'.•I SCOTCH PLAINS nunrooD VOLUME 26 • NUMBER 27 SCOTCH PLAINS-PANWOOD, N.J, JULY 7, 1883 25 Cents FANWOOD RESCUE SQUAD SCHEDULES BLOOD DRIVE All systems 'go" to The PJainfield Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive in eon- Jurtction with the Fanwood Rescue Squad,. Monday, July 11 at its headquarters, located at Downtown Redevel 120 Watson Road in Fanwood. The drive will be . Fanwood Mayor open from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p,m, Theodore F, Trumpp Donors' with Rh negative blood types are realized one of his especially encouraged to make"the extra effort dreams last Friday to give a pint of blood. New donors who are when a HUD grant of. unaware of their particular blood type will be $350,000 was awarded notified by.mail of their type after the donated Fanwood to complete blood has been tested and processed. the . borough's. For further information, call the Plainfield Downtown Redevelop- ; Red Cross at 756-6416. ment Project, In announcing the PICNIC IN THE PARK grant, Trumpp stated it: "An old fashioned picnic" will be held in was the final funding' LaGrande Park, Fanwood on Saturday, July 9 required to complete from noon to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the new retail/office the Fanwood Democratic Club and will feature complex to be built, at balloons, games and prizes for children. the corner of South Avenue and Second Street in Fanwood's FLEA MARKET AT Central Business" THE RAILROAD STATION District, > A flea market, sponsored by the Fanwood The developer, m ,m •- W^M•• ' EE& Wf 14'"•-+*& "> Republican Club, will be held Saturday, July 9, : Ji from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fanwood Railroad Moorehouse-Fanwood". .1 -* ;«1 t fli ' --«EL - /.i Station. Refreshments available. Corporation, has Carol Wood, chairman of the Downtown Redevelopment Committee, Con- already signed a con- gressman Matt Rinaldo, Mayor Ted Trumpp, Carla Lanzara and Bob McCar- ONE MAN'S JUNK IS tract with the: Borough thy, Fanwood Community Development representatives, share the joy of to= buiidvC 19^)pO sq/^ rfceMn^a S3Bp,00p HUD grant check, photo by Det, Brian L. Bantz ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE niw.shtfppjng -center; necessary for this con. (CD).funds from Union Rinaldo. The; Borough You will have a chance to clean but your with approximately 10 struotibnj, which could County towardlhe pur- will -be acquiring ap- basement and join the Fanwood;, Fire Com- : small.retall 'stores and begin;during the fourth chase p ri oe~ of the p ro- proximately three acrea pany when the firemen hold their annual Flea a' 14,000 sq. ft, two quarter of 1983, perty. These funds from . six . property Market at the Fanwood railroad station on July story office, building, in addition to the were secured through owners in the square 16 from 8 to 4 p«m, with .165 additional developer's share of the assistance of Fan- block bounded by In addition to all the other vendors, the parking spaces. A local $325,000.00 (part of the wood's Community South Avenue, Martine firemen will have their own space featuring financial institution $2.3 million): and the Development Avenue, LaGrande donated treasures from borough residents' at- has already agreed to $350;000.00 from HUD, Representatives, Carla Avenue and Second tics and cellars. Any items you care to unload lend Moorehouse- the Borough has receiv- Lanzara and Robert J. Street, excluding any will be gratefully accepted. Fanwood Corporation ed $273,400,00 of Com- McCarthy and Con- stores;, along Martine Chief Russ Coriell will be serving the famous the $2,3 million munity Development •gressman Matt Avenue. Fanwood franks, cooked from his own secret Mayor Trumpp said, recipe. All proceeds from the flea market are r'This funding con- earmarked for the fire company's activity fund. Fanwood police to launch cludes our three year To reserve space, call Russ Coriell at drive to make these 322-8415! A full space (two parking spaces) new stores a reality". costs $13 if reservation is made in advance; Fingerprints on File series Carol Wood, Chair- one-half space (one car space) is $7. borough's police Identification pur- woman of the Rain date is Sunday, July 17. by Liz Qautier The Fingerprints on ; department. poses, should the' Downtown Redevelop- File program, initiated Originally aimed at children be lost or kid- ment /Committee, a REAL ESTATE LISTINGS EXPANDED by Union County Sheriff schools, the voluntary napped and are unable v o I u n t e_e r'v :'lc i t i ze n s See our expanded Real Estate Listings on Ralph Froehlich's of- program was designed to identify themselves. group whi.ch has pages 15, 16 and 17. fice on Jan. 25, 1983,to furnish parents with "We've had a lot of spearheaded this pro- will be launched in Fan- a full set of fingerprints pressure from the ject, added, "This new wood July_9 by the of their children for Public Safety Commit- shopping area and of- tee to get this thing fice complex will great- under way," Police ly enhance the center Chief Anthony Parent! of Fanwood, and make advised, "and we decid- It a more pleasant ed to start the program place to shop and Please turn to page2j__ Please turn to page 3 Big bucks in condos, MUSIC ON THE VILLAGE GREEN says S,P. saleslady TONIGHT by Liz Qautier GLAD RAGS Remember the Ragtime Band Dragon Lady in "Terry Featuring Fred, Patty, Liz and Chris Fischer and the Pirates"? She July 7, 8 p.m. was tall and beautiful Rain Location: and Chinese and was Scotch Flains-Fanwood High School often the nemesis of Auditorium Terry and the qanq, - NEXT WEEK: Alice Hsia of Scotch Fanwood's first candidate for the finger prin- SCOTCH PLAINS Plains is tali and ting program Douglas Germinder, 9, son of COMMUNITY BAND beautiful and Chinese. Police Capt. George Germinde, has prints Featuring pianist Richard Corritto and soprano But right there the taken by Lt, Bob Carboy as Chief Tony Parent! Terri Carritto. Under the direction of Vincent similarity ends. While Turturiello. (left) and Police Commissioner Paul Abbott take notes. Please turn to page 18 ALICi HSIA suspicious of persons Vandals damaged the of the street when he struck Santiago's who were attempting to Police News autos at Tony's Honda leave the store with the Repair shop on Route vehicle. She was taken to Rahway Hospital by shopping cart full of 22 where they broke car meat. The shoplifters windows, dented cars the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad and Mer- left the meat and ran The Fanwood Senior^ Citizens held their last and stole a radio from down South Avenue, one of the vehicles on cy 6 where she is in the meeting of the season Tuesday, June 28th. Intensive Care Unit. eluding police. President Marge Kayto discussed the SCOTCH PLAINS the 29th, Dufek received several Vandals spray preliminary approval for sharing the Scotch Plains Scotch Plains police Also on the 29th, F, & summonses for motor painted trees and Senior Citizen bus one day a week. The group experienced a quiet B. Getty station on Ter- vehicle infractions. bridges at the Nature thanked Loren Holiembaek, Borough Clerk Dan holiday weekend with rill Road reported an air Also on the 1st a Center with obscene Mason and Fanwood representatives to the the exception of tank stolen from the home In the 2000 block graffiti on the 29th. Union County Community Development Commit- numerous complaints premises. of Jersey Avenue was Also on the 29th a tee, Carla Lanzara and Bob McCarthy for their ef- of illegal firecrackers, On the 30th a soda entered by removing a South Avenue resident forts. "No injuries thank machine was stolen pane of glass from a told police cash and a Open discussion was held about tours and goodness," said Capt, from outside of Preci- rear porch. Burglars ring were missing from trips • where to go, what to see and what to do. Bill Mineo. sion Tune Up on Route then kicked in the back his home while he was The Executive Board will meet in July and August Earlier in the week on 22. A white van was door and it is undeter- gone for a half an hour. to set up a program. A large cake which was the 27th, Famous Deli seen in the vicinity and mined at this time if There was no sign of donated by the Recreation Commission saying on Terrill Road reported a motorist called police anything was stolen. A forced entry. "Have A Nice Vacation" was appreciated. a burglar had attemp- to tell, them of the neighbor noted two A Ridge Way Ave. Tour coordinator Michael Clurczak announced ted to enter the store by suspicious activity. juveniles on mopeds in resident told police gas plans were complete for a trip to Atlantic City breaking the door knob Police advise the vicinity, but failed was siphoned out of his October 4. Refreshments were served and Bingo on the back door, but businesses in the area to call police. auto during the night on followed. no entry was gained. to be on the lookout for A total of nine tires the 29th. Later that Also on the 27th a white van. Next meeting will be held the 2nd week of were punctured by van-evening police attemp- burglars entered a A motor vehicle acci- September. dals on three autos in ted to stop a motorist Wedgewood Way home dent at Martine and the parking lot of 530 for a motor vehicle at North and Martine banner from the north by breaking glass in a Raritan on July 1 Park Ave.