Hoi I more '' The Big Day Crafty folks Expa klyreal Special guide to bridal, Westfield to host "Festifall" esta re § debuts catering services of arts and crafts Inside Inside WeekendPlua See WeekendPlus * oc IX o t »-M The^festfield Record Vol. 4, No. Thursday, September 16, 1993 A Forbes Newspaper 50 cents Briefs FestiFall is 'go' Schools remembered "Living and Learning: West- field Schools, 1750-1050" will be the theme of a Westfield for this Sunday Historical Society exhibit opening today and running 9:30*11:30 un. weekdays in Music, food, crafts and more the municipal building. A regional festival favorite, West- cotton candy, gourmet ice cream The society is also looking field FestiFall of Arts and Crafts, and yogurts, and Pennsylvania for volunteers. For more in- hosted by the Westfield Chamber Dutch funnel cakes. Ahrre's Coffee formation, call 789-1047. of Commerce, will be held Sunday, Roastery on Elm Street plans to Sept 19. serve gourmet coffees and pastries. Hanging out The fourth annual event will The Pocono Bakery from Strouds- The Westfiekt Teen Center begin with the Westfield High burg, Pa., will sell fresh baked will open 8 pm-midnight to- School 80-piece marching band on breads and sweet cakes. morrow for all resident high Prospect Street and end with the "This is a Downtown event that school students. It is a great cool sounds of a jazz quartet Fine everyone truly enjoys," said Kath- place to hang out with friends. arts, crafts and food will fill the day ryn Broihier of the Westfield Area For more information, call noon-6 p.m. The rain date is Sept Chamber of Commerce. "It's amaz- 789-1080. 26. ing how many phone calls our of- Traffic along Elm, Quimby and fice gets about FestiFall. It's a day East Broad streets in Westfield will full of great food, entertainment Dream theater be detoured. The event will feature and some unique and beautiful The Westfield Neighborhood more than 300 exhibits of fine art- crafts. This year we've added a sec- Council invites youths age 5-12 ists and craftspeople from several ond area for more casual entertain- to participate in an educational states, international and local food ment on Prospect Street." theater program, "Dream Vari- vendors, and a wide variety of en- FestiFall-goers may sit and enjoy ation,'' held Saturdays Sept tertainers and children's activities. a jazz quartet dance performances 25-Dec 11, In addition to the fine crafts exhi- and some story telling for the chil- Registration and T-shirt bition, many local merchants and dren. Another stage is located at making is 9 a.m.-noon Satur- community organizations plan to East Broad and Elm. day. Also, the Council's "Youth participate. A full compliment of craft items Program" for nil teens will More than 18 food concessions will be offered for sale, including begin next 6:30-9 p.m. next will offer FestiFall-goers Polish original designer and hand-painted Monday. For more in- pierogies, Chinese delicacies, hot clothing, wooden toys, pottery, formation, call 317-9496. ham and roast beef, barbecued sculptures, rubber stamps, bisque beef and ribs, calzone, Italian sau- and porcelain dolls, marionettes, sage, garlic chicken kebabs and handmade furniture, Teddy Bears, Bradley honors GEORGE PACCIELLOiTHE RECORD London brolL Local restaurants of- and one-of-a kind decorative pieces Susan Pepper Leticla DeJesus dresses In an Alladin costume from Costume Corner Shop to preview Sunday fering some of their menu favorites for the home. The public is invited to at- afternoon's fourth annual FestlFaH street fair In downtown Westfield. are The China Light, Domino's, Artists will display and sell their tend an informal evening with TCBY and Cosimo's Pizza. original water-colors, oil paintings Sen. Bill Bradley in honor of Lighter fare will include fresh and photography. Among the local Susan Pepper, Democratic fruit salad, homemade pastries, (Please turn to page A-2^ candidate for the New Jersey Noise law^on' again, but... State Assembly in the 22nd district, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday In •y NICOLE A. QAVINO awakened at 4 or 5 a.m. and how that adversely af- the Scotch Plaim-Fanwood fects their jobs and family lives. Ducks dying as study YMCA, THE RECORD Resident Ronnie Kaufman said there is a county Martine Avenue, Scotch ordinance which restricts noise before 7 a.m. and di- Plains. Refreshments will be A proposed ordinance to prohibit garbage pick-up before 6 a.m. was taken off the table and re- rectly addresses garbage pick-up. to save them begins served. The cost is $25 per Town Attorney Charles Brandt will research which adult, and children are wel- introduced at Tuesday night's Town Council meeting. But there might be a problem with enacting the pro- rules would supersede the others. By NICOLE A. QAVINO Ruiz has been working in animal come. Forr information, call control for nine years and said that posed law. • Also approved Tuesday night was an ordinance THE RECORD 232-0409. amending the annual salaries for town officials and he has never seen such an out- Just before the meeting, council members received break before. a letter from hauler Frank Novello, president of De- employees, effective Jan. 1, 1993. Mallard ducks from Tamaques You could win The salaries are: Mayor and each councilman- $1; Pond have been dying at an unu- "It's something new and it's hit- You are invited to join pendable Disposal, Inc. Mr. Novello included an ex- Town Attomey-$36,825; Municipal Magistrate-$27,535; sual rate this season due to avian ting me hard. Residents have been "Toastmasteri of Westfleld," cerpt from the company's tariff, regulated by the state calling us for the past two weeks. DEPE, which says, "the collector shall pick up waste Municipal Prosecutor-$18,765; Municipal Defender- botulism. Humorous Speech Contest 8 16700; Legal Counsel for the planning board and for Nearby residents and employees I've seen the same thing before in p.m. Sept 23 In the Fanwood between the hours of 9:30 am. and 6 p.m." the board of adjustment- $7085; Plumbing Inspector- from the Newark Humane Sodety Rahway, but it was only a couple of train station. Refreshments Council members grew concerned about whether $20,345; Zoning Officer-$17,535, and Youth Coordina- have been retrieving dead and sick ducks — nothing like this," Mr. will be served. For more in- the tariff supersedes a town ordinance. tor-$ 11,075. ducks from the pond area for some Ruiz said. formation, call 889-1890. "I am not happy that this came in at this stage of A new, $81,000 assistant administrator is an interim weeks, and believe the problem is Resident Monica Felsing has the game, but we cannot ignore it," said Mayor Gar- position created for the transition of Ed Gottko from due to overfeeding. been living next to the pond for land "Bud" Boothe. "We don't like to handle an ordi- town engineer to town administrator. Mr. Gottko will Wilfredo Ruiz of the Humane So- several years and is alarmed at the Magic carpet ride nance that may have a big question of legality hang- Registration has begun at begin this position in October and continue until ciety said that he found six ducks problem. "I've been going and the Westfield Library for pre- ing over it". Town Administrator John Malloy's retirement in Jan- in just two days last week, Mr. (Please turn to page A-2) school story time and "Magic Citizens Tuesday night told council again of being uary. Carpet Story Hour." Sessions for 3- and 4-year-old story times, and Magic Carpet Story Hour for grades K-3 will begin Board settles with teachers, next week and run until the last week of October. For more information, call 233-3063. paraprofessionals on wages Sunset cruise By NICOLE A. CMVTNO eluding a sharing of health costs containing health costs is a first for The Children's Specialized and a salary settlement below the teachers, and will save school tax- Hospital Auxiliary is sponsor THE RECORD county average. payers more than $200,000 over the ing a five-hour cruise around The Westfield Board of Ed- Contract provisions will call for a three-year period. Manhattan Sept. 26, including Additionally, the starting salary a four-course dinner, open bar ucation and The Westfield Ed- contribution of $183 from each for the 1993-9-1 school year is and dancing. Call 654-0549 for ucation Association have ratified teacher toward his or her own $33,387 and the maximum $67,464. tickets or information. three-year teachers' contract, in- health benefits. This step toward The salary agiwmcnt provides av- cnige increases of f>.8 percent for Last Contract New Contract the first year, 5.5 percent for the Adult school second year, nncl -1.9 percent for In-person registration for 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 Westfield Adult School classes the final year. These increases all will be held 7:30-8:30 p.m. Starting Salary $31,200 $33,387 $35,649 $37,879 fall below the county average of Monday in the Westfield High BA Exp 1 about fl percent, board officials School cafeteria B. Classes will said. Board President Susan Pepper meet Monday evenings at the Maximum $64,346 $67,468 $70,592 $73,506 high school Oct 4-Dec. 6. For DRExp 17+ said memljers heard two messages more information, call 232- from tlit* community through 4050. meetings with the public over the Min.