Honoring a fallen firefighter Kevin Apuzzio died in the line of duty. His heroic efforts were remembered Tuesday. Page 17 LINDEN, N.J WWW.LOCALSOURCE.COM 75 CENTS VOL. 89 NO. 15 THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2006 Board members elected; budget fails Cub Scouts to clean By Dan Burns school budget votes respectively. “I liked Holmes because he is, to up Rahway River Staff Writer called for by vot­ The highest vote me, considered a success story. As a Cub Scout Pack 30 will host its ROSELLE — Four candidates, ing the budget total amassed by young businessman, he’s an example annual Rahway River cleanup on including two newcomers, were elect­ down 473-401. one of the candi­ of how a good school system can ben­ Earth Day, Saturday. This year, the ed to the Roselle Board of Education Tanner said her dates who didn’t efit everyone,” the man said. focus will be on the section of the on Tuesday. team of Simmons, win a seat Moore believes every candidate north branch of the Rahway River Charles Simmons, Shalonda Tan­ Moore and herself belonged to 22- this year should be commended for upstream and downstream of the ner and the Rev. Reginald Atkins each will practice what year-old David running a clean campaign. He is, of dam at Winfield Park. won a three-year term on the board by they preached dur­ Holmes III, who course, happy that his ticket won most Interested volunteers should receiving 692, 790 and 632 votes ing the election. received 584 of the seats, because they “mean busi­ meet at the parking area adjacent to respectively. Former board member “It feels won- Atkins Moore Simmons Tanner votes- ness.” the waterfall of the Rahway River the Rev. James Moore Sr. earned a derful that our A 60-year-old “We’re very serious about this. We by the dam at Winfield Park at 8:45 one-year seat by defeating Valencia entire team got in,” Tanner said. “We Incumbents Joel Bracy and man polled after voting at Polk Ele­ aim to hold the superintendent and the Stephen Onyrscuk received approxi­ a.m. The cleanup will generally be Coleman by a margin of 799-546. look forward to putting into action all mentary School Tuesday afternoon entire district accountable,” Moore mately one third of the votes the win­ between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., but any Voters said “no” to the $138 aver­ those ideas and issues we discussed said he thought Holmes would have said. amount of time or effort is appreci­ age per household tax increase the during the campaign.” ners did, racking up 184 votes and 225 been a good choice for the board. See FOUR, Page 6 ated. Anyone can participate. Union County supplies gloves and garbage bags and donations of doughnuts, bagels, coffee, bottled District overpays water, paper towels, hand-wipes and more. Last year, more than 100 peo­ ple participated. for advertisement All participants should wear jeans, long-sleeved shirts, gloves By Kitty Wilder an inch — and must be 8 picas wide. and boots. Participants can bring a Managing Editor Devine declined to comment on the standard five-gallon bucket with a RAHWAY — The Rahway school cost of the budget notice, saying he handle to carry garbage to bags. district paid nearly double what it was hadn’t seen the advertisement. He also When the event is complete, a basic required to advertise its 2006-07 declined to examine the advertisement inventory of the “big stuff” is con­ school budget in a local newspaper in in order to determine if there was a ducted and, within approximately March. discrepancy in the rates. 24 hours, Union County Parks The district paid Devine Media Devine refused to comment on removes and disposes of all the Enterprises Inc., publisher of the News whether he considered himself famil­ trash. Record, $730.02 to legally advertise iar with the law. For more information, e-mail the budget March 23. According to School Business Administrator [email protected]. state law, and based on circulation Albert DiGiorgio was unaware of any numbers provided by publisher James disparity in advertising costs. He said Cocaine dealer faces Devine, the advertisement should the Rahway school district has used have cost $432.64. the News Record for public notices for 20 years in prison Fees for public notice advertise­ at least the 20 years he has worked in A Newark resident is facing 20 ments are calculated according to state the district. years in state prison after being con­ law. Rates determined by the law The district uses Devine’s newspa­ victed by a jury in Elizabeth for sell­ ensure that municipal, county and per because state law says a district ing cocaine to a customer on Madi­ school governing bodies are protected must use a newspaper published in the son Avenue in Elizabeth last year. when providing information to the municipality, DiGiorgio said. Union County Prosecutor public. According to the New Jersey Press Theodore J. Romankow said April Photo By Sean Havey Earl Allen Colbert checks in with poll workers at Grover Cleveland Elementary School dur­ Public notice advertising provides Association, the law states that school 13 he has approved the filing of citizens with information before a ing school elections Tuesday. budget information must be published court papers on Friday seeking governing body votes on a matter. “in at least one newspaper published extended sentencing for Tyrone The advertisements are meant to pro­ in the district.” Johnson, 36, of Hawthorne Avenue, vide citizens with time to research DiGiorgio said last week he had because the defendant has seven Rahway board members and question an action before it is questioned the News Record’s rates prior convictions including robbery taken. after the Rahway City Council con­ dating back 15 years. Rates for public notice advertise­ firmed in 2004 that Devine had been “This is someone I consider to be re-elected; budget passes ments are calculated based on a news­ overcharging the city for public notice a career criminal,” the prosecutor paper’s paid circulation, a number fig­ advertisements. But he again said he said. “There must be a price to pay By Kitty Wilder superintendent. ured annually by all newspapers. was bound by the law. for such illegal activity.” Managing Editor Last year’s budget Devine said Tuesday his weekly “I’d rather not use it (the News Elizabeth Sgt. Daniel Geddes RAHWAY— Rahway voters re­ did not pass and newspaper’s paid circulation was Record), but I have no choice,” and Patrolman Vincent Napoli both elected former school board members was revised before approximately 13,000 last year. DiGiorgio said, adding Tuesday that described for jurors in Superior and approved the district’s proposed eventually being Based on that circulation and he planned to discuss the charges with Court Judge John Triarsi’s court­ school budget Tuesday. approved by the according to the law, Devine should the school district’s attorney and with room how they spotted Johnson Incumbents Theresa Mikajlo and Rahway City have charged the district $0.35 per line Devine. coming down the stairs from a Lillie Henderson will both return to Council. of type for advertising the budget. The Rahway City Council hasn’t rootop where they later recovered the Board of Education this spring Mikajlo was Calculations show Devine charged published public notices in the News 172 vials of cocaine and then along with former board member happy to see the $0.59 per line — a rate that is used by Record since 2004, when the council watched as Johnson handed a vial Michael Staryak, who reclaimed Henderson Mikajlo Staryak budget pass this newspapers with a circulation of determined Devine Media had over­ with the same red cap as the others another term after failing to do so last year. “I think par­ “It just means that I can keep work­ 100,000. charged the municipality. to a purchaser in the lobby of a year. ents realized you need to have ade­ ing for the kids and that’s what I want The width of a line is determined Managing Editor Kitty Wilder can building at 471 Madison Ave. on According to unofficial results quate resources to do the job,” she to do,” Staryak said. Goals this term by law. Lines are measured by a unit be reached at 908-686-7700, ext. 127, March 24, 2005. from the Rahway City Clerk’s Office said. include continuing to develop student called a pica — equal to one-sixth of or [email protected]. Sentencing is set for May 27, released Tuesday night, Staryak Winning a fifth term on the board achievement, along with replacing according to Assistant Prosecutor earned the greatest number of votes, “feels good,” Mikajlo said Tuesday Superintendent of Schools William Kate Butler, who presented the 813, to Mikajlo’s 810 votes. Hender­ night. “I’m looking forward to contin­ Petrino and Grover Cleveland Ele­ state’s evidence at the two-day trial. son earned 727 votes. All three will uing the progress that we have start­ Linden voters reject serve three-year terms. mentary School Principal Larry Reed. ed,” she said. Progress so far includes The budget passed 781-602. Staryak said he was glad to see the physical improvements at the schools, Gymnasts to compete district’s $51.8 million budget pass. “It school budget at polls Top rhythmic gymnasts from After learning of his win Tuesday along with improvements in student shows the people have confidence in the By Dan Burns and concerns of those who run the Russia, Australia, Romania and the night, Staryak said he was eager to achievement, she said.