Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, July 14, 2005 OUR 115th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 28-2005 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SIXTY CENTS Area Young Man Treats Victims In London Subway Bombing By CASSIE LO sources are scarce. swimming for them. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times As the activity at the Hilton wrapped “It’s no surprise that Sean would WESTFIELD — Westfield resi- up, Sean exited the building and went pitch in and help like that. He spent dent Sean Baran has always known through police lines, taking off his years with the Westfield Rescue for his willingness to help in any rubber gloves in the process. Several Squad, so he was well prepared for situation. So when he hopped off of a reporters noticed him and started to emergency situations. If there had bus in London and immediately be- ask him questions when James been live terrorists, with live guns, I gan treating victims of the tube bomb- Hattori, a NBC news reporter, ap- don’t think that would’ve stopped ings on July 6, it proached Sean. A Sean either. He did what he had to came as no surprise few moments do,” said WHS swimming coach to his family and later, he was Bruce Johnson. friends. handed a cellular “I knew Sean to be a standup guy Sean, an EMT telephone and was when I swam with him my freshman and a member of told that the To- year, and his acts in London just go to the Westfield Res- day show’s Katie show it,” said present WHS swimmer cue Squad, saw the Couric was on the Kyle Murray. tragedy from atop other end waiting Sean will be starting his junior year a double-decker bus while trying to to do a phone interview. at the University of Richmond in the commute to his last day of work at “I didn’t register it at first,” said fall, where he has designed his own British-American Business Inc. “I saw Sean. “I was standing in the middle of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Lead- people coming out of the (Edgware London just casually talking to Katie ership major. He is also active in the Road) tube station with soot and Couric.” Student Government and has been a Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader smoke residue around their mouths The next several hours were a whirl- Resident Assistant for the past two TRIAGE IN LONDON…Last Friday, Sean Baran of Westfield discusses treating the injured during the recent terrorist and with cuts and burns. Everyone wind of activity for Sean. The Today years. bombing of the London subway. Pictured above, from left to right, are: Mr. Baran, his mother Tola Murphy Baran and looked really dazed,” Sean told The show bought him a plane ticket on a “Sean is a very hardworking kid, Westfield Leader reporter Cassie Lo. Westfield Leader and The Times. flight 14 hours earlier than his origi- he’s very driven. He is a really nice He left the bus and identified him- nal one, and he was asked to be on the guy, and I’m not very surprised that self as an EMT from America to a July 7 show to talk to Katie in person he went to these lengths,” said Uni- Recreation Director Concerned police officer, and was immediately about his experience. versity of Richmond student and put to work. Sean, along with a fe- In addition to the Today show, Sean Westfield resident Alex Crawford. male British doctor and other volun- has been seen on other NBC news Sean started his second internship teers, including off-duty doctors, segments, as well as on CBS, UPN, of the summer at Bear Stearns in New Over Progress on Turf Project nurses and firefighters, set up a medi- CN8 and CNN. Sean was a guest on York City on Monday, and plans on By DON WILLIAMS of Kinsey Associates, Mr. Kaufmann The material will be stored by DPW cal center in the nearby Hilton hotel. the Larry King Live show on July 7. spending some time at the beach with Specially Written for The Westfield Leader expressed concern that the project is and used as fill for future projects. During the three hours that Sean He was also featured in newspapers his younger brother Luke, who will WESTFIELD – The Recreation falling behind schedule. A large area A corner of the lot underneath was present, the unit treated over 60 from Toronto and Belfast. start his junior year at WHS in the Commission discussed field improve- under Sid Fay field was discovered to Houlihan Field was discovered to have people. Sean personally dressed During the interview with The fall. ments and other business at its Mon- have been a Department of Public been retaining water. The lot was re- wounds, collected contact informa- Leader/Times, Sean said that he hopes “I think the attention is nice, but day evening meeting at the Memorial Works (DPW) dumping site for dirt graded and the field now has no drain- tion and sorted people by the severity that no photographs of him smiling Sean was just doing what he should Pool Complex. and vegetation, and this material had age problems, even in the recent rains, of their injuries. From the Hilton, will be published, as 50 people have have been doing,” said Mrs. Tola Recreation Director Bruce to be removed before work could according to Mr. Kaufmann. victims were sent to their respective died. Murphy Baran, Sean’s mother. “If Kaufmann reported that work is con- continue. Mr. Kaufmann asked Town Ad- hospitals for further medical treat- “I lived in a predominately Islamic this inspires people to join services, tinuing at Houlihan and Sid Fay fields. The removal would have cost ministrator Jim Gildea if he knew if ment if necessary. area in London for two and a half help others or acquire new skills, then After visiting the site and the Memo- $64,000 but the DPW agreed to re- there were any structures on the lot “The British citizens handled them- months,” said Sean. “They were very I think it’s fantastic.” rial Park tennis courts with John Belle move the material with its own trucks. prior to its use as a field. Mr. Gildea selves very well; it reflected their nice to us. London is a very cosmo- did not know of any, and there is no attitude towards the situation. Re- politan city; everyone really gets along record of a structure at the site since sources were able to flow as needed,” because there is so much diversity. I 1938, when such records were initi- said Sean. don’t think the British will cast an eye Planning Bd. Postpones Decision ated. Additionally, water has collected Other than ambulances, he also on anyone because of these bomb- in a 3.5-foot deep hole in the center of mentioned how impressed he was ings.” Sid Fay Field, but Mr. Kaufmann with the amount of people and sup- Sean received his EMT training at On Rahway Avenue Subdivision assured the commission that the site plies that gathered at the Hilton. Sean the Westfield Rescue Squad, where is adequately protected by fencing observed that every person with a he still volunteers, and the Union By KIM BROADWELL erties would have a “series of under- system would have 11 filters in the and the hole will be filled as construc- first aid kit or anything that could be EMT Academy. He has been an EMT Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times ground polyethylene pipes to collect system instead of the 37 that was tion progresses. used to help placed their items in a since the summer before his senior WESTFIELD — Because of the and flush rainfall.” He added that the originally reported. Mr. Bogan also Another issue has arisen with the large pile that was used to triage the year at Westfield High School (WHS). late hour and revisions needed, the filtration system would be the re- said that the water would drain into lighting contractor, Lucas Electric patients, which is a process of sorting He was a member of the WHS varsity planning board last Thursday night sponsibility of the three new property the system from Rahway Avenue and Co., who won’t return Mr. Belle’s and treating injured people that is swim team, which won three state postponed a decision regarding a owners to maintain. He also noted also from a new cull de sac proposed telephone calls, officials said. commonly used when medical re- championship titles while Sean was major subdivision at 1532 and 1538 that because of new storm water regu- for the new properties. An effort was made to coordinate Rahway Avenue. lations mandated by the New Jersey Town Engineer Kenneth Marsh the multiple colored lines on the The owners, Carl and Olga Teschke, Department of Environmental Pro- asked Mr. Bogan if he could revise Houlihan turf field with those on the Bomb Scare at Westfield are seeking to create three lots from tection (NJDEP) the filtration system the plans to put in a protective apron new Kehler Stadium turf field, as two existing lots. They also want to must be implemented. for what he stated would be “eventual different colored lines will apply to demolish two existing houses and Mr. Bogan said that last month, the erosion from constant water run-off.” different sports on the fields.