Ins. to Pay Rolnick Settlement by CHRISTINA M

Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, November 26, 2015 OUR 125th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 48-2015 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Westfield to Hike Permit Parking Fees; Ins. to Pay Rolnick Settlement By CHRISTINA M. HINKE will jump to $420 for six months or Leader, however, the exact amount Specially Written for The Westfield Leader $696 for the year. will not be known until the bill is WESTFIELD —Permit parking Lot 6 on Watterson Street will cost received from the Municipal Excess would be raised $60 annually or 25 $210 for six months and $420 for the Liability Joint Insurance Fund, the cents per workday come the New year. town’s insurance company. Year under an ordinance introduced On another matter, township attor- The deductible covers legal fees Tuesday at the town council meeting. ney Russell Finestein told the board for the attorney used by the agency to “It is still less than $3 a day,” and that insurance will pay the $1.1 mil- settle the case, he said. less than the daily fee of $5, Council- lion settlement in the false arrest case “The Fund made a business deter- man Sam Della Fera said. of Austin and Lawrence Rolnick and mination that the matter should be The increase is part of the town’s Kimberly Sorrentino. settled without any admission of li- regular five-year review of permit “We have full insurance coverage ability, and will be making payment parking, he said. for all claims that have been reported on behalf of the town,” Mr. Finestein Fees will differ based on parking in the newspaper concerning this said in his statement. locations and types of permits. The matter subject to a deductible,” he The settlement was reached earlier lots on the north and south side of the said. this month in a lawsuit filed by Aus- Westfield train station (known as Lots The deductible would most likely tin Rolnick, his parents Lawrence 3 and 8) and other spaces designated be between $50,000 and $100,000, Rolnick and Ms. Sorrentino, and for commuter or employee parking Mr. Finestein told The Westfield Ramon Martinez against the Westfield Police Department stemming from a 2009 incident at the Rolnick home on Boulevard. The lawsuit claimed unlawful entry, false arrest and making malicious comments to the press. Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader The fire department (WFD) will ROULETTE ANYONE?...These two men try a spin at the roulette table during the Casino Night and Auction held Saturday at the Westfield Armory. The event attended by more than 300 residents was sponsored by Bonds of Courage and the 117th get a new pumper truck to replace its Cavalry Association. Bonds of Courage provides a support network of packages, letters and various programs for active 25-year-old model after a council duty troops, veterans and their families. okayed the purchase of a new one. After trade-in, the new truck will cost about $500,000, Fire Chief David Kelly told The Leader, and be ready Garwood Council Honors in about 11 months. The council also approved just under $200,000 for the Department of Public Works to purchase four new Officer Killed 20 Years Ago vehicles. Several changes at the intersection By BRIAN TRUSDELL Haughton, who was 27 and had two were lower than the bids received. of East Broad Street and Elm Street Specially Written for The Westfield Leader years on the force, died November The change in the fence ordi- should improve pedestrian and ve- GARWOOD – The borough coun- 24, 1995, from head injuries in- nance amends a regulation adopted Photo courtesy of Julie Hutchinson hicular safety, town administrator Jim cil on Tuesday authorized an addi- curred when his police vehicle left on the tie-breaking vote of then- SPECTACULAR...11-year old Alex Hutchinson Sunday night with his iPod Gildea told The Leader. tional $10,000 to be borrowed via a the road and struck a tree. Mayor Pat Quattrocchi nearly two captured the spectacular sunset in Westfield. It looks like the trees off Willow An antiquated traffic light will be bond for sewer repair, amended a Officer Haughton’s sister, years ago over the objection of then- Grove Road were on fire. replaced and coordinated with the fence ordinance for corner lots and Maureen Clifford, was presented councilman Steve Blaufeder. other traffic lights on East Broad made mortgage holders responsible with the proclamation decreeing The legislation banned fences Street. Additionally electronic pedes- for maintaining abandoned proper- November 24 as Thomas Haughton over four feet on the sides of homes MS School Board Confident trian croswalk signs will be installed. ties. Remembrance Day. An honor guard on corner lots to avoid a “tunnel” The town has received a $400,000 The council also honored police of the entire off-duty Garwood Po- effect. Mr. Blaufeder complained grant for the work and is responsible officer Thomas Haughton 20 years lice Department laid a wreath at the to its chief sponsor, fellow council- Gov. Livingston Deal Near for its construction and inspection. to the day from when he died, suc- plaque that designates the area out- man Bill Nierstedt, that it in effect The improvements also include cumbing to injuries suffered a week side borough hall as Thomas P. prohibited him from having a pool, By KATE BROWN According to Chief School Ad- adding to the sidewalk at the inter- earlier while pursuing a suspect near Haughton Memorial Plaza. which requires six-foot fences. Specially Written for the Westfield Leader ministrator Nancy Lubarsky the re- CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 the Westfield border. Patrolman The solemn ceremony on a chilly The other ordinance enacted MOUNTAINSIDE — School sults of the high school students’ Part- night ended with a bagpiper play- Tuesday imposes fines of up to board vice president Christopher nership for Assessment of Readiness ing “Amazing Grace.” $1,500 a day for creditors who fail Minks and fellow board member for College and Career (PARCC) tests The council returned inside to to maintain an abandoned residence Dante Gioia expressed optimism have been released, but the district Scotch Plains-Fanwood BOE adopt the $10,000 bond ordinance, that has entered foreclosure. Tuesday that a contract with Berke- has not yet received the scores for the grant an exemption to its fence or- Earlier, the council learned that ley Heights would be reached in the lower-grade students at Deerfield and dinance to homeowners of corner the borough’s emergency manage- near future to continue sending the Beechwood schools. Hears Chrome Init. Update lots with pools and hold creditors ment plan update has been com- town’s students to Governor Ms. Lubarsky anticipates the scores responsible for upkeep on empty pleted, approved by Union County Livingston High School. will be available by the board’s De- By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELL learn to fix their own problems. properties. officials and is pending final state The comments came during a full cember 16 meeting, with and a full Specially Written for The Westfield Leader According to Ms. Aitkens’ report The $10,000 will be added to the approval. agenda session in which Mr. Minks analysis and plan of action to be SCOTCH PLAINS – A presenta- the children felt that the program, $35,000 authorized in August to The plan has been more than a also noted that representatives of the discussed at the January meeting. tion given by Jamie Aitkens, a sixth- “made them more knowledgeable replace an approximately 90-foot year and a half in the making and teachers union had recently contacted PARCC is a consortium of 18 states grade writing workshop teacher at about Google in general and helped length of eight-inch tile sewer pipe under its second emergency man- the board of education to begin con- plus the District of Columbia and the Park Middle School, took place dur- strengthen their organizational along Center Street south of Wil- agement director. tract negotiations in anticipation of U.S. Virgin Islands that developed ing the Scotch Plains-Fanwood skills.” low Avenue. Then-emergency management the expiration of the current pact in assessments for grades K-12 aligned Board of Education meeting held Board members thanked Ms. The damage to the approximately coordinator Emmitt Garner told the July. to the federal government’s Com- last Thursday evening. The report Aitkens for her report and asked 80-year-old pipe was discovered in council in August 2014 that he The Governor Livingston issue has mon Core State Standards initiative. was an update on the district’s how the Chromebooks had impacted July but initial estimates for repair CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 been of keen interest to many with In in the spring, all New Jersey Chrome Initiative. her students. She responded that per-pupil tuition having increased students in grades 3-8 as well stu- According to Ms. Aitkens, stu- through this program, her sixth- nearly $3,000 over the past four years dents taking algebra, geometry and dents have access to Dell grade students “were using tech- to $15,700 this current school year. English in grades 9-11 were given Chromebooks for classes based on nology on a regular basis” for the Mounstainside students have attended the standardized PARCC test, which a schedule. In her presentation, Ms. first time. Governor Livingston since 1997. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Aitkens noted that as students get In other business, board mem- older the amount of Chromebooks bers unanimously passed a motion allotted for classes progresses. She to expand the high school’s lacrosse stated that students in kindergarten program to include a freshman boys’ through grade 2 receive five team. Chromebooks and students in In addition the board unani- grades 3 through 5 receive 10. Ms. mously passed on second reading Aitkens said that teachers also work 10 policies, including policies for with each other regarding schedul- attendance, health services for per- ing to maximize the number of stu- sonnel, health services for non-pub- dents using Chromebooks during lic schools, student health records, classroom time. health services, wellness policy and It was noted during her talk that nutrient standards for meals and each student has his or her own other foods. Google account and that the stu- Finally, the board passed a students have access to Google Docs dent field trip request for eighth- and Google Slides. It also was noted grade Italian students from Park Brian Trusdell for The Westfield Leader that teacher training for the Middle School to visit Florence REMEMBERING THE FALLEN...Garwood Mayor Charles Lombardo, right, Chromebooks was held on October Ravioli on Park Avenue. It was presents a proclamation honoring Patrolman Thomas Haughton, who died on November 24, 1995, from injuries suffered while on duty, to his sister Maureen 7. stated that the owner will present a Clifford at Tuesday’s borough council meeting. As part of the presentation, Ms. pasta-making demonstration and Aitkens shared some of her sixth- discuss what it is like to own and grade students’ thoughts about the run a specialty shop. PAGE INDEX use of the Chromebooks. Some of The next board of education meet- Regional ...... 2-3 Education ...... 15 the student comments were that the ing is scheduled for Thursday, De- Editorial ...... 4-5, 16 Sports ...... 9-14 Chromebooks made them want to cember 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Ad- Brian Trusdell for The Westfield Leader Police ...... 16 Real Estate .... 9-18 SIGN OF THE SEASON...Chuck Rojas of Cascade Tree Service in Stirling work harder, strengthened their typ- ministration Building on Evergreen Community ... 6-7, 16 Classifieds ..... 14 braves the cold, breeze and height of the tree in front of the Westfield train station ing skills, made them better pre- Avenue and Cedar Street in Scotch Obituary ...... 16 A&E ...... 17-18 on North Avenue Monday to string lights in preparation for the holiday season. pared for class and helped them Plains.

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Instead, Specially Written for The Westfield Leader according to interviews with own- SCOTCH PLAINS — While ers, employees and customers at a parking in the downtown commer- dozen Park Avenue businesses last cial district may be problematic, week, the most viable solution is to conversations last week with busi- enforce parking restrictions already ness owners, their employees and on the books in Scotch Plains, customers made one thing clear: namely two-hour limits in the lots They do not favor instituting paid- behind Park Avenue. parking as the solution. A resounding “no” was heard The township council started in- when workers at Salon Four were formal discussions about the idea asked by a reporter about institut- last month, seeing a paid-parking ing paid parking. Kelly Trembley CAREER PATH...Union County Vocational-Technical School (UCTECH) stu- system on Park Avenue, in the stores told The Westfield Leader that free dents and representatives from Wakefern Corp. attend the ribbon cutting for behind the main thoroughfare and parking was one reason why the training at UCTECH in Scotch Plains. The market introduces students to career in the municipal lots next to town store, which opened its doors six opportunities with the retail food industry. hall as a possible solution to com- months ago, settled in Scotch Plains MEETING OF THE MINDS...Scotch Plains Councilman Llewellyn Jones and muters who are parking their cars and not in neighboring towns where Westfield governing body Sam Della Fera, David Oliveira, JoAnn Neylan, Mayor for free all day while they catch a parking costs numerous quarters Andy Skibitsky, Keith Loughlin, and Mark LoGrippo head home after an bus or train into Newark, Manhat- throughout the day. Fanwood Rec. Eyes Upgrade educational week at the 100th Annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities tan and elsewhere. Down the street, Lisa Mohn, Conference in Atlantic City. Mayor Kevin Glover last month owner of Apple Blossom Flower said he wanted to move “aggres- Shop, said that, “absolutely, there’s To Facility Reservation Sys. sively” on the issue, noting that a parking problem,” but added that Mountainside BOE “parking is a problem” in the down- she opposes the idea of paid park- By JONATHAN R. PARKER The commission had initially dis- town area. He urged his colleagues ing, calling it “stupid.” Specially Written for The Westfield Leader cussed allowing users to store credit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 at that time to “spend some time She told The Leader that “it will FANWOOD — Devon Clarke of card information on the site, but replaced New Jersey’ old testing pro- Even before it was administered, with some of the merchants and kill the downtown” if meters are The Block Enterprises presented the moved away from the idea due to the gram, the Assessment of Skills and the PARCC was the subject of much you’ll probably find [paid parking] installed. Fanwood Recreation Commission increased costs and potential liability Knowledge (or ASK) exam. PARCC debate. is a good thing.” Instead, she favored enforcing the with an overview of his organization’s associated with ensuring that this sen- is a test taken completely on a com- Parents and educators across the But Councilman Llewellyn Jones current parking limits that she and proposal to revamp the commission’s sitive information is stored securely. puter or tablet, as opposed to the state voiced concern about the length said earlier this month that he had others said are rarely enforced. website. By integrating with PayPal, users more convention “paper-and-pencil” of the test, the fact that it was given spoken with about 20 business own- “The police have got to start mark- The proposed cost of upgrading can conveniently use their credits ASK test. via computer, and its appropriate- ers in the weeks since the idea was ing tires” as a way of seeing how the site includes $5,000 for design cards and rely on protections pro- Scoring has changed from ASK, ness. As a result, large numbers of first broached and reported that all long a car has been parked in one and $600 for maintenance. Mr. Clarke vided by PayPal while minimizing which rated students as advanced pro- students did not participate in the but one owner felt the paid-parking spot, she said. estimated that the project could be the cost to the commission. ficient, proficient, or partially profi- testing and the state Department of idea was not desirable. A few doors down, Nick Losavio completed in approximately four to In other business, the commission cient levels. PARCC has five levels of Education has publicly recognized While some store owners agree of John’s Meat Market said he does six weeks. agreed that the Halloween festivities performance description: distin- that there will be changes in the ad- that space is at a premium in the not think there is a downtown park- The discussion focused on stream- were a great success. The only nega- guished command, solid command, ministration of the PARCC in the downtown business district— ing problem and does not think lining the facility rental process on tive that could be found was that moderate command, partialcommand future. thanks to commuter parking — they meters are necessary. the rental page: “there were too many doughnuts.” and minimal command. In other business, the board ap- were united in their opposition to “What will they accomplish?,” he fanwoodrecreation.org/rentals. The commission duly noted this and In October,. the New Jersey De- proved several field trips for the installing parking meters as a way asked, adding that he felt such a The different facilities currently lightheartedly committed to making partment of Education released its upcoming year including visits to move would only hurt local busi- have separate pages featuring a free adjustments next year. statewide results for the PARCC tests. the Old Barracks in Trenton, the nesses. Google calendar that allows users to The careful planning shifted next It said only 44 percent of third-grade Bronx Zoo and the Shakespeare At the other end of the Park Av- see at what dates and times the facil- to preparations for Fanwood’s An- students met or exceeded PARCC’s Theater in Madison, N.J. The mem- Garwood enue corridor, Amy Desai of Wallis ity has already been booked. If a nual Holiday Celebration and Tree grade level benchmark in language bers of the board also reviewed pro- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Stationery told The Times that park- desired time is available, users are Lighting. arts and only 36 percent of 10th grade posed revisions to the district’s poli- hoped to have the updated plan avail- ing is mostly a problem for her instructed to download and fill out a The celebration will take place this student met the standard. cies on the use of personal cell able by November of last year. customers on Fridays and on Satur- Facility Use Agreement, provide a year on Sunday, December 6, from 3 In math, only 24 percent of stu- phones and other communication On Tuesday, new Emergency Man- day mornings. certificate of insurance, read the rules to 5 p.m., by the North Avenue Train dents met the expected grade level in devices, dyslexia screening prac- agement Chief Ken Capobianco in- But she opposes paid parking, for facility use, attach a rental fee Station. Santa will be in attendance, geometry, 23 percent in algebra two. tices and the administration of medi- formed council that the plan had been pointing out that her customers, check and $100 security deposit with free pictures again being of- By comparison, the NJDOE re- cations to students. They also wel- completely rewritten and updated to many of whom are senior citizens, check, and either drop off or mail the fered. Additionally, there will be ported nearly 80 percent of students comed Zachary Worswick as the include recent changes in the bor- come to her store mostly to buy paperwork to Buildings Reservations crafts, contests, music, hot chocolate passed or were considered proficient new physical education teacher at a ough, such as the opening of The newspapers, magazines, lottery at Fanwood Borough Hall. and prizes. on the previous ASK test. salary of $52,709. Villages at Garwood Westfield Se- tickets and other small items. Mr. Clarke proposed to upgrade The commission noted that nior Housing facility on Second Av- She described their visits as from the Google calendar system to a progress is being made on the con- enue on the site of the former St. “quick in and out,” and said that if customizable reservation system that struction of the skatepark at Forest Anne’s School. they are forced to pay to park, they better suits the needs of the commis- Road Park. “It really is only for worst-case might end up going elsewhere - to sion and facility users. Recreation Director Bob emergencies,” Mr. Capobianco said, nearby convenience stores, for in- Under one possible redesign, rent- Budiansky said the project should be citing extreme weather events such stance - where parking is free. ers could request a reservation online completed in early December. He as Hurricane Irene or Superstorm Vic Passucci of Vic’s Barber Shop as well as provide payment directly expressed concern, however, that the Sandy. “The normal things, the DPW, told The Leader that paid parking is on the website by connecting with commission does not yet have guide- police, people are working all the “not a good idea.” PayPal. lines in place to regulate the use of the time. While admitting that parking is a skatepark. “If a train derails, if there is a problem, with some cars sitting in Committee Highlights As it stands now, he said that even chemical spill with that,” he explained the lots all day, he urged the town- if the park was completed and ready as to what the plan addresses. ship to enforce the two-hour limit Holiday Festivities to open, he would not open it without In an unrelated matter, Mr. by marking tires on cars. The two- By SARAH McGRAIL those rules in place. He wants to see Nierstedt said he has been informed hour limit is “plenty of time” for Specially Written for The Westfield Leader something in writing that the com- by NJ Transit that a larger shelter for shoppers, he said. CRANFORD — Cranford resi- mission can review, approve and con- the Garwood train station has been Customers at Able Body Spa also dents have a busy weekend ahead of vert into official signage to go up at ordered and that the rail authority is were opposed to parking fees, with them with their Thanksgiving cel- the skatepark. expecting delivery and installation one patron telling The Leader that, ebrations, followed by the official Mr. Budiansky said that the by the end of the year. Mr. Nierstedt often, appointments at downtown lighting of the township’s Christmas skatepark in Clark has an extensive said he was dubious of the timetable. spas and salons take more than two tree on Friday, and Small Business list of rules posted. Commissioners Councilman and Finance Commit- hours. Saturday the next day. also pointed to professional skate- tee Chairman Lou Petruzzelli alerted Next door at Urban Shave, John During Tuesday’s meeting of the boarder Tony Hawk’s website as a the council of the Rahway Valley Cruz paused while working on a governing body, Cranford Mayor possible resource for compiling ap- Sewerage Authority’s (RVSA) re- client to tell the newspaper that he Andis Kalnins and members of the propriate guidelines to govern the Jonathan R. Parker for The Westfield Leader POLICE ACADEMY…Cranford Chief of Police James Wozniak, pictured left, cently adopted budget for 2016. The has not heard patrons complain of township committee urged local resi- safe use of the skatepark. honors graduates of the Citizens Police Academy last Tuesday at the Cranford spending plan includes a 9.35-per- parking problems in the downtown. dents to head into town to enjoy the Committee meeting. cent increased assessment – or about A patron who declined to pro- organized events and show their sup- $58,000 – for Garwood, the largest vide his name mused about how port for the community’s many inde- perentage increase for the entire 11- much revenue the township might pendent traders. WF Council municipality cooperative. Garwood generate if parking limits were more Mayor Kalnins said members of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 representative to the RVSA, Steve strictly enforced. the Chamber of Commerce would be Greet, is to visit the council in Janu- Angelo Zanfardino, owner of at Friday’s tree-lighting ceremony, section to “square it off a little more”, ary. Alfonso’s, told The Leader that “the distributing coupon bags offering similar to what was done on Quimby Mayor Charles Lombardo an- solution is in front of our eyes,” discounts for local businesses. and Elm streets, Mr. Gildea told The nounced seven appointments through namely marking tires and enforc- In other business, the committee Leader. the end of the year: Jane Tenore to the ing the two-hour parking limits to approved a resolution agreeing to the An ordinance to install new stop board of health; Pat DiFabio to the deter commuter parking. payment of $20,000 to the Township signs and remove a parking space historical committee; former Coun- “They are abusing the privilege of Millburn, which is the lead entity were introduced after the Public cilwoman Ann Tarantino to the recre- of free parking,” he said. Paid park- among a group of municipalities set Safety Committee reviewed the areas ation commission; and Deborah ing would hurt businesses, forcing up to address serious and repeated of concern. Acosta, Rozano Acosta, Michele their employees to spend money to flood damage in areas along the Stop signs will be installed at all Stoffer and Cynthia Parente to the pay to park at their own place of Rahway River Watershed. Summit Avenue approaches to Park celebrations committee. employment, he added. Street and installed at all Temple Place The council also authorized Lena Olsen, owner of Little Shop of approaches to Boulevard. Also a park- $22,075 for clothing allowances and Comics, also is opposed to installing ing spot will be removed on South salaries for members of the Garwood parking meters. She pointed out to Avenue and Boulevard to improve Fire Department and $8,885.82 in a The Leader that her shop often holds sight lines, Council member JoAnn “terminal leave” payment for retiring gaming events where participants are Neylan said. borough tax collector Agnes in the store “for hours, so [meters] Another ordinance was introduced Kurzweil. Borough Chief Financial would definitely affect us.” to deny demolition of structures on Officer Sandy Bruns was appointed An informal check of the town- weekends or federal holidays. to replace Ms. Kurzweil as tax col- ship-owned parking lots on a few Also, an ordinance was introduced and the lector for December, the remaining recent weekday mornings found the to fix the annual salaries of the council month of her term. town hall lot to be half-filled, the and mayor to $1, which is the same ()TIMES Officials also approved the hir- lot between Bartle Avenue and amount they are currently being paid. ing of Christopher Houghton as Westfield Avenue to be about two- History shows that the council and too! part-time tax clerk beginning Tues- thirds full and the lot in front of the mayor have not cashed those checks. day, December 1. library half-filled. An ordinance was amended to ad- See it all in Color! just the salary ranges of non-union personnel positions. 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USPS 485200 Thursday, November 26, 2015 Published Every Thursday Since 1959 (908) 232-4407 OUR 56th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 48-2015 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.timesnj.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Scotch Plains Businesses, Patrons Are Cool to Paid Parking

By FRED T. ROSSI Newark, Manhattan and elsewhere. to commuter parking — they were Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Mayor Kevin Glover last month united in their opposition to install- SCOTCH PLAINS — While park- said he wanted to move “aggressively” ing parking meters as a way to allevi- ing in the downtown commercial dis- on the issue, noting that “parking is a ate the situation. Instead, according trict may be problematic, conversa- problem” in the downtown area. He to interviews with owners, employ- tions last week with business owners, urged his colleagues at that time to ees and customers at a dozen Park their employees and their customers “spend some time with some of the Avenue businesses last week, the most made one thing clear: They do not merchants and you’ll probably find viable solution is to enforce parking favor instituting paid-parking as the [paid parking] is a good thing.” restrictions already on the books in solution. But Councilman Llewellyn Jones Scotch Plains, namely two-hour lim- The township council started in- said earlier this month that he had its in the lots behind Park Avenue. formal discussions about the idea last spoken with about 20 business own- A resounding “no” was heard when month, seeing a paid-parking system ers in the weeks since the idea was workers at Salon Four were asked by on Park Avenue, in the stores behind first broached and reported that all a reporter about instituting paid park- the main thoroughfare and in the but one owner felt the paid-parking ing. Kelly Trembley told The Scotch municipal lots next to town hall as a idea was not desirable. Plains-Fanwood Times that free park- possible solution to commuters who While some store owners agree ing was one reason why the store, are parking their cars for free all day that space is at a premium in the which opened its doors six months while they catch a bus or train into downtown business district—thanks ago, settled in Scotch Plains and not in neighboring towns where parking costs numerous quarters throughout the day. Down the street, Lisa Mohn, owner of Apple Blossom Flower Shop, said that, “absolutely, there’s a parking problem,” but added that she opposes Photo courtesy of Capt. Ted Conley the idea of paid parking, calling it K9 FRIENDS...The Best Friend Dog and Animal Adoption, Inc. (BFDAA) donated $1,000 to the Scotch Plains Police Department (PD) K9 unit October 25. The donation was made by Lorraine Jakubowski, president of the Best Friend Dog “stupid.” and Animal Adoption, Inc., in memory of their founder, Charlotte Mross. Pictured, from left to right, are: Scotch Plains She told The Times that “it will kill Police Chief Brian Mahoney, K9 Officer Brian Cheney, Ms. Jakubowski, BFDAA Director of Developing and Grants the downtown” if meters are installed. Suzanna Polhamus, K9 Officer Chris Aversa, and Captain of the Scotch Plains Police Department Ted Conley. Instead, she favored enforcing the current parking limits that she and others said are rarely enforced. “The police have got to start mark- Fanwood Rec. Eyes Upgrade Of ing tires” as a way of seeing how long a car has been parked in one spot, she said. Facility Reservation System A few doors down, Nick Losavio of John’s Meat Market said he does By JONATHAN R. PARKER could be completed in approxi- online as well as provide payment not think there is a downtown park- Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times mately four to six weeks. directly on the website by connect- Fred Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times LATE HARVEST…With Thanksgiving a few days away, residents stock up on ing problem and does not think meters FANWOOD — Devon Clarke of The discussion focused on ing with PayPal. the late harvest at the Scotch Plains Farmers’ Market, held Saturdays through are necessary. The Block Enterprises presented the streamlining the facility rental pro- The commission had initially dis- November from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the municpal parking lot on Park Avenue. “What will they accomplish?,” he Fanwood Recreation Commission cess on the rental page: cussed allowing users to store credit asked, adding that he felt such a move with an overview of his fanwoodrecreation.org/rentals. card information on the site, but would only hurt local businesses. organization’s proposal to revamp The different facilities currently moved away from the idea due to Scotch Plains-Fanwood BOE At the other end of the Park Avenue the commission’s website. have separate pages featuring a free the increased costs and potential corridor, Amy Desai of Wallis Statio- The proposed cost of upgrading Google calendar that allows users liability associated with ensuring nery told The Times that parking is the site includes $5,000 for design to see at what dates and times the that this sensitive information is Hears Chrome Init. Update mostly a problem for her customers and $600 for maintenance. Mr. facility has already been booked. If stored securely. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Clarke estimated that the project a desired time is available, users are By integrating with PayPal, users By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELL have access to Google Docs and instructed to download and fill out can conveniently use their credits Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Google Slides. It also was noted that a Facility Use Agreement, provide cards and rely on protections pro- SCOTCH PLAINS – A presenta- teacher training for the Chromebooks Garwood Council Honors a certificate of insurance, read the vided by PayPal while minimizing tion given by Jamie Aitkens, a sixth- was held on October 7. rules for facility use, attach a rental the cost to the commission. grade writing workshop teacher at As part of the presentation, Ms. fee check and $100 security de- In other business, the commis- Park Middle School, took place dur- Aitkens shared some of her sixth- Officer Killed 20 Years Ago posit check, and either drop off or sion agreed that the Halloween fes- ing the Scotch Plains-Fanwood grade students’ thoughts about the mail the paperwork to Buildings tivities were a great success. The Board of Education meeting held use of the Chromebooks. Some of the By BRIAN TRUSDELL a wreath at the plaque that designates Reservations at Fanwood Borough only negative that could be found last Thursday evening. The report student comments were that the Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times the area outside borough hall as Tho- Hall. was that “there were too many was an update on the district’s Chromebooks made them want to GARWOOD – The borough coun- mas P. Haughton Memorial Plaza. Mr. Clarke proposed to upgrade doughnuts.” The commission duly Chrome Initiative. work harder, strengthened their typ- cil on Tuesday authorized an addi- The solemn ceremony on a chilly from the Google calendar system to noted this and lightheartedly com- According to Ms. Aitkens, students ing skills, made them better prepared tional $10,000 to be borrowed via a night ended with a bagpiper playing a customizable reservation system mitted to making adjustments next have access to Dell Chromebooks for for class and helped them learn to fix bond for sewer repair, amended a “Amazing Grace.” that better suits the needs of the year. classes based on a schedule. In her their own problems. According to fence ordinance for corner lots and The council returned inside to adopt commission and facility users. The careful planning shifted next presentation, Ms. Aitkens noted that Ms. Aitkens’ report the children felt made mortgage holders responsible the $10,000 bond ordinance, grant an Under one possible redesign, to preparations for Fanwood’s An- as students get older the amount of that the program, “made them more for maintaining abandoned proper- exemption to its fence ordinance to renters could request a reservation CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Chromebooks allotted for classes knowledgeable about Google in gen- ties. homeowners of corner lots with pools progresses. She stated that students eral and helped strengthen their orga- The council also honored police and hold creditors responsible for in kindergarten through grade 2 re- nizational skills.” officer Thomas Haughton 20 years to upkeep on empty properties. ceive five Chromebooks and students Board members thanked Ms. the day from when he died, succumb- The $10,000 will be added to the in grades 3 through 5 receive 10. Ms. Aitkens for her report and asked how ing to injuries suffered a week earlier $35,000 authorized in August to re- Aitkens said that teachers also work the Chromebooks had impacted her while pursuing a suspect near the place an approximately 90-foot length with each other regarding scheduling students. She responded that through Westfield border. Patrolman of eight-inch tile sewer pipe along to maximize the number of students this program, her sixth-grade stu- Haughton, who was 27 and had two Center Street south of Willow Av- using Chromebooks during class- dents “were using technology on a years on the force, died November enue. room time. regular basis” for the first time. 24, 1995, from head injuries incurred The damage to the approximately It was noted during her talk that In other business, board members when his police vehicle left the road 80-year-old pipe was discovered in each student has his or her own unanimously passed a motion to ex- and struck a tree. July but initial estimates for repair Google account and that the students CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Officer Haughton’s sister, Maureen were lower than the bids received. Clifford, was presented with the proc- The change in the fence ordinance lamation decreeing November 24 as amends a regulation adopted on the Thomas Haughton Remembrance tie-breaking vote of then-Mayor Pat Day. An honor guard of the entire off- Quattrocchi nearly two years ago over duty Garwood Police Department laid the objection of then-councilman Steve Blaufeder. The legislation banned fences over Councilman Jones to four feet on the sides of homes on corner lots to avoid a “tunnel” effect. Hold Office Hours Mr. Blaufeder complained to its chief SCOTCH PLAINS – On Sun- sponsor, fellow councilman Bill day, December 6, from noon to 2 Nierstedt, that it in effect prohibited Photo courtesy of Jim Lowney/County of Union p.m., Scotch Plains Councilman him from having a pool, which re- SHIPPEN DRIVE...John Shippen, the first American to play in a U.S. Open golf Llewellyn Jones will hold “mobile quires six-foot fences. tournament, is to have a street named after him at Scotch Hills Country Club. The office hours” at the Scotch Plains The other ordinance enacted Tues- road at the entrance to the golf course (off Jerusalem Road) will be known as John Public Library in the Quiet Study Shippen Drive. John Shippen played in six U.S. Opens. He made his career in golf day imposes fines of up to $1,500 a and served as a professional at several clubs, the last of which was Shady Rest Golf Room. Recognizing that the pub- day for creditors who fail to maintain Course, now known as Scotch Hills Country Club. lic microphone at council meet- an abandoned residence that has en- ings is not a convenient time or tered foreclosure. PAGE INDEX venue for everyone, and sometimes Earlier, the council learned that the a dialogue is better than an e-mail, borough’s emergency management Regional ...... 2-3 Education ...... 15 the councilman invites anyone who plan update has been completed, ap- Editorial ...... 4-5, 16 Sports ...... 9-14 has questions or suggestions about proved by Union County officials Police ...... 16 Real Estate .... 9-18 municipal issues to stop by and and is pending final state approval. Community ... 6-7, 16 Classifieds ..... 14 ALL SMILES...Scotch Plains Mayor Kevin Glover greets Cub Scout Pack 34 Den share their views. Obituary ...... 16 A&E ...... 17-18 3 at the Scotch Plains Municipal Building. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times The deductible covers legal fees WESTFIELD —Permit parking for the attorney used by the agency would be raised $60 annually or 25 to settle the case, he said. cents per workday come the New “The Fund made a business de- Year under an ordinance introduced termination that the matter should Tuesday at the town council meet- be settled without any admission of ing. liability, and will be making pay- “It is still less than $3 a day,” and ment on behalf of the town,” Mr. less than the daily fee of $5, Coun- Finestein said in his statement. cilman Sam Della Fera said. The settlement was reached ear- The increase is part of the town’s lier this month in a lawsuit filed by regular five-year review of permit Austin Rolnick, his parents parking, he said. Lawrence Rolnick and Ms. Fees will differ based on parking Sorrentino, and Ramon Martinez Brian Trusdell for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times REMEMBERING THE FALLEN...Garwood Mayor Charles Lombardo, right, locations and types of permits. The against the Westfield Police De- presents a proclamation honoring Patrolman Thomas Haughton, who died on lots on the north and south side of partment stemming from a 2009 November 24, 1995, from injuries suffered while on duty, to his sister, Maureen the Westfield train station (known incident at the Rolnick home on Clifford, at Tuesday’s borough council meeting. as Lots 3 and 8) and other spaces Boulevard. designated for commuter or em- The lawsuit claimed unlawful en- ployee parking will jump to $420 try, false arrest and making mali- for six months or $696 for the year. cious comments to the press. Garwood Council LET FREEDOM RING…Scotch Plains Councilman Llewellyn Jones poses with Lot 6 on Watterson Street will The fire department (WFD) will CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 his daughter alongside the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. cost $210 for six months and $420 get a new pumper truck to replace for the year. its 25-year-old model after a coun- The plan has been more than a Anne’s School. On another matter, township at- cil okayed the purchase of a new year-and-a-half in the making and “It really is only for worst-case MS School Board Confident torney Russell Finestein told the one. After trade-in, the new truck under its second emergency man- emergencies,” Mr. Capobianco said, board that insurance will pay the will cost about $500,000, Fire Chief agement director. citing extreme weather events such $1.1 million settlement in the false David Kelly told The Times, and be Then-emergency management co- as Hurricane Irene or Superstorm Gov. Livingston Deal Near arrest case of Austin and Lawrence ready in about 11 months. ordinator Emmitt Garner told the Sandy. “The normal things, the DPW, Rolnick and Kimberly Sorrentino. The council also approved just council in August 2014 that he hoped police, people are working all the By KATE BROWNE completely on a computer or tablet, as “We have full insurance cover- under $200,000 for the Department to have the updated plan available time. Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times opposed to the more convention “pa- age for all claims that have been of Public to purchase four new ve- by November of last year. “If a train derails, if there is a MOUNTAINSIDE — School per-and-pencil” ASK test. reported in the newspaper concern- hicles. On Tuesday, new Emergency chemical spill with that,” he ex- board vice president Christopher Scoring has changed from ASK, ing this matter subject to a deduct- Several changes at the intersec- Management Chief Ken Capobianco plained as to what the plan addresses. Minks and fellow board member which rated students as advanced pro- ible,” he said. tion of East Broad Street and Elm informed council that the plan had In an unrelated matter, Mr. Dante Gioia expressed optimism ficient, proficient, or partially profi- The deductible would most likely Street should improve pedestrian been completely rewritten and up- Nierstedt said he has been informed Tuesday that a contract with Berke- cient levels. PARCC has five levels of be between $50,000 and $100,000, and vehicular safety, town admin- dated to include recent changes in by NJ Transit that a larger shelter for ley Heights would be reached in the performance description: distin- Mr. Finestein told The Scotch istrator Jim Gildea told The Times. the borough, such as the opening of the Garwood train station has been near future to continue sending the guished command, solid command, Plains-Fanwood Times, however, An antiquated traffic light will be The Villages at Garwood Westfield ordered and that the rail authority is town’s students to Governor moderate command, partialcommand the exact amount will not be known replaced and coordinated with the Senior Housing facility on Second expecting delivery and installation Livingston High School. and minimal command. until the bill is received from the other traffic lights on East Broad Avenue on the site of the former St. by the end of the year. Mr. Nierstedt The comments came during a full In October,. the New Jersey Depart- Municipal Excess Liability Joint Street. Additionally electronic pe- said he was dubious of the time- agenda session in which Mr. Minks ment of Education released its state- Insurance Fund, the town’s insur- destrian croswalk signs will be in- table. also noted that representatives of the wide results for the PARCC tests. It stalled. Councilman and Finance Com- teachers union had recently contacted said only 44 percent of third-grade The town has received a $400,000 Parking mittee Chairman Lou Petruzzelli the board of education to begin con- students met or exceeded PARCC’s grant for the work and is respon- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 alerted the council of the Rahway tract negotiations in anticipation of grade level benchmark in language FW Rec. sible for its construction and in- Valley Sewerage Authority’s the expiration of the current pact in arts and only 36 percent of 10th grade CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 spection. on Fridays and on Saturday morn- (RVSA) recently adopted budget for July. student met the standard. nual Holiday Celebration and Tree The improvements also include ings. 2016. The spending plan includes a The Governor Livingston issue has In math, only 24 percent of students Lighting. adding to the sidewalk at the inter- But she opposes paid parking, 9.35-percent increased assessment been of keen interest to many with met the expected grade level in geom- The celebration will take place section to “square it off a little pointing out that her customers, many – or about $58,000 – for Garwood, per-pupil tuition having increased etry, 23 percent in algebra two. this year on Sunday, December 6, more”, similar to what was done on of whom are senior citizens, come to the largest perentage increase for nearly $3,000 over the past four years By comparison, the NJDOE re- from 3 to 5 p.m., by the North Quimby and Elm streets, Mr. Gildea her store mostly to buy newspapers, the entire 11-municipality coopera- to $15,700 this current school year. ported nearly 80 percent of students Avenue Train Station. Santa will be told The Times. magazines, lottery tickets and other tive. Garwood representative to the Mounstainside students have attended passed or were considered proficient in attendance, with free pictures An ordinance to install new stop small items. RVSA, Steve Greet, is to visit the Governor Livingston since 1997. on the previous ASK test. again being offered. Additionally, signs and remove a parking space She described their visits as “quick council in January. According to Chief School Admin- Even before it was administered, there will be crafts, contests, mu- were introduced after the Public in and out,” and said that if they are Mayor Charles Lombardo an- istrator Nancy Lubarsky the results of the PARCC was the subject of much sic, hot chocolate and prizes. Safety Committee reviewed the ar- forced to pay to park, they might end nounced seven appointments the high school students’ Partnership debate. The commission noted that eas of concern. up going elsewhere - to nearby con- through the end of the year: Jane for Assessment of Readiness for Col- Parents and educators across the progress is being made on the con- Stop signs will be installed at all venience stores, for instance - where Tenore to the board of health; Pat lege and Career (PARCC) tests have state voiced concern about the length struction of the skatepark at Forest Summit Avenue approaches to Park parking is free. DiFabio to the historical committee; been released, but the district has not of the test, the fact that it was given via Road Park. Street and installed at all Temple Vic Passucci of Vic’s Barber Shop former Councilwoman Ann yet received the scores for the lower- computer, and its appropriateness. As Recreation Director Bob Place approaches to Boulevard. told The Times that paid parking is Tarantino to the recreation commis- grade students at Deerfield and a result, large numbers of students did Budiansky said the project should Also a parking spot will be removed “not a good idea.” sion; and Deborah Acosta, Rozano Beechwood schools. not participate in the testing and the be completed in early December. on South Avenue and Boulevard to While admitting that parking is a Acosta, Michele Stoffer and Cynthia Ms. Lubarsky anticipates the scores state Department of Education has He expressed concern, however, that improve sight lines, Council mem- problem, with some cars sitting in the Parente to the celebrations commit- will be available by the board’s De- publicly recognized that there will be the commission does not yet have ber JoAnn Neylan said. lots all day, he urged the township to tee. cember 16 meeting, with and a full changes in the administration of the guidelines in place to regulate the Another ordinance was intro- enforce the two-hour limit by mark- The council also authorized analysis and plan of action to be dis- PARCC in the future. use of the skatepark. duced to deny demolition of struc- ing tires on cars. The two-hour limit $22,075 for clothing allowances and cussed at the January meeting. In other business, the board ap- As it stands now, he said that tures on weekends or federal holi- is “plenty of time” for shoppers, he salaries for members of the Garwood PARCC is a consortium of 18 states proved several field trips for the up- even if the park was completed and days. said. Fire Department and $8,885.82 in a plus the District of Columbia and the coming year including visits to the ready to open, he would not open it Also, an ordinance was intro- Customers at Able Body Spa also “terminal leave” payment for retir- U.S. Virgin Islands that developed Old Barracks in Trenton, the Bronx without those rules in place. He duced to fix the annual salaries of were opposed to parking fees, with ing borough tax collector Agnes assessments for grades K-12 aligned Zoo and the Shakespeare Theater in wants to see something in writing the council and mayor to $1, which one patron telling The Times that, Kurzweil. Borough Chief Financial to the federal government’s Common Madison, N.J. The members of the that the commission can review, is the same amount they are cur- often, appointments at downtown spas Officer Sandy Bruns was appointed Core State Standards initiative. board also reviewed proposed revi- approve and convert into official rently being paid. History shows and salons take more than two hours. to replace Ms. Kurzweil as tax col- In in the spring, all New Jersey sions to the district’s policies on the signage to go up at the skatepark. that the council and mayor have not Next door at Urban Shave, John lector for December, the remaining students in grades 3-8 as well students use of personal cell phones and other Mr. Budiansky said that the cashed those checks. Cruz paused while working on a cli- month of her term. taking algebra, geometry and English communication devices, dyslexia skatepark in Clark has an extensive An ordinance was amended to ent to tell the newspaper that he has Officials also approved the hiring in grades 9-11 were given the stan- screening practices and the adminis- list of rules posted. Commissioners adjust the salary ranges of non- not heard patrons complain of park- of Christopher Houghton as part- dardized PARCC test, which replaced tration of medications to students. They also pointed to professional skate- union personnel positions. ing problems in the downtown. time tax clerk beginning Tuesday, New Jersey’ old testing program, the also welcomed Zachary Worswick as boarder Tony Hawk’s website as a “It does not grant raises to em- A patron who declined to provide December 1. Assessment of Skills and Knowledge the new physical education teacher at possible resource for compiling ap- ployees,” Mr. Della Fera said, nor his name mused about how much (or ASK) exam. PARCC is a test taken a salary of $52,709. propriate guidelines to govern the will it provide “additional compen- revenue the township might generate safe use of the skatepark. sation”. if parking limits were more strictly enforced. SP-F BOE Angelo Zanfardino, owner of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Alfonso’s, told The Times that “the pand the high school’s lacrosse pro- solution is in front of our eyes,” gram to include a freshman boys’ namely marking tires and enforcing team. the two-hour parking limits to deter In addition the board unanimously commuter parking. passed on second reading 10 poli- “They are abusing the privilege of cies, including policies for atten- free parking,” he said. Paid parking dance, health services for personnel, would hurt businesses, forcing their health services for non-public employees to spend money to pay to schools, student health records, health park at their own place of employ- services, wellness policy and nutri- ment, he added. ent standards for meals and other Lena Olsen, owner of Little Shop foods. of Comics, also is opposed to install- Finally, the board passed a student ing parking meters. She pointed out field trip request for eighth-grade Ital- to The Times that her shop often holds ian students from Park Middle School gaming events where participants are to visit Florence Ravioli on Park Av- in the store “for hours, so [meters] enue. It was stated that the owner will would definitely affect us.” present a pasta-making demonstra- An informal check of the town- tion and discuss what it is like to own ship-owned parking lots on a few and run a specialty shop. recent weekday mornings found the The next board of education meet- and the town hall lot to be half-filled, the lot ing is scheduled for Thursday, De- Christina M. Hinke for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times between Bartle Avenue and Westfield cember 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Ad- ZERO TOLERANCE…“In Our Town 21 Means 21” is the message of zero- Avenue to be about two-thirds full ministration Building on Evergreen ()TIMES tolerance to underage drinking that the Cranford Municipal Alliance asked the and the lot in front of the library half- Avenue and Cedar Street in Scotch township committee to “infuse” better throughout the township, in its update to filled. Plains. too! the township committee November 9. Pictured, from left, are: Commissioners Robert D’Ambola and Tom Hannen, Jr., Township Clerk Tara Rowley, Town- ship Administrator Terence Wall, Municipal Alliance Chairperson William Ilaria and Commissioners Patrick Giblin and Mary O’Connor. For in-depth coverage of breaking news happening in Your Town

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The Westfield Leader & The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TIMES PO Box 250, 251 North Ave. West, Westfield, NJ 07091 Tel 908 232-4407; Fax 908 232-0473 Email [email protected] Page 2 Thursday, November 26, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Cranford Parents Press Assisted Living Units Okayed; For Full-Day Kindergarten Rt. 22 Townhomes Proposed By JONATHAN R. PARKER ensure kindergarteners can adequately By DELL SIMEONE Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and Times pied by a request to build 23 cover the curriculum. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times townhouses on the north side of U.S. CRANFORD — With a recom- Many of the impassioned parents MOUNTAINSIDE – Capitol Se- Route 22 behind the Brighton Gar- mendation from its task force to were met with applause from support- niors Housing was granted final ap- dens assisted living facility. begin full-day kindergarten, the ive attendees. proval Monday night to build an as- The proposal by Menza and Beissel Cranford school board Monday Eighty-seven percent of New Jersey sisted living rental facility with the of Basking Ridge includes 19 market- night proposed a three-to-five year school districts currently have full day capacity for 92 residents on Spring- rate apartments and four affordable- timeline to implement the plan for kindergarten, including most districts field Avenue between Mill Lane and housing units, also known by the acro- all eligible children. in Union County. Cardinal Road. nym COAH (Council On Affordable Despite numerous calls from a The only other Union County dis- The Washington, D.C.-based pri- Housing) — the state regulatory agency. standing-room-only crowd of par- tricts currently without full day kinder- vate equity firm had received approv- Menza’s design calls for 39.5- ents seeking for a more aggressive gartens are Berkeley Heights, New als for most of the development last foot-high townhomes, 3.5 feet over approach, the board noted cost and Providence, Scotch Plains/Fanwood and month, except for the height of the the permissible maximum. It also space as the major barriers. Westfield. building, which the Mountainside wants an exception from the side- Based on current enrollment, the Scotch Plains/Fanwood earlier this zoning board wanted lower. yard requirement of 25 feet, pro- board is aiming for six new kinder- month approved $3.8 million for the Jonathan R. Parker for The Westfield Leader and The Times Architect Daniel King presented a posing only 11. garten classrooms. The cost of sala- construction of six new kindergarten FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN...Cranford Interim Superintendent Marilyn new design which brings the roof line With Mayor Paul Mirabelli and ries, benefits, supplies, and materi- classrooms at two elementary schools Birnbaum presents the conclusions of the 35-member Full Day Kindergarten of the Queen Anne style Victorian Councilman Glenn Mortimer sitting als for six new classrooms was with the plan to begin full-day kinder- Task Force. structure from 47.1 feet to 39.6 feet. in on the hearing, project architect estimated at $828,059. The board garten to start as early as September. At the October board meeting, Capi- Thomas Barton said the 19 market- said it likely would pursue a refer- Westfield offers a half-day program Jerseyans Still Against Gas Tax Hike tol agreed to move the building to- rate townhouses will have two to three endum to secure the necessary with a half-day tuition based wrap ward Springfield Avenue, creating a bedrooms with a full basement, two- funding. around. By Margin of Nearly Two-to-One larger backyard as a buffer to the car garages and a cellar door to the While working toward district- Many who spoke said they specifi- single-family homes behind it. outside. wide full-day kindergarten, the task cally moved to Cranford for its schools TEANECK — New Jersey resi- conference of mayors that he is pro- The units will be studio apartments The affordable units would not force acknowledged an immediate and expressed frustration at appearing dents have changed their opinion posing a 25-cent a gallon increase. along with one and two bedrooms. have garages. need and suggested interim steps. to lag behind the 87 percent of other slightly since January but still are Younger adults were more favor- The company touts the facility as be- He also said the first floor of the For starters, the committee pro- districts on this issue. opposed to raising the state gasoline able to the idea, with 46 percent un- ing high end with a portion of the units set four affordable units will have handi- posed two full-day kindergarten They noted that the quality of the tax by a nearly two-to-one margin, der 35 supporting the hike. The aside for low and moderate income. capped-accessible entrances. classes beginning next school year. schools is a major attraction to according to a Fairleigh Dickinson amount of driving per person did not Those will account for 10 units Borough Planner John Chadwick Forty students would be selected homebuyers in the area. University PublicMind poll. affect the results toward Mountainside’s affordable- advised the board that affordable-hous- by lottery. Others expressed concern not only Sixty-two percent say the do not “The needle seems to be moving housing requirement as mandated by ing requirements mandate that three of Plans for providing supplemen- that their children would lag behind want the tax raised from its 14.5 cents toward support for a bump, perhaps the New Jersey Supreme Court. the designated units include two bed- tary opportunities for those students their peers in first-grade readiness, but a gallon, one of the lowest in the because an increase is easier to stom- At the October meeting, a company rooms and one three bedrooms. who would not receive the full day also that property values would suffer nation, for road and bridge repair and ach when gas prices are hovering executive said the market units would He said all needed 1.5 bathrooms. benefit are being considered. as parents of young children would maintenance compared to 36 percent around $2.50 a gallon, with some rent for $98 a day. “This is a small COAH project. Finally, while the committee would likely to look to other communities that who do. Those numbers have changed areas enjoying prices beneath $2 a He also said personal attention The units are for sale,” he said. like to make the program free, it is have full-day kindergarten for a home. from January, when 68 percent were gallon,” PublicMind Director and would be given to Alzheimer’s pa- He added that since COAH re- still open to the idea of a tuition- Parents dissatisfied with the board’s against and 28 percent were in favor. political science professor Krista tients. Wellness care will be provided quirements are now overseen by the based system. It said “reasonable” proposed timeframe urged more ag- The poll was conducted by phone Jenkins said in the release. “But, and some physical therapy, he said. New Jersey courts, the borough fee would have to be determined if gressive action on the matter. among a random sample of 906 adults there’s still a long way to go in con- The facility will be operated by Arbor would have to deal with a judge over the board pursues this option. The board asked for patience and statewide by the school’s survey re- vincing the public to agree to pay Management of Wilmington, Del., which any discrepancies. Parents packed the board con- also cautioned that while Mr. Messer’s search center November 9-15. It has more at the pump.” has been granted a five-year contract. “You can’t build all the markets ference room of Lincoln School critical view may have been a minority a margin of error of 3.8 percent. Almost half of those opposed (48 Lee Titus, the project engineer, said first and then build the affordable Monday night, most pressing for a view among those in attendance at Democrats were significantly more percent) say taxes are too high al- parking will be available under the units,” he said. faster implementation of the full- Monday’s meeting, there are likely in favor (46 percent) than Republi- ready and another 39 percent are building accessible from a driveway Mr. Barton said the market units day plan. many more in the community who share cans (27 percent) or independents dubious the money would be used for off of Springfield Avenue. Since would have hardwood floors on the After the 35-minute task force his skepticism and might balk at the (29 percent), the center said in its the stated purpose of roads and Springfield Avenue is a Union County first floor and carpeting on the second. report from Interim Superinten- increased costs associated with the release. bridges. That’s eight percent higher road, the county Department of Trans- He said the affordable units would dent of Schools Marilyn change. The poll was released November than January when doubts over the portation will determine if a left turn have vinyl, wood-look plank flooring. Birnbaum, more than half a dozen The board plans to vote on moving 19, the same day that Assembly Trans- money’s purpose was the main driver will be permitted exiting the facility. Mr. Barton said the building’s style parents approached the micro- forward with the process at its next portation Committee chairman John of opposition. The bulk of the meeting was occu- would be consistent with a muted phone with a series of questions meeting on Tuesday, December 8. Wisniewski (D-19, Sayreville) told a color scheme (i.e. grey, beige, brown and comments that last another AFP Assails Wisniewski’s Disregard and black) and would be tasteful. hour and 45 minutes. House Votes to Toughen Refugee Rules; Project planner Daphne Galvin One resident, Mark Messer, ex- For Taxpayers on Transportation said the vacant property is 8.3 acres pressed skepticism about the added in an office-business zone. value of moving to full day. He noted Lance Seeks Halt to Settlement Plan ATLANTIC CITY – Americans for gas tax hike.” She said her design would allow a that many of the touted additions to WASHINGTON — The House of veto the measure, which requires: Prosperity, grassroots advocate for “As chairman of one of the most fire truck to turn around. She also the schedule are less structured self- Representatives voted by a veto-proof -Refugees are only admitted if the taxpayers, has issued the following important committees in the Legisla- said there would be 84 parking guided activities that his children 289-137 on November 19 to require a secretary of the homeland security, statement subsequent to last week’s ture, Asm. Wisniewski owes it to tax- places, which includes the garages. already do at home, like independent more stringent vetting process before the FBI director and director of na- League of Municipalities Conference payers to be good stewards of their Parking spaces will be provided reading and exploration. admitting more refugees to the United tional intelligence certify to Congress session on transportation funding. money and to be open to ideas that will for the affordable units and for visi- The majority of parents who States from Syria and Iraq. that each refugee is not a security “Given the dire state of New allow New Jersey to get more bang tors to the development. spoke, however, did not share Mr. The vote came two days after Rep. threat with monthly reporting to all Jersey’s fiscal condition and the state from the buck for transportation Ms. Galvin said a retaining wall Messer’s view. Leonard Lance (R-NJ7) called for Presi- 12 congressional committees. of our transportation fund, it would projects,” continued Jedynak. “But if and a fence would be built around Parent after parent lined up to dent Obama to suspend his plan to _The FBI director administers thor- be a dereliction of duty for any law- he can’t find it within himself to ac- the perimeter of the property. passionately criticize the amount admit 10,000 Syrian refugees. That ough background investigations. maker to reject out of hand solutions knowledge that there is a spending A neighbor asked that evergreens of academic ground teachers and came in the wake of the ter rorist at- Refugee are not admitted until the to reining in our out-of-control spend- problem and has no concern for how be planted along the fence to better fit students are hard-pressed to cover tacks in and around Paris. director certifies that an individual ing costs,” said AFP State Director taxpayer dollars are spent perhaps he in with the natural look of the area. in the two and a half hours. “The first responsibility of the fed- received a background investigation Erica Jedynak. “Sadly, that’s exactly should step down as chairman.” Board member Tom Janovitz They said Cranford children were eral government is to secure the home- that is sufficient to determine if a what taxpayers heard today from “Americans for Prosperity is happy pointed out that there is 605 square falling behind districts with full- land and keep the American people refugee is not a security threat to the Assembly Transportation Commit- to have a robust debate over how to feet of unused space in the lower day offerings and laid out argu- safe,” Mr. Lance said in a release. United States. tee Chairman Wisniewski.” fund our infrastructure in New Jersey, portion of the affordable units. ments in favor of increased time to President Obama has promised to -The homeland security inspector “Americans for Prosperity did not but we won’t apologize for standing Mr. Baron admitted that that as- general conduct a risk-based review create this mess. Americans for Pros- up for taxpayers or for trying to make pect of the design still has to be of all certifications and provide an perity is not responsible for the con- New Jersey a better, more prosperous addressed. annual report detailing his findings to dition of our infrastructure. That is place to live,” concluded Jedynak. The board suggested putting a full For life the appropriate committees. Trenton’s doing. As such, overbur- AFP’s latest brief, A Road Map for bathroom in the space. 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HINKE The committee said it would make Mr. Hannen suggested the town- “I am just not sold…It takes the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and Times a decision next week how it would ship craft an ordinance on its stance product out of trains that travel the CRANFORD — The Fire Depart- pay for the first $50,000, either with of oil pipelines this year before Pil- train line and truck on roads…I don’t ment (CFD) is looking to replace all funds from the capital or operating grim Pipeline Holdings files for per- know if it is safer,” Mayor Kalnins 50 sets of protective firefighter gear budget. mits for its 178-mile project from said. for its paid and volunteer staff by Since the CFD has hired several upstate Albany, N.Y., to Linden. In a meeting with the tree advisory 2017, Lt. Matthew Lubin said Mon- new firefighters in recent years, the The pipeline would run through board, Commissioner Robert day at the township committee’s CFD is asking the township for addi- Cranford and eight other Union D’Ambola said hiring a town for- workshop meeting. tional funds for the gear, Mayor Andis County municipalities — including ester is “the answer” to a lot of the The township last paid for the Kalnins said. Westfield, Scotch Plains and questions the board had. department’s gear in 2007. The equip- “I think we are going to have money Fanwood — carrying crude oil south “I’m still pushing for it,” he said, ment is limited by law to 10 years of left over in the budget,” he said. and refined petroleum products north. suggesting a shared service agree- use, Mr. Lubin said. “It will save us on financing costs “The pipeline itself does nothing ment with Westfield or other mu- With each set costing $2,900, and the legal fees on the bond,” Com- for the citizens of Cranford,” nicipality, or hiring a part-time for- Township Administrator Terence Wall missioner Tom Hannen added. Mr.Hannen said. ester. said it would cost $150,000 to re- In other matters, township engi- place the 50 sets. The CFD suggested neer Carl O’Brien said Alden Street staggering the purchase of new gear would remain closed for at least an- Brian Trusdell for The Westfield Leader and The Times THANKSGIVING WITH NEIGHBORS...Area residents shared an early over the next three years and making other week, with the possible excep- Thanksviging dinner Saturday at the Garwood Knights of Columbus hall. use of the old gear as reserves. tion of allowing traffic to turn right onto North Avenue only, until a new traffic light is delivered. Eleven WF Homeowners Get Variance The light is scheduled to arrive in one to two weeks, he said, and would be installed immediately. The remain- Okays In Second Marathon Session der of the work for the North Avenue By BRIAN TRUSDELL said. “It will make it a colonial style, cent, above the allowable 20 percent. Pedestrian Improvement Project Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times but it’s in keeping and consistent (with More than one member noted the around the train station plaza is to be WESTFIELD – The zoning board of the neighborhood). I don’t think the unique characteristics of the prop- completed this week. adjustment approved applications from scale is out of whack.” erty; it was explained at the Novem- Also, Mr. Kalnins inquired if the 11 different homeowners on Monday, Marc and Ivete Rizzolo also were ber 9 meeting that the home was built color of the new LED street lamps most seeking to add to the first or given the okay for an addition to their in 1905 on the highest lot in Westfield. could be changed to an amber hue, second stories of their houses and in second story. The Rizzolos were re- “The numbers initially jump out at matching the lights the township has one case create a whole second floor. turnees from the November 9 meet- you, but I’m comfortable with it,” in other downtown areas that reflect With a full complement of seven ing, forced to come back because board member Andrew Wasserman the historical gas lights once used in members – at least for half of the their original site plan involved two said. “They’re adding a garage, get- Cranford. meeting until Robert Burslem de- earthen retaining walls that did not ting cars off the street. That leads me The Historical Society has complained about the LED color and said parted midway through — the panel meet code for the restriction of a one- to support the application.” LEADER NEWS…Congressman Leonard Lance welcomes Tara and Joseph plowed through another long list of foot setback from the property bound- Nine other homeowners with simi- an amber film can be wrapped around Oporto of Westfield to Washington, D.C. to share news from The Westfield requests. It was the board’s second ary for every one foot of height. A lar issues, many involving pre-exist- the bulb, Mr. Kalnins said. Mr. Leader. The Oportos visited the White House and received a tour of the U.S. three-hour-plus marathon session in front wall also extended into the pub- ing, non-conforming conditions in O’Brien said he’d investigate the situ- Capitol Building by Lance’s staff. To book tours of many sites in Washington, 14 days to help winnow a backlog of lic right-of-way. neighborhoods from Cumberland ation. D.C. visit lance.house.gov or call Lance’s Washington office at (202) 225-5361. cases, partially created by cancelled The walls were reconfigured to adapt Street on the west side of town to Additionally, Mr. O’Brien is to meet meetings, including the October 14 to code and permission from the town South Euclid on the east all were with the department of public works CF Preschool ‘Fight Club’ Defendants session when not enough members to continue with the wall in the public granted their variances. director on Monday to visit two sites were present for a quorum. right-of-way was granted. The Rizzolos One application that was not heard along the Rahway River for de-silt- Even with the approvals, an antici- said they understood the assumption of involved demolishing a three-story ing. Along with the budgeted funds, Denied Entry into Probation Program pated long hearing for a third-floor liability with the stipulation. building at 352 South Avenue East he said two grants the township has ELIZABETH — Two former day- the fights between children ages 4-6 addition to the building at 324 East But they were still looking to erect with a retail space on the lower left received may be suitable as well for care workers accused of instigating on at least one day in August. The Broad Street was postponed until a basement level garage on a hilly portion of the building, for a new the work fights between pre-school children at prosecutor’s office claimed Ms. Wednesday, December 16, because property. three-story, mixed-use structure with In other DPW related items, Lam- the Lightbridge Academy in Cranford Kenny recorded what she is heard on witnesses did not appear. Like with the Braccos, the board first-floor retail and two-bedroom bert and Adams Avenues are to be have been denied entry into a pretrial the video as calling a “fight club” — Instead of hearing that application was sympathetic to requests for a apartments on the second and third paved next week, Mr. O’Brien said. intervention (PTI) program, a Union a reference to a movie and book by first, the board instead granted Darcy floor area ratio of 42.3 percent, be- floors. Lincoln Park East and Cranford Hall County prosecutor’s office spokes- the same name — and sharing the and Christopher Bracco approval to yond the permissible 37 percent, and The item was listed on the agenda are slated after that, if the weather man said. video with others via Snapchat. put a second floor onto their ranch building coverage area of 23.08 per- but was not discussed. remains favorable, he said. The re- Erica Kenny, 22, of Cranford, and About a dozen children are seen in house on Summit Avenue. mainder of the paving program would Chanese White, 28, of Roselle, had the videos “shoving each other to the Like many of the other appli- begin in the spring. applied for PTI, which could have ground and attempting to strike each cants, the Braccos needed variances Cranford Deputy Mayor to Start Open Hours Commissioner Patrick Giblin re- resulted in the charges against them other,” the prosecutor’s office said in for pre-existing non-conforming CRANFORD — Beginning Tuesday, ship Committee,” Ms. O’Connor said. quested the engineer look into the dropped and expunged from their a release in September. The children conditions such as setbacks or con- December 1, Deputy Mayor Mary “This is just another option people will possibility of the county adding cross- record. did not suffer any apparent serioud O’Connor will have an “open door” have to reach out about issues that affect walk safety protocols along Spring- “Plea negotiations continue pend- injuries, it said. tinuous walls. policy for Cranford residents. Ms. them or their neighborhoods.” The deputy Considering the footprint of the O’Connor will welcome residents on the mayor’s office hours will run 7 to 9 p.m. field Avenue. A speed study would be ing presentation to the grand jury,” Both defendants are charged with home will remain the same, board first Tuesday evening of every month to at the Municipal Building and may be the first step, Mr. O’Brien said. West prosecutor’s office spokesman Mark fourth-degree child abuse, punish- members were sympathetic to the drop in for a chat about how things are expanded going forward. End Avenue and Balmiere Parkway Spivey said. able by up to 18 months in jail. Ms. request, conceding a floor area ratio going in Cranford and hear their con- “We need to make a greater effort to were pointed out by Mr. Giblin as Mr. Spivey said the case likely Kenny also is accused of third-de- jump from a maximum of 25 percent cerns. work on the issues that may impact the specific crossroads. would go before a grand jury in the gree endangering the welfare of a allowed to 25.6 percent. “Not everyone is comfortable getting quality of life for an individual or a The committee also gave an upcoming “weeks to months.” child, carrying a penalty of three-to- “It’s a pretty good-looking plan,” up at a public meeting, giving their name neighborhood,” Ms. O’Connor said in a date on its participation in the League Ms. Kenny and Ms. White were five years in jail. The two have pleaded Board Chairman William Heinbokel and address and addressing the Town- release. of Municipalities meeting last week. charged in September of instigating innocent.

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PUBLICATION ABCDICTIONOPQRSTDECEPTIONUVWXYZ The Westfield Leader The Scotch Plains–Fanwood Letters to the Editor — Established 1890 — Times Since 1959 DD Legal Newspaper for the County of Union, New Jersey Hornish Helping Hands, Our Heartfelt DDTM and for Westfield, Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Garwood Diction Deception Members of: Thanks to the Westfield Community Below are four arcane words, each New Jersey Press Association • National Newspaper Association • Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce with four definitions – only one is cor- Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association • Fanwood Business & Professional Association On behalf of the non-profit $19,000 to twenty-three families. In Westfield High School Helping 2014-15, we distributed almost $7000 rect. The others are made up. Are you sharp enough to discern this deception of Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey Periodicals – Postage Paid at Rahway, New Jersey Hands (WHSHH) Fund, we wish to to nine families. Direct donations are diction? P.O. Box 250 • 251 North Avenue, West P. O. Box 368 thank our Westfield community for critical to this fund’s existence. Be If you can guess one correctly – good Westfield, N.J. 07091 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 their generous donations to the assured that we are very thoughtful in guess. If you get two – well-read indi- Tele: (908) 232-4407 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.goleader.com • Fax: (908) 232-0473 WHSHH fund this fall. We received how monies are distributed. vidual. If you get three – word expert. 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The campaign asks stu- very grateful for the past and future 4. Twisting or distorting dents, faculty and staff to give up generosities of the WHS community. such items a cup of coffee, or a down- If you have any questions or con- TURSIO It’s Dark Now and Pedestrians 1. A large dolphin of the North Atlan- load from iTunes or a cookie for cerns, contact Ingrid McKinley at tic having few teeth lunch and donate the monies to [email protected]. 2. Unsubstantial, slight or flimsy WHSHH. Peter Renwick, WHS Principal 3. A genus of acridian grasshoppers; a Encounter Increased Danger The WHSHH Fund was created Maureen Mazzarese, Counseling cicada Winter and daylight savings time result in gray sume that drivers don’t see you because they prob- out of a desire to help ease the finan- Warren Hynes, Educator, Advisor 4. A sharp spear used in harpooning cial burden placed on families during Zorana Culjak, Educator sea turtles afternoons and dark evenings in our area. Night ably don’t. stressful times due to serious illness, Sandy Ciasco, PTSO OUZEL approaches quickly this time of the year. The end of Take the time to remind your children to always death or an extraordinary life situa- Yvette Scola 1. The European blackbird December will be here very shortly, and this is the cross at the crosswalks, and if you’re thinking about tion. Since WHSHH’s inception in Donna Hornish 2. A calcareous deposit found in the Ingrid McKinley sacs of the ear shortest daytime of the year. Many don’t adjust well buying yourself or the kids new winter coats, try to 2012, we have distributed almost 3. A type of Greek alcholic beverage to this sudden change in loss of daylight. buy bright colors. flavored with the seeds of the anise plant For 60 Years, The Westfield Area Y 4. A concealed dungeon with a trap When everyone leaves work during this time of Drivers, in their normal rush to get home, should door at the top year, it’s dark. It’s hard to see while driving and it’s remember how unsafe it is this time of year. Expect Men’s Club Christmas Tree Sale TITUBATE particularly hard to see pedestrians. Pedestrians also pedestrians to do unusual things because they will. 1. To stumble or stagger For over 60 years the Y’s Men’s foot “table top” balsams up to 10- 2. To tickle or stimulate pleasurably don’t see very well, aren’t as aware as they need to Remember not to pass on the right through the leaf Club has held its annual Christmas foot Fraser’s. Also available are 3. To make or look smart; to dress up be, and assume drivers see them. This condition has piles, as children may be at play. As the winter tree sale with all proceeds donated to wreathes, evergreen roping, grave 4. Existing in title or name only; nomi- resulted in unfortunate pedestrian deaths over the weather rolls in, ice and snow are bound to make local charities and non-profit organi- covers and tree stands. nal last few years. road conditions worse; take it slow and stay alert. zations. The event is run by club The tree lot is located on the Elm More letters on pages 5, 16 The busy local thoroughfares, such as North Joggers and bicyclists need to be more on guard, members from Westfield, Scotch Street Athletic Field, across from Plains, Mountainside and Cranford, Stop and Shop. The sale starts on Avenue and East Broad Street in Westfield, have too, because of the diminished visibility. Make sure along with many volunteers from area Saturday, November 28 and contin- Letters to proven to be particularly dangerous. Martine and the reflectors on your bicycles are cleaned off and in organizations and local youth. ues through Wednesday, December the Editor Park Avenues in Scotch Plains are equally busy. good condition. Both joggers and cyclists should Some of the donations the club has 23. Lot hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on These streets are uniquely laden with both cars and consider purchasing and wearing a blinking light to made over the years include Westfield Saturdays and Sundays; 5-9 p.m., Thank You Westfield pedestrians. make them more visible. Area Y programs such as The Strong Monday through Friday. Kids Campaign, Minority Achiev- The club is always seeking new Foundation It’s the most dangerous combination – many cars, Please remember that many “out of town” cars ers, Greta’s Run and the Devilfish members that share our values of many pedestrians and dark evenings. pass through the area all the time. These drivers do The Westfield Foundation has gen- Swim Team. Local organizations in- respect, responsibility, volunteerism erously donated $10,000 to Youth We appeal to everyone to be extremely alert – not know the conditions of our local roads or the clude the Resolve Community Coun- and youth development. It’s a great and Family Counseling Service of drivers and pedestrians both. There’s more everyone busyness of pedestrian travel. They won’t be as alert seling Center, NJ Youth Theater, The way to give back to the community Westfield. Executive Director of the can do to help avoid tragedy. Please wear bright as you. Children’s Learning Center in Scotch and get in the holiday spirit! Stop by Agency, Carol Pedro explains: “The Plains, Westfield and Scotch Plains the lot and talk to any member for only way we could provide the needed colored and reflective clothing while walking. Cross Put your cell phone away and don’t text while Rescue Squads, SPF Lacrosse, Imag- more information or visit the Y on streets only where it is legal and safe. Please do driving. Let’s make our wintertime as safe as pos- free counseling services, offered ine A Center for Coping with Loss, website www.westfieldynj.org and through our Bravest First Program, not “J-Walk!” Every time you cross the street, as- sible this year by staying alert. Cancer Center at Overlook Hospital, look for the Y’s Men link. to Veterans and Military Families is United Fund of Westfield and We want to extend our sincere through the support of organizations Children’s Specialized Hospital. The thanks to the many loyal customers like The Westfield Foundation — a Black Friday Is Here: Tips For club is a NJ non-profit and recog- for their support year after year and genuine partner in the fight for nized 501(c)3 charitable organiza- look forward to seeing you back wellness in our community. tion. again this year. We are truly grateful. If you or This year’s tree selection includes Bill West someone you know needs help, please Surviving Holiday Shopping top quality Fraser firs, balsams and Westfield Area Y Men’s Club call Youth and Family Counseling at Douglas firs. Sizes range from three- So here we are at Thanksgiving, celebrating as we As with any major endeavor, it helps to have a (908)233-2042. We will help you.” do each year with our traditional family gatherings, game plan. Before venturing into the maelstrom, Carol Pedro Westfield Community Center Says Youth & Family Counseling turkey and all the trimmings, football, and the time- compile a list of those you will be shopping for, the ‘Thank You, Everyone’ honored Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — com- items on their wish list, and a ballpark idea of how Selling Property Liens plete with Snoopy, SpongeBob, and the rest of the much you intend to spend. Such pre-planning can The Westfield Community Center Vicki’s Diner, Eileen Fisher, NC Jew- gang. perhaps cut back on the amount of time and angst held its second annual “Taste of elers, Martin Jewelers, Savory Spice on the Internet Next up, Black Friday. you exert navigating display racks, shelves, tables Westfield” fund-raising event on Oc- Shop, Downtown Westfield Corp.; Re: The Leader’s Commentary in tober 25 at Temple Emanu-El. Shoppers Wine and Cool Vines for Actually, among many retailers, this official start and kiosks, feverishly seeking inspiration and se- last week’s edition, as you know “The It was a great success and we would the wine; also, our entertainers: Shea Devil is in the details”...... to the holiday shopping season has begun on Thanks- cretly wishing you had a personal shopper to do all like to thank the following restau- Jennings Irish Dancers and Gracefull Has the town (Westfield) notified giving Day itself, inciting bargain-hunters to bolt of this while you enjoy a glass of eggnog in the rants and merchants for their contri- tunes, who provided superlative en- these folks that they owe taxes? Has for the stores after barely ingesting the last morsel comfort of your own home. butions in making it such a special tertainment. this been done either by a person of pumpkin pie. Relax amid family and friends For those without the luxury of a personal shopper, event for us and for those who at- A big thank you to Temple Emanu- calling, notifying, and documenting; tended: Gennaro’s Pizza, El for permitting us to use their facili- after a majestic feast? Not when there’s a 65-inch and who under no circumstances wishes to risk or via certified (signature required) Cosimo’s,16 Prospect, Mulberry ties and to Mike Kenny and his crew mail? HD TV on the line. See ya later, folks. being swallowed up by the madding crowd, there of House, Westfield Diner, Jersey for all their help. It seems rather harsh to sell a prop- Rather than heralding Christmas, Black Friday course is the option of shopping online, where a Mike’s, Bovella’s, Crumbs, Old Ha- Chris Beck, Trustee erty worth multi thousand dollars due more often resembles the “running of the bulls,” as variety of deals also can be found. vana, Charlie Brown’s, Early Bird, Westfield Community Center to non-payment of a few hundred? from the opening second throngs surge through As we breathlessly begin the start of the holiday Southern Comfort Café, Chipotle, You think the news organizations retailer doors, scrambling, gasping, yelling, clawing shopping season, we also wish to cast a spotlight on descended on Westfield for the Scotch Plains Volunteer Firefighters “watcher”... wait until they sell a home and sometimes even trampling each other in a fren- yet another alternative to large, bustling venues: the who owes a few hundred bucks! zied bid to get that latest i-gadget, toy or appliance. mom-and-pop stores and other smaller businesses I hope there has been some thought Even after running the Hunger Games-style gauntlet that form the lifeblood of our local communities. Seek Donations, Every Bit Helps given to this program. The Scotch Plains Fire Department, we are still in need of your donation. and claiming that coveted item, shoppers are then These hometown retailers feature an array of high- Robert Cozzolina with the exception of a career chief, Please include your name and address Westfield forced to cool their heels in long lines before actu- quality, unique and personalized gifts, usually in is comprised of all volunteers. Over with your tax-deductible donation ally purchasing it. And that parking space? It may more intimate shopping settings, that will likely 30 professional volunteer firefighters made payable to “SPVFA” and mail it Scouting for Food wind up being in another zip code from the store. help gift buyers check many items off their list while provide emergency services to the to SPVFA, P.O. Box 1, Scotch Plains, So how to survive this shopping crunch with your supporting their neighborhood merchants. community 24 hours a day, seven N.J. 07076. If you have already made Director Says Thanks sanity and maybe even your holiday budget intact? Happy shopping, everyone! days a week, 365 days a year. In a donation this year, we sincerely ap- A sincere thanks to the residents of 2014, we answered over 540 calls, preciate your support. Westfield and the Cub Scout packs ranging from general fire alarms, gas Your tax-deductible donations sup- and Boy Scout troops in Westfield leaks, and structure fires in all types port us in many ways. Last year, we who participated in this year’s Scout- of weather, day and night. purchased a subscription with a coming for Food, an annual town-wide It is estimated that having a volun- pany called I Am Responding, which service project. teer fire department in town saves the is an emergency paging system. This In the past two weeks, the Scouts township over $4.5 million a year in system sends text alerts to firefighters distributed Scouting for Food bags to salaries and taxes. Therefore, we rely with the location and the nature of the each home in Westfield and on No- greatly on your generosity to cover incident. We use an app on our phones vember 14 picked up donated food items not included in the town bud- to indicate our response status and and delivered it to the Westfield Food get. Any size donation will be ac- monitors in each fire station shows Pantry at Holy Trinity. The food filled cepted as every little bit greatly helps which members are responding and the shelves of three rooms from floor us, even just a few dollars. If you are their response time. This allows us to to ceiling at the food pantry and many able to contribute more, we would better prepare for each call, which families in need will be served by this truly and gratefully appreciate it as it helps us reduce response times. successful food drive. will help us continue to provide the Regardless of your ability to make This year’s Scouting for Food community with exceptional emer- a contribution know that your friends project was the most successful of gency services around the clock. and neighbors of the Scotch Plains the past few years. All packs and In October, a mailer was sent to Fire Department will always answer troops participated and the people of each residence and business address your call for help anytime of the day Westfield responded generously. Our in town. If you did not receive a mailer, or night. thanks to all who volunteered their Union County Freeholders Remember, volunteers make great time and to the people of Westfield Elizabeth, New Jersey neighbors. who donated food. (908) 527-4200 Scotch Plains Bob Fromtling Al Faella, Mgr. [email protected] Volunteer Firefighters Association Boy Scout Troop 73, Westfield Executive Sessions, Minutes Must Be Taken per OPMA In the November 19 edition of The that night, I suggested that if no one is This means that although the people’s Westfield Leader regarding the Garwood there to take handwritten notes that the business is being done behind closed Planning Board meeting and the execu- digital recorder can be used. During the door in executive session, there is no tive session concern that I voiced as a arguments that ensued over the purpose record of the planning board’s executive member of the board: Your reporter com- of the executive session, twice I asked session minutes. Simply put this is ille- pletely missed one serious point that I had board chair Greet and board attorney gal and per statute the planning board raised. The concern that I as a board Fraser if the board was going to take can be sued and fined. Your reporter member brought up, is that executive record of the executive session, with my made it sound like there were to be notes sessions must be recorded. Although she conclusive question right at the end of the taken, or even that notes do not need to concentrated on the digital voice recorder argument that is the planning board re- be taken, but bottom line, by law they Useful Information, It is all there at www.goleader.com/help that does not necessarily need to be used cording the executive session “either by have to be taken but they were not. per OPMA statutes, per OPMA, the ex- handwritten notes or recorder.” Both times Please print a clarification. (Your subscription Renewal Date and Customer ID are printed on your mailing label.) ecutive session still by law must be re- they emphatically said no. I’m sure your The Leader/Times website provides robust features to assist you. Do you want to find out if your honor roll has been Bruce Paterson corded by written note. Ms. Scott has that on her own digital Garwood published? Do you want to view Recent Home Sales? Do you want to search past editions? Need help? Since the board secretary was absent recorder. A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 26, 2015 Page 5 Example of Litigation Gone Wild, While We Were in Paris, The Westfield One Million Award Letters to the Editor The Death Cult Chose to Strike Does litigiousness serve us well? A more and more litigation or the threat The death cult chose its city well slaughter began, my wife and I were question I pondered decades ago thereof. Profound Respect for Cranford Police, — Paris, secular capital of the world, in a venerable Paris institution, a when I practiced law in another state. Free enterprise and foreign invest- as hospitable, diverse and charming a cliché of the modest good life since I am now retired. Put another way, ment in the United States are ham- Exciting Police Dept. Citizen Academy metropolis as was ever devised. And 1845. In this charming restaurant in litigiousness has turned into the li- pered by the growing number of frivo- I recently moved to Cranford. As a cated police department does to keep the death cult chose its targets in the the sixieme, one shares crowded cense to sue with abandon for any lous lawsuits. The International Trade Cranford resident, I signed up for us informed and safe, both on a daily city with ghoulish, self-damning ac- tables with good-willed strangers, real or imagined grievance! Association stated in 2008 argued for The Cranford Police Department Citi- basis and in emergency situations; curacy — everything they loathed visitors and locals in a friendly crush. The $1,100,000 settlement of a law- “Supporting competitiveness by re- zen Academy. I thought it would be a and how they are so connected to the stood plainly before them on a happy With our Pouilly Fume and filets suit filed in 2009 against the Westfield ducing legal costs and uncertainty”. perfect way to get to know my town. community and the school system. Friday evening: men and women in d’hareng, we were as good a target as Police Department is an example of That we have “an increasingly cum- I couldn’t have imagined what I was I don’t want to give away the expe- easy association, wine, free-think- any. The cult chose the onzieme, the litigation gone wild! bersome and expensive U.S. legal about to experience. riences we participated in and how ing, laughter, tolerance, music — wild dixieme, barely a mile away and we At the center of litigation is the system that contains features that Once a week for eight weeks we exiting they were. You’ll have to sign and satirical rock and blues. The cult- didn’t know a thing. plaintiff lawyer’s tactic of instilling serve as an unnecessary drag on the met, generally, at the police station. up for this unique class yourself. ists came armed with savage nihilism Now we do. What are those changed fear in the defendant that the defen- economy and as an implicit interna- Each and every week we were all Most of all, I’d like to thank the and a hatred that lies beyond our circumstances? Security will tighten dant will lose his shirt at trial and so tional competitive disadvantage.” It mesmerized by the compelling speak- entire Cranford Police Department understanding. Their protective ar- and Paris must become a little less it is better for the defendant to settle! points, for example, to “excessive ers — all police personnel. Everyone for their service. I have a profound mor was the suicide belt, their idea of charming. The necessary tension be- But there is the wider damage-the punitive damages”-the very problem was so professional and well pre- respect for them. the ultimate hiding place was the tween security and freedom will re- real damage to the morale of our fine in Westfield’s very generous settle- pared. It gave us an incredible insight Lorraine Vasilik virtuous after-life, where the police main a challenge. The death-cult’s Westfield Police Department. Surely ment! as to what this cohesive and dedi- Cranford cannot go. bullets and bombs will come again, this settlement is no morale booster! The growing competition for cli- The jihadist paradise is turning out here or somewhere else, we can be How easy too for the courts to ents and the increasing uncertainties to be one of humanity’s worst ever sure. The citizens of London, New agree to settlements and thus avoid of lawyer income become a perfect Westfielder Offers Support for ideas; slash and burn in this life, York, Berlin are paying close and having to take up scarce courtroom storm for more and more litigation! eternal rest among kitsch in the next. nervous attention. In January we were space and other resources for trials Of course, there is valid litigation. Fanwood Recycling Center Paris, dazed and subdued, woke all CharlieHebdo. Now, we are all that may prove to be lengthy! Of course, the courts must be open to I’m writing in support of cantly increasing volume. this morning to reflect on its new Parisians and that at least, in a dark The problem of litigation’s effect legal claims. Of course, progress is Fanwood’s excellent recycling cen- Perhaps there is some other way to circumstances. Those of us who were time, is a matter of pride. on American society is an even wider sometimes made precisely because a ter. Not only is this center conve- make the center more sustainable. out on the town last night can only John Boyle one. lawsuit was brought. And, after all, nient, it takes in a wide variety of Maybe local businesses could help wonder at the vagaries of chance that Westfield The Institute for Legal Reform of there are injured parties! recyclables that are not accepted regu- underwrite a portion of the operating lets us live and others die. As the the United States Chamber of Com- But a settlement of $1,100,000 by larly at other nearby recycling facili- and equipment costs or other expenses merce reported in 2013 that the United the Township of Westfield to settle a ties (although Westfield is, thank- through sponsorships or donations in States “has the highest liability costs complaint against the Westfield Po- fully, improving its Conservation exchange for advertising signs on Scotch Plains Police 911 Dispatch as a percentage of GDP compared to lice Department is a bit much and is Center and expanding its options for interior perimeter fencing or at indi- other countries” in Europe and indicative of the toxic climate that recycling more materials). vidual stations within the complex. Rammed Through To County Dispatch Canada! It noted in 2010, “Litigation police officers face and that may yet There are almost always staff Local paving or landscaping con- Last month Mayor Glover and Town- negotiate for years 4 and 5. costs continue to rise and are con- corrode the very fabric of American people or volunteers on hand to help tractors could team up on a much- ship Manager/Freeholder Mirabella But now, when they think nobody is suming an increasing percentage of society. you or at least direct you to the appro- needed repaving of the site. More rammed through a move of our Scotch looking, it says on the county website corporate revenue…The U.S. litiga- We should be a country building priate place to deposit your effective and extensive marketing (in- Plains Police 911 dispatch to Union the Union County Freeholders have tion system imposes a much greater and inventing and creating rather than recyclables. Every time I use the fa- cluding social media) also might help County 911 dispatch. It’s bad enough passed a resolution that enters a 5-year cost burden on companies than sys- a country litigating! cility, it’s busy...especially on Satur- bring in more users. that we have Freeholder/Manager agreement for $150,000 plus 2 percent Mirabella buying and selling his own increases every year! tems outside the United States.” Stephen Schoeman days. I’ve seen very little promotion of Businesses and professionals face Westfield So, the fact that the center is not the center and residents may not be product – talk about a conflict of inter- Happy Thanksgiving Scotch Plains, Daily News Real Estate Writer generating as much revenue as it did aware of its existence or how much est! Even worse that Mayor Glover enjoy your hidden price hike and bigger in the past is surely not because people material can be recycled. would ram it through without letting bite out of your wallet to Union County A house co-owned for a decade by of Westfield, N.J., bought the house, aren’t using it; rather, the market Fanwood’s recycling center is a the Town Council ever meet or discuss government. Perhaps we should be the nephew of presidential candidate according to the deed. prices for recycled materials are less regional asset; I suggest getting cre- it with the police department. thankful it’s only 2 percent increases, and part-time Palm Beacher Donald Built in 2004, the house has 9,536 than just a few years ago. ative to ensure that it continues to Don’t forget that there was a cheaper unlike the 5 percent, 6 percent, 7 per- Trump has sold for nearly $9 million square feet of living space, inside and option to use Westfield’s dispatch that cent or more the County increases our And, since the center is only open operate. was ignored. But now it gets worse. The property taxes every year. Gobble on the street immediately north of out, and stands on a lot measuring two days a week for a total of eight Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. three-quarters of an acre. With deeded Ted Ritter contract our Town Council approved in Gobble! hours, it’s going to be tough to make Westfield a 4-1 vote, was explained to the public Dr. David Desmond, a neuropsy- beach access, the property entered up the price difference by signifi- Richard Polhamus chologist and writer, and his wife, the market in September 2013 and in that meeting to be for a fixed price Scotch Plains Lisa, sold the five-bedroom at 160 was last listed at just under $10 mil- $150,000 per year for 3 years, then Woodbridge Road, for a recorded lion by broker Christian J. Angle of Make Your Way To Unami Park $8.9 million. Courthouse records Christian Angle Real Estate. Trump Is Right, The Muslims Were In The Streets show the Desmonds took ownership “We loved the property and the Friday To Run Or Walk I was watching Imus when the planes out in the streets waving their arms and hit the towers. His station had the best cheering. of the Estate Section property in 2005 oversized lot, and we liked the Tuscan Want to lose those pounds that you cancer research and will not rest until pictures and follow-on. The TV took us A friend from the motorcycle club was from his mother, federal Judge style of the house,” Rolnick said, gained on Thanksgiving by going on a cure is found. Come on out and let’s viewers around the state: to Jersey City, in a Dunkin Donuts at the time and the Maryanne Trump Barry, whose adding that he and his wife “really a walk /run for a good cause? Then I walk/run for a cure! If you are unable Paterson, and someplace in Brooklyn. men behind the counter began cheering. brother is Donald Trump. fell in love with Palm Beach.” urge you to roll out of bed a little to run, donations can also be made to The pictures from Jersey City initially A riot in the store broke out – it was Attorneys Lawrence M. Rolnick Agent Gal Kol of Boca Executive early on Friday, November 27 – the “Friends of Colin and mailed to 365 had me thinking I was looking at the West coffee cups, donuts and chairs until the and his wife, Kimberly A. Sorrentino, Realty handled the buyers’ side. day after Thanksgiving – and make Retford Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016. Bank or some other Arab city in the mid- cops showed up and closed the place. your way over to Unami Park on the Thank you. east. Then I recognized the street signs What-the-#1@#!l. And so it goes. and the signs on the stores. “Hey! That’s Terrorism in the Wake of Terrorism, Cranford/Garwood border to run or Bill Nierstedt Mike Ferrante Jersey City!” Trump is right and so is Weehawken walk in the inaugural ‘Friends of Garwood Carson. The Muslims in those areas were It’s About Guns Too Colin 5K Turkey Trot’. With a start There are well more than a handful of bone to do what’s right, the truth is they scheduled at 10 AM, participants are Interiors So Lovely, You’ll Want to Stay Home us in this area who have been directly really don’t care about their constitu- urged to arrive between 9 and 9:45 affected by terrorism. The pain and ents. How many of the Republican nomi- a.m. to register, obtain a bib/shirt and scars imbedded in our souls has made nees said, “stuff happens” after the last warm up for the run. Online Registra- Think “Superior” For: us at best skeptical of our homeland mass shooting? All of them! tion can be completed at security and worse deeply aware how We all watched in horror when French runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Cranford/ • Expert Consultation Services vulnerable we are each and everyday in Citizens were gunned down before our FriendsofColinTurketTrot, or on the this country. My amazing brother Alan very eyes. This happens everyday in our day of the race. The entry fee is only • Space Planning / Room Layouts was murdered on 9/11 while working at country. Eighty-three people die a day, $30, and all proceeds go towards Cantor-Fitzgerald. Had he lived, the 30,000 Americans a year, mostly women research in pursuit of a cure for a • Remodeling Services level of gun violence in this country and children. And to add insult to in- disease that affects too many young would have sickened him. From babies jury, The FBI currently has no authority children. • All Interior Related Products: being slaughtered in Sandy Hook, to to block firearm sales to individuals on Colin Maher – a friend to many, Furniture Floor Coverings massacres at movie theatres and col- the county’s terrorists watch lists. Yes and my nephew, passed away at too lege campuses to random acts of gun you heard me right. Someone deemed young an age, 16, from Ewing’s Sar- Lighting Window Treatments violence, like the devoted father he too dangerous to board a plane is al- coma, a pediatric cancer of the bone. Accessorizing & Finishing Touches was, this would deeply concern him. lowed to buy guns under federal law. His neighbors and friends have joined In our country, “acts of gun violence” The NRA has vehemently opposed leg- together to form ‘Friends of Colin, a are not called terrorism, even though islation aimed at preventing suspected 501(c) 3 non-profit group dedicated they very much cause terror to our citi- terrorists from purchasing firearms. And to finding a cure from pediatric can- zens. Have we not gotten to the point of the puppets we call politicians continue cer. Creators of the annual Easter thinking twice before we go to the mov- to turn a blind eye. Egg Hunt at the Hanson House in ies? Or say a prayer when we drop off Wake up voters, I am sounding the Cranford, and the annual benefit con- our kids at school? This fall as I assist alarm. my high school senior in her college It is not just foreign terrorists we cert at Cranford High School, Friends Joanne Womelsdorf, IFDA, ASID allied of Colin have raised over $25,000 for search, I have refused to send applica- need to fear, Its our politicians who Phone: 908.232.3875 tions to states that allow gun purchases support an organization making is easy without background checks and /or have for anyone to buy a gun, convicted SHERIFF’S SALE www.superiorinteriorsofnj.com gun shows. That is how we have final- criminals, the mentally ill, domestic SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15004500 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY ized her college search. Is this a rational abusers and even terrorists. Where are CHANCERY DIVISION approach? Your damn right it is! you Leonard Lance? UNION COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-67909 Our politician’s, who are beholden to Plaintiff: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- The Law Office of Marci Kleinberg-Bandelli TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BAFC 2007-1 the NRA, will never be able to keep us Westfield VS. safe. Not only do they not have a back- Defendant: JAMES C. FONTE; MRS. JAMES C. FONTE, HIS WIFE; MEUNDA FONTE; MR. SHERIFF’S SALE FONTE, HUSBAND OF MELINDA FONTE; Francis M. Smith, ESQ. SHERIFF’S SALE MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15004345 SYSTEMS INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15004357 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY BROKERS CONDUIT ITS SUCCESSORS AND SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION ASSIGNS CHANCERY DIVISION UNION COUNTY Sale Date: 12/09/2015 UNION COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-004113-15 Writ of Execution: 08/12/2015 DOCKET NO. F-008953-15 Plaintiff: PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCI- By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution Plaintiff: CONNECTONE BANK ATES, L.P. to me directed I shall expose for sale by public VS. VS. vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- INJURED? Defendant: AIR CON, INC., THE STATE OF Defendant: MICHAEL PARKHILL AND DANA TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- NEW JERSEY, AIRSIDE, INC., GRANT SUP- PARKHILL, HUSBAND AND WIFE TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on PLY COMPANY, INC., GENERAL PLUMBING Sale Date: 12/02/2015 WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of SUPPLY INC., MENZA & BEISSEL COMMUNI- Writ of Execution: 08/17/2015 said day. All successful bidders must have 20% TIES, INC., MILLER & CHITTY CO. INC., By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution of their bid available in cash or certified check at LEARN YOUR RIGHTS IN PLAIN ENGLISH JOHNSTONE SUPPLY INC., NES EQUIPMENT to me directed I shall expose for sale by public the conclusion of the sales. SERVICE AND BRUCE SUPPLY CORP. vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred Sale Date: 12/02/2015 TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty and Writ of Execution: 08/07/2015 TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on 59/100*** $444,120.59. By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of Property to be sold is located in the TOWN- to me directed I shall expose for sale by public said day. All successful bidders must have 20% SHIP of SCOTCH PLAINS, County of UNION, vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA- of their bid available in cash or certified check at State of New Jersey. TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH- the conclusion of the sales. Premises commonly known as: 2309 LYDE TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on The judgment amount is: ***Three Hundred PLACE, SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY Do you really want to deal with WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of Seventy-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Ninety- 07076. said day. All successful bidders must have 20% Six and 14/100*** $379,396.14. BEING KNOWN as LOT 32, BLOCK 3703 on of their bid available in cash or certified check at The property to be sold is located in the BOR- the official Tax Map of the TOWNSHIP of the insurance companies yourself? the conclusion of the sales. OUGH of GARWOOD in the County of UNION, SCOTCH PLAINS. The judgment amount is: ***Two Million Eight and the State of New Jersey. Dimensions: 110 feet x 50.08 feet x 110 feet x Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hun- Tax LOT 24 BLOCK 511 F/K/A LOT 18 BLOCK 50.08 feet. I can help. dred Sixty-Three and 01/100*** $2,897,363.01. 13. Nearest Cross Street: Parkview Drive SHORT DESCRIPTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS 236 LOCUST AV- Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Eighty-Eight All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and ENUE, GARWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07027 Thousand Seven Hundred Forty and 83/100*** Over 30 Years of being in the Borough of Mountainside, Union Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately) $588,740.83 together with lawful interest and County, New Jersey. 80.00 feet wide by 125.00 feet long. costs. The property is a flag shaped parcel with Nearest Cross Street: Situated on the North- Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or Personal Injury Experience approximately 250 feet of frontage on US Route westerly side of Locust Street, 220.00 feet from other charges, and any such taxes, charges, 22 westbound, containing approximately 8.28 the Easterly side of East Street. liens, insurance premiums or other advances acres. The sale is subject to unpaid taxes and as- made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested In New Jersey The property is between Central Avenue on sessments, tax, water and sewer liens and other parties are to conduct and rely upon their own the east and Evergreen Court on the west, and is municipal assessments. The amount due can be independent investigation to ascertain whether designated as 1360 Route 22, Mountainside, obtained from the local taxing authority. Pursu- or not any outstanding interest remain of record New Jersey. ant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also be and/or have priority over the lien being fore- Motor Vehicle Accidents Being known and designated as Block 15.1, subject to the limited lien priority of any condo- closed and, if so the current amount due thereon. Lot 48.B as shown on the Borough of minium/homeowner association liens which may If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Slips & Falls Mountainside Tax Map. exist. Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only a Total Upset: ***Two Million Nine Hundred Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Eighty-Seven return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall Thirty-Five Thousand One Hundred Twelve and Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Five and 55/ have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, Dog Bite Injuries 58/100*** $2,935,112.58 together with lawful in- 100*** $387,485.55 together with lawful interest the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. terest and costs. and costs. Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac- tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and Construction Accidents tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and tion of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Wrongful Death Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for and extent of that person’s claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. an order directing payment of the surplus money. an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale 928 Mountain Avenue, Mountainside NJ 07092 The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if will have information regarding the surplus, if will have information regarding the surplus, if any. any. any. There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office. 908-233-5800 • www.FrankSmithLaw.com Union County Sheriff’s Office. Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- sale for any length of time without further adver- tisement. tisement. tisement. 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The consign- WESTFIELD — The name Some of his adventures include Service League, a non-profit, volun- ment shop will feature special prices Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland travel to Argentina, Chile, Uru- teer-based organization, will hold its on its holiday items. Both shops carry (the land of ice and fire), was in- guay, Mexico, Panama and Alaska. biggest sale of the year at its thrift women’s, men’s and children’s cloth- spired by the gushing steam from He has published several articles shop on Saturday, December 5, from ing as well as shoes, toys, books, hot springs which loosely trans- for McGraw-Hill and has been a 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. household items, jewelry and holi- lates into Smoke Cove. guest speaker on the popular cable Hundreds of holiday items, includ- day gift selections. The story and history of this city program BIZTECH, where he dis- ing new toys, clothing and bric-a-brac, The thrift and consignment shops will be the topic of Professor John cussed finance and responded to will be available at discounted prices. are open Tuesday through Friday, 9 Rossi at the First Wednesday Lun- calls from the viewing audience. Shop racks and shelves will be replen- a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 cheon of the Westfield Historical On many occasions, the cruise ished throughout the day due to the a.m. to 4 p.m., but will open at 9 a.m. for Society on December 2. The lun- industry has invited him to present large volume of merchandise on hand. the Holiday Sale on December 5. The cheon will begin at noon at the Echo enrichment talks on subjects includ- In preparation for this event, both shops are located at 114 Elmer Street, Lake Country Club, located at 515 ing Alaska, the Mayan Civilization the downstairs thrift shop and the Westfield. For more information, call Springfield Avenue, Westfield. and the Panama Canal. He presents upstairs consignment shop will be the thrift shop at (908) 233-2530. WORDS OF THANKS...Third-grade students at Congregation Beth Israel’s The city was established as the a friendly milieu where participants closed on Friday, December 4, as the The Westfield Service League uses Religious School in Scotch Plains participated in a family education program first permanent settlement in Ice- feel comfortable asking questions Westfield Service League restocks its sale proceeds to donate to various about Thanksgiving on November 15. Along with their parents, the children land by the Norsemen under the lead- and sharing experiences. Professor for the sale. The thrift shop also will community groups. Due to commu- decorated blackboards on which they wrote what they were thankful for daily. ership of Ingolfur Amarson from Rossi also volunteers his time teach- have large discounts on Fall/Winter nity support, the Westfield Service Students also pasted the Hebrew words “Modeh Ani,” translated as “I am Norway in 870 A.D. By the end of ing senior citizens basic computer merchandise for sale on Tuesday, League has been able to donate al- thankful,” onto their blackboards so that they could draw connections between skills at SeniorNet. the Thanksgiving holiday and the Modeh Ani prayer that Jews recite each the 14th century, Norway and Den- Wednesday and Thursday, Decem- most $2.5 million to the community morning. Pictured, the youngsters show off their blackboards. mark had formed a union and be- All those wishing to attend the ber 1, 2 and 3, to make room for in its 81-year history. came the joint rulers of Iceland. luncheon are asked to make a reser- For more than 25 years, at New vation by calling (908) 233-2930 by York University, Professor Rossi noon on Monday, November 30. The Scotch Plains Library Slates has educated and inspired numer- cost is $30 for Westfield Historical ous students on subjects such as Society members and $35 for non- South American Studies, the Alas- members. It includes a three-course Sinatra Birthday Festivities kan Frontier, Economics and Fi- meal, coffee or tea and gratuity. For SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch perspective on Sinatra attained in- nance. During his tenure at the more information on Westfield His- Plains Public Library invites music ternational attention when he was university, he has given many lec- torical Society events, go to lovers to celebrate Frank Sinatra’s interviewed by Joe Franklin on tures and traveled extensively. westfieldhistoricalsociety.org/. 100th birthday with a sa- Bloomberg’s “Business of lute to the New Jersey na- Show Business.” He has tive taking place on Friday co-written songs that have F-SP Service League Reveals and Saturday, December been recorded by Etta 11 and 12. Sinatra was born James, Elvis Presley, Rob- on December 12, 1915 and ert Plant and Irish music Holiday Shop Activities became an American icon. icon Daniel O’Donnell. SCOTCH PLAINS — The profit organization that has served The festivities include a Saturday’s celebration Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service local communities since 1974. Since noon showing of On the will wrap up with cake League has announced the upcom- its founding, the League has do- Town, a 1949 musical film from 3:30 to 4 p.m. ing schedule, including “Black Sat- nated more than $1.1 million for starring Frank Sinatra and The library also will urday” sales and the Christmas local causes. Anyone interested in directed by Gene Kelly. screen the Sinatra films Boutique, at its thrift shop. learning more about the League or Cake and coffee will be Ocean’s Eleven (1960) on Located at 1741 East Second League membership is invited to served at 1:45 p.m. Dave DeLuca Friday, December 4, and Street, Scotch Plains, the shop is call (908) 322-5420, to visit At 2:30 p.m., the library will From Here to Eternity (1953) on featuring cooking and tableware scotchplainsthriftshop.weebly.com FESTIVE MERCHANDISE...The Westfield Service League Thrift Shop Holiday present “A Century of Sinatra.” Per- Friday, December 18. Both movies items for Thanksgiving celebra- or to speak to any volunteers at the Sale will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers are former Dave DeLuca will pay trib- will begin at noon. tions, and also has wreaths, orna- shop. Interested persons also may invited to check out hundreds of holiday items at discounted prices. The League’s ute to Frank Sinatra, celebrating the Thrift and Consignment Shops are both located at 114 Elmer Street, Westfield. All programs are free and open to ments, wrappings and other mer- check out the organization’s man, the music, and the great com- the public. To register, visit the chandise available for the Christ- Facebook page, “Fanwood-Scotch posers, lyricists and arrangers who library’s website, scotlib.org, or call mas season. Additionally, the shop Plains Service League,” and give SAGE Resale Shop Seeks put their indelible stamp on Ameri- (908) 322-5007, extension no. 204. is stocked with its usual selection the League a “Like.” can musical history. Mr. DeLuca is a The Scotch Plains Public Library of new and gently-used clothing Gently-used donations are al- singer, songwriter and recording is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, and accessories for the whole fam- ways welcome during business Donations of Gift Items engineer who has been performing one block from Park Avenue, in the ily. High-quality decorative pieces hours. Free parking is available on SUMMIT – The SAGE Resale cial people on their holiday gift list,” for more than 30 years. center of the township. and collectibles are available in the street and in the rear of the Shop, located at 31B Chatham stated Rose Rittweger, manager of The Sinatra celebration will con- the Collectors’ Corner. building. Visitors may enter the Road, Summit, is looking for do- SAGE’s Resale Shop. “Our regular tinue at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Decem- Cranford Library The thrift shop will be closed parking lot via Willow Avenue. nations of items that someone else Resale Shop customers come to the ber 12, when Mel Glazer presents Friday, November 27, and will re- may be interested in giving as a store to find bargains year-round, and “The Frank Sinatra You Never Knew: Lists Teen Events open on November 28, from 10 Junior Women Post holiday gift this year. this is a way for us to promote that we A Laugh and Learn Experience.” CRANFORD — The Cranford a.m. to 1 p.m., for “Black Satur- Anyone with merchandise they are a small, local business open to the Mr. Glazer is a raconteur who swears Public Library, located at 224 Walnut day” sales. Shoppers will find a Holiday House Tour cannot use, preferably gently-used public which also happens to support the stories he tells about Frank Avenue, invites teens to attend two wide selection of holiday gifts at CRANFORD — The Cranford or brand new with a tag still attached, older adults in the local region who Sinatra’s family, friends, and the activities on Saturday, December 12. significant discounts. Junior Woman’s Club will present is asked to consider donating it to the use SAGE Eldercare’s services.” women in his life are all true. His SAT Practice Testing will take On Tuesday, December 1, the its Home For The Holidays House store. Items for holiday giving should Since 1959, the SAGE Resale Shop place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This thrift shop will begin its ever-popu- Tour on Sunday, December 6, from be brought in as soon as possible. has helped provide funds for SAGE Crescent Singers free practice test will help partici- lar Christmas Boutique. Featured noon to 4 p.m. The Resale Shop is participating Eldercare’s programs and services. pants to prepare for the actual test. will be new, never-used gift items This event, for adults and chil- in Small Business Saturday on No- The store regularly sells furniture, Schedule Concert Registration is required. with original price tags. This year dren age 12 and older, will raise vember 28 and would like to pro- housewares, lamps, china, linens, jew- PLAINFIELD — The Crescent Teen Movie will be offered that the shop will include brand new funds for local charities and col- vide an opportunity for everyone to elry, clothing, bric-a-brac, collectibles Singers will present “Yuletide by day from 2 to 4 p.m. Attendees will clothing for men, women and chil- lege scholarships for deserving get an early start on their holiday and books, among other merchandise. Candlelight,” their annual holiday watch Hotel Transylvania or dren for special holiday parties, high-school seniors. shopping needs, especially those The store is open Monday to musical program, on Sunday, De- Cinderella (2015 version), depend- get-togethers and family celebra- Tickets for the Holiday House who have a restricted budget. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. cember 13, at 5 p.m. This year’s ing on teen votes. tions. The Christmas Boutique will Tour can be purchased for $25 at “We are hoping that ‘Small Busi- For more information regarding the program is entitled “There is No These events are open to all teens run until Wednesday, December 23. the following locations: Augusta ness Saturday’ will give us an oppor- store, call (908) 273-5564 or visit Rose of Such Virtue.” between 12 and 18 years of age, or Thrift shop hours are Tuesday Mae, Cranford Public Library, Peri- tunity to help shoppers find some sageeldercare.org/help-sage/giv- Free to the public, this event will who are entering sixth through 12th through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 winkles and The UPS Store. They reasonably-priced gifts for the spe- ing/resale-store. be held at the Crescent Avenue Pres- grade. For more information, call p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 also may be purchased online at byterian Church, located at 716 Fran Housten at (908) 709-7272, e- p.m. cranfordjwc.com. Tickets pur- Watchung Avenue, Plainfield. For mail [email protected] or The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Ser- chased on the day of the tour will be more information, call (908) 756- come to the second-floor Reference vice League is an all-volunteer, non- $30 each. 2468 or visit crescentconcerts.org. Desk at the library. College Men’s Club Holds Texas Hold ’Em Tourney WESTFIELD — This past Sunday All money raised by the club goes evening, the College Men’s Club of to scholarships. The club has helped Westfield held their second annual many students with financial need, Texas Hold ’Em Tournament at the particularly those who might not oth- American Legion in Westfield, where erwise be considered for assistance. they raised more than $12,000 to Students who are struggling with life support their mission of providing issues, or need to work after school to college scholarships to deserving help support their families, gain spe- young men in the local community. cial consideration. The club looks The winners were David Lobe, closely at those who need the extra first place; Chris Bonn, second place, help, yet have a strong desire to at- and Dave Germond, third place. tend college and succeed in life. The College Men’s Club of The College Men’s Club would Westfield is an all-volunteer organi- like to thank everyone who attended zation that was founded in 1922 by the event, their supporters at WELCOME HOME...This house will be one of the featured homes on the WINNING HANDS...The College Men’s Club of Westfield celebrated the success Cranford Junior Woman’s Club’s 2015 Home For The Holidays House Tour of its second annual Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament on Sunday, which raised more a group of college graduates who ShopRite of Garwood and Publick House in Mountainside, and their taking place on Sunday, December 6, from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit than $12,000 for scholarships awarded by the club. Pictured, from left to right, wanted to provide money for higher local charities. are: Shawn Hanna, president of the College Men’s Club; Chris Bonn, David Lobe educational opportunities to deserv- major donors for making this an- and Dave Germond, vice-president of the College Men’s Club. ing young men in the community. other successful fund-raising effort. Scotch Plains Library Plans Goods & Services You Need Teen Holiday Programs SCOTCH PLAINS — The invited to sign up on the library’s Scotch Plains Public Library has website, scotlib.org, for a specific OLIVER A announced its calendar of festive time slot. teen programming for December. “Teen Crafternoon: Holiday Or- PAVING On Tuesday, December 1, Teen naments” will be held on Tuesday, Driveways • Parking Lots Scene will take place from 3:30 to December 15, from 3:30 to 4:30 Seal Coating • Railroad Ties 4:30 p.m. Teens are invited to bring p.m. Teens will have an opportu- Belgian Block Curbing friends and make new ones while nity to create an ornament for their Drainage Problems playing Wii and board games and tree or gift-giving. Materials will Cement Sidewalks Lawn Sprinklers enjoying an after-school snack. be provided and pre-registration is “Serving the area for over 60 years” “LittleBits” will be offered on required for this event. Family Owned & Operated Sunday, December 6, from 1 to 3 “Teen Gingerbread Houses” will Fully Insured • FREE Estimates (908) 276-1062 www.Hydro-TekLtd.com p.m. LittleBits are magnetic blocks be the featured program on Mon- 908-753-7281 that teach circuitry in a safe and day, December 21, from 3:30 to fun way. Teens are invited to ex- 4:30 p.m. Participants will deco- plore the library’s new LittleBits rate a gingerbread house while 30 Years collection and to “make something drinking hot chocolate and watch- that does something.” ing a holiday movie. Pre-registra- Experience “Teen Holiday Manicures” will tion is required. be featured on Monday, December The library’s teen events are free BLACK TOP 7, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Partici- and open to those in grades 6 to 12. Handyman pants will discuss favorite winter To register for these activities, e- PAVING books while getting glamorous. mail [email protected], call Pre-registration is required for this (908) 322-5007, extension no. 204, DRIVEWAYS CONCRETE event. or stop by the Reference Desk. For Mr. Reliable PARKING LOTS BRICK PAVERS “Hour of Code” is scheduled for more information on all teen pro- Thursday, December 10, between grams, check out scotlib.org/sppl/ (908) 462.4755 908-889-4422 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Partici- teens. FREE ESTIMATES pants are invited to spend an hour The Scotch Plains Public Library with library staff to learn coding in is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, a fun and easy way. No experience one block from Park Avenue, in Single Size: 10 Weeks $275 • Double Size: 10 Weeks $425 • Call 908-232-4407 • email PDF Ad to [email protected] is needed. Interested persons are the center of the township. A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 26, 2015 Page 7 FCC Invites All to Activities Menorah Lightings Are Set For Advent and Christmas In Westfield and Cranford WESTFIELD – The First Congre- vice at 7 p.m. for those struggling WESTFIELD/CRANFORD will be provided courtesy of Home gational Church (FCC) invites visi- with grief or loss. The service ac- AREA — The Union County To- Depot. Reservations are required. tors to celebrate the season of Advent knowledges it can be difficult for rah Center (UCTC) has announced The UCTC will present a beginning with two worship oppor- some to find joy during the Christ- that a Menorah Lighting ceremony Chanukah Story and Crafts Hour tunities on Saturday, December 5, at mas season due to recent loss of loved will be held in downtown Westfield on Sunday, December 6, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 6, ones and friends, job loss, or loss at the train station on North Av- 2 p.m., at the Barnes & Noble lo- at 10 a.m. Communion will be of- associated with this time of year. enue on Sunday, December 6, at 5 cated at 1180 Raritan Road, Clark. fered at both services. The annual Christmas Eve services on Thurs- p.m. On Wednesday, December 9, Children will listen to a story, learn Advent Festival, on December 6 at 3 day, December 24, will include the the Cranford Menorah Lighting about the holidays and do a related p.m., will feature craft-making, car- annual children’s pageant at 5 p.m. will take place at 7 p.m. across arts and crafts project. Popular ols and dinner for all ages. and a traditional candlelight service from the municipal building near holiday songs also will be taught. The Advent Adult Studies series of scripture, song and story at 10 p.m. the gazebo. There will be music, There is no fee. Reservations are will begin on Tuesday, December Christmas morning will be celebrated refreshments and “Chanukah Gelt” preferred but not required by Fri- 1, at 7:30 p.m., with an exploration on Friday, December 25, with a 10 for everyone in attendance. day, December 4. of the critical questions leading up a.m. worship service. A family-style The UCTC also is sponsoring “This will give a chance for chil- to Jesus’ birth. Entitled “Does Any- worship celebration on Sunday, De- Menorahs at the Scotch Plains Mu- dren who are not yet in Hebrew body Know What’s Going On cember 27, at 10 a.m., will feature an nicipal Building on Park Avenue Schools to learn about the upcom- Here?”, the four-week unit seeks to old-fashioned Carol Sing and “Ask JUNIOR CHEFS...On the path towards earning their Bronze Award this year, and at the Mountainside Munici- ing important holidays in a fun and understand what the key figures in the Minister,” when the congregation Mountainside Girl Scout Troop No. 40875 visited Pairings Restaurant in Cranford pal Building on Route 22. entertaining way,” said Rabbi Levi the Nativity story were searching is invited to pose questions directly to on November 11. Executive Chef/Partner Carol Murphy Clyne gave the girls a Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, Block of the Torah Center. for in their time and what their senior minister, the Reverend Dr. tour of the restaurant, followed by a cooking class where the Scouts made begins on Sunday, December 6, at The UCTC will host a Family questions might mean for people Mark Boyea. homemade pasta. The event concluded with a discussion led by Ms. Clyne on the sundown and continues through Sun- Chanukah Party on Monday, De- today. It will continue on consecu- The FCC, a member of the United ins and outs of owning a small business as the girls, who earned their Junior day, December 13. The holiday fo- “Business Owner” badge, enjoyed their pasta with a sauce prepared by Pairings’ cember 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., tive Tuesday evenings through De- Church of Christ, welcomes visitors culinary staff. cuses largely on the meaning of civil featuring Chaim and his Chanukah cember 22 in the church’s Chapel of every race, age, gender, marital liberties and religious freedom. Show, with separate shows for chil- Lounge. status, sexual orientation, physical or The UCTC will team with The dren and adults. There also will be The 15th Annual Alternative Gift psychological ability and theologi- Home Depot in Garwood, located a traditional Chanukah dinner with Market will take place on December cal tradition. For additional informa- Trinity Church Jewelry Sale at 200 South Avenue, to offer a latkes, lasagna and baked ziti, plus 6, immediately following the 10 a.m. tion, call (908) 233-2494 or visit children’s Menorah Workshop for Chanukah crafts, games and gelt. service. Participants will have an op- fccofwestfield.org. Chanukah. Open to the public free The suggested donation is $5 per portunity to make a charitable dona- Dec. 5 to Benefit Orphans of charge, it will take place this person; those age 3 and under may tion on someone’s behalf and receive CRANFORD — The Trinity seeing a small boy sleeping on the Sunday, November 29, from 12:30 attend for free. Sponsorships are a gift card to send the recipient. The Daughter, Stella Rae, Episcopal Church will host a char- street in Yaounde, the capitol of to 1:30 p.m. All participants will available for $180. Reservations seven non-profits benefiting from this ity jewelry sale on Saturday, De- Cameroon. “I asked why he was have the opportunity to build their are preferred but not required. The year’s gift market are Bridges Out- Born to Hogans cember 5, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, sleeping there and he said that’s own Menorah, receive a compli- UCTC is located at 111 Laurel reach, CONTACT We Care, Doctors Edward and Stephanie Hogan of in the church’s Witherington Hall. where he lived,” she said. “I mentary Home Depot apron and Place, Westfield. Without Borders, the Elizabeth Coa- Westwood, N.J. have announced the Jewelry sale items will include brought him some rice. When I enjoy Chanukah doughnuts and On Saturday, December 12, from lition to House the Homeless, the birth of their daughter, Stella Rae bracelets, earrings and rings. came back to see him the next gelt. Materials for the Menorah 6:30 to 8 p.m., the UCTC will spon- FCC Food Closet, Heifer Interna- Hogan, on Sunday, November 8, “Proceeds from the sale will ben- morning, there were 10 other boys sor a “Chanukah on Ice” event at tional and Roots & Wings. 2015, at 8:30 p.m., at Valley Hospital efit The Good Shepherd Home in with him.” Miller-Cory Announces the Union Sports Arena, located On Sunday, December 13, at 10 in Ridgewood, N.J. Cameroon that cares for children She learned that the street chil- on Route 22 West in Union, next to a.m., the Festival Chorus will present Stella weighed 8 pounds and mea- orphaned by HIV/AIDS,” said dren were all orphans whose parents Gingerbread Sunday Best Buy. Participants will skate to the Christmas portions of Handel’s sured 20.5 inches in length at birth. Marion Nechuta, Trinity’s Out- had died of AIDS. “I knew then that WESTFIELD — The spicy scent Jewish music while watching a Messiah. The beloved oratorio will The baby’s paternal grandparents reach Team leader. caring for these children was what I of gingerbread has long been a Menorah being lit in the center of be performed in full voice with guest are Edward and Lucretia Hogan of “We are happy to support such was called to do,” said Sister Jane. part of the holiday season. The the rink. Refreshments will be soloists and instrumentalists. Westfield. Edward and Linda Addison an important, lifesaving effort. We Trinity Episcopal Church, lo- many forms of gingerbread – served. The cost is $10 per person, Also on December 13, FCC will of the Township of Washington, N.J. are sponsoring Daniella and cated at 119 Forest Avenue, houses, figures and cookies – hold including skates. Reservations are offer a special “Silent Nights” ser- are her maternal grandparents. Musuga, two of the orphans,” Mrs. Cranford, has been serving area a special appeal for children. not required. Nechuta continued. families since 1872. Sunday ser- In celebration of this perennial Finally, the UCTC will present a The Good Shepherd Home is the vices are held at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. favorite, the Miller-Cory House Chanukah show to be aired on Fanwood Presby. Highlights brainchild of Sister Jane Mankaa, Trinity also provides Trinity Epis- Museum will present “Gingerbread Monday, December 7, and Thurs- who has dedicated her life to nur- copal Day School, a state-licensed Sunday” on December 6, between day, December 10, at 7:30 p.m., on turing the orphans of her country. facility serving children age 2½ 1:30 and 4 p.m. The museum, built Comcast Cable Channel 96. Advent, Christmas Events in 1740, is located at 614 Moun- Sister Jane began her mission after through kindergarten. For more information on any of FANWOOD — The Fanwood Pres- olds to those in sixth grade, per- tain Avenue, Westfield. It is listed these events, or to make reserva- byterian Church welcomes everyone forming a Christmas pageant. Re- on the State and National Regis- tions where requested, call the to its Advent and Christmas services hearsals for the pageant begin on Westfield Library to Take ters of Historic Places and as a site UCTC at (908) 789-5252, e-mail and programs, beginning this Sun- Wednesday, December 2, at 5 p.m. on the New Jersey Women’s Heri- [email protected] or visit day, November 29, with the lighting At 9 p.m. Christmas Eve there will tage Trail. torahcenter.org. of the first Advent candle at the 9:30 be a candlelight communion service Part In Holiday Food Drive Children will make a decorative, and 11:15 a.m. services. The choir preceded by special Christmas mu- non-edible gingerbread house and Fanwood to Hold will sing at the early service and the sic beginning at 8:30 p.m. WESTFIELD — The Westfield nity FoodBank of New Jersey as- one additional craft to take home praise band will play at the second. There will be only one combined Memorial Library, located at 550 sists by supplying food to more and will hear “gingery” stories. Holiday Celebration The regular worship times of 9:30 holiday service at 10:30 a.m. on East Broad Street, is among those than 1,500 non-profit charities in Light refreshments will be served. FANWOOD — Fanwood’s holi- and 11:15 a.m. will continue on con- both December 27 and January 3. participating in a holiday season 19 counties, including soup kitch- In the Frazee Building, members day season will officially begin secutive Sundays, December 6, 13 Rutgers Sociology Professor Nancy food drive being sponsored by the ens, food pantries, shelters, local of the Cooking Committee will pre- when Santa Claus arrives in the and 20, with favorite Advent and DiTomaso will preach on December Union County Public Libraries. food banks, after-school programs pare early American recipes using borough on Sunday, December 6, Christmas carols sung at all services, 27 and Youth and Children’s Minis- Between Monday, November 30, and senior centers. ginger over the open hearth. at 3 p.m. starting on November 29. tries Director Christie Alston will and Friday, December 18, the Groceries most urgently needed Admission for this program is Everyone is invited to meet Santa On December 20, a “Lessons and preach on January 3. Westfield Library will accept do- are canned meat and fish; canned $5 per child; accompanying adults under the big tent on the lawn in front Carols” service focused on the An- The Fanwood Presbyterian nations of non-perishable food soups and stews; peanut butter in may attend for free. Advance res- of Fanwood’s North Avenue Train gel Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, Eliza- Church welcomes all who would items to benefit the Community plastic jars; boxed pasta and rice; ervations must be made. Requests Station and enjoy an afternoon of beth and Zechariah will be enjoyed like to join the congregation at all or FoodBank of New Jersey and other powdered milk; infant formula; will be accepted via telephone or seasonal music, holiday crafts and at both services. any of its services. The church is local food pantries. Collection bins canned vegetables and fruits. e-mail no later than noon on Thurs- refreshments — all for free. On Christmas Eve, Thursday, De- located on the corner of Martine and will be located at participating pub- For more information, call the day, December 3. Children who stop by to say hello cember 24, the church will offer two La Grande Avenues. For more infor- lic libraries, and library staff will Westfield Memorial Library at The remaining program of the to Santa will receive a free photo- services. The family service will be mation, call the church office at (908) then route 100 percent of the dona- (908) 789-4090 or visit the Union museum’s autumn season is “The graph of their visit with him. Young- at 5 p.m. with the children, 4-year- 889-8891, e-mail tions to designated food banks. County Public Libraries website at Many Faces of Santa Claus” on sters also will have an opportunity [email protected], or check Donations will benefit low-in- luccnj.org. Sunday, December 13. to enter contests and win prizes. 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Happy Thanksgiving! Sports Section THE WEEK IN SPORTS Pages 9-14 SCHETELICH 222 RUSHING YARDS, 4 TDs, 2 TD PASSES More photos at goleader.com Cougars Level Ridgefield Park Ballyhoo Sports In Section Football Semi, 48-14

By DAVID B. CORBIN Cranford on November 20. After “We did a great job defensively but Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times being stunned by a reception that we warned them that Ridgefield Park Wakeup call came early and the was good enough for 61-yards on is a talented team and they have run top-seeded Cranford High School the first play of the game, the Cou- plays like that in the past. It wasn’t a football team awakened quickly to gars, not only prevented the Scarlets surprise. They have a lot of talented shut down the fifth-seeded from scoring, but also went on to athletes. After that, we played excel- Ridgefield Park Scarlets, 48-14, in score 42 unanswered points before lent defense. That’s the key to win- the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 the second team defense allowed a ning a championship and that was the playoffs at Memorial Field in touchdown in the fourth quarter. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times PUTTING THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN...Jelani Pierre, No. 6, catches a touchdown pass in the end zone in the third quarter to seal the deal against Union and to assure the Blue Devils a trip to MetLife Stadium on Thursday, December 3. KURSTEDT TD INT, KELLY KEY RUN, PIERRE KEY TD Blue Devils Head to MetLife, Shock Football Farmers, 44-14

More photos at goleader.com By DAVID B. CORBIN end of the first quarter, the score Blue Devil defenders swarmed the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times jumped to 21-0 en route to a 44-14 running back near the 40-yard line. Ballyhoo Sports Sudden shock therapy inflicted by triumph. Linebacker Jacob Kurstedt reached the second-seeded Westfield High After Westfield’s defense forced into the mob, snatched the ball and School football team gave the sixth- the Farmers to punt on their first headed toward the goal but was seeded Union Farmers jitters that they series, the first shock came two plays tripped up at the three, setting up could not overcome in the North Jer- later when senior quarterback Zack running back Jack Curry’s three-yard sey, Section 2, Group 5 semifinal Kelly fired a bomb to split end Jelani TD blast less than a minute after the David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times game that was won by the 10-0 Blue Pierre that was good for a 69-yard first TD. BRINGING DOWN THE RUNNER...Cranford safety Brian McGovern, No. 31, brings down a Ridgefield Park running Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in touchdown (TD) with 8:19 on the “I saw he was wrapped up. I saw back in the section semifinals. Cranford will play Chatham for the title at Kean University on Friday, December 4. Westfield on November 21. Less than clock. Mike Moriarty’s point after the ball was right there. I thought to five minutes into the game, the Blue made the score 7-0. myself, I could strip it. I went right for Devils seized a 14-0 lead and by the On Union’s second play, a mob of CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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By BRUCE JOHNSON Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times TWELFTH IN A SERIES Antonelli, Amanda Earl, Courtney players in attendance that it would be The first volleyball game at WHS Weisse, Kayla Rodrigues and Elena impossible to name them all here. I was played in the spring of 1982, Scarano, WHS went 12-9, 14-7, 16-8 spent the entire game with 1965 co- making it one of the last sports to and 19-3. In 2012 and 2013 the team captains Ron Hall and Dick Stotler. acquire varsity status. (The only sports reached the county finals, losing both Their team went 9-0 and was sec- added since have been ice hockey, times to Roselle Catholic by a 2-1 tional champions 50 years ago. They girls lacrosse and girls golf.) margin. had a blast watching the current team. After the 1998 season, the NJSIAA The 2014 season was another magi- “Very impressive,” said Stotler, the changed volleyball to a fall sport, cal one, as Union County Player of gold standard of quarterbacks in the which was a little odd, given how the Year Megan Mondon put up as- ’60s. many girls sports were already in the tronomical numbers – 547 assists, Also in the house: Glen Kehler, fall. But volleyball, like lacrosse, is 227 digs and 166 service points – and whose career rushing record lasted one of the fastest growing varsity with Olivia Manning, Kaelyn Heard 41 years until it was broken this fall sports in the country, and WHS has and Stephanie Borr helped produce a by Jack Curry, along with ’74 co- consistently put strong teams on the 21-4 season. The highlight was a 2-0 captain Bruce Jester, Daryl Brewster court. victory over Union Catholic in the and Mrs. Marge Brewster; Joe and In 1980 Dan Watkins formed a county championship. They also Tom Della Badia, quarterbacks in the volleyball club team that practiced at reached the third round of states be- ’70s; Teddy Allen, a halfback on the McKinley School, but Kathy Ryan – fore Hunterdon Central bumped them ’78 squad; Rodger Thompson, a half- later Kathy Noonan – was the first out. back on the ’80 team; Tom Langton, David B. Corbin (early September files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times official coach and she produced a 61- The just-completed season saw an all-stater from the ’98 state finals BLUE DEVIL VARSITY TENNIS...Pictured, left to right, are: front row; Senior Connie Wu, freshman Rachel Rothenberg 55 record in her six years. Her last Borr, Lizzy Sottung, Leigh Scarano, team, and Monte Turner, whose son and junior Kyla Bleich; back row, seniors Rebecca Sisto, Maria Nemeth, Julia Morgan and Maddie Levy, sophomore Olivia Carnivale and junior Sarah Schneider. team, captained by Missy Bock and Lindsay Miller, Rachel Holt and Lamont was a star on that team, was Angela Henry, went 18-7 and fin- Rachel Mattessich produce another there. ished third in the Union County Tour- solid 17-6 record. The team lost in the From more recent years there were MORGAN, WU SELECTED TO THIRD TEAM ALL-GROUP 4 nament. county final to Union Catholic and Jay Cook and Jim McKeon, members Heather Kennedy took over in 1988 was seeded eighth at states, but was of the ’01 team that included co- and produced some outstanding upset by Ridge. captain Matt Andzel, a current assis- teams. The 1990 team went 19-4 and Torok’s 21-year record is 358-148 tant coach; Brian Butts and Pat Daly, Lady Blue Devils Returned in 1993 the Blue Devils were 18-3. and her teams have been in the Union co-captains and linebackers on the Overall, Kennedy’s seven teams went County final a dozen times, winning ’02 team; Montel Glasco, co-captain 109-41. five. With athletes like Sottung, of the ’03 team along with teammate Bev Torok, the successful girls Scarano, Miller, Borr, Olivia Meyer, Terrance Bryant; co-captains Ryan To Winning Tennis Tradition swim coach during the winter sea- Dana Boretz and Hayley Kasko re- Scanlon and John Dugan of the ’07 sons from 1994-2000, took over when turning in 2016, don’t be surprised if team, along with teammates Ryan Kennedy stepped down. In years two, something big happens. Brand and Mike Wikander; co-cap- By DAVID B. CORBIN Coach Matt Varhley said. lected to the Third Team proves that Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times three and four, her teams captured the In the Union County Tournament we were very strong at doubles this first three Union County Tournament Proper steps were taken this season (UCT), Westfield finished a strong season,” Coach Varhley pointed out. titles in school history. The team’s for the Westfield High School girls third behind the Oak Knoll Royals, Freshman Rachel Rothenberg was records were 16-5, 18-3 and 17-3, tennis team to return to a winning who successfully defended their indeed a pleasant surprise. Occupy- and featured players included Marcy tradition. After a disappointing, sub crown, and the Summit Hilltoppers, ing the second singles slot, she placed Beller, Sarah Mankoski, Jana par 2014 season, this year’s Lady who placed second. Senior co-cap- second in the UCT and finished with Zelikovic, Lauren McGovern, Megan Blue Devils turned it all around, fin- tain Maddie Levy, who took third in a 15-8 record. Sheehy, Margaret Kostro, Suzanne ishing 14-5, receiving the first seed the UCT at second doubles last year, “Rachel Rothenberg had a strong Vinegra and Melanie Page. for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group and junior Sarah Schneider placed season and it should be the beginning The switch to the fall didn’t slow 4 Tournament and being ranked No. second in the tournament at second of a nice high school tennis career,” down Torok’s group. From 1999-2001 19 by The Star-Ledger. doubles. Levy and Schneider finished Coach Varhley said. they went 17-6, 17-6 and 19-7. Kelly The Blue Devils’ losses came at the the season with a 17-3 record and At first singles, senior co-captain Masterson, Patti Oslislo, Sam rackets of Oak Knoll (twice), Sum- received Third Team All-State recog- Rebecca Sisto had to play several of Bourque-Trieff and Nikki LeBlanc mit, Moorestown and Ridge. Big vic- nition by Flight. the best players in the state, let alone helped WHS return to the county tories were against Haddonfield (3- Senior co-captains Julia Morgan, a facing every team’s top player. Sisto, final in 2001, although they fell to 2), New Providence (3-2) and UCT champion at first doubles in 2013, who won the UCT title at third singles Union Catholic. Livingston (5-0). After shutting out and Connie Wu, who played first her freshman year, placed fifth this The following year, with LeBlanc, the Bayonne Bees, 5-0, in the sec- singles her sophomore year, placed season and finished with a 13-10 Sophie Hall and Cari Rock leading tional quarterfinals, the Blue Devils third in the UCT at first doubles and record. the way, the Devils went 23-3. Again fell to Ridge, 4-1, in the semifinal finished their season with a 19-6 record. Junior Kayla Bleich, who played they fell to Union Catholic, 2-1, in the round. Senior first singles player Morgan and Wu also were selected to second singles last year, stepped back county title game, but they rebounded Ron Hall (left) and Dick Stotler, co-captains of the 1965 football team that went Rebecca Sisto was the only Blue Devil the Third Team All-Group 4. to third singles and finished with an to win three state tournament games to win against the Ridge Red Devils. 9-0 and was awarded the Central Jersey Group 4 championship, were among “In order for this team to win tennis 11-8 record. before falling in the state Group 4 many former players and captains “in the house” Saturday at Kehler Stadium. “With the strength of schedule we matches, we needed strong play from “I’m very proud by the manner in final to Hunterdon Central, 2-1. play, to finish the season ranked 19 our doubles teams. The fact that first which our team carried themselves The next three years saw records of FOOTBALL UPDATE tains Tony DiIorio and Chris Sheehan and to have all five positions finish doubles received All-Group 4 recog- on and off the court. The team repre- 15-8, 16-7 and 18-7, with Hall, Jackie People always look at me a little of the ’08 team, along with team- the season with above .500 winning nition by being selected to the Third sented the Westfield school commu- LeBlanc, Liz Myers, Olena oddly when they ask who my favorite mates Ricardo Johnson and Jordan percentages is truly as amazing ac- Team, and second doubles received nity with the utmost integrity,” Coach Borkowsky, Monica Dreyer, Kris football team is and get this response Johnson; co-captain Willie Johnson complishment,” Blue Devil Head All-State recognition by being se- Varhley said. Fietkiewicz and Erin Roudebush the – Westfield High. Not the Giants or and teammate Brian Henry from ’09; go-to players. Caroline Fallon, a Jets or some other pro team; not Ala- Joe Scaglione, a co-captain in ’13 sophomore on the 2005 team, pro- bama, who I’ve also rooted for since and teammate Dylan Elliott, and Matt vided a Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not the early ’60s. And it’s really not even Catanzaro and Jeff Felter from last Westfield Boys Have Potential moment when she served 25 con- close. year’s team. secutive points in one game against As I looked at the overflow crowd Former coaches Dave Cilo (foot- Shabazz. of bundled-up fans at Saturday’s sec- ball assistant), Carol Lee Allebaugh The 2006 team, led by Roudebush, tional semifinal against Union – a 44- (cheerleaders), and Kathy Luckey For Banner Swimming Season Tara Daly, all-state libero Anna 14 victory – I knew why. It was a (girls tennis) were there. And we’re Koehler, Fallon and Paige Roudebush, beautiful Saturday afternoon in No- not sure if it’s the hot dogs or the By ALEX LOWE Rose, each of which placed within placed in the Top-16 at Meet of Cham- set a school record, going 25-4 and vember, perfect football weather. And football team, but retired Somerville Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times the county. John Lindros was Second pions. Aedan Collins and Steve War- also beating Union Catholic, 2-0, in with a big game on tap, the fans and Elizabeth coaching legend Jerry The Westfield High School boys Team All-State. Normally losses of ren have the potential to break indi- the county final. They won their first turned up at Kehler Stadium. Both Moore was in attendance for the sec- swim team embarks on yet another such noted performers would lower vidual records this year. We also have two state matches before coming up teams were well represented. I felt ond straight week. season with the loftiest of goals and expectations for the coming season. the potential to break a few relay short against Southern. like Scotty on Star Trek had beamed In the sectional final, 10-0 WHS aspirations. Last year’s team finished That is rarely the case in Westfield. records this season” History was made during the 2008 everyone back to Recreation Field, will face 11-0 Bridgewater-Raritan as Union County Tournament and The Blue Devil roster once again Westfield figures to be very strong season, but not good history as the circa any year in the ’60s or ’70s. It on Thursday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., at Sectional champions and advanced appears loaded. in a few key events this year and team went 9-11. It was the first losing felt so cool, because finally the cur- MetLife Stadium. This will be the all the way to the Public A state finals There are a number of key con- Knight is fortunate to have lots of record for a Torok-coached team, af- rent WHS followers could feel what Blue Devils’ fifth appearance at the before losing by the narrowest of tributors returning around which the options available to him. ter 21 in a row – including seven girls the old-timers had been talking about big ball yard in the North Jersey margins to Cherry Hill East, 86-84. It Blue Devil fortunes will sink or swim. “We are deep in freestyle and breast- swim teams. It was also the first time all these years at cocktail parties and swamps, the most memorable com- is a loss that serves as motivation for Seniors Ryan Daniel (Free/Fly), Aus- stroke,” said Knight. “We have a lot since 1998 the team didn’t qualify for bars when we reminisced about the ing exactly 38 years earlier – on Sat- this year’s edition. tin Kreusser (Free), Lucas Fan (IM/ of depth and potential but we need states. glory days. urday, Dec. 3, 1977 – when Westfield “Considering how last year ended, Back) offer veteran leadership. Jun- certain people to emerge as top end Another losing record (11-14) fol- “I’m so proud to be part of this defeated Barringer, 33-12, in another we know we need to be even better if iors Aedan Collins (Free), Stefan middle lane swimmers.” lowed the next year, but Torok has community,” athletic director Sandy battle of unbeaten. The crowd that we are to accomplish our goals as a Crigler (Breast), David Lindros Westfield always faces tough com- since righted the ship and it’s been on Mamary said Saturday night. “I’m day was over 32,000 according to the team,” said Westfield Head Coach (Back) and Griff Morgan (Free) were petition within the county, a situation cruise control the last six years. With very emotional right now.” New York Times, which covered the Jeff Knight. “The team put the time in also major factors in last year’s suc- that helps prepare them for states and players like Jenelle Abbattista, Grace There were so many former WHS game with a reporter and photogra- during the preseason and we have cess. Meet of Champions. Knight sizes up pher. WHS lost its last three trips to come in focused so the potential is Eric Bebel (Free), Ryan Bebel the potential competition this year. East Rutherford, the last coming in there. We just need to keep that focus (Free), Colin Daniel (Fly) and Steve “The toughest competition will 1998 – a 37-14 loss to Morristown. and work on the little things that will Warren (Breast) saw lots of action as come from Scotch Plains in the county Westfield and Bridgewater have met make the difference.” freshmen and return even stronger as and Bridgewater in the section.” seven times in history, all since Jim Westfield graduated 10 seniors sophomores. The season begins on Tuesday, DeSarno became the coach in 2006. from last year’s team. Among the “Many of these swimmers placed December 1, when the Blue Devils WHS leads the series 5-2, and has graduates were Kevin Clauss, John at the county level,” said Knight. host Oratory at the Westfield Y at won the last four meetings by scores Lindros, Stephen Husch and Jack “Aedan Collins and Steve Warren 2:30 p.m. of 24-14, 40-10, 35-21 and 22-7. The Devils are 10-0 for just the fourth time in school history, the others being 1944, 1947 and 1977. The Proven Professional Jake Kurstedt, a 5-foot-10, 175- pound outside linebacker, had quite a game against Union. He recovered a fumble (actually took the ball from Long-term success in the real estate profession is the runner in a pileup) and nearly a touchdown return. Moments later the reserved for the select few who consistently deliver senior picked off a pass and returned value to their clients. With unparalleled dignity and it for a touchdown. Kurstedt’s solid SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS...The Westfield PAL “A” team won the NJSYFL grace, Hye-Young Choi continues to provide an A division (8th grade) championship over Cranford, 34-6. play sometimes gets overlooked be- inspired level of service and outstanding results. cause of the outstanding play of the other backers – Mike O’Connor, Steve Barmakian and Owen Colwell. 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CORBIN Banasiak (senior), Maya Dunchus facing and toppling the Murderers’ Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times (junior) and Davis also claimed the Row gauntlet of ranked foes in their Raider Head Coach Jess Hulnik top spot in the Raider history book run to the final that included West could expect that many promising with a time of (1:37.87). Banasiak, Windsor Plainsboro South (103-67), things could be said about this year’s Erika Frazier (sophomore), Dee Dee Morristown (105-65) and Mainland Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Maizes (sophomore) and Davis (104-66). girls and boys swim teams. The Raider posted a new record time (3:37.77) in The boys did graduate several fine girls posted a perfect 17-0 season the 400-free relay. athletes but much will be expected record on their way to capturing con- Last year at the UCT, the Raiders from seniors Nolan Kearns, Kevin ference, Union County Tournament set a new record in the 200-medley Fleck, Maxwell Kearns, Mark Mital (UCT) and the state Public B champi- relay with the team of Frazier, Rachel and Matt Auda, along with juniors onships last year and the Raider boys Maizes, Judge and Davis posting a Chris Bondarowicz, Eric Chang and finished 14-3, including a sectional winning time of 1:47.53. Davis cap- Mike Rash and sophomores Nick title and second place finishes in both tured the 50-free (23.76) and the 100- Heath and Tyler Daniskas. Of the the UCT and Public B State Tourna- free (51.82). Banasiak, Judge, freshmen, Josh Cohen is expected to ments. Dunchus and Rachel Maizes also took compete in the distance freestyle and What is even better for the girls is first place in the 200-freestyle relay back stroke, Aayush Jha will work that all their big guns return from a in a time of 1:39.29. the freestyle and Alan Shao will par- team that set multiple individual Even more depth returns with se- ticipate in the butterfly and freestyle. school records in addition to having niors Isabella Iacona and Rachel Last year, Nolan Kearns was the David B. Corbin (October 2015 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times girls finish in the top-8 at the Meet of Braun and sophomore Olivia Barica. UCT Champion in the 200IM LEADING THE RAIDERS IN SCORING...Senior co-captain Ari Rowenzweig, No. 9, led the Raiders in scoring with 26 Champions. Last year at the UCT, Iacona touched (1:56.52). Chris Bondarowicz with goals. Rowenzweig was selected an Eastern Region All-American and First Team All-State All Groups Coaches Assn.. “We are returning all of our key first in the 500-free with a time of time of 58.61 in the 100-breaststroke swimmers from last season on the 5:24.83, while Barica and Braun fin- tied the SP-F school record. girls side. Should be another great ished 2-3. So the Lady Raiders ap- “On the boys side, we did lose ROWENZWEIG, LONGO COACHES 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE season if we can stay healthy,” Coach pear to be solid across the board. quite a bit to graduation, but our boys Hulnik said.. “We will be challenged in our sec- return excited about another run at a Sarah Davis, now a senior, set new tion though. If the classifications state title after coming very close last school standards in five separate in- stand, our North 2 section includes season. We have a few freshman who Raider Soccer Boys Captured dividual events last year. Presently, Chatham and Princeton, both teams will help us out, along with our re- Davis holds the top spot in the Raid- being very strong and ranked in the turning swimmers and it looks to be a ers’ record book for the 200-free top of the state,” Coach Hulnik said. strong season for the boys as well,” (1:53.26), the 200-IM (2:10.17), the “While we have not chosen our cap- Coach Hulnik said. “Again, we have UCT Crown, Finished 20-2-2 50-free (23:76), the 100-free (51:53) tains yet, we have strong senior lead- solid senior leadership and they are and the 500-free (5:11.32). ership and they are looking to try and ready for another exciting season.” By DAVID B. CORBIN depth as we’ve had the previous year; thing right. Julian Korduba, along Stephanie Judge, now a junior, set earn both a county and state title this The Raider girls and boys will open Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times a new school mark in the 100-fly season.” their regular season at home against however, as the season went on, sev- with Patrick Ellman, defensively cer- (57:89). The 200-free relay team of Another Union County Tourna- eral of the guys that were new to the tainly held their own.” The Raider boys showed a lot of Union on Wednesday, December 2, ment (UCT) championship trophy Rachel Maizes (sophomore), Amanda moxie toward the end of the season at 3 p.m. system came along rather nicely. Such Senior co-captain Ari Rowenzweig had to be crammed into the already guys like Rob Viglione, who scored had an unbelievable season offen- cramped trophy case when the Scotch the game-winning goal in the county sively leading the team with 26 goals, Plains-Fanwood High School boys finals, Jon Schwab, Robert Walker to while adding eight assists. ‘All Hands on Deck’ During soccer team won its fifth straight UCT name a few were guys not necessarily Rowenzweig was selected First Team title with a 1-0, overtime win over starting but were seeing action,” All-State All Groups by the New Jer- Elizabeth. Additionally this season, Coach Breznitsky said. sey Soccer Coaches Association the Raiders won their conference, The Raiders also had several other (NJSCA) in addition to Eastern Re- advanced to the North Jersey, Sec- players with varsity experience from gion All-American and First Team WF Swim Girls’ Rebuilding tion 2, Group 4 semifinals and fin- last year step to the plate and perform All-Union County (UC). ished with a 20-2-2 record. admirably. “As far as Union County without a By ALEX LOWE good things from Betsy Penn and new- ence as a freshman. Chelsea Frisch, The Raiders’ only losses were to “Another guy who came on strong doubt the leading scorer. Statewide, I Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times comer Keeley Thompson. Penn is a Anna Maria Kobori, Muriel Maloney, the Westfield Blue Devils, who they for us at the end of the years was believe he’s in the top-15 goal scor- The bar has always been set very junior who will swim in the IM and the Emilia McCormack, Madelyne beat later in the season, and to the [Brian] McManus. He more or less ers. He came along very nicely after high when it comes to the Westfield distance races. Thompson, a fresh- Rinaldo and Kayla Rinn are also in Elizabeth Minutemen in the section because of his excellent play in the last year scoring a few goals. He High School girls swim team. Last man, looks to compete in the back. the picture. Maloney can help in the semifinals, which snapped their streak midfield allowed us to put [Zach] scored some crucial goals and was season they posted a 9-4 overall “Betsy Penn has really improved,” IM and back. of 16 wins against the Minutemen. Halma up front. Without question, he one of those who you look to have, record, took second in the Union said Hauser. Ireland Applegarth, Megan The Raiders tied Hunterdon Central was the most improved player, not someone who has a nose for the goal,” County Tournament and advanced to If there are question marks con- Cassiba, Ciara Collins, Jenna Daniel and Summit in the UCT semifinal, the fastest guy, not the strongest guy Coach Breznitsky said. “He seizes the semifinals before losing to cerning this Westfield edition, they (free), Jill DeBenedetto, Maya Grantz, although they won the shootout with but he had an excellent soccer brain the opportunities and had some game Bridgewater in state sectional action. would be in the distance events where Megan Hanlon, Amanda Pyle and the Hilltoppers. to think in advance,” Coach winners. Without his goals we Add to that a Meet of Champions list graduation losses and some overall Abigail Riordan round out a crowded “We set our standards very high Breznitsky added. “Ryan Peterson, wouldn’t have finished with 20 wins.” of accomplishments that included a inexperience have left the Blue Dev- field of freshmen that will likely make with the conference, the county and along with James Tenzer did very Senior defender/two-time co-cap- top-8 finish in the free relay and three ils a little short. Hauser will look to up the core of the next generation of the states and we achieved two of well for us in the midfield. You win 20 tain Jake Longo got up front a few top-16 finishes in the medley relay, fill out the roster from among many outstanding Blue Devil swimmers. them. These guys were an excellent games, you got to be doing some- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 100-breaststroke and 100-backstroke. potential candidates. Within the county Hauser expects group to work with, a lot of fun, a lot This would be considered an out- Seniors Marina DeCotis, Liz to see Scotch Plains-Fanwood sur- of hard work. It was a pleasure,” standing campaign by most standards. Diamantopoulos, Caroline Felix, face once again as a top contender. Raider Head Coach Tom Breznitsky In Westfield, it is viewed as a rebuild- Bridget Harrington, Emiliy McGann Other schools from outside the area said. ing phase. and Danielle Sawyer are available. that are sure to challenge for su- In all, it was the Raiders 26th con- “We are still in our rebuilding phase McGann could help in the distance premacy in the water are IHA and ference title and 19th UCT title (17th after losing key contributors from the events with Sawyer contributing in Bridgewater. The girls’ varsity swim for Coach Breznitsky, who jumped graduating class of 2014,” said the back. team gets its season kicked off at his 41-year career won/loss/tie record Westfield Coach Lauren Hauser. “But Juniors Emily Beattie, Amy Liang, home vs. Oak Knoll on Tuesday, to 696-161-58. we are really focusing this season on Emily Oster (free), Charlotte Perez, December 1, at 2:30 p.m. at the “We didn’t really have as much working on the little things and drill- and Shannon Pyle are also in the mix. Westfield Y pool. ing them until we get it right. We are Oster and Pyle saw lots of time in the O’Rourke Receives conditioning specifically to meet the pool last season. Pyle can compete in Reading is Good For You goals of each of the girls competing the IM, back and breast events. Scholar/Athlete Honors in efforts for them to reach their full Sophomores Grace Cash and Westfield’s James O’Rourke was potential.” Emma Conlon will compete in the among a number of Gettysburg Col- Westfield lost six swimmers to sprints. Conlon gained some experi- lege student-athletes who have been graduation from last season’s team. named to the 2015 Centennial Con- As usual, there will be no shortage of PUBLIC NOTICE ference Fall Academic Honor Roll. candidates ready to step forward and TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS O’Rourke, a senior, along with sopho- lead this year’s team. At the top of this NOTICE OF MEETING DATE CHANGE more Colm Dougherty of Summit year’s group is senior Gwyn Devin. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN was among 10 members of the Bul- Horace R. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times Already the school record holder in that the Township Council of the Township goleader.com/subscribe lets’ football team who received rec- MEETING WITH THE ‘BREZ’...Sports Editor Dave Corbin, left, discusses a the 100-breast (1:09.31), Devin will of Scotch Plains has changed the date of ognition. season wrap-up with Raider Head Coach Tom Breznitsky at The Leader office. also compete in the sprints and the their December Conference Meeting. fly. Her best time of 58.98 in the fly The regularly scheduled meeting of: and 25.09 in the 50-free are also well December 1, 2015 has been changed to December 8, 2015. within her sights. Meeting start time is 7:00 p.m. Not surprisingly, Hauser expects the Blue Devils to be strong in the The meetings will be held in the 2nd Floor Council Meeting Room of the Scotch Congratulations free relays, the sprints and the breast Plains Municipal Building, 430 Park Av- this season with Devin leading the enue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey. to our Top Ten Club for October 2015 way. The Township of Scotch Plains does not discriminate against persons with disabili- “Gwyn is looking to re-break her ties. Those individuals requiring auxiliary record in the 100-breast,” said Hauser. aids and services where necessary must “She is on track to finishing her high notify the ADA Coordinator of the Town- school swimming career on top. 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By ALEX LOWE that aspect of our game to our advan- “Stephanie is a very hard hitter Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times tage. The other bit of good news is who rolled her ankle early in the Ask Head Coach Bev Torok about that we have a lot of juniors on the season,” said Torok. “When she re- her 2015 Westfield varsity girls’ vol- defense so we figure to be even better turned she had to change her game a leyball team and you are very likely next year.” bit and play with more strategy. In- to get a defensive answer. That is to Among the talented juniors was stead of the power game she often say, this team was all about defense. libero, Lizzy Sottung. scored with taps and placement.” In posting a 17-6 overall season mark “Lizzy controlled the back court The Blue Devils will lose several that included an appearance in the for us,” said Torok. “If you play the key seniors to graduation. Rachel Union County Tournament champi- game the way we do, you need some- Mattessich (80 Kills), Rachel Holt onship game, and a quarterfinals loss one back there that can coordinate it (53 Kills) and co-captains Kelly Dorry to Ridge in the state playoffs, the all. Lizzy is very athletic.” and Gab Cofone have played their Blue Devils developed a reputation In addition to being named the last games for Westfield. as one of the top defensive teams team’s Outstanding Defensive Player, But the future seems to be in good around. Sottung finished with 42 Aces and hands with underclassmen like Leah “After the loss against Ridge, their eight Service Points. Andrews (53 Kills), Dana Boretz (25 head coach came up and told me that Another junior, setter Lindsay Aces), Leigh Scarano (18 Aces) and we were the best defense they’d seen Miller, also had a great season. Hayley Kasko (17 Kills) ready to step all year,” said Coach Torok. “We pride “Lindsay had a lot of phenomenal forward and join a strong returning ourselves on our defense. We were games for us this year,” said Torok. cast. very good at picking up balls and “Especially down the stretch.” The high point of the Westfield

David B. Corbin (October 2015 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times HEADLONG INTO THE ACTION...Raider senior Stav Shadmi, No. 12, goes headlong into the action in a game against the Westfield Blue Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. Soccer Raiders Captured UCT, Finished 20-2-2 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 times and managed to score two goals the varsity, finished his career with us from Elizabeth.” and contribute three assists. In the winning four Union County Tourna- Senior co-captain Zach Halma back, he was solid as a rock and ments. In my mind, I haven’t seen a scored four goals and led the team stubborn as a mule. Longo also was better defender in the state of New with 11 assists. Halma was named selected (NJSCA) First Team All- Jersey. He was very consistent in the First Team All-Central All-State and State, Eastern Region All-American beginning of the season but in the First Team All-UC. and First Team All-UC. later part he was outstanding, which “Zach played midfield, played up “Jake, his selection All-American was very evident in the Union County front. One could say he was our mae- Eastern Region, four-year player on final with some of the goal scorers stro, makes things happen. It was evident of the fact of 11 assists that he had. As a captain, he showed great Raider V-Ballers Exceeded leadership,” Coach Breznitsky said. Seniors Zach Cimring put in six goals and added six assists, Alex Expectations During Season Guevara notched five goals and an By ALEX LOWE semis, the Raiders put forward an assist and Stav Shadmi scored three Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times equally spirited effort in the state goals. Cimring and his brother Jordan Prior to the start of the season, the tournament against Toms River East, were selected Third Team All-Central Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School winning the first set before bowing 2- All-State and First Team All-UC. girls volleyball team was not likely to “Both Zach and Jordan Cimring did 1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-19). The back- (October 8 files) Courtesy of Lisa Scarano be on many lists when talking about to-back heartbreaking losses against a great job. Didn’t see an awful lot of playing time last year as juniors but SERVING IN THE PINK...Blue Devil Lizzy Sottung serves while a crowd dressed in pink observe during the annual “Pink serious contenders in Union County top quality competition left the Raid- Out” game at Westfield High School on October 2. The Blue Devils defeated the Raiders in two sets. volleyball. That lofty status was re- ers with a 13-9 mark overall. Perhaps really, really improved their game. served for traditional powers like even more impressive than the win- Defensively one played predomi- working them back into play. It was Aside from coming up with many season probably came during a stretch Union Catholic and Westfield. Even ning record was the tenacity the team nantly, Jordan as the right back and our M.O., throughout the season.” critical digs throughout the season, that included a 2-1 win over Cranford would be more likely to get showed in matches that they lost. Zach up front on some occasions and Westfield rode that consistent de- Miller was also a scoring force as Hillsborough. The epic victory came the nod as a dark horse than the Raid- “This team fought hard against also quite capable of playing in the fensive effort to the top of the county evidenced by her team-leading 43 on the heels of a loss to Union Catho- ers. But by season’s end, the Lady Westfield (twice), UC (three times), back on the left. Their production was standings throughout most of the sea- Service Aces and her 46 Kills. lic a week earlier and propelled them Raiders were playing their best vol- East Brunswick, Cranford, RC, Mont- a major plus,” Coach Breznitsky said. son. The Blue Devils went back and Outside hitter Olivia Meyer also into a tournament that featured some leyball of the year and very nearly gomery,” said Stack. “They left every- As the last line of defense, junior forth with Union Catholic in the battle drew praise for her play. of the best volleyball teams from the pulled a colossal upset in the county thing they had on the court. We made it goalkeeper Sean Murray had exten- for county supremacy with Westfield “Olivia is a junior and she played East Coast. semifinals. to the semifinals of the UCT where we sive range and agility and it paid off scoring a straight set win in the Vi- very well for us on the outside,” said “That may have been our best run The Raiders went toe-to-toe against faced UC (for the 3rd time this season) when he permitted only 16 goals in kings’ gym before UC returned the Torok. “She is just so smart. She isn’t of the season,” said Torok. “We played Union Catholic in the county semifi- and played hard. This team earned ev- the 24 games for a 0.667 goals per favor 10 days later. It was Union the tallest player but she made up for really well in the three set win over nal match and had the eventual cham- ery honor, every win because they game average. He also recorded 10 Catholic that would get the last and it with intelligence and an aggressive Hillsborough and from there we par- pions back on their heels and just one worked hard for every point.” shutouts. Murray received First Team most important victory when they attitude.” ticipated in the Garden State Chal- point away from losing the first set. The Raiders were a young team to All-State All-Sections for goalkeep- claimed a 2-1 triumph in the County Meyer finished with a team-lead- lenge which included some of the But Union Catholic weathered the be sure but they were not without ers in addition to All-UC First Team. Tournament championship match. ing 86 kills. She was named the team’s best teams from New Jersey, New storm and salvaged that first set (26- senior leadership either. Caroline “I don’t know if there’s a better In truth, few rival schools will shed Outstanding Offensive Player. Fel- York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. 24) before going on to win in straight Yessman, Fallon Goldberg, Kristen high school keeper in the state. Hands any tears for Westfield as the Blue low outside hitter Stephanie Borr was We did quite well in that tournament sets. Anyone that watched the match Koederitz (28 Kills), Rebecca Freed- above everybody that we played Devils are consistently among the third on the team with 72 Kills despite and showed that we could play with that day knew that Scotch Plains- man (107 Service Points), and Emma against, 6’2", 170-80 pounds and his best programs around. But as the sea- missing time due to an injury. the very best competition.” Fanwood belonged on the court Manning provided a strong nucleus ability to go out and reach balls, his son progressed, it was clear that the against the Vikings. And by the end of of upper classmen. vertical leap just makes it very, very Blue Devils’ lack of size was a con- the match, you sensed that the young Yessman led the team with 153 Kills. difficult to get a ball past him,” Coach sistent obstacle for them to overcome. Raider players knew it too. Goldberg, meanwhile, led all Raider Breznitsky said. “He improved tre- That deficiency would cost them Sports Letter to the Editor “This year was supposed to be a girls with 222 Service Points and fin- mendously from last year when he greatly in county final and state rebuilding year,” said Raider Head ished second on the team in Aces with was a starter.” quarterfinal round losses to Union Coach Adrienne Stack. “We started 30 to Stephanie Ponterio (45). Great players will graduate but the Catholic and Ridge, respectively. Concerned Alumni of SPF, off slow and young. I had three sopho- For their efforts, Goldberg and Raiders will still return plenty of “Well, it is true that we were not a mores starting and I knew this would Yessman were named to the First ammunition for another exciting sea- huge team,” said Torok. “However be a year to develop skills, get our Team All-Conference lineup. son next year. we excelled defensively and we used Pleads ‘Get New Coaches’ reps in and build on the talents that Goldberg was also tapped for First developed. Little did we know that Team All-Union County. Yessman I am an alumnus of SPF and played a game. Back in 1982 SPF went through with the hard work, many long weeks received Second Team All-County WF Y Devilfish 8Us Compete varsity football for 3 years as a starter. the same problem and with the strength and determination, that this team Honors. I do not live in town anymore I do of the community and a BOE that actu- would surpass everyone’s expecta- Ponterio, a junior, was honored as have many friends that still live in ally listened to the parents and others tions and then some.” a Third Team All-County performer At First Frost Invitational town and have children that play on made a hard decision to hire Gene After their gallant loss in the UCT and received Honorable Mention All- The youngest Westfield Area Y fly), 15th (25 free); Stephanie Wang, various sports and specifically the Schiller. From that day forward SPF Conference recognition. Moving for- Swim Team members competed 11th (25 back); Kathryn Williamson, football team. became a constant winner and the pro- PUBLIC NOTICE ward, Ponterio will be looked upon to against area teams at the First Frost 8 15th (100 IM); Astrid Wunderle, 13th I am very concerned specifically gram become a highly competitive team BOROUGH OF GARWOOD lead a group of young up and comers, and Under Mini-Meet Invitational (25 free); Chloe Yu, 9th (25 back and 50 with the way the football program year in and year out. including Rachel Breit (24 Aces, 124 has been run over the last 4 years Yes there were some years where BOND ORDINANCE hosted by Fanwood-Scotch Plains free), 12th (25 breast), 14th (25 fly); STATEMENT AND SUMMARY Service Points), Callen Leahy (83 “Y” at Raritan Valley Community Lee, Baker, McAndrew, Ritter – 2nd under the current coaching staff. I the record was below 500 but every Kills) and Heather Finan (44 Kills). don’t blame the current staff for their game was competitive and the teams The bond ordinance, the summary terms College on November 22. The swim- (100 free relay); Trenery, Droskoski, of which are included herein, has been “Determination, the will to win and mers heated up the lanes with mul- Zwally, Yu – 7th (100 free relay); Wang, inability to coach. I do blame the had chances to win. Looking at it now, finally adopted by the Borough Council of their coachability factor were the tiple personal best times achieved. Gelinas, Tangri, Wunderle – 11th (100 current administration, especially the kids transferred out SPF not because the Borough of Garwood, in the County of strengths of this team this year,” said 7U Girls: Kathryn Twilley, 7th (25 free relay). Athletic Director and the Principal, they were recruited as the Head Coach Union, State of New Jersey on November Stack. “I couldn’t be more pleased along with the BOE for hiring an and the Athletic director stated but 24, 2015 and the 20-day period of limita- breast), 12th (25 back), 15th (25 free). 8UBoys: Benjamin Duan, 6th (25 tion within which a suit, action or proceed- with their development.” 8U Girls: Molly Baker, 11th (25 breast), 13th (25 free), 15th (25 fly); individual with absolutely no head because they had to in order to achieve ing questioning the validity of such ordi- free), 15th (50 free); Sofia Droskoski, Sammy Faust, 11th (25 fly), 12th (25 coaching experience. their goals and be able to get the coach- nance can be commenced, as provided in PUBLIC NOTICE 11th (100 IM); Alexa Gelinas, 11th (25 free); Michael Fisher, 11th (25 free You had many individuals apply ing they needed to prepare them. The the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from BOROUGH OF GARWOOD for the position that was much more Head Coach was actually quoted in an the date of the first publication of this breast); Madelyn Lee, 3rd (25 back), and back); Josh Schneider, 4th (25 PLANNING BOARD statement. Copies of the full ordinance are 4th (100 IM), 10th (50 free); Brooke fly), 7th (25 back and 50 free); Keaton qualified and successful head coaches article accepting the transfer and real- available at no cost and during regular NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING McAndrew, 9th (25 fly), 12th (50 free); Shepherd, 6th (25 fly), 8th (25 at the high school level and some ized it was good, only to turn and business hours, at the Clerk’s office for In accordance with the ordinance of the Catherine Ritter, 2nd (50 free), 3rd (25 breast);); Logan Swenson, 2nd (25 were former coaches at SPF. All of argue the player was recruited and members of the general public who re- Borough of Garwood, and the statutes of them were passed over. Why I ask? tried fighting it only after it was pub- quest the same. The summary of the terms free), 7th (25 breast); Shae Trenery, 7th free), 3rd (50 Free and 100 IM); Faust, the State of New Jersey, Notice is hereby of such bond ordinance follows: (25 back), 12th (25 breast), 13th (25 Schneider, Fisher, Swenson – 3rd (100 I think it’s time the BOE, the AD and lished that the lack of coaching at SPF served upon you that an Application for free relay). current administration stop the non- was so poor as stated by a former BOND ORDINANCE NO. 15-24 development to be located in a G-B zone PUBLIC NOTICE on the premises knows as BLOCK NO. sense and go outside the district and player in an article. TITLE: BOND ORDINANCE 502, LOT NO. 3, with an address of 245 TOWN OF WESTFIELD PUBLIC NOTICE hire a more qualified coach and show If the administration really wants a TO APPROPRIATE AN ADDI- South Avenue has been submitted by TIONAL SUM OF $10,000 FOR An ordinance was introduced by the TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD the kids and community you actually successful program and have kids be Preston E. Terrell, Jr. and Raymond Yarusi, THE UNDERTAKING OF Town Council of the Town of Westfield on ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT care about the football program. I at- part of a competitive team, then a Jr., Applicant, 33 West Holly Street, SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IN, November 24, 2015. Copies of this ordi- Cranford, New Jersey. TAKE NOTICE that on the 16th day of tended many games along with other change is needed. If you don’t care, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH nance can be obtained without cost in the The development involves construction November, 2015, the Zoning Board of Alumni and we see kids that are not then kids will continue to leave the OF GARWOOD, IN THE Town Clerk’s Office at the Westfield Town of a mixed-use building. The first floor use Adjustment of the Township of Cranford, in COUNTY OF UNION, NEW Hall, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, lacking the physical skills, we see the program and attend Parochial schools shall be retail trade, professional office, the County of Union took the following JERSEY, TO MAKE A DOWN New Jersey during normal business hours. lack of coaching and the ability to or just decide to stick with another retail/business service or day care center actions: PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE allowed per ordinance and residential GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2058 utilize the talent that they have in the sport. I have spoken to well over 50 THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS 1. Application #ZBA-15-024: Granted apartments on second and third floors as right positions. We see the inability to parents and all feel the same way. I TO FINANCE SUCH ADDI- AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND approval to Nicholas Noce, Applicant, to approved by Resolution dated October 14, TIONAL APPROPRIATION THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF permit construction of a fence that will make adjustments during game. would ask yourselves what you want 2015, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE WESTFIELD, CHAPTER 8 exceed the maximum allowable height and The kids know they are not being well for your child. Do you want to have a AND SUCH VARIANCES AS MAY BE ISSUANCE OF BOND openness on Block 620, Lot 7 as desig- REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ALLOW PRE- SUMMARY: This Ordinance amends coached and at one point were told by chance to be coached at higher level ANTICIPA-TION NOTES IN nated on the Township Tax Map, also LIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND and restates Sections 8-5 though 8-11 of the Head Coach that in fact he was not a and be competitive or come home and ANTICIPA-TION OF THE IS- known as 5 Cherokee Road, in the R-4 FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL. Chapter 8, Article 1A ( Demolitions) of the SUANCE OF SUCH BONDS. Zone. good coach and apologized to them after constantly say how bad they got beat The Planning Board will conduct a Pub- Town Code to revise the procedures for and the lack of energy that is currently Purpose(s): Supplemental funding for lic Hearing on this matter on December 9, obtaining a demolition permit, including 2. Application #ZBA-15-027: Denied PUBLIC NOTICE the undertaking of sewer improvements 2015 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers, confirming that a minimum of three (3) approval to Emanuel Nimrud, Applicant to being demonstrated on the field? in, by and for the Borough, including, but 403 South Avenue, Garwood, New Jer- business days notice must be given to permit construction of a new mixed use BOROUGH OF GARWOOD There are three individuals that not limited to, the replacement of a portion sey. Any person or persons affected by adjoining property owners, and to prohibit building with the following variances: mixed PLANNING BOARD currently live in town and are cur- of the sanitary sewer line on Center Street this Application will have an opportunity to demolitions on weekends and Federal use structures not permitted in the N-C NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING rently either a Head Coach or Assis- (south of Willow Avenue). present any objections you may have to public holidays. zone; less than the minimum required area the proposed development. The Board This ordinance is scheduled for adop- for a parking space; no loading or unload- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tues- tant HC at other schools that were Appropriation: $10,000 does, however, have the right to exclude tion on December 8, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. or ing zone provided; less than the minimum day, December 1, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. a denied the opportunity and were ex- Bonds/Notes Authorized: $9,500 repetitious testimony. as soon thereafter as said matter can be required side yard setback, to exceed the special meeting of the Garwood Planning Grants (if any) Appropriated: $-0- tremely successful and know what All documents relating to this application reached, in the Council Chambers, Mu- maximum allowable lot coverage; and to Board will be held at the Municipal Build- Section 20 Costs: $-0- needs to be done to fix the program. may be inspected by the public Monday nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, permit parking located adjacent to a resi- ing, 405 South Avenue, Garwood, New Useful Life: 40 years through Friday between the hours of 9:00 Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and dential zone on Block 594, Lot 8 as desig- Jersey 07027, to discuss the South Av- Why not give them a chance? Just Christine Ariemma a.m. until 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm until 4:00 place any person who may be interested nated on the Township Tax Map, also enue Redevelopment Plan and any other remember one thing. SPF can get Municipal Clerk pm in the Planning/Zoning Office, 403 therein will be given an opportunity to be known as 469 Centennial Avenue, in the matters that may be before the Board. back to being successful, it just takes Borough of Garwood South Avenue Garwood, New Jersey. heard concerning said ordinance. N-C Zone. Action may be taken. a group effort and listening to those County of Union Thomas E. Dooley, Jr. Claire J. Gray Mary Ann Hay Adele Lewis State of New Jersey Attorney for the Applicant Town Clerk Board Secretary Board Secretary that know what needs to be done. 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $49.47 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $28.25 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $30.60 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $29.58 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $14.79 Kevin Sicola- Class of 1987 A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 26, 2015 Page 13 Cougars Level Ridgefield Park Gridders, 48-14 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 key to winning tonight’s game. Our Early in the second quarter the Another three-and-out and a poor offense took a while to get started, but Cougars got the ball on their own 32. punt gave Cranford the ball on the defense was good from the first mo- On the first play, Schetelich hooked Scarlets’ 30. Budries had a nice 28- ment,” Cougar Head Coach Erik up with Leonard for a 35-yard gain. yard reception but it was negated by Rosenmeier said. Six plays later, Schetelich dropped a penalty and the ball was returned to The 11-0 Cougars fumbled and the snap but scooped it up and ran the 35. So Schetelich connected with turned the ball over to the Scarlets on eight yards for the TD. Szekeres for the TD with 34 seconds their first offensive series, but the Cougar defensive lineman Ethan left in the third. Cougar defense throttled them with Tom recorded a five-yard sack, which With the Cranford second team when Brian McGovern recorded a convinced the Scarlets to punt. Bakie defense now on the field, the Scarlets throw for a loss and Ryan Bakie received the punt near the 15 and found success when Elijah Carlos knocked down a pass forcing a punt returned it to the 42. On the eighth scored on a 54-yard run four minutes that came to rest on the Cranford 43. play, Schetelich fired 23 yards into into the fourth quarter. But Cranford After Bakie’s two-yard run, senior the end zone where Norton made a tacked on another TD five minutes quarterback Jack Schetelich found sliding snag for the TD to make the later when Anthony Aroujo scam- an opening in the middle and sprinted score 21-0 at the half. pered 27 yards for the score. Carlos 41 yards for his first of four touch- The Cougars began the opening added the final TD on a 43-yard run. down (TD) runs with 3:36 left in the drive of the second half at their own For Cranford, this meant another first quarter. 33. On the sixth play, Schetelich saw chance at winning a sectional title

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times MAKING A KEY RUN...Blue Devil senior quarterback Jack Kelly, No. 14, gallops for a key 35-yard gain in the third quarter against the Union Farmers at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on November 21. Blue Devils Head to MetLife, Shock Union, 44-14

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it, took it out. I thought I was going to aged to sway some momentum their ences this year, so we held in there score but I got the ankle swept, way when Beckett scored from the strong. We know in playoff games Kurstedt explained. two-yard line. there’s going to be ups and downs. In the meantime, the Blue Devils’ “What we said at halftime was we You have to know that you are going hard-charging defensive linemen didn’t have any rhythm offensively. to get another chance to make a great were pummeling Farmer quarterback We didn’t run a lot of plays offen- play and that’s what we did on that Justin Beckett and running back Jeron sively in the first half. We had a couple second drive where we got the touch- Whitfield with sacks or throws for of short fields, a couple of big plays down,” Kelly said. losses from Jeff Gagum, Owen but we have a good defense,” Coach That drive began at the 20 and Kessler, Nick Maher, Steve DeSarno said. consisted of Kelly making a key 35- Barmakian and company. That ber- Kelly did complete five of six passes yard run to the Union 32, which would serker behavior from the first team in the first half for 93 yards, including eventually set up the next score. defense would continue throughout two TDs, and would add two more “It was reads that I have been doing the game. completions for 27 yards, including all year. As of lately, the coaches wanted “Especially that ‘D’ line, especially another TD in the second half. Curry me to utilize that a lot more. I think we Owen Kessler, Nick Maher, Jeff had 88 rushing yards in the half and saw that more in last week and this David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times Gagum, Kyle Dombrowski, Jake Vall- added 51 more to finish with 139 week. I got the cut back there and I took BREAKING DOWN THE SIDELINE...Cranford running back Sean Leonard, No. 23, breaks down the right sideline in [Llobera], all of them. No one can yards on 25 carries. off. It was exciting,” Kelly explained. the game against Ridgefield Park in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinals. block them. It makes it so much easier Midway through the third quarter, “Huge run! Huge run at the right for us linebackers and it puts a lot of the Blue Devils moved the ball to the time. It’s a play where he reads it and Schetelich would finish with 222 the light and sprinted 28 yards for the after last year’s heartbreaking, 20-13, pressure for our secondary to get Union seven. After a seven-yard loss, he read it right,” Coach DeSarno said. yards rushing and additional TD runs TD with 8:55 on the clock. loss to Parsippany Hills where the passes,” senior linebacker Mike Moriarty attempted a field goal but it Five plays later, the Blue Devils of eight yards, 28 yards and 69 yards. Three-and-out for the Scarlets al- Cougars managed to get the ball to the O’Connor said. was blocked and the Farmers got the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 He also completed seven of 12 passes lowed the Cougars to take over at the three-yard line before time ran out. “They were hungry today. They ball at the 38. Beckett fired a shot for 183 yards, including TD passes of Cranford 46. A 15-yard penalty placed “Since December 7th of last year, took it as a challenge. Union came in down the middle to wide receiver PUBLIC NOTICE 23 yards to Joe Norton and 35 yards to the ball on the 31 but Schetelich, once everybody wanted to get back to this hot winning four in a row. We pre- Kyle Boyd, who grabbed the pass and point. We fought so hard throughout SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY Chris Szekeres. Bakie had two recep- again, found an opening and dashed 69 pared our kids physically and men- sprinted to the end zone to complete CHANCERY DIVISION tions for 62 yards, senior Sean Leonard yards for his fourth TD with 7:26 left in the off-season and throughout the tally for a battle. They are physically a 62-yard scoring play, Making the UNION COUNTY had two for 42 yards and senior Will the third quarter to make the score 35- whole season to complete our goal. huge. They got really good skills. score, 34-14. Suddenly the momen- DOCKET NO. F-029246-15 Budries had a 21-yard grab. 0 and to activate the Mercy Rule clock. And that’s where we are right now,” Our kids stepped up. This is some- tum seemed to be shifting in Union’s FILE NO. 20601-15 Schetelich said. thing that our whole team has been favor but not for long. NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT “I, as well as the rest of the team, focused on. They were nonstop to- “It did but we had a lot of experi- (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: have waited almost a year to get back day,” Blue Devil Head Coach Jim REGINALD T. ADAMS; MRS. to that game. Still got a sour taste in DeSarno said. Reading is Good For You REGINALD T. ADAMS, WIFE my mouth just as bad as when we OF REGINALD T. ADAMS; Before the end of the first quarter, ROYAL GARDENS II; walked out of MetLife last year. All I the score jumped to 21-0, beginning wanted to do was just finish the job YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND with a 28-yard run by Curry and end- REQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO and go get the ‘W’ in the state game ing with a 19-yard TD hookup from AND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff’s attor- and finish for all the seniors, who Kelly to senior split end JD Marner in neys, whose address is 290 Route 46 graduated last year. Even though they the left corner of the end zone. West, Denville, New Jersey, an Answer to didn’t get their ring, they really de- the Complaint filed in a Civil Action, in Another three-and-out by the Farm- which FWDSL & ASSOCIATES LP is the served it,” senior lineman Kevin ers put the ball into Westfield’s hands plaintiff and REGINALD T. ADAMS, ET Doran said. at the 33 early in the second quarter. ALS; are defendants, pending in the Supe- “It’s a great feeling to get back Three plays later, Curry rolled to his goleader.com/subscribe rior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Divi- there for our whole team now and the right but there was no opening, so he sion, UNION County and bearing Docket team last year. We are going in there No. F-029246-15 within thirty-five (35) days reversed field and bolted 59 yards for PUBLIC NOTICE after November 26, 2015 exclusive of like Kevin said to finish the job and the TD. The PAT attempt was blocked. such date. If you fail to answer or appear in go out there and make a statement,” The tidal wave continued on the TOWN OF WESTFIELD accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgment by Default may be rendered against you for senior lineman Will Fries said. Public Notice is hereby given that an Farmers’ first play when Kurstedt read relief demanded in the Complaint. You ordinance of which the following is a copy “I am excited to get back there. It’s the pass play, intercepted in full stride shall file your Answer and Proof of Service was introduced, read and passed on first not a given thing that we would get in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior and galloped into the end zone 25 yards reading by the Council of the Town of Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Com- David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times back there. We really worked hard to away. Flash! The score became 34-0. Westfield at a meeting held November 24, plex - CN 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, HEADING TO MARYLAND...Cranford Cougar senior football middle line- earn it to fight our way back here, 2015, and that the said Council will further “We practice that in practice all in accordance with the Rules of Civil Prac- consider the same for final passage on the backer and wrestler Niko Cappello, center, flanked by his parents Tina and Scott especially with a rough first game week. I recognized the formation, tice and Procedure. 8th day of December 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or and his brother Anthony, left, has signed a letter of intent to wrestle for the [24-23 win over Warren Hills]. We You are further advised that if you are knew what was happening, I saw the as soon thereafter as said matter can be University of Maryland next fall. Pictured, from left to right, in the back row are: unable to obtain an attorney you may com- pulled together after that game say- bubble screen and I took it to the reached, in the Council Chambers, Mu- Darren Torsone (Athletic Director), Pat Gorman (Head Wrestling Coach), Justin municate with the Lawyer Referral Service ing, ‘guys we need to get back here nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, house,” Kurstedt said. of the County of Venue and that if you Bonitatis (Assistant Wrestling Coach) and Erik Rosenmeier (Head Football Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 Before halftime, the Farmers man- cannot afford an attorney, you may com- Coach). place any person who may be interested municate with the Legal Services Office of therein will be given an opportunity to be the County of Venue. The telephone num- PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE heard concerning said ordinance. ber of such agencies are as follows: Law- Claire J. Gray TOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 1901 3 WILKINS, ELISE D 208 SUNSET AVE $207.89 yer Referral Service 908-353-4715 - Legal Town Clerk ANNUAL PUBLIC AUCTION OF DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL CHARGES 1905 33 MARKOWSKI, MARK 51 MOHICAN DR $207.89 Services Office 908-354-4340. 2015 TAX LIEN SALE 2003 27 1111 E BROAD ST PROP, LLC 1111 E BROAD ST $207.89 GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2059 THE ACTION has been instituted for the 2502 9 GALDI, ANTHONY A 241 CLARK ST $207.89 purpose of foreclosing the following tax The Town of Westfield announces the sale of delinquent 2014 taxes and sewer fees AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND 2512 14 CUCCARO, ANTONIO & ANNA 407 DOWNER ST $207.89 sale certificate: through an online auction. THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF 2709 23 LOPEZ, LUZ MARIA 650 W BROAD ST $207.89 1. A certain tax certificate 12-00002, For a listing of all parcels, please visit https://westfield.newjerseytaxsale.com. Informa- WESTFIELD, CHAPTER 13 tion can be viewed free of charge as of 11/9/15 2904 27 DE SORBO, RONALD & LORRAINE A 684 DORIAN ROAD $32.24 sold on 10/10/2012, dated 10/15/2012, 3111 9 REINHARD, CLARK & NANCY 304 EUCLID AVE S $207.89 BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council and was recorded on 10/17/2012 in Book BK/LT/QUAL OWNER PROPERTY LOCATION AMOUNT 3205 20, 21, 23.01, 24 CFGR, LLC 527-529 CENTRAL AVE $372.42 of the Town of Westfield in the County of 13436 at Page 811, made by RACHELE TAX & SEWER 3205 25 RRD CONTRACTORS, INC 509 CENTRAL AVE $372.42 Union as follows: SAN FILIPPO, Collector of Taxes of BER- 2606 1 MORMILE BROTHERS 1144 SOUTH AVENUE W $7,923.38 3302 3 MC GRATH, MICHAEL 659 HILLCREST AVE $207.89 SECTION I. KELEY HEIGHTS, and State of New Jer- 4001 17 PRICE, MARY 120 LIVINGSTON ST $10,417.14 3308 11 BROWNE, PATRICK C & ANITA EMILY 521 HILLCREST AVE $207.89 Section 13.35B(a) – “Permit parking.” sey to FWDSL & ASSOCIATES LP and 3411 23 MATTHAEI, KONRAD R 321 BENSON PL $207.89 of the Town Code shall be repealed and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, FWDSL TAX 3506 8 ANDERSON, GLENN & KIMBERLY A 740 FAIRACRES AVE $207.89 replaced with the following: & ASSOCIATES LP. This covers real es- 306 22 BAVOSA, BRIAN 1051 MINISINK WAY $16,009.94 3506 36 SCHIFF, JEFFREY & JOYCE M 733 MARCELLUS DR $198.49 (a) The fee to be charged for permits in tate located in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, 2311 11-c0001- T & M 501 LENOX, LLC 149 EUCLID AVE S $4,074.12 3903 13 BOOMER, RICHARD 364 SPRINGFIELD AVE $207.89 lots nos. 3, 8 and other spaces designated County of UNION, and State of New Jer- 2311 11-00002- T&M 501 LENOX, LLC 149 EUCLID AVE S $4,117.08 4001 38 FERNANDEZ,EDUARDO & COLEEN 119 WINDSOR AVE $206.76 for commuter or employee parking parking sey, known as LOT 4 BLOCK 605 as 2510 10 BUONTEMPO, RICHARD A 716-718 SOUTH AVENUE W $10,745.92 4001 101 -00001- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $303.93 shall be four hundred twenty dollars shown on the Tax Assessment Map and 2816 2 MORSE, NORMAN 214 SCOTCH PLAINS AVE $8,083.09 4001 101 -00002- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 ($420.00) for a six (6) month period or six Tax Map duplicate of BERKELEY 3006 5 CFGR, LLC 430 CENTRAL AVE $18,621.70 4001 101 -00003- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 hundred ninety six dollars ($696.00) for a HEIGHTS. and concerns premises com- 3101 8 BUONOPANE, M J, - BUONOPANE,E L, JR 4001 101 -c0004- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 twelve (12) month period. The fee shall be monly known as 53 BOLTON BOULE- 200 SOUTH AVENUE W $8,770.86 4001 101 -00005- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 payable to the Town of Westfield in ad- VARD, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jer- 3105 20 KILGARIFF HOLDINGS, L L C 16 PROSPECT ST $7,977.37 4001 101 -c0006- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 vance and payment shall be evidenced by sey. 3502 4 LJR TRUST JUDITH SCOTT,ROBERT SCOTT 4001 101 -00007- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 a sticker-permit to be issued by the Park- YOU, REGINALD T. ADAMS, are made 816 E BROAD ST $6,301.42 4001 101 -00008- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 ing Division of the Westfield Police Depart- party defendant to the above foreclosure 4001 41 FAUNTLEROY, DONALD I & HELEN 111 WINDSOR AVE $1,322.78 4001 101 -00009- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 ment during the period for which the permit action because you are the owner of a 4001 51 ROMERO, ANGELICA 130 WINDSOR AVE $758.57 4001 101 -00010- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 715 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 was purchased and only for the daily park- property which is the subject of the above 4004 7 MUSE, FLORENZE - EST OF 334 LIVINGSTON ST $3,675.76 4001 102 -00011- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 ing allowed in the specific lot for which the entitled action. 4004 22 JOHNSON, ROBERT L. EST OF 303 WINDSOR AVE $230.72 4001 102 -00012- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 permit has been issued. The fee to be YOU, MRS. REGINALD T. ADAMS, 4301 35 BUONTEMPO, RICHARD 670 VERMONT ST $6,054.36 4001 102 -00013- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 charged for permits in lot no. 6 shall be two WIFE OF REGINALD T. ADAMS, are made 4803 2 C.F.G.R., LLC 214 GROVE ST $55,604.43 4001 102 -00014- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 hundred ten dollars ($210.00) for a six (6) party defendant to the above foreclosure 5001 13 MCCLOSKEY, MARYANN 150 TUDOR OVAL $7,534.35 4001 102 -00015- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 month period or four hundred twenty dol- action because plaintiff has been unable 5004 28 CORT, JAMES T & YVONNE N 6 BYRON CT $140.22 4001 102 -00016- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 lars ($420.00) for a twelve (12) month to determine whether defendant 5504 17 KANIA, JOSEPH & SUZANNE 154 SUMMIT COURT $1,124.54 4001 102 -00017- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 period. If the sticker-permit is not renewed REGINALD T. ADAMS is married, and if SEWER 4001 102 -00018- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 upon expiration it shall be forfeited. The married, the name of REGINALD T. 201 50 BRODY, MARC I & MIRIAM 994 WOOOMERE DRIVE $207.89 4001 102 -00019- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 sticker-permit shall be affixed to that por- ADAMS’s spouse. If REGINALD T. ADAMS 205 2 JORDAN, CHRISTOPHER T & SAMANTHA N 4001 102 -00020- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 tion of the motor vehicle to be specified in is married, the plaintiff joins MRS. 55 FAIRHILL DR $207.89 4001 102 -c0021- - ADU BUILDING, LLC 649 CENTRAL AVE $371.51 a written notice to be given to the permit REGINALD T. ADAMS, WIFE OF 205 11 HUA, JAMES Z 36 SUNNYWOOD DRIVE $207.89 4004 43 WINSOR, BARBARA FRANKLIN 229 WINDSOR AVE $207.89 holder at the time that the sticker-permit is REGINALD T. ADAMS as a defendant for 306 40.01 RAPUANO, RALPH J 912 BAILEY COURT $207.89 4103 4 NARDONE, IDA 714 CENTRAL AVE $40.24 issued. If the car with the permit-sticker is any possessory or marital rights you may 403 20 STROUD, ROBERT - ORNSTEIN, TOVAH 4103 43 BOLAND, RICHARD J & MARY T DOHERTY not available to the holder of the permit, the have. 403 QUANTUCK LA $207.89 721 CARLETON RD $129.15 permit holder shall be entitled to apply to YOU, ROYAL GARDENS II, are made 705 6 CAROTENUTO,DANIEL&BOUVIER,BERENGERE 4703 5.06 COZZINI, MARIA R 940 DUNHAM AVE $207.89 the Parking Division of the Westfield Po- party defendant to the above foreclosure 936 BROWN AVE $207.89 4805 4 BILLING, GLEN A 923 COLUMBUS AVE $207.89 lice Department for a temporary permit. action because on January 26, 1996, a 801 31 COZZINI,ANN MARIE& NANCY C 601 SHORT HILLS COURT $207.89 4810 3 GARCIA, JONATHAN & CASADONTE, CHRIS SECTION II. All ordinances or parts of judgment was entered in the Superior Court 803 8 HABIB,ALAN G & CARLA A 446 CHANNING AVE $200.87 1006 GRANDVIEW AVE $207.89 ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with of New Jersey, Middlesex County, by Royal 901 33 MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. 942 NORTH AVENUE W $207.89 4813 13 GABRIEL, LEONARD & JANET 202 ELIZABETH AVE $202.91 any part of the terms of this ordinance are Gardens II against Reginald Adams and 907 18 NUBER, PAUL T & MARY E 420 DUDLEY AVE W $199.05 4901 73 CAFIERO, MARK W & JANET 1116 COLUMBUS AVE $207.89 hereby repealed to the extent that they are Malaika Adams disclosing a debt in the 907 19 VERGEL, KATHARINE & RICARDO DIAS 5010 14 KWOK, CHONG 0 & ELAINE 1415 PINE GROVE $207.89 in such conflict or inconsistent. amount of $3,319.84, plus costs and inter- 910 NORTH AVENUE W $207.89 5013 4 SCAFIDI, LOUIS & VARVAR, STEVEN 306 BELMAR PL $207.89 SECTION III. In the event any section, est. Said judgment was entered as Judg- 1103 6 SUMAS, JOHN J. 210 SINCLAIR PLACE $207.89 5110 12 CARLONE, FRANK J - TOSCANO, LYNN 2 COTTAGE PL $207.89 part or provision of this ordinance shall be ment No. DJ-027196-1996. Said judgment 1111 3 CAREY, WILLIAM & ALISON DALLENBACH- 5205 15 COOK, ROBERT 3 - FRANCZ, MELISSA 632 KENSINGTON DR $207.89 held unconstitutional or invalid by any court, is subordinate to the Plaintiff’s lien. 408 DUDLEY AVE E $108.35 5402 2 STEPHEN, ALISON M 704 TAMAQUES WAY $203.21 such holding shall not affect the validity of DATED: November 20, 2015 1113 11 COFONE, ANTHONY & ELIZABETH 417 HIGHLAND AVE $207.89 5709 9 DOBROW, WILLIAM M & THERESA G 233 VIRGINIA ST $202.72 this ordinance as a whole, or any part Michelle M. Smith, Clerk 1206 22 SCHLENGER,JILL B &BRODY,JON 621 KIMBALL AVE $207.89 5713 1 HUGHES, ROSEMARIE V 240 MASSACHUSETTS ST $207.89 thereof other than the part so held uncon- Superior Court of New Jersey 1206 23 KHEDR, CHRISTINE A - GADZERA, IRENE 5714 6 113 CONNECTICUT STREET TRUST 113 CONNECTICUT ST $198.45 stitutional or invalid. PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C. 619 KIMBALL AVE $206.87 5715 4 MOFFETT, ROY J 229 MASSACHUSETTS ST $207.89 SECTION IV. This ordinance shall take Denville Law Center 1303 31 OREN, MARC & DAINIA 711 BELVIDERE AVE $207.89 In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, the effect after passage and publication, but 290 Route 46 West 1304 4 FERNANDEZ, CARLOS 815 OAK AVE $199.81 Tax Collector should be notified immediately. not before January 1, 2016, and in the Denville, New Jersey 07834 1304 46 WEISSGLASS, LESLIE & EVAN 727 GIRARD AVE $207.89 manner permitted by law. (973) 586-2300 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $0.00 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $63.75 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $85.68 Page 14 Thursday, November 26, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Cougars Level Ridgefield Park CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HELP WANTED and try to get the W’, like Kevin said for last time, we have great memories the seniors last year,” Cappello said. here,” Schetelich said. Cranford Architecture firm seeks Full Time Real Estate “You don’t know that you can get “I love this field. We finished unde- an Administrative Assistant. Part Secretary/Paralegal Position back there. That’s why losing in the feated here. We won 48-14. That’s the time (25 hrs/wk) with potential for Established Cranford Law Firm is finals is so heartbreaking. There’s no way to finish off the job,” Doran said. full time. Minimum 3 years previous looking for a full time Real Estate guarantee that you are going to get “No better feeling than not losing at administrative experience Legal Secretary/ Paralegal. back. We knew we had a good team home and making it a great game today required, with architect/engineer Successful candidates will coming back but these guys have with all of our teammates. I am very preferred. Seeking a responsible, possess excellent computer skills been determined since the summer to happy to end on this note,” Fries said. organized, motivated problem with a high-level attention to detail. get back to this point and take one “I am very honored and it’s very solver with excellent comm- Qualified candidates should also step further,” Coach Rosenmeier said. special that our class hasn’t lost a unication skills and proficiency with possess strong interpersonal On December 4 at 7 p.m. it will be varsity game on this field. To be in an MS Office. Salary commensurate skills, excellent written and oral Cougars against Cougars at Cougar elite group like that to never lose here with experience. Send interest communication skills, and an Stadium at Kean University when is really special to walk off here one letter and resume to: ability to stay organized and multi- Cranford faces Chatham, 45-6, win- last time,” Cappello said. [email protected] task in a fast paced environment. ners over West Essex in the other “It hasn’t been easy. I am proud of CHILDCARE NEEDED Experience preferred but will train. semifinal. On a bit of a sad note, the how these guys worked. I’m proud of Interested candidates are asked SUPER BOWL CHAMPS...The Westfield PAL Football C Team finished 11-0 win over the Scarlets would be the the coaching staff. All the time that Nannies - Housekeepers to e-mail a cover letter and resume and earned their second consecutive NJSYFL Superbowl Trophy. Pictured last game at Memorial Field for the they put in to stay focused. I am glad BabyNurses Needed to [email protected]. clockwise from bottom left, are: James Haley, Jonathan Schaeffer, David Link, Cranford seniors. that we made it back to this point, but Live-in / -out, Full/Part-time Luke Jacobs, James Csorba, Jalen Simpson, Jack Price, Malachi Mercer, Jack “We finished it the way we wanted. now we have to win it,” Coach Solid References Required. WELDER Barker, Mark Gialluisi, Nick Mase, Nick Schoen, Theo Shapiro, Steven Angeli, We never lost a game on this field in Rosenmeier said. CALL (732) 972-4090 Justin Colby, Dylan Murphy, Logan Howland, Stephen Harvey, Tyler Sontz, Welder. Alum & stainless our whole high school career, so that Ridgefield Park 0 0 0 14 14 www.absolutebestcare.com Ronan Fowler, Sean Czarnecki, Shane Edmonson, Aiden Scheper, Trey feels great. Even though it was our TIG & MIG. Constantinou, Matthew Fuccillo, Carlos Emmanuelli and Duncan Foster. Cranford 7 14 21 7 48 DEYCI’S CLEANING SERVICES Good pay, full benefits. Are you tired? Let me help you! (732) 662-5039 Experience & Excellent Work Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Residential, Apartments, WF PAL C Stops Chatham Commercial, Offices Hoops For Humanity Free Estimates 100% Guaranteed Focuses on Concussion Risks References Available On Tap Saturday For Grid Kid Championship (908) 510-2542 FANWOOD — Nick’s Second SCOTCH PLAINS — Lately, we wearing helmets while bicycling, The Westfield PAL Football C Team on a slant pattern then he hit Csorba have heard a lot about the danger of skateboarding, skiing, sledding and Annual Hoops For Humanity Bas- defeated Chatham, 42-7, to win the in the end zone for the score and a 21- FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ketball Tournament for YCS, with concussions, especially among ath- playing contact sports, using child North Jersey Suburban Youth Foot- 7 halftime lead. letes. However, they can happen to safety gates when needed, and re- Body By Jake FIRMFLEX Total boxing legend Gerry Cooney, will ball League championship on No- In the second half, the Blue Devils be held this Saturday, November anyone. Whenever we suffer a blow moving tripping hazards around the Body Trainer. Complete Workout vember 22 at Jonathan Dayton HS in gobbled up 65 yards for another score. to the head, whether from a slip on home, especially for seniors, can de- Exercise Machine. Space Saving 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will take Springfield. The game was a show- The drive featured runs by Csorba place at the Newmark Education the ice, a fall over our own two feet, crease the occurrence of concussion. Design. Padded Bench. down between two unbeaten teams. and Simpson, with Simpson punch- or a football tackle, the sudden jolt of Stay on top of your game; protect Adjustable Height and Resistence. Gym, located at 1000 Cellar Av- Chatham began a drive on the ing it in for the score. Linemen Logan enue, Scotch Plains. For more in- our brain against our skull can cause your brain. Perfect For Home or Dorm! ground but when they went to the air, Howland, Mark Gialluisi, Nicky a concussion. The Scotch Plains Rescue Squad is Excellent Condition, $95. formation, call (908) 322-8800 or James Csorba intercepted. Westfield Mase, Nick Shoen, Jack Price, Shane e-mail [email protected]. Many concussions are mild, and a volunteer organization of Neighbors Call (908) 654-6091 answered with tough runs by RBs Edmonson, Dylan Murphy and Carlos most people recover fairly quickly Helping Neighbors. With over 90 vol- Jalen Simpson, Stephen Harvey and Emmanuelli opened the holes. without any lingering effects. How- unteers, the squad answers calls not Csorba. Six plays later, Simpson On the next drive, RB Justin Colby ever, other times they can be much only in Scotch Plains but in surround- Blue Devils Head to MetLife found the end zone for a 7-0 lead. added 50 yards on five carries and a more serious. Confusion, amnesia ing towns as well when needed. Be- Chatham answered with a long touchdown. RBs Duncan Foster, Luke (usually temporary), headaches, diz- sides answering calls, the public will CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 drive to tie the score 7-7. Westfield Jacobs and James Haley added runs. ziness and nausea are just a few of the see squad ambulances at many special faced a fourth down from the 18, but lar season. They always play it close added an additional defensive line- QB Czarnecki capped the scoring with symptoms that may occur. Difficulty events held in town, such as Scotch Kelly lofted a floater into the hands no matter. It’s always a battle but we man to plug the middle and it paid off a five-yard keeper. Aidan Scheper then concentrating, sleepiness, anxiety and Plains Day, the Memorial Day Parade, of Pierre (3 receptions, 91 yards), prepared so hard this week and that with the strong play of Nicky Mase, kicked the PAT, a career first. nervousness may also appear, some- high school football games and the who was in the right corner of the end points directly to the scoreboard,” who came in at nose guard. Csorba earned the Superbowl MVP times days or months after the initial summer concerts on the Village Green. zone, essentially putting the final nail Kelly said. The Blue Devils struck again in the with 80 yards rushing, 30 yards re- injury. These can be long-lasting, es- The squad also is available to provide in the Farmers’ coffin with 2:20 left After the annual Thanksgiving Day second quarter. On third-and-20, QB ceiving, a TD, a PAT and an intercep- pecially if the person has already demonstrations for Boy Scout and Girl in the quarter. game with Plainfield, the Blue Devils Steve Angeli hit TE Jack Barker for tion. The Blue Devils finished the suffered a previous concussion. Scout troops, clubs, and any other “It really was. We were kind of will face the top-seeded Bridgewater- 13 yards. Angeli then hit Barker again season at 11-0, their second straight Some symptoms require immedi- group that may be interested in what it banged up at the time. It was fourth Raritan Panthers, who squeaked out for a 15-yard touchdown. undefeated season. Westfield’s suc- ate medical attention. If the injured does. In addition, the squad lends out down. We really weren’t feeling good a 30-29, overtime victory over Ridge. Three plays later, Sean Czarnecki cess was due to the combination of an person has slurred speech, develops wheelchairs, crutches, canes and other about a field goal, getting it blocked, The showdown will be at MetLife forced a Chatham fumble and explosive offense that posted 298 seizures, has a worsening or unre- assorted medical equipment free of kicking into the wind as well. So we Stadium on Thursday, December 3, Westfield took over. In just 30 sec- points, and a stingy defense that al- lenting headache and/or confusion, charge. Members of the public are gave it a shot. It was a well-executed at 8 p.m. onds, Angeli hit Csorba for 18 yards lowed only 35. is unable to stay awake, and/or expe- encouraged to reach out to the squad if play. If it didn’t work, I wouldn’t be “We are so excited to play them. riences repeated vomiting, weakness there is something the squad can do mad because I feel good about our We’ve wanted to play them all year. or numbness, he or she needs to be for them at defense,” Coach DeSarno said. We are both undefeated. They are Westfield Library to Hold taken to a hospital right away. As [email protected] “I give it to my ‘O’ line on that one. ranked higher in the state but it’s going with any brain injury, concussion or (908) 322-2103 for non-emergen- They blocked for me. Jelani ran a to be a great game,” Kurstedt said. Program on Repurposing needs to be taken seriously. cies. great route,” Kelly said. “It’s awesome. It’s unbelievable, There are certain precautions you Contributing Author: Susan Midway through the final quarter, especially for a lot of us who have WESTFIELD — The Westfield Westfield Memorial Library and can take to protect yourself. Wearing Baldani, a member of the Scotch Moriarty did kick a 32-yard field been playing for two years. Two years Memorial Library, located at 550 East MURAL cardholders. MURAL seat belts in any moving vehicle, Plains Rescue Squad. goal to finalize the scoring. ago, we made it to the first round. Broad Street, will host a program on cardholders belong to the 43 libraries “Zach did a lot of good things. He Last year, we lost in this round. This Saturday, December 5, entitled “Learn that are part of the Middlesex Union took advantage of a slip by a corner. year, we are going all the way,” How to Repurpose Everyday Objects.” Reciprocal Agreement Libraries. To Holiday Nature Craft Show Came out in the second half, every- O’Connor said. Presented by Karen Camden, this event see if their library participates, inter- body is going to key on Jack [Curry], “I am so excited to go there. We’ve will take place at 1:30 p.m. ested persons are advised to visit the when you have a quarterback who been talking about this ever since we “This workshop will show you how Westfield Memorial Library website, On Tap at Trailside Dec. 6 can move and run the ball a little bit, lost to Linden last year. Going there to get creative and find new uses for wmlnj.org, and click on the “About MOUNTAINSIDE — The Union nature-themed items such as photog- it gives you an element that forces this year is unbelievable. I can’t wait,” something you already have,” said Us” tab. To register for the program County Board of Chosen Freehold- raphy, knit and crocheted items, or- [opponents] on how you are going to Kelly said. Ms. Camden. “Learn ‘how to make featuring Ms. Camden, visit wmlnj.org ers and the Department of Parks and naments, home décor, jewelry, pot- defend it,” Coach DeSarno said. Union 0 7 7 0 14 this out of that’ from your household and click on the Online Calendar, or Recreation will present the 32nd tery, stained glass and recycled items, “We don’t play [Union] in the regu- Westfield 21 13 7 3 44 treasures instead of re-cycling.” call (908) 789-4090, option 0. Annual Holiday Nature Craft Show among other offerings. Light refresh- Ms. Camden has given multiple Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 at Trailside Nature and Science Cen- ments will be available for purchase PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE presentations at the library, including p.m., Monday through Thursday; ter on Sunday, December 6, from 11 throughout the day, sponsored by the TOWN OF WESTFIELD many computer classes, as well as 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Satur- a.m. to 5 p.m. The price of admission Watchung Junior Hunt Club. workshops on outdoor gardening, Children will be able to visit with Public Notice is hereby given that an ordinance of which the following is a copy was day, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. is an item of dry or canned food or a introduced, read and passed on first reading by the Council of the Town of Westfield at kitchen gardens and clutter control. For more information on library new, unwrapped toy to be distributed Santa and Mrs. Claus from noon to a meeting held November 24, 2015, and that the said Council will further consider the She is the president of Camden Asso- programs and services, call (908) 789- through local charities. 4:30 p.m., and free children’s face- same for final passage on the 8th day of December 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or as soon ciates, a consulting firm that pro- 4090, visit wmlnj.org and sign up for Staff from various Union County painting will be offered. The day’s thereafter as said matter can be reached, in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, vides services in communications and activities in Trailside’s auditorium 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and place any person who the monthly e-newsletter, “Library departments and community organi- may be interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning said people skills, organizational assess- Loop,” or stop by the library for a zations will decorate trees in the will include illuminating seasonal ordinance. ments and clutter control. copy of its award-winning, quarterly Trailside Visitor Center. All the trees, lights of the Union County tree and Claire J. Gray This program is free and open to newsletter, “Take Note.” ornaments and gift cards collected menorah at 4:30 p.m. Town Clerk For additional information about GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2056 PUBLIC NOTICE will be distributed to Union County PUBLIC NOTICE families in need. Visitors are encour- the Holiday Nature Craft Show, call AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2025 EN- TOWN OF WESTFIELD TOWN OF WESTFIELD Trailside at (908) 789-3670 or go to TITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF aged to stop by each holiday tree and Public Notice is hereby given that an WESTFIELD CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE II, TOWN OF- Public Notice is hereby given that an vote on their favorite decorations ucnj.org/trailside. Trailside Nature ordinance of which the following is a copy FICERS AND EMPLOYEES, DIVISION 3, PERSONNEL POSITIONS AND ordinance of which the following is a copy and Science Center is located at 452 was introduced, read and passed on first theme for this year. SALARY SCHEDULE,” SEC. 2-12.28, “SCHEDULE.” was introduced, read and passed on first reading by the Council of the Town of A large selection of handcrafted New Providence Road, at Coles Av- reading by the Council of the Town of BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of Westfield in the County of Union as follows: Westfield at a meeting held November 24, enue, Mountainside, and is a service Westfield at a meeting held November 24, items will be featured at the show. SECTION I. 2015, and that the said Council will further 2015, and that the said Council will further More than 40 vendors will be selling of the Union County Board of Cho- That the Code of the Town of Westfield be and is hereby amended by revising Section consider the same for final passage on the consider the same for final passage on the sen Freeholders. 2-12.28, “Schedule,” in Chapter 2, “Administration” Article II, “Town Officers and Employ- 8th day of December 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or 8th day of December 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or PUBLIC NOTICE ees,” Division 3, “Personnel Positions and Salary Schedule,” so that the same shall read as soon thereafter as said matter can be PUBLIC NOTICE as soon thereafter as said matter can be as follows: reached, in the Council Chambers, Mu- TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD reached, in the Council Chambers, Mu- TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JOB TITLE SALARY RANGE nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and Municipal Defender $13,938 - $16,268 Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING place any person who may be interested In accordance with the ordinances of the Municipal Prosecutor $29,957 - $34,966 place any person who may be interested therein will be given an opportunity to be In accordance with the ordinances of the Township of Cranford, and the statutes of Library Assistant I $31,312 - $38,674 therein will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance. Township of Cranford, and the statutes of the State of New Jersey, Notice is hereby Custodian $36,590 - $42,079 heard concerning said ordinance. Claire J. Gray the State of New Jersey, Notice is hereby served upon you that an application for Senior Custodian $38,530 - $44,310 Claire J. Gray Town Clerk served upon you that an application for development, Application No. ZBA-15- Library Assistant II $41,345 - $47,547 Town Clerk development, Application No. ZBA-15- 028 to be located in Zone R-4, on the Office Manager $44,954 - $51,697 GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2055 GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2057 035 to be located in Zone C-1, on the premises known as 318 High Street, Municipal Magistrate $52,613 - $60,504 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND premises known as 90 Myrtle Street/2 Com- Cranford, New Jersey, and designated as Payroll Benefits Manager $53,013 - $71,129 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL ORDINANCE 2026 merce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, and Block 498, Lot 10, has been submitted by Parking Services Director $53,364 - $73,456 THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF FIXING THE ANNUAL SALA- designated as Block 635, Lot 2.02, has Lazaro Pla of 318 High Street, Cranford, Administrative Secretary $55,985 - $64,382 WESTFIELD, CHAPTER 13 RIES FOR THE MAYOR AND been submitted by National Christmas New Jersey 07016. Field Engineer $65,123 - $74,891 COUNCIL MEMBERS AND BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council Products, Inc. d/b/a National Tree Com- The development is located within 200 Assistant Director of Recreation $65,340 - $75,141 CERTAIN OFFICERS AND of the Town of Westfield in the County of pany of 2 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New feet of property owned by you and involves Librarian $67,289 - $78,922 EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN Union as follows: Jersey 07016. and requires the granting of relief from the Assistant Library Director $67,970 - $78,166 OF WESTFIELD SECTION I. The proposed development involves and following requirements of the ordinance so Zoning Officer $69,369 - $79,774 1. Section 13-6 – “Stop Intersections” requires the granting of relief from the as to permit: Municipal Court Administrator $69,571 - $80,007 BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town Code shall be changed by following requirements of the ordinance so Section 136-34A(2). Accessory building Executive Assistant $71,340 - $81,210 of the Town of Westfield in the County of amending the following: as to permit: must be setback a minimum of five feet Supervisor Public Works $74,800 - $84,870 Union as follows: Summit Avenue and Park Street Applicant seeks a variance from Section from any side lot line. Proposed is 2.5 feet. Town Surveyor $79,907 - $93,589 SECTION I. Stop signs shall be installed on all Sum- 136-34A(1) of the Land Development Code Section 136-30 Schedule 1 Attachment Tax Collector $80,626 - $92,145 The General Ordinance No.2026, the mit Avenue approaches to Park Street. which prohibits accessory structures in a 1. The maximum permitted lot coverage Tax Assessor $81,187 - $93,480 title of which is recited in the title of this Temple Place and Boulevard front yard, so as to permit the Applicant to for the subject lot is 40%. Proposed is Assistant Director of Public Works $83,514 - $96,041 ordinance is hereby amended to read as Stop signs shall be installed on all Temple install a standby generator in the front 43.3%. Recreation Director $86,532 - $99,510 follows: Place approaches to Boulevard. yard, and to the extent necessary for such Section 136-30 Schedule 1 Attachment Assistant Town Engineer $86,901 - $99,936 SALARIES 2. Section 13-7 – “Yield Intersections” application to be granted any variances, 1. Accessory structures cannot exceed Town Clerk $86,904 - $100,808 The annual salaries of the Mayor and of the Town Code shall be changed by waivers, exceptions or other relief that one story in height. Proposed is one story Library Director $93,012 - $106,814 Council Members, Town Officers and em- deleting this section in its entirety. may be necessary or that may be required garage with loft for storage not to exceed Town Planner $94,231 - $108,367 ployees hereinafter named, shall be re- 3. Section 13-20 – “Same at all times.” by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. the height restrictions. Construction Official $96,396 - $112,855 spectively as follows, such salaries to be of the Town Code shall be changed by The Zoning Board of Adjustment will and any additional relief that may be Director of Public Works $97,748 - $113,110 effective as of: January 1, 2016. adding the following language: conduct a public hearing on this matter on required by the Board. Deputy Fire Chief $117,415 - $134,027 TITLE 2016 SALARY South Avenue, south side, beginning at December 14, 2015 at 8:15 P.M. in Room The Zoning Board of Adjustment will Town Engineer $118,515 - $136,292 Mayor $1.00 the westerly curbline of Boulevard and 107 of the Cranford Township Municipal conduct a public hearing on this matter on Chief Financial Officer $121,600 - $145,000 Each Council Member $1.00 extending west along the southerly curbline Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, December 14, 2015 at 8:15 P.M. in Room Fire Chief $134,930 - $155,169 SECTION II. of South Avenue a distance of seventy New Jersey. Any person or persons af- 107 of the Cranford Township Municipal Police Chief $141,543 - $162,774 Any or all ordinances or parts thereof in feet. fected by this application will have an op- Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, Town Administrator $155,113 - $181,089 conflict, or inconsistent, with any part of the SECTION II. All ordinances or parts of portunity to present any objections to the New Jersey. Any person or persons af- SECTION II. terms of this ordinance are hereby re- ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with proposed development. The Board does, fected by this application will have an op- The Personnel and Position Salary Schedule set forth in Sec. 2-12.28 as hereby pealed to the extent that they are in such any part of the terms of this ordinance are however, have the right to exclude repeti- portunity to present any objections to the amended shall take place as of January 1, 2016. conflict or inconsistent. hereby repealed to the extent that they are tious testimony. proposed development. The Board does, SECTION III. SECTION III. in such conflict or inconsistent. All documents relating to this application however, have the right to exclude repeti- Any or all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict, or inconsistent, with any part of the In the event that any section, part or SECTION III. In the event any section, may be inspected by the public Monday tious testimony. terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are in such conflict or provision of this ordinance shall be held to part or provision of this ordinance shall be through Friday between the hours of 8:00 All documents relating to this application inconsistent. be unconstitutional or invalid by any court, held unconstitutional or invalid by any court, a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the Planning/Zoning may be inspected by the public Monday SECTION IV. such holdings shall not affect the validity of such holding shall not affect the validity of Department, Cranford Township Munici- through Friday between the hours of 8:00 In the event that any section, part or provision of this ordinance shall be held to be this ordinance as a whole, or any part this ordinance as a whole, or any part pal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the Planning/Zoning unconstitutional or invalid by any court, such holdings shall not affect the validity of this thereof, other than the part so held uncon- thereof other than the part so held uncon- Cranford, New Jersey. Department, Cranford Township Munici- ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part so held unconstitutional or stitutional or invalid. stitutional or invalid. Finestein & Malloy, L.L.C. pal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, invalid. SECTION IV. SECTION IV. This ordinance shall take Attorneys for Applicant, Cranford, New Jersey. SECTION V. This ordinance shall take effect after effect after passage and publication, as National Christmas Products, Inc. Lazaro Pla This ordinance shall take effect after passage and publication as soon as, and in the passage and publication as soon as, and soon as, and in the manner permitted by d/b/a National Christmas Tree 318 High Street manner provided by law. in the manner provided by law. law. By: Russell M. Finestein Cranford, New Jersey 07016 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $128.52 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $54.06 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $53.55 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $45.39 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $45.39 A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 26, 2015 Page 15 Pingry Students Make an Impact With Comm. Service BASKING RIDGE – As part of for them to stay. Our work this morn- The Pingry School’s community ser- ing was really inspiring and made vice program, in which all students in today a good day,” said Veronica Grades seven to 12 are required to Williams ’19. complete at least 10 hours of volun- As examples of the day’s activi- teer work each school year, the last ties, Potters for Peace designed 25 Friday in October is a school-wide clay creations for local charities; stu- day of service. dents made 100 fleece blankets for On October 30 nearly 1,000 stu- Bryan’s Dream Foundation; the sixth- dents, faculty, and staff volunteered grade chorus performed at Matheny at over 30 different area organiza- House; the Middle School collected tions. Each person provides an aver- over 2,500 pounds of candy for the age of three hours of service, so local Keep the Children Safe Halloween organizations receive nearly 3,000 Parade, led by Patrick Birotte ’87 in hours of help from the Pingry com- Newark; the Jazz Ensemble, BRUNNERFEST....This weekend at Brunner School in Scotch Plains the community celebrated Brunnerfest, the school's annual fall festival. It has sports, munity. Buttondowns, and Balladeers per- pumpkin painting, ornament painting with Let's Monet, family pictures with This day of service has been a formed for residents of Covenant Debbie Camba Photography, Scotch Plains fire department, Scotch Plains Pingry tradition for over 30 years, House; and Pingry students made Rescue, Scotch Plains police and Union county K-9 unit, balloon animals, face when the school was located in Hill- crafts with over 150 children with painting, Cub Scout Pack 4 Den 8 running carnival games and stomp rockets, side, but, thanks to Director of Com- cerebral palsy. Brunner Alumni girl scout troops 40927 and 40821 helping all the kids with their munity Service Shelley Hartz, the activities and Zumba by RWJ. There was also a canned food drive that donated program has grown considerably. In Garwood PTA to PERFECT SCORES...Westfield High School announced that six students achieved over 50 items to the St. Bart's Food Pantry. addition to longstanding relationships perfect scores in September on ACT or in October on SAT standardized tests with organizations such as the Com- Host Girls Night Out widely used for college admission criteria. The students include (pictured from munity Food Bank of New Jersey, GARWOOD – The Garwood PTA left to right): Alistair Kapadia – ACT Mathematics; Bryanna Reinhardt – ACT ECLC, and Covenant House, three will be hosting Girls Night Out fea- Writing; Kayla Derman – ACT Mathematics; Greta Crandall – ACT Reading; Two New Deans Announced Jesse Liu – SAT Writing; and Sarah Steiner – SAT Math 2. In a letter to each new service opportunities were added turing “Shop the Runway!” on Thurs- student, Westfield High School Principal, Peter Renwick, expressed his con- this year: The Christopher & Dana day, December 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 gratulations and commented, “This speaks volumes about your ability and your At Union County College Reeve Foundation (a descendent of p.m. at Lincoln School. commitment to education.” the Stifel Paralysis Research Foun- The Runway is the East Coast’s dation, for which Henry G. Stifel III leading mobile boutique or fashion CRANFORD – Union County camps and dual enrollment programs, ’83 is Vice Chairman); the Center for truck. They dress the woman who are College’s Student Development Vice Mr. Hardee will champion college Great Expectations; and the Wick always on trend, but too busy to shop. President Helen Brewer has announced readiness to enable high-school gradu- House at Morristown National Park. On the Runway you will find a unique the appointment of two key adminis- ates to move seamlessly into college- A group of Upper School students selection of apparel, accessories, and trators to help improve the way the level programs. spent the morning at S.H.I.P. (Sa- home décor hand selected by a team College serves and supports students. Mr. Hardee joins Union as the Dean maritan Homeless Interim Program), of fashion experts. Terrence Hardee has become the of Students after having served previ- where they cleaned and re-stocked a Find the perfect Holiday outfit for College’s Dean of Students, and ously at two New Jersey community food truck, took inventory of do- yourself or a junior high school or Rebecca Royal is the Dean of Student colleges. He was the Vice President for nated items, washed dishes, and or- high school student in your home or Success. Student Success at Rowan University ganized supplies. “I learned some- on your list. Many sizes available. With Mr. Hardee’s arrival, the Dean at Burlington County and the Dean of thing special today. One of the ladies Support the Garwood PTA and shop of Students position has expanded its the University Center at Cumberland who worked there, Marion, told us till you drop. There will be light re- scope of responsibilities, while the Dean County College. His prior institutions how difficult the system is for home- freshments and door prizes. of Student Success under Ms. Royal is include Stockton College, Montclair less people—an endless cycle of go- For more information please visit a new position that oversees a number State University, DeVry University, and ing to prison, getting out, and then www.shoptherunway.com or of departments and programs designed Rutgers University. He has a doctorate going back because there is no place www.garwood.my-pta.org to improve student retention, transfer of Letters in Humanities from Drew success, and completion. University, a master’s degree in Politi- Vice President Brewer says, “Both cal Science from Marshall University, of these positions reflect the College’s and a bachelor’s degree in Political strategic focus on taking better care of Science from Concord University. our students by integrating the services Ms. Royal becomes the new Dean of we provide.” Student Success after having served The Dean of Students position will Union since 2012 as the Director of continue to lead the Student Judicial Financial Aid. In this prior role at Union, Board and be responsible for ensuring she was responsible for managing $40 MARKETPLACE...The Franklin Elementary School PTO invites the commu- that the College adheres to federal and million annually in federal and State nity to attend a marketplace event for holiday shopping. It will feature clothes, jewelry, kids' accessories. personalized gifts and more. The event will take place State compliance in student-related student aid as well as $800,000 in on Wednesday, December 2, from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m in the school gymnasium regulations including Title IX and the Foundation scholarship awards. As the located at 700 Prospect Street in Westfield. The event offers a way to do some Violence Against Women Act. The new Director, she strengthened operational holiday shopping and support Franklin School. Pictured are Franklin students responsibilities will include managing controls and improved the performance Griffin Shoulder, Jake Benhayon and Brody Linenberg. the assessment center, high school out- of the Financial Aid staff. Ms. Royal’s reach and the Student Services One previous employer was the Central Stop centers. Says Mrs. Brewer, “The Career School of South Plainfield, position will direct our Recruitment where she served as co-executive di- THE staff’s efforts to help increase enroll- rector. Before that she directed the Fi- ment such as through the monitoring of nancial Aid department at St. Peter’s enrollment trends and via extensive University . WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SPORTS DAY...Students who are enrolled in Westfield High School’s Business outreach to the high schools.” Mrs. Brewer notes that Student De- Principles and Management course joined pupils from 20 high schools in New The primary focus of the new Dean velopment staff will appreciate the dy- Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania at Sports Business Day on November 10. SCHOOL of Student Success will be coordinat- namic leadership that Dr. Hardee and Held at MetLife Stadium, the New York Jets hosted the event and arranged for ing a number of student services, in- Ms. Royal bring to their new positions. discussions on different topics ranging from education & career paths to sales, 1295 Inman Avenue, North Edison, NJ cluding academic advisement, disabil- “Our employees have made tremen- marketing and sponsorships. Rounding out the field trip was a tour of all parts ity support services, transfer and career dous strides in the past year in expand- of the stadium – press box, locker room, loading docks and suites. “It was an Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 independent, services, student orientation, the Edu- ing their skillsets,” says Mrs. Brewer. educational, fun and career learning experience for my class,” stated Westfield co-educational, college-preparatory school cational Opportunity Fund program, “These Deans have the energy and the High School teacher Denise DeNicola. and Operation Graduation. acumen to help ensure that the ‘One However, as the title indicates, the Stop’ student-service model is a suc- main objective will be to promote stu- cess on all of our campuses, particu- dent success. Mrs. Brewer says, “The larly in our new Student Services build- UCC Celebrates the New Dean of Student Success will serve as ing.” a catalyst for ensuring that all of our Next summer, Union will unveil the Location of Health Sciences employees are working together to take premier showcase for the One-Stop a team approach to helping our stu- model with the opening of Cranford’s CRANFORD – October 20 was a Also present were members of the dents every step along on their journey new Student Services building. momentous day for Union County Thul family. Mrs. Louise Thul, was to a timely graduation.” College President Margaret M. joined by sons, Larry and James Thul, The new Student Success Dean will McMenamin, as she held a ribbon to participate in the ribbon cutting Our Early Childhood Education program provides a introduce a number of initiatives called McMenamin to Chair cutting event at the new location of ceremony and celebration of the new nurturing learning environment and stimulates growth, “Guided Pathways” strategies. Mrs. the Health Sciences programs at the use of the building that formerly independence and intellectual curiosity. Brewer explains, “These are nationally Comm. College Pres. College’s Plainfield campus. Joined served as Thul Auto Parts. The prop- recognized best practices that help ad- CRANFORD - Union County Col- by Assemblyman Jerry Green and erty was originally acquired by the vance student success, some of which lege President Margaret McMenamin Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, all College in November 2013 from the Prepare for a global world in a global learning environment we have already introduced such as by was recently elected and immediately three agreed that the day marked a Thul family. James Thul spoke on discontinuing late registration and installed as the chair of the New Jersey new beginning for the educational behalf of the family and expressed Early Childhood Education through ‘intrusive intervention’ in ad- Community College Presidents for the opportunities available in the City of how pleased he was to see the build- visement.” 2015-2016 academic year. In this ca- Plainfield. President McMenamin ing in use again and serving those in Admission Information Session: The college has made tremendous pacity, she leads all monthly New Jer- was also joined by Freeholder Vernell the community, just as his family did strides in the past year in nearly dou- sey Community College Presidents Wright and many members of the for more than 100 years. The Monday, December 7 at 9 a.m. bling the college’s graduation rate to meetings and also serves on the New College’s board, including Board of College’s Practical Nursing, Emer- 15.7 percent in 2015 and in graduating Jersey Council of County Colleges’ Trustees Chairman, Victor M. Richel, gency Health Sciences, and Para- Register online at WHschool.org 1,505 students—which eclipses Executive Committee. who addressed the audience. Mr. medic programs are in this building Union’s all-time record by more than As a part of the seven-member Ex- Richel reflected on the opening of located at 225 Roosevelt Avenue. or contact us for a Personal Tour 200 students. ecutive Committee, which includes four the Plainfield campus, more than 20 Mrs. Brewer sees both Deans having community college trustees and three years ago, and how this addition and www.goleader.com For more information, call (908) 754-1882, Ext. 155 a hand in helping increase graduation community college presidents, Ms. upgrade will help fulfill the demands rates even further. “Ms. Royal, as Dean McMenamin will help shape statewide in healthcare training today. of Student Success, is responsible for community college policies and Operation Graduation, which tracks projects, including the implementation and supports individual students as they of the Strategic Goals for Student Suc- See it all on the Web! move toward graduation.” Mrs. Brewer cess, the collective effort of all 19 com- Saint Paul’s St. Paul’s Day School adds, “As we collaborate with the county munity colleges to improve student high schools to provide math boot- success. www.goleader.com Educating Children from Just turning 2-years-old—to a great JK program, on to a Full Day Kindergarten 1/2 Day, Partial-Week, & Full-Day Programs Day School Enrichment Classes in Spanish, Science, S.T.E.M., Reading, Math through Cooking, Art & Drama After Care is available to 5:30 each day www.stpaulsday.org 908.233.5417 Now Registering for the next School Year

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Open House for all - special presentation for Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten Page 16 Thursday, November 26, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Mary Decker, 95, Lived In Westfield; Enjoyed Family, P.E.O., Gardening – Obituaries – Mary Y. Decker (née Young) of ting, crocheting, and creating needle- Mary Gallagher Petrovcik, 86, Was Voorhees, N.J., formerly of Westfield, point to decorate her family’s home. WESTFIELD into custody and released to respon- N.J., passed away on Wednesday, Mary is predeceased by her hus- Monday, November 16, a resident of sible adults pending Family Court pro- November 4, 2015. She was 95. band, Robert. She is the beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother the 100 block of Belmar Terrace re- ceedings. Born in Salina, Kan., on August 5, mother of her daughter, Nancy Mary Petrovcik (née Gallagher), ters, Brigid O’Donnell of County ported that an attempted burglary had Saturday, November 14, Jose 1920, Mary is the daughter of the late Kasputis of Medford, N.J., her son, 86, passed away after a long battle Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Katie occurred at his home. An unknown Guerrero, 18, of East Orange was ar- John and Nell (Doud) Young. The Winfield M. Decker, and his wife, with Alzheimer’s disease on Tues- McLaughlin of County Donegal, Ire- suspect attempted to gain access to the rested and charged with possession of youngest of seven children, she at- Susan, of Crofton, Md., and her son- day, November 17, 2015. land, and one brother, James residence. Some of the resident’s prop- less than 50 grams of suspected mari- tended Marymount College and then in-law, David Kasputis of Mary was born in County Donegal, Gallagher, also of County Donegal, erty was damaged in the attempt but juana and possession of paraphernalia moved to Washington, D.C. to serve Mechanicsburg, Pa. Mary is the lov- Ireland, and moved to the United States Ireland. She was the proud grand- nothing was reported missing. following a motor vehicle stop. Police her country. Mary worked at the Pen- ing grandmother of Melissa (Kasputis) in 1952. She married the late Jan Monday, November 16, a resident stopped a 1996 Toyota entering the mother of Michael, Nicholas, Cory, of the 200 block of South Scotch Plains Garden State Parkway southbound for tagon in the Division of Military In- Chalme and her husband, Richard, Petrovcik and raised her family in Courtney, Jack, Jamie, Jake and Harry, Jersey City before moving to Fishkill, Avenue reported that his motor ve- an inoperable taillight. Following an telligence from 1942 to 1944. Fol- Alex Kasputis, Winfield R.B. Decker along with three great-grandchildren. hicle had been burglarized. An un- investigation at the scene, several bags lowing World War II, she moved to and his wife, Helen, and Gary Decker. N.Y., in 1985. She spent the last eight A Life Celebration was held on known suspect entered the unlocked of marijuana were located inside the New York City, where she was em- She also was blessed with five great- years as a resident of Brighton Gar- Friday, November 20, at Gray Fu- vehicle, which was parked in the road- vehicle, according to police. The pas- ployed as an executive secretary at grandchildren, Zoey, Raven, Connor, dens in Mountainside, N.J. neral Home, 318 East Broad Street, way, and removed tools valued at ap- senger, Guerrero, was arrested, pro- the Marine Midland Bank. Tess and Nora. Mary’s family was Mary is predeceased by her hus- Westfield. A Mass of Christian Burial proximately $1,750. cessed and released pending a Munici- Mary was wed to Robert B. Decker truly the light of her life. band and her eldest son, John. She is took place on Saturday, November Monday, November 16, Myron S. pal Court appearance. The driver, an of Roanoke, Va. on June 16, 1953. Relatives and friends are invited to survived by her triplet children, Ken- 21, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catho- Attoh, 24, of Hillside turned himself in 18-year-old male from East Orange, She took great pride in being a home- greet her family on Friday, Novem- neth and his wife, Melanie, of lic Church in Westfield. Burial fol- at police headquarters on an outstand- was cited for the taillight and released maker and in raising her two chil- ber 27, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Brad- Belvidere, N.J.; Ann Marie of Stam- lowed at Fairview Cemetery in ing Elizabeth traffic warrant, with bail at the scene. dren. Throughout her life, Mary was ley & Stow Funeral Home, 127 ford, Conn.; and Kevin and his wife, Westfield. For online condolences, of $130. He was processed and re- Sunday, November 15, Polly involved in many organizations, clubs Medford-Mt. Holly Road, Medford, Susan, of Westfield, N.J. She also is go to grayfuneralhomes.com. leased on his own recognizance. Powasnik, 24, of Passaic was charged and activities. She loved to bowl and N.J. (BradleyStow.com). A Celebra- survived by her daughter-in-law, November 26, 2015 Monday, November 16, Andrea M. with driving while intoxicated (DWI) play bridge, and was an active mem- tion of Life Service will follow at 4 Linda, of Kissimmee, Fla.; two sis- Ortis, 23, of Westfield responded to after police stopped her for erratic driv- ber of P.E.O., a women’s educational p.m. In lieu of other expressions of police headquarters to satisfy an active ing and improper passing on North philanthropy. In addition, each spring sympathy, the family asks that dona- Westfield traffic warrant, with bail of Avenue. She was processed and re- and summer, family and neighbors tions be made to St. Jude Children’s $500. She was processed and released leased pending an appearance in Mu- would see her lovingly tend to her Research Hospital (stjude.org) or to after posting the full cash bail. nicipal Court. Powasnik also was cited flower garden, a tremendous en- Disabled American Veterans Monday, November 16, Robert for driving with a suspended license deavor that brought her great joy. (dav.org). McGowan, 29, of Trumbull, Conn. was and careless driving. During leisure time, she enjoyed knit- November 26, 2015 arrested after previously being charged Sunday, November 15, Tyler with death by auto and two counts of Mocreia, 19, of Iselin was arrested and assault by auto. He was released on charged with possession of less than bail, in the amount of $50,000 (10- 50 grams of suspected marijuana and Garwood Library Reveals percent cash allowed). His arrest was possession of paraphernalia following the result of a crash that occurred on a motor vehicle stop. Police stopped October 1, 2011 at the intersection of Mocreia for a missing license plate and Current, Upcoming Events Tice Place and Clifton Street in which a seatbelt violation. Following an in- GARWOOD — The Garwood Pub- pants will have an opportunity to McGowan was operating a motor ve- vestigation at the scene, a police of- lic Library, located at 411 Third Av- make a holiday floral arrangement. hicle while impaired, authorities said. ficer located the suspected marijuana enue, has released its calendar of Registration is required and there is a Monday, November 16, Karsten M. and paraphernalia inside the vehicle, activities taking place through De- limit of 10 participants. Barabas, 24, of Westfield responded to authorities said. Mocreia was processed cember. Kids Holiday Craft is slated for police headquarters to satisfy a and released pending a Municipal Court The Knitting Club is meeting at Monday, December 14, at 3 p.m., for Metuchen traffic warrant, with bail of appearance. 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and Thurs- children in second grade or older. $165. He was processed and released Sunday, November 15, Romain days through December 14. Regis- Registration is required and partici- after posting the full cash bail. Bezault, 18, of Clark, Sebastian tration is required and participation pation is limited to 20 youngsters. Monday, November 16, two motor Carvalho, 18, of Cranford, Steven is limited to 10 persons. The Thursday Evening Book Club vehicle burglaries were reported on Bonanne, 18, of Cranford and a 16- SUCCESSFUL FOOD DRIVE...Boy Scout Troop 73 from the Holy Trinity the 700 block of Belvidere Avenue. year-old male Cranford resident were ESL classes are being offered at 1 will meet at 7 p.m. on December 3 for Roman Catholic Church joined fellow Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops in One incident occurred between 10 arrested and charged with posses- p.m. on Mondays and Fridays through a discussion of “Little Face” by Westfield to participate in this year’s Scouting for Food drive, an annual town- p.m. on November 15 and 4 p.m. on sion of marijuana with intent to dis- December 14. Registration is required Sophie Hannah. The Monday After- wide service project. Over the past two weeks, they distributed Scouting for Food November 16. The vehicle was parked tribute, possession of prescription and participation is limited to eight noon Book Club will meet at 1 p.m. bags to each home in Westfield and on November 14 picked up donated food and in the roadway and left unlocked at drugs with intent to distribute, pos- persons. on December 21 to discuss Michelle delivered it to the Westfield Food Pantry at Holy Trinity. Their efforts resulted the time of the incident. The second session of marijuana (over 50 grams), Adult Education is available at noon Gable’s “A Paris Apartment.” No reg- in the most successful food donation service project in Westfield in recent break-in occurred between 9 a.m. on possession of prescription drugs and on Tuesdays through December 15 istration is required. memory, fully stocking three pantry rooms by the end of the day November 15. November 15 and 2:30 p.m. on No- possession of paraphernalia. Follow- for those seeking to continue their Toddler Story Time will be offered at For information about Troop 73 or membership, e-mail Scoutmaster Seamus Cunningham at [email protected]. vember 16. In both cases, nothing was ing a traffic stop and investigation elementary or secondary education. 10:30 a.m. on December 2, 9 and 16. reported stolen from the vehicles at police located the suspected mari- Instruction is offered in English and Movie Time is featured each Fri- the time of the reports. juana on the person of the driver. Spanish. Registration is required and day at 10 a.m. Monday, November 16, a resident of Additionally, several bags of mari- participation is limited to 10 persons. The library will be closed Thurs- Garwood Knights Collecting the 500 block of Terrace Place re- juana, more than 50 suspected Xanax Santa will arrive on Saturday, De- day through Saturday, December 24 ported a motor vehicle burglary that pills and several items of suspected cember 5, at 11 a.m. Children are to 26, for Christmas, and Thursday occurred between 9 p.m. on November paraphernalia were located in the invited to visit with him and enjoy and Friday, December 31 and Janu- Toys For St. Joseph Center 15 and noon on November 16. The vehicle, according to police. All of holiday refreshments. Registration is ary 1, for the New Year’s holiday. GARWOOD — The Garwood The Knights request that no toys vehicle was parked in the victim’s drive- the occupants were arrested and pro- required. For more information, visit Knights of Columbus are conducting depicting violence, guns, dolls exploit- way and reported to be locked at the cessed at police headquarters. The Adult Craft is scheduled for Tues- youseemore.com/garwood or call a toy drive through December. ing women, or old stuffed animals be time of the incident. No signs of force three adults were released pending a day, December 8, at 6 p.m. Partici- (908) 789-1670. Donations of brand new, un- donated. For more information, call were observed. According to the vic- Superior Court appearance. The ju- wrapped toys on behalf of St. Joseph (908) 789-9809 or Keith Gallagher at tim, stolen from the vehicle were a venile was released to a parent pend- Social Service Center in Elizabeth (908) 789-0931 after 4 p.m. Garmin GPS unit, valued at $100; a ing Family Court proceedings. In ad- Cranford Historical Society can be dropped off after 4 p.m. week- Since 1983, St. Joseph Social Ser- Mac Book Pro laptop computer, val- dition to criminal charges, Bezault days at the Council Hall, located at vice Center has served the materially ued at $1,200; an iPad and a Gucci iPad was cited for careless driving, failure 37 South Avenue, Garwood (oppo- case, each valued at $500. The ap- to observe a traffic signal, too many Plans Antique Appraisals poor and homeless community of proximate value of the theft is $2,300. passengers on a probationary license, site PathMark). On weekends, inter- greater Elizabeth, N.J., by providing Monday, November 16, William T. and failure to display probationary CRANFORD — The Cranford His- Mr. Jakupko will be able to give ested persons are asked to first call basic human needs such as food, torical Society will hold an Antique audience members a history over- Renfree, 27, of Scotch Plains was ar- license decals. (908) 789-9809. Parking is available clothing and medications, as well as rested subsequent to a motor vehicle FANWOOD Appraisals Program on Sunday, De- view of their items along with the fair behind the building off Willow Av- a wide range of services and pro- cember 6, between 2 and 4 p.m. It will market value of each item within the stop in the area of Springfield Avenue Wednesday, November 18, Patrick enue (turn at Marty Shoes). Visitors grams to help individuals acquire the and East Broad Street and charged Hanrahan, 64, of Piscataway was ar- take place at the Crane-Phillips House antique market place. The appraisals are asked to use the side-door en- material goods and social services Museum, located at 124 North Union are not legally binding. with driving while intoxicated (DWI). rested on an active warrant out of Scotch trance. they need to live with integrity. He was transported to police head- Plains. He was processed, posted bail Avenue, Cranford. Ken Jakupko, an Seating is limited and reserva- Monetary donations also are wel- For more information on St. Jo- quarters, processed and released to a and released. experienced antique appraiser and tions are required. Interested per- come and may be made payable to seph Social Service Center, go to sober adult. Thursday, November 19, Aaron owner of the New Jersey business Ken’s sons are asked to call the Cranford “The Garwood K of C Toy Drive,” YouTube “Homeless in Elizabeth,” Tuesday, November 17, Gina M. Murrell, 25, of Scotch Plains was ar- Antiques, will conduct the appraisals. Historical Society’s office at (908) attention: Keith M. Gallagher. parts one and two, or visit sjeliz.org. Baxter, 31, of West Orange was arrested on an active warrant out of Visitors are invited to bring their 276-0082 or e-mail rested on an outstanding Westfield traf- Weehawken following a motor vehicle antiques to the museum to be appraised. [email protected]. fic warrant, with bail of $89, pursuant stop. He was processed, posted bail Items will be appraised for a fee of $5 Individuals also may visit the Letters to the Editor to a motor vehicle stop in the area of and released. per item or three items for $10, cash organization’s website, East Broad Street and Park Drive. Saturday, November 21, a resident only, which will be collected at the cranfordhistoricalsociety.com. Baxter was transported to police head- of the 10 block of Cottage Way re- sign-in desk. The fees collected will go Founded in 1927, the Cranford Cannot Condone Forcing Workers quarters, processed and released after ported that her house had been burglar- to support the ongoing maintenance of Historical Society’s mission is to pre- posting bail. ized. An unknown person entered the the Hanson House and the Cranford serve and perpetuate the history of Wednesday, November 18, a Ter- house without permission and removed High School Senior Scholarship. Cranford. To Work on Thanksgiving Day race Place resident reported that an jewelry. The value of the jewelry was While I have never been a “Black our national shopping holiday. It is unknown suspect had entered her un- unknown at the time of the report. PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Friday” shopper, I understand the extremely disappointing to me that locked motor vehicle while it was Saturday, November 21, Mario SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY draw. It is the last weekday off be- we Americans have allowed corpo- parked in front of the residence and Zepeda, 36, of North Plainfield was CHANCERY DIVISION CHANCERY DIVISION fore Christmas for many people, rations eager to make their year’s removed approximately $10 in cash arrested and charged with driving while UNION COUNTY UNION COUNTY some deals are tremendous, and it and a cellular phone charger valued at intoxicated (DWI) following a motor DOCKET NO. F-005558-15 DOCKET NO. F-033314-14 profit just that much earlier to force FILE NO. 19654-14 FILE NO. 18854-14 allows people to finish much of their other Americans to work on our na- approximately $10. vehicle stop. While speaking with the shopping in one day. The shopping Wednesday, November 18, police driver the officer could detect a strong NOTICE TO REDEEM NOTICE TO REDEEM tional day of thanks. Do we even has also become a tradition for many know or care if those helping us on responded to the area of 220 Clark odor of an alcoholic beverage coming PRO CAPITAL I LLC BY ITS 10 MARKET STREET, LLC; families as they go through the store Thanksgiving Day are being paid a Street on a report of multiple motor from the vehicle. The driver was asked CUSTODIAN, US BANK, PLAINTIFF VS. JAYNE vehicle burglaries. Upon arrival at the to step out of the vehicle to perform PLAINTIFF VS. KHIDIR TBIDI; KELLY, EXECUTRIX OF THE circulars after Thanksgiving dinner living wage? 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He was released pend- LLC; STATE OF NEW JER- day has become a holiday ritual that DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRE- maybe, stay home with your family, SEY; DEFENDANT(S) many look forward to every year. the time of the reports it was unknown ing his court hearing. SENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR and let other Americans stay home if anything was stolen from the ve- Monday, November 23, Vaughn TO: AURA QUINONES, ANCIANI; PRS ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN This new “Open early on Thanks- with theirs, so that we can all give ASSETS LLC A/K/A PRS ASSETS AS- RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; SHORT, hicles. The incidents occurred between Tonge, 40, of Plainfield was arrested giving Day” shopping, however, thanks all day. Then shop on Black 9 a.m. and 3:32 p.m. that day. on an active warrant out of Fanwood SIGNEE OF WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL R. SCORESE, P. SCORESE, BROTMAN; gives me stronger mixed feelings. BANK; PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an order Friday at those stores that allowed Wednesday, November 18, a Nutley following a motor vehicle stop. Tonge PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an order made on November 17, 2015, the Supe- Again, I understand how it allows family and friends to give thanks on resident reported that an unknown sus- was processed, posted bail and released. made on November 20, 2015, the Supe- rior Court Fixed January 4, 2016 between many of us to complete our shop- a Thanksgiving Day. Happy Thanks- pect stole a golf bag containing golf SCOTCH PLAINS rior Court Fixed January 4, 2016 between the hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon ping even earlier, but I keep thinking giving to all. clubs, a golf range finder, Oakley Monday, November 16, Carlos the hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clock in the afternoon, prevail- about the retail workers who must and four o’clock in the afternoon, prevail- ing time, at the office of the Tax Collector of Bill Nierstedt glasses and a bluetooth headset. The Nieves, 31, of Newark was arrested ing time, at the office of the Tax Collector of KENILWORTH, located at 567 BOULE- now leave their Thanksgiving din- Garwood items taken were valued at approxi- and charged with possession of mari- ROSELLE, located at 210 CHESTNUT VARD, KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY ners and family gatherings early to mately $4,459.84. The incident oc- juana following a motor vehicle stop. STREET, ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY 07033 as the time and place when and serve us. How another paid holiday curred on July 10, 2015 on the 500 Police detected an odor of marijuana, 07203 as the time and place when and where you may pay to the plaintiff the has become a corporate forced work- Westfield Foundation where you may pay to the plaintiff the amount so found due for principal and block of Springfield Avenue. which led to the discovery of mari- amount so found due for principal and interest on its certificate of tax sale as day for so many. How so many of Donates to YFCS Wednesday, November 18, a busi- juana, authorities said. Nieves was interest on its certificate of tax sale as follows: those retail workers are paid mini- ness on the 600 block of West North transported to police headquarters for follows: LOT 6 BLOCK 179 on the tax duplicate mum wage for hours on end so that WESTFIELD — The Westfield Avenue reported that an unidentified processing and released on a summons. LOT 10 BLOCK 3002 on the tax dupli- of KENILWORTH. Total amount required they can serve early-bird shoppers. Foundation, which provides funds male suspect stole three watches, val- Monday, November 16, a Hawthorne cate of ROSELLE. Total amount required to redeem tax sale certificate no. 12-00008 Conversely, I am sure that there are to organizations that enhance qual- ued at approximately $330.50, before Street resident reported a theft from to redeem tax sale certificate no. 12-047 is is $300,065.24, together with interest from ity of life in Westfield and sur- $64,163.83, together with interest from September 30, 2015 and costs of retail workers who see the day as fleeing the scene in a gray motor ve- her motor vehicle. The resident stated June 30, 2015 and costs of $1,235.00. $2,195.68. one where they can get paid over- rounding communities, has donated hicle. that sometime during the overnight And that unless, at the same time and And that unless, at the same time and time/time-and-a-half for a day’s $10,000 to Youth and Family Coun- CRANFORD hours someone had entered her vehicle place, you or one of you redeem by paying place, you or one of you redeem by paying work. That pay may be a Godsend seling Service (YFCS). Wednesday, November 11, Rubens and stolen some personal items. The the aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff, the aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff, “The only way we could provide then you, and each of you shall be de- then you, and each of you shall be de- towards paying some bills. Delva, 25, of Rahway was arrested and vehicle had been unlocked and parked barred and foreclosed of and from all right barred and foreclosed of and from all right While understanding both sides, I the needed free counseling services, charged with possession of less than in the driveway. and equity of redemption of, in and to the and equity of redemption of, in and to the cannot condone corporations that offered through our Bravest First 50 grams of suspected marijuana and Tuesday, November 17, a Blue Ridge lands and premises above set out and lands and premises above set out and exploit their workers by forcing them Program, to veterans and military possession of paraphernalia following Circle resident reported a theft from described in the complaint and every part described in the complaint and every part families is through the support of a motor vehicle stop. Delva was pro- his motor vehicle. The victim stated thereof, and that the plaintiff be vested with thereof, and that the plaintiff be vested with to work Thanksgiving Day. I am an absolute and indefeasible estate of an absolute and indefeasible estate of organizations like The Westfield cessed and released pending an ap- that sometime between 10 p.m. and 7 extremely disappointed that com- pearance in Municipal Court. a.m. someone had broken out his win- inheritance in fee simple in said lands and inheritance in fee simple in said lands and mercialism has now broken into one Foundation, a genuine partner in premises. premises. Friday, November 13, nine juveniles dow and stolen a laptop. The vehicle of our last non-commercial national the fight for wellness in our com- Anything to the contrary notwithstand- Anything to the contrary notwithstand- munity,” said Carol Pedro, execu- from Cranford, including six males had been locked and parked in the ing, redemption shall be permitted up until ing, redemption shall be permitted up until holidays. It’s almost as if Black Fri- age 16, two females age 16 and one driveway. the entry of final judgment including the the entry of final judgment including the day has become our national holi- tive director of the agency. “We are whole of the last date upon which judg- whole of the last date upon which judg- truly grateful.” male age 17, were arrested and charged Thursday, November 19, a day to the loss of any sense of with possessing alcohol underage on Shirewood Drive resident reported the ment is entered. ment is entered. “thanks.” The holiday that was set Anyone who believes they could Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq. Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq. benefit from the Bravest First Pro- private property. Following an anony- theft of an Amazon package. The resi- Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney for Plaintiff aside to simply come together as a gram or other services provided by mous report of a loud party on Adams dent stated that the package had been PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C. PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C. nation and family to give thanks for Avenue, police located nine juveniles delivered, and that right afterwards a 290 Route 46 West 290 Route 46 West all that we are, all that we have, and the agency may call YFCS at (908) Denville, New Jersey 07834 Denville, New Jersey 07834 on an exterior residential deck with man driving a blue station wagon-type all that we hope to become is be- 233-2042. The agency is located at opened/empty and unopened alcohol vehicle pulled up and removed the (973) 586-2300 (973) 586-2300 233 Prospect Street, Westfield. 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $52.53 1 T - 11/26/15, The Leader Fee: $52.53 coming just a day of eating before containers. The juveniles were taken package from the front steps. A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 26, 2015 Page 17 POPCORN Cherry Orchard Suffragette CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 Heroines of Democracy Westfield High School Theatre De- slowly realizing the severity of his 3 popcorns partment. family’s situation; Mazzola takes an Junior Jesse Zimmermann plays the otherwise jolly aristocratic man and One Popcorn, Poor — Two Popcorns, Fair — Three Popcorns, Good — Four Popcorns, Excellent role of Anya, sheltered daughter of turns him into a defeated banker with Ranyevkaya (Hudelson). nowhere to go. By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER doubtlessly had his way with Maud Zimmermann’s character is just as Tony Peer plays Petya Trofimov, film critic since her childhood labor days, will big-hearted as her mother’s. Optimis- the philosophy student and romantic When historical films like direc- fire her. tic though inexperienced, interest of Anya (Zimmermann). Tor- tor Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette so Added to this societal disease that Zimmermann does her best to keep turously self-aware, though hope- movingly inform how brutally afflicts and demeans our protago- her loved ones from getting upset and lessly bound to Anya, Peer is a force primitive we were not so long ago, nist, there is a more shameful treach- often times ends up comforting and of recognition, often prompting oth- it is decidedly chilling. Hardly more ery afoot, an adversary within her caring for Hudelson, rather than the ers to question themselves and their than a hundred years ago, so-called own home. Sonny (Ben Whisaw), other way around. Zimmermann por- actions. A tad self-righteous, Peer is enlightened civilizations were beat- her husband who also works in the trays her character with an innocence lovable, realistic and honest in his ing up women because they wanted laundry, is hog-tied to accept this that is earnest and admirable. Though performance. to vote…to represent themselves dreadfulness, not only for economic generally upbeat, we can see how the Supporting characters include: within the society where they nur- reasons, but because he’s been WELCOME HOME...One of the beautiful homes which will be featured on events of the play make is hard to Catie Barry as Dunyasha, a maid and tured, toiled and died. It gives me raised to believe that this is the way Continuo’s “Home for the Holidays” house tour on Saturday, December 5. remain positive, and it makes us all source of comic relief, Abbie Painter pause to wonder just how aghast it is. In short, he knows his place. To the more sympathetic. This is as Charlotta the lost and sarcastic future cultures may be when they attempt change would be improper Zimmermann’s sixth performance governess, Nicolas Guerriero as study how “barbaric” we 21st Cen- and to invite ostracization. Never with the Westfield High School The- Yasha, the overindulgent manservant, tury folk were. I.e. - ‘Imagine. They mind that they live in a hovel, barely Home for the Holidays atre Department. Jonathan Saminski, a fellow noble- made people pay for health care, above subsistence level. When their Junior Julian Mazzola plays Gayev, man, and Max Wasilewski, the clumsy food, and energy.’ little son Georgie coughs, we fear House Tour Announced brother to the mistress of the estate but well-meaning clerk of the estate. In that light, it’s crazy to think the worst. (Hudelson). Characterized by giving Special mention goes to the stage that once upon a time half the Earth’s Dank and dim London landscapes lengthy and usually inappropriately crew, props, hair/make-up and design population thought it quite o.k. to serve as the backdrop for Maud’s WESTFIELD – Westfield’s “Home Coldwell Banker Westfield West of- timed speeches, Mazzola is as charm- teams, who created truly beautiful, disenfranchise the other gradual epiphany. A band of women, for the Holidays” House Tour will fice, said he is “proud to once again be ing and troubled as his on-stage sis- authentic-looking costumes and half…didn’t feel guilty about it at no more remarkable than she, march take place on Saturday, December 5 the sponsor of the ’Home for the Holi- ter. Mazzola shines in this role as he whose set designs were wonderfully all. Loonier yet, though they down the street proclaiming their from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by days’ House Tour, an important holi- takes his character and shows him innovative and versatile. mightn’t admit it except in the com- equality. The police attack them. In the Westfield Coldwell Banker Resi- day and destination event for Westfield pany of like minds, lots of people another incident, attempting to bring dential Brokerage Offices, this fes- and the surrounding communities.” today would be glad to see a rever- attention to their cause, the ladies tive event will feature four beautiful Tickets are available at the Coldwell A Very Special (Holiday) sion to less progressive times. It’s launch rocks at store windows. But homes dressed in holiday style, musi- Banker Westfield West and East of- nutty when you consider that our if there’s a turning point in Maud’s cal entertainment and much more. fices or by calling (908) 264-5324. species’ very survival was predi- outlook, it comes when a co-worker, Launched in 2011, the “Home for Benefiting the Continuo Arts Foun- Special At Dreamcatcher cated on us becoming gregarious scheduled to tell the plight of women the Holiday’s” tour delights guests dation, proceeds will go to support beings and working in consort to before Parliament, is deemed too with unique and stylistically diverse the Foundation’s scholarship fund, SUMMIT – Kick off the holiday show are Dreamcatcher Company make the world safe for humans. beat-up to appear. Unprepared and properties, musical entertainment, young artist debut series, community season with the Dreamcatcher Com- members Clark Carmichael, Laura Now, having arrived, many of the reluctant, but bravely substituting, holiday treats, gift envelopes and his- service projects, and performances. pany with their annual irreverent Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Scott haves aren’t sure they want to help Maud is suddenly a suffragette. toric information about the featured Home tour ticket holders will also spoof of the holiday specials of yes- McGowan, Jason Szamreta, and per- the have-nots. Without going into the ghastly properties. The 2015 tour homes in- enjoy reserved seating at the annual teryear. If you enjoyed the corny fun haps a special guest or two. Thus, the searing tale that Suf- details, suffice it to note that all the clude a wonderful Wychwood gem, a Christmas Time in the City concert on of those old-fashioned holiday vari- A Very Special (Holiday) Special, fragette tells is not only instructive, potential trepidations that could gorgeous Gardens colonial, a grand Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. ety shows starring Donny and Marie, a unique and hilarious way to cel- but a striking reminder that such keep someone from fighting for their custom home and a stately Woodbrook presented by the Continuo Arts Foun- Perry Como and The Mandrell Sis- ebrate the holiday season, will take evils and ignorance, unchecked, can basic human rights evolve into ter- colonial. Lovingly decorated by dation in collaboration with the Pres- ters, you’ll love A Very Special (Holi- place at Dreamcatcher on Friday and quickly drag us back to the prime- rible realities for the title character. homeowners, stagers and designers byterian Church of Westfield. This day) Special at Dreamcatcher Rep- Saturday, December 4 and 5 at 8 val muck. This is pretty tough stuff, The near medieval horror of it is offering ideas from traditional to year’s concert will feature seven cho- ertory Theatre on Friday and Satur- p.m. Tickets are $20, and $15 for the movie’s fine performances ham- unremittingly heartwrenching. We modern, contemporary to classic, the ral ensembles, the Continuo Arts day, December 4 and 5 at 8:00 p.m. students 15 and younger. Tickets can mering home its social importance can’t help but scratch our heads and “Home for the Holiday’s” tour ushers Chamber Orchestra, soloists, special Located at their home at the Oakes be purchased in advance at and high-minded values. mull, ‘Only a hundred years in the season with the realization that guest artists, pictures with Santa, and Center in Summit, Dreamcatcher www.dreamcatcherrep.org, or by As such, the panoply of relentless ago…only a hundred years ago.’ truly, there is ‘no place like home.’ of course the ever popular audience takes a break from their mainstage calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) inhumane treatment unleashed on Heck, witnessing this, viewers Serving as tour chairperson is sing-a-longs. schedule to perform their affection- 838-3006. the heroines of the suffragette move- who’ve long abandoned their right Coldwell Banker’s Sherrie Natko, and Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 ate send-up of traditional holiday Performances are at The Oakes ment in England, circa early 20th to the ballot box may suddenly re- Coldwell Banker agents will serve as if purchased at the door. For more entertainment. Center, located at 120 Morris Av- Century, can get a bit beleaguering. join society and vote, even if only docents; sharing each home’s historic information visit the web site at The Dreamcatcher Resident Act- enue in Summit. Parking is avail- I mean, these are normal folk, like out of respect for these martyrs of and unique qualities with tour goers. www.continuoarts.com or call (908) ing Company will entertain with holi- able in the lot behind the theatre on your Mom, aunt Bertha or cousin democracy. George Kraus, Manager of the 264-5324. day songs, comic sketches and Ashwood Avenue and at the Summit Vera, treated like vermin. Equally Bearing the social equivalent of improv, and lots of good old-fash- Recreation Center on Morris Avenue, flummoxing, as disgraceful as the the scarlet letter, Maud gives good ioned fun. Each year’s show is origi- as well as on the street. The facility depictions are, the film is only PG- old Job a run for his money. She’s Cranford Band Splittree nal; past years’ performances in- is wheelchair accessible. To pur- 13. Hmm. Check me if I’m wrong, all in now, and it isn’t much fun cluded a Rockettes-style production chase tickets or for information on but perhaps it’s telling that, even witnessing her and her comrades’ number, take-offs on current reality any of Dreamcatcher Repertory now, the suffering shown isn’t con- travails. So beware: The film is much Releases Second Album shows and a post-holiday scene at Theatre's programs, please visit sidered as egregious as those dirty more informing and educative than the returns counter of a department www.dreamcatcherrep.org or contact words that earn a film its R rating. entertaining in the usually accepted CRANFORD – Local Cranford band 16. Mozu Records will also re-release store. This year’s show will include Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre at Embodying the movement to free sense of the term. It is civics class- Splittree, made up of Cranford High the band’s debut album. musical spoofs, topical sketches, and The Oakes Center, 120 Morris Av- women from their existence as little worthy. As such, if seen it should be graduates, releaseD their sophomore “Chelsea (Stay Tuned),” an upbeat unique silliness. Performing in the enue, Summit, (908) 514-9654. more than serfs, Carey Mulligan for all the good and noble reasons album, Asleep Behind the Wheel on song with a mix of clean and overdriven exudes award-worthy skill as Maud that one reads history. Solid and November 17. The group, comprised guitars, but a softer sound for the group, Watts, a laundress, wife and mother responsible production standards of Tom Stoke (18), John Anclien (19) will be the first single from the new The Music Man Marches Into who, not too unlike Sally Fields’s tell it like it was, with no embellish- and Kean MacLelland (19), and Alex record, which the band will released on Norma Rae (1979), awakens to the ment needed to earn Suffragette our Codella (19) released the album through November 3. realities of her ostensible servitude. vote of approval. Mozu Records, an independent label “This record is interesting because it St. Bartholomew Church The transition is slow. She’s not a *** based in New Haven, Connecticut. The shows the progression of our sound firebrand. But she thinks maybe Suffragette, rated PG-13, is a Focus new album marks the second full-length which has developed even over a few SCOTCH PLAINS – It’s time to Bartholomew, Theatre to All was there’s a better way. Those powers Features release directed by Sarah release from the band in 2015, and is the months,” drummer Mr. Anclien added. strike up the band as Theatre to All founded by Lina Zikas and is di- that be have the gal locked into a Gavron and stars Carey Mulligan, Hel- follow up to their debut album Mind “We have some hard rock songs, which presents the Tony award-winning rected and performed by kids on a vicious circle of poverty. Complain ena Bonham Carter and Anne-Marie Tricks, which was released March 3rd of are newer to our style, but still keep the play, The Music Man on Saturday, mission to raise money for the needy and the sweatshop boss, who has Duff. Running time: 106 minutes this year. Mind Tricks flair in a lot of the other December 19 at St. Bartholomew in our local community. With a cast “The response to Mind Tricks was tunes.” the Apostle Church at 2032 Westfield of more than 30 community chil- overwhelming,” said guitarist Mr. “We now have two albums and nu- Ave., Scotch Plains. The play, per- dren (ages seven to 16) sharing their Continuo Arts Announces Codella. “Once we saw the growth merous other songs that we haven’t formed by community children, will time, talent and passion, the show from the first album, we wanted to get recorded under our belt,” said singer have shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. offers terrific dancing, singing and back into the studio. Two albums in one and guitarist Mr. MacLelland. “Our Admission is free, but donations are acting from local rising stars. Christmas Time in the City year may seem like a lot, but the songs next step is to support this album and welcomed to benefit Charity Begins Voluntary donations will be col- on Mind Tricks weren’t brand new our debut by touring, just playing as at Home fund. lected for the “Charity Starts at WESTFIELD – Continuo Arts’ Chamber Orchestra will present material if fans had followed us for a many shows as possible, radio spins, The plot revolves around Harold Home” fund which provides finan- annual “Christmas Time in the City” many perennial holiday favorites in while. Every song on Asleep Behind the and any means of promotion. We are Hill, a traveling con man who ar- cial relief to families in Scotch Plains Holiday Concert Extravaganza takes addition to Te Deum by Mark Hayes Wheel is brand new just for this album.” fortunate now because we have a distri- rives in River City, Iowa, and con- and surrounding areas. place on Saturday, December 12, at and other selections. The band, who write original, alter- bution deal and management backing. vinces the locals to start a band by 7:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church For the past seven years the native and rock music spent June We have come along way in just a few purchasing the uniforms and instru- of Westfield. A production by the “Christmas Time in the City” spec- through August recording the new, 12- months.” ments from him. His intention is to Continuo Arts Foundation presented tacular has ushered in the holiday song album, Asleep Behind the Wheel, The upcoming album once again fea- flee as soon as he receives the money. free of charge as a gift to the com- season for Westfielder’s as well as and worked with industry profession- tures Mr. Codella, this time as a full- Librarian Marian Paroo suspects munity features over 175 singers those from many surrounding com- als for the mastering, production and time member, and also appearances by Harold is a fraud, but holds her from Union, Morris and Essex Coun- munities. Be sure to get there early distribution. “For example, we had the Luke Langone of Nothing Personal. tongue since her moody brother, ties, soloists, the Continuo Arts for great seats, dress up for your opportunity to have a great producer This will also be the last album to Winthrop, is excited about the band. Chamber Orchestra, free photos with photos with Santa, be ready to Sing- and friend, Stefano Bonzi, from LA include Mr. Stoke as a member, as he As Harold begins to develop feel- Santa, audience sing-a-longs and A-Long to holiday favorites both old based BonziRecording, work on vo- announced his departure in last Sep- ings for Marian, he faces a difficult special guest artists! and new! Doors will open at 7:00 cals for this record,” said Mr. Stoke. tember. Over 300 hours had been put decision about skipping town. www.goleader.com The Continuo Arts Choruses and P.M. with reserved seating available This is the band’s first album to be into recording, mixing, and mastering. Entering its sixth year at St. a visit by Santa always have sur- to “Home for the Holiday’s” Home released through the Mozu Records, Recording took place at Studio 108 in prise vignettes in store for concert- Tour ticket holders from 7 p.m. to whom the band signed with on October Cranford. goers with music in surround- 7:15 p.m. Presented free of charge sound. Children of all ages can look as a gift to the community, start your The Westfield Memorial Library presents forward to an opportunity for pic- holiday season with “Christmas Time ture taking with Santa after the per- in the City”! Call (908) 264-5324 or Registration is Open for “The Beatles: formance! The individual and com- visit www.continuoarts.com for bined Continuo Arts Ensembles & more information. From Liverpool to Abbey Road” Winter 2016 Arts Classes Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30 pm One-Man STAR WARS™ RAHWAY – Registration is now notice class locations specified next open for Winter art classes for adults, to each class description: either 1670 teens (ages 12 to 16), and children Irving for our traditional Arts Guild Trilogy soars into UCPAC (ages seven to 11) at Arts Guild New New Jersey building on Irving Street, Jersey. Winter one-day Adult Work- or Senior Center Annex, 125 W. RAHWAY – In advance of the four continents, the worldwide love shop registration is also now open. Milton Avenue, for the Annex space year's most highly anticipated movie, affair with this trilogy is phenomenal Winter classes begin the week of on Milton Avenue. bone up on everything STAR - and it's been a dream come true for January 18th, 2016, including sev- Registration is accepted online WARS™ as the extremely talented Charles Ross to celebrate that love eral exciting new options, in addi- (www.agnj.org) where you can pay Canadian actor Charles Ross brings with generations of fans around the tion to many familiar favorites. by credit card, in-person, or by mail. his hilarious One-Man STAR world. Classes meet once a week for eight To register in person, visit the office WARS™ Trilogy to UCPAC's As part of the evening's festivi- weeks. Whether students are chal- at 1670 Irving Street in Rahway, Mainstage on Friday, December 11 ties, Fearless Productions will be lenging themselves by taking their Monday - Thursday, from 10:00 AM at 8 p.m. sponsoring a costume contest with skills to the next level, or trying a – 4:00 PM or Friday 10:00 AM – 1:00 This two-hour lecture examines the historic journey of The Much of Ross' childhood was spent cash prizes. Creativity counts, so new technique for the first time, there PM (please use parking lot entrance). Beatles, starting from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg, in a galaxy far, far away, watching feel free to bring out your inner is something for everyone at Arts Cash and check payments are ac- into the excitement of Beatlemania, through their ground-breaking STAR WARS™ videos over - and Wookiee or Ewok. While attendees Guild New Jersey. cepted in person or by mail; credit studio albums (Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers) to their re- over - and over again. The result of are encouraged to dress in costume, Adult classes, with both morning card payments are accepted online markable final recordings at Abbey Road. Presenter and rock this misspent youth is his One-Man please leave your light sabers and and evening options, include diverse only. Payment must be received be- historian Vince Bruno is an entertaining, interactive storyteller. STAR WARS™ Trilogy, where he blasters at home. and multi-level offerings in draw- fore the class begins to complete reg- Make sure you sign up! single-handedly plays all the charac- UCPAC's Mainstage is located at ing, painting (oils, acrylics, and wa- istration. We do not recommend send- ters, sings the music, flies the ships, 1601 Irving Street in the heart of tercolor), and stained glass. Teen ing payment via mail within one week It’s your Library … make the most of it fights the battles and condenses the Rahway's Arts District and easily ac- and kids classes meet after school or of when classes begin. plots into one performance. cessible to major roads and public on Saturdays. Teen classes include All class space is limited, so early At university, Ross formed a friend- transportation. To purchase tickets, drawing, oil painting, and Anime/ registration is encouraged to ensure Sign up online at www.wmlnj.org ship and collaborating partnership call the box office at 732-499-8226 Manga; and for kids, sculpture, draw- enrollment. Members receive a $15 with actor/writer/director T.J. Dawe. or visit the website at www.ucpac.org. ing, pastel painting and cartooning. discount on adult classes and a $10 and click on the Calendar link, or He has directed four of Ross' solo For complete course descriptions discount for kids and teens classes. call 908.789.4090 option 0. shows - the first being the wildly and class schedules, access the online To become a member, or to get more It’s your Library … make the most of it successful One-Man STAR WARS™ See it all on the Web! course catalog at www.agnj.org (Art information on membership, visit 550 East Broad Street Westfield Trilogy. With thousands of perfor- Classes page) or call (732) 381-7511 www.agnj.org and click on the Mem- www.wmlnj.org 908.789.4090 mances, in hundreds of cities, across www.goleader.com to request a printed flyer. You will bership link. Page 18 Thursday, November 26, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

Carriage House Poetry Series Ends Season with Poetic Tribute

By DEVON YANVARY for the Carrage House, portrayed Gail Fishman Gerwin portrays poet Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times Vladimir Mayakovsky, a celebrated Sylvia Plath, and takes the most Russian poet whose poetry was influ- unique approach to this otherwise FANWOOD – The Carriage House enced his political activism and his somber theme. Plath’s poems were Poetry Series ended its 17th season relationship with Lilya Brik. “Back- influenced heavily by her everyday on (coincidentally) November 17. bone Flute,” a piece written for Brik, life, primarily her father’s death and To celebrate this momentous anni- is one of love, hopeless dedication her husband Ted Hughes’ cruelty, versary, founder Adele Kenny orga- and just a hint of fear. While “At the but Ms. Gerwin handled them with nized a touching and unconventional Top of His Voice,” political in nature, cynical humor. The piece “Daddy,” theme: a night dedicated to poets speaks of absolute power—one that written to her father, was full of lost to suicide. Why, you ask? Not takes away the freedoms of others hateful mourning; however, Gerwin only because poets have the highest and makes decisions for them. This stopped mid-poem to say, “What do rate of suicide in the literary commu- piece was influenced by Stalin’s rise you think of that imagery? Aren’t I DREAM PRODUCTION...Earlier this month Pingry's Drama Department presented Ken Ludwig's Midsummer/Jersey, a nity, but also because suicide affects to power. Rouskas ends with a line amazing!” She ended her segment humorous re-telling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mr. Ludwig's version is set on the boardwalk of a seaside everyone, including Ms. Kenny her- from Mayakovsky’s supposed suicide by pulling out a toaster oven, and town in modern-day New Jersey. First row, from left to right, Maddy Shilts (Flemington), Nick Grimaldi (Scotch Plains), self. In honor of the death of a close note: “There was nothing else I could saying disappointedly, “Oh, it’s elec- Andrew Cowen (New Vernon), Connor Beard (Warren), Liz Cooper (Morristown), Isabella Zanobini (New Vernon), Erin friend and others like him, seven do.” tric! I thought it was gas.” Dugan (Westfield), Katharine Matthias (Basking Ridge), Rajeev Doraswamy (Short Hills), Harrison Jones (South Orange), poets gathered to perform “Their John McDermott portrays poet Finally was Alex Pinto who por- and Jessica McLaughlin (Maplewood). Second row, from left to right, Jewell Strickland (Newark), Katherine Trejo Legacy of Words,” a night of re- John Berryman with child-like en- trayed Vachel Lindsay, who grew up (Newark), Aashiya Jaggi (Warren), Udochi Emeghara (Hillside), Megan Pan (Short Hills), Anaya Baynes (Union), Kat membrance and gratitude. thusiasm and vulnerability that was in a religious and doctoral family. Deliargyris (Basking Ridge), EmmaClaire Marvin (Summit), Alessia Zanobini (New Vernon), Alison Verdesca (Mendham), The local poets took the stage to absolutely charming. McDermott By way of finding is own path, he Meghan Salamon (Long Valley), Ouarida Benatia (Orange), and Siyu Cao (Parsippany). Third row, from left to right, Sidney read the works of famous poets from created a conversation with an imagi- became a poet, and was known for Shannon (Warren), Kayla Thau (Bound Brook), Jazmin Palmer (Lebanon), Brian Grimaldi (Scotch Plains), Dillon Noone (Scotch Plains), Hannah Curtis (Califon), Aidan Zola (Washington), Justin Wang (Warren), Danielle LeGrand (High the past. Each spoke in first person nary person reveals that Berryman being a performance poet. Lindsay Bridge), Jackson Artis (Plainfield), Sara Donovan (Summit), and Giancarlo Castillo (Summit). and brought their respective poets to spent most of his life battling alco- wrote poems that could be read and life in their own way; often times it holism and depression. His poems sang, naturally dubbed “singing po- was hard to distinguish the act from revolved around extreme self-aware- etry.” Lindsay’s poems contained the actor. ness, feelings of disassociation and a heavy religious overtones, and the Tom Plante portrayed poet Hart strange sense of wonder about ev- “singing poems” contributed to his, The Cast of The Cherry Orchard Crane, the troubled son of a candy erything. “Dream Song 14” speaks making his poems sound like hymns. mogul, who drowned himself in the of dream analysis, and is told from Mr. Pinto demonstrated by singing Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Plante read po- the perspective of a scatterbrained, his final piece, “The Alchemist Par- Shines at Westfield High School etry that focused on internal struggles almost manic, narrator. Meanwhile tition.” and feelings, hopelessness and con- “Dream Song 4” speaks about a beau- Events for the Carriage House Po- fusion, which mirrored the sadness tiful woman having lunch with her etry Series will resume on Tuesday, By DEVON YANVARY dreaminess, which she uses to escape can feel his remorse and guilt in the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and he felt in his life. The nature of his family, and the narrator’s feelings of February 16. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times reality; in the next, she commands the final acts as he evicts the family from poems reflected how Crane’s poetry love for her. Though his poems were stage with a crushing confession and their home. A job well done, this is was not well-received during him happy, Berryman’s life was often Essex Water Color WESTFIELD – Westfield High self-awareness that reveals that Guerriero’s seventh performance with lifetime. Mr. Plante read with a sad sad, and Mr. McDermott ended his School presented a wonderful rendi- Hudelson’s character has suffered the Westfield High School Theatre and defeated demeanor that was al- segment on the note of Berryman’s Club to Meet tion of The Cherry Orchard by Anton greatly in her lifetime. Hudelson gives Department. most too authentic, and ended his death. LIVINGSTON – The Essex Water Chekov this past weekend. The Cherry us a lovable heroine to root for. This Senior Madeline Rosenthal plays segment with, “Goodbye, everyone,” Deborah LaVeglia portrayed poet Color Club, now in the 83rd year of Orchard is story of a once-affluent is not surprising, of course, as the stereotypical stickler that is Varya. which were Crane’s last words. Anne Sexton, whose long-term battle continuous activity in the watercolor family in 20th century Russia, and Hudelson has won awards and re- Rosenthal switches from being short Carol Okaes portrayed poet Sara with mental illness helped her earn painting community, has announced their struggle to keep their childhood ceived honorable mentions for her tempered, to crying with the many an Teasdale, who won the first Colum- the title of a “confessional poet.” that monthl their monthly meeting home and its nationally known cherry acting in the past. This is her sixth exchange. A secretly sensitive woman, bia Poetry Prize—an award we now Sexton broke barriers by writing will include a demonstration by New orchard from being sold at auction. performance with the Westfield High Rosenthal projects a deep sadness call the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. bluntly about life, including topics Jersey artist, Judy Ballance. The meet- Though the play is directed as a trag- School Theatre Department. from the stage: both because she is in Ms. Oakes opened with a joke that like mental illness, menstruation and ing will be held on Sunday, Decem- edy, its original purpose was to be a Senior Frank Guerriero plays the love with the oblivious Guerriero and she is “Sara Teasdale, or rather, Sara even abortions. Despite these top- ber 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the comedy, thus there is a strange mix of part of Lopakhin, who is sometimes because she needs her job as estate Teasdale’s spirit.” She talks of ics, her work is extremely precise. Livingston Senior Community Cen- humor and sadness that runs through- funny, sometimes awkward and al- manager, which is now in jeopardy. In Teasdale’s troubled love life, which “Wanting to Die” uses strangely logi- ter, 204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston. out the entire production, which the ways haunted by his simple upbring- a final scene, Rosenthal gives a heart- influenced much of her poetry, in- cal, detail orientated language. Simi- The demonstration is open to the young actors handled with the utmost ings, despite having become a suc- breaking performance where she is cluding the piece “Advice to a Girl,” larly, “Her Kind” speaks of being a public and is free to members and $5 finesse. cessful business man. Guerriero radi- rejected by Guerriero, despite being which is laced with a matured sad- social outcast without a trace of re- for non-members and guests. Refresh- Senior Madeline Hudelson plays ates with inner conflict and insecu- given hope that he would finally pro- ness and the bitter realization that morse or shame, only factual obser- ments will be served. For further in- the lead role that is Ranyevkaya, the rity, and we are treated to a shocking pose. With 10 years’ worth of experi- comes with the heartbreak of experi- vation. LaVeglia reads her poems formation, contact Jane Ballinger, troubled but big-hearted mistress of display of character development ence behind her, this is Rosenthal’s ence. with a sad and experienced smooth- (973) 857-1562 or visit the estate and orchard. In one mo- when it is revealed that Guerriero seventh performance with the Basil Rouskas,a regular performer ness. www.ewcclub.com ment, she will be full of scatterbrained purchases the estate for himself. We CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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SCHETELICH 222 RUSHING YARDS, 4 TDs, 2 TD PASSES; NORTON, SZEKERES TD CATCHES Cougars Level Ridgefield Park in Section Football Semi, 48-14

By DAVID B. CORBIN unanswered points before the Cougar Head Coach Erik seven of 12 passes for 183 yards, sliding snag for the TD to make Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times second team defense allowed a Rosenmeier said. including TD passes of 23 yards the score 21-0 at the half. Wakeup call came early and the touchdown in the fourth quarter. The 11-0 Cougars fumbled and to Joe Norton and 35 yards to The Cougars began the open- top-seeded Cranford High School “We did a great job defensively turned the ball over to the Scar- Chris Szekeres. Bakie had two ing drive of the second half at football team awakened quickly but we warned them that lets on their first offensive series, receptions for 62 yards, senior their own 33. On the sixth play, to shut down the fifth-seeded Ridgefield Park is a talented team but the Cougar defense throttled Sean Leonard had two for 42 Schetelich saw the light and Ridgefield Park Scarlets, 48-14, and they have run plays like that them with when Brian McGovern yards and senior Will Budries had sprinted 28 yards for the TD with in the North Jersey, Section 2, in the past. It wasn’t a surprise. recorded a throw for a loss and a 21-yard grab. 8:55 on the clock. Group 3 playoffs at Memorial Field They have a lot of talented ath- Ryan Bakie knocked down a pass Early in the second quarter the Three-and-out for the Scarlets in Cranford on November 20. Af- letes. After that, we played ex- forcing a punt that came to rest Cougars got the ball on their own allowed the Cougars to take over ter being stunned by a reception cellent defense. That’s the key to on the Cranford 43. After Bakie’s 32. On the first play, Schetelich at the Cranford 46. A 15-yard that was good enough for 61- winning a championship and that two-yard run, senior quarterback hooked up with Leonard for a 35- penalty placed the ball on the 31 yards on the first play of the was the key to winning tonight’s Jack Schetelich found an opening yard gain. Six plays later, Schetelich but Schetelich, once again, found game, the Cougars, not only pre- game. Our offense took a while in the middle and sprinted 41 dropped the snap but scooped it up an opening and dashed 69 yards vented the Scarlets from scor- to get started, but defense was yards for his first of four touch- and ran eight yards for the TD. for his fourth TD with 7:26 left in ing, but also went on to score 42 good from the first moment,” down (TD) runs with 3:36 left in Cougar defensive lineman the third quarter to make the the first quarter. Ethan Tom recorded a five-yard score 35-0 and to activate the Schetelich would finish with 222 sack, which convinced the Scar- Mercy Rule clock. See & Subscribe at yards rushing and additional TD lets to punt. Bakie received the goleader.com/ballyhoo Another three-and-out and a BallyhooBallyhoo runs of eight yards, 28 yards and punt near the 15 and returned it poor punt gave Cranford the ball 69 yards. He also completed to the 42. On the eighth play, on the Scarlets’ 30. Budries had Submit commentary and items for publishing. Schetelich fired 23 yards into the a nice 28-yard reception but it Email to [email protected] l'ennemi du journaliste end zone where Norton made a CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page S-2 Thursday, November 26, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary

was negated by a penalty and to get back to that game. Still got in the finals is so heartbreaking. be Cougars against Cougars at wanted. We never lost a game on the ball was returned to the 35. a sour taste in my mouth just as There’s no guarantee that you Cougar Stadium at Kean Univer- this field in our whole high school So Schetelich connected with bad as when we walked out of are going to get back. We knew sity when Cranford faces career, so that feels great. Even Szekeres for the TD with 34 sec- MetLife last year. All I wanted to we had a good team coming back Chatham, 45-6, winners over though it was our last time, we onds left in the third. do was just finish the job and go but these guys have been deter- West Essex in the other semifi- have great memories here,” With the Cranford second team get the ‘W’ in the state game and mined since the summer to get nal. On a bit of a sad note, the win Schetelich said. defense now on the field, the finish for all the seniors, who back to this point and take one over the Scarlets would be the “I love this field. We finished Scarlets found success when Elijah graduated last year. Even though step further,” Coach Rosenmeier last game at Memorial Field for undefeated here. We won 48-14. Carlos scored on a 54-yard run they didn’t get their ring, they said. the Cranford seniors. That’s the way to finish off the four minutes into the fourth quar- really deserved it,” senior line- On December 4 at 7 p.m. it will “We finished it the way we job,” Doran said. ter. But Cranford tacked on an- man Kevin Doran said. “No better feeling than not los- other TD five minutes later when “It’s a great feeling to get back ing at home and making it a Anthony Aroujo scampered 27 there for our whole team now great game today with all of our yards for the score. Carlos added and the team last year. We are teammates. I am very happy to the final TD on a 43-yard run. going in there like Kevin said to end on this note,” Fries said. For Cranford, this meant an- finish the job and go out there “I am very honored and it’s other chance at winning a sec- and make a statement,” senior very special that our class hasn’t tional title after last year’s heart- lineman Will Fries said. lost a varsity game on this field. breaking, 20-13, loss to Parsippany “I am excited to get back there. To be in an elite group like that to Hills where the Cougars managed It’s not a given thing that we never lose here is really special to get the ball to the three-yard would get back there. We really to walk off here one last time,” line before time ran out. worked hard to earn it to fight Cappello said. “Since December 7th of last our way back here, especially “It hasn’t been easy. I am proud year, everybody wanted to get with a rough first game [24-23 of how these guys worked. I’m back to this point. We fought so win over Warren Hills]. We pulled proud of the coaching staff. All hard throughout the off-season together after that game saying, the time that they put in to stay and throughout the whole sea- ‘guys we need to get back here focused. I am glad that we made son to complete our goal. And and try to get the W’, like Kevin it back to this point, but now we that’s where we are right now,” said for the seniors last year,” have to win it,” Coach Rosenmeier Schetelich said. Cappello said. said. “I, as well as the rest of the “You don’t know that you can Ridgefield Park 0 0 0 14 14 team, have waited almost a year get back there. That’s why losing Cranford 7 14 21 7 48 Page S-3 Thursday, November 26, 2015 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo BallyhooBallyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary