Students 5 3 sandwich 7 St. James Schts *^ Serving Summit, Springfield and Mountainside sandwiches coll >-• wicli Day.' ^ iliiiiiil iiiiiilllpiii iiiiililiil Coming soon: city's own Chamber of Comm By Joan M. Devlin tion." Long said that, back in 1996, when he was to Sealfon's, Trost's and other businesses that Glatt recalled how he has been running break- Reeves-Reed Staff Writer first elected mayor, he wondered why Summit have recently left the city. "I will be a paid fasts for downtown businesses in small groups welcomes director SUMMIT— Should the city have its own did not have its own chamber of commerce, but employee to help run our own organization. and that, during these informal gatherings, there chamber of commerce, exclusively for Summit became so busy, he forgot about it. Summit is at a crossroads. We have to act now to has been a lot of input about Summit needing its Young and enthusiastic, the new business people and property owners? "I got involved with SDI, Summit Downtown promote the businesses." own chamber of commerce. Hc said, "'1 couldn't director at Reeves-Reed Arbore- 'Mayor Jordan Glatt first raised that question Inc. Now, many of the businesses in the down- Attorney Gil Owren, an active member of agree more." tum, Gilies Mesrobian, has been during Ms State of the City address at the Com- town are struggling. This is something I truly SDI, gave his view. "I have to agree with Mayor , He felt the Suburban Chambers of Commerce like the proverbial breath of fresh believe in and it is an extension of what I did as Glatt. The chamber of commerce as an entity is a air in the four weeks he has had his mon Council's reorganization meeting on Jan. 5. and the new Summit Chamber of Commerce natural extension of the Suburban Chambers, our position. He enthusiastically endorses the idea and he is mayor." Long said that Glatt had actually direct- should complement each other — not be at odds. not alone. T-he idea seems to be gaining support, ed the community to do this in his annual mes- very own chamber. We already have SDI, which "1 think there is a role for both," said the mayor. See story Page 8. including that of former Mayor Walter Long. He sage and added, "Jordan is a businessman and promotes Summit, but only for those businesses Jan Martin, the organizer and new chairper- has volunteered to work on the details. cares deeply about Summit. We are getting the which are downtown. We need this chamber to son of the soon-to-be official Summit Chamber Freeholders vote to "Actually, Jan Martin of SDI and I have entire community involved. We want to. promote promote all of the businesses in Summit," con- of Commerce, said, "Since I have been involved thin deer population already formed the Summit Chamber of Com- marketing and preserve the historical and cultur- cluded Owren. • in Summit more than six years, there has been to Since Jan. 28, marksmen have merce. TV 36 will have the announcement short- al part of Summit." Gregory Drummond, the new chairperson of my knowledge no Summit chamber. Through the removed approximately 55 deer ly," he said, "We have established an initial Long pointed out that the Suburban Cham- SDI, said, "I am in favor of partnering with any years, 1 have heard many times, 'How come we from the Ash Brook Reservation in board of directors and a certificate of incorpora- bers of Commerce had done nothing with regard group which promotes downtown Summit." See CHAMBER, Pare 2 Scotch Plains. The Board of Chosen Freehold- ers voted 8-1: in favor of a resolu- Board begins budget tion that would allow for specific means to reduce the deer popula- By Paul Greulich Education Programs. meeting, an example was tion. Staff Writer Antolino and Rusak presented of the 40-year-old microscopes Freeholder Chairman Alexander SPRINGFIELD — The Board their budgets together, although currently in use at Jonathan Dayton Mirabella said that the increased of Education met Monday night to they represent two , separate High School, which were becom- deer population has led to auto hear the financial needs of each schools. The board /indicated that ing difficult to repair because no accidents and extensive property school in the district, as part of the this was due to their expenses one knew how to fix them. damage to homeowners and the preliminary budgeting process. being identical, since both Sand- Officials on the board reminded reservation property itself. The school representatives who meier and Caldwell serve students the public in attendance that the See story Page 17. attended the meeting were Dr. in the third- through fifth-grades. budget process is still in a very Susie Hung of the Edward V. Wal- All of the representatives preliminary stage and much ton School, Michael Antolino of explained any changes in their depends on the amount of money MOMS Club the Thelma L. Sandmeier School, budgets from last year, pointed out the state and county will allot to seeks new members Walter Rusak of the James Cald- opportunities they'd found to save the Springfield School District, a The newly-formed MOMS Club well School, Timothy Kielty of funds and answered questions sum which is not yet known. of Springfield and Mountainside is the Florence M. Gaudineer Middle from the various board members. Staff Writer Paul Greulich seeking new members. School, Elizabeth Cresci of Invariably, certain costs that are can be reached at 90S-6H6-7700, The club was formed to provide Jonathan Dayton High School and important but not routine crop up exl. 117, or theobscrveriffyht'locul- networking opportunities for stay- Leslie Vaccarino of the Special and must be accommodated. At the soitrce.com. at-home and part-time working moms. Meetings are once a month and, Local first aid squads ready should you decide to join, dues are By Paul Greulich ers on their calls, though the first aid .squad exclusively $25 per year. Staff Writer handles patient care. For more information, call Susan Zarember at 973-218-9043. UNION COUNTY — A person's life can fall into jeop- Each year, the squad has two fund-raisers to ;nn;iss ardy in an instant, at which time the local first aid squads money for various needs. This year, its members hope to , -• Photo By Barbarii ^ are prepared to act. , , • acquire a new radio system that will allow them to coordi- Temple Ssnas - Fourth-grader Daniel Conde shows his support at a pres- The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad is a 95-member nate more efficiently amongst themselves. The previous to hold workshops entation given by former New Jersey Devils player Rob force equipped with three ambulances. As part of general system was so obsolete that replacement pails for it were no Temple Sinai will present two Skrlac at Deerfield'School on Feb. 2. procedure, each first aid crew sent on a call is accompanied longer being manufactured. An ambulance also needs to be workshops called "Understanding by a police officer. Fire department personnel, in Summit re-mounted on a new truck frame. Adolescent Development: How to are not generally sent on medical service calls as they are in The Mountainside Volunteer Rescue Squad is smaller Stay Connected to Adolescents as some towns. than many of the EMS units in neighboring towns. 11 cur- They Strive to Become Separate" Former NHL player Summit's squad currently has 21 junior members who rently consist of 18 members with two ambulances. Row- on Sunday and March 26 from 1:15 attend high school. These members typically leave the ever, of the three afore-mentioned towns, only Mountain- to 2:45 p.m. visits Deerfield school squad when they graduate, but many often return to serve side relies on a paid ambulance service, Atlantic Ambu- Both workshops will be led by again after they complete college. lance, to cover daytime weekday calls. This is due largely Deborah Liner, a licensed clinical By Paul Greulich and often felt he was trying to catch up This year, one of the ambulances in which the squad to a general need for more daytime volunteers, especially in psychologist in private practice in Staff Writer with the other kids who had been play- rides is equipped with a new computer system in the patient smaller towns, like Mountainside, where there are fewer Summit and Manhattan. MOUNTAINSIDE — Fourth- and ing since the age of 4 or 5. compartment. The ambulance was just received in Decem- busy public places to advertise for new members. Patenting an adolescent is often fifth-grade students at Deerfield When he was young, he was ber. Plans are also in the works to reconfigure the squad's Volunteers continue to cover 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. shifts, as very exhilarating and rewarding, School received a lesson from former plagued by chubbiness and a stutter. headquarters at some point in the future. Changes needed well as those on weekends. The squad typically handles but can be a frustrating experience New Jersey Devils hockey player Rob He was able to eventually lose his include upgrading the living quarters and meeting room, as between 600 to 700 calls each year. as well. In the midst of adolescent Skrlac on Feb. 2. stutter and extra, weight, which well as general reorganization of the layout of the facility. Capt. Mary Paskow encourages residents to join the turmoil at home, it is helpful to The presentation included an intro- increased his self-confidence, This crew of volunteers in Summit typically handles squad and ensures them that the duties of an EMS worker realize that the upheaval in your ductory video, a verbal presentation although he never used his size or about 2,000 emergency calls each year.