•?$••&<• C* rs, how do vets fuel about Vietnam? See page A-6. To subscribe, call (800) 300-9321 he^festfielPhursday, May 23, 1996 d Record A Forbes Newspaper 5p j Briefs Fashion show qilOM cloud shadowing schools Tha Parent's CWb of the WeatfWH Neighborhood Coun- cil will sponsor "Changing State plan would force voter approval of spending above 'norm' laoss." its fin* spring fashion show and buffet 94 pm Satur- constitutionally mandated "thorough and ef- oobson said she had not yet determined going tobt hard to get voters to understand ; June 8 at the Wsstfiekt Y, RB0ORD ficient" education. The schools will be al- what the new plan would mean to Westfield. it differently," h« said. CtarkSt lowad to spend more than the state man- The spending amounts to be set by the If the public voted down the extra spend- Tickets an $10 for adults and The Westfield Public School District k dates, but to do so, will have to seek voter state, said Dr. Smith, are $0,720 per pupil for ing, the mayor and Tbwn Council would sort $9 for children jnunis than 12. bracing for a storm from the south — a approval. elementary schools, $7,526 per pupil for mid- out the budget tangle. : Proceeds benefit children's twister from Trenton to be specific. •There are some good things in the plan," dle schools and $8,640 per pupil for high In setting the financial limits, the state set laduoatkm programs. Must will The state Board of ^duration's new school said Dr. Smith. "I believe defining a thor- schools. out to define Jurt what a "thorough and ef- ;b* provided by the muiical funding and curriculum plans may hold ough and efficient education and setting "Applied to our district, it looks at first ficient'' education entailed. While those de- group Nix in the Mix. Call MS- promise for some of the state's poorer die- [guidelines] relating to funding is a sound blush that it will permit us to spend a little tails will be forthcoming, one area in which j 3m for information. tricts, but they could spell trouble for afflu- approach. more than $10 million below (spending rates the state's plan falls short of Westfeld's real- ent, high-achieving Westfield. "On the other side," he continued, "from already in place) this year," said the superin- ity i« at the high school level: Wertfteld High Psychologist talk The state will release details on its educa- what we know at this time, the state has set tendent And Dr. Smith fears getting that School hat nine class periods a day. The tion funding plan this week. But what is levels of educational core standards ... far $10 million past Westfield voters may be an state plan would allow funding for seven • The Medina Chapter of known now, said Superintendent of Schools below what Westfield thinks is necessary for uphill climb. periods. "The state is defining high school 'NA'AMAT will hoet an informal Mark Smith, is the state will set per-pupil our children to succeed in the 21st century." "When the state announces [the $10 mil- education much more narrowly than we 'iBarmrinn group led by Dr. Ri- spending amounts intended to deliver the lion] is not constitutionally necessary, it is are," said Dr. Smith. : chard Baunwoll, a licenaed Board of Education President Susan Ja> ;d|nloBl psychologist and direc- tor of The Center fbr Adult and Child Psychotherapy in West- : field and Livingston, 8 pjm. Monday's ; Wednesday, June 5 in a private • Itenvood home. > : Dr. Bsumwoll will •peak on parade is ! child behavioral and com- munication issues with an in- : formal discussion to follow. Call • 822-8271 for information. set to go Math fun Charles Townsend Jessica Quindel will be part of Storytime on Elm's free pro- is grand marshal gram "Math Start" Saturday. Norman Sprague of the Martin : There will be two sessions, WaUberg American Legion Post ' 11:30 am. for children in pre- No. 3 and Joseph Sisto of the Vet- school-kindergarten, and 1:30 erans of Foreign Wars Mountain- ' pjn. for those in kindergarten- •Ids Memorial Post No. 10130, third grade. Pre-registration is WeftfWd Memorial Day parade co- required. Call .232-1343 for in- chairmen, have announced this formation. year, as in the past, Westfield and Mountainside wUl jointly hold their Artifacts Memorial Day parade 9 a.m. Mon- day. Lucca's will present its first solo exhibition, Artifacts, fea- Charles Tbwnsend, a World War turing found and constructed II veteran and renowned Westfield objects by Ev Stone, June 2- bustneiaman, has been lelected ai Jub/ 7. A reception will be held the grand marshal of this year's 5-7 pjn. Sunday, June 2. parade. Lucca's is located at 70 Elm St. The ceremonies will start at the Wsstfleld veterans memorial mon- ument at the intersection of Broad School fending forum- Street and North Avenue. Trie The Westflekt Parent Council American Legion post commander, Legislative Committee will hold Dr. Martin Cohen, will welcome ev- a town-wide forum on school eryone. M(3od Bless America" win funding 8 pxn. Monday, June 3 fast suns by Susan Faas and ac- in the Edison Intermediate companied by the Westfield Com- School auditorium. The forum munity Band. The VFW post chap- will focus on the impact up- lain will give the invocation. There coming changes in the state's will be remarks by Westfleld Mayor school funding formula will Garland "Bud" Booth Jr. have on Westfield schools. MEUSSA KLAVEWTHE RECORD The American Legion post and Departing Superintendent of its auxiliary and the Veterans of Schools Mark Smith and As- How hot was it? Foreign Wars will place wreaths sistant Superintendent for Temperatures Inch toward 100 dogrsss Tuesday ifttmoon whan thaaa Waatflald 1 S-yaar-olda, DIani Prttsksr, Crlstln Farrla and followed by the cannon volleys by Business Robert Rader will lead Robin Ysdkovltz, welcomed a cold splash of rallaf. Showers broka tha haat wava and cancallad a Crsniord-Wssrrleld bsssball the New York Lambs Artillery. Ths the discussion. A questkm-and- gams tha girls hopad to watch at Edison Intarmadlata School. Westfield High School Band will answer period and a discussion render the traditional "Daps" and of follow-up plans will follow. "Echo" ceremony and the "Star Spangled Banner." Cancer survivors The parade will then continue up CHEMOcare will sponsor its East Broad Street, left onto Ekir third annual National Cancer Street through Orchard Street to Next, locusts will plague us Mountain Avenue, right past the Survivors Day Picnic, "A Cel- ebration of life," noon-3 pjn. Revolutionary War cemetery to Saturday, June 1 at Tamaques •y KlMNCOUJOiW cable guy - "within the next 30 days," said considered a pest said Mr. Casey. Mated fe- East Broad Street, then left onto Park. Casey Klein, director of quality assurance at males will fly to the tops of trees, make a small Broad Street to Fairview Cemetery. Cancer survivors, patients THE RECORD Viking Termite and Pest Control in Westfield. slit in the soft green sprouts of trees and lay The Sons of the American Revo- their eggs. The only time the locusts are a (Please turn to page A-2) and loved ones interested in at- For 17 years they have lived beneath the soil But once they do crawl out of lawns across tending this barbecue cel- town, the cicadas will be hard to miss. threat to vegetation is when they feed on tree of Westfield, growing larger, growing stronger. roots in the larva stage. And even then, the ebration should call CHEMO- Now, numbering in the millions, they will burst Westfield resident Fred Geissler remembers care at 233-1103 for information worst thing about the cicadas is their less than through the earth and ... well, lay eggs, fly when the previous generation of cicadas took attractive appearance. and/or reservations. The office around for a couple weeks and die. over town in 1979. Mr. Geissler said he Oiled Host Legion is open 9 ajn.-5:30 pm. Mon- "It is a big, old ugly grub," said Mr. Casey. "It They are Periodical Cicadas — or, in layman's two garbage bags with the shells the insects is very hideous looking." days-Fridays. Corporate, busi- shed after crawling out of the earth. ness and general donations are terms, the 17-year locust Despite the ominous Mr. Geissler took the last locust invasion in calls veterans also accepted. name, these locusts are far removed from the "It was like a mini-snowstorm," said Mr. Gei- stride. voracious grasshopper-relatives responsible for ssler, referring to the number of cicadas flying "It was a little bit of a nuisance, but not that for parade Biblical and modem-day plagues. At their through the air. "Birds used to pick them out of bad," he said. "I guess it did ruin a lot of Eat and run worst the low-flying bugs will make a lot of the air. I remember cutting the lawn and a outdoor barbecues, though. I know kids liked to The members of Martin squash them. IM you would be in trouble if Wallberg Post No. 3, the The Westfield Y winds down noise and may disrupt some picnics or stain a cicada landed on my shoulder and started sing- American Legion, Westfield, this season's Lunch and Learn few pairs of wing tips. ing to me." you squashed them on the side of the house — they left a big stain." have invited all local veterans sessions for the over-60 set with The locusts' arrival date resembles that of the Once they leave the earth, the cicadas are not to march with them in the a walk and picnic in Tamaques Memorial Day parade in Park 11 ajn.-l p.m.