Chool Finances Mostly in Good Shape TNB.HOWEU
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n to o —I £l O 01 wit tarn Friday, November 29, 2002 50 cents chool finances mostly in good shape TNB.HOWEU. 2002 audit. The purpose of the ing," Superintendent William is excellent so that the board can terly payments to the Btate ORD-PRESS audit is to review financial state- Foley said, "Our financial state- focus on other things, unemployment fund be made ments to ensure that the district ments are correct and t he proper While the Scotch Plains- from the trust fund account. i oard of education meet- is in compliance with state and checks and balances are in plnce. Fnnwood Bonrd of Education Also. Barre said, the student^ >v. 19, both the Westfield federnl standards. Since the dis- We are in compliance of all laws received several recommenda- activity account at Park Middle) icotch Plains-Fanwood trict receives state aid, it must and regulations." tions about administration of the School should be reconciled on q districts were presented demonstrate internal controls Morrison indicated that he unemployment trust fund from monthly basis. » with their annual audits and regarding grant allocations. would like the district's fund bal- auditors Barre and Company, The board approved the. rec-! approved corrective actions plans Morrison told the board the ance, which is $1 million, to be finances there appeared to be ummeudations and Business recommended by their respective district's financial statements higher. However, the only way to mostly in order as well. Administrator Anthony Del Sordf auditors. are fairly represented, accurate do so is increase taxes, he said. Auditor Rich Barre suggested said corrective action procedures In Westfield, Bob Morrison of and reliable. Anno Hicgcl, vice president of the taxes withheld should be had been established. All measi the accounting firm Hodulik & "Our internal controls are the board, snid that she W«H transferred to the SU1 trust fund Morrison presented the 2001- designed properly and are work- pleased that the financial status on a quarterly basis and all quar- (Continued on page A-2) Developer wants to construct 22 apartments on Elm Street Giimftr jy KEVIN B.HOWPJ. several properties on Elm mum height of 40 feet, but th4 THK KKOOHIM'KESS Street, proposes to build a sec- applicant proposes about 5^ ond and third story to the site. feet. In addition, the ordinance^ taeUtle WESTFIELD — A local real The property is in the same requires apartment units to bo The Westtield girls' volleyball and estate developer has filed an area designated for redevelop- 600 sq. ft. I soccer teams each played for a iipptication to construct 22 ment for the new parking decks. And as with many applicaf Group IV slate championship apartments nt the Trader Joe's According to the application, tions before the board, pro* Saturday. To find out how they did. property on Elm St. each floor in the addition would posed parking spaces fall short see Page C-1. The developer, Elm Street house 11 apartments, which of requirements, with the appli- L.L.C., will present its argu- would each measure 464 square cant proposing to provide six ment for the apartments at the feet. fewer HpaceH than town regula- Board of Adjustment's next The developer must be tions call for. meeting, Dec. 5). The application granted several variances from The developer also is was originally scheduled Nov. board to proceed with the plan. requesting variances for the 18, but was carried. The town's Land UHC number of loading spaces and The developer, which owns Ordinance specifies a niuxi- parking space dimensions, Bosnian youths get help from Scotch Plains man were generally very nice," said cheese from bombings and peo- Mtich tithe THE RKCORD-PHE9S the Scotch Plains resident, who ple still lived in partially- is a first-year student at Cornell destroyed structures, ho said. SCOTCH PLAINS — Torn University in Ithaca, N.Y. "We While the team traveled, they apart by years of war and gono- had a great effect on (the chil- couldn't go off the road because cide, Bosnia and Croatia are dren). They wore very enthusi- land mines wore «tiil active. kaatlap still recovering from the devas- astic and happy to talk to IIH." Nelson .said that relations The Asian longhorned beetle, capable tation of the 1990s. Oftentimes The team spent nine days in between the two countries of destroying thousands of hardwood forgotten in the rebuilding Bosnia and eight in Croatia, seemed to be improved, (hough trees, has been found in New Jersey efforts is a generation of chil- while spending nights either in he. .sensed tension between" and officials are worried it could be COURTESY JOANNA WEZYK dren traumatized and left with- widow*' homes or at IIOU'IM and Bosnian and neighboring; headed to Union County. See story on Joanna Wezyk's painting "Green Room," bated on a room In out parents. hospitals. Nelson said it WIIH mi Serbia. !!<• said Bosnia in still- PageA-4 the artist's childhood home. Though the average citizen eye-opening experience. having a tough time recovering,. can't do much to help, Scotch Before leaving for the region, while Croatia is a little better. Plaina-Fanwood High School the team attended 14 incetingM off because it is a tourist loca-; graduate Daniel Nelson person- to learn about the history and tion. Exhibit showcases ally lent a hand to children in culture of the countries, HH well "Kvfin among (the post-war" the region. UH the background of the war, problems) people are still goinjf AH part of n 28-meinber team "There's a lot of miHreprnsen- on witJi their lives," Nelson said.; from the Evangelical Lutheran tation about whut goes on over "Survivors of the war told us; work of local artist Church in America, Nelson trav- there," Nelson said. "Even 1 Unit the only way they could' ByKEVMLHOWELL eled to Bosnia and Croatia last don't have a good gra«p of the Hiirvive was to go about their! year to set up day camps for situation. What I picked up fit business." | • THE KECORD-I'RESH children. Some of the camps the meetings was the ethnic dif- Nelson said that the experi-; WESTFIELD — Joannu Wezyk is a classically-trained were* specially prepared for ferences and where the tenmonH enco gave him a different per-; Eastern European artist who still finds much of her inspiration orphans and disabled children. en me from." Bpective when he returned to! across the Atlantic. But because Wezyk has lived in town for In a 17-day trip, Nelson and In Croatia, the team did iU the U.S. He said he finds! eight years, her fellow We.st.fie.ld residents have n prime oppor- the team traveled through cities service through the Lutheran Americans to be more con-; tunity to view and purchase new works from the accomplished and small impoverished villages Church and conducted rcligiout* Humer-mitided. And after the; painter, to provide school, health and activities at the day camps. In Sept. 11 attacks, he said, he saw! Wezyk will soon have her second solo show and her first recreational supplies, as well as Bosnia, a mostly Muslim nation, terrorism an more of a global! reception at Juxtapose Gallery on Elm Street, More than 25 new hot meals, for the children. the teum established friendship problem and said Americans; paintings on the theme "The Romantic Hours of Chopin" will be Nelson said the goal was to get camps without religious activi- shouldn't turn a blind-eye to the; displayed at the gallery Dee. 5-17. children to interact with each ties. suffering of others. Many of the paintings feature interior rooms from musician other and implement the theme Nelson described the "I would like to go again,"! Good Samaritan of "Building a village of hope in reminders of past destruction Nelson said. "When you do! the wilderness." something like that it grows in; Melissa Colvard, a caregiver at the (Continued on page A-2) throughout the region, Some Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA Day "In both countries the people buildings looked like Swiss you and you want to do more." j Care Center, was recently honored for her service to others See story onPageA-3. Black Friday is looking bright for area retailers Despite a sluggish economy, holiday rush has already begun be nice ByTMAPERROTTA "We have seen a steady stream of shoppers in the first few weeks Santa Claus is making a list, and STAFF WRITER he's coming to Westfield. Santa of November," said Suzy Lkhter, arrives 5 p.m. Sunday to help light BRIDGEWATER — As shop- marketing director for Menlo the Christmas tree at the North pers gear up to tackle the holiday Park mall. "We expect the stream Avenue train station. Music will be rush, so are the stores. to continue, through the holiday provided by the Westfield It's the time of the year when season." Community Band parking spots are hard to find. Vaughan said the holiday rush But this year the malls are not for the Bridgewater Commons complaining, because compared mall began in the first weeks of to last year, they are finding that November and has continued sales have increased. steadily. "Sales have gone up since last "We have noticed business year," said Rosa Ferrer, manager picking up particularly in the Commentary A-6 of Agatha of Paris in the Short past couple of weekends," Hills Mall. Vaughan said. "Saturday our Community Life B-1 "October was very strong. We parking lot was almost filled to were up 6 percent from the previ- full capacity." -Sports C-1 ous year," said Janell Vaughan, Both Menlo Park mall and the vice president and general man- Bridgewater Commons have Prime Time B-3 ager of the Bridgewater added extra kiosks to help cus- Commons mall.