Making the Most of Summer
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No registration is re- pool swim to old favorites like quired. ease school access As the children of Westfield Knock-Hockey and Kickball. • Registration has begun for a play their summer away, many Each site has its own annual Fair toddler time story hour 10:30 By NICOLE A. QAVINO are taking advantage of the recre- Night, when the children have the a.m. Wednesday, July 28. Chil- THE RECORD ation commission's summer Play- opportunity to interact with both dren should be 21/2 years old, ground Program. parents and counselors to create a Westfield Library member, Hopes to improve handicap ac- At local playgrounds across and run their own fair activities. and accompanied by a parent. cess in Edison Junior High School town, children are taking part in a The Fair Night also provides each Park concerts start are slowly becoming realities as the variety of free activities due to the site with the chance to generate Westfield Board of Education help of the town and the motiva- funds which go back into the pro- Tlie recreation commission makes progress toward the instal- is sponsoring a concert series tion and commitment of play- gram. lation of a new ramp and access ground workers. In addition, an educational featuring the Westfield Com- lift. munity Concert Band 8 p.m. The summer playground has theme is chosen for each week of Although Westfield High School been around since 1950, around the program, including Earth Thursday through Aug. 12. Up- is already equipped with adequate coming acts include the Sa- the time when the Recreation Week, Olympic Week, and Drug handicap access, the junior high Commission was created. Many and Alcohol Awareness Week. Ac- laam Temple String Band, and schools, both multi-story buildings, the Rahway Valley Jerseyaires. adult Westfield residents can re- tivities are created in a way that are lacking such facilities. member attending during care- the children can enjoy themselves According to Robert Rader, the free summers of childhood. and learn new things at the same New CPR course assistant superintendent for busi- The program has changed and time. For example, during the' The local Red Cross is offer- ness, buildings of this kind poten- been improved through the years first week of the program, chil- ing a new course called Com- tially deny access for certain indi- but its reason for success remains dren attended a Pool Safety Pro- munity First Aid and Safety viduals. Ramps do exist now at Ed- the same: the children are getting gram through the National Swim that covers infant, child and ison School, but they are inad- together and having a good time. Pool Foundation at Memorial adult CPR with a solid base in equate because they are too steep. The Summer Playground is a Pool. The children got to walk standard first aid. The nine- Because access is currently dif- seven-week program held from through a mobile trailer unit hour course will be given on ficult, a new ramp and a handicap late June to mid August at all the which showed safety features for two nights, July 27 and 28, at access liil are on the way. local elementary schools and the swimming and diving before try- the Chapter House, 321 Elm The new access facilities will pro- Westfield Neighborhood Council. ing them out themselves in the St Class size is limited and vide for both students and staff, Children can register at any time pool with lifeguards "Gus and will be filled on a fist come, including special education stu- during the summer program. Cur- Goldy Goldfish." first served basis. Call 232- dents, physically handicapped fac- rently, nearly 900 children who The Summer Playground wUl 7090. ulty and also temporarily handi- are active in the program and the finish its season with the All capped students. In addition to Recreation Commission estimates Parks Picnic, when children from Foreign films... helping people who already use the more than 1,000 will be involved all the different sites will get to- school, the new ramp and lift will The Memorial Library is by the Playground's big picnic fi- gether for a final bash. open the door for mote people to ORGE PACCtELlO/THE RECORD nale. "We're always striving to re- hosting a Thursday evening be able to use the facilities. Kristen Valla, 7, makes her move playing Connect Four at foreign film festival through Funded primarily through town search new programs to maintain Aug. 19, at 7:30 in the meeting "We know we have physically Wilson School last week. Summer Playground programs at taxes, the playground is free to all interest," said Paul Campanelli of room. AH films will have En- challenged students who will be various locations around Westfield give youngsters the Westfield residents from first the Recreation Department "I glish subtitles; registration is coming to the school," Mr. Rader chance to enjoy the great outdoors with each other. through sixth grades. The ac- (Please turn to page A-3) not required. The schedule in- said. "The goal is to make sure that cludes: no one is denied access because of Tonight: Dark Eyes (Italian a physical handicap." and Russian 1987) - Marcello Progress towards the installation Miustroianni is an amiable of the ramp and lift is underway, Local GOP leadership changes hands lurn-of-the-century lap dog as the Board of Education looks to named Romano whose re- Mr. Rader to handle the project. as Westfield's Mayor from 1979- have an understanding of politics The new ramp has already been By NICOLE A. GAVtNO mittees, as well sponse to a crisis at the bank 1982 and first served on the Town both in Westfield and in Union approved and will be built this THE RECORD as being active run by his wife is to bolt to a Republican Committee in 1987 as County," Mr. Cockren said. "My spa. summer, hopefully in time for as a volunteer school opening in September. One of the founders of the West- chairman. goal is to bring new, talented peo- July 29: Black Oiyhcus (Brazil- The newly elected chairman, Mr. for the church ple into the party." About $10,000 has been set aside field Republican Club is now at the of St Helen's ian and Portugese 1959) - The helm of the town's GOP Com- Cockren, said he will continue the While serving as GOP leader, Mr. for the ramp and $25,000 allocated and as a soccer legend of Orpheus and Eury- mittee. committee's goal of supporting Chin said he followed the same dice is retold against the mad- so far for the lift, which is not yet coach. approved. In addition, the parents The Westfield Town Republican candidates and seeing that they get principle as the chairman before, ness of carnival in Rio. committee recently announced the elected. Mr. Cockren has also long In 1992, Mr. and hopes that Mr. Cockren will do Aug. 5: Babctte's Frost (Danish of special education students have donated $5,000 to go towards the changing of its chairman, moving been involved in Republican poli- Cockren the same. und French 1987) - The scene tics and hopes that his knowledge formed the is the late 1800s on the Danish project. from one solid political activist to "We in the Republican Party coast amid God fearing puri- "We were delighted to get the another. and experience will be assets to the Westfield Re- want to make sure we look for peo- tans, where a mysterious donation, it will be a great help to Now effective is the resignation Westfield Town Republican Com- publican Club ple who put the town's interests French refugee comes to work the project," Mr. Rader said. of Allen Chin and the election of mittee. and was elected president. Because and security before the party," said as a humble cook. The lift is currently going Robert W, Cockren as the com- Politically active since the early the GOP committee's bylaws limit Mr. Chin. Aug. 12: The Return of Martin through a standard review process. mittee's new chairman. 1970s, Mr. Cockren served many that group's membership, the Mr. Chin has continously been Giierrv (French 1983) - The ro- The project needs to get state ap- Mr. Chin had served as chair- years in the New York State Legis- Westfield Republican Club was cre- involved in other town activities, mantic and tragic legendary (Please turn to page A-3) man for the Town Republican lature as a staffer, and for local pol- ated as a device to allow people in and said he will continue to be ac- folk tale of a young peasant Committee for the past six years, itics in Long Island, where he pre- town to become more active.