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Chamber of Commerce NamesNaomi McElynn Executive Director

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – The Westfield AreaChamber of Commerce (WACC) isunder new leadership with the hiringof Naomi McElynn, former proprietorof Kabloom florist on Elm Street, asthe new executive director of the orga-nization. She replaces Allison O’Hara,who is moving to Colorado with herfamily.

“After a thorough examination ofmany candidates, our search commit-tee concluded that Ms. McElynn wasthe best person for the position. Shebrings a broad understanding of thecommunity, a wide range of skillsand great enthusiasm to the office.The board of directors looks forwardto working with her,” said Christo-pher Kirkwood, vice-chairman of theboard and chairman of the chamber’ssearch committee.

WACC Treasurer Neil Sullivan, andTed Schlosberg, a member of boththe chamber and Downtown WestfieldCorporation (DWC) boards, alsoserved on the committee.

Ms. McElynn had previouslyserved as membership liaison for thechamber, a position she started inFebruary. As executive director, shewill be responsible for the overallmanagement and implementation ofthe policies and programs established

by the board of directors.The new president will work closely

with the members, develop new ben-efits and services and collaborate withother organizations in the area “toinsure that the Westfield area commu-nity thrives,” according to a press re-lease issued Monday by the chamber.

“I am excited to join this prestigiousorganization,” Ms. McElynn said. “Hav-ing been a merchant for nearly threeyears in Westfield, I am confident thatI have the skills and experience neces-sary to advance the mission of theWestfield Area Chamber of Commerce.I look forward to getting started.”

Ms. McElynn resides in Westfieldwith her two sons, Thomas and Patrick.

In addition to a new director, thechamber will elect a new chairman forits board of directors. Former chair-

man Hans Winberg announced his res-ignation on April 21. Mr. Kirkwood,an attorney with Kirkwood & Gachko,LLP in Westfield, will run chamberboard meetings until the board electsits new officer slate in June.

“It’s the perfect time for me (to stepdown),” Mr. Winberg told TheWestfield Leader, noting that his one-year term as chairman was coming toan end in June. He cited the need toput his energies into his business,Town Embroidery. He said Mother’sDay and Father’s Day are “the busiesttime of the year for me.”

He said that the chamber had astrong year in 2005-2006. He creditsMs. O’Hara for her help. “She(Allison) is really leaving big shoesto fill. She does an awfully lot ofwork,” Mr. Winberg said.

“The estimation of the chamber wentup considerably this year,” he said.

In terms of chairman’s post, Mr.Winberg said that “there are a lot ofqualified people on the board” totake over as chairman.

Mr. Sullivan said, “We have a num-ber good names (seeking board seats)— and we have a spots available.”

He said Ms. O’Hara “stabilized thechamber and had begun to expand itsprograms” and its membership.

Prior to McElynn’s appointment, Mr.Sullivan said rumors of his being inter-ested in either the president’s positionor the chairmanship were unfounded.

“I am not, and have no plans to bethe president of the chamber. For thatmatter I have no plans to be chairman,either. I am quite happy as a boardmember and treasurer,” he said.

Mr. Winberg, who has served onthe board for three years, took over aschairman following the resignationlast year of Richard Fromkin, whomoved to Maine.

Terms of board officers are for one year.

Memorial Master PlanMoves to Forum

By SARA MAGNOLASpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — The Memorial Parkmaster plan was the main topic of dis-cussion at Monday night’s RecreationCommission meeting. Recent changesto the park include a path between theparking lot and the tennis courts, move-ment in parking spaces to allow formore grassy area and access to ScotchPlains Avenue via a footpath.

The overall net gain in parkingspaces will be 70 to 80 stalls, andthere will be a walking path encom-passing the entire park. Commis-sioner Chris Carson motioned to movethe plan to public forum; Commis-sioner Bill Palatucci seconded themotion. The master plan will returnto the recreation commission to makefurther changes after the forum, be-fore the final version, including pric-ing, can be presented to the towncouncil.

According to Town Council Liai-son Peter Echausse, future plans torestructure Sycamore field had beenquestioned with regards to timing andcost issues. However, officials saidthe Westfield Soccer Association

(WSA) might be willing to reimburseup to 40 percent of the expense. Mr.Echausse said with rising propertytaxes, now may be the time to takethis “unique opportunity to do some-thing good for athletics.”

On Saturday, April 29, about 200people attended the 16th-annual RoadRace. Program Coordinator TraciKastner said the event “went well” andshe was pleased to see the large numberof families who attended the Fun Run.

Overlook Hospital in Summit haschosen Clark Park as the site for agazebo, which will be erected in cel-ebration of the hospital’s 100th anni-versary. Assistant Director DeeMacKay announced there will be ameeting at the site on Friday, May 12,and they anticipate construction willbe completed by October.

During the public portion of the meet-ing, the commission heard from a Cleve-land Avenue resident who is concernedwith replacing the fence surroundingBrightwood Park, preventing illegaldumping and the maintenance of theFanwood Avenue entrance. In response,Councilman Echausse said that both

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In a Land FAR Away: FoerstTackles OverdevelopmentBy MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – Tuesday’s towncouncil meeting featured a presenta-tion by Fourth Ward Councilman JimFoerst on curtailing over-develop-ment. After a question-and-answersession on the new draft ordinance,the council moved on first reading ofa repeal of the South Avenue and ElmStreet development plans and awardeda contract for the improvement ofBoulevard.

Councilman Foerst, chairman ofthe Code Review and Town PropertyCommittee, introduced the issue ofoverdevelopment by examining theexponential frequency of demolitions– from seven in 2001 to 73 in 2005.The councilman proposed his solu-tion, deemed as a “policy of con-trolled growth,” which, he claimed,“curtails over-development, whilemaintaining our residents’ ability togrow in their present home.”

Councilman Foerst’s plan recom-mends changes in three areas – height,Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and acces-sory structures (gazebos, garages,sheds).

The plan calls for a maximum ofthree habitable floors, excluding thebasement. Overall, there will be aheight limit of 35 feet; however, wheneither side yard has a depth of lessthan 20 feet, the maximum buildingheight is governed by a sliding scale.In terms of roofs, the concept wouldrequire a minimum five-foot rise forevery 12 feet in length. The council-man said this should curtail “flatroofs” and “boxy looking houses.”

In terms of FAR, the ordinancecalls for a change in definition fromhabitable FAR to gross FAR to “re-move technical exclusions.” These“exclusions,” according to Council-man Foerst, afforded developers inthe past the flexibility to build be-tween “700 and 1,200 additionalsquare feet of volume, the most com-mon being an attached garage.”

Gross FAR will take into accountall habitable floor area, interior andexterior walls, garages, attached ordetached, sheds, attics, all interiorstairs, cathedral ceilings and entryfoyers to get a “true definition of theactual volume of a home.”

Pursuant to garages, the plan’s “goalis to remove the garage from theprimary structure.” The councilmanreasoned that two smaller buildings“would have a much less detrimentalimpact on neighbors.” Also, in terms

of architectural design standards, theprovisions would limit the width ofgarage doors that face the street to 40percent of the width of the dwelling.

Councilman Foerst said about 90percent of residents will be able “tobuild some type of addition.”

Planning Board Member DavidHall addressed several concerns tothe councilman.

Using a hypothetical situation, hesaid a home that once could add 750feet, now under the new policy, wouldbe able to add only 250 square feet.Further estimating that Westfield landis worth approximately $300 to $350per square foot, Mr. Hall calculated aloss of $100,000. “If 80 percent ofWestfield homes would have that typeof an effect on it and the concern isrepresentative of less than 2 percentof homes, this doesn’t make sense.”

Mr. Hall also commented on ga-rages, believing the council is “legis-lating architecture.”

Councilman Foerst responded,“We’re not going to require anyone tohave a detached garage. We’re givingyou a bonus. This draft is not a mecha-nism to limit your ability; it provideschoices. You can have attached ga-rages inside your home, but if youfeel it’s more appropriate to providemore living space for your family, inthat situation you get a bonus forputting a garage wherever you feelappropriate on your property as anattached structure.”

Sharon Stockwell of WestfieldersConcerned About Responsible De-velopment (WeCare) asked if therewere “unintended consequences tothe plan.” She pointed out instancesin the measure where FAR decreases,but the square footage increases.

Councilman Foerst reminded Ms.Stockwell that “this is only a draft”and that the council is seeking theguidance of the planning board.

Jim Baker, a member of WeCare,

David Samsky for The Westfield LeaderSEEING RED…On Wednesday morning, Jeanette Maraffi handed out protestsigns to Mountainside educators demonstrating at Deerfield Middle School.Teachers alleged poor treatment by Chief School Administrator Richard O’Malley.The teachers union dubbed the day “Wear Red for Respect Day” and handed outthe Educators Bill of Rights to arriving parents.

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MEA: ‘Chief School Admin.Treats Teachers Unfairly’

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE – Boroughteachers demonstrated in front ofDeerfield School yesterday to pro-test what they charge is poor treat-ment of staff by Chief School Ad-ministrator (CSA) Richard O’Malley.

“While the Mountainside Educa-tion Association respects the job ofthe chief school administrator to leadthe school district, it believes that atone of decency has been lackingfrom Dr. O’Malley in his dealingswith the staff members as evidencedin recent incidences of intimidationaimed at newer staff members,” saidJeannette Maraffi, president of theMountainside Education Association(MEA) in a statement the associationreleased yesterday.

Teachers took part in what the uniondeemed a “Wear Red for Respect Day”demonstration. They greeted parentsdropping off their children with cop-ies of the MEA’s Bill of Rights “tomake them aware of what is expectedin a professional relationship betweeneducators and the administration.”

“Attempts to resolve differenceswith the administration in the pasthave not been successful because ofa lack of respect shown for the mem-bers of the (MEA) on the part of Dr.

O’Malley,” Ms. Maraffi said.She told The Westfield Leader that

30 of the roughly 80 members of theMEA participated in the demonstra-tion. Copies of the union’s Bill ofRights were delivered to all board ofeducation (BOE) members. Ms.Maraffi said she has requested a meet-ing with them.

“They won’t sit down and talk to usabout it,” Ms. Maraffi told The Leader.She alleged that Dr. O’Malley hasmade both “subtle and unsubtlethreats” in the classrooms of someteachers. She said one incident “wasvery, very, bad.”

“We just want some respect; wedon’t want to be yelled out,” she said.

Dr. O’Malley joined the district inMay of last year from the BranchburgSchool District, where he was anelementary school principal. He re-placed interim CSA Walter Rusak,who was hired when Dr. GeraldSchaller resigned two years ago.

Dr. O’Malley and BOE PresidentJohn Perrin could not be reached forcomment by press deadline.

The MEA is the bargaining unit forteachers, secretaries, teaching assis-tants and custodians for the publicschool district. Members are currentlyin the second year of a three-yearcontract with the Mountainside BOE.

School Bd. Hears Citizens AdvisoryCommittee on Enrollment Findings

By MEGHAN GILLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — The board of edu-cation Tuesday night received a reportfrom the district’s Citizens AdvisoryCommittee on Enrollment (CACE).

The meeting, held in the JeffersonSchool auditorium, commenced withthe presentation of the CharlesPhilhower Fellowship Award to Ms.Karen Yula, a music instructor atJefferson School. She is the first finearts teacher in the Westfield schooldistrict to receive the award.

The CACE report was presented tothe board in two parts. CACE memberEileen Passananti discussed recom-mendations on the elementary level.

Because of projected increases inthe elementary school enrollment, Ms.Passantanti said, the committee rec-ommends that the district create twocentralized kindergarten schools.

The proposal involves creating eight-room additions to Jefferson and Wash-ington Schools, a move the committeeapproved 15-1. This will cost the dis-trict around $8 million and must bepresented to the public as a bond.

“This is not the least costly solu-tion,” Ms. Passananti said. “We aretrying to service most of the childrenin town.”

Another option considered by thecommittee but eventually rejectedwere constructing trailers whereneeded. “While this may be the leastcostly option, we felt that it was aband-aid solution,” she said.

“The discussion on (intermediateenrollment) was colorful, to say theleast,” Committee member MichaelLapolla said as he started his portion ofthe presentation. “The recommenda-tions may not be perfect, but the deci-sions put the children first,” he said.

The committee recommends a com-promise solution of creating a “bus-ing/magnet” option with a split sched-ule and voluntary redistricting.

Children who live in the RooseveltIntermediate School (RIS) district andopt to take the bus to school would beautomatically sent to Edison Inter-mediate School instead (at no extracost).

This proposal also includes creat-ing a magnet program at Edison, such

as gifted and talented or a project ’79program similar to the one at the highschool.

“All but one of the committee mem-bers supported the foregoing transpor-tation proposal coupled with a magnetprogram at Edison,” the report states.

According to a CASE press re-lease, the administration may alsohave to implement a “split schedule”at RIS. This option would add oneperiod to the school day by startingthe eighth graders at 7:30 a.m. and thesixth- and seventh-graders one pe-riod later. As a result, existing class-rooms at RIS would be sufficient tomaintain class size in core academicclasses at desired levels for all grades.

One initial option considered, buteventually rejected, was building anew intermediate school with a pricetag of around $35 million.

Another option would change thegrade configuration by makingRoosevelt a fifth- and sixth-gradeschool, and Edison a seventh- andeighth-grade school.

This option would involve substan-tial annual busing costs ($250,000per year), and the committee saw it asa “departure from the neighborhoodschool concept…The impact on thecharacter of the town was perceivedas negative,” the report states.

Redistricting was also considered,such as moving all students at Wash-ington School to Edison IntermediateSchool; the committee rejected theseproposals.

The committee also rejected the op-tion of building an addition to Roosevelt– “there was substantial opposition tothe construction of additional class-room space in light of current eco-nomic realities and the available spaceat Edison,” Mr. Lapolla said.

Although the committee was spliton the solutions, they all agreed that“Roosevelt needs a sprucing up, re-gardless of the outcome of the deci-sions,” Mr. Lapolla said.

Schools Superintendent WilliamFoley said, “There are three things thatare critical to your child’s education.They are class size, program andteacher.”

Dr. Foley indicated that the elemen-tary enrollment was “not my first choicefor solutions” he said that the commit-

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Meghan Gill for The Westfield LeaderA WONDERFUL TEACHER…Former students of Jefferson Elementary Schoolmusic teacher Karen Yula sing “What a Wonderful World” in honor of Ms. Yulawho received the Charles Philhower award at the board of education’s meetingTuesday night held at Jefferson School.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderA SEA OF COLOR…Mindowaskin Park was the scene of an explosion of color last week as local nursery schools gatheredfor the annual Balloon Parade hosted by the Presbyterian Nursery School. Each nursery school was represented with adifferent colored balloon.

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POLICE BLOTTERWestfield

Sunday, April 23, David Rudnicki, 28,of Westfield was arrested in the 900 blockof North Avenue, West, and charged withpossession of drug paraphernalia. He wasreleased on his own recognizance.

Monday, April 24, Walter Gallman,42, of Irvington was arrested in the 300block of North Avenue, East, on an out-standing $5,000 Newark criminal war-rant. He was turned over to the NewarkPolice Department.

Tuesday, April 25, Jack Lipsett, 3rd,21, of Garwood was arrested at CentralAvenue and Grove Street on an outstand-ing traffic warrant out of North Hanoverwith $100 bail. Lipsett was released onhis own recognizance as per the NorthHanover Police Department pending aMay 8 court date.

Tuesday, April 25, Jonathan J.Singhbawa, 23, of Westfield was arrestedat North Scotch Plains Avenue and DrakePlace on criminal warrants issued by thecourts of Mountainside, for $3,381;Fanwood, for $1,500, and Elizabeth, for$580. He was released after bail wasposted.

Saturday, April 29, a resident of NorthEuclid Avenue reported that someonesmashed her front storm door glass.

Saturday, April 29, Rickey Robinson,28, of Newark was arrested in a municipallot behind businesses along East BroadStreet and charged with hindering appre-hension for allegedly giving police a falsename and date of birth after he was dis-covered hiding between two cars in thelot.

Robinson was also arrested on severalwarrants, including three from Newark,two of which were criminal, with bailtotaling $500, as well as one criminalwarrant each from Clifton, for $250, andEast Orange, for $150. He was being heldon $1,000 bail in addition to the outstand-ing warrants.

Sunday, April 30, a resident of the 400block of West Broad Street reported hismotor vehicle, which had been locked,was stolen from his driveway. The ve-hicle had not been recovered as of presstime.

Scotch PlainsTuesday, April 25, a resident of Myrtle

Avenue reported that her neighbor hasmade numerous calls to her house com-plaining about the way she raises herchildren.

Wednesday, April 26, a student at theScotch Plains-Fanwood High School re-ported that someone stole his bicycle,which had been left unlocked on the foot-ball field. The bike is valued at $200.

Wednesday, April 26, a student at theUnion County Vocational-TechnicalSchools reported that someone stole hisbackpack from a bench in the locker room.The victim said the backpack contained acamera and cash. The value of the itemswas placed at $738.

Saturday, April 29, Joan Donovan, 45,of Scotch Plains was arrested and chargedwith obstruction of justice. According topolice, they responded to Donovan’shouse on a report of a dispute. The suspectreportedly tried to push the officers.Donovan was transported to headquar-ters, where she was processed and re-leased, police said.

Monday, May 1, Nancy Poulimenos,25, of Union was arrested and chargedwith driving while intoxicated (DWI) fol-lowing a motor vehicle violation stop.Police said they detected a strong odor ofalcohol on Poulimenos. She was trans-ported to headquarters where she wasprocessed and released.

FanwoodThursday, April 20, William J. McIn-

tosh, 36, of Plainfield was arrested fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop for outstand-ing warrants.

Friday, April 21, Tasaan M. Hooker,22, of Plainfield was arrested and chargedwith DWI following a motor vehicle stopon Terrill Road at Columbia Avenue.Hooker was also charged with obstruc-tion of justice after the vehicle was stoppedand a foot chase ensued. According topolice, the suspect was apprehended andtransported to headquarters.

Friday, April 21, Lloyd C. Lemonious,39, of Irvington was arrested after a motorvehicle stop revealed outstanding war-rants.

Saturday, April 22, ShannonShinholster, 21, of Plainfield was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop, whichrevealed outstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 23, Thomas A. Padilla,Jr., 22, of Clark was arrested after a motorvehicle stop revealed outstanding war-rants.

Monday, April 24, Talibah Sunboothe,52, of Newark was arrested after a motorvehicle stop on Martine Avenue revealednumerous outstanding warrants.

Wednesday, April 26, MorcosShenouda, 63, of Elizabeth was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop on SouthAvenue at Third Street, which revealedoutstanding warrants.

Wednesday, April 26, Tashaun L.Boyd, 21, of East Orange was arrested atthe Fanwood train station after an inves-tigation revealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, David Fidalgo, 26,of Edison was arrested after a motor ve-hicle stop on North Avenue at HetfieldAvenue revealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, Shanette Butts, 39,of Jersey City was arrested on MartineAvenue following an investigation, whichrevealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, Tynisha Baldwin,31, of Elizabeth was arrested on MartineAvenue following an investigation foroutstanding warrants.

Saturday, April 29, Kyle Leacock, 22,of South Orange was arrested after amotor vehicle stop on Martine Avenue atMaxson Place revealed outstanding war-rants.

Saturday, April 29, Cynthia Williams,37, of Elizabeth was arrested after a mo-tor vehicle stop revealed numerous out-standing warrants. Williams was alsocharged with obstruction of justice forgiving a false identity to the police. RoyBaskerville, a passenger in the car, wasalso arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Saturday, April 29, Carlos M.Granados, 29, of Scotch Plains was ar-rested on an outstanding warrant follow-ing a motor vehicle stop on Terrill Road.

Saturday, April 29, Tiana DeBarros,28, of North Plainfield was arrested onTerrill Road at East Second Street follow-ing a motor vehicle stop, which revealedoutstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 30, Colbert Cheese, Jr.,19, of Plainfield was arrested following amotor vehicle stop on Terrill Road atNorth Avenue for an outstanding war-rant. Cheese was also charged with ob-struction of justice.

Sunday, April 30, Sandra Pena, 40, ofMiddlesex was arrested on Terrill Road atPatterson Road and charged with DWIfollowing a motor vehicle stop.

Sunday, April 30, AlexanderTresniowski, 44, of Plainfield was ar-rested following a motor vehicle stop onTerrill Road at East Second Street onoutstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 30, Michael C. Batts,50, of Scotch Plains was arrested andcharged with DWI on Midway Avenue atForrest Road following a motor vehiclestop.

Tuesday, May 2, Sung Kim, 22, wasarrested on numerous outstanding war-rants on South Avenue at Terrill Roadfollowing a motor vehicle stop.

MountainsideWednesday, April 26, a patron of a

Route 22 restaurant reported that some-one stole his cell phone from the bar area.The manager, upon viewing the surveil-lance tape, told police he observed twoblack males enter the parking lot in a1990’s model four-door silver BuickLeSabre with an unknown registration.

The suspects were reportedly then seenon tape entering the bar area. According topolice, one of the suspects was observedstealing the cell phone from the bar. Onesuspect was described as a black male, 25,six-feet tall, wearing a black Adidassweatshirt and white baseball type hat. Thesecond suspect is described as a blackmale, 35, six feet tall, wearing jeans, a blueshirt, black jacket and a scully type cap.

Wednesday, April 26, OladipupoSomade, 20, of North Plainfield was ar-rested following a motor vehicle stop onRoute 22, which revealed Somade wasdriving with a suspended license.

Wednesday, April 26, MonroeMarshall, 24, of East Orange was arrestedat the Essex County jail for outstandingwarrants in the amount of $464.

Thursday, April 27, a Deer Path resi-dent reported being the victim of fraud.The victim reported that he received a callfrom his credit card company stating thatsomeone had attempted to open up a lineof credit using his name. The suspect hasnot yet been identified, police said.

Saturday, April 29, a Tote Road resi-dent reported being the victim of suspi-cious acts. The victim told police thatsomeone rang her doorbell and dropped astink bomb in her garden. The suspect leftthe front door prior to her opening it.Police used a garden hose to put out thesmoldering mulch.

According to police, there are no sus-pects at this time. Police said this is one ofmany suspicious acts or criminal mis-chief events that have occurred in thisneighborhood over the last couple of years.

Saturday, April 29, police were sum-moned to the baseball fields on SawmillRoad regarding a burglary to a building.A representative from the field told policethat molding had been pried off the snackshop building and an unknown suspect orsuspects gained access to the shop andstole candy and ice cream. Taken was onebox of Skittles, one carton of single servePringles, one and a half containers ofRing Pops, Twix bars, two boxes of Nerdsrope candy and an unknown amount ofice cream.

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issues will be discussed tonight whenthe finance policy committee meets todiscuss the town-wide capital improve-ment plan. Commission ChairmanJim Marvin suggested that the job ofcleaning up the park be given to a civicgroup such as the Boy or Girl Scouts.

Last Thursday, 1,100 people wereregistered for membership at Memo-rial Pool. “The staff did an outstand-ing job again,” said Bruce Kaufmann,director of the Recreation Depart-ment. Revenue generated in 2006 isup by $50,000 from 2005. He saidthat this is a direct result of the addi-tion of the “Parent/Child” member-ship type, which was available for thefirst time this year and accounted for63 new memberships.

Preparation of the pool is “on sched-ule,” according to Mr. Kaufmann,and he mentioned that reconstructionon the kiddie pool will not begin untilthe end of the season.

In a follow-up on the field-mainte-nance plan, Mr. Kaufmann outlined thefield crew’s responsibilities as beingregular preparation of the athletic fields,clearing of the tennis courts and peri-odic checking on the safety surfaceunderneath playgrounds. He told com-mission members that since it is a pilotplan, he cannot send the crew to train-ing, put one member in charge of theothers or separate them from the rest ofthe unionized Department of PublicWorks (DPW). He gave examples ofthe positive effects of the field crew’swork, citing that games could be playedlast Tuesday, despite the heavy rain lastweekend, which was “something noteven considered previously,” he said.

said the “vast majority of additionsonly increase the style of the townand increase property values. If wewant to go after McMansions, weshould go after them specifically withan ordinance and not one that willinadvertently affect 10 percent ofpeople or more.”

The draft ordinance was sent tothe planning board and board ofadjustment. On Thursday, May 18,there will be a special planningboard meeting in the council cham-bers at 7 p.m. to further discuss thedraft ordinance.

In other business, the councilpassed a resolution approving theamended 2006 temporary budget.The final budget will be read at thenext public meeting on Tuesday, May16.

The council approved three resolu-tions permitting demolitions at 210Lynn Lane, 1080 Lawrence Avenueand 54 Mohawk Trail.

The council also conducted a firstreading on a special ordinance to

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Westfield Town Councilrepeal the South Avenue and ElmStreet redevelopment plans. Coun-cilman Foerst considered the ordi-nance the “final deconstruction ofthe proposed parking decks.” In ad-dition, the council read an ordi-nance amending the zoning map ofWestfield and readopting the July1998 map. He explained that thecouncil reinstituted the previouszoning, “reverting to prior designa-tions before redevelopment tookplace.”

Third Ward Councilman MarkCiarrocca commented on the Boule-vard road improvements. “It’s been along time coming,” he said. He notedthat the roadwork would consist ofrepaving and reconstruction of curb-ing between Grove and Clifton Streetsand the repaving between Clifton andClover Streets. The improvements,which he said would occur in the nearfuture, “came in well under what weexpected.” In addition, in early May,roadwork will begin on Kimball andNorth Euclid Avenues.

ARBOR DAY…Fourth Ward Councilman Tom Bigosinski, right, Live OakLandscaping Vice-President Alan Milstein, Jefferson Elementary PrincipalJeanette Munoz and Cynthia Andzel’s fourth-grade class stand in front of theirnew dogwood tree.

tee came up with some viable options.“Would you support a centralized

kindergarten? Will you pay for it?” heasked the parents in the auditorium.“I’m not going to go out for a bondreferendum if you are not going toapprove it.”

Regarding Roosevelt overcrowding, hesaid, “We might not solve the problem.”

Some members of the CACE ad-dressed the board, including Jill Brown,who “was not part of the majority,” shesaid. “My decisions were not includedin the final report.” She expresseddoubts that the community would ap-prove the centralized kindergartenbond. Those students may still be re-districted from Wilson School, andthat Jefferson School will be a “hugeschool, with 600 to 650 students.”

Dr. Foley told Ms. Brown that it is“not enough to say what you areagainst; you need to think about whatyou are for. There is nothing moredivisive than moving people around.”

Dr. Foley has scheduled meetingsfor public comment and input onCACE’s recommendations. The firstmeeting will held in the WHS audito-rium on Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.,and the second will be held at theWestfield library meeting room onWednesday, May 17, at 9 a.m. Asurvey asking the public for feedbackon the report, available on the districtwebsite at www.westfieldnjk12.org.

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State Trade Group LaudsFW Recycling Program

By TED RITTERSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — Fanwood’s uniquerecycling program is enjoying thespotlight once again. The New JerseyState League of Municipalities haspublished an article, written by MayorColleen Mahr, about the borough’srecycling success story.

The article was published in theApril edition of the League’s NewJersey Municipalities magazine(viewable on-line at www.njslom.org/maghome.html). Mayor Mahr wasasked to write the article after leagueofficials spotted a feature aboutFanwood’s recycling program in adaily newspaper.

“We chose to feature a story on

Fanwood because their program com-bines a high recycling rate with aninnovative approach that circumventsthe expense of curbside recyclablespick-up,” said Kyra Duran, managingeditor of New Jersey Municipalities.“Another interesting aspect of theprogram is the use of volunteer orga-nizations.”

Fanwood’s recycling program isunique to Union County in that itdoes not offer curbside pickup of anyrecyclables. Instead, residents areasked to voluntarily bring theirrecyclables to the borough’s drop-offcenter on North Avenue.

The center, which occupies a siteformerly used by the borough’s De-partment of Public Works, is openfrom 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdaysand Wednesdays. Items accepted in-clude everything from mixed paperand cardboard to different types ofplastics, aluminum cans, glass andmore.

“Every year, the non-profit groupswho help run this program are reallyahead of the curve,” said Mayor Mahr,pointing to the fact that efforts arealways underway to explore new op-tions for accepting recyclables forwhich there is a market.

Fanwood and Scotch Plains resi-dents unload their own recyclablesinto the appropriate bins on Wednes-days, which are informally known as“do-it-yourself” drop-off days. How-ever, a site manager and two staffersare on hand to help ensure that every-thing runs smoothly.

On Saturdays, it’s a different story.Typically, volunteers from one of arotating group of local non-profit or-ganizations stand ready to efficientlyunload recyclables for residents, with

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Ted Ritter for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesA SUCCESS STORY…Residents queue up to drop-off their recyclables on a busySaturday morning at the Fanwood Recycling Center. Volunteers from local non-profits are on hand to help unload recyclables from the steady stream of vehiclesto keep the line moving quickly.

Ben Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesEXPLOSIVE DEMONSTRATION…A Union County police officer demonstrates to children in the Scotch Plains D.A.R.E.program how a robotic device picks up a potentially live grenade. The demonstration occurred during a tour of the JohnH. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains.

Horace Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesRENOVATION STATUS...Doughnuts are still on hold but the expansion andupgrade to the Dunkin’ Donuts on South Avenue in Fanwood has the attention ofhungry residents.

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FW Council Appoints PoliceOfficer, Discusses Crossing Guard

By TED RITTERSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — Mayor ColleenMahr and the borough council haveapproved a resolution that adds an-other police officer to the depart-ment. The decision came at the mayorand council’s regular monthly agendameeting Tuesday night.

The new officer, David Kotiga, wasexpected to begin his duties as proba-

tionary patrolman effective yesterday.“This (hiring of the new officer) is in

order to help the police department filltheir shifts at a time when there arepeople out due to medical reasons,”said Councilman Jack Molenaar.

Police staffing levels and overtimeissues were discussed when the pro-posed municipal budget was put to-gether earlier this year. At that time,borough officials noted that the po-lice department was operating threeofficers short, due to injuries or othermedical conditions, causing overtimeto increase drastically. Overtime costsfor this year were projected at morethan $80,000.

Mayor Mahr and CouncilmanBruce Walsh indicated that Mr. Kotigais a good fit for Fanwood’s policeforce. “I’m happy we’ll be gettingsomeone as qualified as he is,” saidCouncilman Walsh.

Also at Tuesday night’s meeting,Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolteacher Barbara Jost urged the mayorand council to reinstate longtime high-school crossing guard Vince Krey athis former post.

Mr. Krey was seriously injured whena vehicle struck him while he was onduty last fall, and he had to be replacedduring his months of surgery, medicaltreatments, therapy and recovery.

Ms. Jost explained that Mr. Krey,who is in his 70s and attended Tuesdaynight’s meeting, has recovered wellenough to resume working and wouldlike to go back to his old post (ratherthan be reassigned), where he has beena familiar presence since 1994.

“We want him back, and here’swhy – we love this guy; everybodyloves this guy,” Ms. Jost said, point-ing out that Mr. Krey was personallytrained by the police chief and iswell-known for his efficient, white-gloved direction of traffic at the in-bound entrance to the high school.

Ms. Jost told the mayor and councilthat the school community and othershave rallied to assist Mr. Krey and hisfamily in a variety of ways since theaccident and during his recovery. “Ihave an army of teachers, students andresidents ready to start a campaign ofphone calls, e-mails, whatever it takesto bring him back,” said Ms. Jost.“We’re not going to go away.”

After the mayor and council wentinto executive session to discuss theissue with Mr. Krey, it appeared thatsuch a campaign would not be neces-sary.

“I have to go for a physical and if Ipass, I’ll get to go back where I be-long,” Mr. Krey told The Times uponemerging from the executive session.He said he’s eager to return to work,although pending the completion of aphysical exam, a start date remainsunclear. “Until I’m there, I’m notgoing to be happy.”

Ms. Jost said that the borough andthe police department went out oftheir way to assist Mr. Krey after hisaccident, including helping himthrough the confusing workman’scompensation process. “They dideverything they had to do or couldhave done to help in his recovery.”

Ms. Jost said a successfulfundraising effort is ongoing, whichshe hopes will culminate with somesurprises to commemorate Mr. Krey’seventual return to duty. For more in-formation, contact bjost@spfk12.org.

In other business, the mayor andcouncil discussed a proposed ordi-nance that would provide handi-capped parking spaces at the ForestRoad Park complex.

Mayor Mahr said that there are nohandicapped parking spaces therenow, resulting in “severe safety is-sues,” especially since disabled se-nior citizens regularly use the park’smeeting facility.

In talking with seniors recently,borough police officials determinedthat as many as four handicappedparking spaces are needed.

Councilman Molenaar said thatcreating permanent handicappedspaces can be complex from a legaland regulatory perspective and is “notas simple as just putting up a sign.”He also noted that the result could bea significant loss of parking spacesfor other events.

“We need to find a happy medium,”said Mayor Mahr. “We want to bal-ance the need that seniors have withthe other larger uses of the park.”

The mayor asked CouncilwomanJoan Wheeler and Borough EngineerJoseph Pryor to talk further with thepolice department and explore options.

Councilman Molenaar suggestedthat one effective solution might beto have Fanwood’s senior-citizengroup resolve the issue on their ownby voluntarily leaving the parkingspaces located closest to the facilityopen for those with disabilities. “Ifgovernment gets involved, they’renot going to get a solution theywant,” he said.

Fanwood Holds TDRProgram Community Session

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Four SPPD Officers to Receive$25,000 Each In Settlement of Suit

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — The town-ship council Tuesday night approved asettlement agreement with four town-ship police officers who had filed areverse discrimination lawsuit againstthe township police department, itsAfrican-American former police chiefand the chief’s white predecessor.

Under the settlement terms reached

last month, $210,000 in attorney’s feeswill be paid to Steven Adler, whorepresented the four officers — KevinLonergan, Brian Cheney, MatthewFugett and Brian Garbinski.

Township Attorney Brian Levinetold the council at its conferencemeeting that the payment to the attor-ney represented less than half of thetotal costs incurred by Mr. Adler. Thefour officers will each receive $25,000

as part of the settlement, the details ofwhich won’t be made public untilafter it is signed by all the parties.

Mr. Levine said the funds beingpaid are from insurance proceeds andnot from township coffers. He said thesettlement was made in order “to avoidadditional legal fees,” saying the years-long lawsuit “was not good for thetownship and the police department.”

The lawsuit dates back six years,when the four officers were repri-manded by then-Captain MarshallNelson for their performance duringan April 2000 traffic stop involvingfour African-American men.

The four officers alleged that Mr.Nelson, an African-American whoserved as police chief from 2002 to2004, had improperly reprimandedthem for their performance duringthe traffic stop, had said that exces-sive force had been used on the menbeing stopped and had made raciallybiased comments on the manner inwhich the four white officers handledthe stop of the vehicle. The officers’lawsuit also claimed that, despite then-Chief Thomas O’Brien being madeaware of Captain Nelson’s unprofes-sional conduct, no measures weretaken against Captain Nelson.

Two years ago, retired State Supe-rior Court Judge Edward Beglin, sit-ting in Union County, dismissed theofficers’ lawsuit, saying they hadfailed to prove that they had beendiscriminated against by Mr. Nelsonand Mr. O’Brien and had failed toshow any adverse effects on theiremployment in the aftermath of be-ing reprimanded. Last summer, an

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — The boroughhosted the latest in a series of com-munity sessions last Thursday to in-form the public about the implemen-tation of the Transfer of Develop-ment Rights (TDR) program. Morethan two dozen borough residentsand business owners attended themeeting at the Forest Road Park rec-reation building.

TDR is the transfer of developmentpotential from one piece of property toanother. According to Fanwood Bor-ough Mayor Colleen Mahr, the imple-mentation of the TDR program willsimultaneously encourage develop-ment in an area in need of rehabilita-tion while also preserving the

borough’s historic resources throughvoluntary participation in the program.

The borough, in conjunction withthe New Jersey Department of Com-munity Affairs, Office of SmartGrowth, is promoting the program inthe borough through a series of pub-lic education sessions.

Borough officials and consultantsfrom the Office of Smart Growth haveidentified 72 homes in the borough ashistorically contributing properties inneed of preservation to be included inthe TDR program’s sending district.Additionally, 19 other homes that arenot considered contributing (histori-cally) can also participate in the pro-gram because they are located in anhistoric neighborhood.

The receiving district has been des-ignated as the commercial and indus-trial corridor running along South Av-enue and an area downtown, north ofMartine Avenue, between South andLaGrande Avenue.

TDR will redirect growth from ar-eas with important natural or com-munity resources (sending districts)to places where growth and develop-ment are more appropriate (receivingdistricts), according to published in-formation on the borough’s web site.

Professional Planner StanSlachetka, a consultant from the Of-fice of Smart Growth, gave an over-view of how the TDR program oper-ates. A property owner in the sendingdistrict who has sold TDR credits to adeveloper in the receiving districtagrees to place certain developmentrestrictions, in the form of a perma-nent easement, on his or her propertyin order to preserve the property’shistoric character. The developer whopurchases the credits is afforded cer-tain development incentives over andabove the development rights nor-mally permitted in their zone.

TDR consultant Jeff Donohoe, areal-estate market analyst, was onhand at the meeting to discuss themethods by which TDR credits willbe quantified. He said that after heinitially sets a monetary value for acredit, the future value of those cred-its would be market-driven and couldincrease or decrease according to sup-ply and demand.

Voters Elect Russo President,Whitehouse Vice President

By MARIA WOEHRSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — ScotchPlains-Fanwood Board of Educa-tion incumbents Linda Nelson,Betty Ann Woerner, TripWhitehouse and Thomas Russowere sworn in to terms at the BOE’sorganization meeting on Tuesdayevening. Mr. Russo was electedboard president, replacing Mrs.Nelson, and Mr. Whitehouse waselected vice-president.

Mr. Russo, current BOE Presidentand former BOE vice-president waselected unchallenged with a vote of1,532 and will serve a one-year teamfor an unexpired seat on the board.

“I’m happy to serve another year,”said Mr. Russo. “For the past twoyears, I had the privilege of serving asvice-president and Linda will be atough act to follow. I’m glad I haveher help.”

Mr. Russo’s first challenge willbe to reach a settlement with theteachers union. The school budget,with an anticipated a 600-studentincrease in enrollment, will have17 additional teachers next year.These include eight elementaryteachers, four middle school edu-cators, three high school teachersand two teachers to monitor theresource room.

The 2006-2007 budget also in-creases medical benefits by 12 per-cent and dental premiums by 10percent. Money set aside for raisesto teachers’ salaries will be in-creased by $100,000 next year,school officials said. Voters passedthe school budget by 621 votes lastmonth.

Mrs. Nelson was re-elected to theBOE with 1,530 votes and will addanother three years to her 12-yeartenure with the board. Dr. CarolChoye, superintendent of schools,thanked Mrs. Nelson for her dedica-tion, presenting her with a pottedplant. “Thank you for your service,”Dr. Choye said. “You have served this

board admirably and coconsciouslyas president.”

“I’m pleased to continue on theboard in the role of helping the offic-ers develop their leadership,” Mrs.Nelson said. “I’m looking forward toworking with everyone again andspending more time on the commu-nity relations committee.”

Mr. Whitehouse, who received1,248 votes to return, was electedvice-president by the BOE. Mr.Whitehouse said he hopes to expandthe role of the facilities committee toinclude planning for increased en-rollments as anticipated by the re-sults of a demographic study con-ducted this year by the board. Ms.Woerner was re-elected with 1128votes.

During the public portion of themeeting, Scotch Plains resident LainieCarter also proposed an addendum tothe district’s wellness and nutritionpolicy to require that children beserved snacks of only one servingsize as deemed appropriate by theteacher.

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much of the proceeds from selling therecyclables going directly back to thegroup.

Nearly two-dozen non-profits,which earned a collective $55,000from working at the center last year,are affiliated with the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Recycling Association.Longtime local resident BobSommerich heads the association. The90-year-old Mr. Sommerich, who as-sisted Mayor Mahr in preparing themagazine article, remains an activepresence in the local recycling pro-gram he helped pioneer.

Mr. Sommerich, who has beenpresident of the organization since1991, noted that, while the idea for arecycling center-based program didn’texactly get a full embrace in the com-munity at first, once the program tookoff, there was no looking back.

“Once we really got going, it wassurprising,” recalled Mr. Sommerich.“People came in; they cared about theenvironment and the publicity startedto roll. And as we started to take in morerecyclable items, it began to grow.”

Borough officials say the house-hold recycling rate now averages al-

most 70 percent locally, compared tothe state’s average mark of about 30percent.

“We’ve had our ups and downs, butwe’ve learned from experiences, andwe’re still learning,” he said.

Mayor Mahr indicated other townsmight be learning from Fanwood’s ex-periences as well, since the publicationof the League of Municipalities article.

“We’ve had some initial reactionfrom other mayors and municipal lead-ers who want to understand how we dowhat we do,” Mayor Mahr said.

Ms. Duran said that’s part of thegoal of spotlighting a program suchas Fanwood’s.

“It is critical that municipalitiesshare information on what works andwhat is most cost effective,” she toldThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.“Recycling in Fanwood provides anoutstanding model for communitiesthroughout the state.”

Mayor Mahr couldn’t agree more.“The recycling program is anotherexample of what makes Fanwood sounique and different from othercommunities…it’s something weshould all be very proud of.”

appellate court ruled that the officerscould pursue certain aspects of theirlawsuit.

In other business at Tuesday’s meet-ing, Joan Papen, a commissioner withthe Rahway Valley Sewerage Author-ity (RVSA), asked township officialsto contact their counterparts in the 10other RVSA member towns in aneffort to slow what she feels is a rushto privatize some or all of the utility’soperations.

Harrington Park-based United Wa-ter has put forth a proposal to takeover the operations of the Rahway-based facility, but Mrs. Papen, whoserves as Scotch Plains’ representa-tive on the utility, said she was farfrom certain that such a move wouldbe beneficial to the more than 300,000residents and 3,500 industrial andcommercial customers that RVSAserves.

She said the 11 commissioners havereceived little in the way of detailedproposals on how United Water wouldoperate the facility and what kinds ofcost savings, beyond staff cuts, might

Horace Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSIDEWALK FACELIFT...Workers enjoy the day while improving the pavementnext to the Village Green on Tuesday in Scotch Plains.

be realized. Unlike RVSA, which is apublic entity, United Water, Mrs.Papen said, is a private company thathas to make a profit.

Referring to several of her fellowcommissioners, Mrs. Papen said,“They’re really pushing (theprivatization idea).” The commission-ers are expected to discuss aprivatization report at their May 11meeting.

Mayor Martin Marks urged Mr.Levine to contact his counterparts inother member towns, which includeWestfield, Scotch Plains, Garwoodand Mountainside “so this doesn’tget ramrodded through without duediligence.”

Township Manager Thomas Atkins,noting that Scotch Plains’ annual con-tribution to RVSA has risen to morethan $900,000 and is expected to in-crease to more than $1 million in thenext few years, said in addition tothese annual fees, township taxpay-ers would also have to pay additionalannual fees as part of any privatizationof the utility.

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Mr. Donohoe gave examples of thetypes of easement restrictions that mightbe placed on a home, as well as the typesof development rights a developer mightpurchase. In addition to maintaining thehistoric integrity of the home’s façade,other examples of TDR easements mightbe restricting the overall height or size ofthe house or not allowing the property tobe subdivided or demolished. The ease-ment would pass with the house in a saleto subsequent owners.

Examples of the TDR credits thatmight be purchased by developers in thereceiving zone, given by Mr. Donohoe,included such incentives as allowingresidential units on the third story of amixed-use building; permitting a greaterbuilding-coverage ratio or easing set-back requirements or allowing designfeatures not currently permitted underexisting zoning ordinances.

Members of the public expressedtheir concerns that these incentives

could result in overdevelopment, suchas adding more children to theborough’s school tax rolls. Other ques-tions raised by homeowners concernedhow the easements might affect theselling values of their properties.

According to Mr. Donohoe, therewould be strict limitations set by theborough on the types of developmentrights that developers could purchasewith TDR credits. Those limits werebeing designed according to commu-nity input garnered at several priorpublic meetings. Mr. Slachetka saidthat the program would be imple-mented so that it would not adverselyaffect the community.

Placing restrictive easements ontheir homes might limit the home’smarketability to a certain number ofpotential buyers, he said. However,he said, the homes would attract “onlythose future buyers who would beinterested in preserving the home’shistorical integrity.”

“If we do nothing, historic districtswill erode,” Mayor Mahr said. Shepointed to the example of a historichome that was recently demolished.

She told The Times that the programwould optimally work best if all ormost of the contributing houses partici-pated, thereby preserving the integrityand value of the entire neighborhood.

Additionally, a special trust fund,set up by the TDR program, could alsomake funds available to participatinghomeowners, to renovate and preservetheir homes’ historical characteristics.

The consultants have done an initialvaluation of properties and develop-ment potential and determined that thereare enough potential credits in both thereceiving and sending zones to makethe program viable, Mr. Donohoe said.Borough officials have also met withhomeowners and business owners whohave expressed an interest in participat-ing, the mayor said.

Fanwood is one of six communi-ties throughout New Jersey that havebeen chosen to participate in the TDRprogram. Of the six, Fanwood is theonly sending zone that is an historicneighborhood; the other five munici-palities are utilizing the TDR pro-gram to preserve open space. Theconsultants have been paid for througha $160,000 grant from the Depart-ment of Community Affairs.

Former Fanwood Mayor Ted Trump,who attended the meeting, said thatthis sounded like the “urbanization ofFanwood” to permit developers extraincentives to develop. He told TheTimes that this type of loosening of theordinances was how towns likeWestfield became overdeveloped. Hestrongly urged Mayor Mahr to put theprogram to a public referendum.

Mayor Mahr said that there wouldbe ample opportunities for the publicto have more input into the details ofthe program at public hearings priorto implementing the program.

Dee O’Brien, chairwoman of theHistoric Preservation Commission,said the TDR program would be apositive thing for Fanwood. She saidthat from talking with homeowners inthe historic district, she believed therewas interest in the program. She didnot think that the program would re-sult in excessive overdevelopment onSouth Avenue.

“South Avenue has not been reha-bilitated in over 65 years, and theborough needs new ratables and ser-vices,” she told The Times.

More information about the pro-gram is available at Borough Hall andon the borough’s website atwww.visitFanwood.com.

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Scotch PlainsTuesday, April 25, a resident of Myrtle

Avenue reported that her neighbor hasmade numerous calls to her house com-plaining about the way she raises herchildren.

Wednesday, April 26, a student at theScotch Plains-Fanwood High School re-ported that someone stole his bicycle,which had been left unlocked on the foot-ball field. The bike is valued at $200.

Wednesday, April 26, a student at theUnion County Vocational-TechnicalSchools reported that someone stole hisbackpack from a bench in the locker room.The victim said the backpack contained acamera and cash. The value of the itemswas placed at $738.

Saturday, April 29, Joan Donovan, 45,of Scotch Plains was arrested and chargedwith obstruction of justice. According topolice, they responded to Donovan’shouse on a report of a dispute. The suspectreportedly tried to push the officers.Donovan was transported to headquar-ters, where she was processed and re-leased, police said.

Monday, May 1, Nancy Poulimenos,25, of Union was arrested and chargedwith driving while intoxicated (DWI) fol-lowing a motor vehicle violation stop.Police said they detected a strong odor ofalcohol on Poulimenos. She was trans-ported to headquarters where she wasprocessed and released.

FanwoodThursday, April 20, William J. McIn-

tosh, 36, of Plainfield was arrested fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop for outstand-ing warrants.

Friday, April 21, Tasaan M. Hooker,22, of Plainfield was arrested and chargedwith DWI following a motor vehicle stopon Terrill Road at Columbia Avenue.Hooker was also charged with obstruc-tion of justice after the vehicle was stoppedand a foot chase ensued. According topolice, the suspect was apprehended andtransported to headquarters.

Friday, April 21, Lloyd C. Lemonious,39, of Irvington was arrested after a motorvehicle stop revealed outstanding war-rants.

Saturday, April 22, ShannonShinholster, 21, of Plainfield was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop, whichrevealed outstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 23, Thomas A. Padilla,Jr., 22, of Clark was arrested after a motorvehicle stop revealed outstanding war-rants.

Monday, April 24, Talibah Sunboothe,52, of Newark was arrested after a motorvehicle stop on Martine Avenue revealednumerous outstanding warrants.

Wednesday, April 26, MorcosShenouda, 63, of Elizabeth was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop on SouthAvenue at Third Street, which revealedoutstanding warrants.

Wednesday, April 26, Tashaun L.Boyd, 21, of East Orange was arrested atthe Fanwood train station after an inves-tigation revealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, David Fidalgo, 26,of Edison was arrested after a motor ve-hicle stop on North Avenue at HetfieldAvenue revealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, Shanette Butts, 39,of Jersey City was arrested on MartineAvenue following an investigation, whichrevealed outstanding warrants.

Thursday, April 27, Tynisha Baldwin,31, of Elizabeth was arrested on MartineAvenue following an investigation foroutstanding warrants.

Saturday, April 29, Kyle Leacock, 22,of South Orange was arrested after amotor vehicle stop on Martine Avenue atMaxson Place revealed outstanding war-rants.

Saturday, April 29, Cynthia Williams,37, of Elizabeth was arrested after a mo-tor vehicle stop revealed numerous out-standing warrants. Williams was alsocharged with obstruction of justice forgiving a false identity to the police. RoyBaskerville, a passenger in the car, wasalso arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Saturday, April 29, Carlos M.Granados, 29, of Scotch Plains was ar-rested on an outstanding warrant follow-ing a motor vehicle stop on Terrill Road.

Saturday, April 29, Tiana DeBarros,28, of North Plainfield was arrested onTerrill Road at East Second Street follow-ing a motor vehicle stop, which revealedoutstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 30, Colbert Cheese, Jr.,19, of Plainfield was arrested following amotor vehicle stop on Terrill Road atNorth Avenue for an outstanding war-rant. Cheese was also charged with ob-struction of justice.

Sunday, April 30, Sandra Pena, 40, ofMiddlesex was arrested on Terrill Road atPatterson Road and charged with DWIfollowing a motor vehicle stop.

Sunday, April 30, AlexanderTresniowski, 44, of Plainfield was ar-rested following a motor vehicle stop onTerrill Road at East Second Street onoutstanding warrants.

Sunday, April 30, Michael C. Batts,50, of Scotch Plains was arrested andcharged with DWI on Midway Avenue atForrest Road following a motor vehiclestop.

Tuesday, May 2, Sung Kim, 22, wasarrested on numerous outstanding war-rants on South Avenue at Terrill Roadfollowing a motor vehicle stop.

WestfieldSunday, April 23, David Rudnicki, 28,

of Westfield was arrested in the 900 blockof North Avenue, West, and charged withpossession of drug paraphernalia. He wasreleased on his own recognizance.

Monday, April 24, Walter Gallman,42, of Irvington was arrested in the 300block of North Avenue, East, on an out-standing $5,000 Newark criminal war-rant. He was turned over to the NewarkPolice Department.

Tuesday, April 25, Jack Lipsett, 3rd,21, of Garwood was arrested at CentralAvenue and Grove Street on an outstand-ing traffic warrant out of North Hanoverwith $100 bail. Lipsett was released onhis own recognizance as per the NorthHanover Police Department pending aMay 8 court date.

Tuesday, April 25, Jonathan J.Singhbawa, 23, of Westfield was arrestedat North Scotch Plains Avenue and DrakePlace on criminal warrants issued by thecourts of Mountainside, for $3,381;Fanwood, for $1,500, and Elizabeth, for$580. He was released after bail wasposted.

Saturday, April 29, a resident of NorthEuclid Avenue reported that someonesmashed her front storm door glass.

Saturday, April 29, Rickey Robinson,28, of Newark was arrested in a municipallot behind businesses along East BroadStreet and charged with hindering appre-hension for allegedly giving police a falsename and date of birth after he was dis-covered hiding between two cars in thelot.

Robinson was also arrested on severalwarrants, including three from Newark,two of which were criminal, with bailtotaling $500, as well as one criminalwarrant each from Clifton, for $250, andEast Orange, for $150. He was being heldon $1,000 bail in addition to the outstand-ing warrants.

Sunday, April 30, a resident of the 400block of West Broad Street reported hismotor vehicle, which had been locked,was stolen from his driveway. The ve-hicle had not been recovered as of presstime.

MountainsideWednesday, April 26, a patron of a

Route 22 restaurant reported that some-one stole his cell phone from the bar area.The manager, upon viewing the surveil-lance tape, told police he observed twoblack males enter the parking lot in a1990’s model four-door silver BuickLeSabre with an unknown registration.

The suspects were reportedly then seenon tape entering the bar area. According topolice, one of the suspects was observedstealing the cell phone from the bar. Onesuspect was described as a black male, 25,six-feet tall, wearing a black Adidassweatshirt and white baseball type hat. Thesecond suspect is described as a blackmale, 35, six feet tall, wearing jeans, a blueshirt, black jacket and a scully type cap.

Wednesday, April 26, OladipupoSomade, 20, of North Plainfield was ar-rested following a motor vehicle stop onRoute 22, which revealed Somade wasdriving with a suspended license.

Wednesday, April 26, MonroeMarshall, 24, of East Orange was arrestedat the Essex County jail for outstandingwarrants in the amount of $464.

Thursday, April 27, a Deer Path resi-dent reported being the victim of fraud.The victim reported that he received a callfrom his credit card company stating thatsomeone had attempted to open up a lineof credit using his name. The suspect hasnot yet been identified, police said.

Saturday, April 29, a Tote Road resi-dent reported being the victim of suspi-cious acts. The victim told police thatsomeone rang her doorbell and dropped astink bomb in her garden. The suspect leftthe front door prior to her opening it.Police used a garden hose to put out thesmoldering mulch.

According to police, there are no sus-pects at this time. Police said this is one ofmany suspicious acts or criminal mis-chief events that have occurred in thisneighborhood over the last couple of years.

Saturday, April 29, police were sum-moned to the baseball fields on SawmillRoad regarding a burglary to a building.A representative from the field told policethat molding had been pried off the snackshop building and an unknown suspect orsuspects gained access to the shop andstole candy and ice cream. Taken was onebox of Skittles, one carton of single servePringles, one and a half containers ofRing Pops, Twix bars, two boxes of Nerdsrope candy and an unknown amount ofice cream.

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Freeholders Introduce Budget;Residents Question Spending

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

ELIZABETH – The Union Countyfreeholder board introduced a $400.8million budget last Thursday that callsfor a $10.3 million increase in spend-ing over last year and a $1.7 millionhike in the county tax levy to $226.6million.

County taxes in Westfield will be$22.4 million this year, up $499,010over 2005. Scotch Plains’ residentswill pay $12.9 million, a $531,550hike over last year. Fanwood taxpay-ers will foot a levy of $3.6 million, up$195,097 over 2005. Garwood willpay $2.1 million, rising $130,650 overlast year. Westfield homeowners willpay an average tax at $2,174, or $55over 2005. Scotch Plains residentswill pay $1,582, up $53. Fanwoodresidents will pay $1,344, or $74 over2005 levels, with Garwood residentspaying $1,169, or $62 over last year.

According to a copy of the budgetobtained by The Westfield Leader andThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times,the county tax levy has jumped $76.5million, or 50 percent, in the past sixyears. Between the years 1997 and1999 county taxes actually dropped$600,000 to $150.1 million. Countytaxes make up 56.5 percent of thebudget revenues followed by countygenerated revenue, at 26 percent, andstate and federal aid, at 11.9 percent.The county is using $22 million of its$25.2-million surplus as revenue thisyear. The county’s surplus is up $3million in the past year.

Salaries and wages account for$161.5 million of the budget. Healthand welfare programs make up 27.81percent, followed by general govern-ment, 21.74 percent; regulatory pro-grams, 15.72 percent; recreation, 5.78percent, and debt service, 9.45 per-cent. All departments are budgetedfor salary and wage increases thisyear except the division of consumer

affairs, a drop of $21,000; office ofadministrative services director, adecline of $111,578, and the clerk ofthe board’s office, a $12,971 cut.

In terms of employee insuranceprograms, group insurance is increas-ing by more than $4.4 million; theemployees’ prescription plan is up$570,000 to $6.6 million, with dentalinsurance up $50,000 to $850,000. Intotal, insurance programs are $46.2million, representing an increase of$600,000 from last year.

The Public Employees RetirementSystem (PERS) is up almost $2 mil-lion this year to $2,036,142 from$686,802 in 2005; Social Securitybenefits are increasing by $1.4 mil-lion to $13.7 million. Police and firepension are increasing another $1.7million.

None of the freeholders made com-ments on the budget during lastThursday’s board meeting. Severalmembers of the public, however, werecritical of the spending plan.

Patricia Quattrocchi of Garwood, aRepublican candidate for freeholder,noted that the tax hike “would meancounty taxes have jumped 44.3 per-cent” since 2000.

“Additionally, Union County tax-payers are faced with increases instate taxes as a result of GovernorCorzine’s proposed $31.9 billion bud-get, including an increase in the salestax, a regressive tax that will affect allcitizens and will have the greatestimpact on middle-class and lower-income residents, particularly inUnion County,” Ms. Quattrocchi said.

She questioned Freeholder Chair-man Alexander Mirabella on whetherhe or other board members supportGovernor Jon Corzine’s proposal toincrease the sales tax from 6 to 7percent.

Tina Renna of Cranford said thecounty budget increase is “withoutone county job, raise or perk turnedin. You certainly didn’t cut back onyour mailings and TV commercialsat election time in 2005, which costthe taxpayers $300,000.”

She also was critical of the publicinformation department, noting thatthe head of the department “has asalary and benefits package of wellover $100,000.” She described thedepartment as “a public informationmachine” aimed at keeping informa-tion “away from the public.”

“Reigning in all of the abuses of thepublic trust would no doubt result inat least a $15-million reduction in thebudget and restore some integrity toUnion County government,” Ms.Renna said in a prepared statement.

Elizabeth resident Jerry Goldmansuggested the county offer discountfees to utilize county public golfcourses in an effort to increase thenumber of users and county revenue.

“I think this would help add to theusage of our facilities,” he said.

Fanwood PO ReceivesService Award

FANWOOD — The Fanwood PostOffice recently earned a five-star rat-ing as part of the postal service’s newcustomer service program.

“We’ve always provided excellentservice,” said Acting PostmasterEdgar Grayon. “Now we’ve got thestars to back it up.”

Postal customers were surveyed torate local post offices on efficiency,accuracy of delivery, consistency ofdelivery and wait-time in line.

The Fanwood Post Office received asignificant increase in “Excellent” rat-ings, earning the customer serviceaward. Each office earning five-starstatus receives a sign for its door andemployees receive pins of recognition.

“We’re really honored to receivethis rating,” said Mr. Grayon. “It showsthat our customers value the excellentservice our employees provide.”

FANWOOD — Fanwood’s LizaKatz has completed her Gold Award— the highest award in Girl Scouting.

To attain the Gold Award, a GirlScout must earn at least four interestproject patches and the Career Ex-ploration Pin, perform 30 hours ofleadership to earn the Senior GirlScout Leadership Award, completethe Senior Girl Scout Challenge (afive-part exploration of values, goalsand community service) and designand carry out a Gold Award projectrequiring a minimum of 50 hours.

Liza, a senior at the Union CountyMagnet High School for Science, Math-ematics and Technology, created a high-quality literary magazine in which stu-dents could showcase their artistic andwriting talents. With approval from theschool’s administration, Liza and her

staff have thus far created five issues ofthe Calliope, which has expanded toserve all four high schools of the UnionCounty Vocational-Technical Schools.

“Through this experience, I becamea creative problem-solver as well as acreative writer,” Liza said. “The en-tire campus community can benefitfrom the enrichment provided by thissharing of ideas through the arts.”

Liza is a member of Senior Troop751, whose advisors are Nancy Bauerand Jane Van Haasteren. A Girl Scoutfor 10 years, Liza also is involved withthe drama club, French Club and Na-tional Honor Society. She is the daugh-ter of David and Lori Katz of Fanwood.

County Mum on RemovalOf County DPW Director

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written by The Westfield Leader and The Times

ELIZABETH – A county officialwould not confirm that the head of thecounty’s engineering and public worksdepartment has been terminated.

Union County spokesmanSebastian D’Elia told The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times that the issue is “apersonnel matter.”

“I cannot confirm or deny what wassaid” at last week’s freeholder meetingthat Mr. Dann is no longer employedwith the county, Mr. D’Elia said.

Mr. Dann, who also heads the pub-lic works division, would be the sec-ond department director to leave thecounty payroll this year. James Daleyresigned in January as head of thedepartment of economic developmentto pursue private sector opportuni-ties. Mountainside resident AlfredFaella replaced him.

According to a list of salaries ofcounty employees obtained by TheLeader/Times, Mr. Dann was paid$112,000. Included within the de-partment are the divisions of trafficsafety and maintenance, inspections,mosquito control, roads and bridgesand shade-tree preservation. The de-partment recently moved to its newheadquarters in Scotch Plains. Mr.D’Elia said Monday that Mr. Dannwas still on the payroll and was tak-ing some vacation time.

On another matter, at Thursday’smeeting Freeholder ChairmanAlexander Mirabella agreed to meetwith representatives of Falls Church,Va-based GeesePeace at the request ofRoselle Resident Judy Bryon. She askedthe county to consider non-lethal meth-ods for controlling the population ofCanadian Geese in county parks.

Also, Jacob Mariera of Roselle Parkcommented on the rapidly increasinggasoline prices, stating he would likePresident George W. Bush to instruct

oil company executives to “bring downthe high price of gasoline” similar toPresident Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbachev,tear down this wall” famous quotationregarding the Berlin Wall.

During Thursday’s meeting theboard honored Sara Power, grade 7,Holy Trinity School, Westfield, andWilliam Shore, grade 7, and AdeleDelaney, grade 8, St. BartholomewThe Apostle School, Scotch Plains,for their winning essays and poems inthe Union County Shade TreeCommission’s Young Writers Con-test, which was conducted for thecelebration of Arbor Day.

The board also recognized volun-teers as part of the county’s volunteerrecognition awards. Honored were:Psi Sigma Phi, a fraternity at KeanUniversity, for its assistance withKatrina relief efforts, the homelessand the Community FoodBank inHillside. The board honored Westfieldresident Marvin Smith for volunteer-ing 214 hours to the Literacy Volun-teers of Union County in reading,English and GED instruction.

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Joseph Cryan to SpeakBefore Dem Clubs

MOUNTAINSIDE — Joseph Cryan,chairman of New Jersey’s DemocraticState Committee, will speak to mem-bers of the Westfield, Summit andMountainside Democratic clubs onMay 10. Mr. Cryan, who also is a stateassemblyman from Union, will addressthis year’s election campaign issues.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.in the second-floor community roomof Mountainside Borough Hall on NewProvidence Road and Route 22 East.

As hosts, Mountainside membershave invited all interested residentsof the area to join them. Light re-freshments will be served.

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CONCERT DATE…Members of the Youth and Family Counseling Service(YFCS) Board of Trustees prepare for a benefit performance of the Orchestra ofSt. Peter by the Sea to be held on Saturday, May 6, at 8 p.m. at The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield. Pictured, from left to right, are: Barbara Nelson, ExecutiveDirector Milt Faith, President Frank Sullebarger and Ann Robinson. For moreinformation on the concert or to purchase tickets, please call the YFCS agency at(908) 233-2042.

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ENRICHMENT…Pfizer Pharmaceuticals donates 16 laptops for Westfield stu-dents as part of the “Leaders Project” organized by the Westfield United Way, theWestfield Foundation, the Westfield Area “Y” and the Westfield Board ofEducation. The program provides educational enrichment for grade 6 to 8students who met after school with teachers from January through April.Pictured above are students with Linda Maggio, Westfield United Way ExecutiveDirector, and Schools Superintendent Dr. William Foley.

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WW II Pilot Missing 60 Yrs.To Be Buried in Arlington

By CHRISTIE STORMSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — On March 27, 1944,U.S. Army Air Force pilot CaptainDouglas Wight of Westfield and his C-46 transport were reported Missing-in-Action during a World War II missionnear the Himalayan Mountains.

According to Captain Wight’s sis-ter-in-law, Lois Wight of Westfield,the lost aircraft was finally recoveredabout five years ago. Now, CaptainWight and his three crew memberswill have a proper burial at ArlingtonNational Cemetery in Washington,D.C. on Tuesday, May 9.

“The transport was on a flight fromKunming, China to northeastern India,known as flying ‘The Hump,’” Ms.Wight reported. “They were bringingsupplies to troops fighting on the sideof the Allies against Japan. Douglaswas only 27 years old.”

According to Mrs. Wight, at that timeit was believed the plane crashed aftercolliding with another. However, thefinal radio transmission indicated it mayhave run out of fuel.

Ms. Wight reported that skiers foundthe wreckage in 2001 and urged theU.S. government to look into it. Shesaid it took several weeks for them toeven get into the plane.

“From what I understand, there werevery little human remains after all theseyears,” Mrs. Wight said. “Whatever theyfound was sent to a forensic lab inHawaii, and they identified Douglasthrough DNA.”

Mrs. Wight’s husband and CaptainWight’s brother Thomas “Herb”Wight recently passed away. Mr.Wight was reportedly happy that hehad finally learned the fate of hismissing brother. She said he had de-

scribed his brother as quiet and as“the one that the family dog alwaysrushed out of the house to greet whenhe came home.”

“It was exciting when they foundhim. I also remember getting a phonecall from a relative of one of his crew,”Mrs. Wight said. “He had located us byusing the Internet and asked if we hadrelatives in the army.”

Mrs. Wight will attend the services atArlington with Captain Wight’s twosurviving brothers, Philip and DonaldWight of Bemus Point, New York, alongwith their niece, the daughter of theirsister Ruth Wight Dietz ofMountainside, also deceased.

“On May 7, we’re going to a specialreception down there,” Mrs. Wight said.“I believe that’s when we’ll get tomeet the families of the other crewmembers. The government has sentfor everyone and will be bringing themdown and putting them up in an apart-ment near the cemetery.”

According to Mrs. Wight, CaptainWight graduated Westfield High Schoolin 1935, attended Rutgers Universityand graduated from Columbia Univer-sity in 1939. He was awarded an AirMedal for participating in more than150 hours of operational flight between1943 and 1944. She said he addition-ally received citations from PresidentFranklin Roosevelt and the Chinesegovernment.

“Though I didn’t really know himpersonally other than passing him inthe halls of Westfield High back whenit was in the Elm Street building, I’mgrateful this has come full circle,” Mrs.Wight said. “I’m very close with hisremaining brothers and happy to at-tend the services on behalf of my hus-band, who is not alive to see it.”

Bramnick Opposes Self-ServeGas Stations, Zone Pricing

Governor Corzine has suggestedthat self-service gas stations may helpto lower the cost of gasoline. Assem-blyman Jon Bramnick (R-21) opposesthe concept and has repeatedly ar-gued that the elimination of zone pric-ing would help lower the price of gas.

Asm. Bramnick noted that citizensshould be aware that gas stations inSummit pay more for gasoline thanthose in Union. This is because of“zone pricing.” The legislature haspermitted, for many years, oil com-panies to sell gas to gas stations atdifferent rates. It appears that gasstations in our suburbs pay more forwholesale gas than the urban and

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According to Asm. Bramnick, zonepricing is not consumer friendly, butrather costs the consumer moremoney. “It appears that suburban gasstations in our legislative district arerequired to pay a premium for whatwe should call ‘suburban’ gas,” hesaid. “The ‘meet the competition’ ba-sis for zone pricing is not logical andit is time for the law to be eliminated.”

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Planning Board PostponesDecision on Medical OfficesBy KIMBERLY A. BROADWELL

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – A decision con-cerning turning 433 Central Avenueand 126 South Avenue into medicaloffices was postponed by theWestfield Planning Board Mondayevening, as the board told the appli-cant that improvements were neededto the architectural plans.

The application was the only oneheard at the board’s meeting. Thehearing will continue during theboard’s Monday, June 5 meeting.

Applicant Dr. Clifford Sales hasproposed to demolish an existing houseon South Avenue and put an additiononto an existing building on CentralAvenue. He also has proposed to con-struct a new, 16-space parking area toadd to seven existing parking spaces.

Many planning board members hadquestions for architect Robert Winkle,who testified that the new buildingwould consist of office rooms for thedoctors, exam rooms, billing roomsand a research office. He revealedthat the second floor would housetwo additional doctors’ offices, stat-ing that an elevator would be installedto accommodate patients.

Planning board member RobertNewell questioned the design of thebuilding, saying he thought it shouldbe redone to look more like a medicalbuilding. He stated that as is, it lookslike a warehouse. Mr. Newell alsoquestioned where the back door tothe practice would be located for pa-tients to enter the building from theparking lot. In addition, he stated thathe felt the lighting should be revised.

Planning board member JamesFoerst felt the plans should be re-

worked, stating that, “the building isvery uninviting.”

Planning board member WilliamCariste remarked that, “it is a plainboxed building.”

Planning Board Chairman VinceWilt concluded, “I don’t have a prob-lem with the concept of a medicalbuilding.” He stated, however, thatboard members wanted to see revi-sions of the plans.

Building owner Laurence Markhamnoted during his testimony that whenhe did renovations to the Central Av-enue building back in 1988, the plan-ning board at the time put a deedrestriction on the building. He said thiswas because of a lack of parking.

Mr. Markham stated that at thattime, he did not own the property onSouth Avenue to provide the 16 addi-tional parking spaces, and asked theplanning board to lift the restriction.

Dr. Sales later testified that the pro-posed medical practice, which treatspatients for cardiovascular and vascu-lar problems, would see patients onTuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdaysbetween 9 a.m. and noon. He saidmost of these visits would consist ofpre- and post-operation patient visits.

Dr. Sales said the offices would beopen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and be open for busi-ness purposes of billing and process-ing insurance papers, even when thedoctors’ hours were finished.

He noted that he, along with sixother partners, operates the same suchpractices in Bellville, Millburn andScotch Plains and that the Westfieldoffice would accommodate those pa-tients within the Westfield andRahway areas.

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1967 Experiment Finds ThoughtProvoking Commentary

The Westfield Leader has microfiche archivesdating back to approximately 1904. The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times has microfiche archivesback to 1960. They are available in the respectivelibraries.

We are studying ways to make these publiclyavailable in electronic form. Providing them on theInternet should become practical soon. The volumeof information would be enormous, though, forstorage and distribution with the technical capa-bilities at this time.

We have produced electronic documents fromthe microfiche archives that are readable by hu-mans, for the randomly selected year of 1967. Ourefforts to have computers be able to read them andcreate a searchable database are not satisfactory.Advances in intelligent software will undoubtedlyresolve this issue in the near future. Perhaps, U.S.intelligence agencies already have this software,but it is not yet in the public domain.

The key first phase, to convert the microfichearchives to electronic images of suitable qualityand format that can be read and distributed, atreasonable speed and cost, has proved feasible. Youcan view some of these for 1967 on the Internet atgoleader.com.

We believe there is value for society to achievethis – perhaps, though not commercially supported.Consider the editorial from The Westfield Leaderpublished on May 4, 1967:

ThoughtProvoking

At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher Council lastweek (1967), Dr. Joseph I. Boylan, Westfield pe-diatrician proposed that a required course in healthand family living be offered in our schools: Whetheror not readers agree with such a proposal, or evenportions of it, we feel that much of what Dr. Boylanhas to say is worthy of repetition and is the basis ofthought-provoking discussions.

“Our children today,” Dr. Boylan declared, “areperhaps the best educated and the healthiest chil-dren in the history of the human race. They arebetter clothed, better housed, better fed and betterinformed than their forebears.

“But, they also face more mental illness, moredelinquency, more psychosomatic diseases, morevenereal disease, more alcohol and drug addiction,more suicides, more illegitimate pregnancy, moreabortions more immature and unhappy marriages,more divorce and more maladjusted, miserable andmeaningless lives as adults.

‘’Our schools succeed admirably in preparingour children intellectually for adulthood, but thechildren of today are for the most part, ill-preparedemotionally to assume the role of a responsibleadult citizen, spouse and parent. We are not justdoing an adequate job in educating our children forliving a healthy, happy and rewarding life as amature adult.

“And why do our children face such dim pros-pects in our wonderfully affluent society? Well, oursociety is a bit sick and getting sicker with each

passing year. The only cure for this sickness, Ibelieve, lies in a proper education of our children inorder that they will someday have the wisdom toreverse the current malignant decline of our cultureand restore it to a state of robust good health.

“Traditionally, the preparing of a child emotion-ally and morally for adulthood is the task of theparents in the home, whose efforts are supple-mented by the school and the church.

But…there are far too many homes today whereneither member of the adult partnership is reallyqualified to be a parent. Although the materialneeds of the children are provided, frequent toexcess, the children are as morally, spiritually andsocially neglected as if they had no parents at all.These children grow up and enter marriage know-ing virtually nothing of its responsibilities – finan-cial, moral or social. What they too frequentlyknow about the physical relationship is, for themost part, hearsay and gossip transmitted to themfrom questionable sources.

“…We are failing our children in not preparingthem properly for life.

“Our traditional sources for providing this ‘edu-cation for living,’ the home and the church, are justnot getting the job done. Society long ago shouldhave faced up to the need for family training coursesin the schools. Since parents are abdicating theirresponsibilities, education in the schools is the onlyway to give the upcoming generation of parents anopportunity to know what is really important in life– what are the values, the attitudes, the life goalsthat really count – if we have any concern at allabout what kind of a world we will hand ourchildren.

“I am convinced that a comprehensive course inphysical and mental health and in family livingshould be required for all children from kindergar-ten through the 12th grade. I propose that thesesubjects are of such importance as to be made aseparate course by itself, a course taught by teach-ers expert in its content with the assistance ofprofessional personnel drawn from the commu-nity.

“…Sex education in our schools can never belimited to the isolated facts of reproduction. Ouryoungsters must come to understand that sex canproperly only be a part of mature and responsiblelife, and that learning to deal with sexuality andhuman feelings require the development of a codeof conduct that will lead to a happy emotionaladjust to life… if we can do anything to help ourchildren better understand their own health and therole they will and must play as future parents, it willhave been very much worth all our efforts…”

We are aware that schools, churches, Y and com-munity groups, and a majority of parents are offer-ing education in health, sex and family life togreater or less degrees. Separation of church andschool remains a pertinent issue in any teaching ofmoral values.

We feel, however, that Dr. Boylan’s concernshould produce thought and discussion in this com-munity.

In 1967, Walter J. Lee was publisher and RobertEverett was the editor. We wonder what theirthoughts would be today.

Scotch Plains Tax Collector BidsFarewell, Thanks All Residents

Due to an extended illness of ChronicLyme Disease, I will no longer be em-ployed by the Township of Scotch Plainsas your tax collector. It has been mypleasure and true honor to serve you.

I have missed seeing all of you so verymuch these past few months. Life can beso unpredictable and I never thought Iwould be needing to say good-bye sosoon. You, the residents of Scotch Plains,have made my life for the past 12 and one-half years so incredibly enjoyable.

The stories you have shared with me,the smiles and the heartaches, have alltouched me in so many different ways.

The untimely sudden passing of our tax

clerk, Freddie Strickland, one year agowas an especially difficult time. Yourkindness and love for her also, was sogenuine and heartfelt and I thank you allfor those prayers and condolences.

Please stay well, enjoy your life, bekind to one another, and I thank you againfor making my life so much richer havingknown you all.

It has been my true pleasure. Please beas nice to your new tax collector as youwere to me, and I will see you all aroundtown.

Corinne Clements StutcavageScotch Plains

Westfield School SuperintendentComments on Candidate WithdrawalIn response to Mr. Messing’s letter of

April 27, I would like to clarify the stepstaken and the communication methodsinitiated following the late withdrawal(April 4) of Jesse Garfinkel as a candidatefor the Westfield Board of Education.

First, the board secretary and our attor-ney appealed to the county clerk on April5 to correct the ballot so that JesseGarfinkel’s name was removed. We ap-plied to the Union County Superior Courtfor an order requiring the physical re-moval of Mr. Garfinkel’s name from theballot, but the court ruled that there wasinsufficient remaining time for such physi-cal removal.

In the meantime, both The WestfieldLeader and Record Press reported hiswithdrawal. The school district postedthis news on the front page of our website(westfieldnjk12.org).

The announcement was made publicon Blue Devils TV36 and broadcast forthe next two weeks. I reported Jesse’sdecision in the school newsletters and inmy e-mailed publication, Synopsis, whichis subscribed to on-line by members ofthe public via our district’s homepage.

At the polling places, it is against thelaw for us or the poll workers to discussanything about persons running for of-fice, even if logic tells us that in this caseit would make sense to do so. Postingsigns at the polls is also considered elec-tioneering.

The deadline of March 6 by the (Union)County Board of Elections for withdraw-als of candidates is set to avoid a situationthat did occur in Westfield on April 18.

William FoleySuperintendent,

Westfield Public Schools

When Will SP CellTower be Done?

At the intersection of Raritan Road andLake Avenue in Scotch Plains there is atower sitting behind a firehouse. It hasbeen waiting about nine months for workto be completed in the firehouse beforethe cell phone companies can install an-tennas.

If you have an emergency in a largearea surrounding this tower and you relyon your cell phone, you are just plain outof luck. It is amazing that the people ofScotch Plains put up with what may beincredible incompetence.

Jerry RosenbergWestfield

Editor’s Note: According to ScotchPlains Building Inspector Robert Lacosta,the township’s contractor, Procomm Sys-tems, Inc., will be completing their workwithin two weeks. At that point PublicSevice Electric & Gas (PSE&G) will com-plete their work followed by the place-ment of attennas by the the four cellularphone carriers on the tower: Verizon,Cingular, Sprint and Omnipointe. Mr.Lacosta said the project should be com-pleted by the end of summer at the latest.

A Confused Mother Writes: My daugh-ter has been married for five years. Sheand her husband live in an apartment andare planning to buy a house. Originally,when my daughter married, I told her thatwe would help her financially if and whenshe bought a house. We would pay theclosing costs or give them money towardsthe down payment. We projected givingthem around $10,000.

That was then. Today, our finances aredifferent, and we have no real money togive my daughter towards the purchase ofthe house. She says, “You promised meyou would help, and we are counting onyou.” My husband suggests we take out aloan so that we can fulfill our promise andcause no anger. I disagree.

Answer: As you said, “That wasthen….” Years ago, you meant well, butit is five years later, and you and yourhusband have to consider your own finan-cial security first. You have to tell yourdaughter that you are not breaking a prom-ise, but rather, you have to re-evaluateyour financial situation. Don’t worry abouther possible anger. I am hopeful that shewill “hear” you. You might suggest that,eventually, you will help her with somefurnishings, which can be fun for the twoof you.

A Frustrated Husband Writes: After 30years of marriage, in which my wife andI did many things together, I am becom-ing increasingly concerned about her be-havior. She stopped working after yearsof being a bookkeeper, has minimumcommunication with our daughter, whomarried and moved to Colorado, and sitshome watching the QVC channel on TV.She buys jewelry and clothing, and thensends them back. She can do this for hourson end.

She has virtually stopped cooking.When I ask her what’s wrong, she says,“nothing; now let me see which earringsto buy” as she puts on QVC. Do you thinkI’ve done something wrong?

Answer: I believe she is in a state ofdepression. It probably is a reaction to thechanges in her life – retiring from work,

HUNG UP!!

By Milt Faith, Executive DirectorYouth and Family Counseling Service

Parents May Have to ReconsiderFinancial Promise to Daughter

feeling a loss after your daughter movedwest. Her preoccupation with TV andpurchasing and returning articles helpsher to not think about the losses andfeelings that time is moving on and whathas she accomplished. Her disinterest incooking is another example of loss ofinterest of something she enjoyed.

Please have her see a clinician who canhelp her through this difficult stage in life.Talking, and possible medication, can beextremely helpful and therapeutic. Yoursupport is equally significant. Try to en-courage some mutual activities and evalu-ate the possibility of increased contacts (avisit?) with your daughter. Good luck.

A Sad Wife Writes: Is it better forchildren if their parents, who argue andare unhappy most of the time, stay to-gether (in order to keep the family unittogether and hopefully “play together”)or divorce? So many surveys talk aboutthe trauma of divorce, which leaves chil-dren with feelings of hopelessness, con-fusion and anger for the rest of their lives.Please comment. My husband and I, in-creasingly, have become impatient andhostile towards each other, but we don’twant to hurt our children if we separate.

Answer: I believe in the family unit andhope that marital tensions can be resolvedthrough better understanding, healthierawareness of each partner’s role in theproblem and behavioral change. Prima-rily, it is important for the couple to look atthemselves and attempt to decide whetherthey want to “save” the marriage and livein a happier, more loving atmosphere.

The best tool is working with an effec-tive clinician/marriage counselor. Thiswill, hopefully, enable you to makehealthier decisions. It is only then that theparents can deal with the situation moreeffectively and in a more sensitive man-ner with the children. Divorce can betraumatic, but the psychological damagecan be as destructive when children aresubject to anger, power struggles, controlissues and the presence of ongoing ten-sion on a chronic basis. Please see some-one ASAP, the best advice from MF.

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Cyphonism – A form of ancient

punishment consisting of smearing thevictim with honey and exposing him toinsects.

2. Tohubohu – Chaos3. Catabasion – A chamber in a Greek

church, under the alter, where relics arekept

4. Melic – Of song or poetry

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is correct.The others are made up. Are you sharpenough to discern this deception of dic-tion?

If you can guess one correctly – goodguess. If you get two – well-read indi-vidual. If you get three – word expert. Ifyou get all four – You must have a lot offree time!

All words and correct definitionscome from the board game DictionDeception.

PATAS1. The West African red monkey2. Moving in a hopping or skipping

manner3. The head of a household4. The act of rubbing; massaging

ACHROMASIA1. Elevation sickness2. Motion sickness3. Lack of pigment in the skin4. Blood disorder resulting from insuf-

ficient chromiumCAPPADINE

1. Small metal cuplike stand for hold-ing hot coffee cups

2. Waste silk sheared from silkworm’scocoons after the good silk has been reeledoff

3. Cornish crow with red feet and beak4. A small flesh-eating mammal re-

lated to the weaselEXSICCATE

1. To dry up or evaporate2. To discolor or blacken as if by burn-

ing3. Having a rough and dry surface4. To sever; behead

Scotch Plains Resident ExpressesBudget Thoughts to Governor

Editor’s Note: This letter, edited forbrevity, was sent to Governor Corzineand copied to The Westfiele Leader andThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.

I appreciate the chance to make recom-mendations regarding the budget and NewJersey’s serious financial situation.

My focus is on short term, long termand addressing a “Doomsday Scenario.”

What we can do today:1. Impose taxes on legal services. The

lawyers got us into the problem;2. When there is snow, non-essential

state employees stay home. Taxpayersslog it to work to pay their salaries. Cutstate workers by 20 percent or so;

3. Cut out new spending. This wouldmean no stem cell research;

4. Keep spending flat at schools andmunicipals governments. Stop them frompassing on shortfalls via property taxes;

5. Our legislature has failed to addressthe situation. They are not earning theirmoney and should forgo their salaries.

Now for the long term:1. End Pay to Play at all levels;2. End dual office holding;3. End PAC money for election funds;4. Provide for I and R;5. Make a public official’s salary ap-

proved by the voting public when it isover a figure, such as $80,000 a year;

6. Make it mandatory that all meetingsof public funds, policy, etc. be publicknowledge via video filming and notes ofmeeting -- available on the Internet;

7. Move school board and budget elec-tions from April to November;

8. When contracts come due for publicemployees, only negotiate benefits andsalaries in line with the private sector;

9. Remove caps on spending from theschools and municipalities that preventprivate citizens from donating money;

10. Restrict the budget rise in the state,counties, municipalities, and schools tothe CPI or some other scale;

11. Revise the way schools are funded.Waive the school property tax on seniorcitizens without children in schools;

12. Remove Abbott districts;

13. Eliminate un-funded state man-dates. Organizations should have moneyin hand before they spend it;

14. Petition the federal government toeliminate unfunded mandates).

15. Pursue monies that were misspentand recoup as much as possible;

16. Revise retirement date in-line withthe private sector for public employees;

17. Revise pensions to the equivalentof the private sector including electedofficials;

18. Parents’ income should be evalu-ated to see if they can afford to pay fortheir “Special Ed” children before anytaxpayer pays a dime;

19. Institute a voucher system forschools. It is more important that thechildren be educated than maintainingcash flow to school systems;

20. The municipality should not over-ride the vote of the people should theschool budget get turned down. If a bud-get is rejected, the school board must livewith last year’s budget;

21. Allow the public to remove statejudges when the public deems that he orshe has lost the public trust.

The “Doomsday Scenario,” if we can-not fix the situation and the exodus ofresidents continues:

1. Study of where residents migrate;2. Develop a program such to foster

employment of New Jersey residents whono longer wish to live in this state. Thiscould take the form of working with em-ployers in the new area to hire theseresidents;

3. People leaving, likely are beingforced out. They should not be penalized.Rescind the property transfer tax;

4. Seniors should be provided state-funded moving service, since it appearsthat they are not wanted in this state.

There is no constitutional right to beable to maintain our homes. Nothing ex-ists to assure continual affordability.

Obviously, the cost of living and thebudget are frequent discussion topics.

Al MullerScotch Plains

We Have Done LittleOurselves with Energy

Current gasoline price increases havecreated another group of political instantexperts with nothing but feel good solu-tions. The first thing Congress does is toblame President Bush for the high energyprices. Under today’s environment, ifsomeone is late for dinner, they blame thePresident. Congress has no one to blamebut themselves — and we, the citizens,share some of the blame.

Since the oil embargo in the 1970’s,Congress has failed to address our depen-dency on foreign oil, and we have donelittle to help the situation. In the 1970’s,we bought compact cars that had smallerengines and better fuel economy. Today,over half the vehicles sold are SUV’s thatuse more fuel and cars with high perfor-mance engines that burn premium fuel.

Do we really need 300 horsepower tosit in traffic on the highways? Think aboutwhat we want. We want less dependencyon foreign oil, but let’s not drill for moreoil in the U.S. We want more fuel economyin our cars, but we still buy SUV’s. Wewant less taxes, but yet we want moregovernment services.

We use more electricity for our com-puters and home appliances, but let’s notbuild power plants. We want more gaso-line, but we don’t want refineries. The listgoes on and on.

It’s time to stop looking for someone toblame for our problems and start lookingat serious long-term solutions. Today, wecan drill for oil in an environmentallyfriendly way. Nuclear power is safe andefficient. There are fuel-efficient cars onthe market if we only would buy them.

It’s time for everyone to do their partand take a long-term approach to ourenergy problem, not just a feel good quickfix.

Sen. Bob Menendez proposes a three-month suspension of the $.18 per gallonfederal gas tax. Who is he trying to help?By the time it passes Congress, it will beJuly. Three months later, the tax willresume in October, and gas prices willjump $.18 per gallon — just in time for hisre-election campaign.

Then, he can run around blaming theRepublicans for raising the tax on gaso-line.

We need permanent long-term solu-tions to the energy problem, not just atemporary feel good approach to get some-one elected to the senate.

Thomas LienhardWestfield

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By Patricia Quattrocchi, Candidate for Freeholder

Union County’s $100 Million Dollar ManDuring a pre-Election Day interview

with The Westfield Leader and The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times in October of2000, then Union County Freeholder Vice-Chairman Alexander Mirabella wasquoted as saying, “We are looking atways to control the budget and keep costsdown.” At that time the county budgetwas a tad over $300 million.

Within the next few weeks, the free-holders are expected to approve a bud-get which is a tad over $400 million.Freeholder Mirabella, now chairman,can truly be referred to as UnionCounty’s very own “$100 Million Man.”

The all-Democratic freeholder boardwill argue that, under their guidance, taxeshave not increased 50 percent since theyear 2000, as we Republicans claim —for the budget has increased only 33.3percent. Well, there is a difference be-tween the words taxes and budget, andherein lies the truth.

The freeholders arrive at a figure thatthey say is necessary to run the county,which includes payroll, insurance, main-tenance, debt service, cars, utilities, con-certs, etc. The issue is, “How are we goingto pay for all of this?”

The answer is anticipated revenues,which are made up of monies from fees touse the parks or play golf, state and fed-eral grants, income from investments and,of course, your property tax bill paidthrough your municipality. The countywill also use some of the surplus, which israpidly dwindling.

In the year 2000, after evaluating rev-enues versus spending, it was determinedthat the taxpayers would have to kick in

$151 million through the tax levy. Now,in 2006 it has been determined that the taxlevy on the residents must be $226.6million, an increase of $75.6 million —clearly a 50 percent increase over 2000.

The freeholders can have fun with num-bers and spin the story all they want, but50 percent is still 50 percent, and 50percent in six years is unacceptable.

When comparing the 2005 budget tothe 2006 budget, nothing has changed.They appear to have started with whatwas spent last year and just added onmore — then put out a press release inJanuary that there would be cuts. Well,what happened? Where is the belt tight-ening?

We have been waiting since the year2000 for the board of freeholders to con-trol the budget and keep costs down. Theyhave failed miserably.

The Republican team of Quattrocchi,(Glenn) Mortimer and (Diane) Barabasbelieve it is time for the residents ofUnion County to send a message to the“$100 Million Man” that they do not have“Bionic” wallets. We ask for your vote ofconfidence so that we may participate incrafting a “zero-based budget” that willstart with providing the services neces-sary to actually improve the lives of all ofthe residents of Union County.

For information or to learn how youcan help please contactinfo@unioncountygop.org or call (908)789-0200.

WF Commission ConductsArbor Day Event for Schools

Westfield United WayConcludes Requests Review

By Linda MaggioExecutive Director

Linda Kaplan knew the WestfieldUnited Way’s (WUW) Fund Distri-bution Committee (FDC) faced adaunting mission. How do you deter-mine that agencies which transportsenior citizens, deliver meals tohomebound citizens, provide shelterand counseling to domestic abuse vic-tims, and teach youngsters about sub-stance abuse prevention are receivingthe adequate funding they need inorder to truly make a difference?

For Ms. Kaplan, whose committeewas charged with reviewing fundingfor programs from WUW’s memberagencies, the task was hardly easy.But in the end, the chairwoman of theFDC said the dedicated residents whoserved with her did their due dili-gence and conducted an extensivereview process that reflects the con-cerns of those who donate to WUW.

“The input and involvement of ourvolunteers provides a critical link tothe community,” Ms. Kaplan said.“We want to assure Westfield UnitedWay contributors that their money isbeing used wisely.”

The 13 residents on the committeespent hundreds of hours over a three-month period, interviewing agencydirectors, reviewing financial infor-mation and evaluating the effective-ness of programs and services. Eachagency was responsible for answer-ing questions on the achievements oftheir programs, how many people theywere serving, what alternative sourcesof income were available to them,and what problems they could en-counter in the next year.

After reviewing and evaluating theagencies’ requests, the committee thendebated and deliberated the needs of

both the community and each agencyto determine how the funds were tobe allocated.

“The combination of changing needsand available funds make the allocationprocess a continuing challenge and moredifficult task each year,” said CarolynFleder, President of the Westfield UnitedWay Board of Trustees.

Once the board approves the finalrecommendations from the commit-tee, money will be distributed begin-ning 2007.

Throughout the process, Ms.Kaplan said the committee never lostsight of the residents who donate toWUW. “The caring and financial sup-port of our residents truly reflects theWestfield spirit of outreach and giv-ing to others,” she said. “They can becomforted by the knowledge that theirgift will go far — but not far away.”

The committee tried to follow theexample of Andrew Carnegie, who said:“Those who would administer wisely,must, indeed, be wise. The best meansof benefiting the community is to placewithin its reach the ladders upon whichthe aspiring can rise.”

Westfield United Way memberagencies include: American RedCross, ARC of Union County, BoyScouts, Central Jersey Legal Services,Cerebral Palsy League, CommunityAccess Unlimited, Contact We Care,Girl Scouts, Jewish Community Cen-ter, Jewish Family Services, MentalHealth Association of Union County,Mobile Meals of Westfield, Preven-tion Links, UCPC BehavioralHealthcare, Visiting Health Servicesof Union County, Visiting Nurse Ser-vice System, Westfield CommunityCenter, Westfield Day Care Center,Westfield “Y” and Youth and FamilyCounseling Services.

SERVING...The Westfield United Way analyzes requests for financial supportfor 2007. Committee members, pictured from left, are: (standing) Bruce Cummings,Brian Howell, David Foltz, Rick Ragoza, Paul Zoidis and Gregg Gorman; (seated)Susan Long, Steve Cordes, Jane Francz, Linda Kaplan, Chairman, John Rippergerand Randi Albert (Bill Reinhardt, not shown).

WESTFIELD — To commemo-rate Arbor Day and to further its mis-sion of educating Westfield school-children, the Westfield Tree Preser-vation Commission (TPC) traveledto five area elementary schools onThursday, April 27 and Friday, April28 to conduct tree-plantings and mi-nor landscape beautification in loca-tions chosen by the schools.

The “Landscape and Learn” projectinvolved approximately 200 school-children. They participated in the tree-planting and learned about conserva-tion, the impact trees have on ourcommunity and the environment, andthe history of Arbor Day.

The two-day event involved theschools of McKinley, Jefferson, Wil-

son, Franklin and Washington.Live Oak Landscape Contractors

donated the tools, manpower, trees,flowers, mulch and other materials.

Fourth Ward Councilman TomBigosinski coordinated the event. Hesaid, “The schools are excited toobtain professional landscape im-provements at no cost, and theschoolchildren got outdoors and hadfun while learning important les-sons about conservation. Hopefullynow, when they walk to school andpass by a new home being con-structed where healthy trees used tostand, they can explain to their par-ents some of the additional conse-quences that development has onour community.”

WESTFIELD ARBOR DAY…Washington Elementary School Principal JosephMalanga looks on as students help plant a lilac tree outside the school entrance.

Westfield Recreation DepartmentThanks Race Volunteers and Donors

The Westfield Recreation Departmentand Commission thanks all those whosponsored, volunteered and participatedin our 16th Annual Road Races held onSaturday, April 29.

It was a great day for about 200 runnerswho came out to participate in our 1-MileFun Run and 5-Miler Race. Plaques wereawarded to the top finishers and medalsawarded to the Fun Run participants. Con-gratulations to Ben Owen of South Or-ange, who won the 5-Miler with a time of27:57, and Debbie Hall of Westfield whowon overall female with a time of 32:04.

The following local residents rankedhigh in their individual age groups: TianZu, Eric Sokol, Ellen Jonsson, JillianHobson, Anne Turner, Kristen Simberg,Michael Novak, Mike Olivares, ScottKornfeld, Monica Episcopo, CristinaNewsome, Mary Doyle, John Hutchins,Larry D’Amico, Sean Foye, Jane Collins,Karen Fishman, Carolyn Slaski, JamesMcNamara, Tom Cusimano, Joe Wilson,Ann Skudlark, and Marty Griffith. Greatjob. For detailed race results, go to:www.compuscore.com.

This event helps raise money in sup-port of the department’s drug and alco-

hol-free programs. Proceeds will be putto Project Graduation-Bash 2006 for se-niors that the department sponsors withthe Optimist Club the high school PTO.

We hope this event continues to growand continues with support of the com-munity. The commission acknowledgesthe businesses and organizations whohelped make this a safe and successfulevent: Hershey’s Deli, Town Bank ofWestfield, PROforma Printing, Century21 Taylor & Love, Inc., TC Graphics,Anthony James Construction, The Mat-tress Factory, Leventhal Family Chiro-practic, Elizabethtown Gas Co.,Westwood Cleaners, Penny Pray An-tiques, Drug Fair, JMK Auto Sales,Weldon Materials, Inc., ShopRite,SnowBird, Westfield Mortgage, and TheRunning Company of Westfield.

Thank you. Special thanks to our staff,the police and Department of PublicWorks, Optimist Club, Junior OptimistClub, participants, and all of the volun-teers who took the time to help on raceday. Hope to see you all next year.

Traci KastnerWestfield Recreation Department

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Master Gardeners to BeginSpring Speakers Series

WESTFIELD – The Rutgers Co-operative Research and Extensionof Union County Master Gardenerswill offer their 2006 Spring GardenSpeakers Series at 300 North Av-enue, East, in Westfield. All lectureswill begin at 7:30 p.m. in the firstfloor auditorium.

On Thursday, May 11, SteveSchoeman, a Master Gardener fromWestfield, will present a program on“Vegetable Gardening.” In his lec-ture, he will cover all aspects ofgrowing vegetables, from soil toplanting sites, and answer questionsfrom audience members.

A talk will be given on Tuesday,June 13, by Master Gardener MaryRoberts entitled “How Big Will ThisGet? A Landscaping Presentation.”This series is free to the public, butspace is limited and early registra-tion is recommended. To register,please call (908) 654-9854.

The Master Gardeners have soiltest kits available so residents can gettheir soil analyzed by the RutgersSoil Testing Laboratory. Test resultsreveal phosphorus and potassium lev-els in the soil; whether the levels arehigh or low and what soil amend-ments may be needed or added tosuccessfully grow particular plantsand vegetables. The soil tests are allcomputerized and the results sent di-rectly to participants’ homes.

To book a speaker for a communityevent, please call Rutgers Coopera-tive Research and Extension of UnionCounty at (908) 654-9854. Informa-tion and educational services are pro-vided to all people without regard togender, race, color, national origin,disability, handicap or age.

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Miss Amy Coccaro to WedJoseph Robert ‘JR’ Young

Ms. Carol Coccaro of HaddonHeights and Michael and Debi CarterCoccaro of Little Silver have an-nounced the engagement of theirdaughter, Miss Amy Marie Coccaro,to Joseph Robert “JR” Young. He isthe son of Joseph and Kathleen Youngof Westfield.

The couple graduated in 1998 fromWestfield High School, where theymet, and currently reside in Cranford.

The bride-elect graduated fromBoston University in 2002 with aBachelor of Science degree in Com-munication. She is employed as theDirector of Multi-Channel Relationsfor the CBS Corporation, which ownsthe CBS Network, Showtime and the

College Sports Network. MissCoccaro works in New York City.

Her fiancé earned a Bachelor ofScience degree in both Finance andAccounting from Miami University inOxford, Ohio and presently is a candi-date for his Master of Business Ad-ministration degree from MontclairState University. He is employed as aproduct manager for Home Essentialsand Beyond in Edison.

The couple plans to be married inMarch of 2007 on Daufuskie Islandin South Carolina.

Miller-Cory Invites PublicTo ‘Message In a Bottle’

WESTFIELD – The Miller-CoryHouse Museum will feature a pro-gram called “Message in a Bottle,”described as ideal for children, this

Sunday, May 7, between 2 and 4 p.m.Pat D’Angelo will relate stories,

from history and fiction, about thisunusual way of communicating. Chil-dren also will have the opportunity tocreate their own “message in a bottle”for a unique Mother’s Day gift.

Costumed docents will give toursof the restored farmhouse throughoutthe afternoon. In the museum’s FrazeeBuilding, members of the CookingCommittee will demonstrate openhearth cooking techniques using sea-sonal foods and authentic Colonialrecipes. Taste treats will be available.

The museum’s gift shop, stockedwith a variety of Colonial toys, crafts,cookbooks and educational materials,will be open for business. Admission tothe museum is $2 for adults, $1 forstudents and free for children under six.

The museum is located at 614 Moun-tain Avenue in Westfield. UpcomingSunday events include “18th CenturyFolk Guitar Music” on May 21; “Giftsof the Earth – 18th Century Herbs” onJune 4 and “The Life of a ContinentalSoldier” on June 11. For more infor-mation, please call the museum week-day mornings at (908) 232-1776.

Public Invited to PurchasePhone Cards For Troops

WESTFIELD – Postmaster Ken-neth Brown has announced that theWestfield Post Office, located at 153Central Avenue, is participating inthe Military Phone Card for FamilyProgram. The program began Mon-day and will continue through Friday,June 30.

“I know that many people havefamily and friends overseas now andthis program is designed to help keepthem in touch with their families,”said Postmaster Brown.

“Giving these brave men andwomen an opportunity to connect withtheir loved ones is important and keepsthe morale up for our troops while sofar away from home,” he added. “Now

a customer can purchase a globalphone card at their local post officeand donate it to a soldier about to bedeployed so they may keep in touchwith their family.”

The donation of the card also is taxdeductible, according to PostmasterBrown, and all phone cards purchasedwill be given to the Fort Dix Deploy-ment Office for soldiers about to besent overseas.

Postal officials also have advisedconsumers that they can purchasestamps, obtain mailing informationand print mailing labels with or with-out postage online 24 hours a day,365 days a year through the postalwebsite at www.usps.com.

Visitors Invited SundayTo Cannonball HouseSCOTCH PLAINS – The Osborn

Cannonball House, located at 1840Front Street in Scotch Plains, will beopen this Sunday, May 7, from 2 to 4p.m. Costumed docents will be avail-able to give tours of the museum.There is no admission fee.

This circa 1760 saltbox farmhousehas served as a community museumsince 1972 and is maintained by theHistorical Society of Scotch Plainsand Fanwood.

Letter Carriers SlateFood Drive May 13

WESTFIELD – Letter carriers ofWestfield and Mountainside will jointheir colleagues in the National FoodDrive on Saturday, May 13, to stockthe local food bank. Last year, arearesidents’ generosity enabled postalworkers to collect 27,000 pounds offood.

Patrons wishing to donate non-per-ishable foods are asked to place theitems by their mailboxes so their car-rier may collect them while deliver-ing the mail. Food donations alsomay be brought to the lobby of theWestfield Post Office at 153 CentralAvenue between noon and 4 p.m.

First Baptist SinglesPost May Meetings

WESTFIELD – Individuals whoare widowed, divorced or never-mar-ried are invited to join their peers onSundays, May 7, 14, 21 and 28, at 9a.m. at the First Baptist Church, lo-cated at 170 Elm Street in Westfield.

The non-denominational group of-fers participants an opportunity todiscuss issues related to single living,while fostering friendships and a shar-ing of experiences. Coffee, cake andbagels are served, and a $2 donationis requested. All are welcome.

Members also take part in wintermovie nights, picnics and holidayget-togethers, among other activities.For more information, please call Lilat (908) 889-4751 or Ed at (908) 232-4159.

‘Da Vinci’ Talk on TapAt St. Helen’s ChurchWESTFIELD – On Tuesday, May

16, the Men’s Ministry of the Commu-nity of St. Helen will sponsor a pro-gram on Dan Brown’s bestselling book“The Da Vinci Code” at 7:30 p.m. atSt. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend Thomas Dente, Di-rector of the Office of Divine Wor-ship for the Archdiocese of Newark,will be the guest speaker. An expertin liturgical studies and CatholicChurch history, he will sort throughthe factual and fictional aspects ofthe book.

All are welcome to attend. St.Helen’s Church is located at 1600Rahway Avenue in Westfield. For di-rections to the church, please visithttp://westfieldnj.com/sthelens/direct.htm.

HAZAK to ShowcaseMark Twain’s TalentSCOTCH PLAINS – Congrega-

tion Beth Israel’s HAZAK group willhost “Mark Twain: Wit and Wis-dom,” featuring Mark Twain as im-personated by actor David G.Kennedy, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday,May 17, at the synagogue, located at18 Shalom Way in Scotch Plains.

Mr. Kennedy will appear in cos-tume and character, with wig andwhite suit (his mustache is his own),in his one-man, fully memorized pre-sentation of Mark Twain. His perfor-mance draws on selections fromTwain’s writings, among them “MyBest Friend,” “The Poet,” “How IReached 70” and “The CelebratedJumping Frog of Calaveras County.”

Mr. Kennedy has appeared in over180 different productions, many ofwhich he directed. From 1969 to1985 he operated his own ActorsCafé Theater in North Jersey. He hasappeared in several off-Broadwayproductions and most recently wasEli Wallach’s stand-in for ArthurMiller’s The Price on Broadway. Hehas frequently performed Twain inthe tri-state area and elsewhere.

All are welcome to attend this freeevent and refreshments will be served.Reservations are required and may bemade by calling (908) 889-1830.

This program will be offered throughthe Horizon Speakers Bureau of theNew Jersey Council for the Humani-ties, a state partner of the NationalEndowment for the Humanities.

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rian Church of Cranford, located at 11Springfield Avenue, will sponsor aseries of open labyrinth walks begin-ning Sunday, May 7, in the church’sBates Hall. All are welcome to attend.

Participants are invited to walk thelabyrinth anytime between 1 and 4p.m. but are asked to begin their walkby 3:30 p.m. Subsequent walks willbe held on the first Sunday of everymonth unless otherwise specified.

Walking the labyrinth is an ancientspiritual practice of prayer and medi-tation that has experienced a revival.The 11-ringed pattern, painted oncanvas, is modeled after the 13th-century labyrinth at Chartres Cathe-dral in France.

In Medieval times, walking thelabyrinth symbolized the Christianpilgrimage to Jerusalem for those whocould not personally make the jour-ney. For more information on thelabyrinth program or future walks,please call the First PresbyterianChurch at (908) 276-8440.

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Willow Grove PresbyterianTo Install Pastor on Sunday

SCOTCH PLAINS – The WillowGrove Presbyterian Church will cel-ebrate the Service of Installation ofthe Reverend Cynthia Cochran-Carney as its new pastor this Sunday,May 7, at 4 p.m. Members of thecommunity are invited to attend.

Reverend Cochran-Carney willbecome the fifth full-time pastor in

the church’s 53-year history as a Pres-byterian church. The Reverend LisaHill of New York City, Director ofSpecial Projects for the West SideFederation for Senior Housing, willbe the guest preacher at the installa-tion service.

The service will include specialmusic and reflections by clergy mem-bers of the Presbytery of Elizabeth.Refreshments will be served follow-ing the service in Alexander Hall.

Reverend Cochran-Carney plans tofocus on leadership development,spiritual formation, small group min-istry, outreach to the community andmission/service projects. She also isinterested in bringing new vitality tothe congregation through music, vi-sual arts and drama.

For more information, please call thechurch office at (908) 232-5678, e-mailwilgrv@netzero.com or visitwww.scotchplains.com/wgpc on theInternet. Sunday worship services areheld at 10:30 a.m. The Willow GrovePresbyterian Church is located at 1961Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. All itsfacilities are handicap-accessible.Reverend Cochran-Carney

FAITH OF THE YOUNG…The Presbyterian Church in Westfield has an-nounced its 2006 Confirmand class. Pictured, from left to right, are: First row,Tim Woods, Peter Williams, Matt Morgan, Corinne Walker, Jennifer Husch,Eric Fahrenthold and Bobby Angus; second row, Mallory Boesch, Donny Keenan,Erick Walker, Dean Thompson, Linda Timko, Lauren Sullivan and Kyle Sexton,and third row, Betsy Thode, Katie Taylor, Taylor Murtishaw, Charles Fraites,Jennifer Dilzell and Scott Perry. To prepare, the 20 ninth graders attended weeklyclasses in addition to Sunday school and worship, volunteered 15 hours of service,participated in two overnight retreats and wrote faith statements.

Voice of the Faithful EventTo Look at Future Church

WESTFIELD – Voice of the Faith-ful (VOTF) of North Jersey andUnion County will host a presenta-tion on “The Future Church: What ItWill Look Like” on Thursday, May11, at 7:30 p.m. at the First UnitedMethodist Church of Westfield, lo-cated at One East Broad Street.

Dr. Paul Lakeland, a professor andDirector of Fairfield University’sCenter for Catholic Studies, willpresent the program. His degreesinclude a Master of Arts from Ox-ford University, a Bachelor of Di-vinity from the University of Lon-don and a Doctorate in religion fromVanderbilt University.

An instructor at Fairfield Univer-sity since 1981, he teachesecclesiology, religion and culture andreligion and literature. He also is theauthor of some 35 scholarly articlesand six books.

His latest book, “The Liberationof the Laity: In Search of an Ac-countable Church,” received the 2004Catholic Press Association Awardfor the best book in theology. Mostrecently, he served as co-editor of atextbook in systematic theology, pro-duced in collaboration with morethan 50 scholars from both Protes-tant and Catholic traditions.

Dr. Lakeland is a member of theCatholic Theology Society, an edi-

tor of the Religious Studies Reviewand a member of the editorial boardof Cross Currents. He lives inTrumbull, Conn. with his pianist wifeand their 15-year-old son and is amember of St. James Parish inStratford, Conn.

VOTF is a Roman Catholic reformgroup that seeks active participationof the faithful in the governance andguidance of the Catholic Church.For more information on the organi-zation, please visit www.votfnj.org.

12 O’Clock Club to HoldEnd-of-Season Luncheon

SCOTCH PLAINS – The 12O’Clock Club has invited all areasenior citizens to its end-of-the-sea-son luncheon and program on Tues-day, May 9, at noon at the WillowGrove Presbyterian Church.

For a $5 donation, participants willbe treated to a substantial home-cookedmeal, an opportunity to socialize and aprogram of favorite songs compiledand sung by the Merrymen, a group ofsenior men who belong to the OldGuard of Westfield. The Merrymen

Parkinson’s Group SetsMeeting on Monday

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldParkinson’s Disease Support Groupwill meet on Monday, May 8, at 1:30p.m. in the Parish House Lounge ofThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield,located at 140 Mountain Avenue.

Dr. Lawrence I. Golbe, a professorof neurology at Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School in New Brunswick,will be the featured speaker.

Persons with Parkinson’s diseaseand/or their caregivers are invitedto attend this meeting, which is of-fered free of charge. Light refresh-ments will be served. For more de-tails, please call Barbara Ringk at(908) 322-9214 or the church officeat (908) 233-0301.

The Arc Walk-A-Thon SetMay 21 In Scotch Plains

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Arc ofUnion County will take part in “StepUp For The Arc – Walk 2006,” thefifth annual statewide walk-a-thon ofThe Arc of New Jersey and its 20local county chapters, on Sunday, May21, at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools, located at 1776Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.

All proceeds from this event, whichis open to the public, will benefit chil-dren and adults with developmentaldisabilities participating in Arc pro-gramming throughout Union County.

Registration and breakfast will be-gin at 9 a.m., with the walk to kickoff at 10 a.m. A local disk jockey will

provide entertainment. Free M&Msand ice cream will be offered to ev-eryone who is still walking at 11 a.m.Prizes will be awarded for the mostspirited walk group, the best dressedteam and the top fundraisers.

Sponsors include Hinkle & FinglesAttorneys at Law, Masterfoods USA,Independence Community Bank, theGrand Lodge of New Jersey Free andAccepted Masons, Izze BeverageCompany and Starbucks of Union.

The local event will be held in con-junction with The Arc of New Jerseyand other county chapters. For a bro-chure and pledge envelopes, pleasecall Cari Libysen at (973) 315-0020.

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The theme for this year’s contest is“Spirited Spring Sports.” Gift certifi-cates and other prizes will be awardedto the first and second place finishersin each age group, which will be asfollows: Kindergarten to grade 3,grades 4 to 7 and grades 8 to 12.

Participants must submit one colorphotograph of a spring sports event,no smaller than four by six inches. Thechild’s name, age, grade, address andtelephone number should be printedon the back of the photograph.

Entries must be received no laterthan Wednesday, May 17, and shouldbe forwarded to the Junior OptimistClub, in care of Lauren Finestein,751 Knollwood Terrace, WestfieldN.J. 07090.

The Junior Optimist Club wasformed 10 years ago by the OptimistClub of Westfield and consists ofWestfield High School students. TheJunior Optimist Club is involved incommunity service projects such asthe Recreation Commission’s Haunted

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CorrectionA release published in last week’s

edition about upcoming events of theGreater Watchung Nature Club gavean incorrect date of Saturday, May13, for the club’s “Walker Walk” atthe Deserted Village. The walk actu-ally will be held on Sunday, May 14.

Mayor Skibitsky ProclaimsNational Music Week

WESTFIELD – The Musical Clubof Westfield will celebrate NationalMusic Week by presenting a concerton Wednesday, May 10, at 8 p.m. atthe First Baptist Church, located at170 Elm Street in Westfield.

National Music Week occurs eachyear during the first complete weekin May. This is the 83rd year for theobservance that was begun by CharlesTremaine, a resident of Westfield, in1924. The theme of this year’s cel-ebration is “Music: A Great Joy inLife.” Recognizing the importance ofmusic, Mayor Andrew Skibitsky hassigned a proclamation designating theweek of May 7 through 14 as MusicWeek.

The May 10 program will featurethe Alphorn Ensemble from the NewJersey Workshop for the Arts, per-forming Rossini’s William Tell Over-ture, Favre’s Les Quatre Vallees,Verdi’s Grand March from Aida andthe Humorvolle Polka by Riede.

The ensemble is comprised of TedSchlosberg (director), William Carter,Matthew Forman, Walter Metzger andMartina Struck.

Trent Johnson, organist at the FirstUnited Methodist Church inWestfield, will perform his 2001 com-position, entitled Visions for Organ.He also will perform Litanies by JehanAlain.

Soprano Nancy Deutsch will per-form the aria Non mi dir from Mozart’sDon Giovanni. She will be joined bymezzo-soprano Nancy NelsonDeSisto for Sous le dome epais, from

Delibes’ Lakme, and La Canzone diDoretta, from Puccini’s La Rondine.Accompanying them on the pianowill be Mary Lou Stevens.

The finale for the evening will bepianist Sanja Ratkovic’s performanceof Beethoven’s Sonata No. 13 in Eflat Major (Op. 27, No. 1). The chair-woman for the program will be ElenaBartolf, and the club’s hospitalitycommittee will provide assistance.The performance is free and open tothe public. Refreshments will beserved after the program to give thosein attendance the opportunity to meetthe performers.

The Musical Club of Westfield, inits 90th season, offers scholarships topromising young musicians who arepursuing a musical education. Any-one wishing information about mem-bership in the Musical Club ofWestfield may call (908) 232-2173.

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George Nolfi’s well-crafted screen-play, adapted from the book by GeraldPetievich, makes it very easy to getswept up in the tidal wave of sus-pense. You see, there may be a traitorin the Secret Service. It’d be the firsttime in 141. Our curiosity is piqued.

Furthermore, since all the cooldudes in dark suits and wrap-aroundRay-Bans are pointing fingers at thefellow we so instantly like, there’s avested interest, practically anindignance. Why, if MichaelDouglas’s Pete Garrison is the rat,we’ll just turn in our secret decoderrings.

In any event, the plot thickens. Peteis privy to a big secret. So he’ll haveto prove his innocence without com-promising a certain someone also inon the big hush-hush.

Further complicating matters,Pete’s former apprentice/prodigy andbest pal is sure his mentor has beenhaving a dalliance with the missus.True or not, you’d think DaveBreckinridge, portrayed with YoungTurk aplomb by Kiefer Sutherland,wouldn’t allow it to cloud his judg-ment. Then again, when Dr. Freudsaid that sex and love make people alittle nuts, he wasn’t just whistlingEdelweiss.

In any case, it all gets rolling withthis question: Will the old fox outfoxthe young fox? A hair-raising, com-petitive traipse through the genera-tion gap then ensues, with nothingless than the President’s life hingingon the outcome.

Similarly hyperbolic subtexts sup-port the Big Plot, delivered in thepopular sound-bite style of the day.There’s the unspoken question ofrookie agent Jill Marin’s (EvaLongoria) ability to do what has tra-ditionally been a man’s job, and withit, a little irony. Although being trained

by hardheaded Dave, just as Pete onceschooled him, intuitive Jill has herown take on the crisis.

Then there’s the verboten love af-fair taking place in the shadow of allthis organized confusion. “How couldyou (let yourself get involved)?” asksa cohort? “I didn’t see it coming,”answers the lovelorn agent.

Subtlety isn’t this film’s strong suit.Kafka, it is not. Don’t expect to leavethe Rivoli with a new way of think-ing. This is entertainment by assaultteam.

You get in, you enjoy, and you getout. Then it’s on to the next thing inyour busy, multitasking life…maybesome fast food. Hence, there are noreal character studies, only identifi-able characterizations quicklyslathered on by a competent cast.

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Century Fox release directed by ClarkJohnson and stars Michael Douglas,Kim Basinger and Kiefer Sutherland.Running time: 108 minutes

WF’s Painter StarsAt Summit PlayhouseWESTFIELD – To complete its

season, the Summit Playhouse willpresent The Sisters Rosensweig byPulitzer Prize-winning playwrightWendy Wasserstein.

The Sisters Rosensweig is producedand directed at The Summit Play-house by Vincent Balzano and fea-tures Westfield’s Beth Painter.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m.on May 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19 and 20, witha 2 p.m. matinee on May 7. Tickets are$17 ($12 for students under 18 withidentification. For information andtickets, please call (908) 273-2190 orvisit www.SummitPlayhouse.org.

Little Shop ParticipatesIn Free Comic Day

SCOTCH PLAINS – The LittleShop of Comics, located at 356 ParkAvenue in Scotch Plains, will partici-pate in ComicsPRO’s Free ComicBook Day on Saturday, May 6.

ComicsPRO is the national organi-zation of comic book retailers, of whichLittle Shop of Comics is a foundingmember. Fans of all ages are invitedto attend this event. For further in-formation on Free Comic Book Day,please call (908) 322-9402 or visitwww.littleshopofcomics.com.

perform about 25 programs per yearand hold weekly practice sessions.

The 12 O’Clock Club meets at noonon the second Tuesday of each month,October through May, for lunch, abrief meditation and a program cho-sen for its appeal to men and women.

To make a reservation to attend theMay 9 luncheon and program, pleasecall the Willow Grove PresbyterianChurch office at (908) 232-5678 dur-ing morning hours or Wilma Sinnockat (908) 889-6661. The deadline formaking reservations is Saturday, May6. The church is located at 1961 RaritanRoad in Scotch Plains, opposite theScotch Plains Southside Firehouse,and is handicap-accessible.

Holy Trinity SeniorsTo Gather Monday

WESTFIELD – The Holy TrinitySenior Social Club will meet on Mon-day, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. in the HolyTrinity Interparochial School gym-nasium, 336 First Street in Westfield.

Dr. Lawrence Vargas, a chiroprac-tor practicing in Clark, will speak onhealth and spirituality. There will bean opportunity at the meeting to signup for the June luncheon that also willbe held in the school gymnasium.

The club’s next trip will be onWednesday, May 17, when memberstake a boat tour of New York Harborand have lunch at Arthur’s Landing.

Tickets are still available for thegroup’s trip on Thursday, June 22, tothe Paper Mill Playhouse to see Hello,Dolly! After the matinee, participantswill have dinner at B.G. Fields res-taurant in Westfield.

Presbyterian DeaconsTo Host Blood DriveWESTFIELD – The deacons of

The Presbyterian Church in Westfieldwill host a blood drive with NewJersey Blood Services on Monday,May 8, from 4 to 9:30 p.m. in thechurch’s Assembly Hall.

Donors must be at least 17 yearsold; anyone over age 75 must have adoctor’s note to be eligible to donate.Individuals also must weigh at least110 pounds and not have donated bloodwithin the last 54 days. Identificationsuch as a driver’s license is required,along with a Social Security number.No appointment is needed.

The Presbyterian Church inWestfield is located at 140 MountainAvenue at the corner of MountainAvenue and East Broad Street. As-sembly Hall is situated behind thechurch and may be accessed throughthe entrance from the parking lot.Ample parking is available.

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Colleen Bodayla Is NamedGaston Award Recipient

WESTFIELD – The Friends of theWestfield Memorial Library pre-sented the 28th annual Kenneth S.Gaston Award to Colleen Bodayla onMarch 19 at the Westfield Library,located at 550 East Broad Street.

Named for the first president of theWestfield Memorial Library’s Boardof Trustees, the Gaston Award is pre-sented yearly to an individual or groupfor service to the library, willingnessto serve in a variety of activities,years of service and teamwork toaccomplish projects that benefit thelibrary.

Mrs. Bodayla has been an activemember of the all-volunteer Friendsof the Library group for 15 years anda volunteer in the community school

libraries for 25 years. She served threeterms as president of the Friends andtwo terms as vice-president.

Additionally, Mrs. Bodayla haschaired the membership, by-laws andnominating committees; is theFriends’ historian and a book salevolunteer with Mary Orlando for sixyears.

She also established the Future Li-brarian Scholarship program, whichgives a member of the community achance to become a librarian or me-dia specialist.

Begun more than 30 years ago, theFriends organization is dedicated toraising public awareness and funds tosupport the Westfield MemorialLibrary’s many programs for all ages.

A FRIEND INDEED…Colleen Bodayla, second from left, is presented with theFriends of the Westfield Memorial Library’s annual Kenneth S. Gaston Awardin recognition of her long service to the Friends and their efforts on behalf of thelibrary. Joining her, pictured left to right, are: Rose Showfety and Friends Co-Presidents Arlene Burgess and Pat Burns.

THE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWThe weekly column written by local high school students

Senioritis, College PlansMake AP Studying Hard

By CAROLYN DIPROSPEROSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

As the school year enters the home-stretch of its final two months, thesigh of relief from students every-where is practically audible. For un-derclassmen and juniors, a three-month-long break from the torturesof school is in sight, while for seniors,graduation and their future awaitsthem at the end of June.

But not so fast, because for manystudents enrolled in Advanced Place-ment (AP) courses, the path to free-dom contains a large speed bump –the AP tests held during the first twoweeks of May.

According to the College Board,the organization that oversees the APprogram, AP courses were introducedin the mid-1950s as a way to provide“motivated high school students withthe opportunity to take college-levelcourses in a high school setting.”

Basically, a student signs up for anAP class in a variety of subjects in-cluding U.S. history, Chemistry andEnglish, and studies the chosen sub-ject at a higher level, often usingcollege texts. The course culminates

in May with the advent of AP exams,three-to-four-hour-long assessmentsdesigned to test proficiency in thesubject area.

These tests are scored by AP grad-ers, usually college professors andhigh-school AP teachers, on a scaleof one to five. Most colleges anduniversities offer credit or higherplacement in classes to students witha score of four or five.

For many students, AP classes areboth a blessing and a curse. Yes, theyhave the opportunity to earn collegecredit with a high score, which cantranslate into thousands of dollarssaved in tuition, and the presence ofone or more AP classes on a high-school transcript tells a college oruniversity that the student has set adifficult course load for himself orherself.

But on the other hand, 90 percent ofstudents enrolled in AP classes takethe test, meaning hours of studyingand cramming throughout April insearch of that four or five. For seniors,AP test time is especially hard; it’shard to study the wars of Louis XIV ormemorize literary elements like “hy-perbole” or “diction” with senioritisand plans for college in the near future.

So for all those students taking APtests in the first two weeks of May, takea deep breath, relax and good luck; justa few more hours before you are freefrom all the stress of the test. And for allthose lucky enough to not be takingthese seemingly endless tests, just trynot to rub it in your friends’ faces.

Carolyn, from Fanwood, is a se-nior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool.

Zhang Earns NationalMerit Scholarship

WESTFIELD – Officials of Na-tional Merit Scholarship Corporationannounced the names of 2,500 distin-guished high-school seniors who havewon National Merit $2,500 scholar-ships.

Westfield’s Yuchen Zhang earned a$2,500 national merit scholarship. TheWestfield High School student’s prob-able career field is law.

Merit Scholar designees were cho-sen from a talent pool of approxi-mately 15,000 finalists in the 2006National Merit Scholarship Program.

SP’s Woods MakesFall AU Dean’s ListSCOTCH PLAINS –Scotch

Plains resident Sara Woods, a sopho-more in the Kogod School of Busi-ness at American University major-ing in business administration, wasnamed to the fall 2005 Dean’s List.

To earn Dean’s List status atAmerican University, a student mustobtain a 3.5 grade point average orbetter on his or her semester courses.

Public Input SoughtOn Enrollment Recs.WESTFIELD – Superintendent of

Schools William Foley has scheduleda morning and evening meeting togather public input on the recommen-dations recently presented by the Citi-zens Advisory Committee on Enroll-ment (CACE). The evening meetingwill be held Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30p.m. at the Westfield High School au-ditorium. A morning meeting has beenscheduled for Wednesday, May 17, at9 a.m. at the Westfield Memorial Li-brary Meeting Room. All parents andmembers of the public are welcomedto attend. The complete report by theCACE is available atwww.westfieldnjk12.org.

WF’s MacDonald IsNamed to Who’s Who

WESTFIELD – Students of theCollege at Florham Campus ofFairleigh Dickinson University inMadison were honored on May 8for being selected for the 2006 edi-tion of “Who’s Who Among Stu-dents in American Universities andColleges.”

Westfield’s Caitlin MacDonaldachieved the honor.

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LABOR INTENSIVE…In March, Walter Trosin of Scotch Plains, front, andfellow senior from Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Michael Kallner of Plainfield, geta taste of manual labor at the Greater Plainfield Habitat for Humanity site inPlainfield. Walter, the Upper School’s student-council president, said the experi-ence was an “eye-opener” for him and gave him more of an appreciation of“Americans who work with their hands for a living.”

POPULAR SCIENCE…School One in Scotch Plains held its annual science fairon March 31. The fair included 69 projects from 103 students. “GrowingCrystals” was the most popular of topics that included “Why is the sky blue?” and“Why does it turn red at sunset?” “Mirror writing,” “How much water is held bydifferent types of dirt?” and “Making a wine glass sing.” All participants receiveda certificate and other acknowledgements of their efforts. TV 34’s John RussetTanner interviewed several groups of students about their projects. Picturedabove, Mark Devine-Gelling poses with his project.

Kean University HonorsStudent-Faculty Research

UNION – Nine faculty-student re-search teams were honored and rec-ognized by Kean University Presi-dent Dawood Farahi for their workover the past year at the 2005 Stu-dents Partnering with Faculty Sum-mer Research Program (SpF5) lun-cheon. During the special program,all of the SpF5 participants presentedtheir research projects and findingsfrom the past year before their peersand colleagues.

SpF5 is a competitive awards pro-gram that is designed to support andadvance research, scholarship andfaculty-student collaboration at theuniversity. Through the program, full-time faculty members submitted pro-posals in conjunction with no morethan two of their full-time under-graduate or graduate students enrolledas of the spring 2005 semester. Eachteam was awarded $4,000 to pur-chase materials. The student partici-pants each received a $3,500 stipend,and faculty mentors were granted$3,650 each.

Reviewed by a panel of peers andcolleagues, SpF5 awardees werejudged based on several criteria,which included the significance andscope of the proposed project and thelikelihood that the project would leadto a presentation, publication or ex-hibit. They were also judged on theprospect of academic and/or careeradvancement of the participants, andthe extent or type of interaction ex-hibited between the student and fac-ulty member throughout the fundingperiod.

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ate School Principal Cheryl O’Brienreported the names of seventh- andeighth-grade students placed on theThird Marking Period Distinguishedand Regular Honor Rolls for the 2005-2006 academic year.

7th Grade Distinguished – 58Amanda Adsit Alexander JedruszczakPaige Alvarez Alycia JhaveriTaylor Anderson Nicholas KapurMadeleine Archambault Daniel KerrPatrick Bergin Andrew KirnaSiya Bhatt Meredith LatimerJane Braun Justin LeeStephen Buell Joseph LeopoldJuliana Capuano Corey LipschutzAshtyn Chen Joshua MazenBryan Chen Colleen McCabeNicholas Chopey Dominick MolinariAlan Chu Amelia MorabitoPatrick Conlon Kevin MulveyLauren Corcoran Alexis MurphyTara Culnan Francine NievaBrian Duffy David OstermanOlivia Dunham Jennifer PorchJustin Erickson Matthew RitterCatalina Gaglioti Allison RoseEdison Gao Olivia RyanTzvetelina Garneva Nicole SchmeiderAlison Glynn Meghan SurianoBetsy Goellner Matthew TarantinoDana Gottdiener Angela TataEmma Gross Samantha WeidmanRachel Harth Cheryl WuEvan Hindes Deborah WuMargaret Jacobi Larry Zhang

7th Grade Honors- 95Valentin Allard Abigail KwokJessica Allen Zachary LizmiMax Archambault Benjamin MarinelliNicholas Attanasio Christina MartinezRakhee Barai Cara MartoneRishi Barai Juan MejiasChristian Barber Jilliana MeolaChloe Baron Philip MierswaRachel Baron Madison MoneKelly Bohlinger Sarah MorassoMarissa Boretz Anthony MormileMeghan Boylan Max NarotzkyMorgan Bungerz Megan NoganEric Byer Henry O’BrienBrian Cantor John PerrottaTessa Carr Michael PohlingJillian Ceasrine Katherine PonceNicholas Chapel Garrett PryorDaniella Ciampa Travis PrzybylskiMeghan Cleary Aris PsyhojosAlyssa Conte Thomas PulliamWilliam Cronen John RandazzoEmma Crossland Bryan ReillyTierny Cummings Alexei RiddleGustav Danielsson Matthew RiveraNicholas DePalma Gabriella RiveroJeffrey DeSorbo Paul RizkallaBrooke Domino Kyla RodgerElizabeth Driscoll Justin SandlerJeremy Einbinder Christina ScaglioneColin Eldridge Kevin ScheurerSean Elliott Olivia ScrofaniRobert Ferraro Emma ShorAnna Fetter Shane SkibitskyNicole Frankfort Stephanie SkollerAlec Friedlander Connor SliferSpencer Goldin Thomas SnyderCourtney Gurkas Eric SolomonRussell Hager Matthew StierhoffGeorgina Harmer Eric TaylorAlice Hong Jamie TorcicolloJohn Huber Julia TressittRebecca Jackson Garrett VerdoneRavi Jha Connor WaltersElizabeth Kiefer Justin WhiteSteven Korn Daniel WickensEvan Korunow Chelsea Wolf

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8th Grade Distinguished – 55Meredith Ambinder Sara KozneckiAllison Ammermuler Danni LiangElaine Anderson Melissa LittmanCalvin Antoniewicz Rachael LoboLeslie Bartsch Kamil Lupicki

Megan Boersig Jessica MargoliesZachary Bowman Sara MitchellEmily Budnick Rebecca MorseVictoria Cheung Steven ObiajuluKevin Clancy Joshua PerlmanLacy Cummings Kristi PeytonMonica D’Amico Alison RicardoElizabeth Dennerlein Melissa RiegelShannon Doyle Alicia RogersJennifer Eisenberg Rebecca RomanoKathleen Esler Drew SchapowCaroline Fahey Vishal ShahKevin Furlong Dylan SimonShelley Fussman Emma SmelkinsonAdam Goldberg Virginia SpinelliKate Heffernan Sarah SpitzZachary Helfand Maxwell St. LiferKyle Higgins Lindsay SteinbachValerie Hoffman Jenna StraussLeslie Holt Sarah SzollarMiles Hsu Janya TagatMichael Kaufhold Timothy Werner

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8th Grade Honors– 70Jamie Ackerman Rebecca KapeAndrew Arnold Daniel KrackNicole Aronson Kristin KukisZachary Bakhtin Su Hee LeeRichard Barber Rachel McGovernJohn Bohlinger Dylan MoranJamie Bornstein Marisa MormileJonathan Brucia Lisa NehringHeather Callahan Hugo NolascoAnne Comba Kathleen O’Donnell-PickertSam Crossland Andrea OrtisSamantha Cruz Drew PeckerMadeleine DeJohn Elizabeth PenczakBrett Denicola Nicholas PolakAndrew Deutchman Lauren PoslusznyBrandon Dietz Lindsay PsolkaKathleen Dooley Megan PulliamChristopher Douglas Stephanie RegoMarykate Doyle Anna RidingsSteven Fallon Matthew SandersStefanie Field Ryan ScrudatoGregory Fortino Nikolay ShargorodskyElizabeth Frankola Michael SheehanMeghan Freudenheim Arielle SilvermanKevin Furlong Nicole SperaEmily Gluck Claire Stevens-HaasBrittany Graham Madeline TiedrichEdward Greener Christina TsuiJames Hay Rosalba VasquezChristopher Heinbokel Katherine VeneziaJakiyah Herron Queenie VillaAnneliese Himmel Kelsey WilsonDanielle Hopkins Melissa WongMeghan Ince Matthew WronskiKelly Irving Tara Wyant

Environmental ClubRaises Awareness

SCOTCH PLAINS –On Wednes-day, March 22, 28 fifth and sixthgraders from Park Middle School’sEnvironmental Club stenciled fish onstorm drains in the vicinity of ParkMiddle School to help raise commu-nity awareness about the link betweenthe storm drain system and waterquality.

Pesticides and garden chemicals,soap from car washing, pet waste andoil from cars all get washed off lawnsand streets and flow into the stormdrains, which lead directly to openwaterways.

“I’m very appreciative of the sup-port that we received,” said PeggyBrown, Environmental Club advisor.“Elizabeth Crawford, a watershedambassador of Union County, wasinstrumental in educating the studentsabout non-point source pollution,which is commonly referred to as‘people pollution,’” she added. “Ithink people will glance at the fish onthe storm drain and will think twiceabout where that water goes.”

Charles Cerami, the Scotch Plainsdirector of public property, suppliedthe stencils, paint and brushes.

Registrations Open For2006 Creative Workshops

SCOTCH PLAINS –Registrationsare now open for the 24th season ofthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood creativesummer workshops, which are sched-uled to run this year from Monday,June 26, through Friday, July 28.

The workshops, sponsored by theScotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation, will feature 49 enrich-ment programs for children enteringkindergarten through to grade 12. Theinstrumental music school, added tothe workshops program two yearsago, will be held again this year, anda new theater school has now beenadded for students in grades sixthrough 12.

The instrumental music school willoffer group lessons and participa-tion in a band session daily for stu-dents in grades four to eight. A newjazz band workshop will be avail-able for students in grades six toeight. A new rock-n-roll band work-shop, for students in grades six to 12,will be offered to already existingbands and in order to participate, allmembers of these bands must regis-ter. Bands will rehearse together dailyand participate in a “Battle of theBands.”

Students in the new theater schoolwill produce Seussical The Musical

as a culminating project, with perfor-mances scheduled for July 27 and 28.

For those in grades one to eight,courses such as comic book creation,ceramics, guitar, gymnastics/acrobat-ics, piano, cooking, drawing andsketching, forensics, magic and na-ture will be offered. In addition, rein-forcement classes for grades one tofour will be available, and “kinder-garten express” is open to childrenwho will start school in September.

Students in grades nine to 12 canprepare for the math section of theSAT exam with the SAT prep-mathcourse. Drivers’ theory and trainingwill also be offered and students willhave the option to take one or both ofthe classroom and behind the wheelsections.

All registrations for the 2006 Cre-ative Summer Workshops, which areby mail only, are on a first-come,first-served basis and must be re-ceived by June 15. To receive a book-let of this year’s workshop offerings,call the creative summer workshops’office at (908) 889-7718 from 1 to 4p.m., Monday through Friday, orcheck the district website atwww.spfk12.org. CSW programbooklets are also available at areaschools and libraries.

SP’s Parmar NamedWallenberg Finalist

SCOTCH PLAINS – TheWallenberg Foundation of New Jer-sey recently named Madhu Parmar, asixth-grader from Terrill MiddleSchool in Scotch Plains, to theWallenberg Honors Program final-ists.

The winners of the WallenbergHonors Program will be announcedat the 11th annual Wallenberg Hon-ors Ceremony in the auditorium ofParsippany Hills High School today,May 4.

The Wallenberg Honors Programwas developed to call attention to andpraise behavior exhibited by middle-and high-school students that emu-lates that of Raoul Wallenberg. ASwedish diplomat, Wallenberg iscredited with saving thousands of livesin Hungary near the end of World WarII in the face of the Nazi Holocaust.

WF Professor FoundsSummer Science ClassWESTFIELD – New Jersey Insti-

tute of Technology (NJIT) offers asummer class in astronomy and phys-ics for high-school students who lovethe subjects and are considering ca-reers in the fields. The professor whofounded the class, Carsten Denker,lives in Westfield. Another of NJIT’sprominent solar physicists, PhilGoode, also is a Westfield resident.

During the two-day class – held June27 and 28 on the NJIT campus – high-school sophomores and juniors will learnabout careers in physics and astronomy,do hands-on science projects and learnfrom prominent NJIT physicists andastronomers. The students will tour theNJIT campus and science labs and spenda night in the university’s air-condi-tioned residence halls. For a part of thatnight, students will observe the skieswith a 10-inch Meade telescope.

For more information or to registerfor the class, call Professor Piatek at(973) 596-3567. Students can alsovisit http://astronomy.njit.edu/Physics_Summer_Flyer.pdf.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

ORDINANCE NO: 626-2006Intro Date: 3/30/2006Final Adopt 4/27/2006

was introduced and passed on first reading by the Board of Chosen Freeholders at aREGULAR MEETING on March 30th 2006, and said Ordinance has been published withNotice of Introduction there of and of the time and place fixed for its further considerationand the Board has duly held a hearing thereof and has given all persons interested anopportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board ofChosen Freeholders that said Ordinance be and the same hereby is finally passed andadopted, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ordinance published herewith hasbeen finally adopted on April 27th 2006, and the 20 day period of limitations within whicha suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such Ordinance can be com-menced has begun to run from the date of first publication of this statement.

Nicole L. Tedeschi, Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDI-NANCE REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING FEES FOR COUNTY ROADOPENING OR EXCAVATION, BRIDGE CROSSING, CURB AND DRIVE-WAY PERMITS AND TO PROTECT COUNTY ROADS, CURBS ANDBRIDGES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF”ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF THECOUNTY OF UNION ON JULY 24, 1997.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union thatChapter 46 of the Laws of Union County - Administrative Code and General Policies &Legislation is hereby amended as follows in the attached Fee Schedule:

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Bold and underlined indicates language being inserted.

FEE SCHEDULEFOR COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

REVISED FEE PAST FEEROAD OPENING PERMITS

Application FeesNormal $ 36.00 $ 30.00Non-reported opening $ 108.00 $ 90.00

Permit FeeUp to 20 square feet $ 48.00 $ 40.00Between 20 & 80 sq. ft. $ 120.00 $ 100.00Addition over 80 sq. ft. $ .60 per sq. ft. $ .50 per sq. ft.Multiple openings are a minimum of $ 48.00 each $ 40.00

Cash BondUp to 43 sq. ft. Same $ 800.00Over 43 sq. ft. Same $ 18.75 per sq. ft./

per opening

Multiple Openings Same $ 800.00 eachNewly paved roads(5 years or less) Same $0.00 - $10,000.00

as determinedby County Engineer

CURB PERMITSApplication Fee $ 24.00 $ 20.00

Permit FeeDepressed curb $ 0.60 per linear ft. $ 0.50(driveway opening) $ 30.00 minimum $ 25.00Full height curb $ 0.60 per linear ft. $ 0.50

$ 30.00 minimum $ 25.00

Cash BondFor a single driveway $ 20.00 $ 12.00

per linear ft. per linear ft.

All others $ 20.00 $ 12.00per linear ft. per linear ft.

BRIDGE PERMITSApplication Fee $ 36.00 $ 30.00

Permit Fee $ 300.00 $ 250.00All work within 10 ft.of bridge

outside of these limits - same as Road Opening Fee

Cash BondAll work within 10 ft. Same $ 1,600.00of bridgeOutside these limits Same $ 400.00 for each

200 sq. of opening

[Adopted 12-11-1986 by Ord. No. 260; amended 6-12-1997 by Ord. No. 450; amended4-27-2006 by Ord. No. 626]1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $136.68

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

2006 DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD CORPORATION BUDGET

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Downtown Westfield Corporation Budget of the Town of Westfield’sSpecial Improvement District, County of Union, for the Year 2006:

BE IT RESOLVED that the following statements of revenues and appropriations shallconstitute the Downtown Westfield Corporation Budget for the Year 2006, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Budget be published in THE WESTFIELDLEADER in the issue of May 4, 2006;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Governing Body of the Town ofWestfield does hereby approve the following as the Downtown Westfield CorporationBudget for the year 2006:

Recorded Vote: Ayes: Skibitsky, Echausse, Caruana, Neylan, Kimmins,Ciarrocca, Haas, Foerst, BigosinskiNaysAbstainAbsent

Notice is hereby given that the Downtown Westfield Corporation Budget was approvedby the Town Council of the Town of Westfield, County of Union, on April 18, 2006.

A hearing on said Budget will be held at the Westfield Municipal Building on May 16,2006 at 8:00pm at which time and place objections to said Budget for the Year 2006 maybe presented by Downtown Special Improvement District taxpayers or other interestedpersons.

DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD CORPORATION

SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

2006 BUDGET

REVENUES

GENERAL REVENUE ANTICIPATED REVENUEAmount to be raised bySpecial Improvement District Assessment $390,970.00Total General Revenue $390,970.00

APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATIONS 2005Operating Salaries & Wages $142,920.00 Other Expenses $248,050.00Total General Appropriations $390,970.00

1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $73.44

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 605

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625

SEALED BIDS will be received from bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 etseq.; in the NJDOT MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, New Jersey Department of Transporta-tion, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; until 10:00 A.M. on 5/25/06 andopened and read for:

Maintenance Beam Guide Rail Repair Contract, North - 2006; Various locationsincluding and North of Route 57, Counties of Sussex, Morris, Passaic, Bergen,

Essex, Hudson, Union and Part of Warren100% State

DP NO: 06413

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, C.127 N.J.A.C.17:27.

Effective October 15, 2004, Pursuant to Executive Order 134, apparent low biddermust provide a completed, signed Executive Order No. 134 Certification and Disclo-sure Form within seven (7) state busines days from the project bid date.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, Business Registration, proof of valid business registra-tion shall be submitted by a bidder with its bid proposal at the time of bid for 100% Statefunded projects.

Pursuant to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act”, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 etseq. (P.L. 2003, c. 91), bidders must register with the New Jersey Department of Labor,Division of Wage and Hour Compliance.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity tosubmit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder onthe grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the contract award.

Drawings and specifications for the proposed work are available at Bid Expresswebsite www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe follow theinstructions on the website. The fee is $35.00 per month for unlimited access to view anddownload the documents and additional $95.00 per month for unlimited access todownload the plans, directly payable to Bid Express.

Drawings, special provisions, and bid documents may be inspected (BUT NOTOBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at thefollowing locations:

200 Stierli Court Route 79 and Daniels Way 1 Executive Campus Rt 70Mt. Arlington, NJ Freehold, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ973-770-5141 732-308-4025 856-486-6624

3 T - 4/27/06, 5/4/06 and 5/11/06, The Leader Fee: $214.20

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

ORDINANCE NO: 627-2006Intro Date: 3/30/2006

Final Adopt:4/27/2006was introduced and passed on first reading by the Board of Chosen Freeholders at a

REGULAR MEETING on March 30th 2006, and said Ordinance has been published withNotice of Introduction there of and of the time and place fixed for its further considerationand the Board has duly held a hearing thereof and has given all persons interested anopportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board ofChosen Freeholders that said Ordinance be and the same hereby is finally passed andadopted, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ordinance published herewith hasbeen finally adopted on April 27th 2006, and the 20 day period of limitations within whicha suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such Ordinance can be com-menced has begun to run from the date of first publication of this statement.

Nicole L. Tedeschi, Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders

PREAMBLE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDI-NANCE ADOPTING A CODIFICATION OF THE LAWS, ORDINANCES,POLICIES AND RESOLUTIONS OF UNION COUNTY, STATE OF NEWJERSEY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SAID CODE; ANDSAVING FROM REPEAL CERTAIN LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDEDTHEREIN” ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OFTHE COUNTY OF UNION ON AUGUST 19, 1993.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union thatChapters 1 and 49 of the Laws of Union County - Administrative Code and GeneralPolicies & Legislation are hereby amended as follows in the attached Appendix A:

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APPENDIX A

Chapter 1, UNION COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union 4-28-

1976 by Ord. No. 1; amended in its entirety by Ord. No. 9-1984. Subsequent amend-ments noted where applicable.]

ARTICLE XVII, Department of Administrative Services[Added 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 337; amended 4-27-06 by Ord. No. 627]

§ 1-99.2. Division of Purchasing.A. Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Administrative Services, the

Division of Purchasing’s functions and responsibilities shall include:(1) Procuring goods and services required by all County departments, including

the appropriate bid invitations, evaluations and recommendations to theawarding authority.

(2) Updating and upgrading of specifications for all commodities and servicespurchased for the County to fit requirement decisions to the best marketadvantage of the County, considering all factors, including quality, quantity,time and place.

(3) Receiving, storing, issuing and accountability of and for surplus obtained forgeneral consumption.

(4) Collecting, selling and disposing of surplus property according to policy.(5) Developing and installing a comprehensive inventory and control system for

all equipment.B. Purchasing generally.

(1) Pursuant to the County Manager’s designation of applicable subaccountswithin the chart of subaccounts, all purchases for any department shall bemade by the County Purchasing Agent as head of the Division of Purchasing,pursuant to a written requisition from the head of the department whoseappropriation will be charged and the certification of the Department ofFinance that a sufficient unencumbered balance of appropriation is available.Prior to payment, funds shall be encumbered by the Department of Finance.All such purchases which require competitive bidding shall conform toapplicable requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law.

(2) Pursuant to the County Manager’s designation of applicable subaccountswithin the chart of subaccounts, direct payment will be made pursuant to thecertification of the Department of Finance that a sufficient unencumberedbalance of appropriation to be charged is available to pay therefor.

(3) The Director of each Department shall designate, in writing, the name ornames of employees in the department authorized to receive supplies,materials and equipment. The person so designated shall accept deliveriesand sign for them only where the goods are in exact conformity with the order.Should there be any doubt as to quantity or quality, the receiving employeesshall immediately notify the department head for appropriate action. If anysupplies, materials or equipment are rejected, the department head shallimmediately notify the Department of Administrative Services.

(4) Except as the County Manager or his or her designee may authorize in caseof emergency, no purchase shall be made and no bill, claim or voucher shallbe approved unless the procedures prescribed by the Code have beenfollowed.

(5) Emergency purchases. The Purchasing Agent shall establish a procedure forthe purchase of any item or items required for the immediate protection of thepublic health, safety, morals or welfare, which will permit such emergencypurchases to be made for specific purposes in a manner other than thatprescribed by the Code. Such procedure shall be approved by the CountyManager.

(6) Purchasing by quotation. For all contracts that in the aggregate are less thanthe bid threshold but 15 percent or more of that amount, the contracting agentshall award the contract after soliciting at least two competitive quotations, ifpracticable. The award shall be made to a vendor whose response is mostadvantageous, price and other factors considered. The contracting agentshall retain the record of the quotation solicitation and shall include a copy ofthe record with the voucher used to pay the vendor. Where purchases inexcess of $500 are made without competitive bidding, the Purchasing Agentshall obtain, wherever possible, at least three written price quotations for theitem or items to be purchased and shall record and maintain such quotationsin his office as a public record. Whenever circumstances permit, the purchaseshall be made from the lowest of such quotations received from a responsiblesupplier.

(7) Reserved. Standards and tests. The Purchasing Agent shall establish orapprove uniform standards for requisitions and purchases. He shall controlthe delivery of all supplies, materials and equipment and other items pur-chased and shall make or cause to be made test checks and inspectionsthereof. He shall ascertain whether the said supplies, materials, equipmentand other items purchased comply with the specifications and shall causelaboratory or other tests to be made whenever, in his opinion, it is necessaryto determine whether the materials, supplies or equipment furnished are ofthe quality and standard required.

(8) Confirmation of delivery. Immediately following each accepted delivery, theauthorized departmental representative shall forward to the PurchasingAgent the accepted shipping advice, ticket or confirmation.

(9) Contracts generally. Within the limits of available appropriations, the CountyManager is authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts and other legallybinding obligations of the County. Any such document shall be approved bythe County Counsel for legal form and adequacy and by the Department ofFinance for sufficiency of funds and signed by the County Manager andattested by the Clerk of the Board.

(10) Award of contracts. In accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law,N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.. Where contracts are let by competitive bidding, theCounty Manager, or his authorized representative designated in writing priorto the opening of bids, shall act as the County’s “contracting agent” for thepurposes of the Local Public Contracts Law (P.L. 1971, c. 198). He shallaward such contracts in the manner provided by law and shall promptly reportthe same to the Board.

C. Division head. The Director of the Division of Purchasing shall be the head of theDivision and shall be responsible to the Director of Administrative Services for itsoperation.

Chapter 49, FEES[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union as

indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article V, Engineering & Public Works Fees[Adopted 4-27-2006 by Ord. No. 627]

§ 49-7. Fees for Line Striping & Roadway Markings.The following fees are hereby established for individual municipalities to be charged

when the County of Union is requested to paint the centerline striping and other roadwaymarkings of roads maintained by the municipality:

A. Fee of ten Cents ($0.10) per linear foot of four inch (4 inch) line for basicoverspray, with an additional charge of two Cents ($0.02) per linear foot of fourinch (4 inch) line if layout is on an unmarked existing surface.

It is the intent of this Ordinance to supersede Resolution 571-1995, passed by theBoard of Chosen Freeholders on June 22, 1995.

§ 49-8. Fees for Sign Fabrication and Vehicle Lettering.The following fees are hereby established for individual municipalities to be charged

when the County of Union is requested to fabricate signs and vehicle lettering to be usedby the municipality:

A. Fee of $9.75 per square foot for retro-reflective signage;B. Fee of $4.86 per square foot for non-reflective signage;C. Fee of $3.56 per square foot for basic lettering/decal service, with an additional

charge of $0.38 per square foot if metallic foil is requested, or an additional chargeof $1.98 per square foot if retro-reflective sheeting is requested.

§ 49-9. Tipping Fees Charged to Municipalities for Compost.The following fees are hereby established for individual municipalities to be charged

when utilizing the County of Union Compost Facility:A. Tipping Fee of $1.00 per cubic yard of un-compacted leaves accepted for

composting at the County of Union Compost Facility;B. Tipping Fee of $2.00 per cubic yard of compacted leaves accepted for composting

at the County of Union Compost Facility.1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $260.10

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Townof Westfield will hold a municipal consenthearing on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at8:00 p.m. in the Town Hall.

This hearing will be held for the purposeof evaluating the application of Verizon fora municipal consent to own, operate, ex-tend, and maintain a cable television andcable communications system in the Townof Westfield and is held in accordance withN.J.S.A. 48:5A-23c and N.J.A.C. 14:18-11.6, and all other applicable statutory andregulatory provisions.

All interested parties are invited to at-tend and be heard with respect to thisapplication. Copies of the application willbe on file with the Town Clerk and can bereviewed Monday through Friday betweenthe hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. at theTown Hall.

This notice will be published again be-tween the fourteenth (14th) and seventh(7th) day prior to the hearing.1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $21.93

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 605

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625

SEALED BIDS will be received from bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 etseq.; in the NJDOT MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, New Jersey Department of Transporta-tion, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; until 10:00 A.M. on 5/18/06 andopened and read for:

Long-Life Pavement Marking Contract, North - 2006; Routes US 1, NJ 3, NJ 4,NJ 5, NJ 7, US 9W, NJ 17, NJ 21, NJ 24, NJ 31, NJ 57, NJ 81, NJ 93, NJ 94, NJ124, NJ 159, NJ 161, NJ 169, US 202, US 206 & NJ 439, Counties of Sussex,

Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Part of WarrenFederal Project No: STP-B00S (480)

DP NO: 05461

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, C.127 N.J.A.C.17:27.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, For Federal aided projects; bidders must register withthe New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue, prior to the time of contractexecution. Appropriate proof of registration should be provided to NJDOT as soon aspossible after receipt of the Notice of Award.

Pursuant to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act”, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 etseq. (P.L. 2003, c. 91), bidders must register with the New Jersey Department of Labor,Division of Wage and Hour Compliance.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity tosubmit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder onthe grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the contract award.

Drawings and specifications for the proposed work are available at Bid Expresswebsite www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe follow theinstructions on the website. The fee is $35.00 per month for unlimited access to view anddownload the documents and additional $95.00 per month for unlimited access todownload the plans, directly payable to Bid Express.

Drawings, special provisions, and bid documents may be inspected (BUT NOTOBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at thefollowing locations:

200 Stierli Court Route 79 and Daniels Way 1 Executive Campus Rt 70Mt. Arlington, NJ Freehold, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ973-770-5141 732-308-4025 856-486-6624

3 T - 4/27/06, 5/4/06 and 5/11/06, The Leader Fee: $208.08

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 605

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625

SEALED BIDS will be received from bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 etseq.; in the NJDOT MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, New Jersey Department of Transporta-tion, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; until 10:00 A.M. on 5/25/06 andopened and read for:

Route I-78 Local and express Roadway Improvement, Contract No. 050003731;Contract “A” From M.P. 50.59 - M.P. 52.80, Union Township, County of Union

Federal Project No: IM-078-05 (087)DP NO: 06113

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, C.127 N.J.A.C.17:27.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, For Federal aided projects; bidders must register withthe New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue, prior to the time of contractexecution. Appropriate proof of registration should be provided to NJDOT as soon aspossible after receipt of the Notice of Award.

Pursuant to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act”, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 etseq. (P.L. 2003, c. 91), bidders must register with the New Jersey Department of Labor,Division of Wage and Hour Compliance.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity tosubmit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder onthe grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the contract award.

Drawings and specifications for the proposed work are available at Bid Expresswebsite www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe follow theinstructions on the website. The fee is $35.00 per month for unlimited access to view anddownload the documents and additional $95.00 per month for unlimited access todownload the plans, directly payable to Bid Express.

Drawings, special provisions, and bid documents may be inspected (BUT NOTOBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at thefollowing locations:

200 Stierli Court Route 79 and Daniels Way 1 Executive Campus Rt 70Mt. Arlington, NJ Freehold, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ973-770-5141 732-308-4025 856-486-6624

3 T - 4/27/06, 5/4/06 and 5/11/06, The Leader Fee: $198.90

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoard of Education of the Westfield SchoolDistrict, Union County, New Jersey, at theBoard of Education, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey, for the followingsupplies, equipment or services:

BID FOR:B07-09 FIRE ALARM EQUIPMENT

SERVICE FOR WESTFIELDPUBLIC SCHOOLS

BIDS DUE:MAY 31, 2006 AT 2:00 PM

The bids will be received at the Admin-istration Building, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090, on the dateand at the time indicated, and then publiclyopened and read aloud.

Bids must be in strict compliance withspecifications. Specifications may be se-cured from, Purchasing Office 302 ElmStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (908)789-4407. Bids must be made on theproposal forms in the manner designated.Proposals must be endorsed on the out-side of the sealed envelope, with the nameof the bidder, the bidder’s address andthe name of the supplies, equipment, orservices for which the bid is submitted. Itis understood and agreed that proposalsmay be delivered before the time or at theplace specified for opening. The Board ofEducation assumes no responsibility forbids mailed or misdirected in delivery.

The Board of Education of the Town ofWestfield, in Union County, New Jersey,reserves the right to accept or reject anyand/or all bids for the whole or any part andwaive any informalities in the interest ofthe Board of Education. No bid may bewithdrawn for a period of sixty (60) daysafter the date set for the opening thereof.

Bidding shall be in conformance with theapplicable requirements ofN.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et.seq., pertaining tothe “Public School Contracts Law”.

All bidders are required to comply withthe requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et.seq., Affirmative Action Against Discrimi-nation and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et. seq.

Corporate bidders are required by law(Chapter 33, Laws of 1977) to submit a listof names and addresses of all stockhold-ers owning 10% or more of their stock.

A Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Con-tractor Questionnaire/Certification alsomust be filed with the bid. The bid packagewill also include other documents that mustbe completed and returned with the bid.Failure to comply with Instructions to Bid-ders and to complete and submit all re-quired forms, may be cause for disqualifi-cation and rejection of the bid.

All bidders shall submit with their bidpackage a copy of the New Jersey Busi-ness Registration Certificate as issued bythe Department of Treasury of the State ofNew Jersey. (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44)

BIDDERS NOTE: Each bid shall beaccompanied by a bid bond, cashier’scheck or certified check made payable tothe Westfield Board of Education, for tenpercent (10%) of the amount of the totalbid, however, not to exceed $20,000.

By order of the Town of Westfield Boardof Education, Union County, New Jersey.

Robert A. BermanBoard Secretary

1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $67.83

PUBLIC NOTICEMOUNTAINSIDE

BORAD OF EDUCATIONANNUAL SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS

2006-2007

All meetings will begin at 7:30 P.M., andwill be held in the Beechwood SchoolMedia Center, 1497 Woodacres Drive,Mountainside, New Jersey 07092.

All meetings will be regularly scheduledmeetings of the Board, at which time ac-tion may be taken during said meetings,the Board may go into private sessionwhen necessary.

Tuesday May 9, 2006Tuesday May 23, 2006Tuesday June 13, 2006Tuesday June 27, 2006Tuesday July 25, 2006Tuesday August 22, 2006Tuesday September 12, 2006Tuesday September 26, 2006Tuesday October 10, 2006Tuesday October 24, 2006Tuesday November 14, 2006Tuesday November 28, 2006Tuesday December 12, 2006Tuesday January 9, 2006Tuesday January 23, 2006Tuesday February 13, 2007Tuesday February 27, 2007Tuesday March 13, 2007Tuesday March 27, 2007Tuesday April 10, 2007Tuesday April 24, 2007

Notice of these meetings was forwardedto the Observer, The Westfield Leader,filed with the borough Clerk, and posted atthe Board of Education Office.1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $34.68

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

Public Notice is hereby given that theordinance as follows was passed andadopted by the Town Council of the Townof Westfield at a meeting thereof held onMay 2, 2006.

Claire J. GrayTown Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 1866CALENDAR YEAR 2006

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISHA CAP BANK

(N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)

1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $14.28

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

Public Notice is hereby given that anordinance of which the following is a copywas introduced, read and passed on firstreading by the Council of the Town ofWestfield at a meeting held September27, 2005, and that the said Council willfurther consider the same for final pas-sage on the 11th day of October, at 8:00p.m., or as soon thereafter as said mattercan be reached, in the Council Chambers,Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey, at which time andplace any person who may be interestedtherein will be given an opportunity to beheard concerning said ordinance.

Claire J. GrayActing Town Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 1857AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD, CHAPTER 13

BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Councilof the Town of Westfield in the County ofUnion:

SECTION I:1. Section 13-21 of Chapter 13 of the

Town Code shall be amended to add thefollowing subsections:

Codding Road.West side, between Rahway Avenue to

a point 137 ft. north of the northerly curbline of Hyslip Avenue, between the hoursof 8:00am and 2:00pm on school daysonly.

2. Section 13-26 of Chapter 13 of theTown Code shall be amended by deletingthe parking restrictions for Codding Road.

SECTION II.Any or all ordinances or parts thereof in

conflict, or inconsistent, with any part ofthe terms of this ordinance are herebyrepealed to the extent that they are in suchconflict or inconsistent.

SECTION III.In the event that any section, part or

provision of this ordinance shall be held tobe unconstitutional or invalid by any court,such holdings shall not affect the validity ofthis ordinance as a whole, or any partthereof, other than the part so held uncon-stitutional or invalid.

SECTION IV.All sections of this ordinance shall take

effect after passage and publication, assoon as, and in the manner provided bylaw.1 T- 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $48.96

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Florence Frank, 88Florence Edge Frank, 88, of

Westfield died on Sunday, April 30,at University Hospital in Newark.

Born in Jersey City, she resided inWestfield for the last 30 years.

Mrs. Frank was a homemaker andan active member of the CalvaryLutheran Church in Cranford.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Theodore Russell Frank, in2004.

Surviving are a daughter, ValerieA. Frank of Westfield, and a sister,Grace Edge Eisner of Cranford.

Funeral services will be held at 10a.m. today, Thursday, May 4, at theCalvary Lutheran Church. Intermentwill follow at Graceland MemorialPark in Kenilworth.

Arrangements are by the GrayMemorial Funeral Home, 12 Spring-field Avenue in Cranford.

In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-tions may be made to either the Cal-vary Lutheran Church, 108 EastmanStreet, Cranford, N.J. 07016 or to theWestfield Rescue Squad, P.O. Box356, Westfield, N.J. 07091.

May 4, 2006

Tri-County Red Cross PlansAnnual Fundraising Auction

Westfield Jaycees OrganizeCleanup of 9/11 Memorial

COUNTY – The American RedCross Tri-County Chapter, whichserves 22 area communities includ-ing Garwood, Fanwood and ScotchPlains, will hold its 12th AnnualFundraising Auction on Friday,May 19.

The event will be held at the GranCenturions, located at 440 MadisonHill Road in Clark. A buffet and silentauction will take place from 6 to 8p.m., followed by a live auction anddinner from 8 to 10 p.m.

The chapter is accepting items, ser-vices and gift certificates to be auc-tioned off. The cost to attend the eventis $70 per person and $600 for a tableof 10. For more details about the auc-tion, please call Denise Neto Wilson at(908) 756-6414, extension no. 11.

Additionally, the Tri-Countychapter’s “Campaign 125” is under-way, with the goal of raising$125,000 to support its efforts. Thefirst 125 people to make a gift of$125 or more by Friday, June 30,will receive a special edition anni-versary T-shirt and be recognized inthe chapter’s Honor Roll of Donors.

The individual making the largestcontribution during this campaignwill receive a special award. Formore details about making a contri-bution, please call Alan Karmin at(908) 756-6414, extension no. 20.

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Jay-cees organized a spring cleanup ofthe 9/11 Memorial in downtownWestfield recently. The organizationis committed to maintaining and pre-serving not only this site, but othersthroughout the town as well.

Comprised of area men and women,the Jaycees is a volunteer organiza-tion that contributes time and efforttowards the betterment of the com-munity. The Jaycees sponsor suchendeavors as the Westfield ChildShield Program and the Westfield

Helmet Safety Program. The groupalso donates time and money to theoverall improvement of Westfield andthe area.

The Jaycees hold meetings on thefirst Wednesday of each month at alocal restaurant. For information onmembership or programs sponsoredby the Westfield Jaycees, please call(908) 337-2733 or e-mail LarryShowfety at lshowfety@hotmail.com

Information also is available byaccessing the Jaycees’ website atwww.westfieldjaycees.com.

Archivist to AddressGenealogical SocietyWESTFIELD – The Genealogical

Society of the West Fields will meetin the Program Room of the WestfieldMemorial Library, located at 550East Broad Street, on Thursday, May11, at 1 p.m.

Stephen Yautz, a consulting archi-vist, genealogist and historical writer,will be the featured speaker. He willdiscuss “Archiving and ArchivingSupplies.”

Mr. Yautz’s professional affilia-tions include the Association of Pro-fessional Genealogists, Nationaland New York Metro Chapters; theGenealogical Society of New Jer-sey and the New York Genealogicaland Biographical Society, amongothers.

The public is invited to attend thispresentation and light refreshmentswill be served. For more informa-tion, please call Elizabeth Youngs at(908) 276-7104.

First Baptist SinglesPost May Meetings

WESTFIELD – Individuals whoare widowed, divorced or never-mar-ried are invited to join their peers onSundays, May 7, 14, 21 and 28, at 9a.m. at the First Baptist Church, lo-cated at 170 Elm Street in Westfield.

The non-denominational group of-fers participants an opportunity todiscuss issues related to single liv-ing, while fostering friendships anda sharing of experiences. Coffee,cake and bagels are served, and a $2donation is requested. All are wel-come to attend.

Members also take part in wintermovie nights, picnics and holidayget-togethers, among other activi-ties. For more information, pleasecall Lil at (908) 889-4751 or Ed at(908) 232-4159.

DECA Seeks DonationsFor Parade Flags

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School(SPFHS) DECA, an association ofmarketing students, is asking localbusinesses to make a donation to helppurchase American flags to be dis-tributed during the annual ScotchPlains-Fanwood Memorial Day Pa-rade on Monday, May 29.

The master of ceremonies will rec-ognize contributors during the parade.Donations of any amount will be ap-preciated. Checks should be madepayable to SPFHS DECA and mailedto the high school at 667 WestfieldRoad, Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076.

Middle School YouthInvited For ActivitiesSCOTCH PLAINS – On selected

evenings this month, the Jewish Com-munity Center (JCC) of Central NewJersey will offer Middle School Nightsat its Teen Lounge.

Middle School Nights, for young-sters in grades 5 and 6, are scheduledfor two Tuesdays, May 9 and 23, from7 to 9 p.m. Sessions for youth in grades7 and 8 are slated for two Thursdays,May 11 and 25, also from 7 to 9 p.m.

The evenings will feature foosball,computer games, pool time, moviesand snacks, among other offerings. JCCstaffers will chaperone the evenings.

Middle School Nights in the JCCTeen Lounge are open to all area resi-dents. There is no charge for JCCmembers; the cost for non-members is$4 per evening. The JCC is located at1391 Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains.

For more information, please con-tact Teen Outreach CoordinatorDaniel Avissar at davissar@jccnj.orgor (908) 889-8800, extension no. 254,or visit the JCC Teens website atwww.jccnj.org/teens.

Arthur R. Charters, 93, Had OwnedRefrigeration Business In Westfield

Edith Burrows, 93, Had Been EmployedAt Publishing and Electric Companies

Edith Tirella Burrows, 93, ofWestfield died on Tuesday, May 2, atthe Berkeley Heights ConvalescentCenter.

Born in Newark, she was raised inDover and lived in Westfield for 54years.

Prior to retiring in 1984, Mrs. Bur-rows had been an administrative assis-tant at the McFarland Publishing Co.in Westfield for 20 years and then forLockeed Electric in North Plainfieldfor 15 years. She also had been a part-time night postal clerk at the WestfieldPost Office. During World War II, shewas a civilian employee of the UnitedStates Army Signal Corps at FortMonmouth and the Pentagon.

She was predeceased by her hus-

band, John R. Burrows, Sr., in 1985.Surviving are a daughter, Jill

Martino; a son, John R. Burrows, Jr.;a sister, Anita Aughey, and a grand-daughter.

A Mass of Christian Burial will becelebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday,May 6, at the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church in Westfield.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7to 9 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 5,and 9 a.m. on Saturday at the DooleyColonial Home, 556 Westfield Av-enue in Westfield. Burial will followat Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Westfield Rescue Squad, P.O.Box 356, Westfield, N.J. 07091.

May 4, 2006

Arthur R. Charters, 93, died onThursday, April 27, 2006 at his homein Westfield.

Born in New York City, he lived inWestfield for over 60 years.

Mr. Charters, a refrigeration ser-vice engineer, had been the owner ofCharters Refrigeration and Air Con-ditioning in Westfield before retiringin 1975.

He was a charter member of theGarden State Chapter of the Refrig-eration Service Engineers Society anda member of the American Society ofRefrigeration Engineers and the local

Steamfitters Union.He was predeceased by his wife,

Bertha Marie Charters, in 2000.Surviving are two sons and daugh-

ters-in-law, Richard and his wife,Kathleen, of Vienna, Va. and Johnand his wife, Beverly, of Westfield;three grandchildren and their spouses,Brian Charters and his wife, Elisa,Tracy Franks and her husband, Jason,and Kathryn Bree and her husband,Richard, and six great-grandchildren.

Private arrangements are under thedirection of the Memorial FuneralHome, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.

In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made in memory of Arthur R.Charters and sent to St. Helen’s Ro-man Catholic Church, 1600 RahwayAvenue, Westfield, N.J. 07090, At-tention: Monsignor William Harms.

May 4, 2006

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COMMUNITY SERVICE…Members of the Westfield Jaycees provide a springcleanup of the 911 Memorial in downtown Westfield recently.

Local Orthodontist NamedN.J. Association President

Babysitter TrainingOffered By Rec. Dept.MOUNTAINSIDE – The

Mountainside Recreation Depart-ment will once again offer itsbabysitter training course, run bySmartSitter. The course will be heldon Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. in the community room atBorough Hall, 1385 Route 22, East,in Mountainside.

The cost of the program is $40, andis designed for children ages 11 to 16.Space is limited. Advance registra-tion is required. Participants are askedto bring their own lunch and drink,and will receive a manual and certifi-cate upon completion of the course.

SmartSitter is a comprehensive,hands-on course that teaches youngpeople the skills required to be asuccessful babysitter. Participantswill learn babysitting skills (feed-ing, meal preparation, diaper chang-ing, etc.), childhood developmentinformation, basic first aid and acci-dent prevention, how to handle chok-ing emergencies, fire prevention andsafety, the business of babysitting,safety for the babysitter and more.

For more information, please callthe Mountainside Recreation Depart-ment at (908) 232-0015.

WESTFIELD – Dr. Stanley Gerschof Westfield was elected president ofthe New Jersey Association of Orth-odontists (NJAO) for 2006-2008 dur-ing the association’s Annual Sessionheld recently at the National Confer-ence Center in East Windsor.

A member of the NJAO’s board ofdirectors since 1998, Dr. Gersch hasserved as a director, secretary and trea-surer. He has practiced orthodontics inWestfield and Linden since 1977.

He completed his training at theTufts University School of DentalMedicine in 1974 and earned his Cer-tificate in Orthodontics from the NewYork University College of Dentistryin 1977.

Dr. Gersch has been active in den-tistry and the specialty of orthodonticsboth in private practice and as a clinical

professor with the New York Univer-sity Post-Graduate Orthodontic Depart-ment. He is director of Invisalign train-ing at New York University. In 2005,Dr. Gersch’s son, Dr. Scott Gersch,completed his orthodontic training andjoined his father in practice.

Dr. Stanley Gersch

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Funeral ConsumersPost Meeting Date

FANWOOD – The Funeral Con-sumers Alliance of Central NewJersey, Inc. will hold its annualmeeting on Thursday, May 11, at7:30 p.m. at PNC Bank, located at45 South Martine Avenue, nearLaGrande Avenue, in Fanwood.Members of the public are invitedto attend. The entrance is at the rearof the building.

Carol Titus, a professional story-teller and founder of the New JerseyStorytelling Network, will give atalk entitled “Leave Them More ThanMoney – Your Life Story Legacy.”

She will discuss how people canuse story “prompts” to recall places,events and people and preserve thesememories in story form. Partici-pants are asked to bring one objectand one photograph from their lives.

Refreshments will be available andthere will be no charge. A shortbusiness meeting will take place at7:30 p.m. The Funeral ConsumersAlliance of Central New Jersey, Inc.is a non-profit education organiza-tion. Members annually receive alist of funeral directors and theirprices. In addition, information con-cerning laws and practices of thefuneral industry are provided tomembers.

Amateur AstronomersTo Meet May 19

CRANFORD — The Amateur As-tronomers Inc. will conduct itsmonthly membership meeting on Fri-day, May 19, at 8 p.m. in the RoySmith Theater in the Campus CenterBuilding located at 1033 SpringfieldAvenue in Cranford.

Following the business meeting atapproximately 9 p.m., the club willpresent three short lectures in whichclub members will present findingsfrom their own astronomical projects.

Attendees will be invited to theWilliam Miller Sperry Observatorythat is located nearby on campus andwill have the opportunity to speakwith club members and tour the facil-ity. Refreshments will be served. Ifweather permits a celestial viewingfocusing on Jupiter and its four larg-est moons will be conducted.

In addition to the monthly meetingsheld on the third Friday of each monthfrom September through May, more

informal meetings are held on the re-maining Fridays at Sperry Observa-tory. At 7:30 p.m., programs for youngeraudiences are held. Arrangements canbe made for groups to attend at 7:30 bycontacting bigjody1@netzero.com.

All meetings and lectures have noadmission fee and are open to thepublic. For more information on AAIand directions call (908) 276-STARor visit www.asterism.org.

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Cobra Summer Softball Camp

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COBRAS SUMMER SOFTBALL CAMPCOBRAS SUMMER SOFTBALL CAMP

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Ages: 5th - 8th Grades

Registration Due:

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Location:

Farley Softball Field Complex

Farley Ave

Scotch Plains

COBRAS

SUMMER

SOFTBALL CAMP

9 AM - 1 :00 PM

June 27 - June 30 2005

Registration Requirements

Registration Fee:

$110 (if paid AAFTER: June 15th)

Early Registration Discounted Fee: $90 (if pay-

ment is received BEFOREBEFORE June 15th)

Proof of Medical Insurance

Medical Release with Parents Signature

Coaching Staff Includes:

Kelli Covert, Scotch Plains Fanwood HS Varsity Softball Coach.

In her second season as head coach for SPF HS, Coach Covert led

the Raiders to the top of the Watchung Conference.

Diana Schraer, Nationally Ranked Pitcher for William Paterson University 2005 Division III Regional Champions. As a freshman this season, Diana’s 17-1 record & 0.77 ERA led the Pioneers to

the most successful season in their history.

Tony Piniat, Head Coach, Cobras 18U Fastpitch National Softball Team. With more than 16 years coaching experience, in the past

(3) years his 16U fastpitch team won the 2003 Garden State Park-way League Championship; qualified for & competed in the 2004 PONY Nationals; & his 18U Cobras have qualified for & will com-

pete in the 2005 Nationals.

18U Cobras National Softball Team

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS

The Cobras summer softball camp will provide a softball player the opportunity to develop

skills in:

Infield Play; Pitching; Catching; Bunting; Stealing; Base

Running; Hitting techniques; Situational Ball Playing.

Campers will use these skills in daily softball games.

On June 30th: Pizza Party; Camp T-Shirt; & Meet the SPF HS Varsity Head Softball Coach, and One of the Outstanding

College Pitchers in the Country.

Ages: 5th - 8th Grades

2006 WESTFIELD BASEBALL LEAGUESUMMER TRAVELING TEAM REGISTRATION

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DETAILS: TRYOUTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE SUMMER TRAVEL PROGRAM DUETO THE INVOLVEMENT IN COMPETITIVE BASEBALL LEAGUES VERSUSOTHER TOWNS. PARTICIPATION REQUIRES A MAJOR COMMITMENTFROM BOTH PLAYERS AND PARENTS (WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYNIGHTS DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY).

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER TRAVEL YOU MUSTHAVE PARTICIPATED IN WBL SPRING BASEBALL.

LEAGUES: WBL WILL SPONSOR TEAMS AGES 8 THROUGH 18 TO PLAY IN LEAGUESAND TOURNAMENTS. CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO HAVINGMULTIPLE TEAMS IN EACH AGE GROUP IF THERE IS A SUFFICIENTRESPONSE.

REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION FOR AGES 18 AND UNDER WILL BE ON-LINE ATWWW.WESTFIELDBASEBALL.COM. A REGISTRATION LINK WILLALSO BE EMAILED TO ALL SPRING BASBEALL LEAGUE PARTICIPANTSWHO PROVIDED AN EMAIL ADDRESS. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE THEAPPROPRIATE AGE AS OF 7/31/06.

TRYOUTS PLEASE ARRIVE ½ HOUR PRIOR TO ASSIGNED TRYOUT TIME FORBATTING AND FIELDING.

HITTING: SATURDAY MAY 6, 2006 AT “THE BALLPARK”, SPRINGFIELD, NJ8 YEAR OLDS - 9:00 A.M. 12 YEAR OLDS 4:30 P.M.9 YEAR OLDS - 11:30 A.M. 13 YEAR OLDS 3:30 P.M.10 YEAR OLDS - 10:00 A.M. 14 YEAR OLDS 1:00 P.M.:11 YEAR OLDS - 2:30 P.M.

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DEVILS PLACE ALL FIVE IN FINALS, WIN 4 OF 5 U.C. INDIVIDUAL TITLES

Depth Earns Blue Devils UC Tennis Title,Raider Krueger Grabs 1st Singles Crown

By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

“Whatever group of seven kids weput out there, it’s going to be a stron-ger team than last year even though itis significantly younger,” saidWestfield High School boys tennisHead Coach George Kapner in a pre-season interview with The WestfieldLeader and The Times. Never did hethink that his team would have toprove it at the Union County Tourna-ment at Don Van Blake Courts inPlainfield on April 28. But they did!

When first singles player Kevin

Shallcross broke his toe several daysprior to the tournament, the Blue Dev-ils had to shift their lineup up a notch,with the exception of second doubles,to defend their title that they won lastyear in a tight duel with Summit. De-spite, the Blue Devils advanced all fivepositions into the finals and won fourof the five to claim the title with a 96total. Summit finished second with 72points, New Providence was third at52 and Scotch Plains-Fanwood tookfourth with a total of 41.

“I am beyond proud of these kids.When you lose your best player, in any

sport and come on and win a majorchampionship, that speaks volumesabout the young men on the team,”said coach Kapner who notched hisninth county title in boys tennis and25th county championship overall –boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer,girls soccer and swimming.

Blue Devil sophomore RaviNetravali was expecting to competeat second singles until Shallcrossbroke his toe. He then was promotedto first singles and seeded fourth.After easily defeating Justin Grandof Cranford and Melvin Reynoso of

Plainfield, his promotion may haveunnerved him somewhat, in the be-ginning, when he had to face top-seeded New Providence’s (NP) KevinChen, the reigning UCT first singleschamp, in the semifinals.

Netravali, however, gained hisconcentration and went on to defeatChen, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to thefinals to face Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Ryan Krueger, who de-feated Summit’s Dave Richards.

“It was very intimidating! He knowsthe game very well. He didn’t miss

SHELMAN RIPS THREE, MACDONALD FIRES IN TWO

Blue Devil Laxers HumblePingry ‘Big Blue’ Ladies, 9-8

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Something inspiring was said athalftime by Westfield High Schoolgirls lacrosse Head Coach LizCoulson, because the Blue Devilscame out on fire and torched the netwith six goals to humble Pingry, 9-8,at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfieldon April 29. Allie MacDonald flickedin the winning goal.

Both squads exhibited their physi-cal prowess and fine defensive skills,including superb efforts from BlueDevil goalie, Michelle Zaffuto who

made 10 saves and Pingry goalieMadely Schifano who was pepperedwith 18 shots Right attack wing JulieShelman made an impressive show-ing by putting three goals away. Leftattack wing MacDonald and thirdhome Kristen Fortino each sizzled intwo goals. Left defensive wing Lind-say Sauerwein and second home AmySantoriello each tallied one goal. FranCallahan led the Big Blue scoringwith three goals.

“They made really good decisions,capitalized on Pingry’s mistakes, keptup the intensity and never led down,”

said coach Coulson. “There was apoint where they had a couple ofscores on us but we did not let thateffect us like we have in the past. Wetook control when it counted.”

The game featured several momen-tum shifts that appeared to be ruledby which team scooped up mostground balls at the time. The Blue

BELFORD WHACKS 3-RUN HR, DIAZ GETS 2-RUN DBL

Baseball Raiders Slow DownBlue Devil ‘Hit’ Machine, 6-3

By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

When it comes down to matchingup a young team that is supposed torely on singles, doubles and “BillyBall” to scrape up runs against a pow-erhouse veteran team that has beenscoring in double digits for the pastseveral games, “David” beat “Goliath”

in Scotch Plains on April 27.Featuring one returning starter from

last year, the Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School baseball team, whichhad been struggling recently and hadbeen on the short side of one-rungames, came alive with four runs inthe bottom of the fifth inning andadded another in the sixth to grab a 6-

3 victory over the Blue Devils, whohad won their last eight games bywide margins.

Raider Dave Belford latched ontoBlue Devil pitcher Brandon Cuba’sfastball and lined it over the centerfieldfence for a three-run home run in thefifth to give his team a 5-3 lead. Adam

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSECOND AT FIRST SINGLES…Blue Devil Ravi Netravali jumped up fromsecond singles to place second at first singles.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesUNION COUNTY FIRST SINGLES CHAMP…Raider sophomore Ryan Krueger battled his way to capture the UnionCounty Tournament first singles crown.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA DECIDING FACTOR IN THE GAME…Raider Dave Belford, No. 35, is congratulated by his teammates after drillinga three-run homer in the fifth inning against the Blue Devils.

FC Premier announces 2006/2007 Tryout Schedule

FC Premier, North Jersey’s newestpremier soccer program, providespremier players a unique opportunity totrain, play and develop in one of the topsoccer environments in New Jersey.

• New soccer training complex with two new turf fields and state-of-the-art lighting• Brand New turf stadium for additional training and matches• Indoor turf field for consistent winter training program• Full support of the largest soccer club in NJ• Three training sessions per week with full time professional coach• Located in Westfield with easy access to GSP and Rt. 22

FC Premier, formerly CWS Premier, is being sponsored by the Westfield SoccerAssociation, the largest soccer club in NJ and rich in soccer tradition. This competitive

player development program now includes players from Essex, Middlesex,Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties.

Pre-register on-line • Arrive 1/2 hour before tryouts for on-site registration.Please do not wear any team uniforms to tryouts.

Directions and notifications can be seen onWWW.WESTFIELDNJSOCCER.COM

and there will be up-to-date information.Questions: Contact Peter Franks at pfranks818@aol.com or 908-246-2347

or Tom Maher at t-maher@comcast.net or 908-377-4962

U12 BOYS TRYOUTS DOB 8/1/94-7/31/95 Saturday, May 13th 8am-9:30am • Houlihan Turf Complex Tuesday, May 16th 6:30-8:00pm • Houlihan Turf Complex

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U13 GIRLS DOB 8/1/93-7/31/94Saturday, May 13th 11:00-12:30pm • Houlihan Turf ComplexSaturday, May 20th 11:00-12:30pm • Houlihan Turf Complex

U14 BOYS DOB 8/1/92-7/31/93Thursday, May 4th 8-9:30pm • Houlihan Turf ComplexThursday, May 11th 8-9:30pm • Houlihan Turf Complex

U14 GIRLS DOB 8/1/92-7/31/93Thursday, May 18th 6:30-8:00pm • Houlihan Turf ComplexThursday, May 25th 6:30-8:00pm • Houlihan Turf Complex

All evening times are under the lights.

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Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Sometimes things work out just likeyou’d expect. Take the marriage of ex-WHSers Rick Baldwin (Class of 1975)and Terri Byrne (’77).

Baldwin was the premier two-wayend to play in the Gary Kehler Era. Hewas a solid blocker, and a ferociousdefensive end. Rick went on to play atRutgers, while younger brothers Kentand Jack would later continue theBaldwin legacy at WHS. Byrne was afemale part of one the town’s legendaryathletic clans, which featured Tommy(Holy Trinity), Fred, Paul, Bob, Johnand Billy on the boys’ side.

Flash forward to 2006 and theBaldwins are living in Woodbury, Conn.,and their four daughters — Amy, Kate,Sarah and Anna — have become locallegends playing for the Nonnewaug HighSchool Chiefs.

“It’s a small school, maybe 200 kidsin the graduating classes, but it’s a very,very good sports school, in just about allsports,” Baldwin said recently. “Our girlshave all played soccer, basketball andeither track or tennis, and they’ve alldone really well. I guess they got somegood genes.”

Amy is 24 and a graduate of theUniversity of Connecticut, now livingand working in the Atlanta area. Kate(21) was a soccer standout at Wooster inOhio before a torn ACL injury ended hercareer. Sarah (19) is a freshman soccerplayer at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.And that leaves 17-year-old Anna, ajunior at Nonnewaug.

“She’s the baby of the family, at 5-foot-11 and 145 pounds,” Baldwin joked.“And she’s probably the best of themall.”

Anna Baldwin is an all-state player insoccer and plays on a very elite club teamin the area, has scored over 900 careerpoints in basketball with one season re-maining, and is defending Connecticutstate champion in the high jump (she alsodoes hurdles and long jump).

“It’s funny,” Baldwin said, “but I re-member somebody at our wedding, Ithink it might’ve been John Williams,who said this (Rick marrying TerriByrne) is like merging the Dallas Cow-boys and the Pittsburgh Steelers.”

Meanwhile, Kent Baldwin’s sonWesley is a high school junior in Aiken,S.C., and a 6-4, 275-pound offensivetackle who has drawn some interestfrom South Carolina, Auburn and Ten-nessee, although Rick feels Wes is morelikely to play at Appalachian State orFurman. And Jack Baldwin is back liv-ing in Westfield, along with wife Deniseand kids Sam, Caroline and Charlie.

KEEPING IN TOUCHWHS grad Jeff Kole (’76) recently

brought his son Jeff’s Basking RidgeIntermediate School baseball team downto play Edison. Kole, a pretty good pitcher(he was 3-4 and also went 5-for-8 as ahitter) on the 1976 WHS baseball team,also reports that his daughter, Emily, wona varsity letter as a freshman on the Ridge

Baldwin + Byrne = QuartetOf Standout Girl Athletes

High School field hockey team thatreached the state Group 3 final (losing toOcean City 2-1).

UGLY RUMORThere is absolutely no truth to reports

circulating that The Den considered driv-ing his car off the Route 95 ScudderFalls Bridge, connecting Ewing withYardley, Pa., after learning the results oflast Thursday’s softball and baseballgames. First the girls lost to ScotchPlains 2-1 on two unearned runs. Andthen the baseball team had its eight-game win streak ended by Scotch Plains,and the game-winning home run was hitby Dave Belford, whose dad, Ed, gradu-ated from WHS and was a longtimepolice officer in town.

(Eddie Belford was also the shortstopon the Giants when they beat my Phillies,4-3, in an eight-inning playoff game todecide the 1969 Westfield Boys Base-ball League’s National League champi-onship. The Giants also featured MattCostello, Rich Goski, Greg Fleming,Rick Baldwin and Rob Biggio; thePhillies had future Major League pitcherJeff Stember, then an 11-year-oldfireballer, Chad Childs, Joe Della Badia,Jim Kipp and Tom Myers.)

By the way, if WHS is going to makea deep run in the state tournament, itcould sure use a return to the mound ofsenior Tom Ricciuti. The hard-throwingright-hander has won nine games in hiscareer, with 95 strikeouts in 104 in-nings. He’s been held out from pitchingbecause of a shoulder problem.

HIGH FIVESLast week we selected the top five

pitching staffs in WHS baseball history.This week we’ll switch to outfields, thebest groups ever at WHS.

1. 1965 Kenny Stith, Bobby Flynn,and Doug McOwen or Charlie Clark.Stith and Flynn were both future profes-sionals, and two of the best hitters of theNorm Koury era. Clark was a run-into-the-outfield-wall (literally) kind ofplayer, and McOwen, a multi-timeswimming All-American, was a .300-plus hitter. The Devils went 19-8 thatyear, losing in the final of the GreaterNewark (5-3 to Parsippany) and UnionCounty (10-2 to Union) tournaments.

2. 1987 Clint Factor or Dave Laven-der, Chuck Mueller, Matt Cowell. Fac-tor hit .437, Lavender .368, Mueller.326 and Cowell .365 as WHS went 21-9-1 and won the county championshipwith a 7-6 win over Governor Livingston.

3. 2002 Brian Butts, Ben Koket, JayCook. Butts hit .304, while Koket was.447 and Cook finished .468 for a teamthat went 21-5-1 and beat A.L. Johnson7-4 in the UCT final.

4. 1977 K.C. Knobloch, JimPiantkoski, Larry Cohen, Dave Saltzmanor Scott Selert. Knobloch hit .226,Piantkowski .299, Cohen .237, Saltzman.319 and Selert .289 for a team that went17-13 and lost in the final of the county(6-1 to New Providence) and sectional(2-1 to Scotch Plains) tourneys.

5. 1946 Ed Heruska or Jim Hebden,Jack Reydel, Jim Chambers. Reydel,who hit .308 as the team’s captain, wouldgo on to play for Princeton in the Col-lege World Series. Chambers hit .410and was also 5-2 as the ace of the stafffor Noel Taylor’s 10-5 club.

THE EYES HAVE ITIn 1968, first-year WHS baseball

coach Dick Zimmer fielded a team onegame that included pitcher FrankTokash, catcher Bob Brewster, an in-field of 1b Tom Schaible, 2b RichiePapaccio, 3b Jim Ohaus, ss Larry Inkster,and an outfield of Steve Gentino, BruceOtzmann and Pat McCabe. All of them,except McCabe, wore black-rimmedglasses, causing Zimmer to say theylooked like a Rabbinical team.

That team went 17-6-1 and beat Union2-1 in the Union County Tournamentfinal, despite having only two .300 hit-ters (Ohaus .343, and Tokash .315).

STEPPIN’ UPCongratulations to the WHS tennis

team. Despite losing sophomore No. 1Kevin Shallcross to a broken toe, theboys stepped up (literally) last Fridayand won four of the five flights to easilywin their second straight title — and 26thin the 36-year history of the tournament.

Sophomore Ravi Netravali moved upto replace Shallcross and upset the de-fending champion in the semifinals be-fore falling to Scotch Plains’ RyanKrueger in the final. Freshmen JamesChu and Dean Thompson played likeseniors to win titles at second and thirdsingles. The sweep at doubles — LeeBernstein and Jack Trimble at first, EvanEisenberg and Matt Gralla at second —was expected.

Krueger, by the way, is the only thesecond Raider to win at first singlessince the flight tournament started in1971. Arjun Viswanathan beat WHS’sDan Matro to win at No. 1 in 1994 and1995. From 1950-70, a first singles andfirst doubles tournament was held andSP-F’s Jeff Miller won in 1969 and ’70(after winning for Wardlaw-Hartridgein 1968). His daughter, Brittany, was atennis and lacrosse standout at WHS,graduating in 2002.

RUN FOR FUNAt least two Westfield girls will be

entered in Saturday’s ninth Revlon Walk/Run for Women in New York City’sTime Square and Central Park. MelissaMcCloskey, 18, and Pam Wilson, 17,will be among the thousands of entries.They are also looking for sponsorship tohelp support the cause. If you’re inter-ested in putting up, say, $5 per mile pergirl, go to www/revlonrunwalk/com/ny. Then go to “Make a donation” and“Sponsor a participant online” and lookfor their names.

The Devil’s Den appears Thursday inThe Westfield Leader during the scho-lastic sports season. Contact us withcomments, suggestions, story ideas ortrivia questions at bj1019@aol.com. GoDevils!

BIALICK NETS 4 GOALS, 3 ASSISTS; THOMAS SAVES 11

Westfield Boy Laxers StartleMendham Minutemen, 10-2

By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Since the second half of the gameagainst Randolph during Gary Kehlerdedication day in Westfield on April22, the Westfield High School lacrosseboys have been clicking as a team andwon their third straight with a 10-2triumph over Mendham at Gary KehlerStadium in Westfield on April 29. Al-though losing 9-8 to Randolph, theBlue Devils outscored the Rams 7-4 inthe second half, then went on to defeatColumbia and Hillsborough and, withthe win over Mendham, improved theirrecord to 5-5.

The Blue Devils ruled in everyimportant aspect of the game, 41-22in ground balls, 11-5 in face-offs and34-15 in shots on goal, to go withstepped up physical play from thedefense. Additionally, they got a su-perb performance from goalie BenThomas, who made 11 outstanding,saves in his three quarters defendingthe net.

“He had three good games thisweek. Especially early in the game,he kept us in it, saved some big ones,”Blue Devil Head Coach GerryBenaquista said of Thomas. “It’s acombination of the defense and himplaying together, communicating andplaying hard.”

The Blue Devils were very suc-

cessful penetrating the 4-6Minutemen’s defense and nobodythat day was more successful thansenior middie Mike Bialick, whoflicked in four goals and added threeassists. Sophomore attacker HarryBernstein stuffed in three goals, jun-ior attacker Joey Simone jammed intwo goals and had three assists andsenior Ryan Sharkey netted a goaland an assist. Face-off specialistChris Mattes had an assist.

“We have been clicking on all cyl-inders and, when we come together, Idon’t think there is any stopping. Weare working a lot better in transitionand working the ball around a lotmore. We are playing more physi-cally,” said Bialick.

In their loss to Randolph, the BlueDevils dug themselves into a hole inthe first half that was just a little toodeep to climb out of, but not againstthe Minutemen. Within the first fourminutes, the Blue Devils seized a 3-0lead with respective goals from Bialick– Simone assist – Sharkey – Bialickassist – and Bialick – Ryan Yarusiassist. Bialick stuffed in an unassistedgoal then Minuteman Kyle O’Connoranswered with a goal. Bialick thenassisted Simone on a little roll in goaland Bernstein, assisted by Simone,gave the Blue Devils a 6-1 lead at theend of the first quarter.

After a scoreless second quarter,Bernstein, assisted by Bialick, firedin a goal then he took a feed fromSimone, who was behind the net, andstuffed it in to make the score 8-1 atthe end of the third quarter. Early inthe final quarter, Mattes was behindthe net and fed Bialick, who point-blanked a shot past Minuteman goaliePete Marcelliano, who recorded 18saves in the game. Sharkey fed Simoneon the Blue Devils’ final goal andDan Freda scored the Minutemen’sfinal goal.

“This was a tough week. It’s nevereasy playing back-to-back against twotough teams. Our legs got to us a littlebit in the second half but we playedthree solid games this week. Weplayed complete games. We con-trolled the ball in the middle of thefield. We got a lot of nice fast breakstoday. We are getting those opportu-nities and that is what is going to keepus there. Win face-offs, win groundballs and our defense is playing reallysolid. Defensively, we want to playphysical than passive. You don’t wantto give easy feeds for them and easypasses. We are working the ballaround, getting shots and, if that’shappening, it’s going to be hard tostop us,” stated Benaquista.Mendham 1 0 0 1 2Westfield 6 0 2 2 10

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCLOSELY GUARDED, BUT NOT SUCCESSFULLY…Blue Devil middie Mike Bialick, No. 10, may have been closelyguarded by Mendham defenders but he still managed to net four goals and three assists.

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A fine pitching duel and outstand-ing defensive skills highlighted thegame, but it took two mistakes for thevisiting Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool softball team to pull out a 2-1victory over a well-balanced Westfieldteam on April 26.

“We work hard and it pays off. Ithas to,” said Raider Head Coach KelliCovert. “They know what they needto do and they get it done. Our threecaptains (Lauren Benovengo, Mel-issa Sette, Kelli Kaskiw) on the fieldtook charge today and I was impressedwith that experience. You know what’sgoing to happen. We have been hotwith our bats but it was a little differ-ent today. It’s that Scotch Plains-Westfield thing, especially coming in

here undefeated. After the game, wewere talking. You need to play soft-ball for hours but it’s those three orfour minutes where those little thingscan happen.”

Blue Devil junior Lindsay Brown,who had great control with sevenstrikeouts, held the 11-0 Raiders tothree singles, walked three and hit abatter. She got offensive help fromJillian Olsen, who banged in a run.Raider Elaine Piniat, true to her formall season, tossed a five-hitter andyielded no walks with seven strikeouts.

The Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead thebottom of the third. Jess Moskowitzdrilled a triple to right-center and

scored on a two-out single by Olsen.Brown made quick work through

three innings until she ran into troublein the fourth. Melissa Sette and LaurenMains walked, and Jillian Lusk lineda shot past third to load the bases.Benovengo drilled a shot to second,which was craftily snared byTownsend and thrown right on themoney to first for the out.

“Most of my pitches include curvesand drops,” said Brown. “I try not tothrow strikes down the middle. I tryto move the ball around, keep it lowand see what they’ll go for. Our de-fense is really good so I’m prettyconfident in what they do.”

Perez (2-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 runsscored) got that inning started with adouble, and James Dinizo (2-for-4,double, run scored, 1 RBI) followedwith a looping double on the sunnyside of right field, while Perez cau-tiously advanced to third. John Mineo(2-for-4, 2 RBI, run scored) added anRBI single to set up Belford’s heroics.

In his previous at bat, Belford woreCuba down with a barrage of foulballs before working a walk. “Therewere 13 pitches in that at bat. So thatwas a long at bat. He didn’t throw somany curves. I was just waiting forthe one pitch. The first at bat I don’tknow if he threw any curves, so on thethird at bat, I knew a fast ball wascoming, so I jumped all over it,”Belford explained.

Jeff Bell singled twice in the Raid-ers’ 11-hit attack, while John Cox andGreg Bayard each had one hit. The 8-3 Blue Devils had seven hits, led byMike Diaz (2-for-4, 2 RBI double,run scored) and Justin Olsen (2-for-3,double, run scored). Mike Murrayhad an RBI single, Jayshawn Kingand Jay Anderson each singled andDave Kaplow scored a run.

On the mound, Bayard kept the BlueDevils off-balance, recorded sixstrikeouts and walked three during hissix-and-one-third innings. The BlueDevils scored all three of their runs inthe third inning when Kaplow walked,Olsen singled, King laid down a greatbunt to advance the runners, Diazcracked his two-run double to right andMurray drilled an RBI single to right.

“He had just enough pop on theball. He had a nice slider. He kept usoff-balance. He changed speed a little

bit. This field is known to be able toscore a lot of runs here because of theshort fences and I think that, once weknew we were playing over here, wewanted to see how many we could hit

over the fence. We just didn’t do thejob. We learned from it. We will be allright,” said Blue Devil Head CoachBob Brewster.

Cuba scattered five hits over thefirst four innings and yielded a run inthe third on a walk, a bunt and twosingles. After his trouble in the fifth,he yielded a double and an RBI singlein the sixth.

“Brandon made a couple of mis-takes. He pitched out of jam after jamup to that fifth inning. He left one outover the plate and Belford popped oneout of here,” commented Brewster.

The Raiders got out of a jam in thefifth with a double play and in thesixth with another double play.

“This is not a team that can getthemselves down. We have a lot ofthings to work on. We have a lot ofgames to go. I have confidence in thisteam. This is a little kick in the ego butwe will be okay,” said Brewster.

After losing 1-0 to Union the day

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool senior pitcher Elaine Piniatgot into the groove to fire a two-hitter,while fanning 12 and walking one, ina 4-0 shutout of the 5-4 Union HighSchool softball team in Scotch Plainson April 26. Lauren Mains had anRBI and Piniat tapped an RBI singlein the first inning for the 10-0 Raid-ers, while Melissa Sette finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored andStephanie Goines tripled and scored.

Softball Devils BlankElizabeth Girls, 5-0

The Westfield High School soft-ball team evened its record to 5-5with a 6-0 blanking of 4-5 Elizabethin Westfield on April 26. Jillian Olsenand Jen Urcivoli both had RBI singles,and Jess Moskowitz laid down anRBI squeeze bunt to bring homeKristina Fietkiewicz.

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Union Farmers NipBaseball Raiders, 1-0Two superb pitching performances

resulted in a 1-0 victory by the 9-3Union High School baseball teamover 5-6 Scotch Plains-Fanwood inUnion on April 26. Raider John Mineo(2-2) tossed a one-hitter and walkedtwo in the heartbreaking defeat, whileFarmer hurler Joey Cacchiola (5-0)fanned 12, walked one and scatteredfive hits in the victory.

In the third inning, Farmer NickDevlin blooped a single to center,stole second, moved to third on asacrifice fly and scored on a groundoutto second by Adam Brent. RaiderChris Kolb went 2-3 with a single inthe fifth and a double in the seventh

WF’s Perrella GetsSixth at Penn RelaysWestfield High School senior

Jeff Perrella finished sixth in the3000-meter run with a time of8:30.41 at the 112th Penn Relaysat Franklin Field in Philadelphia,Pa. on April 28.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSPEEDING TO FIRST IN TIME…Blue Devil Jayshawn King, No. 8, beat out aninfield single as Raider first baseman John Mineo awaits a throw.

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any shots in the practice so I was verynervous going into it. It was a goodopportunity. He is a good player, bigserve. I just tried my best and keptevery point straight. My serve and myforehand were going pretty well. Imade a lot of first serves. I tried tostay focused, not lose control afterlosing a few points,” said Netravaliafter defeating Chen.

Seeded third, Krueger, a sopho-more, blanked Obi Nwizgubo ofUnion Catholic, 6-0, 6-0, then toppedGovernor Livingston’s (GL) GregChilson, 6-0, 6-0. Krueger rolled wellin the semis against Richards to win,6-3, 6-3.

Describing his match withRichards, Krueger said, “He movedaround the court very well. He got toevery ball. My strongest point todaywas my forehand. I was pretty consis-tent. Normally, I’m not as consistent

as I would like to be. If I hit a hard ballto his backhand, he sometimesshanked it.”

Looking ahead to his match withNetravali, Krueger said, “I’ve playedhim a few years ago but I haven’tplayed him since. It’s going to be atough match.”

Krueger continued and capturedthe first singles crown with a 6-3, 6-3, win over Netravali.

“It’s is just a big relief and I hope tocome back next year and do the same.Throughout the entire second set, it(title) was going through my mind. Ikept saying keep focused and I pulledit off,” said Krueger. “I knew I had tomove him around. I was pretty con-sistent today.”

“I wasn’t quite as focused. I justdidn’t have it but it was a great feel-ing,” said Netravali.

Blue Devil freshman James Chu

moved up to second singles and wonhis first match via shutout and hissecond match, 6-2, 6-2. In the semifi-nals, he topped GL’s Brian Herseema,2-6, 6-1, 6-3, to advance to the finalswhere he routed NP’s Val Mekhanic,6-1, 6-3, to grab the title.

“I was a little nervous. My fore-hand was my strength. I was trying tokeep consistent. He missed a coupleof balls here and there. I was waitingfor him to miss,” explained Chu.

Raider Scott Leyden won via shut-out in his first match at second singlesbefore falling, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, toMekhanic in the quarterfinals. Ley-den worked his way back to placefifth with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0, victory over

Cranford’s Bogdan Lysikov.Moving up from first doubles, Blue

Devil Dean Thompson won his firstmatch via shutout and then defeatedRoselle Park’s Kashvao Patel, 6-1, 6-1. In the semis, he dusted GL’s ElishLe, 6-0, 6-0. Thompson then becamethe last Blue Devil to walk off thecourt after a grueling match withSummit’s John Angiuone, which hewon, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.

Seeded first at first doubles, BlueDevils Jack Trimble and his morerecent partner Lee Bernstein shut outtheir first opponents from Plainfieldand did the same against their Johnsonopponent to advance to the semiswhere they stopped Raiders Mike

DiVisio and Ted Rosenblatt, 6-1, 6-0.Despite having practiced a short timewith each other, Trimble andBernstein breezed to the title with a 6-3, 6-2, conquest of Summit’s ZachGoff and Mike Shea.

Earlier, DiVisio and Rosenblattblanked Santiago Rubio and MikeLuie of Linden and Cranford’s JesseHynes and Tom Gessner, 6-4, 6-4. Inthe battle for third place, DiVisio andRosenblatt were edged in three sets,6-3, 2-6, 6-3, by Dayton’s LamNguyen and Avery Pangalangan.

Top-seeded Blue Devils EvanEisenberg and Matt Gralla received abye and shutout Elizabeth’s AndreTilghman and Geraldo Rigo to reachthe semis where they buried NP’s BillBeck and Andrew Fezza, 6-1, 6-0.Eisenberg and Gralla seized the titlewith a 6-3, 6-3, victory over Summit’sAlex Kramer and Dan Gledhill.

“Coach said, ‘even thoughShallcross is out, we just have to play

our game.’ We played really well to-day. We stayed aggressive at the net.We wanted to make sure that Gralla,because he is really great at volleys atthe net, stayed aggressive and that’swhat we did,” said Eisenberg after thetitle match. “They were really good atextending the point, making us earnthe point. At times, that’s where welost the games but we realized that ifwe kept it going long enough, theywould eventually break down.”

Raiders Ron Stein and DaveGinsberg won by shutout in the sec-ond doubles first round, then defeatedAlec Compagne and Craig Palmisanoof Cranford, 6-4, 6-2. After falling toKramer and Gledhill in the semis,

they were defeated, 6-3, 7-5, by Beckand Fezza for third place.

“Ravi steps up, beats last year’scounty champ at first singles. Eventhough he lost the finals because RyanKrueger played an amazing tourna-ment, there’s nothing bad there at all.And every other position, James Chucomes from third singles and winsthe second singles championship.Dean Thompson goes from firstdoubles and wins the third singleschampionship. Lee Bernstein stepsinto the lineup, wins the county cham-pionship. Second doubles wins thechampionship. Jack Trimble changespartners. Every single kid stepped upand did what they were supposed todo,” noted Kapner.

TEAM TOTALS:1. Westfield (W) 96, 2. Summit (S) 72, 3.New Providence (NP) 52, 4. ScotchPlains-Fanwood (SPF) 41, 5. GovernorLivingston (GL) 26, 6. Cranford (C) 18,7. Dayton (D) 12, 8. Plainfield (P) 8, 9.Union Catholic (UC) 4.

CHAMPIONSHIPS:First singles: Krueger (SPF) d. Netravali,6-3, 6-3Second singles: Chu (W) d. Mekhanic(NP), 6-1, 6-3Third singles: Thompson (W) d.Angiuoni (S), 7-6 (7-2), 6-2First doubles: Trimble and Bernstein(W) d. Goff and Shea (S), 6-3, 6-2Second doubles: Eisenberg and Gralla(W) d. 6-3, 6-3

THIRD PLACE:First singles: Richards (S) d. Chen (NP),Second singles: Leo Sprinzen (S) d.Herseema (GL), 6-4, 6-2Third singles: Chris Mango (NP) d. Le(GL), 6-4, 7-5First doubles: Lam Nguyen and AveryPangalangan (D), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3Second doubles: Beck and Fezza (NP)d. Stein and Ginsberg (SPF), 6-3, 7-5

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesUCT FIRST DOUBLES CHAMPS…Blue Devil Lee Bernstein, shown, and hispartner Jack Trimble won the Union County Tournament first doubles title.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesUCT THIRD SINGLES CHAMP…Blue Devil Dean Thompson jumped fromfirst doubles to win the Union County Tournament third singles crown.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesUCT SECOND SINGLES CHAMP…Blue Devil James Chu jumped from thirdsingles to win the Union County Tournament second singles title.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFOURTH AT SECOND DOUBLES…Raiders Dave Ginsberg, left, and Ron Steinplaced fourth in the UCT at second doubles. See another picture on page 18

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Blue Devil Laxers HumblePingry ‘Big Blue’ Ladies, 9-8

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Devils took a 1-0 lead when Shelman,on a spin-around move, stroked theball into the upper left side of the net.Pingry retaliated on a turnover andnetted a goal to tie the score 1-1 at22:34.Westfield took a 2-1 lead ongood stick work by Rachael Tucker,Shelman and McDonald. Fortino firedfrom point-blank range and hit thetarget at 17.43.

The Blue Devils had a slight groundball advantage and extended the leadto 3-1 when Fortino whipped the ballin on a penalty shot. Big Blue revivedand scored on back-to-back goals byCallahan and Lang that tied the con-test at 3-3. Pingry added the go-ahead

goal off a fast break to take a 4-3advantage at the half.

Coming out crazed and aggressivein the second half, the Blue Devilstook charge. Shelman picked up aloose ball and rippled the net for herthird goal at 24:23. Still with height-ened emotions, the Blue Devils at-tacked furiously and achieved paydirt when left defensive wing Lind-

say Sauerwein and Fortino each foundthe net to build a 6-4 advantage. Plentyof defensive pressure and a steal byMaryKate Luker paid dividends at17:58 when second home AmySantoriello hit pay dirt to push thelead to three.

Momentum however shifted andBig Blue took command of groundballs and tallied four goals – Lang,Sandra Hough, Callahan and KatrinaWelch – to retake an 8-7 lead.Westfield evened the contest whenSam Zucker led an up-field chargeand passed off to Shelman, whoblasted the ball past the helplesskeeper. After a Big Blue penalty shot

was diverted, Zucker and Shelmancharged upfield and foundMacDonald, who registered the game-winning shot with 3:15 remaining.Zaffuto closed out the game divertinga penalty shot as time expired.

“It’s all a mental game and I thinkwe were there as well as physically,we hustled and it came down as towho wanted it more,” said Shelmanafter the game. “We made really goodcuts to the midfield. We never hadsuch good slides in doubles, and ouroffense was clicking and everyonewas working together.”

“I was really nervous especiallytowards the end when they reallystarted to come at us,” said Zaffuto.“Our whole team just pushed it outand it definitely paid off in the end.We came out on top.”

The victory earned Westfield a bidfor the state championship.

After Brown retired the leadoffbatter in the top of the fifth, the Raid-ers resounded with two runs.Stephanie Goines got hit with a pitchand Nicole Colineri ripped a singleup the middle. With runners at thestations, the Raiders got the breakthey were looking for when the ballgot away in the outfield, scoringGoines from second. A sacrifice flyball by Sette and a passed ball scoredthe speedy Colineri.

Piniat retired all three batters in thefifth then the Blue Devils threatened inthe sixth. MaryKate Flannery beat outthe throw to first on a slap-bunt. Thirdbaseman Colineri, however, made anice grab on Olsen’s bunt and Goinesscooped up a hot liner laced by JenUrciuoli. Blue Devil KristinaFietkiweicz delivered a sharp single toleft and Brown boomed a shot to center,which was adeptly caught by Kaskiw.

“I just started calling pitches thisyear. Elaine and I have gotten into areally good rhythm and she’s the gen-eral behind the whole game and knows

what she’s doing,” said Mains after thegame. “We are confident in our fieldersand anything hit to them, they are goingto get. We did a good job of maintainingfocus and not getting rattled when theyscored the run. The one thing that sepa-rated our team is that we’re alwaysfocused and never lose our confidence.”

“We feel great about this game. Wewere really up and ready to play andI think we had more energy and mo-mentum than they did, it’s just that weended up beating ourselves with er-rors,” said Blue Devil Head CoachTara Pignoli after the game. “Today,we were stringing hits together, cer-tain things were not going our waybut this was a big game for us thatshould give us momentum The signsare really good heading into the coun-ties. We’re playing better than wehave and like you said, we’re notgetting the respect we deserve rightnow but I think we are going to sur-prise some people.”Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 000 020 0 2Westfield 001 000 0 1

Baseball Blue DevilsSeeded 3rd for UCT

The Westfield High School base-ball team received the third seed forthe upcoming Union County Tourna-ment, which will begin its prelimi-nary round today. Roselle Catholic,last year’s champion, received the topseed with Cranford getting the sec-ond seed and Governor Livingstonreceiving the fourth seed.

The first round will be played thisSaturday and the quarterfinals areslated for May 10 at the higher-seededteams’ home fields. The semifinalsare scheduled for May 13 at WilliamsField in Elizabeth and the final willbe held at Memorial Field in Lindenon May 20 at 8 p.m.

TOURNAMENT SETUP:17. St. Mary’s (Elizabeth)/16. Summitwinner at 1. Roselle Catholic, 9. ScotchPlains-Fanwood at 8. Union Catholic,12. Johnson at 5. Union, 13. Rahway at4. Governor Livingston, 11. Elizabeth at6. Dayton, 19. Hillside/14. Plainfield win-ner at 3. Westfield, 10. New Providenceat 7. Roselle Park, 18. Brearley/15. Lin-den winner at 2. Cranford.

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Blue Devils CaptureWCT Golf Crown

The Westfield High School golfteam won the Watchung Confer-ence Tournament A Division cham-pionship with a team total of 340 atShackamaxon Golf and CountryClub in Scotch Plains on May 1.Scotch Plains-Fanwood placed sec-ond with a 346 total, Cranford wasthird at 351 and Union was fourthat 408.

Blue Devil senior Jimmy Arbessuccessfully defended his indi-vidual title by firing a five-over-par77. Cranford’s Tom Anthes placedsecond with an 80 and Raider BrianPak was third with an 84. RaiderJack Davis was fourth at 85, BlueDevil Tim Jacob was fifth at 86,Raider Chris Cooper and Blue DevilDan Liebowitz tied for sixth at 88and Blue Devil Nick LiVolsi andRaider Colin Campbell tied foreighth with Cranford’s DanD’Antico at 89.

Blue Devils GroundSoftball Kardinals, 14-1

The 7-6 Westfield High Schoolsoftball team grounded the 6-9 KearnyKardinals, 14-1, on May 1. MaryKateFlannery had three hits and two sto-len bases, Kristina Fietkiewicz (2-for-3, 3 RBI) rapped a two-un homerand Erin Scialabba went 2-for-3 withthree RBI.

Raider Boys Get 5thAt Randolph Relays

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool boys track and field team fin-ished fifth at the Randolph Relays onApril 29 in Randolph. The host teamtook top honors with 72 points andthe Raiders totaled 33 points.

Mike Alleman, John Badala andAnthony Nelson, with a combined dis-tance of 142’2.5”, captured first in theteam shot put, Alleman teamed withBadala and Matt Hazell to win thediscus event with a distance of389’11.5”. The Raiders placed fourthin the intermediate hurdles at 3:07.28and fourth in the 4x1600 with a time of19:32.43. The Raiders also took fifthin the distance medley at 11:09.6, fifthin the javelin with a distance of 410’4”and sixth in the 4x800 at 8:52.75.

The Raider girls got a first place inthe 4x200-meters when Tina Olsson,Danielle Vena, Meaghan Kelly andSamantha Gates combined for a timeof 1:46.82. The Raiders also tookfourth in the long jump with a dis-tance of 41’6.5” and sixth in the dis-cus with a distance of 258’6”.

Softball Raiders BuryNwk East Side, 22-0

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool softball team recovered fromit losses to New Providence andNutley to level Newark East Side, 22-0, in Newark on May 1. Elaine Piniatshowed no mercy en route to a perfectgame, recorded 14 strikeouts andwhacked a two-run homer.

Blue Devil Nine SkinKearny Kards, 15-5The Westfield High School base-

ball team improved to 10-3 with a15-5 skinning of Kearny inWestfield on May 1. Alex Zierlerwent 3-for-4 with four RBI andMike Murray whacked a home runwhile Jay Anderson and TomRicciuti each had two RBI.

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Linda Condrillo for The Westfield Leader and The TimesREADY FOR OPENING DAY…Adam Jleaty, left, and Kenny Hoffman march toMemorial Field on Opening Day in Mountainside for Youth Baseball on April 29.

UCRFC H. S. Rugby Boys WinWhile Rugby Girls Suffer Loss

The Union County RFC (UCRFC)High School boys continued theirwinning ways on April 23, beatingpreviously undefeated St. Peter’s Prep(SPP), 33-10. The B-side also wastriumphant beating SPP, 10-0. TheUCRFC High School girls sufferedtheir first defeat of 2006, losing toBlackthorn (PA) U19s, 63-0.

The UCRFC boys A-side took theopening kickoff and sent the balldownfield, gaining a lineout on the15-meter line. A clean take by BobbyMroz allowed the team to drive theball over the goal line with Mrozscoring the try. A few minutes later,Tom Meylor burst through the de-fense and scored a try to make thescore 10-0.

The try parade continued as FredVilas and Dan Whitney each scoredand Tyler Maccubbin added a penaltykick to make the half time score 23-0in favor of UCRFC.

In the second half, UCRFC wenton to score two more trys as ConnorLeahey and JT Sheehan toucheddown. SPP scored two late trys toavoid the shutout.

In the B game, UCRFC controlledplay and stopped any SPP attack.Scorers for the winning side wereAndrew Stalgis (one try) and SeanMoran (one conversion, one penaltykick). The A-side improved to 5-1 (2-0 in league) while B-side improved to2-2 (2-0 in league).

The girls ran into undefeated Black-thorn U19 team. The girls were forcedto play with only 13 players but theyremain in second place in the leaguewith a 3-1 record and have clinched aplayoff berth.

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WF U14 AAU Wizards StopU17 Lady ‘Hericanes’ Cagers

Despite having a center and powerforward each checking in at six-feettall, the U17 “Hericanes” basketballteam from Southern Middlesex Countywere surprised by the U14 WestfieldWizards girls, 29-26, on April 27 at theSports Academy in Millburn.

In the first half, Tara Handza nailedthree 3-pointers and Lauren Harry wasvery effective in the post, workingwith entry passes from power forwardGab Jakub to break down theHericanes’ twin towers defense. Ex-cellent rebounding from CassieSimcox, tenacious defense fromCyndil Matthews and superior pointguard play from Ashley Forbes to breakthe Hericane press enabled the Wiz-ards to tie the score at halftime, 18-18.

The Hericanes jumped out to a 23-18 second half lead but the Wizardsbattled back with an 11-3 run over thelast 10 minutes of the game. Keri

Pringle came off the bench to grab sixrebounds. Ashley Forbes and CyndilMatthews had five assists apiece.Simcox pulled five defensive re-bounds. Jakub grabbed seven offen-sive rebounds and added three blockedshots. Handza led in scoring with 16points and Harry netted 13.

The underdog Wizards displayed astrong sense of internal team com-munity in capturing the win againstthe taller opponents.

WTA Women’s SinglesTennis Ladder BeginsAll local women tennis players are

invited to join the Westfield TennisAssociation and participate in one ormore of the tennis ladders organizedby the WTA. An application may beprinted out by going online to theWTA website: www.westfieldnj.com/wta. Each ladder has players inter-ested in meeting other players forfriendly competition. Players arrangematches between themselves and thewinner calls in the score to the laddercoordinator. Season play begins onMonday, May 1, and continuesthrough Labor Day.

Ladder standings are posted in TheWestfield Leader every two weeksand are updated weekly on the WTAwebsite. Further information is avail-able by telephoning Jean Power at(908) 654-7418 or email(jbpumpiron@aol.com). Final stand-ings for 2005 are as follows: 1. Linda Coleman 13. Monica Morin 2. Janet Cornell 14. Paula Brotman 3. Diane Barabas 15. N. Freundlich 4. Danielle Coleman16. Alison Fleder 5. Sheri Pardo 17. Judy Robertson 6. Lisa Black-Polak 18. Vollbrechthausen 7. Dianne Mroz *Viera Bigosinski 8. Ellen Smith *Cristina Hastings 9. Lisa Sottung *Carol Healey10. Hong Jiang *Susan Lewis11. JoAnn Purdy *Priscilla Wood12. Jean Power

*(Indicates new players added to theladder.) New players, as well as ex-isting players, are allowed 2 “free”challenges (anyone on the ladder)and must use them by June 1. After-ward, players may challenge anyoneup to 8 positions higher on the lad-der. The first reporting period con-cludes at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 21.Match scores should be called in bythe winner to Jean Power, Women’sSingles Ladder coordinator.

Westfield Rowers CompeteIn Philadelphia Regatta

Westfield Competitive Rowing(Inc.) and its complement of WestfieldHigh School athletes competed onApril 23 at the Schuylkill River’sFifth Manny Flick Regatta in Phila-delphia. The 1500-meter course waspopulated with some of theEastcoast’s longstanding powerhousehigh-school rowing teams.

In the first race, Jimi Heffernan andJoe Maran raced the JV double andbroke the six-minute barrier to recorda 5:58 time, competing against row-ing powers Malvern, Roman Catho-lic and Conestoga. In the Boys Nov-ice Quad, Quinn Boyes secured thebow and Sam Ross, Alan Workmanand Ryan Gradel recorded a 6:42time rowing against Chestnut HillAcademy, Roman Catholic andConestoga.

In the Boys Varsity Quad race,Woody Handza in the stroke seat andChris Paterson, Chris Yeager and

Lawrence Chan had a personal-besttime of 5:15 and have expectations ofbreaking five minutes in upcomingRegattas.

For the girls, Katie Galasso, in thebow, for the Girls Novice Quad alongwith Kelly Furlong, Catherine Marvinand Katie Millen recorded a 6:30time against Conestoga, Springsideand Friends Select. The JV GirlsQuad, boated by Julia Cederroth,Paige Geraghty, Sari Schwartz andCasey Steinberg, rowed againstShipley and Baldwin, and managedto edge out Strath Haven by 13 sec-onds to record a time of 5:38.

Lauren Heffernan, Katherine Itz,Becky DeFazio and Julie Tiedrichrecorded a time of 5:38 in the GirlsVarsity Quad competition againstFriends Academy and Notre DameAcademy. The race was very excit-ing, with just 27 seconds separatingall the boats in the race.

WELCOME BACK…Scotch Plains-Fanwood Superintendent of Schools Dr.Carol Choye recently welcomed back two familiar graduates of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School who were visiting to participate in the school’s new “Focuson the Freshmen” program. Dallas Cowboys cornerback and special teams playerNate Jones, left, and long-time high school teammate Jamil Cole, right, spoke tothe freshmen and offered “words to the wise” based on their post-high schoolexperiences.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFIRST AT SECOND DOUBLES…Blue Devil Matt Gralla, pictured, and hispartner Evan Eisenberg won the UCT second doubles crown.

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The Planning Board of the Borough ofFanwood has scheduled a Special Meet-ing for Monday, May 15th at 7:30 PM to beheld at Fanwood Borough Hall, Mayor andCouncil Chambers, 75 North Martine Av-enue, Fanwood, New Jersey at 7:30 PM.The purpose of the meeting is review andpossible approval of a use variance forproperty known as Block 56, Lots 11 & 12located at 28 & 36 Staggard Place, ownedby Primavera Parkview. Official action maybe taken.

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2006 MUNICIPAL BUDGETTOWN OF WESTFIELD, COUNTY OF UNION

FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDEDDECEMBER 31, 2006

Revenue and Appropriation SummariesSUMMARY OF REVENUES - CURRENT FUND ANTICIPATED

2006 20051. Surplus $4,000,000.00 $4,305,000.002. Total Miscellaneous Revenues 10,076,806.58 9,745,830.543. Receipts from Delinquent Taxes 867,000.00 800,000.004. Local Tax for Municipal Purposes 19,019,139.61 17,585,345.65 Total General Revenues $33,962,946.19 $32,436,176.19

FINALSUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS - CURRENT FUND 2006 BUDGET 2005 BUDGET1. Operating Expenses: Salaries & Wages $16,175,801.00 $15,599,073.00

Other Expenses 13,811,145.19 12,733,903.192. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 705,100.00 822,800.003. Capital Improvements 145,000.00 145,000.004. Debt Service 1,335,900.00 1,275,400.005. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes 1,790,000.00 1,860,000.00 Total General Appropriations $33,962,946.19 $32,436,176.19Total Number of Employees 340 343

2006 DEDICATED SWIM POOL UTILITY BUDGETSUMMARY OF REVENUES ANTICIPATED

2006 20051. Surplus $182,622.002. Miscellaneous Revenues 816,585.00 786,500.00 Total Revenues $999,207.00 $786,500.00

FINALSUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS 2006 BUDGET 2005 BUDGET1. Operating Expenses: Salaries & Wages $384,477.00 $358,760.00

Other Expenses 427,475.00 243,200.002. Capital Improvements 1,000.00 1,040.003. Debt Service 153,855.00 157,000.004. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 32,400.00 26,500.00 Total Appropriations $999,207.00 $786,500.00Total Number of Employees 36 36

BALANCE OF OUTSTANDING DEBTGENERAL SWIM POOL UTILITY

Interest $2,833,641.25 $338,554.00Principal $10,822,000.00 $1,304,000.00Outstanding Balance $13,655,641.25 $1,642,554.00

Notice is hereby given that the budget and tax resolution was approved by the Town Council of the Townof Westfield, County of Union on April 18, 2006.

A hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held at the Municipal Building on May 16, 2006 at 8:00o’clock (PM) at which time and place objections to the Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2006 maybe presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.

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Marylou Fashano-SoltisBoard Secretary

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GREAT FRIENDS…71 golfers and friends honor Walter Betyeman at theMetuchen Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, April 26. Mr. Betyeman, aretired Mountainside police officer and formerly of the county prosecutor’soffice, is relocating from Mountainside to his new home in South Carolina.

John C. WileySales Associate

Direct Line: 908-301-2025Westfield Office

209 Central Avenue908 233 5555

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OneOf A Kind Colonial

lassic architectural design and magnificent detail are the hallmarks of this spectacularcolonial. Surrounded by other estate properties, this five bedroom, four full and two half bathhome is nestled in Westfield’s Indian Forest neighborhood. Call John Wiley for floor plans andbrochures; (908) 812-3000. Asking $3,499,000.

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Hye-Young Choi#1 Realtor in the Westfield Office - 2005

Top Associate, Total Production - 11 Years!

Newly listed Victorian treasure offering 4 plus BR, 3 ½ BTH, New addition w/granite KIT, adjacentFR, new custom BTH. Charm frt porch, beau foyer w/striking staircase, tall wndw, high ceil,embellished moldings, detailed spindle work, CAC, new 2 car garage, 200’ deep parklike fencedproperty. Walk to sch & twn. WSF0373 $1,290,000

Open House: Sunday 5/7, 1-4 • 322 Lawrence Ave, Westfield

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Traditional 1930’s 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath stone front Colonial with fireplace, butler’s pantry, and hardwood floors. The oversized property is located on a quiet street, and the backyard offers unusual privacy for a location so close to schools and downtown Westfield.

Offered for $649,900.

JOHN ASLANIAN Redefining Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

908.301.2007- Direct Line John.Aslanian@cbmoves.com http://www.JohnAslanian.com

Business 908.233.5555 209 Central Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090

STONE FRONT COLONIAL

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RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE

Jayne BernsteinSales Associate

NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award: 1997-2005Direct Line: (908) 301-2006Cell Phone: (908) 403-9330

E-mail: jaynebernstein@aol.com

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COLDWELL BANKEREX PE R I E N C E, TRU S T, RE L I A B I L I T Y SE RV I C E&

Scotch Plains $1,399,000

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Stately retreat offering 4 large Bedrooms and 4.5 Baths. Chef’s Kitchen w/expansive center island w/breakfast bar offers top line appliances, granite countertops, a separate eating area. Master Bedroom withcathedral ceiling contains massive closets and Bath with steam shower and whirlpool tub. Private wing,including an Exercise Room, full bath and Library w/oak paneling and fireplace. Finished basement andtwin 2-car garages. Fabulously landscaped grounds including in-ground pool w/cabana and wooded viewsof nearby stream. WSF0068

OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY 5/7 1-4 PM1272 Sunnyfield Lane

FRANK D. ISOLDIBroker / Sales Associate

NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award: 1993-2005Platinum Level: 2003-2005Direct Dial: 908-301-2038

RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE

#1 Listing Agent - Westfield Office 2004-2005

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$609,000Immaculate 3 Bedroom 2 Bath split level offering formal Living and Dining Rooms; large eat-inKitchen, wonderful expansive Family Room with fireplace; grade level Recreation Room and 1-carattached garage. WSF0335

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Charm abounds in this pristine 1930’s 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1and 1/2 bath colonial close to town, schools, and NYC transportation. A vaulted entry, warm chestnut moldings, gleaming hardwood floors, and a brick fireplace enhance the living room, dining room, and den, while the newer eat in kitchen offers access to a rec room and backyard deck. Offered for: $ 639,900.

This exquisite 11 room, 5 bedroom and 5 and 1/2 bath 2006 center hall colonial boasts a gracious foyer, 3 fireplaces, a “State of the Art” kitchen, open staircase with architectural molding, stereo system, and hardwood floors throughout. Enhancing the exterior is an English garden, stone patio, sprinkler system and blue stone porticos and walks. Offered at: $ 1,749,000.

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Stephanie Smith, Sales Associate

Website: www.Stephanie-Smith.comEmail: Stephanie.Smith@cbmoves.com

Cell: 908-397-7923Recognized and trained by the National Trust for Historic

Preservation as a member of the Historic Real Estate Program

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Does Your Growing Family

Bring the entire family to this spacious open &

airy 6 bedroom, 4 ½ bath home situated on a tree

line corner lot in Cranford. First floor Master

suite with walk-in closet and marble bath, plus

additional four bedrooms and two baths on

second floor. Circular staircase encompasses the

grand entry, which leads to the formal living room

and dining room. Large eat-in kitchen with two

ovens leads to the family room with fireplace, den,

glass atrium and office. Au pair or in-law suite on

lower level offers full bath, kitchen, living room

and library plus a separate entrance through large

two-car garage. This private setting is perfect for

entertaining. Asking $899,000

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Open House, Sunday, May 7th - 1 to 4 p.m.2020 Winding Brook Way, Scotch Plains

Fabulous both inside and out, this very special home situated on over an acre of property offers adream come true . . . Spacious and bright with every amenity, it feels good from the moment youenter the two story foyer. The feeling continues as you pass through the gracious living room and oninto the family room with its beautiful custom designed fireplace. The family room opens to the largekitchen with marble and granite accents and to the pentagon shaped conservatory that boasts atongue and groove volume ceiling. Kitchen and family room overlook the amazing backyard withpool, cabana, patio and 1000 sq. ft. Trex deck. The first floor master suite has a wonderful marbleand granite bath and his and her walk-in closets. A beautiful formal dining room and large laundryroom / gym (possible library) complete the first level. Four bedrooms and two baths upstairs and aterrific basement playroom with kitchen and powder room add to the home’s livability, convenienceand fun. The welcoming ambiance and open space create a special place for entertaining family andfriends with style and comfort. Offered at $1,149,500. WSF0213

REVA BERGERBroker / Sales Associate

DIRECT LINE: 301-2005E mail: revaberger@aol.com

Directions: Take Raritan to Winding Brook, all the way to endor Lambertsmill to Bayberry to Winding Brook.

Imagine a 55+ enclave of exceptional convenience in the heart

of Garwood’s new downtown and within one mile of downtown

Westfield and Cranford … 1,883 sq. ft. (2,343 sq. ft. with optional

finished basement) of living space … 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3-story

townhomes … each with its own personal elevator.

A community bocce court and gazebo … and all within easy

walking distance of exciting shopping, fine dining and the train station.

Feeling a little spring in your step yet?CALL 908-518-7870

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Hours: Fri. – Tues., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

DIRECTIONS:N from the Garden State Parkway:Take the GSP-N to exit 136. Make a L onto Centennial Ave. Go 1.3mi and turn L onto North Ave. Go 1.5 mi and make R onto Maple St.The sales center is on the L.S from the Garden State Parkway:Take the GSP-S to exit 137. Merge onto NJ 28/North Ave. Easttowards Cranford. Go 2.5 mi. Make a R onto Maple St. The salescenter is on the L.EXPERIENCE LIFE

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This four-sided brick Mountainside colonial, custom built in 2001, includes 5 Bedrooms,4½ Baths and sits upon a half acre of manicured property. Magnificent open floor planoffers Living Room, banquet-sized Dining Room, Great Room with woodburning fireplaceand built-ins, expansive windows and wet bar, gourmet Kitchen with butler’s pantry, centerisland, top-of-the-line stainless appliances & separate eating area with a vaulted ceiling.Master Bedroom Suite has a gas fireplace, a coffered ceiling, a sitting area with a skylight,two walk-in closets and a luxurious Full Bath with a jacuzzi tub and dual shower. Wonderfulfinished basement with an extraordinary Game Room/Media Room, a Play Room &Powder Room. Highlights – Custom wainscoting, deep moldings, premium cabinetry, 2fireplaces, 2nd floor laundry & airy loft, 2-car garage & much more. All this plus a paverpatio overlooking a private backyard oasis filled with specimen plantings and enclosed bystone walls and a wrought-iron fence. Offered for $1,595,000. WSF0355

Custom Brick Colonial

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Michael C. BuccolaBroker/Owner

301 Lenox Avenue • Westfield

908 • 232 • 9500

www.westfieldrealtynj.comServiceState Licensed Appraiser

Scotch Plains $1,150,000

CLASSIC CENTER HALL COLONIAL

All the charm of yesteryear awaits you, as you pull into the circular driveway of this magnificent home. Features include twin, 16’ x 29’ living room and dining room, family room with vaulted ceiling, four fireplaces, & much more. All this set on over an acre of prime real estate.

Scotch Plains $2,250,000 TIMELESS DESIGN

Magnificent custom designed home to be built. Features include 7 bedrooms, 7.5 baths, 5 fireplaces, 10’ ceilings on the first floor, designer kitchen w/wood cabinets, deluxe trim package, hardwood floors w/inlaid borders, and much more. Set on over an acre on a new cul-de-sac.

Scotch Plains $1,150,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION This classically designed home is perfect for family living. Features include four bedrooms, two and one half baths, large designer kitchen w/wood cabinetry and granite counters opening into an 18’x23’ family room with fireplace, deluxe trim package and more. Cul-de-sac location

Scotch Plains $824,000

GOLF COURSE VIEW Large four bedroom, three bath home set on almost an acre of park-like property on a quiet, tree lined street. Features include 2 story glass entry, large living with wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors, 2 car attached garage & oversized deck. Mother/daughter possibilities

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CLASSIFIEDSPUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY

BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSORDINANCE NO. 625-2006

Intro 3/30/2006Final Adopt 4/27/2006

was introduced and passed on first read-ing by the Board of Chosen Freeholders ata REGULAR MEETING on March 30th2006, and said Ordinance has been pub-lished with Notice of Introduction there ofand of the time and place fixed for itsfurther consideration and the Board hasduly held a hearing thereof and has givenall persons interested an opportunity to beheard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-SOLVED, by the Board of Chosen Free-holders that said Ordinance be and thesame hereby is finally passed and adopted,and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that theOrdinance published herewith has beenfinally adopted on April 27th 2006, andthe 20 day period of limitations withinwhich a suit, action or proceeding ques-tioning the validity of such Ordinance canbe commenced has begun to run from thedate of first publication of this statement.

Nicole L. Tedeschi, Clerk of theBoard of Chosen Freeholders

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE UNION COUNTY DIS-TRICT SOLID WASTE MAN-AGEMENT PLAN TO IN-CLUDE D-WOOD, INC.,BLOCK 8, LOT 428-Y-10 INTHE CITY OF ELIZABETH,NEW JERSEY INTO THEUNION COUNTY DISTRICTSOLID WASTE MANAGE-MENT PLAN AS A CLASS BRECYCLING FACILITY.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Solid WasteManagement Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.(the “Act”), each county within the State ofNew Jersey is designated a solid wastemanagement district with responsibility forthe development of a solid waste manage-ment plan setting forth the solid wastedisposal strategy to be applied in the dis-trict; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Chosen Free-holders of the County of Union (the“County”) has adopted the Union CountyDistrict Solid Waste Management Plan, asamended from time to time (the “CountyPlan”); and

WHEREAS, the County has designatedthe Union County Utilities Authority (the“UCUA”) as the agency responsible forimplementing the County Plan; and

WHEREAS, the UCUA did on March 15,2006 adopt Resolution 27-2006, a copy ofwhich is attached hereto, which recom-mends to the Board of Chosen Freehold-ers that include D-Wood, Inc., Block 8, Lot428-y-10 in the City of Elizabeth be in-cluded in the County Plan as a Class BRecycling Facility; and

WHEREAS, a copy of this Ordinancetogether with the attached is available forpublic inspection at the Office of the Clerkof the Board of Chosen Freeholders at theUnion County Administration Building,Freeholders Meeting Room, Administra-tion Building, 6th Floor, ElizabethtownPlaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey; at the of-fices of each Municipal Clerk in the Countyof Union; and at the offices of the UnionCounty Utilities Authority, 1499 Routes 1& 9 North, Rahway, New Jersey, duringregular business hours; and

WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on theamendment will be held by the Board ofChosen Freeholders on April 27, 2006 atwhich time all persons having interest inthe amendment will be given an opportu-nity to be heard and make comments orpose questions concerning the proposedamendment:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDby the Board of Chosen Freeholders of theCounty of Union that it hereby approvesand adopts the Plan Amendment annexedhereto and that a certified copy of thisOrdinance, as finally adopted, togetherwith the Plan Amendment, supporting dataand a copy of the transcript of the publichearing be forwarded to the New JerseyDepartment of Environmental Protectionfor review and certification as provided bylaw.

This Ordinance shall take effect at thetime and in the manner provided by law.

The Clerk of the Board shall and ishereby directed to publish a notice in theappropriate newspapers of such introduc-tion and the holding of a Public Hearing onApril 27, 2006 and shall forward one certi-fied copy, upon final passage, to eachClerk of all Municipalities located withinthe County of Union.1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $91.29

P/T BOOKKEEPER / OFFICE

Experienced person needed forlocal construction company.Pleasant environment, veryflexible hours. 10-15 h/p/wk.

(908) 789-9151

WATCHUNG HOME FOR SALE

4 bedroom 3.5 bath colonial onprivate Watchung lane. Walkoutfinished basement. 1 1/2 woodedacres. Walking distance to NYCbus. $675,000. (908) 561-6833

WESTFIELD - TOWN WIDE

GARAGE SALE + SOUTH AVETRAIN FLEA 9a-3p SAT 5/20, RD5/21 List your Westfield addressfor $10 or $25 for 10x10 space atStation. Call (908) 233-0028 orwww.westfieldhistoricalsociety.org**STATION NOW OPEN TORESIDENTS & BUSINESSES OFALL TOWNS** Apply by 5/10 **Lists Available at COMMERCEBANK, 560 North Avenue5/18, 19 & 20 for $2 donation toWestfield Historical Society.

AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN

WESTFIELDGreat condition. Mid 19th Century.Wraparound porch. Stunningwoodwork, moldings, floors,hi ceilings. 15 spacious rms., 17closets, up to 11 bedrms. 1/2 acre,glorious gardens. Walk to schools,town, NYC trans. $1,695,000.

By Owner (908) 233-7578.

GARAGE SALE

WESTFIELD, Sat 5/6/069am-3pm Rain date: 5/13

HUGE 2 family garage sale!Furniture, decor, clothes

711 & 715 North Ave West(near Lord & Taylor)

FANWOOD HOUSE FOR SALE

120 Willoughby RoadFANWOOD

Possible Mother/Daughter,BiLevel Brick House, 4 bedrooms,4 car driveway, 2 car garage,2 fireplaces, 1.5 bathrms, fencedyard 107 X 109, Parquet floors, allappliances, close to bus/train/schools, immaculate condition.

Open House Sat. and Sun.12 P.M. - 4 P.M.Price $635,000(908) 322-7837

DINING ROOM SET

For sale, 9 pc. dining room set;washed oak, 6 chairs, table,

hutch, buffet. Must see!Best offer. Westfield.Call (908) 317-6889

TECTRIX STEPPER 4 SALE

Excellent Condition.Used Tectrix stepper for sale.

Paid $1,250, asking $375 o/b/o.(908) 389-9008

SCANNER OPERATOR

Person needed for onsite joblocation in Scotch Plains.

FT, M-F, 8:30-4.Call (856) 642-1188

YARD SALE

WestfieldSat. May 6, 7am-12pm127 Washington Street

(off of Central), ManyChristmas, Easter, Halloweenitems, toys, books and more....

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

Vitamaster Elite Plus Tread Mill$100.00 and Tony Little GazelleFreestyle $75.00 (908) 889-4952

HOUSE FOR SALE

Newly custom built housew/exquisite design from top tobottom. 4 Bed, 2.2 Bth, LR w/fplc,FDR, cherry EIK w/island, granite& travertine tile throughout,2HVAC sys, MBath w/jaccAnderson winds, fin.bsmt. centralvacuum and more!131 N.Cottage Place Westfield

offered at $1,169,000.Re/Max Prof’s (908) 486-0005

NEED A BABYSITTER?

Responsible, pleasant, fun andconscientious 18 year old (classof 2006) seeks employment as ababysitter. Available afterschool and this summer. Call(908) 247-4810 or (908) 276-2750

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE

Westfield, 5/6, 9:00 a.m.435 Topping Hill Road

Furniture, books, clothing, tools, records, electronics,decorative items & more.

All gently used; great deals!

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Cham-bers at the Municipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at10:00 AM prevailing time on Monday, May15, 2006, for the

“2006 IMPROVEMENT OFSCUDDER ROAD IN THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY”.

The work under this Proposal includesthe furnishing of all labor, materials andequipment necessary to complete the workas shown on the Contract Drawings anddescribed in the Contract Specifications,and Proposals shall be in accordance withsuch Drawings and Specifications and theterms proposed in the Contract.

The major items of work under this con-tract include, but are not limited to, thefollowing in estimated quantities:

100 cubic yards of Roadway Excavation160 tons of 4 inch thick Bituminous Con-

crete Stabilized Base Course2,000 square yards of 2 inch thick Bitu-

minous Concrete Surface Course50 square yards of Bituminous Con-

crete Driveway RepairProposals shall be in writing on the forms

furnished and must be delivered at theplace and before the hour above men-tioned, and must be accompanied by acertified check or bid bond payable to theTown of Westfield in an amount equal to atleast ten percent (10%) of the base amountof the bid, but not less than $500.00 normore than $20,000.00. Each bid mustalso be accompanied by a Surety Com-pany Certificate stating that said Suretycompany will provide the bidder with therequired Performance bond in the fullamount of the Contract, by a Non-Collu-sion Affidavit and a Contractor’s Qualifica-tion Statement, Statement of Ownership,on the forms included in and explained inthe contract documents.

All bidders must submit with their bida copy of their New Jersey BusinessRegistration Certificate. Failure to sub-mit proof of registration will disqualifythe bid.

Bidders must be in compliance with allprovisions of Chapter 127 P. L. 1975supplement to the law against discrimina-tion (Affirmative Action) and must payworkmen the prevailing wage rates pro-mulgated by the New Jersey State Depart-ment of Labor and Industry for this project,copies of which are on file in the Office ofthe Town engineer.

Plans and specifications may be seen orprocured at the office of the Town Engi-neer, Public Works Center, 959 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey. Thenon-refundable cost of contract documentsis $25.00 made payable to the Town ofWestfield, which must be paid in cash orcertified check. The Mayor and Councilreserve the right to reject any bid, and towaive any informality in any bid, if in theinterest of the Town, it is deemed advis-able to do so.

Kenneth B. MarshTown Engineer

1 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $64.26

MATTRESS SET

Queen pillow top, new still insealed plastic w/warranty.

Queen $165.Can deliver (732) 259-6690

BED

Brand name mattress set, ultradeluxe plush w/warranty.Value $1000 sell $450

Can deliver (732) 259-6690

MATTRESS SET

King size pillow top, new inplastic w/mfg. warranty.

Sell $250.Can deliver (732) 259-6681

BEDROOM SET

Cherry sleigh bed, dresser,mirror, chest and nite stand.

Value $1800 sell $795(732) 259-6690

HOT TUB / SPA

Never used, still in wrapper,factory warranty, 6 person

w/lounger, loaded,delivery available

Cost $8000 Sell $3895Call (973) 902-8306

POOL TABLE

New, 8 feet, 1 inch slate,accessories, solid wood, leatherpockets, delivery & set-up avail.

Cost $4,200 sell for $1,695Call (973) 902-8306

OFFICE BUILDING FOR RENT

Insurance Agents, LawyersAccountants.

2400 sqft Office BuildingFurnished, Utlities, Internet,

Kitchen, Conf. Room, ParkingMountainside (908) 337-7200

SHORE DUPLEX

Atlantic City area. Brigantine beachblock duplex. Each unit has 2BR,1Bath,1st floor has new kitchen,fullsize laundry & patio. 2nd floorhas deck. New windows thruout.Close to AC casinos. $559,900

Kathleen O’ConnorRe/Max Atlantic Realtors

(609) 641-8600 ext38

DINING ROOM

Double pedestal table, 6chairs, lighted hutch & buffet.

Still in box.Value $3000 sell $1275.

(732) 259-6690

HOUSE CLEANING

Will clean your house, apartmentor condo. I’m trustworthy &responsible. I do laundry. Goodreferences, 5 years exp. Call me!

(973) 583-5570 Neide

TUTORING SERVICE

Experienced NJ K-12 statecertified English/Reading teacheravailable for tutoring in SATwriting, Language Arts andReading Comprehension. Call(908) 276-1490 or (908) 247-2240

SUNRAY PLAYSET ASSEMBLY

Your Sunray swing set fromCostco assembled and installedin ONE DAY by a professionalReliable Installer! Call Danny at

(201) 951-9649

WANTED GROUP BENEFITS

Looking to acquire Group Benefitsbusiness. Will consider all sizebooks. Very flexible with regardsto terms and structure. All inquireskept confidential. To discuss emailinsopportunity@yahoo.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Spring Lake Victorian 3 1/2 bed 21/2 baths, 5 Blocks to Beach, 11yrsNew, Great fenced Backyard,Covered Side Porch, Fin. Basmn,A/C. MUST SEE!! CALL MATT(732) 449-7535 (10-5) $895,500.

ATTENTION!

Honest & Reliable Cleaning Ladyis looking for new Clients.Reasonable prices for excellentwork. References & owntransportation. (908) 425-3270

PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-15052-05File No. 9262-05

NOTICE TO REDEEM

FTL, INC. PLAINTIFF VS.HOPEWELL GEORGE;GLENYS J. GEORGE, HISWIFE; GRACE GEORGE;MONMOUTH COUNTY WEL-FARE; STATE OF NEW JER-SEY DEFENDANT(S)

TO: GRACE GEORGE;PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an order

made on the 25th day of April, 2006, theSuperior Court Fixed June 9, 2006 be-tween the hours of nine o’clock in theforenoon and four o’clock in the afternoon,prevailing time, at the office of the TaxCollector of the PLAINFIELD, located at515 WATCHUNG AVE, PLAINFIELD,NEW JERSEY 07060, as the time andplace when and where you may pay to theplaintiff the amount so found due for prin-cipal and interest on its certificate of taxsale as follows:

LOT 18 BLOCK 319 on the tax duplicateof the PLAINFIELD. Total amount requiredto redeem tax sale certificate no. 010326is $15,704.89, together with interest fromMarch 30, 2006 and costs.

And that unless, at the same time andplace, you or one of you redeem by payingthe aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff,then you, and each of you shall be de-barred and foreclosed of and from all rightand equity of redemption of, in and to thelands and premises above set out anddescribed in the complaint and every partthereof, and that the plaintiff be vestedwith an absolute and indefeasible estateof inheritance in fee simple in said landsand premises.

Anything to the contrary notwithstand-ing, redemption shall be permitted up untilthe entry of final judgment including thewhole of the last date upon which judg-ment is entered.

Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq.Attorney for Plaintiff

PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C.Denville Law Center290 Route 46 WestDenville, New Jersey 078341 T - 5/4/06, The Leader Fee: $47.43

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

Take notice that application has beenmade to the Township Council of the Townof Westfield, 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090 to transfer toSunrise ShopRite Liquors, Inc., trading asShopRite Liquors of Westfield, ShopRiteWines and Spirits of Westfield, and asSunrise Cellars, for the premises locatedat 333 South Avenue East, Westfield, NewJersey 07090, the Plenary Retail Distribu-tion License No. 2020-44-013-004, here-tofore issued to Westfield Beverage King,LLC, a New Jersey limited liability com-pany with an office located at 5 TulipStreet, Summit, New Jersey 07901, trad-ing as Town & Country Fine Wines andSpirits Marketplace at the premises lo-cated at 333 South Avenue East, Westfield,New Jersey 07090.

The persons who will hold an interest inthis license are:

Sunrise ShopRite Liquors, Inc. proposedlicensee, owner and operator of the li-censed premises, with offices located at540 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NewJersey 07006

The Sunrise (GST) Grantor Trust, share-holder of Sunrise ShopRite Liquors, Inc.,with offices located at 540 Passaic Av-enue, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006,Ned Gladstein, Trustee

The Sunrise (NON-GST) Grantor Trust,shareholder of Sunrise ShopRite Liquors,Inc., with offices located at 540 PassaicAvenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey07006, Ned Gladstein, Trustee

Hannah Gladstein, beneficiary of TheSunrise (GST) Grantor Trust and TheSunrise (NON-GST) Grantor Trust, resid-ing at 222 Maple Street, Brooklyn, NewYork, 11225

Dara Gladstein, beneficiary of The Sun-rise (GST) Grantor Trust and The Sunrise(NON-GST) Grantor Trust, residing at 44Maple Drive, North Caldwell, New Jersey07006

Liza Gladstein, beneficiary of The Sun-rise (GST) Grantor Trust and The Sunrise(NON-GST) Grantor Trust, residing at 195Walnut Street, Montclair, New Jersey07042

Ned Gladstein, President and Directorof Sunrise ShopRite Liquors, Inc. andTrustee of The Sunrise (GST) GrantorTrust and The Sunrise (NON-GST) GrantorTrust, residing at 44 Maple Drive, NorthCaldwell, New Jersey 07006

Objections, if any, should be made im-mediately in writing to Claire J. Gray, TownClerk, Town of Westfield, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090.

Sunrise ShopRite Liquors, Inc.540 Passaic Avenue

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ADVANCE NOTIFICATIONOF SPECIAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board will be holding a SpecialMeeting on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at8:00 p.m. in the Westfield Municipal Build-ing, in Council Chambers, 425 East BroadStreet to review and comment on the fol-lowing proposed general ordinance re-ferred by Town Council entitled:

“AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE LAND USE ORDINANCEOF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD IN ORDER TOREVISE THE REGULATIONSFOR MAXIMUM BUILDINGHEIGHT, MAXIMUM FLOORAREA AND ARCHITEC-TURAL DESIGN APPLI-CABLE TO ONE AND TWOFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DE-VELOPMENT IN ONE ANDTWO FAMILY ZONE DIS-TRICTS.”

A copy of the general ordinance is on filein the Office of the Town Engineer, 959North Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be reviewed Monday through Friday8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELDBOARD OF HEALTH

Public notice is hereby given that an Ordinance of which the following is a copy wasintroduced, read and passed on first reading by the Westfield Board of Health at ameeting held on May 1, 2006. The Board of Health will further consider the same for finalpassage on June 5, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the AdministrativeConference Room of the Westfield Municipal Building located at 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey at which time and place members of the public will be given anopportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance.

Marylou Fashano-SoltisBoard Secretary

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 91AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD TO ESTABLISH “PERSONNEL POSITIONS AND SALARYRANGES RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARDOF HEALTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD, COUNTY OF UNION, STATEOF NEW JERSEY”.

Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Town of Westfield, County of Union, Stateof New Jersey, as follows:

Section 1The following personnel positions and salary ranges are hereby established for officers

and employees of the Board of Health and shall be effective as of January 1, 2005.

Job Title Salary RangeRegional Health Officer $79,430 - $121,911Public Health Nurse Supervisor $64,000 - $75,000

Section 2This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELDBOARD OF HEALTH

Public notice is hereby given that an Ordinance of which the following is a copy wasintroduced, read and passed on first reading by the Westfield Board of Health at ameeting held on May 1, 2006. The Board of Health will further consider the same for finalpassage on June 5, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Council ConferenceRoom of the Westfield Municipal Building located at 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey at which time and place members of the public will be given an opportunityto be heard concerning said ordinance.

Marylou Fashano-SoltisBoard Secretary

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 92AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SALARIES OFOFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY”.

Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Town of Westfield, County of Union, Stateof New Jersey, as follows:

Section 1The following annual salaries are hereby fixed for officers and employees of the Board

of Health and shall be retroactively payable from May 1, 2006.

Regional Health Officer $ 3,333.00 (stipend City of Summit)R. S.

Public Health Nurse $ 2,333.00 (stipend City of Summit)A. T.

Sr. Secretary $ 333.00 (stipend City of Summit)M. S.

Secretary $ 333.00 (stipend City of Summit)L. A.

Section 2This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication

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Lifeguard TrainingTo Begin on May 11

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Tri-County Chapter of the American RedCross, in collaboration with the Jew-ish Community Center (JCC) of Cen-tral New Jersey and the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA, will offer aLifeguard Training course.

Two sessions will be held. One willrun from Thursday, May 11, throughThursday, May 25; the other will runfrom Monday, June 12, throughThursday, June 22. Individuals age15 and older may register for thecourse, which will be held at the JCCand the YMCA, both located onMartine Avenue in Scotch Plains.

The course teaches individuals theskills and knowledge needed to pre-vent and respond to aquatic emergen-cies and provides them with a Life-guard Certificate upon successfulcompletion. It also includes certifica-tion in CPR for the Professional Res-cuer and First Aid.

To register or obtain additional in-formation, please call (908) 756-6414,extension no. 10. The Tri-CountyChapter of the American Red Crossserves 22 communities in three coun-ties, among them Fanwood, Garwoodand Scotch Plains.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board at its meeting on Monday,May 1, 2006 memorialized the followingBoard action taken on April 3, 2006:

06-04 MULLIGAN HOMES, LLC/RICH-ARD PALMER, OWNER OF 125CEDAR STREET, BLOCK 4909,LOT 3 SEEKING MINOR SUBDI-VISION WITH NO VARIANCES.APPLICANT SEEKS TO TRANS-FER A 1’ X 125’ PARCEL OFLAND FROM EXISTING LOT 4(117 CEDAR STREET) TO EX-ISTING LOT 3 (125 CEDARSTREET), AND CREATE TWOCONFORMING SINGLE FAMILYBUILDING LOTS FROM THE 1’ X125’ TRANSFERRED PARCELAND EXISTING LOT 3. THE EX-ISTING DEWELLING ON THEEXISTING LOT 3 WILL BE DE-MOLISHED. Approved with con-ditions.

Kenneth B. MarshSecretary

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Author Feather Foster to Speak at WNC TeaWESTFIELD – Author Feather Schwartz Foster will visit the Westfield

Neighborhood Council (WNC) on Friday, May 12, at 1 p.m. for a tea andlecture on her book “Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities.”

In the book, First Ladies from Martha Washington through MamieEisenhower talk to each other across the centuries about themselves, theirhusbands, children and other family members, as well as the White House.

Ms. Foster has been an amateur presidential historian for three decades.A book signing will follow her talk. There is a $5 charge to attend. TheWNC is located at 127 Cacciola Place in Westfield. To respond, please call(908) 233-2772.

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WESTFIELD – – – – – Dr. Ted Schlosberg,founder and executive director of theNew Jersey Workshop for the Arts,recently asked pianist Reena Esmail tojoin the cadre of professional musiceducators at The Music Studio.

A graduate of the Juilliard School

with a Bachelor of Music in Composi-tion, she is a performer and composerwith a background.

As a pianist, she won the MusicTeachers Association of California’sMozart Concerto Competition, andwas invited to perform with the or-

chestra three times. She was also awinner in the Bach Festival RegionalCompetition and the Los Angeles Phil-harmonic Chamber Music Competi-tion, where she was invited to performwith members of the Los Angeles Phil-harmonic.

The multi-talented musician is alsoa composer, whose work has been pro-grammed in the United States, Canadaand Europe. She was a recipient of theMorton Gould Young ComposersAward from ASCAP and the Miltonand Sylvia Babbitt Scholarship forWomen Composers at Juilliard.

Ms. Esmail is an active member ofthe American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers as both a writerand publisher member. She is involvedwith various organizations such as theAmerican Music Center, ChamberMusic America, The International Al-liance for Women in Music and Na-tional Association of Composers, USA.She enjoys singing soprano with theNew Amsterdam Singers in New YorkCity, and also plays the violin andguitar.

The Music Studio is located at 150-152 East Broad Street in Westfield. Forinformation on the Music Studio orany NJWA program, call (908) 789-9696 or log on towww.njworkshopforthearts.com.

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BUCK UP…Caroline and Christian Culp of Scotch Plains cuddle with Buck, aLandseer Newfoundland from Summit, during Trailside’s annual pet fair lastyear. This year’s pet fair will be held on Sunday, May 7, from noon to 5 p.m.Demonstrations throughout the afternoon will include sled dogs, Frisbee andflyball dogs and horseback riding.

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The featured presentation for theafternoon will be demonstrations bythe Jersey Devil Dogs Flyball Club andthe Yankee Flyers Dog & Disc Club at2 p.m. Visitors can enjoy the talents ofthese dogs and discover how they aretrained for these acrobatic canine sports.

Visitors, along with their pets, canjoin a Trailside Park naturalist for aguided walk on one of the many hikingtrails. Those who attend will learn trailetiquette and discover spring awaken-ings on a woodland path. The hike,scheduled to depart from the museumat 2:30 p.m., is expected to last 45minutes.

The Sidewinder Reptiles 4-H reptile

club will present iguanas, bearded drag-ons and other reptiles commonly keptas pets. Members of the club will beavailable to answer questions about thespecial care these animals require. TheMighty Cavits and Rodents 4-H Clubwill house hamsters, rabbits and hedge-hogs.

Admission to the pet fair, whichincludes free face painting, is $2 perperson, with children ages six and un-der admitted free of charge. Children’sgames, pony rides and “build a pet” byBear Buddies of Scotch Plains will beavailable for a fee throughout the after-noon.

Trailside Nature and Science Centeris located at 452 New Providence Roadin Mountainside. For further informa-tion on this event or upcoming springand summer programs at Trailside,please call (908) 789-3670.

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WESTFIELD – – – – – The Choral ArtSociety of New Jersey, Inc. will per-form John Rutter’s Mass of the Chil-dren, Joannes Brahms’ Nanie andMario Lombardo’s Three Psalms ofDavid on Saturday, May 20, at 8p.m. at The Presbyterian Church inWestfield, located on Mountain Av-enue at East Broad Street.

James Little, musical director ofthe society, will conduct the perfor-mance, accompanied by The ChoralArt Society Orchestra. Soloists areEllen Entriken Goff, soprano, andJeremiah Goldovitz, baritone.

Joining the Choral Art Society insinging the Mass of the Childrenwill be the Mount St. Mary Chorale,directed by Sister Mary Gomolka.

Admission will be $20, $15 forseniors and students, at the door.

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By SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – – – – – Remember theambience of folk and jazz coffee-houses in their heyday, when peoplekicked off their shoes, let their hairgrow a little longer and just relaxed?Frenetic society doesn’t afford us thatluxury today. Or does it?

The Coffee With Conscience Con-cert Series has been presenting itslaid-back coffeehouse series for sixyears now and is still going as strongas a freshly brewed cup of Columbiadark roast.

This charitable series was the brain-child of the Reverend Jeff Markay ofSpringfield Emanuel United Meth-odist Church. Ahrre’s Coffee Roasteryin Westfield donates the java, andowner Ahrre Maros makes the artis-tic contacts. He refers to himself as“the point man” among the churches.

Mr. Maros is quick to credit theUnion County Board of Chosen Free-holders and the Westfield ServiceLeague for their grants. “If it weren’tfor the generosity of the WestfieldService League, we couldn’t have pro-vided tonight’s opening act, PeterDonnelly from Cape Cod,” he said.

The “tonight” was April 22 whenDonnelly’s smooth sound and JohnDenver grin put the crowd in a mel-low mood. Quintessential folk songpurity wafted through the smoke-free air of the Westfield First United

Methodist Church basement on thatrain-soaked Saturday night.

Mr. Donnelly’s songs were adornedwith a fun falsetto as exemplified in“Take Me As I Am,” his openingnumber. His amplified guitar pro-vided the perfect accompaniment.

A backdrop of burlap coffee sacksboasting exotic and foreign localesdonned the set that follows the cof-feehouse to its four locations.

They include the ContemporaryAcoustic-Folk Concert Series at theWatchung Arts Center in Watchung,Second Saturdays Coffee House atthe Summit Unitarian Church, Cof-fee with Conscience at SpringfieldEmanuel United Methodist Churchand the Coffee with Conscience Con-cert Series at the First United Meth-odist Church of Westfield.

Number eight of the 10 show se-ries, which I attended in late April,featured Kim and Reggie Harris, resi-dents of Upstate New York whosevoices harmonized as only a couplethat is comfortable with each othercan do. Their beautiful vocals werelike smooth half-and-half blendingin rich coffee.

The featured couple chatted andtold their story of courtship and col-lege life as easily as a person slips ona warm, well-worn chenille bathrobe.“The good news is that people arehanging around on a Saturday nightin a church basement listening to livemusic,” Reggie quipped to his wife.Lighthearted repartee set up eachnumber.

Their repertoire included an EarthDay tribute, jazz and spirituals like“Sometimes I feel like a MotherlessChild” and “Let My People Go.” Itwas music to feed and free the soul.

The “conscience” portion of thenight and recipient of the night’smonetary donation was GreaterPlainfield Habitat for Humanity. Lo-cal Habitat trustee Ted Weeks en-lightened the audience about the work.

“Habitat is located in over 100 coun-tries,” he said, “and our specific chap-ter (in Plainfield) has built 27 housesthus far,” he said Mr. Weeks explainedthat houses “are done with volunteerlabor and donated materials so thatwe can offer modest homes with nointerest mortgages to people in need.”

Habitat is just one of the five areacharities which receives profits fromthe shows. Interfaith Council for theHomeless, The Eric Johnson House,the Community Foodbank of NewJersey and the AIDS Memorial Quilt(The Names Project of Central NewJersey) receive donations as well.

May 20 and June 17 are the last twoperformances of the series in theWestfield location at the First UnitedMethodist Church.

Plan to sit back, sip a Golden ButterNut decaf or an Indonesian Blend andenjoy live music up close and relaxed,the way it used to be.

Verdi’s

La Traviata8 PM Fri. May 12 2 PM Sat. May 13

Roy Smith Theater at Union County College1300 Springfield Ave Cranford, NJ

$30 Adults $25 Seniors $15 Students

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MUSICALLY INCLINED…Westfield Mayor Andrew Skibitsky signs a procla-mation for Music Week, May 7 to 14. Pictured, left to right, are: Drude SparreRoessler, incoming president of the Musical Club of Westfield; Dr. Ted Schlosberg,a performer in the May 10 Music Week program; Mayor Skibitsky and BeverlyThomson Shea, the club’s current president.

SISTER ACT…Westfield resident Beth Painter, right, stars as GorgeousTeitelbaum in the Summit Playhouse production of The Sisters Rosensweig. Alsopictured, from left to right, are Joelle Bochner, playing Pfeni, and Joyce Slous,playing the role of Sara.

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events, The Town Book Store of Westfieldwill host two very different Meet andGreet book signings this weekend.

On Saturday, May 6, from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., author/illustrator BobMcLeod will be in the store to promotehis new picture book, “SuperheroABC.” This book provides an alphabet’sworth of superheroes, from Astro-Manto the Zinger. This comic book illus-trator created a book suited for theyoungest reader or anyone in need of asuperhero to save the day.

Then, from 2 to 4 p.m., photogra-pher Jayne Wexler will be in the store topromote her newest book, “Grand-mothers.” This book, a celebration inphotography and prose, gives grand-mothers their due, bringing them frontand center to recognize their impor-tance. Through 23 essays and black-and-white portraits of grandmotherswith their grandchildren, the life-af-firming bond between the two genera-tions is explored and honored. Ms.Wexler’s photographic portraits appearregularly in Vanity Fair, Glamour andPeople, as well as in advertisements.

If unable to attend these events, call(908) 233-3535 and reserveautographed copies of the books.

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Poetry Series will present a free poetryreading by Therése Halscheid on Thurs-day, May 11, at 8 p.m. in the KuranCultural Arts Center on Watson Road,adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall.

Ms. Halscheid was awarded a 2003Fellowship for Poetry from the NewJersey State Council on the Arts. She isthe author of three poetry collections:“Powertalk” (1995), “Without Home”(Kells, 2001) and “Uncommon Geog-raphy” (Carpenter Gothic, 2006). Herwritings (poetry and prose) have ap-peared in numerous magazines, amongthem Rhino, New Millennium Writ-ings, Faultline, and 13th Moon.

She teaches creative writing in variedsettings, including Atlantic Cape Com-munity College. She is also a visitingwriter in schools through the NewJersey State Council on the Arts. She ispoet-in-residence for the CamdenCounty Cultural and Heritage Com-mission and coordinates their poetryseries: An Evening of Poetry at theHopkins House.

The May 11 reading is open to thepublic. Admission is free. An openreading will follow the feature and au-dience members may read one of theirown poems. For more information,call (908) 889-7223 or (908) 889-5298.

OH NO…Morristown-Beard students Matthew Fusco and Westfield’s JuliaStern rehearse a scene from the original comedy Louie Louie.

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SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-CEIVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUN-CIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD ATTHE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 425 EASTBROAD STREET, WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY ON MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 AT10:00 A.M. PREVAILING TIME FOR THEFOLLOWING:

PROVIDING A DISPOSALSITE FOR BRUSH ANDGRASS

BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH ALLPROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 127, PL1975 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LAWAGAINST DISCRIMINATION (AFFIRMA-TIVE ACTION), AND MUST PAY WORK-MEN THE PREVAILING WAGE RATESPROMULGATED BY THE NEW JERSEYSTATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANDINDUSTRY.

PROPOSALS SHALL BE IN WRITINGON THE FORMS FURNISHED ANDMUST BE DELIVERED AT THE PLACEAND BEFORE THE HOUR ABOVE MEN-TIONED, AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIEDBY A NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT, ANDA STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP ONTHE FORMS INCLUDED IN AND EX-PLAINED IN THE CONTRACT DOCU-MENTS.

SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER CON-TRACT DOCUMENTS MAY ONLY BESEEN OR PROCURED ($25.00) AT THEOFFICE OF THE TOWN ENGINEER,PUBLIC WORKS CENTER, 959 NORTHAVENUE WEST, WESTFIELD, NEW JER-SEY.

THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RE-SERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANYAND ALL BIDS, IF IN THE INTEREST OFTHE TOWN, IT IS DEEMED ADVISABLETO DO SO.

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WESTFIELD – – – – – Louie Louie, anew mob comedy written by LarryCutrone, will make its world pre-miere at Wilkie Hall, the Morristown-Beard School’s own black-box the-atre, on Friday, May 12, at 8 p.m.

The show will feature studentsfrom the Morristown-Beard SchoolAdvanced Theatre class, includingJulia Stern of Westfield, playing therole of Angel.

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season, the Summit Playhouse willpresent The Sisters Rosensweig byPulitzer Prize-winning playwrightWendy Wasserstein.

The Sisters Rosensweig is pro-duced and directed at The SummitPlayhouse by Vincent Balzano andfeatures Westfield’s Beth Painter.

Performances are held at 8 p.m.on May 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19 and20 and a 2 p.m. matinee on May7. Tickets are $17 ($12 for stu-dents under 18 with identifica-tion. For information and tick-ets, call (908) 273-2190 or visitwww.SummitPlayhouse.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

Public Notice is hereby given that anordinance of which the following is a copywas introduced, read and passed on firstreading by the Council of the Town ofWestfield at a meeting held May 2, 2006,and that the said Council will further con-sider the same for final passage on the16th day of May, at 8:00 p.m., or as soonthereafter as said matter can be reached,in the Council Chambers, Municipal Build-ing, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey, at which time and place anyperson who may be interested therein willbe given an opportunity to be heard con-cerning said ordinance.

Claire J. GrayTown Clerk

SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO.: 2124AN ORDINANCE TO REPEALTHE SOUTH AVENUE REDE-VELOPMENT PLAN AND ELMSTREET REDEVELOPMENTPLAN

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDby the Town of Westfield as follows:

SECTION I:1. Special Ordinances 2086 and 2087

are hereby repealed;2. The Zoning Map of the Town Westfield

amended by Special Ordinances 2086and 2087 incorporating the Redevelop-ment Plans referred to therein is repealed.

SECTION II.Any or all ordinances or parts thereof in

conflict, or inconsistent, with any part ofthe terms of this ordinance are herebyrepealed to the extent that they are in suchconflict or inconsistent.

SECTION III.In the event that any section, part or

provision of this ordinance shall be held tobe unconstitutional or invalid by any court,such holdings shall not affect the validity ofthis ordinance as a whole, or any partthereof, other than the part so held uncon-stitutional or invalid.

SECTION IV.This ordinance shall take effect after

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By SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD – Do we commitacts of charity to make ourselves feelbetter or for the person we are helping?

That question is only one of scoresasked in The Road to Mecca, TheTheater Project’s latest production.Athol Fugard’s intriguing two-act playopened on Thursday, April 20, at UnionCounty College’s Professional TheaterCompany.

Set in the home of Miss Helen in asmall village in the Great Karoo, asemi-desert region in the center of SouthAfrica in the autumn of 1974, Roadasks a multitude of questions, yet pro-vocatively gives few answers. Has Helengone crazy after her husband’s death? Isshe capable of living alone?

Teacher Elsa Barlow, 31, (playedby Carol Todd), a self-proclaimed “se-rious woman,” enters Helen’s modesthome for a surprise visit with her friend.The two are friends despite the decadesof difference in their ages. When witheach other, they usually let down theirhair and the inner child in each is ableto play.

There is no playfulness in Elsa onthis occasion, however, for she has hadplenty of time to ponder her life andHelen’s during the 12-hour drive fromCape Town to the desert.

Elsa shares with Helen that she isfacing disciplinary action from herwhite school board because she askedher ninth-grade black teens to writea 500-word essay on racial inequal-ity. Elsa claims she wasn’t trying tostart trouble; she was trying merelyto get her students to think.

That’s just the beginning of hertroubles: she has just gone through adepressed state because of a failedlove affair with a married man. Shebares her soul to trusting and openHelen.

Metaphors concerning candles andlight pervade this deep work directedby The Theater Project’s familiar face,actor Rick Delaney. He has elicitedmemorable performances from thethree talented cast members.

A talented crew features set/lightingdesigner Brian Collins and costumes/

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properties designer CherieCunningham, who create a unique se-pia-hued color palate that reflects therainbow of a desert. The elaboratemultiple-arched set serves the smallstage well with candles, mirrored bitsand lamps in every nook.

“Light is a miracle that even the mostnormal human being can make hap-pen,” Elsa says. For Helen, the com-forting candles and the light that emitsfrom them generate magic. “Once I litthe candle,” she tells Elsa of their firstday’s visit, “I knew you would see thereal me.”

Artist Miss Helen is supposedly thetown madwoman, complete with herowl statues and artwork made frombeer bottles. Her cement camels, mer-maids and wise men are a source of thetown’s derision. Helen’s only friendsare a black girl, the local minister namedMarius and Elsa.

“My Mecca has a logic all its own,”shares Helen. But is she delusional inher visions of the metaphoric Mecca oris she a misunderstood genius?

In this play, topics of creative inspi-ration, self-worth, racism, domesticviolence and friendship are approachedlike a child placing a tentative toe in apool of cool water. We’re never toldwhat to believe, but like Elsa’s students,we’re nudged to question and think forourselves.

Noreen Farley plays the aging Helenwith tenderness, sensitivity and under-standing. She sheds the right amountof ambiguity on Helen’s tenuous con-dition.

JC Hoyt plays the minister Mariuswith his marvelous, musical speakingvoice, almost Elmer Gantry-like inmesmerizing quality.

Carol Todd’s portrayal of Elsa is anunselfconscious revelation of a womanon the cusp of revolution and self-awareness. The actress plays opposingforces of strength and weakness nicely,and her cadence offers a credible Afri-can accent.

Once again Artistic Director MarkSpina has assembled a production thatis thought provoking. Just like Elsa’sessay topic, Athol Fugard’s play gets usto think.

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WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD – Inspired by herparents and a drive to obtain the GirlScout Gold Award, the highest GirlScout honor, Westfield High Schooljunior Kimberly O’Donnell-Pickertspent at least 65 hours organizing anenergy conservation conference forWestfield and surrounding towns. Kim-berly arranged the event from soup tonuts, organizing the speakers, publi-cizing it and handling all the logisticsof the very informative evening atTamaques Elementary School.

Her interest in the subject of energyconservation began when her momand dad installed solar panels on theirWillow Grove home. Kimberly felt thetopic of energy conservation would beideal for her junior research project,and also as criteria for obtaining theGirl Scout Gold award. She credits herfather, Tom Pickert, as an impetus forher interest in energy conservation.

“My dad gave me a few ideas andthen I started building from there,” shesaid.

Speakers at last week’s conferenceincluded Mr. Pickert, retired Bells Labschemist Dr. Robert Kerwin, HomeDepot manager Adam Glickman, andToyota representatives Ron Cooney andPenny Crieghton.

Dr. Kerwin explained that the Un-tied States uses 80 percent of the world’sfossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). Accord-ing to the chemist, eventually there willnot be any more fossil fuel resources,and the United States will find itself ina true crisis.

“We need to face up to finding newways to generate energy,” he said.

He implored that the smallest effortsmade towards energy conservation canexact a difference in the grand schemeof saving energy and preserving theenvironment.

“Remember every move towardsconservation helps,” Ms. O’Donnell-Pickert said, addressing the expo’s at-tendees, which included parents, kids,and interested citizens.

Home Depot assistant managerAaron Glickman discussed easy ways

that residents can conserve energy. Forexample, Mr. Glickman explained thatusing fluorescent light bulbs in homeswould make a considerable differencein saving energy and money. Fluores-cent light bulbs last much longer thanregular ones, and he estimates about a$10 dollar per-month savings on theelectric bill when utilizing the fluores-cent alternative.

Additionally, Mr. Glickman is anadvocate of the Energy Star label. Foran appliance to be receive the EnergyStar label, the product must meet sev-eral qualifications. Refrigerators, dish-washers and washing machines withthe Energy Star seal can make a signifi-cant difference in saving energy andmoney. Mr. Glickman pointed out thatif just one family replaces the appli-ances in their homes with Energy Starproducts; a “huge difference” will benoted. He also noted that Energy Starproducts have a “potential for a longerlife span.”

Kimberly’s energy conservation expoconcluded with discussion of Toyota’shybrid cars, such as the Prius (LarryDavid’s vehicle of choice in HBO’s“Curb Your Enthusiasm”).

“If you were to drive the Prius fromAlaska to Florida, it would omit thesame amount of pollution as a spraydeodorant,” he explained. He notedthat driving hybrids makes a dent inlessening pollution, which deleteriouslyaffects human and animal health.

Mr. Cooney explained that a hybridvehicle is a cross between a gas poweredand an electric powered car, and whenthe hybrid is stopped in traffic or driv-ing slowly, it does not use any gas. Hestressed again, that it’s these seeminglysmall details that can make such adifference in cleaning up our environ-ment and lessening pollution.

Kimberly hopes to receive the GirlScout Gold award in May. The high-school junior’s passion and dedicationhelped make the conservation expo asuccess by generating communityawareness about the severity of theenergy and pollution crisis, and howindividuals can contribute to the solu-tion.

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WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD – On Saturday, May13, at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Churchin Westfield, the Westfield SymphonyOrchestra (WSO) presents “Mozartand Mother’s Day,” a double celebra-tion of Mother’s Day and the 250thanniversary of Mozart’s birth.

On this Mother’s Day weekend, theWSO partners with Pro Arte Choraleto feature three of Mozart’s greatestmasterpieces.

The Coronation Mass containsyouthful exuberance clothed in theform of a High Mass. The SinfoniaConcertante was possibly written asa showpiece for Mozart on viola andhis father on violin. A concerto forstring instruments, it measures upwith his greatest of his pianoconcerti.

The concert ends with Mozart’s finalsymphony, No.41, Jupiter. LikeBeethoven, Haydn and Mahler, Mozart’slast symphony is a summation of all thathas come before in the composer’s realmof musical expression. It is a conclusionto a body of work regarded as a water-shed in the history of music up until thattime, and one which then influenced

musical traditions for the next hundredyears.

Ticket prices for “Mozart and Mother’sDay” range between $25 and $60. Dis-counts are available for students, seniorcitizens and groups. Tickets may be pur-chased directly from the WSO office(224 East Broad Street) or by calling thebox office at (908) 232-9400.

For further information, call (908) 232-9400, or email wso@westfieldsymphony.org.

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WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD –WESTFIELD – The AmericanDream will open on Thursday, May4, at 7 p.m. at Westfield HighSchool.

The production a combination ofthree Broadway musicals - Ragtime,Chicago and Rent. Although there isno charge for the performance, dona-tions will be accepted which will givento the Church of God and Saints ofChrist Youth Recreational Center.

The show closes Friday, May 5. Formore information, contact MauriceBlackmon at (908) 397-4252.

By VICTORIA McCABEBy VICTORIA McCABEBy VICTORIA McCABEBy VICTORIA McCABEBy VICTORIA McCABESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

If the Renaissance had a rock band,it would probably sound a lot like TheDecemberists.

This Portland-based indie band,armed with a name referencing thefailed 1825 Decembrist Revolt againstTsar Nicholas I of Russia and lyricsusing words that would sound at homein a Shakespeare play, is about as quirkyas they come. But before you decidethat songs about an infanta (the daugh-ter of a reigning monarch who is notheir-apparent to the throne) or a mari-ner trapped with his nemesis inside thebody of a whale or a government em-ployee in love with a woman “on thelam from the law” are not for you, hearthis – The Decemberists pull it off.

Colin Meloy, lead singer, is a master-ful storyteller. His songs take listenersto unlikely times and places, andwhether he is off on a high-seas adven-ture or embarrassing himself on thesports field, he paints such vivid imageswith his lyrics and his unique voice thatthe emotions of even his most obscurecharacters somehow become accessible.

The Decemberists pair their variedlyrics with a mélange of instrumentalaesthetics, acting at turns like a stan-dard rock quintet, at others bolsteringtheir configuration with accordion orshofar and at still others paring downto just an acoustic guitar.

Highlights of “Picaresque,” theband’s latest effort, are the opening

“The Infanta” – at the end the intro-duction of a violin and a tenor operasinger blow open the sound to set thepace for the album – and the aching“From My Own True Love (Lost atSea),” which spans all centuries with itsplaintive cry to the postman to bring aletter from a lost love. “Eli, the BarrowBoy,” an acoustic guitar-driven mourn-ful lament that sends Meloy’s tenordown to the bottom of its vocal range,is quietly moving.

Elsewhere, as “16 Military Wives”tackles the more present-day issue ofwar, Meloy changes gears and takes alittle jab at celebrity culture: “15 celeb-rity minds, leading their 15 sordid,wretched, checkered lives/will they findthe solution in time using their 15pristine moderate liberal minds?/18Academy chairs, out of which onlyseven really even care/doling out a gar-land to five celebrity minds, they’rehumbly taken by surprise.”

And to give those nerds an extratreat, the hysterical “The Sporting Life”captures the woes of the anti-jock withwonderful imagery and humor: “Andfather had had such hopes/for a sonwho would take the ropes/and fulfill allhis old athletic aspirations/but appar-ently now there’s some complications.”

So while you might want to have adictionary handy for words like“palanquin” or “purloined” or “folde-rol,” The Decemberists’ smart indierock is a brilliant musical gateway tofaraway times and places.

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This performance, under the musi-cal direction of Don Braden, will fea-ture 64 teenagers from 44 New Jerseymunicipalities. Fanwood’s StephenVoelker, tenor saxophone, andRandolph Smith, trumpet, andWestfield’s Jonathan Maimon, drums,will participate in this year’s concert.

The teens will utilize skills gainedfrom studying with master jazz artistsduring the 2005-2006 NJPAC’sWachovia Jazz for Teens program. Tick-ets are $13 for adults and $8 for chil-dren (under 14), and may be pur-chased by telephone at 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722), at theNJPAC Box Office at One Center Streetin downtown Newark or online atwww.njpac.org.

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CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD –CRANFORD – Aida, the TonyAward-winning Broadway musical bysinger and composer Elton John andlyricist Tim Rice, opens this Friday,May 5, at the Cranford Dramatic Club(CDC) Community Theatre inCranford for a three-weekend run.

The story of Aida centers on a classiclove triangle ––––– Amneris, daughter ofPharaoh, has been betrothed since youthto Radames, an Egyptian captain.Radames, however, falls for the enslavedAida who, unbeknownst to him, is daugh-ter to the enemy Nubian king.

The love that grows betweenRadames and Aida condemns them todeath but ultimately transcends thecultural differences between the twowarring nations, heralding a time ofpeace and prosperity. Wanda Toro,Richard McNamara and Melissa

Loderstedt will perform the three prin-cipal roles.

The theatre will host a complemen-tary opening-night reception after theshow on May 5, with refreshments andan opportunity to talk with the castand production team.

The show continues on Friday andSaturday nights at 8 p.m. throughMay 20, with a special Sunday mati-nee at 3 p.m. on May 21. Tickets are$20 on a reserved-seat basis (seniorand student discounts available) andcan be obtained by calling the boxoffice at (908) 276-7611 or throughthe theatre’s website atwww.cdctheatre.org. The CDC Com-munity Theatre is located at 78 WinansAvenue in Cranford, off CentennialAvenue near Exit 136 of the GardenState Parkway.

neighborhood diner—except it’s theneighborhood sushi bar.

The restaurant itself is a no-non-sense bright room with about 10 tablesand a bar. One thing we noticed rightoff was how pristine everything was;from the tables to the sushi bar andeven the floor—the restaurant wassqueaky clean. This is pretty reassuringwhen you know you’re about to eat rawfish.

The House Salad was nothing spe-cial, though the ginger dressing wasgood—it wasn’t too sweet and had anice little ginger kick to it.

We started off with some pieces oftuna, salmon and yellow tail sushi.The fish was expertly cut and veryfresh. Then we moved on to the rolls.Beware: these rolls are intense. I al-most needed a knife to cut some inhalf.

One of the rolls we tried was theSpicy Girl, which, aside from beingunbelievably huge, seemed good. TheSpicy Girl consists of spicy tuna, spicysalmon, tobico, fresh tuna and (phew!)fresh salmon. To be honest, when a rollis that big, I can’t really get an idea ofthe taste: I’m too busy trying to stuff itin my mouth and then trying to figureout how to swallow. In my opinion, aroll should be designed with touches ofdifferent flavors that bring out the fishand enhance each other. Not the casewith these colossal rolls.

If you’re adventurous and have a bigappetite, you should also try the SpicyCrunch Hamatchi (spicy yellow tail,cucumber, avocado and fresh yellowtail and tempura flakes). All ingredi-ents are fresh and beware – the spice ispotent. We also liked the DelightSalmon. There are smaller rolls that aregood, for those without the flexiblejawbones. I recommend the Eel Roll,Spicy Shrimp Roll or my personal fa-vorite Yellow Tail Roll (with scallion).

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This is the biggest of the different res-taurants we’ve been to, though it seemspretty non-committal in a strip mall withSuper Cuts as one of its neighbors. Thoughthis is probably the least impressive sushibar; it’s not bad, good value, and it can befun. Why not make an evening of it?Here’s what I suggest:

Start off at the liquor store nextdoor; sushi with Sake is a pleasurablematch that won’t let you go wrong. Iwon’t pretend to be a Sake connois-seur—all I know is that I like my Sakehot. Summer’s coming though, and itcan be just as good cold, I suppose.

Once you make your way into therestaurant you’ll notice that at night,there’s generally a steady stream ofpeople coming and going. The restau-rant is big and bright with plenty oftables, a long bar with an abundance ofseats and even four “Japanese-style”

booths where you’re required to takeyour shoes off and your legs disappearunder the table.

A great draw to this restaurant is the“all you can eat” option for about $21.There are rules to this game: no sharingand you pay for any rolls you leave onyour plate. In other words, be hungrybecause you’ll pay extra if your eyes arebigger than your stomach.

We were served a bowl of Miso Soupand House Green Salad while we waitedfor our sushi. The Miso Soup is good,though nothing special. The HouseGreen Salad is actually very good; theginger dressing is thick and tastes likecarrots, tomatoes and some ginger.

The sushi itself is okay. The salmon,tuna and white fish are fresh, especiallyfor an “all you can eat,” but not veryimpressive. The regular rolls are prettygood—nothing very special. If youwant to order the special rolls, you’llhave to pay extra. We like the VolcanoRoll (spicy tuna, salmon, yellow tailinside and masago outside, topped withhot sauce) and the Fancy Roll (tuna,salmon, yellow tail, kani and avocadotopped with tobiko). Be sure to askwhat the special rolls on the board are– some of them, like Bob’s roll, arepretty good.

Once you’ve eaten all you think you caneat and had some good Sake to top it, ifyou’re up for it, there’s an ice cream/frozenyogurt shop a couple of doors down. Sushiis supposed to be good for you, dependingon what you ordered, so at this point, whynot have some desert?

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review or want to request I review arestaurant, please email me atkschultz@goleader.com.

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WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD – Friends of Musicat St. Paul’s Episcopal Church willpresent its 14th anniversary spring con-cert on Sunday, May 7, at 7 p.m. Theconcert will feature The St. Paul’s Par-ish Choir will be joined by distin-guished soloists and members of theGrammy-Award winning New JerseySymphony Orchestra, playing theirGolden Age Collection of historic stringinstruments.

The St. Paul’s Choir will performGabriel Fauré’s Requiem. Filled withbeautiful melodies, it is often referredto as the “Lullaby of Death.” The solo-ists for the Requiem will be Jamie BaerPeterson, soprano, and Matthew Shaw,baritone. The concert will also includea performance of Francis Poulenc’s or-gan concerto. The concerto will show-

case St. Paul’s new pipe organ consist-ing of four manuals and nine divisions.

The featured organ concerto soloistwill be Andrew Henderson. Mr.Henderson, a doctoral candidate at TheJuilliard School, was recently appointedorganist of New York’s prestigious Madi-son Avenue Presbyterian Church.

For this performance, the choir willbe joined by members of the NewJersey Symphony Orchestra under thedirection of Charles Banks.

The public is invited to attend. Adonation of $10 will be accepted atthe door. For more information, con-tact Mr. Banks atcbanks@stpaulswestfield.org. St.Paul’s is located at 414 East BroadStreet in Westfield across from TownHall.

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“Beau Jest” author James Sherman’splay, FFFFFrrrrrom Dom Dom Dom Dom Door to Door to Door to Door to Door to Doorooroorooroor,,,,, will be at theForum Theatre in Metuchen throughMay 21. It’s a bittersweet comedy aboutthree Jewish women spanning 65 yearsand three generations. Tickets are $32 -$35, for Thursday through Sunday per-formances, and may be purchased onlineat: http://www.theatermania.com/con-tent/show.cfm/show/119058 or by call-ing the box office at: (732) 548-0582.

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ested in Rahway’s HHHHHot Rot Rot Rot Rot Rods and Hods and Hods and Hods and Hods and Harleysarleysarleysarleysarleyson Saturday, May 13, downtown fromnoon until 7 p.m. There will be a bike anda classic car show, in addition to refresh-ments, entertainment, and a raffle for a2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster. Park-ing is free. There is still time to register yourvehicle. Visit: http://www.rcpnj.org/HotRods&HarleysReg_2006.htm.

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By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

UNION – UNION – UNION – UNION – UNION – It’s been many yearssince Maria Monto’s three children werepreschoolers, but she has many fondmemories of those days.

The Union resident,who worked at A to ZTravel Agency inWestfield for many years,recently had a shortmemoir about her life asa mother of preschoolerspublished in “ChickenSoup for the Mother ofPreschooler’s Soul: Sto-ries to Refresh the Souland Rekindle the Spiritof Moms of Little Ones.”

Her story, titled“When it Rains, it Pours” humor-ously details the “adventures” that twoof Ms. Monto’s preschoolers, Laurenand Andrea, as well Ms. Monto her-self, who was eight months pregnantwith her son, Christopher, experiencedone rainy afternoon.

In the span of a few hours, Laurenchopped off much of Andrea’s hairwith round tip toy scissors, and thenboth girls managed to stopper a bath-room sink so that it overflowed intothe downstairs kitchen.

Ms. Monto, who enjoys writing hu-morous pieces, attended Erma

Bombeck Writers’ Workshop at theUniversity of Dayton, in Dayton,Ohio.

“I enjoy writing about the funnierside of life for women,” she com-

mented.Ms. Monto was a stay-

at-home mom for 15 yearsbefore reentering theworkforce as a travel con-sultant. After 10 years, sheretired to devote all of hertime to writing.

“I’ve always wanted towrite, but I never madethe time,” she continues.

In October, another ofMs. Monto’s essays, “AnOld Wives’ Tale,” a storyabout her pregnancy with

Christopher, will appear in “A Cup ofComfort for Mothers-To-Be” pub-lished by Adams Media.

In addition, Ms. Monto’s story “AGarden Heirloom” was recently se-lected as one of five runners-up inChicken Soup for the Soul Magazine’sGardening Contest.

Presently, Ms. Monto is “feverishlywriting these days” working on a novel,a children’s book and several short sto-ries.

For more information on MariaMonto, log onto her website atwww.mariamonto.com.

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FFFFFANWANWANWANWANWOOD – OOD – OOD – OOD – OOD – The name “DeadPoets’ Society” took on a life of its ownon Friday, April 21, when The CarriageHouse Poetry Series of Fanwood pre-sented a “Festival of Famous Poets:Gala Costume Party and Reading” atthe Patricia M. Kuran Cultural ArtsCenter.

Also known as the “Carriage House,”the Arts Center was “haunted” by thespirits of 13 poets, who, in addition tobeing well-loved and well-read, all hadone other thing in common: they areall dead.

“I wanted to do something specialfor National Poetry Month,” explainedAdele Kenny of Fanwood, co-directorof the Fanwood Arts Council andfounder of the Carriage House PoetrySeries.

The goal of the “Festival of FamousPoets” is to present the history of po-etry in a way that is entertaining, edu-cational and above all, accessible,”added Ms. Kenny.

Thirteen working poets were invitedto share their love of poetry by dressingas their favorite poet, introducing them-

selves to the audience in the poet’svoice and reading one or two of thepoet’s works.

In addition to Ms. Kenny, who por-trayed Elizabeth I, the following par-ticipated: Tom Plante portrayed WaltWhitman, Deborah LaVeglia portrayedAnne Sexton, Gwen Samuels portrayedGwendolyn Brooks, Rev. Alex D. Pintoportrayed Gerard Manley Hopkins andAmanda Berry portrayed EmilyDickinson.

Also, Adam Fitzgerald portrayedArthur Rimbaud, John McDermottportrayed William Butler Yeats, Will-iam Higginson portrayed RobertBrowning, Penny Harter portrayedElizabeth Barrett Browning, Joe Weilportrayed Dylan Thomas and R.G.Rader portrayed Lord Byron.

Li Bai (Li Po) was the Master ofCeremonies. Robert Chang portrayedhim.

“Dylan Thomas was such a livelyguy,” said Mr. Weil of the poet heportrayed. “Just for a moment, I wantedto raise him from the dead.”

“Programs such as these are success-ful because more people love poetrythan are willing to admit,” said Ms.Samuels, who portrayed GwendolynBrooks.

After the invited poets made theirpresentations, the audience was invitedto participate in an open reading. Read-ers in costume were asked to read onepoem written by the poets they’d cho-sen to portray.

Participating in the open readingwere: Vinny Callazo as AllenGinsberg, Alissa Pecora as Edna St.Vincent Millay, Gloria Healy as JoyHarjo, Gary Szelc as Robert Service,Councilman Bruce Walsh as BillyCollins, Tony Gruenwald as ShelSilverstein and John Kenworthy asEzra Pound.

The Carriage House Poetry Serieshopes to make the “Festival of FamousPoets” an annual event during Na-tional Poetry Month. An independententity, The Carriage House series cur-rently functions as a satellite project ofthe Fanwood Arts Council.

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Top Three Sushi RestaurantsIn Westfield and Fanwood

By KEREN SCHULTZBy KEREN SCHULTZBy KEREN SCHULTZBy KEREN SCHULTZBy KEREN SCHULTZSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – AREA – AREA – AREA – AREA – So many different sushibars, so little time!

Sushi bars made a big splash in theUnited States in the 1980s and sincethen, I’m pretty confident that whethersushi is a fad or not, it won’t likely goaway soon. Look around. Just withinthe general Westfield vicinity there areat least five sushi restaurants. It’s hardto pick which one has the freshest,best-cut raw fish.

I’ve put together a roundup of whatI think are the top sushi restaurants inWestfield, and one in Fanwood. I triedthe same types of fish in each and thenplayed around with the different rollseach place had concocted.

HHHHHong Bong Bong Bong Bong Bang Sang Sang Sang Sang Sushi (515 Sushi (515 Sushi (515 Sushi (515 Sushi (515 South Aouth Aouth Aouth Aouth Av-v-v-v-v-enue, enue, enue, enue, enue, WWWWWestfield, tel: (908) 232-estfield, tel: (908) 232-estfield, tel: (908) 232-estfield, tel: (908) 232-estfield, tel: (908) 232-1188).1188).1188).1188).1188).

Hong Bang Sushi has been throughsome changes. Two years ago, it hadbeen an informal sushi bar with ahusband-and-wife team – one a top-notch chef, the other a super-friendlywaitress – serving delicious rolls whilemaking sure everyone was comfort-able. Since then, it’s been sold, and thenew owners kept the restaurant namebut gave the restaurant a makeover.

From outside, we were not temptedto go in. The three-car parking lot wasempty, and the restaurant looked al-most completely dark. Once inside,we had our choice of tables—the res-taurant was completely empty.

The décor is simple and contempo-rary—natural wood tabletops and smallaqua blue lights hang from the ceiling.This could be a nice setting for aromantic evening. The young waitresswas a little standoffish, which was justas well.

We started off with an order of theHong Bang Salad. The ginger dressingwas too sweet and light on the ginger.Otherwise, the salad serving was gen-erous and fresh, though not really any-thing to write home about.

The sushi, itself, though, was some-thing else. Just as we were beginning tothink we wouldn’t be coming back, wehad a pleasant surprise. The tuna wasfresh and flavorful. The salmon wasbright orange and fleshy. The yellowtail melted in my mouth. This wasdefinitely the freshest fish out of thethree different restaurants in thisroundup.

If you’re more interested in rolls,some of the treasures kept from the“old” Hong Bang are still available,and the chef here knows what he isdoing. I recommend the Crunch Yel-

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low Tail Roll for a nice variety of fla-vors. The Electric Shack Roll is amaz-ing (spicy salmon, tempura flakes in-side, topped with a variety of differentcolor caviar). There are so many differ-ent tangs to this roll that I didn’t botherpulling the flavors apart. It bursts withsweet spiciness and clean fish. Someothers you may want to try are Bob’sRoll, White Swan Roll and Tokyo De-light Roll. If you’re lucky, the chefmight send you some of his special rollson the house—which are, truly, spe-cial.

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Ginger Sushi could almost be a holein the wall, even though it’s at thecorner of a big intersection. The atmo-sphere here is informal, almost like the

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