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Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, January 19, 2017 OUR 127th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 03-2017 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] ONE DOLLAR BOE Creates New Admin. Post for Ex-WHS Principal By SARAH McGRAIL from his new position in February “The board was unanimous in its Specially Written for The Westfield Leader 2018 when he reaches 25 years of belief that this outcome is in the best WESTFIELD — Westfield High public service and earns the right to interest of Westfield High School and School Principal Peter Renwick has increased state benefits. all of our constituents,” said Ms.Ohlig. returned to work after 10 months’ His resignation was accepted a year The job description for Mr. unexplained absence, but he has not in advance by the board when his new Renwick’s new position, which sees returned as principal. Instead Mr. role was discussed in private session his pay reduced from $171,949 to Renwick will be director of special at its recent meeting. Members voted $142,222, includes: “researching and projects, an administrative role cre- unanimously to transfer Mr. Renwick interpreting changes for district poli- ated especially for him by the board to the position of director of special cies and designing a research project of education. projects and accept his resignation aligned with us to finish it.” Mr. Renwick went on paid medical from the role in February 2018. However, Ms. Ohlig added, leave from the principal’s job in March No explanation has been given as “Given that the transfer of Mr. 2016 and only returned to work this to the nature of Mr. Renwick’s medi- Renwick is relatively recent, we are month in a role that has never existed cal issues and Board of Education still evaluating and determining spe- in Westfield before. President Gretchan Ohlig says no cific ways that Mr. Renwick can help And the former principal has al- explanation will be given due to legal the district complete needed research ready indicated that he plans to resign restrictions. about district policies and strategic plan initiatives.” Christina M. Hinke for The Westfield Leader Derrick Nelson, formerly assistant FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN…Alec Peterson of the U.S. Army Corps shows a map denoting the areas that would see principal, has been acting principal in a flood reduction as part of its channelization of the Rahway River in Cranford. The areas in dark blue would see no flooding in a 25-year flood event and the area in light blue would see a reduction in flooding, Ray Schembri, the Hydraulic Team Leader Mr. Renwick’s absence but will have for the Army Corps, told The Westfield Leader. to apply for the permanent position of principal which has now been posted online. Local Flood Control Plan CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Trump Inauguration Could End Flooding for Some WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald J. Trump will be sworn in By CHRISTINA M. HINKE the area in light blue is Nomahegan about a year ago because of feedback as the nation’s 45th President at Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Park and Lenape Park. from sponsors and stakeholders in noon tomorrow, Friday, January CRANFORD — The U.S. Army The majority of the area in dark the project. 20, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, New York Dis- blue, within Cranford, is from ap- The trapezoidal design of the Capitol. His oath of office will trict, (Army Corps) presented its $89 proximately Edgewood Road and channelization would mean widen- precede that of former Indiana million Tentatively Selected Plan Brookdale Avenue at the Northeast to ing the river banks in some locations Governor Michael R. Pence as (TSP) for flood risk management of Herning Avenue, down to Normandie and deepening the river bed to achieve vice-president. the Rahway River Basin, extending Place and to Springfield Avenue to flood reduction. The river bed would Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader REMEMBERING DR. KING...The annual Martin Luther King Day March The inauguration ceremony and from the Orange Reservoir through the west of the river. “That is the bulk retain the natural channel bottom and through downtown Westfield was held on Monday. The march began at the President Trump’s address will Cranford and to Rahway, last Wednes- of the area that floods in Cranford,” new vegetation would be planted to Westfield MLK memorial and finished at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. be followed by the traditional day at Union County College (UCC). Mr. Schembri said. Those dark blue stabilize the river banks. parade down Pennsylvania Av- In a map, shown on this page, the and light blue areas presented on the A real estate plan, available on the enue, expected to last around 90 areas in dark blue will see no flooding map (and extend beyond those pa- Army Corps website, shows 113 prop- Standoff With Armed minutes. Said to be a low-key in a 25-year flood event and the area rameters mentioned above) would see erties along the river, including resi- inauguration, reports are that the in light blue will see a reduction in anywhere from about one-half foot to dential and public owned property, new President will only attend flooding, Ray Schembri, the Hydrau- two feet in a reduction of flooding in would require permanent and tempo- Woman Ends Peacefully three inauguration balls. lic Team Leader for the Army Corps a 25-year storm, he said. rary easements by the New Jersey told The Westfield Leader. Most of The plan would allow for the water Department of Environmental Pro- at the Orange Reservoir to be low- tection (NJDEP) to achieve the By PAUL J. PEYTON negotiator with the department re- ered two days in advance of an ex- channelization. Permanent easements Specially Written for The Westfield Leader sponded to the scene at which time Attorney Accuses Police of pected hurricane, and the Army Corps would equate to on average of five WESTFIELD — A three-and-a-half- verbal contact with the woman was has allocated $32 million for that part feet on each side of the river banks, hour standoff between a distraught attempted by a public address sys- of the TSP. Ms. Salim told The Leader. woman and Westfield police ended tem. Racism at Council Meeting Originally, Lenape Basin was to Those easements would also mean peacefully early Friday morning. “After failing all attempts to have have been modified to allow for the that permanent docks or structures According to Police Chief David contact with this woman entry was By KATE BROWNE day, September 10, 2016, when he raising of dikes when a thunderstorm would not be allowed any longer, but Wayman, police were contacted at 9 made (into the house) by the Emer- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader veered off New Durham Road in hit, and would have meant a signifi- the landowner would be compensated p.m. Thursday to check on the wel- gency Services Unit,” Chief Wayman MOUNTAINSIDE — Shouting South Plainfield in his 2016 Dodge cant reduction of flood levels in the fair market value, Robert Volden, re- fare of a resident on the 900 block of said. and waving a laptop which he al- Durango and struck a pole, accord- township, Mayor Thomas H. Hannen, alty specialist for the Army Corps Grandview Avenue. Upon entering He said police forced entry into the leged contained “videotaped evi- ing to a NJ Advance Media/nj.com Jr. told The Leader. The Army Corps told The Leader. Temporary docks the residence, police officers came in barricaded bedroom, coming in con- dence of systemic racism, sexism report. took it out of the TSP and allocated it would be allowed, as well as recre- contact with a female, whose name tact with the woman, who had a fully and abuse” by the members of the The public comment portion of to the dam at Orange Reservoir. The ational use of the river, he said. and age have not been released, who loaded, 40-caliber handgun “within Mountainside Police Department, the meeting also included a request township hopes to make the Lenape The NJDEP would hold a public had barricaded herself in her bed- her reach.” attorney Joshua F. McMahon spoke from a resident of Mill Lane that the project happen through other means. meeting about the real estate plan, room and told them if they did not “She did not offer resistance” and during the public comment portion council take steps to deal with what Also, the channelization of the river probably in 2018 once the project leave the house she “would shoot was taken into custody and trans- of the borough council’s Tuesday he described as “horrendously dan- in Cranford has been “significantly partnership agreement is executed them through the door.” ported to Overlook Medical Center meeting. gerous conditions” caused by speed- reduced” in the TSP of Alternative 4 between NJDEP and the Army Corps, Per department protocol, the offic- in Summit for evaluation, Chief Despite repeated requests from ing drivers who use the area as a “cut a, Rifat Salim of the Army Corps told the Chief’s Report is approved, and ers exited the building and took two Wayman said. The incident ended Mayor Paul N. Mirabelli and Bor- through” street. Claiming the street The Leader since the plan devised CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 other adult residents out of the home. around 12:30 a.m. ough Attorney John Post that he lower should be renamed “Mill Parkway,” “Our officers withdrew from the Charges are pending against the his voice and adhere to the rules the gentleman asked the council to residence and took cover outside of woman as the investigation continues regarding the appropriate forum and consider installing speed bumps or the house,” the chief said.

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