FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY RAHWAY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY RAHWAY, NEW E 1175 ST. GEORGE AVE'. \m RAHWAY, N.J. 07065 RAHWAY -?•*?& New Jersey's Oldest Weekly Newspaper-Established 1822 VOL. 166 NO. 28 RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY. JULY 14, 1988 USPS 454-160 25 CENTS Board of Ed accepts Merck grant for secondary school program by Pat DiMaggio At its regular meeting on In other business the Charles Backrqann and Rahway Community Ac- June 28 Rahway's Board of description of a Support Roosevelt School. stitute custodial hourly rate board: Donald Sobieski to develop tion Organization, Inc. Services Counselor in machines and to paint, sand — Appointed Sandra Education approved the ac- —Reduced one class the District Secondary —Approved the super- at $6.50 per hour. and refurbish various pieces —Approved the submis- special education for grades intendent's attendance at Schultz for the summer ses- ceptance of a grant from room position at Roosevelt Gifted and Talented Plan. sion of an annual Review of — Approved Urban of equipment to color code sion to work as needed. Merck and Company for 7-12. the annual AASA Con- Weiss to repair and service School. —Authorized an addi- Progress and Implementing —Approved payment in for a fee of $3,550. —Appointed Anatol I. the development of a special — Authorized Frank tional 20 days work for Jac- ference in Orlando, Florida, various Wood Shop, Metal —Appointed Sidney Affirmative Action Plans the amount of $17,182.48 on March 3-7, 1989, and Popovich as physical educa- program. Buglione and Frank quelyn Torcicollo. Chemi- for the internal monitoring Shop, Home Maintenance Robb as assistant football tion teacher at $36,325, and to Jeffrey and Kallaur, Con- the business administrator's Shop and General Shop The grant, totalling Lukaszewicz to work three cal Health Consultant. guide. sulting Engineers, for coach at $3,414. also as head boys soccer 576,208.60, will be used for additional weeks to prepare —Created and posted the attendance at the annual —Approved the submis- engineering services provid- ASBO Conference in coach at $3,186. a program for secondary the district Basic Skills/- position of gifted and sion and operation of an In- ed on the Franklin School school students. English as a Second talented teacher for grades Detroit, Michigan, on Oc- expensive Book Distribu- heating and ventilating pro- tober 2-6, 1989. The board also accepted Language Bilingual Im- 9-12. tion Program in the amount ject. Flow-Thru Funds in the provement Plan. —Accepted the Adult of 52,356 under "Reading is —Approved the con- amounts of $174,160 and —Approved a payment tinuation of a Prescription — Authorized Regina Education Application for Fundamental," to be con- of $742.16 for the Madison 59,870 for the fiscal year Macphee to work an addi- funds from the State Dept. ducted at Roosevelt School Drug Agreement with the 1988-89 and submitted to School floor replacement Public Employees Fringe tional week to prepare the of Education in the amount and the Intermediate and $2,256 for paving work the State Department of district Basic Skills/E.S.L. ofS2,552 for Evening School. Benefits Trust. at Roosevelt School to Mor- —Approved a change Education an application Bilingual Improvement School for Foreign-Born —Approved the use of for a Demonstration Grant ton, Russo and Maggio, Ar- order in the amount of $ 165 Plan. Residents. room 109 at the In- chitects. Program for the Alternative —Authorized five weeks —Approved the submis- for Dave Paterson Flooring termediate School for an Co. for deleting the installa- Center for Education in the additional work for Regina sion and operation of work 8th grade level summer amount of 510,000. —Awarded a contract to tion of new thresholds in Macphee, Frank Mauriello, site agreement for the Sum- math course for the R. Mellusi and Sons, Inc., mer Youth Employment the Madison School wood Minorities in Engineering Berkeley Heights, in the flooring project. program to be run in Program. amount of $23,500 for pav- Open House tomorrow for cooperation with the —Approved a final pay- —Approved the job ing and site work at ment in the amount of student proficiency program $14,915 to Dave Paterson Flooring Co. for work com- "BLOOD BUDDIES" ... Rahway Hospital co-workers Deborah Barrett /raft) pleted on the Madison rt Respiratory Services, and David Flynn, Respiratory Manage recently An Open House for the students are enrolled in the d in the moat successful employee blood drive ever to take place at Rahway School floor replacement concemed HSPT Summer Program program under the leader- rnnH, / J H^ *J employees took part in this vital service, which was project. conducted by The American National Red Cross - New Jersey Blood Services will be held at Rahway ship of HSPT Unit coor- —Reappointed Leo High School on Friday, Ju- dinator, William M. Kahn as school board at- ly 15. Parents and friends Roesch. torney, Albert DiGiorgio, are invited to visit their The following non-profit * ••jSs.aecc^uniant And Roger child's classroom and meet agencies have provided job : Pribush' as treasurer of Rahway Sports Clinics the HSPT staff anytime be- slots for these students: school monies for the tween 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Rahway Board of Educa- "yv&str 1988-89 school year. Rahway High School tion, Winfield Board of —Approved the sub- received a grant from the Education, Rahway Y.M. begin July 18 State Department of Educa- C.A., Rahway Public The Second Annua tion that would provide Library, Rahway Day Care The Wrestling, Baseball Clinics are sponsored by Board Rahway Sports Clinics wil and Basketball Clinics are The City of Rahway remedial assistance to 9th, Center, and the Rahway be held this year in the lat co-ed. 10th, and 11th grade Geriatrics Center. Recreation Department, invites ter part of July and the firs All sports clinics are open Merck and Company Inc., students who failed at least In addition to Roesch, week of August. to Rahway younsters ages two sections of the High the HSPT staff includes and The Rahway Board of comments The sports clinics offered 10-17 and are free-of- Education. School Proficiency Test. Elma Blackwejj,_ writing are: charge. given in April and for 8th teacher; Tarn Sorrell," The coordinator of these —The Rahway Board of Wrestling—^whicTT "" Gueln speakers, tee shirts grade students considered reading teacher; Ronald Education invites public sports clinics is Mr. Thomas be held July 18-22 from and refreshments will be of- Lewis, Director of Ath- "at risk" of not passing the Stevinson, math teacher; comment on its 1988-89 ap- 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the fered to all participants. test during their freshman and Rocco Collucci, work letics, Rahway Public plication for Basic Skills Im- Rahway High School Gym The Rahway Sports Schools. year in high school. experience teacher. provement Programs for nasium. "We encourage parental Communications and Com- The unique program of- Baseball — July 18-22, involvement as a necessary putational Skills. from noon to 4 p.m. at fers three hours of instruc- aspect of each child's educa- Such comment will take tion between 8:30 and Veterans Field. tion," Roesch said. "We had place at the regular monthly Football — July 25-29, 11:30 a.m. in writing, an extremely large turnout LOOK IT UP ... Jim Crowell works with microfiche at the Rahway Public Library. The library provided a rich academic environment for the Alternative Center for Education meeting of the Board on from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at reading and math. After a for our parent orientation Tuesday, July 19, at 7:55 Veterans Field. lunch break, students then meeting prior to the start of (ACE) students who, during the fourth marking period, worked on a major term paper p.m., at Rahway Inter- report to a job site and are under the direction of their subject area teachers: Charles Kontos, Science; Ronnie Basketball — August 1-5, this program and we are mediate School in the Louis from noon to 4 p.m. in the paid $4.50 per hour for looking forward to seeing Zalinkanskas, Health; Paul DiGiano, Math; John Perillo, History; and Marti Gee, English. (ACE Project photo) R. Rizzo Board Meeting Rahway High School Gym- three hours of work, Five all the parents once again," Room. nasium. days a week. Forty-seven Roesch concluded. I Rahway Library summer reading clubs and activities Rahway boys and girls Thursday, July 21, and day, July 19 from 1:30-2:30 may actively participate in Space Ship from 11 a.m.- p.m. and on Wednesday, . %• one of three Summer 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July July 20, from 10:30-11:30 Reading Clubs. Teens in 22. a.m., Tee-Shirt Day, when grades 7-12 may sign up in they can bring a tee-shirt the Adult .Department and Children's activities for and have a mouse added to those of elementary school those of elementary school it. ages in the Children's ages include a Game Day Pre-schoolers are invited Department. during which checkers, to "Make a mouse finger Summer Library hours chess and other board puppet" on Tuesday, July are: Adult Department, games may be played on 19 from 10:30-11 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Monday, July 18 from 10 The Library has access Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; a.m.-noon, Kindergarten for the Handicapped to ail Wednesday and Friday, 10 through 3rd grade Sto- Public Service areas. For a.m.-5 p.m. and closed rytime with stories, sound further information, call ; I Saturday.