"Your Community Leader" VOL. 54 NO. 8 SPRINGFIELD, N.J., f HURSOAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984 " By VICKIVREELAND In.October, a state arbitrator its policy of hiring black policemen issue with members of his church The - hotly-disputed Springfield decided in favor, of a 7.5 increase for and firemen. Alston said he thought ; and return to the committee. police labor contract for 1984 was the local. However, Feintuch said more effort should be made to unanimously approved by the there were contracual language recruit blacks, since there is no The final reading of an ordinance Township Committee at its meeting problems in the original contract representation of the black com- to i appropriate $35,000 for im- Tuesday, along with a two-year that had to be corrected. munity in the township's public provements and equipment at a' contract' for' the township's •The one-year contract for the safety departments. ' number of playgrounds was ap- firefighters. police is retroactive to Jan. 1. Committee members responded . proved unanimously. s Police organized pickets two The firefighters received a 6.9 that they knew of no cases of • An emergency appropriation of > weeks ago to protest.the delay.in percent Increase in each year of discrimination in hiring practices: $33,000 was made.lo supplement the o getting this year's contract,. ac- their contract, but according to Committeeman William Ruocco muncipai budget's allotment for the Z cording to Policemen's Benevolent Stephen Koppekin, the township's said in his 12 years on the governing township's garbage removal con- I Association Local 76 President Peter negotiating attorney, .the increase body, he knew of "ho instances of tract. V t Davis. will be delayed the first two months discrimination based on ofeachyear. - According to Township Clerk o Mayor Philip Feintuch said background, color or creed." Helen Maguire, the added monies u Tuesday that contrary to PBA The firemen's contract will be "I have seen ho overt or covert were necessary to meet the in- claims, the governing body did not retroactive to March 1. • attempts by this committee in my creases in dumping rates charged o receive the final draft of the police In other municipal business, the two years to preclude any black by the landfilKaijtheJHackensack Z • contract until shortly before committee received no response applicants," Feintuch responded: z TWeadbwIand.s. VISIONS OF THANKSGIVING are courtesy of two o Tuesday's meeting. •• \ when it attempted to solicit public Feintuch saidi' 43 applicants Springfield second-graders. Top, /yiichael Prashker The township and the PBA agreed input on how the township should recently tested for the two to four Resignations of two patrolman shows how the Indians taught the Pilgrims how to fish. u to binding arbitration in March appropriate Community Develop- positions open in the department, were accepted: Patrolman First Below, Brian Luper offers a rendering of a Thanksgiving o when it was made apparent that an ment Revenue Sharing Funds. but he did not know the race of the Class Donald Calabrese, effective meal with a reluctant turkey. Additional contributions agreement could not be reached. In other business, the Rev. applicants. He added, "I don'.t know Nov. 25, and Patrolman Robert appear in this month's Student Writes school page on According to Davis, the committee's , Clarence Alston of the Antioch what an applicant's race is when I Roessner, effective Oct. 31. Page 8. final wage offer was for a 6 percent Baptist Church, South Springfield look at the application." "*•• ' Roessner served on the force 2G increase. Avenue, questioned the commijee on Alston said he would discuss the years. Bulldogs earn spot in football playoffs By TIMOTHY OWENS Warren Hills each met the NJSIAA requirement of a minimum of six vic- To paraphrase Mark Twain: "Reports about the death of Jonathan tories for teams with an eight-game, schedule to earn a playoff spot. If Dayton'aplayoff hopes were slightly exaggerated." exactly three teams qualify., a fourth team is selected as a wild card based Dayton appeared to be-out of the state football playoff picture after the on power points. ' Bulldog.•-_.s fel.l to Immaculata 43-w0 Nov. 3 for their third loss. Thanks to a 13---7• This formula awards two points for each win. This total is multiplied by win over Ridge Saturday and a complicated formula for determining playoff Ohe number of the group, in this-case two, plus an additional point for each berths, Dayton won a spot and will face Warren Hills Saturday, at 1 pMti fit'1 iSSlctory. Dayton's total of 37 power points edged Madison Borough's 34 for the Meisel Field in the opening round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Gi tt card. Additionally, the Bu'ldogs were seeded second and gained the state football playoffs, ';';. •••'•, ' " .• home field for Saturday's game. • , Town to give thanks This will be their first appearance in the playoffs in coach Tony Policare's All township residents arc invited will present historical und comical three-year reign. The last time Dayton made the playoffs was in 1981 when To those who say the Bulldogs;backed in, Policarc had these words: "We to attend a special Thanksgiving sketches in an atmosphere of fun, they faced away games against Warren Hills and Hackettstown. The didn't luck out at all. We had thesecond most power points in our group in Celebration Sunday, at 2:30 p.m., at thanksgiving and praise; A special Bulldogs trounced Warren Hills 29-12 before they were edged by Hackett- non-league.games. We also had a, very tough schedule with'fqur teams wh« "Springfield Thanksgiving Song" made the playoffs last year." Jonathan Qayton Regional High School. has been written for the occasion. The free hour-long program will -Followingthe program, all will be feature music from a combined invited to the Dayton cafeteria for Wme support^ycar/' He hopes that «., food and' fellowship and to visit LU ... jf^vTO+wr -booflts depict,tng the'actWUiea^the P 'happened was t I: Section 2, Group 2 teams Roselle, RpVer and For more oij Dayton football, seetoday's Sports pages. churches- and synagogues, the-- or^niza tiolls which mect in Community Opera of, N.J., and on5nrifi«iw students 'from^the Florence M.' sPring«eld. ,. Gaudirieer and Dayton school ' The Springfield Clergy d victim' choirs. ••'•'." Association is sponsoring the event Mayor Philip Feintuch, local ' so that the people of Springfield will By VICKI .VREELAND . in the election. clergy, and Dayton drama students rejoice and give thanks together. resolution approved by the time Republicans" ttiaf they were Considering the Republican trend, According to Policemen's Republican majority of the township in the 1984 presidential election, on Benevolent Association Local 76 "going the other way" in,the recent committee to institute legal action election. "It wasn't that" close, but the local level, it .was a bit of an President Peter Davis, the officers against the N.J. State Police Chiefs Wanted: crossing guards upset when Democrat Edward marched a week before the election we got up there. We reallyxwoked Association! hardforit,"Bannersaid. \ "The Springfield Police- Fanning was elected over four-term to demonstrate their objection to two v "have retired. municipal matters. • • , After observing oral-exams ad- He said Republicans will be Department is in dire need of incumbent Republicari Township ministered by the Chiefs Association Committeeman William Ruocco. discussing what went wrong in the school crossing guards," Police The job- calls for four-and-n- The PBA alleged the Township to candidates for a sergeant election at a County Republican^ Chief George Parsell said half to five hours work a day from Ruocco was probably a victim of . promotion in the Police Department, Committee deliberately stalled the Party Committee meeting tonight. Friday. Monday through Friday and pays circumstance, as . Springfield the mayor advised the committee $5,25 per hour. Crossing guards Republican Party Chairman Nor- signing of their 1984 contract. Mayor According to Township Clerk \ Parsell, said three to four Philip Feintuch responded that the that the exams should be reviewed Helen Maguire, the offical votes for must be available 7:30 to 9 a.m., man Banner,explained it. "Bill is for their relevancy and for the patrolmen arc being used daily to committee could not act on the new the candidates after absentee ballots serve at the crossing stations . 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 4 well-liked,--but our Republican 1 ^hihh p.m. Uniforms are provided by contract at the last.tuwin.lilp mm- were counted stand at Fanning, 4,107 because of the shortage of mayor is not so*well-liked,' Banner l Since it is hot the Chief's and Ruocco, 3,781. : the Police Department. said. ' . mittee meeting before the election guardsv Association, policy to release the Michael Alper, chairman of the Banner believes the recent (Oct. 23) because it had not received Interested persons may fill out exams, the committee voted 3-2 toSpringfield Democratic Party, was According to the chief, many of protests by Springfield police and it.' • ••.•- an application at Springfield authorize Township Attorney Jay unavailable for comment. the guurds\who have held the . the township-wide, .reassessment The PBA also protested to. , Kloud to inititate legal action. Police Headquarters, South that is to begin shortly hurt Ruocco Feintuch declined to comment on position for a number of years Trivett Avenue. ~~ demonstrate their objection to a . Banner said he was told by "old- the election, requi ' -•• ' By yiCKI VREELAND' •The Springfield' Board of - red hand symbolizes a safe place for step of the evaluation process calls creditation.