THE NEW Your want ad The Zip Code is easy to place for Linden is -Phone 686-7700 which became a Suburban Publishing* Corp. newspaper on July 2, 1964 An Official Newspaper For The City of Linden 0 7 0 3 6 Published Each Thur»day by Suburban Publl*hlng Corp. VOL. 19 - NO 44 UNDEN. N.J., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973 Subscription Rate $6.00 Yearly 218 North Wood ov»., Llndon, N.J. 07036 Second Clas* Postage Paid ot Linden, N.J. 20 Cents Per Copy •£* No vacation in sight for some salary talks Fact-finder report due on teachers Negotiation session slated for public works It may be vacation time for students and some workers, but contracts with public works employees and teachers and school ad­ ministrators are still unsettled. The most recent contract agreement came Monday night when the Board of Education approved a salary guide for school custodians at a special session in Linden High School. Still BEFORE THE FINAL BELL sounded last week, it was announced John Gregorio and Herman Mopsick, LHS principal. to be approved, however, are pacts with ad­ by A R. Taranto, superintendent of schools, that the State Background information was provided for the students by ministrators and cafeteria workers. The Board Board of Education awarded to F.R. Cerillo, Linden High art films and guest speakers. The speakers included Thomas may also go through another summer without a teacher, a MINI-grant to develop anti-drug posters by the Long, assistant superintendent of Linden Schools; John teachers’ contract. silk screen process. From left are Frank Catale, supervisor Stamler. Head of the Narcotics Strike Force and Joseph Councilman James Iozzi, though, doesn’t of Health, Safety and Physical Education; Barbara Walloce, Grail of the Union County Narcotics Commission. want to prolong the contract negotiations with Pomelo Nycz ana Karen Katchmer, LHS students; Mayor Arrangements were made through the office of Catale public works employees throughout the hot ANTHONY LOMBARDO MRS ANGELINA K l’REK days of July and August. Iozzi, head of the Council Labor Relations Committee which Six fiiiremen finish handles the negotiations with Teamster Lady Luck still needed representatives, has indicated he wants to Two veteran educators resolve the matter soon. special training in A negotiating session has been called for July 10 and Iozzi had termed the other meetings Trucker tries to cash lost ticket amiable and progressive. If an agreement are transferred by Board fighting fuel blazes follows the last major group to reach a set­ Lottery Commission in an attempt to get his Six firemen in Linden have received cer­ A Linden truck driver who claims he had a tlement would be the teachers. tificates of proficiency from the New Jersey $50,000 winning lottery ticket, but lost the alleged winnings. Abraham Rothberg, chairman of the board’s Department of Education and the New Jersey ticket, has filed suit against the New Jersey John Karafa of 136 S. Stiles st. filed the suit Finance and education committees, noted that into principal positions ^ Petroleum Council Friday in the Chancery Division of Superior the board and teacher representatives met with The Linden Board of Education, at a quiet board approved several proposals for the Court at the Essex County Courthouse. In the fact finder on May 30, and the fact-finder’s Completing six hours of classroom and four board meeting last week, transferred two Linden summer school program. addition to the lottery commission, Karafa report would be submitted in about three hours of practical exercises in preplanning and Archdiocese picks veteran educators to other posts within the The board approved the 1973 ESEA Title I named Gov William T. Cahill and Ralph weeks firefighting tactics were Thomas Doyle of the school system and created two other ad­ Summer School budget in the amount of Batch, director of the commission Tb“ board and the Linden Education Army Aviation Plight Activity in Linden and ministrative positions. Fr. Miodowski for Association have been negotiating since $29,773. The program will be conducted at Capt Joseph Camasta, Wallace Smith, Ralph Karafa s suit states he did claim his winning December, 1971, on a two-year contract. Anthony Lombardo, former principal of Schools Two, Four Annex and Five from June Pileggi, Keed Fullerton, and John Traub of the ticket for tax purposes and gave it to his mother Throughout the negotiations, it has been School Four who has been serving as super­ 21 to Aug. 2. Personnel for the Title I summer Linden Fire Department .North Bergen post for safekeeping, but his mother inadvertently indicated the salary is not the primary obstacle visor of elementary education for the past year, school program were also appointed. Subjects covered were lank truck, bulk threw the ticket out with other lottery tickets to settlement of the contract. was named principal of School Seven and Personnel for the Linden High School Summer School program were also approved, terminal, service station and liquefied “ It couldn’t be, Rothberg emphasized, supervisor of guidance for the school system. A The suit was accompanied by seven af as were aides for the elementary school petroleum gas fires replacement for Lombardo was not named. fidavits from persons, including a man who “since our teacchers are paid comparable to program. These men were among 275 firemen from sold Karafa the alleged winning ticket, teachers in surrounding communities, in­ Lombardo replaces Mrs. Angelina Kurek. throughout New Jersey to attend the first claiming that Karafa did have the winning cluding the county’s richest communities, who was named ‘principal of School Nine, The board also agreed to continue the policy Petroleum Fire Control Conference sponsored combination on June 24, 1971. Summit and Westfield replacing Mrs. Essie Lamin who has retired. of past summers to hire youngsters on a by the education department, petroleum in Karafa said he purchased the ticket from Under the 1971 contract, teachers with Mrs. Kurek has served as principal of the temporary basis during the summer to perform dustry and fire service. The Burlington County Theodore McKeown of the Edgar Road Diner in bachelor’s degrees begin with $8,500 and can Tremley Point school and supervisor of work in the areas of painting classrooms and Fire School hosted the two-day session held at Linden and has ascertained the ticket was reach a maximum of $14,300. guidance since 1967. corridors, maintenance of buildings and the county's vocational education center among those distributed to McKeown and also We’ve always paid our teachers as much as grounds and janitorial summer work. The The board also posted the position of Petroleum industry fire and safety personnel on the state’s list of unclaimed tickets. surrounding communities, “ Rothberg added, program will run from July 9 to Aug. 31 and supervisor of social sciences and ad­ from local refineries served as instructors. The noting that Elizabeth, Rahway and Garwood cost about $15,000. ministrative aide in health, safety, physical National Fire Protection Association and the have recently settled with their teachers. Upon the recommendatiqp of the superin­ education and transportation. Lawrence M. New Jersey State Police also conducted classes Binding arbitration and class size have been tendent of schools, the board approved the Kinsella, assistant superintendent of schools, during the two days indicated as reasons for the delay in settlement moving of the emotionally disturbed class at Police caution of the contract. The board thus far has given a has been coordinating the social science School 10 to School One. program in the school system until now. The resignation of Richard Dodes, a social Corrections are listed on fireworks (Continued on page 3) In other action last Wednesday evening, the studies teacher at Soehl Junior High School, was accepted. Leaves of absence were granted for bids on contracts The Linden Police Department has to Mary Lynn Jakucs, second grade teacher at issued warnings again this year on the School Three, and to Mrs. Dale Lehman, foods Three errors were printed in last week’s use of fireworks daring the Fourth of Rothberg declines bid teacher at McManus. Leader about bids received during the recent July holiday. Charles Burfield, a business education Council meeting Fireworks/ are banned. Violations teacher at Linden High School, was granted a CAE of Bloomfield was low bid for street carry a $200 fine or 90 day jail sentence sabbatical leave of absence, while Gerald D. sweeper brooms, not the Seeley Co. mentioned; for sale, possession or use. to name school after him Lorenzetti, a music teacher, was granted Motorola of Glen Rock was low bid for Fire According to Capt. Howard Hill of the permission for a two-week leave of absence for Police Chief’s office, policemen will Dept, radio equipment, and the cost of A resolution naming the new vocational berg was influential in getting state funds to military duty in September. enforce the law in an effort to keep the uniforms for the Fire Dept, was $19,000, which school the Linden High School Vocational and finance half, or %l1/2 million dollars, for con­ The following teachers were transferred: city quiet and prevent injuries. He is $5,000 less than the figure published. THE REV. CHE8TER A. MIODOWSKI Technical Building was passed by the Linden struction of the vocational school. Patricia D ass^om grade five, School Two, to pointed out that the firecrackers are The Rev. Chester A Miodowski, assistant Board of Education last Wednesday evening, (Continued on page 3) hazardous as well as illegal. Parents are But Rothberg noted that a “ lot of others pastor of St. Theresa’s Church, Linden, since only moments after the senior member of the urged to confiscate any fireworks thier helped to plan the school.” He cited former 1946, has been named pastor of the Church of board declined to have the school named in his ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHinii| children may have in order to prevent superintendents of schools, the late Emanuel the Sacred Heart, Hudson Heights, North honor.