Crisis averted enate n «ats City Council president cites; abuses. own, 66-64. jrees to spending hikes. ff 3B The Daily Register VOL. 107 NO. 234 YOUVAl IRD HOMETOWUAIICTAVA/MN NEWSPAPEMClA/COADCRn .. SINCOlH^Er 4OT187O8 ^^^»nrf^^ TUESDAYTlirorvAV/ , APRIAnnnL 2«-\, 198JAA5r 2«5 CENTS Dump site at sea to close BY ALAN S1PRESS Within two weeks, the EPA will 'Continued use of the site for in a jar of water, which sat beside judge for the right to continue. NEW YORK - The Environmen- begin talks with these authorities on municipal sewage sludge disposal Daggett's microphone for the dur- Northern New Jersey authorities tal Protection Agency announced a timetable for ending the dumping would result in further degradation ation of the conference. followed suit. yesterday that all dumping of sew- at the closer site, according to to the area, including potential "The fish were here to see But Daggett said at yesterday's age sludge at a site 12 miles off the Christopher J. Daggett, regional ecological and public health im- firsthand what the EPA would say press conference here that he ex- coast of Sandy Hook will end within administrator for the agency. pacts," Daggett said. "Hopefully, and they will be back in the water pects the new ban to withstand any over time, as the site begins to be a year to 18 months. The ban cannot become effective to spread the good news," said lawsuit because the regulations cleansed by the natural action of the The 8.3 million tons of the semi- immediately because the authorities Cindy Zipf, coordinator of the group. address the concerns expressed by need to time to adjust to the longer ocean, fish might be allowed to Last month. Clean Ocean Action solid waste dumped annually are a come back to the area." the judge in 1981. Most important is major source of PCBs, heavy metals hauling distance, for instance by members presented the agency with that dumpers can now shift to the and other contaminants that pollute acquiring more barges, he said. His remarks drew applause from a toilet plunger as a symbol of their 106-mile site — an alternative that He stressed, however, that the some the approximately 20 mem- the waters off Monmouth County. frustration with the delay in render- was not available four years ago. agency plans to stop the dumping at bers of Clean Ocean Action, a The New York and northern New ing a decision, which had originally Andrew McCarthy, a spokeman Jersey sewerage authorities, which the 12-mile site as soon as possible Monmouth County environmental been expected early last fall. because this endangers the liveli- group, who crowded the press for New York City's Department of now dump their sludge at the site, When the federal government Environmental Protection, said the will have to haul the waste to a hood of commercial and rec-briefing. first imposed a ban on ocean city "In all likelihood" will begin location 106 miles off Cape May if reational fishermen as well as ties The activists brought with them a dumping in 1981, New York City they continue with ocean disposal. up important shipping lanes. sea bass and a blackfish swimming successfully appealed to a federal (See DUMP, Page 5A) CINDY ZIPF Petition EAI workers deadline nearing get pay cuts BY TED LOUD competitive in its current markets," FREEHOLD - It's T minus one said EAI spokesman Tom Zack and counting, as the petition drive to WEST LONG BRANCH - Em- "This has required the company nullify the freeholders' 56 percent ployees at Electronic Associates to adjust some pay levels. In certain pay raise and place it on a refer- Inc., some with over 20 years' instances, employees have elected endum ballot steamrolls into its experience, arc being asked to to take lay off rather than accept final two days. accept pay cuts to help the company this reduction. Those employees Barry Caulficld, a petition or- remain competitive who chose lay off will receive ganizer, estimated yesterday that Only production line and quality severance pay based on their length the groups had gathered 10,000 to control workers will be affected by of service." 15,000 signatures, putting them at the wage cuts, according to several Of the approximately 30 people the halfway point. company employees who have affected, one third chose to be laid A total of 20,603 signatures are called The Daily Register to express off, Zack said. All affected em- needed to force a referendum on the their anger at the move ployees were notified last Friday, pay raise. Some workers will be faced with according to Zack In addition, olbtr prominent local cuts as high as $9 an hour. Most But one woman employee said oHtei^W joined the-mayor «*. wodters said their hourly wages will worUra were originally told that Middletown in publicly supporting be decreased between ft «M # per they could not opt for layoff, and the petition drive to place the salary hour, bringing most of the assembly would not receive severance pay question on a referendum ballot. line workers' hourly wages down to The original announcement was On March 14. the freeholders $6.20 or less. made Thursday, the woman said voted themselves a (9,000 pay raise. Fearing reprisals, none of the On Friday, a company official The 125,000 salary made them the employees would give their names currently on business in California highest paid freeholders in the state. for publication. told the company's personnel de- However, the raise can be voided The employees, who do not have partment to allow workers the if IS percent nf the electorate that a union, were notified of the wage option of lay off with severance pay, voted in the 1983 General Assembly cuts last week. according to the woman's account. election sign a petition protesting "In line with its continuing busi- She added that the workers were not the raise and asking that it be placed ness, it is necessary that certain informed,of the option, but that they as a referendum on the November adjustments be made in (the com- (See PAY. Page 7A) ballot. pany's) salary structure to be However, the 20,603 signed peti- tions must be presented to County Clerk Jane Clayton by the end of the business day on Wednesday, April 3. The petitions are only valid if they Judge rejects are presented 20 days after passage of the resolution. There are 4,000 signed petitions in the Register offices in Shrewsbury - 2,000 of which poured in yesterday Mulvihill bail alone. On Sunday, Middletown Mayor BY LISA R. KRl'SE have sentenced him to a minimum James F. Maher added his signature FREEHOLD - Joseph Mulvihill of probation to a maximum nf 10 to the thousands of others protesting cannot remain free on bail while years in prison. the increase. Maher cited the fact awaiting the appeal or his 10-year In his appeal of the sentence, Ford that the freeholders received a 56 sentence for manslaughter, a Su- said he will argue that Mulvihill percent increase this time, and a 78 perior Court judge said yesterday. should not receive the maximum percent increase in 1976. Maher However, the Appellate Division penalty. The presumptive sentence calculated that the freeholders re- of Superior Court is scheduled to for manslaughter is seven years, ceived 178 percent increase over a decide today at 2 p.m. whether to Ford said. In order for Mulvihill to nine-year period, or 20 percent a overturn Judge James A. Kennedy's receive the maximum, there had to year. Due to an editing error, the ruling, according to John Ford, be aggravating factors. figures attributed to Maher in Mulvihill's attorney. In setting sentence, Kennedy said Sunday's story were incorrect. • Mulvihill, 34, of Union Beach, was the aggravating factor was "the Maher was joined yesterday by sentenced by Kennedy last month to bottom line is that somebody died," Board of Social Services chair- 10 years in prison. Mulvihill was according to Ford. woman Phyllis Marx. Although she convicted by a Superior Court jury "The fact that somebody died is appointed by the freeholders, of manslaughter in the drowning and cannot be used as the aggravating Marx brought in a signed petition to beating death of his wife, Terry, factor." Ford said. "You can't take the Register yesterday. also 34. the same factor that made it a "I felt very strongly that the nW^pQiWf p^O^O By ^#BCT r Or Hi© Ford filed an appeal of Kennedy's crime and make it an aggravating factor." freeholders are putting too high a Rumson, prunes locust trees lining the driveway sentence two weeks ago. He is price on their services," Marx said. LIMB FROM LIMB — Michael Porter of Long seeking to have his client released For bail to be granted. Ford had of Festoon Farms in Colls Neck. "I also feel it serves to discourage Branch, a worker for Porter's Tree Service in on probation. Since Mulvihill is a to show that Mulvihill was not a (Sec PETITION, Page IA) first-time offender, Kennedy could (See BAIL, Page 5A) —Index- Arts 8A Keansburg candidates trade charges Business... 7B Classified 9B BY BOB NEFF The challengers advocate the campaign manager for the incum- asserted that the incumbents are their "inflated budget," and that the Comics . 6B busing of non-public school students bents. using the busing referendum as board should have had someone KEANSBURG - At the close of Calling the election "very politi- blackmail to get voters to approve (See ELECTION, Page SA) Lifestyle "B a "very political election," Board of and say the incumbents included the Make a dale 7A referendum as an incentive to cal," Gallagher said, "Hey, I won't Education candidates last night took debate over the phone with kids and Movies 8* last-minute shots at each other approve the budget, which will also People.