SCOTCH PLJUN5TH—E Serving Scotch PlainsTIME and Fanwood Since 1959 — S nurwooD OUR 37 USK4MJM NJ. 232-4*7 FIFTY CENTS BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE JULY 27 ON CONTRACT Over 650 District Students Were Involved in Programs By Resolve Counseling Center Further Clarification Sought by Mr, Meade On Proposal to Raise School Lunches 10 Cents By AUDREY KAPLINSKY as needed. Although initially founded for short-term assessment and treat- Specially Written far Tht Timti in 1974, Resolve was contracted to ment.,Mrs. Benz indicated that if a Mrs. Nancy J. Benz, (he Executive work with the Scotch Plains-Fanwood problem is not resolved in six ses- Director of the Resolve Community School District in 1983. sions, a longer term arrangement can CounselingCenter.described thepro- * Initial program dealt with adoles- be worked out. gram at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood cents with substance abuse problems, She noted that although the center Board of Education meeting on July Mrs. Benz said. Children and adoles- works with the schools, the two are 6. cents are currently referred to Re- distinctly different. The schools pro- Mrs. Benz explained that Resolve solve by school personnel. After the vide education while Resolve pro- Clastic Studio lor The Tlmat provides in-school crisis intervention ON SELLING BLOCK...This house, located at 163 Glenside Avenue in Scotch Plains, is set to be sold by the Union County child is diagnostically assessed by vides mental health counseling. Board of Chosen Freeholders at an auction which has not been set. services and counseling for children the center, the course of treatment is Dr. Carol B. Choye, Superinten- determined. Treatment may include dent of Schools, indicated that in individual, family, group counseling addition to providing counseling dur- or a referral. Parental permission is ing the school day. Resolve provides Two Union County-Owned Homes in Township required in order for the child to par- services beyond the regular school ticipate in the program. hours. She stated these programs have Mrs. Benz noted 650 students from helped get obstacles out of the stu- the school district were involved in dents' way so they can learn. To Be Sold Along With Six Other Properties the programs this past year. She indi- The Resolve contract with the cated there are many situations that Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Dis- Houses in Scotch Plains Are Located on Kipling Lane and Glenside Avenue can adversely affect a child's behav- trict will be discussed and voted on i|t ior such as divorce, alcohol or drug the Thursday, July 23, board meet- Eight homes owned by Union Kipling Lane and 103 Glenside explained the county found it nec- tain the homes. abuse, by chi Id and or a family mem- ing. ber, domestic violence, depression, County, including two properties Avenue, two of the homes are in essary to sell the houses in order The county is obligated to ob- Dr. Choye introduced MichaeJ in Scotch Plains, will be sold as parental illness or death of parent. Krause, the Science Supervisor tor Summit with the others located in "to reduce the financial, adminis- tain related regulating permits and Mrs. Benz explained Resolve is a part of an effort to reduce the thedistricl, who presented an instruc- Springfield, Union, Plainfield and trative and maintenance burdens approval from the state's Depart- non-profit center which provides chil- tional update. number of real estate holdings by Berkeley Heights. The Kipling associated with the management ment of Environmental Protec- dren and adolescents with family Mr. Krause explained he wanted to the county while at the same re- Lane home is 25 years old while of these structures." tion for the auctioning off of the counseling. It's employees possess continue with a highly motivating graduate degrees in counseling, psy- ducing its maintenance costs. The the Glenside Avenue home is 60 The homes were acquired over homes. science program for all students from transactions are expected by the chology, social work and psychiatry. Kindergarten on through grade 12. years old. the past 30 to 40 years by the The oldest house among the In addition there are alcohol and ad- end of this year. This program he said provides arj The Union County Board of Union County Park Commission, eight to be sold is the S my the diction specialists. opportunity to maintain an interest ij County officials are said to be Chosen Freeholders approved a a body which functioned back in House in Summit. The structure is Mrs. Benz gave an example of a oneofthe "most important" subjects} considering giving Scotch Plains, resolution for officials to seek bids the 1960s, from the state's Green 200 years old. The Wade House in Resolve elementary school lunch and Students will be able to think analyti- along with the other municipali- from a real estate appraiser to set Acres program. Six of the houses, Union, which dates back ISO peer support group that assisted chil- cally and solve problems. -, dren in getting along with their fel- Mr. Krause noted the educational ties where the homes are located, fair market values for the homes. all of which are single-family years, was bought by the county the opportunity to buy the homes low classmates as well as students in book publisher, Harcourt Brace, wil) The county has maintained the dwellings, are rented to county, as part of land for the Galloping a higher grade level. She said the be providing IheentireColes Elemen- before an auction is set. On the properties for 30 years. residents at a combined income of Hill Golf Course. programs, are voluntary, not manda- tary School with science textbooks, other hand, officials may go di- In a memorandum to the Free- $&>,000 to the county. Additional Mr. Sigmund indicated in his t '\ materials and teacher training sesj rectly to a land sale. holders from the county's Direc- revenue from property taxes of memo that the county would sell resolve groups provide a sup- sions for free. This is not an experil In addition to the Scotch Plains tor of Parks and Recreation the homes with minimum build- port network in an environment where mental program, but rather Harcoun $23,243 iseollected on four of the children can succeed, Mrs. Benz ex- Brace's national program, he said. properties, which are located at 3 Charles Sigmund, the Director homes. ing lots which complies with lo- plained. The purpose of Resolve is Green Acres officials approved cal zoning ordinances. the sale of the properties provided Airplane Noise Concerns the county-Sells theKariVeS%tjfa'ir market value prices and that the Gontents of Tijtne Capsule from 1920 Borough Council Members income derived from the sales is used solely for capital improve- Revealed by War Committee Chairman Governing Body to Delay Any Plan Endorsement ments for the county's parks and recreation facilities. Box Was Found Below Plaque on Veterans War Monument in Scotch Plains By SUZETTE STALKER eral major airports and is one of the Spfcialh Written for Tht Timri Freeholder Edwin H. Force busiest flight regions in the world. By GLENN R. KAPLINSKY pan Day. While workers and township offi- The Fanwood Borough Council Borough council members indi- sponsored the resolution which during its July S agenda meeting dis- was introduced at the board's Socially Wriittnfbt Vie Timn Materials recovered from the time cials had no knowledge of the time cated that they would re vie w a sample TheScotch PlainsTownshipCoun- capsule included papers, medals, a capsule's presence, Mr. Perrucci in- cussed prospects for curbing airplane letter supporting the coalition's posi- meeting on June 22. He wasquoted noise over area municipalities but cil learned more Tuesday about the Scotch Plains Police Department dicated that 85-year old resident Eu- tion that lawmakers find a satisfac- as saying the county wants to di- recent discovery of a time capsule badge and a Fanwood fireman's gene Novello recalled as a 10-year- postponed endorsing any alternatives tory means to alleviate aircraft noise. until August, when federal regulators vest itself of the properties, so it dating back to three-quarters of a badge. The papers are in a poor state old boy the placement of the box in Coalition members have stated re- century which was located recently of preservation due to the fact the the monument at its dedication in are expected to present their findings cently that they are not optimistic can get out of the landlord busi- on the controversial matter. ness. near the Veterans Monument. capsule was at some point punctured 1920. that any real progress will be made in Councilwoman, Mrs. Joan Papen, and water had seeped into it. Officials are looking for other town- The roar of airplane engines over the near future. The resolution authorized the homes in Northern and Central New delivered a report on the finding with Mr. Perrucci said he saw an old shipresidents who remember the time A proposal designed by a former county's Department of Opera- the assistance of World War II Com- advertisement for Singer sewing capsule being buried. Jersey has spurred the New Jersey Federal Aviation Administration of- Coalition Against Aircraft Noise to tional Services and the Division memorative Committee Chairman machines among the papers. The pa- The World War II Commemora- ficial to reroute airplanes over the of Parks and Recreation to seek Thomas Perrucci. pers are presently being stored in a tive Committee has raised $9,000 of call for legislative measures to pro- Atlantic Ocean and then bring them vide noise relief, though lawmakers proposals from a qualified ap- The capsule was found embedded—freezer in the MunicipaFBuilding on the $16,000 necessary for the Veter- back over land when they reach higher behindtheplaquededicatedtoScotch advice from preservation experts.