A GREATER MEDIA NEWSPAPER The Register SERVING EATONTOWN, FAIR HAVEN, LITTLE SILVER, RED BANK, RUMSON, SEA BRIGHT, SHREWSBURY AND TINTON FALLS APRIL 3, 1991 25 CENTS VOL.113 NO. 27 V 1 ^ai . 1 VB^^B^^* B^B^L^H Turn 1 _ ^ ^^^^^^^BB1BJBB| "... m » •• off • ;3t ^m ^M?!1L P'TI'^3§ jQlfitk* " the tube The McDonald children, Michael, 5, Keri, 10, Erin, 3, and l Chris, 7, turn their backs on 1 > television while enjoying a friendly game of Mouse Trap. The youngsters are preparing for Little Silvers TV Tune Out, a four-day ban on TV which begins Monday. For a story on I TV Tune Out, see Page 5. l - / i • • 1 ^^ •^ll ^F .^B^k^^ "^ *^ ^^ *^ ~J . t ^BV^^B^P* ^^1 iBBl^i^L^^^^^WmkB^^I • a^H _ ... ^. ^^BJS*' ^*^ • -XT ^^Ji^P ^^T^H HH^^^B B^BT Bfl ^SBV-. " y^*^ ---v^'-* ^^"^BM T^^Wi BW B Photograph by Martin Petterchak 2 APRIL 3,1991, THE REGISTER THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF GARDEN CENTERS but there's only ONE BROCK FARMS!!! Sato prlcaa aflacMv* thru 4/9/S1. Not raaponatjla for HOURS MON. Thru SAT 9-7. 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ACCEPT RT. 9, FREEHOLD 462-2700 LIME UME Rag. 3.95 aa. 50 U». 10for«33. •ahmtviat RT. 34, COLTS NECK 462-0900 NO LIMIT 40 Lbs tmnmlipna THE REGISTER, APRIL 3. 1991 3 INSIDE STORY Red Bank C'mon, get happy From July 1 to Aug. 26. the New Jersey Blind Men's Association, a zeroes in non-profit organization founded in 1910, operates Camp Happiness, a place in a residential section of Leon- on district ardo, Middletown, in which blind men can swim, play shuffleboard and By Garry Wasfco socialize during the summer. SEE PAGE SO RED BANK — After months of refining and retooling, the borough's mucb-talked- about Special Improvement District is al- Consummate actor most a reality. Joe Russo. a professional actor, The Borough Council unanimously ap- runs the theater segment of the Per- proved an ordinance creating the special forming Arts Program at Red Bank district at a packed March 26 meeting. Regional High School. The program is The SID is a special zone within the bo- for aspiring artists pursuing careers in rough's shopping and professional area. music, dance, theater, writing and H television production. He also directs, It will be ma."HB" by a new corporation sings, plays guitar, and writes musk. that will perform services similar to those provided by retail mall management firms SEE PAGE 14 for their tenants. "We're finally doing something positive for the businesses of this borough," said To call The Register Councilman Kerry Zukus, who has headed Advertising 747-0222 the committee studying the district for over Circulation 747-0222 a year. Classified 747-6565 News/Sports 747-0222 The plan would be funded by a special tax on businesses in two zones, based on News releases or advertising copy their proximity to downtown and the degree may be mailed or brought to The Re- of proposed benefit the businesses would gister building at 766 Shrewsbury receive. Avenue, Tinton Falls, N J. 07724. Businesses in Zone 1. the downtown area, would contribute 17 cents per $ 100 of value to the district, while businesses in Zone 2 contribute about 7 cents per $ 100. INDEX According to Zukus, the SID will im- THE ARTS 9 prove the image of the borough's retail CLASSIFIED 3»-50 Photograph by Martin Petterchak stores by concentrating on marketing and CLUB NEWS 20 THE GREAT EIGHT promotion, and will study borough con- COMMUNITY CALENDAR 24-25 Dm the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Class cerns such as parking and holiday decorat- INTHESERVICE 27 of 1991 are: David Timing, Scott Jensen, Seen Lawler and Scott Matchett ing. MILESTONES 20 (standing, l-r), and Joanna Uao, Jana Davis, Mark Dottwaier and David Wagner, It also will organize special events to OBITUARIES - 31 (seated, l-r). For staff writer Lauren Jaegers «tory on the scholar*, see Page 16. bring shoppers to the downtown area. OPINION 4 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 2* Zukus said a search for a chief operating POLICE BEAT 30 officer will begin immediately. The district PROFILE 14 will be run by a full-time manager under the PROPERTY LINES 37 direction of a 30-member board of directors REAL ESTATE NEWS _.. 97 Major costs lead to hike elected by the SID members. CHARLES RUBINSTEIN 13 Local business owners attended the meet- BILLSANDFORD 11 ing, largely to lend support to the ordinance. SOCIAL SCENE 20 SPORTS 32-36 in Shrewsbury school tax James A. Buffington. owner of the Haa- LINDA McK. STEWART 8 gen Dazs ice cream shop and president of YESTERYEAR - 4 dent, has said the proposed budget is honest the Red Bank Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Education and reasonable, and meets the needs of stu- praised the plan as "extremely beneficial, " dents. and said the chamber will do everything OKs1991 budget According to the proposed spending plan, possible to support it The Register the amount to be raised by taxes is Only August Monticro. president of the $2,692,942.75, including $199,174.75 for Founded in 1878 with 4.5$ increase local chapter of the National Association for debt service. by John H. Cook and Henry Clay By Maty Eaen McCandle— the Advancewment of Colored People, had Because debt service funds are not subject words of caution. DAVID THALER to voter approval, residents will be voting "We must make sure that this ordinance W»»iiillnlffitli>ir SHREWSBURY — The school tax rate will go up 4.5 cent per $100 of assessed for or against a $2,493,786 tax levy, Winter benefits everybody, or it will never work," he said, warning that the SID should serve JUDITHS. KLEIN valuation if the proposed $3.43 million bud- said. get is approved by voters April 30. to unite the town rather than cause divi- Current expenses are up $179,455 to sions. FRANK VINO Members of the Board of Education $3,232,322. unanimously agreed last week to introduce "We can't make this a West Side vs. Eas WILLIAM PETERSON Anticipated rcrene for the 1991-92 Side issue," Montiero said. The SID covers the tab, which is down $24,137 from last school year is $688,554, which includes year. mostly East Side and downtown properties, RICHARD M._POUTY $581,554 in state aid, $22,500 in projected and may have little impact in the predomi- According to the proposed budget, the federal aid, and $84,500 in other aid. Winter nately residential West Side. said. VINCENT J.GRASS1A current school tax rate of S7.4 cents per Mayor Ed McKenna pointed out, howev- $100 would rise to 61.9 cents. A $50,000 appropriation from a er, that improved businesses and complete The owner of a home assessed at $277,103.76 anticipated surplus also is in- occupancy of downtown stores will lower JUDITH MoGEEFEENEY $100,000 would pay $619 in school taxes if cluded. piupeity taxes all over town. the budget is approved. Of the current expense portion of the District business owners have one last MARKR ROSMAN Despite the $24,157 decrease, costs are budget, $214,727 will be used for pensions chance to reject'the plan.