tudlle Meeciale forma may ba obtained at a fae of norv The aelected Bidder, wilt, within seven OOBT: In en amount not to exceed Union Oounty Soerd of Choaen Freehold- Clerk of the Board AWARDID TO: Health Care Reaourcea, era haa awarded a contract without com- rafundebla twenty-five dollars (126.00) at (7) deya of award of the bid. enter into an #10,000, 12 Roezel Roadr-Suite C-102, Princeton, 1T-a/e7a7,The Leader Fee:»21.tt3 appropriate contract with the Township Lucille Meeelale petitive bidding ee a professional aervtce the Department of Public Property, 2446 NewJereey./ \ or extraordinary, unapeelflable earvlce Pialnheld Avenue, Scotch Plaint, between All Bidders muat comply with P.L. 1975. f Clerk of tha Board ••RVfOfSi To complete and file all Chapter 127, entitled "An Act Relating, to 1 T - g/B/07. The Leader Fee: ta 1.43 purauant to N.JSA. 40A:i 1-5(1 Ha), Thla PUBUC NOTICE the hours of 8:30 AM. and 4:00 P.M., Mon- 1000 coat reporta end analyze Inttlal rate contract and tha resolution authorizing It day through Friday. Affirmative Action In Relation to Discrimi- determlnauona which are due beginning UNION COUNTY BOARD nation In Connection with Certain Public la available for public mapactfon In the OP CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Bid proposals and all required docu- PUBLIC NOTICE March 31,1007. Office of the Clark of the Board, ments muit be completed and submitted Contracta and Supplementing th«>Law OOBT) In an amount not to exceed NOTIOS OP CONTRACT AWARD Against Dlacrlminatlon' approved April 16 SHHRtFTS) SALS MUOLUTION NO.1 0S-S7 Data Adopted: January 30, 1007 by the date ea set forth above. All docu- «i 7.800. AWARDID TOt Alexander Babayenta, ments In the encloaed Bid Package muat 104B (P.L. 1046, Chapter 160)*, N.J A C SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, Lucille Maaclale Public Notice la hereby given that the 17:27, aa amended from time to time and OHANCEBY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, M.D., SB Short Hllla Drive, Mlllburn, New Union County Board of Choaan Fraehold- accompany tha bid proposal. Clerk of the Board In addition to the above documents, a the Americana With Disability Act DOCKET NO. F-1361.ee, 1 T — a/6707. The Leeder Fee: $22.06 Jeraey; Nlrmel Sathaye. M.D., 31 Fairfax ere he* awarded a contract without com- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTOAOE Drive, Berkeley Helghta, New Jeraey; Rob- petitive bidding aa e profoaelonal aervlce certified check, cashier's check or bid Where applicable, prevailing wage rate CORPORATION ET AL, PLAINTIFF V8. ert Schnltzleln, M.D., 33 Dawaon Road, or extraordinary, unapeelflable aervlce bond Issued by a responsible bank, trust shall be paid to all workera on the Job as JOSE RODRlQUEZ A/K/A/ JOSE M. Kendall Park. New Jeraay, purauant to N.J.&A. 40*11-6 ANY AM> ALL. BIDS, te iH THS \ A WATCHUNG CouwaacA-noNS, INC. PUBLICATION btrami THE TIMES of Scotch PUms - Fanwoo More Than Usual Musical Fare Greg and Mary Ellen Natic, own- room occupants can do readings from ers of the Scotch Plains Music Cen- an entire play script which adorns the; ter, harbor more (han sheet music and bathroom door. ••f"! } instruments in their little storefront at' Students looking for alternative 1409 Park Avenue. sheet music to play other than what The shop, celebrating its 26th year, they practice for school, can choose • •- i is crammed wall to wall and top to from a wide selection of popular and bottom with sports and headline contemporary tunes. The only thing it'" memorabilia, as well as nostalgic pic- the store does not carry. Mr. Natic tures of famous musicians who have says, is audio tapes and compact discs. visited "the tittle store of history" as The music center provides private it is fondly called. music lessons and repair and service The Naticsurgecustomers and store of all musiccl instruments. Si browsers to "look up" upon entering "From Mozart to metal, we're the their shop. The ceiling, as well as" the store that has it all, right downtown in walls, are festooned with T-shirts, beautiful Scotch Plains,." Mr. Natic hats mirrors', posters and celebrity says, photographs. .•-.'• The Scotch Plains Music Center IN CON~CERT...the Orchestral StrlnjTTriitnlnR L..,...... „. ...„- ,,v- .,„.„, "If you happen to be a sports fan," may be reached by calling 322-7542. Youth Symphony, Inc. will perform on Sunday, February 9, nt Ihe Church of the' UNCOMMON THREADS...Westfield resident Alice Dillon, center, is Curator Mr. Natic says; "we have more sports of an exhibition titled 'Threads: Fiber Art In the '90s" at the New Jersey Center , *** - Redeemer*located at South Street In Morrlslown. The concert, to be conducted newspaper headlines and nostalgic by Dr. Irma Louise Wright, is free and Is scheduled for 3 u.iu. Composers to be for Visual Arts In Summit. The exhibit, which opened January 12 and runs pictures hanging up there than you The moat exhnuating thing in through Sunday, March 2, Is on,display at the center's Palmer Gallery. It represented fit the concert are: Smimuirtiiil, Moznrt, Frunck, Offenbach. features works by 34 textile artists from the United States, Japan, Australia, the can possibly imagine. News makes life is being insincere. Respighl, Debussy, Wushhurit and Anderson. The Onluvstrnl StringTraining United Kingdom and Korea. Joining her are fellow curators Sharon Gill, left, headlines here too—everything from —Anne Morrow, Lindbergh Ensemble Is an e!ementur>-ievel strinn orchestra composed of students that and Sheila Stone. O.J. to Nixon to Rose Kennedy to study regularly with prlvnte teachers. Members arc chosen through unnuul RifczutQ — it's up there." • •• auditions and rehearse weekly during the school year at Christ Church in •• * .; Summit. The New Jersey Youth Symphony is u non-profit organizutlon sup- Mr, Natic is quick to point but that injuries, never forget ported In part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. West field residents Question* are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are. ^ even the rest room has not escaped who will perform with the ensemble, left to right, are: Seated, Rosemary To'par —Oscar WUde his enthusiastic decorating style. Rest —Confucius and Lindsay Long-Wuldor; standing, Jason Tainmain and ," SERVICES and GOODS YOU NEED! 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(908)757-0899 Please Call TEMPORARY SERVICE (201)678-9556 ; (908)855-9543 (908) 647-2201 Recent Real Estate Transactions ColdweH7JankcrSchlott,ReaTiors,209 Central Avenue, Coldwetl Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Cold well Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, *,v.dwell Banker Schlolt, Realtors, 209 ('end al Avenue, Westfleld has announced the listing and sale of thjs Westfleld has announced the listing and sale of this Westfleld has announced the listinjj and fciile of this Westfleld has announced the listing and sale of this home located at 681 Gallows Hill Road, Cninford. The home located at 102 Central Avenue, Westfleld, The home located at 25 Normandie Place, Cranford. The home located at 1212 Woodside Road, Scotch Plains. properly was listed by Susan D'Arecca and negotiations property was listed by Lucille K. Koll and negotiations property was listed by Madeline Solloccfo and The property was listed by Hye-Younj: Choi and negotlatlqa< of sale were b£_Mary_ McEnerney. of sale were by Rosanne De Lorenzo. negotiations of sale were by Arlcen Daprile. of sale were by John DeMarco, --I--- -»n.—-?--*-T«air';-"ttw -..dwell Banker Schlolt, Realtors, 209Central Avenue, Coldwell"Banker Schlolt, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Coldweli Blinker Schlott, Realtor*, 209 Central Avenue, Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Westfleld has announced the Us ting and sale of this Westfleld has announced the listing and sule of this Wcstrield has announced the listing and .sale of this Westfield has announced the sale of the property at 1450 home located at 700 Dartmoor, Westfield. The property home located at 621 E. Lincoln Park, Cranrord. The home located at 520 Mountain Avenue, Westfield. The Cushing Road, Scotch Plai ns. The properly was handled was listed byReva Merger and negotiations of sale were property was listed by Tom Bianco and negotiations of property was listed by Carla Capuano and negotiations by Janice Tittle. by Hye-Young Choi sale wereJbyjrom Shea. of sale were by Bob Devlin. Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Coldwell Hanker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Coldwell Banker Schlolt, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Westfleld has announced its participation in the sule of Westfield has announced the sale of the property at 321 Westfield has announced the sale of the property at 81 Westfield hasannouncedthesaleof the property at 1470 this home at 35 Chestnut Street, Clark. The property Hysllp Avenue, Westfleld. The property was bundled by Willoughby Road, Fanwood. The property was handled Division Street, Plscataway. The property was handled was handled by Harriet Llfsen. Kay Gragnano. by Susan Callcnder. by Clarissa Kantor-Rich. - - - f ,-*i Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Cotdwelt Banker Schlott, Realtors,209Central Avenue, Coldwell Banker Schlott, Realtors, 209 Central Avenue, Westfleld has announced the sale of the property at 626 Westfleld has announced the sale of the property at 830 Westfleld has announced Its participation In the sale of Westfleld has announced the listing and sale of this Raymond Street, Westfleld. The property was handled Summit Avenue, Westfleld. The property was handled this home at 39 Monlrose Avenue, Fanwood. The home located at 149Thomas Drive, Clark. The property by Fred Martin. by Hye*Young Choi. property was handled by Judy Faraldo. was listed and sold by Wlnne Canavan. Welchert Realtors, 185 Kim Street, Westficld, has Welchert Realtors, 185 Elm Street, Wcstrield, has Welchert Realtor!!, 185 Elm Street, Westfleld, has Welchert Realtors, 185 Elm Street, Westfleld, has announced the sale of the above property at 925 Hillside announced the sate of the above property at 241 Hazel announced the sale of the above property at 52 announced the sale of the above property at 807 Old 1 Canterbury, Watchimg. the property was handled by Radian Road, Edison. lite property was listed ami sold Av*nue, Plain field. Tin properly was handled by Linda Avenue, Garwood. The property was handled by Brenda StacyKoalas. , by Julia Wood. Welmer. PuUer. elchert Wetehert Realtors, 1(15 Elm Street, WesirMd, has Welchert Realtors, 185 Elm Street, Westfleld, has Welchert Realtors, 185 Elm Street, Westfleld, has announced its participation In the sale of the above announced the sale or the above property Ml 190 Morris announced Its participation the sale of the above properly announced the sale of the above property at 8 Dartmouth property at 180 North Lehlgh Avenue, Cranford. The Avenue, Unit 3C, Springfield, The property was listed at 1220 Highland Avenue, Union. The property was Drive, Cranford. The property was bandied by Rich property was listed by Lou Faruolo and negotiations of by Us Fletcher. listed and negotiated by Cathie Kreiblg Sodamia. Margltkh. sale were by Sheldon Mlxus. Attention, Realtors: To Advertise Your Sales, Please Call Joanna Marsh or Kathleen Norman W«lch«rt Htftftors, 181 Kim Street, W^tO«td, has kttititl««r|hiiib(.v«prontrty«lm~ 232-4467 rowood. Th« protwrty was listed A WATCHUNC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBUCATION ^ProHulfc Qabtt and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains - Famrood Thursday, February 6,1997 Page 19 RfgljifraHnii I Inrierway For Preschool Program The Scotch Plains Recreation De- partment of Parks is offering a pre- The Westfield Board of Realtors or atyi Liaison or a Division Officer. school.program of various, activities, (WBR) has unnounced that "Mike Ford At the National Association of Real- including arts and crafts, tumbling, was named 1996 Realtor of the Year, tors,he has beenadirectorsincc 1990 and storytelling, and a variety of games for Mr, Ford, owner/brokefof the Mike a membcrof many committees since 198B, children 4 and 5 years old at theTowne Ford Agency in Clark, is the 1997 Presi- He is active in environmental affairs, House, in Green Forest Park, off dent of the New Jersey Association of serving as a consultant and moderator of Westficid Road in Scotch Plains, Realtors (NJAR), a 35,000 membertradc^ various environmental seminars. The program will be held on Tues- association. ' On a personal level, Mr. Ford is cur- day afternoons from 1 to 2:io p.m.,' He was chosen for the award for his startingonTuesday)Mareh4,and con- Realtor spirit, service to ihe community rently the business and plant manager for St. Agrtcs' Roman Catholic Church in tinuing for six weeks. and association activities at the local, Clark, and he has been awarded special A licensed New Jersey nursery state and national level, a board spokes- acknowledgment by the Archdiocese of school Instructor, Mary Henderson, man said. . Newark for his service to the church. wilt lead the program. Registration He stiirtecl his leadership role with the began On February 3 for residents; non- Greater Eastern Union County Associa- "Mike Ford is taking the reins of ihe residents will be accepted starting tion of Realtors in 1982, moving through state association leaders-hip when rapid Monday, February 10.. Ihechairsnndcventually becoming Presi- changes are taking place in the real estate The cost for the six- sessions Is $25 dent in 1987 and 1988. when he also was industry, and he is going to face many • for residents and $30 for non-residents. named Realtor of the Year in 1988. He challenges this year," said WBR Presi- Please call 322-6700 for further joined the WBR in 1995. dent, Roger Love. "We are proud that he information. At the state level, Mr. Ford first be- is a member of the Westfleld Board of cninc a Director in 1986 and has since Realtors, He is well respected among his served on most of the NJAR committees peers." AHyson Luck On Dean's List . HELPING THE HOMKLKSS...Knr thv second yeiir in:( row. Cub Stout Pack No. 172 of Franklin School in Westfteld assembles cartons of rood and household Mip[>Ii« for Hit Intcrfnith Council fur the Homeless in Union County. Twenty- At Notre Dame ] one cases of food were decorated and dona led. The hoys also made holiday dtcomtions to give to the food recipients, primarily those in transitional housing. The effort was coordinated by Jim"l liomas and Cubmasttr Bill Rlsberg. Altyson Luck, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Luck of Westfield, has been named to the Dean's List at First Baptist to Host the University of Notre Dame in In- Living Will Workshop diana for outstanding scholarship Why and how to prepare a living during the fall semester. will and other advanced directives is The Dean's List is comprised of it the subject of discussion at a 2 to 4 select group of students who havh p.m. workshop on Sunday, February succeeded in maintaining a scholas- 9. at the First Baptist Church, 170 tic average of 3.4 and above during Elm Street in Westfleld,. the past semester. The Reverend Robert Harvey, Se- Ailyson, u 1993 graduate of nior Minister, and the Reverend Louis Westfield High School, is a senior in Ruprecht, an nttorney-at-law and the university's College of Arts anil Minister of Development, will ex- Letters, majoring in English and the plain the reasons for leaving direc- Program of Liberal Studies. . ' '• tives for survivors and walk partici- Board of Health Notes' pants through some of the legal forms for doing so. 1997 Meeting Schedule Dr. Harvey said the purpose of the The following meeting schedule workshop is "to make choices while was established for 1997 at the an> , you ore stilt thinking clearly; to pre- nual reorganization meeting of the vent prolonged and unnecessary pain AWARD RKCIP1KN l...Mike Ford Is honored as the 1996 Realtor of the Vear Westfield Board of Health on Janu> WINNING ENTRY...Jocelyn Arlington, an eighth grader at Roosevelt Interme- and suffering; to relieve others of nry 19. All of (he meetings will take diate School in Westfield, displays her winning entry in the "Youth Art Month on the Westfield Hoard of Realtors at the recent New Jersey Association of in Westfleld" poster contest. Also pictured are Anne Cohen,. Jocelyn's art guessing your unspoken wishes arul Realtors (NJAR) convention in Atlantic City. Mr. Ford, left, receives his plaque place on Mondays, instruction at Roosevelt, and Joseph Spector, owner of The Lender Store, who feeling guilty, and to refuse to del- froth 1996 NJAR President Robert Kinnebrew. . No meetings will be held during presented Jocelyn with a $25 gift certificate. egate Fife's most important decisions the months of July and August 199X. to strangers." This is the first of three presenta- Jocelyn Arlington Wins tions on "Planning for Your Future," #1 Salesperson In The Future workshops include "Manag- Westfield Office 1994 - 1996 ing Personal Finances" on Sunday, Youth Art Poster Contest February 23, and "Leaving a Legacy" #1 Salesperson On The Westfield Jocelyff Arlington, an eighth grader at Anne Cohen, her art Instructor at on Sunday, March 9. Bach workshop Board of Realtors 1994 - 1996 Roosevelt Intermediate School in Roosevelt, praised her as being a.very costs $2 and is open to the public. Westfield, was recently named the win- • "conscientious and motivated student." Please call 233-2278 to pre-registcr. ner of the first "Youth Art Month in Other entries in the contest made the COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE : Westfield" poster contest. judging difficult, according to Charles * # * . • CCU3UK2U. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Commit- Hansen, 3rd, Supervisor of trie Fine Arts An int<>li«M-luul in u porson tee of the Parent-Teacher Council in Department. Close runners-up were Cathy Westfleld Office preparation for the second annual Youth Kuza, Vincent Shen and Sarah Starrct.all whose mind watches itself. 209 Central Avenue Art Month, in which public school from Edison Intermediate School. -—Albert (908) 233-5555 children's works of art are displayed in • downtown stores, the contest was judged by the Westfield elementary school art icachers from a field of 60 entries. Jocelyn's colorful poster depicts a girl ntid dog pausing in front of an imaginary Westfield fruit stand, their attention ; caught by ait announcement of the up- und-commg event. Jocelyn was awarded : a $25 gi ftcertificat e by Joseph Spector of • The Leader Store. Her poster has been framed by Juxtapose Gallery and will be on display at the Leader Store. Copies of the poster also will be displayed through- Finding the perfect Townhouse or out Westfield. BEAUTIFUL CENTER HALL The 13 year old said she has had an Condo is as easy as PRISTINE COLONIAL Westfleld - 8 RM, 4 BR, Colonial in Exec, area, 2- interest in art for as Song as she can Westfiold - 4 BR, 2 1/2 blh. Colonial w/Newor Story EF, LR, FDR, w/Bi-comer cab, FR w/Fpl. & remember and she hopes to attend a col- Cherry El Kit., Hwd Firs., LR w/Picture Window. slider to patio adj. to Kit. w/Bay El-area, MBR Suite, lege which spcciali/cs in the arts. Jocelyn 2 Full & 2 Half Bths., 2 CAG, walk to school & park. is interested in becoming a photographer 1 Beautifully landscaped, NowerCAC, Furnace & Roof, 2CAG. $339,900. WSF-5816. $399,900. WSF-6549. or an art teacher. Let the experts lead the lttl CONDOMINIUM Weichert III |Bn NETWORK GRACIOUS CENTER HALL PARK-LIKE SETTING Westfield - Spacious 5 Bfl, 3 1/2 Bths., Lrg. LRw/ Westfie!d-4 BR, 21/2 Blhs,, newMBth. w/cath. coll. Fplc. & Wnd. Seats, FDR, Butlers Pantry, MBR & skylight, LR w/stone (pic. & bay window, DR w/pic. Suite w/WIC CH (11x19), El-Kit, w/pantry, Porch wind, looking out over park-like yard, updtd. El-Klt., (11x19), Hwd. Firs., Pocket Drs., walk to town. near school and NYC bus. $289,900. WSF6177 $595,000. WSF-6513 DECEMBER AWARD...Barbar» A. CALL COLDWELL BANKER McCarthy, a Sales Associate with Weichert, Realtors' Wcstfletd office, has won the December office award for the greatest number of listings. A real RESIDENTIAL BR(MVERA(.I estate professional with more than 20 years of experience, she earned mem- bership to the New Jersey Slate Mil- lion Dollar Club and the company's Million Dollar Kales HIK! Marketed Clubs In 1995. She Is u past member of Wekhert's Ambassador's Club. Mrs. Tops In Sales For December McCarthy, a licensed broker, holds •la- Graduate, Realtor Institute and WESTFIELD $338,000 Certified Residential Specialist pro- NEW LISTING CowcMrthwafte Squara provides the convenient to town location for fessional designations, She I* a mem- beautifully maintained 2 bedroom 2-1/2 bath Umnhouee. Finished red. ber of the Westfleld. Somerset, Sum- room, one car garag* and delightful garden. mit and Middlesex Boards of Realtors and the Garden State Multiple Listing Service. She verves on the Education Committee of the Weatfleld Board. A longtime resident of Clark, Mr*. McCarthy !• married and baa three children. She holds a matter's degrtt from Kean College. Barbara Gilmour Achieves Honors MADELINE SOLLACCIO MARY McENERMEY Barbara Gilmour of Scotch Plains HYE-YOUNQCHOI was among thow students who won iltPlKf 2nd Place 3rd Pile* academic honors at Campbell Uni- versity in Bulea Creek, North Caro- lina, during (he fait 1996 term. Franklin School location for da«*Jo 4 bedroom Colonial. Accent* of COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE The President's Llit name* stu- oheetnut trim, bMtittlul built-in window teat In formal dining room. dent* who, dupfftg their second or Levity wood lloors, nunny morning room, a mutt eee. later semester at Cufnpbcll, are eli- gible for tho De«n'» Utt and prewnt #1 Westfield Office #2 We«tfl«ld Offlo* WUTWiLO ontheschool'B^OwftieaeurauUtlve - 153 Mountain Am arndo point averageof 3.3 on'all col- 232-fKMW t i -r t LI' 1 ffe ffoflfojfe foahff «pdTflE TIME$ of Scotch Kitei - A WATtatuKc I ' * 11 : ^ '.A^^Br' -V^^'' - •" ' ^"^V:- 'f+,'-f f -aMUl SALE Enjoy extraordinary savings on ,r *- the world's most distinctive home furnishings Sofas • Chairs • Tables • Desks • Armoires • Chests .• Beds • Cabinets -,' • . (This sale will include select special order items) Our talented interior designers are at your service to guide you in •;" making your home one of grace, comfort and refinement We look forward to seeing you ~ <| >' For Directions to Greenbaum Interior* in Historic Paterson (Over 100,000 Sq. Fu) • NVC, Weilchester, and CT vi* ,GW Bridge to Rout* 80 (W(«8t) - Exit 5? U-A. follow Higna to Downtown Putfsrson. l & Rockland via OSf* (South) • OSP South to Exit 159, Route 80 Went to Exit 57 B-A. Follow sign to Downtown Paterson. • Southern & Central New Jersey via GSP (North) - GSI* JSorth to Exit 15SP (left exit), Follow signs to Downtown Patrrson. ) # Western 3V«w ,|«»r«ey vi« Route 80 (East) - T*k«- 80 £ast to Exit 57B. Follow signs to Downtown P«t*rnon. B«nr right off ramp and follow sign* to Downtown PaterHtm. Gon^nue •traight to Stti traffic light. Makn Ml onto Memorial Drive aitd continue atralght to 3rd traffic light. Make left onto College Boulevard anil continue 1 */< blocks to park in the blue municipal parking lot on right. Grecnbaum's Showroom^ entrance in ucrimn the street Jimt around the corner At 10). Washington Strcnt. » , '« • » For Direction* to Greenbaum Interior** On the Country MUe (7f00& Square feet) From Rout* 80 Kant or Weat to 287 South • From Route 78 Eaat or Wr*t to 287 North - Take Kottt* 28? to ' Exit 30B* B*miiril»ville/N-M»i»l«' AvpnUf/HoUt* 202. Continue to irafffo tight. Make a right onto Route 202 North and continue for «nproxlnt«trt|y 1/2 mile. You will find th« Showroom* of Grt^n^aunt interiors on your left hand aide* ' oo MS'df T E R R DB91ON SltRVlCIi • FIJRNITU;|||; A ACCESSORIES • ANTIQUES & FINE ART • CUSTOM SHOPS fti pAT8fti0N, JNJ 201*27^5000 • ON THB COUNTRY MIIB^MORWSTOWK, NJ 20i4~~ Serving the Town Since 1890— '* usrstMM Thursday, February 13,1997 232-4407 OCR 1 Wth YEAR - ISSUE Fntgdkal - Poftut* hid it WatfltM, N J. KvtrjTbunda/ FIFTY CENTS SECOND SENIOR FACIUTY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1995 AFTER PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL Town Decides to End Talks With Garwood Over Senior Citizens Complex on Boynton Avenue; Lighting Shields and Landscaping Completed By PAU1> J. PEYTON Department of Environmental Pro- SfHC'ialU Wrlltenjdr The Wtttjield Ltadtr and Ihr Tutus ing panels to eliminate glare into the of which Westfield is one of 284 tection (DEP) revoked. windows of nearby homes, and the members, which is seeking support Town officials announced Tues- The lack of permits caused the placing 6f large stones and plantings to apply for (he grant to develop day night that they will no longer DEP to stop construction in January to prevent motorists from cutting procedures for dealing with "mu- address complaints of Garwood resi- of 1994 after the agency found the through private property to enter a nicipal brown fields." These are dents who have strongly opposed the Westfield Senior Citizens Corpora- street in Garwood. lands, owned by municipalities, that construction of Westfield's second tion had improperly applied for the in other business, the Town Coun- senior citizen housing project on have environmental problems. m. The permits were issued that May cil Tuesday gave its support to three The final request has been received Boynton Avenue. The Westfield Plan- and work began in the summer.. requests from groups seeking the ning Board approved the 130-unit by the county to study the feasibility Garwood residents had challenged town's approval to apply Tor intcrlocai CONTINUED ONPAQCU . . complex in 1993, and construction the granting of the permits over the services agreement state grants total- STILL CHAMPIONS...Thc New J«rsey Governor's A wurtlii in the Arts Educa- was completed in 1995. The original fear of flooding on adjacent streets ing $500,000, The grant money is tion Were awarded to four Westfleld High School students, wlm participated in 172-structure opened in 1977. and sidewalks in the borough. A law- Thomas Taylor The Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey, Inc., New Jersey High available to municipalities which A group of residents and"the Bor- suit by Westfield residents, including desire to do some sort of a shared School Theatre Festival and Competition held February 1 at Rutgers Unlver- ough of Garwood tried to stop.cpn- •Uy. Pictured, left to right, are: Charlie Irwln and Melissa Miller, who won first Michael Wolski of Westfield, was service with other communities. The Enters Race place In "Dramatic Acting" with a scene from Jonathan Toll 11s play Twilight of structton of the project back in 1994 filed in Union County SuperiorCourt maximum for each individual grant ft* Colds, and Jeanne Vennerl wilh Matt Greenlaw, who won first place in by applying for a state administrative earlier in 1994 challenging the board's is $25,000. MComedy Acting" with a scene from The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin. These hearing to have permits issued for the decision. The group, called the Coa- Alnong the requests for the grants For BOE Seat students will be honored by Governor Christine Todd Whitman In May at a complex under the Fresh Water Wet- lition to Preserve Westfield, had con- is one by a county group looking at •pedal ceremony In Trenton. Please see » story on Page 19, lands Protection Act by the State tended that residents were unfairly the feasibility of a county-wide ani- By PAUL J. PEYTON treated during Planning Board hear- mal shelter. The project came up sev- SptciMy Wrimn/ar Tin WtittMtf Uaitt , ings and that the board had not fairly eral years ago and now has the sup- Thomas Taylor of Madison Av- Chamber Plans Spring Fling Fair accounted for the preservation af p*ort of several municipalities in the enue has tossed his hat into the wetlands on the site. county, including Westfield. The pro- Westfield Board of Education race, •"Ibwn Atlorftey Charles A < Brandt, gram is being considered as part of thus becoming the first candidate to told The Westfield Leader yesterday, the county's shared services program. officially declare candidacy. , .., For Sunday, April 20, in Downtown that the lawsuit was dismissed. Also, - The deadline to submit nomina- The Westfield Area Chamber of all Chamber members and area non- Admission and parking to thisfam- the DEP upheld its issuance of the Town Administrator Edward, A. tion petitions is Monday, Fcbtpary Commerce has announced its third profit organizations. Cost to Cham- ily event is free. Gottko explained that those towns 24, by 4 p.m. Petitions must include permits. • ' . that have had a problem securing annual Spring Fling Street Fair will ber members is $ 100 for professional The rain date is Sunday, April 27. A letter was sent to Garwood de- at least lOsignatures, although 12 are be held Sunday, April 20. Streets and retail space; $150 for food ven- For more information or for corporate animal control services are in support recommended. tailing the town's position. Mr. Brandt of the plan for u cQuhty-wide shelter. 'along'Elnii East Broad, Quimby and dors, and $25 for nqn-profit groups. sponsorships of entertainment activi- said the Garwood Planning Board Two of the three incumbent board Prospect Streets will be closed to Non-Chamber members fees are ties, please contact the Westfield Area The grant would be used to study the members whose seats are up this year, has continued to listen to complaints feasibility of such a shelter. traffic during the hours of noon $275, $300 and $50, respectively. Chamber of Commerce at 233-3021. from residents on the project, Thomas P. Madaras and Vice Chair- through 6 p.m. Crafters or artisans who wish to dis- The council approved a resolu- man John M. Toriello, have an- Chamber members and other play must call the Advertising Alli- Town Schools Closed At Tuesday's meeting, Town En- tion last year supporting the group nounced that they will not seek re- Westfield businesses are invited to ance, directly at 996-3036. gineer Kenneth B. Marsh said the in its efforts to proceed with study- election. exhibit their products said Chamber AJlexhibitors.evenCharnbermern- Monday and Tuesday 'town has taken other initiatives to ing the concept further. One person A nu mber of sources have told The Executive Director Katherine bers^are urged to reserve space imme- Schools and offices of the Westfield address the most recent concerns of supporting the animal shelter is Leader that Dr. B. Carol Molnar, who BrOihier. Over 150 designers and diately as space is limited and sells out Public School District wil! becloscd this Garwood residents. These improve- former Westfield Councilwotnan holds the other seat, plans to seek craftsmen will feature wearable art, every year, the spokeswoman said. Monday and Tuesday, February 17 and ments included increased landscap- . Margaret C. Sur. reelection. * jewelry and clothing. In addition Reservations are Tnade onry with 18. Oa»(M will resume at their tegular ing along neighboring properties, Another request came from the Mr. Taylor, a practicing attorney schedule °" Wednesday. February 19. wflun» wilt be»«~ variety of foods, paya^«Byt^n«dco|itrac», The (.shielding parking lot lighting by us- Environmental Joint Insurance Fund, w ith an office in IHfl*iWft,preVlousry ^hildren'fl activities and entertaiiir deadline for food is .Friday, .February served on 4|>c board from 1984 meat,-. This year's event will again 28, and for all others, Friday, March ihrough 1987. During that time he feature a "Kids Expo" area at the 14. Food vendors are requifedjo chaired the Staff Relations Commit- corner of Bast Broad and Prospect complete special insurance require- tee and co-chaired a special commit- -.Streets., •-'. • : ....-• ments before participating. tee that set up the board's procedures J^ocal businesses who wish to pat- "This event is planned for down- for luring a new schools superinten- , ticipate may call the Chamber of town Westfield to stimulate sales and dent. Commerce at 233-3021 for a con- provide a friendly aatmosphere to mar- The board hired Drl Mark C. Smith tract, Contracts have been mailed to ket to customers," MrsJ . Broihier said. following that process. The board went through a similar process last year when it hired Dr. William J, J bley to head the school district. Plans for Magnet School Mr. Taylor was raised in town, graduating from Westfield High School in 1968. His daughter gradu- To be Detailed at Meeting ated from the high school in 1991. Another daughter is still a student there while two other children attend luesday Night at Vo-Tech the Franklin Elementary School, The candidate received his under* Union County Vocational-Techni- added each year through the year graduate degree from New York Uni- cal Schools officials will explain their 2000. versity and a Juris Doctor Degree $5. t million plan for a four-year mag- Students would attend the school from the New York Law School. net high school for the intense study full time with admission, based on Nomination petitionscan be picked of science, mathematics, and tech- competitive criteria including grade up during weekday business hours at nology, during especial meeting Tues- point average, an admissions test that the office of Board Secretary and day fljjht, February 18, at the school identifies abilities in mathematics, Assistant Superintendent for Busi- hi Scotch Plains. science and communication skills, ness, Dr. Robert C. Rader, in the The Union County Board of Cho- and standardized test scores. * district's administrative offices on 8en Freeholders defeated a plan last School officials said the admis- Elm Street. WTOttier for the proposal, with Demo- sions policy also would provide a Dr. Rader said six petitions, in* crats, who now hold the majority, mechanism for representation from eluding Mr. Taylor's, had been picked explaining that they wanted to priori- every resident district in Union Davkl B. OorWn tot TJ)» W«»[fl»W fldmr up as of Tuesday afternoon. tizethe numerous capital projects put County. Tuition and transportation to A HEART FOR ALL SEASONS...Red valentines hang from these trees In front of a home on Dudley Avenue for before the board last year. ' the school would be the responsibil- Valentines Day which will be celebrated by couples tomorrow, Friday, February 14. The aite for the magnet high school ity of the student's resident district, , Deadlines Told ia the ©Xirting 53,000 square-foot, "A collaboration has been devel- two-stcwy, technology building. Inte- oped with Union County College so For Submittals rior renovations of that facility are that a continuous program of science, Zoning Board Grants Additions To The Leader scheduled to begin sometime next mathematics, and technology educa- Thow persons preparing prew re-' month If the Freeholders approve the tion can be offered to our county's leases for tubmistton to The WtstfteU project According to school officials, students;' said Dr. Bistocchi, To Homes on Faulkner, Woodmere Under are reminded that copy ihould at roe present time, the campus is ' All student* would be required to be E-malled or faxed by 4 p.m. on the interconnected with fiber and two take matoemwicl (algebra J and II, By ANtfA MURRAY feet and the other at 26 feet, against be more conforming to the Land Use Friday prior to publication, The interactive classrooms which are part geometry, and'calculus) science (bi- SpttktHf Wriiun fer Pit WrttfhM (**<" the ordinance requirement of 40 feet, Ordinance. Leader t E-mail address l> ofarioVemllcounty-wldeinteractive - ology, chemistry, physics, and an Before hearing any appeals afflies- The Wilsons proposed to build two Dr, Josif Schuster of North Avenue [email protected]. The fax number!* plan.Thelntomctive Television flTV) advanced placement elective in their day evening's Westfield Board of additions: a breakfast area that would sought permission to erect a projected 232-0473. syiUam tot instance, can be used by Adjiwtment meeting, board members replacean existing deck and a second sign with brackets and a side wall. As Release*, Pictures, and letters to the senior year), foreign language, social editor can al»o be dropped off at our student* to take part in lecture* or studies. English, and health/fitness. voted Lawrence J. Mannino and O. story bathroom over the garage. Board the town ordinance reads now, this Qtherprograms throughout the county CurtisOraydon, Board Chairman and members agreed the Wilsons inher- type of signage Is not allowed. Zon- office located at 50 Elm Street or Students would also be required to ited a deficiency because of the un- through our mail slot. To emure that while not leaving the school's cam- take a computer aided design course Vice Chfrfooanv , respectively, for ing Official Jeremiah P. O'NeH ad- aubmTuals reach our office prior to in their first year enrollment. 1997. ^ usual configuration of the property, vised board members that the laws deadline we encourage B-m«i 1 or faxed i overall renovation cost of the Sophomores would have the op- The first appeal on the agenda was thereby .causing a hardship. The vari- governing signage were presently material. yewltlonal-technlcal school* technl- tion of taking college level courses that of James and Patricia Tata of ances forth e additions were approved, under review as part of the re-evalu- Sport* stories which occur prior to On another case, Carl and Marjorle ation of the Westfield Master Plan. the weekend should be In by the Friday ,«tl building to house the magnet for credit in various technology ar- Faulkner Drive. The Tatas proposed 1 ''" A h MUmated at $5 million. The eas. to construct«two-Atory addition on Scariati of St. Marks Place sought to The present taws, he noted, were deadline. Weekend iporU event! mult COf that cost, some $4.3 million, In addition to the ITV classroom, a their property by removing a erect an addition to their home that legislated primarily for the down- be tubmitted by noon on the Monday itdbettsad torarchitectural , struc- multi-media classroom with full au- << sereenedtin porch and leaving the imposed » rear yard violation of 34 town area, The assumption of law- prior to the publication date. Obttuar* mecbinfcal, electrical and "6fci»tlng foundation on which it was feet where the ordinance requires 33 makers was that most people would !cs will be accepted up to 5 p.m. on dio, video* and data interactive capa- feet, and «tide yard violation of five lfl§dttyfti l bilities would be Included. Officiate built t feet where the ordinance requires 10 beon"f&ot,«nd cmi!d cfearfy identify All copy mutl be typed, double- said the classroom would be designed On a corner property, the front of fleet. The board did not consider the a business with a sign posted over the spaced, no more than 500 word* In Anoth*r$35O1OOO would be needed with voice ing video coverage, at the house ll Angled to the side, requir- rear yard violation to be! a problem, store, Side wall signage, for the most length, and Include a daytime tele- tor comwutiteation; and technology* well ftjgkvide o projection system for ing i v'ariancefbf «front yard setback but although lympethetic to the part, isdeemed. excessive in Westfield. phone number when the nibmltujr can $t2&30& tot architectural feet, an- incoming programming. am fm. tJ» town'* Land U«e Or- Scwjalis need for more space, could At Mr. O'NeJI pointed out, those [»reached, ' . tthaf $74,500 for contingency plan* It wjia noted in the report of the dlniwc« requires 38 feet. not approve a variance for five feet rule* presently apply but should not, Porevmit»whichw»pl«nn«dmontlW tnd $90,000 for legal, bonding and magnet school that an existing sec- Mr. Curds indicated that because to thoroughfares like North , South In advance, we encourage lubmlinon Wl ond floor science laboratory space the addition w*» being built on a and Central Avenues, where most of itoriei M early ai poitible prtof te foundation th*twaialns*dynon-con- people are in cart driving at ait aver- the event. An anw>llm*M of 2.70 student* in would be fully renovated. Board members pointed out that a PleasPleate notnowe thamact in aouwpn w min- i 9 through 12 Ht§ been pro* Officials Mid the chemistry, phys- formJng, the new ttfattttat would not age speed of 25 miles per hour. ing our deHhwde*Hhw»», the publication of *. ._ u .-..., ...7*7, &,.,.*!& >. *... ^> - J J- i ilu MM 1WM TWMIT side yard violation of that magnitude , «e«ar(Unfi to a < and, biology laboratoriei alto h«7nev« been granted by th« beard under (be new Master Plain, Mr. lUuu^N^layeddtietoseiet -" * designed with Mly l«t«. and Wi^b«lncon»Ut«rtt with other, O'Neli awerted that Or, Schuit«r ' liter tomfd not need a variance since? his Ann W3l«>n of homef In the neighborhood, Tnd *ig»» would be conforming. The sought Varistw« ScarlatlstoOk the advleeof the beifg 3 andche#atowsubfflUpIanith«twouId -!=•--- ,-•.," Thursday, February13, ]Kestfitlti fUnbet and THE TIMES .of Scotch Plain* - trnmrood A WATCHXJNC roMMUNlCATIONS, INC PUBUCATIQ J College Men's Club to Auction Scottsdale, Arizona Vacation »VS|»S;^/y.-* The College Men's CJub of 'auction items including the vacation Wcstfield will have its annual black- trip to Scottsdale. The Princess Hotel tie dinner-dance at The Westwood in in Scottsdale is a five-star resort of- Garwood on Saturday, March 1. The feringtwochampionshipgolfcourscs, officers and trustees of this storied one of which hosts the annual Phoe- fund-raising organization have a nix Open. The resort also has tennis "fabulous" evening planned for its and swimming facilities, as well as a members and guests, a club spokes- spa. Phoenix is but a few-miles away man has announced. and Sedona is jus t an hour-and-a-half All monies raised will go directly trip. . . . . to this year's graduating Wastfield In addition, within the hotel itself High School male seniors selected to are dining! rooms, one of which has receive scholarship awards" by the received a five-star rating and the club's Scholarship Committee. This other a four-star rating. ALWAYS ENTERTAINING...The Westfleld Old (;uurd "Merrymcn" Mund, year's dinner-dance will include an jdtown on aprevious occasion, will be entertaining guests again at the Westfleld auction of items including works of Anyone interested in becoming a Rotary Club'sSlsl Annual Pancake pay this year. The event is scheduled to take art, jewelry, dinners, tickets to sport- member of the club and attending the MUSIC MENU.-.Seventh grade students at the Roosevelt Intermediate School place on Saturday, March 1, from it a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Westfleld High School ing and other entertainment events, dinner-dance should call the club's focused on careers In music with the Westfleld symphony sSara Prince as part cafeteria. Proceeds from the day will be used to support the Rotary Scholarship as well as a five-day,'four-night vaca- President, Brian G. Stelltr, at 1-201- of the Khool's "Career Talk Soup" series. Mrs. Prince,_pictured_far left, a Program for Westfleld High School students. tion at the Scottsdale, Arizona Prin- 535-0500, or the club's Vice Presi- Friends, discussed the training and qualifications required for careers In music. cess Hotel. dent and Dinner Chairman, Sal The auction of these andotheriteihs Caniana, at I-212-509-O702. Writ- Lively Entertainment Told w i II take place throughout the even ing ten requests for membership materi- Symphony Representative beginning with the extended cocktail als and an invitation to the dinner- hour. Those in attendance will be dance can be sent directly to the club For Rotary's Pancake Day able to view and bid on the various at P.O. Bojr84l, Westfield, 07091. Speaks to Seventh Graders As in previous years, a lively enter- 1,224 Westfleld High School students Students at the Roosevelt Interme- orchestra performance of the Flute tainment program is planned for the to assist them in furthering their edu- diate School in Westfield got a chance and Harp Concerto and Symphony 31st Annual Rotary Pancake Day to cation. Philathalians to Perform to learn first hand about careers in No. I. be held on Saturday, March 1, in the In 1996, 37 students attending 31 music recently when a represcntati ve Tickets are available at Rorden Westfleld High School cafeteria from colleges were awarded grants total- of the Westfield Symphony Orches- Realty, the Music Staff, Lancaster's, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. < ing $70,000. The club also contrib- tra addressed seventh graders as part and Town Books in Westfield. They . The program has been established uted $8,650 to local community Sly Fox at Carriage House The Philathalians of Fanwood will and become sole heir to Sly's fortune, of the school's "Career Talk Soup" can also be purchased in Scotch Plains as follows: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Music projects and gave financial support to series. 7 .-•" . at Richard Roberts, Ltd.; inCranford Studio jazz Band, New Jersey Work- Rotary International projects. open Sly Fox, the second production a Philathalians spokesman said. of their 65lh season, on Friday, Feb- Sly Fox is directed by Jeff Caplan Sara Prince, a member of, the at Cranford Books; in Clark at Gar- Vho# for the Arts, Director Dr. Tickets for Pancake Day may be Westfield Symphony Friends and a den of Paper, and in Summit at Theodore K.Schlosberg; 9 a.m. to 10 obtained, for a nominal donation, ruary 21. Sly Fox, by Larry Gelbart, is of Linden. The cast consists of Jenni- an updated version of Ben Johnson's fer Barry (Miss Fancy) of Orange, professionally trained mezzo-so- Camelot Books. For information, am., Wcstfield High School lazz from any Rotarian or on Saturday, prano, discussed the responsibilities, please call 232-9400. • Band, Director Raymond Wojcik; 10 March 1, at the West fi eld High School Volpone. Gwen Caplan (Mrs. Truckle) of Lin- Greed fuels this rollicking comedy den, Alan Gershenson (Jethro professional training, and education to 11 a.m.. Old Guard "Merrymcn" cafeteria door. required of a professional musician. Brothers Recognized Band playing golden oldies, under in which three unctuous suitors fall Crouch) of ' Linden/ Stewart prey to bribery, chicanery and subter- Herskowttz (Simon Abel) of She also answered questions and com- For CPA Achievement, the direction of Charlie Bengal; 11 Story Time Signups mented on job prospects for students a.nv to noon, Westfleld Dixie All- fuge as each tries to outdo the others Garwoodi Art Hickey (Foxwell Sly) Start Today at Library ofMiddlesex,TimMcGovem(Abner interested in pursuing careers in clas- Law Review Position Stars with Director Barry Rosenberg, sical music. playing Dixieland music; noon to 1 Registration will begin today, Truckle) of RostNe, Joe Pagano (Po- Alan Kirshenbaum of the Scotch p.m., Roosevelt Intermediate School Thursday, February 13, at the Christina Nichols liccChief)ofGillette,AaronTodoroff Mrs, Prince sang throughout her Plains-Fanwood High School Class Sharps and Flats Singers, under the Westficld Memorial Library for "Tod- (Captain Crouch) of Kearny and An- school years in choral, madrigal and of 1989; has passed the Certified Pub Direction of WendyWoodfield, and 1 dlerTime Stories" to be held onThurs- Achieves Dean's List drew Thomson (Lawyer Craven) of dramatic productions and later sang tic Accountant examination. He is to2p.m., Edison Intermediate School day, February 27, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Christina Nichols, the daughter of East Millstone. professionally in New York. The Sym- currently employed by KPMG Peat Broadway Singers, with Director, Children must be 2 1/2 years old, be Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nichols of Nine performances are scheduled phony has invited participants of the Marwick in New York City. Christine Smith Maraso. registered in person and be Westfield Fanwood, has been named to the as follows: Fridays and Saturdays "Career Talk Soup" series on music Mark Kirshenbaum, a 1991 gradu- to attend its Saturday, March 22 all- The public is invited to participate Library members. 'Dean's List at Hamilton College in from February 21 through March 15, ate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Clinton, New York for the 1996 fall curtainitime 8:30p.m., withone mati- Mozart concert at The Presbyterian School, is in his second year at Co- in this event by eating a hearty meal "Toddler Time" is a one-session Church in Westficld. of pancakes, eggs and sausages white introduction for youngsters and ac- semester. nee on "Sunday, March 2, at 2:30 p.m. lumbia University Law School in being-entertained by the musical companying adults to slory time, spe- A student is placed on the Dean's Performances are at the Fanwood The program includes The Over- New York City and was selected for groups listed above. cial collections and other services of List for earning an average of 90 or Carriage House, located at 129 ture toBastlen and Bastienna, which a position on the Columbia Law Re- Proceeds from this event since 1967 the library. The 30'-minute program above during tnc term. Watson Road in Fanwood. Tickets composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart view. •'"'.'•.' have supported the Wcstfield Rotary consists of audience participation in A freshman at Hamilton, Christina are $10. Seniors will be charged $8. wrote at the age of 12, as well as one They are the sons of Jerry and Edna Club Student Fund which, since its finger games, songs and very simple is a graduate of Scotch Plains- For reservations, please call 322- of his most popular and enduring Kirshenbaum of Fanwood. inception, has granted $ 1,210,450 to stories. Fanwood High School. 8686. works, Symphony No. 40 in g minor. 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Westfield Board of Education democrats in an effort to gain Re- Mn Brennan, a practicing attorney, standing-room-only crowd. The fo- used at Wilson, and 21 used at member Thomas P. Madam told The ubUcan support for the appointment the decision," admitting that he was cus of those in attendance was imme- Franklin with class sizes averaging Westfield Leader Tuesday night that surprised when Mayor Jardim con- has also been considered for coordi- " " " Democrat Marion nating iha afiorte of the budge* re- diately directed to a screen where a 21 students. he would not seek re-election to a tacted hjim last-week tosee If he was Qatbe^omh jide? of town., second term * Heis the second of three stilHntefcsted injoining the board. view group MM , ter generated map* provided the student population of every house- Tnmnquti School is near capacity incumbents up this year to decide not ('governing body. Mr. LaPorta, who served one term run this year. on the council, is employed as the Mr. Madaras was elected to his ' The Judge is one of the official Eastern Regional Underwriting Man- first three-year term on the board in appointments which is made by the ager for the Saint Paul Fire and Ma- Edward J. Hobbie Recalls Past 12 1994. He currently is Chairman of Mayor but requires council consent. rine Insurance Company in New York the board's Long Rffttge Committee. Planning Board appointments, how- City. He joins board Vice Chairman John ever.do not require council approval. Prior to joining thecouncil in 1993, M. Toricllo who also decided not to Mr, LaPorta was removed at the he served on the Mayor's Insurance Years as Municipal Court Judge run for another three-year term. hurt minute from the' list of proposed Review Committee after being ap- By ALEXANDRAJELKES then Mayor Ronald J. Frigerio. After his siblings. Today, Mr. Hobbie sees The other board seat up this year is Mayoral appointments on January 13 pointed by former Mayor and current Sptdatfy Wrlttm/br Tt* WntfliU U*t.r the first three years were up, he was them in town and enjoys hearing about that of Dr. B. Carol Molnar.She will j$i the Democrats after the Republi- State Assemblyman Richard H. Bag- Edward J. Hobbie, former Munici- reappointed by then Mayor Raymond the progress in their lives. becomplcting her third term and ninth cans demanded that his name be re- ger. He later created the Citizens' pal Court Judge of Wcstficld, recently W, Stone and after that by Mayor year on the board.The deadline to file movedaaatradeofffortherernaining Insurance Review Committee. gave The Westfleld Leader ttn exclu- Richard H. Bagger, a current Assem- petitions for the Tuesday, April 15, appointments. Republicans had Mayor Jardim said he had told, his sive interview regarding his 12-year blyman. His last three-year appoint- school hoard election is Monday, hoped to keep Edward J.. Hobbic on council colleagues that Mr. LaPorta tenure. . ment came from Mayor Garland C. February 24. A spokeswoman for the 'fbr a t3th consecutive year as Mu- was his first choice to serve on the Mr. Hobbie was first appointed "Bud" Booth. Jr.. school district said no petitions had Wtipat Court Judge. board if a vacancy became available. Judge in 1985, for three years, l>y During his tenure, the Public been Hied with the board secretary as Defender's Program was introduced of yesterday morning. in Westfield, whereby the town paid During its meeting Tuesday night, • the Public Defender to represent the board approved the final reading vMilt Faith Celebrates 30th Year indigents In serious cases. These cases of the revised science curriculum for ranged frqnl shoplifting, driving un- grades 6 through 8. The new program der the influence (Din) and disor- will use technology as an integral derly violations. Mediation was an component of learning. Of 'Hung Up* Column in Leader other new program that was estab- The board also introduced a re- ny pple ask me why I would hostile references to known individu- others, particularly those you care lished during the Judge's tenure. This vised mathematics curriculum for the I to write a monthly column for al?.".-: .. ••;• •.... •.' ••• :•••about, program directly involved participa- i ntennediate school level and a course ny years," reflects Milt Faith, Again Mr. Faith smiles as he ad- • When in a state of fury or rage., tion from the citizens, as it dealt with entitled "fundamentals of calculus" • of "Hung Up," beginning its mits to changing a sentence if it has count to 10 and think over what you citizen disputes. Westfield citizens for 12th graders at Westfield High year of publication in today's been sent in and written (grammati- are going to say, and use discretion applied for these volunteer positions. School. ' of The Westfietd Leader and cally) incorrect. During recent years, before saying something you will Once they were selected and trained, Public hearings for the mathemat- ntcenttyin The limes. in relation to trend*, Mr. Faith has regret, theytook on mediating disputes. ics curriculum and calculus course Iftdcally," continued Mr. Faith, focused on auch issues as-dingle par- • Do not be too hard on yourself or 'The incredible thing- about this wit] be held al the Tuesday, March 4 J Writteneolumnsduring motiof enthood, AIDS* hopejcJMness and the others — being human means being program was the huge response we board meeting. •life, reviewing sports in high need tob e number one (or feel totally Imperfect and that's okay. got from the community," Mr. Hobbie * and movie* In college and Inadequate), • Enjoy each day sinceit cannot added. ki my profc«sional journal. Mr. Faith's son, Myles, has a favor- be repeated. Most of thecasea Mr. Hobbie dealt Edward J. Hobbie Deadlines Told \ it t continuation of offering my iteentertainer.DavidLetterman.And « Enjoy relationships — true with were DUIs, driving while in- Domestic violence was an area of For Submtttals i, advices and guidance—and so as he has done before, Mr. Faith friendships are a rare value to be toxicated (DWI) and repeat offend- law in which Mr. Hobbie said he saw 1 bve to give advice." . loves to end this interview with his attained. ers. He was happy to see many of- a tremendous increase through the To The Leader "Top IV flit of ways on "how not to • Everything in life is relative and fenders seek help and reform. He has years. The procedure for dealing with Those persons preparing rwesi re- ft a twinkle in Mr. Faith's get hungup." the grass is not usually greener. actually seen a decline i n DUIs due to those accused of committing domes- leases for submission to The WttljUtd i «s he talks about a care&er which • Try to know your feelings. And so, until Mr. Faith celebrates two factors — public awareness and tic violence operated on two levels: Leader are reminded that copy should to become ^clinician in a • fteall» that basically, you can his 35th annlvewary be looks for- an excellent police force, Monday through Friday (9 a.m. to 4 be E-mailed or faxed by 4 p.m. on the health hospital, child guld- be in control of making decuiont. ward to answering future mental Iday prior to publication, The Mr. Hobbie explained what the ju- .m.), the perpetrator Is sent to the Leader rt E-mail addrttt U »otHiic, outoatfortt mantal health • There ate usually several op- health questions. Inlon County Courthouse in Eliza- ' and. finally. Executive Dl> risdiotlonof the Municipal Court was 6 goleader WaoS .com. The fax number la UoatinUfe. "And if no one writes/* he smiles, In Westfield. Jurisdiction means what beth, Alter hours, on the weekdays, 2»-O473. rd Youth and Family Counsel- BvaJual#whatyowpr«fefences "Hi do what I've threatened to do in Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the Releawi, pictures, and letters to die " a, are, be they educatioii, relationships, types of cases a court may hear and It the past. I'll feate my attions on that also deals with residency require- Municipal Court Judge has the au- editor can also be dropped off at our board members of the career^teeking and go forthem . old song; Tin gonna sit right down thority to restrain the perpetrator, re- office located at 30 Him Street or > convinced Mr. Faith to begirt • fty to express your feelings tq ments. This Municipal Court hears and write myself a letter... cases ranging from traffic violations, move him and issue a temporary re- through our mall slot. To ensure that wnn oft February 13,1968 in straining orter against him. Why an •ubrrmcals reach our offk* prior to to publicise the agency and zoning problems, disorderly persons, deadline weencourago E-mail or faxed noise and disturbing the peace to increase in domestic'violence? Mr. material. I out Ui many who Sad menial Hobble said he believes that ii has hqueidonJt but would not come minor drug possession, controlled Sports Slorisi which occur prior to drug possession, and such incidents always existed, but because of public the weekend should be lnbyil«Pri