Auto special •repressive opener Who dunit? Sell your car Westfield's Brown is sharp Murder takes center stage 4.lines, 4 weeks= $25 in Giants' pre-season debut in area mystery theaters Se© classified Inside See Sports, page B-1 See WeekendPlus Vol. 5, No. 30 The^festfielThursday, August 4,1994 d Record A Forbes Newspaper 50 cents 1Briefs Town OKs Lexington Heights Church benefit St. Luke AM.E. Zion Men's ey NtCOUE A. OAVINO Town Attorney Charles Brandt said the However, the new plan still allows for 19 require the buyers to at least put in the Day Teams number 2 and 4 are town has been hoping to develop the land building lots, along Bailey Court and Hamil- foundation," Mr. Brandt said. The town will sponsoring a benefit picnic THE RECORD for many years. Original 1937 plans, which ton Avenue. put in the infrastructure and sell the lots noon Saturday at a member's Despite abundant opposition from neigh- called for 27 lots, were stopped due to an Mr. Marsh said nine of these lots are in separately, home. Call 233-2547. boring residents, the Westfleld Planning injunction in the town's Mount Laurel suit. wetlands transition areas but can be devel- To reach this stage, Mr. Brandt said the Board Monday night unanimously approved And now that the town can look at the tract oped under the Permit Extension Act. Be- town will place those nine lots up for public Music in the park the subdivision of the Lexington Heights again, it finds Freshwater Wetlands laws cause the original plan was approved before auction in September and will go out to bid The Play Trains will perform tract. prohibiting development of a large portion 1988, the town will be exempt from buffer shortly on the street improvements. Mean- 8 p.m. today at the gazebo in Amending a major subdivision of the of the center of the tract. area restrictions as long as they reach "ad- while, Mr. Marsh said the town has already Mindowaskin Park, next, to tract, located behind Prospect Street and "The bottom line is that the project as vanced" stages of development by Decem- received a letter of interpretation from the town hall. Admission is free. Munsee Way, is the first of numerous steps originally designed cannot be built because ber 1994. state Depatrtment of Environmental Protec- Spectators are encouraged to the town is taking to develop the area into of wetlands," said Town Engineer Kenneth "It is our intention to immediately market tion (DEP), which verifies the tract's wet- bring blankets or lawn chairs. about 19 lots with single-family homes. Marsh. those lots with a transition area problem and (Please turn to page A-2) NA'AMAT dinner The Medina Chapter of NA'AMAT will hold a pot luck Council to vote dinner 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Call Sheryl at 789-4833 for details. Alzheimer's support If you are a care-giver or Tuesday on lot know someone who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease or re- lated dementia meet for a group discussion 7 p.m. Mon- day at the Meridian Nursing auction project Center, 1515 Lambertsmill Road. Call Steven Kendall at By NICOLE A. OAVINO Prospect Street. These will start at 233-9700 for more information. $100,000 and $150,000. THE RECORD "We put a price that's low Jazz in the park The Westfield Town Council enough to encourage bidding, but , The New Orleans Jazz with Tuesday approved plans to sell off we hope to get more," Mr. Brandt the Voo Dudes will perform numerous lots of town-owned land said. 7;3O p.m. Wednesday as part of following a brief discussion over Councilman James Hely ques- the 1994 Summer Arts Festival justification for the plan. CPlease turn to page A-2) Tuesday, the council will vote on in Echo Lake Park, off Route 22 three resolutions to put a group of East on the Mountainside/West- lots up for auction. The first lot on field border. Admission is free. Columbus Avenue backs up Hey, Woodstock vets Concert-goers should bring against Garwood and stands alone, Woodstock survivors, here's lawn chairs, blankets and/or able ta.haue one home developed picnic dinners. your chance to tell the real on it. story. The Record is seeking Another pair of two buUdable residents who attended the lots, also on Columbus Avenue, Single support DAVID GIPSON/THE RECORD original music festival in up- Visions is a support group for will be put up for auction simulta- state New York in 1969 to Bill and Faith Barton stand In front of thalr locally famous sunflower plants, some of which neously but separately. According divorced, separated and wid- have reached 10 feet In height. talk about their experiences, owed persons, including single to Town Attorney Charles Brandt, each of these lots will start at about memories, and attitudes. Call parents and people of all faiths. Nicole Gavino at 276-6000 or ^Meetings are held 7 p.m. the $125,000. Additionally, the town will mar- stop in the office at 102 Wal- "Second and fourth Sundays of nut Ave., Cranford. We look each month at St. Helen's Par- Super sunflower seeds sprout ket two lots out of the Lexington ish Center. Food, games and a Heights project, one which fronts forward to hearing from you. fellowship picnic will he held 3- on Hamilton Avenue and one on 8 p.m. Aug. 14. The fee is $3 if you bring salad or dessert or $5 stalks steadily surging skyward at the door. Call Bob Laudati at 322-7762 for details. Seeds from last year's "little ones" were replanted By NICOLE A. OAVINO and tended in the same manner. However, like THE RECORD Jack's magic beanstalk, once they sprouted they Aid course . • just kept reaching for the sky. The Westfield/Mountainside The seeds of summer are reaching new heights in "People are stopping at the end of the driveway to Red Cross will offer a standard resident Bill Barton's backyard. Small sunflower look at them," he said. The sizable seven in the first aid course 6:30-10 p.m. plants planted last summer have unexpectedly Bartons' Warren Street backyard can be seen from Aug. 16 and Aug. 18. The sprouted about 10 feet high. the road. course offers basic training in "They just came up on their own this year," Mr. Everyone is asking Mr. Barton for some of the adult CPR as well. Registration Barton said. "We don't know what we did to make "magic" seeds. Will the Bartons release them? "Sure is on a first-come, first-served them grow," — what else am I going to do with them?" he said, basis by calling 232-7090. Strings at sea Westfleld violinist Mary Haulers report reduced rates Catherine LaMar will be the so- loist in the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saens with the Orchestra even without state's approval of St. Peter-by-the-Sea. The concert is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at By NICOLE A. OAVINO sent his customers a notice along with their bill show- Point Pleasant Beach at Jen- ing the reduction of about $4. Romeo Brothers said it kinson's Inlet. THE RECORD gave customers a $6 reduction. Last week, Michael In response to an article in last week's Westfield DITalvo of the DEP, said neither of these haulers had Record, numerous garbage haulers serving Westfleld filed with the agency. Show Boat trip residents contend that they have already reduced Even haulers who have applications pending with The Westfield Recreation their rates. the DEP to show the reduction on their tariffs, said Commission is offering Broad- According to the state Department of Envi- that they have already given rate reductions to their way theater tickets and bus ronmental Protection (DEP) which regulates the haul- customers. RND Disposal and Infantino Brothers transportation to Show Boat on ers, only 4 out of the 12 haulers serving Westfield both said their rates went down about $6 since April. Oct. 13. The bus leaves West- have filed to amend their tariffs to reflect a rate They argued that their applications are "pending" field Town Hall at 6 p.m. for the reduction. Rate reductions should have come in solely because the DEP takes so long to do the paper- Sidewalk bargains 8 p.m. performance and will re- March due to the startup of a new incinerator in work, DAVID GIPSON/THE RECORD turn about 11:30 p.m. Tickets Rahway. In a reverse situation, where a hauler must file in Browsers enjoy examining wares displayed outdoors during are on sale immediately on a However, haulers such as Romeo Brothers and order to show an increase, the haulers said they are last weekend's downtown sidewalk sale sponsored by the first-come basis at $78 per per- Vella and Sons Disposal said that they already have not allowed to charge more until the application is Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce. son. Make checks payable to: given their customers a reduction. Mr. Vella said he finally approved by the state. Westfield Recreation Depart- ment, 425 East Broad St., West- field, N.J. 07090. Call 789-4085 for more information. Town mulls recycling its recycling contract Symphony supported just Scotch Plains. If the judge voided the By NICOLE A. OAVINO (ARTS) for its recycling program. "Right now, ARTS is providing basically sat- The Westfield Symphony re- Scotch Plains argued it should not have to isfactory service. The materials are picked entire contract, UCUA mny be forced to find cently received a grant of $1,000 THERECOnO do business with criminals.