THE WESTFIELD LEADER o The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County o IISI'S MUJQ2O Scvund Class PoMutic l»aii) Pui>ll>hed D YEAR, NO. 27 WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1982 Every Thur«l«y at WcsHicltl. N. J. 20 Pagl'S-25 o MUIU. _, H- pqirt ^ DNUJ w Program Alternative Donald Bagger Candidate For Youthful Offenders "A constructive alter- of Education. Det. Sgt.of value and respect for the native," Moore is the coordinator of property of others." Moore For School Board Seat "A program long over- the program. will approve completed due." Juveniles between the assignments also. Donald H. Bagger of 1049 East Broad Bagger's previous services to These are the comments ages of 13 and 17 who are Parental approval must St. made known loday his candidacy for Westfield include two successive terms of Det. Bernard Tracy and residents of Westfield and be obtained for juvenile the Westfield Board of Education. Three on the Town Council, membership on the Det. Sgt. Wesley Moore of who are apprehended for participation. Arrested members to serve three-year terms on elected Charter Commission and tfie juvenile bureau of the vandalism, malicious teenagers whose parents the nine-person board will be chosen by mayoral appointments to the Local Westfield Police Depart- mischief, property choose nol to have them local voters at the April 6 school district Assistance Board and the Recreation ment as they describe a damage, involvements join the project will have election. Commission. recently initiated pro- with alcohol and small juvenile complaints filed gram, Westfield Youth amounts of marijuana and against them. A youth who Bagger's news announcement stated: He chose early retirement from the Community Service Pro- other offenses that con- joins the project would not "I believe I he Board of Education Port Authority of New York and New ject which provides an op- stitute disorderly persons have a juvenile record, members should have (l) objective and Jersey in 1979 after serving as a division tion for juveniles arrested violations may, with however if he or she is positive altitudes towards Westfield's manager administering special services for minor first offenses. parental approval, per- rearrested, he or she will educational system, (2) no pre- and communications services as well as In the past, when a youth form work assignments. be considered a second of- established commitments to single-issue extensive assignments in public affairs. was apprehended a Det. Sgt. Moore will deter- fender. Those who forego campaigns, and (3) a broad-gauged More recently, Bagger was the Borough juvenile complaint mine the number of hours the project would not have perspective about Westfield based on Administrator of Mountainside before and type of work to be an opportunity to par- Wesley Moore substantive local experience." He com- his voluntary resignation at the end of automatically was lodged mented further that he "had informal against him or her. Nowdone. "We will try to find a ticipate in the event of a the project grows and 1981. punishment to fit the subsequent arrest. assurances of reasonably widespread community service develops. support throughout the town" and would assignments may be per- crime," he says. "For ex- Juvenile Court Judge Det. Sgt. Moore has long Born in Westfield in 1926, Bagger went ample youths who have mount a "vigorous but low-key cam- through the Westfield public schools and formed instead. Steven J. Bercik has ap-advocated such a program. paign." This new program was been apprehended for proved the project. The He has been with the is a graduate of Harvard University with developed by Westfield criminal mischief will be Union County Prose- juvenile bureau since 1965 subsequent advanced study at the Police Chief James P. assigned cleanup duties. cution's office has in- and comments, "It is un- The candidate concluded: "We have Federal Executive Institute. The can- Moran, Det. Sgt. Moore Most of the jobs will be dicated its support as well. fortunate when kids are heard and seen too much sound and fury didate and his wife, the former Elizabeth and Det. Tracy, Coun- done in and around the Similar service projects branded as delinquents about liome educational issues. C. Broback, reside with their four cilwoman Betty List who Municipal Building and are operating in Scotch automatically. We have Westfield's problems require calm and children in one of Westfield's oldest represented the Youth Ad- will involve window wash- Plains and Bergenfield. been relying totally on fair analysis — and then decisive and ef- homes, a Revolutionary era farmhouse visory Board and members ing, leaf raking and light Chief Moran points out that juvenile court. Now kids fective action." near Gallows Hill. Donald II. Bagger of the Youth Concerns manual labor. We are try- adjustments and adapta- have an opportunity to pro- Committee and.the Board ing to help kids get a sense tions may be necessary as ve they are good citizens." Chin Unico's Man of the Year Garfield Ave. Application Library Changes Slated Wesffield Chapter Unico National will present Mayor Allen Chin with the 1982 Over Holiday Weekend Man of the Year Award at a dinner to be held on Saturday, March 13, at the" Outside Plan Bd. Jurisdiction The Westfield Memorial Library is going to have Westwood in Garwood. Approximately 35 people unanimously that they had changed substantially 1971 contingent on the a "face lifting" of sorts on Washington's Birthday Chin has been serving Westfield as attended Monday night's no jurisdiction in the mat- from one submitted in 1965. Board of Adjustment's weekend. Mayor for four years. Planning Board meeting ter. Attorney James Flynn, granting of a variance. Ap- According to Miss Jeanne M. Desrosiers, library Chin is a graduate of Ohio University expecting the board to an- Mrs. Duelks current ap- who represented Mrs. plication for the variance director, the library will be closed at noon Saturday, with a B.S.M.E. degree, Stevens In- nounce its decision regar- plication was initiated at Duelks, contended that dif- was never made. Feb. 13, for the work. And when patrons come in for stitute of Technology with a M.S.M.E. ding the application for the January meeting of the ferences did exist. He In other business the books on Tuesday, Feb. 16 — since the library is degree and is a Registered Professional subdivision of 708 Garfield board. She was seeking noted also that the Plann- board agreed to retain closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in Washington's honor — Engineer in New York and New Jersey. Ave. The decision, permission to subivide her ing Board had granted ap- Robert Catlin Associates they will find some real changes. He is corporate secretary and chief however, was that there 106 ft. wide property at 708 proval for a subdivision in as planning consultants. Biggest of these is a single circulation desk on one marine engineer with George G. Sharp, would be no decision. Garfield Ave. so that she side of the entrance. No longer will there be a desk, Inc., N.Y. Board counsel, Edward could sell one parcel and Fire Destroys Shed on one side where books are checked in and a desk Mayor Chin served as past president Hobbie, had advised board remain in her home in the on the other side where books are checked out. The and chairman of the Westfield Jaycees, members that the applica- other. Several neighbors security system — the gate that reminds so many past president of the Wesfield P.A.L., tion of Eva Duelks to expessed opposition to the Behind Legion Post patrons of the gates through which airline past director of Westfield Colonial Coach create two substandard application. The property passengers must pass — will be moved too. In addi- lots was not substantially is in an RS-100 zone. A fire in a shed at the smoldering cigarette Corp. (free bus).past chairman of the was maliciously set. or tion, there'll be new carpeting. Mayor's Committee on Transportation, different from an applica- The decision was rear of the American Although the efficiency of two desks cannot be past coach of Westfield baseball and soc- tion which had been denied postponed pending receipt Legion Post of North Ave. As firemen were fighting denied, Miss Desrosiers reported, increases in cer, instructor of girls' basketball pro- in 1965. Applying res of further information on completely destroyed the the blaze other fire units operating costs have dictated the changes. "It was gram, active campaigner for the United" judicata, legal terminology previous applications. structure early Saturday were checking a home on for a case which has been evening, according to fire Maye St. for a possible fire decided," she explained, "that better use of staff Fund, and past president of the board of Mayor Allen Chin Hobbie indicated that the time could be achieved by one desk. Except for trustees of the First Baptist Church, Irv- decided, the board voted present application had not officials. in a wall. Garwood Fire Depart- peak service hours, therefore, only one person will ington, and its present treasurer. Reservations may be made with The shed was used to be needed on the desk." store newspapers for the ment was summoned and Chin is married and has three Peter Giordano of 553 First St. or the Legion's Scout troop's stood by at Westfield Fire children. Westwood in Garwood. Library Bd. Reelects recycling program. Headquarters until the It is believed the fire return of the Westfield ap- United Fund at 100% of Goal Kolterjahn President started either from a paratus.