Board Approves Plans for Storage Vision 2001 to Host by LIBBY BARSKY That Produces Flavor Components Ees, He Said

Students create web page. See page A-6. SOUTH PLAINFIELD Metuchen • Edison • Highland Park • Piscataway orter Vol. 36, No. 26 Friday, June 25, 1999 50 cents Board approves plans for storage Vision 2001 to host By LIBBY BARSKY that produces flavor components ees, he said. The addition will not be start Environmental Protection. CORRESPONDENT for Campbell products, said to Architect Oliver Wilhelm of ed until the plans are adjusted to Northeastern agreed to plant golf classic David Parcher, general manager Cybul & Cybul explained that include additional lighting units, six willow trees in the front of its SOUTH PLAINFIELD — SOUTH PLAINFIELD — of Northeastern. although the site plan calls for a according to Naberezny. building to conform with land The South Plainfield Vision Northeastern Products will “The flavor components prod 1,260 square foot addition, The Planning Board did scaping of other buildings in the 2001 Education Foundation replace an existing freezer and ucts that are made need refriger because the plans feature approve 26 waivers Northeastern area. Trees also will be planted in will hold its annual Golf add storage space at its South ation,” he said. replacement of a freezer at its had requested. the rear of the property. Classic on Wednesday at the Clinton Avenue plant. The new freezer and storage original location there will be an Thomas M. Auffenorde of In addition, Northeastern Royce Brook Golf Club in The Planning Board unani addition is estimated to provide a expansion of only 736 square feet EcolSciences Inc., called in as a made a $2,000 contribution to the Hillsborough. mously granted preliminary and cost saving of $250,000, fulfilling to the existing site. wetlands professional, told the tree program created by Cost of $160 per person final site plan approval Tuesday what Parcher called a Campbell Originally Northeastern asked Planning Board that as the clos Councilwoman Darlene Pinto. includes 18 holes of golf, for the 1,260 square foot addition “mission of delivering superior for a lighting waiver through civil est wetlands were 125 feet away The grant “will be used to greens fees, cart, golf range, to be operated by Northeastern, a customer service with decreasing engineer Joseph Knapp of Sailer there would be no impact from plant trees in the borough’s parks coffee, lunch, a beer and wine division of Camden-based cost.” & Sailer, but Borough Engineer the expansion of the site. or for tree replacement on hour, a buffet dinner and all Campbell Soup Co. Northeastern currently has 68 Richard Naberezny found that Auffenorde also said there was Hamilton Boulevard in the gratuities. The addition is needed to employees and does not antici additional lighting was needed no need for an additional inter ‘Bridge to Bridge’ program,” Prizes for a hole-in-one upgrade the 35-year-old plant pate addition additional employ for the driveway and parking lot. pretation by the Department of Mayor Daniel Gallagher said. include a new car, golf clothes, a radio and a “pot of gold.” Other prizes will be School district bids awarded for longest drive, closest to the pin, low gross and low net. The Golf Classic is one of farewell to retirees the annual fund-raisers for the Vision 2001 Education New educators also welcom ed to district Foundation. In its fifth year the foun By UBBY BARSKY and Franklin School, 5 1/2 years. dation provided almost 25 CORRESPONDENT In addition, board President scholarships, $22,250 in Doris Haley welcomed those who endowments, $6,000 for cur SOUTH PLAINFIELD — have been hired to replace the riculum, $5,975 for academic Eleven teachers, three duty retiring faculty and those for incentive programs and aides, a guidance counselor, a newly budgeted positions. $9,575 for school equipment. GEORGE PACCIELLO/ librarian and* a van driver have Welcomed were Kimberly For more information or STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER been honored on their impend Alongi, librarian at SPHS and registration, call Emil ing retirement from the South Franklin School; Rosemary Leporino at 1908) 756-8038 Pool party Plainfield school system. Allen, social studies teacher at or Robert Hunter at (908) The retirees received plaques the middle school; Dorothy Bley, 756-2800. Roosevelt School student Joe from the Board of Education science teacher at the high Defalco, 11, dives into the pool during its meeting Tuesday. school; Janet Donnelly, elemen Local teen graduates Wednesday, June 18 during the Most of those tary teacher at annual Pool Party for all fifth retiring have Franklin School; Wardlaw-Hartridge graders. The party was spon worked in the Shane Kagan, sored by the borough's DARE district an aver social studies SOUTH PLAINFIELD — program. Police Officer Joe Adam Scaduto graduated age of 25 years. For story on teacher at the Pappa (below) hands out ice Retiring from high school; June 14 from Wardlaw- cream to students. Hartridge School in Edison. South Plainfield retirement Christopher Adam, who will attend High School are Wendel, physics: Westchester University in Mart Kuuskvere, dinner, _ teacher at the' the fall, was also awarded social studies high school; and the National School Choral teacher, 34 Bonnie Award for interest, achieve years; Melinda see page A-3 Schoonover, ment and contributions to Lally, guidance English teacher the vocal music program. counselor, 33 at the high years; Joseph school. Matticola, physical education Positions remaining to be Rescue squad teacher, 29 years; Robert Saul, filled are for mathematics, responded to 164 calls science teacher, 28 years; Spanish and physical education Kathleen Sisolak, chemistry teachers at SPHS, plus an ele SOUTH PLAINFIELD — teacher, 27 years; and Gordon mentary teacher and physical The South Plainfield Rescue Smith, mathematics teacher, 27 education teacher at Riley Squad responded to 164 calls years; and Dona Kay Linger, School. during May. English teacher, 15 years. Other new teachers hired to The total included 131 Also retiring are William begin in September are William calls for medical assistance, Nothnagel, physical education Hamilton, physical education 16 motor vehicle accidents, teacher at Riley School, 34 teacher at the middle school; two fir^s, four community years; Morris Sammons, social Kevin McCann, elementary service requests, two studies teacher at South teacher at Kennedy School; requests for transportation, Plainfield Middle School, 31 Jennifer Bensulock, resource four mutual aid calls and five years; Victoria Molnar, teacher teacher at Kennedy School; maintenance runs. Squad at Franklin School, 29 years; Robert Diehl, social studies volunteers spent 296 crew Sharon Devlin, teacher at Riley teacher at the high school; and hours answering calls during School, 28 years; Carmela Kimberly DeMatteo, special edu May. DeVito, duty aide at Riley cation teacher at the middle During the first five School, 26 years; Marilyn school. months of 1999 the Rescue Hawkins, duty aide at Riley Brian Bilal, a disciplinarian Squad responded to 709 School, 26 years; Carol at SPHS, was reappointed calls. Celentano, duty aide at Riley Saturday school teacher for the School, 24 years; Aurora Matula, 1999-2000 school year effective Spanish teacher at SPHS and Sept. 1. 50-50 raffle to the middle school, 15 years; Judith Bayer was reappointed benefit scholarship Janet Landau, small van driver, a teacher and adult adviser for 14 years; and Judith the Adult High School, a 12- SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Lichenstein, librarian at SPHS month position. The South Plainfield Rescue Squad is selling 50-50 tickets to benefit the Cadet Scholarship Fund. Self-esteem project Tickets are $1 and avail able at the Rescue Squad building, 2520 Plainfield leads to award for nurse Ave., or from any Rescue Squad member. Volunteers By UBBY BARSKY aides, three “class moms” and will also sell tickets along the CORRESPONDENT chaperones. route of the Labor Day She said her project will be parade Sept. 6. SOUTH PLAINFIELD — published in Child Health Month The drawing will be 10 Grant School nurse Dawn Wallis, “as a reference for lessons that p.m. Sept. 6. Last year’s win using balloons and pictures with can be done at any level at any ner took home more than happy, sad and angry faces, cre grade.” $1,500. ated a program for preschool “The ability to express one’s developmentally delayed and self is a necessity,” Wallis wrote multiply handicapped young in the letter describing her pro sters to learn about feelings and gram to Child Health Month. develop self-esteem. “It makes no difference if a Telephone call leads to guilty plea The program has been hon child can’t speak or has problems ored with the John W. Alexander hearing or understanding,” the By UBBY BARSKY the ballot for school board candi to harassment and imposed a Outstanding Project Award for a letter continued. “He of she Inside CORRESPONDENT dates. fine. self-esteem project given by needs to make their feelings “How does it feel to be in first LaSaliva-Seliga did not apolo Child Health Month, a publica known.” Comm entary........ ..A-4 SOUTH PLAINFIELD - place and come in last, you lying gize to Byrne. tion of the Association for The award was established to Byrne and LaSalvia-Seliga Sending a harassing telephone f***,” the caller allegedly said. Children of New Jersey. encourage effective community Community Life... ..A-6 message to a candidate on the Byrne said she recognized the have known each other for more Wallis was one of nine people . projects that promote childhood night of the school board election voice and immediately retrieved than 20 years. who received the award June 16 health or safety education. Sports.......................C-1 netted the caller a trip to court the caller’s telephone number. “We went to PTA conventions at Six Flags Great Adventure in Wallis’s award is the first for and a $77 fine.

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