Meet your school board Spring Home candidates & Garden Candidates discuss issues New looks for your home inside and out Page 3 Page 18 Sentine40 cent* l VOLUME 7, NUMBER 24 Serving North and South Brunswick Wtarsh says there is no stopping MOM line now According to Warsh, recent reports of NJ Transit chief insists regulatory approval, needed to use the it will be a 'life-line' line, arc inaccurate. "We are an authority," Warsh said, for opposing towns explaining that once the NJ Transit Board BY CHARLES W. KIM of Directors votes for the project; they Staff Writer only need Gov. Whitman to sign off on the minutes of the meeting for approval. he Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Whitman's office has stated that she commuter rail line will steam supports the MOM proposal, but is aware T ahead at full speed, according to of Ihe opposition in Middlesex County. NJ Transit Executive Director Jeffrey Warsh. ed story, page 14 "We are moving ahead," Warsh said in a telephone interview Monday. Officials from Ihe three municipalities The director stated thai the proposed on the proposed line in Middlesex County commuter line between Lakewood in met last week in Monroe to organize their Ocean County and the Northeast Corridor opposition to the plan. line, in the Monmoulh Junction section of South Brunswick councilmen Ed- South Brunswick, is just waiting for mund Luciano and Ted Van Hessen, and funding to become a reality, Jamesburg Mayor Joseph Dipierro joined "Once we get the capital funds, we Monroe Township Mayor Richard Pucci will build it," Warsh said. and other officials at a public meeting The proposal would use an existing where they stated their opposition to the line. Conrail freight line to run the commuter trains. Continued on page 7 N.B. council introduces SEAN GUTHRIDGE South Brunswick High School basketball team member Darius Lumpkin shows staff and parent team member Josie Velez a move during a fun game at Indian Fields Elementary School In South Brunswick last week. ban on nude dancing Council President Peggy Scarillo said Virgo's, meanwhile, Tuesday that the timing of the court's rul- appeals liquor ing and the township ordinance was "per- S.B. official apologizes fect." license denial "I believe that the ordinance is de- Luciano expresses B'nai Tikvah, North adding that he was not BY CRAIG YETSKO tailed and specific and has teeth to it," she Brunswick, who attended speaking on behalf of the Staff Writer said. regret for remark Tuesday's meeting did not temple. The ordinance amends township busi- comment on the apology. orth Brunswick is taking a cue "I'm accepting it; he did ness license regulations. to rabbi Eligberg could not attend the right thing," Behr said. from a recent U.S. Supreme Court the meeting and only saw a Luciano, who is seeking ruling to tackle public nudity. The ordinance comes nearly a month N after the council denied the transfer of a Staff Writer videotape of the apology re-election in November, At Monday's Township Council meet- Wednesday afternoon. made the comments last ing, an ordinance which would "combat liquor license to Virgo's, a Route 3 30 go- outh Brunswick "Luciano apologized as month during what had been crime and eliminate the negative second- go bar. The owner, Paul Golden, a he was called on to do and an ongoing debate about a ary effects caused by the presence of pub- Manalapan-based businessman had S was responsive to that ban on religious displays on lic nudity in business establishments" sought a person-to-person liquor license Councilman Edmund expectation," Eligberg said. public property, which the was unanimously introduced by council transfer from the former owner of the go- Luciano apologized Congregation Vice majority of the council sup- members. go bar, Oznam Corp. publicly Tuesday night for ports. Mayor David Spaulding said at comments made to Rabbi President Arie Behr said A public hearing followed by a vote Wednesday that he felt the Eligberg, who also sup- on adoption is scheduled for April 17. Monday's meeting that he understands David Eligberg during a that Virgo's, which opened Saturday, is heated debate about holiday apology was satisfactory ports the ban, commented Officials' efforts in this matter were displays last month. and that "it took a lot of during the public portion of buoyed by last week's Supreme Court not serving alcohol but has entertainment. "I offer my apology." I am courage for Luciano to do the meeting that a member decision in a case involving Erie, Pa. vs. He explained that officials are currently very sorry," Luciano said what he did." of his congregation was Pap's A.M., Kandyland. finding out what kind of entertainment is "It was sincere and came afraid to sign a petition The court upheld an ordinance adopt- during Tuesday night's Continued on page 21 Township Council meeting. from the heart," Behr said, Continued on page 21 ed by Erie, which bans public nudity. 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April 18 ballot experience to litiga- He is employed tion issues. at Business Edge Haws stated that Group Inc., a Noith BY CRAIG YETSKO Brunswick consult- Staff Writer he is not looking to make any radical ing company. NORTH BRUNSWICK — In this changes on the Manning, a 13- year's race for three Board of Education board but feels that year township resi- seats, voters will have several choices. "new blood" is dent, explained that Along with two incumbents, Fred needed.