Keep Cranford Quaint Meets to Discuss Strategies
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Keep Cranford Quaint meets to discuss strategies By Jennifer Rubino installation of a new traffic light at Walnut Avenue and focus on the fact they want to rezone.” Staff Writer Behnert Place. Hartz Mountain reportedly conducted a traffic study The tone was one of anger and frustration as hundreds The meeting was hosted by organizers of Keep Cran which concluded that the new buildings will not impact of residents gathered at the Cranford Community Center ford Quaint, who asked for experts in law, real estate and traffic. The audience erupted with laughter when at this on Tuesday, June 27, to discuss strategies for the July 19 traffic in the community to volunteer their services. So finding was announced. meeting at which Hartz Mountain’s proposal to rezone many residents turned up for the meeting that they had to “I don’t believe they took enough into consideration 750 Walnut Ave. will be presented before the board. be divided into two groups to accommodate the room when they conducted their study,” Esposito said. “It will The area is currently zoned for office space, and the capacity. impact the flow of traffic, and they didn’t take into proposal is to rezone it as a residential area in order to “Our goal is to talk about the proposal and how it does account that there’s an accident on the parkway almost build five apartment buildings that will include a total of n’t fit in with Cranford’s master plan,” Christine Esposito everyday. We feel this is a flawed study because it didn’t 905 apartments. of Keep Cranford Quaint said at the meeting. “We want to take into account the traffic on Lexington Avenue.” The development also includes construction of two prove how it will impact infrastructure, schools and At the meeting one resident suggested the group put swimming pools, two clubhouses, driveways and the everything. Our starting point for the July 19 meeting is to See KEEP, Page 8 Roselle recount is a second victory for off-line candidates B y E lan a Knopp currently serves as 3rd Ward council- Staff Writer woman, along with Villeda, a Roselle After a vote recount on June 28, in the Board of Education member who lost his aftermath of the June 6 primary elections bid for 1st Ward councilman, filed an in the Borough of Roselle, Democratic can Application for Recount and Recheck on didates Cynthia Johnson and Denise Wilk- June 20 in Superior Court. The complaint erson are celebrating their surprise pri was served to county Clerk Joanne Rajop- mary wins over Roselle Democratic Com pi, the Union County Board of Elections mittee-backed candidates Andrea Staten and the Union County Board of Can and Richard Villeda. vassers. The recount at the Union County Board According to the complaint, Staten and of Elections facility in Scotch Plains Villeda believed that an error had been showed that the two, running in Ward 3 made when counting the votes. and Ward 1 respectively, will be the candi “Petitioners have reason to believe, and dates in the upcoming general election in do believe, that errors were made in the November. counting of the votes from each district In the June 6 Democratic primary, within both the First Ward and Third Wilkerson beat out Villeda, 256-240, and Ward in the Borough of Roselle, its tabula Johnson beat out Andrea Staten, 251-227. tion by each District Board and by the After the June 28 recount, Johnson actual Union County Board of Elections/Board of ly came out with one extra provisional Canvassers, and in declaring the results of vote, for a total of 252 votes to Staten’s the subject Election,” the complaint read. 227. Wilkerson’s tally remains unchanged. “Upon information and belief such errors WINNER TAKES A RIDE — Guy Francis, a seventh-grader at Kawameeh Mid Both Johnson and Wilkerson were resulted in an error in the overall tabula dle School in Union, enjoys a hot air balloon ride for winning first-place in present at the recount, as were several of tion resulting in Ms. Wilkerson in the First the 14th annual PNC Bank American Patriot Essay Contest statewide com their supporters, Roselle Municipal Chair Ward and Ms. Johnson in the Third Ward petition. The hot air balloon was brought to his school Tuesday, June 20. man and Councilman-at-Large Reginald being declared the winners of the Demo On the topic ‘What the American Flag Means to Me,’ Guy wrote that it Atkins and Kraig Dowd, attorney for Stat cratic Primary Election.” means freedom, particularly the freedom his ancestors attained going en and Villeda. Neither Staten nor Villeda responded to back several generations from slavery and the Nazis during World War II. Staten, who lost to Johnson and who See ROSELLE, Page 5 Carlos F. Arias, CLTC, CRPC® Balance your priorities today for a more Private Wealth Advisor confident tomorrow. Am eriprise Q. Be B rilliant Business Financial Advisor Financial ARIAS & PARTNERS • Retirement Income Wealth Preservation 123 N. 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The event interactive so all the kids can be a part of it Staff Writer had their hair shaved to show their love on July 8 is a fun-filled event for children. and learn a lot more,” she said. “We want The Union Chamber of Commerce is and support.” We would like everyone who visits us to ed to make it a fun event for the children to spreading the word about the July 8 “Fun- Romina Mehra, of The Learning Experi donate to this noble cause, and all the spread awareness and to have them partic Raiser,” presented by St. Baldrick’s Foun ence, told LocalSource that the child care funds collected will be donated to St ipate and contribute to the society.” dation, to help children who are fighting center holds yearly fundraisers. Baldrick’s.” Masterson said he would love to take his cancer. “We try to contribute to different organ According to Mehra, this year’s event involvement even one step further. The foundation is a volunteer-powered izations and help contribute however we will be an interactive one. “I would love to get my head shaved, but charity whose mission is to fund research can,” Mehra said in a June 29 email. “We “We do fundraisers every year but this my head is already bald,” he said. “But I to find cures for childhood cancers, and the are raising money for St Baldrick’s to sup year we decided to make it more child will be there to support them.” event will be hosted by The Learning Expe rience, an early childhood center located in Union. The event will feature food trucks, live music, face painting, carnival games and more. James Masterson, Executive Director of Union’s Chamber of Commerce, told Local- Source he was happy to become involved in a cause dedicated to making children can cer-free. “Our chamber motto is, ‘Community, Contacts, Connections — Where Business is Personal,’” Masterson said in a June 26 email. “We are all about supporting our business members in every way. But, when they also reach out to support worthy caus es, we want to be there, too.” According to Masterson, The Learning Experience is a new chamber member. “We always work to support the com munity efforts of our members, and they asked us to assist,” he said. “One of the chamber’s benefits to members is outreach and connections, so we were able to share this event with our members and contacts and ask them to join in. Our members are veiy community-minded, and they like to help each other.” According to Masterson, the St. Baldrick's Foundation makes a point of showing solidarity with kids with cancer. POSTER CAMPAIGN WINNERS — Fifth-graders in Venisha Jordan's class at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway “One of things they are famous for is participate in the annual statewide ‘Protect Me With 3+’ poster contest to raise awareness about the importance of having folks shave their heads in solidarity adolescent immunizations and increase vaccination rates. School nurse Barbara Maher taught students about vac with the children who are going through cines and the importance of vaccination. After the lesson, students created posters and submitted more entries chemo and other treatments for their con than any other school in the state, winning a prize and celebrating with an Italian ice party.