Voters' Message to Schools: NO Field, a Breastfeeding Infor- Mation and Support Group, Will Meet 10: IS A.M
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I Id Record •Vol. 5, No. 49 Thursday, December 15,1994 A Forbes Newspaper 50 cents Briefs News for new moms / „. La Leche League of West- Voters' message to schools: NO field, a breastfeeding infor- mation and support group, will meet 10: IS a.m. today at the Cranford library on Walnut Av- Classroom bonds enue. Call 709-1261 School Bond Vote Results Wrap it up rejected 3196-2521 Westfleld shoppers can re- Voter Turnout: 32.55% ceive an early Christmas •y NICOLE A. QAV1NO polls Tuesday, twice as many as Registered: 17,747 present, 5-8 p.m. today, when THE RECORD came out for the last regular school First Baptist Church offers free election in April. Although the Voted: 5,777 gift-wrapping. Youth will hand Westffelders said "no" Tuesday bond won in Ward I by 65 votes, Absentee: 184 out coupons downtown which to the Board of Education's $7.6 "no" votes in the other three wards million bond referendum for a prevailed. Overall, the bond was Yes Total can be, redeemed tonight at the defeated with 56.4 percent of the No chinch. classroom construction plan, forc- ing school officials to search for an- vote. Ward 1 855 790 1,645 other way to accommodate surging "The town spoke and said they Holiday Family Night enrollment in Westfield schools. want a better solution. Well have Ward 2 587 772 1,359 The Westfield Library will School officials have said they to readdress the issue," said board hold a Holiday Family Night for have no alternate plan. Superinten- member Tom Madaras, who voted 7-B p.m. Wednesday. The event dent Mark Smith and School against going to the voters for the Ward 3 460 775 1,235 features crafts, stories and re- Board President Susan Pepper bond freshments for children grade both said Tuesday night they do Six million dollars of the bond K and up, accompanied by an not intend to go back to the voters was to have funded construction of Ward 4 542 859 1,401 adult In-person registration be- with another bond referendum. 22 total additional rooms onto gins today. Board member Melba Nixon, Franklin, McKinley, Jefferson and who also voted against going to the Wilson schools. According to the TOTALS 2£21 3,196 voters with the bond referendum, school board, elementary enroll- Visionary support said, "I feel that the community ment has increased 21.8 percent Visions is a support group for made the right decision. Obviously since 1988, and 327 more students separated, divorced, and wid- we still have challenges ahead of are projected between now and Votara from tha Flrat Ward lad owed individuals, including sin- us and we will meet them in a way 1998. The building plan was pro- other districts in turnout In gle parents and people of all DAVID GIPSOWHE RECORD that will serve the children and the posed in September after the board Tueaday's voting. It waa tha faiths. They will hold a Christ- Tht first voter at th« Franklin School poll Tuesday at 1 p.m. wag community. I have no doubt we discussed several alternatives. only ward to hava votad in mas Celebration and Festival of Robart Clraaa. Franklin School would hava sean tha moat class- can do that" Since school officials said they favor of tha achool board'a lights, 7 p.m. Sunday, St rooma added uakig funda froam Ida $7.6 million referendum A relatively strong turnout of 32 have no Plan B, they will have to $7.6 million claaaroom con- Helen's Parish Center, Rahway votara rajactad Tuaaday. percent of registered voters hit the (Please turn to page A-2) atructlon bond referendum. Ave. Call 322-7762. Strings at school The Junior Strings of the Chips and flakes on school board bill New Jersey Youth Symphony, an intermediate level orchestra, Computerized library services ricuhim would add technological and networking of the town's nine ians/media specialists, working by the school system's Instruc- will appear in concert 3 p.m. and snow days will be discussed by advances to the library/media cen- public schools was proposed by the with Or. David J. Rock, assistant tional Council and is on Tuesday's Sunday at Edison School. The the Westfleld Board of Education ters, such as automated card cata- Technology Committee. superintendent of curriculum and agenda for discussion and delib- program, featuring works by at Tuesday's 8 p.m. meeting. logues and access to materials in The proposed library curriculum instruction. The new curriculum eration by the school board. Stamitz, Corelli, Bartok and A proposeixufwaead new uonulibrary curcur- otheouwr librariesiioranes. uvnpuienzauonComputerization^- was developed boy thwe schooscnooli librariibrar- hanas beeDeen reviewed and appapprover d Additionally, the school board is holiday music, is underwritten set to take action on how it will by a grant from the Westfleld make up extra snow days this year. Foundation. Admission is by The board briefly discussed the door donation. Council urged to back sea routing of jets topic at its last meeting. Dr. Smith recommended adding B•yy MMNMMMMNMMVt MWMI . AsriattoAwiatton Administration to study tal impact studies are under way Scotch Plains, he aaid. In the cen- on t»«he end or ttw Mhoo! y«ar IT 100 years of taste •routing plan to lower air on the Expanded East Coast Plan. tral part of town, the no\se would The Woman's Club of West- UXOOUD OOJUUBPONDBNT there is only one extra snow day. traffic noise. One proposed plan, the Solberg be reduced one or two decibels, However, if there are two or more field has published a cookbook The Westfleld representative to Jerome Peder told the Town mitigation plan, would lower noise and remain the same in the north- extra snow days, he suggested the titled "Centennial Favorites" in the Union County Air Traffk Advi- Council at its workshop meeting by two to five decibels in the em part days be made up during the April honor of its 100th Anniversary vacation. of volunteer work. Tne book, a sory Board catted for the Federal IViesday evening two environmen- southern part of Westfield and (Please turn to page A-2) souvenir of this milestone, was compiled by Tia lies and Anne Magnotti. It is available at Celt- ic Imports Ltd., Lancaster Ltd., ShopRite hearings grind on; next set for '95 Borden Realty and the Towne Bookstore. mony from two objectors. Attorney Master Plan. Testimony and cross- Despite previous hopes to com- parking lot sitting in Garwood. The •» mcou A. VUliam Butler, representing Reilly examination of Mr. Zimmerman plete the hearing by the end of the Garwood board was set to continue It's boot-scootin* time THE RECORD Oldsmobile, and attorney Brian continued last week as Mr. Fahey year, the Planning Board has its hearing last night Country line-dancing classes The Westfleld Planning Board Ftahey, representing residents Olf proceeded with his case. changed its agenda. The Dec. 22 The proposed ShopRite "super- will be offered Friday mornings drew an audience of nearly 50 as it and Maryann Dolling of Fourth Av- Residents have attended the meeting has been canceled. The store" will sit on North Avenue on at the Westfleld "Y." Call 233- continued to hear the ShopRite enue, are now completing their tes- hearing throughout, questioning hearing will resume at special the Westfield/Garwood bonier at 2700 to learn line dances like case Thursday. In its final hour, timony. witnesses and carefully watching planning board meetings Jan. 12 the current Westfield Lumber site. decision-making time draws near. At the last meeting, Mr. Fahey and Jan. 26. Frank Sauro, Village Su- the Tush-Push, the Electric the case's progress. Next month, 1 Side, and Waltz Across Texas. After 17 months of testimony presented David Zimmerman, a they will be able to tell the board Village Supermarkets is simulta- permarkets general counsel, said from ShopRite owners, Village Su- professional planner who testified what they think. Saturday, Jan. 14 neously seeking approval from the the company anticipates approval permarkets, the Planning Board is that the store would contradict has been set aside for public testi- Garwood Planning Board, with a and expects a spring ground- Law school grants breaking. Robert M. Read, president of in the sixth month of hearing testi- foils and objectives in Westfield's mony. major portion of the proposed tne Westfield Rotary Club, an- nounced applications for the Read Law Scholarship are available at the Westfield High School guidance office. West- Readers advance fund field or Plainfield high school graduates attending law school full-time are eligible. Applica- for neighbors to $199 tions are due March 31. A single parent head qf house- with the Westfleld Neighbor- hold recently was told by her em- hood Council, the Westfield Art exhibit ployer that her working hour* Community Center, the Salva- A show of members' paint- would be reduced due to a slow- tion Army and various church ings by the Westfield Art As- down in the market. The family organizations. The fund helps sociation is on display until lives paycheck to paycheck, so working people who, due to ill- mid-January in Children's Spe- the decrease in earned income ness, are out of work for a little cialized Hospital. Viewing is left the family unprepared to while and can't get help from weekday, daytime hours meet the next month's rent. For- any government program. It through the ambulance en- tunately, Westfield's Caring helps families who can't pay trance. Call 233-3720 Ext, 379. Neighbor Fund was able to pro- their utilities bill and may be vide money to assist the family without electricity or heat It Sunset tickets to avoid potential homelessness.