SP-F boys hea I soccer championship. See Sports, Page B~2.To subscribe, call (800) 300-9321 v WESTFIELD SCOTCH PLAINS FAN WOOD Vol. 12, No. 46 Friday, November 21,1997 50 cents L Briefs Residents hope to win rezoning County honors ByTTHAQUAMNO ducing an ordinance for first reading. frontage subdivision is possible, but if the man and Planning Board member Neil RECORD-PKESS The Planning Board will meet Tuesday original 70-foot frontage were still in Sullivan said. "And certainly the neighbor- local employees to give its opinion to the Town Council, effect, subdivision couldn't happen. hood concern played a role in the council's Two people from The WESTFIELD — You can now call which wilt meet 9 a.m. Nov. 28 to hold a Residents have claimed changing the sense of urgency." Record-Press's area have Westfield Avenue residents conformists. public hearing on the ordinance before vot- zoning will change the character of the The process begun last year because of been honored for their After pleading the case of the 130-year- ing for approval. neighborhood. lots on Tudor Oval. That area was rezoned length of service as Union old house at 633 Westfield Avenue, which Letters went out to all property owners The neighborhood was zoned down in the fall of 1996. County government em- was scheduled to be demolished to subdi- in the area where the proposed zone because of a cluster of homes on Summit "There are just over TOO properties in ployees. vide the lot and build two new houses, res- change is, and to property owners within and Park Avenues which did not meet the town that could be subdivided," Mr. Honored were Louis R. idents are getting what they want. 200 feet, to notify them of the public henr- 70-foot frontage and 10,000-square-foot Sullivan said. "For some of those, subdivi- DeVico of Scotch Plains, a They may soon be zoned back to lot sizes ing. standard, so the entire neighborhood wns sion is perfectly consistent with existing county employee 35 years that fit in with their surrounding neigh- The area is zoned into 8,000-square-foot rezoned to the 60-foot frontage and 8,000- development in the neighborhood. We and director of the Division borhood. lots with 60-foot fronts because of n zoning square-foot size. need to determine that on a neighborhood of Motor Vehicles; and The Town Council decided Monday to change in the town's master plan issued in "The bigger picture is it is part of an by neighborhood basis." ! Wendy E. Donaldson of rezone the area back to lot sizes of 10,000 1991 and enacted in 1995. effort to ensure that our zoning reflects the Planning Consultant Blais L Westfield, a county employ- square feet with 70-foot frontages by intro- Under the this zoning plan, n 60-foot existing neighborhood patterns," Council- (Continued on page A-2) ee 25 years and building maintenance worker at Runnells Specialized Hos- pital in Berkeley Heights. Drug run Both were cited during Church anniversary filled with food for the soul an "Employee Service ByTNUOIMNNO Recognition" program at the county administration RECORD-PHESS brings building in Elizabeth, SCOTCH PLAINS — Metropolitan Baptist Church on Business group Jerusalem Road celebrated its 67th anniversary last weekend. charges dinner tonight The church celebrated with a UNION — North Jersey gospel jubilee, a banquet and an KKCOKU-PKKM8 Association of Female anniversary and memorial ser- Executives (NJAFE) have vice. SCOTCH PLAINS — A scheduled its monthly din- Rosetta Rembert said the ship employee was charged with ner meeting Nov. 20 at Cafe 67th anniversary program was possession of a controlled danger- Repetti, 572 Kenilworth to honor the people who have ous substance after a Plainfield Blvd., Kenilworth, worked so hard to build the official spotted n. municipal vehi- Networking will begin 6 church. cle in a "known drug nron." p.m.; and dinner, 6:30 p.m. The church wns founded in Plainfield police charged For more information, 1930 in the home of the late Public Works employee Gary call 548-5959 Ext. 4455. Jones, 37, of Ternay Avenue with Rev. James Coleman and Mary the possession of a controlled Coleman of Plainfield Avenue. dangerous substance, possession Westfield schools Services were held in the base- of a controlled dangerous sub- ment of School No. 3 until a stance in a motor vehicle and closing early Wed. small building was erected on being an unlicensed driver. WESTFIELD — Public Jerusalem Road. Also charged was Nicholas schools in the town will be A permanent building Mirnndo, 19, of Forest Road with on a half-day schedule opened in 1963 was built on the consumption of an alcoholic Wednesday, the day before adjoining land donated to tho used to call the old place the hovoruga in tin nutoniabiJo. Thanksgiving. church by founding member 'church in the hole' because the The two were spotted by Morning and afternoon Mnry Coleman Brown. church was built low — it was a Piainfield Public Safety Director kindergarten will be 10 Membership is now about basement church," GEORGE PACCIELLO/ Michael Lattinioro while making a.m.-12:30 p.m. Elemen- 125. "We tore that down and built RECORD-PRESS his rounds in the 200 block of tary schools will have Harry Graves of Westfield is a better one, a larger and more Tht Metropolitan Baptist Church Grant Avenue, which lie classes 8:30 a.m.-12:30 one of the original builders of modern church," he added. choir tings "Leaning on the described as a "known drug p.m. church. He laid the foundation He said more than 100 peo- Everlasting Arms" during the nron," Intermediate schools in 1963 with Albert Bartlett of ple showed up for the celebra- church's celebration (above), "It is just outrageous that will have classes 8:15 a,m,- Westfield and Paul Ford of tions. with help from Jasmin Zenj-Ra somebody would come from 12:30 p.m. and Westfield Scotch Plains. "The celebration went very (right). another town in a public works High School will have "We wanted to build it good and everybody enjoyed truck to buy drugs," Mr. classes 7:30 a,m,-12:23 because we needed a better themselves," Mr. Graves said. Lattimore said. p.m. There will be no lunch building," Mr. Graves said. "We "It was very successful," Ho said he saw u man pick period Wednesday, something up from the ground in All schools and school front of an abandoned house and offices will be closed then run back to the red town- Thursday, Thanksgiving ship truck. He said nnoth.ur man Day, and Friday, Nov. 28. Maintenance code compromise finally reached rode off on n bicycle. School reopens Monday, "I didn't see him do anything, Dec. 1. enforcement officer, protection for hardship The committee worked through the sum- but I would suspect he is the one cases and adequate procedures to ensure peo- mer to iron out the kinks, who dropped off tho drugs," Mr. RF.COHD-PHE9S ples' rights were not being violated. "This is the result of a some incredibly Lattimore said. WESTFIELD — The Town Council has The 90-day jail penalty was deleted from hard work, a lot of compromise, there was a Mr. Lattimore approached the Tickets available finally cracked the code of compromise. the code along with references to the interior lot of heat, but I think we generated a lot of truck tho truck to investigate, for dinner, dance After about five full drafts, several revi- of properties. light," Councilmnn Jack Walsh said. "I think "When the gentleman (Mr. we came up with a very effective compromise Jones) saw me, he immediately WESTFIELD — Con- sions and months of discussion, the Town The council commended the efforts of the Council finally introduced the exterior prop- Laws and Rules Committee and its for the town and I think it is going to be a starting fidgeting around," Mr. cerned African American very effective code in solving some of the Lattimore said. "Ho then popped Parents of Westfield erty maintenance code for first reading Chairman Larry Goldman. Monday. "After months of discussion and sometimes problems that have been existing for BO long," something into his mouth." (CAAP) will celebrate their That something was two viais Christmas Extravaganza The code has caused much controversy in disagreement of the council, it was great that Councilwoman Gail Vernick said when cer- tain residential or commercial properties are of crack cocaine, according to Mr. Dinner Dance 7 p.m.-mid- the past with issues such as a 90-day jail sen- all nine members came together to unani- Lattimore. night Dec. 5 at The Pines tence, confusing language, subjectivity of mously support tho draft recommended by neglected to the point of creating a safety Manor on Route 27 in neighborhood standards, application to the the Laws and Rules Committee," Mr. hazard, it is necessary for good government to Mr. Jones was unable to pro- Edison. interior of properties, designation of the Goldman said. (Continued on page A-2) (Continued on page A-2) The event will honor Rev. Leon Randall, Pastor of St. Luke's AME Zion Church and Rev. John Thankful merchant offers Wightmnn, PaBtor of First Congregational Church of Westfield. special Thanksgiving meal The proceeds will go to ByTMAOUAMNO we expanded tho diner," Ms. the CAAP Scholarship KECOHD-PHESS Pavlou said. "Because I have the Fund which awards out- room this year, I would like standing African-American WESTFIELD—Vicki's Diner everybody to come down to cele- high school seniors with on East Broad Street is inviting brate." college scholarships each you over for dinner on them.