IE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Mo$t Widely Circulated Weekly \ewspaper In Vnion County USPSMMO N: kTAR, NO. 56 Second Class Postage Paid Published 20 Pages—30 Cents tififld. N.J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1986 Every Thursday Historic Walking Tours to Highlight "Symphony Saturday Historic walking tours will be tours, downtown Westfield will entertainment. the highlight of this year's "West- come alive with street musi- The festival is co-sponsored by field Symphony Saturday: A New cians, balloons, old-fashioned the Westfield Historical Society, Look at an Olde Town," on Sat- refreshments, such as, Westfield Association of Mer- urday, Sept. 13, 1 a.m. - 3 p.m. lemonade, on-tap birch beer, hot chants, and the Westfield Sym- A total of four walking tours, dogs and popcorn, and other phony Orchestra. covering all of downtown West- field, have been arranged by the Westfield Historical Society. The tours begin at 11 a.m. and run every 30 minutes. Tour "A" will begin at the Presbyterian Church and cemetery where the historic significance of the church, cemetery, NJ Bell Telephone Company building, Carnegie Library, municipal building and Westminister Hall will all be ex- plained. The tour will then proceed to "Downer's Corner" (Broad St. and Mountain Ave.), the site of Westfield's first store. Next stop is the "Rialto Cor- ner" (Broad St. and Central Ave.), the present site of Baron's Pharmacy, Tony Dennis and Brooks-Sealfons. The tour guide will tell the stories of the early taverns and restaurants that once did business on these loca- tions, as well as recount the "Rialto Fire of 1931." The tour continues to the cor- ner of Central Ave. and Quimby St. and then down Quimby St. to Elm St. The tour will stop at the present sites of Rorden Real- ty, The Westfield Leader, Lan- caster, Randal Shoes and the American Express building, each with its own historical story. Tour "A" will conclude at this point. This tour is scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tour "B" covers Elm St. to the NJ Transit Railroad Station. tdur\"eM starts at the fireholise and proceeds on North Ave. to the monument. It then' continues A Gift Fit For A President.... A specially prepared copy of the photograph above, captured by the camera along Broad St. to Prospect St E.S.F. Randolph paused by the door of his office in the "Ftatiron or former Westfield resident Philip Berkeblle, was recently presented to President Reagan and will be and Ferris Place. Tour "D" Building," at Elm and Quimby Streets one morning in the 1930s. At displayed in the Presidential Library. (See story on page 2.) follows Broad St. from Prospect the time Randolph was developing the "Westfield Gardens," off St. to Central Ave. These tours Mountain Ave. Previously, he hud developed the Treiiiont Ave. -South will be outlined in detail in sub- Euclid Ave. Neighborhood of Westfield. The building is now occupied sequent news articles. by the Korden Agency. (Site along tour "A", on "Symphony Satur- Larry Hartzell to Chair In addition to the walking day," Sept. 13.) United Fund Campaign East Broad St. Development Larry Hartzell admits the has been a member for four Westfield United Fund goal of years and its current first vice $525,000 is "very ambitious," but present. His role as the 1985 Draws Concerned Neighbors he envisions another record year general co-chairman of the drive for the town's fund-raising drive. was a steppingstone to this year's An application proposing the ding neighborhoods at Monday seven single family residences, Hartzell, who recently assum- post. development of a 2,1 acre tract night's Board of Adjustment was met with objections from a ed the role of general chairman "We have a dedicated group of on East Broad St. into seven meeting. large group of neighbors, of the 1986 campaign, is banking volunteers," he says, adding that buildable lots and the relocation The appeal of Harold LiSooey represented by local attorney on "a strong economy and the about 400 Westfield residents will of an existing house drew con- D.D.S., 725 East Broad St., for Stephen Burke, and a smaller hard work of volunteers to reach be assisting with this year's cerned residents from surroun- permission to use his property for group of neighbors, who ap- our goal." drive. "And we are adding more peared without legal representa- For the past decade, Hartzell volunteers constantly." tion. himself has epitomized the Hartzell labels this year's Caldora Resigns from Council Zoning in the RS-100 zone per- volunteer effort which has keyed $525,000 goal, the highest in the mits the construction of five con- the United Fund's successful Fund's history, as a "real Westfield Town Coun- as a realtor associate. She cur- forming lots on the East Broad track record. He has served in stretch," and candidly admits cilwoman, Beverly Caldora has rently resides on Tudor Oval with St. property. Only two of the every capacity as a United Fund thatitcouldbe "a struggle" to hit announced her resignation effec- her husband, James and their seven proposed lots would con- volunteer, from telephone the goal mark. Nevertheless, he tive Aug. 12. Councilwoman son, Daniel. form in size to the Town Or- solicitor to collector to captain defends the $525,000 target, which Caldora says, "I have regretfully dinance. Richard G. Berry of and co-chairman of special fund- is up from last year's $500,000 resigned because my family and Rahway, architect for the pro- raising units to a post on the mark. I are moving to the Fourth Ward ject, announced the estimated United Fund board, of which he (Continued on page 10) Larry Hartzell this fall." Further, she states, "I size of each lot; the largest would am very appreciative of the sup- measure 12,700 square feet, the port the voters of the Third Ward smallest, 7,925 square feet. Berry and the people throughout said the prices could range from County Monitoring Continues Westfield have given me during $180,000 to $250,000. my term as a member of the Attorney John A. Lyons, In Public School Systems Westfield Town Council. I con- representing Dr. LiSooey, ques- sider it a privilege to have been tioned his client concerning his "County monitors found the "We are still in the monitoring "I am proud of our staff and the able to represent the Third Ward plans for the property. LiSooey Westfield Public School system's process, exchanging further in- work we are doing for students," and I want to thank you for all said that he had considered 18 policies, plans and procedures formation. This is necessary," he said Dr. Greene. "We are your support." condominium units and moving acceptable in 46 out of 51 in- explained, "in case there is er- delivering, and will continue to She served as Chairperson of his own house closer to East dicators in the monitoring pro- roneous or insufficient data in deliver, excellent educational the Solid Waste Committee, Broad St. He stated that he cess," said School Super- any of the five indicators still out- services to students; however, which recently reorganized the thought one-family homes would intendent Greene. standing." there are five indicators in the town recycling program. In addi- be more compatible with the sur- The Westfield Board of Educa- Those five indicators fall under monitoring process in which a tion, Mrs. Caldora was a member rounding area. LiSooey said that tion has directed School Super- the general categories of bi- further exchange of information of the Public works, the Building (Continued on page 13) intendent Laurence F. Greene to lingual education for Japanese is necessary." and Town Property, and the request additional information students, the use of teacher aides "Documentation provided to License Committees. She plans concerning monitoring from the in the Basic Skills Improvement the School Board by the stiper- to remain active in municipal Recycling Union County Superintendent's Program, and special politics. Information office. education/resource rooms. (Continucd on 10) Mrs. Caldora is employed by J.S. Tiffany Realty in Cranford Saturday, Aug. 23 lltl. of 1,1 it, Beverly Caldora 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Watterson St. Parking Lot (No. 6) SHARE Reorganises Mori TIU'SIIIIY Sept. 15 Deadline for located off of Rahway Ave. Arleen Lewin, secretary of as Treasurer and chairwoman. The Westfield Board of Educa- School Medical Forms Newspapers and Aluminum Westfield Recycling - SHARE, They had served in these tion will meet at 8 p.m., on Tues- Cardboard and magazines can- has announced that at the Aug. 13 capacities since the summer of .day (Aug. 26), in the board Parents of students in the West- parents or guardians to have not be accepted! meeting at the Municipal 1981. meeting room, at 302 Elm St., for field Public Schools who wish to their own physician examine Building, plans were completed Mrs. Lewin has arranged work its regular August formal have their children examined by their child or children are Today's Index for re-organization of the schedules through June, 1987. business meeting. their own personal physicians in- available in each school building management of the town's Margaret Walker of the The meeting is open to the stead of being examined in school and in the administration Business Directory IS volunteer recycling operation. Westfield Area League of Women public, with time for public input Church 14 by a school-appointed physician, building," said Margaret Klick, Classified 16,17,18,19 The reorganization was Voters, will be recording on any agenda item at the beginn- must pick up a medical form at director of Health Services.