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Published at 251 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst 2 5 ^ Second Class Postage Paid At Rutherford, NJ 07070 H e a & e r Subscription $9 Published Weekly U S P S 125-420 OF LYNDHURST THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1997 A line is drawn in the sand iv in g c re d it w h e re c re d it ye ars. ■ C o K M k V G is due, we give a nod to The “ Progressive” slate of Evelyn Pezzolla and her Pezzolla, Bortone, Norcia, “ Progressive” ticket for taking a Albrecht and Somma have appar­ firm , if not radical, stand on a ently decided that there is a si­ very hot issue - the size of the lent m ajority out there among the Lyndhurst Police voters who live with Department. an underlying fear Meeting Change W hile municipali­ for their safety and The Board o f Commissioners E di iori \i ties throughout the are w illing to pay for Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, state have been des- ” — a larger police force. May 6, has been changed to perately trying to And pay they will. W ednesday. M a y 7. downsize their police depart­ Rutherford recently did a com­ ments to save their taxpayers the pilation of all police salaries and Tree dedication $90,000+ average annual cost of benefits and was shocked to find The Department o f Parks and Rec­ a police officer, Pezzolla’s ticket the average yearly cost for a po­ reation w ill hold the annual Arbor announced last Wednesday night lice officer was over $90,315 in Day ceremonies on Saturday, April at their well attended rally in San 1996. 26. at 3 pm at the Town Hall Park Fam ous visitors - Sixth grade Language Arts students at Franklin School, Lyndhurst, read biographies C arlo that, if elected, they would Six new cops for Lyndhurst plus G azebo. and reported to their teacher, Mrs Grasso and their classmates by conducting interviews of famous immediately hire six new patrol­ a new chief would easily add Trees that were donated by people Pictured are Michael Jordan, Bette Davis, King Tut, John Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Amelia men. They also urged the voters $750,000 to the municipal budget. Lyndhurst residents in memory of Earhart Michael Jackson, and Al Capone with interviewers to reject the May 13 referendum Based upon last year’s budget, loved ones w ill be dedicated that would replace the position of that would mean an increase of Light refreshments w ill be served police chief with a civilian direc­ 5 ta x p o in ts , o r an in c re a s e o f $82 I he p u b lic is in v ite d to celebrate this “Progressive” candidates profiled tor. Saying they wanted their for a house with the average as­ event own chief, they announced that, sessment of $164,000. For further details, call 804-2470 if elected, they would name ticket The Pezzolla ticket’s stand is member Peter Norcia, President even more daring when one con­ United Methodist of the politically active Italian- siders that the crime rate in American Club, as the Commis­ Lyndhurst has plummeted 25% sponsor dinner sioner of the Department of Pub­ in recent years. The Lyndhurst United Methodist lic Safety. Local political pundits have Women w ill sponsor a fish and chips Under the Commission form of surmised that with both m a jo r dinner on Thursday. May I from 5 government, if the referendum to tickets having difficulty ra is in g to 6 :4 5 pm . T ic k e ts are $8 fo r a du lts do away with the chiefs position the money necessary to ru n m u lti­ issue campaigns, the Pezzolla and $3.50 for children under 12. fails, the new chief would be his slate has decided it needed Takeout w ill be available. choice. single decisive issue to ignite their Reservations are suggested. Call Both Democratic and Republi­ 438-6928 for information. can governors have endorsed the campaign and break away from Lyndhurst United Methodist downsizing theory by pushing th e p ack. Church is on the corner of through legislation which finan­ Nobody w ill deny that this is a Stuyvesant and Tontine Avenues. cially awarded long time munici­ make or break issue. Pezzolla has pal employees who retired early drawn a line in the sand and it thereby relieving the m unicipali­ remains to be seen which side the Tickets are avai lable m. Aibrccht Peter J. Norcia A l S o m m a ties of their large salaries. voters w ill line up on. The Lyndhurst Department o f Rec­ o f Lyndhurst, attending, the public Lyndhurst took advantage of The Guida-Russo camp has The four remaining candidates to Santa. reation announces tickets still re­ school system and graduating from this and allowed ten police offic­ made it abundantly clear that be profiled in The Commercial She has also been employed by the m a in for: . Lyndhurst High School in 1966. He ers to retire early over the past they won’t settle for merely more Leader are members- o f Evelyn Township o f Lyndhurst as Recre­ W orld Tour o f Figure Skating Cham­ graduated from Hastings College. several years creating 10 vacan­ of the same in the Police Depart­ Pezzolla's “ Progressive” ticket ation/Assistant Day Camp Coordi­ ment. They say they want change pions - Saturday afternoon - May 3 Nebraska in 1970 with a B A. in edu­ cies. The present Board of Com­ T h e y are: nator for the past three years. Tickets are $46 in the Upper Tier cation on a full athletic scholarship missioners, under Mayor Louis from the top down. The ticket G ary M. Albrecht - Gary received Married to Pasqual for 32 years has agreed to support the w ill of Section at the Continental Arena in for track. During his senior year, he Stellato, with the strong support his Bachelor o f Science degree from and the mother o f two daughters, East Rutherford. was selected as the college Athlete of Finance Commissioner Frank the people regarding the refer­ Rutgers University with high hon­ Angela. 3 1 and Patricia 26. She and Trips are for Lyndhurst residents o f the Year. Trackman of the Year, Bianchi, fought hard to permit endum to create a civilian police ors and college honors. He went on her daughters are graduates o f the only and there is a “No Refund and a member of the A ll American only five of those vacancies to be director answerable to the people to graduate magna cum laude from Lyndhurst school system. Policy” on all trips and all tickets Track Team. He has worked in the filled, thus saving the taxpayers and for doing away with the po­ Seton Hall Law School. He now Peter J. Norcia - Peter has been a must be paid for with checks only. Kearny Public Schools’ for twenty- well over $500,000 per year by sition of chief. TheGuida-Russo- practices law with the firm o f Brach, resident o f I .yndhurst for the past 24 Opacity-Graffam-Passamano If reserving by telephone, payment six years as a physical education le a v in g 5 slots open. S te lla to , t a k ­ Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, years. He is married to the former slate has pledged a must be made within five (5) work­ teacher, high school guidance coun­ ing the long even view turned major shake Bernstein. Hammer & Gladstone in Patricia Comparetto and they have u p o f the in g days. selor. head coach of rowing at down government grants which police department even Roseland Albrecht currently serves two sons. Peter Jr. and Nicholas. The if the referendum A ll trips include transportation Keamy High School, and is currently would pay the starting salaries of fails. Their as a member o f the Lyndhurst Rent fam ily are members o f Our Lady of and for further details, call 804- the vice principal of Kearny's Lin­ new cops for the first two years, team has made M clear they will L e v e lin g B oard and is a ctive w ith the Mount Carmel Parish. He has been 2470. coln School Al received his M A knowing full well that a $30,000 not hire new police officers and Rutgers Alumni Association in the employed by A T& T for the past 31 in Student Personnel Services and per year starting cop will earn w ill insist on greater productiv­ areas o f recruitment and student de­ years, and is presently the group state certification in Administration more than double that in only five ity from the ones there now. ve lop m e n t. property manager at their and Supervision from Montclair Support the LHS The Albrecht family has lived in Morristown facility. He is a Viet­ Stale College. Lyndhurst since the 1920s. nam veteran, a member o f Chapter He is married to the former class of ‘97 Annette Bortone - Annette has been 151 Vietnam Veterans of America On Saturday, April 26 at 7 pm in Carmela Curcio for 26 years and they DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT a lifelong Lyndhurst resident Ex­ inc.