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MAR 14?002 CLARK K^dC LIBRARY ACLE CLARK, N.J., VOL. 12 NO. 24 THURSDAY, MARCH 14,2002 myclairk.com TWO Board accepts retirement of 30 veteran educat By Michad N. Moretti Managing Editor At Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting, an announcement was made that will have a great impact on the township in the upcoming months. The agenda for the meet- ing listed 30 school employees — four adzni- ni strators and 26 teachers — who will be retir- ing at the end of this school year with the best wishes of the board. It is a bittersweet departure. As much as the teachers' experience, expertise and dedication will be a loss to the community, their retire- ment makes more money available in next year's school budget which up to this point has been in dire straits. The personnel who announced their retire- ment represent the teacher population with 20 years or more experience. They are also the employees fixed at the highest end of the pay scale. Their departure has freed approximate- ly $600,000 for the school to use in plugging the budget gap of $1.9 million, while at the same time, taking away a combined total of more than 600 years of teaching experience. The administrators who officially will retire July 31 are Arthur L. Johnson High School Principal David Carl, Frank Inzano, Linda Irvine and Roland Marionni. Teachers set to retire June 30 are Denis Borai, David Chinchar, Doris Chinchar, Allan Czaya, Arlene DellaCerra, Susan Dougherty, Leonard Ferrara, Patricia Finzel, Thomas Galiszewski, Harvey Goldberg, M. Lynn Harko, Pamela Hartkopf, Robert Henderson, Thomas Kaptor, Diane Kosci, Paula Murray, Mary Norris, Barbara Notchey, Lorraine Ols- zewski, Judith Rothwell, Edward SanFillipo, Maria Settimo, Gene Stryker, John Tomaso- vich, Karen Vinacour and Virginia Wameck. "The Budget Committee is pretty well at a point where they are ready to recommend a budget to to be approved by the board as a whole," Joseph Papetti, the committee's chairman, said. The programs still slated to be cut in the recommended budget are home economics, industrial arts, auto shop, early morning phys- ical education, SAT classes, photography, as well as $160,000 in athletic programs which have yet to be determined specifically. The business management classes, previously on the chopping block, will still be provided without the field work component of the course, Papetti said. The budget comes in with an eight-point tax increase which would mean an additional $96 next year for the average assessed home of $117,000. Papetti said the committee will not recom- mend a second question. 'It is not an option," because it would cost taxpayers another $500 to $600. The budget will be submitted to the county superintendent on Friday. It will be published and a public hearing will be March 26. Currently, the school budget is "right at cap and should stabilize the district in the next four years," said Papetti. The average annual salary of the teachers who will retire is $85,000 and the average salary of the teachers to be hired to replace them will be approxi- mately $40,000. Papetti said the district also will gain money on the health benefits. As outlined in a new contract settled in December, new teach- ers employed by the district will start out on an HMO plan for the first five years at a great savings to the district The board said that the retiring employees will retire from the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and the Clark public school system. Following their departure, they will stay on the school payroll as consultants for one year at a salary of $11,250, Superinten- Three generations bond art and nature By Michael S. Moretti Managing Editor Three generations of Miele women have always kept art and nature close in their lives. The Clark Public Library, in celebration of Women's History Month, is hosting an exhibit, "A Celebration of Nature: Three Gen- erations of Miele Women Artists," featuring paintings done by three gen- erations of women all from the same family who have found their collec- tive inspiration in "Mother nature." The Miele family, which has made their home in Clark since it was just dirt roads and fauns known for their horticulture expertise, now can be appreciated for their contribution to the arts which is rooted in the family tradition as much as farming. The exhibition opened Saturday to the tune of 200 attendees, Library Director Meg Kolaya said, with frames of oil paintings, watercolors, prints and pencil sketches rendered by Frances Miele, Franny Werfliwein and Pat Cushing; three Miele artists from the same family tee. The exhibit celebrates the legacy of the Miele family in the community of farming and art during March, which is Women's History Month, recogniz- ing achievements of women from around the country. Paintings adom the walls and tables in the basement of the library along with albums, photo- graphy and books of family history as a testament to a family linked with nature. The first of the generation of the three artists is Frances Miele. She has seen much of the evolution of Clark as the gallery not only marks the celebra- tion of women's history, but the 95th birthday of Frances, who has spent them all in the town. Talkative and energetic, Frances walks about the room looking at her painting adoringly. She thinks back to each painting and why and how she did it Paintings inspired from photo- graphs and other artists of simplicity and beanty are often chosen by Frances, her favorite a "Homage to dent of Schools Paul Ortenzio said. "Although they will only work for the one year as consultants," said Ortenao, "they will be paid the $11,250 for the next four years." This mean that they will get their pension but once they are gone will act as "independent contractors." It is legal as long as their pen- sion does not increase, said the superintendent. A new group of teachers will be hired to fill the open teaching positions. The difference between the terms of retirement for the 26 for- mer teachers and the salary and benefits of the new teachers against the salary and benefits of the retirees amounts to the approximately $600,000 toward the budget gap. The $600,000 generated from teacher retirement could not do it alone. The sum of the the gap was $1.9 million just a few weeks ago to which the board did not seem to have an answer. The answer came from the teacher retirements but also with the state budget cap coming in above what the board had expected. The state added 3 percent to the existing cap instead of subtracting $900,000 which was originally projected, Ortenzio said, which saved $800,000 that did not need to be cut. !&*«,.,.,, ::^8iifii Susan Dougherty, an ^ more than 20 years, and publicity coordinator for the school said it was a voluntary effort on the teachers' part, but the school will be great- ly missed. She said the older teachers feel like it is like their school, but she says, "in order for it to change, the school will have to start from rock bottom." The decision for teachers to retire seems like it came suddenly, but Kurt Epps, presi- dent of the Clark Federation of Teachers, said it was raised during negotiations over new contracts in September and has been dis- cussed for the past four to five months. Epps said he would have retired too had he been 55, but "still has one year to go." "Teachers 55 and older reached a point where they wanted to explore other options. They are the glue or concrete of the school and will be missed," said Epps. Ortenzio urged citizens to keep informed in upcoming budget proceedings. "These are important times for everyone who has child- ren in the schools, will have children in the schools, or simply because you live here." Voters will decide the fate of the budget during the annual school election April 16. if'&ifj m Jeff Granlt Frances M. Miele and her sister Victoria Cook, Pat Cushing's mother, sit next to Frances 1 'Farm Fiefd in Winter, 1 oil on canvas, before hanging it for exhibit in the Ciark Public Library. The Miele Farm purchased in 1907 by Frances' parents Angela and Mattia Garafolo stifl conducts business as a wholesale garden nursery in Clark. Sebastian Bourdon." Her paintings show trees, sprawling hills, houses and bams. "I find them relaxing," she said, which is why she has kept up her art for nearly 40 years. She said it is enjoyable, "creating places where the viewer and painter can lose themselves." Hanging their work, the family dis- cusses why they like them and what they were trying to show with a sense of understanding and respect for what each has done. Grandchildren helping set up the exhibit mention their own contribution to a legacy of artists. Pat Cushing's son, Patrick, has his talents in music and her daughter, Dana, sketches a set of hands at a table; the next generation of family artists. Frances attributes her first recogni- tion of talent as a child in the fourth grade when she was chosen by the teacher for drawing the best example of a rabbit for a class. After that, she would practice on and off as she worked in the family business of farming. Like other farms in the town, they began working the land for food and selling the produce in nearby Eli- zabeth. Later on and into the present, it became a whole sale retail garden nursery with customers coining from all oyer the area, said Louis Miele Jr., who currently runs the nursery. At the entrance to the gallery, a long table with books compiled by the members of the family shows photo- graphs, newsclippings and documents from family history. Angela and Mat- tia Garafolo, Frances's parents, who were first-generation Italian immi- grants, came to their land in 1907. From Brooklyn, where Frances was first born, the family came to Clark to begin farming. After helping with the family business for years and marry- ing Louis Miele in her 20s, she began taking classes and painting, develop- ing her talent now that the business was left to the children. The spirit of artistic expression and love of nature and its products was passed on. Her daughter Franny Werthwein made painting her main focus as a professional artist working from Alta Loma, Calif., where she currently lives with her husband. Franny is a bit more absract but always keeping close to nature. Her pictures display watercolors of leaves and brances, in patterns on a variety of media includ- ing rice paper, organic materials like grass the the leaves themselves included among the brushstrokes like in her "Sunburst," as well as oils and acrylics. Fraruiy recalls being inspired by the farm on which they lived. Her mother painted but was not the only force behind Franny's desire to pursue it as a profession. She describes long walks through their orchards which at the time extended approximately 28 acres from where the nursery on Lakeview Road now resides to what is now the Long Cabin Estates. "As an observer of nature, I always found a deep connection with the land and sea." said Franny. "The object of my work would be to share these feel- ings with the viewer." Pat Cushing also is a professional See FAMILY, Page 2 spike plan By Michael N. Moretti Managing Editor Residents should expect to see increases to the muncipal budget, the county budget as well as the school budget in the upcoming year. Overall, the average home in Clark, assessed at $117,000. could expect an increase of $23 in the municipal por- tion of their tax bill if the budget is approved as is. Republican Mayor Sal Bonaccorso plans to present the budget Wednes- day at 7 pjn. in Council Chambers, 315 Westfield Ave. A public hearing and final approval of (he $16.1 mil- lion budget is scheduled before the Township Council on March 25 at 8 p.m. The 2001 budget totalled $15.9 million with a local tax levy of $10.2 million. The proposed budget for 2002 calls for a local tax levy of $10.4 million. Last year's budget included an increase of 16 tax points in the municipal spending plan. John Laezza, township business administrator, said the main, increase in this year's municipal budget will be a result of rising costs to cover health and medical insurance as well as the town liability insurance. The increase of $73,500, a little over one tax point, is less than last year's increase which was considerably more, he said. Part of the increase is due to the fact that Clark is a self-insured municipal- ity in regard to liability, Laezza said. Clark covers its own liability insur- ance in varying degrees depending on the case, for the first $100,000 of a claim. After that, it goes into an umbrella policy. The town needs funds set aside to cover the expense of claims. The account holding those See INCREASES, Page 2 Court dismisses teachers' suit By Michael N. Moretti Managing Editor Union County Superior Court Judge Rudy B. Coleman last month dismissed by summary judgment a lawsuitliled by 12 white female teachers against the Board of Educa- tion. The court found in favor of the Board of Education before any testimony was taken because the trial court acted based on the information provided, not requiring wit- ness testimony to make a decision. The plantiffs, uncon- vinced by the court's decision which they claim to be base- d on false inferrences, have filed an appeal. The race of the the plantiffs is noted because the plan- tiffs cite race as a reason for the board's decision to give more money to Kathleen McLean, a nurse in the school district They then, in turn, cite their own race as a reason for their lack of salary adjustment in light of McLean's. According to Lewis M. Markowitz, an attorney with Westfield-based Gutterman, Wolstein and Klinger, repre- senting the plantiffs, they are not attacking McLean. "We just want fair treatment" According to a statement issued by Superintendent of Schools Paul Ortenzio, the court held that under the cir- cumstances and undisputed facts in the case, "the employ- ees' allegations so clearly lacked merit that a trial in the matter was unnecessary." The 12 female employees claimed in their lawsuit that the Board of Education had discriminated against them by failing to grant their grievance seeking salary step increases dating back to 1990 in which they did not receive credit for past experience. According to the plantiffs, their grievance was submitted "after learning—following dere- gionalization — that 26 former regional teachers were given credit for prior years experience," and filed a grie- vance in or about June 1998 with Ortenzio and liie school board. The grievances were denied twice, once in 1999 and again in 2000. The 12 employees claim that a salary adjusted by the district to a black employee for the 1999-2000 school year resulted in reverse discrimination when their claim for sal- ary adjustments was denied. The plantiffs state that McLean, a black employee, jumped from step 5 to step 13 after her initial employment terms were already set based on her past experience. The board's policy is that past experience is only applicable at the point of "initial employment," according to the plantiffs attorney and statements from Ortenzio. Furthermore, the plaintiffs claim the jump in. pay from $37,500 to $50,600 to avoid a lawsuit stemmed from McLean's claim that she was discriminated aginst in the hiring process because of her race, which then led to the increase. According to Ortenzio, the judge indicated in his opin- ion that "unless we come to the conclusion that the hoard can never adjust salaries outside their own policy, the board would be in a situation where it could never act" The court found that there was nothing in the record to sup - port the claims of reverse discrimination by the 12 employ- See RACE, Page 2 DECA students medal in competition Photo Courtesy Susan Dougherty Members of the Arthur L Johnson High School marketing program's national dub, DECA, display medals and trophies they won at the Central New Jersey Regional competition, including from left, front row, Staci Piech, Jason Goldstein, David Pal- misano and Nicole Kukis; second row, Julia Peti, Mary Jean Paimieri and Jim Pro- kas; and third row, Eric Couper, Arnold Alvarez and Domenick MaLanga. Not pic- tured are Will Grimes and Michelle Decker.

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MAR 1 4 ?002CLARK K^dC LIBRARY

ACLECLARK, N.J., VOL. 12 NO. 24 THURSDAY, MARCH 14,2002 myclairk.com TWO

Board accepts retirement of 30 veteran educatBy Michad N. Moretti

Managing EditorAt Tuesday night's Board of Education

meeting, an announcement was made that willhave a great impact on the township in theupcoming months. The agenda for the meet-ing listed 30 school employees — four adzni-ni strators and 26 teachers — who will be retir-ing at the end of this school year with the bestwishes of the board.

It is a bittersweet departure. As much as theteachers' experience, expertise and dedicationwill be a loss to the community, their retire-ment makes more money available in nextyear's school budget which up to this pointhas been in dire straits.

The personnel who announced their retire-ment represent the teacher population with 20years or more experience. They are also theemployees fixed at the highest end of the payscale. Their departure has freed approximate-ly $600,000 for the school to use in pluggingthe budget gap of $1.9 million, while at thesame time, taking away a combined total ofmore than 600 years of teaching experience.

The administrators who officially willretire July 31 are Arthur L. Johnson HighSchool Principal David Carl, Frank Inzano,

Linda Irvine and Roland Marionni.Teachers set to retire June 30 are Denis

Borai, David Chinchar, Doris Chinchar, AllanCzaya, Arlene DellaCerra, Susan Dougherty,Leonard Ferrara, Patricia Finzel, ThomasGaliszewski, Harvey Goldberg, M. LynnHarko, Pamela Hartkopf, Robert Henderson,Thomas Kaptor, Diane Kosci, Paula Murray,Mary Norris, Barbara Notchey, Lorraine Ols-zewski, Judith Rothwell, Edward SanFillipo,Maria Settimo, Gene Stryker, John Tomaso-vich, Karen Vinacour and Virginia Wameck.

"The Budget Committee is pretty well at apoint where they are ready to recommend abudget to to be approved by the board as awhole," Joseph Papetti, the committee'schairman, said.

The programs still slated to be cut in therecommended budget are home economics,industrial arts, auto shop, early morning phys-ical education, SAT classes, photography, aswell as $160,000 in athletic programs whichhave yet to be determined specifically. Thebusiness management classes, previously onthe chopping block, will still be providedwithout the field work component of thecourse, Papetti said. The budget comes in withan eight-point tax increase which would mean

an additional $96 next year for the averageassessed home of $117,000.

Papetti said the committee will not recom-mend a second question. 'It is not an option,"because it would cost taxpayers another $500to $600. The budget will be submitted to thecounty superintendent on Friday. It will bepublished and a public hearing will be March26.

Currently, the school budget is "right at capand should stabilize the district in the nextfour years," said Papetti. The average annualsalary of the teachers who will retire is$85,000 and the average salary of the teachersto be hired to replace them will be approxi-mately $40,000.

Papetti said the district also will gainmoney on the health benefits. As outlined in anew contract settled in December, new teach-ers employed by the district will start out onan HMO plan for the first five years at a greatsavings to the district

The board said that the retiring employeeswill retire from the Teachers' Pension andAnnuity Fund and the Clark public schoolsystem. Following their departure, they willstay on the school payroll as consultants forone year at a salary of $11,250, Superinten-

Three generationsbond art and nature

By Michael S. MorettiManaging Editor

Three generations of Miele womenhave always kept art and nature closein their lives. The Clark PublicLibrary, in celebration of Women'sHistory Month, is hosting an exhibit,"A Celebration of Nature: Three Gen-erations of Miele Women Artists,"featuring paintings done by three gen-erations of women all from the samefamily who have found their collec-tive inspiration in "Mother nature."

The Miele family, which has madetheir home in Clark since it was justdirt roads and fauns known for theirhorticulture expertise, now can beappreciated for their contribution tothe arts which is rooted in the familytradition as much as farming.

The exhibition opened Saturday tothe tune of 200 attendees, LibraryDirector Meg Kolaya said, withframes of oil paintings, watercolors,prints and pencil sketches rendered byFrances Miele, Franny Werfliweinand Pat Cushing; three Miele artists

from the same family tee.The exhibit celebrates the legacy of

the Miele family in the community offarming and art during March, whichis Women's History Month, recogniz-ing achievements of women fromaround the country. Paintings adomthe walls and tables in the basement ofthe library along with albums, photo-graphy and books of family history asa testament to a family linked withnature.

The first of the generation of thethree artists is Frances Miele. She hasseen much of the evolution of Clark asthe gallery not only marks the celebra-tion of women's history, but the 95thbirthday of Frances, who has spentthem all in the town.

Talkative and energetic, Franceswalks about the room looking at herpainting adoringly. She thinks back toeach painting and why and how shedid it Paintings inspired from photo-graphs and other artists of simplicityand beanty are often chosen byFrances, her favorite a "Homage to

dent of Schools Paul Ortenzio said."Although they will only work for the one

year as consultants," said Ortenao, "they willbe paid the $11,250 for the next four years."This mean that they will get their pension butonce they are gone will act as "independentcontractors." It is legal as long as their pen-sion does not increase, said thesuperintendent.

A new group of teachers will be hired to fillthe open teaching positions. The differencebetween the terms of retirement for the 26 for-mer teachers and the salary and benefits of thenew teachers against the salary and benefits ofthe retirees amounts to the approximately$600,000 toward the budget gap.

The $600,000 generated from teacherretirement could not do it alone. The sum ofthe the gap was $1.9 million just a few weeksago to which the board did not seem to havean answer. The answer came from the teacherretirements but also with the state budget capcoming in above what the board had expected.The state added 3 percent to the existing capinstead of subtracting $900,000 which wasoriginally projected, Ortenzio said, whichsaved $800,000 that did not need to be cut.

!&*«,.,.,, :: 8iifii

Susan Dougherty, an ^more than 20 years, and publicity coordinatorfor the school said it was a voluntary effort onthe teachers' part, but the school will be great-ly missed. She said the older teachers feel likeit is like their school, but she says, "in orderfor it to change, the school will have to startfrom rock bottom."

The decision for teachers to retire seemslike it came suddenly, but Kurt Epps, presi-dent of the Clark Federation of Teachers, saidit was raised during negotiations over newcontracts in September and has been dis-cussed for the past four to five months. Eppssaid he would have retired too had he been 55,but "still has one year to go."

"Teachers 55 and older reached a pointwhere they wanted to explore other options.They are the glue or concrete of the schooland will be missed," said Epps.

Ortenzio urged citizens to keep informed inupcoming budget proceedings. "These areimportant times for everyone who has child-ren in the schools, will have children in theschools, or simply because you live here."

Voters will decide the fate of the budgetduring the annual school election April 16.

if'&ifj

mJeff GranltFrances M. Miele and her sister Victoria Cook, Pat Cushing's mother, sit next to

Frances1 'Farm Fiefd in Winter,1 oil on canvas, before hanging it for exhibit in the CiarkPublic Library.

The Miele Farm purchased in 1907 by Frances' parentsAngela and Mattia Garafolo stifl conducts business as awholesale garden nursery in Clark.

Sebastian Bourdon." Her paintingsshow trees, sprawling hills, housesand bams.

"I find them relaxing," she said,which is why she has kept up her artfor nearly 40 years. She said it isenjoyable, "creating places where theviewer and painter can losethemselves."

Hanging their work, the family dis-cusses why they like them and whatthey were trying to show with a senseof understanding and respect for whateach has done. Grandchildren helpingset up the exhibit mention their owncontribution to a legacy of artists. PatCushing's son, Patrick, has his talentsin music and her daughter, Dana,sketches a set of hands at a table; thenext generation of family artists.

Frances attributes her first recogni-tion of talent as a child in the fourthgrade when she was chosen by theteacher for drawing the best exampleof a rabbit for a class. After that, shewould practice on and off as sheworked in the family business offarming. Like other farms in the town,

they began working the land for foodand selling the produce in nearby Eli-zabeth. Later on and into the present,it became a whole sale retail gardennursery with customers coining fromall oyer the area, said Louis Miele Jr.,who currently runs the nursery.

At the entrance to the gallery, along table with books compiled by themembers of the family shows photo-graphs, newsclippings and documentsfrom family history. Angela and Mat-tia Garafolo, Frances's parents, whowere first-generation Italian immi-grants, came to their land in 1907.

From Brooklyn, where Frances wasfirst born, the family came to Clark tobegin farming. After helping with thefamily business for years and marry-ing Louis Miele in her 20s, she begantaking classes and painting, develop-ing her talent now that the businesswas left to the children. The spirit ofartistic expression and love of natureand its products was passed on.

Her daughter Franny Werthweinmade painting her main focus as aprofessional artist working from Alta

Loma, Calif., where she currentlylives with her husband. Franny is a bitmore absract but always keepingclose to nature. Her pictures displaywatercolors of leaves and brances, inpatterns on a variety of media includ-ing rice paper, organic materials likegrass the the leaves themselvesincluded among the brushstrokes likein her "Sunburst," as well as oils andacrylics.

Fraruiy recalls being inspired by thefarm on which they lived. Her motherpainted but was not the only forcebehind Franny's desire to pursue it asa profession. She describes longwalks through their orchards which atthe time extended approximately 28acres from where the nursery onLakeview Road now resides to what isnow the Long Cabin Estates.

"As an observer of nature, I alwaysfound a deep connection with the landand sea." said Franny. "The object ofmy work would be to share these feel-ings with the viewer."

Pat Cushing also is a professionalSee FAMILY, Page 2

spike planBy Michael N. Moretti

Managing EditorResidents should expect to see

increases to the muncipal budget, thecounty budget as well as the schoolbudget in the upcoming year.

Overall, the average home in Clark,assessed at $117,000. could expect anincrease of $23 in the municipal por-tion of their tax bill if the budget isapproved as is.

Republican Mayor Sal Bonaccorsoplans to present the budget Wednes-day at 7 pjn. in Council Chambers,315 Westfield Ave. A public hearingand final approval of (he $16.1 mil-lion budget is scheduled before theTownship Council on March 25 at 8p.m.

The 2001 budget totalled $15.9million with a local tax levy of $10.2million. The proposed budget for2002 calls for a local tax levy of $10.4million. Last year's budget includedan increase of 16 tax points in themunicipal spending plan.

John Laezza, township businessadministrator, said the main, increasein this year's municipal budget will bea result of rising costs to cover healthand medical insurance as well as thetown liability insurance. The increaseof $73,500, a little over one tax point,is less than last year's increase whichwas considerably more, he said.

Part of the increase is due to the factthat Clark is a self-insured municipal-ity in regard to liability, Laezza said.Clark covers its own liability insur-ance in varying degrees depending onthe case, for the first $100,000 of aclaim. After that, it goes into anumbrella policy. The town needsfunds set aside to cover the expense ofclaims. The account holding those

See INCREASES, Page 2

Court dismisses teachers' suitBy Michael N. Moretti

Managing EditorUnion County Superior Court Judge Rudy B. Coleman

last month dismissed by summary judgment a lawsuitliledby 12 white female teachers against the Board of Educa-tion. The court found in favor of the Board of Educationbefore any testimony was taken because the trial courtacted based on the information provided, not requiring wit-ness testimony to make a decision. The plantiffs, uncon-vinced by the court's decision which they claim to be base-d on false inferrences, have filed an appeal.

The race of the the plantiffs is noted because the plan-tiffs cite race as a reason for the board's decision to givemore money to Kathleen McLean, a nurse in the schooldistrict They then, in turn, cite their own race as a reasonfor their lack of salary adjustment in light of McLean's.According to Lewis M. Markowitz, an attorney withWestfield-based Gutterman, Wolstein and Klinger, repre-senting the plantiffs, they are not attacking McLean. "Wejust want fair treatment"

According to a statement issued by Superintendent ofSchools Paul Ortenzio, the court held that under the cir-cumstances and undisputed facts in the case, "the employ-ees' allegations so clearly lacked merit that a trial in thematter was unnecessary."

The 12 female employees claimed in their lawsuit thatthe Board of Education had discriminated against them byfailing to grant their grievance seeking salary stepincreases dating back to 1990 in which they did not receive

credit for past experience. According to the plantiffs, theirgrievance was submitted "after learning—following dere-gionalization — that 26 former regional teachers weregiven credit for prior years experience," and filed a grie-vance in or about June 1998 with Ortenzio and liie schoolboard. The grievances were denied twice, once in 1999 andagain in 2000.

The 12 employees claim that a salary adjusted by thedistrict to a black employee for the 1999-2000 school yearresulted in reverse discrimination when their claim for sal-ary adjustments was denied. The plantiffs state thatMcLean, a black employee, jumped from step 5 to step 13after her initial employment terms were already set basedon her past experience. The board's policy is that pastexperience is only applicable at the point of "initialemployment," according to the plantiffs attorney andstatements from Ortenzio.

Furthermore, the plaintiffs claim the jump in. pay from$37,500 to $50,600 to avoid a lawsuit stemmed fromMcLean's claim that she was discriminated aginst in thehiring process because of her race, which then led to theincrease.

According to Ortenzio, the judge indicated in his opin-ion that "unless we come to the conclusion that the hoardcan never adjust salaries outside their own policy, theboard would be in a situation where it could never act"The court found that there was nothing in the record to sup -port the claims of reverse discrimination by the 12 employ-

See RACE, Page 2

DECA students medal in competition

Photo Courtesy Susan Dougherty

Members of the Arthur L Johnson High School marketing program's national dub,DECA, display medals and trophies they won at the Central New Jersey Regionalcompetition, including from left, front row, Staci Piech, Jason Goldstein, David Pal-misano and Nicole Kukis; second row, Julia Peti, Mary Jean Paimieri and Jim Pro-kas; and third row, Eric Couper, Arnold Alvarez and Domenick MaLanga. Not pic-tured are Will Grimes and Michelle Decker.

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Valley Road displays American folklore

Photo Courtesy Susan Dougherty

Members of the Valley Road Elementary School's cast of 'Johnny Appleseed'enact the show for parents and siblings at an early 8 a.m. curtain last month. Allof Cindy Calnen's second-grade class took part in the one-act, 12-minute play thatchronicled the 71-year life of John Chapman, pioneer and American hero, knownby the famous nickname. Students delighted their audience and classmates withunique costumes that helped them get into character.

Increases target liability insurance(Continued from Page 1)

funds as of now has been significantlydepleted which Laezza attributed tothe underfunding of the account bythe administration's predecessors.

The account at present for insur-ance costs is $4,000 but the admi-nistration would Eke to get it to about$130,000. Laezza said it does not looklike they can get it to that level thisyear but would like to by next year.

The township, according to Laezza,has apian of this kind because the pre-miums are then cheaper and save thetown money, but it is a gamble if anylarge scale accident occurs in the townrequiring a greater amount of insur-ance coverage. The town did howeversave on the insurance costs last year,switching to NJ Health Benefits at anincrease of $100 versus a $340 hike

which would have resulted if thetownship had stayed with HorizonBlue Cross/Blue Shield.

In addition to insurance costs,Laezza said utility costs are going upby about $49,000 for gas and oil.

Republican Councilman at largeAlvin Barr said he is "very happy"with the budget as it is presented. Inparticular, Barr was pleased that thebudget for the Fire Department couldbe raised from $153,726 back to itsoriginal $165,226. '1 just felt theywouln't be able to operate on thebudget"

Council President Angel Albanese,also a Republican, is satisfied with thebudget in particular the settlement ofthe poEce contracts. She said the realconcerns lie outside the municipalbudget, in the county and the school

budgets. "The smallest piece of thetax bill is the municipal budget"

Everything in the budget is notsettled yet New contracts for thetownship's white- and blue-collaremployees are still in negotiations.The Police Department and town havereached an agreement however, for afour-year contract with increases inincrements of 4 percent the first year,3.5 percent the next two years, and 4percent for the fourth year. Laezzadoes not expect the wage hikes topose any increase to taxpayers.

The total increase for taxes in Clarkhas yet to be determined. While Clarkcan expect to see an increase in coun-ty taxes which will get final approvalin M4y from the Board of ChosenFreeholders, the school budget will bevoted bn by the public April 16.

Race attributed for discrimination(Continued from Page 1)

ees against the Board of Education, said Ortenzio.The plantiffs beEeve that the trial court's Feb. 1 sum-

mary judgment order is contrary to well-established lawgoverning such appEcations and should be overturned bythe Appellate Division, Markowitz said.

Markowitz also said an appeal is warranted due to thefact that the trial court was "absolutely incorrect" in itsjudgment "The factual inferences drawn by the trial courtjudge were not supported by affidavit or any other compe -tent evidence in the record," and in addition, "the summaryjudgment was not appropriate since the board provided nomeaningful discovery."

The inferences drawn by the judge, according to Mark-

owtiz, are not justified because they "ignored the affidavitof Superintendent of Schools Paul Ortenzio, wherein headmitted that Kathleen McLean claimed she was discrimi-nated against because of race." The court then also did notconsider "the board's certified answers to interrogatoriesthat this matter was resolved because of this claim of racialdiscrimination."

Markowitz said that Jbasically the court was makingarguments for the defendants, through the inferences, thatthe defense was not making. "Nowhere in its papers did theboard indicate the matter was resolved to avoid lawsuit"which became one of the primary grounds for dismissal.

Attorneys for the Board of Education could not bereached by presstime.

Family finds bond in tradition of art(Continued from Page 1)

painter who works from her home inVermont The daughter of Franny'ssister Victoria, she is the third genera-tion displayed at the exhibit. Sheholds a bachelor's degree in fine artsand art education from Kean Univer-sity and works as an art teacher atRandolph Union High School in Kil-Engton, Vt.

Her paintings as well show thesame interest in nature and natural set-tings with some experimental piecesas well as more traditional. Softwatercolor tones in paintings Eke"Wetland Sunset" are set next to morestark chorcoals and pancil sketches

Eke that scene in "Farm on ShortHill."

She gains her inspiration from thenatural setting in Vermont with oldbams in hamlets next to trees as weEas prints of landscapes. "An artistshould not feel Emited or confined bystyle of specific medium," saidCushing.

The exhibit Eke the artwork itselfhas brought together a family which isnow spread out and mapped out ashared talent and love for nature andexpression.

The exhibit wiE run until April 19.Pieces by Pat and Franny are for sale.Frances does not sell her paintings,

which are mostly reserved for herhome and family. A portion of thefunds generated will be given to helpthe Ebrary.

COMMUNITY CALENDARThe Community Calendar is prepared by The Clark Eagle io inform

residents of various community activities and governmental meetings. Togive your community events the pubEcity they deserve, mail your sche-dule to: The Clark Eagle, Attn: managing editor, P.O. Box 3109, Union,07083.

Today• Kindergarten registration for the Clark pubEc schools takes place at

Valley Road School from 9 to 10 ajn. Children who will be 5 years oldby Oct 1, 2002 are eEgible to enroll.

CaE the school nurse, Kathleen McLean, with questions at732-388-7900.

• The Arthur L. Johnson High School Booster Club has annual winterawards at 7 pjn. in the Hough Auditorium.

• An open meeting to discuss the soon-to-open Hyatt Hills Golf Com-plex takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Room 107 of the Cranford MunicipalBuilding, 8 Springfield Ave. Hyatt HiUs Golf Complex is located inClark and in Cranford.

Questions regarding the facility are -welcomed and may be addressed tothe Hyatt Hills Golf Commission at PO Box 5663, Clark, 07066, or toany of the commissioners. The presentation can be seen Eve on TV-35.

Sunday• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society presents its first Miniature Golf

Classic from 11 a.m. to 3 pjn. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Valley Road.The minimum donation to participate is $100, which includes brunch, anda booster advertisement in the ad journal.

For information on how to participate, sponsorship or group rates, callthe society at 973-376-9559.

Monday• The Township Council convenes a pubEc meeting at 8 p.m. in Coun-

cil Chambers, PubEc Safety Building, 315 Westfield Ave.Wednesday

• Mayor Sal Bonaccorso hosts his second annual budget presentationto Clark Township at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, 315 Westfield Ave.

This year's proposed municipal budget reflects a 2 percent tax increaseof $23 per average home.

UpcomingMarch 21

• The Health Department in conjunction with Complete Care ofScotch Plains, will offer free blood pressure and blood sugar screeningsfrom noon to 1 p.m. at the Brewer School, 430 Westfield Ave.

No appointment is necessary. A two-hour fast is required for the glu-cose screening.

For more information, caE Health Officer Nancy Ogonowski at732-388-3600, Ext. 3045.

March 25• The Zoning Board of Adjustment will convene a regular meeting at 8

p.m. in Council Chambers, PubEc Safety Building, 315 Westfield Ave.March 26

• The Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the instructionalmedia center at Arthur L. Johnson High School on Westfield Avenue.

• The Planning B card will convene a pubEc meeting at 8 p .m. in Coun-cil Chambers, PubEc Safety Building, 315 Westfield Ave.

Ongoing• The National Affiance of the MentaEy 111 meets the fourth Tuesday of

the month through June 2 at Oscecola Presbyterian Church, 1689 RaritanRoad, at 7:30 p.m. Contact [email protected] or call908-233-1628.

• The Health Department reminds residents that all dogs and cats mustbe Ecensedbeginning Jan. 1. Late fees wiEbe charged after Feb. 1. Proofof rabies vaccination valid through Oct. 31,2001 mustbe presented whenEcensing a dog and/or cat

Residents may Ecense their pets in Room 18 of the Municipal Build-ing, 430 Westfield Ave., Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Licenses may also be appEed for and renewed by mail.

Be advised that only one rabies cEnic will be held in May 2002. Inorder to bring the Health Department into fuE compEance with: staterabies regulations, the May cEnics will be eEminated in 2003. OnlyNovember cEnics wiE be offered effective 2003.

• The Health Department reminds retail food establishments to renewtheir food Ecenses beginning Jan. 1. Renewal forms and appEcationswere mailed Dec. 10. Licenses may be renewed in person and mailed tothe Health Department 430 Westfield Ave.

If you have any questions, caE Health Officer Nancy Ognowski at732-388-3600, Ext. 3045.

• A committee has been formed to estabEsh a Portuguese School thatwill teach students to read, write and speak the Portuguese language. Theschool is planned in the Clark area to serve students in Clark, Colonia,Cranford, Edison, Linden, Plainfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Westfieldand Woodbridge. Weekly classes are approximately six hours per week.

STUDENT UPDATEUnion Catholic honors

Three Clark residents were amongthe students named to the honor rollfor the second marking period atUnion Catholic High School inScotch Plains.

Named to the first honor roE wassenior Mohammed Mekkawy.

Seniors Margot Bordas andRichard Kazanowski were named tothe second honor roll.

Poskay earns honorsNoel Poskay of Clark, a phanna-

cuetical marketing and managementstudent was among the studentsnamed to the fall dean's Est at Univer-sity of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Selection for the honor is based oncompleting and passing all assignedcourses with no grade below a C andattaining an academic average of at

least 3.4 for courses taken in the fallsemester.

Honors list for OlasClark resident MicheEe Olas was

among the students who qualified forthe fall semester honors Est at Fair-leigh Dickinson University'sFlorham-Madison Campus.

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Valley Road takes precautions

A chain link barrier fence was installed in January alongside the playground area atValley Road School answering many voiced concerns about the safety of the childrenwhile playing ball during lunchtime atop the hill near the busy Valley Road. Thefence was erected sooner than scheduled as a result of a $4,000 donation by BobWeisensee and Bill Trelease of Cromwell Management Corporation in Clark.Weisensee's oldest son is currently attending kindergarten at Valley Road.

Gannon promoted at Worra!!,D'Achino has circulation post

George Gannon, Circulation direc-tor at Worrall Community Newspap-ers, has been promoted to director ofMarketing for the company in a movedesigned to strengthen the newspap-ers' advertising and circulation base.

Joining the company as the newCirculation director is JohnD'Achino, who brings withhim near-ly 20 years of marketing and circula-tion experience.

The announcement of the staffchanges was made this week byPublisher David Worrall.

Gannon has been employed byWorrall Newspapers since 1997,when he was named Circulationdirector. In that role, he was responsi-ble for all procedures and sales effortsfor the company's 18 weekly news-papers in Union and Essex counties.

During those five years, Gannonhas reorganized the Single CopyDepartment, established the positionof Single Copy manager, established aTelemarketing Department whoseweekly production boasts an averageof 100 sales, and established new pol-icies and procedures for the entire Cir-culation Department.

In his new role, Gannon will beresponsible for coordinating theefforts of the Sales and Circulationdepartments, using his strong plan-ning and organizational skills in staffdevelopment and to reach the com-pany's established goals.

Gannon has been in the newspaperbusiness since 1983, when he joinedthe Daily Advance in Flanders as Cir-culation director. He was responsiblefor the daily operation of the Circula-tion and Mailroom departments, anddirected all activities involving sales,

George Gannon

service and collections for thenewspaper.

In 1985, he moved to the Morris-town Daily Record, where he servedas Circulation sales director andHome Delivery director. There, hewas responsible for all sales activities,including single copy sales, totalmarket distribution and telemarketingsales.

Four years later, Gannon joinedForbes Newspapers, where he servedfirst as Circulation director for sixyears and then as Retail Advertisingmanager for two years. At Forbes, hewas responsible for the sales efforts ofeight territory managers in Middlesexand Somerset counties.

Gannon holds a bachelor of sciencedegree in geology from WilliamPaterson University.

D'Achino most recently served asCirculation manager at the DailyRecord, where he was responsible for

John D'Achino

the administration of a home deliveryforce. He initiated and developed ailmarketing materials including carrierrecruitment, carrier retention, point ofpurchase, subscriber retention andreader contests.

He also served as Consumer Mark-eting manager at the Daily Record,where he developed all advertisingand direct marketing targeted to read-er enhancement and subscriberdevelopment

D'Achino worked for ForbesNewspapers in the early 1990s as Cir-culation manager and Single Copymanager. Out of college, he joined theHerald and News in Passaic in 1983as regional sales manager and wasresponsible for the administration andmotivation of a home delivery force.

He holds a bachelor of arts degreein business/political science fromRutgers University in NewBrunswick.

Exxon gives support to high schoolArthur L. Johnson High School has

received a second $500 grant from theExxon/Mobil Educational Allianceprogram.

Alex Dutt, of the Brant and West-field avenues Exxon station, workedwith school officials to secure thegrant, which is one of 4,000 availableto schools across the country servedby Exxon or Mobil stations.

"This is the second year we haveprovided educational support to tiehigh school in Clark," said Dutt, whohad to meet stringent eligibilitycriteria before applying for and beingawarded fee grant

Although this grant is not ear-marked for a specific program, thefirst grant was provided by anotherExxon station to fhe DECA programfor their fees for state competition.

This is the second year the ClarkExxon station has provided the schoolwith the nationally funded grant

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Alex Dutt of the Exxon Station at Brant and Westfieldavenues in Clark, left, gives Principal David L. Carl acheck for $500 to be used for educatonal purposes atthe Arthur L. Johnson High School.

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COMMUNITY FORUMEDITORIALS

Be conservativeAt first glance, the purchase of Brewer School by the

township for $6 million so the Board of Education could usethe money for repairs to the boiler and electrical system atthe high school seems wonderful. The Board of Educationowns the building and leases it to the township, which usesthe former school as the municipal building, and this purch-ase could be a way to fix the problems at Arthur L. JohnsonHigh School.

So critical is the situation now that Democratic Council-man Marty Ferrara presented the proposal to the Board ofEducation last month to applause from board watchers, andlast week to the full Township Council, where he wasgreeted with less enthusiasm.

We can understand why.Although we applaud Ferrara for his noble intentions, we

urge the council and administration to pull the reins on thisproposal and have serious discussion about it before itdecides one way or another. After all, the board doesn'tseem to have voter confidence in its spending abilitiesbecause they have rejected numerous annual budgets andbond referendums to even get the projects started. '

Our feeling is that the $6 million will come out of thesame pockets of taxpayers whether it comes from the Boardof Education's budget or the township's budget.

And if voters continue to reject me school board's spend-ing proposals, they're doing so because they're not willingto add more money to their annual taxes. This suggestionfrom Ferrara defeats voters' purpose.

The proposal is also coming at the time of year when thecouncil and administration are finalizing their municipalbudget. With threats from the state that aid will be frozen, orpossibly reduced, this year, the township has no idea whereit will stand while the council awaits the mayor's budgetpresentation.

By that time, the school board will have been required tosubmit a budget to the county superintendent for approval, apublic hearing on the budget will have had to have beenscheduled, and the April 16 election ballot will have had tohave been prepared. There are too many uncertainties in thisproposal for any decisions to be made now.

We urge the council to inform the school board immedi-ately that any discussion regarding this issue will be doneafter the school election, when the outcome of the budgetvote will be revealed. The school board should plan itsbudget without the $6 million revenue boost and let votersdecide whether or not they're willing to accept the board'sspending plan.

By that time, the municipal budget will be presented.Depending on the outcome of the school budget vote, andhow solvent the township is financially, perhaps more con-crete discussions could take place.

In the meantime, the township should take a more conser-vative approach to this situation.

KIWANIS SHOWS SUP-PORT — At a regularlyscheduled Clark Kiwanismeeting at Arthur L John-son High School, PresidentBernie Yarusavage, farright, gives a $500 check tothe chief executive officerof Rahway Hospital, KirkTice. Longtime Kiwanismember Dr. Alex Kow-alenko, left, and President-elect Peg Monagle, right,await their chance to giveanother $500 check toMary Head, center, whorepresented the hospital'shospice program. Tice andHead gave a program tothe adult philanthropicgroup on the ongoing workof the Rahway Hospital.

Photo Courtesy Susan Dougherty

Union County's 'Safe Neighborhoods Save Lives'Gun violence represents a signific-

ant threat to the health and safety ofall our citizens. Every day in thiscountry, approximately 100 peopleperish from wounds inflicted by guns.Every day, almost 250 individualssustain gunshot injuries.

In an effort to combat this epidem-ic, Union County law enforcementhas worked diligently over the courseof many years to develop effectivesolution to the problem of gun vio-lence. Chief among the initiatives hasbeen the Save A Life Today programwhich has strived to provide positivealternatives to our youth who are mostat risk either to victimize or to be vic-timized by violence. However, no oneprogram can provide a solution to gunviolence.

In January, I was invited to attendan informational conference on "Pro-ject Safe Neighborhoods," a com-prehensive, strategic approach, by fed-eral, state and local law enforcementto reduce gun violence in America.The project is intended to promoteenhanced coordination among lawenforcement agencies in order todevelop and implement a plan to com-bat gum violence and to ensure thatgun cases are prosecuted in the mostappropriate forum.

By Thomas V. Manahan

This office has embraced this pro-ject and has taken immediate stepstoward bringing about its laudatorygoals. In Union County, those whoutilize a gun to commit a crime orthose who possess a gun or ammuni-tion who are not legally permitted todo so will forfeit their right to remainfree. These targeted criminals willface substantial mandatory prisonterms either at the state or federallevel.

Commencing immediately, allcases will be screened by experiencedAssistant Prosecutors Jim Hart, HenryJaeger and Mike Zidonik in order todetermine whether federal or state lawprovides the greater penalty andwhich laws will remove these indivi-duals from our streets and neighbor-hoods for the longest period of time.These assistant prosecutors will workclosely with assistant United States

attorneys in making thesedeterminations.

There are several advantages to diefederal prosecution of these crimes.For example, unlike state law, the fed-eral statutes provide for holding adefendant without bail who has beenarrested when the defendant has beendetermined to pose a danger to thecommunity. Historically, those whopossess a weapon or ammunitionillegally or utilize a gun illegally havebeen determined to pose such a dan-ger and a vast majority of these indivi-duals are detained pending trial.

Additionally, the federal sentenc-ing system applies mandatory guide-lines which limits the court's discre-tion. Therefore, for a given type offirearm violation, the penalty is clear,substantial and the sentence served infull without parole.

Finally, the defendants who aresubjected to federal time serve thattime in a federal prison outside theState of New Jersey. This, alone, has amajor impact. Unfortunately, manywho serve time in our state prison sys-tem serve that time among "friendsand acquaintances." They will notfind Such "friends and acquaintances"when serving time in a federal prisonfar outside this state.

In furtherance of this effort, theUnion County Prosecutor's Office inconjunction with the United StatesAttorney's Office and the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco and Firearms willconduct in-house training for our lawenforcement officers so as to bettereducate them as to the federal fire-arms statutes.

In Union County, this project, willbe referred to as "Safe NeighborhoodsSave Lives" which will utilize a varie-ty of public outreach and educationefforts as well as public serviceannouncements, billboards andrequests for citizens to report guncrimes in order to send a clear andunequivocal message that "gun crimeequal serious time."

In the words of Attorney GeneralJohn Ashcroft during his remarks tothe attendees of the Project SafeNeighborhoods conference,"Together in strong coordination withlaw enforcement and communitiesacross America, we can help break (hedeadly link between guns and crimesand keep gun-wielding criminals offour streets and out of ourneighborhoods."

Thomas V. Manahan is the UnionCounty prosecutor.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORfor th6 Salaries not linked to education

community serviceThis is a good opportunity to thank Lorraine Aklonis for

her years of service to the township and Board of Education,as well as to Clark students. Aklonis recently dropped out ofthis year's election race for the Board of Education.

Serving on the Board of Education can be very difficult.Board members are not paid, yet they put in many hours ofservice. Some could argue that board members put personalinterests at risk—such as their own children and families —because of the amount of time they spend out of the home.Aklonis has served during these last 12 years because shecares.

Although gratifying to someone devoted to education, therequirements of the position can sometimes be tedious.Aklonis attended a majority of meetings during her tenureand worked on budgets and policy, which are by no meanseasy committee assignments. Often, these labors meet withcriticism and intense questioning from the public, but whendone out of dedication to education and the students, a boardmember has to feel that any criticism is worth it.

The Clark Board of Education was lucky to have Aklonisas a member. She works as a teacher during the day andspent many of her nights at board meetings, committeemeetings, or at district functions for a long time. That's com-mitment, and not an easy task to accomplish.

We thank Aklonis for all her years of service to the com-munity and district.

"The freedom to speak and persuade is inseparablefrom, and antecedent to, the survival of self-government."—Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court justice, 2000

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To the Editor:The Star-Ledger on March 7, published an article "School Report Card"

based on information by the state Department of Education. Based on thisreport, I reviewed the cost per pupil and average faculty salary for grades K-12and the high school SAT scores and classroom size for schools in BerkeleyHeights, Clark, Cranford, Kenilworth, New Providence, Scotch Plains-Fan-wood, Springfield, Summit and Westfield.

The range in cost per student for K-12 was $8,265 for Kenilworth to $10,546for Springfield. Clark was second at $10,360. The average was $9,671. Theaverage faculty salary ranged from $47,736 for Springfield to $70,300 forClark. Westfield had the second highest salary at $54,378, almost 30 percentless than Clark.

The SAT scores ranged from 955 for Kenilworth to 1152 for Summit Clarkwas at 1033. The average class size was 17 for New Providence to 22 in West-field. Clark was 19. This information indicates that dollars spent per student andteacher salaries do not determine the success for educating our children.

Obviously, children learning does not depend on the experience of teachersbased on my intrepretation of the data. I am not trying to judge what is faircompensation for teachers but that the salaries apparently are not linked to theachievement for students.

Bob BarrettClark

Many don't really know the factsTo the Editor:

The community of Clark is going through a crisis, and many citizens reallydon't know the facts. What happens when the school budget is not approved? Abudget must be presented within the 5 percent cap mandated by the state. Sowhat if (here has been, say, 8 percent inflation? What happens to the 3 percentdifference? Chop. We had a chance to have 40 percent of our expenses forrepairs paid by the state through the bond referendum. But the citizens of Clarkvoted down the bond referendum three times.

No one wants their taxes raised, but every town raises their taxes; it's a fact oflife. If we neglect our schools, we neglect our community. There is no separa-tion of schools and community. This is not a responsibility solely of citizenswith children currently in the school system. It is every citizen's responsibilityto maintain a quality school system since a quality school system maintains aquality town and property values.

You must understand some of the history of the problem since it did nothappen overnight. When we were in me regional school system, Clark paid 21percent of the regional school budget; 26 percent of the students attending theregional school system came from Clark. Clark citizens continually voted downthe regional school budget, along with the local school budget. There was afive- to 10-year list of repairs to be done to the regional schools, but the repairsfor Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, which included a new roof, newwindows, new heating system changing over to a more efficient, cost-effectivegas system were at the bottom of the list This was most likely because we never

supported the regional school budget. Before they got to this part of the list, theregional system was dissolved and we never got the repairs done.

The boilers at the high school are tie original coal-fired boilers from 1955(hat were subsequently converted to oil/Water was never treated in those boilersystems all these years, causing corrosion.

Architects and boiler companies evaluated the current system. Boilers havealready been rebuilt a number of times. To be refurbished, it would cost$500,000 and last only five to seven years. They do not recommend refurbish-ing; it's not cost effective.

We could tear down and rebuild the high school, but where would the stu-dents go in the meantime? Split sessions atKumpf? "Evict" the township offcesfrom Brewer School? The cost to tear down and build a new high school: $30million to $40 million. It would be much more cost effective to make repairs.With proper funding, our high school can be properly repaired.

You need the history as to why we have high teacher salaries. When the reg-ional system dissolved, teachers were allowed to choose, by seniority, theschool district in which (hey wanted to work. A great many chose ALJ. Withthem, came many years of experience. Check out that column in the newspaper— we rank the highest with 18 years — no one comes close. With the manyyears of experience came the high-end salaries.

But as these teachers retire — and I believe approximately 20 are consideringretiring this year — teachers will be hired at lower salaries with less experienceand will have the HMO plan instead of the traditional health plan, thereby low-ering expenses.

The Board of Education is made up of good citizens of Clark who have freelygiven their time and energy to serve the citizens of Clark. They are not "evil,heartless" people. They are faced with a deficit of $1.5 million. With budgetshaving been voted down almost every year, they can no longer "borrow fromPeter to pay Paul" because both "Peter" and "Paul" are broke, and our highschool is in a terrible state of disrepair.

In order to address the deficit, they must make cuts mat none of them arehappy about The programs put on the chopping block are marketing — a twoperiod per day, two-year program that currently has 57 students — photogra-phy, auto shop, industrial arts, and cooking and home economics in both ALJand Kumpf Middle School. I believe they will shortly be announcing proposedsports program cuts. I don't agree with the choice of these program cuts, espe-cially marketing.

We always want a second question because we know we can get enoughvotes to have it passed in order to keep suggested program cuts. But then wedon't pass the school budget itself. By not passing the budget and passing thesecond question, we are in more debt. We would need to be assured we wouldpass both questions.

To vote no on the school budget because one does "not like" our superinten-dent of schools or is upset about Ms last salary contract is only biting your noseto spite your face. Our schools, students and community will suffer in the end;our superintendent will still collect his salary. We must get over this issue andget on with the real issue; saving our schools and community.

Barbara WhiteClark

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EVENTSFood drive sponsored

Hanger is not only a problem in theundeveloped nations of the world butalso right here k New Jersey. On adaily basis, many citizens do not getthe basic nutrition they need to stayhealthy and productive. Soup kitchensacross the state are waging a battleagainst hunger and you can help themwin this ongoing straggle.

Boy Scout Troop 91, sponsored byVFW Post 7363 of Clark, is partici-pating in a food drive to assist StJohn's Food Kitchen in Newark.March 9, members of Troop 91 lefttwo plastic bags at home's doors, ask-ing residents to place unopened usefulboxed, canned or jarred food items inthem — no perishables.

Members of BSA Troop 91 startpicking up donated food on Saturdaybeginning at 9 ajn.. and continue toperiodically canvas the neighorhoodfor any missed donations until 3 p.m.

Language lessonsThe spring studies program at the

Polish Cultural Foundation, 177Broadway, has begun registration forits language classes.

Beginning English is offered onWednesday evenings from March 6 toMay 29. Intermediate English willmeet on Tuesdays until May 28.Beginning Polish is offered on Thurs-

day from March 7 to May 30 andIntermediate Polish will meet fromFeb. 17 to March 30, also on Thurs-days. All classes meet from 7 to 9p.m.

The Polish. Cultural Foundation islocated just off Exit 135 of the GardenState Parkway.

For more information, a copy of thespring brochure, or to register, call foefoundation office at 732-382-7197.

Golf classic raises fundsThe Leukemia and Lymphoma

Society will present its first MiniatureGolf Classic Sunday at the CrownePlaza Hotel on Valley Road from 11a.m. to 3 pjn. Anyone can participate.The minimum donation to participateis $100, which includes branch and abooster advertisement in the adjournal.

For more information on how toparticipate, sponsorship or grouprates, call the society at973-376-9559.

For more information, call theschool at 732-382-1952.

Family dinners resumeThe Knights of Columbus Bishop

Justin J. McCarthy Council 5503, 27"Westfield Ave., has resumed for theyear 2001-02 its monthly family din-ners at the Council Hall, Sundays,from 1 to 5 p.m.

SENIOR NEWSFree tax help for seniors

From early February to mid-April,AARP volunteers in Clark offer freehelp to senior citizens and to taxpay-ers of low and modest income in pre-paring their 2001 income tax returnsand property tax reimbursement app-plications. Volunteer counselors whoprovide • these services are trainedunder the direction of InternalRevenue Service and New Jersey TaxDepartment

All AARP locations provide taxassistance by appointment only. Torequest appointments, call the Munic-ipal Building, 430 Westfield Ave., at732-388-3600. When coming to thetax help site, taxpayers should bringwith them this year's, 2001, records ofincome, deductions and property tax-es and last year's, 2000, tax file.

Schedule of activitiesThe following is the schedule of

activities for the Clark seniors:Monthly general meetings the third

Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. inthe cafeteria: March 21, April 18,May 16 and June 20.

Line dancing Mondays from 10:30to 11:30 ajn. in the gym, PhyllisMcGarry, instructor: Monday. March25; April 1, 8,15, 22, 29; May 6, 13,

20; June 3, 10, 17, 24.Exercise sessions Tuesdays and

Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m. in thegym, Evelyn Panish, instructor:Today, Tuesday, March 21, 26, 28;April 2, 4, 9,11, 16, 18, 23, 25; May7, 9,14,16, 21, 23, 28, 30; June 4, 6,11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27.

Arts and crafts Wednesdays from 9to 11 a.m. in the cafeteria, HelenRokosny, instructor: Wednesday,March 27; April 3,10,17,24; May 1,8, 15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 29, 26.

Union County College Classes,LIFE Center, Mondays from 1 to 3p.m. in the cafeteria, HIS 091-131Contemporary American Issues,Anthony Troncone, instructor: Mon-day, March 25; April 1, 8,15,22,29;May 6, 13, 20.

Federal and state income tax prepa-ration is Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. in the cafeteria. Reserve a dateand time for conference by calling732-388-3600; Tuesday, March 26;April 2, 9. '

Sensor bus serviceFor free senior bus, call Town Hall

at 732-388-3600 from 9 to 11 a.m.one day in advance to reserve a seaton the bus, Mondays through Fridays,except holidays. Call the same num-ber if it becomes necessary to cancelyour reservation.

Policy on social announcementsCouples are encouraged to send their engagement and wedding announce-

ments to the lifestyle editor. Announcements should be typed, doubled spacedor legibly handwritten and no longer than one page. All announcements shouldhave a daytime phone number for verfication or if questions arise.

Information requested for engagements are parents names, high school nameand town, college name, town and degree, name of employer and town wherelocated, job title and the date of marriage.

Information requested for weddings are parents names, date of wedding,where the wedding took place, who officiated, who attended the bride andgroom, high school name and town, college name, town and degree, name ofemployer and town where located, job title and where the couple honeymoonedand will reside.

When sending a picture with the announcement, a check for $10 is required.Black and white or clear color pictures are acceptable. Pictures of the couplesitting or standing together are preferred. Pictures of one person standing andthe other seated present design problems, so if possible, side by side is better.

ALJ nurse is published"I've always been interested in

writing," said June Curti, Clark resi-dent and Arthur L. Johnson HighSchool nurse whose work was recen-tly published in an anthology. 'Teach-ers would read my work out loud andthat excited me," she said.

Curti's personal essay is entitled,"A Second Chance," a first-personaccount published in "Touched byAngels of Mercy" by Laura Lagana,R.N. The book is a collection of truestories about nursing professionals:

Her own piece recalls how she anda patient connected in a father-daughter relationship. After shenursed him back to health from anear-death experience, she had anongoing communication with him foryears where her family, including herfour children, came to look at Mm likeanother grandfather in their family.

A lifelong Clark resident who was

educated in the Clark Pnblic Schools,Curti has taken courses on how to getpublished.

When the book first came out at theend of 2001, she took a copy to (hewidow of her former patient and theiradult daughter in Iselin. 'It was prettyemotional as you could expect," shesaid.

This busy mother and nurse also isa lecturer. In. the fall, she completed a"Life Make Over" series at SunriseAssisted Living in Westfield. Shefeels that one of thebestparts of beinga nurse is helping people to be healthyin body and spirit "I can help people(through lectures) before they are sickto lead healthy lives," she said.

Sometimes, it's rewarding yet frus-trating being the school nurse andfull-time mother. "It's always abalancing act of time and familyresponsibilities." June Curti

AT THE LIBRARYUpcoming programs

Registration will begin on Tuesdayat 9:30 ajn. for the children's prog-rams at Clark Public Library. Thismay be done in person or by phone at732-388-5999. Clark residents will begiven first priority for registration.Out-of-town residents may registerfor any remaining vacancies begin-ning March 26.

The five-week session will beginthe week of April 8 and will end theweek of May 6. The children's prog-ram schedule will match the Clarkpublic school calendar. When theClark pubEc schools are not in ses-sion, children's programs will not beheld.

Four levels of programs will beoffered:

• "Beyond Words" is for babies 18to 24 months of age. This approxi-mately 20-minute program will beheld on Monday mornings at 9:45ajn. =

• "Toddler Time" is for childrentwo and three years old. This is'anapproximately 30-minute program. Achild may be registered for one ofthree times: Monday mornings at10:45 a.m., Wednesday mornings at9:45 a.m., or Wednesday mornings at10:45 a.m.

• "Time for Preschoolers" is forchildren 4 and 5 years old. This is anapproximately 35-minute programheld on Thursday nights at 5:30 p.nv

• "Library Time" is for childrencurrently enrolled in kindergarten,grade one or grade two. "LibraryTime" is an approximately 45-mhmteprogram held on Thursday nights at6:30 p.m.

The Clark Public Library is locatedat 303 Westfield Ave. For furtheri n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e ca l l732-388-5999. The Clark PubEcLibrary offers all persons equal access

and opportunities to participate in itsservices, programs, and activities.Any individual requiring specialassistance or assistive technologymay contact the library to request thatappropriate arrangements be made.

Tired of all those TV shows alreadyshowing reruns? Join us on Thursdaynight, March 21 at 6:30 pjn. for Fami-ly Board Game Night Bring yourfavorite board game and meet somenew friends. We'll provide the pop-corn and soda. Preregistration is notrequired.

Are you a Raffi fan? The you'll likeYosi! In celebration of NationalLibrary Week, singer-songwriter Yosiwill make a special app earance here atClark Public Library on Saturday,April 20 at 11 a.m. in the AyersRoom. Children ages two throughseven will especially enjoy this musi-cal program. Preregistration is notrequired.

The Clark Public Library is locatedat 303 Westfield Avenue. For furtheri n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e ca l l732-388-5999. The Clark PublicLibrary offers all persons equal accessand opportunities to participate in itsservices, programs, and activities.Any individual requiring specialassistance or assistive technologymay contact the library to requestappropriate arrangements be made.

Screening WednesdaysBlood pressure screenings will be

offered at the Clark Public Library,303 Westfield Ave., the second Wed-nesday of each month from 9:30 to11:15 a.m.

Any Clark resident or personemployed in a Clark business is eligi-ble for a free library card. The ClarkPublic Library offers all persons equalaccess and opportunities to participatein its services, programs and activi-

ties. Any individual requiring specialassistance or assistive technologymay contact the library to request thatappropriate arrangements be made.

Library cards availableClark residents, employers and

employees of Clark businesses areinvited to come to the Clark PublicLibrary, 303 Westfield Ave., to gettheir free Ebrary card. The only thingyou need to get a library card is valididentification and proof that you liveor work in Clark.

A library card entities you to allavailable library services, includingborrowing any of the books, videos,audio books, music CDs and more.The library has a goal of 200 new pat-rons this month to celebrate NationalLibrary Card Sign-up Month.

The Clark Public Library offers allpersons equal access and accessibilityto its services, programs, and activi-ties. Any person requiring specialarrangements should contact thelibrary in advance.

For more information, call732-388-5999.

Library, society seekto preserve photos

The Clark Public Library and theClark Historical Society announceopportunities for local citizens to par-ticipate in an ongoing project to digit-ize and preserve historic Clark photosand print memorabilia.

The joint effort has been under waysince May as photographs from thehistorical society collection have beenscanned into computer format andthen indexed by a variety of topicsincluding street address, dates, familynames and significant events. CD-ROMs are then produced to allowaccess to these photographs from a

number of sites. The identification ofeach photo has been a collaborativeproject between members of the ClarkHistorical Society and Megan Ken-nelly, an intern from the Clark PublicLibrary and ALJ senior student.

Funding for the beginning of theproject was won through the ClarkLibrary's application to the KarmaFoundation for a "Tipping Grant."One of only 20 successful applicants,the Clark Library received $2,500 for2001 and another $2,500 for 2002 tobegin this work. The library providesthe specially equipped computer andthe indexing expertise, the training incomputer photo enhancement isthrough the Arthur L. Johnson photoclass of Dennis Borai, and the histori-cal expertise is thanks to the membersof the Clark Historical Society.

If you have any old photos or papermemorabilia from Clark, considerhelping with this project. All materialwill be safely scanned to die computerwhile you wait and the originalreturned to you. The library alsoneeds assistance with identification ofphotographs and scenes from town ifyou are a longtime resident.

Don't miss chance to share yourfamily photographs with future Clarkgenerations. Each new contribution tothis project makes the historical back-ground of the town more complete.

The Clark Public Library is locatedat 303 Westfield Ave. Any Clark resi-dent or person employed in a Clarkbusiness is eligible for a free Ebrarycard.

Tote bags on saleHelp support the Friends of the

Clark Public Library and help youcarry your library books.

The Friends are selling the darkgreen tote bags with a white logo for$5 each.

OBITUARIESFrancis J. Rossi

Francis J. Rossi 75, of Clark diedFeb. 26 in St. Michael's Medical Cen-ter, Newark.

Bom in Newark, Mr, Rossi movedto Clark 41 years ago. He was a truckdriver for Anheuser Busch, Newark,for 30 years and retired in 1981.

Mr. Rossi served in the Navy dur-ing World War U.

Surviving are his wife, Mafalda; ason, Richard F., and three sisters,Florence Delfa, Mildred Christopherand Irene Caenina.

Judith A. MilierJudith A. Miller, 54, of Iselin, for-

merly of Clark, died March 3 inWoodbridge.

Born in Rahway, Mrs. Millermoved to Clark and Carteret beforemoving to Iselin 30 years ago. Shewas a payroll clerk with Oak TreeShopRite, Edison, for 19 years.

Surviving are two sons, Gregoryand CEnton Jr.; two daughters, DawnNisen and Melissa Miller, and agrandchild.

Michael CaterinoMichael Caterino, 85, of Toms Riv-

er, formerly of Clark, died March 5 inRahway Hospital.

Born in Italy, Mr. Caterino Eved inClark before moving to Toms River30 years ago. He owned M&MTavern, Newark, for many years andretired in 1972. Mr. Caterino was amember of the Knights of ColumbusCouncil 4969 in Toms River, wherehe volunteered as a bartender andbuilding superintendent He also wasa member of the Knights of Columbus

Council 5503 in Clark and an usher atSt MaximilEan Kolbe Church, TomsRiver.

Surviving are a daughter, AngeEcaDobbin; two sisters, Dolores andJosephine; four grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

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In development for the future Olympic games

St. Michael's Nursery and Pre-K classes recently participated in their own Preschool Olympics For the openinqceremonies, a parade was held where children carried their own 'flags' that they made. They were then dividedinto teams. The teams took turns playing bean bag toss, hopscotch, obstacle course and other activities

New pastoris named

The Rev. Virginia S. Montalvo-Knudsen has served as a part-timeassociate pastor, she has ministered inmusic, children's and youth ministryand administration.

Recently, Montalvo-Knudsen com-pleted studies and was awarded abachelor's of practical ministrydegree in. biblical counseling and abachelor's of practical ministrydegree in chaplaincy from the Mas-ter's Divinity School/GraduateSchool of Divinity at Evansville, Ind.

On Feb. 10, Montalvo-Knudsenwas ordained to the full-time ministryat a service at Grace & Peace Fellow-ship Church in Cranford. The prayerof ordination was administered by theRev. Dean Knudsen, senior pastor ofGrace & Peace. The Rev. V.S.Montalvo-Knudsen is thankful to theLord for being able to finish these stu-dies and is awaiting the Lord's lead-

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Grace & Peace Fellowship Churchis an Independent Charismatic Churchat 950 Raritan Road.

Look for their worship service onComcast Cranford Channel 35 onSunday at 11 ajn. and 6 p.m.

OLYMPIC HOPEFULS —Abbie McGann and Mrs.Feiiciano, left, give a bigcheer to the crowd asChristian Wurzburger waitshis turn at the bean-bagtoss for the games at St.Michael's Nursery School.Peter Coates, below, is allsmiles as he takes his turnon the scooter.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

K. nneth H. Lutz Jr.

Lutz completes trainingat State Police Academy

Kenneth H. Lutz Jr., son of Rs-.i-neth H. Sr. and Rosemarie Lutz ofCranford, has successfully completedtraining at the New Jersey State PoliceAcademy in Sea Girt. Graduationceremonies were March 1 at Mon-

mouth University's campus.A former Cranford High School

graduate, he attended William Pater-son University where he participatedin their football program and was pastvice president of Phi Kappa TauFraternity.

For the past two summers, afterattending the Cape May CoimtyPolice Academy, Lutz was a Class IISpecial Officer for the City of Wild-wood Police Department Lutz of the129th class will continue his lawenforcement career as a New JerseyState Trooper.

Roberts recognizedAt the annual meeting of the Cran-

ford United Way on Feb. 28, CharlesRoberts was honored for his service tothe United Way and to thecommunity.

Roberts received a certificate ofappreciation from Cranford UnitedWay President Brian Egenton. He hasserved as die auditor to the organiza-tion since 1948.

Williams is honoredStephanie Williams has been hon-

ored by the Cranford HistoricalSociety.

The Board of Trustees elected herEmeritus Trustee for her long serviceto the society.

A Cranford resident from 1979 to2001, Williams was president of theCranfbrd Historical Society from1995 to 1997, and served from 1997to 2001 as chairman of the Board ofTrustees.

Colocchio awardedDodge Foundation grant

Cranford novelist Joe Colicchio,author of High Gate Health and Beau-ty, and winner of the New Jersey StateCouncil on the Arts DistinguishedArtist Award, has been awarded aGeraldine R. Dodge FoundationGrant.

As a result Colicchio will bespending two weeks ihis May at theVirginia Center for the Creative Artsin Mt. Saint Angelo, Virginia.

NEWS CLIPSReplacing sidewalks

A sidewalk replacement program isbeing offered by the Township'sOffice of Community Development.

This successful program has againbeen funded through a Union CountyCommunity Development BlockGrant and will begin in early spring.Federal funds will cover 70 percent ofthe replacement cost for deterioratedprimary sidewalks and drivewayaprons. Homeowners pay theremainder.

To be eligible a family must haveits income fall within limits estab-lished by the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development.Income limits are $36,750 or less for aone-person household with gradualincrements to $69,300 or less for afamily of eight or more.

Funds will be allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applicantswho have previously applied, but dueto limited funding were unable to par-ticipate, are encouraged to reapplyagain as more funding is nowavailable.

For more information or to apply,call Elizabeth Zainorski at908-709-7294 or visit the office at 29South Ave. West, between 8 a.m. and4:30 pjn. Monday thru Friday.

Clerk's office will beopen late on Monday

The Cranford Township Clerk'sOffice will be open until 7:30 p.m. onMonday for voter registration.

The deadline for voter registration,to be eligible to vote in the April 16Board of Education election, isMonday.

Potential candidatesThe Cranford Democratic Commit-

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Registered Democrats who areinterested in being considered for aseat on the Cranford Township Com-mittee may contact Municipal Chair-man Caro lyn Vo l l e ro at908-276-4542.

All registered Democrats are eligi-

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Candidates soughtThe Cranford Auxiliary Police is

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Individuals of all ages, 18 or older,are urged to apply. Candidates whoare selected must attend training clas-ses at the Auxiliary Police Academyin Scotch Plains.

Applications can be obtained fromthe Police Desk located in the Munici-pal Building at 8 Springfield Ave.,Cranford. The applications can alsobe downloaded from the web site atwww.cranford.com/po3ice by clickingon the forms button. This web sitealso provides additional informationon the Auxiliary Police.

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STUDENT UPDATEHynes named to dean'slist at Fairfieid

Victoria L. Hynes of Cranford wasnamed to the dean's honor list for thefall semester at Fairfieid University inFairfieid, Conn.

A 1998 graduate of Cranford HighSchool, she is a senior majoring inpsychology. She is the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Gerry Hynes.

Gold wreath awardedCadet David Isaac Polonitza, son of

Richard and Greta Polonitza of Cran-ford, has been awarded the goldwreath at the U.S. Military Academyfor the fall semester.

The gold wreath is awarded toSuperintendent's Individual Awardwinners in each class who haveachieved an Academic PerformanceScore greater than 3.0, Military Prog-ram Score greater than 3.0 and a Phys-ical Program Score greater than 3.0.They must have carried a full academ-ic load — minimum of five coursesper semester — and have had no fail-ing grades.

Polonitza graduated from CranfordHigh School in 1998. He is concen-trating his studies in economics andplans to graduate from West Point inJune. Polonitza will be commissioneda second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Coughlin on Marist listKelly J. Coughlin of Cranford was

named to the dean's list for the fallsemester at Marist College in Pough-keepsie, N.Y. She is a senior majoringin business administration/marketing.

A 1998 graduate of Cranford High

School, she is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Jay Coughlin.

Hannon receives honorsKerryn Hannon received academic

honors for fall semester at Franklin &Marshall College. She is a senior spe-cial studies major in internationalbusiness.

A 1998 graduate of Mount SaintMary Academy, Hannon is thedaughter of Joseph and Jane Hannonof Cranford.

Arcieri, Swan recognizedMatthew Douglas Arcieri and

Katherine Susanne Swan of Cranfordwere recently named to the dean's listat the College of William and Maryfor the fall 2001 semester.

In order to achieve dean's list sta-tus, a full-time degree seeking under-graduate student in the School of Artsand Sciences must take at least 12 cre-dit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality PointAverage during the semester.

Union Catholic honorsSeveral Cranford residents were

among the students named to the hon-or roll for the second marking periodat Union Catholic High School inScotch Plains.

Earning first honor roll wereJoseph Cicchino, grade nine; Matth-ew Lubin and Kimberly Scutieri,grade 10; Melissa Dela Torre, grade11, and Brandon Leonard, grade 12.

Named to the second honor rollwere David Ault, grade 10; AnielloDelia "Valle, grade nine; Kaitiyn.Kavalus, grade 11, and Amy Snyder,grade 12.

Zuravnsky named todean's list at Villanova

Lauren Zuravnsky, salutatorian ofthe Cranford High School Class of2000, has been named to the dean'slist for the College of Engineering atVillanova University. She is a reci-pient of the Presidential Scholarshipand has earned a 4.0 average.

Zuravnsky, the daughter of Al andClaire Zuravnsky, is a member of theNational Society of Collegiate Scho-lars and the Society of WomenEngineers.

Clay included ondean's list at ithaca

Cranford resident Christine Clay, asenior teaching speech-language disa-bilities major at Ithaca College, wasamong the students named to thedean's list for the fall 2001 semester.

For selection, students must earn aminimum grade point average of 3.7for the Roy H. Park School ofCommunications.

Honors at FDU forEllis, Hunt and Porter

Three Cranford residents wereamong the students who qualified forthe fall semester dean's list and hon-ors list at Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-sity's Florham-Madison Campus.

Christopher Ellis and William Huntbom were named to the honors listand Matthew Porter earned dean's listhonors.

To qualify for the dean's list, a stu-dent must have a 3.2 or better gradepoint average out of a possible 4.0; forthe honors list, a 3.5 or better.

DINOSAUR NIGHT —Helen K Baldwin NurserySchool recently held itsannual Dinosaur Night fortheir 4-year-old studentsand their dads. In prepar-tion for the night, childrenmade dinosaur shirts towear. Samantha Brennan,bottom left, took part in thefestivities with ChristopherDidzbalis, Louis Cappucci,Brian Schmalenberger,Zachary Batista, JackSteele and, right, GuiiiannaMendez.

EDUCATIONGift auction/dinner

The Cranford Livingston and Wal-nut Avenue Schools' PTAs are co-sponsoring a gift auction and dinneron April 11 to help raise the fundsneeded for each of our schools to sup-plement computer and library resour-ces, a morning reading breakfastprogram, educational and socially-minded assemblies, classroom tripsand many other valuable learning

tools. Also, because of all of the cata-strophic events that have happenedlast year, we are hoping to join theBoard of Education in an effort topromote a new, anti-violence, anti-bullying campaign.

Success in this endeavor dependson the generosity of business andretail owners. All donor's names willbe listed in the Gift Auction and Din-ner brochure diat will be given to sev-eral hundred Cranford families.

To participate in this function,please enclose in the envelope pro-vided a check in the amount of what-ever donation choosen, payable to"LAS PTA." For reference, thePTA'stax identification number is23-7215606.

Church scholarshipThe Inter-Faith Human Relations

Committee of the Cranford ClergyCouncil has announced that scholar-

ship application forms are now avail-able at all houses of worship, theCranford Public Library, CranfordPublic Library and Cranford HighSchool.

The award will be given in recogni-tion of outstanding service in com-munity affairs and for sipificant con-tribution to the advancement ofhuman relations.

The criteria for the award is: a reci-pient should be a graduating high

school senior attending a public orprivate school or any graduatingSenior who is a member of a localCranford house of worship. Theymust be active in his/her church orsynagogue and must plan to continueeducation after high school.

The deadline for application isMarch 22.

Contributions to aid this scholar-ship are appreciated. Send donations— which are tax deductible — to the

Cranford Clergy Council, HumanRelations Scholarship, c/o The Rev.Valencia Norman, First PresbyterianChurch Springfield Ave., Cranford,07016.

Editorial deadlinesFollowing are deadlines for news:Church, club and social - Thursdaynoon.Entertainment - Friday noon.Sports - Monday noon.

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Easter Sunday Servicesi he pastor and congregation of AntiochBaptist Church extend a warm welcome to thecommunity and others to worship andcelebrate the resurrection of our Lord andSavior, Jesus Christ.Sunrise service will start at 6:30 a.m. Then our

regular service will start at 11:00 a.m. in which we will continue tocelebrate Easter Sunday. Our music ministry will render selections atboth services that will be an inspiration to you as they are to usevery Sunday morning.

Again we welcome you to worship with us regardless of who youare. God bless you.

COMMUNITY ECUMENICAL SERVICEHOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNRISE

SERVICES IN RAHWAY

Good FridayThe Seven Last Words From The Cross

Begins at 12:00 Noon Good Friday March 29, atThe First Presbyterian Church, corner of WestGrand Ave. and Church St. and continues in 30

minute segments, ending at 3PM.Come when you can... Leave when you must.

Easter Sunrise ServiceBegins at 5:30AM Easter Sunday, March 31, in theVanderhoven Chapel in Hazel Wood Cemetery on

West Lake Avenue, Rahway

ST. AGNES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH332 Madison Hill Road Clark • 732-388-7852

St. Joseph's No vena - 7pmParish Penance Service & Stations - 7pmPalm Sunday: Saturday 5:30pm - Sunday 7am, 8:30am, 10am & Noon

March 10-18March 22March 23-24

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Mass of the Lord's Supper-7:30pm (followed by Adoration)Night Prayer -10pm

March 29 Good Friday:Seven Last Words Service - Noon to 3pmMAIN PASSION LITURGY - 7:30pm

March 30 Easter Saturday:Blessing of Food -11:30amEASTER VIGIL MASS - 7:30pm

March 31 Easter SundayMASSES OF RESURRECTION7am, 8:30am, 10 & Noon

Church Of St. Catherine Of Siena19 King St., Hillside » 908-351-1515

CONFESSIONSEvery Saturday at 4:15 PM

AndConfessions (Reconciliation)Friday, March 22nd at 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 27th at 7:30 PM(No Confessions Holy Saturday, March 30th}

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2002PASSION (PALM) SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 PMSunday Masses: 8:30 AM, 9:45 AM (Spanish), 12:15 PM

HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 28TTH7:30 PM Mass of the Lord's Supper

GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH3:30 PM Service of the Lord's Passion and Death

7:30 PM Stations oi the Crass (Spanish)

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Easter Week at Holy Cross ChurchJoin us for this time of reflection and celebration

Palm SundayMarch 24 - 10 am at Jonathan Dayton HS

Maundy ThursdayMarch 28 - 7:30 pm at Holy Cross

Good FridayMarch 29 - 7 pm at Jonathan Dayton HS

A service of unity and strength for the whole familyEaster Sunday

March 3 1 - 1 0 am at Jonathan Dayton HS

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SENIOR NEWS OBITUARIESFree tax help for seniors

AARP volunteers in. Cranford offertree help to senior citizens and to tax-payers of low and modest income inpreparing their 2001 income taxreturns and property tax reimburse-ment applications. Volunteer counse-lors who provide these services aretrained under the direction of InternalRevenue Service and New Jersey TaxDepartment

All AARP locations provide taxassistance by appointment only. Torequest appointments, taxpayersshould call the Cranford CommunityCenter at 908-709-7283.

When coming for assistance, tax-payers should bring with them, lastyear's, 2000, tax file and this year's,2001, records of income, deductionsand property taxes.

Tuesday ClubThe Cranford Seniors Tuesday

Club meets at 12:30 pan. at the Com-munity Center, 224 Walnut Ave.

Wednesday ClubThe Cranford Seniors Wednesday

Club meets at the Community Center,224 Walnut Ave., on Wednesday.

The club has planned trips to Atlan-tic City on Monday and April 8 to theShowboat Casino. The cost is $15with a return of $13.

For information, call Grace Von-drak at 908-497-0349. The bus leavesfrom Meeker Avenue at 11 a.m. Non-members are welcome on all trips.

The club plans a 22nd anniveraryparty on Wednesday.

Thursday ClubCrandford Seniors Thursday Club

meets at the Community Center 222Walnut Ave., at 1 p.m.

The club plan a trip April 26-May 5to New Orleans and Biloxi. Cost is$1,197 per person double occupancyfor five nights at Beau Rivage Resort.Cranford departure.

Call 908-272-5375 for moreinformation.

The Rev. Carol A. Lindsay

Lindsay isordained tobe pastor

The Rev. Carol A. Lindsay hasbeen called to be the pastor of CalvaryLutheran Church, Cranford. Shebegan her new role Jan. 1 and wasinstalled on March 3.

Lindsay was ordained as a Luthe-ran pastor in 1988 and served congre-gations in Freehold and Dunellen.

From 1995 to 2001 she served as aninterim pastor for three congregationsin Plainfield, Carteret and Clifton,handling situations of transition andconflict For a short period of time shealso served on lie Bishop's staff coor-dinating stewardship activities for thestate.

Before being ordained as a Luthe-ran pastor, she worked for the BillyGraham Association, serving as assis-tant to the executive director of theInternational Conference for ItinerantEvangelists in Amsterdam, Holland.Prior to that she served as the directorof operations for the American Festi-val of Evangelism in Kansas City,Mo.

She holds a bachelor's degree fromJohn Brown University, Arkansas,and a master's of divinity degree fromMidwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Missouri. She also stud-ied church history at the RuschlikonBaptist Seminary, Switzerland, anddid post-graduate work in Luther stu-dies at Luther Seminary, Minnesota.While at the Ruschlikon Seminary sheserved as student pastor of the Inter-national Protestant Church of Zurich.

Calvary Lutheran Church is a con-gregation of the New Jersey Synod ofthe Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica thathas served the Cranford-Westfield area and surrounding com-munities for 73 years.

Lindsay may be reached by callingthe Calvary church office at908-276-2418.

Cranford Seniors Thursday Clubmeets at Community Center 224 Wal-nut Ave. at 1 pjn.

Wednesday: St Patricks Day Partyfollowed by Car Race!

March 21: Side by Siders willperform!

March 28: Trivia GameTrips planned: March 26, Atlantic

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Happy Birthday to: Vicki Brunner,Johanna Watson, Sal LaPlaca, CarolCapodice, Mary Romeo, AnnaGrimes, Grace Bishe and Cathy Pretti.Happy Wedding Anniversary to:Lynn and Luis Hoolko, 60 years;Mary and Herman Occi, 61 years.

Friday ClubThe Cranford Seniors Friday Club

meets at the Community Center, 224Walnut Ave., Friday at 1 p.m.

The club has scheduled the follow-ing trips:

• Thursday: Woodlock Pines, Pa.,for the St Patrick's Day festival. Tripincludes buffet luncheon, show andmore. The cost is $46. Departure timeis 9 ajn. from the Centennial Avenuepool parking lot. Return time is 6:30p.m.

• Atlantic City, April 10, May 8,Cost $15.00, Departure 12:00 p.m.March 15 Woodlock Pines, Pa. St.Patrick's day festival. Buffet lunc-heon, show and much more. Cost$46.00. Departure time 9 a.m. andarrival time 6:30 p.m.

• May 20-24: Virginia Beach, Nor-folk Naval facility, Douglas McAr-

thur Memorial, dinner aboard theSpirit of Norfolk. More details will bereleased at a later date.

• Aug. 21: Waterfront theater, boatride tour of lake, complete luncheon,family style, entertainment Departuretime is 8:30 a,m. Arrival time is esti-mated to be between 6 and 6:30 p.m.The cost is $52, and the trip departsfrom the Hillside Avenue Schoolparking lot

For reservations or more detailsabout trips, call 908-276-2849.

Cranford AARPCranfoid chapter 4269 of the

American Association for RetiredPersons offers trips to Atlantic CityMarch 27 and April 24. All are wel-come. For more information, callMichael Doncrank at 908-486-6679.

AARP meetings are at LincolnSchool on Centennial Avenue. Guestsare welcome.

Line dancing classesThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department offers line dancing clas-ses to Cranford seniors. Enjoy a fast-paced workout with lively music andan excellent instructor.

Beginners can join the class onThursdays from 11 a.m. to noon.More experienced line dancers canmeet Tuesdays from 9:15 to 10:15a.m. for the intermediate class andfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon for theadvanced class.

These classes are free to Cranfordresidents age 60 and older. No experi-ence or partner is necessary.

All participants must register at theParks and Recreation Office locatedin the Cranford Community Center.For more information, call908-709-7283.

Bridge players welcomeThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department reminds Cranford seniorsthat the Bridge Club meets on Thurs-days at the Community Center, 220Walnut Ave.

The morning session is from 10a.m. to noon, and the afternoon ses-sion is from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m.

Beginners and advance players aTewelcome. All games are played in anair-conditioned room.

For more information, call908-709-7283.

Seniors Walking ClubThe Cranford Seniors Walking

Club meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. inthe atrhvm of the Community Centerto take leisurely strolls through scenicareas or malls.

Walk at your own pace. Most walk-ing is done outdoors weather permit-ting. In the event of rain, walking isdone in malls.

If you are at least 60 years old andwould like to join the walking club,visit the Community Center to sign upor call 908-709-7283 for moreinformation.

AARP offering tripsThe Cranford Chapter AARP 4269

is offering the following trips:

• The Showboat Casino in AtlanticCity. Bus leaves the Cranford Poolparking lot on Centennial AvenueWednesday at 8:45 a.m. The cost is$14; the casino bonus is $15.

o Atlantic City trips are also sche-duled for March 27, April 24 and May22. Cost is $15; plus casino bonus.

• Foxwood Casino in ConnecticutBus leaves the Cranford Pool parkinglot June 12 at 8:30 a.m. The cost is$25; plus $10.00 coupon.

• The Tides, "Yankee Doodle Dan-dies," June 4. The cost for lunch andshow is $54.

For more information call MichaelDoncrank at 908-486-6679.

• Platzl Brauhaus, Pomona, N.Y."Carnevale" food, dancing, music andshow, May 3. Cost is $54.00. Forinformation call Mike Finnigan at908-276-0814.

A pick up and deliveryThe Cranford Public Library has

reopened delivery and pick-up servicefor those who are homebound willcontinue to be available. In conjunc-tion with her Girl Scout Gold Award,Kimberly Argen of Cranford will beorganizing a group of volunteers who ..will be available for this service. Anhonor student at Cranford HighSchool, Kimberly has found that evenwith the accessibility of informationon the internet and various softwareprograms, there is simply no replace-ment for a good book.

Argen decided to focus her effortstoward her Gold Award on serving thelibrary because, aften feeling theimpact of the temporary storage ofmany books, she had to turn to otherlibraries or settle for interior sourcesfor research. She was also appalled bya newspaper article she read regardingthe burning of books and the destruc-tion of libraries in areas of the worldgoverned by propaganda andcensorship.

The service will compile a group of

volunteer drivers and any CranfordLibrary card holder who is home-bound, either permanently or tempor-arily, will be able to call the library torequest help. A volunteer will then becontacted to call the recipient in orderto take requests of either specificbooks or a general topic of interest,and to arrange for a mutually conve-nient time for a visit

If you are interested in the serviceand do not have a Cranford Librarycard, you can still participate by eithercoming to the library to get a card, orrequesting a library representative orvolunteer to come to you.

Argen anticipates that her servicewill be a way for people to maintain afeeling of connection to die communi-ty around them.

Argen will be visiting other serviceorganizations to explain her project.For more information or to sign on asa volunteer, leave a message at thereference desk at the Cranford PublicLibrary at 908-709-7272, or callArgen at 908-276-2574.

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John J. Steib Sr.John J. Steib Sr., 83, of Cranford, for-merly of Elizabeth, died March 7 inthe Cranford Health and ExtendedCare Center.

Born in Elizabeth, Mr. Steib movedto Cranford in 1956. He was amachinist printer for Wilson JonesCo., Elizabeth, for 41 years andretired in 1980.

Surviving are a son, John J. Jr., anda daughter, Margaret

Dorothy M. MartinDorothy M. Martin, 84, of Summit,

formerly of Elizabeth and Cranford,died March 8 in Runnells SpecializedHospital, Berkeley Heights.

Born in Elizabeth, Mrs. Martinlived in Cranford before moving toSummit four years ago. She was a sec-retary and bookkeeper with theUnited Counties Trust, Cranford, for15 years until 1966.

Surviving are a daughter, DorothyM.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Joseph SawlckiJoseph Sawicki, 86, of Bloomfield,

formerly of Cranford, died March 9 inthe Arbor Glen Care Center, CedarGrove.

Born in Elizabeth, Mr. Sawickilived in Cranford and Keamy beforemoving to Bloomfield more than 50years ago. He was a meat managerwith A&P Food Store, Montcliar, for30 years and retired 24 years ago. Mr.Sawicki served in the Marines duringWorld War II and was a member ofthe American Legion Post 448,Bloomfield. He was a past grandknight of Knights of Columbus Coun-cil 1178, Bloomfield, and a memberof the Bloomfield Board ofTransportation.

Surviving are his wife, Theresa;three daughters, Theresa Lupo, MaryAnn Van Abs and Carol Schobei; ason, Joseph; six grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

Leah LomackLeah Lomack, 82, of Aberdeen,

formerly of Cranford, psychiatricsocial worker, died March 5 at home.

Bom in Brooklyn, Mrs. Lomacklived in Cranford, Scotch Plains andNorth Brunswick before moving toAberdeen in 1998. She was a psy-chiatric social worker at the RaritanBay Medical Center, Perth. Amboydivision, for 25 years and retired in1994. Before receiving certification insocial work, Mrs. Lomack received abachelor's degree from Simmons Col-lege, Boston, and a master's degreefrom Smith College, Northampton,Mass. She was a member of the NorthJersey chapter of Smart Set and theNew Jersey chapter of Girl FriendsInc. Mrs. Lomack was a member ofthe Simmons College AlumniAssociation.

Surviving are two daughters, EHynL. Crawford and Claire I. Phelps; fourgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Ruth M. LarsenRuth M. Larsen, 86, of Cranford,

formerly of Roselle, died March 9 inthe Cranford Health & Extended CareCenter.

Bom in West Orange, Mrs. Larsenlived in Roselle for 55 years beforemoving to Cranford three years ago.

Surviving are three daughters, Har-riet Nucci, Marylynn Sporer and PCJI-nie; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Doris SpechtDoris Specht, 75, of Cranford, for-

merly of Elizabeth, died March 10 inUnion Hospital.

Born in Elizabeth, Mrs. Spechtmoved to Cranford in 1998. She wasan assembler at Weston Instruments,Newark, for 30 years and retired in1972.

Surviving are a sister, Elaine Cal-laghan, and a brother, Dean GerogeRoss.

Deli has grand opening

Commissioner George Jorn and Dolores Tomace, board member of the CranfordDowntown Management Corporation and owner of Four D. Jewelers, flank BelPaese owners Phil Russo and Paul Baiamonte at the grand opening of the Gour-met Deli, 104 N. Union Ave.

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RECREATION RELIGIONCreative memories

The Cranford Recreation and ParksDepartment offers a second session of"Creative Memories — MemoryAlbums." In this class you. will learnphoto-safe preservation, storing, andorganizing of pictures and negatives.You will also design and create yourown special photo album to store yourphotos.

The class will be from 7 to 9 p.m. atthe Cranford Community Center onWednesdays until April 10. The feefor the class is $30 and materials areavailable from the instructor for a fee.

Registrations are accepted Mondaythrough Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., orMonday through Thursday from 7:30to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from9:30 to 11 a.m..

For more information call theRecrea t ion Depar tment at908-709-7283.

Teen dances resumeThe Recreation and Parks Depart-

ment announced that teen dancesresumed at Lincoln School Fridaysfrom 7 to 10 p.m.

Teen dances are available to Cran-ford teens in grades seven to eightonly. Picture IDs of incomingseventh-graders and new Cranfordeighth-graders were recently taken atSt. Michael's, Orange Avenue andHillside Avenue schools. These pic-ture IDs will (hen be available topurchase for $2 at the schools duringlunch on Wednesday and Thursday ofthe week of the dance.

The students then rum in their pur-chased IDs to enter the dance on Fri-day evening at Lincoln School. Cran-ford teens who have not had theirphotos taken, should call the Recrea-tion and Parks Department at908-709-7283.

Learn photographyThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department, 220 Walnut Ave., hasintroduced two new photographyclasses this fall — a class for adultsand a class for teens in grades nine to12.

The adult class will meet Mondaysfrom 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. The teen classwill meet Mondays from 7 to 8 pjn.The program will run for eight weeks.The fee for the class is $25.

Both classes will focus on the basicskills of photography, including pic-ture taking, film development and pic-ture development.

All participants must register inperson at the Community Center andmust provide their own, camera for theclass. For more information, call theRecreation and Parks Department at908-709-7283.

Creative memoriesThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department announced a new adultand teen program, "Creative Memo-ries — Memory Albums." Leamabout photo-safe preservation, storingand organizing of pictures and nega-tives. Finally, attendees will organizephotos and put them into an albumspecially designed and created by himor her.

The class is being held at the Cran-ford Community Center on Tuesdaysfor adults. The teen class for gradesnine to 12 on Thursdays. Both classeswill meet from 7 to 9 p.m. The fee forthe class is $30, and materials areavailable from the instructor for a fee.

Registrations are accepted Mondaythrough Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,or Monday through Thursday from7:30 to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdaysfrom 9:30 to 11 a.m.

For more information, call theRecrea t ion Depar tment at908-709-7283.

Co-ed volleyballThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department offers a co-ed volleyballprogram for Cranford adults 18 andolder Wednesdays at Orange AvenueSchool from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Residents must register for theprogram at the Community Center,220 Walnut Ave. Registrations areaccepted Monday through Fridaybetween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Mondaythrough Thursday, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.,

and on Saturdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m.For more information, call

908-709-7283.

Square dancers wantedThe Cranford Recreation and Parks

Department, 220 Walnut Ave., offersweekly square dancing classes Mon-day from 1 to 3 p.m. It is open toCranford residents only, ages 60 andolder.

Square dancing is taught at a relax-ed pace and requires no experience orpartner. All participants must registerfor the class.

For more information, call Recrea-tion and Parks Department at908-709-7283.

Teen, adult dancingLeam to dance at the Cranford

Community Center. The CranfordRecreation and Parks Departmentoffers a ballroom and social danceclass for adults and teens.

The teen class will concentrate on.swing and salsa styles while the adultswill concentrate on more traditionalstyles of ballroom dance.

The teen class will meet Thursdaysfrom 6 to 7 p.m. The adult class willmeet Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:15p.m. The program will run for eightweeks. The program is open to Cran-ford residents only for a fee of $50.

All participants must register inperson at the Cranford CommunityCenter, 220 Walnut. Ave.

For more information, call theRecreation and Parks Department at908-709-7283.

Social dancingBallroom style dancing for Cran-

ford senior citizens has begun for theseason from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. at theCranford Community Center, 220Walnut Ave.

Enjoy dancing while benefittingfrom the guidance of a professionaldance instructor. All participants mustregister for the class.

Call the Recreation and ParksDepartment at 908-709-7283 for moreinformation on the program.

OBITUARIESRobert Devlin

Robert "Bob" Devlin, 66, of Cran-ford died Feb. 27 in Overlook Hospi-tal, Summit

Bom in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Devlinmoved to Cranford 40 years ago. Hewas employed in real estate for 15years. Mr. Devlin worked with hiswife, Barbara, as a broker-sales asso-ciate with Coldwell Bankers Residen-tial Brokerage, a Westfield-basedfirm. He was a frequent member ofthe Silver Level and Million DollarClub, noteworthy benchmarks in thebusiness. Mr. Devlin also wasselected for the company's Interna-tional President's Circle. Because hewas legally blind, he developed, withhis wife, one of the first real estatesites on the Internet They both beganmatching buyers and sellers on theweb on Super Bowl Sunday in 1996.

Mr. Devlin graduated fromDuquesne University, Pittsburgh,where he received a bachelor's degreein accounting in 1960 and wasemployed in the financial departmentof American Home Products beforemoving into real estate. Mr. Devlinwas a communicant of St. Michael'sChurch, Cranford, and was a memberof the Knights of Columbus Chapter6226.

Also surviving are two sons, R.Sean Devlin and Andrew M. Hogan;four daughters, Deborah Hogan Fra-zone, Kim Hogan Stratton, ShannonDevlin Merolla and Allison HoganWrightson; his mother, Anne Devlin;two brothers, Myles J. and James Pat-rick, and five grandchildren.

Charles W. WeberCharles W. Weber, 87, of Cranford

died Feb. 27 at home.Bom in Lancaster, Pa., Mr. Weber

lived in Jersey City before moving toCranford in 1975. He was a researchchemist with Diamond Shamrock Co.,Harrison, for 20 years and before that,at Kellogg Chemical Co., Jersey City,for 20 years. Mr. Weber retired in1980. He was a graduate of Franklin& Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.

Mr. Weber served in the Army as amedical aide during World War n andhelf ed to tend to the wounded at PearlHaibor. He was a life member of the

PUBUC NOTICENOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of: JULIA DOWZYCK1, DeceasedPursuant to the order of James S. LaCor-

te. Surrogate of Ihe CounWof Union, madeon the STH day of MARCH. A.D.. 2002.upon the application of too undersigned, asADMINISTRATOR of the estate of saiddeceased, notice Is hereby gftf en to Ihe cre-ditors of said deceased to ejtfilblt to the sub-scriber under oath or affirmation melrclaims and demands against the estate ofsaid deceased within sbc months from thedate of said order, or they will be foreverbarred from prosecuting or recovering thesame against the " ^ * g -

Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was amember of the St Michael's Widowand Widowers Club, Cranford, andthe Cranford Senior Citizens Wednes-day Club.

Surviving are two daughters, Caro-lyn Kricks and Susan Lucante; a son,David C, and six grandchildren.

for Jersey Pork Store, North Plain-field, for 10 years and retired in 1979.Previously, Mr. Bischoff was employ-ed by S. Haydu & Sons Medat Pro-cessing of Newark for 25 years.

Surviving are a son, Wayne; adaughter, Susan Heck, and sevengrandchildren.

Josephine A. Teller! Adrian T. EversJosephine A. Telleri, 79, of Cran-

ford died Feb. 25 in Overlook Hospi-tal, Summit.

Bom in Messina Province, Sicily,Italy, Mrs. Telleri came to the UnitedStates in 1929 and lived in Elizabethfor 40 years before moving to Cran-ford in 1969.

Surviving are her husband of 56years, Frank G.; a daughter, Christine;a son, Carmen; a sister, Angelina Ger-manotta, and two grandchildren.

Bennie MayersBennie Mayers, 86, of Cranford

died Feb. 27 at home. Bom. in Chapin,S.C., Mrs. Mayers moved to Cranfordmany years ago. She was a self-employed domestic worker. Surviv-ing are a son, Cornell C. Davis; adaughter, D. Rita; 10 grandchildrenand 37 great-grandchildren.

Wayland E. BischoffWayland E. Bischoff, 89, of Cran-

ford died Feb. 27 at home.Bom in. Maplewood, Mr. Bischoff

lived in Union before moving to Cran-ford nine years ago. He was a butcher

Join in the familyThe First Presbyterian Church of

Cranford invites eveyone to join ourchurch family at the following HolyWeek schedule of services:

• March 24, Palm Sunday, 10 a.m.The Jubilee Bells will perform "WereYou There" arr. Dobrinski, The Cher-ub, Caroler and Crusader Children'sChoirs will present Palm. Sundaymusic.

The Chancel choir will present aspecial Palm Sunday anthem.

• March 28, Maundy Thursday,7:30 p.m. Special Maundy Thursdaycommunion service will be celebratedin the Snyder Chapel.'

• March 29, Good Friday, Noon.Goo Friday Services will be held atthe First Baptist Church 100 HighStreet

• March 31, Easter Sunday 10 a.m.;Organist Bob Grube will play the spe-cial "Toccata from Symphony V" byWidor. The Chancel choir will singthe "Hallelujah" Chorus from TheMessiah.

Silent prayer, meditationThe First Presbyterian Church of

Cranford, 11 Springfield Ave., willbeopen to the community every Wed-nesday from 7 to 9 p.m. for silentprayer and guided meditation.

All are welcome to come to thesanctuary for this Lenten observanceon Wednesday and March 13, 20 and27.

Adrien T. Evers, 72, of Cranforddied March 3 in Union Hospital

Born in Newark, Mr. Evers lived inMiddlesex before moving to Cranford40 years ago. He was an executivechef for 45 years.

Mr. Evers served in the Army dur-ing the Korean War.

Surviving are his wife, Ann M.; adaughter, Norine Petruolo; two sis-ters, Margaretann Nemeth and Dor-othy Denton; three brothers, John,Edward and Richard, and twograndchildren.

Joseph KleinJoseph Klein, 73, of Cranford died

March 4 in Overlook Hospital,Summit

Bom in Union City, Mr. Klein livedin Jersey City and Springfield beforemoving to Cranford 18 years ago. Hewas a licensed clinical social workerin private practice in Union County.

Surviving are his wife, Connie;three sons, Michael, David andMatthew; two daughters, Lauren andLia, and two grandchildren.

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ROMAN CATHOLICST. LEO'S CHURCH 103 Myrtle Ave.,Irvington, 372-1272. Schedule for Masses:Saturday Eve. 5:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.,10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.(Spanish); Weekdays: Monday to Friday: 7:00a.m., 8:00 a.m., 12 noon. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m.,12:00 noon. Holydays: Eve 7:30 p.m.,Holyday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon.Miraculous Medal Novena; Mondaysfollowing the 12:00 noon Mass and at 7:15p.m. Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 1:00 to2:00 p.m. and following die 5:30 p.m. Mass.

NOTE: All copy changes must be made inwriting and received by Worrall communityNewspapers no later than 12:00 Noon, Fridaysprior to the following week's publication.Please address changes to: jj/g

Grace M.Worrall Community Newspapers1291 Stuyvesant Ave. Union, NJ 07083P.O. Box 3109

For more information, call thechurch at 908-276-8440.

a.m., the service following at 10 a.m.All are invited.

Church women unite Walking the LabyrinthMembers of the Cranford Unit of

Church Women United recentlyattended a meeting called by June C.Stoll.

State President of Church WomenUnited in New Jersey, at WallaceChapel AME Church, Summit. Odierunits attending were from Rahway,Roselle-Roselle Park, Plainfield andSummit. The agenda included anoverview of CWU meetings and prog-rams and an interchange of ideas.Among the issues discussed wereincrease/decrease in unit membershipwith a particular focus on youngerwomen, service projects and fundraising.

Those attending from the CranfordUnit were: Mary Wells of the FirstPresbyterian Church, president; FranHuckel of the Osceola PresbyterianChurch of Clark, Unit and NJ StateTreasurer; Snik Grove of CranfordUnited Methodist Church, secretary;and the following from the Roselle-Roselle Park CWU Unit of St. Luke'sEpiscopal Church, Roselle: Jean Kee-nan, president; Jennette Simpson,treasurer; Thehna Blaine, EpiscopalDiocease of NJ.

Unit plans for World Day of Prayer2002 on Friday, were announced. TheCranford Unit is celebrating at theFirst Baptist Church, 100 High Street,with fellowship and coffee at 9:30

The First Presbyterian Church ofCranford in conjunction with Com-munity Inc. will sponsor a series ofLabyrinth Walks. All walks will beheld at the First Presbyterian Churchlocated at 11 Springfield Ave. TheCommunity and surrounding townsare cordially invited to participate.

The first walk of the series was heldFeb. 3. Subsequent walks will be heldApril 14, May 5 and June 2, from 1 to4 p.m..

Walking the Labyrinth is an ancientspiritual practice of prayer and medi-tation that is being rediscovered in ourtime. The 11 ringed pattern, paintedon a canvas sheet, is modeled on the13th century labyrinth in the ChartresCathedral. At that time, walking thelabyrinth symbolized the Christianpilgrimage to Jerusalem for peoplewho could not make the trippersonally.

For further information concerningthe Labyrinth, please contact thechurch office at 276-8440.

Grief series continuesFirst Presbyterian Church of Cran-

ford will once again sponsor a six-week program on grief recovery. Theseries is on Sunday evenings, and willbe concluding Sunday. The seminarswill run from 7 to 9 p.m. and will beheld in Mettam Lounge. The public isinvited to attend.

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORDPUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTYFOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL CHARGES

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, THOMAS J. GRADY, COLLECTOR OF TAXES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORDIN THE COUNTY OF UNION, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE ON THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2002, ATTHE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 8SPRINGFIELD AVE., CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY AT 10:00 AM OR AT SUCH TIME AND PLACE TO WHICH SAID SALE MAY THEN BEADJOURNED, EACH AND ALL OF THE SEVERAL LOTS AND PARCELS OF LAND ASSESSED TO THE RESPECTIVE PERSONSWHOSE NAMES ARE SET OPPOSITE EACH RESPECTIVE PARCEL AS THE OWNER THEREOF FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OFMUNICIPAL LIENS CHARGEABLE AGAINST SAID LANDS RESPECTIVELY, AS COMPUTED UP TO THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL ALL ASREQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 54 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF NEW JERSEY 1837,ENTITLED "SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO ENFORCE LIENS", SECTION 54:5-19 TO 54:5-111 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED LANDS AND EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE PARCELS THERE-DAY OF DECEMBER 2000 EXCLUSIVE HOWEVER OF THE LIENS OF THE YEAR AS COMPUTED IN SAID LIST AGAINST EACHPARCEL OF LAND SEVERALLY ASSESSED AS ONE PARCEL, TOGETHER WiTH INTEREST ON EACH OF THE SEVERALAMOUNTS RESPECTIVELY TO THE DATE OF THE SALE AND THE COSTS OF THE SALE. PARCELS WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TOIMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS NOT YET DUE AND ANY OMITTED OR ADDED ASSESSMENTS OF IMPROVE-MENTS AS PROVIDED IN N.J.S.A. 54:4-63-2 AND 63:4-6.31.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT SAID LANDS WILL BE SOLD AT 18% INTEREST OR LESS TO MAKE THE AMOUNT OF MUN1CI-PALLIENS CHARGEABLE AGAINST REDEMPTION ATTHE LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST. THE PAYMENTS FORTHE SALE SHALLBE BEFORE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE BY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, OR THE PROPERTY SHALL BE

SHIP OF CRANFORD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, INTEREST ON SUBSEQUENT LIENS SHALL BEALLOWED AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE, SAID COLLECTOR WILL RECEIVE PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT DUE ON ANY PROPERTYWITH INTEREST AND COSTS INCURRED BY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.

THE LAND AND PREMISES TO BE SOLD ARE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NAMES SHOWN ARE AS THEY APPEAR IN THETAX DUPLICATE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE PARTIES ARE THE PRESENT OWNERS OF PROPERTY.

THOMAS J. GRADYCOLLECTOR OF TAXES

TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD, NOTICE OF 2000 TAX SALE

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Photo by Bill AHen/NJ SportActian

Greg Donof rio had an outstanding 123-15 (.891) career record as Cranford's winningestwrestler. Donofrio, who set school records for most wins in a career and in one season,finished third in the state at 215 this year, fashioning a school-best 37-2 record. Donofriowon four District 11 titles, two Union County Tournament crowns, two Region 3 titles andreached the semifinals of the NJSIAA Tournament twice.

Cranford grappler Donofriowalks off the mat a winner

. • By Jeff WolframStaff Writer

Walking off the mat with dignity.That's what Cranford High School senior wrestler Greg

Donofrio did in his state tournament semifinal match andcareer.

Donofrio, who finished with a 37-2 record at 215 pound-s, fell to Mike Mendenfaall of Paulsboro 7-5 in overtime inthe NJSIAA Tournament semifinials Sunday in AtlanticCity.

Although Donofrio, the third seed, fell short of his goalof winning a first state championship, he did wrestle backto finish third, his highest finish at the states.

Leading 5-4 in the final minute, Donofrio was thrownoff the mat and into the scoring stanchion that sits a fewfeet behind every mat.

After taking a couple minutes to recover, Donofrio cutsecond-seeded Mendenhall loose and the score was 5-5heading into overtime.

Donofrio got deep with his first shot of overtime and.was on the verge of scoring when the referee called astalemate.

"I should have won the match because there was somecontroversy on the part of the referees," Donofrio said.'The head referee said that I got the takedown, while theother referee said I didn't."

Mendenhall took the next good shot and he tookDonofrio down with nine seconds left for a 7-5 victory.

"I gave up 27 pounds to him, but he wasn't that strong,"Donofrio said. "He didn't do that much except stall a lot."

Mendenhall then went on to lose to Adam Cooney ofHoly Cross in the final 3-2. Cooney was the only otherwrestler to defeat Donofrio this year when he won a 3-2decision at the Jackson Invitational.

"I think my match with Mendenhall was more excitingthan the final," Donofrio said.

The mishap during his match against Mendenhall was apainful reminder of last year's 160-pound NJSIAA Tour-nament semifinal when Donofrio banged heads with even-tual champion Nick Roy of Wall. Donofrio took an injurydefault and was not able to wrestle back.

"I seem to have a spell of bad luck in the semifinals,"Donofrio said. 'It was a tough loss and I was exhausted,

but I'm glad that I came back and took third."Donofrio defeated lOth-seeded Zack Hammond of

Absegami 14-5 in the wrestleback semifinals to advance tothe third-place out. There he defeated fifth-seeded OJ.DeChristofano of Pequannock 9-3.

Donofrio's 37th and final win set a school record formost victories in a season. Donofrio broke his own recordwhich he set last year during a 34-2 season at 160.

"My body was exhausted and I knew each match wasgoing to be six minutes long," Donofrio said. "I justneeded to stay focused and get through it because I wantedto take third."

Even though Donofrio and many among the 9,000 spec-tators in attendance felt he won his match, the grappler felthe showed character by coming back to claim the thirdspot.

"People asked me after the match if I was disappointed,"Donofrio said. "I saw the tape and knew that I should havewon, but instead of crying about it, I came back and provedto the people in the stands I was a winner."

Donofrio finished with an outstanding 123-15 (.891)career mark and also has the school record for most winslifetime. He was 21-7 at 145 his freshman year and 31-4 at160 his sophomore campaign. He is also the first Cranfordwrestler to win 100 matches.

Donofrio captured four District 11 crowns, two UnionCounty Tournament titles, two Region 3 crowns and oneSuper Regions title.

"The 100-win mark was one of my main accomplish-ments," said Donofrio, who attained that goal earlier thisyear. "It's nice to be the first person in the history of theschool to do it."

Donofrio broke the school record of 95 wins set by 1999graduate Nik Fekete, who wrestled three years.

Donofrio, who has gained interest from Montclair StateUniversity, is not committed to any school as of yet

"I want to stay local, but I'm not sure about what collegeI want to attend right now," Donofrio said.

Donofrio feels that he has set the mark for upcomingCranford wrestlers.

"When kids look into the record books, they'll look upand see my name," Donofrio said. "Records are made to bebroken and I want to be there to watch when they are."

A great turnaround it wasfor Johnson hockey team

By Jeff WolfnsmStaff Writer

A great turnaround season.That's what the Johnson High School ice hockey team

had this year.After a 4-18 record last year, the Crusaders improved

their win total by 10 this season. Johnson finished with animpressive 14-5-4 mark and qualified for the NJSIAAPublic Schools Tournament.

The Crusaders were a dominant team in the newly-formed Blue Division of the Central Conference andreached the conference championship game, falling toMontclair-Rimberley Academy 2-1 at South MountainArena in West Orange.

Johnson also captured an NJSIAA Public Schools Tour-nament contest before falling in the second round of thestates to Bayonne 5-1 Feb. 27 at Bayonne Arena.

The 36th-seeded Crusaders opened the states with a 3-2overtime win against 29th-seeded Cranford Feb. 25 atWarinanco Rink in Roselle. Bayonne advanced to theround of 16 as the No. 4 seed.

Senior left wing Jonathan Nudo scored 32 seconds intoovertime to lift Johnson past Cranford. Freshman rightwing Dan Kargus fed Nudo for a slapshot at the top of thecircle.

Nudo tied the game at 3-3 midway into the third period.Kargus and Justin Zavila also scored for the Crusaders.

Nudo scored Johnson's lone goal against MKA in theconference final. His goal tied the game at 1-1 as he scoredon a power play. Zavila and junior center Dan Tice werecredited with assists on the play.

Johnson was sparked defensively this year by junior

defenseman Craig McCarrick and junior goaltender KevinKurzweil.

The Crusaders opened their season very impressively bytaking four straight victories.

The latter came in a 7-3 win over Verona at Warinancoon Dec. 18. Kargus led the charge with two goals and twoassists, while Nudo chipped in with two goals.

After losing its first contest, a 4-2 decision to Cranfordon Dec. 26, Johnson responded with a win in its next game,a 7-1 shellacking of Passaic Valley at Warinanco on Jan. 2.Tice had the "hat trick", while John Dent added two goals.Zavila and senior defenseman Frank Brattole had the othergoals, while Kargus assisted on three. Sophomore netmin-der Bryan Klimchak made six saves between the pipes.

Johnson's record stood at 5-1-1 five days later after itforged a 3-3 tie with Cranford. Kargus paced the attackwith two goals and an assist, while Nudo added the othergoal.

The Crusaders then won their next three games toimprove to 8-1-1. The third victory came in a 4-1 decisionover MKA on Jan. 16. Tice had two goals and an assist,while Kargus and senior center Steve McCutcheon addedthe other goals.

Johnson then went winless in its next three games as twolosses and a tie dropped its record to 8-3-2.

The Crusaders bounced back with five wins and two tiesin their next seven games to improve to 13-3-4.

Johnson finished its surge by blanking Dayton 6-0 in thesemifinal round of the conference playoffs at Warinancoon Feb. 20. Kargus and Nudo had two goals and two assistsapiece, while Tice and sophomore right winger ChristianDelia'Andrino had the other goals. Kurzweil shined in netby making 17 saves.

Soccer camps willbe In Cranford

The Cranford Soccer Club isproud to announce that MajorLeague Soccer (MLS camps) willbe arriving at Orange AvenueSchool April 2-5.

The following camp sessions areavailable:

• Ages 5-6 — Times: 9-10:30a.m. or 10:30-noon at $55 perplayer.

• Ages 7-16 — Time: 9 ajn. tonoon at $95 per player.

• Team Training — Time: 9 a.m.to noon at $95 per player.

Each camper will receive anindividual player evaluation, anMLS gift, a soccer ball, a T-shirtand a free companion ticket to aMetroStars-game.

A team of international coaches,specifically trained and qualified incoaching soccer to children, pro-vides MLS campers with expertsoccer instruction.

More information about the soc-cer camps may be obtained by call-ing Bob Casbill at 908-755-9696.

darks' Hasslerscores 4 goals

Clark's Jason Hassler scoredfour goals on just seven shots andcollected three assists and a team-high 15 ground balls to lead theWagner College Seahawks pastCity College of New York 21-3 inthe men's lacrosse season-openerfor both March 6.

The senior midfielder was fourthin ground balls per game in all ofDivision 1 men's lacrosse last sea-son, with an 8.23 made per game,107 in 13 contests. He scored onegoal and had seven assists in 2001.

Hassler had an assist and fourground balls in an 8-3 road loss toVirginia Military Institute Sundayin Virginia Beach.

Clark's DiAntonio2-for-3 with 3 runs

Clark's Dave DiAntonio went2-for-3, scored three runs and drovein two runs to help the Drew Uni-versity baseball team defeat Ste-vens Tech 12-2 in Division 3 actionMarch 6 at Doc Young Field inMadison. DiAntonio is a juniorthird baseman.

Crusaders continueto show an upgradeManage to net 8 victories

By Jeff WolframStaff Writer

Finishing with a fury.That's what the Johnson High School boys' basketball team did to end its

season.Johnson, which finished with an improved 8-14 mark, won six of its last nine

games to give hope for the near future. The Crusaders sported a 6-14 mark lastseason.

After losing a 61-44 decision at J.P. Stevens on Jan. 24, the Crusaders startedtheir run the next day with a 44-39 victory over visiting Governor Livingston.Senior forward Matt Poskay had 17 points, while junior point guard Shaun Grif-fin added 14 in the Mountain Valley Conference-Mountain Division triumph.

Johnson thea won its Jnext. two contests to improve to 5^11.

High School Boys" BasketballThe latter victory was a 58-49 triumph at non-conference foe West Essex

Feb. 1. Griffin scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to pacethe attack. Poskay added 14, while junior guard Jon Melli chipped in with 13.

After losing its next two games to drop to 5-13, Johnson responded with a66-59 victory over Oratory Prep in the preliminary round of the Union CountyTournament held at the Dunn Sport Center in Elizabeth Feb. 9. Griffin regis-tered 18 points, while Poskay added 17 to lead the offense.

The Crusaders were then ousted by St. Patrick's 83-38 in the first round ofthe UCT on Feb. 12. Poskay had 15 points, while junior forward Robert Hydockchipped in with eight.

The next day, Johnson bounced back as it took a 57-54 decision over visitingconference rival Immaculata. Poskay led the charge with 17 points, but it wassenior guard Nick Biglasco's two free throws with 12 seconds left that was thedifference.

The Crusaders ended their season on a positive note when they defeated hostRidge 59-49 in conference play on Feb. 15. Biglasco scored five of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to pace the attack. Poskay added 10 points inthe victory.

The season didn't start off the way head coach Tony Calandra would havehoped as his team dropped its first three contests.

One of those losses came at Roselle 83-44 to open the season on Dec. 14.Griffin led the Crusaders with 10 points.

Johnson's first win of the season came over Roselle Park by an 83-79 score inovertime in the first round of the Panther Pride Classic held at Roselle Park onDec. 27. Griffin had a team-high 26 points, which included six in the extrasession. Melli finished with 17.

The Crusaders then dropped their next five games to bring their record toseven games under .500 at 1-8.

The first of those losses came against Governor Livingston 56-49 in the finalof the Panther Pride Classic on Dec. 29. Griffin led the Johnson attack with 17points.

The Crusaders won the championship last season, defeating GL 63-49 in thetitle game.

Johnson got back on the winning track when it took a 63-43 decision atImmaculata on Jan. 10. Poskay led the way with 22 points, while Biglascoadded 19.

The Crusaders then lost their next three games, which included the loss to J.P.Stevens to bring tneir record to 2-11.

Johnson will seek to build upon its success next season.

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Participationin recession

The young married couple sat inthe Kenilworth Diner Sundaymorning studying the real estatesection with the same intensitythey probably gave to the GraduateRecord Exams not too many yearsago.

The wide table was more impor-tant than the breakfast which hadbecome only an aftertought. Intheir new education, they had dis-covered that housing prices are upand supply is tight.

LeftOutBy Frank Capece

As on any other Sunday, thisweek the couple was preparing forthe wanderings called visiting theopen house. This day, they, alongwith others, would stop by a homeon Columbia Avenue in Cranford.

Those owners had piled bucksinto the house to give it that muchsought after goal: move-in condi-tion. The couple was in pursuit ofthe American dream of a home anda tax write off.

•••A recent analysis by the Edison-

based New Jersey Association ofRealtors points to a price rise, andreal estate in our county has avoid-ed the sting of the recession. As acomparison, in the last quarter of2000, the median sales price for ahome in the county was $208,400.By the last quarter of 2001, themedian price in the county hadjumped to $231,600, a healthy11.1 percent increase.

For definition purposes, themedian is the midpoint at whichhalf the housing costs more andhalf costs less.

While I still like my stock brok-er who tells me he is a financialadviser, like most, the best invest-ment remain the house. But themarket in the county is still tough.In the last quarter of 2000, 918houses were sold. That dropped in2001 to 898 or a loss of 2.2percent

•••But the county's overall num-

bers still are ahead of the state'saverage. The statewide median of$213,000 is about $20,000 lowerthan the Union County number.

Depending on where you sleepat night, the following statisticsmay or may not be reassuring. Inthe northern part of New Jersey,including Union County, for theast quarter of 2001, 14 percent of

the sales of homes were over$500,000 and 56 percent were over$250,000.

If you have kids looking into thehousing market and maybe evenleaving the nest, there is room foroptimism. At least you should con-sider the prediction of David Sel-ders, the chief economist of theNational Association of HomeBuilders.

•••Armed with data from the early

part of 2002, he sees a rise in newconstruction, and the FederalReserve not raising interest rates,which means no higher mortgagepayments.

The mild winter we have exper-ienced has actually moved housingprojects ahead of schedule. Theline Sunday afternoon at the Villa-gers Hardware in Garwood sayshome improvement is also on therise. From the line ahead of me, Isuggest invest in shelving.

•••But like most economists, there

is always the other hand. DavidWyss, the chief economist forStandard & Poor's, was reportedstating this weekend that whileoptimistic, 'If oil prices rise sharp-ly and bond yields go up, the hous-ing market could participate in therecession."

I do know that the couple inKenilworth on Sunday had alreadymade up their mind onparticipation.

A resident of Cranford, FrankCapece is an attorney.

Arbitrator to decidenew corrections deal

By Mark UrywnaRegional Editor

An arbitrator's decision is expectedlater this month that could end a stale-mate between the county and theunion representing corrections offic-ers over a new labor agreement

Union County and Policemen'sBenevolent Association Local 199have long been at odds, butting headsover anything from last year's closingof the old jail to a snafu in their previ-ous labor agreement Both sides havesubmitted testimony to the arbitrator,who can choose one proposal or theother, or a combination of both.

The county also is in arbitrationwith the union representing superiorcorrections officers and and prosecu-tors detectives. The arbitration deci-sions should be good through 2004,Director of Administrative ServicesJoseph Salemme said, but there couldbe three different decisions for allthree cases.

The last contract with correctionsofficers stipulated average salaryincreases of 3.5 percent and covered1998 through 2000. It was not settleduntil May 2000 and was resolved inthe mediation phase of arbitration fol-lowing about four sessions with anarbitrator.

Employees not at the maximum onthe salary guide received salary

increases of 2 percent in each of thefirst two years and 2.5 percent in thefinal year of that contract Those at themaximum on the guide received 3.5percent raises in each year.

The current impasse in negotia-tions, however, is not about pay hikesas much, as it is about medical bene-fits. At least six labor unions settlednew accords with the county last yearthat for the first time ever includedsome form of monthly employeecopayments for prescription drugcoverage and health benefits. Theprimary reason for copayments wasthe skyrocketing cost of healthinsurance.

"We do a very dangerous job;we're exposed to all kinds of dis-eases," Vincent DeLouisa, presidentof PBA Local 199, said. "We have towork longer hours in horrible condi-tions, and then pay part of our salaryto pay for medical benefits?

"We live with criminals, not choirboys. We have to constantly be onalert; it wears you down."

Copayments are based on one's sal-ary, so if an employee reaches a cer-tain level, their copayments will rise,DeLouisa said. "I can sympathizewith the rising costs of benefits, butit's difficult to ask employees to forgopart of their raise to help pay forbenefits. g e e T H R E E P a g e B 2

Preparing for St. Patty's Day

Members of the 2002 Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee receiveda boost last week from the bagpipers and members of the Union County Board ofChosen Freeholders as they prepare for the sixth annual parade on Saturday inUnion Center. Following a 9 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick's Church in Elizabeth, grand-stand events begin at noon at the intersection of Morris and Stuyvesant avenues.

UCEDC marks itssilver anniversary

By Mark HrywnaRegional Editor

As John Travolta was disco-dancing his way to stardomin "Saturday Night Fever," the Union County EconomicDevelopment Corporation was in its infancy. In the ensu-ing 25 years, Travolta earned another Academy Awardnomination and became a movie box office draw onceagain while the not-for-profit economic development cor-poration continued to foster economic growth by dolingout millions of dollars in small business loans and grants.

The Union County Economic Development Corporationwill celebrate its 25th anniversary with a gala March 22 atBaltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. The organization's 10original incorporators include Neil Boyle Sr., the late Wil-liam Boyle, James Clancy, William Flyge, Sy Goldberg,John Horn, Clifford Peake, Matthew Rinaldo and FrankWeslowski. The corporation's first chairman was WalterMoney, vice president of what was then ElizabethtownWater and Gas Co. Many are expected to attend nextweek's gala.

John Griffith, chairman of the UCEDC's Board of Trus-tees this year, said the organization has been meeting aneed since 1977 that can sometimes fall through thecracks. The corporation's primary goal is offering loans orgrants to start-up businesses, those that might not meet therequirements of a conventional lender.

"It's sort of a course of last resort," Griffith said, addingthat the organization has aided everything from barbershops and beauty salons to small distributors. Small tomid-sized businesses in low- to moderate-income areas aretargeted.

The corporation's president, Maureen Tinen, was in herfirst job out of college in 1977 as a grants manager for theVillage of Ossining, N.Y. She has overseen the day-to-dayoperations of the group that works out of the Liberty HallCenter on Morris Avenue in Union for almost 15 years.

In the last 25 years, the development corporation has

Photo By Bob HeUrich

John Griffith, regional public affairs mana-ger for PSE&G, is this year's chairman ofthe Board of Trustees for the Union CountyEconomic Development Corporation,which celebrates its 25th anniversary in2002.

awarded 250 small business loans totalling $140 million,which helped create or retain 1,700 jobs. While in the past,the UCEDC may have awarded one large grant — as in1984 with one $100,000 award — these days the group ismore active, with more loans averaging about $15,000,though the maximum grant is $100,000.

Funds to provide for the loans and grant programs comeprimarily from state, county and federal grants, in additionto corporate support and occasional fund-raisers. The

See TWENTY-FIVE, Page B2

Hunt thins herd by 47By Mark HrywnaRegional Editor

Union County's hunt in the Watchung Reservation removed 47 deer lastweek. The annual deer hunt aimed to reduce the herd within the 2,000-acrecounty park by anywhere from 25 to 50. The hunt was conducted a few hourseach day on March 4 and 5.

Director of Park Planning and Maintenance Daniel Bender said the countyplans to conduct a spotlight count in the reservation by next week to determinethe deer population. The state usually does an infrared study, however, thatwillnot be done because it was not budgeted for this year.

The spotlight count is done at night with two high-powered spotlightsbeamed into the woods. As the deer's eyes are reflected in the spotlights, theherd is counted. Obviously, the spotlight count cannot reach each part of thereservation, Bemier said, so a formula is used to determine the overall popula-tion. The count in thepasthas been accurate in comparison to the state's animalinfrared study, he added.

The county also uses other means to count the population, such as a fecalpellet count, which has been very accurate as well, in comparison to the othermethods.

The herd is counted each year after the deer hunt in March and typically thepopulation is approximately 100. By the summer, with new births expected dur-ing May, June and July, the herd usually is about 125.

The ideal deer population, for the reservation is 60, Bemier said, or approxi-mately 20 deer per square mile. He said depending on the data studied in thisyear's hunt and the most recent count, next year's deer hunt goal mightincrease.

The county uses scientific data from the hunt to determine the health of thereservation's deer herd, including how many pregnant deer were removed andother information from the deer that were removed that are factored into a popu-lation model. The state's Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife then will makerecommendations based on the data as to how many deer to remove next year.

Citizen feedback about the hunt is minimal relative to when the hunt beganseven or eight years ago, B ernier said. Some Mountainside residents were upsetthat there was no hunting done in their part of the reservation, he said. The localborough council did not submit a permit request to the state in time for the hunt,but the other four municipalities that make up the reservation — BerkeleyHeights, Scotch Plains, Springfield and Summit — did.

The lack of hunting in Mountainside forced hunters to intensify efforts in theother towns, Bemier said, and the borough might not see relief from deer thisyear because there was no hunting within its borders.

SSI prescriptions delayed, denied under state's HMO mandateBy Nate Eaton

Associate EditorThe state Department of Human Services

plans to move the state's most fragile Supple-mental Security Income population — the aged,blind and disabled, a group of about 90,000 citi-zens — from Medicaid-fee-for-service tohealth-maintenance organizations prescriptioncoverage may have backfired.

The state claims to have made the move inthe fall of 2000 to better serve the health needsof SSI patients. Saving taxpayers $4 millionwas to be an added benefit but, according tosome pharmacists who handle SSIs in urbanareas, the upshot is many patients are not get-ting needed medicines because HMOs eitherrefuse to pay or switch medicines; hence,patients get sick and taxpayers end up payingmore for emergency charity care.

"If these people cannot get their medicationsfrom their local drug store or whatever, thenthey are going to go to the emergency room,"said Heidi Stokes, director of govememntaffairs for the Independent Pharmacy Alliance."A lot of them are already doing that nowbecause the HMOs are denying theirprescriptions."

According to the state, about 30 percent ofSSI patients have made the switch to HMOs.For Union and Essex counties the number isabout 30 percent; Camden, Hudson and Mercerare are more than 50 percent while some coun-ties are under 20 percent The entire state was tobe switched by the end of 2001, but apparently

bureaucratic wrangling prevented it.The state started moving Medicaid fee-for-

service patients out of Medicaid and intoHMOs in 1995; the first group was comprisedmostly of single mothers and their families.

The state then decided in 2000 to move theSSI population out of Medicaid and intoHMOs. In. response, independent pharmacyowners are reporting that the HMOs are notreimbursing pharmacists adequately. The EPAspokeswoman said this costs pharmacistsmoney, particularly in urban, areas where thereare greater concentrations of people on SSI, andcauses complications with medicines that sendpatients to hospital emergency rooms.

According to Mick O'Rourke, owner ofMick's Pharmacy in Newark and a member ofthe IPA, more than 300 patients have beengiven trouble with getting prescriptions filled.

"A diabetic person came in and his doctorhad prescribed a moisturizing lotion for hisfeet," said O'Rourke. "The state paid for thisproduct, the HMO denied payment. Now, if adiabetic's foot is compromised by dry skin,infections can setin...it can cause amputations."

O'Rourke claimed mis happened at his storethe day before this newspaper spoke to him.

Stokes said the HMOs are forcing pharma-cists to either deny patients' prescriptions,switch them, or fill them in a less-man-timelyfashion.

"The problem of pharmacists filling theseprescriptions goes back to the HMO denyingthe presciption because it's not on their formu-

larly," said Stokes. "Thepharmacists have to goback to the doctors, which could be three to fivedays, before the prescription is filled. TheHMO will say to them, 'We will not accept thisprescription, this drag. Here's what we willtake.' And the pharmacist has to call the doctorto get his okay."

The medications prescribed to SSI patientsare whatever the HMOs choose, both genericand branded, she said.

"It can be a completely different drug,another branded drug, or one that doesn'tnecessarily match another branded drug,"Stokes continued. "A lot of what we'ie findingis the way the pill is made, the amount of diffe-rent chemicals; it may do the same thing but thedelivery may be different for the patient.

"Some of these patients have seizures.There's one patient who had been on a drug forthree years. The HMO said, 'No we'ie notgoing to accept that drug, we're switching her.'Seizures are real, any little difference in a pre-scription can set off a seizure, so in those typesof cases it doesn't work."

The state, meanwhile, believes the move toHMOs will give patients better access to care.Cece Lentini, a spokeswoman for the stateDepartment of Heath and Human Services, saidHMOs are a step up from Medicaid becausethe}' provide a network of providers.

"The real motivation for switching to HMOshas been to try and provide better health cover-age," Lentini said. "The number one complaintis patients cannot find doctors. By moving them

into managed care they would have a list ofdoctors."

She said not only would SSI patients haveaccess to doctors, but they would have referralsto all kinds of extra resources they might need.

She said the HMOs are supposed to provide"care management," and be much, more awareof what's going on with patients. She also saidpatients with doctors not participating in HMOscan file a request to be exempted from thisrequirement

"We actually have not been getting as manyof these as we thought we would," said Lentini,regarding patients selecting out-of-networkproviders. "We have been getting some."

Since the state first mandated the switch toHMOs, the IPA has been pushing for statelegislation to carve out the prescription, dragportion. This would aflow SSI recipients tokeep their Medicaid fee-for-service prescrip-tion benefits, and allow those patients whomade the switch to go back to Medicaid for pre-scriptions. Assemblywoman Charlotte Vander-walk, R-Bergen, and Assemblyman NicholasAsselta, R-Cranberland, have reinttoduced billA-3217, now A-192, which would do just that.

The state disagrees. Lentini said the state'sposition is that the concept of managed carewill be compromised.

"When you start carving out portions ofpatients managed care, men you don't knowevertbing that's going on," she said. "We thinkit's better that it stay part of the HMO."

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WPC electspresident

Summit Coimcilwoman P. KellyHatfield was installed as the newPresident of the Union CountyWomen's Political Caucus at its reor-ganization meeting on Jan. 28 at theSarah Bailey Civic Center inSpringfield.

In addition to Hatfield, the execu-tive board for 2002-03 includes Bren-da King of Plainfield, vice president;Councilwoman Cindy Martin of Sum-mit, treasurer; Lori Williams ofScotch Plains, secretary; Councilwo-man Maxine Hirsch of New Provi-dence, parliamentarian; ElizabethCox of Summit, state delegate; UnionCounty Cleik Joanne Rajoppi ofUnion, alternate state delegate; Eli-zabeth Cornwell of Linden, publicitychairwoman; Ellen Steinberg, anattorney in Union, programmingchairwoman, and Township Commit-teewoman Clara Harelik of Spring-field, counsel.

Hatfield was administered the oathof office by the outgoing president,former Union County Counsel CarolCohen of Westfield. In her remarks,Hatfield reminded the group that NewJersey is 39th among the 50 states inthe number of women serving in theLegislature. "The Women's PoliticalCaucus is working to change that Weprovide education and support for

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Carol Cohen of Westfield, left, former Union Countycounsel and outgoing president of the Union CountyWomen's Political Caucus, is presented with flowers bythe newly elected president of the caucus, SummitCouncilwoman P. Kelly Hatfield, for her service andleadership. New officers of the caucus were installed atthe group's reorganization meeting Jan. 28 inSpringfield.

women interested in elected orappointed positions," she said.

On behalf of the caucus, Hatfieldpresented Cohen with flowers and acommemorative plate for her serviceand leadership. Cohen, who wasrecently appointed an administrativelaw judge, told the caucus how muchshe enjoyed working with the group inits mission to help strengthen the roleof women in government and its dedi-cation to issues most important to

women.Tie Union County Women's Polit-

ical Caucus, which celebrates its 30thanniversary this year, is a multiparti-san organization committed toencouraging women to seek electiveoffice or appointment of the local,county, state and national levels. Thegroup meets by monthly at variouslocations in Union County.

For more information, contact Hat-field at [email protected].

Three unions in arbitration over contract(Continued from Page Bl)

"A lot of unions have accepted it,but they're not open to danger andpoor conditions. That's why we'retaking a stand and not accepting topay for benefits."

Most unions settled four-year con-tracts with monthly copayments of$10 to $40 for health benefits depend-ing on the union and the employee'ssalary as well as copayments for pre-scription drags and doctor's visits.

"There's no relief anywhere," Free-holder Daniel Sullivan said of the ris-ing insurance costs. "It's difficult for

us," he said, adding that the county isplanning for bigger increases in thefuture. "Some costs are so fixed,there's very few ways to try to reducethe numbers."

Freeholder Angel Estrada said toexpect double-digit increases forinsurance over the next few years.

Salemme said the county saved 6.5percent on prescription costs with thecopayments but the costs are "abso-lutely skyrocketing.

"These costs were extremely diffi-cult for the unions to accept."

Overtime in the Division of Correc-

tional Services also lias been an issuefor many years. Overtime expensesusually are about $5 million in thecounty budget

"It seems to be every year we'refighting the same battle," FreeholderAlexander Mirabella said of the coun-ty's overtime expenses.

Finance Director Lawrence Car-oselli said the trend of overtime lastyear was high, but there has been adecrease during the last six months,into January. The trend, he said, isdecreasing compared to July to Janu-ary of the previous year.

Twenty-five years of helping small business(Continued from Page Bl)

UCEDC's staff pursues whatever grants they might thinkfit their goals, Griffith said.

The staff is "the heart of what we do," as they are theones who provide the; actual technical and other assistanceto businesses. "They're the gem of our organization andthe key to our success," Griffith said. Sometimes smallbusiness owners are able to secure funds but then need help on a committee of "some kind.

in making sure they manage the money and succeed, ratherthan just a lender who might only ensure the bills are paid."They need a little help."

There are 26 members on the volunteer UCEDC'sBoard of Trustees, which sets the policy and guidelines fortoe organization while a paid staff of about a dozen peopleruns the day-to-day operations. Each board member serves

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COUNTY NEWSMoms & More meet

Local mothers looking for springand summer family vacation canattend the next meeting of the UnionCounty Chapter of Mothers & Moreon Wednesday at 7:30 pjn. in theHanson House, 38 Springfield Ave.,Cranford. Carol Ginsburg, a travelagent from Empress Brand Travel inWestfield, will provide lots of ideas

. for drive destinations, weekend geta-ways, cruises, Disney vacations andmore.

This is an opportunity for mothersin the area to find oat more about thegroup" s activities which include even-ing discussion groups, guest speakers,mom's night out, book discussion,craft club, mom and tot outings andweekly daytime play gatherings.

Mothers and More is an interna-tional not-for-profit organization sup-porting women who have altered theircareer paths in order to care for theirchildren at home. Since its foundingin 1987, the organization has nowgrown to 8,000 members in more than180 local chapters in the United Statesand Canada.

The Union County chapter holdsmeetings on the first and third Wed-nesday of each month at the HansonHouse. New members are alwayswelcome.

For more information, call Heidi at908-810-7165.

Deadline for schoolboard race is Monday

The deadline to register to vote intime for the April 16 Board of Educa-tion elections is Monday. Those seek-ing to register to vote must be citizensof the United States and, by the dateof the next election, at least 18 yearsold and a resident of Union Countyfor at least 30 days.

Residents can register at the UnionCounty Clerk's offices in Elizabethand Westfield, the Union CountyBoard of Elections, the 21 municipalclerk's offices, or at other governmentoffices. Registration forms and elec-tion information can be found by vis-iting the County Clerk's home page atwww.unioncountynj.org or by callingthe Board of Elections at908-527-4123.

The Board of Elections office, 271N. Broad St., Elizabeth, and somemunicipal clerks' offices will be openuntil 9 p.m. on Monday for thosewishing to register. April 9 is the last

day to apply by mail for an absenteeballot for the school board election.

There will be no school board elec-tion in Summit, which has anappointed Board of Education.

Senior outreach servicesUnion County's Division on Aging

in the Department of Human Serviceshas resumed the Outreach ServicesProgram that offers seniors informa-tion and help with applications for avariety of important governmentassistance programs.

Union County representatives willbe available today from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. at Roselle Borough Hall, 210Chestnut St., second floor, Roselle, tooffer information and provide assis-tance in completing the necessaryapplications for a multitude of prog-rams. Seniors can learn about andapply for gas and electric support,pharmaceutical assistance, homeenergy assistance, Supplemental Sec-urity Income, counseling on healthinsurance for Medicare enrolles, andthe SHARE Food Program.

Staff members from the Divisionon Aging and the Division of SocialServices will conduct private inter-views on request. A bilingual staffperson will be present.

For more information on the Out-reach Services Program and otherprograms offered by the Division onAging, call the division's toll-freenumber at 1-888-280-8226.

Blood drives scheduledThe Blood Center of New Jersey

will conduct the following blooddrives:

• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Masonic Lafayette Lodge, 1550 Irv-ing St, Rahway.

• SUnday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., St.Mary's of the Assumption, 155Washington Ave., Elizabeth.

• Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Kenilworth Public Library, 548Boulevard, Kenilworth.

• March 22, 3 to 7 p.m., UnionHospital, 1000 Galloping Hill Road,Union.

• March 24, 8:30 ajn. to 3 p.m.,Rex Plex, 1001 Center Drive/IkeaDrive, Elizabeth.

• March 26, 6 to 9 p.m., MasonicAtlas Pythagoras Lodge, 1011 CentralAve., Westfield.

For more information, call1-800-652-5663, Ext. 140. \

'Freeholders Forum'

Programs and services that pre-served open space, stimulated the loc-al economy, helped senior citizens,boosted volunteerism, expanded edu-cational opportunities and supportedveterans in 2001 are the subjects ofthe latest "Freeholders Forum" televi-sion show sponsored by the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Freeholder Chairman Lewis MingoJr. and Freeholder Alexander Mir-abella, the chairman in 2001, dis-cussed these efforts and more. "Everyset of initiatives builds on the successof what has been done before," Mingosaid. "We're doing the things thattouch people's lives."

Mingo and Mirabella also talkedabout Union County's response to thetragic events of Sept 11. Within hoursof the initial attack, scores of lawenforcement officers, firefighters andrescue personnel were on the sceneparticipating in the rescue and recov-ery effort Others stood guard at gov-ernment buildings in Union County.

Working with public safety agen-cies, the freeholder board and countyofficials marshaled county resourcesto assist New York City and UnionCounty residents. The county alsooffered free transportation to assistresidents who have lost family mem-bers in making final arrangements.

"The response was overwhelming,"Mirabella said. "Many personal vol-unteered their own time to help therelief and recovery efforts."

In each 30-minute program, free-holders and guests discuss newsevents and issues affecting the lives ofUnion County residents. "FreeholdersForum" is brought to viewers by theBoard of Chosen Freeholders and'ismade possible through the facilitiesand technical direction of UnionCounty College.

Entitled "2001: A Year of Tragedy,a Year of Opportunity," the show willbe aired through March 23, accordingto the following schedule:

• Union County — except Eli-zabeth and Plainfield: Channel 57,Mondays, 6:30 p.m.

• Berkeley Heights, New Provi-dence, Springfield, Summit: Channel36, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.;Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. and noon; Fri-days, 5 p.m. and 9:30 pjn.

« Elizabeth: Channel 70, Thurs-days, 6:30 p.m.

• Linden, Roselle, .Roselle .Park,Winfield: Channel 36,'daily, i b ' i J

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTBiblical play isinspired but long

As an evangelical tool, it workslike a dream. As a piece of theater... well, it requires the patience ofJob.

"No Matter What," written anddirected by Marjorie A. Faulknerand presented by the Shiloh Playersof Shiloh. Baptist Church in New-ark, tilled the Union County ArtsCenter in Rahway Saturday after-noon with praise — but at threehours, it was just too long for such ashort tale.

The tale in question is a modemretelling of the Old Testament storyof Job. Set in a contemporary erawith timeless themes, "No MatterWhat" relates the tribulations ofMr. Jacobs, his steadfast faith, histrying family and burdensomewealth. With compelling situationsand rousing gospel numbers, theshow was as joyful as an afternoonat (he theater can get However,many of the numbers and a decentportion of the script were complete-ly unnecessary — either "songs forfee sake of another song" or dia-logue stating the obvious, and atlength to boot, neither of whichfurthering the plot

For example, when Mr. Jacobstragically loses his 10 children in adisaster, James Faulkner invests hisperformance of the beleagueredhero with a heartbreaking and gut-wrenching grief, which was veryeffective and nicely textured. How-ever, the playwright saw fit for thecharacter to individually mourneach child by name. One or twochildren and a fade to black wouldhave sufficed, allowing the audi-ence to "fill in. the gap." To watchMm. suffer for each child—one at atime —was unneeded and added tothe length of an already too-longplay.

Likewise, the lighting of the can-dles at the subsequent memorialservice could have been dramatical-ly and simultaneously juxtaposedagainst Jacobs' keening rather thantaking an additional 10 pr t 15.minutes.

And for a script that often saidmore than it needed to, it alsolacked certain exposition necessaryfor a dramatic resolution. As in the •Biblical tale, God rewards Jacobs'faith with renewed prosperity andhappiness. However, after 10minutes of the church membersrecounting the entire play the audi-ence just witnessed, Jacobs showsup, resplendent in a white tuxedo— but no mention is made of howthis came to pass. The final scenewould have been better spent withgossip of our hero's stroke of goodfortune rather than rehashing thatwhich we just saw for ourselves.

However, buried in there is adynamic piece of theater with a

On theBoardsByBillVanSantAssociate Editor

powerfully spiritual message, and itwas brought to life by someinspired performances.

As Jacobs, James Faulkner con-veyed the timeless angst of a fathertrying to lead his family on what hebelieves to be the right path. Hissinging voice was equal to his act-ing ability, most notably on thedriving, dramatic "You Talk Like aFoolish Woman," which he sangwith his wife, played very nicely byDorothy McBurrows. This number,written by playwright-director Mar-jorie Faulkner, with its shockingconclusion, was easily the dramatichigh point of the show.

Of the Jacobs children, all ofwhom created a very believablesibling dynamic, Charles Lee andShamyr Austin stood out, bringinga charm, focus and energy to theirperformances, often investingunexpected humor to theproceedings.

And speaking of humor, thisoften-funny play boasted two per-formances which stole the show. Astwo church members, Elsie Martin,who brought the house down with"Jesus on the Main Line," andElmer McBurrows, with his mis-matched socks, were absolutelyriotous without resorting to cheapschtick.

Just as impressive, though not sohysterical, was church deacon Mar-shall Alston, whose soaring vocalson "Thank You, Lord" inspiredgoosefiesh.

Equally as pivotal to thestorytelling as the actors was theonstage band — Michael Gammageon keyboards, John Domiter on gui7tar, Jack Blanton on bass, theincredible Robert Mendez ondrums/percussion and Vel Johnson,whose sax playing can only bedescribed as sizzlin'. This combokept feet tapping and hands clap-ping almost throughout the piece.

Overall, "No Matter What" —with its powerful message of faithand its rousing gospel music — hadthe audience clapping and singingalong, even verbally responding tostatements made on stage. Inevangelical terms, this was quite anexperience, one not soon forgotten.

But if this play is to fly as a pieceof theater, some judicious cutting ofsongs and dialogue is needed,streamlining a good show into a tru-ly great one.

Bill Van Sant, Editor©Worrall Community Newspapers Inc. 2002 All Rights Reserved

Organizations submitting releases to the entertainment sectioncan mail copy to 1291 Stuyvesant Ave., P.O. Box 3109, Union,New Jersey, 07083.

Caruso puts 'happy faces' on Manor audiencesWhen Jim Caruso sings "Put on a

Happy Face," his audience automati-cally puts on a happy face.

This is the way the whimsical,youthful, versatile young man is ableto reach out to audiences everywhere,sing his impressive songs, warm upthe crowds with comedic tidbits, andwhen he is in direct communicationwith the people, end his show — withthe folks clamoring for more.

At least that is what that award-winning performer did last Thursdayevening up in Le Dome at The Manorin West Orange. And that great char-mer was accompanied musically byway of piano and voice by. anothergreat and talented charmer, JohnnyRodgers. Between the two of them,complementing each other, theboyish-looking Caruso and the happy-faced Rodgers opened up their melt-ing pot of entertainment, and the audi-ence was fulfilled by relishing everyappetizing moment

A different kind of "relishing" hadtaken place a few hours earlier in TheManor's Terrace Lounge, when theever polite maitre d' escorted mycompanion and me to a table close tothe piano that was soon to he inha-bited by the music man himself, Bob-by Richards.

Javier, the head waiter, and hisassistant Jeremy, came forward tointroduce themselves and to offerExecutive Chef Jochen Voss' delica-cy, parsnip ravioli in a fine tomatoconsomme alongside a Mediterraneancalamar with snow peas. It was amoment to remember.

I selected the delicious Manorsmoked salmon carpaecio, salmontartare and caviar creme ftaiche forthe first course, and it was like savor-ing the best-tasting lox I had ever had.It was served with tiny diamond

Life is aQabaretBy Bea SmithSraf Writer

shaped crustless toast My companionwas overwhelmed by the exceptional-ly tasty baked oysters escaigot withfennel and garlic herb butter. Andwhile we waited for the scrumptuous-tasting mixed baby greens with wal-nut vinaigrette, we were royally enter-tained by Richards' intrepretatkms ofthe soft and haunting "Laura," "Stellaby Starlight" and "Clare de Lune."

A "Casablanca" atmosphere pre-vailed wifli Richards being "Sam atthe piano," playing "As Time GoesBy" while the tender, succulent oven-roasted Muscovy duck breast wasdevoured, with its excellent grilledvegetable sandwich and kumquatsauce. My companion raved about herexceptionally tender and tasty salmonbaked in brick dough with roastedshallots and ratatouille sauce.

To the accompaniment of "Star-dust" "Moonlight in Vermont" and"Quiet Nights," my companion and Iate sparingly of the unbelievably richkey lime cheesecake with rhubarbcompote, and while I sipped the finestrong Manor coffee, my companionpartook of a cup of cappuccino, andbarely munched on my favorite paper-thin peanut brittle and the magnifi-cent intriguing petits fours.

Following a brief but satisfyingclimb up the winding staircase to LeDome, where every table was filled,we sat back and waited for the enter-tainment to begin.

And it began with a blast of musicand song by a gay named Ton Caruso,frequently accompanied by a guynamed Johnny Rodgers. The uniquelytalented Caruso began endearing him-self to the audience with "Errand Boyfor Rhytbm"/"Rhythm in My NurseryRhymes." He expostulated on howdifficult it was to make a living incabaret appearances during his early20s.

And pretty soon, the buoyant enter-tainer, with his whimsical and comicexpressions, began turning on hisaudience to his form of musical inter-pretations. He sang out "Hey, GoodLookin' " and "Lookin' Good," andhe was certainly looking real good bythe time he came to the "Jim J. andTammy Faye Theme Song," whichgave the audience a real comic lift

The highlight of the cabaret showwas Caruso's "Dick Van Dyke Med-ley," — "Dick Van Dyke was myhero," he said, and proceeded to singcatchy numbers from "Mary Pop-pins," including "It's a Jolly HolidayWith Mary" and "Let's Go Fly aKite." From time to time, Caruso, sit-ting on a long stool, sang along withhis accompanist Rodgers, who some-times got carried away by taming hispiano into a thoroughly magicalinstrument. The audience was treatedto "Coffee Time" and "Coffee in aCardboard Cup," written by Kanderand Ebb, with special lyrics by Rod-gers and Caruso. "Sweet GeorgiaSmile," written by Rodgers, wasbeautifully offered by the pianist.

Another showstopper was Caruso'sown rendition of "If I Only Had aBrain," and the entire audience wasimmersed in its own "Wizard of Oz."By the time Caruso brought forth his"How Deep Is the Ocean?," he had theaudience in the palm of his hand. And

Jim Caruso

the "Massive Mercer Medley" had amassive effect on everyone. Carusoreminisced about his friendships withLiza Minnelli and Kay Thompson —she wrote the very popular book,"Eloise," many years ago.

At the conclusion of all the wonder-ful music and great entertainment, theaudience was thoroughly warmed upand ready for more. Caruso, as anencore, sang "Tone Deaf' with Rod-gers, but it was evident that everyonewas just the opposite and wonderinghow long it will take before Carusoreturns to The Manor to present anhour-long "encore" of this specialtype of entertainment.

Travel is highlighted by cultural observationsAs I have previously observed,

travel can enrich and broaden. On arecent car trip to Austin, Tex., fromNew Jersey, two memorials, twoarchitectural triumphs, and one glori-ous museum demonstrated the truth ofthat cultural observation about travel.

The two memorials were the histor-ical Johnstown Flood NationalCemetery in Pennsylvania, reflectingback on the timeless vengeance ofnature and the callowness of the richin the late 19th century, and the strik-ing and stirring monument to (he vic-tims of terrorism — in this case of thedomestic variety — in the last decadeof the 20th century in Oklahoma City.

Both memorials are modest and indedicated open space, one essentiallyrows of small, unmarked gravestonesidentifying lost unnamed children andthe other rows of ceremonial chairs,

On theArtsBy Jon Plaut

marking the location of the victimswhen the building was blown up.Both are, at once, works of spiritualworship and powerful use of publicspace to inspire remembrance andcultural memory.

The two works of architecture areby celebrated icons of the profession:Pei's Rock and Roll Museum inCleveland and Searinen's GatewayArch in St. Louis. I.M. Pei's buildingis enhanced and takes advantage ofthe presence of Lake Erie, one of ourgreat inland oceans. It is triangular

and of glass, and largely reminiscentof the additions to the Louvre and theNew York Museum of Natural His-tory, works by the same architect. Thegreat and graceful stainless steel arch-way of Eero Saarinen towers 635 feet,adjacent to the Mississippi River. It iscalled a "gateway" because it symbol-izes the exploration of the west andthe companion soaring expansion ofbody and spirit.

Both architectural marvels makeuse of the bodies of water on whichthey border to enlarge their physicalpresence and impact

Still, perhaps the Museum of Art inCleveland is the most surprising giftthis traveler found on this journey.Cloistered in a beautiful urban parkwith a great university and concerthall nearby, here is a museum built on.the scale of the Met with a collection

of painting and sculpture second tonone, from the early European mas-ters through the Impressionists to themost Contemporary. Not conceivedas a regional museum, the ClevelandMusuem of Art is a full-blown cultur-al storehouse and living artistic won-der, from whith I felt enriched andrenewed.

During the trip, I saw new athleticstadiums in Cleveland, Indianapolisand St. Louis, but their newness, sizeand community glamor as emporiumsof sports — as much as I am for that— could not compare with the use ofpublic space for inspiring memorials,brilliant architectural reminders of ourculture and a truly fabulous museumof art.

Jon Plaut is a resident of Summit.

Summit Chorale plans a 'suite' program for springCould your mind use an airing to clear away the cobwebs and prepare for

spring? Join Summit Chorale for "How Suite It Is," a refreshing program featur-ing two choral suites created by Music Director Garyth Nair.

These two works feature the "greatest choral and orchestral hits" fromBizet's "Carmen" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah." The chorale will be joined byfull orchestra with renowned Metropolitan Opera star Jerome Hines as narratorfor the "Elijah" Suite.

The concert takes place Saturday at 8 p.m. at Crescent Avenue PresbyterianChurch, 716 Watchung Ave., Plainfield. Tickets are $16, $11 for senior citizensand students, if purchased in advance; at the door, they are $18 and $13, respec-tively. Call 973-762-8486 or log on to www.summitchoraie.org for tickets or

information. The church is handicapped-accessible and a large-print programwill be available.

Enjoy the sweeping theater and colorful orchestration of "Carmen," includ-ing the "Chorus of the Cigarette Girls" and the "March of (he Toreadors." Loseyourself in the drama of "Elijah." You will also hear the "Suite Francaise," animaginative arrangement for winds and harpsichord by Francis Poulenc, whoput a clever 20th-century twist on a set of 16th-century dances.

In its 93rd season, Summit Chorale is New Jersey's oldest active choralgroup. Nair is also associate professor of music at Drew University, where he isdirector of vocal studies and conductor of the Drew Chorale and Orchestra.

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• Pottery: Wednesdays, March 20to May 8, 1 to 3 p.m.; Anker West,instructor. These classes are free toRaaway senior citizens thanks tofunding from the Railway RecreationDepartment Non-resident fees: $100for members, $115 for non-membeis,materials included.

• Painting With Oils: Wednesdays,March 20 to May 8, 7:30 to 10 p.m.;Gerry Heydt, instructor. Maximum:12 students. Fees: $130 for members,$140 for non-members. Open to alllevels of experience. Students respon-sible for materials; list available atregistration.

• Pottery for Kids: Wednesdays,March20 to May 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.;Anker West, instructor. Open tofourth and fifth, grades. Fees: $70 formembers, $80 for non-members,materials included.

• Beginning Stained Glass: Thurs-days, March 21 to May 16, no classMarch 28,7:30 to 9 pm. Fees: $75 formembers, $85 for non-members.

• Intermediate Stained Glass: DanSavard, instructor. Fees: $85 formembers, $95 for non-members.

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• Pottery: Thursdays, March 21 toMay 16, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; AnkerWest, instructor. Open to all levels ofexperience. Slab and coil techniquesof hand-building with clay to createunique vessels, pots, plates, etc. Fees:$100 for members, $115 for non-members, materials included.

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Artist depicts 'remnants in memoriam'THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002 — PAGE B5

From Friday through April 18,Matthias Duwel will have a soloexhibition on display at the TomasuloGallery in the Kenneth MacKayLibrary at Union County College'sCianfoid campus, located at 1033Springfield Ave.

Duwel's exhibition is comprised ofmany expressive abstract figurativepaintings that are from his 2000-01"Cathedral" series.

Duwel, who was bom, raised andeducated in Germany, has been work-ing on this series of oil paintings forthe past two years and explained that

they were inspired by an early morn-ing taxi ride through Berlin, whichwas then under heavy reconstruction.He explains that it was a foggy morn-ing, and as he drove to the airport, hepassed an endless array of spotlit con-struction sites that left an indelibleimpression of a city of steel and con-crete, including the beams and fences,gaping black holes and empty streets.

In his artist Statement, Duwelexplains that the "Cathedral" series"imagines a universe where out ofchaos and decay arise enormous crea-tions that block out the sky and yet let

'Cathedra! V,' 2001, a 54-by-50-inch oil on canvas, isamong the works by Matthias Duwel that will be onexhibit at the Tomasulo Gallery at Union County Col-lege in Cranford Friday through April 18. An openingreception will take place Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

in shafts of light. Large cavernousspaces are illuminated from above bystreaks of pink, green and yellow. Alone figure is watching and walking,lost and isolated, yet an integral partof this world in his own making, thisBabylon of contrasts, where the smalland the large, the high and the lowconstantly meet and confront eachother in different configurations."

In addition, in the wake of theevents of Sept. 11,2001, the paintingsin the exhibition portray the aftermathof that terrible day also. He states that"within a terrible landscape, struc-

; totes loom as remnants in memoriam,the searchers and excavators perform

; ritual of mourning. We are as them,seeking out meaning within anobliterated terrain."

Duwel will also have his art on dis-play in two group exhibitions this yearin New York City, his home awayf

from home. The shows are "The Idesof March" in ABC No Rio Galleryand "Reactions" in Exit Art. Lastyear, he had a solo exhibition at theRLV Gallery in Oracle, Ariz., and in2000, he participated in three differentgroup shows in Berlin, Paris and NewYork City.

The Tomasulo Gallery exhibit willdebut Friday with an opening recep-tion from 7 to 9 p.m. The gallery islocated on the first floor of the MacK-ay Library on the campus of UnionCounty College, 1033 SpingfieldAve., Cranford. Gallery hours arefrom 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays throughThursdays and Saturdays. Eveninghours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays. For more infor-mation, call the Tomasulo Gallery at908-709-7155.

'We are ... seekingout meaning withinan obliteratedterrain.'

— Matthias Duwel

The Cornucopia Princess

UCAC will set sail in for benefitThe Board of Trustees of the Union

County Arts Center in Rahway invitesresidents to "Sail Under the Stars II"aboard the luxurious CornucopiaPrincess May 18, for an evening offine dining and dancing to benefit thearts center.

Guests will board the CornucopiaPrincess, New Jersey's premierecruise ship, at 6:45 pjn. at its berth inPerth Amboy. The evening will beginwith a cocktail hour, followed by asumptuous dinner as the ship makes itway to New York harbor. Guests willenjoy spectacular nighttime views ofthe Statue of Liberty and the NewYork skyline as they dance (he nightaway on the arts center's private deckduring the three-hour cruise.

The cost is $125 per person, whichincludes the cocktail hour, dinner,dancing and open bar all evening. Allproceeds will further the nonprofit

Union County Arts Center's missionto provide great entertainment andcultural events for the residents ofUnion County and neighboringtowns. The community's continuedsupport will enable children to experi-ence the magic of live theater andother performing arts in a historicvenue near their homes and schools.Those unable to attend the cruise canconsider making a tax-deductibledonation to this cause. The UnionCounty Arts Center acknowledges the

generous support of Comcast for thisevent

To order tickets to this excitingevent, call the UCAC box office at732-499-8226 to charge tickets andreserve a place aboard (he CornucopiaPrincess. Checks made payable to theUnion County Arts Center may bemailed to Union County Arts Center,"Sail Under (he Stars n," 1601 IrvingSt., Rahway, NJ 07065. Tickets willsell quickly, so order today and don'tmiss the boat!

Bid Van Sant, Editor©Worrall Community Newspapers Inc. 2002 All Rights Reserved

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8O YearsFor the last 80 years, artists of the Westfield Art Association have been

presenting exhibits of original art for the enjoyment of the community. High qualityartworks in oil, watercolor, acrylic and pencil, as well as sculpture, photographyand hand-pulled prints will grace the walls of the Community Room in theWestfield Municipal Building April 20-28 at 425 East Broad Street in "Salon 2002"members'exhibition.

The public is invited to view the exhibit Saturday, Sunday April 20, 21, 27, 28,12-4 pm and Monday - Friday April 22-26, 2-4 pm. The awards reception will beheld 2-4 pm Sunday April 21 with awards at 3 p.m.

The show will be judged this year by noted artist and author Ferdinand Petrie.'We hope many people will take the time to visit our beautiful show and enjoy

the scenic landscapes, florals, figures and portraits which our talented artistscreate," said Jane Annis, exhibition chairman. Questions about the show shouldbe directed to 908-232-3381.

In May the popular "Art in Westfield" Sidewalk Art Show and Sale will turn thestreets of downtown Westfield into an art gallery Saturday May 11 from 10am-5pm. (Raindate May 18) Artwork displayed will feature oils, watercolors, acrylics,photography, prints and sculptures in a variety of styles. The artists will beavailable to answer questions about their work and the creative process.

The show will be judged by Stephen Sennott, executive director of the CityWithout Walls Gallery, One Gateway Plaza, Newark.

Musical entertainment and the sidewalk cafes of downtown Westfield add to thecongenial atmosphere for the shoppers. The show is co-sponsored by TheDowntown Westfield Corporation and the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce.For further information call 908-789-9444 or 908-232-7058.Future programs include "Water, Water Everywhere" Sunday May 19, a multi-

artist demonstration by three artists rendering water in three media. PhotographerJomo Kenyatta will present "The Photocentric Traveler" on Sunday June 9. Bothprograms will be held from 2-4 pm in the Westfield Community Room, 425 E.Broad St.

A dedicated group of members meets every Thursday morning from 10am-12noon in the Westfield Community Room to draw from a line model."Area artists are invited to learn more about our exhibits and activities," states

Barbara Schwinn, president. For further information call 908-232-7058.

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chore to chore. Rarely do we find the time to relax and reflect on the days when lifewas simpler and lived at a slower place.

It is possible to capture this experience, within minutes from home, in a place both beautiful andserene. Liberty Hall Museum, a National Historic site, opens for its regular season on Wednesday, April3 and welcomes those who wish to step back in time.

A perfect way to be reminded of an earlier time when the art of conversation was alive and peoplepaused for a mid-afternoon break is to join the Liberty Hall staff for Afternoon Tea.

Each Wednesday from 2-4 p.m., guests are treated to tea in the glass porch of the 18th centurymansion, which overlooks the formal parterre garden. Hostesses dressed in the style of the 1930's servedelicate sandwiches of shrimp salad, smoked salmon or cucumber with herb cream cheese, rich petitefruit tarts, assorted shortbreads or brownies and spoon clotted cream and jam on carefully baked petitescones. While sipping their freshly brewed tea and indulging in these delicacies, guests are told thestories and history of Liberty Hall.For this special experience, which combines the luxury of afternoon tea with a visit to a magnificent,historical home, call Liberty Hall at (908) 527-0400.

Private teas can also be arranged for groups up to 24 people. This might be a perfect idea for yourorganization or to celebrate a special event such as ananniversary or birthday.Of course, for those who can't step out of the fast lane for anafternoon of tea, the museum is open for regular visitsWednesdays-Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last tour 3 p.m.)Tours are guided, beginning every half-hour and a visit takesapproximately 1-1 1/2 hours. An admission is charged and noreservations are required.Liberty Hall at 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey is directlyacross from Kean University. Visit the web site atwww.libertyhallnj.org or call for a calendar of special eventswhich include craft workshops, seasonal events and more. photo by Nancy J. on

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Advanced Physical Therapy'semployees and friends have joinedJersey Cares for a second year in theiranimal coat drive. Due to the over-whelming generosity of everyone atAPTA, 140 coats were donated to thiscause. This is a nearly 50-percentincrease in participation this yearcompared to last year. The group ishelping Jersey Cares reach its goal ofdistributing 18,000 "gently used"coats to men, women and children inneed this winter. Look for the decor-

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Bobby Byrne will present 'Irish Night' a renamed Clark pubLooking for a new place to cele-

brate the "wearing of the green" thisSt. Patrick's Day?

Molly Maguire's Irish. Pub andRestaurant is ready to share the lucko' the Irish.

The former Casual Times Restaur-ant, located at 1085 Central Ave. inClark, is under new ownership. Mol-ly's is a beautifully designed, turn-of-

the-century Irish pub and restaurantwith a soft ambiance and antique flair.The menu, which consists of a varietyof artfully prepared steak and seafooddishes, will also offer a variety of"comfort food" entrees as well aspopular Irish fare including shepherdspie, Guinness beef stew and fish andchips. In addition, you can find tradi-tional pub favorites including fresh

ground beef, half-pound burgers,soon-to-be recongized as the "best" inUnion County.

Bobby Bryne will be appearing atMolly McGuire's Friday to introducehis fans to the newest Irish pub inUnion County. One of the most wellknown "unknown" peformers in theNew York/New Jersey area today,this Irish entertainer has played at

Carnegie Hall, the PNC Bank ArtsCenter and has played for sold-outcrowds at the Nevele Hotel in theCatskills and the Moutain LaurelResort in the Poconos.

Byrne, originally from Bayonneand of Jersey-shore fame, will be per-forming his "Irish Night Show" atMollly Maguire's with his partner,Charlie "Warwick. They are sure to

please with a night full of Irish jigs,ballads and sing-alongs. This night isthe perfect beginning to the St. Pat-rick's Day weekend. Byrne and War-wick will return to Molly Maguire'sApril 26 for one of their "Irish/Broad-way Favorites" shows. This show issure to get feet tapping, hands clap-ping and voices singing. The showfeatures Broadway showstoppers,

Irish ballads, hilarious novelty num-bers and an endless variety of musicalstylings sure to please.

Both dinner-theater shows feature afour-course dinner —- salad, pasta,entree, dessert, coffee or tea—begin-ning at 7:30 pjn. The cost of eachshow is $40 per person plus tax andgratuity. There will be a cash baravailable and reservations are a must.

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This Month in Girl Scout HistoryMarch 9, 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low makes a historic phone call to hercousin, Nina Pape: "Come right over! I've got something for the girls ofSavannah, and all America, and all the world, and we're going to start ittonight."

March 12,1912 - Juliette low organizes the first U.S. "Girl Guide" troop inSavannah, Georgia with 18 members in two patrols named the Carnation andWhite Rose.

March 1933 - Approximately 16,000 people celebrate Girl Scouting's 21stbirthday by seeing The Girl Scout's Coming of Age Party. A dramaticpageant, it is first presented at Radio City Music Hall and repeated inChicago. Local Girl Scouts were par of the cast.

March 1936 - The first international conference of leaders of Girl Scouts andGirl Guides with disabilities is held in London, England.

March 16, 1950 - Girl Scouts of the USA is reincorporated under acongressional charter.

March 13-14, 1970 - A Conference on Scouting for Black Girls is held inAtlanta, Georgia, to explore ways to make Girl Scouting more meaningful togirls and adults. One hundred'fifty Senior'Girl Scouts attend.

March 28, 1973 - A portrait of Juliette Gordon Low is presented to theSmithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery as a gift from Girl Scoutsof the USA.

March 12, 1987 - The U.S. Postal Service issues a 75th Anniversary GirlScout commemorative stamp.

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Our StructureGirl Scouting is open to all girls, 5-17. Girls participate in the more than233,000 troops and groups throughout the United States and in 81 countriesthrough USA Girl Scouts Overseas. Over 300 local Girl Scout councils offerthe opportunity for Girl Scout membership in every corner of the UnitedStates. More than 50 million women in the United States have enjoyed GirlScouting during their childhood. Daisy Girl Scouts are 5-6 years old,Brownie Girl Scouts are 6-8 years old, Junior Girls Scouts are 8-11 years old,Cadette Girl Scouts are 11-14 years old, and Senior Girl Scouts are 14-17years old. It is never too late to be a Girl Scout.

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Stepping Out is a weekly calendardesigned to guide our readers to themany arts and entertainment eventsin the Union County area. Thecalendar is open to all groups andorganizations in the Union Countyarea. To place your free listing, sendinformation to Arts and Entertain-ment Editor Bill VanSant, WorrallCommunity Newspapers, P.O. Box3109, Union, 07083.

ARTSHOWS

SUMMIT FRAME AND ART will exhi-bit paintings by American artists fromthe mid-19th to the 21st century.

Gallery hours are Mondays to Satur-days from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., andThursdays until 7 p.m. Summit Frameand Art is located at 465 SpringfieldAve., Summit. For information, call908-273-8665.OUR VIEW: A UNIQUE PERSPEC-TIVE on Life in Union County, a travel-ing exhibit sponsored by CommunityAccess Unlimited, features the work of10 adults with developmental disabili-ties. The exhibit will tour the county.For information, call 908-354-3040,Ext. 304.

ARTIST RON HEDRICK wil! have hiswork on exhibit at Evalyn Dunn's Gal-lery, 549 South Ave., Westfield.

Gallery hours are Tuesdays throughSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andby appointment. For information, call908-232-0412.

EYES ON THE LAND — landscapephotography by Marvin Cline, ChipForelli, Mark Obenzinger and Nancy J.Ori — will be on exhibit at The Galleryat the Arts Guild of Rahway throughFriday.

Gallery hours are Wednesdays, Fri-days and Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m.;Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.,and by appointment. The Arts Guild ofRahway is located at 1670 Irving St.,Rahway. For information, call7 3 2 - 3 8 1 - 7 5 1 1 or v i s i twww. rahwayartsgulld.org.

COAT OF MANY COLORS, paintingsby Patrick Alexander, will be on exhibitin the Les Malamut Art Gallery in Unionthrough March 20.

Gallery hours are Mondays toThursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., andFridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Union Public Library is located at1980 Morris Ave., Union. For informa-tion, call 908-851-5450.INTERNATIONAL JURIED SHOW2002 will be on exhibit in the PalmerGallery of the New Jersey Center forVisual Arts in Summit through March20.

Gallery hours areJ Mondays to Fri-days from'noon'to 4 p.m., and Satur-days and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.NJCVA is located at 68 Elm St., Sum-mit. For in fo rmat ion , cal l908-273-9121.BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, autumnand winter oil paintings by Gerry Hey-dt, will be on exhibit in the Members'Gallery at the New Jersey Center forVisual Arts in Summit through March29.

Gallery hours are Mondays to Fri-days from noon to 4 p.m., and Satur-days and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.NJCVA is located at 68 Elm St., Sum-mit . For in fo rmat ion , cal l908-273-9121.DARIO'S ART, the work of DarioScholis, will be on exhibit at the HiltonHotel at Newark Airport, Elizabeth,through March 31. A reception with theartist will take place Sunday from 1 to 5p.m.

The Hilton Hotel at Newark Airport islocated at 1170 Spring St., Elizabeth.For information, call 908-351-3900; toRSVP for the reception, call908-353-8055 or send e-mail [email protected] by Friday.

CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPI-TAL in Mountainside will exhibit the

works of photographer Larry Kerner,watercolorist Debbie Tintle and mixed-media artist Loreen Williamsonthoughoutthe month of March. CSH islocated at 153 New Providence Road,Mountainside.

QUJLTER MARGARET BEACH willhave her work on exhibit at the DonaldB. Palmer Museum in the SpringfieldPublic Library through April 4.

Gallery hours are Mondays, Wed-nesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to8:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, Fridays andSaturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., andSundays, 1 to 3:30 p.m. The Spring-field Public Library is located at 66Mountain Ave., Springfield. For infor-mation, call 973-376-4930.SCULPTOR ROBERT LYSAK andpainter Dariusz Kro! will have theirworks on exhibit in the Skulski Art Gal-lery of the Polish Cultural Foundationin Clark March 22 through April 5. Anopening reception will take placeMarch 22 from 8 to 11 p.m.

Gallery hours are Tuesdays to Fri-days, 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, 10a.m. to 2 p.m. The Polish CulturalFoundation is located at 177 Broad-way, Clark. For information, call732-382-7197.

UNION COUNTY YOUTH ARTMONTH will be celebrated with anexhibit at the Les Malamut Art Galleryin Union Public Library March 23 toApril 6.

Gallery hours are Mondays toThursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., andFridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Union Public Library is located at1980 Morris Ave., Union. For informa-tion, call 908-851-5450.

RECENT WORK by artist Matthias Du-wel will be on exhibit in the TomasuloGallery in the Mackay Library on theCranford campus of Union County Col-lege Friday through April 18. An open-ing reception will take place Fridayfrom 7 to 9 p.m.

Gallery hours are Mondays toThursdays, 1 to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays toThursdays, 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays,1 to 4 p.m. UCC is located at 1033Springfield Ave., Cranford. For infor-mation, cali 908-709-7155 or visitwww.ucc.edu/tomasulo(underscore)art(underscore)gallery.

AMERICAN LANDSCAPES, works byphotographer Nancy J. Ori, will be onexhibit at the Bouras Galleries of Sum-mit through April 27. Proceeds fromsales will benefit Overlook Hospital.

Gallery hours are by appointmentonly. Bouras Galleries is located inBouras Properties, 25 DeForest Ave.,Summit. For information, call908-277-6054.

AUDITIONSSTONY HILL PLAYERS in Summitwill conduct auditions for Gilbert andSullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore" Fridayfrom 8 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 2to 4 p.m. at the Community Congrega-tional Church, 200 Hartshorn Drive,Short Hills. Show dates are June 1 to16. For information, cali 908-665-1376.

in Friberger Park. For information, call908-851-5450.DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHERCAROLYN JONES will appear at Bar-nes and Noble in Springfield Friday tosign copies of her new book, "EveryGirl Teils a Story: A Celebration of GirlsSpeaking Their Minds." Barnes fndNobie is located at 240 Route 22 West,Springfield. For information, call973-376-6544.

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BOOKSUNION PUBLIC LIBRARY Book Dis-cussion Group 2002 will meet in thecoming months to discuss variousnovels.

Wednesday: "Colors of the Moun-tain" by Da Chen

April 17: "Ritual Bath" by FayeKellerman

May 15: "Snow Falling on Cedars"by David Guterson

June 19: "The Corrections" byJonathan Franzen

Meetings are at 7 p.m. Union PublicLibrary is located at 1980 Morris Ave.

THE ARTS GUILD OF RAHWAY willconduct classes in various artisticforms in the coming weeks.

• Life Drawing; Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30p.m., $8 per week, through May 14

• Pottery: Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.,$100 for members, $115 for non-members, materials included, March20 through May 8

• Painting With Oils: Wednesdays,7:30 to 10 p.m., $130 for members,$140 for non-members, materials notincluded, March 20 through May 8

• Pottery for Kids: Wednesdays,3:30 to 4:30 p.m., for fourth and fifthgrades, $70 for members, $80 for non-members, materials included, March20 through May 8

• Beginning Stained Glass: Thurs-days, 7:30 to 9 p.m., no class March28, $75 for members, $85 for non-members, March 21 through May 16

• Intermediate Stained Glass:Thursdays, no class March 28, $85 formembers, $95 for non-members,March 21 through May 16

• Pottery: Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:30p.m., $100 for members, $115 for non-members, materials included, March21 through May 16

For information, cali 732-381-7511or visit www.rahwayartsguild.org.

CONCERTSCOFFEE WITH CONSCIENCE Con-cert Series will present concerts at twoUnion County locations in the comingmonths.

Saturday: Dave Nachmanoff,Springfield

April 20: Dan Pelletier and JeanBratman, Westfield

May 18: Alice DiMicele, SpringfieldJune 15: Lui Collins, WestfieldSpringfield concerts are at Spring-

field Emanuel United MethodistC h u r c h , 40 Church Ma l l ,973-376-1695; Westfield concerts areat First United Methodist Church ofWestf ield, 1 E. Broad S t ,908-233-4211. " "

All concerts begin at 8 p.m., doorsopen at 7:30 p.m. A $10 donation issuggested. For information, call9 0 8 - 2 3 2 - 8 7 2 3 or v i s i twww.coffeewithconscience.com.

LENTEN BROWN-BAG CONCERTSERIES will be sponsored by the Cen-tra! Presbyterian Church of SummitFridays at 12:15 p.m., through March22. Admission is free. Attendees maybring a lunch, or puchase a sandwichand drink for $3.

Friday: All Seasons ChamberPlayers

March 22: The LarksCentral Presbyterian Church; is

located at 70 Maple St, Summit.Forinformation, cali 908-273-0441.

PIANIST ANNA KLEIN will be pre-sented by the Andrew George DeGra-do Foundation Inc. in a benefit concertSaturday at 8 p.m. in the East CampusTheater at Kean University, 215 NorthAve., Hillside. Admission is free; sug-gested donations are $10 for adultsand $8 for students and senior citizens.For information, call 973-467-1348 orvisit www.andrewdegrado.org.

SUMMIT CHORALE will present "HowSuite It Is," a concert featuring two

choral suites composed by MusicDirector Garyth Nair, Saturday at 8p.m. at Crescent Avenue PresbyterianChurch, 716 Watchung Ave., Plain-field. Advance-sale tickets are $16 foradults and S11 for students and seniorcitizens; at the door, tickets are $18and $13, respectively. For information,cal l 973-762-8486 or v is i twww.summitchorale.org.

UNION COUNTY ARTS CENTER inRahway will present Celtic Fest, fea-turing Aoife Clancy and Providence,Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20,$25 and $30. UCAC is located at 1601Irving St., Rahway. For information,cal l 732-499-8226 or Visitwww.ucac.org.

MOSTLY MUSIC will present theMostly Music Chamber Music SeriesSunday at 8 p.m. at Temple Emanu-EI,756 E. Broad St., Westfield. Ticketsare $20 for adults, $18 for senior citi-zens and $10 for students. For infor-mation, call 973-762-0108.UNION COUNTY ARTS CENTER inRahway will present "Doo Wop NightsII" — featuring the Dovells, FrankieLymon's Teenagers and The Tokenswith Jay Siegal — Sunday at 8 p.m.Tickets are $20, $25 and $28. UCAC islocated at 1601 Irving St., Rahway. Forinformation, call 732-499-8226 or visitwww.ucac.org.

DISCUSSIONTHE ART OF JAPANESE FLOWERARRANGING, an Ikebana demonstra-tion and book signing, will be pre-sented by the Reeves-Reed Arbore-tum of Summit April 4 at The Commun-ity Congregational Church, 200Hartshorn Drive, Short Hills. A conti-nental breakfast begins at 9 a.m., thedemonstration starts at 10 a.m. Admis-sion in advance is $45; the day of theevent is $50. Reservations arerequired. For information, call908-273-8787.

March: Spring SkyApril: CometsMay. Andromeda GalaxyJune: ConstellationsAdmission is $3.25 for adults and

children older than 6 years old, $2.80for senior citizens. Trailside is locatedat 452 New Providence Road, Moun-tainside. For information, call908-789-3670.

THE THEATER PROJECT at UnionCounty College will present Story Timethe first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.in the Kenneth MacKay Library on theCranford campus, 1033 SpringfieldAve., Cranford. Bilingual Story Timewill take place March 9 and 10 at 3 p. m.on the Elizabeth campus. For informa-tion, call 908-659-5189.

FILMTHE FILMMAKERS SYMPOSIUM willpresent its spring session at the LoewsMountainside in two six-week ses-sions, through March 25 and April 1 toMay 6. Screenings are Monday nights.Fees are $121 for six weeks, plus a$20 registration fee. For information,call 800-531-9416.

UNION PUBLIC LIBRARY in Unionwill sponsor its Spring InternationalFilm Festival in the coming months.Films are shown at 2 arid 7 p.m. oneach date, and have English subtitles.Admission is free.

Monday: "Goya in Bordeaux,"Spanish

April 15: "Farinelli," French andItalian

May 20: "Genesis," Bambara andFrench

Union Public Library is located inFriberger Park on Morris Avenue. Forinformation, call 908-851-5450.

AZZDAVE BRUBfcK will appear in con-cert with his quartet at the Union Coun-ty Arts Center in Rahway March 22 at 8p.m. Tickets are $25, $32 and $38.UCAC is located at 1601 Irving St.,Rahway. For information, call732-499-8226 or visit www.ucac.org.

KIDSTRAILSIDE PLANETARIUM at theTrailside Nature and Science Center,Mountainside, is open Sundays withprogramming at 2 and 3:30 p.m.,according to monthly themes.

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THEATERPAPER MILL: The State Theater ofNew Jersey will present "I'm Not Rap-poporf by Herb Gardner throughMarch 24. Shows are Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sun-days at 7:30 p.m.; matinees are Thurs-days and Sundays at 2 p.m. and Satur-days at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $29 to$59; $15 Student Rush tickets areavailable the day of performances witha current ID.

Special performances are the freeConversation Series, Thursdays at 7p.m. in the mezzanine, through March21; audio-described performances'March 21 at 2 p.m., March 23 at 2:30p.m. and March 24 at 7:30 p.m.. eachwith a sensory seminar 90 minutesprior to curtain; and a sign-interpreted/open-captioned performance March24 at 7:30 p.m.

Paper Mill is located on BrooksideDrive in Millbum. For information, call9 7 3 - 3 7 6 - 4 3 4 3 or v i s i twww.papermill.org.

STONY HILL PLAYERS wili presentThe Dining Room" by A.R. Qurney toSunday at the Wilson School, 14 Beek-man Terrace, Summit. Shows are at 8p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.Tickets are $12 for general admission,$6 for children 12 years old and youn-ger. For in fo rmat ion , cal l908-464-7716.'ONCE ON THIS ISLAND' will be co-presented by the First CongregationalChurch of Westfield and the UnitedChurch of Christ of Plainfield throughSunday. Shows are Saturday and Sun-day at 8 p.m. at the United Church ofChrist of Plainfieid, 220 W. Seventh St.Ticketsare;$_t2 for,adults, $6.for child-ren youngerthan 5 years old. For infor-mation, call 908-233-2494 or908-755-8658.

THE IMPROBABLE PLAYERS willappear in the Roy W. Smith Theater atthe Cranford campus of Union CountyCollege March 25 at noon in "I'll NeverDo That Again." Admission is free.UCC is located at 1033 SpringfieldAve., Cranford. For information, call908-709-7077.

WESTFIELD COMMUNITY'PLAY-ERS will present "Jerry's Girls" by JerryHerman through March 23. Shows areFridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. at theWCP Theater, 1000 North Ave. West,Westfield. Tickets are $15. For infor-mation, call 908-232-1221.KEAN UNIVERSITY'S Department ofTheater will present Shakespeare's"As You Like If Friday through March24 in Wilkins Theater on the Unioncampus, 1000 Morris Ave. Shows areWednesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m.,and Sundays at 2 p.m.; a High SchoolMatinee will be presented March 22 at10 a.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12for senior citizens and $8 for students.For information, call 908-527-2337.

THE ELIZABETH PLAYHOUSE willpresent "Separate Tables" by Terrence

Rattigan March 22 through April 14.Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Ticketsare $8 for general admission, $6 forstudents and senior citizens. The Eli-zabeth Playhouse is located at 1100 E.Jersey St., Elizabeth. For information,call 908-355-0077.

VARIETYTHE DUCRET SCHOOL OF ART willsponsor the Visual Voyage Art andMusic Festival March 23 beginning at 1p.m.; music begins at 4:20 p.m. atCrossroads, 78 North Ave. in Gar-wood. Tickets are $15. For informa-tion, visit www.visualvoyage.net orwww.xxroads.com.

SUBURBAN COMMUNITY MUSICCENTER in New Providence will pre-sent its annual Spring Gala BenefitApril 6 at the AT&T Learning Center inBasking Ridge. Featured wil! be a per-formance by pianist Anne-MarieMcDermott and a silent auction. Forinformation, call 908-790-0700.

THE BACK PORCH in Rahway willpresent Open Mike Night every Tues-day at 9 p.m. and karaoke every Thurs-day night.

The Back Porch is located at 1505Main St in Rahway. For information,call 732-381-6455.CROSSROADS, 78 North Ave., Gar-wood presents a series of jazz, bluesand comedy concerts, as well asfootball-themed nights.

Every Sunday: Sunday Football,noon to closing, see all the games with$2 domestic pints and wing specials.

Every Monday: Monday NightFootball.

Every Tuesday: Jazz Jam, all pintsare $2.

Every Wednesday: Domestic draftbeer for $2.

Today: Mike, "Rocket" Wurtele, TheNick Clemens Band and Blue #9

Friday: WTC Benefit featuringShady Groove with Cairo and Tata

Saturday: Blue Plate SpecialWednesday: Smear Campaign and

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EAT TO THE BEAT Coffeehouse inRahway will feature appearances bymusical artists.

Eat to the Beat Coffeehouse islocated at 1465 Irving St. in Rahway atthe corner of East Cherry Street. Forinformation, or to sign up for OpenMike Night, call 732-3814)505: - -

FLYNN'S IRISH PUB and Steakhousein Rahway will present entertainmentat various times. Fiynn's Irish Pub islocated at 1482 Main St. in Rahway.

For information, call 732-381-4700.

HILLTOP CAFE AND GRILL in Sum-mit presents "From Broadway to theSilver Screen" every Sunday at 6 p.m.,preceded by an all-you-can-eat dinnerfrom 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is $2S.95 andreservations are required. The HilltopCafe and Grill is located at 447 Spring-field Ave., Summit.

For information, call 908-277-0220.

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S IRISH PUB, for-merly Casual Times, in Clark will pre-sent entertainment in the comingweeks. Thursdays are Ladies Nights,and Sundays feature NFL games and$2 drafts.

Friday: Bobby ByrneMolly Maguire's is located at 1085

Central Ave., Clark. For information,call 732-388-6511.

TAVERN IN THE PARK in RosaliePark will present Teddy Halek in "AnEvening of Frank Sinatra" Saturdays at9 p.m. Tavern in the Park is located at147 W. Westfield Ave., Roselle Park.

For information, call 908-241-7400.

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Call for appointment (908) 686-7700

DRIVERS -.36/ MILE -All miles! NE Region-al, home weekly, late model assignedequipment, paid benefits, trainer opportuni-ties, 6- month, verifiable experience. Localterminals in PA and NJ 1-800-800-7315(press 1) or 1-800-231-5209.

DRIVERS FULL time/ part time early morn-ing. Company vehicles for deliveries withinNY, NJ, PA. Full benefits. Must be able to lift50 pounds. $9.50 per hour. Call 9:00am-2:00pm. 908-241-1818.

DRIVERS NORTH American Van Lines hasopenings in Household Goods, SpecializedTruckload and Flatbed Fleets. Minimum of6 months o/t/r experience required. Tractorpurchase/ lease available. Call 1-800-348-2147, depLNJS.

DRIVERS: SOLO up to .36, Teams up to.48, Contractors .81 all miles. Lease pur-chase (zero down). Burlington 1-800-583-8209. www.joinbmc.com

DUNKIN- BASKIN-TOGO Sandwiches. AHpositions. Great opportunity available.Apply at 1800 Route 1 South, Rahway.Opening soon.

DYNAMIC BUSINESS Opportunity. GoodIncome. Hot Markets. No door-to-doorsales. Free NO Obligation Information.888-847-8030 www.DandSDreams.com.

EARN $25,000 to $50,000/ year. MedicalInsurance Billing Assistance needed imme-diately! Use your Home Computer, getFREE Website 1-800-291-4683 ext. 407.

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EASY WORK! Great pay! Earn $500 plus aweek. Mailing Circulars and assemblingproducts at home. 1-800-267-3944 Ext.135. www.easywork-greatpay.com

ESCAPE THE Corporate Ratrace! Workfrom Home! Mail- order/ E-commerce$1,000- $5,000 weekly Part time/ Full time.Free booklet, www.homeandfree.com888-520-7776.

FINANCIAL SECURITY And Lifestyle, isthat what you're looking for? Proventurnkey business. Industry leader. Tradedon the NASDAQ. Free information. 800-444-1871. www.Cash2Wealth.com.

FULL TIME Position -English Speakingmale to operate equipment and drive deliv-ery truck. Must have a driver's license. Call973-763-6633.

GOVERNMENT IS now hiring! For 2002.Earn to $40,000/ year. Benefits/ Pension.Paid training. Call toll free 1-866-809-8008Postal X7000. Police x7001.

GOVERNMENT POSTAL jobs. To 18.35/hour. Free call for application examinationpreparation information. Hiring in selectareas. Full benefits. 1-800-842-1659 exten-sion 150 7am-10pm cst.7 days.

GOVERNMENT POSTAL jobs. 18.35/hour. Wildlife Jobs $21.60/ hour. Paid train-ing, full benefits. No experience necessary.Application and exam information. Toll free1-888-778-4266 extension 151.

GOVERNMENT POSTAL Jobs. Up to$47,578. Now hiring. Full benefits, training,and retirement. For application and infor-mation: 800-337-9730 Dept P369.8am- 11pm/ 7days. E & E Services

HOME BUSINESS Opportunity. Improveyou family's financial future. Part/ full time.Free information. Full Training.RevenueAndReward.com 888-239-8353.

HOMEWORKERS NEEDED $635 weeklyprocessing mail. Easy! No experienceneeded. Call 1-888-220-0260 extension3020 24 hours.

HOUSEKEEPER/ LIGHT Child care livein 5 days week. Springfield. To take care ofmy house and 9 year old daughter. Stronghousekeeping skills required for this bighouse. Would also consider live out1:00pm-8:00pm. Experience, referencesonly. $300. Call 973-379-2500, Shelley.

IN OFFICE medical transcriptionist for busy5 physician specialty group. Experiencedonly. Salary commensurate with experi-ence. Monday- Friday. Benefits. No servic-es please. Call 973-994-3322.

HOUSEKEEPER/ SOME Babysitting.Responsible for cleaning house, laundry,Monday, Wednesday 12:00- to 8:00pm.Friday 3:00-6:00pm $10/ hour. Need Refer-ences. 973-378-8836 , ,., r , ; ; ,_, . ,

INDOOR PLANT Care. Service coporateaccounts in Essex/ Morris. Car a must.Flexible hours, training. Call908-996-0505.

LOOKING FOR a part time personal assis-tant to work with an individual who has adevelopmental disability in Union area.Must be reliable and trust worthy. Vehicleand drivers license required. $8.50 an hour,Must be available weekends and overnight.Call Donna, 732-565-1109.

???LOOKING FOR Something New???How about delivering cars, and RV'sNationwide? Up to 30K+ Call free 877-520-1007, X1001.

MEDICAL BILLER/ internal medicine,Union, part time, $15- 20 hourly. Minimum 3years experience,. Fax resume 908-686-7605.

MEDICAL FULL Time front desk reception-ist, experience necessary, no night or week-end hours. Fax resume 908-241-8799.

MEDICAL OFFICE Receptionist full time forbusy Orthopedic Surgeon's office. Medicaloffice experience required. Salary commen-surate with experience. Must be detail ori-ented with good communication skills. 973-467-3000 or fax resume: Attention MaryPat, 973-467-2364

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST- Busy Liv-ingston cardiology practice seeks 1 full timeor 2 part time candidates for receptionistposition. Experience at medical front deskhelpful. Computer competency required.Duties include: patient intake, busy phones,chart maintenance, appointment schedul-ing. Fax resume 973-716-9027.

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST, Experiencedfull time for chiropractor in West Orange.Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-1pm and3pm-7:30pm. Tuesday, 3pm-7:30pm andSaturday 9am-1pm. Fax resume: 973-325-1922.

MOMS WANTED!! Learn How to Earn$1,200- $3,000 per month part time fromhome. Not Herbalife. Not Pampered Chef.Not Melaleuca. How to Have Your OwnInternet Business By Noon Tomorrow—For Free Tape, call: 1-888-823-9345 {24hours). Free Custom Website at:www.MLPanzano.com

PART TIME DRIVER2-1/2 HOURS PER WEEK

Reliable person with NJ driver's licenseTo transport heavy supplies

Within Maplewood/South OrangeFridays 3:00pm-5:30pm

Weekly rate $37.50. Van suppliedCall 973-762-0183

AccountingSENIOR A/R COORDINATOR

Hosokawa Micron International Inc., a world leader in powder processingtechnology, is seeking an energetic Accounts Receivable Coordinator for itsSummit location.

Requirements include excellent organizational, interpersonal and communicationskills, along with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness. The ideal candidateshould have 5+ years A/R experience in a manufacturing accounting environmentplus a demonstrated proficiency in Excel & Word.

Responsibilities include maintaining customer database; credit review & approval;cash application; cash collection phone calls; processing invoices and preparingmonth-end Accounts Receivable reports and reconciliations.

Resumes should include salary requirements and be mailed, "Attention Dept. FIN-AR" or e-mai! with a cover letter to [email protected].

HOSOKAWA MICRON INTERNATIONAL INC.Human Resources Department, 10 Chatham Road

Summit, NJ 07901 Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V

NURSING: CHIEF Nursing Executive.Dymanic and committed nursing profes-sional sought for CNE position at South Jer-sey community hospital. Reports directly tothe President/ CEO and works closely withother senior managers. Responsible for alladministrative and clinical nursing func-tions. Patient care outcomes and businessresults oriented. Strong interpersonal skills.Current N.J. RN licensure. Masters degreeor other advanced degree. Minimum of 5years combined clinical and progressivemanagement experience in nursing. Quali-fied candidates should submit resumes toKessler Memorial Hospital, 600 SouthWhite Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037,fax 609-561-6533, e-mail [email protected]

PART TIME

After School Program of Maplewood/SouthOrange seeks adult leaders for state-licensed elementary & middle school sitesin a recreational program designed for chil-dren of working parents. Various startingtimes available: 2:30, 2:45 of3':rJD-6:00pmdaily, following school district calendarthrough June. Qualified applicants must bereliable, have EXPERIENCE leadinggroups of children & have own transporta-tion. Hourly salary based upon experience.

Call 973-762-0183 or send resume to:After School Program,

124 Dunnell Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040,or fax cover letter and resume to

973-275-1692

RETAIL

LIFETOUCH CHURCHDIRECTORIES

We are the largest employee-owned pho-tography company in the United States andwe want you to join us serving the churchcommunity in Northern & Central NewJersey.

Photographer/ PortraitConsultant

• Work with church congregations to helpchoose the portrait package that is right forthem

• Assist the photographer with set-up of displays & equipment

• Occasional travel required• Evening hours (1pm-9pm) & occasional

Saturdays• Valid driver's license• Reliable transportation ($250 car

allowance for Ph's)• Excellent customer service and communi-cation skills

• Sales & photography experience pre-ferred

• Paid training provided

CALL TODAY!(800)821-4365 x873 or faxresume to (814)672-5005.

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MODELS, TEENS, teens, adults needed byagency established 1980 for commercials/soaps. No portfolio required. Call 973-661-0350.

PART TIME Receptionist/ Clerical. Bloom-field Insurance Agency has opening to han-dle busy phones, front desk.Call 973-429-8100 (9:30 to 4:00)

POSTAL JOBS. Up to $47,578 per year.Now hiring. Full benefits and retirement forapplication and fee 1-800-337-9730 Dept.P-813 8am-11pm/ 7 days.

RECEPTIONIST: Full Time. Experiencenecessary. Computer knowledge a must.Light Typing. Call Jay Stevens at 973-325-1717.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE/ Telemarket-ing. Full time pay, part time work. Mondaythru Friday 5pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-2pm,hourly plus commission 973-597-0505.

STAND OUTDoes your ad need a little more attention?You can create Ad-Impact by using largertype. This Type size is...

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24 PointAdd impact by using larger type - ask ourClassifed Representative for the type youwould like for your ad.For low cost people-to-people advertisingget into the Classified Pages.Call 800-564-8911.

Summer Day Camp Jobs!!:Spend an active summer outdoors as a daycamp counselor! No nights or weekends(except training). Group counselors, life-guards/WSI, instructors for: canoeing,karate, woodworking, overnights, tennis,low ropes/challenge. Must be High Schoolgrad. Teachers welcome. Interviewing now.

908-647-0664Apply online at

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TELEMARKETING/ Part Time. Am-PmHours. No Selling. Hourly plus bonus. CallMary or Greg, 908-851-9640.

U.S. POSTAL JOBS. Up to $18.35/ hourpossible. Free call - application/ exampreparation information. Hiring in selectareas. Full benefits 1-800-842-2128 exten-sion 100.

WAITERS/ WAITRESSES for new restau-rant, interviewing Molly Maguire's. Pleasecall for appointment 732-388-6511 or1-347-723-4700, ask for Joe.

$$$WEEKLY! STAY -at -home. ProcessingHUD/ FHA Mortgage Refunds. No Experi-ence required. Free information call 1-800-449-4625 extension 7507.

EMPLOYMENT WANTEDBETTY MARRAPODI'S -

HELPING HANDS AGENCY, INC.Specializing in: Nurses Aides, Domestics,Child Care, Companions, Housekeepers,

Catering, Estate Workers, Live-in, Live-out.Days 9-5pm. 12 Prospect Ave., Dunelfen.

732-752-9120

CERTIFIED NURSES Aide, 25 years expe-rience, seeks position caring for sick, or eld-erly. Live out. References available uponrequest. 973-429-8185.

COMPANION FOR elderly or house clean-er. Part time, good references. Experiencedand drives. Call 973-374-2682 or 973-477-4370.

COMPANION, NANNY, Housekeeper Avail-able. Live in. 212-430-6389. Telephone/Fax: 212-233-5317.

EXPERIENCED HOME Health Aide/babysitter seeks live-in/ out, weekend posi-tion to care for children, elderly, sickly orcompanion. Call 973-275-1622.

A free pressis the strength behind democracy,

At Worrali Community Newspapers, reporters learn whatit takes to become good reporters. Why? Becausereporting for one or more of our weekly newspapersmeans becoming involved in the communities we serve.From news stories to features, from council coverage topolice blotters, from community events to the Board ofEducation, reporters are the eyes and ears of all of ourreaders. \Worrall Newspapers, which publishes 18 newspapers serving 26 towns, hasopenings for reporters in its Essex and Union County regions. If you think youhave what it: takes to be a reporter, send resume and clips to Tom Canavan POBox 3109, Union, N.J., 07083, or fax to (908) 686-4169.

Be part of a company whose mission is to preserve democracy.Worrall Newspapers is an equal opportunity employer.

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EMPLOYMENT WANTED

EXPERIENCED LADY with referencesseeks companion/ elderly care, days, week-ends. Will also do babysitting in my home.Please call 973-372-5592.

HOUSE CLEANING: Polish lady looking forhouses to clean. Own transportation andgood references. Please leave message,call Cristiane 973-522-0573.

HOUSECLEANER AVAILABLE, homes oroffices, 10 years experience, free esti-mates, own transportation. Call Lucy908-353-8217. _ _ _ _ _HOUSEKEEPER LOOKING for position inhome. Live-out only. References provided.Own transportation. Call, ask for Rita, 908-693-7950.

HOUSEKEEPER With experience willclean your home in Union or Essex countyareas. Good references. Please call 908-296-7888LADY LOOKING for work as housekeeper,2 or 3 days a week. Own transportation,experience, references. Blanca after 6pm973-268-9805.

LICENSED NURSING assistant seekingfull time position caring for sick, elderlydays, nights or weekends. Excellent refer-ences, transportation. 973-761-0878.

CHILD CARE

EUROPA DOMESTICSHousekeepers, Nannies,

Elder Care From Around The WorldCompetent, Intelligent &Thoroughly Screened

10 Overhiil Road, Oakhurst, NJ(732)493-0339

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BUY NEW Jersey for $349! The New Jer-sey Press Association can place your 25-word classified ad in over 150 NJ newspa-pers throughout the state -a combined cir-culation of over 2 million households. CallDiane Trent at NJPA at 609-406-0600extension 24,e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.njpa.org for more information (Nation-al placement available).

REACH OVER 1.4 million households! TheNew Jersey Press Association can placeyour 2x2 display ad in over 125 NJ weeklynewspapers for only $850. Call Diane Trentat NJPA at 609-406-0600 extension 24 of e-mai! dtrent@njpa,org for more information.(Nationwide placement available).

ENTERTAINMENT

WHAT TIME does the movie start? Call908-686-9898 ext. 3175. Infosource is a 24hour a day telephone information service.Calls are free within your local calling area.

PERSONALS

A YOUNG, happily married couple long todevote their lives and hearts to a newborn.Call Shirley and Ron: 1-800-548-0563,access code 07.

ADOPTION: ARE you pregnant? Don'tknow what to do? We have many familieswaiting to adopt your child. Please ca!l 1-800-745-1210, ask for Marci or Gloria. Wecan help!

ADOPTION: KEVIN and Kathy can't wait toshare their home with a baby.To learn moreabout us contact Diane Proper! of FamilyOptions in NJ. 1-800-734-7143.

DIAL A BIBLE

INSTRUCTIONSCLEANUP/RUBBISH REMOVAL GUTTERS/LEADERS LANDSCAPING RESUMES

MESSAGEIn the Bible, Jesus forbids and condemnsmen wearing religious titles (Matt 23:1-39Hypocrites) In the Lord's Church, there areno clergy and laity (no superior or inferior).For example, none of the apostles of Christwere called reverand, holy father, pope,cardinal, archbishop etc. therefore, whenman call others like themselves reverand,holy father, etc. it proves they lack knowl-edge of the truth and are following the tra-ditions and doctrines of man, not the teach-ings of Christ (Matt15:1-14). The Bibleteaches that reverand and holy father refersonly to the Almighty God, not man.Who do you believe God or man? Who areyou following Christ or Satan (Gen 3:1-5,2Cor 11:13-15)?

The Bible teaches failure to discern thetruth from error is Fatal.We offer

BASIC BIBLE STUDIES FREE.If you have a Bible Question.

Please call 908-964-6356Harry Persaud, Evangelist

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INSTRUCTIONS

ELECTRONICSHANDS ON TRAINING.

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908-709-7600or 973-589-6669

GUITAR INSTRUCTION by a ProfessionalGuitarist. Over 25 years experience. Begin-ners through advanced. All ages welcome.908-810-S424.

KNITTING CLASSES beginning, intermedi-ate and advanced classes forming now. inSouth Orange. Nationally known instructor.973-275-1610. [email protected]

RAY FYHRSOFTWARE CONSULTANTVlOLlNIST-(908)-272-6041

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MISCELLANEOUS

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Free Delivery To Local Funeral HomesGLASS TOP Table, beveled 10', 5/8's inchthick. 4 old brass sconces, large Chinesedecorugs. 973-761-6591.

HOMEOWNERS WANTED! Kayak Pools islooking for Demo homesites to display newmaintenance free Kayak pools. Save thou-sands of $$. Unique opportunity! 100%financing available. 1-800-510-5624.

INVENTORS -PRODUCT ideas wanted!Have your product developed by ourresearch and development firm and profes-sionally presented to manufactures, PatentAssistance available. Free information 1-800-54-IDEAS.

MATTRESSES & BOX SPRINGSTwin $49 each, Full $59 each.

Queen $69 each, King $79 each,Futons $79 each, Daybeds $49 each

A-1 FURNITURE908-688-7354

Route 22 West (Next to Shop Rite)Free Delivery within 5 miles

Phone Orders Accepted

OLD MAHOGANY dining room table. Clawfeet. Needs minor repairs. Reasonable.973-748-8968.

UNDERCOVER WEARClothing and Lingerie Demonstrations

At your house. Hostess shops for free.Please call Denise

609-266-5592

ESTATE/HOUSE SALE

NEWARK73 Girard Place, (off Hawthorne Ave.)Saturday, Sunday, March 16,17, 9am-5pm4 piece Italian lacquer living room, inlaidChinese screen, 9 piece French Diningroom set, Mahogany Chip-n-dale chairs, 3piece leather living room, Hoffman Koostables, 25" color TV, DVD player, stereoequipment, elephant collection, Swarovskycrystal collection, Noritake china, Lenoxchina, African artwork/statues, mahoganypedestals, designer clothing, old albums,costume jewelry, tools and much more.

GARAGE7YARD SALES =

PLANNING A garage sale? Hold it at Mead-owlands Flea Market. Thousands of shop-pers every Saturday. FREE Parking. LargeSelling Space only $20. 201-935-5474 fordetails.

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AAAA LIONEL, American Flyer, Ives andother trains and old toys. Collector payshighest cash prices. 1-800-464-4671, 973-425-1538.

ANTIQUE &OLDER FURNITURE,

Dining Rooms • Bedrooms,Breakfronts • Secretarys, Etc.

Call Bill

973-586-4804

SERVICESOFFERED

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We provide transportation Springfield NJ

ADVERTISE!

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Cisan-Up ServicesDemolition

Tel: 903-336-5229

JOE DOMAN908-686-3824

DECKSAlterations/Repairs, Kitchens, Attics,Bathrooms, Basements Remodeled

No Job Too Small or Too Large.

CARPETING

Don Antonelli Royal Linoleum & Rug Co.Famous Brand Carpets: Armstrong, Mohawk,

Amtico, Mannington, Congoleum, Tarkett.FREE INSTALLATION, 'Have Floor Sizes

Ready For FREE ESTIMATE. Shop at home.VISA 908-964-4127 MC

CLEANING SERVICE

973-675-3344

Prestige Maid ServicesResidential/Small Office Cleaning

TIRED OF THE CLUTTER?Point it out, we'll haul it away, and its gone!Cellars, Garages, Yards, Entire Homes, etc.

ARTIFS CLEAN-UP .LOWEST PRICES!Senior Discounts

Reliable/Courteous ServiceSee coupon in Business & Service Directory

908-221- 0002 or 973- 541 - 0541

CONSTRUCTION

AND ASSOCIATES

ConstructionComplete Home Construction & Architectural Design

Fine Home RemodelingJACOB HOLLAND

973-258-0302Fully Insured Free Estimates

JOSE MARTINEZ908-451-5913

JOE'S CONSTRUCTION CO.Vinyl, Siding and Related Services

P.O. Box 4426Linden, NJ 07036

JOSUE MARTINEZ908-397-2464

CONTRACTORMELO CONTRACTORS, Inc. "There is nosubstitute for experience". Additions, Reno-vations, Dormers, Kitchens, Painting, WineCellars, Decks, Baths. Over 38 years topquality work at affordable prices. 908-245-5280. Nwww.melocontractors.com

DECKS

DECKS UNLIMITEDSPECIAL SPRING DISCOUNT#1 Treated Lumber & Cedar Decks

10 Year Guarantee Fully Insured

908-276-8377

DRIVEWAYS

PATERNO PAVINGDriveways - Parking Lots

Coat Sealing, Concrete Sidewalks, AllType Curbings, Paving Blocks.Free Estimates - Fully Insured

908-245-6162 or 908-245-0459

ZAVOCKS PAVING CO., INC.Asphalt Driveways • Extensions

Resurfacing • Parking LotsRetaining Walls • Versa-Lok

Railroad Ties • Brick Paver Waiks & PatiosFREE ESTIMATES INSURED

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V&V AGENCYFor ELDERLY & CHILD CARE

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ELECTRICIANS

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Interior and Exterior, Lightning, Repairs,New Construction, Free Estimates

Call 908-688-2089

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FREE ESTIMATESCall Tom

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License #9124

FENCING

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NEW AND REPAIRNO JOB TOO SMALL

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KLS FUNDINGPays Cash for Mortgage Notes,

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Free Quotes. Call Today

1-877-579-4840STOP FORECLOSURE"! Behind on yourmortgage? Don't file Bankruptcy! We canhelp save your home. Guaranteed Services800-915-9704 extension 224 "U.S. Mort-gage Assistance".

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WORK FROM Home! Potentiaily make$500- 1500 part time. $2000- $6000 fulltime. For more information please visitwww.WorkFromHome.com.

FLOORS

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Floor Scraping, wood floor sanding special-ist. Hardwood floors installed, floor staining,all types of finishes, same day service, calla.m., done p.m.! Quality craftsmanship.

Free estimaies, fully insured.908-298-0849

Serving Your Area Free EstimatesSince 1985 Fuily Insured

Expert Floors WP•Wood Floors Installed • Stained & Finished

Experienced with Pine, Pickling,Bleaching & Decks

Call 973-378-8858Local References Available

GUTTERS-LEADERSUNDERGROUND DRAINSThoroughly cleaned, flushed,

repaired, replaced.AVERAGE HOUSE $40-$70All debris bagged from above.All Roofs and Gutters Repaired

Mark Meise, 973-228-4965

HANDYMAN

BUSY BEEHANDYMAN SERVICE

"You Won't Get Stung By Our Prices"Days, Nights & Weekends

We'll FinishWhat You Started

Tiny Jobs-No Problem!732-381-5709

HEALTH & FITNESS * " * " "

ABSOLUTELY NO cost to you! New powerwheelchairs, scooters, hospital beds, airmatrasses. Independence one call away.Toll free 24 hours/ 7 days 1-866-346-4046MED-CARE supply.

DIABETES? PAIN free testing. Get all yourdiabetic testing supplies at no or little costto you. Medicare. BCBS, GHI, etc. Pharma-cy Distributor Services 1-800-440-2417.

MEDICARE PATIENTS using inhalers,albuterol, atrovent, combivent, serevent,azmacort, fiovent, and others. Having diffi-culty? Breathe easy again. Medicare cov-ered liquid therapy may be available if youqualify. MED-A-SAVE 1-800-224-1919 extNJ1102.

HEATING

QUALITY AIR Conditioning & Heating, Inc.Gas, steam, hot water and hot air heat.Humidifiers, circulators, zone valves, aircleaners. Call 973-467-0553, Springfield.NJ

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Renovations • Additions

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1-800-658-7006BILL KROPLICK

GENERAL CONTRACTORAll Repairs & Remodeling, Flooring, carpet-ing, tile, wood. Basements, Kitchens, Bath-rooms, Wood Trim & Cabinetry, SuspendedCeilings, Fully insured. 732-921-5988

Does Your House Need A Face-Lift?CALL

Frank's Painting &Handyman Service

Small Job SpecialistInterior - Exterior - Repairs

Windows - Glass Replacement - CarpentryFully Insured Free Estimates

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HOME REPAIRS"Work Done Professionally for Less"

• Painting • Dry Wall/Spackling• Masonry • Wood Work

• Interior/Exterior• Tile Repairs and More!

Free Estimates Joe, 908-355-5709

J P HOME IMPROVEMENTS"Wo Job Too Small"

ALL GENERAL REPAIRSCarpentry, Bathrooms, Sheetrock,

Finished Basement/Attic,Windows/Doors, Improvements,ODD JOBS AROUND THE HOUSE.973-313-9487, Free Estimates.

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All Home Improvements.30 Years Experience.

Carpentry and Tile Work. Free Estimates.Call 908-241-3913 (Kenilworth)

PLAZA HOME IMPROVEMENTSSiding • Windows • Roofing

Kitchens • Bathrooms • BasementsExtensions • Concrete • MasonryFree Estimates • 100% Finance

No Down Payment • Fully InsuredReference Available • NJ License #122866Louis Matera, 612 Bailey Ave., Elizabeth

1-800-735-6134

Tub & Tiles ReglazedAny Color. Tile &Grout Steam CleanedTo Sparkle & KillGerms.Call: MR. UGLY.

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Agents can help you locate properties that truly are 'bargains'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,

particularly when it comes to buying ahome. Features that attract one home-buyer may repel another.

However, the one feature of interestto every home-buyer is price. Gettingthe most home for your money isparamount The real problem is figur-ing out whether that fixer-upper onone street is a better buy than thehome in next-to-new condition twoblocks away. That's why knowingwhat to look for before you buy cansave you time, energy and moneydown the line.

The first step is figuring out whatkind of house you need. A good buy isonly a good buy if it meets your cur-rent and future living requirements.Before shopping for a home, decidehow much space you and your fmilyrequire. How many bedrooms, bath-rooms? Is a family room necessary?Do you need a layout that will accom-modate a lot of entertaining? Do youprefer a spacious or compact workspace in the kitchen? If you have

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small children, can the house easily bechild-proofed?

Evaluate the front and back yards.Is there enough space to accommo-date your children? Do you want apark-like or garden setting? Do youenjoy yard work and gardening, or doyou want a low-maintenance yard?Take into consideration the cost ofextensive landscaping and upkeep.

Next, determine how much work isrequired to make the house you areconsidering livable. Make an honestassessment of youi fix-it abilities.How much work are you willing to door pay someone else to do? Do youhave basic decorating, carpentry and

plumbing skills? If you plan to teamas you go, make sure you have accu-rately determined what you are get-ting into. Ask for an experiencedfriend, family member or your realestate agent for their opinion, and besure to consider how much remodel-ing inconvenience the rest of the fami-ly can handle.

Unless you are ready and able totackle a major remodel, look for ahouse or condominium that needsonly cosmetic improvements. Theseinclude painting, wallpapering andreplacing items such as flooring, win-dow treatments, bathroom and kitch-en fixtures, light fixtures, cabinet andinterior doox hardware andappliances. Remember that even thesesimple changes can be costly if youhave to make many of them.

Beware of improvements that seemeasy enough at first glance but may

turn into major headaches and requirea lot of money once you've moved in.Remodeled kitchens and bathrooms,changes to the floor plan, room addi-tions and redesigned landscaping areexamples of seemingly minor changesthat can easily eat away the moneyyou thought you saved by selecting aso-called "bargain priced" home. Ofcourse, you may be perfectly willingto spend whatever money is needed tocustomize the house to match yourtastes and needs.

Make sure major systems in thehouse are in good working condition.The furnace, air-conditioning andplumbing should be up to date, sincerepairs can be costly. Your agent canarrange to have a professional inspec-tor determine whether the electricalwiring and any room additions are tocode. Local utilities often offer free orlow-cost inspections to tell you if the

house is energy-efficientLook for a house with universally

popular selling points. If you'reimpressed, the next buyer down theline is bound to be, too. For example,a roomy, modern easy-to-clean kitch-en is the best selling point a home canhave. A house with only one bath-room is less desirable than a housewith two or more. Many buyersexpect at least three bedrooms, with amaster bedroom that offers a feelingof privacy. Lots of storage space andclosets, especially walk-in closets,will be a real selling point Familyrooms or "great rooms" also are desir-able.

Don't forget the old adage: loca-tion, location, location. Unless you'relooking for a fixer-upper, the houseshould be in a condition that is com-parable to other homes in the neigh-borhood. Avoid buying the biggest or

fanciest home on the block. Considerthe amount of traffic or noise. Homeslocated in a quiet area away from abusy street will command a higherprice. Make sure the schools in yourdistrict have a reputation for qualityeducation and safety. Nearby super-markets, gas stations, restaurants andtheaters also will make a locationmore desirable.

You can find a bargain! Your firststep should be to seek out a know-ledgeable real estate agent with exper-ience in the market areas where youwish to purchase a home. Your agentcan help you locate those propertiesthat truly are "bargains" and help findthe home that most closely matchesyour desires and needs.

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REAL ESTATEGwaldis is recognizedfor reaching milestone

Larry Mueller, regional vice president, announced that Kathleen Gwaldis ofWeichert Realtors' Union office reached a career milestone in 2001 by earninga place in Weichert's 700 Marketed Club, marketing more listings than anyother active associate in the company.

"Kathy is an extremely talented real estate professional whose dedication andexperience can. be seen. in. every aspect of her work," said Mueller.

Recently, she has earned several annual regional awards for 2001 in thecategories of listings, resale listings, combined units, resale marketed listingsand resale revenue units. Additionally, Gwaldis was named as the top sellingand listing agent at Weichert's Union office in 2001.

Gwaldis is a member of the 2001 New Jersey Million Dollar Club at the GoldLevel and Weichert's 2001 Million Dollar Sales and Marketed Clubs. In addi-tion, she earned a place in Weichert's 2001 President's Club, an. honor only thetop one percent of the company's 8,000 sales associates achieve. Furthermore,Gwaldis is a member of Weichert's 200 Sales Club.

A 16-year veteran of real estate sales, Gwaldis is a consistent top producer aswell as a relocation specialist. In addition, she is a member of professional orga-nizations such as the New Jersey Association of Realtors, the National Associa-tion of Realtors and the Greater Eastern Union County Association of Realtors.

To contact Gwaldis, call Weichert's Union office at 908-687^800, located at1307 Stuyvesant Ave.

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Jim Weichert, president of Weichert Realtors, congra-tulates Kathy Gwaldis, center, a sales associate in theUnion office, as Senior Vice President Jace Botti lookson.

A home warranty can be good selling pointAccording to the National Home

Warranty Association, the number ofhomes covered by a home warrantyhas been on a steady rise in recentyears as have the number of serviceclaims made on homes withwarranties.

Buying a home is already such amajor investment, and brings with it alot of uncertainty. Whether new orold, a home's mechanical systemssuch as the air conditioner, furnace,water heater, interior plumbing sys-tem, built-in, appliances and muchmore can break down, and are expen-sive to repair. A home protection plan,such as the exclusive program offeredby ERA Real Estate, protects sellersand buyers from these costly repairs.

For sellers, a home warranty can

add value to the home while protect-ing it against unexpected repairs dur-ing the listing period. For buyers, ahome warranty can provide assurancethat their home will be coveredagainst many costly repairs after theirclosing.

Sellers who purchase a home war-ranty can gain a competitive edge inthe market Studies show that homeslisted with, a home warranty not onlyhave a better chance of selling, butthey sell faster and for more money.For example, a home protection plancan, on average, increase the chanceof a home's selling by 29 percent,help sell a home 15 percent faster andhelp it sell for a 2.2 percent higherprice than a home listed without awarranty.

Home warranties can vary greatly

so it is important to understand whatis included in each plan. The ERAHome Protection Plan, for example,will cover the cost for repairs to orreplacement of any covered mechani-cal system or major built-in appliancefor 180 days during the listing period.If a service call is required, the home-owner need only pay a smalldeductible.

When a seller in New Jersey agreesto purchase the Home Protection Planat a nominal fee for the buyer, ERAgives the seller the Home ProtectionPlan, to cover the home until the clos-ing date, free of charge. Coverage fora previously owned home lasts for afull year from the date of purchase,while new homes are covered by theExtended Home Protection Plan forERA from the second through the

fifth year of ownership, after the buil-der' s warranty runs out, and when it ismost needed.

For more information on the ERAHome Protection Plan, consumers canvisit the ERA Brokers of New Jerseyweb site at www.ERANJ.com, andclick on ANSWERS for moreinformation.

ERA is a global leader in the resi-dential real estate industry with 30years of experience in developingconsumer-oriented products and ser-vices. The ERA Real Estate networkincludes 2,600 independently ownedand operated brokerage offices withmore than 28,000 brokers and salesassociates throuhgout the UnitedStates and 26 other countries andterritories.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWSSignorella honored

Jim Schoening, manager of theUnion office of Coldwell Banker,announced that Joe Signorella was topsales agent for January.

"Joe is picking right up where heleft off last year, when he was the topagent for six of the 12 months,"Schoening said.

JJI 2001, Signorella achieved theNew Jersey Association of Realtors'Million Dollar Sales Club Gold Level,as well as membership in the Cold-well Banker President's Elite withmore than $11.5 million in sales andlistings.

Signorella was honored during theColdwell Banker International Busi-ness Conference in San Antonio, Feb.28 to March 3. He resides in Clarkwith his wife, Susan, and their child-ren, Joe and Nikole.

"Joe's work ethic and love for thebusiness attribute greatly to his suc-cess," Schoening said.

iarkey finishes courseBob Markey of Saliga and Markey

Real Estate Inc. of Rahway recentlycompleted a highly specialized coursein today's technology conducted bythe Council of Residential Specialistsof the National Association ofRealtors.

Joe Signorella

The course is one in a series of pro-fessional education sequencesrequired to qualify for the covetedCertified Residential Specialistdesignation..

"The growing importance of tech-nology in today's residential realestate market was addressed by the

instructor in this course," saidMarkey.

The Council of Residential Special-ist Courses are presented throughoutthe United States in affiliation withthe National Association of Realtors,as part of its ongoing program ofpromoting the professionalism of theresidential sales associate.

Greco joins teamThe Coldwell Banker Summit

office has welcomed Carol Greco toits team of real estate professionals. Alicensed Realtor for almost 20 years,Greco served Coldwell Banker as areferral agent since the year 2000before joining the Summit sales teamin a full-time capacity this year. Toprepare for her new and challengingposition, Greco has just completed'Coldwell Banker's extensive realestate training program.

"My mission is to provide the bestpossible service to my clients," saidGreco. "Whether they are buying orselling a home, I am looking forwardto being able to provide our customerswith the benefits of the numerousvalue-added services provided byColdwell Banker and thus make theirtransactions easier and moreprofitable."

Before starting her real estate

career, Greco worked in marketingand sales and strategic planning forseveral large companies. She alsobecame a recognized expert in thechild care field, having published abook on finding, selecting and hiringa nanny and heading a consulting bus-iness to aid families seeking child careand elder care services.

She appeared on the "Oprah" showin this capacity and had several arti-cles written about her efforts. Grecoplans to bring the same professional-ism and enthusiasm to her work inreal estate.

Providing excellence in real estatetransactions is what Coldwell Bankeris all about. Serving Union, Somerset,Essex and Morris counties, the Col-dwell Banker Summit sales team con-ducts extensive business in residentialresales, new construction, commercialproperties, industrial developmentand land sales. For a complete list ofavailable services in the area, callGreco at 908-277-1770, Ext 139.

Coldwell Banker New Jersey/Rockland County, New York, is partof Coldwell Banker ResidentialBrokerage, the largest franchisedbrokerage of the Coldwell Bankersystem, which has 3,000 offices andmore than 75,000 sales associatesthrouehout North America and glob-ally.

"All real estate advertised herein is sub-ject to the Federal Fair Housing Act,which makes it illegal to advertise anypreference, limitation, or discriminationbased on race, color, religion, sex, hand-icap, familial status, or national origin,or intention to make any such prefer-ence, limitation, or discrimination.""We will not knowingly accept anyadvertising for real estate which is inviolation of the law. All persons are here-by informed that all dwellings advertisedare available on an equal opportunitybasis."

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0.000.000.00

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1st2nd Mortgage Co. 800-264-9495 National Future Mtge. 800-291-7900[30 YR FIXED15 YR FIXED30 YR JUMBO

7.256.637.13

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Gibraltar Savings Bk.FSB 973-372-1221130 YEAR FIXED15 YEAR FIXED

|1 YR ADJ.

7.636.756.00

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7.696.846.05

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Investors Savings Bk 800-252-8119 Union Center Nat'l Bk 908-688-950030 YEAR FIXED15 YEAR FIXED5/1-30 YR

6.886.386.00

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AUTOMOTIVEYamaha Warrior shakes up power-cruiser class

By Jerry GarrettCopley News Service

The Yamaha Road Star Warrior isthe first motorcycle to come equippedwith a club-type anti-theft device.

Just remove the tailpipe and clubthe perpetrators over the head with it.

The weapons-grade, 11.5-liter-capacity exhaust can is the Warrior'smost distinctive feature, and its mostcontroversial — followed closely bythe commensurately tumescentchrome air box.

But has Yamaha designedcaricature-sized, glittering, faoulevar-dier adornments for no reason? No,this is a textbook case of form follow-ing function. To wit: Big twins needto take deep breaths to make bighorsepower.

In going for the knockout punch inthe power-cruiser class, Yamahadecided to stay true to the Americanideal for a two-wheeled hot rod. So, itstarted with a narrow-angle, push-rod,air-cooled V-Twin — its own1,602-cubic-centimeter power plantfrom die Road Star line.

A 2 mm overbore punched out dis-placement to 1,670 cc. Almost everyother top-end component in the baseengine has been changed, or optim-ized, to boost the stock power num-bers 40 percent to 80 rear-wheelhorsepower and nearly 104 foot-pounds of torque.

While Honda's hulking, 1,800-ccVTX boasts 89 horsepower, flie600-pound Warrior thumps the700-plus-pound Honda on power-to-weight ratio. As for torque, the War-rior also has a clear advantage overboth the VTX and Harley-Davidson's

new 108-horsepower V-Rod at "only"74 foot-pounds.

For most riders, the fury of thestock Warrior's acceleration isenough to roll one's eyes back inone's noggin. For the absolute powerlush, however, a new line of in-houseYamaha Speedstar performance partscan boost horsepower into the triple-digit range and wind in an additional12 foot-pounds of torque.

Fashion Police Alert: More tradi-tional stacked shotgun exhaustsreplace Big Bertha in the "Competi-tion Kit" upgrade, at about $4,000.

If that sounds almost like a broncthat can't be ridden, relax. Yamahahas given the Warrior arguably thebest chassis — a super-lightweightaluminum one, at that — ever toappear in the cruiser class.

In fact, the double-cradle framegives 41 percent more rigidity thanthe standard Road Star appliancenot to mention the essential weightsavings. The frame offers almostsport-bike-quality precision and sta-bility, not the trademark wallowingand dragging we love to hate in thecruiser class.

Super-sport-bike touches show upoften in the Warrior, as suggested bythe exhaust can's upward angle ofattack. The Warrior in more tangibleways is an amalgam of Road Star-style cruiser conventionality and YZFRl super-sport sex appeal. The swingarm is an aluminum-truss typederived from the Rl.

The 41 mm inverted cartridge forkis also Rl-inspired, retaining the pre-load adjustment but not damping con-trol. The 298 mm front calipers and

282 mm rear pad give the WarriorRl-quality stopping power, withunique discs. Customizers alreadyoffer conversions to the actual, muchbolder Rl vented discs.

Three-spoke, Rl-look aluminumwheels — 18-inch front, 17-inch rear— and a fat, 200-section radial tire onthe rear provide real grip, as well assignificant unsprung weightreduction.

The hybrid sport-bike/cruiser lookis completed by accessories such aschin spoilers and mini-fairiags.

The stock routing of the exhaustsystem was also designed to helpoptimize the bike's lean angle — 40degrees — to almost sport-bike calib-er. Despite 29 degrees of rake and 5.1inches of trail, with a 65.7 wheelbase,the Warrior still turns in well enoughfor some spirited riding in the curves.

Take it in deep, wind in somehorsepower and duct-tape yourself to

the handgrips for the exit.The riding position is designed for

more aggressive, sport-bike-styleaction — upper body canted slightlyforward, foot pegs higher and closertogether. But you're not likely toforget you're on a cruiser. The War-rioi: is massive enough to make youfantasize about hanging on to Sha-ma's dorsal fin during the matinee atSeaWorld.

In our test ride, we found it difficultto locate many areas where the War-rior's vast capabilities could be law-fully explored. Straight-line powerwas blinding, as previously men-tioned. Cornering was surprisinglyconfident and secure.

Braking, however, was a bit dis-concerting as our test bike displayed atendency to step out a bit when therear brake was tromped on too hard.

At night, the blue-light gauges werea cool design, but not particularly

easy to see. We wished for a fuelmeter, rather than, or in addition to, alow-fuel warning light. Fuel mileagewasn't all that much better or worsethan other power cruisers, but the4-galIon capacity of the system willhave riders looking for refills every100 miles, or sooner, just to be safe.

Of course, after a couple of hours,the riding position — not particularlytailbone-friendly — would have mostpilots looking for a reason to get offand stretch anyway.

Price-wise, the Warrior just aboutpegs the "bang for bucks" meter. At$11,999 manufacturer's suggestedretail price, it's an even better valuethan the Kawasaki Mean Streak — agrand cheaper.

Jerry Garrett is a free-lancemotor journalist based in San Diegoand a contributing editor for Carand Driver magazine.

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mono-shockFuel capacity: 4 U.S. gallonsBrakes: front, dual disc; rear, single discWheels and tires: cast aluminum, 120/70-ZR18 front, 200/50-ZR17

rearDry weight 606 pounds (listed)Seat height: 28.1 inchesWheelbase: 65.7 inches

ACURA INTEGRA GS 1999. 23,250 miles.5 speed, moon roof, leather interior, power,CD player, ABS. Excellent condition.$15,000. 973-219-9114.

AUTO SPECIAL. $39.00 for 10 weeksprepaid. Call Classified for details.1-800-564-8911.

BUICK LE Sabre limited, 1998, 4 door, V6,auto, 79,000 miles, fully loaded, mint condi-tion in and out $6995. 973-371-3026.

BUICK SOMERSET 1986. 86,000 milesfull power. $350. 908-687-7389.

CHEVROLET LUMINAvan 1992. White, allpower in good condition, 119K miles, asking$4400 or best offer. Call 908-687-6020,evenings.

CHEVY S10 BLAZER, 1993 4X4, 4 door,loaded. All power, leather, good condition.Toe hitch. 111k miles. $5,100. 973-669-1456.

DODGE INTREPID 1998 4 door, auto, A/C,power steering, brakes, windows, locks. Tiltwheel. Cruise, Cassette. 44,000 miles$9500. 908-272-0835.

DODGE, STEALTH RT 1996. Dark green,black leather interior. 54,000 miles. Powerwindows, alarm, CD. Excellent condition.Asking $12,500. 973-906-1168.

FORD ESCORT LX 1996, 4-cylinder, auto,power steering/ brakes, AC, cruise, tilt,AM/FM, cassette, 82,223 miles $4995 CallM&R Auto Sales, 908-769-7722.

FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4, 1994, autoair, 87K miles, fully loaded, asking$7295.00 908-591-2942.

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CARSAUTO FOR SALE AUTO WANTED

USED GARDEALER IN NEW JERSEY

FORD TEMPO, 1993, 4 door, automatic,A/C, 61,000 miles, new tires, originalowner, perfect condition, location: Bloom-field, $3,900. call 973-680-8957.

HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 1998, 37K miles,navy blue, cassette player, dual airbags,excellent condition, $5,000. Call 973-921-1162 after 6pm/ 201-888-2514 daytime.

HYUNDAI TIBURON 2000. Excellent Con-dition, sporty, automatic, 20k miles, Air,alarm, cd changer, 8 year warranty, 10,500best offer. 906^19-3145.

INFINITY G20 1994. BLACK, excellent con-dition, 82K miles, leather, all power, sun-roof, AM/FM and CD, $7,800 or nearestoffer. 201-532-5905

MAZDA 323 1989 5 SPEED. New clutch,140k, runs great, looks good, white exterior,blue/gray interior. $1500 or best offer. 908-688-8957, evenings.

MERCURY MYSTIQUE GS 1995, 34Krnites, 4-door, new Kelly Premium tires,excellent condition, fully loaded, $4,800.Call 732-388-8562.

MITSUBISHI GALANT 1997- 4cylinder,auto, cruise, tilt, AM/FM, cassette, air,power steering/ brakes, dual air bags,$6495. Call M&R Auto Sales 908-769-7722.

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Supreme SL1994. V-6, auto transmission. A/C, power, 4door, security system. Asking $3900. Call973-762-0768.

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE, 1996, 4 door,V6, auto, fully loaded, 88,000 miles, white,mint condition in/out, $4,495. 973-371-3026

PONTIAC SUNFIRE GT 1999 convertible,black, all power, excellent condition. Only7K miles. Still under warranty. $12,500.908-612-8000. Call now!

SUBURBAN, 1997, 4X4, 1500LS, 71,000original miles, one owner, new brakes,power buckets, CD premium sound, excel-lent condition, $17,500. 973-762-5923.

TOYOTA CELICA GTS 2000, 4-cylinder, 5-speed, air, AM/FM cassette, loaded! Only9840 miles. $9840, STR#230011A 1-800-216-0584.

TOYOTA RAV-4 1996 4-cylinder, automatic,power steering/ brakes, AM/FM, cassette,aluminum wheels, $8495. Call M&R AutoSales 908-769-7722.

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'98 3.0 CLACURA 2-dr, 6-cyl. eng., auto,trans, p/s/b/l, ac, cruise, moonroof, leath. inter, alloy whis,am/fm/stereo/cass/CD-Com-pact disc player.Mi.38,710.VIN#WL007734.

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'98 3.5 RL NAVIG.ACURA 4-dr, 6-cyl. eng., auto,transmission, p/s/b, ac, moonroof, cruise, leather interior,am/f m/ste reo/cass/C D-Com-pact disc player. Mi. 48,988.VIN #WC013479.

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'97 3.5 RLACURA 4-dr, 6-cyl. eng., auto,trans, p/s/b/l, ac, cruise, moonroof, leather interior, am/fm/stereo/cass/CD-Compactdisc player.Mi.66.823.VINWC006381.

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