TOWN FORUM SPORTS TIME OFF Tackling the issue of who should Legion nine advance A. hitchhiker’s view teach kids about sex. Page 10A. to states. Page 12A- of the American road SOUTH BRUNSWICK Vol. 36, No. 31 Thursday, July 30, 1992 A Packet Publication a . POST for Indian Fields PS By Hank Kalet certificate of occupancy can be is­ Staff Writer sued. While sub-code officials would not necessarily have to go back and Indian Fields School may open its recheck areas already approved, they, Rutgers Brass Band doors to students as planned on Sept. would be required tq inspect any performs on Friday 8 even if construction of the building areas that might have been affected is not completed, school officials said by the remaining construction, he The Rutgers Alumni Brass this week. added. - • Board of Education’ officials were Band, a 30-piece group, per­ John Longo, Director of B uilding .unwilling to release the specifics this Grounds and Transportaion foPlRe forming popular music and week, but they did acknowledge that •show tunes, will appear Fri­ school district, said he has not given a partial opening of only the up hope of the building being finished day night at the Woodlot Park academic wings is a possibility if the on time. ampitheater in Kendall Park Lott Group misses its Aug. 9 con­ “ As far as I’m concerned . the as part of the 1992 Sum- struction deadline. buildijig should be done by Aug. 9,” merfest concert series. \ “ We’ll be t^in g a look this week he said. “ Afier that there is the ~ The band features Rutgers at the possibility and we expect • potential for liquidated damaged” alumni and music department (Clerk of the Works) Ray Schultz to He did not want to talk about --lyvnfr peTTormTifg such give us an update,” said interim possible contingencies because he did favorites as, “ 76 Tronvr Superintendent Melvin Klein. “ If we not wqnt to give the impression that ' bones,’’v ‘‘Stars' and Stripes can get all the classroom wings in the board was expecting anything Forever” and a medley-from order and the safety systems set for other than an Aug. 9 opening. the musical “ Oklahoma.” occupancy, there’s.no reason that a The board had originally con­ The free concert begins at 7 partial occupancy of the building tracted a July 15 completion date but p.m. Bring lawn chairs or cannot occur.” " pushed that back to Aug. 9. As part blankets for seating.' Board President Karen Ericson of that agreement, which was signed ' In case of rain, the concert added that to some degree the de­ by the contractor in May, the contrac­ tor waiVed any right to later ex­ will move indoors to the ^ cision will be out of the board’s hands. tensions. Senior Center on Route 522 A revised liquidated’damage in Monmouth Junction. “ It’s not going to be a subjective judgment on anybody’s part,” she schedule was established: $500 per For more information, call Melvin Klein says South Brunswick should take some time to reassess its priorities. ’ said. “ The building is going to need a day for each day past the deadline, (9P8) 297-4433. certificate of occupancy, from the including weekends and holidays, . Next week’s concert fea­ township and it has to be safe for the through" Sept. 10; $1,000 per day tures Jeannie’s Guitar, a folk kids.” . , . Sept. 10-30; and $2,000 for each day rock duo. She said the board would wait until after Sept. 30. “ after Mr. Schultz made his report Night Out picnic before solidifying any contingency Klein helps schools rnove forward withbut looking back plans. Sunday at Woodlot A number of alternate school sites, And that’s what the district has done. After a few fits including the Unysis Educational Fa­ By Hank Kalet cility on Route 522 in Dayton, have The township’s annual Staff Writer' and starts, the board last week hired Dr. .'Samuel kickoff \ picnic for National Stewart, former superintendent for Ridgewood been looked at by the board, as well, to safeguard the board against the • Night Out will be held Sun­ After 43 years in education, Mel Klein thinks he has schools, as its permanent superintendent. He will take day from 1 to 5 p.m. at the seen just about everything. So, for him, the difficulties building hot being ready to open.. .. over Aug. 10; ML Klein leaves Aug. 7. Development of a contingency plan Community Center on New that South Brunswick faced this year were not out of , But Mr, Klein will have little .time to rest. In the ordinary. became necessary when it 'appearred Road in Kendall Park, mid-September, he will take over as interim super­ that the Lott Group, the general Among the free activities: a “ Every place has situations that have to be dealt intendent in Montgomery, his second tour of duty in with,” the outgoing interim schools chief said this contractor for the new school, might police K-9 demonstration, that district. not be able to bring the building in on puppet show, and per­ week. “ When 1 interviewed for this job I was told “ I’ll: certainly take advantage of the time off in we’d be opening a new elementary school. I knew that time. formance by the local rock between,” he said. meant redistricting. And 1 knew that last year’s budget Both Mr. Schultz , and architect group “Public Affection.” . Mr. Klein called South Brunswick one of the better had been voted down so there were no surprises.” Timothy Pease have repeatedly ad­ As part of Tuesday’s Night districts with, which he has been involved, primarily vised the board in their monthly One of those situations, of course, was keeping the because its staff is so competent. Out’ activities, residents can district afloat while it searched for a new super­ reports that the contractor was behind Mayor Ted Cherry says ridge “ Everybody here in the central office knows what schedule and that he was likely to participate in block parties intendent to replace Dr. Dennis Daggett, who resigned provides a natural safety buffer. and parades, skate tree ,at a they’re doing and they do it,” he said. “ And they go miss the Aug. 9 deadline established unexpectedly in June 1991 after three years in the •beyond the scope of their job descriptions. And an roller rink, or epjoy freebies in the contract. district. awful lot goes on in terms of programming and staff at local video stores, ice “ I’ve done this 12 times now,” the former Liv­ development. According to township Sub-Code Committee cream parlors and amusement ingston superintendent said of his pinch hitting role. “ My only caution is' that the district might need to Official Anthony Lombardo, a partial centers. “ What 1 want to dp is set the new superintendent up. catch MS breath and see what we have, we might want opening would still require-that all (For complete details of- I’m really just keeping things running, ptting rid of to evsjluate what we have and see what we want to four sub-code areas — electric, fire, hunts for local Night -Out activities, the nickel-and-dimc stuff so that WhCnrthg new person emtfinue and what other areas we might want to plumbing, and building — be com­ see Page 11 A). \ takes over he can get on with the real objectives.” appr^h.” ^ . plete and safe. a solution For m6r6 information, con­ His relationship with the South Brunswick Board of Bu(j)iose are issues for the new superintendent and “ Life safety equipment must func­ tact the South Brunswick Education has been a good one, he said. , the board to deal with, he said. tion and egress must be accessible,” Police Crime Prevention Unit “ They wanted me to come in and take charge,” he Mr. Klein assumed control of the district last Aug. he said. to dispute at (908) 329-9540.. said. “ They, said ‘Take care of things so we can look Mr. Lombardo said his department for a new sitperintendent.’ ” , See KLEIN, Page 4A would have to be into the building by By Hank Kalet the end of August to ensure that a Staff Writer Indian Fields PTA r Carmine LaCava stood in the meets on Aug. 11 woods behind Timber Ponds survey­ Finances on rebound ing the terrain. A meeting of the newly “ This is a great spot for deer,” the formed Indiand Fields School conservation officer said, pointing to PTA will be held bn Tuesday, as building resumes the vegetation, a preponderance of Aug. 1 1 , at 7:30 p.m. in the oak and beech trees and understory meeting room of the South By Hank Kalet Permits for residential units are brush browsed on by deer. Brunswick Public Library on Staff Writer . moving as. arc commercial permits, “ You can see where they’ve eaten Kingston Lane in Monmouth Sub-Code Official Anthony . Lom­ thj.-tops off some of the brush,” he Junction. •' A resurgence in residential con­ bardo said. said. “ The browse when they eat. Eat struction has helped offset delayed Parents who are interested. “ A number of new warehouses a little, walk on, eat a little, walk on. state aid payments and solidify the in volunteering to serve on have come in for permits and accord­ “ This is the beginning of the deer township’s financial standing, town- being overpopulated,” he added. Mmmittees or seeking more ing' to a 'State survey we were second ‘ship officials report. “ They don’t let that stuff come up:” information about the group to only Bridgewater in the number of Total township non-tax revenues new housing permits issued through can contact acting president are at about 50 percent of year-end April,” he explained.