l l o ; ■ ; Keyport cops THE ■' a fc a commended for saving girl KEYPORT Sgt George Nadier and Ptl. James Lawson have n d e p e n d e n t been commended by Police I ft , . ft The Weekly Newspaper Chief William Geiger for ☆ ft ☆ their “quick thinking and professional m a n n e r ”, avoiding possible injury to a 4-year-old child in a kitchen Vol. 6 No. 1 Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1975 15 Cents; fire Wednesday The policemen had re­ sponded to 222 Maple PI. on the report of a woman locked out of the house. The woman W ill M ataw an C ouncil said that she had stepped outside to empty garbage, leaving the child in the house and the stove on, and the door had locked shut. Geiger said that the pa­ trolman had returned to his replace ad m inistrator? car for a prying tool and was returning when he heard the By David Thaler Thomas O’Hara, and Rich­ woman scream and saw a peated, “I won’t comment on year to evaluate the admi- ard Schwartz reportedly are ball of fire. Nadier broke MATAWAN BOROUGH that.” strator’s performance. prepared to vote to replace through a window, removed The Matawan B o r o u gh Piperno received a vote of The council apparently did the child from the kitchen Council will decide this week Piperno, although Schwartz confidence from Mayor Vic­ not consider replacing Pip­ and took a skillet which had whether to replace Michael said last night that he had tor Armellino, who would erno when it reorganized this caught fire off the stove, the Piperno as borough business “made no commitments.” vote only if the council dead­ year. chief said. administrator in January, “Any talk about that now locked on Piperno’s re-ap­ “It wasn’t dis c u s s e d,” Nadier was taken to Bay­ The Independent has is premature,” S c h w a r tz pointment. Schwartz said. shore Community Hospital learned. said. “We are going to hold “ I think he’s doing a good But the question arose and treated for second and Piperno’s status apparent­ ' informal meeting in the job for the Borough of Mata­ again during the election third-degree burns of his left ly will be the topic of an ». _xt few days to see where wan,” Armellino said last campaign. hand and leg. Lawson was agenda meeting scheduled .ve stand.” night, “and our auditor said Both Democrats and Re­ for tonight, although the publicans believe that Pip­ treated for smoke inhalation Council President Ralph he’s one of the finest admini­ decision on whether to retain erno actively supported Ar­ at the hospital and returned Dolan last night declined to strators he’s ever seen.” him may hinge on the votes mellino’s successful bid for to duty. comment when asked whe­ A recommendation to re­ of two councilmen who will reflection as an indepen­ ther Piperno’s status had place Piperno was first not take office until Jan. dent candidate. Burglars hit been discussed by the coun­ made two years ago by 1—Virginia Christinat and Armellino last week de­ cil. Republican councilmen who three homes Sam Masiello. were dissatisfied with his feated Blaine and the Repub­ Four votes are required to Asked how he would vote if performance. But Blaine and lican candidate, Councilman in Keyport oust the administ rator. the question of Pipernos Dolan, who had just assumed Dennis Rike. Michael Piperno Councilmen Walter Blaine, tenure came up, Dolan re­ office, said they wanted a A major issue in the cam KEYPORT paign was a section of the Three houses were report­ Shopping center, W. Keansburg main targets state “Thorough and Effi ed broken into Saturday, two cient” education bill which of them vacant, according to will require the borough to police. contribute an a d d i t i onal Several items of furniture Youth gangs plaguing Hazlet $400,000 to the operation of including an antique hall the regional school district. rack and clothes tree, were HAZLET Johnson pointed to a four- have been vandalized and has hardened. He noted in­ Armellino announced in stolen from a vacant house Calling for either state or inch stack of complaints damaged, a concrete sewer stances of trees chopped September that he had sent a at 129 First St., according to local legislation which would filed since the first of the pipe was rolled into the down, political signs set telegram to Gov. Brendan the owner, Mrs. Emma hold parents responsible for year and noted that there middle of the parking area afire, house and car windows Byrne protesting the section Walsh of Shrewsbury. malicious damage commit­ have been 62 since Nov. 1. for three days running, and smashed in residential areas of the recently-enacted law. A second break-in of a ted by juveniles, Det. Lt. “Stores, banks, and cars in lights have been knocked and tires slashed on parked The announcement that he vacant house resulted in the Thomas Johnson said this the Airport Plaza area and' out, to cite a few instances.” vehicles—including two new had sent the telegram was arrest the same day of a week that gangs of youths houses and personal proper­ Based on information from tires on a West Keansburg made by Piperno. 15-year-old local girl, who “looking for trouble” are ty in West Keansburg are the Sgt. Warren Briggs of the fire truck on Election Day. Armellino said last night was released to her par­ roaming the township at primary targets of late,” he Juvenile Division, Johnson “There is no provocation that he was aware that ents, with the complaint night and added that the said, “although fruit stands said, another stack of com­ in most instances,” Johnson Blaine and Rike objected to pending. Several juveniles situation is worsening. on the highway have come in plaints in which larceny as said, “And the majority of Piperno making what they were reported in and around “Even the police cars haye for their share of atten­ well as damage is involved the offenders are juveniles in believed to be a political the 195 Chingarora dwelling been pelted with rocks, bpt- tion.” : “would measure half again the 12-17 age group. It’s a (Continued on Page 35) where repairs are being tles and other objects during “At the Plaza, the Kirwan as high. It’s a problem hard situation to combat, made. recent weeks,” the lieuten­ Co. has had large plate glass running into a large sum of since it is mostly a hit-and- Board accepts John Mclnnes of 18-20 ant said, “and patrols in that windows broken three times money, and no one is reim­ run operation ” Main St. told police that $30 period are spending the best this month, and both banks bursing the victims.” Johnson said that the town compromise was missing from his home part of their time going from have reported smashed win­ Egg-throwing is big right curfew of 10 p.m. weekdays and that the door had been call to call instead of fulfil­ dows,” he said. “ Rocks have now, Johnson said, adding and 11 p.m. weekends is on school tab broken in. ling the regular patrol func­ been thrown through other that the sticky substance is^' strictly enforced, and he HOLMDEL tion.” store windows, parked cars impossible to remove after it (Continued on Page .'») In a compromise agree­ Policeman hurt ment between the Board of Education and the Township in collision Committee, $71,000 in budget cuts will be restored to th,e 1975-76 school budget. of patrol cars In return, Board Presi­ dent Wendell A. Smith said, MARLBORO . the board will drop an appeal A patrolman, driving to an of budget cuts made by the emergency call shortly be­ fore noon Friday was injured committee earlier this year. in ' a crash with another After the $4 million school police car, and is listed in budget was defeated by vot­ satisfactory condition a t ers in March, a reduction of Bayshore Community Hospi­ $102,000 was made by the tal. committee. The board ap­ Charles Smith, a school pealed the cuts to the state .crossing guard and driver of commissioner of education. the other car, has been The board also faced a state suspended pending an inves­ aid cut of $71,000. tigation by Police Chief Jo­ Mayor George J. Boggio seph R. Walker. said that the committee was Ptl Robert Holmes, driv­ “seriously concerned" that ing a marked police car, was the state aid loss would ad­ headed north when his vehi­ versely affect the quality of cle was struck at the inter­ education. The committee section of Tennenl, Spring stated that its decision to Valley and Harbor roads. compromise was based on Damage to the Holmes car, "economic belt tightening” driven into a tree, was ex­ Raiders win division title procedures being used by the tensive, police said. board. Keyport High School’s football team won its first Minor damage was sus­ ( hamber ot t ommerce president. Any organization or Smith said that the res­ division title in 1!) years Friday night by defeating Pt. tained by the car Smith was resident interested in participating in the tribute, toration of the funds will not Pleasant. Ihe Raiders' fans staged a victory parade driving, according to police Beaman said, should call the chamber office affect the 1975 tax rate. He when they returned to the borough after the game, and reports.