A GREATER MEDIA NEWSPAPE MATAWAN FREE PUB LIBRARY 165 MAIN ST MATAWAN, NJ 07747 Permit #66 M H H i * 1 1 1 BAYSHORE EPENDENT SERVING ABERDEEN, HAZLET, KEYPORT, M l MATAWAN, UNION BEACH AND KEANSBURG VOL. 22 NUMBER 34 AUGUST 19, 1992 2 5 C E N T S H a z l e t s c h o o l s h a v e n e w s t r u c t u r e P a g e 1 0 L a u r e l A v e n u e closed till . ' . • • ■ ' • • 1 - O c t o b e r P a g e 1 0 P a g e 1 7 P l a n s p u t B ack to school Robin Asch, 6, of Aberdeen shops f o r t h f o r for school clothes with her B r o a d S t . mother, Jill, at Li'l Bits, Matawan. The Independent this week S c h o o l features back-to-school news. P a g e 1 4 See inside. Photograph by Rich Schultz 2 AUGUST 19, 1992, THE INDEPENDENT n M lll From Our r e g u l a r n u r s e r y ? SUPER SALE S a t u r d a y , A U G U S T 2 2 n d 10 AM -3 PM ONLY over 2000 EVERGREENS & TREES MUST BE SOLD (Good Varieties) Located at Over 1000 Mixed EVERGREENS Schibanoff Road Gate Only 2 " each PRICED FROM... $ 1 " to $2 9 " NONE HIGHER H I! i j""- AT COLTS NECK ONLY M l Green thum bs are at work at Brock Farm s B e d M te Stop at Brock Farm s, Route 9 North, Freehold, where its large garden center is filled with plants, shrubs, trees and flowers, along with the fertiliz­ a n d B io e , . 2 5 % 0 F F ers seeds, soils and everything to make your garden grow. Manager Linda I p E p z a Arcoleo (left) and owner Jean Brock (with Linda’s daughter Christina) invite you to see their silk floral arrangements. Brock Farms has always drawn crowds during Halloween time with pumpkins, a Haunted Castle and cos­ n u r s e tumes for children and adults. At Christmas time, see the holiday displays. 1 3 3 % O F F Hrs: 9-7 Mon.-Sat., to 6 Sun.; call 462-2700. ITEMS AVAILABLE 5 0 % O F F M M IilJU lO IIftllllEK j ONERS by the FOOT S to p priced up t o • ] Y00R WATER „„ 12 Ft. & 19'/, Ft. Wide R A R O F M *22’ 3235 MIL thickness available Sec wm To M o/ecfj% 451bT TOP SOIL "pond FISH Are In! *D tofilaty a t w ll O F F KOI, COMETS, Munkins, Fantails, Calicoes Z g V j m u s $ 1 M Blue er Gold Catfish, Lionheads, Sarasses tU e , f a t t o C E M E N T and more . Orandas, Snails & Tadpoles ’ W e c £ GARDEN STATUARY ,™.i-'ALL nnnmHARDY - - KEEP YOUR POND ^AQUATIC PLANTS 25% OFF CRYSTAL CL«R with ( f a w t t n q Specially Tagged Group Priced VLL HARDY ULTRA VIOLET 'J c t in to Move Garden Statuary ^ -J S L i.9 9 e9 DOTTING M/y 40 Ll>s. LIGHTS HUNDREDS OF PIECES TO CHOOSE fROPICAL PLANTS ...50% OFF AU G . 13 FROM - NEW PIECES ADDED WEEKLY 1aW Thru 16, Choose from: Cement Pots, Bird Baths, Fountains, Nautical, Deer, Forest Animals, Pond Pieces, Gnomes, Oriental, Fishing Boys, ALL PLASTIC _ STERNS Classical Statuary, Jockeys, Lions, * 1 n o t j Cartoon Characters and mores MIRACID and CERAMIC m a n u r e r a j A s e 1 5 LBS $ ^ 9 9 Reg.6.99 Ca n a d ia n w n > R eg. v m nuggets - POTS i ■ _____ a pOrrtoirfmnuw i t o l' A 9 9 PEAT “ I I 4 FO R 12 6 2 5 off 2 ft bag ' unless otherwise marked BROCK FARMS PRICE POLICY We Guarantee we will not be under­ ROUTE 9 NORTH ROUTE 34 NORTH sold. Brock will match any Current- Not responsible for FREEHOLD VSC^1 C O L T S N E C K Newspaper advertised price on brand typographical errors. We name items. Simply present the AD to reserve the right to limit 4 6 2 -2 7 0 0 4 6 2 -0 9 0 0 the cashier prior to purchase. Items quantities. Sale prices MON.-SAT. 9 AM to 7 PM MON.-SAT. 9 AM to 7 PM effective thru 8/25/92 SUNDAY 9 AM to 6 PM SUNDAY 9 AM to 6 PM must be of equal size and quality. THE HELPFUL GARDEN CENTERS THE INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 19, 1992 3 INSIDE STORY Gym nast excels Jennifer Martinelli of Hazlet cap­ tured three gymnastics medals at this summer's Garden State Games at Rutgers University. She is featured In the Spotlight. P A G E 1 6 Local jet set David Timms, who grew up in Middletown, flew across country recently in his hand-built airplane to visit relatives and friends, including Marie Artelli of Matawan. P A G E 5 2 To call the Independent Advertising.......................7 4 7 -0 2 2 2 Circulation....................... 7 4 7 -0 2 2 2 C la s s ifie d..........................7 4 7 -6 5 6 5 News/Sports..................... 7 4 7 -0 2 2 2 News releases or advertising copy may be mailed or brought to the Independent office in the Jerral Building at 766 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls, N.J. 07724. INDEX ________ Photograph by Rich Schultz EXPANDING 2 3 - 2 5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority plant in Union Beach is undergoing a major expansion to double the plant’s capaci­ AUTOMOTIVE........................70-79 ty. W ork began six weeks ago and will take until 1995 to complete. CHECK IT OUT........................... 20 CLASSIFIED.......................... 60-69 CLUB CALENDAR.......................19 DINING.......................................26 EDITORIALS..................................4 Bill w ill give U nion Beach residents a break ENVIRONMENT.....................28-29 HEALTH......................................22 realize there was a downside, because of state board decided to make it a regional IN THE SERVICE..........................27 IN THE SPOTLIGHT ...............16 Mayor, BRSA the need for police, fire, first aid and road plant, bringing in Holmdel and Hazlet, LETTERS...................................... 4 maintenance services. M ost of all, the prob­ which had existing facilities. LIFESTYLE.................................. 17 draft agreement lem was living with the odor, which at They were drawn in because they had OBITUARIES...............................53 times would be atrocious, the mayor said. bonding power, said Cohen. Both at the OLD HOUSE.................................5 on compensation The Senate host community compensa­ time were discharging treated wastewater PARENTING................................49 By Marilyn Duff_________________________ POLICE BEAT........................54-55 tion bill (S-1132), which does not identify into local streams. Holm del’s plant served PROPERTY LINES.......................59 UNION BEACH — It’s been a long Union Beach by name, but rather a munici­ two developments, Old Manor anc1 PULSE.......................................... 5 pality of its size, was originally written to Newstead, recalled Cohen. REAL ESTATE NEWS............. 58-59 time coming, but borough residents can now look forward to some relief for having provide just four cents per 1,000 gallons, The Middletown Sewerage Authority REGION ROUNDUP.............. 50-51 and Bayshore Regional Outfall Authority BILL SANDFORD.........................29 to live with the Bayshore Regional said Cohen, which would have equated to SINGLES.....................................32 Sewerage Authority facility in their back $12,000 per year. Stoppiello wanted more were also created at the same time, as part SLICE OF LIFE.............................. 7 yard. than twice that, said Cohen, but they even­ of one big plan, said Cohen. SOCIAL................................. 18-19 Earlier this month, state Sen. Joseph tually bargained to six cents or the approxi­ The Outfall Authority serves both SPORTS................................56-57 mately $24,000. Middletown and BRSA, discharging the YESTERYEAR................................5 Kyrillos Jr. (R-Monmouth) introduced a bill which would provide compensation Stoppiello said he had wanted to go for treated wastewater into the Atlantic Ocean. THOMAS R. DeCARO amounting to approximately $24,000 a 10 cents per 1,000 gallons, but called the The original service agreement d id not Executive Editor year. lesser amount a start. “W e have our foot in include any compensation for Union Beach JUDITH McGEE FEENEY Mayor Carmen Stoppiello and BRSA the door,” he said. and later efforts to amend the agreement Managing Editor Chairman David Cohen of Holmdel helped “Now it’s up to Kyrillos,” said Cohen. fa ile d . MARK R. ROSMAN “H e’s got to get it through the Legislature.” Early opponents of compensating the Sports Editor draft the bill following what Cohen described as a “really tough negotiating Cohen said a companion bill is expected to borough argued the plant had been created be introduced in the Assembly. If the two to help the borough. When Cohen first RICHARD M. POLITY session.” Advertising Director Essentially the bill would give the bor­ bills are approved, the governor w ill then brought it up in 1978, he said even the VINCENT J. GRASSIA ough a rebate of six cents per 1,000 gallons have to sign the measure into law. mayor of Union Beach, a member of the Assistant Advertising Director of sewerage flow generated within the The authority’s six commissioners took authority at the time, opposed it. HELENE TLUSTY municipality. The cost per 1,000 gallons is a consensus vote Aug.