•RAHtt&Y FREE PUBLIC LT22'?:{ 1175 ST. GEORGES*AVL\- H.j. O7Q65 RAHWAY New Jersey's Oldest Weekly Newspaper—Established 1822 VOL. 161 NO. 44 RAHWAY NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1983 USPS 454-160 20 CENTS Tuesday's Election to draw final curtain on year marked by switching of candidates By R. R. Faszczewski was re-located and she mov- A former member of the data acquisition department Paul J. O'Keefe of Plain- Office of Management and The Democratic freehold- Elizabeth and special coun- lity Decorators, Inc. in An election year in which ed out of the state. Rahway Board of Educa- for Blue Shield in Florham field. Budget. He holds a bachelor er hopefuls are Brian W. sel io the city's law de- Kenilworth. He has exper- it has been difficult IO tell Sen. Lesniak is his party's tion, Mr. Young has been a Park. He was born in Buen- The president of Frank of science degree from Rut- Fahey of Westficld, Mich- partment. He received his ience in retailing, building who the candidates are at nominee for a full four-year research chemist for Merck os Aires and did volunteer H. Lehr Associates, con- gers, the State University of ael J. Lapolla of Elizabeth bachelor of arts degree from rehabilitation and real es- one time without a score- term, and he will be facing and Co., Inc. of Rahway for work for the former United sulting civil engineers. New Jersey and a masters and Ron Scorese of Kenil- Rutgers, the State Univer- tate development. Mr. Scor- card will come to a close on the same Republican he fac- more than 13 years. He States Senate candidate, Jef- Freeholder Lehr holds a degree in business ad- worth. sity of New Jersey and his ese is also the Democratic Tuesday as Rahway voters ed in the special election holds a bachelor of science frey Bell, and Rep. James bachelor of science degree ministration from Fordham law degree from the College chairman of his borough. go to the polls to help Alfred D. Palermo of Lin- degree in chemistry. Courier. in civil engineering from University. Elected to two Mr. Fahey is a council- of Law of the American If you wish to vote on choose a state senator, two den. Mrs. Monyek, who was The Republican incum- Pennsylvania State Univer- terms on the Berkeley Hei- man in Wcstfield and the University in Washington, Tuesday, it is good to know assemblymen, a county reg- There will also be two in- born and raised in Eliza- bent, county register, Ric- sity and a master of science ghts Township Committee, municipal prosecutor in D. C. He has been a law the location of your polling ister, a county sheriff and dependent candidates on beth, was active in the pet- hard P. Hatfield of Scotch degree in civil engineering he served as the mayor in Winfield. He received his secretary in the Union place. The polls in the city three freeholders. the ballot from Rahway, ition drive against the new Plains, was first elected to from Newark College of 1981 and was a county free- juris doctor degree from the County Superior Court and will be open from 7 a.m. io The year started with a Rose Z. Monyek of 1060 Rahway City Hall, and has that post in 1978. He at- Engineering. He is a li- holder last year. New York Law School and a law clerk in the Office of 8 p.m. There are 13.075 reg- special election in June to W. Lake A ve. and Harold J. run for Democratic County tended Scotch Plains- censed professional engi- An account executive for his bachelor of arts degree the General Counsel of the istered voters in Rahway. fill the vacancy created by Young of 1181 Main St., Committee, the United Fanwood Schools, Blair neer in six states and a li- Mortgage Guarantee Insur- from Bloomfield College. Occupational Safety and including 2,523 Republi- the ouster of Sen. John T. and an independent from States Senate, the State Academy and Wesleyan censed professional planner ance Co., Mr. O'Keefe was He is also an assistant coun- Health Review Commission cans. 4,704 Democrats and Gregorio on conspiracy Linden, Joseph P. Scan Ion. Senate and the Democratic University. A licensed real in New Jersey and is pre- the mayor of Plainfield ty counsel, legal advisor to in Washington, D. C. 5,848 independents. The charges. That election and Sen. Lesniak was elected gubernatorial nomination. estate salesman, he was a sently the chairman of the from 1974 to 1981. He ser- all county department locations of the polling the Democratic Primary on to his Assembly seat in She was also the Democra- member of the Union Cou- freeholder board. ved on (he City Council in heads and a former chair- A graduate of Jonathan places are listed below. For the same day were won by 1977 and re-elected in 1979 tic Party's nominee for Con- nty Property Tax Appeals Mr. Miller is a manager Plainfield from 1966 to man of the Westfield Joint Dayton Regional High Sch- further information, please Democratic Assemblyman and 1981. He served on the gress in the former 12th Board for four years. He is a of the American Telephone 1973. He is a graduate of Civic Committee. ool in Springfield, Mr. telephone City Clerk Fran- Raymond J. Lesniak of Eli- Agriculture and Environ- Congressional District in life-long resident of Union and Telegraph Co. current- Plainfield High School and Mr. Lapolla is an at- Scorese is a managing part- cis R. Scnkowsky at zabeth. ment Committee and was 1980. County and a Korean War ly on loan to the Governor's Holy Cross College. torney in private practice in i ner and part owner of Qua- 381-8000. Then Sen. Lesniak's As- the author of legislation for The only information veteran. sembly seat was won in a an industry-support fund available on Mr. Scanlon at Opposing him is Demo- special election in August for cleaning up toxic waste press time was that his slo- crat, Joanne Rajoppi of by Democratic Freeholder while in the Assembly. He gan is "Beam the Bomb" Springfield. She is a former Thomas W. Long of Lin- has also sponsored legis- and he resides at 1104 S. mayor and councilwoman den. lation on toxic-waste clean- Wood Ave., Linden. in Springfield and a former Republican Assembly up while in the Senate. He Assemblyman Deverin vice president of that com- Government cites Merck for candidate, Blanche Bana- is an attorney by profession. was first elected to the Leg- munity's Board of Educa- siak of Elizabeth, then pull- Mr. Palermo, a commis- islature in 1969, and was re- tion. Miss Rajoppi is a for- ed out of the race when she sioner of the Linden Hous- elected in 1971, 1973,1975, mer freeholder director and injured her leg, and her run- ing Authority, is also on 1977, 1979 and 1981. A a former assistant New Jer- ningmate, Linden City Cou- .that city's Republican Com- personnel assistant for the sey secretary, of state. affirmative action 7 : r:v ncil President- Robert mittee* ,'ffe- has^liad"efigi-- H S: TvfetaJs,,He£iBuig-€w.: --The county sheriff ?6r fffe ".-...-v '• r*. .*-' •••. In reporting the award to' proclamation recognizing Flic Fhase 111 p sions uie led-by speciaily- Gonor, pulled out later in neering training and holds a of Carteret, he served as a last six years. Democrat, Merck and Co., Inc., the Merck employes Mr. Horan Merck for the company's also has drawn the interest Irained line supervisors. the political year, citing lack master's degree in business member and president of Ralph Froehlich, was in international health' pro- said, "It is very much in the "unyielding commitment to of oilier corporations, not The discussions are trig- of financial backing. from Rutgers, the State the Carteret Board of Ed- Elizabeth councilman ducts company based . in interest of the company and the advancement of wo- only for its depth of in- gered by dramatized work One of the county University of New Jersey. ucation, as a councilman before winning election to Rahway, this week received its employes-as well as in men, minorities, the han- formation, but because ii situations depicted on film Republican freeholder The candidate also had 30 and as the mayor of Car- the county post. He spent additional recognition for the public interest-for Mer- dicapped and all working was designed to involve em- and videotape. Topics pre- candidates, Julia Richie of years of experience as a real teret for two terms. 19 years with the Elizabeth its affirmative action pro- gram in an award presented ck to remain a leader in the people." ployes at all levels. In the sented include subtle dis- Plainfield, left the race estate broker and insurance A freeholder for the past Police Dept., where he at- by the United States gov- field of equal opportunity. Merck also received this past several months 18 ma- crimination, reverse dis- because her husband's job agent. 18 years, Assemblyman tained the rank of lieuten- ernment. We are determined to do year's Equalization of Em- jor U. S. corporations have crimination, sexual harrass- Long has served as an as;^ ant. Appointed by the chief so." ployment Opportunity purchased the program ment and how "special distant superintendent^ of. justice of the New-Jersey riieTeUeral award is~noT Award from the National from Merck. Proceeds from treatment" differs from "af- schools in Linden since Supreme Court to the Com- Merck "was one of six~ •the first recognition of Mer- Vocational Guidance Assn.